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STUDIES IN EUCALYPTUS

Compiled and Edited by
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these pages with interest or skep-

ticism, I desire to say that the
information regarding the diameter and
height of the various Eucalypts illus-
trated herein was secured by the writer
from PERSONAL measurements, and the
age was supplied direct from the owner
of the grove.

These facts and figures are abso-
lutely correct and are NOT subject to
ANY discount.

They are published with full know]l-
edge that you, YOURSELF, may seek to
verify, and if found faulty, our chance
of developing your grove is dead.

This data was secured at a great
expense of time and labor, and I sin-
cerely trust it may prove of GENUINE
benefit to many of my fellowmen.

W. E. GRAVES.

“@reat oaks
from little acorns grow,”

Giant trees
from little seeds we sow.

G $2500 planted today in Eucalyptus, un-
der proper care and management, will pro-
duce $25,000 every ten years the rest of
your life and that of your children as well,
without interfering in the slightest with your
present occupation, and without incurring
any risk whatsoever in the investment.

@ These are facts and figures demonstrated
by incontrovertible proof, a portion of which
is submitted in this booklet.

q@ If you are a thinking man, here is the
place you want to stop and do some tall
thinking of the REAL SERIOUS kind.

G We provide the proper care and man-
agement and absolutely safeguard your
investment through the development period.

Eucalyptus Timber Corporation
Ww. E- GRAVES
Asst. Secy. and Supt. of Agencies
GENERAL SALES OF FICE

SUITE GOG-S9O7T7 SYNDICATE TRUST BLODG-
ST. LOUIS, MO.

FOREST RESERVES, PIXLEY, CAL.

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The perpetual snow of the Sierras is the source of an inexhaustible
water supply to the San Joaquin Valley.

Relief map of California, showing the location of the lands of the Eucalyptus Timber
Corporation, at Pixley, Tulare Co., Cal., in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley.

Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain peak in the United States elevation 14,824 feet is
situated in the Sierra Nevada Mountains northeast of Pixley.

Eucalyptus from the Raw Land
to the Finished Product

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Main line of the Southern Pacific. Interior route from Los Angeles to Frisco, passing directly_through
the property of the Eucalyptus Timber Corporation.

Preparing the ground. Steam plow cutting twelve furrows at a time
on the Eucalyptus Timber Corporation lands.

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Eucalyptus Rostrata, four months old, Tract No. 1, Eucalyptus Timber Corporation.
Note the evidence of our careful cultivation.

Eucalyptus Rostrata (Red Gum) on timber Tract No. 1, Eucalyptus Timber Corporation,
Pixley, Tulare County, Cal. Six to 10 inches high when planted.
Planted April 5, 1909. Photographed October 4, 1909.
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Grown by the Eucalyptus Timber Corporation on Tract No. 1, Pixley, Cal.
Age, exactly 19 months. Height, 20 feet.

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Orange Trees growing at Ranch House, Tract No. 1, of Eucalyptus Timber Corporation.

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NOT cheap land for our operations.

Photographed by W. R. Wheaton, Dec. 13, 1999 (W. E. Graves in picture)

Eucalyptus Globulus (Blue Gum) Sprout Growth, 9 months old, 12 to 18 feet high.
fourth crop Thaxter Grove, six miles from Los Angeles.
Original trees cut in March, 1909.

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Seven months old, height 15 feet. Streets of Tulare, Cal.
Original tree cut down April 1909.

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EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA. SPROUT GROWTH.
Third growth from

Eighteen months old; diameter, 3 to 5 inches; height, 25 to 30 feet.
same stump. Second growth was three trees 12, 13 and 14 inches in
Original stump is now 30 inches

diameter at 64 years.
in diameter and is 15 years old.

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Mr. L. Micheaux, in his Compton Grove, containing 30
acres of Eucalyptus from which he cuts about five acres each
year (6 years of age), giving a steady income of over $5000
per annum.

