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Semi-Montbly. I

1 1 A K I ) W O O D U

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Wholesale ,Maiuilacturcr.s

LUMBER

Special Slock lor Quick Shipment:

3 4' Is & 2s Qtd. White Oak 40,100'

3 4 " No. 1 Com. Qtd. White Oak. 46,400'

3 4" Is & 2s Plain Red Oak 125,200'

3, 4" No. 1 Com. Plain Red Oak 22,400'

5 4x10" & Up R. O. Step Plank . 9.700'

6 4x10" & Up R. O. Step Plank . . 24,700'
1x10 " & Up No. 1 Common Cotton-
wood 27,800'

\\ rite, wire or telephone us for prices,
also fr.r quotations on other Hardwoods

We Manufacture Our Own Lumber and Our
Trade Mark Is QUALITY

Memphis Tennessee

0

Cartier I^oUnnb fcf
Humlier Company ^^D^

Special LisI Slock lor Furiiilure Trade

4 Sel. End Dried Winter Cut White Maple
4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Unselected Maple
4 Log Run Michigan White Oak
4 Log Run Michigan Soft Elm
4 Log Run Soft Maple
4 Log Run Beech
4 Log Run Beech
4 Log Run Beech

CRATING STOCK

275,000' 4 4 Mixed Widths aijd Lengths Pine

Crating
.200,000' 1x4" White Pine Crating
150,000' 4 4 Mixed Widths and Lengths Nos. 2

and 3 Common Basswood
M-.M1..MI!1:K. Wc pirlorni wlialcvcr mill work yon
' 'luiri:. The 8/4 Majile iniMitiontil aliove runs 85%
" "^nds.

75,0GO 4
20.000' 8
14,000' 4
30,0Q0' 4
46.000' 6
100.000' 4-
20,000' 6
50,000' 8

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Michigan Trust Building

Grand Rapids, Mich.

®

Mill:
Ludington, Mich.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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BASSWOOD

We Offer for Prompt Shipment

1 X 4 Clear Strips 100 M

1 X 6 to 11" I's and 2's 34 M

1 X 3 No. 1 Common 30 M

1 X 4 No. 1 Common 35 M

1 X 5 No. 1 Common 20 M

1 X 6 No. 1 Common 90 M

4/4 No. 1 Common 150 M

4/4 No. 2 Common 50 M

4/4 No. 3 Common 30 M

April l.i, rut

GOBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

Sales Department

CADILLAC MICH.

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KILN DRIED, HOLLOW BACKED
MATCHED OB JOINTED
POLISHED AND BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

Mitchell Brothers Go.

Dry Stock List

CADILLAC GRAY ELM

Cadillac, Mich.

April 13, 1914

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is & 2s too M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. l Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 2 Common 100 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, is & 2s S M

4/4 White Maple, end dried (clear) 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, Lumber vrhich
has been manufactured and seasoned properly, and grades
which have not been blended to meet price competition —
send us your inquiries.

WE SELL ONLY MITCHELL'S MAKE

Kneeland-Bigelow
Company

Hardwood Manufatlurtrs

150,000 ft.

6 4 No. 2 Com

mon & Better Beech

12,000 ft.

10/4 No. 1 Co

mmon & Better Basswood

50,000 ft.

6/4 No. 3 Com

mon Elm

aediate shipmeDt

BAY CITY, MICH

I ! A U 1 ) W (^ O F^ !■; !■: c o K n

LOUISVILLE.

THE HARDWOOD GATEWAY OF THE SOUTH

Opportunities for the Shrewd Buyer

ICxpcriciuctl IniVLTS of hardwood IuiuIkt, lookiiij,^ over the list of stock ofTercd for sale
bv the firms listed l)elo\v, will see a good many items which they can use. They will he
able to y:et this lumber, which is in excellent condition, thorouj^dily dry, good widths
and lengths, at prices which will make the business unusually satisfactory. Factory njen
needing stock are urged to send in their in(|uiries. The lumber can be had at rock-
bottom prices, and is a splendid buy at the prices at which it will be (|Uoted to those
interested.

CHURCHILLMILTON LUMBER COMPANY

Ijo.oou feet l-t and thicker No. 1 Cum. and better ash.

•t5,0(Hi feet -4-4 log run beech.

15,000 feet 3-in. log run beech.

20,000 feet 4-4 common and better hard maple.

30,000 feet 6-4 common and better hard maple.

60,000 feet 8-4 common and better hard maple.

20,000 feet 10-4 common and better hard maple.

15,000 feet 3" and 4" common and better hard maple.
250,000 feet 4-4 and thicker No. 2 com. and better p jplar

15.000 feet 10-4 log run elm.

60,000 feet IS and 2s plain red oak.

15,000 feet 5-4 is and 2s plain red oak.

20,000 feet 5-4 plain red oak step plank.

42,000 feet 8-4 IS and 2s plain red oak.
175,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.
125,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common and better quartered
white oak.

NORTH VERNON LUMBER COMPANY

2 5.000 feet 5-8 FAS ash.

15,000 feet '4-4 FAS ash.

40,000 feet 10-4 FAS ash.
100,000 feet 5-8 FAS poplar.

7 5.000 feet 5-8 No. 1 common poplar.

5 7,000 feet 5-8 poplar saps.

23,000 feet 4-4 poplar saps.

50,000 feet 5-8 FAS quartered white oak.

5 4,000 feet 5-8 No. 1 common quartered white oak.

50.000 feet 5-8 FAS plain red oak.
100,000 feet 5-8 No. t common plain red oak.
100,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

BOOKER-CECIL LUMBER COMPANY

175,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

30,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.
100,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.

15,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s plain white oak.

15,000 feet 6-4 IS and 2s plain red oak.

50,000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

15,000 feet 12-4 IS and 2s poplar.

20,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s Cottonwood.

12,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s plain red gum.

15,000 feet 8-4 No. i common plain red oak.

10,000 feet 12-4 is and 2s ash.

12,000 feet 4" common and better ash.

W. P. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY

50,000 feet 4-4 No. i common quartered red i;"'"-
12,000 feet 6-4 No. 1 common plain red gum.
20,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s quartered red gum.
16,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common quartered white oak strips.
25,000 feet 4-4 clear face plain red oak strips.
36,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common chestnut.
40.000 feet 10-4 is and 2s common poplar.
30,000 feet 3-inch is and 2s ash.
100.000 feet 4-4 13" to 17" cum bo.xboards.

LOUISVILLE VENEER MILLS

nori aiul better plain oak.
mon and better quartered

25,000 feet 4-4 No. i co
20,000 feet 5-8 No. 1 c<

white oak.

15,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common quartered white oak
30,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common and better quartered
white oak.

15,000 feet 4-4 quartered white oak strips.
20,000 feet 5-8 No. 2 common poplar.
40,000 feet 5-8 No. 1 common and better poplar.
15,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common poplar.
15,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.
20,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red gum.
30,000 feet 4-4 IS and 2s plain red gum.
3 5,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s quartered red gum.

EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY

75.000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s plain red oak.
100.000 feet 4-4 is and 2s quartered white oak.

5 0,000 feet 8-4 No. 1 common poplar.

40,000 feet 8-4 is and 2s plain red oak, bone dry.

40,000 feet 8-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.
100,000 feet 8-4 No. l common hickory.

50,000 feet 8-4 No. 2 common hickory.

20,000 feet 6-4 No. 2 common hickory.

12.000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

50.(100 feet 8-4 No. 2 common hickory.

20,000 feet 6-4 No. 2 common hickory.

50,000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

NORMAN LUMBER COMPANY

250,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s sap ^um.

100,000 feet 5-4 is and 2s sap gum.

350,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common sap gum.

90,000 feet 5-4 No. i common sap gum.

150,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s red gum.

600,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

88,000 feet 5-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

50,000 feet 6-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

100,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.

STEMMELEN LUMBER COMPANY

(Brani-li OHIre. New .Vllmny. Ind.l

30,000 feet 6-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

12,000 feet 6-4 IS and 2s plain red and white oak.

30,000 feet 8-4 is and 2s plain red oak.

30,000 feet 8-4 is and 2s plain white oak.

15,000 feet 8-4 No. 1 common plain white oak.

30,000 feet 8-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

30,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common plain white oak.

60,000 feet 4-4 IS and 2s quartered white oak.

30,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s basswood.

2?, 000 feet 4-4 IS and 2S poplar.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

O Hi T CZ-AkC^ O

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miliiWIilii

CHOICE BIRCH AND MAPLE-10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90% birch and
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican Soo. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Saull Ste Marie, Mich.

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-
ing has been among the foremost on the market
and because it stands today "unequaled" is th«
i.est evidence that its manufacturer has t^ept
abreast of modern methods and the advanced de-
mands of the trade. To convince yourself of the
above statements, try our polished surface floor-
ing, tongued and grooved, hollow backed, with
matched ends and holes for bUnd naiUng — you'U
find it reduces the expense of laying and poUsblnc.

The T. Wilce Company

a2nd and Throop Sta. CHICAGO. ILL.

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co.

SPECIAL RAILROAD DEPT.

Hardwoods :: Softwoods
823 Railway Exchange Bailding, Chicago. III.

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers ROTARY CUT c
of COTTONWOOD CC

DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That He Is Getting

NEW BUSINESS

Through His Ad

If we can do it for him is there any logical
reason why we can't for you ?

MAKE US PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

SAVE YOUR MOXEY BY USING THE

Uf?¥N D^/^l^ Published Semi-annually
l\I-iJL/ Dvlv/JV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collectior

Write for 1

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Established
1878

1 1 A K' I ) W O O 1) k' 1-: C O K'

KNOXVILLE

Kanioui tor l-inrtt 1 ypr ol Poplar, Unk and Chcttnul.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

■AND MILLS AT VK8TAL. A SUBURB OV KM OXVUA.Ei 80UTHB1RN AND LOUI8VILLK * NASHVILJ^ RAILJIOAD

C. C. CANNON. O. B. 8WANN.

Vlc»-Prea Sec'y and Tr^aa.

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of til

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T HARDWOOD RECORD i. a dlfTer-
^H I ent kind, nnd »ltogethcr better
^^Ji^ lumber newspaper ihnn hai hither-
to been published. This is made possible
by the loyal co-operation and support of the
hardwood element of the lumber industry.
If you are a subscriber you will agree.

"THE VERY BEST"

ASH, CHESTNUT,

RED OAK, WHITE OAK. PINE.

POPLAR and WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

P. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, KnozTUle. Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is -lioun completely in our new correction pamphlet (olT the jjress this week I,
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HA R DWOOD RECORD

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Intcrlocking Urumj"

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LOGST

lAT LOWEST
^ CO<ST /

4IIGH ^5 PEED •Return^ '

Canada: fanadian sf/Zisff/io/mers Wfd.

^Ti

I I Irl V^ Lumber Dried As Never Before

; I I ^\ - \ SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS.. MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

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RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT

224 West Fourth St.

& WITTE

CINCINNATI, O.

ATTENTION, Mr. Furniture Man-

Tf it is to your advantage to have stock that is

even colored, soft in texture
try a car of our Plain or Quartered Oak

25,000,000 feet of dry stock on
hand at all times — cut from a
tract of 95.000 acres of tiniljcr

Tlif Mobray & Robinson Company

Quicksand, Ky,
Viper, Ky,
West Irvine, K

YARDS

Cincinnati, 0,
Detroit, Mich,
Hochester, N.
Brooklyn, N, I

E. HEYSER. President WEAVER HASS. V. President
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE, Sec'y & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH

West Virginii

YARDS AND MILLS
Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High
Grade West Vir-
ginia and Southern
Hardwoods in
stock at all times.

Shipments made
direct from our
own yards and
mills in straight or
mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

I' I : C O R D

PenrodWalnu

Mills. Kansas City

\.!.iri-v^ all

General
KANSAS (

Kansas (ily Plant

Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

1

t& Veneer Co.

and Helena, Ark.

Offices
ITY. MO.

1 Belena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104 "

PF\ROD JLRDEM McCOWEN
LIMBFR COMPANY

Band Mills & Ollices: Brasileld, Ark.

Ri-ady for iniincdi.itc sliiimirnl
RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
' cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 .ar 5 4" Is and 2s. 2 cars 5 4' Is and 2s.

1 car 6 4" Is and 2s. \ "^ ^ A" Is and 2s.

„ .., , . _ 3 cars 8 4 Is and 2s.

2 cars 8 4 Is and 2s. , ^3^ ,(, ^- j^ ^^^ 2s.

3 cars 4 4' No. 1 Com. I ""•« ^ ^^i ^°- ] ^om.
1 0,, <: A" M^ 1 r„^ 2 cars 5 4 No. 1 Com.
1 car 5 4 No. 1 Com. ^ cars 6 4' No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4' No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 4 ' No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 4 No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

LUDnsKTyON
HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Slock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Offer

It.lv.u.MHl

U:i««>'i...,<l
■.'ti M I \ 7 A- H" No. 1 Common

Hii»»o.mI
7."i M ."i 1 Nd. I ( nmmon and

Ki'tlir Ki-i-rli
to -M 3 1 No. 1 Common Brech
GO.M 4/4 «• and Wider No. 1

Common Birih
40 M 4 4 IAS Sofl Gro> Elm
nn M fl 4 F.\S .Sofl ;;ra.v Elm
l.'iM 4/4 lo 8 4 lilrdoryr Maplr

7.1 .M

Maplf
I 8 4 ;

Mii|>lo
I III '4

.M:i|il.-

Cor

White

Write lor Bargain Prices

OTt.

(2>s

SALT c^ LUMBER CO. LuDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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W/Sk the logical place to buy hard^voods

THE first essential to high-grade lumber, to minimum waste in work-
ing, uniform color and smooth, even, workable texture, is the proper
character of timber.

The timber areas from which Nashville lumbermen draw their stocks
have long been famous for the very highest type of oak, hickory, ash,
southern maple, poplar and other prominent members of the southern
hardwood family. This territory embraces the eastern halves of Kentucky
and Tennessee, and contiguous territory.

Nashville lumber has become famous because it has always been
manufactured from this class of material, of which there is still plenty
left to meet all demands for many years to come.

In addition to thus being naturally enabled to furnish just a little bet-
ter stock than the average hardwood lumberman, members of the Nash-
ville trade have always rigidly adhered to a most conscientious interpre-
tation of their customers' orders. There is now a very close working asso-
ciation between the different members of the local trade who, because of
this arrangement, have worked practically as a unit for the purpose of
maintaining the integrity of Nashville as an active advocate of the square-
deal. The square-d-eal as it is applied in this market is not a mere vague,
meaningless phrase, but is the very principle on which every transaction
in which local lumbermen are interested is carried on.

The stocks now on hand on Nashville yards offer a great variety in
every commercially known variety of southern hardwood. Lumber buy-
ers are sincerely urged to give to this center their consideration when con-
templating placing orders for any kinds of southern hardwood lumber.

The following concerns are representative institutions operating in
Nashville, who are in position to fill any such requirements:

John B. Ransom & Co. Hunt, Washington & Smith

Morford Lumber Co. Love, Boyd & Co.

Farris Hardwood Lumber Co. Baker, Jacobs & Co.

The Davidson, Hicl(s & Green Co. Tennessee Oak Flooring Co.

Nashville Hardwood Flooring Co.

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Band Sawn Hardwoods

WE PRODUCE OUR OWhJ STOCKS

Our Specialties:

Collonwood- Oak Thrco Ply Red

Red and Sap Gum '■'K"j'",la''whiu'^ " ^u™ Panels

A Few Hems We Want To Move

4 Cars

8 Cars

5 Cars

4 Cars

5 Cars

9 Cars
8 Cars 4
7 Cars 5

11 Cars 4
5 Cars 4
4 Cars 4
2 Cars V^"

10 Cars 6 4
7 Cars 4 4

1st and 2nds Red Gum
No. 1 Common Red Gum
1st and 2nds Sap Gum
Select Yellow Cypress
No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress
' X 13" to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

■ X 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

■ X 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

■ X 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood

■ X 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
X 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood

No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak
Log Run Soft Maple
1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PjRICES

ANDERSON-TULLY COMPANY, Memphis. Tenn.

BOX SHOCKS and VENEERS

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUrACTUPliPS OF

^g^Oak Flooring

Complete $tock of %" and 13/16" in all
staoideu-d widths

WE HAVE IT

Cottonwood, Oak & Cum

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

idolph BIdg. MEMPHIS, TENN.

Randolph BIdg.

N. A. WEBSTER

MnniiffK-til

Yellow Pine and Southern Hardwoods

OAK. .\»ll. IIKKIim. (.1 M, ( M'ia>S. TIF>. I'ILI>

TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEX.

6ARETS0N-GREAS0N LUMBER CO.

2 187 R.iilw.iy Exch.inc|<- B(d|| ST LOUIS

MANUFACTURERS

Four Mills

John B. Yates Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOUK JNOLMFIHS, AND LUT US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

Write us for description and prices

on the following stock:

4 4", 6 4' & 8 4' Sap Poplar

5 8", 4/4", 5 4", 6/4" and 8 4" No. 1

Common Poplar

4/4", 6/4" and 8 4" No. 2 Common

Poplar

4/4", 5/4", 6/4", and 8/4" No. 1 Com-

mon & Better Chestnut

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

^3:r.T;A6:; Nashville, Tenn.

T>VO SPECIALTIES

FINELY FIGCRED QCARTERED RED C.IM FOR MAIIOOA:^ OB

CIRCASSIAN FINISH A.ND
FINELY FIGURED EVEN COLOR QUARTER-SAWN WHITE OAK

Write for our booklet how to take care of
gum to obtain best results as cabinet wood

G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, Chattanooga, Tenncee

f HARDWOOD RECORD .ubicriber.
are owners of steam plants. Eighty-

fi O ^/n '■

^^^B y^^m /^/ nine per cent are, therefore, buyer* of
^^^ ^^ wood-working machinery. There ■• lit-

tle percentage of waste circulation in
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

%

HARDWOOD RECORD

If You Want Walnut— Here It Is

Leading- handlers of Black Walnut, named below, have ready to ship 10,-
000,000 feet of Logs, Lumber and Veneers. Consumers who want this wood
in any form can get it without dif^culty. The supply is ample. The aristo-
crat of American hardwoods is coming- again into its own in this country,
and factory men who have not provided for including it in their line will do
well to learn the facts of the situation.

H.

A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

Salem,

Indiana

BLACK «.VI,NIT

2 10,000 ft. 5/4"

No

1 Com.

30,000 ft. 5/S"

1st & 2nds

70,000 ft. 5/4'

No.

2 Com.

40,000 ft. 5/8"

No. 1 Com.

80,000 ft. 6/4"

1st

& 2nds

5,000 ft. 5/8"

No. 2 Com.

70,000 ft. 6/4"

No.

1 Com.

20,000 ft. 3/4"

1st & 2nds

80,000 ft. 6/4"

No.

2 Com.

140,000 ft. 3/4"

No. 1 Com.

44,000 ft. 8/4"

1st

& 2nds

110,000 ft. 3/4"

No. 2 Com.

56,000 ft. 8/4"

No.

1 Com.

191,000 ft. 4/4'

1st & 2nds

59,000 ft. 8/4"

No.

2 Com.

540,000 ft. 4/4"

No. 1 Com.

4,000 ft. 9/4"

1st

& 2nds

485,000 ft. 4/4"

No. 2 Com.

6,000 ft. 9/4"

No.

1 Com.

90,000 ft. 5/4"

1st & 2nds

12,000 ft. 9/4"

No.

2 Com.

3/8"
1/2"
3/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
No.

3/8"

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m. b. H.
Cincinnati, Ohio

WALNUT ,2" 9,000 ft.

I'S & 2'S. 30,000 ft. 5/8" 91,000ft.

I's & 2's. 110,000 ft. 3/4" 46,000 ft.

I'S & 2'S. 180,000 ft. 4/4" 10,000 ft.

I's & 2's. 183,000 ft. 5/4" 33,000 ft.

I's & 2'S. 100,000 ft. (5/4" 32,000 ft.

I's & 2'S. 23,000 ft. 8/4" 53,000ft.

I's & 2's. 37,000 ft.

I'S & 2S. 39,000 ft. No. J <OMMON W.VI.NUT

&up.... 16,000 ft. 4/4" 16,000 ft.

I COJmON WALNUT 5/4 & 6/4". . . . 21,000 ft.
10,000 ft. 10/4" & up 4,000 ft.

PENROD WALNUT &
Kansas City
W.ALNUT

000 ft. 1st & 2nds 5/8"
St & 2nds 3/4"
St & 2nds 4/4"
St & 2nds 5/4"
1st & 2nds 6/4"
St & 2nds 8/4"
St & 2ndslO/4"
Com. 5/8"
Com. 3/4"

:,ooo ft
,000 ft

.,000 ft
,000 ft

:,ooo ft
;,ooo ft
;,ooo ft. No.
,000 ft. No.

,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 4/4"
,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 5/4"
,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 6/4"

VENEER COMPANY
Missouri

12,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 8/4"
10,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 10/4"
KRAETZER CURED
LUMBER
In Stock ready for ship-
ment. Three Million Feet of
figured walnut butt veneers
and Two Million Feet of
figured walnut long veneers.
We furnish plain walnut
veneer any thickness — cut
to size.

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY
East St. Louis, 111.

BL.iCK W.VLNl

50,000 ft. 3/8" 1st

5 0,000 ft. 3/8" No.
130,000 ft. 1/2" 1st

60,000 ft. 1/2" No.
180,000 ft. 5/8" 1st
110,000 ft. 5/8" No.
160,000 ft. 3/4" 1st
110,000 ft. 3/4" No.

54,000 ft. 4/4" 1st
169,000 ft. 4/4" No.

& 2nds
1 Com.
& 2nds
1 Com.
& 2nds
1 Com.
& 2nds
1 Com.
& 2nds
1 Com.

66,000 ft. 5/4" 1st & 2nds
32,000 ft. 5/4" No. 1 Com.
29,000 ft. 6/4" 1st & 2nds
3 2,000 ft. 6/4" No. 1 Com.
14,000 ft. 8/4" 1st & 2nds
22,000 ft. 8/4" No. 1 Com.
6,000 ft. 10/4" 1st & 2nds
7.000 ft. 10/4" No. 1 Com.
13,000 ft. 12/4" 1st & 2nds
8,000 ft. 12/4" No. 1 Com.

FRANK PURCELL, Kansas City, Missouri

PRl.ME

WALNUT LOGS

FOK H.XPORT

Figured Walnut Logs

Figured Walnut Butts

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

WAL.Ml

1/2"

1st &

2nd.

30,000 ft

3/4"

1st &

2nd.

50,000 ft

3/8"

1st &

2nd.

50,000 ft

No. I tOM.MON W.\LXrT

5/8" 10,000 ft.

4/4" 4,000 ft.

GEO. W. HARTZELL Piqua, Ohio

WALNUT

5/8" 1st & 2nds. 3,500 ft. 10/4" 2,400 ft.

3/4" 1st & 2ndS.27,000ft. 12/4" 800 ft.

4/4" 1st & 2nds. 13,300 ft. 5/8" SpecialClear67,500ft.

5./4" 1st & 2nds. 11,500 ft. 3/4" to 4" thick, fine fig-

6/4" 1st & 2nds. 13,500 ft. ured panels, boards and

8/4" 1st & 2nds. 16,200 ft. planks, 15, 000ft.

10/4" 1st & 2nds. 12,300 ft. Special heavy planks, 4"

12/4" 1st & 2nds. 14,500 ft. to 6" thick, 6 ft. & up long,

16/4" 1st & 2nds. 6,300 ft. 8,000 ft.

No. 1 COLMON w.ALNUT 4/4" clear face, 6" & up

3/4" 7,200 ft. wide, 11,300 ft.

4/4" 15,700 ft. All the above band sawn

5/4" 8,200 ft. equallized, in stock, dry and

6/4" 3,400 ft. ready for immediate ship-

8/4" 11,300 ft. ment.

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Missouri

Capacity Annually of
6,000,000 Feet

OF

BLACK WALNUT

We can furnish purchaser with all grades of Walnut Lumber
cut to any thickness, and we give our prompt attention to
special dimensions cut to order.

HAKUWOOU kliCOKU

'T^ 1 .1 r-^

EAST

O R K r 1! I L A I) r. L P H I A

1

1 T I I L:

1

BOSTON N E W Y

WM. WHITMER CEt. SONS

Manufacturers and Whole- | "" *^l^^l..^^
lalers of All Kinds of

HARDWOODS

W«*l Virginia Sprue* and Hsmlock
Long >nd Short Leaf Pin* Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank BIdg.

PHILADELPHIA

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

Notice, Manufacturers

We are prepared to furnish cheaply turned hardwood

handles, I4" to l", from 12" to 30" long, from waste

stock, at very low cost, either dowels or finished

INDIANA WOOD PRODUCTS CO., Spencer, Ind., U. S. A.

PALMER St, PARKER CO.
TEAK MAHOGANY ebony

ENQLISnOAK i«-\,ccoc DOMnSTIC

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT VENEERS HARDWOODS

103 Medlord Street, Charlemtown Di«t

BOSTON. MASS.

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON Bril.DING. BOSTON, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are requested to supply lists of stock for sale

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., ^,VtsbJr°gh,'=I^:

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pin- s.! : ■ 1 Tins Mill and Pattern Work

Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Alio Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS « IIITK I'INK tdMMISSION SALESMEN

D. WIGGIN "'S^^-^ STREET

H. LJ. VV IVJVJli'N BOSTON, MASS.

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-tawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basiwood, Maple

gtane C«al Ju

Weat VI rein iB

PROCTOR

Spllttlnr

N*r
Ckecklnr

N.

Nor
Adioiting

YBNEERDRYERnREPRooF

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

LT.DEP HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILA., PA-

IET US talk to you about the plain
■ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two car* 8/4 common and belter Basswood
One car 4/4 Itt and 2nd Baxwood
Three cars 4 4 No. 2 common Bas.wood
Two cars 4 4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5 4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8, 4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Millii; Ponnarolrt. N. C. CBpacltj-. 00.000 fl. per day

HARDWOOD RECORD

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

*I Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Giestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

*I We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

*I Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

W. P. Craig Lumbar Co.

Wholesale Hardwood and Building

Lumber

Empire Building,

PITTSBURG, PA.

BIRCH

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-

I ¥ I §\ m Ih Ei mill. Write us.

AND

New York OtHte

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

A Prominent Veneer Man says:

^ "I believe your new service showing the exact require-
ments of the Veneer and Panel Trade to be highly accu-
rate, and a necessary part of the office equipment of any
progressive veneer or panel factory."

^[The same information would cost you thousands of
dollars. The cost of our service is a small fraction of that.

^1 Ask your competitor to tell you how it has helped him,
and then write us for details.

HARDWOOD RECORD.

CHICAGO, ILL.

H A K' 1 ) W O O D RECORD

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

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1'^- S? lo 3S I.I
!>i sn >nii ui> ui

M :r « lu 17 UI

l-apUr
3 M ■;- :« >n<l u|> l>l Kiitl ^
|-u|il>r.

SO M i'^s- » lo i: I.I niid ;ntl n M »' IH wid u|> I.I anil 2nd

I'opUr. l-uiilar.

BanJ Mwn — g.KiJ li^riKtlis — thortiuRlily dry
— Natiniul GriJes. We have live inillinn
feet Poplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

ri.hrr Budding Citv Bnnk Building

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS rADUCAH, KENTUCKY

Hi,llltl'>l,i^^l,./,)U<'ra.

MOUND C if YriLL..' adjoining Cairo, III.

CHICAGO OKFICE— 1423 Mon»dnocU Bldg.

Hardwood Lumber

ALL G R A |i l; S AND THICKNESSES
Oak and Ash Our Specialty

VENEERS Sawed, Quartered White Oak

Hardwood Record's

stronpcst circulation is in the region There
thinjrs arc made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN. ILLINOIS. INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sables
me tit vim for ha-rdwood Ivimber.

OAK FLOORING

Kiln-
Drkd

Polished

^^ 8c MFC. CO.

Hollow
Backed

and

Bundled

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ilQ Table of Contents O

COVER PICTURE:— Galax Gatherer*.
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Condition*

Cover Picture

A Seeming Misunderstanding of Condltloni.
Mahoga

Out

Slow Business Means

iportant Barge Line Development.
II to Outsiders

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

What the Exposition Will Show.
The Penetrability of Wood

Are Consumers Over-Sollclte
Chicago's Wood-Using Indu
Mississippi River Condition

Investigating Wood Utilization.

A. Bennett

n Hardwood DIstlllatloi

Willi;
Studii
Baltir

xporters Not Encouragei

Utilizing Veneer Waste

Pertinent Legal Findings

New Tennessee River Barge Service.
Remarkable Shipn - - . -

It of Red Gu

THE MAIL BAG 3B-36

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 36-38

WITH THE TRADE 38-40

PERTINENT INFORMATION 40-41

HARDWOOD NEWS 41-SO

HARDWOOD MARKET 50-66

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59

SUSSCBIFTION TEEKS: In the Doited States and lu poneulons, and Cinidi.
S2.00 the year; lo forelKO conntrles. Jl.OO extra poatage.

«lth the rolea of the poBtolBce departtneot. aobscrlptloni *r»

cootrarj, are cootlooed

• yable lo adTance. and In default of wri
t aur option.

ImBtructlana for renewal, dlscontin
n« week before the date they are ti _
uudt be rlien.

Hotb display and classltled adTertlalnn ratea fumlRhed upon application. Adrer-
iRlac copy must be recelred fiTe daya In adraoce of poblicatloo datca.

Rntered as secoodclaaB matter May 28. 1902. at the poatofflce at Chicago. III..

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

vi^j^4!i^^^:;^my;^^;^m!^^

flfflwol ReiM

Published in the Inleresl of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging. Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the 10th and 25lh of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh. F^res.denl
Edwin W. Meeker. Managing Edil
Hu Maxwell. Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Fli
537 So. Dearborl
Telephones: Har

x Ellsworth Building
Street, CHICAGO

yOTAIV

QARt

Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO. APRIL 25, 191^

No. 1

KgamMTOw;»MJimai^JitiTOiii>iTOmiroim;^^

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

VIEWING BUSINKSS CONDITIONS as iiimh as
unit and looking at things from a [irospwtive viewpoint, there
secnis no other conclusion than that the long promised active open-
ing up of demand in all lines will be deferred until after the usual
summer dullness. Resumption of normal conditions has been promised
for so long that failure of this promise to materialize seems to have
become more or less of a habit. At this late stage it is hardly pos-
sible to hope for a general resumption of trade activities on a normal
basis until such time as present conditions have worn themselves
out and the dull summer months have been spent. At least there
seems no immediate prospect of conditions being righted, or righting
themselves during the remaining months of spring.

It is true that there seems a fair prospect of the railroads secur-
ing the requested five per cent general increase in freight rates, but
even with the railroads in the market again it is doubtful if their
requirements would offset the laxity in trade in other lines. Of course,
this resumption of buying would have a stimulating effect on the lum-
ber business, and would probably bring the trade generally a sufficient
volume of business so that lumbermen would feel secure for the re-
mainder of the year. But as it stands at present other influences
are having their effect and consumers in other lines are continuing
to buy simply to meet their immediate requirements, and are not hold-
ing out any prospect of changing their policy during the next few
months at least.

It is difficult to say just what efl'ect the upset conditions in Mexico
will have on the trade in general, but it is, of course, safe to predict
that there will be some derogatory results felt. If this turbulent con-
dition were presented during times of normal business, the effect
would not be particularly noticeable, but iu connection with other
disturbing factors it will probably have more or less of an unsatis-
factory influence on trade.

One effect that will very likely be immediately felt is a retarding
influence which the war agitation in Washington will have on other
legislative problems, which will necessarily be held up during this
acute stage at least. It really seems that business is simply waiting
to see the general outcome of the proposed legislation at Washing-
ton and naturally any postponement of definite legislative enactments
will have a tendency of further holding things up.

The condition of trade continues to be decidedly spotty, with some
concerns reporting continuance of good business and more or less
resumption of trade during the last week or two, whOe with other
■concerns the report is just contrary. This favorable report seems
to come as a general thing from smaller concerns who are not forced
to maintain a steady large volume of trade in order to carry overhead

expenses, while some of the larger manufacturers are the more con-
sistent complainers and it cannot be said that their complaints are
the result of laxity of effort, as for the most part they are redoubling
their efforts in order to secure their quota of existing orders. How-
ever, expenses of securing business are rapidly mounting with the
decreasing size and consequent necessity of more closely covering the
territory. The result is an increased necessity for turning stocks and
Hardwood Record is extremely sorry to note a tendency to shade
prices in order to secure cash to meet expenses. While shading has
been more apparent in the eastern territory than it has in the Middle
West, and while it can nowhere be said to have even approached the
state of actual price cutting, still there is considerable of this kind
of business being transacted.

Oak, as usual, commands the king position, and as a general thing
northern hardwoods seem to be in stronger shape than do southern
products, not including oak. For the most part the low grades are
commanding the better demand throughout the country because of the
continued activity of the box manufacturers. In gum particularly
this distinction is noted as the upper grades are still slack, although
there has been considerable demand in the low grades in both sap and
red gum. Maple flooring manufacturers are doing a fair business
and as a result maple is in pretty good shape. As to the other woods,
nothing of a particularly encouraging nature can be said, except that
they are continuing along at about the same basis of demand and
price.

The export trade seems to have been stimulated somewhat by the
more favorable condition of freight rates which has been gradually
coming into effect ; but the foreign market is still pretty well stocked
up and no marked development can be looked for in this quarter.
There have, however, been some decidedly favorable shipments made
within the last few weeks.

Generally speaking, there is very little change in the general busi-
ness outlook and it would seem that this present poUcy of continuing
after trade strongly is about the only policy to pursue, as orders are
small and given as actual needs assert themselves.

The Cover Picture

THE GALAX GATHERERS are returning from the woods. The
photograph depicts a scene in the mountains of North Carolina,
Yancey county, in the Mt. Mitchell area. The industry of gather-
ing galax is of considerable local importance in that region, and
a rather large number of people are engaged in it.

Galax is a forest-grown plant valuable for the leaf it bears. It
has been widely planted as borders and plots in yards and gardens;
but the leaves which grow in the open have not the market value
of those which develop in the cool shade and damp air of high

16

HARDWOOD RECORD

moaDtaiti : ' '|u<>Dtly, the demand i« not met by culti-

itivl |illllll«

'inlax la u»o.l for decorative jniriKMiw, cliiony an wrenlhH and

MIT funeral doiiipiii. Those who gnthor the leaven kcII them for
II few rent* n thouiiand. Ther are anKortod aerording to hieo and
shape an>l are pniked in bundlen of twenty-six each, to bo shipped
to floriittn in the North.

The cov.-r pirture ilUiMnitinK tliiH iiwiii' of Haiu>\vood RkcorO
shows a party of mountain people returning with their loads of
Kalax leave*. The total quantity which they are carrying nioy sell
for two or throe dollarK. The amount is not largo, but the gath-
erers invest nothing but tlieir time. Nature ]>roduco» the plant
ready for the picking. It demands no care from any one, though
the ]ioople who expect to profit by it have created u sentiment
against fiirest fires in that region. They have learned by observa-
tion that galox iloes not grow in burnt woods. For that reason
they do not set fires, and they advise their neighbors not to do so.
The results are remarkable. Woods where gnlnx grows is freer
from fire damage than the surrounding regions. This emphasizes
the fact that people will jirotect forests against fire when it is to
their interest to do so. If they show indifference on the subject,
it is because they do not understand that forest fires concern them.

Cialax is a small plant with nearly round, whitish leaves and a
white flower on n central stem. The plant dies in winter and
springs up at the return of warm weather. There is only one
s|>ecios in the Tnitcd States. Calax aiihylla. wliicli name ni:iy !»■
translated "leafless galax," though that name does not seem to
be true to nature. The word galax has reached us after a long
journey down from the ancient Greek, where it meant milk or
whiteness. The name galaxy, applied to the band of light across
the sky, called the "milky way," is from the same word.

The establishment of national forests in the high ranges of the
southern Appalachians will improve the business of the galax
gatherers, because damage from fire will be greatly lessened, and
trails and roads will be constructed where none are now, and access
to remote districts will be easier. The mountains of North Caro-
lina have a monopoly of the galax business. The plant grows to
some distance northward from that region, but by common consent
the best is found among the high mountains of North Carolina.

A Seeming Misunderstanding of Conditions

THAT <|;|{T.MX H.VRDWOOI) CONSUMING INTERESTS ,lo
not liilly iinci.Tstan.l tlie loiiditions under which har.lwool
manufacturers are operating is indicated by the more or less con-
certed protests which are being recorded against the 1913 inspection
rules as adopte<l by the National Hardwood Luml>er Association.
That organization in its April bulletin devotes the first page to a dis-
cussion of this question, entitling the discussion "A Test of Loyalty."
The discussion contains the followina; quotation from a letter written
by a prominent furniture manufacturer, a former member of the
association:

Perhaps .vou arc aware that a great deal of work has been done to
get lumber consumers to adopt the 1912 rules of Inspection of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association instead of using the lOia rules,
which we consider a ver.v unfair set of rules.

We can bring about this adherence to the 1912 rules at the present
time if we go about after it and stand by it because the lumbermen are
anxious to sell now. I.,atcr on if we are not well organized and the
luralier business gets brisk we may have some trouble.

HAKDnooD Record is not in |)osition, nor is it disposed, to criticise
either faction in this apparent controversy, but feels that the statement
made in the foregoing paragraph that the present set of rules is
unfair and should be resolutely refused recognition by buyers is in
itself an entirely unfair statement. The suggestion that now is the
time to overthrow these rules because of this generally conceded
laxity in the lumber business offers conclusive x>roof that the con-
suming trade is not doing its part toward ultimately placing the
grading of hardwood lumber on the basis which will be entirely and
absolutely satisfactory to all parties concerned. It does not show
the proper spirit, and it can be truthfully said that it does not show
a proper appreciation of the problems which have to be met by the
lumber trade each vear.

TheM< problema arc the re«ult of • rapidly decrviuing quality of tim
bcr from which the sawmill o|M>rnUir cuts hi* lumlx-r. As n matter
of fact, the cliangeH which have Ihimi put inio effect are briiuglit nliout
by this ronditiun and other similar conditiunH, and were simply
promulgiili'il with Ihe id<« of lieing entirely fair tu the cunsumer and
to enable him to exactly determine what he is getting under the
present grades, taking into consideration cuiiHtant changes of con
ilitiuns. Purely no one will contend that the increasing difliculty of
getting out a favorable jter cent of high-grade luml>er from the aver-
age log should not be met in some way by soino change in the actual
grade, which n-ill take caru of less favorable timlHT conditions.

The suggi'stion on the part of thi* conNumer was unquestionably
started by a few- concerns who had |H>rKonnl interests at stake, bui
it is to be doubted whether it represents the solid sentiment of the
entire consuming trade. It is unquestionably n fiu-t that this attempt
to overthrow the 1913 rules is based on lack of appreciation of what
these rules are intended for and of what they mean. The contention
that they are unfair is not well taken, as considering the log con-
ilitions, the hardwood nmnufacturer would have evidently t>een justi-
fied in making much more drastic changes. The new rules are simply
a result of a grailual turning over in all conditions in the lumber
business, which must naturally continue to be felt for y»'ars to c«me.
It seems that it is up to botli sides to recognize these conditions and
make the most of them, working together so that there will l>o the
absolute minimum of misunderstanding.

Mahogany Values

THE I'RICE OK MAHOGANY LOGS at Liverpool, up to a short
time ago, operated on a decidedly sliding scale, Uie sliding being
for tho main downward. This was difficult to account for in a meu.3
ure, but seems to have resulted from conditions which prevailed in
shipping territories some two years before.

A year before last there were no tides in the rivers which bring
down the African logs, and as a result there eventually was an
accumulation of two years' stock waiting for the tide to take it to
shipping port«. As a result of this long exposed condition, a great
many of these two-year-old logs were damaged before shiiiment, and
as a consequence a considerable quantity of inferior wood eventually
reached the Liverpool market.

It is reported that this inferior wood is pretty well cleaned out
and that the prospects are for resum])tioii of more normal prices on
an average. It is at lea.st pertinent to note that big buyers have
been stocking up for some little time past.

Get the Crowd Out

cirest I'roducts K.vposition
use of the affair, and i£ it

TIE LAST WORD in rcciird 1
will not be spoken until afte
meets the success and accomplishes the results anticipated, the last
word will be a long-time in the future. But the last word before
the doors of the exposition are thrown open to the public must be
heard very soon. Habdwood Recokd has worked earnestly and faith-
fully to commend this important undertaking to the public.

It is a new thing, and no one has been in a position to predict
exactly how nearly ideals could be carried out. The aim has
been high; work has been carefully planned and has been carried
out along broad lines; the finest collection of exhibits, in the
particular line, ever seen in this country, is now being assembled
in Chicago and will later be taken to New York. But these things
are not, in themselves, all that is required to make the exposition
the unqualified success that it ought to be. It depends upon the
people who attend and the lessons they learn from what they see.

Manufacturers of and dealers in lumber and other forest products
have not brought this remarkable collection together as a matter
of amusement or entertainment. If more than that shall not be
accomplished, the exposition will not be a success. It must be
educational, and the education must be along business lines. Every-
body knows what wood is, but it is not everybody that knows
the numerous places which it is fitted to fill in the country's indus-
tries. Our forefathers burnt it, made rails of it to fence fields,
and built log houses of it, and they doubtless imagined that those
uses embraced pretty much all the places wood was fitted to fill.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The view today is broader than that. Those uses have practi-
cally passed away, at least as the chief demand upon the products
of the forests; and the public has been urged by promoters of sub-
stitutes to believe that wood has ceased to be vitally important
to .the people. That false doctrine has been preached in season
and out, and unfortunately it has won many converts.

The exposition should counteract that influence. It should show
the almost infinite places where wood is serviceable, and particu-
larly where it is better than anything else. This can best be done
by object lessons, and such lessons will be numerous at the
exposition.

That, however, is not all that is necessary. It is only the first
step, and by itself it will not amount to much. The next step,
which is of equal or greater importance, is the securing of the
largest attendance possible. It is to little purpose to prepare a
great show if the people who should be interested in it do not see
it. The whole thing is an advertisement, and it should be so
considered by every person, company, and corporation that takes
part in it; and of course a large part of an advertisement's value
depends upon the number of persons and class of persons who see
it. Emphasis is properly placed on the fact that class counts for
as much as numbers in a case of this kind. The people who see it
should be people who are interested in building, manufacturing, or
in some other industry where wood is or should be used. The
enterprise has now reached the stage where it is up to the exhib-
itors themselves to make it a monumental success, or to let it
partly or wholly lapse for the want of attendance. Every exhibitor
should resolve himself into a committee to get the people out. He
should campaign among his customers, friends, and acquaintances,
and induce them to attend. If all exhibitors do that, they will, in
the aggregate, reach a very large number of people, and the very
sort of people whose presence will make the exposition a success.

Of course, strangers and those not particularly interested in
forest products should not be neglected. Among such are many
who might be induced to increase their use of wood, if they are
made acquainted with its qualities which particularly fit it for
their use. But the first and most important thing is to get the
people, the right people, to attend the exposition and see for them-
selves. The remaining time for this is short, but much can be
done if every man interested in it takes hold in dead earnest.

What Slow Business Means

THE INEVITABLE KESULT OF LAXITY in any line of bus-
iness is the increasing sales cost. This results from a reversion of
trade from a seller's market to a buyer's market, and resulting keen
price competition between manufacturers and wholesalers in their,
respective lines. The logical conclusion is that during such times as
now prevail the sales end of the lumber business is deserving of
considerably closer study than it receives under more normal condi-
tions when stock moves in a satisfactory manner.

A close analysis of the various conditions presenting themselves at
this time will indicate that the man who is getting the most business
today is the man who is utilizing every possible means of catching the
eye of prospective customers with what he has to offer. In this con-
nection it stands to reason that salesmen's calls must necessarily be
more frequent because there is a multitude of small orders coming
at short intervals rather than large orders coming in intervals of
several months as under ordinary circumstances.

In quite a number of cases where concerns have continued to exert
themselves to the utmost to secure more business, they have actually
put on more salesmen covering smaller territories, with the idea that
they want the traveling men to see the customers more frequently in
order to prevent the possibility of getting in "just too late" for the
desired order.

Along this same line of reasoning it is very evident that legitimate
letter-writing and other means of keeping stock continuously before
the trade would be a decidedly favorable feature of a selling cam-
paign under present conditions. Even the most lively salesman must
space his calls at intervals of sever.al weeks, and under present con-
ditions the buyer will often make up his mind to buy on very short

notice, and probably under ordinary circumstances would close his
order without giving a second thought to the persistent salesman who
might have called upon him a week before. Therefore, it is very well
worth while to sandwich in between the salesman's calls the right
kind of strong personal letters, and it appears to be equally desirable
to place stock lists before such customers through the means of the
right trade journals.

It might be argued that the buyer would place the order with the
.salesman who happened to be in his office at the time he wanted to
place the order. This might hold good in some cases whereas it would
not hold good in other instances, that is, if a particular conceru had
been getting satisfactory lumber and service from a certain manu-
facturer or wholesaler and was desirous of buj'ing another bill of
stock, he might place his order elesewhere if that particular sales-
man were not on the job at the time and if in addition his house did
not back up his call with ' ' reminding ' ' literature calling to that par-
ticular buyer's attention the stock v/hich that salesman had offered
and described on the occasion of his last call. On the other hand,
it is only human that the buyer should repeat an order to a concern
which has given him entire satisfaction if he be but reminded that
that conceru is still strongly after his business.

Such reminder could not come more effectively than through a
strong personal letter based on information as to what he uses and
backed up by conscientious advertising of the right kind in the right
medium.

An Important Barge Line Development

GHi;.\T I'OSSIBILITIES ARE PKKSEXTED through an inci-
dent connected with Tennessee river navigation, which occurred
on Monday, April 20. On that date a steamer with three barge-loads
of oak, aggregating 700,000 feet, left Decatur, Ala., for Louisville,
Kentucky.

Decatur and coutigiioii.s Icrritory has long felt the keen com-
petition of other points as a result of the unjustifiable schedule of
rail rates which have discriminated in the most flagrant manner
against that territory. This barge lino proposition presents the possi-
bility of cutting rail rates to Ohio river crossing points, an average
of about six cents a hundred points, making a net reduction of some
$2.70 a thousand feet of oak lumber.

The tremendous possibilities dormant in the proposition are readily
seen when it is appreciated that this will open up to the northern
Alabama territory and to other points in a position to ship north via
Ohio river points and the Tennessee river, all the northern territory
in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and other places north of the Ohio river.
This territory is now practically closed to shippers in the section
referred to.

A more complete d
on another page of thi

of this arrangement is to be found
of Hardwood Eecord.

A Call to Outsiders

A CIRCULAR LETTER has been issued from the office of J. E.
Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, which has gone to lumbermen throughout the country. It is
a call to the man who is outside of the organizations which are
affiliated v.ith the National association. He is urged to join, to
lend his aid to the cause, to come inside and help fight the battles
of the lumbermen, and to share in the good results. The campaign
for larger memberships is on. The man outside the camp is wanted
inside, and he wants the help which will come to him when he joins
forces with others whose interests are identical with his. In the busi-
ness world of today the man who undertakes to go it alone must
face difficulties which others would help him face if the forces were
organized. The politician who elects to stay outside of all parties
gets nowhere; it is much the same with the business man.

Eleven associations are affiliated with the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association. Every lumberman in the United States can
find a place suited to his needs and his tastes in some one of these.
In their aggregate tht-y are nation-wide. They need every lumberman
and every lumberman needs them.

N.-xt wfok. :it til.- «\ili«.uii., < 1,1. :.»;.•. H"' lorrM I'r.Mlii.ts l:\yi>

lion will open il» doom. Wood nnd nmiiufnrturoH of wood will
. '.iistitvito thi> princiiml exhibits, but tliore will be tools, iiiachin-
•TV, and other apidiuuces connected with the working of wood.
It is probable that visitors who attend will 800 a larger number
of different kinds of American woods than were ever seen in one
I iare before, excepting, of course, some of the collections which

hools nnd museums have brought together, and which are

tende.l to show kinds rather than uses. The exposition at the

liseuni will show kinds as well as uses.

There is abundance of material to choose from. There are 514

iTereut species of forest trees in the United States, without
iMi-ntioning a number which have been introduced from foreign
countrie.H and have run wild, and many more varieties which have
U'cn developed bv cultivation.

Some people think of oak simply as oak. It is capable of divi-
sion. There arc fifty-two oaks in this country, each distinct from
all the others. Twenty seven are white oaks and twenty-five red
oaks. A piece of oak furniture may be and often is made up of
wood from several kinds of oak. as cow oak, post oak, bur oak,
and so on. It is probable that more than half of all the kinds of
oak in this country will be on exhibition, though it would be
difficult to pick them out and tell which is which. It is usually
not difficult to tell the wood of white oak from the red oak, but
to distinguish that of one white oak from another, or one red
from another, is not always easy.

A We.\lth of Fines

There are thirty-four pines in the United States. Like the oaks,
they are divided into two general classes, white and yellow, or
sometimes distinguished as hard and soft pines. There are twelve
white pines and twenty-two yellow, but a person would need to
travel over most of this country to find them all. Some of the
pines go to a sawmill and are little known, while others, like
northern white pine and southern yellow pine, are household
words and are known to every one who has any knowledge of
wood. It is difficult, even for a practical woodworker, to separate
at all times the lumber of the various white and yellow pines, if
they are mixed in the yard or shop.

Three larches or tamaracks grow in this country, one in the

Northeast and two in the Northwest. The appearance of the

woods of all of them is generally sufficient to distinguish them

from other softwoods, but not always from one another.

Spruces and Hemlocks

Seven spruces arc native in the forests of the United States,
three in the Northeast, three west of the Eocky Mountains, and
one, white spruce, from ocean to ocean through northern United
States and Canada. The woods of all the spruces are remarkably
similar in texture and appearance. It takes an expert to tell one
from the other when the lumber reaches the factory; but the
standing trees vary greatly in appearance and also in size.

Four hemlocks are native, two eastern and two western; though
practically all of the hemlock lumber reaching the market is cut
from one eastern and one western species, but ten times as much
in the East as in the West. The western hemlock is larger than
the eastern.

The firs are a numerous family — thirteen children in all, count-
ing the ambiguous, gigantic Douglas fir as one of them. Two
only inhabit the eastern forests, and they are mere dwarfs com-
pared with some of the western species which are 200 or 300
feet tall. The wood of the eastern firs — the balsam and the
Fraser — is as good as that of any of their western relatives,
but the trunks are pretty small for lumber, though just right for
pulp.

There are seven cypresses, but some are cousins to the others,
rather than brothers, as is the case with oaks and pines. Two
of them grow in southern swamps, but one is so much like the
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Iwtnnist tolls them. Kive are in the West, and are of no great
importance as producers of lumber. It may 1m< taken for granted
that the exposition will show the wood of only one of the sovon
cypresses that occur in the United States.
Otiikk Soktwooiik

The only two redwoods in this country grow in California. The
wood is coming into considerable use eaxt of the Rocky Mountains
nnd it will doubtless bo seen at the exposition.

Seventeen cedars contribute to this country's lumber supply,
but some of them make rather small contributions. They consti-
tute a miscellaneous group, and are not closely related as the
various oaks or the ])iues arc. Some are arborvitacs, some arc
junipers, and others belong to the other groups, but when the
wood leaves the sawmill it is all cedar. The arborvitae of the
Lake States and the southern juniper, or lend pencil cedar, are
the best known in the East, while the giant red cedar and Port
Oxford cedar are the most famous in the West.

No one takes much interest in the yews, because they do not

amount to much as sources of lumber, but there are four of

them, two on the I'aoific coast and two in Florida. Possibly some

archery bows of western yew may be on exhibition.

Walnuts and Hickories

We have four species of walnut in this country, three black and
one white. The latter is usually called butternut and is well
known. The common black walnut supplies most of the American
walnut lumber of commerce, and it is one of the easiest woods
to identify. However, if the wood were placed beside that of the
Mexican walnut, which grows in Texas, and the California walnut,
it would require a pretty good judge to tell one from the other.
That test is seldom made, because the Texas and California woods
are little used.

There are from ten to fourteen kinds of hickory^the exact
number depending upon who is doing the counting. Some good
counters can see only ten, while others list fourteen. The exact
number does not matter, as all come out of the sawmill as one
wood, except that pecan is set aside by unanimous consent as
inferior to the others as far as wood is concerned, but it beats them
all for nuts. Some persons call the smooth-barked hickories
"black hickory," and the others "white hickory." It is difficult
to tell the wood of one from the other.

Some Soft Hardwoous

Seventeen willows fringe the streams and occupy mud flats in
this country, besides several others introduced from across the
seas; but the black willow is the only one in which lumbermen
are interested. Millions of feet of it go to sawmills yearly, prin-
cipally in the lower Mississippi valley. It is sometimes sold as
Cottonwood, but a good lumberman cannot be fooled on it.

Nine kinds of cottonwoods are cut in this country. Every state
has one or more, including the aspens and balm of Gilcad. Some
of them are more valuable for pulp than for lumber, and doubtless
some fine samples of Cottonwood pulp will be seen at the expo-
sition. The common cottonwood is the principal source of cotton-
wood lumber. Some of the species in the dry regions from western
Texas to southern California are seldom heard of, yet, as far as
their wood is concerned, they are as good as aiiv nf the other
cottonwoods.

Bikches and Their Kin

At least seven birches grow in the United States, but most of
the lumber is cut from two, the sweet and the yellow, both grow-
ing in the Lake States and eastward. The woods of the two are
so much alike that markets take one as readily as the other, and '
usually do not keep them separate. These supply the birch of the
lumber trade, though a little of the others is used. Paper birch is
the best spool wood in this country.

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liUmberinen ami wood users east of the Eocky Mountains know
little about alder as a commercial wood, but on the Pacific coast
two kinds of alder attain sawlog size, and are classed among the
most valuable hardwoods of that region. There are five other
alders in this country, but they are too small to be interesting to
users of wood, except manufacturers of gunpowder, who burn
them for charcoal.

The beech is alone in this country. There is only one kind, but
it is one of the l)est known woods on the market.
ToDGH Woods

The elms are a distinct group, consisting of six species, every
one of which is known for toughness, and is valuable for lum-
ber. The white or gray elm is most abundant and best known;
the rock or cork elm, the strongest and hardest; the red or
slippery elm, the most easily identified on account of its peculiar
inner bark; while the wing elm and the others are southern
trees and no large quantities go to sawmills.

Two kinds of hackberry trees contribute to the lumber supply,
but both are usually considered as one, and the wood is fre-
quently bought and sold as ash or elm.

The forests of the United States grow eight kinds of cherry
trees, besides some tame varieties which have escaped from culti-
vation and are running wild; but all the cherry lumber of com-
merce comes from one species. The wood is well known and is
easily identified on account of its characteristic luster, when the
surface is polished. Cherry is not very plentiful.

There are three sycamores,^ one east of the Eocky Mountains,
one in Arizona, and one in California. The two western trees are
of little importance as producers of lumber, because they are small
and scarce. Every wood user is acquainted with the eastern
sj'camore. The peculiar grain of the wood make.s its identification
easy, and those who look for it at the exposition will not fail to
find it.

A SOUTAKY SpEPIES

Yellow poplar or whitewood is a solitary tree to the extent that
it has no near relative this side of .China. It is the largest hard-
■nH)od tree of the United States, and the wood is widely used.
The fine polish which it is capable of taking adds much to its
value. Few woods of this or any other I'ountry are suitable for
a larger number of uses.

Maples and Basswood

Fourteen maiilos contribute to the wealth of the American for-
ests, though most users recognize only "hard" and "soft" maple.
About half of the maples are in the hard class, the most impor-
tant, of course, being the well-known sugar tree. It supplies prob-
ably nine-tenths of the maple lumber of this country.

Lumbermen recognize only one basswood, though botanists know
of three. All grow in the same range, are cut and marketed as
one, and the woods of the three are so nearly alike that it is
extremely difficult to distinguish one from the others, and nobody
tries to do it. The wood is white and soft, but tough, and has a
large number of uses. It may be expected to occupy a prominent
place in the exposition.

The Kinds of Ash

Those who consider ash simply as ash lose sight of the fact
that there are fourteen species of ash in this country, all of which,
with one or two exceptions, are sawed for lumber. It is not
necessary, however, to insist on exact separation of species, because
the woods of all are so similar that the buyer usually accepts them
without asking from what particular species a bill of lumber is
cut. White ash is the most plentiful and the best known, followed
by red and black ash.

All the mahogany used in this country comes from foreign lands,
except an occasional small tree cut in Florida.

Persimmon is a useful wood for certain purposes, but its range
of uses is limited chiefly to shuttles and golfheads. There are
two kinds of persimmon. One, called the Mexican persimmon, grows
in Texas, and the wood is seldom seen in shops and factories. The
other is the common persimmon of the South, the tree which bears
the famous fruit.

There are five trees commonly called gum, but four of them are
really not gums at all. The red gum is the only true gum in this
country, at least from the standpoint of producing gum or resin.
The others, including black gum and the three tupelos, are so
universally called gum that the name can be accepted without
anybody being deceived.

Dogwood is like persimmon in that the principal use is found

in shuttles. If any is exhibited at the exposition it will likely

be as shuttles or small handles. Two dogwoods grow in the East

and one in the West. The latter is largest, but is not much used.

Minor Species

Buckeye lumber usually passes as sap poplar, but not always.
Practically all of the commercial wood is cut from the yellow
buckeye, which grows from Pennsylvania southward, though three
other buckeyes are found, one of which is in California, the others
in the eastern and southern states. If articles of buckeye are
shown at the exposition, they will probably consist of woodenware,
such as trays, small vessels, and ironing boards.

Holly, the whitest of American woods, is not very important,
though some very nice articles are made of it. There are five
kinds of holly. The largest use is of the leaves and berries for
winter decorations.

Two thorn locusts and three other locusts are found in the
United States, but the only one really valuable for its wood is
the common black or yellow locust of the northern and eastern
states. It is one of the hardest and most durable woods of this
country, and its largest use is as fence posts, though much is made
into insulator pins for electric lines.

Six magnolias beautify southern forests with their flowers and
foliage, but the lumberman sees only one or two of them in the
log yard. The evergreen magnolia and the interesting cucumber
tree are most used and best known.

Two wild mulberry trees grow in the American forests, and one
of them, the red mulberry, occasionally finds its way to shop and
factories, but it more frequently is made into fence posts. When
skillfully finished, the wood is by some regarded as handsomer
than black walnut.

EiCH IN Tkees

The foregoing are the American woods most likely to be found
at the exposition, but there are more than 200 others, and some of
them may be seen there. Visitors who attend, and especially those
who deal with wood in some of its forms, will be well repaid by
a somewhat careful study of the various manufactured articles
made partly or wholly of wood. The richness of American forest
species should make an impression. No country of the old world
could make such a varied display of kinds. The whole continent
of Europe has not so many commercial woods as grow in a single
state here. In visiting the exposition, look for variety and class
in the woods shown, and not for mere quantity.

Exposition Taking Tangible Form

It is announced by the executive forces and those familiar with
the developments that the Forest Products Exposition will be the
most complete, comprehensive, attractive and result-producing of
any pioneer industrial exposition ever given in this country.
Following the return of George S. Wood, manager of the exposi-
tion, to Chicago from New York last week, official announcement
was made that the radius of national business interest in the
exposition had been notably widened by the acceptance of many
new association and individual exhibits. Co-operation with the
management in its educational and industrial improvement policies
was extended by bodies of wholesale lumber dealers and manu-
facturers in a number of cities heretofore not listed. Under the
pressure of the demands of exhibitors, space in the Coliseum,
where the exposition opens April 30, and in the Grand Central
Palace, New York, where the opening day is May 21, is rapidly
dwindling, and the outlook for "last -minute" entries accordingly
slim.

Features of the United States Government's forestry exhibit
have been outlined in a new report from Don Carlos Ellis of the
Forest Service. The largest tree conservation organization in the

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fution Aiwurintion, with

i.KMj! Will Taki

ilu« For€»»t r'ro.lii. t^ Kximimh..,, m « the

:iiiil fur rcnoliiiiK, nx the rotmlt of iii-gotiil'

ahoritiiti of I'hii'uco nii<t Now York pro-

iitit,- U'T till' ml mill' lion of the ■•x|ioitition frntiircit iiinl l<>iiitoiiH

- n oInMroom topic in (;rnnininr cmili** n"<l hi({h xfhoolii. In

liira|;o uniqiio nrrniiK<Mnc'nt!i hnvo boon mn<lc townnl this oiiil by

'Wt. Kllu Flaei; Young, .«ii|><-rinti'nil<<nt of HohooU; John D. Bhoop,

^1 n»si!<tniit KiipprinttMiilcnt, nn<l th<> Mchool nianii|;pnii>nt romniit-

■ nf fhi- t.firir.i of odiirntion, nrting with the oflioors of the oxpo

• ii to tho pinn approvt'il, ono Holi-i'foil pupil from

■ Ihm in tho city nnil i» snmll roiirt'sontntivo ilclc-

li high Hi-hool will visit tho Colispuin on May 1

:iii.| M;iv .:. Thry will bp given ilonionstration!) by nttnchcii of the

Koverniuoot exhibit; they will view the viviil motion pictures,

anil their eyes will be openeil to tho niultiplioil usen of wood in

in<lu8try. The pupils will return to their schools to ileliver reports

of their impressions to clnssnintos, which will be in eflfect juvenile

lectures on forestry. Similar arrangements are umlor way in New

York.

Associations and Ci.vhs

Assurances of hearty support and earnest eoojioration have Ijeen

• -.eivetl from associations of wholesale lumber dealers and related

lies of manufacturers in the cities of Cleveland, Louisville,

St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo., New Orleans, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Uefroit, ^[emphis, and Lincoln, Neb., Norfolk, Va., Philadelidiia,
Koston, Toronto, Ottawa, and other communities.

Distinctive preparations are being made for a combined exhibit
by the Commercial Club of Marquette, Mich., and its members will
attend the exposition in a body.

A varied display of wood package construction will he made by
the National Box Manufacturers' Association. Everything in the
l.iix line will be shown, from the smallest mailing compartment to
•ho largest packing case.

.\n exhibit of agricultural interest will be that of silos. "Sawed-

• iT" silos of full circumference will be erected, of abbreviated
iicight in order that the details of wooden roof construction — the
]>ermanent method — may be examined by visitors.

White Pine's Great Showing
The exhibit of the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association
■ .liters in the showing of white pine for exterior uses, or in other
words for an outside covering in home-building. To attractively do
this there is created a miniature interior garden, with pool, foun-
tain, flowers, grass, shrubs, walks, colonnade, pergola, French win-

• Inw eflfects, a tea house, and all surrounded by a balustrade with
irbored entrance. Then there is shown an attractive miniature
House, with pleasing entrance, and an artistically designed interior.
Into this setting will be interpolated the practical pari of the
exhibit, showing white pine of to-day, with some transparencies
.ind pictures in addition to the wood itself, together with some
glimpses into historical New England.

The historical portion of the exhibit will be emphasized by
examples of the very early houses of New England and including
a picture of the earliest house of which there is any authentic
record in the United States, built in 1628, torn down in 1S94,
together with a statement from the tenth granddaughter as
regards it, also a piece of the white pine from this house.

There is a picture of the oldest wooden house now standing in
America, built in 1636, also a statement from the eighth grandson
as regards it, and a section of the white pine siding from this
house.

There is shown a section of the white pine summer house from
Meiiford, Mass., seven and one-half feet wide and fourteen feet
Tiigh, in which the battle of Bunker Hill was planned. Also a
Kiss white pine door, and the front dnor head from the famous
John Hancock House, Lexington, ;Mass.. of date 17.37, and numor

OUH Other hiNtorirnl NpecinionH of ciiuul intormt iu white pine Bud
including one white pine board oighteen inches wide and three and
one half foot long, taken from Dr. Cornish'* house in Ilingham,
Mass., it bi-ing a roof board under tho shingles and of ilato lO.*)!).

Froilerick W. Perkins of Chicago is the architect designing the
exhibit: .Mr, Jnnson is tho landscape architect, and tho llassolgron
Studios have the interior decorations. With this thoro will be a
booklet for distribution of tho same nrtislic dignity as Ih" exhibit
itself Hud combining the historical and commercial. The white
pine houses of New England dating back to in2S will be shown
liistoriciillv Mil, I . ..111111. .rcinlly will bo shown white piuo aa it is
today.

ii.AY OP Y'bmx)w Pine

The Niir.iiitii .« MiiuHc will Ite shown by the Yellow Pine Mann
facturers' Association. Nuremberg house is built in the four
teenth century style of German architecture, of which many
renmrkable examples are to be found at Nuremberg and Kothen-
berg. Tho large room in a somewhat later period of architecture,
in dark Flemish, was designed 'by Louis Smetann, architect, and
was one of the original rooms for the Y'ellow Pino Manufacturers'
Association house, exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion, St. Louis, in 1904. The exterior, with entrance, porch, and
circuhir l>ay, was designed by Kotli and Stuiiy, an'hitocls, who
chose that type of house which offered every possible use of wood
in its construction, so that the entire structure, from foundation
to peak of roof, might be built of southern yellow pine.

Tho walls are covered with rough siiling up to tho window sills,
and from that point on are of half-timber work, hold together by
wooden pins. The roof is of heavy hand-split shingles laid in irreg-
ular courses. The possibilities of yellow pine for more elaborate
work is shown in the wood carvings on both the interior and the
exterior, where much of the 8]>irit of the Gothic carvings has been
obtained. The interior of the circular bay has been painted white
to illustrate the use of southern yellow pine in colonial house
interiors.

West Coast Lumbermen

Scenic attractiveness will distinguish the West Coast I.umbor
Manufacturers' Association, with headquarters at Taconia and a
branch department at Portland. It will consist mainly of a four-
room bungalow, open as to sides and roof. The uses of fir and
ce<lar in (loor, ceiling, and panel construction will be splendidly
set oflP in the interior woodwork. A living room will be furnished
entirely in western hemlock. On the second floor of the bungalow
will be shown small specimens, such as shingles, log sections, col-
ored panels, frames, creosoted Douglas fir, and curios.

A special announcement of the Forest Products Exposition, with
mention of the West Coast exhibit, has been made by the asso-
ciation in the form of 20,000 printed inserts, given to the mills
with the request that they insert them in their eastbound mail,
especially mail going to retail dealers.

E. T. Allen is directing arrangements for the exhibit of the
Western Forestry Conservation Association, which will be made in
conjunction with the United States Government display, and will
prove of unusual interest to dealers, manufacturers, and all men
of the industry, as well as to all public-spirited citizens interested
in tho forwarding of true, scientific, beneficial conservation.
Government Investigators

Exhibition materials of the office of the Industrial Investiga-
tions, United Statbs Forest Service, for display at the Forest
Proilucts Exposition at Chicago and Now York, will consist of
numerous diametric charts and maps, as well as fourteen wall cases
containing interesting samples of forest products. The charts will
show the timber regions of the United States, the annual produc-
tion of lumber by states, and species, the consumption by indus-
tries and by species of the lumber cut in this country, and the
changing importance of the principal producing regions and centers
of primary forest activity. This will be illustrated with numerous
photographs. Several wall cases will be devoted to samples show-
ing the utilization of sawmill and factory wa.ste. This exhibit will
lip nf most practical value and will contain genuine hints for man-

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21

iifacturers who consider themselves already thrifty in the profitable
apjilic-ation of wastage. It will lend inspiration for further moves
in obtaining the maximum per cent of efficiency from left-over
material.

Association Meeting

Attendance at the Chicago Exposition by professors of forest
school branches of a number of universities is assured. Details of
the attendance of these important visitors are being supervised
by Prof. Frederick Dunlap of the College of Agriculture, University
of Missouri.

In addition to the annual convention of the National Lumber
Manufacturers' Association at the Coliseum, May 5-6, a number of
other important gatherings have been scheduled for Chicago and
New York during the exposition. The Northern Hemlock & Hard-
wood Manufacturers' Association will meet at the La Salle Hotel
April .30; the leading yellow pine manufacturers will hold a con-
ference at the Congress Hotel, May 4; the National Association of
Lumber, Sash, and Door Salesmen will meet at the Chicago Lum-
bermen's Club, May 2; the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers'

Association will meet May 5; the annual convention of the
National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers' Association is called for
May 7, 8 and 9, at the Sherman hotel; and other meetings are to
be held in Chicago, while New York will have the quarterly meet-
ing of the North Carolina Pine Association, a special meeting of
the Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, and a
number of additional gatherings, including an important concate-
nation of the Hoo-Hoo, for which elaborate preparations are being
made.

Exhibits Moving In
On Monday, April 27, the exhibits will move in, and from that
time until the opening hour there will not be a minute when the
sound of the hammer and the activities of operations will not be
heard. Of course, practically everything has been planned in
advance, and prepared as far as possible, and all that remains is
to put the various' exhibits in their proper places. That is no small
undertaking, in view of the number of exhibitors and the multi-
tudes of exhibits, but there is no doubt that when the hour for
the opening arrives, everything will be ready.

x<^ro^smi;5ia^m:!rojiM!iiiauiaM»i^^

The Penetrability of Wood

A valuable contribution to science, particularly that part of science
ill which users of wood are interested, was recently made in a paper
published in the Journal of Agricultural Besearch, issued by the
1 )epartment of Agriculture at Washington. The subject of the paper
is: "Tyloses: Their Occurence and Practical Significance in Some
American Woods."

The name may not be wholly familiar to all lumbermen and stave
dealers, for "tyloses"' is a technical word which has not yet reached
everyday speech ; but the thing itself is pretty well known, at least
by its effect. White oak is good material for barrels which are to
hold alcoholic liquors; red oak is not. White oak is satisfactory be-
cause the wood contains tyloses which prevent leakage; red oak
does not contain much of the substance, consequently, liquids seep
through the wood and escape.

This is a concrete, practical illustration of the value of tyloses in a
wood that coopers use; but some people have never seen and rec-
ognized the substance, and many have seen it and did not pay much
attention to it. It is a white substance that grows inside of wood
pores and stops them up so that air and liquids cannot pass through.
It can be properly studied only with the microscope, yet under favor-
able conditions the naked eye can detect it. It looks like white foam,
or probably like chalk, in the pores of white oak. If a stick is split,
and is polished very smooth, longitudinal threads of white may some-
times be seen. It develops inside the pores and cells, and is a natural
growth in some woods, but is rare in others.

The investigation has followed practical lines, the presence of this
substance in many woods where it was scarcely suspected has been
discovered, and it has been found that it has much to do with the
•hirability of wood. Those woods which contain tyloses abundantly
resist decay better than those which have little. It is not claimed
that its presence alone is responsible for the durability of one wood
beyond another, but it helps. There are other things, however, to
consider.

Woods filled with this substance resist decay because the pores and
cells are plugged; air and water are largely excluded, and conse-
quently the threads of fungus, which cause decay, can not readily
enter, and if they do enter, the supply of air and water is so limited
that decay proceeds slowly.

It is well known that a white-oak fence post or crosstie lasts longer
than one of red oak. The structures of the two woods are almost
identical, but white oak is sealed up, while red oak is open, and the
agencies of decay are free to enter.

The bulletin lists sixteen durable woods, every one of which con-
tains much of the tylose substance; five that are moderately durable.

and these are not well supplied with the plugging material; and
nineteen which are well known as quickly decaying woods, and they
contain little of the material. The durable woods are black locust,
catalpa, Osage orange, mulberry, ■ chestnut, black walnut, live oak,
sassafras, white oak, post oak, black ash, honey locust, cherry, per-
simmon, slippery elm, and bur oak.

Some of the non-durable woods follow: Cottonwood, red gum,
maple, white ash, beech, cucumber, black gum, basswood, buckeye,
sycamore, aspen, and willow. It is not claimed that the presence
or absence of tyloses alone is sufBcient to i)reserve wood or to permit
its speedy decay; but the evidence clearly shows the tendency of its
influence. This element has not, heretofore, been much discussed
by those who have written of wood decay and durability.

Timber treating engineers, who inject creosote and other substances
into wood to retard decay, long ago made lists of certain species that
were hard to treat, and others which were easy. The preservative
fluids penetrate certain woods to a considerable depth when moderate
pressure is applied; while others are almost impervious, no matter
how great the pressure. By examining the lists of woods, it is found
that those hardest to penetrate by preservative fluids are those
best supplied with tyloses. This throws a new light on the subject.
Some woods are so filled with solid deposits in the heartwood that
fluids cannot be forced in, and such are hard to treat, whether they
contain tyloses or not; but there are others where the difficulty of
penetration seems largely due to the presence of the tyloses substance.
This is often seen in sapwood where chemical deposits, due to the
aging of the tree, are yet slight. It was formerly quite generally
belie%-ed that tyloses were confined to heartwood; but the investiga-
tions have proved that they occur in the sapwood also, even to the
inner layer of bark, and therefore are an important factor to con-
sider by those who give timber preservative treatment.

Millions, perhaps billions, of feet of logs have been lost by sinking
in rivers and lakes while on their way from the forest to the mill.
Nobody then thought anything about tyloses in the logs; but it has
been shown that those most abundantly supplied (hardwoods espe-
cially) float longest. The water is hindered from penetrating the
cells and pores and filling the cavities. The author's experiments
showed that woods in which tyloses were few or wholly lacking in-
variably sank before those containing abundant tyloses. A piece of
black locust heartwood floated forty-sis days while dogwood and
persimmon sank in eighteen hours.

Hardwoods are most affected by this substance. The softwoods
contain little of it, for the probable reason that they have no pores,
which are the usual places where the growths are developed.

The Lumbermen s Round Table vij|

SPECIALIZING IN KLOOHlNa

A «n'» cuiU'iTU which was roi-i-iitlv ciitubliRhoil lor Iho iiiuiiu-
farture of hanlwoiHl tloorini; him iiiinuunccil that it intends to
Jevote itself principally to the mniuifncturi' of purquotry for ubo
iu show winjowii.

This callH attt-ntion to thi- fnot that thi> proper <<(|uipinont of
nieri'hanti' window* i« a big field for the llooring ninn, especially
if he ran ofTvr nomethiug iiuusuully attractive iu the deitign and
installation of tbo floor. Mont retailers have learned thnt a hand-
some hardwood floor, inlaid with fancy woods, is a splendid sot-
ting for their choicest wares, and instead of covering it with
sonic other material, they ure quite willing to let it be seen
without anything to conceal its beauty.

Considering the fact that the equipment of the stores is be-
coming handsomer and more expensive right along, there is little
room to doubt that the concern referred to above will find a
fertile field for its operations. Incidentally, the manufacturers
of built up stock have long recognized the value and importance
of the market which consists of figured panels for the baek-
jjrouDils of meroliiints' windcnvs, some of the nio(<t oxquisitt'ly
beautiful examples of veneered work in mahogany, Circassian
walnut, American walnut and other woods to be found being in
place in the windows of the big department stores and other
retail establishments.

STOKE FIXTUBE PRICES

As suggested above, the manufacture of store fixtures has
become an important part of the hardwood consuming field, great
factories devoting themselves exclusively to turning out equip-
ment for mercantile enterprises in every line. And, as suggested
also, nothing seems to be too good for the retailer and his cus-
tomers nowadays.

However, the store fixture men, like other members of the
trade, seem to be badly in need of education along cost account-
ing lines, judging by estimates which are furnished on many
jobs. The manufacturers possibly have not found competitive
conditions sufllciently pressing to require them to figure closely,
but have been able to add a suflBciently liberal margin over cost
to take care of expenses and leave a satisfactory profit.

Indicating that this is the case, a friend of the writer, who is
equipping a big retail store at a cost of about $10,000, said
recently that the low man quoted a price $2,000 below that of the
next biilder. Offering a price that was far away from those of his
competitors suggests either that the man who got the job will
lose money or that the others were trying to make a "killing"
on the work. A difference of twenty percent is certainly too
g^eat to be overlooked, and the store fixture people had better
use their recently formed organization for the purpose of getting
a line on what it costs to manufacture their goods.

WALNUT FOE STOBE FIXTUEES

!l<peaking of store fixtures calls attention to the fact that
American walnut is coming into its own in this connection.
While mahogany is favored by many concerns, and has been
widely used, as well as imitations of that splendid wood, there
seems to have been a revival of the demand for American walnut,
for it is making its appearance in many stores of class.

William Kendrick's Sons of Louisville are one of the oldest
and best known retail jewelry firms in the country, and their
new store at Fourth and Walnut, in the Gateway City, is regarded
by members of that trade as being easily one of the top-notchers
in the entire United States. When the concern moved to this
store from a location further in the street some time ago great
care was taken with the fixtures, and after consideration of
mahogany, oak and other woods, it was finally decided to use
walnut, a Louisville concern making up the order.

"We believe that walnut has a rich, aristocratic appearance
which is very desirable in a store of this kind," said a member

Ihnt

while It i)t not so tiashy as some other woods, it ^^ulll>l wear
better, both with us and our customers, than most other ninteriali.

We are very prouil of the fixtures, and regard tliein hh o if the

Miodt iittriK'tive features of our store."

HABDWOOD FLOORS FOE FACTORIES

When one speaks of a factory floor it ih ii<it often that the
iilea of a smooth, shining surface similar to thnt of u clrawing-
room occurs to the mind. Yet many factories have just such
floors. They are ns carefully laid and as painstakingly moin-
taineil ns though tliey were the pride of the housewife.

The writer was recently in a big flour mill, the largest in the
South. It was noticed that the floors were all of bard maple,
and also that men were kept going over them all the time, remov-
ing the (lust constantly and keeping the floors in perfect order.
The manager of the plant was asked for the reason.

"There arc two reasons for taking pains in this connection,
and going to the expense of putting in hardwood floors," be
said. "One is that they are much easier to keep clean than any
other kind. That is a major consideration in these days when
the sanitation of a factory making food products of any kiml
is a matter of public importance and public knowledge, almost.

"The second factor is that of durability. We might have put
in a cheap pine floor, or a rough factory surface of some other
kind, but it would not have lasted the way these floors will last.
The difference in the cost is considerable, it is true, but the
floors are worth every cent of it."

Another point which might be mentioned in the same connec-
tion is that trucks can be moved over a smooth hardwood floor
much more easily than under other conditions. In the mill
referred to it was noticed that loaded trucks were moved about
with apparent ease by youngsters who were not particularly
husky. Anything which lends efiiciency to workmen commends
itself to many, so that it seems that the hardwood flooring people
might legitimately make a play to the factory managers on this
ground.

Sanitation, durability and labor-saving would certainly be a
good combination of arguments, even if there is no effective nrgu-
nient in the greater beauty of such n floor, and its educntional effect
on those who have occasion to use it.

AEE YOU THBOWINO BOOMEEANOS?

A well-known hardwood man, who has been watching trade
cjonditions for a good many years, said recently that the biggest
mistake a salesman can make is to talk hard times.

"A salesman by temperament must be an optimist," he de-
clared. "The pessimist has no business trying to sell goods. The
buyer is bound to be a pessimist, and he can usually supply
pessimism enough for two. The salesman must be of the cheerful,
aggressive type, seeing the silver lining in everj' cloud, and able
and willing to show it to the disheartened consumer who is look-
ing only at the cloud itself. Misery loves company, but it won 't
give orders to the salesman who knows only how to be sym-
pathetic.

"Every time a hardwood salesman talks hard times to a con-
sumer he is throwing a boomerang that is sure to hit him in
the back of the neck. That's the absolute truth. You can't
consistently try to sell a man lumber and at the same time tell
him he won't be able to dispose of the product which is to be
made from it.

"The salesman must be cheerful, optimistic, aggressive, and
able to make the buyer see things his way. He can concede some
of the arguments on the other side, but he must have suflScient
punch to be able to put over his own proposition. Going around
and agreeing with everybody that business is rotten is a fine
way to get orders — to come back to the office."

\y'^;gas^agia;<:;ioaiya:itmii?m!!»K^^

A well knowu hardwood iiiuu duilaied receutly that iu a small
Middle Western factory town he recently found eighteen lumber
salesmen at one time. The inference he drew was that the trade
is lipinjj over-solicited, and that the manufacturers and wholesalers
of hardwoods would do well to "let up" a little and take things
more easily.

This raises an interesting question as to just how often a cus-
tomer should be solicited by a hardwood salesman. Nobody wants
to make his presence obno-xious by wearing out his welcome with
too frequent calls; and on the other hand, a few experiences in
"just missing"- a juicy order that might have been landed with
an earlier call makes the salesman think hard before passing by
a plant merely because he had been there not long before.

Trade conditions just now, of course, have emphasized the fact
that a lot of traveling men are on the road. When business is
quiet and orders are hard to get the concern which normally
does not use salesmen puts men out on the road to liven things
up; and this increased effort shows itself in the larger number
of those who are marking up the hotel registers and wiping their
feet on the doormats outside the offices of the factory purchasing
agents.

However, there is no getting away from the fact that the
tendency to solicit the trade of the consumer has become more
and more strongly defined during the past five years or more.
Sawmills which formerly disposed of their product entirely
through middlemen are now getting after the factory trade direct.
The manufacturer of lumber with anything like a considerable
output wants to establish as many consuming connections as
possible. That means that in addition to the large number of
wholesale concerns which have been in the field all along, a great
addition to the number of travelers has been provided in the
persons of sawmill representatives. And while there have been
many furniture, interior finish, farm implement and vehicle plants
established during recent years, there seems to be no reason to
believe that the increase in the number of consumers has kept
pace with the additions to the ranks of the salesmen.

The matter of selling through traveling men is given greater
importance, also, by the increased expenses connected with this
branch of the business, like others. The high cost of living is
reflected in the necessity of paying larger salaries, while expense
accounts bulk large compared with those of former days, simply
because the hotel charges have gone up steadily. Therefore, in
view of the increased expense and the perhaps overcrowded con-
dition of the field, it is evidently up to the lumberman to think
twice about putting salesmen out, and then to insist on getting
the right man to handle the business. Otherwise the picking will
be slim indeed.

' ' Conditions vary, of course, ' ' said one of the most successful
hardwood manufacturers and wholesalers in the country, in dis-
•cussing this question, ' ' but on an average I should say that a
customer should be canvassed about once every sixty days. If
the customer was sold it will take that long for the car to be
shipped, settlement to be made and the former transaction closed;
and as most business is built on the way previous orders were
handled it is important that one deal should be disposed of
before another is entered into. If no sale were made — presum-
ably because the consumer was stocked up — it is hardly likely
that he would be ready to buy again in less than two months. ' '

One angle on the proposition, of course, is the fact that close
buying is getting to be the rule rather than the exception among
factory men. Instead of putting in a big stock of lumber and
filling in by the purchase of a number of cars occasionally, the
consumer nowadays buys just as he needs it. This means more,
but smaller orders, single cars being purchased as a rule, unless
a contract covering an entire season 's supply has been entered
into. This seems to mean that more frequent solicitation is in
order, and that it is necessary to get around often enough to

ders that are being placed,
time, knowing that the order

to hgurc on the single
instead of being able to take one
does not have to be given out immediately

The number of factories in a community and the size of the
individual plant have a bearing on the situation. The big plant
is likely to need material of various kinds rather frequently, while
the salesman who has stocked up the small factory canusuallv
rest assured that the latter will not be iu the market for some
time to come. That results in a coagulation of salesmen, so to
speak, at the important towns and centers, while the isolated
factory iu the small town, especially if its consumption is not
above the ordinary, is not likely to be canvassed as closely.

But while the plan of going for business where business is is
apparently sound, some lumbermen have looked at the question
from another standpoint, and instead of calling on the big con-
cerns, which are always buying something or other, they confine
their efforts to the small-town, one-factory stands, finding it
easier to sell lumber to these plants for the reason noted, that
they are not over-solicited. These plants, in their estimation,
constitute fresh woods and pastures new, compared with the
concerns which are shining marks because of their big purchases,
and which consequently are canvassed to death. And, of course,
the big buyer, who gets numerous quotations, usually drives a
harder bargain than the smaller consumer, who does not subject
his purchases to the keen competition found in the other cases.

"The lumber salesman is in danger of becoming a mere order-
taker," declared a well-known traveling man, who has been on
the road for a long enough time to know what he is talking
about. "We have to watch our customers so closely and keep
in touch with them so constanMy in order to avoid losing out
that instead of doing real sales work we are compelled to spend
most of our time in the purely mechanical effort of going over
our territory. It's necessary, perhaps, but not nearly so effective
as the work of the man who gets orders by sure-enough sales
work, because he makes the consumer want to buy his stock at
his price. Brain-work is still needed, of course, but leg-work
is getting to be at a premium."

The growing realization of the fact that because of more
frequent purchases of small lots of lumber at a time the consumer
must be solicited' ca.Teful!ly. has resulted in the narrowing of
territories by concerns which have a number of men on the road.
Men who formerly had an entire section are now covering but
one state; while in other cases special salesmen have been
located in the big cities and spend all of their time soliciting
the factories there, without venturing outside that restricted
territory for fear that somebody will get around to a customer
ahead of them and nose them out of a coveted order.

This seems to suggest that the matter of over-solicitation, if
it exists, is becoming intensified, instead of diminishing, espe-
cially as trade conditions seem to make it more necessary than
ever before to keep before the consuming trade all of the time
with facts and arguments to justify the persistent campaign to in-
crease business.

One corollary of the facts which have been presented is that
lumber advertising is bound to be more necessary and more
effective than it has ever been heretofore. With many more
salesmen in the field, and competition for orders keener, the house
that gets the business must be well and favorably known to the
trade, and must back up its salesmen with the right kind of
publicity. Many traveling men admit that if the customer hasn't
heard of them and their house, it is next to impossible to sell
him, and other visits are necessary before the buyer will consider
placing an order. Familiarizing the consuming trade with the
name and policy of the lumber company through the pages of
such high-grade trade papers as Hardwood Record is, in the opinion
of the writer, not merely desirable, but almost essential to success
under the new order of things. G. D. C, .Jr.

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t#' Chicago's Wood-UsiJjg Industries *#^

r;j;tir.- I,:n.- t'i<i> jMiLlifboil iiiimmlly for imiiiy vvuth uliowmn
tUe 4uuiitilio» uf hiiiiliiT M'loivo.l iu I'lii.utJO from tho vurious
rnilrontU on.l l.v l.oiits t.ii the liike*. Tlieso totals hnvo placed
this city firmly in tbo fri.ut rniiksi of lumber centora. It in cleorly
the largest ilepot iu tlie world for the receipt iiuil ili»tributioii
of forest pro.lii.l!>, on.l it bnit hel.l thnt plnce .luring luuny yearn.
There has been Home decline iu total receipts during certain
year* of tho last decade, but the falling off has not been sufficient
to jcopardiie Chicago "» place at the head of all cities. The total
receipts ..t lumber .luriim thr viist .'iu'lit y.-,.rs are shown below.

in<>;. . .

UMi' ■ ■

1911 - ' ' '

lots -■"•'•• •"""'

1013 •J.«U4.4:U.000

In 1913 tho lake rccoipU were 244,236,000 feet, and tho balance
came bv rail. The receipts by lokc show a decline in recent years,
but not every year. The total in 1906 was 428,835,000 foct.

There has never been much scarcity of statistics showing the
quantity of lumber received during the course of a year at
Chicago, and there has always been pretty full information as
to the regions from which it comes, and consequently of the kinds
of wood and its value; but knowledge has been lacking as to what
becomes of the lumber after it has reached Chicago. Of course,
it is known in a general way that some of it is reshipped to other
markets tributary to Chicago; part of it is used in the rough in
various classes of structures, and some of it is further manu-
factured into comdiodities of numerous kinds. Some of these
are sold for use in the city, others arc distributed to all parts
of this country and even to all civilized countries of the world.
Some time ago Roger E. Simmons, acting under instructions
from the United States Forest Service, spent several months in
Chicago, carrying out a careful investigation of the uses of wood
in this city. His report was subsequently published as a part of
a larger report, and for that reason the portion relating to
Chicago failed to attract the attention which its merit deserved.
It was the first comprehensive attempt ever made in this country
to study the wood manufactures or" a large city. A consi.lernWe
amount of valuable information was brought together. While
- no attempt was made to trace the manufactured articles to their
final destinations in the markets of the world, a careful compila-
tion was made of the kinds and quantities of woods used in the
course of a year, their various costs delivered at the factories,
and much information was secured concerning the regions from
which Chicago draws the lumber which has made it famous as a
manufacturing center of wood commodities.
Tribdtaky to Chicago
As might be expected, every region of the United States is
tributary to Chicago in the matter of lumber supply. The follow-
ing table, though compiled for the whole state of Illinois, shows
this. It gives percentages of the woods which various regions
supplv to this central market.

Per Cent

of .Inn no I

Region^ 'ioPPll'-

Wisconsin ^2.0

Louisiana 1^.7

MIcUlgan ^^-^

Mississippi 8-^

.Arkansas ^-^

Kentucky *■*

Tennessee *-4

Missouri 4.1

Texas ^-^

Indiana 2.3

Alnbama 2.3

■West Virginia 1-0

l-ncinc Cc.n^l :: -

ImporU-d . o.'.i

.Not •IK'clfli'M Hi II

Tho hardwoods and the .-.uft woods have Ixcii NcgrcKated in
the statistics. This makes possible a study of each class separately,
if it is desired. It is shown that Chicago uses U2.0 per cent of
all the woods manufactured in the state. That is, of the total of
l,"sl,ri.'lii,l20 feel used in tho course of a year liy all the factories
in Illinois, the factories of Chicago <lemand 1,116,8.15,120 feet,
which falls only a little below two-thirds.

The table which follows shows the various softwoods ami the
quantity of each, which go to the Chicago wood-using factories
ill the '.onrse of a year:

Vied i'earlu
(II fhicuu

Soflirou<lH — lit I II U

Longleaf |)lne ... IT 'i.;:jihm>

White pIno 1 !■.• :;-o.

Shortlcnf pine* .. Io7,7'j(..ooii

Cypress l<l.s71.oiM>

IlouKlas llr ::,"..;i;l'.o(io

Hemlock •Js.lJl.i

Norway pine •.•i.:iin.iHpn

Western white pine I '•.."i >>.■■■,

Sitka spruce l.o'.il.ooii

Black spruce 1 ,«i.')it..'>iMt

Sugar pine i.oiio. »

Western yellow pine l.oOO.OOO

Balsam fir 4«0,000

Western red cedar T.tr,,000

Tamarack ' ".'iO.OOO

Kngelman spruce <IB4.000

I.K)blolly pine .•14U.O0O

Redwood WlifiOO

Cuban Pine loii.diM*

Northern Wliitc Cedar li'o.ooo

Red Cedar '.i::.C70

Total 559.15,'...-i70

The hardwoods are almost exactly equal to the softwoods iu
the quantities used in the Chicago factories, according to Mr.
Simmons' report. Following is a list of the hardwoods and the
yearly demand for each by Chicago wood-using industries:

L'acd Yearty

Ilardwoodi — /xf II. M.

White oak n:;.<i:!iMlo

Red gum ;>; '.iwi ..".so

J^ugar maple -;iTL*.ooii

Red oak i i j.".m,imi(i

Cottonwood .; 1 J^ 1 .liiio

Sweet birch Is.TTI.IoO

Basswood 41 .i!!Mi,.-iilO

Yellow poplar 32.50ii,S.'tO

White ash 20.447,000

White elm 1 1 i,.-, i.diiii

Chestnut \-.{>:r.,,i„,t

Soft maple i I ;i".i"i(>

Paper birch i7,.1l'. >

Hickory T.IL'i.lTii

Slippery elm '.i. l41.oii()

Beech s.t;s7.(ii)0

Black ash .".,;!,!0,000

Mahogany .".,5:t5,8.'>0

P.alm of Gllead 2,47.'i.00O

Tupelo I,435..'i00

Sycamore 1 ,060.500

Black walnut I.IOL.'i.lO

Chestnut oak 1 .s.lfi.OOO

\ ermlllion r.U4,000

Spanish cedar ."iS.S.COO

Cherry 243,000

Post oak l.'JO.OOO

Water oak 100,000

Butternut 70,000

Willow 30.000

Rosewood 4ri,2»0

Circassian walnut 11 .ono

HARDWOOD RECORD

Afriiau cedar . . .

Tonquin

Ebony

English oak

Hackberry

Prima Vera

Marblewood

Satinwood

Holly

Locust

Madagascar tulip
AH others

25,000
29,000
19,750
15,000
6,000
1,000
4,000
2,600
2,200
2,000
1,500
7,000

Total 557,699,550

Diversified Manufacturing

The manufacture of wood products in Chicago is highly diversi-
fied. Forty-three industries are separately listed and reported
upon. This includes nearly all of the regular and some of the
special wood-using industries of this country. No large industry
is omitted. The largest, in its demand for wood, is that which
makes boxes and crates. This is to be expected from the fact
that Chicago is a great shipping center for almost all kinds of
merchandise, and immense numbers of boxes are demanded to
carry the products to the retail merchants in the surrounding towns
and states.

Though 273,84'1,000 feet of lumber are yearlj' manufactured into
boxes in Chicago, it is well known that this is not the whole
quantity used. Shooks ready to nail together into finished boxes
are shipped in from states as far away as Michigan, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, and Tennessee. No records are kept of those which
thus come in from outside regions, but it is known that the num-
ber is large, and that if it were added to the boxes and crates
ninde in Chicago the total would be greatly increased.

The manufacture of cars is next to the largest wood-using
industry in Chicago, according to the accompanying table. The
annual demand, as shown by Mr. Simmons' report, falls only a
little below 250,000,000 feet. This does not look as though the
campaign which steel interests have been carrying on against the
wooden car has greatly lessened the use of wood in that industry,
as far as Chicago is concerned. The whole quantity of wood made
into cars in the course of a year in the state of Illinois is given
at 407,.3.33,000 feet, of which Chicago uses 60 per cent. Compared
with totals for the entire state, Chicago produces the following
percentages of certain commodities:

Percentage

Industries. Made in Chicago.

Cars 60.3

Bo.xes and crating 73.6

Sash, doors, etc 74.9

Farm machinery S5.1

Furniture 64.1

Heavy wagons 32.5

Store and office fixtures 74.8

Chairs 100.0

Coffins and caskets 75.6

Signs and billboards 100.0

The table which follows gives the various wood-using industries
of Chicago, the quantity of wood annually demanded, and the
average cost at the factory:

Wood Used in- Cnic^fio ui' Indlstries.

.iverage cost per

Industries. Feet. B. M. M at Factory.

Boxes and crates 2T:!.S4-J.000 .?14.99

Railroad ears 24.5.745.500 31.13

Sash, doors and planing mill products.... 1(!7.072.840 33.68

Farm machinery

Furniture

Picture and fancy molding

Pianos and organs

Flooring (hardwood)

Butter tnbs

Chairs

Store and office fixtures

Mantels and cabinet work

Heavy wagons 11,590,000

Cooperage 10,600,000

Tanks 7,810,000

Tables ' 7,612.520

Electrical apparatus 7,510,000

School and lodge furniture 6,527,000

SS.181.000

34.21

52.918,750

34.49

39.943,250

32.22

.36,913,500

36.44

24.730,000

27.04

22,000.000

22.71

16,262,000

.35.19

15,748,500

40.89

13,545,000

37.78

Parlor furniture ....
Signs and billboards.

Miscellaneous

Coffins and caskets. . .

Couch frames

Greenhouse fixtures .
Window and door

Plumbers' woodwork

Hcfrigerators

Laundry machinery

Basket and fruit packages.

Trunks and valises

Ladders

Stairs

Cigar boxes

Light vehicles

Barber furniture

Elevators

Musical instruments

Sewing machines

Handles

Sporting goods

Machine parts

Meat blocks 300,000 23.00'

Novelties and toys . . 290,000 40.21

Total 1,116,855,120 $28.63

The total cost of the wood manufactured in Chicago, according
to the accompanying table, is $31,97.5,688. The total value of the
wood used by manufacturers in the whole state of Illinois is
•li.?!, 229,693. It thus appears that Chicago uses 61 per cent of the
annual demand by the whole state.

$.39.35
21.93
30.88
24.24
22.66
47.54

31.48
25.88
42.34
20.78
29.25
30.93
51.26
90.39
48.45
41.99
33.99
94.86
37.79
51.67
21.67
44.72

46.57

Mississippi River Conditions Favorable to
Logging

The Mississippi river at Memphis is falling after having reached
a stage of about thirty-three feet. This is directly in line with the
forecast made by the weather bureau here. The idea now obtains,
that, regardless of the character of weather in the immediate future,
all danger of flood conditions has passed. It is pointed out that
the crest of the present rise will disappear before it can be overtaken
by another and those who have interests subject to interference by
high water are resting easy and congratulating themselves over the
outlook. Lumbermen are included in this number as they have been
badly hurt within the past two years by the overflow in the Mississippi,
with the consequent breaking of the levees and flooding of their
plants, yards and mill stocks.

The present stage is high enough to insure a good movement of
timber by water and this is what lumbermen here are anticipating.
Much timber is now available that has heretofore been inaccessible
and prospects are that river receipts of timber will be materially in-
creased. So far as rail receipts are concerned, they are comparatively
light. There has been so much bad weather lately, too, that logging
operations have been halted for the time being, and some uneasiness
is evident among manufacturing interests over the timber supply
outlook. Much will depend on weather conditions in the immediate
future and these will be closely watched by lumber interests, not
only here but elsewhere, throughout the Mississippi valley. There
has already been some curtailment of manufacturing operations on
this account and more is promised if the weather does not soon be-
come favorable for work in the woods.

The Handle Sells the Ax

'it is said that the popularity of American axes in many foreign
countries is due more to their hickory handles than to the metal in
the bit or the pattern of the tool. Foreign factories can work metal
about as well as it is worked in this country, but foreign forests do
not grow hickory or any other wood like it. That must come from
America. The same observation holds in regard to many slender-
handled hammers. Their hickory handles sell them in many foreign
markets. This has been shown in numerous instances when attempts
to sell the hammers without the handles have been unsueeepsful.

tliori.unlii "11 rtiKiigoa in tli.'

■tuilv of • •:li«itiou of WOOlI.

It »•urk^ iroiii the fnroiit im

thp oriuin il -■»!■•■ ■i Mipiilv. to tlu- uiti
iiinto cuimuiiior of the proiliicts. Altb«u|;;li
this (livision of tlic Kori-st Servicp hn.H bcfn
active for several yean, the general |>u)>
lie is not mo well arqiininteil with tlio muk
as it abould be.

The Forest Service is very broad in its
scope. Existing forest oreas are cruisoil,
protected, and improvinl. Lumber oporii-
tious within those areas are regulated and
supervised. Improvements in the way of
roads, trails, bridges, and telephones arc
carried on constantly and in many states.
Immense numbers of cattle, horses, sheep,
iinil goats find pasturage on tbo govern-
incut forests among the western mountains,
where, without regulation, the ranges would
soon be ruined through abuse. Streamflow
is, in a measure, controlled by protection
of the steep slopes, and there is better sup-
ply of water for irrigation and other purposes,
much additional are carried on in direct relation with

IIX(jT().\,

ernnient's own forests; but the study of utilization goes outside
of national forests and government timber areas, and comes in
direct contact with the people in their factories, shops, mills, and
even in their homes. It is concerned with putting wood to its best
uses after it has been grown.

The division of the Forest Service which has this work in hand
is called "Industrial Investigations." The term is broad enough
to include many things, but narrow enough to cxchulo ukto tlicd-
retical experimentation. It strikes straight for practical results all
the time.

The division is in charge of O. T. Swan, a technically trained
timber engineer, ami the head office is in Washington, I). C; but
most of the work is done in the field. It is not chiefly office work,
because it depends on direct contact with users of wood in all its
forms and in all parts of the United States. It is intended to be
a sort of clearing house for information concerning the uses of
wood; gathering from those who know and furnishing to those who
wish to know.

St.\te Wood-Using Keports

From time to time during two or three years past reports have
been appearing, state by state, giving statistics of the various
uses of wood in different states. Lumbermen and manufacturers
of commodities wholly or chiefly of wood have become familiar
with this series of state reports. The latest to be published were
those of Ohio, South Carolina, and New York. More than thirty
states have been completed, and the series, when finished, will
include all the states.

The general public probably does not appreciate the amount of
labor required, and the painstaking care necessary to compile such
a report. A man who is thoroughly seasoned for the work takes
charge of a state; has a list of all wood-users in the state, as far
as possible, and he then begins personal work among them, visit-
ing scores or hundreds of them for the purpose of talking with
the proprietors in their shops, factories, and mills. There is no
long-range work about it. The man who does it is expected to see
with his own eyes and hear with his own oars the actual work in
wood which he describes in his report. In a city like Chicago or
Boston he spends weeks going from shop to shop, from factory to
factory, talking with proprietors, foremen, and even workmen
about the uses of the various woods. He must explore manufac-
turing districts, walk miles across lumber yards, water fronts,

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ri'iii'h hhopH in liiftN, anil be willing to go
anywhere that information is to be had.
The work ih no Icxs arduoun in villagen and
in rural dixtrictH, for the means of travel
nre often inndeijuatc, and the "export"
who is not ready to walk five miles acroM
loiintry in rain or nnotv to expedite his
wiirk IK nut the man who produces results
ill studying the utilization of wood.

The state reportn which havo been so
fiivorably received by users of wood in all
IKirts of the United States were worked out
slowly and laboriously by men who were
"ill the field" months at a stretch in direct
.•iiid personal contact with owners an«f oper-
ators of shops and factories that used wood
as raw material.

The information acquired in that manner
is to be made the basis of a series of sup-
pUMiiental investigations of great interest
and importance, which are now under way.
Kach of the well-defined wood-using industries
is taken up separately, and is considered for
the whole United States. For example, nil the statistics of box fac-
tories in the United States are brought together in a single rei>ort.
It is a complete review of that industry, giving the amount of wooil
used annually, and the quantity of each kind, with tlie cost of each
per thousand feet, and numerous other matters concerning tlio
manufacture of boxes in the United States. Furniture-making will
be taken up in the same manner, and the finished report will show
the kinds and quantities of wood demanded by this great industry,
the cost of each, and the total cost, and data of various kinds never
yet jiublished.

Thus, one by one, according to the announced working plan,
will the wood-using industries be studied, until the whole field has
been covered from ocean to ocean.

Another series of investigations is also under way. It takes up
wood by wood, such as white pine, oak, gum, chestnut, etc., and
gives the whole quantity of each used in the country; the quantity
of each wood demanded by separate industries, the cost and other
matters. It is understood that the first of this series of reports,
that covering chestnut, is about ready for publication.

These investigations, like the others, are carried on in factory
and forest. Following are some of the specific lines which the men
in the field are pursuing:

lias there been .iny rrcent Iniproiomcnt In machinery, mctliods of
manufacture, seasoning of raw material and general equipment, kilns, etc.
Is It possihlc for the wood-users to specify the standard forms to be
supplied by the mill men?

What Improvement has recently taken place In cuttlnE of timber, log-
ging, milling, utilization of waste, cNtcnslon of markets and care of
forests?

What species arc now left In the forests, being considered unmer-
chantable?

What new species have been brought Into commercial use and what
qualities especially recommend them for their uses?
What new uses of wood have been developed?
What woods are coming Into general use for Imitation of lilgh-gradc

What arc the various now processes for Imitating wood?

In veneered products, what woods arc preferred for cores, and why?

What new substitution for wood Is going on?

What Is the cmallest dimension that can be economically utilized by
each industry?

What utilization experiments arc being carried on by the manufacturers?

What Is the estimated per cent of waste In each kind of factory and
In what forms Is this waste? Per cent of each form?

Arc many mills operated under the "convict labor" contract syst^'?
If so, state the effect on annual production of lumber and market con-
ditions.

HARDWOOD RECORD

27

What wood-using injustries now unilivclop<'(J slionlii he (■specially en-
couraged ?

Wliat advantages Ims ttie region under investigation in the matter of
transportation faeilities. liutli rail and water?

Is ■■driving" or •rafting" practiced on tlie streams'; Are sneli methods

What are tile prineipal niarltets for the wood products ot the region'.'

Special Use Beports
Another series of reports which is being prepared by the division
of Industrial Investigations of the Forest Service is known as
"Uses of Commercial Woods of the United States." These differ
in several points from the reports by states. They are not statis-
tical, in that they do not deal with quantities and prices. Each
report covers only one wood or group of woods, but it includes the
whole United States instead of a single state, and it deals with
l)ast history as well as with the present. It is a history of the
uses in this country of the wood or the woods under consideration,
together with the properties which are most valuable in the woods
when used for certain purposes.

Three of the "special use reports" have been published to the
])resent time. The first was "Cedars, Cypresses, and Sei]uoias";
the second, "Pines"; and the third, "Beech, Birdies, and
Maples." 'When the series has been completed, it will ineluclc all
of the important woods of the United States.
Annual Lumbep. Cut
Sitwiiiiil iiwiicrs, lumbermen, statisticians, and a large jjart of
the genernl luililie have learned to look forward every year to
the appearance of the bulletin which announces the annual cut of
lumber. 'When it was stated some months ago that owing to lack
of funds the yearly lumber report would be discontinued, there was
general disappointment among lumbermen. Fortunately, arrange-
ments have been made to continue the work in part.

These valuable bulletins have been the joint work of the Bureau
of the Census and the Forest Service. The Census did the office
work, while the Forest Service scouts took to the woods to round
up information that was beyond the reach of office work. It is
understood that, though funds are scarce, this valuable work will
go on, and in some respects it promises to be more interesting than
ever, because more in detail. Each mill is now asked to give
the exact name of the wood cut, while formerly the information
was often so general that it was not wholly satisfactory. This will
result in securing more knowledge than ever before concerning the
cut of species which have not been reported separately up to this
time. Information will also be obtained concerning the common
names under which various woods are milled in different parts
of the country. It is well known that confusion and uncertainty
often result from ignorance of local names of commercial woods.

New work is constantly coming up to be done, and old projects
are continued. The range of activities is wide, as must necessarily
be the ease in a work of a practical nature which keeps pace with
jirogresg. A mere enumeration of things undertaken along certain
lines will show this. This division of the Forest Service has
charge of the collection of statistics concerning the use of wood
preservatives in the United States. It has much to do with rules
and practices of inspection of timbers and other wood used by the
government. It prepared hickory handle specifications for the
War Department, Navy Department, and the Isthmian Canal Com-
mission, which regulations designed to secure the use of red or
heart hickory and to provide a cheaper yet equally serviceable
handle. The navy and the canal commission are using them, and
it is said that the War Department will soon do so. They have
been adopted by a number of large railroads, and the leading
handle manufacturers have heartily approved them.
Chestnut Blight-Killed Timber
Various bureaus of the government as well as societies and state
organizations have been combating the chestnut blight in north-
eastern states, and large appropriations have been made to assist
in curbing the disease. The Forest Service, through the division
of Industrial Investigations, got busy, too; but it asked simply,
"What can be done with the dead chestnut timber?" That was
an intensely practical question. Something ought to be done to
prevent the heavy financial loss resulting from dead timber being

left to rot. Men were set to work to find uses for it, and jirol)-
able markets. Manufacturers who could do so were urged to use
chestnut, and lists of prospective users, and the kinds they miglit
be able to use, were sent to thousands of owners of chestnut tim-
ber. By that means great losses were prevented. It was a case
of hunting users for what otherwise would have been waste mate-
rial. That is really the keynote to the saving of waste — find the
man who wants it. That is the practical solution of most waste
problems. It is better than the way of the theorist who tries to
think out some new use, and is seldom able to get anywhere.

Much of the work relating to blight-killed chestnut has been in
direct charge of Jesse C. Nellis, who, representing the division of
Industrial Investigations, has made a thorough study of the whole
question, not from an office desk, but in the woods and at shops
and factories.

TiGET Cooperage Industry
The makers of tight cooperage — barrels for liquids — are now put
to it about as hard as any other class of manufacturers to find
suitable material. There is still enough to be had, but the quality
of the wood must be high, and available supplies are rapidly
going. It is well known that the toughest proposition for the
stave-maker is the enormous waste which nearly always must lie
left in the woods.

The problem has recently been attacked in much the same man-
ner as the chestnut blight. John T. Harris was given the job. He
is well known to thousands of lumbermen in the Mississippi valley
through his work on various state wood-using reports from Canada
to Mexico. He knew all about the woods, and his first pass was
to go to Arkansas, where they make staves, and he camped for
months in the woods among the stave-makers. He took the sen-
sible view that the men who make staves know most about them,
and the place to get information was among those men. He was
1,500 miles from his office. His headquarters were temporarily
near Womble, where he measured the tops and other abandoned
material strewing the ground over hundreds of acres; and he fig-
ured out how much of it was suitable for railroad ties, chair stock,
barrel heads, and other purposes. He carefully studied the defects
in rejected stave bolts, and came to the conclusion that fifty per
cent of the loss in that area is due to "water-soak" and "punk."
and not more than ten per cent to worm holes.

This instance is cited as an example of the manner in which the
work is carried on. The next step will doubtless be to find users
for the waste Arkansas oak, if possible. If the stave-maker can
sell his left-overs for something, he can utilize more closely and
make more money for himself.

The Waste Problems
Nearly every user of wood has a waste question on his hands.
No general remedy has been discovered. The Forest Service's rule
of procedure is to find some one who can use what another is
obliged to throw away. Unless that can be done, there is no sure
way of lessening waste in woodworking. Those in charge of
Industrial Investigations have exceptionally good facilities for
bringing together the person who has waste material and the per-
son who can use it. Lists of thousands of woodworkers, in many
lines and in all parts of the country, afford the means. For exam-
ple, if a veneer manufacturer has cores of black and Circassian
walnut which he cannot dispose of in his business, the natural
place to look for a market for them is among manufacturers of
firearms, who employ such woods for pistol grips and fore-ends
for shotguns; or if vehicle manufacturers have small blocks of
hickory left, markets may be found by communicating with makers
of small tool handles. If small maple blocks are a waste in a
factory, it is important to know where stuff of that kind is useful.
These are some of the lines along which the division of Indus-
trial Investigations of the Forest Service is making itself widely
useful. New problems constantly come up, and new solutions are
sought. Results are. not always wholly satisfactory, but they gen-
erally are encouraging.

The name Industrial Investigations occasionally leads to erro-
neous ideas as to the line of work done. Some suppose the purpose
is to investigate various industries to see if they are complying

2S

HARUWOOU KKCOKU

with the law in carrying on their businmiii. Nothing of that nort
is iurluilca in the work. No *urb invent igntiouii iiro within thv
avopc of it* tlutiM.

FOKKST I'UOOrtTK tlXltWlTIOS

The $10,000 oppropriation whirh ConcreM provided to cnnblo the
y'orMt Service aa a whole to take part in the Korest ProJuctt

Kz]>o«ilion in Chicago and New York will innko

iblc for

the Diviniiin of Induvtrial InveNtigationK, and likewise the i-'orcst
I'rodurtH I^uborntory at Madiiion, Wis,, to place their work before
the wood iiHcnt of thin country in a way not pORnible heretofore.
Their exiiibitii arc now being prepared, and while no Hpecillc infor-
mation him been given out n» to the precine nature of the exhibitii,
it may be depended upon that they will be prnctii'nl iiml will b«
prepared with an eye tiliigle tu iitilir.iition.

Williiim A. 1^-nnett, ol IIm
finn of Ifennett * Witle. liar.l
wood lumber dealers of t'in
cinnati, paswe.! away at \\\-
rosidence, 3:il6 Reading roii.l.
Cincinnati, Ohio, S u n d a y
afteruouii. April 19.

Mr. Bi-nnett had iM-en .suf
fering for many weeks from
kidney trouble with complii-.'i
tions but hi.s exceptionally
strong con.stitntion had kept
him up weeks after his doctor
Miid there was no hope of his
recovery.

He was born in Dover, Ky..
in 1S34, and came to Cincin-
nati when a young man. lie
accepted a position with the
C. W. & S. G. Boy.l lumber
firm, and while with that con
cern he acquired a masterful
knowleilge of the lumber
business. In 1SS7 Mr. Ben
nett with Charles Witte. -a
fellow workman connecte^l
with the same concern, forme. I
the firm of Bennett & Witte.
which was a partnership.
Mr. Witte died in 1896 an.l
Mr. Bennett became the sole
gwiier of the business, whieh
has grown to one of tlie
large-st of its kind in the conn
try. At the time of his deatlj.
besides being the sole owner
of the firm of Bennett A:
Witte, he was vice-president
of the Ohio National Life In
surance Company. He was :ui
active member of the Chamber
of Commerce and a former

president. He was a member Till: I.ATi; Wll.l.IA.M .\. V.K

of the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers' Association

and a charter member of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati and
its second president. He also was a member of the Business Men 's
Club. ^Vhen the company that formerly operated the Havilan<l hotel
of Cincinnati got into financial difficulties, Mr. Bennett was appointed
receiver of the property an«l succeeded so well that the receiver.ship
was soon lifted and the company reorganizcil.

Mr. Bennett leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Raymond
Betts, who is manager of the eastern office of the Queen City Silver
Company, a branch of the Cincinnati Coffin Company, whose head-
quarters are New York City. The funeral services were held at the
late residence Tuesday afternoon, April 21, with Rev. Chas. F. Goss

«r till' rre>bMeriun cliurch
ofliciating. The burial was at
Spring (irove cemetery. Mr.
Bennett nil through life had
very jdnin and simple tasteii
and, as was ex|K'cted, the fu-
neral services were carrie«l
out in the simplest form.
Rev. Mr. Go»», who was a
life long friend of Mr. Hen
nett, preached a IxMintiful
sermon, referring mainly to
the unseen side of the de-
ceased's life which to those
who knew him intinintely
would fill 3 large volume, oa
he was a man of very char-
itable tendencies whose purge
was always open when called
upon.

The Lumbermen 's Club at-
tended the funeral in a body,
C. C. Hagemeyer, presirlent of
the club, and T. B. Stone, of
the T. B. Stone Lumber Com-
pany, being honorary pall
bearers. The active pall bear-
ers, most of whom are lum-
bermen, were as follows: Jas.
.\. Porter, Ben Bramlage, B.
A. Kipp, George M. Morgan,
S. W. Hiehey, Emil Thoman,
.\. H. Belts, and John Havi-
lanil. The club sent a casket
spray of white Killarney roses.
All the floral offerings were
very handsome and entirely
filled the large room where
the remains reposed. These
were banked around the grave
]>revious to the arrival of the
funeral party and it would
.ni:tt. t'l.NCiN.N.VTI. OHIO. appear that the handsome ma-

hogany casket was simply sub-
merged among a bower of
roses and lilies instead of Ijeing consigned to a grave. Mr. Ben-
nett's memory will live long among the friends who knew him
and many of Cincinnati's prominent Innibcrmen will long remember

his wise counsel.

An Inferior Substitute for Ash
I'or some years bo.it onrs of Australian mountain nsh have been shipped
to England, where they came in competition with American nsh. The
timber was cut In New South Wales. It was recently learned that an
Imitation had been put on the market. It looks like ash, but Is in every
way inferior to it. and Is said to be a species of eucalyptus. The Kovem-
ment of New South Wales has taken steps to prevent the palming off
of the Inferior wood for the ash.

'toso2;;«K)scm^ac;x'K:<a;iWtai!*yge«di^^

Studies in Hardwood Distillation

Arthur D. Little, Inc., chemists and engineers, Boston, Mass., has
issued a pamphlet which will prove of interest to persons engaged in
the distillation of hardwoods. The pamphlet is the work of Dr. L. F.
Hawley. Its purpose is to oiltline certain matters of distillation which
are not yet known as well as they should be. There is a series of
questions remaining to be answered, but to answer them, further in-
vestigations will, in most cases, be necessary; yet they are practical
<]uestions and they concern the industrial distillation of hardwoods.

One of the matters is the variation in yield from different woods.
This has never been given proper consideration. In this country the
usual raw material consists of mixtures of different species of hard-
woods in various unknown proportions, depending upon the natural
occurrence of these species in the forest from which the supply wood
is obtained. Beech, birch and maple usually predominate, but there
are others. Which woods are most valuable, if they can be bought at
different prices?

Of course in a plant already established this question would
probably not be of importance because it is likely to have only one
certain mixture of species available and it is doubtful whether sorting
of the species would be practicable. But in establishing new plants
a consideration of the species available and their relative costs is
very important. For instance, the question might arise, ' ' Wliich is
the most favorable source of raw material, tupelo at $2 per cord or
birch at .$2.50?" The solution of this question would depend almost
entirely upon the value of the products per cord from the two classes
of material, since the cost of distilling the wood and refining the
products would differ only slightly. It would therefore bo necessary
only to (leterniine the yields per cord from each of the two species
and find whether the difference in the value of the products made up
for the difference in cost.

However, in comparing two species which differ considerably in
weight per cord, it would be necessary to consider also the difference
in cost of distilling the wood and refining the distillate. For in-
stance, in comparing oak (weight per cord with 15 per cent moisture
about 4,300 pounds) with red gum (weight per cord with 15 per cent
moisture about 3,300 pounds) it can be seen that more heat would be
required to distil a cord of the former and, assuming the same per-
centage of pyroligneous acid, 40 per cent, in both cases, there would
be 400 pounds pyroligneous acid per cord to refine in the case
of the oak. In distilling the wood the extra fuel would be the only
added expense, but in refining the distillate there would be required
an increase in capacity of the refining apparatus as well as extra fuel.
In comparing the values of two species which differ in weight it is
therefore necessary to take into account other things besides just the
yield of products and the cost per cord.

A very similar study is the determination of the relative value of
different forms of material from the same species. This question
has never been completely solved. There is variation in yield from
different parts of the same tree. That question would come up in
its practical form in a plant built to distU sawmill waste. What
should be the limit in size of limbs and slabs to be distilled? In
that case the comparative cost of handling the different sizes of
materials would be important.

Among other questions which can be satisfactorily determined only
after more study is that relating to the moisture content of the wood ;
how dry it is. The more moisture in it, the more heat is required to
distil the material.

The increased moisture content may increase the length of time
required for distillation and therefore reduce the capacity of the
retorts; the extra water in the pyroligneous acid requires enlarged
refining apparatus: and finally, the yields of acetic acid are inversely
proportional to the amount of water in the wood. In determining
the optimum moisture content of the wood at any particular plant it
would be necessary to balance the cost of drying against the gains
due to saving of fuel, to increase of capacity of distilling and refining
apparatus, and to increase of yields. This study would require a large
amount of both experimentation and calculation.

Then the question comes up as to the effect of the temperature on
the yields. Dr. Hawley says that it is generally understood that slow
distillation improves the yield of valuable products, but there does
not seem to be any definite conception of how much of an effect can
be produced in this way. This lack of information is probably due
to the fact that most forms of commercial apparatus are designed for
distillation under certain definite conditions, and it is difficult to
vary these conditions to any great extent.

It is declared that the commercial yields of the acetate of lime
are only 65 per cent of what the wood is capable of furnishing.
Would it be advisable to attempt to attain this increased yield at the
necessary extra expense?

There is opportunity to economize heat in refining. At present about
250 per cent of heat is used to do 100 per cent work. Could not the
heat be made to do more work, by using the same heat for different
processes?

There are valuable products lost in the tar and others lost in the
escaping gases. It is suggested that some of this waste can be recov-
ered, provided it will pay to do so ; and that is another matter needing
further investigation.

Baltimore Exporters Not Encouraged

Any impression that the foreign trade liaiT undergone a positive
improvement in the last six weeks, which might have gained currency
in the trade, will be very emphatically dissipated by a study of the
figures for March as compared with those for the corresponding
month of 1913. These figures demonstrate plainly that the tendency
in the direction of a curtailment in the forwardings to foreign coun-
tries which was a feature of the trade during the greater part of last
year is still in progress, and reflection will show that if the decline is
no greater it may be attributed to the fact that having continued
for so long, there is less room for a contraction than was the case
before. The real significance of the showing lies in the fact that a
further recession has taken place, and that as yet there is no con-
vincing evidence that the trend toward a narrowing movement has
been halted. Oak lumber is again in the lead with a decline of
nearly fifty per cent, or from 2,174,000 feet in March, 1913, to
1,147,000 feet last month. But hickory logs are not far behind,
with a shrinkage from 275,000 feet to 174,000 feet. In walnut logs
there was a gain, and the classification of ' ' all other logs ' ' makes a
better exhibit than might have been supposed. But with regard to
walnut logs it is to be said that stocks on the other side are reported
to be very large, with prices unremunerative, and a holding back of
shipments is earnestly urged. Poplar dropped from 279,000 feet to
92,000 feet, leading all other woods in the extent of the deeUne in
so far as percentage is concerned, and bearing out the reports received
here to the effect that the accumulations on the other side are large
and that interest of buyers is at a low ebb. In some items a gain is
disclosed, but they do not cut a big figure in the trade, the effect
of the statement as a whole being to impose caution upon the ex-
porters. The figures are as follows:

1914,
Quantity.
174,000 Ft.

Logs, Hickory

Logs, Oak 8,000 Ft.

Logs, Walnut 218,000 Ft.

Logs, all others 128,000 Ft.

Lumber, Oak 1,147,000 Ft.

Lumber, Poplar 92,000 Ft.

Lumber, Spruce 50,000 Ft.

Lumber, all others 408,000 Ft.

Shocks, all others

Value.
.$ 5,97.5
350
12,940
5,388
37,156
4,667
1,875
21,110

1913.
Quantity.
275,000 Ft.
39,000 Ft.
184,000 Ft.
71,000 Ft.
2,174,000 Ft.
279,000 Ft.

41,750

472.000 Ft.
3.646
27.330

Headings

All other kinds of lumber..

Doors

Furniture

Trimmings

All other manufactures ol
wood

Value.
$ 8,585

1,365
11,660

1,625
68,010
10,004

21,870
4,021
3,306

28,411
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t.i iitili«< nil llic wiiiilo iKiiwililo
iimkiii;; an. I Mn.ir UMii(» in right in tlio \oiuvr iinluHtrv il.vlf, l>v

ii«iii>; til.' I Iii.t ii|i iiioro roiinili'toly. Mori«ov««r, IIhtp i» liiinlly

niiiPtli.T I'lii.c wliiTi' llint oIJ proverb of tJit> ouurt> of |iri'voiitioii
Iwing Ix'tUT thiiii a |Kiunil of euro will np|>ly ttioro l{ttiii|;ly Omii
in tho voiHvr iiiiliintrr. In other worjii, tlio U»Bt wiiy t<i kiivo or
uliliu- vcnwr wnstf an<l rcnlixo from it i» tc ninko lotm of it. Kodui'i"
it at th<> !Uiitrr<>, ^I'l niun* nut of thp tinilxT in the way of veni-<<r
originally an<l then lianille it nu lui to get more of the vene<<r product
into real MTvire ami have K-h« of it going tu trininiing. Thix is eanier
said than done, but it Ls not ini|iOKi<ible to ilo to quite an extent nt
Ien8t, It i» n-ally eaxier and inueh more practical to t«ke the tit*'p»
and prea-autions nec*<s!«ary for reducing the quantity of waHte than
it i» to <leviM> other ways* and means for utilizing waste after it in
made, and converting it to some good purpose.

i)oth figureii and iileas vary considerably a.s to the nniuunt of vene<>r
wn.«te, or rather the entire quantity of waste Iwtween the log and the
available veneer pro<luct, and between the available veneer product
anil the finisheil veneered article. Perhaps the general average will
lie something like .'t.l'ti |>er cent of waste in converting Idocks into
vene»'r, and then altout .'l.H'^i per cent of waste in this available veneer
product when it comes to working it up and utilizing it for face
vem>er or in the making of built-up lumber.

This is merely suggested as a pos.sible tentative average to get at
some Imsis for a line of argument and deduction on the subject of
saving waste by preventing it.

One set of tabulated figures in the hands of the writer at present,
taken from a rotary veneer cutting plant in operation, shows logs
use<l during a day's run to the total of 45,000 feet, and an available
veneer product of 30,000 feet. This would b« a waste of % as com-
pared to the original log scale, but if figured in comparison with the
final veaeer product, the waste pile is equal to half the amount of
available veneer.

The wa.ste in this instance is figured on the basis of board measure
feet in logs as a starting point. Then the thickness of veneer is niul
tiplied to get the inch thickness of boards. For example, '/4 of an
inch thick requires four times the quantity surface measure to make
1,000 feet l>oard measure.

This vtaste becomes even more startling when it is considered that
the l>oard measure scale is calculated to allow something like 25 per
cent of waste — that is, it allows for the sawdust and slabs, which
originally amounted to approximately 25 per cent. Compared to the
solid contents of a log, there would be in this case a waste of the
original 25 per cent allowance in the log scale and of S'.i',-, per cent
that shows between the board measure log scale and the available
veneer product. Adding to this a final waste in the using of veneer
of .3.1% per cent, the waste item begins to assume almost staggering
proportions.

The thing to do is to face this wa.ste in it« full measure and then
Ijefore seeking ways and means to market it a<lvantageously, see how
much of it can be prevented by proper manipulation.

The first question in a proposition of this kind is, what makes the
waste, how does it come inf The veneer machine presumably makes
no kerf, that is, no sawdust; consequently it should turn out a measure
practically equal to the full solid contents of the block. It is easy,
however, to see that it doesn't. Figures of different mills at different
times may vary materially in the totals and the percentage of waste,
but all of them, all the time, show that there is a waste, that not-
withstanding the allowance for sawdust in log scale measurements,
the veneer product will never measure up to the board measure scale
of the logs.

The investigation as to what causes this loss shows at least four
different channels. The first and most noticeable one is the cores
left in the veneer machine. The second on the list is end waste, the
extra length of block allowed in cutting to length for trimming the
veneer sheets to uniform dimensions. Third, we have waste incident
to rounding up blocks and getting them to a shape where they will

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fuurlli . Iiiiiincl II
that iif dcfi'i'tn devchiiH-d in tindM'r in the procomi of cutting and of
Htork iliiiiuig<'<l from one cnUM> or another while cutting.

Taking IIicm- in the or<ler mentiiMie<l, we have flrHt the matter
of cores. The cores or centi-r piecw left in the rotary veneer machine
ordinarily vary in Hir.e from wix to ten incheii. I'erhnps <-iglit inches
would l>e an average, though much de|H>iiilN ii|Min the nature of the
timlMT and the length of the blocks U-ing cut nnil the siu- of the
mnchineti and chucks in use.

Down in Florida where lots of pine is worked into orange box
stock and light package material, small ninchines are uxcd working
on short blocks, and the core j>ie<'es wM-in to vary in size from four
to six inches. Large cores are very rarely seen in places of this kind.
Turn from that, however, to a vene«'r plant cutting door htock and
other large dimensions in veneer and one may find lots of cores nino
and ten inclu-s in diameter, sometimes as large as twelve inches. This
is becouso it takes heavy machines and large chucks to hold the blocks
and cut this class of veneer.

There is a way to save some of this core waste, ami the veneer
manufacturing trade is beginning to turn more attention to it. The
simplest, an<l so far the most practical ^inipostion for saving in the
core waste, is to use some smaller machincx for rehandling the cores
and getting as much good veneer out of them as practical.

The way this matter is handled at one progressive |ilnnt in the-
South is to take the cores immediately from the big machines to a
smaller machine and work them down while they are still warm.
If the big machine is cutting short blocks, the core may go imine<liBtely
from one machine to the other. If the blocks of the big machine are
too long to go into the small one, or if the ends have been battered up
with the chucks, the ends are trimmed off to solid wood, making the
block somewhat shorter. If the blocks from the big machines are of
extra long length they are cut into two short blocks, then swung
into the small machine and worked down to a very small core. A big
swing cross-cut saw serves to do the end trimming and the cutting
of the blocks in two when necessary, and with this arrangement quite
a lot more of the available veneer jjroduct is obtained than would be
practical without it. Occasionally in the working of a sound log that is
small originally, the little machine may get practically as much good
veneer from the core as was secured primarily from the block by cut-
ting on the big machine. Inileed there are many instances where the
small machines get some excellent product from the cores. In other
cases the product from the cores will not make a good face veneer —
it makes fillers and backs and can be utilized to In-tter aiivantnge than
it is possible to utilize the core in any other way. There has been
enough experimenting along this line to ilemonstrate that it is quit*
practical to materially reduce the core waste in veneer making by the
use of small machines for handling the light blocks and for handling
the heavy cores from the larger machines.

End waste comes from the allowance made in the length of veneer
blocks for trimming. It is pretty much the same allowance that is
made in cutting saw-logs, with the difference that it is maile oftener
because the average veneer block is only aliout '4 the length of th&
average sawlog. The end allowance is practically the same so that
in working up timber into veneer blocks there is four times the waste
in end trimming that there is in the sawmill for trimming purposes.

Two general plans suggest themselves for closer utilization there.
One is to take more pains in the work of cutting logs into blocks and
reduce this allowance for end waste by closer mani|iulation. The
other idea which suggests itself is to dispense with the core knives
used for trimming, the ends of veneer sheets which will permit using
shorter blocks, and do the end trimming with saws after the veueer
stock is dried. It ought to be practical, by a little exertion along the
line of closer utilization, to materially reduce the amount of this end
waste.

Some waste incident to rounding up a log or block in the veneer
machine, or slab waste as we might term it, can be eliminated in many*
plants by the exercise of more care in centering blocks. Where blocks

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are carelesBlj' centered in the machines there is an unnecessary aniouut
bf this slab waste. W'liere they are carefully centered and the waste
is lieavy because the block is not round originally we have a form
bf waste that is practically unavoidable. It may be practical in
many instances to save this and work it into dimension veneer and
Utilize in the veneer work itself quite a lot that ordinarily goes into
tilti ♦fodd pile.

The Wfeste incident to defects in the block and in cutting is a
waste that depends partly on the skill of the operator and the con-
dition of the machine and partly on the nature of the timber being
■worked. Given a good souttd block and machine in good condition with
a sharp knife, there should be very little waste incident to damage in
cutting. Perhaps the heaviest waste in cutting comes from blocks
splitting before they are worked down. This may be checked a
little by careful handling. The general proposition of reducing waste
under this head involves the use of good machinery operated only by
skilled, competent men supervised by a foreman who will insist upon
the machines doing their work right and getting as much good stock
as possible out every block.

What is true of the veneer cutting end is equally true of the veneer
using. There is waste in using veneer as well as in cutting it. It

will probably average from twenty-five to thirty per cent and may go
as high as fifty per cent in some instances. It will never be jjossible
to entirely prevent waste in this work, but it should be practical to
reduce the amount of waste through the exercise of care and thought-
fulness in selecting and working veneer.

Part of it is a matter of selection and of fitting veneer to the work
and part of it is a matter of closer manipulation just as in the case
of the end waste and the core waste. In trimming veneer and in mak-
ing up panels allowances are made for end trimming and for side trim-
ming, for cutting to exact size, and sometimes the.se allowances are
made with such a liberal hand that they unnecessarily increase the
waste. More care in the work and closer manipulation will reduce
this materially, and thoughtfulness and care in cutting and trimming
veneer will make it practical to use a fair percentage of trimmings
from one job on another and thus utilize material tliat otherwise goes
to waste.

So both in the making and in the using of veneer there are many
opportunities to use up the product closer and reduce the item of
waste, and after all is said, this is the best utilization that can be
devised for veneer waste, and it liokis generally for wastes of all
classes and kinds. J. C. T.

^'qgTOaim^:roCTimMatTO3:ii»ii35ro5it!;im^

Pertinent Legal Findings

CONTRACT NOT REQUIRED TO BE IN WRITING

A contract eMijiloyiiis :i leal estate broker to procure an option on
land to be purcliasi'd for usf as a lumber yard, is not such agreement
as is required by the laws of Indiana to be reduced to writing and
signed by the employing owner. — (Indiana Appellate Court, Pierson
vs. Donham, 104 Northeastern Reporter, 606.)

COLLECTION ON FREIGHT CHARGES

A railway company may lawfully discriminate between shippers
by requiring one to pay freight charges cash in advance, and by ex-
tending credit to another, and is not liable for damages resulting to
a shipper through refusal to accept his checks in payment of freight
charges. — (Texas Court of Civil Appeals, Eagle Pass Lumber Com-
pany vs. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, 164
.Southwestern Reporter, 402.)

LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY
A lumber company is not liable for injury to an outsider sustained
while assisting an employe in doing something beyond the Scope of the
latter 's duties. — (Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Lnnater Com-
pany vs. Meholm, 164 Southwestern Reporter, 84.)

RIGHT TO ENFORCE BIATERIALMAN'S LIEN

Must lumber or other building material ordered for a building be
actually used in the structure in order that the seller may enforce a
mechanic 's lien to secure payment of the agreed price? The decisions
of the highest courts of the several states on this important question
. are at wariance. For instance, the courts of Alabama, Connecticut,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon and South Dakota have decided that
actual use of the materials is necessary, while the courts of Colorado,
Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin have taken the opposite view.
And in "those states where actual use of the material is required, it
is a rule that they must be incorporated in the structure as a perma-
nent part thereof — that there can be no lien for lumber furnished for
temporary use as a scaffolding or for concrete forms. But there are
decisions upholding the statement that, after lumber has been deliv-
ered on a building site, the builder's abandonment of the work does
not defeat the materialman's right to a lien against the premises,
especially if the materials were specially prepared for the job. It has
been further held lii a Minnesota case that the fact that a contractor
wastes material in erecting a building does not defeat a lien against
the premises for the value thereof.

According to a Maine decision, if a buyer of lumber represents to
the seller that the material is to be used in a certain building, and
it is actually used in another, the seller is entitled to enforce a lieu
against the latter building. But the Iowa Supreme Court voices a
general rule in its decision that the materials for which a lien is
claimed must have been furnished for the particular building against
which the lien is sought, and that, where a contractor obtained ma-
terials ostensibly for one building, when they were in fact intended
for another, no lien could be enforced against the first mentioned
property.

ARBITRATION OF FIRE INSURANCE CLAIM

On arbitration of a claim for loss under a fire insurance policy, an
aw-ard decreed by the arbitrators is conclusive against the parties,
if made in good faith. (United States Circuit Court of A.ppgals^
Third Circuit; Commercial Union Assurance Company vs. Dalzell,
210 Federal Reporter, 605.) But the award will be vitiated by fail-
ure of the arbitrators to properly discharge their duties. (United
States District Court, Northern District of New York, J. E. Davis
Manufacturing Company vs. Firemen's Fund Insurance Company,
210 Federal Reporter, 653.)

February Imports and Exports of Lumber

The imjiorts and exports of lumber and other forest products
make an unsatisfactory showing when compared with figures of
a yea* ago. Those for February, 1914, are the latest that have
been Jimblished by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Both imports and exports are much below what they were in the
correspending month of 1913. The statistics of imports follow:

Feb. 1913. Feb. 1914.

Mahogany, feet 4,825.000 6,151,000

Sawed lumber, feet 49,307,000 39,447,000

Wood pulp, pounds 101,831,900 84,445,370

Total value $2,272,915 $2,495,726

The exports for the corresponding month of the two years are
shown below:

Feb. 191.-?. Feb. 1914.

Hewed and sawed timber, feet 35,371,000 18,074,000

Lumber, feet 206,787,000 149,049,000

Furniture value $608,052 $428,134

Total value $6,552,.393 $4,463,031

The imports of February, 1914, were ten per cent less than those

of the same month in 1913; and the exports for the same period

declined twenty-two per cent.

New Tennessee River Barge Service S^'

lumbrr uiid otiipr iibtppors loratt'<l nloiiR tti« 'r<>iiiH>fukH< rivor from
lliattniioo({0, Tcnn.. to I'adiirali, Ky. t)ii timt tiny n rivor kUmiiiht
tuwiiii; tlinf liargo loadit of lunilior loft Dwutiir, Alii., utartiii); on
tlii'ir journi-y to Loui*villi>, Ky., rnrryiiig n conRigninont of 700,000
fivt of )<laiii mill qunrtorMiiwiMl oiik roniiif^tioi) by tlic II. II. Ilitt hiini

CotniMtny, Dwntii

\h

tli- W. IV Hro

\

>im|>aii

of I^uia-

alo. It is uiiiler-

:.kkI that it will
Mkc about fift.vii

.y» to oonipl.'lo il"

..iirney.

Thi« uii.U'rlak
'* tlio outgrowth
•l„. .li-volopmetit "1

M iiloa orininiillv
..>iiccivo<l by H. II.
Ilitt of Decatiir
i-onocotion witli i
l«argo line whiili i
concern establi.-slu-.i
years ago as a lo^;-
hauling proposition
'.. supply his mills

t Decatur with tim-
i.<'r from adjoining
territory along the
Tennessee river. This
was the original pur-
poso of the Deoatur
Navigation C o m -
j.any, the operating;
■ nncern, but sime
■iiat day its fleet has
iM-en augmented by
several steamers and
a number of barges
of first-class charac-
ter, and in competi-
tion with the already
established barge
line on the Tennes-
see river the coni-
l>any has been doing
:i considerable busi-

ri.'SS.

The actual possi-
bilities l.ving dor-
mant in the barge
line have been real-
ized for some time

by the officers of the company, which, while organized by Mr. Hitt
and his associates, is an absolutely independent corporation from the
H. H. Hitt Lumber Company, operating under separate charter, and
having as its only connection with that concern officers who are
also closely identified with the II. H. Hitt Lumber Company.

The greatest drawback to the development of the idea of the barge
line drawing from various points on the Tennessee river to Louis-
ville, Paducah and Cincinnati (thus establishing a straight connec-
tion at a materially re<luced rate to northern points) has been the
attitude of railroads drawing upon the territory from which the
Decatur Navigation Company would receive its cargoes other than
lumber. The railroads have evidently favored the already established
company to the extent of refusing a combination of schedules on
through shipments arriving over their lines. They have contended
that the granting of combination schedules to two competing lines

further n-Kult in the disorgiiniuition of lhi> whole trnltir. It aUo
coiilemti'd iJiiit tho Dcrntur Navigntiun Company in n nubaidinry coriio-
ration to the H. II. Ilitt LuinU'r Coiiipuiiy. Itiilh of lheM< contentions
have l(e«>n emphatically diHproveil in lieiiringH In-fore the IiitiTKlate
C^ininorcv CoinniiNsion. and it now reniainH for an ultimate dorUion

on May i:i. Definite
ittlcnieiit of the
I u e M t ion will be
cirthcoming at that

t.,- '.■

.reused tarifTH be-
luei'M Decatur and
' )liio river crossing
|.c)ints, which went
iito effect May, 19i:J.
riiese were instituted
I'V the Louisville t
N.-.shville Railroad,
^<hile on .\pril 1.
1!(H. the Southern
Kailrond increase<l
lis tariffs two cents
|M'r liumlred pounds
from Decatur to sini-
ll:ir ]>oints, thus ef-
tectiiig an increaso
over a rate which
liad already been
protested as being
excessive. This now
■•-tablishes a rail rate
lietwecn Decatur and
I ' i n c i n n a t i of 18
' ents, and between
I'ecatur and Louis-
V ille of 15 cents, put-
ting Decatur on a
liighcr basic rate
tlian any other point
between Chattanoo-
Lja anil Memphis.
I'he two latter cities
riiFW enjoy a 5-cent
lesser rate over De-
[•atur to Cincinnati,
while to Evansville, Louisville and down-thc-river points Memphis is
benefited to the extent of 7 cents.

It will'Teadily be seen that this combination of rates effectually
cut out Decatur and contiguous territory from shipments to Chicago
and northern markets via rail.

From this combination of facts it became evident that if the total
through-rate to northern points could b'? reduced materially, Deca-
tur and contingent territory would be able to compete successfully
with any other southern points for northern territory. As a result
the Decatur Navigation Company has issued comprehensive tariffs
which are based on a close calculation of cost of operation and time
consumed en route.

Decatur, in the schedule furnished by the Decatur Navigation Com-
pany, will now be able to ship lumber and other products from that
city to Louisville for 9 cents, and from Decatur to Cincinnati for

■ Ic'li

The plan was given
impetus
le time ago by tlie
rganirjition of the
■iiliir Navigation

HARDWOOD RECORD

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12 ceuts, making a straight reduction of 6 cents to Louisville and 6
cents to Cincinnati, or $2.70 per thousand feet of oak lumber, as
against prevailing rail rates. With proportionate cuts in charges to
other points South and West, the vast importance of this under-
taking can readily be appreciated. The same rates apply on other
articles taking the same classifications, such as dressed lumber,
ceiling, flooring, base bokrds, moulding, wainscoting, and casing, the
rates being based on minimum barge-loads of 200,000 feet.

The taritr itself is known as I. C. C. No. 1, issued April 7, 19U,
effective May 14, 1914, from Cincinnati to Louisville, Ky., to points
on the Tennessee river, and on lumber from Decatur, Ala., to Cin-
cinnati, O., and Louisville, Ky. The tariff is governed except as
otherwise stated in the tariff itself. No. 40 I. C. C. No. 19, issued
March 7, 1914, effective April 20, 1914, by W. R. Powe, agent, su])-
plements thereto and re-issues thereof.

W. P. Tingley, traffic manager of the Decatur Navigation Com-
pany is responsible for the promulgation of these tariffs. The other
officers of the company are H. H. Hitt, president, and William R.
Burch, vice-president.

As stated, the chief difficulty in developing this plan has been
the attitude on the part of those railroads in a position to furnish
freight for water shipments via the Tennessee river. The ohl barge
line has enjoyed a practical monopoly because of its connecting
tariffs accepted by the railroads, and as a result of this monopoly
its service has been poor and its schedule is not designed to meet the
best interests of the shippers at the various river points. As a con-
sequence there has been a very material public demand for the
organization of the Decatur Navigation Company on a comprehensive
plan, and this company is already assured of enough freight to take
care of any empty barges returning from receiving points to which

lumber cargoes have been shipped. It has heretofore been taking
freights in a local way, and as a matter of fact, the company has
even under present unfavorable conditions been a paying proposition.

There is every reason to believe that if the Interstate Commerce
Commission grants the company's petition for joint rates with the
railroads, it will be enabled to take over a considerable portion of the
business now enjoyed under monopoly by the competing company.
This will unquestionably result in much better service and the ulti-
mate establishment of sufficient wharves along the river to make pos-
sible a strict adherence to comprehensive schedule embracing various
river points. This ultimate arrangement of through tariffs will event-
ually effect a saving to receivers of freight in Decatur and other
Tennessee river points from points on the Ohio river, of from 25 to 40
per cent. Hence, it is entirely reasonable to suppose that full sup-
I)ort will be given the new line. The competing company it is under-
stood does not operate on a comprohensive schedule e.\cept upon purely
local shipments.

The towns which will be affected by the rearrangement of river
shipments will be as follows:

Altona, Ky., GllbertsvlIIe, Ky., Birmingham, Ky., Fenton, Ky., Redden,
Ky.. Blood. Ky., Hamlin, Ky., Knight, Ky., Hymon, Ky., JohnsonvUlc,
Ti'un., Brecheen, Tenn., Brevard, Tenn., Parker, Tcnn., Brodles, Tenu.,
Pi'rryvllle, Tenn., Sandy, Tenn., Warfleld, Tenn., Yarbors, Tenn., Glen-
klrk, Tcnn., Ft. Pleasant, Tcnn., Gravers, Tcnn., CoCfee Landing, Tenn.,
Crump, Tenn., Hamburg, Tenn., Pickwick, Tenn., lUverton, .\la.. I'lorence,
.\la., Decatur, .\la., Guntersvillc. .Via., Wllkesburg, Tenn., Port Honry,
Tenn., Moltke, Tcnn., Baync, Tenn., Mobley, Tenn., Danville. Tenn.,
Phlfcr, Tenn., Claud, Tenn,, Clydeton, Tenn., Dixie, Tenn., Cuba Landing,
Tenn., Daniels Landing, Tenn., Densons Landing, Tenn., Mousetail. Tcnn.,
Webb. Tcnn., Cedar Creek Landing, Tenn., Peters Landing, Tenn.. Clifton,
Tenn., Swallow, Tenn., Saltlllo, Tenn., Cerrogordo, Tenn., Savannah,
Tenn.. Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., Pyburns, Tenn., Walnut Grove, Tenn.,
Smlthonla, Ala., Lambs Ferry, Ala., Hobbs Island, Ala., Bridgeport, Ala.

TO^^JMiWiCmaiMaMMTOiaitMiWi^^

The Largest Timber Seller

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A new agent in the timber business has appeared in recent years.
It is the United States Government. It is the largest owner of
standing timber, and from appearances it will soon become the
largest seller. This does not mean that the government owns more
timber than all other parties combined, or that it will ever sell
more than the combined sales of others; but no private person or
corporation owns more, and before many years none will sell more.

The government is a believer in ailvertisiug. It proceeds on the
theory that if a thing is for sale, the fact ought to be made
known to prospective buyers. Timber in the national forests is
not to be locked up and kept like a miser's hoard, but is to be
marketed whenever it can be done to advantage. The method
under which this is done is calculated to disturb as little as pos-
sible the timber market. Uncle Sam is not giving his trees away.
He acts just as a business man would, and secures as good a price
as possible. When a sale is to be made, the lowest price that will
be considered is advertised. This is to save prospective purchasers
the trouble of filing bids so low that there is no chance of their
acceptance. Above that minimum price, competitors are free to
bid as high as they please.

The Forest Service has mailed to practically all the sawmill
owners in the United States a brief statement of the terms of
sale, and the advantages in buying timber from the government.
The statement is well worth studying, and is given below:

•■The national forests contain nearly 590 billion feet of merchantable
stumpage. The mature timber, which constitutes a large part of the
total stand, is for sale. The more accessible bodies may be purchased
in blocks of practicjilly any desired size up to 3 00 million feet. Less
accessible stumpage which requires a large investment for the construction
of transportation facilities may be purchased in larger quantities of
sufflcient size to justify the investment In improvements. Applications up
to one billion feet will he approved it the investment required necessitates
the purchase of a body of that size under one contract.

"The procedure for purchasing national forest timber is extremely

simple, .\pplicatlons specifying the amount, species, and general location
desired may be sent to the offices of the Forest Service at Washington,
1). C. ; Chicago, HI.; Missoula, Mont.; Denver, Colo.; .\lbuquerQuc, N.
.Mex. ; Ogden, Utah ; San Francisco, Cal., and Portland, Ore. .\dvertlsc-
ment at a fixed minimum price is required by law for at least thirty
days. The timber is then awarded to the highest bidder and the sale
completed by execution of the contract stating the amount and location
of the stumpage, the stumpage rates, and the conditions under which the
timber shall be removed.

"The contract requirements have been prepared by practical lumber-
men and perfected by the experience gained in the administration of sev-
eral thousand sales. They are adapted to the local conditions as to
topography, size of the timber, and logging methods. That they are
eminently practical is demonstrated by the fact that some 375 million
feet are cut each year under these requirements by lumbermen all over
the West.

"Sufflcient time is permitted for the removal of the amount purchased
under local conditions of logging and manufacture. The time is gauged,
however, to require continuous operation at a reasonable rate and does
not permit the holding of stumpage for speculative increases in value.
The timber to be cut is designated by the forest officers. Either clean
cutting, or partial cutting, taking from 70 to 80 per cent of the stump-
age, is employed, depending upon the character of the timber and the
best methods of securing new forest growth. Simple precautions are
required to protect the uncut timber and young growth, and the disposal
of slash by burning, either with or without piling, is necessary.

"These requirements may increase the cost of logging from 50 to 75
cents a thousand feet over the usual cost on private holdings. The dif-
ference Is always considered in appraising the value of the stumpage.
Furthermore, an operator who buys National Forest timber has to make
practically no investment at the outset for his stumpage, has no carry-
ing charges for interest or taxes, and incurs practically no fire risk. He
is required simply to pay tor the timber as it is removed in advance
deposits, which represent usually but the value of a month and a half's
cut.

"These are obvious advantages, particularly when extended over an
operation of ten or fifteen years. As private stumpage is cut out in
many of the old lumbering centers, operators will find, in the timber on
the national forests, new opportunities for manufacture under advantage-
ous conditions."

1.1 Miii:i: ("Mivwi .M.\.\A(;i;it i.am

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Remarkable Shipment of Red Gum,

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it is a iiietty generally known fact that rcil giiin was recognizeil
years ago aliroaJ as a most exoellent wood for various jnirposes and
enjoyeii a favorable reputation in those j)arts long before its
merits were realized on this siile of the water. In fact, the foreign
ileniaud for red gum has always been a decided feature to be reck-
one<I with in the production of that wood, and this demand seems
to hold up consistently even during such times as prevail at present.

The market abroad has not been a local one, but has rather em-
braced all of Eurofie anil in fact has branched out a great deal, so
that gum is now a recognized wood as far south as Egypt. In fact,
one of the most remarkable, if not the most remarkable, shipments
of reil gum which has ever been delivered, has just been consigned
by the Lamb-Fish Lumljer Company to parties in Alexamlria, Egypt.

At the bottom of this page is reproduced a photograph showing a
trainload of thirty 40-foot box cars containing 541,000 feet of rea
. gimi. This train was made up at the Charleston, Mi.ss., mill of the
Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, being loaded expeditiously and finally
left that point at " p. m., April 15, via the Yazoo & Mississippi
railroad, arriving at Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, April 16, at 4 a. m.
Here the train was shunted arouml and finally taken away via the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, leaving Memphis at 1 p. m., April 16,
arriving Nashville at 7 a. m., April 17, leaving same day at 8:85
a. ni. for Pensacola, Fla., where it arrived at ?, o'clock in the after-
noon of April IS.

The Lamb-Fish Lumber Company had chartered a special steuiner
to take care of the shipment which was immediately loailcd and
cleared for Alexandria, Egypt.

This is the largest single shipment of this kind of lundicr ever
made, and the unique features whi.-h it rci)resented were iluly appn--
ciated by the daily press in the various cities through which it
passeil, such as Memphis, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Pensa-
cola and others.

An order of this size and character cannot but have a beneficial
eflfect upon the re<l gum trade as a whole, as it constitutea excep-
tionally valuable advertising for red gum lumber. The shipment
seemed so uui(|ue in character that Hakowooo Rkcord secured tlie
phdtograph i-prbduceil below in order to give a more ilefiuite idea
as to just how much this batch of lunitier represented in actual
cubic contents.

American red gum lumlKT is gaining much |>opularity in Fleirut
and its importation is increasing, but slowly. Rc<l gum preferred there
is of a pure reil color, cut from old trees. The desired thickness
runs from one-half to two inches. The prefcrre<l wi<lth seems to be
from ten to twenty-two inches while lengths of from ten to eighteen
feet are commonly used. The prices paid there range from $60 to
1(165 per 1,000 feet c. i. f. Beirut, payment < asli, against bill of lading,
with two iicr cent discount.

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B 715 — Wants Dimension Stock

Deflancc, 0., April 10. ICditur Hakdwuuli )!i:ci)UU :

■joo pes. s%x:i%-

1,250 pes. 3%x4
3,S00

pes! 4^|x4H— 4 ft!
pes. 4«x4%— 4 n.
pes. 4»/jx4Vj — 4 ft.

Above lenKtlis •
Must be tough,
Wliite unk, bla

iniltiplps.

iilKlit (iriuii and free of defects.

or shell bark hlekor.\ — no pecan or bitte

FRONT BOI.STEBS

450 pes. 3M!X4%— 4':;"
•2,-iiot) pes. 3%x5Vi — 4' L'"
(iOO pes. 4 x.")ii. — r -J"
300 pes. 4 xO'i'— 4'<l"
100 pes. 3Vjx4% -4'(;"
2.10 pes. 3ViX4 3i— 4'li"
1.200 pes. 3%x5>i — 4' G"

Aiiiiv liimths or multiples.

Must be toush, straight gnitn and free of defects.

Wliitr uiiU, black or shell bark hickory — no pecai

TKCCK BOLSTERS

130 pes.

450 pes.

2,100 pes.

cs. 3^x6%-
cs. 3^x0%-

es. S%\'Vs'

.\bove lengths or multiples.

Must be tough, straight grain and tree of defects.

White oak, red oak, hard maple.

AXLES

.500 pes. 4 x5 — oVi or (1 ft.
3,000 pes. 4%x5% — oVa or 0 ft.
.000 pes. 4Hx5%— ji/j or t! ft.
Above lengths or multiples.

jiust be tough, straight grain and free of detects,
mack or shell bark hickory — no pecan or bitter hickory accepted.

Com PAN V.

B 716 — Wants Information as to Adhesion of Bark
rrbana. HI., April 20. — Editor Hardwood Record: I wish informa-
tion on the following points : Am having considerable lumber sawed
from oak and elm logs and have been considering building a summer
cotlage. using for the siding the slabs from these logs. What I wish
to know Is, would the bark stay on tor any considerable length of time?
It so, is there any difference In this respect in the different woods? Is
there any special treatment which would tend to make the bark stick
ou for a longer time? Would it be all right to use the slabs when green?

RECOiiD it would not be wise to use the slabs with the bark on. A
considerable amount of small timber has been used in connection with
summer cottages but it was in the round and with the bark on intact.
In order to preserve them intact for any length of time they are
creosoted right over tlie bark. The advantage in this is that the bark
completely circles the logs and if it loosens it would not be .apt to
fall off readily. On the other hand, in connection with slabs there
would be a greater opportunity for insects to get under the bark and
loosen it. Furthermore, it would be more apt to loosen through
weather conditions and physical impact of various kinds. It is the
opinion of Hakdwood Record that there is no difference in the ad-
hesive qualities of the bark of the two woods.

H.VHDWOOD Recokd would appreciate suggestions from any one
having ideas along this line. — Editor.

B 717— Wants White Oak, Hickory and Ash Dimension

Lincoln. -Xeb., April 20'.— Editor Hardwood ItbXiuitD ; Can you put us
In touch with concerns who would be in position to get out pieces of
the following sizes in either plain white oak, hickory or ash. Four
pieces l%"x3M!", 7', two pieces %"x3%", S', one piece 3"x3ya", 7'.
These are all finished sizes after being surfaced four sides, and must be
straight grain stock. The material runs in sets as given above and it is
possible that from two to three hundred sets will be needed.

Company.

B 718 — Manufactures Mangle Roller Blocks

HahdwooI) Record published in a recent issue a re(|uirpincnt of
an eastern concern for mangle roller blocks and found some <!if?lc'ulty
in locating manufacturers of that article. This office is just in re-
ceipt of the following letter which may be of interest to some of our
readers. — Editor.

Coudersport, I'a., April 18. — Editor Hardwood Record : Your letter
to the Telescope Cot Bed Company, 514 W. 57th street. New York City,
was forwarded to us for attention as we are Interested in this company.

We wish to say that we are the oldest and largest firm in the United
States in the manufacture of mangle rollers blocks of all dimensions, and
supply some large manufacturers during the year. We usually carry
quite a large assortment of this material In stock. However, we wish
to say that it would be impossible for any manufacturer to carry a full

of

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Vieen

ised

the opinion of H.\rdwood

We manufacture mostly upon orders, usually having our orders from
six months to one year In advance. We have had several small com-
petitors in our day, but the product has been handled very closely.

Any information that you may convey to any of your clients, we would
gladly give them our attention concerning same.

COIDERSPORT .MANCLK KoI.I.EK .Ma.M lACTCKI NO Co.MPANV, IXC.

B 719 — Wants to Prevent Hickory Handle Blanks from Cracking
Torrington, Conn., April 17. — Editor Hardwood Record : Would it be
possible for you to advise how to prevent the large sizes of hickory, such
as 4 Inches and 4V^ Inches, from cracking? We use these large sizes in
the manufacture of our mallets, and very often a number of pieces are
cracked so badly that it is impossible for them to be used, and this of
course means quite a loss to us.

All this lumber is sawed outside the heart, and we are wondering if
you have some idea of a process that the lumber could be put through
to prevent this loss in checking. Any Information that you can give
in this line will be greatly appreciated.

Company.

The writer of the above letter has been tohl that the process of
steaming has been very successfully used in preventing checking and

CHARLESTON. MISS.,U.S. A

CSTIIN. MISS.

P. M., APRIL lo.; ARRIVED PEXSACOLA, FLA.,

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'bvr rrArk*

l>pr, mill |>i' ' tfootl effeet

if properly um^I in Ibia ruiiii>«'.

If any rt<«<li*nt hav<> li«<l rX|KTU<tire in itim lino, IIakiiwoou Rixouo
wouM very murh appn^'inti* h<-arioi; from lhi«ni.— KuiTOK.
B 790— W«nU InformaUon m to lK>f Scale

KIklii.. W. V» . \i.rll t-. K<lll<>r IIami.».«.i. Iti. ..iin \Vr •ro ■!.■
>irou. of •..vrlKlnlns Ju.l »li«l Hi.- rul.-. »r.- f..r Iii.|m . Hon anil noili-

- »l>li lo Im< abHilulrly
im aiipllifl to lo|t>
on tllr lo||> woulil

It ia th* opinion of li.vKOWooii Himoku tliiil tlif inforinnlioii tliiH
i-oDwrn waul* i» niprt'ly ait to Uu« pro|H'r iippliriition of tln< utiimlnril
|..|» walcn. An to Iho connoction U'Iwihmi tJir lorm • ■ nioriliiintolilp
^..•ll«■•• antl ■ ■ inrrrhantnblo Iorii," it woulil wvni to IIahuwood Rkioiid
•I, at tliiTf isi mi iiilrrpn'tntion otlior than that • • nierclinntiibli'
- , . >,.|.-< • • inorclinntnblf lojts" aiTording to wlint

.. t roiisiiliT iiiiTiliiiiilnlile for tlipir partirulnr

■ .,. \ , , , M^ any iilonn on tlii.s xulijt'ct slioulil write to tliis

..lli.-.<.- KiuToii.

B 721— Wants Information as to HoUy

riii.imintl. <i . \irtl !*• IMILT IIaiiiiuihih Itr.i'oiiii : I n iiili-iivor

.- to till- i-iirri-nt ninrk<-t vnlui- of Iok
I Unci tlint our nioinlKTH iiri' not
. .lato tlio i-ourteny If you will ndvlno
, >~^ of wouil, and ltd uses.

Hardwood Rk<ord has advi!«><l this jinrty that in its opinion tlio
niarkol value of holly is a variable fiijure, as it has been reeonled at
as hijjh ns tlOO and as low ns $(>S in different stiites.

As to the uses of it: It is employed in a niultitudo of ratlipi-
unim|>ortant ways, although some of them assume proportions of con-
siderable raaKoitude, sui-h as piano keys, inlay for musical instru-
ments, keys for tightening strings on violins and other instruments,
backs of brushes, parquetry and various other inlay. Hardwood
Record would appreciate information along these lines from any one
having a definite knowledge as to the actual value of white holly
and other uses. — KorroR.

B 722 — An Opportiinity for Export

CleTelaod. O.. April 2;t.— Kdltor IIahuwimii. Kkiiihii: I have a hrotlKr
In-law Inlerciited In a company at Ituiuos Aires, whom I am trying to
Interest In the purchaslni; of materials In the Vnlted States for the
bnlldlng of 10.000 concrete homes In the city of Buenos Aires. These
homes are to lie built principally '<>r government employes. The com-
imny has secured a special concession from the government to receive
all its building material free of duty. Hence, I am trying to get posted
and In touch as to whom I should write for the Information as to the
u-st prli-t-s on such iiiaterlal.s used In the construction of the houses In
question. «

The following list shows Items In which the readers of your paper will
protiably be Interested. .%ny Information you can give me will certainly
lie appreciated :

tjtalrs. lomtHT. rough pine, rough spruce, pitch pine Uoorlng. st.ilr
cases, spruce baseboards and door casing, doors, window sash, door
and window frames.

Anyone interestdl can have the name of this correspondent on
application to H.Mtliwoon Knroicn. — KiiiTOit.

B 723 — ^Wants Market for Dogwood Shuttle Wood

Burnslde. Ky.. .\prll 4.— Kdltor nAiiowooo ItEconn : Can you give me
the names of parties In the market for dogwood shuttle block material?

The above has been supplied with the names of a few concerns who
would be likely to purchase such material. Anyone interested may
have the aildress on application. — Kditok.

B 724 — In the Market for % Sycamore

New York, .\pril 10. — Editor Hakdwood Kecoiid : I am In the market
for several cars of log run 5/8 sycamore. Will take It log run on grade.
If you know of anybody you want to help along Just advise them of
this fact and I will get busy with them. I want about 5 or 6 carloads
to be shipped at intervals during tbe b.nlnnce of the year, and It should
run preferably largely to No. 1 and No. 1! common.

B 785— WuiU Nunes of Blu and Spoke Manufacturers
rralv. Ky, April I'J. Fltlllor lUauwonii KMoun: Will you plmu-
furniah on a lUI of name* and addmuipa of rim aud niMike manu
fai-luriTu)

CoMI'AXT.

A list Hs nipiesled has Imvii sent our curreii|Kinil)*nt. Any mnnufnc-
turiT of rim and N|iukeH desiring to lie placed in cnmmunicnlin:i with
this prospective customer will l>o given the name upon r(S|Ucsl,--
Kditoii.

B 726 — Wants Brown Ash

New York. April i:i Killlor IIaiihw itn Can you fiirnlub iii

the nnmes and aihlr<'«i>ei> of ■nine nianufarturerii of brown nnliV We wotiM
greatly niiiireclate It If you would do us llila klndnps*. .

This company haa Ikh-h supplipil with the name* of several niniiii
fnctnrers of this stock. Others intercMeil ran luive the mi-itisniy
information on application to this ofllce. — KlilTOii.

I Clubs and Associations

National Lumber Manufacturers' Annual

Mill'.iial I, limber .Munilfarlunrs' ANMiiliiliull Iiiik I»ii. <i a print.. I

invitation lor attendance at the twelfth annual iiieeilng. which will he
held at the Coliseum In Chicago on Tuesday and Weilnenday. May .l-O, In
connection with the Korest I'rodiiets ICx|>oHlilon. Vmioiis Hdlllaled nsso-
cintions hav.', for tbe most |iart, aiiiioiiiH iil tlnlr ilelecnteK and alter-
nates unil It M|i|Mars Hint the progriiiii will In- of .-m. pilcnal value.

Michigan Association Meeting to be Held May 5

Secretary J. I'. Knox ol the .MlchlRan Hardwood .Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation announces that the siiring meeting of that organization will be
held nt the .Vudltoriuiii hotel. Chleago, Tuesday. May ."■. at Kl a. in.. It
having previously been decided to hold the meeting In Chleago during
the Forest Products Exposition. Among the subjects for consideration
are market conditions, outlook for hemlock Imrk. status of railroad
rates and spotting of cars, reports of regular and special c^ommlttt^es,
forest Are iirotcctive matters. No stock report will be presented. Much
vHliialile Inrormatlon will he available regarding the present and future
outlook of the market for hardwoods and hemlock.

I'resldent KIchnrdson has Issued a list of delegates and alternates to
the meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers' .Association, which
will be held In Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, May .*■ and 0, In
eonuei'tion with the Forest Products Exposition. Tbe list is as follows :

I)Ki.iw,iTKS. — G. \on Platen, Grand Rapids. Mich.; W. C. Hull, Traverse
City, Mich.; C. A. Bigelow. Bay City, .Mich.; C. T. Mitchell, Cadillac.
Mich.; F. L. Richardson, .\lpona, Mich.

Al.TKBNATES. — D. H. Day, Glen Haven, .Mich. ; W. T. Culver, Ludington,
Mich.: A. C. Wells, Menominee, Mich.; K. A. Kimball, Alpena, Mich.:
IClmer Klise, I'etoskey, .Mich. : J. C. Knox, Cadillac. Mich. : George M.
Clifton, Manistee, Mich.: V. I,. .MIchelson, Jobanncsburg, Mich.: Ralph
Gilchrist, Alpena, Mich.: W. L. Saunders. Cadlllae. .Mich.; N. .M. Ijing-
ilon, .Mancplona, .Mlih. : .M. D. i ilds. C!iil.ov;:iiii. Ml. h.

Lumbermen's Association of Chicago Appoints Sub-Committees to
Entertain Forest Products Quests
The Lumbermen's Association of Chicago has Just announced the ap-
pointment of subcommittees who will have iliarge on respective days
of the reception and entertainment of visiting liimliermen and others
attending the Forest Products Exposition. They arc as follows :

The writer of the above letter has been given the names of severa
large manufacturers of this stock, and others interested can have the
name and address on application to this office. — Editor.

Friday. May 1, 19H. — J. L. Lane, chairman: E. E. Hooper. H. L.
Street. E. H. Burgess, Geo. J. Pope, .M. S. Porter, .lames S. Kemper.

Saturday, .May a, 1914. — A. .\. SIstek. clinlrmnn : Otto LInd, L. E.
Starr. I'cter Peterson, Louis Carson, F. L. .lohnson, Jr.. A. Fletcher
Marsh.

.Monda.v. May 4, 191 J. — John S. Hurd. chairman: E. W. Uierssen. Geo.
It. Osgood, ('has. Wcstcott, P. E. Gilbert, !•'. H. McMullen. C. B. Fllnn.

Tiiesdiiv. May 5. 1914.— H. U. Welch, chairman : .Murdock MacLeod,
V. F. Mashek, H. II. Hettler, F. L. Brown. I". T. Boles, i.. W. rrow.

Wednesday, May C, 1914. — <"has. Darling, chairman : IC. A. Thornton,
Park Ulihmoiid, A. H. Ruth, J. U. Quinlan. J. II. Iiioii, F J. Pike.

Thnrsdnv. .May 7, 1914.— Wm. T. Fritts. chairman : Geo, D. Griffith.
Wm. I). Drelske, J. A. Dick, P. S. Edmunds, John Hansen, W. M. Hop-
kins.

Friday, Mnv 8. 1914. — U E. Rollo, chairman : John cianey, A. T.
Stewart; Geo. T. MIckle. S. C. Bennett. F. R. Gadd. F. J, Ilathwn.v.

Saturdav, Mav 9. 1914.— Arthur Nollnu. chairman : Geo. P. RInn. A. H.
Schoen, ll'. F. .Morris, C. A. Flanagin, Johii Schlllo. John .Mdionnell.

Philadelphia 'Wholesalers In Meeting

The Phlladel|)liia Wliol.sale Lumber Healers' .Association held a meet-
ing at the rnlon League on .\prll 'J. mainly routine business being
cted. .\t this meeting the following resolution was adopted:

Whereas, We have learned of the recent deatlfof Henry II. Gibson of
Chicago: and

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ivssociatioii and :i copy ..! it s.iit t.. Mrs. ll.iny II, cil.son.

Annual Philadelphia Exchange

The Philadelphia Lnmliermen's Exthaiigc licld its twcnty-eightii nmiiial
meeting on the afternoou of April 9, President Benjamlu Stoker in the
chair. After the reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting,
President Stoker appointed H. P. Kobinson, judge, and James A. Uichard-
sou and .toscpli r. fonicKys, ch^ction officers. Tr.'.asunT Charles P.
M^Mili iij'i, 1..0I hi .iiihu.il i.|.,.ii, uhi-L Ih.'A.il 111, i:\cliange to be

ill ■ -I . '■ ' I'l' I , ■ .1 1 1, I. acting of the

ri'i ' I ■ I ■ ■•I,. I , I. I '• • I ,, ' ', . r-.'dlt bureau,

ri'iol i'\ -\iiM. ■! I . -li. • , . h,ir iiM'i, .lull. 1 1 nil II -11,1 1 1:11, I . ,i, MS it proved
courlusivcly thai ui-cal and ^ood woi'k had Im-c'H done in this department.
Kredcrick S. Underbill moved that the report be received and spread
upon the minutes and that the Exchange tender a vote of thanks to the
committee for its valuable services.

President Stoker, after calling upon Vice-President \V. H. Fritz to
preside, then read his annual report, which was an interesting and con-
cise rgsum« of the work accomplished by the Exchange. Following this,
nominations were in order. James A. Richardson placed William II.
Fritz of W. H. Fritz & Co. for president ; William C. MacBride named
Charles M. Chestnut, vice-president and "general manager of the Yellow
Pine Compan.v of Philadelphia, for vice-president, and Frederick S.
rnderhill nominated the present treasurer, Charles P. Maule, to succeed
himself. Samuel B. Vrooman, Franklin II. Smedley and Eli B. Hallowell
were named as auditors. Uobert C. Lippincott, whose term docs not ex-
pire for two years, will again be joined by Daniel Adams as trustee of
tbo relief fund. There being no opposition, the secretary cast a ballot
to elect the list. The only contest occurred in the election of three
directors for three years. Five names bad been placed on the boards
at the meeting of April 3, from which at this meeting J. .TJandail
Williams, Jr., John W. Coles and Paul P. Pearson were chosen to fill
the three vacancies. A vote of thanks was extended to the manager
of the Crozer building for courtesies extended to the Exchange, also to
the various lumber journals for copies placed on file in the Exchange
rooms. The following resolution referring to the death of the late
Henry H. Gibson was offered by J. Randall Williams, Jr., and adopted.

Wiii:iu:.\s. the grim reaper has claimed our friend, Henry H. Gibson,
of riii I ., ,iih| 11 moved him from the fields of earthly activity to his
I'la.. Ill 11 1 riial garner, and

w I 1 1 I \ H. Gibson was highly esteemed by our members as

an I I III in all matters relating to the welfare of the lumber

t|..i'i I .iiir,\-. an advocate of a high standard of ethical ideals,

a 1 ilie forests and an ardent advocate of true forestry,

Ki I 11 we hereby express our sincere sorrow for the loss of

till I I ill III and our" humble sympathy with his widow and rela-
Ih. ,11..! . ■ iiirtber

1:1 .1 II. 11 .1 this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the
l.iiii I 1 I inge, and a copy forwarded to Mrs. Henry H. Gibson

anil I 11 111 Record, of which he was the founder and able editor.

sii 1 ; [,. i; lollowed by the newly elected officers, after which a
distuo.^iou na= tiitered upon as to the advisability of changing the
meetings from monthly to quarterly. It was finally moved that the
matter be referred for consideration to committee on by-laws and rules

and that the latter confer with the adniluistration and report to the
Exchange at a later meeting — a suggestion which was adopted.

J. Randall Williams, Jr., urged the Exchange members to interest them-
selves in the Forest Products Exhibition to he held in New York from
May 21 to 30.

On the motion of Amos Y. Lesher, a vote of thanks was extended to
the very eflicient secretary, Jolin II. Lank, for his economical handling of
the credit bureau. The secretary of the Exchange is appointed by the
board of directors and it is safe to predict that the genial, courteous and
ever-obliging Mr. I.ank will continue to be found in tb<> little office in
the Exchange rooms.

The meeting then adjourned.

The banquet was held at seven o'clock in the dome room on the roof
of the Bellevue Stratford hotel. The tables, which were decorated with
Easter flowers, were arranged to accommodate groups of from six up. as
desired by the members who brought their friends to enjoy with them
this festivity. .\s a delightful accompaniment to the banquet, the popu-
lar Kindling Wood quartette rendered some choice selections. A select
vaudeville show was the salient and enjoyable feature of the evenings
entertainment. Booklets, the covers of which were made gay with a
border of spring blossoms and an artistically tied bow of ribbon, were
carried away as souvenirs. They contained the menu and the names
of the members of the Exchange, and were contributed with the com-
pliments of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual lire luMirance Cnni-

Iiany, this city; the Lumber Mutual Fire Insuranr. r m I'.nston.

Mass.; the Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance CompaiiN \ii. i.i.i iiiiio;
the Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Compaii.\ 1 .1 1 1 . i ind.,
and the Central Manufacturer.s' Mutual Insurance ('oii,|,.ni.i. v.m w i-rt,
Ohio. The comndttee in charge of this alfair was composed of George
."V. Howes, chairman ; George Rodgmen, Paul P. Pearson, J. Edward
Smith and W. H. Wyatt.

Nashirtlle Club Plans Extensive Outing

Members of the Nashville hardwood trade are planning a unique trip
which will take them to most of the principal cities of the East, via
Buffalo where they will attend the National Hardwood Lumber Association
convention. The principal object of the trip is to boost Nashville and
Introduce members of the Nashville trade to the territory through which
the trip will be made. Of course the pleasant side of the journey is also
to be taken into consideration.

A great deal of enthusiasm is being expressed over the proposition both
because of the novelty of the idea and of the pleasure anticipated. Most
of the members of the trade are planning to take their wives or other
members of their families. Of course, the wives will not be called upon
to visit the trade personally, but will he given an opportunity of enjoying
the sights while the menfolks do the work.

It is planned to distribute a ton or so of literature which will be handed
out by the Nashville lumbermen on the trip, and taken altogether the
proposition is planned as the biggest advertisement which has been at-
tempted for some time.

The view the Nashville lumbermen take of the proposition is that the
very fact of the trip being possible and the enthusiasm with which the
members of the Nashville club are entering into the project, is the best
proof to outsiders that when working with the Nashville Lumbermen's
Club they will see that through its arbitration committee such buyer or
seller gets a square deal.

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Tti.' N»*l.ill!. I ,

^nini* (Hillry of InidliiK niiioug tlipni
n' rrqiilrfiiii-iilii n-lll t><< i-nrrlrd nut

, was a fcaiun- i>f ttip n'wiit nii-i'llim wliPii
of ilii< Unil«vHI- & NnnlivlIlK llallmnd mill
-^••*'»m1'm! flic wfv^kly lunrhiHiii. TliriH' iimmi

- .1 It wnn nnnlly drrldiil that

II li'iiri- Siiiidny nlglit, June

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II. wlicrc tb<°

Ir lUIrlct. Sunday will Ih- di'voti'd In hIkIiI xeoliiR Irlim

•I.. : Toronto.

t... ,....: i\r Monday mornlnR, orrlvInK nt ItorlipKti-r the Knmc

da;. 'il>i- rr>l uf (bat day and nlRlit will Im? Hprut nt Koclipstor and tin-
orit day at Syracuno and .Mliany. Tlw followlni: mnrnhiK the party will
go down th. Iliids.-.n via the IludHon Hlvor I>ny line, nrrlvlni; nt Now York

.m . 1 Il.re the pnrty Itwif win tormlniito.

ilnly Indlenti'n that the NiiHhrllle lumliermen are not
(.1 I moiit exei'llent pleatiurc trip, but arc golnR to do a

k-r vllle In tlh- menntlMie.

PMladelphla Golfers in Tourney

Ihc Philadelphia I.unihernien's <i<>lf Chih pliiyed Us first gaiiio of lh<-

:iv>n on the links of the Atlantic City Country Club, nt Northfleld.

N. J., April 17. The grounds of the Atlantic City Country Club nre

lontrd a couple of miles west of IMeasantvllle. The club house Is

-altuated In the north end on a knoll and the ground grndunlly slopes
■outhward with a b«autlful view of Atlnntle City, with the Atlantic
orcan as a back ground. It was an ld<-al day. and the spirits of the

igolfers soari'd to high mark. Twenty-six members divided Into two
threc-Konies and lire foursomes participated in the game, which resulted
Id flrit prlie, a pair of golf shoes, won by W. II. Krltz. The nejct lowest
net gross was a tie between J. H. Scboflcld, S. P. Bowers, F. A. Benson
and II. Wldfleld Allen; the committee decided for second and third
priies by cutting. a deck of cards. J. n. Scbofleld won second, a stickpin,
and to S. P. Bowem fell tl>e third prize, three golf balls.

.\ dinner was served In the ilulihousi' nt 7 p. m. after which a short
meeting of the club was l>eld with I'resident Kugene W. Fry In the
chair. .\t this meeting the subjeit of admitting nonplaying members wna
thoroughly discussed, but It was decided to leave the matter to the

■executive committee, which will ro|)ort Its decision at the next meeting.
With the first game played iRfrlns the competition for the president's
priie. which will continue throughout the year. The lowest ten net
•cores at each game will count. The winner will be the member who ha»

•acored the greatest number of^ points and has played In Ave out of a
total of seven games during the season. The Lumbermen's ncview of
New York, has presenteii n sniitnase to the club, also to be competed for.
It has l>een decided the winner shall be the member having the lowest
average net score for live gnnns.

Begnlar Meeting Memphis Club

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of
Memphis was held at the HotPl Gayoso on .\pril IK, with flfty-flve
members and guests presents. J. I). Allen. .Ir., was In the chair, while
-C. U. Kadel, after a rather extended absence at Itockford, III., filled his
position as secretary. The usual lunchon was served. Among tin'
prominent guests present were Otis .\. Kelger of the Memphis Band Mill
•Company of Memphis, with headquarters nt Grand Kaplds, Mich., and
Philip .\. Ilyan of the Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company, Onalaska, Tex.
Mr. liynu was a menilier of the club for some years, having been In
business here before removing to his present location.

.\ letter was read from E. F. Perry, secretary of the Notional Wholesale
Lumber I>ealers* Assorhitlon. asking the club to endorse the bill Intro-
duced Into the House by Representative Sabath making it a crime,
punishable by fine or imprlwnment. or both, to use the mails to circulate
any false statement or facts on which credit Is sought. The letter a'.so
asked that the action of the club be communicated to both senators
and representatives at Washington. Tbc subject was referred to the law
and Insurance committee for report and recommendation. There Is very
little doubt that the matter win receive favorable action as there Is
much abuse ,^f credits and as the 1nml>ermen are anxious that anything
looking to the obtaining of credits on a false basis shall be proiierly
dealt with.

Minutes of a special nicetlnp nf the board of directors were read.
Th"se showed that the latter, at the direction of the club, given at a
previous meeting, had dlscus,spd the best method of maktug use of the
rooms in the Business Men's Club recently finished and furnished by the
Xunibormcn^ iCIub of 3Ieni!*his and that they had appointed F. E. Stone-

brakei to mnfer with the DaalnpM Men'a Club rrgardlng the arcurlng
of u Jiiliii •(• iioKraidii-r to occupy the ru<ims In queslion. Mr. Hlone
braker liii» not yet nimie bin reiMirl. The dlrt'Ctam alMi autliorUetl the
furnlaliing eoiiiiiilttt'e. of which Mr. Stonebraker la rhalniinn. !.• arrange
fur the neiN-i.»iiry d<iik», cnblnela nnd other appurtenaucea. The placing
of a iMTiiinmiil attache In the rtmma la etperted to nialerlnlly Incn-aae
the alliniiniiee and result In greater relurna Iherefroni than have been
obtained ro lar.

It was announced at Ihla meeting that S. II. Amieraou had agre<-d to
furniah the neccaiary Hag alnlta for the King's Daughten for Tag Uay
which win be observed here In the near future.

Announcement was made that the Michigan Central wouhl run a
special train from Chicago to BuflTahi on the Mecaaion of the annual of
the Nntlnnal Hardwood LumlH-r Assiielntlon to Ih- hrld June 17 Ih. h, c.
Major of the 8. C. Major Lumber Company, aalil that further Infurniatlon
would be given later regarding the dati' so that memlM-ra uf file club
desiring to do ro could take ndvanlagi- of iIiIn train In going to llalTalo.

John .M. I'rltchnrd made forninl announmiieiil nl IbU nio'ling of the
forthcoming semi annual of the Cum LuiiibiT .Miiniifactiirers' Association
to be held nt the Hotel (jnyoso .May III I'D ami extended an Invitation to
all members of the club lo attend.

W. R. Ilarksdnle, former presldeut of the club, who had binn abaent
for nearly a year nt his California home, Fresno, was prest'nt. He l»rt
Memphis in wretched health, finding It nec<-sKary to go on crutches on
account of a severe attack of rheumatism. He returned without the aid
of crutches and appears to be enjoying excellent hi'nllh. The president
extended him a cordial welcome and Invited hliii to adilress the cluh.
He said that he loved Memphis very much but that he loved his as»ocIat«fi
a great deal more and particularly those ideiitined with the Lumbermen'H
Club of Memphis. He characterized the? latter lis thi' best gift ever made
to the city. Practically every inenib4-r of thi- eluli shook hands with Mr.
Bark.Mlale and welcomed him back to Memphis. He Is a favorite with all.

Philip A. Ryan and' Otis A. Felger were Mith called upon for brief
tolks and responded In very happy vein.

With the Oum Manufacturers

Secretary .lohn M. I'rllclnird of thr <;nin Lumber Manufacturem'
Association, is making rii|>id |>ro|.Tess in K'HIiik everything In readiness
for the semi-annual meeting of that body to be held In Mi'iiiphls May
lU l;0. The full program has not yet l>een announced but Secretary
I'rltchnrd Is authority for the statement that one of the principal fea-
tures will be the report of the committee on technical research, of which
R. M. Carrier, Sardls, Miss., Is chairman. This will deal with proper
methods of manufacturing and caring for gum lumber and will embody
all the results of the Investigations made by thi- committee In question.
There will also be a number of other subjects of vital Interest to manu-
facturers and consumers of gum lumber, and Secretary Pritcbard la
authority for the statement that a large attendance Is assured. Tho
sessions will be held at the Hotel Gayoso. This is the first mei'ting of
the association to be held since the new organization was formally
launched here last November and Interesting reports ore ex|iected from
all of the standing committees. Mr. Pritcbard has recently made an
extensive trip through Mississippi, Arkansas and I^oulslana In the Intereat
of new members and It Is expected that this will bear much fruit. The
trip was of a preliminary character, another being reserved for the
taking of applications for membership. It may be noted, however, that
the membership has rapidly Increased since the association was organized
and Secretary Pritcbard Is of the opinion that the very elTective work
now being done, as measured by the results achieved, will bring about
the Identification of practically every gum lumber manufacturer with the
organization in duo course.

'v»!)»iwim:mim!)xiimi)!i!)iisix)Kmm)^^

With the Trade

Pulley Company Incorporates

It was recently announced that the Medart I'nient Pulley Company,
manufacturer of power tronsmlssion machinery, located at St. Louis, Mo„
was Incorporated for $:i.''iO,000, its capital stock being fully paid up and
there being created a voluntary surplus of J.'i-l.iiOd.

This company has a rather interesting history, having been developed
from a very small beginning up to its present large proportions. The
concern began business in October, 1879, manufacturing patented steel rim
pulleys only. Other articles were added to the list of manufacture as
trade demanded until eventually a complete line of cost Iron, steel rim
nnd wood pulleys, shafting, hangers, pillow blocks, couplings, friction
clutches, sprockets and gearings arc now made under one roof.

The original development was duo to the purpose of William Medart,
who has full charge of olllce nlTalrs, business management, etc. Prior to
the organization of the Mednrt Patent Pulley Company, ho vi'os sales
manager for Chase & CnblHitts Dry Goods Company, at that time the
largest concern of Its kind in St. I>ouls.

PhUIp Medart, the patentee of the steel rim pulley, was the mechanical
and shop man of the organization. He Invented and patented many other
articles In the transmission line, as well as special machinery for the

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manufacture of such articles. They included the Medart continuous shaft
and bar turning and straightening machines. These machines are in use
in every country of the world where metal bars are made.

The tendency of buyers to purchase entire outfits of one concern caused
the company to erect a large addition to Its plant about fifteen years ago
for the manufacture of wood pulleys, in which a large trade has since
been built up. In this article sap gum is used in the rims and northern
hard maple for spoltes and hubs, each segment of rim being set in hot
glue and nailed, .\fter having experimented with other woods the company
has found that these two kinds make a pulley unequalled for strength and
durability.

Walter R. Medart, son of Philip, entered the services of the company
after leaving school, as shipping clerk, and later filled the position of
foreman and general shop superintendent. He assumed active management
of the business affairs several years ago and consequently the deaths of
his father and uncle did not bring about any changes in the business
policies or management of the concern.

The Medart Patent Pulley Company, organized originally and operated
as a copartnership between Philip and William Medart, has now been
incorporated by Florence M. Medart. Stuttgart, Germany ; Kate Medart,
Paris, France ; Josephine Mulhall, William F. Mulhall, Eiise Medart and
Walter K. Medart.

EUse and Walter Medart are heirs of Philip Medart. The other mem-
bers are heirs of William Medart, who died in October of last year.

The oflicers of the present company are : Walter R. Medart, president
and treasurer; William 1". Mulhall. se<retary, and Walter R. Medart,
Elise Medart and William F. Mulhall, directors.

KnoxvlUe Veneer Company Adds Sllcer

P. li. Kaymiind. prrslclont of the Kiinwilic VcniMc Company of Knox-
vlUe, Tenn.. nniiniiiicd llial that cmpMny i>- iili.jiil ready to add to its
already large equiiiment a twelve foot Capital sllcer. Mr. Raymond says
that foundations have already been completed for this machine ; in fact,
it is now on Its way to Knoxviile It will be Installed in the main
building in connection with the batteries of other machines now
operating regularly.

The company plans to run this machine principally on oak, although
some mahogany and black walnut will l)e sliced, in all probability this
machine will he in operation by May !.">.

AsUand Veneer Plant Assured

It was recently reported In IlAimwoou Rki'oiid that plans were in the
making for the Incorporation of a large veneer factory at .\shland. Wis.
Articles of incorporation have now been filed with the register of deeds
of .\shland county and as a result a $100,000 company will be formed.

Six months ago an option was secured on the old Durfee mill site.
Slow progress was made in the organization of the new company and
little was accomplished until the last couple of weeks. The principal
stockholders are residents of Wausau and Mellen, Wis.

The articles state that the name of the corporation should be the
Ashland Veneer Company and that it shall be located In the city of
Ashland. The iiu-orporntors an- .1. C. K<hvards of .Medford, 1,. A. Maer
of Mellen and llenjian l.ehht.

Tennessee Factory Destroyed

The main building and band sawmill of the Hardwood Manufacturing
Company of Tullahoma, Tenn., was destro.ved by fire on the morning of
.\pril 20. The plant was one of the largest in Tullahoma and formerly
owned by the Greenfleld-Talbot Furniture Company of Nashville. It was
recently purchased by Hugh Ledford of Tullahoi^a and leased by Harry
Parker, president of the Hardwood Manufacturing Company. It is re-
ported that the loss in the plant in machinery is .'i!20,000 with $10,000
insurance, while the loss in hardwood lumber is .'ji.'i.OOO with .fL.'iOO
insurance.

Young Lumberman Dies

Clifford Schnaufer of Marietta, O., nephew of W. T. SchnaulVr. presi-
dent of the Turkey Foot Lumber Company of Lexington, Ky., died at
AshvlUe, N. C, recently. Mr. Schnaufer had been connected with his
uncle in the Cn -inut Lumber Company previous to the organization of
the Tnrl> V I i.i i.miii.er Company and had become well-known throughout
th.' I.I ili,^ Ohio River and West Virginia. He had made a

coiiMl ! I I in the lumber business during his association with

W. T, s> hiKiiii, I iimI was very highly considered in lumber circles. His
main work was in the manufacturing end of the business, where he
attained great eflSciency. In tact, he was before his illness became too
serious in full charge of the Oakwood Lumber Company operating at
Pickens, W. Va. This concern is one of the operating concerns of the
Crescent Lumber Company. Mr. Schnaufer was twenty-five years old at
the time of his death.

Green River Lumber Company Builds New Mill

The Green River Lumber Company of Memphis, Tenn., has completed
plans for the erection of a modern double band mill which will stand on
the site of the present mill at Memphis. It is estimated that the cost of
this strnctiuf will lie about $60,000, and It is planned to make it a daily
caparitv '<( s.mim. .-.(i.iiOO feet of hardwoods.

Thi. Cr.rii Kivi )■ Lumber Company states that while its new mill will
he stri.tly iii,„l.'rii in every detail it will utilize its present mill until it
has accumulated a suflicient supply of lumber ahead. It will probably
begin the work of dismantling and re-construction within a couple of
months.

Chicago Firm Bankrupt

.\ voluntary petition in liankruptcy was filed in the United States:
district court. Illinois, on Monday, April i:!, by the Estabrook-Skeele
Lumber Company, Fisher building, Chicago. This concern has been
operating for .years as a hardwood wholesaling company and has always
been considered exceptionally strong. Its financial diflSculties come as a
surprise to the local trade.

.\ccordlng to the schedule filed by T. S. Estabrook, president of the
conipan.v, the liabilities amount to $2i)T,272.73. which is, for the most
part, represented in lumber purchases and contracted debts. This is offset
by assets amounting to $256,174.70. Of this $125,907 is represented in
promissory notes and bills receivable. $600 is represented as real estate.

According to a statement of Mr. Estabrook, the company is a large
creditor of the Newhouse Mill & Lumber Company and the Gould South-
western Railway Company, two Arkansas corporations. Mr. Estabrook
states that the property of these corporations will, if conserved, duly
enable the Estabrook-Skeele Lumber Company to liquidate in full anil
take care of all obligations. ' ,

It was the connection with these two concerns and the impossibility
of properly financing them under present financial conditions which led
to the bankruptcy petition. Federal Judge Kenesaw M. I.andis has ap-
pointed a receiver for the company.

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Mill Bums
The hardwood band sawmill of the Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber
Company located at BrasBeld, Ark., was completely destroyed by fire on
Monday, .\prll 13, at ,S :45 p. m. The fire was discovered in the dynamo
room, and in a few minutes the building was completely involved in
flames. Three lines of hose were laid, hut had to be abandoned on account
of the intense heat. There was no loss to lumber, out houses, the office
and other property, except the main plant. The loss was covered by
insurance amounting to $27,500.

The company is planning to erect an entirely new modern band sawmill
with resaw and expects to be in operation within from ninety to a hundred
days. This company has about ten .years' cut of hardwood timber near
Brasfield and will erect a mill to cut 50,000 feet of logs a day, running
|)rlncipally to oak, ash and gum.

Chair Company Fire

On Saturday, April 11, the Charlotte Chair Company, Charlotte.
Mich., sustained a considerable loss as a result of a fire. The blaze was
confined to the engine room due to the strenuous efforts of the fire
department, but it menaced the entire plant for a time. It was. however,
eventually gotten under control and did not hinder operations as all
departments started up as usual in the morning.

Prominent Chicago Lumberman Dies

James Gordon Carter Brooks, pioneer lumberman of Chicago, died on
Wednesda.v, .Vpril 15, at his home, 1114 Lincoln Parkway. .Mr. Brooks
was born at Salem, Mass., .\ugust 25, 1S37, coming to Chicago in 18,")0.
His first employment in Chicago was with his uncle, Artemus Carter, also
a lumberman. Two years later the deceased connected himself
MearsBates Company, which connection he held until 1S70,
severed for the purpose of forming the Oconto Company and
de Noquet Company.

Mr. Brooks was executer of the will of the late Ely Bates,
queathed a sum of money for the erection of a statute of
Lincoln. He Is survived by his widow and two daughters.

The funeral services were held at 2 ::iO Friday afternoon fnirii
residence.

Enlarges Furniture Plant

The Richford Manufacturing Company is making rapid progress with
the work of enlarging and improving its plant at Richford, Vt. New
stock for the entire plant has all been subscribed and the town has voted'
exemption from taxation for ten years for the new liuilding. machinery, etc.

.\n addition 48x51 feet and three stories bigli will be Iniilt .m the
east side of the present factory.

Ozark Pencil Factory Closed
It is announced that the Eagle and .\merlcan pencil factories, which,
have for years been operated at Springfield and Bransom, Mo., have been,
shut up and that the operations will be moved westward and southward
where new pencil material is being tested. It is said that the removal of
the factories is not due to an inadequate supply of cedar as found in the-
Ozarks, but rather to the discovery of the utility of catalpa in the manu-
facture of lead pencils. If the new wood proves its worth as it is expected,
cedar formerly valued at thou.sands of dollars will suddenly become
unsalable, according to reports.

Interesting Slogan Contest

The Louisville, Ky., Veneer Mills of which D. E. Kline is head, has
concluded an interesting contest for the selection of an advertising
slogan. The concern has been a leading manufacturer of figured gum
veneers and panels, and has been seeking for some time a slogan which
would convey in a few well-chosen words an adequate idea of the beauty
and desirability of this material. It was finally decided to have a
contest as a means,of securing a phrase of that kind, a prize of twenty
dollars in gold being offered.

Hundreds of entries were received, and the best of these were sub-
mitted to a committee of judges, comjjosed of II. W. Marsh, of Veneers,

,lth the
•hen he
he Bay

bis late-

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HARDWOOD RECORD

Indlanapullc E. W. Urekrr. lUauwiNiit llci-uKU, Ctili-aBi>, iiml J. N. NiDd,
Jr.. advrrlUlns manasiT of Ihv Kurnllurv Manurariiirrr and Arllun,
liraDd Itapid*. Tbe ptaram wblrb tttre (Ubuitltitl lu tbr judcn wi-re
tbv fullowioK :

Moitufli of Ht" W~v». Arf In r.iim. th" nmi. witli no Individuality,

Ihr ......i.^. ' ■•- vt ■- ii-.....i .-..i. ,. v,.,,irr-i Brut

111- in-d liiim

- I I IhOiur;

til' ■ I'mnliT

Ci.

rholo'. Ihp Klltp of
r Crariaman'ri Cliolco,
Ar: : null .in I imIIv l.liialli \ ili. c:iri ■■< tin- IVnturlra

• l> : ^^ n un flnt,

.. with till-

SI. >.v.r. and

■ <l .1 i;uni, the

Caliluil WuvU IMuiL ■ liii.i; l.lt uj-.u u.s ili- »liiii,r.

Th* aloBao wan aulimlltiMl l.y K. K.'Amowi. nf 3 William strppt. Ilain-
moDd. iDd., who ha> iM-cn nwnrdi>d thp |>rli>'. Tlif 8luican rboRpn will
hviraftrr be a feature «f the IxiulavIlK' Veneer Mllln" ndvertlKlng of
llsured Bum veneer* and panelK, nreordinc to II. K. Snyder, iidvertlHlnB
and sale* nianairer of the eoinimny.

Anstnllui Wood Sawing Contest

It I* the en«tom In Australia to bold nn annual wood Miwlng and

ebo|iplnfc rootest. These are held In the most Important timber sectluns.

Tbe annual event wa* held tbl» year at KIthnm. X. '/.., and A. E. Sullivan

was the winner, bvlag constituted ehnniplon sawyer of .New Zealand.

Mr. Sullivan used a saw ninnufiirlure<I by K. C Atkins * Co.. the silver

*teel sow manufacturers of Indianapolis. Ind. Aeeordlnu to the New

y.talanil custom the winner of this contest Is entitled to the distlnetinn

i»'lng known as champion of the world. .Mr. Sulllviin's reenrd shuns

imc of 1 minute OVa seconds In cultint' a two-foot 1"K.

The International Case

Petition for new trlnl of the oOlci-rs of the International I-unilur &
Development fonipany, who were a short time njio apprehended because
of fraudulent practices. Is IwlnR heard In riilladelphla. On April 10 the
comi>anys officers were s<>verely scored by John 11. Hall, assistant to the
I'nlted States district attorney, oreulne before the United States Circuit
Court of .Vppeals nKalnst a motion to grant a new trial to the convicted
oflicers and promoters of the company. Mr. Hall based bis plea on abso-
lute fraudulent character of the prospectuses and all other literature
Botten out by the company. Hp sold that In place of $4,000,000 claimed
to have been spent In developments, tbe company did not spend even
Jl.OOO.OOO. He also said that the .100.000 rubber trees that had been
stated as valued at |2,.'>00.000 dwindled to a few trees of poor quality,
and thot the millions of feet of fine niabogany stumpage dwindled to
twelve trees.

American Walnut Again

.\ contract for the Interloi work In the hank room In the flrst story
and basement of the Merchants Bank bulldiog of Los Angeles. Cal., bas
been awarded to C. J. Kubach Company. This concern is planning to
iisp a combination of red gum and .\merican walnut.

v:y:vi>:>:<v>V/!.>:>>.vi>^!AV.^^>yi>iaKtUK>iai>^^

Pertinent Information

The Lumber Cut for February

I E. Ubodes. secretary of the National F-umbcr Xranufacturers' Asso-
• ; It ion. has sent out the monthly statement of the lumber cut and
stilpments for February. 1014, and comparisons with the corresponding
month of 1913. The figures were furnished by alBllated associations
and by mills not members : but the totals do not Include the whole
lumber cut In tbe United States for that month. The summary shows
that the decrease In cut during February. 1914, under February. 1913,
was 23.500.000 feet; decrea.se In shipments during February. 1914. under
February. 1913, 72.200.000 feet ; excess shipments over cut during
February, 1913, 35.000.000 feet : excess cut over sDlpments during
February, 1914, 13,T00,0O0 feet.

An Unusual Catalogue

William B. Mersbon & Co. of ."^aghiaw. Mich., manufacturers of sawmills
and band resaws, have made quite a reputation for themselves through
the unusual catalogues which they have always gotten out. A new cata-
logue Issued recently, received at this office. Is quite up to the mark set
by former books of this company — In fact It Is a decidedly unusual propo-
sition as far as sawmill machinery catalogues go. It Is a most beautifully
printed and engraved edition and contains a world of information that
should be distinctly valuable to the user of resaws to which it is pri-
marily given.

The book is attractively bound and has an embossed front cover, the
body being printed on a pleasingly tinted stock of gray with an attractive
border. Altogether the publication is one that can very well make tbe
Mersbon people proud.

The foreword «tatmi that W. B. Merahon It Co. rater p«|M-cl«lly to the
aawmlll Irnde. the ihop* lieiuii at the dl»|)aiuil of their friends for bulldlnit
•pedal «a»nilll machinery In addition to the reeuiar line. Thp company
la preparrd to build resaws and band r<-Miw* all equipped with special
patented MiTubon appllanc<-<. .\ddlllonal parlicuiara. Inrludlns deilsn*.
phutoBrn|ili«, etc., will Im' furnlahed on appllcnilon lo this rompany.

Seferendum Submitted by National Chamber of Commerce

The ChniiitHT of Cuninii'rri- of Ibe rnlled Sln(<'> of America baa aub
mltted to liH nienibera a referendum reBnrdlng (bclr opinion of the propoatMl
Inlerslati- trade eonimiaalona now iM-fore ConKreaa, and a bill lntroducp<l
In reapoukc !<■ Ibe meaaase of I>realdent Wilson. Thia ct>mmlahlon will
have eloKp n-lntlon with enTy cor|Hiratlon lorge or amnll In every part of
tbe i-ounlry, except railroads and bnnka.

\ Npeclnl coninillt<H< waa appointed In February after the annual meetInK
and aaalgni'il Ibe task nf uscerlnlninB the slKnllloince of propoaed leBls
latlon inviilvinu coriiorntloas. This committee bna completed Ita report
which was submitted as a referendum to the 543 commercial orBanliations
conslltutlni: the membership of the Chaml)er. on April 14.

The ri'ferendum covi-rs seven points which the committee conildered
vital in <-onnectlon with the creating of interstate commerce trade. In
view of the relation of every corporate enterprise In this country to
the legislation, this refertndum should be given deep and careful thought
by every member of the lumber trade.

False Statements to Secure Credit

Congri-Hsnuin .Salmlb bus intn.duriMl a bill, known as II. R. Bill 14.32K.
which Is proposed to prohibit tlH> tnitismlsHlon tbrongb the malls of false
statements for the pnriiose of securing creilll. The tine for so doing la
placed nt $5,000 or less. This Is an Important matter to lumbermen
where credits are often large, and steps have been taken to enlist con-
gressmen from lumber regions In the passage nf the bill.

Chances for Extending Business

Vnlted States consuls lu foreign countries are constantly on tbe
lookout foi openings to Increase business for .\nierlcans. Following are
some of tbe openings reported. Persons who may be interested can
procure further information by addressing the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. Washington, U. C. :

No. 12SS3. Sawmill .M.\ciii.\kiiv. — .\n .\nierlcan consular officer in a
Latln-.\merlcan country writes that he would like to receive as soon as
possible duplicate catalogues in Spanish of American sawmill-machinery
manufacturers who desire to expert their products. One purchoscr
awaits their arrival from which to make his selection.

No. 12SS4. Veneek M.iciiiNGitY. — A director In a leading foreign
business house informs an American consulate that he wishes to get In
touch with American manufacturers of veneer machinery. He states
that there is no doubt that a very good business can he built up in this
line and that his firm is desirous of handling this class of machinery,
for which they already have a number of applications. This person
intends shortly to visit the United Sutes, and his address while in this
country can be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.

No. 12SSC. Blildino Materials. — .\n architect in Australasia Informs
an .\merlcan consul that be intends to visit the United States and
furnishes his address while in this country. Having both a knowledge
(if and an Interest In building materials of all kinds, and being an
architect by profession, he is desirous of getting In touch with manu-
facturers of these lines and to acquaint himself with the up-to-date
nietbods and materials 'in building construction, in which he says the
United States bas made so much progress.

No. 12.S.5S. Maple and Hickoby Skkwkus.^.V foreign business firm
informs an .American consulate that there is a large trade In a certain
region in iimple and hickory skewers. The skewers ore used by packing
firms in the process of fastening bales containing cotton and other goods.
They are also used extensively by butchers, poultry dealers, etc. .\merlcau
manufacturers might advantageously comniunliate with this firm.

Poles and Crossties in Canada
Bulletin 35 of Forest Products of Canaca has been published. It
was prepared by B. G. Lewis and Guy II. Boyce, under direction of
R. II. Campbell, Canadian forester, and gives statistics of tbe output
of crossties and poles lu that country for the year 1911. The ties Include
those for steam and electric roads, and the poles are those used for
telegraph and telephone lines.

Nineteen woods arc used for ties, as follows :

.\veragc
Nunilier. Cost Ea "

Kind of Wood-

.Tack Pine
Douglas Fir . .

Hemlock

Cedar

Tamarack . . . .
Western Lnnli

Spruce

Oak

Bed Pine

Chestnut

Western Cedar

Birch

Maple

Beech

White Pine . . .

$0.41

M| .,■".

.26

.81

7': 71"

..32

fl.-.S49

.56

.19.072

.42

13.891

.21

.21

0.460

.21

5.882

.29

HARDWOOD RECORD

Poplar 3,W1 ■'^>

, Hard Tine 444 1.11

« Elm '^'i-^ -l;;

Black Ash "** ■*■•

Total 14,^89,224 $0.3(1

.Inck piuf constitutes more than one-third of the whole number. This

^^ 1 showed a large increase from 1910 to 1911. In the first year it

iiiriiished 2,195,075 ties, but this was more than doubled in 1911. Jack
|.iiM is the leading tie wood ip Canada. There is plenty of it and the
1 1 . -, are generally about the right size for ties.

liir average cost of ties in 1911 was one cent more than in the year

I,'. The number of cedar declined more than 2,000,000 from 1910 to

I'll and tamarack increased 1,200,000. The total of all ties was 5,175.-

jKi' more in the latter year than in the former. Steam roads used nearly

•ii; |i.>r cent of all the tics.

iTi Canada during 1911 only 206,209 ties received preservative treat-

I ii, or about 1.4 per cent of the total number purchased. This is

till I. v< an iudication of the growing interest taken in the subject
n II .i~. In 1910 practically no treated ties were used, but since
mil' twi. plant* have been eutablished and are now treating ties for
, i 111 tlic larger railway companies.

\ii estimate of the saving that could be accomplished by a more uni-

rsal use of treated material is of great interest. The average life of

an untreated tie is 7 years, and with the Increasing use of perishable

woods like Jack pine, hemlock and spruce, this figure will be greatly

reduced in time.

.\ssuming that there are about 70,000,000 ties placed in roadbeds on
well-established lines in Canada, and that one-seventh of these are
replaced each .vear one can safely estimate the annual replacements at
10,000,000. The average life of a treated tie is 17 years, and if the
ties in use in Canada were treated, the annual replacements would be
one-seventeenth of the 70,000,000, or only a little over 4,000,000. To
make this estimate conservative, call the saving 5,000,000 ties a year.
The average tie is cut from a log containing 70 feet, board measure, of
material, so the result would be an annual saving to the country of at
Ir'Mst 350,000,000 feet, board measure, of raw material.

The saving In dollars and cents to the tie purchasers is also worth
. i.iiKidering. The average tie purchased in 1911 cost .38 cents at the
i" int of purchase and 20 cents to put in place; this brings the Initial
1 to 58 cents. In an untreated state this tie would last 7 years, and
hi' initial cost is divided by the number of years' service and a rate
iitcrest of 5 per cent on the investment allowed, the annual cost of
li a tie is found. This would amount to a trifle over 10 cents a year.

II I ho same tie were treated with creosote at a cost of 35 cents, it would
last 17 y.ars. Its initial cost would be 93 cents, and its annual cost
through its litctime only about S cents. This would result in a saving
of two cents a tie and applied to the 70,000,000 ties in use would
amount to a saving of .$1,400,000 annually.

The statistics for wooden poles purchased in Canada during 1911 were

obtained from reports from 282 companies. Of these 129 were electric

" -I r and inn-rr roncerns ; 102 were telephone companies: 28 were

III' n.ail- : la Hire steam railways and 4 were telegraph companies.

nc ii 1' iili'.ni companies reporting included the three provincial

I'li'.n. i|. paitiiii'iits which buy poles in large quantities for the rural

liiii's connecting with their systems.

The accompanying table gives the poles purchased in 1911 :

Average

Kind of Wood — Numlier. Value.

Cedar 403,234 $ 1.61

Western Cedar 72,354 2.99

Larch 28,220 1.43

Spruce 8.764 1.02

Douglas Fir 7,906 3.79

Jack Pine 3,318 .90

Hemlock 555 1.69

Norway Pine 156 13.17

Chestnut 150 5.25

White Pine . . 68 10.71

Hard Pine 30 9.33

Unspecified 942 6.18

Total .585,703 $ 1.80

The total number of poles purchased in Canada in 1911 was a decrease
of 197,138 from the figures for 1910. In all the different classes of
pole-users there was a decided decrease In the number of firms report-
ing purchases, as compared with 1910. It is probable that many of
these firms were sufficiently stocked to meet their requirements for 1911.
There was also a decrease in the construction of new pole lines.

The total value of the poles was $1,056,277, an increase over 1910 of
$12,403, which is explained by the advance in the average price per
pole from .«1.33 to $1.80.

Cedar was still the most important pole wood, probably on account of
Its form, durability and comparative cheapness. A total of 535,588 poles
was reported for the two kinds of cedar, comprising over ninety per
cent of all poles purchased. Of these 463.234 were eastern cedar at $1.61
and 72,354 were western red cedar at $2.99.

Larch poles are used extensively In the western provinces for rural
telephone lines. Out of the 28,226 larch poles reported, 25,000 were used
by the Alberta government. These poles were cut in Alberta. Larch is
the only tree native to Alberta which can be used, untreated, for poles.

The use of spruce poles has increased steadily in the last three years.
In 1909, 2,070 poles were used. In 1910, 5,524, and in 1911, 8,764. Dur-
ing that time the average price remained practically the same.

}ro!Mtm;>iWiitm;jiTO!'-)iw«wiw^^

Hardwood News Notes

=-< MISCELLANEOUS >-

The National Gate Compai.y Tias ijruii lucoriiurati-d at Rushville, Ind.,
with a capital stock of $20,000.

The Merrimac Wood Heel Company has been incorporated at Haverhill,
Mass., with $20,000 capital stock.

The Premier Trim & Lumber Company has been incorporated at Brook-
lyn, N. Y., with $5,000 capital stock.

The J. S. Sullivan Saddle Tree Company of Jefferson City. Mo., has
increased its capital stock to $150,000.

The Excelsior Box and Manufacturing Company of. St. Louis, Mo., has
sustained a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.

The Louisiana Hardwood Company has been incorporated at Shreveport,
La., with a reported capital stock of $3,000,000.

K. L. Muse & Co., Walnut Ridge, Ark., will erect a sawmill plant with
a daily capacity of 4,000 feet of hardwood lumber.

The Franklin Veneer Company has been incorporated at Franklinton,
N. C. The company will have a capital stock of $40,000.

The Parkersburg Handle and Lumber Works has been incorporated at
Parkersburg, W. Va., with $25,000 capital stock.

The Angelus Veneer Door Company has started business in Los Angeles,
Cal., as an incorporated concern with $50,000 capital stock.

The International Casket & Manufacturing Company has been incorpo-
rated at Chicago, 111., with an authorized capital stock of $20,000.

The W. B. Ballis Company has been incorporated at Memphis, Tenn.,
with $70,000 capital stock. This company will manufacture handles.

The Peterson Stair Works has been incorporated at Chicago with $2,500
capital stock for the purpose of manufacturing stairs and mill work.

The Harley Smith Furniture Company has filed articles of incorporation
at Lansing. Mich. The company will have a capital stock of $10,000.

M. P. Beck & Company has been incorporated at Chicago. 111., with a

FOREST PRODUCTS EXPOSITION i
CHICAGO COLISEUM API^30-MAY9
NLWYORK GRANDCENTI^RALACEMAY21-30 '

Old Dominion Veneer Co., inc.

MANUFACTURERS

Single Ply, Rotary Cut
Tliln Lumber and Veneer

Poplar, Gum, Oak, Yellow Pine and Cypress
NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA

W, .";AMI KI. (iOODH VN. President

BIRDIS .VNIJERSON, Vice-Prcs. and General Manager

H.\RKY SCHWARTZ, Secretary and Treasurer

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

WE MANUF.4CTURE FINE ROTARY CUT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wis.

LET US QUOTE TOU

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HARDWOOD RECORD

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

VrV' Hardwood Lumber

M.imjI.iciL
.icid Shipper

MEMPHIS

TENNESSEE

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

ASH

All (lock band •««

MANLKACTUUKHS

OAK CYPRESS

\\y cradpd, soot
I IS n. Irn(lha.

COLFAX, LA.

Inqulrlfw drslrrd

The White Lake Lumber Co.

IV..plr. G„. BIdg . CHICAGO. 11.1.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

//il/h Qualitif — prompt Deli\ ery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 curt 1 No. 1 Common B«»wood
5 cnr> 1 No. 2 Common Bniswood

30 car. 1 Red or White Oak, nil grades
Bend u» 40 ">'• 1 " R«<1 »"^ Sap Gum. all grades

t/our inquiries The last two items are but one-h.-lf dry

All Wood Finishers

shouM u^L ..111 NATURAL RUBBING
OIL. "ZERO" BRAND, "Direct from Well
to Consumer."

Zrro Hi ana Utg. U. S. Pat. Office.

STILES BROS.

Parkersburg, West Va.

Producers of Pure Natural West Virginia Lubricating Oil

S.XMI'I.K <IN APPI.IC.\T10N

On

the Following Slock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

ll.(MH|- li I .\i,». 1 4 ■> KpiI IJIrrh

ll.WIO- 16 4 Nob. I £ 2 K»d lllrrh

l.l.fNIU' 4 4 Nofl. 1 & 2 Whitr .Anii

74.<IO0' 4 4 No. 1 Common Wlilt^

().->. iNKi K 1 v». 2 Common Poplar

.\»h

12.0O<t 5 4 .No.. 1 * 2 <JI<I. Poplar

".(100' 10 4 No.

1 Common Plain

_Che.tn..l

.<!;"•""' ^.

Whitp Oak

The Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 Kilby Sir

rapllal stork of l4,tMMt. lliv n>in|Niur will
fminrs, rlr.

Till' lliiiiii- Kurnlliin- Coiniian)' Is Ihi* slylr of a rriTiit
• ciiinTti wlilrli will ii|»'rntr at MonriM-, I.a. Tills comi
(.Mi.iMHi .npllal ,U,k.

nufarturr inuiildliigs. plrtnrv

tiih

S|>ll«

.(.Mil ..r ft.i

xiil.illli-. K>..

Ilriii

.< CHICAGO >•

.^nioiii! ihc iimnilnvnt vUltiim to tlii< Im-al trailo rnc-nlly wire NVII
Sullivan mill J. II. Walsh of llulfalo. Mr. Snillvnn Is a liandlrr c.f I'a.lll.-
roast wiKiila with hrailquarliTs In llulfaln ami la i'nr<iut>' l» tlip ruaal.
.Mr. Wiilah la the rnalaTti r<-|iri-M-ul«llvi' of llir I'iii'IhIii- l-i-lfht l.iimlHT
r..in|.an>.

R I«. I'rvor. aaslatani saira tnanaKT of Ih.- W. .M. Klllrr l.iiinlHT Com
pany nf <'oliiniliUB. o.. s|>fnt ai'Vi-ral ila.va Inal wi'.-k with Ihr Im-al trad.-.

W. II. W.-ll.r. swr.'tnry of th<- llanlw.Nxl Mnnnfarlunra A»».m|8IIo» .if
thi- riill<.it Stnli-a, wna n |iroinlni'nl i-alliT In ChlrnK" iliirliiR this wwk.

II. V. Shi'rrllt, ai-rn-tary anil nianaitvr of ilii- Culfnk ItanlwiMHl l.unilM-r
('iiiii|inny of Colfnx. l.a., was In thi- rliy fur w'vi-ral days this wi>ck In
lonfcri'ni-f with thi- locnl ninnnKcr, Mr. Ki'lnlinrt.

Thf .MtlziT KIc'vator ('onipany has Ihmmi lni-nr|iiirnli<d !■• nianiifartun-
i'lrvatorK In this rity. The i-<iin|inny haa an authorlriMl raiiltal stock nf

r. It. liadd. vli-.-pri'sl
n'tnrni'il rcifPtly from i
I'xti'nHlvc tonr of the SouthiTn slnti's.

Wood l«.nl of .InnioH I). Ijicny & f<
trip to thi- I'nrlflo Miast.

\V. V. llodiii of Kntcland Mrl.iirK I
Hpi'iit i-iiUNhhTnldc time In t^hlcnKo In

thi' Wlai'unnin l.timl>i-r riiinpany, flili-aiin
■i-ka trip South, durlnic whlrh li<- made ai

lloll

'hirniio. Is niaklne an o
iImt Company of I'lillllp

I. II. mil I.unil.'r ('•ini

=< NEW YORK >.=

that Is attracting attention of tin- local lunihi-i

Imdr Is thi-

propoKi-d Improvcnienig In the terminal faillltIcK of New Vork HarlMr.
Some of thcKo arc now under ncluni conatructlon, such n» those on
Newtown ('reek, while others are plunned for the west side of the harlHir
lit llayonne I'olnt. .\t the latter location the I'nlted Stutea Terminal
('oiiipiiny, II new organization just Incorporated for the punioxe, has
taken title to a larfte tract on the water front and proponea to con-
struct a long pier and erect warehouses and storace sheda. The I'bani-
l>or of Cominerce of Qui-ens Ik conductliiK a caiiiiinlten iirtcliiK that A
lerinlniil of the new liarge cnnnl Ih- erected In that lioroURh. Some Idea
of the importance of the small waterway in that district In a coni-
iiierdnl way Is given in some flgures recently compiled by the Merchants'
Mssoiliitlon. These show that In the year 1912 tonnage valued at
•*:;2r), 41(1,028 was transported over the four-mile Newtowu Crwk.

May la moving time and many of the local wholesale trade will soon
lie showing new addresses on their stationery. .\r in so niony otiier
lines the movement tends farther uptown, with the beautiful new Grand
Central Terminal the location most favored. .Xmoiig the wholesalers
moving there the flrst of next month are the following: liavlson Luin-
lii-r ('onipany, Ltd.; .\. Sherman Lumber Company, .Vrthur E. Lane, Rice
i Lockwood Lumber Company, CampbellMncI.nurin Lumber Company
and Skillings. Whitncys & Barnes. W. <". Edwards & Co., Ltd., go to
the Vanderbllt building.

I'rnnk R. Whiting, head of tlic Whiting Lumber Company, big hard-
wood wholesaler of Philadelphia, was a visitor In New Vork during
the fortnight.

Kdwin Cox & Co. are conducting a hardwood lumber business In Jer-
sey City, with yard and office at (TJ-and and Kates street.

J. C. Turner, prominent cypress manufacturer and wholesaler, left
last week for a trip to the South In the Interest of business.

The business of the Dunbar Kox & Lumber Company has been taken
Mver by .Messrs. Frederick Mueller, W. II. Cllb-sple, C. A. Hamilton and
I". C. fJrny. .\11 of the new owners have been identllled with the busl-
rn-ss for many years, Messrs. (.Jiiiesple and Mueller having served over
M quarter of a century with the company. They are well qualiflcd to
..intlnue this old established business In the high place it has won Id
the history of the .Metropolitan district. The plant at Twenty-eighth
street and Eleventh avenue covers thirty-three city blocks. Includes
yards, planing mill and liox factory.

Uli-d & .Ineger. New York, has been Incor|ionited to deal and mauu-
fiictiire wood work. The inc.irporntors iire .Incoli Hied. 1171 Eulton

--•<, BUFFALO >.=

McmlMjrs of the lumber trade are beginning to show inucb interest in
the coming convention of the National Hardwood Lumber .Vssoclation,
to be held here on .June IS ond 19, and the committees are preparing
t.i arrange further details. Secretary Frank Fish was here recently
ailing upon the members of the hardwood trade, ond also attended a
:iMetlng of the UulTalo Lumber Exchange. It was decidid to hold the
..utlng to Niagara Falls on the afternoon of the first da.-, provided the
ITogram can be arranged for the business session so as to permit of

HARDWOOD RECORD

this. Tbe idea In going the first al'tei-noon is to ni'eommodate as large
a crowd as possible, and if the Falls trip is delayed until late in the
week the probability is that many of the visitors will already have
gone to their homes.

T. D. Collins, one of tbe wealthiest and most influential lumbermen
in Western Pennsylvania, died at his home in Nebraska, Pa., on April
16, at tbe age of eighty-three years. He owned most of the timber in
Forest oounty, besides large tracts elsewhere in the country; was in
tercsted in the sawmill business and in banking. His wfcalth was esti
mated at $20,000,000.

A. J. Chestnut has recently returned from a trip to Norfolk, Va„
which Is the residence of his wife's family. He was away about two
weeks and reports a pleasant trip.

The Mcl-ean Mahogany & Cedar Company, which was recently or-
ganized by U. D. Mcljean and others, with capital of .?40,000, has taken

an office at

Mil

O. E. Yeager states that the hardwood trade does not yet show
much spring improvement. The Yeager Lumber Company is getting in
stocks of half a dozen different hardwoods.

Miller, Sturm & Miller find trade about as it has been during the
past two months, though the first week of the month was quite good.
Plain oak and other woods are in about equal demand.

Tbe Standard Hardwood Lumber Company reports a fair demand at
present, though business is not up to the usual level for this season.
The dry kiln is being kept quite bus.v.

Havenport & Ridley have lately been getting In supplies of beech,
and this wood as well as white ash is moving fairly well, though no
very active trade has started up yet.

T. Sullivan & Co. have lately been receiving stocks of maple and
brown ash and trade is quite fair for the present month. Some lumber
win be brought down the lake this year.

Hugh McLean has been spending about three weeks in the South on
business, and called at the mills in Chattanooga and Birmingham. The
lumber trade at the yard is fair.

A. A. Mason states that the majority of hardwoods are moving quite
slowly this month and that prices are not very strong. The chief woods
moving are maple and sap birch.

G. Elias & Bro. recently had a page advertisement of their mill in
one of the local Sunday newspapers and as a result a good many in-
quiries from new sources were received.

The National Lumber Company finds the flooring demand fair this
month and is looking for Improvement with the better spring weather.

■< PHILADELPHIA >■

Ell B. Hallowell of Hallowell & Souder, says there is no reason to com-
plain of trading. Inquiries are coming in lively, resulting in good orders,
and collections are improving. The only trouble is that those who
compelled them to hold back shipments now want the goods at once.

.T. Elmer Troth of the J. S. Kent Company reports a more buoyant
tone since the arrival of seasonable weather, but there is ample room
for improvement. However, more orders have been booked of late than
for some time back.

W. S. W. Kirby of the Kirby & Hawkins Company says business Is
not up to expectations. The company is waiting for the railroads to
begin buying.

W. H. Wyatt of the Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Company reports a slight
gain in business, but deplores a lack of zest in trading.

John W. Coles has removed his office from the eleventh floor to S04
Real Estate Trust building.

J. Gibson Mcllvain, Jr.. of J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co., attributes the
disturbance in trading to the constant agitation in national affairs. For
this time of the year business is on tbe retrograde. Settled fine weather,
he thinks, will bring about some improvement.

F. A. Dudley of the Sterling Lumber Company reports business un-
marked by any substantial change one way or the other. He does not
look for a tangible advance until the various momentous questions which
are agitating Congress are disposed of.

A creditors" petition was filed against the W. R. Taylor Lumber Com-
pany on April 13. Creditors and claims are the East Coast Lumber
Company, $TS6.40 ; Ansley Lumber & Tie Company and Lydia H. Mitchell.
$169.

W. H. Kuddlck of the Rainy Lake Lumber Company, Virginia, Minn.,
was a recent visitor to the Lumbermen's Exchange rooms.

Charles K. Parry of Charles K. Parry & Co., sole agents Carolina
Spruce Company, Pensacola, N. C, says February and March trading
doubled that of same months of last year, but things are somewhat quiet
at this time. Mr. Parry is on a visit to the mill, looking up the stock
situation.

Frank P. Hilliard, a lumberman of White Pine, Pa., recently met with
a frightful death. While turning a log on the carriage he slipped on a
piece of ice which threw him upon a circular saw. His head was severed
from his body.

Samuel H. Shearer & Son recently opened a storage yard at Rocky
Mount, N. C.

Edward Underbill, nephew of Frederick S. Underbill of Wlstar, Under-
bill & Nixon, has been appointed manager of the firm's yard at Nash-
ville, Tenn. The young man, who has been carefully trained in the
lumber business, is ably fitted to fill the responsible position.

Hooton Hardwood Co.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
LOGS AND TIMBER

We are very anxious to move the
following- items of lumber:

2 cars — 1x5 clear face Red Oak — Rough

trim.
Scars — 8 4 Is & 2s Yellow Cypress —

Long — Wide.
2 cars — 8 4 Select Yellow Cypress —

Long — Wide.
Scars — 6 4 Is & 2s Yellow Cypress —

Long — Wide.
2 cars — 5 4 Select Yellow Cypress —

Long — Wide.
1 car — 5 4 Is & 2s Yellow Cypress —

Long — Wide.

Choice Stock — Dry — Must Move
Terre Haute, Indiana

■"THESE fine logs waiting
•*■ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD KECOKD

Harris Manufacturing Company

Johnson City, Tennessee

"Harris" Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock

B»ed Bloek RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

CINCINNATI!

Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers^

\'.■<^,^,■^<^ CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALI
Vtllt-Llb. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

Tin: i"Ki:iBERG lumber company

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

(.IIKKKE mil DING

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Smlr* Offlr«— Soath Side Station— C. H. * D. R. R.

Johns, Mowbray. Nelson Company

OAK, ASH. POPLAR & CHESTNUT

<;i,.M AM> ( OTTO.WNOOI)

JAMES KENNEDY & CO.. Ltd. ^

OAK. POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

HKST NATIONAL BANK BlIMUNO

The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co.

WALNUT, OAK. AND OTHER HARDWOODS

103-4-S CABEW BCILDINC,

A "FLASHY FIGURE'

i< I.IK- . f the cliaractcrir^tics of .nir (Juartcred
Oak. There are others, such as texture,
quality of grades, widths and lenpfths. Air
or kiln dried. Prompt and satisfactory service.

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO.

OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2624-34 rOI.EKAIN AVENUE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

r.ENERAI, OKFICF — f I.VV < ITV. KV.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SXTMUERS AND OEST STREETS

Tlio 8|ililii\ Motor Coiiipiin)' wnri oreanUcd In York, Pa., on AprU HI
wlib a rnpllalltatloD of f'jriU.OUi). II will niaiiurarture a lourluis rni
mill roailiilvr at a prln- tlinl U i'IiktIi'iI to rvvolullonlio Ibc nulo trade
'rill- i-ar I* lifliic liiillt li)' II Ih'inilt ririii and will he placed on tin

iirliel ulinrdr.

•<, BOSTON y-

MlIK

The wll kii..wii Hrni at 0...k ll..r<l.'ii i. In., nl I'-fill Itiv
reii'Ully Im-uriMirnled under llie miiiii' nCjle. with iiuthurUed eapllal of
|1'IM».0(M».

Hon. John M. Wondii, heiid nf the hnrdwoml flriii of John M. Wnuda
& Co., of (he KaHt CnnibrldBe dlatrlct, wan rereiilly elected hy a band
Koiiie mnjorlty an department comninnder of the .MnaracbUKetlH Depart
nieiit of Ihe lirnnd .\riiiy »f the Kepubtlr. .Mr. WoodH purllelpnted In
iiiiiiiy IhiII1i'« In the Civil War, havUiK iK-eii wounded nt Kreih-rlekiihuru.
lie entered the lumber liUNlnenii here In 18S4 and bin election (o tills
blfih ofllei' direct from Junior vice eoinmander, hrenklug all precedent In
the order, will he a matter of great lutereHt tu hU numerouH frleuda all
over the country.

Tbc Salem Lumber Company baa been Incorporated at Salem, Maaa..
wltb authorlxed capital of fl.'i.iMio.

i:eorKi' II. Havenport. Kcnlor member of the Davenport Pelerii Company,
lloKton, buK JuHt returned to buslDcaa after a winter apent In California.

Jainen Manaon of the Manaoii Lumber t^impany la hack from lila visit
to raiinmn. Ilia frienda are Rbid to note hia apparent good health after
ih.' almoKt fatal Injury auatalned at the company'a yard In Eaat lioaton
iM-t fall.

The II. M. Itlckford (.'ompany la adding to Ita olDcea by the occupancy
Iff an adjoining room In connection wltb Ita preaent suite. The Illckford
ioiii|.auy bus recently niit::iiented Ita New York forces by the nfllllatlon
with It of Mr. .lohn llark.r. who la well known In the lumlier trade.

The Harvard Koreatry School, wblcb haa always kept In close touch
with the lumber induatry plami through co-operation with the Harvard
liradunte .School of Uuainoas Admlnlatratlon, Is to establish ot that uni-
versity next fall a two-year course In tbc business of lumbering. This
radical departure In a classic Institution Is reported to be at the request
of prominent lumber Interests of tbc country, and will doubtless be an
iilil to the Induatry by aupplying a large quota of young men with sound
principles of economy, efficiency and conservation in all departments of
loannfncture niid distriliution.

The Interstate Commerce bearing on tbc advance In rates on tbc
ItoKtou & Maine railroad and the Maine Central was held at Boston
March 20. Lumber rates occupied much of the session, and after a vigor-
ous protest for tbc lumbermen by Cbarlca S. Wentworth. the examiner
requested him to prepare a brief for snhmlssion to the commission and
suspended the rates for ten days, pending further Investigation.

--< BALTIMORE >■=

The wharf property :it I'i.r N r. '.i l.i;;lii -ir-'t. and tw.i lots opposite
the pier iit Light ami I'.arr.- str-.t-^. wlii.li wcic for y.iirs occupied
I'v Cieorge V. Sloan & Bro., wholesale lumber and planing mill Arm,
w.Tc sold at auction .-Iprll 10 to a committee of creditors for 185,000.
The committee is beaded by Douglas H. Thomas, the president ot the
Mechants-Mechauics National Bank ; tbc other members being B. R.
Turnbuii of Norfolk, representing tbc Uowland Lumber Company, of
tliat city, and E. F. Uawtiiorne. of New York, acting for tbc Atlantic
I 'oast Lumber Company. The Urm of (Jeo. F. Sloan & Bro. went into
I lie bonds of receivers several years ago, and the property has since
tli.n been idle. The Sloan Lumber Company, of wblcb I'isher Sloan
is president, succeeded in the wholesale business, hut did not undertake
till- operation of the planing mill. Baltimore banks were among the
largest creditors.

The questiou of switching charges which has engaged tbc attention
of shippers tor years and has been made the subject of energetic fights,
is once more In a state of agitation, tbc Interstate Commerce Commission
liavlng handed down an order on April !'> compelling the Pennsylvania
llailroad Company to postpone the fixing of ¥5 per car as the switching
rate until .VuRust l."!. The increase was to have become effective April 15.
Meanwhile, further evidence as to the Justice ot the charge is to be
lakcu. I'erwilng the outcome of this case, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Coinpauy. which was to have advanced Its rate in May, will probably
lake no action. Tbc proceeding against tlie Pennsylvania was undertaken
by the traffic liureau ot the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association
of Baltimore in the interest of tlie shippers. The matter baa been
liifore the Interstiite <:'ominiice Commission and before the .Maryland
I'lihlic Service Commission in one shape or another for several years.
the last order in the controversy baring lieen in favor ot the railroads.
The sbipiiers maintain that the charge of $!) per cor is too high, and
will endeavor to have it enjoined.

fi. F. Lorssen. representing the well-known firm of F. W. Barth,
of Ducsseidorf. Germany, importers ot American hardwood lumber and
logs, stopped in Baltimore ten days ago on the way to the Pacific
loast. While here be stated that the stocks ot logs on the other side
were very large, and he urged, as has every other foreign visitor for
some time past, that shipments be curtailed. Mr. Larssen is visiting
the Pacific coast, it is supposed, to see about the chances for Inmber
shipments after the opening of the Panama canal.

HARDWOOD RECORD

45

Wi)i(l was rccolvt'd by E. E. Wood, prpsident of the R. E. Wood
I^uiulur Company, a week ago from White Pine, near Williarasport, I'a.,
that I'rank Hylard, who operated a saw mill at that place, had acci-
dentally slipped and fallen on the saw, being virtually cut to pieces. Mr.
ITylarrt's son witnessed the accident. Mr. Hylard was about fifty years
ml had been engaged in the saw mill business for a long time. Ho
vived by his wife and three children.

lies W. Stow, known in bis day as the "father of the mahogany
in BaUlmore, died at the "honie of his son-in-law, Henry P. Duker,
..1 till' Arm of Otto Duker & Co., the well-known lumbermen, March 20.
Mr. Stow was eighty years old and withdrew from the lumber trade a
quarter of a century ago, after securing a position In the Baltlmor.'
postolUce, which he held until last j'ear. He is survived by his wife, a
son, and a daughter.

Kritz Wegfrass, representing Carl Wegfrass, of Hamburg, Germany,
an extensive Importer of American hardwood logs, stopped in Baltimore
two weeks ago on his way to Pittsburgh. He stated that stocks on tin-
other side were large and prices low, and he advised against promiscuous
shipments from this side.

MEMPHIS

=-< COLUMBUS >.=

The Herdman Sash, Door and Lumber Company of ZanesvlUe, O., has
started the erection of a .?10,U00 addition to its plant.

The Greaves-Klausman Tool Company of Cincinnati has been incorpo
rated with a capital of $150,000 to manufacture and deal in woodworking
machinery. William A. Greaves, Samuel H. Beck, C. H. M. Atkins,
Thomas McEvilley and C. N. Nlehaus are the Incorporators.

The Binns .Macbliie Company of Canton, O., has been incorporated with
a capital of .fi.T.iioii to make and deal In woodworking machinery. .1. li.
Blnn, W. G, Webb, E. J. Kress, E. D. Myers and E. A. Crossley are
Interested In the new Arm.

The authorized capital of the Clyde Cooperage Company of Clyde, O.,
has been increased from .$G0,000 to $100,000. At a recent meeting of the
board of directors of the company J. S. MacLean of Toledo, was elected
second vice-president. The new vice-president will be in charge of the
financial end of the business and will look after the sale of the $10,000
additional stock recently authorized.

The Ohio Lumber Company of Newark, C, and the Enterprise Manu-
facturing Cnnipiiny of Tiffin, O., have gone out of business.

Tlir 11. Witt iVc r,,.(l(ii Company of .\thens, O., has been incorporated with
a capital dT Ii^.-.ii.immi to take over the business formerly conducted under
the name of tlir Hewitt & Boden Parquet Flooring Company. The
incorporators are ,Iohn C. Hewitt, James H. Boden, Earl C. Logan,
Samuel M. Johnson and D. Scott Allen.

The Lyman-Hawkins Lumber Company of Akron, 0., has been granted
authority to increase its capitalization from $SO,000 to $150,000.

The capital stock of the Wildermuth Bending Company of Columbus,
1ms l.ccM imr.ascil from $25,000 to $50,000.

Tlic Hay Maiili.l Itoy Company of St. Bermand, O., has been incorporated
with a capital of .'i;70,000 to deal iu lumber, by William B. Hay, C. W.
Plact, G. A. Hoy, D. McClaren and Marmion L. Freeman.

-Vt Dayton, the D. L. Sweeney Furniture Company with an authorized
capital of $10,000 has been chartered to make all kinds of furniture.

li. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Comiiany, says trade with
his concern is good when the present business conditions are taken into
consideration. Buying is being done largely by retailers though some
factories are also buying stocks. Dealers are preparing for the spring
rush of building which is just starting. The prospects for active building
are bright not only in the city of Columbus but also in the smaller
points in Ohio. Dry stocks are not very large and prices are generally
well maintained.

John R. Gobey of the company bearing his name, reports a fairly
good demand for hardwoods with prices about the same as a fortnight
ago. He believes the prospects for the future are good and anticipates
a fairly good demand from this time on.

A. C. Davis of the A. C. Davis Lumber Company, says the demand
for hardwoods has been good, with prices well upheld.

Sales Manager Sisson of the Sowers-Leaeh Lumber Company, says tin
demaud for hardwoods Is fair and prices are good.

=-< INDIANAPOLIS y

St. Clair Parry, president of the Parry Manufacturing Company, hai
returned from a two months' visit to Europe.

W. W. Knight of the Long-Knight Lumber Company, has been elect..)
vice-president of the Indiana Coliseum Hotel Company which is to buil.l
a twelve story hotel and coliseum in this city.

The lumber business of W. L. Brown at Lawrence has been incorporat.'.l
under the name of the William L. Brown Lumber Company with $12,0i".
caijital, those interested in the company being Mr. Brown, Laura P..
Brown and Francis B. Walker.

A strong base ball team has been organized by the employes of yar.l
No. 2 of the Capitcl Lumber Company. E. C. Cawthon has been eleete.l
manager. Games are being arranged with some of the strongest amateur
teams in the state.

J. N. Halstead, J. T. Roberts and E. W. Halstead have organized the
Halstead-Roberts Lumber Company at Brazil, which has been incorporated
with an authorized capitalization of $6,000 to conduct a general lumber
business.

Wholesale Manufacturers and Exporters

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK

All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^i^^y^^^
We make a siimIaUj of mixed cars
of 8ai> and Krd Gum, One-half to

SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

Tschudy Lumber Co.

M AM I'AtTlKEKS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60' ^ 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50,000 ft. 1" Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1" Log Run Maple

50,000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

„,,, ^ .. . ADDKESSCORnESPONDENCETOGENERAL OFFICE

MEMi-ius 605 Kepublic Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

YANDEN BOOH^STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY

Mainfactirers Soothera Hardwoods

A.sh a Speci alty
Memphis Tennessee

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLDDBTD
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GARDNER & HOWE

HARDWOOD RECORD

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

II

Southern

Hardwoods 1

IS one ul the
1 ami lar>;cst

most complete
in the state

We can readily fil

RED

Oak. A

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any requirement in

GUM

sh. Elm

THE LANSING CO., Parkin,

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ITEMS OF INTEREST

DRY STOCK
PROMPT SHIPMENT

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STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

^V ^,>^ QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Dermott Land and Lumber Company

DERIVIOTT, ARK.

Willi f^ii.iHKi raplliil, till- MadliHin I^iiil nml TIiiiIht Coiiipanjr bu
Ik-cii •irKKiilti'il mill liKiirimniliMl nt Anilcritoii to ilt-nl In timber nnd
iliiilH-rlnnila. TlioKv luti-n-nlvd In llii- cuDcvrn arc Joliu T. Aclniiin, M. C.
Aiiktlll nml HcDjBmIn Ix>wv, A. C. Call anrl II. V. Ilaocork.

I.iinilx'rnii-n nud wooOworklng Induiilrlpa uf tlic atatc arc much
Interested In a rommUiilon JuNt appointed b}' Governor Samuel M.
I(iili>lcii>. Thill coniiiiliiKluu U tu iiludy the iiuhjcct of HoudH In the (talc,
iI.wmI prevention and prepare reruniincndatlonii for leelnlatlon which will
lie iiubnillli'd to the leculnture neit January. There are thirteen mem-
liem, one bcluK appointed from each conKrenMlonal dlntrlct. Among the
mcinbcra are K. W. Shirk of the Indiana Manufacturing (Company, Peru;
W. II. Showera of Showera Brothem, KlooinlnRton. and Itcnjnniln Itooae,
II furniture ninnufaeturer. of KvniiAvllle. In the flood of .March, lltl.'l,
till' luiiilier and woodworkliiK ImliiKirleh ucri- iiniong the heavlcat HUlfererH
In Indiana.

=■< MEMPHIS >•-.

The ordinance which InHurnnre IntercHlii hero aought to have paaaed
barring the uae of wooden shingles In the city llmltii haa been rejected
by the board of coniiiiliiHlonerK, the governing body here. Thia ends the
controversy that haa been waged with considerable emphasis for aomo
time. <:oinnilHsloner Thomas Dies, having charge of public utilities,
building, etc., tlotly opposed the measure and his associates on the board
concurred with blin. Manufacturers and distributers of shingles opposed
the ordinance and the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis recently made the
matter the subject of vigorous resolutions of protest.

Itussc & Burgess, Inc., whose new l>aud mill was recently destroyed
l>y Are here, bus awarded contract for the necessary machinery to
r.placc this, and work Is to begin at once. It is estimated that It will
take about Ave months to get the new plant In readiness for operation.
In the meantime the firm will have Its sawing done by other mills here,
sM that It will he able to carry out Its present contracts as well as any
new Imslnoss It may receive.

The Southern Hardwood Trafllc Bureau Is now comfortably Installed
in a new suite of offices In the new half of the Bank of Commerce &
Trust Company building. It is located on the fourteenth lloor. R. J.
liarncll. Inc., too, has recently removed from the Exchange building and
has ofBces adjoining those of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Bureau.
Tlie Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association Is In the same building,
having a handsome suite of three rooms furnished where possible with
furniture and fixtures made of red gum. It is also finished in this
wood and presents a very striking Illustration of the possibilities of
red gum.

