Little do we consider where the things of wood which we use in daily life have their origin. To us, they are merely the work of man, whereas, in reality, like us, they are created by God. Standing for years in grandeur, the big tree is hewn down and "snaked" through the forest, carried by stream to the mills and then fed to the band-saw and numerous other machines, where it is made, by man, into articles of daily use. "The History of a Big Tree" leads us through its life from the day the woodmen claimed it until it is carried away in a thousand parts, each different in size and shape.
—Moving Picture World synopsis