The tree by which Mr. Micheaux is standing is a sprout
growth, 12 inches in diameter breast high, and is five years and
eight months of age, according to Mr. Micheaux’s positive
statement after being requested by the writer three different
times to refreshen his memory carefully, as we were desirous
of procuring absolute facts.

Mr. Micheaux’s work is a striking example of successful
Eucalyptus culture, and the public is indebted to him for some
very valuable data as to the actual results which he has

accomplished.

He has kept a careful record of the date of each cutting
and the results obtained, and is, therefore, in position to speak
accurately and intelligently.

He has grown his timber solely for cordwood purposes.
This, of course, brings quicker returns, but nothing like the
results if left a few years longer and sold for lumber.

(Information procured and photo taken by W. E. Graves,
December 23, 1909.)

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Photo by W. E. Graves, Dec. 23, 1909

L. MICHEAUX IN HIS COMPTON GROVE.

Eucalyptus Globulus —- Sprout Growth
Diameter, 12 inches, breast high. Height, about 85 feet
(See opposite page. )

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GROVE OF L. MICHEAUX, COMPTON, CAL.
(Eucalyptus Globulus )

Sprout growth ~ Third crop

Age, 5 years and 8 months. Diameter of tree in fore-
ground, 18 inches. Height, about 85 feet. Average diameter
of grove, 10 to 11 inches. Previous cutting, April, 1904.

Three trees were cut from this stump last month, produc-
ing from three to four cords, sold for $7 per cord net. The tree
left will make a beautiful 50-foot telegraph pole, easily worth
$S or $10.

This is a total revenue of $30 from one stump in six years,
equal to the total net revenue for six vears from one acre of

Kansas wheat, figuring the State average.

The above inforrmaation was volunteered and vouched for
by Mr. Micheaux, who is standing on the left in accompanying
picture. Mr. Harrnan, Treasurer Eucalyptus Timber Corpor-
ation, on right with tapeline.

(Photo by W. E. Graves, Dec. 23, 1909.)

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This is the six-acre Grove which Mr. L. Micheaux cut during May, 1908, at 64 years of
age, and sold the crop for $8,626.00 net, for cord-wood and telegraph
poles. Sprout growth now 19 months old; diameter, 3
to 4 inches; height, 25 to 30 feet.

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Six miles from Los Angeles. Nadeau Station, Watts Car Line.

Sprout Growth. Eleven years old, third crop. Height, 90 to 120 feet. Easily average 100
feet. W.E. Graves standing on log cut down. This log was measured three different
times by W. E. Graves for absolute accuracy. Height, 115 feet. Diameter at
base, 18 inches; diameter 30 feet up, 13 inches; diameter 60 feet up, 9 inches.

Two tall trees center of photo, 17 inches diameter, breast high.

Age given to Mr. Graves by Mrs. Thaxter, owner of the grove. She owns thirty acres; sells it
all for cordwood at $10 per cord on the ground. Cutting costs her $2.50 per cord.

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Sprout Growth. Eleven years old. Height, 110 feet.

Diameter of tree by W. E. Graves, 20 inches
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Diameter of group of 5 in rear growing from one stump
two 15 inches and three 14 inches, breast high.

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EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA (Red Gum.)

Sprout growth, 7 years old. Diameter, first tree, 10 inches; two rear trees,
13 inches each; height, 80 feet. In Davis Grove, San
Fernando Valley, 10 miles out of Los Angeles.

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Twelve-year-old Eucalyptus growing on property of Eucalyptus Timber
Corporation at Pixley, Cal. Diameter at base, 26
inches; breast high, 23 inches.

Photo by Pierce, photographer, Los Angeles (W. E. Graves in picture.)
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EUCALYPTUS GLOLUBUS (Blue Gum. )
“Lucky” Baldwin’s Ranch, 18 miles east of Los Angeles. Seedling growth, 15 years old.
Diameter 22 inches; height, 110 feet. Trees in this row range from 18 to 25
inches in diameter. Tree contains 1500 feet of lumber
and is worth $37.50 on the stump.