An informal entertainment was given by the Hoosier Society of
Memphis, which was organized here a short time ago, at the Hotel
Chisca during the past week. A very large number of lumbermen are
identified with the organization which exists for purely social purposes.
I". E. Stonebraker, one of the best-known lumbermen here. Is chairman
of the entertainment committee and In that capacity bad charge of the
function held during the past few days.

George C. Brown 4 Co., who closed down their big mill at Proctor,
.Vrk., before the Christmas holidays, in order that they might reduce
their stocks before the flood season, have resumed operations and arc
now working at full capacit.v. The firm has a full supply of timber
aliead and Is congratulating Itself over the brilliant prospects for
escaping a repetition of the flood damage experienced during the two
preceding seasons. Several other mills in the path of the usual floods,
too. have resumed operations recently nnd are making good progress Id
rutting lumber.

Work has begun here on the levcc sj-stem In North Memphis which
!■; designed to prevent a recurrence of the flood damage experienced by
luml)er interests and others in that part of the city. Contracts have
been awarded for the digging of two tremendous drainage tunnels alwut
fifty feet below the surface of the city. This is the first work to be
undertaken and it is estimated that it will take practically a year for
its completion. Later contracts will be awarded for the ciinstruction
of a fltty-foot levee in North Memphis. The entire plans will involve
an outlay of about $1,500,000 and will result In the most elaborate
system of flood protection anywhere In the South with the possible
exception of New Orleans. Lumber and woodworking interests will benefit
appreciably by this work.

Kussc & Burgess, Inc., have sent a check forS200 to the Firemen's
IJelief l'"uud here In token of tlielr appreciation of the elTectivc work done
iiy the department during the fire which receutly destroyed their plant.
The flames were confined to the mill proper and several million feet of
lumber on the yords were saved.

•Tohn M. Pritchard. secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers'
Association, has received notice of several prominent structures that
will be finished In red gum, Including the Fort Dearborn and Morrison
hotels In Chicago and Hotel Deming in Terre Haute, Ind. There is also
a church at Hot Springs, Ark., that will be finished in this material.
The amount of red gum required for all of these buildings is quite
extensive, one of them alone needing 800,000 feet.

B. W. Davis & Son have begun the erection of a planing mill at Heber
Springs, Ark. The necessary buildings are being erected and as soon
as they have been completed the niachinery will be Installed and the
plant will be placed In operation.

The Crcnshaw-Gary Lumber Company and the RIel Lumlier Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

li.iM installed In their offices in the Bank of Commerce & Trust Company
hiiihiing a desk and chair made entirely of red gum. The former company
is a large manufacturer of gum at its mill at Richey, Miss., and has
taken this means of impressing Its visitors with the possibilities of this
particular material. It is asserted by members of the two companies
that there Is not another piece of furniture in Memphis, outside of a
special exhibit, made entirely of this material.

h\ E. Gary, general manager of the Baker Lumber Company, Turrell,
Ark., and one of the Joint owners of the Crenshaw-Gary Lumber Com-
pany, has recently returned from attending the annual meeting of the
McCarroll Lumber Company, Holden, La., of wlilch he is one of the
directors. This company operates a double band mill, one side being used
for the manufacture of liardwood lumber and the other for the cutting
of yellow pine.

George D. Burgess of Russe & Burgess, Inc., has recently returned
from a business trip to Cairo, 111.

F. B. Robertson of the Anderson-Tully Company, is back from a visit
to Vicksburg, Miss., where the firm operates two sawmills and a large
box factory.

Otis A. Felger, one of the stockholders in the Memphis Band Mill
Company, of Memphis, but having his headquarters in Grand Rapids,
Mich., has been a visitor here during the past few days.

Philip A. Ryan, who was prominently identified with the hardwood
lumber Industry of Memphis for a number of years but who is now at the
head of the Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company, Onalaska, Tex., has been
circulating among his many friends here this week.

president ; C. C. Gilbert, Nashville, secretary. The headQuarters will be
in Nashville. The workmen's compensation problem was given much
consideration.

=-< NASHVILLE >-

Efficiency from a scientific standpoint is being given a test at the
big plant of the Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company in this city.
Dr. Henry Mace Payne, C. E., Ph. D., Sc. D., representing a New York
firm of engineers, with several assistants, has been employed In estab-
lishing standard costs of operation at the big plant. The work applies
to the handling of lumber, the utilization of power, and the most
scientific methods In all departments. The engineers make a study of
the entire plant, and then report their findings and recommendations.
Dr. Payne delivered an address before the Commercial Club, in which he
showed that wonderful savings can be made by scientific methods. At
one mill new machinery was being considered to get more power, where
a scientific engineer had only to change the style of belts in order to
get much more power than was needed. He showed how heavy reduc-
tions can be made at some plants in stacking and handling lumber. He
also extended his address to many industries.

The main building and band sawmill plant of the Hardwood Lumber
Manufacturing Company, at Tullahoma, Tenn., was destroyed by fire
April 19, causing a loss of over §20,000, with $11,500 insurance. The
plant has been closed down. It was formerly owned by the Greenfleld-
Talbot Furniture Company, of Nashville, but had been taken over by
Tullahoma men, and leased to the Hardwood Manufacturing Company,
of which Harry Parker was president.

The Nashville Lumbermen's Club has filed a complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission against the Louisville & Nashville
and twenty-five other railroads, asking for more reasonable transit
privileges at Nashville, and alleging discrimination in favor of several
cities on the Ohio river. More reasonable "policing" of milling-in-transit
of logs will also be asked.

The Nashville Lumbermen's Club has decided to attend the annual
convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association in Buffalo
June lS-19 in great style. It was decided that the club will attend in a
body, and will also make a tour in chartered cars of the North and East
In the interest of the Nashville hardwood market. The trip will extend
over a period of ten days. The party will leave Nashville, June 14,
be at Cincinnati, June 15, at Detroit June 16-17, at Buffalo convention
June IS, 19 and 20, at Niagara Falls, June 21, at Rochester June 22. at
Syracuse and Albany June 23, and arrive at New York City June 24.
Hamilton Love is chairman of the committee on arrangements. It is
expected that the trip will be a great boost to the Nashville hardwood
market. The following firms are members of the club, and it is expected
all will be represented : J. W. Alford & Co., Baker, Jacobs & Co.. David-
son, Hicks & Greene Company, Dunlap Lumber Company, Farris Hard
wood Lumber Company, Hunt, Washington & Smith, Lieberman, Love-
man & O'Brien, Loevenhart & Co., Love, Boyd & Co., H. A. McCowen
& Co., J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co., Morford Lumber Company, Nashville
Hardwood Flooring Co., John B. Ransom & Co., Silber Lumber Co.,
Tennessee Hardwood Lumber Company, Tennessee Oak Flooring Company,
and Wistar, rnderhill & Nixon.

The Nashville Lumberman's Club has appointed P. J. Loevenhart as
its representative on the southern trade expansion tour to be taken the
week of May 17-'24 on a special train under the auspices of the Nashville
Commercial Club. The trip will include Birmingham, Montgomery,
Mobile, New Orleans, Jackson, Miss., and Memphis. Several of the
lumber firms will have representatives.

President Hender.son Baker of the Nashville Lumbermen's Club has
been appointed a member of the board of governors of the Commercial
Club, and the lumber organization will aflJliate with the central business
men's organization.

The Tennessee Manufacturers' Association met irt annual session in
Nashville and elected the following officers : T. F. Bonner, Nashville,

=■< LOUISVILLE >=

D. E. Kline of the Louisville Veneer Mills, is running for president of
the Louisville Commercial Club, one of the largest commercial bodies
in the country, against his choice. He declined nomination when his
name was put up by a committee of the club, bat the board of directors
refused to permit him to withdraw. The annual meeting will be held
in May.

The Louisville Hardwood Club is planning an Investigation of fire
insurance rates, reports from some of its members showing that a wide
divergeuco in rates exists. It is said by those familiar with the situation
that tiie fire insurance companies have never applied the Dean schedule
to local lumber yards, though this is conceded to be the only proper
rating system. Rates now In effect are the outgrowth of the application
of the old mercantile schedule of the Louisville Board of BMre Under-
writers, whic'a had control of the rate situation until a few years ago.
It is believed, however, that as soon as the present troubles between
the fire insurance companies and the state are concluded, the companies
will proceed to apply the Dean schedule.

The Edward L. Davis Lumber Company is much pleased with its new
operation near Lottie, La. It recently purchased a mill there and has
put It in operation with ,1. E. Davis, vice-president of the company, in
charge. It will make principally ash, cottonwood and gum. The
company will continue to operate its Louisville plant.

It Is reported on good authority that the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company will shortly put a $4 car-spotting charge into effect.
The road has not yet made official announcement on the subject, but
expects to do so shortly, traffic officials have explained. The railroads,
according to the impression which has been created here, would prefer
not to make the spotting charge ; and in view of the fact that .$4 a
thousand is an extremely heavy burden, adding about 27 cents a thousand
to the cost of the lumber Involved, it is possible that the carriers are
planning to make the new arrangement .so unpopular as to cause a
protest to be made to the Interstate Commerce Commission.

An Investigation was made recently of advance in rates which have

(Leading Manufacturers)

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

St. Francis Basin Hardwood

2 cars C/4 Xo. 1 common and better Qtd. White Oak — bone dry.
5 cars 4/4 1st and 2nd Plain White Oak— bone dry.
2 cars 4/4 No. 1 common Plaiii White Oak, 6" and up — bone dry.
5 cars 4/4 No. 1 common and better Red Gutn — bone dry.
5 cars 4/4 No. 1 common and better Qtd. Red Gum— bone dry.
SPECIAL PRICES FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT

Geo. C. Brown & Company

(Main Office) Proctor, Arkansas

(TWENTY MILES WEST OF 5IEMPHIS ON C. R. I. & P. RY.)

I A K U W OO D k ECORD

RBD GUM

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

M..„||,. .,„d

MilMII-" l>UV;

Whltr Oak Slrlpi

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

HimmelbergerHarrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Band Sawed Stock

6 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Sap Gum
20 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Sap Gum
4/4 Gum Panel and Gum Box Boards
and all grades of 4 4 Oak and Ash

JONES & DUNN, Jennie, Ark.

Manufacturers Band Sawed Hardwoods

BUSS-GOOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

.irm-tlv.- April J. Th.
miu-^ii w.r.' iu lrrrlliir>
till- i-ir*'!'! oil Imrilwociclii
qui-iilly It U nut i-xiHTl

mil 1 1

ii.iwi'viT. tlint 1
.,.ii.',> |.iii. I. I'loilurtMl rlili'fly iiimI imii
lulu ImiiIiivIII>' wuuld Ih> iillitllt. C'uiikc-
t i-xihtIik] IIirI iiiiy nrdnii will Ih- taken.
• < Ih. \v. r, Ilrown A SoiK I^iinilipr Coinimny, lia* Imm-u
' i|< III till- IxiuUvlllc notary Cluli, nii urKaiiliatlun
'■■■r friiiii parli line o( liualnfu. Tli<> Itolarliiiiii
III l.<iiiliivllU', ami liy w>l<>rllni: Mr. Ilrown to
- : iriiUi- tlii-y mn-ni to be rarryliiR out their plnn of
.l.ll- Iw the live one«.
Ilnrdwooil C'lult haii adopteil rrHoliillonii favoring llniiHe
•h hnii iM-i'n Introdui-eil In ConKromi by KeprciientiiilvK
Snimlli. mill uoiilil penalln- the trennniliiiilou of faUe credit Mtolein. ht»
thronich the iiinllH. Inunmuch na the Inw would have a deterrent iiriit
on ronrernM whleli falalfy their iilateinentD In order to Ret lumber, ihe
linrdwoiHl men nri> anxloun to mi- the bill enacted Into law, and have
HUimenled to CoiiKri-HHinon Kwniter Sherley of I^ouIhvIIIc, that he lend
bli Hupiiiirl to the meaxure.

Bond Hrotherii, Ihe well known tinilier dealem of Ell»il>etbtnwn, Ky.,
have f'lnnally amended their artlelea of Incorporation for Ibir purpone
of InerenBlUK their capital atock, which Ih raUed from *ir.0,00O to
If'jiiii.iiiiii. The concern In one of the moHt Important tie operatora In
I bid part of the eouutry.

The IlrunHwUk CreoKotInK Company Iiuk liocn orKanlzed by Loulnvllle
men with a capital «tock of $150,000 and will oatablUh a plant at
UruuHWlck, tia., where yellow pine rronslleii will be treated. C. hue Cook
Ih president of the company and Jamea II. WlUon, of the Kentucky &
Indiana Terminal Railroad Company, will be the active manager In
obnrKe of machinery purcbaaoH, It 1« Ktated. Frank .'<. Cook, a local retoll
lumberman. In Inlorestod In the new company,

J. C. WlcklllTe, secretary of the <". C. .Meneel & Hro. Company, linn
returned from a trip abroad, Rpendlni: several months on the other
side liivestlgntlnK trade coiidlllons. lie foiinil that liuslni'ss generally Is
quiet, and does not look for much Ir.cre.-ise In the volume of trade until
fall. The oversupply cf .Vfriran inahoKaiiy logs brought down by the
midsummer rains last year has alTected conditions, he said, the Liverpool
and other leading tlnuK-r markets having more than they can absorb.
The .Mexican situation Is not expected to Interfere with the Mengel
company's operations In Vuenlnn. n« the itimlier camp Is far from the
scene of the hostilities.

=■< BRISTOL y.

With Improved weather conditions there Is more activity In manu-
facturing In this territory. Most of the mills are running and scverol
important new plants will soon be put into operation.

The .Sulphur Springs Lumber Company last week purchased from
Charles V. Hagan of this city a tract of timber at Clinch, Scott county,
Va., at a consideration of $00,000, and will at once Install a mill and
build an olght-mlle tramroad.

Congressman Sam R. .Sells of the Sells Lumber & Manufacturing Com-
pany was here this week from Johi'son City, on his return to Washing-
ton. He reports that be has Just completed the installation of electric
power in his plant at .lohnson City. He does not think the business out-
look is very encouraging, due to the tariir and disturbed business
conditions.

The Bristol Pinning Mills will soon begin shipping from Its new opera-
tion near Abingdon, Va.

Referee IT. H. Sbelton this week decided the last of the contested
claims In the J. A. Wilkinson Lumber Company bankruptcy caae, so
that a dividend will be paid at nu early date. He refused to allow the
$50,000 claim of Price & Pierce. Ltd., of London, holding It to be a
lier.sonni obligation of .7. A. Wilkinson. He decided that the $20,000
advanced by the Commercial Credit Company of Baltimore did not rep-
resent a sale of the Invoices for goods sold, but was a loan merely
secured by the Invoices and that the company must make a settlement,
lie allowed all the claims of the Innocent holders of kited notes, given
without any consideration to the .1. .V. Wilkinson Lumber Company, Inc.

The Peter-McCain Lumber Company has completed the cutting of Its
timber In the Holston mountains and Its band mill here will be idle until
It determines whether the new timber iu .Johnson county will be cut
and the logs shipped here or whether a mill will be established near
ISiitler. The planing mill here will cntlniie to be operated full time.

=^ ARKANSAS >=

On .Vprll 15, the United .States dUtilct court at this place awarded
a Judgment of ¥250.00 to the J. II. Ilauilin & Sons Stave Company of
Little Itock against the Illinois Central Railway Company. The claim
for damage arose out of a shipment of staves from Little Rock to
Ruenos Ayrcs. The stave company shipped the staves to Memphis over
the Rock Island Railroad, and from there the shipment was taken by
the Illinois Centrol Railway Company over Its line to New Orleans,
under a contract to forward the staves by steamship to Buenos Ayres.
When the shipment arrived at New Orleans, the steamship company
agreeing to forward the shipment of' staves bad gone into bankruptcy,
and the Illinois Central Railway notified the J. II. Hamlin & Sons
company that the shlpinent of staves was held subject to order. The
staves were taken by rail to Mobile and from there shipped to Buenos

HARDWOOD RECORD

Ayres, at consldeiablo extra expense. .Iiiclvre Trieber. in passing on tlie
case, held that the Illinois Central Railway Company, being the initial
carrier, was liable to the stave company for the extra cost.

On April 17, the United States district court at Monroe, ordered
Spocial Master Audr(;w A. (iunby, to sell the entire holdings and equip-
in iit of the Arljansas, Louisiana & Gulf Uailway. This road Is sixty -five
iiiil.s In length, and runs from Hamburg and Crossett, Ark., to Monroe,
l.:i It is said that the sale \<as advised by the receiver, who stated that
tliis was the only means by which the road's affairs could be satisfactorily
wound up.

On April 8, the Major Stave Company of Arkadelphia, Ark., filed :i
complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington.
D. C, against twenty Texas railroads, charging them with maintaining
exorbitant and discriminatory rates from Ashdown and Arkadclphiii.
Ark., to Houston, Texas City and Galveston, Tex., on staves and heading
in carload lots.

The Chess & Wymond Stave Company of Louisville, Is moving Us
stave mill from Bicklc's Cove to Turkey Creek in Stone county. Tliis
company has recently purchased .'(00,000,000 feet of white oak timber
to be taken from the Ozark National Forest in Stone county, and the
comiiany Is now Installing two large stave mills for manufacturing tin'
timber.

Last week the Chess & Wymond Stave Company received a car load of
vi'ry fine work mules from Louisiana to be used in its logging operations
ill that section. The company now has about 100 teams of mules engaged
111 this work in Arkansas.

Guy L. Burke of Little Rock has recently resigned his position as
manager of the Jones Furniture Exchange, and accepted a position with
the FeeCrayton Hardwood Lumber Company, hardwood manufactur. r
<.t Dermott. Ark. Mr. Burke will be secretary-treasurer of the company,
with offices at Dermott. He was formerly in the employ of the Fv>-
Crayton company as assistant secretary, but resigned his position there
in April, 1911, to accept his position with the Jones company.

The Farris-McGrew Lumber Company of Kansas City, Mo., which Is
organized under the laws of the slate of Missouri, with a capital stock
of .$100,000 on April 14 filed certificate with the secretary of state of
Arkansas, asking permission to do business In Arkansas.

The Lorays Timber Company of Lorays, Ark., filed articles of Incorpo-
ration with the secretary of state on April 8. The new company Is
incorporated with capital stock of $5,000.

Un -Vpril 10, John Parsons was appointed receiver by the Pulaski
chancery court to take charge of the assets of the Little Rock Stave
Company. The appointment of a receiver came as the result of ii
petition filed by local stockholders, who stated that the company had
recently met with financial reverses, and that at present Its liabilltlis
exceeded its assets.

On April 8, the Diamond Lumber Company of Ashdown, Ark., also
filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. This company
is capitalized at $8,000 and has for its president W. H. Adams.

The Whelen Logging Company of Whelen Springs, Ark., is preparing
to lay track from Its right of way from Whelen Springs to the Ouachita
river. The road will be used for transporting logs from the river to
the tlur.' luills now operating in Whelen Springs.

Fiilii 111 ^iiurday, June 5 and 6, have been selected as the dates
for iioiiMiL II I Mill annual convention of the Arkansas Association of
LuTiiii. r I' : ' riir convention will be held in the Marion hotel at

Littii K ,, I I I ii i.< expected that a large representation of the retail
lumlM 1 .|.,i|.i • iuoiiLiliout the state and the Southwest will attend this
coiiviiiii-iii 111 iiitiTuoon and evening of the second day will be given
oviT to 111 iloo Mm,,, a concatenation will be held in the afternoon and
somi' f.iriii Ml i 111. rtainment will be provided for the evening.

Frank Xeimeyfr of the A. J. Neimeyer Lumber Company of Little
Rock, has recently been named as vicegerent for the central district of
Arkansas to succeed T. J. Gay. Mr. Gay has invited the local members
of the order to attend a smoker to be given at the Marion hotel on tlio
night of April 2'} in honor of Mr. Neimeyer.

Mr. Neimeyer is well known among the Hoo Hoo and lumbermen
throughout the state, and It is predicted that his administration will

vith

=>. WISCONSIN <-

The Sheboygan Upholstering Company has been incorporated at She-
boygan by the purchasers of the Central Upholstering Company plant
on the Lyman flats. The new concern which will operate the plant is
capitalized at $25,000. Charles Honold, William Kaufmann, Alfred
Muehlenberg and Otto Mahnke are the incorporators.

The Wisconsin Woodworking Company at Two Rivers has begun the
operation of its new basket manufacturing department in charge of
J. Hulbert of South Milwaukee. Baskets and hampers will be manu-
factured from veneer cut at the plant which has one of the most
complete veneer mills in the state.

The Millard Manufacturing Company of Appleton Junction, is working
a full crew at this time and expects to expand rapidly and engage
additional help. The capacity of the plant is now 25,000 butter tub
hoops daily which is expected to be increased shortly. Although there
is plenty of black ash on hand a large amount has been contracted for
and will enable the plant to run a long season.

The Vaughn Manufacturing Company of Jefferson, has added the

(Leading Manuiacturers)

Quartered Red Gum

Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks
4/4", 5/4", 6 4" and 8/4" Thicknesses

3" No. 1 Common
and Better

Soft Elm

Dry

Mark H. Brown Lumber Company

Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark.

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

WmA# f%m 0 V INVERNESS,
■ W. ViAKTj MISS.

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash:

J. H. Bonner & Sons

HARDWOOD RECORD

Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PU RCELL

Kansas City, Mo.

U. S. A.

Car Bunks

oi-

"ANDREWS"

MAKE

Are different.

Are smooth running.

Are better constructed.

Are cheaper in the long run.

— Than Any Other Make

Supplied in all sizes by

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO

mnDurnclurp of wliNlliarrowi to Iti llo» of lunilM-r find milk wagoiiK,
htiiistfii. Iinrrow* aod farm loiplcuiriila. Tho new plaut, .-rocted when
ilip ul<l wan ilratroypi] by tttv upvcral yt-arii agu, \» loralml iii'«riT railroad
rarllltli-K and la i-qulpiwd Willi inuiliTn marhlni-r}'. Tin- m-w Hue Iibh
iiict with Ki>od auert-aii.

The Oionto Company at Oeonlo bn« rompli-tod rcpalm at Ita mill*
and the luiwnilll baa l>een put Into operallou with a full force of men to
rontlDue nil aummcr. The repnlra In the nilUi amounted to about

lin.ooo.

The Holt Lumber Company hna atarted Ita aawnilll on both day and
niKbt ablftn, provldInK employment for MM men. Extenalve repalm
were made during the winter.

The WUninKln .Mnnufnoturlng Company of Jefferaon, haa Inatalbvl n
new dry kiln at Ita cbalr factory. The kiln will be u«ed prloclpnllv
In the drylnit of varnlHh on flnlKhed prnclurl«, hut rnn al»o l>e uiied to
dry wimkI. The concern makea 140 dllferent pntterna of chalra.

Cblppeun Kulla haa aecnred another Inniberlng Induatry addition In
the Theo. niti! & Son* Company, manufnrturer of iMJxea and veneer
Ronda, of I'adett. Through the elTorla of buaineaa men aaxlHtlug K. O.
Stenlck nf the Xorthwood Furniture Company, money for a alle and a
modern fireproof factory baa been aubacrlbed and a plant will be erected
at Chippewa Kalla for the Fllti concern. Better railway ablpplng
facllltlea wna one of the reaaooa for the removal from Cadctt.

Work has been started on the conatructlon of cxtenalvc Improvementa
and additions to the plant of the Jamea Manufacturing Company at
I'ort -Atkinson. The new extcnalon will lie of concrete, brick and wood
and will be equipped with the lateat tyi>e of machinery for the inanu-
fncture of farm equipment, and almllar wood products.

The Barker & .Stewart Lumber Company of Wauaau Is engngcd In
I'litting H shipload of four Incb rork elm pinnk which will I"- ahlpped to
rhlladelphla and from there by boat to South Africa to be used In the
mines. The contract was made througb the Whcelcr-Tlnilln Lumber
Company.

rirc which threatened the entire plant of the Superior Manufacturing
Company did damage of over $10,000 when It destro}°ed the cooper shop
of the concern.

The Klnzel Lumber Company has been organized at Merrill with C. J.
Kinzel, vice-president of the Lincoln County Bank, at the head and A. H.
Strange and others Interested. The new firm has taken over the Wright
sawmill and holdings In that city, and has arranged for the supply of
raw material for a period of fifteen years. The Wright mill was erected
four years ago along modern lines, replacing the one destroyed by Are.

The State Railroad Commission has reduced the log rate inaugurated
last January by the Bayfield Transfer Company on complaint of the
Wasbmuth Lumber Company of Bayfield.

.Tohn .\. .Tobnson, who has been In charge of the Interest of the G. W.
.loues Lumber Company of Applcton at Washburn, has removed to Ash-
land. The Jones concern has purchased the entire hardwood cut from
the Iron River Lumber Company and a crew Is engaged in Inspecting and
shipping the same.

F. C. Hannahs of the Hannahs Manufacturing Compony, of Kenosha,
has been elected to the executive board of the Manufacturers' Associa-
tion of Kenosha, which recently held Its sixth annual meeting. The
association represents thirteen Kenosha manufacturing concerns whose
purpose it Is to establish co-operation, conduct an employment bureau,
etc.

The Wisconsin Railway Commission has reduced Milwaukee switching
charges, which will be of Interest to lumbermen who use railway trans-
portation In this territorj'. In November, 1911, the Jlllwaukee road
fixed a new rate for switching In the Milwaukee terminal district which
the commission revoked upon evidence that the old rate was increased
about 80 per cent. A new rate, ordered by the commission. Is 1 cent
per 100 pounds for switching carload freight in Milwaukee terminal
district. A charge of $5 for a minimum weight of 50,000 pounds and
$t; for a minimum of 60,000 pounds Is permitted under the rule. The
commission also ruled that on shipments to or from connecting lines
and to and from industries on the Miiwankee road, destined for or
leaving Milwaukee road team tracks, the general switching rate should
be 1 cent per 100 pounds. No changes arc made in reciprocal rates.

The will of Charles A. Galloway, lumber manufacturer of Fond du
l4ic, was filed and disposed of an estate of $140,000. consisting of $125,-
000 personal property and ?15,000 real estate. The bulk of the estate la
divided among the widow and children, pmvlding Immediate and annual
payments.

The Hardwood Market

-< CHICAGO >■

The continuance of the strike of brick handlers, which has now spread
to brick haulers, has effecUvely tied up building operations In this city,
with the result that lumbermen counting on building trade for a goodly
percentage of their business are finding conditions extremely slack. It

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The following are representative letters from users of

Perkins Vegetable
Veneer Glue

USED ONE YEAR — "Since using your glue we have had practically no trouble with loose veneers.

Ihis was our greatest source of trouble when using Company glue. Furthermore, we

.in- t-cniioniizirig a good deal in our glue bills."

USED TWO YEARS — "We have been using your glue for some time now and take great pleasure in
recommending it. It has been giving splendid satisfaction in every way and our relations with
your firm have been exceedingly pleasant."

USED THREE YEARS— "We trust that our relations will be as satisfactory during the term of this
renewal contract as they have been during the past three years."

USED FOUR YEARS — "If we had been using hide glue in our factory this winter we would have had
to shut up shop, because it was impossible for us to heat our building and if we had used glue
which requires heat in application, we could not have glued up anything."

USED FIVE YEARS — "Since going through your factory I can understand why your glue always
runs absolutely uniform, and that is on account of the great care which you use in its manu-
facture."

USED SIX YEARS — "Mr. \I said that if Perkins Glue had no cost or adhesive qualities above

animal glue, which, however, he considered it had in both cases, he should not consider discontinu-
ing its use because of the greater advantages and convenience of application, one of these being
they could keep doors and windows open. Said they had no trouble and were perfectly satisfied
with results obtained."

USED SEVEN YEARS — "We have just completed our figures on the cost of spreading glue at our
North factory for the past year and while your guarantee was to save 20%, we find that we have
gone considerably over this amount."

(We have many more that read like this)

Let us furnish you the names of
these customers to whom you
can write for further information.

PERKINS GLUE COMPANY

Originators and Patentees of Perkins Vegetable Glue

806 J. M. S. Building South Bend, Indiana

52

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Mahogany and

Circassian
lAinibcr «Sj \ encers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs. Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
X'eneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian. Mahogany, Vermilion,
B-lack Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

.11 Ih< luiltl, liowrvrr. Hint no ronmiiiiiiiB lino In CblnKo In doing a
■..iilHfBcinry liiiHlnfim »t tlio pr(>M<nt lluif, ■• a dUtlurt qulptnonii pre
Mill* In iirii.tUnlly nil linen. With IliU ijuU'tui-»B thcrf ijofs n nintluiKd
-liirknriiH In prlri'ii, nlitiuiiBli tin- mnrkft liim not liruken eullri'l)' In any
Iti'ni. It liDN iH-cn liniHMl tlint tlip o|M>nlnt: up uf favoriililc wcatli<T
wiiulil ■»'<• a lU'i'ldfd HtlmuliiH In hulldlnic dciiintid, lint tli<- oontlnui'd
..v.rlty of till- brirk linndlim' »trlk<> Iiuh oll.it tliln Iwncnoliil inT.rt of
fiivuriililr wi'iithiT tn the cxtrnt of prncttriilly coiillnuInK condltlona on
till' forniiT IiiihIh. II U lmpi>»ill>l<' iil llx' iirix'nt llini' tu nay Junt wliiit
Ilif ulllninto uutrunic will Ih-.

Till- ri-»|i.Tilvc wrwdK mnlntnin llic'lr umuiiI iio^lllonx. wIlli llii' iilroni:<-"l
Iti-niH tb(> low gradi-ii. I'lnln and quartcn-d uak U n« ununl In tlio li'nd,
Willi northern woodn havluK a Hhndi- ttdvauliiK<- over Kuutlicrn woodii.
Si'vi'rnl larK" ordcrit for Kuni havi' iH-i-n plari'd ri'rcntly, but a* a bi>u-
I'rnI propoxltlon thvro U no decidedly favorable Iniprovenient In thl« coin-
luudlty. Hot mnnufuctureni are holding the HtronReiit ponltlon of all
coiiHiHiierK of lumber locally. The outcome tloeM not Indicate nnythiiiK
marlllnR In the way of nddltloniil develoioii.nt. nt lenHt for tlie Ini

future.

=^ NEW YORK >.=

.Mrirket •iiiulltlonR In .New York In rcKpevt to the lumber hulilneKH
r.'iiiiiln quii't with perhnps u HllRhtly InerenHed volume, but nothing to
indlonte n return to iiormul trade. In this the lumber huiilneiis la quits
the same n» all other lines and no change U looked for until the political
ili8(urli.ince8 are settled and the fear which seeinn to permeate the
iMislucss ntmoophere Ix dissipated. The latest turn In the Mexican
hituatinn which takes on the appearance of the crisis so long looked
for— and hoped for only as a step to an earlier si'ttleinent- -Is another
obstacle to overcome on the way hack to real business activity. Local
consumption of hardwoods Is still way below normal for the season and
the greater pnrt of the buying Is for mixed material. Yards and fac-
tories arc not carrying large stocks and low prices have no InOucnce.
The best demand Is for oak with ash, maple and birch In good coll.
The hardwood flooring market shows a slight decrease In values with
only a fair volume of business going. The weather Is all that could be
wished for and it Is natural to find some outdoor work In progress.
The greatest activity Is In the outlying districts and It is expected that
the hardwood market will show sMuie Inipnivement ns building operations
advance.

-•<, BUFFALO >•-

The hardwood trade has not shown much Improvement during tha
past mouth, and the weather during a large part of the time was such
as to interfere largely with the sale and utilization of building lumber,
.storms and severe temperatures lasted much longer than expected, caus-
ing some disappointment at the different yards, where it was felt that
the weather was a chief cause of rather quiet business. All hordwoods
have been allccted to some extent by this bod weather. Prices of stock
have been reasonable enough in this market, being below those quoted at
some mills.

The chief woods moving with a number of yards arc plain oak and
maple, though elsewhere it is stated that there is little marked activity
in any wood and that all are on about the same basis in the demand.
Maple is holding about as Arm as any of the hardwoods, while sap
lilrch is also holding well in price. Brown ash Is doing fairly well.
Poplar, chestnut and one or two other woods that arc often fairly
active are now doing little. Sound wormy chestnut Is rather firm and
in poplar little is doing except in the common grades.

-<, BOSTON >=

While general buslnefs is coiislstenlly quiet ami large operations and
heavy buying are noticeably more scarce than in other yeors, there are
also evidences of activity and confidence, among which may be noticed
the resumption on full time of the great New Haven Car Shops at
Readville, Mass. Some local factories arc also unusually busy with
almost an excess of orders.

To refer to particular woods, It may be fairly stated that a slight
weakness seems apparent In plaln-sawcd oak, doubtless peculiar to the
varying sources of supply in this market. Poplar does not seem to
command any Improved prices since its- recent decline, and gum Is also
very freely offered without any strong demand In the eastern markets.
There seem to be Indications of a little better supply of black walnut,
although prices arc very Arm and high. There is no thought of cutting
quartered oak and quartered sycamore in price, and a late development
is the call for quartered chestnut in limited amounts. Beech, contrary
to most woods, is increasing In price, while maple and birch are not so
favorably situated. Apparently hickory and cherry are still in small
(h-inand, but unciianged vnliifj- in tlie Boston riiarkt-t.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >=

With the exception of the advance In trading contingent upon favorable
weather conditions, the hardwood lumber situation remains quiet. Buy-
ing is restricted to actual requirements, and there is undeniably a lack
of snap in trading. The disputable tariff and the kindred radical com-
mercial and financial legislation In Washington, have very obviously

HARDWOOD RECORD

isly dlstui-l)C(l the general business world and are leading to tlie

yriM ral opinion, logical or otliorwlse, that If Congress were to adjourn
and go home, things would adjust themselves and trade revive. The
constant agitation, suspense and anxiety as to what will happen next,
naturally interferes with the hope of a settled prosperity. The only
really encouraging sign as to outlook, was the visit to this city recently
of two buyers from England who are in the market for 500 cars of
hardwoods.

Building work Is advancing, and although no boom is expected, there
is quite a large amount of this line of work under way, and yards are
beginning to feel somewhat encouraged. InQulries are coming In more
freely than for some time, resulting In some good business. Some of
the local firms claim that the March trading doubled that of the same
month of 1913, while others report business below normal. The total
amount of business since .January 1, however, has averaged up fairly
well, and prices are well maintained. Oak of all kinds holds steady : low
grades of poplar and ehostiuit are In good demand. Oum Is steady, and
ash, maple, birch and 1m—. -Ii unwoakenod.

=-< BALTIMORE >--

There is little of an especially encouraging nature to be said about
the hardwood trade of this section, which remains rather uneventful,
with the movement restricted and with prices easy. At the prevailing
values lumber ought to be very attractive to the buyers, but the latter
are not disposed to go beyond their present needs In the matter of
commitments because the outlook is not especially reassuring and the
general situation leaves much to be desired. It has been found by
experience that the matter of price really cuts no big figure in the
movement and that when business is good the buyers will purchase more
freely, even at the high values, than they do when it Is possible ti.
get bargains, but when the prospects are uncertain no one can till
how long it may be necessary to hold stocks before they can be ill"-
posed of. With the general requirements more or less curtailed, tin'
buyers are holding down to wants as they develop, and even the low
prices that prevail do not go far to stimulate the inquiry, though it Is
also to be said that within the last two or three weeks a somewhat
better tone has made itself felt in the trade. The wholesalers here
report that they are finding the yards and other buyers somewhat more
receptive to offers than was the case not so long ago, and that there
are indications of a revival, not especially pronounced as yet, but none
the less definite enough to leave no doubt that the requirements in the
way of all kinds of hardwoods are rather larger than they have been.
With more settled weather various activities wherein lumber Is used
have been prosecuted, with the result that the needs in this direction
are greater. The builders, for Instance, are calling for stocks to an
extent wanting not so long ago, and it Is also to be said that the wood
working establishments, though not so dependent upon the weather, are
showing an interest in tenders that serves to encourage the dealers.
With the furniture factories at work on next season's goods, these
establishments are more actively in the market and their purchases help
to swell the total. The sawmills have all gotten back to work, and the
production is materially larger than it has been. Good dry oak is none
too plentiful at this time, while chestnut has not undergone any impor-
tant modifications, sound wormy being called for with gratifying freedom
and in quantities that keep down the assortments at the mills, but with
other grades far less active. Poplar is quiet as to the lower grades,
with the better kinds of lumber in fairly good request, while the rest
of the list is Just about where it was two weeks ago. Export conditions
are still decidedly unsatisfactory, with the movement restricted, and
with the range of prices on the other side too low to be remunerative.

=-< CINCINNATI >■-

There is very little if any improvement in the hardwood situation.
Dealers do not complain tliat business is suffering any more than last
month, but other lines of trade are claiming a steady decline. Ship-
ments and receipts are light. Dealers are not buying or ordering into
yards here anything that is not needed, rather following the same
poli-?y as the buyers of the large wood consuming factories of this sec-
tion, who are buying only just what they have to have. Inquiries are
not quite so numerous as a few weeks ago, indicating a further dullness.
Lumbermen are at a loss to solve the problem, there being no real rea-
son as far as they can see for such a slump of so long duration. They
are hopeful that a clearance of the political situation will have some
good effect, and feel that as soon as the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will grant the 5 per cent increase in freight rates to the railroads
they will start buying in liberal quantities lumber, pig iron and steel,
which it is thought will have a tendency to start the ball rolling. This
should also have a tendency toward the employment of the now thou-
sands of idle workingmen.

Ash, as is usual, is very active, and both plain and quartered oak is
in fair demand, moving steadier than other hardwoods. Poplar in good
grades is hard to move, but low grades sell readily. High-grade red
gum is very slow in movement, sap gum in the same grade, however,
moving much more freely, while low grades of both are in very good
request. Maple is a fair seller at this time and should there be a re-
vival of the furniture trade, this wood will be in active demand, as it
has come into much favor for that purpose. Cottonwood is in only

Important
Announcement

Wllli.X you attend the Forest I'roduct.s R.x-
position in Chicago look for C-34 and in-
vestigate the results of the new Patented
marvelous Process for bleaching and extractins;
sap from wood. The inventor. Mr. A. Franck-
I'hilipson. of

Franck-Philipson & Co.

will be present and explain this wonderful proc-
ess to you. We will show you how Red Birch
can be made white and look similar to White
Maple ; how the red heart of Hickory can be
made colorless ; how Red Maple Veneer can be
made white ; how Mahogany can resemble the
Prima Vera, and many other wonderful things
will be shown, among others, the equalization of
colors in different colored pieces of wood.

The Patent

was issued in I'nited States in July last year.
Since then the use of this Patented Process has
, had a steady growing until now

Our Exhibition Will Be the Topic of the
Whole Exposition

because we here have the opportunity to present
to the whole lumber world and wood product
interest what our (process can accomplish.

Come and Ask Us

.Any information shall glatlly Ije rendered with-
out any obligation to you. Tt is to our

Mutual Interest

that we become acquainted and get together, as
you need our process at your plant.
If you for any reason cannot come and see us,
write us for information. You do not want your
competitors to get ahead of you in the market!
The first in the market in your line "Reap the
Harvest !"

Auf Wiedersehen!

The Coliseum in Chicago from April 30th to
May 9th, 1914.

Franck-Philipson & Co.

714 Peoples Gas BIdg.

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U.S.A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

CABIX ADDRESS— -LAMB.

Codes Uted— Universal, Hardwood, Western Uni

A. B. C. 5th Edition. Ok*7

STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand April 1st, 1914

v^ o.k. :i- * l>.
I''-' I. 2H- 5V.--.

Il Miik, 6- & Ip. . .

. « h. Oak. 3- & I'll :IO,000

R.d (>»k, 6- * Ip 30,000

. Ked Oak. 4- & Ip 30,000

. Red Oak, 3-* Ip

.k 4- « Up

1 <;uni. 6- * Cp 275.000

.d Ciini. 4- & Cp 285.000

Ked (iiim, 6- ft Cp 20,000

c. Ked «iiim 4' A Tp

. Ked (ium, 5- A Up

111. tU-<\ (ium, 4" ft Cp

24.000 21,000 432,000

315,000 3G0,00<)

l!it ft 2nd Cypress.

Jseleel CyprehN

.No. 1 Shop CTprcM

No. 1 ft No. 2 Com. Cypn

>'€». 2 Com. Tupelo

iMK Run Cottonwood. . . .

1. 4" ft Cp.

ft Cp

* I P

V,6oo

25,606

35,000
45,000

40,000
6.000

.600'

145,000
63,000
6,000

13,666

28,000

16.666
2.000

' 4,666

2.000

8,000
4,000

15.000
8.000

'75,000
13,000

'36.666
7,000
15,000

' '2,666

8,000

9,000
42,000

17.000
5,000
20,000
61,000

Inquiries for ttiln stock

ady for Immediate shlpmen

of Oak Core

rates stock dry enough to ship within 60 days; remainder of 1

Special grade which we make, suitable for veneering ov vr.
have Kractzor Preparator facilities for drying Gum and slock run through this machine Is absolutely bright. Let us have your
r.r .hi„ .,-..1, „^, .h..™„ .. ™« .K,. .. hipment within a very short time after receipt of

facilities for klln-do'lng and surfacing

cut same and

VIEW OF MILL SKIDWAT. WITH PART OF LOGS STORED IN BACKH!;

LOGS STORED ON' OLK MII.l

E 6,000.000 FEET OF SELECTED HARDWOOD

HARDWOOD RECORD

fair demand, but again the low grades are niovlnj; fast. The demand
for these low grades comes mostly from the box makers, who have done
remarkably well for such poor times. There is much faith in the future
and prices remain firm, but dealers would like a little more action now.

Tiie hardwood tradi^ ii
up fairly well during the

=-< COLUMBUS >.=

hoUlin

has

athc

but the volume of trade was not so large as many Jobbers might wish.
When the general business conditions are taken into account the demand
has been good and the tone of the market is generally satisfactory.
Prospects for the future are bright.

The feature of the buying during the past two weeks has been that
of retailers. They arj in the market for Increased stocks mostly for
delivery in May and June. Some buying is being done for immediate
delivery. Dealers" stocks arc only fair and with the beginning of active
building operations they are Inclined to increase them to a certain
extent. Factories also are buying some but not so actively as dealers.
Furniture concerns are a little slow in laying in materials. Vehicle
and implement concerns are in the market. All along the line factories
are going slow in placing orders as business conditions are not so bright
as formerly.

Dry stocks in the hands of mill owners are not large in any section.
This is partly due to the inclement weather which has hindered drying
of stocks. Retailers are receiving their shipments promptly and railroads
are doing good work in making shipments.

Quartered and plain oak are both firm and prices are well maintained.
Firsts and seconds and No. 1 common are especially strong. There is a
good demand for chestnut, especially sound wormy. Poplar also Is in
good demand and stocks are moving better. Ash and basswood aro
strong and otiiir hardwoods arc unchniiK"'!

■< INDIANAPOLIS >

With prices steady, the supply sufficient to meet needs and the
demand the best that it has been thus far this year, the local hardwood
market Is in fair condition. Since the first of the year it has been
expected that the business would not be up to normal, but the improve
ment is a little better than was expected.

Hardwood lumbermen in Indiana are not anticipating a big trade
this year, but Indications are they will have a profitable business. The
industrial situation generally is gradually gaining ground In all parts
of the state and the money situation is rapidly becoming less acute.
One of the encouraging features is that there seems to be plenty of
money available for any proposition that can lie backed by ample

=-< MEMPHIS >=

The hardwood market is showing perhaps a little more activity but
buyers are apparently in a waiting mood and very few orders are being
placed except those calling for filling-in stock. There is increased activity
in building circles and this is stimulating the demand for certain
kinds of hardwood lumber, notably red gum, quartered oak and other
material adapted to finishing purposes. The railroads, however, are
still out of the market and there is much activity in other lines awaiting
the outcome of the rate hearing before the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission. The belief obtains here that there will be a decided increase
in activity in practically all lines as soon as relief is furnished the
railroads and they resume their plans for enlarging and increasing their
facilities in every direction. Furniture interests are not in the market
on a large scale and business is but moderate at best. Prices are
generally well maintained because stocks are not particularly large and
because lumbermen realize that they cannot replace their present holdings
without loss if they sacrifice them now. There has been Improvement
recently in the demand from Europe and the outlook in that country is
regarded as somewhat improved. A big sale of high-grade Cottonwood,
more than 500,000 feet, has been made here during the past few days
and a shipment of over 500,000 feet of red gum has been mad« to a
firm in Alexandria, Egypt. These are the two big transactions put
through in this center and section recently. There is an active demand
for the lower grades of cottonwood and gum, and sap gum is still a
ready seller. A slight improvement is noted in the demand for both
plain and quartered oak. Ash continues to move readily in all grades.
Cypress is slow with the exception of shops for which there is a
reasonably good call. Manufacturing operations continue on a pretty
liberal scale but prospects are none too bright in this respect, owing to
the limited amount of timber in sight. Most members of the trade are
now of the opinion that it will be well along toward fall before a
broadly active business may be expected.

=■< NASHVILLE >=

While some improvement is reported in the hardwood trade, there is
no opening up of spring business such as the dealers hoped for. Building
Is only of moderate volume, and general trade is not increasing rapidly.
However, dealers continue optimistic, and are confident of the future of
the market. There is a good volume of small orders, which sum up well
in the total. Plain and quartered oak continues most in demand. Good

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=-< BRISTOL y.

IIiihIiii'ks III tliU Hcctloii In not iix lirUk iix tin- luiiihpriiMii wuuli] like
Troili' tiiiK not linpruvcil to niiy i-diinliliTiihli' t'Xtciit iliirliiK the paat
'W wiK-kii, mill Home of tin- IuiiiIntiiii-ii iiri' liirlliii'il to bi> u little pi-mil-
ilHtli- UN tu the outlniik, but the iniijnrlty I'xpi-ct Improvfiiient diirliiK
ii> roliilliK KlllllllliT. .\ KOOil viilllliif iif IiuhIiii-hh In Iii-Iiik llonp, but thiTi-
1 little hrlNkiirKH to II nnil the deiiiiiiiil for liiirilwooil» U not whnt tin-
iiiil>iTm<-ii would llki' III I'i'i- It.

=■< LOUISVILLE >=

ViirliiuK fiii'tiirH liiivi' iiil-rvi'iii'il llni^ fnr to pri'veiit bUHlnpHN from
hiiviiiK tlH' oldtline snap and ko. but tlii' hardwood men liiive no real
rauKP for i'(ini|ilalnt. It Iioh taken a little more effort to get bU8lDes8,
It In true, but the UKKregntc hag been KatlNfaetory. Prlees have not
suffered niueh. except In a few raNe» where there ba« been no obvious
iiverNupply. Strangely enough, this In not true of many llneN, and In
Nplte of the comparatively quiet demand, prices have held up reasonably
well, as there has been little surplus of dry stock to pull down market
quotations. Quartered white oak remains the one best bet, plain oak
beliii; unusually dull Just now. This Is especially true of the upper
Krades, firsts and seconds and No. 1 common licing slower than for a long
time. Chestnut Is a good seller, and ash is moving well. Hickory Is
livening up, and the demand for basswood is good. Poplar Is showing
considerable improvement. Hed gum Is also moving better. The outlook
is clouded somewhat by the prospect of serious dlfliruitles with Mexico,
which, while not likelv to bist I..11K. "Ill hardly have a stimulating
effect on business.

=-< LITTLE ROCK >=

Market reports from the different parts of .Vrkansas vary considerably
jit this time. In some sections business is reported as good, with fair
prices?, while in other parts there seems to lie only small demands.

The weather conditions for the past few weeks have been altogether
unfavorable to all lines of the lumber Industry in the state. The
ixccsslve rains have seriously hindered logging operations, and in some
instances the freshets on mountain streams have cau.scd losses by wash-
ing off lumber stacked along the banks. The continued rains have also
put a damper on building operations, causing work to go over until the
more favoraliic dry weather.

Probably the most serious damage to lumbermen in the long run,
however, is the loss of the major part of Arkansas' peach crop, caused
\>y the unusually late frosts. It Is estimated that the loss to the peach
• Top of the state is sixty per cent, which makes a considerable sum
wlien the total value of the crop is considered.

=■< MILWAUKEE >=

M(.re activity in the building field is naturally resulting in an improved
ili-ninnd for hardwoods. Trade, h.jwever, is improving more slowly than
lumbermen might wish for. There seems to be an optimistic feeling
among wholesalers and manufacturers, everybody being confident that
there Is a better business ahead. There is plenty of building under way
in Milwaukee and about Wisconsin and general conditions are a little
more satisfactory, so the outlook might be much worse.

There seems to be little doubt but that the present high prices In
the hardwood market are preventing buyers from ordering as freely as
they might. Uetailcrs and consumers seem to feel that lower prices
may be expected, but wholesalers say that this Is impossible. In view of
the light supply of available hardwoods all over the state. Many whole-
salers say that they arc having trouble in getting Just what they want
from the mills, owing to the curtailed production In some lines.

The local sash and door and general interior finishing concerns are
inclined to buy only enough to meet their present requirements. Stocks
iin hand at some of the larger plants are fair, but as a rule, the supply
available at most of these factories is far from being large. All the
factories are In operation, working on their spring orders, so a better
husiness from this source is expected later in the season. Slightly better
orders are coming in from the furniture factories. Most of the farm
implement concerns about Wisconsin have liecn buying well, but orders
from this field are now decreasing.

The Milwaukee building situation is showing more activity as the
season progresses and Building Inspector W. D. Harper Is confident that
his predictions of a banner year will be borne out. During the past
week there were i:)7 permits Issued for structures to cost ?:jll,188, as
■ ninpared with 181 permits and an investment of .$278,.')4.') during the
< iirresponding period a year ago. During the first half of April, the
building investment amounted to $630,513, as against $621.8.'{2 last year.

Birch, maple, basswood and elm seem to be the leaders In northern
Hardwoods. Basswood is decidedly more active, while maple flooring
IS in brisk demand and dry stocks are said to he getting light. Plain
red oak Is selling well, although prices seem to cover a larger range thU
siason. Stocks of southern woods are larger than thoso <if northprn
hardwoods. Iiut prices are being well niaintnlned.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers' ^Directory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Boyle, Inc., Clarence

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . ;

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc

Craig. W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co

Ellas. G. & Bro

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co

Haydcn & Westcott Lumber Co 5

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company t"6

James & Abbott Co 41

48 renrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8 HARDWOOD FLOORING.

45 Ransom. .John B., & Co 9 Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co.

Riemeier Lumber' Company 44 BUss-Cook Oak Company

8 Saline River Hardwood Co 65 Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Saline River Hardwood Co 55 Salt Lick Lumber Company. " "

Sondheimer. E.. Company 45 Shawnee Lumber Company 44 t,astman

Vanden-Boom-Stimson Lumber Slaymaker, S. E., & Co " "■- "

Company 45 Sondheimer. E.. Company

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stemmelen Lumber Company. . .

Sullivan, T.. & Co

Tschudy Lumber Company 45 sali"ne River Hardwood Co.:.::: 55

Vanden Boom-Stlnison Lbr. Co 45

Vansant. Kitchen & Co

Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

.Archer Lumber Company 47 Company 6

Atlantic Lumber Company 42 von Platen Lumber Company.

Miller Lumber Company

'2 Mossman Lumber Company..

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. . ,
66 penrod-Jurden -McC

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . .

Anderson-TuUy Company

Anderson Veneer
Company

48

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Flooring Co 65

50 Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 44

45 Harris Manufacturing Company 44

66 Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 65

4 Mitchell Bros. Company 3

66 Nashville Hardwood Flooring _^

Sawmill

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co 59 Bake

iioohs & Co.

Kneeland-Blgelow Co., The

Litchfield, William E

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co

Miller, Anthony

Mitchell Bros. Co

Mowbray & Robinson Co

Oelhafen Lbr. Co

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co

Sawyer-Goodman Company

Scott & Howe Lumber Co '. . .

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company
Stephenson, The I., Company...

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co

Sullivan, T. & Co 66 p

Tegge Lumber Co .16 r)a

VonPlatcn Lumber Co

Webster George, Lumber Co..
White Lake Lumber Company.

Wiggln, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons.
Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company

Wlstar, Underhlll & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc.
Young. W. D., & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 49 Webster, N.

9 Webster. George, Lumber Co.

12 Bennett * Witte

Rhipstnne Land Ik Lumber Co..

2 Bllss-rnok 0:ik Company

66 Bonner. .1. H.. & Sons

66 Booker-Cecil Company

3 Boyle. Inc.. Clarence

7 Bradley. E. C Lumber Co

Brown. Geo. C. & Co

12 Brown. Mark H.. T.umbpr Co..
12 Brown. W. P.. & Sons Lumber

Co 1«

65 Buffalo H.Trdwnnd Lumber Co.. 66

66 Carrier Lumber * Mfe. Co 14

8 rhnrchlll-Mllton Lumber Co 4

65 Colfnx Hardwood Lumber Co... 42
46 Davidson. Hicks & Greene Co.. 9
41 Davis. Edw. L.. Lumber Com-

' White Lake Lumber Company.,

44 Whitmer. Wm., & Sons

48 Wiggin, H. D

49 Williams. Ichabod T.. & Sons.
14 Wllliamson-Kuny Mill & Lumbei

Company

44 Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I.. Co.. Trustees 65

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

Webster. George, Lumber Co. . 13

Wilce. T., Company. The 5

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 55-68

Young. W. D.. & Co 3

MACHINERY.

WOODWORKING

Butterworth & Lowe 61

Cadillac Machine Company 63

Gerlach, The Peter. Company.. 59

Wlstar. Underhlll & Nixon 12 Llnderman Machine Co.. The

49 Wood-Mosaic Company 12

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 13

14 Yates, John B., Lumber Co 10

66 Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc 68

VENEERS AND PANELS.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. 4

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company..

Mershon. W. B., & Co.
Phoenix Manufacturing Co.
Saranac Machine Company.
Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY
Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Clyde Iron Works

Fltzgibbons & Krebs

vidgerwood Mfg. Company.

iher * Coal Companv. . 4»

65 Dugan Lumber Co 4?

13 Ellas. G.. * Bro 66

42 Evans. G. H.. Lumber Company in

12 nermott Land & Lumber Co 46

16 Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co 44

12 Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co. . 9-10

12 Faust Bros. Lumber Comnanv. . 14
12 Flanner-Steger Land Ik Lumber

66 Companv

3 Franckp. Theodor. Erben Gmb H. 11

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co.. 10

Srs Izr^r.T.:v;::: tl «= wT.;,-r,=;co;

Evansvllle Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company 44

Hoffman Bros. Company 64

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

Jarrell. B. C & Co 64

Kentucky Veneer Works.

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
Andrews. The A. H., Company...

Grand Rapids Veneer Works

National Dry Kiln Company

Phila. Textile Mchy. Company..

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
Atkins, E. C, & Co 61

Ande

POPLAR.

-Tully Company.

W. W.

Harris Manufacturine: Co

Hayden & Westcott Lumber

Co

Atlantic Lumber Company 42 Heyser. W. E.. Lumber Co.

Day Lumber & Coal Company. .
Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company.

Faust Bros. Lumber Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Logan, J. M,, Lumber Co

Vansant, Kitchen & Co

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company.
Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 55

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company
Archer Lumber Company
Baker-Matthews Mfg.
Bennett & Wltte

44 Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

44 Company 48

14 ITooten H.irdwood Company 43

55 FTuddleston-MarFh Lumber Co..

6 Hvmt. Washington & Smith.... 9

68 Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co 44

J3 Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

„ Jones & Dunn 48

Kennedy. James. & Co 44

Kentucky-Indiana Hardwood Co. 4

Kentucky Lumber Company 55

JO Klann. E. H., Lumber Co 59

47 Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co 44

Co 49 Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. 54

Company, The 46

Knoxville Veneer Company 6 Standard Dry Kiln Company.

Louisville Veneer Mills 4

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. .

Merrill Veneer Co 43

Nartzlk. J. J

Ohio Veneer Company 44

Old niiminion Veneer Company. 41

Palmer & Parker Company 12

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

Plckrcl Walnut Company 11

Rayner, J 5

Sanders & Egbert Company 11

Sedro Veneer Company 5

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co.
Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co

Underwood Veneer Company

Willey, C. L

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons...

Willlamson-Kuny Mill & Lumber

Company

Wood-Mosaic Company 12 Ranki

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 4S Litchfield. William F 12 Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company.

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 49 Little River Lumber Company. . 68 East St. Louis Walnut Co

47 Logan. J. M.. Lumber Co 6 Evansvllle Veneer Company. . .

49 Louisville Veneer Mills 4 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.

42 Love, Boyd cfe Co 9 Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H

10 Mcllvaln: J. Gibson. & Co 2 Hartzell, Geo. W

46 McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 66 Louisville Veneer Mills

44 Memphis Band Mill Company. . . 2 McCowen. H. A., & Co

10 Miller, Anthony 66 Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co

49 Miller Lumber Company 48 Palmer & Parker Co,

Morford Lumber Company

Company 48 Mossman Lumber Company

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10 Mowbray & Robinson Company.

Jones & Dunn 48 Norman Lumber Company

Kentucky Lumber Company 55 North Vernon Lumber Company

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company... 54 Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

The Lansing Company 46 Parry, Chas. K., & Co

Brown, Geo. C. & Co

Brown, Mark H., Lumber Co..

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co

Elvans, G. H., Lumber Company

Dermott Land & Lumber Co

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co..

Gary, W. W

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company

Epperson, U. S.. & Co

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company

3' Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co

^6 Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-

^ ance

52 Majiufacturing Lumbermen's

14 Underwriters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company

Benedict Underwriting

Company

TIMBER LANDS.

Lacey, James D., & Co

Spry, John C

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

'• Griffith, Clarence W

4 MISCELLANEOUS.

11 Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Childs. S. D., & Co

12 Franck-Philipson & Co

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11 Gerlach, The Peter. Company..

Pickrel Walnut Company 11 Indiana Wood Products Co

Purcell, Frank 11-50 Lumbermen's Credit Assn

Rayner, J 5 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co. . .

Sanders & Egbert Company 11 Mechanical Rubber Company...

Willey. C. L 52 Perkins Glue Company

Williams, Ichabod T.. &Sons.. 14 Stiles Bros

1 1 A K' 1 ) VV O O I ) R i: C O K D

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1 EMPLOYES WANTED |

WANTED YOUNG MAN

Mu»t l). .1 ^I. ri,ii;ni|.lii.T iiuU wrll,' n Rood pin
linnil. Si.-iin^jniplilc work will not be heav
Spli'ndliJ o'.iporliiult.v to lenrn lumber busing
nnd position hns good future. Addrpss "linx lil
<nr.- IIabpwood ICrruiiD.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— POSITION BY
young man to loiirn the lumber business. Hlch
school education, cuod health, energetic worker.
If you need a boy of this character, answer this
ad. Age nineteen years. Address, "BOX 41, "
care Hahowuhd Uei-orh.

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT
When you want a salesman ror New York
•tate territory, write us. We can aupply you
with « good maa. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber & Sash k Door Sales-
men. Chas. Johnson. Secy, 96 Klrkland Rd.,
Rochester. N y

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNTJT LOGS
iOO cars good black walnut logs, 10" and up
In diameter, 6 ft. and up long. Will Inspect at
shipping point and pay cash.

GEO. W. n.\I!TZKI.I.. I'lqua. Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

315,000,000.00.
We have about fifteen million dollars' worth
of tlmberlands for sale. Write us what you
want Dealers In tlmberlands. lumber yards,
mill machinery, mills for sale, arranging loans,
selling and exchanging cutovcr lands, and a gen-
eral real estate business. If you want to buy or
sell write us. THE JANESVILLE EXCHANGE,
Timber Dept., Janesvllle, Wisconsin.

400,000,000 FT. PINE

Hardwoods for Sale

North Carolina Pine. Cypress, Poplar, Red and

White Gum, Oak and Ash in proportions of order

named. Located on trunk lines and original

growth. ?1..">0 per thousand feet stumpage.

.1. P. MULHERI.V, Augusta, Ga.

LUMBER FOR SALE

.SALE l.(KHl,000 FEET

I,

BUTERa OK HA&UWOODB
D* jOTi wait t* c't ■■ tauck witk tk« Mat

• uyen »t bir.lweed lumber? W. bare a Hit.

• bewlic Ib» aaauBl reqnlreaeala la loakar,
dlarailea itack aa4 Traeers aat yaaals at ma

• ijBTi of ikoM ■alerlala tbranckait th« Valtetf
staiei aid (laada. Tke aerrlce la free ta ad
TPrtlaen la tke Hacau It will laleraal yan
Write ui for fartker laferaatlaa akaat car "Hell
>Bi Lumber by Mall Syatem."

HARDWOOD RECORD, Ellsworth Bldf..

FOE SALE— PLAIN OAK

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

WANTED
Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44".
48" long, plump 1" i 1". Must be clear and
straight. It you hare any to offer write ui
Will take them dry or green.

THE COLUMBIA MFG. CO.,
New rhlladelphla, Ohio

WANTED.

Birch and Maple Squares, size 2i2i30" long.
LEOPOU3 DE.SK CO., Burlington. Iowa.

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Various Blzea for chair and table factorlea
Send to us for speclQcatlons and prices.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street,

New York.

EXPORT HOUSE OPEN TO

contract for quantities of .-ihuttle blocks, cornel
.•ind persimmon : hickory dimension stock. Reply
with full particulars, "BOX 4o," care Hardwood
liECnnn.

TIMBER INVESTMENTS

i«>e a nuiiihi-r nf tinilH-r ir«cl« offered
■ that are pmliably the moHt enllclnit In-
il« offered In America today Our lUI

of all varieties of ilnilier In dllTereQI
ei« We ran iileaw the moat dUrrlmlnai
'nulrt be pleaded to ■ulimlt pro|>oaltloD on
of your r<K)ulrenienl«
:aI' NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.

.Main Offlce. ; Jane hvlll., Wl».

ADIBONDAOK HARDWOODS

.•;>>.(KHI luri-.s llneKi Adirondack birch, maple nixl

I rli and more Nurroundlng llnilu-r available.

l;i«t large IxMly of bardwoo<U on the market.
N.) agents. Address THE A. HHKRMAN I.rM
Hi:il <iiMPA\V. Put«dam, N. V.

TIMBER INVESTMENTS

We have a numliir of limber trniK offered for
sale that are probably the most entlclns iDveat-
ments offered In America today. Our Hat con-
sists of all vnrleileg of timber In different alee
iraclg. Wo can please the most dl^crlmloadnK.
Would be pleased to submit proposition on receipt
of your requirements.

r;nr\T NoiiriirnN invkstmint rn .

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

FANCY BLACK WALNUT OUNSTOCK

f.-i.| seciindgroH til ivblie hickory — will cut Into
illmenslon stock. O. C. RICHARDSON,

Tullahoma, Tenn.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Two Portable Sawmills. 40 H. P. each. Each
mill has butting saws and gang edgcrs, together
with steam pump, which Is large enough for
ample fire protection. Also several 8-wheel log
wagons, one heavy team of oxen (five yoke).
This material Is In flrst-class condition and can
be Inspected upon the grounds. We might nego-
tiate for part payment In lumber. Communicate
with J. P. Lynch, .Manager. .lOHN SCHROEDER
Ll'.R. CO.. Georgetown, Miss.

SECOND-HAND MCHY. FOR SALE

42" Glue I'roaker and 2.'i-;:al. Conker.
24" Bentel & Margedant leveling machine.
Self-feed rip saw.
:{6" Columbia sander, praetlenlly new.

LUMBER WANTED

WILL MAKE CONTRACT

To take ont|.iit ..f -iii.-ill n.ilN in W."<t Virginia.
Will pay rush wlifn stork Is on sticks.

Adilr.ss GEO. I. .MoCLCRE, Detroit, Mich.

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

FINE TIMBER TRACTS.
We have a number of timber tracts for sale
In most all states at low prices and reasonable
terms. Have few bargain tracts that are offered
for quick sale. Write us what you want we
have It THE JANESVILLE ' EXCHANGH,
Timber Dept. Janesvllle. Wis.

]'l

FOR SALE

about 250,000.000 feet hardwood timber In fee,
including logging railroad, logging equipment,
sawmill, planing mill, etc., complete. Price right.
Address, "BOX 44," care Hardwood Record.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES |

TIMBERLANDS FOE SALE.
We are In a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your mcils require any-
where In the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list com-
prises over $60,000,000 worth of tlmberlands.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesvllle, Wis.

HARDWOOD RECORD

I OFFER FOR SALE

machinery and plant of the D. M. Nesblt Box
at Montandon, Pa. They make exclusively

'-bound boxes,
r. r. GKIFl'l.N, Trustee, Lock Haven, I'n.

PLAN SERENE'S SERVICE

procures cash for sellers — long time for buyers on
proof of delivery to transportation line. Write
Plan Serene, 204 E. Wiley Ave., BluCfton, Ind.

FREE SITE FOR BOX FACTORY

Liberal imii. i, t, i,, right parties. Water
front. i:i I nter of box wood terri-
tory. Will 1 1 . il S H. MCDONALD, Secy.
Land I'C Iv. r > .. l:ii|.i<l River, Mich.

FOR SALE

Manufacturing plant southern Michigan. 150-11.
P. new boiler, 100-H. V. engine with line shaft
ready for operation. Nicely situated iu town oi
0,000 Inhabitants. If taken at once, will maki
price $5,000, either in cash or notes properly
secured. For particulars apply

THE D.VVIS COOPEKAGE CO.,

Martinsville, Ind.

FOR SALE.
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Including Locomotives. Gondolas, Derricks. Hoist-
ing Engines, Boilers. Concrete Mixers, Rock
Drills, Buckets, Pumps, Engines, Elevators, Con-
veyors and Camp Equipment.

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Engineering Department,
Birmingham, .\labama.

FOR SALE

A complete one-band Sawmill, Engines and
Boilers, including Fuel Burner. Also Planing
Mill. Address, "BOX 40." care Hardwood Rec-
ord.

FOR SALE— HARDWOOD MILL AND

i.OOO.OOO ft. Red Oak. Gum and Elm timber, 4
niles from R. R. Address

BOX 1. Fairview. Ark.

MISCELLANEOUS

TEMBERLANDS FOR SALE

We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your needs require any-
where in the United States. Canada, Mexico.
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our list
comprises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesville, Wis.

OAK. POPLAR, ASH

aad all tther bardweads, la all grades aad tklck
aenei, eaa be readily lald It adTertlaed la U«
Waated aad Far Sale secttaa of Mauwmb Kio-
0B>. It 7aa bare a larg* stock jea waat to
mU try a few llaei la this department aad
•«e what a lot of inqalrles they will bring roo

GIBSON
TALLY BOOK

This three-lhrow tally ticket cover is made
from aluminum, and accommodates four tally
tickels--4ix8r inches in size.

Folds compactly to less than one-fourth inch
in thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket.

Gives large area of four tickets for compli-
cated tallies, or straight grade can be made
on one page.

Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired.

Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied,
printed on waterproof paper with carbon backs. Tallies

ables the inspector to retain triplicate, and forward
orieinal and duplicate. Duplicate desiencd to be
attached to invoice.
These tally books are perfection for durability.

tion and measurement of lumber

Patent applied for on covers. CopyriehleH, 1<J10.

Aluminum Tally Covers, each - - S 1.00

Aluminum Tally Covers, per dozen - - lO.UO

Patented triplicate Tally Tickets (stock form)

per 1,000 10.00
Sinele sheet manila (stock form) Tally Tickets,

per 1,000 4.00
Specimen forms of Tally Tickets mailed on applica-
tion. Covers sold on approval to responsible concerns.

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Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
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ORD and have a suspicion that
you would like to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

HARD WOOD KECOKI)

Doesn't It Look Good To You?

lUuslrati-n of Oi.k Cabinet
Informal lun bervlce

iii«ll..n frrvUr
a Stock. Venft

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ILLINC

Key

\

1

Ash

12

Hickory

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

3

Beech

14

Maple

4

Birch

15

Oak

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

6

Cherry

17

Poplar

7

Chestnut

18

Miscellaneous including

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust,

9

Cypress

Persimmon, Sycamore-

10

Elm

19

Dimension stock

II

Gum

20

Veneers and panel stock

died klphk-

of OD} k/nd uf ivuod, In any locullly In the Lnltcd 1

THIS service is comprised in more than sixty bulletins, and additional bulletins of correc-
tions and additions are printed frequently.

This service is kept positively up-to-date, and is indispensable to lumber and veneer
sales departments.

It is an exclusive service disposed of only to HARDWOOD RECORD advertisers.

LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE MODERATE COST

Hardwood Record, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

^^Most Valuable Machine"

^ ^^ws-wdm

.^

r\I\

Shreveport. La.,

1 '2|^pS^

Nov. 13th, 1913.
Gentlemen:

i 1/jV^^

Relative to the

NEW Standard 54"

p^

Band Resaw we
purchased of you,
will state that
same Is giving en-
tire satlsf action
and we regard It
as being the most
valuaMe machln«

"'^S^^rn^'^^

in our plant and

now do not see
how wc eviT Bot
along w i t li o u t

i jK^BNffri.

same.

.;•; ' ^t I ffSBlF^~-^ ''

Yours truly.
Roberts-Bron^

NEW Standard 54-Inch Band Resaw

Lumber Co., Lid.

Wm. B. IVIershon Sc Co.

SAOIINA-W MICH.

jWhat Did It Cost You

last year to operate and maintain your dry
kiln? What percentage was wages of ex-
pert labor required to run it? — cost of re-
pairs?— value of time lost through break-
(lowns?"

THE STANDARD DRY KILN
IS CHEAPEST -PER -YEAR

Ill-cause it lias no engine — no complicated
machinery. It can't break down. Any of
yotir workmen can operate it successfully.
And its Moist Air System is perfectly-
adaptable for drying your lumber. Write
for the catalog. Address: The Standard
Dry Kiln Co., ISS9 McCarty St., Indianap-
olis. Ind,

Phoenix

6 ft. Pony
Band Mill

Will cut 30,000
tcet of 1" lumber
111 10 hours and
cut it good.

Nearly 200
of these
mills sawing
wood in the
U. S. A.

PRETTY GOOD
RECOMMENDA-
TION, ISN'T IT?

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE

WISCONSIN

An Up-to-date Cross-Gutting Machine

Can be motor-driven and mechanically fed if

BUTTERWORTH & LOWE

229 Huron Street Grand Rapids, Mich.

62

HARDWOOD RECOK

SMDDING

kidding with mocKan-
ical icnauls to return
linos to the woods is bo-
coming morG and moro pop-
ular. Groator spcod and
indcpondonco from wcath-
or conditions constitute
the principal reasons for
this :-

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN HEARING It SEEING
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING WITH CLYDE MECHANICAL
REHAUL SKIDDERS. Wj-jYo us d/ic/wo will arrdnQo to Show you

CLYDE IRON W^ORKS

DUIvUTH, U. S.A.

IC VAIT llfAWT THE BEST SYSTEM OF ACCURATELY TALLYING AND
Ir IV/U WAlll RECORDING LUMBER SHIPMENTS OR RECEIPTS

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN

The Gibson Tally Book

This system of tallying lumber is employed by more than two
thousand lumber producers, jobbers and wholesale consumers,
and is available for tallying lumber, logs, flooring, dimension
stock and all other commodities.

Makes three original tallies without the use of loose carbon sheets.

New Catalogue showing twenty-six various forms of tickets sent
free on request.

Tatlt^ Book Dept., HardWood f^ecord, Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

63

Wire Stitching Machinery

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
RBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manafactured hj

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR, MICH.. U. S. A.

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AQENTS

CKtNE COMPINY - - ILL BRINCHES

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Ctilcago Rubber Warks)

CHICAGO

Broom Handle

CHUCKING AND BORING MACHINE

It rounds end of handle and bores small hole in other end
automatically at same time. Capacity, 45,000 handles in ten
hours. All the operator has to do is to keep the handles fed to
the machine. Used by the largest producers. Write for de-
tails and price.

CADILLAC MACHINE CO.

Makers of Handle Makers Tools. CADILLAC, MICHIGAN

Kiln Truck

We make all styles of Kiln Trucks
and Transfer Cars. They are
roller bearing, steel or malleable
iron wheels. We have one con-
tract for twelve hundred of these
trucks, with eight-inch wheels.

Always a large stock of
material on hand. Can
make prompt shipment.

The National Dry Kiln Co.

Indianapolis, Ind.

H A 1-; 1 1 \\' ( ^ o ! )

i: C O R D

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE. FACTORY AND VENEER MILL. ALGOMA, WIS
VENEER AND SAWMJLL, BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We mtnulacture at our Blrcbwood plant sincle pir ▼eneers
o( all native northern woods and delirer stock that is In
shape to tlue.

From our Atgoma factory, where we have specialized (or
twent)' years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, in all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed

livery pound of glue we use Is guaranteed hide stock. Wt
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that Is the best, based oi
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock and
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yo«.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co.

Long Island City, New York

y eneers and L^anels with a Jxeputation

VV/'E manufacture Veneers in aH tlie native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood Veneer Co.

Wausaiu Wis.

©OAK VENEERS®

p., in

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple
Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Established 1867 Incorporated 1904

B. C.

JARRELL 6i

MA>tPACTlRERS OF

CO.

High

Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut righl

; dried riglit; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

HARDWOOD RECORD

65

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS FOR HARD MAPLE. AND GREY ELM

"Ideal" sS Rock Maple Flooring

is tha flooring th»t is manufactured expressly to supply the demand for the best. It i>
made by modem machinery from carefully-selected stock aad eTory precaution is Uken
throughout our entire system to make it fulfill in eyery particular its name — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send U$ Your Inquiries

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

Von Platen Lumber Co.

Iron Mountain, Michigan

MANUFACTURERS OF

BIRCH BASSWOOD ELM MAPLE

200 M ft. of 8 4 No. 2 Com. 30 M ft. of 12 4 No. 2 Com.

& Better Maple & Better Maple

100 M ft. of 8. 4 No. 3 Com. 200 M ft. of 6 4 No. 2 Com.

Maple & Better Birch

100 M ft of 4/4 No. 1 and 2 Com. Birch

We Solicit Your Inquiries

SHIPMENTS VIA C. & N. W.—C, M. & ST. P.— W. & M.

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in i, f and 13-16 and 1 1-16 inch Maple'
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend it.self to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

WE OFFER FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
75M 4 4 No. 2 Common & Better Basswood

Winter cut — Full log run

RIGHT PRICES QUICK SHIPMENT

EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD'S.

strongest circulation is in the region where things are made
of wood— WISCOXSIN, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, IN-
DIANA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK

IT'sThe BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

Scott & Howe Lumber Co.

Medtord Lumber Co.

Ironwood, Mich.

Medford, Wis.

Sales Office, Osbkosh, Wis.

We are manufacturing a large stock of Birch, Maple, Elm, Basswood and Brown Ash
logs. We shall soon have 10,000,000 feet of winter-sawed stock dry and fit for ship-
ment. We solicit inquiries for all kinds of stock in the above woods for shipment
shortly after June 1.

66

HARDWOOD RECORn

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

UAk. ASH ANU UTIlbK tlAKD\^UUUS

All Kriidcn und UilrkncMNm.

Ulll rrrrlvr und Iniiprrt alork nt ahlppInK pnlnl.

ISninrh jHrd, Memphis, Teon.

940 S«n«oa Strest, BUPPALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPKCIM,TIF.S:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

YEAGERLl'lWBER COMPANY, Inc.

SI'KClM.Tlr^

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

O. BUIAS iSc BRO.

HARDWOOpS

Hcml.ick. Fir. Lumbi-r. Tiniher. MMI-'
work. Boxes, Maple and Oak FloorioE

QSS-1015 ELK STREET

1 ANTHONY MILLER '

HARDWOODS

OF ALL KINDS

893 EAGLE STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.
They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

liiiill

HARDWOOD RECORD o7

t?*f^

A Fine Opportunity to Dispose of
Narrow, Short and Low Grade Oak

To the (jal< hiinbi.r inaiuil'acturer wliu accu- pusc of this liimljer l)_v niakiiif; it up into

nuilatcs considerable oak hnuber tliat can oak flooring squares like the illustration,
not be sold unless the}^ put a ])rice on it that

is so low that there's no money in it, there These squares are jointed together without

is now ofl'ered a fine o])por(uuity to dis- glue on the

Linderman Automatic Jointer
Gluer, Clamper and Sizer

S(iiiai-ed to the exact width. A straight tongue and groove is then cut on the two sides and ends.

The demand for these flooring squares is greatly in excess of the present output. Still there
are several Southern manufacturers making these flooring squares.

One New York firm wants a good many car loads of the Linderman Flooring Squares. The
prices it ofifers will net you, delivered New York City, practically as much as you are getting from
the better grade of oak lumber.

Write today for further information and we will give you the details of the market, manufac-
turing costs, etc. You're not obligated in any way in a.sking for particulars, yet it might lie of
value and worth your consideration.

Linderman Machine Company

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN

New York City Woodstock, Ont. Knoxville, Tenn.

Vansant,

Manufacturers Old-Fathioned

Soft

Kitchen 6

Yellow

Id wide Sti>ck, ^ — » .^ w -^ — . — i '^p- — . -^— PoplaF

5-8 and 4-4 ^ ^

^''**^'*'*' ^^ __

Ashland, Kentucky V^OlXl.]D8Lny

EASTERN REPRESENTATIVE. John L. Cochr.n
601 W. 1 I5lh Sired. New York Cily

Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you — IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlock

A Large Supply of Fresh, Genuine Soft Yel-
low Poplar Logs From Virgin Timber, Now
Being Received at Our Burnside, Ky., Plant

We Solicit Your Inquiries and Orders for Rotary
Cut Veneer, Manufactured From These Logs

High Grade Stock and Prompt Shipments Guaranteed

Chicago Veneer Company, Inc., DanviUe, Kentucky

YELLOW POPLAR

KKUflCTUIItllS OF BIMO SIWEO

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY

QUARTER SAWED

WHITE OAK

Goal Qrove, Ohio, U.S.A.

LUMOER CO

Nineteenth Year, )
Semi-Monthly. t

CHICAGO, MAY 10. 1914

HARDWOOD RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN
LET US QUOTK VOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

^

CarticrHolhinb Aj^

V(

number Companp ^Q^

Special LisI Slock for Furnilure Trade

75.000

4 4 Scl. Eii(i Dried Winter Cut White Maple

20.000-

8 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Unselected Maple

14,000'

4 4 Log Run Michigan White Oak

30,000'

4 4 Log Run Michigan Soft Elm

46.000'

6 4 Log Run Soft Maple

100,000'

4.4 Log Run Beech

20,000'

6 4 Log Run Beech

50,000'

8 4 Log Run Beech

CRATING STOCK

275,000' 4 4 Mixed Widths and Lengths Pine ||

Crating

1,200,000' 1x4" White Pine Crating 11

150,000' 4. 4 Mixed Widths and Lengths Nos. 2 |||

and 3 Common Basswood

REME

UBER, \Vc perform wliauvir mill work you

ri-giiirc.

The 8.4 M.-iplc Munll..,u-.l .-il,..v,- runs SS-/.

1^

Michigan Trust Building W

u

Grand Rapids, Mich, yj^

Mill:
Ludington. MIcb.

HARDWOOD RECORD

3

—

MICHIGAN

1

1

Michigan Hardwoods

Our Own Manufacture

DRY STOCK LIST

1x4 Basswood, Clear « 60 M

1x7 & up Basswood, Is & 2s 20 M

1x3 Basswood, No. 1 Common 35 M

1x4 Basswood, No. 1 Common 20 M

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 25 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 75 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 1 Common 1 50 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 2 Common 1 50 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 3 Common 40 M

4/4 Red Curly Birch, Is & 2s Vz M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 2 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Common 40 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 55 M

1x14 & up Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 8 M

6 4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 24 M

8 4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 & 2 Com 8 M

8/4 Rock Elm, No. 4 Common 3 M

4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 13 M

5. 4 Maple Step 24 M

4 4 Maple No. 3 Common 15 M

44 Elm, Basswood and Oak, No. 4 Com 23 M

"It i.s not what lumljcr co.sts you, so iiuich a.s what
you can get out of it, that decides its value for your
work."

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

Sales Department

CADILLAC, MICH. May 4, 1914

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KILN DRIED, HOLLOW B.4CKED
M.\TCHED OB JOINTED
POLISHED AND BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

Mitchell Brothers Go.

Dry Stock List

CADILLAC GRAY ELM

Cadillac, Mich.

May 4, 1914

Basswood, clear 20M

and up Basswood, No. 1 Common 34M

BIrcn. No. 3 Common 9.\I

Cadillac Gray Elm, I's and 2's lOOM

Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Common lOOM

Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 3 Common IfrM

Cadillac Gray Elm. I's and 2s 12M

Cadillac Gray Elm, I's and 2s 5.M

Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30JI

Hard Maple, I's and 2's 2M

While Maple End Dried (Clear) lOM

Blrdseye Maple, I's and 2's. End Dried IM

Basswood and Elm, No. 4 (Pan Dry) 20M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, Lumber vrhich
has been manufactured and seasoned properly, and grades
which have not bern blended to meet price competition —
send us your inquiries.

WE SELL ONLY MITCHELL'S MAKE

Kneeland-Bigelow
Company

Hardwood Manufacturers

150,000 ft. 6 4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
12,000 ft. 10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswoo
50,000 ft. 6/4 No. 3 Con

Qd well eeasoned. VV* are prepared i
quote attractive price« for this mat'
rial for immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD RECORD

#

A floor to adore

lilrtv-tlirf-p yc-irs Wilrc's Hardwood Floor-

Ix'in iiiiiuiiK llif (urviuuAl un llie market

:iiiM- II stands today "uneiiualcd" Is th*

uli-iirp that Its manufacturer has kept

ot modern methods and the advanced di*.

)( the trade. To convince yourself of th*

latements. try our polished surtare tloor-

iKued and erooved, hollow backed, »1th

matched ends and holes for blind nailine— Toull

tind It reduces theexixnseof Uyinfand poUshlo*.

Booktmt fit* aU about BarA»»o4 Fl9*rimt

ho\c to oart for it — aUo pr<oM — an* it frto.

The T. Wilce Company

a2nd and Throop Su. CHICAGO. ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc., "^ Slca^

id Block
IgO

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK. CUM and POPLAR

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co.

SPECIAL RAILROAD DEPT.

Hardwoods s Softwoods
823 Railway Exchanye Bollding, Chicago. lU.

FLANNER-STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

i 2 CARS 5 4 X 12' & WIDER l.t & 2na BASSWOOD
\X/AMTTm TO AAn\/V OTTTrK" * CARS 3 ROCK ELM BRIDGE PLANK

WANTED— TO MOVt QUICK ■^ goo.ooo feet no. 3 hemlock

'00,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

MILLS:
BLACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE
1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throughout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

5

CHICAGO

THE GREATEST HARDWOOD MARKET IN THE WORLD

1

1

....

VENEER

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras, East India, Cuban,
and .African.

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES

in ail thiclvnesses.

DOMESTIC:

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, figured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASSWOOD,YEL.PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
banding and bottoms.

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and

5-ply

«DAKD SIZES

HUDDLESTON-IVIARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252 Lumber S!., CHICAGO, ILL

CIRCASSIAN
A M E R IC AN

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

213 N.Ann St. CHICAGO

MAHOGANY

VV^E HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH, BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES, BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WKITE US ABOUT IT

J. J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chicago, III.

CHOICE BIRCH AND MAPLE— 10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90% birch and
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican Soo. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Saull Ste Marie. Mich.

ii J. RAYNER

iiMiERED PANELS

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers atre
owners of stea.m plants. Eighty-nine per
cent a-re, therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma.chinery. There is little percentaLge
of waLste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for maLchinery advertisers.

.S.WE YOLIi MONEY BY USING THE

Uljrv U/^/^l/" Published Semi-annually
SXLimJ DUUIV, in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

t.:-d

organ

Colle

Depar

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Established
1878

II A K n W OO D RECORD

KNOXVILLE

F>mout lor Kinctt lypf oj PopUr. U*ti .nd Lhe.lnul.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PUIH OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED GEDUR LUMBER

BAND MILLS AT VKBTAl. A SUBURB OF KN OXVILUD. 800THH1RN AND LOU18VIUL.B * NASHVIU^ RAILJIOAD

J. M. LOGAIN
UUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch Offlct and Tard;
Bank and Mcl.ran Arr.. Cincinnati I M ASHER. Ugr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry larje well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

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HARDWOOD RECORD ii

a differ-

fl

ent kind,

and allogethe

r better

^i.

^ lumber ne

wspaper than h«

s hither-

to bee

n published

This is made

possible

by the

loyal co-operation and support of the 11

hardwood element

of the lumber

industry.

If you

are a subs

criber you will

agree.

"THE VERY BEST"

ASH, CHESTNUT,

RED OAK, WHITE OAK, PINE,

POPLAR and WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, Knoxrille, Tenn.

What Veneer and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information i^ siioun cnmpktcly in our new correction pamplikt (ofT the prej-s this weekj,
which revises our veneer and panel consumers" requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give vou the detail-.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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I' INTERJLOCKING DRUM/

(gia©tLii,Y!J7mril(

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AT MILLf
ATLOWESTi

^iGH >Speed "Return^ ^

OariaJa: far/a dian ,w///s 6'Ao/mers U^^d.

Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS., SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

1 1 CINCINNATI 1

ATTENTION, Mr. Furniture Man-

If it is to your advantage to have stock that is

eVen colored, soft in texture
try a car of our Plain or Quartered Oai<

25.000,000 feet of dry stock on
hand at all times — cut from a
tract of 95,000 acres of tinil>cr

Tli2 Mobray & Robinson Company

MILLS

Quicksand, Ey,
Viper, Ky,
West Irvine, Ky.

YARDS

Cincinnati, 0,
Detroit, Mich.
Hochester, N. T.
Brooklyi, N, Y.

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI, O.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS

West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

1

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.

Mills, haiisns C ily and IliUna, Ark.

General Olllces
KANSAS CITY, MO.

PENROD JlRDEN^cCOWEM
LIMBER COWPAMY

Band Mills & Olllces: Braslield. Ark.

ki;i(l\- l'..r iinnuMJiau- shipment
RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.

1 car 5/4" Is and 2s. 2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.

icar 6 4" Is and 2s. J "^ ^T 1' ^"5 ^
o 1" , J /, 3 cars 8 4 Is and 2s.

2 cars 8 4 Is and 2s. i car 10>4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4 4" No. 1 Com. I ^^'^ \'Z, N°- \ ^''^■

c „" XT , o 2 cars 5/4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5 4 No. 1 Com. ^ ^^^^ ^,^.. ^o. 1 Com.

1 car 6/4" No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 '4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars %'^" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry— Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

Kansas flly PlanI
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark., PlanI
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak. Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

GOOD
GRADES

LUDmcTrbN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20.000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Slock
Kiln Drying

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Our Special Offer

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15.M I\I2" K
40M Ix5"'t«-

20.M IiT- and wider No

HllMiWIKld.

2;.M IxK" and wider No

.■SOM lifi"
40M liO" and

Mroch.
4.')M S/4 No.

vider No. 1 Com.

65.M IS 4 No. 1 Com.

Sofl Cray Kim.
20M 16/4 No. 1 Com.

Write for Bargain Price

crPii

q)s

EARNS

SALT Ci- LUMBER CO.

LudingtokMich.

HARDWOOD RECORD

K^cN A S HVI LLE-^

mljk THB LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARDAVOODS ^Sw)
^F^ '"' ^^^

IK-

THE first essential to high-grade lumber, to minimum waste in work-
ing, uniform color and smooth, even, workable texture, is the proper

character of timber.

The timber areas from which Nashville lumbermen draw their stocks
have long been famous for the very highest type of oak, hickory, ash.
southern maple, poplar and other prominent members of the southern
hardwood family. This territory embraces the eastern halves of Kentucky
and Tennessee, and contiguous territory.

Nashville lumber has become famous because it has always been
manufactured from this class of material, of which there is still plenty
left to meet all demands for many years to come.

In addition to thus being naturally enabled to furnish just a little bet-
ter stock than the average hardwood lumberman, members of the Nash-
ville trade have always rigidly adhered to a most conscientious interpre-
tation of their customers' orders. There is now a very close working asso-
ciation between the different members of the local trade who, because of
this arrangement, have worked practically as a unit for the purpose of
maintaining the integrity of Nashville as an active advocate of the square-
deal. The square-deal as it is applied in this market is not a mere vague,
meaningless phrase, but is the very principle on which every transaction
in which local lumbermen are interested is carried on.

The stocks now on hand on Nashville yards offer a great variety in
every commercially known variety of southern hardwood. Lumber buy-
ers are sincerely urged to give to this center their consideration when con-
templating placing orders for any kinds of southern hardwood lumber.

The following concerns are representative institutions operating in
Nashville, who are in position to fill any such requirements:

John B. Ransom & Co. Hunt, Washington & Smith

Mortord Lumber Co. Love, Boyd & Co.

Farris Hardwood Lumber Co. Baker, Jacobs & Co.

The Davidson, Hicks & Green Co. Tennessee Oak Flooring Co.

Nashville Hardwood Flooring Co.

HARDWOOD KECORD

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PROMINENT 60VTHERN M A N V F A C T V R C ■ 8 1

Band Sawn Hardwoods

WI PRODUCE OUR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:
Collonwood Oak Three Ply Red

Red and Sap Gum '"Rcd'Und'whhr'' <»ura Panels

A Few Items We Want To Move

4 Cars 4 4 1st and 2nds Red Gum

8 Cars 4 4 ' No. 1 Common Red Gum

5 Cars 6 4" 1st and 2nds Sap Gum

4 Cars 4 4' Select Yellow Cypress

5 Cars 4 4 " No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress

9 Cars 4 4" x 13" to 17 " 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
8 Cars 4/4" x 6" to 12 " 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
7 Cars 5/4" x 6" to 12 " 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

11 Cars 4/4" x 13' to 17" Box Board Cottonwood
5 Cars 4/4" x 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
4 Cars 4 4" x 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood
2 Cars ^" No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak

10 Cars 6/4" Log Run Soft Maple
7 Cars 4 4" 1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES
ANDERSON-TILLY COMPANY, Memphis. Tenn.

BOX SHOCKS and VENEERS

John B. Yalcs Lumber Co,

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPER.S OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOLK INQL'IHIHS, AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

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:i car. I I !l li> \-: Hi.xl.oiiriN .' .ars I I l:i anil iiiil.-r K .V .'s

S rar« 1 I r, lo r.' N iiiiil :- 111 .ars 1 I N.i. I ai»l Ni.. -. < i.in.

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

566 Randolph BIdg. MEMPHIS, TENN.

^^JPlT/Tf of HARDWOOD RECORD .ub.criber.
^9 ^^B 1///% are owners of steam plants. Eighty-',
» M ^^m /I/ nine per cent are, therefore, buyers of
^■^ ^^ wood-working machinery. There is lit-

tle percentage of waste circulation ia
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

Write us for description and prices
on the following stock:

4 4", 6'4" & 8 4" Sap Poplar

5 8", 4 4", 5 4". 6 4' and 8 4" No. 1

Common Poplar

4,4". 6 4" and 8 4" No. 2 Common
Poplar

4/4", 5/4". 6 4". and 8 4" No. 1 Com-
mon & Better Chestnut

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 ^:r,"LZ'rLV::.,''/r Nashville, Xenn.

GARETSON-GREASON LUMBER CO.

2187 Railway Exchange BIdg. ST. LOUIS

IVIANUFACTURERS

Four Mills

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUPACTUI^KI^S OF

<^^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
stsmdard widths

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFLRS roK SALl:
Two cars 8 4 common and better Baiswood
One car 4/4 l.t and 2nd Ba.swood
Three cars 4 4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4/4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Mills: Pensarola. N. C. Capacity, 90,000 fl. per day

Charles K. Parry & Co. Eand^-rlJie BuudTnl Philadelphia

HARDWOOD RECORD

If You Want Walnut— Here It Is

Leading- handlers of Black Walnut, named below, have ready to ship 10,-
000,000 feet of Logs, Lumber and Veneers. Consumers who want this wood
in any form can get it without difficulty. The supply is ample. The aristo-
crat of American hardwoods is coming again into its own in this country,
and factory men who have not provided for including it in their line will do
well to learn the facts of the situation.

H.

A. McCOWE

N & COMPANY

Salem,

Indiana

BI-ACK WALNIT

210,000 ft. 5/4"

No. 1 Com.

30,000 ft. 5/8'

1st & 2nds

70,000 ft. 5/4"

No. 2 Com.

40,000 ft. 5/8"

No. 1 Com.

80,000 ft. 6/4"

1st & 2nds

5,000 ft. 5/8"

No. 2 Com.

70,000 ft. 6/4"

No. 1 Com.

20,000 ft. 3/4'

1st & 2nds

80,000 ft. 6/4"

No. 2 Com.

140,000 ft. 3/4"

No. 1 Com.

44,000 ft. 8/4"

1st & 2nds

110,000 ft. 3/4"

No. 2 Com.

56,000 ft. 8/4"

No. 1 Com.

191,000 ft. 4/4'

1st & 2nds

59,000 ft. 8/4"

No. 2 Com.

540,000 ft. 4/4'

No. 1 Com.

4,000 ft. 9/4"

1st & 2nds

485,000 ft. 4/4'

No. 2 Com.

6,000 ft. 9./4"

No. 1 Com.

90,000 ft. 5/4"

1st & 2nds

12,000 ft. 9/4"

No. 2 Com.

1/2"
3/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
No.

3/8"

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m. b. H.
Cincinnati, Ohio

WALNUT 1 /2" 9,000 ft.

I's & 2's. 30,000ft. 5/8" 91,000ft.

I'S & 2's. 110,000 ft. 3/4" 46,000 ft.

I'S & 2'S. 180,000 ft. 4/4" 10,000ft.

I'S & 2'S. 183,000 ft. 5/4" 33,000ft.

I'S & 2'S. 100,000 ft. 6/4" 32,000 ft.

I'S & 2'S. 23,000ft. 8/4" 53,000ft.

I's & 2's. 37,000ft.

I'S & 2S. 39,000 ft. No._ 2 COMMON W.4I.NUT

& up.... 16^000 ft. 4/4"' 16,000 ft.

I CO.-UMON WALNUT 5/4 & 6/4". . . . 21,000 ft.
10,000 ft. 10/4" & up 4,000 ft.

PENROD WALNUT &
Kansas City,
WALNUT

1,000 ft. 1st & 2nds 5/8"
!,000 ft. 1st & 2nds 3/4"
1,000 ft. 1st & 2nds 4/4"
i,000ft. 1st & 2nds 5/4"
1,000 ft. 1st & 2nds 6/4"
i,000 ft. 1st & 2nds 8/4"
1,000 ft. 1st & 2ndsl0/4"
1,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 5/8"
,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 3/4"

VENEER COMPANY
Missouri

12,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 8/4"
10,000 ft. No. 1 Com. 10/4"
KRAETZER CURED
LUMBER
In stock ready for ship-
ment. Three Million Feet of
figured walnut butt veneers
and Two Million Feet Of
figured walnut long veneers.

174,000 ft. No.

1 Com. 4/4"

We furnish plain walnut

38,000 ft. No.

1 Com. 5/4"

veneer any thickness — cut

29,000 ft. No.

1 Com. 6/4"

to size.

EAST

ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY

East St.

Louis, 111.

BLACK WALNUT

50,000 ft. 3/8"

1st & 2nds

66,000 ft. 5/4" 1st & 2nds

50,000 ft. 3/8"

No. 1 Com.

32,000 ft. 5/4" No. 1 Com.

130,000 ft. 1/2"

1st & 2nds

29,000 ft. 6/4" 1st & 2nds

60,000 ft. 1/2"

No. 1 Com.

32,000 ft. 6/4" No. 1 Com.

180,000 ft. 5/8"

1st & 2nds

14,000 ft. 8/4" 1st & 2nds

110,000 ft. 5/8"

No. 1 Com.

22,000 ft. 8/4" No. 1 Com.

160,000 ft. 3/4"

1st & 2nds

6,000 ft. 10/4" 1st & 2nds

110,000 ft. 3/4'

No. 1 Com.

7,000 ft. 10/4" No. 1 Com.

54,000 ft. 4/4"

1st & 2nds

13,000 ft. 12/4" 1st & 2nds

169,000 ft. 4/4"

No. 1 Com.

8,000 ft. 12/4" No. 1 Com.

FRANK PURCELL, Kansas City, Missouri

PKMMI;

WALNUT LOGS

FOR EXPORT

Figured Walnut Logs

Figured Walnut Butts

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

W.VLXUT No. 1 fOAI.MOX W.VI.NIT

1/2" 1st & 2nd. 30,000 ft.

3/4" 1st & 2nd. 50,000 ft. 5./8 10,000 ft.

3/8" 1st & 2nd. 50,000 ft. 4/4" 4,000 ft.

GEO. W. HARTZELL Piqua, Ohio

W.ALNUT

5/8" 1st & 2nds. 3,500 ft. 10/4" 2,400 ft.

3/4" 1st & 2nds.27,000ft. 12/4" 800 ft.

4/4" 1st & 2nds. 13,300 ft. 5/8" SpecialClear67,500ft.

5/4" 1st & 2nds. 11,500 ft. 3/4" to 4" thick, fine fig-

6/4" 1st & 2nds. 13,500 ft. ured panels, boards and

8/4" 1st & 2nds. 16,200 ft. planks, l5, 000ft.

10/4" 1st & 2nds. 12,300 ft. Special heavy planks, 4"

12/4" 1st & 2nds. 14,500 ft. to 6" thick, 6 ft. & up long,

16/4" 1st & 2ndS. 6,300 ft. 8,000 ft.

-No. 1 COLMON W.ALNUT 4/4" dear face, 6" & up

3/4" 7,200ft. wide, 11,300 ft.

4/4" 15,700 ft. All the above band sawn

5/4" 8,200 ft. equallized, in stock, dry and

6/4" 3,400 ft. ready for immediate ship-

8/4" 11,300 ft. ment.

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Missouri

Capacity Annually of
6,000,000 Feet

OF

BLACK WALNUT

We can furnish purchaser with all grades of Walnut Lumber
cut to any thickness, and we give our prompt attention to
special dimensions cut to order.

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^ It tells all there is to know about every com-
mercial tree in the United States, and

^ You can rely absolutely upon its technical cor-
rectness in every detail.

^ We have left a few hundred copies of this beau-
tifully bound edition after a very satisfactory
sale and

C| Can make quick shipment on ten days' trial
upon receipt of your order.

Price, prepaid, six dollars.

HARDWOOD RECORD
537 South Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois

HARDWOOD RECORD

The

Newest
Hoosier
Band
Saw Mill

We have been building
band mills for thirty-
five years and this New
Hoosier Band Saw
Mill represents the ex-
perience of these years.

The simplest mill in
construction and the
easiest kept in order.

We build this mill in three
sizes, 6, 7 and 8 ft. The
widest saw the 6 ft. mill
will carry is 10"; the 7 and
8 ft. mills will carry 10, 11
or 12" saws. This mill is
built in a substantial man-
ner and embodies all that
is latest and best in Band
Mill design. The base is
of the heavy extension pat-
tern and is so constructed
that it does not overhang the foundation but extends completely around the mill. By
means of the construction of the column the upper wheel runs in the center of the mill and
is supported both above and below the mandrel. The bearings are long and are chain
oiling.

The tension device has roller bearings and is very sensitive and durable. The upper guide
is raised and lowered by power and is nonbreakable. The lower guide is so arranged that
it can be opened quickly. The roll back of the saw is power driven.

The 6 ft. mill will spUt a 48" log and lay down a 30" board between saw and column; the
7 ft. will split a 54" log and lay down a 36" board, the 8 ft. will split a 57" log and lay down
a 42" board.

The Sinker -Davis Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

Makers of Hoosier Saw Mill Machinery

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE

THE HARDWOOD GATEWAY OF THE SOUTH

Opportunities for the Shrewd Buyer

xpciaiiccd buyers ..f liard\VM..d luinln.T, l<i(.l<in.i; i<\vv tlu- liM .-i stmk nlfc-rcd i..r sale
■ y the firms listed below, will sec a good many items which they can use. They will be
i)Ie to get this lumber, which is in excellent condition, thoroughly dry, good widths
iid lengths, at prices which will make the business unusually satisfactory. Factory men
Kcding stock are urged to send in their inquiries. The lumber can be had at rock-
-ittoni prices, and is"a splendid buy at the ])ricc-s at which it will be (jUutcd to those
nterested.

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CHURCHILL-MILTON LUMBER COMPANY

: =0,000 feet 4-4 and thicker No. 1 com. an J better ash.

•.^000 feet 4-4 log run beech.
•. ^1MU1 feet 3-in. log run beech.

teet 4-4 common and better hard maple,
leet 6-4 common and better hard maple,
leet 8-4 common and better hard maple,
leet 10-4 common and better hard maple.
'. f.Liuu feet 3" and 4" common and better hard maple.
: = 0,000 feet 4-4 and thicker No. 2 com. and better poplar

1 !i,000 feet tO-4 log run elm.

0,000 feet is and 2S plain red oak.

15,000 feet 5-4 is and 2s plain red oak.
20,000 feet 5-4 plain red oak step plank.

■•2,000 feet 8-4 IS and 2s plain red oak.
:" 5,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.
■.25.000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common and l''etter quartered
white oak.

NORTH VERNON LUMBER COMPANY

25,000 feet 5-S FAS ash.

1 5,000 feet 4-4 FAS ash.

10,000 feet 10-4 FAS ash.
■.110,000 feet 5-S FAS poplar.

"5,000 feet 5-8 No. i common poplar.

=; 7,000 feet 5-8 poplar saps.

23,000 feet 4-4 poplar saps.

= 0,000 feet 5-8 FAS quartered white oak.

M.ooo feet 5-S No. 1 common quartered 'vhite oak.

= 0,000 feet 5-8 FAS plain red oak.
1 1 10,000 feet 5-S No. 1 common plain red oak.
1110,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.
BOOKER-CECIL LUMBER COMPANY
1:5,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

30,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.
100,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.

15,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s plain white oak.

15,000 feet 6-4 is and 2s plain red oak.

50,000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

15,000 feet 12-4 IS and 2s poplar.

20,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2S cottonwood.

12,000 feet 4-4 IS and 2s plain red gum.

15,000 feet S-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

10,000 feet i2-4 is and 2s ash.

12,000 feet 4" common and better ash.

W. P. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY

50,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common quartered red gum.

12,000 feet 6-4 No. 1 common plain red gum.

20,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s quartered red gum.

16,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common quartered white oak strips.

25,000 feet 4-4 clear face plain red oak strips.

3 6,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common chestnut.

40,000 feet 10-4 is and 2s common poplar.

30,000 feet 3-inch is and 2S ash.
100,000 feet 4-4 13" to 17" gum boxboards.

LOUISVILLE VENEER MILLS

25,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common and better plain oak

20,000 feet 5-8 No. 1 common and better quarter

white oak.

15,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common quartered white oak

30,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common and better quartered
white oak.

15,000 feet 4-4 quartered white oak strips.

20,000 feet 5-8 No. 2 common poplar.

40,000 feet 5-8 No. 1 common and better poplar.

15,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 common poplar.

15,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.

20,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common plain red gum.

30,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s plain red gum.

35,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s quartered red gum.

EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY

75,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s plain red oak.
100,000 feet 4-4 is and 2S quartered white oak.

50,000 feet 8-4 No. l common poplar.

40,000 feet 8-4 is and 2s plain red oak. bone dry.

40,000 feet 8-4 No. l common plain red oak.
100,000 feet 8-4 No. 1 common hickory.

50,000 feet 8-4 No. 2 common hickory.

20,000 feet 6-4 No. 2 common hickory.

12,000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

50,000 feet 8-4 No. 2 common hickory.

20,000 feet 6-4 No. 2 common hickory.

50,000 feet 4-4 sap poplar.

NORMAN LUMBER COMPANY

250,000 feet 4-4 is and 2s sap gum.
100,000 feet 5-4 is and 2s sap gum.
350,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common sap gum.

90,000 feet 5-4 No. l common sap gum.
150,000 feet 4-4 Is and 2s red gum.
600,000 feet 4-4 No. l common plain red oak.

88,000 feet 5-4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

50,000 feet 6-4 No. l common plain red oak.
100,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 common poplar.

STEMMELEN LUMBER COMPANY

lllriin<'li (Xllrc. N<-\i- .Ml.nny. Ind.)

30,000 feet 6-4

12,000 feet 6-4

30,000 feet 8-4

30,000 feet 8-4

15,000 feet 8-4

30,000 feet 8-4

30,000 feet 4-4

60,000 feet 4-4

30,000 feet 4-4

25,000 feet 4-4

No. 1 Cfimmon plain red oak.

IS and 2s plain red and white oak.

IS and 2s plain red oak.

is and 2s plain white oak.

No. 1 common plain white oak.

No. 1 common plain red oak.

No. 2 common plain white oak.

IS and 2s quartered white oak.

is and 2s basswood.

is and 2s poplar.

Jit:

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1 1 TlIE bA^l

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Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

WM. WHITMER C^ SONS

INCORPORATED

Manufacturers and Whole-
salers of All Kinds of

'If Anybody Cam,
We Cm"

HARDWOODS

Watt Virginia Spruca and Hamlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILOrNG, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

WM.

E.

LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON. MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are

requested to supply lists of stock for saJe |

IET US talk to you about the plain
■ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., ^iVtsbu'rgh.^a

MANUFACTURERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

H. D. WIGGIN l%IV^.']l^l

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple
AIlll at Stane Coal Jimotion, West VlrEinia

BIRCH

AND

IVIAPLE

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-
ment at the
mill. Write us.

New York Office

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Go.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

^ Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Ciiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HARDWOOD K i: C O R D

G. H. EVANS LUMBER CO,

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

FIFTEEN ACRES OF DRY LUMBER. EVERY WIDTH. LENGTH. GRADE AND
THICKNESS IS PILED SEPARATELY. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT POPLAR.

OAK. GUM

Planing Mill and Resawing

Capacity 100.000 feet daily

We Save You Money

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

|-»|>l>r.

10 M J- it

I-opl.r.

3 M J- S«

l„|.l«

11 I -It luitl 2ml
■a Ut un<l :nil

:.' !<■ 3.% !>.( unci '.>nil
l> t<i I' l«t mill iilil

M S'l~- S til i; 1.1 mill ■-'ml I.'. M :l IH iiiiil up 1.1 iinil iiiil

rapimr. r.iiiiiir.

Bind sawn — snod lengths — thoroughly dry
— National Grades. We have five million
feet Poplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Fi.hcr Building

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

City Bank Building
PADUCAH. KENTUCKY

OAK FLOORING

KilD-
Drkd

Polished

''^A MFC. CO.
. SARDIS .

Hollow
Racked

and

Bundled

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^ Table of Contents (Jf

THE SELKIRKS. BRITISH CO-

COVER PICTURE— SCENE

LUMBIA.
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

Genei.ll ivliirket Condition* 17

The Cover Picture 17

The Key-Note of the National Convention IP

The Exposition 16

Merchandising — Vital Factor In Lumber BuiineM 18

Jugqiing with Figures I"!

The Yellow Pine Ring Rule 19

Interstate Commerce Commission Decides In Box Case 20

Employers' Liability Act 20

Promlsies WeM 20

Steel Cai-s Inimical to Electrical Development 20

Tne Home Markets In the South 20

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

The Forost Products Expcsltlon 21-37

Straight-Edging Rip Saw -10

Merchandising of Lumber 50-5^

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturer* Meet 38-40

Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Meeting 41-43

National Lumber Manufacturers' Meeting 43-49

Miscellaneous 57-58

THE MAIL BAG 56-57

WITH THE TRADE 58-60

PERTINENT INFORMATION 60-63

HARDWOOD NEWS 63-71

HARDWOOD MARKET 71-76

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 78-79

BtrBECRIFTIOir TESKS: In tile Colted Sti
12.00 the jesr; in forelgD countries. Jl.OO eitrs postsse,

In conformltj with the rules of the po«tofflce department,
psjsbls In sdTsncc

possessions, and Cinsd

defsult of written orileri

lBstnictl«DS for renewal, dlicontinnsnce. or ohan^e of ftddreti, should be B«nl
<De week before the date they are to go Into effect. Both old and new addraases
DUBt be fUen.

Batk display and classllled adrertlalni rates fumlnhed upon •ppllcatlon. Adrer
miBC copj must be recelted Are dsjs In ailTance of publication datea.

Entered is second clasn matter May 28, 1902. at the postofflce at Chtcajo. 111..
inJer act of March 3, 1879.

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

^i:i)m^^i^&!^M^MW}^^^:3^B^

flfflWoM RocoM

Published in ihe Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood-Working Machinery, on the 10th and 25th of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H, Defebaugh, President
Edwin W. Meeker. Managing Editor
Hu Maxwell, Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street. CHICAGO
Telephone.: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, MAY 10, 191

No. ilBRAK

yKLTJOTti^ai^iltiKgTOtmiliVimMliTOa^^

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

THE UNUSUAL GATHERING OF LUMBERMEN which has
taken place in Chicago during the past week on account of the
Forest Products Exposition and the various conventions held in this
city has given an opportunity of sounding out pretty well the senti-
ment of the trade from various parts of th» country regarding the
business situation as a whole. The summarized expression of repre-
sentative lumbermen indicates that continued quiet prevails without
any reasonable prospect of an opening up on a really active basis
before the fall months. This does not mean that trade is demoralized,
but simply that there continues to be a conservative feeling on the
part of all buyers, which is resulting continuously in the placing of
innumerable small orders for immediate shipment to meet actual
ro(|iiirotMcnts rather than contracts for advance delivery.

Practically without exception, however, the more representative men
of the trade figure that the months to come will not see any break in
prices, offering as substantial proof of that view the depleted stocks
in consumers' and yardmen's hands, and also a continued lack of
accumulation at the mills, and in hardwoods, more especially in north-
ern hardwoods, prices are holding out as firmly as could be expected.
The evi<lence continues to point to a uniform maintenance on about
the present price level.

The policy of watchful waiting as instituted by the administration
at Washington and the handling of the Mexican situation, is becoming
the policy of business interests throughout the count ry. The unusual
number of unemployed in all the large centers, cutting down the buy-
ing power of the populace, is unquestionably having a great deal to
do with the consumers' market for various commodities, and all lines
of trade are beginning to feel this pinch. The result is uncertainty
as to the wisdom of preceding on normal lines and consequent hesita-
tion in making advance of any particular consequence in any direc-
tion. Proposed legislation involving anti-trust measures and other
matters that have come up at Washington continue to constitute the
chief mar on the horizon.

Business men generally have decided to operate conservatively until
they see just what this cloud means, whether it will produce storm
or whether it is simply a passing cloud going before a period of bright
sunshine. At any rate, the attitude of business men generally is that
the government should hold off any further work of this kind until
more normal conditions have presented themselves, so that business
will not be too greatly shocked by a deluge of legislative evolution
resulting in too great a change in business policy and methods.

The hardwood condition in most sections continues inactive with
a liberal sprinkling of orders which, however, in the most part result
in a considerable accumulation. For the most part in the large cities

building has not licon .so satisfactory as had been anticipali'd, :uid as
a result the yardmen are not putting in any great quantities of stock.

The factory trade is continuing its policy of short time buying and
small orders, which is probably the result both of unsatisfactory condi-
tions in their own trade and the belief in the possibility of hard-
wood prices breaking. It is safe to predict that they will bo dis-
appointed in the latter assumption.

The northern hardwood situation is pretty concisely set forth in the
following summary of market conditions as reported at recent con-
ventions of the Michigan and Wisconsin manufacturers:

Reviewing the report of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers '
Association elsewhere in this issue, maple lumber shows very favorable
conditions from the lake shippers' report. Sixteen members report
on hand 1.5,164,000 feet as against 15,367,000 feet one year ago. The
same sixteen shippers report sales of 29,906,000 against 26,890,000
of last year, which leaves an average of 2,-316,000 yet to sell.

Three, large shippers, non-members of the association, who cut
7,000,000 feet of flooring last year are out of business, thus reducing
the lake shipment stocks 9,316,000 feet.

The prices hold firm. All available lumber for flooring by the rail
shippers sold at last year's figures or better. The flooring business
is in good condition and the manufacturer is fully able to pay the
prices which prevaUed last year.

A number of jobbers ' yard stocks have been discontinued and there
are comparatively few stocks in the hands of middlemen which con-
sunrers can draw upon for rough lumber.

Woodworking factories are running and depleting their reserves,
which will necessitate buying additional stock. A rather good indica-
tion of the present condition of maple is that the estimate made on
January 1 is 8,000,000 feet over the estimate shown on April 1, and
if an estimate were made at the present time this surplus would
no doubt show from 2.5,000,000 to 30,000,000 feet.

Summarizing, the general situation continues to be slow but sound,
with conservatism the keynote and with the probability that present
conditions will maintain for several months to come.

The Cover Picture

THE COVER PICTURE illustrating this issue of Hardwood
Record represents a scene outside the borders of the United
States, but it is one familiar to many persons who have had occa-
sion to cross the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia by way
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The photograph is from the
collection of the Field Museum, Chicago.

The region lies at too great an elevation to show the typical
timber of British Columbia. There are firs and pines of good form

HARDWOOD RECORD

ri- sm.mII.t :iIi 1 iih.i. ~.:.II.i.,1 limn ill !lu>

■ I'rrm'lit llii'

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; lie •iioUiiK >> uro timlicrU'Mi.

Iro \gi', are foiinil ill tlint

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avnlanrlim nrr fro-

..siM iM'fur.. nil tlio

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Tli€> piftiiro rpprcKOiitit

in till' iliglnnrc aro Imrc

.il from tlii'ir nppcnriineo.

iio liHa iifMT liccii iuw-kM uith Koil uor hns it tiiipportoil

Thf sloiH*!! nro sttoep, mid ns fn.st iih (toil formx by tlio

; t; of till* Rrnnitc. it is wnsliiHl nwny by rains. In ngoii to

<<Mic, pull will form on tho bnrpst of these olopcs, but not until

Ai'athcrint; hits utlvnncoii much fnrtlier.

The picture's bonnty is its cliici' value. Tlie traveler must go
•If to find a scene more attractive, combinntions more plensinfj.
..re artistic setting. Nature is absolutely unninrreil. There is
■ •t a stick amiss or a stone turned; yet this photograph was taken
-.>m the porch of one of the best known hotels of Canada— the
' inff Springs hot«l.

The Keynote of the National Convention

Tli; l.Al!AMt;)rNT TIIKMK m" the twelfth aiinu.-il convrntion of
t\w Niitional Lumber Manufacturers' Association, held in Chi-
;;o on May 5 and 6, was mutuality. The theme was struck first
■ 1 most forcibly by G. C. Longman in his talk on "The Man of It,"
,1 while his propoundments were more or less of an idealistic char-
ier, the spirit instilled was felt in most of the other addresses and
-cussions. although differently applied.

Mr. Longman's application had more to do with the relations of the
1. plover and employe while the same thought as Fhown in the other
• iTorts was a decided tendency to see the other man 's side as between
;umbernicn themselves. Boifing down the spirit of the discussions, it
can be seen that the realization of the necessity for mutual action
behind the effort to broaden the lumber market is general.

This tendency was seen best in the support of a suggestion to
advertise wood coUectiveljr to offset the inroads of the substitutes,
in addition to maintaining the present methods of. competitive adver-
••«ing of the various species themselves.

The idea was carried ev^n further in so far as the relations of
■:.? various factors in the trade are concerned; as, for instance, the
ivlation of the retailers with the mUlmen and other distributors.
It really seems that there will be definite and tangible remits following
along these lines — that there will be a definite advertising campaign
to set forth the advantages of forest products to follow up the ex-
position efforts and that compre.hensive methods will be adopted to
educate and co-operate with the retailer with the purpose of enlisting
him in the effort to boost lumber products as against substitutes.
Tliis is a big idea and if it is eventually worked, will go a long way
toward maintaining for lumber its legitimate markets.

The Exposition

T UST "WHAT IS THE FOREST PRODUCTS EXPOSITION and
J what does it mean is the question that was on the lips of many
Chicagoans during the past week — that is, it was a question until such
persons took the opportunity of viewing for themselves the remark-
able collection of visual demonstrations of utility of most of our more
prominent woods.

The vast gulf of misunderstanding resulting from long standing
familiarity which has separated the layman from a proper apprecia-
tion of the distribution and supply, the manufacture and utilization
of the products of our forests, was an obstacle that was diflicult of
overcoming in gaining a proper publicity to the importance of the
exposition.

The centuries' old use of wood in all lines of construction has
led to a false belief on the part of home builders and furnishers

tliiit they vterv ulri'uily fnmilinr with nil there iii to know about wood;
hence, the rcninrknble diiiplnyii on exhibition nt the Coliseum In
Chicago were recoived with nn ndded np|irv<cintion and interest.

It ran bo Miiid with entire trntlifulneMN that no other expoHitiou of
any chnrnctcr hui> nrouito<l Huch real interent nnd onthusinjim, and it
i» only to Im> regretted that the public in g<iieral did nut have tho
iinuHual and abHorbing rhornrter of the whow brought to itii Btt43ntion
in a more general way in order that all might rcalico it* unique
features nnd make arrangements in time to attend.

As originnlly planned, the Forest I'roducts Kx|i08ition was eiuicn-
tially intended ns a public educational pro|>osilion and in thin measure
— tho gaining of the public attention — the effort ]irobably did not
come up to expectations. However, the entliUHinKm of thoie fortunate
enough to attend will mean a spreading of tho good work, a great
impetus to the interest in wood productti.

It has iH'cn argued that tho exposition w..is a competitive advertising
proposition ;iiiioug the various woods themselves, but this ia not so.
In the first place, the only real good that could result from such a
show would come from actual exposition of woods in use. In tho
second place, such exposition could come only through individual
exhibits. No one can argue that the exhibits shown were not Bingu-
larly successful in attaining the object aimed at — the serious consid-
eration of the varied utility of wood by prospective builders of %'arious
structures.

Everything argues for an even greater interest in the show when
it is set up in New York. It is merely to be hoped that the popular
interest will be successfully aroused before the fxposition opens its
doors at tlie (iraiid Central Palace.

Merchandising — Vital Factor in Lumber Business

THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DECIDED EVOLUTION in tho
lumber business in recent years, from a purely manufacturing
proposition to a combination of careful manufacturing methods and
increasing merchandizing study, is generally conceded. The absorbing
interest with which lumber manufacturers are now viewing the latter
field of effort and the general alarm at their shortcomings in that
direction is, however, just becoming really appreciated.

Lumbermen, manufacturers and distributors of an old, supposedly
well-established commodity, have always enjoyed a naturally stimu-
lated market, a market opened up and broadened without any unusual
effort on their part. So long as the old order of things maintained,
all was well, but with the advent of the variety of substitutes and the
aggressive methods pursued by their exponents, conditions have been
turned completely over and the lumberman is now up against the dire
necessity of adopting methods equally aggressive in order to preserve
as far as possible the old market for forest products through taking
advantage of the infinite number of marketing possibilities that have
never before been considered.

Lumber merchandizing has always been a proposition of big
sales — a mere filling of a naturally created and naturally stimulated
demand. Lumber merchandizing of the future will have ramifications
so broad and so varied that methods of an entirely different character
will be adopted. A start in this direction — a mere skeleton of what
is necessary was instituted at the meeting last week of the National
Lumber Manufacturers ' Association. The tremendous necessities and
])0ssibilities there outlined make the task ahead seem of almost over-
whelming proportions. The spirit with which the new thought is being
accepted, however, augurs well for its outcome.

Juggling With Figures

IF THE DAILY PRESS has correctly quoted a recent report by
Joseph E. Davies, Commissioner of Corporations, figures have been
presented in a way to suggest juggling. In other words, official
government statistics dealing with lumber prices are very far from
those quoted. The commissioner's report in full has not yet reached
the office of Hardwood Record, and the comments which follow are
based on the assumption that the newspapers have quoted correctly.
The charge, stated briefly and pointedly, is that the National
Lumber Mantif acturers ' Association has raised prices of lumber;

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19

or at least that "lumbermen through their associations and otherwise
were industriously striving in concert to maintain or raise prices,"
and that ' ' lumber prices advanced from 80 to 200 per cent between
1897 and 1907."

It is somewhat difficult to pin down such a statement as that in all
its details. It may be a fact that some grades or kinds of lumber,
in certain markets, and under local circumstances, may have shown
such increase in price. To that extent it is possible that figures might
be dug up somewhere to sustain the commissioner's claim of such
advance in lumber cost; but such advance will not hold true of lum-
ber generally. In fact, the statement is wholly misleading.

Of the charge in the report that lumbermen maintained a lobby
in Washington at a former time, and that they combined to raise
prices, no discusion will be offered at this time, but the claim that
prices went up from 80 to 200 per cent cannot be allowed to pass
unchallenged. If that claim falls when tested by records, the assump-
tion is allowable that the other charges have no better foundation on
which to stand.

The claim that the price of lumber rose 200 per cent, or any other
per cent, in a stated time cannot be proved by picking a case here
and there. Such figures would be exceptions, and rules are not
proved by exceptions. On the contrary, too many exceptions destroy
a rule.

In comparing prices, the mathematical axiom must be followed
that like must be compared with like. A retail price must not be
compared with a price at wholesale. A ])rice in Louisiana must not
be pitted against a price in New York. The grades must be alike,
the conditions alike, or there is no value in comparisons.

Take similar conditions, like grades, and make the comparisons as
broad as possible, and the results are worth something, and not other-
wise. In a charge as serious as that made against the National Lum-
ber Manufacturers' Association, there should be no juggling of
figures to prove the charge. It is easy for one to deceive himself,
particularly when hunting evidence to prove a charge already believed
to be true. However, if the broadest possible scope is given to the
evidence, the chance of being misled by the exceptions is greatly
diminished.

The government, through the Census Bureau and the Forest Service,
has published pretty full figures of lumber prices from 1899 to 1912.
The report of Commissioner Davies goes farther back than 1899, but
as Hardwood Record has the complete figures only to 1899 it must
begin there with its comparison of lumber prices, and bring them
down to the close of 1912, which is the latest year thus far published.
In order to be perfectly fair in the comparisons, it is thus explained
that the period is not exactly the same as that during which the
commission claimed that prices had gone up from 80 to 200 per
cent; but it is believed to be a fair comparison. At any rate it is
broad. It covers every part of the United States, and includes every
kind of lumber for which prices are published by the government.
Nothing is left out and nothing is put in for the purpose of proving
or disproving anything. The figures are given and they speak for
themselves. The prices quoted are all on the same basis — mill run
lumber loaded on cars ready for shipment from the mills. That is
the point where it leaves the control of the manufacturers, and if
they have anything to do with raising or fixing prices, they would
do it before the liuiiber leaves them. The figures on which the fol-
lowing percentages are based may be found on page .50 of the bulle-
tin giving the lumber cut in 1912, printed in 1914:

Lumber f. 0. b. .Mill

from 1899 to
Poi

. 1012

r cent.

California Redwood

07

Red Gum

31

Maple

Douglas Fir

Hemlock

■,c

Elm

. . 4S

Larch 49

Basswood 50

Cypress 31

Spruce 51

White Pine di

Southern Yellow Pino 58

Yellow Poplar 72

Cottonwood 97

Average for all lunibcr ;!8

The foregoing figures fall far short of substantiating the claim of
"from 80 to 200 per cent" advance in price. The average is 38
per cent, the lowest 24, the highest 97. The latter is Cottonwood, and
it is the only one in the whole list that goes above even the 80 per
cent claimed. The reason why it increased in price as much as it
did is easily explained without presupposing a combination of manu-
facturers to force the price up. Cottonwood is becoming very hard to
get, and those who must have it are obliged to pay. The cut in
1899 was 415,000,000 feet, and only 227,000,000 in 1912. Yellow
jjoplar, the next greatest in price advance, has a similar history. The
cut in 1899 was 1,115,000,000 feet, and in 1912 was 623,000,000.

Those who are searching for a cause for the advance in lumber
prices would be well repaid by directing their search into the field of
"supply aiul demand."

The Yellow Pine Ring Rule

» T A MKETING OF THK YKLLOW PINE Manufacturers'
r\ Association in Chicago on May 5 the committee on grades made a
favorable report on a proposed change in, or addition to, the grad-
ing rules relating to pine timbers, and the meeting acceirted the com-
mittee's report. That action, however, did not constitute an adoption
of the proposed change, but will serve to bring it before a future
meeting of the association which will have authority to adopt, modify,
or I eject.

The ring-lule is not a new thing as applied to pine timbers. Its
principle is well understood. It is based on the number of rings of
yearly growth )icr inch on a line measured from the tree's heart to
the bark. The recent purchase by the Panama Canal Commission
of six million feet of southern yellow pine on an inspection based
largely on the number of rings to the inch has brought the matter to
the front at this time.

There are four leading southern yellow pines, commonly called
jongleaf, shortleaf, loblolly, and Cuban. The first of these is usually
of slow growth, with narrow rings. It is known commercially as hard
or Georgia pine, and possesses great strength when the timber is of
slow growth. The other three pines usually grow more rapidly, with
wider rings; but any of the pines may grow slowly or rapidly, de-
pending upon whether conditions are favorable or unfavorable.

The proposed ring rule does not favor or disparage any particular
species of southern yellow pine, but is concerned only with the width
of the growth rings. This is on the assumption that timbers with
rings of the same kind are of the same strength without regard to the
exact .species. In connection with the number of rings to the inch,
their character is likewise considered, with regard to the jjroportion
of the ring composed of dense summerwood and of lighter springwood.
The proposed rule has been favored because of its simplicity, and
especially because it w'ould remove a fruitful source of disputes and
misunderstandings concerning the exact species of yellow pine. Any-
body can count rings and measure with a rule, but it is not always
an easy matter to determine the precise species of pine from which
a timber was cut.

The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis., paved the way
for the adoption of such a rule by making numerous tests of pine
beams to ascertain their strength in relation to the width of the rings
and the comparative quantities of springwood and summerwood. The
tendency of the tests all pointed one way, and showed that so far as_
the southern yellow pines are concerned, strength is not a matter of
species but of structure, and that two trees with similar rings do not
diflfer much in strength, though one may be longleaf and the other
loblolly.

On a ring rule system of grading, timbers would be classed as
"dense wood" and "not dense wood." A somewhat explicit defiui-

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lM>fnr»

hilt .l.'M'M' MlHl.l 1

the i;railiii|; rul<

«hirli tlii> roiiiniilU-

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H jirHly goiuTiilly ronri'dr.! fnrt tliiit in tlifw iniliintricii llirro ii a
(jrt'Ml ilwil yi'l to tic li>Hriii><l of n inutrriiil iiihI InliormivltiR nnturr.
If tlii" |iro|ioi«<'<| coiirKo lu'timlly iiroviditi t mining wliicli will ri-mlcr
tin- K'<i<l>">t'"' ff""' •'"'l c"iirm> rnjinliU' of oflTi-ctini; rhiini;>*« i» tin-
niiuiufiirtiirf, ini-rclwiiiiliiinf{ nnil iilliiniitf iililiuition of IiiiiiIht, it
will hnvo wrvoil a triMni-niluiiNl.v uiwfiil |iiir|H>M-. Tlio luinlHT truili-
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Interstate Commerce Commission Decides in
Box Case

AtOXSIPKRABI.K VH TOKY fur tin- woo.liMi containiT over Hi.-
tiUr |iiirknK«' iMVins tn hnn- Info ti<-^ii«vi>il tliroii);li thf dwisioii
■ ■«n n f4'w ilnvH a^» liv tlir liiterslntf CoimiuTcu ^niiiiiwiion,
.■ of wliioli ilivi!<ioii IN tliiit (>]istliuiiii<l >lii|>inpnt.-< must not
iiiliT iliffon-nt nilo.H tliiin wetitlioiiinl >ilii|iiiiont.>< in tiU-r I'on-
, III!.-,. The iHtminiwiion alwi (<|iwifli'ally I'onimamN that iiistnictionH
• cnr<linK I'ln.isiflration of !<hi|iinonts in (ilicr fontainiTs iiinst be pn-
■r.Hsl rigidly, and that shippers will lio hold rosponsilili- for violations.
The further derision that the merits of the two classes of containers
■ ■iild not Ik' passeil upon liy the commission siHipis to have lieen a
"iisidemlile disap|iointment to fil)er box manufacturers.

The commission further admits that certain specific commodities are
' .it suiteil for shipment in filler containers, but states further that this
(iiestion must Ik- worked out by the shippers and carriers them.selves
.- well as the ipiestion of standardization of the wooden box.

Thus the wootlen Im>x interests seem to have achieved a very sub-
"t.intial victory, although the case has not been culminated as yet.
The riassiiication committee of the National Lumber Manufacturers'
Association is laying its plans to renew this work with even greater
energy than before, and while the evidence is unquestionably favorable
to the wooden box, it will require the co-ojieration of all interested
parties to carry the question to a successful culmination.

Employers' Liability Act

FACTORY OWNKRS WILL HK 1NTERE8TKI) in Jearning of the
decision renderfd by the Circuit court at Lansing, Mich., iliiriiig
the latter part of April, in which the decision of the latter court was
in favor of the Johannesburg Manufacturing Company, JohannesbiH-g.
Nfich.

The case applies to one of the men employed by a contractor work-
ng for the .Tohannesburg Manufacturing Company. This man was
killed while using a borroweil snow plow, which was the pro])erty of
the Johannesburg Manufacturing Company. The widow sued the com-
pany and gained a decision in the lower courts and the case was ap-
|>ealed to the Circuit court, which ruled that the owner had no control
over helj> employed by a jobl)er and, consequently, the owner was not
liable for the acts of the jotilier's employes.

This case has established a ruling protecting owners from the
liability of damages arising from the injuring of men employed by
.jobbers when the jobber is using tools of the owner.

Promises Well

TIE A-ALVE TO THE LIMHEIt TRADE of the recently an-
nounced two years' ccmr^r in the business of lumbering which
will bo given next year by the Harvard Graduate School of Business
.\dministration in cooperation with the Harvard Fore.stry School
rests entirely in the character of the education administered to the
-tudents and upon the attitude of lumber interests to such a course.
It has been argued that this departure was brought about by the
•' quest of prominent lumber interests and if this is true the attitude
• ■( the lumber trade should be favoralde not only in the matter of
jiving to sueh course their moral support and advisory assistance,
init also in the matter of placing the graduates and giving them the
opportunity of demonstrating the practicability of what they have
learned by actual work.

No one will argue that there is not an immediate field for scientific
study in connection with the manufacture, merchandizing and utiliza-

Steel Cars Inimical to Electrical Development

A.\ .\C<'I DKN'I mciirring on a tram i.f new iill «lccl carh run
iiy Ih.- Hr.ii.klyn Rnpi.l Transit Coinpaiiy in Itrooklyn, N. Y.,
recently, offers I'oiiviiicing proof that the uholciuile adoption of steel
cars on Ihterurbnn electric M-rvico would not conduce to the safety
of the piiHsenRers i.n i-uch lintw. Curs on this parliciilnr train Ixvame
charged \TiUi eUvlrii'ity and the sixty paHsengers found themwlves in
an electric prison. Vortiinatoly the char||;e which was dilTuRed thriiu|{h
the car was not heavy enough to .lo any mil physical damage to the
passengers, but it point* out the possibility of horrible results in
the case of serious accidents on iuch Hues.

It seenis thnt the steel doois and windows woubl not budge on
account of the magnetic pro|K>rtie8 brought on by the eU>ctric current,
an] it is not pleasant to think of the circumstances which woubl
result from a serious wreck on an iiiterurban train in which the
possibility of the electrification of the Meel cars would be entirely
teasible, and in which there would be absolutely no means of egress
tor the entombed passengers.

Such jiossibilities must be taken into consideration in connection

lilh such :ii,

The Home Markets in the South

T) CREATE MORE HAULAGE and consequently increase revenues
through the stimulation of home building and industrial develop-
ment in territory truver.sed by t hoi P; respective lines is becoming more
and more the work of railroad" coriibratioiis throughout the country
in addition to the administration of their railroad business proper.
A great deal of work of this character has been carried on in the past
by the Southern Railway, and the recently electe<I president, Fairfax
Harrison, in s]ieaking on this subject, jioints out that not only will
this corporation continue to carry out the com|irehcnsive and advanceil
ideas along these lines instigated by Mr. Harrison's predecessors, but
also indicates that the contention set forth in favor of settlement in
the South will be based on favorable conditions both at present and in
jjrospect.

Mr. Harrison says, ' ' Great as has been the progress of the South,
we have only fairly begun to realize our 0)iportunities for agricul-
tural and industrial development. The rapid progress here maile by
southern farmers in the adoption of improved farming methods will
greatly increase our steadily growing agricultural output. The e<o-
nomic law tending to the location of manufacturing enterprises in
proximity to supplies of raw material and to ])ower resources, and
the advantages of home markets base<l on a prosperous and increased
agricultural population will stimulate the development of diversified
manufacturing in all of the southern states."

H.VRDWOOD Record has alwa>;s contended that the real opportun-
ities of the future for this country lay in the South because of the
remarkable natural resources to be found there, the tremendous agri-
cultural possibilities as yet undeveloped, and the favorable condi-
tions for existence. As to the develo|iinent of home markets, this
work has a practically virgin field in which to operate. The next few
years will unquestionably show a maiked development in the agricul-
tural and industrial territory of the southern states. There is every
reason to believe that such development will be of a permanent ami
particularly sound character. It will result not only from natural
migration within this country itself, but from immigration from for-
eign countries. Such immigration naturally tends to territory that
offers the greatest (lossibilities of real development. The South will
very well deserve watching within the next few years.

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The Forest Products Exposition

The Forest Produets Kxpositioii that was ojicikmI to the public at
the Chicago Coliseum, April 30, was the most complete display of
the utilization of wood over l>r()Uj,dit tojxcther in this or any other
oountryt The wor<l

ut:

i z a 1 1 0 1

should be empha
sized, because tlu-
keynote of the whole
enterprise was usi'.
There was nothing;
for display's sake
nothing for emptv
show. That was tin
first impression ainl
the most lasting iin
pression made upon
those who attended.

The plan of tlir
exposition was well
laid and was exe-
cuted with ability.
George S. Wood,
who was in author-
ity and whose un-
tiling work contrib-
uted enormously to
the success attained,
followed a high
ideal, and reached it.

The scope of the
exposition enibraceil
the country's entire
timber resources,
from ocean to ocean
and from peaceful

Canada to stormy Mexico. While every commercial timber of the
United States was not shown, every kind and class was present.
There are .514 recognized kinds of woods in this country, but more
than half of them are never seen at a sawmill or factory. The really
valuable trees do not much exceed 100 kinds, and most of them were

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■presented at the ex))Osition by their woods.

One of the primary objects in making the exhibits was to an-
.ver the arguments of manufacturers of substitutes for wood,

who . have been
]ireavhing up and
ilown the country
that the forests are
depleted, or soon
will be, and that the
fine timbers which
were once abundant
are now scarce or
totally exhausted.
The exhibition has
proved the falsity of
all statements of
that kind. While it
is true that the
American forests
once contained
larger amounts of
timber than they
hold today, it is
equally true that
every valuable kind
can still be had, and
in quantities usually
large enough to meet
the demand. If deal-
ers in substitutes
have been getting
business imder the
pretense that wood
is not to be had ex-
cept by paying ex-
orbitant prices, they have been getting business under false pretense.
The one cause for regret is that millions instead of tens of
thousands of people were not privilegfed to see the exposition;
but the encouraging feature is that many who were not there
will hear highly favorable reports from those who attended.

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HARDWOOD KKCOHD

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Tbe Wauty of wood wait :i ri'\i'l:iti<iii In iiu>»l |"T»iiim wlm mi»
tho exhibit, aiitl it* iiiflnitc vnriotv wim n |>priH>tuiil Hur|>riiic. Tlii>
Kuiiii' wou<l, fiuiiihp<l in n <lor.<>ii wiiyn, wbh ho hniiditoiiu' in all of
them that ,>t wan often ini|iuMtililo to toll which wiiit niottt plonH-
iui;. There wait Noniethin): new to In- iteon at every turn, ii ron-
iitant serie.i of >ur|iriM>?>. In one in.itiint it wa* the Ni/.o that in-
tercHted the ii|H>rtator, in another it wan the OfH' of nonie venernlde
Mpei-inien; acnin itonie |>ecnliarity, or qunintneHH nf doiiiKn, or
unique ronre|>tiou, wan the attraction. Mont of the exhibitH were
highly artistic. They were |dunned hy cx|iert,s and conipleteil
by niantor artisaun. This feature added inunensely to the at-
tractivenoM of the exhibition, and not n little to its eonimerciul
value.

The Rchcmo of decorations includes n pleutiful use of pnpei
birch (Betula
papyrifrro), the
white b a r k e d
tree w h i c h
Krows nbund-
nntly in the
northern coun-
try. This wn.H
the tree of
whose bark the
Indians made
their canoes,
and some of
these light ves-
s<ds arc still
made of it in
Maine a n il
custom Canada.
At the Coliseum
the railing en-
closing many of
the stalls w.ns of
p a p e r b i r c li
poles with the
bark still on,
giving the work
a rustic appear-
ance h i « h I V

OAK MANU-
FACTURERS

T h -■ I :. r n .■
and higlily re-
spectable fam-
ily of oaks in
the United
States was

represented at the Forest Products Exposition by a well-a])pointcil
room in which interior finish was the leading feature, although sonic
carverl furniture of the same wood added to the completeness of the
display. The exhibit was in charge of W. K. Gibbs of Chicago.

It is not an easy matter to spring any surprises on the cultured
American, in the appearance of oak as material for interior finish
anil for furniture, because this wood has been used so long, and
so widely that the better classes of Americans have known it.
and have admired it all their lives. It is the finish which always
has been in taste in the home. It has always been i>0]>ular in the
office. It has held its place in the public hall. The best churches
have had it for their massive fittings and finish. In short, where-
ever the American has gone he has been face to face with oak,
until it has become an incident of his daily life.

That sentiment was manifest constantly at the exposition amonfj
the visitors. They made the rounds and saw all the displays.
They examined woods from the East, the West, the South, and
the North. Many of them were beautiful, some were novel; many
were old, some new. But after making the rounds of all others,

came l>ack t<
I'ut ailmiratiii

cklnliit mid took another
• )<•. Il r iiidcd them <if

i>n shown, for it wan
but no attempt waa
iif unti<|u«H, or to dis-
ple Ktory was bettor,
I'ooils, that " it 'is tho

the MMtors iioiii
look at it with
Ikiiiic.

Very old samples of oak might have bi
among the earliest wooils used in Americii
maile to prove antiquity, to make an array
play age. It was not necessary. The sii
for it can be sui<l of oak, as of few other
same yesterday, today, and forever."

The room was finished wholly in as perfect specimens of oak
lumber as were ever brought together. The ceiling was of beams
and jianels, nuissive enough to produce the effect of solidity. Tho
walls were jiaiieled with quartered oak. The mnntel was in har-
mony with the walls and ceiling, and the room was completed by

a subst a n t i a t
llonr of IU>«
.nine «ood. All
nil- modern, up-
11 ilate; and the
.election of the
iiaterial and
t II e workman -
.liip showed ex-
•ellent taste.
Oak'.s Hioii
I'l.ArE
Oak occupies
;i high place in
I h e country 's

smg in-

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IMK INTKRIOK EXIIirilTKl

n.VK M.\NII'ACTUlti:US

dustries. It has
more than 1,000
well - recognized
uses. It is
claimed that in
its scope of
utility it 8ur-
j) a s s e s any
other native or
foreign woo d.
1' r a c t i c a 1 ly
every industry
that uses any
kiml of wood,
uses oak.

It is the most
:il>undant hard-
wood of this
country. The
supply of oak in
the forests
equals the com-
Iwood class. Estimates
I stand of the wood at

known to l,.' f.iirly iiccurate i.lacc the total
200.000,000,000 feet in the Unite 1 States.

The annual sawmill cut exceeds that of any other hardwooil.
In fact, it is three times as large as its nearest competitor, maple,
and it furnishes about forty per cent of the whole sawmill cut
of hardwoods in the country.

More oak is used for manufacturing jiurposes than any other
two hardwoods, and the total annual demand is believed to equal
nearly 2,000,000,000 feet.

In strength and stiffness it ranks among the highest. It is the
standard for hardness by which all other woods are compared.
When employed as interior jiarts of buihling it excels most woods
in resistance to dry rot.

Those who had the planning and construction of the oak exhibit
at the Coliseum ha<l almost an unlimited field to choose from.
They selected a simple scheme that accentuated the most valuable
qualities of the wood.

Available statistics show that planing mill jiroducts, in which

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•class interior finish belongs, constitutes the largest use of oak,
with furniture next in quantity. These were the two commodities
shown in the exhibit. Nearly tifty others were not represented
at all, and any one or two of them would have been sufficient
to equip an exhibit as large as that at the Coliseum. This con-
sideration makes plain why oak is so widely known as the king
of hardwoods aud the prince of cabinet woods.

SOUTHERN CYPRESS MANUFACTXTKERS ' ASSOCIATION
The cypress pcopl.' h^ivc faith, Tlicy I.elicve in tlicir wood, and
their faith is not witliout works. In the muttci- of rciiiotc an-
tiquity their exhibit lai.l it over vvvvy other at the Coliseum.

They had a section of a cypress log, witli the bark still on, and
the sample was claimed to be 10,000 years old, and decay had
scarcely touched it. The log was unearthed beneath fifteen feet
of silt while digging a canal near New Orleans. The log's age
was estimated by the depth of soil that had formed over it. The
California redwood people were caught napping, or they would
have beat all comers in the age contest by exhibiting wood from
the La Brae pit which is said to be 500,000 years old.

The cypress display was liiich with so
many samples of wood that had lasted long
periods that a list would be monotonous for
its length. Some of the samples go back
much farther than any living man can re-
member. One in particular which attracted
the attention of every visitor at the exposi-
tion was tlie side and roof of a house which,
until six weeks ago, was standing, and was a
residence, near Berlin, | on the eastern shore
of Maryland. The house was shingled with
•ejrpress, both the roof and sides.

This venerable house was built in 17<i."i
by Isaac M. Hill, and' the original shingles
are still on it, and though somewhat worn
by wind and weather, decay has made nu
inroads. The house was bought for the
purpose of showing it at the Forest Products
Exposition in Chicago and New York.
Eelics op Antiquity

The cypress exhibit was in charge of
George E. Watson aud C. S. Reynaud. Tlieir
text was ' ' Cypress, the wood eternal, ' ' and
they submitted data to substantiate the
claim. Among the exhibits along that line
were the following:

Telegraph crossarms after thirty years of
lines ; unaffected by decay.

A fence post which is sound, except at the ground line, aft^r sixty
years.

Shingles, sash and various other articles from the Limerick Plantation,
Louisiana, which were in use 154 years.

An unpainted ornament from the unfinished Nutt house, near Natchez,
Miss., undecayed after fifty-six years exposure to the weather.

A shutter from the house built at Oakley, S. C, in 1700 by Governor
Nathaniel Johnson. This !iou.~.e is still occupied, and the shutter was

borrowed for the exposition with the promise that it be returned. It
will he hung in place again for more service.

A door that was exposed 133 years at Ilig .liiiis Cluireh, Pineapolis,
S. C, was in the exhibit.

There were several photographs of very old buildings in which
cypress, exposed to weather, has stood well. One such was the
Schweetman drug store, Charleston, S. C, built in 169.5. Another
was a cypress fence eightj' years old at Natches, Miss. This
fence was put together with small wooden pins in place of nails.
An example of pecky cypress was shown. This is a disease
peculiar to cypress and to the incense cedar of California. It is a
sort of decay which hollows out small pits in the tree's interior.
The pits are usually filled with brown pow-
<ler. The disease is due to a fungus which
destroys much cypress. A log .sawed down
the ini<ldlc exposed the pits and showed in
what way they aflfect standing timber.

MODEBX UsE.S

The value of- any wood tlepends largely
upon its present uses. The cypress bunga-
I '"• displa3'ed the utility of this wood as
uterior and exterior finish. What is known
I- sugi finish was largely in evidence. This
is a rough finish, produced by burning the
surface and removing the charred wood with
a steel brush. Cypress is peculiarly suited
to that style of finish.

The bungalow had a beamed ceiling,
paneled walls, and was wholly finished in
cypress, even to the sash in the windows, the rough jiorch siding, and
the posts and roof.

The durability of the wood fits it for use as outdoor furniture,
and samples of such were shown.

Models of a club house and of farm buildings were intended
to illustrate the practical use of cypress for eonstructiou pur-
poses.

A little wine cask was displayed with evident pride. It was

TltEATI.NG PLANT— AMERICAN WOOD PRESERVERS' ASSOCIATION

Western

hooped with silver, and had a capacity of two or three gallons.
The history of the diminutive barrel tells that it was presented
as a prize to the cj-press people by the California Wine Associa-
tion, after a series of tests to determine the best substitute for
white oak in the manufacture of wine barrels. Cypress won.

There were numerous samples of panels, ornaments, and mold-
ing, intended to show the smooth finish and other desirable quali-
ties of cypress for mill work.

A pergola was an attractive feature of the exhibit. It was

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not a motlel but w«» of full ■!««, and it wni. H.lviriiii-.l h. h pn/i
for thv Dparmt kucu to the ii|:<' of n rvproH* trunk flvi- fn-t in
■liaiii^tcr which »too.l in ono >«rnpr of tho per|{ola. Thi« j:«<'»»'"K
wnii iiHnnllv doth brisk nnil iMtrroMlinc. C'anual olixiTvation r<-
vimiIfiI the fml that (juewiMi rangf.! from fifty to 4,.'><H1 yoarit. Tho
corrcpl att«> will lio nnnounccil lati-r, when it will (irolmMy t>o
liiiuul l.ptwcfn -loit anil tUHi jt-nrjt.

I hi- rcniainint; •tiiml nf i-y|>ri'«-< .n tho rnili-<l Statoti hns ln-i'O
•.in«t.-.l l.y tho Hur.Mu of ( ,iri,..riition- ill 4(i,40(i,(iml,iiiKl fort.

AMEKICAN WOOD PRESEBVEBS' ASSOCIATION
Tho motto whirh hung in n oonM|iicuoiifi plnro on the wnll of

t'onniilor trontf

vou oonHnlor

thia exhibit roml, '
•lubMitutoM. "

That »oun<l biisi
ni«!>!t iKiliry wu^ sup-
plonu-ntoil by ti(;iiri~<
xhoninc that tho los'*
in the l'nilo<l Stiiio*
nnniially, duo to pro
vontablo ilii-ay of
wood, roaohos tho
ononnous total of
*100,0mi.0iXt. Whon
it is oon.«i<loroJ that
the mill yard valui-
of all the luniK-r
^awod in this coun
try in 1912 was loss
than »600.000,00»i,
tho great waste duo
to decay is apparent.
It represents a loss
of sixteen i>er cent a
year. No business
oan stand a drain
like that without
.seriously feeling its
effects.

People are sn
thoroughly imbupii
with the idea that
wood is bound to de-
cay in a short time,
that the fact that
such a fate is no
longer necessary is
lost sight of.

The display of
wood, methods, nia
t«'rials, and results
in eridence at tho
exhibit made by the
American Wooil Pre-
servers' Association
at the Coli.seum will
go far to educate
the public in what is

lieing done to les.sen the loss of decay. The exhibit was in charge
of E. A. Sterling of Baltimore, Md., which city is headquarters of the
association.

The scope of work carried on is wide. The samples on exhibit
included railway ties, fence posts, telegraph poles, paving blocks,
farm timbers and lumber, particularly that used in the construc-
tion of silos, and shingles and roofing materials. Wherever wood
must be employed in situations exposed to dampness, it is bene-
fited bj- preservative treatment, which, as is generaly known, is
accomplished by forcing certain chemicals into fibers of the
wood which render them poisonous to the fungus which is respon-
sible for the decay.

The same poisonous materials are equally repellant to boring

aiMiiiiils, ••ilhir on lan<l or iu watvr, auch aa t«re<lo««, anta, and
lar\u of bootloK. An inter«itin|{ part of the dii<play connisted
of tronted ami uiitronlod wharf pileM, arrniigeil i>i<lo by iiide in a
way to Nhow tho gront advantage in UNing Ireatod timbers. The
ilifforonce in the I'omlition of tho two oIunhoii of timber* told tho

Ntory in a iphntic way, and oxplainoil liuw il woulil be poaai-

bio to save ♦liiii,(Mi(i,ti(Mi a year in thin country. •

OUM MANTJFACTUBEB8* ASSOCIATION

Tho ro.l fU'ii niMi.nfii.lur.Ts »,-ro .|os|lx |.rni,.| ,.( tho showing-
niado by Iholr wuoil at tho 1 iiroxt rnnliirth llxpoKition. Thoy
brought together its boauties nH n building material an<l dia-
plnyod Ihoni with exceptional Rkill and laBle. They attempted

nothing novel. They

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mid adaptability of
gum. They had on
exhibition only what
:iiiy buyer can pro
• lire at any time and
ill as large amounts
MS he may ne<>d it.
It was one of tho
wooils which ha<l no
ayo to show. None
<pf the samples went
back to colonial
times. Kverything
rolated to the pres-
ent anil was prophet-
ii- of the future.

The exhibit was in
charge of J. M.
I'ritchard, of Mem-
phis, Tenn., who is
si-<'retary of the as-
sociation. The presi-
dent, (". L. Harri-
son, was in attend-
:ince much of the

Interior Finish
The display was
arranged to show
interior finish. That
le one of the principal ways in which red gum is used,
t years its use has b(?tn so much extended that it
has become one of the important finish woods of this country.

It may be had in figured stock, or plain. It exists in different
colors from the light tones of sap gum to the richest shades of
heartwood of old trees. Figures vary greatly so that almost any
combination may be had.

This is the wood which has long sold in England and on the
continent of Europe as satin walnut, and it likewise is known
commercially in England as hazel or hazel pine. The tree is a
first cousin to the small witch hazel whose yellow flowers attract
attention late in autumn when other trees are shedding their
leaves.

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In the finish of the room at the Coliseum a pleasintr <'ombino-
tion was effected. Some of the large panels were extremely rich;
other parts attracted by their harmonious colors, sonic by their

It is well known that almost every imitator of woods picks
red gum as his material. That is because it can be finished in
so many ways. It passes' for mahogany, cherry, walnut, birch,
and even for oak. After an examination of the exhibit, the
visitors could not but be impressed with the fact that it is a
waste of time to use gum to imitate other woods when its own
beauty is sufficient for every occasion.

A Beautifll Dook

This was well illustrated by a beautiful door wliicli jileascd
everybody who saw it. Many persons supposed it was Circas-
sian walnut, and it would pass for such anywhere, so far as color
and figure were concerned. Some ])ersons were, unprepared to
believe that a piece of work so artistic coiibl be niailc of gum;
yet there was not a
scrap of wood, other
than gum, shown at
the exhibit.

There were doois
of other patterns;
there were panels,
lieam.s, and other fin
ish. The mantel was
a thing of beaut v.
and the floor meas
ure.l up witli the rest
of the display.

Twenty one styles
and patterns cif
molding weir
shown, forming :i
collection varic i
enough to suppl,\
any need.

Gum is coming
into use in the man-
ufacture of man y
a r t i c les commonly
classed as wooden-
ware. Some of the
articles of that kind
on display were the
following, w h i c li
simply illustrate the
growing uses of the
wood:

Washboards in profusion, and declared to be everlasting, were
given prominence. Though washing machines, operated by steam,
electrieit}', gasoline, and other powers develojied from inorganic
substances, have been invented and put in operation, the old
family washboard holds its ground with the same force as always,
and the makers are now using much red gum.

The mousetrap is a small but extremely necessary equipment
for the barn, granary, and home, and the wood entering its con-
struction must be of the proper kind. A complete outfit of gum
mousetraps decorated the wall of the back porch.

The flatiron handle was another essential in which red gum
served. Wood used for that purpose must be fine grained and
of suitable color.

A collection of blocks for brush backs was another example of
modern uses for this wood.

Wooden pulley rims, on which leather or rubber belts run, de-
mand material of particular qualities, and the samples of gum
for that use show it to be suitable.

One visitor went away from the gum exhibit disappointed.
She carefully examined one of the rich chocolate-colored panels and
scratched it with her dainty finger nails, and turned away with the

ve chew. ' '

n the United States
last eighty years at

laces it at
the present

remark, "This is not the gum
The estimate of red gum
46,44.'^,000,000 feet, enough t
rate of use.

AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
This association was one of the exhibitors with nothing to sell,
unless it might be the magazine, ''American Forestry," which it
l)ublishes monthly. Its work is educational, and is carried on
from patriotic motives. Its financial support comes largely from
wealthy men of public spirit who aim solely at the public good,
without expectation of pecuniary or political reward. For that
reason the exhibit at the Coliseum was unique, though it was
iiot elaborate. It was in direct charge of Pereival Sheldon Bids-
dale, editor of "American Forestry."

This magazine compares favorably' in size, contents and appear-
ance ,y\'ith the best popular magazines. It deals with the country's
forest resources, not in a technical ami statistical way, but in

articles written for
the general reader,
and on subjects of
piipular interest.
I'he magazine is
jpublished at Wash-
ington, D. C, -lonth-
ly. That city is like-
wise headquarters of
I h 0 American For-
estry Association.

The association 's
president is Dr.
Henry S t u r g i s
Drinker, president of
Lehigh University.
T h e vice-presidents
inchiile members of
Congress, ambassa-
dors to foreign coun-
tries, cabinet mem-
bers, educators, busi-
ness men and mil-
lionaires.

This association is
distinct from t h e
United States Forest
Service, though
m a n y members of
t li e Forest Service
are also members of
the association. The
work of both organizations is along similar lines, but is suppletnental
rather t'lan conflicting.

The exhibit was educational. It might make slight impression
on the spectator who merely walked past it in his rounds; but
upon closer inspection it was rich with information. A poster is
not usually regarded with much consideration, but some of those
on the walls of the booth contained plenty of human interest.
They were copies of "warnings," such as are now posted along
highways and forest paths, cautioning the public against the
danger of fire, and containing instructions how to lessen the
danger.

These "warnings" are usually not posted up as threats of pun-
ishment to persons who may cause a forest fire, but as advice on
the best means of preventing fire, or checking it if it gets a
start. There is little of that domineering "thou shalt not," but
in its place are reasons why all persons should be careful. Ex-
perience has shown that men submit to reason much more readily
than to threats. The American Forestry Association proceeds on
that principal with its educational work, and results have justified
the course.

The exhibit contained many charts and pictures, showing tools

HARDWOOD RECORD

UculR of tint i.H.i hi,
■II show« a royolp in i
the royoto aii<l fori'iitr

irrnpii, ramp pqui|tiiu<nt, vnrioua itiri-
liri' Kfihtint;, nml llio liir|;i<ii| pirliirr uf
!iti*t>ltrn|>. Tho oxiii'l rt'lntioiiiliip lictwcpii
fiiiiHi'il iiiniiv ini|uirii>N from \inilori'; Imt

«>X|ilniiii<il tliiit the ruiit:>>iK
hiittrv mill till' I'livoti- will

the matter wnii made rl<>nr wh<<ii ii
of ahrcp on foroiit Inmlii i» n itroi
kill its weight in l«ml>tt rvcrv iliiv.

CLYDE IBON WORKS

Thi« romiMiny liu<l n InioIIi ^\illl <'iituli>Kti<'!> of Miniiiill timl iithi-r
marhint'rr in the For<>7>t l'ii>iliii't> Kx|><isiluiii, n^'ftil to liiiiilN-riiii-ii,
l>ut no exhibit of nini'liiiiiTv. The fiirturv tiiul lii>ii<li|iiiirtfr!i an' iit
Ouluth, Minn.

NEWMAN CLOCK COMPANY

The riork which r<'Knlnt<>!< llio coining "■■■I K^i^K *'f '''*' wiiti'hinnn
is an ini|>ortant l>ort of a l»);i;in^ or milling Opcriitiiin, iiiul tin- N't-n-
inan Cloi-k ConiiMUiy liii<l :iii rxhiMt in iliiirjji' of .losi-|ili .1. SI
K. L. Ka.«tun of Chi
rago, w h i f h ilis-
j.Ujv,^! dovi.-.'s t.i
sMving that tinio «:i-
m<>a!<iiriHl nml hoiir>

OTIS

MANUFACTURING

COMPANY

This exliil.it . amo
from Ni'W Orlran-.,
and it was uiii(|iii-
because of the fact
that none of the
wood grew in tliv
United States. That
was tnie of no otlit-
large exhibit in tli"
Coliseum. Maho-
any. was the only
wood shown, and tin'
exhibit wn!< in
charge of Jose]>li S.
Otis, a member of
the Otis Manufac-
turing Company.

All the mahogany
handled by this tirn:
comes from Mexiin,
Central America,
and the West In-
dies. Botanists know

is as Swictcnia maJuigoni, and say that it is the only true mahogany
in the known world; but there are many other woods which bear
the name. This was the first mahogany to come into use, and it
ha.<i been videly used since soon after the discovery of America.

What is .said to have been the largest single mahogany ordei
ever given a contractor for a buililing was recently filled by the
Otis company for a Chicacro structure, The Continental and Com-
mercial National Bank. That order called for 800,000 feet of inch
lumber. The building in which it is placed is the largest business
block in the world outside of New York.

The imports of mahogany into the I'nited States in 1913 were
about 70,000,000 feet from all sources, including Africa. About
half of this was .\merican mahogany, and of that amount the Otis
company produced 15,000,000 feet and disposed of all of it without
a salesman on the road.

The articles shown at the Coliseum were simple and beautiful.
The wood's superb qualities were brought out by fine finish, and
tasteful designs, and mahogany's reputation of being the prince
of cabinet woods was well sustained. It never fades. The rich-
ness of its color deepens with age.

"When the British captured Sjanish war vessels a century or

more una, and broke them up in Knitlnnd, the mahoKnay limbef<
uf nliich the veNm-U were runNlriirtnl Kohl for more thaa new
ninluittany would ha\e brouRht, nltboU|>h the shi(>» had bi'cn in
iiervire tiom llfly to ^cveIlly five v.-arM. Time hud dcepc-ncl thi-
rulur of the malchlcHN wu<.<l, aud the experienced KnRli^h rabinet
niuketn knew what they were setling when they bouicht it. .None
the h-HK doe* the experienced wooilworker today know what he
i" };ettiii;j when he buyit luakogany.

The Otis difplay incluileU the flninh nr.d finixhinpt of a room,
with Olid pieces and a large raw plank. The latter wrved to
show the appenrnni-e of the wood in itN unfinisheil ruaditioa. The
pinnk was four an<i a half feet wide, fourteen fwt lo»«, without
spot, rhei'k, knot or bleniiHh, ami in itHelf would k..ive been nufli-
cient to attract the attention of all who saw it. The other articles,
all in NolitI mahogany, were:

Newel jinsts at tlir ends of railing, finishe.l with eapitaln.
in. I liiii>lii'.i jM .lilTerenl colors.

Iiuors maile in
.1 liferent patterns.

K.nils suitable for
stairways or [iiirts of
I. a I us trades.

Picture molding
on the wall.

I*esk of elaborate
design.

<'hair as represen-
tative of mahogany
furniture.

re<lestal 1 a m p s,
one small, the other
cxc<«ding four feet
in height. These
were highly polishe<t
and of very dark

.\ small piece of
mahogany log was
sliuwn. It had been
jicrforted and ruined
by the teredo (Ter-
< (III naialU). In the
l:ingiiagc of sailors
the creature is called
the "ship worm."
This small blo<-k of
wood afforded a
good illustration of
the damage which
is liable to befall mahogany and other woods in the warm water
of the tropics. The logs are floated down the rivers to the sea
while in fresh water there is no danger of attack from this vora-
cious worm; but as soon as the log reaches brackish water near
the sea. It is in danger of becoming infested. The infant teredo —
a worm with a bone auger on its nose — enters the wood by making
a hole little larger than a pin; but afterwards grows rapidly as it
eats its way deejier into the wood, until it may be from two to
five feet long, and nearly half an inch in diameter. It cannot get
out through the small opening by which it entered, and since it
never makes an exit, it excavates its house and its grave at the
same time. The teredo has worked untold damage to wharves and
other .structures coming in contact with salt or lirackish water.

Logs are speedily ruined if left in brackish water, and they must
be removed quickly or much loss will result. A smaller boring
animal infests mahogany while out of the water. It is called "the
pin worm." It reduces the wood to the condition of "sound
wormy" chestnut — the holes being about the same size. For-
tunately, it is usually the sapwood only that is infested. Such
wood is highly esteemed for use as cores or backing over which to
glue veneers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

27

E. C. ATKXNS & CO.

Tliis company, with headquarters at Indianapolis, lud.. liad a ilis-
play of saws in charge of A. C". Fuller of Big Rapids, Mich. There
were 106 kinds of saws, ranging from the largest band saw down to
the tiny specimen one-sixteenth of an inch wide. The worker in wood
who could not find his favorite in the collection would have extra-
ordinary needs. There were also tools necessary to keep saws in
order, as gummers, swadges, and sets. The saws for cutting the bilge
on staves for light cooperage elicited much interest. Veneer knives
and likewise other kinds of knives foniicd a part of the collection,

AMERICAN HOIST AND DERRICK COMPANY

This coni])any was represented by .T. T.. Prayton and R. .1. Rud<I.
The headquarters are at St. Paul, Minn. \o exhibit was installed
at the Coliseum, but the representatives were present in their
reservation, to talk with interested parties and explain the ap-
pliances which loggers use in their woods' operations. .\ moving
picture film, oper-
ate<l in connection
with others in the
hall set apart for
that purpose, showed
this company's ma-
chinery in operation,
and it was done in
a way to illustrate
the handling and ef-
ficiency of the ap-
paratus. The ma-
chines are so large
that it was imprac-
ticable to give them
space, and the most
effective way of
overcoming that dif
ficulty was to pre-
pare reels tor the
moving iiicture show.

THE GALION

DYNAMIC

MOTOR TRUCK

COMPANY
Horse power, mule
power, and man
power are too weak,
slow and inconven-
ient to meet the
needs of many man-
ufacturers who are
trying to keep up to

date or to lead the van of progress in methods of moving heavy loails
about yards, docks, factories, and freight stations. To supply equip-
ment which will do away with some of the old and slow methods of
freight handling. The Gallon Dynamic Truck Company, of Detroit,
Mich., has devised a sort of electric mule on wheels to <lo the pulling
and pushing. It can do either. A load of ten tons is shunted along
with speed and accuracy. The apparatus was in charge of R. C.
Kimball.

Tlie truck is operated by a storai;e battery stowed away under
the heavy steel frame where it is safe from liunips and other acci-
dents that are liable to happen to machinery moving about. The
tractor drives all four wheels which are equipped to run on floors
or on the ground. No tracks are needed. The truck is designed
for factories, freight terminals, mills, brickyards and pretty much
any place where its services may te needed. It is not a burden
carrier, but a puller or pusher.

The machine on view was a veteran that had seen plenty of
service. It was not a spick, span new apparatus, fresh from the
factory, and brushed up for dress parade; but the grease and
grime of business were in evidence, and the thing was ready to

give another push at a load of freight the moment some one
touched the button and closed the switch. It was of the size of
the under framework of a small automobile. The driver stands
on a rear platform and controls all the truck's aitivities by manipu-
lating a set of levers.

THE REDWOOD EXHIBIT
The Californians are proud of their redwood and they are the
only people in the world that have forests of it. Next to the
famous "bigtrees," which are its brothers, the redwood is the
largest in the world. It is famous also on account of its incom-
iiustibility. It is reputed to be the most difficult wood in this
country to set on fire. The redwood people believe this, and they
came to the Coliseum prepared to convince the doubting Thomases.
A tub, partly filled with splinters and shavings of the wood was
kept handy at the exhibit, and all persons were invited to try to
light one of them with a match it was shown that such a thing

ible

nit

iffic

Nature

it a long way towanl
fire-proofing this
wood while it was
\(t m the forest.

The exhibit was in
li 11 gt of lidward
\ SdtiidgL Jr.,
I 1 1 s 1 d e n t of the
\cii tlmestern Red-
wool Company, Wil-
lits (_al He is a
biothei of Lieut,
fceltuilge the first
bnite.l States official
to lose his life in an
aeroplane. He fell
with Orville Wright
at Fort Myer, Va.,
ahiint five years ago.
The redwood peo-
jile made an excel-
lent showing. They
brought large things
and small, and ven-
erable and new.
California has not
been settleil by white
people long enough
to test by actual use
the extreme lasting
properties of , red-
wood, and no records
measuring up with
some of the oldest
Cypiess can be shown; but there are records exceeding a full cen-
tury. The top of a window, frame, from the Russian church at
Fort Ross, Cal., built in 1811, was shown, in excellent preservation.
It was exposed ti the weather — and there is plenty of weather in
that part of (Jalifornia — from 1811 until 1906 when the earthquake
which destroyed San Francisco, also shook the old church to pieces,
and the frame on exhibition was taken from the ruins. >

A plank, three inches thick and six feet wide, was the top of a
re<lwood table, while a leautiful burl was the material of which
;i smaller table was wholly made, toii. bottom and jicdestal. \
number of American woods produce occasional burls, but none ex-
ceed redwood in delicate anrl elaborate figure.

Among things attractive on account of their largeness was a
section of a stave pipe, seven feet in diameter, made of redwood,
over three inches thick and bound with iron hoops. The pipe from
which this section was cut is 3,000 feet long and is laid at Duluth,
Minn. A picture fram'e, of wide planking, finely figured, was
an appropriate companion piece for the mammoth water main.
The frame was about 7x10 feet, and furnished the setting for a
splendid picture of redwood scenery.

HARDWOOD RECORD

ixuoiNa Vp History

I'll.- ii'.Jnoud {>i<u|ili' take priilc in Rhowiiii; tlu- lu.Htiiit; |jru|it'r
' •. of tht'ir wootl. Aniuiig the nporiiiit'iiK |iroiit<nt<>)l for tlmt luir-

•>e wn» • rail, |K<rfi>otly Moiinil, ufter lii>iiiB •>urii><l fifty flvo yours.

< roMtioH tlmt mtvoiI ninotoon yonrit in (ho niuiu lino uf the
^■itithorn I'nrific milroml, without |in>m>rvutivo troHlniont of iiny
>ii(l, noro still iionn<). It in n ronimou NiiyinK thiit u rodwoutl tio
•' .'ly wp«r out but never rotii.

Horoil lopi, used for water pipes for a >|iinrtiT of ii roiitury,
>,re in good rendition.

A fonco post that stood fifty-two yearn nl Oakliiml, <'nl., ithowpd
• ' signs of decay, except to a small extent at the surfaro of the
rciund.

A section uf a redwood cnl>in, fifty one years old, was liroii);lit
> the exhibition from near Oakland. Some of the shingles and
trame wore weathered .somewhat, apparently <lue to sand cnrrieil
1-y the wind, but decay had nwnle little ini])resHion.

Two planks that were used in the construction of a tannine vnt,
by the Krieg Tanning Company, of San Francisco, in 1859, did not
bear a trace of decay.

There were split shakes, or lonf; shin;^les, which lookeil old
enough to hare roofed Noah's ark, but the age in years was not
stated. Accompanying them was a kit of old-time shake maker's
tools, consisting of mauls, axes, frows, and a twelve-foot "man
killer" (cross cut saw).

The Redwood Bungalow

The bungalow was meant to show the modern uses of this wood.
I iic beamed ceiling, paneled walls, and exquisite finish told the
-tory well. The paneled doors, with door and window frames,
:ind the sash in the windows, the posts and columns for porches
"itii varieties of styles and finish, set redwood off to the best ad-
vantage. Redwood and sugar pine have shingled all the houses
and barns in California; and several bunches of shingles, so fresh
from the saw that the odor of raw wood was still present, showeil
that the mills are still turning out this product.

Miscellaneous items were numerous. A fanning mill, beehive.
iiiii incubator were on the ground, and a stencil stamp revealed
'lit: fact that part of these articles were manufactured in Michi-
-■:in and showed that redwood is going far from home to uieef the
l<-mands of manufacturing. It is well known that redwood lum-
i-cr shipments have been crossing the Rocky Mountains for some
\ears.

Articles of interior finish included balusters, spindles, pickets,
baseboards, chairboards, molding, and .samples of numerous colors
and styles of finish, from the plain wood up to the most deceptive
imitation of mahogany, cherry and rosewood. Sugi finish was
also in evidence.

Mini.iture stave tanks were shown, and a model of a silo
(which was made east of the Horky Moiiiit.-iiiis).

HENRY DISSTON & SONS

The worker in wood, whether in the fu^est, mill, factory, or on
the farm, who has not a personal acquain^tance with the saws made
by Henry Disston & Sons, Philadelphi? is pretty hard to find in
this country. These manufacturers hna a booth at the Coliseum,
which was in churge of .T. R. Ncely, but t'-s-re was no exhibit of
saws. The purpose in being present was to meet old friends and
•Jistribute literature among new friends. A display of a full line
of the saws manufactured would ba%'e required a much larger space
than was awarded to this company at the exposition.

BAERETT MANXJTACTtJRING COMPANY
The displ.-iy made by this ei)mi>any showed the materials for the
preservation of wood against attacks of insidious enemies, those
which destroy by inducing decay and those whose damage is done
by eating and boring the wood. The teredo and other marine
borers belong in the latter class, and a jar of alcohol contained
a bunch of teredoes just as they left off work in a block of pine
wood cut out of a pile in the harbor at Galveston, Tex. Samples
of timbers from that place were sliown, for the purpose of illustrat-

iiit; hi.w MUX h more npt>etlr.iug i* a block of natural wooil than
unc pumped full of creonoto.

The difference is quite apparent, ttne of the piles wan iiub-
jccted to swnrms of tereiloes in the brackish water on the Texas
const since IS7(t, and so far as could be seen the worms hail
never taken a nibble during thirty-seven years. The other pile,
of the same kind of wood, in the name situation, had been liter-
ally eaten up in two yearn. One was Hlloil with creosote, the
other wai not.

The exhibit was in charge of K. B. Shipley. The various pre-
servative proilui'ts were shown, from the poisonous creosote oil
to the useful but ill smelling moth bull. The substanco
which balks the sea worm that has designs on a wharf pile is
the same as, but in different form than, the ball which disconcerts the
moth that contemplates a few hearty meals on the stored furs
during the summer season. It is substance from the same source,
also, which checks the entrance of fungus in wood and thus hinders
decay. The oils which accomplish so much are made principally
from coal, and there are ho many by-products that merely to
name them would make a list nearly as long as Homer's catalogue
of the ships. Among such are coke, tar, pitch, and dyes of every
color known on earth.

HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD EXHIBIT

The exhiliit installed by the Northern llemloi-k and Hardwood
Manufacturers' .-Association and the Michigan Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association was under the personal management of
R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the former, and .1. C. Knox, secretary
of the- latter. The head<|uarters of the Northern association are
at Wau.sau, Wis., and of the Michigan association at Cadillac.

A bungalow with porch, four rooms and a bath was built of
Michigan and Wisconsin woods, eight in all being used, each one
in such a way as to show that particular wood as it appears in
practical use. The bungalow attracted a great deal of attention
and many persons visited it more than once. To those not previ-
ously acquainted with the pleasing appearance and substantial
character of the northern woods, the exhibit was a revelation
which created a most favorable impression.

Everything was arranged with judgment and placed with skill.
The bungalow was fortunately so situated that all sides were
visible, and both the exterior and interior could be studied to
advantage.

Display of Woods

The following specifications and details show the use of the
several woods entering in the construction of the bungalow:

The roof was of northern white cedar shingles laid on hemlock
boards, the shingles bi-ing stained green. The northern white
cedar (Thuja occidcntaHs is often called arbor-vitae, and is al-
ways so called when it is planted for ornament in parks and ceme-
teries. The tree attains only moderate size, and in its native
range is usually found in wet ground, sometimes in deep swamps.
It is very durable, and large amounts are made into shingles.

Studding, rafters and joists were hemlock and were not visible
in the finished building. Hemlock's chief value lies in its stiff-
ness, strength and nail-holding power. It is largely employed in
rough construction, but much is used for frames, flooring, box
making and for many other purposes. There are four hemlocks
in the United States. This is the common northern species (Tmifja
canadensis).

Siding of basswod, stained light brown, presented to the sight
a softness of tone, and a smoothness that was peculiarly pleasing.
This is one of the valuable northern hardwoods. It is classed as
a hardwood because it is a broadleaf species, but the wood is
softer than many of the pines. There are three kinds of bass-
wood, but all are so nearly alike that lumbermen make no dis-
tinction between them.

The ceiling and floor of the bungalow porch were tamarack,
which is one of the abundant northern soft woods, but it is act-
ually harder than basswood, which is classed as a hardwood. It
is one of the few needlcleaf trees which shed their leaves every

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29

The wood wears well for Hoors and

attracti

year,
ing.

The living room was trimmed with elm, usually known in the
north as gray elm, and in other regions as white or soft elm
(Vlmus americana). It is distinguished from the roek or cork
elm which is associated with it in Wisconsin and Michigan. Early
English finish was the color scheme in the living room's trim. Its
floor was of red beech, which is the heartwood of the common
beech — the only beech growing in this country. It makes a hard
strong, durable, handsome floor.

The trim of the dining room was finished in the color of light
mahogany, but the wood was northern birch, while the floor was
red birch, which is the heartwood of the commercial birch of the
Lake states. The beauty of this floor received many compliments
from visitors.

The passage way was trimmed with birch also, but the color
scheme was silver gray, and the floor was hard maple.

The bedroom, which was particularly artistic and cozy, was
of maple trim with bird's-eye maple floor, in natural color.
Persons expect beauty in bird's-eye maple, but what was seen in
the bedroom was a surprise to most who saw it, and many turned
for a second and third look.

The bathroom was trimmed with birch, witli a maple floor, all
in natural color.

The kitchen wiis finished in natural colors also. The trim was
of elm. :nid tlic (loor was maple.

Thk Doors

The rep\itatiou of the northern hardwoods as door material was
well sustained at the Coliseum. The bungalow showed them in
variety, as it contained nine doors. That at the entrance was
elm; that opening into the living room closet was also elm; be-
tween the dining room and kitchen, birch and elm; between the
dining room and passage, birch; between the passage and bath-
room, also birch; between the passage and bedroom, maple and
birch; bedroom closet door, maple; between passage and kitchen,
birch and elm; rear door, birch outside, elm inside.

The furniture was all birch and maple, and ipcluded dining
table, chairs, dresser, bedstead, and writing desk.

One of the specialties which called for many compliments was
a collection of clear curly birch boards, sixteen feet long and
from twenty-one to twenty-four inches wide. These showed the
possibilities of the northern hardwood forests. The boards had
a substantial thickness, were of exquisite color, the figure was un-
surpassed, and not a defect or blemish was anywhere to be seen.

The material of which the bungalow was constructed was
donated by between thirty and forty manufacturers in Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, and the wide field which it represented was
proof that there is plenty more where that came from.

CHICAGO SATE AND IVCEECHANDISE COMPANY

Articles completely manufactured and ready for use were shown
in this exhibit, which was in charge of W. H. Warner. A con-
siderable part of the furniture used in the bungalows and by
other exhibitors in the Coliseum was furnished by this company.
Its own booth was outfitted with solid mahogany desks and chairs.

ORANGE JXTDD COMPANY

The booth occupied by this company was in chaige of M. D.
Kohler, and the sole exhibit was the agricultural journal, "Farm-
er." It was considered that the Forest Products Exposition
would be a profitable ceuter from which to reach people from "the
cutover lands," which arc being divided into fai'ms and settled
by people who are good prospective subscribers to agricultural
jiapers. The stump land farmer is as much in need of literature
relating to his trade as is the man who tills the acres which his
fathers tilled, and from which the last stump disappeared so
long ago that the present owner 's memory cannot recall it.

WEST COAST LUMBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION

These people sent a collection to the exposition which made
a present and doubtless a lasting impression. They came from

the laud of the Douglas fir, the western hemlock, and the giant
red cedar. The Northwest Pacific coast is abundantly visited
by rains and warm winds; the soil is fertile and deep; and every
agency of nature is set to work growing big timber, and the tim-
ber never seems to know when to stop growing.

The western lumberman is strong on advertising. He believes
in his country, his timber, and himself, and these are the strategic
points which he always puts forward when he undertakes to push
his trade frontiers a little farther. He has been pushing them
eastward for many years. The Rocky Mountains were once his
eastern horizon; then it was the Mississippi river; later it was
still further toward the rising sun; while at the present time his
eastern and western trade horizons have gone round the world and
have met, to quote Kipling, "where the sun comes up like
thunder out of China." '

Three woods constituted the bulk of the display at the Coli-
seum, Douglas fir, western hemlock, and red cedar. They might
have brought many others, but probably thought it best to save
them and have something fresh for next time. These three woods
constitute twenty-three per cent of all the standing timber in the
United States. Douglas fir alone exists in larger quantity than
the combined amount of all the 400 species of hardwoods in this
country. The western red cedar exceeds twofold all the other
cedars of the United States; while the amount of western hem-
lock timber still in the forests is nearly double the amount of
the abundant and valuable hemlock of the East.
A Fisw Large Things

The West Coast exhibit was in charge of T. Babcock of Ta-
coma, who appeared to receive his inspiration from the big things
he handled. No attempt was made to install sections of the larg-
est trees. A five-foot cut of Douglas fir was the biggest log; but
it was venerable on account of age rather than size, for it was
of exceedingly slow growth for a tree of that species. It was
centuries old when Christopher Columbus was born, and yet it
is but an infant compared with some other trees of the Pacific
coast. -r-

Another block of the same kind of wood served as a pedestal
for the old specimen. It was part of a dredge spud, forty inches
square and five feet long. The original length of the timber was
not stated, but it had seen fifteen years of service.

The largest stick, however, could not be shown except in jiho-
tographs. Had the original been installed in the Coliseum it
would have interfered with a good manj' other exhibits, unless it
Tiere stood on end, and in that case it would go through the roof.
It was the Douglas fir flag pole which will be set up at the San
Francisco exposition next year, as a standing challenge to all
the poles of earth. It will be 230 feet high, straight as an arrow,
and with taper as perfect as a mathematical line. The photo-
graph showed the pole in the woods, felled, but not removed from
its place where it grew.

The widest plank in this exhibit was sixty-three inches, which
was nine less than the widest redwood plank; but doubtless both
of these woods could have been shown in planks much viader had
the exhibitors wished to do so.

Interior Finish

The West Coast association is not in business for the health of
its members. They are looking for business, and the exhibit was
sent to the Forest Products Exposition in expectation that it
would extend the purchasing public's interest in Pacific Coast
lumber. The uses of the woods for certain purposes Were shown.
Interior finish made a strong bid for popular favor, and doubtless
the call was not in vain. Four rooms were finished, each as an
individual piece of work.

A porch was finished with western cedar siding, with white
enameled cornice of Douglas fir, with fluted columns of the same
wood and in the same finish. The ceiling over the porch was of
Douglas fir in natural finish. This wood in white is of exceptional
beauty.

The reception hall was finished in panels, with beamed and
paneled ceiling. Some handsome natural finish was shown here.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

Till ..^ iaiiolptl mill with Ih>biiii><I •■•iliiiu, wnn

finished tbroU|;houi wiib tint ;:r>iii l)uU|;1aN flr. Thr tluur wum of
the itanip wood, pi||;r grnin. Thi* oriiniiioiitN nml |iifturi> friiiiicii
oxbiliitpil thi* fir iu a varit'ty of |ioNitioiiH, in all of whifh it wiih
attrariivc.

Th« living; room wu of wpstrrn lioniloi-k, whirh in n now wooil
in tho Kant, but it i* biililinf* for liUKinoim. It« nppfarHni'f in
<|uit«» iliffprcnt from tho oastorn honilwk. An intorior liniiih tho
inrnin in mft nn>l ploaitint;. The ooilin^ of thiH room, like nil tho
others, was boumeil, anil tho wnlU wore |innoleil. Mnny visiitorM
atatoil that they hnil never before seen woHtorn hemlock, nml
they expretwecl thomnolven an |ilen!ie<l with the introiliu-tion. The

artiiitir flreplm-o in thix room wim beeonii •■■■'• ' '••'. with ;i

pile of paper binh lo);!< from WiiieonHin.
Vakiois Wokk

The western lumbermen mnile a strong sliu«iiiy ul' iiiti'rioc liii
ish, but outiiidc work was not noRlivfed, nml Douglas fir wns
Riven proferenee over the other woods. A roof ^'nrden was a
prominent feature, surmounted by a pergoln, and whirh the luib-
lic was invited to "Come up and look down." Many aei-epfed
the invitntion. Much of the outside wood was shown in nnturiil
finish.

A colleetion of hinged panels was on display for flic jiurpose
of showing the appearance of Douglas fir in various finishes.
More than a dozen colors, from very dark to very light, were
shown.

Some jiretty old specimens of cedar were in evidence. It is
known to be a very durable wood, and handmade split clapboards
that had served sixty years as roofing, were little marreil by
decay, and shingles not quite so old were in equally good con-
dition.

There were moldings of numerous styles and sizes, embracing as
complete an assortment as could be found anywhere. Most of
the stuff of that class was Douglas fir.

The same wood was exhibited as a complete stair, with newels.

balusters, railing, steps, panels, landing, and all other parts; also

in shingles, siding, stave anil borod columns, posts, clapboards,

boxes for various purposes, and rustic and porch furniture.

6EOBOE P. BENT & CO.

The display by this exhibitor consisted wholly of musical in-
struments. They were selected in a way to show some of the
greatest beauties of wood, such as are brought out by the artistic
cabinet maker and finisher. The varietj' was not great, but the
quality was unquestionable. There were mahogany and oak music
boxes, and piano cases of niaho<.';iiiy. oak. ;i?id I'irc.i.ssiiii walnut.

MAKUTACTXmiNG WOODWOKKEES' UNDERWEITEES
No exhibit was shown by this company, which was in charge
of Lee Blackmore; but the booth was occupied for the purpose of
being at home to answer the calls of lumbermen whose acquaint-
ance is desirable for business reasons. Insurance has become a
very important part of modern lumber industry; and many opera-
tors have their choice between choosing insurance for their em-
ployes, or accepting the compulsory insurance provided lor in
state laws.

NATIONAl BOX MAlTUrACTTJEEES' ASSOCIATION

The manufacture of boxes and crates is the second largest
wood-using industry of the United States. It is surpassed in
quantity ,of lumber required only by planing mill products. It is
the most universal business that uses lumber as raw material.
Kvery nook and corner of this country, where anybody lives and
where any business is done, uses boxes. Some regions demand
them in enormous quantities, while elsewhere the call for them
is small. They are not confined to manufacturing centers as tiiey
once were, but they are bought and sold in towns, villages, and
at the present time the market for boxes is becoming important
on the farms where fruit and vegetables are being packed.

Canning clubs in some parts of the country, particularly in the
South, are directly affecting the box industry. Farmers are or-

giuii/.iii^ clubs fur iiiutunl help; they rniiir berrioM, fruitR, and
vogotnbloii, nnd can tliom In their own homoH, and in tiiuiiv
iiiHtnncoH they box tho cans iiad sell tliom tii nonrby hutoln, fac-
torioB. and grocers. This is n«w busiiie»s, nnd box-ainkors nro
liiukiiig after it.

Tlio box buhinosK IN growing in uoaily every diroclion. The
box is almost as eHsontial to commorco as the alphabet i» to lit-
oruturo.

All boxes nro not made of wood. Tho NubHtitiito is striking
hard for this business, and thero is no use of denying tho fact
that it is getting some of the businosH. h'ibor and strnwliourd arc
active competitors along certain lines, and are crnwdiiig wood
pretty hanl.

Hight there is where an exposition like this is bound to do
good. It gives the jiublic a chance to bpo the wooden box in all
its styles, nnd to study the many purposes for which it is fitted.
Those who havo cored to do so, have now had a chance to com
|>are tho wooden box with its flimsy fiber competitor. The munii
faclurers of wooden boxes have known all the time that all that
was needed was a fair comparison, anil (he people would rocoy
nizo the unquestionable superiority of wood containers for ship
ping purposes.

WOFCK Wkm, Donk
The national box iii.-inufacturets did the work well at the For
est Products Kxposition. The display was exactly the education
needed. It was an elaborate exhibit, well arranged, nde(|uatclv
planned, and presented in a sensible way. The boxes themselves
wore set up where they could be seen, handleil, examined; ami
some competent person was constantly on hand to explain points
of workmanship or other matters, to those who made inquiries.

By actual count there were 203 different kinds of boxes. By
"kinds" is meant those of different shapes, or sizes, or with somo
special feature to distinguish them from others. There were 116
which can properly be classed as shipping boxes, although near-
ly any box may at times be used for shipping merchandise or
other things of value. There were sixty kinds of small boxes
which are sometimes classed "school boxes," because they con-
tain such school supplies as chalk, pencils, ink, pens, crayons,
jiaints, brushes, erasers, and the like; but, as a matter of fact,
many classed as school boxes are intended for jewelers and the
manufacturers of other small articles, who ship spectacles, rings,
watches, and other valuable things in them by registered mail.
It ought to be noted that for such shipments, although the
boxes are light and small, the wooden liox is preferred above all
substitutes. It is considered safer; or at any rate it is more satis-
factory or it would not l)e used, for it is not cheaper than the
substitutes.

There were twenty-seven kinds of finely finished boxes in the
exhibit; those made of costly woods and painted, varnished, or
shellacked. Some of these are works of art, and are made for
needles, jewelry, toilet sets, mathoniiitiral instniniciits. compasses,
and silverware.

A STUDY IN SIZES
The box exhibit was a study in sizes. Of course, there is no
Iiractical limit to the number of sizes in which boxes are made
any more than there is a limit to the number of commodities
shipped in them. \o large shipping cases were included. The
largest box in the exhibit was less than thirty inches square and
two feet deep. Those of greater size were omitted for want of
room. The smallest box was lMxl'/{> inches in outside measure-
ment. Between that and the largest there were practically every
size, and pretty much every shape.

Ihe wirebound and strap-iron bound boxes are widely used.
They can be made with veneer sides, tops ami bottoms, and pos-
sess sufficient strength to meet all ordinary requirements. Lock
cornered boxes are made in many sizes, some of thin lumber,
white like basswood or white pine, and largely used by wholesale
druggists and jewelers. The ordinary nailed box was sliown,
with various kinds of reinforcing devices.

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Boxes cau be made of any wood, provided it eau be had ii; as has been proved by tests. It is claimed, for the process that

adequate sizes; but some are preferred for one kind of box, an it will bleach pulp for paper making and bring more kinds of

other for some other sort. The following woods were identified wood into use.

in the box collection at the Coliseum: The right to use the process in treatment of bird's-eye maple

l!.(l Kiiiii. a dark colored southern wood. veneer in the United States has been secured by the Strong

•spill,.' a wood light in weight and color; m.ith. in. A'cneer Company of Gerry, X. Y., and the Bird'seve Veneer Com-

lialsaii, tir, medium light in color and weight; north,,-,,. ^f Escanaba, Mich.

.^spcn or popple, light in weight and color; nortUciu. r,,. ■ , ^ ,. , , , , , ., ttt-,,-

Yellow poplar, light in weight, color medium ; eastern. ^ ""^ ""^^^ ^°^ ash veneer has been secured by the Williamson

Shortlcaf pine, medium light in color and weight; .s<nitl„ri,. Veneer Company of Baltimore.

White pine, light and white; northern. ■MTrKrTr<Ti>AT -t/mj-pcttj-w

Arizona white pine, white and light ; western. MXnJICIFAL FORESTRY

Xorthcrn white cedar, white and very light: northern. This disjdav was made bv the forestry department of the citv

Tan.ara.k, medium heavy medium white ; northern of Chicago, an,l ,-ontaii,e,| pictures an.l literature only. The pur-

.\,.r«„v |ii,i,-. liKht in weight, medium white; northern. 1 ,, , - . ' . „

r„t„„,w I ; li^il.t. white, and tough ; nearly everywhere. P°^«' "''>'' *" '""'*<'•='»'' *»»■ various types, species and forms of

T„|i,l... lik. v,ll„w poplar; southern. shade trees.

i;::;>;c, n:;^. :::z^, whi^ ^tiier""™- morgan sash and door company

Magnolia, light in weight, varies in color; southern. Doors were the only class of articles placed on exhibition by

Chestnut, light in weight, dark in color; eastern. tj,;^ Chicago company", but many styles were shown, with almost

Basswood, light in weight, very white; northern. , • , i, - i ^ • , " ■ , „,,

Mahogany, hard, heavy, dark, strong; foreign. '"* '""°y •""'!>' "^ K'«'" ""'^ fi°'«^ =>s there were doors. The woods

.-Vsh, nicdiuni white, strong, heavy ; nearly universal. used in their manufacture were birch, redwood, white oak, both

Kim, medium white, medium light, strong; cast of Uocky .Mountains. quartered and plain, fumed red oak, ash, and red gum. The selec-

BlacK walnut, dark, heavy, strong ; eastern half of United States. ti^^g ^g^e well made to bring out beauty and other valuable fea-

A single box was in the collection which was probably intended tures. Some of the doors were solid, some of veneers. The class

to be a curiosity. It contained nineteen different kinds of wocJ. of stock and of workmanship was high, and the exhibit was val-

The commodities which are shipped in boxes are so numerous uable as an example of wood put to its best use. The door will

that a list of them would be a list of nearly all kinds of mer- doubtless be one of the last articles that the substitute manu-

chandise known to commerce. The following uses for which the facturer will undertake to capture, and fine displays like that at

boxes were intended were stenciled on them at the exhibit: Bot- the Coliseum will help woo,l win its fights au,l hold its ground,

ties, school supplies, jewelry, typewriter, instruments, tools, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE

chewing gum, biscuits, coffee, butter, tea, mineral water, beer, „,,.,. ., ...

^. . ., . . , -,. - . The exhibit made bv the 1 uite,l States Forest Service dealt

whiskey, cans, soap, varnish, grape iuice, shoes, medicine, horse- , • , , .' . . - > , , ,. •

, ■ . , . , , , ., , .. only with the conversion ot wood into salable commodities, and

powders, ink, sweeping compound, horseshoe nails, dynamite. ." . . , , . „ . , . , , , ....

, ' ,- , . ., , ■ , ' • „ot with tliat branch of torestry which has to do with the grow-

candy, floor polish, spice, silverware, card index. . , . . , , , , , , , . . „ . „

. ^, /- , - X, , -, - , • , i ■ '"g ot timber. Three closely-related branches of the Forest Serv-

Aiuong other articles in the exhibit were a Im-vcle crate anil a . , , , , ,, ,. ^„. . , ,

• ice took part — the laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin; the branch

of Industrial Investigations at Washington; and the department

FRANCK-PHILIPSON & CO. of timber sales, located at Chicago and at other points. Howard

The result of a process to remove the coloring matter from F. Weiss is in charge of the laboratory, O. T. Swan of Industrial
wood was shown in this exhibit, which was under the direction Investigations, and Franklin H. Smith of timber sales at Chicago,
of A. Franck-Philipson, the inventor. A chemical is applied to All three were present at the Coliseum. Among other Forest
the wood, either as a bath or with a brush, and the bleaching Service people present were Don Carlos Ellis of Washington, who
luoeess is continued until the desired depth of penetration has installed the exhibit; Carlile P. Winslow, H. S. Belts, A. L. Heim,
been secured. The time varies from about eight hours to twenty- H. D. Tiemann, John A. Newlin, and Miss Eloise Gerry, all con-
four. In the case of thin veneers the penetration is entirely nected with the Madison laboratory; and H. B. Oakleaf of Port-
through; but in thicker lumber the color is changed only a short land, Ore. United States Forester Henry S. Graves was a visitor at
distance beneath the surface, the dejith depending on the kind the exposition.

of wood an,l the time during which tl„- cl,emi,-als are allowe,! Timber Sales

to act. The work of the timber selling department is concerned only

All wood, particularly all heartwood, contains more or less with timber grown on the National forests, and its policy is to

color, due to the deposit of pigments and solid earthy matter in dispose of mature growth at market prices wherever it can be

the cells during the process of growth. Holly, spruce, and bass- done advantageously. The log-cutting is done according to ap-

wood contain little of this coloring matter, and are quite white, proved methods; stumps are low, brush is piled; young trees are

while mahogany, walnut, and ebony are filled with it and are left to grow, and a few old seed trees are permitted to stand

very dark. for the purpose of seeding the vacant ground.

The process is applied to remove the color where it is desirable Two samples of forest were shown in miniature. One repre-

to do so. AVhen applied to maple veneer it makes it as white sented a tract with the timber ready to sell; the other the same

as holly. Black walnut is reduced to the appearance of Circas- tract after the trees had been cut. The manner of brush piling,

siau walnut. The redheart of hickory is changed so much that it the height of stumps, and other conditions were shown, and it

resembles the white sapwood. was apparent that the logged tract was in good shape to grow

The actual fibre of all woods is white. Some are dark because another harvest of timber,

they are colored with foreign matter. Eemove this foreign mat- The increase of timber sales made uuder those conditions was

ter and oak will be as white as basswood. exhibited briefly in figures as follows:

The practical value claimed for the invention is that it reduces Year feet sold

'^ , ■,,.,, Toy ^ 1 ii 190t 06.000.000

to even color a wood which shows different colors; thus prepar- ^""^ -isp .3.S4 000

ing it to receive any desired finish. Woodenware, such as bread ign 808,.'!04.000

boards, bowls, rolling pins, ironing boards, and the numerous simi- igi.'i 2.1.37,.311,000

lar articles are made white, more attractive and consequently The National forests embrace 186,616,648 acres, and a total of

more salable. Handles that are streaked, stained, and unsightly, 3,791 persons are employed in all capacities to carry on the work.

may be whitened and made more attractive. A partial list of bulletins and circulars published by the For-

Thc strength of the wood is not impaired liy the treatment, est Service constituted one of the exhibits.

HARDWOOD KKCORD

Many charta, ninpii, (linKriiiii^, iin.l tiiM<>» of viiluiiMi' K(iiti>.tir-i
w*r» >liiiplarp<l on the wallii, giving in vory ronilfniM<i| form tlio
>cu|>c of «ork anil Home of the n'sultn arliinvctl.
Ii.i.r8TaATioNs or Wastb

LumU*rnit'U ojcainiupd with imirh intoront Homo niininturo rep
rosrntatioiM of waiito from the fon-dt to tht« ultimntp coummu'r.
It wim hbown that in cuttio); tiinluT nn<l fotlowint; it through
the \nriuuii lOrps until it i.i finally imod iu houHo ImiMint;. thi<
followin); uvoraj;"' «:i^'i~ i^'ur. 1 n-t .1 mi tin' wlnili' tri'i> h« it
iitanJ* iu tht< for. -■
l^ft la ti'r fnr.-«l IVrront

I<ef( at tlir MwmlM i

U-n at tli<- plaiilni: mill

Wmlr at the nnl<hi-<l bouw , .. ..

Total

KxaniploH in onch iustanco wore tiiwu of tho UiikIk of wasir
at oach stop in thi> mnniifnrturp. It wnH oxplaiiu'il that thCHC
loiUt-K ilo not oooiir alike in all refjions, lint the figures, whii-h
are basoil on actual measuromonts iu many jHirto of the country,
arc K<^npral avi-rndOK. Most of the wn»to», nmlor oxistind ceo
""iiiieal and market comlitions, arc unavoiilnlilc.
By-products

1 iic exhiliit was exceptionally complete in its l.y-pro.lucts, wliiih
iin- ilire*'tly connwteil with the saving of waste. The briefest out-
line of this valnable work is all that can he given here.

Oil is made by subjecting pine needles to steam, and among
oil's products are cheap perfumes, such as are used in the manu-
facture of liniments, shoe blacking, and the like. The oil is
likewise made from spruce, fir, and hemlock.

Hardwood distillation, chiefly of beech, birch and maple, pro
duces tar, pyroligneous acid, gas, gray acitate of lime, wood alco-
hol, and charcoal. Ethyl alcohol (the same as grain alcohol) is
manufactured from sawdust.

The soft woods, principally pines and firs, produce by-products
of a different sort, including resin, rosin, and spirits of turpen-
tine, with a dozen or more others which are commercially useful.

A highly interesting and instructive exhibit consisted of a
dozen or more rolls of paper made at the Madison laboratory
from woods, some of which are not generally regarded as suitable
for paper. .Some of the papers posse.ss extraordinary strength
and toughness. Among the woods from which these papers were
made are hemlock, balsam fir, jack pine, tamarack, longleaf pine,
lodgepole pine, sand pine, western yellow pine, Sitka spruce,
Engelmann spruce, noble fir, and red fir.

Pulp or fiber products other than paper are made from these
wood.s, and there were samples of pails, drinking cups, dishes,
cornice and ornaments for buildings, panels and boards, powder
kegs, flooring, linoleum, conduit pipe, vulcanized pipe, insula-
tion and non-inflammable work. Artistic wood mosaic was made
from scraps.

An apparatus, invented at the laboratory, attracted much at-
tention from persons who do much reading. It measures the
"glare" of paper, that is, the light reflected from various kinds
of paper. The amount varies from 9.5.8 per cent down to 26.5
per cent. This apparatus enables printers of books to select papers
most restful to the eye, and it has many other applications.

MlSCKLLANEOUS ARTICLES

The Madison laboratory had installed samples of non-inflam-
mable wood, but permission to demonstrate was not secured
within the Coliseum, consequently, sam^des that had been sub-
jected to fire without blazing were as much as could be shown.

Materials for preserving wood against decay and protecting it
from insects, and samples of treated and untreated wood, formed
an interesting collection. The preservatives in the exhibit were
coal tar, creosote, hardwood tar creosote, zinc chloride, mercurial
chloride, copper sulphate, water gas creosote, pine tar creosote,
and sodium fluoride.

There was a model of a preservative plant, a neat and attrac-
tive apparatus, an exact copy of a commercial plant.

IhiT.- "II- liKi'»iM< n model of the Tirmann <lry kiln, con
Htrurtcd at thi' .Madison laboratory.

The comparnlive sIrengthH of diflTerent ulylen of joint fnnton-
ingn were illuntrnteil by several ynmploii.

The warping of wooil in drying wan »liown by vnriouK namplex
and under different conditlonii. The wornt nhrinkngc wnn found
in California euciilyptiiH.

I MtlSTKI.M, I.NVESTIOATIONS

The esthibit brought together by the branch of thi- 1'orei.l
Service known as Industrial InveNtigationH and forming u part
of the general exhibit, was inleniied chiefly to illustrate motbodK
by which wood wastes of certain kinds have been utilized other
than by pulping and diKtillation. This work is going on all the
time, and nothing more than is contained in pnigreHN re|M>rlH
can be made public at any period, because the work is still
]irogres^ing and no end is in sight.

The Korest Service recentlj' proposed specifications for hickory
handles, to govern the purchases of several departments of the
government. A collection covering tho various points involved
was shown.

The manufacturers of dogwood shuttle blocks have much small
waste which is being utilized for knife handles. The manufac-
turers sell the waste for approximately $2..')0 a thousand pieces at
the point of shipment, which is practically clear gain, because
the scraps were formerly burned.

Small shoe lasts are turned from di.scarded tenpins. Such pins
are usually cracked near the surface, consequently they are suit-
able for small lasts only.

Black gum veneer cores — tho part left over when rotary veneer
is cut — are made into mine rollers which are worth nine cents
each at the mine.

Chisel handles are made from scraps of hickory gear wood,
and small squares are worth from .'Ji3.,50 to $4 per thousand.

Scrubbing brush backs are manufactured from maple waste
from furniture factories. Such blocks bring an average of five
dollars ])er thousand. They formerly sold for fuel at $1..")0 per
wagon load.

Floor swee[iing compounds, sixty per cent saw dust, furnish a
good example of how waste may be saved.

Plow single-trees and automobile spokes are turned from de-
fective wagon single-trees, and buggy spokes from trimmings in
cutting out larger vehicle spokes.

Trimmings from loblolly pine slabs have been found available
for \'-crimp roofing sticks.

Yellow poplar veneer cores 'are hogged for wood pulp.

The offal from beech cooperage shops is converted into doweU.

Longleaf pine sawmill trimmings are profitably sawed into
shingles.

Cottonwood waste has been manufactured into white-wash
brush plugs.

Edgings from beech, birch, and maple are worked into chair
stock.

Beech edgings at the sawmill are used in turning corn popper
handles, and brush backs from small pieces of beech, birch, and
maple waste.

Lime-barrel headings are becoming a by-product of sawmills,
by working up the waste.

Miscellaneous Items

The list of miscellaneous items of conversion of waste into
salable articles is long.

Sheep sets and butcher sticks — articles demanded by slaughter
houses — are made from hardwood edgings.

Western yellow pine factory waste is utilized for door core
blocks. The same wood waste is worked into mine wedges.

Defective wagon spokes are employed in the production of
railroad grade stakes.

Veneer cores of lilack walnut are sold to gun-stock makers.

White ash and soft elm dowels, ten inches and multiples of
ten inches long, and used in chairs, are cut from waste. The
stock is converted into dowels while green.

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Cottonwood shavings bring six ilollars or more a ton for com-
position plaster.

Chair stock that is salable, if made of beech, birch, and maple,
is of the following dimensions:

1% x2% xl8 Inches
I%x2%xl9 ••
l%'x2%xlSi •■
l%x2V2xU: ■■

SQUARES
l%xl%x2o inches
l%xt%x27 "
l%xl%x:50 •■
The branch of Industrial Investigations of the Forest Service,
Washington, D. C, is often aide to bring buyer and seller to-
gether.

Hard maple blocks 2%-;i and ^^A-Si^ inches thick, 10% inches
wide, and two feet long are used for cigar cutting boards, and
waste pieces are available.

Bed gum is used for saw liandles, and scraps are usable, pro-
vided they are 1% inches thick, B\i> inches wide, and 3 feet long.
Samples of Waste
The Forest Service showed samples of various tj-pical wastes in
factories, paper birch in spool mills, white elm in the manufac-
ture of baskets, and cypress in various ways.

Osage orange (bodark) felloes and hickory spoke ends are
among the wastes which cannot usually be sold as fast as they
accumulate. In the same class are trimmings, or sections, from
the ends of bored black gum porch columns. As much as 3,000
such sections are available per month in a single factory, and
are at present burned for fuel. Other unsold waste at present
includes fine, straight-grained white ash, incidental to the manu-
facture of tennis raquets. This material is all one inch thick,
IV2 to 5 inches wide, and from two to five feet long. Other
•waste stuff which at present seems to find no purchasers are the
following:

Sugar maple blocks, 1 V- iiulics thick, 6 inches wide, and 4 to 12 inches
loug.

Hickory waste incidental to the tiianufacture of golfsticks. A single
faetoiy has the equiva'..mt of .'iOO.OOO feet a year (in Massachusetts).

Black and red gum veneer cores, ranging in diameter from iVi to S
inches and in length from 4 tc 8 feet (in North Carolina).
Suggested Uses
The Forest Service showed various kinds of waste, and sug-
gested purposes for which it might be used.

Dogwood is a good substitute for hickory and other hardwoods
in the manufacture of chisel and many other small tool handles.
This material accumulates in large quantities, and probably can be
bought for four dollars a cord f. 0. b. mill.

Bed alder, which is a Pacific Coast wood, is a substitute for
beech, birch, and maple in the manufacture of clothes pins.

Some attempted utilization of waste and some substitutes, have
not been successful. A shuttle of California redwood proved too
soft. A black gum duck pin could not stand as much thumping
as one of hard maple, although at the end of 625 games, in a
test, it was still in the ring, but decidedly the worse for the wear.
The "Ring Rule"
One of the Forest Service's exhibits was intended to illustrate
what is called the "ring rule"- — a suggestion only — in the in-
spection of southern yellow pine. This rule has recently been
followed by the government in making large purchases of tim-
bers for Panama, and this has brought it to the attention of
the interested public.

The central idea is that the strength of pine is conditioned, to
a large extent, upon the rate of growth, which is measured by
the number of annual rings per inch of radius. There are four
principal southern yellow pines, longleaf, shortleaf, Cuban, and
loblolly. The longleaf is usually of slow growth, and for strength
it is very generally considered the best. The proposed "ring
rule" assumes that any other southern yellow pine is as good
as longleaf, provided it has the same number of rings per inch.
The acceptance of such a rule, it is claimed, would save many
disputes between buyer and seller. It would make no difference

what the exact species of yellow pine is, provided it complies
with specifications as to the number of rings. At present there
are frequent controversies, whether a certain log is long leaf or
not, and it is sometimes a hard question to decide with fairness
to all.

The exhibit contained various sections of yellow pine, all four
of the common species; some with wide rings, others with nar-
row. It was clearly shown that wide rings are not confined to
any one species, and neither are the narrow rings, but both kinds
are liable to occur in any of the yellow pines.

LIDGERWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
This comijany liad no exhibit of maehinory, but was represented
abundantly in the moving pictures of logging operations. The
transportation of logs through the air by means of cables and
masts, where the roughness of the ground prevents surface opera-
tions, is one of the specialties of this company. The headquar-
ters are in New York, and the booth at the Coliseum was in
charge of W. G. Wilmot.

YELLOW PINE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
Many a visitor to former world 's fairs and other exhibitions
met an old acquaintance at the Coliseum. It was the small house
which furnished the nucleus of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers'
exhibit. It is called the Nuremberg Ilaus, because it is con-
structed in old German style, both as to general architecture, and
in details of fittings, finish, and carving. It is a house of one
room.

It was first placed on exhibition at the St. Louis fair in 1904,
and it has been seen thirty-two times since at fairs in all parts
of the South and East. It was so well built in sections that
it has not been defaced or marred by its frequent trundlings about
the country. The exhibitors claim that in the past eleven years
more than two million persons interested in wood have carefully
inspected this piece of work. That being the case, it was one
of the most widely advertised exhibits at the Coliseum.

It is a good advertisement of yellow pine. It shows the possi-
bilities of the wood as interior finish, and likewise as exterior
work. There is not a plank or pin in it from peak to mudsill that
is not yellow pine. By the way, many pins are used, in place
of nails, to fasten the timbers together, that evidently being a
copy from the German builders of former days.

Tlie roof is of split shingles, the kind once very common in
this country before the shingle mill was firmly established, but
the split shingle is now a relic of the past, except in a few com-
munities where it is still occasionally seen.

The principal topic of comment by visitors in the Nuremberg
Haus was the carving and the finish. The former was elaborate
and beautiful, giving a richness of design. The stains were dark,
but not in imitation of any other wood. Yellow pine always
stands on its own merit. Rare figures sometimes occur in yellow
pine, but no attempt was made to push them to a prominent place,
at the exhibit, though some extremely handsome figured wood was
shown.

Relics op the Past
It is claimed for yellow pine that samples of greater age in
its use might be shown than of any other southern wood, but
such samples as were present did not quite date back to the earli-
est claims of cypress. However, some very respectable antiquity
was shown. There was a beam which was placed in a building
at Augusta, Ga., 165 years ago, and it is untouched by decay.
In fact, it is almost as bright as a newly-hewed log; but other
old timbers which were more exposed to the elements show the
effects of weathering.

Yellow pine siding was in a good state of preservation though
it served half a century in the outer wall of the court house in
Hampton county, Ark.

Another sample of long-lasting properties in exposed situations
was furnished by a pine picket from Mississippi. For fifty-six
years it formed part of a garden fence and successfully baffled
the assaults of the ubiquitous bronze pine hog of the South.

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UCKUAL UnUTT

Two or tlirfo pifrps of pin* furiiiturt' wore on rxbilntuin. Thi-^
ncrt- hniwlHoniP anil Morvifpalilo, liiit nu nttPiiipt vtn» ninili' to |ilar(<
tlio wcHxl in foni|i4*tition with tho lmr<lwoo<lH nH fiiriiilur<' iiiiitcrial.

An <*lnlH>ratc> rollis-tiou of lloorini;, Hiiliii);, nml trim wan on
vipw. Th«>!M> r«'|>r«'»»'nt tlip fornm in whirli n lnr>j<' J'lirt of thi-
yellow |iint> ]>ro<liii-t roa«'lu>K thf tiiinl conwiinu'r. All iiiini|ili<N uf
thni kiixl vii'TP in th«* nntiiriil colom uf the wooil.

A i-obint't of |inn<>li< ilixjilayotl vt'llow |iin<> in ntninN nml fllliTx,
illii!>triitini; tho rnn(;t* of tonoN nn<l dhndcK in which thi> wouil
miiy lit> lini>hpil foi interior work.

The exhibit was in obnrno of (ioorge K. Smith, of St. I.onis,
s.'.retary of the aHsoeiution.

T. WILCE COMPANY
I'he frieiul!! iiinl inlmiror^ of h.'irilwod.N hml nnuli to ii>lmire
ill the ili!<|ilHy of tloorin^ iit the Forest I'roilucts KxpoNition by
T. Wilee ('oni|>nny. There was only one nrtiele — lloorinj;. The
seojie was limiteil, ns far a.s variety was eoneerneil, but the qua!
ity was there lieyoml all <|iiesfion. The exhibit was in eharge
of Alpheus Tucker. Flooring was shown both by sani]iles and in
bulk. The only lomled wagon in the Coliseum wa.s in this booth,
ami its burden was flooring fresh and new from the factory. There
were sain]ile!i in addition and in abundance, in all commercial
.sizes and ]iatterns, most of them without stains or fillers; but
there were also sections of finisheil Moors which exhibited the
com|>leted product of different materials. Flooring may be niaile
of nearly any hardwood, but there is much difference in the ap-
pearance and wearing qualities of the various wooils. The kinds
most generally used are as follows:

Beech, of which there is but one species, though sapwooil is
called white beech, and beartwood red beech.

Maples of which there are several kinds, but sugar or hanl
maple is most used.

Oak, of many kinds, every one of which is excellent flooring
material.

Birch of three or four kinds, all (iiie iii!itiTi;il for tliKii^; uf any
pattern.

Kim for certain kinds of flooring.

LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO

The l.i.otl. r„,ui.ic,l by this .•isso.iatioii was likewise hea.biuar
ters of the Luniberiiicii "s Mutual Casualty Company which was
in charge of James S. Kemjier. The secretary of the Lumber-
men's Association is E. E. Hooper, who was in charge. There was
•1(1 exhibit in this booth, further than jirinted material.

YOUNG MEN'S CHBISTIAN ASSOCIATION

It was not many years ago that an organization like this was
not beard of in the lumber business; but it is now an essential
adjunct of many large operations. Business men support the
work with liberal donations, not from altruistic motives wholly,
but because it pays to ilo so. The activities of the association
conduce to greater efficiency in ramps where many men are em-
jdoyed. The men themselves gain by it and the proprietors have
found the association a substantial help.

The exhibit at the Coliseum was in charge of R. 1". Kaighn of
Xew York. It consisted largely of pictures, models, and litera-
ture. The pictures were architectural drawings of the associa-
tion's buildings at logging centers and large mills in all parts
of the countrj-. In many instances these buildings are donated
by the lumber companies. Some of the Y. M. C. A. buildings
for lumbermen were erected at costs ranging from $.5,000 to $20,-
000, while others are cheap.

The work done was fully explained. There are reading rooms,
baths, and lecture rooms. There are games, and other amuse-
ments to entertain the men during the evenings. Their welfare
is looked after — their bodily welfare first, and religious advice is
offered to those who care for spiritual things — but the keynote
of it all is the betterment of the surroundings of the workman.

The Good Ciioirr

line uf the iiiodi-lK jiorlrnvH gmphiciilly what tin- assiiciatinii
iiiiiis at. On one side is u bank ami on the other a saloon. The
wiirkmnn ix encoiirnKeil to de|M>iiit his wages in thi- former rather
than the latiir. If he cIock ho, he return* to work Mninlny mnrii
ing n hetirr warkninn than if he hml H|H<nt his money in diHsipn
tiiiii. The luiiilier coinpany is a gainer nlso, for it has n more

The exhibit was an attractive feature at the Coliseum ami was
visited by most people who attended the show. It was especially
pointed out by ndvocntes of conservation, as one of the most effi-
••ieiit forces now at work to save the country's most valuable
asset — the men who labor.

It is now not iiniisiial for lumbermen's conventions to place <in
their programs, as one of the regular topics, the work of the
Y. M. C. A. The dis.nssions of the topic are not confineil to the
workers of the Y. M. C. A. only, but proprietors, superintendent",
overseers, anil bosses take part, in the same way as in the dis
cussioiis of other iiintters of liusiness.

THE CHICAGO MACHINERY EXCHANGE

The exhibit made by the Chicag,. .\I:..l,iMcry Kx.liai.ge had the
crowd most of the time, due largely to the fac't that it was the
only machinery in operation on the floor of the Coliseum. There
were molders, (ilaners, scrapers, and ripsaws on which demonstra-
tions were made of modern methods of working wood. The sing
of the saw and whir of the knife did not fail to catch the ear
of the lumberman, and as for the small boy, he was attracted as
he is liy the passing of a (ire engine down the street of his home

HOWARD SIMMONS & COMPANY

Tinilier bonds, an important part of many large lumber opera-
tions, had fine samples of wood as drawing cards for their booth.
A section of a fourteen-foot Douglas fir log, with bark nearly a
foot thick, was a successful attraction, and it was supjilcmented
by samples of flooring, wide panels and clapboards. The large
fir sample was from the holdings of the Stephens-Bird Lumber
& Logging Coniiiaiiy at Snohomish, Wash.

NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION

Tlie headquarters of the association are at Norfolk. Va.^aml the
exhibit at the Coliseum was in charge of R. II. Morris, of Norfolk.
The exhibit consisted principally of two finished rooms and a portico.

The woods which this association handles belong in the southern
pine class, and in adilition the southern white cedar is included.
Carolina pine is a trade name rather than one lielonging to a particu-
lar specie.s. Two woods, botanically distinct, but much alike, furnish
the bulk of the lumber marketed by the association. One is the
shortleaf pine (Piiius cchinuta), the other the loblolly pine (Pinus
lieda). These trees are abundant from Maryland southward through
Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Their entire range is
much more extensive than that, and covers most of the South, but
the "North Carolina pine" of commerce is supposed to come from the
Atlantic coast region.

Its characters are excellent and the market ha.s long been acquainted
with it. The wood has been lumbered in Virginia and North Carolina
for :!00 years. Trees increase in size very rapidly, espe<'ially the
loblolly pine. It grows from the seed to the merchantable tree in
the lifetime of a man, and even less. Fields which were growing corn
and tobacco at the beginning of the Civil War have since been logged
with profit.

The wood is soft, and is particularly liked for interior finish. The
annual rings are distinct and striking, and give characteristic figure
to the wooil.

A Rustic Cabin

The North Carolina pine cabin's exterior was of upright bCiards
with the cracks battened. The whole was weathered and rough, and
prepared the visitor for the surprise which came when he stepped
through the latticed portico to the interior, where the finished wood
was displayed in numerous ways, and to the best possible aiivantage.

The walls were made of panels, many of them designed to show

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the range of effects that could be produced by stains and finisli. The The

subdued light, wliicli was skillfully arranged for the purpose, left
a most pleasing impression with the visitor.

The persons who had the exhibit in charge did not say much about
remote antiquity; but there was a picture framed and hanging on
the wall which told a story thab had something to do with the long ago.
It was a house of Carolina pine (grown in Virginia) which belonged
to members of the Washington family seventy-five years before the
first gun of the Revolution was fired. The old building is still in a
good state of preservation, and stands in Fredericksburg, Va.
Southern White Cedar

A small but interesting exhibit of southern white cedar (Chamcecy-
paris ihyoides) was shown in connection with North Carolina pine,
because both woods are handled by the association, and both grow
in the same region, though the cedar's range is limited in comparison
with that of pine. It occurs commercially from New Jersey to South
Carolina, but only near the coast and in deep swamps. It is more
exclusively a swamp tree than cypress.

The southern white cedar is so named from the whiteness of its
wood. A small tank at the Coliseum displayed the white color. The
tank was made by John M. Smith & Sons, Philadelphia.

This is of interest in connection with the fact that 150 years ago
the Philadelphia ' ' cedar coopers ' ' were famous, and the wood that
they used was principally this southern white cedar which was once
abundant in New Jersey, within reach of Philadelphia. The wood is
very light, and that, in connection witli its other good qualities, has
always made it popular for buckets and pails.

Shingles of this cedar were once made in great quantities. At the
time of the Revolution most houses within reach of the middle Atlantic
coast were roofed with them. Some are still made, and samples were
placed on exhibition at the Coliseum by the John L. Roper Lumber
Company of Norfolk, Va. One of the interesting features of this dis-
play was a section of a roof of cedar sliinfjk's which had been in
use ninety-seven years.

EDWARD HINES LUMBER COMPANY

A modern lumber yard is a pretty difficult thing to represent in an
adequate way at an exposition, where at most a square yard of space
must answer for an acre or two of lumberyard ; but the Edward
Hines Lumber Company made as near approach to it as possible.
Much had to be shown by sample, but in every instance the sample
was a part of the article which it was intended to show. The partial
list of forest products represented and which are given below will
convey a good idea of what a modern lumber yard ill the city of
Chicago is like, provided each sample is multiplied a thousand or a
million fold. It should be borne in mind that a yard at a large saw-
mill is not the same thing as a wholesale and retail yard in a large
city, though the yard at the mill may carry as many feet of lumber.
It is apt to contain a limited number of woods and no exhaustive list
of sizes; while a lumber yard that supplies a vast city and country
trade must have almost everything in the category of raw forest
material as well as jnuch finished stuff.

Bill of Pakticul.\rs

Many of tlie commodities and articles shown in tlie display by this
lumber company aie given below:

Shingles from the gigantic western red cedar of the Northwest Pacific
Coast. Three-fourths of all the shingles used in the United States are
made of this wood.

Baled shavings from planing mills. This waste product is now finding
markets as bedding for horses in livery stables, and shavings of certain
woods are employed in the manufacture of composition plaster.

The flooring collection included pretty nearly every kind that is found
on the market. Some of the kinds follow ; White pine matched, tama-
rack, wliit.' i.iik and red oak flooring of numerous sizes and patterns;

a coiiipl'' --"I lit of beech, birch, maple and southern yellow pine;

elm niMl i , M .1 to but did not complete the list of flooring.

W.^ii ! ! . iinluded white pine drop and block siding; clear

Norvv.i,\ I'M,. Ill liouglas fir, tamarack, and double drop white pine.

riiiisliiii^ iiiiiciiiil ..1 yillcw and wlilte pine was in samples. Some

of tho liiiii r w 1 .lisiii.iyr.l ill this exhibit was as perfect as ever grew

in the I..]. Hi, CI, 111- wliiti' iiiiic two, three and four inches thick, sixteen
feet liiiiK. ami in wi.ltli up to twenty-eight Inches, was a surprise to
persons who were under the impression that the best white pine all
went to market "back in the nineties."

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Yellow pine from 4x4 inches up te and including those IS x IS.

.Norway or red pine timbers from 4x4 to 14x 14.

Timbers of northern white pine from 4 x 4 to 12 x 12.

Hemlock was shown in the same sized timbers as white pine.

Douglas fir, a far western wood, headed the list of timbers by sizes
ranging from 4x4 to 24 x 24 inches.

There were plasterers' lath of white pine, Norway pine and hemlock.

There was, of course, lumber of all kinds.

Grain doors are rather odd articles to show in an exposition, but many
of them arc in use by railroads of this country. They are made to fit
crosswise in the doorway of the ordinary box car and close it to pre-
vent grain from wasting when it is shipped in bulk. Such doors are
made of cheap lumber, since they are usually thrown away after being
once used, as it does not pay to return them to be used again.

BIRDS AND TREES

The intimate relationship between forests and birds is well known.
The birds eat the tree seeds and prevent the young seedlings coming
on in too great numbers and crowding one another to death. Wood-
peckers pick holes in large trunks in search of a supposed bug, and
make an opening whereby enough fungus may enter to ruin the tree
in a few years. The sapsueker stabs the tender bark of growing
hickories to sip a drop or two of sweet juice, and makes a "bird-
peck ' ' hickory out of it, and the ax-handle man must thVow away three
or four dollars worth of wood some years later, because the sapsueker
was thirsty for a drop of hickory sap. Charles E. White had an ex-
hibit at the Coliseum which was calculated to benefit the timber and
at the same time accommodate the birds iu the forest. The arrange-
ment was a wire feeding box which can be hung on trees. Bird food
is placed within, and the birds will eat there and leave the tree seeds,
the bugs, and the sap alone.

NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR ASSOCIATION

The headquarters of this association are in Minneapolis, and the
exhibit at the Coliseum was in charge of L. E. Morier of Chicago.
It is not a lumber association ; at least the manufacture of lumber is
not the chief activity. This cedar is an important pole, post, and
crosstie material, though some lumber is cut. Makers of small boats
prefer it for siding, and some will use nothing else if this wood can be
had. It is light and tough. For its weight, it is probably the toughest
wood in this country. A shaving can be folded like a piece of paper,
laid on an anvil and struck repeatedly with a hammer without break-
ing at the point of folding. It is said that this cannot he done with
any other wood.

This cedar is the arbor-vitse that is planted in yards, parks and
cemeteries. Its home is in the North from Michigan to Maine, and it
thrives best in swamps. Trees are small, and near the ground there is
generally a crook, but above that the trunk is straight enough for
poles and posts, and these are the articles usually produced.

The booth of the association at the Coliseum was a large one and
was enclosed with a palisade of poles. They occupied most of the
space, but other products placed for public view were shingles, cross-
ties, and excelsior, which was labeled "cedar tow."

The wood is durable — very durable for as white a wood as this, for
it is not the rule that a white wood is resistant to decay. Its pro-
moters claim that few woods will last so long in an untreated state,
and that when posts and poles of the white cedar are used it is not
necessary to give them preservative treatment.

One of the samples wliich was proudl.y pointed out was a telegraph
pole from the eastern part of Wisconsin. It was set in 1864 and was
pulled out of the ground for display at the Forest Products Exposi-
tion, after fifty years, and decay had made practically no inroads on
it. When that post was set, the only telegraph office beyond it was a
pine stump with the instrument installed on it, and not so much as a
shelter over head.

Untreated crossties were brought to the exposition from Michigan
with various periods of service to their credit, the oldest being twenty-
nine years.

NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION

The organizations affiliated with the National association are tlie
following :

Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association.
Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the United States.

HARIMVOOn RECORD

- Mniiiirii<'liin'r> A»i>i'lnlliiii.

'I till' foroKuiiiK iixKui'iiiliuiiH Imil wooil oxhihitti of
iiMi. MOM II' iiif ('oliM'Uiii, iiikI tlio Nalioiinl iiHxorintion 'm <liM|iliiy
coDi<i«lc<l of HlatiHtirul liililfs roplftc with Ki'iicriil-infommtion foii-
rernini; tho country V tiiiili«>r r.-noiirt-i-s.

WESTERN PIKE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION

Till-. ii-.>.>.'i,,tioii .li'iils ill ni'MiTii y.'llim' |.in<- I I'lniin /»■»</. roxii J.
ul'tcii I'lillol I'tiliOiriiiii \vliit<- |iiiii> cir simply WfM'iMii |iiiit>: uvstcni
whito |iiiii> iPiiiu* moiilirulii), known nlxo n» Mnlio nliite pine, uml in
the rpt;ion whore it |>ro»!i nsi white pine without ii inodifyiu); word:
ilso rortain firs, wesstern reil reilnr (Thuja pUciitnl, western Inreh
l.iirij iH-riiifHlali*), iind KuKlenmnn .spruce (Firm vngi'lmaiiitij.
The exhibit lit the Colii-euni wns in eliarne of luorj»e fcShielils of
>|Kiknne, Wnsli., who is chief inspector for the nssociiition.

The niiiterini wns lute in nrrivini; nnd was not in place until the
iir.l liny of the exposition. .\ll of the wood on disphiy, except n
iinlK>r of sninll sainpli>s, was in its natural lolor. This was iliffcrciit
■iini nil other exhiliit.s hy n.ssociations. The two pines were yivcn
t 'ist s|iace.

The Maho white pine is an active competitor of the northern white
1 me, though up to the present time they have served territories fairly
-' parnte. It takes an ex|iert to tell the two pines apart, if judged
ly clear lumlier alone: but the knots of the western species have a
■ liffernit nrranjjement and appearance from those of the eastern white
pine, ami .1 ])erson well acquainted with both would probably be able
to sejiarate the two species by that te.st.

The western pine exhibit consisteil principally of ilressed lumber,
but there were certain articles of millwork, such as cornice, columns,
posts, pilasters, capitals and other ornaments, wainscoting, floors,
chairboards, and massive pieces of turned work, .some solid, others
consisting of built-up stock. It was an exhibit calculated to ap|ieal
to the builder and the architect, rather than to the visitor who is
looking for novelties ami curiosities. The mills which are cutting
these woods in Maho, Montana, and Washington are looking for
iiarkets toward the Kast, and they selected their material for the
' x|iosition with that purpose in view. They sent a white jiine log
ir.^h from the forest, and had most of the products down to the oils
Mid resins obtained from lir stumps by distillation.

The announcement was made that "all Inland Knipire woods are
-hown in the grades," and the jiromise was made good, from the first-
ila.ss, faultless planks of ]iine and Engelmann sjirnce, to the knotty
boards which have little chance of iiniling markets as far from
home as Chicago.

Finished Woods

A number of the w Is were present in coinjilete finish, including (ill

ITS and stains, as they would appear in furniture, flooring, fixtures, and
interior trim. A specialty appeared to be made of the western larch;
at least more samples were of this species than of any other. The
larch is a tree of very slow growth, consequently its yearly rings
;ire narrow, and the wood lacks figure, no matter in what way it is
sawe<l: but as a plain wood its appearance is satisfactory. It is hard
and strong, and these are the properties which recommend it most
.■IS a building material. It h.a.s been accused of possessing poor .season-
ing ifualities, but improved methods of drying it have largely over-
come that drawback.

It has been treated, in an experimental way, with steam, which is
said to im|)rove its seasoning qualities. Samples of .steamed larch,
from the laboratory of C. H. Shattuck, of the Idaho University at
Moscow, were shown. It is claimed that the weight of the seasoned
wood is reduced by steaming.

Engelmann spruce, another comparatively new wood from the
northern Rocky Mountain region, made a good impression. A j.lank

'ui'iiivnix inchen wide, without a knot or other finw, nnd with u
II and plenxing color, gave many xiHiiors their llrNt view of thiN

'V'xiil. Among other rnniples of the Miiiie nood were flooring and

.iiicriur liniHh.

DougluN flr held an iin|Hirtnnt place among tin- flniiihed nainpIeH.

It wns called red lir, which in the name by which it Is usmilly lionght

nnd Mohl in the northern l{o<-ky Mountain region: but the true red

flr (Abifn nuujnificii) Jh u Cnlifornia H|Mfieit

Hv-I'iioui'(TK OK Km
Oouglns fir and some of the other firs of the Kocky Mountains nnd
westward, are attracting much attention as sonrcen of naval stores,
like tur|H>ntine, rosin, and other distillnteh. The induNtry is i>merg-
ing from the ex|H'riineiital stage, and the products are iH-ginniiig
to reach the inarkels. Numerous articles ari> produced by distilling
the wood. The U'st results are obtained from the stuinpN of Douglas
lir, anil if claims now made shall lie reali/.ed, a naval stores industry
of considerable importance will develop in the .Northwest. The
Western I'ine Association displayetl samples of tar, oil, spirits of
turpentine, resin, acids, rosin, and charcoal.

NoltTIIKIIN I'INK MaNI'F,\<TI'I(KI1S' .\KK0i1ATIO.S
The northern white pine exhibit occupied a place of honor oppo>-itc
the main entrance of the Coliseum. Only one wood was there. It
was the historic white pine which has been actively himltered in this
country during nenrly three hundred years, and the supply has held
out so well that in Iitl2 more than three billion feet were taken from
the forests and .sent to market. That was one-thirteenth of all the
lumber cut that year in the United States. It is remarkable that the
state where the first cutting of this wood occurred within a few days
after the landing of the I'ilgriin Fathers in lO'JO is still producing it
in large amounts. The sawmill output of white pine in 191'J in
Ma.ssachusetts exceeded 14.1,000,0(10 feet. Doubtless the average an-
nual cut in that .state has been that gri-at during 200 years; and still
the white pine sawlogs come out of the woods.

The range of white jiine extends 1,.><00 miles east and west, from
Newfoundland to Minnesota, and in the liroadest ]iart of the range,
from Quebec to Tennessee, in width exceeds 1,000 miles. Lumbermen
have been at work in jiractically every part of this range during
periods ranging from thirty to ;tOO years; and yet billions of feet
of this lumber are cut yearly.

The white pine people have been carrying on a campaign during
the jiast few years to convince the public that the wood is not a
thing of the past, but that it can be had in abundance. There is
no need of a campaign to teach the public the useful qualities of
the wood, because these are well known. The exhibit was in charge
of George Linds,iy- of Duluth, Minn.

Relics kuo.m Nkw Kniji.and

Some of the New Kngland museums contributed a great deal to the
success of white pine at the exposition by loaning a number of in-
teresting relics illustrating the early uses and superb lasting proper-
ties of this material. No other wood there ecjualled white pine in
antiquity of U8(?s. The early New Knglanders built their homes of
this wood, and many relics of the early period of settlement have
come down to the present time. A complete list of such samples and
relics placed on exhibit at the Coliseum cannot be given here, but a
few will prove of interest as illustrations of uses of this pine at a
time when the forests of the whole country were virgin timber ami
men were free to cut as much as they wanted and of the kinds they
preferreil. A partial list follows:

.\ door with a wooden lock ilates back to 16;tl, and is believed to
be the oldest wooden door in the United States. The house stood on
the farm of Governor John Winthrop, near Medford, Mass. A large
number of relics came from Medford, where they have been collected
in a museum.

A door from the .Jonathan Watson house, Medford, ilates from ]().50,
and :i second from 1688.

The sign which was swinging in front of Jonathan Porter's tavern
at Medford at the beginning of the Revolution was an interesting
(Specimen of the use of white pine. The building was erected in 17fi7.
The sign bore the British coat of arms, which was put on with

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goldleaf. It is still bright after 150 years. Tlie lesson is valuable,
because it shows that white pine is an excellent material over which
to use goldleaf. The sign has a bullet hole through it, said to have
been the work of an American soldier marching against the enemy.
The Britisli coat of arms, swinging above the street, presented too
great a temptation for hini' to resist. General Washington was a
frequent guest at the tavern.

A large window, with the surrounding cornice, frames, and orna-
ments, was built in 1732, also at Medford. The historical interest of
this relic of early white pine lies in the tradition that within the
house 's walls the battle of Bunker Hill was planned.

Church fixtures were of white pine in 1755, according to a pew
door of that period from the old Ship Church at Hingham, Mass.

The display of white pine siding contained many old specimens,
sound after a century or more of exposure to the weather. One from
the Royal house at Medford dates from 1732. A section of still older
siding from the Fairbanks house dates from 1636. The boards are
ten inches wide, and are beaded. Some early eighteenth century sid-
ing, the exact date not being given, was interesting on account of the
large amount of hand work expended on it. The boards were nearly
a foot wide, and were cut by hand to represent two boards, one
overlapping the other.

The early Massachusetts builders used roofers which would grade
very much higher today. A board eighteen inches wide, on which the
shingle roof was nailed, came from the Cornish house at Hingham.
The house was built in 1650, and the appearance of the board, which
is unaffected by decay, indicates that it was whipsawed by hand.

A carved cornice cap from Feneuil Hall, Boston, is 172 years old,
and a section of rafter from the same building is 12x12 inches, and
the wood looks bright and new.

A pine window cap, dating from 1737, was taken from the Hancock
House in Boston.

A section of weatherlwarding, 1732, from the Fairbanks house,
was cut to imitate blocks of stone.

A curious piece of pine flooring, six inches wide, from the Royal
House, 1732, illustrates a method of woodworking of that date. The
boards constituting the floor were fastened together with flat wooden
dowels four inches wide. Of course, all the work was done by hand,
and must have been slow and tedious.

A wliite pine gutter, 1732, from the Royal House, shows the lasting
properties of this wood in such situations. The original gutter was
thirty-eight feet long, hewed from a single piece.

A ship chest on wheels, in which the sailor kept all his earthly be-
longings, was a prominent feature of the exhibit. It was made in
1785 at Medford.

Present-Day Uses

There would be no particular profit in displaying the early uses
of white pine if that were all. The purpose of such display is to draw
attention to the substantial qualities of the wood, and acquaint the
public with its availability for similar uses at the present time.

The modern rooms at the Forest Products Exposition, built outside
and in of white pine, were visited by practically every one who
attended at the Coliseum. The Celling had its beams, the walls their
panels, the exterior its weather-boarding. Panels of clear stock t^Yenty
inches wide were proof that good pine can still be had. Doors of
today are of better design than those made generations ago, and the
stock is no less perfect.

The siding and the garden fencing, forming part of the enclosure
of the exhibit, proved the splendid painting qualities of white pine;
and the posts and pillars were perfect in their stock and workmanship.

THE ABSENT ONES

The excellence of the exhibits which were pi'epared for the purpose
of pleasing and instructing the public was not wholly sufScient to
hush regrets that some old friends were absent. Black walnut was
present as a single log only. Hickory was not seen outside the show-
cases of the Forest Service booth. Tupelo 's name was unspoken.
Cottonwood 's ' ' picture was turned toward the wall. ' ' Willow had no
place. The best hardwood of the Pacific coast, red alder, was left out.
The magnificent yellow poplar was looked for in vain. Locust, the

hardest and most durable of the hardwoods, had no nook or corner.
HoUy, the whitest wood, was not visible. Persimmon, the shuttle
wood of the world, was forgotten. In addition to these, there were
at least fifty minor hardwoods absent from the displays. Separately,
they are of small importance, but in the aggregate they are of great
value.

CONCLUSION

A positive conclusion is justifie<l after a consideration of the ex-
jiosition as a whole. The attendance was not all that could have been
desired, but as a beginning it was decidedly encouraging. The class
of people who attended was wholly satisfactory. The exhibitors de-
serve great credit for their efforts to advance the interests of lumber.

The results are In the future, but all present indications point the
right way. Persons who went to the Coliseum to learn about wood
as material for building or for manufacturing purposes, were amply
repaid. An excellent impression was created. Many persons ex-
pressed the opinion that it was no longer a question of using wood for
houses, but of what kind to use. Where so many kinds are available,
aU of which are excellent in character and beautiful in appearance,
it is not always an easy matter to make final choice. At any rat«, it
may be accepted as a fact that wood stands higher in popular esteem
than before the Forest Products Exposition opened its doors. The
pioneer work has been accomplished. The beginning of the campaign
of advertising wood has been successful.

Walnut and Pianos

A field which is drawing quite extensively on walnut for its
raw material, and in fact the fiehl which is probably realizing
its possibilities in this direction more fully than any other line, is
the piano trade. In this line of manufacture there is a steadily
increasing quantity of walnut being used each year, but this is more
particularly true in the middlewestern states than in the East, the
reason probably being the fact that eastern concerns are naturally
more conservative in their methods and more slow to take up with
any changes in styles of raw materials.

A walnut man recently made the interesting observation, and his
statement is unquestionably an absolute truth, that one of the big-
gest reasons for the continued absence of any quantities of walnut
in fixtures and piano work (the condition which the walnut men are
battling to overcome), is the wide spread mis-information regarding
the quantity of this stock available and the price for which it can be
purchased. This walnut man said that furniture and piano factories
will frequently send out inquiries for walnut stocks, and instead of
taking the trouble of looking up firms who make a specialty of manu-
facturing this line of lumber or veneers, will write to the manu-
facturer of other hardwoods asking for quotations in connection with
quotations on their usual line of manufacture. As a consequence
these concerns who probably have not a stick of walnut on their
yards, and have no means of getting it other than through walnut
specialists, write back quoting on someone's else stock at prices
ranging at $5 to $10 above what it could be purchased for direct.
The consequence is that the piano and furniture men get an entirely
erroneous idea of stocks available and prevailing values. They are
consequently discouraged when it comes to using any of this class
of material.

Accurate information as to these two points is one of the first and
paramount differences in primarily and adequately broadening the
market for walnut. There is, and there will be for a long time to
come, sufficient walnut to fill in the reasonable demand that might
be created, and it is absolutely a fact that this stock can be had at
prices which conform very fully to prices for other high-class
cabinet woods. It is simply up to the walnut man to give the proper
publicity to his stocks and to eradicate the vast amount of mis-infor-
mation which has been pretty generally in the minds of those who
would be possible purchasers ; and this is now being done.

In the second place It Is up to the- walnut man to educate the
furniture and piano man to the beautiful possibilities which are
dominant in walnut to be brought out by the proper finishing
methods.

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"^ Hemlock and Hardwood Men Meet '^

Tho (|unrtcrly iiioftiiiv: ni il,.- XuiiIutii lleiiilock and Hardwood
-Manufucturers' Association was held April 30, at tlie La Salle
hotel, Chicago, and was attended bv a majority of the members.
The president, R. B. Goodman of Goodman, Wis., took occasion
in his opening address to state the purposes of the association. He
did this partly as a reply to a report in the daily papers that the
Bureau of Corporations would soon publish findings resulting from
its investigations of the lumber business, and that those findings
would be a criticism of some of the methods of lumber associa-
tions.

President Goodman .said his association carries on its study of

irket conditions through the committee of grades, and that con-

itions as they are found are reported to the association. .\n

important part of this work is the standardizing of grades. This

has now beon practically completed and grades are fixed and well

iimlerstood.

Another important work carried on by the association is the
ivertising of lumber, particularly the kinds manufactured by its
! I'mbers.

