Table of Contents: The Handbook of Wood Preservation.

Decay, Preparation and Treatment of Wood:
Origin of Decay. 1
Kinds of ]Decay. 1
Conditions Favorable to Fungous Growth. 1
Woods that Resist Decay. 1
Kinds of Wood that Need Treatment. 1
Consumption of Treatable Woods. 2
Seasoning Wood Before Treatment. 2
Quantities of Preservatives Injected into Wood. 3
Chronicle of Wood Preservation:
Egyptian Embalming Fluid. 4
Greek Art. 4
Roman Antiseptic Oils. 4
British Preserving Warship Timbers. 4
Dutch Preserving Marine Structures. 4
Famous Oil Well in Burmah. 4
Beginning of Scientific Wood Preservation. 4
Patents. 4
First Cross-Ties Treated in United States. 4
First Commercial Wood-Preserving Plant in United States. 4
Processes and Methods of Wood Preservation. 4-12
Progress in Wood Preservation:
Founding of Wood-Preserving Industry in United States. 13
Factors in Growth of Wood Preservation in United States. 13
Plants in Operation in United States. 13
Classes of Material Treated in United States. 13-20
Commercial Plants. 13
Railroad Plants. 13
Quantity of Wood Treated in United States. 13-20
Distribution of Wood-Preserving Plants in United States. 21
Processes for Preserving Wood:
Non-Pressure Processes. 22
Pressure Processes. 22
Brush Treatment. 22
Dipping or Steeping Treatments. 22
Treating Cylinders. 22
Full-Cell Treatments. 23
Empty-Cell Treatments. 23
Bethell Process. 23
Boiling Process. 24
Boulton Process. 24
Burnett Process. 24
Card Process. 25
Lowry Process. 25
Rueping Process. 25
Steaming Process. 26
Wood Preservatives:
Substances Proposed for Protecting Wood Against Decay. 27
Merits of a Preservative. 27
Economic Value of Various Preservatives. 27
Preservatives Used in United States. 27
Creosote as a Preservative. 28
Specifications for Creosote. 28, 29
Zinc Chloride as a Preservative. 29
Specification for Zinc Chloride. 29
Manufacturers of or Dealers in Wood Preservatives:
Creosote. 30,31
Zinc Chloride. 31
Patented Proprietary Preservatives. 31, 32
Uses of Preserved Wood:
Merits of Wood. 33
Principal Uses of Treated Wood. 33
Railway Ties and Timbers. 33
Telegraph and Telephone Material. 33
Paving and Flooring Material.33, 34
Structural Timbers. 34
Manufacturers of Wood-Preserving Equipment:
Retorts, Tanks, Etc. 35
Users of Preserved Wood:
Railroads. 36
Manufacturing Companies. 36
Mining Companies. 36
Agriculturists. 36
Shipbuilding Companies. 36
U. S. Government. 36
Municipalities. 36
Telephone, Telegraph, Light and Power Companies. 36
Wood-Preserving Plants:
United States. 37-40
Canada.39, 40
Mexico. 39
American Wood-Preservers' Association:
Constitution.41-46
Officers and Committees. 47
Members. 48-55
Bibliography of Wood Preservation:
Publications, Proceedings, Periodicals. 56-73