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EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS.
Age 20 years. Diameter, 3 feet; height, 125 feet. Murietta, Cal.,
75 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

Photo by Pierce. Measurements by W. E, Graves, Dec. 19, 1909

“ROMONA ACRES’’——Los Angeles

Eucalyptus Globulus planted by W. O. Stevens for wind breaks. About 12 years old. Height,
75 to 90 feet; diameter, from 7 to 17 inches. Tree No. 1, 7 inches diameter; No. 7, 14 inches
diameter; No. 20, 17 inches diameter. Fair growth only; about 90 feet to water.

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The Eucalyptus forest, with its straight trunks, fawn colored and silver gray, bearing
pendant strips of brown bark and crowned with shining foliage, is as beautiful
as the northern birches and on a grander scale. Orange trees on the
left. “Old Baldy” in the background. Near Los Angeles.

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Photo by Pierce. Information by Mrs. Loyd, an old resident of Wesley Ave.

Eucalyptus Globulus, formerly growing on corner of Wesley Ave. and 36th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Age when destroyed, 20 years; height, about 125 feet; diameter, about 24 feet.

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A Twenty - five-year-old
Eucalyptus, three miles
out of Pixley. Diameter,
4 feet.

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS.
This row of trees 23 years old.
Average diameter, about 36 inches;
height, 125 to 150 feet. Will cut
from 1500 to 2000 feet of lumber
to each tree. Value on the stump,
$25.00 per 1000 feet. Mills are pay-
ing this price. These trees are
growing on Melrose Ave., South
Hollywood, Cal., just out of Los
Angeles.

ONE OF THE NUMEROUS EVIDENCES OF

‘“Why you owe it to your family to buy
Eucalyptus ”’

On the afternoon of December 25, 1909, I called at the residence of
Hon. Elwood Cooper, twelve miles north of Santa Barbara, Cai., for the
purpose of verifying the numerous statements made in Government
Bulletin No. 35, and also the Forestry Society Bulletins regarding the
wonderful growth of Eucalyptus on Mr. Cooper’s ranch. Notwithstand-
ing it was Christmas day, Mr. Cooper very cheerfully consented to ‘‘show
me around’’ and give me any desired information.

Mr. Cooper is very proud of his trees and justly so.

We were admiring the cluster of 30-year old Globulus (seedling
growth, see accompanying cut), lifting their lofty heads 160 feet in the
air, occupying ground space not to exceed 6x30 feet, if that, when I
turned to Mr. Cooper with that proverbial American query, ‘What will
they bring?’ I quote his reply herewith:

“Well, there are sixteen treesin that clump. The third one on the
right is 2} feet in diameter and measures over 2000 feet of lumber. It
is safe to say the trees will average fully 1000 feet each. This would
make 16,000 feet of lumber.

I can sell the lumber any day, F. O. B. ears here, cut and cured,
at $100 per thousand feet, which would make the trees bring $1600.”

“That is, of course, taking both the grower’s and millman’s profit,
Mr. Cooper, would you not sell those trees just as they stand on the
stump for say $1000 cash?”

“No, I would not, for I have quite a large acreage of Eucalyptus
on my ranch, and I intend putting ina sawmill next year, and it will
not cost me anything like $500 to cut and cure 16,000 feet of lumber.”’

Should Mr. Cooper sell these trees at the price which we publish in
our literature as that which the grower will undoubtedly obtain — viz.,
$25 per 1000 feet on the stump this clump of 16 trees would bring
$400, or an average of $25 per tree, the buyer to do the cutting.

Think what an acre of such trees planted in proper forest form would
bring: 500 trees 30 years old, at $25 each, $12,500, from an original
investment of only $250. It staggers the irnagination.