The association's efficiency committee performs valuable services
by studying questions of .sanitation and others which directly
affect the health of the laborers and camp.s, and indirectly concern
the work in the woods and at the mills. The methods employed
are likewise a subject for the efficiency committee "s attention.
Traffic matters are carefully studied by this committee, but no
attempt is made to control or regulate prices. That is left to the
individuals, who naturally try to secure the best prices possible.

Treasurer's Report
The treasurer's report was read by the secretary, R. S. Kellogg.
It showed a balance on hand January 26, 1914, of .$3,369.69; amount
received from the secretarj', $8,897.89, making a total of .$12,-
267.58. The sum paid out, for which vouchers are on file, was
.$10,380.44, leaving a balance on hand of $1,887.14, with all debts
paid, and many dues receivable. The treasurer, George E. Foster,
was not present.

Secret .\KY 's Report
Secretary Kellogg 's report on the cut and shipments of lumber
for the year ending March 31, 1914, shows that during this period
hemlock production has exceeded shipments by eight per cent and
that hardwood production has been twenty-two per cent greater
—38—

than sliipnients. The production of liomlo.k and li:ir.lw(H,.|s ,„,n
bined has exceeded shipments by fourteen per leni wince March
1, 1913. The totals for the twelve months follow:

Shipped.

Wood Cut. IVct. Feet.

llcmlnck 4G3,U0n,(mU 4'J7, 247,000

.Vsli 7,l.li;,000 7.241,000

Knsswood 47,00,'i,000 40,471,000

Hirch •,ll,2,'i7.000 04,453,000

Elm 25,9(57,000 211,074,000

Maple 87,660,000 70.255,000

Oak 3.4.j:t,000 .•j,3n«,ooo

Mixed hnrdwoods 9,t,i:«),000 :iO,836,000

.\11 hnrdnoods 356,504.000 201,62»,00O

A summary of comparisons of figures for the first three months
of 1913 with the first three for 1914 shows:

Increase In hemlock cut, 14 |>cr cent.

DecrcHse In hemlock shipments, 5 per rent.

Increase In liardwood cut, 10 per cent.

Decronse In hardwood .shipments, 1(1 per cent.

Increase In total cut, 12 per cent.

Decrease in total shipments, 10 per cent.

The figures make a more encouraging showing for the last month
of the three, March, 1913, compared with the same month 1914:

Increase in hemlock cut, 25 per rent.

Increase In hemlock shipments, 18 per cent.

Increase In hardwood cut, 13 per cent.

licerease In hardwood shipments, 14 per cent.

Increase In total cut, 17 per cent.

Increase In total shipments, 4 per cent.

The reports last October indicated a probable ini'reaae in hem-
lock logging of three per cent and in hardwood logging of seven-
teen per cent un<ler favorable conditions, but the actual decrease
of two per cent in hemlock and eight per cent in hardwood input
can be charged to a short winter and light snow fall. While some
well situated firms got in the normal amount, others fell short of
their estimates as much as 25 per cent.

The log input this season by the seventy firms from whom
reports were received was as follows:

Feet.

Hemlock 407,043,000

Hardwoods 335,658,000

I'lne 151,159,000

Mixed 115,000,000

■r.,1.,1 1.. 108,860,000

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Substitutes in Wisconsin
The secretary called attention to the campaign in Wisconsin
by manufacturers of substitutes for lumber to push their prod-
ucts with all possible energy. Some of the state officials were
apparently favoring the substitute sometime ago, and this occa-
sioned a visit to them by Mr. Kellogg and Adolph Pfund of the
Wisconsin petail Lumber Dealers' Association, and the matter was
talked over in a friendly way. It was explained that the men
with substitutes were much more active in pushing their mate-
rials than lumbermen were. They are always on the ground when
building material is to be sold; always ready to explain the merits
and the best ways of using what they have; and the result has
lieen that they have received more attention along certain lines
than has been given to lumbermen.

That was the explanation given by the agricultural department
of the University of Wisconsin in answer to the criticism that
sulistitutes were being favored above lumber. The lumbermen
wfre asked to push lumber with the same energy that cement and
other substitutes were being pushed. The time is opportune for
<loing so. In the past two years the University of Wisconsin has
sent out 11,000 blue prints, giving plans and specifications for
farm buildings and other improvements. This is done for the
purpose of assisting farmers to erect buildings economically and
in a scientific way. The substitute dealers have been following
u[i these Idue i)rints with offers to furnish the material, and in
tliis way have been getting business which lumbermen were over-
It will not remain so in the future. The retailers are now go-
ing after that business in an aggressive way, and are gettiug in
touch with the farmers. The advertising committee of the North-
ern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association is uow
distributing farm building plans, showing the advantages of
using lumber, and these will be widel;^^)ublished. In Wisconsin
there are farm experts in every county seat whose business it is
to give advice concerning crops and buildings. The advantage
to the lumberman of getting in touch with these people is apparent.
The manufacturers of substitutes are well aware of the advan-
tages. Cement associations have experts who go about the coun-
try for the sole purpose of showing builders and contractors how

Traffic Matters

George H. Chapman of Stanley, Wis., chairman of the railroad
committee, made a verbal report of the work done by himself
and associates in the way of extending trade for lumber, and
other matters connected with their duties. Kates have been asked
for, which if granted, will extend the market for hemlock from
fifty to one hundred miles toward Missouri river points. The matter
is now before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Gamp Sanitation

Dr. L. E. Spencer, of the Wisconsin State Board of Health, ad-
dressed the association on the subject of camp sanitation in the
lumber regions. He recently made a tour of inspection, not only
through the lumber regions, but where railroads are building, and
among other industries where camps for men are maintained. He
found some model lumber camps, but he found others which were in
bad condition. As a result of his investigation a set of rules and
regulations was prepared by the State Board of Health to apply
to industrial camps in Wisconsin.

Copies of these regulations were distributed at the meet-
ing and called forth considerable discussion and numerous ques-
tions. As a whole, the regulations were favorably received, and
the following resolution was adopted by the association:

Kesolved, That the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers'
As.sociatlon cooperate so far as practicable with the Wisconsin State Board
of Heiilth in carryin.? out thp spirit of the regulations for camp sanita-
tion ; and the efliciency committee be authorized to represent the associa-
tion in matters relating to the enforcement or modification of these-
regulations.

The text of the regulations will appear in the issue of Hard-
wood Record of May 25. Dr. Spencer stated that the condition
of lumber camps compared favorably with other industrial camps
visited iu his tour of inspection. He further stated that, as a

rule, the most efficient logging operations were in connection with
the most sanitarj' camps.

Inspection Kules Matters
F. F. Fish, secreary of the National Hardwood Lumlier Asso-
ciation, addressed the meeting on the subject of grading rules, and
he particularly called attention to efforts which are being made
by certain consumers to discredit the rules of 1913 and go back
to thdse of 1912. He gave a history of the rules as they now
stand, said that they were adopted with less opposition than any
rules previously adopted, and explained that, under the bylaws
of the association, no changes can be made for another year. The
inspection rules committee of the National Hardwood Lumber
Association held a meeting in Chicago the last week in April,
and no applications for changes were received or considered. Mr.
Fish stated that his association had added 100 new members the past
year, and now has 892.

Complaint from Michigan

J. C. Knox, secretary of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers'
Association, I'adillac, Mich., addressed the meeting on conditions
there, stating that the estimated season's input of hardwood logs,
revised April 1, was 450,000,000 feet, which was 8,000,000 below
the estimate of January 1. It is not expected that the harvest
of hemlock bark will quite come up to last year's and there will
be little change in price. Mr. Knox referred to efforts to change
the inspection rules, and said that practically all such efforts
could be traced to consumers.

;Mr. Kno-K complained of price cutting, and said he was sorry
to state that most of it came from Wisconsin. He referred specif-
ically to maple and cited an instance whose unnecessary cutting of
price had hurt the Michigan manufacturers. Kegret was ex-
pressed that such a condition existed, particularly when it did not
seem lo be necessary to cut prices in order to sell.
Advertising Lumber

Mr. Kellogg- reported for the advertising committee which is
expending an appropriation of $10,000 a year in placing its merits
of Wisconsin hardwoods and hemlock before the consuming pub-
lic. The advertising campaign thus far has aimed principally to
reach t'jie trade in Wisconsin and surrounding territory, and not
the whole country. Among the committee's activities recently
was the circulation of 1,100 building-plan books in Wisconsin,
600 in Indiana, and others elsewhere. These books contained plans
and data for farm buildings. Literature is distributed among
farmers in winter and among artisans in summer, the purpose being
to reach each, class during its season of greatest leisure.

Increased results are coming from the advertising campaign.
This is the natural result which usually follows prolonged adver-
tising. The methods followed the past year will be continued.
The Eetail De.u-ers

The Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers' Association was repre-
sented by Adolph Pfund, who explained the methods adopted by
the association in getting in touch with the users of lumber, and
the results which have followed.

All inquiries from prospective users are sent to the nearest re-
tail dealer, with an account of the kind and amount of work in-
tended, from which tlie probable quantity of lumber can be esti-
mated. This method of bringing purchaser and seller together
produces good results.

A circular is being prepared for distribution among farmers.
It will deal with the proper ventilation of barns, and the size of
the barn for so many acres, so mapy cows, and so much storage.
Another circular will deal with silo frames.

Report of Committee on Grades

The report of the committee on grades was presented by M. J.
Quinlan, who saw much encouragement in the situation and no
serious clouds on the horizon. Building promises to be good; some
substantial sales at good prices have been made, some woods are
well sold out, while it is not so well with others. It was predicted
that hemlock will find markets this year in a way which will not
allow any accumulation of stock, and at prices not below the pres-
ent, and probably a little above.

4p

HARDWOOD RECORD

WiioUS Ll'UBEH Kli

J. E. KliiMl.,. sicrituiv of the Xntioiml huiiil.r .Mumlllll•tllr^•r^ '
Association. uil>lrciiM><l the iiii<i>tiii(;, takiiii; for hi:) Niilijpct the
whole. liimbtT field. He tool; ii]! the ne»!.|.!i|KT rei>ort tlint tlii-
Burenu of ('or|iorntioii!t woiiM I'liiirije liimder niwoi-intionn, etiiM'-
cinlly t>ii> Ntitiunnl aiiHOfintion, witli loliliyini; iiinl flxiiiK priren.

Mr. Khoilc!< ileniotl both nociisntioiis and ilerlnrt'il Hint they
were not founded on fnctn or nnythiug resenildinu fuels. The
•Mociation dot's not loldiy nnd it dooH not fix or control ]irieeK.

For sonic months ]>nst the Imsiness conditions in the Southwest
hnvc been hard for those who nre doing nssocintion work there.

Traffic matters hn»e deiiranded much attention of late. The
Interstate Commerce Commission is busy with the petitions from
railroads that they be allowed n five per cent advance in rates.
Mr. Rhodes appeared before the commission in Washinuton and
presented the lumbermen's en.se in a brief of several hundred
pages, which, it is confidently believed, will have much wei^'ht
when the comniitmion takes up the question for final decision. The
chief purpose of the brief \Tas to guard against an unduo amount
of the proposed raise in rates being sadillcil on the lumber in-
terests which are already paying their full share, and mui-h more,
in proportion to value, than most other articles shipped in larf;e
ipiantity by rail.

No rulinj; has yet been made in the Pridham case, but it is
believed that the wooden l)o.\ will win the chief points contended
for— that is, that bo.\es must be standardized, and that the box
must be able to carry its load or the transportation companies will
not accept it for shipment.

Mr. Rhodes was gratified with the apparent discomfiture which
has overtaken the steel manufacturers in their attempt to force
the wiindon car from the railroad trains. This has not been done

\.i, mill senlitiient, based on knowledge of the merits of I In-
light, now favors wooden sujierstructure and steel underfrniiic. It
is ndmittod now that it is better to prevciil wrecks than to try
to install wreck-proof cars, and there is iiiiirli In be ilone along tliiit

Overworked watcliiiicii guarding crossings ami switches, <lefecti>c
and insufficient signals showing clear on nlislnicled tracks, trying to
run loo many trains with not enough repair gangs, and other ivon
omies of that kind on the part of railroads, are responsible for unx-ks
and loss of life in many instances, while tin- wooden car, if blamal>l<',
is only a s«>conilary cause in the majority of cases.

This is coming to be the viewpoint of many railroad men, and I
is shared by investigators who uro stuilying all sides of Uio sllualiii:i.
The probable result will bo that the caiiipiiigii against the woodcu
car as the chief sinner will be materially iiioilified hereafter.

Mr. Rhodes insisted that lumbermen should not delude them-
selves with the belief that lumber is winning all its battles. It is
losing something here ami a little there, aiul the speaker saiil he
was sure that the consumption of lumber in the I'niteil States
per cajiita is less now that it was four years ago.
In Mbmouiam

The association passed by unanimous voice the following reso-
lution in menioriam of H. H. Gibson, former eilitor of H.MiDWOOD
Record :

ItEsoLVBD, That the Northern Mcmlock and Hardwood Manufacturers,
In convention assembled, hereby express fliclr iIcim) appreclBllon of tlic
loss suffered by the members, and the hardwnod lumber Industry In uen-
cral. In the death, March 2r>, 1014, of Henry Illrani (ilbson. formerly blni-
self a hardwood lumber manufacturer, but for many years widely known
us a writer and export authority on subjects coonecti'd with the munii
facturc, merchandizing and comraerclal uses of .\mericaii hardwoods."

The association adjourned to meet next July at Marinette, Wis.

y\;rxr/i!r.Ky..'A<-i>xi'ii!:ii^>i.iJiiimmjiW'W^^^

#' The Straight'Edging Rip Saw -^^

There is no line of woodworking machinery in which there has
been more striking recent de\"elopment than in power-feed rip saws,
and this development holds interest for both the manufacturer and
consumer of hardwood lumber. There are not only types of these new
machines that are interesting to the furniture manufacturer and to
other users of hardwood lumber, but some of them hold particular
interest also for the manufacturer of hardwood lumber.

There has always been a use for the rip saw in the hardwood
lumber mill, but the most extensive use of such saws has been found
in what the trade terms edgers — single side edgers and gang edgers.
Rip saws have been used some on the side for making small dimen-
sion stock, but have never been considered as factors in reducing
the regular manufactured stock to square edges and to usable form.
The old rip saw known as such, whether power feed or hand feed,
was not considered a straight edging machine within itself, and for
straight sawing the use of a fence was resorted to, which of itself
really presumes upon one straight edge being already on the stock
to be sawed to dimensions.

Among the new types of power feed rip saws some are now oflFered
with the saw swung aViove the work between two feeding rolls and
the work carried on an endless chain in the bed below. This style is
featured as a straight-edging type, the claim being made that it will
take many-edged stock or any other stock and rip it to a straight
line without fence or guard.

This new idea in circular rip saws seems to be really a develoii-
ment from the sharp competition between the band rip-sawing ma-
chines and circular rip saws. The band saw type was the first to
use the chain or endless bed type of feed, and it made such inroads
in the field of rip-saw work that the makers of circular saw machines
had to bestir themselves, and out of it all has come some new offer-
ings with a combination of chain and roller feeds that should prove
interesting and valuable additions to the machinery list for working

hardwoods of various kinds in the modern sawmill.

The straight-e<lging rip saw offers possibilities liutli ;i.- :iii cdgiT
and as a machine for reworking lumber and making s]iecial dimen-
sion stock. It has not the capacity nor will it take the jilace of
the gang edger in the big mill, but it may take the place of the
side edger in some mills and do a wider range of work in shorter
time with less expenditure of elbow grease on the part of the oper-
ator.

Another important use that may be found for this same type of
ihachine is in the assembling and wholesale hardwood yards where a.
certain amount of trimming and reworking of stock is essential to
fill orders satisfactorily and to get full value out of the material.
With electric current available in almost all cities and manufac-
turing centers, it is a comparatively easy thing to take a machine
of this kind, set it up in the most convenient place for getting ma-
terial to and from it and to connect it up with a motor. This con-
venience of the electric drive is leading to the use of a number of
machines about the lumber yard that in times gone by were imprac-
tical because of the fire hazard involved in power producing ami
investment necessary for power plant equipment. To those adding
machinery to help out the yard equipment this straight-edging rip
saw .seems worthy of special attention.

Whether willingly or unwillingly, both sawmill men and wholesale
yard men in the hardwood trade are finding themselves getting more
and more into the special dimension busines.s, because the consum-
ing trade is demanding more dimension stock anil because it is the
logical way to a proper utilization of raw material. That is one of
the reasons why some of the new offerings in power feed rip saws
are of special interest to manufacturers of hardwood lumber as
well as to the consuming trade. They may not fit into every need
or serve every purpose, but they do give jiromise of filling an impor-
tant place and are certainly deserving of attention and study.

F. L. i;iciiAituyo>

teMiKiaima5isOTiTO:Mro!Ki)iW5m^j&M^ "

•J^ Meeting Michigan Hardwood Men -^

To afford the members an opportunity of attending the Forest
Products Exposition and the annual meeting of the National Lum-
ber Manufacturers' Association, the Michigan Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association held its meeting on Tuesday, May 5, at the
Auditorium hotel, Chicago. The meeting was called to order
l)romptly at 10 o'clock by President F. L. Richardson. President
Richardson gave a very graphic description of the Forest Products
Exposition and what it stands for, requesting all to attend.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Sec-
retary Knox then read his rejiort, which follows in part:
Secretary's Report

In our report of January 21 we compared the year's business or 19i:5
with that of 1912, and on the wliole the comparisons were favorable to
the hardwood interests for the year 1913. The year 1914 started out
under favorable conditions and while business has not been all we ant!':-
ipated, reports from various quarters make a good showing up to April 1.
The shipments reported by many of our members being equal to those of
a year ago with values holding well.

Wc arc still working through the Interstate Commerce Commission for
the termination of our Pacific Coast rate matter and are confident of
success in the end, although the railroads have not yet responded to the
order of the commission as we expected.

The question of allowing the railroads in Official Classification territory
an advance in freight rates is still unsettled and I hardly believe the
commission itself at the present time would be able to state just what
rates would be advanced, if any, or what additional charge for spotting
cars would be made, if any. At this time it is all a matter of con-
jecture and your guess would be as good as our own. This association,
however, has gone on record as being favorable to a general advance of
five per cent asked for by the railroad, providing our rates are equalized
with rates from competitive territory. It is still the opinion, however,
of the manufacturers that had we not been on the alert, the sixth class
basis would have been applied on lumber within the state of Michigan.
The railroads have now reissued their lumber tariffs, but the proposed
advances are not uniform and objection has been made by some, and
the State Railroad Commission has been asked to apply a uniform basis,
but it is likely that it will take some time to obtain a settlement of this
question, on account of the far reaching effect it would have on the
lumber industry of the lower peninsula of Michigan.

The treasurer's report showed the finances of the association to
be in excellent condition, having on hand a balance of $.5,663.35,
and in the Forest Fire Protective department a balance of .$697.62.
Both reports were accepted and ordered filed.

The chairman of the railroail committee, Henry Ballon, submitted
the following report:

Railroad Committee's Report

At the last meeting of this association, held in Detroit, January 21.

the chairman of your railroad committee reported progress in regard to
the proposed intrastate lumber freight rates, and at that time advised
you that the next steps to be taken were a proposed conference to be
held at Lansing which would be called by the Michigan Railroad Com-
mission to be participated in by representatives of the different railroads
within the state, as well as representatives of the lumber shippers within
the state.

This conference was held February 12 at Lansing and representatives
of the different railroads and from some of the lumber shippers of the
state, attended same, but it was not att<Midiid by any member of the
railroad committee acting for il miitb..

The question of proposeil imi : • i commodity rates then as-
sumed a situation making it i .|h. i i i.>; riie railroad committee to

<-b"

Hailioad Commission ind it I
I ansing \pril .-J the situation
01asf,ow about as follows

II 1 foie the coinmis
plainl\ stated b\ CI:

boll

ented and arg imei t i ro and con w r imde witli i \i w 1 ii t ttig
the interests of tie diffeicnt localiti

As yet no tangible results have been arrived at and the hearing was
adjourned on May 1 to meet May 15 before the commission at Lansing.

Your chairman understands that the Michigan Central Railroad filed
its proposed lumber commodity rates in the neighborhood of thirty days
ago and that the same is very close to a flat five per cent advance. The
other railroads of the state did not file their new lumber commodity rates
until quite recently and as yet they have not been checke^d over thor-
oughly, except in some particular localities. It is understood, however,
that these proposed rates will be an increase of between five and ten per
cent over the old rates. Your chairman understands that information
as to these rates is on file with the railroad commission, and also on
file at the local stations of the different shippers, and, therefore, every
lumber shipper should take steps to protect his interest by making a
thorough examination of these proposed rates at once, as an opportunity
will be afforded so that they may attend the hearing on the subject before
the commission at Lansing May 15.

Owing to the delicacy of the question of intrastate commodity
rates, the chair advised lumbermen of the various sections of the
state to personally handle the individual cases which may arise;
that it was not an association matter, but more of an individual
case, and that undoubtedly there would be differences of opinion
among the various members. Therefore, every member should con-
serve his own interests.

HARDWOOD RECORD

. tlio choir Mid thHt

\MilM.l [.:n. u>i r.-iM.rt tO njAko.

r till- grn>liu)> ruloH roniinittoo, Miiil that
the crnilinu r>il«>» arc KUggtiilfd fur llli^
ir I'.v ino .Miiii.imi lliirilwiHMl Luuibor AMiociatioii.
■ hairnian W. i'. Hull uf tho market ronititioUN eoniiiiittfo Hub-
iiti'il tlii» follonini; rfi>ort:

B«port of Market Conditions OonualttM

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f!.-.l '..r till- niir ii|irlui: iiK-i'lliis. Vi'v hnvv,

■ ■ '■ liiiiilK-r nviilliilili' for flonrliiK

' ffi-i Oil liiiiid iia NKainiit

siiiiii- HlitiH-ii iiiuiiibi.TH ri'iiurt

- itnllisl JII.SVO.IIOII fwt for Mllv

.. mil. WV nUn llnil tlint tlirw large

<i I wli > cut T.dliO.OIH) tm't of llourlUK

i-lh.'wt. Tlil«, with the L'.:ntl.000 tvvl

1. l:ik.' iilil|iiii<'iil!i iif tin; Btpck by l),:UG,(IUIJ

l( Is nliui stiowii tlinl muiilo IiiiiiIht iivulliihli- rm- lliturliit; |>ur|m»<.>K, In

'.. hnuilii of rail sIiI|>|mts, Ik |irarllcnlly nil Hold lit lust yoiir's Arufc-k

r itfttiT. mill thv lluorlUK bunlni-iiii Ik In kihiiI cunUltlou and tbc iimuu

Mtun-r fully nhlc to pay tbo prUon |iri-vnllhiK Inst yonr.

Wtill. til. inki' liuyiTK of tills olnss of stock iirt- di'lnyluR lu mnktiiK

t ' 'I'lnK for lowiT prirt's. we mil not but soo, from n close

xlullsticH submitted ooverlni: nrnllnble stock, tbnt

\ )> firm. on-lHK to the restricted privileges governing

I: II Is r<'ported niniiy Jobliers linve discontinued business,

- i.ir :i- .ii.ilhiaiiiliig ynrd stocks, nud It Is n known fact tbnt there nre

«■ slocks In tbe bands of the middleman from which consumers cnn

:r.iw their supply of rough lumber. At the same time woodworking

t.ri- lire mostly running and depleting their reserves, and this will

tly. In tbe near future, make It necessary for them to seek the

•'lucer to secure tiielr rt^ulrements.

annted cut for 1014, secured January 1, was 458.000,000 feet.

.•I uiii of tbe open winter It was felt this amount would be reduced

and these estimates were again taken as of April 1 and found to be
450,000,000. Your committee feels that If this estimate was again bad
at the present time. It would show a still further decrease of from
ari.OOO.OOO to OCOOO.Ofm feet, for the members of this association are
close students of market conditions and tbe decreased consumption Is
ap|.-arent to all our members at this time, and will no doubt have Its
effect on the production of a great many of our members who operate
the year round.

It Is the opinion of your committee that tbe lumber business has

suffered less than any other of tbc great Industries of the country,

nnd the northern hardwoods less than any other branch of the lumber

.ulness: and we can see no reason for lower values, this being evidenced

tbc disposal of stocks by our members at satisfactory figures, and

at values obtained last year arc being maintained and your committee

lleves the values as shown by the committee report of January 21, 1914,

■ be the present market values.

ITiere seems to be a less demand for lumber, as well as other com-
u'ldltles and a tendency on the part of buyers to hold off in the placing
of contracts ; this applies more particularly to tbc railroads and large
manufacturers. However, this appears to be due to general conditions.
rather than too high values.

Uemlock
Hemlock today ocmples a very strong position in spite of the fact of
■ demoralized condition of hemlock's only competitor, yellow pine.
■'rii? of the reasons for this is our ability to get our stock in the hands
iif the retail dealers so promptly, whereas it takes from four to six
weeks to make yellow pine deliveries, and yardmen are disinclined to
purchase yellow pine for deliveries so far abend, so long as yellow pine
values remain so uncertain. .Vnothcr reason is the popularity of hemlock
with the contractors on account of its easy working qualities as com-
pared to yellow pine.

Reports of estimated cat for 1914 as of January 1 show a proposed
lit of 27.".n00.O00 feet, while the .\prll 1 report would indicate a cut
■-'SI. 01 10.000 foet, this Increase being brought about by the manufacturer
king mure of bis dead and down hemlock than originally proposed.
^• t the actual cut for 1913 was 29n,000.Oi)U feet, which leaves l.j.000.00li
less stock thnn for last year. We believe prices as obtained during the
latter half of 1913 to be the market value at this time, and there is no
question but that such values will be maintained.

We quote as follows from a recent report of the Wisconsin association,
whose members compete In many of our markets : "The final conclusion
of the committee is that there is unquestionably going to be a market
for all hemlock in sight at present prices and very likely a little advance."
We are of the opinion its value is equal to that of last year, if not
greater. Reports from forty-five members show bark peeled In 1913
to be 41.63S cords, while the estimated peel for 1914 does not exceed
40.000 cf.rrts.

Ijilh nre Drtn nt Inat yrnr'a vnlueii, wlib >i i m... k~ aMuuii.i.

TluH iH'injf till' liusy Konsuii in thi- lire IlKbliiii; liho, Chief liie
warden Chiirliit I", lliekok wiih nnaldc to altiMul the nii<«titiK. Hi',
report \va» ro«il bv the secrotiiry.

Chief Fire Wmrden's Report

The patrol m-naon of tbU deparliiu-nt opened durliiK the week ■.mlltii:
Satunlny, .\prll 2ri. We dei'ineil li advlanlib- lo ninrt the men as early
n» road cuudltlona would permit, a» there In n birce niuount of fon-al
products In decks and on sklda In the woods niid II U neceaaary for tin-
men to lie fnmlllnr with thi. location of nil niub iiinterlnl Itefore the dry
weather, which may be expected In early Mny. Aa fnat na tliea<- prodiiru
are locntiHl tbe men furnish thU office with a detailed ri.purt ni> |..
condlllons surrounding them nnd I am plenai-d to note we nn- (liiillui:
logs and other productM In very much belter condition tbnn tbnl ..i
previous yenra of tbe activities of thia depnrliiieut. 1 deaire to llinuK
the luniliermen for the Interest they nre tnklng In clenrlng nroiind lliiii.. r
at banking gniuudii. This Is conimeudnble on the part of the o|H'rnt<.rs.
as It Is helpful to us in laying our plana for saving owners from Iokk
In dry and dangerous periods.

Hurlnx the winter months Just pait much time nnd thvVRbt linve b<.en
given lo publicity In our campaign against forest llrea. renlli:liig as we
do that If we are to prevent dlsastroUR Or<>a we must educate the residents
of the fire «one In tbe cnreful use of lire.

Several new features of an educational nature hove been prepored and
lire iioiv being used l>y tbe warden force. Worthy of mention Is a large
poster to bi. placed In scboolhouses, stores, post offices, etc. The depart-
ment will distribute 3.000 boxes of safety mntcbes to smokers, cnmpcm,
tlshermen and others. On tbe cover Is printed In black face type n
warning to the ri'djilent to be careful in tbe use of matches. An appeal
to the press In the fire zone brought forth many articles and editorials
warning against carelessness and advising of the Iremendoua community
loss when neglected fires are permitted. New posters were designed and
are now being posted. One thousand and eight hundred letters lo resi-
dents soliciting their co-operation were mailed .\prll 2.". Other features
of publicity will be used during the season.

I am pleased to report that through our efforts In this direction a great
Interest has been awakened. Letters and telephone and telegraph messages
are being received from settlers asking for advice nnd help in slash
burning, leading us to believe that our educational campaign Is bearing
fruit.

For your Information 1 herewith submit the names and headquarter
addresses of your wardens :

Post Office nnd
Telephone Address

.I'ellstfl
. .Onaway
.Wolverine

Johannesburg

Deward

Sigma

Mancelona . .

Wexford

Due to the.

Warden

. Frank Lloyd . .
.E. C. Mahoncy.
.P. J. McKlan..

. F. B. Skccis Wolverine

. John Hail Vanderbllt

. Willis C. Shepard Gaylord

.Percy I). Stewart Johannesburg

Culver

Spencer

Mancelona

Evart Street, Cadillac

I'nderhlll.

..P. I>. Huff

..Robert Engerson
. .John J. Munger.
taken In the "no

fire

feci safe in saying tbnt the day of the million-dollar forest fire Is past.
We win. no doubt, have many fires to contend with but under our system
oC patrol nnd co-operation the neglected flre, the progenitor of tbe big
fire can no longer exist.

In closing I desire to thank the members of your association for
co-operation so kindly extended and trusting we may, by close attention
to the work before us. save from loss the many properties under our care
this report is respectfully submitted.

In reply to a question asked hy Mr. Ballou regarding the weather
condition.^ of the North, Mr. Richardson replied; "We had a good
deal of falling weather, as they would say in Alabama."

Mr. Ballou reported that in his vicinity they had a great deal of
rain and that the grounds were in good .shape to resist fire.s.

Having some valuable information to offer regarding the Forest
Products Exposition, the chair called on Secretary Knox, who re-
sponded as follows:

•At our October meeting, by vote of this association. It was agreed
that we take ?2,000 worth of stock in tbe l-'orest Products Exposition
Company nnd at the same meeting an appropriation of $2,.')00 was made
to care for space rental at the exposition to be held nt the Chicago
Coliseum April ."{0 to May 9. inclusive ond at tbe New York Ornnd Central
Palace. May 21 to 30 inclusive, and Bruce Oilell was named to represent
this association on said committee.

Mr. Odell, leaving Michigan early in March, left us with no representa-
tion and therefore the secretary was called upon to look after Its interest,
but before Mr. Odell left, he had arranged for a Joint exhibit with the
Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, in the shape
of a bungalow made from Michigan and Wisconsin woods, much of it
being furnished by various members of this association, and we believe a

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43

very creditable display of the use of Miibigan aud Wisconsin woods will
be shown in said bungalow.

When you realize that this bungalow was built from the ground up
and finished within practically three and one-half days, I thinlt you will
realize to some extent what genuine hustling on the part of aii interested
In same could accomplish and we trust that after an examination of the
work done, that It will meet with your approval. It certainly Is a
demonstration of what can be. done so far as practical use of our woods
and it is the only complete building throughout the entire exposition,
that has been built from the ground up.

Please inspect the bungalow carefully and h't us have your opinion in
the matter.

The number of assessable members who are not shipping lumber
at the present time, but who do not think of quitting the business
entirely, was discussed. A motion that the basis for an assessment
he referred to the executive committee to be taken from the various
angles, and report at the next meeting, was made and carried:

The question of providing funds for the Fire Protective Associa-
tion was next taken up by the chair. He stated the number of acres
patroled this year was 284,000 as against 280,000 in 1913, and that

it would he necessary to make arrangements for the work now.
He stated that all the wardens are rendering better service. He
was of the opinion that the assessment should be three and one-half
cents, payable in two payments, one to be two cents immediately
and the other one and one-half cents to be paid at the call of the
secretary. He further stated that the association had a number of
assets, which, though not available at present, would be later on, so
that it would not be necessary to levy the full three and one-half cents
at the one time.

A motion made to the effect that the assessment as mentioned
by the president be accepted was carried.

A very interesting discussion on the employers' liability act of
Michigan ensued. Several important incidents were brought up,
showing that while the law has been favorable to the owners, many
of the owners have deemed it advisable to carry insurance on the
.iobljers' men.

Adjournment followed.

.sygTOai?r^-x<aw;x:>iTOTO^to>3;;jsijgi;«TOw^

iill Lumber Manufacturers' Annual lii

TtJESDAY MORNING SESSION

The National Lumber iranufactunTs' Association convened in
its twelfth annual meeting at Chicago on May 5 and (i. The first
session was held in the annex of the Coliseum adjoining the
Forest Products Exposition, but it was decided after the first
morning's session to secure more congenial quarters, and as a
result the second and succeeding sessions were held in the ball-
room of the Blackstone hotel.

From the viewpoint of accomplishments and important sugges-
tions this meeting will stand out as a i)ronounced success. The
discussions and paper.? were of an absorbingly interesting char-
acter, and the result of the meeting is unquestionably going to
be of tremendous help to the lumber trade throughout the country.

President E. H. Downman called upon C. B. Towson of New
York, secretary of the International Committee of the Young
Men's Christian Association, who delivered u most forceful and
effective invocation.

The address of welcome on behalf of the city of Chicago was
delivered by Lee Mathias, assistant corporation counsel of the
city. He extended a most cordial appreciation of the convention
on the part of the city, and succeeded in making the visiting dele-
gates feel that they were really welcome.

Capt. J. B. White of Kansas City responded suitably to Mr.
Mathias' address, talking in his usual humorous vein.

President Downman then delivered his annual address as follows:

Address of President

There has never been any question In my mind of the wisdom of the
lumber manufacturers of this country maintaining a national organization
to take up those matters which affect the industry as a whole. A year's
experience as executive of the national association has convinced me of
not only the wisdom of this course but of its absolute necessity.

During my connection with the lumber business I have never known
it to be faced with so many serious problems as confront it today. The
past year has been a trying one upon us all, and conditions are developing
which must be met and solved before we can be masters of our own
business.

Xot only is the lumber business affected by the change in political
coudltions but an evolution is going on which makes the manufacturing
and marketing of lumber a much more complicated and difficult work
than it has ever been. We have no other means of defending ourselves
than by standing together in an affiliated body, and I misjudge the
wisdom and the bravery of the men engaged in the lumber business if
they should prove unwilling to do so.

Questions affecting transportation, the inroads of substitutes, misrepre-
sention of our products, misinterpretation and misrepresentation of our
methods, and questions involving our honesty of purpose must be met.
There is no way by which this can be done so efficiently as through
the National organization representing common interests and common
cause.

The public looks upon ours as one of the great businesses of the

nation, as indeed it is. We have a iierl'ectly legal and moral right to
stand up for it, and to seek through legitimate methods to solve those
problems now pressing us for the benefit not only of ourselves, but of
the thousands of people dependent upon our activities for a livelihood.

More or less of the details of the work of the association for the year
will be covered In the reports of the secretary and chairmen of the
several committees. It has all been worth while, and I am entirely
satisfied that had it not been for much of this work conditions now
causing us anxiety would have been even worse. When I review the
results that have been accomplished for a limited amount of money,
considering the great interests at stake, I am certain that much more
could have been done had the financial support of the association been
doubled, as was proposed at the annual meeting a year ago.

As the tendency Is more and more toward governmental supervision
and regulation of matters concerning transportation, finance, control of
natural resources, and many other phases of our business of converting
the forests Into lumber for the benefit and use of mankind, it will be
increasingly necessary for us to act concertedly. We can accomplish
nothing alone.

I wish that I might Impress every lumber manufacturer of this country
with the necessity of maintaining a strong, vigorous federation properly
organized and sufficiently financed, to defend our great industry from the
many unjust attacks being made upon it in a manner commensurate with
its size and importance.

I consider the Forest Products Exposition, successful as it certainly
is, as only a small illustration of what can be done toward promoting
our products, their variety, usefulness, availability, and relative merits.
The time has gone by when lumber will sell itself. Years ago we had
but to saw up logs and put the lumber in our yards, and buyers came
and selected such as the.v could use for their particular needs. Now we
must go to the buyer, study his requirements, improve our methods of
manufacture and merchandising, and assist as far as possible those who
are engaged in the distribution of our products. This is one of the
changes that are going on in our business.

You will appreciate the appropriateness upon this occasion, aud at
this place, of devoting some consideration to the very important and
much overlooked subject of the merchandising of lumber.

I desire to thank the officials of the several affiliated associations for
the valuable assistance they have rendered to the National association
during the year, particularly In behalf of the Forest Products Exposition,
which is our principal achievement at this time.

It seems to me that one of the matters which the National organization
should take up actively in the near future is the suggestion made at the
last annual meeting that an inter-insurance department be inaugurated
to be conducted by and solely in behalf of the affiliated membership.
1 am sure that this suggestion can be worked out along lines that will
be practical, satisfactory and mutually profitable in the end. If that
can be done the National association will need no further defense for its
existence.

Treasurer J. A. Freeman of Pasadena, Cal., read his annual
report, which showed the total receipts during the year as
$24,059.99: disbursements, $20,916.71, there being now in the
treasury $3,143.28. ,

The financial report of the secretary was referred to the audit-
ing committee.

Secretary Ehodes told of the work done in compiling monthly

rj;i;sii(i:N

■ ports of cut and shipiiionts, stating that this lias iirovou of real

iluc to the nicmber.K. The report is as follows:
Secretary's Report

.V detailed report of the work of tlic si'iretnry's olBce during the pust
> iir would be more voluminous than would l>e proper to present at this
time In view of the length of our program. A complete report, however,
has iK-en prepared, and will be made a part of the records of this
convention. Suffice It to say now that the National association has
Justified Its existence during a year when association work of all kinds
has been unusually difficult.

It Is at times like the present when the question Is sometimes asked
If the National association Is worth to the Industry what it costs. The
expenses of the organization for the year ending March 31 were about
$20,000. It would be Impossible to reckon In dollars and cents the value
of the work done by the association. It would seem that the lumber
business, — .\merlca"s second manufacturing Industry.— should be willing
to maintain an organization dealing with questions which affect the entlru
business. The lumber Industry has before It some very serious problems
which cannot be handled satisfactorily without complete cooperation on
the part of all Interests concerned. The bu.slness Is being put more
and more upon the defensive. The competition between the different
lumber producing sections of the country Is constantly Increasing, and
many questions which were formerly local In character, now Interest
manufacturers of many species of wood.

Much of the attention of the National association the past year has
been devoted to transportation matters, especially to questions before
the Interstate Commerce Commission. The jurisdiction of the commission
over transportation In all its phases is being constantly Increased, and
shippers of all kinds are finding that they can make moie satisfactory
showings of their contentions when they act concertedly on all matters
of common Interest coming before this government tribunal.

The more Important subjects dealing with transportation. In which
we have interested ourselves, will be referred to In the report of the
railroad committee, submitted by Chairman Pierce.

The work done under the direction of the railroad committee has been
valuable. The subjects considered include the five percent rate advance.
In connection with which voluminous statements were filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, showing the comparison of lumber
rates with rates on other commodities ; the proposed charge for spotting
cars, the proposed supervision of track scales and track scale weights,
the steel car agitation, upon all of which briefs were filed, and the
proposed reclassification of rates on dressed lumber.

Perhaps the most Important activity of the association has been In
connection with the fibre box case, which has just been decided by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. In this we have co-operated with the
National .Vssoclatlon of Box Manufacturers. It Is needless to emphasize
the necessity of doing everything possible to preserve the markets for
low-grade lumber, which Is a constantly Increasing proportion of the
lumber output. Indeed the utilization of the raw material depends
upon our ability to market this grade of product. The story of the
fibre box case Is a long one. It having been conceived several years ago.
During the past year only has It been prosecuted, however, before the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The work of the committee will he
covered briefly In the address of W. B. Morgan, chalrmon of the classifi-
cation committee.

The commission decided that while It cannot go Into the relative
merits of the two classes of freight containers, nor specify those par-
ticular commodities which should and should not be carried In paper
boxes, it states that the conditions of the classifications relative to

packing, sealing, and testing the latter should be rigidly enforced and
shippers held responsible for violation. It was proven In the evidence
submitted that the practical application of these restrictions is Impossible.
The commission also states it is convinced of the necessity for the
I'llmination of some commodities now permitted to l>c shipped In fibre
boxes. It suggests that this should be worked out by the shippers and
the carriers themselves, as well as the standardization of the wooden
box. The latter hos already been taken u|) by several large organizations
of shippers, and will come prominently before the manufacturers of
lumber and boxes during the year.

One of the most effective results of the fibre box case has been the
education of the railroad presidents and managers to the serious losses
being sustained by the carriers from the incriasing use of the substitute
and inferior package. This was accomplished by submitting to them
many photographs taken of damaged paper packages In many of the
principal freight wareliouses of the country which were submitted as
evidence In the case. .\s a result there Is now before the classification
committees of the railroads the question of the readjustment of rates on
freight shipped in fibre and corrugated imper.

The association has closely followed the attacks made upon wood as a
building material. Ordinances were passed In several cities and towns
during the year prohibiting the use of shingles, and ordinances are non-
being considered at various places to exclude wood for all exterior use.
Including siding and casing, as well as roof covering. There Is a sincere
dr-slrc on the part of many persons to do everything possible to reduce
the Immense fire loss of the country, but It develops that certain manu-
fac^turers of so-called fire-proof building materials have espoused this cause
for the purpose of advancing their own products, and in some instances
serious and unjust attacks have been made upon lumber. Just what the
fire-prevention propaganda covers will be explained to us tomorrow by
Frank D. Chase, president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Fire
I'rotection Association, the annual convention of which Is now being held
In this city.

Because of the several technical questions, arising In connection with
fire-proofing, preservation, and proper treatment of wood, the Board of
Governors employed Dr. Hermann Von Schrenk as consulting engineer
of this association. Dr. Von Scbreuk Is well and favorably known to the
lumbermen. In bis address tomorrow he will explain to you the nature
of his work.

We have offlclally identified ourselves with the forestry movement upon
every reasonable occasion during the year. Each year sees a fuller
conception on the part of those persons who were formerly Inclined to
feel that the lumbermen were needlessly wasting much valuable forest
material of the practical difficulties which make It Impossible for timber
owners to adopt scientific forestry methods under present economic con-
ditions. The exact relation of forestry to the lumber business was set
forth In the splendid reports presented to the forestry section of the
National Conservation Congress held In November. The work of the
conservation committee of the National association will be explained
by J. E. White, whose sincere interest In forestry and conservation Is well
known the country over.

The National Lumber Manufacturers' Credit Corporation has made
.•iatlsfactory progress during the year, the details of which will be reported
by Superintendent Blederman. The circulation of the "Blue Book" Is
Increasing, and It is paying Its own way.

During the year a canvass was made to ascertain the views of the
members relative to the discontinuance of the monthly statistics of cut
and shipments. The sentiment was practically unanimous In favor of
continuing them, and the method of compiling the figures gathered by

the affiliated associatious have proven satisfactory and muth less expensive
than the former method of securing the returns direct from each mill.

The secretary has traveled extensively during the year, attending meet-
ings of the affiliated associations where possible, as well as gatherings
and conventions of related interests.

Much interest has been expressed by the manufacturers in the estab-
lishment of an insurance department, as proposed by the association at
the last annual meeting. The con.mlttee appointed to take up this
matter has considered various plans, but. in view of the unfavorable
financial conditions existing, as well as the amount of effort necessary
to promote the Forest Products Exposition, no definite recommendation
has been made for inaugurating this departure. If such work Is under-
taken, the advisability of the National association promoting it Is
evident.

The Forest Products Exposition is an accomplished fact. It is unques-
tionably one of the most complete, instructive and attractive Industrial
expositions ever held in this country, and is a credit to the lumber
industry. It shows what can be done by the lumber manufacturers
working through one national organization. Whether it shall be held
another year will depend upon the practical results following both
expositions.

I cannot close without thanking the secretaries of the affiliated asso-
ciations for the splendid spirit with which they liave co-operated with
the National association during the year. Without their hearty interest
and untiring efforts the Forest Products Exposition would not be the
success that it Is.

There are many matters of great importance which the National
association should take up for the benefit of the whole industry. With
the proper financial support from the manufacturers, and the willing and
effective co-operation of the secretaries of the affiliated associations, the
National association will be able to produce still further satisfactory
results.

G. C. Longman of Chicago read a paper that was entirely unique
in lumber trade conventions, having for its theme "The Man
of It." Mr. Longman succeeded in impressing upon his audience
his belief in the evolution that has taken place in the industrial
and business life in recent years, indicating a much closer rela-
tion between employer and employe. He instanced various exam-
ples tending to prove the modern spirit of mutuality which pre-
vails in industrial life as illustrated by various rules and regula-
tions for the benefit of employes, which have been adopted in
recent years by large employers. The real meaning behind the
talk was that regardless of a man's position in life, his real suc-
cess is measured by his manliness, and that the realization of the
human side of the various factors in commercial and business life
is raising the moral plane in business circles.

The thought of this inspiring address is aptly shown in the
following poem which Mr. Longman quoted:

In the workshop of the world I stood.

And watched the craftsmen toil.
Some were working in metal and wood,

And some in the common soil.

.\nd something was in the product

Of every one who wrought.
Something apart from wood and stone

Of more than human thought.

And one fashioned in metals.

In gold and silver rare.
The form of a beast or serpent.

Or the face of a maiden fair.

Another gleaned from the forest, ,

From the sturdy oak or pine
A carving fit for a palace,

-V work no less divine.

While still from the depth another

Quarried the marble white.
And chiselled himself a statue

Of beauty, strength and light.

And though the work were humble,

So long as the aim was high,
The stamp of worth was on it

The work to justif.v.

And each one wrought his spirit

Into the thing he did,
As guided by a master.

As though by Heaven bid.

.\nd lo. as I looked and wondered,

So strange the vision ran.
The things they did all vanished,

.\nd nothing was left but man.

And a voice from forest and mountain

Echoed the valleys through :
"Be brave and just and honest

Be a man whatever you do."

.\nd then when men and nations

Are figured at their worth.
You'll not be counted a zero.

But will add to the wealth of earth.

Mr. Towsou was again called upon after Mr. Longman had con-
cluded, the subject of his address being "Tor the Sake of the
Lumber Jack." It might be inferred from this title that Mr.
Towson was going to tell of his work among the lumber jacks,
but in a forceful extemporaneous address he branched off into
other topics, speaking mainly upon the predominance of the
spiritual attitude in business life as controlling the physical and
mental attitudes. Mr. Towson paid the lumbermen a glowing
tribute, praising the spirit with which they work and in which
they treat with their fellowmen and employes.

Mr. Towson in speaking of the problems facing the modern

ii.lustrinl lender sniil that tlicy arc being worked out by the
:.|iirit of mutuality wliieh is beiug evidenced in all i-ircles. He
maintained that one of the biggest problems to be solved is the
Kooial problem, and that in the lumber business it must be solved
by the co-operation of lumbermen among themselves and with
their employes. Mr. Towson further maintained that the spiritual
side of man has a real eoouomic value in industrial work, as it
is this spiritual side whioh, developed or left undeveloped, tends
to eflioienoy or lack of efficiency. It is the realization of the need
for such development which is increasing the efficiency of the
modern workers.

Speaking briefly of the Young Men's Christian Association work
in the lumber trade, the speaker stated that he has found the
doors of the lumber industry open to the Young Men's Christian
Association efforts, and that the experience has been that work
performed by that organization has in every instance resulted in
increasing the efficiency of the groups of men to whom it has been
applied.

It had been expected that Chief Forester Henry S. Graves
would address the meeting in the opening, session, but a wire was
received from him stating he would be unable to attend on account
of pressing matters at Washington, and Howard F. Weiss, director
of the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., who had pre-
pared a paper to be delivered at the Wednesday session, was
• ailed upon to take his place. Mr. Weiss' paper was one of the
-■ries on ' ' Merchandising of Lumber, ' ' being entitled ' ' Mer-
handizing of Lumber from the Scientist's Point of View." This
I'uper is shown in full elsewhere in this issue of Hardwood Eecord.
Following the a])pointment of coniniittecs, the morning session
adjourned.

TTJESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

The afternoon session of Tuesday was opened by a report of

the credentials committee, delivered by George K. Smith. Mr.

Smith reported that seventy-three out of the one hundred fifty

delegates were present.

Capt. J. B. White of Kansas City, chairman of the conservation
committee, reported and spoke of the evolution in the lumber
business, which has grown from a business of small mills sawing
for local consumption to the present status. He mentioned that
the prevalent idea that conservation is a cure for all lumber ills
is a fallacy but that the policy of the government at Washington
to urge individual conservation and make collective conservation
impossible through prohibiting and regulation of cut, is also a
grave mistake. Capt. White stated that he would favor a law
specifically prohibiting wood waste, which law he felt would result
in influencing collective conservation.

Speaking of tree planting, Mr. White said that it is not good

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business to jdnnt trees when virgin forests exist, and that no con-
servation is possible while it remains impossible to produce new
merchantable trees at a profit over cost of jdanting and care.

As instances wherein conservation in material used is possible,
the speaker referred to the manufacture of flooring in certain
lengths. He stated that his company manufactures flooring of all
lengths from one foot up, thus utilizing a great deal of material
which would otherwise be an utter waste. He maintained that
waste in manufacture is much more extravagant in the South and
West than in the New England states. Mr. White maintained that
there should be some agreement as to the classification of widths,
lengths and grades in order to insure a minimum of waste in
manufacture through the fullest possible use of the log. In clos-
ing his report he stated that in place of a mere address by the
chairman of the conservation committee at the next session, he
favored a free discussion of the conservation problem and a talk
by some authority on the subject.

Chairman F. K. Pierce of the railroad coniniittee then delivereil
the following exhaustive report:

Report of the Railroad Committee

of a nuii

Your railroad committee lias to report (lie ronsl
of matters that liuvc come I.eforc It during; tiie piiKt year, niid wlilili
seemed to bo such as could be properly handled by it, there being iii>
doubt about the questions being of general Interest to the lumber nianu-
fncturlDg fraternity.

Probably the most Important proposition before this comniitte,; has
been the application of the railroads for permission to put In a general
advance In rates ; this advance to be approximately 5 per cent of the
existing tariff. While the territory affected liy the applications already
considered by the commission, Is limited to the Central Trelght Associa-
tion and Trunk Line territory, still It is well understood that If the
advance is granted, the application of lines In other territories will be
promptly pushed. With regard to this matter, n vigorous and exhaustive
correspondence has been maintained — not only with the members of this
committee (meetings of which are impractical on account of the widely
scattered residences of the members), but also with prominent manu-
facturers Individually, and with the various associations, through their
secretaries. The committee has earnestly endeavored to discover exactly
the attitude of our people on this Important question. In his goings to
and fro among the various member associations, Mr. Khodcs has con-
stantly endeavored to get the views of all with whom he has come In
contact, and the best that can be said is that our people are not of
one mind on this subject. There Is no question but that we all feel that
the railroads should have an Increased net revenue, but our minds arc
divided as to how this end Is to be accomplished. A certain class of
manufacturers, looking only at the probable effect of Increased freight
rates on the lumber business, is anxious that the roads should be granted
the Increased rates, and is inclined to close its eyes to the equities In the
matter, provided the railroads arc put In position to buy more lumber.
These manufacturers were satisfied to have lumber included among
those items which should bear the advanced rate, feeling, no doubt,
that they were not In position to recommend sauce for the other man's
goose, without accepting It for their gander. On the other hand, a very

MOHOAX, PIXK BLUFK, ARK., CIIAIK
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lafge perceiitase of manufacturers have felt that the forest products were
paying tlielr full share, and in many instances more than their full
share of the transportation burden. And still another class felt that,
despite the constant friendliness on Its part, it had been the recipient of
such extremely shabby treatment by the railroads, that it could not do
otherwise than to oppose most vigorously any attempt to advance the
lumber rates in which it was interested. In view of this variety of
opinions among our people, it was impossible for the committee to put the
association positively on record in connection with the rate advance ques-
tion.

Accepting the commission's invitation to hear shippers of specific
commodities concerning the matter of this advance, and the commission
bavin;: designated February 20, 1914, as the date on which to hear lumber
sbippiTs. the committee appeared before the commission, through Its
ripresoutatives. Secretary Rhodes, Attorney Gallagher and Mr. McKay.
There was also present a delegation from the North Carolina Pino .\sso-
ciation. and various representatives of individual shippers of forest prod-
ucts not afliliatod with tills association. We presented statements of
freight rates, showing comparison of the rates on lumber with rates on
other commodities of somewhat similar value, and presenting somewhat
similar problems of transportation. These statements are voluminous,
and «(• I'rcl di-monstrated, be.vond a question, to the commission that
till' .xiviiim iiiii ~ on lumber, all things being considered, are higher than

on .iii\ (iiiii jiodity. There was much of detail and analysis to be

^oii. niiM ill rii.hiTig this conclusion, and our witnesses before the com-
missi..n ^t 1 tlir test of examination well and we feel fully convinced

everyone who heard them of the accuracy of our contention that so far
as lumber was concerned it could not be accused of being a favored
commodity by the transportation companies.

I will not take up your time with statistics supporting this proposition.
It suffices to say that any manufacturer of lumber can look a railroad
squarely in the face, with the full conviction that he is doing his full
share towards its support.

It is only proper to state that the committee, in its representations
to the commission, specifically exempted the West Coast Lumber Manu-
facturers' .Association and the Pacific Coast Sugar & White Pine Manu-
facturers' Association from the representations made. This was for the
reason that those associations felt that they were not directly interested
in the read.iustment of rates in the territory under consideration, and
requested that it be made clear to the commission that any representation
made by our committee was not In their interest, or In representation
of them.

In conclusion, your committee submitted to the commission that this
association would not oppose a general advance on all rates to the
territory under consideration if, after full investigation, the commission.
In its wisdom, should feel that this was the proper way in which to
secure to the carriers increased net revenue. Your committee further
submitted, however, that this association would vigorously oppose any
attempt to advance the rates on, lumber, unless, at the same time, there
was an equal general advance on all classes and commodities.

It is of course outside the functions of this committee to prophesy,
but it would seem, from the best information we can obtain, that the
commission will authorize some of the advances asked for, and that it
will refuse to authorize others. It seems quite evident that there will
be no general horizontal advance. It would seem reasonable to suppose
that, where advances will be made, these advances will generally affect
the rates on those articles against which there has been no protest made.

It developed that many of the proposed advances were not protested
against. If the commission follows this policy, we feel that the commit-
tee, in filing vigorous general protest against the advancing of lumber
rates unless all rates were advanced, has done all that could be done to
protect the Industry from further advance in rates, except as part of
a general scheme for Increasing railroad earnings, in which all the
freight of the country was equally interested.

Your committee appeared before the commission on the question of the
charge for spotting cars, and has filed a brief committing the entire
membership strongly to the opposition of this proposition. It was sup-
posed, for a while, that the commission had dropped this idea; but it
developed, within the past few days, that it has not done so, and that
further hearings affecting the matter will be held late in the coming
summer. As the committee views it, there is much to be said against
this proposed charge, and, from a lumberman's viewpoint, absolutely
nothing In favor of It.

Another important matter of general interest Is a proposition now
embodied in a bill before Congress to have the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission take over the installation and inspection of track scales. Tliis
matter has not advanced to a point where the committee can take any
positive action in regard to it ; but It is mentioned here for the purpose
of bringing the attention of Individuals to It, in order that the committee
may have the advantage of suggestions and advice from any member
who feels Inclined to thus favor it.

There Is an interesting matter before the commission, to which the
comrhittee has given some attention, it being the case of the Eastern
Spoke & Wheel Manufacturers' Association, in protest against the advance
in rates on certain specific articles manufactured from the products o£
the forest. Some of the roads have apparently attempted to take ad-
vantage of the Interstate Commerce Commission's suggestion that a re-
adjustment of classification of forest products might properly be made ;
and of course all such readjustments are with a view of increasing reve-
nue. The attempt is being made to raise the classification on spokes,
hubs, rims and kindred articles. Increasing the differential against these
items over the lumber rates.

.■\s the committee sees it, the only logical deduction from the premises
laid down by the classification people in this contention would lead to
a difference In (-ate between No. 1 common boards if SIS, and No. 1 com-
mon boards if rough or if S2S. From the lumber manufacturers' stand-
point, this seems to be a complete reductio ad absurdu.-n. Nevertheless,
It Is a matter that should be carefully watched by your committee, other
wise it may be the source of great annoyance, trouble and expense. It
Is but a few years ago that some of the roads in Central Freight Asso-
ciation territory did actually attempt to inspect lumber shipments of
yellow pine from the Southwest, and collect a differential over the lumber
rates on such articles as flooring, celling, partition, etc. The fibre box
case is now before the commission, everything having been submitted by
the contenders to support their views. What further steps could or
should be taken in connection with this matter can only be suggested
by the opinion of the commission when rendered. This decision is ex-
pected at an early date. We desire to submit the following general
observations touching the relations of lumber manufacturers to railroads :

The problems of transportation are among the most vexing and, at
the same time, from a financial standpoint, the most Important with
which a lumber manufacturer comes in contact. In considering a tract
of timber as a manufacturing proposition, one of the first questions the
prospective investor asks is this: "What is the outlet?" And when this

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;.liilon, howcvor, thiii dlvorgoncc of Interest Is only nppnront, nnd by no
...inK artual. It would seem to U8 that this Industry Ik one Induntry.
all.! should be so considered In all Its relations with Its most Intimate
adjunct In the handllnc of Its business, viz., the rnllronds. We submit
that nn Injustice done a sawmill miin In Maine will ultlmntoly find its
rellox In an Injury to a manufacturer In Califoruiu. There can no per-
manent good come to any one section of the country through the ol>-
tnlnlni; of an apparent ndrantnRC over another producing secllon In
th.> matter of Its treatment by the railroads. Your committee recom-
mends the earnest endeavor of this association toward securing an equnll.v
favorable considerotion by the railroads of all members. To accompllsli
this we must come Into court witb clean hands ; vre must give evidence
that our hearts are right toward each other and that we are actuated
by a splilt tif absolute fairness to-vard eoch other and toward the roads. A
disposition to want the best of it, regardless of the other man's interests,
will defeat itself. We must realize tlint one ronnot be bcneflted at the
expense of the many.

This Is a summary of what has been done by the railroad committee.
It is submitted with the hope that good has been accomplished and will
follow these efforts.

The report of the railroad committee was followed by one from
the classification committee, delivered by W. B. Morgan. Mr.
Morgan told of the decision in the Pridham case which was
handed down by the Interstate Commerce Commission a few days
ago. He stated that the classification committee has rather been
resting on its oars, or at least simply maintaining a watchful
policy pending the decision of the commerce commission. Review-
ing that decision he said that the main point brought out is that
the rates eastbound must not be different from rates westbound
for fiber contained freight. The commission ruled that it could
not pass an opinion on the controversy as to the merits of the two
classes of containers.

It will be remembered that the fight was originally instituted
because of the question of east and westbound rates, but that the
fiber box people thought best to endeavor to have the decision
based on the merits of the containers in question. Therefore, con-
sidering that the wooden box has won the rate controversy and
that the Interstate Commerce Commission refuses to pass an
opinion upon the merits of the two packages, the decision seems
like a substantial victory for the wooden box industry.

Mr. Morgan again assured the convention that the fight had
really just begun and that there must be an immense amount of
work accomplished before the question is fully settled. The
speaker recommended that the association maintain a traflic
bureau to take care of all questions affecting the lumber and
box interests, as it has always been difficult to advance really
sound arguments in behalf of lumber and wooden boxes because
of the lack of complete understanding of traffic questions on the
part of those in charge of the work. As an illustration he
instanced the controversy as to whether or not lumber is paying
more than its fair share of freight rates throughout the country.
Mr. Morgan said it is thought that lumber is doing all that it
should be asked to do, but that the answer is not definitely known.
He recommended that the board of managers authorize a confer-
ence with the wooden box men, who he maintained would be
glad to help out in an effort of this sort.

According to the speaker only a small assessment would be

iioi'ossnry, und hi> cxproRNed M bii opinion, that it would bo roni
pnrntivi'ly ensy to rniHH the nPoOHsnry moni'V. As nn inslnnee ho
Htnlfd thiit hnrihvood shipperN in Mi-niphis nnd surruunding terri-
tory raised ♦12,(100 for Irnftlc purpuses, nnd that if this one oom-
iiiunity can rnise that amount it should nut bo luirticulnrly difllcult
for the Nntional riHsooiation to raise $.'io,o(i(i. lie said that the
results would fully justify any Huch niitlny.

Itevorling again to the box rose, Mr. Morgan said thai the whole
)irupositioii would have to bo gone over again, ns the fibor box
people are not following H|ieciflod rogulatioiis of the railroads. Ho
maintained that eighty per cent of freight delivered for shipment
is hauled to freight ile|H>tK within a |H-riiii| of three hours every
day; that it is a jihysical impossibility for the railroad employes
to keep track of conformity to regulation. Aeoording to the rail
roods' regulations they arc empowered to reject Hblpnients of
wooden boxes found inadequate, but in fiber boxes they are only
given the privilege of charging an additionnl twenty ]>er cent in
such cases. This is a question which in the opinion of Mr. Morgan
should be taken up with the idea of putting the two packages
on an equal basis. He asked for the moral and financial support
of the lumbermen, stating that fiber box jieoplc arc doing a big
work, that they have raised a very considerable quantity of
money among a very few concerns.

A. T. Gerrans, chairman of the advertising committee, then
reported as follows:

Report of Advertising Committee

Members of the manufacturing lumber trade who have fullowed the
earnest endeavors of the progressive element of our broihorliood to. In
some way, rehabilitate and reinstate in the minds of the .\merlcan
public the real, honest facts about our product, have In our opinion
come right now to the point where they must either chop wood or throw
down the ax. When the "would he" campaign of national educollon on
publicily methods was first started in this city In May. 1!>11, it did not
take long to develop the astonishing fact that the lumbermen iliemselves
had first to be educated, not only as to the desirability of following the
advanced methods of the age for marketing all kinds of saleable services
and goods, hut that timber and Its products were fit subjects for such
an educolional campaign, nnd that there were in this whole country
lliousands and hundreds of thousands who really desired to know some-
thing honest and true about the growth nnd use of the trees that they
had seen glimpses of since their Infancy. We doubt If there Is any
trade In the world that contains a greater percentage of high grade
brains or develops more horse power of energy thnn the manufacturing
lumber trade of the United States. The very nature and location of the
niillman's business makes him aggressive, as he in turn has to Instill
into the labor that he works the courage and grit that It takes to get
out logs in the woods and swamps In all kinds of weather. Hot or cold,
rain or shine, the logs must come, as, of all the crimes on the sawmill
calendar, to shut down Is the greatest. Yet we sec a meek nnd lowly
bunch, afraid to call their souls their own, afraid of the United States
Government, of the state government, of the Tire Prevention Bureau,
of the seller of substitutes, of the railroads, yes, of their own shadows,
on their own logging railroad, In the swamp, on tbolr lumber yard and
sawmill ; aggressive, wide awake, desirous of Improvement In every way
to produce cheaper and better lumber — but stoically admitting trade is
had. admitting that 2') per cent of the box lumber is now irrevocably
gone to fiber and paper; that steel and cement are eating Into their
hearts and pockets; that metal roofs, metal furniture — house, office and
school — metal fence posts ; metal building — trim and doors — metal lath ;
metal wagon wheels ; metal automobile and buggy bodies, etc., are being
made, advertised, and sold to the millions, while we lumbermen sit by
and sec the other man pluck the fruit, peel it and graciously permit us
to pick up the rind. Have wc been dishonest as the United States
Government says? Have we no faith In our timber? Arc wc ashamed
to tell inquiring people (and wc arc bound to admit that the public arc
eager listeners) how good our product Is and what It is good for? Where
is all our aggressiveness gone? Shall we permit the pSbllc to accept
without question the innumerable misleading statements made about us
and our business, some of them absolute falsehoods, and permit this
public who are watching for our answer to draw the natural Inference
that wc are guilty of the crimes laid to our door and logically so since
wc do not defend ourselves?

Educational Abvektisinc?

We are compelled to admit as business men the power of money to
obtain results. We know beyond all doubt that millions of dollars are
spent In advertising, and In reading, as we do, all kinds of advertising,
we quietly realize that today practically all such advertising is along
educational lines — the growth of the raw material, the story of the
manufacture, the good qualities, durability nnd comfort arc described In
plain straightforward and artistic language, and this method Is pursued

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l.y ovrry Inislncss man iu tlK- United Slatos. Wc leave it to you. Has
til'' .i.]\< I IMii^j, :i- you have seen it, been successful? Can not the lum-
l..iiii,iii I. II 111' \\"mlerful story of the forests and 'the beauties of our
liiiii. r iihl ith u . lulness of its products as intelligently and as interest-
iiii;l( '" III |,iii.ii,.- as the telephone company can educate the same

|iu !■ Til II if their implements; as the National Biscuit Company

cm I'll III' I "II "t cakes and crackers?

w ' I'll' I "II all know, proven by the different individual campaigns
"I 111'' v:iri"ii- .'""liations that people can and do become interested, but
iliosc campaigns, wonderfully successful as they have been in their more
iir less narrow scope, do not now and will never touch the great subject
(if wood and to a certain degree are more or less antagonistic to each
other, but "Wood vs. Substitutes for Wood" is a tale that must be told
— a battle that must be fought by a united army of lumbermen of the
United States and it can be done in no other way. We must all pull
together, big and little, strong and weak, must all do what we can to
furnish the brains, energy and what is equally necessary, the sinews
of war. the cash — not the promise of help, financial or otherwise, but
the fulfillment of the promise, and not some time in the future, but now.

When we visit this magnificent exhibition In (he Coliseum is there a
lumberman iu the audience who Is not proud of it? Gentlemen, it took
brains, energy and money to plan and carry to a successful issue our
Forest Products Exposition. Will the lumbermen stop here, or are
I here any more brains, energy and money left to continue the good
work? We heard only yesterday of the sale of a large amount of rail-
road material at a price nearly 50 per cent less than the same class of
lumber was sold for a year ago.

We presume there is no danger of prosecution, or continued persecu-
tion, from the Bureau of Corporations if we simply refer to a lowering
of prices and don't talk of raising them. We don't know the quantity
sold, but for the sake of argument we will say that 1.000,000 feet was
sold and that the average price was ?10 less than obtained last year
(and some items we heard were nearly $16 less). Then $10,000 has been
irrevocably lost In one deal. This .$10,000 would have paid 1 cent per
thousand feet on each day's cut of the average mill for thirty years, and
the 1 cent per thousand feet is all we ask to begin a campaign of force-
ful and intelligent advertising, coupled with an efficient follow-up depart-
ment. We are more or less being taxed out of existence, some states
having as high as three separate taxes on the same tree and its con-
tents, and our assessors are much more interested in the cutting down
of the trees and the collection of the revenue and the immigration of
settlers and farmers to the cut-over lands than they are iu the conserva-
tion or reforestation movements. One is a live political issue, the others
a dream of the future.

Wiping Out Good Prospects

Our great timber holders, buyers for a future market, will probably
find taxation on the one hand and substitution on the other wiping out
the former prospect for a good investment, together with the fact that
nothing is being done intelligently and in accordance with accepted,
up-to-date methods, either to hold the old trade or broaden the market
and explore new fields. AVo ask, will not these large timber holders be
forced to build mills and begin to realize at once what they can and
further swell the enormous overproduction and thereby further lower
the average price per thousand feet? Remember that notwithstanding
one branch of the United States government upbraids us for raising
prices from 80 to 200 per cent, another branch, presumably as reliable,
shows a drop in the last seven years of $1.20 per thousand feet, an
average on all kinds of lumber of about TH per cent — this, notwith-
standing the well known fact that the value of standing timber has
materially advanced during the same period.

In 1910 the United States Government says the value of all lumber
and timber products was $1,136,129,000. The members of the National
Lumber Manufacturers' Association produced about 2.5 per cent, or
.$289,032,250 worth. We are asking the members of this association to
contribute in cash the sum of 1 cent for each thousand feet they pro-
duce, which we figure will amount to $12,000, for twelve months. This
sum is sufficient to start a campaign under the banner "Wood vs. All
Substitutes." It has taken practically three years to prove these facts
to our own fellow workers, but we believe that no one today doubts
the vital necessity of such a campaign of education and we therefore
again recommend to this association that it now act before it is too late.

A negro once was sentenced to be hanged for murder. During his
term in jail no statement could be gotten from him, nor would he talk
even on the morning of the day set for his execution. The priest en-
deavored to gain his confidence on the w^ay to the scaffold with no better
result, but just as everything was ready for the bolt to be pulled that
would shoot him Into eternity he said slowly and emphatically : "Gentle-
men, I'se be'n a bad, bad nigger, but I'se gwine to turn over a new leaf
right now."

W. F. Biederman, superintendent of the Blue Book published
by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Credit Corporation,
reported that the financial condition of the book is in excellent
shape.

Then followed short talks b}- delegates of the various affiliated
associations.

F. E. Waymer of the Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association was

the first speaker. Mr. Waymer said that the affairs of his asso-
ciation are going along nicely and that the members meet every
month and have a free and general discussion of conditions.

J. C. Knox, secretary of the Michigan Hardwood Manufac-
turers' Association, reported for that body. He said his associa-
tion has seventy members, manufacturers of hardwood and hem-
lock, who cut last year 750,000,000 feet of lumber, of which 450,-
000,000 feet was hardwood. The association meets quarterly and
a close interest is always maintained in its affairs.

R. S. Kellogg in speaking for the Northern Hemlock and Hard-
wood Manufacturers' Association, said that he was surprised at
the expression of difficulties which he had heard regarding main-
tenance of association work during recent times of uncertain busi-
ness. He stated that his association is accomplishing more and
is actually spending more money than ever in its history.

Mr. Kellogg outlined the work of co-operating with the retailers
of Wisconsin for the purpose of helping maintain the lumber
market. This work has been undertaken as a result of the
activities of substitutes advocated in that territory, and is becom-
ing a more and more important phase of the lumber business in
all sections of the country. Mr. Kellogg said that of the 31,000
silos constructed in the middle western states during the past
year, 8,000 were in the state of Wisconsin alone. He then went
on to describe the advertising work done by the association, telling
of the success with which it had met.

H. S. Childs, secretary of the Northern Pine Manufacturers'
Association, said that the 1913 cut of the association members
was 1,185,000,000 feet; shipments 1,400,000,000 feet, and that prices
had fluctuated somewhat during that period. Mr. Childs said that
there is a smaller membership than previously, but that this does
not necessarily mean a decreased influence, as the total cut holds
up very well.

George E. Watson, secretary of the Southern Cypress Manufac-
turers' Association, reported that the affairs of his association
have been going on in an even tone, that the policy has been to
simply maintain their own during the present unfavorable condi-
tions. He said that both cypress and the cypress association have
held their own during the past year, and that there is an antici-
pation of considerable branching out when conditions are more
favorable.

Thorpe Babcock, secretary of the West Coast Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, reported that the advertising campaign insti-
tuted by that organization was the big work of the year. He
stated that association work is difficult under present stringent
conditions.

George K. Smith, secretary of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers'
Association, stated that general conditions are not so encouraging
as last year, and that there does not seem to be material promise
of betterment during the next ninety days. He said that the
members of his association are simply waiting to see what will
develop from present conditions.

E. A. Selfridge, who was representing the Redwood Manufac-
turers' Association, (not now a member of the National associa-
tion) was called upon. Mr. Selfridge expressed himself as believ-
ing that his association will eventually join the National Lumber
Manufacturers' Association. He told of the conditions in the red-
wood industry of the West, and said that members of that associa-
tion have already seen the necessity of a broadening of the
interest in the lumber market, and the necessary going together
to accomplish this increase.

W. B. Roper, secretary of the North Carolina Pine Association,
Inc., said that with their lumber they used to experience con-
siderable blueing, but that this difficulty has been eliminated in
the lumber itself by kiln-drying, and is being eliminated in the
individuals by proj)er doses of optimism. Mr. Roper expressed
himself forcibly as in favor of a national advertising campaign
in lumber.

J. M. Pritehard, secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers'
Association, was also called upon to talk. He described the work
and purposes of that newest of the general associations.

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11. A. Long of KuiiKii!! City iitnrtlol tin" oudionop with n fon ifiil
i-xprciwion n» to the link of projior n'cult!! from coiivontioim. Mo
saiJ the rhi«>f iliflUully is thnt of lark of ooinciitrution on tho
part of thoKO iittoiidiiiB. niul their uiiwilliinjiiefm to iinrtioi|>nte
notively in the xe-wion!!. He .le|>loro.l the neee»!iity of nieetinR in
iinrongeninl imrroun.linn^, nnil HUggeitleil that the next »eHnion lie
held in a more plenKnnt |«lnie. His views were couiurred iu by
all those in attemlauce.

Mr. Lonj; niiiiiitaine.1 lliiil if the liunlH'rmen showed the sjime

indifferonee in the ndministrntiou of their business as they diil

attendance at convention sessions their respertive interests

^'>tlld not Inst long.

It was then announced by Mr. Klindes tlwif lie wo\ild endeavor

leciire a nieeliii(> room in the HIn.kst hotel.

WEDNESDAY MOENINO SESSION

There was a general subject assigned for discussion in the third
session which oj.ened Wednesday morning. This came under the
general head "The Merchandizing of Lumber," and the dif
ferent phases were assigned to e.xperts in their respective lines.
These embraced: Merchandizing lunil>er from the standpoint of
the lumber sales manager; from the standpoint of a yard whole-
saler ami city retailer; from the stanilpoint of the country retailer;
from the standpoint of the architect; from the standpoint of the
engineer; from the standpoint of the building contractor; from the
stand|>oint of the scientist; from the standpoint of the advertis
ing agent; from the standpoint of the as.sociation, and from the
standpoint of the fire prevention expert.

The.se subjects were taken care of respectively by M. B. Nelson,
general sales manager, Long-Bell Lumber Company, Kansas City,
Mo.; Julius Seidel, president, Julius Seidel Lumber Company,
St. Louis, Mo.; John B. Barry, president, Hawkeye Lumber & Coal
Company, Cedar Rapids, la.; Irving K. Pond, director of the
American Institute of Architects, Chicago; Dr. Herman von
Schrenck, consulting engineer of the National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, St. Louis; J. Norman Jensen, engineer of the
building department of the city of Chicago; Howard F. Weiss,
director of the United States Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,
Wis.; J. J. Rockwell, Crosl>y Advertising Agency, Chicago.

With the exception of an extemporaneous talk with which Mr.
Seidel prefaced his address, and the extemporaneous talks by
Mr. Barr and Mr. Jensen, the addresses were in the form of
papers.

The first paper was delivered as stated by Mr. Nelson and
Forester H. S. Graves followed with a short talk in which ho
-mphasizcd the necessity for conservation iu private timber. He

.'lintained that conservation will not be solved aloi.e in public
■■rests, which because of their more or less limited extent will
not l>c the jjaraniount factor. He maintained further that the
theory that nothing can be done along the lines of conservation
until all trees are gone is false, and that it is not sound theory
economically or industrially.

This was simply a short extemporaneous talk by Mr. Graves,
who was scheduled to deliver an address before the Chamber of
Commerce, and did not have time to deliver his written address,
which came later in the afternoon.

Julius Seidel in prefacing his talk likened convention methods
to primaries in that many are prone to criticize conditions, but
are not willing to come before conventions and maintain their
interests therein, and use their influence to correct the methods
which they criticize. He spoke humorously but effectively as an
introduction to his address on "The Merchandising of Lumber
from the Standpoint of the Yard Wholesaler."

Mr. Seidel 's talk was followed by a strong address by John W.
Barry, who took particular exception to present methods of adver-
tising lumber, stating that the one and only requirement is of the
wood itself and as a whole to advertise against the substitutes
rather than that the now competitive advertising of the various
woods be maintained. In speaking of tho retailer Mr. Barry said
that he is the result of the natural division in business and of

the natural grouping of factors for sales. The retailer conu-x,
according to the H|H>nker, from the following out of logical mer-
cliandi/.ing niethoils. He is not here because the manufacturer
createil him intentionally, but because he could not ilo without him.

.Mr. Karry asked what is going to be done about substitutoB and
nnalyzcil present advertising results. He told of the power of the
retailers for the working of good or ill to manufacturers, nnil
touched upon the misdirection of energy in competition and com
petitive nilvertising. He urged the adoption of advertising to
create confidence in wood.

The speaker then went on to describe some methods as adopted
by tho liackers of various substitutes, suidi as steel |iosts. He
instanced one denier in steel posts who in order to nmrket his
goiiils makes appointments with certain dealers who are asked to
invite to luncheon a certain number of possible customers. After
luncheon these |ie<iple are shown moving pictures illustrating the
)irocess of manufacturing the posts, the whole being supplemented
by cleverly worded sales talk. In this one instance this man has
not missed a single day since the first of the year in making such
an appointment and the sales of each day run from one to five
cars of steel posts. He stated that manufacturers of substitutes
stan<l behind their goods and push sales personally rather than
simply endeavoring to reach the public through the medium of
various middlemen. He averred that inasmuch as the battle lines
have already been drawn by the substitute manufacturers, the
war will have to l>c fought out along the lines laid out by them.

Adjournment for lunrh.'on followed Mr. H.irry's talk.
WEDNESDAY ATTEENOON SESSION

The afternoon session was opened by the address of Mr. P<md.

The various written addresses under the general heail of "Mer-
chandizing of Lumber" appear under that heading in another
j)art of this issue and the issue of May 25. The address of Mr.
Jensen was the only other which was not presented in written
form, he simply telling what he knew regarding the requirements
as seen from the viewpoint of the city buihling engineer.

According to Mr. Jensen his duties are to approve designs of all
buildings submitted to tho department, his work being confined
as far as timber is concerned, to structural stuff. In starting his
talk he said that he was going to speak frankly and tell the
situation exactly as he viewed it. Following out this suggestion
he spoke of discouragement he had encountered in the construc-
tion of grand stands made of wood, which in many cases hail
rotted out within one year after installation. Proper preservation
it seems would have taken care of this condition.

The speaker then went on into a discussion of the semi-technical
features of his work. All warehouse and light manufacturing
buildings must have published on placards safe live loads specified
by ordinance. This has to be determined beforehand and is based
on the ordinance covering the point of stress for different timbers.
In yellow pine the stress is 13,000 pounds per square inch of cross
section.

In speaking of the size of timbers, ;Mr. Jensen said that this
was a verj' important feature which is not given due consideration
by manufacturers of structural timbers. lie said that in cutting
and dressing, these timbers are sometimes reduced to below the
specified sizes, which causes a great deal of inconvenience on the
part of architects and contractors in buildings where certain tim-
bers have been specified, as the stresses are figured on the basis
of the exact dimension. He suggested taking this up in the asso-
ciation.

As to the question of fire, Mr. Jensen said that mill constructed
buildings which, specifically, are all buildings in which the smallest
dimensions of beams is 72 square inches in cross section, and of
posts is 100 square inches in cross section, stand up well under
fire tests, especially when sprinkled. In speaking of reinforced
concrete construction, Mr. Jensen said that it is necessary to pro-
vide, in designing this class of structure, one-half inch extra thick-
ness for flooring slabs, and 1% inches in posts and beams to take
care of fire damage, this being a decided factor in favor of wooden
construction.

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Another favorable factor which he brought out is a comparison
of the loads on concrete posts. For instance, the specified load
per square inch in concrete posts is 400 pounds, while the load
admitted by ordinance for yellow pine posts is 900 to 1,000 pounds
per square inch. However, he said that for heavy loads and long
spans, mill construction cannot compete with concrete posts. He
said that the ordinary floor to carry a heavy load needs to be 20
inches deep from the top of the floor to the bottom of the beam
in pine, while but 10-inch depth is required in concrete design.
Thus in a nine or ten-story building the saving of about one floor
would be accomplished in using concrete.

He urged the necessitj' for the adoption of standards for inspect-
ing and classifying construction timbers, as there is a growing
desire among contractors and architects to know more about the
actual classes of timber received for structural work. Mr. Jensen
maintained that there is no information of this sort of a really
valuable character being available. He said that the proportion
of stress maintained by longleaf pine timber as against shortleaf
pine is as 1.3 to 10. He urged a method of grading which would
take care of the variety of conditions presented, stating that
because of the long standing familiarity with wood its use has
come to be followed out along the rule of thumb methods. It
is now, however, up to lumber merchants and timber merchants
to standardise their woods in order to meet competition with the
standardized materials.

He also urged that it is absolutely up to the lumberman to be"
in a position to prove the value of his contentions and superiority
of wood in order to make any headway in the battle against sub-
stitutes.

Henry S. Graves, chief forester of the United States Forest
Service, then delivered the following interesting address:
Conservation and the Lumber Industry

Tlie siiliji'il ..r my :iililr.>ss today is "CDUservation and the Limiljor
IiKhistry." V\ HI I 111- ,'.ill deal with the problem of forest conserva-
tlpii .T i'ii\.'i III 'r iiiHl-i. Our national forests have been placed
under ndiiiini 11, n ni A. .-ire endeavoring to handle their resources

Many persons still have the idea that there is something incompatible
between conservation and industrial development. The ungrounded charge
that the government's polic.v of conservation on the national forests re-
tards development is still heard. As to forestry on private timberlands
most persons regard that merely as a well-meaning theory. The difficulty
has been that many of those who take this view are entirely uninformed
or niisinl'oriiiid regarding the aims and methods of conservation, while
otiurs. ill nsiiii; tlie term "development." have in mind not so much the
building up ol' r<:>\ industries as land speculation and promoters' profits.
I have purposely n^^ed the term "industry" in my title, because what I
am going to talk about is the kind of development that means actual
production of raw material, commerce and manufacture, and the main-
tenance of permanent communities and homes.

The character and conditions of the lumber industry have a profound
bearing on the question of conservation. One of the ultimate results
of conservation must be to maintain the industry, by maintaining the
supply of the raw material which the industry converts into finished
produrts for the use of 'the public ; nor can conservation be indifferent
to the conditions which obtain in an industry of such importance. We
seek to prevent destruction of the timber which we now have, to lessen
waste and thereby extend the life of present supplies, and to grow new
forests to replace present supplies as they are used. The practical
achievement of these purposes depends in considerable measure on con-
ditions in the industry. Tn the long run the perpetuation and prosperity
of the industry will depend on whether these conservation purposes are
achieved, and how.

The present situation in the lumber industry is largely the outcome
of the policy of the public in the past in regard to forest resources.
It was for a long time the policy of our nation to hand over the public
timberlands to private individuals as rapidly as they chose to take the
land, at a very low price. The underlying idea was that private\ owner-
ship was necessary to secure development. The homestead law, designed
to secure the development of agricultural lands by actual settlers and
homebuilders, introduced the further idea that public land should be
disposed of in small quantities, in the interest of diffused prosperity. At
the beginning the plan worked excellently in so far as real agricultural
land was in question. Up to a certain point the result was to place the

bulk of the agricultural laud in the bauds of farmers, while the bulk of
the non-agricultural timberlands remained in the hands of the public
because it had no value and there was no incentive to acquire it. As
population increased and timberland came to have a value either for
immediate development or for speculation, it was rapidly taken up.
Inasmuch as timber in most cases has to be handled in large units be-
cause of the outlay necessary to put it on the market, large tracts were
accumulated by purchase from smaller owners. When the older centers
of lumber production began to be exhausted and the prospective value
of the new sources of supply came to be appreciated, there was a rush
to acquire such timberlands as could still be secured cheaply. The estab-
lishment of the national forests put a stop to private acquisition of a
relatively small fraction of the original stock of public timber, but a
great deal of land had been taken up and there was a period of specula
tion in timberlands which did not culminate until a few years ago. In
the South also there was a rush to acquire timberlands. In building up
practicable units for operation many persons and concerns borrowed
heavily on their timberland property. The next step was naturally for
these owners to begin to realize on their investment, and there followed
a tremendous activity in lumber production.

I presume that there are not less than 75,000 to 100,000 owners of
timberlands, not including small tracts attached to farms. It may be
said that the majority of these timberland owners are desirous either
of operating, selling the stumpage, or selling their land outright. .\s a
result of the feverish haste to cut and manufacture timber, there was
naturally an over-production of timber, reaction, and demoralization of the
market. Curtailment of output responding to price recessions did not,
however, take place readily, because of the pressure to keep cutting even
after prices had fallen. Owners who had mortgaged their property
heavily were obliged to keep on operating in order to meet Interest on
their obligations, maintain their plants, and hold their organizations.
Decreased profits through a Ipwer-prlced product and increased cost of
production doubtless required these same men to cut a larger amount
of timber than otherwise would have been needed to carry them along.
Other owners who lor other reasons were financially weak were obliged
to continue cutting. In many instances increased taxation has tended still
further to force operation. Over-production therefore continued and a
depressed market became still further depressed, with the consequence of
local demoralization, numerous failures, and the various other results
which follow depression in any industry. .\s long as there exists a
constant pressure to place upon the market more timber than can he ab-
sorbed, instability will continue. If lumber were a commodity which in
manufacture could be shaped to most varying market requirements, the
situation might be somewhat different. The market will absorb a great
deal of the higher grades of lumber, but to meet the market possibilities
of high-grade lumber an immense quantity of low-grade material must
either be manufactured or wasted, and it is the low-grade material
which has glutted the market.

From a conservation standpoint, the present situation is an exceedingly
unfortunate one. Forced cutting under poor market conditions means
poor utilization, for a great deal of the low-grade material is left in the
w^oods. It is estimated that in some sections this waste is .30 per cent
greater than it was six years ago. Under such conditions, the care of
second growth and the encouragement of new growth have little interest
for operators. Fire protection receives little attention except where
it is necessary to protect valuable standing timber. While owners are
now In many sections of the country doing much more than formerly to
protect at least their merchantable timber from fire, the depletion of
the supplies is going on with a rapidity which operators themselves, who
are practically obliged to .nt with a great deal of waste, much deplore.
It is perfectly clear. •', - i..:, . iimr both from the standpoint of the
permanent welfare m i! i Midustry and from the standpoint of

the interests of con- i m i iiiitry is losing. I do not need tq

recount to you the 1"— i" Hi- in! h when a great industry is demoralized.
It is not merely a loss to oiicratnrs and stockholders in operating com-
panies, but a severe loss to those who are thrown out of employment
or who have irregular employment, and an economic depression results
which is shown in the diminished prosperity of whole communities. From
the standpoint of conservation the public is suflfering very great loss.
Its existing supplies are being used up rapidly and wastefully because
of poor utilization, and these supplies are not being replaced in any
adequate way.

I appreciate that a good many persons in the lumber industry are
unable to take the question of exhaustion of supplies very seriously. I
do not think I need to discuss the question of the possible length of
time before our present supplies of standing timber will be exhausted. I
am considering rather the local exhaustion of supplies and the local
economic loss through the stopping of commerce and Industry. It may
be that we can go on and waste a good deal of timber in the United
States and not suffer for a considerable length of time so far as the
nation as a whole is concerned, but I do not believe that It is a beneficial
thing for an individual state to have its timber resource exhausted, the
sawmills cease to exist, and the once thriving communities disappear.
It may be that the United States as a whole will not feel the effect
particularly of the exhaustion of timber in the Lake States, but I can
not look upon great stretches of barren wastes in these states and con-
sider that there has been the right kind of industrial development. Even

HARDWOOD RECORD

ilil lii»t nrty. or <•>.'» n
I iilt.r till- fm-l Ihnl
ultliiiiil ri'tiUiviiinit

titloll •!( ilir protlurio
t.|. |irl.-.ii. ir ■ lliiilUil
ilii-Ki' iiii'ii |>rociH-<l |<>
|io»ll>ti-. ilirrr will W

.< r I* lu luw |irlci'i<.

' Ik' iHiwer iif Cnxillluii

1-^ iinytliliiK to cut.

iIk- irMlt\ itluiil ••ixr.itor U to bull priced anil

proBt.

Uii- pulillc require cutting of xtiinilliii; tluiltcr

.; > utllliiMl, prutcotloii from (Ire of cut-over a«

<• II M;i uiiiul litiitU. uiiU cutlliiK !^o an to Kecure ri'plHcenicDt ntid coottiiued
' iiInT proOucllou nnil ninliilenniit'c of »tnhle Induntrleii.

The broad iDterents of the lumber Industry are to this extoDt Identical
«Uh the broad Inlerestn of the public, altluiuch there must be rci-ognlied
the further fact that there must always remain a certain element of
untnc'inNni U-twevn the Interests of any Industry and the Interest of
the public In the matter of price.

The ultimate significance of our whole Knvernmental activity In recu-
iitne Industry Is to reach cninmon footlnc for the peinuinent Interests

■ ■'. Iioth priHiucer and consumer. There Is no reason why this can not
' done In the lumber Industry as the final step In any process of In-
' ^ligation or nguLitlon, for there is none In whose permanent welfare

' .•■ public has greater concern.

If It Is true, as I believe, that the public Is suffcrlD); a loss, It Is
' rtslnly vital for the public to know the facts, to measure Its loss, and
lake jteps to n^cet the situation. In any public question the broad In-
t'-rests of the public as a whole mu.-'J l)e placed ahead of the Immediate
interests of consuir.ers as IndivlduaLs. In the same nay, in problems
r.ctlnc an Industry, the Interest of Individual operators should be
iiiordlnated to that of the Industry as a whole. The coullict of Interests
' twcn the individual consumer and individual industrial agent is sharp.
I Ij" individual ••onsumer has insisted that his inti'rest should control,
fiiardless of the effect on the comniuuily. The individual im-mber of
th< industry has emphasized his peculiar situation, which may he the
result of his own lack of judgment, regardless of the relation to thu
industry us a whole.

My poli.t i.s that If we look upon these problems In a large way wc

■ i..>ll find, I believe, that any solution of the strictly puollc questions,

■ T conservation questions, iD relation to our forest resources, will result
in stabilizing aiui placing on a permanent basis the lumber Industry, I
do not b«"lie>i- that there is any permanent solution for the conditions
of our lumber industry except through the participation of the public
and through an effective conservation program.

(Jne hears a good deal about the antagonisiu on the part of the public
toward Industry, and among lumbermen there is the feel.ng that the
public Is antagonistic toward their Industry. This is, of course, a part
of the general readjustment of relations between the public and industry
in practically every brsinch. Underlying it all Is the lll-dellned feeling
on tlie part of the public that It has given away its birthright and that
this has been capitalized to the people's disadvantage.

Regardless of the merits of any controversies, it is necessary for the
public to recognize the conditions of its third greatest industry, and it Is
necessary for men in this as well as other Industries to appreciate the
requirements and point of view of the general public which is affected
hy the operation:; of the industry. Frankly, I have been more than once
astonished that practical men have liecn so blind as to what It Is all
al>out anyhow.

It is a sound principle that the cost of public benefits should be borne
by the public. This has been repeatedly recognized by Congress and
by state legislatures in forest matters. It is an equally sound principle
that the public should receive full value for what It pays. Trite as
these statements may seem, the principles are absolutely fundamental
to any solution of the forest resource and forest industry problems, and
the failure to recognize them seriously is at the basis of an immense
amount of the difficulties today betvieen the public and Industry,

Let me Illustrate, The public Is now beginning to recognize that It has
a responsibility in Arc protection. It Is beginning to make direct con-
tribution to that phase of forestry because it can see the l)enerits and
hence value received. One of the obstacles of forestry is an unjust
-ystem of taxation of growing timber. Why, then, does not the public
■ form its tax system? Because the public docs not believe that with
iioh reform much more forestry will be practiced than now. .\ con-
■ . ssion to get forestry practiced will not be made unless the public has
-•line guarantee that it will be practiced. This is true also of general

that prf«(>nt

I- the Inherrul

ll» iif reduclhR

riiir\.i,^ .1.111^.. Ill .| ,ii. I. .i-iiij; profitt than
the public need, and that there will not be
In i.hort. the public will not, I brilevr, put
nun I) maki'it It iHixlhle f>ir Individual o» >.

Ili.y

llounl.t

Ulaliiin
• renull

on the

til, hut «
iirkc-d yet

•I mi

thii

ind, when the

• ■- Hull H l~ -ilir<rlllK
• 1 that thin can 1h' avoided and n benefit MTured by ••"Uifii«l«n«
• live acluril COI.I, It Khiiuld liladly imi-t tliew provliied II can
'■lunre of ncelvlng value for value,

Wlillt: I believe that through Incrensed outlet for our limber, eniieclally
abroad, and through vurlouit other way*, the prcM-nt lenite depremilon lu
the lumber market will ho rellcM-d, I Jo not believe that a real atable
condition of the Industry will Ih- reached and the Industry placed on n
permiiiient liasls If the Infiuences continue which fnrre ownern to cut
their timber Just as fast as they can. I have heard people argue tliot
so far as our limber resources are concerned liut little rnii be expected
In tlie nay of conservative handling, eltliir from the utandpolnt of
haste In cutting or from the standpoint of forest production, until the
present supply of first growth timber is pnictlcnily exhausted. It U
argued that so far as there Is injury to the puhllc from an unwise hand-
ling of timber resourcis, little will he done until the public iH'glDS to
suffer Injury which will Ik> felt much more severely than heretofore. Just
as It is argued that much greater damage must Ik' done hy floods before
right measures arc taken to prevent them through forest protection and
an adequate plan of engineering works. In the same way it is argued
that lumbermen will continue to he unwilling to accept the point of
view of the general public In conservation iJialters until conditions In the
Industry lieiome even worse than today. I must say that I am Im-
patient of sucli arguments, and I am unwilling to see our timber re-
sources destroyed by fire through lack of protection or Ineffective methods
of protection, and dissipated through wasteful methods of cutting : or to
see a great Industry remain In a demoralized condition without at least
having the general public consider fully all the facts and decide whether
It desires these conditions to continue.

.\s a matter of fact, a complete survey of the conditions in this country
relative to our forest resources, their quantit.v, continuance, relation to
the public welfare, and problems of the Industries handling them, has
never been made in any adequate way. My definite proposal is that such
a survey should be made hy some puhllc agency In whicli the people
of the country have full confidence. looking to a presentation of the facta
lieforc the public, showing wherein the public Is suffering a loss at the
present time and developing through Its Investigations, If this Is pos-
sible, a constructive program through which the public Itself will partici-
pate In establishing conditions required for its own protection,

I appreciate bow easy it Is to make such suggestions and that doubt-
less a good many would think that the proposed study would not amount
to anything. On the other hand, if my premises are correct that there Is
such a serious situation in the forest resource problem and that It is of
vital public Interest to correct It, this seems to me the first step to take.

Personally, I believe that the present situation in the lumber Industry
itself as well as the situation with reference to conservation of the
forests, Is a very definite demonstration that a great deal of tlmberland
which has passed into private ownership should have been retained by the
public Itself, with, of course, provisions for the disposal of the stumpage.
I believe that the present evils of the Industry would not have existed
it the public had retained three-fifths, or even two-fifths, of tlie stand-
ing timber Instead of only one-fifth. In other words, I believe that the
country Itself would have been better off If control of the timber situa-
tion had been left In the hands of the government. In a way It Is idle
to discuss what the situation would have been under such conditions,
but the consideration of n mistake In policy on the part of the public
itself is sometimes ilUiinlnatlng in searching for a remedy for a situation.
Now I am not proposing that the government Mequire two or three times
as much timber as it owns today. That, of course, would be Impractical,
I do believe, however, that it there were some way to secure conservative
handling of our forests from the standpoint of economic utilization, meet-
ing the legitimate demand of the market, maintaining stable local In-
dustries and providing for continued forest protection, protection of
streamflow, and all the other benefits of permanently sustained forests
^If, as I say, the lufiuencc In this direction were even partially as
effective as would have been the case If the government had retained
control of a larger amount of timber, the desired result could be secured.
My own belief Is that If the puhllc appreciates the loss it Is suffering
now or the gains which it might have. It would look with favor on meet-
ing Its fair share of the cost of forest conservation. On the other hand,
I do not believe that there Is any adequate solution of the problem un-
less the public itself participates In it, with the understanding that
there is going to be necessarily some cost for whatever benciits result : but
that through piil>lic participation. In whatever form It may take, there
will be a guarantee that the results will be secured.

HARDWOOD RECORD

This with the exception of the papers on merchandizing before
mentioned constituted the remainder of the said program.

Then followed the report of the nominating committee, who
offered the following names for election with the respective offices for
the coming year:

Prksident, R. H. Downman, New Orleans,, La.

Vici>rRrsinEXT, \Y. E. Delvanoy, Cincinnati, O.

Vh r lM:r II r- r. \, T. Gerrans, New Berne, X. C.

\H ' '■> M. B. MacKay, I'ortland, Ore.

\ !■ I iv I. U Kaul, Birniiiigham, Ala.

\ h l'i;i iiH I, w. C. I.andon, Waiisau. Wis.

ViciM'iiiisii.iiNT. J. .\. Freeman, Pasadena, Cal.

The secretary was instructed to cast the l^allot for the election
of these men to office.

The following board of managers was then named from the
various affiliated associations for the ensuing year:

F. K. Waynicr, Jack.sonville, ria., Georgia-Florida Sawmill .\ssoclatlon :
R. M. Carrier, Sardis. Miss., Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the
Lnlted States ; F. L. Richardson, .Vlpena, Mich., Michigan Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association ; Nathan O'Berry, Norfolk, Va., North Carolina Pino

ntio

Doili;.- \.,ii"i.Mi,.,ill, , 1,;
Georg.' Stochhirrl, La Cn
Hon; J. B. White, Kan;
elation.

Under the head of '

Ch.ii

cll, Ml

rhio Ma

City, Mo., Yellow Pine Manufacturers'

New Business" an invitation was extended
by assistant field secretary of the Pacific-Panama Exposition to
hold the next year's convention of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Aiisociation at San Francisco during that e.xposition.

The committee on resolutions then offered the following, which
were adopted as read:

Resolutions
Forest Pbodlcts ExrosiTioN
Whereas, the Forest Products Exposition has been promoted, and Is now
being held under the auspices of the National Lumber Manufacturers'
.\ssociation, and,

WiiKREAs, the exposition is an unqualified success from tvery stand-
point, being one of the most complete and instructive expositions ever
held in this countr.v, from which much value to the industry is already
apparent ; be it therefore

IJesolved, That this association extend its thanks to all exhibitors
whose participation in the undertaking has contributed so largely to its
success ; be it further

Resolved, That we especially desire to express our appreciation to those
exhibitors of sawmill machiner}', appliances, saws, etc., and that a copy
of this resolution be sent to each one of them.

Resolved, That the thanks of this association be extended to the
Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture of the United- States
government for the splendid exhibit arranged by it In the Forest Products
Exposition. We feel sure that the educational value of this exhibit will
be great, as showing the activities of the government in investigating
methods of timber utilization, forest protection and scientific research.
Restrictions TIi'on I'Ibke Boxes

Resolved, That we hereby thank the members of the classification com-
mittee of lumber, wooden boxes and allied Interests for the time and
efforts devoted by them to the conduct of the so-called "Prldbam or
Fibre Box Case," and that we reciprocate the expression of appreciation
made to us as lumber manufacturers by the manufacturers of boxes,
feeling sure that the cooperation between the manufacturers of lumber
and wooden boxes has proved of much advantage to both interests.

Be it further Resolved, That we request the members of the said
classification committee to proceed with the work which they have so
ably inaugurated to the end that the relative merits of fibre and wooden
boxes may be fully placed before the public and before the oflBclals of
the railroads of the country.

Be It further Re.solved, That we insit upon the suggestion of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in the decision in this case, to the effect
that such provisions may be established by carriers as will make possible
the imposition of the restrictions placed upon the fibre box by the classi-
fications as to packing, selling and testing, without which the fibre box
is given inferior advantage over the wooden container.
OrposiNO Car Spotting Charoe

Whereas, we understand that the Interstate Commerce Commission is
again to take up consideration of the matter of authorizing the railroads
of the country to make a charge for the spotting of cars upon private
and public sidetracks, the same to be in addition to the regular rate
charged for hauling freight from one point to another, and.

Whereas, we believe that the freight rate should cover the services
rendered in transportation from point of origin to destination ;

to such a charge for spotting cars as is contemplated, an(\ that w
dorse the brief which has already been filed by the railroad eomn
in our behalf against this proposition.

Opposing Amendment to Anti-Trust Law

WiiEKHAs, there Is pending before Congress administration niPii
known as tle> Cl.iyton bill, amending the so-called "Sherman .Vnti-'
Act," and.

Whicukas, tliere are so ninny fuudnmeiital economic conditions
should be taken into consl'Ien'tlon in enacting into law any such le

„.,!,i, leiii . .Mj-w'ss .ippiuii ein,,Tmtti.'e.s lo noiu puuuc neanugb tliruu.ijlmnt
the country, at all trade centers, m order that the real sentiment of
the people may be known, and that Congress may learn from business
men of all kinds, the character of constructive legislation which is.
necessary to safeguard the Interests of all the people.

-Vi'TACKS Upon Wood as a Building Material

Whereas, ordinances have been presented to the governing bodies
of various cities to prohibit the use of wood in various forms for ex-
terior use within the limits of said cities:

Be it therefore Itrsoi.vrn, That we recommend that all such iiftacks

upiei I li 111 "nil ( ;i building material be vis<'i"iilv .i|ii.m,.c| h,

oril' I I ; ji.it be deceived as to tie ini imhi;

its (|n, inn II I'liliieed to restrict its buildini; :e II I nil- ill is.-

of till III l]i I III. II n 1 I, nut so suitable and safe us .iMur mnii rials

for wliieh tirepniiit' quaiiti.'s are claimed.

Be It further Re.solved, That the associations aflftliated with the Na-
tional Lumber Manufacturers' .Association extend their moral and financial
support to those manufacturers and dealers of lumber who are opposing
or may be required to oppose the passage of ordinances intended to
restrict the use of lumber as a building material in their own localities.
.vDvKRTisixG Campaign Again.st Wood Slbstitltes

Whereas, the manufacturers and distributors of substitutes are spend-
ing a large sum of money in advertising for the purpose of inducing the
public to believe that their products are superior to wood for many pur-
poses ; and,

Wmkueas, in some of this advertising, certain stateraepts have been
made unjust and derogatory to lumber, and.

Whereas, wood in all forms possesses merits not inherent in other
materials :

Be it therefore Resolved, That the members of this association favor
the conduct of a comprehensive advertising campaign of wood against
substitutes, and that the secretary be instructed to fully investigate the
subject, and prepare a report covering his suggestions as to the best
methods under which such a campaign can be inaugurated in view of all
the conditions existing within our own trade, and without, together with
a statement of the probable cost of the same.

Be it Resolved, That such report be submitted to the board of gov-
ernors of this association as early as practicable.

INSCBANCE

Whereas, this association went on record at the last annual meeting
in favor of the establishment of an insurance department, to be con-
ducted in connection with the organization, and.

Whereas, no definite action has been taken upon this suggestion
during the year :

Be it Resolved, That we again reaffirm our views then expressed,
to the effect that we consider this one of the most important activities
in which the national lumber manufacturers can engage, and that we
urge the officers and board of governors to take up the matter upon
broad and comprehensive lines, in order that some definite plans may
be worked out during the coming year, which we feel sure will be of great
good to the entire industry.

In Memory of Mr. Frederick Weyerhaeuser

When Frederick Weyerhaeuser passed away, .\pril 4, 1914, the country
lost one of its most able business men, and the lumber Industry, a recog-
nized leader.

Mr. Weyerhaeuser possessed a sterling character and to his intimate
friends was known as a man of Christian ideals. His relations with
bis associates and competitors alike, have always been of the most up-
right and commendable nature.

Be it therefore Resolved, That we, the members of the National Lumbe'-
Manufacturers' Association, in annual meeting assembled, hereby express
our sincere sympathy as well as our utmost appreciation of the great
loss to our industry and to the nation in the passing of Mr. Weyerhaeuser.

Be it further Kesolvei>, That an engrossed copy of this resolution be
sent to the members of Mr. Weyerbaeuser's immediate family.

The meeting then adjourned.

Vii

hderchandisiny of Lumber

I'Kiiriiily lopv Willi

KROM THE STANDPOINT OF A YARD WHOLESALER AND
CITY RETAILER

. i-nf:.sii>KNT .ni.n •> skidki, i.i •

ST. l.Ol IS. MO.

llio followinj; foreofiil juiikt offers doiiio HiRvific 8ii)(|j;oxtiuiiN tliiit

II o|H'n the wuy pretty clearly in the efforts to enlist the retailer in
the inerchnnilising efforts.

Wi iiu-.! lii-rc tnil.iv on n l.lollll'ntll||^ oooiimIuii. >Ve havo coim- from
ovi-r.v ixirniT of tin- iountr.v to vii.lt whnt nilRht «i-ll Iw termed the most
Cleaiillc uiittitl uiidi'rlnklni: over :itteiii|'(i'il In tin elTiirl to presi'ut lumtxr
to an audlenre. Thn.w who arc and will Ik- able to eonic peroonnlly will
Itc the galiicni by havlu); aetunlly seen this wonderful presentation of
forest produrls. Those who, for one rensou or uuother, will he unable
to view this exposition, will, however, have the tieneflt of n vlvhl pletnre
of thf show, placed liefore tlieio liy means ijf tlic modern educational way
of the pn-ss. 1 do not know what your hopes were as to attendance.
I trust the number Is U|> t'> experlctlons — but whether It Is or not, the
coacenlrntlve elTort made to do things, the gettoirether Ideu, the thmiglit
of the phiunlng commlteees, the broad lines of endeavor, the objects, the
motive, the hope of aceompllshiueut. the awakening of an Interest among
lumlK-rinen as to the duty we owe ourselves, our brother, our customer.
and our business, will he a force, when larrled away by those who have
attendeil. that will not only be enduring but will be a developing propo-
sition to lie reckoned with in the future.

MEUCHA.NDISIMJ .V X.tTIONAI, Is.SIE

This Imdy. the National Lumber Manufacturers' .Vssociatlon. was no
doubt orcnnlicd for purposes .if "hettir linys ahead" in conducting the
luniUcf business. I do not know what thought you have given In your
dellberuilons to merchandising as a general proposition. I very much
(oar that that policy of merchandising which is current with the most
progressive ideas in other lines of manufacture has not received that
alteiiTlon on your part which It deserves. But that censure Is merited
by all the branches of the lumber business, mill Interests, wholesaler,
and retailer.

MEBCH.XNDISI.VG a PRCXiHESSlVE AllT

We have been lacking in the art of so merchandising as to continue
t>eiug an attracting force to those who were our best customers, and
arc failing as well to sufHcieutly Interest those to whom future develop-
ments may make us one. We are dealing in lumber, the article that
helped civilization to populate the new world ; lumber that was as
available as it was useful ; lumber that was as workable and lent itself
to the effort of an ordinary workman as well as it did to the effort of
:i skllhMl mechanic; lumber, an article which In Its varieties was bound-

-~ and adaptable to oil kinds of uses in the localities where It grew.
LfMiiEK Merchandising Itsei.k

I'oDsequently lumber merchandised ilnel/ — it did not need much ad-
v.rtlslng — it almost sold itself. The methods of merchandising today
are. therefi»re. bn.sed more upon what was than what should be — an<i
the advertising of lumber, while of the utmost Importance, is secondary
t" the fundamentals of merchandising — the subject which has been
"icned to me for today.

Lcmbeu Mekchandising fro.m the Wholesaler's Sundi-oint

III discussing the merchandising of lumber, I do so from the stand-
imiiit of a wholesaler with a yard to back me up. and also from the
standpoint of a retailer distributing in a large city. Let us, therefore,
first consider the changes in location of forest supply : then the change
in local demand: the character of a city's lumber demand and its changes,
as compared with that of town or village. We can then see where
the substitutes propogate and why they succeed. We must owake to the
transformation from a developing community to one of permanence, as it
takes place all over the United .States, and under this head would come
building construction, railroad work, street work, bridges, etc.

Weighing the Factob.s to Keep Us Agoing

When we weigh all of these factors in our minds, we cannot help

but reflect upon what is necessary to keep "our business" a business.

Let us consider the former manufacturers of a time when smaller mills

who were sawing wood were one of the mainstays of a community.

and for the purposes of Illustration take the Mississippi river as a

basis of argument. All the way from Minneapolis down to St. Louis were

sawmills after sawmills, sawing for local use and nearby territory.

Civic Pride in Home Institctions

Did you e%-cr sto[i to consider the local pride that ottachcs Itself to

boosting the product of a "home" manufacturing plant — would not the

I'liiployi'M an well an the dependent* act an boosters? Do you al»o ap
pri'cliile Ihe iiiiliienie in hU cominufilty of the proprietor and his worklni:
forci'. now mnnufncturliii; the wood conipetllora. a force that the uw-
mlll wielded'/ J>o you not bi-lleve hU employes are loutlnK their horn»
uliout thilr products'/ Would you expert an employe of a wall board
factory to use a wood ceiilnK, or an aiphnlt shlnide maker to buy wooden
Hhlngli-K'/ Think about this and then let me get back to the old mill-
town. Most of these old mills have vanished, there as well a> on the
<ireat LukcN, and on the Ohio, nnd In Pennsylvania, and we (lud mir
source of supply at far off points, with dlslnnccs varying from IJ.'ii" i..
:!,.'iUO ndles.

The fiiANGE OK Mll.l. to .Vkw Kieluh

\ great many of the mlllmen have migrated from these foreiit countrlea

to new llelds. and this marks the beglnniiiK of a chouKc Jn the mer-

chaudlslng of lumber. The yard was liquidated, or perhapi aold out to

Sei-auatiun of Mill Trade and Yard Trade
Here it is where the manufacturer separated from retail merchandising.
Tl e manufacturer has. however, tried to continue in Ills paternal power
of mercliuudislng his lumber, lie seems to forget. In a measure, that bis
personniily has passed away from his old community- that he sur-
rendered his right of "eminent demand" to another, and he must recog-
nize tills condition of affairs. We say. therefore, "All bull to the old
man" — he's as fine a fellow as walks the earth—but he's been Itossing
so long that he kind of overlooked the kid who has grown gray-haired
and ought to have a look In once In awhile, and a say-so. too.

KEEI'INO an .WaILABLE SriTLY WiTIIIV ItEAI'II

Why should the wholesale yardman be tolerated'/ fan the mlllnian
successfully sell direct with lumber receding and receding from the
main centers of demand'/ Here arc other trades establishing branches
of their own, or agencies, so as to be before, and nearer to, the people
and to offer to furnish them supplies quickly. Here are the lumber-
using communities demanding an assortment of all the new kinds of
lumber coming into prominence. Wlio will put his money Into them?
("an you, .Mr. Manufacturer, overlook your hoy, the wholesaler, and your
boy, the retailer, when you outline a national campaign'/
Bringing Back the Forests

What is the wholesale .vard doing for yon right now? Nothing less
than bringing the forest back to the doorstep of the consumer. The
wholesaler has returned to what was your home town in the forest
area. The wholesale .yard is trying to build u\f lumber and continue
lumber for a real market, where you can get what you want In or out
of season at a marketable price. It Is selling to the smaller yards of
the country, who cannot buy straight carloads of tie new kinds of
wood, since their communities would not consume them within a period
commensurate with the investment.

Overstocks in Small Ymids

You cannot expect a retail lumber yard to keep a S20,0n0 stock In
a con-munity that uses only $20,000 a year all told, and still keep all
the types to be considered a "progressive." i'he source of supply lielug
so far away makes it hard enough for the retail yard to anticipate the
demand, not to speak of the dilliculty it has of taking its place in
line uud waiting for cars besides.

THK WHOLESALER IN THE VaNGLARD

Tlic wholesale yard, therefore. In my opinion, must take a large part
In the introduction of new woods as relay stations or storage yards.
So the wholesale yard, at any rate, saves the retailer from the Instability
of the market, or on slow moving items.

Weather Bird Merchandising

Quite a difference in this method from that of "The Weather Bird"
merchandising of the mlUman under the "subject to prior sale" slogan.
The sales manager gets to the office, opens your mail, sees orders in
sight for eight cars 4 x 4-10", .vou consult the barometer and find
seven more cars with the other hoys about town — result : Clear sky
for 2 X 4-16'. So take in sail, turn back half the orders and raise
the quicksilver two points. How about No. 2 boards? Heavy gale, looks
cloudy — drop your quicksilver, and so on until you scrape the bottom
of the harbor.

Should Lumber TSk a Stable Priced Bcildino Article?

Should merchandising In lumber be a speculative game, a wheat pit
drama, or should It be a stable business? If we believe In lumber as a
staple coinmodlt.v — can these conditions be remedied? And is our "latter
day way" of mill marketing correct and conducive to the making of
friends among the family, or of discord and distrust? How can the
pulilic have confidence in a double-edged proposition? In the fall, when

HARDWOOD RECORD

other lines want business, loolt tor it, preuare for it, wo liave to stand
for the boost; tell the buyer about the waning forest supply, and next
spring toll him that the forest has expanded and prices are going down.
The wholesale yard is stable — it quotes a positive price, which must by the
very nature of things be on the market; It acts as a promoter o£ the use
of lumber, because it keeps the full line and has the pleasure of roosting
on a volcano of changing market conditions.

Keeping tiIb New Linp: of Woods
The wholesale yard keeps a complete line of all the commercial woods
and must of necessity have a large capital invested in the newer kinds
of wood seeking a market. Once it has them in pile, they claim much
of the yard's attention, since a market must be found and developed, or
money "lost, on the investment. Now, I do not relate these stories from
humorous motives. There Is, though, humor in them— but grim reality
will lead you to believe that there is too much poker playing among the
members of your own family.

W]1V SlBSTITLTES WIN FAVOK

This brings us right up to the stern reaiity of the question why suli-
stitutes are gaining ground with tlic distributing, or retail yard. Mr.
Substitute has n policy in his merchandising — a fixed policy. His price
is established and is not subjected to the daily price barometer, the
"Weather Bird" price.

ItELATION OF MlLI,-WHOI.ESAI-ER AND KETAILER

Take the wall-board people — they have tholr agencies who buy car-
loads, who take care of the jobbers at a fixed percentage of profit, thus
giving the retailor a positive price to work on. If they work the small
buyer earnestly, the latter, the retail yard, can become a car buyer,
that meaning a hope of reward for his trouble in the shape of the jobbers
extra profit. Worth working for, is it not? Compare this kind of mer-
chandising with ours? IIow did your books look to you in December —
Just like the weather, cold and dreary? But, why worry? We are the
most Christian people on earth and Oh: so hopeful that tlio future may
be bright.

rxl-AI.I.ED roil I.OSSKS

Naturally a dealer docs not like to sacrifice real money on a staple
commodity like lumber and, mind you. through no fault of his. He Is
trying to do his duty by the community by keeping a full line, and a
change ot six dollars a thousand on common lumber between high and
low point inside of a year is not justified. It is not a fair difference to
a millman. wholesaler, dealer, or buyer. As a matter of course, a dealer
is in buiiiness to make his living by it, and while he wants to defend
lumber against substitutes, he must defend his investment against loss,
and the substitute' has it on us when it comes to that.

P;dLCAT1NG the VAUIOL'S DEI'AKTMENTS

We will admit, for argument's sake, that a great many yards have
come into being by chance of circumstance, and the yard dealers are
tlierefore not always business men, but other lines are not exempt in
this particular. Competition and the demands of the community will
either compel the dealer to build up to the proper standard of what he
should be, or let him down. The competitor ot lumber, be his specialty
wall board, roofing paper, shingles, or galvanized products, sends his men
to the retail .vard ot the towns and willingly takes the time to teach
him how to present and talk his stuff, lie takes time, also, to talk with
him and with a prospective buyer.

Tuning Ur the Dealek

In such places, therefore, where lumber does not get its duos, it is
well to use a tuning fork on the dealer and tighten him up to the proper
pitch so he can sing sweet strains of lumber at least just as well as
victrola songs of substitutes.

INDIVIDIALITY A IFOUCE

Individuality Is what counts in selling goods. The individuality must
be behind the article. It must be presented in a human way, even the
advertising may be intensely human, to make it interesting; must be
continuous, persistent, and then the human being itself must throw
itself on the screen to show that it is a real live one and actually exist-
ent. That's what the dealer ought to be. It's that sort of a man who
can help lumber, and :t does not require a live wire lu every township,
but a doxen retail dealers in a state, banded together and backed by
wholesaler and sawmill, can change the coniple.\ion of things mightily.
Changes in Blilding Codes

It is the dealer's duty to watch the building codes in his community
and have lumber receive Its due consideration. Let us be justly fair, and
not fairly just, in speaking of cement, brick, tile, slate and iron. The
types of heavy enduring structures that tower to the sky and which
Issue bonds, often for ninety-nine 4-ears, must guarantee indestructibility.
'Twas ever so long before the Christian era that In the enduring monu-
ment stone was used.

Where Lumber Should Have Its Chance

But we have field enough in business structures where lumber offers
safety, chance for remodeling and expansion. In connection with low
cost. We are not all building monuments for the future.
Catering to Styles in Lumber

The dealer must be Interested in the styles of lumber. He should
push the bungalow idea of building. Push the double floor idea for
insulation and deadening of sound. Encourage the architect to specify
beamed coiling In the dining and living rooms, to show the beautiful
effects that can be secured out ot wood products, and thus keep up with
the style.

Keal Retailing

.\s an Illustration of what a dealer can do, I will mention that for five
years we have been pushing oak flooring. Some circular matter about
sanitary linoleum and oil cloth reached me at my home and set me think-
ing.

Sanitary Floors

Oak flooring, the most beautiful and sanitary of woods, it struck mo,
did not have even a look-in on the business, or a friend to talk for it,
so we put out 10.000 circulars, with a color-tone of oak flooring in its
natural colors. We sent these in St. Louis to carpenters, business men
and tradesmen of every kind, telling of the sanitary qualities of oak
flooring, said that we would make them a lump price on laying a floor
complete, waxed and varnished. We, of course, told our customer, the
floor layer, all about our move — working with 'olm — as all we wanted
was the floor out of it.

THE Department Store in L-jMrer

Then we put in a separate circular for lumber, telling these same
consumers that we would deliver to them any quantity of lumber, cross-
cut, ripped, dressed-up, neatly bundled and tied with a blue ribbon, ready
tor use. These circulars attracted attention to lumber. We did not get
all the business that was created by it, but we got some ot it and the
other boys got some. The sawmill docs not like to make specials — It
wants to standardize the sizes — wants to make a Browning-King ready-
made clothing affair out of all its lumber, but there are many people who
want odd things that everybody does not have, just as you may want
your suit tailor-made ot original design and imported woolen. Everybody
does not want beaded ceiling like Grandpa used. It's time we got up
some new patterns.

Sell What Your Customer Wants

"get

The dealer should be prepared to cater to these whims
lumber to order" with just as much pleasure as the staples.

Lumber in tlie future will have to be furnished in a more complete
usable state from year to year. The shop work of the carpenter is
a past issue, because machinery can do it better and cheaper. Sash
and door houses furnish sash primed and glazed. Yes, they furnish
doors and jambs filled, varnished and fitted, ready to set in the wall, and
casing cut to length and coated. Why should we not learn from them
a valuable lesson?

Necessity of Furnishing a Finished Product

We have been following the path ot least resistance in the retail
line. We want to deliver lumber in the crude, realizing while we do it
that handwork at the building site may make the articles, when In
place, higher than eye-beams, expanded metal, and other things that are
after us competing for the same order. The advertising ot finished house
patterns is only a forerunner of what we will come to, or rather should
have proposed for certain houses long ago. We should not censure the
concerns who advertise finished cut-to-order patterns, but should be on
this job and learn, learn and learn, and think, think, think. The retail
yard will, in certain localities, have to put In machinery to handle this
business. Last year we handled a shelving order of $4,000 cut to size,
who knows but that had we not had the facilities to do this work, the
wire rack or ornamental iron form would have gotten the business? And
others can do as well.

Lu.MBKR Tu';ating

If treatment ot lumber is to be promoted, we must not overlook this,
namely: that the 'lumber retailer, or his nearby wholesaler, will have to
take care of the local man wanting small quantities who cannot offer a
treating plant a drum-full at one ' time, yet needs to have your best
attention and consideration, because he Is a true friend of the lumber
product.

;.,ight ahead

Gentlemen, there is light ahead. There have been types of trees put
into lumber sizes tor -.vhich, by tholr worth and character, they were
not intended. But the Panama canal will help our business to keep only
the hlghei t.vpes ot trees Into their enduring places so that the third
grade and Inferior kinds from cut-over land will take their places and
step down to the uses for which they are properly adapted.

The sul'ject assigned to mc might be likened to the broad ocian, whose
waves touch many shores, and for the short time at my disposal I have ei.-
deavored to only cover the most important as they arise, like the sun of
day, above the water line. The modern way is to di.-jgncse a case before
you operate, and we must touch upon the symptoms first to arrive at a
conclusion — so I would call this a diagnosis with some suggestions ofwJ
remedy.

Shaking Hands All Around

There is iioort ot more lamlly reunion — the millman has been busy —
tlie wholesaler b.is been busy, and the retailer has been busy ; each in-
terest intent upon tolving this great and stupendous undertaking of the
merchandising ot lumber, and solving it right. May the brotherhood of
the forest stimulate closer and more endearing relations tor the future
between us all and as a last thought let us remember that —

■Men who have reached great heights and V

Did not attain by sudden flight.

P.ut thoy while their companions slept

Wore toiling upward In the night."

?pt

HARDWOOD K i: C O R D

ntOM THB STANDPOINT OF THE SCIENTIST

IIOWAKV r. WEISS. DinECTOK, rOK»J4T I'KOIU'tTK I..MIOKATOUY. MAtll80N-,
WIS.

Mr. WiMiiii i» iMvuliiirly tittivt to uffor vnltinhio niikki'x' >■>■■** rcf^nril-
ill); tlio nilii|ilability of cortiiin !t|Mvii'», Knnli-it iiikI ttiiwh of IiiiiiIht
to nion* iHini|>l«<to utiliuition. HIn nrtiolo ik urittfii with tJiiit idea
in iniiiit.

A n'vli'w (if tlip liimlMir iiliiiiill»n «•> II ■•xliilii iiHlny In n<il <-n<'<>iiriiulnK :
till- ilfiiinnil for pnHliirtii In wi-«k. |irlo-H iiri- low. iind IIhti- Ih fviT.v
Inilli-nlliin of ovprprodurlluii niiil ■•xc<-m(Ivi- wimlc In iiimthIIiiuii It la
th<- imriKiM- of Ibia |>«|i<-r to iIIkciiim oTtaln pliniu'N of IIiIh Klloiitinn
noij to m||:ki-«i ihmmIIiIc nii'iino of Improvi-nniil. TIiIk Ih not nn •■unv
aa>ii:nnii'nt. Imi I f<-<'l tlinl \vi- hIiouIiI not iIihIki' tin' fnrln or IioIhIit
np nur f<>vllns>i l>.v pinulnii km mucli fnltli on n ni'bulouH fiiiiin'. Ja-x nn
niiilii- t'vtTv I'lfort to nliH*! tin* t-onilUlonft tifpinrfly, Imh-iiiihi'. by ho ilolni:.
wr an- moat lllti'ly to till ii|Hin n Natlnfartory remedy. In order tbat
we nilglit Ket pro|M>rly oriented at the titan I nxk you to connlder with
■me a few Reneral HlatUtlr*.

The anuunl luDiher oulpiil In the fnlted SlateK approxIniuIeK 40 lillllon
(ifl. ahont 70 |M-r e<>nt of whiiii Ih UKed for InilldlnKX and for p'neral
ronxlructlon. The woods which make up the Kreal liulk of our lumber
oul|iut ar<' yellow pine. ItouRlnH ilr. onk. white pine and hemlock: In
other words, hut live varlitleK. Mont of this lumber now cornea Into
dlrixt com|H-tltlon with other bulldlni; matrrlalH. such an Iron, brick,
llle and o-nient. Rerau»e of thin. I wiKh to consider very briefly the
■levelopnieni of these products and compare It with the output of lumber.
.My remarks In this connection will be more applicable to the manufacture
iif Hoftwoo<l» than to the manufacture of hardwoods, because the Inrondn
made on the hardwood market have not been as pronounced as In the
KOfin-iMKl market Ncvcrtheli'ss. keen competition In the hardwood mar-
ket has occurred and Is occurring, and will doubtless continue to do so.

.Xn-ordlni: to the OcoloRlcnl Survey the output of plR Iron In the

..teil .states and the unit prii-e per ton are as follows:

(Quantity Averace price per

Year long tons lonu ton

*ir ■■■
11
luoo i.;.T^'.>/ji- is.s.'i

IPii.-, _'l:. •..■>,, iij.o:!

liioi; .■■■ ;"7.i:ii lo.os

liMiT J.'.TM :.;i :>(I..-.G

liMis i:..:i:;i;.nl,s m.ati

iHoii :;-..Tn.-..4Ti its.ar.

1!»10 2T,303.5t57 l.'i.oT

\n i-xamlnatlon sbowa that the output of pig iron has trebled since

-■"I. that It Is still gradually increaslni;. and that the price per ton for

last live years has dccreaseil slightly.

I'lie same authority gives the production and unit price of common

■ k as follows: Quantity .Vverage price per

Year I thousands) thousand

1S95 6.017.90.-. * r,.-^r,

1900 7,140.022 .'..41

iiio.'5 9,817. ar.r. t(.2.-.

1900 10.027.(i:{li (i.ll

1907 ^.'•■•■•■'■•■<-' <:«ii

1908 7.sil.i|,, .-,.7:1

1909 9.7:. 1-7' .-..s.-.

1910 ».U'i; 1 ■■ 1 7 .-..!!!)

The output of this product has Increased abmii .10 p^ r i.iii sinci> IS!).",.
Willie the price per thousand has risen slightly over what it was at that
time, but has remained practically stationary for the past live years.

A tremendous expansion has occurred in the production of cement,
stimulated no doubt by the enormous demand for concrete. In the fol-
lowing table figures arc ipioted from llie Geological Survey on the annual
production of Portland cement with thi* average prices per barrel.

Quantity Average price

Year dt.irr U> i" r liarrei

1890 :;:;■- .<2.ii!t

1895 ■.i:mi::_i l.tio

1900 .s,4m;.'C'> 1.09

1904 20..-.0.-..SSI II.8S

1905 ; :{.'),24fi.si2 0.94

1906 46,40:1,424 1.13

1907 48,785,390 1.11

1908 -.1.072,612 0.85

1909 04.991,4:!! 0.81

1910 70,549,951 0.89

Over i.tO times as much cement Is now manufactured in the United
States each year as was produced in 1890 and the output is increasing:
furthermore, the price has fallen considerably since 1890. when It sold
lor about $2 per barrel. It Is now soiling for about 00 cents per barrel
and with downward fluctuations has remained fairly constant for the
past Ave years.

Closely coupled with the production of cement is the use of sand and
gravel for building purpo.ses. The output of this material Is shown In
the following table :

Output Price per

Year (Short tons) ton

1902 l.S4.«.0Uf> $0.85

1905 2:^,205.000 0.50

1910 69.410.000 (1.30

In general, almost 40 times as much sand and gravel were used for
building purposes in 1910 as in 190J, while the unit price fell to about
one-third of what it was at that time.

Ak -I 11 i.>.« .1 ■'>OHtrurllon malerInU wood haa had and nni-i

lltlliue l« c<>lu|n-|i' .V inrefnl IMTUsai of tile lableH Jual given hIiiihs

at the ueneral tendency in the priHiuction of ilieHe tnaterlalH has 1 11

marked IncreSM' In output and no appreciable Increaae. but rather a
neral decreaiM-, In unit price.

Now let us examine our lumber production. According to tlie Itureau
nsuii, the lumbi-r production In the I'nited statcH with the

.f till

n. f"

erage value of
Luniber per M
Hinrd measure
»11.13

12.70

1 5. 98

10..'i4

in.r.n

15.37
15.3K

19III

191 1 37."o::,j(.7 15.05

1912 .HO.l.-.^.li I I5.:i5

Tile table shows a silKht Incrensi- over wlim li «.ih In llMMI with a
li-ndency to ninaln stationary or slightly decreiis.- for the last »ve years.
Tlie price lias adviincei] ipilte materially over what It wan In 1900, but
wllliout marked fluiluallon Kince 1908.

What all lumbermen are Interested In at the present time Is an In-
crease In price for lumber. It Is the general feeling that lumber In ni<i
being sold at Its true value. This question Is commonly asked: ■■How
can the price of lumber bo materially Increas<-d7" I'leasc hear in mind
that 70 per cent of our lumber, according to actual survey, comes into
direct competition with other building materials whose price ahows no
marked advancement, but whose output Is IncrenKlng.

In 1911 the lioslon Chamber of t.'ommerce made an Inquiry Into the
cost of constructing dwellings of various materials. Speclflcatlons were
drawn up for nine different types of a dwelling to cost about llO.fiOO
complete, and these were then submitted to a number of leading architects
and constructors for estimates. The first typi' of house, which was used
as a standard, was to be built of clapboards: In other words, entirely
of wood: the most expensive type was one constructed of 12-lnch solid
I. rick wails. In all cases the Interior flnisb, plumbing, etc.. were the
same. The percentage excess cost of each typc^ of bouse over iii.- .iiii.
board house Is shown In the following table :

COMPABATtVK BlI.S

IVrcentage excess cost of each type over clapboards.

|£

13/
10.8

16.0
10.0

0 1.6 9.1 13.0 6.3 10."

these estimates. It costs about

2.9

6.9 S.8

Ifld Xo. 1

Hid Xo. 2

Bid Xo. :t

Kid Xo. 4

Bid Xo. 5

.\veragc of bids

According to these estimates. It costs about i:i per cent more to con-
struct a brick house than a similar house of cIapl>oards and about 6 |K-r
ci-nl more lor a house witli wails of stucco on hollow blocks. If these
estimates represent general conditions it Is evident tlial any material
Increase In the price of building lumber will help to encourage Its elimina-
tion from our markets unless competing materials also advance in price.

In 1912 a special committee was appointed by the American Railway
Kngineering Association to determine the extent of the substitution of
steel for wood in the construction of pa-ssenger ears. This committee
circularized 247 railroads, operating 228,000 miles of track. A summary
of its (Indings is here given :

Per cent

.lai

number

Steel

Steel

Wood

Indorframe

1909

isso

26

22.0

51.4

19111

303K

55.4

14.8

29.8

1911

59.0

20.:!

20.7

2(ili"

68.:

10.4

Hide

1049 85.2 11.5 :!.:!

It will be noted that in 1909 about 51 per cent of the passenger cars
constructed wore of wood, while In January. 1913, only .3.3 per cent of
these cars under construction were of wood. I have been unable to
secure for .Tou flgnres showing the substitution of steel for wood In the
construction of freight cars, but It Is likely that an analysis of this
•movement would also show the same tendency occurring In the con-
siriielion of passenger cars; namely, a gradual elimination of wood,
of course, these general facts arc well known to all active lumbermen.
Many lumbiTmen with whom I have spoken feel that the natural increase
in tile piipulation of our country will offset the inroads being made by
oiber iiialerials now competing with wood and hence will keep up a
strong demand for lumber. .Vlthough our population has Increased at
a rapid rate, it must also be remembered that our consumption of wood
per capita Is decreasing. According to Dr. Fernow, the United States

HARDWOOD RECORD

53

ili.M.-f -i\ liiiu's as much lumber per capita as Germany, the

1 ' - iieing as follows :

" ' > 1 I'^T capita Country

''•'[■ II United States

' "I'l' I -t England

. .rii^iiiiiptiiin of wood per capita falls to that of Germany we
]i»\< .1 |in|iulation oV about 500 million, or almost six limes
is ;it |ii.s>iit, in onlcr to consume our present annual output.
i-.s.Mil rati' III inriias.' in population this would take about two
I'riiiii till- li;ist> .n,;ihsis. 1 lielitve you will agree with me in
s luiliki'ly our natural irii-roaso in population will entirely offset
::-i' in our per capita consumption of wood, and, consequently,
Stic demand for lumber is bound to decrease. In this connection
til keep clearly In mind that as our country becomes more dense-
itiil the tendeuoy to build more substantial structures becomes

•111. I. Ill «.■ have to face I prefer to put in this form: "How can

• thr luiiilirr liusiiicss profltahlc withniit riiaterially increasing

I ficl that Ihe key to the situaliiin lies in lietti-r hh'IukIs of mauufacur-
iii^' and selling lumber. Let me quote from the testimony of Captain
White given in Washington last February. Captain White said: "Mill
men have made their money by increase in the value of stumpage : they
bought for 1(1 per thousand or less and now they have to pay $5 per
thousand. ... or what they bought for $10 per acre is now worth
$50 per ai re, and this is where some large buyers and manufacturers have
n);<<]' tlnir II. . iij.l nut in 111.' siiiijil.- pni.'.ss iii' manufacturing."

wt.i' '.-- II. I, . :i ni.Ml.. 1.. i...ii,r Mi. iii.i n ui'acture and sale of

111 " . ■'. ' '(././. v'lDii IX ih'it I II 1,1 h: I nn II fhniilil make a jnr more

<;,niiii /„./. ..' /;,. ,11, ,1s „t III,,, ,„,-,.,«>. ,„si„m,r« and then manu-
Jartiii-f //111, ;i;o,/h./.v to bcKt .luit tlicnc cu-ttomcrs. Let us illustrate this
with a few examples :

Lumber is now being manufactured by some 48,000 odd sawmills in this
country and almost invariably is being shipped into oui- consuming mar-
kets simply as "lumber," where it is mixed without any adequate method
of iiUntilii atlon. In this regard It occupies the unique but rather un-
cnviaMi- pnsltion of being one of our great structural materials sold with-
out a l.iaiiil. Vim arc lamlliar, I think, wilh th. riiii,i-in- i. v i. ,1 by
Mr. Il.ixi.. ...iiiTjiiiii^ the difficulty of seciini.L -,,n i,.i..i> .ii.i.iural

materials for mill i mist nirtiiin. Under our pr. > ,i i h hl i m . i,^in..rr

or architi-it may siiriily a certain brand of lumi.. i i.iii li. h.i- i..., little
assurance that he will get that brand or variety of himhi-r. .Mr. North
of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association has shown .vou the tend-
ency of various cities to decrease the allowable fibre stresses of building
timbers. Do you fully realize what this means to your business? In
our own i-Njierience at the laboratory we have frequently called on the
open market for a certain kind of lumber and secured a number of other
kinds wlii.Vi we had to reject. The point I wish to make is that the eon-
sum, r i- ]iiii t(. t.i.. iiuiih trouble in determinim; wh.ii h. is ii'tting
wlii'ii li. -...- I.. I. in liiiiiiii-r. When we are siili.iiin^ i.ii.in..- \m vii.mld

not |.l; 1,1. .. Hi 111., way of what the imi-r. «,m.i-, I v.-ry

stri.m;l\ :li:ii h i.ii II iiiiiiittee on structur;il tin r ..i ili.' Aiii..rii.an

s^^iiii.n '..1 l.-niiu \I;.i.iials redrafts its speciflcationK for structural
timi.- I. ..- til. \ |il;iii ti. ilii. all lumbermen who wish to manufacture
suili |.i...|ii. I- -111. 111. I i..riiiiilate a workable plan whereby they will properly
luaud their tiiuliirs .is roiilorming to the grades laid down by the society.
I tirmly believe that such action would be of great assistance to all lumber-
men manufacturing structural timbers and to all engineers and architects
who would specify them.

.Viii.tli.r |.iri>. of manufacture wlnli 1 i ;- worthy of critical

ONaiiiin:iti..n i- tli.. present practice ..1 in ihiiulj many forms of lum-
ber int.. .\.ii I. ii..;tl)s and widths, 'lii. .:. is of hardwood lum-
ber esp.iiiilly >liiiiild make strenuous ;iii.iii|ii- i.. ascertain the exact
needs of their trade and then produce as nuicli of their rough dimension
stock at the sawmill as possible. In this w'ay much valuable material
which is too short, or which is of too low grade to make even-length
hoards of a certain size, could be saved. For example, if the consumer
can use sticks two feet long, then sticks w'hich are two* feet long should
be made at the mill from material which will not cut longer sticks.
Some mills are doing this and it is certainlj- gratifying to see the way
they are eliminating waste at a profit and to the satisfaction of their
customers. One company whose close operations I witnessed is now em-
ploying nearly three times as many men as it did five years ago and is
cutting only one-half as much of its timber area each year, while securing
over twice as much marketable material from it.

A third example I wish to consider under this general heading of better
manufacture to suit the consumer's wants is the question of grading.
Too many of our grading rules now in existence are unnecessarily com-
plicated and often throw out much valuable material, thus causing waste
aud financial loss. Grading rules should be made as simple as possible
and should be based on the purpose for which the timber is to be used.
To illustrate, in discussing this matter with a large vehicle manufacturer
he showed me stocks of hoards which he had to cull because they were

not satisfactory for vehicle stock: the grain was twisted. These boards,
however, would be entirely .satisfactory, in fact, above the average, for
the manufacture of furniture. Again, the exact needs of the customers
should be considered by the lumber manufacturers. Greater attention
to this would aid considerably in placing the lumber business in a
healthier condition.

The second suggestion I have to make in regard to improving the pres-
ent condition has to do with the selling of the output. I believe that
the day of manufacturing lumber, hauling it to market, and then prac-
tically letting it sell itself is rapidly passing. Lumbermen must build
up a far bigger corps of sales agents who are thoroughly trained in the
needs of their customers and who properly can call their products to the
attention of the customers. These must be trained men who can get
out and hustle for business. This statement particularly applies to all
kinds and classes nf lumlier which enter into direct competition with other
mai.ri.il 1.. 1 li- III. ,11.11. .Ill .ii;;i;estion with a few examples: Very
'itii -■■■■'■ I 1 I h. il by displa.ving photographs of eol-

li-'i I I I ...In cars. Just now, public opinion

is '1. I I ' i-iiii I iiii II . .1 \-..iid in passenger coach construction.
We .Viiieriiaiis are very iiriiue to swing from one end of the pendulum
to the other before we arrive at a proper balance. Right now we are
at the all-steel passenger car end of the swing. What aie the lumbermen
doing to locate a balance? I believe you could well afford to employ
trained engineers to tackle this problem from an engineering standpoint
and work on it in cooperation with railroad engineers, then follow with
enlightened salesmanship. ..Vuother illustration is the use of ensilage.
According to the Orange .luild Fain, i il i u iimut 130,000 silos in

use in the middle western stm. -, « i ri . ...n.. about 31,000 were

constructed. In other words, th .| n . i ii increasing at a rapid

rate. If we assume that eacli sil.. ...n .m,.- i :;.iioo feet of lumber

and that 30,000 wooden silos were liiiilt lust year, this one type of con-
struction would give a demand for lumber of ninety million feet board
measure. There is every indication, based on the opinion of our leading
agriculturists, that the use of silos on the farm is but in its infancy.
Lumbermen should study this problem thoroughly ; you should learn all
about silo construction ; .vou should cooperate with various agricultural
schools in making a very careful examination into merits of woods for the
con-tni. ti.ri .f 11.. : iin.l if wood has real merit for this purpose you
sliiii' I III. I. iire salesmen who can properly assist you.

Ail 11 I I II I tin. use of wood for paving blocks. In 1907

aiipi.. Ill .1. I' . i;..ii ...iiTil feel of lumber were used for this pur-
pose. Ill llirj the dcmaml hi. I ii -n i.. ..ver eighty-four million feet.
The closest cooperation shnnll i :- n the lumbermen who produce

paving block material and \. n n i- In studying the quality of

wood needed for p.iving hi... k- iii. ^nnnw kinds that might be used,
the proper size of blocks, proper methods of treatment, etc. These prob-
lems should not be left entirely with the wood-preserving engineer to

The last iliu -i i :i n..ii 1 ..vMi i.. .it. ui..!. i ..m ii.i ^„-'^. slion of need

for salesui.in- , i' n ,.. rience at the

laboratory. \n . .i ii.. ■.' . n m.. i,..;. v. ui. , ..n, ni floor, and.

although w.. . ..?..] I'll- ,1111: ill ii.iiiii. I .In-i . ..niiniially settled

upon our machines and aflVeted their bearings. Complaint was also
levied by our machinist tliat whenever a tool or instrument accidentally
dropped aud hit the cement floor its edge was either seriously dulled or
the tool liroken. Complaints in regard to personal comfort were also
made. We covered the concrete floor with a wooden floor and overcame
all these objections. The above Illustrations are but a few of a number
which could be given showing the opportunity for a more extensive and
enlightened salesmanship on the part of lumbermen.

My third suggestion, which, like the first, is a manufacturing proposi-
tion, but which is nevertheless of such great importance tliat it is classed
separatel.v, has to do with the utilization of waste. Lumbermen should
consider themselves more as stumpage men than lumbermen. I'ou should
consider yourselves the possessors of a great natural resource capable of
manufacture into a variety of salable products. I have attempted to
show why it is unlikely structural lumber can advance materially in
price under present conditions. In present lumber operations, lumber,
which represents, in general, less than 40 per cent of the total volume
of the forest, must hear the entire expense of maintaining these operations.
Is it fair to expect lumber to do this? Suppose the same principle held
sway in the packing industr.v. Only those of us who are ultra-rich could
afford to eat beefsteak. I wrote to the chief chemist of Armour & Co.
a few days ago and asked him to what extent the utilization of by-
products in the packing industry was a myth or a reality. This is the
reply he gave me :

I may say that you are quite correct In your assumption that the various
parts of tlie animal's carcass aside from the meat and hide are utilized

blood albumen for tinishing leather and printing cotton goods, etc.

Please note the variety of industries that are securing materials from
the packing industry. Wood is just as promising a raw material as
beef. Lumbermen should make a far more determined effort to appreciate
this. Waste should be converted into marketable products aud compelled

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klon fore

.•V WIlMl 1. I,.-.'.!!'!!

I> ' <<t uu III!' pan ot

111 uf yiiu would 111-

vn! I Milly Into ll« work,

p'l i-ii'T n. .iM.iiiit. .1 wiiJi It. .I1II.I-. u ii'ui II. .( until you Imvi- In-
re«tlEiit<-<l III, UM' II, nnil r<<<'l flint Itn problcmii nro your prolili-iim. You
do not do <-iioui:li of tlww. Vou iliould iiinke your (-oninillti-fn on wimtr
nnd ullllfalloii mllvp i-oiiiiiiIiiih-ii. You hIiouUI IuhUI upon tlirlr boldlOK
iii<-<-tliic« 111 liivixtlcnti' tliU nintti-r, and you iiliould Innliit upuu tbrlr
•utiinllllni: til villi 111.- nimrlit of thwlr flmllnRii nl your varloua convt-n-
tlonn. Willi i-nt i.|Mrulntlon iihould Ik- MopnratiMl almrply from tlie
pmrtlral nml nrlihilllr nnyi. nnd imnnK of climc ullll»itlou, I lipllovi>
thl]« In our of ihi< lilKi:i'>il nud iiioitt fiir-roarliliip probliMUN luinlionnuii
ran allnik. nnd ..n - nlilrli. If lolvi-d. would nid iiiiiiiiMiKily In rtdlvvhiK
the prcwnl unwitUfnrtory i-^iiidltlonK. To ml»c llie vnliio of rctiourcc by
n-cklcMil) cslinuKtlug It U Hhort-slKhled and bi-quentbcs thf country
no pornianrnl rooiI, but to rnlnL- ItK ralur throvKli clUdent uhc iiiorllM
pralw and wInK nupport.

1 now come to a very important nnulo of our problem, nnd one wlilcli
munt lie f-olred If tlie nliovc xuKRegtlons are to linve n rcnl punch and
yield result*. It U tblR : There must be better consolidation of timber
huldlnit!!, b»'tter unity of action, and a better ainHiclated olTort aiuoni;
lumbernii'ii. In this ronneetl m. I ttftaln quote from the testimony of one
•if our lending lumbermen, nnd also from a speech by one of our Kreiit
• durniiirs nni mnsei-vatlonlsts. I refer In tile Ilrst Instance to Captain
.Inme,< n. While, who slated :

The point Is If we enn ko to n roniinissloii nnd sny too much lumber Is
helne ninnufnctured. and we enn no loofser sell our low Kmdes. and we
are forced to leave a great pnrt of the tree In the woods to rot; can
you. In the Interest of public welfnre prnnt us a prlvllece to ORree on
the eurtnllment of production until norinni market conditions are re-
storol? If we enn (ret this rell.'r at the proper time then we cun be safi'
and the ciuniry saved frmii this wasteful evil. . . . When a tree Is
cut down It should all be used, the poor as well ns the best, and there
must lie a dlOTen-nce In price siifflrieut to make It protltnble nod possible
to brlnt In the top loRs to the mills and make It Into lumber. A lumber-
man diK's not want to waste his resources, he wnnts to manufacture and
sell all that he can find or all that he can create a market for.

.Now let us listen to what President Charles II. Van Illse of the
fnlverslty of Wisconsin said before the Chamber of Coinmorce of the
I'nlted States of America In his speech entitled "The Concentrotlon ot
Industry In the fnited States of .\merlcn." In discussing this problem
I'resldent Vnn Illse stated :

In the first place. It Is usually assumed that all the so-called trusts
are mnno|Milles. Indeed, If one runs through the discussion concerning
the trusts during the past few years he will seldom find anv discrimina-
tion between monopolies, trusts, nnd mngnltudi' In business. The three
are used ns synonymous terms. The subtlety of this method of argument
Is evident. If It he assumed that any large business Is -a monopoly It Is
•■asy to carry the conviction to the listeners that such organization should
be destroyed, but magnitude anil monopoly are not synonymous terms.

Quoting further ;

We now pass to the second premise upon which we agreed, the pro-
hibition of unfair prices.

Again he states :

In the third place, a free field for legitimate competition must be
malntninrd. No steps should be taken which will endanger this great
industrial progress. ' . -

stimuli

enforienient of the law when the lav
sonii'one is picked out because he
good politics to attack him. and !)!

I am willing to stand for the
s enforced alike for all. but when
II the front sent, or because It Is
1*99 nre nllowed to escnpe. I say

it Is

a pr(

ifoundl

y Immoral situation. That

is exactiv the existing situa'-

tliin

In Ibis conn

try. lie who snys "break up the trusts, destroy them."

the •

■ame breath, "i

Kv must ha

ive co-or

leration among the

farmers.'

Why.

gentlemen, the

era nberry

growers

of Cape Cod, New

Jers.'

y. 11 n

d Wlic

..nsin sell about

!iii per lent

of their

agen.

•y d.<

wn In

Hudson striit.

New York.

In

WiSf

■onsi.i i

11 nd Missou.-I Ii,'

Ill hihI zinc

uri' min

I'd on n small scale

undii

r the

eonipi'

titive system ill

an extriiiii

• form.

Here the losses in

wasti

•fui 1

mining.

- imperfect con.

entration. t

ind in »

oiielting amount to

from

4.-I ti

, .-,.1 pe

r (ent. In ..t'-.-

.- wonls. only a little

■nor.- than on.'-half

of the metal In the deposlte
subdivision of holdings, and
tiiatinn for

per lei

r.aclies the mnrk.t. In contrast with the
th.- ••xtr.'iiie competitive system for lead
ron ..i-.' in the Lake Superior region. The
.rag.' only about Ifi per cent. Karlier In
en the holdings were relatively small the
But the most important of the

icerned, is
are excessive.
;!0 or 411 per cent of the

the history of this region wl
losses were from :
.sources of the ean
coal. Under the compelled ci
In the early davs of mining
anthracite coni of the veins riacli.'d the market,
the eoncentrntioii of holdings involving the Introduction of adequate
machinery, these los.s,\s'have been gnatiy r.'duced . . . For timlier the
same situation n.iw exists as for liitiiminoiis loal. Extreme competition
has been enf.irced through action ngiiinst various lumber manufacturers'
and dealers' associations. In consequence of this the cutting of timber
is now being carried on so that Ih.* wastes in operation are excessive.
For only by getting the timber on tb.- market at the lowest rates, re-
gardless of waste. Is it possible to handl.- the material so as to meet
market conditions without Ios.s. This is the lamentable situation created
by the law in regard to a resource which will last at the present rate
ot exploitation for scarcely more than fifty years.

.ipli'lli Willi., I'l
Irnde
ivliig i|iiotailon ;

act .if .-.."i " i:iil"ii liii- I" ' II iU'i'r"v.d bv Ihi- iippr.iprlnl.' con

Nh.iulil III' rri'i' friini nllii.k. Ily Ibis slinph' .'\ Iliiii ihe situnll

Chan. I I'.M.piriitioii fiir all classes of buil » »..iild be alli

tinue sii far as it was not Inimical to the public welfare.

Illw then SIIKK''

iiblnntbih <ir cmi
I iif li'rrll.irv or
al I.I ih.' w.'lfnre
k.' II pr.'»uiii|itlon
■ Inimical to the
Hill whin any
iiimlNMlon It

I have qu ited at such great lenxth bei'inise
opinions of two srent thinkers, upon our pr.i
waste, of crentliiK a healthier ataioKphere In 11
of conserving a great natural resource. It is

lies.' views express the
iem of utliltlng forest
■ lumber Industry, and
nut of Ihe question lo

practice most elllclent niethodn of ' utilUtnK waste In inir llmlH'r regions
on the mneoltudc with which wc do huslnoks In this country unless there
Ik enough waste assembled nt one point to make the establishment of ■
by-product plant practical. .V sawmill can be erected to operate on a
ten-year supply of timber, or even one ye.ir. and abandon Ihe operations
with a profit, but this can not be done with n liy product plant. Such
plants demanii not inly a comparatively larg.' amount of material with
which to operate, liut an amount which must he supplied for years to
I'ome. Some planta are, therefore, a stimulus lo the perpetuation of
forests and Industry, and In this respect are markedly dlireient from the
majority of sawmills now existing. The prulihiiis In our country, ro
far as the elimination of wood waste Is conc.-rned. nre quite different
from Ihe problems abroad where the popul-itlon Is dense and the forest
areas restricted. It will be years before we come to such extreme con-
ditions save In exceptional loeations. Certainly not In your lifetime or
mine. We must face squarely the problems of today and tackle them
In a thoroughly sane and practical manner f.ir the pood not only of
posterity but for ourselves.

In conclusion, tiie solution of our lumber pniblems should not be left
to Individual effort. Don't overtax "George." Tiler.' n'ust be assoclat.'d
effort. Knell must do his share. Petty differences must be suliinerKed,
and lii'artiesl coiiperatlon through our leading assoclKlions must be had.
Many of j-ou will doubtless recall Forrest Crissey's article In the March
:!.S issue of the Saturday Kvenlng Post on ".\ssociation Snags." In whlcli
he points out value of associated effort. Now, this lumber body has
a number of committees which can do elTectlve work -evn far more ef-
fective work than they have done — In Improving conditions in the In-
dustry wo have been discussing. I hope I won't offend these gentlemen
when I say that most of the committees have been like sphinxes. Why
not put on spurs and get into action, (ea\, common-sense, effective, united
action, and resolve that the lumber industry shall not continue to suf-
fer or perish In our industrial life.

FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE ENGINEER

Pit. UEH.M.\N.S' VON .St'IlICE.NTK. COX.Sl'l.TINti KNIilXKKK. N.\TIOX.\[, M'MIIF.n
M.\Nl'K.\CTrKEKS' .\SS0('IAT10X, ST. I.OI'IS. MO.

Dr. von .Schrenek's close association with the iirolilpins^of the lum-
liornicn and his clear apjireeiation of what the lumher business is up
again.st make his .suggestions of real value.

Since the earliest times wood lias been Ui^ed in one form or another
by mankind. Its ready accessibility, the east with which it could he
worked to shape Into any desirable form, its qualities of strength, hard
nes.s, resilience, etc., probably account for Its exieuslve use. With the
advance ot civilization the per ca|)ita quantity used has Increased rather
than decreased, because as civlli/atlon adynnced new uses were found for
tills valuable material and new requirements brought about a decided
Increase for each individual. As it was well stated by Hr. Fernow
iiian.v years ago, our grandmotliers were satisfied with one or two chairs in
their parlors, while the present generation requires eight or ten or more,
not because we wish to sit on' all of them, but because tlieir possession
is an indication «f our modern standards of living.

While there has been a decided Increase of various kinds of wood,
there has at the same time been a decided decrease In the use of wood
In various fields. This decreased use has been due to the discovery of
other materials which are either better ndapled than the wood for specific
purposes, or l>ecause of tlie differences in cost, and lately because of
various economical tendencies brought about by a changed condition of
the supply nnd a changed condition in the attitude ot society towards
various types of structural material. Whereas in the early days oak
and pine were the chief yi-oods used for all purposes, we find a large
number of yvoods now manufactured, all of them with certain specific
qualities and all claiming recommendation nt the hands of the consumer.
With the extraordinary increase in the manufacture ot steel, cement, clay
products, etc.. more intense competition has arisen l>et\»'een these prod-
ucts and wood, all of which has tended to reduce the actual amount
used. While this reduction was to have been expected, there is a large
amount of criticism aimed at wood which Is more or le.ss unwarranted.

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i-ctril IniKoly at the pnucipiU defi-cts of wood, both
• H iiiiiii' iiral purposes. It is stated among other things
IK, 1. 1, ..ihI consequently a hazardous material to use

I i- • riitrated in more or less congested districts,

II .iiirv Mild towns. It IS furthermore pointed out
to il.ray and that it doe.s not have the permanence
I. r ^iiii.tiiral materials. Attention is also called
|iliysi(Ml iltaracterlstics are inferior in some respects
tructural materials. Many of these criticisms are

This .riti.iMi
for ciiii-inirii
that w -

that wood is

of some of

to the fact tl

to those of

without doulit absolutely true, hut the mei-e presence of a defect is not

necessarily a reason for condemning a valuable product.

It is my purpose today to dwell briefly on some of the considerations,
as I see tliiiii. which determine the use of wood, and to outline some of
the requir.iiiints for the safe and acceptable use as they arc viewed
by the .Tr< hiti ct and engineer and the consumer in general.

Wood t~ ^|M riii. all_\- valuable because it has a certain strength value
and at 111. -aiiir li Iiecause it is light and easily worked. It further-
more is iill r,,i,i|ia ratively cheap, readily obtainable in large quantities,
and is im Ili'i mui-.. . apable of being so handled that many of the apparent
detects are easily lorrected. There is no question but that it is generally
recognized that wood is inflammable and will burn, and also that wood
will decay, some kinds after very short periods of exposure, others not
until they have been exposed for a great many years. The engineer and
architect and the consumer generally have certain spcclflc requirements
which any material used for a definite purpose must fulfill. Where an
engineer constructs a railroad trestle, he knows that the material of which
this trestle is to be constructed must be capable of withstanding certain
strains, due to the load passing over the bridge. In the same way
the architect demands that his material must have a certain stiffness
in order to withstand loads of a known value. Both the engineer and
architect requin iliar tli. material placed in any structure must serve
as long a tim. i- |....sii.i. in order to reduce the cost of repairs and
the disturbuiH' n. nl. m ili. i. t... In addition to the strength and lasting
requirements, th-r.' ar, ^u, li factors as pleasing appearance, ready and
satisfactory api)lication of paints, stains, etc., nail-holding capacity, ab-
sence of shrinkage in volume, the maintenance of proper shape, etc.
Confusion and Misundebstanding

With Hi' lai-. iiiiiiiher of woods now available, each with its own
peculiar ipialiiic- ami characteristics, it is not surprising that there is
frequiritiv rMH-i.i. i ii.je confusion and misunderstanding on the part of
the oiiiisiiiii, !■ a- lo «liat he may reasonably expect of any one or more

grouiis III -I tl. kjii.K .,t «.....!. 11. >w is he to find out what kind of

wood sii.iiil.j li. 11^. . I 1.11 a -|...iii. iMirpose? How is he to ascertain,
after makin. a ,.i. .ii..ii, ,i~ t.. wi.ili.T the particular wood selected is
best lilt.. I r.ii- his s|,r.ial ri'iiiiii.in..iitsV The lumberman today, while
he may have a general knowledge of the timber as it occurs in the tree,
and while he may have a specific knowledge of the wood which he manu-
.facturcs. frequently and in fact in the majority of cases has no oppor-
tunity for telling the consumer anything about this particular kind of
wood. His chief aim and purpose hitherto have largely been confined
to cutting down the tree, manufacturing it into lumber, and selling it as
lumber. With the changed condition of the use of materials and with
the increasing demand for specific information about all classes of struc-
tural materials, it is no longer sufficient for the lumberman, either the
manufacturer or retailer, to have general knowledge ; he must have a
specific knowledge in order to meet this increasing demand for informa-
tion. If there is one point which I would insist on strongly today, it is
that the attitude of the lumber industry towards the merchandising and
use of lumber in its various forms is undergoing a very radical change,
and to call attention to the absolute necessity for actively assisting in
disseminating more information about wood and lumber in Its various
forms among those who are interested in its use.

In order to emphasize this point I would call your attention to the
lessons which can lie learned from those industries that are actively
competing with lumber in the markets of the world. I hold in my hand
a numlier of pamphlets from a number of companies manufacturing
cement. I would call your attention to the fact that these are text-books
of information and instruction Issued by the producers of cement to the
consuming public, in which the fullest possible information is given as
to the physical and chemical qualities of the' material, with specific direc-
tions as to how- it can be properly used. The most striking part of these
pampiilets is the information devoted to a discussion of the failures of
the material, with numerous photographs showing failures, and followed
by detailed discussions as to the reasons for these failures and suggestions
as to how they may be avoided. If I had time I would like to go ex-
tensively into this phase of the matter and point out what the steel
industry is doing in this regard, also w-hat the brick people are doing,
but most of you can readily obtain this information yourselves.

All I wish to do is to point out the desirability of your considering the
way in which the so-called substitute materials are advancing the cause
of their industry. If I were to sum up their attitude, it would be that
they are making it their particular business to know more about their
particular product than anyone else ; that they investigate the nature
of their product from every possible viewpoint ; that they maintain ex-
tensive investigating laboratories with highly trained experts, and that
from time to time, through their publicity departments, they give the
public the advantage of the information so secured in very attractive and

readable form, such as those which I have liefore me. They not only
issue these pamphlets ; they go a step further, and by means of care-
fully considered advertising they call the attention of the prospective con-
sumer to the reasons why their product is specially adapted for various
purposes. Their agents visit the prospective user and advise with him
as to the best methods for getting the best service out of their material.
In other words, each industry makes it its particular business to stand
as the advance agent of its own material, to know more about it than
anybody else, and above all else they make it their special business to
let everybody know about it.

What H.we the Lumbermen Done?

If we turn to the lumber industry, what have the lumbermen of the
country done to meet this changed condition of utilization of their prod-
uct? I have only one instance to cite which is at all comparable to the
policy pursued by the manufacturers of cement, steel, brick, etc., and
that is the work which has been done by the Southern Cypress Manu-
facturers' Association under the able leadership of its secretary, George
E. Watson. Most of you are familiar with what this association has
done, and I need not go into details farther than to say that the keynote
of the work of the cypress association has been to first of all find out
what cypress wood was good for ; to investigate its uses in all parts of
not only this country, but abroad ; and when they had found out what the
wood was good for, they told about it in pamphlet form, in magazines
and exhibitions, and they told about it not once but many times. The
work which the cypress association has started has been pursued with
vigor, and if in order to believe what their work has done, may I re-
spectfully suggest that they ask the secretary? It would have been im-
possible to have- accomplished what the cypress association has done
without a strong realization on the part of the members of this industry
that they had a valuable product, l>ut that it was necessary for them,
however, to let others h.sicl..s iii. m,. iv.'s know this, and when once they
had called the attention i.. ili. ii|.. i i..rity of their product along certain
lines that they had to ...niiiin t.. .1.. so, and I express no vague predic-
tion when I say that what th. ijiin.ss industry will do in the future
will compare ia ways, which few of us can appreciate, with what they
have done in the past. One reason for their growing success has been
their conservatism. They have called attention to specific points for
which cypress wood was fit. They have not hesitated to point out that
it was not a cure for all things, and If there is one point which I would
emphasize with all the strength I can it is that the acknowledgment of
defects is as desirable and necessary a part of any propaganda as. the
emphasis laid upon favorable qualities and applications.

It is an encouraging sign to note that the work that the cypress in-
dustry has started has been followed with great rapidity by the other
groups of wood, and it is confidently to be expected that the future will
show just as favorable results for them as it has for the cypress in-
dustry.

This brings me to the statement as to exactly what should be done
with the various classes of wood ; what the architect, engineer and
consumer want to know ; what are the qualities of the wood ; what uses
are they fit for; how can they tell what kind of wood and what kind of
grade to buy ; how can they obviate defects or shrinkage, warping, checking,
decay, etc.? I would classify the lines of investigation into two broad
groups : studies of quality and adaptability and studies of obviating
such defects as decay and the lack of fire resistance.

The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association recently has created
a branch of its work to he known as a technical department, for which
they have honored me by entrusting same to my care, and it may not
be out of place to say a few words as to what such an ofljce can be
expected to accomplish, not only for the national association, hut what
such an oSBce can be expected to do for the Individual associations. In
the first place, a vast amount of specific information concerning the
qualities of wood and their fitness for various purposes is being developed
every year by the United States Forest Service, at state universities,
by the- state forest and conservation commissions, in laboratories of our
universities and colleges, and not only through these agencies in the
United States, but through similar agencies in Canada and other parts
of the world. Many of these investigations are necessarily directed
towards specific problems, such as strength, durability, hardness, decay
resistance, etc. Much of the information is in scattered form, where the
individual interested in the use or manufacture of lumber would not
be liable to see it.

One of the chief functions of the new office will be to keep the secre-
tary's office advised of any developments pertaining to the lumber in-
dustry .^s a whole as far as this pertains to technical questions of use
and adaptability for general purposes. Among such broad problems
there comes first and foremost the question of rendering wood more or
less fireproof. We have already undertaken a consideration of this broad
problem in cooperation with the National Fire Protection Association,
and it gives me pleasure to announce today that the executives of this
association are favorably disposed toward the creation of a committee for
the consideration of wood in ail its phases. Quoting from the April
number of the quarterly of this journal, it states :

"The executives of the National Fire Protection -Association are favor-
ably disposed to the appoiutment of a committee to Investigate the sub-
ject of the fire retardant treatment of wood. The general condemnation
of wooden shingles, wooden window frames and the use of wood trim in

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iildliik'> liua.. ai-rordliiK to Ilk- luiula-r Inti-n-ttk.
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»<Nif|. New York 1« itrrliniiN
iin'|>r<M>ri'<l wtMMl III liiillciliu:
Ml Mini If iIki' hiif iMt'ii Kullltti'iil iinlii In the
Jtialify tlio iitlilllliiiinl i^nt. It limy Ih' thiit
I, lu liiillilliiBii to ilii< llmltrd rxttiDt li> whirli It
ictlrnlly Bn tuttr IK til > nrcproofiMl trim.
Tlir othiT IIM- ti. wliUI. ItrrpriMifi'il woimI U put In Now York'n tin-
r.iof tiullillnini Ik fur tln' (luorlnK. Ilrri- nitnln It N duiilitrnl wlictliiT
M rr In much Rain In nn'prooniiK llic ItoorliiK, pnivlilfHt tlii' lliHirlnit N
^•IKTly t\ll.'«l up tin till- uiKlcr nldf to iivuld op<>n BpnccB. Kspvrlpiiri'
■inn Ii. Indlrnti- tliiit tlip flrvprounnc of wiMid lliMirlnK Kriiduiilly Iokcb
> hntpva-r vnlur It Iihk liy tlii> rountiint wnitlilni: of lloorii. Tin- kiiIIs which
r- ukmI In the fln-priMinnK prorpM nro dcllgucHivnt. nnd wlu'ii the lliiiirlnK
~ nmt lnatall<>d keep the lloont quite damp. The Hue of wnter on the
iiiie cmdiiiilly tcndu to wmh out thew siiltK."

\V<H>0 ANI> Kllli: I'llOTECTION

rhr Idea underlying the creation of this committee I which 1 might
• ite Incidentally wan niiKKeHtMl hy the new offlcel Is to get together
i.-n* Intentitiil In the •irohlem of reducing (Ire losMCs nnd to determine
;li.- Iiot melhodii fjr Iinudling wiod i-onstructlon where the Raine can
bv pro|M-rly uuod. I hold that there are no inoro puhllc-aplrltod cltlzcuK
Id thia country than those engaged In the manufacture and sale of luinher,
and I. know that you all will support whatever action Is taken hy the
National hire Protection Association, through Its eivnmlttees, and I
have so assuretl Franklin K. Wentworth. the secretary nnd treasurer of
that association.

Another hroad problem of general Interest to the Industry Is the
promulgntlnn of n wliler r.Mognltlon of the value of prcsirvid wo<m1.

I'reacrviMl wood l> today luwd lu ramparmllvely amall qaaoUUe*. I woaM
lUll attention to the mhlblt of the Amprlcan Wood l»niKT»»ni' Aaatcte-
tlon. In which some startling flgures and nuNlela are pniu-ntrd. It I*
particularly Inatrurllvi- lo note the huge pile uf untreated lunil>er uaed
every year, and to lliid hy Its aide an almoai mirroacopir pile of treated
lunit>er. The railroads hitherto have lieen the largest conaumcm of
trvatv<l Wood, hut la Iheri' any rt-aiuin why the principle of thi- pmerva-
llon of wood ahould not Im- appllml on the farm and In the household
as well? Wc niajr draw a leason from our Kuropean friends, where Ibe
purchase of jrutU of creosoted fencea of Ireiiied mud allla has iK-rome
an everyday expcrloore. Tiie exhibit of the American Wood rrenerreni'
Association Is one that evi-ry lumberman pri-Henl at this gn-at exiHislUoD
should visit and study with great care, because It has behind It |Hissllillltlea
for future development which many of us ilo not as yet thoroughly alt-
predate.

In conclusion, permit me to sumiiiarlite
namely, the ncLt'sslty for a closer contact I
and the consumer. The prcMlucer of lund>er must tell the <Hinsumer what
the good nnd bad points of his articles are, ami the omsumur has a right
to expect this. The results of such closer cooperation will be that wood
will be more selectively and economically used. It has frequently been
stated that one of the chief cbarartcrUtlcH In this country Is the way
wc use our natural resources. We are less liable to waste and mlian
that for which we have a high appreciation. The average man and womao
will handle material which they understand more Intelligently than that
which Is purchased In a, haphazard way. I personally feel that a policy
such as I have outlined will materially Increase the respect which every
citizen of this country has for wood In lis various forms, and with an
incronsed respect for the material will come n better feeling towards the
man who is responsible for Its manufacture and sale, and will also come
II lictler appreciation of the desirability for conservative operations and
a prevention of waste nnd true conservation.

lilt I have hastily outlined,
Veen the producer of iumtier

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envolepe.

B 727 — Wants Names of Sawmills iu Pemisylvania and Surrounding

Territory Manufacturing Beech, Birch and Maple

Lumber or Flooring

.Montgomery, Ala., .\pril 27. — Kdilor liAUUwooD Recohd : I have an

uqulry for the names of lumber concerns located in Pennsylvania or

'■■:\T that state that manufacture i.l.OOO feet or up of maple, beech or

irch. either singly or combined. In ten hours. .\ flooring company would

I ISO do. The object Is to obtain sutBcicnt refuse for a distilling plant that

light be Installed under suitable conditions.

Thi.s concern has been given tlie names of several people in that
territory who might do. Others interested should write Hardwood
H F.coRD. — Editor.

B728 — Wants Brown Ash

Philadelphia, Pa., April 2.-.— Kdltor Hmidwwd Relobd : Will you
kindly tell us from whom we would likely be able to purchase brown
M-h? Thanking yon in advance for this information, we remain,

• & Co.

This concern has been supplied with a short list of possible pro-
lucers of this stock. Others interesteil can have the name and address
• HI ajiplieation. — Editok.

B729 — Legal Opinion Eegarding Bequest of Refund of Advance
on Defective Car

St. Albans, W. Va., April .'JO. — Editor II.midwooI) Recoup : Sometime
.11:0 you devoted a page in the paper to decisions in courts of different
'lisputes that had come up in selling nnd bu.vlng lumber. We now have
a case where we advanced our shipper ?175 on a carload of lumber of
a given grade, and when the car was delivered it was found to be of a
lower grade and entirely unfit for our use. Wc refused this car and
asked for a refund of the money we had advanced, this advance being
made while the car was In transit, and the shipper did the inspecting and
loading at point of shipment, wc never having seen the car until it was
delivered.

Have you a court decision In a matter of this kind, or have you any
ntlicr information that would make this matter clear to our shipper
and ourselves so as to eliminate further trouble?

stated on page 604, .'{5 Cyc, a set of law books which can be found
in most towns.

' ' Where the price has been paid in advance and tlic goods delivered
are of such inferior quality as to warrant their re.iection, the buyer
may recover the amount so paid, unless ho retains the goods and con-
tinues to use the goods for his own Ijcnclit. The mere fact that the
jjoods were defective does not, however, give him a right to recover
the price, if paid after the goods were delivered."

These rules of law are sustained by several appellate court decisions,
none of which, however, seeqis to have arisen under a sale of lumber
in West Mrginia. It seems quite certain that no authoritative court
decision can be cited against the proposition that on the face of it
in this case the right to recover the money ailvanced is apparent —
Editor.

B730 — Wants Bed Cedar Dimension

Uvorpool, England. April 2.'i. — Editor H.iituwooD Rkcoiid : We are in
the market for considerable quantities of red cedar in the following
.sizes: 7Vi X 15" X 2.'j" nnd 2ViX2Mi squares. We understanj these
arc the sizes In v.-hich the stock Is usually manufactured, and the
pencil manufacturers in this country arc better able to cut their require-
ments from such blocks, although there are some who prefer the slats.

Anyone interested in this inquiry can have the address on applica-
tion to this office. — Kihtor.

B731 — ^Wants Market for Shellbark Hickory Bolts

Minneapolis, Minn., April 2!). — Editor Haiidwod Recoiid : We want in-
formation ns to who can use shellbnrk hickory bolts. This is genuine
shcllbnrk, second growth, nnd is loaded in northeastern Iowa. Think same
would be of value to specialty workers in hickory.

This inquirer has been advised that the law of the question is thus

Anyone desiring to get in touch with the party should write Hard-
wood Record. — Editor.

B 733— Information Eegarding White Holly

The last issue of Hardwood Ukcord contained an inquiry from an
Ohio concern regarding a market for and prices on white holly. To-
gether with other information. Hardwood Record suggested that this
wood had been sold as high as .$100. Hardwood Record has just
received the following letter from a prominent eastern harrlwood firm
telling of its experience with holly :

Philadelphin, Pa., April 20. — Editor Hardwood Record: Referring to
"B 721' Slall Bag Section, we arc using some holly In Phila/lelphia
which must be practically all flitch-sawn with a considerable quantity
2 Inches and thicker up to 4 inches. We could not pay any such price
as was mentioned In Il.vnnwooD Record. As to the party who has holly
for s.iie, we would be ^'lad to be put in touch with him.

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B 734 — To Prevent Checking of Hickory
The April 25 issue Hard wool) Record contained an inciuiiy from a
southern concern asking for information as to methods of preventing
cheeking of hickory. The following letter is a comment on that article
with additional suggestions:

Philadelphia, Pa., .\pril 29. — Editor H.iHDWOOD Hecord : In ccnncctiou
with "Mail Bag B TIO." appearing In your issue April 25, wc are of the
opinion that if the party using the hicltory would pile the same on its
end in a dark place without having the sticks too open so that it would
not dry too fast, the checking would be materially reduced. We are
also of the opiuiou that if the party will pile this hickory in sawdust or
some other material that will keep the light from it, the percentage of
checking will he still further reduced.

B 732 — Market for Dimension Stock

Defiance, O.. .\pril 29. — Editor ri.\iti)WOOD Recoud ; Wc are in the
market for a considerable amount of stock and are taking the liberty
of attaching a list of material which we would like to buy. If you
can, without any great inconvenience place these items in the hands of
firms who could furnish the material, we will appreciate the courtesy.

National Hardwood Lumber Association inspection rules govern. In-
spection is to be made in Defiance, O., and prices quoted shoulc^ be for
material <i.livri-.d .it the plant in Ohio.
Sand H.ni.i'-.

l,2.Mi 1 . , 1 t feet.

3;80M pi,..- M... P- t f,..-l.

101) PUT.-. II, 1 r-i t

200 pieces P r i i- i

Must be toufih -: M, 1

and free of detects.

White oak. M i. i iiii.n-k

hickory— no pecan

Front I'.^.i-i.-

4.-(i |.i . . ■ I •, 4-2",

]ln. p. , 1 . 4'6".

2.MI p. ; . 4'6".

':{(io pi,,, 1 -. '. -4-6".

Must be tough, straight grained

free of defects.

White oak, black or shellhark

hickory — no pecan

accepted.

1,0.-.M

4'fi"

Abov,- :, ,,-i - Miiltiiiles,

Musi l„ I ,u_ii -iiip^lit grained and tree of defects.
White oak. red oak, hard maple.
Axles

.'lOO pieces 4 x5 — 5% or 6 feet.
3,000 pieces iVixSVi—SVs' or 6 feet.

500 pieces 414x5% — 5% or 6 feet.
Above lengths or multiples.

Must he tough, straight grained and free of defects.
Black or shellbark hickory — no pecan or hitter hickory accepted.

Company

HyiTOi^^roattiWiiiTOMStmiiims^^

Clubs and Associations

Program of the National Hardwood Lumber Association

of

nial

National Hardwood Lumber Association to be held on Thursday and
Friday, .Tune 18 and 19, at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, has just been
issued. The program includes two days' session, opening at 9:30 a. m.
on Thursday with the registration of members. The first regular trans-
action of business will start at 10:00 a. m. with an address of welcome
by Hon. Louis P. Fuhrmann, mayor of Buffalo, .\rthur W. Kreinheder,
president nf the P.uffalo Lumber Exchange, will follow with an address
of weir, ,111, ,11 1,, liiilf of the lumbermen of Buffalo. Following this
will ■ ,11 11 ,1 officers Includiug an address by the president,

Charl, - !i P., 11: and Frank F. Fish, secretary, and reports of the

standing ,,,iiiMiiii, - including committee on forestry by John M. Woods,
special committee on o%-erweight claims by James E. Stark, transporta-
tion committee by Emil Guenther and waterways by Ed. T. Miller.
Adjournment will take place at 1 :00 p. m. to permit the members and
guests making a trip to Niagara Falls, described later.

The Friday session will open at 9 :30 a. m. with a report of the
inspection rules committee delivered by E. W. Chamberlin, chairman.
E. F. Trefz, field secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, will then deliver an address, which will be followed by a report
of the committee on officers" reports. Tlie subject of new business will
be the last discussion of the morning session and the afternoon session
will be started with unfinished business, after which will come a report
of the committee on resolutions, followed by the election of officers to

serve one year and election of seven directors to serve three years.

The most important feature of the entertainment program is the
trip to Niagara Falls, which will taKe place on Thursday afternoon,
this being tendered by the Buffalo Lumber Exi'hange. Members and
guests will bo^rd special traction cars, which will be waiting in front
of the convention headquarters, at 2 :30 p. m. The cars will then
proceed to Niagara Fails, crossing the river below the Falls, thence
on down the west iiank, making stops opposite the Horse Shoe Falls,
at the Whirlpool, Brock's Monument and other points of interest. From
Brock's monument they will re-cross the river, then follow the East
Bank, passing close to the water's edge, to the City of Niagara Falls,
there again crossing to tlie Canadian side where dinner will be served
at the New Clifton hotel. After dinner the cars will return direct to
Buffalo, leaving the Falls at about 9 :30 p. m. .V cordial invitation
is extended to visiting ladies to take in this trip.

On Friday evening, .lime 19, a complimentary banquet will be tendered
by the National Hardwood Lumber Association and the Buffalo Lumber
Exchange combined. This will take place at 8 :00 o'clock in the ban-
quet hall of the Hotel Statler. .\dmi.ssion can be obtained only by
those holding tickets, which will lie siven out upim application to the
registration desk.

Program for Gum Meeting
The following has been uivin nit at the offices of John M. Pritchard,
secretary of the Gum Lumber JIanufacturers' Association, as an out-
line of the program to be followed during the semi-annual of that body
to be held in Memphis at the Hotel Gayoso, May 19-20. This is subject
to slight change later, but is substantially correct :
Tuesday, May 19, 10 a. m.

.Vddress of AVelcome, C. M. Br.van, city attorney.

Response, a member.

Semi-annual Report, President C. L. Harrison.

Semi-annual lleport. Secretary J. M. Pritchard.

Semi-annual Report, Treasurer S. M. Nickey.

Aftbknoon Session, 2 i'. .m.

"Lumber Advertising," A. T. Gerrans, chairman advertising committee.
National Lumber Manufacturers' Association.

"Panics and Federal Reserve Banking Act," Dwight L. .Armstrong,
cashier Commercial Bank & Trust Company, Memphis.

"Cooperation in Business." John W. McClurc, Bellgrade I.,umber Com-
pany, Memphis.

"Hardwoods Products Exposition, " Thomas W. Fry, secretary Chas. F.
Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Company, St. Louis.
Weonesday, May 20, 10 a. m.

"Some Facts .-Vbout Kiln Drying Lumber," Otis .-V. Felger, Memphis
Band Mill Company, Memphis.

Standing committee reports as follows :

Membership, M. B. Cooper, chairman.

Assessments, J. W. McClure, chairman.

Finance,. F. B. Robertson, chairman.

Complaints, W. C. Bonner, chairman.

-Advertising, F. R. Gadd, chairman.

Entertainment, II. B. Weiss, chairman.

Office Room, Furniture and Fixtures, J. W. McClure, chairman.

Special Report Committee or Technical Research, R. M. Carrier, Sardis,
Miss., chairman.

General Discussion.

New Business.

.'Vdjournment.

Convention of Furniture Men

It is expected that several thousand furniture men will attend the
convention at the Congress Hotel, Chicago, May 13 and 14. Repre-
sentatives of all the furniture associations will be present. The program
includes a banquet at the' Congress Hotel, where R. W. Irwin of Grand
Rapids, Mich., will be toastmaster. Forrest Crissey of the Saturday Eve-
ning Post will speak on "Team Work Between Associations." Milo D.
Campbell of Coldwater will speak on "The Square Deal in Business."
The national speaker will be on this program. The program for the
meeting the following day will be as follows : "What Has Been Ac-
complished by Association Work." A. O. Foster, Utica, N. 'Y., president.
Metal and Spring Association ; "What Can Be .Accomplished by National
Effort in Cost Accounting," Frederick B. Smith, Detroit, chairman Parlor
Table Jlanufacturers' .Association : "Grading of Hardwood Lumber," G.
A. Buckstaff, Oshkosh, Wis. ; "Manufacturers' Protective Association,"
Charles R. Sligh, Grand Rapids: "Freight Classification of Furniture,"
C. F. E. Luce, Grand Rapids, secretary National Commercial Fixtures
Association; "Credits and Collections," M. Wulpi, Chicago, secretary
Extension Table Bureau.

Will Meet at 'Winnipeg

The lumbermen of Northwestern Canada will hold a tour-day con-
vention next September in Winnipeg, and are planning an elaborate
affair. A general Invitation has been extended to lumbermen this side
the line to meet with them, and they are promised a series of excursions
which will leave a lasting impression. Those who wish more particulars
are advised to write to J. Hooper, chairman lumbermen's publicity com-
mittee, 322 Donald street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

HARDWOOD RECORD

North Carolina For«ctry AssocUUon

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'I fniiii A|irll 111 Jiinr. linn Ih-<-ii <iiIIimI Iu iihm-I
i> Niiil ThiirMlay, Juni< I" and It. ttU'l. Tin-
;.>iluii iiiii'tM iin till- wiiiii- tin)', mill lln' iiIkIH w-"
.iiv.'iilluii will IM- lipId iinilir lU IIUIII.IIITII. Tin'
I iMil «• rUtiM'ly an |m>iiiiIIiIi-. Tin- nftiTiiuon ilrlvi-
.pi'uli iif tin- IllltiiiiiD' ••«lnlr mill till' iliiy'K Irlp
li> siH' IiiiiiImtIiik iinilir |ir<i|ifr furiNirv mnirol

trnrllvi- r<'nlur<-> nf iIk- •-oiivi'iitlnii.
Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club Annual Meeting and Election

Olli' uf tile llioitl I'lltliunlllnlic llli-<'llllK>' I'ViT lli'lll liy llli< l.uilllMTIIU'irH
Cluti was held nl llic lliili-l <ahii«ii. .Moiidny niKlit, .May 4. TIip orrniiluii
wan till- annual lUf^'lltiK and I'li-i-tlon and tlir >'aiii|inlKn <tininiltliM.>H of
botb llir n-Kiilar ilokct and tin' lndi-|>i'nili'nt tiekt'l wurkcd mi liard In the
iulprtiit of tlii-lr (-andldali-H tlint a very lartEi- alti'ndnnn- wni< on hand.
The plocllon wlilli- frli-ndly IhroiiKliout was vi-ry cloni'ly oontcstod and
lunitirrnicn fur I In- pam wii-k lo Kiiy nollihiK nlHiut tlie last day or two
liarr Ix'^'n Ihikv anHWrrlnu ti'li-plmni' rails and ri-|ilyliiK Iu tlic appi-alH of
llir varloiiH hiinlx'rini'n liiislllni: fur Ihi'lr favorili' landldnli'. Knrli side
bad more than enoUKb ph-dces to elect their tieket from one end to the
other, wi they elalined Just liefore the elevllon. nud the renult was bound
to lirlns about miuic Kurprlwu. The rampniKn eoniiultteo of the regular
ticket predicted the election of Its entire tieket reRardlesH of the numerous
pIrdRes the other side claimed to have, and the Independent ticket
canipalen committee was equally confident of success. The result proved
that thn-e on the regular ticket, the president, secretary and treasurer,
won and the first mid second vice-presidents on the Independent ticket
were chosen, all elected by close margins exc-ept the contest for secretary,
which was quite n one sided affair. The new officers of the club for the
■'nsulng year will be Alex. Schmidt of the Krancke Lumber Company,
president: X. Dwlght Hinckley of the Dwigbt Hinckley Lumber Company,
llrst vin-presldent : Ceo. Hand of the Kayou Lund & Lumber Company,
lecond vice-president : J. A. Bolser of the Blackburn & Bolser Company,
■secretary telected for the sixth consecutive year), and Harry Hollowcll
.if II. A. Hollowell & Co.. treasurer. President Hageineyer in his farewell
addresst went over the work of the club during the past year and showed
that the club had accomplished much and had accepted to membership
seventi-en new firms.

At the conclusion of his address President Hagemeyer Installed the
newly elected president, who at once caught the large assemblage by
his very enthuslostic and frank declaration of bis ideas which, according
to the applause after he had concluded, met with much approval. After
President Schmidt had called upon all of the otber candidates, botb

• •lerti'd and defeated, for short addresses he proceeded with the meeting
under the head of new business. The question as to the club's attitude
was or once tested regarding the carpenters' strike which is on on
aceonnt of the refusal of the contracting builders to accede to their
demands that all millwork shall come from union mills. After the dis-
cussion that followed there was no question as to where the lumbermen
■itood on this proiiositlon and resulted in a special meeting being called
for niMin. Friday, May 8. when all contracting builders, planing millmen,
rurniture manuraeturers. Iiox manufactures and otber woodworking fac-
tory proprietors in Cincinnati. Newport and Covington will be asked to
:iltend a luncheon where the whole situation can be gone over thoroughly,
the lumbermen going on record as supporting the employers and con-
ilcinnlng the demands made by the striking carpenters.

.\ committee, consisting of S. W. llichcy. chairman : .T. Watt (irabain
iind Clias. !■". Sbiels, was appointed to draw up suital)le resolutions on
account of the death of W. A. Bennett and at this meeting the resolu-
tions were submitted and ordered spread upon the minutes and a copy
<cnt to the family.

The ".square deal" policy of the club was again very much in evidence,
the foilow-ing romnilttee being appointed to settle a dispute between a

• lub member and an -Vrkansas lumber firm; T. B. Stone, chairman; S. W.
lilchey and K. O. Robinson.

The club at tbln mei-ting donated $100 to the publicity fund of the
Cineinnatl Chamber of Commerce to help out on the ?inn.(ioii fuml It Is
raising to advertise the dtv.

Meeting of Memphis Club

The Lumbermen's Club, of Memphis, at the regular semi-montbly ineet-
iii« of that body held at the Hotel Oa.voso. May 2, adopted by unanimous
vote vigoroua resolutions protesting against the report of the Bureau of
Corporations at Washington charging that lumber interests of the country
L-cnerally have been in combination to restrict the production and to

• ontrol the prices of lumber and tbot they have maintained a lobby at
Washington for the purpose of inHuencing legislation. The resolutions
were prepared liy .Tames E. Stark of James E. Stark & Co., and were
referred, after passage, to the standing eomtnittce on resolutions, in
order that fhey might be put in proper shape for forwarding to the Bureau
of Corporations at Washington and for publication in the lumber trade
press. The views as expressed by members of the club in these resolu-
tions may be accepti»d also as those of members of the National Hard-
wood Lutnlier -Association, the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, the
N.Ttional Whol(*8ale Lumlier Dealers' .Association and otber organizations
witli which many of the local lutnberiiicn are affiliated.

.1 « .Urriiirc. •«'creinry-lr<«*ui<Pr of the Ilt'llgrade Lumber Company,
wun. by unnulmoiia vuli'. cIiom-u an the n-pn-wnlallvc of the LuintMTmim'a
Club on the iHHird of direciorii of the IIukIucii Menu Club. The former
la afflllnled with ihc Inller and all amilntcd omnnliallona are allowed
one direeliir. .Mr. .Mi-Cliire huci'imhIh I". K. Sloiiebraker, who rendered
valuable nervlee In Ihal cnpaelly during the pnKi year.

Itlchard I'elrni> of (he VaiKlenlliHiin Sllinnuti Lumber Company and
J. \. Uuih of MolTctt, Itowman & l(u>h reporled Hint the oulhiok wan
good fur Ibe inntallallon of a Ibrougb Bbi-pliig car Kervlci! between .Mem-
phis and Evansvllli-, Ind. Tliene gentleun-n ntleuded a conference with
oitlclals of the Uiuisville & Nnnhvllle Kallrond at Kvanaville wiiiie dayii
ago. llic former as the repreaentntlve of the LuinlKTiiipn'a (.'lub and tba
latter of (be IluHliicsH .Men's Club. .Mr. Utisb thought that the tbrough
M-rvlc<- would Im' Inaugurnled with lltlli' delay for a trial of all nionlba,
later action depending on the outcome of the experiment. There Is a
Nto|Hiver of two hours betwm'n Memphis and Ixiuiavilie at (iuthrle. Ky.,
and (he through sleeping car aervlo' la di'Hlreil to eliminate this. Tlie
i-oufereni-e was atli-ndi'd by many bualiii'»a men from Kvanaville anil
other polntH between .Meiiiphia and (hat city.

The club endorsed Ibe movement explained by W. C. Uutllnger liHiklng
to the asHesament of a small tnx for aeveral years lo raiae funds for the
building of an niiditorliiiii to enable Memplila to take care of Its Increaaing
I'onven^ons. Mr. Diitlinger la chairman of the aiidltorlu
the Itiisliiess Men's Club and that organization Is alai

plan

Annual Convention of National Association of Manufacturers

.Vn innovation in the treatment of unctn|iloymi'iit, namely, a dIseUKalon
of the subject by leaders of induatry represenllng eatahllabmenta fur-
nishing occupation for forces of workjni'n numbered by thonannda, by
hundreds and alao in smaller groups, is promised as one of tlie apeelal
features of the nineteenth annual convention of the National Aasocla-
tion of .Manufacturers, to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, .New Vork
City, May IU and 'M. L'nuHual Interest attaches Itself to the unempbiy-
uient conference for the reason that the convention, which will bring
together many hundreds of manufacturers from all pans of the country,
will afford the spectacle of a gathering seeking an intelligent aolution
of a nation-wide problem, the essential facts of which they tbemselrea
best understand. Business conditions of the c-oiintry, the deti'rrlng
influences now operating with respect to trade activities, and also the
prospects in ail the main lines of industry, will lie treated In detail.

New Association for Arkansas

A number of stave mill operators and Kawmlll nu n met in the travel, rs'
rest room of the Marlon^otel in Little Ilock on Monday afternoon, .May 4.
and perfected an organization to be known as the ArkanmiH Forest
Products Association. The nicmbershlp of the organization will include
all manufacturers using rough material and men and concerns interested
in any way in the shipment of rough material In Arkansas. The
temporary organization as formed at the initial meeting has for it.^
officers, Henry Wrape of the Henry Wrape Company, stave manufacturer
of Jonesboro, Ark., president, and J. K. Hamlen of the J. H. Hainlen &
Son Stave Company of Little Hock, secretary.

-According to .1. It. Hamlen. who has been instrumental in perfecting
the organization, the object of the assoclaiiop will be to unify the com-
mon interests of its menibers and to give proper protection to its members
in the matter of rates on rough material and in other ways.

-Another meeting of the organization will be held in the near future,
upon call of the temporary president, at which time a permanent organi-/ta-
tion will be formed. It was the opinion of those present at this first
meeting that a full membership should be obtained and then n perma-
nent organization perfected.

With the Trade

South Carolina Red Gum
The Columbia Veneering Company, which Is building a plant at College
Place, near Columbia. S. C.. expects to do s.unethlng toward exploiting
the red gum which abounds In that region, and which has heretofore
been but little employed there In the making of furniture. This wood
lends Itself reodlly to use as veneer and bos already been worked up
advantageously in that form by northern manufacturers.

Firm's Career Linked with Historical Happenings

The career of Richard 1". Bacr & Co.. manufacturers of and dealers In
hardwoods, has become in a way associated with events in recent
-Vmerlcan history. It was on the eve of the breaking out of war between
the United States and Spain, in 1898, that the members of the present
firm, going up Baltimore street, were casually Informed by A. I. Lyon, a
hardwood man, that be wished to retire. The question of taking over
the business was naturally mentioned, and the Messrs. Richard P. and
M. S. Baer then and there made a proposition to buy Mr. Lyon out,
the deal being closed In a few minutes. The next day came the war. On
the sixteenth anniversary, which was quietly observed in the firm's offices

HARDWOOD RECORD

in the Maryland Casualty building towoi', M. S. Baor incidentally recalled
the circumstances attendant upon the entrance of the brothers Into
business, saying he wondered if another war would begin on the succeeding
day. The capture of Vera Cruz followed, and now every one in the
ofiBce is speculating on what will happen on the twentieth anniversary.
Since that beginning sixteen years ago the firm has made great strides,
and has become one of the principal factors in the hardwood business
here, maintaining not only extensive domestic connections, but also
engaging in the export business to a considerable extent.
Branch Belting Office in San Francisco

A branch office has been opened in San Francisco by the Cliicago
Belting Company, and it will be under the management of W. M. Shear,
assisted by W. A. Daggett and F. H. Kruger. Business connections on
the Pacific Coast have been perfected by this company which give it a
strong position in the trade of tliat region.

Construction Company Incorporated

The Xohui Construction Company, w'ith a capital of .f.'.O.OOO. was rp-
cc'utly incorporated and will establish headquarters at Dulutb, Minn.
Til.- ii.coriionitiirs ar.' .Tohu Nolan, John T. Kenny anil E. J. Kenny of
liulutb.

New Box Factory at Milwaukee

Murk has begun un a new box factory in Milwaukee on the site for-
merly occupied by the Collar Lumber Comimny. The new factory is
owned by the Lincoln Box Company of Merrill. It is expected that the
building will be completed and ready for work early in June.
New MiU Probable for Memphis

Plans have been made f.ir a d.nibl.' hanil ^.iwniill at >remphis, Tenn.,
by the Green River Lunilier ('oinpaiiy on llie site of its present plant.
Specifications have lieen opened but actual work of construction will not
begin until a considerable quantity of timber now in the yards of tlie
firm has been converted into lumber to be used for the filling of orders
while the new mill .is being constructed. The Green River Lumber Com-
pany is one of the firms controlled by the Xlckey interests.
Louisiana Mill Changes Hands

The sawmill formerly owned by the McCallum interests near Kent-
wood, La., was recently bought by the United Sawmill Company of New
Orleans. The plant consists of a sawmill, shingle mill, and an extensive
boundary of hardwood timber. It is the purpose of the purchasers to
begin operations at once. The sawmill's cajjacity is 2."i,000 feet daily.
New Hardwood Plant in Georgia

The J. S. Morton Lumber & Timber Company has been formed at
Macon, Ga., with a capital stock of !fi200,000. to erect a modern hard-
wood timiier plant. The organizers and in™rporators of the concern are
J. S. Morton of Macon and George Thomas. 1). J. Vail. l'. B. Morton, Jr.,
and J. E. Harrop of Ohio.

Iiouisiana Mill to Restune

.\ccording to current report, the Dixie Lumber Company's mill at
Alpena, La., will soon resume operations after a period of idleness. It
is said that the company has been reorganized and that when the mill
starts it will be under control of tlu- following : A. L. Stevens, Detroit,
Mich., president; B. F. M. ..>?■■■. vi. .• pi.-i.lent ; Geo. H. Leathers, secretary.
Cutting Mississippi Hardwoods

The Mississippi Hardwood C.Mni.jny. which recently bought the timber
holdings and plant of the South ^Mississippi Lumber Company in the
vicinity of Jackson, Miss., is in active operation, cutting from 25,000 to
.•50,000 feet dally of oak, ash and poplar lumber. The Mississippi Hard-
wood Comimny i= ■oiiiposed of the stockholders of the 'Wilson Lumber
Conipan\ ii I I "1.1 . (Int., and A. 3. Morris. Mr. Morris is resident
manaKii "i ili. \li -i^ippi operation. The stock on hand at time of sale,
cut b> till- .Miv-i--i|.pl Lumber Company, was not taken over by the new
owners, h\iT is being rapidly moved by the former owner, J. T. Spagins.
Mill About to Begin Operations

-V practically new mill is about ready to begin operations at Houghton,
Mich. It is the mill of the Dollar Lumber Company. It had stood idle for
some years, and has been practically rebuilt and new machinery has
been installed. The mill formerly was operated by the Dollar Bay Land
& Improvement Company, a Calumet & Hecia subsidiary. The company
logged at points on the Mineral Range and the Copper Range in Houghton
county during the winter and expects to make a cut of 8,000,000 feet,
principally of hemlock, during the summer.

Rebuilt MiU at Ontonagon

The old Corwin mill at Ontonagon. Mich., has been cutting lumber
after a period of idleness. It was purchased and rebuilt by John Hawley
of that' place. It is the plan of the new owner to saw about 3,000,000
feet at that place.

■Will Operate -With Electricity

The Southern California Hardwood & Manufacturing Company. Los
Angeles. Cal., will install equipment for electric drive consisting of
sixty-one motors ranging from two to 100 horsepower, accessories, etc.
The Red River Lumber Company, Minneapolis. Minn:, has recently ordered
additional apparatus for its plant at Westwood, Cal., comprising a 3.">
kw. Curtis turbo-generator set and switchboard panels. The material
will be furnished by thr General Electric Company.

, SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers, Poplar, Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and Cypress

'I'he best that choice logs, 1914 Equij)-
i nient, and long experience can produce.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM

AND OFF SIZES AT ATTRACTIVE

PRICES

Old

Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

WE MANUFACTURE FINE ROTARY CUT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wig.

LET US QUOTE TOU

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK

YELLOW PINE

High Quality — Prompt Delivery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood
30 cars 1" Red or White Oak, all grades
40 cars 1 " Red and Sap Gum, all grades
The last two items are but one-hclf dry

ITEMS OF INTEREST

DRY STOCK
PROMPT SHIPMENT

3 COMM

CAR 4/4 No

IS i:\-.s\\OOD ROUGH

C.\R 4/4 No

.■! (OMM

«N \~ll liOlGH

C.-VRS 6/4 No

<• VR 4\.^ and 4\8 11 M

CAR 4x.-> an

1 wider HI

)( K n M ItOXED HE.\RTS

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

HARDWOOD RECORD

Dermott Land and Lumber Company

DERMOTT, ARK.

All Wood Finishers

should use ..ur NATURAL RUBBING
OIL. "ZERO" BRAND. "Direct from Well
to Consumer."

Zno llitind lUij. C. S. Vat. Offlre.

STILES BROS.

Parkersburg, West Va.

Producer* of Pure Natural West Virginia Lubricating Oil

Q Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele-
vated Traveling Derrick propels itself
on 28-ft. gauge track.

CJ No guy wires.

Cj Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

i.ih tin-

Success or Protit Sharing PUtn
Cllpiwr U.lt iMcvT C.miiiin.v ..f <!r«u<l I(u|iIcIh. M1.1i.. Ims nn-
•il tta cumpli-lv coiivcmioii to llip (loclrliit- tliiit protll Hliarliiic payi

I'liiployi'

■Id Pinplo.vi-d. It liim iiiiiili' ii trlul of tlir plan aud
ihf r.'iiiiltii wore r.'iciitly puhlliiliod In n i-lrriilnr. tJIrlii who had for
Mi.Tly .•nrni'd J7.50 n wi'i-k wito iitliniilnti'd lu KrraliT ffTort by tlic knowl-

• ilKi' Hull wlinteviT tlii'y i-oiild i-arn iilmvi' Hint would lie tlii-lr«. Th«
loop' I'lnrli'nt nnionK tlii-m IncronHi'd their cnruUiK" to llfi n week and
till' poori'Mt to 110. 'I'lie coiiipnuy'H protltF were hirrcUHod, lieruuie they
hnd II iircatcr output to sell without n rorrriipondlnK ln«Te«Ke In over-
hi-iid expiMiRCa. The method h'iih exti-ndi-d to rover all purlH of the
opiTsUonK, und It proved to he equally Muiri'ssful everywhere.

Death of T. D. Collins

f)n April 10, 11114, at IiIk home at .N.IiraMka, I'n., occurred the death

of T. 1>. Collinii, a wealthy 1 hernian whose InlereHlH extend<-d to nianr

r>arl« of the country, lie owned inlllH and Iractii of timber In California,
"reiion and WaMlihiKton, and waa likewise Interested In exteniilve timber
liolUliiKs, lianku and rulli-oadH In renniiylvanla. lie was elehtythree year*
old at the time of IiIh death.

Lumber Mutual Casualty Company Now Completely Organized

The annual nieetliiit of the I.ui r .Mulu.il fiisually Coiiipany was held

at the odlees of the company. tl(l Itroadway, on .\prll .'L'. The meeting
rompleted the formal organization of the company, liylnwH helng adopted
and InHuruuce rates decided subject to approval of the state Insurance

It was reported that more than the number of employes who already
illled In applications was far In excess of that reiiulred by law and the
I'ompany will thus be enabled to begin operations under very favorable
eoudlllons. The new company should be In position to effect a con-
siderable saving to Its policyholders through a strict specializing business
with a conservative inspection system liisurint; only the best risks.

New Michigan Hardwood Firm

Mayor John U. .Mooie, Muskeyon, .Mleh., is president of the newly
incorporated Michigan Forest Products Company which has been orgon-
l/.ed at Muskegon, with un authorized capital of $1UU,OUO. The company
secured a tract of 2,100 acres of bnrdwood In the upper peninsula. C.
1.. Salisbury Is treasurer and general manaiier, and Uavld and Kenjumin
Wolf and C. L. l>oekwood, Jr., of (irand Ilaplds, are members of the com-
pany. David Wolf Is vice-president and .Mr. I.ockwood, secretary.

Tennessee Oak Flooring Company Now Operating Large Bandmill
at Jackson

Some time ago the Tennessee Oak I'loorlnii Company of Nashville, Tenn.,
closed a deal whereby it acquired the sawmill and other property of
the Forked Deer Lumber Company located at Jackson, Tenn. This is a
modern hardwood manufacturing plant of good proportions, which had
lormerly been controlled by the Tennessee Hardwood Lumber Company.

Equipped with this excellent mill arrangement, the Tennessee Oak
I'looring Company will not only be equipped to supply a considerable
-lock of southern oak for Its big Nashville flooring plant, but will have

• onsiderablc additional stocks for general sale to the hardwood con-
sumlnj; trade.

^Hw:>^>5^iK^i/^iA:>s!;^ca^)iwwiTO«g)K!<im!^^

Pertinent Information

Arguments on Memphis to Nashville Bates
Commissioner Mines of the Intei-.stuli- I'mnmLice Commission heard
arguments on May ,"> at the custom house at .Nashville In the case
liled against the freight advance on lumber from -Memphis to Nashville.
The complaint was illed sometime ago against the Louisville & Nashville
and the argument mainly at the hearing was as to whether or not the
advance would he allowed to stand.

Forestry School for Montana
The Montana legislature has provided the funds for a school of
forestry at Missoula, as a departmi-nt of the state university. This en-
ables the university to offer a four years' course of study In forestry lu
which the professional training of men for the management und utiliza-
tion of western forests may lie carried on. The courses, as now pre-
scribed, follow largely the recommendations and directions of prominent
lii.iiii. rmeii and the administrative ofllcers of the national forests located In
Up w -I. and arc essentially planned to give men a practical training in
Hi' ;!■ iiial field work of forest management and in logging and lumbering
:iimI .'ther means of forest utilization.

Arkansas Bate Matters

On April 29 the Arkansas liailroad Commission met in its office at
Little Hock at 10 o'clock a. m. anil took up thi- matter of the Hock
Island proposition to compromise claims for refund against that rond
arising out of overcharge? occurring during the pendency of the Arkansas
rate case. In response to a notice which had been given by the rail-
road commission a large number of shippers and consignees were present
at the meeting, and heard Judge Joseph M. Iliil of Fort Smith, chief

HARDWOOD RECORD

Railroad. '11

First, thai

freight MH.l 1

mileage iii Im-u in
shall not oxi-uud ;
sufflclpnt to pay
said amount will
Third, that .$lii

•oad conunisslou in tlic rate cases, ex-
iii II I submitted ly the Uook Island
I itlon Is as follows :

III. temporarily enjoined the state
I III iii and that the state freight and
oil ilit- Uoclc Island lines in Arkansas,
iiif any right to contest such rates In

ly the overcharges in passenger fares

clalii

r..r

pav in lull the
shall be pro-
hat any surplus
shall go to the

case. |ini\ i.l"i| IliMl ill . : I M ;. .1 III

claims |ini\ . il I!]! h.i

rated :nii.iim i In- \ .< n-.n u ■ i • ■ i ■! ni ■]

from siii<l -inii, iimI n.i-.l- .1 i" r:i \ ■ i nni i .i ■.■,, ,
state.

Fourth, that the railroad company will pay the sum of $2,500 into
court to be used toward defraying the expense of auditing and disbursing
said lefund.

Following the explanation made l)y .Judge IllU a discussion was had
among the interested shippers and consignees, and by unanimous vote
Judge Hill, together with the Arkansas Kallroad Commission and the
attorney-general, was Instructed to accept the compromise offered by the
railroad. It had previously been announced that on May 5 Judge Trleber
of the United States District Court of this place, who has jurisdiction
of the rate cases, would hear all parties interested in the controversy.
However, on May T>. It developed that Judge Trleber was unexpectedly
called away from the city, and the hearing took place on May (>.

On motion Judge Josiniii M. Hill was also instructed to ask the court
to fix a time limit of ninety days from the date of entering the decree
for filing claims for refunds, it being thought that this would give sufll-
cient time for ail parties to get their claims filed. It was stated that thi'
railroad company would pay the money into court in due time, and that
as soon as the claims are filed and audited, the money will be forth-
coming.

Car Surplusage and Shortage

Stntisiical Itulletiii No. Hi', issued liy the American Hallway Asso-
ciation, datc'd -May 7. shows a surplus of cars on Ihe various lines of
reporting railroads May 1, 1914. of 230,533 cars. On April 15, 1914.
213,324 cars and on May 1, 1913, 53,977 cars. The bulletin in this
instance goes back further than usual, showing the surplus on April 2,''>.
1912. April 2(1. 1911, April 27, 1910, respectively, as follows: 151,180,
189.524 and l()2,0s.-..

The total shortage on May.l, 1914, was but 1,054 cars as compared
with 455 <ars ..n A|iril I .'i of this year. On May 1 a year ago the short-
age was 14. ITS I III hi.ii I-- 1. 11 \prii 2.5, 1912, April 26, 1911, April
27. liiln. Win I : ,]-. , M. and 5,766 cars.

It can 1)1' iiiiiil I III 11 I- ili:it the condition of trade last year

was coiisidrr:i 1.1 III III I Mill ii |i;i<eut, showing a materially greater
sbort:iL[i- and a Mir]ilii- iIkU wms ahn..st 200,000 less than at present.

Liunber Report for March

The .N'aticiual I, umber Manufacturers' Association's report of output
for .March, eonipileil from figures supplied by affiliated associations. Is
summarized as follows-

Decrease in nil .liiiins ^Mareli. 1914, under March, 1913. ..'12,700,000 feet
Decreii,. in Mim r' rliirii-L- Miv.-h, 1914, under

Mar.li I'll: 63.000,000 feet

Exc.is^ Mill. II , Mull, 1913 35,200,000 feet

Exces- -hiiii III - Mirili. 1!I14 4.900,000 feet

Furniture in Island of Martinique

Consul Thomas K. Wallace writes from Fort de France that Martinique

is well supplied with cabinetmakers who produce furniture mostly in the

French style, hence little is imported. Furniture Imported from America

consists of chairs, roll-top desks and sectional bookcases.

Ne-w Ply Woods From Japan

Japan is now introducing two new woods in (iermany. especially

adapted for ply wood and known as tamo, a substitute for oak. but much

cheaper, more easily worked, and of a very suitable color for the German

taste, and sen, a substitute for ash. This wood has been placed upon

the market and advertised widely from Hamburg.

■Victory for Memphis in Through Bill Controversy
According to advices received here by J. H. Townshend. general maunjier
of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, from the Interstate Com-
merce Commission, lumber interests of Mississippi, Louisiana and Memphis
have won another signal victory before that body. This has come in
the shape of dismissal by the commission of the intervening petition filed
by the lumber association of New Orleans to prevent continuance of
issuance of through bills of lading on export shipments of lumber and
forest products. Its dismissal means that lumber interests throughout
the territory indicated will be able to handle all of their export shipments
on through bills, thus eliminating the serious delay and the heavy expense
incident to the handling of such shipments on local bills to New Orleans.
The commission ruled in effect that the conditions under which the rail-
roads wore issuing through bills on forest products, especially as relating
to the absorption of demurrage charges by the steamship companies, is
not a diserimiuatiou against the members of the New Orleans association

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS

ASH OAK CYPRESS GUM

All stock band sawn, well manufactured, carefully graded, good aver-
age widths and high percentage of 14 and 16 ft. lengths.
No manipulation of grades.
Located on r^r\T -c* a v T A CoiMamers'

La. R. & N. Co. ^KJLir t\2^, ljJt\. Inqulriw deeired

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock

RIDGWAY
PENNSYLVANIA

Band Sawed Stock

iC I N C I N N A T Ii

^Hardw««d Manufacturers and Jobbers^

j RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

JOAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

>! SCMMER8 AND GEST STREETS

k V^ri^^rc- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL

3 VCliCCis. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

Ol I l< F: .\M) Mil. I.. < INtlNNATI. OHIO

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKB BUILDING

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Sales Office — South Side StatioD — C. H. ft D. R. R.

Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

OAK, ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

GCM AND COTTONWOOD

JAMES KENNEDY^ CO., Ltd.

OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co.

WALNUT, OAK, AND OTHER HARDWOODS

103-4-6 CAREW BUILDING

Scientific Economists

(3)

preach curtailment of stocks. You can secure this
result by buying mixed cars from us, as we can fur-
nish Oak, Poplar, Gum, Ash and other Hardwoods, air
or kiln dried; rough dressed or manufactured into

THE M. B. FARRINLUMBERCO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2624-34 COLERAIN AVENUE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE— CLAY CITT. KY.

6>

HARDWOOD RECORD

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

"Harris" Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

(|3ondl2«!!Ill%)

RED GLM

SAP GUM

corroNwooD

CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
A II Grade, and Thlckne..e. QUARTERED OAK

HICKORY

SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a"nd"s'hrp'p" ;r Hardwood Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLUDED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP. DETAIL ESTIMATES A WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEEUS

Clarence W. Griffith ""V^Z'bm^uV"' Memphis, Tenn.

Tschudy Lumber Co.

M \M 1 \r It 111 K- oi

S[. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60 ; 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50.000 ft. 1' Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1" Log Run Maple

50,000 ft. 1x13 to ly Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

MUl & Yards

CNfETOGKINF.IH

605 Republic BIdg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

YANDEN BOOI-STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY

laiifactiron Snthero Hardwoods

Ash a Speci alty

Memphis

Tennessee

ml i.rilrr.il It iIUiiiIiim'cI for llili maoo.

'■'' rlk'liml nimiilnliit iimilp lH-ron> llio roiiiniliiiiloii wni> llh'O .Mnrcli i:i,

l«i:i. iiiKl w«« <ntlil<il III!' .Viiilirnun-Tully lumpiinjr .i nl. \». .MursanJ
..MilHlniiii & Tr-xim KnIIwii)' <<i nl. liiiiiMHllnti-ly folI..«lnii llii> niliiR of
M» iH'dtlon. Ihc ittiiiiiilHKliiii iinliTfU tin- iKKuniKi- .if tlirmiiili l>lllii mid
111. Ii«ii liii'ii (luiip rviT iilm-i-. Ill III,, ini'iiiiiliiii-, liiiwcriT, iiii liitiTVi'iiliiK
•■titlon wn« prt-iwutiMl liy llic luiiiln-r i->|><irli'ri< of .\i-w orli-niii. iitnl the
nil.- wiiH not down for relunrliiK. Thin linn Ihmii only rwcnlly .•oiiiiil..t<.<l
•*ic conli-ntlonii of the I'xportrrii at NVw <irli-nnH worn nut iiUoWimI.

TbiH iiinrkH tlic ciidlnR of a rontpiit wlil.li Iiiik li.cn vlitonnixly fouxlit
I'r.ir.' Ili<> .'.inimliuilon, iinil lot-nl lumlM-r Inl.'r.'Hia iir.' d.-llKlil.'d with llio

I"' ■ "" "f "Iko othi-r uiPnilM-rH of ili.' S.iulh.'rn IIiir.lw.Hiil Triim<-

.■soi'lnllon In IhU t.Trltory. <i<H>rRf I>. IliirK.-nii. .Iialniiiin .if Ih.- Iriifflr
'M«i.'liilliin, who iniidi* ii iiumlH'r of Irlpn f.i .N.'W url.'iinH iiii.l VViiKlilUKlon
• k\v<' t.'KtIiiiony I" .•oiiniTllon with IIiIn i.ulij.>.t of IhroUKh IiIIIh, U
•1 Ii'll.v lil.iiK.'d with 111.' riiv.inilil.' d.'.'Ul.iii „f ih.' .•oiiiniUiilno.

BuUding OperaUons for AprU

iTl.illly

ill.'

KnI

d loKM'k III Ih.'lr i.liilemi'nli« of .\prll
Idliit: <i|i.'riitlonK limn Khowod galnK, th.iuKh thi' .'xrcim 1h not Kri'st,
.lilt of 71 KHlninK iind 40 dcrroaiilnK. iik <'.iin|iiir<-il with .Vprll iaiit y.-nr.
t li.'.iniK.- it |8 OH n rule the Inrger .iti.i. tlint innk.- iinfavornblo
wInk. III.- totiil n.-lK 11 dlNtlnc't Iork. Th.' Iniiidine porniilH iKKUi-d In
w 71 citli'K. iiM coiiipiiod liy The Amerirnn ConlriK-lor. Chii'itKo. iiRKre-
.? a total of *07.a'i:<..s72 for the niontli an coiiipar.'d with *sri,s»7,2r>»
ir .\|iril. I»i;i. a derrcasi- of 10 per eent. Tli.'re in an lionor r.iil. though

..t S.I l.-nffthy as usual. Paytou nink.-s a ph nienal bhIu. I.ut that In

I'.ans.' of the prostration, on nrrount of tiie liood, a yi'nr ago. Kant
ranp.- Kalns li'Ji per cent: .Mlinny, 141 : CliallanooKa, H4 : rt. Wayne,
:•: .Memphis, 47; .\tlnnta, 4« : Kuluth. .-i7 : l-at<ri«>n, ltd; and .Seattle, 40.
The showin); for the flrst four months of I hi- year i» lemi unfavornlile,
I.' bulliiInK permits Issued in «.". cities totalliiK *a:.';t.4."l7,«l>7. an eoinpareil
ill) f:>:!.'i.:!24,4U7 for the flrst four iii.inllis of r.ll.'l, a di'rri'OKe of T,

I'he detailed statement

as follows

\U,„nj.

1 1 ■• ■ ■.

1-., 'i.„,

. 1

, ; -,',■;';.

.■.■.!,,r I'.MpMv -

,

!££;:.■::.

' jii

li.-.Mi.n

4i'l.:t.i.i

■ is ;l,"„'|

2214

242..30.I

llelr.'lt

3.117.(120

3.071). 111.-,

.'.41.L-7:;

222.1.".o

.-.rand Rapids ..

13.-1. 11.14

1.2(15.74.'.

I.lneoln

171'..'.-10

Los Angeles

1.8lm,3()4

5.047.005

M'-ml.Ms

1.3.'.3,0.|0

7.'-.4,I'IL>
240,48.%

47

2I8..1.in

2.802.281

Brooklyn

.1.1!.W.12C)

.'1.701. 401

Borough of Qu(<r..

. 2.422.248

1.017.314

us o Rcimo

213.700

■*

Total

14.701.084

15.055.174

nos.os.'.

I'enrla

2l)2.«.Vl

2113.101

Philadelphia

.•).((7.-..imr.

IMtlsburKh

1,1. -.8. 22.-.

1.0R7.702

2,887.885

Hlchmond

.'..'.7.131

4115.141

12

Rochester

l.l.'lO.lOIl

.San Antonio

324.7n..

3.1. -.2.0211

St. .loseph

1.784.412

l,.-.Ni;.o.i.i

'is-.ssa

:ni

.Sp.jkan.-

SpririKneld. Ill

7».01.-

483. 780

Toledo

;■,, ■ ',

}<■'■'- ;;';'

Wilkes- Barre

48.'i.l74

Total

$07,943,872

«80.807.259

HARDWOOD RECORD

63

Belt Sanding
A copy of an instructive and interesting booklet styled "Belt Sanding"
ami printed for tue C. Mattison Macliine Company of Beloit, Wis., manu-
facturer of woodworking machinery, lias been received by ItAEDWooD
Record. The booklet contains a series of practical articles for arriving
at a clearer and better understanding of sanding and finishing every
kind of furniture and woodwork, and should be read by everyone con-
nected with the trade. The information contained therein is technical
and practKal and illustrated with pictures showing proper methods used
to secure perfect work. This valuable booklet should be in the hands
of your superintendent or foreman. You can secure one without cost by
writing to the C. Mattison Machine Company, Beloit, Wis.

Japanese Flooring on Free List

The Treasury Department at Washington has ruled that Japanese oak
is not a cabinet wood, and is therefore entitled to come into this country
free of duty. This wood has been reaching the Pacific Coast in con-
siderable amounts lately, and comes in direct competition with eastern
oaks. It is called .Tapancse oak because the earlidst shipments came
from that country, but most of that now on the iiiiuket comes from
Siberia.

Hardwood ^ews ^otes

:•< MISCELLANEOUS >-=

The Sajrinaw Wheelburruw Cuiupanj . .S:iy!iiaH, Mich., has been suc-
ceeded by the Saginaw Ladder Company.

The Folding Partition Company is the name of a. recently incorporated
concern which will operate in New York City with a $5,000 capital
stock.

The Palmer-McMahon Furniture Company has been incorporated at
I>cbanon, Ind., with $15,000 capital.

The Stephenson Hardwood Lumber Company has been incorporated
at Charleston, W. Va. This company will have a capital stock of
S23,000.

The .Vhr & Rost Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati, O., sustained
an involuntary petition in bankruptcy.

The Pine & Cypress Manufacturing Company has started business at
IMrmingham, Ala. This is an incorporated concern with $30,000 capital.

■J'he Jackson Lumber & Supply Company started business at Jackson,
\V. \a. This company is Incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000,
and will manufacture lumber.

Tlie New Madrid Hoop & Lumber Company, a Missouri corporation.
filed certificate with the Secretary of State of Arkansas on May 3.
Tlie company proposes to locate a plant at Elaine in Phillips County,
Ark., and also proposes to expend at least $8,000 of the company's cap-
ital in .\rkansas. I. H. Lee is named as the agent for the company in

thii

< CHICAGO y

Comme
West .
giving

Boyle, unl
ommission,

the

opened offices in the Edison building, Ti'
street, where lie will engage in the practice of law,
attention to transportation matters.
The Covey-Durham Coal Company announces that it has moved from
L'03 South Dearborn street to the Manhattan building, 431 South Dear-

On Friday evening, May 8, H. B. Darlington, vicegerent snark of
the northern district of Illinois, conducted a successful concatenation
in connection with the Forest Products Exposition. A considerable num-
ber of worth-while kittens were duly taken into the organization, the
ceremony being performed in the annex to the Coliseum. This date.
May S, was constituted Hoo-Hoo day, and several of the more promi-
nent officials of the National organization were in attendance, among
whom were the supreme snark of the universe, the supreme custocation
and the supreme secretary. The concatenation was a decided success.

Saturday night. May 2, the Lumbermen's Club of Chicago was the
scene of a most successful vaudeville stag, which was arranged for the
special entertainment of the many visiting lumbermen brought to the
city by the Forest Products Exposition and the various association meet-
ings. The club entertained as guests delegates and members of the Na-
tional Association of Lumber, Sash and Door Salesmen,

Hakdwood Record has just been advised that the Prendergast Com-
pany of Cincinnati, O., moved its offices from the corner of Spring
Grove avenue and June street, Cincinnati, to 1210 Second National
Bank building, that city.

W. H. Stephenson, supreme scrivenoter of the Concatenated Order
of Hoo-Hoo, has been in Chicago for about a week during the Forest
Products Exposition, and was in attendance at the concatenation held on
Friday.

M. L. Pease of Galloway-Pease Company, Saginaw, Mich., and Poplar
Bluff, Mo., is one of the lumbermen who has been putting in considerable

time in Chicago on business and also because of the attraction of the
exposition.

W. E. DeLaney, Cincinnati, O., W. B. Burke, Charleston, Miss., R. M.
Carrier, Sardis, Miss., J. H. Hlmmelberger, Cape Girardeau, Mo., W. H.
Wcller, Cincinnati, Thomas W. Fry, St. Louis, C. L. Harrison, Cape
Girardeau, Mo., were among- the prominent members of the Hard-
,wood Manufacturers' Association of the United States who attended
the Forest Products Exposition and stayed over during the remainder
of the week.

D. E. Kline of the Louisville Veneer Mills, Louisville, Ky., accom-
panied by Mrs. Kline, spent most of the last week in Chicago.

C. L. Wheeler of Memphis, Tenn., associated with J. W. Wheeler &
Co., Madison, Ark., spent several days of last week with the Chicago
trade.

U. H. StoUe of the Stolle Lumber & Veneer Company, Tripoli, Wis.,
was in the city in attendance at the Forest Products Exposition.

W. W. Dings, secretary of the Garetson-Greason Lumber Compay, St.
Louis, Mo., put in several days of hard work in Chicago in connection
with the exposition, and also attending to the direct business affairs
of the company.

K NEW YORK y-

The Forest Products Exposition, which opens in New York May 21, will
be responsible for the largest number of lumbermen visitors ever coming
to the big city. Organized delegations will come from the principal mar-
kets of the East to view the new woods from the forests of the West,
from whence will come shortly large quantities of lumber products. The
producing sections of the East, the Atlantic seaboard, the Adirondacks
and Canada will be represented in organized exhibits, all adding to the
wonderful display of one of Nature's greatest gifts to mankind. Mem-
bers of the local trade will be in attendance to expound the virtues of
the various kinds of lumber and manufacturers of lumber and for the lay-
man special stress will be given to a comparison of wood with substi-
tutes.

W. II. Woodbury, of the Woodbury, Foster Lumber Company, manu-
facturer and wholesaler of hardwoods at Ashevlilc, N. C, spent a few
days recently at the local office of the company. He finds a decided
improvement in the hardwood trade with great activity in the lower
grades. He finds plain oak in good call from furniture manufacturers,
with chestnut and poplar also moving at a good pace.

(Leading Manufacturers)

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash==

J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

HAKUWOOD

KE.D GUM

St. Francis Basin Hardwood

;; c*i» C 4 .\u 1 .vn.:ii..a -u.l l.iil.i gij. WMlc Uiik buuc Ji).
3 car* 4 '4 lit and 2n<l Plain Whitr Oak— bono dry.
2 car» 4/4 No. 1 rommon I'lain While Oak, 0" and up — bon» dry.
ft cara 4/4 No. I common and »M-tlrr Krd Gum— bone dry.
& cars 4;'4 No. 1 common and beti<*r Qld. Red Gum — bonr <lrs
81'BCIAI. PRICRS FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT

Geo. C. Brown & Company

(Main Office) Proctor, Arkansas

I A I' It^

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate ihipment the following stock
12 month* and over dry:

7 cars S 4 Im and 2nd Hcd Gum
4 cars 6/4 Ist und I'nd Red Gum
2 cars 8/4 let and 2nd Red Gum
JO cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
•J cars 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
I car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOLLOWING NlJiETY DAYS TO SIX MONTHS DRY:
1 car 4 '4 Select and Better Cypress
:; cars 5 4 Select and Bettor Cypress

" -7' lengths

iln Whll

il Belter
: Common Pli

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Band Sawed Stock

6 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Sap Gum
20 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Sap Gum

4/4 Gum Panel and Gum Box Boards
and all grades of 4 4 Oak and Ash

JONES & DUNN, Jennie, Ark.

Manufacturers Band Sawed Hardwoods

RECORD

.... 11. Si.,rm & «•«

hnv an eililhll n

H.1.III011. wlicTcln til.

tl.lllK

nlur.'

loml hardwood lloorlug and •(lerlalty rftallcm.
Ilie New York division of flu- I'ormtt I'mtliicU
will sliiiw Vciirsln bull! u|> u'imil, wlili-li U fast
r with UMTS i>r audi malrrlal. TliU U n strictly water-
innl.Tlal iiiiil Sl.jrm A «"«. will itlve iirmllrnl demuiialra
IHiwera »t reslitanre lo daiupni'ss anil eilr<'iiie> of leniiiir

KniKlch & llncli, plnno innkera of tills clly
niiiilverMnr.v Iti busliieKK Inst iiioutti. I'lie ntiire
naiTs iif linnlwood liiinber In llie lornl vliinll
iii;o was till' (iiitrtiiiK. of Inlior troubles at nnotlier
workers nrirnnlned under the style nf the .New York I'lnnornrte
|iiiny. or the nrlKliinl founders only Messrs. Kmnleh und lln.li an-

II. K. .s. Wllllnins, ntlrid hardwoa<l luiiilMrinnn. Is aliroad. wliei
will reiiinln for nliout n year. A motor rnr In KuroiH- affords
I'LiiKUri' than the lumber business Just at this time.

The llnyden & Westcolt I<unibi>r t'oiiipiiny. ChleiiKo, has ii|ieneil a
^.irk brunrh at firand Central Terminal, with .1. .'<. Cordon In char

i;. II. Daley, wholesaler, has lurorp<imtiMl his business as the l
liiiley I.iiiuher <.Vinpaii.v. No chanKe In the business Is eontenii

The >Vhlte Plains Woodworking Coiiipniiy hoa Ihh'ii Inruriitirateil
White I'hilns; capltnl, »:i.OO0.

The .Snuto DomhiRo Hardwood Company. Inc., dealers In hardw
anil Inmlier from Snnto DomlDKo, of H'2 Broadway, has mad.-
ns..<li:ninvnt lo John It. Ecclcaton. The ronipaoy was locorpnrateil
.April, lUl.i, with rapltal stock tlOO.OOO. .loliu It. Krcleslou Is preslil
and Uiier Irving Sewall, necrctary.

lebraltHl the llrtlei
. one of the larK'
Its start llfly yen
tiiry. «lii-n sevente.

te.l.

-.-<, BUFFALO y-

t III

men are lie^lnnlnK to (father there nKnIn
formal opening occurs Inter tbtg month.

The Weginan Piano Company's plant at .\ulMiru, X. Y., with the ■ x
ceptlon of one wing, was burned on May 1, with loss of *ll'.",lHiii. ,.(
which $00,000 represents coutents ; loBuranee, fK.'i.OOO. Large amount.,
of lumber and dozcna of pianos were destroyed. A Mg stock of ■•. n
soned lumber was saved. The company hopes to start up again wllhiii
a month.

A. J. Chestnut win spend a few days this month at his flooring nillN
In New Hampshire. He states that the Mooring trade Is k.-eplni: up lu
good fashion this spring.

F. M. SuUivaD has lately been making an eastern business trip. Th-
yard of T. Sullivan & (5o. will receive a cargo of brown ash nod • Ini
shortly, one of the few hardwood cargoes likely to come here this year.

W. K. Jackson of Jackson & TIndle has been spending ten days tliU
niiMith at the firm's colonization tract In Northern Ontario, Out., whl. Ii
is beginning to fill up with settlers.

lilnkeslee. Pcrrln & Darling report quite a number of orders, conilnc
in for quick shipment, although trade Is not very active. Good weatler
this month is expected to ,stlr up an increased amount of trade.

The Buffalo Hardwood Uumbcr Company reports a fair amount of bii-i
ness in oak and birch, though business Is not very active. No lake lumi.. r
is expected at the yard this summer.

Hugh McLean spent the greater part of the last month on buslie-^
In the South, visiting his company's mills at Chattanooga and .MeniplilK
and looking Into the timber situation.

Miller, Sturm & Miller have been receiving supplies of maple and ..:ik
;ind these two woods arc moving principally, though business In hanl
woods Is rather quiet.

The National Lumber Company Is building a new warehouse for llc.r
lug. When it Is finished a larger stock of both oak and maple flooring:
will be carried In this market.

The Yeager Lumber Company reports trade in hardwoods as rnili.i-
qulet, although some fair sales have been made this month in plain iiiel
quartered oak, among other woods.

The Atlantic Lumber Company has taken the oflJce at the yard ..f
Scatcherd & Son, which has ben vacant for some time. It will us.- It
In connection with th- liiD;.- ^oppl.v "1 hMi-.hv....iis it bus at thi- viir.l.

=-< PHILADELPHIA y.

Harry R. Humphreys, president of the Iladentinc Lumber Company.
Ciimdcn, N. J., has Just returned from a tour of company's mill n.n
iiectlons In the South. He has been able to dispose of high-class materinl
IIS fast as It comes In. but his tour developed the fact that good dry
stock is scarce and prices stiff everywhere.

Ilsher Dalrymple, Jr., of the Thomas E. Coale Lumber Company, says
there has been no material change In affairs from a fortnight ago, with
no prospect of an early Improvement In business. A favorable decision
of the Interstate Commerce Commission as to increased freight rates
will no doubt start buying by the railroads.

.ieromc H. Shcip, Inc., whose cigar box lumber plant at Choctaw Point.
Mobile, Ala., was recently destroyed by Are, is rebuilding Just over th.-
. Ity limits of Magazine, Ala. Jerome H. Shcip, president, says the new
plant will be up-to-date in every respect. It will have one of Clark
liros. Company, Olean, N. Y., complete band mills and the latest Iraprov.-d
haul-up devices and log loaders; the edgers and trimmers are of special

HARDWOOD RECORD

_65

desigu. It will bave a Berlin twin band rcsaw, and a steam preparatoi-
witb transmission ot live roll, chain and conveyor belts, by wbich devices
tbe work of eighteen men and boys will be saved. Two Corliss engines
will be installed of 350 and 200 horsepower, both equipped with Dodds
Manufacturing Company's latest type rope drives. Drying arrangement
will be provided with Whitney's latest ballbearing four-and-a-half cylin-
ders. Tbe planing mill and veneering departments will bave the latest
type of veneering, gluing and staining machinery and veneer sUcer. The
new plant will be so equipped that it can if desired do some cutting in
hardwoods.

The B. W. Cross Lumber Company reports fair business, but does not
anticipate a magnified improvement until the constant agitation in com-
mercial legislation comes to an end.

J. W. Bowers of the S. P. Bowers Company, reports very little buying
by the railroads at this time. The company recently engaged A. L.
Richardson, 00 West street, New York, as its representative to cover that
city and surrounding territory. Mr. Richardson was formerly in business
for himself but retired on account of ill health. He Is one of the most
popular hardwood men in the eastern field.

Isaac W. Coles, lather of the well-known wholesale lumberman, John
W. Coles, this city, died suddenly .^pri! 21, aged sixty-nine years. The
heartfelt sympathy of the local trade is extended to his son.

William F. lieggs, bead of tile firm of John Beggs' Sons, wagon builders,
died suddenly on .-iprii 25. He was seventy-si-t years old.

The Lumber Trade (Jolf Association will hold its ninth annual tourna-
ment on the links of the Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Va., on
May 2G and 27. A considerable number of the Philadelphia golfers arc
preparing to attend the games.

The Pbiiadelpbia Lumbermen's Golf Club will play its second game of
the season ou the links of the Old York Road Country Club, Jenkintowu,
Pa., May 14. They will be the guests of H. Wlnfleld Allen.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works secured a contract with the Norfolk &
Western Railway Company recently for the construction of forty loco-
motives of the mallet type, to cost about .$1,000,000.

=-< PITTSBURGH >-=

Manager Brown of the liardwodd i|.i.;iiliu'iit of the American Lumber
^ Manufacturing Company, spent a I'l-w diiys in the eastern market
recently. He found business dull as a rule and prices inclined to be
weak.

E. H. Schreiner Lumber Company, which has been doing business in
the House building for about two years, is incorporating with E. II.
Schreiner, Solomon George and Stillman E. Steele as members.

A. D. Knapp of the Nicola Lumber Company, spent last week among
the mills of West Virginia where he was trying to hurry up much belated
shipments.

The Warren Handle Company has broken ground at Cortland, O., on
the main line of the Erie railroad for a handle factory. B. F. Parsons
is head of tbe concern.

The Standard Wood Company's big kindling wood factory at St. Marys,
Pa., was burned May 2 with loss of $125,000. It will likely be rebuilt.

The Western Lumber Company has moved to the sixteenth floor of the
Oliver building where it has better quarters. President W. W. Wilson, Jr.,
has been pushing business hard and finds that a fair amount of trade
can be secured by hard plugging.

The West Penn Lumber Company announces from its offices in the
Farmers Bank building that trade is not half bad and a good stock of
shipments can be depended on if salesmen hustle hard enough for them.

The Joseph W. Cottrell Company is now nicely established on the
seventeenth floor of the First National Bank building where it has
attractive offices.

The Freehold Lumber Company has moved to the seventh floor of
the Peoples Bank building and has united with the John H. Noble Lumber
Company which was formerly in the Union Bank building.

Harry T. Lincoln, formerly of the Bemls & Vosburgh Lumber Company
of this city, came up from West Virginia for a visit among his friends
last week. He is now a lumber manufacturer in that state and is doing
a fine business.

-•< BALTIMORE >■=

-Application will soon be made for a charter for tbe Virginia Blue
Ridge Railway, which is to run from the Tye river, on the main line
of the Southern Railway, to Massie's Mills, a distance of twenty-five
miles, in Virginia. The railroad vrill follow the Tye and Piny rivers,
in Nelson county, and will open some 25,000 acres of timber, among other
natural resources. The road will be constructed by a syndicate which
owns the timber rights on 25,000 acres. Local and New Y'ork capital
Is said to be interested in the project. Surveys have been completed
and contractors have been invited to submit bids for the construction of
the road, according to a report received here from Lynchburg, Va. The
bids are to be opened May S.

Campbell V. Helfrich, of the lumber firm of George Helfrieh & Son,
West Baltimore street, is mourning the loss of his wife, Anna B. Hel-
frich, who died .April 22 at the home of her father, Henry H. Head, at
Catonsville, a suburb.

The Hughes Lumber Company, wholesale dealers in and exporters of
hardwoods, which succeeded Thomas Hughes & Co., on the fourth floor

(Leading Manufacturers)

BUSS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

MANLFACTURERS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish aiiytliing in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rougli or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Quartered Red Gum

Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks
4/4", 5/4", 6/4" and 8/4" Thicknesses

3" No. 1 Commo
' and Bette

Soft Elm

Mark H. Brown Lumber Company

Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark.

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

END US YOUR INQUIRIES
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4 4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'
and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W. W. GARY, "^sr

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

HARDWOOD RECORD

I.AIK-'l IMI-ROVrn DRV KII..NS AND MACHINERY

MONOGRAM BRAND

Mono,r.n, Br^navVhltc OaK Floorlng

Perfectly dned and worked. Maac Irom
our own limber from one boundary, insur-
inR uniform color and texture; manufac-
tured at our new lurdwood flooring plant.

Our Specialty:
Quarter-sawed White Oak Flooring

Till, knoi-m: S" and 13 10" .«;ilindard WlJtha
OAK FLOORING Vour U«ttiri«i MllolUd. Quick ihlpmaati ri»rant««d

YELLOW POPLAR LUMBER CO.. Coal flrove. Ohio

Kentucky Lumber Company

MAN UFACTURERS

I'Ml'l.AK. I'l.AI.X \.\l) <jl-"\l^-

ri:i>:i"i) <).\k. ki:i) axd s.\i'
(,1'M. cii!-:sT\rT. iii-:mij)CK

KOK.II .Wn DKKSSKK

Burnside, Ky. Williamtburg. Ky. 606 Security Trust Bldg.

Sulligent. Ala. LEXINGTON. KY.

John G. Lockhart Lumber Co.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

We have the following DRY stock and will make special in-
ducement to move in February and March:

40.000* 5/

75.000" 4/4" No. 1 and Bet. Bass

ir.O.OtK>' 5/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple

lioo.ooo' 8/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple

lOO.OOO' 12/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple

Hemlock 200.000' 5/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

*l'.in r<s,iw above Items.

40.0W .1/4" No. 2 & Bet. Rock Elm

lOO.iKw' 84" No. 2 and Bet. Rock

No. 3 Soft Elm.
No. 3 Rock Elm.
No. 3 Birch.
No. 3 Maple.

Eln

30.000' 12

■ No

! & Bet. Rock Elm

50.000' 5/4" No. 2 Com. Birch

30.000* 8/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

40.000' 10/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

20.000' 12/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

Birch is unselected Red all in.

AND PLANK.

The Tegge Lumber Go.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

..f till' Ki'>»<r bullOliiK. illM-UDllnui'd liiinlncwi oii |Im< llrat uf llip pn-M ii(
month, Thomas lliiKheii. the prcaltli'nl, rt'tlrlnit, and K. K. I'rln', wliu
liHikcd nflcr the I'liHirC end, havliiK inailv (tinniMtloii with tho Kurk
I'nstlp LuinlMT Coinpaiiy, Ltd., and Ihc t'. I.. llllliT I.uintMT Com|iaD)',
1. 10., both of liuntlnKtoii, W. V«., to Imik nfliT Iheir i-iporl busloru
:it lhl« i'IkI. Mr. I'rUe was foniiiTly i'ii|tnKi-d In Ihi- ri|M>rt liusliifnt OD
lili own nii'uunt.

Work U iiroRroHnliiK on the urw wnrelmniu- for the Moriian Mlllwnrk
<'iim|inny, on a larice lot on Wi-iil North nvi'niii', Ju«t west uf Maryland
iiviMiUf. Till- Htructuro will Ix- 124 liy l.TQii fci'l, and will mntaln live
xlurli'S iH-sldfS n bnscinrnl. It will Ih> of lirirk and iil<-el and coat almut
floo.iMHt. It U to bo ready for occupnnry In Aiimint,

Thi' Ilroadbont Table Company, which nurreeded the Ilroadltenl Ilroi.
.ManufneturlhK Company In the oporatlon of the ninntle and table fac-
tory nt I'reHldent anil .Mlreanim ntn-etH, has aiiked fur an extension ot
lime, and a iiioetlnR of creditor* Is lo be held this wtek, at which a lom-
iiiltteo named acvcral we<-kH nico to InveitllKnle the coinpanyn affairs l«
expected to make a report. It will depend upon this report whether or
not the exteiiHloD will be Kmnted. The table company until last year
lined nH a distributor of the tables turned out by tbv Broadbeul liros,
.MnniifaetiirlUR Coni|>niiy. The latter iiot Into lliiiinrlnl dlflleullles, how-
ever, and an urranKeiiieiit was made under which the table company took
over the plant and carried on maiiufnrturink' also. The pmspecl of a
.•1<1 to 40 per cent dividend for the cri'dltors was held out under the
iirransemeni;. To what extent. If any, the outlook fur tills dividend has ^
lieionic Impaired Is expected to develop at the ineeiliig. ,

O. J. Mann, the New York representative of the It. E. Wood Lumber I
Company, Continental building, was In Iliiltlmore last week ond cod- '
ferred with offlclals of the company, miikluK nrrancements to divide hli '
time between New York and the home ofllee to look after sales. Uenerml .
Sales Jlnnntrer L. II. Dowman, who has beeu III for some time, U atlll
unable to resume his duties, and until he rerovers Mr. Mann will take
over some of the details of Mr. Bowman's work. Mr. Mann reports trade
In his territory as rather quiet, with no Immediate prospects of a revival.

