Report on relation of railroads to forest supplies and forestry, together with appendices on structure of some timber ties, their behavior, and cause of their decay in road-bed; onwood preservation; on metal ties; and on use of spark arresters.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887.
Series:Forest Service Bull. No. 1
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Description
Item Description:[Etc.; with data on wood tie properties, preservatives, and costs; railroad-related forest fires and costs, by State; and mileage with metal ties, by country, and by railroad for Germany]
[With data on wood tie properties, preservatives, and costs; railroad-related forest fires and costs, by State; and mileage laid with metal ties, by country and company]
Includes index.
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Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations
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