Forest conservation interests have appealed to Congress to stop the rapid exportation to Germany, Italy and Japan of Douglas fir peeler logs from Washington and Oregon, which have the world's only supply Peeler logs, named beau: plywood veneer is stripped trol them, are from 200 to 700 years old and can never be commercially reafforested.
Germany, Italy and Japan, which have found veneer can be used in modern warfare, take 100,000,000 feet of peeler logs annually from Puget Sound and Columbia River ports, Mr Axel H. Oxholm, managing director of the Pacific Forest Industries, said Plywood is used to sheath trenches and build aeroplanes. Barracks made of the thin but strong pieces of wood can be assembled and dismantled in a matter of minutes. In addition, plywood has scores of peace-time uses in the building trades.
"This useless drain on our timber supply has to stop right now, Mr. Oxholm said, "or our virgin forests will be depleted. The priceless peeler logs are going, the American mills are running part-time and th American wage-earner is losing $1,- 000,000 annually," he said.
The world market, which former took 68,000,000 feet of manufactured plywood annually from Washington and Oregon plants, required 18,000,000 feet last year, Mr. Oxholm said. Log exports have risen accordingly.
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