•< BOSTON >.=

The most Important event in N. w Kiifland lumber news for a long
period Is the decision banded dov»n by the New Hampshire Supreme Court
In the case of Clough & Co. to recover alleged overcharges In lumber
freight rates. The radical factor of the decision adverse to the plalntilTs,
which win doubtless stand as law In future cases. Is that statutory
provisions against raising rates arc general and not spcclftc. , That K
rates may be raised or lowered on certain shipments, provided the result
Is not a general Increase. T>cgl8latlvc enactments against Increasing
freight rates are held to limit the transportation tax on the community
and not on the Individual.

The Kennebec Lumber Company has been Incorporated at Angusla. M.-.,
with authorized capital of $10,000, and W. F. Thayer of Farinliii.'i"n.
N. II., Is reported to have been succeeded by the flrin of W. !•". Tluivir
& Son.

The Mas.sachusctts Wholesale Lumber .\ssoclation Is perfecting Its plan
for Incorporation and plans to hold a general meeting the coming week
to take formal action, and also to consider some imporlMiiI functions
which may he undertaken by the new body.

=■< COLUMBUS >.=

'the Cincinnati Building Trades Association has started a new i«l:iii i
simplify the workings ot the new mechanics lien law. Vuder the pl.-i
every contractor will take out a blanket bond up to a certain aiienini
which win be taken as sufficient protection for lumbermen and mat. riii
men. It Is claimed the new plan will be a saving to contractors as w I
as a protection to supply men.

.•\t Delaware, Ohio, the firm of Clark 4 Battenfleld has been gucn'-'l'-
by M. W. Battenfleld.

The Ferrell Coal & Lumber Company Is the name of a firm wlil.
h.iB succeeded to the business of J. B. Ferrell of New Holland, Ohio.

The capital stock of the Lyman-IJawklns I^umber Company of .\kioi
iihio, has been increased from $50,000 to .?1."«0,O00.

It is estimated that In all 11,354 pieces of lumber will be requif
for the erection of the booths surrounding the state house for the ".MMih
iii-Columbus" exposition to be held the week starting June 8.

A very interesting meeting of lumbermen of Dayton and surroiimlin
■ ountles was held at the place recently. J. R. Morehead of I..exinK'"i
Mo., secretary of the .Southwest Lumbermen's Association, was on.' ir
the principal speakers. Mr. Morehead is also secretary of the Nations
ivdcration of Retail Merchants.

The Buckeye Lumlior & Supply Company of Fremont, Ohio, has li'-e
incorporated with a capital of $25,000 to deal in lumber by E. B. Mlti li.ll
11. A. Kilmer. E. I(. Graves, C. Roose, Jr., and F. A. Kilmer.

Tlic Hay-Maphct-Iioy Company of St. Bernard, Ohio, has been rli.ii
trrod with a capital of ?7ri.000 to deal in lumber, by William B. Il:ii
I '. W. Piatt, G. A. Uay. D. McClarcn and Marlon L. Freeman.

Papers have been filed with the secretary of state increasing the r.if
iiiil stock of the Franklin Construction & Supply Company of Colum
I. us from $20,000 to $40,000.

.\ petition in voluntary liankruptcy has iieen filed in the Tnitcd State

HARDWOOD RECORD

67

court by the Keyer Folding Box Company o£ Cincinnati, witli liabilities
of $22,248 and assets of $15,820.

E. W. Horton, sales manager for the central division of the W. M.
Ritter Lumber Company, says trade is holding up fairly well although
the volume is not so large as it might be. Prices are somewhat irreg-
ular in certain varieties and grades. Retailers are the best purchasers
at this time although some factories are also in the market. Dry stocks
are not plentiful in any section. '

A. C. Davis of the A. C. Davis Lumber Company reports a fairly good
demand for hardwoods in Columbus and central Ohio.

John R. Gobey of the concern bearing his name reports a fair demanil
for hardwoods, but prices are not the strongest.

--<, TOLEDO y.

.\ccording to figures compiled by the city building department, build-
ing permits were issued in Toledo during the first four months of tlie
year to the value of $2,170,366. The April permits were practically the
same in value as a year ago.

W. T. Hubbard, one of the most prominent dealers in hardwood in
the city, reports business fairly good with prices as firm as could be
e.\pected.

President Booth of the Booth Column Company reports business as
rather slow in his line. While the factory is running right along with
plenty of stock on hand, the demand is a little below normal for this
season of the year.

The sawmill and warehouse of the Thiesen-Hildred planing mill was
destroyed by fire at Napoleon, 0., May 1. The loss was $2,000.

The Wauseon Handle & Lumber Company of Wauseon, O., has been
purchased by \V. H. Evelsizor of North Baltimore, O. S. S. Frucher, the
former nianagpi-, will remain in charge of the institution.

•< INDIANAPOLIS >

The Speedway Lumber Company has reiendy opened offices on the
third floor of the Traction and Terminal building.

A mill for .supiilying material for the manufacture of base ball bats
has been opened at liidgeville by G. W. Fidler & .Son, who for many years
have been well-known hardwood timber buyers.

A general lumber business will be conducted , here by the Ferree-Case
Lumber Company which has been organized by William M. Ferree, Jasper
C. Case and Alvin Schumm and incorporated with $30,000 capital.

The Klingstein Zeiher Company has brought suit in the local courts
here asking tor judgment on an account of $116.66 and for the appoint-
ment of a receiver for the New Cabinet Company of Evansvllle. It is
alleged by the plaintiff that the cabinet company has moved its offices
from Indianapolis to Evansvllle, and increased the number of directors
without complying with the law governing corporations and that the
directors are wasting the assets.

At an auction sale here a few days ago, the Levene Motor Company of
Philadelphia bought the good will, correspondence, jigs and dies and list
of customers of the defunct American Motor Company, and will furnish
parts and service to owners of .imeriean cars. The American assets
were bought recently by Samuel L. Winternitz & Co., Chicago, who
disposed of them at auction.

Building permits issued by the city for the first four months of this
year had a total valuation of $2,595,464 as compared with $3,070,403 for
corresponding period of last year. In April 764 permits aggregating
$1,036,716 were issued as compared with 661 permits aggregating $1.-
531,060 in .\prll, 1913. Despite these figures, an analysis of the records
show that frame construction is holding its own. while all other types of
construction are showing a large decrease compared with last year.

=-< MEMPHIS >--

Very heavy rains are again shown for the Memphis territory for the
past few days, with the result that progress with logging is rather slow.
One of the officials of the Valley Log Loading Company is authority for
the statement that the amount of timber awaiting loading is rather
limited and present weather conditions tend to keep the supply available
for the mills in this section comparatively light. There have been fair
receipts of logs recently by water but the movement by this method has
been rather disappointing, owing to the fact that the amount of timber
prepared for handling by water was small and owing to the additional
fact that the river did not reach a high enough stage to make it possible
to get some of the timber awaiting water transportation. Very few of
the mills iu this city oi: section are suffering any delay because of lack
of logs but the outlook is considered anything but favorable. It is
recognized, however, that much will depend on weather conditions in the
immediate future and these will be closely watched because of their
bearing on the amount of timber that will be available for the mills in
the central hardwood territory.

The Stimson Veneer & Lumber Company has begun the operation of
Its veneer plant in North Memphis. This was recently purchased from
C. L. Willey of Chicago, but before placing it in operation the new owner
completely overhauled and remodeled the plant. The latter is now in
first class condition, being equipped with up-to-date machinery of large
capacity. The sawmill which was purchased at the same time by the
same interests has been in operation now for some weeks. Robert C.

Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Mo. U- S. A.

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

Made a
pled tog
r which

grade. Adjustable jacl
2cure proper grade. Light,
ccessful use for past ten yi
quoted on receipt of inform

nd easily per

Branch Factories
TORONTO. ONT.\RIO
LONDON, ENGLAND

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Glue That Is Applied Cold

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
l"ng a door will stav in condition. The

Use

• 'f vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

/•- ,A..,i.s Olui Co.,

South litiid, Indiana.

Dear Sirs: — // i* now about a year since tee added
n icnccr door deportment to our operations. Decid-
iiifi on the fituv vhieh uould give best results, ue
• niutidercd the most important matter in connection
II ilh thiji nrw department.

1 n rest i{iat ion convinced ns tliat your product was
thr one u-e u-anted in order to turn out the most de-
/ii nddble doors and panels, and it has been gratifying
I" find that it has given us low cost as well as superior
■jiiiititii. Tours truly.

CIIKIIALIS FIR DOOR CO..
<,.Jn lili By Geo. J. Osgood.

Perkins Glue Company

Originalors anrt Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building, South Bend. Indiana

- The Glie That RiivsAbsoiitely Uniform -

silim.1111, Willi ri-11'iilli i-iiii'iviil lo Mrmplila from II : _ ....;

< iilln- I'ImrKi- uf llif mill unit Vfiicrr plnut, bcInK K<'»(rul iiiuuuuor ot Ibv
iii'W riiiiiiiniiy. Tlilii firm Ik roDtrollpit liy llir uiiii- Intpri'nl* ■■ tli«
.1. V. Silimuin Hardwood Cumprni)', wlilrli n|H<ratoii n lilg mill In 8oulb
Ml iiilihlii. but tlie two nrm» will uiiontd- >u<pnntt<-l>' mid dUtliictly.

Juliii .M. rrltclinrd, Rorrptnry of ilii' Cum I.uiiiIht Mnnufnrturcn'
AKHMcliilliin, U nutliurlly fur tlip iitiitiMnviit tlinl iIhtc M rapid icruwlli Id
I 111' ili'iiiiiiiit for red i!um niid tlint liiiiuirli'ii nn- Ih'Ihi: rorclvi-d l>y mnnu-
riii'liirirH from prnrlli-nlly nil iicctloiiH, liii'liiiMiii: tlu' .Vcw KuKliiiid ntntcii.
Ill- furllnr numTtii thnt kih" •" IktoihIub liii'ri'iii.|iiKly pnpulnr im iiii liiliTlur
lliilih mill llmt :nniiy of Ih.m' miikliiK Ingiilriin ili'nlr- iIiIh lumlicr for llila
imrpoM'. Ill- ri-giirdK tin- Ili-ld nH rapidly linniili-iiliii: iiiid Ih-IIi-vi-h Hint uuin
niaiiiifnclurirH ur<- fnKt loiiilnR Into tlii-lr own. Wlilli- tlii- Itiqulrti-H from lln-
.Now KiiKlnnd atnti-ii nrii ri>)tnrdi-d nn v.ry Krutlfyliig, .Mr. rrtti-linrd
implmHlzi-ii tlio fnct thnt tlii-r>- la n mplilly crowliiK mil for K<im from
ihc MIddli- West anil thnt thU lunilii-r U hi-r-omliiK well i-iitnblliihi'il nt
I'hleniio, Kt. Louli, t'liiclnnnti, McniphiK and n numlicr of olhrr linilhiK
hardwood centorB. I'rppnrntlonH for the forlhoomliiK Hi-mlnnnual nii-i-iInK
..f the nxHorlatlon arc going ahead rapidly and advlii-H are lieing n -nlvi-d
ri'Kardlng the coming of lioth ninnufartun-m nnd ronnum^m of f'nin
lumlii-r, n-lth the result thnt thoHv In iliiirKi- an- loiiking furw-aril l<i a
Mr atienduncc and to nn unuHunlly Inti-ri-Ktlng gathi-rlng. The miitInK
Is regarded ns of vast Importance to lioth manufarturem nnd conKuniiTK.
and ofllrlals of the association confldently i-xpect n further atlniuliis lo
the deninnd for red gum ns a result of the forthcoming meeting at whlrli
many subjects of prime Importance will be Intelligently and alilv
presented.

The Bellgrade Lumber r'ompnny, whirh lins Its olllces In Memphis Iml
Its mill at Isoln, Miss., has closed n transartlon Involving about ::..'iIhi
acres of hardwood tlmberlands In 8harky county. North Mississippi. Ihls
property Is located twrnty-six miles from the site of the mill at Isoln
and Insures the company enough timber to enable It to keep In full
operation for some years. It has enough tributary to Isola to last three
or four years nnd, besides the tract Just purchased, owns still other
holdings In that territory. It owns nnd opirates Its own tramronds. .mil
these are being gradually extended to facilitate the prompt handling of
timber. J. W. McClurc of Memphis, Is secretary and treasurer of tin-
company.

.1. W. Wheeler & Co. have removed their offices to the eleventh llnor
of the Bank of Commerce & Trust Company building. These an- In
charge of William Pritchard who some time ago bought a half Inti ri-si
In the Arm. The other portner Is C. ly. Wheeler who Is In charge of niMllin:
operations for the firm. The mill Is located at Madison, Ark.

T. J. Morris, who recently succeeded W. Brown Morgan as secniiiry
uf the Anderson-Tully Company, has also been made sales manager of the
box department of this firm. This position was likewise held by .Mr.
.Morgan prior to his severance of his ofllclnl connection with that company
to become head of the Morgan Veneer Company at I'lue BlulT, Ark.

J. A. Anawalt has been arrested here on a warrant charging him with
stealing fourteen cars of lumber from the Memphis Hardwood Klwirlug
Company with which he was connected. It appears from the Investlpiiil.in
so far made that the alleged thievery occurred during the absent' nf
It. J. Lockwood, general manager of the company. James E. Sinrk.
vice-president, and W. L. Crenshaw, president, traced the operations -if
Mr. .\nawalt and assert that they found thnt he was disposing of tij.-
lumber to another firm here operating a planing mill. It appears tliat
he represented himself ns a nonresident of Meniplils although he lias
lieen employed by the Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company for several
years. Until several days ago he had not been able to make the required
bond of $5,000 and was In Jail.

Building operations here during April greatly exceeded the corresiinnil
ing month last year, reaching $420,290, compared with $2S.'i,929. i;m. h
montli tills year has shown an Increase over the .same month a year iii;...
with the result that the gain since January 1 lias been quite large. Tl]. r.-
have been comparatively few large projects put through, most of tin-
permits calling for the building of rather iiioilist structures. The ni-il\lly
in building circles Is stimulating di-nianil for all kinds of material fur
Dished by local manufacturers and distributors, and contractors ami <<ili«r
interests are much pleased with the outlook. Both last .year ami th-
year before building operations here and elsewhere In this territory w-i--
held in check hy (lord condltlcns, .-V number of towns in Mississippi ;i]iil
.\rkan&ns report decided activity in building, and local handlers .-mil
manufacturers of building material arc enjoying a good business out ■1.
of this city.

Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Levin i r.-
Compton, daughter of Mrs. John M. Conipton, and Charles R. Ilftns..iii.
secretary-treasurer of the Gayoso Lumber Company. The brldeto be Ijms
Icon quite popular In society here for some time while Mr. Hansom i-^
one of the best-known and most popular lumbermen In Memphis, par-
ticularly among the younger set.

No immediate announcement of Its decision will be made by the Inter-
-tate Commerce Commission in connection with the bearing held at
Memphis some days ago in the cases of the Bellgrade Lumber Company
■iiid the Anderson-Tully Company, Involving lower rates on hardwood
shipments from Memphis and points In Mississippi to New Orleans. The
Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley roads, the defendants In
iliese cases, were represented at the hearing by Joseph Ilattendorf, general
:ii;<nt of the southern lines of the Illinois Central system, and Judge

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69

R. V. Fletcber of Chicago. A number of prominent hardwood lumbermen
here appeared as witnesses for the petitioners but the cases were handled
by J. H. Townsbend, general manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic
Association, and J. K. Walker, attorney for that body. Both sides have
been requested to file briefs and It is probable that no decision will be
handed down under two montbs. The Bellgrade Lumber Company, through
Its petition, is seeiung to secure a rate of eleven and ten cents on all
shipments of hardwood lumber from points above and below the main
line of the Soutlicrn Railway in Mississippi to New Orleans. These rates
are at present applicable only to Cottonwood and gum. The Anderson-
Tully Company, through its intervening petition, is seeking a rate of
eleven cents on all kinds of hardwood lumber from Memphis to the
Crescent City. The present rate is eleven cents on eottonwood and gum
and twi'lvi- rents on all other hardwoods. One of the principal arguments
advanci il I'V the pititioners was that rates from Memphis and intermediate
points I. \. \\ (Ml ans are entirely too high as compared with rates

obtai - ' 1 ii;c>, Cincinnati and other points making use of the

Illln.ii- ' II I hill. It was also charged that there arc numerous
Irrcs-'ula] il ir - u hh h ..light to be corrected. The :i(lvaiici'(l rates now in
effect WIT.' istaMishffi more than a year ago arnl ih i.n - m p. miens
represent really a reopening of the New Orleaii- M : 1 ■ n! ' I !'

outcome is awaited with much Interest becausr • : n i- 1 1 - ' -i

will he cBVcted I'or hardwood lumbermen in Mis-i iij'i iihI M.i, liii ,

=-< LOUISVILLE y-

T. M i;ii.\, Ill' W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, has li.fii

eleii. .1 . ! ..1 the Louisville Rotary Club, one of the LiuHiil:

busiih I- : I III >ii~ of Louisville, which is unique in that It ailiiiiis hut

one r. |ii. -' iii:iii\ ■ ni each line of business. Mr. Brown represents the
hardwood tradi,'. The local lumberman was also one of the first Louisville
visitors to the Forest Products E.\position at Chicago.

D. E. Kline of the Louisville Veneer Mills succeeded finally in obtaining
a release from his nomination for the presidency of the Louisville Com-
mercial Club. He was nominated without his consent, and protested that
he was not in a position to consider the office. It was finally decided
to relieve him, and Mr. Kline is now feeling more comfortable.

The Edward L. Davis Lumber Company of Louisville has a fine stock
of walnut lumber, having put 200,000 feet on sticks recently. The com-
pany, in view of the general impression that walnut is a scarce commodity,

hose using the wood.
I walnut is far from
.III concern handling
iv.l in stock, those
1 1 VI- enough to supply

is intir.'sriMl in slunving this stock of materia
This li.ii-liiiL n 111. ii.it large, seems to inli.ai
belli'-' il 1,1 I 'I and that if a g.'iaial I
wnliii'i ■ I' I i-ially is able to cari'v -"
dealiii- i I III iM il ;i' the wood may be .■\|..'.'t.'
the di'iiiaiiils of the trade without difhculty.

Tlie fire insurance situation continues to attract attention. Business
men are now trying to work out a compromise which will be acceptable
to the companies and the state and will bring back the underwriters ti
Kentucky. Tlio insurance people are taking a much more decided stani
since tlie Supreine Court decision in the Kansas case, which upholds thi
principb' ol rate-making by the state, apparently believing that it is neces
sary to use lieroic measures in order to prevent a flood of legislation o
this kind. The Louisville Hardwood Club is continuing to investigat.
rates, and has appointed a committee to get comparisons from other cities
The committee is composed of Edward L. Davis, chairman ;

E. Norman,

I>. Ci

.Ir.

C. C. Mi'iig.'l & Brother Company suffered from depredations by Mexican
soldiery, who invaded its logging camp in Quintana Roo, in Yucatan,
took a hit of commissary supplies, drove oft 400 head of cattle and stirred
things up ginerally. None of the employes of the company were injured.
It was I'.'portod that the Mexicans had taken possession of a lot of
mahogany logs, but this turned out not to be the case. Col. Clarence I!.
Meugel, president of the company, said that its losses would not exceed
$10,000. He added that the concern had about completed its logging
operations in Quintana Roo, which it was conducting by arrangement
with the Bank of Mexico and London, at Mexico City, and that there
was no danger of the logs being confiscated. The Mexican operation is a
short distance from British Honduras, where the company has been
logging for a number of years, and the men who were employed in
Quintana Itoo will be used at Belize, the Honduras port from which the
coiiii.aiiy li.i- III. 11 shipping all of its Central American logs.

Stat. I ..I' t. 1 .1. E. Barton has been making plans for an investigation
of tlh Ilia. I, i.'.ii-t liorer, which it is reported is destroying an immense
nuiiili.'i' "1 tiii^. The black locust is a valuableWood for post and other
construction purposes, and the forester believes that a careful study may
show some means of checking the insect

The .Tolin Fish Lumber Company of Somerset, Ky., which lost its mill
some time ago by fire, has completed rebuilding, and is now using its
new plant.

Hardwood men will benefit by the enlargement of two Kentucky vehicle
plants. The George Bohon Company of Harrodsburg, which started
operations compara'Livi Iv i.'.'.'hlh. s.ems to have made a success of its
mail-order liuggy liusin -, a~ ii a ill put up a large addition and enlarge
its capacity niateriallj . I'll" .l"i a .T. Delker Company of Henderson,
which suffered the los,~ ..I its I'a.i'iiy by fire, has about completed rebuild
ing oil a larger scale, and will li.' ready for operations in the immediate
future.

With such logs as these it is no trouble for me to
furnish the best of Wisconsin Hardwoods; I offer
for prompt delivery :

15,000 ft. 1" winter cut basswood, 1st and 2iid

15,000 ft. 1/2" hard maple, No. 1 common

100,000 ft. 2" hard maple in log run

3 0,000 ft. 2" maple No. 1 common

■10,000 ft. 2" maple, ists and 2nds

30,000 ft. iYi" soft elm, full log run, very nice

55,000 ft. 3 X 4 maple hearts; 45,000 ft. 4 x 5 sound

maple hearts

15,000 ft. 2'/," rock elm No. 1 and 2 common

20,000 ft. 2" rock elm No. 1 common and better

7 5,000 ft. 1" birch No. 1 common and better

150,000 ft. \l,i" birch No. 1 common and better
5 0,000 ft. lYz" birch No. 1 common and better

Look these items over and ask for what you want

C. p. CROSBY, Rhinelander, Wis.

Stock List which we wish to move
at this time is as follows:

12 cars 1" Ists & 2nds Clear Unsel. Birch

4 cars 1" No. 1 Common Clear Unsel. Birch
2 cars 10 4 & 12 4 No. 1 & Better Birch

5 cars 1" Ists & 2nds Clear Basswood
2 cars 1" No. 1 Common Clear Basswood

10 cars 1" No. 2 & Better Hard Maple

Tliis is dry stock, carefully manufactured,
and we are in a position to make prompt
shipment of any mixed grades or cars.

Oelhafen Lumber Company

TOIVIAHAWK, WISCONSIN

HARDWOOD RECORD

Car Bunks

"ANDREWS"

MAKE

Are different.

Are smootli running.

Are better constructed.

Are cheaper in the long run.

Than Any Other Make

Supplied in all sizes by

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO

TIMBERS

of the WEST

Douglas Fir

is U^C.1. T

will incrcasi

I.e.

A'.. rill's (ircat Utility Wood

in demand wherever wood

present consumption, thoupli great,

the merits and values of this wood

nn:

thoroughly understood.

Red Cedar '''^ world's overcoat Wood — has
no superior for shingles, siding,
exterior trim or for any exterior use for wiiich a
durable material is needed.

SorUCe ^^ ^^^ tidelands of Oregon and Wasli-
^ ington, is in general request by sash

and door makers, while the lower grades arc snapped
up by manufacturers of fruit boxes.

The foregoing are some of the varieties of timber
it pays to own.

NOW is the time to BUY THEM

James D. Lacey & Co.

Timberland Factors

Chicago, III., 1750 McCormick Building

Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Building

Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building

II I' I'.itiniUv of tli<< .Mnyni'ld, K>., I'lmiliig MIIU, lim. nnnounnvl Unit

Mv hail taken over the bii«liic«a of the Mayfli-ld I.uinber ri-iu

isiing or n mill and yard at Mayllrld, and a timber tract mi'l

:. .MlKlxtlppl.

. .M.iiefw It Hon, nf Jnrkhon. Ky., who rer<>ntly purchaaed a Irari

..( iiiiilxT III ArkanuK. plan to ereet a mill on the properly. K. I'.

.Vl.-ncfcc, head of the Drtii, rcn-ntly made a trip to Arkaoaan for the

pnrpoM) of romplellng nrningi'nu'nta.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

■ J.iiNilH-rnii-nx riuh Iiuh
liimlMT IntiTi'HtD In thi>
oMt nttriictlre Ihere, and
\lill>lt.
iipltiil Btork of JlOO.oiMi.

.'iimpliell, I'nul CnrnplM-ll.

J. II. Sunn, one of lln' ml. :tiu.i„. ^ ■. ,.{ t\„- Cnlli'd .S|nti'» goviin

mi'ul, hni< I n making iin ln>.'viii:iiili>n ..r tItU'n (<> land* In Kant 'I'.i.

ni'Ksec. propound for purrliiiHi- a* part of tin- Appalachian forcut renTi.
The title In hetween .id.ficMi nnd .'lO.OOO acr« » In regarded aa defeclh..
and the tiling of cundemnatlun Hulta In the Kederal Court at Ureem
vllle, 'J'enn., U being ciMiNldered In order In clear up the lltlea, lireat
Intoreat haa been taken In foroit rcacrvea In thia aecllou the paat few
yearn.

The T. f. Seaman Stave Company of Wlncheater, Ti-nn.. annoiiii'.s
Important pInnH for eslenKlon of InmlneHii. The company haa purchii^. I
land tlmliered with (Ine oak, and will Inntall mlllH on the wime. 11. ■■
company now operates Beverul branch lumlier plantH.

\V. M. KnrrlH, Jr., one of the prominent young liimliernien of Naiih
vlllo, waH married to SIIkk Mary ITuynes, member of n winllliy and pronil-
n.'nt family at Xlurfreesboro. The wedding waH a big Mnlnl alTalr. Mr.
I'arrlK la n memlier of the I'arrla llardwooil l.uniljer Cinnpany.

Hamilton I.ove, chairman of the connnlttei' on arraiigeinentK, la plan-
ning come unique fealurcit for the tour of the NaahvHIc I>uinbermen'a
Club through the Kant, when they go to the RulTalo convention In a
body In June.

I'rcsldent Henderson Dnker of the Naaln
perfected plans for making the exhibit of
Nashville manufacturers' building one of the
some Important features will be added to tb

M. II. Cami'licll Company, with authorl7.i'(
Is a new Cliattnnooga Arm, organized for tlw
at Chattanooga, by M. It. Campbell, Jr., Jn
i:. li. Smith.

.\t the Inst meeting of the Nashville Lumbermen's Cluli Chairman I
.\. Washington of the transportation committee, urged lumber Kblp|i.r«
to Join the TralBc Bureau of Nashville, calling attention to tlio gniit
work the bureau Is doing In safeguarding the interests of shippera. CliU'-.
S. Martin Is president of the Traffic Bureau, which is composed of tb.
InrRisI shippers of the city.

I i \.i-livllle Lumbermen's Club will soon be Incorporated, steps Ix'ln;;

I .1 lor this step at the Inst meeting.
I I iiistlcs committee of the Nashville Lumbermen's Club has '■"!

Ill 'lii;i of much Interest on the Nashville hardwood market to I..-
11- . I ..n the trade expansion tour of the Nashville Boosters' Club, who
will make a southern tour on a special train .M:iy ITiiJ. V. J. lyoevcn-
liMrt will lie the official reprascntative of the l.unilieriiii'n's Clu'i. Kigurea
. i.llocted show total investment in hardwood luml" r industry at Nash-
\ille of $4,79.'i,000 ; annual volume of business. ¥ll.l!."i(l,(»O0: 4."i0.000,0c m >
1..I of lumber handled annually, nnd 3,01G employes in plants.

Tiic Laurel Cove Lumber Company, Spencer. Tenn.. announces |nir
chase of hardwood timber on 2,000 acres of land, which It will develop
to get raw material for Its plants.

.\n Important purchase has been made by the White Lumber Company.
Johnson City. Tenn., 10,000 acres of timberland In Greene county having
been acquired for development. The company has also acquired the
Greenevllle & Nolicbucky Railway, twelve miles in length, which will be
operated in development of property.

The HowellsDavis Company of Scott county, with authorized capital
stock of .?50.000, has been Incorporated and will manufacture wood prod-
ucts. David Howells, N. D. Howells, C. C. Davis, C. H. Helm and Mabel
Howells are Incorporators.

The Pence Lumber Company, Dyersl>urg. Tenn.. was recently ilestroycd
i)y fire, causing loss of $2,000, with ?80U lusurame. The company an-
nounces that it will rebuild Its plant.

=■< ST. LOUIS >•-

During ^tbe month of April, the receipts of lunil.ir by mil in St.
.ouis wen. l.".,770 cars, as reported by the St. Louis Mercliants- Kx-
liange. In .\pril last year the receipts were lC.7:s.j cars, siiowlng a
..ss in .\pril this year of 9,'i5 cars. Shipments of lumber liy rail last
iprll were 14.:Mn cars. April, 1!)14, shipments were 11,340 cars, a falling
IT of 2,953 cars.

The amount spent in building operations In the last fiscal year was
II. .re than $4,000,000 less than In the preceding twelve months, accord-
nc to the annual report of the building commissioner. The decrease
iHs in the construction of new buildings, an increase being shown in
lie alterations and repairs classification.

Permits were issued for 5,308 new buildings aggregating S12,462..S4.'!.
lie report shows. In the previous year 5.343 permits were issued f..r
Iructures costing $17..304.311. Alterations and repair |tl.— .'-^ •' ■ n-
ssiir-d for 4,049 buildings for changes costing .<2,.-.i:!.<i77.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Campbell Lumber Company, wbicb has offices in the new Bank
of Commerce building, St. Louis, and which sustained a loss of $D0,000
by fire at its sawmill in Kennett, Mo., a" few days ago, is said to be one
of the largest hardwood sawmills in the state. It had a capacity of
65,000 feet daily. Only $18,000 insurance was carried. The power plant,
planing mill and lumber sheds were saved. The plant will be rebuilt

=>. WISCONSIN <-

The E. Connor Lumber Company has closed a most successful logging
season and expects one of the busiest sawing seasons in its history.
Despite the brief season the logging of the Ave camps totaled a cut of
15,738,480 feet of timber, the largest part of which was shipped to the
company's mill at Stratford over the Marathon County railway. In
addition to this cut the company has purchased about two million feet
of lumber from farmers.

Logging operations on Madeline Island have closed for the season with
an output of 2,400,000 feet of hemlock, birch, basswood, maple, oak,
cedar and black ash logs. Olof G. Anderson operated the camp on the
Island, which has been logged for half a century. Although it was
expected that this would be the last season on the island, Mr. Anderson
has 800,000 feet of hardwood timber which will be logged next winter.
The last pine disappeared nearly twenty years ago.

With the beginning of operations at the sawmills in 'Washburn, a busy
sawing season as well as bright business prospects are anticipated. The
Stearns Lumber Company is receiving the largest part of its logs for
the local mill from Michigan points, which are being manufactured under
the supervision of Supt. Moore. Log rafts are also arriving at the mill
of the Sprague Lumber Company from Raspberry Bay and a good supply
will keep the mill running for a long time.

The log hauler of the Holt Lumber Company which got beyond control
of the operator last winter and was severely damaged in rolling downhill,
is being repaired at the plant of the Phoenix Manufacturing Company at
Eau Claire and will be ready for use shortly.

An electric trolley system on the tram ways through the yards is the
latest addition of modern improvements instituted by the Park Falls
Lumber Company at the lumber yards in Park Falls. Standard gauge
tracks with forty pound steel rails will be laid through the yards. The
equipment will include two large electric trolley locomotives and cars
with a capacity of two of the present small tram cars.

The officers and directors of the Kenfield-Lamoreaux Lumber Company
of Washburn have decided to erect a modern and up-to-date box factory in
that city. For some time the matter has been under consideration and
it has now been definitely decided to build at Washburn. The plant will
be electrically operated and give employment to about fifty men. The
Kenfield-Lamoreaux company now operates a crating factory and sawmill
In this city, besides plants at Bemidji and Cass Lake, Minn.

The Carbolineum Company, manufacturing wood preserving products
at Milwaukee, will erect a brick and concrete addition to its plant on
Prairie street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. The addition will be
three stories and basement and have ground dimensions of 50x150 feet.

Harry E. Hansen, treasurer of the Wisconsin Wagon Company, Madison,
died April 22 at Milwaukee as the result of pneumonia. Mr. Hansen
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hansen of Madison. His father is
president and his brother secretary of the Wisconsin Wagon Company.
Mr. Hansen is survived by his wife. He was thirty-seven years old.

Oshkosh-made goods may play an important part in the service of the
United States government If the Mexican war becomes a reality. The
Oshkosh Manufacturing Company has an order to furnish 3,500 lance
poles for field telegraph work, which are for temporary use in establishing
communication between the line of battle and the outer world in time
of war.

Friends of WilUam H. Upham, lumberman and former governor of
Wisconsin, will be pleased to learn that Mr. Upham has regained his
health by his trip on many thousand miles on rivers, lakes and the
Atlantic. Mr. Upham left last fall from his home in Marshfleld on board
of his especially constructed yacht. Comrade, passing down the Mississippi,
into the Gulf of Mexico and returning by way of the ocean and the
Great Lakes. In a recent letter from Moorhead, N. C. Mr. Upham told of
his good health and that he was on his way to New York on the return
trip.

'i;W'Si.Ai»'Zt:;i;^^'m»)iTO.«Wtim'.>»;jM«?'^^^

The Hardwood Market

-■< CHICAGO >-

Continued depression exists in the local market on account of the
absence of any settlement of the brick handlers strike, which has been
going on here for sometime. It seems a pity that the idleness of a
small branch of the total labor factor should so successfully tie up the
entire building industry, but this condition is a fact which is only too
evident. Various efforts have been made to get the contending parties
together, but so far they have been unsuccessful, and as a result the
condition is about in the same shape as it was two weeks ago.

VENEER

<f 7-—^

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Kentucky Vcnccr Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED GUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville Kentucky

HTHESE fine logs waiting
■■■ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

HAKDWOOU KKCORD

5 cars 3" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2
Common Hard Maple

4 cars 2" Is & 2s No. 1 and No. 2
Common Hard Maple

1 car 2" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2

Common Soft Elm

2 cars V 2" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2

Common Soft Elm

Gill-Dawley Lumber Co,

Wausau, Wis.

Saline River Hardwood Co.

Main Salfs Ollirc

Pine Qluff, Arkansas

IManuiaclurers oi

Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

q Our TIMBER is rirgin fore«t growth of the highest
type.

q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac-
tured stock.

q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated witk
steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring
quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and sUin.

q Kraetier-cured lumber will "stay where you put it."

q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars witk
Oak Hooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPA^fY,
Kansas City, Mo.

ulliiallou Willi till- rartorlr* U ruin|iamllri<l> tiiirliaiiiiiHl li

»i«rr nf iirlrr« imlrt for luiiiltir aiiil r»li>nl niiU rliararli-r of

M' III n il.rliU'il iMilli'v lo pliiv Ihf wnllliik-

-tiliuiii'iilii nl iiir |>rl('i-H. Ilii' Ki-iMTiil run

urthiT lirtikfii,

"• lo 111!' Iiillif Ihnl IhiT.- I I viTi

.1 f.; :,i, l>.^\^. ..,„i,ini: ii|i of ...ihIIII Ihlo N|irlnii, »lil.

nllinll.r Ini'lin Ihi' imikIimiikiimiiI of iiill\< <i|i< nillMlif iililll tin-

=< NEW YORK >-=

cliaiii;'

Till- liK'iiI luinlM-r liiialnr-u U

II uf himliiPNs hut iKit •'noiiiil

I ii>ui< prli'i- riitlInK Ik lii-nr<l uf.

«|ii'iikliii;. vnliicii nri' ni-ll Iwlil. nnil tin- niiliiliiii U Hint

Im' iiiHunl IiIkIht li-n-ln. lii-iHirlK friiiii iH'nrliy |>l«<<ii arc tlinl ►prin;:

iiillvlly Ih i|iiIIi- IIv<-I.v lull lint up to iioniiiil. In .N'l'W Ytirk proi" r ii,.

n-lurn In mIow.t. wlili-li Ib nlway* Ihi- niw. Tlw Ki'iicrnl laxity

llni-K of liuKlnc-Hii continues hut thero \» inurh talk of a turn to thi i.. ii. .
lit no cnrly <lBto. The nionoy market U Bonu-wlint of a paradox. I .1
IiIb Ikhui-h It U cnHy. hut mnall lonnH nn- not ho puny to ohtnlii himI it
l-i tile Intter whirh hi-iirH more illreclly nn (he lumlior liUKlneoit. 1....,!
iiinnufiirlurerH are huyluit Hlth more freeilmn, nml on the whole n i.iir
iiiiiouni of Inirilwooil Ininher Ih eonihiK In. The entire Hlluntlon iiui > Ih

.iilled kIow. with no Npeelnl r-nture. iin.l the whole lUt In tlh- m

riiiiilltion, Klvlnu the Kiliiiilliiii III.- iiiiirt, ..f hi. iiillii.«» even thoMKh (jul.t.

The hiirdwiMxl trnil.-. like 1
iisiiiil HO fur this month iinil
iiiul for ipilik Nhlpmenl. .\h
eiin he filled gulte proiii|il
tie stork Is called fo

-■<, BUFFALO >.=

of III

i.rden

In

llie furniture hualneHN Ih quiet nnd Imi

Wholesalv Htorkn here arc ample, thouKh Mii.l

lie less extenKlve than 11 year iiKO. Kloorlng moreH n little iH-lt.r 11.

himher, thoUKh In neither are prie™ very HtrnnK. KlrntH niid Heron. I-

some Hues nre Kuld tn he Ketting rntber nniree nnd n little firmer.

rinin oak IniH been quiet owing tn the dull trade at the furnltiir. 1

tnrles. nnd liuylnK Is helne ranfiDed tn Ini dinte wantit. (junrt. r. .1

doing about as well as plain. Maple Is In fair deninnd nnd prl< .-> Ii'
llrm. I"nr nil hardwnnds Just now It seems to he n eaw of holdinc
unless the wood actuully Iibk to be had. It Is expected that tb.- 1. ■■
Mood weatbpr will stimulate building.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >=

The wntibful waiting' pnliiy In the lunili.r business of the last formic
li.'is pr.iv.'d iiieffielual. anil aeeordlim i.i .l.ihii T. KIb'y. of I'barl. -
ICIley *: l/o., the situation at present may lie defined as one of "ma-i. 1
inactivity." Undeniably thlniis are far below normal for this tlin.
the year. Certain hardwoods, especially onk, hnvc held up fairly w
:iiid on account of their scarcity have remained firm In price, whib- ili.

has been no marked cbanne in the relative positions of the other w

low grades of chestnut nnd poplnr continue In good deninnd. Tb.- in.
seasonable weather has given an Impetus to building work, but t
number of permits obtniued fnlls below e.\pectntiou. I-'urnlture fa. lor
and other wholesale consumers arc buying on a hnnd-tomouth bnsl-. n
for obvious reasons will not be per»uaded to secure stock ahead.

Price cutting Is reported, but only In Isolated cases, nnd is no In.li'
ti.:.n of the general mnrket. .V slight shading here and there of vmIi
is noticeable, but the stock condition at mill ends is a guararitec nj:ini
any radical change In price or a desire to dose orders for future d.-ll\.
at reduced rates.

The hardwood situation is well under control, and the ninnufnctnr.
;ire not Inclined to sacrifice their stock, as the first sign of activity u
iiiinn. they know, n rush of the buyers for stuff to fill up tl-eir r;i|ii.
•I.pletlng stock pile, which will nnturally stiffen the market. Box immI,.
in some lines continue busy, but box buyers who nre more or less aff. . 1
hy the tariff legislntion arc in the market only for uctunl requlniiM n
Taking the lumber buRlness as a whole, the prospect is not overcb. - ri
lor summer trading. The tenacious old optimists relinquish their fni
.•slowly, but the usual enthusiasm Is diminishing somewhat. It Is. how. a-
lu'lieved that nn early favorable decision by the Intcrstnte Coniin. 1
Commission ns to the incrensed freight rate requested hy the nilii-.^i
will bring considerable r.ll.-f to tb- trn.l. . nnd l-ad ev.ntiitilly t..

ctivlty

--•<, PITTSBURGH >■-

A few signs of improvement are evident In this .Ity this we.-k. i.nilt.-
a number of conl mines which hnve been down for n long tinn- will
resume operations May l,"i. Steel companies nre showing a little iii..r.-
signs of life. Business, however, continues very spotted. Some ...n
lerns hnve plenty of orders. Others find it nimost Impossible to tali.- ..n
any profitable business. Tlic mnrket is showing the effects of this
Mpathy. for prices of hnrdwood arc slipping n little this week, espeelnlly
in oak bill stuff and higher grades of chestnut. Yard trade is Improving,
"^lite n lot of liuslness is going nround among the Industrial concerns.
The railroads are buying practically nothing and will probably not do
SI. until the rate decision is settled.

HARDWOOD RECORD

-< BOSTON >.=

While the amount of busiuess in hardwood continues ahout as it has
been for four or five weelis with orders and shipments showing a fair
imiirovement over winter conditions, then' is unquestionably tonsiderablo

apprehension that general conditi.irj-i «il
this adverse outlook is almost iin ,11 i,iiil\
the dealers, there does not si. in 1..
traceable to it as .vet. Altbni'iKh ilj.r
liardwoods as a whole, there luwe been
situation of some items. Black walnut

ri. 1 ho very favorable. While

' Al'ivssed in conversation with

lull li effect on the market

u 110 aiJpreciable change on
loticed a few variations In the
i-hich for many years has been

almost unobtainable seems to have become comparatively plentiful in the
last few weeks. The quotations on it vary widely and in some cases
are off the long standing market prices, but this does not apply uni-
versan.v. Plain sawed oak is another wood which is being quoted at
greatly differing values. Poplar is in poor demand, but has not receded
noticeably in price, but gum, which has been ruling low the last few
months, is a wood which is hardly used in New England, especially the
eastern and northern sections. Maple is freely called for and the same
may be said of ash, both inch and thick stock. The prices on these
woods are held firm. This is also the case in quartered oak, but the
demand for it is not heavy. There is no definite change in the value
ot cherry although it is Inclined to be weak. Beech is increasing in
price although used only in a limited way here, and quartered sycamore
is in the same situation, it being admitted that the price of the latter
would advance promptly if there were any general increase in the
demand for it.

=■< BALTIMORE >-=

It does not aiipear Irnni ili.- r.]i,.rl-i ..1 in. ml.rrs of the hardwood trade

here that the deinand for liiii r luis in.r.Msi-cI ot late or that prices

are any better. Some of the firm state that their trouble is not with
prices, but rather with order.s, which are by no means easy to get, while
others give it as their opinion that the business has gotten to the point where
there is no definite basis to values, it being very much a case of everyone
getting what he can for stocks. In a general way it is to be said that
no one appears to have any considerable number of orders ahead, the
movement'being from day to day, with orders always conihig in when (lie
end would seem to have been reached. K\ id. iiil,\ . ili l.in. 1 . .m ii,.i .li-

posed as a rule to enter into coinniltiu. n 1 - !.■ \ I Mm ,,,11,1,1 .,, , .1

It does not appear that stocks in the viir.U hi\. ii i, , ,! ■ i.ii !,...ii,
marked extent, but the dealers hold off luitll th.-. Ii.m, ..I'l- !,.r -irm.
grades and woods before placing orders; at any rate, the assortnirnts ar.-
allowed to get quite low before an effort is made to replenish them.
Notwithstanding this jerky kind of business it is sufficient in volume to
keep the mills going. As far as can be learned, all of the mills are run-
ning without important interruptions ; in other words, no time is lost at
the manufacturing end except when it cannot be avoided because of
weather and other conditions. Nor can it be said that the supplies on
sticks are ot such volume as to cause any real embarrassment. In the
aggregate the quantity of lumber disposed of is by no means unim-
pressive. The experiences of salesmen in their efforts to place stocks
also are not uniform, some having succeeded in turning up orders in
gratifying numbers and encountered practically no let-down at all. This
applies to some of the northern sections, including Canada. A moder-
ately active interest seems also to be shown in certain portions of the
Middle West, while export orders have recently been received in such
number as to suggest that the end ot the contraction has been reached,
and the business is again on the upward trend. There is no stiffening
ot prices, however, and the indications do not encourage expectations that
an Improvement in this respect will shortly take place. With the ex-
ception of gum, which has been called for of late in increasing quanti-
ties, the Interest of buyers in the offerings is frequently characterized
by indifference. On the other hand, an inspection of stocks not infre-
quently results in the discovery of wants which the dealer did not appear
to be aware of, and in such cases it is generally possible to make a sale.
In the main the prevailing conditions are not conducive to expansion.
With the Mexican situation unsettled, and with various other unfavor-
able factors operative, the buyers of hardwoods will probably continue
to manifest conservatism in placing orders for the present.

=-< COLUMBUS >=

The hardwood trade in Columbus and central Ohio has been ruling
fairly steady during the past fortnight. Prices are generally well main-
tained but reports have been received o£ some shading in order to force
trade. On the whole, however, the tone is satisfactory and future pros-
pects are becoming brighter.

Buying on the part of retailers Is the best feature of the business.
Some buying j^ , m^ I, ,11, .;, factories but that is not so important as

the other depnn , m \ 1-

materials. Fm-i 1 , ,■ 1, , i, -

being done for .l,ii\,i\ ,|.irii
Shipments are coining out well
promptly.

Dry stocks are not large in any section. The reason is the difficulty
experienced in tlie process of drying because of the unfavorable weather.

and implement concerns are buying some
are rather slow, Most of the buying is

g the latter part of May and In June.

as railroads are not able to handle freight

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington Street

CHICAGO

RED GUM

AMERICA'S FINEST CABINET WOOD

Consider its good qualities.
It has strength.

Can be brought to a very smooth sur-
face and consequently will take
high polish in finishing.

Will not split easily.

Runs strong to wide widths and long
lengths.

Is not easily marred or dented.

It can be supplied flat and straight —
free of warp and twist.

Has beauty, color, life and character.

Considering its numerous good quali-
ties, it is the lowest priced good
hardwood on the market today.

We are the largest producers of Gum

in the world.
Have a large and well assorted stock

on hand at all times.

Can manufacture special thicknesses
on short notice.

We guarantee

QUICK SHIPMENTS
GOOD GRADES
DRY STOCK
GOOD WIDTHS
GOOD LENGTHS
SATISFACTION

Band mills at

HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE, ARK.

GREENVILLE, MISS.

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington St.

CHICAGO

Z4_

HARDWOOD RECORD

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U.S. A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

CABLE ADDRESS— -LAMB."

Code* Uied — Univertal, Hardwood, Western Union, A. B. C. 5th Edition, Okay

STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand May 1st, 1914

; (

nd ri. It.u D.ik. 1. i.
Com. I"I. K.Ml Ouk. I

: Kfd Oak. 3"
fom. PI. Krd Oak, S"

90.000
30,000
30,000

Stork.
l»t * 'nd Kr<l «.iini.
No. 1 Com. U..I • ..
l»t * end Hi: l: i '
No. 1 Com. I .:. I
litt « 2nd Qt<l I:
No. 1 Com. <(l>l K. .1
Hap Gum Bo\ ll..,.i.i~
Sap Gum Box liourd'.
1st & 2nd Sap Gum. 1
Isl & 2nd Sap Gum, I

. 02,000
.225,000
. 20,000

N.~. I .\. .: ( um. tjpr
Common \- Better Tu
I.-E Kim Cotlonnood
I.oe K«n Kim

'.'.■...

'.:...

'';...

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lolooo

29,666

7,000

60,000

1.000

35,000

115,000

60,000

10.000

175.000

25,666

18,000

35,000

.(0,000

800

37,000

24.000

27.000

140,000

375.000

05,000

18.1

1)0 4.000

162,000

180,000

17.000

45.000
23.000
40.000
35.000
30.000

^

•»

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27,000

32,000

65,000

65,000

16,000

16,000

23,000

30,000

20,000

250,000

160 000

75,000

125.666

12:000

07,000

95.666

1

6!:88S

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::■:;:

The Item of Oak Core Stock Is a special grade which we make suitable
;um. and stock run through this machine Is absolutely bright.

Let ua have your Inquiries (or thin stocks not shown, as we are able
ecelpt of order.

We have facilities for kiln-drying and surfacing. We specialize on Oak Timbers. Switch and Cross Tics. Car Stock. Bridge and Crossing

veneering over. We have Kraelzi
cut same and make shipments

Prcparalor facilities for d
ithln a very short time

E 6,000,000 FEET OF SELECTED HARDWOOD

HARDWOOD RECORD

Since tbcre is no accumulation of bardwood stocks, lower prices arc
believed to be out of the question. Dealers' stocks are not large, tbe
policy of buying only what is needed for immediate wants being followed.
Quartered oak is one of the strong points in the trade. Plain oak also
is strong all along the line. Chestnut is selling well and sound wormy
especially is high. Poplar is moving better in all grades. There is a
good demand for both ash and basswood, and other hardwoods are
unchanged.

■< CINCINNATI >■

Hardwood dealers are not doing much in the way of securing new
business and are quietly waiting and watching to see some signs of
business opening up before making any plans for increasing sales. It
seems to do little good to keep men on the road as the buyers are not
ready to talk business and are simply ordering such stock as is actually
required to kerp ]p|:inT^ rinminj; and on short time at that in most cases.
Prices are wrii iniipiuiiM il <,n all hardwoods, values having suffered
very little. Tln' ii. .h lui :h l to the trade is lack of demand in anything
like reasonable iiiKirjiiii. -. l:ight now oak is moving a little better than
most other woods and there appears to be a little better call for chestnut.
Red gum in upper grades is very dull and sap gum is only in fair
request. Poplar and Cottonwood in common and better are moving slowly
while these woods as well as all other low grades of hardwoods suitable
for the bo.\ makers are moving well.

.-<, TOLEDO y-

The hardwood market here is a trifle quiet, in sympathy with all other
lines of trade. The demand from the city of Toledo itself is good as
the building trades here are more active even than usual but this is not
a condition prevailing in other cities. The building both in small resi-
dences and large business structures is above normal, and from present
indications will even overshadow those of last year which was a banner
year for building here. Manufacturing lines are quiet and furniture
factories are doing little. This Is thought to be due largely to the
general unrest of the country brought about by war rumors, labor
diflJculties and the railroad rate propositions. Local stocks are pretty
well filled. What demand there is demands immediate shipment. Plain
oak is still the leader here with quartered following. Red gum much used
as a substitute for other woods in furniture factories is in slight demand.
Cypress is holding its own and poplar is steady, siding moving fairly
well and a light sale on boards.

•< INDIANAPOLIS >-

The local hardwood trade is moving along moderately. There has
been no unusually active buying, but on the other hand there has been a
comparatively steady trade. Business probably is as good in many
quarters as it was at this time last year. Prices are remaining steady
and the outlook for a fair trade for some time continues good.

Hardwood men at no time have predicted a heavy trade this year in
this locality. While industrial conditions are constantly improving, they
have not yet attained that stage where the hardwood trade has received
any large benefit. Hardwood men, however, seem to he fairly well
satisfied with the present situation, believing the hardwood situation Is
as good as that of any other line of industry.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

There has been little if any chauge iu tbe hardwood trade. Manufac-
turers and dealers as a rule report business about tbe same for April
as last year, and are inclined to predict improvement in the future.
Prices are probably some easier, and some concessions could doubtless he
obtained if a large deal were involved. A good many inquiries are coming
from yard men and from some lines of manufacturers. Nashville lumber-
men would probably favor the proposed increase in freight rates, but they
believe that the settlement of the matter is of importance, and that once
it is settled, it will be in favor of better business whether the increase
is granted or not. Hardwood flooring plants and box factories report
only moderate business. No great activity is noted In demand for any
lines, with buyers taking oak, ash, poplar and other lines. Chestnut
continues quiet.

=-< MEMPHIS >.=

The hardwood market here continues moderately active. There is a
fair run of orders but no particular interests appear to be in the market
for large requirements, with the possible exception of the bos manufac-
turers who continue good buyers of the lower grades of cottonwood and
gum. Thfv am fl.iin;; ii sno,] business and are under the constant neces-
sity of 1-. [lie Hi In. J •! , ir :■ |,ii,.s. There has been a sizable increase in
demand hi iiihi:..i i m ii i r.ntly and one of the features of this has
been tb^ iii.i.Ki. mi _ mii-r .Hsplayed in red gum for this particular
purpose, ijood iiKiiiiries therefor are being received from the Middle West
and even the New England states are asking about red gum in a way
that suggests that they are becoming interested in this wood. Plain and
quartered red and white oak are moving at a reasonably good rate, with
rather more inquiry noted for quartered white tlian recently. Prices
on oak are pretty well maintained. In fact, this Is true of practically

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence ffom discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postof^ce to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

HARDWOOD RECORD

W A NT E D

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

Mutual Fire Insurance

It Indemnity at Lowe.t Net Cc
Can Be Obtained From

The Lumber Mutual Fir
The Lumbermen's Mutu

nsurance Company.

Boston, Mass.

Mansfield, Ohio.

The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company,

Philadelphia, Pa.
The Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company,

Indianapolis, Ind.
The Central Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company,

Van Wert, Ohio

$141,000.00

In Sa\

This Y<

DIVIDENDS

Returned

til Policy C a r r i e I-

The Lumbermen's
Underwriting Alliance

Possibly there is no good reason why
YOU were not among these beneficiaries.
If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
feel that your plant does not at present
comply with all requirements, confer
with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot
be brought up to an acceptable standard
at no greater cost than will be justified
by the prospective saving on insurance
rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Ma
1101 R. A. LONG BLDG.

KANSAS CITY

til.- .iitlrc IIni uliirc tbrn Is no sur|iliiii iind uliicf lunibrriiii'ii rrnlln-
ilml tlioy ixulil noe n-pUn- |irrM>iil slurkii Killiuul luaii If lliry m>IiI at
r.>nifi>Kliiiia. Tlicrc U n ttood iiinvi-inrnl iinliKl In hhIi In all Krailcs.
Acllvlly In ry|iri-u. Imwi-vcr, U rundlK-il liirisoly In tli<- lower gnilp;
»lth nliopH IliK IH-Nt H.ll.Tn. "ni.T.' U <-.imiinrallv.ly llt(l<- ilolnic In llie

liluliiT urndi-ii of rotlunw<Kiil. Sa|i K«ni <'<intl a In m-II well. DITiTlnKs

of tiiKH nri' conipnrallri'lv llithl at flu- iuoiihiiI nnd the iirninlM- uf an
iH|iK|unt<- Nupply of tlnilHT la cvi-n Iraa ruv<>riili|>' llian n aliorl tlnn' hkh,
.iwlnn to lu-«vy ralna llirniiitliout IhU t.-rrllt.ry Kkporti-ra am rl.ilnu n
iM'IliT liualui'K*. nullilInK o|»T«llonB ovit tlila luiinlry urc InrniiKliik'
nnil nii'inlMTH of tlic trnili' hiTi' nnllrlpnli' Hint Ilila ulll provi- a slliiiiilnl

iiK InMuontf.

Illlo

=■< LOUISVILLE >.=

•■Il»\n

quii't. .N.'vrlln'l..«a. i.iinl ,. iuiiptl<in la tiot far fr..rii

whlrh In nttcatrd liy the noorilB ..f liimlxr con. . rii-.
nppt'iira to Im^ alow, nnd whili- f-w order* for fciliir.
.Ilv.ry liiive l.ecn reielvi'd, enoUKll Inialnean n><]tilrlnK lninie<llnte delln rj
K eoniliiK In to keep tile totnla up to n very reapeelnlile mark. Tile effort
o Kel liuslneHH Ik prohnbly Krenter tlinn nKiinl. on this account, nnd Hie
Itinitlon la umuitiafactory l>y renaon of the linpoaallilllly of nntlclpiitlni;
he deiiiiinda of ciiatoniera to any extent. Iluwi-ver, It Ih evident Ilml
N s<Kin iiH nm-ertnlnty on the part of etmNiiinera la relieved, thev «lll

I'ltin huylne In nornuil volume, gunrtep-d .ink rontlniiea to he n t 1

ell.r. with pinin onk Kenernlly dull. e«p.elally In the upper i!ni.|....

is kIiuwIiik liiipro\ lent, nnd iiiiiniifiutiirera nre IndlentlnK eonfl-

I Hie slliiatlon by kIiovIhk Iok prli-.s ii|i m trille. .\ali la n cood
ind prices nre llriii. I'heslnut l» iimvInK nicely. Ited tium la
linpiiivi'iiienl. Wnliiiil Is Uelnc d.iill In In ii Krenter extent than
mi; lime. CnitniiwiMiil Is iimvlnt n. ili. \u,\ fneinrleK In aniue

While

I'nl

sell

.dun

=-< ST. LOUIS >.=

nnd fnr linrdv

piirtle

iliirly uctlve. nltlinufth It U
than It was a few weeka nso. (Irders thnt couie lu nre usually
ek delivery for Imniedlnte canKiiiii|itlnn. The Item lioat In demand
II sawed oak nnd there la n K'>"d steady cull for ll. Ited i|iinrlered
also called for freely nnd dry nah Is Increasing In demand. I'oplar
a K'x'd seller nud hlKh-tcrnde cottnnwmid Is uttractInK consider-
leiition from huyers. A hrlsk demand fnr It Is looked fnr within a
line. There Is nn (treat chance In the cypress situation. althoiiKh

11 weather Is dolnn a little sti Inline In Irndi-. With continued

Leather Uuslnoss should he rlslil hrlsk. I'pper crnde stock Is In
■mand nnd Is innviiic fiilrly well, ^iml there Is n Iic'IIit call fnr

=-< MILWAUKEE >=

The hardwood business Ik Hhowlng steady nud Krndual Improvement
as the bullions season advances. Wholesalers believe that the total trndc
received this season will at least equal thnt of a year aijo. despite the
f.ict that orders In some lines nre not conilnn; In quite as freely as might
le wished for.

The larcer consumers of hardwood nre buying only enough to meet
Uielr jiresent wnnts, although some of the smaller mni'iufncturlng concerna
are placing fair sized ordei>s. Stock.s on hand nt most of these snsh nnd
door nnd Interior finishing plants are beginning to decrease and It Ig
■ xpected that larger orders will he plnced soon. The hardwood market
is holding firm and the high prices are undoubtedly keeping many conceroK
irom ordering as freely as they usually do at this time of the year.
AVholesalers say that lower prices arc out of the question. In view of
the shortage of dry northern stocks nnd the certainty that deinnnd la
bound to become stronger from now on. rif course, Inrge buyers may
stick to their waiting attitude until new sineks nre on the market nnd
In slinpe to use. but wholesalers do not believe that this is possible.
S.ime bas.swood, cut the past winter, is nrrlving in the local mnrket, but
shipments of northern birch nre not expected for some time.

Tile iinrthern liardwoods are holding firm, despite the fact that liuyers
are placing as small orders as possible, r.ireli. maple, basswnnd and elm
arr' In lending demand. There is a gond call fnr maple flooring nnd
prices in this line nre holding up well. I'Inin red onk stK-ma to he tii»
lender In southern woods, while quarter-sawed oak Is moving u little
more slowly.

There was a slight falling off in the building Investment in Milwaukee
during the month of .\pril. as compared with a year ago, but this was
due to the fact thnt a permit was issued in .\pril. I!»i:i, for the erection
nf tlie Hotel Wisconsin, the structure alone costing .?jnn,000. During
.\prll. I!tl4. there were .">2 permits Issued by Building Inspector W. D.
Harper, n-presenting nn investment of .«l.:!."i:!.lH(l. as compared with C41
piriiiits for structures to cost $1,708,110 during the corresponding month
in i;n:'.. iMiring the first four m inths of the present year there were
l.LHf; i.erinits Issued for structures to cost ?:f,0()(;.il4a. ns ngainst l.l.'JO
permits nnd an investment of $ri,4.">7,.'jjl a year ago.

Kuilding nperatious In the country districts arc rather quiet at the
present linn-, as farmers are too busy with their crops to give
much time to anything else. There is considerable building going on in
the smaller cities and towns about the state, however.

H A R D W O O D RECORD

Advertisers' ^Directory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Boyle, Inc, Clarence

Buffalo Harflwood Lumber Co. . .

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co 'i

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Craig, "W, P.. Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P 69

East Jordan Lumber Co 86

Elias. G. & Bro 87

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Miller Lumber Company f4

15 Paepcke Lelcht Lumber Co 73

. ■* Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

87 Saline River Hardwood Co 72

2 Sondhelmer, E., Company 62

3 Vanden-Boom-Stimson Lumber
Company '"'^

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. 11

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 65

Carrier Lumber & Mtg, Co 16

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Shawnee" Lumb'er" Company'.;;.; 61 Eastman, S. L.. Flooring Co. .. . 86

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company 61

Harris Manufacturing Company 62

Penrod-Jurdcn-McCowen Lbr. Co,

Ransom, John B., & Co

Riemeier Lumber Company

Saline River Hardwood Co

Lick Lumber Company

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

Co

Gill-Da wley Lbr. Co.

& \\(

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company 85

James & Abbott Co 59

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 79

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3

Litchfield, William E 15

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G 66

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co 87

Miller, Anthony

Mitchell

Mowbray & Robinson Co

Oelhafen Lbr. Co

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K,, & Co

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company

American Lumber & Mfg. Co
.AnuM-ioan Paile & MfR. Company..

Anderson-TuUy Company 10

Anderson Vcnccr & Sawmill

Company 1*

Archer Lumber Company 63

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker, Jacobs & Co 9

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 65

Bennett & Witte ^

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co.. 61

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 65

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 63

62 Slaymaker, S. E., & Co

Sondheimer, E,, Company

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co,

Stemmelen Lumber Company...
15 Sullivan, T., & Co

Tschudy Lumber Company

10 Vanden Boom-Stimson Lbr. Co

Vansant, Kitchen & Co

Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co..

Mitchell Bros, Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co 9

Saline River Hardwood Co 72

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8
Stephenson. I., Co.. Trustees.

Company 6 Tennessee Oak Floorim

Co.

Webster, N. A.

Webster, George, Lumber Co. . 15

Wilce, T„ Company, The 4

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 66-88

Young. W. D.. & Co 3

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

White Lake Lumber Company. .

Whltmer, Wm,, & Sons

Wiggin, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons..

, ,, Willson Bros. Lumber Company 15 Butterworth & Lowe

Co 3 Booker-Cecil Company H wistar. Underhlli & Nixon 15 Cadillac Machine Company 82

hlnsonCo 7 ^oyle. Inc., Clarence. . 4 ^ood-Mosaic Company 15 Gerlach, The Peter. Company.. 79

Bradley, E, C, Lumber Co 61 wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 15 Linderman Machine Co.. The..

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 64 ^^^^^ j^^^ jj_ Lumber Co 10 Mershon, W. B., & Co

Brown, Mark H., Lumber Co.. 65 yeager Lumber Co.. Inc 87 Phoenix Manufacturing Co

Brown, W. P., & Sons Lumber Saranac Machine Company S3

Co 14 Sinker-Davis Company 13

ENEERS AND PANELS.

Bacon, R. S.. Veneer Company.. 5

14 Chicago Veneer Company 88

gl East St. Louis Walnut Co 11

Company S5

Freiberg Lumber Company 61

Hoffman Bros. Company 8.t

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Jarrell, B. C. & Co 85

71

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co.,

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Churcblll-Mllton Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co..

Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co.

Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com
pany

Day Lumber & Coal Company., _„ ,,

Dugan Lumber Co 62 5^_^,^«^'^'« ^_^1

Ellas, G., & Bro '^~"''

Evans, G. H,, Lumber Company

Dermott Land & Lumber Co

Farrin, M, B., Lumber Co , , „, ,

Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co... 9-10 Kentucky Veneer Works

Faust Bros. Lumber Company. . 16

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber
Company 4

Francke. Theodor. Erben Gmb. H. 11

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co.. 10

Gary, W. W 65

Harris Manufacturing Co 62

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co 4

Heyser, W. E„ Lumber Co 7

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber
Company 04

Hooten Hardwood Company

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Hunt. Washington & Smith 9

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co

66-88 Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co

Jones & Dunn

Kennedy. James, & Co

Kentucky-Indiana Hardwood Co.

Anderson-Tully Company 10 Kf"'"^''J ^^"'^^L?°!"Pf"^

Archer Lumber Company

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co..,

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co 59

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 59

Sullivan, T. & Co 87

Tegge Lumber Co fO

VonPlaten Lumber Co 86

Webster George, Lumber Co... 15

White Lake Lumber Company. . 59

Wiggin, H. D 15

Wilhams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Willson Bros. Lumber Company. 15

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 15

Wood-Mosaic Company 15

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc.. 87

Young, W. D., & Co 3

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company. .
Farrin, M, B., Lumber Company.

Faust Bros. Lumber Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co

Vansant, Kitchen & Co

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company.
Yellow Poplar Lumber Co.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 84 LOGGING MACHINERY.
Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. 14 Baldwin Locomotive Works...
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 84 Clyde Iron Works

RED GUM.

Knoxville Veneer Company

Louisville Veneer Mills 14

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. . !^5 SAWS,

Merrill Veneer Co 71 Atkins,

Nartzik, J. J 5

Ohio Veneer Company 61

Old Dominion Veneer Company. 59

Palmer & Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Rayner, J 5

Sanders & Egbert Company 11

5 Sedro Veneer Company 85

9 Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 59

Bl Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 71

10 Underwood Veneer Company 84

84 Willey, C. L 75

61 Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 16

14 Wood-Mosaic Company 15

Fitzgibbons & Krebs 60

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 7

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

Andrews, The A.'H., Company... 70

Grand Rapids Veneer Works 7

National Dry Kiln Company 82

Phila, Textile Mchy. Company.. 86

Standard Dry Kiln Company 83

E, C

VES AND SUPPLIES.
& Co 81

Bennett & Witte 7

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 65

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 63

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 61

Brown, Mark H., Lumber Co,. 65

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co 61

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company 16

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 60

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co 61

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co.. 10

Gary, W. W 65

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 64

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co.... 10

Jones & Dunn 64

Kentucky Lumber Company.
Lamb-Fish Lumber Company
The Lansing Company

Klann, E, H., Lumber Co 79

Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co 61

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. 74
Lansing Company, The
Litchfield,

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company..

William E 15 East St. Louis Walnut Co

Littl.- Riv.r Lumber Comii:iny.. 88 EvansviUe Veneer Company

Logan, J, M.. Lumber Co 6 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

Louisville Veneer Mills 14 Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company "6

Epperson, U. S., & Co '6

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company "0

■' Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company ^6

J, Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co 76

^ Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance '0

Majiufacturing Lumbermen's

^ Underwriters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company "0

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company

5 TIMBER LANDS.

11 Lacey, James D., & Co 70

S5 Spry, John C 5

Hartzell, Geo.

Louisville Veneer Mills 14

McCowen, H. A., & Co 11

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. 85

Palmer & Parker Co

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.... 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

_^ ^ Purcell. Frank 11-67 Lumbermen's Credit Assn

Norniaii'Lumber Company'. . .". . 14 Rayner, J 5 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co.

66 North Vernon Lumber Company 14 Sanders & Egbert Company U Mechanical Rubber Company.

74 Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.... 73 Willey, C. L 75 Perkins Glue Company

Parry, Chas, K„ & Co 10 Williams, Ichabod T., &Sons,. 16 Stiles Bros

Love. Boyd & Co 9

Mcllvain, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 87

Memphis Band Mill Company... 2

Miller, Anthony 87

Miller Lumber Company 64

Morford Lumber Company 9

Mowbray & Robinson Company.

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mtg. Company
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co

Childs, S. D., & Co

Gerlach, The Peter, Company..

HARDWOOD RECORD

CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED- SUI'ERINTENDENT

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

Wi.. I, v.. 1 vwint a salosmnn ror New York
dtBte torntory. writp us. We can Bupply you
with a good man. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber A Sash & Door Sales-
Ben. Chas. Johnson. Secy. 00 KIrkland ltd.,

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars good black walnut logs, 10" and up
In diameter. 6 ft and up long. Will Inspect at
shipping point and pa; cash.

GEO. W. HARTZELL, PIqua, Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

FOE SALE— 20 MILLION FEET
Hardwoods dollvtTcd at mill site In Florida. Low
price I easy term.s : riill and water transportation.
r. O. SHEI-AKD. 101 W. K, St., N.w York, N. Y.

$15,000,000.00.
We have about fifteen million dollars' worth
of tlmberlands for sale. Write us what you
want. Dealers In tlmberlands. lumber yards,
mill machinery, mills for sale, arranging loans,
selling and exchanging cutorer lands, and a gen-
eral real estate business. If you want to buy or
sell write us. THE JANESVILLE EXCHANGE,
Timber Dept, JaneSTllle, Wisconsin.

400,000.000 FT. PINE

Hardwoods for Sale

North Carolina Pine, Cypress, Poplar, Red and

White Gum, Oak and Ash In proportions of order

named. Located on trunk lines and original

■jrowUi. .fl.."!! per thousand f"t't stumpage.

I LUMBER FOR SALE |

WANTED ORDERS FOR

Red ,TMd Willi.- (i:ik liinL.is r,,r slii|.ni.nt. green

from saw. r»"x*," to \-"\\'2". 10 lo 'j.*\ I'l. long.

DERMOTT LI>. & I.BR. CO.. iJermott, Ark.

BLACK WALNUT BARGAIN

- 1.-. |Mr M ft
i.k' point. :nic
l;il. 1.. \ \ . J.-.. I" l;al^.«l..„ ,„■ New Urleaiis,
(*c 10 CUIcnso.

Well nianufnrlurod, Roud lenRllis nnO wIdtliK,
liKhe dry. Addros"

••m».\ :<\r car- II.»ui.w.ii.r. IlKOOiiD.

FOB SAI.E

Iti:n OAK No. 1 Com. i/\, 2'Jo:tI ft.

RED OAK ists 2nd8 i/i. H)0.'.4 ft.

HARD MAPLE Com. & Bet. i/i, 20780 ft.

II \i:li MAI'I.K No, 1 Com. 8 ■«, XYM ft.

11 m:ii \i.\n.i: isis & 2nds 8/4, 12810 ft.

11. \l 1M- L'li.l- ^ 1, 10.-I22 ft.

..M.i s.ivM, W OAK No. 1 Com. A/A. 8020 ft.

. Ml V ,u n W • 1 AK lst-2nds 4/4, 10200 ft.

\\ .MK , ,.;„ .V ll,.i. 4/4. r,721S ft.

w .. \iv 1 -1- jn.N 4/4. 12:i04 ft.

l;l.\i K W AI.M T Log Run 4/4. 20000 ft.

\.\ll. 1 iMil'KKAUE CO., Laporle. Ind.

FOE SALE— 1,000,000 FEET
Log-run Tennessee red cedar lumber to be deliv-
ered througliout the .vear

SMITH, DIES & ALEXANDER.
Donaldson St. and Culvert Ave., Nashville. Tenn.

FOR SALE— PLAIN OAK

."..M ft. 2'V' 1st and 2nds plain white and red
i:ik. lOM ft. :;" 1st and 2nil.s plain white oak.
>ry stock. W. A. ECKSTEIN, Logansport, Ind.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

JACOB OAIsn CO., DeKalb. III.

WANTED
Hard Maple and Beecb Squares 42", 44".
48" long, plump 1" x 1". Must be clear and
straight. If yon hare any to offer write ua
Will take them dry or green.

TBE COLUMBIA MFG. CO.,
New Philadelphia. Ohio

WANTED.
Birch and Maple Squares, size 2x2x30" long.
LEOPOLD DESK CO., Burlington. Iowa.

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Various sizes for chair and table factorle*
Send to us for specifications and prices.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street.
New York.

EXPOET HOUSE OPEN TO

contract for quantities of shuttle blocks, cornel
and persimmon : hickory dimension stock. Reply
with full particulars, "BOX A5," care Hardwood
Recohd.

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

tINE TI.MKEK TKACT.S.

W.-

In most all ttntea at low prices and rrnionabit
term*. Have few bnrgnlo trncls that arc olTcrrd
for quirk anle. Write us what you want, we
bnve It. THE JANESVILLE EXCHAS .i:
Timber Dept.. Janesvllle, Wis.

TIMBER INVESTMENTS

We have a niirnbir of limber tracts offered
for sale that nn- iTobnlily (he most eotlclnc In-
veslmenls olTercd In America today. Our Hat
ronslHts of all vnrieiles of timber In dilTerent
size Irnrtx. We can please the most discriminat-
ing. Would be pleased lo submit proposition oo
receipt of your nqulremenls.

(JHEAT NORTHERN INVEST.MENT <n .
Main IJIIICPB : Janesvllle, Wis,

ADIRONDACK HARDWOODS

yS.OOO acres llnest .\dlronilack Mrili, maple nnd
beech and mon- surrounding tlnilwr avnilalilc.
Best large body of hardwnmls on the market.
No agent.s. Ad.lr.ss THE .\. SHERMAN LUM-
BER CO.Ml'.SNY, I'olsd.irn. N. Y.

TIMBEE INVESTMENTS
Wc have n number of timber tracts offered for
sale that arc probably the most enticing Invest-
ments offered in America today. Our list con-
sists of nil varieties of timber In dlircrcnt slza
tracts. Wo can please the most dl-irlmlnating.
Would be pleased to submit proposltlou on receipt
of your requirements.

GREAT NiH{rili;RN INVESTMl NT CO.,
.Main olllcos; Janesvllle. Wis.

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

DIMENSION STOCK
Wc will sui.ply you with clear cutlln:;s of
soft Kentucky Oak or Poplar, so that tli>y will
cost you considerably less than they do when
made from lumber. Let us prove It.
GARDNER WOOD COMPANY,
Flatlrnn BtilMIng, New Y'ork, N. Y.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One six-foot Fay & Egan band .Sawmill outOt.
complete: 2 Mcllvaln & Spiegel hollers, modern
make, engine Houston, Stanwood & Gamble, self-
contained engine: gang edger and trimmer, suing
cross-cut line shafting, belting, pulleys and car-
riage, nil filing room niacblnery. complete wlih 7
or S good saws, everything complete in first-class
condition. Can be bought quick at a big bargain.
.■\ddre.ss

JOSEPH L. LACKNER. Trustee In Bankruplc.v,

RiicKPORT SAWMILL CO.. 2208 Union Central

BIdg., Cincinnati, Ohio.

FOE SALE— CIRCULAR SAWMILL

Capacily T> to 10 M per day : 2.") HP. Atlas engine
and Ijoller. Will tak- [lart pay in lumber. Ad-
dress. "BOX .'lO," care H,4i;dwiiod l(i:coiiD.

FOR SALE
Two Portable Sawmills. 40 H. P. each. Each
mill has butting saws and gang edgers. together
with steam pump, which is large enough for
ample fire protection. Also several 8-wbeel log
wagons, one heavy team of oxen (five yoke).
This material is In first-clnss condition and can
be inspected upon the grounds. We might nego-
tiate for part payment in lumber. Communicate
with J. P. Lynch. Manager. JOHN SCHKOEUER
LBR. CO.. Georgetown. Miss.

HARDWOOD RECORD

79

SECOND-HAND MCHY. FOR SALE

42" Glue rreaker and 25-gal. Cooker.
24" Bentel & Margedant leveling machine
Self-feed rip saw.
?,C" Cnlumbia sander, practlcall;,' new.

I.EOPOI.Ti DESK CO., Burlington, Iowa

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED MILL (BAND PREFERRED)

to cut .J. '.lion 1.(1 ,.xtra line Oak and other

hardwoods in ontral I^ouisiana uplands, on profit
sharing or other lihi'ral arrangement. Pleut.v

FOR SALE

I large band sawmill, evor.vthing In flrst-class
condition ; mill capable of producing from 25 to
40,000 ft. per day : located on Green River, Ky..
with plenty of Oak, Ash, Poplar and Hickory
timber within easy and low freight rate by rail :
also considerable timber available by river. About
2,000 feet of siding passing the skidway, running
through the himlier yard and can be operated as
economically as any hardwood plant In the ooun
try. Can be bought quick at a bargain. Address
JOSEPH L. LACKNKR, Trustee In Bankruplcy.
ROCKPORT SAWMILL CO., 2208 Union Centra
Bldg., Cincinnati. Ohio.

TIMBERLANDS FOR SALE.

Wo are in a position to supply you with an.v
kind of timber that your needs require any
where in the United States, Canada. Mexico
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list com
prises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices: .Tancsville, Wis.

PLAN SERENE'S SERVICE

procures cash for sellers — long time for bui
proof of delivery to transportation line.
Plan Serene, 204 E. Wiley Ave., P.lulTton,

FREE SITE FOR BOX FACTORY

Liberal inducements to right parties. Wate
front. Right in the center of box wood terri
tory. Write to JAMES H. MCDONALD, Sec.N
Land & Power Co., Rapid River, Mieh.

FOR SALE.

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Including Locomotives, Gondolas. Derricks, Hoist-
ing Engines. Boilers. Concrete Mixers. Rock
Drills. Buckets, Pumps, Engines, Elevators. Con-
veyors and Camp Equipment.

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Engineering Department.
Birmingham. Alabama.

FOR SALE— HARDWOOD MILL AND

6.000.000 ft. Red Oak, Gum and Elm timber,
ifliles from R. R. Address

BOX 1, Falrvlew, Ark.

MISCELLANEOUS

TIMBERLANDS FOR SALE
We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your needs require any-
where in the United States. Canada, Mexico.
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our list
comprises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesvllle, Wis,

OAK, POPLAR, ASH

>nd all ether bardw*«da, la all grades and thick
aeasea, can be readllj aald If advertised In th.
Waated aid Far Sale sectUn of Habdwood Ebc
oao. If jaa have a large stock yoo want to
seU try a few llmea In this depattment and
see what a lot of Inqnlriea they will bring rou

CHICAGO

E. B. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

S B. CHILDS

e CO.

chics(i>

Wti >|M make
TiB« OkKki

MAKE BOX SHOCKS

Up to 24" Long, or

LOOSE BARREL STAVES

Of Finest Quality and at Lowest Cost

From Cordwood. Slabs, or Other Forest Waste
by the Use of Geriacb Machinery.

The Peter Cerlach Co., Cleveland, O.

^T If you are not a subscriber
^i^to HARDWOOD REC-
ORD and have a suspicion that
you would like to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

GIBSON

TALLY BOOK

This three-throw tally ticket cover is made
from aluminum, and accommodales four tally
tickets — 4ix8i inches in size.

Folds compactly to less than one-fourth inch
In thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket.
Gives large area of four tickets for compli-
cated tallies, or straight grade can be made
on one page.

Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired.

Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied,
printed on waterproof paper with carbon backs. Tallies
made on these tickets are unallerablc. Their use en-
ables the inspector to retain triplicate, and forward
orieinal and duplicate. Duplicate desiencd to be
attached to invoice.

These tally books are perfection for durabilityt
covcnience. accuracy, and for systematizing the inspec-

ers. Copyriehted, 1910,

Aluminum Tally Covers, each - - $1.00

Aluminum Tally Covers, per dozen - - 10.00

Patented triplicate Tally Tickets (stock form)

per 1,000 10.00
Single sheet manila (stock form) Tally Tickets,

per 1,000 4.00
nailed on applica-

Manufactured by

Hardwood Record

537 S.Dearborn St., CHICAGO

H A K n W O O D K K C O R n

Doesn't It Look Good To You?

^__/<r\ /Tn ^lovrrv—ZiTNi?

MIcmr.AN. r;ri\Nr>

iriDS; Sio
vcr ; 40.011(1
■4 wuind »•

::ii.(Hio f.ct 4 4 poplar; 50,000 UcX ii'd gum. all
■lock : Buyer* of 3x3—30 oak squarn. I'anel stock :
quartered oak aod mabogany table tops.

npany : tables:
I f.et 4 4 red
4 4 mil

white oak:
'sses. Dtmeoslon
Buyers of O-ply

ibl>ed Index rardn

ILLINOIS

Key

1

Ash

12

Hickory

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

3

Beech

14

Maple

4

Birch

" 15

Oak

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

6

, Cherry

17

Poplar

7

Chestnut

18

Miscellaneous including

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust,

9

Cypress

Persimmon, Sycamore-

10

EInn

19

Dimension stock

II

Gum

20

Veneers and panel stock

itc key cord between which the tabbed Information enrds are flied al^bo-

towDB, by means of which ln«tant refereof-e <'an be made to the
' any kind of noud. In any lurnllly In the lolled Stales und Canada.

THIS service is comprised in more than sixty bulletins, and additional bulletins of correc-
tions and additions are printed frequently.

This service is kept positively up-to-date, and is indispensable to lumber and veneer
sales departments.

It is an exclusive service disposed of only to HARDWOOD RECORD advertisers.

LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE MODERATE COST

Hardwood Record, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

fna^

There are SAWS and SAWS
Just as there are KNIVES and KNIVES

or anything else that is made in different qualities.
When you purchase

ATKINS I'IeIE saws

and KNIVES

you are getting the best that money and brains can produce and at prices which
are guaranteed to be absolutely fair. You are getting the worth of your money.

ATKINS ALWAYS AHEAD!

We make a Perfect Saw or Knife for every purpose. Speci-
fy ATKINS SILVER STEEL. If you can't get them from
your regular source, then write the nearest address below.

E. C. ATKINS (a CO., Inc.

The Silver Steel Saw People

HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. CANADIAN FACTORY, HAMILTON, ONT.

Machine Knife Factory, Lancaster, N. Y.

Branches carrying complete stocks for immediate delivery in the following cities: Address E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc.:
Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Portland, Ore.,
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, B. C, Sydney, N. S. W.

IIAKDWOOD RECORD

Kiln Truck

We make all styles of Kiln Trucks
and Transfer Cars. They are
roller bearing, steel or malleable
iron wheels. We have one con-
tract for twelve hundred of these
trucks, with eight-inch wheels.

Always a large stock of
material on hand. Can
make prompt shipment.

The National Dry Kiln Co.

Indianapolis, Ind.

Broom Handle Machinery

In u, irll vnu nl...>ii „ur bl tKL i UMHi.tRS FOR DRY-
ING AND POLISHING BROOM HANDLES. 'll>.i .yitcm ii
ra|>idly tupplanlinK »ll ollirn. Morr n ..n.nnc «l ; Irtt lima required
for dtyinn; no pulithing nflerwardi : (!"■»""' l"' <^">' of tlraighl
hsndlct turnrd oul.

f

Steel Tumbler for
Drying and Polleh-
Ing Broom Handle!

CADILLAC MACHINE COMPANY

Complete Line of Broom Handle Machinery

CADILLAC, MICH.

SKIDDING

^^ItiddinA with mocKan-
"^ ^ical ichauls to return
linos to the woods is bo-
coming morG and more pop-
ular. Groatcr spood and
indcpcndGncG from woath*
or conditions constitute
the principal reasons for
this :-

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN HEARING & SEEING
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING WITH CLYDE MECHANICAL
REHAUL SKIDDERS. Wj-jYo us tanc/fvo will arr<stn^o to Show you

CLYDE IRON W^ORKS

DUlvTJ T H, U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

_83

Logging
Locomotives

ninsl ])c specially designed to suit
the service. Raldwin loggers have
been built in all types and sizes.

must

Awrk.
ith In

IK liaul

THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
Cable Address:— "Baldwin, Philadelphia"

KKI-Kl

I'Ki) nv

■. W. « KSTON

11AKI.I> KIUDELL.. .

. II. IK I KKSON IfllO WriElit Buildine, St. Louis, Mo.

;EOK<il': I . .JONKS 407 Travelers' Buildine, KichmoDd, Va.

I. WM. IIINGEK 722 Spalding BuUdlng, Portland, Oregon

All Varieties of Hardwoods
are Successfully Dried

\>y The Slandanl Moist Air S) ^tcm. because in
The Standard Dry Kiln the three elements, heat,
humidity and circulation of air, are always under
perfect control, so that the drying conditions can
he adapted to exactly suit the requirements of
the product.

Let Users Tell You About The Standard Dry Kiln

We

liavc on hie expressions Iruiii iri;niv r-diiriTiiS
wlio dry hardwoods and who have foiiiid The Staiid-
ard Moist Air Kiln not only more supeessfiil than
others but more economical to operate and maintain.
We'll be glad to send you copies of these letters —
also our catalog, which contains a long list of
Standard Dry Kiln users, any of whom will be
pleased to tell you the actual facts. Address: The
Standard Dry Kiln Co., 1.559 McCarty St., Indian-

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CRIME COMPINV • - ILLBRINCHES

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Chicago Ri^ber W*H<s)

CHICAGO

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOB

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manafiwtured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR. MICH.. U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALCOMA. WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We manufacture at our BIrcbwood plant sin|le ply reneers hvery pound of glue we use is guaranteed hide stock. W«

of all natire northern woods and deliver stock that Is In do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-

shape to glue. frful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

From our Algoma factory, where we have specialized for ,, ^,„„ ,.,,, , „„,„„, ..^ ..r^H.,,.. .v,.» i. .».- k.,> k,.-,i «-

• ...->- _.... _7. I..-. _._•). «< .11 ,;,., n«» _. u^ t »„ " you seeic a euiranteed product that 1$ the iest, based oa

of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock to4
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.
veneer. If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yo«.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut ,„ „ . .,,. .„ , „^ , „ . ,, ,,, , ,„ „„

aartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed *" up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

V

V eneers

and

Panels

with

a Ixeputation

VX/'E manufacture Veneers in aVl the native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood

Veneer Co.

Wansaiu Wis.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Lon^^ island City, New York

For Veneer and Panel Manufacturers

Your Consumers' Lists Cost You BIG MONEY

We can save it all and relieve you of all the detail and effort necessary to

tabulate consumers' wants. Our Card Index System of those wants,

just out, is the result of systematic effort. It is endorsed by your competitor.

Can You Afford to Gk^e Him that Advantage?

HARDWOOD RECORD CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

EVANSVILLE VENEER CO., Evansville, Indiana

VENEERS

Manufacturers and Importers of
Circassian Walnut, Mahogany

and other woods

We quarter-saw and slice White Oak, Red Oak,

Gum and Sycamore

Rotary cut stock in poplar and gum, for
cross banding, back panels, drawer bottoms
and panels.

Plant is equipped with the most modem
machinery and drying systems known.

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co.

Memphis, Tenn.

Mahogany Veneer

1-8, 3-16 and 1-4-in. door stock.
1-20 and 1-16-in. sawed mahogany.

Sawed Veneer in the following

Quartered White Oak,
Quartered Red Oak,
Plain Red Oak.
Yellow Poplar,
White Ash and

Quartered Red Gum

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Company

Memphis, Tennessee

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That He Is Getting

NEW BUSINESS

Through His Ad

If we can do it for him is there any logical
reason why we can't for you ?

MAKE us PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

©OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple
Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Established 1867 Incorporated 1904

B. C. JARRELL Sl CO.

MANUFACTURERS OF

High Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut rigtit; dried right; prices right
HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers ROTARY CUT ^ DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD CV, AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
bot the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

HARDWOOD RECORD

r

MICHIGAN

=1

FAMOUS FOR BARD M A F L E. AND GREY ELM

"Ideal" £■ Rock Maple Flooring

ii the floorinf th*t it maoufactured exprettly to supply th« demand for the best. it i>
made hj modem machinery from carefully-aelected stock aad eTery precaution it taken
throughout our entire system to make it fulfill in eTery particular its name — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send U$ Your Inquirie*

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS. MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

WE OFFER F( )R PROMPT SHIPMENT
75M 4 4 No. 2 Common & Better Basswood

Winter cut — Full log run
RIGHT PRICES QUICK SHIPMENT

Von Platen Lumber Co.

Iron Mountain, Michigan

MAXfFACTURi:].;.-- (jF

BIRCH BASSWOOD ELM MAPLE

200 M ft. of 8 4 No. 2 Com. 30 M ft. of 12 4 No. 2 Com.

& Better Maple & Better Maple

100 M ft. of 8 4 No. 3 Com. 200 M ft. of 6 4 No. 2 Com.

Maple & Better Birch

100 M ft of 4/4 No. I and 2 Com. Birch

We Solicit Your Inquiries

SHIPMENTS VIA C. & N. W.— C, M. & ST. P.— W. & M.

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

iu J, 5 and i:i-10aiid 1 1-lG inch Maple
in ail standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE LS, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

L. EASTMAN FLOORING Ca

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD'S,

of u.mcl — WI.s'cONSl.S-. MICIIKJAN. ILLINOIS, IN-
DIANA. OHIO, I'LNNSYLVANIA, NKW YORK

IT'sThe BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

PROCTOR

VENEER DRYERfiREPRoof JUT If X2H ^^^^

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

Nor
Adjaitin;

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L. HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

What OUT BULLETIN SERVICE ivas doing
for your competitor in the lumber business, you'd
not only Tvani the service yourself, but YOU'D
HAVE IT.

Let Us TeV You About It.

Hardwood Record

Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

37

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Q. BUIAS «Sc BRO.

HARDWOODS

White Pine. Yell.
Hemlock. Fir. Lum
work. Boxes. Maple

Q5S=101S ELK STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

.All gradeii and tliicKnesses.
nd ins

940 Seneca Street,

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPtCI.\LTIF,S:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

YEAGER LUMBER COMPANY, inc

SI'iX-lALTlES

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY MILLER

HARDWOODS
OF ALL KINDS

893 EAGLE STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

I I

1 lie above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
ot all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have ever>
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly
They will be pleased to have your inquiries

miam

«mM

3

^. i - — - ^. Manufacturers Old-Faehioned

V ansant,

Ashland, Kentucky

F-A^^IERN REPRE5EMAMVE, John L. Cochr
liOl W 1 15lh Slrrrt. Nrw York City

Soft

Kitchen 6

Compainy

Yellow

S-8 and 4-4 B^'^k I | C ^ I ^ %^^ V ^ jft ^^ X\ 1

In widt Stock, A ^X 1»^^ A AW^AA ^Ltf^ roplar

Sptclalty

Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you— IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlock

For Prompt Sliipment

we are offering a stock of
about FIVE MILLION
FEET of HIGH GRADE ROTARY CUT POPLAR, OAK ASH, CHESTNUT,
PINE AND WALNUT VENEER now in our Burnside, Ky , warehouses AT AT-
TRACTIVE PRICES. This is largely STANDARD STOCKS as to thicknesses,
sizes and grades: also RARE BARGAINS IN ODD LOTS. Write us for particulars.

CHICAGO VENEER CO., Inc., DANVILLE, KY.

YELLOW POPLAR

xiMUFlcruilEIISOFUIIDSlWED

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

QUARTER SAWED
WHITE OAK

Goal Grove, Ohio, U.S.A.

LUMBER CO

Nineteenth Year, )
Semi-Monthly. |

CHICAGO, MAY 25, 1914

"Miilrip^

HARDWOOD RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shing^les.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LHT US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

^

CartierJ^oUanb fcf

V(

lumber Company ^Q^

Special List Stocli lor Furniture Trade |

75.000

4 4 Sel. End Dried Winter Cut White Maple

20,000'

8 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Unselected Maple

14.000'

4 4 Log Run Michigan White Oak

30,000'

4 4 Log Run Michigan Soft Elm

46.000'

6 4 Log Run Soft Maple

100,000'

4 4 Log Run Beech

20,000-

6 4 Log Run Beech

50,000'

8 4 Log Run Beech

CRATING STOCK

275.00(

' 4 4 Mixed Widths and Lengths Pine

Crating

1,200,00(

• 1x4" White Pine Crating

ISO.OOC

' 4, 4 Mixed Widths and Lengths Nos. 2

and 3 Common Basswood 1

REMEMBER, \Vc perform whatever mill work you |||

require.

Ists an<

The a'4 Maj.le nutili. .tud al.-ve runs 837. 1
2n.|-.

<W

IWictiigan Trust Building >n^

n

Grand Rapids, IVlich. yj^

Mill:

Ludlngton. IMIcb. Ill

Ill

HARDWOOD RECORD

.^

r

M I C H I Q A N

1

L

Michigan Hardwoods

Our Own Manufacture

DRY STOCK LIST

1x4 Ba»»wood, Clear 60 M

1x7 & up Basswood, 1» & 28 20 M

1x3 Basswood, No. 1 Common 35 M

1x4 Basswood, No. 1 Common 20 M

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 25 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 75 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 1 Common 150 M

4 4 Basswood, No. 2 Common 150 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 3 Common 40 M

4 4 Red Curly Birch, Is & 2s ^ M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 2 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Common 40 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 55 M

1x14 & up Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 8 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Is & 2s 24 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 & 2 Com 8 M

8/4 Rock Elm, No. 4 Common 3 M

4/4 White Maple. End Dried (Clear) 13 M

5/4 Maple Step 24 M

4/4 Maple No. 3 Common 15 M

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak, No. 4 Com 23 M

"It is not what liiniljer costs you, so much as what
you can get out of it, that decides its value for your
work."

GOBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

Sales Department

CADILLAC, MICH. Mav 4. 1914

W. D. YOUNG & CO. 1

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KltN DRIED. HOLLOW BACKED
MATCHED OB JOINTED
POLISHED A>D BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

Mitchell Brothers Co.

Dry Stock List

CADILLAC GRAY ELM

Cadillac, Mich.

May 4, 1914

Basswood, clear 20M

and up Basswood. No. I Common 34M

Birch. No. 3 Common 9m

Cadillac Gray Elm, I's and 2'3 lOOM

Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Common lOOM

Cadillac Gray Elm. No. 3 Common 16M

Cadillac Gray Elm, I's and 2's 12M

Cadillac Gray Elm. I's and 2'3 5M

Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30M

Hard Maple, I's and 2's 2M

White Maple End Dried (Clear) lOM

Blrdseye Maple. I's and 2's, End Dried IM

Basswood and Elm, No. 4 (Part Dry) 20M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, Lumber vhich
ha* been manufactured and seasoned properly, and (rades
which have not been blended to meet price competition —
send us your inquiries.

WE SELL ONLY MITCHELL'S MAKE

Kneeland-Blgelow
Company

Hardwaod Manuiatlurtrs

150,000 ft. 6/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
12,000 ft. 10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswood
50,000 ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

AU of the aboTe stock Is nlcelr maan-
factnred, being band aawed, triamad,
and well seasoDed, Wa ara preparad ta
quote attractlva prlcea for this mate-
rial for immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD k i; C O K D

P<^

LOUISVILLE

THE HARDWOOD GATEWAV OF THE SOUTH

The "Open Sesame" to Lumber
Satisfaction

If you are a buyer of hardwood lumber, whether a wholesaler or
factory man, we have something of interest to say to you. It is not
merely interesting in a general w^ay, but it has a dollars-and-cents
angle that will appeal to you practicalh'.

We want to show you how to buy lumber in the wa}- to get the
most for your money. You know, whether you buy for your own use
or on the account of a customer, that there are more things involved
in a lumber deal than getting a quotation and signing the order. The
most important things come after; first, in the way the lumber is in-
spected and measured; second, the general condition of the stock,
how it has been manufactured, dried, etc.; third, the way the lumber
runs for widths and lengths; fourth, the service to the customer in
the delivery of the stock just when it is wanted — not too soon nor
too late.

In other words, the lumber concern which is wortliy of your pat-
ronage must do more than sell lumber: it must also dispense satis-
faction. And it may be of interest to you to know^ that lumber buy-
ers of importance are agreed that Louisville, Kentucky, is the most
satisfactory hardwood market in the United States.

Think this over and write to anv of tlic firms listed liclow.

«

Norman Lumber Company

( MilK lit llollt IliilkM'. 111.)

North Vernon Lumber Company

Churchill-Milton Lumber Company

Edward L. Davis Lumber Company

W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company The Louisville Veneer Mills

Booker-Cecil Company
Stemmelen Lumber Company

u

HARDWOOD RECORD

O M I C>^G CD

iilKRAYNER: • ■:
iiiiRED PANELS

5ii»ii«iiiiigii^ be r:

CHOICE BIRCH AND MAPLE— 10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90% birch and
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican Soo. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Sault Sle Marie, Mich.

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-
ing has been among the foremost on the mark»t
and because it stands today "unequaled" is tb*
best evidence that its manufacturer has kept
'abreast of modern methods and the advanced cfi^
mands of the trade. To convince yourself of the
aliove statements, try our poUshed surface floor-
ing, tongued and grooved, hollow backed, with
matched ends and holes for blind naiUng — you'll
find it reduces the expense of laying and poUshln*.
Our Booklet tail* aU atMut EarSteood FtoorHn
and how to cart for it — aito priof— and t$ frtt

The T. Wilce Company

aZad and Throep St«. CHICAGO, ILL.

▼ ■

Clarence Boyle, Inc.,

312 Portland Block

Chicago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co.

SPECIAL RAILROAD DEPT.

Hardwoods k Softwoods
823 Railway Exchange Building. Chicago. 111.

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers aLre
owners of steaLfii plants. Eighty-nine per
cent a.re. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma.chinery. There is little percentaLge
of wa.ste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for ma.chlnery edvertisers.

SAVE TOUR MONEY BY USING THE

U 17 1^ Dr^/^l^ Published Semi-annually
IVEiLI DUUIV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
Qf meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

ated and the same Is open to you. Write for terms.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn., ' \1'^f '

Mention This Paper

HARDWOOD RECORD

KNOXVILLE I

K.mou. fur Kind Type of I'opl.r. O.k .nd Che.lnul

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY
MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIII OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT I TENNESSEE RED 6EDAR LUMBER

BXHD MILL8 AT VKflTAl- X SUBURB OF KN OXVILLK. BOUTHKRN AND LOUISVILLE A NASHVILLB: RAILROAD

J. M. LOOAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS A^fD WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

We Want Orders for the followlnf Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T HARDWOOD RECORD it a differ-
^1 I ent kind, iind altogether better
^U^ lumber newipaper than hat hither-
to been publithed. This ii made pottible
by the loyal co-operation and tupport of the
hardwood element of the lumber industry.
If you are a tubscriber you will agree.

ii

SLICED QUARTERED OAK

The Very Best"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT. POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK. WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information i- shown coiiiplctcly in our new correction pamphlet (off the press this week),
which revises onr veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and" years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1% of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us
give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

.]7^iiiD)©iEiKagr(Q)@iD)

I U\ . T IKTERLOCKING DRUM/

'RpQUlRBD

AT MILLr
AT LOWEST

^ 4flGH ^PEED -RETURK,'

\SkJDS 3^WNHIU/«»WELL^ UPHlLIr'y^

earta<?a: fanadian ^//rs ffAa/mers U^fd
^.Ye>^ Or/e'ans.y}^odnrrrdm9£/'6^(?a^d.

Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPtOS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS., SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

1 1 CINCINNATI 1 1

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI, O.

ATTENTION, Mr. Furniture Man-

If it is to your advantage to have stock that is

even colored, soft in texture
try a car of our Plain or Quartered Oak

25,000,000 feet of dry stock on
hand at all times — cut from a
tract of 95,000 acres of timber

Tlis Mowbray & Robinson Company

Qttickiuid, Kj.
Vip.r, Ky.
W«»t iTTin*, Ky.

YABCS

Cincinn»ti, 0.
Detroit. Mich.
Rochester, N.
BrooklTB, N. ?

W. E. HEYSER. President WEAVER HASS. V. President
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE, Sec'y & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times, mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

Pcnrod Walnut &Vcnccr Co,

Mills. Kansas City aiui liiiiMia. Arli.

A-:^lr.-< all iii.,n.ru- to

General Offices
KANSAS CITY, MO.

Kansas Cily Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

BeUna. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

PE!\ROD JlJRDtl\M(COWEN
LDIVIBER COMPANY

Band Mills & Ollices: Braslleld, Arl<.

Kcady for inimcdiatc ^-liipinciit
RED GUM

QUARTERED
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5/4 " Is and 2s.

1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4 '4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.

3 cars

2 cars
1 car

3 cars

1 car 1
3 cars

2 cars

2 cars

3 cars
2 cars

PLAIN

4 4' Is and 2s.

5 4 ' Is and 2s.

6 4" Is and 2s.
8 4 " Is and 2s.

Is and 2s.
No. 1 Com.
No. 1 Com.
No. 1 Com.
No. 1 Com.
' No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry— Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

TIT" IX T^ XT

LUDmcTTON
HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Speciat Offer

IKM Ui, IAS l«ii»»H 1.

I.M Ixir iiiid wider F.\8 Bm*-

IciM i\.-, xf," No. 1 Com. Baas-

20M IxT'and wider No. I Com.

27M 1x8" and' wider No. I Com.

ne.-oli.
I 5/4 >

CTPl<

g)^

s^r'^SjMBfR CO. LuDINGTOkMiCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

IN A S HVI LLE-^

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARDAVOODS

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. S/4 is & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. S/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. i Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Bo.x Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

l" is and 2S Poplar, 24"

,100 ft

and u\.'.
,500 ft. i" IS and 2s Poplar, 18

to 23"
,000 ft.
,000 ft.
,000 ft.
,000 ft.
,000 ft.
,000 ft.
,000 ft.

Oak.
1,000 ft.

Oak.

:,400 ft.

Oak,

i" IS & 2s Poplar, regular.
l" Sap Poplar,
l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
S/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.
l" IS and 2s Qtd. White

1" IS and 2s Plain White

1" is and 2s Qtd. White
14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Quartered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4 13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum.
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40.000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20,000

ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

15.000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50,000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25.000

ft.

6/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

80,000

ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40,000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000

ft

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

15,000

ft

5/8 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

30,000

ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

15,000

ft

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

20,000

ft

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

12,000

ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 6" and up

13,000

ft

6/4 Sap Poplar. 5" and up

40,000

ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 5"

30,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Comn

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK FiOOBING

60,000' Yi"xiy2" Clear Plain White
150,000' ys"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X 2^" Clear Plain

White
40,000' ^"xiH" Clear Plain Red
200,000' J^"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-I6"x2j4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" x2J4" Clear Qid.

White
15,000' y2"x2" Clear Qid. Red
30,000' f-^"x2J4" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X 2^" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 IS and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

and 2S Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
- ■ 50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

100 M' 4/4 ^.^ ^ ,

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak

100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARDWOOD RECORD

rx^ 1 I t — ^ *-^ .^'^v w T rw-^ ■ w 1

1 THE

^^^^ LJ 1 n

PROMINENT 60VTHERN M A N V F A C T V R C R S 1

Band Sawn Hardwoods

WE PRODUCE OVR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:
Collonwood Oak Three Ply Red

Red and Sap Gum '"Kci'^lld'^whiu""' Gum Panels

A Few

4 Cars 4 4

8 Cars 4

5 Cars 6

4 Cars 4

5 Cars 4

9 Cars 4
8 Cars 4
7 Cars 5

11 Cars 4
5 Cars 4 4
4 Cars 4 4
2 Cars »4"

10 Cars 6 4
7 Cars 4 4

Items We Want To Move

1st and 2nds Red Gum
' No. 1 Common Red Gum

1st and 2nds Sap Gum
' Select Yellow Cypress

No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress
' X 13' to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
' X 6" to 12 " 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
' X 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
' X 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood
' X 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
' X 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood
No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak

Log Run Soft Maple

1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES

ANDERSON TULLY COMPANY. Memphis Jenn.

BOX SHOOKS and VENEERS

N.A._WEBSTER

Yellow Pine and Southern Hardwoods

IK \~M. UK KDIH (.1 M <\llll~~ III-.. ril.lNfi

TEXARKANA, ARK. -TEX.

TWO >>i»i:dAi,'i II ;*>

FI.NELY FIGURED QUAUTI HI I> 111 ll ..1 M KlU MAIIOOANV OU

<'ll{< AS-I \N I I NJ^II \ M)
FINELY KIGIKEU EVEN (OIOU HI All I III SAW.N WUITE OAK

Write for our booklet how to lukr. cnr.- of

G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, Ch.tUnooga, Tennette«

6ARETS0N.GREAS0N LUMBER CO.

2187 Railway Exchange BIdg. ST. LOUIS

MANUFACTURERS

Four Mills

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUFACTURERS OF

^^Oak Flooring

Complete ttock of %" and 13/16" in all
standeu-d widths

Write us for description and prices
on the following stock:

4/4", 6/4" & 8/4" Sap Poplar

5/8", 4/4", 5/4", 6/4" and 8 4" No. 1
Common Poplar

4/4", 6/4" and 8 4" No. 2 Common
Poplar

4 4", 5/4", 6 '4". and 8 '4" No. 1 Com-
mon & Better Chestnut

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

h"":/'^^!"'^"/. Nasfiville, Tenn.

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

UK nil KK

3 rare 4 4 » to ll Ho,lMii.riN ,' . urs 4 I Hi iiiwl «lil.-r In & 2a

3 car« 4 4 6- lo IT 1> Biiil ,■« 111 < ur- I I Nn. 1 iinii No. 2 Com.

TheAJohnson-Tustin Lumber Company

566 Randolph BIdg. MEMPHIS, TENN.

<%

of HARDWOOD RECORD .ub.criber.
re owners of iteam plant*. EUf hty-

^^^^ ^^^m /^/ nine per cent are, therefore, bujrar* of
^^^^ ^^ wood-working machinery. There it lit

tie percentage of watte circulation u
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisert.

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALt
Two cart 8 '4 common and better Battwood
One car 4/4 lit and 2nd Battwood
Three cart 4/4 No. 2 common Battwood
Two cart 4/4 No. 3 common Battwood
Two cart 5/4 common and better Chettnut
Three cart 8/4 common and better Chettnut
Three car* 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four car* 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two car* 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

MIIIb: I-cn«acola, N. C. Capacity, 90.000 ft. per day

Charles K. Parry & Co. ^and^xi'tu'^Buifdrn; Philadelphia

HARDWOOD RECORD

Walnut, the King of Brown Woods

"T^XrERTS agree that this is to be a brown wood era. Those who liave tired of red and
^-^ yellow are turning to quiet, rich, aristocratic brown shades with rehef and approval.
American black walnut is the peer of all woods and easily the leader of the browns. Wise
furniture manufacturers, interior finish men and others who are watching for new de-
velopments atifecting the use of woods must hereafter take walnut into account.

Note the large stocks, ready for shipment, held in the form of logs, lumber and veneers
by the concerns named below.

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m. b. H.
Cincinnati, Ohio

3/8"
1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"

3/8"

. 30,000'
, 110,000'
.165,000'
,140,000'
. 78,000'
. 61,000'
. 34,000'
. 33,000'
. 20,000'

. 14,000'

1/2 22,000

5/S" 80,000'

3/4" 54,000'

4/4" 10,000'

5/4" • 36,000'

6/4" 29.000'

8/4" 61,000'

10/4" and up. . . . 1,000'
No. 2 Common

4/4" 28,000'

5/4" and 6/4". . 24.000'

10/4" and up 4,000'

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

Salem, Indiana

Ihl and incls BlaiU Wulnul

40,000' 1/2"

67,000' 5/8"

105,000' 3/4"

232,000' 4/4"

77,000' 5/4"

64,000' 6/4"

58,000' 8/4"

7,000' 9/4"

12,000' 10/4"

14.000' 12/4"

4,000' 16/4"

16,000' 4/4"

Common and Better Figured
Blaok Walnut.
No. 1 Common Blaok Walnut

470,000' 4/4"

180,000' 5/4"

115,000' 6/4"

4 7,000' 8/4"

14,000' 9/4"

7,000' 10/4"

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.
Kansas City, Missouri

WALNUT

1st and 2nds

44,000' 5/8"

62,000' 3/4"

85,000' 4/4"

36,000' 5/4"

24,000' 6/4"

22,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

No. 1 Common

38,000' 5/8"

77,000' 3/4"

174,000' 4/4"

38,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

Kraetzer Cured I.umber

In stock ready for shipment
Three Million Feet of Fig-
ured Walnut Butt Veneers
and Two Million Feet of
Figured Walnut Long Ve-
neers.

We furnish Plain Walnut
Veneer any thickness — cut
to size.

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

PRIME

WALNUT LOGS

For Export

FIGURED WALNUT LOGS
FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

St St. Louis Walnut Cc
East St. Louis, III.

Black Walnut

66,000'

5/4"

1st & 2nds

50,000'

3/8"

1st & 2nds

32,000'

5/4"

No. 1 Com.

50,000'

3/8-"

No. 1 Com.

29,000'

6/4"

1st & 2nds

130,000'

1/2"

1st & 2nds

6/4"

No. 1 Com.

60,000'

1/2"

No. 1 Com.

14,000'
22,000'
6,000'

8/4"
8/4"
10/4

180,000'
110,000'
160,000'

5/8"
5/8"
3/4"

1st & 2nds
No. 1 Com.
1st & 2nds

No. 1 Com.
' 1st & 2nds

110,000'

3/4"

7,000'

10/4'

No. 1 Com.

54,000'

4/4"

1st & 2nds

13,000'

12/4

' 1st & 2nds

169,000'

4/4"

No. 1 Com.

8,000'

12/4

' No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

W.tLNUT .3/4" 55,000'

1st and 2nd9 ^„ j common

1/2" 12,000' 5/8" 5,000'

5/8" 52,000' 4/4" 7,000'

PICKEREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Missouri

5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
12/4"

,000 3/4

,000' 4/4"

,000' 5/4"

14,000 6/4

80,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

6,000' 12/4"

No. 'i Common

50,000' 4/4"

12,000' 5/4"

13,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

VENEERS
Figured Walnut Logs
Figured Walnut Butts
lain Wood Cut to Order

GEO. W.

Piqm
1st and 2nds Walnut

5/8" 2,000'

3/4" 13,000'

4/4" 16,000'

5./4" 18,300'

6/4" 11,400'

8/4" 11,200'

10/4" 3,300'

12/4" 4,700'

16/4" 2,500'

No. 1 Common Walnut

3/4" 4,000'

4/4" 12,500'

All the above Band Sawn,
Ready for Immediate Shipmei

HARTZELL
, Ohio

5/4" 11,300'

6/4" 2,500'

8/4" 14,300'

10/4" 1,500'

12/4" 500'

5/8" Special Clear 52,000'.
3/4" to 4" thick, fine fig-
ured Panels, Boards and
Planks, 15,000'. Special
Heavy Plank, 4 to 6" thick,
68 and up long, 8,000'.
4/4" Clear Face, 6" and up
wide, 14,400'.
Equalized, in stock, Dry and
t.

12

HARDWOOD RECORD

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nOSTON NEW YORK P H I 1. A D E. L P H I A 1

WM. WHITMER CS, SONS

Manufacturers and Whole- | "" '^^''c^J..*^"
lalert of All Kinds of

HARDWOODS

W..I VirginU Sprue
Long .nd Short U.f Pin

'rankliii Bank Bldg.

•nd HMslock
Virginia Framing

PHILADELPHIA

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

SPECIALS

• •Ak l'(»I'[..\R CHESTNUT

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa.

WM.

E.

LITCHFIELD

MASON BUII.DI.NG. nOSTOM, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

We Want \:z^^r:p'\,„^.

to Buy: ' ■ ^:J1? '^''' '•''' ' *"N.^"iVi^L,! * '
THOMAS E. COALE LUMBER COMPANY

Frunklln Hani, KiiHilinu- ■■|III..VI>EI.I'III.\. PA.

PALMER Sc PARKER CO.
TEAK MAHOCANY eejonv

ENaUSFtOAK aTr-^iccDC DOMESTIC

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT VErittRS HARDWOODS

103 Medlord Street, Charlestown Dist.

BOSTON, MASS.

THE STANDARD VENEER CO.

.Manufacturers

l\<«tarv Cut liirch \'eneers
HOULTON, ME.

-MII.I. .\NI) .•<TOKE .\T STOCKIIOI-M. ME.-

AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., ^^-rVs'ilRV^l"^^.

MANUFACTLKEl'.S

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substltuto fnr )'linli!i,- .-.;;, I ,iri.| Pattern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoodi
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WIUTE PINE tO.M.MISSION SALESMEN

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

H.

D.

WIGGIN

89 STATE STREET
BOSTON. MASS.

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER ||

Circu

ar-sawed

Poplar, Oak, Cheslnu

t. Ba»wood, Maple

.Mill

at bl«ne Coal Jimrtlun. W

r.t VIrKinIa

YENEERDRYERpir™ JiF"If You Knew

PROCTOR

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L. HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

What our BULLETIN SERVICE was doing
for ^our competitor in the lumber business, \;oud
not only tvant the service yourselj, but YOU'D
HAVE IT.

Let Us Tell You About It.

Hardwood Record :: Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

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il.E,K8 AND JOBBERS

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

fl Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar. Oak. Chestnut. Hemlock

and White Pine.

Q We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

SSJgSMiAT'SEfi.iNc. Balttmore, Maryland

W. P. Craig Lumber Co.

Wholesale Hardwood and Building

Lumber
Empire Building, PITTSBURe, PA.

B 1 D^ U A few cars

fc* 1 im \# ■ ■ in transit and

AND a large assort-

lwl#4r^kb mill. Write us.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

25 W. 42d St. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

M.inufactuiers ROTARY CUT « DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD OC AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

|ET

!■ an

us talk to

you about the plain

d quartered oak that made In-

diana

famous.

It's the kind we

make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throughout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

G. H. EVANS LUMBER CO

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

FIFTEEN ACRES OF DKY LUMBER. EVERY WIDTH. LENGTH. GRADE AND
THICKNESS IS PILED SEPARATELY. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT POPLAR,

OAK, GUM

Planing Mill and Resawing

Capacity 100.000 feet daily

We Save You Money

If you use

wide PopI

ar, write our nearest |

office fo

r prices

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t» M -i' li to 1

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13 Mi 'A- 22 to 25 Ut and

10 M S' ii to

r..l.lnr.

»" "V^Xr' '"

Poplar.

Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry

— National Grades.

We have five million

ivvt Porlar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust

Bros.

Lumber C

0.

Fiiher Building

City Bank Building

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

OAK FLOORING

Kiln-
Dried /^-i

Polished

^& MFC. CO.
5A RDIS
^ MISS. -

-^ Hollow
Wh> Backed

and

Bundled

'CA>:;>i;i/S/V/:v>.v/i'Wiii:,iLy!;';yr«'W'):AioiWi:OT!zr7:

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Q Table of Contents Q

COVER PICTURE— Pacific Coast Experiments
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions

The Cover Picture

Regarding Furniture Federation

Constructive E«ort Apparent at Gum Mee

Gum Stocks In Favorable Condition

Planting Hardwoods.

Nati(

IVIeeting.

Local Question 17

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

(Vierchandizing of Lumber 24-27

Crushing Strength of Wood 27

An Up-to-Date Veneer Plant 28-2»

No Substitute for Wooden Shuttles 29

Utilization of Basswood 30-31

Where the Hickory Logs Go 31

Pertinent Legal Findings 32

The Exposition at New York 33

The Lumbermen's Round Table 34

Problem of the Wholesale Yard 35

Another Kind of Mill Insurance 36

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Gum Manufacturers' Semi-Annual 18-23

Miscellaneous 37.39

THE MAIL BAG 37

WITH THE TRADE 39-41

PERTINENT INFORMATION 41-44

HARDWOOD NEWS 44-53

HARDWOOD MARKET 53-56

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 60-61

and CiDadft.

«y«b

optlo

I defsu

United Statu and Ita poaaesaloni.
'a, $1.00 extra poatace.
f the poatomce ■tepnrtmeot. aobacrlptlona sra
jf written ordera to tbe contrarj, are ■

InHtrurtlona for renewal, dilcontlnuanca, or obango of addreaa, abonld be aant
Df week bffore the data tbej are to go Into effect. liotb old and naw addraaaaa

Botb diapla; and claaalfled adrertlalnf ratea fiirnliahed upon appllcatloB. Adrer-
islac cop7 Boat be received flTe daja In adrance of pobllcatlon datea.
Catered aa aecond-claaa matter Hay 26, 1902, at the poatofflce at Chlcafo, III..

of March S, 1879.

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
In Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenu<
CHICAGO

VA\%^o^i!;s^:^J^c^ii^lW)^^

MwoM WM

Published in the Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood-Working Machinery, on the lOth and 25th of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh. President
Edwin W. Meeker. Managing Edit
Hu Maxwell. Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Buildm8
537 So. Dearborn Street. CHICAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

■NfJVV V,

«Akoe

Vol. XXXVIII CHICAGO, MAY 25, 1914

jgggsy

Review and Outlook

mcient
satisfactorv for this

General Market Conditions

THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION as affecting hard-
wood interests throughout the country continues on about the
same basis as within the last few months, but it has developed a
more spotty condition for the two weeks past, that is, there does
not seem to be the unanimous verdict of slow business through-
out the country, as some sections are reporting a slightly more
favorable aspect. However, it must be confessed that in the
majority of cases reports are of about the same tenor as have
been those for several months past.

The trade seems to have come to the conclusion that no marked
increase in demand will be forthcoming until the fall months,
although it is very probable that with the prospective settlement
of the rate controversy favorable to the railroads, a quantity of
stock will be purchased from that source within the next few
months. It is not anticipated, however, that this wi
to bring general conditions up to a
time of the year.

The entire purchase of hardwood lumber continues to be made
up of numerous small orders for immediate use, but considerable
gratification has been felt on the part of a good many concerns
who have checked up their aggregate sales, which have compared
very favorably with previous years. It is unfortunate that this
comparison must be made with the excellent sales effected last
year, as it has a tendency of creating discouragement, which is an
attitude that is not justified.

Among the larger concerns running a number of plants in dif-
ferent points there is a considerable amount- of trading around
from plant to plant in order to avoid purchasing new stock. This
applies to concerns such as the International Harvester Company.
Eeports coming from this class of concerns indicate that the
directors are enforcing a more and more rigid policy of economy,
which is having a naturally unsatisfactory effect upon purchases
of lumber.

There is no reason for doubt as to the ultimate outcome of the
situation, as with excellent fundamental conditions, including a
record-breaking crop prediction, the resumption of business is
definitely promised for the fall months.

Among the favorable indications in the hardwood trade are
reports delivered at the recent meeting of the Gum Lumber Manu-
facturers ' Association at Memphis, in which it was shown
that stocks are extremely low and indications point to a stimulus
in the demand for gum products. It is predicted that with the
resumption of more normal conditions, the gum situation will b'e
one of the first to improve.

Oak stocks are probably not in so favorable a condition as are
gum stocks, but they continue to be among the stronger sellers.
Of course low-grade lumber going into box and crating material
is the best property on the market today.

The Cover Picture

MAN IS TRYING to do on the Pacific Coast what nature never
succeeded in doing — grow first-class hardwoods in that region.
A large number of broad leaf trees are native to the states between
the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific ocean, and a few of them yield
satisfactory material; but those which do are exceptions to the rule,
and the quantity of wood which they are capable of furnishing is
totally insufficient to meet the needs of that prosperous country.
The forests are rich in soft woods, but are poor in amount of hard-
woods and are generally poor in quality.

The picture which illustrates the cover of this issue of Hardwood
Record shows man's effort to assist nature in growing a good class
of hardwoods in the West. It is the Wind River Nursery, in Co-
lumbia National Forest, Skamania county, Washington. The healthy
and vigorous seedling trees are red oaks and black walnuts. They
were planted by the United States Eorest Service, and there is no
question but that they are in a thriving condition. The seedlings
were about two months old at the time this photograph was taken.
They are large enough to be in their second year.

The Wind River Nursery grows coniferous species chiefly, but
experiments are being carried on to test thoroughly the practicability
of introducing valuable hardwoods in that region. The picture is
also interesting from an artistic standpoint. The sharp peak in the
background is "Bunker Hill," and the remanant of forest between
the nursery and the base of the hill is of a type unfortunately too
common in that region. Fire has killed most of the timber. The few
living conifers that remain may suffice to restock the ground and
start a new groimd; but a hundred years will scarcely suffice to
restore what fire has destroyed.

The hardwood nursery is the chief point of interest. It is one
of a number of efforts being made by the government to determine
the practicability of growing eastern trees in the western climate.
There is no doubt that success will attend the effort in a certain
degree. The trees will grow there. Numerous eastern hardwoods
have been planted by individuals on the Pacific coast during past
years, and some of the trees are now large enough for small sawlogs.
As far as growth is concerned the climate seems to be extremely
favorable. But rate of growth and size are not the only matters to
be considered when the planting of forests is the problem in hand.
Quality of the wood is of equal and perhaps greater importance.

It sonfetimes happens that a tree produces highly valuable wood

i6

H A K I) W OO 1) R KC O K D

ill Its IiiiliM- r:iiij:<'. l.ilt wlii'ii tr!iiis|>liiiiti-i| tci iiinplliir .liimiti' tl.r
woo.l i» inffrior, th«ii(;li tlio trcf mnv ({row n.t vinoroimly na in
its native I'lininttf. In fact, it nmy Im> inforior Ikvoiibo of too riipiil
growth. An t>xnni|ili< of tliis i» foiiml in the mioulyptns, wliicli yii-lds
j:o<«l finiU-r in Aiistrsilin. wliorc ijrowtli is slow, Init poor stuff in
(.'alilornin, wlioro iiiori-asp in size is mpiil. Porhnps tlio most nott-il
■■x:itiipl<> of n woo.l wliicli liiis Mifforoil in (|Unlity tlirou|;)i trniis-
plaiilint; to another cliniato is Circassian walnut. In its home coniitry
thi- woml is finely roloro<l ami figurcil. It grows in southern nii'l
we»t«'rn Euro|ic, where it was traiisplnntoil two thousand years, ago
and is known as English and Frrnvh walnut, but littlo wooil that
will compare with the genuine Circassian walnut has been cut in
Europe.

The hickory has In-on planted a long time in Europe, but the wood
docs not measure with the native stock from America. Black locust
has iHvn ]ilaiittMl in all ilirections outside of its original habitat. It
grows raj'idly enough, but insect enemies single it out for ntta<'k
with such persistency that in many i[cgions there is no profit in
growing it.

It is, therefore, apparent that several problems are involved in the
iiniU-rtaking of growing eastern hardwoods in the far West. To
make them grow is one thing; to predict what they will be worth
.■ifter they be<'onie of merchantable size is impossible.

Xevertheless, the effort is highly conunendable. It has a chance
iif success, probably more than an even chance. If a few first-class
hardwoods can be successrully grown on the Pacific slope it will add
much to the resources of that region. The only way to ascertain
nhat can be done is to make the attempt. Years will be required
•'• conclude the experiments and reach dependable results; ami the
-.■oner a comprehensive bej^'inniiig is made the earlier will the end

Regarding the Furniture Federation

ON ANOTHER PAGE of this issue of Hardwood Record will
be found a story of a tentative organization of furniture
m.-inufacturers from among a number of furniture associations
■ \isting as separate units heretofore. Presumably the purpose of
it;anization was to present a more united front in working out
lie various problems confronting the furniture manufacturers.
Among these problems are labor questions, manufacturing methods
:,u'\ ideas, markets, and as suggested by most of the members in
attendance as the most important — hardwood inspection condi-
•lons.

Announcements which have gone out calling attention to this
M) called mass-meeting have frankly suggested that the real pur-
pose of the meeting was to force the hand of the National Hard-
wood Lumber Association in its grading rules controversy with
the consumers of hardwood lumber, mainly the furniture men.
These people have been perfectly frank in stating that they con-
sider this the propitious time for instituting such a fight in view
of the fact that generally speaking a buyers' market prevails.
They are intent upon absolutely nullifying the rules issued for
1913 by the substitution of 1912 rules.

Without attempting to pass upon the merits of the claims made
by both parties to the controversy, Hardwood Record believes
that the consumers have not shown the proper spirit in working
out this question. This is undoubtedly an age of arbitration and
compromise. Every tendency is toward getting together for the
threshing out of mutual problems rather than a simple butting
of heads together without accomplishments satisfactory to either
side. It cannot be argued that the adjustment of any ques-
tion through a spirit of mutual co-operation, and an equitable
settlement is not more satisfactory than an arbitrary stand by
one party to .the question having or believing it has a temporary
advantage over the other. Thus in this case the settlement of
the question by a mutual conference and a fair effort on the part
of each factor to give due consideration in the broadest possible
light to the claims of the other faction would unquestionably result
in placing this whole matter on a much more satisfactory basis
than would the attempts now being made by the consumers.*

Hard\v<mii> IJkohii) has stated that it liocn not believe that tbo
consumer is showing the proper spirit. This contention is borno
out by the statement of the consuinors on the floor at the moss-
meeting that they wore barred from consultalitm in making up
the IIM.T rules. This statement is absolutely at variance with
the truth of tho situation, as the consumers were issued formal
invitations to bo in attendance and to present their suggestions
and ideas in duo form. As a matter of fact they failed to take
advantage of this invitation until after the question had been
settled, and it was simply an impossible parliamentary procedure
to reojien the discussion when they demanded it.

Furthermore, as nn indication of lack of desire to get together
with the lumbermen, tho men behind this mass-meeting not only
did not issue an invitation to any of the officers of the National
llordwood Lumber Association to attend the meeting and speak
from their side of the case, but debarred the secretary of that
organization from the privilege of the floor when he especially
requested that he be given this opportunity to defend his organi-
zation against what he considered unfair charges.

It seems from this that there is more or less pique and vin-
dictiveness behind the move to force an issue under present con-
ilitions.

As stated before, Hardwood Record will not attempt to set
forth the justice or injustice of the consumers' demands, as there
are unquestionably two sides to this question as to every other,
but the spirit under which the consuming trade is going about
securing the desired end, seemingly without regard to the merits
of the other side of the case, really demands some exposition.

It is to be hoped that the more broadminded and reasonable
members of the consuming trade will realize that back of this
movement there is probably more or less personal desire for gain,
and will take only such action as will at least be just to both par-
ties concerned.

Constructive Effort Apparent at Gum Meeting

T[1E FIRST SEMIANNUAL MEETIN(; of the most recently
organized hardwood association, the Gum Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, which was held at Memphis last week, clearly
demonstrates the fact that gum lumber manufacturers have not
only outlined a program of real constructive work, but are doing
everything within the bounds of possibility to work these plans
out to a satisfactory end. The meeting as far as accomplishments
are concerned was one of the most jirofitable ever attended by
hardwood lumbermen. It was a gathering of representative gum
manufacturers comprising probably one-third of the gum-produc-
ing mills of the country, and representing about the same percent-
age of gum stocks. Among the membership are members of the
more progressive concerns in the Delta country, and it is probably
the result of the personnel of the officers and directors that so
much real good has been accomplished.

If nothing else had resulted from the meeting, the stock lists
showing gum stocks on hand unsold at this time was suflScient
justification for the association work. The extremely favorable
condition of gum stocks (announcement of which seemingly came
as a distinct surprise to most of tho members), is going to have
a great deal to do towards maintaining for gfum a more staple
market.

The most unusual and excellent report of the technical research
committee, which was probably the feature of the entire meeting,
and the discussions which followed the various suggestions made
by its chairman, give promise of still better things to come. The
purpose of this work is to make uniform the quality of gum lum-
ber in order to eliminate shipment of inferior stock of gum, which
naturally constitutes the most unfavorable kind of advertising for
gum that could be conceived. Recognizing the varied conditions
under which different operators work, the committee made general
recommendations, which, if carried out, will unquestionably result
to the distinct advantage of everyone who attended.

The spirit and close attention shown at the various sessions of
the convention augur well for its future, and the tone and expres-

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sion of the various members would indicate that gum is going to
see a very active call in the not far distant future, which will
not only be the direct result of association work, but will mean a
decided gain to the association members. So far the organization
unquestionably has justified itself, and cpusidering its short period
of existence so far and the program ot work outlined for the
future, there can be no question but that a great deal will have
been accomplished before the first year of its existence has been
concluded.

There is certainly no logical reason why failure to join the
organization, on the part of any manufacturer of gum lumber,
is not poor business judgment.

Gum Stocks in Favorable Condition

THE LIST OF GUM LUMBER on han.l May 1, as reported by
twenty-three members of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers'
Association at its recent meeting in Memphis, offers an extremely
gratifying evidence as to the probable future of that excellent
wood. The extremely slow condition as prevailing in red gum
for the last few D;ojiths has been a decided discouragement to
gum manufacturers; who where possible have been keeping their
timber in the woods and cutting other types of hardwood logs,
pending the resumption of more favorable trade.

However, the figures as formulated by the secretary, resulted
in a surprised gratification and the renewal of decided expressions
of optimism as to gum 's future. The summarized report shows
tliat these twenty-three members who are probably about the largest
manufacturers of gum lumber in the country, had on hand May
1 unsold, the following stocks:

l,31t),375 feet of lirsts and seconds quartered red sum ;
6i!'J,868 feet of So. 1 common quartered red giim ;
13,o00 feet of No. 2 common quartered red gum ;
lt>S,514 feet of lirsts ami seconds figured red gum ;
49,201 feet of .No. 1 common Mgured red gum :
7,341,391) feet of lirsts and seconds plain red gum :
9,056,966 feet of No. 1 common plain red gum ;
Sao.OoO feet of No. li common plain red gum.
In sap gum the report was even more favorable, this stock having
been strong property for some little time. The total stock of firsts
and seconds sap gum on hand May 1 was 10,821,008 feet;
5,S9T,367 feet No. 1 common;
.5,.j72.840 feet No. 2 common:
1,010,393 feet No. 3 common.
Thus it can readily be seen that the gum situation not onlj- is
good, but promises well for the future. In all probability there
will be a strengthening in gum prices within the next few months,
not as a result of a direct effort on the part of gum producers,
but because of the natural relation of supply and demand.

The National Meeting

THERE ARE VARIOUS FACTORS which go to make up a
successful convention. The first of these is loyalty and
enthusiasm on the part of the members of the association con-
vening, and the belief in the accomplishments of that organiza-
tion. The second is the preparation of an interesting and help-
ful program to be carried out during the convention session. The
third is pleasing surroundings at the convention city and interest-
ing points which will bring to the convention sessions a large
attendance.

As the day for the seventeenth annual convention of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association, which is to be held at
the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, N. Y., June 18 and 19, approaches, it
develops that all three of these factors are favorable to a record-
breaking meeting. In the first place the National association now
has a membership of about 900, who are united in a strong bond
of loyalty to the organization. In the second place the program
already submitted by Secretary Frank F. Fish indicates that not
only the plans for business sessions, but the opportunities for
social enjoyment have been worked out on a basis that will occupy
the time of the attendants of the convention most satisfactorily
and pleasingly.

There can be no doubt but that the various scenic and other

features surrounding and situated within the' city of Buffalo
provide for adequate entertainment features, while the hotel
accommodations offered by the Hotel Statler are distinctly favor-
able to handling such a large congregation of business men.
Altogether the probabilities are that this convention is going to
be a record-breaker, not only from the point of view of attend-
ance, but from actual accomplishments and thorough enjoyment
on the part of the lumbermen and others attending.

Conservation as a Local Question

nnHE SITUATION WAS APTLY STATED at the recent meeting
A of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association in Chicago
by Chief Forester Henry S. Graves when he said that many persons
still hold to the idea that there is something incompatible between
conservation and industrial development. There is always some one
ready to quote the old adage that "one cannot eat his eake and
have it." Fortunately, the adage does not apply in this ease'.

The common mistake is made in looking at the conservation
problem at too great a distance; ia considering it from its national
rather than its local aspect; and in thinking of it as a theoretical
instead of a practical question. It should be treated first as a local
matter, and afterwards as nation-wide, because there can be iio
national conservation except such as is mtde up of local units.
Waste and abuse of resources hurt the immediate community much
sooner than their effect is felt in the country as a whole.

In order to make it a concrete case, confine it to the lumber busi-
ness, and take the former pine lands of Michigan as an example.
The country as a whole is going ahead and has not been badly
crippled by the exhaustion of those splendid pineries, because lumber
from other regions is meeting demands, but how is that part of
Michigan affected? The stretches of waste sand and stumps, briars
and huckleberries, where industry was once phenomenal, are the
answer. The result strikes locally. The country as a whole used the
pine, and is now using other woods, but prosperity has departed from
the deserted mill sites and logging camps. Cause and effect are
more readily apparent at a near view and in a small area than
when the field is too large to be seen all at once.

Take Massachusetts and its pine as another example of cause and
effect on a comparatively small scale. It was originally a land of
white pine, the same as parts of Michigan. Cutting began there
before civilized man had heard of Michigan, and has been going
on ever since. Though the state's area is only one-seventh that of
Michigan, it now furnishes more white pine lumber than Michigan.
After ftvo hundred and fifty years of cutting, the mills in Massa-
chusetts are still sawing white pine. The mill now stands where that
of six or seven generations ago was located; and the white pine
forest occupies the same ground that was occupied at the time of
King Philip 's war. Although the Massachusetts lumberman began
' ' eating his cake ' ' centuries ago, he still has some left, and if he
continues to manage as he is doing now, he wUl have some in five
hundred years.

That is local conservation. It is the kind that counts and that
pays. In cutting mature timber provision was made in Massachu-
setts for new growth; but no such provision was made when the
Michigan pineries were cut, and conservation and non-conservation,
as local questions, can be directly compared in those two cases. The
welfare of the district has been too often overlooked in lumber oper-
ation. A rushing business for a short time is poor recompense for
the long period of leanness which follows, after the mill has passed
on to new forests, and the stumps and charred snags remain behind.
By moving upon new forests when the old are depleted, the eoimtry 's
supply of lumber has been maintained up to the present, and may be
maintained for years to come; but the effect is depressing in many
localities where the forest resources are gone.

It is well to preach and practice a policy of national conservation
of resources; but the most effective policy is that which centers its
efforts in a small area. When thus confined, the question is more
easily understood. The closer home it comes, the more friends it
will have. The whole is the sum of all the parts, and if the parts
are right, the whole will be right.

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Tlu-re are four jioiiits wliicli stanil out proniiueutly in coiiiii'itioii
witli the tirst semi-amiual niwting of the Gum Lumber Maiiufactur-
.Ts' Association which was held at the Gayoso hotel, Memphis, Tenn.,
nil May 19 and 20. One of these points has simply to do with a con-
• iition which has been created by the association, and the other three
I'lints denote actual accomplishments at the convention sessions.

In the first place the excellent attendance, the unusually close con-
Mderation given by everybody in all discussions, and the highly
«ducational character of the jirograms mapped out, make the suc-
cess of the organization and its future development an absolute cer-
tainty.

The most striking point in the sessions themselves was the indi-
. rition of important work to be accomplished through the technical
research committee, which submitted a report of astonishing merit.
.\uother point is the suggestion that the association membership be
ippen to manufacturers of gum veneers, and the other is the sugges-
tion to substitute for the term "sap gum" the words "unselected
gum," thereby giving to that wood a considerably greater dignity.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION

The sessions were opened liy President C. L. Harrison, who intro-
duced C. M. Bryan, assistant city attorney of Memphis, who delivered
a very pleasing and amusing address of welcome. Mr. Bryan struck
the keynote of the present movement to boost gum when he expressed
.•IS his opinion that he believed the real discovery of gum lumber is
as im]>ortant to development in the South as was the discovery of
the use of cottonseed.

R. M. Carrier of Sardis. Miss., responded briolly in behalf of the
iissociation.

President's Address

President Harrison then delivered his semiannual report as fol-
lows :

Onl.v a short ISO dn.vs ago then- met here a group of men, competitors
In buslnt?s3 l>ut brought tngcthiT b.v that new principle ot economics. 'Co-
operation, not I'ompetltlon. la the life of trade." The doors of the meet-
Ins were not closed, no trade pacts nor "Kcntlemen's agreements" were
made, but openl.v and above-board the malady then affccllng the gum
business was diagnosed and a remedy was concocted by the doctors pres-
ent. It was publicity — broad, intelligent, painstaking publlclt.v.

We are not here today to more than moderately rejoice over the effect
the treatment has had on the invalid, but rather to plan for the future
ill a way that will remove all fear of a relapse and permit the patient to
Sii-ow in strength and usefulness.

I'nder the careful nursing of our cfHclcnt secretary and our advertising
manager, led gum has at last been given a

iiiiidest wood, acquiring new bonorH so rapidly, would not be able to Ifeep
lis pulse. .\s a complete vindication of the fnci that our iH-t has lost ItM
bad reputation, listen to the following:

Hear .Mr. Crosby :

Acknowledging your letter of May "th, would say that it Is ijiille natural
lor you to check us up on not having sent to the Gum Lumber .Manufuc-
tureis' Association the same letter which went to the other lumber people,
but In this case there Is a very good reason for not doing so.

Of course, we always have the Gum I^uinber .Manutaiturers' .Association
in mind Just as we do the other lumber people when handling iniiulrles of
this kind, but Inasmuch as the inquirer In this case stated spcclllcally that
the house was to be of moderate cost and that they had only money enough
lor hare necessities, we felt certain that they could not nnord to use any
expensive interior trim. Kor this reason It se.ined useless to refer the
inguiry to the Guin I.iimliei- Manufacturers' Assoiiation.

I think ■ -

Manufacturers'
sent ihe Inqulr.v i" i ' ' i' '
have Iniinirles wlii' i -v i ■
assured that they « ill n-i i • -

You surely are on llie j..i. ni
Just one of those things ilial ;

to the gii
...ked.

time In behalf of your clients, and It 1»
to show why your people swear by you

can bin of health.

less

as they do.

Thanking you for
cordially yours,

Far-away Egypt has heard the glad tidings, and a solid train-load of
'■.\inerlea's Kiuest Cabinet Wood" Is now on its way there to demonstrate
the beauties of wood to a nation of stone masons. The fifth successive
hotel erected In Chicago Is to be trimmed with half a inllllon feet of "the
wood that Is now an artistic necessity" and the fact that the lot was
sold too cheap by far will not matter so much because the beauty of the
wood will remain long after the bargain price has been forgotten.

Ked gum was easily the queen of the whole show at the Coliseum, and
the energy and determination of the committee handling this exhibit can-
not be praised too highly. The only drawback to the whole thing was
that the committee horroiccd the Oriental rugs for the floor and the blamed
things were almost worn out when the exposition closed '.

The slur cast on us some time ago that the only effect noticeable from
niir advertising was an inquiry from a lady In Texas for a red gum chair
has bien fairly and fully repudiated, and examples of gum's growing favor
multiply.

Let us not lie too Impatient regarding the crystallization of this growth
in demand into a better price situation. Itememlwr that a million feet of
1" No. 1 common oak was sold at t'.iO per .M feet delivered in Grand Rapids
the other day, and then reflect upon how remarkably well gum prices have
been sustained in spite of overproduction and underconsumption. The ad-
vertising plan we have adopted, coupled with careful follow-up methods. Is
bringing results.

.Modern merchandising methods are as Important to the mlllman selling
boards as to the manufacturer selling adding machines or any other highly
developed specialty. When we realize that knocking off a dollar on the
price 1.<J not half so effective as developing and holding new trade, we will
be on the high-road to better permanent conditions, and quite willing to
pay our dues of ten cents a thousand feet Into an association that will
bring such results as this one has already accomplished.

I acknowledge the hearty and llbe'"'' "upport of every officer, committee

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ami m.-mlx.-i- in .ilitainiii;; lli.> n'siilts thai will Iju rt.'taili'J in the secretary's
re|ii)rt, and all I ...nlil |i..--ii.ly iLsk for for the balance of the year would
he a conlinnaii.iTi i.i ihii -ii. mils support.

Our possiliiliti. - 1- III I iation are unlimited — let us not rest until

we have eslablisli. d uiii.,. his so tirmly that nothing will be able to assail
«s or the wood we are boosting.

Secretary's Repor';

A very meaty report was then delivered by Secretary J. M. Pritch-
ard.

During the past twenty years various lumber associations have been
organized for solving problems perplexing to the trade. These associations
bave dealt with such questions a.s inspection rules, transiwrtatlon, trade
reports, insurance, etc. While some of these organizations within the
recent years have vigorously taken up the question of advertising, it was
mot until the gum lumber manufacturers organized that there was an
association formed for the explicit purpose of advertising their wood and
making a special study of all the conditions surrounding their business in
order to disseminate such Information as would improve manufacturing
and marketing conditions.

The success that tlnsi \.i, , :i ..lations have had In handling the

•questions for which tin > .1 :[\ organized has clearly illustrated

the fact that it is only li\ i ■ 1 , i Imt any of the big questions'for the

benefit of any pariiculin im .1 ii.ni. .an be solved. While all that has
been done by tli. .nil. r. m luiiiini- associations was beneficial and essential

in order to ke. 1 r i-i 1 iiu' times, it is only recently that lumbermen

bave felt the in.d ..1 siiiuni iting the market for their product. In the
past the lumbiriiiiu enjuyiil a natural stimulated market, opened and
broadened without an unusual eDEort on their part. So long as the old
order of things obtained, all was well, but with the advent of a variety of
substitutes and th.' aggressive methods pursued by opponents, conditions
have changed ami iii. imuii. 1 men must now adopt methods equally as

aggressive In onl. 1 1 mii hn the market for forest products and take

advantage of iitin Nii m^ i.i- iiiiliries that have never been considered.

The aggressivi ill ss mi tin .;iim lumber manufacturers in meeting this
Issue has challenged tlie admiration of the entire lumber fraternit.v, and
•we believe the results so far obtained under adverse market conditions
•equals the expectations of the most sanguine members.

The details of our advertising campaign were worked out by our ad-
vertising committee, and a contract was made with the Crosby-Chicago Ad-
vertising Agency for handling all of our advertising contracts. They pre-
pared a schedule for our advertising appropriation for the year 1914,
■which was approved by the board of directors. The soundness of this plan
is clear. The Crosby-Chicago agency Is comi)Osed of experts in the matter
•of writing advertising copy, and placing It where the best results will be
obtained for the amount of money expended. (We have here proofs of our
advertising copy for your inspection, which will verify our statements in
this respect.)

The following is an analysis of the inquiries received as a result of our

I ii-||| 'IX. iiiiilders. 324

Ai I lull I 1 - : I III I engineers ■ S"

liN 1,11 III. iniiiiiifacturors ard dealers 30

^1 1 ii'\ 'II I iiii iiiiriK-fiivrs and lumber dealers 29

\l, . 1: , 1 ,_ ., ii, ,i|s 24

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r.anks 2

Flooriui; 2

Hotel 1

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Total 581

The above have all had special attention from the secretary's ofiSce, and
in each Instance personal letters have been written giving the information
desired so far as possible. We have a complete list of these inquiries, and
the members and visitors are requested to examine same. This will give
some idea as to the interest created in gum by our campaign. Many of
these inquirers are now users of gum and a number of manufacturing con-
•cerns who formerly used only a small amount of this wood are now
using it extensively, and have become "boosters."

We have here a list of buildings in which red gum trim has been used,
and in no instance have we had a complaint that the material did not
prove entirely satisfactory. On the contrary we have letters containing
the highest praise for this finish.

The secretary's offlce will keep in touch with these inquiries, and we
feel sure there can be but one result, and that a greatly widened market
for gum.

There has been much preliminary work necessary in order to organize
the secretai-y's office for handling the work to the best advantage and we.

no doubt, have made some mistakes. We are dally gaining in experience,
and with the beginning of our second six months' period are better
equipped for taking advantage of all the opportunities at hand. There is
now being prepared a booklet which will greatly facilitate the work of the
offlce, and which will contain concise and pertinent information for the
benefit of prospective users of gum. We will, also, be better equipped with
samples, which In themselves are very effective advertisements.

Our office has handled !i vast amount of mail. In addition to regular
corres|i..ii.i, II, ,., «, hnv ^. ni mn :il..,nt five thousand triplicate postcards

to corisiiiih I - III! . I . . ,iiijiij .lit. lit inn to gum and our methods of co-

"Perati iii- n , «. i:,i.. i„.,.n able to fill our flies with the

names ..i m.nn i..ij..iti- h h iis,.i-s of gum, especially for interior

trim. Our |ilan is to refer inquiries from the territory of each of these
concerns to them, and they in turn co-oiierate with us in developing the
business. This plan works admirably and proves the benefits of co.
operative work.

The secretary's offlce issues a bulletin to the membership containing
information concerning the work of the association. This includes a
report of actual sales of gum lumber, with prices based f. o. b. Cairo,
Memphis or N. « "M m riiis information is of immense value to mem-
bers In that 11 t ' I I larket conditions. These sales reports indi-
cate that then i i. m i .i.nmnd for red gum, and that prices on all

grades of gun. :m t - .■ uniform. While on this point, we would

like to urge more or the ni.inl>ers to make reports of actual sales to the
secretary. It does not seem out of place here to say that thjs association
does not in any manner attempt to set prices or to regulate production.
As previously stated, our sole object is to stimulate and broaden the market
for gum. Thus will the natural law of supply and demand regulate the
price.

Inquiries received at our office for lumber and veneers are put in circular
letter form and mailed to all members, who make quotations direct to
those making Inquiries. An analysis of these inquiries, also, reveals the
fact that there is an increased use of red gum. In December, January
and February our offlce received very few inquiries for the grades of red
gum, most all of them being for the grades of sap gum. Recently the
inquiries have been so largely for red gum that one of the members has
suggested that we should make a greater effort for stimulating trade tor
sap gum.

The red gum exhibit at the Forest Products Exposition, which was held
in Chicago April 30 to May 9, and which will be in New York at the
Grand Central Palace May 21-30, will prove to be one of the biggest
"boosts" red gum has ever had. This exhibit was admired by all visitors
at the Chicago exposition, and without wishing to boast, it is safe to say,
it will, also, he one of the popular features of the New York exposition.
Great credit should be given the committee, and especially to Thos. W.
Fry. chairman, who was compelled to go ahead with the plans for tliis
exhibit without sufficient funds having been subscribed to foot the bills.
Mr. Fry personally guaranteed the deUcit in order that the exhibit might
be carried through as planned. We do not believe, however, that when
the gum manufacturers have been made acquainted with this fact, and
with the beneflcial results of this exhibit, they will permit Mr. Fr.v to
pocket a loss of money in addition to the time he sacrificed in making
this exhibit a great success.

Statistics show that 33% per cent of all the veneers used in the United
States are manufactured from gum. Gum is an ideal veneer for every
sort of use for which veneer is suitable. The work our association is
doing is of benefit to the veneer manufacturers, as well as the lumber
manufacturers. In view of this fact we recommend that our by-laws be r.o
amended as to make veneer manufacturers eligible to' membership on a
basis which will be fair both to the veneer and the lumber manufac-
turers.

It is a little premature to give exact information, but we feel quite safe
in saying that plans will materialize within the next two or three months
whereby another large factory wUl specialize in the manufacture of high-
grade gum doors. It is easy to figure the benefits that this specialization
of gum doors will have. There is absolutely no question but that red gum
makes one of the most beautiful and desirable doors on the market. With
red gum doors, red gum trim will be specified, and this in turn will create
a demand for red gum furniture.

It is difficult to put on paper all the tangible results to be accredited
to our work of exploitation, but the publicity we have given to gum has
made it much easier for the lumbermen to talk red gum to their custom-
ers. We believe we bave made such an impression on the trade at large
that it is now realized that red gum is fast becoming the popular wood
for interior trim and high-class furniture. It has possibilities for artistic
decorating that no other wood can claim.

Doors manufactured by the Hardwood Products Company, Neenah, Wis.,
and the .\merican Compound Door Company, Chicago. 111., were shown in
our exhibit at the Forest Products Exposition, and were admired by all our
visitors. There are several other concerns already manufacturing gum
wood doors and the increased use of these doors will stimulate the demand
for both veneer and lumber.

Permanent offices of the association are being arranged for by the com-
mittee on offices and furuiture, and same will be finished and furnished
entirely in red gum in such a manner as to show the possibilities of this
beautiful wood. ITie interior trim and paneling of these rooms is now in-
stalled, but the finish is not completed. These rooms are on the thirteenth

HARDWOOD K i: C O R D

rUlt lliriii tn'fon* Icavlnir Mrmplilii
I u« that lhciH> mow* will pruvr li

I'llllOllli:. nlul till I
iM-llovc timt yoii »
1 viTjr I'lTi-ctlvo mlv

I ii.- iH-nuir nnd dcnlriilillli.v of r<'<l k'lini In rfdillly rrroitnliiMl. nnd Junt
.i« •oon •■ tht- llmlilK.r In tin- iiilniU of tlw rnn«uini>rii cniinTiiInu llip
iiKiillon iif ru-iiiumlDi: In owrronii' iIhti- will Im- iiotlilni: left In thi' wny
• ■t Hn wIiIp iitlllinllon. Much |ir<>i:r<-iii4 liim bn-n niii<l<> In Hip niPtlKMlK nf
iiinniifarlurini: and mrlni; for mini limilxT, and therp nrc numiToiiR ron-
-.iinipr* (rainy who nrp kiln dryini: Kiini Inmlipr MitUfni-lorlly. Nntiirc lina
l.r..vlil.-<l lit with a (niintiriil supply of ml iiuni tlmlipr. The obatnrlPH In
-' i-^ iiitu- Kum lunilHT an- not Iniiurnioiintnlilp, nn hno boon prnvpn. Who
i-u >> ~ lilt that thp dimcultlPH •■nroiintrn-d In tho <>nrly dnyii of ncaiiontnt;
iTiiUiT wcrp a prorUlon of nntiirp for roOKpn-InK « itrpat natural
r — Mr.. ■ onp of thp fonlurpK of lhl» mppting will bo a rpport from
IC. M Carrlor. rhnlrman of tho romniKtoo on tPchnlcnl rpiicnrch, which
will di-al wllh tlip rartouii phaspti of thcHo qiiPullonK. Wp arp nurp tblM r>>-
porl will provp InHtrurtlvr and iK-npHclal to nil.

Tho niuinclntlon Htnrtrtl with thlrty-thrco chartor mombora, alEbPd up.
Onp rliartpr oipmlH-r rpiilKniHl In I>pi-pmbiT, Iravlni; thlrt)'-two. Slncp that
llnip thprp bavp Imh'H fourfppn nddltlonn to thp mpniborshlp lUt. Onp flriu
has dlnrontlniipd bUKlnpoii. nnd wp hnrp nvp rpi|ucHl8 for withdrawal.
Thn-p of thi-dP an- chiirtor mi'iiilicrs. Thpre nro thrpo mpmbprii whosp
nsn..!<iiniint» hnvp not ypt U-on llipd.

In our k'radlni; mips tho crndpH for the lieartwood of Uip rod Buni
tn-.. arc ib'HlKunt 'd as "rpd fniin." and tho (crndi'ii covprlng tho snpwood
of tho roil eum tn-p nro doslinintpil as "»np Rum." The Rrndos of rod Kum
admit u rortaln amount of sap ns .tpeclllod, while In tho erndos of sap Kum
tboro l8 no limit to tho amount of boartwood which tho hoard may con-
tain up to tho ijoint of oomlnK under tho spoclHcatlonH required of tho
red Bum srados. ThU to n certain eitent cnunes some confusion concern-
ing the crndos of itnp gum, ns the boards may contnin both lieartwood nnd
sapwood. Id our work. It has developed that it will be doslrnlilo to rocom-
mend chnnKinK the name of "sap cum" to "unselected Rum." We are
mentioning this point so It may bo brought up for consideration nt this
meetlnR.

One of tho splendid features of this organization has been the mnnnor
In which the president and nil mombors of the board hnvp been bound by
thp orBnnlzntloD and have .seen that every tioanelnl obligation has been
met promptly. Their loyalty to the association nnd to the cause of gum
should uppoal to every pum lumber munufacturer nnd l)c the mcnns of
pnllstlng the support of all In the good work which this association Is
doing. General business conditions have been very discouraging, but
these men have realized that oven In the face of such conditions there
should be no abatement of zeal In our plans for exploiting gum. They
havo fnlth In gum and In our nblllty to overcome every obstacle In the wny
of its wide utilization. They realize, however, that tho biggest results
from our efforts may not be expected undiT two or three yoors. but It Is a
matter of common comment that tho work of this association for bettering
ttic conditions surrounding the gum lumber industry In the brief time
the association has been at work far exceeds all expectations.

I want to take this opportunity to tbnnk President Harrison and every
member of the board nnd every member of the assoclntlon for their loynltv
to me as secretary. The spirit In which they have bncked up the secretary
is beautiful and when matters discouraging have come up tbey hnve hnndled
them in such a convincing manner thnt 1 wish everj- gum lumber mnnufac-
turer could be made to know the spirit In which they are lighting for the
cause of gum. Such enthusiasm Is contagious, and when It is made clear
to the hosts of gum lumber manufacturers who are not now members of
this association that we mean business nnd conducting the matters of this
association with absolute fairness and impartiality to nil, they will readily
approve and aid the association with both their financial nnd moral sup-
port.

I nlso wish to tbnnk. i specially, the trade press for the mnny courtesies
they have shown our association.

Seport on Gum Stocks Favorable

The following .special report on g\ini stocks was read by Mr. Pritch-
ard, which was fairly astonishing in its conclusions. It pointed out
a condition that gave a distinctly new hope to gum manufacturers,
and in fact struck a note of decided optimism as to the future devel-
opment in gum.

1,::1''

RFf-AI-ITII

f l;r ; n.I

red

■iaO,0.">0 ft. No. 2 common plain red

lo.ioo.o-a ft.

re<l (

7.ss.i.r>.i!i ft. 1st and 2nd sap
2,0."{,i.a4» ft. reported all grades
o.sy'.ac." ft. Xo. 1 coibmon sap
i5..'i72.840 ft. No. 2 common sap
l,010.a93 ft. No. a common sap
331,600 ft. sap gum strips.

[,633,208 ft. total sap gum

■•.■.,^IMI.11I2 ft. total r>'<l nnd >.np
In coininenting upon the report I'reaident llarrinon cnlled atten
tion to the Hignificance nnd extreme importniice of developing the
demand fur gum on the part of the sniull coiiHunier. He snid thnt
tliis constitutes first'claitH advertising, innHiniich as tho wiling of ii
small quantity to any individual for a liiiiiteil use means a concrete
ndvertiseinent for gum which will react to the lieneflt of gum con-
sumption in the locality in which that individual may he located.

.1. W, McClure cnlled attention to tlie fact tliat flgures indioatn
slock on hand unsold of less than 2,(IOO,Of)() feet apiece nniong the
niemlierNhip. He saiil this reflects a cutting ilown of proiluctiun
among manufacturers, due to the inability to secure n siiilicient num-
ber of logs.

Mr. Mcl'lure toM of having talked with a buyer of lumber who
was visiting southern points, who having made a round of the south
em mills said there was less gum on sticks than any other hardwood.
He said that when business liegins to improve gum will unquestionably
feel such improvement first.

Secretary Pritchard then read the names of tlie twenty-three con-
cerns reporting, which showed that the.se people were among the big-
gest gum producers in the country and represented about seventy
jier cent of the membership of the association. Inaj<much as the
association has about one-third of the entire gum production, the
significance of the figures is apparent.

R. M. Carrier called attention to the fact that according to tho
figures submitted there is less gum on han-1 unsold now than at the
meeting six months ago.

Mr. Harrison said that it is logical to suppose the small manufac-
turers would now have less stock in comparison with the larger manu-
facturers, as they would not be in so good a position to hold stocks
pending a more favorable market. He said that gum is in most
excellent condition as compared with other hardwoods.

S. B. Anderson of Memphis in commenting on the figures said
that the proportion of red gum is high as compared to the supply
of saji gum which is comparatively low and a strong item. He said
the demand is always strong for sap gum and that No. a gum is
now the best property in the hands of southern operators. He ex-
pressed himself as being very much satisfied with the gum situation,
and that with close following up of the advertising campaign, the
amount of red gum lumber now on sticks will be materially cut down.
Mr. Anderson struck a popular note when he counseled conserva-
tism in production and logging in the next six months, stating that
in his opinion this policy would result in the maintenance of normal
conditions.

Presi<lent Harrison stated that in his opinion the question of con-
servatism in production and logging is vital.

L. P. DuBose, sales manager of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company,
Charleston, Miss., said that his concern has been cutting a good deal
of gum lumber because it had the logs on the yard and was forced
to cut them in oriler to preserve them. He said that seventy per
cent of its cut during the last month has been gum, but that even
at that the stock has been reduced as the company is moving a con-
siderable quantity at export.

S. M. Niekey of Memphis in commenting on the condition of stocks
said of gum stocks that, they are now in excellent shape, and also
that at this time last year the Valley Log Loading Company main-
tained five loaders, whereas now it is operating but two. He ex-
pressed himself as believing that it wiU not be long before a uni-
formly better price level will prevail for gum lumber.

S. M. Niekey, treasurer, then read his report, which showed re-
ceipts of $1.3,27.3.7.5 and expenditures of $12,3.39.92, leaving a balance
on hand of .$933.83.

The convention then adjourned for luncheon.

HARDWOOD RECORD

TUESDAY ATTEENOON SESSION

On opening the afternoon session Secretary Pritehard read several
notices and was followed by Dwight L. Armstrong, cashier of the
Bank of Commerce & Trust Company of Memphis, who read a very
strong paper on the relation of banks to the federal reserve bank
law recently passed. This address will appear as a separate article
in next issue of Hardwood Recoud. The association adopted a vote
of thanks in appreciation of Mr. Armstrong's most able paper.

J. W. McClure read a paper entitled "Co-operation iu Business,"
in which he made his meaning clear by drawing a close distinction
between co-operation and competition. The two ideas are widely
apart now, though originally the words were closely associated in
meaning. Competitors push their own separate advantages, though
by so doing they may work to the disadvantage, even to the
ruin, of others who are engaged in' similar lines of business.
The ordinary meaning of competition is well understood.

Cooperation is a newer term in the business world. Its basic idea
is that there is room for all, and that rivalry for trade can exist
without a desire to destroy the prosperity of all rivals. This is the
broad, modern doctrine of association for mutual benefit. There is
competition yet, but it is not the hostile, destructive kind that pulls
down rivals whenever possible in expectation of building on their
ruins. Quite different is the modern way. It is now thoroughly
understood that in union there is strength and that in hostile antago-
nism there is weakness and disaster.

Few men try to stand alone in business at the present day. They
know they are in a losing game if they try to do so. Experience
has made clear the advantages of presenting a united front. Every
man should feel it a duty to give some of his time, energy and money
to help others, because by doing so he is strengthening his own posi-
tion in the business world.

The results of association work, which means cooperative work,
are seen in many ways. Better conditions for employes are secured;
better output is shown In the results; wider and more steady markets
are developed. Practically all of these advantages would be negatived
by competition.

What the red gum association has done is a case to the point.
Considering the length of time it has been in existence and the
conditions against which it has had to contend, the results accom-
plished have been remarkable. It has taken a wood of high intrinsic
value and usefulness, which on account of its cheapness and plentiful
supply was despised and misunderstood, and is putting it in its
proper place among conmiercial woods.^ It is demanding and get-
ting for gum wood among the highest and best class of users and
consumers the consideration to which it is entitled. From being
a by-word and a laughing stock among woods, it has come to be
looked upon as the most beautiful, as well as the most widely useful
of all the hardwoods.

In doing this, not only are the gum manufacturers serving their
own interests, but they are benefiting the whole country. They are
adding to the forest resources of the South, and putting to use that
which was formerly of little value, thereby helping the cause of con-
fiervation.

President Harrison then called upon S. B. Anderson for his opinion
of the Forest Products Exposition which Mr. Anderson had attended
at Chicago. He expressed himself as having been very deeply inter-
ested in the entire exhibit, stating that it gave incontrovertible proof
as to the superior beauty of wood as compared with substitutes. He
said there was always a crowd in attendance at the gum exhibit.

Mr. Anderson said that one drawback in marketing gum doors and
trim is the use of the words ' ' sap gum. ' ' He recommended substitut-
ing for this the words ' ' uuseleeted gum. ' ' He maintained that the
trouble with the gum market is not a large supply, but a shortening of
demand, which he said will be devoleped but cannot be hurried. Mr.
Anderson put his suggestion as to the substitution of ' ' unselected
gum ' ' in place of ' ' sap gum ' ' in the form of a motion, but on the
suggestion of M. B. Cooper and others as to the impossibility of
making rules for anothei- organization, the motion was amended

committee of three to report

authorizing the president to ajiiii
as soon as possible on the question.

Report of Gum Exhibit Committee
The report of Thomas W. Fry on the gum exhibit at the Forest
Products Exposition at Chicago was then read by F. R. Gadd, Mr.
Fry being chairman of the committee and Mr. Gadd one of the mem-
bers. Mr. Gadd preceded his report by a few remarks stating that
the exhibit occupied 595 square feet of space at each show. He
described the exhibit, stating that every stick of lumber used was
gum. Mr. Fry's report follows:

Vour committeo bogs to report on Ihc suli.icit i)f the exhibit of gum or
t lie Korcst I'roUucts Kxpusitiou as follows :

We were appointed a committee to solicit funds and make an exhibit
worthy of gum. This was of course a large order, and we have endeavored
to follow instructions, and feel that we can honestl.v say we have.

The exhibit took shape as a one-room Colonial cottage. The Interior Is
built as a library, with paneled wainscot to the celling. On one side is a
handsome mantel with built-in bookcases at each side, on the other side
two windows with panels between. The entrance to this room is through a
well de.signed Colonial doorway. The photographs herewith shown will
possibly give you a better idea of what It is. than we can explain In words.

It seemed to meet with favor; everyone who saw it remarked on its
richness. We did not attempt to build a room that could not be readily
duplicated, feeling that as we were attempting to show gum to the public
m general, we should show something that was easily obtainable. We
could, of course, have produced something much richer perhaps, in the way
of ligured wood, which would have caused people to exclaim at its beauty,
but who perhaps would not have been so well pleased had they afterward
specified a room expecting to duplicate the one at the exposition, and then
when they received it, found something entirely different.

We depended rather on the Hnish and design of the room for the effect,
realizing perhaps more clearly than some, that design and color are really
by far the most important points.

The room was Unished in a light brown, shellaced and waxed, a very inex-
pensive Hnish, and one that does not easily show finger prints, and one that
if marred can be readily touched up without expense, which cannot be said
about a varnish finish.

The reason for running the panels to the ceiling was three-fold. First —
Because it makes a better looking room. Second — Because it is cheaper for
the house owner to maintain as it does not have to be redecorated. Third —
And mainly, because it greatly increases the amount of lumber used.

The attendance at the exposition was rather small and disappointing
during the first three days, but after that was quite satisfactory. A large
proportion of the architects, draftsmen and builders of Chicago and the
surrounding country attended, and we hope will specify gum in an increas-
ing number of homes hereafter. One contractor told us he had specified
twenty-four apartments, twelve of five rooms, and twelve of four rooms,
as a result of his trip ; and we feel sure we have secured the specification of
gum in the new»hotel to be built at Pasadena. Cal.

An interesting phase of the exposition was the developing of the fact
that the lumbermen themselves needed. educating as to the possibilities of
their own wood, quite as much as did the general public.

We also wish to report to the association that in the matter of funds, we
are short. We have collected !f2.ii5i). We have at present wiiting spent
.$;i.!)!)!).MO, this including the amount set aside to take down and ship back
to St. Louis the exhibit, where it will be put in storage to await the dispo-
sition which may be decided upon by the association.

Your committee wishes to add that the reason we are short is that the
money came in slowly, the time went by quickly, and we either had to
build and endeavor to raise the money later, or let this great opportunity
for showing gum go by the board.

We took the former course and the deficit stands now charged against
the chairman. We feel satisfied, gentlemen, that if you will talk with some
of the men who have been to the exposition, you will feel that we followed
the only logical course ; that the exhibit is worth while, that it will help
us in the fight of wood vs. substitutes, that they who have not subscribed,
should do so now and help defray the expense.

The meeting then adjourned until Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION

Beginning the Wednesilay morning session. President Harrison
uamed the following committee to consider the advisability of chang-
ing the name "sap gum" to "unselected gum," which committee
was instructed to report to the board: W. C. Bonner, F. D. Beals
and M. B. Cooper.

Report of Technical Research Committee

Then followed the report of R. M. Carrier, chairman of the tech-
nical research committee, which together with the discussion attendant,
really was the main feature of the meeting. It brought out some
mighty valuable suggestions, the conclusion being summarized as
follows :

HARDWOOD K K C O R D

Tin- lH>iit timi- of y.
Kum loKit main all oki
any lotiKtIi »f tinii', r«|i
prrvnlU To |irfVcnt

MK III- YIUU >1lll CI TTINU TIUIII I:

iir for riiilliiB llmlxT Ih In llir nliiiir iiiuiiilin, l.iii
mho of iliv .v<-iir in the South ir |i<rt In the wmxln
•■rinlly Ihr monthii of thi> winter whiMi warm wealhrr
Ihv ilrtirlorallon of Iok' In the wimhIn. the |iro|HT

liili-kly iiH poKallilc.

■ to. Ill

nly 111

la to Bi-I the tliniM r from the tree to the luiw
ITiere Ik Kuaie atlvantiiije In |itiielni: Kiim h»KH In a |ioiiil anil,
loarlnB the |o|m un until the leaven wilt, Ixit thiH U to Ix- iihwI
< :iM>it where U U loi|M>kiillile to Ket the timber iiulekly to the mill.
r.\iii: or looh in the wuons
When sum Ior* are to he left In the wooil8 for any lenittli of iIiih',
ei>|n-<-lally In mimraer, the enils nIioiiIiI lie trenteil with creoBote. I.obii when
cut nhouhl not he left to lay with the endB rIOKe tocelher. «)f roiirHe, In
civoitotlnE thiK In Impossllile. Iltil nil of IhU U overeonie by the HiiKceHtlon
■liove of cetlluK the Iok-k (|iilekly to the mill.

Ml.TlloIi op I'laiN-SAWINO
The method of plain K»wlnK Kimi Is to turn the Ice In such a manner
nil to take off the Kap, and when tlilH Ib removed, turn to p't the bent
emdeB In the r.d. It was eonsldered best at all times to pliiee the Binnll
end of the Iok ahead on the earrlage to enable the Knwyer and edi;einaii
to Ket the most iiut of the limber: also, to net the after-bearer to lay the
side of the board on the live rolls so as to i!et the widest red face up. ns
the erndlnK rules require only one red face. By this method the results
that are desired are obtained mechnnlcally rather than left to the dis-
cretion of the operator.

MRTIIoD OP QCARTF.B-SAWING

Sevornl methods of quurter-snwlni; were suggested- — In nil of them the
sap Is to be removed Hrst from the Ion. One of them was to split the log
In the center, then lay the half on the earrlase with the heart down, cut-
ting same up right through : then proceed the same with the other half.

The other method was, after removing sap from log, turn It up as a
whole and split boards on edger, at same time removing heart.

It was, also, recommended In the quarter snwiug, to place the wide red
face up on the live rolls for the same reasons ns given above In plain
sawing.

TniCKxesSES : extra allowanxe made fob shrinkage

I'laln-sawed, 4/i, 5/-I and iJ/4 a sixteenth added; 8/4, three-sixteenths.

«Juarter-s4iwed, 4/4, .1/4 und 0/4 onc-clghtb added; 8/4, three-six-
teenths.

METHOD OF pbeventing stai.n

It was the consensus of opinion that bicarbonate of soda treatment Is
only a fair success; that an absolute preventative has not been success-
fully worked out except at an expense too great for unlv>;rsal adoption,
but the association Is now working on methods which It believes will
accomplish this purpose.

Further, that the care In drying and piling of lumber has a great deal
to do with the preventing of stnln — which will be explained in the nciit
pnrngrapb. ,

METHOD OF PILING ^

Each length should Iw plied separately. Pile bottom should be abso-
lutely solid, and cross pieces on pile bottoms should be absolutely In line.
The method of making pile bottoms of concrete piers is most excellent by
those who can afford them, as they hold better, Inst longer, and give a
better circulation of air. Plies should be at least 4 feet apart, 8 sticks used
on a 115-ft. pile, 7 on a 14-ft. pile, and ti on a 12-ft. pile. Size of sticks
should be l"il". Cypress, oak, ash and red gum are all good piling
sticks. It Is far better for the sticks to be sized; they should be dry,
and must hnvc.no bark on them. In piling,. sticks should be directly over
one another, and under every course of sticks n cross piece should be on
the pile bottom. Sticks should be out to the end on each end of pile, and
front of pile should lean slightly forward. The location of the yard Is
Important, so as to have prevailing winds blow through lumber and not on
the ends.

HEIGHT, WIDTH, A.ND SLANT OF PILES

I'iies should be from 75 to 80 courses high on 1" lumber ; other thick-
nesses In the same ratio : plies 6' wide and pitch 1 '/< " to the llnenl toot
or more. ,

LENGTH OF TIMK FOR AIR-DBVING DIFFERENT THICKNESSES

No speclUc time or table could be mnde on this owing to the fnct that
so much depends on location of yard, time of year, and the kind of weather
during the drying process : but gum being n close-textured wood, should
be given greater time In drying than other hardwoods.

BADLY CUPPED OR WARPED BOARDS

The consensus of opinion was that the association should discourage

the shipping of such Iraards in any grade, as
irreparable damage to the product as a whole.

It

KILN-DRVING

the opinion that nearly all of tlie kilns would do good work

If properly run and taken care of : In other words, it is the man
running It. I-'\irthermore. it was announced that the United States gov-
ernment is carrying on some very extensive tests and investigations which
are now coming to completion, and their representative will be at our next
meeting to give us some very valuable information upon this subject.

MINCKt.l.AKKOI'R

1 ndi I- ihl» mm.- the (|iimlonii of llnlihInK Kuni lumlM<r, and the rom-
mltleo had leiterB from a nuinlMT of the leading llnUheni of the country
kivlne their oplnlomi of the Ih-hI ineihod>, which will lie roinplli><l In the
llnlKhlng report later on.

J. J. Hockwoll of the Crosliy AdvertiHini; Anfiiey of Chieano
litivc a very forceful re|Hirt on mlvortiiiing in itn liroader I)Iiuh«>b. He
|i<iiiiti><l out that Uu< viiluo of uilvertininjf in not iilwayB iniincdiateiy
ii|>liiirciit, liut nioHt frr(|iieiitly conie» from itH cuniulntive reHultB,
whii'ii are usually not xeen until Koinetiine aftor the lK>);innin); of Konic
nilvortisiiiK eniniiaign. Ho niuintaiiipil tlinl the only way to got
reNultti from ailvertixiu); ih to keep overlastiiii;ly at it without din-
counijjiMiicMt ami without Ix'ing inlluenood liv lluetuntini; i-omlitionH.
He inaintninod that one of the greatest vnlueN from advertiNiiig is
the result of Hniall orderx.

Vollowing Mr. Rockwell's talk, the nieetinK adjourned for a l>uti|i

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

K. D. Beals, president of the Hardwood Products Coiiipany of Nee
iiah, Wis., told of the work done by his concern in the inarketiiiK of
gum doors. He stated that it started this line of manufacture tliriH-
years ago and markets its sap gum iloors now under the name "un-
seloeted gum." This term is useil because of the better impression
it makes, as compared to the use of "sap gum." He maintaincil
that some millmen manufacturing gum products such as doors and
interior trim had had trouble with certain shipments of gum which
they had received, but that in the most part they had been willing
to push this product if guaranteed that future stocks would be sat-
isfactory.

Mr. Bcals stated that he is inclined to push the use of Kraetzer-
cured gum. He expressed himself as being of the opinion that gum
manufacturers should place themselves in position to be able to sup-
ply reliable information as to the proper handling of gum product,
maintaining that this information is very frequently desired by re-
manufacturers, and they very often have dilBculty in securing it.
This information should have to do particularly with redrying.

Other Committee Beports
J. \y. McClure then reported on the committee for office room,
furniture and fixtures. He told of the ofliccs now being finished in
the Bank of Commerce and Trust building, which are lieing finished
in a very beautiful but representative selection of red gum, which
will constitute a distinct ad for this wood. A good deal of solid
wood lias been used in finishing. The details have been worked out
in the best shape possible so that the quarters of the Gum Lumber
Manufacturers' Association will serve as a real advertisement for
gum lumber.

Report of Advertising Committee

F, B. Gadd, reporting for the advertising coiiiinittee, stated that
that committee now has a deficit of $1,550 which must be met by
individual subscriptions, and that the members of the committee
have personally guaranteed this amount in the hope that other mem-
bers would do their duty. The rejiort follows:

At the last meeting In Memphis, when this association was organized,
we were inclined to believe that manufactureis of gum were In favor of co-
operation and united action. This has certainly proven true. Our organi-
zation Is not large and never will be, but it has been started and In its
short life has become almost ng well known ns some of the older organiza-
tions.

Our revenues are small and the officers, In preparing their budget of
expense, allotted the sum of ?10,000 to the advertising committee, and this
money we are expending in placing the merits of gum before the consum-
ing public. .\s stated, this Is not a large sum of money for the purpose of
buying publlclt.v, and It does not go very far. but we have done all we
can with the amount given us and believe that the class of advertising we
have had Is the right kind, but we have made only a start and there Is
a great Held ahead of us In this kind of work.

There are many manufacturers who today are deriving the benefits of
this work who have not co-operated with us or worked for the general
good of this Industr.v. This Is not fair, gentlemen, and we must use our
best efforts to get these men Into our orgnnlzntion. We must help each
other. We must increase consumption and to do this we must educate
the people, and we can do that only through our advertising. If wc
increase consumption we get more for our lumiicr, ns the price will take
cnre of Itself. Orgnnization and co-operation are absolutely necessary.

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.'lease do not get the idea that 011

$T.r,(i

would spend so much of our money in the liist six months, but it was the
Judgment of the committee that we should go in heavy to start with,
got the attention of the public and then taper off a little for the remaining
months.

All of this advertising was placed through C. B. Crosby, of Chicago, who
probably handles more advertising for lumbermen than all other agencies
put together. We get the benetit of discounts and any advantage in space
t'lat Mr. Crosby can ptit over for us. A schedule was prepared which we
ari' following very closely. Our advertisements have appeared in the par-
licular publications having the particular readers we are trying to reach.
In the .Vrchiteotural Record; Atlantic; Brlckbullder : Country Life in
.\nicTi. :i : liiniiiiM.' Kecord ; Furniture .Manufacturer and Artisan, Record

and i^iii'i )i :i.l\ . itising appears monthly throughout the year. In The

House 1;. iiiii mil, ( Miy other month. In the Craftsman and The National
U<'OKr:i|iliir. iMiii I lilies a year. In addition, we carry an advertisement
In Sweet's Index, which is a national record of architects and builders.

All members have received small bulletins showing the class of adver-
tising we arc carrying in (he above publications, and if anyone has any
suggestions to make as to the character of Ibis advertising the committee
will be glad to hear from them. We are preparing and have about ready
to send out a 24-page booklet, describing the qualities of gum and the
iii;inncr in which It should be handled, and this booklet will be distributed
Miiicing the members in quantities.

Mr. McCIure suggested sending a wire of appreciation to Thomas
W. Fry for his efforts in making the gum exhibit at the exposition
successful.

Mr. Cooper then reported for the membership committee, stating
th.<it there was no formal report to make, but followed this up with
an analysis of the real value derived from membership and attendance
at the meetings. He demonstrated the value of the work, citing
instances where it had actually helped. He maintained that the bene-
fits derived will increase proportionately with the size of the mem-
bership. He pleaded that all members give their individual efforts
to building up the association membership.

F. R. Gadd called attention to the clause in the by-laws regarding
assessments. He stated that in order to carry on the work of the
association and meet just obligations, it would be necessary to pro-
vide for the payment of assessments in advance rather than quarterly.

F. B. Robertson in behalf of the finance committee stated there was
no report to make.

Mr. McClure, chairman of the assessment committee, then re-
ported. ' He said that in levying assessments they figured them on
the basis that members should pay pro rata on their cuts.

W. C. Bonner, chairman of the complaint committee, said he had
no report to make.

H. B. Weiss, chairman of the entertainment committee, was com-
pelled to leave Memphis before the afternoon session.

Under the head of ' ' new business " M. B. Cooper brought up the
suggestion of membership for gum veneer manufacturers. He moved
that the chair appoint a committee to look into this question, and
report to the board and also to provide for change in the constitu-
tion in order to make it possible for such veneer manufacturers to
become members. The question of membership among owners of
gum stumpage who are not manufacturers is also embodied in the
motion.

The president was authorized to appoint a committee of three to
consider this and report as soon as possible.

President Harrison voiced himself in very appreciative terms,
thanking the trade press for the work it has done in behalf of the
gum association.

F. R. Gadd expressed himself as of the opinion that the gum asso-
ciation should make its own rules.

On motion of Mr. Gadd, the president was authorized to appoint
a committee to investigate the rules proposition and to report to
the board of directors as soon as possible in the manner it deemed
best, the idea being that the present associations will be informed
of desired changes suggested by gum manufacturers.

The meeting then adjourned.

ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment consisted of a banquet tendered by the gum
association to the seventy-seven attendants at the meeting, which was

served in the convention hall at seven o'clock Tuesday evening. A
very pleasing menu was provided, and while Memphis is now very
tightly corked up in the matter of the acquisition of refreshments
which would tend to stimulate good fellowship in such a gathering,
the spirit of the diners was most conducive to thorough enjoyment.
Following the menu. President Harrison called upon several ama-
teur orators who entertained the visitors most successfully. The
meeting broke up at a respectable hour without casualties.

Foreign Markets for Gum

The recapitulation of the export lumber trade for the annual
volume of commerce and navigation for the fiscal year 1913 shows
quite a healthy growth in the demand for red gum and also sets
forth the various markets and the increase as compared to the pre-
vious year. For the fiscal year under review the export trade in
gum lumber amounted to $2,580,289 as compared to $1,645,031 for
the fiscal year 1912.

The best customer for gum lumber was England, which came near
taking half tlie total exports and bought almost twice as much last
year as the year previous. Canada made a splendid record, too,
nearly doubling the quantity of its purchases, which shows that it
is recognizing the beauty of red gum for furniture, and evidently
for house trim, too. Other customers that have bought in increased
quantities and are quite large consumers are Belgium, France, Italy
and Spain.

The exact distribution of gum in the foreign trade in 1913, com-
pared with that of 1912, as given in the table below, should make an
interesting study for all interested in the manufacture and distribu-
tion of gum lumber.

Gl-M LLMBF.R EXrOIlXS

Austria-

Hungary. $

2,593 $

8,931

.Mexico . . .

.$ 2,582

? 1,720

Belgium ...

196,196

274,443

Argentina .

2,944

1,198

Denmark . .

4,208

4.743

Uruguay . .

2,412

France ....

119,145

247,407

Asia

100

Germany . .

115,252

99,562

British

Italy ......

201,659

226,987

Africa .

14-^

1 948

-Netherlands.

82,060

97,357

Canary

Norway ....

4,710

2,481

Islands .

810

Portugal . . .

5,202 .

French

Spain

78,045
1,745

173.673
306

Africa .
Portuguese

1,869

Sweden

England . . .

605,4.59 :

1,132,061

Africa .

140

Scotland . .

18,636

47,807

Turkey in

Ireland ....

31,750

53,909

Africa,

Canada

152,998

301,971

Egypt ..

15,275

1,320

Nicaragua

35

Total . .

.$1,645,031

$2,580,286

The Sapsucker's Bill

The sapsucker is a pretty small bird, but he is very active along
certain lines. It is claimed that his bill is one of the most expensive
articles 01: its size in this country. He is fond of exercising on the
hickory tree by picking a few thousand holes weekly through the bark
during spring and early summer when the sweet sap is flowing. He
goes from hole to hole after he has peeked them, and sucks the sap
that accumulates. The holes are about as large as would be made by a
small nail. In after years "bird-peeked hickory" is the result. The
wood is discolored in- the immediate vicinity of the holes and every
ye:.r many thousand feet of choice hickory is degraded or rejected
on account of this damage. The sap obtained from that source is
pretty rich diet for the little yeUow hammer that does most of the
picking. For the sake of a May morning meal of the sweet juice he
spoils enough wood to make a buggy wheel. There is no remedy, as
far as known. It is useless to try to catch, kill, scare, or intimidate
the sapsucker, and make him quit. He can dodge round a hickory
trunk faster than anybody can follow him, and he pecks as he goes.
Apparently, he does no good to offset his evil; for he catches no
bark bugs or wood beetles, destroys no caterpillars, eats no aphids
or cynips, or in any way wars on the enemies of hickory during the
period when the sap is obtainable. His bill strikes with the rapidity
of a riveting machine from five in the morning until the whippoor-
will calls him off at twilight.

i:saami2

^■fr Merchandising of Lumber

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FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE AECHITEOT

Tlu- iir.hit.-.t 1ms vi..w|ioiiilH of liis own. Those wiTC l.rouKlit out
„ th.. .oiinM- of tlw ii.l.lross l.y Irving K. I'oinl. .lirwtor of tlio Aiiior^
. an Inmilut.. of Ar.liit.vts. < liiiajto. whose tnlk to the lumbermen wUl
U- found in the following jinrnBraphs:

1 lieem it a great honor to 1h> called on for the architects to express
my thoughts before this gathering. I un.lerstnn.l I am bille.l to speak
u|«)n the nierchau.lising of lumln-r. What I know on that topic prob
ably e«|UBl8 what the majority of you know about the intricacies of
.lesign or the abstractions of structural caUuliition. In fact, I prob
ably know less about this topic than you know about these others.
However, I do know something of the u.«es and application of lum-
iM'r in the general fiehl of domestic economy, ami so I shall confine
my remarks and constrain my thought in thut restricted channel.

I was interested, in looking through the extensive and instructive
exposition at the Coliseum, to see a cut something along the line of
one published in Life a number of years ago and which, at that time,
stirred my imagination. It was a pictorial history of the world dur-
ing the life of a California redwood, an old patriarch that sprang
from the ground early in the fourth century and is still stretching its
loftj- branches into the untroubled ether, although the illustration in
the exhibition makes the electric waves play in violent action about
its a\Kx; and through this violence it pierces serene, stonding abso-
lutely tranquil and unmoved. I take this illustration for a text.
Reprinted by Request
Many, perhaps most of you, remember a story that appeared many
years ago in the Century Magazine and was reprinted by general
request at some time during this last year. It is called "The New
Minister's Great Opportunity." A pa.stor who had but recently been
.•alle<l to a new field found it to lie his first public duty and the one
in the accomplishment of which, or the nonaccomplishment of which,
he would in all probability stand or fall in this new community, the
lireaching of the funeral sermon of one of the- "oldest inhabitants"
who hail belonged to his flock. The man had led a thoroughly
• lomestic and uneventful life within the shelter of his fold and far
.iway from the pulse and currents of human activity. Such a figure
;ind life were not calculated to inspire in the preacher any great
■ motion which would arouse him to eloquence and produce a great
|.anegyric; but the minister arose to the occasion and detailed in
^'lowing terms those great battles of thought and action which ha<l
taken place within the span of the decedent's life — the invention of
the telegraph, the discovery of the power of steam and the building
(if the first steamboat and railway: the Mexican War, the War
of the Rebellion and the putting down of slavery — all of this he had
witnessed and to none of this he had been a party in his long, serene
life.

Symbol or an Oi,d Man's Life
To me the California redwood, although not yet expired, is a symbol
of this old man's life. In all probability the California redwood
stands today because it was so far removed from the battleground
of civilization and up to very recent times has not got into the cur-
rent of human activity or in the path of human progress. This expo-
sition discloses that with the other woods it is coming into its own,
and that "own" is in aiiling in the upward progress and civilization
of humanity. That is the real purpose for the existence of every
animate or inanimate thing upon this globe and nothing has fulfilled
its destiny which does not sooner or later minister to the needs of
humanity in either the realm of use or of beauty or of both, and the
tree, both in its natural state and as a manufactured product, does
fulfill its function in both of these fields and consequently has gained
the love and admiration of mankind. It shiiies forth in construction
and in art and is made a subject of poetry of the most emotional
type.

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hit Inn Ik'IiI hi Chlcnuo uo Mny n iinil (I.
>u nnil l« iinrlli-iiliirly vnliiiililc Inimmuch ■» It n-prcwutii
iiinlxT hiinlni-aa The HUk'Kciillonii cunlalned In tlic |in|U'rii
form nn mil line of wlint uiuat niMM-niiiirlly lie done Id onlcr
'iirloiix KUl-Hlltuli'K (if wimhI.

This it does not do of its own accord but through the einleiivorii
of the men that are represented here in thi. gathering; and, there
fore, civilization in paying its tribute to the trw, es|iecially the treo
in its manufactured stale, is paying a tribute to the genius, courage
and resourcefulness of you men who lay that product at the fii'l
of humanity. This effort on your part is not done once and for all
but must be ever continuing and ever seeking new fields.
Must Seek New Kiki.ds

In your endeavors you are forced to stinly conservation ami jire-
servntion and to minimize wastefulness. You are expected not to rob
the soil but to produce from it and leave it in condition to produce
more. You must seek new fields for the use of your material liecauso
it is slowly, steadily and surely being puMlie<l out of certain lines.
Clay products, steel, cement are coming in to perform the duties
once performed solely by timber; but the uses for timber will always
continue and will always appeal to the heart and mind of humanity,
Iwcause wood, of all the materials for art and construction, bccauso
of the grain, because of its unrefractorincss, lends itself to being
shaped by the bond under the direction of brain and heart

When man has been building ami decorating for his own personal
use and pleasure he has used the products of the forest. When he
has been building for the gods he has delved into the mines and dug
into the quarries; but the chilliness and aloofness of the rock has
never made in him the personal appeal that comes through the living,
swaying and ever-changing tree. And, therefore, for domestic pur-
poses it will be a long time before any material will take the place
of wood in the affections of the builder who loves quiet domesticity
ami cares to be surrounded by objects which through their beauty
and responsiveness to his touch appeal directly to his deejiest ami
warmest nature. The architect who designs, the craftsman who car-
ries out and the lover who enjoys the forms to which wood lends
itself thank most deeply and sincerely you men who place this beau-
tiful medium before them and make it possible to dream, to work and
enjoy through its liea'.itiful ami appealing inediniiislii]i.

FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE ASSOCIATION

E. B. Hazen, treasurer and general manager of the Bridal Veil
Lumber Company, Portland, Ore., from the land of large timber and
of corrcs|ion(iiiigly large transactions, had his subject in hand and
presented it in an able manner. He showed that the jirogressive
lumber salesman has a number of things which he must thoroughly
understand, in addition to the art of making a sale when all things
are ready. He spoke as follows:

Before venturing some suggestions as to the part which the asso-
ciation must take in a.ssisting to create better merchandising, I want
to beg your indulgence while digressing for a few moments into a con-
sideration of the necessity for such a move. I want also to discuss
briefly some of the false premises upon which the industry seems to
l>e proceeding.

A new condition has Vieen injected into the situation during the
last few years, through the manufacture and sale of substitute ma-
terials. The producers of these substitutes have adopted modern,
firogressive advertising and merchandising methods. The compe-
tition is no longer that of one wood against another, but rather
wood against substitutes. The aggressive and intensified merchan-
dising methods of the substitute material manufacturers have not
only affected the sales of lumber manufacturers to the lumber dealer,
but have affected the dealer's business as well, because of the hard-
ware and other competitive merchants handling these substitute ma-
terials. The competitive merchant usually owns his own business
and consequently is hard competition for the lumber yard agent who
is often handicapped because of being an employe, especially if
managing one of a line of yards. Consequently we have a serious

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contribution there to the "under consumption" that is fast becom-
ing a menace. So much for the yard trade end of it, as related to
substitutes. Of more far reaching effect is the consumption of sub-
stitutes in railroad cars, street paving, silos, bridges, and even the
steel tie.

We must not fail to recognize, however, that as the country be-
comes settled up, the era of permanent construction supersedes that
of the temporary, and that most of the United States is much more
densely populated than ten years ago. To considerable extent lum-
ber has been reduced from the ranks of a major building material
to that of a subsidiary commodity.

The Pendulum Theoky

Therefore, must we not couceile that the "pendulum theory"
upon which we have all depended for three generations must be
relegated to the shelf? The lumber manufacturer has always be-
lieved that it would swing back — it always had. He need not even
lubricate it. He had always proceeded on the hypothesis that diminu-
tion of the supply of raw material would make him his fortune. Is
there any other industry in existence where the producer whittles
away in a frantic effort to deplete his raw materials so as to enhance
the value of his remaining assets? Do not all other manufacturers
figure on a profit on each unit of production as they go along? So
we have three aggravating phases to face:

1. The inroads of the substitutes.

2. The apathetic lumber dealer.

3. The lack of understanding of the true situation among most
producers.

Before giving consideration to this subject from the standpoint
of the association, let us consider a few facts pertaining to the real
effect of some substitutes and also to the possibilities for holding
wood consumption with properly directed effort. Let us cite also
some of the methods and accomplishments of producers in other
lines of trade.

Steel and cement are the principal competitors of wood up to
date. Out of 60,000 cars constructed 2,000 were of wood as per
report recently made before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Carnegie Steel Company says that the steel tie is being used in
increasing numbers under certain conditions; that in scrap it yields
about half the first cost.

In twelve months 95,000,000 barrels of cement were produced in
this country. Reduced to board measure equivalent this quantity
would displace 20,000,000,000 feet of lumber. Conceding that 75 per
cent was consumed where the u.se of wood is inadvisable, still could
wood have held the balance the consumption of lumber would have
increased 12% per cent. The cement consumption reduced to board
measure (figured on the usual method of mixing cement) would have
made a walk 1 inch thick, 6 feet wide, 620,000 miles long, or twenty-
five times the circumference of the earth at the equator. It was
the equivalent of half the lumber cut of the United States. The
population of this country increased 21 per cent in ten years and
the increase of lumber' consumption was 14 per cent; consequently
the per capita lumber consumption decreased. Cement consumption
increased 220 per cent in ten years.

An interesting matter in connection with this question is the
large item of freight included in the cost of lumber to the consumer.
If out of every dollar 's worth of lumber the consumer pays from
40 to 80 cents freight it is apparent that the use value is lower than
most substitute materials in most sections of the country. If cement
and steel upon actual tests prove inferior based upon first costs,
maintenance and adaptability to repair or alteration, then wood must
win the supremacy, otherwise wood must recede to its place among
subsidiary materials.

There have been many instances in other lines of merchandise where
new channels had to be opened up, and where commodities had to
give way to new and progressive achievements.
Diversion of Pkofits

A highly intensified and up-to-date organization of statisticians and
investigators has been essential in determining where to divert
products. The Standard Oil Company knows very closely the per
capita consumption of kerosene, and has had to face a continual

On the other hand, it has had to keep pace
reasiug demand for gasoline. The National

curtailment of its i

with the constantly

Fire Proofing Company was obliged to delve into the fine residence,

dry kiUi, and silo construction as an outlet for a product designed

originally as a covering only for steel members in large buildings.

There are over 7,000,000 farms in this country and only 350,000
silos.

One thousand feet of lundjer more consumption to each farm per
annum would give an outlet for 7,000,000,000 feet and 1,000 feet is
not any quantity of lumber to be absorbed around a farm in a year's
time.

The Paint Manufacturers' Association is a good example of the
accomplishments possible through a trained corps of men continu-
ally following up prospects. A California lumberman stated recently
while discussing the subject of intensified selling, that he had pur-
chased a country hotel and within two weeks personal representatives
of two leading paint makers had called upon him endeavoring to
induce him to paint the structure. There are many avenues open to
effort of this kind.

Turning to another phase of the question.
A 3-RiNG Game

Is it not true that the name "manufacturer" as applied to an
operator in our industry is misapplied? He is little more than the
harvester of Nature's crop. He did not even sow it, so he is not
in the farmer class. The manufacturer of most commodities plays a
3 -ring game:

1. He conceives his product.

2. He manufactures it.

3. He merchandises it.

We must awaken. We must find ourselves. We must sell our
lumber. It was formerly bought from us. Now we must sell it,
just as any other producer sells his product.

Now' to the merchandising from the viewpoint of the association.
We have three associated efforts:

1. The National association.

2. The ' ' Producing Zone ' ' association.

3. The selling association.

There is a clearly defined field of operation for each. All are
essential, none is superfluous. There is some talk about the concerted
effort on the part of substitutes against wood. In my judgment it
appears to be concerted because each substitute is waging its own
individual campaign, and the cumulative effect appears concerted.
In lumber, however, there is an opportunity for concerted action
through the National, in addition to the cumulative effect, which
will be forthcoming through the ' ' Zone ' ' association activities.

Mr. Crosby 's illustration of the lumber consumption being anal-
ogous to a "pie" is most apt. The consumption of various woods
are ' ' cuts ' ' from the pie varying in size according to the accom-
plishments in the marketing of each, and the whole pie (the total
consumption) can grow at the same time without disturbing the
relation. The larger the pie the larger the cut in proportion repre-
senting the individual wood consumption, provided the individual
wood expands itself in the same proportion.

Both the National and the Zone associations have important func-
tions, besides the part they can play in merchandising, and it would
seem best that their exploitation departments should be separate
departments.

Taking up each association in order:

The National

1. We must carry on a publicity campaign in an effort to over-
come the prejudice against the lumber industry. There is a popular
misconceived feeliug against the entire industry from stump to
retailer. An abatement in this persistent, antagonistic attitude must
be eft'ected. Stumpage owners who are not manufacturers are vitally
interested and should be contributors to the work of the National.

2. An extensive advertising campaign in publications should be
inaugurated and pursued with vigor in an effort to reinstate the
former "love" for wood in the public mind. Such appeals to the
public, if made frequently, as appeared in last Sunday 's Chicago
papers advertising this wonderful Forest Products Exposition, can

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uot fail to rojuvennto the oUl-timo fnavination for the nrtii^lic iiikI
beautiful homo buiMini; of wmul. It must be kept up roiitiiuiouitl.v
ju»t a» the fruit jKjopIo nr«> ap|Hitlinf; to tin* public tliroUKli tin- i>ori-
udicalM, ciiiienvoriiii; to wtimulnto fruit consumption. Furtlifrmoro,
■liii ox|H)sition must bo continuoil, ouch year liottor than the pre-

■ linK one.

;>. Wc must advertise to ourselves. The National must keep up
a bombardment amonj; lunibor manufacturers with the end iu view
to awaken them to the necessity of modem morchamlisinR and pub-
'•■•ity work. I do not know but that this effort should have been nien-

•aed first, as for a few years, at least, it is of first importance.

i. A research de|>artmcDt, with a corps of field men headcil by a
:iu who is a real economist, should be oiwned up. A few of its
: iiictious should lie as follows:

la) A chart should 1)0 issued at intervals indicntiu); increases
and decreases in consumption, indicating where this occurs and to
what substitutes it is tending. It should show data regarding the
effect on lumber consumption, due to shifting population from one
section to another, as, for instance, the heavy migration of farmers
from the Middle West and Northwest into Canada. It could supply
accurate crop data. It could even extend its work to furnishing
market reports on all woods in each principal market. We can read
them daily on all other commodities. Why not on lumber! This
industry can not navigate and avoid the reefs without a chart.

(b) This department should make a thorough investigation of
methods of distribution of our product, just such as has been made
recently for the textile and automobile industries. Such an investi-
gation would result in a report which would astonish all of us. I
had the pleasure of perusing a digest of the textile industry report
(the complete one consisted of four volumes, each the size of Web-
ster's Unabridged Dictionary) and the information it contained was
a revelation. It was not compiled by a textile man, but by one who
knew nothing of the industry, who had no preconceived opinions. He
was unbiased: he was an economist in industrial research. He was
able to offer valuable advice after fourteen months' work to those
interested in the textile industry. We may be overlooking many
channels of outlet which are important. Here is a quotation from
an advertisement appearing as part of a full-page department store
:id in one of our large city newspapers:

How about that new shelf your wife wants you to put up In the linen

■ •set. the pantry, the closet or whore not? You would build it tomor-
r vv if you only had the board, wouldn't you? Honestly, Isn't that the
.lilbl you are putting up to your wife? .\nd It's hard to solve, too. You
can't get the two 12-inch boards, 5 feet 2 inches, that arc necessary to
do the work without going to the mlil yourself and carrying them home
on your bacis or paying a messenger boy "two bits" up, or buying a load
of wood, or some such expedient as that.

That is about the problem that hundreds of householders hereabouts
are compelled to face every time they want to do a little carpentry.
They can't gel the boards — hammer, nails, saw, square — can get them
almost anywhere, but boards — why It costs more to get them than the
Job Is worth. But no more — because for the convenience of Mr. Handy-
man and his wife and for the boy who "lilies to make things" this store
Is going to carry lumber — right np on the third floor, where you can
buy your hammer, nails, saw, square, your chicken wire, .vour books,
etc., iiou can bun I/our boariia. Whatever your needs In household lum-
ber we can supply them. This service is for your convenience.

Now, gentlemen, here apparently is a lucrative field for short
lumber consumption. I believe that an investigation would ]>oint
out many such.

(c) This research department should have men in the field lec-
turing at farmers' institutes on the merits of the wooden silo —
working with the city officials in the interest of wood block pave-
ments; on the proposition of mill construction as against so-called
fireproof construction in public and other buildings. I have just
received a clipping from a Portland (Ore.) paper, with a full column
write-up, headed "Fireproofed Wood Challenges Steel." The city
commissioners there next week together with the school board and
a committee of lumber manufacturers will witness the setting of fire
to a building of wood especially constructed. The heavy mill con-
struction is to be fireproofed with a layer one inch thick of a mix-
ture of asbestos and cement. Both asbestos and wood are non-

I'onductorH of ho^t and not subject to oxpanaion and iihrinkago a»
is xlotd. Four times the ordinary amount of furniture is to Im- placed
in this one-room building to domonstrnto that it can bo burnnl
without ilostroying the building. If the tost proves sucponsful the
cummiltoo now at work on the rovinion of the building rode hnvo
promised to incorporate in the new code the necessary jirovisions to
niaku pusttiblo the erection of buihlings for county and city under
this method. The lumbermen's committee demonstrated that this
class of building could bo const ructeil for 7 to S centa a cubic foot,
as against the cost umler present roquirements of 13 to I'Vd cents
a cubic foot. Class "A" school buildings now costing $8,000 a
room in Portland could be built for $2,S00 a room and be a more
safe construction. Why is not this the work of the Natlon.il every-
where i

(d) The power of suggestion couM be worked in reading matter,
aiivertising, distribution of literature to definite good effei-t.

It is far easier to get a man to repair an old house than to build
a new one. There are thousands of homes that would l>e remodeled
annually if the matter was urged by steady and intelligent fiersonal
solicitation, backed by suggestion.

Take the agricultural implements that are now permitted to remain
in the corner of the field after the seasonal use. They aggregate
thousands in number. They should be housed with profit to the
owner and to the lumber industry. Suggestion will accomplish it.

(e) The lumber and allied interests of the United States should
inaugurate a national manual training movement in the grammar
grades of the public schools. Just stop and think of the ultimate
effect — a nation of wood users could be developed in ten years if
the millions of boys and girls could use a hammer and saw with
reasonable dexterity. The time to instill this instinct into the child
is between the ages of six and twelve, not after entering the high
school. A general campaign of this kind might also have its effect
on the "back to the soil" movement.

The Zone Associ.\tion

The association composed of manufacturers of one district usually
producing one wood principally, must work toward the end of secur-
ing as large a cut as possible of this "National" pie. Provided
it works along in the channels where its wood is most adajitalde, it
can, in many lines of endeavor, supplement the very work of the
National without the results being anything but of benefit to both.
There is bound to be some conflict of statements between associations
in pushing their respective goods, some overlapping, but a studieil
effort to avoid this will reduce it to a minimum. If the general
effect is increased lumber consumption the desired result is obtained.

The "Zone" association can broaden its markets in three prin-
cipal ways:

1. By a campaign to the consumer, the purchasing agent, architect
and contractor, through advertising and supplemented by dissemina-
tion of literature.

2. By a campaign through the lumber press to engage tlic co-
operation of the dealer by furnishing him "copy," cuts, etc

.'5. By sending personal representatives into the field to work
among architects, dealers, home building companies, etc. If frame
constructed residences are the first appearing in a newly plotted
adilition in the suburbs of any city they are apt to have a far reach-
ing effect upon the type of houses covering the entire section. If
a stucco or brick house first appears many others follow. The field
men should have literature, samples, and be competent to give the-
facts relative to their lumber from all angles. All other ]>roducts
are exploited through the dealer by giving him the personal co-
operation of a representative of the manufacturer. The lumber yard'
has developed into a builders' Supply depot, where the percentage
of substitutes for lumber sold runs from .35 to 60 per cent. The-
dealer is developing all the tirtie into a better merchant. The mail'
order house, the hardware competitor selling substitutes, the junction
jioint yard are all forcing him into more vitalized selling. He is:
getting assistance from all producers of goods he handles except
from the lumber producer. The representative of the "Zone" as-
sociation can cooperate with him to certain benefit.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Selling Association

It would seem that the lumber producer must get directly back of
the distribution of his product more actively. The retailer only
reaches a part of the possible consumption and he is not a dealer
any more in lumber, principally. The producer must get into the
field with better schooled salesmen. They must be more than order-
takers. They must work all possible channels not reached by the
retail dealer. If the individual producer has not sufficient output to
enable him to put skilled men — energized salesmen — in the field, he
must associate himself with other producers so that they can do
this cooperatively.

Then, the lumber producer must go further. He must get back
of manufacturers of products which use wood. Wood block pave-
ment will never get its just desserts until lumber producers organize
their own paving companies and lay the pavement. Wood silos will
have to be pushed by the lumber manufacturer; probably it can be
done through the retail yard, but never without the cooperation of
the lumber manufacturer.

To sum up: Lumber was formerly bought. Now it must be sold.

Are we to continue to attend our Zone and our National meet-
ings, admitting to ourselves and to each other that these ills exist
and that remedies advocated should be put into use, and then upon
adjournment repair to our respective wood lots to continue our battle
with the cost sheet? We must hasten home to find whether or not
that oils and grease account has advanced a fraction of a cent
during our absence. We will scan the cost sheet and begrudgingly
observe the few pennies a thousand charged to association dues,
while our sales departments are thinking and acting in no less than
25- and 50-cent denominations. If 5 cents a thousand more were
secured on the lumber cut of this country a fund could be available
of $2,000,000. Why not add 5 cents a thousand to the amount
realized for our product, turn it over to our associations, and cease
considering association dues an item of expense? Here, gentlemen,
I wish to leave this tangible suggestion, which is the first move
necessary before any further progress can be made to accomplish
the ends desired, as voiced by all the papers and also the various
discussions that this program contemplates, namely, "Better
Merchandising."

^:!roK««o:imiJiOTa^TOTO:>:i*iJi^^

•^ Crushing Strength of Wood -^

It is a matter of common knowledge that woods vary greatly in
strength, but just how great the differences are is not so generally
known. If a person well acquainted with both cypress and black
willow were asked how much stronger one is than the other he would
probably be at a loss for an answer.

Before such a question can be intelligently answered by anyone
it must be expressly understood what kind of strength is meant, and
what is to be the test to determine it. Wood offers resistance in
several ways. A horizontal beam may be supported at its ends and
weights piled on its middle until it breaks. That is called the break-
ing strength ; but the length of the span between the supports, and
the shape and size of the beam must be known before figures of
strength will have any meaning.

There is the strength which a pillar or post exhibits when it stands
perpendicularly and sustains a load placed on top. Again the length
and size of the timber must be given. A piece of wood may be
broken by a lengthwise pull, as sometimes happens when a long
sucker rod in an oil well parts under the stress of a vertical puU.
The strongest woods, in this test, are nearly or quite as strong as
iron, weight for weight.

Woods may be subjected to a twist until they break. Numerous
and elaborate tests have been made to determine all of these 'points,
and engineers have tables and charts which show the respective values
of most of the timbers in xise.

There is another test, and one of great importance, which deter-
mines the wood's crushing strength. Here the pressure is applied
on the side of the stick, as when a rail presses on a crosstie. This
pressure is said to be "perpendicular to the grain." The accom-
panying table gives the strength of the various woods on that basis.
It shows how much load they will carry per square inch of surface
before the fibers will be crushed.

The actual figures are stated in per cent of white oak's strength.
This wood is properly taken as a standard for all hardwoods. Every-
body knows white oak, and its characteristics and properties are
better understood than those of any other single wood, so that when
any other is compared with white oak a pretty accurate idea is at
once conveyed.

White oak requires a pressure of 853 pounds per square inch to
crush the fibers. For example, if a rail presses harder than 853
pounds per square inch that rests on a tie the rail will crush the
wood.

The strongest wood on the list of fifty-one is Osage orange, which
will sustain a load of 2,260 pounds per square inch. The weakest
is black willow, which will crush under 193 pounds. The former is
nearly twelve times as strong as the latter.

Osage orange

Honey locust

Black locust

Post oak

Pignut hickory

Water hickory

Shagbark hickory

Mockernut hickory. .
Big shellbark bickory. .

Bitternut bickory

Nutmeg Hickory. .....

Yellow oak

White oak

Bur oak

Wbite ash

Ked oak

Sugar maple

Rock elm

Beecb

Slippery elm

Redwood

Bald cypress

Red maple

Hackberry

Hemlock

265.0

133.9

127.5
123.5
11S.6
116.0
115.7
110.0
100.5
100.0
08.0

91.2

Longleaf pine. . . .

Tamarack

Silver maple

Yellow birch

Tupelo

Black cherry. . . .

Sycamore

Douglas flr

Cucumber tree. . . ,
Sbortleaf pine. . . .

Red pine

Sugar pine

Wbite elm

Western yellow pii

Lodgepole pine

Red spruce

Wbite pine

Engelman spruce. .

Arborvitss

Largetootb aspen.

Wbite spruce

Butternut

Buckeye (yellow) .

Basswood

Black willow

57.6
56.3
53.5
53.2

34.0
33.8
31.5

30.3

Carrier's Right to Discontinue Switch Privileges

A railway company was not warranted in terminating an ar-
rangement whereby freight of a lumber company was received
and delivered on a private switch track adjacent to its mill, al-
though the lumber company disputed liability for certain demur-
rage charges; the latter company being solvent and responsible
for any claim that the railway company might establish by suit
on account of such claim. If the railway company knew that the
lumber company would not accept delivery of a carload of logs on
a certain track, and the lumber company was entitled to delivery
at another point, demurrage charges could not be based on delivery
on that track. To prevent discontinuance of the switch service,
the lumber company was entitled to maintain a suit to enjoin such
discontinuance. Sales of logs, by the railway company, under an
unfounded claim for demurrage charges constituted a conversion
of the logs, rendering that company liable to the lumber company
for the value of the logs.

£zr!3

<X'iriZ3sawKyKy.z.'.^

^pl An Up-to-Date Veneer Plant kSS

Kiio (if till' best and most iiioilerii vciK-or iiiaiiiifactiiring jilaiits in
flu- loiintry is that of Nickcy Bros. & Bass of Mi-ni|)liis, Tciin., whicli
was ret'iMitly put in o|>oratioii. Walt G. Bass, a vpneer maiiufacturor
of wide experieiiee, is iu active charge of the business. The mill
was largely his own design, and the credit for its up-todatc features
rests largely with him.

Nickey Brothers have been prominent in the manufacture of hard-
wood lumber at Memphis for many years, and the new veneer mill
is being operated in connection with a lumber manufacturing propo-
sition. Xickey Bros. & Bass arc, therefore, in a position to supply
tlie wants of the consumer for hardwoods in any thickness, from
standaril lumber thicknesses down to the thinnest of veneers.

The new plant is manufacturing both sawed and sliced stock, having
installed a 16-foot sheer and four veneer saws, all of this equipment
being of the manufacture of the Capital Machine Company. The
size of the slicer is unusual, and indicates that the company is able
to take care of or<lers that would prove troublesome to the concern
whose ei|uipment was not so large as that indicated.

One of the most interesting features connected with the plant is
the fact that it is entirely fireproof. This is unusual enough to
warrant emphasis, and it is also worth noting that while the cost of
the building was somewhat greater than if ordinary mill construction
standards had prevailed, the increased expenditure will prove a good
investment, inasmuch as the company has been assured that it has a
fireproof risk, and consequently has indicated that it will carry no

nre

The company carries no stock in the mill building, each day 's cu
being moved through the dryer to the warehouse, so that there is lit
erally nothing to bum. If a fire comes along it will have so little t(
feed on, as far as the veneer mill is concerned, that the loss will h
inconsequential. Thus the plan of the company, to save fire insur
ance premiums by not insuring the mill building, seems to be logical

Reinforced concrete and steel have been used in the constnntion of
the |ilant. The foundations and lloors arc of reinforced concrete, the
foundations for the machines being especially heavily reinforced at
the corners, though the walls of the foundations are sufficiently thick
to enable solid concrete masonry to serve the purpose. Absolute
absence of vibration and consequent accuracy in sawing and cutting
is assured by the concrete floors and foundations.

The walls are 8upi)orted by structural steel beams, while the roof
trusses are also steel. The walls proper are made of concrete, held
on with Highrib reinforcing. The roof is of the same material,
with the exception that the saw-tooth plan has been used to secure
a maximum of light. The glass is wired and factory ribbed, furnish-
ing additional light and protection against fire.

The matter of light in a manufacturing plant is an important prop-
osition, but unfortunately little attention is paid tn it in the average
plant. The result is that the work is not so well done as it would
be if there were an abundance of natural light, and the concern is
put to the expense of furnishing more artificial light than would be
needed under better conditions. It is also well known that accidents
happen in many cases because of poor lighting. The Nickey Bros.
& Bass plant is beyond criticism in this connection.

The dryer is likewise a concrete structure, the type being practically
the same as the mill building itself. The Philadelphia Textile Ma-
chinery Company installed the dryer. Great care has been given to
the construction of the building containing this equipment. An
auxiliary engine furnishes power for the operation of the drying
apparatus and drives the generator for lighting the plant.

The use of electricity in the mill is an interesting feature of its
design and operation. The Allis-Chalmers Company provided the
generator ami motors, while the two boilers and two engines which
were installed because of the additional power requirements of the
veneer mill were put in by Chandler & Taylor Co., of Indianapolis.

THi: CUMPANVS ll.nril III

HARDWOOD RECORD

_29

The four veneer saws and the slicer are individually motor driven,
the use of electric current not only enabling the power consumption,
which is relatively unimportant in this connection, to be limited to
the amount actually needed, but also getting rid of line shafting for
the transmission of power. The presence of shafting and belts, which
are required where mechanical power is used, is known to be a con-
stant source of danger, as well as being inconvenient and unhandy,
and the use of electricity gives the mill a clean, roomy appearance
which is decidedly pleasing to those who are accustomed to move
about equipment which is operated with belts off overhead shafting.

Another important feature of the equipment is the fan system, a
44% -inch fan of the Buffalo Forge Company having been installed.
The collection of dust is handled perfectly, and the size of the fan
was purposely made large so that there would be no trouble on this

score. The pipes which carry off the dust are amply large, so that
there is no danger of their being stopped up by an accumulation of
dust resulting from insufficient power to carry it away.

The ware room is 48 by 120 feet, with both long sides entirely of
Fenestra steel sash, making the building as light as outside.

Mr. Bass, the active manager of the entire plant of Nickey Bros.
& Bass, has had wide experience in the business, and is expected to
make a marked success of this mill. He has incorporated many new
ideas into its design and construction, and may be said to have a
plant which is a model in many respects. The concern will confine
itself principally to the manufacture of a quartered oak veneer and
figured red gum veneers, and its location at a point such as Memphis,
where the supply of oak and gum suitable for flitches is extremely
large, assures the success of the new mill.

\^CTOitW?^VJ-^OT)iTOTOWi'^^

The searcher for substitutes has thus far failed in his quest for
something to take the place of wood in the manufacture of shuttles.
The search has been wide and thorough, but it has not yet resulted
in anything except failure. Steel has naturally been one of the first
suggestions, and it has been given many trials in textile mills.

The shuttle is used in weaving. It is a very old tool and has not
undergone any great change since time immemorial. It has always
been made of wood. Sometimes it has been simply a stick with
thread wound around it. This has been its simplest form, and in that
form it was used in Egypt at the dawn of history, and it is stUl
in use among savages who make cloth of bark and other crude fibers.

The hollow shuttle with a ' ' quill " or " bobbin ' ' inside, turning on
a spindle, was the first improvement upon the simple stick ; and it
may be said that it is the final improvement, because this is the form
in use today, with various modifications.

There are many sizes, but a common form in use by textile mills
is shaped from a block about seventeen inches long and somewhat more
than two inches square. This billet is called a shuttle block, and
from it the shuttle is cut, all in one piece, except certain accessories.
It is shaped much like an old-time dugout canoe.

When weaving is done on hand looms, the shuttles are thrown to
and fro by hand. Formerly all weaving was done in that manner,
and the shuttle was made of nearly any hard, smooth wood ; and a
good one lasted years in constant use. Power looms did not bring
any radical change in the shape of shuttles, but new conditions had to
be met. The shuttle is thrown back and forth by machinery. Its
motion is very rapid. It is driven by smart blows at each end of its
journey. These blows try the lasting qualities of the shuttles. Every
motion is quick. The movement is reversed almost instantly.

Though many kinds of wood were satisfactory for shuttles in
hand looms, that is far from being the case with power looms. A
poor wood flies into splinters under the impact of blows. Some
woods ' ' feather -up ' '^that is, they become rough under the influence
of friction, and are useless. Some wear too rapidly, and after an
hour or two of use nmst be thrown away. The use of shuttle woods
is t>.erefore limited to those which will stand up under the severe
strains to which they are subjected.

The best wood for this use, as far as is known, is the Turkish box-
wood. It has the necessary strength and wearing qualities. Up to
about thirty years ago boxwood was a common shuttle material, but
it then became too high in price, and dropped out of use.

Attempts were many times made to substitute steel and other metals
for shuttles. Theoretically, steel ought to be satisfactory, but in
practice it has not been found so. The shuttle must not go beyond
a certain weight, because it becomes unmanageable. If of steel and
made of sufficient lightness, the shell is so thin that it buckles under
the impact of blows. The result is that metal cannot stand as much
as wood in the trying use to which the common shuttle is subjected.

The search for shuttle wood has been wider than any one continent.
The forests of the world contain many hard, tough woods, and it
might be supposed that suitable kinds could be found in many regions,

but experience has not shown that such is the case. Hundreds of kinds
have been given trials, only to be rejected for one reason or another.
One may be too light, another too heavy ; probably no one is too hard,
but many are too soft; some do not wear smooth; others split;
splinters rise on some. So many things may go wrong that one by
one the promising woods have been tried and found wanting.

The United States is fortunate in possessing two satisfactory
shuttle woods. They have the wearing qualities and they are not
too expensive. They are dogwood and persimmon. Sapwood only
is desired, but fortunately, these two trees are largely sapwood.

Complete statistics of shuttle wood in the United States have
never been brought together; but figures are available for certain
states. It is believed that one-half of the cut in the United States
comes from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, though
if complete figures were available it might be found that Georgia,
Florida and Tennessee should be added in order to cover the bulk
of the shuttle material furnished ty forests.

Dogwood trunks are small and short, seldom exceeding eight
inches in diameter and five feet long. Persimmon is larger. Appar-
ently about three cords of dogwood are used to one of persimmon.
The following table gives the annual cut of rough stock in the
principal states in feet, board measure:

State

Dog-
wood
616,400

Val. per

18.75
21.97

Persimmon

150',000
1,550,000

Val. per
Mfeet
$14.00

North Carolina . . .
South Carolina . . .

::: AT.

20.00
18.06

Total 4,266,400 1,715,000

Shuttle wood is always measured by the cord when bought and
sold in the rough; and in the foregoing table reduction to feet was
made on the basis of 600 board feet to the cord.

Persimmon may be lumbered in the usual way, but dogwood is too
small. The bolts are usually shipped rough, and the blocks pass
through several hands before they reach the stage of the finished
shuttle. The work may or may not all be done in one factory. The
cost given in the accompanying table is based on the rough bolts
when they arrive at the factory where they are worked into blanks
for shuttles. The wood which actually appears in the finished shuttle
costs very much more. Probably four-fifths of the origiaal bolt
disappears as waste in process of manufacturing the shuttle.

The cutting of dogwood shuttle bolts is not a regular business.
Few people follow that as an occupation for dogwood growth is scat-
tered, and no large quantity can be cut in one place. In the southern
states, where practically the whole supply is obtained, the cutting
is carried on chiefly by negroes who find s. few trees here and there
about the country. They are cut and brought to town at the next
trip and are there bartered for groceries or other merchandise. The
keeper of the store usually gets a carload of bolts together and then
ships them to some wholesale dealer in such products, who, in turn,
sells them to factories.

It is seldom that as much as one-fourth of a cord of dogwood
suitable for shuttles is found growing on an acre.

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Utilization of Basswood

\ltluiiij;li liiissWd.i.l 1- 1:..! ..• r III.- iiinst iin|iiirliiiil liiir.lu..

tcriug iiitu our IuiiiUt truilo in |Kjiiit uf aiiiiuiil cut, it ih ilfiiiiiii<it-il in
M> ninny itifrorfiit lines of utiliuition tli:it it is ({cnernlly reconnizctl
nit inili!i|H'n!<nl>le for a great variety of uses. Wliito jiino is usually
acropto)! as the most UKoful all nrounil i-onifor. In the same way, it
is rlaimril by many that basswooil is tlu> most useful all around
hanlwooil. Hardwoods as a rla:-s are tievotcd largely to specialized
lines of utilization and basswood perliaps reaches as many of thet<o
lines as any other.

The reason for this is that the wood seasons with very little dif-
ficulty and when once dry it seldom warps or shrinks or twists. In
these respects it resembles white jiine very closely. Then, too, it is
soft, straight, light, and easily workable. It consequently tinds its
way into a great variety of uses that were formerly occupied by
white pine, as well as in its great special uses such as woodenwarc,
trunk stock, excelsior, cigar boxes, interior finish, novelty stock and
veneor backing.

Although there are five separate species of basswood recognized by
Sargent in this country, the largest part of the lumber comes from
one species (Tilia amcricana). All of these species occur in the
eastern half of the United States. There are about twenty varieties
of basswood scattered over the northern hemisphere but the principal
American species is the most important one in the fanuly from the
viewpoint of economic utility. This species grows over a good por-
tion of the East, from northern Neiv Brunswick to Lake Winnipeg
in Canada and south along the Appalachian chain of mountains to
Georgia and Alabama. It also occurs west along the so-called fringe
forest of the prairies down through Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma
to Texas. It seldom forms a good portion of the stand such as is
common with the oaks, yellow poplar and red gum. It is usually found
as a scattering tree on moist soils.

The recently published figures of the Census Bureau show that
during the year 1912, 298,000,000 board feet of basswood were cut.
Of the total cut of hardwoods amounting to about 8,000,000 feet, the
following hardwoods were cut in larger amounts: Oak, maple, red
gum, yellow poplar, chestnut, beech and birch, given in order. It is
therefore eighth in the list of hardwoods. Most of the basswood is
cut in the northern portion of its range. Wisconsin is the center
of production. This state together with Michigan, Wert Virginia,
and New York produced about one-half of the total amount. The cut
of the principal basswood states is shown as follows:

Wl.sconsin 79,000,000

Michigan 54,000,000

West Virginia 33,000,000

New York 29,000,000

Ohio 15,000,000

Minnesota 14,000,000

Tennessee 10,000,000

Altogether twenty-one states produced over 1,000,000 board feet
each. About eight other states were represented in a small way
in the cut.

Basswood is found growing up to 130 feet in height and four feet
in diameter but it seldom reaches over eighty feet in height and thirty-
five inches in diameter. Over-mature trees are very apt to be heart
rotten and otherwise defective, but as a rule in tlie prime of life it
cuts very sound in our virgin forests.

It is one of the lightest and softest hardwoods, having a specific
gravity of .45. The dry weight of a thousand board feet is usually
calculated at 2,400 pounds. The wood is diflfuse-porous, and very
tough and strong for its weight. It is not durable so that it is largely
used where it will not be subject to decay. It takes paint, oils and
other finishing materials to splendid advantage and its soft, even
texture makes it especially esteemed for pyrography and wood carving.
Although the average selling price of basswood is about $21 per
thousand, wholesale, at the mill, according to the government figures,
it certainly deserves a much better price and in the future it is
estimated that the price will materially advance. This may be shown
by the fact that the average stumpage values for basswood jumped

: !■. r tlii.iiMiii.i 111 !:• l :•,.:' jir lliuu-aiid in lHn:. Id

till- mime jicriud the uvvrugu uhuierule prices of lumber rum- from
$12.84 to $20.0:1. Of course in the recent general depresNion in busi-
ness conditions throughout the country these priccii linve not advanced
in projiorlion but everything ]>oints to a clearing up of this situation
particularly in the hnrilwood industry and basswood will be in e«|)e-
cially strong denuinil.

It is interesting to study the amount used and the princijial lines
of utilization for basswood in the various states. It so happens that
the great basswood producing states are very important wood-using
states and in addition there are many industries locat*-d in these states
that naturally use large quantities of this useful wood. The following
list shows the amount of basswood used in several representative
states:

Wisconsin 77,054.000 Ijonrd foot

Michigan .'in,432,O00 l>onr(l feet

.Now York .'■,<!,1(IO,0(PO l«oard feet

Illinois .Vi,iio.".,ooii board feet

Minnesota 2-l,'.'7S,000 hoard feet

Maryland 5,490,000 board feet

Massachusetts 4.100.000 board feet

Connecticut .•!,559,000 board feet

Iowa 3,237,000 l)oard feet

This table is of especial interest to producers of basswood because it
shows just where the relative amounts of their product go. It may be
safely said, however, that basswood is used at least to some extent in
every state in the Union.

In the great producing and using state, Wisconsin, basswood is the
leader of all woods for woodenware, trunks and cigar boxes. Ap-
parently woodenware would seem to be a comparatively unimportant
item. And yet this alone consumes over 25,000,000 board feet of
basswood every year. In the same state, in a long list of woods used,
basswood is second in the following wood-using industries: Agricul-
tural implements, in which nearly 2,000,000 feet of this species are
used annually; bee keepers' supplies, toys and wagons and l>oxes.
Basswood makes an ideal box wood because of its soft, even and
straight grain together with the fact that it docs not readily split and
it holds a nail well.

In Minnesota basswood is the leading wood again for trunks and
woodenware; second for agricultural implements and third for furni-
ture. In New York it is first in the consumption of all woods for
toys, trunks and other small materials; and second for the following:
Pattern stock, dairymen's and poulterers' supplies, laundry appli-
ances, picture frames and mouldings, woodenware and novelties.

Basswood is the best wood for excelsior because of its freedom from
injurious resins, gums or unpleasant odors, its straight, even, soft
grain, and the elasticity and resilience of its fibers even when dry.
Wood wool made from basswood brings excellent prices on the
markets.

For cooperage heading, pail and butter tub stock and special
receptacles basswood is in great demand because of the above men-
tioned qualities. As a veneer core, it has no superior because of its
splendid seasoning qualities. It is largely used in certain sections
for veneer itself and is the only hardwood that can bo successfully
cut by the rotary process without first being softened in hot water.
Basswood veneer is used for trunks on accodiit of its strength and
toughness; for built up stock, mirror and picture backs, fruit and
vegetables baskets, etc.

On one large hardwood operation visited by the writer the
small basswood trees in the woods were felled and cut up into bolts
which were shipped directly to woodenware and pail factories. As a
pattern stock it has considerable use, and is also being introduced
for use as match stock, paper pulp, musical instruments on account
of the resonant qualities of the wood fibers, furniture drawers and
backs, can'ing and cabinet work.

Among other prominent uses of basswood may be mentioned the
following: Shelving, cabinet work, cheese boxes, furniture parts
and especially for chairs, interior finish, sash, doors and blinds, show

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cases, wagon boxes, staves, sporting goods, tubs and churns. Of
course there is in addition a long list of uses to which basswood may-
be put, but the above mentioned ones are the most important.

Strange as it may seem, many of our supposed ' ' Spanish cedar ' '
cigar boxes are made of basswood, nicely stained to give the proper
external appearance. In the end they are just as good and can be
obtained so much more cheaply.

The prices paid for the various lines of utilization naturally differ
very materially. For instance, the average price paid for all the
various grades of basswood used in the different industries in Illinois
was $27.55 per thousaml. In Michigan, near the source of supply

the average price paid at the mill was only $20.79. In Minnesota
the average price was only $15.30, according to the statistics of
that state. On the other hand, in Connecticut the average was
$40.37, but undoubtedly the better class of material used in this
state accounted for this large price.

For the individual uses the prices also vary very much. As an
example of this, in one state the average price reported for cabinets
and ofBee fixtures was $58.49 per thousand, for boxes and crates it
was $23.26, for panels in interior finish, $28.40, for musical instru-
ments, $36.18, for furniture, $22.50, and for trunks, $23.25.

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Where The Hickory Logs Go

A good share of our hickory is being sent abroad in log form, sta-
tistu's furnished by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
at Washington showing that hickory logs to the value of over $300,000
were exported last year. Statistics available from advance sheets of
the "Annual report on commerce and navigation shed a little light on
just wliere these logs go. The manufacturing trade here might be
better off if it could keep these logs at home and instead send the
manufactured products abroad.

The statistics, which cover the fiscal year ending with June, 1913,
show total exports of hickory logs to the amount of 8,293,000 feet,
valued at $309,896. This means a return of a little less than $37.50
per thousand feet of the logs. How much the returns would have
been had these logs been converted into wagon wood, handles or handle
blocks is problematical, but it is easy to understand that it would
have been considerable above this figure.

Most of these hickory logs went to Europe, iu fact, nearly all of
them, the exact distribution being as follows:

EXPORT.S OP HICKORY LOGS, FISC.XL YEAR 1913

Belgium

$' 3,402

England

Scotland

Ireland

Canada

Asia

$141,247

,.

24 465

6,790

Ifnlv

1 850

585

Nethei-l.inds

76,613

269

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228

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Kiissia in Eurone.

,'6309.896

This may be taken as fairly representative of the distribution of
hickory logs right along, though the markets in different sections fluc-
tuate more or less from time to time. For example, last year the
trade was very light in France, being only about one-fifth what it
was the year before. It was also comparatively light in Germany.
Netherlands, on the other hand, used more than twice as much hickory
as it did the previous year. Tlie demand from England runs fairly
steady from year to year and this is really the biggest market. The
United Kingdom uses easily more than half the total of hickory
logs exported.

It is well to consider tvro or three things in connection with the
hickory lumber trade. The first one is that at least forty per cent
of our hickory handle trade is export and the bulk of these handles
go to the same markets as those to which the hickory logs are sent.
The second, and perhaps the most important thing to consider, is
that the world 's supply of hickory is in the United States and is
really confined to a limited territory. The supply is limited enough
so that the trade should be able to get hold of it and control it in
such a manner that instead of exporting so many logs they will
be worked up here and the manufactured product exported instead.
The more nearly finished the manufactured product the better, but
even exports of billets and rough lumber would be better than
hickory log exports. The third matter for consideration is this:
We have a good foreign trade in hickory-manufactured products —
good enough to be an important item to the industry, not only in
handles, but in vehicle stock — and to maintain and look after this
trade requires exporting connections, agencies and representatives on
the other side. In other words, it makes a channel of trade. Why
not then use this same channel, these connections, to enlarge the

trade in hickory-manufactured products to the end that we may
get more out of the hickory itself and also furnish more employ-
ment for those engaged in the industry of manufacturing hickory
into wood stock, handles and other articles of commerce? The logs
bring a certain amount of money to this country in return, but the
manufactured articles would bring considerably more, and since the
only source of raw material supply is in a limited territory in the
United States it ought to be practical and comparatively easy to
get more returns out of it.— J. C. T.

Influence of Source of Seed Upon Forest Growth

Most of tlie timber used came from seed, though some of tlie
second-growth hardwoods developed from sprouts. One of the most
common methods of starting a second crop of trees that do not
sprout readily is to leave a few trees of the desirable species to seed
up the ground. The openings made by the removal of the other
timber are favorable for the growth of seedlings and usually it is
not long before there is a thicket of young trees to take the place
of the old ones, provided, of course, fire has been controlled.

It has been supposed that it did not make much difference what
shape and quality of tree was left so long as it was of the right
species. Naturally a lumberman prefers to leave something that is
not merchantable, and it has been argued that because a tree was
stunted, or misshapen, or diseased, was merely the result of the con-
ditions of growth and that there was no reason why the offspring
from such a parent should not under more favorable conditions
develop into the best of timber.

Some very extensive and exhaustive experiments to settle such
points have been made in Germany and it has been conclusively
demonstrated that seed collected from stunted and suppressed trees
produce plants less resistant to disease than plants grown from seed
collected from the larger and more vigorous specimens; and also
that the individual characteristics of the mother tree may be trans-
mitted through the seed. Thus a tree that has a decidedly spiral
growth is very likely to transmit the character to the seedlings so
that eventually a considerable portion of the stand may be of spiral
growth. Such timber is very undesirable from a lumberman's point
of view and should be discouraged. Consequently in leaving trees
to furnish seed for the next crop or in collecting seeds to plant it
should always be borne in mind that the new crop will depend very
largely upon the source of the seed. Seedlings grown from seed from
crooked, spreading, crippled trees are for the most part of very
poor form, especially if the trees developed on poor soil.

In collecting forest tree seed to plant it is important not to take
it only from well-formed, thrifty trees but also from trees growing in
the right locality. Seed for planting in the valleys should not be
gathered from high mountains, and vice versa. In like manner
southern grown seed should not be used in the North. The best plan
is to choose seed from good trees growing in the same or similar
locality to which they are to be planted.

The farmer has learned the great advantage to be gained by a
careful clioice of seed for his cereal and garden crops, but the same
practice is seldom applied to timber growing.

Pertinent Legal Findings

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LOOOINO BATLBOAO NOT "COMMON CARBIEa"

\ luiiiliT ■•oini>aiiy o|'.'riitin(; :i riiilron.l fur tlic miIo purpose of
..,.-> lUj; its o»vii loKs is not a Lommoii carrier, so as to be bound
to receive frci(tbt or passengerH. (Oregon Supreme Court, Ander-
son vs. Smith-Towers Logging Company, 139 Pacific Reporter, 736.)
BIOHT TO BESCnfD lUMBEB SAIJBS OONTRAOT

Wlion a contract for a sale of Innibcr calls for ilolivcrics in in-
stallments and periodical payments, either party may rescind the
entire contract for default on the part of the other respecting any
installment, except that one cannot complain of a default which
he ha.s himself induced, as where a seller of lumber makes default
in deliveries, and the buyer withholds payments to secure payment
of damages for the seller's breach. (Cnlifornia Supreme Court,
California Sugar i- White Pine Agency vs. Pcnoynr, 139 Pacific
Reporter. 671.)

ENTOBCEMENT OF LIEN CLAIMS IN ILLINOIS

I'nder the Illinois lien law an owner of a building will be
protected against claims of materialmen in making payments to
the contractor on sworn statements as to the amount due the ma-
terialmen although the statements be false, unless the owner
is aware of such falsity. To preserve rights against the owner, the
materialmen must give him independent notice of the amounts
due them. (Illinois Supreme Court, Knickerbocker Ice Company
\?^. Ilalsey Brothers Company. 104 Northeastern Reporter, 665.)
BESPONSIBILITY CONCEBNING INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS

In recently holding that where a railway company receives
carload shipments under a bill of lading calling for delivery at
a point in another state, but under an agreement to the effect that
on their arrival at that place they shall be diverted to points be-
yond on connecting lines of railroad, at through rates computed
from the original place of shipment, the company is liable for
loss arising on such connecting lines, within the meaning of the
Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act which makes
an initial carrier of an interstate shipment responsible for ship-
ments on connecting lines the same as on its own line, the Illinois
Supreme Court recently said, in the case of Gamble-Robinson Com-
mission Company vs. I'nion Pacific Railway Company, 104 North-
eastern Reporter, 666:

This Is substantially what was held In Parker-Bell Lumber Company vs.
Great Northern Hallway Company, 69 Washington 123, 124 Pacific 389,
41 L. K. A. CS. S.) 1064. In that case there was a shipment of shingles
over the Great Northern railroad from Slsco, Wash., to Kankakee, 111.
It made no further agreement or undertaking to deliver them anywhere
else. Upon arrival of the shingles at Kankakee over the Chicago, Indiana
& Southern Itallroad, which was the final connecting road over which
the shipment was made, at the request of the owner of the shingles,
the last nnmed railroad diverted them to Palisades Park, N. J., Issued a
new bin of lading, and forwarded the shingles over a new line of connect-
ing carriers. It was held the liability of the initial carrier ceased with
the delivery of the shingles at Kankakee. We do not understand that
decision to be in confilct with the views we have expressed. In that case
the initial carrier never, orally or by bill of lading, agreed to e«rry the
shingles to any destination other than Kankakee.

LOSS OF INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS

The provision in the Carmack Amendment to the Hepburn Act,
which makes the initial carrier of a through interstate shipment
liable for loss occtirring on connecting lines, does not make a rail-
way company which receives a shipment for delivery at a point
on another line of railroad in another state liable for loss of the
shipment while in the hands of the delivering railway company
as warehouseman, aa distinguished from a carrier. This impor-
tant decision was lately announced by the Kansas Supreme Court
in a case where a shipment, through mistake of the shipper, was
consigned to a point in Pennsylvania when it was intended to
send the shipment to a town of the same name in New York.
On arrival of the car in Pennsylvania, the local freight agent of
the debvering company mailed notice to the consignee at that
address, and later reported the shipment as unclaimed. On the
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tilth d;.\ alter the i ar arn'veil, it uud its euiiteiits were destroyed
by fire, and the slii]>per sued the initial carrier, relying upon the
act of Congress above mentioned. But, the Kansas Supreme Court
decided that the Carmack Amendment must be interpreted as be-
ing restricted to cases where freight is lost or injured while stilt
in the custody of a railway uompany as carrier. It is fairly infer-
able from the decision that, if the loss had occurred before tbo
consignee hnil had reasonable opportunity to remove the freight
after notice of its arrival had been mailed, the initial carrier
woulil have been liable. But it is held that, uniler well cstab-
lishcil principles of law, the delivering railway company must bo
deemed to have ceased to be a carrier ond to have become a
warehouseman after lapse of a rcosonablc time for removal of
the shipment, and as such not to be liable for loss not resulting
from iicfrligenee attril iitable to it.

AMOUNT BECOVEBABLE FOE INJUBY

.*l,iKI(i is not e.\ccssive recovery for iiii)iairrnent of an employe's
eyesight in an accident attributable to negligence for which his
employer is responsible. (Kentucky Court of Appeals, Stearns
Coal & Lumber Company vs. Tuggle, 164 ."^(luthwostern Reporter
74.)

INJUBY TO ADJOININO PEOPEETY

An owner of a sawmill is liable for injury to adjoining prop-
erty caused by partly burned sawdust transferred into cinders
or charcoal being blown upon such property, to the discomfort
and annoyance of the owner. (South Carolina Supreme Court,
White vs. Halscy Lumber Company, 81 Southeastern Reporter 11.)

BESPONSIBILITY CONCERNING MACHINERY

A lumber manufacturer is liable for death of a lathing machine
operator caused by a piece of lumber being hurled back by a saw,
if the machine had been permitted for some time to remain in a
defective condition which could have been readily remedied with-
out impairing the efficiency of the machine. (North Carolina
Supreme Court, Arnsley vs. John L. Roper Lumber Company, 81
Southeastern Reporter 4.)

CONCLUSIVENESS OF OFFICIAL SCALE

When timber cut under a contract is scaled by a certain scaler,
his scale is conclusive against both parties to the contract, in the
absence of fraud or mistake. (Michigan .Supreme Court, Brooks
vs. Bellows, 146 Northwestern 311.)

SELLER'S LIEN INFEBIOB TO CHATTEL MORTGAGE

The lien of a seller of sawmill machinery to ?ceure payment
of the purchase price is inferior to a mortgage previously given in
good faith by the purchaser covering all machinery in the mill,
including all which might be subsequently installed. (Michigan
Supreme Court, Presque Isle Sash & Door Company vs. Reichel,
146 Northwestern Reporter 231.)

WHAT CONSTITUTES HAZABDOUS EMPLOYMENT

In a suit for injury to a minor while working at a double-end
tenoner, the jury were warranted in finding that he was engaged
in a "hazardous employment," within the meaning of a law
prohibiting the employing of boys under eighteen years old in
such employment, where it appeared that he was required to stand
in a space about three feet wide between revolving belts. (Mich-
igan Supreme Court, Radic vs. Thomas Jackson & Co., 146 North-
western Reporter 136.)

ITEMS OF DAMAGE FOE BEEACH OF CONTEACT

In awarding damages to a lumber company arising from de-
ficiency in the quality of building material bought by it for deliv-
ery direct to a third person, it was proper to include an amount
covering the company's expense in adjusting the claim of its
customer on account of the defective quality. (Connecticut Su-
preme Court of Errors, Coast Central Milling Company vs. Russell
Lumber Company, SO Atlantic Reporter, 898.)

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The Exposition at New York

The Forest Products Expo-
sition moved from Chicago to
New York with the advantage
of ten days of valuable ex-
perience in staging the show
and presenting it to the peo-
ple. That was worth a good
deal.

The exhibits were not
wholly the same in New York
as in Chicago. There were
some additions and subtrac-
tions. New York has aii evHii
dozen exhibits which were not
shown in Chicago, but to offset
these there were some which
were seen in Chicago only. It
is claimed that the additions
have more than made good
the deficiency caused by those
which did not go East for the
second show.

New York is a lumber cen-
ter quite different from Chi-
cago ; it is more in need of an
exposition. Wood has not
held its place there as it has f,,.,^.p pr v , ■
in the western city. Ordi-
nances have ruled it out of

a number of places which it once held, and which
hold, and the times and the occasion are opportur
of wood which will remove the unfounded and
dice which architects and owners in Ne
as a finishing material.

Convincing Argument

The displays of interior finish made by the hemlock and hard-
wood people from the Lake States; by the gum and oak manufac-
turers, as well as the other producers of hardwoods; the manufac-
turers of southern yellow pine, whether from Virginia and Caro-
lina, or from the far South or Southwest; the northern white pine;
the showing made by the California redwood producers and the
manufacturers of Douglas fir and the Idaho pine; these exhibits
have placed wood in a most favorable light in New York as an
interior finish material.

There can be no doubt that the effort of the lumber manufac-
turers will produce results. It is too early yet to quote figures, but
not too early to venture a prophecy concerning the results.

Additions
Among the exhibits on show in New York which were not seen
in Chicago are the following:

American Saw Mill M.ichinery Compauy.

The Estate of William S. Doig.

Lumber, Tie, and Timber Vulcanizing Company.

Mossman Wood Turning Company.