Regarding the possible correctness of the information furnished by
Mr. Cooper here and elsewhere, I wish to say that Mr. Cooper is a gen-
tleman of large means and much learning. He has a library that would
be a credit to some of the best college men of the day. He is a man of
possibly seventy summers. Has no Eucalyptus lands whatever for
sale, and the statements made by him are absolutely above ques-

tion.
W. E. GRAVES.

Growing on ranch of Hon. Elwood Cooper, Santa Barbara, Cal. Diameter, 18 to30 inches;
height, 160 feet; age, 30 years.The trees here are planted en-
tirely too closetogether for good development.

See opposite page.

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Eucalyptus ‘‘Monarchs”’
RANCH OF
HON. ELWOOD COOPER, SANTA BARBARA, CAL.

Thirty-five years old; height 175 feet. (Height measurement taken

recently by the Government Forestry Bureau. )

Diameter No. 1 on left, breast high, 3 feet

No. 1 “ right, “ ‘** 19 inches
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(Diameter measurements made by W. E. Graves, December 25,
1909. )

These ten trees will average 2000 feet of lumber each, which, at $25
per 1000, would make the trees worth $50 apiece on the stump. If cut
and cured the lumber would bring at least $90 per 1000 wholesale, which

would be a total of $1800 for the ten trees.

The Hughes Manufacturing Company (the largest cabinet factory
in Southern California, doing interior work for banks, office buildings,
ete.), stated to the writer that they would be glad to enter into a con-
tract to take all the Eucalyptus lumber a man could supply, properly

cured, at $90 to $100 per 1000 feet, F. O. B. cars at point of production.

W. E. GRAVES.

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Growing on ranch of Hon. Elwood Cooper, Santa Barbara, Cal. Diameter, 19 to

age 35 years.

36 inches; height 175 feet

See opposite page.

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EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS.

Flowers and seed pods. Note the long tapering leaves characteristic of this species.
Another characteristic feature of the Globulus is the con-
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Interior finished in Mahogany Eucalyptus

New Bank at Alhambra, Cal., 10 miles from Los Angeles.
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the name of Australian Mahogany. The Grosse Building has now been completed for three
years, and the Southern Pacific much longer. I examined the wood work of both
buildings, December, 1909. They are in perfect condition. Not the
slightest sign of warping or checking. — W. EF. Graves.

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Mr. W. E. Graves,
St. Louis, Mo.
Dear Sir:--

Replying to your inquiry as to our experience
in the use of Eucalyptus, will say that we have used it to
considerable extent during the past three years for inter-
ior finish, cabinet work, etc. We would use it much more
extensively, were it possible to procure the lumber.

We did the Grosse Building of this City in euc-
alyotus imported from Australia.

We have just finished the new Bank at Alhambra,
in California-grown eucalyptus, (mahogany finish), and you
could scarcely imagine anything more beautiful.

I believe the wood is fully as strong as oak or
hickory. When properly cured, it is as free from warping
or checking as any hardwood we have.

In fact, in view of the scarcity oak, and the
many uses to which eucalyptus is adaptable, it will doubtless
become the hardwood of the future.

We have recently finished a Directors' table and
set of chairs in eucalvotus, and it will compare most fav-
orably with tne best mahogany.

Very truly yours,

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Mr. W.E.Graves,
C/O Eucalyptus Timber Corporation,
St. Louis, Missouri.

Dear Sirse

Referring to your recent visit to my eucalyptus grove and
your request for a certified letter from me reviewing the information which
I cheerfully gave you, or which I would be glad to tell any reputable busi-
nese man interested in the gevelopment of eucalyptus, will say that I have
kept careful records of the proceeds of my various cuttings as a guide to
future care and salee

I have a thirty acre tract of eucalyptus three miles North
West of Compton, the major portion of which has been cut the third time. I
have sold it practically 911 for cord wood purposes, cutting the timber at
about five,six and seven years of age. Last year I cut six acres of cord
wood, (sprout growth), at six end a half years of age and sold the same for
#2726200 on the ground. This was Net, cost of cutting having been deducted.
I left 500 choice trees for telegraph poles standing and sold them to the
Los Angeles & Redondo Ry.Cc. for {£800.00 cash. They to do the cutting and
hauling. This averaged me $5«60 per pole on the stumpe In addition to the
foregoing I cut about 300 cords from this six acres when thinning my trees,
realizing {7.00 per cord ,net.