Newman Clock Compan.v.

Morthern Lumber Company.

Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association.

Koyner & Parker.

Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company.

Stevens-Eaton Company.

Official Headquarters

As far as there were official headquarters outside of the exposi-
tion building itself in New York, the Vanderbilt hotel, Park
avenue and Thirty-fourth street was selected.

Some of the exhibitors in New York went to the trouble to

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it still ought to
; for an exhibit
Qable preju-
York hold against wood

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tomers to what would be
shown. That was done in a
particularly prominent way
by the North Carolina Pine
Association, the Idaho white
pine manufacturers, the Stev-
ens - Eaton Ccompany, the
Philadelphia lumbermen, and
the California redwood deal-
ers.

It was likewise advertised
in the trade press that a cer-
tain number of tickets were
available for distribution to
interested parties who might
apply for them. That ought
to help swell the attendance.
New Materials Shown
In some instances exhibit-
ors who appeared both in
Chicago and New York had
a new and fresh exhibit in
the latter city, it being con-
sidered easier and more desir-
able to install a new one than
to take the old. That was no-
tably the case with Northern
Hemlock and Hardwood Manu-
facturers ' Association. The
favorably commented upon in Chi-
I New York, but was sold as it
new building, an exact duplicate.
The first was not built

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bungalow which was so
cago was not removed ti
stood in the Coliseum, and
was erected in the Grand Central Palace
with the purpose of moving it, and it was necessary to leave it
behind. Most of the bungalows and other buildings were built
in sections and were taken apart, packed, and shipped without
injury to the parts. That this is feasible was demonstrated in
the ease of one of the yellow pine cabins which was serving for
the thirty-third time in the Coliseum, and when it was set up the
thirty-fourth time it was as fresh as at first.
The Panama Canal

The pains taken by the lumbermen from the Pacific coast to
present their products in the most favorable light in New York
were doubtless due to expectations of trade with the opening of
the Panama canal a few weeks hence. New York and the northern
part of the Atlantic coast are in the field where the western lum-
bermen expect to develop trade.

There ought to be opportunities in that region to. enlarge the
market for all kinds of forest products, and in view of the fine
showing made along all lines, this should result immediately.

It is too early yet to form judgment as to the attendance in
New York. In view of the advertising which Chicago gave the
exposition. New York should succeed in drawing an even larger
attendance than was recorded in the Coliseum. This does not
take into consideration the fact that New York and the various
suburbs contain a slightly larger population than was within easy
distance of the exposition in Chicago.

advertise in
thus calling

the trade
attention

advance of the opening,
of customers and prospective cus-

papers.

Injury to Saw Operator

Where an operator of a circular ripsaw, by working at the ma-
chine for several months, had acquired better means of knowledge
than his employer as to its condition, the employer was not liable
for injury sustained by the operator, through unexplained failure of
the saw to work properly at the time of the accident. (Michigan
Supreme Court, Dombrowski vs. Roe-Stephens Manufacturing Com-
pany, 146 Northwestern Reporter 666.)

SIDE LIGHTS ON DISCOUNTS
A well-known hnnlwno.i man. «liii doi'sn 't ovorlook ninny of the
niveties of Iho buHinoiis, rocently ciilloil iittontioii to the fact thnt,
' <'ntii<l<<r<<it as a linnkint; operntion only, lie makes money on the
i.'.tes that are tendered him in payment of lumber in lieu of the
...<h.

"If the customer had decided to pay cash in ton days from the
arrival of the car." he pointed out, "he would have taken off two
per cent. When ho sends me his 90-day note, however, taking
advanta(;e of the full time limit. I can take it to the bank and
di.soount it at the regular rate of (> per cent per annum, or one
and one-half per cent for three months. That makes a net proGt
to mc on the transaction of one-half of one per cent."

He admitted, however, that he would much rather have the cash
than the note, for the reason that no matter how gilt-edged a
concern may be, there is no telling what may happen in ninety
days, and a note that looks like United States currency today may
appear very undesirable three months hence. But at the same
time it is well to have the other fact in mind, if only for the
purpose of emphasizing to the customer the desirability of taking
the discount.

THE END OF THE LIMIT

Speaking of discounts and trade customs in the matter of

credit, a hardwood concern recently ran across a Tartar who was

blessed both with unlimited gall and a sublime sense of bis own

worthiness.

He failed to settle in any form for his lumber until the ninety-
day limit was up: and then he tendered in payment a note due in
ninety days, but bearing no interest. In other words, after taking
the full time allowed in which to pay the face of the invoice, he
demanded ninety days more without anj' charge. The interest
on the money for that period was a mere matter of .$18, or 1%
jier cent of $1,C00, the value of two cars of hardwoods. The buyer
didn't seem to think that there was any reason why he should not
have this little gratuity; or, to put it differently, he appeared to
helieve that the lumberman, for the sake of dealing with him,
ought to be willing to act as his banker without money and with-
out price.

For the good of the trade, it is well to know that this concern
hail gumption enough not to stand for this kind of graft; and
promptly returned the notes, insisting on gottiiiL' paper which pro-
vided for interest at the rate of six per i.nt.

BE FRIENDLY WITH YOXJK BANKER
How well do you know your banker?

He may be a hard man to get money out of, and you may think
that his rules and regulations are stricter than necessary; but
it's best to know him well, to have his good-will, and to advise
bim as to the condition of your business.

The reason is that the banker who is familiar with your situa-
tion is much more likely to go the limit in time of need than the
concern which is extending accommodations merely as a matter
of business. There is something more than business to be con-
sidered, and the value of a little sentiment now and then has
frequently been demonstrated.

There was once a big and powerful concern — whether it was in
the lumber business or not it is unnecessary to say — which con-
cluded that its business was so large that there was no use giving
it to the local banks, who charged 6 per cent interest, rain or
shine; so, money being easy, their account went to the big cen-
ters, where a nice little saving was made by buying the use of
all the money needed at 4 per cent.

• There came a spell of rough weather for everybody in the finan-
cial world, however, and this concern was called on to liquidate
its obligations. It asked for renewals, more time, in the free and
«asy w.<iy it had been accustomed to do at home; but the big banks,
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the concern was nold out, lock, utock and bnrryl.
Wherefore, make your banker your friend.

HOW CLOSELY DO YOU BEAD?

The trade journals are constantly full of a varied and accurate
mass of information which every lumberman can use in his busi-
ness. The chief question of interest is, how many lumbermen
actually do make use of it, or read their papers closely enough even
to have any adequate idea of the fact that the information is there,
and may be had on demand?

This point was suggested recently by a discussion which came
up in a group of hardwood manufacturers regarding a cortnin
feature of sawmill operation. Kveryboily had an idea on the sub-
.iect, but few could say anything definitely. As a matter of fact,
however, this uncertainty was unnecessary, for the reason that a
recent issue of Hardwood Becord had covered the whole question
thoroughly, accurately and statistically.

These lumbermen all get and read Hakdwood Record; but that
they don 't study it the way they shouhl is evjileut.

HOW MUCH MORE FOE DRYING?

In figuring the cost of drying lumber, which has to be done
frequently by the lumberman who has a customer who requires the
stock to be kiln-dried before delivery, it is well to remember that
there is not only likely to be a loss of grade, which can usually
be protected by having the lumber inspected and certified before
being put in the kiln; but an actual loss of measurement, which
should be provided for in the price quoted.

Just how much this shrinkage amounts to depends, of .'ourse,
on the character and age of the stock. Oak, on an average, will
lose from 2% to 3 per cent in the kiln, while one case recorded
not long ago involved a loss of 96 feet on a lot of 2,117 feet of
plain oak, the shrinkage here being 4^n per cent. The lumber had
been left in the kiln longer than usual, however, so that this is
probably the reason for the apparently excessive shrinkage.

Rut it is certainly plain that the hardwood man who expects to
make money on a shipment of this kind should make a due allow-
ance for the loss of measurement which will be suffered in the
kiln, a loss which cannot be offset merely by protecting the grade
through certification.

ANOTHER MEASUREMENT KINK

Another little point involved in the measurement of lumber which
is often overlooked is that the loss involved in "calling back"
boards which are under the mark is much greater than would be
supposed at a casual glance. Occasionally a customer who insists
that he cannot use lumber unless it is the full width called for
gets the concession of having the stock measured on the basis
noted, so that if the board is over 6 inches wide, but under seven,
it is measured as 6. Ordinarily, of course, there is an even break
between the lumberman and the customer in measuring, as a
board which is over 6 but under 6% is measured as 6 inches wide,
while over 6^ it is called up to 7.

That there would be a considerable loss in measurement result-
ing from the agreement to "call back" everything under the
full width is plain; but that it is as great as it has turned out to
be where careful check has been made of the tally is not gen-
erally supposed. One hardwood man who tried the experiment
reportoil recently that the loss was close to ten per cent.

If this seems high to the reader, it may be added that this par-
ticular lot of stock happened to be quartered oak, which runs
narrower than plain, resulting in a greater number of pieces and
consequently greater opportunity for loss. But even in plain
oak it runs high, and the man who sells on the basis indicated would
do well to add a liberal margin to the regular price in order to
avoid loss.

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p Prohlem of theWholesaleYard

The rt'haudlor uf hardwoods liasn 't the easiest line of work in the
world, from the standpoint of making money, which is the stand-
point from which it is proper to judge a business. It is well
enough to say that the wholesaler is economically necessary, that
he supplies a service to the consumer and the small manufacturer by
taking the product of the latter and assorting it so as to give the
factory man what he wants; but unless the rehandler makes some-
thing on the operation, all the economic justification in the world
is not going to make him feel much better.

The growth of big mill operations in the hardwood business, and
the increased business done direct by the manufacturers are having
their eflfect on the yard man. They are necessarily limiting the
scope of his operations. The fact that many concerns which both
make and buy hardwood lumber have established yards at points
favorable to the consuming trade also gives them an advantage
over the concern operating but a single yard.

The wholesaler who handles the output of the small country mills
is up against it in a good many other wayg. In the first place, he
is practically the banker of the millman, advancing money on lum-
ber as soon as it is put in the pile, and thus making his investment in
the stock months before he can realize on it by making a shipment to
his customers. The theory of jobbing lumber includes losing no time
or money through having to dry lumber, but in practice the whole-
saler handles so much green stock that the cost of drying, both in
time and otherwise, is considerable.

Bight along this Uue is appoint which has not been given much
attention heretofore. That is the discount which should be made
when lumber is bought green. Figuring the added freight which must
be paid on green stock, and the interest on the money tied up while the
lumber is drying, it is obvious that there is a considerable
•difference in value. Just how much, depends on the age and thick-
ness of the lumber, but it goes without saying that the rehandler
ought to observe a differential, and not pay so much for green lum-
ber as for dry, which can be reshipped without rehandling, if desir-
able, and need not be left on sticks for a period after being brought
■into the yard of the wholesaler.

The basis of the wholesaler's advantage is supposed to be the
fact that he takes the entire output of the small mill, and thus can
get a lower price than if the millman had a carload of each thickness
•and grade to ship. This is, of course, wliere the service of the yard
comes in. Such a condition makes the rehandler a necessary part
of the business. It is not all a onesided affair, however, and it is
not entirely an advajitage to the rehandler to take all of the lumber
a country mill may turn out.

For instance, think of the mess of stock which comes into a yard
having this arrangement. Not only oak, chestnut, ash, poplar and
other staples, but basswood, buckeye and the other hardwoods which
■are not in general demand. This lumber may be taken on an equit-
able basis as to price, but it puts it up to the dealer to find a market
for a good many kinds of wood which he would not put in stock of
his own volition. Some of this lumber is similar in qualities, texture
and other factors to staple stock, and can be substituted for it occa-
sionally; but as a general rule it must be worked off by itself.

Even in connection with stock which is staple, the amounts received
from any one manufacturer are so small that it takes a long whUe to
■accumulate a carload, even though the wholesaler may be buying from
a large number of mills. The millman in the country cuts up his
stock without much regard to market conditions, and produces about
as many different thicknesses as are suggested by the condition of the
logs. That means that the wholesaler who is receiving the stock
•usually has a lot of odds and ends of lumber, which he must carry
■until he can get enough to make up a carload.

That this is the case even in the big yard is generally admitted. In
the smaller yards, with limited buying power, the condition is still
more in evidence, and the stock-sheets of such concerns show dozens
•of items which are held in less than carload lots, and which conse-
iquently are hard to move. By the time the cost of carrying this

stock on the yard is figured, the possible profits of the lumljerman have
dwindled considerably, even though he took the stock from the coun-
try manufacturer on a price basis which appeared to be satisfactory.

There is, of course, one alternative to holding the stock waiting for
a carload, and that is to go after orders for mixed cars. Considering
the opportunities in this direction, it is strange that it is not made
more of by the rehandlers of hardwoods. There are many planing
mills, furniture factories and other woodworking plants which use a
wide variety of stock. They do not care to buy a carload of one
particular item, and it is an advantage to them to be able to get in
a single shipment a few thousand feet of several kinds and thicknesses
and grades, which will enable them to carry on their operations with
a smaller investment in stock and with the same advantage as though
a carload of each had been purchased.

If the manufacturer can crowd the relatively small rehandler out
of the market when it comes to soliciting the trade of the important
factory operator, there is no reason why the jobber should not turn
the tables in the case of the smaU consumer, by showing him the
advantage of buying in mixed cars from a concern which specializes
in that kind of business. Careful study of the necessities of consum-
ers of this kind, and real effort to take cave of them, would soon give
the jobber a strong hold on the business, and would show the buyer
the advantage of being able to get just as much or as little of any
one or a number of items from the rehandler.

Such business might be scorned by the manufacturer who has a
tremendous stock, from which he can fill carload orders without dif-
ficulty; but it would be welcomed by the rehandler, who would find in
this business the complement of his own.

It seems as if some of the members of ihe wholesale trade overlook
the disadvantage of carrying rag-tag and bobtail stocks, judging
from the conditions in which their yards are usually found. They
have dozens of items of the kind suggested, ranging in quantity from
a few hundred to a few thousand feet. If these concerns received an
inquiry for lumber, and had to rely on their broken stocks to takb
care of the business, they would be unable to quote. Consequently
it is obviously up to them to go after the smaller trade, which in the
aggregate is just as important and just as desirable as that of the

There is another advantage in dealing with the factories whose
consumption is small, and consists of a large number of different
items but not much of any one, and that is that the competition
for its trade is not so keen. The big factory which announces that
it is in the market for 100,000 feet of No. 1 common plain white oak
has no difliculty getting plenty of quotations, and it is fair to assume
that the buyer gets about as low a price as the market affords, and
that the seller doesn 't make too much profit on the business.

But the consumer who timidly sends out a letter of inquiry asking
if there is a hardwood man who will be good enough to consider
loading a car containing 2,000 feet of 5-4 quartered white oak, 2,500
feet of 5-4 plain white oak, 500 feet of quartered white oak strips,
2%" to 514" wide; a little dab of poplar, a jag of chestnut, and so
forth, really wants the lumber and is willing to pay a good price for
it. His inquiry isn't answered by a lot of houses which figure that
there isn 't enough in it to justify fooling with such unimportant busi-
ness; but the jobber whose yard contains a lot of odds and ends of
that kind ought to make a big play to this consumer and go after
his business strong enough to insure getting all of it he possibly can.

The jobber who doesn't realize that it is a distinct disadvantage
to have small lots of a great many items is the exception; but the
man who takes pains to work out a selling system which considers this
condition and undertakes to remedy it by going after the trade of the
consumer whose needs are adapted to that kind of stock, is likewise
an exception. It is time the rehandler got busy on the problem of
moving this lumber, getting a proper turnover on his capital and
increasing his sales to a considerable degree without having to
increase the investment in the business. All of this will result from
proper attention to the plans mentioned. G. D. C, Jr.

Another Kind of Mi/i Insurance y^^

A.u.u„^i, ilio >.uii»tru< tiuu ui I'X^ii'iifiivc hu»iiiilli> ui (liu i^uucrutu
anil iitecl type that arc l<ocoming common in many portions of
the har<lwoo<l belt has ceased to be a matter for comment, in and
•f it.ielf, there is nevertheless a proposition conncctoil with the
"I'oration of such mills that is (|uite different from that involved
.11 the manufacture of hardwoods in the old-fashioned plant.

The sawmill man of the old type put up a mill which, while solid
in.l substantial, was not intended to bo absolutely permanent.
When ho finished sawing out a particular lot of timber, he could
:i'<mantle his machinery without much trouble and ship it to a
•.. w point, leaving behind him a building which represented a
\ cry smoU investment, compared with the total value of the
product which it had turned out. He could afford to charge it off
his books entirely, provided he kept books and had an expert ac-
countant to tell him just how the thing ought to be handled in
black and white.

Today, to borrow the well-worn phrase of the cypress men, the
hardwood manufacturer builds for keeps. There are numerous
sawmills involving an investment of from .$150,000 to $250,000 —
quite a pile of money, if one stops to examine the matter. They
are handsome buildings, with reinforced concrete floors and walls,
brick curtain walls, perhaps, and fireproof, massive, permanent
material everywhere in evidence. The machinery is installed in
concrete, which makes an excellent foundation, though hardly one
adapted for a machine which the owner expectes to move about with
him from time to time. Decidedly, the concrete mill with all its
equipment is meant to stay where it is put.

Many concerns with mills of this kind carry no fire insurance,
figuring the mill to be proof against flames, by reason of the kind
of construction, and having their lumber yards suflaciently dis-
tant to be out of harm's way. But there is another kind of in-
surance for the mill which is even more necessary than indemnity
in case of fire loss, which is more or less remote in a case like
that suggested: it is insurance against lack of timber on which
to operate.

If the mill is established permanently, and cannot be moved, thb
timber must be brought to it, for it obviously cannot be moved to
the timber. Does the owner of such a mill have insurance, as well
as assurance, that he will have a continuous and permanent supply
of timber, with which to keep his costly mill running at full
efficiency, which means at capacity, for enough years in the future
to enable the big investment to be gradually charged off? He
needs something more than the owner of the mill which i? in <i
shuck of more or less modified form from the temporary, hastily
thrown-togethcr quarters where the little country mill of olden
days operated.

It may be thought that the suggestion that a mill would be
put in operation on an investment basis of the kind noted, with-
out having plenty of timber, is a bit wild-eyed; but occasionally
an example, of the truth-stranger-than-fiction kind, bobs up to
suggest that human beings are definitely limited in their capacities,
and that the power to see ahead is given only to few. Here is
an instance which may be illuminating:

This particular mill cost its owners about $150,000, complete.
About $50,000 more was spent in building lines of railroad into
the timber which the company had bought in the southern state
where it was operating. That was a right tidy little sum of
money to put into a sawmill property; but the company is big and
strong, and it Vas assumed that it knew what it was about.

It had a good deal of hardwood timber to start with, and there
■was plenty more available, members of the concern said. So the
mill started cutting, and made a fine showing, both in production,
and as it happened, in the quality of the timber cut. It was all
big, clear stock, and the percentage of good lumber turned out
was unusually high.

Just about the time the operation got well under way, the super-
intendent wrote in to headquarters, suggesting that the company

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cuuiplutu itb pliuih lor u.:iiuiriuj{ udjuiuiii); liinln-r properly, ho ••
to have an anchor to leeward, and to insure the profitable opera-
tion of the plant after the timber already purclinsed was uacd up.

For some reason or other, the company did not take any steps
immediately to carry out its plans along the lines indicated. The
head of the concern was going to Europe for a few months' pleas-
ure trip, and he probably concluded that the timb<'r he wanted would
bo there when he got buck. At any rote, the superintendent's letter
■vns ncknowledged, and that was aljout all.

When the owner of the plant got back, he received further ad-
vice on the subject, to the effect that rumors had been in cir-
culation of new mills to be established near them. That pointed
out the necessity for immediate action, so the timber buyer of
the company, who was expert both in appraising the value of a
tract of hardwood, and also in getting said tract at a reasonable
price fromfits lawful owner, was gent post-haste to the mill coun-
try to close up for the adjoining property.

He came back in a few days, and walked into the office of the
head of the company with a doleful expression on his face.

"What's the matter?" inquired the lumberman, jocularly. "Did
they try to hold us up on that other timber?"

"Worse than that," replied the timber buyer. "They won't
even take the trouble to hold us up."

"What do you mean?" he was asked.

"To say it quickly," he replied, "wc seem to be well bottled up.
The Smithers Cooperage Company has bought 40,000 acres of tim-
ber just east of us, and extending beyond us in each direction;
and the Northern Hardwood Company, a new concern which has
just been organized, has taken in 75,000 acres which adjoins the
other tract at both ends. Our holdings are now right in the cen-
ter of theirs, and we're absolutely cut off."

Things happened pretty rapidly after that. The owner of the
expensive sawmill got on the train and spent his own valuable
time in going over the situation. He found that what his buyer
had told him was true — that while his company had rested on its
oars, his competitors had been busy buying timber, and that he
was as tightly bottled up as a Mexican president in the midst of
a particularly busy band of rebels.

He tried to buy part of the holdings of the other companies,
but they were already busy erecting their own plants, and could
spare none of their timber they said. They even refused to give
their consent to the construction of the railroad of the other con-
cern into timberland on the other side of theirs, holding, quite
properly, perhaps, that it would not be good policy to make such
an arrangement.

The big mill continued to saw lumber, and it lasted about aa
long as had been figured. The day came, however, when the last
log was cut up, and as soon as the lumber was put on sticks the
career of the mill was ended. It was closed down "for repairs,"
and though the owners of the plant have been cudgeling their
brains for some time to find a way to get their money out of that
proposition, they have not yet succeeded.

Recently, however, they made a deal with another concern some
distance away, to buy its timber. The other company, however,
had a mill of its own, and this also had to be bought and paid for.
The question now is whether the new owners will manufacture the
lumber in the newly acquired plant, or, in order to save their
faces, ship the logs to the old, expensive mill and give it a chance
to earn its salt and pay interest on the investment which has
been made in it. Either way, however, it appears to be a losing
venture; and it seems to be as hard to unlock an investment of
capital unfortunately made, as in this case, as it is to unscramble
the famous eggs of politics.

Perhaps this example is of an isolated type which has few com-
panion-pieces; but at all events it seems to prove the point that
mill insurance of this kind is desirable, if not absolutely necessary.

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The Mail Bag

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed in this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envelope.

B 735 — Wants Market for %" Quartered Sycamore

Nashville, Tenn., May 18. — Editor Hardwood Kkcoiid : Can you fur-
nish us the names of lirms huyinj; %" quartered sycamore? We can
furnish considerable of this stock and are anxious to get in touch with
one or two good connections. .

This concern is in a position to supply a considerable quantity of
this line of stock. Parties wishing to secure the name can do so by
writing Hardwood Becord. — Editor.

B 736 — Wants Oak and Ash Wagon Stock

Brooklyn, N. Y., May I'l. — Editor H.midwood Rkcouu : We would be
pleased to become acquainted with some millmen who cut oak and ash
truck and coach poles, sawed felloes, evener.s, bars, rungs, whiffletrees,
etc., for wagons, trucks and automobile use. Anything that you can do
to bring the millmen and myself in communication will be highly
appreciated. ,

Those inteie;-t:il in the above inquiry can have the name and
address on application to this office. — Editor.

B 739 — Wants 5/4" No. 3 Common Poplar

Uayton, O., May 19. — Editor Uaudwood Rfx'ORd : We understand you
have a column in which you advertise the wants of customers. You
may say that we want a few cars of 5/4" No. 3 common poplar.

The writer of this letter is a reputable concern manufacturing
products from hardwood lumber. Anyone interested should write
H.\RDW00D Record. — Editor.

B 738 — Wants Name of Export Houses who Handle Dogwood and
Persimmon Shuttle Blocks

Tullahoma, Tenn., May 16. — Editor Haudwood Record : Will you
please furnish us the names of one or two export houses that would
likely be in the market for dogwood and persimmon shuttle blocks?

This concern has been given the names of a few people who will
probably be interested in what it offers. Others desiring the name
and address should write H.^rdwood Record. — Editor.

Clubs and Associations

Annual Meeting of Southern Cypress Association June 10

The Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association announces that the
annual meeting will convene at the Grunwald hotel, New Orleans, at
lU :30 a. m. on Wednesday, June 10. It is already evident that this
will be one of the most important meetings ever held by the association.
A large budget of new business, which should be of extreme interest to
all manufacturers of cypress, will be presented and a full attendance,
therefore, requested. Frederick Wilbert is president of the association
and (jeorjie E. Watson .seeietar.v.

Provision for Bates to Buffalo Meeting

Secretary Fish of the National Hardwood Lumber Association states
that provision has been made for low rates to Buffalo on return trip
basis for the seventeenth annual convention which will be held June
18-19.

The New York Central Lines have arranged to run a special train
from Chicago to Buffalo over the Michigan Central Railroad. This
train will leave Chicago from the Twelfth street station at 5 :40 p. m.
Wednesday, June 17, arriving at Buffalo the following morning at 7:15.
Train will consist of a buffet car, dining cars, necessary number of mod-
ern sleepers, including observation car. The regular one way fare from
Chicago to Buffalo on the Michigan Central is .'i;i2.00, but during the
period of the convention round trip tickets good for thirty days will
be on sale, from Chicago and other western points to Buffalo, at greatly
reduced rates. Round trip from Chicago will be $19.00. These tickets
are also good for return by boat via Cleveland and Detroit for those
wishing to return that way.

The Michigan Central will also issue round trip tickets from various

easteru points, including New York, Boston and other points. These
round trip tickets are good for stop overs at Buffalo and other points.
I'ullman tare between BuDalo and Chicago is .$3.00.

Thus far elaborate arrangements are being made to take advantage
of this special train. .V large delegation of hardwood men will come
on from Memphis in two or three special cars, which will be switched
onto the Buffalo special. Chicago will be the gathering place for at-
tendants iit the convention for miles around. It is expected that this
special train will be made up of a considerable number of well filled

Outing of Grand Rapids Lumbermen

The regular annual meeting ot the Grand Rapids Lumbermen's Asso-
ciation will be held at the Kent Country Club on Tuesday evening. May
26, 1914. Aside from the election of officers, the meeting promises to be
one of the big events of the season. An invitation which has been mailed
to the members requests not only the attendance of every member of the
association but also "their wives, sweethearts, the traveling men, the office
girls, and the boys."

Secretary A. M. Manning expects the largest gathering ever held by the

The Lumbermen's Outing Week

The lumbe
indication ot
point for all lumbermen

13

ot Winnipeg are making strenuous efforts, with every
make the 1914 annual the focus or rallying
as well as Hoo-Hoo during the week Sept. 7

A "ten-strike" was certainly made when the "Fort Garry" — the new
Grand Trunk Pacific palace hotel — was secured as headquarters for vari-
ous functions, which include two or three banquets, a ball and soiree,
as well as the various business sessions. This hotel is the last word in
building construction, the largest building in Winnipeg and contains
400 rooms.

A number of side-trips for Hshing, boating, etc., are being planned,
notably one to Minaki, the home of tie muskellonge and sturgeon, and
to Eort Frances, the land of the big moose, both situated near Wlnni-
ppg.

To show that this annual outing is to be a big thing, several large
companies with international reputations in the lumber world have do-
nated thousands of beautiful badges, pennants, and hats to be given
to all who attend. No annual ever held has done as much, which says
a great deal.

There will be two special cars from Portland, Seattle, and Sound cities
and three or four special cars with British Columbia lumbermen, with
their wives, who «-llI visit Winnipeg for this occasion.

Everyone interested is invited. Free booklets can be had by address-
ing the Publicity Committee, 309 Donalda block, Winnipeg, Man.

National Lumber Manufacturers at San Francisco in 1915

That the lumbermen of the United States will hold their 1915 con-
vention at the Panama-Pacilic International Exposition was the news
flashed to exposition officials from Chicago on May 6 during the con-
vention of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. That the
gathering at San Francisco will be all-inclusive is indicated by the fact
that the National association includes the eleven great affiliated organi-
zations of lumbermen representing every phase of the industry. These
are ; The Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the U. S., the West
Coast Lumber Manufacturers" Association, the Western Pine Manufac-
turers' Association of which George X. Wending of San Francisco
is one of the governors, the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association, the
Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association, the Northern Hemlock and
Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, the Michigan Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association, the Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association,
the North Carolina Pine Association, and the Georgia-Florida Saw Mill
Association, all of which will be represented at the exposition.

In addition to the lumbermen's congress, there will be a national
exhibit of lumher and manufactured lumber products, consisting largely
of the traveling Forest Products Exposition, which after being displayed
in various eastern cities will be housed in the exposition palaces.

In addition to this comprehensive exhibit and congress will be the
convention and varied lumber exhibit of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-
Hoo. a lumbermen's association with 150,000 representatives in fifteen
countries, represented in San Francisco by Frank W. Trower. its High
Priest of Osiris. The IIoo-Hoos are planning to erect a unique lumber-
men's building at a cost of .f50,000 to house their exhibits of lumber
products, and as social headquarters for lumbermen generally.

Hoo-Hoo Concatenation at Buffalo

Buffalo was for a while going a trifle slow on the Hoo-Hoo pilgrimage,
but the old swinging gait appears to have been regained, so that the con-
catenation held on May 14 by Vicegerent John A. Murphy was a decided
success. The commodious hall of the Eagles resounded with the enticing
cry of the Black Cat and ten fine kittens responded with purrs of satisfac-
tion.

Following is the list of new members received : Harry L. Abbott, Buffalo
representative of the Atlantic Lumber Company : William P. Miller of
Miller, Sturm & Miller ; Edwin M. Bobbins, head of the Robbins Veneer
and Lumber Company : Albert G. Herron and Alvah A. Adamy of the Yale
Timber and Lumber Company : Henry H. Orr, Arthur L. Miller and Charles

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Proposed Furniture Confederation

On May M at the funtri-iui liott-1 In fliU-OB" n niniw im-i-tlnE <>f furnllun-
nuiiiufnfiiin-nt of ilii- iMltitl Stiito wiih lu'ld, mid prrlluilniiry Hlopii were
(akon Iwxlnc to a i-tinr<-<li-rntliin <if nil tli(.> KKKuclntloii* In tliU cuuniry
i-ni:nci-il III 111 \.irl. .~ llii. - ..r fninlturi- manufnctiirr.

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I pli.i|-t. 1. .1 \| ai.ii.M I n : - \^<i)clatlou, and National AdHorlntlon of
CUnIr .Maiiiii^M iiii.'i>. i.'|.i.'-..'iii<'<l l>y tliolr 8i>t-ri>tary, J. I,. .Maltliy.

.\iitioual ('iiiiiiiurclnl I'Istiirc .Miiniifuctiin-rs' Ai<8orlntlon, and American
|{«>rrlk''-ralors .Maniifaitiii'i-rs' As.s»i'latli>n. Si-i-n-t»ry C. F. K. Luce.

fiirlor l-rnme .Makers' Assoclatlun. r.-pres.-nted by Its secretary. W. II.
Koz-ll.

Klli'hen fablni-t Manufacturers' Aiuioclatlon. by Secretary I.. P. Waters.

.Miinufactun-rs' CikiI Club, and Opera and Church Seating .Manufacturers,
liv their s»-cr<»larv, '.Jeorue II. Ulce.

" i'nrlcir and IJbrnry .Maniifaciurers' Association, by President Frederick B.
Smith

ChlcnK" Kiirnlturo Manufacturers' Association, represented by P. D.

In oddltion to the offlcers of the association named al>o\'e, a large number
of nieiuhi-rs f.-om dlllerint parts of the country were In attendance. Four
hundred furniture manulncturers were represented at the meeting, either
In iw-rson or by nccredlt'-Nl delcCTtes.

The purpose of the meeting was announced as a "congress of all furniture
manufacturers to consider the means emplojed by each line and the results
obtained : to consider ways and means to federate all furniture lines under
some central orcanlzatlon through which all matters In common can be
pr»mnte<l. wlih minimum effort and expense and maximum uniform results."

When the manufacturers assembled In the Florentine room of tlie Con-
gress hotel, a number of addresses were listened to. "Grading of Hardwood
LumlH-r" was prewnted for discussion by George A. BuckstalT. Osbkosh,
Wis., who compared the grading rules of 1912 with those for 1013.

"What has b«on accomplished by association costing?" was asked by
A. O. Foster, I'tlca, N. Y., who gave an exposition of the work done and the
results obtained, together »-ith such forms us various associations are using
in their work.

The chief business before the meeting was then entered upon by F. IS.
Smith, Detroit, Mich., In his discussion of the topic : "What can be accom-
plished by federating all efforts In cost accounting in the furniture indus-
try 7"

A number of addresses followed, among them l)elng, ".Manufacturers'
I'rolectlve .Vssoclatlon." by Charles K. Sllgh, Grand Rapids. Mich. ; "Freight
Classlllcatlon of Furniture," by C. F. E. I.uce; and "Credit and Collections."
by M. Wulpi. Mr. Sllgh fletalbd the progress which had attended protective
association work, and .Mr. Wulpl showed how furniture Is faring In the
movement toward uniform freight classlllcatlon.

A tentative organization was formed which. If the movement progresses
as anticipated, will Include all the a.ssociatlons ; but the organization will
go no farther until after the cninralttee has Investigated the whole subject
and has Hied a report indlcaling wliat action seems desirable.

A pleasant feature of the meeting was a banquet in the Gold room of the
Congress hotel. In addition to the banquet proper, there were three
addres.s<-s along the line of the associations' activities.

Forest Crlssey, whose articles In the Satiirdati FieiUntj Pout during two
or three years past have liecn read with great Interest, spoke on the topic :
"Team Work Between As.soclatlons." This was particularly appropriate
In view of the work whIcJi the furniture people were undertaking to do.

Hal Smith, of Detroit, Mich., spoke of ".Manufacturers' Liabilities and
Cooperation."

"The Square l.)eal In Business" was the subject of an address by Mllo D.
Campbell, Ex-Commlssloncr of Insurance In Michigan.

No time was flxcd for the committee on tentative organization to make
Its report on which the associations will act, but It Is expected that they
■will be ready to n-port somi- time in .Iiine.

Meeting Philadelphia Lumbermen's Exchange

The Philadelphia Lumbermen's Exchange held its first monthly meet-
ing under the new administration on May 5. President William II. Fritz
In the chair, .\fter the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting
-Samuel Koberts, chairman of the legislative comiplttce, read his report
■of the work done by the committee. In which he referred to the various
matters before tbe Chamber of Commerce, w-blch were brought before his
committee. It was the sense of this committee to oppose all legislation
at this time, but In the matter of the bill for prevention of false state-
ments through the mall with the purpose of fraudulently securing credit,
the committee decided to uphold the Chamber of Commerce In that action.
The exchange In resolution endorsed the committee's action. X commnnl-
<atlon from the .\tlanuc Deeper Waterways Association asking the ex-
change to write to the Pennsylvania senators to vote favorably for the

i-iinil«uiunlliiu of the CbeMipeake and HelaMare riiinii |ini|"ri.\ uiiii iiie
purpime uf ncqulrlng wimi- by <he g<ivernin>-iil wai> ri-nd and enditrM-d. At
the n-qiieHl lit the Cuinmeri'Inl 'Mum-uiu of Philadelphia, u luiiuultli-r of
thn-e wa« appointed to Join that body In the work for lietteruient of thing*
In IhU city. The Ntnnding niuiuillli-o were lli.-n appulnted by Pn-aldent
FrlK to act under hU adinhilslrnllon.

The question an to whillier the monthly uiiH-ilngit hereafter were to be
contluiKMl at I ::ill p. in., prei-mli-d by n luncheon, or held In the evening,
reaulted In an eudumement of the divliilon mode by the dlrectom, niiiii.-lv.
that the meetings of the exchange be held nt 1 :yo o'clock In the iifi.r
noun as provided by thi- liy-lnw«, except during the monlha of June, S4<pii'iii.
her, .Voveinlier and February, when It will be preferable to hold thini In
the evening, following a supper to be lu-rved at U ::I0 o'clock. The qu< >ii'>n
of holding the meeting quarterly Instead of nionthly waa left ovi r l.>r
future conHldernllon.

Frederick S. Inderhlll made a motion aulhorulng the leKlslntivi- nun-
mlttee to attend a convention that has Is-en called by many prominent
men representing large Inxestments In iMinklng, rnllroads, shipping, mnnu-
rnctiirlng and other nationwide enterprises to be held In Washington,
U. «'., on May •_•" and 'JK, for the purpose of Impressing upon the national
admlulslratlon the great harm that they pn-dlct will come to huslnesi
should the extension of federal Interference <onlem|ilati-d In proposed anti-
trade legislation be enacted. .Mr. rnderblll's motion wag adopleil.

It. B. itayner and John W. Coles, selected by the Philadelphia \N1iolesalc
Lumber Dealers' Association as a committee to arrange for a Pennsyl-
vania day at the Forest Prmlucts Exposition In New York, were also
selected to represent th- exchange and lo urge that as many as [Kisslble
from liotli i>rgaui/.;illnns ali>>iiil the expuKllidii 'in May J'J.

Attendance at the Chicago Exposition
Secretary .1. E. IthiMles of the Forest Products Exposlilon Company
announces the following attendance on the resix'ctive days while the
exposition ran at Chicago. This Includes tickets, passes and cash re-
ceipts. The summary Is as follows:

Thursday evening, April 30 725

Friday, .May 1 2.067

Saturdav, .Mav 2 2,310

Sunday, .May 3 2,8011

Monday, .May 4 2,01.1

Tuesday. May j 2.KKK

Wednesday, May 0 8,070

Thursday. May 7 3.387

Friday. May 8 0,840

Saturday, May '.I O.n-l I

Total 34,2i;«

Meeting of Memphis Lumbermen's Club

Final disposition of the rooms in the Business Men's Club, finished
and furnisbed liy the Lumbermen's Club of .Memphis, yet remains to be
made. F. U. Stonebraker, who was appointed to represent the Lumber-
men's Club in a conference with olHcials of the Business Men's Club re-
garding Joint employment of someone to take charge of these rooms, re-
porUHl that this plan had been found Impracticable. Upon Uie submls-
slou of this report, the subject was referred back to the board of directors,
with power to act. Tlii>se rooms are very handsome and It is expected
that they will prove quite a valuable asset to the club when the necessary
steps have been taken to make them atlrncllve to visitors and useful to
the members of the club. They are finished in paneling made from various
hardwoods produced In this city and section, but at present they are ln-lng
used very little, and contractors, arclillects, builders of homes and others
are not deriving the educational value therefrom that was expected. As the
club will hold only two or three more meetings before adjournment for
the summer. It Is likely that the board of directors will offer a final solu-
tion of the use to lie made of these rooms In the very near future, as It is
undesirable that this matter should go over iinill next fall.

K. C. Stlmson, general manager of the Stlmson Veneer and Lumber
Company, North Alemphls, was elected an active member at this meeting.
The following applications were filed by the membership committee and
reported for favorable action at the meeting two weeks hence : W. .1.
Pate, Areola Hardwood Company, Areola, Miss., associate : A. M. Roach,
In the hardwood lumlier business under his own name at Lexington, Miss.,
associate, and Frank Storton, Mossman Lumber Company, Memphis, active.

The committee In charge of arrangements for the trip to Buffalo to
attend the annual of the National Hardwood Lumber Association re-
quested that prompt notice be sent In by all those Intending to go in
order that the necessary sleeping car facilities may lie arranged. The
.Memphis delegation will leave Memphis In special sleepers over the Illi-
nois Central and will Join the Chicago and other delegations leaving over
the special train on the Ijikc Shore line. The Memphis delegation, accord-
ing to the preliminary reports, will be quite large, as there Is a big mem-
bership here In the National a.s.soclatlon.

There were about fifty-five members and visitors present at this meeting,
which was held at the Hotel Gayoso, Saturday, May 10. The usual
luncheon was served and was thoroughly enjoyed. .T. D. Allen, Jr., was In
the chair.

New Quarters for the Lumbermen's Club

Arrangements have bc-n completed for the lease of new and commodious
quarters for the Lumbermen's Club of Chicago in the Lumber Exchange
building to be erected and ready for occupancy by May 1, lOl.'i. The quar-

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ters win be located on the fourth floor aud will include about 7,000 square
feet of space. The flttincs and arrangements will Insure convenience and
elegance. One of the innovations to make its appearance in the restaurant
will be the no-tip policy. The club will be splendidly located, and will
have quarters ample for a larger membership than it now has, and a cam-
paign to secure new members will be soon undertaken. The total member-
ship is now -MO, but nearly half of these live out of town and visit the
headquarters only occasionally.

Philadelphia Golfers in Meet

The I'hiladelphla Lumbermen's Golf Club held its second tournament
of the season on the links of the Old York Road Country Club, Jenkin-
town. Pa., on May 14, under auspicious skies and on grounds in excellent
condition. Six tour-somes, two three-somes, and one two-some — total
thirty-two players — entered with keen athletic zeal into the sport. The
course was new to the majority of the players, and of the various hazards
encountered the "island hole" was the most tantalizing, as only the cun-
ning manipulation of the driver and the skilled measure of distances could
place the ball in this circular green, surrounded by water, without endan-
gering his total score : a mishap which generally brings forth a volley
of "blue-streak" Invectives for such bad luck. Notwithstanding the ob-
stacles on which the players had not reckoned, the averages as a whole
were very fair and the winners of the prizes have no reason to be ashamed
of their showing on such difficult territory. Frank E. Schofield and
William H. Fritz tied the lead at a 79 net score. A golfers' raincoat
fell to Schofleld as first prize. Mr. Fritz received a "srassee" as second
choice. Eugene W. Fry and F. A. Benson, who tied with an 80 net score,
decided to divide the next prize, a number of golf balls. At 7 :15 p. m.
a dinner was served in iii ■ li ■ h , which would tickle the most epi-
curean palate, and whi' i ih from the diners high pi-alse for

William Ifensterer, thr ^ : i nf steward of the club. Following

the dinner the raeetinn «,i .ill I i dor by Eugene W. Fry, president.

After disposing of the umkiI transi.nt business, the important question
came up of changing the constitution of the club by altering Article III,
"Membership," to read as follows :

Sectiiix I \>iv mill.' |rf lunn nf twi'titv-fiiic v..,nrs of age or over, actively
engaK.'d in Hi i-hiiIm I ' i; -,. -ihIhh • : ^1 1 n ■ I lifty miles of Philadelphia,

club. The membership

J iiii/mbers.

■i I'll -in: 11. I - ill the club shall be limited

.. mil i.l.tvni^ 11. Mill.. I Lie automatically returned
s li.ri-iiiaftnr provided, the playing membership
asod. but in such event no new members shall be
the playing membership shall be less than fifty in

to playiiii; mcmbfisl
shall be temporarily
elected into the club
number.

Section III, \..n-i.ln> mi- m.-viiH-.r.,- mnv <••■ .-i. '.•(.■.! *■■•,... fiiTAn- tlm plny-
ing members in in- nil n-^ m^ nin n n< r \ n ■■, i,,. u, , : n, _ nii n ,i i.. i.i.i \-

in any of five (■•m . . n i ■ . ■ , ^ . ■ ■ . , ..,,.., ..,.

discretion of tin . : ■ i. , l ; . i , n_ : , n .. i

ship to non-pl.'i\ 111- i -i-mn. mnl n, m .: n,i'.M,_ . n ..■ Mnii-nri'.'.l

will upon his rt.-uuiiiii.ni ..i i.l.i.v bn ,iiii..iii.ui. .ill., i.-uiund i,, jjim mg
membership.

Section IV. Admission to active playing membership in the club shall
be in the manner prescribed by its by-laws.

The change was unanimously adopted. A vote of thanks was then ex-
tended to H. Winfleld Allen, a member of the club, to whom they were
indebted for use of ground, also one to the Old York Country Club for
courtesy extended. These were adopted and closed a most enjoyable
day.

\y};M,^bimi»iiTOii:)t«;mM3!iWiwti^

With the Trade

Big Eiver Shipment Arrives

Lumbermen are assured by the Decatur Navigation Company, which
has Just completed a successful trip from Decatur, .\la., to Louisville,
handling 650,000 feet of lumber from the H. H. Hitt Lumber Company
of Decatur, to the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, th,at the
service is to be continued indefinitely. The railroads, which have begun
to "sit up and take notice" as the result of the successful competition
of an all-water route, ipsist that the trip will not be repeated more than
a lew times, and that the navigation company, which is hauling lumber at
six cents a hundred less than the railroad rate, will find that thp
expenses are greater than had been expected, and that the low rate will
not produce suflicient revenue to make it a paying proposition. The
navigation company has secured a big lot of return freight from shippers
in Cincinnati, Evansville and LouisvUle, fvnd with the aid of this business
the traffic ought to be well worth while. The Louisville & Nashville,
whose rate advance brought about the competition from this unexpected
source, attempted to block the handling of the lumber at Louisville by
refusing to switch cars from the Booker-Cecil Company's yard to the
Brown yard, but finally did switch them on the advice of its counsel, who
feared that adverse action might affect the company's case before the inter-
state Commerce Commission, involving the switching rules of the road.
Triangle Liunber Company in Difficulties

The hardwood mill of the Triangle Lumber Company at Clio, Ark.,
was destroyed by fire in the early morning of May 12. The loss sus-
tained is estimated at S80,000. Only by hard work on the part of the
volunteer fire department was the entire plant of the Triangle Lumber

Company saved from destruction by the Uames. The fire was first discov-
ered after it had gained considerable headway in the hardwood mill, and
its origin remains a mystery, though an investigation is being made by
the officers of the company.

The mill has not been in operation since May 9, which fact made tbe
Are all the more inexplicable.

The property of the Triangle Lumber Company, including the plant at
Clio and several thousand acres of timberland, was recently ordered sold
by the United States district court at this place to satisfy a mortgage for
some .'5350,000 in favor of Chicago parties. The date fixed for the sale
is June 10, and Durand Whipple of Little Rock is the master in chancery
to conduct the sale.

.\nother complication in the Triangle Lumber Company's affairs is
brought about by the petition for involuntary bankruptcy which was
recently filed in the United States district court at this place. The Mer-
cantile Trust Company of Little Rock was appointed receiver to take
charge of the assets of the company. It is stated that the court will hear
the petition to adjudge the lumber company a bankrupt on May 27. J. H.
Allen of Pine Bluff, who has been actively connected with the Triangle
Lumber Company for several years, states that the company is in a solvent
condition and that all creditors' claims will be met in full.

New Mill in Louisiana

Work is under way at Nioltonberg, La., clearing the site tor a now mill
to be erected at that place for sawing hardwood and cypress lumber. The
enterprise is owned by the Cooper Lumber Company of Alexandria, La. The
company is incorporated under the laws of Michigan for ,$100,000. A
shingle and lath mill will also be installed. The machinery will be moved
from Michigan. James Cooper is president, W. A. Brewer is vice-president,
and Henry W'ienstedt, secretary and treasurer. All of these gentlemen are
residents of Saginaw, Mich. Mr. Cooper will make his home at Alexandria.

Developments in the North

tivo ot llAKi.n.ioD lit:

ends

folio

A stall representative oi
report :

I called on the trade in South Bend aud while business was not rushing,
the lumbermen were optimistic. C. C. Shafer had Just returned from a
southern trip and enthusiastically reported a bumper wheat crop in the
South. He stated that the wheat would go to head the following week.
"Our business is always healthy, though we can always take care of more
orders. I notice some inclination to cut prices, especially on gum, and
hope it will not become a reality. Trade should be good and if railroads
are conceded their demands for a five per cent increase, they will make
repairs on cars. I don't know what we will do this fall if we have large
crops — the car shortage will be disastrous. Even if railroads start repair-
ing their cars now, they will not be able to get them ready in time."

I had a very pleasant visit with W. L. Sanders of the Sanders & Egbert
Company, operating hardwood mills at Goshen and South Bend. Tbe yard
was filled with fine logs. I noticed in particular a number of choice walnut
and red and white oak logs. The mill, which cuts about 5,000,000 feet
annually, is running full time. Mr. Sanders was busy and is not at all
pessimistic. He believes the railroads should be conceded their demands,
and if granted, busines will improve.

Mr. Hyde of the Hyde Lumber Company, South Bend, reports that the
new mill at Ijike Providence, La., will shortly be completed and cutting
will begin about June 15. This mill is a large band and resaw and has
about twenty years' cut ahead of it. The timber is red and white oak,
ash, cypress, elm, gum aud cottonwood. Mr. Hyde says that the com-
pany's mill at Arkansas Cit.v, Ark., was discontinued last month. The mill
at Millikln, La., which cuts about 35,000 feet daily, has about six years-
cut left.

Harry Schadt, the company's secretary and sales manager, isn't worrying
very much about present conditions, proving the old saying that the fellow
who hustles gets the business.

On my arrival at Kalamazoo, Mich., I found Mr. Shepardson, president
ot the W. E. Hill Company, extremely busy— moving. For many years
the W. E. Hill Company has been making sawmill machinery in its present
quarters and for some time has been handicapped b'Scause of cramped
conditions. Several years ago the company purchased six acres on north
Pitcher street and started building new quarters. The new home- is
now completed and awaits the installation of the machinery which is
being moved. The buildings, which are of concrete construction, are four
in number and will afford added convenience and facilities to turn out a
larger volume of business. In fact, it will give the company a triple
increased capacity. Railroad trackage connected with four railroads is
another decided advantage. Mr. Shepardson states that there will be no
delay in handling orders and that the works will go on with scarcely a
day's interruption.

I was very much interested in the growth of the Clarage Foundry and
Manufacturing Company ot Kalamazoo. Fans and blower svstems are its
specialties. 5Ir. Clarage informed me that despite reported Business deple-
tion, his company was enjoying a rush of orders. Besides making exten-
sive building additions the company is also housed in a beautiful new office
building.

'At Grand Kapids. Mich., business is quiet. Furniture factories are run-
ning on limited time and many of them would shut down entirely if their
employes could be taken care of until conditions change.

The lumbermen are getting orders in small denominations and are

HAKDWOOD RECORD

III. (Inp lulnB tbat U coniaifiulnblr U

lH-ii|H-ilkii wlint >-nn Ih> vx|>rcI<Kl n> nimii

I- 'Ilia run uii iiurninl ilnir. Slui-kn iir« low niiil will iii-f<l ri'iilcii-

■ n.\ liiiiibprnii'D iin- niixlounl.r nwnllliii: (ho riuli.

. Mil 111.- A. I.. IViiiilH SbU & LuiiibiT I'oiiiimuy of ciranil ltii|il()i>. I

Ti.ii ii» iloorlnii |>liinl nt Dlulitmi, MicU.. won <li-airoy>><l by llrtv

I > ^'illy covi'ii'd liy liiKiirancr. A* >'pt (bt- cumpiiiiy ban iiol

I \ ' !> I.iimlirr Comimny bim Jum poniplvli'd Its cut iit Sliiclnir,

"■I ti- iiiltl iMiulpuK'nt to Iin rvrtMil purobniu- iii TboniiiK

I .'. ^ nil Sborv rnllruiid In tbp up|ior ponluaulii. TIiIr

t: ; 1 ■ — of line virisin timber, twotblrdii of wblc-li l^

I'll" I M >ii. i 111 . silmnli'ii B cut of Bliout flvf yi-nrti.

Mr \iiri Kiii-l.ii iif ihc Viin Kuplcn & Wlncbi'BtiT Lumlior Company
rrporls trndi' fiilrly active IIU bualnpui compared very favorably witb
tbat of Inst yi'iir, tbouiili be statei tbat be could handle a number of
additional onb'rK.

J. F. MUUer & Sohn Esubllsh Office in New Orleans

The oapiililo looklnii livriniiii. whose iilnuonrnpli l» r.produced In this
connection, U II. K. Claeser, .Vni.rl.iin r.|>resinintlv.> of J. K. Mllller k
Sctta, the liiri:i!il contlni'iiinl llrni of hiirdwood and niiilioKuny brokers of
llamburi:, (iiruuiny. Mr. (;iiieser Is koIiik to open olllo'S In New Orleans,
and will ri'prespiit .Mllllers In nil their triinsncllons In this country.

The American buslnesii of J. K. MUller & Sobn has Ix-en somewhat
chonceil In Its character since the llrst of the yeor. Vp to that time the
llrm handled sales of local brokers .nnd buyers of various kinds of American
forest pr.Mluits, but since that date the policy bus been to handle also
direct from tbi- American exporters and producers. The main Idea of the
work n-lll be llrm sales, that is, they will solicit the Inquiries of conti-
nental Iniportlns hou8<'s nnd place those orders with reliable .Vmerlciin
llrms. In the meantime they are cstabllshlnK themselves closely with n
considerable line of prominent American manufacturers.

While this will hi the main bulk of work, the llrm will also accept
consijinments where such consignments arc In keeping with the regular
custom of business, as for instance in wnlnut, hickory and nsb logs. In
lumber, however, the work will he handled only by contract.

In addition to enlarging Its scope of business In this way, J. F. Milller &
Bohn have now provided for the handling of various other lines than those
formerly handled, such as all kinds of hardwood lumber and cooperage
stock, pitch pine, and various other forest products. In all Its work
the llrm operates purely and entirely on n commission basis, never handling
anything on Its proper account.

J. F. MdUer & .Sohn have been established In Hamburg for more than a
century, and as a result they are probably better established than anyone
else to handle such goods. They have well equipped storage yards, and
branch ottlces In I'arls, Duesseldorf and Antwerp. On account of the ex-
tensive organization which they maintain, the nrm is very closely In touch
with the buying trade abroad and with market conditions ; hence. Is In
position to advise It.s customers and those from whom It purchases regard-
ing advisable sales and purchases. They arc closely In touch with the
trade throughout the entire continent. Kurthcrmore, the plan of operating
purely on a commission basis makes It probable that prices secured for
Imported stock are at all times favorable.

Walter MUller, one of the two partners, has been In this country since
the early part of April on an fxt.nded wedding tour and has l)een

panlod on bU Journey by Mr. tJlo.iMr. .Mr. and Mr». MUller were In Cbl-
taiio for »pvernl days of laat week and while here .Mr. MUller acted M
host lu a Kalhcring of prominent walnut nuinufncturera and exiwrtera,
nmonit whom were It. L. Jurden of I'enrod Walnut ft Veneer I'ompany,
Kannas tily. Mo., ITank I'urcell, Kanui* illy. It. A IMckrel and f. O.
Haskell of the I'Ickrel Walnut Oimpany, Si. UiuU, .Mo., and J. C. Iloda-
bailer, wllh lieorge W. llartK-ll, liquu, Ohio. A luncheon was served at
I he lllnekstonc hotel, which was very highly appreciated by those for-
tunate enoiigb to attend.

Retuma to Old Firm

utto I'. 8clierzlnRi-r has accepted a iii.xlilnii uith the Turtle l.i«ke l.um-
lier Company of iJrand IlapIdH, .Mlih., ami will repr.-aent It In WUcounln,
.Minnesota, Iowa and northern llllnolit llr will make his headquartem nt
181 Twelfth street, Milwaukee, Wis.

.Mr. Scherxinger spent four^enm as lns|H-elor for the company nml for
the pnst year has represented the Maxon Lumber Company of .Mllwankii'
Ills many friends wish him hhcci-ss In bis new ludenvor.
Brenner Mill Begins Operations

The Kerd Hrenner Lumber Compniiy i.f Al
new mill at that city In operation. The plnn
fall, it Is the Inst word In single band burrlv
being placed In operation It has fullllled nil tli

iindria, Im., has pluod Ito
eplniea one torn down last
>d mill construction. KInce
'x|>eeiatlons of Mr. Hrenner

and assoclales In the quantity nnd qunllty of production.

Marathon Lumber Company's New Mill

The Marathon I.uinlier Company lins under conKtruction at Laurel, Miss.,
a large mill, which when completed will be n notable addition to the lumber
Industry In its section. The up-to-date ebnnicler of this mill's equipment
Is well Indicated by the arrangeinenls made for the drying of Its product.
It will have a battery of seven molst-alr kilns, each 104x2o feet, furnlHbed
by the Standard Dry Kiln Company of IndlnnnpollH. These kilns are the
last word In type nnd construction, embodying every modern Improvement,
Including "The Standard" steel post foundation, door rnriiers, etc.

The Marathon Lumljor Company, It Is iinderNtood, Is controlled by the
same Interests as the W'ausau Southern Lumber Cimipany of Uiurcl. The
selection of "The Standard" kiln for the new Marathon plant rame as a
result of the thorough test given this make of kiln at the Wausau com-
pany's mill, where Bvc "Standard" kilns were Installed two yearn ago. A
year later two more of the same kilns vn-rf added. The seven kilns now to
be Installed at the new plant will give these two mills a combined hatt.ry
of fourteen "Standard" kilns.

A Disastrous Fire

Tons of new ofBcc partitions veneered with Circassian walnut nnd
mahogany valued at several thousand dnllars were ruined by water on
tbe afternoon of MAy Vi when the shops of the Francis D. Kramer
Compnny of I'blladelphln, I'n., were destroyed by Are. Tbe building
was n three-story stone structure and In It were located lathes, planers
and other woodworking machinery. The shops bad l>een closed at noon
and the Hrc occurred after the closing hours. Most of the woodwork
was ruined by water.

Will Wholesale Lumber

'I'be Skeele-Rocdter Lumber Couipuiiy has been.orgniilzed with offices at
1100 Fisher building. Chicago, and will sell lumber at wholesale and on the
commission basis. Edward E. Skeele Is president nnd F. \V. Itoedler. secre-

U. E. GLAKSER. l.N CIIAUCF. OF THE .NEW
ORLEANS OFFICE OF J. F. MLLLEK & SOIIN,
HAMBIKG, GERMANY

OTTO C. SCHERZINGER, TO TRAVEL
NORTHERN STATES FOR TURTLE LAKE
UMBER lOMFANV, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

EDWARD i:
THENEWLY-O];'^ \M/
LI .MUER COMPANY,

HARDWOOD RECORD

tary. Both of these gentlemen are well known to the lumber dealers of

Chicago and vicinity, and have had
present work. Mr. Skeele will sivi-
selling. .Mr. Kim'iUit was lornicrl.v v
Company ol Si. Ixiuis. Mo., hut leu
Estahrook Skii.-I.' l.uml>cr Coniimiiy oi
business or ensaged in the man\ifactii

in the line of their
iition to buying and
'ilass Manufacturing
ist he was with the
IS been in the lumber

his life.

Built First Steam Sawmill in Texas

John A. Sternenberg died on May 2 at Houston, Tex., at the age of
seventy-seven. He was known as the builder of the first steam sawmill in
Texas, it was located in Austin county. He was a native of Germany,
and came to Texas at the age of twelve and spent the remainder of his lit't
In the state. He acquired large holdings in the vicinity of Beaumont. He
was a member ot the Olive-Sternenberg Lumber Company.

New Adjustable Protection and Exhaust Hoods

In this connection are shown illustrations of new adjustable protection
hoods designed by the Valley City Machine Works, Orand Rapids, Mich.,
tor protection in operating grinding machines. This company has ap-
plied for patent on these hoods, which have recently been perfected.

While primarily designed for use in connection with Valley City ma-
chines, tins lio.Ml is applicable to almost any type of grinder head. The
Illustration ot tlie No. 12 machine equipped with these new hoods
demonstrates tlie manner ot attachment to any foreign make of grinder
head. A bracket Is furnished which is attached to the cap of the bear-
ing. This will accomplish the result in practically all cases. It is
readily seen, however, that if the particular bracket that the company
furnishes cannot be used, it Is not a ditticult matter to make a bracket
for any type of machine.

Recent experiments have demonstrated that safety collars alone do
not pi-operly protect the operator and the use of guards is strongly
recommended. The adjustable features of the new hoods present the

\AI-1.KY CITY UKINUING
S KQUIPPED WITH iSEW
.MOD :i4-INCH PROTECTION

u be ad,iusted horlzontall
i-heei constantly to the f

facture of hardwood lumber. The special feature is its exceptionally
heavy equipment designed to cut long timbers.

The active organization Is composed of \V. H. Ferkins, general man-
ager, and J. W. O'Shaughnessey, sales manager. The plan is to dispose ot
the cut direct.

Keports Organizing Chair Company

It is reported from Newago, Mich., that the Newago Chair Company
of that place Is organizing as the Hunt-Buse Manufacturing Company
and has begun operations under the new incorporation. The plant of the
iNewago Chair Company has been idle for some time.

Fire at Shelhyville, Tenn.

Fire occurred at four o'clock in the morning of May m at the sawmill
and hoop factory of F. a. Landers of Shelbyvllle, Tenn. The total loss
was about $3,500, against which there was Insurance of only $1,300.
Mr. Landers has been in the sawmill business for more than thirty

Eansom-Compton

Due of the most notable social events at Memphis in some time was
the marriage of Miss Levin Coe Compton and Charles R. Ramson, which
was solemnized at St. Marys Wednesday evening, May 20. D. J. Craik
.Morris, dean of the cathedral, performed the ceremony. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occa'sion. Herbert Esch presided at the
organ. The bride was given away by her uncle, C. E. Coe, while the
groom was attended by his brother, W. A. Ransom, as best man. C. B.
Dudley of the Dudley Lumber Company was one of the ushers.

After the ceremony was performed the Immediate relatives and the
bridal party attended a reception at the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. J. M. Compton. A 'delightful menu was served.

Mr. and Mrs. Ransom left later for a bridal trip East. When they
return (about the middle ot June) they will be at home to their many
friends at 1509 Goodbar place.

Mr. Ransom Is secretary-treasurer of the Gayoso Lumber Company,
and his bride is one of the social favorites in Memphis. A number of
out of town guests were present, including Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ransom of
.Murfreesboro, Tenn., parents of the groom.

Sawmill Fires in April

The bulletin issued April 30 by the Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance.
Kansas City, Mo., showed a loss ot S52,519. The three chief losses were
those of Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber Company, Brasfleld, Ark.,
.'i;21,714.29: Ocmulgee River IjUmber Company, Lumber City, Ga., $16,-
000 : and John L. Roper Lumber Company, Roper, N. C, $12,752.2?.
There were other sawmill and lumlier yard tires in the country to the
amount of ¥649,000, for which the alliance had no liability.

New Process for Safeguarding Mills

The Gun-Crete Company is the name of a concern which has just
opened oUices in the McCormick building, Chicago. This firm specializes
in cement gun work for engineering, industrial and mining structures.
The company's process, it would seem, should prove valuable for interior
and exterior finishing of mill structures. By this process cement Is
applied by guns on wire fabric, thus constituting an excellent wall cover-
ing.

(.'arl Weber, president ot the lorapany. is very well known as a con-
crete engineer. He is the inventor of the reinforced concrete chimney,
and has designed and erected a large number of other Important engineer-
ing structures. He has been connected with cement gun opera
some time and is considered an expert in this line.

wheel wears down and the whole hood
the rear so as to keep the face of the
and available.

These llO'l'l^ :i1-.m -^i\.- the purpose of exhaust hoods and can be
equipped wiili i li n ,.~~:iiy flange for connection to the exhatist pipe.
These exlian-i , .iiiii.n hm, are made large so as to conform to the regu-
lations of r.i.iii ~t:\h' l.iws along these lines. If the exhaust openings
are not desiie.l tlie hoods can be furnished without them. However,
unless spetiiied to the contrary the regular equipment is with exhaust
connect inns.

Till' hoofls are desisni?'^ to protect from seventy to seventy-five percent
of tlie prindinj; wheel and It is noted that the side support guards the
end i.>t the arb'.r. 'fliis is a very strong feature because it frequentl.v
happens that the workmen's clothing Is caught on the end of the spindle
and serious injury results. The slots in the side supports are placed
at an angle so that when the hood Is closed around the wheel the sup-
port remains constantly over the end of the arbor.

This appliance is furnished in grey iron, malleable Iron or crucible
steel as desired. The thickness of the walls is ample for the size,
varying from approximately U inch in No. 6 to y2 inch in the
No. 24.

Louisiana Hardwood Mill Begins Operations

The new eiglity-foot band mill ot the Davis Brothers Lumber Com-
pany near .\nsley. La., began operations about a week ago. The mill
will have a daily cut of approximately .")0.000 feet and is thoroughly
equipped with every modern appliance conducive to the proper manu-

for

•>i:;»?m^4iiMiia*awhJtM»»;>iw^^ "

Pertinent Information

Car Statistics

The latest l>ulletin of the American Railway Issociation dated May
22 shows a total surplus pi freight cars on May 15 as larger than for
any date since 1909. Tlie surplus on this date was 239,406 cars, a
considerable increase over the figures of May 1, when the surplus was
230,533 cars. On May 15 a year ago there was a surplus of but 261,-
269 cans, while for the respective years preceding 1913 there were on
May 9, 136,777 cars; May 10, 188,847 cars, and May 11, 127,148 cars.

The total shortage on May 15 of this year was but 764 cars, a prac-
tically negligible Hgure. The shortage on the first of this month was
16,054, while on May 15, 1913, there were 10,975 cars. The shortage
on May 9, 1912, was 6,678 cars ; May 10, 1911, 5,060 cars, and on May
11, 1910, 4,555 cars.

White Pine of the Future

A comprehensive investigation of the prospects of white pine in the
future has been made by E. H. Frothingham, of the Forest Service. He
has been engaged in such investigations for some years. He wrote a
bulletin several years ago covering the growth of Douglas flr, of the
Pacific slope, and later another of the paper birch of the Northeast ; and
the bulletin on white pine is third of the series.

The purpose of the study is to ascertain what the prospects are for

42

HARDWOOD RECORD

Kbiio |iin<- In tlio futun-: II* raii- of cmwih. yield |«T acre at the end of Wood Imports and Exports for Marcb

'■"'■'"" iri..!-. in.l tl.. n.:,i,,L. hi wlilili will ulvc bed rektiltn. Kor Tlie lliir.n'i of l-..r.li:ii mid liunu.llc (.•..miiKnv uf the Lulled Slate, lin.

""' ' >»>'•""■«"<'''•'• <"«l«"" hnii con«Ut.d publlBlu-d lli!iir.» hIiuwIui; .xiiorl. and Imiwru for Miirili. lOH. and com-

.Hi ..f II e.it In limited iriiriK or %vo«IIotH ,mrli.on» with .Mar.li. llti;i. The followhiK dnia lire condenm-d for the flcure*

l> 'f I'luli KiandK exlHi on nlmndon.'d on lorem producm :

In: \ _ 111 other rek'lonii thU Iri-e hax Hpruni; IMPOltTW

«|) uiuiiiU.iit.j -iMir luiiilt 1 iu^ iiuil need* only time and protection from Value Value

nre to iKv.lop Into Ihrlfljr, valuable Htand.. Mr. Krolhlnuliam luiyii that Artlrlc. March, 1U13. March, IWU.

If nriii liiul n..i li.-«n allowed to run repiatedly Ihrouch the alatb left In '''''"'['"*''• * 4J,1»70 « ■^■P'J''

loBKliii:. the orliiinal «landt«— a larce part of northern Mlehlcnn and SKS'iny ",■.■.■,■,'.■.■,■ J," .'I .■.■.■;.'.■.■.■.■ i.' .i i .' .i I.' ." 3*'ijr7 noi,800

oth>r noti'd while pine regions — would probably now be covered wlib pine < »ther cabinet wooda! !...!!.'.'!!!!!!!!!.'."!!!!'.! 17oi.'>2'J 1 luisas

Mi-ond nrowth. '•"t-'" • • •• 7:«,7I 1 «0,072

rulpwood 44:1,027 OftO,74,'i

White pine become* merchantable at nn nee from thlrti--flve to seventy Uatliins and rccdH ao,l&3 1IM,.H03

yearn, and when condition* are favorable, the crowth H blchly prolltable. l.unibor 77K,_SK8 014,013

It l« e«Ilmat.-d that tb- orlclual sliind of white nnd Norway pine In the ShlngjiV ! '. ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ', ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! I ! ! i .' ] ] ) i ] ] ] ) i i ] i ) So'732 n"in'|IK7

Ijike iStaleii wan no Ichx than ;!:.0,«niii.(MHi.iHi(t bonril feet, (if thU amount rhiilr cane.! !!!!"!!!!!!!!!!.*!!!!.'.'!!!!!!!!!! 42io72 .'l!MI»7

2o0.1MMI,OW.OW» feet have Wvn cut nnd 100,(100,1100,000 burned, so Ihnt I'jirnjtiire !iO.;i04 HUfill

there U no «rc«tquanllt.v left m this time. \\.....i pulp . 1.208,007 1,740.701

Bed Gum Hotel Finishings """^ 13.845,116 »4.023,236

Hed BUm w:ig iseleru-d .'or the Interior llnlsh of the Kort Pcnrliorn nnd the EXPonxs

Morrison hotel. In ChlcnRo. It Is said that SOO.OOO feet will be recpilred lo Article. March 1013. Mor^ch' ntl4

complete the latter Htructure. The wimo llnlsh Is announced for the new Hickory logs f V-',ri73 f bu,Utl(i

Hotel Uemlns at Terre Haute. Ind. There was a time when red Biim went *'?•< '"'■'«■ '•.''04 i;t.4«.'.

Int.. such bulldlnBS. If nccepl..d at all. under the iiamu of some other wood. All ol'l'r iSIb! .' '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. ." .' .■:.■.■.■.■::;::: .' .' 30:M41 431204

but It now takes Its place under Its own proper name. I'lrewood ....'.'...'.'.'....'..','.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.',..... liiilL'S 22!407

Hewed timlier :M,'.'.'i;t 8si718

Leases Fumituie Factory In Arkansas snwed timber C3;t.o.ti 787.000

t'ypress 42.307 42,048

It Is reiwrted from llussellvllle. .\rk., that John Skinner of Little Kir 773,270 072,022

Kock hap based the .lon< s Wood Worklnn plant of Kussellvllle and will '■"•" 155,303 100311

op.ratc It iLs a furniture and hardwood tlnorUig faclor.v, maklns a spc- 'white' pine.' .■.■.".■.■.■.■.■.'.■.■.■.■.■■■.■.'.■ .' '.'. 125331 l'."l870

•'■■Uy of Interior trim nnd hardwood llnlsh. Loncleaf pine. '.".'.'.'.'.'.!'.".'.".'.!'.'.'.!!'.'.!!'.!'.!!;! ! 1 .O^.'VI.'.o l,4'lo!l84

Sbortleaf pine 8.".,2<!4 02,020

Entering Wedge for American Woodworking Machinery .^ii other pine 377..Hsti 205,287

„, . , ,, , . , , , , . , Yellow poplar 02.000 103,224

vv nat Is said to have been tb.> rlist siile of American noodworklns KcUwood 0,207 07,0,'>4

m.uhlncry In the Valencia district Spain, was recentiv made bv n Spruce 14,708 41,1.%0

manufacturer of vene..r machines. A lathe si.x and a half feet long for :^:L"t^''„*„'d'ra''ntW-. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: '^"^ '*?. W

rotary cutting was tlie largest Item, but several other appliances were Itntlroad ties 221,ii;(0 201.410

included In the sale. This transaction Is of Interest chletly because it Is Shingles S.,'.!!! 5..300

an entering wedge which Is expected to open the Spanish market for {jarrel'shooks 2"7'l'i»l OS'slft

further business along that line. The sale was made In competition Staves .'!.'!.'!!!!!.'.'!!.'.'.'."!.".'!.'.'.'.'!.'!.'.'.' 4i4!583 505|e02

with several European manufacturers of similar machlnerv. Heading :10,321 32!378

All other staves 227.311 281,707

The Aswell Bill Passed Doors, sash and blinds 150.177 104.124

...^ - , , , ^ , .aBweu rsm .rassea Kurnlture 034.002 540 818

ihe Louisiana Legislature has passed what Is known locally as the .\swcU Empty barrels 30.817 74,022

bill. It Is of considerable Interest to settlers, railroads, nnd lumbermen Incubators and brooders 20,800 4l!e52'

of the region, since It Is a measure intende<l to .pilet many disputed titles \VoJXn«?arc""' "I'.'""''''' ; ' i ' ! ' ' " ' ! ! ! " ' ! ! ' ; " " " " 58080 4o'4^7

lo land in the .New (Jrb-ans. Baton lionge. and Vlcksburg Grant. Some of Wood pulp.. ..".'!.'.'.'.'!.'.'!!!!.'!."!!.'!.!.'!!!!!!!.' bui325 38|472

Ihe disputes go back thirty or forty years. Much of the land Involved Is All other manufactures ol wood 637,385 701,014

very Hne tlmbcrland now held by purchasers under chain of title In many Totals $8 730 658 $8 604 4.'54

cas«'8 running back to the railroad grant through several transfers. When ' .'•>.•»

this bill was Hrst Introduced considerable concern was created among timber The Problem of Stump Lands

holders In Louisiana, and it was understood that strong protests against ihe I'nltcd States Ii. pirdnciit of Agrlouiture has published results of

the enactment of such a 1)111 were to be formulated by the attorneys of these "^ investigations of slump lands In three Lake States. It Is predicted

holders and presented at Washington. It the protests weri' made they t''-'" i" twenty-Bve years the remaining timber lands will be cut over,

appear to have been unavailing, as the bill passes without dissent. 'itKl then Michigan and Minnesota will have 12,000,000 news of stump

. land each, nnd Wisconsin will have about 11,000,000. The development

General Car-Weighing Order of these lands for agricultural purposes has been seriously retarded by

In order to Insure accuracy In the weight of its freight car equipment, a the high cost of clearing. This cost runs from $20 to $00 an acre. Little

general order has been Issued by the Baltimore & Ohio system which pro- loggedoff land desirable for farming purposes can be had for less than

vides for the rewelghing of equipment at regular Intervals. Oars from S15 or $25 an acre, and the total cost of cleared land varies, therefore,

which the llgures of weight and capacity have become effaced will be re- from $35 to $115. This, when the expense of other necessary Improve-

welghed and rcstonclled at once, and the regulations provide that cars In meats Is taken into consideration, Is more than equally good farm land

regular service shall he rewelghed at regular times. Wooden and steel in other sections can be bought for.

underframe cars will be placed on the scales once every twelve months In the Hrst place, as a protection lo the settler, the investigators

during the llrsl two years In service, after which they will be rewelghed recommend that in every tract sold by land companies, there should he

every two years. All-steel cars will be rewelghed and restenciled every at least ten acres cleared and ready for the plow. This will enable the

three years. In cases where the weight of equipment Is materially changed farmer to raise hay and other crops while putting the logged-off land

by repairs or alterations, new llgiires will be substituted. This plan of Into condition for the most economical removal of the stumps, lor clearing

weighing equipment periodically will offer to shippers and the railroad can be done much more cheaply after the ground has been in pasture for

great assistance in computing tonnage and compiling records on which several years.

charges are based. Second growth must be regarded as a source of expense rather than

Must Stencil Flooring and Lath income, in a few places it may he possible to dispose ol It to charcoal

Under an amendment to the Brooks law of 1012 regulating the sale ""'' «oo<'e-^tract companies, pulp mills or mining companies, but in

of commodities sold In bulk within New York state manufacturers whole- general It does not pay to haul the wood more than four or Ave miles,

salers. and retailers selling lath or other commodities will have to' specify Hardwood which when green is very expensive to remove, decays In

the number of pieces In each bundle bv means of stenciling or attaching ""'^ ^^ *■">* '* ""^^^ ""'^ dIHlculty : on the other hand white pine and

a sales slip to each bundle. With respect to hardwood lloorlng which Is -^("•"■a-V P'oe will not decay in lifty years. Again hardwood land Is

delivered in bundles, the exact number of feet In each bundle must be "'"'''' '" contain mnny more stumps to the acre than white pine areas,

noted either by stenciling or by attaching a sales slip : where flooring is "" "° average an acre may be expected to have aliout forty-five white

not bundled the sales slip stating the exact number ol feet must P""^ stumps, whereas 400 Is not an unusual number for hardwood,

accompany the shipment. Incidentally It is worth remembering that a circle with a radius of

Where a sale Is made outside the state the shipment mav proceed as ^^"■** "^^^ contains an area of one acre. If the stumps In several such

formerly but when sold and distributed within the state the regulation """^ ''" c<'""t<<'. *''*= <otal number in any given tract may be estimated

must be followed. In the enforcement of this regnlatlon a reasonable '*'"' reasonable accuracy.

allowance will be made for occasional shortages, such as are due to Rural Mail Carriers to Beport Fires

mistakes, but the number of pieces or feet must not be continuously less The postoflice authorities will cooperate again the coming summer in the

than as stated in the sales slip. work of discovering and reporting forest fires. The rural mail carriers are

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43

in a position to do this in the most effective manner. They traverse every
nook and corner o£ the country. There are few localities, particularly east
of the Kocliy Mountains, where 'fires are liable to occur, that are not daily
within sight of some mall carrier who treads his way among farms, through
woodlots, over hills, and across tracts of forest. Reports at the nearest
telephone will many times call out the lire brigades before the danger has
become great.

Cincinnati Labor Troubles

Cincinnati lias again become badly involved in labor troubles, a strike
of thi' i:u|peiit(rs ileilare<i on May 1 being still on. This has tied up the
building Inisimss. All planing mills arc shut down and will remain so
until an ad.Uistinciu is reach^. A demand for increase in wages of from
tifty cents per hour to sixty cents per hour for carpenters was made. A
compromise on this point was effected by the master builders agreeing to
pay flfty-tive cents per hour this year and sixty cents per hour next year,
but the further demands of the carpenters that nothing but union made
mllfwork shall be used was promptly refused and caused the strike. The
Kmployers' Association is a unit on not granting this demand and it is
said that the carpenters are now endeavoring after a strike of three weeks
to induce the labor. leaders to waive that part of the demand and permit
them to go back to work but this permission has not as yet been granted,
although from all evidence obtainable there Is likely to be some sort of
settlement made within the next few days as; the carpenters are growing
very much diss:ilislic(l wiih ii. in^ Ml., . ]n.:;iiiy when they can get an
increase in war. - :iii,i -ijii m ■! i. i i nuliormen have pledged their

support to thr . rr,]il.i>. IV ■ a i i i,, I, liver lumber anywhere that

will In any way m^vj-i tin strik.i - ,,i mv ,,i ih, carpenters, of which there
are a few who are working tor sonii' ol tin' smaller contractors who signed
up the agreement as demanded and conse<iuently have been working o
small force of men. It is said that the strikers number over 2,000, all of
whom have been idle for three weeks.

Begarding Commissioner Davles' Report

The following is an apt summary of what the report of Commissioner of
Corporations Davies on the iniquitous himU'r business means. It is con-
tributed by G. L,. Burke of the Fee-Crayton Hardwood Lumber Company,
Dermott, Ark. :

ing the public.

If selling lumber on grades is flxii
sponsors ought to get out a federal in in
grades of ctlei.. It ought to hr a mi
and aii> Imi. lni \\\ ■■ •\.u ■ .1 .li-i iii-iii-

on. .lohn M., and inflame
hold the job, and what
V when a live oak tree of

of s..
pHaii

the

■ wl. John
ting fine

and hie

the Maine woods. They tell me

Brazilian Walnut

A cabinet wood from South America, which passes in the market as
Brazilian walnut, has made its appearance in England, Germany, p^rance,
and Italy, where it is regarded as of excellent quality. There are three
kinds in trade, but it appears to be uncertain whether three species are
represented or whether all belong to the same species and simply differ in
color. The botanical names don"t accompany descriptions of timber, and
would amount to little as a means of identification if given, because the
botanist has scarcely skimmed the surface of that country. The same
tree has bo many names, and so many woods pass under the same names,
that the importer of Brazilian woods is never sure of what he is handling
unless he sees them for himself, and evep then he may be uncertain.

The Brazilian walnut being sold in England is of a yellow variety, a
black, and one a grade between. Logs of this wood var.v from sixteen
inches to three feet in diameter, and up to thirty feet in length, and
the wood has a weight of from forty to forty-eight pounds per cubic
foot. The grain is fine and regular, and the wood is easy to work and
takes a very high polish. It is the favorite wood for furniture in Brazil
and Argentine, and may be specially recommended for the making of

furniture, cabinet work, and panelling, as well as wagon construction and
decoration, and both for interior and exterior work. Many of the large
steamers running between Europe and America are panelled with Brazilian
walnut most effectively.

A peculiar cHaracteristic of Brazilian walnut is that it so quickly
becomes darker with age, the fresh cut wood increasing in color and
beauty a few days after it is cut and exposed, while even the lightest
colored species, known as Canary walnut, acquires a rich brown hue, and.
the grain becomes more apparent when polished.

It is said that the supply of walnut in the South American forests,
can be depended on.

Logging Operation in Chicago

It was recently announced that a contractor had bought a bunch of
standing timber in London and had converted the trees into lumber^
The same thing was recently done in Chicago. Rows of vigorous willow
trees on Fifty-third street have disappeared, and the explanation is that
they were sokl to a manufacturer of artificial limbs, and were cut down
and hauled away.

The trees were white or English willow (SalUc alba). This species is.
not native in the United States. It has been extensively planted, however,,
as a shade tree in parks and along streets, and it is so thoroughly at
home in this country that it is running wild in many localities. It is a:
rapid grower, not particularly choice in soil requirements, and it has
few enemies to interfere with its prosperity.

Willow is the best wood for artificial limbs. It is tough, light, and
strong. Less wood is needed to assure "the required strengtli than when
any other is used. The "cork leg" is willow. There is no such thing as
a cork leg. Cork is oak bark and it is not strong enough for sei-vice as
artificial limb material. The name is used for any light wood, but
white willow is best.

Manufacturers don't usually take kindly to trees growing in a city,,
because of nails and other inrci,<;n ixxlies which are likely to be imbedded;
in the trunks, and wliieli interfere- with the process of manufacture.
Veneer Machinery in Silesia

The increased demand for veneers in Silesia leads furniture makers
and wholesale lumber dealers to give attention to the possibilities of
putting in veneer lathes, clippers and dryers. The small manufacturer
buys his veneers already glued, dried and pressed from larger concerns
that have modern machinery. According to consular officer Herman L.,
Soahr of Germany there are no high wood manufacturers in Silesia and
but few plants where veneer is cut. These use machines with long
knives adjustable to the length of the veneers to be sliced. These cut
sheets of 0.39 of an inch in thickness and less, the thinnest possible
sheet being 0.004 of an inch. These machines cost about from .$1428 to-
$2857, according to size. Rotary lathes are also known in Germany.

The usual veneers are cut from whitewood, poplar, Russian asp, pine,
oak, birch, red beech, walnut, rosewood and mahogany. According to^
the report of the officer above mentioned, who interviewed all veneer
cutters in Breslau, these people are ready to receive catalogues and
prices from American manufacturers of veneer machinery. .-Vll corre-
spondence should be in German, If possible, as descriptions, in English
are little understood. There may be, however, no immediate prospect
of a sale in this district, as many things must bo considered before they
will begin gluing and drying.

Concrete Ties a Failure

The Chicario Tribune, one of the most blatant advocates of steel and
various wood substitute products, is seemingly, in spite of its boasted
impartiality, an advocate of those products because it believes that its-
own pecuniary interests lie in that direction. Space is given to remark-
able stories regarding substitutes of various kinds used in place of
wood, and these stories have occupied prominent places in its sheets for
several years.

Hence it is amusing, at least, to note a little quibble of four lines
stuck away in a corner of one of its pages describing a remarkable-
development which recently took place in some experiments made by the-
Chicago & Alton Railroad. This quibble declares that concrete ties that
have been used by this railroad for several years as an experiment have-
been removed, as they crack and lack the resiliency of wooden ties.

There is some consolation, however, in the fact that this paper pub-

lished the item

all.

A Bill to Aid Forestry Schools

Congressman French of Idaho has introduced a bill to aid forestry-
schools in all states having national forests to the extent of five per cent
of the gross receipts from the national forests of the respective states.
This bill is known as H. R. 15219.

A delegation from Idaho, now in Washington, is in possession of very
complete information relative to the work done by the forestry schools
of the country, and is in a position to make a strong fight for the bill.
It seems that the bill was written with the approval of Chief Forester
Graves, and will have his support.

It is needless to say that when the vast amount of taxable timber land
now yielding revenue to support the state educational institutions is
considered, and also the small amount that is being spent for forestry
education as compared with other educational lines, the passage of the
proposed bill is a mere matter of justice. As an instance, the revenue
derived from taxation on the timherlands in the state of Idaho will.

HARDWOOD RECORD

•csrreair In the ovlghtiorbood of Iwpnijr-Bvv (mt tvat of tlir lulal tax*-
lion*: In Om-kod II li In thr nrKhlmrbCKMl of lirijr por n-nt : In OnllfurnU
l( la alMi lan:p an In many othrr wratcrn ■latra. And wlirn It la can-
■Idrml thai vi-ry llttlf >ia* Ufa done and la now Iwlnc doiiit In tin- wajr
of ri|MTliiii-nlallon ItHiklue lo the nioro raniplt-tr utillutlon of Itila
riioriiinuii i-r»|> of iIiiiIht now rrady for liarvpul, at Ipant fifty |ht cpnt of
wlil.h 1« «-i»i<-<l In nianiifnrliiri'. luul Ihnt the <-.iiirii<'« In fon-ntry iiri'
undiriiiaiiDitl and llip Iniilrurloni undiT|iald, romparvd with many othrr
llix'n iif InvpiitlKalloual and i-duratUinat work. It would M-<-in that the
uialtfr Mhould Im* adJUHliM] on a moro loictcal IminIn.

I'roltalily no otluT llni< of Invt-ntlKatlonal work In thp country would
yli'ld Krrati-r n-turun for the money t-iiicndrd on It than the work on
f.in-nt produrt*. Thi-x- ronpitltuti' one of the larRot of our jin-at natural
r. .ourcvn and •« far havi- r.-c»'lvi'd very llttlo attention at the hnnda of

~ U-ntliitii. In fart, the lunihernien and tiniher owner* of tl ntire

"untry are aulTerlnR Ix-rauite of lack of experlnirntal work on wood and
wood product*, and It l« aimed In thin menHiire to provide money to Hecure
competent men and ••qiiliniii'nt for InlHirntnrleii nereHiiary to obtain results.

Silos Needed in Venezuela

A report by the .Vmerlcan mlulHter to Veneiuela. I'reaton Mclioodwln,
uya that with oonie activity on the part of aaleiimen from the I'nlted
State*. It I* more than likely a nplendld demand would he found In
Veneiuela for silos In which to store grain, provender, and other grades
of livestock food. There Is not a silo In the Itepubllc of Venezuela.

The dry penod extends from early November to late .\prll or early
May. and this condition never changes. As Is customary during the
dry season, live stock Is dying In the flclds, even In regions of unusual
fertility In the wet season. The people of all classes fall to make
preparation In the rainy season for the dry period.

There Is no tariff duty In Venezuela on either the finished product or
the raw material Intended for the manufacture of farming Implements
or machinery. But If there is any disposition upon thp part of firms
In the United States to enter this field, it is Imperative that Spanish-
speaking representatives should go personally, the catalogue method being
entirely inadequate in this Instance, nt least until the product Is properly
Introdoced.

The Irish SMllalah

The antli|UHrlnn hiis been dltclnu iimoni: the records iind traditions of
Ireland and has discovered that the shlUalah which made Ireland famous
was not made of thorn wood us has been so long supposed, but was of o.nk
»:ilch was once abundant In the Shillelagh dlstricl. The name Is di'iived
fv..ra that word, but is now spelled In several ways. The wood from that
■"::ion was called Shlllclngb oak. and a club made of it cam<- to be in
iirse of time a shlUalah. Oak was procured from that region mon-
■ i:in nine hundred .venrs ago for roof timbers for Westminster hall.
\i.out three hundred .years ago the location of iron furnaces In the
1. Inity of the Shillelagh forests caused the depletion of the oak fn"
i"l. Trees lemaln to this day. but now dating back to the time when
Hi.' Irishman cut from that wood the stick with which to reinforce his
uirnments with nls n.-lgbbors.

Seeking Markets for Philippine Woods

M. K. Hendrickson of Portland. Ore., recently visited Chicago, St.
Louis, St. Paul, and other cities of the Mississippi valley, investigating
the possibiiities of finding markets for Philippine woods. He represents
parties who have a timber concession on the islands, and if the outlook
for markets Is found satisfactory, modern mills will be built to cut the
various commercial woods of the Philippines.

Seasoning Oak hy Sandwiching

Some of the woodworkers of Hoston have an elleitive method of season-
ing expensive brown Kngllsh oak which Is to be worked Into panels nncl
other bigh-grnde products. The wood Is Imported from England In
rough planks and Is prepared for tinal manufacture by first giving It ii

AT HALF PRICE

STEAM SKIDDER

AND LOADER COMBINED

Clyde Modern Eqalpmen'

■boat sixty days. Operatl<
llnaed.

For

GOGEBIC LUMBER CO.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

I hi' oak without priMlucIng the iMd elTerla due to checking and wn
« iK'ii om- «<•! of pine iHMirdii hat iM'rome charged with niolaturp i
si'i Is ■ulisiliuted and the llrat iHNirdit are ri-lumi-il lo the kiln
iignin drle<l and heatiil. The priHi'na la cimllnued until the i
ihoriMiBhIy HeawiniHl. after which It Is Utile alfi'cliM by cbangen I
weather.

Hardwood ISfews l^otes

:-< MISCELLAhlEOUS >•-

Mnw., died

Increasi-d its capita

ckag.'

apany

a. III.,

elMirted

llie Olney I'nblni-I lompany of iil
stock to «:i<I.CHio.

The Ponchatoula Veneering and Pi
organizing at Ponchnfoula, I.,ii.

It Is reiKirt.Kl that the Car Wlorks nt
voluntary petllton in bankruptcy.

'I'lic Ariel Wood Iled Company has been Incorporated at Coshen, Ind.
The comiuiny has I^IOO.IHIU capital.

The Louisville Box and Uusket Company was recently lncor|H>rati-d at
.New Albany, Ind., with »1(I.<MH) capltol.

Marathon Motor Works, Nashville. Tenn., are re|M>rted to lie involved
In an Involuntary |H-tltlon In bankruptcy.

The Did Kort Supply Company has started buslmss jil I'orl Wayne.
Ind. The company Is lncor|)oraIed nt »:;ri,(HJ(i.

The name of the Varner Ijtind & Lumber Company of Cerldge, .\rk., bus
been changed to the Carnahan-AUirart Lumber Company.

The Southern Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Nashville, Tenn.,
is re|>orted to have increased its capital stock to fl, '•0,000.

The Marshall Butters LumlH-r Company, L'Ansc, Mich., is In receiver's
hands, Charles R. Uunn and Charles II. (Jates being appointed receivers.

The Korman-Karle Company of IK-trolt, Mich., has U-en absorbed by
the Thomas Korman Company, the capital having been increaaed to
¥1,000,000.

The Abrams Flooring Company is the style of a re<-ently incorporated
concern which will operate at Buffalo, N. V. The company hag fio.ooo
capital stock.

The Caledonia Kloorlng Company Is the style of a recently incor-
porated concern which will operate at St. .lohnsbury, Vt Its capital
stock Is »jO,000.

The plant of the Shelio.vgnn Cigar Box & Lumber Company. She-
boygan. Wis., was destroyed by lire the evening of May 'M. The lire
entailed a loss of ?ao,000.

The Southern Wood Finishing Company Is the style of a recently
Incorporated concern which will operate at High Point, .N. C. The com-
pnny has ^r.'.'i.OOn capital stock.

The .Maple Springs Lumber Company Is the style of a recently Incor-
porated concern which will operate nt Maple Springs, N. Y. The com-
pany has a capital stock of Jl.5.000.

•I'he Stevenson Hardwood Lumls-r Company Is the style of a recently
incorporated concern which n1ll do business at Charleston, W. Va. 'Hie
company has a capital stock of ¥:iri,0O0.

.Nels Uueholm, formerly sales manager of the Scott & Howe Lumber
Company, located nt Oshkosh, Wis., has started business for himself at
Hurley, Wis. Mr. IMieholm will handle wholesale hardwood lumlsT and
timbers. '

=■< CHICAGO >•

•Mm.- \\ijrk> liii.- Iiecomu an Involuntary bankrupt.
;.. W. Jones Lumber Comiumy, Appleton, Wis.,
Jhicago recently in conference with big local

The Chicago PlctiiP- 1
<;. W. Jones of tlie
spent several days in
manager, .\. II. Kuth.

1!. W. Lord, president of the Chicago Veneer Company, Danville,
l\y., spent several days of last week In Chicago on a business trip.

y. J. Koys, assistant general manager of the FuUerton-Powell Ilard-
viiid Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind., made one of big regular trips
. Chicago last week.

Adi'lbert Shutts, for twenty-Hve years manager of the .McBscngcr Lum-
r Company, Chicago, died at his residence, 730 Sheridan road, Glcncoe,
Ii Wednesday, May i:i. Mr. Shutts was born In New York state Deecm-
r 11, 1S03, coming to Chicago in 1S7U. He is suri-ived by a widow and
■ u'- daughter.

Ihe I'aepcke Leicht Luml)er Company of Chicago announces the re-
iMval of Its general ofHces to the twentieth floor of the Conway building,
1 1 1 West Washington street. The removal took clfcet May 11. New
• I. phone number is Franjflln 4300.

I-. A. Digging of Murphy & Digging and the Cummer-Dlgglng Company
I Cadillac. Mich., spent several days In Chicago last week in conference
Aitli Secretary Fish of the National Hardwood Lumber .\ssociatlon. Mr.
liicglns stopped on his way to Chicago at Grand Baplds.

W. B. Burke, vice-president and general manager of the Lamb-Fish
Lumber Company, Charleston, Miss., sailed from New Y'ork for an ex-

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.45

tcndfd business and pk-asure trip tu Eiiiuik-. Ii-aviui; tbat port May lU.
He expects to bo gone a couple of months.

Tom Christian and Dan W'ertz of Maley & Wirtz, Kvansville, Ind.,
spent several days in Clilcago a week ago.

.lames 1'. McSweyn of the Memphis Band Mill Compan.v, Memphis,
'leiin., madi' one of his periodic visits to the Chicago market a week ago,
going fniui here to Grand liapids, Mich.

,1. V. stlmson of Huntingburg, Ind., ha.s been spending- several da.vs in
■Chicago. Hi- dlvid<-d his time between personal business and the affairs
•of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.

UARDWOdi) Ukc-iihd announces receipt of the official report of the pro-
ceedings at the recent convention of the National Wholesale Lumber
Dealers' Association which convened Its twenty-second annual meeting
at Buffalo, March 4-5. The proceedings are gotten up in the usual
Attractive style.

Another publication of the same character Is the report of the pro
<-cedings of the tenth annual meeting of thi> .\merlcan Wood Preservers'
A.ssoclatlon, which was held at New orh-ans. .Tanuary,' 20-21-22.

=-< NEW YORK >.=

Secretary John E. Rhodes and Manager Geo. S. Wood of the Forest
I'roducts Exposition have been In New York for several days in connection
with the big show in this city. The Forest Products Special, consisting
of twenty-six cars carrying the exhibits, arrived in good order Saturday
morning. May IB. Mr. Glover, who assists Manager Wood, had a flne
chance to view the country between the two big cities during the four
days' trip, even if he did not enjoy the frequent changes of caboose, which
of course came only at night. Everything points to a banner crowd and
the local trade will be out strong to view the wonders of the woods.

An organization was formed in this city last week, the purpose of
■which is to Increase the sale of furniture in this market. It has been
pointed out that furniture buyers were not fully aware of the many and
varied lines of furniture that could be obtained here and it was decided
to organize to extend the local furniture market. Martin Nathan of th.-
H. Herrmann Furniture Company, was elected chairman of the meeting
which was proposed by the Merchants' Association of New York. It is
■expected tbat 150 manufacturers of furniture in New York and vicinity
win become members of the new organization.

.lames -VIcBrlde, the hardwood flooring man of the Bronx, is on a busi-
ness trip to Tennessee, Ohio and Arkansas.

Wm. E. Clanc.v, publisher of the Red Book, was a recent visitor to
New York. The local office of the I,unil>.-rmrirs I'r.^dit .Association is now
at St} .Maiden Lane.

--•<, BUFFALO y-

The sub-committee appointed by C. Walter Betts to look after the
Niagara Falls trip of the National Hardwood Lumber Association is com-
posed as follows : W. P. Bctts, chairman : A. W. Kreinheder, John A.
Murphy, W. A. I'errln and Elmer J. Sturm. The banquet committee is
made up of 1. N. Stewart, chairman ; O. E. Yeager, M. M. Wall, J. A.
Murphy and E. C. Neal. The Niagara Falls trip Is expected to be tb ■
feature of the convention that will longest remain in the visitors' memory
and all the lumbermen are hoping for good weather. The trip has a double
interest from the publicity now being given the Hotel Clifton, where the-
lumbermen will dine, and whore the members of the A. B. C. conference
have been lately conferring over the trouljles of Mexico.

J. B. Wall is able to get around again after his recent accident neai-
Cincinnati, where a log rolled down upon his leg, causing him a good deal
of sutt'ering and inconvenience for some days. It was fortunate that the
(nil force of the blow did not strike him, or the accident would have termi-
nated much more seriously. As it is, Mr. Wall has not despised the assist
ance of a cane for the past two or three weeks.

Taylor & Crate's office in the Prudential building was entered by burglars
one night recently and robbed of S500. No clue was left and the police are
at a loss to find the burglars.

F. M. Sullivan has returned from a trip to Atlantic City and Nevr
England. He found the hardwood trade in the East slightly improved.

li:i\ II' . 11 ,' 1:1.11. V have lately been getting in stocks of oak and beech.
of » 1 ; 1; , , II, ts have been fairly large during the past few weeks.

Triiil.- ■■ .■:.:., ii.J.

'III. M 1.1 ;.; iiii.iwood Lumber Company reports the demand for most
wooii^ ,1- iiuM. I ihiin usual at this season. Quartered oak is reported to

.Mill. I. siiHiii ,v Miller have their Incoming stocks of hardwoods well
cleaiii-cl up lor tlii- present. While a number of woods are in demand, noth-
ing is moving at all actively.

The National Lumber Company has added southern hemlock to Its other
stocks, something which has not been handled extensively in this market.
It is said to give good satisfaction.

G. Ellas & Bro. state that there is quite a good Improvement in the
building line In Buffalo, but the general demand for hardwoods has not
shown any particular improvement.

The Yeager Lumber Company states that the hardwood market has been
rather quiet during the past two weeks, partly on account of the weather,
though buyers are less willing to take hold than is usually the case.

Hugh McLean reports a good demand for hardwoods from the building
trade, but the manufacturing and furniture lines are quiet, so that the

Save Money on Lumber Bills

We will supply you uith CLK.VK VV1
Poplar Ml that tlu-v will COST vnu coi
cuttiDKfi if BOll.HT AS 1,1 MBKR.

^r.\K•E U.S PROVE IT

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

I l.ATIKt>X BHI.DIM. nkW YORK, N.

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Ga» Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

High Quality — Prompt Delivery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1 " Red or White Oak, all grades
B«fi<J <M 40 cars 1" Red and Sap Gum, all grades

your inquiries The last two items are but one-holf dry

Hooton Hardwood Co.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
LOGS AND TIMBER

CHOICE WHITE OAK

Even color — soft texture

7 cars — 4-4 Ists and 2nds Plain
12 cars— 4-4 No. 1 Com. Plain
5 cars— 4-4 No. 2 Com. Plain

Good widths and lengths — Dry

Also large stock all grades and
thicknesses plain Red Oak

Terre Haute, Indiana

HARDWOOD RECORD

ITEMS OF INTEREST

DRY STOCK
PROMPT SHIPMENT

I I AK i
I < AK 4
; « AKS It

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

the Following Stock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

1 romnion Poplar fl.UOO'

H 4 N'OK. 1 & 'i KpiI Itlrch
1.! 4 NOH. I JC i lird Hlrch
10, 4 No§. I « 2 K«l Bh "

No. 2 Common Poplar
Noo. I £ 2 Popliir
Sflrct Poplar

Nod. I a 2 (lid. Poplar
Nos. 1 « 2 Worm)

No. 1 Common

No. 1 Common

Not.. 1 & 2 Kf.l Birch

22.000' 12 4 No. 1
AHh

7,U00' 16 4 No. 1
Oak

White
Common Plain

4/4 No. 1 Common Plain

Red Oak

i.'i.noo' n/4 No

K.d Oak

4/4 No. 1 C

The

Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.

All Wood Finishers

should use our NATURAL RUBBING
OIL, "ZERO" BRAND, "Direct from Well
to Consumer."

STILES BROS.

Parkersburg, West Va.

Producer* of Pure Natural We»t Virginia Lubricating Oil

S.WIPl.K ON AI'PLIC.VTION

iiiiir <>I IiiikIik'hb III not BO largo on It orirn li nl (III* waMn.

iriirui' .\. OirKun wn« at tlip mnln odli-c- of llu- ICrnlii I.umlipr Company

I' lor M few (iH.vr thiH monlli, returning nifiiln to Krwin, Tonn., when-

..ii,i|iiin.v linit two Hiiwmlllii «t work.

lie HiilTnlo lliinlwoud Lumber Company l« moving Hume oak, lilrcli niid
IT harilwiKKU thin month, but Milea arv aold to be uHUally In umall i|iiMr
IK und bUKlnemi Ik rnther quiet.
M-lwiii S. Taylor of Tnylor ft I Tate recently xpent a iihort varnllon ;ii

.Xitlroniliii'kN. TiK' llnii hiiK n<>t r rrlvi d ntiv linnlwiuMlii by lake no far

=■< PHILADELPHIA >-=

W. II. Wyiitl of JackHon-Wynlt LumbiT I'oiiipiiiiy bn« JUHt rotumi'd from
N"illi iind South Cnrollnns. where lie hnx bein Hieing up the Block Hinutlon.
llilK cuucern hHH mcde u cJeal with one of the largeit biiixiwoud manufae
iiinrs In the South recently, by which It In now In n poBltlon to Hupply
ilh- iriKle with Bome of the IUh-hI hnrdwvfHl evtr marketed Id the caHtcro
iii'ld. It will Bpeclalize In onk, poplar and chiKtiiut.

CharleH K. I'nrrj' of Charles K. I'urry & Co., ownern of Corollna Spruce-
i:oiupnuy, I'enwieolo, N. C, HiiyB their mill conllnueH to turn out a goof)
volume of Btuir right along, but trading Ib Hhort of expectation for tbU
time of the year. An acceleration Ib looked for when the rallroada come
Into the market.

ITederlck S. Underbill of Wlstar, I'nderblll & Xlxon nayii bUBlncBB 1»
hilrly rexponKlve, but there are no Blgox of ft lively .-icllvlty In the near
niiiire. There are !«>mc buyers who llguie for xpeclol conce«KlonH, which,
linwiver, they tind dlUleult to get. Ab Boon as the InterBtate Commerce
ri.mmlsHlon maken a fiivorable deelKlon on the railroad freight rate ad-
viince, things undoubtedly will brighten up. K. Wyatt WUtar Ih vlHllIng
thi' llrm'i- Kouthern mill and on hla return will atop at lilchmond for the
(.-iiir tournament.

The plant ol. the Port Huron Lumber Company, Port Huron, MIcb.,
Hwnid by the Whiting Lumber Company, was completely destroyed by tire-
on .May 7. .Most of the lumber fortunately was saved. !•". Klce Whltlng,^
secretary and treasurer of the Whiting Lumber C'ompany, «sa.VB the prop-
erty was fully covered by Insurance. Temporary machinery wbb lmme<ll-
aiily put up, and within a week business was resumed and orders promptly
t:iken care of. Krank It. Whiting, accompanied by on expert architect,
-i.iiiiKl Immediately for Port Huron, where arrangements are being made to-
!• it a thoroughly up-to-date saw and pinning mill as rapidly as possible.

iCil n. Hallowell of Hallowell & Soudcr says considerable business cam
1..- >ecured providing you meet the price, hut they are not Inclined to sacrl-
lu.- tlielr protlt. Ualpb Souder Is spending some time In Ralelgb, N. C,
iiiiil vicinity looking after shipments, etc.

Ihomns «. HolTman of the J. S. Kent Company reports spasmodic buBl-
ness. Trading lacks ginger and buj-ers are loatb to book orders ahead.
The fall he thinks will see a change.

Wlllliini P. Shearer of .Samuel H. Shearer & Son reports a reduced activity
In tKidlng. Th?y do not anticipate any material betterment until the
Mil but are keeping their mill busy preparing stock.

II. C. .Magruder, formerly of the I'atton Company, has started a wbole-
snle Inmliir business at IT.i Land Title bulldiug, where be bandies hard-
woods, southern white pine and cypress. He reports things fairly satls-
i:i<-tory considering conditions.

-Mrs. Ixiuisa G. Belts, widow of Colonel Charles M. Belts, founder of the
will-known lumber l!rm of Charles M. Bctts & Co., died Moy 10, aged seventy
y.-iirs. The Belts tlrm Is conducted by B. Kranklin, William T., and Charles
I.. Belts, her sons, who are among the most popular men In the lumber
lu-ui. The slnccrcst sympathy of the trade Is extended to them In their sad.

The l-'lorlda Land and Lumber Company, Wilmington, Del., was char-
t.-r.-d under Delaware laws, .May 7. Capital ?10,(I00.

Ilie Cb.impion Motor Car Company, Wilmington, Del., was Incorporated
under lielaware laws. May 7. Capital ?100.000.

Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock, a member of the State Forestry Commission
Mom Its estnblishmeut until his resignation a few months ago, was tendered'
n luncheon by bis friends recently, when he was presented with a bandsome-
k'Vinp cup. The cup was presented by (lovernor Tener of Pennsylvania In-
li.-half or the donors. .lohn Blrklnblne, jiresident of the State Forestry

• oclatlon.

=-< PITTSBURGH >•=

K. V. Babeock of the Babcock Lumber Company, with his family will'
take up bis summer al)ode next week at his country place '•Rosemary"
near Valencia, Pa.

The South Fork Lumber & Crate Company has been organized at South'
Fork, Pa., by H. C. Stlneman, Wcstmont, Pa., who is president and W. O.
Lee. vice-president, W. 1^. I>ee, secretary, and O. M. Stlneman, treasurer..
It will manufacture all kinds of crates and will use considerable hardwood.

S. .\, Seman. for ten years past manager of the C. P. Caughey Lumber
Company of this city, has resigned that position and Is now associated with
th'- Ingersoll Knglncering & Constrnctlon Company, builders of amuse-
ment devices.

I he Monongahein Lumber Company Is a new concern at 71.">-717 House
loiildlng. Its members are R. E. McCall, who was for one year with the-
Ani'rlcan Lumber & .Manufacturing Company of this city, four .vears wlth-
the Pittsburgh office of the Thomas E. Coale Lumber Company: K. G..

HARDWOOD RECORD

Snydor. recently of tlio Host Maiuifaoturing Company, and D. N. Ciawfoi-d
ot the Poland Coal Company. Tlie new concei'n will do a general whole-
sale business and expects to handle considerable hardwood when It gets
ui^fler way.

Sales Manager G. M. Chambers of the Kendall Lumber Company made a
trip to the Kendall plant at Hutton, .Md., last week where the company is
•cutting about 1)0,000 feet a day. Last month was the biggest month in
shipments the rompany'cver enjoyed.

■J'li.- w.iM.iH.iik snii|.l\ c.iiiii-.inx ii.c- ,Mi.:ii_,.l t,. i.i.'iii,! ii- |.I;iiiing mill

ilirj Villi I ■.-inh.iii, I,,: .1, :i , .| , 1 W 1 , 1, , 11 ,1 ilirg, Pa ,

M. Kreid.T.

Lumber Company has starte<i work on a large planing mill
at I'ortage, Pa., and will have one of the most up-to-date plants in
Pennsylvania.

The Western Lumber Company is doing a very good business and its
shipments have been above the average this spring. President W. W.
Wilson, Jr., has made frequent trips to the eastern market of late with
good results.

II. F. Domhoir, president ot the Acorn Lumber Company, spent a week
in the East recently. His trade in that section, e.specially with thi>
manufacturing concerns, is increa.^ing steadily and rapidly.

.< BOSTON >=

Bureau t.. j^-i^i in ilif development of foreign commerce was commenced
at a iih.iiri^ ji iih .\merican House held this week. Among those co-
■Qpcratiri- in injUin- the plans were William C. Kedfield of the United

Stales lp.|i:i:ini. I Commerce. This is a movement independent of

.already existing trade extension factors to eslablisli by agents direct for-
eign connections to greatly enlarge the output ot New England industries.
A number of large lumber consuming factories are in the list of those
behind this effort to Increase business in New England.

.\ nuuiliir of lumbermen of Boston expect to attend the ninth annual
tournament of the Lumber Trade Golf Association at ISichmond on May
Hi and 21, among them being Frank W. Lawrence of Lawrence & Wiggin.
I'". B. Witherbee of the II. M. Bickford Company, and Howard C. Morse
of the Blacker & Shejiard Company.

The Pratt & l''onst (Ompauy of lyowell suffered a severe loss on May
12. when a larse tiro destroyed a part of its planing mill.

The Cook Lumber Company of Greenfield, Mass., is reported as having
likd a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.

.•\mong the corporations organized at Boston is noticed the Xouvelle Lum-
ber Company with authorized capital of 151.800,000.

-■< BALTIMORE >=

Gen. Alfred E. Booth, formerly head or what was known as tbo
fisheries trust, who died in Baltimore last week, left to Gen. Thomas
J. Shryock, head of the firm of T. .T. Shryock & Co., on South Caroline
street, all of his stock in the Sherwood Lumber Company of West Virginia,
-which he owned, and various personal effects contained in his suite of
rooms at the Hotel Belvedere. The Sherwood Lumber Company has been
lor years engaged in the development of a tract of white pine in West
N'irglnia, which has proved a very profitable undertaking.

Thomas Foulke Mattl.ews, for many years connected with the firm of
Thomas Matthews & Son. died recently at the age of 6S years. Mr.
Matthews was a native of Baltimore county, and in his early days farmed
In iowa. but lie returned to Maryland and engaged in the lumber trade,
in which be became widely acquainted. His mother and wife survive him.

Building operations here continue to make a very attractive showing.
For .\pril the total value of the improvements for which building permits
were issued amounted to »1, 180,900, $90,000 being on account of altera-
tions and .?7.j,000 for additions. The grand total so far this year is now
«4,18B,31L'. and if this rate is kept up the total for the year will not
tall short of S13,000,000, a sum equalled only after the fire in 1904. As
the tendency is toward a larger use of hardwoods, the demand from the
ibuilders for oak and other wood is relatively liberal, and all the
indications encourage the belief that the rest of the year will see expansion
in the business. . ►

Holger A. Koppel, a well-known hardwood exporter here, with offices in
the Carroll building, will sail for Europe on May 30, accompanied by Mrs.
Koppel. About six weeks will be spent in Copenhagen, his former home,
visiting relatives, and two or three weeks will be devoted to trips to some
of the lumber buying centers.

Fred. Arn of the J. M. Card Lumber Company, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and president of the National Lumber Exporters' Association, recently
called on Secretary J. ilcD. Price to discuss various association matters.
Mr. Arn was on a business trip to Philadelphia, and took occasion to run
over to Baltimore for a conference.

Fritz Hahn, representing Richard Koller & Co., of Duesseldorf, Germany,
large importers of American woods, was in Baltimore ten days ago and saw
some ot the manufacturers and shippers of lumber here. Herr Hahn had
lieen on a southern trip and was on his way to take the steamer at New-
York for home. He stated that: he found trade in the South rather quiet.
Speaking ot the business situation in Germany, be said that a marked

improvement had taken place, and he thought the outlook was quite
promising.

lieports about several hardwood developments of Importance In the
Virginias have been received here. One of them is that of J. M. Murdoch
& Bro., of Johnstown, Pa., who purchased 41,000 acres of hardwoods,
principally oak, on the main line of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, near
Millboro, Va., and put the mill erected ou the tract in operation ten days
ago. The plant is a single nine-foot band, with a six-toot resaw. A rail-
road has been constructed to connect with the C. & O. The timber lies in
what is known as Bull Pasture river territory, about fifteen miles out
from Millboro.

VENEER

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

WE MANUFACTURE FINE ROTAKY CUT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wis.

LET US QUOTE YOU

'W QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

THESE fine logs waiting
to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

48

HARDWOOD RECORD

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johns«n City, Tennessee

'^Harris'' Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
U. „nJ Thi.hn..... QUARTERED OAK
'" ""'' Th,ckne..e, HICKORY

• porlBltT of mlied car. SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

All Grade, and Thickn

-half I*

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

Hardwood Lumber

TENNESSEE

Manufacturers
and Shippers

MEMPHIS

TIMBER ESTIMATES

GARDNER & HOWE

EN0INEEB8

Clarence W. Griffith "•^'^TXiwiSif"' Memphis, Term.

Tschudy Lumber Co.

MAM r\< n KK.Ks Ol

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60 : 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50,000 ft. 1" Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1" Log Run Maple

50,000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO GENERAL OFFICE

6U6 Kepublic Bld«. KANSAS CITY, MO.

Umm BOOft=STI!IISON LlIMBEItCOMPANY

Manufactnrers Soflthem Hardwoods

Quartered Oak a Specialty
Memphis Tennessee

III I hi' tliiilH

«i SoiiK Of linnvlll)'. Pn., Ii*v« ■rqiiln-d 31,0(10 acnii of timbrr
iiiiiiy. Vn , iinil ore hiilldliiu ■■ rallrund from NikiI«, W. Vii.,
'nil' iiiirrow uniiiii' lliii- will cnii-ii llu- .Mli'iilii-iiy iiiiiiintiilDn.

illKliiiiri- i.r wvi'Utii- Ili-K. iiiifl (-iinm-i'l will) llu- Klniulnril kkhiIi- roiid

.\iiiln, nil till- <i. & I. .M. Kallwny, »i'vi<ii|i-i-n inlli-it rnmi Wlilli' H<il|iliiir
rlniii., W. V«. Till- MiAinlll to l>i- ••rirli«l on lln' Ini.l will («• it tloiil.lo
II. oiii- iilili' liolnii a clniiliir wiw for lilll hIiiIT. hiuI tin- other an i-lKlit
>t tmnil for hoonlK.

.siiiuui-r llroih'Tit iin- Jimi oompli'tlni; n hIi fi>i,i imnil mill on n trnri .>f
"lit II.iiilii iicriH of hiinlwooilK iil I'liiriinonl. W. \m.. ti-n nilli-« rSHt of

=■< COLVMBVS >--

imrlnn April of iuIk y.-nr iIhti- wiw ii iiiiirlo'il Iniri'ii-.' In liiillillni: o|>i-rii-

' « III till- lliii'ki'yi' ciiiiiliil. III ,oiii|uirl«on wlili ilu' rorn-niiouilInK month

i.i-t yi'iir. liiirlni: thf month ;iT."i iiirmltn w.iiv Ihiiiii'<i i-iillInK for n viilii-
iilon of fliK;t,,'i.'i,'>. iiK coiniiiiri'il with :<|.'l |H>rmllH iind n viiluntlon of filiill,-
.".:;.'i In April. llii;t. Slnoi- the (Imt of the yciir tlu-rc hiivo Imi-d 81*8 prrmlls
"I II viiliiiitlun of f l,T4-i,::il.'i iHHUod.

K. ... liorlon, BiileH maniici-r for thr oontnil dlrlnlon of the \V. M.
lllltiT LiiDibcr Corapiiny, ri'portH a fairly kimxI di'maml for nil vnrli-tli'»
iiiiil criidi'K of bnrdwomlK. HtiylnK on tlio part of dnaliTu Ik thi- bi>Ht fi-aturp
of ihi- uiarki't. Sonu- fartorli-s an- in the mnrki-l for innliTlalH. I'rici-ii are
Minii-n-hnt iinKti-ady, although moHtly wi'll roaintalnpd. (Jrdpm on> l>i-lnK
taki'D for futurp di'llviTy.

.lohn It. (iolH-y of John It. liolii-y & Co. reportH a quii't niarkot In hard-
woods, olthouKh prIci'K havi- not wi-aki-Dod matcrlnlly. lit- look8 for un
iinprovomi-nt In tJu> ni>ar futiiro.

.1. W. .Mayhi-»- of the \V. .M. Itltti-r Luinlier Company hag rotiirncd from
•in iHKppctlon trip to thp mills of the company locnti-d In the South.

The plnnlni; mill of tlip Buoki-yc Mill and Lumbt-r Company of jBi-kHon,
' K. was destroyi'd liy tire recently.

There Is ii better demand for oilllwork and similar articles In the Co-
hiinhns market. This Is due to the Increased activity In bulldlni; oiH-ru-
tiiins. I'rices on that class of materials are Kenerally well maintained.

.\t Sardinia, U., a petition In involuntary bankruptcy has Ih-cd tiled
:i;;aln8t the Ira Kini! Lumber Company by creditors.

The Ca Un Furniture Company of ijalliiioiis, C, has liled a suit in
viiiuntary bankruptcy.

• Jeonie C. .Vdams of Dresden, IJ„ owner of the .Vdanis Lumber Company,
liii-d at a Kanesvllle hospital recently of pneumonia, lie was In the lum-
ber business in Dresden for twenty-three years and was a veteran of the

I'he plant of the Columbus UugKy Company of Columbus, (I.,
il to Charles .\. Klnmean and En^ene llofeller of BulTnlo. N.

I (..nilinie 111.' .i|M-nitl(in of the pliinl. loiat.il on Dublin avenu.

has beeii

=-< TOLEDO >=

l-iiink S))ani;ler of the 1-nink Spannler Company has Just returned from
.liickson. .Miss. Mr. Spangler is Jubilant despite the fact that there are
Mime things to be wished for In the lumber trade, as he won a law suit
which his concern had brought for breach of contract against the Wade
Mcllenry LumU-r Company of Webb, Miss. He believes that business will
..pen up brightly in the near future.

\\. S. Itoolh, president of the Rootb Column Company, is taking a trip
r.iund the Uasin In an effort to round up some orders for bis factory, which
. imtlnues to run full time and normal capacity.

The Come-I'ackt Kurnlture Company, one of the largest manufacturers Id
.Michigan, with its main plant at Ann Arbor and a big finishing plant od
Dorr street, Toledo, has been Incorporated with a capital stock of ».'iO,000.
I be Incorporators are Harry E. King, .T. W. Wilson and 11. W. Isenberg
.inil others. The new company will bear the same mime as the parent com-
l.iiny in .Michigan and is incorporated for the purpose of conducting a sell-
ing business In Ohio. The plant on Dorr street occupies several acres of
t-niund.

.\mong Important structures for which building permits have recently
i...n taken out In Toledo is one for a f4K,7,"iO factory building for the
Willys-Overland Company, making the fourth permit Issued to this concern
ihis year, the entire four totaling an expenditure of ?I,0I|0.(|00.

The Sti-rling Kurnlture Company, with a capitalization of $10,000, bag

I n incorporated in Toledo. The Incorinrators are Charles .Schauss, Adam

Schauss, Ralph Schauss and others.

The Schauss Parlor Frame Company, In on open letter commenting upon
the action of John N. Willys in writing n letter to the Interstate Com-
merce Commission endorsing the proposed advance In freight rates, said:
•While we are willing to loncide that Mr. Willys" letter probably voices
till- feeling In this controversy of the shippers of manufactured goods,
suih an assent does not dispose of a more vital question before the
American people, namely; 'Are the railroads managed economically?'"
The Schauss company adds : "We need the railroads. They must be prop-
erly sustained, but those who furnish the sustenance have a right and are
now making use of It, to (juestion their management. The railroads have
been and still are the greatest force In the advancement of human affairs.
They must be Just to their patrons. Here Is an experience we are having :
A carload of our goods to a certain point carries a freight charge of ?8!».C0.
Our competitors In Chicago get a car of the same kind of goods to that
same destination for .^.'S^.-Mi and from Chicago the haul is nearly 200 miles

HARDWOOD RECORD

49

longer. The difference bow In favor of I'liU-aso is $36.80. If the proposed
dve per cent advance Is granted the difference in favor of Chicago will be
!f88.t)'}. Tbe Interstate Commerce Commission, to whom we appealed, re-
ceived from the railroads interested in the movement of cars from Toledo
and Chicago a reply, which was forwarded to us, that the Toledo rate was
Just. If the Toledo rate is Just, how about the Chicago rate? Is there
any wonder that there is opposition to past and present railway manage-

The flrst of the annual trade extension tours of the Wliolesale Merchants'
and Manufacturers' Board of the Toledo Commerce Club for the season
will l>egin May li), when the board will start on a trip through thirty-five
cities and towns in northwestern Ohio. The trip will last three days. A
number of hardwood dealers arc men
pany the members on the trip.

.\ decision was recently handed do
Jollister of Cincinnati which is of ii
concerns all over the country. The dn
be collected from such Institutions wl
though till' association may permit oi

bers of this board and will accom-

i-n by T'nited States District Judge

t.Ti-. iiit- I. t tM liuilding and loan
-i I i ' '■ income tax cannot

i' 'i ..luli-ly exempt, even

irit.\

iu which tbe

=•< INDIANAPOLIS y

The Ferrec-Case Lumber Company, recenjiy organized here, is locating
at State avenue and Deloss stnit where an office and lumber sheds are
being built.

Hardwood lumber is to be mannfacturedat Brownsburg by the Herdrich-
Stycrs Company which has b<'en organized by William Herdrlch, J. C
Styers and A. VV. Herdrich. The company Is incorporated with $5,000
capital.

With an authorized capitalization of iflOO.OOO, the Manhattan Lumber
Company has been organized and incorporated at Gary to conduct a
general lumber business. Those interested in the company are Thoma.^

II. II

nd .To

Hepn

th<'

;nncerns expect to accompany
■ lis Chamber of Commerce on
lo May 2«i, 27 and 28. The
second night at Lima. The

a trade extension trip thnniKb w. stein ii
arst night will be spent at Dayton and tl
party will travel on a special train.

The Central Lumber and Mill Company has been organized and in-
corporated at Hammond to conduct ii general lumber business and operate
a planing mill. Those interested in the company, which has $100,00ii
authorized capitalization are Thomas I'. Walworth, K. G. Walworth and
M. H. Walworth.

As usual the Atkins Memorial Association on Memorial Day will decorate
the graves oi: former employes of E. C. Atkins & Co. who died while in th<-
service of the company. There are 14i) graves to be decorated, some of
which are outside the cit.y. Committees of employes will look after the
graves in local cemeteries.

A piano manufacturing business will be conducted at Evansville by the
Harmony Piano Company which has been organized by William C.
Prbkitt. ll.iliirt I.eich and J. F. Beams and incorporated with an
ant I 'I ■ i|.n,i,i :ition of ?30,000.

■|ih liMhM iiriie court has attlrmed a judgment of the local circuit

conn 1 li.iii.j -I ;r,i.i7 in favor of Harman A. Hagerman against the
Iuili:iii;i \ i 11 M iimI Lumber Company. Hagerman was employed as travel-
ing salesman on a salary and profit sharing basis. In September. 190S.
he accepted a reduction In salary, but quit at the end of the year demand-
ing pay for the whole year at the old salary rate and lor his share of
profits ever earned without regard lor losses sustained by the company in
1908. The court held he was not entitled to salary for the whole year
at the higher rate but that he was entitled to a share in each year's profit.^,
safe from the losses of any .succeeding year.

=■< MEMPHIS >=

Weather conditions in this section during the past two weeks have
been rather more favorable for logging operations, and better progress is
reported. It is notable, however, that the quantity of timber oBfering in
the open market is comparatively small and th«t the amount available for
loading is likewise relatively light for this time of the year. .Arrivals here
are also only moderate, a statement applicable to both the railroads and
the river. Most of the mills, however, appear to have logs enough to keep
them in operation, and actual stoppage resulting from inadequate supplies
of timber is quite small. It is pointed out that while no great amount of
timber has Ijeen cut and prepared for shipment, ther« is still a chance of
securing an adequate supply If weather conditions in the near future shoulil
continue as favorable as they are at present.

Uuildiuff operations in Memphis contiune cjuite full, .\pril established :■
splendid record, the figures for Mempbi- i' I'i- H' ,iil\ iiii\ |i> r iiiil ;ih.;Ml

of the same month last year. Since tli ^ ' '■>" Hii'iit n ili

some large permits have been taken oui ,ii i ■ ' : i' ' ;. n.lin-, irn m, imi-

ing the big home to be occupied by tbr • "ii ni il Irn-i \ S:i\ini;s l;;iiik.

This is to be twenty or twenty-one stories iu height. There is a movement
now looking to the finishing of this gigantic structure in red gum and the
officials of that body will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to accom-
plish this result. Owing to the activity in building circles, both manufac-
turers and distributers of building mat. rial are enjoying excellent trad.',

especially as compared with the quietness which prevailed some time prior
to the 1st of April. Absence of flood conditions in the Mississippi valley
has left the way open for considerable building in towns throughout the
valley and orders from these places hav.' supplemented those from local
sources, so that the aggregate has been .|.i u -iii-i.i y.

The Kurz-Downey Lumber Compan.v h i. .i, i i.l a charter under

the laws of Arkansas. The capital sto.lv i i i which .$00,000 has

been paid. The company proposes to .■!.:::._- in ih- iii.iiiufacture and sale
of lumlier and timber products. W. F. ivnrz is pr.sidi'nt, N. I. Downey is
vice-president and A. C. Thompson is secretary-treasurer.

I'he Southwestern Lumber Company, which has milling interests In
-Missouri, has recently opened offices in Memphis for the sale of its output
and to engage In the lumber commission business. George Gunter, general
manager, is in charge. -He has recently been spending some time In
Louisiana and Mississippi, where he has secured options on a considerable
amount of timber. The latest plans call for the conversion of this firm
into a stock company and at the moment Mr. Gunter is giving the greater
portion of his time to this phase of the proposition. When organization is
perfected, mills will be installed and the options on the timber now held

RRD GUM

(Leading Manufacturers)

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

Southern Hardwoods

is one of the most complete
and largest in the state

We can readily fill any requirement in

RED GUM

Oak, Ash, Elm

PAINSTAKING ATTENTION TO YOUR INQUIRIES

THE LANSING CO., Parkin, Ark.

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum
4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum
5/4 & 8/4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak
This stock contains a good percentage of 14'
and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W|A| f% M D V INVERNESS.

■ W. ViMRTj MISS.

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash==

J. H. Bonner & Sons

HARDWOOD RECORD

re:d gum

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA. ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We cm furnish your entire
re(|nirenients in Mnrdwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST.

GEO.

FRANCIS BASIN RED GUM

BAND SAWED ,: > ; ,:

K.-.i l--.ll.

nn.l I'n.l ^n^..■|. . i,..l 13.381)

and 2nd I'nselcctcd 27.020 7.180

and 2nd Vnitolectcd l.O.'.O

and 2nd T-n--lool«| 11.800

and 2n.l .>;.l.-. i. ,i ij...i 100.000 6,450

1 comi 167.410

and -J' 8.400

Icon; 10.78S 22.600

1 cor. ! 0S.81C

1 comr:, 'jfil, Siiwed 50.000

1 comin.T. .■-. ,. .-• --.-.v.^d .%.700

Aftk UH tn i|>">t' ^'-n 'l-liv'Tfd prlret* iin
■bovo Item... Vl^.i II. .r '-^.iiitht'm Hard-
wood and l.iin. \r..iiiiilli' Krd Cedar

C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(.>li mil.', frtini Mcmiilil.. on (. K. 1. Jc I'. I<iiilr.>ji<l .

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

immediate shipmer
12 month, and ov

the followins

4 cars 6/4 Isl and 2n<l K.-.l Gum

2 cars 8/4 Ist and 2nd Re.l Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Bo% Boards
THE FOLLOWING NINETY D.iYS TO SIX MONTHS

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress

1 car 4/4 Ist and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths

1 c.-ir 4 4 No. - C.mmon Plain White Oak

1 far 4 4 N .. 1 ..v.mmon an. I B<-li»r Cjl.l.Whl!" Oak

- .ars 4 4 .Vo. :; '-oinii.on IM.iln li.jj Oak

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

II Itro

Imt t'oiiiiuiny hni niM'timl oinrmi In Mi-lii|ililii.
1 '..H.. iir.. |..i-iit.il on Ihr thIrli-i'Ulli Hixir nf Ilic llniik of CntniiK-rro ft Trust

iiiiuiii.v liiilldliiu. Till- inlll of ililn llriii l> Iociii.mI nt Moiiuda. Ark., nntl

" |irliirl|iiil liualui-ito will bf trnnHiii'ti-il tmiii Hint |n>liil. It liim Im-n
.-.mill iKlvlwihli., howi-viT. In u|>cn wili-a oIIIi'i-h In .Mi.niiiliU, Imt tlii'iu- will
I... KOliHlilliiry to the ii<.n<Tiil offlcfii of itii> compiiny at .Moundi.. Mnrk II
llmwu U the |irlnrl|inl nwnor of llu- roiu|inny wlilrh iMiirn Ills niinn-.

'I'. .Mnnninu of Wnnilili., Ark., Iina i-oni|ili't<'<l tin- ri-mi>v*l of Ills iilnnt
rn.in Ihiil point In ll-iiinn. Ark., nntl tli<- innrlilncry will Ih' iilnnd In niHrii .
II. di lit till' Inttir point mI.iui tin- l)r>t of Jiinr. It will mnnuriirtiir- rlinlr
~t<i('k rriini unk, nsli nml nitirr liiirdwixiila. Tin- lidItT rallronil farlllile*
nt Ili'Uinn nri. ri'H|HinHll>K> fur tli<' rliiini:i'<l lorutlnn.

Till- t'nluniliUK LiinibtT t.'oiupiiny, ('nhiniliUK. MIhs., Iiiih purrtiiisiM frnin
Mnrks Ai llciircl, nlm> nf CoIuiuIiuk, iilioiit l.'.iiiiii ncrca of ahnrlli'iif pine
tliiitx-r In Ijiiniir, I'nyetli' and I'lckt-na eountli-a, .MnlHiinii. Thla lirlnua llif
siiinipiiitv of the purt'liiialnK llrm to npproxlinntcly :iu,(MHi ncrca nud Iniuroa
.iKiUKi) timber to kwp It In atcndy o|ioriitlou for aouw twenty yrara or
iniire. Tlio prU'e piild Ima not Iwon islvcn out. It U, linwcvcr, the largcat
tliiiberlnnd triinmicllon In tbia pnrt of the country for Home time.

I'ropoHi-d revival nf the liondllne of lumber ablpnicnta liy water lis* been
hr.iusbt prominently to tbo attention nf tin- iriule tlirnuKb the annnuniv-
in.nt nf the ChlcuKn, St. Loula & <iulf Trana|Mirlutlnn ('oinpnny IhnI It will
I'.sliibllHh a barKe lino that will operate on the MlHalaalppI and Ita trihutarlea
nnil ihiit It will eater CHpoclally to the lumber trade, tifflelala of Ibia com-
puny havi- ndvlaed J. II. Townabend, general mnnakt-r of the Southern
llnrdwuod Trnlllc Kurrau, that It will offer apeclal facllltlea to the lumber
nun and that freight rates by water will be al«jut twenty |)er cent leaa
than those charged for alinllar service by rail. Facilities. It U atuted. will
I... so extensive that lumber InU-reata between Xew Orlcona on the one hand
niid KaniuiH City and St. Loula on the other will be able to take advantairi'
of them If they so desire.

The new terminals of the Illinois Central System at Memphis have been
opened within the past ten days and. accordlns to olhelala of that rood,
there Is an Increase of something like loo per cent In efflelency. The com-
pany has maintained large yards In New South Memphis for some time, but
the mileage has been sulistnntlally Increased. At the same time round-
houses and repair shops have been Installed capable of taking care of all
the repair work on the southern lines nf the system. The terminals cover
;i.'>0 acres and the yards are big ennugh to care for a.s.'iO cars. Kmplny-
ment will be given to l..'>0» men. The Illinois Central System handles
a very large percentage of the lumber shippi-d Into and out of this city and
much congestion has been evident since the strike several years ago, espe-
cially during crop moving periods. I^umber men are therefore very much
pleased with the prospects of a much better service following the com-
pletion of these Improvements.

The American Car and Foundry Compan.v, whose plant at Dlnghampton,
a suburb of Memphis, was burned a short time ago, has secured temporary
(juarters and Is employing all of the men at wflrk when the (Ire occurred,
from :iMO to .iuo. It Is announced that, as soon as the adjusters complete
their work, the plant will be rebuilt. This company Is engaged both In the
manufacture and repair of box and other freight cars and when working at
lull capacity gives employment to well over 1.000 men.

The Uugger & Goshorn Company of this city has completed Its line nf
railway from Its mill at Warner. Ark., to its tlmberland holdings some dis-
tance away. It Is therefore Insured n full supply of timber and has re-
siiuied operations at Its big band mill. It now plans to run the latter

doj

veek.

No decision as to Its plans has been announced by the Sunflower [.umber
ompnny regarding the rebuilding of Its mill at Clarksdale. Miss., destroyed
ly Hre n few days ago. The loss Is estimated to have been fully covered
.y Insurance. Tbi' mill was u bund .m.- .Tiid bad a dally capacity of about
;ii.»iio i..et of lumber. ♦

=■< NASHVILLE >•=

CI nrles .M. Morfoid and Cecil Kwing, secretary, acting for the Nashville
Lumbermen's Club, have tiled a complaint with the Interstate Com-
ni.rce Commission against the Ixinlsvllle & Nashville Railroad charging
that transit rules In force at Nashville arc unjust and discriminatory, and
asking that the rules In torce prior to November 25, l!tl2. l>e restored.

Comml.ssloner Mines at a recent sitting In Nashville heard testimony
In several complaints brought before the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion by local lumber Interests.

ActlDg for the Nashville Lumbermen's Club T. M. Henderson. Commis-
sioner of the Nashvlll.< Traffic Bureau, has Illed eomplalnt with the
Tennessee Kallruad Commission against the Nashville. Chattanooga &
St. I.o'iis Hallway and other lines, charging that present rates on lumber
from many points In Tennessee to Nashville are unreasonable. Undue
and unreasonable piefcronce In favor of other points, and unjust rotes
from others are alleged. A general Investigation and order securing
equitable rates Is s.iught In the petition.

H. A. Batcbelor, Jr., head of the Tennessee Oak Flooring Compan.v,
says tnat business Is satisfactory with his company, which has contracts
tor considerable business booked. This company Is selling some 800,000
to !100,U00 feet of oak flooring each month, with no signs of dull business
there.

A. li. Itansom. president of John B. Ransom & Co.. and also president of
the Commercial Club of Nashville, and I'. J. I.oevenhart represented the

HARDWOOD RECORD

lumber interests last week witli the NasUville Boosters' Club. The
Boosters made a tour to New Orleans and return by way of Memphis on a
special train, the purpose being for trade expansion.

The charter of the B. & M. Lumber Company has been amended increas-
ing amount of authorized capital stock from $20,000 to $25,000.

Tbe .\dams & Hampton Lumber Company of Johnson City, Tenn., has
purchased a tract of 300 acres of land near Stephens, and announces plans
to build a band mill with daily capacity of 15,000 feet of lumber.

.\. J. Strand of Chicago, has tiled a bill in the Chancery Court here
against Petros Lumber Company of Petros, Tenn., and Fred W. Black
Lumber Company of Chicago. The complainant asks that the court grant
an injunction restraining the Petros Company from transferring its assets
to the Black Company, complainant being a minority stockholder of tho
Black Company. Complainant alleges that the Black Company is indebted
to Petros Company in sum of .'$33,000 for lumber shipped to Chicago.
Complainant says he Is denied access to the books and affairs of the
company, and seeks that an accounting be had by order of the court, and
that a receiver be appointed for the Petros Lumber Company. Officers
of both companies have been in Nashville in connection with the interests
involved.

The Lewis-Wllson-Hlcks Company, formerly of Lexington, Ky., which
recently moved to Jelllco, Tenn., is now developing a tract of 10,000 acres
of timberland In Campbell county. The company has been operating a
circular mill, and Is now having Installed a large band mill. The opera-
tions will consist principally of white oak and poplar.

=-< LOUISVILLE >=

The Louisville Hardwood Club Is continuing to investigate fire insurance
rate, in spite of the fact that the lire insurance companies are not now
writing insurance in this state directly. The lumbermen believe that this
is as good a time as any, as the agents have plenty of opportunity to
look Into the matter. A conference with the underwriters has been
arranged, and a meeting will be held In the near future tor the purpose
of talking the situation over. The hardwood men believe that rates on
local yards are entirely out of line, and that many other cities, with no
better facilities in the way of (iretighting equipment, and not so good
a record In the matter of losses, are getting lower rates. The agents have
shown a disposition to assist In securing a reduction In the Insurance
charges, and it Is likely that by the time the companies come back and
resume writing, the situation will be in a shape favorable to the reduction
of the rates. However, the breach between the state officials and the
insurance companies is as wide as ever, and there seems to be little hope
of effecting a settlement in the immediate future. Most of the lumbermen
are well covered as to insurance, however, and the present trouble would
have to continue for months In order to cause any real hardships.

A big delegation of local hardwood men will be In Buffalo next month
in attendance on the convention of the National Hardwood Lumber
Association. Plans are now being made to secure a special car, and to
take enough members of the trade to Buffalo to let everybody know that
Louisville is on hand. T. M. Brown of the \V. P. Brown & Sons Lumber
Company, who is a director of the organization, and Stuart R. Cecil, of
the Booker-Cecil Company, who is president of the Louisville Hardwood
Club, will lead the local delegation.

The C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company is not seriously disturbed over the
situation in Mexico, though operations at Its logging camps in Quintana
Koo, which were attacked by Federal soldiers, who confiscated commis-
sary supplies, have been interrupted. It does not appear that the com-
pany will lose any of its logs, but on the contrary It Is proceeding to get
these out. Quintana Roo is just across the river from British Honduras,
and the operation of the Mexican camp does not involve getting very far
away from "base."

The yard of the Ruby Lumber Company, at Madisonville, Ky., was
destroyed by fire May lU with a loss of $40,000. The fire Is thought to
luave started in an ash heap in the yard. It was necessary to call on the
tire-fighters of nearby cities for help to prevent the fire from spreading to
other propert.v.

Another Louisville concern is making arrangements for a southern
mill operation. The details of the plan are now being closed up, and the
formal announcement of the new deal will be made in the near future.

W. P. Brown, the retired head of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Com-
pany, who spent several weeks with his sons in Louisville, has returned
to Indianapolis. His health has not been good for some time, but he is
reported to be improving.

Edward S. Shippcn, president of the Louisville Point Lumber Company,
is taking a keen interest in the Mexican situation, as his son, George, is
on one of Uncle Sam"s battleships which are in Mexican waters. I'oun:,'
Shippen wrote his father n good account of the taking of Vera Cruz.

H. A. McCowen of the Ohio River Sawmill Company was in Louisville
recently, coming down from his home at Salem, Ind. He is taking an
active interest in the efforts of leading walnut houses, Including H. A.
McCowen & Co., to popularize the use of that splendid wood, and believes
that black walnut will soon be back on the map strong enough to take a
large part of the production for domestic factories.

=-< ARKANSAS >

(Leading Manufacturers!

Band Sawed Stock

6 cars 4/4 Ists & 2nds Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 Ists & 2nds Sap Gum
20 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Sap Gum

4/4 Gum Panel and Gum Box Boards
and all grades of 4/4 Oak and Ash

JONES & DUNN, Jennie, Ark.

Manufacturers Band Sawed Hardwoods

BLISS-GOOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

MAXIFACTURERS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or, dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Quartered Red Gum

Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks
4/4", 5/4 ", 6/4" and 8/4" Thicknesses

3" No. 1 Commo
and Bette

Soft Elm

Bone
Dry

Mark H. Brown Lumber Company

Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark.

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

COLFAX. LA.

Inqulrlm dcalrrd

yr.'.iHHt ilniiinui'ii nlli'Brd to iUTc Ixvn nunlainml In the burnlDB of bU i>lii\i'
iiilll nl (lull |ilnr<-. Tlic complnint nlli-niht that tbv Ore orletnalrd (niiu
kpnrkN rniiii llio riiiii|inn.v'i> UkiiiiiiiIIvch.

Tlio Morgan Vi'inn-r Cuiii|iiiii.v, I'lui- llliiff. Ark., U nbout rend)- to b<'i!ln
<i|H'riitlaiiii. Tb<- plniit will hiivr n dally rn|inrlt)' uf iKu rarlonilii of roinrjr
(III vi'iii-cru miidi- of fcMiiii. All mniilr aii|i|il)' nf tliln mnOTlnl for iniiiijr
,\.iiri> liiix li.<ii mciir.'d llirouk'h ii roiitrpri wllb llii' Mcliilyn-'MnDD Ijiod
iinil liinlM'r <'<iiii|>iiiiy. J. r. Mrliityrr, onr of tin- otoiklioldi-m of Ibp latlrr
.-•.iiiimny. Ih vliviiri't-ldciil of Ibe Mork'no Vciici'r ('om|iiiny. Mr. M<iri.'nD
Ik now III rini- Kliiir, but hU fiiiiilly biivo not yvi ri'uiorpd from Mrtn-

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

<IAM I An I lit ll.s

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut. Hemlock

ll..n,l 8.»«1 Slock RIDGWAY

''.'M'p.'"ETE''pT.A^NiNr. PENNSYLVANIA

:'=irs:'=lRRr^':

CINCINNATI!

^Hardwood Manufacturors and Jobbers!

I DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

I Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

g CKNEKAl. OrnCE— CI.AY CITY. KV.

IRIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

lOAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

E SU.MMEKS AM) (JEST STREETS

I V^TT^Zrc- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL

m VCilCCia. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

I THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKE BUILDING

I SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

I HARDWOODS. WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

^ Salro OfUrp — South Sldj- Stollon— C. H. « I). K. K.

I Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

"oak. ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

OCM AND COTTONWOOD

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK. POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAI, BAN^K BCII-DING

The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co.

WALNUT. OAK, AND OTHER HARDWOODS

103-4-5 CAREW BCII-DING

OAK TRIM and MOULDINGS

ill plain sawn stock are one of our "specialties."
Our stock is smoothly machine run and is not
excelled by any in quality or machine work.
Can furnish Oak Flooring in same cars.

WE ALSO FURNISH ROUGHED OUT OAK DI-
MENSIONS READY FOR YOUR MACHINES

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO. |
OHIO VENEER COMPANY |

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS |

JL21-.5LCOLERJUN AVENXE_^^^^^^__^_^ JS

Ihe iiliiiit Of tlio llryiint I.umbrr i'onipiiDy for the niiinurnrliirp of |iorrl»
"wlniiH nt UlKflow, Ark., la ni-nrliiK comiilirtlon nod will bi> tbortly |iliic<'d Id
'Pi'mUon.

T. MnnnliiK. who was formerly enKiiiinl In th« iniiiiufncturc of rlmlr
-tc«k 111 Wumlilo, .\rk.. bnii rfiuovnl bU mnrhliH'ry to n new plnnl In Ilculon,
.\rk., wbirc ho will opcnile In th.- fiilim-. IIIx now pliint will bo roiidy for
opiTiitlon by .liino 1 nnd will employ (wi-iily men.

The ^^;tultplrt llendlnc WorkH will rlow ilx plant nt StiillKiirl on June t.
TlilH coineN iiliont by r<-iison of the deiith of one of It* prinrlpnl Klorkboldera,
II Ih'Iuk neceBsiiry to sell out the pliint In order to cIohp up the deci-niied'ii

The Unllrond C'ommlgglon of ArknnHng nt IIh Iniit refpilnr iieiiilon ret
.Inly 1-1 nx the diitc for taking up the llniil <|ueKllon« with regard to the
|iro|>osed now Inrlff, which will BUpemede Sinndnrd Kreluht Dlittancr Tariff
.No. :», now Id effect. Kepreiientatlveii of the xblpiMTs, loKolher with the rnle
• lerk of the Knilroad CoinmlKxlon nnd repreHi'ntnllve* of the rnllroads,
Imvp IxiMi worklni; on n revised selitdnle f<.r xome time, nnd It Is exptrti d

=>. WISCONSIN -<=

Itlver I'liIlK hiiH been Incorpoi
T. Weyher, E. G. Heldemnn

The Weyher Wnson Works of Itliui
with a cnpliiil stock of ?l'.".,iMio by V
.\liiliel Weyher.

An iiniendinent has been llled to the nrtlclcH of Incorporation of the Meil-
ford \i-neer Company of Medford whereby the capital utock has been In-
erejised from ?,")0,000 to JIOO.OOO. The president of this enlerprislDK Him
Is (Itto (Jrleser nnd J. T. Edwards Is secretary.

II. Uelnrlehs of .Morrison Is contemplntlnR establishing a sawmill at
lie I'cre. .Mr. llelnrlcb.s operate*! two sawmills nt Beaver and Marlbel and
Is seeking the co-operation of the lie I'ere Wesl Side Improvement Associa-
tion In the matter of eslnbllshlng a third sawmill and also n lumber mill
here. A mill of 'M.imo feet dally capacity Is contemplated nnd would lie
supplied for ten years.

Washburn's lumbering Industry Is now again running In full swing and
steady employment has been furnished to 200 oven by the resuming of
(ipirntlons nt the big Sprague and Stearns eom|>nnles° inllls Inst week.

Another industry that will prove a boom for the city of lirand Knplds
nnd Is nbout to liegin operations Is Ihe Kay Manufaeturlng Company, which
will manufaclure Interior tinlshlngs. A new frame building, one story high
nnd with dimensions of 36 by 70 feet. Is being equipped with machinery for
tli.'it purpose. A site favorable for shipping purposes was secured on tb4'
Soo line right-of-way.

After an Idleness of about two years the sawmill of the Pellean niver
l.uniher Company at Itblnelandcr has l>e<>n again placed into operation by
William llardcll and P. IC. Kobel. A new steam nigger has lieen Installed
nnd other Improvements made so that continuous operation Is expected for
some time.

The .Midland Lumber Company is making extensive Improvements at Iwo
of its lumber yards, nt Bloomer and Fall Creek. New lumber sheds are
iieing provided, as well as several smaller sheds and ofUces for Ihe resident
innnngers. The construction work was done under the supervision of
(J. W. Nelson.

The Chippewa Manufacturing Company of Chippewa Kalis is at present
nperatlng with n big force. In addition to the present output the concern
lins added a l>ox department and expects to secure a good share of the trade
in this vicinity.

The main river drive on the Menominee river has been started and
L'.'.ilDU.mio feet of logs will be driven by a crew of fifty men. W. M.
Stephenson of .Marinette is superintendent of this drive for the boom com-
l.nny of Marinette.

The Wisconsin Forest Product Laboratory nt Madison has received a
ii(|iicst from the British »'olumbla government for Information and advice
relntlve to preserving its timber prcMliicts and to formulate a permanent
limber policy. H. F.. Weiss, director of the laboratory, will leave for a
three weeks' trip through Canada, as the investigation is expected to be of
great value to .\merlcan timber interests.

The Underwood Veneer Company of Wausnu Is the donor of the Interior
woodwork which will he used in the construction of the Wisconsin building
at the Panama-Pacillc Exposition at San Francisco. D. E. Bowe, secretary
or the Wisconsin commission, has been securing very liberal donations from
Wisconsin lumlK'rmen and manufacturers for the structure.

The A. K. White Machine Works on North Dewey and Wisconsin streets
at Kau Claire will probably be replaced i)y a modern and larger plant if
pinns for .Mr. White materialize. The concern manufactures various ma-
eliin'-ry used In the lumber industry.

I he Kaukauna Lumber and .Manufacturing Company of Kaukauna is
having installed an antomntle sprinkler system throughout its entire plant

HAJRDWOOD RECORD

eigbt

Automatic valves, equipped with alarm devices, are being placed '
feet and will provide very efflcient protection,

A loss of over $10,000 was sustained at the government mill at Neopit
on May 16, when tire broke out in the lumber mill and destroyed the dry
sheds containing all the dry lumber and stock. The Shawano fire depart-
ment was called upon and assisted in fighting the flames.

The plant and lumber yards of the Sheboygan Cigar Box and Lumber
Company at Sheboygan were destroyed on the evening of May 19 when fire
from unknown cause started while 100 men were at work. Driven by a
strong wind the fire gained rapid headway and seriously threatened a whole
section of the city. Charles F. Moses and John Will are the owners. It
was partly insured.

It is rumored that a new railroad is to be constructed into the northern
Wisconsin hardwood section. One section from Iloleombe to Ladysmith
would give direct access to the immense timber holdings of the Menash.n
Wooden Ware Company. Another section is said to be contemplated from
Winter to Hayward.

Albert Cunningham, aged seventy-one years, prominently identified with
lumber and machinery Interests in Milwaukee for forty years, died at his
home, 423 Lake Drive, on May 13. Mr. Cunningham came to Milwaukee in
1S7.") fi-om Michigan. He was an inventor of sawmill and other machinery
devices. He is survived by a widow and two daugliters. His first I

wn from W'isconsin are
thieu Lumber Company.
|)olis : .1. Neils Lumber
• Company, Rainy River,
, is president; and the
which J. A. Nichols is

listed iIm- imU,,,, ,,,. ,,..,,, ~ i: Mm

Minn. Mil. ill-, ^ .<-\" m .,h,,, \iinnr,-i

Compail,v, .Sank Kainil^, .Mliili. , Kiiilj,v Kivii l.ululje
Ont., of all of which 'X. L. Shevlln, Minneapolis
Nichols-Chisholm Company of Frazee, Minn,, of
president.

The estate of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, lumber king, is li. iiu iii\ . -i i_:ii> il
by the state of Wisconsin with a view to securing for thr Ml iii>

inheritance tax due on Wisconsin holdings. Surprise wn- i : .

filing of the will in St. Paul. It showed an estate of oiil.\ -^-7 i, , wini.

it was supposed that Weyerhaeuser was one of the wenlthi'-st men in ttii-
world, .\t the time of his death he was president of the V. C. Weyerhaeuser
Company of St. Paul, and a director in the Chippewa Land and Boom
Company, Chippewa Logging and Driving Company. Mississippi River Log-
ging Company, Lumberman's National and First National banks of Chip-

pewE

Falls

\^5ws4TO:jiW!H!mimwm«mtiM).H3iB«^

The Hardwood Market

< CHICAGO y

The local situation is still affected by the strike of the brick handlers,
which has been one of the most disastrous strikes on record as far as
tying up btusiness is concerned. As a result, interior trim people hav.'
been extremely inactive and consequently hardwood trade selling to this
class of manufacturing concerns has felt a very decided pinch In busi-

In spite of such conditions and the generally unsatisfactory state of
trade, there Is a gratifying adherence to prices. Of course, there has
been considerable price cutting, but this is rather in individual cases
than as a general proposition.

.Members of the local trade are maintaining their optimism, but for
the mosf part do not seem to anticipate a marked resumption of busi
ness until fall. It Is hoped that the brick striki' will be settled ,sli(.itl.v,
in which case quite a little business will follow, and. also, it is ratbri-

ant

icipated in

this sccti

n that th

railroads w

ill s

cure their d.

sir.'c

increase

in freight rates,

which will

unquestional

ly ha

ve a decided i

ffec

on

the

umbei

market.

The culmination of th

se t

wo conditions

wi!

vei

v likely pre

vide a fa

;■ demand

for all kinds

of 1

imher through

thi

sun

imer

month

s and ii|.

iintil tbe

mm-n n.irmal

cnnd

itions of fall.

ant

< NEW YORK y-

There is a better tune to the local hardwood market and to the entire
lumber and business world generally, and it even may be that the dela.ved
return to better times Is close at hand. One hears many favorable com-
ments with respect to business in the course of a day's travels and the
accumulation Is evidence of brighter times. The movement in local
channels is showing greater volume — not a mad rush by any means, but a
material increase. It Is reassuring to note that talk of price-cutting is
not heard so much but rather the talk is of bolter prices. The amount of
stocks on hand in yards and factory trade is perhaps larger than has
been the case tor several months but there is still room for more buyers
and buyers will undoubtedly be in the market for good stocks in fair
volume.

=-< BUFFALO y

Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, -which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All -work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Mo. U. S. A.

"ANDREWS"

Transfer Cars

Cross or End Piling

Are of better, heavier design,
stronger construction, more
effectively cross-braced, and
run easier than any other good
Transfer Car offered.

For details and prices —
Address DRIER DEPARTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO

iiL

HARDWOOD RECORD

Mahogany and
Circassian

Lumber «S: \'encers

^ Tlie largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
X'eneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and A'eneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

lii liii|irt>v<'iiii'iit III lliv iMilldInc lino, but the buylnic him liorn rpulrlrii-d to
-nmll iiiiiiiiiiilH iiuit ii(il>u(l>' In wllllnii to tiiko nny IuiiiIht to iilU- up fur
■uiiiri' iinf. Wlifii bimlni-ui Improvrii the local yurdi will bavr Hoini- prutiji
. ■■Hi ilry Klockii on liaoO, nil tb« rciiult of the rvrclptn wblrh hnre Urva

ilnu In (Itirlnu the pniit few wockn.

riiiTc U im much dcninnd tor tloorlOK ill for luiiibiT and It U InrKcly In
onk and niniilc. ThU In the buijr lu-iiiion In the lloorlni: triide, but bunlueu
hna thUH far iirnrcely been up to Iho mark of InKt y<-nr. Plain oak la not
very HtroiiK at pn-aeut, coinparlnK leaa favorably than formerly with
i|unrtered, which nppeam to be RnlnInK atreniilh on account of a amaller
Hupply at the nillla. I'aotory or furniture demand la notblnic to Krow
enthuHlaailc over, BO that the wooda mostly uaed In thoae llnea are
iniivInK aiowly.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >•--

'I'hore haa been no sU'iillK
rjiiidwood lumber 8liunili;i
opinion of the conservative
be looked for before Ihe

fall.

c 'laii.;.- Ir. 1(1 1 h. i ■ini|inrMtlve Inertia In th-
in a (ortnlKbt aifo, and It la the aellled
lera th^it no aubatantlal Improvement may
.\t preac'ht bUHlneaa la crippled, anya

Frederick S. L'liderhlll, of Wlatar. Underbill & .Nixon, one of the moat
reliable proKresalvc lumber tlrma In the Kaal, by a di'plorablc, Ineniclent
I'KlKlntlon. and he also belleveg that a material proaperlly dcpcnda much
ipon the speedy favorable dcclalon of the Interatnte t'ommcrce Cominlaalou
In the mutter of advance In IrelKht rates requested by tlie Knateni
nilironda, and the ri'all7.atlon of bounteous crops. It Is the general belief
iliai as long as Congress interferes In commercial IcKlslatlou, ao lonx will
the monled Interests suffer from a perpetual uncertainty as to the out-
come, and prospective Investors remain Inactive. Taking the genernl
business In this section as a whole, the sbov.lne will fall below normal
lor time of year. In spite of the dismal outlook, however, there la an
undercurrent of contldenco that tblnits will begin to Improve after the

.Vltbough there ore some concerns ready to l>uy ahead, providing prices
are made to their liking, the average buyer continues to bold to the bnnd-
tu-mouth policy. The hardwood situation Is under good control: standard
woods, especially the dry kind, are scarce, and the owners are not anxious
to dispose of them on a cut rate basis. Whatever shading there ii In
values at this time is of a personal nature and not a replica of the
sencral situation. The placing of requirements on the boards by the
railroads, presumably in u not remote future, will no doubt prove the
keynote to u general accc!eratlon of business.

=-< PITTSBURGH >=

Huslness is very dull. .Some buying Is bclni:
Npolted and buyers are pounding clown prleef
hardwood has had i\ set back the past few we
grade stock Is not wanted In any such quantity

line all the time but it is
to the limit. I^wgiade
s in this respect. Mlgh-
.Munnfacturers arc limit-

n<yds and arc not making yearly

Ihe

.< BOSTON >-=

with the sudden arrival of summer weather conditions there has al.so
developed a very marked condition of slow business in this section.
inquiry has decreased and as the number of spring orders placed was
nuusually small, the movement of stock in this territory bus also
declined. This bituatloii In the market is reliected in adverse forecasts
iiy local dealers. .\s might b; expected a general and well defined falling
nir In the demand has not precipitated any further noticeable cutting of
lirtrcs, the dealers nnd manufacturers feeling that this would not remedy
matters. The comparatively large offers In plain oak from various sections
has put this wood in an uncertain value, with some Indications that a little
lower limits have been reached In some soles. Quartered oak Is being
ijKed In a degree probably nearer to standard conditions than many other
woods, and la bringing good market prices. Poplar is still In very poor
d.inand but there Is not so much effort to sell It as In the winter and
spring and there are no recent variations In price. Ash holds to recent
quotations In all thicknesses, with a fair demand. Birch and maple are
unt moving in any great quantity and the prices have not noticeably
elianged. For what beech and sycamore there is coming into the market,
the recently notid increases In prires of both are liiing held and some

---<, BALTIMORE >--

The hardwood trade continues to be more or less uncertain, with the
ovcmcnt fluctuating and the millmen and others facing stagnation, but
■ver actually reaching tills state. A seller may be apparently at the
id of his string of orders when more will come In and he will be able to
> on. In the end the volume of business is Impressive enough, though

comes in such n way as to seem very much smaller than It Is. Prices
so are more or less unsettled, nnd in a general way the range of values

low, but the trouble is as a rule with the demand and not with quota-
ins. If a buyer really needs the lumber, he will not haggle much over
•■ amount he Is to pay. It is also to be said that the requirements of
■■ linyers are larger than might be supposed from surface Indications,

HARDWOOD RECORD

55

since an inspection of stocks will usually disclose shortages where none
had seemed to exist. As a matter of fact, the mills have so far managed
to find an outlet for all of the lumber which they produced, and it has
not been found necessary to shut down plants in order to lieep stocks
within easily manageable, proportions. Members of the trade may have
been obliyod to expend more energy in locatiUK wants, but the movement
lias not fallen far below the normal, and not a few of the firms and
corporations even state that their trade is well up to expectations. One
hardwood man here stated that for the first six months of the present
year he expected to fall perhaps twenty-live per cent under last year,
but he also qualified this with the further statement that the last year
was the biggest in his experience. Other hardwood men tell similar
stories, so that from the standpoint of volume the situation does not
appear to be bad. To be sure, the big consumers, like the railroads, are
out of ibe market, and here is where the shoe pinches. In addition, the
furniture factories have curtailed their wants considerabl.v. One of the
most active woods is gum, which has undergone something of a revival,
being in good request both in the domestic market and abroad. A bettei'
tone seems to have developed in chestnut of late, although relative quiet
continues to prevail. In other words, there is little, if any, change, though
it must be said that the outlook abroad is more encouraging. Late reports
about conditions in the United Kingdom and Germany piirticularly are to
the effect that the general business situation has improved, the recovery
being manifested in the demand for lumber. As far as prices are con-
cerned, they remain much the same, being as a rule lower than those that
prevailed last year, and so far showing no indications of a stiffening.
The quotations are in the main easy and wonid \indcr different cir-
cumstances hold out a strong incontivf to sl.icking up.

=-< COLUMBUS >.=

The hardwood trade in Columbus and in fact all parts of Ohio is becom-
ing more active. Demand from retalleis is increasing as the building
season advances and there is also a tendency to increase the orders from
manufacturing plants. On the whole the tone of the market Is better and
future prospects appear brighter. Jobbers as well as dealers believe the
season will be a good one, despite the business depression.

Yardmen are buying cautiously to take care of their current needs.
Building is quite active, not only in Columbus but also in the smaller
cities and towns in central Ohio, and this means a considerable demand
'for hardwood stocks. Dealers' stocks are not large and they are in the
market both for immediate and deferred delivery. Dry stocks in manu-
facturers' hands are not large and this has a beneficial effect on quotations.

Some factories are in the market but generally for limited orders.
Furniture factories are a little slow in buying. Prices generally are fairly
strong although some irregularity is reported in certain items. There is
a disposition on the part of some jobbers and manufacturers to shade prices
in order lo force business. Shipments are coming out promptly. Collec-
tions are not so good as desired.

The strong points in the hardwood market are quartered and plain oak
and chestnut. All three are moving fairly well and prices are firm. There
is a better demand for poplar also and the lower grades are moving well.
Sound wormy chestnut is one of the features. Ash and basswood are firm
and other hardwoods are unchanged.

=-< CINCINNATI >•

Very little improvement is noted in the hardwood situation and conse-
quently there is much general dissatisfaction over the poor prospects for a
fair business, at least during the spring, which was looked forward to after
a backward winter as a period of revival. Lack of confidence in th,e present
administration together with labor troubles is the usual cause assigned for
the poor demand for hardwoods. Dealers think that little will be done in
the way of manufacturing furniture and other household goods made of
lumber until many of the large number of unemployed are returned to
work and are able to purchase needed articles. The lack of demand among
actual consumers has hurt the retail trade all over the country and this
of course reflects back on the manufacturer who is simply running factories
on shortest time possible. By granting the 5 per cent increase in freight
rates it Is thought the Interstate Commerce Commission will be making a
move in the right direction as railroads will certainly put many men to
work as soon as this is done and that action would be followed by other
employers of labor.

Demand for quartered oak is just a little better than formerly, while plain
oak in all grades sells fairly well. Poplar is very slow except in low grades,
which are in good request. Common and better red gum are moving
very slowly but sap gum, while not active, is in better request. MapIJ,
Cottonwood and chestnut are in light demand. All low grades of hardwoods
suitable tor the box manufacturers are In good request at fair prices, this
being the only industry in the lumber consuming field that is holding up.
In the face of a general light demand for all hardwoods prices remain
firm and there Is no indication at this time of weakening.

.-<, TOLEDO y

The hardwood situation is a little
and crating, because of its scarcity,
dilions are not, however, of the brightest and there is very little buyii
except as needed. Speculation seems to be a forgotten word and inquiri

? here than other lumber lines,
Iding firmly as to price. Con-

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LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U.S. A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

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HARDWOOD RECORD

are not spoc^illy niimp:-<)iis. Uifiiit in thi< eity the tratlo is fairly active
owinc to the large number of homes being erected here, especially in tlie
vicinity of the Willys-Overland Aiitoniobilo plant. This concern is buil'3-
ing an addition to its factory which will give employment, it is said, to
about a thousand more men and this, of course, lias acted as a stimulant
to the building business In the city. The homes and apartments erected in
Toledo are of good modern construction and much hardwood is used in
their construction. There is considerable investment buiUlin;: in Tol.d.
also and a number of schools, large business blocks and oliun In nl.I h. ;1h
Itardwood cail. The railroads are ordering little, howiv-i i ini n.

lactones liav fallen off in their orders. However, til.- Iii i i i -

generally are optimistic as to the future and believe a revi\:ii i lii ,i iiiin
a very short time. I'rices are holding fairly good considering the slowness
of the demand. Local yards are not well filled but there is considerable
buying of stocks for immediate use only and this in small quantities
as needed.

— ■< INDIANAPOLIS >

Hardwood liiniber conorns report a fair business for th.' month of
April and the month of May thus far has bi en fairly satisfactory. Hard-
wood prices seem to be holding their own and I he demand Is comparatively
steady without any unusually large individual sales.

The vast amount of building in all parts of the state Is making much
business tor hardwood Interior trim and this trade doubtless will exceed
that of last year. There Is also a continuing gradual Improvement in the
ibusiness of manufacturing concerns using hardwoods.

While the business this year, it Is thought, will not be so large as in
former years, a profitable volume of trade is being predicted and the
hardwood men are not offering any great amount of complaint.

-•<, MEMPHIS >•=

The hardwood market continues taU-ly active. April showed some
incrensi' over .March, aoil May thus far has been quite as good as April.
There i^ ii.. .li|i..viti..ii on the part of either consuming or distributing
inter'-i- i- -t.- k n]., :inj for this reason there is little aggressiveness an.!
a ratli. I miIih.: ,ii.~.-nee of large orders. Still, in the aggregalc the
volume .11 l.ii^iii. -^ i^ well up to normal for this time of the year, l.itll'
change is reported in prices. As a rule these are well maintained. A^ii
Is one of the most active features of the list at the moment. The d.iiKiu.I
tor this is good and olTeriugs are not heavy, with a resultant tirmn. ss ..f
tone. Plain red oak is coTnine iti for rather increased activity, other-
wise the oak list is wifi. m -j... iii i.Mture. Inquiries for red gum are
Increasing and more bii-ii:. -- i- i.i nm In this lumber. Prices are about
the same as recently, s..,. :;iiiii i~ .. -i. ady seller at full quotations. The
lower grades of cottouwood and guiu move readily. The box business is
perhaps slowing down .a little but is still rather above normal. Offerings
are not large in either coltonwood or gum in bo« grades. Cypress sells
fairly well in selects and there is a good demand for shops. Firsts and
seconds, however, contiiuie rather slow. I-^xport business is increasing
somewhat and the outlook in that direction is regarded as improved.
Manufacturing operations are pretty full and. while there is no big busi-
ness passing, it is rather noteworthy that shipments are heavy enough to
prevent any particular accumulation of southern hardwoods here. Taken
as a whole the situatioa is regarded as wholesome.

■< NASHVILLE >=

While there is a disposition on the part of hardwood men to be
pessimistic as to business in this market, the volume of trade is
undoubtedly below expectations for this season of the year. There has
been little variation in prices, the general disposition of sellers being to
maintain values. No great activity Is noted in any line, with a good
sprinkling of orders for oak, ash, hickory and poplar. Chestnut continues
to show a quiet tone with most of the dealers, Some nice orders are
reported from flooring and box manufacturers. A fair demand is men
tioned for oak flooring.

■< LOUISVILLE y-

While the hardwood trade has not received any notable stimulus
during the past two weeks, it is managing to hold up to average propor-
tions in the matter of shipments, and business can be described as fair
without being more than conservative. In fact, hardwood concerns report
that their business 'is not far below that of 191.3, which was a big year,
especially during the first six months, though they admit that they do
not understaud how the volume is holding up, as the general condition
of trade seems to be dull. The real reason is that while a good many
orders are being placed, practically all of them are for immediate ship-
ment. This m.:-aus that nobody has .any business on his books for future
deliv.'rv, nn.l t\f mi. .iiiii.ii table feeling of always being almost out of
order- .- i i...ln. m- iln in,|,i, s^ion referred to. Wh.ie consuming factories
are ..i-iiiiim, ..n ;i)i a-, raji. about two-thirds of their capacity, their
consuiiiiti.." i- -liil I! !i i III to require a good many orders for hard-
woods. The iiiii 1. iiMiit an. I v.hicle business is probably in the best con-
dition of all c.. 11-11 a iiii. -, as big crops and other favorable conditions

are helping thr ti.i.l. .i ih..-.. dependent directly on the farmers. Ash.
hickory and otljvr uo.ids n.idod in the farm implement trade are selling
well. Quartered oak is in fair demand, a good call being experienced for

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Manufacturers of

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Portland. Ore.

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Specialties

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

=•< MILWAUKEE >=

. While triidv la til- bardwoud llrld la luipruvinic rntlicr nlowlj', liiiulM-rnifM
tr.i tiint the outlook In good niid llint the loliil bunlneiia for the imii«. u
Mill Im> Hntliiroctory. Ono of the lieitt niiiiirniireii nf a ko<k1 future bunlix-^
Is Inund In the llmt Wlnt'oimlii crop report nf the pr.s.nt Keiinon. Jum
iHKiieil liy JiiniiM C. MnrKentle, wcreliiry of the iilntc l.iKinl nf iii:rloiilliii ■
The ilKnri'K preNeiited niiike It pracllriilly certiilii tluit ii Mi: criilii irop «lll
lie linrveKti'd Id Ihia atiile. The condition of other cropi. nud the Kenernl
iieiiiip' Bluiw n iiiiln ovor « year ngo. It la no unrnllliik' ulun thiit when
cropH are ijood In this acctlon of Ihc Northwest, gcncnil liiixIneH condltlooa
wll! be siiTlMfiictory.

llullilliiK ■■periiilona In .Milwaukee are iicilve cnoUKli, but there wan a
sll«ht fnlllni! o(T In the total InveaMnvnt, reported lant week due to tho
fact that the majority of permlta lusui'd were for realdencea and Data
liiKtcad of for larcer bulIdlnKK. It \s expected that there will I5e grealrr
bullillni; activity about WlnconBln just as noon an farmers net all their
crops in and llnd more time to ko ahead with much delayed building. It
Is hoped thot this will Induce dealers to place larger orders. I'p to Ibia
time most retailers huvi' been Inclined to order carefully, evidently In the
linpe thiit lower prices may be expected. Wholesalers say that as a rule,
siixks lire Unlit in most .lards.

.Milwaukee hiinlwood coDsumlne concerns are still Inclined to buy only
.noiiKli stock to meet ihclr preKent rei|Ulrements. Trices In some lln^a
seemed to be n llitle easier a week or so ago and this emouraged buyers to
kiep up their waiting attitude. As a rule, liowever, prices for most hard-
woods have been holding lirm, despite the waiting policy of many buyers.
Wholesalers say that they are conlldent that quotations will not go lower,
because stocks tn most lines arc light, while the demand from the build-
ing source Is bound to show more activity. Basswood Is about the only
winter cut lumber which Is arriving In the local market and shipments arc
light. Most of the basswood wblcb Is coming In is In fairly good condition,
liowcver. Birch Is not expected until the latter part of June or the early
part of Jul.v.

The general report Is that northern hardwoods, in the dry stocks at
b a.st, arc held in stronj; hands. Birch Is In leading demand, although
there Is a brisk Inquiry for maple flooring, stocks of which are not espe-
(lally large. Basswood and elm are moving fairly well. Southern hard-
wonds are in good request, with plain oak the leader ot the present time.

.Manufacturers, wholesalers and business men In most lines arc hopeful
that tlie lailroods will be granted their request for a !j-pcr cent Increase
ill- freight rates, as it is felt that this would be one of the important
111. ans of adding new life to business in general.

-< GLASGOW >.

For some lime past the limber trade ot Glasgow ami the west of
^^cotland has been In a rather stagnant condition, few transactions of any
trnat Importance taking place. In no direction has the demand been active.
I he boom which characterized the trade of the Vnlted Kingdom generally
is by no means being maintained. Conditions taken all over are in a
depressing state, ^^hlpbullders are moderately well employed, but the
briskness of the past year cannot be maintained for any length of time
liecau.se once the present orders on hand are worked off there is nothing
on contract to take tlieir places. In foct, shipowners are beginning to
realize thot the laying up of vessels, talked of some time ago, will soon be
the order of the day. The competition lor freight engagements Is
particularly keen at present, which produces the only possible result, viz.,
tlin lowering of rates. Under ordinary circumstances the reduction of
tr'-lgbts Is to be desired, but after having reached and remained at such a
high level for a good period it falls rather hard on shippers who have
contracted for their needs at the higher rates. Though still far from brisk
there appears to be a Uttle more call for housebuilding material, and any
Improvement In this Industry, It Is hardly necessary to obser\-e. would
prove welcome. Tacking case makers on the whole are fairly well employed
at present.

Among the more Impoitont arrivals are the Hydra and Marina from
-New (Jrieans and Baltimore re^ectlvdy. Both carried their usual
assorted cargoes. In the former oak boards, plain and quartered, oak strips,
poplar, hazel pine, California pine, oak staves, pitch pine deck planking,
hickorj- and ash logs predominated, while in the latter the usual railway
oak scantlings, onk boards, poplar, hickory and walnut logs were tho
principal Items. Of the two shipments a fair quantity was sold on on
IX <iuay basis, but In the case of the logs a good proportion, especially of
hickory, was stored. The market for hickory Is at present well stocked,
the quantity in store being capable of supplying requirements for some time
to come, so that further consignments should not be made. The steamship
Kylemhor from Mobile brought forward a large quantity of pitch pine logs,
also hickory and ash, and in addition, oak boards and planks. The oak
throughout was of poor quality and oak boards of southern quality are in
poor request, nie various liners from St. .John have all lirought forward
parcels of spruce, birch planks and logs, and all have sold particularly well.

A large quantity of Finnish wbltewood has come In during the past
month, principally on contract. Other parcels have come In and have
been sold ex quay for the most part.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers* ^Directory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Boyle, Inc., Clarence

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co...

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co 2

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Craig, W. P.. Lumber Co 13

Crosby, C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co "«

Ellas, G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

ClU-Dawley Lbr. Co

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co.. 6

Heyser. W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company 65

James & Abbott Co 45

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 61

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3

Litchfield, William E 12

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G 4

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67

Miller, Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 7

Oelhafen Lbr. Co.

Miller Lumber Company

12 Paepcke Lelcht Lumber Co

5 Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Cc
67 Saline River Hardwood Co

2 Sondhelmer. E.. Company

3 Vanden-Boom-Stlmson Lumbe

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8 HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Ransom, John B., & Co 9 Anderson Veneer & SawmlU Co. 4

Riemeler Lumber Company 62 Bllss-Cook Oak Company 51

Saline River Hardwood Co 57 Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co* 14

Salt Lick Lumber Company.... 10 Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Shawnee Lumber Company 62 Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co. ... 66

Company « Slaymaker. S. E., & Co 58 Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company 52

Sondhelmer, E., Company 48 Harris Manufacturing Company 48

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67 Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

Stemmelen Lumber Company... 4 Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Sullivan, T., & Co 67 Nashville Hardwood Flooring

And'erson-^uUy" Company .::... 10 T,f.1"^i.^""l''.fI.?°™^-"L- " ' ' t Sa^ne RiVe;Hardwood Co:::::; 5?
Anderson Veneer & Sawmill

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co.

Company

Archer Lumber Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker, Jacobs & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Bennett & Wltte

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co.

Bllss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner, J. H., & Sons

Booker-Cecil Company

Boyle. Inc., Clarence

Bradley, E. C Lumber Co

Brown, Geo. C, & Co

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co..

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Churchill-Milton Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co...
Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co..
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-

Pfllmer & Parker Co :::: 12 Brown, Mark H., Lumber Co..

Par" Chas K. & c;;:::::::.. lO Brow„. W. p.. & sons Lumber
Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson. I., Co., Trustees 66

Steven & Jarvls Lumber Co.... 46

StoUe Lumber & Veneer Co 47

Sullivan, T. & Co 67

Tegge Lumber Co 58

VonPlaten Lumber Co 66

Webster. George, Lumber Co... 13
White Lake Lumber Company.. 45

Wiggin, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons.
Willson Bros. Lumber Company

Wistar, TJnderhlU & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Teager Lumber Company, Inc.
Young, W. D.. & Co

Vanden Boom-Stlmson Lbr. Co 48

Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company

Von Platen Lumber Company.. 66 ':;,Zn^ZTo7^.^^{o^r■ms
Webster, George, Lumber Co... '^

Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company..

Whltmer, Wm., & Sons

Wiggin,, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons..
Willson Bros. Lumber Company

Wistar, UnderhlU & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company.

Yates, John B., Lumber Co

Teager Lumber Co.. Inc 67 Mershon, W. B.. & Co

Phoenix Manufacturing Co

VENEERS AND PANELS.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 65
Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. 4
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 65
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company..

Chicago Veneer Company 68

East St. Louis Walnut Co 11

EvansvUle Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company.

Salt Lick Lumber Company.... 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 66

Co.... 9

"" Webster, George, Lumber Co.. 13

" Wilce, T., Company. The 5

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 57-68

j2 Young, W. D.. & Co 3

" WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

j2 Butterworth & Lowe 63

13 Cadillac Machine Company 62

13 Gerlach, The Peter, Company.. 61
Linderman Machine Co., The..

pany *

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 52
46 Dugan Lumber Co 48

13 Elias, G ^B/"------,--------- °^ Hoffman Bros. Company 65 Andi

14 Evans, G. H.. Lumber CompanylO-14 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co
Jarrell, B. C, & Co

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Clyde Iron Works 64

Fitzglbbons & Krebs

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 7

12 Uermotti.ana«i.umu.i^u ,. Jarrell. B. C, & Co

12 Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co .... 62 Kentucky Veneer Works,

13 Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co... 9. Knoxville Veneer Compa

67 Faust Bros. Lumber Company.
•I Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.
™ Garetson-Greason Lumber Co. .

Gary, W. W

10 General Lumber Company OS

46 Harris Manufacturing Co 48

52 Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co 5

52 Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

14 Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

57 Company 5"

5 Hooten Hardwood Company 45

.„ Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

„ „; Hunt, Washington & Smith 9

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 57-68 jghng.Mowbray-Nelson Co

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company.,
Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company

Faust Bros. Lumber Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company.

Company

Louisville Veneer Mills.

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co.

, , Merrill Veneer Co

Jo Nartzlk, J. J

,n Ohio Veneer Company 52

gg Old Dominion Veneer Company.

.g Palmer & Parker Company 12

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-U

J Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Rayner, J 5

Sanders & Egbert Company 11

Sedro Veneer Company 13

Standard Veneer Company 12

StoIIe Lumber & Veneer Co 47

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co.... 47

Underwood Veneer Company 65

Willey, C. L 54

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 14

Wood-Mosaic Company 13

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
The A. H., Company... 5

Grand Rapids Veneer Works

National Dry Kiln Company 6

Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 1
Standard Dry Kiln Company. ... fi

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

Jones & Dunn 61

Kennedy, James, & Co 62

Kentucky-Indiana Hardwood Co. 4

Arc"her'Lum"ber Company....... 60 Kentucky Lumber Company. . .. 57

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 51 Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 61

Bennett & Wltte 7 Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co 62

Bllss-Cook oak Company 61 Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. 56

Bonner, J. H.. & Sons 49 Lansing Company, The 49 Bacon

Brow"; Mark^Ht'^Lumb;r'co:: 51 Little Elver Lumber Company.. 68 Evaiisville Veneer Company

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co.... 52 Logan, J. M., Lumber Co 6 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co

Evans G H Lumber Company 10-14 Louisville Veneer Mills 4 Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

.Dermott Land & Lumber Co 46 Love, Boyd & Co . . . 9 Hartzell Geo. W . .

Farrin M B Lumber Co .. 52 Mcllvain, J. Gibson, & Co 2 Louisville Veneer Mills

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Veneer Company . .

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
" Atkins, E. C, & Co

S2 LUMBER INSURANCE.

12 Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company

Epperson, U. S., & Co

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance

Manufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters 58

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company 58

TIMBER LANDS.
Lacey, James D., & Co

Litchfield, William E 12 East St. iMnis Walnut Co 11 Spry, John C.

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co..

Gary, W. W

■General Lumber Company

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Jones & Dunn

Kentucky Lumber Company

•Lamb-Fish Lumber Company,

MISCELLANEOUS.

American Rule & Mfg. Company

ju McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67 McCowen, H. A., & Co

49 Memphis Band Mill Company... 2 Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 65
68 Miller, Anthony 67 Palmer & Parker Co 12 Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. . . .

Miller Lumber Company 60 Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11 Chllds, S. D., & Co «

50 Morford Lumber Company 9 Pickrel Walnut Company 11 Gerlach, The Peter, Company.. 61

10 Mowbray & Robinson Company. 7 Purcell, Frank 11-53 Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

51 Norman Lumber Company 4 Rayner, J 5 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co...

67 North Vernon Lumber Company 4 Sanders & Egbert Company 11 Mechanical Rubber Company. . . 62

66 Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.... Willey, C. L 84 Perkins Glue Company 55

-The Lansing Company 49 Parry. Chas. K., & Co 10 Williams, Ichabod T., & Son»..

14 Stiles Bros.

HARDWOOD RECORD

CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMEMS

tloD It IliV (olloMlUg rillr>l

For one Intertlon 20c a line

For two Insertion! 35c a line

For three Iniertlons 50c a line

Forfour Inaertloni 60c a line

Eli:bt«ror<l»of orillnarT Icnfth makronr llM.

llriitluf count* ■• two linn.
' i dl«plar »»c«i>t the b»dlDgs c«n be Ki-

loltted.

aerompanr

nptr coiilalnlug

EMPLOYES WANTED |

WANTED— aUPEEINTENIJENT

For a Chnlr factory In the South. One fully
qualiricd and a hustler who can produce the
KOOdB, In a new factory that Is well equipped
for a capacity of not less than 600 chairs per
day. Address, "Box 64," care Hardwood Recobo.

CAPABLE SAIjESMAN WANTED
To call upon shipbuilding, dock and bridge build-
ing trades In Chicago territory.

i.\.\l, riMUElt

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT
Wten you want a salesman for New Tork
•tate territory, write us. We can supply you
with a good t»a«. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber k Sash k Door Sales-
■len. Chas. Johnson, Secy, 96 Kirkland Rd.,
Rochester. N. Y.

LIMBER WANTED

WANTED

100 M ft. 3" Xo. 1 common Poplar In 10' and

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars good black walnut logs, 10" and up
In diameter, 6 ft. and up long. Will inspect «t
shipping point and pay cash.

GEO. W. HARTZELL, Plqua, Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

FOE SALE— 20 MILLION FEET

Hardwoods delivered at mill site In Florida. Low
price ; easy terms ; rail and water transportation.
C. 0. SHEPARD, 101 W. 85 St., New Tork, N. Y.

$15,000,000.00.
We hare about Oftern million dollara' worth
of tlmhcrlanJs for sale. Wriic us what you
want. Deali-rs In timbrrlands, lumber yardn.
mill machinery, mllla for sale, arranglnK loans,
KFllIng and exchanging cutovrr lands, and a gen-
rral real estate business. If you want to buy or
«.ll write us. THE JANESVIl.LE i:XCiI.\N<7i;.
Tlmbi-r IV|,t.. Jniunvlll... \VI»c..n»ln

LUMBER FOR SALE

FOE SALE- 1,(1011.(100 FEET
l.ui;ruii l<iiuiM..c r»d cedar liiiiiUi r tu lie deliv-
ered ihrouijliout the year

SMITH. DIES & ALEXANDER,
li..n;.ld^. II St. and Culvert .We., Nnshvlllf, Tcnn.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

i;." k .Maple Squares

WANTED
Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44",
48" long, plunp 1" x 1". Must be clear and
straight. If you hare any to offer write us
Will take them dry or green.

THE COLUMBIA MFG. CO.,
New Philadelphia. Ohio

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Various slzea for chair and table factories
Send to us for speclQcatlons and prices.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street,
New Tork.

I TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE |

TIMBEE INVESTMENTS

We have a number of timber tracts offered for
sale that are probably the most enticing invest-
ments offered In America today. Onr list con-
sists of all varieties of timber In different size
tracts. We can please the most discriminating.
Would be pleased to submit proposition on receipt
of vour requirements.

GRE.\T NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main olDces : JanesvUIe. Wis.

FINE TIMBEE TEACTS.

We have a number of timber tracts for sale
in most all states at low prices and reasonable
terms. Have few bargain tracts that are offered
for quick sale. Write us what you want we
have it. THE JANESVILLE EXCHANGE.
Timber Dept., Janesvllle, Wis.

ADmOKDAOK HAKDWOOD8

:;s.O(lO ncri's llnest Adiroii<lack birch, innple and
beech and more surrounding liiuU-r nvatlable.
He»t large body of hardwoods on ilie tiiarket.
No agents. Address THE A. BUEUMAN LUM-
BER COMPANY. Potadam. N. Y.

TIMBEE INVESTMENTS
Wc liiivi' a imnilHr of tlinlver tracts offered
for sal.' that are (irolialily the most enticing In-
Tcslinents offered In America today. Our list
consists of all varieties of timber in different
site tracts. Wc can please the most dlacrlmlnat-
ing. Would be pleased to submit proposition OD
receipt of your requirements.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
MmIij nm. . s ; Jan. ••vllle. Wis.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOE SALE
One six-foot Kay >V i:;:an hand .Sawmill outflt,
complete; 2 Mcllvalu & Spiegel boilers, modem
make, engine Houston. Stanwood & Gamble, self-
contained engine ; gang edger and trimmer, swing
crosscut line shafting, belting, pulleys and car-
riage, all flllng room machinery, complete with 7
or 8 good saws, everything complete in flrst-clasa
condition. Can be bought quick at a big bargain.
.Vddress

JOSEPH L. LACKNER, Trustee in Bankruptcy.

ROCKPORT SAWMILL CO., 2208 Union Central

nidg.. Cincinnati, Ohio.

FOE SALE— CIEOULAB SAWMILL
(Capacity 5 to 10 M per day; 25 HP. Atlas engine
and boiler. Will take part pay In lumber. Ad-
dress, "BOX 50," care H.^rdwoou Recosd.

FOE SALE

Two Portable Sawmills, 40 H. P. each. Each
mill has butting saws and gang edgers, together
with steam pump, whlcli Is large enough for
ample Arc protection. Also several 8-wbeel log
wagons, one heavy team of oxen (flre yoke).
This material Is In tlrst-class condition and can
be Inspected upon the grounds. We might nego-
tiate for part payment In lumber. Communicate
with J. P. Lynch. Manager, JOHN SCHROEDER
LKK. CO., (;.er>;.town. Miss.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL
lor Hardwood Mill, excellent location, timber
supply inexhaustible, present capital $40,000;
assets, J13j,000 ; liabilities. ?45,000. Plant In
operation, excellent logging equipment. $30,000
additional capital desired. Located on navigable
.■stream, shipment by rail or water, within city
of 30,000. Finest opportunity of today. Address
'BOX 55," care Hardwood Recoed.

LOOOINO & SA'WINa OPPOKTUNITT

The owner of the timber on 3,000 acre tract
in West Virginia, largely Oak and on a railroad,
desires to communicate with a practical man
or company with suitable logging equipment and
sawmill capable of cutting at least a half mil-
lion feet per month. Address

"BOX 56," care Hardwood Record.

HARDWOOD RECORD

WANTED MILL (BAND PEEFEREED)

to cut 5.000,000 teet extra fine Oak and otliei
hardwoods in central Louisiana uplands, on profit
sharing or other liberal arrangement. Plenty
more flne timber adjoining. Address
"BOX 90," New Orleans, La.

FOR SALE

I large hand sawmill, everything in first-class
condition ; mill capable of producing from 25 t
40,000 ft. per day ; located on Green River, Ky
with plenty of Oak, Ash, Poplar and Hickory
timber within easy and low freight rate by rail
also considerable timber available by river. About
2,000 feet of siding passing the skidway, runnim
through the lumber yard and can be operated as
economically as any hardwood plant in the coun
try. Can be bought quick at a bargain. Address
JOSEPH L. LACKNER, Trustee in Bankruptcy.
ROCKPORT SAW.MILL CO.. 2208 Union Centra
Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio.

TIMBEELANDS FOR SALE.

We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your needs require any
where in the United States, Canada, Mexico.
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list com
prises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesville, Wis.

PLAN SERENE'S SERVICE

procures cash for sellers — long time for buyeri
proof of delivery to transportation line. Write
Plan Serene, 204 E. Wiley Ave., Bluffton, Ind

FOR SALE.

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Including Locomotives, Gondolas, Derricks, Hoist
Ing Engines, Boilers, Concrete Mixers, Rocli
Drills, Buckets, Pumps, Engines, Elevators. Con
veyors and Camp Equipment.

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Engineering Department,
Birmingham, j^labama.

MISCELLANEOUS

OAI. POPLAR, ASH
amd all ether hardwccdi, 1> all rradea aad thick
at—f, earn be readily i*ld It adrerttsed U thi
Waated aad Far Sal* aectlaa af KAiswaaB Sbc
0B». It 7*B kaTe a largt stack yao wa>t t<
mU try a few liaea la tkls departaieat aa^
aee what a lot of Inqolrles they will brlag reo

TIMBEBLANDS FOR SALE

We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your needs require any-
where in the United States. Canada, Mexico,
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our list
comprises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices : Janesville, Wis.

LUMBER RULES

Our own process of black enamel
ink insures perfect, permanent
lettering with no injury to the
rule, as with burnt lettering
Double riveted head, the rivets
moulded into the brass.

Tool Steel Blade

Oil Tempered
Riveted Handle

The best of selected hickory used
exclusively.

AMERICAN RULE & MFG. CO.

Nashville, Tenn.

BXTYEBS OF HARDWOODS.

Do j<m waat to cet la taach wltk tlie fteai
buyera of hardwood lumber? We have a list,
•bowing the aaaual requlreaeats la Inmbor,
llacBaloo stock and reaeers and panela of eon
•uiaers of those auterlals tbroaebont tbe flnlted
States and Canada. Tke serrlc* la free to ad
rertlsers In the Bicoxo. It will Intersst yon
Write as for fnrther InformaUaa aboat oar "Sell
lag Lumber by Mall System."

HARDWOOD RECORD. Ellsworth Bldg.,

Chicago.

GIBSON
TALLY BOOK

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

This three-throw tally ticket cover is made
from aluminum, and accommodates four tally
tickets— 4ix8t inches in size.

Folds compactly to less than one-fourth inch
in thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket.
GiTes large area of four tickets for compli-
cated tallies, or straight grade can be made
on one page.
Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired.
Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied,
printed on waterproof paper with carbon backs. Tallies
unalterable. Their use en-
.ain triplicate, and forward

ematizine ttie inspec-
Copyriehted, 1910.

cular,
Roll<

Band and Cylinder Saws, New
Saw Swages and Sharpeners

excelled in Europe or America. We use
3t steel, the finest equipment and have
ears behind us.

THE PETER GERLACH COMPANY
iveland Sixth City

^T If you are not a subscriber
^J^to HARDWOOD REC-
ORD and have a suspicion that
you would like to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

PRICE LIST

Aluminum Tally Covers, each

Aluminum Tally Covers, per dozen

Patented triplicate Tally Tickets (stock form)

per 1,000

Single sheet manila (stock form) Tally Tickets,

per 1,000

Specimen forms of Tally Tickets mailed on ai

tion. Covers sold on approval to respon:

Manufactured by

Hardwood Record

537 s. Dearborn St., CHICAGO

62

HARDWOOD RECORD

Wire Stitching Machinery

I?

FOB

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
RBER SHIPPING CASES, PATER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manufacturnl bj

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR, MICH., V. S. A.

Kiln Truck

We make all styles of Kiln Trucks
and Transfer Cars. They are
roller bearing, steel or malleable
iron wheels. We have one con-
tract for twelve hundred of these
trucks, with eight-inch wheels.

Always a large stock of
material on hand. Can
make prompt shipment

The National Dry Kiln Co.

Indianapolis, Ind.

Broom Handle

CHUCKING AND BORING MACHINE

It rounds end of handle and bores small hole in other end
automatically at same time. Capacity, 4.5,(XK) handles in ten
hours. All the operator has to do is to keep the handles fed to
the machine. Used by the largest producers. Write for de-
tails and price.

CADILLAC MACHINE CO.

Makers of Handle Makers Tools. CADILLAC. MICHIGAN

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AttENT*

CKKE COHPilT • • lUMlllCHEt
STiaOtM ElUirMENT CO.. HillLE. tLl

iLuiir Hiu sufrtr CO.. iLiim. (t.

THE MECHANICIL
^^ RUBBER COMPANY

Oilcago RiJ>l>«r W»r4t»)

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1 SSa

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

^3

NO LIMIT

NEW SUndard 54-Inch Band Re.aw

Hickory, N. C,
Nov. 3rd, "13.
qentlcmen:

We have three of
your Band Resaws.
one Ideal, one
Standard Perfect-
ed, and one of your
NEW Standard 84".
all of which are

vlth

NVm. B. IVIershon <& Co.

SAailNAW

Recently Installed Another
Standard Dry Kiln

Seven years agu The Eckman Furniture
Co., of Jamestown, N. Y., put in a Stand-
ard Moist Air Dry Kiln. Its success is
shown by their recent order for another
kiln and by this letter :

"We are drying oak, maple and
birch in these kilns to our entire satis-
faction. We can conscientiously rec-
ommend the Standard Dry Kiln."

ECKMAN FURNITURE CO.

catalog, containing a li.^t of hardwood manufacturers who
use the Standard Kiln. Address : The Standard Dry
Kiln Co., 1559 McCartv St., Indianapolis. Ind.

Phoenix

6 ft. Pony
Band Mill

Will cut 30,000
feet of 1" lumber
in 10 hours and
cut it good.

Nearly 200
of these
mills sawing
wood in the
U. S. A.

PRETTY GOOD

RECOMMENDA-

^ -^ TION. ISN'T IT?

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE

WISCONSIN

An Up-to-date Cross-Gutting Machine

BUTTER WORTH & LOWE

229 Huron Street Grand Rapids, Mich.

HARDWOOD R i: C O H D

SKIDDING

5^^ IciddinA with
^ "^^ical iGhauls

mocKan-
to return
linos to the woods is be-
comin§ morG and more pop-
ular. Groator speed and
indcpcndGnco from wcath-
or conditions constitute
the principal reasons for
this :-

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN HEARING & SEEING
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING WITH CLYDE MECHANICAL
REHAUL SKIDDERS. Wj-jYo us onc/yvo will arrdnQO to Show you

CLYDE IRON "W^ORKS

DTJlvUTH, U. S.A.

A Prominent Veneer Man says:

^ "I believe your new service showing the exact require-
ments of the Veneer and Panel Trade to be highly accu-
rate, and a necessary part of the office equipment of any
progressive veneer or panel factory."

^ The same information would cost you thousands of
dollars. The cost of our service is a small fraction of that.

^ Ask your competitor to tell you how it has helped him,
and then write us for details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

65

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA, WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We manufacture at our Birchwood plant sintle ply reneers
of all natire northern woods and deliver stock that is in
shape to (iue.

From our Algoma factory, where we have specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, in all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
veneer.

Every pound of glue we use is guaranteed hide stock. We
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based oo
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock and
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot interest you.

B.

c.

JARRELL ^ CO.

MANUFACTURERS OF

High Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut

right

; dried right; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE 1

® OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple
Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Established 1867 Incorporated 1904

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Long Island City, New York

y eneers and 1^ artels with a jL\.eputation

VI/'E manufacture Veneers in all the native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
^^ in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood Veneer Co.

Wausaiu Wis.

HARDWOOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

n

1

FAMOUS FOR BARD MAPLE. AND GREY ELM

"Ideal" £] Rock Maple Flooring

IS tha flooring that if manufactured cxpreaalj to aupply lb* demand (or the beit. It it
made by modem machinery from carefullj-aelected atock ami every precaution ia taken
tbroufhout our entire syatem to make il fulfill im eyery particuUr its mame-^"IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send Ut Your Inquiries

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees - wells, Michigan

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in i,i andl3-lGand 1 1-lG inch Maple
in ail standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE LS, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Coe

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

•I cars 1x7" and up No. 1 Ojninion and Better Maple.

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4/4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

Von Platen Lumber Co.

Iron Mountain. Michigan

'..I.\XUF.\CTURERS OF

BIRCH BASSWOOD ELM MAPLE

200 M ft. of 8 4 No. 2 Com. 30 M ft. of 12 4 No. 2 Com.

& Better Maple & Better Maple

100 M ft. of 8 4 No. 3 Com. 200 M ft. of 6 4 No. 2 Com.

Maple & Better Birch

100 M ft of 4/4 No. 1 and 2 Com. Birch

We Solicit Your Inquiries

SHIPMENTS VIA C. & N. W.— C, M. & ST. P.— W. & M

>. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD'S.

:ula

nps;

of wood — \VI.^C(X\.SIN. MKHIC.A.N, II.I.l.NOIS, I.\-
DI.WA. OHIO, PE.NNSYLVA.M.A. MAY YORK
and the Easi.
IT'S the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

Scott & Howe Lumber Co.

Medford Lumber Co.

Ironwood, Mich.

Sales Office. Oslikosh. Wis.

Medford, Wis.

We are manufacturing a large stock of Birch, Maple, Elm, Basswood and Brown Ash
logs. We shall soon have 10,000,000 feet of winter-sawed stock dry and fit for ship-
ment. We solicit inquiries for all kinds of stock in the above woods for shipment
shortly after June 1.

HARDWOOD RECORD

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

107S Clinton Street

a. EUIAS «Sc BRO.
HARDWOODS

White Pine. Yellow Pine. Spruce.
Hemlock. Fir. Lumber, Timber, Mill-
work, Boxes, Maple and Oak Floorins

9SS-IOIS eL,K STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER GO.

We vrant lo buy for cub

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades and tbicknessea.

Will receive and Inspect stock at shlpplllK point.

Branch yard. Memphis, Teon.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

OIR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPtCIALTlF.S:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

YEAGER LUMBER COMPANY, Inc.

SPFXMALTIES:

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS |

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.
They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

Manufacturers ^^ 1

Gum General

Oak w ,

Cypress LiUITlDer Cottonwood

g^ Maple

company Memphis, Tenn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you — IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoicy Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlocl(

AT CLARENDON, ARKANSAS

We have, in course of construction, the largest and most modern

rotary veneer plant in this country. We will make a specialty

of rotary cut gum that is manufactured and dried right.

FOR PARTICULARS ADIDRESS

CHICAGO VENEER CO. !!!C: OANVILLE, KY.

YELLOW POPLAR

xmUFICTUIIEIIS OF BIND SI WED

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY

QUARTER SAWED

WHITE OAK

CmI Qrove, Ohio, U.S.A.

LUMBER CO

Nineteenth Year, )
Semi-Monthly. i

iStagU Coplas. 10 Canl*.

HARDWOOD RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN
LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

®

CARTIERHOLLAND
LUMBER COMPANY

0

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR
FURNITURE TRADE

1,000

4/4 Sc-

l-.ii.

W:

.r (ul White

Map

25.000 ft. 8/4 Ists and 2nels Unsclcctcl Hard Maple

.W.OOO ft. 4/4 Log Run MichiRan Soft I'.liu

10.=;,()0() ft. 4/4 LoK Kuii Hfcch

Ll/.nOO ft. 5/4 LoK Run Rcc-cli

120.000 ft. 0/4 LoK Run Beech

50.000 It. .'^/4 Ln.i,' Run Beech

CRATING

175.000 ft. I.x6 and wider White Pine Crating
300.000 ft. 1x4 No. 4 White Pine Crating
80,000 ft. 1x4 and Wider No. 2 and No. 3 Common
Basswood

mill work

REMEMBER,

wlial

®

MICHIGAN TRUST BUILDING

Grand Rapids, Michigan

MILL L u d i n K t o n. M i c h i g a n

0

HARDWOOD RECORD

M I C H I a A N

FAMOUS FOR HARD MAPLE AND GREY ELM

CADILLAC GRAY ELM

was used for finish in the living room of the
Michigan-Wisconsin Bungalow at the Chicago
and New York Forest Products Expositions.
The wood has an attractive figure, shows deli-
cate shadings, is peculiarly susceptible of color
staining, and when properly finished gives a
decidedly rich effect.

The lumber is of excellent quality, easy to
work, and, unlike other varieties of elm, it does
not check, shake, twist or warp more than ash
or oak.

It is used extensively for furniture and interior
finish.

We will send you prepaid finished samples of
Cadillac Graj' Elm if you would like to see
this beautiful native wood.

GOBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

Manufacturers of tVlictiigan Hardwoods

Sales Dept., CADILLAC, MICH.

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

1

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KILN DRIED, HOLLOW BACKED
M.\TCHED OR JOINTED
POLISHED AND BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^.

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

MichiganTreesand
Mitchells Products

We have published an illustrated booklet with
the above title for lumber users and shall be
glad to send you a copy upon request.
This reference book contains pictures of our
Michigan trees, describes the character and
uses of our various woods, and explains our
products and the form in which they are of-
fered to the trade.

We sell only

CADILLAC QUALITY LUMBER

Send for our Stock List

Mitchell Brothers Company

Sales Department CADILLAC, MICHIGAN

Kneeland-Bigelow
Company

Hardwood Manufacturers

150,000 ft.

6 4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech

12,000 ft.

10 4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswood

50,000 ft.

6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

All of the above stock U nicely
factored, being l>and sawed,
and well seasoned. Wo are prepared I
quote attractive prices for this mati
rial for Immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD RECORD

OvIH I c>xo o

Sk^^^wSSS

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A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wllcc's Hardwood Floors
MB has lieon among the foremost on the market
nd because it stands today "unequaled" Is th«
est evidence that Its manufacturer has kept
breast of modern methods and the advanced de-
nands of the trade. To convince yourself of th«
bove statements, try our polished .surface floor-
iic. loiiKued and frrooved. hollow backed, with
malcbeil ends and holes for blind nailing— you'U
hnd il reduces the expense of laying and poUshin*.

The T. Wilce Company

aZnd and Throop Sts. CHICAGO, ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc., "=^ ?htat"°

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co.

SPECIAL RAILROAD DEPT.

Hardwoods z Sottifvoods
823 RaUway Exchange Bailding. Chicago. III.

PLANNER- STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

WANTED— TO MOVE QUICK

1 2 CARS 5 4 X 12 • & WIDER l»t & 2nd BASSWOOD
' 4 CARS 3' ROCK ELM BRIDGE PLANK
', 800,000 FEET NO. 3 HEMLOCK
I '00,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

E- N D US YOUR I .\ Q U I li I IC

MILLS:

ELACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE
1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throujjhout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

CHICAGO

THE GREATEST HARDWOOD MARKET IN THE WORLD

VENEER

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras, East India, Cuban,
and African.

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES
in all thicknesses.

DOMESTIC:

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, figured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASSWOOD,YEL.PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
banding and bottoms.

H DDLESTONMARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and
5-ply

STANDARD SIZES

Lumber St., CHICAGO, ILL

CIRCASSIAN
A M E R IC AN

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

213 N. Ann St. : CHICAGO

MAHOGANY

WE HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH. BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES. BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WRITE US ABOUT IT

J. J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chicago, 111.

CHOICE BIRCH AND MAPLE— 10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90% birch and
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican Soo. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Sault Sle Marie, Mich.

iiiiiiiwliiiiil

MiliiilimK

SAVE YOUR MONET BY U.SI

Uf?T\ l>/\/\l/' PubHshed Semi-annually
mXLjmJ D\/V/JV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collection Department is also oper-
ated and the same Is open to you. Write for terms.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

EstabUihed
1878

608 So. Dear

Mention This Paper

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers a.re
owners of stea.n\ plants. Eighty-nine per
cent SLre, therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing maLchinery. There is little percenta.ge
of wa.ste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for ma.chinery edvertisers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

KINOXVIULE I

for Find Typr of Poplar, Onk nnd Chr.tnl

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

BAMD MlLia AT VKSTAL. A SUBURB OF KN OXVUJJQ. BOUTHttKN AND LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD

H. B. MIZKEB.

C. C. CANNON.

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Bank and Mcl.i

Cincinnati

I. M. ASHER. Mgr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T

HARDWOOD RECORD i.

a differ-

■

ent kind, and all

,Bcthe

r better

^I.

^ lumber newspaper than ha

. hither-

lo bee

n published. This is

made

possible

by the

loyal co-operation and

support of the |

hardwood element of the lu

^ber

industry.

If you

are a subscriber you

will

agree.

SLICED QUARTERED OAK

"The Very Best"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH. CHESTNUT, POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK. WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

What Veneer and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is shown completely in our new corrcctii>n i);imi)lilc't (ofT the press recently),
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1% of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us
give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS.. MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

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1 C I N C I N NAT I

1 1 1

ATTENTION, Mr. Furniture Man-

If it is to your advantage to have stock that is

even colored, soft in texture
try a car of our Plain or Quartered Oak

25,000,000 feet of dry stock on
hand at all times- — cut from a
tract of 95,000 acres of timber

Tll£ Mowbray & Robinson Company

MILLS

Ouicksand, Ky. MAIN OFFICE

Viper, Ky. CINCINNATI, Oh

West Irvine. Ky.

YAHDS
Cincinnati, 0.
Detroit, Mich.
Kochester, N. Y.
Brooklyn, N. Y.

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI, O.

W. E. HEYSER. President WEAVER HASS, V. President
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE, Sec'y & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place
Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HAKUWOOU KECOKU

Pcnrod Walnul &Vcnccr Co.

Mills, Kansas City and HelcMia, Ark.

\.l.lrc-s all in^iiiirius t..

General Offices
KANSAS CITY. MO.

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak. Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104 '

PENROD JllRDEI\McCOWEl\
LIIIVIBER COIVIPAINY

Band Mills & Uilki-s: Brasfieid, Ark.

ki'.idy for inimcdiato shipment
RED GUM

QUARTERED

2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5/4" Is and 2s.
1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.
J cars 8/4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4 4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.

PLAIN
3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.
1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 8 4" Is and 2s.

1 car 10 4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 5 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 6 '4" No. 1 Com.

3 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.
2 cars 10 4' No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

CSl^ LJ A 1_ I T Y I ^y

LUDmcTrbN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Oiler

Itll-s» I.

1x12 111111 wl<l€T F.IS Itiim-
IxS'xO" No. 1 Com. lisM-

1x7"" and nlder No. 1 Com.
Uai-nwiiod.

Iji8' and wider No. 1 Com.
na.r.>v»ad.

ijfi" and nider FAS Uecrh.

IxA" and wider Nu. 1 Com,

Birch.

8/4 No. I Com. and btr.
Sofl <ira.v Elm.

13 I No. I Com. and btr.
>..fl <.rnv Kim.

|i; I S.I 1 Com. and btr.

for Bargain Price*

crk.

q)s

SALT & LUMBER CO. LuDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

SQS

,LNASHVILLB-\

i THE LOGICAI. T>LACE TO BUY HAR-DTWOODS S

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARDWOODS

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwo )d trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2S PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wli. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 u" and 12" Poplar
Bo.x Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

is and 2s Poplar, 24"
IS and 2S Poplar, 18"

3,100 ft. 1

and up.
9,5 00 ft. r

to 23".
15,000 ft. 1" IS & 2s Poplar, regular.
12,000 ft. 1" Sap Poplar.
14,000 ft. l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
16,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
40,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
16.000 ft. 8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.
60,000 ft. l" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak.
20,000 ft. 1" is and 2s Plain White

Oak.
2,400 ft. 1" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak, 14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Quartered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4,13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum.
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000

ft.

4/4 Is ana 2s Plain White Oak

20.000

ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Bed Oak

15.000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

,50.000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25,000

ft.

e/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30.000

ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40.000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000

ft.

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

15.000

ft.

5/S Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

30,000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

15.000

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

20.000

It.

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

12.000

ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

13.000

ft

6/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 5

30,000

ft

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 5'

and

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK FLOORING

60,000' ^"xlj/a" Clear Plain White
15 0,000' ^"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X 2^" Clear Plain

White
40,000' H"^^'A" Clear Plain Red
200,000' ^"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X 254" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" x2K" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' H"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' H"k2%" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" x2J4" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 IS and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

100 M' 4/4 IS and 2S Plain ^yhite Oak
150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

H A K I) W O O D K E C O K U

» 1 < w w w — ^

SOUTH

T H F. K N MANUFACTURERS

1 1 THE

PROMINENT S O V

Band Sawn Hardwoods ^^■■°''"® ^p*",",^®, 5^"*p^"y

WE PRODUCE OUR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:

Collonwood— Oak Throf Ply Red

Rod and Sap Gum '''K".,'";!.Pwhiu"' Gum Panels

A Few Items We Want To Move

4 Cars 4 4" 1st and 2nds Red Gum

8 Cars 4 4" No. 1 Common Red Gum

5 Cars 6 4" 1st and 2nds Sap Gum

4 Cars 4 4" Select Yellow Cypress

5 Cars 4 4" No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress

9 Cars 4 4" x 13" to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
8 Cars 4 4" x 6" to 12 ' 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
7 Cars 5 4" x 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

11 Cars 4 4" x 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood
5 Cars 4 4" x 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
4 Cars 4 4" x 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood
2 Cars Yz" No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak

10 Cars 6 4" Log Run Soft Maple
7 Cars 4 4" 1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES

ANDERSON-TULLY COMPANY, Memphis. Tcnn.

BO.\ SHOOKS and VENEERS

Two cnri 8 4 common nnd better Baiiwood
One car 4 4 Itt iind 2nd Bniawood
Three c»r« 4 4 No. 2 common Baiiwood
Two can 4 4 No. 3 cominon Bastwood
Two car. 5 4 common and better Cheitnut
Three car. 8,4 common and belter Che.tnut
Three car. 8 '4 common and better Red Oak
Four car. 4 4 common and better Red Oak
Two car. 4 4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK
MIIIh: I'vliKururn. N. ('. (uimcltj, 00.000 fl. iitr dar

Charles K. Parry & Co. f.°„'„'/Ti;iJ'Bui?d."n; Philadelphia

|ET

b an

us talk to

you about the plain

d quartered oak that made In- 1

diana

famous.

It's the kind we

make to-day.

Wood-M

Dsaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

GARETSON-GREASON LUMBER CO.

2187 Railway Exchange BIdg. ST. LOUIS

MANUFACTURERS

Four Mills

John B. Yates Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND us YOUR INQUIRIES, AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . . KENTUCKY

MANUFACTUPIiRS OF

^g^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
standeurd widths

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

3 earn 4 4 U" to I; l'...xl...iiril» .' . :ir~ 1 1 1:: :in.l ui.l.r I« * Sx

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

566 Randolph BIdg. MEMPHIS, TENN.

^^ ^^ /W of HARDWOOD RECORD subscriber*
^^M ^^B (///> are owners of steam plant*. Eighty-
^^^ ^^W /%J nine per cent are, therefore, buyers of
^^^^ ^^^^ wood'working machinery. There i* lit*-

tie percentage of waste circulation in
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Walnut, the King of Brown Woods

EXPERTS agree that this is to be a brown wood era. Those who have tired of red and
yellow are turning to quiet, rich, aristocratic brown shades with relief and approval.
American black walnut is the peer of all woods and easily the leader of the browns. Wise
furniture manufacturers, interior finish men and others who are watching for new de-
velopments affecting the use of woods must hereafter take walnut into account.

Note the large stocks, ready for shipment, held in the form of logs, lumber and veneers
by the concerns named below.

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m. b. H.

3/8"
1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"

CIncinn
WALNUT

8t and 2n(l8

30,000'

110,000'

165,000'

140,000'

78,000'

61,000'

34,000'

33,000'

id up . . . . 20,000'

.' 14,000'

.ti, Ohio

1/2"

5/8"
3/4"

4/4"

5/4"

6/4"

8/4"

10/4" and up. . .

No. 8 Common

4/4" 28,000'

5/4" and 6/4". . 24,000'
10/4" and up 4,000'

22,000
80,000'
54,000'
10,000'
36,000'
29,000'
61,000'
1,000'

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY
Salem, Indiana

1st and 2nds Black Walnut

40,000' 1/2"

67,000' 5/8"

105,000' 3/4"

232,000' 4/4"

77,000' 5/4"

64,000' 6/4"

58,000' 8/4"

7,000' 9/4"

12,000' 10/4"

14,000' 12/4"

4,000' 16/4"

16,000' 4/4"

Common and Better Figured
Black Walnut.
No. 1 Common Black Walnut

4 70,000' 4/4"

180,000' 5/4"

115,000' 6/4"

47,000' 8/4"

14,000' 9/4"

7,000' 10/4"

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.
Kansas City, Missouri

WALNUT

44,000' .....".... 5/8"

62,000' 3/4"

85,000' 4/4"

36,000' 5/4"

24,000' 6/4"

22,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

38,000' 5/8"

77,000' 3/4"

174,000' 4/4"

38,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

Kraetzer Cured Lumber

In stock ready for shipment
Three Million Feet of Fig-
ured Walnut Butt Veneers
and Two Million Feet of
Figured Walnut Long Ve-
neers.

We furnish Plain Walnut
Veneer any thickness — cut
to size.

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

PRIME

WALNUT LOGS

For E.xport

FIGURED WALNUT LOGS
FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

East St. Louis Walnut Co
East St. Louis, 111.

Bl

jck Walnut

50,000'

3/8'

1st & 2nds

50,000'

3/8'

No. 1 Com.

130,000'

1./2'

1st & 2nds

60,000'

1/2"

No. 1 Com.

180,000'

5/8'

1st & 2nds

110,000'

5/8"

No. 1 Com.

160,000'

3/4"

1st & 2nds

110,000'

3/4"

No. 1 Com.

54,000'

4/4"

1st & 2nds

169,000' 4/4" No. 1 Com.

66,000'

5/4"

1st & 2nds

32,000'

5/4"

No. 1 Com.

29,000'

6/4"

1st & 2nds

32,000'

6/4"

No. 1 Com.

14,000'

8/4"

1st & 2nds

22,000'

8/4"

No. 1 Com.

1/2

5/8

6,000'

10/4" 1st & 2ndS

7,000'

10/4'

No. 1 Com.

13,000'

12/4'

1st & 2nds

8.000'

12/4'

No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

WALNUT 3/4" ; . . 55,000'

1st and 3nds ^j,^ j Common

12,000' 5/S" 5,000'

52,000' 4/4" 7,000'

PICKEREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Missouri

WALNUT

1st and 2nds

,000' 5/S"

,000' 3/4"

),000'
),000'
),000'
!,000'
),000'
!,000'

),oo6'
i.ooo'

),000'
!,000'

4/4'
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
12/4"

5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"

14,000 6/4

180,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

6,000' 12/4"

No. 3 Common

50,000' 4/4"

12,000' 5/4"

13,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

VENEERS

Figured Walnut Logs

Figured Walnut Butts

Plain Wood Cut to Order

1st and 2nds Walnut

5/8" 2,000'

3/4" 13,000'

GEO. W. HARTZELL
Piqua, Ohio

5/4" .

4/4
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
12/4"
16/4"

16,000
18,300'
11,400'
11,200'

3,300'

... 4,700'
... 2,500'
No. 1 Common Walnut

3/4" 4,000'

4/4" 12,500'

All the above Band Sawn,
Ready for Immediate Shipment

11,300'

6/4" 2,500'

8/4" 14,300'

10/4" 1,500'

12/4" 500'

5/8" Special Clear 52,000'.
3/4" to 4" thick, fine fig-
ured Panels, Boards and
Planks, 15,000'. Special
Heavy Plank, 4 to 6" thick,
68 and up long, 8,000'.
4/4" Clear Face, 6" and up
wide, 14,400'.
Equalized, in stock. Dry and

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^ We have left a few hundred copies of this beau-
tifully bound edition after a very satisfactory
sale and

^ Can make quick shii)mcnt on ten days' trial
upon receipt of your order.

Price, prepaid, six dollars.

HARDWOOD RECORD

537 South Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois

HARDWOOD RECORD

The

Newest
Hoosier
Band
Saw Mill

We have been building
band mills for thirty-
five years and this New
Hoosier Band Saw
Mill represents the ex-
perience of these years.

The simplest mill in
construction and the
easiest kept in order.

JM.

We build this mill in three
sizes, 6, 7 and 8 ft. The
widest saw the 6 ft. mill
will carry is 10"; the 7 and
8 ft. mills will carry 10, 11
or 12" saws. This mill is
built in a substantial man-
X ner and embodies all that

is latest and best in Band
- ' Mill design. The base is

of the heavy extension pat-
tern and is so constructed
that it does not overhang the foundation but extends completely around the mill. By
means of the construction of the column the upper wheel runs in the center of the mill and
is supported both above and below the mandrel. The bearings are long and are chain
oiling.

The tension device has roller bearings and is very sensitive and durable. The upper guide
is raised and lowered by power and is nonbreakable. The lower guide is so arranged that
it can be opened quickly. The roll back of the saw is power driven.

The 6 ft. mill will split a 48" log and lay down a 30" board between saw and column; the
7 ft. will split a 54" log and lay down a 36" board, the 8 ft. will split a 57" log and lay down
a 42" board.

The Sinker -Davis Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

Makers of Hoosier Saw Mill Machinery

HARDWOOD KECOKD

LOUISVILLE:

Headquarters for

HARDWOODS

W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Stemmelen Lumber Company

Branch Office, New Albany, Ind.

Norman Lumber Company

(Mills at Holly Rid«e, La.

North Vernon Lumber Company
Ed^v. L. Davis Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company

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Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURE

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

WM. WHITMER ^ SONS

INCORPORATED

Manufacturers and Whole- "" ^^''^„*^"'
Balers of All Kinds of ' *

HARDWOODS

W««t VirginU Spru
Long and Short Leaf Pii

Franklin Bank BIdg.

and HMDloek
Virginia Framing

PHILADELPHIA

H. D. WIGGIN l%rTV^,'J^l

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple
Mill at 8tane Coal Juactlon, Weat VIrcinIa

SPECIALS

OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

All Kinds Band-Sawn HarcUv.Muis

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia, Pa.

BIRCH

AND

MAPLE

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-
ment at the
mill. Write us.

New York Office
25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON. MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are requested to supply lists of stock for sale

PITTSBURGH, PA.

MANUFACTURERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute tor Planing Mill and Pattern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

^ Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar. Oak, Ciiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

^ We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

*i Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HAKUWOOL) RECORD

G. H. EVANS LUMBER CO.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

FIFTEEN ACRES OF DRY LUMBER. EVERY WIDTH. LENGTH. GRADE AND
THICKNESS IS PILED SEPARATELY. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT POPLAR,

OAK. GUM

Planing Mill and Resawing

Capacity 100,000 feet daily

We Save You Money

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

M M 2- 6 lu 17 li.t u

15 .M i'

l-opl
10 M 3" it to :S lat

I'oplar.

Sni]
ADd up iHt and Snd
6 to 17 1st and 2nd

i-..,.r..

5 Ifit and 2nd
20 and up Ist and 2nd

15 M t~ 18 and up Ist and 2nd

Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry
— National Grades. We have five million
feet Poplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Rsher Building
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

City Bank Butldins
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

OAK FLOORING

Kiln- ^^^
Dried /*'

HARDWOOD LUMBER

O'^ScMFCCO. '
5A RDIS

Polished

\^ Hollow
^^ Backed

Bundled

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^ Table of Contents Ql

COVER PICTURE— North Carolina
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Condltloni. . .

The
The Ca

;look

Decision

Decision Important for Commerce CommlMlon,
National Meeting Promises Unusual Interest...
Looking Back

Mo

Possibilities of the Garage

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Features of New York Exposition.

What Veneer Users Are Doing

Wooden Passenger Car Situation.
British Columbia's Public Timber.
The Lumbermen's Round Table...
The Federal Reserve Act

it Tr

Office Efficiency — Its Saving

Automatic Sprinklers In Sawmills

Government Figures on Walnut

How Long Will It Live?

Is Lumber Output at a Standstill?

MAIL BAG

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

'eneer and Panel Association Meeting.

Ml

ineou

WITH THE Tf

PERTINENT INFORMATION

HARDWOOD NEWS

HARDWOOD MARKET

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

In conforniltj with the rules
pajaMe In adrance. and In defau
at •ur option.

InHtrurtlons for renewal, diici
ene week before the date thejr s

> United States
■a. $1.00 eitra
f tlie pontofflce

department, iubacrlptlons »r«
I to the contrkrj. sr« contlnned

adTertlRlnK rates ft
Ore dajB In adranc
tter May 56. 1902.

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
In Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

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Published in the InleresI of the American Hardwood Foresls. ihe Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the 10th and 25th of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh, President
Edwin W. Meeker. Managing Editor
Hu Maxwell. Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

Vol. XXXVIII CHICAGO, JUNE 10, 1914 No. 4

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

PRESIDENT WILSON 'S ANALYSIS of the present business de-
pression, in which he states that present conditions are purely a
result of a psychological condition, seems to be substantiated by
fundamental conditions which have been presenting themselves from
time to time.

There has been nn unusually favorable rumor as to the probable
yield of winter grain crops, and government figures just out certainly
show a remarkable harvest of winter wheat, oats, barley, rye and other
grains. The estimates are that the wheat crop this year will be
900,000,000 bushels, which will be the largest crop ever raised, 1.37,-
000,000 bushels more than the harvest last year. The report regarding
oats, barley and rye is equally gratifying, it being estimated that the
total yield of wheat, oats, barley and rye will be 2,360,000,000 bushels,
the largest amount ever raised in this country.

With this crop now being harvested the outlook seems good for an
early return to the buying market on the part of farmers throughout
the country. There is no question but that this element, as a pur-
chasing factor, is of tremendous importance, and with the farmers in
such a healthy financial condition as they will unquestionably be in
following the harvest and marketing of this immense crop yield, there
is no question but that they are going to be in the purchasing market
again in the near future. This will, of course, have a considerable
effect on lumber.

For some reason or other the general business of the country has
not seemed to respond to the previous advance report of probable
favorable crojis but it is hoped that the actual figures now presented
by government officials will have a considerably favorable effect on
the general business situation.

It is not anticipated, however, that even with the more normal
state of demand, a decided advancement will be felt for several
months to come in the general business situation. This is due to
the summer months in the first place, and, in the second place, to
adjustment of business conditions which is never immediate but makes
itself apparent gradually. Thus the situation seems to indicate a
continuance of quiet times through the usual dull summer mouths, but
a gradual return to a very favorable condition approaching normal
in the fall, when returns from the tremendous crop have been received.
The farmers, as a purchasing factor, are unquestionably of tremen-
dous importance to all lines of manufacture and there seems to be no
reasonable doubt that they will he in position to purchase a consider-
able amount of equipment and raw material.

As to the lumber situation specifically, very little change has been
noted in the last couple of weeks, with the exception of spotty reports
of more favorable business. It is interesting to note, however, that

ic|iorts of firmly maintained price values are abuost general, with
but here and there rumors as to any appreciable amount of price cut-
ting. No one will deny that business is decidedly dull at this time,
but considering all factors there certainly is no reason for any belief
other than that the fall months will see a satisfactory stimulus in
trade generally.

The railroad companies are still most decidedly out of the market
for almost all kinds of raw material. As a matter of fact, they are
buying practically nothing and are continuing their policy of swap-
jjing material and equipment around from shop to shop rather than
undergoing any new expenditure. It seems, however, that they are
viewing the question of advance rates with considerable optimism,
and, so far as stated reports indicate, if they secure what they ask
for, or a fair portion of it, they will become active consumers of
almost all lines of equipment and material.

One decidedly favorable element which appears in this situation is
the fact that all classes of concerns are placing themselves in a
decidedly favorable stat« of finance and general condition. This act
of liquidation is going to mean a lot for cleaning up old scores and
through this period of retrenchment and general conservatism a great
many business institutions are going to be able to place themselves
in a much more favorable financial situation. In this way their dis-
position to purchase will be increased when conditions warrant, and
furthermore, this cleaning up old supplies and equipment will mean
practically a clear field when the proper time arrives.

The hardwood situation continues to be slow pretty much through-
out the country with here and there, however, a report of stimulated
activity during the past two or three weeks. These reports, how-
ever, are largely of a local nature and are effected by local con-
ditions of building, etc. The hardwood trade generally speaking
accepts the situation as it is vrith the anticipation that slow condi-
tions will probably continue throughout the summer months, but also
with the justifiable hope that the situation will clean up considerably
when the usual summer dullness begins to subside.

All lines of consuming interests using 'hardwoods are practically
out of the market at the present time. The building situation has
not been up to normal in any of the large centers, which, of course,
results in more or less depression in lines directly affected by build-
ing construction. Furniture people have been operating under short
time for the most part and still continue to buy in small parcels.
Notwithstanding the favorable crop outlook, the farmers have not been
purchasing so much new equipment in the way of implements, etc., as
had been expected and as a consequence the large manufacturers turn-
ing out this class of products have also been meager buyers. How-
ever, as stated above, the situation in this particular seems to be due
for cleaning up and this promises that farmers wUl not only do eon-

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Biderable purcbuitint; of W|ui|iim-iit but will in the iit-xt fpw monthx
begin tho erection of iniprovrnientu nnd now itnirtiinw.

The relative iKMitioii of iliiferent )i|H.<cieti of hnrilwuoilii reniaiiit
about tlii> •inine with low i;mili*M tCtt'K '"'" ''''^ roiihtnirtioti the
!itroni;t>^t item. Onk still maiiitiiins » fairlr healthy (-oiiilitiun, while
northern womU, maple and birch, aro in a fairly Mitiitfnrtory Hhape. It
is ro|iorto<l that a little stimulus has lMH>n felt in the demnml for red
gum, whirh. of rourse, is Kf'^'Oi'iK-

Reviewing; the whole situntiou as a unit, conditions inilicate the
desirability of conservative efforts duriu); tlic next three or four
months nith the entire likelihood of there beini; a nutii'eiible spurt in
demand in nil kimls of eoinuiodilies by t'lill.

The Car Outlook

SIMULTANKOl'SI.Y WITH TlIK RKPOKT of tremendous crops
which are to be harvested within the next few weeks eomcs a re-
port of a couilitiou of freight cars which iudicatcs that contrary to
the usual custom the general shipping business will not be so soriously
affivtod tliis year as might lie expceteil. Of course, such tremendous
crops as will be moved within the next couple of months are bound to
have an effect but the exceedingly large surplus of cars and insig-
nificant shortage at this. time would indicate that the very condition
of onlinary shipments will act favorably on shipments of grain.

Specifically the report of the American Railway Association, dated
.lune 8, shows the total surplus of cars on June 1 amounting to 242,-
572 cars as compared with 239,406 cars on May 15. On May 15, 191:!,
the surplus was 60,291 cars and at the same periods in respectively
preceding years was 89,208 cars, 169,006 cars and 129,508 cars. The
total shortage was practically insignificant, there being on June 1 but
770 cars. On May 15 the shortage was 764 cars. On May .'U a year
ago the shortage was 9,383 cars. Thus the indications are that this
grain situation will be expeditiously handled and that no great effect
can l)e felt by other shippers on account of this vast harvest.

The Cover Picture

THE COVER PICTURK which illustrates this number of H.vudwood
Record represents a scene among the mountains of Graham
county, North Carolina. It is on Bryson Branch, near Nantahala,
in the extreme western part of the state. A mountaineer 's clearing
appears in the foreground, and its lack of fences and general appear-
ance of abandonment show th.it the man who made the clearing has
departed and left the land tenantless. That happens often among
the mountains of that region. A few acres are clea.-ed by some
wanderer who imagines that it is a good place to anchor. He docs so,
but two or three crops on the few acres which he clears satisfies him
and he moves on with his family to some other site that strikes his
fancy and he repeats the operation there. The fences on the aban-
doned land soon disappear and the place attracts a few stray cattle
on account of the grass, until the surrounding forests finally close
in upon the open space, and the land relapses into woods.

That is the short and uneventful historj- of hundreds of such
clearings among the southern mountains. Each is small, but in the
aggregate they cover a rather large area. All clearings are not aban-
doned. Xow and then a settler sticks to his little fields and makes
a iiemianent home for himself and family. Such men are an asset
of value to the region; but the drifting class is not. Those who are
always on the go cannot add much wealth to the country.

The land shown in the picture lies in a district which has been
purchased by the government to be placed under management as a
national forest. It is a mountainous region, and though much of the
land is fertile, it is too steep for successful agriculture. If cleared
and plowed, the soil will wash away. For that reason, it is for the
country's best interest that the tree growth be maintained. The lanil
produces high-class timber, and is worth more for that than for
farming. Its forest cover likewise affords protection against floods.
The sources of many streams rise among those mountains, and an
even flow of water is assured. Springs will not run dry in periods
of drought, nor will sudden torrents rush down barren slopes to over-
flow the banks of rivers in the lower country.

It is a hardwood region, bearing maple, chestnut, ash, yellow poplar.

onk, bitch, Ixtvli, and niany more. The nhundnnt ritinfall nod the
long groninit oeaiionH u>sure rapid increaw? in Bine of the timbar and
gunranteo adequate and sustained returns for the hind owners.

The sh<Hl in one corner of the picture is neither artistic nor antique;
yet it has certain |>oint8 of interest. It is of a type which in
becoming uncommon. The material of which it is built was worked
out by hanil. The logs of the walls were cut near at hand and were
put iu place with only the shaping given by the frontiersman's axe.
The roof is of split clapboards, probably of onk, though they may be
of chestnut. Poubtless the man who split them watched the "signs
of the moon" nnd made the boards when the "sign" was right.
They show little warping, and many a mountaineer will point I..
them as irrefutable proof that the moon exercises an influence ovit
split clapboards. The mountains are full of such superstitions.

Buildings of that kind arc out of style now, yet they were the
prevailing type in the time of the first settlers. They serve as mile
posts to tell how f:ir «c have cuinc ?<iMi-c "tlie good nld ilays'' iif
our grandfathers.

Tlie Tapline Decision

THE SrPRKMK C()1;RT of the United States lia^ at last reached
the tapline case and has handed down a decision which setth-s
some of the disputed points and seems to clear the situation. Tin-
taplines are declared to be common carriers, and as such aro entitlcil
to share rates with trunk lines which they feed. The former ruling bv
the Interstate Commerce Commission was in effect reversed, though
the court holds that the commission has full power to prevent prefer-
ences and discriminations in the fixing of allowances and the divisiun
of rates.

This ruling gives the commission authority — or rather leaves with
it the authority which it was already exercising — to fix allowances
based upon the character of the service rendered. The commission
has a right to prevent the milling-in-transit privilege, and may require
a charge by a tapline for hauling logs from the forest to the mill
in addition to the full lumber rate from mill to market.

The court ruled that Congress has not made it illegal for roads
owned by persons or companies that likewise own the mills and the
timber which are principally served by the roads, to operate in inter-
state commerce. It was pointed out in this connection that even the
commodities clause, under which an unsuccessful attempt was made
several years ago to divorce the eastern railroads and the coal business,
expressly exempted from its operation the lumber industry.

As is well known, most of the tapline or feeder roads which have
figured in the controversy are located in the lower Mississippi valley.

Decision Important for Commerce Cjommission

THE .Sl'I'UEME COURT of the United States, on June -S, lianded
down, among other decisions, a decision giving the Interstate Com-
merce Commission supreme authority to strike down the intrastate
rates set by state railway commissions unduly discriminating against
interstate commerce. Specifically the decision was based on the
Shreveport rate case in upholding the power of the Interstate Com-
merce Commission to strike down state rates that discriminate, as
mentioned above. In substance the decision was that the Minnesota
and other notable state rate cases, which were lost by the railroads,
might have been decided otherwise had the roads taken their cases to
the Interstate Commerce Commission instead of state courts.

Specifically the Shreveport rate ca.sc had to do with complaints
of merchants of Shreveport, La., that the Railway Commission of
Texas had practically closed to them the Texas markets by com-
pelling railroads operating within the state of Texas to reduce intra-
state rates to points below what the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission had specified the railroads running from Shreveport to Texas
cities. The court first decided that Congress had power to control
interstate rates over an interstate carrier and followed this up with
the opinion that Congress had conferred this power upon the Inter-
state Commerce Commission as its agent. This opinion further stated
that in placing intrastate and interstate rates on an equitable footing
the commerce commission was not bound to reduce the interstate rates
below what would be considered by the commission as a proper stand-
ard for the carrier and public.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Tims tlie supieme triliimal of tlie coi
on record as tor justice in eoutroversic:
by statema<le rates. This dedision ii
tionably have a considerable bearing

ly has placed itself definitely
egarding competition effected
, broad one and will unques-
otlier similar matters in the

which take from bnsiuess each j-ear thousands of new and old con-
cerns, replacing them with other concerns, some of which are
destined to become important factors ii
but the bulk of whii-li cither go along in
altogether.

ouehorse wa.v or fai

National Meeting Promises Unusual Interest

IN TALKING WITH SECRETARY FISH of the National Hard-
.Tood Lumber Association the editor of Haudwood Recokd was in-
formed that every indication points to quite an unusual attendance
and unprecedented interest in developments at the seventeenth annual
convention, which will be held at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, Thursday
and Friday, June 18-19.

The last issue of Hardwood Recokd contained a notice of the
official program and entertainment features, and since that date
Secretary Fish has gained considerable information and statistics
which will be an interesting part of his annual report. The conven-
tion promises some enlivening developments which will unquestionably
be of interest to all members fortunate enough to attend.

The laxness of business at this time would seem to give an unusual
opportunity for the attendance of member;? from all parts of the
country. Plans are perfected at Memphis, Nashville, Louisville and
other central hardwood points for exciirsions of a considerable repre-
sentation of the hardwood trade of those communities. The same
interest is being shown in eastern and northern points, one feature
being a delegation of Canadian hardwood men, members of the asso-
ciation, who will come down in a special car from Canadian points
and will maintain a regular office for the purpose of disseminating as
much information as possible regarding Canada among attendants.

Thus the association promises unusual interest and important devel-
opments. There is no question but that attendance at the sessions
will be ample reward for the expense and time demanded by the trip.
It is to be hoped that hardwood men, members and non-members, will
realize this opportunity of getting together to boost a worthy cause.

Looking Back

THE SECRETARY OF ONE of the largest lumber organizations
in the country recently expressed himself reminiseently regard-
ing the evolution of the personnel of the hardwood business. His
talk was due to his having recently had occasion to refer to the
records of membership of the association which he represents, the
records taking him back to the year 1904. At that time there
were 380 members — prominent concerns in different parts of the
country — and .as a matter of curiosity the secretary checked off
these names with the idea of determining just how many of them
are still members or still in business.

As a result he found that but 123 of these 380 concerns have
survived the vicissitudes of business and the toll of sickness and
injury. The 'number of deaths among the membership of 380,
which necessitated the termination of the business affairs of
respective members was, according to the speaker, appalling. Also
the list of business failures resulting in the termination of mem-
bership was distinctly a surprise.

The probable cause of a considerable number of these failures
was the condition under which certain concerns launched their
respective institutions. Since the time at which these figures were
compiled the country has gone through periods of extremely good
business and extremely poor business, working up to the final cul-
mination in 1907, when the lumber business had been on a decidedly
upward grade for several years. As a result a great many new
concerns were launched for the most part to handle lumber on a
wholesale basis. A great many of these concerns were headed by
men who had been employes before that date and were attracted
by the apparently glittering profits realized by their employers.
As a result of incompetence and inexperience the failures among
this class of concerns during the financial troubles following 1907
were numerous. It was in this way that a large percentage of
the original membership shown was eliminated not only from
membership but from the business world.

This is but an indication of the failures constantly going on

Lost Motion

THOSE WHO DISCUSS CONSERVATION and the saving of
waste in the manufacture of wood, from the time it is felled in
the forest until it reaches the final consumer, usually confine their
argument to the better utilization of scraps, odds and ends, sawdust,
and to other matters of that kind. This is proper as far as it goes;
but the whole story of waste, and the methods of lessening it, cannot
be told in those terms. A very important element is often over-
looked or not valued at its full worth. This is the element of time.

One of the worst wastes is this waste. Workers and dealers in lum-
ber and its manufactured products sometimes miss that part of the
subject. There is no economy in saving scraps worth fifty cents, if
the man who saves it is paid a dollar in wages while about it. It may
be taken for granted that few persons waste time on purpose. At
least that is not the kind of waste that is here under consideration;
but rather that due to inefficient methods of doing work.

Time is wasted in a yard or factory every time a stick of lumber
is unnecessarily moved. Lumber may be transferred from wagon
or truck, or from truck to truck, when a little planning in laying
out drive ways or tracks would make one loading or one handling do.
Much worse is the waste when work is done by hand which could bo
done by steam or mule power. This is seen when lumber is carried
in or out of factories, sheds, or dry kilns by man power when it
might be done by truck or wagon more cheaply on account of being
done more quickly. A few well laid and well executed plans would
often same more time, consequently more money, in shifting and
handling stock than can be saved by picking up all the scraps on
their way to the dump.

The machine that works with ' ' lost motion ' ' is at a disadvantage
which frequently cannot be compensated for by higher speed. It is
the same with a factory. Time unnecessarily consumed is the mill's
or the yard's "lost motion." Paradoxical as it may seem, in such
a case the loss is often due to too much motion rather than too
little — carrying boards, crates, or other products twice when one
transfer could be made sufficient; or shifting a truck load when
all that is needed is to lay a track and deliver the load in half the
time. ' ' Lost Motion ' ' is often the hookworm which saps efficiency.

Possibilities in the Garage

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEMAND for pleasure autos
has opened up a new field for the consumption of lumber, the
extent of which is very little realized. When it is considered that
one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies turns out
as many as 100,000 cars a year and that there are any number of
big manufacturers producing their quota each year, and
when it is further realized that while a great many of these cars
may be kept in public garages, a great many also are housed in
private structures, the importance of the automobile to the lumber
business, aside from its direct importance as an actual source of
consumption, can be realized.

During the early stages of development of this business almost
any old kind of a shack would do to house an automobile. In fact,
most of the early users were those who formerly kept horses and
they simply turned their stables into garages; but with the rapid
development of this industry people who never even thought of
keeping a horse are now owners of machines, and as a result they
are either keeping their cars in public places or are constructing
their ovrn sheds. The construction of these private garages has
opened up a considerable field for architectural efforts and it is
to be noted with regret on the part of the lumber trade that, as
usual, manufacturers of competing materials are gaining a strong
foothold in this fruitful market. It is up to the lumberman to
realize the possibilities presented in the construction of this new
ty[)e of structure.

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Features of New York Exposition ^i^

Allli-IlK lllf Ilio-I iiil.i.-lin- I.:ilur. - .11 II,. I....-1 I •r...|ii.l^ l.x|.ii
-moil, h.'l.l ill til.' (iraii.l iViitriil I'.'ilno- l.iiil.liiit', Nrw York, from
Miiy L'l to ;iO, \\a» tlio .lisplny of E. C. Atkiim & Co., In... of Iiuliaii'
:i|>oli!i. Intl.. in clinr(»o of A. «', Kiillor, tlio " LivivWiroMiijor Donio"
i.f the Atkins biinoli. It onii triitlifiilly Ih> Huiil tlint tlioro wbb iilwnys
n orowil iirouiiil KuIUt. He wiis iilwiiys on tli«> joli iiiul his toomin);
brain wii.s rvor iuvouting ttomotliiiiK novel to attriii-t the oyo — if
•here were any visitors iit the shoiv who diil not hear all about the
Atkui!) smws, it was no fault of FiilK'r. With Mr. KuHer were \V. L.
I'lnipone, New York, a live Hoohoo, ami t^harles L. Rei»l. New Y'ork,
I new iKirii kitten initiated into the mystery of the black cat oil
May "JT. Mr. Henhani of this honse also spent a few days with the
'oys. and John K. .lohnston, demonstrator of saws, was also in evi-
(••net'. A ineunphone with Fuller at the Binall end from time to
Time announ('e<l the iH'ginniiiK of a eross-sawing contest n(;aiiist time,
»liirh, it may Ik- believed, drew an instantaneous crowd around the
l.ootli. Ik'fore beginninjj the performance, however, everybody Imil
to listen to Fuller's rnpidtire talk on the wonderful Atkins saws.
Then, after an ample distribution of advertisinR literature, the two
(jood looking husky expert sawyers. Ralph Zwicky and Louis I'olier,
manned an immense log, facing each other from the ends of a cross-
saw, timeke<>|H-r Johnston, with watch in hand waiting the signal
from the Major- Poino to go ahead. The l)est reconl made was the
sawing through a twenty-three-inch North Carolina hill pine log in
forty-three sei'onds. These sawing contests always wound up with
a distribution of souvenirs in the shape of puzzles, whirling saws
and jumping j^aw-meu. It is evident that the genial A. C F'ulli-r
has mistaken his ]irofessioii — he should be leading announcer aud
••rowdgetter for some large .show enterprise that had money enough
to engage a man so abundantly equipped for getting business for
his employer.

Rayner & Parker of Philadelphia, wholesale lumber and manu-
facturers of handmade cypress shingles, had a booth near the entrance
to main hall where they exhibited sheds shingled with their well
known product, illustrating in this way that the shingle made by
hand as in 1754 is the most reliable shingle on the market. They
use also antiquated tools which they consider the best. Among the
samples of hand-made goods they showed cypress shingles 6 x 20
and 7 X 24 inches, and Whiteville sawed cypress shingles 20 x 24
inches, which are regarded by them as practically everlasting. The
booth was in charge of David T. Rayner, son of B. B. Rayner, senior
partner of the firm.

Joshua Oldham & Sons, Brooklyn and New York, one of the oldest
and most reputable manufacturers of band saws, band resaws, narrow
band saws, circular saws, inserted tooth saws and many others for
which this house has been famous for fifty years, were located next
to Hardwood Record's booth. They had on exhibition some of their
large solid tooth and inserted tooth circular and band saws. The
genial heads of the concern. Edward R. Oldham, president, and
Gilltert V. Oldham, vice-president ond secretary, with William Mar.sh
and H. L. Tomkins, divided the time greeting their many friends
and explaining to hundreds of interested visitors the merits of the
saws on exhibition and other wonderful saws of theirs, such as
shingle, combination grooving saws, metal band saws, etc., etc. As
a sjiecial feature this firm had on exhibition band saws twenty inches
wiile, this size being the largest ever used in cutting lumber. Two of
these band saws were sold to Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Comj)any,
Ho(|uiani, Wash.

The Carbolineum Wood Preserving Company of New Y'ork. which
faced the south aisle, had an educational exhibit composed of a
collection of comparative specimens of preserved and untreated
timbers gathered from forty-three states of the Union and a dozen
foreign countries. Each specimen was authenticated by a state-
ment from the original sender and represented over thirty industries.
This evidence attested the general use of avenarius carbolineum,
and thus justifies the statement fl.-.t it ;.. th.- ?i\.wt u l.l.Ov ii~...l ,.'f-

—20—

|.rii'iiiry tvund presiTvutivc thai hiis vi'l Ih-cii proiliiced, ainl hii^
served successfully over thirty eight years. To nul the conservation
of the ri'inaining forests and to get the In-st usi' from it by means
that are within control, is an immediate and must pressing duty. The
preservative treatment of timber used will mean giving the sap-
lings an opportunity to develop the mnturu trees.

The 8tevens-Eaton (.'uin|iany of New York created «|iiite u stir
among visiting lumbermen. It displiiyed fifty-seven sam|des of com-
mercial lumber that can Im! iHiiight in the Metropulitiui district and
ofTered a money prize to the one )iiittlng in the grent4>st nuinlxir
of correct answers. The contest was a novel one and at the same
time a severe test for lumlN-rmen. The winner was Charles Gross-
kurth of A. P. Bigelow & Co.. local hardwood retail ilealers, who
correctly named forty six of the samples. Mr. (irosskurth forgot
everything else at the Palace and for three hours studie<l the many
small pieces on the table. There were a numlier of contestants,
some of them with as many as forty corrw-t answers, while some
lumbermen with years of experience flunked on the easiest and most
commonly used woods. A sample of Pennsylvania hemlock proved
the most serious obstacle for niauy of the gucssers who were going
strong, while the rare hardwoods ]uit most of them out of the run-
ning almost before starting. A box of cigars each day went to the
one with the most correct answers for the day and .1>2."> to the winner
for the whole time.

Unsatisfactory Logging Around Memphis

Weather cDiulit ions throimhoiit tnis s.cliDii mriitly have U-oii
extremely favorable for work in the woods. There lias been practi-
cally no rainfall in this territory now for about five weeks and the
ground is thoroughly dry. It is rejmrted, however, that not much
progress is being made with the cutting of timber for the lea.son
that labor is somewhat scarce. The cotton crop has needed chopping
aud other cultivation and most of the labor has been employed on
the farms, with a resultant scarcity of help in the woods. J. W.
Dickson, president of the Valley Log Loading Company, is .luthority
for the statement that comparatively little timber is offere<l for
loading and that all but one or two of the machines ojierated by his
firm are out of commission. These are being run only part of the
time and he says that the outlook is for a continuation of these
conditions until there is a more plentiful supjdy of laljor for timber
cutting.

It necessarily follows, from what has been said, that the movement
of timber is quite restricted. Receipts by rail are very light and the
movement by water has been of rather small proportions. Owing to
the good supply of timber brought out some time ago, most of the
mills here are able to run on pretty full time and the same is true
of the majority of those in this immediate section. It is pointed
out, however, that the timber outlook is anything but encouraging
and that a very pronounced shortage of timber will follow if there
is not a decided increase in the rate at, which timber is being cut.
Manufacturing operations being full, heavy inroads are Ijeing made
on the present stock of logs aud the situation will srion be .■iciite. in
the ojiinitin of sonio iiieinbers of the liadi'.

States May Regulate Fire Insurance

The supreme court of the United States has handed ilowii u ilecision
in the Kansas rate regulation ca-se in which it is held that states
have a right to regulate the rates to be charged for fire insurance.
This ruling is based on the fact that such insurance is of public
importance, and the public has a right to it on rea.sonable terms.
The court's opinion was delivered by Justice McKenna on April 20,
1914. Three judges signed a dissenting opinion. The decision is
only a few weeks old and no state legislatures liave yet had oppor-
tunities to pass laws in conformity with it; but it is not improbable
that the ruling of the supreme court will have much infiuence in
shaping legislation intended for many kinds of regulation of prices
which the public must pny for comnui.liiips nn.l spwi.-ps.

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^A/^hat Veneer Users Are Learning I

Perhaps tbo iiiobt inipoitant lesson tliut has been learned by the
veneer-using public during the past few years of general discussion
and rapid progress in veneer work pertains to the use of glue. They
have learned that to get the best results from glue it should not be
heated beyond a certain temperature. That temperature limit has
been gradually lowered from time to time and now stays between
140 and 160 degrees F, with 150 being pretty commonly used as a
central point or working average.

Formerly the idea of cooking glue did not take into consideration
tlie effect of temperature, and it was pretty generally assumed that
so long as the glue pot or heater was protected from direct contact
with fire by being inserted in an outer casing with water between,
there was no chance to scorch or overheat the glue. This was a
common error that prevailed a long time in connection with the use
of glue, probably because in the early days when glue pots were set
on stoves the temperature was seldom high enough to do mucli
ilaniage.

Kxperimeuts of the analytical class have long since proven con-
clusively that water can be heated to a temperature of 212 and that
steam is something above that temperature, and in each case the
temperature is high enough to do serious damage to glue. This mat-
ter has been elaborated on so much in discussion the past few years
that there is little need to go into exhaustive detail now. Glue
should be prepared and used at a temperature between 140 and 160
ilegrees F, and every glue user should liave a thermometer so that
he can know positively at all times just what temperature he is
maintaining.

Another lesson learned is that repeated heating of glue or the
carrying over till the next day surplus glue from the day's work is a
bad idea. Glue carried over from one day to another deteriorates
:il)out fifty per cent in value and if mixed with fresh glue the next
(l;iy simply reduces the value of the fresh glue instead of proving a
means of economy in the glue room. Every user of veneer should
figure out his day 's requirements ahead and never make up any more
glue than will be used up. He can at least keep it down to the point
where at the end of the day he can afford to throw away 'whatever
glue is left and have a nightly dish washing by cleaning up his pots
and pans.

Following the discovery by analytical expeiiments of the right
temperature at which to use glue and the need for fresh glue every
day, there has naturally come quite a number of tests and analytical
experiments with glue itself to determine just what glue is best and
most economical for any given purpose. This idea has been followed
out by so many people, in so many different directions, with so much
elaboration, that it is almost impossible to keep up with it. Those
who try to follow it out in all the finer points meet confusion about
as often as enlightenmet. Perhaps the veneer using trade has been
following this idea to extremes just, as manufacturers have at times
gone to entangling extremes with ideas of system and efficiency. Ex-
tremes of this kind are justified in many cases but they are apt to
prove disappointing to many others, and to bring reaction just as
extremes in fashions result in the abandoning of given fashions and
taking up of something new'.

One may, by a series of experiments, determine just what class of
glue and what quantity and what percentage of water may be best
for a given kind of work. This is enlightening, but let us say that
the study and experiments have been conducted with a view to
determining what are the best and most practical solutions to use
on oak. So far so good, but the veneer user may have oak face
veneer and he may have a core body made up of chestnut, gum, poplar,
pine or any one of a dozen different woods. Any of these other
woods may go best with some other glue solution that differs con-
siderably from that being used.

The thing for every veneer user to do is to take the new theories
and things learned about glue and glue-using and see how he can
make practical applications of them iu his own particular work. The
work of veneer-using differs so radically iu different institutions that

it is hardly practical to lay down many general rules or formulas
aside from those of temperature and cleanliness and things of that
kind. The exact kind of glue and the mixture with water are things
that each man must determine for himself. Then, once he determines
it, there is the matter of maintaining it without going to too much
trouble.

Uniformity in glue mixture for a given kind of work is an important
thing. Once a man has determined the percentage of moisture that is
best for a given work, it is up to him to devise simple ways and
means for maintaining the standard of this solution all through the
day and day after day. There are several ways of getting at this.
One is by weighing the glue and using a certain amount of water to
a certain amount of glue by weight ; another is by measuring both the
glue and the water. Each of these may err a little bit. Weighing is
usually considered the most reliable, yet a given quatity of glue may
weigh a little more on a damp morning after a soggy, rainy night
than it would weigh during an excessively dry period. The variation
here, however, is perhaps less than would result from efforts to
measure. So the best jilan would seem to be to establish a schedule
for mixing a certain quantity by measurement of water and weight
of glue.

This is really nothing but a^ reliable starting point, however, and
one should use common sense and judgment in passing on the glue
mixture after it is heate;! and re.idy to use and as to the thickness
or thinness of the iiijuiii which, put into technical terms, would mean
the viscosity. This calls for iiuother instrument as well as a glue
thermometer, if one would be strictly accurate in the matter. It is
an instrument that is advisable to have around. In practice, however,
one can judge pretty -ivell the fluid state of the mixture by pouring it
or by watching how it works with the machine or spreads with a
brush. Carefid watching of this and a diligent use of horse sense as
well as science and instruments will insure satisfactory results right
along.

When a veneer user becomes puzzled about his experiments in this
line and about what constitutes the best practical mixture an excellent
thing to do is to call in for consultation a representative of some
live glue manufacturing concern, or exjilain to the glue manufac-
turer just what work he is doing and ask for advice. Glue manu-
facturers have experts who make a study of all phases of veneering
and glue-using, and they are generally in a position to give reliabl-j
advice and useful information. They are glad also to furnish it to
customers and prospective customers. This is the place for tho
average veneer user to get his best information. Of course there
are institutions using enormous quantities who can afford to have
chemical experts of their own to test and analyze glue and conduct
all necessary experiments to get information of this kind for them-
sehes. Others can get it without so much expense by calling in tiio
glue people to cooperate -nith them in the study and experiments.

One of the things we thought we had learned about the glue room
that seems to be proving a mistake in the final analyses, is the mat-
ter of temperature at which the glue room itself should be kept when
using glue in laying veneer. The theory was advanced that if it
were practical the ideal thing would be to have the temperature of
the room itself pretty close to the temperature at which the glue is
heated. The theory back of this was there would be less chilling and
settling of glue before the work could be fitted together and put into
pressure. The final analyses is proving this theory to be in error.
It is found that excessive heat in the glue room creates an unstable
moisture condition. The air in the glue room from being heated be-
comes hungry for moisture, so that often it will take up moisture
from the glue that is spread and thus cause a drying out and a
setting quicker than when using a temperature not so high. This
fault of course might be corrected by supplying more moisture to the
heated air, but that would make it decidedly uncomfortable to work
in. Anyway, the final analyses show ttat a temperature of something
like 70 degrees F. is about the best for the glue room, and this is
the temperature that is alMut the most comfortable for human

HARDWOOD RECORD

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nnvH mill iiipiiiis to iiiniiiiiiiii im iiriir lis prnotirnl nil iiiiiforni, com-
furlablo temporaluro in liis work rmmi.

To ninintnin n rwilly i-oiiifortiililo tomporaturo in llie ghie room
involvca sonic niennn for rooling tlio room in tlic ■iimmer no well as
hoating in the winter. Tliix, too, in IxMni; made iimrtirni now by tlic
• levelopment of new scientific metlioi.ls in connection with factory
' ntJIntion. It is not n matter uf ilrnughts and fans in the fiumnier
:iie but of bringing the air iu such a miuincr as to get exactly the

i|uaiitily of frenh air rtH|uirp«l an<l effect chiingiMi in the iiir sh often u«
is ne«-ei<Hiiry to health nitliout clrniight«t nn<l iit the Hiinie time to
make this frexh air carry the tem|iernliire ilexireii. This in elTectetl
ill the summer time by imming the nir over water or coils cuntainiug
cold water and in the winter time by warming the air. It may sound
like a finely drawn theory, but it is really a jiracticnl idea that is now
licing put iu use in modern factories. Its ]irncticnl application to
the veneer-using work room looks easy onoiigh that in the next few
years we should see its accomplishment in many instances.

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Wooden Passenger Car Situation

At till' iT.-.nt rito I.I .li-i.l;i.iiij,' «.M„lrn .j.-irs Willi Mori, nr llinsi-

ith steel unilerframos, it will not be long until there will be few
:i>senger cars of wood in existence. This observation does not hold

r electric roads.

Seven bills are pending in Congress requiring the replacement of
M.iiden pa.«senger train equipment iu steel. The periods suggested
during which this is to be done vary from January 1, 1915, to ten
years from enactment of the law; in some cases with extensions of
time in the discretion of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Three bills are pending which, among other things, leave to the
lisoretion of the Interstate Commerce Commission the operating eondi-
•:.ins under which wooden cars must be replaced with steel equipment,
n.l the time for such replacement.

> 'irculars were recently sent to various railroad companies by the
-I'ccial committee on relations of railway operation to legislation,
headquarters at Chicago, to ascertain the progre.'S of the building of
steel and steel nnderframe passenger equipment, and to develop the
cost of reconstruction in steel of the present wooden passenger equip-
ment in the country.

Replies to the circular were rqceived from 227 companies, operating
l^.Sti.TSO miles of road in the United States, and from eleven companies
•perating 27,030 miles in Canada. These are practically all of the
i-ads in the two countries.

The roads in the United States had in commission on January 1,
1914, 58,660 passenger cars, and Canada had 5,118. Those in Canada
are not further considered in this article. In the United States on
that date there were 3,1-J4 passenger cars in course of construction,
and only fifteen of these were wooden cars, and but two of the fifteen
were intended to carry passengers.

The following table shows the change in passenger car construction
in six years in the United States:

PcrcontiiKOS
Total
Number.
Acquired in Steel.

180!> 1,880 26.0%

1910 3,638 55.4

lyil 3.7D6 59.0

1911' 2,CG0 68.7

1913 3,350 63.0

J.'inuary 1, 1914 (under construction) 3,144 86.9 12.0 0.5

Many of those reported as steel underframe in 1913 and 1914 were
reconstructed wooden cars.

The rapid increase in steel and steel underframe cars is shown below :

Steel

.Steel

Under-

frame.

Wood.

22.6%

51.4%

14.8

29.S

20.3

20.7

20.9

10.4

30.4

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.\pproxlmatcl.v in service. Steel.

.Tnnuary 1, 1909 629

.lanuary 1. 1910 1,117

Januarj- 1. 1911 3,133

.T.nnuary 1, 1912 5,.347

January 1 , 1913 7,271

J.nnuary 1. 1U14 9,492

1,098
1,630
2,399

The cost of replacing wooden cars with steel will add a heavy
charge to the railroads of the country. It has been figured as is
shown below :

Cost of IlKi'i.Aiixi; WipiiDcx rAiis

Number. Cost. .Vnii.iiiit.

I'OBtal ; 582 »1 1.000 $ 0,402,000

Mall and baggage 2,072 10,000 20,720,000

Mail, baggage and passenger 584 10.000 5,M'IO.OOO

Itaggage and jMissenger. 3,600 10,000 30,000,000

Baggage express 7,280 8,500 61,701,500

I'assongcr 22,487 1 2,S00 2N7,S33.«0n

I'arlor, sleeping, dining 0,405 22,000 140.910,000

Ilusiness 740 15,000 11,100.000

Molor iTll 20,000 4.620.000

Total 44,500 $581,127,100

.\nnual interest charge at 5% $ 29,060,355

The charge to operating expenses under the classification of accounts

of the Interstate Commerce Commission, assuming n value nf *4.iinfi

per vehicle replaced, will be $178,240,000.

585%

The number of wooden cars in service January 1, 1912, was 48,126.
There are now in service approximately 44,560, indicating the retire-
ment from service of 3,566 wooden ears in two years. Of this number

British Columbia's Public Timber

The government of British Columbia is following the example of the
sales department of the United States Forest Service in providing a
way for the people to share in the increased value of timber that is
sold under contracts which allow long periods for cutting ami mar-
keting. If the timber rises in value, the contractor will pay more for
it, according to the terms of the contract.

The British Columbia legislature passed a law introduced by the
Minister of Lands, Hon. Wm. K. Ross, which assures to the citizens
of that province an income within ten years of $3,000,000 a year
from royalties on publicly-owned timber.

The act retains in the provincial governnieiit the fee simple title
to all timber lands; it permits the taking of timber claims one mile
.square at an annual rental of $120 per claim, and for the payment to
the government of a stumpage price which ri.ses gradually with the
increased value of timber. Under' the old act of 190.5, the stumpage
price per thousand feet was 50 cents. The new act increases it to
75 cents a thousand feet, effective in 1915, and provides that five
years later there will be added to the royalty price 25 per cent of the
increased value of lumber at that time above a minimum price of
$18 per thousand; each five years thereafter the same thing will be
done again, the percentage taken by the government to increase grad-
ually from twenty-five to forty per cent, the %vhole arrangement
covering a period of about forty years.

This means, first, that the lumbermen get n reasonable profit out
of their operations. The government takes nothing unless the price
is above $18 a thousand. It means further that the government
shares in the increased value of the timber. It establishes a great
profit-sharing, cooperative principle, in which the government and the
timber operators are partners. The government retains the title to
the land, and the right to prescribe the way in which the timber
shall be cut. The people 's interest is protected, and at the same time
lumbermen are encouraged to take up holdings and develop the timber
industry.

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Th^ Lumbermen s Round Table

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ARE BLANKET CONTRACTS GOOD?

A well kuowii himljermaii, who has haiiUleil a good deal of busi-
iii'^s on a contract basis, has made some interesting discoveries as a
n-iult of the quiet market which has been in evidence during the past
irw months. He observed recently that blanket contracts, without
^lii|iping dates specified, are of little real value.

"When you get an order like that," he said, "it merely amounts
to giving the buyer an option on the lumber at the price named. It
has comparatively little binding force. The consumer may take the
material, and he may not; and in any event you are not in a position
to force matters."

In practically no case will a lumberman insist, however, on his
customer taking in stock that he is not in a position to use. As long
as he is not buying lumber elsewhere merely to take advantage of a
lower price which has become effective since he made his contract,
the average liardwood man will not kick. Consequently, even if a
contract with shipping dates specified were made, it is doubtful if
the lumberman would attempt to enforce the letter of the agreement,
but would give the customer a chance to work up material before
shipping him more.

Undoubtedly, however, the moral effect of a contract with exact
shipping dates specified is made much greater, and there is less likeli-
hood of the buyer attemptinff to avoid caTying out his agreement
in t')e nay mentioned.

GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BUYER

The plan announced by the Nashville Lumbermen 's Club, of visit-
ing a number of leading consuming markets prior to the Buffalo
convention of' the National Hardwood Lumber Association, sound like
one of the best stunts which has been put on in a long while. It also
sliows which way the trade wind is blowing, indicating tliat lumber
manufacturers, as well as wholesalers, are learning that it is a good
plan to get as close to the factory man as possible, and to find out
what happens to the stock after it is unloaded at the consignee's siding.

"Things have certainly changed during the past five years," saiii
a veteran lumberman of the old schcool recently. " It 's getting
harder and harder to make a living in this business. ' '

What the lumberman really meant was that the tendency is develop-
ing to play an open-and-shut game, to lay all the cards on the table,
and to sell lumber on its merits. Some concerns may not be able
to profit under these conditions; but those which deserve to stay
on earth will be found doing business at the old stand right along.
Service and fair treatment are the big factors which hold business
nowadays, and merchandising sleight of hand is no longer in fashion.
THE MOVIES AND VENEERS

At first glance there does not seem to be much connection between
the moving picture theaters and the veneer business; but there is.
This fact appears from a consideration of the big business which has
come to the seating manufacturers as the result of the erection of
thousands on thousands of showhouses devoted exclusively to the
[ihoto drama; and as a large part of aU the seats made for use in
public buildings of all kinds, and especially theaters, are made of
thin stock, the importance of the development of the industry can
hardly be over-estimated.

This development, by the way, emphasizes another fact that the
lumber trade as a whole seems to have been slow to appreciate;
namely, that trade conditions are constantly changing, and that the
successful man must constantly be on the lookout for shifts of this
kind. He must note where consumption is falling off, and where new
markets are developing. By adapting his business to changes in
the trade, he can continue to grow, while others, who have stayed
with a dying proposition, ultimately dry up and blow away.
RIVER NAVIGATION HELPS
Hardwood men in the South appear to regard the recent attempt of
the H. H. Hitt Lumber Company of Decatur, Ala., to meet the
situation caused by the advance in railroad rates from that point to
the Ohio river by means of a water transportation system, as of gen-

eral significance and importance. The refusal of the lumber manu-
facturer to assume a burden which he regarded as excessive and
onerous and to yield to the railroads without a struggle is of itself
encouraging, and suggests that the railway principle of charging all
the traffic will bear can be met in an effective manner.

The railroads have always recognized the possibility of river com-
petition in fixing rates, and have built up their schedules with ref-
erence to this proposition. If, instead of having merely potential
competition, the railroads find that the waterways are actually
handling a part of the traffic which they might have moved if a rea-
sonable charge had been made, the effect should certainly be what
the lawyers are accustomed to term salutary. It will show that the
traffic can bear only a certain amount; and that when that point is
reached, the movement is almost certain to be diverted.

A single cargo of the Hitt company deprived the Louisville &
Nashville of nearly $4,000 of revenue, not to mention the loss of
tonnage on the return trip ; and such a hack at the earning capacity of
the line is likely to make the traffic moguls think twice before hoist-
ing rates in the face of threatened competition from the waterways.
WALNUT VENEERS IN DEMAND

The rejuvenation of bl.-ick walnut seems to offer concerns in that
field who have veneers to offer an exceptionally good opportunity.
Walnut, in keeping with its quality, is an expensive wood, and while
it has been shown that the supply is ample to meet the demands of
the domestic trade, a very great expansion in the consumption, here
and abroad as well, might strain the supply, unless the use of thin
stock spread the available material over a larger surface. This will
almost surely be the ease. In fact, one of the leading furniture
houses, which apparently read the handwriting on the wall correctly,
and got a season 's start on its competitors by making up $350,000
worth of walnut furniture last year, used veneers, and was not only
able to get out a quality piece of goods, but to hold the price down
within reason. Solid walnut is likely to be a great favorite with
factory men and the public, as suggesting the generation when walnut
was in its first glory ; but the use of veneers may be relied upon to
extend the market as it could not perhaps be extended otherwise.
WHEN TO QUIT SOLICITING

When business is bad, the accepted system is to redouble one 's
efforts, and play the game just a little harder than before. This is
probably the right plan; certainly American business men are not
often content to sit down and twiddle their thumbs when the demand
falls off a little. However, there are two sides to this, and the other
side was pointed out by a hardwood man who said:

' ' Personally, I don 't find that it is a profitable proposition to make
a hard drive for business when conditions are unfavorable. Doing
so means heavy traveling expenses for your salesmen; it means taking
orders at prices which carry a small margin of profit; it means ac-
cepting siiecifications which are almost sure to result in kicks and
dissatisfaction on both sides. Those with a very large overhead,
who feel that they have to keep busy and keep lumber moving even
if it is not profitable, may find it desirable to go after trade at all
times; but our plan is to peg along quietly in dull times, take business
that we know is worth handling, and let the rest go. W'e don 't make
much money ; but we don 't lose any, either. ' '

April Cut and Shipments of Lumber

The National Lumber Manufacturers ' Association has published the
summary of reports by its members of the April cut and shipments
of lumber. The cut of hardwoods was 80,300,000 feet, shipments
'42,200,000. Soft woods were cut to the amount of 839,700,000 feet,
and shipments for the same month totaled 852,800,000. Compared
with April of 1913 it is found that the cut this year was 27,600,000
below that of last, and increase in shipments was 4,000,000 feet.
The excess of cut over shipments during April, 1913, was 56,600,000
feet, while the excess of cut over shipments in 1914 was 25,000,000.
The April figures are based on the reports of 516 mills.

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The Federal Reserve Act

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Editor's Note

VI IlK' II

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.d.ral reserve nci

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tJum l.iiiiilM-r Miimifinlnr.rii' .\««
cniiliirr iif tile I'omiiK'rt'lnl Ituii
rolntlon to flnnnrliil pniilm. I

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Irllnl *'cilll|>llll.v lit Mellipllln, nil (lie Kll

III Ih- futiiitl a mimiiiiir)' of tlii- nditreiu

Mr. Armidrouis's «d<lrc«« eontniiiwl a history of llii' |iniiio8 of the
e..iiiitry wliich eamc nt irrogiilnr but too fr<H|iii>iit inH-rviilH from ISSa
to 19i:i. Tluit norioil witne«i«l the viirioim atlompts to jiliiec the
eountryV ItnnkinK on n Hoiiiid luiKis, ami aluo wiw soiiip of the (lis
aiitroiis rediilts which follo«e<l. The broad woiie of rnited States
banks, and the fitful and misehievous careers of state and wildcat
banks, were inchiiled in that century and a third of the country's
■'•Kincial history.

Mile financiers and econoniistw from time to time saw the way
Miund business, as far as banking could make it sound, but politics
x>:is always a menace. Unfortunately, the destroyer was frequently
more |>owerful. and generally more agKressive, than the builder,
with tlie result tluit more than a century passed before n broad and
suflicient foundation was laid for the country's financial superstructure.
Such a foundation lias now been laid in the present banking meas-
ure, the new fe<leral reserve act.

The s|H'aker declared that the bankiiid systems of every great
nation in the world, except the United States, were revolutionized
more than half a century ago, and panics in England, l>anee and
t'lennany have been unknown during the past fifty years, while fear
of panics has been the nightmare of American business life. The
l>eginning of the new order of things in this country dates with
the passage of the Ahlrich-Vreeland act, which was intended as a
temporary measure, creating what was to be known as "emergency"
note circulation, and appointing a monetary commission to study the
system of banking and currency in England, France and Germany,
and report to Congress such recommendations as in their judgment
seemetl advisable. They were charged with the duty of formulating
a system of banking and currency that would become adaptable,
and calculated to supply the requirements of the commerce of this
country. Their recommendations, the Aldrieh bill, were reported to
Congress, but for some reason, notwithstanding the fact that Senator
Aldrich was master of the Congress from which he voluntarily re-
tired, the bill failed to pass.

IXEL.\STIC ClRltKNCV SY.STEM

It was discovered that the nation's currency system was inelastic,
ilue to the fact that the portion of the currency that fhould have
fluctuated was inflexible, because secured by government bonds. It
was discovered also that credit was inelastic, and this was due to a
."ivstem of rigid reserve requirements. Other salient defects were a
lack of banking co-operation and absence of a rediscount system,
by which commercial paper could be made liquid, instead of a dead
asset in the hands of the holder until maturity, and the fact that
our system provided no means of control of the international flow
of gold, and no foreign banking facilities. Our banking foundation
seemed to be laid in unliquid. or we might say semi-liquid stocks
and bonds, which are paid only after some years, and probably
9S the result of accumulation in sinking funds, and not from the
moving wealth of the country pas-sing from producer to consumer.

There was no mobilization of reserves, a means whereby the re-
sources of all the banks might be used by all the banks for the com-
mon good and the general commercial welfare. An adequate redis-
count system was wanting. The best assete of the country could not
be quickly converted into money. By rediscount much of the wealth
can be made fluid.

This moving wealth in the form of merchandise passing to eon-
sumption is the best wealth we have. It is represented in the realm

clothes, have sheller and heat and the iiocesMitic* of life. In llu-.-
days what were once luxuries have become neci>uitip|i.

Kl.ASTK- ("IIKIUT

Aiiiilher thing llio financinl and economic jihysiciHiis fouml ni-ri".
Miry was elastic credit. Under the system still in operation credit
as distinguished from currency is not ehiHtie. Inelasticity of credit
is due to the rigid reserve system. Hanks, national banks u( least,
must keep their fifteen or twenty-five per cent cash on hand, or within
easy reach. If their reserves run below the legal requirements, they
must stop lending. If they stop lending, business boeomes stag-
nant. It is natural to consider that liaiik reservcw are designed to
be used in an emergency. Theoretically, this may be 'so. Practically,
if a national bank allows its reserves to run below the legal limit,
it may be dosed by the Comptroller of Ciirreney, after due notice
has been given to replenish. To be exact, the bank is on thirty days'
probation, and then the penalty is cej<satioii of businei-s. So long
has this system obtained that we have come to consider the great test
of a bank's stability the condition of its reserves. The true test
should be its power to continue the extension of credit to its cus-
tomers. If a rediscount system is instituted, and one will be, then
a bank can turn its commercial collnternlH into currency or credit,
and so replenish its reserves. Then the credit scheme will be elastic.
Then loaning may be continued. There niaj: be depressions, string-
encies, high money rates, but there will be no panics.
An Elastic Cuurkscv

Elastic currency is an incident to ela,stic credit. The currency
by which exchanges in this country are effected is made up very
largely of checks and drafts. This check or deposit currency, rep-
resented in exchange by the usual credit instruments, is the currency
of commerce. Where does this currency come from? IIow does it
originate? Obvious as its origin seems, there is still apparent a
irroat misunderstanding of bank deposits and how they are created.
(Jcncrally speaking, bank discounts and bank deposits are intimately
related, niscounts and deposits will .always be found rising and
falling together. Discounts create deposits. Discounts or loans rise
or fall with the commercial demand for credit.

This check or deposit currency corresponds not with comparative
but with absolute exactness to the demands of business. It comes into
existence when business needs it, and it goes out of existence when
its work is done. It is perfectly clastic. The only defect in it comes
from the rigid reserve system which jilaces a limitation on loaning
and so limits the amount of deposit currency that can be created.
The new law revises the reserve system. It provides a rediscount
market, or opens the way for the creation of what is known abroad
ns n bill market.

Limits to Elastic Ckkdit

Under the new scheme the deposit currency will do its work more
efljeienfly. A bank with convertible assets can always get them redis-
counted and so continue loaning, and the creation of deposits may be
continued, which is all that is necessary for the creation of a currency
which answers ninety-eight per cent of the needs of the trade.

Of course there are limitations and restrictions against^such infla-
tion, and inflation of credit is more dangerous than inflation of
currency, because it is more subtle and insidious. The limitations are
in capital supplies, in gold reserve requirements, and. most of all,
in the good .judgment and sound sense of bankers.

To return to the currency question, it is obvious that there is need

of credit by commercial paper, and commercial paper is the best of a note currency to suiiplement the system of which the check or

security anv bank can have. The reason is simple. Back of this deposit currency is the chief component. There is demand for a

wealth is not only the power of the community to pay, but the neces- form of currency generally acceptable and susceptible of passage from

sitv of the community to consume. Whatever happens, whatever the hand to hand without question. Now, if this currency is to work

condition of the people as the result of stress, war, famine, fire. properly, if it is to be elastic, if it is to correspond in quantity with

flood or disaster thev must, and do go on eating, they must wear business demands, it should come into existence in response to the

HARDWOOD RECORD

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same ea
in tlie s

iL-tivity as tlic check currency and go out of existence
,■ wlien its work is done.

Federal Reserve A'otes

'I'll!' (leiriaiid for paper money is provided for in the new currency
measure. It will be known as Federal Eeserve Notes, and the gov-
ernment will be responsible for it. The redemption of the notes as
well as their issue is provided for.

The defects in the old financial system have been long known; those
of the new are under discussion, but taken in its entirety, the new-
measure is superior to what it replaces. Its strong points are that
bank reserves will be mobilized; credit will be made elastic; a redis-
count system will be provided; control of the ebb and flow of gold
secured; foreign banking facilities provided.
Problems Presented

The problems which the new law presents at this time are not
connected with the economic fundamental of scientific banking. They
are concerned with the machinery with which results are to be se-
cured. Many students consider the scheme provided not the one best,
adapted to secure the results required; but on the other hand it is
contended that it is the best adapted in view of certain political
promises and prejudices. There is an ancient prejudice against
central banks.

Thus handicapped, the problem that presented itself to the law-
makers was how- to make a central bank without doing it. They
succeeded in solving this enigma by making twelve regional banks
and linking them together under the direction and supervision of an
uneapitalized, but highly centralized and very powerful Federal
Reserve Board. No organization like this Federal Reserve Board has
ever been created in this country. It will control absolutely the
credit situation of tlie country. Its powers are practically unlimited.
It can ruin one section financially for the benefit of another. It
could take about all the banking resources New York has and transfer
them to California. It could stop the development of the South, and
force the development of the North, and if it were considered im-
portant that Missouri be carried by the party in power, and stuffing
Missouri full of funds could do it, Missouri could be stuffed full.
These are fanciful statements. They are made merely to show that
no central bank could have as great power as is given this board.
Weakened by Dispersion

The system of twelve regional banks instead of one central, is an
element of weakness. The bank reserves will be scattered, and their
mobility depends on the action of the board.

This action may be reasonable or arbitrary; it may be wise, or it
may not. The fact is that there is not going to be that perfect
mobilization th.it can result only from the action of economic laws
on the flow of money, which is the most liquid of commodities. Never-
theless, bank reserves will have mobility,' and under the present
system, now in operation, they have none.

It is axiomatic that $50,000,000 of gold in one pile is ten times worth
a similar amount in scattered form. This was well illustrated in 1907,
when England out of the meagre gold hoard of $150,000,000 saved us
by sending us what we needed, when we had ten times as much gold
as England had. But over ours we had no control. England con-
trolled its by a discount rate.

Under the new system this country will have a discount rate fixed
for each district by the district reserve bank. It will not be the
rate which all banks will charge; it will be the rate which all banks
must pay if they desire to take advantage of the opportunity to
rediscount their holdings.

The Bill Market

What is known as the bill market is going to be a great factor in
making the new system successful. There is nothing of the kind in
the United States now. Commercial paper, the promissory notes of
business houses, and the other securities of the commercial world, as
distinguished from the investment world, are not live assets under
the present system. Under the new one they will, be, because they
will be subject to rediscount.

The undertaking to establish twelve bill markets seems certainly
to fail, and then one of two things will happen ; either economic
rules will assert themselves and bv common consent, and for the

common convenience ;ind advantage, one bill market will be established,
or the law will be amended.

Interest Rates

Some have supposed that the new system will make low interest.
The system is not going to control interest rates. That is beyond the
power of the Federal Reserve Board. Unless the same economic law
fails to operate in this country, we will find that the rediscount rate
at the Reserve Bank will always be a little higher than the private
rate.

The benefits which it is believed will result from the operation of
the law may be summed up as follows:

The American people will enjoy immunity from extensive financial panics
and serious bank tallures, limiting business suffering to those who have
earned it.

Our business men in ;ill sections of the country will be free from habitu-
ally recurring ordinary stringencies in the money market, such as have
usually occurred during crop moving.

More money for legitimate business, and less for speculation, will result
by the provisions of the new act, with reference to enabling l)anks to
mobilize reserves.

It will vastly Improve our facilities for international exchange and
greatly help us to increase and make more profitable foreign commerce.

Jack Fruit Tree

The jack fruit tree (Artocarpus integrifolia) is botanically a mem-
ber of the mulberry family (Moraceae), and is related to our common
osage orange or bodark {Toxylon pomiferum) . The tree is a native
of the East Indies but is of interest to American lumber merchants
and wood users, because it was introduced into tropical America as
early as 1793 by King George III and has now been thoroughly
naturalized. It was first brought here on account of its fruit, which
is highly esteemed. The islands of the lesser Antilles and the shores
of Central and South America bordering on the Caribbean sea seem
to afford congenial localities, but it is in Brazil that its highest de-
velopment in the New World is attained. The tree grows sparingly
in southern Florida, where the fruit does not ripen successfully.

The tree attains a height of from sixty to eighty feet, according
to soil and climate, having a diameter ranging from one to three
feet. The trunk is usually straight, often rising clear from the
ground for twenty or thirty feet before it divides into numerous
horizontal branches. It is sometimes used in coffee and cocoa planta-
tions for shade, and is incidentally gaining importance as a timber
producing tree. Under the most favorable situations it attains a
height of from eighty to one hundred feet and yields an excellent and
valuable timber, yellow when first cut, but afterward changing to
various shades of brown, a dull red or mahogany color. When made
into furniture and well kept, it attains a polish little inferior to ma-
hogany in color and appearance. In India where this tree grows very
abundantly the wood is used for house and boat building, and is said
to last from twenty-five to seventy-five years. It is used also for
musical instruments and ornamental work. The English people in
India know it as jack tree, and the wood is imported into England
for cabinet making, parquetry work, and likewise for the backs of
brushes. The roots of the older trees furnish a dark-colored wood,
admirably adapted for picture frames and carving work of all kinds.

The wood is imported into the English market under the names of
jaokwood, jak-wood, kanthul, and orange-wood, from the Malabar
coast and Ceylon in the form of large logs over three feet in
diameter. In the south and west of Ceylon it grows very fast and
the wood is said to be very beautiful. It is yellowish-gray in color,
rather soft and light (about forty pounds per cubic foot), strong,
resistant, and elastic. It works easily, is fairly durable and seasons
readily. A dye of a brilliant yellow is obtained from the heartwood.

This is the tree which deserves closer attention in tropical America,
because it can be made to become of importance in commerce, not
only as a dye, but also as a cabinet timber of high repute. It must
be understood, however, that it is only the heartwood of this tree
which can be employed for such purposes. The sapwood is soft and
useless, which is likewise the case -with the tree which furnishes the
beautiful letter wood (Brosimum aublettii) of Guiana, which belongs,
according to botanical classification, to the same family as the jack
fruit tree.

KIUUT TO CONSTRUCT TBAMHOAD ACBOSS LAND

liraiit of ]>criiiii<!iii<n to nit tiniluT frmii n Miiall Ir.'irt nl' h>ii<l

.<ca not itn^ly authority to foimtriict a trnniroiul tliroU|;li the

•:act. vFIoriiln Siiiin-mo Court, Inloriilnto LuiiiIxt ('<iinpiiny vh.

\\,M>.i«, >M soutlurii U.portor. 741.)

WHEN MATERIALMAN S LIEN IS NOT WAIVED
All owiior ut It liuildini; iluos nut wiiivf liis ri);l>t uii<lor tlie Ken

■ loky lien Inw to notico from a lumber denier of tlie Intter's
' tention to claim a lien for materials furniHhoil tlic fontractor,
y telling such dealer that an order given in his favor liy the

• .iitrni-tor will be paid as soon as the contractor's account is
ln'cked up. (Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Lumber 4c

M llwork Coiiipiiny vs. Moutz. 1(>I Southwostorn Ueporfcr 9:<r>.)
WHEN FREIGHT IS CONSTRUCTIVELY DELIVEEED
In.l.T a rcent do.isioii of tlio Now York Court of App-als in
• ■■ case of Lewis vs. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Com-
iny, 104 Northeastern Keportcr 944, a closed carload of freight is
' ..nstructively delivere<l to the consignee when it is placed on a side-
track at a proper place for unloading. Although this conclusion was
applied by the court to exempt the railway company from liability
lor injury to the consignee's employe, caused by defective loading

• the car, the holding can also be ap])lied to cases where carload
-.'ight is destroyed while awaiting unloading. In such a case, under

■ is decision, the loss would fall on the consignee.

The court said in this case: "'The general rule is that a railroad
- Iwund to load and unload its cars, but this rule may be varied
y contract or by a course of ilcaling, and is perhaps not applicable
■ its full force to carloads of bulky freight. * * * If the con-
- _'nee undertakes to unload the car, which is switched for conve-
nience on a sidetrack in his yard the carrier's function ends, and
delivery is complete when the car is placed in the custody of
the consignee. • * • We must not be understooil as intending
liy this decision to limit a carrier's duties, either toward its own
•aploycs or ton-ard the public, while the car is in transit and its

■ iiiction as carrier continues. If lumber is improperly loaded in
.111 open car, as was the case in Ford vs. L. S. & M. S. R. R. Co.,
li.'4 X. Y. 49."!, 26 N. E. 1101, with resulting injury, while the car
is in motion, and under the carrier's control, liability will follow."

It was further decided by the court of appeals that shippers and
'iisigneea are chargeable with constructive notice of the fact that
1 i-arrier's schedules filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission
'londe that onuers will be required to load and unload freight in
irloads when carried at carload rates, if such provision is contained
.1 such schedules.

But, in an Iowa case, the supreme court of that state has held
t i.'it a railway company is liable for loss of a carload shipment
liich had not been actually delivered to the consignee and which
i.;id not been placed in a jiroper place for unloading.

EIGHT TO RELIEF AGAINST BOYCOTT

It constitutes an unlawful boycott for members of a building
trade union to bind themselves not to work on a building for which
a certain person furnishes materials, and to blacklist him. He is
entitled to recover damages for loss resulting from such action
and to enjoin further continuance of the boycott. (Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court, Burnham vs. Dowd, 104 Northeastern
Reporter, 841.)

COMMERCIAL REPORT AS LIBEL

It constitutes actionable libel for a mercantile agency to issue a
:;ilse report that a business corporation has been sued for an amount
largely in excess of its capital. (Idaho Supreme Court, Pacific Pack-
ing Company vs. Bradstrect Company, l.'JO Pacific Reporter 1007.)
FORFEITURE OF TIMBER SALES CONTBACT

AVhen a contract for a sale of standing timber provides for its
removal within a fixed time, but gives the purchaser the right
to extensions for yearly periods on making certain payments by
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forfeit lii« right to an extendi where the parties have not

treated the lime of payment n» u vital connidcrntion, and e»pe-
cinlly where a previous extcnhinn haii been granted nutwithiitnnd'
ing delay in iiiakiii}.' piiyinent. ( WIki ihinIii Supreme (!ourt, (iothnm
vs. WachMiiilh I.iin.l cr Coinpaiiy, 1 If, Norlhwi-slern Reporter, .00.1. )

UNACCEPTED ORDER FOR LUMBER, ETC.

An unaccepted order for lumber and veneers creates no liability
on the part of a concern to which it is oddresKed. (Michigan
Supreme Court, Talge Mahogany Company vs. Linilcr Interior
Manufacturing Company, I4f, Nortliwe-ti'i n 272.)

RISK NOT ASSUMED BY WORKMAN

.\n employe working near wooii-worUIng iiiMehiui'ry .lo.;. not
assume the rijli oi being injured through slipping on the Iloor and
having his arm forced thereby in contait with a saw or knives
not s.aicgunrded as required by state law, (I'niled States Circuit
Court' of Appeals, Kighth Circuit; Columbia Box Company vs.
Saucier.)
EFFECT OF MISTAKE IN MECHANIC'S LIEN STATEMENT

A mechanic's lien .statement is not \iliated by the fact that there
is a clerical error as to date in one place, if the slatcment as a
whole, in connection with the date of filing, shows the correct date,
(St. Louis Court of Appeals, Banner Lumber Company vs. Lund,
165 Southwestern Reporter .389.)

WHEN TIMBER CONTRACT MUST BE IN WRITING

Tndcr the laws of Louisiana a (..nlra.t for a sale of standing
timber, in or.ier to be enforre;iMc, iiiust be in writing. (Louisiana
Supreme Court, Kcnii or v^. .\lliert lI:inson I.ninber Comp.iny, 64
Southern Reporter 760.)

LOGOrNO ROAD NOT COMMON CARRIER RAILROAD

The Federal Employers' Liability act, wliich is ajiplieable to inter-
state eonimon carrier railroads, does not ajiply to a railroad operated
by a lumber company for the exclusive purpose of carrying its own
logs to market. (United Stales District Court, Western District of
Washington, Bay vs. Merrill & Ring Lumber Company, 211 Federal
Reporter 717.)

OWNERSHIP OF SUNKEN LOGS

"Where, in a coniniuiiity in which there is a common iiiidcrstaiuling
to the eflfect that sunken logs are to be consiilcred derelict and
abandoned and become the property of him who raises them, or him-
self engages in raising them for his own account without regard, in
either case, to the brands or marks that they may bear, other persons
similarly situated may presume that he acquiesces in such under-
standing in so far as it may affect logs bearing his brands and
marks, an<l cannot be mulcted in damages for buying such logs in
the open market." (Louisiana Supreme Court, J. A. Bell Lumber
Company vs. Stout, 64 Southern Rcjwirtcr .SS].)

DUTY CONCERNING SAFETY APPLIANCES

The Iowa factory .-i.t reijiiires all •lauyeroiis woodworking ma-
chinery to be properly guarded. "The intent of the law is to
require the use of the most efficient and best known guards for
that purpose. True, the employer is not required to try every
guard which may be put upon the market, but he is, as we think,
bound to the exercise of care and diligence in the. discovery and
equipment of his machines with suitable and efficient guards.
* * * As to the machine itself, he may not be bound to select
or adopt the latest and best appliance, no matter what its cost,
or his ability to pay for it; nor is he bound to use any particular
kind of machinery in his work. He is required to use such care
in the selection of his appliances as a reasonably prudent man
would exercise, and is not bound to select the best, unless those
which he supplies have some radical fault or are so generally
obsolete and supplanted by others that the adoption or retention
of the inferior appliance in itself indicates negligence." (Iowa
.Supreme Court, Murray vs. Daley, 14i'. W.rihw.i^t.Tn Reporter +.11.)

liudx of the luiiibenuen that the writer will try to set 'forth a few
lain examples of the inefficiency of the lumber office in general,
'lie examples sighted are taken from actual business correspondence
nd are not made to fit the occasion.

Here is an inquiry received from a cdiisuiiicr. It \v;is ;i iln|ilic;iti>il
ft'air and read as follows:

l.ssrs. — & Co.,

.Now York City.

We arc in the market for a car of 1" l)h<li.

Quote .vour price and tell us how soon ynu ccmiIiI siiip if ordcied. .Uso
III- wUltlis and lengths. Yours trul.v,

Tlie lumberman who

'il as

.Messrs.

(Jontlcmen : Itctcrrinj; to jour Iniiuiiy ul' the
like to know what grade is re<iuired on the bin 1).

On receipt of this information, we will be Khid

A few days later
Messrs. &

New York City.

Gentlemen : Wc thank yi
We can furnish you with
.'i;44 per M. delivered youi

They lost the order. Some one else tohl all there was to tell about
their particular stock and because of this fact, received the order.
Hut that is only half the story. Just look at the ineifieiency all the
nuy through and the wastes of time and materials. These are the
things we are anxious to conserve. Of course, the consumer was
wrong at the start in not giving all the information as regards the
placing of that order but the lumberman was at fault in answering- the
way he did. There was no need of the consumer's second letter nor
the lumberman's answer. The lumberman's first letter, written an-
other way, was all that was necessary.

The writer talked with this lumberman and showed him hi.s errors
in handling correspondence. He also suggested that when the latter
next saw that consumer to have him exhibit the letter that tool; rlie
order. The lumberman did. The letter was as follows:
.Messrs.

Gentlemen : Answering your inquiry, you do not stare wliat grade it is
that you want, so we are quoting you on all three, trusting that this will
answer your Inquiry and not to delay you in placing the order.

1 car 1" Is & 2s birch .$44 per M. delivered.

This is choice Canadian stock, is dry and well manufactured. It will
average about 8 to 8%" and run fully So'/c 14' and 10' lengths. Good
plump thickness is assured and the grade fully up to the National rules.
We can make immediate shipment — wiring you car number the day after
receipt of order.

This is unselected birch on which we are quoting.

It you want a car of 1" Is & 2s red birch, tlie price would lie .f.jU per M.
delivered. This will average about 7M;" and otherwise the above holds
good for this Item.

The other two grades fire as follows :

'•■J Y,r

"M

rade was stated as Is & L's.
We are ready to make immediate shipn
5 you know. May we ship this car to yo
Yours very tr

e believe that is
[iths ago, but the

We give splendid serv

way. It saved the consumer a letter and itself having to answer tlic
extra letter. In other words, it gave the consumer all the informa-
tion he could ask for. It covered his omission by its answer. Yet,
t.iking all in all, this "Progressive Lumber Company," used nothing
liiit common .sen.se in its answer. Human nature doesn't like to admit
mistakes or omissions and have to follow them up with m. re ex-
I'lnse, as was the case in the first instance.

In the second place, the "Progressive company's" corres[;oiiiieiit
left no room for further questions. He gave all the information tiir'.t
\vas necessary. The ilescription given was as good as if the car
itself were on exhibition for a sale and it was either a "yes" or "no."

it is the little leaks that make the big ones. If you can't .stop t'ne
little ones, what chance have you to stop the big onesf Outside ot not
getting the order, the first lumberman had a charge of from twenty
to sixty cents for the two letters which in .the end produced no
results. One letter would have been sufficient (as was the ease with
the Progressive Lumber Company), at a cost of from ten to tvifenty
cents. These costs vary, naturally, with the kind of stationery, num-
ber of letters turned out per day, speed in taking dictation, over-
he:id expense of office and machine, depreciation. By the way, how
many of you have ever stopped to figure the cost of a letter.' .\11
the items mentioned must be taken into consideration.

It is safe to .say that the consumer will be careful in the future
to see that all the information is on his inquiry. It is also safe to
assume that the first lumberman mentioned will be more specific in
his replie.s. He is, inciilentally, quite a close student of "Business
I orrcsiiondence" and his letters have changed considerably for the
better.

That is only one instance of the wastes in the otHee. Ever think
of the stamps you waste? Some time ago the writer was standing
at the mailing desk of his concern and saw three letters sealed, all
addressed to the same concern. This opened his eyes to the wastes
in postage. These letters were opened and all three put in one
envelope. They went under one stamp. Look at the waste in just
this one instance: two envelopes, two stamps, time wasted addressing
two envelojies — two minutes, time wasted in stamping, sealing, etc.,
the two extra envelopes. That doesn't seem to be of much account,
does if? But while the writer stood there he found five other in-
stances. These little things are the things that count. During the
next few years every business must undergo a radical change in its
handling and operating departments in order to survive. Eemember.
little leaks make big ones.

A great many concerns buy envelopes printed by the government
with the stamp embossed thereon. The only trouble with this manner
of getting them is that you have to order them way ahead and then
tie up a considerable amount of money in the stock. The writer
recently installed a stamp machine which has paid for itself already.
It serves a two-fold purpose. "When the mail is ready to be sent out,
the sales letters are stamped first. The boy records the number on
the stamp-cyclometer before he starts stamping and after he finishes.
This he puts on a list under sales. Then he stamps the mill letters
and records the number on the list under mill letters. Then, the
general correspondence, bills, invoices, etc. This record is laid on
the writer's desk for comparison. By it he can tell just how many let-
ters were turned out in each department and see if the work is up
to standard. The stamp machine is locked and therefore the chance
of stamps being stolen, is minimized.

Another inexpensive but efficient and time-saving machine is the
envelope sealer. Two liundred letters can be sealed in less than ten
minutes. One young lady can stamp and seal two hundred letters
in sixteen minutes. Just compare that record some day, with the
way you do it in your own. office. Remember, every minute saved
means more time for other work and consequently, money saved.

One great waste in time is that lost in having to get up to get this
or that. The writer makes it a rule that all the office force shall see

HARDWOOD RECORD

that tlier liiivc all lla< iiititorinls ncopMitnr.r for the niinle dny'H wurk,
in tlioir |>ro|)or plnors. One Htcno|rriiplior rnn bo cliniiKOil from nnv
<1esk to niiutbpr and go riKlit on with lipr work without Hlo|i|iiii); to
!WH« wlipro this or tliat is. She knows. By iniitinct «he rpaohi'ii to the
firat luirtition for lotti'rhoailH; to tlio tiooond for Mocomlfihoi't!!; to
the thinl for piirclmM.' onliTs; lo tht> fourth, fifth and mIx for the
triplicate freight fonns; to the seventh for invoioee; to the eighth for
atatement.t. Knoiigh etivelo|>eH for the dny are before each one. An
eraser is attached by moans of a cord, to the typewriter. Pencils
and notebook are required to l>e on the desk ready for iiuilnnt dicta-
tion. No time is lost. Therefore, money is snved. Output (in the
fonn of letters, etc.), is therefore increased. Overhead charges are
therefore dwrensed.

Slnndardiiation is economy. Have everything in a stated place.
Don't have your force hunt around to find things. Have two chnrtM
drawn up (about one concern in ten thousand does this but inside of
five years there will 1h' hanlly a concern without n chart), one show-
ing the organization and authority and the other showing where
everything is — each cabinet indicated and what it contains. Show
» stenographer's desk standardized as to materials within. Show
the storage wardrobes. When stores arc moved. che>'k them
oft" the sto<'k-list. A glance at these stock-lists shows when to order
■;Mire materials. Besides it is systematic and efficient.

The writer has seen some ilesks of the sales-managers around the
ciiintry and in nearly every instance it was a case for the street
cleaning de|>artment. Some managers actually take pride in accumu-
lating a mas-s of papers on their desks and point to them with pride.
As a rule it takes them from two to ten minutes to find any particular
pa|>er. The writer has found that the file-binder system is the most
efficient. He has one single binder for inquiries, with the answers
pinned to e.-ich. This is known as the "Inquiry File." It is always
in one place on the desk. Next is the ' ' Inquiries awaiting prices from
mills" which title explains the use of this file. After the inquiries
are quoted on. they arc transferred to the Inquiry File. This is also
always in one place. The third binder has four divisions in it. This
if slightly i.Trgcr than the stjindard letterhead size and is always on the

I'culcr of the desk. From this binder all the huIck work i» carried uu.
In tho morning when the mail is sorted the Hnleii mail is divided and
put in each of tho four compartments of this binder. The first is
"Immediate;" the He<-ond, "Deferred;" tho third is, "Awaiting In-
formation,", and tho fourth is labeled " Ideas." No letters are ever
in sight because tho binders aro kept closed. Tho fourth binder is
entitled "Kesults, " which includes tho rccorils of sales with compari-
sons of years and months and weeks; also tho cost |>er car for sales,
uumlier of letters turned out daily, and other vital information. ThoHO
records are not for historical purposes. They ore for use and com-
parison. If costs are going up everything is carefully analyzed and
the cause is corrected or eliminated after a fair trial.

An office force will do their best work under ideal conditions. Since
ideal conditions are more or less of a myth, and since it is not pos-
sible to please all, good average conditions should bo carefully
watched. For instance, if a ;-oom is too warm it is inclined to make
its occupants sleepy. If too cold, the reverse is true. It is better,
however, to have it too cool than too warm, although neither extreme
is good. If the office is clean, tho desks kept clear of all unnecessary
articles and the light good, your force will do their best work. This
may sound a bit fussy but efficiency strives to remove all obsta<'lcs
that bur speed and ])urpose.

Some of you will wonder whether these principles are right or
not. Before the writer put these principles into effect ho made a
few notes of the work that was being turned out. Two stenographers
were turning out on an average of one hundred letters a day. Today
the average is 190. This amount is for the two together. Kfficiency
has therefore nearly doubled the output and reduced the cost almost
half.

These are only a few of the wastes that occur. la the following
articles in this series the writer will give examples of wastes in ami
around the mill, in loading and so forth.

Every motion that you eliminate, means just so much less in cost
and ,iust so much more in gain. Fvery motion that you save, every
waste you eliminate means that yoiir c:ipital is being used more
etfectively. H. E. S.

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•5^ Automatic Sprinklers in Sawmills ^^

S;,nmiils have ahvavs l,ci-ii rcgunled Ijy lire iiiMuac,.,- , „ii,|,aincs
Bs rather undesirable risks. The character of the construction, the
kind of work done and the poor "housekeeping" which prevails in
Tiiany lumber manufacturing jdants is responsible for this, and it is
trequently the case that the rate goes up as high as five per cent,
Ahile the lowest mill rate on mills of ordinary construction is not much
iiider three percent. Compared with rates on other manufacturing
I'lants. this is unusually high, and forms a burden on the sawmill
man, which he should not be content to carry indefinitely.

Fireproof construction is coming into use in a good many cases;
but owing to the heavy cost of this kind of building, only a very
small percentage of mills will ever be constructed in this way.
Improved construction is available, however, without resorting to
the fireproof type. Substantial wood construction, or the use of the
mill construction type, can be used, and if the building is then pro-
tected with automatic sprinklers, a low enough rate can be secured
to make the burden of insurance exceedingly small compared with
the rate which is charged against a building not so protected.

The growth of the automatic sprinkler idea has been nothing short
of marvelous, and the use of this system has undoubtedly done its
liart to cut down the fire waste and decrease the fire hazard. Prac-
tically every- big concern, from a department store to a sawmill, can
make use of sprinklers, and in many, if not most instances, it will
be found that they can be installed on a basis that will enable their
cost to be wiped out in a few years by the reduction in fire insurance
premiums.

The first thing that should be thought of in installing equipment
of any kind designed to reduce the risk or increase the protective

lacilitifs js that tlic owiwr will l.cii.-lil .lii,-,lly lliiuiiyii ii-.lii.jii« llic
danger of having his business crippled by a destruction of his plant.
The reduction in the cost of the insurance is a secondary item, but
it is also one that merits careful consideration, because, as a practical
business proposition, the lumberman must consider the amount of the
investment he must make in order to improve his plant in this con-
nection, and the dividends he will earn on the investment through
reduced premiums, in addition to the satisfaction of knowing that fire
loss is less probable that it was before.

Most lumbermen are familiar with the principle of sprinklers.
The system consists of pipes running to all portions of the plant, and
carrying a supply of water which is furnished either by an overhead
tank, or, if the local water supply is sufficiently large and the pressure
is great enough, from mains outside the building. The pipes are
equipped with sprinkler heads, placed closely together. The.se heads
are composed of a fusible metal, which melts when the temperature
rises abnormally. If a small blaze should break out, the sprinkler
head nearest it would promptly melt, the water in the pipe would
be released, and the blaze would be put out before it had time to
spread. The automatic feature is what gives the system its greatest
value. A sleepy night watchman or a careless employe cannot inter-
fere with the work of the system, as may happen in cases where human
intervention is necessary in order to get action.

It is true that the water supply is sometimes inadequate, and in
that case the sprinkler system cannot operate to the greatest ad-
vantage; but in view of the fact that the fire is usually pnt out
before it can spread, the amount of water needed is not so great as
in the case of an ordinary fire. That is another advantage over

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reiving simply on hose stationed in tlie plant, though this provision
is not to be disregarded, and in fact is a valuable auxiliary of the
sprinklers. In many plants d separate line of piping is installed to
supply hose stationed about every 100 feet, and this, combined with
the operation of the sprinklers, gives the plant almost impregnable
defense against fire. A special underwriters' fire-pump is ordinarily
installed to provide water for the hose service, while the supply in
the tank (.-onnected with the automatic sprinklers is usuaUy sutlicient
to keep that system in operation long enough to put out the fire.

Theoretically, the fire insurance rate is cut about fifty per cent
by the use of sprinklers. Actually, however, it is reduced to a much
greater degree. The reason is that the ordinary unprotected mill
building is not a "preferred risk"; while a sprinkled sawmill is a
desirable risk to have on the books. Fire underwriters, especially
those engaged in the actuarial end of the business, studying the
physical hazards only, frequently say tTiat even a sprinkled mill
building, not of fireproof construction, should carry a rate of from
1 to 1.50 per cent, or $1 to $1.50 per $100 of insurance; but while
a rate of this kind may be put into the tariff, the sawmill man who
makes the change should not be content with this until he has found
that it is impossible to get the rate down to about where it is
on other plants.

Fireproof plants in other lines, equipped with automatic sprinklers,
are often written as low as ten cents, or one-tenth of one per cent.
The sawmill of combustible construction is a different proposition,
and the underwriters point out that the open construction of the
mill, the fact that the system is subject to mechanical injury, and
tliat it may be interfered with on account of the amount of dust
and other material about the plant, make it impossible to give as
large a credit as is due when the system is installed in a manufac-
turing plant where the hazards are less and the operating conditions
better.

Yet, in spite of this, there is a sawmill in an Indiana city which
is getting a rate of twenty-nine cents on its sprinklered risk, though
the rate was secured only after competitive conditions had been
introduced. The use of automatic sprinklers resulted in many com-
panies which would not have cared to accept tlie liability offering to
write the insurance ; in other words, it broadened the market, and
enabled the sawmill man to get the benefit of the kind of competition
he himself engages in when a big customer with a good rating comes
into the market for a large block of stock. He would make con-
cessions to get the business; and the fire insurance companies make
them to get such desirable risks as sprinklered mill buildings.

A veneer mill which is located in the Ohio valley has gotten its
rate down to about fifty-five cents by the use of sprinklers, the
conditions being largely the same as those which prevail in a sawmill.
In fact, the company operates a band mill and a veneer saw, so
that it is really in the savrmiU class. In this particular case the
building, while old, is of fairly good construction, being brick, and
the concern provides watchman services, a fire pump, hose and other
auxiliary protection devices, all of which help to cut down the rate.
This is a good deal better than paying about three per cent, which
would be charged without this protection, and the manufacturer has
the mental relief which goes with knowing that it would be hard to
put him out of commission by fire.

Sawmill men may be divided into four classes, from an insurance
standpoint; those with poor buildings, who carry insurance; those
with poor buildings, who do not carry insurance, on account of the
prohibitive rate; those with fireproof buildings, who do not carry
insurance because of the absence of hazard, and those with fair
buildings, who sprinkle and otherwise protect them, and carry insur-
ance which is offered at a low rate by reason of these improvements.

There seems to be no reason to doubt that the last class is in the
best position. It is protected, yet the protection is at a reasonable
figure; it avoids the great risk taken by the man who "can't afford"
to pay the high rate demanded on his poorly constructed and unpro-
tected plant; it likewise avoids the big overhead expense made neces-
sary by the construction of a fireproof mill, which, after all is said
and done, is subject to some hazard, even though it is remote. Its
position is safe from all angles, and the expense of getting in that
condition is comparatively small.

Fire insurance is one of the big expenses of the business, and
the insurance companies are charged with making as high a rate as
the traffic will bear. In many cases a little investigation, preferably
with expert advice from those who know insurance and fire protection,
will show ways and means of putting in equipment, including in
many cases automatic sprinklers, that will cut the hazard and the
rate in a way that would have been thought impossible by the
uninitiated. G. D. C, Jr.

Government Figures on Walnut

Recent government statistics bear out the statements which have
been made by leading members of the walnut business, who have
estimated the annual production of walnut at 50,000,000 feet. The
latest federal report which is available covers the manufacture of
lumber for 1912, and gives the total production of walnut lumber for
that year as 4.3,083,000 feet. This does not include the production
of logs, many of which are exported without being cut up, and the
figures show that the estimate of the walnut men has erred on the
side of conservatism, if at all.

It seems to be certain, judging from the figures, that the supply
of black walnut is equal to all demands which may be made upon it;
and while no great forests of walnut may be cut into, the number of
trees growing is still much larger than the casual observer has any
idea of, and these are gradually being made use of, and are keeping
the market well supplied. Recent photos in Hardwood Record indi-
cated that there aro walnut trees to be had which are over thirty-six
inches in diameter; and while these are the exceptions, they are
numerous enough to show that walnut is far from being a disappear-
ing quantity.

It is interesting to note that the territory which formerly supplied
the bulk of the walnut lumber is still leading, in spite of repeated
declarations to the effect that the supply had become exhausted.
Ohio is in the lead with 8,565,000 feet ; Indiana second with 6,425,000
feet; Kentucky third with 5,855,000 feet; Illinois next with 5,197,000
feet, and Missouri fifth with 4,635,000. Tennessee has a considerable
production, 3,736,000 feet; while Pennsylvania's record is 2,268,000
feet. West Virginia had an output of 1,597,000, and Virginia, 1,123,-
000. North Carolina turned out about three-quarters of a million and
Iowa 655,000 feet, while other states contributed from 100,000 feet
on up.

How Long Will It Live?

It may be asked in all seriousness how much longer the supersti-
tion will live which ascribes to the moon an influence over timber?
This unscientific and unprovable claim has long held a place in the
back woods where people were prone to accept the teachings of tradi-
tion without much concern about cause and effect; but it is rather
late in the day now for educated people to attribute to the dead,
inert moon an influence on vegetation.

Attention is directed to this subject by a recent article in Steam
Machinenj, written by Dr. Leonard Keene Hirschberg, A.B., M.A.,
M.D., of Johns Hopkins University, on ' ' Mahogany Forests. ' ' After
giving some interesting and instructive history concerning the ma-
hogany industry, the writer says : ' ' The felling of the tree is begun
by the waning moon, partly on account of the superstition of the
cutters, who have always been led to believe that moonlight offers
the really proper illumination for such a ceremony; partly, also,
because the experienced woodsman has demonstrated that the mahog-
any tree is the freer from sap, sounder and of richer color, than when
felled before the full moon."

If there is anything certain it is that the moon has no observable
effect on the flow of a tree's sap or on the characters and qualities
of the wood. It can be argued scientifically that it cannot have,
and it has been demonstrated in practice that it does not have such
effect. Apparently there is some mistake in the statement that the
felling is done by moonlight, or with regard to any phase of the moon.
Accoimts of modern mahogany logging operations in America and
Africa do not mention that custom. In some of the tropical regions
hauling logs from the woods is done at night because the heat by
day cannot be endured by the ox teams ; but the position of the moon
is not taken into consideration.

IK lii'lii IIS UHiiiil lit till- Audi-
.1 We.liu.M.liiv. .Imio 9 iiikI 10.

uirl MuiiuliK-tiirrni ATOuriiiliti

•iiiiii hotpl. Cliicnuo, un Tilcmlii

President's Talk

h'olloniiii; tlio roiiiliiiu of the iiiiiiiitc.'* iiiiil rull I'lill l'rf!<iili>iit
't W. Lonl !(|ioko briftlv. Hi- rovicwcil tho nctuni iici'oiiipliKh
iiioiit.s of the UKKOciiitioii, IiiyiiiK pnrtii'iilnr HtrcHH on the rosultH
of tho rant nc-cotiiitiiiK iiivi'!<ti|;ntioii ciinbliiig tho veiicor iiikI imiu'l
iiiiiniifiii'tiirtTs to ii!«'(<rtiiiii rosts with rcnitonablp ari-urncy. Tlio

• tTiirts also ini'luilivl tho forinulatioii of iiiiifonii daU'M coiKlitioiiK,

• that qiiotatioiiK are now more fair ami nniforni than over before.

As to veneer inspection, I're.siilent Lonl sniil that the association

"W has fair rnles in effect, but on account of the fact tliat niaiiii

■i.turers are not more insistent in instructing their liis|pect(>rs,

me little trouble is experienced. He suggested the desirability

1 greater interest in this feature. Commending the excellent

-pection work being done by the National Harclwood Lumber

\-iOciation on lumber, President Lord saiil that there is no reason

why this same effectiveness cannot be accomplished in connection

with veneers. He stated that tliis is one of the most desired aiconi-

I'lishments of the executive coinmittee.

Mr. Lord told oi' 'he excellent work being done by tlie traveling
• presentntive for the association, Mr. Roach. He instanced sev-

• r.il cases in which Mr. Roai-h has acted as arbitrator and has
.settled controversie.s satisfactorily to the contending parties. The
president stated that Mr. Roach is well posted on cla.ssification
anil grades of veneers and is competent to pass on questions
regarding stock. He stateil it would be to the good of the asso-

• iation members if the buyers of their products could be brought
to a realization of the fact that Mr. Roach is in a position to
arbitrate ilisputes fairly ami satisfactorily to both parties.

Referring to the graile and inspection bureau, the iiresldeiit .sai.l
that through this means the members can secure information about
buyers that cannot i)Ossibly be secureil in any other wav. which
incluiles .suggestions as to their inspection habits. He .Miij^gcstcil
that this bureau should l>e used more fully.

The jiresident then stateil that while the association has accom-
plished much it still has a great deal to do. He pleaded for more
hearty moral su]iport from among the memljers themselves.

He dejdored the tendency during dull times to cut off association
dues as a means of reducing expenses, stating that when times are
dull members of the association are more in need of its assistance
than ever. In touching on juice-cutting, the president said that
nothing can be more disastrous and that it does not create busi-
ness, but rather on the other hand discourages it. He said that
when a man cuts prices he must necessarily skimp his grade, which
consequently results in dissatisfied customers.

The president expressed his confidence in the future development
of the veneer business, which, he said, is increasing in importance
as to price and volume constantly. He pleaded that the members
do not attempt to force the market, but rather limit their cut or
hold their stock until they can gain jirices which .Mrc loiiimeiisurate
with good business.

Secretary's Beport

Secretary E. H. Defebaugh gave an instance of lack of associa-
tion work which is resulting now in a considerable price reduc-
tion on the average run of yellow pine. He said that formerly a
tentative selling sheet was used V>y members which was but an
indication of what prices should reasonably be. This, however,
was done away with through the efforts of the state of Missouri
:ind federal government, and as a consequence there is no uniform-
ity in prices, and the yellow pine situation is pretty well demoral-
ized.

In commenting on the box business, the secretarj* stated that it
is in first-class shape, and because of that this indicates a general
activity in various commodities which necessarily are shipped in

of vonoors and counnelod ngninst sending ont gn-cn Halesnien, who
would be apt to attempt to buy tho trade iindor present conditioiiH.

.Secretary Defebaugh urged all meniberH to jnill for the National
<'hambor of Coiiiniorce. ]\i' said that it was oiignged in u trc-
inenilous work and needs the support of every businesH man, par
ticularly in its efforts to off-set the unfair efforts of trade unions.
Ho stated that tho advantage of having this one- body to represent
business men is that it as an organization would make a better
impression on the lawmakers than individual bodies of buHiness
men.

In reporting for tho treasurer, Mr. Defebaugh said that the
association had on hand on December ix. *1'<!I.17: balance due to
.late as .1il.'.->(i.l-J; dues receivable lf400.

Discussion on Log Preservation

Tho iirosi.lcnt called upon (ieorgo lleiikc of The Ucorge Honke
Company, .\cw York, who gave a short talk on the preservation of
logs.

!S. B. Anderson of Memphis referred to a report on log preserva-
tion delivered by the technical research committee before the (iuiii
Lumber Manufacturers' Association convention at Memphis a
couple of weeks ago. According to Mr. Anderson the main sug-
gestion was that to ]>rovent rotting it is necessary to cover the
logs with some substance immediately After cutting and before
fungi have begun their work. It was also suggested that the best
remedy is to saw the logs as soon as possible after they have
been cut.

Mr. Leinke of Wausau, Wis., stated lie cuts his logs as soon as
jiossible in order to save them from rotting and checking. He
said he has little trouble in preventing end-checking and splitting
by the use of different apjilications which he haa experimented
with, but he can't sto]i the rotting with tho use of any preserva-
tive treatment, and hence resorts to the only method he knows of,
that is, cutting his logs as soon as possible.

He stated that logs laying in the woods from October to Decem-
ber will be dry rotted two feet from the end. This rot he said is
caused by sap working out from the ends through the preservative.

C. T. Jarrell of Humboldt, Tenn., said he never had found a
successful ])reventive of dry rotting. He said that his concern
cuts its logs after September 1 for the winter and spring work,
stating that it finds less damage to timber than in the summer-cut
logs. There is some damaged timber at all times and the only
remedy he could suggest for jireventing rot is to saw immediately
after cutting. He said there is not much trouble in preventing
checking, but there is in sap rotting.

Mr. Setter in speaking of basswood said that it spoils readily;
that logs cut in October, November and the first part of December
will keep better if cut well after the sap starts. lie further stated
that logs immersed in water will be preserved longer.

Mr. Lemke said that while birch will lie jireserved in water,
basswood will sour if immersed. He suggested covering the ends
'.vith canvas, stating that it worked pretty well.

S. h. Anderson said that the theory of jireserving logs is keep-
ing air away from the ends of the logs, and that sealing them
should prevent damage if used immediately before.

I'resideut Lord said that the season of cutting should have more
attention.

Mr. Haskell stated that in his opinion deterioration results from
souring and that no amount of sealing will prevent souring.

I'resident Lord on motion of J. T. Edwards appointed a com-
mittee of three to investigate the question thoroughly.

A. E. Gorham suggested the advisability of using more careful
methods of log buying, stating that if the members could but
govern their purchases according to what they would probably
use there would be a considerably decreased loss in damaged logs.
He said that through the purchase of only enough logs to last

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through the season many would l)i> saved from deterioratiou, and
also prieeeuttlng due to accumulated stock would be eliminated.

President Lord expressed' himself as being in accord with the
sentiment where it is practical to apply it. He stated, however,
that in some oases, particularly where the logs are brought in on
the water, it is impossible to tell beforehand how many logs will
l)c needed or how many logs the contractors will get out. He said,
however, that the question should be considered closely, and sug
gested that the committee take up this question, as well as the
(piestion of preservatives.

Business Conditions

Then followcil a discussion of business conditions.

K. E. Hemingway stated that his concern was running on short
time on veneers to be used next year in its own plant. He said
it is building a warehouse to take care of the accumulation of
stock, and that many others he knows of are doing the same thing,
that is, either storing their stock or running on short time.

Reverting to the question of log preservation, Mr. Hemingway
said that he conducted some experiments with treated and un-
treated logs; that without the treatment a certain set of logs
turned doty about 2 to 3 inches from the end, whereas in the same
length of time the same logs cut between September and June
were spoiled 2 to .'i feet from the end without the treatment. He
suggesteil that the proper time for treatment in the Xorth is as
soon as the frost is out of the log.

Jlr. Barnard spoke regarding quartered oak conditions, stating
that furniture buyers are not taking much stock, but that his mill
is running steadily.

W. A. Runge stated thiit incpiiries and orders are quiet, and
expressed as his ojiinioii that business will not look very much
better until fall.

President Lord again cautioned members not to force stock.

A. E. Gorham suggested the advisability of getting out periodic
reports to keep the members posted as to stocks of logs on hand and
l>robable cut. He said that he hail sizeil up the situation for the
jireseut year as pretty dull and as a consequence ha<l bought fifty
|icr cent of his normal log supjily. He stated that if the other mem-
bers hafl had the same information and acted accordingly, they would
lie in a better position at this time. In discussing this question it
was developed that it is extremely liard to get this information from
the members.

Mr. Lemke, in speaking on the same (piestion, said that lie had
put in fifty per cent as much birch this year as last year; that he
had formed his conclusions regarding the market in talks with the
trade, and believes that the establishment of some information bureau
of this kind would be of benefit.

A. E. Gorham, in again speaking, said that he believed that not
more than one-half of the members really knew how many logs they
liave bought, and that the compilation of such reports as he suggested
would compel them to keep track of their logs. Mr. Gorham sug-
gested that the association 's traveling representative, Mr. Roach, take
u|i the matter of such reports in connection with his other road work.

The morning session then adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The afternoon session was opened with a short talk by Mr. Wheel-
ock, representing the Panama-Pacific Exposition, who issued an invi-
tation to the association to hold its next semi-annual meeting at San
Francisco. Mr. Wheelock went briefly into the various features pre-
sented at the exposition and jiainted a very attractive picture of what
will be seen.

A. M. Cleveland, president of the National Basket & Fruit Package
Manufacturers ' Association, addressed the convention on invitation of
Mr. Lord, and spoke mainly on the value of association work, stating
that an association is just what its members make it.

The Drying of Veneers

President Lord then introduced Albert Kraetzer, who spoke on
lumber and veneer drying methods. Mr. Kraetzer spoke in part as
follows :

I was in a now soutliorn vcncor mill some months ago, where they had
4 or r, -rotaries." as tlie foroman caHiMl th.-ni. They liad Just placed a

irs." as I called them, and
r w;i- l>right. pretty and
M.iiii iM ^,.e what it looked

' I I" r, I had suspicious.

.1- ilcfccts is to first ascor-
irds to determine at wtiat

los ahout :;o" in diaLiii'tcr into one of tl
1/20" veneer was un<-niling itself. Th
Hat. but instinctively I made for the si
like when dry. for, JudKins hy what ha|

You will agri'e with me the proper re
tain that there are defects and then go
stage of manufacture these defects originated.

I'.elieve n^e, I found defects enough. Twist, curl and warp galore, and
11 showed on the face of it that there was room for improvement. But
111.- -r-at.-it surprise was in the 1/20". This had ruffles on the ends.
liulll.s. mind you! Now. ruffles are line in their place. Some of my
lia|i|ii'-^t r.collections are spiced with a haunting memory of ruffles, but
rirtlli's emphatically ari' out of place on the ends of 1/20" veneer. So
why ruffles? This was easy. The ends of the veneer liad dried faster
than the other portions, because the.v were exposed wlien tlie sheets were
stacked, and as the nuiiu body of the sheets liad not shrunk until the
ends wore dry, the ends, of course, had to dry while they wore hold in
the distended shape. And before the center lind shrunk the ends had
betronie set in width. Later on the center, wliicli dried more slowly, had
also shrunk more than the ends, and as the ends could not shrink after
they were dry, they luid to curl up into ruffles.

1 asked the missus how rulflles were made and she explained that one
side of the goods was either shirred, scrambled or tucked, and then in-
<l«lri'd in her serenely unsuspicious fashion, "why this sudden interest
ill ruffles?"

l)i>viouslv the remedy lay in either shrinking the ruffled ends as much
as the center, or to dry the center as fast as the ends and thereby also
prevent some of the excessive shrinkage of the center.

My next step was to the drying room, and the first thing I encountered
was my old friend, "whiskers," otherwise known as fungus, or mold.
I'^ungous growth is a sure indication of stagnant air, and the air in that
room was surely stagnant.

The veneer, after being brought from the trimming room, where it had
been cut to size, was being fed on endless chains into sheet-iron ovens.
.\11 of these 1/20" veneers made at least one round-trip through the
ovi-ns. and I noticed the tendency toward ruffles before the veneer was
started on its first round-trip through the drier. After the first round-
trip the rullles began to show more prominentl.v. and after the second
they were present in their full efTulgenee.

I drew the operator's attention to this feature and T got from him
Just the very answer that I expected : "This damn machine is no good.
We have tried everything and it still comes out this way."

Now the expression "we have tried everything" always gets on my
nerves, for It really does not mean anything. All that can possibly be
taken from this expression is. "we have tried everything we can think
of." And in a good many eases the thinker is hampered by a diminutive
"think-tank." So. blame it on the machine ! It was apparent to me that
the fault was not with the drier, but rather with the condition of the
material as it was entered into the drier.

Then I got back to the rotary and I noticed several things. The first
was that the veneer as it came from the rotary was not "smoking."
This proved the log was not hot enough. Everybody who has ever steamed
lumber under pressure for bending purposes, or otherwise, has noticed
that the surface to a depth of anywhere from 1/S2 to 1/16 of an inch,
gives up its moisture almost immediately, after being exposed to air that
is capable of taking up this moisture. Apply this 1/20 veneer and see
whi n- :; :;2 win l.md. The veneer as it came from tliis rotary was not
giviiii; ii|> it- I \ - s^ of mioisture for the reason that it was not hot
enouL-li »a- II.. I -III, iking enough to give up its moisture.

The -...iii.l W.I- that boys were rolling up this voneer into coils just
contrary to what ought to bo done for drying it: the third was that after
a time men unrolled those coils onto tables that had solid tops and rapidly
cut up the long sheets into regular sizes and stacked them solid ; the
fourth was that the air in the room was stagnant and charged with
bunudity — Just contrary to what it ought to be. In fact, all conditions
seemed to exist for the purpose of retarding the drying instead of assist-
ing it. To cap it all a respectable supply of logs was cooling off back of
the rotaries so that no time might be lost waiting for a hot log.

Next I migrated toward the boiling vats, where the logs were being pre-
pared, and there I found the trouble, plain as day. To me the whole boil-
ing mess seemed wrong. Here were a number of concrete vats with a
warm brownish liquid in them In which were floating a lot of logs im-
mersed for about three-fourths of their bulk. Several men were parading
up and down poking these logs under tlie surface, turning them and
manipulating them so that the whole log could be subjected to the boiling
process. I asked the man in charge what the temperature of the water
was. He told me that it ranged from ISO to 200 degrees : that the
ordinary thermometer would register from ISO to 190, and that when he
got hold of an obliging thermometer the temperature might run to 200.

The whole system of boiling vats was a messy and smelly affair, and
nt that it did not boil the logs, for 212 is the boiling point, and I am
sure the veneer as it came from the log was not over 150 in temperature.

From the time that the log was first immersed in its hot bath until the
bulked sheets arrived in front of the drier, every possible precaution for
preventing the evaporation of moisture had been taken and then ? "This
ilamn machine Is no good."

Several months ago a gentleman connected with a big veneer industry

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n 111- rnrted 8l«t.«; tlint wli.n llio

■ ■..iiKli !<■ dvo off Itn moUluro v.T.v

1- qiili-k (IryliiB llic voni-iT win lu'luK

' iilU'il II, without iiulii«M)iicnt tlryliiK-

prnvi' It. for til* riidii of the veneer

■!i. n.lv.r-ie coiulltlonH nml did not

M linro been no rnfflen.

■ i' your loBJi to 'JSn deurec-K.

;r.' of fifteen ixinndN. (Ive to

: Is Klinple, and I will DUpply

..iir 1..:; ..Ill ,.f the Ktonm until your Inthe 1h

i-ontllntlon In the veneer ruttlnc room. If you
rnnnof ct (t '-v ••r'-nlnjr door" mid windows nnd puttInK ventllntom In
til.. r....f i...\. \..iir :ilr In III.. -Mine iiinnner Hint nir Ih moved In build-
liiL I Kspeclnlly keep wnrm nIr niovlnB

..\ neer leaves It.

iwit pile your cut sites lu bulk; put

; ii.ers Into the drying mnelilnes until

th'. -..ll.i .. .|\ ..f" iii..i.-i.ir. , ai I.a.-i. hns been disslnnted. Hy the time
the 1 Ml* vini.<>r has nrrlvi'd In front of the drier It ouRht to be prnc-
tlrnlly air dried, and the drier, instead of puttlnt: kinks Into the veneer,
ouKht to lake them out.

It will not cost very much to rip up nn experimental plant for treating
logD In small quantities. I will ;:ladly supply .vou with a sketch : and
when you nro sntlsfled that my deductions are right, I can Inform you
on the strict Q. T. where you can procure an apparatus that will handle
veneer logs In commercial quantities.

FoUowinK this address there was considerable discussion. Mr. Kraet-
tCT was asked to analyze the action which takes place in treating of
veneers and luuil>cr under steam pressure. He said that the sap in
wood, the same as is the case with glue, is but a chemical conipositioii.
Referring to ex|ieriments he has made to analyze wood, he said that
the first process was always to boil the wood in order to free the
water. He said that after the water is released setting takes place,
and that the sap cannot thcu-sour.

Replying to the question as to whether or not steam under pressure
would injure the tissue of the wood and make it too soft to be put on
the lathe, he said that in his opinion no such result could possibly
follow. He said that this process had been used abroad with marked
success for thirty years.

A. P. Goldsmith, who has done more or less experimenting along the
lines of treating logs with steam under pressure, said that he has
found the log is not ready for the lathe when it is merely heated
through. It must be thoroughly cooked in addition to the mere
application of heat, as for instance in the cooking of potatoes. He
said he boils all oak from thirty to forty hours.

Mr. Kraetzer said that the use of steam has a different effect from
the use of boiled water, as an absolute temperature can be main-
tained, and as a result it can be easily determine'^ just how long a
period of steaming is recjuired.

Mr. Goldsmith said he thought the log boiled properly is better
than the steamed log. He also suggested that where possible it is
better to air-dry stock before putting it in the mechanical dryer,
stating that the best dryer, after all, is a thorough circulation of air.
and that no .Iryer will do good work on veneers taken directly from
the knife.

Mr. Jarrell asked Mr. Kraetzer if his remedy regarding steaming
of logs is not theoretical, and suggested that if lumber can be
treated with steam under pressure, he thought veneers could also be
so treated under proper regulations. Mr. Kraetzer suggested as his
opinion on this question that it would be necessary to pile the veneer
too loosely and hence reduce the capacity. He said it would be
feasible on stock % inch and uji thiek.

Veneer Grading

Following the discussion, G. A. Bell referred to an invitation
extended by interests representing the wire-botmd box people to dis-
cuss the question of inspection rules on wire-bound box stock. He
said the invitation came from one of the members of the commit-
tee of the wire-bound box people inquiring if the question would
come up at this meeting.

In discussing the question Mr. Gorham said that he didn't think
the general inspection committee should recommend all rules, but

thoU|{hl tlint the various clubs should iniike their individual rules and
Kubinit them to the i;enernl roinniittiv.

V. T, .Inrrell then miidu n motion that the various clubs (jet
together and ninkc up their own rules, siilimitting them afterwards to
the general committee for its consideration, that committee to rrpmt
to the Decemlier convention.

Assistant Hecretury Young then brought up an interesting e:i>i.
regarding inspection rules which involves u ilis]iut« between t»o
members of the asstwiation. It seems tlint about n year ago one oi
the memlters a.sked him regarding the rule for rotary veneer log run.
Mr. Young looked up his records at that time and wrot4< to the
inquirer, stating that the records showed that before June, 1010, the
rule was the same as at ]irescnt, with the addition of a ]iaragrnph
saying that e.ich sheet in face stock shouM cut 75 ]ier cent clear in
cutting (ix2^ inches or belter. Mr. Young also wrote that in 1910 this
paragra]ih was stricken from the rules and that he further advis<*d the
member that after this date, on the objection of some of the members,
this amendment to the rule was voided and the paragrujih reinstated.

He stateil, however, that the rules as printed now do not include
that paragrajih, but ex])resscd himself as believing this was an error
in printing.

Going to the specific case, he said that the inquiring meml>er sold
a qnantit.v of this stock to the other member on the basis of this
information, but that the other member had bought the stock with
the imderstanding that this paragraph had been stricken from tlio
rules. Ho asked for information on the subject. It was finally sug-
gested that the question should be referred to Mr. Roach, traveling
representative, for arbitration, and that tliO association should stand
the actual cost.

Committee Reports

Secretary Defebaugh, sjicaking extcmiioraneously for the rail-
road committee, said that the sub-committee of the lumber com-
mittee of the general classification committee is doing a great deal
of -work in changing the classification on lumber rates. He advised
that the veneer men should get together and keep in touch with
this proposition, and that they should have a regularly retained
traffic man who will be able to work in their behalf in these
matters.

Mr. Dow, reporting for the membership committee, read the
names of ton applicants for membership to the association. All
applications were favorabh' acted upon.

Reverting again to the traffic man, Mr. Groffman brought up
the question definitelj- of employing a traffic man. There was
some discussion on this question by members who have had experi-
ence in this respect with local bodies in their community, and also
which involved the discussion of various rates which are now
unfavorable to forest products which would be remedied if the
right kind of a man were employed.

Mr. Spencer said that the various railroads in the Southwest
are gathering data in order to have veneer rates changed. He
said the efforts are based on a false idea of veneer profits, and
that the only remedy is valuation classification instead of thickness
classification.

Mr. Lord said there is an indication on the part of the railroads
to get the valuation per 100 pounds of veneers, which -would indi-
cate that they are working to the end of putting veneers on a
valuation classification.

C. T. .Jarrell moved that the railroad classification committee
meet with the uniform classification committee and discuss the
matter, and also that this committee decide regarding the employ-
ment of a traffic expert and report to the annual meeting in
December. The motion carried.

Harry A. Wheeler's Address

Harry A. Wheeler, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States of America, then talked regarding the work of the
National Chamber of Commerce and the tremendous problems which
confront the business men of the country.

The theme of Mr. Wheeler's talk was the evolution in the rela-
tion of business to the government, which must necessarily come
in order that there be not a condition of chaos as between business
and government and labor. He instanced the unfair advantage

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that has been granted by the government to labor and farmers
organizations, which has resulted from the desirability of the vote
of these vast bodies. He stated that the efforts of business men
to present their fair side of the case in many instances had been
met with ridicule, and that previous efforts toward consolidation
of business interests with the idea of having a fair representation
at Washington had failed because of improper methods used.

He stated, however, that with the present effort a different
result is anticipated, as the association is entirely democratic and
is operating on an entirely unselfish basis.

He stated that the labor element of the country has not yet come
to a fair appreciation of the efforts of the business men as rep-
resented in the National Chamber of Commerce, but that the move-
ment seems bound to increase in its scope and unity of purpose to
the point where it will be a representation of the entire business
community throughout the United States. At that time, accord-
ing to Mr. Wheeler, labor will be forced to recognize this element
as a factor and will be compelled to confer with it rather than
fight the business men individually, with the result that all ques-

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tions arising between business and labor will be adjusted on an
amicable basis through arbitration.

Mr. Wheeler foretold the only element wliieh could work dis-
astrously to the proposition, this being the tendency to withhold
moral and financial support after the proposition has gone along
for two or three years. He appealed for a continuance of such
support not for any specified period but for all time to come, stat-
ing that only through such support could the best interests of the
business men be fairly conserved.

Following Mr. Wheeler's splendid address the regular business
session adjourned.

ENTERTAINMENT

The delegates attending the convention were treated to an excep-
tionally pleasant banquet and cabaret performance at the South
Shore Country Club following the business session. They went in
a body, arriving in due time. Covers were spread for about sixty
members who were fortunate enough to attend. The whole affair
went off smoothly and will be long remembered as a most pleasant
and profitable function from a social point of view.

^::m{aiKe>:HmaimiOT6^«>;iWWiTOmi^i)^^ ■.■k'

It is not possible to furnish positiva proof that the output of lumber
in the United States is declining, yet statistics point strongly that
way. Figures showing the annual cut of sawmills are collected yearly
by the government; but the plan is changed so often that one year
cannot be compared with another. At one timQ practically every
sawmill in the country is included; at another time from 5,000 to
20,000 mills are left out of the statistics. It is evidently misleading
to compare totals reached in such a way, and ufe such comparisons
to show an increase or a decrease in output. The following totals
for the several years given will bring this point \out clearly.

Number o£ Active Lumber Cut.

Year. Mills }teportiy>g. iFeet B. M.

1S99 1 ai,833 35^084,166,000

1904 V . . ■ - 18,277 34,135,139,000

1906 22,398 37,550,736,000

1907 28,850 \ 40,256,154,000

1908 31,231 \ 33,224,369,000

1909 •. 48,112 44,509,761,000

1910 31,934 40,018,282,000

1911 28,107 37,003,207,000

1912 29,648 39,158,414,000

The foregoing figures leave the question in doubt, whether the out

is actually increasing or decreasing. On the face of the returns the
cut was greater in four former years than in 3911, and larger in
three preceding years than in 1912. In 1904 the cut of 18,277 miUs
exceeded the product of 31,231 mills in 1908. If all the mills were
reported every year, the totals would constitute a reliable basis for
determining whether the output is increasing, diminishing, or standing
still; but the partial returns are not conclusive. What they seem
to show is that the lumber output is practically stationary. If one
year apparently runs ahead, another drops back, leaving the general
average in doubt.

On one point there seems to be no doubt. The per capita use of
lumber in the United States is not increasing. A decline has set in.
As yet the decrease is small, but there is no reason to suppose that
it is temporary and that a few years hence will see a larger use of
wood per capita. It is doubtful if that time will ever come.

It would be interesting to know, though it is impossible to find out,
just what the use per capita has been during past years and decades.
Prior to 1899 statistics of lumber were much more fragmentary than
they have been since. Once in ten years the United States Census
compiled figures, and these go back a century, but no one ought to
suppose that such figures were complete. In early times the mills
were usually small and in remote districts, and the compilers of the
censuses doubtless missed more than they found.

If forest products are considered as a whole — the finished, the
rough, and the unmanufactured — it is highly probable that the per

capita use has been declining for a hundred years; but nobody can
prove it. The log houses of the pioneers contained more material
than modern frame houses of the same size. The old rail fence
demanded 75,000 feet of logs per mile. The modern board fence,
including the posts, can be made with less than half of it, while
the wire fence will take less than one tenth. There was at least
three times as much fencing used seventy-five years ago as now, in
proportion to the number of people. There were proportionately more
farmers then than now.

The modern farmer, however, uses more buildings than his grand-
father did. The pioneer seldom built sheds for his cattle; sometimes
not even for his horses; occasionally his hay was stacked in the
fields rather than under roofs; and as a general thing he was not
much of a buUder of anything except good fences, for which he cut
material with no i<lea of economy and no thought for the people who
were to follow.

The farmer is now learning to use lumber wisely and well. Agri-
cultural schools and lectures have taught him the economy of shelter.
The roof is the best investment he can make, next after good ma-
chinery. There must be barns large enough to house all the crops;
sheds for the cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, and poultry; silos, granaries,
and cribs. The progress along that line is remarkable.

There lies the lumberman "s chance to increase his sales. He does
not need to create the demand. It already exists. What he needs to
do is to take advantage of the opportunity, and see that the farmer
uses wood instead of cheap substitutes, like roofing paper, wall board,
metal siding that will rust out in three or four years, and other
makeshifts which the substitute people are pushing in wherever
possible.

There are 7,000,000 farms in the United States, and every one of
them is a prospective market for lumber. There is urgent need now
for 500,000 additional silos. In the small item of farm gates — gates
ready to hang — the farmers of Minnesota alone buy the equivalent
of 4,570,000 feet of lumber a year. A few years ago the farmer
patched up the best gates he could, of poles, rails, slipgaps, or what-
ever he could get, but now he buys the best.

Everything points to the farm as one of the lumberman 's best
prospective markets. The agriculturist is prosperous. He is able
and willing to buy whatever will prove to be a good investment, and
better buildings, fences, and shelters appeal to him. If every farmer
would buy only 2,000 feet more lumber a year than he is now buying,
it would increase the sales 14,000,000,000 feet a year. That would
absorb one-third of the whole lumber cut of the country. That appears
to be the most promising field wherein to increase the use of lumber.

HARUWOOU KECOKD

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B 740 — Wants Common and Clear Poplar Squares
MllwHiik.^'. \VI».. Mu.v ::.«•. Killti.r II.MiliniHin KKruiiu : Wi- iir.' In Hi''
Oinrki'l for n mr of 4\-t nnil 4\II I'oiiiiiioii iitid <l<>iir iMipliir wpiiin-K. Wonlil
tliiiiik you for till' niiiiii'K of niiiniifiK-iiiri'm of thU wmiil.

riic writer of the iiliovi- leftor liiis Ikhmi nivj'ii tlif niiiiu-n of wvoiiil
iiiifnoturprsi of this' stork. Others iiiterostoil xhoulil write IIahpwooii
■ oRli. — Kditou.

B 741 — Competent Cruiser Wants Position

. Imrl.'!.l.>ii. W. Vii.. .Inn.' 1. K.lltor II \ui.«....i. ItK.-.iiii. : Tli.' wrlt.r li.is
1 u .•ii|inK.-<l for Hvi- y.iir« In ii.tlv.- lliiili.'rliiK opi'iiitlons m» a rriils.r iiinl
f..r.-«t viiBlnwr. My .'xpcrlcnii' has c-oven-il a varli-ty of work, as I liavi'
lM'.'n In till' wcmmIh iimctli'iilly all of tlio tlnii- slnei- Krailnalliii: from lllll
iiion- Kon-st .><cliool.

It Jitst linp|M-DK nt this time that 1 niii opi'n
for n iriHxl imsltlnn nad would approclati-
tii-arlnu from ntiy of your renders who iiilKhl
Ix- In ni'<'<l of Hie servlres of an exporlenceil
tlniUT i-nilser and forest eiiplnoer.

The eilitor of IIakdwood Rkcokd ),ersoii
ally knows thut the writer of this letter is
iin ex|>erieneeil eruiser and firstelass wo<)c|>
man in every way. Anyone wisliinn ;i

.•oinpetent i-niiser shoiil.l write to this olli. .
iimiieiliati'ly. — KlilTiii:.

B 742 — Wants Market for Walnut Timber
and Stumps.

I'harli'Ston. Miss.. .Tnne I. — Editor II.Mii.
W'Nip Ui:riiRD: I, have been referred to yoti tn
olttain adilres,ses of people who use walnut
tlmlier and walnut slumps. I have eonslder-
al.l. ipinntltii's of lioth and would appreciate

B 743 — Wants Display Fixture for Dis-
playing Doors.

Ii.'s Moines. Iowa. .May -JH.-- Kdltor Il.vtll.-
/.-.i. ItKroRO: Will you kln.lly luUise If yon
«now of any firms making a display fixture
jiilialile for displaying doors V

Tlie writer of this letter has been given
the names of a <oii|ile of manufaeturers of
this item. Others inteieste.l shinihi write II'

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addresses, loeludlne also

Grand Rapids Lumbermen Meet

Th.' annual iiic-Hhk ..i ili- i.nm.l IM|.i.l- I.mi r n'

held on May 2t! at tie- K. nt C. unity <'liili mar lliat r

eluded liy a banquet and a iiui

program.

The serious business of the evening was the election of officers. The
ballot showed that the choice fell on Otis .V. Felger for president. Wllber
Warner, first vice-president. (J. W. Perkins, second vice-president. A. .M.
.Manning, .secretary, and David Boland. treasurer.

The banquet, which was the chief feature of the occasion, was In

charge of a coinnilttce consisting of the officers of the nssoelnti

including: President Karle Crossinan. first vice-president. II. P. New-
ton: second vice-president. Henry Schneider; secretary, Arthur M. Man-
ning, and treasurer. W. K. Vogelsang. The reception committee consisted
of Mrs. W. R. Smith, chairman: Mrs. William E. Vogelsang, Mrs. I,. I..
Sklllman. Mrs. n. P. Newton. Mrs. 11. L. Foote. Mrs. <i. von Platen and
Mrs. D. (;. Fitzglbbons.

After the conclusion of the dinner a number of persons were called on
for addresses, and the responses were general though most of those who
spoke had no previous notice that they were expected to contribute In
that manner to the evening's entertainment.

The all-powerful influence of the hickory switch in molding character

Last Meeting Memphis Club

There was coiuparallvely Utile liiislneHK IraiiMii'ti'd nt the last regiiliir
M'nil-inonihly niiH'tlng of tlii' l.undM-rinen's Club of .Memphis as the uii'iii
lii'i-H. Including the president, were anxious to gel <ail to n double-header
ball game at Ite<l Klin Park. The attiiidance, howi ver. was iinUHUally
large and the meeting was i|ulle an I'nihiislastle one. Tin- usual liinchi-on
wa< servi'd. It was decided that this would be Hie last regular mii-ting
tluring Hie sununer season, but ndjui.rnnient was taken subjecl to n call
li-oin the president In the event anything of Iniporlanei- arises demanding

attention of this body.

Thr 'W members were elected as follows: W. J. Pate, Areola Hard-
wood I'ompany, Areola, Miss., nssoclati' : .\. N. Koach, engaged In the
hardwood lunils-r business under his own niimc at I^'xlngton, Miss., nsso.
dale, and Frank Storton of the Mossman l.iiinlier I'ompany, active. Thi'
iiii'inbiTsblii (onimlttee lias hei-n (|iille busy during the past few months
and a large addition has bin-n made to liolli
th.' active and associate list. Two otln-r
a|i|illcallons were reported at this meeting.
but they win not be voted on until the n.xt
ri'gular meeting Is lii'Id. which will |irobably
Im' some time III September or early October.

The eninmltl n arrangements for the

iili> to Ituirnio rcpohed that thi're were thirty
luembers who hail declared their Intention
■ •f going and asked that others who Intended
making the frli> let their names Is' known In

riic local delegation will leave ° In special
-■irepers over the Illinois Central and these
will be attached at Chicago to the train to
'■•• run by the Michigan Central.

The board of directors, to whom was re-
i.rred the question disposing of the rooms In
the Kiislness Men's Club finished and fur-
nished by the I.iimberinen's Club, with an-
tliorlty to act, reported that a plan had been
arranged whereby a permanent attache would
be secured for tbrse rooms. They wen- or-
ranged In order thai the club memliers might
have a |ilace for Informal meetings and also
In ordi'r that tbev might be visited by archi-
tects, contractors, prospective builders and
others with a view to giving publicity to the
splendid results obtained from paneling made
of woods manufactured In this city In the
way of Interior finish. They have not licen
used at all up to this time for the reason
ihai llier- was no lu-riiianent attendant to welcome visitors, answer
ijnestiniis :iii(l otherwise make those who came feel at home. The present
solution Is regarded as a very satisfactory one. and a largely increased
<isi' of Hie rooms Is auHcipated.

Liimbennen. like other business men of the country, are quite anxlou:<
thai adjournment of Congress should he taken with as little delay as
possible. This accounts lor resolutions which were adopted nt this meet-
ing petitioning Congress lo adjourn at an early date. It was pointed out
In the |>ri'nmble I hereto that there has been some very far reni-hlng legis-
lation enacted at this session and tliat It Is necessary that business Inter-
ests of the country should have an opportunity lo adjust themselves to
the changed conditions following the writing of the tariff and currency
bills Into the statute books of the I'nlted States without having to be up
in Hie air over other legislation still 'lending, nie resolutions carried
inslructlons to the secretary to lorward them to the proper authorities
at Washington.

Hoo-Hoo Concatenation

The local division of the Concatenated Order of Ilno-IIoo monopolized
May 27 during the Forest Products Fxiwsllion and held a banquet and
coneat at Hie lirand Central Palace. 'I1ie alTalr had been widely ad-
vertised and huge posters were displayed at nearly all the booths at the
show, tile result being the greatest number of visiting cats ever brought
togithrr In New York. The ceremonies after the dinner were in good
bands as will he seen from the list of ofllcers given below, and nothing
was overlooked when showing the ^ight kittens Into the mysteries of
the order. The nine In charge were: Snnrk. E. H. r^ewis : Senior Hoo-
Hoo. Boiling .\rthur .Tohnson : .Junior IIoo-Hoo, C. .T. Kammer : Bojum,
O. II. Smith: Scrlv^noier. I(. .t. Willlnms: .I.'ibherwoek. .T. T. O'ltourke :

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('ustncnliiin. Will. S. Tiiiuioiii' ; ArciinopiM-. (!<>orgL' Wood; (jurdoii, Hai-i
Jlilicr. The kittous wcic : A. Constantinc, It. A. I'onatantlnp. E. S. Ando
iKin, ('. R. Uogors, C. L. Iteid, J. II. Xli-Cnskci-, C. Macauley and .T. i
Minei-. several of them being out-of-town people. TUe affair was a li
siicwRS and a distinctive feature of tile himlier show in New York.

Report of Wood Preservatives

500 pages, lilli'd wit
treatment of wi)o<l 1i
thirt.vone stalls and
the oils used in pns,.

aiiu.'ir.v li.'is lieen piihlislied in a Iraok of
formation for persons Interested in the
V. 'J'he association has l'.)4 nicmlK-rs iu
ountrles. It Is shown that two-thirds of
is Imported from lOngland and (ierinan.v.

a qniet affair, onl.v relatives lielng present, .\fter the ci-remon.v the liride
and groom left for au extended trip through the West, taking in Denver
and other points of interest. They Intend to ri'turn in about three
vvec'ks, and will be at home after .Vugust 1.") at r>2a;i (Jlenwood avenue.

Mr. Sehoi'n Is a pniriiiiieiit member of the hardwood trade, being chair-
man of Division ■ T." of the I,miibermen-s As.soeiation of ("hieago. He is
also a member of the lllin.iis Atbl.tl.- Civil..

Hardwood Mill at Hattlesburg, Miss.

1 Lumber Coiiuian.v of Tona-
>ngements for the building of

It is reported that tlie Kels,-y llar.lwt
v'anda. X. V., has practically cimipleted ai
I hardwood mill at or near Hattlesburg, M
I'onawanda, aceoiiipanied liy f!(><irge W. (

mmn

■itiltes

~'A,021,WM gallons

SS,66.'5,000 gallons

100,000,000 gallons

i' ties treated in tin

IS :M.141,2:il ; and ol

treated

ith

s.ite. s.r,Tii.:ili:i with zinc chloride. :!,01,->,0T
creosote and zinc chloride, and l.Sl.s.4!)
miscellaneous materials.

During the same year there wei;e (
poles treated, of which ."iT..".!!."! were giv
creosote treatment. 4:!.r..V.i c.i.il lar, H.1.".:;
12,0T9 charring. r,.'M;\> ,vwU- ..n, :niil
miscellaneous,

June Banquet St, Louis Club

Tbr .Inn.- I>:i 11(111. 't of the St. Louis I

vltli

the Lled-
:;!0. The

banquet was given In honor of the ladles, and
IS past events, wlieu the ladles have been
present, have bc-eri something out of the ordi-
nary, this one was no exception. During the
course a high-class cabaret entertainment was
presented. Between the courses, and after the
dinner was finished, the participants danced
until they were fired.

aroi*imMi^t'j!ii!jiTOM5roi:w«M«rotti)^^

With the Trade

Officials of the company at
of Chattanooga, southern
eted a tour of the Ilatties-
i-t hardwood tiiiibcT buyer has been placed in the
Held to sciuie stumpage. It is also possible that
an additional plant may be erected in that state
MS tbc ..Itleials are investigating tb.' timber sup-
ply in oilier sections of Mississippi mihI par-
li,iilMily in tile Wclnity of Natchez,

Grand Rapids Men to Build Mill at Little
Rock

ret.uy. Mini Carl .1. llaer. industrial commis-
siiinei- .it tb.' l.ittl.' Koek Chamber of Commerce,
.1 I.. U.tliiiK ami William V. Clarke of Grand
Uapids, Midi., hav.' been induced to locate a
large hardwood mill in Little Uock. This de-
clsl<in comes as a result of the natural advan-
tages to be found in Little Uock, Its proximity
to the hardwood forests in addition to the
promise on the part of the Little Hock Olmmber
of Commerce to pay "i iier cent of the com-
pany's annual payroll for a period of three
years, and the further inducement offered by the
1-aetorla Land Company to donate a tract of
ten acres as a site on which to erect the plant.
D. S. Watrous of Memphis will be in active
management of the new iDlant when completed,
.\li. Watrous is an experienced hardwood saw-
mill man, and is now manager for the Lansing
('..iiipany of Parkin, Ark. The new company
will be capitalized at ,$100,0011, and promises to
Iniv.' tlie new plant In operation by Novera-
i..r 1. It will employ about one hundred men,
wiib an annual iiayroll of $.">O.0oo.

Government Timber Sold

ernnnMii ri'eeiitly approved tin' sale of .50ci,(iiHi f.-i't of hardwood
the O/.ark National forest. Arkansas, to Barron & (iill. The
piice for this timber is $:i per 1,000 feet for all species. The
.r.ivldes that the rutting shall begin about .Tuly 1 and continue
Tiih.'r 1 lill."!. so that about 23.000 feet will be removed each

vith

Frederick W. Cole

iierly in the wliol.'sab- I rail.' in New York, and
National Wbol,.sal.. Lumbei- Dealers' Association.

Voik .111 May JiJ. Mr. Cole suffered a break-

.11.1 i.ni..l st.'adlly until the end.
11 ill Mil inmber trade In the East when a boy.
iiM.li- in I ssK as representative of the Shepard &
It. in. Vt. Me began on his own account in 1899,
ay. During his activities here he made a large
asing personality won for him a large circle of
n private life. He was an active member of the
iient, and a charter*

Big Log Jam Broken

river, a branch of the Meiioin
their recollection. It has in
jam was two miles in lengtl
a mile into the woods. The

friends in the trade aud in private life. He was :

New York Lumber Trade Association until his ro

member of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association. He ^

also a member of the New Y'ork Athletic Club. The funeral was held

H, B. Homan

ttack of paralysis. Mr. Homan
: Puddlngton, wholesalers, and
0 score years. He was one of

good mixer of the old type in

quiet. He v

■^

home in ISrooklyu. May 24. following an

was a principal of the firm of Homan

had been in the local trade for almost t

the most popular men in the trade, and

business. In private life his tastes were quiet. He was not identified

with any club or order. Mr. Homan was a member of the New York

Lumber Trade Association and stood for all the principles which that

organization upholds. He is survived by a widow, three sons and three

daughters.

Schoen-Dwyer

.vt 4 .i-.l<„k W.'iln.is.biy. .liin.i :;. Alr\ 11, S.I ii. s.^eretary of the

Coiuinhia lliinlu.i.i.l I.ii r C ikiiu, I'l i ts l>.i,s4 H ilii.'k stn-.it, Clli-

Ini'e iu Wisconsin, was the greatest within
en cleared J)y the use of dynamite. The
and in some places pushed a quarter of
The lumber camps at Looniis were swept away
like a house of cards. Twenty thousand cords of pulpwood were mixed
up in the jam. The quantity of timber coming out on the drives this
season is smaller than in any recent year.

New Hardwood and Cypress Mill
According to information given out. Joseph Norgress has arranged for
the erection at Marlngouln, La., of a sawmill for the manufacture of hard-
wood and cypress lumber. In addition a plant for the manufacture of
bandies will be established. It is the intention of Mr. Norgress to make
a spi-cialty of the manufacture of broom handles. The equipment has been
purchased from the New Orleans office of the American Sawmills Machinery
Company.

First Lumber Through Canal

If present arrangements ai arrl.'d out. the first cargo of lumber to

pass through the Panama canal will be Douglas flr. The date set for the
passage is July 1, and the boat will be the "Robert Dollar." It will
pass through the Panama canal en route to Toronto, Canada, carrying
the initial installment of 2.";,000.000 feet of Douglas flr from mills of
the Oenoa Tiav Lumber Company to be used in extensive wharf improve-

inde

Planing Mill Burned at Lexington

r L.>xingt.in, Ky.. a loss estimated at if.-.O.OOO was sus-

riiiii- of S. F. McCormick Lumber Company's planing mill,

iiiu. The property carried only $5,000 insurance. A

II illy of lumber was burned in the yard. The Are Is

^tiirtcd from a cigarette.

H A K 1 ) W O O 1 ) K i: C O K 1 )

Black WUnut asd Plenty of It

'• tlh> )l«r<lii i.r III, p. i.r...
M". Tin-**' l!iri-<> iiliotiiRnipliii
: the jrurd nnil hIko bIhiw •

li. U Juriirti, M-rrrl«r>^, wrll<-« llAUi>»tMii> ItiUHiun tlinl tli<< c-uiiipaii)-'i
illjr rard.1 abow thrrv U about 042,000 fm-t of walnut Inca mi lianti nl

Another Kerne Invented

\ SIZEABLE PILE OK IIIGH-GRAI>E BLACK WALNUT LOGS ON
YAHDS OK PESKOD WALNIT AND VENEER COMPANY

•- plant. This company bas had

u unusually gimd season and tln'
;.n>spcrts arc (!Ood for contlnuano-
of same until tbc early part of
fall and wIntiT. The total output
of the P.nrcKl Walnut and Vcnoir
Company for this year will l»-
0.500,000 feet of walnut logs at
Its Kansas City Plant.

By the way. this mill Is tli.-
largest plant In the country whioli
Is devoted exclusively to the manii
facture of walnut veneers and luni
ber. The seven-foot band mill ami
the two quarter rounds are being
operated continually, cutting ex-
clusively American walnut. All
lumber Is treated through the
Kraetzer dryer, photograph of
which accompanies this story.
Through this means, according to
Mr. Jurden, the walnut lumber is

nini-h Improved in iippearnnce uiid is of a very even and uniform color.
>Ir. Jurden writes personally tliat his concern is receiving many more
domestic inquiries for walnut veneers and lumber than have been re-
ceived for many years, which Indicates tliat domestic manufacturers of
furniture, etc.. arc beginning to realize that the aristocrat of American
hardwoods Is too fine a wood to be exported and not used In this country.
.Vs a result of the extensive publicity campaign Instituted by walnut
manufacturers, furniture people and other lines are tailing on walnut
and exbiliiting regular lines of walnut furniture in their show-rooms.
.\ccordiug to Mr. Jurden. It is his opinion that the time is not far distant
when the majority of walnut business will bo domestic instead of export.

Investigating Markets for Philippine Woods

ItulH-rt S, 1-indlay of I"indlay. Iticliardson A: Co., Ltd., of .Manila, I". I.,
and tjla.s);ow, .Scotland, spent the early days In June In Chicago, lie Is
on a tour around the world In the Interest of Philippine hardwoods. This
company owns 10."),000 acres of timber In the islands and Is already
shipping considerable quantities of hardwoods to California, Oregon, and
Washington, and Is looking forward to the opening of the Panama Canal
In expectation of entering markets from which Ulgh freight now excludes
the Philippine woods. The company has a large saw and planing mill in
Manila and another in the interior.

Sawmill Wrecked by Explosion

Dowd Brothers' sawmill at Fibre, Mich., was recently wrecked l>y the
explosion of the steam boiler. It is supposed that the accident was due
to a defective safety valve that refused to work. Although the mill was
completely destroyed, fortunately no lives were lost. The danger was
detected In time for the crew of twenty men to escape to places of safety.
Pieces of the wreckage were blown hundreds of feet by the force of the
explosion. The same company formerly lost a mill by fire at the same
place.

^ A wood Mfuia to have ap|K<ared on the wentrrn boriioo, or a new

iiii T'T an old woml. ThU randldnte fur jHipular favor !• Mid to grow

in the fniilneHiieii iif the Kocky monntninii In the northern Idaho i<*g1oD,
and It la called "niountnln aprurc while pine." It la *ald to be abundant,
and of itood quality. II may be nco'pled na a fact that no new appclei bai
been diacovered. ThU ran lie no oiImt than a dlfTerent name for one of
Ihe well known »oft W(>...l« of that region.

Important Bate Hearing In St. Louis

One of the iiioat linporlant Interalnli> Cnninnree CommlaMun hrarinc*
i-iird In St. l/oula for a lone lime waa Ihal Involvini: an advance of from
"lie lo three o-nlH per hiindriMl In ralea un xhlpmenia nf lumber and foreat
jiriMluelii from I,oiilalana and .\rknn<,iin puiniH t<i M<'iiipbl<>, Cairo, Kl. Ixiuli
and KanaaN City, and Inmi Miniplil-,. Arknii»a» and l.<<uli>lana polnla. ai
wi'll aH points in si.ulhia»i.rn lerril.ir.v, i.. deHilnntiunx In KaUHaa, weat-
irn Missouri. Nebraska. North Iiakoln ami South Iiakota. which waa heard
iiiriuK (lie week beginning June 1. iH'fori' Kxamlner tiiitliein.

Many local hardwood and cooperoKe men were preaent during Ihe entire

aring and Ihe tesllniony given was llKtene<l to wjtb much Interest.

.lames I). Watson, the llrst witness called, was on the stand the grealrr

It of Ihe nrHl two days. Mr. Watson Is the nKHlalanl Irafllc man-
r of the St. Louis Konthweslcrn Qaliroad, and Is one of the beat posted

I ■ men In the country.

Mr. Watson's testimony was of a technical nature. A great many
statistics, maps, figures and data were presented. lie stated that when
rates from the Southwest on hardwood were originally made they were
made exceptionally low to meet competition from Oblo, Indiana, llllnoia.
.Michigan, Pennsylvania, etc.. lo meet a prejudice existing against all
hardwood from Ihe southwest territory, on the ground that It waa of an

Inferior grade, and

competitli
the nide

The rom|K>lltlon from
ales lieing now almost

""■■"■'''"■'.f' iTlliP

i'Xtlnet, the prejudir<< having been
overcome, and the cost of water
lompctitlon being greater because
of ilkl-llhood of damage, cost of In-
surance, etc., the reason for the
nmlntenancc of tbc low rates no
longer exists and the rates should
be put on a proper basis.

rollowlng Mr. Watson, were
i:. II. Calef of the Iron Mountain &
.Southern, J. R. Mills of the Kan-
sas City Southern, E. C. I>.
.Mnrsbnil of the Louisiana Hallway
and .Navigation Company, and
<:. II. Crosby of the Burlington.
Each of these gentlemen showed
the extent of the Increase as ap-
plied to bis line and submitted
reasons for Its need. They cor-
roborated Mr. Watson In his testi-
mony, that abnormally low rates
for the southwestern lumber trafflc

were made many years ago to help It and that now the territory Is able
to pay the higher rotes.

Shippers of hardwood lumber from St. Louis. Chicago, Omaha, Memphis,
Cairo and other cities were the last witnesses heard and entered a pro-
test against the proposed Increase in rates. Their evidence was to the
effect that the present rales were on a compensating basis and If there
were any change in rates, the yellow pine basis should be reduced to that
of the hardwood.

Thos. E. Powe of the Tbos. E. Powe Lumber Company, Geo. Cottrell of
Ihe .American Mardwood Lumber Company. E. Kaiiffmann of the Thomas'

HARDWOOD RECORD

^V; I'roctz LiimlHT Com|iau.v. Stewart E. Greer, and Franz Waldstoin of the
Waldstein Lumber Company were witnesses for the Lumbermen's Exchange
of St. Louis. E. E. Gilbert, C. G. Miller, XI. S. Carter and F. H. Atwood
represented the Cairo Lumbermen's Association. William H. Perkins of the
Davis Bros. Lumber Company, E. Brandt of the Gayoso Lumber Com-
pany. S. M. Nickey of Nickcy & Sons, J. D. Allen of the Hardwood
Manufacturers' Association of the United States, T. E. Sledge, traffic
manager for May Brothers ; F. B. Robertson of the Anderson-TuUy
Company represented the Memphis Lumbermen's Club.

Walker I>. Weliford was the main witness for the cooperage industry.
He said that further advances would be a serious handicap to the
cooperage industry. The coopers could not stand it. They did not ask
for less rates but only wanted , the railroads to take into consideration
that any advance of rates would curtail the business and would hurt
the railroad business as well. •.

Witnesses from Omaha were F. S. Welty, purchasing agent for the
.Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railways Company ; George Rasmussem,
manager of the Nebraska Bridge Supply & Lumber Company. One of the
strongest witnesses for the shippers was F. S. Knapp, president of the
Omaha Box Company. lie stated that he was now paying nineteen
cents per hundred pounds but objected to paying twenty-three cents. If
the increase were granted, he said, it would mean a loss to his business
of from thirty to forty per cent. It is almost certain to drive out of
business some of the smaller lumber manufacturers.

P. E. Gilbert, general sales agent for the Wisconsin Lumber Company,
occupied the stand for some time. His testimony dealt with comparative
values and weight, per car of hardwood and yellow pine lumber. H. M.
Slater, rate clerk for the International Harvester Company and the
Wiseoiisiu Jjumber Company, also testified.

The hearing occupied the entire week.-

Vi;mi>aam:W:;im!rotg)ti»»tWK^^

Pertinent Information

Rate Matters in Arkansas

The Arkansas liailroad Commission, on May 2.j, issued an order reijuir-
ing the Fourche River Valley and Indian Territory railroad to accept lum-
ber and other freight at points along its line west of Beilevue. This
action on the part of the commission is the result of a petition asking for
better service along the road, and it is stated that the railroads' former
refusal to accept freight west of Beilevue was due largely to lumber
manufacturers owning interest in the railroad.

The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, reversing the
ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission with regard to the tap-
line railway has met with general approval throughout the state of Ar-
kansas. This is not only from among the tap line owning lumber manu-
facturers, but by railroad officials, and officers of the Arkansas Railroad
Commission. W. F. McKnight, chairman of the Arkansas Railroad Com-
mission, in commenting on the case, stated that the commission had always
favored the tap lines in the matter of receiving a division of the freight
charges on long or interstate hauls. "These roads," said Mr. McKnight,
"are required to comply with all of the state laws in their operation, to
obtain a charter and also use the same tariffs that the trunk lines use.
That they should have a share of the freight rates is nothing but right.
If they are deprived of this they have no source of revenue except from
charges on short-line hauls, which is no'minally a switching charge."

IS. P. Allen, formerly chairman of the Arkansas Railroad Commission,

"The building of tap lines in a more or less undeveloped country will
do more for the section through which they are built than anything else,
and the only way these roads will be built and operated is through pri-
vate interests. The trunk lines will not build them for the reason that
they must be operated at a loss for a number of years.

"If a share of the freight charges is taken from these tap lines, leav-
ing them only the regular rate of their road for short line hauls, their
source of revenue is so decreased that they cannot afford to operate,
and when this occurs the development of that section of country is
stopped.

"These roads, in addition to assisting the development of lands, are
constant feeders for trunk lines, which get thousands of cars of lumber
and other products from that source that they would not otherwise get.
Alter the country along the line is so far developed that operating the
road is a paying proposition, they in nearly every instance are taken over
by the large lines, and the section of country is thereby given railroad
facilities that it would never have had if the large roads were their only
chance."

Moderate Forest Fire Losses in Michigan

Nearly complete reports by fire wardens in the upper Michigan peninsula
and estimates for the lower part of the state show that the state has
not suffered severely this season from forest fires. The heaviest loss
reported in the upper peninsula was in Schoolcraft county, and it will not
exceed $5,000. The next largest loss was in Chippewa county, $2,600.
The whole damage in the upper peninsula will not exceed $50,000. It is
believed that the loss in the lower part of the state will not go above that.

The slight loss is parti,
system of patrol in fori

the tavorab
forested par

of the

and partly to

An English 'View

The London Timber Trafles Journal recently said that in their efforts
to develop the principle of trade organization the Americans are sadly
hampered by anti-trust laws, .\lthough the paper disclaims any intention
to criticize tlie laws of the United States, it says that it is obvious that
practically every trade requires powers of combination for various pur-
poses, and it is not surprising to find that the leaders of American com-
merce, chafing under the restrictions imposed, are seeking to obtain legis-
lative modifications. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, a
body which was organized at the suggestion of the national authorities to

serve as a jxttvii m :m|\ i . r in business matters, has appointed a special

committee t : ' is late trade commision bill. After the com-
mittee has icmi . I i ■ I, i -ii;;ation, it is proposed to refer some seven
different propo-n i..:, i.. Ani.iis commercial bodies throughout forty-seven
states, and to takc> ;i direct vote upon them. Six of the seven questions
are mainly domestic in character, and do not therefore call for reference
in England ; but the seventh is of a different category. Put briefiy, the
proposition is that Congress should direct the proposed commission to
investigate and report at the earliest practicable date on the advisability

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co., Alexandria, Louisiana

ii^rPP^i"'.Vuu..LliM

Manufacturers of High Grade Hardwoods

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PU RCELL

Kansas City, Mo. U. S. A.

HAKUWOOD RECORD

"ANDREWS"

Transfer Cars

Cj-oss or I\f/(/ Pilinir

Are of better, heavier design,
stronger construction, more
effectively cross-braced, and
run easier than any other good
Transfer Car offered.

Address DRIER DEPARTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co-

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO

III ilii' I'oiuliirt mill fur (III- |in.i.'
r w.ir.li.. Ill nirnnl Aiiii-rlciin lnnl<-
onlllii IriKlv, Hlilrli Hniilil Ih- lll-tsi

■w n icn-iilir ili-iiiif ..f niA|ii<rn
•if fiir<-litn I rude, ur. |>iit lulu
niTK of niiiililnalliiii In i^-nix-ct
lillitl III till- iKiiiir Irnili'.

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

el. ball bearing rollers, eight foot scctlonB; easily
coupled together and assembled to form line of any required length,
over which lumber, flooring, dimension stuff, etc.. will travel on a
four per cent grade. Adjustable Jacks supplied to support conveyer
line and secure proper grade. Light, strong and easily portable.
Been In successful use for past ten years.

Prices quoted on receipt of Information as to lengths and widths
of materials, and total distance to be conveyed. Send rough sketch
showing requirement. Ask for catalog.

^1al^ Offlre »nd Fartorr

ELLWOOD CITY. PENN.

Branch Factories:
TORONTO. ONTARIO
LONDON. ENGL.AND

Whllnt lilt' iiitwiTH iif Iriialii In r<M(iiril ii> tlir limni- imili- nrc ii|i|inri-nlly

^llll III III' HiiliJiM't III li-irtnlnllvi- n-mrnliiiH. tlii' lili'i niH In Im' ihnt tin-

rnri-luiii'r Ik mil In iii-iil i.r |ir<i|i-r(|iiii. iiml nhmilil. Imlii'il. In- li.iltiil ii|Hin
UK fiilr pri'.v.

Brlqueta Hade of Sawduit

Thi' (irulili'iii of mnklng Mwdiiiit lirliim-in la mil ui>w. Ii Ims Ihm-ii
illKcuHM'fl In trnili' iin|M>rri for .Vfitrii, mtil iiiiiiiitouh I'Xtirrlnteiflii. miiup
fiilrly nui-i-i'Hsrul. hnvi- liocn inndi-. \ mt'iil ruDnnlar ri'iKirl liy l(. K.
.MnDsfli-ld at Vlrtnrla, lirltUh I'lihiiiililii. il<-s>Tlb<'ii ni-w uudiTtuklngii
nluuK the Minii.' lUif. Iiy tuu i'oin|iiinli'ii. whimi' npcrnllonii ■■ yc>t liavv nut
imxHfd tlio i'X|i(-rlini-nlal Htagi'. but nrrangi'iiirnln nro lii-lns inadi> In put
tlic hrlquPtH on ttic market to tho i-xtiMit of twpnty too* a day.

Tho prod'Kn riiiiiloycd In the plant nt Victoria U df»rrll)od an fotlnwii :
The bark. Blabs, iiliavInK'. iiawduiit, and other portlonn of the wmid refuw
from the HawmlllH Ih (Imt paiiHi'd throuKli u hog, or edKlns inarblne. In
whirh II Ik cut Into plecvn not more than Ihroofourths Inrh long. Tbe
material Ih then pasHed Into a Kbredibr. ubere It Im reduced to One
partleleM from the thlekneKH of a miiteli up to a quarter of an Inrh.
I'roiii the Hbredder It paHHes Into a dry kiln, where It In tborougbly
dried. aK t;reen partlrleH of wood will not adhere and remain la form,
no matter bow great the preKHure may hi-. From the drier It koi-ii to the
heavy lompress machine, where It Ik passed Into brlquetK, or roll*, three
inches In diameter, beld toKotber with a Hevenply tarred Jute atrlng,
the only bond used In the briquets.

The cost of production, InrludlnK depreciation, Interest on capital.
Insurance, etc.. Is estimated «t ?:i per ton. The selllnR price will In-
Koverned by the price of coal, as the new fuel will be a competitor of
coal for domestic uses. The manufacturers claim that the briquets aH a
ttrnte fuel and for cooking purposes, esiiedally for bnklni;. arc superior
lo either wood or cool, as It Is more eiunbustlble than the hitter and
leaves less ash and residue than either. '

I'roin scientific tests made by expi-rts, the fuel Is said to contain
S.(I14 Krltlsb thermal units to the pound, and the iisb amounts to two
and onebair per rent. The company claims that from experiments
made recently no ash or residue resulted from the burning of their
liroduct, either In a grate, stove, or furniice. It_ Is also claimed that It
nqulres less ulr to Insure seed combiistlim than other fuels, especially
lonl. and that It docs not dlslntegrale In the process of burning. The
plant nt Victoria Is equipped with tbrei- macblnes with a dally capacity
of seven tons each. The fuel cau he nianuraetured and delivered wltbln
n mile of the factory at a cost of f:t per ion, which Is much less than
the cheapest srades of Pacific coast coal.

Big Canadian Timber Contract

.\ cutilnic-I i-iiI.tim1 liitii ri'ci-iilly hcivvi-i-n the Iiumlnlon (tovernment
iinil till- Kmplri- l.uniliir foiupnny and llie Cniiieron Lumber Companj,
liotb ol Victoria. Hrltlsh t'niumbia. calls fur the delivery In Toronto of
L'4.0il0,i)()(i feet of timber to be used In constructing new harbor works
there. The total outlay on the harbor will be approximately JKi.OOO.OOfi.
The timber will Ix- shipped from the (^lwltcban Lake and Cameron Lake
iiillls of the two companies. Most of the big order will be shipped
through the Panama canal, but pending the opening of the canal several
nilirion feet will Iw shipped overland. The first shipment on the order,
r.imprtslng 25(l.(Mi<i feet, was made by rail recently.

Displacing Barbed Wire

uill he Imllt of barbed wire no more !■:;
«ire answers every puniosr as well, and
•lii.s not Injure cattle and horses In the s
handled, and preferable In every way.

Electrocution of Teredos
\ new method of destroying teredos, a pest which has caused enormous
■ la mage In the destruction of piles used In wharfage construction In
ii.irth Pacific coast ports, particularly In Vancouver, Seattle, and Tacoma,
liy turning an electric current Into the plies. Is being tried In Seattle.
These pests have so for successfully defied all attempts to eradicate
them from the timbers supporting the various structures along the water
front in the Puget Sound nud Ilrltish roliinibla ports, and a means of
destroying them will prove a gnat saving to Individuals and companies
maintaining docks ami wliarfagi' propirtli'^ on the consl.

Orazing on Forest Lands

The Department of Acrleulliire recently issued bulletin ,14 which deal*
with forage plants on forest lands. The bulletin was written by Arthnr
W. Sampson, plant ecoioglst. The purpose of the publication Is to show
to what extent ranges may be pastured without Injury to the forage
crops. There Is an intir.sting discussion of numerous plants fit for
animal fruKl. and of the iii.lury done by over-crnzlnt'-

Management of Iioblolly Pine

The purest Service bus published a liullellii. 'porest Management
of Lobloll.v Pine In Delaware, Maryland and Virginia." by W. D. Sterrett
The purpose of the publication is to explain what methods should Yx
followed and what protection should be given In order to bring on

HARDWOOD RECORD

rigion specified. Tbc rapid iDorease
n reproduotion, make It a species of
more quickly.

profitable yrowtb of this tre
In size ot this pine, and its
great promise. Kew trees grov to marketal

Excellent Bed Gum Bulletin
I'boso iutcrestcd in v.'d u'Ucn will find much important iiUoniiMti.ui in
tbp latest bulletin, wbicb was recently issued by the i:nin luni" i \I:iiii;
I'actiirers" Association of Memphis, Tenn. Tbe papir i i i i i i i
citically in the interest oi rod Kum and tbe latest i
tabulated statement of the sal;s ot this lumber to l..>i.. l..lw^u .m.;
domestic buyers by members ot the organization. It likewise contains
Utters from users of red sum giving tbeii- unqualified approval of this
material for various purposes and also has other material therein cal-
culated to Impress consumers with (be advantages ot this particular class
of stock.

Artificial Wood in France
Consul Carl Bailey Ihirst writes from Lyons, Krance. that iutormation
has been made public there concerning an artificial wood, which, it is
stated, will be of great value as n substitute for natural wood. The new-
product has been found after years of study and practical experiments, the
most recent ot which have given eminently satisfactory results. The
process consists in transforming straw into a solid material having the
resistance of oak. The straw after being cut into small pieces Is reduced
to a paste by boiling, to which certain chemicals are added. When the
paste has been reduced to a homogeneous mass it is put into presses.
and planks, beams, laths, and moldings of all sizes are readily made.
This new material can be sawed like natural wood. As a fuel it emits a
bright Hame and little smoke. It is further stated to be adaptable tc

Maple Shoe Heels

but

choicest maple in Michigan Is in demand for that commodity. Tbi'
quantity Is by no means small. Eighteen carloads of the wood were
recently shipped in one week from Cadillac to Boston, all of which was
purchased by "manufacturers of Krench heels. Wood has substitutes to
eontend with: so has leather. Tha! eighteen carloads of wood took the
|)lace ot that quantity of leather.

Camphor Trees in Mississippi
.\ commendable effort at growing camphor for commncial purposes Is
reported from the little town of Bexley, Miss. Groves planted some time
ago are growing well. There should be no climatic reasons why the
camphor tree will not thrive in Mississippi. It grows in .Japan and
China. It belongs to tbe laurel family, hut there are different kinds o'
camphor trees. One that is native in Borneo would probably find the
Mississippi climate too cold. The promoters of one of tbe enterprises neaj
Bexley estimate that an acre of six-year-old trees will yield a ton of
camphor. Only one crop can be harvested from a planting, because the
trees must be destroyed in order to extinct the camphor. It is a product
of steam distillation. 'J'he trunk, limbs, and roots are cut Into small pieces
and are subjected to steam. The principal obstacle In tbe way of making
the growing ot camphor profitable, provided the climate and soil are
suitable, is competition with synthetic camphor, which is a product manu-
factured from petroleum and so nearly like genuine i-nnipbor that the
difference is hard tc. .leteet.

Champion Lumber FUer

I'he I'acific Coast constantl.v goes after records. The latest dlscover.\
is tbe champion lumber pller. who Is In the employ of a western company
which is just now publishing his feats for advertising purposes. According
to reports, this man has for twenty-two years been piling lumber on the
average of three hundred days each year and on an average of thirty
thousand feet of lumber per day. At this rate he has bandied nine million
feet a year, or one hundred and ninety-eight million feet since he started.
In tonnage this means that two hundred and ninety-seven tons or eight
thousand carloads of material have been taken care ot by him.
Aspen for Matches

There are large quantities of aspen in some of the northern states. It
grows rapidly and covers a wide range. It is good pulpwood but tbe trees
are usually too small for lumber. It ha.s been found that the wood is
valuable for matches. A single match factory in Capetown, South Africa,
imports :!.(IOO.OOO feet, log scale, of this wood. No orders, as far as can
be learned, have been placed in the T'nlted States, but the wood which
grows here has been tried and has been pronounced superior to the Uus
sian aspen which has been used heretofore. The logs must be not less
than nine inches in diameter up to twenty inches, and must be as clear
of knots as possible. In addition to being clear of knots, each log must
be seven feet long and perfectly straight.

Conservation in Tibet

.\ recent consular report on the resources of the hitherto forbidden land
of Tibet says that the country possesses vast water power, but that
the only attempts to utilize thus far have been made by natives who have
learned to drive their "prayer mills" by water in place ot turning them
by hand. The prayer mill is a machine for grinding out prayers. So many
turns count as one prayer. The devout heathen now hitches his mill to
a water wheel, and can go away in the peaceful assurance that the pray-
ing will be properly done during bis absence.

per cent grade, over rough ground,
with a Ij^-inch Yellow Strand Powerstecl
cable that had been in constant use for over
six months. This same cable yarded over
ly^ million feet of lumljer without breaking.
It was still serviceable at the end of the
season.

Yellow Strand Powersteel

is made especially to withstand the tremendous
strains and the wear and tear of logging. It's
elastic, flexible and most economical because it
lasts the longest.

Try Yellow Strand Powersteel yourself and
you'll soon find out that "A Yellow Strand In
Your Rope Means Yellow Gold In Your Pocket."
( )nler direct or through any of our agents.

p]^]7]7 TUB YELLOW STRA^

HAKUWOOD KECOKD

The White Lake Lumber Co.

IV..,.lr. G». Bldg.. CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK

YELLOW PINE

High Qualtlv — I'l

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cur. r No. 1 Common B»..wood
5 cnrt r No. 2 Common Bniiwood

30 cur. 1" Red or While Onk, all griidem
g„j „ 40 cur. I Red i>nd Sup Cum, nil grade*

your infuiriM The last two ilemi are but onc-h.->lf dry

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER GO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4,4, 5/4, 6,4, 8/4, 10/4, 12/4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

OAK

;-TUitEllS

CYPRESS

GUM

good

_ ,._.allon of grades.

COLFAX, LA.

A rot

inquiries desired

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Dermott Land and Lumber Compar

DERMOTT, ARK.

ly

Firaprooflng Wood In EngUnd

roport liy John I., (irinitlio. l'. K. roniiul Krnirni ui I^mhIuu.
kIvcm nil nrcoiint of nrfprooHni wooil In Kiiuiaiid. Thin uiallrr riTrlven
ninro niid more nllenllon In the L'Dlli-d SlBtm frnui jrenr to year. iN-caiise
iif till- KruwInK iKminnd for nmlerlnU wlilrli will leaiu-D flri' dancer In
<-<>nittruct|iin Horli. The ImlldiTu of rnllwoy pimwniirr rnra nre turulog
their nllenllon In Ihni dirrcllon In hope n( nndlDK n remedy for one of
the dnnKem Inrldeul to train n-reckii.

ConHlderalile intention hn« heen elven In the United Klnndoin In the
l>e«| method for llreprooOng wood, eapeclnlly In cunnecllon with railroad
'-onHlructlon. Tlie following Ik a dericrlptlon of a prucean whieli. it In
claimed, hoa rec.-lvcd tlie farnrahlc cunalderatlon of the Ilrlllah Admiralty.

The wood la placed In large Iron cyilndera, the doora of which are
hermetically aenled. The wood la then Kiilijecled to a courae of ateaming,
:ind undoi v.icuiim the nir niid mnimiire In the jKirea of the wood are
removed and the nap vaporl«e<l. The llreproonng aolulion Ih thereafter
run into the cyllndern, and under pri'»iiur<' forced throughout the porea
iinri tillers. Buhsequently the water In the Kolution la evaporated In
drylnc kilns, and the chi'mlmlH. In iiilniile cryalal form, are li'ft em-
liediied in the wood. When heat 1h iipplled. theKe rryatalN expand to
many tImoK their original alze, forming n glaaay coating to the flhera
of the wood which excludeR the oxygen In the air. In time the heat
rnusoH the cryatalK to collapKe, hut further cryHlalK In the wood Im-
mediately expand, and the same procesa of rcalstanc<' agalnat lire con-
liiiues. Tlie chemicals uaed nre antlKepllc and preaervatlve, conalstlng
• hiclly of the phosphate of ammonia. .\s ii result of the treatment, the
life of the wood Is also lengthened, for the cousc of decay is eliminated.
ThiN process is claimed to lie especially sntlsfactory, Inasmuch as the
inaterinl treated is not saturated with n solution of salt, nor nre such
< hemloals used as tungstale of soda, sulphate of ammonia, sulphate of
lUimina. alum, etc., which invariably cause discoloration of the wood.
I cirrosion ot metals, destruction of flhers. and prevent sallsfaclory painting
or poli^hin^^. After this treatment the wood can he worked, nailed, glued,
painted, polished, etc., as though It hud not been subjected to any special
process. All kinds of tlmbi'r can be lreate<d, including oak, teak, deal,
plnc, mahogany, walnut, beech, birch, ash. maple, whltewood, pitch pine,
larch, etc.

The first railway company to take vdvantage of this procesa waa the
Underground Eloctrlc Railways of London, and «c the present time It la
stated that the woodwork of all the cars of the company hos been miti-
Jecled to the treatment. II is also staled that after exhoustlve testa tbc
British Admiralty has adopted the process.

The cost of rendering wood flrcproot by this process is a uniform one
of seventy-three cents per cubic foot, for all woods excepting oak and
teak, for which the charge Is eighty-live cents per cubic foot.

There is another fireproofing process known as the "Snowdou process,"
the chief feature of which is n chemical mixture, but the formula la not
itisclosod. By the use of this mixture it Is claimed that woodwork and all
manner of fabrics may be rendered noninllammahle and in.sect proof. In
the ca.sc of wood already In position. It may be painted or washed with
ihrcc or more coats accordim; to density, when the solution penetrates
in a depth of about one-eighth of an inch. When treated prior to con-
struction, the wood is usually soaked in the solution In tanks, but If
it Is Jesii-cd to render the wood fireproof througbnul. pressure cylinders
.nre used to force the liquid into every llliir.

Toothpicks in England

.'ooden toothpick, which Is
Lry, should carry a supply
travel n long time without
s and hotels toothplcka
and In others none are to be
fer quills and other expensive

The .\merican who is accustomed t
cheap and abundant everywhere in 111
with him when he goes to England. I
seeing any in that country. In some
lire furnished customers only
had even on request. The English
toothpicks.

United States is Losing Tin Orders

.\ London trade paper reports, with considerable satisfaction, that since
I he new tariff went into elTeet in the United Stales, orders for from 30,000
to 40.000 tons of tlnpiate have gone from this country to Wales. The
paper adds: "The orders arc the result of an alteration In the United
States tariff which will permit of the Welsh makers competing success-
iiilly. Four hundred thousand boxes are required." The orders were
ulvcn by canners and oil dealers. Formerly, when the tin mills of this
lountry made the plate which this country needed, the people of the
United Slates had both the plate and the money; but now we have the
plate and the Welsh have the money.

Manufacture of Wooden Buttons

Under the class of wooden buttons one ran find, liy looking around,
qiiitc a wide range ot products, from the s-mall wooden collar buttons,
used by shirt manufacturers and laundries, to some comparatively large
liuttons. which arc covered with cloth and used by dressmakers and
tailors. These are known In the trade as "button molds." A remarkable
ibing about all these Is not the variety, nor the fact that they can be
successfully made of wood, or the number of them that are used, but the
fact that they can he made and marketed for such a small sum. You can
L'o Into a department store, for example, and buy wooden buttons approxi-
mately 1 <4 inches in diameter at retail for two cents a dozen. Flguiing
ihe jolil)er"s profit and the retailers profit, it is pretty easy to deduce from

HARDWOOD RECORD

this that they are manufactured practically for a song. It is easily
evident that they are turned out by automatic machinery or machinery
with a very high capacity, and it is easy enough to understand that the
machinery cost may be reduced to a minimum. But the wood Itself
costs something, and the remarkable thing is in that they can be made
and delivered to customers for as low a price as they are. Many kinds
of wood are used by makers of wooden buttons ; but more are of birch.
raaple, and beech than of any others.

Metal Railway Ties in Switzerland

A report on metal railway ties in Switzerland was recently made by
R. E. Mansfield, consul at Zurich, in which he says that the scarcity of
wood for general purposes and the increasing cost of wooden railway ties
in Europe has encouraged the manufacture and general use of metal ties
in recent years in the railways on the Continent. About seventy per cent
of the ties in use on the federal railways of Switzerland are metal. The
majority of the wooden ties used are made of Swiss wood.

Metal ties were first used on the Swiss roads in 1881, since which
time they have gradually replaced, to a large extent, the wooden ties.
Iron ties are especially recommended on the Swiss roads where a goo<l
quality of gravel is available for ballast. Wooden ties are used in tunnels
and in localities where the conditions do not permit of good drainage
along the railways. They are also generally used in street crossings in
towns and cities where the track is graded with gravel up to the level
of the ti:^s.

While tlic cost of metal is greatly in excess of that of • wooden ties,
the longer duration of the former makes them cheaper in the end. as
they do not have to be replaced so frequently, which is an expense that
has to lie taken into consideration when wooden ties are used in road

Till- following prices are paid by the Swiss Government for plain, or
unoiled wooden ties, 0 feet long. 10 inches wide, and 6 inches thick ;
Oak, $1.2G to $1.50: beech, .fO.Sl to .$1.12: larch, $0.8a to $1.16; pine.
$0.73 to $0.90. Oiled wood ties of same size and quality : Oak, $1.58 to
$1,87; beech, .$1.45 to $1.81; larch, $1.14 to $1.54; pine, $1.04 to $1.35.

Iron tie"! 0 feet long. OVi inches wide, by 5% inches thick, weighing
160 pounds, .«ell for $2.30. The metal ties used on the Swiss railways
are iniiiortr-d from Germany and are purchased on contract by the federal
governniont of the German Union Steel Works, which distributes the
orders among the iron foundries in the Saar and Mosel districts.

Australia's First State Sawmill

Western Australia's fli
December by the governoi
the course of a trip thr
the steam and the premie

St state sawmill was officially opened early in
and tlie premier, who were visiting Manjimp in

lugh the South-West. The governor turned on
cut the first two crossties. Tlie mill is situated

in the midst of fine forests containing magnificent supplies of karri timber.
as well as a quantity of .iarrah. The life of the mill is expected to be
from twelve to fourteen years, and the capital expenditure is, roughly.
$325,000, which includes the cost of the "powelHsing" plant. The mill
site is well chosen, the timber gravitating naturally from the big log
landing to small benches, and then straight on to the skids, where the
timber is stacked to dry prior to being loaded into trucks. The first
order to be executed by the mill will te the cutting of the ties for the
trans-.iustralian Railway, the order which the Commonwealth govern-
ment gave some time ago. The capacity of the mill is expected to bo
27,000 feet a day. The mill should employ about 150 men, and the
wage bill will amount to $7..>00 per month. It is only eighteen months
since it was first proposed to open a state sawmill. The first is now
open, and two more will be ready early this year.

Some Old Oak Logs

Some oak trees were recently dredged from the river Tyne in England
at a depth of twenty feet below low-water mark. One of the trees
measured five feet six inches in diam.. and was forty-five feet long in the
trunk. The rings which could be counted upon it numbered 380, thus
testifying to 380 years of age. Certain it is that they must have been in
existence thousands of years prior to the building of Hadrian's bridge.
which structure is stated to have been built 120 A. D.

Money in Acorns

Down in .Vrkansas. where oak trees of many kinds abound in pro-
fusion, the long-nosed hog is being robbed of some of the forest food
to which he has been accustomed since time out of mind. The acorns
from certain kinds of oaks have become salable to nurserymen In the
North who are growing seedling oaks to sell to farmers who are beginning
to plant woodlots. A large variet.v of oaks grows in .\rkansas — more, it
is said, than are found in any other state, and some knowledge is necessary
in order to select the kinds that will sell ; but. if properly selected, the
price is satisfactory. A considerable demand for acorns is said to exist,
to be used in the manufacture of a breakfast drink which is widely
advertised as a substitute for coffee. For this purpose the acorns of the
white oaks only can be used. The rod oak acorns arc too bitter ; but
for planting purposes the acorns of red oaks as well as white oaks are
salable. Some of the red oak acorns, especially those commonly called
yellow oak, are apt to sprout before they fall from the tree, or very soon
after, and, consequently, they must be handled in a special manner. The
acorns of the chestnut oak. or the rock oak. as some call it, frequently

Save Money on Lumber Bills

su|llll^ \"ii uith < LK.\R CCTTINGS of soft Kentucky Oak or
o thut th,% uill (OST vou considerably LESS THAN the same
if HOI (.11 r AS l.lllBKK.

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

FL.*TIRON BUILDING

NEW YORK, N. Y.

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar. Chestnut, Hemlock

Band Sawed Stock RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

iC I N C I N N A T If

^Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobb«rs|

pOHIO VENEER COMPANY

I Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

a 2624-84 COLERAIN AVENUE

I DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE— CLAY CITY, KY.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SCBIMERS AND GEST STREETS

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL
OTHER FIGURED WOODS

Veneers:
THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICE .4ND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKE BUILDING

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Sales Office — South Side Station — C. H. & D. R. R.

j Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

OAK, ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

GUM AND COTTONWOOD

I JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

I OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

j FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

p^«Yo^u're Next'^

I to the best widths, lengths, grades and

1 texture of plain and quartered Oak if

I you are getting our stock. Air or kiln dried

I IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING OUR STOCK,

I YOU HAVE ••SOMETHING COMING"

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO.

HARD woo

D RECORD

-liroiii nlthiiiil KiiirlilnE oull. and If ttivj art iDlrndpi] for plaoilDC
inny miiiil Ik- mnriill)' l<>«knl nfL-r. IIiovvit, fi-w iwranna di-«lr<< la
liliint ilila irif hi-rniiw It Krnwii alnwly: lint II lina lli<- n-dcrniInK habli
■ if KniwItiK ua viry poor, »I<iny nml i;riirr<lly Kr»iinil whori> fi'» i-ihrr
IrivK i!ii nny uood.

A Boomy Residence

Whiil Ik >.iiIiI Io Im' III.' Inri;.'i.l <l«. Illni; Im.ii.. In Aiiii-rlia I* iiiidrr
>..ii«iniclli>ii III TnroiiKi, raiiniln. Iiy Sir ll.nry M. r<'lliill. who la nnUl.liiK
iniii-li of II In AniiTlrnn linrdwomla In iinliTi'm-i' In iiinhoKiiny and ntbrr
liiiliiirliillMnH. II Ih rnlli'il "Ihi- liiiiix' i>t ii liiindn-il ronmi," lb>iUKl> <*>»
nunilior i-xo-i'dn llinl. liu«i>viT. II In mil mi inm-li ili<- nunilu-r of rmimi
MK ilii- KlEi' of lliem Hint Indlrali-ii ilif dlinnnalniia of |h<' houaf.

Till- main linll la «o fiii K<|uari' nml 70 f.M-l IiIkIi. Tbia will br
iiiiiKnlll<'<'ntly pnni'llcd In nnk from lloor i.i r<Mif. and lb.- Iriiaara aupporlliiK
ilic- riMif will Im- forvfd In nak and di'cnrnlod with oak iran'ry luinrla.

Thi- dlnlnK-room will ni-cominodnl)- inori' than HHi gu'oplp. Tbr library
!•< SOx'J" ffoi. Tbc drawliiK room l« "ilxlkt fii't. The oli-rlrlr oniaD
inalalli'd t'uKl fT.'.IIOO. Thirc nrc Iwo billiard rooma and a larKi- aninklnK
room. Sir lli>nry'H liodroom la IMIx-IO f.-il. Th<-r<- an- .'i.rKMI plrrlrlr IlKhU
In Mil' liulldlnic. Thoao nrr cnnlrntlcd by oni' niilomnllr board and can
I'l- mrnod on from flvo dllfi'rcnt plnoi'M In ilii' boiiai'. Ttifri- la a Ifli-iibonc
In I'Vi'ry room. Tbc liaHomi'nt ti>nlnlna n bllliird roirro. bowllnii alb-jr.
'-hoolInK calli'ry and HWlmmInt: Innk.

Attendance at the New York Exposition

S.'.niaiy .1. K. MuuUh ■•( tlif l-'orrHl I'milii, I- Kxposlilon (•.inipiin.\. nn-
iioiini'i'-i llnil Walli'r II. Alvlu. mrouiilunt at .Niw York. Iiaa rbi'rki-d tb<>
ilcki'tH, puNM'H and caah p'l-olpta, not IncliidliiK I'XbtbltiirH' ttrkrta. lakru
I'y tbi- doork<i'piT nnil box oflli-o at thi- IJrnnd CVnlnil ralari'. In fonni-c-
Hull with the Forest I'riKluctH Kxpoaltlon. .\ Huniniiiry of tbla dclallnl

1 I hi V. May 21 (ovpnlnc) 1.0.'i4

I May 22 2.;»Kli

Ml IV. Mnv 2.1 2.0711

-11 111 .May 24 .'. 1.811

Ml. .lav. Miiv 2.-. 2,317

I II' -.Im\ Mii\ 2<! 2.42(1

W'.lii.-.lin Mmv 27 .•1.294

liiiii-.lin.Min I'S .1.922

i.ZOS

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

"Harris'' Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

» hiilri.ulr Mitniira< liirrm anil Ki|inrl<'r>

RED GUM

SAP GUM

corroNwooD

CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
^ 7-fc i„ QUARTERED OAK

■' ""'' ''"'=>'""•" HICKORY

pcrlalty of mli«l car. SOFT ELM

c,.l^<.un>, Onc-balf .. SYCAMORE

All Grade, and Thicknt

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

arid-shCerV^ Harclwoocl Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCr.DnED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP. DETAIL ESTIMATES ft WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEERS

Clarence W. Griffith ""V^XVi^^^"'- Memphis, Tenn.

Tschudy Lumber Co.

M \M I \( TlUKItS Ol

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60' 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50,000 ft. 1" Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1 " Log Run Maple

50,000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

VANDEN BOOM^STINSON LUMBER COMPANY

Nainfactarers Sonthem Hardwoods

4.n:i

Nwia^^atTOity.viixi/tisxM^itiat!^^^

Hardwood News Notes

:-< MISCELLANEOUS >=

Detroit, Ml

bn8 Inerenaed Its

been aiiceecde

line, New Yf

»'ltli if^liiii.oiio enpltal.

At Sbernian. Texas', tbe
Its capital to $.-,0(1,(10(1.

The Fisher Ilody Coniimii

The Kiisterii Itrtsket iS: Veneer Company
.V ISro.. of Iluffalo. X. Y.

.\t Sulphur SprlnRH. Ila.. the Lookout liendlng Company
fiii'ture auto rlnis and .spokes.

.\t New lyondon, Conn., the Ilnymond & .Mexander Conipnn
incorporated with *li0.000 capital.

\t Seymour. Ind.. the Nutter (iear Wowl Conipany has been li
with an authorized capital of ?12.00n.

OlflceH have been opened at No. 1 Madison
\V. K. Ileyser Lumber Company of Cincinnati.

.\n Increase of capital In $7.-i.oo() has li.'i'ii authorized
Ilnrilwood I.unilier Company of Kansas City. .Mn.

At Little Kock, .Vrk.. the SInion-Wllklns Lumber Company has been In-
ciirporated with nn authorized ca|dtal of $1.1.(IOO.

The Crane Furniture Company of Kvansvllle. Ind.. has been Incorporated
under the laws of that state with a capital of ?10.000.

The American Itox Hall Company. Indianapolis. Ind.. has changed its
naiue to the llolcoinb & Ilokc Mnnufncturlne Company.

Chamber Brothers Company of Sidney. ((.. manufacturer of woialen
novelties, has been Incorporated with a capital of $10,000.

The Weyher WnKon Conipany of Black Hirer Kails. Wla.. recently filed
.n nicies of Incorporation. The company's capital Is $2.'1.000.

The Kurz-Powiii'y Lumber Company of Helena. .\rk.. haa been chartered
with a capital stock of $100,000. The company will encage In the manu-
facture of lumber and timber products In that vicinity, and a plant will
lie erected. W. F. Kurz Is president. II. 1. liowney. vice-president, and
.\. C. Thompson, secretarytreasurer.

a pi In I
RlhiR

i.nelly

=■< CHICAGO >•

In pretty (.'ond shape.

HARDWOOD RECORD

AA

E. Bartholomew of Joliii P.. Uansom & Co., Nashville, Tenn., has been
making one ot his periodical visits to the local market during the last
week or ten days.

Charles Barnaby of Greeneastle, Ind., president of the National Hard-
wood Lumber Association, has been in Chicago for several days In con-
ference with Secretary Franlc Fish. Mr. Barnaby also attended the
meeting of the National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Association.

S. B. Anderson of the Anderson-Tully Company, Memphis, Tenn., has
been in Chicago for several days. While here he attended the various
sessions of the National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Association's
semi-annual meeting.

Max Pease of the Galloway-Pease Company, Poplar Bluff, Mo., spent
several days last week in Chicago and surrounding territory.

B. W. Lord and S. G. (Jlantou of the Chicago Veneer Company, Dan-
ville. Ky., both attended the semi-annual meeting of the National Veneer
& Panel Manufacturers' Association in Chicago this week. They an-
nounce tlint rh.ir i>i? new veneer mill in Arkansas will be ready for

IlAitiii Ui 1- in receipt of Bulletin No. 6 issued by the Gum

LumlMi- \Li null. I IN i I .' Association. This bulletin contains a good deal
of infiiniiiuii.ii i.Miiliiri!,' on the recent semi-annual meeting, ^ving in-
stances ot new installations of gum, list of new members, and also sub-
mits some facts ngtirding inquiries for gum from abroad. The bulletin
also contains a list of rci-iit sales showing prices F. O. B. Memphis for

< NEW YORK >-=

The executive committee and (be Board of Tnislees of the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association met at headquarters during the
Forest Products show. The meeting went over two days and brought a
number of visitors whp took advantage of the opportunity to take in the
Forest rni.iu.i- i:\p"sition. This, by the way, came in for high praise
at the li.iiiil- ill \ ii\iM)riy, lumberman, architect or home builder.

The ,\:i~li\ilii I. Idling party of lumbermen is due to arrive in New
York alter tiie big hardwood convention at Buffalo. .Tune 18 and 19. The
party will be welcomed to the big city, but just where they are going to
do their boosting hasn't been announced, but if they do anything to boost
the lumber business hero they will be doubly welcome.

A number of the local hardwood trade made the trip to Uichmond for
the annual tournament of the Lumber Trade Golf Association. All report
a tine time and Sam Barr won a prize. -Sam must have been on his game.

Frank W. Weed has been appointed eastern representative for the
American Lumber and Manufactiiring Company of Pittsburgh. He is well
acquainted in the local trade and has been in the game here for many
years. He will cover the local trade and Long Island, New Jersey and
part of New York State.

E. M. Terry, hardwood exporter, formerly secretary of the National
Luuilier Exporters' Association, returned during the fortnight from a trip
to the mills in the Virginias, Tennessee and the Carolinas. He reports
dry stock not over abundant and prices generally well held.

Charles H. Boner is again associated with the Gardner. Wood Company,
hardwood wholesalers, in the Flatiron building. Mr. Boner will be in
general charge of the nfflee details in connection with the buying and
selling departments.

-■<, BUFFALO y

A number of the memliers of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange were at the
Hotel Clifton recently to make final arrangements for the holding of the
dinner whicb the exchange will give to the visitors attending the con-
vention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. Everything has
been done for the comfort and convenience of the guests, and the trip is
expected to be an unusually pleasant one. Chairman C. Walter Belts has
appointed the following sub-committee to look after the arrangements for
the Hotel Clifton dinner ; H. I. George, chairman : M. E. Preisch, M. S.
Burns. H. F. Taylor and G. Ellas.

The chairmen of the various committees of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange
lately appointed by President A. W. Kreinheder are as follows : Mem-
bership, J. M. Brlggs ; unloading, H. I. George ; arbitration, W. A. Perrin ;
outing, W. P. Betts ; finance. Anthony Miller ; trade relations, O. E.
Yeager ; transportation, JI. S. Burns ; special committee on transit
privilege, M. M. Wall.

The Niagara Falls trip of .June 18 will be the first outing of the
exchange and many members are hoping to attend. If any further out-
ing is held this year it will probably not be until August, although the
matter has not been definitely decided.

The firm of G. Ellas & Bro. bas been incorporated within the past two
weeks, with a capitalization of $.300,000. The directors are Gabriel, Abra-
ham J. and P. S. Elias. The company has a very extensive mill and
lumber business, built up during the past quarter of a century.

The yard of T. Sullivan & Co. recently received the first hardwood
cargo of the season, consisting of brown ash and elm on the steamer
Winnipeg. More lumber will come in for this yard later.
. The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company is busily engaged this
mouth in bringing in hardwood lumber, mostl.v oak and chestnut, from
the South. Trade in hardwoods Is called qolet.
. Blakeslee. Perrin & Darling have had some fair export trade in' hard-

woods recently. The yard has found city trade quiet, but outside business
is a little more active than last month.

W. W. Reilley has returned from a trip around the world, having been
away from the city about four months. He reports having had a very
en.ioyable trip and has been quite busy since returning.

F. T. Sullivan has been in Canada lately, looking after shipments of lum-
ber which he is making there for H. H. Salmon & Co. The steamer Kongo Is
at Sault Ste. Marie, loading lumber for Buffalo.

E. J. Sturm of Miller, Sturm & Miller, has returned from an eastern
business trip, during which he found a fair amount of business, though
the hardwood trade is not called active.

W. K. Jackson of Jackson & Tlndle, has been at Pellston, Mich., for
several days, looking after the hardwood interests of the firm. The mill
there has disposed of most of its hardwood stocks westward.

The Yeager Lumber Company, Inc., has been selling a fair amount of
panel poplar lately, of which it is carrying a well-assorted stock. It
has also moved considerable cypress.

A. J. Elias is as usual planning to take a good deal of interest in
politics in the city and state this fall. He is one of the promoters of
the campaign of ex-Governor Sulzer, who will run for office on an inde-
pendent ticket.

C. C. Slaght is with his famil.v. living at Genesee, Pa., this summer,
where he is getting out hardwood stocks.

■< PHILADELPHIA >

John II. Schofield of Schofleld Bros., says there are no discernible signs
of improvement in trading, but their men are working hard and picking
up some orders right along. Robert W. Schofleld is on a tour of the
company's mills, looking up stock conditions.

E. M. Bechtcl, sales manager for William Whitmer & Sons, Inc., says
there is no material change in trading from a fortnight ago. The aver-
age sales compare favorably with the same period of a year ago, but it
requires constant hustling.

William J. Mingus of Mingus & Rutter, reports things moving slowly at
this time. One needs to be on the constant jump to gather in the orders,
he says.

(Leading Manufacturers)

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum
Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'
and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W. W. GARY, "'^r

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

HARDWOOD RECORD

KT.D GUM

OUR SPECIALTY

SI. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

niim. Oak and Ash

J. H. Bonner & Sons

gllGLKV. .UtK.

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA. ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASIN RED GUM

BAND SAWED D^ri^a

Feet.

and 2ncl Unselected 1.650

and 2nd Unselected ..,va...-

and 2nd Selected Red 122-9VX

1 common Selected Red '•'ili?

and 2nd Selected Red ,S12V

common Selected Red 12-i?»

common Selected Red "J'SiS

common Selected Red Qtd. Sawed 50.000

common Selected Red Qtd. Sawed S.iOO

common Selected Red Qtd. Sawed l.l,^0lp

Krattzcr
Feet.'

A<ik

Tlf-ms. ' Alito
and TenneHH

u deli%erpd prlc<
other Sciiitliern 1

CEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

I-20 miles from Memphi.. on C. K. I. & V. Kailroadl

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate »hipment the following stock
12 months and over dry:

10 cars 4 '4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

7 cars S/4 Ist and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOLI-OWnfG NIXETY D.*TS TO SI.\ MONTHS DRY:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak „ , „ .

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qtd. White Oak Strips

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

.■■•«l of Ih.- McNpiI-

under

\ iiK 111.' riciil vUllur* lo llip Iwnl lrml«> nrr : K. U Krcnch of Ibe

liii.r«lnl<- l.uinhiT <'<nn|>nD)', ClereUnil. <). : J. 1.. PrniuT of J. I.. Kriarr
I iiiiImt Coiniiniiy. Mllwiiukn-. WU.. niiil HoImtI
M< KiilKlit l.iiinlMT t'onipnn)', Sumter, K. <'.

rill' Wi'Hi l.iimlH'r (°<>iii|iRn]r. Warnn. ■'■.. ntilnliu-il
li.'liiwnn- Inns June -.' II Is rapllnlloil al tlOO.OOO.

Thi> Ihinnlilann I.uinlH-r I'mniiaay, Butler. I'a.. recrnlly utilalned a rliar-
li'f. lu rnpllnl stuck Is f.Vt.OOO, and Die Inrorimrator* aro : It. II.
P.iiinldonn. <'<iwniikliurK, I'n. ; Ikinald Iiuniildwin and J. C. Nalns, llutlcr.

.V iieililiin was filed on Juup 3 (o have I'li-ld. Taylor A Co. of Itala
.liy ndJuilRi-d Invnlunlary liankrupla. llie creditors arc: Ma»«e<«. Kolton

l.iimher fninpany. ♦l.tt.Vl.oH: \V.-»t Vlrtlnhi I I., r <-.,iii|iiiny. miriOi;

T. T. .\diiniH ••..iniiniiy. fjr.i VJ

=•< PITTSBURGH >■

ir l.lKonliT I.unilicT I'dinpiiny linH sinricd nnrk "!> n n.w ..iK-railim at
ilroM'. I'n,. nnd In i-mplnylnR about forty men. Its thnher l« mostly
iind mixi'il hardwoml.

II' Ki'ndall I.iimher Company had the hcst month In shlpinenta In
tlinl It hiis i-njoyod for a long (ime. Sales Manaver <i. M. Chambers
In the Knst last week attendlni; the Forest rriMlucta Kxposltlon at
Tork.

II' I'enn Furniture Company will Imlld on addition to Its plant at
'. Va., nt once. This Is one of the most thrifty runcerns
III western Pennsylvania.

The Aberdeen Lumber Company finds business very (pilct and orders for
L-iim nnd coltouwood not so numerous ns they were thn-e months ago.
All innniifncturers are playing n wnlllnu same, according to J. N. Wonllett,
liri'sldent of this company.

i;eorKe L. Camp, ninnnger of the PltlsburRh ofllce of the (.'amp Manu-
fiieturlng Company, is in West Virginia Ibis week on a buying expedition.
H. K. .Vst, president of the Mutual Lumber Company, made n long
trip thriiimh Canadian bardwood-uslng centers last month. He found
money very tight there and buyers maklag only small and Irregular
purchases.

The Adelmon Lumber Company has been hnvftig good shipments right
along, but -most of them are on old orders. Comparatively little new busi-
ness Is coming on to the boards at present.

The Allegheny Lumber Company reports a little smaller volume of busi-
ness the first five months iif this year than In the same months of 1913.
Its profits, however, are still a little above those of last year.

The Acorn Lumber Company has been getting some nice business down
lOnst the jiast few weeks and President U. F. Domlioff Is not at all dis-
louraged over the outlook. He reports, however, that prices are Iwing
(lit considerably.

Pittsburgh bank clearings for May were ?22.S.C45,.1,'>0. this being the
smallest total for any May since 1911. Tlic total for the five montba
Ibis year Is about Jl.OOO.OOO a day less than for 1913.

Wholesale lumbermen are looking forward with much Interest to the
International Convention of Real Estate Clubs, which will be held In this
city July 7 to 10. Some splendid exhibits of lumber and other build-
ing products will be shown and ritt.sburcbirs will not be behind In the
procession in this r't-ard.

.< BOSTON y-

The steamship "Atlantic" was launched riceiilly at the Fore River Ship
& Knglne Works by the Emery Steamship Company of Boston. The
remarks of President Randall on that occasion embrace the company's
plans and prospects. He recently said : "The 'Atlantic' launched today is
ilie first of a fleet of steamships which the Emery Steamship Company
Intends to build. . . . Before very long I expect lo aee eight vessels
plying between Boston and Portland. Seotfle nnd other Pacific ports. The
lumber of the Oregon forests will be brought directly to Boston through
ihe canal and on property secured on the banks of the Mystic river at
c'harlestown there will be erected planing mills, so that the lumber will
be distributed directly from Boston to all parts of New England, and
even as far west as Chicago. The terminal property secured by the Emery
Steamship Company represents a value of $600,000. ... It is the
Intention to have a boat every two weeks. . . ."

William E. Litchfield, accompanied by his son. George A. Litchfield,
visited the Forest Products Exhibit held In New York.

Arthur R. Sharp has been elected treasurer of the Mason Machine
Works of Taunton, succeeding W. H. Bent, who was elected vice-president
It Is reported that the company will open a Boston oflicc.

C. Wesley Smith of the Fuller-Smith Lumber Company, has retired
from that firm to give exclusive attention to his mining Interests. HIa
holdings in the company arc understood to have been taken up by
parties in Bangor. Me. The many friends of "Bert." Fuller of the same
• ompany greatly regret his prolonged, serious illness.

The Wakefield plant of the Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Company resumed
nork on June 2, after a strike lasting six weeks. Considerable trouble
occurred at Intervals, attributed to the I. W. W. faction. The company
and the A. F. of L. made some mutual concessions and plans for the
future operation.

On Memorial Day the wood working plant of Harmon A. Miles, on the
Mystic river, in Medford, was entirely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss

HARDWOOD RECORD

=-< BALTIMORE >-

last Saturday from a trip to Columtnis.'O.. and other places in the Middle
West. Mr. Baer states that he found business rather improved — at least
the feeling entertained by the hardwood men of the section seemed to be
better, orders being placed with greater freedom than before. Richard P.
Baer. the senior member, went down to Ashevil'ie on the same day to
attend last Monday the annual meeting of the Carolina Hardwood Lumber
Company, in which he is interested as an officer and stoclsholder. The old
oflicers were re-elected, and the yearly reports read showed that the busi-
ness done during the past year was of satisfactory volume.

Thomas Hughes, until recently president of the Thomas Hughes Lumber
Con^pany. which went out of business with the beginning of May, has
re-embarked In tlie wholesale hardwood lumber trade under his own
same, as he did prior to the formation of the Hughes company, and has
talien offices on the third floor of the Keyser building. E. E. Price, who
looked after the foreign trade of the old corporation, has taken an office
in the Continental building, where he is looking after the export business
of the Castle Rock Lumber Company, Ltd., a'nd the C. L. Ritter Company.
Ltd., both of Huntington, W. Va., he having been in the export trade on his
own account some years ago.

The Norwegian sailing ship Vigo, which has been loading West Vir-
ginia spruce here for River Plata country in South America since April
25, sailed last Wednesday, having been delayed two days because of the
disappearance of the mate and tlic necessity of getting another officer in
his place. The Vigo took out 1,082,002 feet of spruce, and was cleared
by the McCall-Dinning Company.

Holger A. Koppel, hardwood exporter, with offices in the Carroll build-
ing, Baltimore and Light streets, sailed last Saturday from New York
for Glasgow, from where he will later go to Copenhagen, his former home,
to visit members of his family. He will spend a vacation of some weeks
in the Danish capital, and will also devote some time to looking after
foreign business. Mr. Koppel was accompanied by his wife.

The plant of the Baltimore Hub Company on Harford road, near the
B. and O. Railroad, has been sold to a bell foundry. The place was
destroyed by fire last summer, but had been rebuilt.

The semi-annual meeting of the Baltimore Lumber Exchange on .Tune 7
at the Merchants' Club resolved itself largely into an informal exchange
of experiences at tln' Forest Products Exposition in New York last week.
The exchange s.m :< Ihil;. d. legation to New York, and all of the mem-
bers found themvriv< - ui>:iii, iiiterested in the display of woods and their
uses made tberr I h \ r .nml tlio show highly instructive, too, and
mously declared ili.n ii launut fail to have a far-reaching effect upon the
prosperity of the lumlier trade.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and the serai-
annual report of the secretary and treasurer was submitted, this showing
that there is a balance in the treasury. Some routine business was dis-
posed of at the monthly meeting of the Managing Committee in the after-
noon. After adjournment the members sat down to an excellent luncheon,
the menu being made up of such delicacies as Smithfleld ham, deviled
crabs and chicken croquettes. President Ridiiaw.iy Merryman occupied the
(■liaii- and L. H. Gwaltney was secretary.

=■< COLUMBUS y-

.\ccording to the report of the Columbus building inspector for May,
1014, there were 359 permits of a valuation of $841,000 isstied during the
month, as compared with 667 permits and a valuation of $613,338 in the
correspiiiiiliiiLr ni'.iirli (.( 1913. Since January 1 the department has issued
1,257 pii iiiit^ ..I .1 x.iliiation of $2,585,205. as compared with 2,170 permits
and a v:iliiaii..ii .,i s.MiJ0,012 in the same period in 1913.

The Uui-ke.if Luu:ber Company of Fremont has purchased the stock of
the Fremont Lumber and Supply Company, the transfer being made late
in Ma.v.

Papers have been filed reducing the capitalization of the Universal Pole
anil Post I'rosrrvins Conniany of Circleville from .flOO.OOO to $5,000.

Thr .\sliir rno|ii-ia^'r rmnpany of Sandusky, O., has been incorporated
with a capital c.f .«1imi.iiimi to do a general cooperage and lumber business
by A. .1. Asher. .lobn D.'isr. \V. J. Brumm, F. A. Wilson and E. B. Stephens.

The capital stock of the Louisville Lumber Company of Louisville, O.,
has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.

Secretary James M. Hamill of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company denies
the published statement that the company will remove from Ohio because
of the passage of the Warnes tax law. According to the published state-
ment the company pays taxes in Ohio on all of its assets as well as paying
taxes on the property which is located in other states. So far the com-
pany has not decided to move out of the state.

Negotiations have been completed whereby the H. D. Beach Company has
taken over the plant of W. H. Conrad & Sons of Coshocton. The Beach
company will operate the plant in the future.

The Chambers Brothers Company of Sidney, O., has been incorporated
with a capital of .$10,000 to make wooden novelties. Alva Chambers,
John Oldham, H. E. Bennett. Clem Chambers and H. C. Dye are the
incorporators.

f Leading Manufacturers)

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get ,
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Band Sawed Stock

6 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4 4 Ists & 2nds Sap Gum
20 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. Sap Gum
4/4 Gum Panel and Gum Box Boards
and all grades of 4 4 Oak and Ash

JONES & DUNN, Jennie, Ark.

Manufacturers Band Sawed Hardwoods

BUSS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

.m.\mf.*cti;rers

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Quartered Red Gum

Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks

4/4", 5/4", 6/4" and 8/4" Thicknesses

3" No. 1 Common
and Better

Soft Elm

Dry

Mark H. Brown Lumber Company

Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark.

HAkUWOOU RECORD

LATEST IMPROVED DRY KIINS AND MACHINERY

MONOGRAM BRAND

Monogr.m BrnmivVhllc OaK Floorlng

I'rrfcclly drird n..d worUcd. Wa.lc from
our own l;int-'fr trom one bomulary, insur-
ing uniform color and texture; manudc-
tured at our new hardwood flooring plant.

Our Specialty:
Quarter-sawed White Oak Flooring

1 111. Kli.-ssr!.: \-an.l Kl lO" StiinJ.irJ Wldlhl
OAK FLOORINGVour l.,<HJinri .ol.cltfj. Quuk •hipmcntiKu.r.nt.ed

VEILUW HUHLAR LUMBER CO., Coal Orove. Ohio

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

PUi'LAR. i'LAJX A XI) L'^ -^1^-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM. CTTESTXUT. III-AII.DCK

Bum.ide, Ky. Williamsburg. Ky. 606 Security Tru.t Bldg.

Sulligent, AU. LEXINGTON, KY.

John G. Lockhart Lumber Go.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

We have the fo
duceme

It to move

3 Soft Elm.
3 Rock Elm.
3 Birch.
3 Maple

lock and will maUe special
February and March:

20.000' B/4
100.000' 5/4'

50.000' 5/4
100.000' 8/4- No. 2 and 3 )

Can resaw above items.

40.000' 5/4- No. 2 & Bet. Rock Eln
100.000' 8/4- " ■ ^ ~ ■

ind Bet. Rock

30.000' 12/4- No. 2 & Bet. Rock Eli

75,000' 4/4" No. 1 and Bet. Bass
.50,000' 5/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple
00.000' 8/4- No. 2 and Bet. Maple
00,000' 12/4" No. 2 and Bel. Maple
100.000' 5/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch
.'M»,000' 5/4" No. 2 Com. Birch
.'10.000' 8/4- No. 1 and Bet. Birch
40.000' 10/4- No. 1 and
20,000' 12/4'
Birch

unselected Red i

Birch

IBOVE STOCK CAN BE ASSORTED AS TO GRADES. CAN SAW

OUT ON CONTRACT WELL BOXED MAPLE TIMBERS

AND PLANK.

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

II U tihiiiMini-iMl Hint llif Kriolo Ilux L'anipnn)' him tiifu tiikcii iivi-r by
I'litKlilouK Troy, furiiuTly n clB«r miiniifnrturcr of ClnrlnnnU. The com-
piiiiy him liccn In the hnnilH of KpcpIvit II. T. Paul for nomo time. Wbi-ii
III full o|icmtlon lhi> plum cmiilnyi iilxoil flfly |>ro|il<'. It !■ tbp Intontloii
III Ntnrt oppratlotiH In tbo ncnr future.

I(. \V. Ilurluii of the W. M. Kllli-r I.iiiiil»T CotniiMny Muyn trndc In all
hiiiilwooils In liiililliii: ii|> wi'll (littpiti' ilic u'l-neriil Iiiik|iii'«» <|i>pr<iiiilon.
I'rli-cH on Ihi- whole liiivi' l>wn well iiinlnlnliieil, nllh<Mii:li KuniM almdlOK In
i|iiotntlonH IH lielne done lo force trade. ItcnlerH' NluckN'iire BeDernlly
hiniill nnd building operatloDH ronllnne nctlve. Bu.vInK on the [wirt of
the rcloll trndc U Uie best fenlure of the innrkct

John li. Gobey of John K. Coboy & Co. iinyi tmde In hnnlwiMMlit In hold-
liiK up well and prices show Home Improvement recently.

.\, O, riiivlH of the A. C. DnviM Lnnibir Cnmpnny reimrii a k'nml demand
for liai'dwoodH with prices fairly stronu.

=■< TOLEDO y-

le Hue

idlnc Wiirks. whirli «a« rlnm'd down for w/ine time on
aci'oiint of the hiKb wnlir, Ik acaln In iipiratlim nnd liirnlni; out Its full
ijiiola of Hlock.

The Valley Lumber Company of Yount'slown, C. has (lied n kuU agnlnHt
the (ienerni Accident nnd Life AKHurance Company of I'ertb, Scotland.
The plnlnllir sues to recover J^Tl.O.'i nlleKcd lo have been pnid out to n
wnrkman In the plant which wns nNsiired by the defendant nnd which
I he defendant fnlled to defend.

The Ktnle iitllltleH commission has nuthorlxed the IIIk I'°oiir Knllway
I'limpany to create an equipment trust to cover the purchase price of 7,000
freight cars. These will Include 2.ri00 steel coal cars and 4,r)00 steel under-
frnmo box cars. The company was authorized to execute the agreement
with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee, nnd John
t'nrstensen nnd otliirs. as vinil.ir^.

•< INDIANAPOLIS >-

The Ben Davis Lumlx
Si;!..100.

i-ft. has incriased Its capita

liuilding permits Issued by the clly Inst month aKgregnted $1.!>17.7S7,
as compared with $1,0S8,47{» for the same month of last year.

It. O. James, Lynn B. Slllllkan nnd J. F. Joseph have organized the
.Mllllkan-Jame.s Hardwood Company In this city, which has been Incor-
porntcd with an authorized capitalization of $50,000. The company will
handle hnrdwoods and other timber products.

Owners of the Moore & RIchter Lumber Company. Laporte, have Just
tnken over the business of the llnmmond Lumber Company, nt Hammond,
the consideration being *100,000. The two concerns will bo run In con-
junction with each other.

An examiner of the Interstate Commerce Commission held a hearing at
South Bond June 0 on the complaint of the Fullerton-Powell Hardwood
Lumber Company that several railroad companies, on lumber shipments
from southern points to points north nnd east demanded a charge based
■ ■n n combination ot local rates.

The Indiana Hardwood Flooring Company lost the suit for dnmnges It
lirnught against the Indianapolis Traction nnd Terminal Company as the
result of the burning of the former's factory building Inst October. Dur-
ing the fire a street car ran over the only line of hose laid out to the
fire. The flooring company contended that had the hose not been cut
the factory might have been saved. Severn! insurance compnnies that
cnrrlod risks on the building bnve similar suits pending ugninst the street
car company.

=■< MEMPHIS >.=

Building operations here continue on ipilte a large scale. The showing
thus far this 3-ear Is quite good and June promises to be as good as some
"f the other preceding months. There are some large contracts pending
:iud the flgures will probably loom large for (he current thirty-day period.
The handsome new home of the Commercial Trust & Savings Bank will
be l)egun within the next few days and this will involve a very handsome
total. In the meantime handlers of building material as well as the
jnanufacturers of sash, doors, celling side and other similar stock are
• njoylng a very satisfactory volume of business. The hardwood people,
iiK), are coming in for their share of activity because there Is a great
"leal of this lumber being used In Interior finish. There is also a good

■ lemand for building material from outside points, with the result that
I he siiualion. from this viewpoint, is rcaardcd as quite encouraging.

J. H. Townshcud, general manager of tlie Southern Hardwood Traffic
Bureau, has been In St. Ixiuls nil of the week In connccUon with the
lunrlng in the case Involvinjr the proposed advance of one to three cents
in freight rates on hardwood lumlwr and forest products from points in
.\rkansas nnd Louisiana to Memphis, Cairo, St. Louis and Kansas City
:ind from Memphis, points in Louisiana and .Vrkansas, as well as soutb-

■ ,istern Missouri, to destinations In western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota. This began on June 1, and for several days the
i.illroads presented their side of the case. A day or two ago Mr.
Townshend wired for a number of local hardwood men to come to St.
I.ouls to take the stand against the Increase and they are now at that
point presenting their testimony. A great deal of documentary evidence,
100, has been prepared and is being submitted. Lumbermen here and

HARDWOOD RECORD

47

tluouglioiit tile aft'cotcd area are decidedly oX the opinion tbat present
rates are hij^h enough and that, any advance will materially reduce their
profits, with I ho result that they are making a strenuous effort to defeat
the proposed iutrease. This is regarded as the most important rate ad-
vance threatened against hardwood lumber interests in the area Involved
and it is because of this fact that the opposition is so strong and so
determined. J. K. Wallier, special counsel for the bureau, is assisting Mr.
Townshpnd in handling the rase. It is before Special Examiner Gerry
of th.' Trn, 1 -I, I, C ,i.ir, C ini-.icin.

A hiiL- .1 I _ III. 1 1 ijl in. \i' iii|ihis the evening of June 16 in

speciiil I " III ntral for Chicago, where they will

lake iIh ii.ri.ii n, in, i Michigan Central from that point

to Buffalo to aMiTKl Hi in i ii Xational Hardwood Lumber Asso-
ciation. There are at !■ i Khvood lumbermen who will go from

Memphis. This is mn n lii n n-hulds of the National association.
.1. W. Dickson, one of Hi • i i mirl J. W. McCiure, one of the mem-
bers of the in.';p.>'-1i(iu rules conunitlee, will leave a day or two earlier
in order to attend uioetings to be held Just prior to the calling of the
annual convcnlion lo order.

Box manufacturers here continue to do a very satisfactory bvislness.
The fruit oinj) is somewhat late in this territory and orders for shipping
containers for fruits are lasting somewhat longer than usual. The gen-
eral box business is slowing down somewhat, as is always the ease with
the approach of midsummer, but the volume of shipments is quite up to
if not rather above the average for this time of the year. There has
been some complaint on the score of prices during the past eight or nine
montlis, but this is about the only thing the box people have had to
worry about, as they have gone through one of the most active seasons
ever exjieriinced.

The lumbermen who paid their entrance fee to the thirteenth annual
tournament of the Southern Ciolf Association, held over the links of the
Memphis Country Club this week, did not fare particularly well. C. B.
Dudley of the Dudley Lumber Company did not play at all, while George
D. Burgess of Russe & Hurpess, Inc., played but turned in a score of 103,
which was 2.5 above the figures which enabled competitors to qualify.
He showed remarkable gameness, however, to enter and go the qualify-
ing round, as he was up against a field of 186 golfers, many of them the
best in the South, while only fifi could qualify. He had plenty of com-
pany, as nearly as many failed :i< ..n, , , , .h .1.

The Rhodes Furniture Conip;iin ; : - . m.i a long-term lease on the
Lowenstein building at Main str, . i hhi \,,iHi Court avenue and is now
spending aViout $20,000 in ImproMnKjn -. When these are completed the
company will occupy this building and will carry an up-to-date stock of
furniture, rugs and other goods In that line, according to H. M. Rhodes,
president of the firm.

The Columl'us Lnmln i ( ..iii|..in, i ..jnii n ., Miss., has recently acquired

a tract of 1.">.000 acii n I n li.keus, Fayette and Lamar

counties, Alabama, :ii]h n ^ i , i .liir.-s of this company. The

property was purchase.! mmih MmiI.. .v ileir.i. also of Columbus. The
consideration was not siveii. The new aeqiiisition gives the company
enough material to last it for a number of years, perhaps a quarter of a
century.

The officiaLs of the .Vniorican Car & Foundry Company held a confer-
ence here some days ago regarding plans for rebuilding the plant at Blng-
hampton, a suburb of Memphis, but no definite decision was reached.
The onl.v announcement made was that the present contracts would be
completed here. This information was given out by C. A. Pi-ice, the
local manager. The company has been one of the big local consumers
of hardwood lumber and timber and much regret is expressed in hard-
wood circles over the probability that the plant may not be re-established.

^-< NASHVILLE >-=

General business in Xashville holds up fairly well considering condi-
tions throughout the country. Bank clearings for May amounted to
$26,697,802, compared with .?28.849,590 for the same month last year.
There was a heavy increase last year, and this year there were two legal
holidays during the month, while last year there was only one.

Building permits at Nashville for May were very satisfactory, permits
being issued for improvements to cost $203,402, compared with $117,275
for the same month last year.

The Nashville Lumbermen's Club is greatly interested in a fight being
made before the State Railroad Commission against the Louisville .'t
Nashville, Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis, and Tennessee Centr.il rail-
roads to secure better rates on logs and lumber products from points in
Tennessee to Nashville. The fight Is being conducted through the Nash-
ville Traffic Bureau, of which T. M. Henderson is commissioner. Mr.
Henderson is preparing a large amount of testimony to present In the
case, which will probably come up for hearing some time next month.

Destructive fires are reported to have caused heavy loss on the land of
the Pittsburg Lumber Company, near Hampton. Tenn., the loss being
estimated at about $10,000. One lot of logs of 200,000 feet was lost by
fire. The fire is supposed to have originated from parties who were clear-

R. S. Maddox, who has been appointed forester of Tennessee, will as-
sume his duties In September, and will start an important survey in the
State soon thereafter. Mr. Maddox has been nn instructor in a Penn-
sylvania college, and is reputed to be a forester of great ability.

With such logs as these it is no trouble for me to
furnish the best of Wisconsin Hardwoods; I offer
for prompt delivery :

15,000 ft. 1" winter cut basswood, 1st and 2Md

15,000 ft. I'/z" hard maple, No. 1 common

100,000 ft. 2" hard maple in log run

30,000 ft. 2" maple No. l common

40,000 ft. 2" maple, ists and 2nds

3 0,000 ft. IH" soft elm, full log run, very nice

55,000 ft. 3 X 4 maple hearts; 45,000 ft. 4 .x 5 sound

maple hearts

15,000 ft. 2J/>" rock elm No. l and 2 common

20,000 ft. 2" rock elm No. l common and better

75,000 ft. i" birch No. 1 common and better

150,000 ft. i}i" birch No. 1 common and better

50,000 ft. ly," birch No. 1 common and better

Look these items over and ask for what you want

C. p. CROSBY, Rhinelander.Wis.

Stock List which we wish to move
at this time is as follows:

150 lAI ft. 1" 1st and 2nd Unsel. Birch
50 ]M ft. 1" No. 1 Common Birch
60 :\I ft. 1" 1st and 2nd Basswood
60 M ft. 1" Xo. 1 Common Basswood
100 M ft. 1" No. 2 Common Basswood
200 M ft. 1" No. 3 Common Basswood

Stock is 1913 cut, abso-
lutely dry, and prompt
shipment could be made.

Oelhafen Lumber Company

TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN

HARDWOOD RECORD

THE BUSY

SIGNAL

YOU COME to us in quest of timber NOW you
will not ni't tliat distressing "busy signal."

: you dcl.iy \vc cannot guarnntcc what the response
will be. You will have our attention, as a matter
of course, but we may be compelled to advise
that our present line of bargains is busy.

hat will mean that some one else will have taken
advantage of the opportunity which today you
should turn to your advantage.

>>D.\\ the OPPORTUNITY IS YOURS, with-
out let or hindrance. If you want to improve
it write immediately to

James D. Lacey & Co.

Timberland Factors

Chicago. III., 1750 McCormick BuildinR

Portland. Ore.. 1313 Northwestern Bank Buildins

Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building

q Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele-
vated Traveling Derrick propels itself
on 28-ft. gauge track.

^ No guy wires.

q Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

llt-iKliTKiin IlnkiT. iircalilcnt nf tin- Niialirllli- I.ninlicriiii'n'* Oliili, l« ablr
be at lil« oHItv nfi.T an IIIikxh ..f ii r. » .Inx-.

=-< LOUISVILLE >=

Tlu' ('liiirrlilll-MIKoii I.iiuibcr ('oiiiiuiii.v \\:\» inki-ii oviT a iiilll |iri>i>'ii,v
iKiir Nali-hvr.. Mliw.. located In I^uliiliinii. nn<l u-lll Hlilp a lot of liinilx r
illr.'ot from ilicri". The llnilMT uvallnbli' Int'ludi'H oiik. aali. (funi. lupi-ln ninl
I'lin. Tile mill Iirh n rn|iaclly of L'O.UIIU feet n ilny. The company I*
iiuiklnK a line record for a new concern, and W* Mny liuKlnemi %va> well
abend of pxpectallonH. T. Smith Mlllon. who looka nfler Ibe wib-s end.
hns bad wide experience, both as a conmimer and o« n lumberman, and
biiK 8bown ubillly to itet the order* on the riKbt condltlunn.

Tbe Loulxvllle Hardwood Club will Imve a Hpeclnl car to Ihe IlulTiilo
convenllon of Ibe National Hardwood Lumber Aaiioclallon. MoHt of Ibe
local bnrdwood concerns will be repreKented at tbc convention by one or
more membiTH.

Tbo lyOulKvllle Hardwood ('lub. wblch linR been lnre»lli;allnK tbe gen-
I'ral Kubject of lire InHurancv rates, beard Morris IC. NIcliolHon, euRlneer
for Hooker & Klnnalrd. a local Ore Inxurunce ogency. at Its meeting June
L'. Mr. NIcbolson explained tbe rate Hituatlon, and nald tbat be doubted
wbetber tbc application of the Dean scbedulc to I/Oiiliivllle yarda would
result In a reduction of ratea. He admitted tbat rates on lumber yarda
eunneeted with sawmills or other plants wblch are equipped with sprinkler
systems are lower than Is Justllled, but Indicated that this was tbe result
of competitive conditions. A comparisun of rates under different schedules
will be made by Mr. Nicholson In Ibe near future, after wblch he will
make a report to the club. Tbe cenernl lire Insurance situation In Ken-
tucky remains coinpllealed, with the furelKn companies still out and the
local companies unable to take care of unicb of the business. Most larite
Insurers, however, have found tbat they can get Insurance outside the
state.

The Loirisvllle Point Lumber Company Imnone of the best-looking plants
In this part of the country. The yard Is alwayn clean and shipshape, and
Ibe lumber properly piled. Edward S. Shippen. head of tbe concern. Is
Insistent on details of this kind beInK properly looked after. The mill
r.ci'nily Installed a new derrick.

It. r. Smith of the Ohio River Sawmill Company, who until recently

'>nii 1 Ills attention to the yard and mill end of the business. Is now

hiii'lliiii.' a Rood deal of the selllnc work of tbe crrmpany. H. .\. McCowen
i- |.r. vi.l. Ill of the concern, and was rennily In I.oulsvllle looking over the
1.1, al slliiatlon. Mr. MeCowen has many Interests, and is tbe kind of
lunil)ernmn who can keep half a dozen dllTerent operations, located In
different cities, going at top efficiency all the time.

The Sblpp-slreet yard of the W. 1*. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Is regarded as one of the best located In the city. It is located on both
Ihe Louisville & Nashville and Southern Kallway. and competitive con-
ditions of this kind arc almost necessary in Ixiuisville on account of the
ireneral policy of the Louisville & Nashville toward shippers. The yard
abuts on the new Eastern I'arkway. wlilch connects two of the leading
Iiarks of the city, and tbe company had to give up a piece of the yard
.It the nortliern end to enable the parkway to be completed.

The sawmill of W. L. Watson and Charles Kitchen, Sr.. of .\8bland.
Ky.. located at Ilaynion. Ky.. was burned recently with a loss of about
sl.">.000. It Is stated that Ibe plant will bo rebuilt at once.

C.eorge Hogg has purchased some timberland on King's Creek, near
i;o.\ana. Ky., and plans to Install a mill and develop the propcrt.v.

The Tomlinson Lumber Company of Line Fork. Ky.. has acquired 2,000
i- ns of timberland near Line Kork, Ky.. and will inslall a sawmill In tlie
ininiedlate future.

The Mason Lumber Company of Mnysvllle, Ky., is l)uildlug a new
(Iry-kiln.

State Korester .T. E. Barton Is making arrangements for the purchase
of several tracts of second-growth timber for use as rescrvcg and for demon-
stration purposes. Morgan county is one of the sections where land will
1m- houghl. He win go to Washington shortly to confer with the Federal
autliorltirs relative to the establishment of the reserve by the Government
in Eastern Kentucky.

Tbe vi'blcle and Implement trade is the most active consuming line at
prisenl, liardwood men report. Excellent crop conditions have resulted
in the farmers buying heavily, and the factories supplying them arc in tbc
niarKet for an unusually larce amount of material.

=•< BRISTOL y-

The I'eter-.Mcfaln Lunilier Company lias Just closed down Its band
mill here, after completing the cutting of Its timber in the Ilolston moun-
tains. The planing mill will continue in operation, but the band mill
will b.^ Idle until September, when the company will begin receiving logs
from its new timberland In .Johnson county. Tennessee. A line of rail-
road will be built to connect with the Virginia and Southwestern at But-
ler in order to get the logs to Bristol. The band mill here has cut ap-
proximately 300.000.000 feet of timber from the Ilolston mountains. How-
ever, a large part of this was cut by the Morton. I>ewls-Willey Compan.v.

Several new mills are being Installed in Scott county. Virginia, as a result
of the sale of nearly $300,000 worth of timber by Charles F. Hagan of
this city, ns trustee for the extensive estate of his father. Col. Patrick
llagan. Tin- ruMiL-anii.in I.nnitier Company has erected a band mill. The

HARDWOOD RECORD

49

Clincli Liiiiil"!- r,iiu|jany and the Sulphur Spi-iug Lumlitn- Company aro

Installing in >^ . |.. I Ml I. .US.

E. I w III I 1.1 II lurnpd from a trip In the interest of J. A. Wilkin-
son. \ I I I' stock is being taken up at Kingsport, where .1. A.

Wilkin-i [i I . ni]i iii~ialled a new mill.

The .1. K. Moore I^umber Company of Danville, Pa., has begun the
development of a 20,000-acre tract of hardwood timber in Bath county,
Virginia.

The Gray Lumber Company will at once rebuild the mill at Waverly,
Va.. which was recently destroyed by fire.

Hut for the heroic work of the large mill force, the $100,000 lumber
plant of the Lovelady Lumber Company, at Jasper, Va., on the Virginia
& Southwestern railway, near Bristol, would have been destroyed by are
last week. The company's commissary was a total loss. The fire started
from a spark 'dropped by a passing locomotive, according to reports from
Jasper. Tin' loss in llir d.^sl ruition of lh,> coniniissary i.s .$10,000.

r- The Glue That Is Applied Cold

just

wholes.-

e;.i ■,,i,,|M,r. ., , I. ,(,,,-.,.„ Clt.v, Tenn., has

■ 111 ~ l.'nn.. and will at

I I ' 'iiin I "i"i. - III I milielil. Va. The mill

anil I.nrnl" r Company is erecting a new office build-
laiir on williaTns street. The company is employing
iiK mill and woodworking factory in Bristol.
Lumber Company has begun operation of the re-
plant, on .\sh street, which it purchased last .year.
cost nearly $100,000 and has been improved and new
The company expects to materially Increase its

in buyers were in Bristol this week and left some
1 They report a slightly improved outlook for trade
■ of the summer and fall.

■< ST. LOUIS y

I.as

III 1,--

j...|

.-;i I....11- in.ji. ,11

il an advance ovei

the .■•
ing 1.

','

'■ '"'"

\l ." j. .'

1 per cent, accord-
ing May this year

1,12.-.
May

,'st

■,;,

.nil,

:'„

;,;' il,;;;;

o .$1,496.61.'3. In
cost $1,392,055.

During

Mav 1-

,'.-i

1' In

,l..-r by

rail in St. Louis,

as reported by the

Mercb

ant

^' Exil

lOL

»

ars. In May last

voar the receipts

were

20.a

26 car

. S

lowi

"H a

loss in

May this year of

4,908 cars. Ship-

ments

of

lumber

by

rail

last

May w

ere 14,970 cars, while in May, 1914

shipm

cnts

were

1.7

69 c

(irs.

11 falling off of 3,202 cars.

Chas. C. Boyd of Chas. C. Boyd & Co., Cincinnati, was a recent visitor
at the rooms of the Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis. Mr. Bo.vd was on his
way home from a trip to the Pacific coast. Air. Boyd's company specializes
in hardwood veneers. Its mills are located at North Bend, O.

Julius Seidel. of the Julius Seidel Lumber Company reports a good
demand for lumber, both from local ccasumers and from out of town
customers. He says bis company is getting a fair share of the business.

E. H. Luehrmann of the Chas. F. Luehrman Hardwood Lumber Com-
pany is pretty well satisfied with the volume of business being done. His
company is having a fair demand for choice red gum and choice oak.
The latter is in fair movement and the company has a good stock on hand.

A good demand for car material is reported by the Garetson-Greason
Lumber Company. It is in better shape down at the mills just at present,
than it has been for some time. W. \V. Dings, the secretary of the com-
pany, is out on a selling trip and is sending in some fair sized orders.

=-< ARKANSAS >•=

tenth annual convention of the Arkansas Association of Lumber
s. which was held in Little Rook on June 5 and 6, was one of
St iH the history of the organization. .\ program of considerable
;t had been arrangocl, and nuu-h enthusiasm over the meeting was

through.

I. nil. lis of the Order of lloo-lloo entertained with a boat
l:n li 11 iiioon, June 6. A concatenation was held, at which
I wenty kittens were initiated.
I 1 ompany, against which a decree for $350,000 was
li I nii.'.l States district court at Little Rock recently, on
May 2.-. lil.'d bond for appeal with the clerk of the court in the sum of
$100,000. as fixed by Judge Trieber. The filing of this appeal bond
stopped the sale of the property, which had been advertised to take place
on June 12, and further action in this line will not be taken until the case
is passed upon by the United States circuit court of appeals.

This case, concerning which articles have heretofore appeared in the
H.^nowooD Record, grew out of a suit filed by Jacob Ringer, as trustee,
against the Virgin Timber Company, in which Mr. Ringer sought to re-
cover $500,000 and to foreclose a mortgage upon all of .the property owned
by the Virgin Timber Company. The defense set up was that under the
mortgage plaintiff, bad sought to chaige a usurious rate of interest. In
passini; on ilm iiise. .in.lu.- ■j'riil.ei- li.-l.l ihai III.- contract was to b.' view. I

in till, h-hi 111 111. liiiv- 111 iiii- si.,1 ■ iiiiiiiii-, in which state the |,eii:iiiy

for n-iii , |, I, I. 1,1.. i, ,11,11 I, ihe ii,. Ill,,,,-,, of the interest ami Imniis,

and nm i ■ i sineil in ih.. ii;;lit of tie. Inws of the state of Arkansas.

which i.i-ovi.l.'s for tin- f.irf.'itnr.' of the entire d.>bt. Judge Trieber ac-

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade gkie. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door reaHze that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stay in condition. The

Use

Of vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A POOR MAKER SAYS;

„ , . _, „ McCleary, Wash., 9/30/13.

Perkms Glue Co., "'

South Bend, Indiana.

Dear Sirs: — It is now about a year since we added
a veneer door department to our operations. Decid-
ing on the glue which would give best results, we
considered the most importajit matter in connection
\cith this mew department.

Investigation convinced us that your product was
the one we wanted in order to turn out the most de-
pendable doors and panels, and it has been gratifying
to find that it has given us low cost as well as superior
quality. Tours truly.

CHEHALIS FIB DOOR CO.,
GJO-BB By Geo. J. Osgood.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building, Soutli Bend, Indiana

- The Glue That Runs Absoiutely Uniform —

HARDWOOD RECORD

J. M. Nlchnln. uf ('iil|H-|i|MT. near llfltor SprlnKii, Ark., rioliiia to liiivi-
rrvrotl)- dUruvrrt'tl a rrrlalo kind of white oak In bla caniuiiinll)' ll>at In
hisbljr niUptablr to tlir maoufncliirp of alilnKli-a. SeriTal montlia tfo
be uwnl iionir nf ibe wbllp oak ablnclpa anil plarrd tbpm In the open

V E N

E R

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

\\ I M \M I \i 1 1 Id I im: KOI \lt^ < i i

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

LET US QUOTE YOU

.0NVi^N'>^i<(,).

^s^^^* -^\ ■ QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers, Poplar, Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and Cypress

Tlie best that choice logs, 1914 Equip-
ment, and long experience can produce.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM
AND OFF .SIZES AT ATTRACTIVE

Old Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA. VIRGINIA

Kentucky Vcnccr Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED CUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville Kentucky

wliiri- ihi) W..11I.1 Im- ••x|>aiiMl 10 all kindi of wralbrr. H» slat)'* that thrj
Imvi- iiIihhI thi- Imt well, and did not cup or crnck. In view of the rxprrl-
iiH'iil. Mr. NlrlioU haii roncliidpd that wbllr oak KlilnKira will !><• mori-
<li-iilrnlili< than r}pr<-»». and n<?rardlngl.v U pn'parlns to I'n-cl a Hlilnulr mill
lit lli'lH>r KprlnifH to mnnnfnrlure ahlnKli'it from that n-rtain vnrlrtjr of
whitK oak. ThU la a new di-parlure In the ahlnslc tnanufacturlnK budnru
In Arkanoaa.

The Alfroy IlradlnR Kaclory at IIopo, Ark.. wa« liiirnpd on Miiy 2.'., pn-
■illInK n I08H of t;in.<Min, partially covrrod by Inaurancv. 'miii factory bad

iiinntbly payroll of $.'i.noi), and waa iin<- of tin- Iradlnc liiduKtrl<'« of liopr.
I'hc llrnoklyn <°oop(>raKi' Company on May '.'8 lllod ccrtlllralM In Ihr
■ illc- of tbo H.Tri-tory of alnti-, naming I'laiid"' IC. Kbook of I'liiiiolt a« Ita
-iiilp Bfc'onl.

Tho II. I>. Wllllaina CooiH-rago Company Kualalnrd 0 allsbt loaa at Ita
plnni loralod nt I/>bIIo, Ark., on Mny 21 TIio ln«« waa occaalnnitl by lire
• ■ilclniilliii: In n car of ahavlii-j-

=-< DETROIT >■

Till' <li-mnnil for linrdwomi iinuriiik' .hkI iiiI< iii.r ilnlab la pxccpllonally
lirlsk ot the DwiRlit Lumber ("imipany pliiiit. ncrurdlni; to Sccri'tary John
l.odK)'. Mr. I>odK<' di'CloroH that bualnoas la fully Iwenly-flvc lior cent li'i-
ti-r than It wua at tbp aimip lime a yi'nr oro.

Severn! corgoes of hardwood lumber linve iirrlved at the Thomaa Kur
iiiiin roiiipniiy. DwiKht Lniiiln'r t'niiipniiy, mid The llrownlee Company
plnnlR on the Klver Itougc during the piiHt two weeks.

Detroit IH enjoying a healthy building boom. The number of new
siructurea and their value U likely to exceed oil previous spring and
summer records. A large percentage of the new bulldlnga are of tbe liel-
ler type and congequently large cjuantltles of hardwood finish are Itelng
iisi'd by the bullderK. This activity has toned up the local hardwood niar-
ki-t to nn appreciable extent. Dealers report that prices ore holding Arm
:in<l that onk. nsb and poplar arc In particulor deniond.

Detroit dealers were considerably Interestc* In nn onnouncpineDt o few
days ago that 4,000,000 feet of maple lumber bad been sold nt Alpena to
.\. .T. Malzlaud. representing eostcrn manufacturers. The lumber will !>••
used In making heels for women's shoes.

Work of rebuilding the plant of the I'ort Huron Lumber Company, wbleh
was recently burned. Is well under way. A modern factory will be erected
lor the inanufaclure of interior finish. Tbe new buildings ore of flre-
liioof construction.

.1. M. ClllTord of the Clifford Lumber Company, exclusive deoler In hard-
woods, reports that his company hns been enjoying a brisk business The
past week. Mr. Clifford reported that n marked improvement In the con-
dition of tho hardwood market developed witbin the week. Onk, ash and
poplar are most leaders in demand. Mr. Clifford said that prices on onk
iinii ash wtri> a trilie off. Imr lliat |.i.plMr was remaining lirm.

=>- WISCONSIN <=

The Kln^cl Lumber Company of Merrill has been lncorporaii<l with a
rapltal stock of $10.5,000, The Incorponitors arc C. J. KInzel, V. \V. King
and C. IL Strange.

The Menomonlc Sleigh and Wagon Works Is the name of the new con-
cern operating the former Oscillating Sleigh Company's plant ot Menomo-
nlc. C. C. Crocker lins purchased the stock and leased the building and
machinery from the former owners and Is now operating under the new
name, manufacturing light and heavy sleighs, farm wagons and similar
vehicles.

One ot the most valuable tracts of hardwood In the country, consisting
cif 8,000 acres of timberland In the townships of Upham and Elcbo, Laos-
dale county, hns been purchased by the Charles W. I-'lsh Lumber Company
oi' Klcho from the Vnn Ortwlck Estate and the Combined liOcks Taper Com-
pany. The consideration was fl68,000. The Fish company now has be-
tween 12,000 and i:i.000 acres of timber and will begin Immediate logging
operations.

The Eagle River I..umbcr Company hns leased the site near that of the
mill which was destroyed by (Ire last year, at Eagle River, and has com-
menced the construction of a new sawmill. The company has a large
amount of timber ready for sawing and will put the new mill In operation
as soon as possible.

-V log Jam over two miles In length and In places extending a quarter of
a mile Into the woods on either side of the -itrpam was recently cleared by
the use of dynamite on the IMne river, a branch of the Menominee. The
jam was one of the longest and biggest ever seen in that vicinity. The
big lumber camp and the camp Ice house at Loomis were swept away and
carried Into a small bny. The water at the time was the highest in fifteen
years and an entirely new chnnnel wns cut by the river In one Instance.

The Tomahawk Veneer nnd Box Company is contemplating doubling the
present output at Its plant In Tomahawk and will Install machinery which
will increase the present output to 4.000 boxes dally. Keinhard Meyer Is
president of the concern, which has been progressing rapidly since It was
-inrte<I In .Tanuary.

-V large addition has been made nccessar)- by tbe Increasing of its line
• f woodworking machinery by the C. Mattlson Machine Works at Belolt.
riie addition will have a 70-foot frontage on Fifth street and extend 120
ipet back. It will be of brick construction and of the latest type of .shop
Imlldings.

HARDWOOD RECORD

One of the recent contracts of cliiircli furniture filled by tbe Algoma
eneer Company was that for tbe iiews for the Catholic church at Egg

Harbor.

Tbe sawmill of tbe Koger
Catlln avenue, Superior, was
$5,000.

Forest fires in the northern Wisconsin a:
to make their annual harvest. Althougl:
taken by lumbermen against fires, nu
various sections. Small settlements, n

Ruger Lumber Company. Eighth street and
totally destroyed by fire, causing a loss of

Michigan woods are beginning

precautions are being

small fires are reported in

and lumber have already been

destroyed, but recent rains have subdued fires to a largo extent.

Wi E. Priestly, presid"
sale lumber, of Mihvinil
died at his home in tin
years old and a nati\r .
president of the North «
men's

iif the W. E. Priestly Lumber Company, whole-
iii'I I 1',' II known lumberman of Wisconsin,
M - ' alter a long illness. He was sixty
II nutario. Mr. Priestly was former

Ml I 11, r. Sash and Door Traveling Sales-
< a iliiriv .^..iri.l il.f;ree Mason and an Odd

\ , secretary of the W. E.
I.' I'emberton, Chicago, and
ig and Herman Priestly of

Fellow. His widow, a son, Gl' mh \'
Priestly Lumber Company, a sist r, \
two brothers, James C. Priestlj ut .
Chicago, survive.

The will of the late I. Stephenson, Jr., Menomonie lumberman who died
suddenly at Milwaukee last fall, disposes of an estate valued at $1,000,000,
left to the widow. The will was not found until just before tlie final report
was filed and prevented a .son, Joseph C. Stephenson, and a daughter,
Mrs. Frederick Haggerson, from sharing the property.

W. C. Brandon of Wausau was elected president of the Employers'
Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin at a recent meeting of
the directors, to succeed G. F. Steele. The other officers are : H. Hirsch-
Iteitner of La Crosse, W. W. Vincent of Kenosha and W. E. Brown of
Ehinpliniili T-. vi. r pn !;idontK succeeding themselves; Karl Mathie of Wau-
sau. vi.-ii mI III iirc.oding Dr. W. A. Fricke of Wtausau, and M. A.

Wertlin Ml kiiikinna, succeeding the newly-elected president W. C.

Landoii i^ vi r in, -i.i.nt. H. J. Hagge, B. F. Wilson and N'eal Brown
■were reelected secretary, treasurer and general counsel, respectively. The
company is a mutual organization insuring Wisconsin employers from
liability losses and includes many prominent lumbering concerns.

The Merrill Iron Works Company, manufacturer of woodworking machin-
ery and jobbers in mill supplies, logging machinery and tools, is well along
in the work of repair and reconstruction of its plant which recently suffered
considerable damasp by fire. Additional machinery will be installed.

w isconsin manufacturers, particularly lumber-

- iiisin will be able to construct the Wisconsin

I' Exposition at San Francisco at a much

-ililc. Among the donations received were the

pany of Oshkosh, hardwood flooring from the

nishing veneering from

the Hough Shade Corn-

Through til'' -< II' I
ing concerns, tli,
buUding at ili- i
less figure than Mniii
doors from the ilor;

I. Stephenson Company Trustees of Marinette,
the Underwood Veneer Company and shades frc
pany of Janesville.

•iCiBtwasraatTOiroiTOatmiKmiittJiia^^

The Hardwood Market

< CHICAGO y

The situation locally has been most affected during the last three
months by the strike of brick handlers, which has completely tied up the
entire building trade. Negotiations between employers and employes in
this particular class worked back and forth with various promises of
early settlement, which, however, were delayed until finally the matter
was properly closed up a week or so ago. The result is that the building
situation is far more favorable now than it has been for some time,
altfiough the strike has resulted in the deferring of a very considerable
quantity of building construction which will seriously affect the lumber
markets for two or three months ahead.

The seriousness of the strike and the Imminence of further complica-
tions had the effect in many cases of holding off building projects for an
indefinite period. In other cases, speculative builders building on bor-
rowed capital have been put in an unfavorable position, due to. their hav-
ing considerable quantities of money tied up at high rates of interest
when they had expected their structures to have been completed for ten-
ants for some months. Instead they have had to pay the interest charges
without any revenue from their structures whatever. This is going to
result in considerably shortening the total amount of building construc-
tion in the city of Chicago.

The situation locally is one of hope with a thorough realization, how-
ever, of a reality of present conditions. No one doubts the actuality of
dullness of business, although there is unquestionably a considerable
amount of purchasing being done, which, however, is in small lots.

The yard situation is in about tbe same position as it has been for
several months back, with but a normal stock of lumber on hand and a
fair demand in wagon lots. Yards, however, are not purchasing any

VENEER

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3 8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars Yz" FAS Quartered

White Oak
1 car Yz' No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars Y2" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co.

Memphis Tennessee

npHESE fine logs waiting
A to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD RECORD

Two cars 1" No. 3 Hemlock.

One car 2" 1st & 2nd Hard Maple, 7"

and wider.
One car 2" No. 1 Common Hard

Maple.
One car 1" No. 3 Common Red Oak.
Three cars !• ^" No. 3 Common Soft

Elm.
Three cars 1" No. 3 Common Soft

Elm.

Gill-Dawlcy Lumber Co,

Wausau, Wis.

Saline River Hardwood Co,

Main Sairs Ottirt-

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Manulaclurers of

Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Asti

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

q Our TIMBER i* Tirgin fore»t growth of the hiihett
type.

q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac-
tured itoclc.

q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated witk
•team under preiture directly from the »aw — insuring
quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it."

q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars with
Oak Flooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY,
iCansas City, Mo.

niiinunl of material, and tbU nin alao Im- m
hardwood lumber.

<iencnilly Hpi>akliiK, tlic •Itunllon In i
ilmi In iillii-r Inritc c<-ntrr« tlirouRhoul tin-
hMjirfiil Willi tlio rcnlUntlun tlint nolbliiK

mil tniili- npcnH up, which divi'loi ui

rnki- placM- In dui- time

It'HKu I' uhuul aiiiil<i||i)us to
iiunlry. trade bcliiB quiet, but
itiHunl f^an be luoknl for until
l« ...nnili'iilly ■•> tpd will

=•< NEW YORK >.=

I'hi- liiciil hardwood market abowa Nlluht rlinnK<- In Hip past two wnka.
111.' only dliriTt-nrc of noli- bolnif n nonrrlly In iioini' llni'S and conm-qui-nt
ttllTciiInK In prlccB In micb Item*. Slrlkliie an mcriiKr, bowrvcr. It may
Ih' niiii'il thai Komi' Hlocka nrp ahowlni: n hit wrakor and arp inbjrrl to
sllUUiK raUioK. Itppi-ndnR history of a yi'iir aco, Ibr niarkft sbows No. 1
oimmiin OHh to Iw 8cnrci> and llrm In price, with c|uotalloni from fl to $2
nhovo Iniit month. Hard maple, alMu a xlronK feature a year bro. Ib Id
Kooil call nt llrm prices and not over plentiful. Cbeatnul Is off In the
low Kradea and the rest of the Hat Is uneven, transit cars havInK a lienr-
liiK on the Kiipply and rnnRe of valiicu

=■< BUFFALO >■

The hardwood trmle hnn nliown very llicli- impruvemc-nt witbin the past
niontli. altbouRh xaiiio dealer)) alnte tbnt they are getting a fair amount
of business In special woods. The tone of the market Is not so firm a»
dealers would like to see It. and competition Ik sucb that It Ik difficult
lo move slock at a fair profit. Small lot orders ore the rule.

Some of the wholesale dealers sny that It appears to them unlikely Hint
liuslness will show much Improvement before autumn. They expe.M ii>
see a cood cbiinRO for the better at thiit time because of the fine out-
look for the crops, which will make ncilve trade for the railroads and
put a lot of money Into circulation. .\t present factory buylntr Is much
le.strlctcd and bu.vers who usually Ink.- a Inrt-e amount of lumber at tbia
season are unwilling- to go nliend ami tak.- Kio<k

=-< PHILADELPHIA >-=

.V settled quiet deflncs the lumber situation as that of almost all Indus-
tries at this time. Whether It Is a psychological condition of affairs, as
contended by our President, or a stern material fact Is open for specula-
tion. The premature hot weather has added to the apathy, and the hope
of Increased business before the fall Is apparently abandoned by the
trade gencrolly. The large department stores have already announced
ihelr Intention of closing down from Friday evening till Monday morning
during .Tuly and August, which plan will also be adopted by the various
commercial organizations. Buying conilnues spotty and of the hand-to-
mouth order. The live Arms report that the volume of business com-
pares favorably with the same period of o year ago, but admit that It
ifciulres strenuous bustling to get business. A hopeful tone, however,
ol>talns throughout the trade as to outlook, as there Is n strong feeling
that the railroads will receive a favorable decision from the Interstate
Commerce Commission, as to their demand for higher freight rates. The
promise of abundant crops Is an cncouracing sign that a comparative proa-
Iitrlty throughout the land will attend the last quarter of the year,
which compensates in a measure for the depression caused by the uncer-
tain legislation and interference with commercial laws in Congress.

Hardwoods show very little change from fortnight ago. Quartered oak
holds front rank ; plain oak, although not so active as heretofore, holds
firm. In chestnut and poplar, low grades show best form. Maple flooring
in good demand ; birch, beech and other woods keep a good reputation.

=-< PITTSBURGH >-=

Uardwood men are waiting pntlenlly for sonntlilng to turn up. It is
practically Impossible to turn up anything and most of them have cheer-
fully put on the robe of Macawber. Business Is very little If any better
than on .\pril 1. In some lines of hardwood dealing It Is worse. Con-
siderable lumber has been sold to the automobile companies, but on the
otlifr band the wagon manufacturers have cut down their purchases more
I ban halt since winter. Yard trade Is very irregular and orders are in
mixed carload lots without exception. Prices on high-grade hardwood
arn being hammered very hard at preseuf.

-•<, BOSTON y-

The local .situation In hardwoods conllnuis very quitt. Dealers report
the fewest number of inquiries they have bad for 3'ears. While there
has been no appreciable decline the past fortnight, It Is apparent that
the small spring improvement gave way more promptly than usual to
summer conditions. Southern and western mills have developed more
insistent effort lately to sell stock in this territory. Some results of this
are also shown by local hardwood men llndlng their trade snppiled with
cut-price offers on a number of Items ; this applies to prospective pur-

HARDWOOD RECORD

S3

chasers and in some cases to those who have already contracted ahead.
Some of the dealers seem to feel that the lightly-stocked factories and
yards will yield a fairly good summer demand, while others are quite
apprehensive that buyers will push their advantage on what forced sell-
ing is undertaken, thus keeping all business at a low point for the sea-
son. The same general relation prevails between the woods as recent
reports ; only a few kinds showing actually increasing prices, such as
may be noted being thick a.sh, quartered-sawed sycamore and beech. There is
some opinion that the lightening of the veneer business west may cause
quartered oak to show its first weakness, although held steady in all
thicknesses up to date. The demand for plain oak seems decreasing, but
the values remain about as they have been with wide ranges, according
to character of the wood. No great change can be reported in the poplar,
either as to price or demand, it being one of the weaker items at present.
Other hardwoods commonly used in this market continue at fairly close
to market values which have lately prevailed.

--<, BALTIMORE >•=

Such changes as have taken place in the hardwood trade within the
last two weeks are not of suflScient moment to alter the situation ma-
terially or to have any decided effect eitlier upon prices or the movement.
Most of the hardwood men report a shrinkage in their business, this
shrinkage varying from ten to fifty per cent. There are other firms, how-
ever, which state that the total of their transactions compares very
favorably with corresponding periods of other years, though it must be
said that these concerns are in a marked minority. I''or the most part
the demand is of the unexpected kind, the sellers never having many
orders ahead of them, and frequently getting down to their last deal
before new ones are developed. It is also to be said that persistent effort
is required to obtain orders, and the salesmen must be on the jump, it being
also desirable for them to keep a close watch on the requirements of the
yards. These latter are not disposed to place orders ahead of actual
needs. At the same time it does not appear that stocks at the mills are
accumulating in an alarming degree. Although the various plants are
for the most part running full time, they manage to work off their out-
put, or at least a sufficient part of it to avert fear of troublesome con-
gestion. Of course, until the large consumers get back into the market,
business is likely to rimain quiet. The railroads are still holding off,
and oftener prefer to haul stocks from their own yards over long dis-
tances to points where the lumber is to be used, to entering into new com-
mitments. In addition, the furniture manufacturers are by no means
so busy as they expected to be, and their curtailment Is having a decided
effect upon the market. No particular division of the trade seems to be
affected by the prevailing state of affairs more than another, all showing
the effect of the letdown.

There are some manufacturers who refuse to make price concessions and
who maintain that they have not found it necessary to cut their quota-
tions in order to move stocks, but it Is generally admitted that the range
of values is lower than it was last year, though it would not require much
of a revival, in all probability, in the demand to get the list back to where
it was. While the outlook as to exports is regarded by some of the
shippers as better than it was. others still profess to see no improvement.
and it must be said that they have the custom house figures to support
them, these latter showing that the forwardings are smaller than ever, and
that the tendency is still retrogressive. That a considerable cleaning up
of stocks has taken place, however, hardly admits of doubt, and it would
probably not be long before a very decided quickening in the foreign demand
asserted itself, if the domestic situation were in better shape. The
indifference of the home buyers, however, renders large quantities of lum-
ber available for export, and any stiffening in the returns would probably
attract stocks in Increasing quantities to Europe.

=-< COLUMBUS >=

The hardwood trade in Columbus and central Ohio has been rather active
during the past fortnight despite the general business depression which
prevails. One of the best features of the trade is the active building oper-
ations which have been the salvation of the hardwood trade. Building Is
active not only in Columbus but also in cities and towns In all parts of the
state.

The best buying is being done by retailers. Yard stocks are rather light
and dealers generally are loath to Increase stocks at this time, but the
demand on the part of consumers has made it necessary for them to place
orders right along. Most of the orders are for shipment during the latter
part of June. Factories are buying in limited quantities as they are not
operating on a very large scale. Implement and vehicle concerns are the
best customers, while furniture factories are rather slow.

Dry stocks are not plentiful in any section and as a result lower prices
are believed to be out of the question. Prices generally have been well
maintained, although some shading is reported to force trade. This Is
especially true where stocks have accumulated. All grades are moving
fairly uniform and shipments are coming out promptly. Collections are
somewhat improved.

Oak Is one of the strong points in the trade. The demand is good for
both quartered and plain osik, and prices are ruling at the levels which
prevailed for some time. Chestnut Is another strong point, especially sound
wormy. Poplar is moving well and prices are satisfactory. Ash and bass-
wood are firm and other hardwoods are unchanged.

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington Street

CHICAGO

RED GUM

AMERICA'S FINEST CABINET WOOD

Consider its good qualities.
It has strength.

Can be brought to a very smooth sur-
face and consequently will take
high polish in finishing.

Will not split easily.

Runs strong to wide widths and long

lengths.
Is not easily marred or dented.
It can be supplied flat and straight —

free of warp and twist.
Has beauty, color, life and character.

Considering its numerous good quali-
ties, it is the lowest priced good
hardwood on the market today.

We are the largest producers of Gum
in the world.

Have a large and well assorted stock
on hand at all times.

Can manufacture special thicknesses
on short notice.

We guarantee

QUICK SHIPMENTS
GOOD GRADES
DRY STOCK
GOOD WIDTHS
GOOD LENGTHS
SATISFACTION

Band mills at

HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE, ARK.

GREENVILLE, MISS.

Write, phone or wire for prices

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington St.

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U.S.A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

CABLE ADDRESS — "LAMB.'

Codes U.ed— Uni

Hardwood, Western Union, A. B. C. 5th Edition, Okay

STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand June 1st, 1914

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•♦

VIEW OF MILL SKIDWAT. 'WITH

HARDWOOD RECORD

55

=-< TOLEDO >-=

The lumber situation has developed few new features during the past
couple of weeks, although a slight improvement is noticed. Yellow pine
is still at a very low figure and oak has a tendency toward weakness; but
many other lines are showing strength. Poplar, for Instance, is quite
strong and crating is bringing a good figure and there is plenty of demand.
The building, especially, in the way of residence structures in Toledo is
heavy, much heavier than is usual and there is no indication of a cessa-
tion in this line of construction for some time to come. The Willys-
Overland Automobile Company, already a mammoth concern covering acres
of ground, is continuaHy adding new structures and it is expected to add
new buildings to accommodate 1,000 more men. These buildings are
already under construction. It is, of course, going to be necessary to
find homes for these additional men and the residence building is excep-
tionally strong in that section of the city. Most of the new homes are
of high quality and have hardwood floors and finish. While a good many
of the railroads linve laid off their men and some of their trains, it is
generally beliiv<>(l that this is a passing condition and within a short time
the railroads will be ordering new equipment and putting on more trains.
Several business blocks are also under construction here and a number
of school buildings. Stocks are rather low, but there Is no tendency on the
part of dealers to make any speculative purchases.

■< INDIANAPOLIS >— =

The bardwoo<l trade in Ibis city and vicinily has been pretty quiet dur-
ing the last two weeks. There has been littli' business and few inquiries
are being received. No predictions arc being made as to when an in-
creased volume of trade may be expected. Books of the hardwood men
show that their business during May was below that of the corresponding
month of last year, but it was better than that of April of this year.
Dull industrial conditions generally over the state are held responsible for
the present inactivity in hardwoods.

Inquiries disclose no special demand for any variety or grade of hard-
wood. It was said at one office that business was so dull in all hard-
woods that no certain kind could be selected and held up as being in
better demand than any other.

=■< CINCINNATI >.=

n.) britd- .Iriiiand tor any of the hardwoods,
market, Siiinr dialers think a gradual return

they do not expect any results until at least
Lumbermen who could shade prices a little
feel that it would do no good to do so, as

While there appears Ic] Ur
there is a better tone to llu-
of confidence is in sight, but
fall. Prices remain firm,
in order to secure business'
hardwoods are a mighty good asset to have, and sooner or later will be
in active demand again. Quartered oak is improving steadily in request
and is probably the most active of hardwoods Just at this time. Plain oak
Is the most readily sold, the call being even and steady for all grades,
but. of course, nothing like it should be for this time of the year. Poplar
in low grades sells well, but the upper grades are very sluggish. There
is said to be some improvement in demand for better grades of red gum,
due to the new association's endeavors to draw attention to this wood,
and the result even if only temporary is gratifying. Sap gum is in fair
demand. Chestnut has been on the slow side in good stock for many
weeks. The box makers are stiii busy and consuming good quantities of
all low grades suitable for their purpose.

=-< MEMPHIS >--

There is no special change to record in the hardwood situation here.
Business as a general preposition may be said to be slowing down some-
what with the approach of the midsummer season. This practically
always happens and has occasioned neither surprise nor unfavorable com-
ment. In fact, with business no more active than it is, it is rather sur-
prising that there is such an optimistic feeling among the majority of
the members of the trade regarding the general future of the market.
Orders are coming in every day for lair quantities of lumber, but buyers
are in few cases anticipating their wants, with the result that few large
orders are being received. Still, prices are well maintained and the ag-
gregate volume of business is not far from the average for this time of
the year. There are Increasing inquiries for red gum and this lumber is
moving more freely and at slightly better quotations. Sap gum continues
a ready seller. The lower grades of both gum and Cottonwood are being
taken care of by box interests and there is no particular surplus of either.
Oak is reported a little more active in some directions, without any
special chanqe in prices. Ash is a ready seller in all grades, while
activity in cypress is couflned to the lower grades. Export business is
more active and the outlook for foreign trade is considered good.

The situation
change. Buy is

in the local iii.ir
same month last
Nashville hardNV(

=-< NASHVILLE >•

lardwood lumber market has sbowu no material
[fining themselves practically to current needs,
MOA no snap. One of the largest manufacturers
iiiil May business slightly smaller than for the
ihi'b describes business with most of the firms.
arc not inclined to reduce values in order to get

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

fl The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

Q A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

£6.

HARDWOOD RECORD

W A NT E D

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WEST VIRfilMA 8PKI CK I.rMBER CO.. '^'"° KnTuf VrtDir
<«M. «>.t Vlrclnl*. NEW YORK

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Best Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost
Can Be ObUined From

The Lumber Mutual Fire
The Lumbermen's Mutual
The Pennsylvania Lumbei

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isurance Company,
en's Mutual Fire tnsu

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$141,000.00

In Saving. DIVIDENDS R="-d

This Year to Policy Carrier.<^ of

The Lumbermen's
Underwriting Alliance

Possibly there is no good reason why
YOU were not among these beneficiaries.
If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
feel that your plant does not at present
comply with all requirements, confer
with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot
be brought up to an acceptable standard
at no greater cost than will be justified
by the prospective saving on insurance
rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Manage
1101 R. A. LONG BLDG.

KANSAS CITY

liiiHlni'wi, iiolnilDe to Iho high cost of lirmln'r from Uip rcmoTil from
Ihf forest to Ihp ronvprslon Into nalshcd prodiicls. Oiik, aali and hickory
iir<' In good di>innDd. An active demand for wnlniit \n Hhown by furnltare
iiiunufacliirerK. Some hualness Is beInK luinilliil In puplnr, chestnut and

line

=< BRISTOL >■-

■ mount of nctlrlly
lie miirket U dull,
iitlclpated and the
incertaln. However, the
cause the mnniifncturers

hiid

Denplte the fact IhnI theri' Ih niori' ihai)
111 ninuufnclurlni;, KrlHtol liiirilwond IiiiiiIm
ItiiKlni'ss has not Improved to Ihi' exi.nt
outlook for early Improvement Is said to
condition of the market has had no tendi'ii
to curtail. Most of the mlllK are running and a conKldi-rahle volume of
Htock Ih movlDi;. Some of the lumbermen expect radical Improvement
toward fall, while others are not so opilnilstic as to the outlook for busi-
ness durlnR the remainder of the year. The woodworklDR plants are
nearly all busy, hut there Is not much activity In bulUllnE. Some new
mills nrc beInK Installed and lumbermen are Kolog ahead with plans for
developing their timber on an even larger scale.

=-< LOUISVILLE >=

While the luniliir business during the past two weiks has not been ony
inoro active than It was during May, trade In general Is not by any
means depressed. That Is to say, while no larger orders covering long
periods have been received, current business is holding up and the volume
of shipments is pretty close to what Is usually done at this season of the
year. With the farm Implement and vehicle trade buying heavily, ond
the interior finish business opening up, the outlook Is Improving. One big
miilwork concern recently ordered twcnty-flve cars of oak lumber from a
local hardwood concern. The furniture factories will probably he quiet
this month. In anticipation of the July shows. If these pan out us they
should do. In view of the prosperity of the'fifrmlng contingent, which
after all. Is the main factor In the consuming Held, the furniture fac.
torles should have plenty to do for the rest of the summer and should
give the hardwood men some business worth having. Vigorous saleswork
on the part of the lumbermen Is needed at present, but when that kind of
effort is extended, business Is resulting. (Juartercd oak ond ash are the
most active movers at present. Some grades of poplar have been selling a
little better of late. Red gum Is also showing more life than heretofore.
Hickory Is In good call. Chestnut baa been selling satisfactorily. Prices
are holding about steady.

=-< ST. LOUIS >=

.\ slight improvement is nolicialili' in tli.'
a trifle stiller on upper-grade lumber »l
There is a fair movement in plain-sowed
ing an Improvement. There Is more w

liardwood market and prices are
en quick delivery is called for.
vlillf oak, and rod gum Is show-
tisfactory inquiry for dry and

si'lect poplar Is in greater request than It has been for several weeks.
I'rlces arc holding up pretty well and the woods most In demand are
strong In price. There Is quite a good call tor cypress In small order
lots, so the aggregate sales are quite satisfactory and distributors report
steady prices.

=•< MILWAUKEE >■=

There seems to be a little iiK'ie ai tlvity in the Milwaukee hardwood
market, due mainly to the fact that the factory consumers of hardwood
are buying a little more freely. Stocks in the hands of these concerns have
licen low for some time as most of the factories have been buying only
inough to meet their present wants. This waiting policy on the part of
factory consumers did not avail them anything, however, as prices have
been well maintained, while the available supply of dry .stocks has been
decreasing steadily. Increased building activity, not only In Milwaukee
liut about the state, has m.ide It necessary thni the sash and door and gen-
iral Interior finishing plants Increase their output, resulting In these
roncerns placing larger orders for stock.

The figures available at the ofllces of the Milwaukee building Inspector
show that building operations during the month of .May climbed to a new
high mark. During the month there were 517 iwrmlts Issued for the erec-
tion of buildings to cost .<:i.641,5S4, an Increase of approximately $300,000
over the corresponding month In 1913, when 4!H permits were granted for
improvement.s totaling ?1,337,078.

The crop outlook In Wisconsin and surrounding states Is unusually good
at the present time and lumbermen believe that this gives promise of a
satisfactory business In most lines this fall. When crops are good In this
section of the Northwest it Is pretty sure proof that general business will
be all that could be asked for. Weother conditions have been ideal this
spring and expcrt-s say that crops In all lines are making great headway.

Ileceipts of new basswood in the Mllwauki'e market are showing steady
increase and the cut seems to be in fair condition. New birch Is not
••xpectcd before the latter part of the month or the early part of .luly. The
available supiily of dry birch Is light, as is usually the case at this time
(if the year. Demand has been brisk for maple fl<xirlng and stocks in this
line have been decrea.sed to a rather low point. The supply of southern
hardwoods, particularly plain red oak. Is not so large as it has been.
I'.asswood and elm have been in fairly good demand.

HARDWOOD RECORD

57

Advertisers' Directory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mtg. Co... 15

Boyle, Inc., Clarence 4

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . . 67

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co 2

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Craig, W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P 47

East Jordan Lumber Co 66

Ellas, G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co 4

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co 62

Hayden & Wcstcott Lumber Co.. 4

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company 66

Jackson-Wyatt Lunilicr Co 15

James & Abbott Co 40

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 59

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3

Litchfield, William E 15

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G 46

McIIvaln, J. Gibson. & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67

Miller, Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 7

Oelhafen Lbr. Co 47

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co 10

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 66

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co 40

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 50

Sullivan, T. & Co 67

Tegge Lumber Co 46

Webster George, Lumber Co... 15

White I^ake Lumber Company. . 40

Wiggin, H. D 15

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Willson Bros. Lumber Company. 15

Wlstar. Underbill & Nixon 15

Wood-Mosaic Company 10

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc.. 67

Young, W. D.. & Co 3

POPLAR.

Anderson-TuUy Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company.. 41

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company. 41

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 16

Gardner Wood Company 41

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 15

Kentucky Lumber Company.... 46

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co 6

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company. 15

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 46.68

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 44

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 43

Bennett & Witte 7

Bliss-Cools Oak Company 45

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 44

Brown, Geo. C & Co 44

Brown, Mark H.. Lumber Co.. 45

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co.... 40

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 40

Evans, li. 11., Lumber Company. . . 16

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co 41

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co.. 10

Gary, W. W *i

General Lumber Company 68

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 45

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

Jones & Dunn i',

Kentucky Lumber Company 46

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company... 54

Lansing Company, The . .-

Miller Lumber Company 44

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co 53

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

Saline River Hardwood Co 52

Sondheimer, E., Company 42

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. 51
Vanden-Boom-Stimson Lumber

Company 42

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co... 15

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill

Company 14

Archer Lumber Company 44

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker, Jacobs & Co 9

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 43

Bennett & Witte 7

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co.. 41

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 45

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 44

Booker-Cecil Company 14

Boyle, Inc., Clarence 4

Bradley, E. C, Lumber Co 41

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 44

Brown, Mark H.. Lumber Co.. 45

lirenner, Fcrd, Lumber Co 37

Brown, W. P., & Sons Lumber

Co 14

Burtalo Hardwood Lumber Co.. 67

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Chiirchill-Mllton Lumber Co U

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co 40

Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co.. 9
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-
pany 14

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 41

Dermott Land & I.umbor Co 40

Dugan Lumber Co 42

Ellas. G.. & Bro 67

Evans. G. H., Lumber Company 16

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 41

Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co... 9

Faust Bros. Lumber Company.. 10
Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company 4

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. II

Cardnir Wood Company 41

Garetson-Greason Lumber Co.. 10

Gary, W. W 43

General Lumber Company 68

Harris Manufacturing Co 42

Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co 4

Heyser. W. E., Lumber Co 7

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 45

Hooten Hardwood Company

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Hunt, Washington & Smith 9

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co 41

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

Jones & Dunn 45

Kennedy, James, & Co 41

Kentucky-Indiana Hardwood Co. 14

Kentucky Lumber Company 46

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 59

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. 54

Lansing Company, The

Litchfield, William E 15

Little River Lumber Company. . 68

Logan, J. M.. Lumber Co 6

Louisvill* Veneer Mills 14

Mcllvain. J. Gibs»n. & C« 2

McLean. Hugh. Lumber Co 67

Memphis Band Mill Company... 2

Miller, Anthony 67

Miller Lumber Company 44

Morford Lumber Company 9

Mowbray & Robinson Company. 7

Norman Lumber Company 14

North Vernon Lumber Company U

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co 53

Parry. Chas. K., & Co 10

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

Ransom, John B., & Co 9

Riemeler Lumber Company 41

Saline River Hardwood Co 62

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Shawnee Lumber Company 41

Slaymaker, S. E., & Co 56

Sondheimer. E., Company 42

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stemmelen Lumber Company. . . 14

.Stimson Veneer .ind Lumber Co. 51

Sullivan, T., & Co 67

Tschudy Lumber Company 42

Vanden Boom-Stlmson Lbr. Co 42

Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company 6

Webster, George, Lumber Co... 15

Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company. . 40

Whitmer. Wm., & Sons 15

Wlggln. H. D 15

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Willson Bros. Lumber Company 15

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 15

Wood-Mosaic Company 15

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 15

Yates, John B., Lumber Co 10

Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc 67

VENEERS AND PANELS.

A hnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. 14

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company. . 5

Chicago Veneer Company 68

East St. Louis Walnut Co 11

Evansvilie Veneer Company 65

Freiberg Lumber Company 41

Hoffman Bros. Company 65

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Jarrell. B. C. & Co 65

Kentucky Veneer Works 50

Knoxville Veneer Company 6

Louisville Veneer Mills 14

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. . 65

Merrill Veneer Co 61

Nartzlk, J. J 5

Ohio Veneer Company 41

Old Dominion Veneer Company. 60

Palmer & Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Rayner, J 5

Sanders & Egbert Company 11

Sedro Veneer Company 65

standard Veneer Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co.. . . 51

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co EO

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 50

Underwood Veneer Company 64

Willey. C. L 55

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 16

Wood -Mosaic Company 10

IVIAHOGANY. WALNUT. ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company.. 5

East St. Louis Walnut Co 11

Evansvilie Veneer Company 65

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 11

Hartzell, Geo. W 11

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Louisvili* Veneer Mills 14

McCowen. H. A., & Co II

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. 65

Palmer & Parktr Co

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Purcell. Frank 11-37

Rayner, J 5

Sanders t Egbert Company 11

Willey, C. L 55

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co. U

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 45

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co.... 66

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company 41

Harris Manufacturing Company 42

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co 9

Saline River Hardwood Co 52

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 66

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

Webster, George, Lumber Co.. 15

Wllce, T., Company, The 5

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 46.68

Young, W. D.. & Co 3

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

Butterworth & Lowe '

Cadillac Machine Company 62

Gerlach, The Peter, Company. . 59
Llnderman Machine Co.. The..