This, you will see, has brought me a revenue of $8626.00
on six acres from a six and one-half years growth, or an average of $1427.00
per ecree Eucalyptus is like everything elses Soientific treatment will bring
double resultse

As to the value per acre I could hardly say, es but little
acreage has ever been on the market, but the following will give an idea:
As explained to you I expect to go back to the old country some time soon
and am disposing of my propertye I sold recently 120 acres near Santa Ana,
California, for $700.00 per acre straight. It contained groves at two,three
and fours years of age. I have a five acre tract adjoining my ranch heuse
which is now four years and eight months old and the trees will undoubtedly
average from 8 to Yinches in diameter. Theme a number of trees on the tract
12-14 and 15 inches in diameter.

Adjoining this is a six acre grove, sprout growth, 61/2
years of age, end the trees will average from 9 to 12 inches in diancter.
While you were here we measured quite a number 15 inches in diameter.

I think my grove will make e better showing than the ma-
jority as I have given it considerable care. My Compton grove contains trees
from nine months to five years of age. This property is in good condition
and I hold it at {200.00 per acre.

I have no personal interest in any company whatsoever and
am giving you this informetion purely in a spirit of good will to you and
your friends,and trust that it will be of some benefit to youe

Very truly yours,

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Sr. Louris. July 31, 1909.

Mr. Wm. “Merkei,
Beaumont, Calif.

Dear Siri--

During the month of July 1908 the writer was in
Los Angeles and noticed an article in the Fxaminer that you
had just marketed a tract of Eucalyptus of five years" srowth
selling the same for cordwood at a gross return of $2,472.00
and with a net return of $1,564 per acre; that you had
attained this marvelous growth without irrigation ina
period of five years.

I have recently become very much interested in
Eucalyptus 2nd would appreciate the kindness of a letter from
you advising if the above statements were correct. About
what would you judge was the average heigth .attained
by these trees and also the average diameter at base.

Thanking you in advance for the courtesy of an
early reply,

Yours very truly,

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BOSEANGELES: CAPIFOGNTS TULARE AND KERN CouNTY LANDS

INSURANCE

NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCING

DELANO, CAL.

Mr. Wiiliam BE. Graves,
7(04-5 Equitaole Building,
St. Louis. «0.
Deer Sir:- Tory
Nr. A. PF. Bliayiock, Manager of the Eucalyptus, Tim-
ber Corporation, came in to sce me yesterday and
asked me at what price we were selling "MADELAND
SUBDIVISION” at, and I told him our price had been
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$85.0C per acre,but from and af ter, price is to be
€10C.00 per acre and no less,

Mr. BSlaylock expected to see iir., Alderson, the
owner persornazly, but Mr. Alderson is in Los Angeles
on imvortant business connected with this land and
I take the liberty of writing you in his behalf, I
being his Manager here.

I am sending you one of our small cireulars
which aeseribes this land; we consider the said
lands as veéing as good as any in this state as to
soil and climatic conditions.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

The lands referred to in the above letter adjoin the property of the Eucalyptus Timber
Corporation, Pixley, Cal., and is evidence of the fact that we are using high-class soil and NOT
“cheap lands’”’ for our plantings. Mr. Alderson is selling his tracts for wheat, orange and

alfalfa purposes.
W. E. GRAVES.

ENGRAVINGS BY
PARKER-CHAMBERS ENG. Co.
KANSAS CITY

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WOODWARD & TIERNAN PRTG. Co.
SAINT LOUIS

EUCALYPTUS
TIMBER
CORPORATION

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