Mershon, W. B., & Co

Phoenix Manufacturing Co

Saranac Machine Company 62

Sinker-Davis Company 13

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 63

Clyde Iron Works 62

Fitzgibbons & Krebs 49

Lldgerwood Mfg. Company 7

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
Andrews. The A. H., Company... 38

Grand Rapids Veneer Works 7

National Dry Kiln Company 62

Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 66
Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
Atkins, E. C. & Co 61

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company 56

Epperson. U. S., & Co 56

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company 56

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company 56

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co 56

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance 56

Manufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company 56

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company

TIMBER LANDS.

Lacey. James D., & Co 49

Spry, John C

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.
Griffith. Clarence W 42

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mfg. Company

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Broderick & Bascom Rope Co 39

Childs, S. D., & Co .'9

Gerlach. The Peter. Company.. 69

Lumbermen's Credit Assn

Matthews Gravity Carrier Co... 3S

Mechanical Rubber Company... 63

Perkins Glue Company 49

HARDWOOD KECOKD

CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

HARDWOOD TIMBER FOR SALE.

II I..! Il.r (..l]u«|n«r.lr.t

Forone Iniertlon 20c a line

For two Iniertloni 36c a line

For three Intertloni 50c a line

For four Ineertlons 60e a line

TAchi wordvof ortll
llraiHuc cuUDI* ■*
No dlapla^ ricept tlip faradlnci
mttird. ,

nf tbmekroDr Itn*.
b* (d-

EMPLOYES WANTED

WANTED— SUPERINTENDENT

lor u clKilr fattcry In th.- South. One- fully
guiilliletl oDd a hustler who can produce the
Roods, In a new factory that Is well equipped
for a capacity of not less Uian 600 chairs per

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT
When Tou want a salesman ror New York
state territory, write us We caa supply yon
with a good man. EMPIHE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber Jc Sash & Deor Sales-
Bien rhss Johnson, Secy, 96 Klrkland Rd.,

LIMBER WANTED

WOOD i; nrtnoKs

Buffalo, N. Y.

WANTED— OAK LUMBER

from small mills In Southern Illinois for Mine
Ties, Switch Ties, Bridge Plank and Car stock,
care IlAitnwooD Rrcnnn.

Addres- ••BTY!

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars good black walnut logs, 10" and up
In diameter, 6 ft. and up long. Will Inspect at
shipping point and pay cash.

GEO. W. UAKTZELU Plqua. Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

FOE SALE— 20 inLLIGN FEET
Hardwoods delivered nt mill site In Florida. Low
price : easy terms ; rail and water transportation.
C. O. SHEPARD. 101 W. 85 St., New York, N. Y.

Trill

ii> riv.r. .-onsUlIni: of Willi- Onk, Red Oak,
llli'kory, .\sli. <ium, etc., the tlncHt hardwood In
111., country. l"rice White Oak, lllckury and A«h,
S.i |M>r M; Red (Ink and Uutn, «1 per M. KsU-
iiiHli-d to Im- .'iO.OOO.OUO feet and niorp.

V. I>. WILSON, Pulealloe, Texas.

$15,000,000.00.
We hare about fifteen million dollars' worth
of tlmberlands for sale. Write us what you
want Dealers In tlmberlands, luml>er yards,
mill machinery, mills for sale, arranging loani,
selling and exchanging cutover lands, and a gen-
eral real estate business. If you want to buy or
sell write us. THE JANESVILLE K.XCll.VNGE,
TImbi'r Dept., JancsTllle, Wisconsin.

LUMBER* FOR SALE

FOR SALE— 1,0U0,0U0 FEET
l-o;:-run 'iennessee red cednr iuruhcr to be deliv-
ered throughout the year

SMITH, DIES & ALEXANDER,
Donaldson St. and Culvert Ave., Nashville, Tenn.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK FOR SALE

.-.'!.( f,...t :; li... Isis ;in.l -■nils. e dry.

ll.M SKU. BKKNNEU & IWTIl CO..

Cinclniiutl, Ohio.

LOG BXni PLAIN SAWED LUMBER

270,000''fcet"4/4 Gum ~

:;2,000 feet 5/4 Red Oak
11,000 feet ."> 4 White Oak
1.-..I1IMI f,..t I 1 n.-ech

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

WANTED
nnr.1 Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44",
48" long, plump l"il". Must be clear and
straight. If you have any to offer write ua
Will take them dry or green.

TDE COLUMBIA MFXJ. CO.,
New Philadelphia. Ohio

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

arlous sizes for chair and table factories
Send to us for specifications and prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street,
New York.

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

TIMBER INVK.STMENT8

\\f

aale that are probably the moat eniuing Inreat-
ments offered in America today. Our list eon-
alsts of all varieties of timber In different all*
tracts. We can please the most dl«criminatlng.
Would lH> plesM'd to submit proposition on receipt
of .vour requirements.

GREAT NORIIIICRN INVEKTMKNT CO.,
Main olllces : Janesvllle, Wis.

FINE TIMBER TRACTS.
Wc have a number of timber tracta for sale
In most nil slates nt low prices and reasonable
terms. Hove few bargain tracts that are offered
for quirk sale. Write us what you want, we
have It. THE JANESVILLE BXCHANOB,
Timber Dept.. Janesvllle, Wis.

ADIRONDACK HARDWOODS

aS.OOO acres llnest Adirondack blrrh, maple and
beech and more surrounding tlml)er available.
Best large body of hardwoods on the market.
No agents. Address THE A. SHERMAN LUM-
BER COMPANY. Potsdam, N. Y.

TIMBER Investments

We have a number of timber tracts offered
for sale that are probably the most enticing In-
vestments offered In America today. Our list
consists of all varieties of timber In different
size tracts. Wc can please the most discriminat-
ing. Would be pleased to submit proposition on
receipt of your requirements.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Miiln (lilies: .lanesvllle. Wis.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOR SALE

One six-foot Fay k i:;;an band Sawmill outfit,
complete ; 2 Mcllvaln & Spiegel boilers, modem
make, engine Houston, Slanwood & Gamble, self-
contained engine: gang edger and trimmer, swing
cross-cut line shafting, belting, pulleys and car-
riage, all filing room machinery, complete with 7
or 8 good saws, everything complete In flrst-clasa
condition. Can be bought quick at a big bargain.
.\ddress

JOSEPH L. LACKNER. Trustee In Bankruptcy,

ROCKPORT SAWMILL CO., 2208 Union Central

Bldg , Cincinnati, Ohio.

I BUSINESS OPPORTINITIES |

WANTED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL

for Hardwood .Mill, excellent location, timber
supply Inexhaustible, present capital $40,000 ;
assets, 1135,000; liabilities, $45,000. Plant Id
operation, excellent logging equipment. $30,000
additional capital desired. Located on navigable
stream, shipment by rail or water, within city
of 30,000. Finest opportunity of today. Address
"BOX 05," care Hardwood Record.

AT

SECURE BETTER PRICES —

LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS

RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH.

HARDWOOD
ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

FOR SALE

I large band sawmill, everything in first-class
condition ; mill capable of producing from 25 to
40,000 ft. per day : located on Green River, Ky.,
with plenty of Oak, Ash, Poplar and Illckoi-.v
timber within easy and low freight rate by rail ;
also considerable timber available by river. About
2,000 feet of siding passing the sliidway, runnins
through the lumber yard and can be operated as
economically as any hardwood plant in the coun-
try. Can be bought quick at a bargain. Address,

JOSEPH L. LACKNER, Trustee in Bankruptcy,

ROCKPORT S.\WM1LL CO., 220.S Union Central

Bids., Cincinnati, Ohio.

TIMBERLANDS FOR SALE.

We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that your needs require any
where in the United States, Canada. jMexlco
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list com
prises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesville, Wis,

PLAN SERENE'S SERVICE

procures cash for sellers — long time for bu;
proof of delivery to transpoi-tation line.
Plan Serene, 204 E. Wiley Ave., Bluffton,

FOR SALE.

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Including Locomotives, Gondolas, Derricks, Hoist
Ing Engines, Boilers, Concrete Mixers, Rock
Drills, Buckets, Pumps, Engines, Elevators, Con
vcyors and Camp Equipment.

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Engineering Department,
Birmingham, Alabama.

BUYERS OF HARDWOODS.

Do you want to get In touch with the beaf
buyers of hardwood lumber? We have a list
■bowing the annual requlrementa in lomber
dlnensloQ stock and veneera and panels of con
sumers of those materials tbrongboat the Dnlte«
States and Canada. The serrlcc la free te ad
rertlsers la the RacosD. It will Intereat yan
Write ns for farther Information abent oar "Sell
Ing Lusiber by Mall System."

HARDWOOD RECORD, Ellsworth BIdg.,

Chicago.

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK, POPLAR, ASH
and all ather hardwoods, In all grades and thick
nesses, can be readily s»ld If advertised in U<
Wanted aad For Sale section sf KAXSwaas 1
OBD. If yen have a large stock joa wan'
sell try a few lines In this department aa<)
see what a lot of Inquiries they will bring

TIMBERLANDS FOR SALE

We are in a position to supply you with any
kind of timber that .vour needs require any
where in the United States, Canada, Mexico.
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our list
comprises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices : Janesville, Wis,

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
8 1 9 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

GIBSON

TALLY BOOK

MAKE BOX SHOOKS

Up to 24" Long, or

LOOSE BARREL STAVES

Of Finest Quality and at Lowest Co»l

From Cordwood. Slabs, or Other Forest Waste
by the Use of Gerlacb Machinery.

The Peter Cerlach Co., Cleveland, O.

^T If you are not a subscriber
^J^to HARDWOOD REC-
ORD and have a suspicion that
you would Uke to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

If you want to get in touch
with 3000 Live Wire
Buyers of Hardwoods

BULLETIN SERVICE

One man, who uses the service
gives it. credit for earning annu-
ally $10,000 for him.
Write for pamphlet — ■

"'Selling Lumber B^ Mail"

It will prove a revelation to you.

HARDWOOD RECORD

(Bulletin Dept.)

537 So. Dearborn St.,
CHICAGO

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from aluminum, and accommodates four tally

Folds compactly to less than one-fourth inch
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Gives large area of four tickets for compli-
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Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired.
Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied,
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1 tlie

ckets
pector to
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unalterable. Their u
ain triplicate, and fc
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re perfection for durability,
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537 S. Dearborn St.,

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CHICAGO

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HARDWOOD K ECO K D

Doesn't It Look Good To You?

y7^ riB

MICHIGAN. GRAND RAPIDS: Stow & D«tU Furnlt
G«orge A. Davis, buyer : 40.000 feet 4/4 tiasswciod
birch; 30.000 feet 4 4 Kound worm.v eli<>«tr, t ii '

elm: 30.000 feet 4 '4 and 8/4 mahoganv : i

maple: 20.000 feet ,') 4 and C 4 soft manl.

75.000 feet 4/4 plain white oak: 200.0 ; i

20.000 feet 4/4 poplar; "lO.OOd feet led t m
stock: Buyers of 3x3—30 ook Bquares lini.i m
guartered ook aod mahogany table tops

mea of one of the thnunandn •{ patenti
] In UardvTood Keeord'n <-o|i.vriKl>(Fd lnf»
iual requlremeots for I.Dmber. Dimrnslt
emploj-rd by wholeMalrr* aod hard-

lUostratlon of Ouk Cablne

1 tabbed Indei

n Stork, Venee

ILLINC

Key

US \

1

Ash

12

Hickory

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

3

Beech

14

Maple

4

Birch

15

Oak

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

6

Cherry

17

Poplar

7

Chestnut

18

Miscellaneous including"

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust.

9

Cypress

Persimmon, Sycamore-

10

Elm

19

Dimension stock

II

Gum

20

Veneers and panel stock

of state key card bet»e<-n wlilrh the tnb1>ed Information cards are filed
T by towns, by means of wliieb Instant referenre <-an be made to
L-rs of any kind of wood, in any locality Ui Ibe Lolled States and Canada.

THIS service is comprised in more than sixty bulletins, and additional bulletins of correc-
tions and additions are printed frequently.

This service is kept positively up-to-date, and is indispensable to lumber and veneer
sales departments.

It is an exclusive service disposed of only to HARDWOOD RECORD advertisers.

LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE MODERATE COST

Hardwood Record, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago

HARDWOOD RECORD

CONGRATULATIONS

We extend ours to the Lumber Manufacturers of the United States on the suc-
cess of their great Forest Products Exposition in Chicago and New York, and
"here's hoping" that it will be the means of helping your business to a very large
extent.

ATKINS IV'e'Il" saws

"Finest on Earth" — "A Perfect Saw for Every Purpose'*
ATKINS ALWAYS AHEAD!

E. C. ATKINS Qi. CO., Inc.

The Silver Steel Saw People

Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind. Canadian Factory, Hamilton, Ont.

Machine Knife Factory, Lancaster, N. Y.

Branches carrying complete stocks in the following cities. Address E. C. ATKINS & CO.: Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis,
Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, B. C,

Sydney, N. S. W.

HARDWOOD KECOKD

Kiln Truck

We make all styles of Kiln Trucks
and Transfer Cars. They are
roller bearing, steel or malleable
iron wheels. We have one con-
tract for twelve hundred of these
trucks, with eight-inch wheels.

Always a large stock of
material on hand. Can
make prompt shipment.

The National Dry Kiln Co.

Indianapolis, Ind.

Broom Handle Machinery

I ^1 u, 1.11 V ., ,1 1,1 .ur SI 1.1.1. rUMHl l.k.S KOK DRY-
ING AND POLISHING BROOM HANUl.tS. Ilm .v.irm ■<
rapidly tupplnnlinK all oilirri. M..ir rtunt.niical ; lc» lims rc<|uircd
for drying; no pciliilung aflrrwaidt; gretlrr p«r cent of itraighl

l.anJIr. lun.rd „„1.

Steel Tumbler for
Drying and Pollel
ing Broom Handle!

MACHINE COMPANY

L-te Line of Broom Handle Machinery

CADILLAC, MICH.

HOl^IiLESS SMPDING

'i^^ kidding with mocKan-
■^ ^ical ichauls to return
linos to the woods is be-
coming morG and moro pop-
ular. Groator speed and
indepGndencG from weath-
er conditions constitute
the principal reasons for
this :-

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN HEARING & SEEING
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING WITH CLYDE MECHANICAL
REHAUL SKIDDERS. Wj-j'to us <anc/yvG will arran^o to Show you

CLYDE IRON WORKS

DUlyU T H, U. S. Ae

HARDWOOD RECORD

_63

Logging
Locomotives

must be specially designed to suit
the service. Baldwin loggers have
been Iniilt in all types and sizes.

must l>e made with heavy trains.
THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
Cable Address.— ••Baldwin, Philadelphia "

KEI'KKSKNTEU BY

F. «. WESTON

C. H. TETEKSON
GEORGE 1-. ,J<)M
A. WM. HINGEU.

.50 Church Street, New York. N. Y.

MOIST AIR DRYING

AhiK.st any u'-er of a good .MOIST AIR kiln,
who has had e.xperience with other drying
systems, will tell you that results show con-
clusively the superiority of the moist air
niethocrof dryino-. In

The Standard Dry Kiln

moist air drying has been brought NEAREST
to the point of absolute perfection. Many users
of The Standard, who formerly tried other
moist air kilns, will bear us out in this state-
ment. We'll be glad to refer you to them on
request.

We're getting out a new booklet containing
a list of Standard Dry Kiln users. Drop us
a line and we'll send you a copy as soon as
it comes from the printers. Address: The
Standard Dry Kiln Co., 1559 McCarty St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CH4NE COMPANY - ■ JUL BRINCKES
STINDARD EOUIPMENT CO.. MOBILE. ILt
ILBANY MILL SUPPLY CO.. ALBANY, GA.

THE MECHANICAL
..-> RUBBER COMPANY

dOft^V^- --^ (Chicago Rubber W«rk«)

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

CHICAGO

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOB

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manufactured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR. MICH.. U. S. A.

64 HA KUWOOU KHCOKD

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALCOMA, WIS
VENEER AND SAWMILU BiRCHWOOD, WIS.

We minufaciure it our BIrchwood pl»nt sinjle ply veneers Every pound of glue we use is guaranteed hide stock. W«

of all natire northern woods and deliver jtock that i$ In do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-

lape to glue. erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

From our Algoma factory, where we have specialized for
ity years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based oa

shape, in III woods, notably in Mahogany andQuarter-SawedOak. ^f ""^ accomplished by mos painstaking attention and stu4y

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut '" '""/ ^' »''• combined with the use of the best stock tni

quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed *" "P-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.
veneer. If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest you.

y eneers and lrane)s with a li^eputation

YV/'E manufacture Veneers in ail the native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood Veneer Co. Wausau, Wis,

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Lon« Island City, New York

For Veneer and Panel Manufacturers

Your Consumers' Lists Cost You BIG MONEY

We can save it all and relieve you of all the detail and effort necessary to

tabulate consumers' wants. Our Card Index System of those wants,

just out, is the result of systematic effort. It is endorsed by your competitor.

Can You Afford to Give Him that Advantage?

HARDWOOD RECORD CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

is

VENEERS AND PANELS

VENEERS

Manufacturers and Importers of
Circassian Walnut, Mahogany

and other woods

We quarter-saw and slice White Oak, Red Oak,
Gum and Sycamore

Rotary cut stock in poplar and gum, for
cross banding, back panels, drawer bottoms
and panels.

EVANSVILLE VENEER CO., Evansville, Indiana „,aSer'y%rotng Sems\rwn. "°'""

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co.

Memphis, Tenn.

Mahogany Veneer

1-8, 3-16 and 1-4-in. door stock.
1-20 and 1-16-in. sawed mahog-any.

Sawed Veneer in the following

Quartered White Oak,
Quartered Red Oak,
~ Plain Red Oak,

Yellow Poplar,
White Ash and

Quartered Red Gum

Memphis Veneer & Lumber Company

Memphis, Tennessee

If You Knew

What our BULLETIN SERVICE rvas doing
for ^our competitor in the lumber business, ■^oud
not on/p want the service yourself, hut YOU'D
HAVE IT.

Let Us Te» You About It.

Hardwood Record

Chicago

B. C.

JARRELL Sl

MANUFACTURERS OF

CO.

High

Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut righ

t; dried rigtit; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

©OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple

Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

Established 1867

FORT WAYNE, IND

corporated 1904

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers ROTARY CUT ^ DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD <X AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

'''"'"'i!,H:::^"°'' ^'^ ahson TallyBook

tilun it costs hut u dollar, if you want the most conve-
nient and accurate system for tallying lumber.

Hardwood Record :: :: :: Chicago

HARDWOOD KliCOKD

MICHIGAN

>AMOUS FOR MAUI) MAPLF. ANDGRF. Y ELM

1

1

"Ideal" '£' Rock Maple Flooring

i> the floorinf that
nxda by modern m
throughout our enti

manufactured rxpreatly to supply tha demand for tho best. It i
linery from carefully-talected stock and aTary precaution is take
system to make it fulfill in eTery particular Its name — "IDEAL.

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send n» YouT Inqmriet

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in I, i and 13-16 and 1 1-16 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US, WE CAN INTEREST VOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars l.\7" and up Nu. l Oimmon and Bettt-r .Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better .Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4/4 End dried White .Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft .Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

PROCTOrYENEER DRYERpiREPROOf fj

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

Nor

Adjaitln;

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA. PA.

HARDWOOD RECORD'S.

slronfjost circulation is in the rcsrlfin win re tilings .nrc made
of uon.l— \\ISC().\S1.\, MKHIGAN, H,MN()IS. IN-
DI.W.A. OHIO, PK\NSVI,V,\M.\. NKW YORK
.nn.i the K.iM.
IT'S the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE GIBSON TALLY BOOK

Let US send you one on approval, with samples of Tally Tickets for triplicate,
duplicate or single tallies — a score of forms to choose from. They are the
latest and best. Endorsed by hundreds of lumber manufacturers and buyers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

^MjMjaaMiiaih:^._^::;j:ii;^ !i|iii!i;iiiiiijiaii:iJ>,iiii!ii;il;j!!iMi!i|[ii::.;:iUi:jytt.

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

107S Clinton Street

Q. EUIAS <Sc BRO.

HARDWOODS

White Pine. Yellow Pine, Spruce.
Hemlock. Fir. Lumber. Timber. Mill-
work, Boxes. Maple and Oak FloorinK

Q55=1015 ELK STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER GO.

We want lo buy for ca«li

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

AJI grades and thicknesses.

Will receive and inspect stock at sblppinK point.

Brancb yard, Memphis. Tenn.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

OUR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPECIALTIES:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

VEAGER LIMBER COMPANY, Inc.

SPECIALTIES

Oak,Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.
They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

Manufacturers £^ ^^ ^^ _^ ^..^ 1

Gum General

Oak w -

Cypress LlllTIDer Cottonwood

£^ _--^ Maple

Company Memphis, Tenn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you— IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue No Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smolcy Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlocic

AT CLARENDON, ARKANSAS

We have, in course of construction, the largest and most modern

rotary veneer plant in this country. We will make a specialty

of rotary cut gum that is manufactured and dried right.

FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS

CHICAGO VENEER CO. ^ DANVILLE, KY.

YELLOW POPLAR

xlllUFKTgiEIIS OF IIMD SIWEO

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

QUARTER SAWCO
WHITE OAK

GmI Qrove, Ohio, U.S. a.

LUMBER CO

woBmmmmmmmmmm^

HARDWOOD RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COITONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN
r.ET us QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

l$c ®

= CARTIERNOLLAND I
I LUMBER COMPANY I

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR
FURNITURE TRADE

95,000 ft. 4/4 Selected End Dried Winter Cut White
Maple

25.000 ft. 8/4 Ists and 2nds Unselected Hard Maple

,30,000 fi, 4/4 Log Run MichJKan Soft Elm
105.000 ft. 4/4 I.OK Run Beech
1.37.(100 fl. 5/4 Log Run Reech
120.0(10 ft. 6/4 Log Run Beech

.50.000 ft. 8/4 Log Run Reech

CRATING

175,000 ft. 1x6 and wider White Fine Crating
.300,000 ft. 1x4 Xo. 4 White Pine Crating
80,000 ft. Lx4 and Wider No. 2 and No. 3 Coniinon
Rasswood
REMEMBER, we perforin whatever mill work
you require.

MICHIGAN TRUST BLILDING

Grand Rapids, Michigan

MILL — Ludington, Michigan

®

«

HARDWOOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS FOK HARD

lAPLE AND GRET E]

CADILLAC GRAY ELM

was used for finish in the living room of the
Michigan-Wisconsin Bungalow at the Chicago
and New York Forest Products Expositions.
The wood has an attractive figure, shows deli-
cate shadings, is peculiarly susceptible of color
staining, and when properly finished gives a
decidedly rich effect.

The lumber is of excellent quality, easy to
work, and, unlike other varieties of elm, it does
not check, shake, twist or warp more than ash
or oak.

It is used extensively for furniture and interior
finish.

We will send you prepaid finished samples of
Cadillac Gray Elm if you would like to see
this beautiful native wood.

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

Manufacturers of Micfiigan IHardwoods

Sales Dept., CADILLAC, MICH.

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KELN DRIED, HOI.I.OW BACKED
MATCHED OB JOINTED
POLISHED AND BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

MichiganTreesand
Mitchells Products

We have published an illustrated booklet with
the above title for lumber users and shall be
glad to send you a copy upon request.

This reference book contains pictures of our
Michigan trees, describes the character and
uses of our various woods, and explains our
products and the form in which they are of-
fered to the trade.

We sell only

CADILLAC QUALITY LUMBER

Send for our Stock List

Mitchei! Brothers Campany

Sales Department CADILLAC, MICHIGAN

Kneeland-Biglelow
Company

Hardwood Manufacturers

150,000 ft. 6/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
12,000 ft. 10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswood
50,000 ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

All ot the above Btook U nicely mana-
factured, being band sawed, trimmed,
' prepared te
i,ttraciiTe pncei lor this mate-
immediate shipment.

and well seasoned.

BAY CITY, WliOH

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE

Headquarters for

HARDWOODS

W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Stemmelen Lumber Company

(Branch Office, New Albany, InJ.

Norman Lumber Company

' Mills at Holly Rid«e. La.

North Vernon Lumber Company
Edw. L. Davis Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

O H I C^XO CD

Ifi

l|iiii-RAYNER.:::/sS

liiEIRED PAKii

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-

Ing has been among the foremost on the market

and because it stands today "unequaled" is th«

" \st evidence that its manufaoturer has kept

reast of modern methods and the advanced d»-

inds of the trade. To convince yourself of the

ove statements, try our polished surface ""-

find it reduces the expense of laying and poUstiinc.
Ow Booklet tell* »U about UarAwoo4 rteertnf

The T. Wilce Company

22nd and Throop Sts. CHICAGO. ILI..

CHOICE BIRCB AND MAPLE-10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90% birch an(?
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican Soo. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Saull Ste Marie, Mich.

SAVE TOUR MONET BT USING THE

Uljrv D/^/^lf Published Semi-annually
l\I-iJLr Dv/i/JV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collection Department is also oper-
ated and the same is open to you. Write for terms.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Established
1878

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers atre
owners of steaLtn plants. ElgKty-nlne per
cent etre. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing maLchinery. There is little percenta.ge
of wssLSte circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for matchinery advertisers.

Clarence Boyle, Inc., ''' ^hj

Portland Bio

licago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

^^ ^^ /ff of HARDWOOD RECORD subscriber*
22 ^mI ^lf% '"^ owners of steam plants. Eighty-I
^^^^ ^^^V f^J nine per cent are, therefore, bujars of I
^^^^ ^^ wood-working machinery. There i* lit'

tie percentage of waste circulation ia
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

KNOXVILLE

K.nr.t lypr o( Hopl.r, Oak and Chcitnut.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUHRTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDUR LUMBER

BANU MILiri AT VKSTAU A SUBUKB OF ICN OXVILUK. SOUTHERN AND LOL'ISVILLK & NASHVILJ-E RAIUR(JAI<

H. •. MIZNEB.

J. M. UOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch Odlc* and Yard:
Bmnk and McLean Are., Cincinnati I. M. ASHER. Mgr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

A

rr

HARDWOOD RECORD i. . differ-

i

1

ent Itind, and al

together better

11.

, lumber newspaper

than has hither-

to

bee

n published. Thi, i

made possible

by

the

loyal co-operation an

J support of the

ha

rdwc

od element of the 1

jmber industry.

If

you

are a subscriber yo

u will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASHXHESTNUT, POPLAR. PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK, WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAY.\U)ND, Gc-neral .Matuyer, Knoxville, Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information i.'; shown completely in our new i-i Trcctii m iianiplik-t ua{ the pre-s recently),
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us
give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

lOOM'

4/4" Is

75M'

4 4" No.

12M'

4/4" No

40M'

8 '4 Is ^

50M-

4 4 Is i

lOOM

4 4 No.

25M'

4 4 No.

lOOM'

4/4 No.

25M'

4/4 No.

25M'

4 4 Is ^

50M'

4 4 No.

50M'

4/4 No.

& 2s Quartered White Oak

1 Common Quartered White Oak
i. 2 Common Quartered White Oak
& 2s Quartered White Oak
& 2s Plain Red Oak

1 Common Plain Red Oak

2 Common Plain Red Oak

1 Common Plain While Oak

2 Common Plain White Oak
& 2s Sap Gum

1 Common Sap Gum

2 Common Sap Gum

ItAM) SAWED STOCK. KKV AND
KKADV l-(»K IMAIKKIMK SIIW-
>IKNT. vol K IN<JIIK1KS SOI.K ITKII

Garnahan-Allport Lumber Company

Sl'CCES-SORS:

V.\RXER LAND & LUMBER COMPANY

Geridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

It Occurs Every Day

Mr. Manager:

It you are a lumberman or lumber worker you should
join witli your fellow employers in securing compensa-
tion insurance protection at actual cost.

REMEMBER

The Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company

is a class organization. With class insurance you do not
pay the other fellow's loss. Ymi'll like our plan of

Security

Service

Savins

LUMBERMENS MtTllAL CASUALTY COMPANY

James S. Kemper, Mgr. Insurance Exchange, Chicago

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI. O.

ATTENTION, Mr. Furniture Man-

If it is to your advantage to have stock that is

even colored, soft in texture
try a car of our Plain or Quartered Oak

25,000.000 feet of dry stock on
hand at all times — cut from a
tract of 95,000 acres of timber

Tli£ Mowbray & Robinson Company

MILLS YARDS

Quicksand, Ky. MAIN OFFICE Cincinnati. 0.

Viper, Ky. CINCINNATI, OHIO S^'l"''; *"i?' .„

TTT ^ T ■ -r^ Kocnester, N, Y.

West Irvine. Ky. Brooklyn, N. Y.

W. E. HEYSER. President WEAVER HASS. V. Preside
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE. Sec'y & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place
Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

1 1 C I N C I N NAT I

1 1 1

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Pernod Walnut & Veneer Co.

IVIIIIs. Kansas City and Helena. Ark.

\.!.!r(.--- all iiM'.nric- Im

General Oillccs
KANSAS CITY, MO.

PENROD JIJRDEN McCOWEN
LUMBER tOMPAMY

Band Mills & Ullices: Braslield, Ark.

l\ca<ly for iniincdialc shipment
RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5 4' Is and 2s. 2 cars 5 4' Is and 2s.

1 car 6 4" Is and 2s. ] ^^' ^ ^1' j^ ^"^ ^s.

0 .„e a A" io ,„^ -Jo 3 cars 8 '4 Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4 Is and 2s. j ^^^ jq 4- ,3 ^^^ 2s.

3 cars 4 4' No. 1 Com. l "^« \ ^ N°- ] ^om.

^ ^„ ., , ^ 2 cars 5 4 No. 1 Com.

1 car 5 4 No. 1 Com. ^ cars 6 4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4 ■ No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 '4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 '4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant

Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

GOOD
GRADES

LUDmcrfoN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.

We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Oflcr

IH.M Uli IAS ltiiM,» I.

40M U5"x«- No. 1 Com. Baiia-

noocl.
20.M 1x1" and wider No. 1 Com.

lider No. 1 Com.

IIUMHWOOd.

27.M 1x8" and i
BuHHwnod.

SOM Ix«" and wider FAS Beech.
4U.M IxG" and wider No. 1 Com.

Btvoh.
45M G/4 No. 1 Com. and btr.

Bi-erh.
.5SM Ixfi" and wider No. 1 Com.

Birch.
40M H/l No. 1 Com. and btr.

c.-.M 1.; 1 No

Siifl <irn;

Sn.M If. I N«i

Com. and btr.
Com. and btr.

(TTh,

q)s

SALT £r LUMBER CO. LUDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

S^

INASHVILLB-

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD^VOOPS

THE following- is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 is & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

100 ft.

and u
500 ft.

to 23'
000 ft.
000 ft.
000 ft.
000 ft.
000 ft.
000 ft.
000 ft.

Oak.
000 ft.

Oak.

400 ft.

Oak,

l" is and 2s Poplar, 24"

p.

i" IS and 2s Poplar, 18

i" is & 2s Poplar, regular,
i" Sap Poplar.
l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.
i" is and 2s Qtd. White

1" is and 2s Plain White

1" is and 2s Qtd. White
14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Quartered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4 13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum.
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000 ft.

4-4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20.000 ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

15,000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50.000 It.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25.000 ft.

6/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30.000 ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40,000 tt.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000 ft.

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

16,000 ft.

5/8 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

30.000 ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

15.000 ft

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

12.000 ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

13.000 ft

6/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

40.000 ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 5"

and

up

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 5"

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices,

OAK IXOORING

60,000' Yt,"x\y2" Clear Plain White
150,000' fi"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" x2J4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' J^"xlj4" Clear Plain Red
200,000' ^"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' Vz'xZ" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' i/i'-alYi" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X 214" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 IS and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. l Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

100 M' 4/4 is and 2s Pla , ^ ,

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK
White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No.

Common Plain Red Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARDWOOD RECORD

ll 1

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PROMINENT SOVTHERN MANVrACTVKtKS 1

r. 1

Band Sawn Hardwoods

WE PRODUCE OUR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:

Collonwood— Oak Three Ply Red

Red and Sap Gum ''"RjJ'I^i^whhr'' Guni Panels

A Few Items We Want To Move

4 Cars 4 4" 1st and 2nds Red Gum

8 Cars 4 4" No. 1 Common Red Gum

5 Cars 6 4" 1st and 2nds Sap Gum

4 Cars 4 4 " Select Yellow Cypress

5 Cars 4 4" No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress

9 Cars 4 4" x 13" to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
8 Cars 4 4" x 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
7 Cars 5/4" x 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

11 Cars 4/4" x 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood
5 Cars 4/4" x 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
4 Cars 4 4" x 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood
2 Cars Yz" No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak

10 Cars 6 4" Log Run Soft Maple
7 Cars 4 A" 1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES

ANDERSON-TULLY COMPANY. Memphis. Tcdq.

BOX SHOCKS and VENEERS

Wislar, Underbill & Nixon

PHILADELPHIA

CHOICE HARDWOODS

POI'F.AI

ilM

QUARTERED OAK SPECIALISTS

Carolina Spruce Company

OFl-bRS FOR SALE
Two cars 8 4 common and better Basswood
One car 4 4 1st and 2nd Basswood
Three cars 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4 '4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5 4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Mills: Pensacola. N. C. Capacit:

Ine Agen

Charles K. Parry & Co. Tand'

■t. per day

feuifdTng Philadelphia

New Orleans Office, 406 Whitney-Central Bldg.

II. K. f;i.\KSKIt

K.'lirix'iidilix- ill liillrii sl»li->

J. F. Muller <a Sohn

WOOD BROKERS

Selling Agents for
Hardwood Logs
and Lumber

Hamburg, Germany

N. A. WEBSTER

Yellow Pine and Southern Hardwoods

OAK. A.Sll. IlK liOKV. (a M. (\riii.>S. TIKS. I'lM.NG

TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEX.

TWO SPECIALTIES

FINELY FIGURED QCARTF.RED RED GCM FOB MAHOGANY OB

t'IKCA8SIAN FINISH AND
FINELY FIGURED EVEN COLOR QUARTER-SAWN WUITE OAK

G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, Chattanooga, Tennesfee

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUFACTUREI^S OF

(^g^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
standard widths

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

WE OFFER

S card 4'4 9" to 12" linxboarda 2 cnrH 4 '4 l.t" and n ider Is St 2«

3 cars 4 '4 6" to 12" iB and 2» 10 ram 4 4 No. I and No. 2 Com.

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

566 Ratidolph Bldg. MEMPHIS, TENN.

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers ROTARY CUT ^ DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD <X AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

HARDWOOD RECORo

Uncle Sam Says: ''Plenty of Black
Walnut For All Purposes''

IF there is an}- doubt in yniv mind about the supply of JJhick W'ahuit, the Aristocrat of
:\.merican Hardwoods, being sufficient, consuU the latest Government figures on the
subject, showing a production in 1912 of 43,083,000 feet of walnut lumber. This does not
include log production, and demonstrates that the claims of walnut manufacturers of a
production of easily Fifty Million Feet a Year are conservative.

Getting down to brass tacks, consider the following offerings of stock readv to shi]):

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

Kansas City, Mo.

«.\I.MT

44,000' 5/8"

62,000' 3/4"

85,000' 4/4"

36,000' 5/4"

24,000' 6/4"

22,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

38,000' 5/8"

7 7,000' 3/4"

174,000' 4/4'

38,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

KRAETZER CURED LUMBER

In stock ready for shirment, THRKE MILLION FEET of
Figured Walnut Butt Veneers and TWO MILLION FEET of
Figured Walnut Long Veneers.

VE FUR

•CISH PLAIN W.\LNUT

VEXEKR. .\NV THICKXE.SS—

CUT TO

SIZE

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT CO.

East St. Louis, III.

HI.A( K H

VI.M T

50,000'

3/8" 1st and 2nds

66,000' 5/4" 1st and 2nds

50,000'

3/8" No. 1 Com.

32,000' 5/4" No. 1 Com.

30,000'

1/2" 1st and 2nds

29,000' 6/4"lst and 2nds

60,000'

1/2" No. 1 Com.

32,000' 6/4" No. 1 Com.

80,000'

5/8" 1st and 2nds

14,000' 8/4" 1st and 2nds

10,000'

5/8" No. 1 Com.

22.000' 8/4" No. 1 Com.

60,000'

3/4" 1st and 2nds

6,000' 10/4" 1st and 2nds

10,000'

3/4" No. 1 Com.

7,000' 10/4" No. 1 Com.

5 4,000'

4/4" 1st and 2nds

13,000' 12/4" 1st and2nds

69,000'

4/4" No. 1 Com.

8,000' 12/4" No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY

Goshen,

ndiana

Manufacturers
WALNUT LUMBER

and

SAWN WALNUT VENEERS

THEODORE FRANCKE ERBEN, G
Cincinnati, Ohio
l.ST .*M) SNDS H'.VI.MT

30,000' 3/8"

100,000' 1/2"

150,000' 5/8"

119,000' 3/4"

75,000' 4/4"

60,000' 5/4"

3 2,000' 6/4"

33,000' 8/4"

16,000' 10/4" & up

NO. 1 f().M>IOX W.VI.XIT

14,000' ' 3/8"

20,000 1/2

80,000' 5/8"

50,000' 3/4"

10,000' 4/4"

24,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

50,000' 8/4"

1,000' 10/4" & up

NO. a cojnioN w.vi.nut

15,000' 4/4"

24,000' 5 & 6/4"

4,000' 10/4" & up

Dry Stock. Ready for Shipment

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

Prime
Walnut Logs
For Export

FIGURED WALNUT LOGS
FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

H. A. McCOWEN & CO.

Salem,

Indiana

1ST .VND

NI)S BL.iCK

NO. 1 fOM.MON BL.\tK

H.V

.NIT

46,000'

1/2"

380,000' 4/4

82,000'

5/8"

210,000' 5/4

20,000'

3/4"

80,000' 6/4

89,000'

4/4"

78,000' ....8/4

46,000'

5/4"

6/4"

NO. 3 COMMON BI..VCK

53,000'

S/4"

520,000' 4/4

11,000'

9/4"

120,000' 5/4

14,000'

10/4"

60,000' 6/4

16,000'

12/4"

84,000' 8/4

7,000'

16/4"

8,000' 12/4

1ST ANI>

2,500'
17,500'

2NI)S
M.MON

GEO. W.
Piqua

WALNCT

5/8"

3/4"

4/4"

5/4"

6/4"

8/4"

.... 10/4"

12/4"

16/4"

WAI.NIT

3/4"

4/4"

5/4"

HARTZELL
, Ohio

5,400' 6/4"

8,900' 8/4"

1,500; 10/4"

PICKREI

St

1st and Snds

20,000'

15,000'

100,000'

20,000'

30 000'

- WAL

Loui

«A

.5/8"
.3/4"
.4/4"

^6/4"
.8/4"
10/4"
12/4"

.5/8"

NUT COMPANY
. Missouri

I.NIT

80,000'

12,000'

14,000'

180,000'

8,000'

6,000'

..4/4"
. 5/4"

12,500'

9,700'
16,200'

7,000'

9,500'

2,300'

NO 1 CO

5/8" Special Clear. .48,000'
3/4" to 4" thick, fine

Figured Boards,

Panels and Plank. .15,000'
Special Heavy Plank,

4" to 6" thick 8,000'

4/4" Clear Face, 6"

and up wide 10,000'

All stock band sawn,
equalized and dry. Prompt

.8/4"
10/4"
l-'/4"

22,000'

10,000'

8 OOO'

No. 2 Common

50,000'

12,000'

13,000'

12,000'

^^■'s Pi,,,,, ^„„,
Cut to Order

.4/4"
.5/4"
.6/4"
.8/4"

Butts

20,000'

5,000'
23,500'
6,700'

Figured Walnut Loes
Plain

VE^

Wood

HARDWOOD RECORD

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BOSTON

C C J^ <r^ I ^

NEW YORK ruiLADtLPHIA

1

W. p. Craig Lumbar Co.

Wholesale Hardwood and Building

Lumber

Empire Building,

PITTSBURG, PI.

WM. WHITMER C^ SONS

iNfonrrtRATrii

Manufacturers and Whole-
salers of All Kinds of

'If Anybody Can.
W. Cn"

HARDWOODS

Well Virginia Spruce and HemlocU
Long .nd Short U.f Pin. Virginia Frmraing

Franklin Bank Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

MANIFACTLREKS

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

IET US talk to you about the plain
■ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

The Atlantic Lumber Co.
HARDWOOD LUMBER

BUFFALO YARD AND OFFICE, 1055 Seneca Street

HARRY L. ABBOTT, Vice Pres,. Managing

TORONTO. ONTARIO. OFFICE, 110 Manning Chambers

ROBERT VESTAL, Managing

RALEIGH, N. C, OFFICE, 8 West Martin Street

W. H. McELWEE, Managing

MILLS: Knoxville. Tenn.

Franklin, Arringdale and Butterworth, Va.

Wake County, N. C.

Home Office: 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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LEADING MANUFACTURfcRS AND JOBBERS

We especially invite inqni

mm the wlinlcsale trade

WHITE PINE—HARDWOODS

Also North Carolina Pine, Yellow Pine, Hemlock and
Hardwood Flooring

Thro- .Million Feet White Pine and Hardwoods In Pile at
Philadelphia Yards

WHITING LUMBER CO.

Just removed to our new ofRce building, Glenwood Ave.
and Dauphin St.,

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

SubHidiar.v Concerns: TIMS M MliKK » OMl'ANY

NORFOLK Ll'.MBEK & IJO-V COMI'.V.NV. .NORFOLK. V.*.
PORT HURON LIMBER COMF.^NY, PORT HURON, .MICH.

SPECIALS

OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

All Kinds Band-Sawn Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa.

\TT_ TX7«*»4- * ear 2x3 18" Oak

We Want l car IV-WA m- oak

„ I car 8x8 I'liplar

to Buy: ' |?.'ramo,;" *^* **'"

& No. I Common

THOMAS E. COALE LUMBER COMPANY

Franklin Bank Building

PHIL.*DELPHIA, PA.

BIRCH

AND

MAPLE

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-
ment at the
mill. Write us.

New York Office

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE COM.MISSION SALESMEN

H. D. WIGGIN llfTV^,'!^!.

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple

Mill at Slone Coal Jiutction,

Vlrsinla

WISTAR, UNDERBILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

PALMER &, PARKER CO.
TEAK MAHOGANY ebony

ENQLISn OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

103 Medford Street, Charlestown Dist.
BOSTON, MASS.

WM.

E.

LITCHFIELD!

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON. MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are

requested to supply lists of stock for sale |

THE STANDARD VENEER CO.

Manufacturers

Rotary Cut Birch Veneers
HOULTON, ME.

HILL AND STORE AT STOCKHOLM. ME.

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

*i Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Chestnut. Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HARDWOOD RECORD

One o£ the Few Concerns

Who Can Guarantee

INDIANA STOCK ONLY

W'c have built up <air l)U>iuc^s aud slake nur i (.iiutaiinn n.iw on the abso-
lute tact that \<iu will .^et from our >'ar(ls only Indiana ^rown white oak
and other hardwoods.

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Q Table of Contents Q

COVER PICTURE:— E. V. Babcock. Pltti(purgh. Pa.. Newly Elected
President of National Hardwood Lumber Association.

REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions / 17

The Convention 17

More Regarding the Grading Controversy 18

Advance in Railroad Rates 18

Native Woods In Furniture 18

The Sawmill and Its Customer* 18

The Wooden Passenger Car and the Farm 19

A Lesson from Africa 19

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Regarding the Grade Agitation 20-23

New Use for Hardwood— Fibre Plaster 23

Brief Sketch National Association 24-25

An Unwelcome Compliment 2S

Some Facts Regarding Buffalo 2$-30

Baltimore Export Figures for May 41

Eastern Retailers Lose Final Appeal *'

The Intermountain Rates 41

NIaaara Falls Trip 42-42C

At Niagara Falls in 1750 42d-44

The Woods Used in Manufacturing 45

MAIL BAG 46

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATION:

Annual National Hardwood Lumber Association 31-41

Chicago's Annual Golf Tournament 42C

WITH THE TRADE 47-50

PERTINENT INFORMATION 50-53

HARDWOOD NEWS 53-62

HARDWOOD MARKET 63-68

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 70-71

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Vol. XXXVIII CHICAGO, JUNE 25, 1914 No. 5

Review and Outlook

D

General Market Conditions

URING THE LAST WEEK or ten days there has been a distinct
but conservative upper temleney in the general hardwood lumber
market. This tendency to greater activity has been more apparent
in the middle-western states than in the East and it is true it has
been spotty, but nevertheless it can be said that the middle-western
markets all the way from northern-most points to Memphis have
been favored with a greater number of inquiries and a noticeable
stimulation in actual hardwood sales.

It is difficult to explain satisfactorily this development, for most
of tlie orders are not of a contract character but designed merely to
take care of the actual requirements of consumers. It may be this
results from a considerable number of consuming factories simul-
taneously reaching the point where they actuaOy were compelled to
buy lumber, and it seems rather probable that this increase in
inquiries results more from this coincident condition than it does
from any change of policy regarding buying on the part of the
hardwood consuming trade.

Nevertheless the improved aspect is an apparent factor and is
welcomed "by the hardwood trade. Hardwood Record, however, would
not want to commit itself regarding this development as an indica-
tion that there will be a really improved opening up of hardwood
demand until the fall months, for, as stated, it seems likely that
this stimulated condition follows from the reasons above noted.

It may be, however, that the recent decision which was more or
less favorable to the railroads, regarding their request for a five
per cent increase, is having some effect upon the general situation.
This hardly seems probable as yet.

As stated, this condition is much more apparent in the MidtUe
West than in the East, although even in that section, which is dis-
tinctly quiet, there is a spotty report of the same nature. It is an
entirely logical deduction that it will eventually be felt in the eastern
states, and if it is it wUl be bound to have its effect upon the volume
of sales of hardwood lumber. However, as the domestic market now
stands, the hardwood demand continues to be spotty and the increase
in inquiries is along the same lines as have been previous inquiries;
that is, for relatively small orders in greater numbers which, however,
if coming at frequent enough intervals, will result in a considerably
increased volume. In the meantime, of course, the actual cost of
securing business is greater than it has been for some little time.

Regarding the eastern situation, hardwood men in those centers are
affected very considerably by continued depression in the export
business. Report on May shipments shows that trade in that month
is very much off figures for May of a year ago, although there is a
favorable indication seen in the fact that May exports were slightly

over the exports for April. However, the condition abroad seems to
be unfavorable, but hardwood exporters are expressing themselves
as believing that the situation has reached its lowest ebb and that
the next change will be a favorable one.

Generally speaking, with the exception of a slight depression in
oak and a continued feeling of betterment in the gum situation, the
developments as regards the various members of the hardwood family
are about the same as formerly. There does not seem to be any
logical reason why the relative condition should alter materially in
the next few months and it is not at all likely that this change will
come to pass.

A gratifying feature of the situation is the continued maintenance
of a reasonably fair level of prices, though, of course, the market level
is not what it was hoped it would be at this time of the year. Still,
considering the actual condition of demand, hardwood lumbermen
should not feel unduly discouraged regarding prices they are getting
for their stock.

With a considerable number of mills in the various hardwood pro-
ducing sections shut down for substantial periods of time, with the
present healthy condition of stocks, there not being any remarkable
accumulation at any point, and with the entire probability that
actual demand for hardwood lumber will be considerably augmented
in the fall months, the indications are that when the stimulus comes
hardwood values will be very materially strengthened.

The Convention

THE FEATURE which stands out more prominently than all others
in mentaUy reverting back to the National Hardwood Lumber
Association convention at Buffalo last week is the real earnest and
enthusiastic spirit which prevailed both in the convention sessions and
in the gatherings in the lobby of the hotel between and after sessions.
While the actual attendance at the convention was for various rea-
sons not so great as has been the attendance at other similar affairs
in the past, the close interest with which the participants in the
convention sessions followed the deyelopments was quite unusual.
This attendance was chiefly remarkable for its consistent staying at
the proceedings until the various sessions were completed. In no
session was there any marked vacancy in the convention hall and as
a result the impressions gained during this convention will unques-
tionably be more marked than those gained at almost any previous
national convention of this body.

Aside from the unsurpassed social features offered by the associa-
tion as a body and by the Buffalo lumbermen as hosts, the distinct
development was the report of the grading rules committee which
showed iio change except from the installation of three rules, which

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a iiioiitli .'ij;o Hakd-
goiii^ into bore.some

linv« not prpviounly b«>n |irovid«(l for, tnd nhirh rfport miik niUi|it<-<l
without (liHruiwion.

Further than thin tlip n<|ilr««!W of Mr. Tn-fi, fioK) MH-rclnry of the
< hiinilM-r of I'oinnii'rro of the I'nitisl 8t«t»«)i of Aincricn, \\n» the
iiKist rciimrkniile fenlun-. Mr. Trefi'g lulilrfnit wnn no full of truth
mill KO fffwtivi- orntoriciilly that it wan a iliHtiiict privili'uo eiijoycil
liv the iiieiiiUTit of tin- awMMMation when they hennl him.

.\ltonether the roiiveiition was n iliHtiiict Kueresw. Of thin there
I* no ilouM, ani) while the |ilenNure of witneKXinK an interesting liut
frienJIy wrap for the odice of presiilent wn» donieil the uttendnntt,
the HSMM'intion in ceouring for |ire!ii(lent the ninn who will head that
or^nizntion during the year has securcnl the serviros.of a man whose
:iroom|dishment.s nn<l aliility are so widely known that his mere ae-
'•'l>tance of the presiileney will give to the nssoeiation a very I'oii-
-i.leralde prestige.

KverylMxIy who was fortunate enough to take advantage of the ehili-

■ ■rate entertainment plans worked out by the RufTalo lumbermen will
long look lim-k with pleasure to the most enjoyable excursion ten-

■ l.'re.l by the Buffalonians as host.". Tht-.ne gentlemen, who were

■ \iilently put on their mettle by the selection of their city for two
• '■nseeutive national lund>er association conventions have certainly
ii.'monstrat«Hl that the choice of their city was an entirely worthy one.

More Regarding the Grading Controversy

IN AN KUrrolU.XL appearing in an issue of
wooo RKroitB endeavored to outline without
• Ictails the actual status of what seemed to he a more or less one-
-iile>l controversy lietween the hardwood handler anil hardwood con-
sumer regarding the agitation on the part of the latter faction to
favor 1012 grade rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Associa-
tion in place of the rules of 191.'5 as adopted last June. Hardwood
Kecokd hoped to state its opinion of the jiroposition, knowing that
the suggestions made were based on facts. If seems, however,
that certain men prominently connected with consuming interests
and active in the grade rules agitation have taken exception to the
statements made in that editorial. They have specifically requested
that what they maintain as their side of the controversy be given
publicity in the pages of Hardwood Record. In the same communi-
cation these men take exception to statements made in the editorial
referred to, but Hardwood Record believes that they are not fully ^
informed as to the actual facts governing the case and offers sjiecific
and absolutely authentic proof of the genuineness of the conditions
outlined in |irevious editorials.

Inasmuch as these proofs are mere matters of record they outline
the status of the controver.sy as it actually is. This story appears
on another jiage of this issue.

Advance in Railroad Rates

IS SAID on what sieius In be guo.l authority that llie Interstate

Commerce Commission will not make ofTicial announcement of its
decision in the railroad rate ca.se until late in July. Meanwhile a
I'reliminary, unofficial report, or the substiince of such a report, has
found its way to the public, presumably with the knowledge and con-
sent of the commission. It purports to outline what the decision
will be and to give a number of reasons for the decision.

According to this announcement the roads will not be granted the
flat five percent increase in rates for which they asked, but they will
lie allowed to increase rates from one to five percent where the in-
crease is needed and justified. A flat increase would benefit roails
which are riot in need of it as well as those which are, and at the
same time the burden of paying the advance would fall as heavily
upon shippers poorly able to bear it as upon those amply able.

The increase as announced will be graduated. It will be placed
on commodities which can bear it, and it will go to roads which
ought to have it. Some roads, it is claimed, do not need an advance
and ought not have it, while others must have more money in order
to carry on business.

A stupendous task awaits those who must supervise the work of in-
creasing the rates. Thousands of commodities must be considered, and
each is a problem by itself. Not only will articles be considered

IT IS
Com I

Hcparntely, but geugrnphy and value will be taken into lu-rount alMi.
The relief of the Hhip|H>r mUHt In< thought of ax well oh the relief of
the carrier.

The rommiKsion iH firmly convinced that the railronils of the
country were in a coiiH|iirncy to wvure an advance in rateii; but the
campaign was no managed that if they shouht fail to secure nii
advance they would accomplii>h part of their purpose anyway. Thai
purpose, according to the publiKhed forii-nNt of the decision, wait
three or four fold. The principal object was to secure the increnxc.
Failing in that, they hoped to so impresN the public with their poverty
that fewer reipiests for reduced rates wonlil Ik- made; fewer rIaimH
for losses and danniges would U- filed ; and less sympathy would lie
shown by the public for strikers when thi-y demamleil increases in
wages.

Native Woods in Furniture

THK RKVIKWKK.S (iK I-IH.MTI UK .STVI.KS and lendencicM
are now predicting a much more extensive use of native woods
in furniture because of the pretty general tendency toward the brown
tones. This comes according to these [iredictions an n part of the
high favor now being found for black walnut. Circassion walnut, and
gum, which woods in their natural colors run to varying shades of
brown. Meantime the brown stains in oak are cpiile popular and
the general tendency is toward colors an^ tones for which native
woods seem better adapted than some of the imported woods.

This is about the best news that couhf come from the furniture
trade to the hardwood lumVier industry. Furniture manufacturers of
late have been falling far short of what the hardwood fraternity feels
they ought to have been doing in the way of native lumber con-
sumption. Part of this is becau.'e the furniture trade has been a
little slow, but it is evident that pTt of the drag in the furniture
lumber market has been due to an extensive use of imported woods
and not enough interest in exploitation of native hardwoods in good
furniture.

At the furniture expositions mahogany has been strongly in evidence,
and this with other imported woods has made up too high a per-
centage of the good furniture exhibited for the welfare of the market
in native woods. One of the best things, therefore, that could happen
to the hardwood indiLStry would be for the furniture manvifacturers
of the country to turn more interested attention to the use of oak,
birch, maple, and gum in furniture manufacture.

If the brown tone era in woodwork is going to help this along
we are naturally for the brown tone. This tendency, however, might
well include most of our native woods in their natural color and with
only enough in tho way of staining and treating to equalize or har-
monize the tone. Yellow birch has much beauty in its natural color,
and this goes well, too, in association with brown tints. Gum has
its natural brown, and oak both plain and quartered in natural or
near natural finish goes well with it. The main thing, however, is to
get the interest revived in native woods. If the furniture manu-
facturers and dealers prefer the brown stains, the native woods will
take them as well as any other, and if it leads to a proper appreciation
of our hardwoods in their natural finish so much the better. Native
woods have been more or less neglected in fine furniture the past few
years and it is high time we had a revival and an era of more favor
for native woods. It will be good for the hardwood lumber market
and should prove gooil for furniture manufarfurers and users also.

The Sawmill and Its Customers

IN A RECENT ADDRESS before the National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association in Chicago, Howard F. Weiss, director of the
government timber laboratory at Madison, Wis., offered the sugges-
tion that the sawmill, and particularly the hardwood mill, would
do well to study more closely the needs of its customers and cater
to them. It might do this to the extent of cutting sizes which they
can use to advantage; and in grading they might have special con-
sideration for the purposes for which the lumber is to be used. By
doing so, a considerable loss due to waste might be eliminated.

This brings up the general question : How far can the sawmill go
in cutting sizes which are out of the ordinary f How far is it prof-
itable to carry the manufacturing process toward the completion of

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19

the article? Can the sawmill enlarge its scope and become a dimen-
sion mill, by cutting sizes an,d shapes which are not carried in the
general stock?

The problem is an interesting one, but its solution must be worked
out to conform to individual circumstances. Some mills might ad-
vantageously work in that direction, while others cannot do so. A
mill with large orders for special sizes can afford to cut them, but it
is apparent that a mill without such orders would be unwisely man-
aged if it should produce stock of that kind and throw it on the mar-
ket or pile it in the yard and wait for customers to ask for it.

Cases might readily arise where a sawmill could afford to cut spe-
cial sizes for a customer, and the customer would be benefited also.
Take, for instance, a manufacturer whose product is office supplies,
such as filing cabinets and labor-saving devices. A large factory of
that kind may use more than a million feet of hardwoods a year;
and an examination of the cutting bills, in a particular case, reveals
the fact that he uses eighty-five sizes, ranging in length from fifty-
two inches down to eight, and in width from seven inches down to
one and five-sixteenths. Thicknesses range from two inches to less
than one-half. The year's stock represents, say, about two million
individual pieces.

If a single sawmill should receive the order for that bill of mate-
rial, it would be worth while to bring in from the woods many short
logs to fill it. Such logs could not be us3d by the mill which cuts
the usual lengths of stock only. In England some of the sawmUls
specialize in short lumber, much as a chair-stock mill does in this coun-
try. Clear lengths of trunk, between large knots, crooks, or other
defects, are cut out and converted into lumber of small sizes. This
is not usually done by sawmills in this country, because it has not
been considered profitable to work out small dimensions.

Grading lumber for particular purposes is liable to encounter many
obstacles. There are cases,^ however, where it would be practicable
and profitable to do so. A manufacturer might buy boards which
meet the requirements of the usual inspection, yet are unsuitable for
the purpose for which they are bought, as when the grain is twisted
when nothing but straight grain will answer for the use intended.

Unquestionably the tendency is toward closer utilization of forest
material; and in working toward that end, the better the co-operation
between the mill that cuts the lumber and the factory which uses it,
the more profit and less waste for all concerned.

The Wooden Passenger Car and the Farm

THE RAILROADS HAVE COLLECTED and published statistics
wliich throw light on the wooden passenger car situation. There
has been nuu-h said, in the way of guessing concerning the inroads
made by steel upon the car industry; but the exact state of affairs
was not accurately known, even to the railroad managers until re-
cently. Early in the present year the roads made an investigation
which covered practically the whole of the United States. On January
1, 1914, there were-3,144 passenger cars being built in this country,
of which fifteen were of wood, and only two of the fifteen were
intended to carry passengers, the remainder being for express, bag-
gage, mail, and other purposes. From January 1, 1912, to January
1, 1914, the number of wooden passenger ears retired from service
was 3,566.

The handwriting seems to be on the wall. Whether or not the
wooden ear ought to go, it is going. Apparently the most potent
factor in speeding its departure is the steel industry. Many of the
charges attacking the wooden passenger car on the ground that it is
less satisfactory than the steel ear, are unfounded ; nevertheless, the
charges have produced results. The public has been influenced if not
prejudiced against the wooden car, and this fact has been taken
advantage of by the agitators to push the steel car forward. The
congressional calendar at Washington is loaded with proposed laws
for retiring the wooden passenger car. There are always men ready
to take advantage of what appears to be a popular tide, and this is
doubtless responsible for some of the measures introduced in Congress
for the purpose of retiring the passenger cars which are not chiefly
of steel.

Lumbermen have not yet been so hard hit as some suppose. The

3,566 cars retired from service in two years do not represent more
than 30,000,000 feet of lumber. One good mill will cut that in a
year. Of course, it is commendable in lumbermen to want to hold
all the business they can, but they can easily make good many times
what they stand to lose to steel passenger cars by pushing out to the
farms. There are 7,000,000 farms in the United States. Immense
possibilities for increasing sales of lumber lie in that direction.
Farmers are making money and are not averse to spending some of
it for farm improvements. They understand that silos, sheds, barns,
fences, and better residences are desirable, and farmers are not hostile
to wood as a building material. If one farm in five can be induced
to increase its use of lumber by only one thousand feet a year, it will
mean more to lumbermen than all the car building in the United
States.

If lumbermen have lost the passenger car business, they can doubt-
less more than make that loss good by turning to farmers in a single
state like Illinois. There is as much lumber in a shed and a silo as
in a passenger car, and the markets are all over the country, not in
certain manufacturing centers only, as in car buililing:

A Lesson from Africa

AFRICA, which has long been known as the "Dark Continent,"
is the last place where one would naturally look for a lesson
in practical forestry. The fact should be borne in mind, however,
that the continent is not so dark as it once was, and is not dark
in all parts alike.

In certain portions of the great forest belt, stretching five
thousand miles along the west coast, following the inequalities of
the shore, the cutting of mahogany is an important industry.
Natives do most of the work, nnder direct or indirect supervision
of white men. The mahogany trees are usually scattered through
the forests, from one hundred yards to half a mile apart, varying
greatly in different regions of the long line of coast. In certain
districts, no mahogany tree less than three feet in diameter, ten
feet from the ground, is permitted to be cut. Many of the trees
are enormous, running from six to ten and in extreme eases, twelve
feet in diameter, measured above the swelled base, ten feet or
more from the ground.

When such a tree is felled, and the necessary swamping is done
to clear away the underbrush so that the trunk may be cut into
logs and hauled away, the result is a very large opening in the
tropical forest. Sprouts, vines, and weeds soon s^Jring up in dense
.jungles, if left to nature's course; but here is where methods are
adopted which serve as lessons for more highly civilized countries
than the foijests of West Africa. It is required, by law and
custom, that twenty-five small mahogany trees be planted in the
vacant space caused by the felling and conversion of the giant
tree. Not only must they be planted, but they must be protected
and kept growing for two years. This regulation is rigidly en-
forced. After two years, the young mahoganies are left to make .
their own P.ght. By that time they have gained such a start that
it can be reasonabh' expected that two or three of them at least
will ultimately reach maturity, some centuries hence.

The example can be followed in America without putting seed-
lings exactly where the old trunks are felled. That would be a
waste of time and a dissipation of effort, but the planting might
be done elsewhere, the main purpose being to have young trees
growing to make up for those which are cut for lumber. There
is one adverse condition in most of the forests of this country
which the Africans do not have to contend with in most of their
mahogany forests. That is five. Their woods are too wet to burn,
and the principal danger which a seedling tree has to face there
is the crowding by its associates. If it survives that, it is rea-
sonably sure to become a large tree sometime in the future. ..

In the United States it is generally not so m»ch the actual
planting of young trees as their subsequent protection that counts.
In this country nature usually does plenty of planting, but fires
speedily undo the work. Two years of protection, like they give
in Africa, would not be sutfieient here. The protection must be
perpetual to be eflfective. -

niurh'<li»i-u!tsed hnrdnood );rndiug rulox ngitutioii, n.s tliprc ih Bocni-
iiigly nutliing to \)e accomplinliod by long-rnngo argumpiit«, and hnd
lioi>od nftcr Htatiiig it$ position oditorially in the issuu of Miiy 25
to Ik- utile to forogo further dixcuiuion in its reading matter pages.

In order to I* [lerfei-tly fair in the controvery, however, there is
herewith puhlijihed a comniiinii-atlon from one of the men most
actively interested in tlie grading rules proposition and in Uie forma-
tion of the recently organized furniture federation, and also excerpts
from the address on grading rules delivered before the furniture
manufacturers at the sj'ssion at which the federation was formed.

The letter referred to was written in nn effort to refute a state-
ment contained in our editorial of May 25, in which Hardwood
Rkcokd maintained that the consumers had not shown the [)roper
spirit in the controversy ; had not made proper efforts to get together
with the promulgators of the National hardwood rules, and are not
now showing the right attitude in attempting to force the issue,
simply because of unfavorable circumstances in the lumber business.
The letter follows:

I mo.'it dislike to draw anyone Into a controversy, or be drawn Into one.
You. however, in your May tm Issue, editorially make some statements
under the title "RcgardlnE the Furniture Federation," that as secretary
of two of the larite furniture lines and the casket manufacturers, I can
hardly let pass.

Before our late friend Rlbson"s death. I was for several years In
i|iiite close touch with him nn hardwood matters, and I found him always
ready to stand squarely on all matters as he saw them. I believe that It
Is your present purpose to do so. and therefore feel free to address you
In criticism on above mentioned article,

Vou state, in re the late federation meeting. "It was frankly sug-
gpstcd that the real purpose of the meeting was to force the hand of the
Notional Hardwood Lumber Association."

This surely will sound like "startling news." A sort of a Chicago
.American headline, and has as much truth In It as the said paper's
recent article In three-Inch headlines that fourteen Chicago Bremen were
killed at that West Madison street lire, where none was killed.

For your information let me say emphatically that that was not the
real purpose of said meeting, but was merely a question Incidental to
a meeting of manufacturers of all lines of furniture and users of
hardwoods.

The real purpcsc was "to consider the efforts and effectiveness of the
work being done by Individual association of different lines of furniture
and to show the advantages of a federated movement."

Incidentally to this effcrt was this subject of 1012 and 1913 grades
rules Included, since all these (some 400) were virtually interested as

You further say that "the consumers have not shown the proper spirit
In working out this question." Y'ou also say that, as is the present tend-
ency, a spirit of arbitration and compromise ought to have been exhibited
by said consumers. That they did not do so, you point to the statement
that consumers held they were barred from consultation In making up
the 1913 rules, and that this was absolutely false, but rather that they
failed to take advantage of Invitation to participate.

I think I am correct when I say that your flies of last summer and
the records of the grading committee, as well as the National Hardwood
Lumber Association secretary, disprove this. A petition was last year
filed by this office with above. Just prior to the Milwaukee meeting, where
these 1013 rules were to be considered. To my knowledge in the n»lgh-
borhood of from 500 to 600 printed forms of protest were also filed by
various consumers with Mr. Fish. Though we looked for reference to
these protests In the proceedings of said meeting, we found none, and
In fact we were told that the convention never heard of them.

Further, a committee of consumers requested a hearing on the subject,
but we are advised that they were refused "through parliamentary
objection."

Would this Imply that the consumers "did not exhibit a spirit of con-
sideration or desire to take it up with the lumber producer"?

You further state, "as further evidence Indicating lack of desire to get
together, the officers of the National Hardwood Lumlwr Association were
not luvited to attend the federation meeting, and the secretary was even
debarred from the privileges of the floor."

Sure, this ls>true, for contrary to your statement, the consideration
of this question was not the Issue or purpose of said meeting. Its pur-
pose was as stated, and the program precluded the consideration or
lengthy discussion of any one subject. This grade question could well
take a full half or In fact a whole day, but as it was only an incidental
question on said program. It was given but an allotment of time suffi-
cient to make the statement that was made. To have permitted discussion
by consumers or the respected lumber secretary would have defeated the

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time (or that program.

You may say lliot this would point with ridiculous rcflccllun on the
action taken, without due conkideration. That might be ao wore II not
Ihnt prnciically every one of the fourteen furniture assoclatlona had
Individually dlscuHscd the subject of thew 1013 rules pro and con and
they were practically united on a common Hcnliment, a« wan clearly
demonstrated by the aclion of the federated meeting. There was no
need of further discussion.

As to inviting the lumbermen In for discussion, even though there had
been time, why should It have been necessary? The lumlM-rmcn, In the
face of over .lOO or 000 protesls and nn appeal by a committed', naw fit
to attempt to enforce the new rules, go was It not proper for them, the
consumers, to go ahead lnder>endeatly?

The fact is that consumers demand that II lumbermen need higher
|)rlccs. as they have staled repeatedly, thry want them to change their
prices, hut not constantly tinker with the rules, which inakeB It hard for
them to keep posted on. them. The 1013 rules were purported to have been
drafted because of the condition of the product. Be this as it may. the
consumers testify that It had the effect of greatly enhoncing the price,
and since Incle Sam prohibits agi'eement on the latter, to summarily lo
arronge the rules lo bring the same effect, gives consumers a Just cause
for action.

In the face of this position of the consuiper on this question do you
believe that your editorial was Just?

Y'ou having given publicity to your beforementioned opinion on behalf
of the associated consumers, I beg to request your publicity lo this, their
position on the subject.

The following is the address on lumber grading delivered before
the furniture federation meeting at Cliicago on May 14:

In discussing lumber grading rules, it will probably be well to give a
short history of the reason for the protests against the 1013 rules of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association.

About a jear ago a dozen large consumers of hardwood lumber pro-
tested against the changes that the lumber association proposed to make
In Its 1912 rules, at Its 1013 .lune meeting. A fair analysis of what these
changes meant to the consumer of lumber was gotten out in pamphlet
form, and a copy of It was sent to practically every manufacturer using
hardwood lumber east of the Rocky Mountains.

Something over six hundred protests from lumber consumers were filed
with the lumber association, protesting against any further change In
the rules of grading. So far as the committee having this in charge
could see, from the treatment accorded them, these numerous protests
were ignored. The committee was never given an opportunity to be
heard. No mention was ever made of the protests, by the secretary or
the officers, to the delegates of that convention! The delegates went
home believing that the people who paid them for lumber were satisfied,
while the officers of the association knew that practically every con-
sumer was dissatisfied.

The committee, of which the writer is one. nt once took up the matter
of the inspection rules with different furniture manufacturing organiza-
tions, and at least nine of them have passed resolutions condemning the
1013 rules of the lumber association and have agreed to buy only under
the 1912 rules, and right here I want to say, we have no trouble what-
ever getting all the lumber we want.

So strong has become this protest that the officers of the National
Hardwood Lumber Association are now alarmed and have Issued a bulle-
tin urging their manufacturers to be loyal and stand fast lo the 1013
rules, and denounced as "perniciously acllve" a small bunch of manufac-
turers, who are "disgruntled and who for selfish purposes arc fighting the
1013 rules."

FEW POBNITUBB MANCPACTDBEnS INSPECT LUMBER

By constantly changing the rules the lumber consumers' inspector Is
confuted and takes on poorer lumber than he should accept. Very few
furniture manufacturers are qualified to Inspect lumber under the National
Hardwood Lumber Association rules. I make no claim whatsoever, myself,
as being proficient In that direction. It is a profession of Itself, and It
is no discredit to any of us that wc have to depend on the knowledge of
others In Inspecting our lumber.

In the 1012 rules the smallest board In No. 1 common, in oak. must be
four Inches wide and six and seven feet long, and must be clear. Under
the 1913 rules It must be four Inches wide and four and five feet long,
and must be clear. The rules have sborlened up the size of the board
two feet, or about 30 per cent.

Under the 1012 rules, firsts must be eight Inches wide and ten feet
long, and full width. Under the 1913 rules, they may be six Inches
wide and eight feet long and 10 per cent of them may be one-quarter of
an Inch scant In width to take care of the sawmill man's negligence In
sawing. This Is a reduction of 20 per cent in length and 2.'i per cent In
width. Where long clear cuttings are necessary. It Is needless to tell a
furniture manufacturer what a great reduction In the value of the grade
this reduction in length and width makes.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Another board on the chart shows a piece of lumlier eight inches wide
and fourteen feet long. This boftrd, under the 1912 rules, was No. 2 com-
mon, because 66 2-3 per cent cutting eouid not be gotten out of it in
three cutting, as required by the rules, to malse it a No. 1 common. Under
the 1913 rules, four cuttings, if necessary, must be made to get 66 2-3
per cent of the face of the board, malting this board a No. 1 common.
By merely changing the rules, the association adds $10 or $12 to the
selling price of this board without adding anything to its cutting value.

The next board is seven inches wide and fourteen feet long. It contains
two knots of one and one-quarter inches in diameter. Now, under the
1912 rules, this board was a No. 1 common because it was less than
eight inches wide, whicli was the width for it to go into second clear. Uy
slightly changing the rules, a second clear board was allowed to be six
inches wide. This board, by mere clerical work. Jumped from No. 1 com-
mon to No. 2 clinr ami liaii .S20 added to its selling price, though noth-
ing had been .-I'l'l ^1 i > ii i.i<i.,ry value.

One mill ii^ii- i i - i miiiy of lumber figures out that the changes
In the 1012 ml i i i induction of 7 per cent in the value. An

Oshkosh com III li .1 :i :i) ..f No. 1 common oak, scaled by a National
Inspector, under the 1U12 rules. A few days later they had it sealed under
the 1913 rules by a National inspector, and a certificate was i.ssucd by
both inspectors. The value of the lumber was changed $4.26 per thousand
feet, being worth that much less under the 1913 inspection than under
the 1912 inspection — a difference of over $70 In a car of 17.000 fivt.

RICH AND LEAN ORADES OP LUMBER

Any one who keeps a cost system in their factory will know t'lat the
waste in lumber has grown from 1T> to 30 per cent greater than it was
in the same ijrades of lumber eight years ago. A great deal of this is on
account of the changes in the rules and some of it is on account of the
best boards of a given grade being taken out and sold as special grades
not recognized by tlie lumber association, leaving the balance of the grade
a very lean lot, but still technically within the rules, and the factory man
is bound to accept it.

This winter my concern bought several cars that were first and second
on one face. It was exactly what we wanted for a certain purpose.
This lumbf r could not go into regular first and second, but was taken out
of the No. 1 common, and we paid $10 per thousand more for It than
No. 1 common. Some other factory got the balance of the No. 1 common
and undoubtedly paid the No. 1 common price. The buyer may have
realized that he was not getting a rich grade of No. 1, but under the
National association rules he must accept it.

I have been a lumber jobber, and these men dominate the National
Hardwood Lumber .\ssocialion, buy the cut of a hardwood mill, paying
one price for first and second, another price for No. 1 common, and still
another price for No. S. When this lumber was scaled to be shipped out.
instead of going into the grades at which it was bought, it was sorted
into five to seven grades — the selects of any grade going to some customer
who was willing to pay for selects, and the balance of the grades to
somebody who could be bullied into accepting it as the grade under which
it was designated.

The lumbermen justify these changes in the rules on the plea that as
logs grow poorer there is less high grade lumber sawed out of them, and
they must, therefore, reduce the cutting value of the upper grades in
order to get an equal amount of the three grades out of a poor log that
they formerly got out of a good log.

This is so absolutely absurd, if not absolutely dishonest on the face of
It, that I must make a comparison-illustration. Formerly the Wisconsin
farmer got forty bushels of wheat from the rich virgin soil of Wisconsin,
but as time went on and the fertility of the soil was not kept up, the
crop was only twenty-five to thirty bushels to the acre. Now, supposing
the farmer should go to the legislature and ask that the law be changed
so that forty pounds of wheat would make a bushel instead of sixty, and
then under the law he would get about the same number of bushels he
formerly did.

To be sure the consumer would not get as many pounds of flour out of
the bushel, but the land would be credited with producing the larger
number of bushels. The lumberman has reduced the cutting value of the
boards to the furniture manufacturer from 30 to 50 per cent, but he still
maintains the names of his grades.

What the furniture manufacturer should do is to decide that he is
intelligent enough to specify the kinds of lumber he can best use in his
business and then ask the lumberman to meet those requirements and put
the prices on them. As it is now. the lumberman insists not only in
making the specifications for iumijer. but the price as well. There is no
other business that I know of where the man using the goods and who
pays his money for them has nothing to say about the specifications on
which the goods shall be made to meet his requirements.

One thing casts suspicion on the lumber manufacturers. It is safe to
say that in nine cases out of ten, where the consumer of lumber refuses
a car because it is not up to grade, the dispute is settled in favor of the
buyer, because on at least 80 per cent of the lumber shipped the grade is
made as poor as the shipper thinks the buyer will, in his ijuurance of
exact knowledge of grading rules, accept.

SHOULD FORMULATE INSPECTION RULES

If this association of furniture manufacturers will formulate a set of
specifications of its own. that will meet the requirements of the furniture
industr.v. hire bonded men to inspect, in ease of dispute, and teach their

factory inspectors the science of inspecting lumber, they will go a long
way toward settling the trouble of lumber rules.

The lumberman will have his remedy in charging us a price that will pay
him for producing what we want. The jobber will no longer have an
opportunity to steal the uppers out of any grade and sell them for fancy
prices and ship the balance of the lumber as a full grade.

When the saw mill man recognizes that the consumer of lumber, who
I)ays for the lumber, and not the lumber jobber, who juggles rules and
shufHes grades, is his real friend, our troubles in the lumber line will
be over.

In answering the criticism of our editorial the points raised in
the above printed communications will be taken up in order.

We are glad that our correspondent takes the liberal view that
Hardwood Record is still inclined to be fair and above board in all
matters, and the purpose of printing this communication and address
is to demonstrate that lie is correct in his assumption. It is neces-
sary, however, for Hardwood Record to take issue on the points
raised in the letter and in the address.

As to the quotations from our editorial contained in the third
jaragraph of the letter, the correspondent seems to have inferred
that Hardwood Record was absolutely misinformed and had no basis
for assuming that the gra<ie agitation was the primary purpose of
the meeting, and that a direct effort would be made to force the
hand of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. As against
this statement Hardwood Record si-.bmits the two following excerpts
from letters written by the man who delivered the address before the
federation, who, by the way, is the man behind the whole movement,
being probably the most active in this effort to make the 1912 rules
effective in place of the 1913 rules.

From a letter written by this man to other cDnsumers we have the
following:

Perhaps you are aware that a great deal of work has been done to
get lumber consumers to adopt 1912 rules of inspection of the National
Hardwood Lumber Association instead of using 1913 rules which we con-
sider a very unfair set of rules. We can bring aliout this adherence to
1912 rules at the present time if we go after it and stay by it because
the lumbermen are anxious to sell now. Later on if we are not well or-
ganized and the lumber business gets brisk, we may have some trouble.

As further evidence that this question of hardwood inspection was
of unusual interest at the federation meeting we have the following
resolutions which were adopted by that body officially:

Resolved, that on the organization of the confederation of the asso-
ciations, a committee of seven be appointed to draw up a set of lumber
inspection rules for the use of the lumber consumers, and that until that
committee reports and its report is adopted, we adhere strictly to the
1912 rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association in all our lum-
ber purchases. Furthermore, requests for quotations coming from any
consumers attending the meeting are now stamped with the following :
"We accept lumber inspected according to National Hard.wood Lumber
Association only according to rules adopted .lune. 1912."

The following quotation is from a letter addressed by this man
to the editor of Hardwood Record personally, and is in response to
a letter in which an effort was made to answer a former communica-
tion on this same point. In speaking of the suggestion made in our
letter he says:

I hope you will allow me to use it at the Chicago massmeeting. where
I appear on the program, the fourteenth of the month, on the question of
lumber grading. Your position exactly explains the proposition that we
are protesting and nothing could bring it out more clearly than to read
jour letter.

From the first quotation it seems that there is no reasonable doubt
that the purpose was to organize at this time for the specific purpose
of creating uniform adherence to 1912 rules, and this impression is
amply substantiated by the quotation from the second letter from
the same writer specifically referring to the massmeeting, after hav-
ing said that this is the propitious time to organize for this par-
ticular purpose.

Inasmuch as communications coming from this man can reasonably
be considered as coming from headquarters, inasmuch as he has been
the man behind the proposition. Hardwood Record is most certainly
justified in assuming that one of the most important funetious before
the massmeeting was the question of grading, granting, of course,
that other important questions were up for consideration.

As to the paragraph in the above printed communication in which
our correspondent quotes from the editorial referred to, saying:
' ' The consumers have not shown the proper spirit in working out

HARDWOOD RECORD

Mij!< |>rii|><>iitii>ii, iiK' 11 iM<'iM'i' I'- Milriii'OiitrdViTtilily n|;iii»"t tli>'
"iiitonii'iit made in Uint lottcT.

II^HftwooK Rfcoho roitornlcn that luul tlio r<>|>rm««ntativ<< roii-

lliii({ to tnko till- |iro|MT couriM', niiil lin<l tlu-y nc

iiivitfltioiiK tlioy fduUl not only linvo |mrtii'i|iiitoi|

Mill ri'lntix'i* to |iro|ioHcil flinni;<*H in 101- ruli'it, wliii'h

I! t<">K |ilnr<> lit till* tniH-tini! tionu* inontlm |irovioiiH to the

>!!\i>ntinn, but oouM nho linvo swurcil for n rpprciW'nliitivo tlie

r-. . ^. .if tilt- lloor on till' otiiiHion of tlic convention itnelf liel.l in

i'liio.i|;o Inst June. Hardwood Recokd inainlniuH Mint the eoiiHniniiiK

interests simply fnileJ to tuke n<lv:iiitn(;e of a s|ieeiru- invitation lo

|iarti>-i|>nle in iKitli ilisriissions.

As to n substantintion of its contention uml as a refutal of the
•"'CUestion contninc*! in tlie adjress In-fore the feilerntion, to the
I'fTwt that protests from some 600 consumers at;ainst the rhangin);
of 1912 rules were iRiioreil, H.midwood Reiokd offers the following:

The National Hardwood Lumber Association liles show that in-
-Wail of ignoring the committee of consumers who protested, the
• hairman of the insi>ection rules committee of the National Hard-
wood Lumber Association wrote one of the prominent Wisconsin
ronsumers who was most active in the agitation under date January
•J5, 191.1, as follows:

I assure jrou (hot the Nulinnul llHrdwooil I.umlier .Vssoclntlon In work-
InK out this prolileni of uniform Inspection tins always consldored tlic
lnlpn>st of the consumer. In fact, wc have been severely criticized by
som<> for our attitude towards the consumers, claiming that we have
favuretl them too much. 1 am sure that you wUI agree that the uniform
standard for Inspection Is very much desired hy the entire trade, and as
we are now trying to perfect our rules, I hope that we may have the
continued cooperation of the consumers, whose Interests at all times we
have tried lo safe-guard. 1 am sure that our eomnilttec would be glad
to arrange a confereno' with you and other consumers for discussing this
problem and If .von desire I will take up the matter with the officers of
the as.-iiieiatlon with the object In view of having such a conference. I
am sure that this would result In a much better understanding of the
sitiiallnn.

Following this a second letter was written to the same gentleman
on February 6, 19i;f, from which the following (quotation is taken:

I note that you feel that the rules committee should meet a delegation
con-.-ention and this plan will be agreeable to

before the i

the as.soclntlun. I am sure such a conference will result In much more
l)elng dono on amicable lines than In any other way.- and will be pleased
Jo have you advise what date would l>e agreealile for such conference.

The absolutely incontravertible proof that the claim of the con-
sumers' protests being ignored, and their being denied attendance at
the meeting is shown in the fact that this letter requesting that the
consumers set a date for a conference was absolutely ignored, and
that the consumers did not accept the invitation to confer with the
inspection rules conmiittee. These facts are absolutely a matter of
record and prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that the consumers
did not take the right attitude originally regarding the 1913 rules.

Going on further regarding the statement in the communication
and in the address before the federated body, that between 500 and
600 printed forms of protest were filed by the various associations
but without result, H.mjdwood Record would suggest that consumers
bearing this impression would refer to the recommendation con-
sidered by the inspection rules committee at the Milwaukee meeting
prior to the June, 1913 convention, and compare these recommenda-
tions with the actual printed rules now in effect as adopted at the
convention last June. It will be readily seen that practically all
of the more drastic recommendations were omitted from the rcj>ort
the rules committee made to the convention, and that these omissions
were made in the face of emphatic demands from a large northern
contingent of the National Hardwood Lumber Association members
that they be adopteil.

Presumably the protests coming from the consumers, which were
duly considered and gone over carefully in the two days' session,
were the most important factor leading to the omission of the
specific recommendations for changes. Thus it can readily be seen
that the consumers not only ,did not show the proper spirit of arbi-
tration and conference by ignoring the invitation to set a specific
date for conferring with the grading rules committee, but that the
protests which they claim were ignored were not ignored but were

given the closest ronaiiicration with the result that the pro|)OMHl
changes to Ih> suggeNt4>d aa rocoinmende<l for ailoplion were very
iimteriully moililled. In fact, it la i>Htimnted tlint the omiMsiuna rep-
resented fully two thirds of the entire list of pro|io)H-d ehuiiges lu fur
as importance nfTecting quantities of lumber is concerneil.

The eorrespondi'ut alHive quuti-d further takes exception to our
statement that legitiiniite parliamentary oV<'ctiuns were the cnuKe
of the refusal to jiermit of n diacussion of the jiropoacd changea on
the lloor of the convention in June, lOI.'l.

S|M>cifleully the situation was that the diseursion of the grading
rules came later in the sessions when there was considerable liusiness
to Ik> transacted and that in the judgment of the ehnirman of the
convention the consumers not being menilaTS of the a^Boeiation, two
of them having requested Uie privilege of the floor, could not Ijo
granted that privilege on account of the lack of time available. This
denial was qualifie<l with the statement that there were several
consumers who ifcrc meml>ers of the association and were very
active in the grading rules controversy, who could have had the
)>rivilege of the floor the same as any other member, niiil further-
more the ehairnmn made the specific suggestion that these inenilierH
make the plea for the consumers rather thm\ the non-members. Thus
there was no direct and unqualified refusal of the privilege of the
floor as this i)rivilege was accorded the members of the re<-ently
formed furniture federdnon, who were then also members of the
National Hardwood LumWr Association, but this opportunity was not
taken advantage of.

This certainly indicatas-conclusively that the ronsumers were not
denied the opportunity*^ presenting tJieir contentions la-fore the
convention as they had this opportunity but simply faileil to

uti

Going on further regarding the letter above quoted, Hakdwooh
Record does not believe that the statement that the grading rules
controversy was but one question for consideration Iwfore the fed
crated body was sufficient justification for not giving the National
Hardh'ood Lumber Association officially the opportunity of stating
its .side of the question when the con.sumers'' contentions were so
manifestly ilrastic and have been proven to be based on statements
which were manifestly not facts. It would seem that in a mere
spirit of fairne.ss and courtesy, the officers or at least the secretary
of the National Hardwood Lumber A.ssoeiation would have been at
least invited to attend this session when the report on grading rules
was read. The absence of this invitation simply indicates that the
men behind this agitation were following the specific policy of show-
ing their defiance of the National as.sociation ami absolutely ignor-
ing the possibility of a more amicable and permanent understand
ing which would unquestionably result from fair and open conference
with the body they seem to consider their opponents.

The absence of the invitation shows that they did not want to
recognize the National Hardwood Lumber Association as a factor in
the proposition in any way, shape or manner, as even though the
time were limited a question of this extreme importance would
unquestionably warrant a fair statement from the other side, or at
least an opportunity on the part of the other side to know officially
what the consumers were aiming at.

Regarding the statement as contained in the communication above
that practically every one of the fourteen furniture associations who
are affiliated in the federation had individually discussed the subject
of the 1912 rules and were practically united on the common senti-
ment that there was no need of further discussion, this is but a
further important reason why the National Hardwood Lumber Asso-
ciation should have been given the opportunity of answering the
charges before this federated body as none of the fourteen affiliated
organizations singly represented the consuming interests, while the
federation presumably docs represent those interests.

The very fact that the separate organizations are not representative
and that their discussions and conclusions are not official, is full and
conclusive proof that the National Hardwood Lumber Association
had not had an opportunity prior to the mass-meeting to go into the
subject with the consumers as a body, for it is treating with the

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a elass rather than with
consuming element. Thus while the- (|i
stated in the various associaticiii jneeti
Lumber Association was specifio^l'
sented of discussing the matter fa&ly

iv independent body of the
^tiiin liad been discussed as
;s, tlie National Hardwood
iiied tlie opportunity pre-
ith the official body of the
consumers who are officially taking'iip the question of agitating for
1912 rules in place of 1913 rules. Thiss^'ertainly does not show any
indication of a desire for fair dealing.

As to the paragraph after the one just referred to, in which
our correspondent asks "Was it not proper for them, the consumers,
to go ahead independently?" this Hardwood Record believes has
been answered both in the proofs shown that the protests and the
appeal of the committee were not ignored and that there was no
attempt to force the new rules, but rather a general adoption of a
classification for lumber which was officially sanctioned by the
National Hardwood Lumber Association convention in regular session.
The correspondent makes an unfair reflection on the grading rules
committee and the officers of the association by attempting to
create the impression that the rules were railroaded through, and
that they did not represent the sentiments of the rank and file of
the association membership.

Regarding the last three paragraphs of the above communication,
it can be emphatically stated that changes in hardwood grading rules
have resulted from absolute necessity and only such changes have
been made as were absolutely necessary to create uniformity and
standardization as far as possible in order to protect both the buyer
and seller of hardwood products. The rules are not "being con-
stantly tinkered with," but changes are being made as they seem
necessary to the inspection rules committee after due consideration.
There can be no doubt that the sellers of hardwood lumber as well
as the buyers regret such changes inasmuch as they are inconvenienced
just as much as are the buyers by the necessity for continued study
on the part of their inspectors. The suggestion that changing the
rules will make the association liable for prosecution under the
Sherman anti-trust laws, as being but a subterfuge for the purpose
of raising the prices of lumber, is based on such an ephemeral basis
that it scarcely deserves consideration. As a matter of fact while
conditions of timber today as compared to conditions of timber years
ago have of course resulted in lowering the grades on certain items,
it is an actual fact that in certain grades an actual raise has been
effected by the various changes objected to.

In ;summarizing, Hardwood Record maintains and believes its con-

tentions are based on facts, that the agitation for the substitution
of 1912 for 19i:i rules does not tiuly represent the sentiments of
consuming interests, and that a great many consumers who have been
led to endorse the agitation have been misinformed as to facts.

HjVKDWOOD Record maintains that the reasons discussed by the
principal agitators for ignoring the National Hardwood Lumber
Association in the matter are based on false precepts, and that the
contentions of these agitators regarding the ignoring of their pro-
tests of a year ago and their denial of the privilege of the floor at
the 1913 convention are not true for reasons above stated; that the
protests against proposed changes of 1912 to 19115 rules were based
on proposals that were infinitely more drastic than the changes
adopted and that those changes adopted were but fair and in con-
formity with the necessity of maintaining consistency in the official
rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.

ILVRDWOOD Record maintained in its editorial which the corre-
spondent so severely censured that the consumers were not showing
the proper attitude and iterates its contention even more emphatically
on this occasion.

H.\RD\vooD Record has every reason to believe that the officers and
directors, members of the grading rules committee and the rank and
file of the National Hardwood Lumber Association are the fair and
broad-minded body of men who always have felt and will continue
to feel that the conserving of the interests of consumers of hardwood
lumber is not only fair business proceeding, but is the only logical
procedure to follow.

Hardwood Record further believes that these same people would
welcome any fair and open attemjjt on the part of the consuming
interests to express their legitimate grievances in a manner in con-
formity to the regular ])rocedure which is followed in the administra-
tion of other workings of the association.

Hardwood Record believes on the other hand that the ignoring of
the National Hardwood Lumber Association and the unfair and un-
founded agitation which is now going on will effect nothing other
than misunderstanding and a considerable amount of expense, which
is unwarrantable.

It is to be hoped that the more broadminded members of the con-
suming trade will recognize that the instances given to show that
present rules are unfair are based entirely on extreme cases, and
are not indicative in the slightes^t measure of the character of present
rules, and that tlicy will not continue to sanction this unjust and
unprofitable agitation.

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^iT>Jew Use for Hardwood— Fibre Plaster*^

One hears a great deal about the question of wood substitutes these
days, but very little about the many new lines of utilization that are
being demanded of wood and forest products almost every day. For
example, a few years ago silos were hardly used at all ; now they are
generally used all over the country, and an immense amount of
wood is demanded in their construction. The same thing can be
said of wood block paving and a great variety of less important lines
of wood uses.

Within the last few years a new industry has appeared to use
certain hardwoods for wood fibre plaster. To be sure, the present
annual consumption is not very large, but it is indicative of the
many new uses that are being constantly found for wood.

It is said that the fibre plaster industry is confined to the states
of New York and Pennsylvania, and the writer knows of one mill
which uses several hundred cords per annum, with the consumption
greatly increasing from year to year. The fibre plaster is made of a
mixture of cement and wood and is manufactured and sold in the
dry form, requiring only water to make it available immediately for
wall plaster. The process of manufacture is roughly as follows:

The bolts of wood in twelve and twenty-four inch lengths are
fastened in a rotary lathe, much the same as in a rotary veireer
machine. A wheel is suspended above this lathe, containing a number

of sharp cutting edges which revolve against the bolt of wood, chip-
ping off fine fibres of wood along the line of the grain. The product is
a very fine, almost powdery sawdust, but with the wood fibres still
retaining their long stringy character. This is mixed in certain
proportions with cement and some other minor ingredients and packed
in seventy-five pound bags ready for shipment.

The kinds of wood that are most useful for wood fibre plaster are
those with soft, long, smooth fibre which adapts itself readily to this
cutting machine. For this purpose, basswood, poplar, cottonwood,
willow, and buckeye are used. Coniferous woods cannot be used in
this industry on account of their resinous character. From $3.50 to
$4.75, with an average of about $4.00, is paid per face cord for these
bolts in two-foot lengths, which would make an average of $8.00 per
full cord (a stack four by four feet by eight feet long).

The advantages claimed for wood fibre plaster are:

(1) It is a substitute for common wall plaster but Is prepared
ready for use and requires only the requisite amount of water to
temper it.

(2) It is light for shipment, tough and adhesive and is a non-conductor
of souud.

(3) It sets quickly and will not chip, blister or crack.

(4) It can be prepared and used in any weather and does not
deteriorate. N. C. B.

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|#|;j^ Brief Sketch iSfational Association [|

The orpraniziition of the N:itinn!il n;irihvood Lumber Association
was conceived at a meeting held at the ohi Kinsley's restaurant, which
was located on the present site of the Marquette building, on Adams
and Dearborn streets, Chicago. This meeting was the result of a gen-
eral call and occurred on April 8, 1898, the object being to formulate
uniform hardwood grading rules. There were in attendance at this
function a number of men who are still actively identified with the
administration of the association's business; but a considerable per-
centage of those who were active in the formation of the organiza-
tion are now either out of business or have since died.

Following is the list of names signed on the menu cards which
described the dinner enjoyed by the original organizers, on the occa-
sion of the first meeting' sixteen years ago:

George J. Krcbs. Cairo, III. : E. E. Goodlnndcr, Memphis. Vcun. ; ^\°illi»ni
C. Ballej, Minneapolis, Minn.: W. H. Russc, then of Cairo. III., now of
Memphis, Tenn. : George Uttloford, Cincinnati, O. : F. H. Smith, St. Louis,
ilo. : A. J. Uing, St. I.OU1S, Mo.: Theodore Tlummer, St. I-ouls, Mo.; W. E.

Smith, Cairo, III.; \V. B. liutkm, Haclii-, \V1«. ; Wlllhiiii C. Illiiuveld. N<'W
Madrid. -Mo. ; M. II. CoolidKc Minn.ni.iilis. Minn. ; T. It. Stone, Cincinnati.
(». ; J. Watt Graham, Cincinnati. O. ; W. A. lli-Dnett. Cinclnnuti, O. ; It. A.
Klpp, Cincinnati, O. ; Leiand G. BanninK, Cinclnnuti, O. ; T. J. MolTctt,
Cincinnati, O. ; ,1. H. Uixrocli, Cincinnati, O. : Gcorjie Holebrook and U.
Blmford, addresses not gltcn; L. B. I.esb, CbicaKo, ill.; A. K. VinncdKe,
Chicago, 111. ; Uarvcy S. IIa.vden, Chicago, III,

The direct result of this first meeting was the perfecting of a set
of inspection rules and the order to have these rules printed.

In the spring of 1901 the organization applied for a charter under
the Illinois laws, which application was granted.

It developed in 1902 that the mere formation of uniform hard-
wood grading rules was of doubtful value in the absence of the gen-
eral application of these rules. That is, it was found that various
concerns throughout the country were inspecting lumber along the
old lines as they employed their own inspectors who had been trained
by the old guard, and had not yet assimilated the new specifications.

il.l... rKESIDENT

I A. DIGGI.NS, CADILLAC, MICIL, rUIOSl- ( ■. II. I!A UNAIiY. (iUKKNCASTLE, IND., I'HK.Sl- E. V. BABCOCK, PITTSBURGH, I'A., NEWLY-

DE.NT 1910-1911; DENT 1912-1914 ELECTED PRESIDENT

[lenee, in 1902 it was decided to establish an inspection bureau to increased from three to five, to ten, to fifteen, to twenty-one

have bonded inspectors, and instead of the haphazard interpretation directors.

of the rules to make this interpretation an official proposition. The Accompanying this article are shown photographs of nine men

iiiiginal inspectors were on a fee basis and inasmuch as it proved who have served in the capacity of presidents of the association,

(luring the few succeeding years that under this arrangement the These men, with their respective terms, are as follows:

growth of the service would not be rapid, it was decided in 1904 to W. A. Bennett 1898-1901

put a number of inspectors on a salary basis. ^- H- Smith 1901-1903

This experiment was so satisfactory that at the annual meeting g^^j' paimei- 1904 190S

held at Buffalo in 190.5, it was decided to install salaried inspectors w. H. Russe 1906-1908

as rapidly as they could be selected. At the time of that meeting O. O. .\glfr 1908-1910

the only large markets having salaried inspectors were Cincinnati, ''■ '^^ ^^'sgins 1910-1912

„, . ,, -I- 1 r> i» I J i» 1.- Charles H. Barnaby 1912-1914

Chicago, ^ew ^ ork, Buffalo and Memphis. E. V. Babcock, newlj-elocted president.

Thus beginning from a very small nucleus of fee inspectors, the t* •= ■ 4. *■ * * iu i ii *• ^i i„ i- •

" •.,,»,,., TT 1 , T i_ . ■ .• I I* '3 interesting to note that all ot these men are still living

inspection service ot the National Hardwood Lumber Association has ■., ., .• , -r^ . -r, ,,

"^ ,., ., ,,,,•, ^ , • , ,. , , , "'"' t'le exception of W. A. Bennett,

grown until it now has thirty-nve salaried men working regularly and

in addition another thirty-five fee inspectors, making the total inspec- A tt /~i

tion force seventy in round numbers. An UnWClcome Compliment

Another development at the Buffalo meeting in 1905 was the de- Somebody some time or other wished upon us the truism that

cision to employ a salaried secretary to devote his entire time to the imitation is the sincerest flattery. There may be plenty of argument

association affairs. A. B. Vinnedge of Chicago has been secretary up to support the idea, too, but there is one compliment of this kind

to 1904, performing the duties of that office without compensation being paid to wood in these days that the woodworking fraternity

and entirely in his own time. C. B. Strode took up these duties could get along better without, and that is the compliment of printing

in that year and performed them satisfactorily until the following metal furniture in imitation of wood. The making of thin steel

year, when as stated, at the Buffalo meeting Frank F. Fish was selected furniture and printing it in imitation of mahogany, oak or other fine

as the official secretary of the association working on a salary, and face wood may be a compliment to the wood, but the woodworking

devoting his entire time to association matters. fraternity would be better off without the compliment, and with the

A further important development which took place at Buffalo at wood used in the making of the furniture. There has been a world

that time was the decision to employ a chief inspector .who would of exploitation of steel products on ground which is really not tenable,

have entire supervision over the remainder of the inspection corps but the public has accepted the arguments offered and now even

and would of course devote his entire time to actively supervising Edison, the wizard inventor, is being quoted as saying that an absolute

inspection affairs of the organization members. law appears to be operating to substitute steel for wood in furniture

Thus the organization has grown from a small meeting of seven- making. The law given is the increasing cost of wood which permits

teen hardwood manufacturers and wholesalers to its present nation- the making of a piece of steel furniture at a cost of only one-fifth

wide importance. A decided evolution has taken place in the personnel of what it would cost in wood. It is strange that statements like

of the organization, which in the beginning was probably justly ac- this are let go by unchallenged when it is so easy to get real infor-

cused of being made up mainly of hardwood jobbers. This evolution, mation on the subject by going into an office supply store and pricing

however, has been the result of consistent developments which have tlie steel imitation wood furniture and the real wooden article. Those

■brought in a consequently larger majority of hardwood sawmill men, that the writer has observed show prices ranging about twenty-five

so that now the association is composed approximately of sixty per per cent higher for the steel furniture than for wood, and really

cent of manufacturers, while on the board of directors and officers nothing so desirable about the steel as may be found in the wood,

fully two-thirds of the names shown are those of prominent hardwood It is said by those who know the wizard that Edison enjoys a joke

sawmill men from different sections of the country. and would rather string a newspaper man at times than to eat.

It is significant to note that the rules of the National Hardwood Perhaps this is the explanation of his being quoted as making such a

Lumber Association have been officially adopted by a considerable statement as that accredited to him lately in the matter of steel and

number of the state and local hardwood organizations. wood furniture. Anyway, the compliment that steel furniture is

Originally the directorate of the National association consisted paying to wood is an unwelcome intrusion that suggests flattering

of three men, but since that time this number has been subsequently one's appearance while at the same time taking away his substance.

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^ Some Facts Regarding Buffalo ;|^|

Tln> iKMipIc .if BiifT:ik. li.iv,. laitli in tlioir lily :iimI this fiiitli li.is
Hivi'ii the i-ify till' liicli plai-e it hoKls in the coniniercial world. It is
wi-oml in New York ami eighth in the United States in point of size.
Its growth has been steady and rapid. In 1820 its population was
only 2,00.5. It increased 400 per cent during the next ten years, and
now has about 400,000 people.

The name is of Indian origin, it being translated buffalo; but some
historians deny that wild buffaloes ever roamed on the site of the
city. It is supposed that this range did not extend that far north-
east.

The valley of the creek which gave the city its name was a forest
of ba.sswood when the first white explorers saw it. Basswood was
abundant in all that region.

The l>eauty of the city and its commerce are now the chief interest.
It is said to be the greatest convention city in America. One hundred
conventions are held there yearly, and 1,000,000 visitors come and go.

There are numerous attractions, some of which cannot be duplicated
elsewhere. The greatest of these is, of course, Niagara falls, twenty-
four miles from the center of the city, and reached by rail, trolley
anil paved roads. Among other attractions are the following:

Niagara gorge.

Largest steel plant.

Largest liii-sced oil null anil iiiiirkcl.

Largest lumber yanls and docks.

Niagara frontier battle groumis, war of 1M2.

Greatest hydroelectric development, .')liO,Oll(i horse power.

Largest aluminum factory.

Largest carborundum factory.

Largest artificial graphite factory.

Handsomest art gallery.

Largest public and private breakwaters.

Western terminus of the longi'st i-iuiii! in the worhi.
COMMERCE AND TRADE

About 110,000,000 feet of hardwood luinlier arc handled annually
in Buffalo. Its other commerce is proportionately large. In lin:$
more than 10,000 vessels entered its harbors with cargoes aggregating
more than 19,000,000 tons. In addition there were enormous receijits
and shipments on the railroads. Grain is an important item in
Buffalo's commerce, receipts in lOK! nniotinting to 2.'i9,8.'5 1 ,f)9.5 bushels,
an increase of 40,000,000 bushels over the jireceiling year and indicat-
ing the increased volume of grain shippeil from Canadian ports at the
head of the Lakes through Buffalo for exjiort. Modern elevating
facilities enable the city to handle this great traflic exjieditiously

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YLOR & HORACE C.

and for a loug period in the fall of 1913 an average of 1,000,000
bushels a day were elevated out of the holds of the great lake carriers
and loaded into cars and canal boats. Other items of this wonderful
commerce are iron ore, lumber, pig iron, coal, copper, cotton, wool,
zinc, cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, fish, poultry, sugar, salt, cement
and flour. This trafiSc will be further expedited and increased by the
early completion of the $130,000,000 barge canal which the state is
building, from Lake Erie at Buffalo to the Hudson River (tide-
water) at Albany, with terminals here costing $2,500,000.

While Buffalo has gained in many ways, her most wonderful
progress has been industrial. In the decade beginning with 1900
the number of plants in this city increased from 1478 to 1753 and
the value of their products from $105,627,000 in 1900 to $218,804,000
in 1910. In the next three years the number of plants increased to
2,074 and the total production reached a value of $325,445,000, with
an annual payroll of $54,364,0001 This shows that approximately
one-half of Buffalo's industrial gain in the past thirteen years was
accomplished in the last three; due to the activity of the Chamber
of Commerce in bringing to the attention of manufacturers the
economy and facility with which raw materials can be assembled
here, the conveniences for shipping and easy access to markets, and
the supply of all classes of labor.

Buffalo is entered daily by twenty boats and 250 passenger trains.
The city is located nearly midway between Chicago and Boston.
DEALERS IN LUMBER

No small part of the city's prosperity is due to the enterprise of
lumber firms. They carry on a great business, not only within the

city but with all parts of the country, from Maine to the Pacific
coast. Their voice is heard in all lumbermen's conventions and
associations, and they are justly recognized as among the leaders
in the lumber industry of the United States.
Taylor & Crate

This firm began the hardwood business in Buffalo in 1866, the
partners then being Frederick W. Taylor and James Crate. From
that small beginning the present large business has grown. The firm
was incorporated in 1900, and the present officers are Horace W.
Taylor, president; Shirley G. Taylor, vice-president; Nelson S.
Taylor, secretary; Horace C. Mills, treasurer. In the early years
the kinds of lumber handled were largely black walnut, cherry and
ash. As these became difficult to secure in good quality and large
quantity, the demand for them declined, and oak, poplar and maple
became the staples. When the fashion of using quartered oak became
almost a fad, that and poplar became the prominent features of the
business. For many years Taylor & Crate have maintained large
yards on the east side of the city, and for a number of years past,
an additional yard in the northwest end of the city. They make
a specialty of carrying a large assortment of all the twenty-five
different kinds of native hardwood lumber, and also mahogany,
which is imported. The company has excellent facilities for handling
a large business and owns supplies of timber in the South that will
last many years.

T. Sullivan & Co.

This firm specializes in elm and ash, and probably handles more
of "the latter wood than any other firm between Chicago and New

W.\DING POOL IN HUMBOLDT PARK, BUFFALO

York. The business is now conducted by Fred M. Sullivan and liis
mother, Mrs. Margaret SuUivan. The founder of the business was
Timothy SuUivan who came from Canada in the '80s and began
in Buflfalo by shipping in Michigan and Canadian lumber by cars
and boats. In 1889 he opened a yard on Louisiana and Perry streets
and remained there until 1894 when he moved to the present site on
Niagara and Arthur streets. Fred M. Sullivan became a member
of the firm in 1892. Timotliy Sullivan died March 5, 1905. He
was a pioneer in introducing gr.<iy elm in woodworking plants.
Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling
The officers of this firm are, William A. Perrin, president; B.
Elmer Barling, vice-president; William L. Blakeslee, treasurer;
Charles N. Perrin, secretary. The yard and office are at 1030-1 10s
Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y. The company was incorporated in
1909. It takes the output of several mills, and uses the Buffalo
yard as an assembling and sorting yard from which shipments are
made with dispatch. A full line of American hardwoods is kept in
stock at all times. Direct shipments from mills to customers are
constantly made without passing the stock through the Buffalo yard.

Charles M. Betts Company

The home office of this firm is in Pliiladclpliia, witli a branch m
Buffalo. Its mills are in South Carolina and it also operate*
extensively in California lumber. It is one of the largest white
pine and yellow pine firms in the country. C. Walter Betts, one of
the leading lumbermen of Buffalo and of the whole country, is .i
member of this firm, and was chairman of the committee which had
in charge the arrangements for the Buffalo convention.
Standard Hardwood Lumber Company

This company was incorporated in 1901, and its yard at Buffalo.
N. Y., covers five and one-half acres and carries 6,000,000 feet of
thoroughly air-dried and well assorted hardwoods of all kinds, thick-
nesses, and grades. In the same yard it has a brick dry kiln with
a monthly capacity of approximately 500,000 feet. In addition to
the Buffalo yard, the company operates several mills in the South
and contracts the output of several large mills. It has been grow-
ing rapidly and making good progress. The yard is one of the best
for location, lay-out and the economical handling of lumber. The-
officers .and directors are as follows: W. F. Wendt, president; B. F.

R. F. KUEIXHEDER, VICE-PRESIDENT
AND GENERAL MANAGER STANDARD HARD-
WOOD LUMBER COMPANY

A. W. KREINIIEDER, TREASURER STAND-
ARD HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANT

Kieinheder, vice-president and general manager; A. W. Kreinheder,
treasurer; E. J. Kreinheder, secretary.

G. Ellas & Brother

This firm is composed of G. and A. J. Elias, and its wholesale
lumber business was established in 1881. For a time after 1883
botli hardwood and pine yards were maintained, but they were
finally consolidated at their present location, Elk, Maurice, Orlando,
Babcock and Prevatt streets. The yard is well equipped with tracks,
cranes, and other up-to-date apparatus for handling lumber, as well
as kilns, warehouses, sawmill, planing mill, and box factory. Lumber
and all classes of milled products are kept on hand for the whole-
sale and retail trade. After thirty-three years the company has
been incorporated, but its policy of the square deal wiU be main-
tained.

Hugh McLean Lumber Company

The officers of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company of Buffalo,
N. Y., are: Angus McLean, president; Hugh McLean, vice-president
and general manager; J. D. McCallum, treasurer; R. D. McLean,
secretary; E. E. Bond, assistant secretary. This firm started in a
small way as a partnership between Angus and Hugh McLean in
1892. It was afterwards incorporated as a stock company, Joel H.

Gates, W. A. McLean, Angus McLean, K. D. McLean and Hugh
McLean being the original stockholders and directors. From dealers
this company gradually went into the manufacturing business until
at the present time it manufactures most of the lumber it handles,
having sawmills at Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenn., and Birming-
ham, Ala. ; lumber yards also at Cincinnati and Buffalo.
The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company

The Wall brothers have been the owners of this company since it
started in business in 1889. The officers are: James B. Wall, presi-
dent; T. H. Wall, vice-president; M. M. Wall, secretary and treasurer.
The office and yard are located at 940 Seneca street, Buffalo. The
company handles nothing but domestic hardwoods, of which it
carries a good stock at all times.

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc.

This corporation is successor to Orson E. Yeager who entered the
hardwood lumber business January 1, 1891, as the junior partner of
the firm of Vetter & Yeager of Buffalo. This firm was merged
into the Empire Lumber Company in 1892 and Mr. Yeager was
elected secretary and treasurer, which office was held by him until
1900, when he disposed of his interest in the Empire Company and
resumed the . hardwood lumber business in his name at 932 Elk

HUGH Mclean, vice-president and

GENERAL MANAGER, HUGH AIcLEAN LUM-
BER COMPANY

McLEAN, SECRETARY HUGH McLEAN
LUMBER COMPANY

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Street From the beginning the business of Orson E. Ycager has
rapidly and steadiJy grown and represents at this time one of the
largest in the lumber trade. The corporation now known as Ycager
Lumber Company, Inc., was organized in the early part of 1914.
The ofEoers of the corporation are: Orson E. Ycager, president;
Frank G. Yeager, vice-president; Charles A. Ycager, secretary;
i'eter N. Yeager, treasurer. The company recently purchased the
large stock of dry lumber, including yard site and entire equipment
previously owned anil operated by I. N. Stewart & Bro., 892 Elk
street, which provides yard and shipping facilities second to none.
Falen and Burns
The firm name has not changed since the business was started
in 1875 by Bobert Palen and Millard S. Bums. The partner-
ship continued until 1906 when Mr. Palen died. The following year
Mr. Bums associated with him .Tacob F. Hirsehmiller, of Buffalo,
who had had considerable experience as a salesman on the road and
as a retail yard man. They are handling j-ellow pine, short leaf pine
and hemlock extensively, also deal in hardwoods. They represent
several of the leading Pacific coast shippers of red cedar shingles
and siding in which th.-ir sjilos .irc heavy. Their offices arc at 720
and 721 Mutual LilV tiuildiii),'.

The Atlantic Lumber Company

The offices of this comjiaiiy arc at WTm Sciicia street, near the
yards where is assembled lumber from its mills in Tennessee, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and el.sewherc. The Atlantic Lumlicr Company
commenced business at Boston, Mass., in I.S94. Xashville, Tonn., was
the site of the first sawmill, followed by additional mills at Fayctte-
ville, Baxter and Knoxville, Tenn., the output being oak, poplar,
chestnut, white ash, and red cedar. In the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C,
four mills are kept busy cutting North Carolina pine from timber
tracts purchased within the past twelve years. A large tract of tim-
ber was purchased several years ago in central Tennessee from which
the mills in that vicinity are supplied. The company's export busi-
ness is managed by Robert Vestal of the Toronto office. H. L. Abbott
has been Buffalo manager since 1904 and vice president slu.f ■•.irlv
this year.

Dean of Buifalo Lumbermen

Major John S. Noyes is dean of the Buffalo lumber ir.ior :ind
the oldest lumberman in the city. He has retired from active busi-
ness but still takes keen interest in lumber affairs. It was he who
originated the system of towing barges on the l.-ikc;. and this has
greatly innncn.c.l the lake lumber trade.

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iSfational Hardwood Annual

^

Tlie seventeenth convei
Association convened at
Hotel Statler, Buffalo.

tion of the National Hardwood Lumber
10 a. m. on Thursday, June 18, in the
I'he opening session was notable for the

visitors, in the absence of the mayor, in behalf of the city of Buffalo.

The beginning of Mr. Sullivan 's address was devoted to an exposi-

.tion of facts offered as evidence of the present and growing impor-

CIIARLES I

excellout attendance, the number of lumbermen and other visitors
present indicating that when all new arrivals are in the total would
set a new record.

THUESDAY MORNING SESSION
The formal opening of the first session was the introduction by
President Barnaby of J. P. Sullivan, president of the board of
aldermen of Buffalo, Mr. Sullivan being delegated to welcome the

ND., RETII!

CSIDENT

tanee of Buffalo as a business, industrial and shipping point. He
offered some facts and figures that were, to say the least, surprising
to his listeners.

In conclusion, Mr. Sullivan expressed himself as most thoroughly
in accord with the spirit of cordiality shown by the Buffalo lumber-
men to the visitors.

After Mr. Sullivan had concluded, President Barnaby arose and

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SICCltlCTAHY

quietly anj seriously stated that lie had always considered Green-
castle, Ind., to bo quite some town, but after listening to Mr. Sul-
livan 's glowing account of Buffalo, he was led to the conclusion that
Buffalo might have a shade on his home place, after all.

President Bamaby then introduced Arthur W. Kreinhcdcr, jiresi
dent of the Buffalo Lumbermen's Exchange, who extended the formal
welcome of that body to the convention attendants. Mr. Kreinhcdcr
outlined the preparations that had been made for taking care of
the visitors in an expeditious and pleasant manner, and expressed
himself as sincerely ho{)eful that the plans would work out smoothly,
so that the enjoyment of Buffalo's guests would not be marred
in any way.

Mr. Kreinheder went on to outline briefly the development of the
Buffalo Lumber Exchange, stating that it was originally formed as
the Buffalo Lumber and Stave Association in 1880. This name was
subsequently changed in 1886 to the Buffalo Lumber Exchange. The
purpose of the organization, as expressed by the speaker, is not to
work for the interest of any one faction, but rather to do everything
possible ,to foster the luml)er business of Buffalo as a whole and to
boost Bqffalo. He then enumerated the various successive presidents
and gav« the terms. 9JE office of each.

Mr. I'yreinheder Eulogized the National Hardwood Lumber A.sso-
ciation and its purposes and efforts, and closed with a facetious story
of the arrangements which had (presumably) been made to remove
from the city temporarily those city oflBcials who, through a mis-
taken s«)nse of dutj-, might interefere with the enjoyment of the
city's guest.s.

President Bai^iaby announced after Mr. Kreinheder had retired
that he wanted the youngest member of the association to acknowl-
edge the cordiality of the welcome. After affected difliculty in
picking the man he wanted, the president's eye finally located John
M. Woods, who was requested to do the honors in behalf of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association.

Mr. Woods' highly amusing little talks are already too famous to
need further exposition. Suffice it to say that he kept )iis audience
in a jierpetual state of laughter with his stories, his humorous denial
of Buffalo 's announced supremacy over Boston, and in fact with his
whole talk, only the latter part of which had any bearing as an
expression of appreciation of the cordiality of the other two speakers.

When the applause for Mr. Woods had subsided. Secretary Fish
announced the excursion around Niagara Falls which was planned
for the afternoon.

The next business iu order was the annual address of the president,
which follows:

President's Address

It is my plcasuri- to present to you a brief report at this our seven-
teenth annual meeting. We meet in Buff.nio again after on al>scnce of nine
years and. as is well liiiown. BulTalo .ind her lumliermen have had much to

do with the success of thU organization. Our (Irst surveyor general wai a
KulTalo man and bis unselOsh and eDlcient work In the eorly days of
volunteer service had much to do with the early progress of the Inspec-
tion bureau. It is with much gratiflcatlon that we may renew the
rapid strides our association has made since the year 11)03. At that
lime, only nine years ago, wc had a membership of about three hundred —
today wc have practically reached the nine hundred mark. In the face
of business conditions of the past yinr ami the Increase of our annual
dues, wc have made a net gain of thlriy-llvc members. To accomplish
this result In the seventeenth year of an organization which ban enlisted
1,361 new members since 1905, means much more than would appear at a
casual glance. Statistics covering the a.ssoclatlon work and past experi-
ence prove that approximately twelve to flflecn percent of the member-
ship either fail or ^retire from business annually. This means on the
basis of the present association membership that about one hundred new
members must be secured every flscal year to prevent an actual loss,
so that the gain of 35 for the year Just ended must mean that 118 mem-
bers have been admitted.

While wc must concede that the demand tor lumber is far from
normal, I believe there exist excellent reasons for taking an opttmlstic
view of the future. The depression is no more than would naturally fol-
low a marked change In administrative policies and as far os your
chairman has observed, stocks In the bands of consumers are very low
and the hand to mouth policy of buying is the present attitude of a
majority of them — so naturally, when business docs resume, we may all
expect a splendid demand. In the meantime. 11 may be wise lo redcct the
attitude of our government along the lines of "watchful waiting."

Much has been said through the dally press in regard to the so-called
"lumber trust" I know that the National Hardwood Lumber Association
has violated no law and has absolutely nothing to fear and I do not
believe that any other lumber organization is trying to bide or cover
up any of Its movements. On the contrary, many of them are Insisting
on the government investigations In order to vindicate themselves in the
eyes of the public. The officers of this organization have been watching
the reports of the government and so far the only reference made by the
government that even Indirectly might effpct our work. Is In the asso-
ciated despatch article under date of April .'!0. where the Commissioner
of Corporations Is quoted as saying Ihnt "while it may be proper and
desirable for producers In any line of business to establish standard
srrades. It should be pointed out that the standardization of grades is the
(irst step in price fixing." Just how the commissioner would have the
lumbermen successfully carry on their business without standardization of
grades is unknown to your chalrmon. but I trust our committee on rules
have consulted this oracle.

The year's work in the Inspection department shows total feet Inspected
l)y our salaried and fee inspectors of 101.000,000 feet. I firmly believe
that this total represents over 95 per cent of the hardwood lumber oHl-
clally Inspected during the year. We have this jear re-Inspected 1,711,-
000 feet, of which 1,291,000 feet was within the 4 per cent, leaving
420.00(5 feet over the 4 per cent. This splendid showing for the year's
work, in the face of unusual business conditions, is largely due to the
efliclency of our inspectors, and I want to lake Ibis opportunity to highly
commend their capability and loyalty. Of our thirty-three salaried In-
spectors (whose record in detail will appear in the report of the secretary)
all but eight have been with the association five years or more. The
future success of our inspection department will depend largely, as In
the past, on the fldcllty of these men and others which in the further
growth of the service it will be necessary to engage.

Your president, secretary and other delegates attended the annual

meeting of tlii- Chamln'i- of Commcice of the U. S. of A., held in Washing-
ton last February. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of
the Chamber of Commerce, the great work it has done and opportunity for
Important work in the future. The Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
of A., as you no doubt know, is a league of business organizations of the
United States and includes local chambers of commerce, boards of trade
and national trade associations, and is to serve the nation as a local
chamber of commerce serves the community in which It is situated. The
membership at the present time comprises over five hundred and thirty
organizations representing over two hundred and fifty thousand firms and
Individuals. The National Hardwood Lumber Association is a member of
this chamber of commerce and has the honor of being the largest trade
organization, numerically, belonging to that body. The Chamber of
Commerce has already been a powerful factor in shaping national legisla-
tion and its work is inestimable. I believe that the business men of our
nation can look with confidence to this large and representative body of
men to guard against the enactment of vicious legislation and promote
desirable and just laws. During the February meeting a National Trade
Organization Secretaries was organized consisting of the secretaries of
the National Trade Associations belonging to the Chamber of Commerce.
Its purpose through interchange of ideas by its secretaries is to increase
the efficiency of its members, to promote the interest of represented organ-
izations and to co-operate with the Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
of A. This is a very important body of which much good will result.
Am glad to say that our secretary. F. F. Fish, was made chairman of
this National Trade Organization Secretaries.

The present method of disbursements is upon a warrant drawn by the
secretary-treasurer and approved by the president. This means that all
voucher checks must be countersigned by the president. As most of the
•disbursements of our association are in settlement for salaries to our
Inspectors, it is, therefore, very important that vouchers be mailed
promptly the first of each month. The fact that these must be signed by
the president often causes delay. Inasmuch as our secretary-treasurer is
bonded by a surety company for a sum of $10,000, I recommend that the
countersigning by the president be dispensed with and the words "and
approved by the president" be stricken out of Article 2, Section 2 of the
by-laws relating to the drawing of the warrants for the disbursement of
funds.

The executive committee deemed it advisable to sound a note of warning
in the April official bulletin regarding certain opposition to the applica-
tion of the rules of inspection now in force. In order to present the
matter clearly to this meeting, I can do no better than to introduce in
full the communication to which reference is made :

lumber consumers to adopt the 1912 rules of inspection of the National
Hardwood Lumber Association, instead of using the 1913 rules, which we
consider a very unfair set of rules."

"We can bring about this adherence to the 1912 rules at the present
time if we go after it and stay by it, because the lumbermen are anxious
to sell now. Later on, if we are not well organized and the lumber busi-
ness gets brisk, we may have some trouble."

The two paragraphs quoted above are taken from a letter written to
a prominent furniture manufacturer by a former member of this asso-
ciation, who, though being a consumer of hardwood lumber, also possessed
connections with the manufacture of lumber sufficient to entitle him to
a membership. Not long since he resigned and, for good and sufficient
reasons, his resignation was promptly accepted by the board of managers.

It is proper to call the attention of this membership to the fact that

owing to rile Inspiration afforded by the ex-member quoted above and to
another disgruntled consuming member of this association, efforts are
being made on the part of various consuming organizations to discredit
and render nugatory the existing rules of inspection of this association.

The form in which this attack is being made is in the nature of reso-
lutions adopted at the meetings of various consuming organizations, de-
nouncing the existing rules and declaring adherence to the rules of 1912.

The wisdom of this course of action is seriously to be questioned. It
has never been the policy of this association to antagonize in any manner
the consumers of lumber, for to do so would be nothing less than sui-
cidal of the interests which it primarily seeks to serve. This association,
since its inception, has consistently stood for single and universal stan-
dard of inspection. In developing, maintaining and administering such
a standard, it has. In a broad sense, served the interests of the consumer
while serving the interests of its members. The standard which it has
developed and rendered effective by the most comprehensive inspection
service ever attempted, has not only enabled the lumbermen to determine
beyond question the grade of the lumber he is selling, but it has also
enabled the consumer to know with an equal degree of certainty the
grade of lumber he is buying.

This association is not at war with, nor antagonistic to, any line of
trade. Its affairs are being administered along highest ethical lines.
It has, however, maintained a middle of the road policy and has never
been swerved from what a majority of its members believed to be right,
by any ephemeral condition of the market, nor by any extraneous influ-
ence. It has from time to time altered its rules of Inspection for the
purpose of conforming to new requirements of the trade, as they developed,
and to changing conditions under which lumber is produced. These altera-
tions have never been radical, but have always been framed with the
idea of occasioning the least possible disturbance to regularly established
grades. The existing rules of this association were unanimously adopted
by the largest number of its members ever assembled at a meeting. A
vast majority of the consuming trade would have accepted this dictum
without question or complaint had it not been for the pernicious activity
of two or three concerns whose representatives were present at the
meeting and who were not in harmony with the action taken.

This membership should understand that the seeming contest involved
in the existing situation is not between this association and the consum-
ing trade as a whole, because that trade is not entirely unaware of the
benefits which this organization has conferred, but rather that the matter
is being agitated by a certain small element of the consuming trade and
that it is dictated wholly by selfish interest. Therefore, this is a time
for every member of this association to stand by the organization and to
absolutely refuse to be coerced or cajoled into yielding up a principle in
order to effect the sale of a car of lumber.

National inspection can only be employed In the application of the
rules of the association now in effect ; and the protection assured by use
of this inspection is of greater value to a shipper under unfavorable
conditions of the market than at any other time.

To contract lumber under rules that would deprive the Shipper of this
protection at a time when it is most needed would be most unwise and
would almost certainly result in annoyance and loss from which no
relief could be obtained.

Evidence to the effect that this was no idle forecast is found in the
fact that on May 14 in Chicago a general federation of fourteen regional
associations composed of furniture and fixture manufacturers was con-

immated.
While the announced purposes of this organizati

along the legitl-
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JOHN M. WOUUS, ICAST CAMUUIHIM;. MASS.,
CHAIRMAN FORESTRY COMMITTKE

male lines usually adopted where federated effort Is employed to smooth
the pathway to commercial and Industrial success. It has been publicly
announced lo the trade press, without denial on the part of the newly
orsanlzed federation, that Its immediate efforts are to be directed to the
substitution of the inspection rules existing before the annual meeting
In Chicago last year for the rules which are now In effect. Further,
according to the trade press, a resolution was adopted by that body
showing that they Intend using the 1912 rules of this organization only
until they have perfected Inspection rules of their own. The resolution
adopted reads as follows :

"Resolved, that on the organization of the conferatlon of associations
a committee of seven be appointed to draw up a set of lumber specifica-
tions for the use of lumber consumers, and that until that committee
reports and its report Is adopted we adhere strictly to the 1912 rules of
the National Hardwood Lumber Association in all our lumber pur-
chases."

That this is the primary object of the new organization becomes further
apparent from the fact that requests for quotations on hardwood lum-
ber from many members of the federation bear endorsement of the follow-
ing nature :

"We accept lumber inspected according to National Hardwood Lumber
Association rales only. Rules adopted .lune. 1912."

The issue, therefore, that Is fairly joined between the new federation
and this association is that they will purchase lumber only under the
1912 rules, while we can only administer the Inspection of this associa-
tion under the rules now In effect, and this is the Issue that must fairly
be met by this membership. According to the above quoted resolution,
rules of their own making will be used as soon as their committee of
seven has had time to make Its report. It Is, of course, unnecessary to
state if they are successful In their efforts and the members purchase
on their rules, the National Hardwood Lumber Association will have no
voice In the inspection and measurement of hardwood lumber as far as
this consuming body Is concerned. Cnn any hardwood lumberman Imagine
the state of affairs that would exist under these circumstances?

It Is greatly to be regretted that a contest of this nature should have
been precipitated at this time, or at any other time ; but It is much more
to be regretted that the consuming trade should permit Itself to be mis-
led as to the attitude which this association sustains and always has
sustained toward that trade.

It Is also to be regretted that a great body of business men such as
those of which this federation is composed should permit themselves to
be regarded as opportunists In the settlement of matters of grave and
permanent importance by taking advantage of a condition "when lumber-
men are anxious to sell," to enforce the stand taken by them, rather than
Ignoring momentary conditions of the market and discussing and settling
the question on its merits only. It would seem that they had learned
an unworthy lesson from the worse side of trade unionism, of which all
of them have complained so bitterly in the past.

It Is not my purpose- to go into the details of the comparative state-
ments, diagrams of boards, etc., which have emanated from the main
exponents of opposition and which endeavor to demonstrate the lowered
value of existing grades as compared with the grades before the changes
in the rules complained of were made. Suffice It to say that these state-
ments and diagrams are based upon extreme cases and are, therefore,
absolutely misleading when applied to the general run of lumber. I am
also justified In the statement that they are not only misleading but
that they are Intentionally and willfully misleading. To illustrate, I

quote briefly from the speech of the leader In this movement before the
Chicago conferoncf of hardwood consumers on May 14. In speaking of
the changes In rules, he says: "The lumbermen Justify the changes in
these rules on the plea that as logs grow poorer there Is less high-grade
lumber sawed out them, and they must, therefore, reduce the cutting
value of the upper grades In order to get an equal amount of the three
grades out of a poor log that they formerly got out of a good log.
This," he further says, "is so absolutely absurd, It not absolutely dis-
honest, on the face of It," that he must make a comparative Illustration,
as follows : "Formerly the Wisconsin farmers got forty bushels of wheat
from the rich virgin soil of Wisconsin, but as time went on and the
fertility of the soil was not kept up, the crop was only twenty-live to
thirty bushels to the acre. Now." he further says, "supposing the farmer
should go to the legislature and ask that the law be changed so that
forty pounds of wheat would make n bushel Instead of sixty, and then,
under the law. be would get about the same number of bushels he
formerly did."

In answering this alleged eomparlscn, I can do no better than lo quote
from a recent editorial of a leading lumber paper, which says : "The man
who even "for the sake of argument' or 'after a manner of speaking' cam
.confuse quality grading with unit of measurement Is capable of almost
any sort of argument."

Referring further to the same address, the speaker states 'that the
lumber Jobber dominates the National Hardwood Lumber Association, and
Insinuates that rules are made to enable him to milk the grades, and
that the jobber buys on "the first three gr.ndes of the National rules,
that Is, first and seconds. No. 1 common and No. 2 common, and then
sorts these three grades Into five or seven grades — the upper or selecU
being sold to a customer willing to pay for selects — the balance going to
somebody who could be bullied into accepling It as the grade under which
it was designated. It Is quite unnecessary for me to state to the mem-
bers of the National Hardwood Lumber A.ssoclatlon that our organiza-
tion Is not dominated by the Jobber, the large majority of our members
being manufacturers, and from two-thirds lo three-fourths of our board
of directors are manufacturers. At the same time I desire to emphasize
the fact that this association today invites and welcomes the support of
all legitimate Jobbers or wholesalers equally with that of the lumber
manufacturer. It is, of course, true that the closer the grading, the less
the opportunity for the very thing that Is complained of, that Is, rob-
bing the grades. The speaker, in addressln;; the federation of furniture
manufacturers, Is further quoted as saying :

"About a year ago something over six hundred protests from lumber
consumers were filed with the National Hardwood Lumber Association,
protesting against any further changes in the rules of grading. So far
as the committee having this work in charge could see from the treat-
ment accorded, these numerous protests were Ignored. The committee
was never given an opportunity to be heard. No mention was ever made
of the protests by the secretary or the ofllcers to the delegates of that
convention."

These statements are absolutely without foundation in fact, for the
association files show that Instead of ignoring the committee of con-
sumers who protested, the chairman of the inspection rules committee of
the National Hardwood Lumber Association wrote one of the Wisconsin
consumers most active in the agitation, under date of January 2T>, 1913,
as follows :

"I assure you that the National Hardwood Lumber Association in
working out this problem of uniform Inspection has always considered
the Interests of the consumer. In fact, at times, we have been severely
criticized by some for our attitude toward the consumers claiming that

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tlif-m tnn muoli. I am sure that you will agree that
dnni f"!- in-ip.'.tif.n is very mucli desired by tbc entire
' 11' 11 ■i\ 11 1 ill u I.J perfect our rules, I hope that we

mil I !■ n (t{ the consumers, whose interests

:.r.. ii; .1 I 1 ^iiaid. I am sure that our committee

airing. .1 . .hh 1 . 111!' with you and other consumers for

Mill. Ill ami u juu ii(-sire I will take the matter up with
e association with the object in view of having such a
11 sure that this would result in a much better under-
ituaHon."

the same gentleman, i

discii.-i-iiii; il.is ii
the olUi. IS ui Ih
conforeiite. I ar
standing of tlic s

This letter was followed by a second lette
date of February G, 1913. as follows :

"I note that you feel that the rules committee should meet a delega-
tion of consumers before the next convention and this plan will be agree-
able to the association. I am sure such a conference will result in much
more being done on amicable lines than in any other way, and will be
pleased to have you advise what date would be agreeable for such con-
ference."

Your chairman wishes to direct the attention of our members and all
others interested to the fact that this letter requesting the active repre-
sentative of the consumers to set a date for a conference was Ignored,
and that they did not accept the Invitation to confer with the inspection
ru'fs committee.

'I'he speak.i- :ii ili. ( iii.i-.i meeting on May 14 last was again mistalcen
in stating ili.n i.'"' i-n .i i.i.iiests were sent to the association, because

nine years since this membership gathered in this beautiful city, and
during that period the memory of the bountiful hospitality which was
extended upon that occasion by the Buffalo lumbermen has remained
with us, and we return today with a sense of again entering a home
where the most perfect hospitality prevails. But while pleasant memo-
ries of the past are treasures not lightly to be regarded, the nine years
which have elapsed between that meeting and this have carried with
them attainments of a more substantial nature. It was at the meeting
held in Buffalo in 1905 that the tentative methods of a volunteer service
were supplanted by the permanent methods of a regular service. It
was then that the first definite steps were taken toward the establish-
ment upon a firm foundation of the extended system of inspection service
which is today not only the efiicient servant of this membership but also
the keystone to the arch of successful accomplishment which marks the
work of this association. Therefore, we return to Buffalo in order that,
like Cadmus of old, we may once more place our feet upon the ground
of inspiration, thereby renewing our strength for another decade of
strenuous effort for the advancement of those interests which we seek
to serve.

In all ways the past year has been the most successful period through
which this association has ever passed — not so much on account of the

"prole

received the

HOTEL

111 II ■ , and these so-called

consideration of tlic board of managers for nearly

an entire day before the convention opened, aud

were carefully reviewed by the inspection rules

committee. It is a significant fact that at least

two of iho firms whose names were printed on

the original piotests were represented on the

committee at Chicago .luue C that recommended

to the convention the adoption of the rules as

they now stand. The protests to which the

speaker so often refers were against the printed

report of the inspection rules committee of .\pril

5 date, and a comparison of that report with the

book of Inspection rules as It now stands proves

false the statement that the protests were

ignored.

It may be proper to inquire as to the hostility

of the opposition to this association that has so

recently developed, and which is being urged so

relentlessly by two or three of its promoters. To

those who are possessed of the tacts in connec-
tion with this movement, It would seem that

certain consumers of lumber whose unfair

methods of many years' standing have felt the

restraining curb of the inspection administered

by this associadon upon their unfair practices

and who were, therefore, unable any longer to put over practices In con-
nection with the inspection of lumber which In the past has been the source
of no small profit to them, and not because of the slight alteration in the
rules that was made at the 1913 meeting. I do not wish to Include in this
statement the great body of consumers who form the new federation, but

to make It apply only to those who have misled that body of men to the
belief that this associaUon is not playing the game fairly.

There is not a consumer of lumber in this country who does not owe
a debt of gratitude to the National Hardwood Lumber Association for
the work it has accomplished. It has been at ail times an etficient bul-
wark between the consuming trade and a radical element in the pro-
ducing hardwood trade that would not have hesitated, when the oppor-
tunity presented, to slaughter hardwood grades with one hand and boost
hardwood prices with the other. It has at all times been the genuine
exponent of conservative action and of fair treatment to all ; and any
attempt now, or at any other time, to destroy its prestige or to cripple
Its efficiency can only result in failure and bring into disrepute those who
are most active in the work of opposition.

The National Hardwood Lumber Association has stood the test of time
and the history it has made in the lumber trade is eloquent of the high
quality of its purposes and the success of its achievements. To attempt
to separate the improvement that has taken place in the manner of
conducting the hardw'ood trade during the past fifteen years from the
direct influence of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, would
be as ridiculous as to attempt to separate day light from the sun of
noonday.

And what is to be done under the existing condition of affairs?
Simply, let every member protect the Integrity of this association — but,
at the same time, set about patiently and intelligently to correct the
error that has so widely been disseminated among the consuming trade.
If this be done in the proper spirit, no man need lose a customer nor
yet sacrifice a principle. To do more than this at this time would
intensify a bad situation ; to do less would be to lose that the value of
which cannot be measured in dollars and cents.

Secretary Frank F. Fish then read an interesting report, as follows :

Secretary's Report

This is the seventeenth annual
Lumber Association, and the second

gain In membership.
Inspected, but because

lor yet on account of the amount of lumber
f the fact that the conditions prevailing through-
out this country for the past twelve months have
been of a nature to test to the uttermost the
benefits to be derived from associated effort under
proper direction, and In every instance this asso-
ciation has satisfactorily responded to the test ;
and while a number of other voluntary organiza-
tions of a similar nature are yielding to the
pressure of existing industrial, financial and com-
mercial depression and are evincing evidence of
the approach of the sere and yellow leaf period,
this association emerges from the ordeal stronger
than ever before.

Since its organization, there has never been
a time when the service of the inspection depart-
ment has been of greater value than during the
past twelve months. With a slacking demand
for lumber inevitably comes a more technical
inspection. While most buyers of lumber Intend
to be fair, when profits are at the vanishing
point for all manufactured articles it Is only
natural that attempts be made to reduce the cost
of raw material in every legitimate manner, and
a bearing down on inspection usually results : but
where the protection of National Inspection is
Invoked, a line Is drawn beyond which neither
the necessitous nor the greedy buyer can go. Because of this protection
afforded to our membership, some of our consuming friends have become
restive and are even now attempting to put something over. But with
the united co-operation of this entire membership, it will be easily possible
to demonstrate to them that they are in error ; that this association intends
to wrong no man, but that its chief function is to see that no man
wrongs any of Its members. When this is thoroughly understood, the
slightly discoi'dant condition prevailing at the present time will pass
away and comity and good will will once more be in evidence. As the
years pass by, the solidarity of this membership becomes more and more
apparent and absolute unity of purpose and satisfactory concert of ac-
tion less diflScult to obtain.

Since Ihe convention in Chicago on June 5 and 6. 1913, 130 new appli-
cations for membership have been received, of which 12 were rejected on
account of being ineligible or undesirable. Failures and withdrawals from
business number 63 ; 12 have been dropped on account of being delinquent
in dues ; and 6 have resigned. The total number of new members admit-
ted during the year is 118, being a net gain tor the year of 35 members,
bringing the present membership up to 894.

In the work of soliciting new members, greater care than ever has been
exercised to canvass firms only of unquestioned standing in the trade, and
the quality of the new members admitted during the past year attests
to the care that is being exercised in the selection of new additions to
this association.

Doubtless few. If any, of the members of this association have ever
given thought to the changes that have taken place and which are con-
stantly taking place in this membership. When we gather at these meet-
ings and mingle with friends of many years' standing, whom we are accus-
tomed to meet upon these occasions, the assumption is most natural that
the entire personnel of the association is subject to but slight change
from year to year. This assumption, however, is in error, as the muta-
tations which are constantly occurring in our ranks are very great
indeed.

In order to bring this feature prominently before this membership,
permit me to cite the following condition, developed by a careful com-
parison of the membership list contained in the year book published Just
prior to the annual meeting held in this city nine years ago with the
list as it exists today. A careful checking of these two lists develops
the tact that of the 381 names appearing on the old list, but 125 are

HAKUWOOD KHCOKD

roll, and

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irf«<-nt» tlip mime conillilon
ff In B« doci Ibc linrdwood

'"■ . i due to the fnct that hard-

Kwd tluib r i5 a iTL'ij lUat caunut be rLjjroducPd wUhln tho life of one
man. and thrrefoir, when the crop la barrcn'rd In a given locality, there
are but two alleroatlTe* to be adopted by thoae ODKaeed In the InduHlry :
either to pull up atakea and seek a new location, or olac enter nmne other
line of buHlnefw : and, aa a rule, more adopt the latter niternatlve than
the former. To this condition, porhapH, more than to any other. U due
the atrady depletion that la roIhk on In the ranks of this association.

Then the financial mortality nmnne our members is a factor constantly
to be reckoned with, and those who depart from tbia cause rarely pos-
BC«J the ability to come back. Very few have left the association on
account of dls.<iallsfaclion with Its methods or from belief that the bene-
fits derived from the connection are not commensurate with the expense
entailed. A few leave on the impulse of the moment. Inspired by a (It
of peevish pique, but the neit time their fingers are caught In a crack
they arc found clamoring for readmtsslon.

It is no small portion of the work of the office of the secretary to
keep the ranks of the association filled and at the same time to Increase
the membership year by year; but up to the present this work has suc-
cessfully been accomplished. It Is the belief of the secretary that no
other commercial organization in the entire country has been able to
maintain throughout the past nine .vears the same degree of consistent
and constant growth that has been evinced by this association.

To accomplish this result, each hardwood concern in this country, and
in Canada ns well, that Is not already a member of this association,
receives at least twice a year a complete statement of the benefits that
result from o membership in the National Hardwood Lumber Association,
together with a courteous Invitation to unite therewith.

The time will come, of course. In the natural current of events, when
the constantly ascending curve, denoting Increasing membership, will
reach the high point, but that time has not yet arrived. There Is no
good reason why the percentage of increase in membership that has been
notable in Ibe past should not be maintained for yeors to come. In fact,
It is becoming more plainly patent as the years go by that membership
m this association Is a prime requisite to the successful operation of any
class of hardwood business, and as the absolute truth of this proposition
becomes more widely diiruscd, the work of proselyting for additional
members will greatly be lessened, as all intelligent hardwood lumbermen
will, of tbelr own volition, naturally gravitate to our ranks.

The figures In detail of the inspection department for tiie year ending
May 1. ini4, showing the quantity of lumber Inspected In each market
with the amount earned and exact uost of maintenance, are submitted
below without comment :

St* Lo''u'i"mo ^% Vo?Ss7 "■ A-i^^!."!!- ^4%'?%'i

3.-^s.Mich.-.-.-.-.-.-.::::;;; ^^M «• i "--

P^'mS-::::::;;;;;;;;;; Sli lil m
pg.^.i ii If

gi5o^;^^-.i^.-::::::::::: i^d llll? ii
chi^nJ^iga.- Venn:::.-.;;:: :::■■■ ¥^W^ f^-^ i«?2

Southern mills -i' vm'Vi Villni IrBlli

prin^Sy::::::::::::::::;;- i-i:\M 8 S
r?I?.t^.\v.-va::::: ::::::::: IS kS • • J' • I

Bristol. Tenn ! lS^4rt?,i OTS-o ?'??}?i

Pittsburgh Fa ::::::: lMf'-Ti\ i "oo :■ " iUH^

Nashville. Tenn 1470 744 sVoTn i 23a or

Baltimore. Md ::::: ■•• li7n'^^7 n'iiS J1?2IS

Saul t Ste. Marie. Mich ....:: ! r.^fiosi "^l^^ ^•??^'f ?

Michigan mills .V-.niiooo 2.02^52 "-"'■"

The finances of the association' througliout the past yeor have licen
In a most satisfactory condition at ail times, and all bills and obliga-
tions of every nature have promptly been paid. On .Tune 1 there was
no outstanding Indebtedness of any nature whatever. Tho following is a
detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements, together with figures
from the books of the association showing the outstanding accounts due
to the a.ssociatlon. the correctness of which Is certified to In the attached
report of Marwlck, Mitchell, Peat & Co.. public accountants and auditors :
Receipts

Balance reported at convention. June 5. 1913 s .-? 7G2 fiO

From membership dues Sis ?7R dn -i-K^^w

From Inspection fees '. h?''^osri

From Inspection rules ! ! ! i 66030

iTom balance on advertisements in convention

program. June 5-6, 1913 5,31.58 102,877.09

$100,039.69

DiHUMKMBMK

»!nlnri.s nii<i ivpenMi — SorreUry-Trraaurer. .\-
:>, Chief Inapector, lni|>ec|orii

»83,7B*.fia

"• i.g 15,071.80

< • \e Commlll<><>, alandlng com-

iliineoua expenic 1,040.07

(. .11. rill ..111.. . vi..ine», telephone, telegraph, light,

eXiliuiiK.-. mipiiliea, etc 2 0.'in.7<l

He-inspection aettlemenU and claim* l.ftr.7.Z8

Kent 2.NR0.0O

Olllce Kurntturo 140.7B I 07,001. K2

Leaving a balance on deposit at tho Fort Dearborn

National Bank, June, 1014, of $ 0,002.e!{

In the lllliernlan Bank 1,000.00

An.l .hM. <.„ Iinnd 775.24

1'' ....... i.l i-und » 8,7.17.87

III I ks show outHtandlng account*

II ■ I I . .^ earned t4,i:ts.l0, for member-

ii.l.- flO,3R0.0O and advances to

.n.ii.».. >.; II, a total of » 16.118.16

Bringing ri'snnrci's In cash and good outstanding

accounts to as.S.'ifl.O.I

Cash Uei'Osit Fund
Balance on hand reported at convention, June

r., 1913 I 050.00

During the year six meetings of the executive committee and Imard of
managers have been held as follows:

Board of Managers June 0. 1013

Executive Committee ? Sept 17, 1913

Kxccutlvo Coniiniltcc f>ec. 4. 1013

Board of Managers Jan. 13. 1014

Executive Conunilt.e April 7, 1914

Board of Managers June 17, 1914

The Interest that tlw association work Inspired on the part of those
who hold poMliions of trust Is will evidenced by the attendance at ail of
the above meetings. At each meeting of the executive committee the
entire membership of that committee was present and the attendance at
the meetings of the board of managers have been surprisingly large Id
each Instance. At each of these meetings, all matters pertaining to the
welfare of the association received careful consideration and, as a rule,
an entire day was consumed by each meeting.

The secretary's report submitted last year contained a recommendation
that a monthly bulletin be published, and as the recommendation was
concurred in by the meeting, the first Issue of the official bulletin appeared
In June. 1913. As far as can be determined from correspondence and
talks with (he members during the year, this service has met with the
approval of this meral)ershlp: and the swrelnry's office has l>cen relieved
of a weight of correspondence, while at the some time operating expenses
have been reduced as a result of substituting this method of communication
for the circular letter formerly used to acquaint members with matters
of interest transpiring In the administration of the affairs of the associa-
tion. It may be proper, however, for the secretary to suggest that a still
greater amount of benefit could be derived from this monthly publication
if the members to whom It Is sent would devcte a few moments of their
time each month In the perusal of its contents. No Issue has been pub-
lished that has not contained Items of vital Interest to the entire member-
ship, and therefore I would urge that when thp offlclnl bulletin is received.
It be carefully read and filed away for future nteronce.

Your attention is inWtcd to the work being done in the reporting depart-
ment which was established two years ogo. ^^^lile the work performed In
the early stages of this department was of necessity more or less experi-
mental, we have been successful In furnishing information of great value
to many members and have accumulated a file, which is unquestionably a
firm foundation for an extended reporting department that should prove
Invaluable to the membership. Our efforts thus far have established the
fact that a majority of large consumers throughout the United States and
Canada arc willing to extend their co-operation, not only to the extent
of furnishing statements of assets and liabilities, but also of filing a list
of their annual requirements In hardwoods, which is a feature not here-
tofore covered by any trade association or mercantile agency. It Is planned
to give this department closer attention during the ensuing year, and by
the Introduction of several new features to eslabllsh a service that will
be of still greater value to every member of this association.

While the major portion of the attention of the association has been
devoted to the administration of altairs peculiar to the hardwood trade,
sight has not been lost of the obligation due from an organization, pos-
sessing the degree of prestige enjoyed by this association, to general busi-
ness Interests. As this membership Is aware, this association is federated
with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, a body which Is
accomplishing a great work in alTording an adequate and effective channel
for the expression of the views of all business Interests upon the more
Important questions of legislation that have a bearing upon the prosperity
of the entire countr.v. The chamber held its second annual convention
in Washington. D. C. on February 13 and 14. 1914. and Ihls association
was represented by delegates which included its president and secretary.
The meeting was very interestinc and proflable. and those who were In
attendance came away fully convinced that the chamber Is Justifying. In
a very efficient manner. Its existence, by reason of the Important func-
tions it Is discharging In the Interest of business In general.

During the year three referenda have been submitted by the chamber,
and this memi)ershlp has had an opportunity for expression upon some of
the most important questions of the day. It is to be regretted, however,
that In each instance a very light vote w.is polled by the membership of

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the association. Owing to tlie limited response obtained from our mem-
bership at large on the referenda that have been submitted, and the
expense connected with polling, the vote of individual members of the
association, the secretary requests that authority be given the board of
managers to cast the vote of the association on questions which hereafter
may be submitted by the chamber.

The most trying feature connected with the position of secretary of this
association is the brief tenure of office enjoyed by its presidents. Since
my connection with the association I have served under five chief execu-
tives, and when each one left office it seemed to me that the association
had suffered an irreparable loss. But the new incumbent in each Instance
picked up the reins of government laid down by his predecessor, assumed
the responsibility of office, completed the unfinished tasiss and carried
forward all the work to a successful issue.

The record made by the retiring president requires no eulogy from the
hired man of the association. It has at all times been an open record, a clean
record and certainly a most satisfactory record (o eveiy member. Whatever
the future may have in store for President Barnaby — and we all hope it
is nothing but good things — he leaves behind him, as an imperishable
monument, that record of two years of arduous, faithful and efficient
service to the National Hardwood Lumber Association.
Forestry Committee's Report

Following Mr. Fish's report, John M. Woods, chairman, reported
for the committee on forestry. In approaching the problem of tax-
ation of forest land, he cited the movement in his own state which
had for its object an arrangement by which such land is to be
taxed annually at its value as land, without regard to what is grow-
ing on it. When any of the timber shall be cut for commercial pur-
poses, it is to be taxed according to its value. This will be a sort
of income tax, which will come only occasionally and only when a
forest crop is being harvested. It was argued that such a system
will remove the temptation to cut timber from land merely to lower
the tax rate on the land.

Mr. Woods said that the forest lands of Massachusetts have been
segregated on the basis of the timber they bear. Some of it is
merely brush land and at this time has no crop of timber. By infer-
ence, this system was recommended for the whole country. Thus a
basis could be found for applying an equitable system of taxation
which would encourage rather than destroy forests.
Eeforestation Eecommended

The report recommended reforestation of lands which are uusuited
to the growth of farm crops but will produce trees. By this means
waste land will be reclaimed from its unprofitable state and set to
work producing something for the use of the people. Particular
mention was made of overflow lands along the lower Mississippi
and the pine lands in the North from which the trees have been cut.

Protection against fires, beetles and other enemies of the forests
was recommended, but details of methods by which this could be
done were not given.

However, the report expresses little hope that relief will come from
any action which Congress is likely to take in the immediate future.
There is no indication that anything of benefit to forests and lum-
bermen will be done by the present administration, which is appar-
ently indifferent to the lumber business, if not actively hostile toward
the interests of those who are carrying on the lumber business
throughout the country.

The report of the commissioner of corporations, so far as it has
been made public through the newspapers, was denounced as unfair
and hostile in its treatment of the lumber industry, and lumbermen
everywhere were urged to take measures to protect their interests,
which were said to be in danger. This, it was said, could be done
only by standing together and presenting a solid front when their
interests were menaced by hostile legislation or by unjust or un-
friendly acts of oflicials. The administration's policy of attacking
business generally and injuring it by threats or by prolonged tmcer-
tainty was denounced in the report in the strongest terms.
Report of Transportation Committee

In the absence of James E. Stark, chairman of the special com-
mittee on overweight claims, Mr. Stark being confined to his home
*on account of sickness, there was no report from that body, the next
^being the report of Emil Guenther, chairman of the transportation
committee, which, however, was read by F. S. Underhill, as Mr.
Guenther was unable to be present on account of illness.

Very few letters and complaints were received from our memljers during
the year, which appears to he evidence that there is a much better feeling

and understanding between the shippers aiui the raiiiuad companies.

A great number of important decisions have been rendered by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, all of which have appeared from time to time
in the various lumber trade iournals, and on account of their complete
reports no mention will be made, but .vour committee cannot refrain from
giving due credit to the various lumber trade journals for their interest
and attention given to traffic matters. The various lumber interests being
one of the largest revenue producers to the railroads are entitled to just
and equitable freight rates and it is the experience of your committee that
the Interstate Commerce Commission has endeavored to protect the lumber
interests whenever possible to do so.

The public should at all times co-operate to obtain only such legisla-
tion which will secure industrial peace and public convenience and to
accomplish progress in the direction of equity for all concerned. Unduly
restrictive legislation cannot fail to affect railroads and will prevent a
proper rate of expenditure on new equipment and necessary improvements.
Since it is conceded that the railroads are largo consumers of lumber, and
next to our agriculture are our greatest industry, it is to our own interest
that all legislation should be reasonable and just, and this is a time when
fairness on both sides will bring about the quickest and best solution of
the existing difficulties. While railroad regulation has come to stay, such
control, however, must be equitable, as otherwise car shortage, delays and
general Inefficiency would greatly interfere with normal business.

The existing conditions also necessitate the serious consideration of
water transportation. No less an authority than Dr. Patten of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, in his recent article on "Pennsylvania Resources,"
clearly proves the importance of restoring cheap water transportation.
Tlierefore your committee would recommend most earnestly to the mem-
bers of our association that they should further such interests in their
several states whenever possible to do so.

In conclusion, the committee desires to state that the foregoing are
suggestions of only such matters as are pertinent in the interests of our
members.

Report of Waterways Committee

The waterways committee report read by the chairman, E. T.
MiUer, was unusually interesting. It follows in fuU:

Tour committee of waterways bfegs to report that the year since our
last report has witnessed not only the practical and successful opening
of the Panama Canal, perhaps the most important waterway undertaking
of history, but also an interest in and revival of business on our Inland
streams, which for many years have been neglected, more particularly on
the Mississippi river and its tributaries, though there has been less time
and money expended for big conventions.

Whether the streams of the Atlantic seaboard have required less atten-
tion and are better tilted by nature for a large traffic, or whether the
people of that section are more alive to the value of these streams, the
fact remains that these streams have been in greater use than those
further west and capable of handling as great a traffic. The last two
decades have been notable for the disappearance of steamboats from the
Slissouri, the Arkansas and the Red rivers and their tributaries, which
serve a larger population than any other s.vstem of rivers in the country ;
and for a very great decrease in the traffic on the Mississippi and Ohio.
During the last year a successful effort has been made to increase the
business on the Mississippi-; a line has been established on the Red and
Ouachita, and similar moves are on foot for the Missouri and the Arkan-
sas. The government is spending millions of dollars on a series of locks
and dams to maintain navigation on the Ohio the year round instead of
letting it dwindle in the autumn to a creek good only for watering the
cows, and the outlook now is that the steamboat whistle, instead of fright-
ening the children with its unaccustomed sound, will soon be welcome
music in the entire valley.

The attention of the country having been centered on the completion
of the Panama Canal, and all the hoardings in the .government's old sock
being needed therefor, no very great things in other lines have been under-
taken outside of carrying forward projects already on hand and reported
on. Tour committee submits that the two most important waterway
projects now before the nation are the successful control of the Mississippi,
both to improve navigation and prevent flood ravages, and the completion
of the Intercoastal canal.

The problem of the Mississippi is one of the oldest ones we have, yet
far from solution, and the application of the remedy still apparently far
otf. By reason of the fact that the Mississippi is the only drainage outlet
for sixteen states and partly for some eight or ten more, reaching as far
east as Pennsylvania and West Virginia and as far west as Montana and
Colorado, we reaffirm the conclusion of our last report that the control
of this stream is an affair of the nation and is wrongfully made a burden
on the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi. These
states have borne an enormous burden of taxation for many years to
protect themselves from floods occasioned and increased by the drainage
of the upper valleys.

We also submit that while the Panama canal will be of immense value
to the United States and the world at large, yet the expenditure of Its
cost on the Mississippi river and its tributaries would have resulted in
more good to this country in one year than will accrue by reason of the
canal in five years, the loss by the floods of 1912 and 1913 being as great
as the value of the entire commerce of the canal for any year. The latter
movement would have been for the benefit and protection of our own

HARDWOOD RECORD

soiwion Hint the
Mooutive.

ThurvJay bo inado

ti-nlh of our poiiula-
who lo«o tliplr nil In

, nn liy ri-a«on of the

.ol of thr MlulMlppl. yuur commlltpo, like the
. K itlvliU-d a* to ilir remedy nnd lu appllcii-
■ •Kid by oue oilier member, la that wo
Miic poMlble ovit of the rannmn cnnal
tills to the neitlirted MlKHliwIppI In the
-■ the canal pufiy an a bimlni'KK enter-
• 1 r„i;iiiii;-|. nil.- It :.i.-;.liilcly nlthout fiivom to any one. Wo
■ tielng taxed to iH-neili the ImnineBS of nnnthor with very xlender
II slKhl. Wo have had the i-ry dinned In our ears of how much
!...i;.ir frilght can be bandied by water, und now that we have provided
ihtf water, we arc met by tbo whine that we hiiven'l done enough yet.
Olhork of the committee with equal alncerlly favor the exemption of coast-
wise trade from all tolls.

One of our members Is committed to the theory of depending almost
solely on additional and enlarged levees for protection aEBlnut overflows,
and In this he seems to have the support of many wnlerway I'nEfneers.
iithers are quite sure that the i>otter solution l.s by providinK additional
iitiets and Iftllnc the water get to the sea fnster. One proposillon seems
lulle evident: that Increasing the carrying capacity of the Atchnfalaya
river, which forms an outlet of the Mississippi from the mouth of the
Red river, would very certainly protect that portion of the valley lying
below the mouth of the Red river and reiicTC us from the maintenance
of a heavy line of levees on both sides of the Mississippi more than 200
miles long. Above the mouth of Red river levees will have to be the main
dependence for flood protection, nnd these must be big enough to protect.

The Intorcoaslal canal is designed to form a protected waterway from
Boston 10 (ialveston, enabling vessels engaged In the coastwise trade to
avoid the dangers of the open sea and save an enormous annual toll
of treasure and human life incident to the .Atlantic coast line. Much of
the work has already been done l)y private and slate enterprise, and the
naliocnl government is talking a hand, and reasonable progress Is making
for Its completion. Its feasibility and usefulness have been demonstrated.

We beg leave to quote from a recent article In the Sniuiday Evening
Po«t, by B. G. Humphreys :

"The rivers whose improvement and maintenance are provided for in
the bill now before Congress floated last year a commerce amounting lo
203.;tX3,ia8 tons. This is exclusive of the trafllc on the rivers connect-
ing the Great Lakes, and does not include the tonnage of our harbors.
These flgures will be more readily understood when compared with the
tonnage of other transportation routes. It is estimated that the total
tonnage that will pass through the canal in 1915 will be 20,12,'j,120 tons.
The freight carried from coast to coast by all our railroad Is .3.000,000
tons. In other words, the rivers, large and small, for which we arc pro-
viding in our river and harbor bills float yearly as much tonnage annually
88 will pass through the Panama canal nnd the Suez crnal, plus the
cro.is-country tonnage of the railroads for ten years."

We submit as our conclusions :

That the one and all-importunt waterways problem confronting the
people of the United States is the control of the .Mississippi river and its
tributaries with regard to flood prevention and incidentally thereto the
Improvement of navigation. And It is our opinion that this so far dwarfs
in importance all other proiects as to call for the discontinuance of nil
other than absolutely necessary work on other projects and the concentra-
tion of our energies toward the successful accomplishment of this end,
even lo the stopping for a time of additions to our public buildings and the
limiting of nil other schemes of internal improvement. This Is not a
scheme for Just getting money out of the treasury or reciaiining or creat-
ing new agricultural territory, but of making safe that which has already
been improved and developed, covering an area greater than ail the
teclamatlon projects, and lands whose fertility and productiveness arc
unexcelled. And after we have made safe this great inland empire and
protected its millions of present inhabilants from annually recurring
threats of hunger, disaster and drath. that we then turn our attention to
tho«e other projects that will lead to Increasing our cultivable area.
Rather than grasp after that which lies without our gates and make a
mighty slrugglc tor that which, we bare not, let us make a mighty and
successful effort to Uoid that which we already have, and protect those of
our own people to whom our very acts have been a menace rather than a

This concluded the business session for Thursday. The meeting
adjourned a little before one, in order that the Niagara trip could
be started promptly.

FEIDAY MORNING SESSION

The session on Friday morning had a considerably greater attend-
ance than the session on Thursday, as there were quite a number of
visitors who had arrived in the meantime and had registered.

F. A. Diggins of Cadillac moved at the opening of the Friday

It«port of Inapection Bulea Oommittoe

W, E, Chamborlin, chuirinnn of the inapcction rules oommitt<-c, rend
tho report of thnt body aa followi:

Since our la«l annual convenllon, thla roinmlliee ha* lo«t the valuabi*
servlcvii of IIh former chairman, Ji'lin M Tilt. hard, who haa oervrd M
ably and conxclenliouiily for a gr' in liihnlf of the com-

mltlee, I want lo express our H n «f .Mr. I*rltchnrd'a

splendid work nnd devotion lo lii' in«(M'ctloD matter*.

The rules as submitted a yi'ar ■■> ■ .•i.rship of Mr. I'ritcb-

ard, the committee feels have U-en -i -:itlNfnri.,ry, for the reason that

there has been less conipialat nnd recommendnlions •ubmltled lo the
committee during the year than for several years past ; and, under the
business conditions which have existed, this Is especially gralifylng.

We have at times, recommendations for special changes which we ore
always glad to consider, but the work of the inspection rules commlltee,
as we understand it. Is to make standard grades — n grade that Is good to
Maine aa well as In Texas; nnd while the coinmlllec would be only too
glad to make riiicK for each Individual member If that were possible, we
must consider the rommodlly we arc handling, nnd recommend only rules
that arc practical to buy and eeii on: as oniy^ In this way can we estab-
lish standard grades. This has always been the aim of this committee,
an.: I trust it always will be. We niUKt consider In our deIII>eratlons the
manufacturer of iumt)er on one side nnd Ihe consumer on the other, and
travel as nearly as possible in the middle of the road, so to speak. The
rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association cannot govern the
growth of timber, nor the seasoning of lumber: neither do they have
anything to do with of whom the lumber shall be bought, or to whom It
shall be sold, nor do they control Ihe price of lumber. Its only function,
nnd its great value, is tin' siandnrdlzing of grades, nnd the absolute pro-
tection to both buyer and seller of these grades.

Many times a shipment of lumber that is made out of an Inferior lot
nf logs will survey out up to the standard grade as speclfled by the rules.
If such shipment is unsatisfactory, the buyer Immediately flnds fault
with the rules, while as a matter of fact. Ihe trouble is not with the
rules, but from Ihe fact thnt a good lot of lumber cannot be made from
Inferior logs. We often forget that the rules specify only the poorest
piece that can go Into a grade, and lumber made from good logs will
nlways produce a large percentage of lumber In ench grade ihnt will run
better than the rules specify. It Is therefore up lo each bu.ver who wants
high-class lumber to specify Just what he desires to get, and not to expect
the rules to be a cure for all unsatisfactory shipments.

To go back previous to the formation of the National hardwood Inspec-
tion rules, we arc all aware that there were a great many dltferent ideas
as to what the grades of lumber should l)e. A shlpmrnt made In good
faith, it was found the customer's Idea was such that a discount of sev-
eral dollars a thousand was necessary in order to get paid for the ship-
ment. On the other hand, an Inferior shipment might be made to a
customer who had lo use the stock Immediately upon Its arrival, to fill
an order: and while he realized that the grade was below what was
customary, he was unable to wait for satisfactory adjustment, on account
of the condition of his business, and had to use the shipment the best he
could, and pay the bill In full at a loss to himself. The idea of having
a standard set of rules, and the general use of the same, which prevails
today, has entirely overcome these unfair business methods— not In an
arbltrarj- way, but by entirely fair and equitable means.

The statement has been made that on account of the present rules the
same article manufactured today costs quite a good deal more than It
did under previous rules; therefore Ihe Inference would lie Hint the
rules are responsible for this condition. Let us consider the conditions
twent.v-flve to thirty years ago. Many of us recall the kind of lumber
that was then being produced. It was no trouble to get cherry and black
walnut running prnctlcaiiy 10 to ,30 inches wide, that wag almost clear,
at the price we are now paying for the common grades. In quartered
oak we could get practically clear lumber, running from 7 to 20 Inches
wide, at the price, or even less, than we are now paying for the common
grades. Did the establishment of the rules chenge these conditions? Not
l)y any means. The kind of timber that produced that kind of lumber Is
all gone. In those days, we got poplar with all the 18 Inch nnd wider
nt the regular price, and In the qiinrlercd oak. all the 10 Inch and wider
at the regular price. Today these iliings are entirely changed— and why?
On account of the rules? Not by any means. Simply to meet the demand
of new conditions. Supposing that the rules first established had never
been changed. Under the present condition of timber supply and demand
of lumber, what do you think would be the price of firsts and seconds
or even No. 1 common quartered oak and other woods? Many mills would
not l>e able to supply any, and those that could supply it would be entitled
to get a price that would be prohibitive for anybody to pay, on account
of the supply and value of timber conditions.

It would therefore seem logical that if the grades of lumber have been
lowered in the last sixteen years, that this fact alone has tended to keep
down the cost of the higher grades of lumber. As a matter of fact, the
cost of lumber today is much less than In 1912, but this condition is. to
my mind, not so much on account of the rules as It is In spite of the
rules, due very largely to the lack of business, and the consequent cur-

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tailing of the demand. The cost of lumber is therefore largely controlled
by the conditions of timber supply and the demand for the same.

It It were possible for the members to attend our rules committee meet-
ings, I think many of you would realize more fully how very difficult
It is to frame up rules that will work out on an absolutely technical basis,
and how nearly impossible it is to make rules that will not be somewhat
elastic, and must be applied a great many times with considerable com-
mon sense, instead of absolutely to the letter of the rule ; although it Is
the aim of the committee to make every rule just as clear as possible, and
to have only one meaning. .

Very distinctly do I recall the first meeting of the rules comralttop that
I attended ; how very forcibly impressed I was with the absolute fairness
of each member of the committee to legislate only In a way that would do
.iustice to lioth ends of the trade. Every subject was given most careful
and thoughtful consideration, and all matters being discussed with an Idea
of bringing out every possible contingency that might arise. I have known
of a single point being discussed for several hours, so as to get the idea
properly worded and written, with as few words as possible. I do not
recall a single subject being placed before this committee for consideration
that has been either rejected or recommended for adoption, that did not
receive practically the unanimous approval of every member of the
committee.

We are aware that special effort has been made in certain sections to
buy lumber of our members on rules other than those in force. We hope
that the members will discourage this effort, as the committee would like
fo feel they have the support of all members on the rules as adopted by
the association.

The last meeting of the Inspection committee was held In the associa-
tion rooms on April 28 and 29. A great many subjects and recommenda-
tions were presented for consideration, .\fter spending one whole day and
a part of the second day, we were of the unanimous opinion tnat no
change in the rules was required at the present time. In going through
the inspection book, we found a few typographical errors, which will be
rectitiod in the new Issue of inspection books.

We find that there Is a demand for a uniform inspection of plain sawn
flitch lumber used by the manufacturers of agricultural material, and
would therefore recommend, on page 13 of the inspection rules book, under
the caption of Special Inspection, the following rule, to be inserted :

Plain sawn Hitch lumber shall be graded, according to the general rule
applying to the kind of lumber inspected, with the exception that it must
be measured on the narrow or sap side in the center of the piece between
the wane or bark, and graded into any of the grades of No. 3 common
and better, to which its quality entitles it. There is no restriction to
heart in the grades of common. — This rule does not apply to veneer
flitches.

We also find a demand for inspection of wormy beech, which Is not
covered under the present rules. We therefore recommend that on page 22,
under I he caption of Ash, Beech, Birch, Hard Maple and Sycamore, that
the following rule be added :

WORMY BEECH

Shall be graded according to the rule for Beech No. 2 common and
with the exception that pin wor

shall

sidered

and bet

The committee also discovered in the Inspection of mahogany there was
no reference made to "heart defects." We therefore recommend, on
page 4ij, under the caption of Mexican and American Mahogany, addition
of the following to the rule of No. 2 Common :

"There shall be no restriction to heart in this grade."

Also on page 48, under the caption of Cuban Mahogany, add to the
Rejects the following : "There shall be no restriction to heart in this
grade."

The committee is unanimously of the opinion that these recommenda-
tions are for the best interests of all its members, and therefore recom-
mend their adoption.

The report VFas adopted by the convention as read, F. S. Underbill
of Philadelphia making the motion.

President Barnaby in commenting on the address of E. F. Trefz,
field secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States,
requested that Earl Palmer, who is the national counselor of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association to the Chamber of Com-
merce, introduce Mr. Trefz. Mr. Palmer spoke feelingly on the abso-
lute need for such a body as the national Chamber of Commerce, out-
lining the economic development of the coimtry which lias led up to
its necessity. He said that all the thinking population realizes the
"new ferment" in social and industrial life; new ideas and stand-
ards bringing with them new conditions to be met and new waters
of industry and business to be charted.

Mr. Palmer expressed himself as believing that no medium could
be so well qualified to centralize the expression of business and voice
that expression as is the national Chamber of Commerce. He also
stated that before that body was organized there was no such
medium.

Mr. Palmer stated emphatically that business men cannot afford
to remain still in the face of legislative development affecting
business as a whole; that they formerly enjoyed the privilege of

legitimate lobbying at Washington ; that this practice even when
carried on honestly is now considered an offense that will not be
tolerated.

Mr. Palmer expressed himself as believing that business has as
much right as the laboring elements of the country to express its
opinion before the national body at Washington, and that through
the Chamber of Conunerce it will exercise this right; that with the
prestige rendered this body by the eminent men at the head of and
otherwise connected with it, Congress cannot afford to ignore its
suggestions.

Before introducing the speaker, Mr. Palmer suggested the impor-
tance of an intelligent interest in the big questions before the
nation, which are being taken up by the National Chamber of Com-
merce. He said that the new movement in business and industry
can be made either a force for tremendous good or for great evil.

Mr. Palmer then introduced Mr. Trefz, who delivered a splendid
address full of material for deep thought. On account of lack of
.'■•pace, this will be carried as a special article in next issue of
Hardwood Eecord.

Report of Committee on Officers' Reports

W. H. Eusse, chairman of the conmiittee on officers' reports,
delivered that report as follows :

Your committee has carefully analyzed the report of President Barnaby,
and recommends to this membership the adoption of the recommendation
that the words "approved by the president" be eliminated from the third:
paragraph of Section 2, Article 2 of the by-laws.

We also wish to congratulate both the president and secretary-treasurer
upon the completeness of their reports, as well as the efficient manner In
which they have conducted the affairs of the association during the year.

Gordon C. Edwards of Ottawa, Ont., president of the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, was called upon by Presi-
dent Barnaby, who gave a short taJk of appreciation of the oppor-
tunity of attending the convention.

Secretary Fish then announced an automobile ride was planned
for the visiting ladies, which, however, was called off later on account
of rain.

The meeting then adjourned until the afternoon session.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SeSSION

The report of the resolutions committee. Earl Palmer, chairman,
was the first business of the session of Friday afternoon. Mr.
Palmer read the following resolutions, moved their adoption, and the
same were unanimously adopted :

Report of Committee on Resolutions

Resolved, That authority is hereby conferred upon the board of man-
agers of this association to cast the vote of the membership of this
association on any referendum that may be submitted by the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States of America.

Whereas, There Is now pending in the Senate the Nelson Bill (S4507),
and in the House of Representatives the McKellar Bill (HR8753) offered
in amendment of the Barter act and proposing to correct the evils which
have come about through the operation of that law as it now stands
on the federal statutes ; therefore be it

Resolved, By the National Hardwood Lumber Association, in conven-
tion assembled, that we express our unqualified endorsement of these bills
and that we urge their early consideration and prompt passage ; and b&
it further

Resolved, That we favor a further amendment to the Harter act
making illegal the strike expense clauses now being considered by the
International Steamship Federation and the North Atlantic Steamship
conference, for adoption In their steamship bills of lading ; and be it
further

Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meet-
ing and that copies be sent to Senator Knute Nelson. Congressman K. D.
McKellar and Chairman J. W. Alexander of the house committee on
Merchant Marine.

In seconding the motion to adopt the last above resolution W. H.
Eusse said:

I would like to explain to the members that the Harter act is an act
passed by Congress a number of years ago in reference to shipping
by foreign vessels. As usual, in the case of a great many such bills,
after passing from one house to the other, it contained a little rider,
which really took away the effect of the bill as It was intended. All who
are exporting lumber at the present know that the bills of lading Issued
by the steamship lines are full of all sorts of clauses, but they all con-
tain the clause that any clause that conflicts with the Harter Act shall be
null and void. That is all very nice for this side, but on the other
side that bill of lading stands. We have been trying tor several years to
get this bill amended. At the last session of Congress the same bill was

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of orsBDlMtlonit and commiTclnl bodlp» bavp pnmipd rriioUitlona almllar
to thia. It la soniptblne tbat wc barp boon Irylne to Kot roltof from
for years.

Mr. Palmer then read a resolution tendered by F. I. Nichols of
Nichols & Cox, Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. Palmer stating tliat tho
committee did not recommend its adoption.

Brictlr, tlic resolution called for what Mr. Nichols described as an
improvement in tho character of service rendered by tho deputy
insi>cctors employed by the association. This improvement, accord-
ing to tho resolution, was to bo realized by tho maintenance of a
school of instruction to bo established at the headquarters of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association, which school would be
equipped with suitable space to carry samples of from 500 to 1,000
feet each of the various kinds of hardwoods, these samples to be as
near the lino of grades as possible, each board to be numbered and
grade properly recorded after being passed upon by tho inspection
rules committee.

The resolution further provided for the appointment of an assist-
ant chief inspector to have direct charge of this school and to
instruct and examine all inspectors of the association, those not being
able to inspect within two per cent of the recorded lumber not
being allowed to perform association work until they had further
perfected themselves. Examinations should take place once a year.
Mr. Nichols moved the adoption of tliis resolution, but after
considerable discussion it was finally referred to the board of
directors.

President Barnaby asked F. S. Underbill of Philadelphia to speak
briefly regarding a special membership arrangement of the national
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Underbill said that under this new
arrangement the National Hardwood Lumber Association is entitled
to its association membership and twenty-five individual member-
ships. This is the aesult of a campaign for indi\-idual members,
5,000 such memberships being open. The members are permitted to
attend meetings, but cannot vote individually. He said that up to tho
first of June seven members had applied for the individual member-
ships and eighteen more were necessary. He asked for individual
subscriptions on this basis at $25 a year. As a result seven or eight
additional members were secured.

Secretary Fish then read a letter from the American Forestry
Association, issuing an invitation to the mid-summer meeting of
that organization to be held at Chautauqua on July 9 and 10.

President Barnaby then made the formal announcement of the
new officers and directors to be elected.

John M. Woods moved that a committee of five be appointed to
bring in the names of seven directors to serve for three years. John
M. Woods, J. W. Dickson, T. M. Brown, C. A. Goodman and P. Moore
were appointed.

W. W. Knight of Indianapolis moved that balloting for the office
of president be made by written ballot.

President Barnaby then introduced a question which was earnestly
and heatedly discussed for an half hour. It seems that there is a
specific provision in the by-laws that voting by proxy will not be
permitted. It seems that there had been considerable discussion
and difference of opinion as to exactly who constituted a proxy.
One side maintained that any representative of a firm, not actually
a member of that firm, is a proxy and not entitled under the by-laws
to vote. The other faction maintained most emphatically that any
accredited representative of any member of the association had the
unquestioned right to cast the ballot of that member, and after a
heated debate on this question it was finally decided that that was
the case. It eventually turned out that this discussion was futile
as the election of the new president was unanimous, the nomination
being closed after his name was suggested.

Notwithstanding the fact that there had been up to the very hour
of the election of the president, active campaigning by the partisans
of both of the candidates, this campaigning being done on rather

elaborate linos, it proved when the actual timo for nominationi
arrived that the preliminary work really wont for nothing.

President Unrnnby culled for nominations for tho ofUro of proai-
dent for tho ensuing year, and then very mucli to tho surpritio and
amusement of the convention, there was an entire absonco uf action
of nny kiml on tho part of tho adherents to either faction in tho
election. Tho plans of both parties seemed to go somewhat awry,
and finally H. R. Humjdiries of the Aberdeen Lumber Company,
Pittsburgh, arose with a smilo and looking around in a questioning
sort of a manner, proposed the name of E. V. Babcock of Pittaburgh
as president.

This nomination was seconded by Juno Allen of Memphis. J. L.
Kendall of Pittsburgh spoko in behalf of Mr. Babcock, telling of
his unusual record and tho unquestionable proof of his extraordi-
nary ability.

After Mr. Kendall's talk, it was expected that tho partisans of tho
other proposed candidate would nominate their man and fight the
issue as far as possible on tho floor of the convention prior to the
election, but as minuto after minute went 'by and nobody arose, a
murmur of distinct amusement spread throughout tho hall and finally
tho whole convention was voicing a humorous expression of the
unexpected development.

Finally F. A. Diggins of Cadillac arose and moved that the nom-
inations be closed, which motion was immediately carried.

On motion, the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the
association for E. V. Babcock as president, and an interesting con-
test was thus tamely wound up.

Secretary Fish then read an announcement from John M. Pritch-
ard of Memphis, secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, requesting that all those interested in tho production of gum
lumber meet him in his room in the hotel after the convention

President Barnaby appointed John M. Woods and F. A. Diggins as
the committee to bring in the newly-elected president. These two
gentlemen adjourned to the corridor immediately.

Before Mr. Babcock appeared, Mr. Barnaby voiced himself briefly
in appreciation of the support he has received during his term of
oflice by the secretary, fellow-olBcers and members of the association.

Mr. Babcock then appeared escorted by Mr. Woods and Mr.
Diggins.

Mr. Babcock voiced himself briefly, but forcibly, in outlining
what might be called his platform for the year. He told of the need
for association patriotism, likening the insi)iration of such patriotism
to the inspiration which results in national and state patriotism and
municipal pride. Mr. Babcock expressed himself as being opposed
to changes in grading rules other than those which appeared to be
absolutely necessary.

In commenting of the importance of the lumber industry, Mr. Bab-
cock spoke as follows:

The manufacturing lumber Industry of tbc United States employs about
785,000 men. Its manufactured products arc valued at $1,100,000,000.
The products of the great Iron and steel Industry of the country are
valued at slightly less than one billion dollars.

The business that we are engaged In Is no mean business. The National
Hardwood Lumber Association witb Its 900 members is the greatest
organization of Its kind In the civilized world, having for Its main purpose
the standardizing of Inspection rules for hardwood lumber and the grading
of lumber according to those rules. These rules have now become the
recognized standard rules of the United States, Canada and all other
markets. Occasional changes In the rules and the establishing of new
grades arc necessary, but frequent and continual changing of the rules
should be discouraged by this association.

Its membership Is greater and It Is more prosperous and beneficial,
both to the public and Its members, than any other lumber organization.
It has been and will be the policy of this organization to encourage hearty
cooperation between the manufacturers and wholesalers of hardwood lum-
ber, for this association believes that one Is dependent upon the other —
that they are inter-dependent one upon the other.

The association should encourage the selection of Its annual convention
cities at our great manufacturing, distributing or consuming centers
or districts.

With Mr. Babcock in the chair, the nominations for vice-presidents
were then opened.

W. W. Knight nominated J. V. Stimson for first vice-president.

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This nomination was seconded by Jolm W. McClure of Memphis, who
expressed himself as very ■ appreciative of Mr. Stimson 'a eminent
qualifications for the, office.

F. S. Underhill moved that the nomination be closed and Secretary
Fish was instructed to cast a ballott for Mr. Stimson 's election.

Alexander Schmidt of Cincinnati nominated Hugh McLean of
Buffalo for second vice-president, this nomination being seconded
by W. M. Weston. It was then moved that the nominations be
closed and the ballot for Mr. McLean was cast by the secretary on
motion.

Frederick L. Brown of Chicago was named for the third vice-
president by Murdock MeLeod of the same city. Theodore Fathauer
also of Chicago seconded the motion, and on motion the nominations
were closed and Mr. Brown was duly elected to the office by ballot
cast by the secretary for the association.

While waiting for a report from the committee on directors, Presi-
dent Babcock asked for short talks from the newly elected vice-
presidents. Mr. Stimson, Mr. McLean and Mr. Brown each responded
briefly but effectively.

John M. Woods then announced that he was ready to report and
recommended the following names as logical directors for the ensu-
ing three years: Edward Buckley, J. L. Kendall, W. E. Chamber-
lin, Charles Barnaby, Alexander Schmidt, W. F. Hetheringtou and
M. J. Quinlan.

These gentlemen were duly elected as directors for the three year
terms.

John W. McClure of Mcmjjhis moved that the association put itself
on record by a standing vote as appreciative of the unusually success-
ful entertainment features offered by the members of the Buffalo
trade. This motion was duly carried.

J. L. Kendall moved that a vote of thanks be tendered to retiring
President Barnaby for his effective work during his three years of
office.

Murdock McLeod of Chicago moved that all retiring officers and
directors be accorded a similar vote of thanks.

The meeting then adjourned.

EISTTEETAINMENT

The entertainment for the visitors consisted of a well-organized
and weU carried out trip to Niagara Falls, followed by a banquet at
the New Clifton Hotel on the evening of Thursday, the trip starting
from the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, at 2 P. M. sharp. This is covered
more fully in a story in another part of the paper in this issue.

The further features were an elaborate banquet tendered to the
visiting men at the Hotel Statler on the evening of Friday, and a
similar function given for the benefit of the visiting ladies.

The banquet was an elaborate affair and was carried off most
successfully. Each diner was supplied with a booklet containing a
list of songs in which selections were sung by everybody from time
to time. On this occasion Edgar Niel acted as announcer, and carried
off his part to' perfection. A very effective harmony was gotten out
of the visiting lumbermen.

The feature of the entertainment at the banquet, in addition to
the offerings of professional singers, was a Dutch selection by A. W.
Kreinheder, president of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange. A song,
an old favorite, ' ' Silver Threads Among the Gold, ' ' was sung.
Thomas Ellicott Coale of Philadelphia, who possesses a pleasing bari-
tone, led, singing the verses as a solo and calling for all of the
banqueters to join in the chorus, which they did most effectively.

Fred Zander, a prominent business man of Buffalo, courteously
accepted an invitation to assist in the entertainment. Mr. Zander
is better than the average professional entertainer, being gifted
not only vpith a brilliant mind and personality, but with a droll form
of wit, which rendered his rambling talk unusually entertaining. His
imitation of the one-time description of the Falls (?) at Rochester,
as delivered by Daniel Webster when that gentleman was in a condi-
tion of stimulated mental activity, was especially amusing.

A catchy little song concerning the peculiar style adopted by the
unnaturalized Dutch citizens was being whistled or hummed during
the second day 's convention sessions by everybody. Mr. Krein-

heder volunteered to lead in the singing of this song at the banquet,
using the German verses which usually go with it, the banqueters
joining in the chorus.

A considerable number of the guests left in time to catch the late
evening trains for different points.

The affair was well attended and a spirit of congeniality, which
for the most part was not artificially inspired, prevailed.

Baltimore Export Figures for May

The export trade, as measured by the statistics of the Baltimore
Custom House, shows no improvement of a decisive character, the
statement for May disclosing a continuance of the shrinkage in move-
ment with which the trade has become familiar for more than a year.
The last month, as compared with the corresponding period of last
year, exhibits a falling off of more than fifty per cent in values, the
aggregate being only $107,323 as against $261,863 for May, 1913.
Again it is oak that leads in the falling off, the figures being 2,738,000
and 984,000 feet, respectively, though the percentage of decline in
some other items is even greater, relatively. Practically every classi-
fication shows a heavy drop, the exhibit as a whole being rather dis-
couraging. But there is one source of comfort, this being the
reflection that as against April of the present year, a gain is to
be recorded. The total value of exports for April was a little more
than $104,000, so that the aggregate of $107,323 for May actually
represents an upward turn that at least furnishes a basis for the
hope that the worst has passed and that from now on a slow but
steady recovery may be looked for. The exporters here have been
extremely quiet and none of the recent developments have been of
a nature to make the shippers feel more expectant, but it may be
that the foreign requirements will expand from now on, the situation
abroad being regarded as more favorable. The comparative export
figures are as follows:

May. 1914

Quantity, Value
Feet

Logs. Hickory 40,000 $ 1,296

Logs, Oak 10,000 300

Logs, Walnut 101,000 6,498

Logs, all others 10,000 500

Lumber, Oak 984,000 35,956

Lumber. White Pine 29,000 1,200

Lumber, Short Leaf 245,000 7,028

Lumber, Poplar 49,000 1,812

Lumber, Spruce 28,000 1,250

Lumber, Gum ....

Lumber, all others ,347,000 15,416

Shooks

Staves 27,247 2.670

All other manufactures of lumber 10,937

Doors ....

Furniture 2,546

Trimmings ....

All other manufactures of wood 19,914

Totals $107,32.3

Feet
153,000

10,000
526,000

22,000
2,738,000

32,890

660

87,830

341,000

11,701

373,000

17,471

13,000

214

563,000

26,374

3,129

3,442

65,248

5,761

3,245

5,275

1,160

60,274

$261,863

Eastern Retailers Lose Final Appeal

The supreme court at Washington handed down & decision on June
22 which declared it illegal for retail lumber dealers to blacklist
wholesalers for seeking to sell direct to consumers. The case came to
the supreme court on an appeal by the Eastern States Eetail Lumber
Dealers' Association against an injunction issued against it by the
circuit court of southern New York. The association was charged
with conspiring to prevent wholsale lumber dealers from selling direct
to consumers. It was held that the retailers may stop dealing with a
wholesaler who they think is acting unfairly, but his rights do not
include an effort to persuade others to do the same.

The Intermountain Rates

On June 22 the United States supreme court at Washington handed
down a decision in what is known as the ' ' intermountain rate case. ' '
It upheld the zone system as established by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. That means, in substance, that railroads shall not
charge more for a short haul than for a long one passing over the
same routes; and that the commission, and not the railroads, has
authority to suspend this rule. The United States is divided into
five zones, and railroads passing through two or more zones shall
not charge less for a distant one than for the one nearer, without
permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission.

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The iSliagara Falls Trip

It seemed impossible in I'onsiilerinK in advance the trip to Niagara
Falls planned by the Buffalo Lumber Exchange for the visitors to
the National Hardwood Lumber Association convention, that such
an immense project involving the handling of 500 or 600 people could
be successfully carried out over a route which at the same time was
open to the public and the arrangements for which had been so
elaborate. It turned out, however, that the well-oiled machinery
organized for the occasion ran smoothly with the entirely unfore-
seen and almost inconceivable happening that in the midst of the
tremendous power of the rapids and the falls, a delay of three-
quarters of an hour was effected by a shortage of power which would
not take the cars up the two comparatively slight inclines which
they had to climb. Except for this, however, everything went off
smoothly and with the utmost enjoyment on the part of everyone.

The slight shower which occurred at Brook's Monument did not
mar the occasion, but rather lent a little additional interest and
amusement, especially to those who were fortunate enough to gain
the slielter of the cars before the real force of the downpour arrived.

The excursion started from the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, promptly at
2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the weather being promising at
that time. The cars lined up before the Statler hotel and started out
as filled, there being twelve cars in all. The trip through Buffalo,
past the beautiful residence sections and the imposing manufacturing
districts, was made interesting by the ' ' captains ' ' of the various
cars who explained the different points of interest as they were
reached. Each captain was backed up by a lieutenant whose chief
business it was to assist the conductor in seeing that no one got by

without biting off the proper portion of the transcontinental ticket
each was required to carry, and also took it upon himself to zeal-
ously and jealously guard the supply of cigars which had l«?en pro-
vided by the Buffalo lumbermen for him to carry ostentatiously
around under his arm. It is true that in most of the cars the attend-
ing lieutenant condescended to open up the first box, but whether or
not the second box was but a bluff or whether the lieutenant consid-
ered it legitimate plunder could not be learned.

Eventually, after turning an unusual series of corners, I'limliing
inclines, seeminglj- for the mere purpose of enjoying the coa.st down
the other side, the party arrived at the city of Niagara Falls, where
a stop of three minutes was made before the first bar sighted. It
can readily bo appreciated that after a warm ride lasting an hour
and a half a considerable number of the excursionists were anxious
for the capture of this stronghold by immediate attack, but as each
car got up to the spot, and the besiegers were ready for attack,
the conductor gave the signal to go ahead again, and the attacking
parties dropped back in their seats exhausted from the nervous strain
of their anticipated enjoyment of the prospective spoils.

The cars then started on a slow trip across the international
bridge, where a great many of the visiting lumbermen were given
their first sight of the grandeur of Niagara. The light struck the
deep waters of the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side at just the
right angle to bring out the intense and beautiful greenness which
characterizes that section of the Falls. In contrast with this the
shallower waters of the .\morican Falls were one foaming mass of
white. Tl.ere was ju-t enough daze tn -iv,. to t).e ^ .i,.' the vague-

LOOKIXG .\T BETTY I.NGERS.VLI.S MONUMENT AT BROCKS

LOOKING THE WRONG WAY TO SEE THE GORGE AT DEVILS HOLE

THIS PiriiKi: ]

THAT ^•■;)l■.■l|i^ w n
WITHOUT I-ll:si M
IS A LITTLC .XliUV

\yjTU THE UNDERSTANDING
/TON LOVE SEE IT— THIS IS

GALL OF TORONTO. GEORGE
HIS "EVIDENCE." YOU WILL

JOHN W. McCLURG CONFIDING TO JUNE ALLEN A SCHEME
FOR UTILIZING THE POWER OF THE HORSESHOE FALLS TO
OVERCOME THE FORCE OF GRAVITY AS IT AFFECTS SOUTHERN
HARDWOOD VALUES— DAVIDSON STEALING THE TIP FOR THE
BENEFIT OF HIS PARKERSBURG FRIENDS

ORSON E. YEAGER KEEPING SOME OF
HIS FRIENDS FROM BEING BORED WHILE
WAITING FOR DINN"ER AT HOTEL CLIFTON

C. A. GOODMAN, MARINETTE, WIS., AND
E. J. YOUNG, MADISON, WIS., CUTTING UP
WHILE THEY ARE AWAY FROM HOME

Aiiriii I; kim;i.\iii:iii;i;, miki'iiy. Mau-
rice WALL AND LEWLS AT THE CLIFTON
HOTEL AFTER THE NIAGARA FALLS TRIP

SOME OF THE MEMPHIS BOYS LOOKING LONGINGLY TOWARD
THE BAR— THEY HAVE BECOME SO WELL TRAINED IN THE LAST
FEW MONTHS THAT THEY DON'T DARE ENTER WITHOUT THEIR
LOCKER NUMBERS. JUNE ALLEN BEING A LITTLE LEARY OF
CANADIAN COOKERY TOOK HIS DINNER ALONG IN A NICE LIT-
TLE BASKET

SOME OF THE MAIN KICKS BEHIND THE WEI, 1 .-CONDUCTED
TROLLEY RIDE. IKE STEWART, COMMISSARY MANAGER OF CAR
3, WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE HIS CIGARS BEHIND. HE EVIDENTLY
DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES
IF .\NYBODY GOT TOO SL\NY OF THAT PARTICULAR BRAND OF
SMOKES

•POSINfl" AT nnoTKS. TIFIS SHOWS IIIK (iK(U T .It ST PltlOU
iO THK Si:«'UNIi AMKItlCAN HinilKAT i>X THIS M1:M< HIAIILI.;
I!ATTl.KFlKI.n— THIS TIMK THK KI.KJHCXTS ItlCl.VG Till' Hil-:

iii-ss which rendered it most effeitivo. With this huzo the rnpids
:itK)vc the Ouiadiaii falls seemed to stretch out to an interminable
■ stance beyond, and in fact the effect was as of a terrific nortlieast
1 low on the Atlantic coast at low tide.

At the Canadian side of the Falls a brief stop was made enabling
the Canadian customs oflicers to make a casual inspection of the
visitors. Inasmuch as none of them carried grips or other recep-
tacles in which to smuggle things to the Canadian 'siile (at least
none of these was visible)', the purpose of the inspection was doubt-
ful. Perhaps the inspector who was a dapper, alert individual, was
like Diogenes of old. If he were, his tour was seemingly unsuccess-
ful as he went out of the car without comment. It was observed that
his exit was viewed with considerable relief, particularly on the part
"I the boys from Memphis, who have gotten the habit since the
T'unessec state prohibition laws have become an issue in the forth-
■ ••ming election, of dodging around the corner when they sec brass
buttons. At any rate the party got by successfully much to the
surprise of everybody concerned, and the cars then curved around
along the edge of the gorge, and went on up to the New Clifton
hotel on the Canadian side, directly op|)Osite the Falls. Here the
passengers disembarked for a stop of five minutes, while the cars
went up to the loop beyond and turned.

'riie most conspicuous incidents noted during this brief stop were
•■>• activity with which John McClure got about from point to point

• that he would be sure to be within the focus of every camera that
snapped, and the scramble on the part of the excursionists to get
back into their proper cars. It has been anticipated that if they were
not given specific and emphatic instructions to board the same cars
on which they started, throughout the trip, they would all wait over
until the last car left and attempt to continue the journey in this
one vehicle. However, the pljin of herding them into their proper

out

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fully and the trip was very well carried

cages workc
through.

After the cars turned around and the excursionists re-embarke<l in
front of the Hotel Clifton, they started out again down the Cana/lian
side along the rim of the gorge, and eventually, after a tedious climb
up the hill, reached Brock's Monument. It was at this incline that
the first evidence was seen of the unusual jirosperity of the lumber-
men, as, presumably, tho amount of power necessary to run the cars
on this route was calculated on weight of human beings of ordinary
weight. When put to the test even the tremendous harnessed force of
Niagara could not transport tho prosperously opulent lumlM-rmen up
a very ordinary iucliue.

Eventually, however, the cars reached the top and stopped below
Brock's Monument. All disembarked and in the face of an immi-
nent rainstorm climbed the path through the beautifully laid out
park to the monument itself. Here they were greeted with a view
which more than com|>ensated for tho climb and threatened damage
to new spring suits and millinery. The outlook from the top of the
hUl, showing the course of the Niagara River as it wound its way
onward through the beautifully cultivated and wooded lands, surely
was excellent. The stop at this point was long enough to give tho
visitors the satisfaction of finding out just how the British general
whipped our ancestors, and to form in a well arranged crescent to
enable the ofiicial photographer to make his exposure just as the
downpour started. Some of them got to the cars before the deluge
but otlieTS did not. A picture of the race down the hill to the shelter
of the cars would luive been interesting.

The rain stopped, however, a few minutes after the cars got under
way, and the trip continued on down the incline, the cars eventually
arriving at the new suspension bridge, crossing over to the American
■■' ' • ♦ ■■ ' ■•■•■'■■■■ V. y. Here another fifteen minutes' stop was

CHAULEY BAUXABY GIVING TIIK REAL
OLD-TIME INDIANA GLAD HAND TO FRED
SULLIVAN— FISH STANDING MODESTLY BY

E. \-. BABCOCK I'.i:<(iMI
WHEN MAURICE WALL EX
HE COULDN'T BE ELECTED

SECRETARY FISH WAS STILL STICKING
PRETTY CLOSE TO BARNABY, ALTHOUGH
BEGINNING TO LOOK AROUND A BIT

taken, this being the first opportunity for securing anything that
resembled satisfactory refreshments according to the visitors' idea.

From Lewiston back was one of the most interesting features of
the whole trip, a journey along the American side of the gorge, the
cars passing within fifteen or twenty feet of the water all the way
up, past the Whirlpool Rapids and the seething, twisting, frantic
waters in the gorge itself. The spectacle presented along that route
is to the first-time observer appalling. The thought that a human
being, no matter how powerful or skillful as a swimmer, would have
the temerity to consider himself capable of conquering these stu-
pendous forces of water, seemed to the excursionists unbelievable.
One could scarcely believe that Captain Webb actually attempted to
accomplish that feat, which he did way back in 1883, losing his life
almost instantly.

The cars finally completed their tour of the gorge route, climbing

the incline back up to the Niagara Falls with the diminished power,
recrossed the international bridge and eventually came to a halt
again at the New Clifton hotel, where the guests disembarked for a
most excellent and enjoyable dinner. The big dining room at the
hotel was well filled with enthusiastic and exuberant lumbermen vrith
a fair sprinkling of the wives of various members and their families.

The gaiety continued up to about 9:30 when it was annoimced
that the cars were ready to carry the guests back to Buffalo, and
when they eventually pulled in at the Hotel Statler all announced
themselves as satiated with enjoyment but thoroughly tired out.

The trip will long be remembered by all as successful down to the
minutest detail, and a distinctly soft spot will be maintained in the
heart of everyone who was fortunate enough to participate for the
Buffalo lumbermen.

Chicago Golfers' Annual Tournament

The Chic.ngo Lumbermen's Golf Association celebrated the annual
tOLiruanieiit of tljnt (nyaiiization at the Ridgemoor Country Club links
near JeffcvsiMi I'^nk, 111., on Tuesday, June 23. The links seemingly
were in oxcelli'iit s1i:iim' and in spite of the terrific heat there were
about sixty-five contestants out.

There was a list of eleven trophies to be awarded for various
events. The first trophy is the American Lumberman cup to be
awarded to player making lowest gross score afternoon play. The
winner has his name engraved on the cup and custody of same for
the ensuing year, cup to become the property of player winning it
three times.

In this event Addison E. Stillwell was first with a score of 81.
Mr. Stillwell also received a gold medal. N. J. Foye of Omaha, Neb.,
was runner up in this event with a score of 84. Mr. Foye received a
silver medal.

The Heftier cup awarded for match play against bogey, after-
noon play, three-quarters of handicap to apply was won by F. R.
Gadd with eight up. Mr. Gadd's score for afternoon play was 87.
Mr. Gadd will have his name engraved on the cup and this, as with
the other cups, will become the property of player winning it three
Mr. Gadd also received a gold medal presented by the Lum-
's Golf Association.

E. A. Lang, Chicago, won the Chicago Lumbermen 's Club trophy,
which is based on the best net score on odd holes, afternoon play,
three-quarters of handicap to apply. This trophy was a $25 certificate
with a Cliicago golf equipment store. Mr. Lang's gross score was
44, his handicap 14, giving net score of 30.

The fourth trophy, the E. A. Thornton cup, was won by E. A.
Thornton, who, however, conceded his claim to R. A. Bond, the next
man. The conditions of this contest were best choice net score on
eighteen holes, three-quarters of handicap applying. Mr. Bond's
gross score was 85, handicap 12, giving a net score of 73.

The W. F. Foye trophy was won by J. S. Wood. This trophy
is the best net medal score, afternoon play, three-quarters of handi-

— 42o—

times.

cap to apply. This prize was a very handsome seal travelling bag.
Mr. Wood's gross score was 87, handicap 14, making a net score
of 73.

E. C. Crossett of Davenport, Iowa, was the winner of the sixth
event, the Percy F. Stone cup. Conditions of this play were that
all players having a par or better score, morning or afternoon play,
on the eighteen hole were eligible for this event. The eligible players
were paired off by drawing and played off a tie in a putting contest
on the eighteenth green.

Percy Stone of Rockford, 111., was the winner of the first flight
prize, which was presented by John E. and Frank J. Burns. The
runners up in this event were E. A. Engler and H. B. Kehoe, who
were tied, Mr. Engler winning the toss. Mr. Stone's gross score was
87, handicap 4, giving a net score of 83.

The second flight prize, presented by R. W. Fullerton of St. Louis,
Mo., was won by George Pope, Chicago. This prize was a silver
mounted umbrella. Mr. Pope played with a gross score of 93 which,
with a handicap of 10, made a net score of 83.

E. A. Thornton of Chicago won the third flight prize, which was
a high-class golf bag presented by J. F. Mingea. Mr. Thornton
played with a gross score of 95, had a twenty stroke handicap, making
net score of 75.

The fourth flight prize was a $15 order on Marshall Field & Com-
pany presented by the Lumbermen's Golf Association. This was
won by J. Mortensen. Mr. Mortensen's gross was 98, handicap 22,
making a net score of 79.

The old boy's trophy, a gold medal presented by the Golf Asso-
ciation was won by E. L. Grant. Mr. Grant 's score was 95, handicap
11 and net score 84.

An excellent dinner was served at the clubhouse at which there
was a full attendance. Aside from the jollification the club held its
annual meeting and election with the result that the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:

.Inlm C. Spr.v, president ; " _ _ _ . -

Tho

E. C.

At Niagara FaUs in 1750

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letter, nnd tliiit Uartrnui oak (<iiiercu$ hclerophylla/ wi
wa» written.

Albnny, Sopt. 2, 1750: — After a pretty long journey mmle in n
short time, I am oomc back to this town. You may remember that
when I took my leave of you, I told you I would this summer, if
time jH'rmitted, take n view of Niagara Falls, esteemed one of tha
greatest curiosities in the world. When I came Inst year from Que-
bec you inquired of me several particulars concerning this fall,
and I told you what I heard of it in Canada from several French
gentlemen who had been there; but this was still all hearsay. I
could not assure you of the truth of it, because I had not then
seen it myself, so it could not satisfy my own, much less your curi-
osity. Now, since I have been on the spot, it is in my power to give
you a more perfect and satisfactory description of it.

After a fatiguing travel, first on horseback through the country
of the Six Nations to Oswego, and thence in a canoe upon Lake
Ontario, I came on the 14th of August in the evening to Niagara
Fort.

The French there seemed much perplexed at my first coming,
imagining I was an English officer, who, under pretext of seeing
Niagara Falls, came with some other view; but as soon as I had
showed them my passports, they changed their behavior and received
me with the greatest civility.

Niagara Falls is six French leagues from Niagara Fort. You
first go three leagues by water up Niagara river, and then three

I unmed (oi the mnn to whom

leagues over the carrying place. As it was late when I arrived nt
the fort, I could not the same day go to the fall, but I jircparcil
myself to do it the next morning. The commandant of the fort,
Monsr. Beaujon, invited all officers and gentlemen there to supper
with him. I had road formerly almost all tim authors who have writ-
ten anything about this fall, and tlio Inst year in Canada had made
so many inquiries about it that I thought I hod a pretty good iil<>a
of it; and now at supper requested the gentlemen to tell me all they
knew and thought worth notice relating to it, which they accord-
ingly did.

Assistance from the French

I observed that in many things they all agreed; in some things
they were of different opinions, of all of which I took particular
notice. When they had told me all they knew, I made several
quiries to them concerning what 1 had read and heard of i»,
whether such and such a thing were true or not, and had their an-
swers on every circumstance. But as I have found by experience
in my travels, and that very few observe nature's work with ac-
curacy, or report the truth precisely, I cannot now be entirely
satisfied without seeing with my own eyes whenever it is in my power.

Accordingly, the next morning at break of day I set out for the
fall. The commandant had given orders to two of the officers of the
fort to go with me and show me everything, and also sent by them

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A3

an order to Monsr. Jonqueire, who had lived ten years by the carry-
ing place, and knew everything worth notice of the fall, better than
any other person, to go with me and show and tell me everything
he knew.

A little before we came to the carrying place the water of Niagara
river grew so rapid that four men in a light birch canoe had much
diflSculty to get up thither. Canoes can go half a league above the
beginning of the carrying place, though they must work against
water extremely rapid; but higher up it is quite impassable, the
whole course of the water for two leagues and a half up to the
great faU being a series of smaller falls, one under another, in
which the greatest canoe or batteaux would in a moment be turned
upside down. We went ashore, therefore, and walked over the carry-
ing place, having, beside the high and steep side of the river, two
great hills to ascend, one above another.
Oldtime Portage

Here on the carrying place I saw about 200 Indians, most of them
belonging to the Six Nations, busy in carrying packs of furs, chiefly
of deer and bear, over the carrying place. You would be surprised
to see what abundance of these things are brought every day over
this place. An Indian gets twenty pence for each pack he carries
over, the distance being three leagues.

Half an hour past ten in the morning we came to the great falls.
The river runs here from S. S. E. to N. N. W., and the rocks of the
great fall cross it, not in a right line, but forming almost the figure
of a semicircle or horseshoe. Above the fall in the middle of the
river is an island lying also 8. S. E. and N. N. W., or parallel with
the sides of the river. Its length being about seven or eight French
arpents [arpent=180 feet]. The lower end of this island is just
at the perpendicular edge of the fall. On both sides of this island
runs all the water that comes from the lakes of Canada, viz.: Lako
Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie, which you
know are rather small seas than lakes, and have, besides, many large
rivers that empty their water into them, of which the greatest part
comes down the Niagara fall.

Before the water comes to this island, it runs but slowly compared
with its motion when it approaches the island, where it grows the
most rapid water in the world, running with a surprising swiftness
before it comes to the fall. It is quite white, and in many places
is thrown high up into the air. The greatest and strongest batteaux
would here in a moment be turned over and over. The water that
goes down on the west side of the island is more rapid, in greater
abundance, whiter, and seems almost to outdo an arrow in swiftness.

When you are at the fall and look up the river, you may see that
the river above the fall is everywhere exceeding steep, almost as the
side of a hUl. When aU this water comes to the very fall, there it
throws itself down perpendicular. It is beyond all belief the surprise
vhen you see this. I cannot express with words how amazing it
is. You cannot see it without being quite terrified to behold so
vast a quantity of water falling heaillong from a surprising height.

Questions Father Hennepin's Veracity
I doubt not you have a desire to learn the exact height of this
great fall. Father Hennepin supposes it to be 600 feet perpendicular,
but he has gained little credit in Canada. The name of honor they
give him there is uii grand meiiteur [the great Uar]. He writes of
what he saw in places where he never was. It is true he saw this
fall, but as it is the way of some travelers to magnify everything,
so he has done with regard to the fall of Niagara. This humor of
travelers has occasioned me some disappointment in my travels,
having seldom been so happy as to find the wonderful things that
had been related by others. For my part, who am not fond of the
marvelous, I like to see things just as they are, and so to relate them.
Since Father Hennepin 's time this fall, by all accounts that have
been given of it, has grown less and less, and those who have meas-
ured it with mathematical instruments find the perpendicular fall
of water to be exactly 137 feet. Monsr. Morandrier, the king's
engineer in Canada, assured me, and gave it also under his hand,
that 137 feet was precisely the height of it; and all the French
gentlemen who were present with me at the fall did agree with him

without the least contradiction. It is true, those who have tried to
measure it with a line find it sometimes 140, sometimes 150, and some-
times more, but the reason is it cannot that way be measured with
any certainty, the water carrying away the line. [The height is now
known to be 162 feet.]

When the water is come down to the bottom of the rock of the fall,
it jumps back to a veiy great height in air. In other places it is white
as milk or snow, and all in motion like a boiling caldron.
EoAE OP THE Falls

You may remember to what a great distance Hennepin says the
noise of this faU may be heard. All the gentlemen who were vrith
me agreed that the farthest one can hear it is fifteen leagues, and
that very seldom. When the air is quite clear you can hear it to
Niagara fort, but seldom at other times, because when the wind
blows, the waves of Lake Ontario make too much noise there against
the shore. They informed me that when they hear at the fort the
noise of the fall louder than ordinary, they are sure a northeast
wind will follow, which never faUs. This seems wonderful, as the fall
is southwest from the fort, and one would imagine it to be rather
a sign of a contrary wind. Sometimes it is said the falls make a
much greater noise than at other times, and this is looked upon
as a certain mark of approaching bad weather or rain. The Indians
here hold it always for a sure sign. When I was there it didn't
make an extraordinary great noise. Just by the fall we could easily
hear what each other said, without speaking much louder than com-
mon when conversing in other places. I don 't know how others have
found so great a noise here. Perhaps it was at certain times, as
above mentioned.

Mists of Niagara

From the place where the water falls, there rises abundance
of vapors, like the greatest and thickest smoke, sometimes more,
sometimes less. These vapors rise high in the air when it is cabn,
but are disperseil by the wind when it blows hard. If you go nigh
to the vapor or fog, or if the wind blows it on you, it is so penetrat-
ing that in a few minutes you will be as wet as if you had been
under water.

I got two young Frenchmen to go down to bring me from the side
of the fall at the bottom some of each of the several kinds of herbs,
stones, and shells they should find there. They returned in a few
minutes and I really thought they had fallen into the water.

When you are on the other, east, side of Lake Ontario, a great
many leagues from the fall, you may, every clear and calm morning,
see the vapors of the fall rising in the air. You would think all
the woods hereabouts were set on fire by the Indians, so great is the
apparent smoke. In the same manner you may see it on the west
side of Lake Erie, a great many leagues off.

Destruction op Birds and Beasts
Several of the French gentlemen told me that when birds come
flying into this fog or smoke of the fall, they fall down and perish
in the water, either because their wings are become wet or the noise
of the fall astonishes them and they know not where to go in the
dark; but others were of the opinion that seldom or never any bird
perishes there in that manner; because they aU agreed, among the
abundance of birds found dead below the fall, there are no other
sorts than such as live and swim frequently in the water, as swans,
geese, ducks, water hens, teal, and the like. And very often great
flocks of them are seen going to destruction in this manner. They
swim in the river above the fall, and so are carried down lower
and lower by the water, and as water fowl usually take great delight
in being carried with the stream, so here they indulge themselves in
enjoying this pleasure so long, till the swiftness of the water becomes
so great that it is no longer possible for them to rise, but they are
driven down the precipice and perish. They are observed when they
draw nigh the fall to endeavor with all their might to take wing
and leave the water, but they cannot.

In the months of September and October such abundant quantities
of dead water fowl are found every morning below the fall on the
shore that the garrison of the fort for a long time lives chiefly
upon them. Besides the fowl, they find also several sorts of dead

HARDWOOD RECORD

~ii, aluo deer, bear, and other aoiinals which have trivtl tu itoh^
.• water above the fall. The larjjer aninmls are genernlly fouini
>'ken to piecex.

Just bclotr tJio fall the water is not rapid, but goes all iu oirrles
iiud whirls like a boiling pot, which, however, docs not hinder the
Indians going upon it in small cnnooa n fishing; but a little lower
begins the smaller fall. When you nre above the fall and look down,
your head begins to turn. The French who have been hero 100 times
will seldom venture to look down, without at the same time keeping
fast hold of Sumo tree with one hand.

Two Marooned Indians

It was formerly thought impossible for anybody living to come
at the island that is in the middle of the fall; but an accident that
happened twelve years ago or thereabout made it appear otherwise.
The history is this: Two Indians of the Six Nations went out from
Niagara Fort to hunt upon an island that is in the middle of the
river above the great fall, on which there used to bo abundance of
deer. They took some French brandy with them from the fort,
which they tasted several times as they were going over the carry-
ing place; and when they were in the canoo they took now and then
a dram, an^ so went along up the strait toward the island where they
proposed to hunt. But growing sleepy, they laid themselves down in
the canoe, which, getting loose, drove back with the stream, farther
and farther down until it came nigh that island that is in the middle
of the fall.

Here one of them, awakened by the noise of the fall, cries out to
the other that they are gone, yet they tried, if possible, to save their
lives. This island was nighest, and with much working they got on
shore there. At first they were glad, but when they had considered
everything, they thought themselves hardly in a better state than if
they had gone down the fall, since they now had no other choice
than either to throw themselves down the same or to perish with
hunger. But hard necessity put them on invention. At the lower end
of the island the rock is perpendicular, and no water is running there.
This island has plenty of wood. They went to work directly and
made a ladder of strands of linden tree [basswood], wliich is very
tough and strong, so long that they could vrith it reach the water
below.

PERnx)cs Descent

One end of this bark ladder they tied fast to a tree that grew
at the side of the rock above the fall and let the other end down to
the water. So they went dovm along the new invented stairs, and
when they came to the bottom in the middle of the fall, they rested
a little; and as the water next below the fall is not rapid, as before
mentioned, they threw themselves into it, thinking to swim on shore.
I have said before that one part of the fall is on one side of the
island, the other on the other side. Hence it is that the waters of the
two cataracts, running against each other, turn back agaiust the
rook that is just under the island.

Therefore, hardly had the Indians begun to swim until the waves
of the eddy threw them with violence against the rock from whence
they came. They tried it several times, but at last grew weary;
and being often thrown against the rock, they were much bruised
and the skin of their bodies torn in many places. So they were
obliged to climb up their stairs again to the island, not knowing
what to do. After some time they perceived Indians on the shore
to whom they cried out. These saw and pitied them, but gave them
little hopes of help. Yet they made haste down to the fort and told
the commander where two of their brethren were. He persuaded
them to try all possible means of relieving the poor Indians, and it
was done in this manner.

The Rescue Party
The water that runs on the east side of the island is shallow,
especially a little above the island toward the eastern shore. The
Commandant caused poles to be made and pointed with iron. Two
Indians determined to walk to this island, by the help of these poles,
to save the poor creatures or perish themselves. They took leave
of all their friends as if they were going to their death. Each had
tTvo such poles in his hands to set against the bottom of the stream

til koop them Hteady. So they went, nnd got to the island, and
having given poles to ttio two poor In<linna there, they returned
^afely to the nmin. The two Indians who in the above- mentioned
nmnner were first brought to this island are yet alive. They were
nine days on the island and almont Ktar\'ed to death.

Now, since the way to this island has been found, the Indians go
there often to kill deer, which having tried to cross tho river above
the fall, were driven upon tho island by the stream; but if tho King
of France would give me all Canada I would not venture to go to this
island, and were you to see it I am sure you would have the some
sentiment. On the west side of this island aro some small islands
of rocks of no consequence. Tho east side of tho river is nearly
perpendicular, tho west side more sloping.

Change in Contour

In former times a part of the rock at the falls which is on the west
side of tho island hung over in .such a manner that tho water which
fell perpendicularly from it left a vacancy below, so that people
could go under between the rock and the water; but tho prominent
part some years ago broke off and fell down, so that now there is no
|iossibility of going between the falling water and the rock, as the
water now runs close to it all the way do\vn.

Below tho fall, in the holes of tho rocks, are great plenty of eels
which the Indians and French catch with their hands without other
means. I sent down two Indian boys who directly came up with
about twenty fine ones.

Rainbows of the Mlst

Every day when the sun shines you see here from 10 o'clock in the
morning to 2 in the afternoon below tho fall, and under you, when you
stand at the side over the fall, a glorious rainbow and sometimes
two rainbows, one within the other. I was so happy as to be at the
fall on a fine clear day, and it was with great delight I viewed
this rainbow, which had almost all the colors you see in a rainbow
in the air. Tho more vapor, the brighter and clearer is the rain-
bow. I saw it on the cast side of the fall in the bottom under the
place where I stood, but above the water. When the wind carries
the vapor from that place, the rainbow is gone, but appears again as
soon as new vapors come.

From the fall to the landing above the fall, where the canoes
from Lake Erie put on shore (or from the fall to the upper end of
the carrying place) is half a mile. Lower the canoes dare not come,
lest they should be obliged to try the fate of the two Indians, and
perhaps with less success.

They have often found below the fall pieces of human bodies,
perhaps of drunken Indians, that have unhappily come down the fall.
I was told at Oswego that in October or thereabouts such plenty of
feathers are to be found here below the face, that a man in a day 's
time can gather enough of them for several beds, which feathers,
they said come off the birds killed at the fall. I asked the French
if this was true. They told me they had never seen any such thing;
but if the feathers were picked off the dead birds there might be
such a quantity.

The French told me they had often thrown whole great trees into
the water above to see them tumble down the fall. They went down
with surprising swiftness, but could never be seen afterwards; whence
it was thought there was a bottomless deep or abyss just under the
face. I am also of opinion that there must be a vast deep here.
Yet I think if they had watched very well they might have found the
trees at some distance below the fall. The rock of the fall consists
of gray limestone.

Here you have a short but exact description of this famous
Niagara cataract. You may depend upon the truth of what I write.
You must excuse me if you find in my account no extravagant won-
ders. I can't make nature otherwise than I find it. I had rather it
should be said of me in time to come that I related things as they
were, and that all is found to agree with my description, than to be
esteemed a false relator. I have seen some other things in this
journey, an account of which I know would gratify your curiosity,
but time at present will not permit me to write more, and I hope
shortly to see you. Peter Kalm.

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W^oods Used in Manufacturing

statistics have been compiled by tlie Forest Service which show
for tlie first time precisely how the lumber produced in the country
is utilized. About 45,000,000,000 feet of lumber of all kinds is the
annual production in the United States; of this nearly 25,000,000,000
feet, board measure, are further manufactured, the other portion
remaining for rough construction lumber and for simOar purposes.
This is exclusive of that material which reaches its final use in the
form of fuel, railroad ties, posts, poles, pulpwood, cooperage, wood
distillates, and the barks and extracts demanded by the tanning
industry. •

The quantity and kinds of wood received as raw material by shops
and factories and converted by further manufacture into finished
and salable articles are shown in the first of the accompanying tables.
The second lists the industries included in the investigation and gives
the quantity of material demanded in a single year of each of them.

The work of collecting and compiling the figures extended over a
considerable period and was carried out state by state; but as one full
year was made the basis of statistics in each state the total is a fair
average of the use of lumber in further manufacture in the whole
country. Between fifty and sixty per cent of the lumber produced is
subject to further manufacture. In preparing the figures in this
way, however, it should be remembered that considerable material
reaches shops and factories in the form of logs, bolts, and billets,
without having passed through sawmills, and while this material is
included in these statistics this fact should bo remembered in compar-
ing the statistics with those of lumber production.

^Nearly or quite 100 different WQods are used in this country under
their own names, while an unknown number find their way to shops
and factories without being identified or separately listed, except
under general names. In quantity the softwoods, the needle-leaf or
coniferous trees, are most important, but there is a greater number of
species among the hardwoods or broad-leaf trees. The amount of
each of the leading kinds of timber consumed by the wood manufac-
turing industries of the country is shown in the following table:

Kind of wood
Yellow pine . .
Wbite pine . .
Douglas fir ...

Feet used annually

8,623,358,124

3,115,761,517

2,273,788,484

1,983,584,491

922,337,274

805,150,195

•••■• ililii

pine! 5|m|||o
'.'.'.'.'. 298;854;801

Kind of wood Feet

used annually
6,653,500
6.156,500
3,571,760

Magnolia

Persimmon

Maple

Spruce

Butternut

Red alder

Lodgepole Pine

2:600:793

f:ii:ISS

Yellow poplar.

C.ypress

Western yellow

Birch

Hickory

Basswood

Circassian walnut .. .

Padouk

Hackberry

Lignum-vltac

1,744,779

1,386,530
'952:126

West Indian boxwood

&0I
639,228

Chestnut

Ash

Locust

Hornbeam

Ebony

Osage orange

Rosewood

Sassafras ..'.'.'.'.'.'.'::

Eucalyptus

Applewood

Cocobola

i^^-.-.-.v.-.-.

278,320,132

471:7.34

il8:ii

Tupelo

Redwood .

130,1741409

122 326 779

"iFch ". .....

....: 114:659:275

Sugar pine . . .
Balsam fir

320,935

172:1^^

72:400

67 958

Yucca

Spanish cedar
Sycamore ....
Walnut

29,602,441

25,832,812

23 998 346

Laurel

Wlr°°'. :::::::.:■.

Turkish boxwood ....
All other woods

Willow

::::: liMtjw

32:600

White fir

Dogwood

B.jckeye

11:338:580

1,056,003
4,673,846,064

The Industries
The table which follows lists fifty-five principal industries which
use wood as raw material and gives the annual demand by each of
them. Their relative importance is hard to indicate, because quan-
tity alone is not in all cases a criterion of value of an industry to
the community in which it is situated, nor to the country as a whole.

Qnantity tised
in One Year
Industry (Ft. B.M.)

Planing mill products 13,428.862,066

Boxes and crates 4,547,973,180

Car construction 1,262,090,371

Furniture 944,677,807

Vehicles and vehicle parts 739,124,483

Woodenware and novelties and dairy, poultry and apiary

supplies •...•■ •. 405,286,436

Agricultural implements ; . . . 321 239 336

Chairs and chair stock ...'. 289:790;560

Handles 280 234 571

Musical instruments 260,195 026

Tanks and silos 2''5 617 686

.Ship and boat building ....; 199:598:228

Fixtures i87 132 848

Caskets and coffins '.'.'.'.'. 153'394'557

Refrigerators and kitchen cabinets 137'616'266

Excelsior ioo'247'flon

Matches and toothpicks 85442111

Laundry appliances 79:502:040

Shade and map rollers 79,291 575

Paving material and conduits 76067' 000

Trunks and valises 74'669'997

Machine construction 69:459:430

Boot and shoe findings 66 240 200

Frames and moulding, picture 05 477'783

Shuttles, spools and bobbins 65 148*190

Tobacco boxes 63:i54'226

Sewing machines 59 946 527

Pumps and wood pipes 55:826:938

Pulleys and conveyors 35,862,900

Professional and scientific instruments 35,070 928

Toys ••...■••■. 28,926 552

Gates and fencing 27,450 540

Sporting and athletic goods 25'l9l'907

Patterns and flasks 24,299'403

Bungs and faucets 21 1 12 342

Plumbers' woodwork 20 313'450

Electrical machinery and apparatus 18.188,910

Mine equipment 16,987,697

Brushes 12,878,986

Dowels 11,980,500

Elevators 10,018,680

Saddles and harness 9,218,680

Playground equipment 9,064 812

Butchers' blocks and skewers 8,197.050

Clocks 7,894,249

Signs and supplies 6,888,366

Printing material 5,324,794

Weighing apparatus 5,021,550

Whips, canes and umbrella sticks 4,946,880

Brooms 2,297,334

Firearms 2 093 901

Artificial limbs 687:080

Tobacco pipes 489,515

Aeroplanes 74 300

Dry kilns 59,000

Total .24,673.846,064

Total lumber cut 44,509,761,000

More than one-half of the total represented in the foregoing table
consists of planing mill products, the largest items of which are
flooring, siding, eeiUng, and finishing. The next industry, in point of
quantity used, is the manufacture of boxes and crates. Nearly four
times as much wood is demanded by makers of boxes and crates as
by the builders of steam and electric cars, which come next, and
almost five-fold the amount that goes into furniture, which, in turn,
leads vehicle manufacture. Vehicles demand surprisingly large sup-
plies of wood, and much of it must be of a high class in order to meet
requirements for frames, gears, and bodies.

The table shows the apportionment of wood among the various in-
dustries, grading from planing mill products, which take most, down
to aeroplanes and dry kilns, at the bottom of the list. .

Conclusiveness of Written Contract

In a suit involving a written contract testimony cannot be intro-
duced to show an understanding between the parties which is contra-
dictory of the plain terms of the contract, but, if the agreement is
ambiguous, testimony is admissible to explain the true contract.
(Indiana Supreme Court, Alexander vs. Capitol Lumber Company, 105
Northeastern Eeporter 45.)

Time for Removal of Standing Timber

A deed conveying to a purchaser, ' ' his heirs, personal representa-
tives and assigns all timber and trees (inclusive of both standing trees
and fallen trees) upon" certain described land, "and the right of
entering upon said land and removing said timber and trees from the
same at the pleasure of said grantee, his heirs, personal representa-
tives, and assigns, and of doing all things necessary to log or remove
said timber without unreasonable damage to said land. To have and
to hold the said granted property and privileges to the said G. H.
Moore, his heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, forever," gave
a perpetual right to remove the timber. (Washington Supreme Court,
France vs. Deep Eiver Logging Company, 140 Pacific Reporter 361.)

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The Mail Dag

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communlcite
.' ih any of the Inquirer* listed In thii section can have the ad-
aresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-

I WOOD RECORD, S37 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-

I addressed stamped envolepe.

B 744 — Wants Information as to Willow Oak for Ties

New York. N. Y.. Juno 10- i:<llt,.r IlAltuno..!. Iti;oiiii. ; I wns ln|orc8lf<l
Id rcaOInK your «rtlcli> |ir<'i>iir< il for tho Aunrlnin Wood I'ri's.'rvtTH'
A«ao«latloD lield lo Xiw Orleans last JnDuary, and wonlil appn-clnte very
mucli having the Information iis to wboro In the South wlllim- unk Is
located. We have sp<'clallted In onk crosslleii, gcttlni; Bame from Chesa-
peake bay polnm and ne have an ninilnted company that Is buying yellow
pIno ties In JacksoDTllle, Kla. We would like to look up the willow oak
situation.

This conipuii}- was written as follows:

• • Regarding your request as to willow oak, this is a very profuse
tree throughout the southern states. Beginning with New York, it
extends southward, getting pretty well down into Florida, and is
plentiful along the Gulf states. It grows in the eastern part of
Texas and also extends up into Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky.
It is found quite plentiful in western Tennessee and southern Georgia
and follows around the southern end of Appalachian mountains.
This tree grows most favorably in rich, moist soil, mainly along the
margins of swamps, either in the uplands or bottomlands. Its most
abundant growtli is in the basin of the Mississippi valley. The tree
attains a fair size, sometimes being as much as eighty feet high
and four feet in diameter. It belongs to the red oak group, and
while it is claimed that it is difficult to season the lumber properly
for furniture, and also that it does not have the color of the true
red oak, it should serve as a good tie material. Its weight is approxi-
mately that of white oak, although it is slightly stronger and less
elastic.

Would suggest that you would find a book containing informa-
tion that will give you an accurate knowledge on all points regarding
every commercial tree in the United States of interest to you, viz.:
' American Forest Trees, ' published by Hardwood Record. ' ' — Editor.
B 745 — Pure White Pine or Poplar Sawdust

Chicago. June 13. — Editor Haiidwood Record : Can yor advise us
where we can secure about 1.000 pounds of pure white pine sawdust, or
pure poplar? We have an Inquiry from one of our customers for grinding
this material very fine to be used In scouring tin plafe sheets, and have
an opportunity of selling some machinery for this work, but we And it
very difficult to secure pure white pine or poplar sawdust, as most of
the material In this part of the country Is mixed.

This company has been g^ven the name of a few people who might
be in a position to supply this material unmixed. Others interested
can have the address immediately on application to Hardwood
Record. — Editor.

B 746 — Oak Dimension Wanted

Grand Rapids, Mich., June 22. — Editor Uardwi^jd Ukcoiid ; .V Can-
adian concern wishes to buy oak dlmcnslnn slock to use In cheap china
cabinets. If yon can put them In touch with manufacturers of this
material kindly communicate with them.

The furniture house in question has been supplied with sources of
supply for this stock. Anyone interested may have the address on
application. — Editor.

B 747 — ^Wants Names of Concerns in a Position to Make Birch
Fiber for Brooms

South Bend, Ind., Juni- !."..— IMitor llAEOWoon Record; Wc have
been using hickory fiber In our revolving street sweepers and are con-
slderinc the use of birch for this purpose. Do you know of anyone mak-
ing birch fiber to be used for horse drawn brooms or iiand brooms?
If you can direct us to any such concerns, we will be glad to hear from

B 74S— WanU Market for Juniper Lumber

Btvwart, Tenn., June I'.l. — ICdltor IIaudwuuu Ilcruuu : We will ap-
preciate the favor If you could place us In communication with anyone
using Juniper lumber. We understand It Is used almost exclusively for
bontH and small skiffs.

The writer of the above has been given a few pouiblo ruBtomern.

Others intorciifoil mnr hnvp tho ndilrr-"; nn npp!ir:ition. KniTOll.

Funilturo Makers to Complete Association

It is iiiinount-cil that rhairinaii < liarlc» U. MliKh of the roiiiiniii- <- on
the organization of the t^irnlturo Mnniifnoturors' I'rolectlvc AsiiaclatloD
plans to call a meeting of hig comnillt'e during the July furniture
season to complete the organization.

rresldi-nt R. W. Irwin of the Kcdcratlon of J'urnlture Mnnufocturcrs'
and Klxturc associations will call a meeting of the governing body In
July for the election of a secretary and treasurer and the odoptlon of
rules for lumber Inspection.

The lumber committee consists of George A. BuekstalT of Osbkoah,

Wis. ; Thomas McNeill of Sheboygan, Wis. : E. K. ITllchctt and O. H.

WUmarth of Grand Rjiplds ; LauIs Welkcr of Wllllamsport, !•». ; V. C.

Hannahs of Kenosha, Wis., and K. L. Northey of Waterloo, lowo.

Machinery Manufacturers Meet

The annual convention of the .American Supply and Machinery Manu-
facturers' Association was held at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.. June
l.'i-l". .\n address was made on "Poetal Problems" by W. H. Taylor
of ihc David Wiiiiama Company of New York, by George T. Mcintosh
of the National One-Cent Letter Postage .Association of Cleveland, 0.,
and by .\. H. Baldwin, chief of the Bureau of Torelgn and Domestic
Commerce, Washinctoa. D. C.

Special Train of Lumbermen for Winnipeg

Arrangements are now going ahead by which a special solid train of
lumbermen and Uoo-IIoo, with their wives, will leave Chicago on Septem-
ber 0, headed by the big doings In Winnipeg.

It is likely that there will be two or three carloads of southern lumber-
men who will arrive In Chicago Sunday, September 0, to Join the special
train, which will leave the latter place on Sunday evening, arriving lo
St. Paul on Monday morning, September 7. The day would be spent lo
St. Paul and Minneapolis, leaving the latter place at 7 p. m. The train
will arrive lo Winnipeg the following morning, September 8, lo time
tor breakfast.

Names of those who expect to take this special train should be sent In
to W. M. Stephenson, 1219 Wright building, St. Louis, Mo., as soon as
possible. .V large number of Chicago and eastern states people are expected
to make this trip, and this special train will reduce expenses to a

The writer of the above has been given the names of a few man-
ufacturers of fiber. Any concerns interested in this inquiry should
address Hardwood Record. — Editor.

Efforts are also being made to have a special train run from the Pacific
coast states and British Columbia.

Information regarding the Lumbermen's Outing Week In WlDOlpeg can
be had by addressing the Publicity Committee, 309 Donalds Block, Winni-
peg, Man., for free souvenir booklet.

New President Elected

William E. Vogelsang, sales munngfr of the Turtle Lake Lumber Com-
pany, has been unanimously elected president of the Grand Rapids Lum-
bermen's Association at Grand Rapids, Mich., to fill the vacancy In that
office caused by the resignation of Otis A. Felger. who was elected to
that position on May 26 of this .vear and resigned two weeks later
because his duties necessitated his absence from the city several months
In the year. Mr. VogelsanK has always taken an active Interest In the
Grand Rapids association and a vigorous administration Is anticipated.
Hardwood Dealers Organize

The hardwood lumbermen of Detroit, Mich., recently organized a club,
n-lth the following officers : J. P. Scranton, president ; W. E. Brownlee.
vice-president ; J. R. Slcklestcel, treasurer ; George I. McClure, secre-
tary, and J. M. Clifford, C. W. Leech, J. M. Butcher and H. C. Dow, board
of directors. The purposes of the club are not merely social, but busi-
ness will be promoted by mutual exchange of Ideas and Information.
.\ credit bureau will be established.

Monthly Tournament Philadelphia Golfers

The regular monthly tournament of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's
Golf Club was held on the links of the St, Davids Golf Club, Radner,
Pa., on June 11. The day and cnvlroment wire all these sportsmen
could wish and their blood was up for a stiff game. Thirty-one mem-
bers of the club, divided Into 8 foursomes, 1 threesome and 2 twosomes,
joined In the game. The course was somewhat sunbaked and hard to
play on, but the average score was fair and everybody with good cause
was satisfied with results. F. X. Dlebold won first prize, a silk um-
brella, with a net score of 60. To H. Wlnfleld Allen, with a net score
of 71, fell the second prize, four pairs of silk stockings. J. Elmer
Troth and Harry Humphreys, who tied at net 73 score, tossed up for

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third prize. Mr. Trotli was winner, four handkerchiefs. After a high
class supper the meeting was called to order by President Eugene W.
Fry and routine business transacted. W. H. G. Kirkpatrick of Kirk-
patrick Manufacturing Company and M. G. Wright of Henrico Lumber
Company, who are new members of the club, were theu called upon for
and ri'spondiMl with a speech, after which the meeting adjourned.
Monthly Meeting Philadelphia Exchange

The Lumbermen's Exchange held its regular monthly meeting, pre-
ceded by a luncheon, on June 4, President William H. Fritz, in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes of previous meeting by the secretary,
Joseph Hyde, in the absence of John E. Lloyd, chairman of office and
entertainment committee, announced that arrangements are being made
for the annual baseball game between the wholesalers and retailers,
which will be played sometime in the latter part of June. The pro-
ceeds of these games are always devoted to deserving charities.

Charles M. Chesnut, chairman of special committee appointed to visit
the Commercial Museum, gave a detailed report of visit. The informa-
tion, he said, obtained by a thorough inspection of this institution can
but prove of great value lo all merchants seeking foreign trade.

.\ communication from the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States was read at this meeting, informing the exchange of a contem-
plated change in by-laws, which would entitle the exchange members to
five individual memberships if same are applied for by July 1. It was
resolved that the members of the exchange be notifled of the situation.
The meeting then adjourned until September.

EvansvlUe Trade in Outing

Hakdwood Record has received from Charles W. Talge, secretary and
treasurer of the EvansvlUe Veneer Company, Evansville, Ind., a photo-
graph of an unusual table, at which the numerous members of the
Evansville Lumbermen's Club sat down to dinner on board an Ohio river
steamship on the occasion of the recent outing of the organization.

The table was arranged the whole length of the floor and 120 guests
were seated at one time, thus establishing an unique precedent of serving
that number of people from one solid piece of wood.

The unique feature of the proposition is the unusual size of this slab
of rotary cut poplar, which was 1,260 inches wide across the grain and
.".6 inches long with the grain. To say that this was an unique table-top
is speaking very mildly and it unquestionably saved an unlimited amount
of damaged linen.

This unusual piece of veneer was cut by the Evansville Veneer Company
and was used at the suggestion of George O. Worland, sales manager
of that company, and secretary of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club.

xttai'bim^tia«fc;v)it')JtM<!g»!>iTOtB!iiC!)^^

With the Trade

Otis Felger Behind Mahogany Company in Cuba

Otis A. Felger has just wired Hardwood Record that he has recently
returned from Cuba and that on June 17 be completed arrangements
for the organization of the Felger-Robbins Company, which concern Mr.
Felger has been organizing at Havana, Cuba, for the purpose of manu-
facturing Cuban mahogany and other Cuban woods. The company is
erecting a band mill at Havana on Havana bay.

The Felger-Robbins Company is capitalized at .$100,000. The prin-
cipal offices will be at Grand Rapids, Mich., and Havana, Cuba. Otis
A. Felger, Grand Rapids, is president ; E. W. Robbins, Havana, vice-
president and manager, and Henryette E. Olding of Havana is secre-
tary; Earl A. Felger of Grand Rapids is treasurer.

The company has already acquired considerable standing timber and
will plan on other holdings in the future. Mr. Felger advises Hardwood
Record that a large lot of logs has already arrived at the mill site
and the machinery is on the ground ready to be Installed. It is sug-
gested that the mill will start operations in sixty days.

Mr. Felger is too well known in his lumbering operations to need fur-

was formerly of the MofCett-Robbins
familiar with Cuban lumbering condl-
He has been successfully operating in

ther introduction. Mr. Robbin
Company, and is probably mon
tions than any other individual.
Cuba for the past twelve years.

Miss Olding is spoken of as the most capable American woman on
the island of Cuba. She speaks Spanish fluently. Mr. Robbins and
Miss Olding will reside in Havana, and the Felger Lumber & Timber
Company, Grand Rapids, will act as selling agents in the Grand Rapids
territory. Mr. Felger is also interested in the Memphis Band Mill
Company, Memphis, Tenn., and in a number of furniture factories in
Grand Rapids and vicinity. The new move makes it possible to furnish
all the lumber requirements of his various interests direct from the
forest to the consumer.

Joins Penrod Walnut and Veneer Forces

R. L. Jurden, secretary of the Penrod Walnut & Veneer Company,
Kansas City, Mo., writes Hardwood Hecord that Sam A. Thompson, for
the past two years sales manager for the Norman Lumber Company,
Louisville, Ky., has become connected with the Penrod concern and will
represent that company after July 1 in the middle-western territory.

Mr. Thompson is one of the best known and apparently most popular
lumber salesmen on the road. He will handle the combined lines of the
Penrod Walnut & Veneer Company, embracing walnut lumber and rotary
cut veneers of all kinds, and the lumber line of the Penrod-Jurden-
McCowen Lumber Company at Brasfleld, Ark.

Hardwood Lands to he Sold at Auction
Willis Ward, one of the trustees oi the estate of the late David
Ward, was in Chicago for a few days of this week and gave Hardwood
Record the details of the proposed auction sale covering the remaining
8,000 acres of David Ward's famous holdings, which at one time totaled
90,000 acres. This original acreage was composed of 70,000 acres of
hardwoods and 20,000 acres of pine, which was reduced at the time
Mr. Ward died to 50,000 acres of hardwood and 20,000 acres of pine.
Since that date the holdings have been reduced by sales and exploita-
tion until now the pine stumpage is entirely gone, and 8,000 acres of
hardwood alone remains.

According to Mr. Ward, however, this is really the richest stand of
all of the holdings. He lays this to the usual tendency to buy as
cheaply as possible, and as a natural result the previous sales of hard-
wood stumpage have been of tracts which, while excellent, were not
of the unusual character of the stand now offered.

It will be recalled that back in 1900 the trustees of the estate built
an immense sawmill plant at Deward. Mich., for the purpose of' working

AN UNUSUAL TABLE MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF POPLAR VENEER

INCHES WIDE

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ap the pine ■tumpafr. Tbla talll lod all of Its rqulpmont anil arciiitor)'
bulldlot*. ftt., wrre conttrurlnl along the moiit uiudprn llDr> of fOlclcocy
antl cmnomjr. and Inaunucb aa thcto arc aliio for «ale It tbould proTo a
vrry aitracllrr cffrrlDE to norllirrn or lioutbcm o|HTator«.

Tbr Undi to be oir<r<-d are Ibuiic nblcb havi' tioc Blreadjr born dU-
poard of by Ibr trualr<-« diirin;: tbr I'xIdPDrp of tbc Iruat rrrati-d by tbp
ralduary device of the will. They have been ordered itold by the decrw
of the circuit court of the county of Kny, In chancery, and are to be
■old by the circuit court commlBi>loni-r at the court bouiic of Bay City,
Mich., AuRuat 4. 10 a. m.

The largest holdlne* of hardwood that ha»-e been dUpoaed of by the
enlate are In the hands of the hardwood lloorlnK companleii ot Grayltni;
and Bar r:iy, Mich., and the WlIIlamR Shoe Laat Company.

The timber runs mainly to hard maple and Rray elm of the very flneat
lyp*-, allbouRb there Is, of course, a sprinkling of other timber. All of
thin slumpaee was petjonally selected by the late Mr. Ward, twenty-Dve
or thirty years aso. and really constitutes the last offerings of s<'lected
hardwood tlmberlands. They arc all acces.ilble to the Detroit and
Charlevoix division of the Michigan Central Railroad, while parts are
accessible to the Grand Rapids & Indiana, Manistee & Northeastern and
the Kast Jordan & Southern.

In addition to the offerings of stumpage, 25,000 acres of cut-over
landH will be sold as well as the complete sawmill and other accessory
bulldluKs : also lots and town lots, dock property, liooninEe ond ripnrinn
rights at or near East Jord.'in, Alba. Manistee or Bay City.

Bays Tennessee Sawmill
The plant of the W. P. Brown i Sons Lumber Company at Dickson,
Tenn., wa-i recently purchased by John M. Smith of that town. The
mill Is a single band, four years old, and the output Is chiefly hardwood.
The prlc;p paid bas not been announced. The purchase did not Include
tbc lumber In the yard or tbc logs on hnnd.

Arkansas Mill Cbanges Hands
The vr. L. Hedgecock hard nnd soft wood mill at Wilton, Ark., bus
been sold to the Spcnce-McBride Lumber Company of that place. The
purchasers expect to specialize on hardwood dimension stock, and
according to present plans they will have a second mill and planer In
operation soon.

Joins O. H. Evans Lumber Company Forces

The G. 11. Ev,Tns Lumber Company, Cliattanooc.1, Tenn., announces
that H. N, Saxton, Jr., the well-known hardwood exporter, formerly op-
erating at the Knoxville Sawmill Company, Knoxville, Tenn., has re-
cently become associated with the Erans company.

Mr. Saxton's former plant was totally destroyed by fire last January.
In Joining the Evans company, also a hardwood exporting as well as
domestic bardiwood concern, Mr. Saxton will be in a position to serve
his friends with the same carefully graded hardwoods as be formerly
.'^liirped In his former established brands. lie will also be in a position
-hip the famous brands of the Evans company.

Forest Service Desires to Co-operate

niat the United States Forest Service Is not a mere combination ot
theorists whose chief aim Is statistical compilation Is being proven con-
tinuously by the various policies developed and put Into effect tending
to offer to the lumbering interests of the country the co-operation of this
service in the solution of various problems that Interest the lumbermen
and for various beneflts that might be worked out.

One of the latest of these efforts is seen In the plan as formulated
and put Into operation May 1, In which a representative of the service,
E. S. Bryant, is now making close observation of hardwood operations,
the idea being to create if possible a greater interest in the conserving
of second-growth timber which now is of too poor quality to be market-
able at a profit for such timber as Increasing variety of utilization and
increased stumpage values will have effected a value for the products of
these inferior logs which will make their exploitation a business prop-
osition.

That the hardwood operators for the most part have not given the
consideration to this possibility which it unquestionably deserves. Is gen-
erally conceded. For the most part they have been more Intent on main-
taining their present-day operations and producing and selling as much
lumber as possible without reasonable thought of the future of their
respective Institutions. That in a great many cases timber which at
the present date is of no value or of negative value If cut, will be of
real marketable value fifteen to twenty-flve years from now is unques-
tionably a fact.

Mr. Bryant's work consists in lining up lumbering operations, the
character of whose stumpage indicates that such a plan ot cycle cutting
will be feasible and In endeavoring to interest operators In this plan for
taking out now only such timber as is marketable In the form of lumber
at a profit, and leaving the second cut for future operations when it
will have attained size and market value to make its exploitation pos-
sible. A great deal of timber of this character is now being cut simply
because the operators happen to be in that section and little or no
thought Is ffiven to the question of whether or not cutting at this time is
not distinctly l)ad business.

Of course, such a plan of operation would apply only to large opera-

tions, where the timber and land li owned outrl(bt, and alio only on
Nucb oiwratlouK as are suitable only for timber.

Mr, Bryant la making excellent progreait In bla Idea, and It U to ba
hoped that bla purpose will meet with the Uioughtful consideration
which It merits.

lie U confining bU work at present to the mnunlalnons country of the
aoulbwesteru ulalcM, but will eventually cover nil of the producing fieldl.

An Efficient Cruising and Engineering Service

The formation of the cruising nnd englneirlng department of the L. B,
Campbell Lumber Company, Ford bullillni!, Detroit, Mich., la a maltrr
of evolution and has been in accord with the modern tendencies of tha
time. That Is, the endeavor baa been to concentrate more and more oo
tbc one man the efforts of this department.

This organization was founded by L. K. Compbell years ago, Mr.
Campbell coming west to the lower peninsula of Michigan In the latter
part of 1S.'«0. At that time Michigan was practically a wilderness but
was bountifully blessed with a high cinns of hardwood and soft wood
timber, and was a fertile field for luu,ber operations.

Mr. Campbell originally began his operations with cutting oak and
walnut and shipped the product to the eamem markets. The fame of
the Michigan product In this line was so well known at that dale that
a ready market awaited the magnificent product of walnut and oak mill*
which be operated.

Following the operations In the southern part of the state, the
activities were directed to the northern portion of Michigan, where the
virgin pine placed adjacent to the shores of Lake Huron are located. In
the early 'GOs the first sawmill was erected at Campbellavllle, Mich., at
which point the city of Alpena afterward developed, .\lpena has alnce
become famous as one of the principal white pine centers of the rnlted
States. The fame of the white and Norway pine of that region will lone
be remembered.

With the advent of the latter '80s, came the practical completion of
the task of cutting the large timber. By this time the younger membera
of the family had taken up tbc work nnd these people now turned their
attention to the South where operations were planned In the various
hardwood centers for which that region is famous. Hardwood operation!
received the most attention, but In nddllion a considerable effort wa»
spent In the exploitation of cypress and other woods In that region.

In connection with the southern operations other members of the
Campbell organization engaged in the veneer business, which eventually
led to the Investignllon of tropical timber such as mahogany and other
woods found in Mexico and the Latin American Republic. This Investi-
gation eventually led to the cutting of mahogany logs on the west coast
of Africa and shipments from the port of .\xlm of large cargoes of .\frlcan
mahogany timber to Liverpool and American markets.

The wide variety of exi)erience of the Campbell operations has resulted
in the hniiding up of an unusually varied and iletaiied knowi.di;.- of the
lumber business In all of Its phases. As a result the company was many
times called upon to Investigate and report on timber In various sections
of the North. In fact, in some Instances the services were required to
take charge of lumbering operations which had been mismanaged for
the purpose of putting them back on a strong working basis.

This gradually led to the development of a cruising and estimating
department, which has operated in practically .ill portions of the world
where timber Is of commercial importance. One investigation led to
another until eventually the services of the Campbell company were called
upon for Investigations In far-off Chile and the .\rgentlnc as well as in
many sections of the I'ar North, such as Canada and the Pacific Coast
states.

Finally It was decided that to best serve the Interests of all nnd again
knowing the special beneflts of organized effort, a separate cruising depart-
ment was organized which bas available today some of the best cruising
uDd engineering talent ot the United States This department takes
care of timber cruising, map making, the operation of working companies,
and in short Is ready to undertake any phase ot lumbering from the
stump to the flnlshed product.

An interesting and attractive little booklet has Just been gotten out by
Manager Charles A. Bnrnum, forest engineer. In charge of the cruising
and engineering department. Mr. Barnum went with the company but a
few months ago and bas since this connection made rapid strides In the
development of new business In various parts of the world.

Regarding this booklet, it contains a great deal of interesting Informa-
tion of an unusually valuable character, but put together In a readable
manner which should make It a desirable acquisition for any hardwood
operator or timber holder. Hardwood Record believes that a copy of this
booklet can be secured by writing the L. E. Campbell Lumber Company.

Eeceiver's Preliminary Eeport
The Michigan Trust C3mpany of Grand Rapids, Mich., bas sent out a pre-
liminary report, as receiver of the W. U. White Company, showing progress
toward settling the affairs of the company. When the receiver took charge,
November 19, 1913, the company's liabilities totaled $1,211,000, and its
assets consisted of stock and timber. On May 10, 1914, the liabilities had
been reduced to $1,015,700, and the receiver was confident that the sale of
lumber as soon as it is ready for market will greatly reduce the debts
against the concern. A little later the court will Ix- .nsked for an order
requiring creditors to submit proofs of their cl.niras.

.'EXEER AND

-T, STIMSO.N

.UMBER COMPANY, MEMPHIS

An Unusually Efficient Plant

Some time ago. as was reported in Hakdwood Record, J. V. Stlmson of
Huntingburg. Ind., took over the C. L. Willey mill and property at
Memphis and organized the Stimson Veneer & Lumber Company. Mr.
Stimson has placed his son Robert in charge o£ this branch of his
business, and the younger Stimson has developed a plant that embodies so
many unusual features that Hardwood Record takes pleasure in presenting
this short sketch to interested readers.

The entire property covers twenty-two and a half acres and is situated
in North Memphis on the Belt line. Ten acres of this property are on
unusually high ground, open to all prevailing winds and in the yards there
are laid 1,700 foundations with a capacity of 7,000,000 feet of lumber.

The plant is also equipped with a covered loading shed with a capacity
of 1,000.000 feet and end-drying frames for thin stock also having a
1.000,000 feet capacity. In order to obviate (he necessity for losing time
on rainy days, all the drives have been filled with cinders or rocks, which
keep them in flrst-class shape even under the most adverse conditions.

Regarding the mill, this is an excellently laid out plant and consists
of a double liand and resaw. Ample provision has been mSde for improve-
ments and additions as it might be deemed wise to make them.

Of these mills one is a fast feeding equipment with a 12-inch shot-gun
feed, a 0-foot mill and a 12-inch saw. This mill has a daily capacity
of 45,000 feet of hardwood and is run on plain oak, gum and ash. The
other mill is strictly for quartered oak stock, is equipped with a 7-foot
mill with 10-inch saw and has a 9-inch shotgun feed and a capacity of
from 15.000 to 25,000 of quartered oak a day.

One feature of the mill which is also unusual is the arrangement for
running cars of logs directly into the mill and unloading on the log
deck, which of course saves a very considerable amount of time under
certain conditions. The log yard is equipped with a Baldwin tractor
derrick for loading and unloading, and also with one 80-foot stationary
derrick to supply the veneer mill.

Strips produced at the sawmills are sized according to widths and
lengths, a circular resaw being used for the necessary ripping. By thus
stacking the various sizes of narrow stock separately it is possible to
meet the demands for unusual wants expeditiously.

To complete the boiler equipment the company is just now installing
a Dutch oven on each of its four boilers, this being of the Quinn com-
pany type.

Regarding the sawmill offal, all of this is carried automatically with a
conveyer system to a roll of seven slashes and saws, where it is converted
into 14-inch fuel wood for domestic use. So far the company has been
able to dispose of all of this stock as fast as it can be cut. Of course a
hog is used but it is not fed as regularly as the average sawmill hog.

In order to take care of the necessary resaw work a 7-foot Mershon
band resaw has been installed with a 12-inch blade. Regarding the
veneer mill, this is equipped with six concrete vats, one 100-inch Capitol
lathe, 76-inch Capitol lathe and a full complement of Capitol clippers.

As to the drying, this is amply taken care of by a Philadelphia textile
dryer, and ample room on the second floor is provided to hang stock for
air-drying. .\11 drawer bottom stock is dried on sticks to insure flatness.

The capacity of the veneer plant is about 75,000 feet of logs a day.
This plant is under the direct supervision of O. K. Quick, an experienced
veneer manufacturer.

.\t the present time the Stimson Veneer & Lumber Company is working
a tract of 5,400 acres of hardwoods lying about thirty miles south of
Helena, Ark. The timber is exceptionally heavy on this tract and a
double-end four-line Clyde skidder and loader is used. The skidder has a
mechanical rehaul which makes the woods operation a steam proposition
throughout.

Robert Stimson seems to be developing into a true son of J. V. He
resembles his father in a great many ways, in his mannerisms and
methods, and also in his appearance- Since his graduation from college
he has devoted himself exclusively to mastering the various details of
his father's business. His father has given him authority to carry out
his own ideas in the operation of the Memphis plant, which he is doing
both as to mill and office work, it being pleasantly located on a high
point of ground and tastefully arranged and furnished.

New Company Chartered in Arkansas

The Kurz-Downey Company of Arkansas was recently granted a charter
in that state for the purpose of manufactruing lumber and timber
products. The headquarters of the company will be at Helena. The
capital stock is $100,000, of which $60,000 is paid in. The officers are
W. F. Kurz, president ; N. I. Downey, vice-president, and A. C. Thompson,
secretary and treasurer.

Oak Timber Purchased

Announcement is made that a hardwood mill is to be Installed In
Leflore County. Mississippi, on a tract of 5,200 acres, chiefly oak, recently
purchased by James Pearson of Vicksburg, Miss., and G. H. Miller and
John E. Patterson of Chattanooga, Tenn. It is the intention of the
purchasers to erect a sawmill. They also expect to plat the land into
small acreage tracts, as it is cleared, and dispose of it to actual settlers.
The consideration was in excess of $100,000,
WiU Saw Hardwoods

The machinery for a complete hardwood sawmill has been purchased
by the Crittenden & Lentz Lumber Company of Greenville, Miss., and
the work of erecting the mill will be begun at once. It is expected that
the plant will he in operation at an early date. It will he built near
Greenville.

Stimson-Maunkhouser

On Wednesday, June 17, A. F. Stimson of Huntingburg, Ind., youngest
son of J. V. Stimson of that place, was married to Miss Alma Maunk-
houser, daughter of the president of the First National Bank of Hunting-
burg. Mr. and Mrs. Stimson are now on an extended wedding trip and
upon their return will take up their residence in Huntingburg.

This marriage is the culmination of a romance extending back through
grammar-school days, as the present bride and groom have been sweet-
hearts since that time.

F. A. Stimson is now the active head of the Stimson interests at
Huntingburg.

Death of a War Drum Manufacturer

In the death of Anthony Miller in Spring Lake, N. J., early in June,
at the age of ninety, an interesting character passed from the scene.
He was a manufacturer of drums with which the Union armies were
equipped during the Civil war. In addition to making drums in his
factory, he shouldered bis musket and went

the front with the

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Sercncb N«w York r«i;linrDl. He wai ■& »it«D>lT« woodworker In, otbcr
IIDM Iban dninis. II<- xpfrliilliFd on plann li>e« and oo coundlns bourd*.
Fy>r yrmn he (upplird thr>p ■rtlrlo to plnno rankfm on tbc rsclflc cooat,
MOdlog hli product! on Mlllni: Hhlpn arnund Cii|>o Horn.

Death of Overton W. Price
On June 11 occtirrrd the dratb of Overton \V. I'rlcc nl Ibe home of
bl* motber near Aabrvlllc, N. C, at tbe aec of Ihlrty-nloo. lie wan
form.rlv n-~.Hlnt,- I'nlled Stale* forentrr under GIfford Ptochot. lit bad
l> h for Rome time and recently nuffered a nervous break-

il ii> iho niuunlalnH of wexicrn North Carolina In hope

ilth. Ills boine wnii in Alexandria, Vn. He leavet
a lilldren. Mr. I'rlce was one of the nio8t competent

totiii^ii lu ilic lulled Slates, bavlne received hiii education and much
of bin eiperlence In the schools and forests of Cierninny. He was a man
of sreal executive ability and was an earnest worker. He enjoyed tbe
confldence of Mr. rtncbot and was one of bis ablest helpers In forestry
and other conservation work Since severing his connection with the
Forest Service Mr. Price bad been connected with the American Forestry
Association, of which he was vice-president. He was a member of and
active worker In a number of associations, including the National Gco-
craphlcal Society. He recently spent some months In British Columbia
orcanliing the forest service of that province.

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Pertinent Information

Want No Rate Beduction
Full.- tiiuliir cou.-uming lirms of Spartu. Tcnn.. huvo protosK-d to the
Tennessee Hallruad Commission against the proposed reduction of lum-
ber rates to Nashville from points on the N. C. & St. Louis Railway.
Tbe reduction bad been asked for by the Nashville Lumbermen's Club
and the Nashville Business Men's Association. The four Arms which
Qled tbe protest were, Cumberland Lumber Compony, the Carter-Potter
Company, the Sparta Spoke Factory, and Lee & Forchoe, all of Sparta.
Opposition to lower rates to Na.sbville were based on the allegation that
such rates would take timber away from those componles and send It to
Nashville, and that Nashville already has rates so low that It can
compete on the most advantageous terms to herself with the firms at
Sparta. The reduction In rates asked for, It Is asserted, would drive
the Sparta Arms out of business.

Decision in Knoxrille Case
At Washington, D. C, on June 18 tbe Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion decided what is known as tbe Knoxville rate case, which concerns
lumber rates to Kubxville and I>enoir City, Tenn., from points on the
Mobile division of the Southern Railway between Mobile and Marlon
Junction, and from points between Selma, Ala., and Meridian, Miss. The
commission decided that an increase of one cent per 100 pounds from
Decatur and Sbellleld was Justifled. and the carriers were authorized
to establish a t\velve-cent rate' from Decatur and a thlrteen-cent rate
from Sheffield.

Car Snrplnses and Shortages

The statement of car surpluses and shortages as Issued ou June 15
by Tbe American Railway Association, shows a reduction in surplus
cars, the surplus, however, being still larger than for any corresponding
date since 1909. The surplus on June 15 was 232,994, against 242.572
cars on June 1, a year ago, and a shortage of 660 cars on June 10,
1914, against 770 cars on June 1. 1914.

A Book About Lumber

A book of 352 pages, with the title "Lumber and Its Uses." Is the
work of Royal S. Kellogg of Wausau, Wis., secretary of the Northern
Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. Tliere are few men
In tbe United States better qualified to write intelligently of lumber than
-Mr. Kellogg. Figuratively speaking, he "has been through tbe mill." He
was for several years in charge of the Office of Utilization of the United
State Forest Service at Washington, and bis work there brought blm In
contact with all branches of wood manufacturing, as well as with all
lines of work in the forests. He wrote the government report on "The
Forests of Alaska," after a personal Investigation extending over thou-
sands of miles in that territory. Since he took the secretaryship of tbe
Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association be has been
active in tbc business end of lumbering.

His book deals principally, as its title Implies, with the uses of tbe
principal commercial woods of the United States. It gives figures on
weight, strength, color and other properties and qualities : and in pre-
paring tbe tables and diagrams, of which be makes abundant use, be
avails himself of the latest and most authentic figures.

He has written bis book with the special object in view of making It
serviceable to the architect and builder. In fact, the work was published
by The Radford Architectural Company of Chicago. It is amply illus-
trated and Indexed. Tbe discussion of prices presents the factors which
govern the cost of lumber ; and the cost of various styles of houses in
different regions is presented in an interesting analysis.

Protest Against Duty on Beaded Stock

111.- protiut of W. .M. Crouible & Co. iin.l ..ih.r N. w York imimrlera
UEalnst a rullni: of the Trennury departniiiii iii>»cni.|nii a duty at the rat*
of tltlei'n percent ad lalorem on beadc-d utmk wiis ark'Ui-d before the Board
of General Appralx'rs last we<'k. This U the heemid protest In a lumber
rase under Ibe new tariff act, the first IuvhIvIub a similar rullUK In lb*
case of novelty Hiding and was di-ilded lu favor of the Importem. Tbe
whole record In this latest cane Is slmilnr to that lu the novelty aiding
case and the testimony waa all to the effi'rt that bi'nded stock is made lu
a Hlngle operation producing tbe Imd while the lumliir Is being planed
and tungued and grooved. Tbc Uovi-rnnicnt contended that the bead effect
made the lumber dutiable becnUM- It was further mnnufaclured than
planecl and longtied and Krooved, which material la free of duty under
paruKraph 647 of the new tariff Oct. Duty at fifteen percent <kJ lolorem
means approximately ?;!.iio per thousand, while under the old tariff tbc
tax wuB but $1.50.

The case will be diclded on the facts brought out at tbe bearing unless
the Government produces some evidence In support of Ita contention. A
liecislon is expected in September.

Building Operations f on May

Ilulldlng operations for May ran Jilong nl an almost perfect pace with
I hose of May last year. The difference In volume was only a small trac-
tion of one per cent. Official reports of the building permits Issued in 70
cities, received by tbe American Cuntractor, Chicago, aggregate a total
of $72,077,112 for the month as lorapared with $72,251,005 fof May,
1913. Of the 70 gains were shown by 37 and losses by 33.

The more notable Instances of Improvement in building activities are
as follows: Omaha, 140 per cent gain; South Bend, 100 per cent; Minne-
apolis. 98 per cent; Grand Itapids, 93; I'itUburgh, 80; Albany, 77; Man-
hattan, New York, 70; Toledo, 65.

For the first five months of tbe year the building permits Issued by
these cities totaled $297,275,608, as compared with $31,3,175,470 for the
corresponding five months of 1913, a decrease of 5 per cent. The detailed
statement Is as follows :

Par Cent
City— May, 1914 May, 1918 Gain Loss

Akron $ 890.680 $ S84,880 . ,.. 32

Albany 669,660 309,666 42

Atlanta 782.299 771.667 ... 6

Baltimore 1,082,200 835.147 28

Boston 674.968 2.614,400 ... 74

Budalo 1,124,000 1,668,000 ... 28

Cedar Rapids 821.000 208,000 »

Chattanooga 78,400 70,800 11

Chicago 6,910,150 8,916,600 ... 22

Cincinnati 1,181.716 790,672 49

Cleveland 2,201,820 1,058,028 12

Columbus 841,000 018,888 37

Dallas 840.100 1,107,406 ... 61

Dayton 486,671 64,826 696

Denver 218,080 224,480 ... 8

Detroit 3.038.926 3.000,646 ... 22

Duluth 340,308 282,760 20

Evansvllle 168,186 188,698 ... 8

Ft. Wayne 352.376 237,250 48

Grand Rapids 304,759 820,957 ... 6

Harrlsburg 129,176 124,050 4

Hartford 4.'(0,159 674,530 ... 86

Indianapolis 1,547,787 1,088,479 42

Kansas City 1.177.916 1.129,660 4

Lincoln 88,982 131.095 ... 82

Little Rock 117,286 169,418 ... 81

Loa Angeles 1,478.708 8,736,410 ,.. 60

Louisville 459.880 367,460 28

Manchester 149.805 206.917 ... 28

Memphis 804,696 417,412 ... 47

Milwaukee 1,684,989 1,390,866 21

Minneapolis 3,160,685 1,260,648 160

Newark 809,288 1,688,706 ... 82

New Haven 807,200 361,936 ... 13

New Orleans 204.687 418,086 ... 61

New York:

.Manhattan 8.656,959 4.926.644 76

Bronx 1,610,288 3,247.084 ... 63

Brooklyn 8,852,523 8,100,670 24

Boro. of Queens 2,800,879 2,038,006 13

Boro. of Richmond 350,168 442,406 ... 21

Total 16,679,782 13,755.620 21

Oakland 366.728 1,282.145 ... 71

Oklahoma 28,162 18.445 88

Omaha 1.146.863 477.000 140

Paterson 178,471 101.660 71

Peoria 272,016 607.488 ... 65

Philadelphia 6,264,040 4,170.005 80

Pittsburgh 1,M12.209 84L716 89

Portland n '.S.880 848.830 ... 24

Richmond 370,034 202,081 26

Rochester 1,843,781 1,078,387 22

Salt Lake City 800,914 240,776 26

San Francisco 1.781,148 1,728,244 8

St. Joseph 88,467 98,825 .,. 7

St. Louis 1,017,000 900,000 18

St. Paul 1,808,214 1,074.108 40

Scranton 104,161 140,637 ... 26

."S.altle 809,406 683.380 18

Shrrveport 106,800 158,870 ... 83

.'5IOUX City 196,888 169,135 23

South Bend 466.956 233.030 100

Spokane 103..-.42 1,344.990 ... 92

Sprmgfleld, III 108.17.' 120.040 ... 10

Syracuse 318.00.-. 276,375 15

Tacoma 187,391 231.902 ... 19

Toledo 792,189 479,930 65

Topeka 33.291 121.204 ... 72

Washington 1,054,404 976,332 8 ..

Wllkes-Barre 58.978 83.256 ... 1

Worcester 645.401 884,047 ... 27

Total .. .$72,077,112 $72,251,905 ... 0

HARDWOOD RECORD

Wood Imports and Exports for April

The Imports of wood of all kinds into (he United States during April,
1914, are given beiow :

Briar root .$ 27.876

Logs and round timbers 109,357

Cabinet woods 513,876

PuiDwood 456,695

Other manufactured wood 166,663

Boards, pianlvS, etc 1,092,223

Lath 71,015

Shingies 260,084

Furniture 72,489

Chair cane 35,163

Wood puip 1,378,652

All other manufactures 378,549

Value of total imports $4,562,672

Total for April, 1913, $4,334,842.

Gain of imports over corresponding month last year, $227,830.

Tne exports for April, 1914, were as given below :

Round timber $ 320,426

Other unmanufactured wood ' 22.651

Hewed and sawed timber 1,313,368

Lumber 5,059,038

Joists and scantling 10,389

Other manufactures of wood 2,622,548

Total exports $9,348,420

The exports for the corresponding month in 1913 were valued at $11,-
149,692, a falling off of $1,801,272.

Wisconsin's Industrial Commission

The State Industrial Commission of Wisconsin is staying pretty close
to its job. Judging by the amount of work it is doing. Within the past
year it has published six reports, aggregating more than two hundred
pages, dealing with industrial affairs in the state. The titles of these re-
ports, as they are given below, outline the scope of the various investiga-
tions :

"Worltmens Compensation," from July 1, 1912, to June 30, 1913.

"Shop Lighting," a handbook for superintendents and electricians.

"Infections and Their Prevention," shop bulletin No. 5.

"Accidents Caused by Objects Striking Workmen."

"Gear Accidents and Their Prevention. '

"Child Labor, with Explanatory Notes."

Barge Traffic Ceases

The barge Excel which for years has carried forest products on the
Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers, has made its last trip in that capacity.
It arrived in New Orleans, towed by the tug Horn, late in May. The
particular class of goods which has been carried by this barge is oak
wagon and carriage material, and wooden harness parts, manufactured
by Peckinpaugh, Harrison & Co. at its mill at Alton. Ind., and consigned
to the factory in New Orleans. A large part of the material used in their
factory has been transported in this way. The trip just made, however,
is the last of the kind, and the barge has been withdrawn from service
and offered for sale.

Michigan Forest Fires in May

From May 11 to 22 there were 127 forest fires on the lower penin-
sula, Michigan, running over 49,470 acres, and doing damage to the
extent of $4,000. This is the substance of a report to Chief Warden
Hickok by the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association's fire
wardens. Nineteen fires were due to railroads, seventy-seven to settlers.
and the others to fishermen and other agencies. This shows a markeil
improvement over last year in the fires caused by railroads.
Wliat Dry Rot Is

Dry rot, a term applied to a certain kind of decay in timber, is not
aptly named. Decay of wood is caused by fungus, and this plant cannot
live without water. Consequently, without dampness, wood will not rot.
When wood is said to rot on account of dryness, it is simply a case of
appearances being misleading. The fungus which produces dry rot. or
one of the fungi, is classified as yneruUus lachri/maus. The name fur-
nishes the key to the method by which the decay is produced. The dry
rot fungus has no English name, but lachrymaus means "weeping." That
is what happens. The fungus possesses the power of collecting drops of
water from the air. This produces the dampness at the spot where decay
is taking place. The air is nearly always damp enough to supply the
necessary drops of water, which the fungus is able to condense into
globules and deliver the"m where needed. Dry rot usually takes place in
basements, beneath or between floors, and near the base of walls. The
air in such situations generally contains more or less moisture, although
the casual observer takes it for granted that it is dry and concludes that
decay which occurs there is induced without dampness.

Movement to Use More Wood in House Building

There is a movement in England as well as in this country, to use
more wood in house building. In England the frame structure is com-
monly called a "timbered house." A recent issue of the London Timber
Neics says that the charm of such houses, many of which are to be found
in England, not only appeals strongly to lovers of the picturesque at
home, but also favorably impresses tourists from all parts of the world.
There is a belief that the timbered house is coming into its own again,
and certainly a decided revival of this particular kind of Elizabethan
house would be something of a boon to the timber trade, and in some

measure compensate for the loss occasioned by changes in other depart-
ments of building construction. The Shakespeare compound, the building
known as the office, and a house, in the main street of Stratford-on-Avon,
are among the most notable of timbered houses, and these are visited an-
nually by thousands of people. Coventry also can boast of a timbered
house that is in a sense unique, and here timbering may be seen at its
best. Quaint old Chester is famous for its streets of timbered houses,
the upper stories of which project over the pavement, and afford the
padestrian shade from the sun and protection from rain. At Oxford there
are many timbered houses lovely in their simplicity of architecture, while
at Lincoln one finds a foil for these in still other timbered structures filled
with a delightful mixture of beams and plaster. In conclusion, let the
timber trade do what it can to help the timbered houses along, thus helping
itself and adding ornament to the dv.'ellings of the land.
Japanese Oak
The London Timber Trades Journal says that the color of Japanese
oak is similar to the oak of Europe and is very uniform, and that it is im-
possible in finished work to distinguish it from Austrian or other Euro-
pean. It is closer in texture and grain, and consequently finer, and on the
whole slightly heavier in weight, and a little more porous. The medul-
lary ray is finer, which makes the clash or figure slightly smaller, but
not less pleasing in appearance. The uniformity of color is a great
advantage as compared with the great variety of tints which are to be
found in the produce of American oaks. The annual layers of growth
are much closer and smaller, so that it takes a much greater length of
time to produce the same size than in other countries. The marketable
timber comes from mature trees of great age, and grown in virgin forests
which provide the most free from knots or branches, with the straightest,
soundest hearts of any known oak. The result is that in conversion the
largest percentage of clean, sound timber can be obtained. Its principal

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co., Alexandria, Louisiana

fill

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Manufacturers of High Grade Hardwoods "'r/sSomEr

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS

ASH OAK CYPRESS GUM

.11 stock band sawn, well manufactured, carefully graded, good aver-
age widths and high percentage ot 14 and 16 ft. lengths.
No manipulation of grades.

ronHumers'
inquiries de«ired

AT HALF PRICE

STEAM SKIDDER

AND LOADER COMBINED

GOGEBIC LUMBER CO.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 1 1 1 W. Washington Street

CHICAGO

RED GUM

AMERICAS FINEST CABINET WOOD

Consider its good qualities.

It has strength.

Can be brought to a very smooth sur-
face and consequently will take
high polish in finishing.

Will not split easily.

Runs strong to wide widths and long
lengths.

Is not easily marred or dented.

It can be supplied flat and straight —
free of warp and twist.

Has beauty, color, life and character.

Considering its numerous good quali-
ties, it is the lowest priced good
hardwood on the market today.

We are the largest producers of Gum

in the world.
Have a large and well assorted stock

on hand at all times.
Can manufacture special thicknesses

on short notice.

We guarantee

QUICK SHIPMENTS
GOOD GRADES
DRY STOCK
GOOD WIDTHS
GOOD LENGTHS
SATISFACTION

Band mills at

HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE. ARK.

GREENVILLE, MISS.

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington St.

CHICAGO

fmili la an over rl|>ruriui, oo doubt due to lla (real agv, which mulU Id
B oTtaln ■iiiouDt of lirowo iitrraki aod a mnall quanllljr of doxry or toxj
wood. It HcaiODii qiilrkly and fumm rnally, and nlini |iro|>rrly araaoncd
■tnnda well. Work cnn lie aafeljr eiiTuted from nrtinrlally dralcrated
limber, and If due care be taken no atirlnknce or other trouble will be eipe-
rli'nced. It la aiM-clalljr aullable for Ooorlne. The nne, allky, cloae (rain
makes It particularly aulted for the wa-nr r^iulred from doorInK, and the
mild, alralcbt Krain adapta It for preparation and Inylnit. It alno la very
aultabic for veneerlni:, and eapeclnlly «o for knifcrut work and three-ply.

Increased Value of Farm Buildings

bare

The value of tlii> fiirm bulldlnRH In thr I'nilfd Slatea la
Increased »i,708.Kli:.():f.' for lUOO I<> lOlO. nie Increase was due to new
bulldlnm of auOlclent value lo makr Kood the depreciation In Ihe old, and
to add 77.8 per cent to the flcurea for I'.tOO. Thla means that fl7a.HHl.203
were added each year to the wealth which farmers have In Ihelr bulldlnKS.
Lumbermen who view with some alarm Ihe Inroads which cement and
olber building materlols are makluR on Ihe farms, Kliould not conclude too
hastily that lumber Is IosIdk ground. The worst that can be aald for It
iR that It Is not Rcttlni; all the buslncBS In that line. Suballtuli's are tak-
ing some of It, but It Is reasonably certain that the sales of lumber are
acually increasing on farms, Dotwithslanding the showing made there by
substitutes.

New York Hickory Trees in Danger

It Is said thot a very serious dancer menaces the hickory trees In
various parts of the stale of New York, ond the trouble may extend to
other places. In some regions a large percentage (sometimes as bigb
as eighty per cent) of the hickories have been killed by the hickory bark
beetle, a small Insect which lives between Ihe Inner bark and sapwood of
Ibc trees and by means of Us tunnels cuts off the How of sap lo Ihe
upper part of the tree. The hickory tree In the Infested region Is doomed
both as a shade tree and from a commercial standpoint unless active work
Is done to check this Insect. This can be done only by cutting the trees
killed the previous season and so disposing of the bark and branches aa
to destroy the young living Insects wllbln. The best way is to burn the
entire tree or submerge It In woter for two weeks.

To Bridge the Mississippi at New Orleans

A plan twenty years old seems In a fair way now to be carried out, oy
which the Mississippi river, four miles above New Orleans, will be bridged.
It has been supposed that no bridge could be built south of Baton Rouge
on account of the deep sand and treacherous ground forming the river's bed
and banks. It has been ascertained, boncver, that foundations can be
had tour miles above New Orleans by sinking the piers 170 feet beneath
the level of low water. That will be seventy feet bilovv the bottom of the
river bed, as the stream Is 100 feet deep In low water and about 120 feet
at the flood stage. The floor of the proposed bridge will be 105 feet above
low water level. The height of the piers from foundation lo floor of the
bridge will be 275 feet. The foundations will not rest on solid rock, but
on coarse sand.

No one seems to know how deep It would be necessary to dig to find
bed rock. At Jennings. La., the sand goes down at least 2.000 feet, aod
a cypress log was recently penetrated at that depth by an oil well auger.
Apparently the river on the Gulf of Mexico has fllled the land to that
depth. Engineers express no doubt that Ihe sand at 170 feel will afford
ample foundation for the bridge, although it will be an enormously heavy
structure. The main span will be 1.070 feet long of cantilever type.

The total length of the steel structure will he over two miles, aod Its
maximum height from the foundation to the top of the lowers will be 450
feet. The width is to be forty feet. The bridge wllh its approaches will
be six and a half miles long.

The total cost of the bridge will be $6,000,000. The slow and costly
process of ferrying all trains across the Mississippi on the lower several
hundred miles of the river is responsible for the revival of the movement
lo construct the bridge. It Is believed that railroads will save enough
In a short time to pay for the bridge, and the commercial Importance of
Now Orleans and the surrounding region will be greatly increased.

Kauri Pine Gum
Kauri pine gum is valuable in the manufacture of varnish. It comes
from New Zealand. Some of It is procured from the living trees by tapping
In a manner somewhat similar to that practiced on the southern yellow
pines of this country, and some is dug from the ground and Is known ai
fossil gum. The latter Is more Important In commerce, but the former is ol
better quality. The fossil gum is found beneath the surface of the ground
in regions where no trees are now found. It is the most durable remains
of former forests which disappeared ages ago. The area which Is known
to contain the fossil gum covers 914,000 acres. Since 185.3 the exports
of the gum from New Zealand have totaled $.85,000,000 In value. In 1912
the exports were 8,014 tons, worth $2,500,000. The lowest grade Is
worth $25 a Ion, the best $1,800. There is believed to be a supply for
many years. The New Zealand government, which owns the best gum
land, docs not encourage over-production. The purpose is to keep up a
moderate supply which will maintain good prices. Nearly the whole of
the gum digging is done by 6,000 Austrlans who constitute the only Im-
liortant foreign labor element in New Zealand.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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Forestry Exhibits for Teachers

The American Forestry Association plans to talte an important part In
forestry Instruction in July at Chautauqua, N. Y. It will be the asso-
ciation's midsummer meeting and the 8,000 teachers who will then be at
Chautauqua will be entertained by lectures and moving pictures illus-
trating the tree's battle for life from the time it emerges from the seed
until it is finally swallowed up in a forest fire, or is cut into lumber and
goes to market. Some of the best known foresters of this country and
Canada will be present, as well as men thoroughly posted in the lumber
business. The two days which will be given to teachers will be July
9 and 10,

Wood Preservatives Consumed Annually

The American Wood Preservers' .\ssociatIon. in co-operation with the
Forest Service, has compiled statistics showing the use of wood preserva-
tives in the United States In 1913, The report, which was written by
Clark W. Oould, of the Forest Service, has just been published.

In 101 :i ninety-three wood-preserving plants in the United States con-
sumed liiS.;'.7.'3,359 gallons of creosote oil, 26,466,803 pounds of dry zinc
chloride. :',,SS.'!,7.'!S gallons of miscellaneous liquid preservatives, and
small amounts of corrosive sublimate.

With 1boso preservatives the plants treated 1.5.'!,613,888 cubic feet of
material, or 21.0 per. cent more than in the preceding year. Estimating
the material which was treated but not reported, the total is placed
at 161,000,000 cubic feet.

The quantity of preservatives used in 1913 was approximately eighty
per cent more than In 1908.

Railroad ties constitute the largest class of timbers treated. In 1911
the numl)er was 31,141,231 in the United States, and in 1913 more than
40,000,000. About thirty per cent of all the ties used in 1913 In the
country were treated.

The number of poles given preservative treatment in 1913 was 147,913,
an incrense exceeding 100 per cent over 1912. In the same year more
than 11.700.000 lineal feet of piling were treated.

Birds and Trees

It is claimed that certain birds are so closely associated with a certain
kind of tree that they cannot live without it. It is thought that the
spruce hen of Alaska would become extinct if the spruce forests should
be destroyed. There is historical evidence that a beautiful bird, called
capercalzie, ceased to exist in Ireland some centuries ago when the last
pine forests there were destroyed. The pine foliage furnished a hiding
place for the bird and it seemed to be incapable of accommodating itself
to new environments wlien its old associations were broken up, although
there have always been plenty of trees in Ireland to afford shelter and
retreats for those birds.

The Heaviest American Wood

It is generally considered that the heaviest .\merican wood is the
black ironwood of Florida (lihamnidium ferrcum). A thousand feet of
the lumber, absolutely dry, weights 13,500 pounds. It is doubtful if as
much as one thousand feet of this lumber was ever cut at one time.
The tree is scarce, and the trunk is short and small. Few logs as much
as eight inches in diameter can be found. The tree is confined to the
extreme soutli of Florida. It is an evergreen with leaves somewhat re-
sembling those of live oak. In addition to its great weight, the wood is
very hard and strong, though brittle. It is of slow growth. In color It
Is rich orange l>rown. As might be expected, the wood is seldom met with
In commercial transactions. It apparently possesses no properties which
recommend it to special uses.

Redeeming the Sandhills

The Jack pines which were planted some years ago as an experiment
on the sandhills of western Nebraska, have flourished as well as on their
native hills and sands of the northern country. Trees ten years old are
being cut for fence posts. With preservative treatment to hinder decay,
the posts give good service. The Nebraska sand hills have been regarded
as a pretty hard proposition from the tree planter's standpoint. It is
supposed that a natural growth of western yellow pine once covered
Bome spots ; but climatic conditions and the periodic fires set by Indians
destroyed the timber long ago, and great difficulty has been experienced
In getting trees to live there. Jack pine is not a very desirable tree on
general principles, but its ability to survive the dry summers assures it
a welcome on the sand hills.

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Hardwood 'News Notes

< MISCELLANEOUS >

The Abram Flooring Company has been organized at Buffalo, N, T„
to manufacture oak and maple flooring. It is said that there is demand
In the city for the product which this company will turn out, as little
flooring of this kind has been made in Buffalo recently.

It is reported from Monroe, La., that the Grayling Lumber Company
has completed the install.-ition nf a hardwood flooring and finish depart-

Panels of
Perfection

There comes a time in the history of
progressive manufacturers when they
reach such a degree of quality in their
product that every piece is an advertise-
ment in itself.

This is responsible for the adoption and
use of the trade mark, that he who runs
may read and know at a glance where the
quality goods bearing the trade mark were
produced.

We have adopted the trade mark which
you see in this advertisement. It is a
simple little design with a world of
meaning for the furniture manufacturer
who wishes a guarantee on the panels he
incorporates in his product.

A plant equipped with highly specialized
machinery and craftsmen, an experienced
purchasing department with a glue labo-
ratory behind it, ample capital, and a
policy that holds customers justify our
use of this trade mark.

Our Specialties are Circassian Walnut,
Mahogany and Quartered Oak.

New Albany
Veneering Company

New Albany, Ind.

51.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Hooton Hardwood Co.

M«nl.f«clur«-rt l.nd Wholr.nlcr.

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER.
LOGS AND TIMBER

CHOICE WHITE OAK

Even color — soft texture

7 cars — 4-4 Ists and 2nds Plain
12 cars— 4-4 No. 1 Com. Plain
5 cars — 4-4 No. 2 Com. Plain

Good widths and lengths — Dry

Also large stock all grades and
thicknesses plain Red Oak

Terre Haute, Indiana

"ANDREWS"

Transfer Cars

Cross or End Piling

Are of better, heavier design,
stronger construction, more
effectively cross-braced, and
run easier than any other good
Transfer Car offered.

Por details and prices —
Address DRIER DEPARTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO

iiK'ni In ronif'i'tlnn wltli It* yi-llow plDp mill. Rrd k'lim, poplar, and
onk will lip lianillril.

TliP Wlarnnaln nuprctnc court Iim bi'<-n mllcd U|>on to pnaa on lb*
conntltullonallty uf tin- Slalp rorfilr)' law whicb ■ulliorUrii ilu' purcbkM
of laod. plnnlliiK of tn-on. nnci protccllnit ilnilwr lanil nKnliiKl Orr.

Thp JaiDPii Mllllkan llnrilwood I.uidImt Curapany of IndlanapolU, lod..
liB« hoea lDcor|>orati'<l wllb authorlni'd capital utocli of |,'iU,00<l.

Arllclcii of liicorporallon bavc lM-«n ncciinil liy tbr Wi'nt liiimbor Com-
pany with licadquarterH at Warren. I'n. A capital utock of tKMi.OOO la
aiilhorlii'd.

'IVo new conipnnlcii handling foD'nt prodiicm bavi- been Incorpuratrd
for bualnoHH In New Jersey, both witli bendntiariera at Newark. Tbe
Clinton Door Company'* capital Block Ik J'.'O.ooo, and the Rlremlde llox
nnd Lumber Company la t2ri,000.

The Iron City Lumber Company of YouDgiitown, O., ba» IncrcaMd
ilK capital stock to »200,000.

Incorporation papers have been Rranted the MclTor & Crotaer Lumber
Company which will have headquarter* at Detroit, Mich. Ita autborlied
cnpllai Is ?.%0,000.

The Siovall .Show Cone & MnnufacturInK Oompnny of Atlanta, (;a..
Iins been recently roorcanlzed.

It Is reported that Kiinkk- BrotherK of Uloomlnk'ton. III., will rebuild
their furniture plant In that city In the near future.

Specifications have been prepared for InrRo addition* to the Orand
Rapids Chair Company's plant on Monroe avenue, near the Grand Trunk
Railroad bridge. In Grand Rapids, MIeh.

The Boyce Lumber & Realty Company, Ltd., Boyce. La.. advUe* that
the company Is moving Its mill from the old site at Joiner* Spur, three
rallcs east of Boyce, to the new location near the corporate limit* of the
town of Boyce.

-< CHICAGO >•-

capital stock to »75.O00.

The Chlcapo Piano Bench Co.
The head ofllce Is In CblcaKo. III.

.\n Involuntary petition In bankruptcy has been filed In tbe case of
Whilely-Bonks Company of Chicago.

William K. Gustlne of the Cummer Manufacturing Company, Cadillac,
Mich., accompanied by his wife, favored Hardwood Recobd with a tail
on June 24. Mr. and Mrs. Gustlne stopped at Chicago en route to the
I'aciflc coast.

C. A. Barnuni, engineer in charge of the cruise and engineering de-
partment of the L. E. Campbell Lumber Company. Detroit, Mich., was In
Chicago for a couple of days the latter part of last week. Mr. Barnum
reports that that deportment Is mnking rapid strides In developing a big
demand for this service.

Max L. Pease of the Galloway-Pease Lumber Company. Poplar Bluff,
Mo., and Saginaw, Mich., was In Chicago on business a week ago.

Walter N. Kelly, Detroit, Mich., spent a few days on business In the
local market last week.

E. V. Knight of the New .\lbany Veneering Company, New Albany,
Ind., spent several days the early part of last week visiting the Chicago
trade.

J. T. McRobcrts. secretary and sales manager of the lloolon Hard-
wood Company, Terre Haute, Ind., spent last week calling on the local
trade.

Thomas McFarland of Cairo, III., was In Chicago for several days last
week, leaving direct from Chicago for the National Hardwood Lumber
A.ssoclallon convention at Buffalo.

Other prominent members of the National association »vho spnnt several
days here in conference prior to going to Buffalo were Chorles H.
Barnaby, Greencaslle. Ind. ; L. W. Ford. Goodlander-Robertson Lumber
Company. Memphis. Tenn. ; J. W. Dickson. Memphis, Tenn.

G. C. Robson, sales manager of the Helncman Lumber Company. Mer-
rill. Wis., Is spending a week In Chicago and adjacent territory on
business.

Willis Ward, one of the trustees of the estate of David Ward, has
been In Chicago for several days making arrangements for the final
disposition of the .S.OOO acres of hardwood slumpagc left of the original
acres of the late Mr. Ward.

E. S. Bryant, forest Inspector of the United States Forest Service, has
been spending several days In Chicago lining up a plan of work In con-
nection with a new department in the Forest Service which will take
.Mr. Br.vant to a great many of the larger hardwood operators, the pur-
pose being to Interest them in a feasible pinn of ronsf-rving thoir second-
growth stumpagc.

=-< NEW YORK >-=

.Tudge Hand has confirmed a composition of the Empire St.ite Wood
Working Company, the Bronx, of 100 cents on the dollar payable in
monthly notes beginning August 1, 1914, and extending to May 1. 1915.

Sam E. Barr reports a much better demand for hardwood flooring
and from the number of inquiries coming In he counts the prospects for
trade in that line as very good. Mr. Barr represents the Kerry &
Hanson Flooring Company, of Grayling, Mich., manufacturing the chief
l,r.TiKl nf maple flooring.

1". M. .Tolisnn. forincrlv with Wm. Whitmer & Sons and later with

HARDWOOD RECORD

the Dare Lumber Company, will join the Robert K. Sizer & Co. forces
July 1. He is a man of wide experience and executive ability and
should work into the duties -of his new office in regular Sizer style.
He is known in all the coast markets and mill points.

Cohen Bros., Neversink, N. Y., is a partnership formed by Hyman and
Philip Cohen to cut New York state hardwoods. They are sons of
J. Cohen, the Metropolitan retailer and both have had experience
in the lumber business. Hyman Cohen is head of the concern and will
be in active charge of operations up state where they have several stands
of hardwood timber of good second growth.

The oiHce of the new Lumbtrmen's Mutual Casualty Insurance Com-
pany, is showing great hustling these days. The new compensation law
goes into effect July 1 and there is lots of work to be done in con-
nection with writing the business. The local trade is going in with
the company in good numbers.

The J. Marcus Wood Working Company has gone into bankruptcy ;
liabilities are $06,000 and assets $40,000.

--<, BUFFALO y.

The National hardwood convention appears to have been very satisfac-
tory to all concerned. The visitors were very complimentary In their
expressions of opinion and certainly the local members of the trade
exerted themselves to make them comfortable. There was no distinction
as to class of lumber handled here. If anyone handled lumber here, he
turned in and helped. TTie procession of nine trolley cars that made the
Niagara Gorge trip carried with it members of practically every local
lumber concern of any prominence. Quite a number of the firms were
represented by their entire membership, even where the list included three
or four people. Somebody was always on hand to see that everything
proceeded properly. This efficiency was due largely to the numerous and
lengthy committee meetings held before the convention.

R. D. McLean has returned from a trip of several weeks to Cuba, buying
mahogany logs for the new McLean Mahogany & Cedar Company. He
has lately been making a business trip to the West.

The Yeager Lumber Company, Inc., reports hard,wood trade as quiet,
but the movcnunt is a little better this month than last. The ordinary
snap of this time of the year Is, however, missing.

The Atlantic Lumber Company Is now nicely settled in its new office —
the former Scatcherd quarters on Seneca street. The office building has
been renovated and is now very convenient and comfortable.

The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company reports a pretty fair trade this
month, stating, however, that most of the orders are for quick shipment
and that quantities are not large.

The National Lumber Company reports the flooring trade in both oak
and maple as picking up a little, although it is not so active as usual at
this season. Flooring is coming in steadily to fill the newly-completed
storehouse.

H. S. Janes, formerly of this city and who for a long time made this the
base of his operations, was here during the convention of the hardwood
lumber association. He is now selling timber lands at Greenfield, Mass.

B. F. Ridley has been in Pennsylvania this month, shipping beech, birch
and oak for Davenport & Ridley. Trade in these woods is reported rather
light at present.

T. Sullivan & Co. have been selling a pretty fair quantity of brown ash
this month, this being one of the most active woods at the yard. More
lake lumber will be brought in later this season.

Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling report oak as in larger demand than other
hardwoods, though trade is not very active. Mixed-ear buying continues
the policy of most buyers.

Taylor & Crate appear to be advancing about as fast as cotton-planters
as in lumber operations, perhaps from the fact that their cut-over territory
is increasing all the time. They have lately reported that their Missis-
sippi sawmills have been working this spring almost at a record-breaking
rate, turning out oak chiefly.

•< PHILADELPHIA >•

The mill of Currie & Campbell at Jacksonville, N. C, was visited by
fire on June 7, in which sawmill and boiler house were destroyed. As
there was no wind the rest of the plant was saved. Their stock com-
plete was undamaged consequently. J. H. Campbell says there will be
no hitch in the filling of orders. The mill will be rebuilt as rapidly
as possible.

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Guenther have closed their apartments at Hamil-
ton Court, and taken the George R. Sinnickson cottage on Valley road,
Paoli, Pa., where with their son, J. Jordan Guenther, they will spend
the summer.

The Ryan Wagon Company, 1406 and 8 North Front street, and two
adjoining buildings were destroyed by Are on June 12, causing a loss
of about $15,000.

John E. Challenger, for many years connected with the Reading
Railroad, as assistant to J. Lowrie Bell, traffic manager, died sud-
denly on June 13. At the time of his death he was head of the
Challenger Car Demurrage Record Company. Land Title building. Mr.
'Challenger was personally well known to the local lumber trade. He
was fifty-six years old.

SPECIAL PRICE

FOR QUICK SALE:

No. 1 Com. Hickory No. 1 Com. Ash

3 cars 2"

3 cars 2i4" to 4"

No. 1 Plain Oak

6 cars 1"

4 cars l%"
2 cars 2"

3 cars 2"

No. 1 Com. Poplar

1 car j;s"

2 cars }i"
2 cars I3/2"
1 car 2"

Goodlander-Robertson
Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOOD LUMBER

Yards and Office:

Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn.

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No Animals in This Yard

DRY:

1 car s/s"

FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 2/4'

FAS Plain Red Oak

5 cars 4/4

" FAS Plain Red Oak

1 car 5/4'

' FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 4/4

" FAS La. Red Cypress

2 cars 5/4

" Red Gum (wide & mostly 16')

D. K.

Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

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HARDWOOD RECORD

Dermott I and and Lumber Company
1)1 KMOTT, ARK.

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, 12 4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Ga. BIdg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

Uigh Quality — Prompt DcUieri/

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. I Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1" Red or White Oak, all grades
Bmi ut ^^ '^"'' 1 ^^^ '""^ Sap Gum, al! grades

vour injuiriM The last two items are but one-hrif dry

On the Following Stock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

28.0W 5 8lI8- A up No. 1 *

230,000- 4/4 No. I Cominoa Poplar
31.000' 4 4il8" & up No. 1 &

Panel Poplar
95,000' 8/4 No. 2 Common Poplar
22,000' 12/4 Nos. 1 & 2 Poplar
30.000' 12/4 Select Poplar
12,000' 5/4 No«. 1 « 2 Qtd. Poplar
36.000' 8/4 No«. 1 & 2 Wormr

Chestnnt
74.000' 6/4 No.

Chptitnnt
81.000' 8/4 No.

rheatout
21.000' 6/4 Nofc 1 & 2 Bed Birch

8 4 Nos. I & '.: Red Birch
12/4 No«. I & 2 Ked Birch
16/4 No«. 1 * 2 Red Birch
4/4 Nox. 1 & 2 White Ash
4/4 No. 1 Common White

22.000' 12/4 No.

Ash

1.000' 16/4 No. 1 Common Plain

Oak
115.000' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain

Red Oak
13.000' 6/4 No. 1 Common Plain

Red Oak

56.000' 4/4 N
White Oak

The Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.

Kdward C. llrlll, vlo'iiresldeiit and trrnaiirer of J. U. Ilrlll A Co.,
pztenslvp trolli-y riir bulldiTK, died on Juur T, nitod ■lxly-lhre« jtmn.
.Mr. llrlll wiiM iiKHwIiitcd with tlio llrro nIho' Ik lH>i:lnnlDii.

Thomio II. lluirmnn of the J. 8. Kent t'unipiiny, r<-|>orl« trade erratic
— there lire ordcrii hen- and there, but prloeK arc off. J. Klinor Troth,
pr.nldent. will lake hi* family to Woodbury, N. J., for (he >'iininrr.

i:il B. Ilallowell of llnllowell & Soudir. Boyi Ibirc la no dearth of
InqulrlcH. but order* ure nubjecl to prlcei which In mnnt caiu'a are
dinicult to meet. Italph Souder han eatabllHhed bla family al Hay Head.
N. J., for the summer, and will run down there for the week enda.

J. W. Kloyd Ib out of the Klnyil Lumber Company, lo aaaoclalc him-
Bclf with the Gill Uimber Company. The company la now fully eatab-
llHhed In lis comnindloua oIDccb. lO.'ll I.ond Title bulldlne. It hereto-
fore bundled only .N'orlb Carolina plm- product, but will now lake up
biirdwnod, Bpruco and hemlock. li. S. lilll i-nys that durlns May and
so fiir In June the company bus bnd exo'lbnl buslncKB, but ailmlta that
It Ik obtained at a conslderoMi' co>(.

.< BOSTON y-

The serious six weekw' strike at thr luri;i' Wakefield plant of Hey-
wood Brothers & Wiikelleld Company havluK been settled after great
effort on the part of the public olIlclalR, the company and represenla-
llves of the employes, operation at full time was resumed, but within »
few days a portion of the men. said lo be tboac belonKlng lo the
A. F. of L., claimed dissatisfaction with the company's methods of
carrying out lis neroement Issuing from Ibe strike, and again walked
out. The company Immediately closed the factory for an Indeflnltc
period and discharged all employes from lis service. No Intimation Is
to be bad when the factory will reopen and the unfortunate situation
Is a severe hardship to all concerned.

The Boston & Southern Lumber Company was Incorporated at Boston
last week, with authorized capital of $35,000.

On .tunc 18 Boston was visited by another lorge lumber Are, the
principal losers being the Geo. McQucston Lumber Company, who aet
Its loss at $50,000. Of this amount $10,000 Is for new machlDery
which had been delivered and not set up. As this location In Eoat
Boston is within the newly established Are limits any building erected
there will have lo be entirely Drepioor conslniclion

=-< BALTIMORE >--

Richard P. Bacr of Richard P. Eacr i Co., manufacturers and whole-
salers of hardwoods, sailed ten days ago on the Mauretania from New
York for Europe, and will stay abroad perhaps two months. During
that time he will take In some of the sights, but will also give atten-
tion to business, getting in touch with connections of bis firm and
studying market conditions In various places. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Baer.

The Elsenhaucr-Macl^ea Company, wholesale dealer in hardwoods, with
extensive yards on South Central avenue, has undertaken to handle B
wood pulp product known as the Upson Processed Board, which is
manufactured by the Upson Company of Lockport, N. Y.. and is de-
signed as u substitute for laths and plaster. It has been on Ibe market
only a short time and Is said to be meeting with a good reception la
the trade. Among the advantages clajmed is that moisture will not
nITect It and that It will withstand other deteriorating influences.

.\mong the visiting lumbermen here within tlic last week was Howard
r.mkman, representing the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company,
wliich has its headquartcra at Scranlon. Mr. Buckman stated that be
has found the feeling In the trade rather better of late, and that there
appears to be more of a disposition lo buy.

A new enterprise is being undertaken by .John L. Alcock ft Co., the
well-known hardwood exporters here, with offices at Gay and Baltimore
streets. Mr. Alcock has made arrangements to act as n distributor of
Circassian walnut, and direct Importations will be made to Baltimore
from Batoum, Russia. The first shipment Is already under way, coming
by way of New York. It consists of sixty logs, and will be distributed
among manufacturers of veneers and other consumers. John L. Alcock
& Co. sec great possibilities for Baltimore as a distributing point for
Circassian walnut, and expect to build up a large trade.

=-< COLUMBUS >■-

The Domestic Lumber Company of Columbus, has Hied papers decreaa-
Ing its capital stock from $25,000 to $5,000.

The American Bung Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati has In-
creased Its capital from $50,000 to $60,000.

A number of Columbus lumber and saw flrms participated In the
Columbus-Made Exposition which was held In booths surrounding the
state house grounds June 8 to 13. Among the number were : The
Wlldermuths Bending Company and tbe James Ohlen ft Son Saw Manu-
facturing Company.

M. O. Shcrer'B planing mill at Louisville, C, was damaged to the
extent of $5,000 by a blaze which started In the boiler room recently.
Tbe lumber yard nearby was also almost totally destroyed, entailing •
loss of $20,000.

HARDWOOD RECORD

-Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wildermuths, widow o£ James C. Wildermuths,
formerly president of the Wildermuths Bending Company of Columbus,
died recently at Pasadena, Cal.

Operations at the factory of the Scioto Box Company of Columbus,
recently purchased by Thaddeus Troy, have not been started. The new-
owners are trying to dispose of the plant.

K. W. Horton, sales manager tor the central division of the W. M.
Rltter Lumber Company, says trade in hardwoods is holding up well
despite the general business depression. Records for the month of June
are up to those of June of last year. Orders from retailers are the
best while some factories are buying in limited quantities. Prices are
generally well maintained although there is some shading to force trade.

John R. Gobey of the company bearing his name says hardwood de-
mand is good and prices are fairly firm.

A. C. Davis of the A. C. Davis Lumber Company reports a fair de-
mand for hardwoods with prices ruling rather firm at former levels.

=■< TOLEDO y-

The Toledo Bending Company reports a fair business from general
sources. Materials are rather scarce and prices a little inclined toward
inflation, but this concern has plenty of oak, ash and hickory for its
needs at the present time.

Many of the local hardwod dealers and manufacturers in Toledo were
in attendance at the outing of tlie Toledo Commerce Club at Cedar Point,
June 17. Several bands and orchestras added to the gaiety and there was
a big baseball game between the Wholesale and Retail boards of the club.

W. S. Booth of the Booth Column Company reports business picking up
all over the country and states that his concern has a nice line of orders
from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia. The demand is mostly for
No. 1 poplar columns for exterior work. Mr. Booth states that his concern
is well fixed for desirable materials as the entire year's stock has been
purchased and is being delivered as needed. The factory is running at full
time and capacity.

The Keasey Pully Company rejwrts a good line of orders coming in from
general sources, holding the production at normal.

Business with the Toledo Showcase Company has fallen oft some since
the first of May but is now showing signs of improvement. The concern
manufactures showcases and all sorts of store fixtures. The demand is
largely local.

Sam Karpf, manager of the Stoddard Showcase and Fixture Company of
Dayton, Ohio, has gone East. He will visit Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Utica, Albany and New York City in the interest of his concern. Mr.
Karpf expects to stock up for the new pool and billiard department and
engage an expert to take care of the repair department of this branch of
the plant which will be located in its new home on East Fifth street about
the first of July. The concern has branched out considerably and this new
department will undoubtedly become an important feature of this factory.

Toledo's building operations for the week show the remarkable gain of
$168,944 as compared with the corresponding week of a year ago. The
gain In dwellings alone amounts to $97,060. The total of permits taken out
during the week was S;242,955 as compared with $74,011 of the same week
in 1913.

Despite the misfortunes from the heavy floods of last season the Ohio
building and loan associations are in splendid condition according to the
state inspection bureau reports. There are 649 associations in the state
with- total assets of $224,037,997, an increase in assets over the last report
of $185,000,000. The net deficiency found by Inspectors during the year
amounted to less than $-5,000 and three associations were closed during the
.vear on account of the rascality of officials. Two of these officials are now
serving penitentiary sentences. Dayton led in the number of associations
having 20 with combined assets of $30,032,239. Toledo's associations boast
1 total asset of $5,755,018.

The Skinner Bending Company has a fair line of orders, although busi-
uess is not quite up to the standard set by last year. The demand is
largely from the carriage trades and comes from the central states just at
liresent.

■< INDIANAPOLIS >

J. H. Wooley has resigned as superintendent of the Ohio Valley Coffin
Company, Lawrenceburg. and will take a similar position with the
United States Casket Company at Scottdale, Pa.

The Richmond Handle Manufacturing Company, Richmond, has no-
tified the Indiana secretary of state of the dissolution of its corporation.

Plans have been announced by the Indianapolis Basket Company for
the erection of a new fireproof factory building at Willard and Henry
streets.

The William Eerner Furniture Company suffered a $20,000 loss by
fire in its factory at New Albany on the night of June 9. The fire
was caused by spontaneous combustion.

A loss of about $100,000 by fire was caused in the yard of the
Brannum-Keene Lumber Company on the night of June 9. BMremcn
succeeded in saving a large stock of hardwoods and also the office and
warehouse building and planing mill.

The marriage of Leiand C. Huey of the Capitol Lumber Company to

Dimension Stock ^uTT\^^''i'/''so^a Ketttg^

or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MANITFACTUBERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar. Chestnut, Hemlock

_ Band Sawed Stock RTr»n'«/A'V

MILL FACILITIES JXIUUVVAX

COMPLETK PLANING PENNSYLVANIA

mmsi

|C I N C I N N A T li

iHardweod Manufacturers and Jobb«rsi

|0AK FLOORING

to be satisfactory must be made by people who "know
how" and have shown this ability. We are one of the
oldest manufacturers of this product. Our (6)

is favorably known wherever good flooring Is used.
Are you using It?

THE M. B. FARRINLUMBERCO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2624-S4 COLERAIN AVENUE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE — CLAY CITT. KT.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK,

POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS

Veneers:
THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL
OTHER HGURED WOODS

OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINN-4TI. OHIO

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKE BUILDING

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Sales Office — Sooth Sid* Station — C. H. * D. R. R.

Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

OAK, ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

GUM AND COTTONWOOD

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd. i

OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUHJJINO

HARDWOOD RECORD

Harris Manufacturing Company

Johnssn City, Tennessee

''Harris" Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

(^ondlj«!!I!l^

\\ bolrsiUe .Mi&iiurii4-lur<Tt and Kzportm

RED GUM

SAP GUM

corroNwooD

CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grade, and Thickn.s.e. '^^^||^y°^*'

SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

Hardwood Lumber

TENNESSEE

Manufacturers
and Shippers

MEMPHIS

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLOPET
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL E8TIUATKB ft WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEERS

Clarence W. Griffith "'^p^TZ-^uUdlSJ"' Memphis, Tenn.

Tschudy Lumber Co.

M AM KA( XriiEItS OI

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60'. 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50,000 ft. 1" Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1' Log Run Maple

50.000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

UlU * Yards

ADDRESS CORRESPONDE.NCE TO GENERAL OFFICE

605 Republic Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

VANDEN BOOl-STMSON LUMBER COMPANY

MaHofactirers Saotlieni HaHwoods

A.SH a Speci alty
Memphis Tennessee

Minx l.<-U Duki'. ilauKblPt of Mr. and Mri. J. B. Duke of Kokomo look
plao<' nt Dip Central CbrUllan Cliurch on tbo rvpolnc of June 18.
Afl<r II wpddInK trip tbpj will be ii( homi' at 0S4 Kait 8li«-<-ntb utrvl.

li. U. JaiDPii, an cxiM-rlpnci-d hardwood lumberman : Lrnn li. Mllllkan.
a Keneral rontranor, and Jamra K. Jowph, a flrr Innurance man, hare
r<-ci'ntl]r orennliiMl the Mllllknn-Jame* Iliirdwood Comiinny, lu deal In
hnrilwood lumber. Tbe company In Incorporntrd with If.o.ooo rapltal.

John I". lluCnnan, for twenty y<nr« n »hole«nU' lumber <lealer here,
• nmmllted DUlclde June 14 by drinking denatured nioibol. Ill* act waa
<ltie lo deiipondency over III health and bualneaa worrlea. lie aulTercd
II iilroke of pnralyala elKbl month* aifo. Mr. Ilulfmiin wai alxlyunr
\<ars old and la survived by bta widow and four children.

=■< MEMPHIS >•--

Ilie woothcr hna been i|ulie favonilili tliruuKlinut the Mempbla ter-
illory recently for loKKlnt; opiialloiiB, l.ut, iik Iiuh Ix-en tbe cane for

ume lime, only modorutc pruKreka Is reported, lurKely becauao of tbe
~' iirclty of labor available therefor, It lir expected, bow^over, that timber
' iittlQg will bcRln on a aomewbat larger Hcale In the Immediate future
»s a srent deal of help heretofore employed on tbe farms la being r«-
I'iiseU for other work. There In a rather pronounoe<l ncarclty of timber
:>l present and, If some headway U not made with logging pretty aoon,
the outlook will become rather serious. So far there has been com-
paratively little Interference with milling work on account of lack
of rnw mnterlnl but this condition cannot continue IndeOnltely without
some replenishment of log holdings. Owing to the comparatively small
nmoiint of timber being cut nt present and owing lo the even more
limited quantity being offered for loading, receipts by both water and
mil are quite small.

Tbe Kuropean Lumber & Transit Company has started a movement
which will likely result In substantially lower ocean rates on lumber and
■ ■thcr cargoes. It bus chartered a number of vohbcIb and will operate
these between Gulf port, Miss., and foreign points. Including Genoa, Ham-
l.nrK, .\ntwerp and other centers In England and on tbe continent The
rate Is eighteen cents per hundred pounds ou lumber and one prominent
local Urm has already sent abroad one lot of fifteen cars as a result
of tbe advantageous rate. Advices from tbe traffic department of tbe
<;iilf & Ship Island brought tbe Information regarding tbe newly Installed
service. Local exporters are of the opinion that the lower rates from
i;ulfport will bring about a change In rates made by the regular steam-
ship companies operating out of New Orleans which, In tbe opinion of
some members of the trade, have kept rales up through some sort of
agreement. Lower rates from New Orleans have been offered but they
arc still from two to six ccnta higher than those from Gulfport, with
the result that local exporters ore routing their business through tbe
latter port where possible. Tbe action of the foreign company in estab-
lishing the new service is regarded as the entering wedge that will
ivcntually cause a decided reduction in ocean rates.

John M. Prltchard, secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, is borne after having spent some time in New York in connection
with tbe red gum exhibit at the Forest Products' Lxposition and be is
quite entiiusiastic regarding tbe broadening Interest manifested In that
particular wood. He believes that this rapidly increasing interest must
neoessarlly result in a decided gain In tbe amount of red gum consumed
and therefore in the quantity which manufacturers will he able to dis-
pose of at profitable rates. He regards tbe outlook as particularly
bright, pointing out that, if progress such as that recently noted can
lie made during a period of comparative dullness in lumber and otber
commodities generally, there Is no telling whot may be accomplished
when there has been a return of general activity. He believes that there
are many signs pointing to a revival of activity In general business and
he feels that the manufacturers of gum have only to be patient in
order to secure an exceptionally good volume of sales at remunerative
values.

The latest issue of the Lulletin, gotten out periodically by the Gum
Lumber Manufacturers' Association, contains much that is of particular
Interest to members of that body as well as consumers. It Indicates,
through letters published therein, that the foreign inquiry for gum Is
on tbe increase, there being requests for information from Berlin, Stock-
holm. Sweden, Sydney, New South Wales, Anstralla, and Shanghai, China.
It also contains a list of the buildings which are now being finished with
red gum and which are also making use of doors made of this material.
The list is quite a lengthy one and Indicates that substantial progress is
being made in securing the adoption of this lumber for finishing purposes.
It further shows that two new members have l)een admitted, Forrest
City Box Company, Forrest City, Ark., and A. G. Wineman & Sons,
<;reenevllle. Miss. The officials of the association are very much en-
couraged over what has been accomplished thus far and are unusually
optimistic regarding tbe future.

Lumbermen here arc awaiting with interest the announcement of Its
decision in the railroad rate advonce affecting the roads north of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. This is expected now any day. The lumbermen occupy a rather
peculiar position in that they do not want higher rates and in that, with-
out the relief asked by the railroads, prospects are not bright for a
revival of general business. It Is apparent, however, that sentiment
among the local fraternity is In favor of granting the roads some relief

HARDWOOD RECORD

roased revomics, in orfliT that tt
ad in order tbat they may again
ell as of those engaged in the si
es. For some time the view has beei
controversy was the most importan

nd

cease their retrenchment policy
customers of the lumbermen a^
iron business and still other li
entertained here that the rat
factor affecting business and that, with its settlement in a manner satis-

factory

business,
J. 11,

the railroads, there would be a decided

general

Ml, Ii. 11(1. u-.i.l;il li!:iiM-.l .,r til. ,-• .mil. 1,1 ll,,l,l^^M,„l Traffic

Assuri:iii.iii. 1^ ni-i II ipi .1 III, I,- w I i.-iiiii to the

effort I lull I III 1 III. I - 1 III I . . I . . ..Ill down a

ruliii;; «|ji.|-i.|n i|... .Nm: ■iHih, .im \[, ,iii'i \'icksburg,

Miss., will I 1 , 1 1, 1 ,1 . ,: ^ . . ..1 iijiiilx'i- made by

that tinu ir.ii.i Vi.i ..i .. r.i \i' i mil; 1018. The case

ill wiiicli nii.ii, I I ..1,1 I., I .1 iiji.i ... ...1, III,. Interstate Com-

uirrce Cc.niiiii--i..i. ,i,^., n '.i. I'li:; !... II L'.. Anderson, attor-
ney for the Audersuu TuUy Cumpauy, and thi: Southern Hardwood Traffic
Association. The victory is regarded as a substantial one for the reason
that the refund is the largest ever ordered as affecting a local firm. The
principal argument of the plaintiff was that the rate of twenty cents
from Vicksliur^'. Miss., to Port Arthur, Tex., was, in effect, a discrimina-
tion against Ihe former in favor of New Orleans, Shreveport and other
points. The plaintiff sought a rate of sixteen cents but, while this was
not granted by the commission, the refund was based on the sixteen-
cent rate.

George D. Burgess of Russe & Burgess, Inc., and R. J. Darnell of
K. J. Darnell, Inc., will leave Memphis shortly for Europe. They repre-
sent two of the most prominent export firms in this part of the country
and usually go abroad every year to size up foreign conditions and to
sell lumber.

Lumber manufacturers are very much interested in the conference re-
cently held at Nashville between the members of the commission appointed
by Gov. Hopper to investigate various phases of the workmen's com-
pensation question and representatives of both the employers and the
laboring element. It is quite apparent that there is still a decided
discrepancy as between what the former are willing to concede and what
the latter want but it is pointed out that, as a result of the preliminary
discussions, both sides are being brought closer together. Tlie commis-
sion was appointed by the governor in order that it -might make a report
to the next legislature as to the best laws to enact on the subject in
question. Lumbermen, particularly those owning and operating saw
mills and other woodworking enterprises, are very much interested in

ling much time

and

=-< NASHVILLE >=

Members of the Nashville Lumbermen's Club left June 14 for Buffalo
to attend the convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Associa-
tion. The party was composed of Henderson Baker, president of the
Nashville Lumbermen's Club, and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton
Ijove, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Greene and T. A.
Washington. James H. Baird and Thomas R. LeSueur left on a later
train for the convention. The first party made a tour of a number of
the eastern cities, including Detroit, before arriving at the convention,
and later Toronto, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Albany and New York
City. The loYal party had a very delightful trip, and called on many
members of the trade in the East.

Robert Vaughn and E. C. Lewis, receivers of the Bon Air Coal. Iron
& Land Company, have advertised for bids for the property. The com-
pany owns about 175.000 acres of mineral and timberlands in Tennessee.
Some of its timberlands are said to include the finest virgin forests
now standing in the United States. Experts have been employed ti.

make estimates on the timber. One tract is shown to contain ln'J. .nun

feet, and another l.'iO.OOO.OOO feet of timber. The land lies in tin i-

four counties, and is practically all hardwood. The property of the
company, which is vahied at several million dollars, has been in the
bands of a receiver for several years.

The Elizabethton Flooring Company of Elizabethtdn. Carter county, has
been granted a charter of incorporation by the secretary of state, with
authorized capital of $30,000. John Wade, E. C. Alexander, Lee F.
Miller, J. D. Jenkins and J. F. Seller are incorporators.

Wm. J. Griffith of Oliver Springs. Tenn.. has invented a new log dam.
which it is claimed is very effective and Tneritnriuus.

=•< BRISTOL >-=

The Peter-McCain Lumber Company will in
ving logs from its timber in Johnson county. The band mill heri
idle until the logs begin to arrive but the planing mill here is
J. E. Wilkinson this week moved several carloads of machinei
e Preston timber, near Kingsport, Tenn.. where he expects to
erations as soon as the mills can be installed. He is moving

Duhl

Va.

A suit for $.3,000 for breach of a logging contract, brought by
idge & Taylor, hub and spoke manufacturers of this city a;
fate Senator J. H. Catron of Wise. Va., this week resulted in a
ent for $224.98.

T. C. Adams of the Adams-Hampton Lumber Company of this
turned this week from near Petros, Tenn.. where the company

Bev-

lainst
judg-

installed a new mill. More timber will be purchased at an early date
and the operations in that section extended.

The Fugate Lumber Company of Roanoke. Va.. has .lust purchased a
boundary of timber near Pilot Mountain, Tenn., and will soon install
a new mill for the development of the property.

The Elkhorn Lumber Company has purchased a tract of timber near
Freeling, Dickinson county, Virginia, and will install a mill at an early
date.

There are vi.i-,\ ir\v .usinn Imy.is in iliis section at present, which
is attributed in ii- iIhIIihs, ..| iIh uMiK.t. Managers of the local
oflices of easiiiii ...,,,iii- n i.i.ri i,i,mii.-- also dull. However, the
volume of slm k .lii|.|.iil mii ilms i.ii iliis year compares favorably

•< LOUISVILLE >:

The Louisville Hardwood Cliili, carrying out its plan of visiting the
country when the weatuw grows warm, had a chicken dinner at Eight-
Mile house, on the Shelbyville pike, last week, at which a record attend-
ance was on hand, and followed it up June 23 with dinner at lUverview,
an open-air resort on the Ohio river. These meetings are always en-
joyable, and as most of the club members have motor cars, there is
never any question about getting to the country quickly and pleasantly.
It is expected that this program will be continued for several months.

Louisville sent a big delegation to the National Hardwood Lumlx-r
.\ssociation convention. T. M. Brown of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lum-
ber Cciiii|iany. who is a direclor, went (Ui earlier in order to attend a

dir

on the job. .\ compr
f the latest rating mt
ie rate concessions of
to the efforts of th

lion opened.

I in Kentucky for the past
oinpanies which have been
iL' that time from their local
iinlse was arranged whereby
asure is to be tested, while
moment. The return of the
I Louisville Hardwood Club

aave rates on hardwood lumber yards reduced. The club has made
ather exhaustive investigation covering this topic, and now has an
irance expert at work making comparisons of the application of the

rteading Manufacturers)

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

Southern Hardwoods

is one of the most complete
and largest in the state

We can readily fill

RED

any requirement in

GUM

Oak, Ash,

PAINSTAKING ATTENTION TO

Elm

YOUR

INQUIRIES

THE LANSING CO., Parkin, Ark.

HARDWOOD KECOKU

re:d gum

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

A 4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6 4 Com. (S: Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum
Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a Kood pcrccntaRc of 14'
.111,1 k)' l<Mii;ths and is i.f cxcclU-nt widtlis

w. w. GARY, "rr

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Asli=^^^

J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED GUM

( Kraetzer Cured

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

\Vrit< for lists and pr

GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(20 milos from Memphis, on ( . K. I. * I". Iluilroad/

iH.rtly tlmt ilip com|Minli-( put better rnton Into effect on tbU cIum.
viilcli hail lii'cn n very pruOlnlilc line tor Home yenm.

I.iimbprmpn nri' liitcri'iilcU lu tbo plana of tlie l><'ralur NaTlEnllon
' iii|iniiy. wlilcli nTfiilly lirouiiht a blu riiriio of liiiiibrr lu tliU iiinrkpl
: 111 till' 'I'l'iiniNHci' rlvi'r illntrlrl. It linn nut liri'ii Icnriii'd wlii'tli<-r tb<-

ipfliiy In preparluii to miike a wconO trip, and im the rivrr la uaunlly

luw In the aimiuii-r muntli* tliU niny be Interfetrd with. IIuwcvit, It
la bellcvi'd tlinl tbe llrnt trip ««» aufflclently aiicceaafiil from n nnanclal
Hliindiioint tu Jiiallly liikInK nnotlicr nod ultlmati'ly raUbllalilnu It on
n pi'rniiini'nt linala.

Iliillcy & Koernt'r, of Loulavllle, linve the tteorrnl conlriirt for Ibf
constnu'tlon of llio ni-w boya' IiIbIi acbool bulldlne In Loulavllli-, nnd will
Hhortly li't n conlrnrt for tbc Interior trim, wblcb la l« lie of plain onk
nnd birch. TIk' lulol coal of tbc bulldlne will be nearly S:i(M(,OOU.

It la ri'portcd from rnducnh, Ky., Hint llio lonotnii tlnu of the niw
IlurllnKton briil);.' there, the contract for wlilch will shortly be let, will
cnll for (he uae of n million feet of roiiab liinilier, nnd that n large Diim
her of hnrdn-ood concerna nrc golni; nfter the bualneaa, which looka
particularly KOod on account of prevnIUni; condltlona In the bualm-aa
Held.

Locol hardwood concerna report that furniture fnctorlea are ninnInK on
an nvernKC about two-thlrda time In this lerrhory. The July ahnwa aoon
to begin are looked on ns offering excellent proapects, and It la pre-
dicted that orders will be suRlclently lieiivy to give the furniture fac-
tories and the aiipply bounes plonly to do.

Itiirry Norman, vlce-prcaldcnl of the .N'ormnn Lumber Company, who la
In charKC of the company's operations at Holly Ridge, Ln., la now living
in Vlcksburg, Mlsa., which la closer to Holly Itldge than New Orleana,
where he made his homo for a time.

The Lucaa Land & LumIxT Company, I'nducah, Ky., which has com-
pleted the erection of an addition, has secured a big order for automobile
spokes and rims, and will be busy on this business for some time to
rome.

The watershed of the eastern Appalachian slope In I'Ike and I^tcher
I'ountlcs, where the headwaters of the Cumberland, Kentucky, Licking and
HIk Sandy rivers are dhided by the ridges of Tine mountain, baa been
selected by the Tederal Bureau of Forestry for a forest reserve In eusteru
Kentucky, and .Tuly will be spent by a crew In locating the moat desir-
able area for reforestation nnd protection of the watershed, The govcrn-
meat also will select a location for reserves In West Virginia and Vir-
ginia, near the Kentucky border. The bureau expects to have operation*
ready so that the necessary appropriations may be secured from the next
I'ongress. State Forester J. E. Barton will co-operate with the govern-
ment foresters In this work.

The Edward U Davis Lumber Company Is planning to open an office
in New Orleans In the near future. It recently began the operation
of a mill at Lottie, La., and will be In a position to handle export biial-
nes.s, so that the New Orleans office will be a desirable addition. J. K.
Davis will probably be In charge of It.

The Richland I'arlsh Lumber Comp.iny of I»ulsvllle, whose mill at
Rayvllle. iJi., has been down for siv. ml niontlis. Is preparing to resume
o|ierations, it Is re|)orted.

=-<, ARKANSAS >-

Articles of Incorporation for the Freeo Valley Railroad Company,
which proposes to construct a railroad from Kaglo Mills to I'rinceton,
.\rk.. were nicd with the secretary of the slaie of Arkansas on .tune IB.
I'lie new company has an aulhorlzed capital slock of $50,000. of which
ICilward Bower of the Eagle Lumber Company holds the largest share.
I'he distance to be run by the new road Is twenty-live miles, and the
work Is to begin at once.

Something unique as a log roll form of transportation Is now being
operated by the Forked Leaf Onk Compony at Its plant near Heber
Springs, Ark. The company's mills are located just south of the town,
nt the foot of Round mountain, which exlends more than .lOO feet
above the plant. The log roll Is a straight passage cut from the top
of the mountain, down its side to the mill plant. The logs are cut and
dragged to the edge of the roll, and pushed into it. Down the roll
I hoy arc hurled for more than a quarter of a mile, landing within easy
illslnnce of the plant. This means of transportation affords amusement
lo the visitors of the town, as they can stand In the streets and watch
ibo logs l)eing transported to the mill. It is also a happy solution
for a very serious problem for the company, for the mountain is so
stoop and rugged that it is almost Impossible for teams to climb It, and
logging by wagon Is simply out of the question.

The hearing In the Frisco rate case, which was begun In the United
Slates district court at Little Rock on .Tunc 15. was continued over
1111 .Tune 22. Judge Trieber. presiding Judge, having been called to
St. I'liul, Minn., to sit with the United States circuit court of appeals.
Only one witness was examined at the hearing up to the time continuance
was taken. T. A. Hamilton, the expert statisliclan of the Frisco and
residing in St. Louis, testifying In behalf of the railroad company. He
was on the stand all of Monday and Tuesday until adjournment was
taken. Two years ago when the rate cases against the Iron Mountain
and Cotton Belt railroads were being heard before Judge Trieber Mr.
llnmilton testified on behalf of the State Railroad Commission, shortly
nftor which time he was employed by the Frisco as expert statistician.

HARDWOOD RECORD

to show that should the rates as fixed by Standard
iff No. 3 be enforced against the Frisco it would

Til. II ii \ I III IS Hailroad Commission did not exceed its authority
in ii)i|.iiii; 111. I niHche River Valley and Indian Territory UaMroad lo
serve all parties along its line is the opinion as given out by Judge
Trieben of the United States district court at Little Rock, in the case
of that railroad company against the railroad commission, decided on
.Tune 13.

Application for a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the rail-
road commission from enforcing its order No. 3028, was filed by the
railroad company on June 4th, but bearing was not had on it until
the 13th on account of the court's absence.

The commission's order required the railway company to acci pt all
shipments olfered for carriage, and came as the result of complaints
from citizens beyond Bellevue, who complained that the railroad had
refused to false shipments from them. The railway company took the
position that the line was built to serve the interests of its owners,
the Fourche River Lumber Company, and that the railroad commission
had no authority over it.

After hearing the arguments Judge Trieber dismissed the application,
holding that inasmuch as the railroad company was duly organized
under the laws of the state of Arkansas as a common carrier it was
subject to orders of the commissinn.

=■< ST. LOUIS >-=

zing the

nf,' to til

foil.

HI (hiring ths month of May totalled 570,234
N iiiiir. according lo the report of the secretary
iiimi- of St. Louis. It shows an increase over
airs that members of the Exchange are patron-
rtment of the Exchange. This is very gratify-
nmlltee and also to the members. The report

Oak ■j:;_'.'.Ms

Hickory 1 1 i..'.i;s

Beech i .i isr,

Yellow Pine 1 7..-,i;:i

Cypress iiii.s;:i

Ash .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.\'. '.'.'.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'. r.'.'.ur.

Pecan l.4iij

Poplar ti4..ilii

Spruce 40.01t;

Maple S.OOS

Tupelo : 1,450

Elm 8,495

Total . . ; 570,234

Charles C. Boyd of C. C. Boyd & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, was a St.
Louis visitor early in the month. He was on his way home from Cali-
fornia. He is much Interested in club affairs and stopped over to visit
the rooms of the Lumbermen's Club. Mr. Koyd makes a specialty of
harihvnod veneers.

Thr Lunibei-men's Club of St. Louis gave its semi-annual ladies' ni'ihl
bamiuit at the Leiderkranz Club Tuesday night. June 9. There was a
large attendance of the members and their ladies. Quite a number of
invited guests were also present. The entertainment was a dinner dance
interspersed with a high-class cabaret performance between each two

> WISCONSIN ■<--

The Andrews & Roepke Lumber Company of Antigo has secured the
contract for a steady day and night run at its sawmill from now until
September. The concern has 5,000,000 feet of stock at the Elcbo mill,
most of which will be sent to Birnamwood to be sawed. The local mill
has just finished sawing 2,000,000 feet of the company's own logs.

The Medford Veneer Company of Medford has increased its capital
stock from .s;50,000 to $100,000.

The mill of the Iron Range Lumber & Cedar Company at Pentoga,
Mich., which was burned to the ground early in the year, has been
rebuilt and is now being operated. It is expected that the mill will
be able to finish the winter's cut, according to C. J. Huebel, Menominee,
who is interested in the company.

The John Hein Company recently suffered a loss of $10,000 when
fire destroyed the stave and heading mill at Tony. Plans are already
under way to rebuild. Much of the machinery withstood the heat with
but little damage.

The Maxwell Company, Plymouth, Wis., manufacturers of hearse bodies
and furniture, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the Milwaukee
bankruptcy court on June 17. Liabilities are scheduled at $19,565.52,
of which $5,927.35, mostly in small claims, is unsecured. The listed
assets total $36,196.44 and include; real estate, valued at $12,000; stock,
completed and uncompleted, $10,614.90; machinery, $6,297.83; other per-
sonal property, alleged to be worth $5,858.71, together with minor assets
valued at a few hundred dollars. Among the leading creditors are the
following: Peter Wolf, Plymouth, note, covered by real estate, $10,000;
Dr. James A. Bach, Milwaukee, note, secured by mortgage on hearse
bodies and other property in the factory, $2.500 ; Henry Clemens,

(Leading Manuiacturers)

MILLER LUMBER CO,

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following stock
12 months and over dry:

10 cars 4,/4 1st and 2nd Rod Gum

r cars 0/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards

THE

FOLLOWING

NINETY

DAYS TO

SIX MONTHS

DRY

4/4 Sel

ct and Bel

er Cypress

h. 10 and 1

Plain White Oak

4/4 No

1 Commo

and Bette

r Qtd. White

Oak

Strip

2 car.

2 Common

Plain Red

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

BLISS-COOK OAK GO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

.MAMFACTliRERS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Quartered Red Gum

Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks

4/4", 5/4", 6/4" and 8/4" Thicknesses

3" No. 1 Common
and Better

Soft Elm

Bone
Dry

Mark H. Brown Lumber Company

Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark.

HARDWOOD RECORD

^^„sVi-Ni-|-.i<(,',

\\T-T"*'> """'"

/--'c;'^ QUARTERED OAK Veneer

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

\\y M \Vl lAfTlKK IINK KOTAHV CI T

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wis.

.ET US QUOTE Y(

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Mo.

U. S. A

■u't iirotl hy
iiirii, WU., tiiilf, fl..'i)i
t'lili n cinlni of >4ol..'
■••Ill of liiinlH-r fniiii
■•'II iiiiKli' niul iiriii'llriil
illy. Mminiirr W. II. «
ii'lvi' rniiillli'K ..f till'

rni'iiiry iilaick, fl.uiNi; Chtrli-a
iihli) lllviT Kawnilll ('iiniiwoy,

• ■III illiii-a l'uiii|iauy'ii nilir at
'iiilitl llh' liii>lni-i» iif llip Ifhiiii
liliii' miinrvlwit ilii< iilil|iim-nl of
II wrio worhiil nt rlcnrliiK lln-

itf (111* luniiHiiiy will locnii*

nrk rmiK, wlii'P' ii|M>rallnnii

111" WlHrnimln liiiiirptnc court tina limiiiil nil nini'iidim'nt In l
iiJiiiH'tl<>iiiil unli-r, fxplalnlnK In Uoliill Jiml wlinl np<Tiilliiiiii
'•■iiiih'iiiiiiiitl by Oil- hMk- forwtry di'imiln.. i>i. I..r.... '.•'iilimi-i

Ix-liiK

till

111.' iii'o-iiiUir.r
'■ iiiirM-ry for
» III till' lli'ld,

III', lint •'XCfMillllK

!«■ iiiiiniiKi'ini-iii iif
lot In .'Xrcil lliiil
vork by furcKlry

•iiill til <li'li'riiilni' llu- rliilit of tlir Hint"' !•
'I1i<' nrdi'r iliM'H nut |in>v<'Ut or iiffcct ii|>< ■■
iiud iiKiiiil u|i>'nitlnnN III (lie rnn- iind iiiiiii.
Iri'i'H. till- iiiiikliii! of nri- llni'K or loi;i:liik' >
I III' ■••iiKlni: of unHurv<y>il iKlunds nnd l:ik>' l<>u
fl%^' yi'iirH ; tlu' iiniHiTiitlnn by I'xpiTtK of.tbi' hIu
I arm wood lots to iifHiHt fiiriiUTH. Ilii' ••xi"'ii«i'. b<
now bi'lni! Incurri'd, and tin- iiroHcciHIon <if
^tiidcutH of the iinlvcTHlty nKrlcultiirnl rolli'iti-.

'I'hc Connor Liimhc-r & I.And Compnny of MnrKhllcId hnii mndf plnn^
for Improvt'iuonts nt I.nonn, Win., whcr<> It will i-ri>rt a Klori' and •ifDcp
liiilldinK. rinnH by .Mllwuukpo nrcliltPi-tM call for n milld lirli-k Mtru<'lur<'.
two NtorlcH IiIkIi, «llb dIniPDKlons of SI'." by 1-0 fppl. Bipiim bi'ntlnu, i-omI
Inir »l,-.,lMi(i.

With till' nddlllon of the ri'mnlndi'r of tlip Umliy biilldlni; at Wlaroniiln
and .North Ui'wey strei'tH. Kau Claire, the .\. K. White Machine Worka
now has four timoH the former floor Kpaoe. iMniinplon saw-KetH and Hwasps
nil' the main productK of the eoncern, which are now being turned out In
greater qimntltles than ever.

Alfred II. .Andrews, iiged »eventyseven, founder nnd preslili'nt of the
A. II. Andrews Compnny, manufacturers of school nnd ofllee furniture of
I'hlcnco, died nt Ijikeslde hospital, MllwHukee. Interment took phu-e nt
l.iimlNird, 111., where Mr. Andrews" home wns. lie Is survived by his widow

Ceorge Mayhew, elebty-klx years old, who at one time condurtiil the
.Miiyhew Lumber I'ompauy with his brothers, V. L. nnd .Vnson K. .Mayhew.
died ut his home, .'lOl Mnryhiud avenue, .Milwaukee, ,lunc 17. Mr. May-
hew was former county treasurer nnd also served as chairman of the
board of trustees of tho county asylum for chronic Insnni'. lie Is sur-
vived by four children, a brother and a stst.*r.

-< GRAND RAPIDS >■==—

<;. von I'liitin. who ha-; ixii nslv niillini; mikI inniM.r Interests at Iron
Miiiintaln nnd lioyiii' t'liy, says that bis lumber shipments have been
ki'epln;; pace so far this year with the mills, the cut at Iron Mountain
running over 8,000,000 feet so far this year. Prices are sti'ady and be
takes an optimistic view of the situation.

The A. L. Deunls Salt and Lumber Company Is operntlni: Its mill In
Osceola county but the hardwood cut there will be exhausted Inside of two
y.ars. The Uennls-Cnnadlun Company will cut well toward 14,l«K),000
Jeet of lumber, mostly hardwood, In Canada this year.

E. M. Holland of thi' Cartier-IIolliind I.iinibi'r I'ompnny reports sonic
signs of improved conditions in the lunibir tiade. FIc has been getting
out some advertising novelties that have taki'n well with lumber consumpm.

R. E. Denuls of the Di'nnis Lumlicr Company has returned from a trip
ibrough New England nnd the East. Ms reports a better trade feeling In
Ibat territory. The company owns eleven 40's of hardwood hin.ls in Kal-
kaska county, mostly maple, with a little elm, beech and other woods, and
will put In a portable mill next fnli near Fife Lake.

Krcd I. Nichols, president, nnd Chas. Dreggc, sales manager of the
southern hardwood department of the Nichols & Cox Lumber Company,
attended the recent National Hardwood Lumber .Association's annual
I'ting in IlulTalo.

• Iwlng lo Increasing business duties Otis .\. Kelger. newly-elected prpsl-
di'nl of the Lumbermen's Association of Grand Rapids, has been obliged
to resign and W. E. Vogelsang of the Turtle Lake Lumlicr Company has
li.in unanimously chosen for the position. 'Itilly" is an enthusiastic
worki'r and the soul of geniality who is bound to make good as leader of
Ihi' liveliest business nrganl'zatlon In Grand liafilds.

Wm. E. Cox of the Nichols & Cox Lumber I'oinpany has engnged passage
on the steamer Cincinnati, which sails from lioston ,Iuly 7, and will spend
part of the summer In a pleasure trip through England and Ireland.

.lustus S. Stearns of Ludlngton was in the city nci'ntly. He looks for
an early and marked improvement in business, basing this belief on the
probability of nn early adjustment of freight rntes and an adjournment
of Congress, the placing of the new banking system on a working basla
and the bumper crops that will be harvested this fall. He says thnt the
ilinnge for the better is already apparent.

The Cummer .Manufacturing Company of Cadillac is putting out a new
r.frlgerator and will show .samples here during the coming furniture
• xposltlon.

■nie summer furniture sales opened in this market June 22. with eight
.xbililllon buildings well filled with ontsldc lines, in addition to the linen
sliown at local factories. \(nniif:i<tiir.r< mi-.- ii-.llni.- opiiniistj.- .is to
i-.suits.

HARDWOOD RECORD

63

•^e)^m^'a>:s;.^>i^■x>ywtll»;)i^^;t^^u*^''^!^!Jt^^

The Hardwood Market

-< CHICAGO >-

The most interesting development, as it has been watched by Chicago
lumbermen for the last couple of weelis, has been the effect of the
settlement of the briclc handlers' strilce on tlie demand for lumber. It
had been hoped that with this question out of the way the purchase
of finish and building equipment of various kinds, including rough
lumber, would be materially augmented. It would seem that such
demand so far as settlement of the strike is concerned has been
merely to fill orders, contracts for which were taken before the strike
began and which have been held up pending its settlement.

According to Chicago lumbormc?n, men in position to know, there

seems to be very
is very logically a
prospective builders
construction until :

riiiiil II. ■« iiu-iii .- I I,.(l. which condition

ii' 1 h. i|.. I -i.il, ..11 li.. ...irt of a great many
i.t.ii '■■■'■■ III I -trike, to postpone

..Till. I.. i,ii-in..-. ...i.Tii i..)i, .1,-velop.
.\s the situation now stands, there is soiijinvliat of an active handlin;;
of lumber locally with orders being placed tor the main, however, in
lots of reasonable proportions without very much apparent provision
tor fut»re liusimss. This seems to be the general disposition, but how
the sitiiation will evoutually shape out remains to be seen.

=-< NEW YORK y-

Therc*^ a considerable increase in the volume of business being
done in --hardwoods, but there is no diificulty in placing orders for any
stock wanted. In hardwood flooring the demand is satisfactory and It
is stated in some quarters that the Inquiries being received are indica-
tive of good business tor the next tew months to come. As is well
known the .yard and manufacturing trades are not carrying large stocks
and only buying what is called for. This latter method of buying has
created quite a demand for mixed car lots, but this kind of business,
coupled with the transit car business that Is finding its way into tlir
market at this time, does not tend to improve the price situation. S..
tar the greatest weakness has developed in chestnut and poplar, but
it must be said that the rest of the list is pretty well held, thougli
occasional lots are sold at very low prices. Building figures as last
compiled show a gain in New York which indicates that the last half
of the current year will at least be an improvement over the same
period last year. It is noted that in line with slow trading of the past
several months permits for new buildings have steadily decreased, so the
last figures may be taken as a slL'n of renewed activity. Let us hope it

-•< BUFFALO >=

The hardwood trade has shown very little improvement during the past
month and the bulk of the business has been in mixed cars, usually con-
taining a number of different woods. There is little activity in any of the
hardwoods and prices are generally lower than they were a year ago. The
yards are quite well supplied with stocks, as the result of a steady inward
movement of lumber, but just at present there is not much stock coming in.
Lake lumber has not been received to any extent, though a couple of
cargoes have thus tar arrived for two different yards.

Nothing is moving actively at present, the largest activity being in
oak and maple, which ;ire usually the woods most wanted. Plain oak is
rather weak, being ?2.00 or so under the price of a year ago. Quartered
oak is scarce, owing to the inactivity of many mills turning it out, and the
price is relatively firmer than plain. The flooring trade is fairly good, as
is usual at this season, both oak and maple flooring being in demand in

=-< PHILADELPHIA y

quiet is the general i
business at this time. The strenuous hustle
with business at a miniriium, selling becomes an expensive proposition.
The buyers refuse to be coaxed. Even fancy figures fail to loosen the
strings that bind the money bags. The early arrival of hot weather
has hastened the vacation fever, and the merchant has resigned him-
self to the inevitable. The promised record breaking crops and the
probable favorable decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission as
to the Ave per cent freight increase are the saving signs in these times
of actual or psychological depression. The consummation of these pend-
ing benefits to commerce it is generally believed will inaugurate the
desired material prosperity. The yard trade is considerably behind in
volume of business expected at the beginning of spring, and stocks are
below normal. Consumers are buying only for actual requirement, as
the waiting game is everywhere the rule. Values, although not on the
slump, show a weakening here and there, due mainly to the over-
anxiety of some of the manufacturers to sell. Stocks at mill end on the

VENEER

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3 8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars Yz" FAS Quartered

White Oak
1 car Yz" No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars Yz" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co.

Memphis Tennessee

•"THESE fine logs waiting
■^ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

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Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

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FROM A PROMINENT DESK MANUFACTURER

.Answering your. inquiry of February 9tli, we are using the Perkins \'ep;etable Glue in our panel department
and it has proven a success with us; that is, we are having a great deal less trouble in that department than
we did when we used other glue. There is no doubt in our mind, if the Perkins product is used right, that
for gluing up stock it is not only superior, but more economical than any other glue.

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LEOPOLD DESK CO.

PERKINS VEGETABLE GLUE lias been used with most gratifying success
lor built-up panel work for all purposes, including veneered doors, high-class
household and office furniture, pianos, trunk stock and flashes.

PERKINS GLUE COMPANY

J. M. S. Building

South Bend, Indiana

HARDWOOD RECORD

65

whole are well controlled, and standard dry stuff holds firm. Oak of
all kinds has shaded off a little ; hard maple and ash hold strong : the
rest of the woods remain about as a fortnight ago.

.< BOSTON y-

business in hardwoods in this market for the last
two weeks has remained at its recent low level. There has been con-
siderable inquiry and placing of mixed and part car orders and the
dealers seem to be reconciled to picking up what trade of this sort can
be secured. Buyers appear to be rather short of stock, requiring prompt
shipments and paying fair market prices. ' This condition, together
with the fact thai a very large proportion of the offerings of mills to
the trade here me at good market quotations, has served to hold values
from any liirtber declines. Most of the hardwood yards are purchasing
in a limited way, and these moderate demands have resulted in a
steady movement of most items without adding to the local stocks.
Actual conditions show a number of encouraging factors. Quartered oak
has about held its own. No. 1 common only showing a noticeable weak-
ness. There is no evidence that plain oak has changed lately. There
Is a demand and very strong prices on first-class walnut, but the supply
of No. 1 common and under seems to be effecting a little decrease in
values. Poplar continues under average in price and markit. while
gum is in a still weaker condition here.

=-< BALTIMORE >=

The situation with respect to hardwoods is without important changes,
hut, in the opini.m'of some members of the trade, shows a slight im-
provemeut. All a^ree that prices are no higher than they were and that
quotations are unsettled. The railroads are out of the market and will
probably refrain from making purchases as long as their business is
unsatisfactory. The furniture factories have been holding down to a
considerable extent, though some improvement in this respect is being
noted of late. Mill men with stocks of established reputation and who
are in a position to meet the wants of patrons, get a fair amount of
business at acceptable prices. Some of the hardwood manufacturers
have had to make small reductions in their quotations, while others
failed to keep up in point of volume, notwithstanding rather liberal
concessions. Much has depended upon the standing of sellers in the
trade, adequate selections and high grade stocks determining the issue
in many cases. With many of the large consumers out of the market,
and with many others restricting their needs, it has not been easy to
get orders. Some of the members of the trade have managed to make
a fair showing in point of quantity, but it has been done at the expense
of a disproportionate amount of energy.

Practically all woods on the list have been affected the same way
and to the same extent. One division of the business has not gone
ahead of another. With the single exception perhaps of gum the entire
list has shown a sagging, though the bottom seems to have been
reached, and there arc indications of recovery. The mills have been run-
ning full time, and while some accumulation of stocks Is to be noted,
the accumulation does not appear to be at all troublesome. The export
trade continues very quiet, with the foreign buyers not anxious to
place orders. The curtailing of shipments has produced no stringency
in any direction. With respect to the foreign business some reaction
may be looked for. the shrinkage in movement having gone about as
far as it is likely lo go.

="< COLUMBUS >-

Despite the business depression there is a fairly good demand for
hardwood stocks' in this section. Buying on the part of retailers is
the best feature of the trade, although some buying is being done
by manufacturers. Vehicle and Implement concerns are the best cus-
tomers at this time. Dry stocks in the hands of mill owners are not
very large and lower prices are believed to be out of the question.
On the whole the price list has been well maintained. Some shading
of quotations has been done, but this is to force trade where stocks
have accumulated. Shipments are coming out well and the tone of the
market is good, when business conditions are taken into consideration.
Collections show signs of improvement.

One of the best features is the activity displayed in building opera- ■
Uons. This is true not only in Columbus but in the smaller cities and
towns of central Ohio. This fact is the salvation of the lumber busi-
ness and makes the demand good in many sections.

Quartered oak is in fair demand and the volume of business is
satisfactory. Plain oak is firm and chestnut is moving well. Poplar is
strong and prices rule firm. Basswood and ash are in good demand and
other hardwoods are unchanged.

=-< CINCINNATI >-=

There is just a little betterment in the hardwood situation, a number
of dealers claiming that they have been booking a fair business during
the past week. Plain oak is doing fairly well in grades as is also
quartered oak. Chestnut does not improve much in any grade but sound
wormy and No. 1 sells best in this wood. There is a very good request
for sap gum in all grades, and red gum in upper grades, probably the
lowest of the hardwoods, has shown a nice improvement during the

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HARDWOOD RECORD

M

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

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27.000

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92.000 254.000 119.000
125,000 1S2,000 180,000

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HARDWOOD RECORD

67

week. A (air demand is also noted for maple. Thick ash is in most
active call. All low grades suitable (or the box makers is In good
demand. Despite dull business tte box men keep busy. There is a very
light demand for poplar in common and better as has been the case for
a number of months, but the lower grades are in very good demand at
fair prices. Manufacturers claim there is neither overproduction nor
in and that sooner or later poplar will again be in good
t at the present time they admit the demand is a little slow.

=■< TOLEDO >=

iindi

Hid

past week
light, su.li
slight d.ni;
this class
demand fo
factories a
railroads a

I'lic.-^ remain tairly nrm but the demand is rather
i as 111. 1. is lieing for immediate delivery. There Is a
1h ii.iiin; material and prices are holding very firm on
r wiii.li is year by .vear growing more scarce. The
; i~ rn I riial and prices are holding firm. Furniture

i' 11 MIS are not heavy buyers at present and the

LJ ] I I ihilly nothing in the way of equipment. This,
of course, puts iiii' a . riii;|. in the hardwood business and is felt keenly.
Kecently somi> of the ruiliuads have ordered some equipment but this is
largely box cars and does not greatly affect the hardwood market. The
demand from the building trades continues good, especially in Toledo,
where building is much hiavier than is usual at this season of the year.
Hardwood men generally are optimistic and believe that conditions augur
a better trade within a few weeks and a renewed general activity. The
very heavy crops which are being grown all over the country are greatly
in evidence in Ohio and it is believed that after harvest a much better
business will be had. Many of the local lumbermen liclieve the present
condition is temporary and will pass awa.v within a few weeks and a
better atmospluie may iie looked for in all lines of trade. Oak is leadln^,'

ind

iipla

:-< INDIANAPOLIS >

The hardwood trade is still nu
ry little buying during the last

along slowly. There has been
iveeks and the inquiries received
would not lead anyone to believe that any decided improvcTnent is to be
expected soon. It is said that the business for .Tune, unless there is
an unexpected spurt during the closing days of the month, will show a
smaller volume than the business for June of last year. Prices are
slightly lower than they were a year ago.

While the trade is inactive now there shculd be a good fall trade
because of large crops which, it is believed, will tend to revive business
generally throughout the state.

=•< MEMPHIS >=

Tlie hardwood market here continues stead.v with perhaps an average
volume of business. Most of the orders are for comparatively small
amounts and mixed cars are a specialty. Inquiries are numerous enough
to indicate that there are many needs to be filled and the fact leads to
the belief that business will be fairly active even during the midsummer
season. There are numerous calls for lumber for deferred deliver.v, but
there is little disposition here to accept such orders for the reason that
most hardwood men believe it will be possible later to secure more profit-
able prices than those now offered for such shipments. Prices as a rule
are well maintained and the opinion is generally entertained that firmness,
even in the face of the comparative quiet, will be a characteristic of the
situation. There is a fairly active demand for both plain and quartered
oak. Ash is a ready seller in all gi-ades and gum prices are well held.
The lower grades of gum are going into box manufacture on a liberal scale.
White sap gum in the higher grades appears to be finding a satisfactory
outlet. Inquiries for red gum are free and quite a fair business is being
done in this item.

Cottonwood in the lower grades continues to move about as freely as the
limited offerings will allow, but firsts and seconds are comparatively
slow. Cypress sells well in selects and shops, but the higher grades are
in rather limited request. Export business has shown some decrease
recently and the outlook has lieen somewhat further affected as a result
of the threatened renewal of trouble in the Balkan states.

=-< NASHVILLE >.=

deny

There
been ruling quiet
can be found who
whole has been n

this season, tl l

ress. The inainx
erected. Severa
market, and li:n
England. Oak-.
Activity has Ij. . 11

that the hardwood situ
ig the month ot .Tune.
I Slim,, improvement in
II' l.iieal building is i

ition in tins market has

Here and there dealers

rade, but the buying as a

ot so active as usual at

iif large building enterprises are in prog-
in the small number of dwellings being
s of foreign concerns have been in this

■ orders tor shipment to Germany and
poplar and other varieties are selling.

1 this market in the foreign demand for

=-< BRISTOL >■-

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

<I The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. WiHey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world ~

HARDWOOD RECORD

Over

One Million Dollars

Manufacturing
Lumbermen's Underwriters

aii.i ■!:■:' :i::..iii,s t^i tlif cn-ilit of iiK-mlicrs over

Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars

The membership, which is constantly increasing,
is now composed of over four hundred of the best
saw mill plants in the country. Insurance in force
exceeds thirty-one million and nearly three million
dollars has been paid in losses. If^ou have a first-
class plant adequately protected and are interested
in low cost fire insurance, correct policy forms, an
inspection service which may save you from a dis-
astrous fire, with the certainty of a prompt and
equitable adjustment in case loss does occur, and
wish a list of members and annual statement we will
be glad to hear from you.

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting Co.

Attorney in Fact

KANSAS CITY, MO.

W A NT E D

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

Repre«eDtlnc

WTEST VIRGINIA gPRI CE I.rMBER CO.,

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nrtli Avenue Building
NEW YORK

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

('X|N'ct la Mv much Improvrmrot durlDR Uic coming fall
rondlilao of llir market bni not, howetrr, oprrilnl lo caux- tbr ma
fa-'itirvrii lo ciirlall lo any vt-ry roDililiTalilv cxlnil. Tlio mom of
11] inn nru tu o|M'rnlton and othrri arc bring Inmnll'-il. The belief
K' iivrnl ihat Ibo pn-xnl (lulln<-Ks U onljr iiuipornry and
will jilik up lo n iiinrlii'il ib-Kn-i' vlih tin' pauliig uf tb<

till' viicnilun p<

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=■< LOUISVILLE y

Hardwood cnnccrnn an- approarbliig lln- clow uf tlie nr«t balf of
lliM nltb the rcalltatloo that hIiIIi' iIiIh ban Ix'cn far fmm a big
.M'lir, It haH not bt-en altogi-tbi-r uiii>atli<riirtor>. In fact, the belief
pn'vallH Ibal while buslni'Kn nt large ban been rather depreaaed, bard
w.iod trade has remalued clone to If not altogether up to normal. The
roiiiparlHon between th.- flgureii for the Mmt alx ninntba of thli year
mid the- corrcapondlng part of laat are altogether In favor of the latter,
but It Ih remembered that the fore part of lUl.'l waa much more
tallHfjictory tbon the laKt half, and It la hoped Ihat thin will be
n-versi-d thiK year, and that the Inut hIi iiiouthii will make a big

Ihjprovr nt over the llrsi part of 11)14. There U every reaHon to

i.ll.i. that thin win be the caw. Illg crops, abaence of advent.-
I' t:l>l;LlUiii, Nettlomcnt of the Mexican ultuatlon and the reNloratlon of
< oiiildrnce are some of the factors which It la hoped will materlallte
and If this turns out n.s expected, trade Hhould show a marked revival.
One of the most satisfactory features of the situation la that prices
Kenerally have held up. Plain oak and poplar have declined Homewhat,
but nt that prices are not so very far olT what they were a year aiio. iin
other linos quotations arc well up tu nurnial, indlratlng tliat trade
as a whole Is lo excelli'nt condition.

=-< ST. LOUIS >-.

The local hardwood trade, while quiet, is KbowinK a little niun' buy-
ing than a week or two ago. Inquiries are coming lo more fre<|uently.
indicating that there Is an Inclination lo buy and that It will develop
later on. The yards and consumers have allowed their stocks to run
much lower than they generally do, and no must soon come Into the
market to replenish their stocks. The wood moving best Is plain white
oak. Quartered red oak Is Improving In diniand. Ked gum Is In fair
inovemcnt. especially the better grades. Poplar and asb are In season-
alile demand. Prices show a slight tendency to Improve. There Is little
to say about the cypress situation. Orders are coming In fairly well,
about what could be expected at this season of the year. The prospecta,
however, are excellent and a good fall business is looked for.

=-< MILWAUKEE >-=

The hardwood business Is not Iniproviu); so rapidly at
might wish for. Building operations in .Milwaukee have b.en falling
olT of late, although the building launched earlier In the season Is now
at the point where hardwood Unlshlng and maple flooring Is In good
liemand. The most discouraging feature of the present situation Is
tlie fact that the larger consumers of hardwood are buying only enough
slocks to meet their present requirements, preferring to wait until more
new stocks are arriving, evidently In the hope that prices will go
I'lwer. Prices have been well maintained, despite the fact that demand
Is not so brisk as it might be.

TIUTe seems to be considerable activity In box manufacturing circles,
not only In Milwaukee, but about the state, and this has created a
fair demand for basswood and low-grade slocks of hardwood. A box
tnanufaeturing concern at Marinette, Wis., reports that Its plant baa
been operating at nearly full capacity for snnie time and that orders
'if a rush nature arc being received. Indicating that manufacturers and
• onsumcrs In most lines are carrying small stocks.

Milwaukee wholesale lumbermen seem to feel that during the latter
part of .Tuly or the early part of .\ugust. business wlU begin to take
Mil new life. Manufacturing concerns are ail holding light stocks and
it would seem that if general business shows any improvement and If
i.iiiiding operations show more activity, a much better demand for
ii:irdwood In all lines ought to develop.

One of the most hopeful signs for a good future business is the
\iellent crop outook all over the Northwest. The second WisconalD
r.ip report of the present season. Just Issued liy James C. MacKenzle,
-iri'tary of the state l)oard of agriculture, is decidedly favorable and
-Ives promise of a liumper crop In Wisconsin. .\. E. .Manchester, super-
intendent of the West Milwaukee shops, where a larger percentage of
the cars and other equipment of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
riillroad arc manufactured, says that all the Idle cars of the St. Fanl,
:i- well as of other roads, will be needed to move the grain crops.

Kulldlng operations In Milwaukee suffered quite a slump during the
l.-ist week. Only 116 permits were Issued for structures to cost $181.09B,
MS compared with 122 permits and an Investment of $.'il2.6.'>9 during
the corresponding week a year ago. Builders, contractors and archl-
t.its believe that much Important building will be held over until
f:ill and that the year's building operations «ill at least e<|ual those of
1 year ogn. Considerable bnllding Is going on In the country districts.

Hir<b and maple of the northern hardwoods seem to be meeting with
fill* leading demand. Plain red oak Is the best seller In southern woods.

HARDWOOD RECORD

69

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.,
American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . . 13

Babcock Lumbt-r Company 81

Barnaby, Chas. H 14

Boyle, Inc.. Clarence 5

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Cc. . . 82

Cartler-Holland Lumber ^o 2

Coalp, Thos. E.. Lumber (.'o 13

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Craig, W. P., Lumber Co 12

Crosby, C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co 79

Elias, G. & Bro t2

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company fO

JacksoD-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

James & Abbott Co 62

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co 71

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3

Litchfield, William E 13

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G

Long-Knight Lumber Co 81

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2-15

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 82

Miller, Anthony 82

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 7

Oelhafen Lbr. Co

Palmer & Parker Co 13

Parry, Chas. K., & Co 10

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 82

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 79

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co 66

Stiuison, J. V H

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 62

Sullivan, T. & Co 62

Tegge Lumber Co 68

I'pham & Agler 14

Webster, George, Lumber Co. . . 13

White Lake Lumber Company. . 56

Wiggin, H. D 13

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Willson Bros. Lumber Company. 12

Wlstar, Underbill & Nixon 10-13

Wood-Mosaic Company 12

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc.. 82

Young, W. D., & Co 3

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company 12-56

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 57

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company. 57

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 16

Gardner Wood Company 57

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

Kentucky Lumber Company 65

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co 6

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company. 13

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 65.84

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 60

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 59

Bennett & WItte 7

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 61

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 60

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 60

Brown, Mark H., Lumber Co.. 61

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co 51

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 56

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company. . .10-16

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 57

Gary, W. W 60

General Lumber Company 84

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 61

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co.... !•

Kentucky Lumber Company 65

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company... 66

Lansing Company, The £9

Miller Lumber Company 61

Advertisers' T>irectory

Paepcke Lelcht Lumber Co 62 Riemeier Lumber Company

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8 Saline River Hardwood Co

Saline River Hardwood Co 65 Salt Lick Lumber Company

Sondheimer, E., Company 58 Shawnee Lumber Company j

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.63 81 Slaymaker, S. E., & Co

Vanden-Boom-Stimson Lumber Sondheimer, E., Company

Company 58 Standard Hardwood Lumber Co,

Stemmelen Lumber Company...

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Anderson-Tully Company

Anderson Veneer & Sawmill

Company

Archer Lumber Company.

Stimson, J. V., & Co 81

13 Stimson, J. v., H.irdwood Co 81

10 Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.63-81

Sullivan, T., & Co 82

* Tschudy Lumber Company 68

Up ha

57 Williams, Ichabod T., ft Sons..
65 HARDWOOD FLOORING.

J^ Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co.

^' Bliss-Cook Oak Company

^^ Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

5^ Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc

^^ Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co

* Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company
^J Harris Manufacturing Company

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co..

Mitchell Bros. Company

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co.

tlantlc Lumber Company 12-56 Vanden Boom- Stimson Lbr. Co

Baker, Jacobs & Co 9 Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co i9 Company

Bennett & Witte 7 Webster, George, Lumber Co...

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co. . 57 Webster, N. A

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 61 white Lake Lumber Company. .

Bonner, J. H., A Sons 60 Whiting Liiml)er Company

Booker-Cecil Company 4 Whltmer, Wm.. & Sons 12-15

Boyle. Inc., Clarence 5 Wiggin. H. D 13

Bradley, E. C. Lumber Co 57 vvilllams, Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Brown, Geo. C., & Co ^... 60 Willson Bros. Lumber Company 12

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 10-13

Wood-Mosaic Company 12

" Saline River Hardwood Co 65

58 Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

6 Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 79

13 Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

10 Webster, George, Lumber Co.. 13

56 Wilce, T., Company, The 5

13 Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 65.f4

Young, W. D.. & Co i

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

Cadillac Machine Company 78

Brown,
Co.

Mark H.. Lumber Co.

Ferd, Lumber Co

iV. P.. & Sons Lumber

Din

76

Wood, R. E
Yates, John
Yeager Lur

. Lumber Company

B., Lumber Co

ber Co.. Inc

13

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co
Carnahan-.-Vllport Lumber Co...

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Churchlll-Mllton Lumber Co...

Coalo. Thos. E., Lumber Co 13 Anderson Veneer & Sawmill Co

VENEERS AND PANELS.
Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co..
Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co.
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com

pany

Day Lumber & Coal Company..

Dermott Land & Lumber Co J6 Evansvil

Dugan Lumber Co 5S Freiberg

Elias. G.. & Bro 82 Hoffman Bros. Compa

Evans, G. H., Lumber CompanylO-16 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co 57 Jarreli, B. C. & Co

Lumber Co... 9 Kentucky Veneer Works

Knoxville Veneer Company...

Chicago Veneer Company...
East St. Louis Walnut Co...
Veneer Company

Farris H;

Faust Bros. Lumber Company..

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke. Theodor. Erben Gmb. H.

Gardner Wood Company

Gary. W. W

iJcneral Lumber Company

oodlander-Robertson Lumber Co

Geriach, The Peter, Company.. 71
Llnderman Machine Co., The.. 83

Mershon, W. B., & Co 77

Phoenix Manufacturing Co 77

Saranac Machine Company 78

Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY.
Baldwin Locomotive Works...

Clyde Iron Works 75-78

Fltzgibbons & Krebs

Cogebic Lumber Company 51

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 76

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
.Andrews. The A. H., Company... 54

ber Company 57 Grand Rapids Veneer Works 76

80 .N'ational Dry Kiln Company 76

Phiia. Textile Mchy. Company.. 79

SO Standard Dry Kiln Company 77

^ SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.

Long-Knight Lumber Co 81

Louisville Veneer Mills 4

11 Memphis Veneer & Lumber Co. .

57 Merrill Veneer Co 63

60 Nartzlk. J. J

84 >''ew Albany Veneering Co 53

55 Ohio Veneer Company 57

Harris Manufacturing Co 68 Old Dominion Veneer Company.

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7 Palmer & Parker Company 13

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.... 8-11

Company 61 Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Hooten Hardwood Company 54 Rayner, J 5

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. Sanders & Egbert Company 11

Hunt, Washington & Smith 9 Sedro Veneer Company 10

Jefifris, D. K., & Co 55 Standard Veneer Company 13

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co 57 Stimson Veheer & Lumber Co.. .63-81

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10 Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 62

Kennedy. James. & Co 57 Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 62

Kentucky Lumber Company 65 Underwood Veneer Company 80

Klann. E. H., Lumber Co 71 Willey, C. L 67

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. 66 Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons... 16

Lansing Company, The 59

Litchfield, William E 13

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company..
East St. Louis Walnut Co

itki:

C.

Co.

i.ildliam, Joshua, & Sous

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company

Epperson, U. S., & Co

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company

Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty

Company

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-

?ood-Mosaic Company 12

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

Little River Lumber Company

Logan, J. M.. Lumber Co

Louisvlll* V«neer Mills

Mcllvaln, J. Gibs«n. & C« 2-15 Evansville Veneer Company..

McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co 82 Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. 1

Memphis Band Mill Company... 2 Hartzell, Geo. W

Miller, Anthony 82 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co

Miller Lumber Company

Morford Lumber Company

Mowbray & Robinson Company.

Mueller, J. F., & Sohn

Norman Lumber Company

North Vernon Lumber Company

Paepcke Lelcht Lumber Co 52 Purcell,

Parry. Chas. K.. * Co 10 Rayner,

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.
Ransom, John B„ & Co

Majiufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters 68

Manufacturing Wood Workers

Underwriters 15

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company 68

TIMBER LANDS.

Lacey, James D., & Co

11 Spry, John C 5

Est.Tte of David Ward 74

,j TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

1[ Griffith, Clarence W 58

MISCELLANEOUS.
4 American Rule & Mfg. Company 71
11 Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 80

Broderick & Bascom Rope Co

13 Chllds, S. D., & Co 71

8-11 Geriach, The Peter, Company.. 71

11 Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Frank 11-62 Matth«w» Gravity Carrier Co...

J 5 Mechanical Rubber Company. . 77

Sanders t Egbert Company II National Hardwood Lumber Assn 72-73

Willey, C. L 6i Perkins Glue Connpany 64

Louisvill* Veneer Mills

McCowen, H. A., & Co

Memphis Veneer & Lumber C».

Palmer & Parker C»

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co

Pickrel Walnut Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

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WANT TO CORRESPOND WITH GOOD

Jinil liuliiKtrluiis hu.viT nnci Inspector. A(l(Iri>KS,
"IK IX «u." cnro llAiiDwooii Hecord.

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

When Tou want a salesman ror New York
stste terrltorjr. write us. We ca» supply you
with ■ Rood mao. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber i Sash k Deer Sales-
■len. Chas. Johnson, Sec'y. 96 Klrkland Rd.,
Rorhenter. N. Y.

LIMBER WANTED

i:.o M It. :;•• No. 1 1
n- lengths.

WOOD Jt ni{(

)KS CO

Poplar In 10' and
, Buffalo. N. Y.

WANTED — OAK LUMSEB
from small mills In Southern Illinois for Mine
Ties. Switch Ties. Bridge Plank and Car stock.
.\ddrcss "BrYEIi," care Hardwood Record.

WANTED TO BUY

LOGS WANTED

W.\NTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
501] cars gnini binck walnut loRs, 10" and up

dlnmet.T. 0 ft. and up long. Will Inspect at
Ipplng point and pay rash.

GEO. W. HARTZELL. PIqua. Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

HARDWOOD TIMBER FOR SALE.

] The Imrdw I tin r on 17, nrre Trin-
ity river. eiMiKlNtlnK of White ttak. Red Oak,
Hickory. Aah. Cum, etr.. the llnent liat^dwood In
the country. Price White Oak. Hickory and Aih,
».t |Mr M ; Reil link and (iuni. «1 per M. E»U-
nintcd to be .'iii.liiiii.lillO feet and more.

V. I>. WILSON, Palestine. Texas.

$15,000,000.00.
We bare about flfteen mlllloD dollars' worth
of tlmberland* for sale. Write us what you
want. Dealers In timberlands, lumber yards,
mill machinery, mills for sale, arrangInK loans,
selllug and eichaneInK cutover lands, and a gen-
ernl real estate business. If jou want to buy or
sell write us. THE JANESVII.LE EXCHANGE.
Timber Dept.. JanesTlllc. Wisconsin.

LUMBER FOR SALE

tirlliin III iMir iirer-KU|iply of No. 1 nnd No. 2
sh nnd iMiphir, iimountlne to about .'ilMi.MDO fi-ei.
ankini: from 4/4 to Hi 4, .". to 7 .vears nlr dried.

I.I Mill S I!

QUARTERED WHITE OAK FOR SALE

50,000 feet 3-ln., Ists nnd 2nds, bone dry.
HAUSER, BRENNER & FATH CO..

Cincinnati. Ohio.

LOG RUN PLAIN SAWED LUMBER
27(1.0(10 feet 4, 4 (Jum
21>.0(U1 fwt .'i 4 Red Oak
11.000 feet 5/4 White Oak
1.-..000 feet 4/4 Beech

J. B. ELLIOTT. Durant. Miss.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

WANTED
Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44*.
48" long, plump l"xl". Must be clear and
straight. If you hare any to effer write oa
Will take them dry or green.

TOE COLOMBIA MFG. CO..
New Philadelphia. Ohio

FOE SALE— 20 MILLION FEET
Hardwoods delivered nt mill site In Florida. Low
price: easy terms; rail and water transportation.
C. O. SIIEPARD, 101 W. S5 St., New York. .\. Y.

DIMENSION OAK
Plain end Quartered

Various sizes for chair and table factories
Send to us for speclBcatlons and prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42Dd Street,
New York.

I DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

UIMEN.SION gUARTEKLU OAK
II. d nnd «l,ll.. ..„ t., .,,,1., f..r l„l.|. <.n.l .h
inanufnelureni,
IMIICHKHTV IIItoTHKIIS. Itus.ellvlUe. Tenn

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

AN UNUSUAL OFFEHINQ

TIMBER INVESTMENTS

We have a number of Uniher tract.H offered for
sale that are prol>nbly the most enticing Invest-
ments offered In America today. Our list coo-
Blsts of all varieties of limber In different else
tracts. We can please the most dUcrlmlnallng.
Would be pleased to submit proposition on receipt
of your requirements.

OBEAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main offices : JanesTllle, Wis.

FINE TIMBER TRACTS.
We have a numlier of timber tracts for sale
In most all states nt low prices sod reasonable
terms. Have few bargain trncts that are offered
for quick sale. Write us what you want, we
have It. THE JANESVILLE EXCHANGE,
Timber Dept.. Jnneevllle. Wis.

TIMBER INVESTMENTS

We have a nuiril..r of timber tracts offered
for sale that are rrol.alily the most enticing In-
vestments offered in America today. Our Mat
consists of all varieties of timber In differant
size tract.s. We can please the most dlscrlmioat-
ing. Would be pleased to submit proposition on
receipt of your rc^quircments.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,

I MACHINERY FOR SALE |

FOR SALE

One six-foot Fay .V Kgnn band Sawmill outflt,
complete: 2 .Mcllvnln & Spiegel boilers, modern
make, engine Houston. Stanwood & fJamble. self-
contained engine ; gang edger and trimmer, swing
crosscut line shafting, belting, pulleys and car-
riage, all filing room machinery, complete with 7
or 8 good saws, everything complete In flrst-clasa
condition. Can be bought quick at a big bargain.
.Vddrcss

JOSEPH L. LACKNER, Trustee in Bankruptcy.

ROCKPORT SAWMILL CO.. 2208 Union Central

BIdg.. Cincinnati. Ohio.

I BUSINESS OPPORTINITIES |

TWO MANAGING EMPLOYES
Of a large venc-ir in;inufncturlng concern have
excellent oprHirtnnll.v lo nc(|Ulie business, but arc
only able themselves to take minor Interest.
Reputation of eimcern highest In line. Approxi-
mate nmount required jn.l.OOO, which will give
control. Pre.sent owners have other larger Inter-
.•sts. If Interested .Mid able to Invest, address
•BOX lii;.- e.ir.' llAnnw.iMr. HEroim.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

FOR SALE

I large band sawmill, everything in flrst-class
condition ; mill capable of producing from 2r> to
40,000 ft. per day ; located on Green River, Ky..
with plenty of Oak. Ash, Poplar and Ulckory
timber within easy and low freight rate by rail ;
also considerable timber available by river. Abou
2.000 feet of siding passing the skidway, running
through the lumber yard and can be operated as
economically as any hardwood plant in the coun-
try. Can be bought quick at a bargain. Address.
JOSEPH L. LACKNER. Trustee In Bankruptcy.
EOCKPORT SAWMILL CO., 2208 Union Central
Bldg., Cincinnati. Ohio.

TIMBERLANDS FOR SALE.

We are in a position to supply you with an\
kind of timber that your needs require any
where In the United States, Canada, Mexico
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list com
prises over $60,000,000 worth of timberiand.-.
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices: .lanesville. Wis.

FOR SALE.
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Including Locomolives. Gondolas. Derricks. Hoist
Ing Engines, Boilers. Concrete Mixers. Rock
Drills. Buckets. Pumps. Engines, Elevators, Con
veyors and Camp Equipment.

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Engineering Department.
Birmingham. yS'abama.

BUYERS OF HARDWOODS.

Ko you want to get In touch with the Bes'
buyers tt hardwood lumber? We have a list
showing the snnual requirements In Kimber
dimension stock and veneers and panels of eon
sumers of those materials throughoat the Bnltef
Sutes and Canada. The service Is free to ad
vertlsers In the RicoRO. It will Interest joo
Write us for further Information alrant our "Sell
log Lumber by Mall System."

HARDWOOD RECORD. Ellsworth Bldg..

Chicago.

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK. POPLAR, ASH
and all other bardweads, 1b all grades aad tUck
nesses, caB be readily sold If advertised 1b tht
Wasted aad For Sals sectloB of K^sbwoob Kic
OBD. If yon have a large stock yoa waat t<
sell try a few llaes 1b this departaeBt bbc
•-e what a lot of Inquiries they will bring tou

TEWBERLANDS FOR SALE

LUMBER RULES

Our own process of black enamel
ink insures perfect, permanent
lettering with no injury to the
rule, as with burnt lettering.
Double riveted head, the rivets
moulded into the brass.
Tool Steel Blade
Riveted Handle

AMERICAN RULE & MFG. CO.

Nashville, Tenn.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Cum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

MAKE BOX SHOOKS
LOOSE BARREL STAVES

or Finest QuaJity and at Lowest Coat

From Cordwond. .Slabs, or Other Forest Waste
by the Use of Gerla«b Machinery.

The Peter Cerlach Co., Cleveland, O.

We are in a position to supply .vou with any
kind of timber that your needs require any-
where in the United States. Canada, Mexico
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our lisl
comprises over $00,000,000 worth of timberlands
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices : Janesville. Wis.

^T If you are not a subscriber
^J^to HARDWOOD REC-
ORD and have a suspicion that
you would like to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

Secure Better Prices

at less selling cost by reaching

more customers. Hardwood

Record puts you before them.

All Twice a Month

ASK US ABOUT IT

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TALLY BOOK

.jvt

made
tally

This three-throw tally ticket c
from aluminum, and accommodi
tickets— 41x8J inches in size.

Folds compactly to less than one-fourth inch
in thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket.

GItcs large area of four lickels for compli-
caled tallies, or straight grade can be made
on one page.

Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired.

Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied,
printed on waterproof paper with carbon backs. Tallies
made on these tickets arc unalterable. Their use en-
ables the inspector to retain triplicate, and forward
original and duplicate. Duplicate desiened to be
attached to invoice.

These tally books are perfection for durability,
covenieDce. accuracy, and for systematizing the inspec-
tion and measurement of lumber

Patent applied for on covers. Copyrichted. 1910.

Patented trii
Single sheet!

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\V O U [) K 1-; C O K 1)

A Few Reasons Why The National Harl

Our Inspection Service

THE National Hardwood Lumber Assucialion. at the close of its cigluh fiscal year in May of 1905. and as
shown by the reports of its officers at the annual convention held in Buffalo, had 332 members and a force
of 14 Inspectors. Today, at the close of its seventeenth fiscal year, the Association has 900 members and
Its Inspection StafT numbers 70. While its INSPECTION SERVICE was the ORIGINAL BENEFIT of
membership and is still the CENTRAL F"EATURE of its work, the Association has. from time to time, added
other service benefits each having a definite practical value in itself and all of which have well demonstrated
this value.

NATIONAL INSPECTION is now a STAPLE UTILITY of the Hardwood Industry and the reasons for
its being such stand out very clearly. This branch of the service with its corps of 70 INSPECTORS covers
the entire Hardwood field, and as OFFICIAL INSPECTION in order to be effective against the probabilities
of demurrage, deterioration and the other concomitants of delay must be prompt, it is manifestly well equipped
for action accordingly.

A member of the National Hardwood Lumber Association has always at his command one or more com-
petent Inspectors in every market who look after his shipments and protect his interests with the same fidelity
as if carried on his personal pay-roll. Their work is constantly saving our members material sums of money.
In fact, it frequently happens that they save some member more than the cost of his yearly membership on the
inspection of a single shipment. The truth of this statement will be appreciated by those who have ever had a
car disputed at a destination several hundred miles distant and have sought to obtain a satisfactory adjustment
through their own direct efforts. Correspondence almost invariably only tends to further complicate the situa-
tion. Getting on the ground yourself or sending a representative there is a costly proceeding and even then, if a
settlement is thus secured, it is generally a compromise and anything but satisfactory. You may retain an
attorney, but that is the most expensive recourse of them all. It is impossible to estimate the amount of money
that our inspection work is saving to our members as a whole every year, strictly on the score of AVOIDED
LITIGATION.

NATIONAL INSPECTION gives you immediate and reliable action at a nominal cost. It is accepted by
FAIR BUYERS everywhere as FINAL and its BONDED CERTIFICATE, backed by the financial guarantee
of the Association, safeguards both buyer and seller as strongly as the warehouse receipt does the operator in
grain, or the fire insurance policy the property owner.

Our Reporting Service

This department, while comparatively new. having been installed in January, 1913. has made a remarkable
record for itself and now ranks as one of the chief benefits of membership. Its functions are various and vital.
It is designed primarily to furnish our members with financial statements and lists of the lumber requirements of
the Hardwood consuming trade of the United States and Canada, but its possibilities go much further. Through
it a member can obtain, upon application, reliable information as to the financial status and the Hardwood
needs of any consumer in whom he may be interested. In this connection, it enables him to save a portion at
least of what he otherwise pays out for regular Commercial Agency service and the information that it gives him
goes far beyond anything that any of the regular Commercial Agencies have ever attempted. The same
department also furnishes our members with lists of the users of any certain kind of Hardwood in any certain
section or state. Again, in cases where members have blocks of stock they desire to market and will give us
specifications as to kinds, grades and thicknesses, we can, from our files, provide a list of responsible consumers
who are in immediate need of the stock they have to offer. This department also places before our members

EXECUTIVE QUARTERS, 1864 Mc

HARDWOOD RECORD

raod Lumber Association Stands First

every month, through the columns of the Official Bulletin of the Association, a long list of Hardwood consumers
on whom it has obtained late and valuable information and which can be freely called for whenever wanted.
It also issues, periodically, the publication known as the CONSUMERS' REGISTER, which contains the tabu-
lated lumber requirements of hundreds of consumers in all sections.

This Reporting Service as a means of keeping fully informed of the requirements, conditions and develop-
ments of the Hardwood consuming field and bringing our members directly in touch with the best buyers and
with fresh trade possibilities, is very efficient and in estimating the values of membership in the Association, it
should be considered in all of its several serviceable features.

Our Mercantile Experience Excliange

This is closely related to our Reporting Service — in fact, is an adjunct of it. The failure of many concerns
who engage in the Hardwood lumber business may be attributed to sundry causes, but it is well understood that
bad accounts are an important factor. It does not follow that a concern having a high financial rating will always
prove a profitable customer. Many such customers, because of arbitrary and unfair inspection methods, are as
undesirable as concerns lacking the necessary capital with which to carry on their business. Our Mercantile
Experience Exchange furnishes advance information on this class of concerns. The 900 manufacturers and
wholesalers comprising our membership are co-operating with us along this Hne and their experience, as shown
by their ledgers, affords information of a more confidential and dependable character than can be obtained from
any other source.

Our Bureau off Publicity and Advertising

has for its prime object the giving of publicity and prominence to the business operations of our members and
thereby promoting their sales. Our well-known Hardwood Directory, or BUYERS' GUIDE, is one of the
leading instruments of this department, which also issues various other publications having a large circulation
among lumber buyers throughout the United States and Canada. These official pubHcations serve to bring the
seller before the buyer in a very direct and authoritative manner. Furthermore, they are as beneficial to the
buyer as they are to the seller. "Well bought is half sold" holds quite as true of Hardwoods as of any other
commodity. Of our 900 members a majority are manufacturers of Hardwood, seeking a market for their output.
They consult the Hardwood Directory in sending out their stock lists and quotations. If your name appears in
this publication, it is bound to result in new and valuable connections for your purchasing department.

The Cost off Membership

And what does all this cost? A small sum certainly. You pay $25.00 initiation fee when you join and your
dues are but $50.00 per year. There are no assessments and there never have been any. Our by-laws forbid
them. Moreover, assessments signify indebtedness and this Association has no indebtedness. Every member
pays the same dues and receives the same service. There is no limited inner circle consuming the cream of the
benefits, leaving the skimmed milk for the outer majority.

Under existing business conditions, there is now unquestionably greater need than ever for the protection
and service which a membership in this Association carries with it. Unjust kickers show themselves more fre-
quently and credits constantly demand a more careful scrutiny. Consequently, this is the time to put our claims
to the test. If they ARE true, a membership in this Association is something you can hardly afford to be without.
If they ARE NOT true, you owe it to the trade to demonstrate their falsity.

DORMICK BUILDING, CHICAGO.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Sale o£ Michigan
Hardwood Timber Lands

Comprising Probably the Finest Hard Maple
and Gray Elm Timber Now Standing

THE lands in Michigan belonging to the late David Ward, not disposed
of by the Trustees during the existence of the trust created by the
residuary devise of his will, have been ordered by Decree of the Circuit
Court for the County of Bay, In Chancery, in a suit for the partition thereof
therein pending, to be sold by a Circuit Court Commissioner in and for the
County of Bay, Michigan, at public auction to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House in Bay City, Michigan, on the fourth day of August,
A. D. 1914, at 10:00 o'clock A. M.

Some 7,000 acres and upwards of the timbered lands included "in said sale
are splendidly timbered with a fine quality of hard maple and gray elm, with
a sprinkling of other varieties of timber. These lands were personally selected
by the late David Ward upwards of a quarter of a century ago, and were espe-
cially selected for the excellent quality of the timber thereon, at a time when
opportunity was available to select hardwood of these varieties as good as the
very best that originally stood in Michigan, and they are practically the last
offering of hard maple and gray elm timber lands selected under such conditions.

All of these lands are very accessible to the Detroit & Charlevoix division
of the Michigan Central Railroad, while part of them are also accessible to the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad and
the East Jordan & Southern Railroad.

Aside from the timbered lands, some 25,000 acres of denuded lands, and
lands the timber on which has been heretofore sold and conveyed, will be offered
at this sale, and also the saw mill plant, buildings and appurtenances, at Deward,
Crawford County, Michigan, built and operated by the Trustees under the Will
of David Ward, and likewise certain parcels of land and town lots, dock prop-
erties, boomage and riparian rights at or near East Jordan. Charlevoix County,
Alba, Antrim County. Manistee, Manistee County, or Bay City, Bay County,
Michigan.

All of the lands will be offered in parcels as fixed by the Decree of the
Court, the same ranging in size from 320 acres and upwards for the timbered
lands and 80 acres and upwards for the cut over lands, and lands the timber on
which has been sold and conveyed.

For further particulars write Hurdis M. Ready, Circuit Court Commis-
sioner, Bay City, Michigan, or Chamberlain. May, Denby & Webster, 1406-10
Dime Savings Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan.

HARDWOOD RECORD

75

used in Iterdwoo*-

—the mill has fresh loAs at
all times, insuring hiAh-
Arade lumber untouched
b)? worms or sap-rot.
ifSieam skiddersalso en-
able the hardwood man to
redu'clB his skiddir^A costs
awa\/ below the average
annual cost of skidding
with animals, upon which
the price of his stumpaAe
was fiAured. v.^ ^3^

You will he, interested in readiim "T/ie
Only Way to Handle Hardwood''' in
the January issue ^f STEAM MACH-
INERY: a copy sent free on request.

CLVDE IRON WOIiKS

fLE/AD OFFICE, .S^ FAGTOUY

Ba-a-ncriGS

NEW ORLEANS
SAVANNAH,
H O U S T O/N

DULUTH. MINN.

CHICAGO
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THE DIAIVIOIND HOG

Send for catalog H. R. de-
scribing our Gangs-Resaws,
Edgers, Trimmers, Carriages
and other Saw Mill Machinery.

Diamond Iron Works

(ESTABLISHED 1885}

Minneapolis, Minnesota

It

Is Known and UmmI aiul is a I a\iiritc-
In E^'ery l^umherinjf l^oucility

Some of the reatons

Withstands the Most Severe Strains
Saves Horse Power
Prevents Choking of Conveyor by Overhead Feed
Does Not Require Constant Attention
Let us tell you more about it

HARDWOOD RECORD

NO LIMIT

^ ^^"^il-l^

NEW SUndard 54-Inch Band Resaw

Wm. B. Mershon Sc Co.

SAOIINAW MICH.

MOIST AIR DRYING

Almost any user of a good MOIST AIR kiln,
who has had experience with other drying
systems, will tell you that results show con-
clusively the superiority of the moist air
method of drying. In

The Standard Dry Kiln

moist air tlrying has been Ijrought NEAREST
to the point of absolute perfection. Many users
of The Standard, who formerly tried other
moist air kilns, will bear us out in this state-
ment. We'll be glad to refer you to them on
request.

We're getting out a new booklet containing
a list of Standard Dry Kiln users. Drop us
a line and we'll send you a copy as soon as
it comes from the printers. Address: The
Standard Dry Kihi Co., 1559 McCarty St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

EXTRA QUALITY

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

SELLING AGENTS

CRINE COMPANy - - tU BRANCHES
STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.. MOBILE, All
ALSANV MILL SUPPLY CO., ALBANV, Gt.

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Ctilcago Rubber Warks)

CHICAGO

Phoenix

6 ft. Pony
Band Mill

Will cut 30,000
feel of 1" lumber
in 10 hours and
cut it good.

Nearly 200
of these
mills sawing
wood in the
U. S. A.

PRETTY GOOD
i RECOMMENDA-
TION. ISN'T IT?

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE

WISCONSIN

HARDWOOD RECORD

Broom Handle

CHUCKING AND BORING MACHINE

Wire Stitching Machinery

It rounds end of handle and bores small hole in other end
automatically at same time. Capacity, 45,000 handles in ten
hours. .-Ml the operator has to do is to keep the handles fed to
the machine. Used by the largest producers. Write for de-
tails and price.

CADILLAC MACHINE CO.

Makers of Handle Makers Tools. CADILLAC. MICHIGAN

FOK

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES. BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOG UK

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BKNTON H.\KHOR.

MICH., V. S.

TheClyde^^^sSli»^Lo5g^n^

aims /to cut-out as^mucK
do old time (time used in mov-
ing and ^GttinA ready to
work) as possible? andKave
tKe nnacKirvGs put/irvj>^^>
pr act ic ally tKe-full day
skidding 6- loadirv^ logjS

We -will Madl^
sKowybu Kowit
■works out3sPi2^ I' ^_- J.^3^ — ■'."

CLYDE mON WORKS

Mdivufacturcrs of A\.dcKii\Gs fbrEVEKYLo^pj^pjin^Oppratioix
^H^ DULUTH, U.S.A. ..^rem^fe

U. S. A.

.^^ SkiddGi-. "

HARDWOOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS FOR HARD MAPLE. AND GREY ELM

1

1

"Ideal" S Rock Maple Flooring

ii the flooring that it manufactured expressly to supply the demand (or the best. It is
made by modem machinery from carefully-selected stock and eTery precaution is taken
throughout our entire system to make it fulfill in eTery particular its ■ame-^"IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send Ut Yov/r Inquiries

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars I.x7" and up No. 1 Common and Better Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4/4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT

BAND SAWN

PRocTORYENEERpRYERnREPRoof

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

No
Splitting

Nor
Checking

No
Clogging

Nor
AdJDiting

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMER.SET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in i, I and 13-16 and 1 1-16 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

S. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD'S,

strongest circuLition is in the region where things are made
of wood— WISCO.XSIX, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, IN-
DIANA. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK
and the East.
IT'S the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

l^n^^^ Lumber Drie([ As Never Before

r?^^

ill

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS.
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH

HARDWOOD
ASK US ABOUT IT.

8o

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE. FACTORY AND VENEEK MILL. ALGOMA, WIS
VENEER AND SAWMILU BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We manufacture at our Bircbwood plant sinile ply reneers
ol all native northern woods and deliver stock that is In
shape to tlue.

From our Algoma factory, where we have specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, in all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
veneer.

tvery pound of glue we use is guaranteed hide stock. We
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based oa
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and stu4y
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock to4
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest you.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Lonjj Island City, New York

y eneers and L^aneh with a l\eputation

'll/'E manufacture Veneers in aH the native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood Veneer Co.

Wausau^ Wis.

B.

c.

JARRELL £i

MANLPACTLRERS OF

CO.

High

Grade, Rofary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut

righ

t; dried rigtit; prices rigtit

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE 1

(g) OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple

Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Established 1867 Incorporated 1904

HARDWOOD RECORD

Long-Knight
Lumber Co.

Indianapolis
Indiana

Hardwood
Lumber...

Mahogany and Circassian
Veneers

BABCOCK
Lumber Co.

Manufacturers and
Distributors of

WESTVIRGINIA
and TENNESSEE

HARDWOODS

Pittsburgh, Pa.

J. V. Stimson Interests

We cut Furly Million feet of Hard-
woods annually from our own timber and
at our own mills.

( )ur associated concerns are:

J. V. Stimson, Huntingburg, Ind.

J. V. Stimson & Co., Owensboro. Ky.

J. V. Stimson Hardwood Co., Memphis,
Tenn.

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Company,
Alemphis, Tenn.

In addition to our lumber cut we ])riiduce a
complete line of ROTARY CUT DOMESTIC
VENEERS manufactured with the very latest
\-eneer machinery, and dried with the very latest
veneer drying facilities.

Can begin loading special stock 24 hours after
receixing order.

BAND SAWED LUMBER from vs" to 4"
thick.

The following is a list of dry stock in shipping condition
now in our Memphis yard.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK LUMBER

3,5.()(>0 ft. S 8" l9 &• as

SO.OOO ft. 5 8" Is & 29

41,(150 ft. 3 4" l8 & 2s

Mfl.OOO ft. 4 4" Is & 2s

8,U(M) ft. 8 4" Is & 2s

3 1. (Mill fl. 1 J" No. 1 C

42,230 ft. 5,8' No, I C

42,700 ft. 3/4" No. 1 C

110,310 ft. 4/4" No. I Com:

16,000 ft. 6/4" No. 1 Comi

79,000 ft. 8/4" No. 1 Comi

PLAIN WHITE OAK LUMBER

(,000 ft. 3/8" Is & 3s 21,000 ft. 3/8;; No. 1 Common

),180 ft. 3 4" Is & 2s 1.50,(100 ft. 4/4" No. 1 Common

(,570 ft. 4/4- Is & 2s 8,000 ft. 8/4" No. 1 Common

QUARTERED RED OAK LUMBER

',180 ft. 4/4"

42,000 ft.

38,000 ft.

22,0011 l(.

66,87(1 f(.

Is & 2s

PLAIN RED OAK LUMBER

iimmon 6(l.(

Step Plank,
<le
Step rlank.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK STRIPS

40,000 ft. 4 4" by 4 to 4Vi wide elear

PLAIN RED GUM LUMBER

73.000 ft. 4/4" Is & 2s 84.00(1 ft. 4 4" No. 1 ( ommon

QUARTERED RED GUM LUMBER

3«,0ft0 ft. 4 4" Is & 2s 30.000 ft. 6/4" Is & 2s

80.000 ft. 4 4" No. 1 Common 20.000 ft. 6 4" No. 1 Common

SAP GUM LUMBER

63.000 ft. 4 4" Is & 2s 70.000 ft. 4 4" No. 1 Common

36,000 ft. 4/4" ISo.vboards 1(1,0(1(1 ft. 4 4" Panels

NO. 2 COMMON LUMBER

11,830 ft. 4 4" PI. White Oak 7.i.8.->(l ft. 4 4 PI. Ked Oak

4/4" NO. 3 COMMON PLAIN RED AND WHITE OAK

94.360 fl. 4 4" No. 3 Com. Oak 10.880 ft. 4 4" No. 3 Com. .isll

2.620 ft. 3 4" No. 3 Cum. Oak

BRIDGE OR CROSSING PLANK

4" Oak riank

In inquiring for Veneers address our Memphis Dept.

(HARDWOOD .\ND UNIVERSAL CODES)

HARDWOOD RECORD

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

7075 Clinton Street

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER 00.

^OAK. ASH AND OTttliR HARDWOODS

O. EUIAS Sc BRO.
HARDWOODS

While I'inc. Yc-llow i'ine. Sprue.-.
Hemlock. Fir. Lumber, 1 imber. Mill-
work. Boxes. Maple and Oak Floorinu

QSS-1015 ELK STREET

All Kradea and tlil(
Will rrrrlvv and innprit iilnrk

Brunrh yard, MomphlR, Tenn

)40 Seneca Street,

BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

840 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPtCIALTIES:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

YEAGER LIMBER COMPANY, Inc.

SPECIALTIES

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.
They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

piil

"F?

HARDWOOD RECORD

■^3

A Fine Opportunity to Dispose of
Narrow, Short and Low Grade Oak

pose of tliis lumlier I)
oak flooring squares li

making it u[) nUo
the illustration.

To tiie oak lumber manufacturer who accu-
mulates considerable oak lumber that can
not be sold unless they put a price on it that
is so low that there's no money in it. there These squares are jointed together without
is now oiifered a fine opportunity to dis- glue on the

Linderman Automatic Jointer
Gluer, Clamper and Sizer

squared to the exact widtli. A straight tongue and groove is then cut on the two sides and ends.

The demand for these flooring squares is greatly in excess of the present output. Still there
are several Southern manufacturers making these flooring squares.

One New York firm wants a good many car loads of the Linderman Flooring Squares. The
prices it offers will net you, delivered New York City, practically as much as you are getting from
the better grade of oak lumber.

Write today for further information and we will give you the details of the market, manufac-
turing costs, etc. You're not obligated in any way in asking for particulars, yet it might be of
value and worth your consideration.

Linderman Machine Company

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN

New York City

Woodstock, Ont.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Manufacturers £^ 1

Gum General

Oak w ,

Cypress LiUITlDer Cottonwood
g-^ Maple

company Memphis, Tenn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you— IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlock
We Have On Hand At Our Burnside, Ky., Plant For Immediate Shipment

ABOUT
3,400,000 FT. ROTARY CUT YELLOW POPLAR
800.000 FT. ROTARY CUT YELLOW PINE
800,000 FT. ROTARY CUT RED & WHITE OAK

Also a Large Stock of Rotary Cut Ash. Chestnut and Walnut — Standard Tliicknesses and

Sizes — Bargains in Odd Lots

WRITE US FOR FULL INFORMATION AND PRICES

CHICAGO VENEER CO. !i: DANVILLE, KY.

YELLOW POPLAR

MmUFlCIUIIEIIS OF BIND SIWEO

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY

QUARTER SAWED

WHITE OAK

Coal Grove, Ohio, U.S. A.

LUMBER CO

HAKUWOOU RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split

Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LF.T US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

«

CARTIER= HOLLAND
LUMBER COMPANV

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR
FURNITURE TRADE

«

•■.lul Dr

Winter Cut \VI

95.000 ft. 4/A Silcclu.l
Maple

2.S.0OO ft. S/4 Ists and 2n(ls Unsdoctcfl llar<l Maple

.^O.OOn ft. 4/4 I-OK Run Michigan Soft KIni

105.000 ft. 4/4 LoK Rum Beech

1.17.000 ft. 5/4 LriK Run Beech

li().0(>0 ft. r>/4 r.og Run Beech

50.000 ft. S/4 l.n}j Run Rccch

CRATING

175 000 ft. \\0 and wider White Pine Crating
.WO.OOO ft. 1x4 No. 4 White Pine Crating
SO.OOO ft. 1x4 and Wider No. 2 and No. 3 Cnmnion
Basswood
REMEMBER, wr perform whatever mill work

fi

MICHIGAN TRUST BUILDING

Grand Rapids, Michigan

M I I. I. L u d i n K t o n. M i c h i g a n

&

HARDWOOD RECORD

3

r

MICHIGAN

, ll

'

L

II

Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. JULY 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash No. 3 Common 34M

1x6 Bass wood is and 2s 45 M

4/4 Basswood is and 2s 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 1 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 3 Common 1 50 M

1x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common 8 M

1x5 Basswood No. 3 Common 7 M

1x6 Basswood No. 3 Common 60 M

1x7 and up Basswood No. 3 Common 20 JVl

4/4 Red Curly Birch is and 2s 'AM

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s 100 M

1x14 and up Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 7 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common 200 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2S 5o M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 20 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 and 2 Common 1 7 M

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear) 6 M

5/4 Maple Step is and 2s 23 .M

4/4 Maple No. 3 Common 60 M

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common S3 M

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common 1 4 M

"7* is not what luiiiber costs you, so much as what you
nni y, f ,nif of it. tlial i], rid, s its vtlur for your work."

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KliN DRIEP, HOLLOW B.4CKED
MATCHED OK JOINTED
POLISHED .4XD BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^.

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARDWOODS

CADILLAC, MICH. July 1, 1914.

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 8 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 AT

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 j\[

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2-s. . . . 100 iM
4 '4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Com. .100. Al

3/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 3\I

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2-s. . . . .S M

4/4 Soft Alaple, No. 3 Common 30 A [

6/4 Hard Maple. No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseve Maple I's &• 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4 4 r.asswood & Elm. Xo. 4 20 M

4 4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common. . 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

Kneeland-Blgelow
Company

Hardwood Manufaeinrers

150,000

ft.

6/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech

12,000

ft.

10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswood

50,000

ft.

6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

All of the above stock la nicely manu-
factured, beiDg: band aawed. trimmed,
and well seasoned. We are prepared tf
quote attractive prices for this mate-
rial for Immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD RECORD

#

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wllce's Hardwood Floof^
iiK has been among the foremost on the market
,nd because it stands today "unequaled" is f"

iid it reduces theeiiiense of laying and poUshln*.
Dur UuvkUt fiU aU about Bar<ttoooa rioorimc
and hotc to ear* for tt — otto priof — an4 U frt*.

The T. Wilce Company

a2nd and Throop Su. CHICAGO, ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc.,

312 Portland Block

Chicago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

of HARDWOOD RECORD tub.cribera
are owner« of •team plant*. Eighty-
nine per cent are, therefore, buyara of|
wood-working machinery. Th«
lie percentage of waite circul
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertitera.

89%

l>uyara ol|
lere ia lit> I
jIatioD in

PLANNER- STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

2 CARS 5 4 X 12 " & WIDER lit & 2nd BASSWOOD

WANTFn TO MOVF OTTTrK" 4 CARS 3" ROCK ELM BRIDGE PLANK

W/\1\1£.L» lU IVIUVI^ VUICK. 800,000 FEET NO. 3 HEMLOCK

100,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

SEND us YOUR 1 N Q U IB 1 K

MILLS:
BLACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE

1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throughout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

CHICAGO

THE GREATEST HARDWOOD MARKET IN THE WORLD

VENEER

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras. East India, Cuban,
and African,

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES

in all thicknesses.

DOMESTIC:

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, fi,s:ured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASSWOOD,YEL.PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
l),'inding and bottoms.

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and

5 -ply STAND.\RD SIZES

HUDDLESTOIV-IVIARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252 Lumber St., CHICAGO, ILL.

iiiiiiiliifcM

Hiiiiiimi

■Mi^jmfim^^mEi^my^ s h e l oon;^^w::^;

CIRCASSIAN
AM E R I C A N

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

2J3N. AnnSt. CHICAGO

MAHOGANY

WE HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH, BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES, BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WRITE CS ABOUT IT

J. J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chicago, 111.

CHOICE BIRCH AND MAPLE— 10,500 ACRES

I offer the above tract of best quality and
splendidly located timber in Ontario, ten miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, OntJirio, a town of
25,000 population. Will cut 90^0 birch and
maple. Estimated by George F. Beardsley,
cruiser of Grand Rapids, Mich. Location and
mill site on deep water. Can ship either by
water or rail. Lands in fee simple — no crown
dues, no export restrictions. Close to Amer-
ican See. Easy logging. Reasonable price and terms.

William H. Ranson, Saull Sle Marie, Mich.

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers a.re
owners of steaLm plants. Eighty-nine per
cent a.re. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing moLchinery. There is little percentaLge
of wtSLSte circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for maLchinery advertisers.

SAVE TOUR MONET BT USING THE

U17¥% D/^/^lf Published Semi-annually
IVl-iLI DV/V/JV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collection Departr

Write for

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Established
1878

HARDWOOD K i; C O K D

I KNOXVILUE I

Fumou. for Finpil Type of Popl.r, O.U .nd Chc.lnut.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED KHITE DAK. PLIilN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

BAMD MIULS AT VKSTAl- A SUBURB OF KN OXVIU^BS. SOUTBORN AND LOUISVILLE * NA8HVILJJB) RAILAOAC

BL a. MIZNEB. i. M. LOGAN,

PrM. Oen\ Uaoaiar

C. C. CANNON. C. B. 8WANN.

Vlc«-Pr«». Becy and Tr^M.

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch Offlce anil Tard:
Bank and M<I.c«ii Are., CInrlnaall I M. ASHER. Mgr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or QuartereH.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T HARDWOOD RECORD it a difTer-
^H I ent kind, and altogether better
^^J.^ lumber newspaper than hat hither-
to been published. Thit is made possible
by the loyal co-operation and support of the
hardwood element of the lumber industry.
If you are a subscriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT, POPLAR. PINE
RED OAK. WH. OAK. WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

F. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, Knoxville, Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is shown completely in our new correction pamphlet (off the press recently),
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

moctorYENBERPRYEKhreproot

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

IET US talk to you about the plain
■ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

Hardwood Record's

strongest circulation is in the region Tvhere
things are made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sslIcs
medtvirm for ha-rdwood Ivimber.

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two cars 8 '4 common and better Basswood
One car 4/4 1st and 2nd Basswood
Three cars 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4/4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Mills: Pensacola, N. C. Capacity, 90,000 ft. per day

Charles K. Parry & Co. E°a'„«d^T^ue^Buifd7n| Philadelphia

1 CINCINNATI

> ■

1

ARE YOU WISE

we carry on hand ai all times 25.000,000
mber: Poplar, Oak, both plain and

to the fact t
feet of dry

(inartered. Ash, Chestnut and Basswood, and that it
CMines from our own timber? Try a car of our plain
■ ■r quartered oak. There is nothing like it for uni-
formity of color and texture.

The Mowbray & Robinson Company

MILLS: VAKDS:

Quicksand. K.v. Main Office u'^tr'.Iit"' Mich

Viper, K.y. CINCIN.NATI, OHIO Kocl.«ter, "nV Y.

^^est Iryine, K.v. Brooklyn, X. Y.

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI, O.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

Pcnrod Walnut & Veneer Co,

Mills, Kansas City and Helena. Ark.

.\c!>lri'-s all ini|uiric- t.i

General Offices
KANSAS CITY, MO.

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cyoress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

Pt^ROD JlRDtI\M(COWEl\
LDIVIBER COIVIPAMY

Band Mills & Ollices: Brasf ield. Ark.

Ready for ininudiatc shipment
RED GUM

QUARTERED
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5 '4" Is and 2s.

1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com.

PLAIN
3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.
1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 8 4" Is and 2s.

1 car 10 4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 5 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 6/4" No. 1 Com.

3 cars 8 '4" No. 1 Com.
2 cars 10 4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

ca., LJ A l_ I T V' I ^y

LUDllsKTrON
HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Offer

18M iir,"
■ilM Ixfi I

itllONU

15M lll2"

HaMHUIMld.

FAS
<l.
nd wider FAS Bm»-

40M liS"xS- .No. 1 Com. Bau-

30M 1x7"' and wider No. 1 Com.

ItuHhwood.
37.M l>R" and wider No. I Com.

.VIM li(!" and wider FAS Beech.
4U.M 1x6" and wider No. 1 Com.

Bm-cIi.
45.M S/4 No. 1 Com. and btr.

Beerh.
.WM 1x0" and wider No. 1 Com.

Birch.
loM 8/4 No. I Com. and btr.
Gray EIn

<;.-.M 12 4 No.

Soft Gray Kin

,>()>! 16/4 No. 1 <

Soft Gray Kin

Id btr.

(TTh,

G)s

EARNS

SAXT Cr LUMBER CO.

LudingtokMich.

HARDWOOD RECORD

,;^ASHVILLB-\

i THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD^VOODS S

yQ<

THE following is a list of stocks ofifered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 is & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 ll" and 12" Poplar
Bo.x Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY 1 TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

,100 ft. 1" is and 2s Poplar, 24"

and up.
,500 ft. 1" IS and 2s Poplar, 18"

to 23".
,000 ft. i" is & 2s Poplar, regular.
,000 ft. i" Sap Poplar.
,000 ft. l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
,000 ft. 8/4 is and 2s Poplar.
,000 ft. 1" IS and 2s Qtd. White

Oak.
,000 ft. 1" IS and 2s Plain White

Oak.
,400 ft. 1" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak, 14" and up.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 Ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 Ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 Ists and 2nds Quartered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4 13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum.
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON. HICKS & GREENE

COMPANY

40.000 ft.

4/4

Is and 2s Plain

White Oak

20,000 ft.

.'5/4

13 and 2s Plain

Red Oak

15,000 ft.

5/4

No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50.000 ft.

4/4

Is and 2s Chestnut

25,000 ft.

6/4

Is and 2s Ches

nut

30,000 ft.

No. 1 Common

Chestnut

40,000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common

Chestnut

12,000 ft.

8/4

No. 1 Common

Chestnut

15,000 ft

5/8

Is and 2s Popla

r, 7" and up

30,000 ft

4/4

Is and 2s Popla

r, 7" and up

15,000 ft

5/4

Is and 2s Popla

r, 7" and up

6/4 Is and 2s Popla

r, 7" and up

12,000 ft

5/4

Sap Poplar, 5"

and up

13,000 ft

6/4 Sap Poplar, 5"

and up

40,000 ft

5/4

No, 1 Common Poplar, 6"

and

ap

fi/4

No. 1 Common Poplar, 6"

up

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK FLOORING

60,000' 3/s"xiy2" Clear Plain White
150,000' J^"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X 2^" Clear Plain

White
40,000' H"xiy2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' Vi'-al" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' Yi'xi" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' ^"x2i4" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X 214" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered
White Oak

1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 is and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. i Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

M

100 M' 4/4 is and 2s Plain White Oak
l50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 is and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARDWOOD RECORD

1 — _=^ — 1

THE

» 1^ 1^ 1 n M

PROMINENT SOV1

rHERN MANUFACTURERS

lOOM' 4 4" Is & 2» <Juiirl<T.-<l i.-.^l I 4 No. 'Z ComnKiii I'lain

While (lok K<-<l Oak

■;-.M' 4 4' No. I Com. «Jll«r- |ih)M 4 4 No. 1 ('omnioil I'lliin

(rri-cl White Oak Whilr Oak

.\'V: i.'i"'" *"""■' --.M 4 I No. i Common I'lain

* ""■' While «>ak

■.'.•.M' 4 4 Ik * 2s Sb|> <;um

)V"* is I'hlin Keil -''DM' 4 4 No. 1 Common Sail

leriMl While Oak
lOM' 8 '4 Is £ 2s Qiiar
While Oak

Oak

.'►OM' 4 '4 No. 2 Common

Carnahan-Allport Lumber Company

SUCCESSORS:

\-.\RXER L.\ND & LUMBER COMP.WV

Geridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

New Orleans Office, 406 Whitney-Central Bldg.

II. E. GL-^KSER

Kepresentalive in Iniled Slate

J. F. Miiller OL Sohn

WOOD BROKERS

Selling Agents for
Hardwood Logs
and Lumber

Hamburg, Germany

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . , - KENTUCKY

MANUFACTURERS OF

^^Oak Flooring

Complete itock of %" and 13/16" in all
standaird widths

Band Sawn Hardwoods

WE PRODUCE OVR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:

Collonwood— Oak Three Ply Red

Red and Sap Gum "KC,,":,'„l^wh'u " <iura Panels

A Few Items We Want To Move

4 Cars 4/4" 1st and 2nds Red Gum

8 Cars 4/4" No. 1 Common Red Gum

5 Cars 6/4" 1st and 2nds Sap Gum

4 Cars 4/4" Select Yellow Cypress

5 Cars 4/4" No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress

9 Cars 4 4" x 13" to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
8 Cars 4/4" x 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
7 Cars 5/4" x 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

11 Cars 4/4" x 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood
5 Cars 4/4" x 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
4 Cars 4/4" x 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood
2 Cars %" No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak

10 Cars 6/4" Log Run Soft Maple
7 Cars 4/4" 1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES

AJMDERSON-TULLY COMPANY, Memphis. Tenn.

BOX SHOOKS and VENEERS

John B. Yates Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES, AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

111 No. 2 Com.

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

Randolph Bldg. MEMPHIS, TE^

566 Randolph Bldg.

HARDWOOD RECORD'S.

stron^'cst circul.'itiiin is in tlic rcfri'in where things .ire made
of wood— WISCO.NSIN, MICIIIG.W, ILLINOIS. L\-
DIA.NA. OHIO, PKXNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK
and the East.
IT'S the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

HARDWOOD RECORD

Uncle Sam Says: ''Plenty of Black
Walnut For All Purposes''

IF there is any duubt in \uur mind about the supply (jf Black Walnut, the Aristocrat of
American Hardwoods, being sufificient, consult the latest Government figures on the
subject, showing a production in 1912 of 43,083,000 feet of walnut lumber. This does not
include log production, and demonstrates that the claims of walnut manufacturers of a
production of easily Fifty Million Feet a Year are conservative.

Getting down to brass tacks, consider the following otterings <if stock ready to ship:

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO,

Kansas City, Mo.

WALNUT

1x1 and 3ii€ls No. I (on

44,000' 5/8"

62,000' 3/4"

85,000' 4/4"

36,000' 5/4"

24,000' 6/4"

22,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

38,000' 5/8

77,000' 3/4"

174,000' 4/4"

38,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

KRAETZER CURED LUMBER

In stock ready for shipment, THREE MILLION FEET of
Figured Walnut Butt Veneers and TWO MILLION FEET of
Figured Walnut Long Veneers.

WK FURNISH PL.\IN WALNUT VENEIOR. AXT THICKNKSS—
CUT TO S17.K

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT CO.
East St. Louis, III.

Itl.Af K « ALMT

3/8" 1st and 2nds 66,000' 5/4" 1st and 2nds
3 2,000' 5/4" No. 1 Com.
29,000' 6/4"lst and 2nds
3 2,000' 6/4" No. 1 Com.
14,000' 8/4" 1st and 2nds
22,000' 8/4" No. 1 Com.
6,000' 10/4" 1st and 2nds
7,000' 10/4" No. 1 Com.
13,000' 12/4" 1st and 2nds
8,000' 12/4" No. 1 Com.

50,000'

50,000'
130,000'

60,000'
180,000'
110,000'
160,000'
110,000'

54,000'
169,000'

3/8" No. 1 Com.

1/2" 1st and 2nds

1/2". No. 1 Com.

5/8" 1st and 2nds

5/8" No. 1 Com.

3/4" 1st and 2nds

3/4" No. 1 Com.

4/4" 1st and 2nds

4/4" No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

Manufacturers
WALNUT LUMBER

and

SAWN WALNUT VENEERS

GEO. W. HARTZELL
Piqua, Ohio

1ST .AND 2NDS W.ALNTT

2,500' 5/8"

17,500' 3/4"

11,700' 4/4"

12,500' 5/4"

9,700' 6/4"

16,200' 8/4"

7,000' 10/4"

9,500' 12/4"

2,300' 16/4"

NO. 1 COMMON W.ALNIIT

5,000' 3/4"

23,500' 4/4"

6,700' 5/4"

5,900' 6/4"

8,900' 8/4"

1,500' 10/4"

700' 12/4"

5/8" Special Clear. .48,000'

3/4" to 4" thick, tine
Figured Boards,
Panels and Plank. . 15,000'

Special Heavy Plank,

4" to 6" thick. . . . 8,000'

4/4" Clear Face, 6"

and up wide 10,000'

All stock band sawn,

equalized and dry. Prompt

shipments.

THEODORE FRANCKE ERBEN, G.m.b.R
Cincinnati, Ohio
l.ST .VNI> 2NDS WALNUT

30,000' 3/8"

100,000' 1/2"

150,000' 5/8"

119,000' 3/4"

75,000' 4/4"

60,000' 5/4"

32,000' 6/4"

33,000' 8/4"

16,000' 10/4" & up

NO. 1 CO.MMON W.II.NUT

14,000' 3/8"

Dry Stock, Ready for Shipment

20,000' 1/2"

80,000' 5/8"

50,000' 3/4"

10,000' 4/4"

24,000' 5/4"

29,000' 6/4"

50,000' 8/4"

1,000' 10/4" & up

NO. 2 COMMON WALNUT

15,000' 4/4"

24,000' 5 & 6/4"

4,000' 10/4" & up

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

Prime
Walnut Logs
For Export

FIGURED WALNUT LOGS
FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

H.

A. McCOWEN & CO
Salem, Indiana
ST ANH 2NDS BL.VCK
WALNIT

,000' 1/2"

,000' 5/8"

,000' .' 3/4"

,000' 4/4"

,000' 5/4"

,000' 6/4"

,000' 8/4"

,000' 9/4"

,000' 10/4"

,000' 12/4"

,000' 16/4"

NO. 1 ( OMMON BLACK
WALNUT

380,000' 4/4"

210,000' 5/4"

80,000' 6/4"

78,000' 8/4"

NO. 2 COMMON BLACK
W.ALNCT

5 20,000' 4/4"

120,000' 5/4"

60,000' 6/4"

84,000' 8/4"

8,000' 12/4"

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY

St. Louis, Missouri

WALNUT

1st and 2nds

,000' . . .• 5/8"

,000' 3/4"

,000' 4/4"

,000' 5/4"

000' 6/4"

000' 8/4"

,000' 10/4"

000' 12/4"

80,000' 4/4"

12,000' 5/4"

14,000' 6/4"

180,000' 8/4"

8,000' 10/4"

6,000' 12/4"

),000'
),000'

Figured Wa

Common

5/8"
3/4"

No. 3 Common

50,000' 4/4"

12,000' 5/4"

13,000' 6/4"

12,000' 8/4"

Logs ''■'"'^^'^o Figured Walnut Butts
Plain Wood Cut to Order

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE:

Headquarters for

HARDWOODS

W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Stemmeien Lumber Company

I Branch Office, New Albany, Ind. '

Norman Lumber Company

(Mills at Holly Ridge, La.)

North Vernon Lumber Company
Edw. L. Davis Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

13

THE EAST

LEAOING MANUf ACTURtRS AND JOBBERS

1

1

1

1

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

\NUKACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

WM. WHITMER (^ SONS

INCORPORATED

Manufacturers and Whole- "•* Anybody Can,
salers of All Kinds of ^° ^°°"

HARDWOODS

West Virginia Spruce and Hemlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank BIdg.

PHILADELPHIA

AIVIERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., g,

MANUFACTUIiERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

H. D. WIGGIN VolVJ^,'l^l

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple

MIU at St.B. OmU JimcUoB, West VlrciDla

BIRCH

AND

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-

MAPLE " "

New Vork Office

25 W. 42d St.

mill. Write us.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

SPECIALS

OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

All Kinds Band-Sawn Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia, Pa.

^'"' Gibson Tally Book

u COTi'f afford

without

when it costs but a dollar, if you want tlie most convt
nient and accurate system for tallying lumbe

Hardwood Record :: :: :: Chicago

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

WM.

E.

LITCHFIELD

MASON

BUILDING, BOSTON. MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods 1

Manufacturers are requested to supply lists of stock for sale ||

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

9 Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar. Oak, Chestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HAKDWOOU HliCOKD

G. H. EVANS LUMBER CO

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

FIFTEEN ACRES OF DRY LUMBER. EVERY WIDTH. LENGTH. GRADE AND
THICKNESS IS PILED SEPARATELY. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT POPLAR,

OAK. GUM

Planing Mill and Resawing W<i QravO Yoll MotlAV

Capacity 100.000 feet daily VY C 03 Ve I OU ITAOney

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

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Q Table of Contents (Jf

COVER PICTURE: A MIsslulppI Bogue.
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK;

General Market Condition*

Cover Picture

Death of F. A. Olgglns

The Vacation Season

The Car Situation

A Thought on Grading Rulei

Patriotism.

Lumber Is Hard Hit..
SPECIAL ARTICLES:

The New Crisis and N

Chicago a Picture Frame Center 21

Type Views in Western Wisconsin 22

Railroad Capitalization

Use of Red Gum for Fixture* 24

T.nles of the Trade

Merchandising of Lumber '. 26

Pertinent Legal Findings

The Lumbermen's Round Table

Fred Arden Digglns 31

THE MAIL BAG 32

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 33

WITH THE TRADE 34

PERTINENT INFORMATION 37

HARDWOOD NEWS 39

HARDWOOD MARKET 49

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 56

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THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

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Vol. XXXVIII CHICAGO. JULY 10, 1914 No, 6

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

WHILE IT CANXOT BE SAID THAT OPTIMISM is rainpaiit
in the ranks of the lumber trade right now, the continued
rumors of a slight looking up in inquiries and sales are too insistent
to be overlooked. These rumors are too spotty t6 give the impres-
sion of a general uplift in' the lumber situation, and are probably
more truly an indication presaging favorable developments later
than they are proof that business right now is actually improving
noticeably.

The most encouraging thing which shows in reports from various
parts of the country during the last couple of weeks has to do
with the building records in a great many of the bigger cities.
A satisfactory number of cities and large towns scattered mainly
east of the Mississippi river have records for the month of June
which not only compare favorably with the preceding month but
show to distinct advantage as compared with June of a year ago,
at which time building was fairly active. Even the city of
Chicago, which has been very hard hit during the last six or
eight months by unfavorable developments in its building trade,
reports conditions in that line to be all that can be expected,
lu fact, reports for Chicago are well in advance of figures for
June of 1913.

The importance of this condition is entirely apparent, but its
effect upon the lumber business directly should not be looked
forward to at too early a date. These figures merely cover permits
for building which will be started in the two or three months
following June and the active call for building materials, rough
lumber and other articles will probably not result immediately.
However, one direct result has been a more active inquiry on the
part of the yard trade, which is making more definite efforts to
get in touch with the situation, although it has not as yet shown
a disposition to open up generously with orders.

Two other factors are showing up in relief against a more or
less somber situation, one being the effect of the unusual crops on
the lumber business directly, and the other the time-honored sub-
ject of the freight rate increase. Of these two the most tangible,
as far as its effect upon lumber is concerned, is the former. In
fact, the only consuming factories using hardwoods which are an-
nouncing themselves as busy are the wagon manufacturers, a great
many of whom have within the last two or three weeks put on
full shifts of men resuming full time operation. This is directly
the result of the excellent crop reports and the necessity for addi-
tional means for moving grain and taking care of other farm work.

Too much stress is probably laid on the possible effect of the
settlement of the rate controversy as a decision favorable to the

railroads would probably not result in so active an opening of
purchases as is generally anticipated. There is no question that
the railroads are going to continue in business whether they get
this increase or not, and there is equally little room for doubt
that continuing in business they will within a reasonable time be
purchasing large quantities of supplies of all kinds as they are
practically down to nothing. As a matter of fact the retrench-
ment policy is probably not due so much to the rate controversy
as it is to the generally unfavorable condition of shipments which
have unquestionably fallen off tremendously in the last year or so.

Thus, while the commission's decision favorable to the railroads
will, if it materializes, hasten the return of that important con-
suming element to the purchasing field, it is not the all-powerful
factor which it is given credit for being. In fact, with such a
favorable decision it is rather doubtful if the railroads will be
actively purchasing until business conditions are in a more favor-
able light. Nevertheless Hardwood Record favors the granting
of all privileges that can be granted with fairness to all parties
concerned because of the favorable moral effect it will have on
business, and the fact that it will put the railroads in a position
where they will have to purchase in order to bear out the truth
of their contentions.

There seems to be a prospect of a fairly early settlement of
legislative questions at Washington along lines, which, if Presi-
dent Wilson's policy of conferring with business men means any-
thing, will meet with at least the partial approval of the business
interests. The present so-called psychological condition is the
result so directly of the uncertainty of legislative development
that the settlement of the big questions now before Congress, no
matter how they are settled, if settlement is speedy, will go a
long way toward nullifying this psychological influence.

Inasmuch as full developments in none of these big questions
can be anticipated before the fall months, it is doubtful if the
business situation will begin to resume the right proportions until
that time. However, Hardwood Record reiterates its belief in a
healthy development in industrial and commercial enterprises at
that time, and believes that its assumption is based on logically
favorable conditions.

None of the various reports on changes in movements of different
kinds of hardwoods can be pronounced general. Among these de-
velopments have been more favorable calls for the better grades of
gum. Some of the poplar producing sections seem to feel that better
grades of poplar are getting back into more active request and are
viewing this development quite hopefully. The increased lines of
black walnut furniture shown at the expositions are sufficient proof
of the development in demand for walnut.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Cover Picture

TllK ILLUSTRATION on tlic front covor rcprow>nt« » MisoiKxippi
bo|;uc. That i» sc-iirroly un Kn^liHli wonl. Sonio of tlio die-
tu<nario« do not give it in tJio iivuito uaed by tho ]>copla of tlio Suiitb;
vt't it ia a good vroni in localitiei) along tlio lower Miiaisaippi where
:k roniiidornblo French olcniout remains or onco existed, Tho word
logue is a corruption of the French word "bouche," and close akin
••> the S|uinish "boon." The original mennhig wns "mouth," as
ijiplied to a river. Tlrat meaning is in part retained where the
icrin is applied to a body of water in tho lower Mississippi valley;
I'Ut it does not always mean tlio mouth of a stream, but tho stream
it.self. It is not necessarily stagnant or non-flowing water, but some
think of a bogue in that sense.

In the flat country along tho lower Mississippi river and in tho
immediate proximity of tlie Riilf of Mexico, many streams have little
more currents than are seen in ponds and swales; but all arc not of
that kind.

The cover picture shows a bogue with enough current to contradict
all idea of stagnation, but not enough to excite expectation that
waterfalls and cateracts need be looked for in the vicinity. The
>tream is shallow, ns the stramlcd log with its lono turtle hunter
in midstream prove.*, ^he drift, pointing down stream, shows the
trend of tho current, but the sodded bank on one side, down to the
very water's edge, and the forest growth, running down the
bank to the water on the opposite shore, furnish sufficient evidence
that the current is not strong, even in time of flood.

It wns doubtless such a scene as this which inspired a well-known
Louisiana song writer's ballad "Twilight on the Bogue." opening
with the verses:

■How wall I remember the rourmurlcss rivers,
The ceholess shores of the bayous and bogues,
Where the cotton-mouth moccasins gave me the shlvi-rs.
And the razor-hack pine-hogs were thundering rogues.

"Tbc buzz of tbe gauzc-velned, neuropteroiis pinions
Of mosquitoes (anopheles whetting their bills)

Came up from the sultry mlasmnl dominions
To spread the contagion of fevers and chills."

The Death of F. A. Diggins

THE PASSING OF FRKD ARDEX DIGGIXS of Cadillac, Mich.,
as more fully noted in .inothor ]>ngc of this is^ue of Haed-
'.'.ooD Record, means more merely than the death of a lumberman,
• f one who has endeared himself to all of his many associates
ill hardwood and other affairs. In the death of this man the
h.ardwood business and the other interests with which he was so
actively connected have lost a man exemplifying the modern
'liought in business administration. Mr. Diggins, aside from being
a sterling character in every way, was a natural exponent of the
I'olicy of absolute fairness, because he was not .so constituted as
to use any other methods in his business dealings. The idea which
has clearly manifested itself in everything he did, that both sides
-hall profit by a transaction, is the spirit which actuates all busi-
ness men of the modern order. That he embraced this policy
from the beginning is but a proof of his broad-mindedness and
his keen perception as well as of his natural spirit of fairness.

The memory of Fred Diggins will not only be a memory of a man
among men, an appreciation of a character lovable in every one
of its attributes, but a realization that the example he has set
typifies the course which all business men must follow in order
that the fulle.st social and economic development of our country
may be realized. Had he been less fortunately endowed vpith
qualities that inspire genuine affection, his unwavering integrity
and his consistent espousal of the principles of fair dealing would
alone have made of him a man whose existence as an important
business factor was one of the richest assets of his business asso-
ciates. As it was his lovable qualities but accentuated the esteem
and regard with which his methods and his counsel were always
considered. Hence the lumber trade can rightly consider itself
fortunate that this man was blessed writh this unusual combination
of qualifications which made his influence for good doubly
effective.

Through tlic denlh of Mr. Diggina the lumber tr«4o ha* lo»t
a real man whom all who have been so fortunate nn to know have
learned to love, but in his memory it will gain sn examplo, the
value of which is hard to CKtimute.

The Vacation Season

IT SEEMS BUT A FEW MAYS AGf) wh.ii tho convention of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association wiui a matter to be
looked forward to; now it is history and almost ancient history
at that, and we have whirled along into the suminer season almost
without realizing that it is hero.

With the realization comes tho question as to what this season
means, and what developments it will bring. Tho first thought
is that as a psychological factor (that seemingly being tho popular
basis on which to reckon causes and effects these days), it is dis-
tinctly favorable, tho reason being that business men have a
reason to satisfy themselves as to tho present laxity in business.
The old-time ''summer dullness" is going a long way these days
toward preventing a great many optimists from flopping to the
opposite viewpoint. They are unwilling to admit even to them-
selves that the unwelcome condition which now prevails is based
on anything which can bo considered as alarming, and console
themselves and maintain their optimistic attitude with the
expression that the summer inertia is in the main responsible.

Whether or not it is, remains to be seen, but in the meantime
this old standby is unquestionably preserving a spirit of steadfast
optimism and hope for the future which would not be so apparent
if this business depression occurred in what would logically be a
favorable season.

Another idea which suggests itself is that the natural tendency
is to treat things lightly during the summer months; that season
is necessarily a vacation period and even if the business man is
not actually giving himself up to the pursuit of pleasure, ho is
generally more or less inclined to view things in a vacation spirit.

The result is that no important developments can be anticipated
during the summer, which is a gratifying reflection, inasmuch as
if business men generally will lay low during this period, it is
entirely likely that when they are again in the mood to go after
things actively, they will meet with an entirely different situation.
On the other hand, if they were passing through a period during
which they could logically expect active business, they would be
much more inclined to push their sales with the resulting sacriflce
and demoralization of the whole business structure. As it is, the
summertime and the vacation period come in opportunely, tending
to conservative action and a general tendency to await develop-
ment rather than to force the issue.

The vacation season this year then can be welcomed as an
indirect ally of business. It is to be hoped that when the home
stretch, which will conclude the year 's work, is finally reache<l
conditions will have so altered as to make the breaking of track
records a common occurrence.

The Car Situation

HARDWOOD RECORD is in receipt of the following communi-
cation from a big hardwood manufacturer in the South:

I predict the greatest car shortage In ten years.

These are the words of one of the biggest business men of tbe South-
west.

We have other advices that tbe railroads are facing the most serloii*
car shortage In tbe history of transportation. Tbe Santa Fc Railroad
Is lining Its stock cars to handle grain. With tho extraordinary wheat
crop to be moved In a short while and other great crops of the countr.v,
wc anticipate the most serious car shortage that we have ever had to
contend with. By anticipating your hardwood requirements as much In
.idvance as possible, we are flrmly of the opinion that you will be saved
considerable annoyance and a great deal of money. We believe that by
tbe end of .Tuly or the early part of August the situation will become
."icute and prices of hardwood apt to rise considerably, due to the In-
ability of tbe shippers to secure their ordinary fnlgbt car requirements.

The above quotation is a statement contained in all of the
lumber letters being sent out by this company, and it unquestion-
ably reflects the actual condition that is to be faced by shippers,
particularly in the Southwest. Rumors of impending shortage

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of freight ears have been insistent and continual for some little
time, they being more emphatic since the government's advance
reports on the general crop which is to be expected this summer.
As a result shippers in all of the grain-producing sections or those
sections which are contiguous to the crop states, are genuinely
alarmed over the prospect for serious hampering of the move-
ment of freight on account of the excessive number of ears that
will be required to take care of the grain production.

On the other hand, the report of car shortage on July 1, shows
that the greatest surplus in the last five years occurred on that
date. The surplus on July 1 was 220,875 cars, as against 70,740
cars on June 30, 1913.

However, since June 15 of this year there has been a material
reduction in the surplus, and a substantial increase in the shortage,
which indicates that the grain movement is already beginning
to have its effect. This effect is unquestionably going to be more
apparent as the weeks go by from now until the time that this
movement is well under way.

That it is going to result seriously there can be no doubt.
Hardwood Record is of the opinion that the present unusual
surplus of ears is going to be wiped out entirely by the demand
from the grain-producing sections. Hardwood Record further
believes that the vory hixity of shipments in other lines will mean
that the r:iiln.:i'ls \\ill l^ivc even greater attention this year to the
grain shiiiMi^iit, tli:iii I hoy would if they were deriving satisfac-
tory revenues irom tlieir other operations, and as a result greater
dilEculty is to be expected than under more normal conditions.

The only logical deduction is that if orders for lumber are not
placed in the near future, lumber will be a hard thing to secure
promptly a month from now. This condition will be particularly
aggravating because of the very condition of the market, which
is based almost entirely on demands for immediate consumption,
the majority of orders being for quick shipment. The very fact
that but few consumers and lumber yards are equipped with any
reasonable amount of stock, is simply a further argument in favor
of their safeguarding their operations against the time when
lumber shipments will be an uncertain proposition. When that
time comes there will unquestionably be, as is suggested in the
communication above, a material augmenting of values, as this is
the only possible development of such a condition as threatens.
The only conclusion is that it would be mighty good policy to
buy lumber now to take care of requirements for the next three
or four months.

A Thought on Grading Rules

ONE OF THE OBVIOUSLY IGNORED POINTS which have
come up in connection with the consumers' attempted dis-
cussion of the grading rules, has to do with the distinct classifica-
tion of the different grades. Whether this point is designedly
neglected or whether it has simply not occurred to the men behind
the so-called consumers' declaration of independence, it is difficult
to ascertain. It is a fact nevertheless that the various literature,
both official and unofficial, and the verbal contentious of the men
behind this movement have not contained a single suggestion that
the obviously fair way of considering grading rules is that the
specifications for a certain grade represent the poorest board which
will go into that grade, whereas a car of lumber graded according
to those specifications will very likely average at least half way
between that and the next specifications for poorest board in the
grade above. A prejudice has been created by the agitators of
the question, who base their arguments on the assumption that the
best board in a ear conforms to the specifications for the poorest
lumber that will go into that grade. Arguments against various
grades have been worked out with this idea in mind specifically.

It seems to Hardwood Record that this is but a further indica-
tion of unfairness as, considering the average shipment of hard-
wood lumber, there is absolutely no room for doubt that a grade
even approximating the poorest quality that could lawfully be
put into it is practically an impossibility.

Just why the three or four men who have been most actively
pushing this grading movement have weakened their cases by

unfair methods, is hard to determine, unless it is that the agitator
in any line recognizes that he can gain his point only through
misrepresentation if he is attempting to overthrow any well-
established institution. The very fact that any institution is
generally accepted and recognized by any considerable body of
individuals is sufficient proof that that institution is based on
sound and fair principle. There can be but one true side to anj'
case, and the agitators in this instance recognizing this fact
seemingly have been forced to combat sound, fair principles with
misrepresentations, which course is to be deeply regretted.

Virginia Will Assist Nature

DR. ALDERMAN, dean of the Univorsity of Virginia,
Charlottesville, is looking for a man to appoint as state
forester of Virginia. The forestry law, recently placed on the
statute books of that state, delegates the selection of a forester
to the university authorities. The delay in the appointment is
doubtless due to the careful efforts being made to find the best
available man for the new office.

Virginia is late in coming to the assistance of nature in per-
petuating the forests of that fertile state. Although nature has
received little help from man in this work, she has done more to
save the Virginians from the results of their own shortsightedness
than for the people of any other state in this country. Forest
after forest was cut down in early years; the ground was exhausted
by excessive cultivation, and was then abandoned. Nature
promptly replanted it with trees, thus restoring its fertility, and
providing another crop of timber. Again the trees were cut,
again corn and tobacco exhausted the soil, and again the areas
were abandoned; but the hand of nature sowed tree seeds again,
and produced another forest. In some areas this process has been
repeated several times.

Nature will be left to take care of the woods no longer : the forestry
department will assist in many ways.

Lumber Is Hard Hit

IT THE FOREIGN TRADE of the United States during recent
■ months may be accepted as a criterion of business, lumber has
been hard hit. It has suffered far more than the average of all busi-
ness, although the total of aU exports and imports shows loss running
far into the millions in the past ten months.

Records of the foreign commerce of the United States bear out this
statement, and to demonstrate tlie truth of it, there is no necessity for
overloading the argument with figures.

For the ten months ending with April, 1914, compared with the
corresponding ten months ending with April, 1913, the foreign trade
of this country lost $37,699,526. The foreign trade includes both
exports and imports.

Imports gained the sum of $24,399,410, but exports feU off $62,-
098,936, leaving a balance against the United States exceeding thirty-
seven million dollars. It has become necessary to ship gold to Europe
to square that balance.

How has lumber fared in the trade loss? Poorly. There was de-
cline in both imports ami exports, but principally in exports. The
falling off in imports of lumber was $92,820, and in exports $7,985,-
065 during the ten months' period under consideration. The total
trade loss, therefore, was $8,077,865 in lumber.

The blow fell with extraordinary severity on lumber, when its ratio
to the whole foreign trade is considered. A little less than four per
cent of this country's entire foreign trade consists of wood products;
that is, the whole trade for the ten months amounted to $3,618,210,-
839, and lumber amounted to $137,501,863. While lumber made up
less than four per cent of the whole foreign trade, it bore twenty-two
per cent of the whole loss. The figures for it are as follows: Whole
foreign trade loss, $37,699,526; lumber's loss, $8,077,885.

That is more than five times the loss that lumber should bear, if the
aggregate decline were apportioned equitably among the various lines
of business which constitute this country 's foreign trade ; which dem-
onstrates that lumber has been hit hard in recent months. There are,
though, indications of a more favorable development in foreign
demand-

Wliiii 1 will li:> . ' <liis iiioriiiii); will not be niuru tlinii

to nui|ilify wiml Iiho uUwj.Iv Utii wiiil so uloqueutl.v l)y your imtiomil
couii!U>llor to tlio Oiambcr of Coinmorcc ou tlii? iluty of tlip ImsiiicHs
■linn ill thii* present em.

Wlicii your socrt'Uiry, Mr. Fisli, so (jpuprously iiiul courlwuHly niive
me opjiortunity to come liorr to tiUk to you, nn<l nMkcil mo for tin'
sulij.K-t of my adclroiu<, 1 stiitod tlmt it woulii Ihj "The Now Crisis
iiid the Now Pntriotism," becauHO wo nro in tlio miiUt of ii grciit

i!<is nnil the call is for patriotism of tlic higlirst order.

Other crises in the history of this nation have Kenerally Imvii
political, liut today wo face an industrial crisis that iu rcsulta will
equal in import and portentous dovolopinent any other through which
the nation has passed. The appeal for patriotism is distinctively to
■'.:•• business man — tliat is, to the manufacturer, the trader, the Imnker
>nd all tho.se who have engaged iu the commercial activities of life.

I compliment you on your attendance upon this occa-sion because it

licates a deep personal interest in your work. Civilization has
riigressed through the work of organization. Pioneers have pene-
• rated into unexplored territories, but communities and nations have
Iways Itoen developed through the co-ojierative efforts of men. Back in
■ ill' days of the caravan, organization began through a sense of safety.
1 :.'cause it was dangerous for one man with his goods loaded upon the

iiuel's back to cross the desert, he went in company with others for
rotection. Then those who had assembled in groups discovered that
I variety of articles carried for commerce enhanced the value of the
:iravan and so general tratling began.

Materlinck indicates the force and power of organization in his book
..» the life of the bees by showing that bees working together can
accomplish things that men have found it impossible to do. Alone,
and a few miles from the hive, a bee falls upon insanity and death.
While the subject of this story doubtless never read Materlinck, he
arrived at the same conclusion through actual cxj)erience.

Colored Eph and a friend were wandering through an orchard.
Eph had a long whip of the blacksnake variety and amused himself
now and then by flicking a honey bee from the petal of a flower with a
cracker of his whip. His friend greatly admired this dexterity and
finally inquired, "Ejdi, does yo 'spose yo can kill tvo or three
honeybees right in succession wif the cracker ob dat whip ? " " Sho, ' '
said he. And demonstrated it by taking three lightning-like shots at
three ilifferent bees. Finally he struck at a honeybee and hit a hive.
As the swarm of bees swept down the orchard after Eph, who was
nmning for dear life, his friend yelled, "Hey, Eph, why don't yo all
use that cracker?" "Cracker hell," said Eph, "dem bees is
organized. ' '

Doubtless we shall obtain a clearer view of what we have to discuss
after taking a short survey of conditions with which most of us are
familiar and make endeavor to arrive at the truth of things. We
have been told during the last several months that lobbying at Wash-
ington is not to be permitted, and we are all glad to know that that is
true. Whatever criticism may be made of the lobby, there was doubt-
less a good excuse for it l)ecause of the conditions that existed when it
was bom and during the time it developed. The lobby has been a
means of abuse, but it is my opinion that most frequently was it used
because business interests felt that they were not sufficiently powerful
to secure representation in Congress through the votes of the people
and obtain a fair representation for their business interests. Mean-
time, the lobby has been made a splendid excuse whenever it became
necessary for a chief executive to effect control of Congress. Facing
failure in such an endeavor, he could always refer to the menace of
the insidious and powerful lobby, nullifying the will of the people
through its subterranean work.

However, the lobby has gone forever, we are told, and more than
ninety-nine per cent of the business men of America will be thankful
if this is true. It seems somewhat singular, however, that during a

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recent vote upon a bill of intense interodt to uuiou labor and I'lnployiTH
alike, the man who haw been terme<| the arch lobbyist of Americu sat
in the lower house and apparently defying the S4'ntinient agaioHt the
lobby, exercised an iufluencc almost unjianilleled in any influence
exerted on legislation in modern history. KijunI opportunity before
the law is tlie basic principle of our government. If one claim of in-
terests are going to be permitted to lobby, why not give the name
o|iportiinity to other classes? The battle against the lobby has been
one splendid re.sult. The liusinesx men today are out in the open
fighting shoulder to shouhler for what they demand and are giving a
straightforward reason for the faith that is in them.

The tendency of the times is to agitate the minds of the people
against business and that promises results that will visit a far greater
burden upon the shoulders of the people than those who are rejiponsi-
lilo for the agitation can possibly imagine. The cry is "Business
seeks to dominate and control." Why not? Without business civiliza-
tion is impossible. Agriculture is the first industrial fact. You
can live on the natural ])roducts of the earth, eking out a bare exist-
ence, but the first step for the comforts and conveniences of life is the
beginning of business. Primeval man fashione<l his rude instrument
for digging out of the soil a means of sustenance whereby liegins the
great work of manufacturing.

Too long has the business man been looked upon as the average army
officer looks upon the Missouri mule — a necessary adjunct to the
quarterinaster 's department, but not very ornamental to society. We
can all recall when the three leading citizens of a community were
the doctor, the lawyer and the preacher. After extended experience
people discovered that the doctor would charge a fee ranging between
.■fa.OO and $5,000 to diagnose a case, treat for a disease or perform an
operation. The lawyer never set a certain sum for his 8cr%'ices, but
generally took everything a man had. If, perchance, there were auy-
thing left the minister was more than willing to receive that. It was
the business man who always passed across a dollar's worth of value in
goods and generally added one or two cents more in service.

Civilization is impossible without business and experience demon-
strates this to be a fact. You might go into the heart of Africa
and place there a university with an efficient president. Beside it
put a fine cathedral with a great choir and magnetic orator in the
pulpit and surround these with community houses and social settle-
ments, but until your business man went into that territory and put a
skirt on the savage woman and a pair of pants on the savage man,
you would not have civilization. You cannot erect a building without
business. The railroads surveyed and constructed through an un-
known territory — blazing the way for future civilization is the product
of business. It is the business man who stands behind the college,
endowing it with gifts of money. It is the business man who stands
behind the church, who sends the missionary to those who know not the
way of civilization. It is the business man who pays the taxes that
makes the community a comfortable place in which to live. It is the
business man who keeps the railroads going by paying the freight.
There is not one movement in philanthropy or education; not one in
religion or politics; not an activity that makes for the wider liberty
of the people or the comfort of humanity that is not the direct product
of the business man 's effort.

Washington guided the rebelling colonies into the harbor of a com-
pact nation, but could Washington have succeeded without Robert
Morris? Stephen Girard, the business man, financed the nation in the
war of 1812. It was Jay Cooke who financed the government in the
Civil war and lent as much assistance as any other single factor to
achieving the final result of that struggle.

Yet we are told that because a man toils only with his hands, he
ought to command civilization and particularly government in its
ramifications. Yet if a man came to you for employment, would it be
your judgment that he ought to be paid more from the neck down

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than rroni the nei-k up? Is it the biceps in liis arms or thi- foresight
and jiiilgnieut of his mind that is of greater value to humanity?
It was tlie statement of the 'president of a large Chicago liry goods
establishment that if a man had perfect judgment, he would pay him
$100,000 a year to sit by dis desk and give opinions. It mattered
not whether he was legless, armless, bliml and ileaf. Prom the neck
down a man is rated at the market value of labor, whether it be $1.00
or $3.00 a day. From the neck up he may earn from $0.00 to $5,000
a day. Business is conducted from the neck up.

All over this country today there is a sweep of oi)iuion against
business. It is more serious than merely an attack against business
institutions. It is an attack upon property rights. Union Square
in New York City is the most critical spot in America today, not
because of any agitation that might be stirred up in Xew York
City; London and Paris have had agitations for 2,000 years or more,
and notwithstanding them, those cities have grown and i)rospereil ;
but because of the fact that it gives the soapbox orator in every
town and hamlet an ojiportunity to stand up and talk on ' ' jiropeity
rights," to cry out the doctrines of the unsucce.»sful and the failures
in life; to try to make the spavined nuile on the race track the abso-
lute equal of the pedigreed and thoroughbred trotter by law; to try
to make the peacock, with its raucous cry in the morning, the eqnal
of the nightingale in singing by legislation ; to attempt to cram Pier-
]iont Morgan into a position at $65.00 a month, held by an accounting
clerk, anil to try to take the man who is suffering from arrested de-
velopment the equal of the creator of millions by law. You might as
well try to guide the planets in their course; you might as well try to
change the course of the earth while whirling on its orbit round the
sun, by the mandate of man, as to attempt to have a perfect division
of property and equal earning capacity divide up. Today, and to-
morrow, some will have the walk of fortune, and others will be sleep-
ing under the bridge and on the curb. It is the destiny of mankiml
and you can't have anything else.

Kecently I was in Aberdeen, S. D. A man was talking with vigor,
making more noi^e than I am making now, and in the course of his talk
said: ''There are 288,000 automobiles manufactured in this country
every year. We all agree that a man is entitled to the product of
his own labor. How many workingmen own automobiles .' ' ' Nobody
asked him how many workingmen it took to make an automobile.
Nobody suggested that possibly if a man were entitled to the product
of his owu labor, a workingman might possibly have a sprocket,
another a spoke out of a wheel, and perhaps if fifty or one hundred
chipped in they might own a Ford car. (Laughter.) The unfortunate
fact about the situation is that a process of education is going on
amongst the people of this country that is one-sided. This year we
shall reach the high tide of the history of our country in immigra-
tion. More people will come from foreign countries, where they have
been trained to different ideas and different thoughts, this year than
in any other year of the history of this nation. I am the son of a
foreigner, an immigrant, and I do not decry immigration; but I want
to say that we have grown so tremendously in population that I do not
believe we are quite so able to digest what we are getting today as we
were fifty years ago. These people come to us with preconceived ideas
and notions. This is the "land of liberty," but they are all too ready
to misconstrue liberty for license; they are being taught by the soap-
box orator and by'the politician seeking their votes that they are to
vote for and support lum, "because you have the power." They
are told, "You people make circulation for newspapers," so that a
greater eireulation can be gained for the newspapers, enabling the
publishers to get better contracts on a<lvertising. They appeal to the
classes. It is not right, it is not just, it is not honest to take a man
who has just come into this country, trying to do the best that he
can, and pervert his judgment by instilling into his mind false ideas
and prejudices. These things are coming about because this process
of education has been permitted to go along in this way largely
through the indifference and the neglect of the business man. Y"ou
and I are under indictment for that indifference. Why? It came
about most naturally. After the Civil war a million men were
from arms; they swept out into the country everywhere. When I
born, forty-four years ago, in Indianapolis, St. Louis was practic:

the outpost ot civilization. To the west there was a vast territory
practically untenanted save by the hut of the trapper and the test
of the Indian; the silence was unbroken save by the hoot of the
owl and the scream of the eagle. One railroad wended its way across
the trackless prairies to the coast, and into that vast domain went
who? The workingman. Yes. The workingman who had power to
plan, to create works of genius. In those forty-four years more than
28,760 cities, towns and villages have sprung up in this country. The
capital invested has increased from four billions to twenty-two billions
of dollars. The outi^ut of our manufactures has increased from more
than five billions to more than twenty-three billions of dollars. Bail-
roads have gridironed the country. In almost every village, city and
tow^n you see the smokestack belching forth smoke, indicating pros-
perity. With one million men to start with, men using their brains,
planning and creating, today more than twenty-two million people are
engaged in the devel()j)ment of this empire. It was the business man
that accomplished it ; it was the business man that created this won-
derful developnu'nt. He had not nmch time to look down at Wash-
ington and see what was happening there. Your national councillor
said, ' ' Our statesmen have gone to sea. ' '

Some of you business men who are old enough, like myself, to re-
member when Mr. Bryan ran first for president, in 1896, scarcely any
business man would say whether he were a ilemocrat, a republican or
anything else. He would look around, and if there were no customer
near he would whisper that he was a Methodist, a Catholic or a Pres-
byterian, but would not tell you his political affiliation. He was afraid
to do so; but when the commotion of 1S96 was coming on and the
credit of the country was being attacked, as he thought, Mr. Business
Man got out and asserted himself and he has asserted himself every-
where ever since. A man not trained in business is helpless to under-
stand the necessities and complexities of business. A raUroad presi-
dent said to a committee investigating certain things in relation to
railroads: "Gentlemen, that is all right; you ask me these things
and put me on the grill and you have the newspapers publish these
things; but, tell me, you are a college graduate, Mr. So-and-so; you
have several degrees from foreign universities, Mr. So-and-so; you
are an accomplished lawyer in your community, but tell me, what
would you do to repair a brokeu bridge at midnight on a railroad
where you had sixty-five or seventy trains passing every day, if you
did not have anything but a crowbar and shovel?"

Business men are being awakened and coming to a realization of
their responsibilities and duties. The day has come when the weleher
in business must show his colors. He must eliminate the yellow streak
and exercise a man 's courage. He must stand out even at the risk of
its costing him something and assert himself. The business men in
this country must strike out straight from the shoulder and say out
loud what they want Congress to do and back it up. We can't do that
playing the game indifferently and alone. As hardwood Imnbermen
you have your problems which you are working out year by year, and
you are doing great things. Y''ou all know that organization is a
great thing. Why, if you men in this association do not gain any-
thing else by reason of your organization and your convention, the
privilege that you have of getting acquainted with one another justi-
fies the existence of your association. (Applause.) If we all kuew
each other better this would be a bettor world to live in. If we could
reduce the word ' ' competitor ' ' to the definition of ' ' neighbor ' ' arul
' ' colleague, ' ' in business and our contact with one another, all of us
would be happier and more prosperous. After all, men are not nearly
so black as they are painted. In our estimate of each other we are
not nearly so just as the beasts of the jungle toward each other. The
jungle beasts estimate the power of the lion at its true worth ; they
judge the power of the deer by its swiftness in running, and judge the
strength of the eagle by its powers of flight and its swiftness in
flying. I think that all men ought to be judged by the best things
in them. (Applause.) Y'ou can always find something of real worth
in every man. I don 't care who he is, I don 't care how wrongfully
a man is nor what his opinions may be, way down deep within him
you will find much of real value.

We might aU be more like Mrs. Clancy, wlien she went to see Mrs.
McGowan. who was living in a tenement house. Mrs. MeGowan ha^i

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•'\.'r\ttiiii|; wrubbrd rlran nod fVorrtliinK wha in lino •■undition. Mrs.

ml when lUie nrrivml, "Why linvo you cicnnr.l up no unu-h

•All, MrK. I'lnnry, lUi< byt-ji nrc K<»''>8 *» Ix' '"' ""• "f •'*'"H

> ■ ■ " Hut Uioy won- iiciit up for U>n yoam npioco, anil it in

. now." "Yen, MrH. Clancy, but Uioy coch Rot off

.;..ih1 bohavior. " "All, Mrn. McGowan, it is ii (if'ot

ti.iit you havo two such good by«i. "

.-v.. ;.^ ui iiiivt in this n!»ocintion, wc Rntlior strength bccauiic of

ir nii-<'tiut; with one another. Wo K>arn to linvo confidence in one

,: .'IIht, «t> Icam to bcliovo in ono another. Wo loarn to fool wo aro

•\i by mon all about us who think along tho saino linos as wo

Miij;. That is a splendid purpose and a i;ood plan for tho men

n tho hardwood lumlior industry to pursue, to get toi»ethor

t'lon of this kind. You havo a magnificent organization,

■ ■• ■ ,!.ly until two years ago you had no opportunity of
> ■•., ^ |.r ,. ii.:illy in iini."oii with the wholesale lumber dealers ami
!lio yollow pine jieoplo, with the shoo manufacturers, tho clothing
iiianufarturors, and .«o on. There was no particular machinery to be
iiflTortsI to the busiiii>s.s men to operate through a common center. For
lifty years Germany has had a national (1iamlH>r of Commerce. Ger-
many has not imA a war for forty years, and Germany has shown
;;roator progress in the development of itji manufactures, its industries
:ind business life than any other nation in the world. The German
(liamlier of Commerce at Berlin has a school with 2,000 students,
young men who are being actually trained to the business experience
of Gorman life. When Gennany wants to open up a foreign jmrt thoy
take a young man well tr.ained in that school and send him to that
foreign port. He does not do anything but go there and spend three
years and spend money: he learns tho customs and habits of the
lieoplo. Then he goes back and says to the manufacturers: "Send on
your stuflf. I know those people. I can sell your goods," thus ful-
filling the two functions of a good salesman, knowing his goods and
knowing his customers.

We have not been doing much of that, and I think one reason that
wo are running a little low today is that we are over-capacitated in
our factories. I Ijelieve that if all of our factories would work full
time for ninety days they could produce anything that this country
would actually want for a whole year. Of course we have to open
up foreign ports, foreign markets. China wants to trade with us ;
Japan wants to trade with us ; they are trading with us.

All of us must work through one common center. Two years ago
the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was organized at
Washington, on the call of Mr. Taft, who realized that tho administra-
tion ought to be closer to all of the business interests of the country.
One thousand men as.sembled in Washington and organized this cham-
ber. Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago was elected president because of
his wonderful powers for organization, and within the last two years
this chamber has become numerically the strongest federated commer-
cial body in the world; an institution that brings together the lumber
people, the shoe people, the steel people, the retailer, the wholesaler,
manufacturers, the real estate dealer, all of the men who are en-
gaged ill business, and whenever a question comes up that h.is to do
with business, in so far as legislation is concerned, .a referendum is
taken on that subject. Your secretary is so advised. A vote is taken
by your body and the result of that vote is carried to the proper
committees in Congress and also to the President and to those to
whom it might be necessary to take it. In that way we are gradually
getting one million and a quarter of business men connected with
many great institutions to come together in close cooperation. But,
passing the referendum is not the whole thing. Wo get tho vote of
the people, and then comes a time when we must back it up. Almost
two years ago we took a referendum when the sundry civil service bill
was ])assed, having appropriated $300,000 for prosecution of trusts,
but no part of which was to be used for the prosecution of labor
unions or agricultural associations. Mr. Taft vetoed that bill on the
ground, judicially, that it was cl.iss legislation and, therefore, not
constitutional. Mr. Wilson signed the bill and simply said that it
was not constitutional, but the attorney-general had other funds
from which to draw if he wanted to prosecute a labor union. Now the
labor unions have come l>ack and have had incorporated in the Clay-

ton bill tho pro|>oiiiUoD that labor uuioua and agricultural OMocia-
tions aro to Ih< exempt, and nomo luir the bill was cleverly worded,
NO tliat tho labor unionit«« can go out to all of tho induiitrial worker*
of this country and soy, " If two or threo of you follow* got together
and are not memlwrs of tho lolmr union and attempt to go on ntrike
or enter into n conspiracy for restraint "f trade, they con get you;
but if you wilt join the labor union you ivill Im- exempt under Uii*
law. ' '

The Chamber of Commerce of tlie United States has Htart<>d n fight
on that — no lobbying. Wo aro simply going to call on tho busineu
men of this country to «cnd in their protests, and thousands and
thousands of letters have gone to individual congressinon. When
you get home you shouhl write to your congressman and tell him that
you are backing up tho Chamber of Commerce of tlie Unito<l States,
of which your organization is a member, in reference to this propo-
sition.

Wc are not declaring against labor unions; we are not declaring
against agricultural organizations. Thoy have the right to organice,
tho same as you have, the same as we have; but we do declare that it
is unconstitutional and not consonant with the fundamental principles
of American freedom to give any man a right that is not given to
another man. (Applause.) Wo do declare that tlio man who has
created the opportunity for another man to be prosperous shouhl be
regarded equally before tho law.

I will admit that perhaps business, in some form or another, has
been guilty of misdemeanor and felonies, possibly high crimes, but
only a small percentage of it hos been so guilty. I would venture to
say that, if you could investigate and ascertain definitely the facts,
you would find that less than one-half of one per cent of the business
men of America were voluntarily dishonest. I do not believe that you
would find any body of men, representing so much invested capital,
doing such great work and accomplishing such large results who are
so upright and just and who so largely contribute to the prosperity
anil happiness of this country as the business man. There was a
time when Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) was the usual busi-
ness maxim. The business man of today knows that the only way
he can keep his customer is by honesty and fair dealing, and he likes
the dollars he makes by fair business dealing. Suppose you swept
business out of existence today; suppose you silenced every factory,
every mill; suppose you closed the doors of every business institu-
tion of this country today, what would be tho result f Wc would nat-
urally revert back to barbarism. I think a new patriotism is sweep-
ing over this country and business men are realizing that it is becom-
ing more and more difficult to keep what they have; that tho course
of many national problems is becoming suicidal and that it is doubt-
ful whether the maxim "equal rights to all" is in truth a fact; they
aro realizing that with less hammering of business, business men can
accomplish a great deal more that will lie for the best interests of
all; and that is what the Cliamber of Commerce of the United States
is trying to do. Everything that it attempts to do is out in the open;
is the subject of newspaper comment ; there is nothing concealed about
it. It simply presents the views of the various business communities
throughout the country. When wc take action the result of our work
is sent to the members of Congress. Your own organized action is
sent to them. A business man of Oskaloosa, Iowa, writes to his con-
gressman— not "Congressman So-and-so," but "Dear Bill" — and
he says, ' ' We want you to support this measure ' ' — such a thing as
they havo under consideration at that time — and Bill is more than
likely to -see a very distinct and clear light, because Bill 's constituent
helped to finance the congressman's political campaign. Out of 475
organizations represented by this chamber, more than 200 are in the
smaller communities; they are a part of congressional districts, and
the people living in them aro close to their congressmen. They do not
attempt to exercise any insidious influences, but they are all out in
the open. AVe have a right to ask the .support of our congressmen
and our representatives in the Senate, and they are learning that
business men are not asking anything that will harm the country, but
that they are asking only for such things, for sifeh legislative action
that will bring about stable prosperity an<i the largest amount of
hai>piness to the greatest number; and we all know that business pros-

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perity, that the prosperity of our business men contributes more than
anything else, perhaps, to the .general prosperity of this country.

Mr. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank of New York,
in a recent address before students of the Carnegie Institute, said,
"Success consists in doing two days' work in one day; first, the
work you have to do, and then sitting down, studying conditions and
keeping in touch with things. ' '

Robert Ingersoll said, ' ' Lincoln 's greatness was due to the fact that
he kept step with events."

You and I know that we must know as much about political economy
and the things that are good for the business man as the average

workman, who can sit down and talk political economy and do it
quite intelligently. He is quite a student, although unhappily only
on one side of most important subjects. We must try to start a course
of counter-education ; give the people enlightened intelligence on
these subjects and let them understand that the greatest wrong that
can be inflicted upon a nation lies in the injustice of the judgment
of the masses of the people. So the new patriotism calls to you and
to me, to all of us, not to make an extra dollar more than we are
entitled to, in addition to what we already have, but to protect the
dollars you have already made, because you are American citizens, and
the permanence and stability of this country, the existence of its insti-
tutions rest upon your shoulders.

^cro2i:zm^a^.m!>5m:mtm!;i(»rom!Mim3^^

Chicago a Picture Frame Center

It is not generally known that more than half of the picture frame
molding manufactured in the United States is made in Chicago. This
holds true after excluding several million feet of fancy molding which
is usually listed as frame material but is really used as decorations
for fine cabinets and store fixtures. The whole state of New York
•does not produce one-fifth as much frame stock as Chicago, though
the claim was recently published that New York leads every other
state in this industry.

The annual consimiption of picture frame wood in Chicago amounts
to 39,943,250 feet, according to statistics compiled by Roger E.
Simmons of the United States Forest Service, and published by the
University of Illinois. Thirty firms are engaged in the manufacture
of this commodity. The woods used, the annual amounts, and the
average cost of each delivered at the factories, are given in the fol-
lowing table:

Feet, B. M.. .\ve. cost per M

Wood used annually at factories

Basswood 13,300,000 $ 34.32

White oak 6,377,000 42.03

Red gum 5,125,000 24.16

Red oak 3,683,000 36.84

White pine 3,631,000 19.21

Longleat pine 3,060,000 27.30

Sweet birch 1,957,000 27.22

Shortleaf pine 1,037,000 26.01

Chestnut 685,000 36.84

Norway pine 600,000 31.67

Post oak 150,000 37.50

Black ash 110,000 38.55

Cypress 55,000 41.36

Yellow poplar '. 44,000 36.61

Mahogany 43,000 140.58

Sycamore 30.000 29.17

Sugar maple 13,000 38.46

Black walnut 13,000 69.23

Cherry 10,000 35.00

Hickory 10,000 50.00

White elm .5.000 40.00

Rosewood 1,670 300.00

Ebony 1,330 420.00

Snakewood 1,250 575.00

Cocuswood 1,000 275.00

Total 39,943,250 $32.22

Basswood 's Place

The preeminent position of basswood in this industry is seen at a
glance. No other two woods equal it in quantity, and it amounts to
one-third of all. Yet one seldom recognizes basswood in a picture
frame, unless the reverse side is carefully examined. The reason is,
this wood is seldom finished naturally. It has no figure, no grain,
no color to attract, or to give it contrast, and it is never made into
picture frames for beauty's sake, as oak, birch, and cherry are. Its
merits are of a different kind, and it possesses desirable qualities, or
it would not be in such demand.

The value of basswood as frame material lies in its smoothness of
finish, and the perfect way in which it holds enamel, gilt, gold, and
other overlays. The majority of frames show no natural wood.

and basswood does so only in the rarest instances. It may be cov-
ered faultlessly with gold leaf, or with any other foil, or with
enamel. The wood does not warp or cheek, consequently finishes
remain a long time in excellent condition.

Other Smooth Woods

When gold leaf or other overlays are used, the wood must possess
a smooth finish, or the finest work may be marred by rough places.
It is equally essential that no resin exude from the wood, or an un-
sightly blister will result. Others than basswood are satisfactory and
in extensive use where enamels or other finishes are to be employed.
Yellow poplar is excellent, soft maple is particularly liked for white
enamel work, buckeye is employed in some places though not in
Chicago, and white pine is often covered with gold leaf as well as
with enamels.

Eed gum deserves to be classed with the smooth f ramewoods, and is
rapidly becoming a close competitor of basswood in this line. It was
formerly unpopular because of seasoning difficulties, but improved
dry kiln methods have removed most of these and have made red
gum a favorite with many frame makers. The wood is finished in
natiiral colors also, and likewise in imitation of a number of other
woods. It has handsome color and attractive figure of its own.
Figured Woods

Certain woods are always, or nearly always, shown in their natural
grain or figure. They are attractive, and no useful purpose would be
accomplished by concealing them beneath overlays or paints. Oak
heads this list. Nature has enriched this wood with a double set of
figures, in addition to pleasing colors. One set of figures is due to the
rings of yearly growth when the wood is sawed flat or plain ; the other
set is the product of medullary rays and is brought out by quarter
sawiAg. The picture frame manufacturer makes the most of both
kinds of figures, and he does not conceal them under any kind of
finish. He may deepen and accentuate them by the application of
stains and fillers.

Chestnut, ash and sycamore ai-e in the class with oak as regards
figure, and when these woods are made into frames they are gen-
erally finished naturally. Figured maple receives the same treatment,
and figured birch also. It would be foolish to conceal the color and
figure of black walnut, and no frame maker does it; but this wood
is not used in large quantities by the industry. It is too dark for
frames, except those intended for particular places and in certain
kinds of Mght.

Foreign Woods

Five foreign woods ai-e listed in Chicago by the picture frame in-
dustry, aggregating a total of 48,250 feet a year. According to
quantity, they range as follows: Mahogany, rosewood, ebony, snake-
wood and cocuswood. These are aU finely colored, though all are
not figured, but some of them are. Mahogany is so well known, both
by sight and by reputation, that no description is necessary. The
chief difficulty with most people is to distinguish true mahogany from
some of its substitutes or imitations, which are many and are skill-
fully handled.

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TluTO arc sevornl rownooU* in the uiarkot, niiil i-vcn Iwtuiii!)!" I'm. I

■ -ililf room for controvomy n» to ilifTorpiu-oii iK'twwii viirioiis

A proinijimt niitlmrity on fort>it(u timU-rs lUtM foiirlfcii

"t roM'wiHxl, mill tlu'v coiiio from nlmoiit iih nmiiy rouiitrif!) of

I he torriil torn; I'liliroly >iiirrouii<liiie tlio world. The bcHt tliiiij; tlmt

:i purrliiiMr of a rowwooJ |iirturo frame, or other article, cnii .lo ix

III )>ii-k out the kimi that Miitti him, aud not Ih> too particular uliout

th mitry from whirh it i-ometi, or its cxni-t liutauicnl name. Where

l..!.iiii-ts .liMit;re4>, the onlinary user must take some tbiiiK!* on faith,
-ui.jl. Mieuteil hy his own juilKmout, aud thin is partii-ularly true
"here fureiKU woods nn' concerned.

There nro several sorts of eliony, but the differcnce.s are more :i
matter of color than anything else. The notion that all ehony is black
is erroneous. Most of it is not black, but it is of all .shades from
black to brown and green. The representative of the ebony family
in this countrj- is the persimmon tree. It is somewhat remarkable
that ebony, the blackest wood, is most often imitated by holly, the
whitest. The holly is s|MHHlily converted into what nmy jiass for ebony
by boiling it in a kettle of dye. A good grade of ebony costs five
or six tinu>s as much as holly. The dye kettle can make holly as black
as ebony, but it cannot nmke it so heavy. Black ebony from West
Africa when nmde bone-dry sinks in water like a stone; but holly
llonts nicely. It is a good plan for those about to Iiuy :iu ebony
article to first heft it to see how heavy it may be. If it suggests iron,
the chances are that it is real ebony.

Snakewood is a rather uncnnny name for material so beautiful. Its
figure suggests the scales of a snake; but it suggests other things
also, and this similitude is responsible for a pretty long list of name.«,
and the user has considerable liberty of choice as to which of the fol-
lowing he will cJiU it: Letterwood, lizardwood, leopardwood, oatwood,
tigerwood, speckledwood and a long line of other names in foreign
languages. Most of the wood reaching the American market comes
from British Guiana. That which reaches Cliicago sells for fifty-seven
au'l a half cents :i square foot. Those who wish to indulge their

artistic tunU- in a snukewooil jiicture frame diould not grumble if they
are nskej n pretty steep price for it.

I'icture frame nmnufacturers of I'hicngo consume about ono thou-
sand feet of cocuswood n year, according to figures collecti'd by Mr.
8inimons for his report to tho Forest Service. This has Imh-h caUed
"the cold wood," liecause it possesses some pro|K'rty which proiluces
the same sensation to the touch as when tho hand is laid nn oilcloth.
It is doubtlesM due to the wood's high ]iower of conducting heat. The
surface must Ih> finely polished before it will cause the x-nKition of
coldness.

Tho wood has so many nnnu'S, and doubtless there ari: so many
kinds of the genuine cocuswoud that when a person tries to bo exact
in identification he is apt to end in bewilderment. It is a Hort of
locust tree, and comes principally from Jamaica, though it occurs
elsewhere in tropical America. Many people mi^take it for gri-en
ebony, but it is heavier even than .\fricnn ebony. If it is not the
hardest wood in the world, it is surely in the front rank. It is jiot
highly figured, but the color is very rich, usually brown.
Cost ok Pictukk Frame Woons

Xo very cheap wood has a jilace in picture frames uuiuilfuctured
in Chicago. The cheapest woods are those which serve as the backs
of mirrors and pictures. They are usually pine, cut in thin lumljcr or
thick veneer. The cheapest of the twenty-five in the foregoing table
was white pine. The average price paid for .'l.C:! 1,000 feet, delivered
at the factory, was $19.l!l. Tho next in cheapness wn» r.-d gum at
nearly five dollars above white pine.

An examination of the table of woods will at once make it clear
that i>icture frame nmkers pay pretty well for the rough himber they
use. That is because most of the grades are good. Knots, shakes
and warped stock cannot be used to advantage. As already stated,
some of the woods are unusually expensive. Four of them cost ♦•'100
or upward per thousand feet. The average high cost, however, is due
to the large quantities of oak and basswood. Tho average of all woods
is $3:i.22, and the total amount paid for a year's supply is -111, 286,9")".

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Type Views in Western Wisconsin |^^

Sununarizing the condition of trade in western Wisconsin gleaned
from the following news letter received from a staff representative of
ILVKDWOOD Hecord, busiiiess has taken on a healthy change during
the past four weeks and the lumbermen as a whole feel very opti-
mistic over the promising outlook for a fair fall business. The
June sales have been much better than those for May, and in most
cases a shade better than those for the corresponding period last
year. Several mills have finished their hardwood cut, which was
unusually largo on account of the large tracts of hardwood timber
found in woods operations. Two mills have been compelled to let
their hardwood cut wait, due to a strong demand for their hemlock
and pine. However, they expect to have their hardwood in shipping
condition when the fall season opens up.

The furniture trade, while quiet and waiting for the key from
the July sales now going on, feels that business will lie good. The
yeneer manufacturers are encouraged with the nund)er of small
increased orders at fair prices.

The machinery people are running full time and report a recent
increase of orders. Several operations will close during July for
overhauling, repairs and additional equipment.
Hardwood Reoohd. Chicago, 111.

Gentlemen : I feel verj- much encouraged over the lmpi"vi>d condi-
tions in the trade in this locallt.v. If the crop condition has no seri-
ous sothack, a splendid fall business will surely mnlorliillzc. There has
been consldcrahie rain during the past three weeks and one very severe
wind storm, but the damage has not been such an to prevent a bumper
crop. If warm weather sets in now, the farmers will have an opportunity
to get in their hay and also cultivntc their corn. The fields have been
too wet to get at the weeds but it is not too late yet to cheek (heir
growth.

New RiciiMONn: The Willow River Lumber Company has secured the
mill at llnywnrd. Wis., nnil will not r.biiild at ISiiliniond. While no

definite conclusion has been reached, It Is contemplnllnv k-iplne the old
location as a retail yard, using the 4,000,000 teet of lunibiT now In its
y.ard as a nucleus. At the present lime Ihe company Is aceeptinL' orders for
the dry stock it has In pile at New Richmond.

E.tu Ci.aibk: The Mndermnn Ilox and Veneer Company which was
organized In 1893 cuts about 14.000.001) feet of lumber annually. It
manufactures pine box shooks and cuts them to speclticallona on con-
tract. The oQlcers of this company arc: T. J. Wilcox, president; O. U.
Moon, vice-president and general manager ; Geo. II. Chapman, secretary :
S. G. Moon, treasurer. The company has no complaint to offer for busi-
ness conditions, stating that It Is getting Its full share of bnsineiw.

The Steven & Jarvis Lumber Company, manufacturer and wholesaler
of hardwood lumber, reports a fair amount of business with brighter
prospects.

Mr. Ke.sslcr of the New Dells Lumber Company says business is good.
The company has bad splendid sales In Nos. 1, '2. and 3 bircb, also flrsts
and seconds clear. It has on hand some very choice mnple. rock elm, and
a limited amount of 1", I'l", IVj" and 2" clear birch. I couldn't help
but observe upon going through its plant the fine stock of flooring and
Interior flnish It Is turning out.

I spent a pleasant two hours Inspecling the operations ond product of
the .Tobn 11. Kaiser Lumber Compony. Mr. Miller, the superintendent,
accompanied me on my tour of inspection. The many practical mechan-
ical Improvements originated by Mr. Miller were a revelation to me. I
did not have my camera with me and therefore must keep part of my
story until I can secure a picture of his lumber sorter and "FerriB wheel"
trimmer. Inventions of his which deserve cxpioitalion.

.Mr. Ott of this company Informed me that business was reaiiy fine and
ihat the company had to hold up its hardwood cut In order to fill its
local orders for hemlock and other Items. This company has worked up
a local business among retail lumbermen within a radius of seventy-five
miles of Eau Claire, and easily disposes of three-fourths of lis entire cut
in this territory. The wisdom of this policy Is plainly discernible as
shown by the profit sheet. Furthermore, the customer is at all times in
close touch with his source of supply.

Having seen the new McDonongh universal factory horizontal band re-
yaw In opr-rntlon at Kaiser's. I called on Mr. Hubbard, secret

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itu a view ol' uxprussini,' my i m
that Ills company has installcii
and that the furniture and \vi

) the necessity of adding this i

facturer of sm» null hkhIi
tlons. Mr. Ilui.' nd luhn
ot those royaw- m i.,--. i
ins people wcr. uriiuii;
Uieir equipment.

The "universal" has been designed with a view of overcoming any
delicioncies in sawing, thereby saving a waste which readily has meant
a large loss to manufacturers In the past. This wond'TlHl i .,| , m - i,,
ilie thousandth of an inch, and, it is claimed, will savr m i i i .1

lumber scale alone in a short time. I would give an ixiim n, i i,|,
tion of this resaw. but since this is intended for a new -^ i. mi aM, imii
comment further. However, in justice to the trade. I emilil nut con-
sistently refrain from mentioning this resaw since many manufacturers
will welcome this news.

In answer to my inquiry concerning business conditions and recent
sawmill constructions, Mr. Hubbard stated :

Within the last eight months we have received (he following c<»ntracts
for work :

Wo are now building the lariic rirciilar and gang ■mill for

Uagley I.,umber Co

mill in the South.

A single band

II f..
.Miss.

be the heaviest

rgess. Inc., at Memphis,

M'li Lumber & Manufac-

1 li' recently burned.

I 1 iiiiiiier Company at

> mill for the Dradley

11, Inc., Memphis, Tenn.,

ill for Davis Brothers Lumber Company.
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.\ si]ii.i, I..IU.1 .Hi. I i...,iH mill for the Poinsett Lumber & Manufac-
turing Conipany at Tninian, Ark.

Two new mills for the Louisiana Saw Mill Company at Alexandria and
Glenmora, La.

.V single band mill for the Louisiana Central Lumber Company, Clarks,
La.

BiRCiiwooD : The Ahnapee Veneer and Seating Company is cutting this
year about 1,500,000 feet of logs into veneer. It operates also at Algonia.
and has about a twenty-year cut at Birchwood.

Rice Lake : The Rice Lake Lumber Company is running full time
and will cut about 25,000,000 feet of lumber this year, forty per cent of
which will be hardwood. Mr. Ingram reports business fair, with splendid
outlook for fail Inisiness.

The Ilamniond-Chandier Lumber Company is operating a single band
mill, also a planing mill, and Is. cutting about 30,000 feet of birch and
other hardwoods daily.

C. Mercier o|h i:ii. - n cincrle band mill and has a daily cut of about

30,000 feet "i li ,!.i« I iii.l hemlock. Mr. Coates reports a recent sale

of 50,000 fe.t 1. I .1 "Ilk logs' to a veneer manufacturer.

Stanley: 'ih. .N.n i inM^i. in Lumber Company will cut about 13,000,000
feet of birch, basswnod. elm and oak this year. It estimates its timber
cut will cover a period of six or seven years. Mr. Chapman rei)orts a
fair outlook for future business.

The Below Lumber Company was moving its ofSces from Marshfield to
Stanley, Wis., and hoped to be in readiness for visitors by the first of
July. This company was organized about a year ago with a capital
stock of .i;]2.'>,000. The ofBeers are A. R. Owen, president; C. D. Moon,
Tice-presiflent : l( F. Below, secretary, and George H. Chapman, treas-
urer. II will IimhIIp about 30,000,000 feet of hardv^oods annually and
will lij\ iiin ii.iii iiiu yards at Detroit and Muskegon, Mich.

Mai:.siiiimi. 11m- R. Connor Company has been running the mill at
Laona, Wis., nigiit and day but will temporarily close this mill about the
middle of July for repairs and overhauling. The annual cut of this
plant is about 22,000,000 feet of lumber, and the mill at Stratford, Wis.,
cuts about 30,000,000 feet of lumber of which sixty' per cent is hard-
wood and forty per cent hemlock.

The Roddis Veneer and Lumber Company is running fnll time. In
looking around this plant a large number of choice hardwood logs were
noticed. Mr. Roddis reports a quiet business though the sales compare
favorably with those of last year.

G. D. Booth reports business "as good as can be expected." He makes
a specialty of hardwood squares and sells about 2,000.000 feet annually.

The Bissell-Wheeler Lumber Company handles about 13,000,000 feet of
hardwood annually. Mr. Wheeler reports business rather quiet, but feels
sure the company will dispose of its normal amount of lumber before the
close of the year.

Stevens Poixt: The John Week Lumber Company's mill was running
full time. At the present time the company has about 3,000,000 feet of
birch and basswood in piles. This stock includes some very choice 1"
and IVi" basswood piano piece stock.

Phillips : I haven't been at Phillips since the completion of the new
mill of Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Company and therefore was agreeably
surprised at finding one ot the finest equipped sawmills in the northern
districts. The sawmill as well as the planing mill is thoroughly modern
and both are electrically driven. The annual cut is about 50,000,000 feet
of lumber of which sixty per cent is hardwood and the balance hemlock.
The company owns about 65,000 acres of choice timberland. Mr. McLurg
reports a good business, "in tact all the orders we want and at fair

liners, too. We are making about 4,000 grain door.s a day and are rnn-
iiiiig our plant night and day."

The Kneeland-West Lumber Company is adding a new modern planing
mill to its oi)cratlon at Luger, Wis. Its sawmill is equipped with a band
mill and two resaws. This company has about 24,000 acres of choice
tiini)er.

Park Falls : On visiting the Park Falls Lunjber Company I found a
large crew of men grading and laying an extensive track system through
the yards. I accompanied Mr. Clubine on his morning and afternoon
tours of inspection and was amazed at the compactness of the system in
construction and more so on learning of the saving which this s.vstem will
eirect. The "trolley system," which will cover about fifteen miles, will do
away with eight liead of horses and six men, and the straight alle.vs will
accommodate 600 small cars. These small cars are moved around on the
main standard tracks by transfer cars, thus doing away with congestion.
.VnotUer feature which this system contemplates is a direct shipping
sorter. The system is too elaborate to describe without photographs,
therefore I will not enter into details until its completion, at which time
I will tell the story in pictures and figures showing amount of lumber
handled daily.

The company was installing an additional boiler and an eight-foot hori-
ziiiital resaw, and is adding a grain door factory which will have a capac-
ity of 2,400 doors daily. It is having reinforced concrete floors in its
lilaning mill, which when completed will be fireproof. Mr. Clubine reports
a very good business, though hemlock is off on price ; hardwoods are
being moved close to list prices.

The Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company, which also has a large plant
at Marshfield, Wis., operates a single band mill, also planing mill at
Park Falls, Wis. The annual hardwood cut averages about 5,000,000 feet.

Rin Lake: The Rib Lake Lumber Company will have about 3.000.000
feet of hardwood this year and about 12,000,000 feet of hemlock, tama-
rack and pine.

The S. A. Konz mill will cut about 1,500,000 feet of lumber this year,
in addition to its regular cut of shingles and lath. It will also handle
about 75,000 hemlock, tamarack and cedar ties.

Melle.n : As usual, I found everyone busy at the Foster-Latlraor Lum-
ber Company, though it reports "business not rushing." Since "surefit"
flooring has put Mellon, Wis., on the map I invariably visit the factory and
usually come away with some new idea. The estimated cut of the mill
this year is about 30,000,000 feet, from which it gets about 20,000,000
feet of birch, maple, basswood and soft elm. Mr. Gillooly is looking for-
ward to a good fall business.

The Mellen Lumber Company is busy filling contracts for hemlock and
hardwood logs. This company will market about 50,000,000 feet of logs
this year.

The Kiel Woodenware Company in addition to the plants at Kiel and
Campbellsport, Wis., operates a veneer and heading plant at Snellen, Wis.
Mr. Zimmerman reports business fair, also tliat the company will cut
about 2,000,000 feet of veneers at Mellen this year.

Railroad Capitalization

A great deal has been said of watered stock of American rail-
roads, and the charge doubtless has some truth in it; but most people
wiU be surprised to learn that the railroads of this country are
capitalized lower per mile than those of many other countries. The
United States has 200,000 more miles of railroad than any other
country. The Royal Prussian department of public tvorks recently
published statistics showing the investments in railroads of various
countries, and among them the following:

Capitalized Capitalized

Country.

England

Bel"ium

Per Mile.

$260,405

l.SO 0"3

Country.

Spain

Japan

Russia

Per Mile.

88.36.->

.... 84,301

142,080

l'^4 110

Italy

llimgnry

.New South Wales. . . .

Algiers

rnitpd States

Austria , . . .

120.:^11

.... 6n.0'-<4

Germany

Roumania

110.661

S8,937

(i4,oi:.i

.... 03,941

The United States is eighteenth on the list. The total capital
of all the railroads in the world is $54,502,.553,664, and the average
per mile is $81,264. Several countries have railroads capitalized
at less than those of the United States, but many of those roads would
not be tolerated in this country.

More than half the railroads of Europe are under government
control. Seven-eighths of Australia's railroads are government
owned. There are 670,997 miles of railroad in the world.

If you use a drag saw about your mill make it a good one. A
poor saw rig or a dull saw makes slow work and uses unnecessary
power.

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Use of Red Gum for Fixtures

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Tlic meaning ■■:
the word "tU
turcs," US it 13 a).
plied in modern
building und maiui
focturc, is bri«;i'l
enough to include :i
considerable range-
of articles. It is
rustomary to divide
the industry iiit"
fixtures for oflice-.
banks, stores an. I
saloons, and the
term is frequent Iv
applied likewise to
those for churches
and private resi-
dences, as well as
for halls and lodge-
rooms.

The articles arc
more numerous
even than the
classes into which
the industry as a
whole is divided.

The banks' fixtures, for instance, are quite different from those
for a saloon. The bank has counters, desks, cabinets, seats and
partitions to separate one department from another; but these
articles must be made for and remain in particular places. If they
are so arranged that they may be readily moved about, they,
become furniture. The very name, fixtures, implies that they are
buUt where they arc intended to remain. However, they may be
taken down and moved without much damage to the building
where they are first placed. This fact differentiates fi.xtures from
interior finish which cannot be removed without defacing or
destroying the room's interior.

Some of the Items

The chief items making up the ordinary list of fixtures of the
nrious kinds are as follows:

For saloons : Bars and back bars : cabinets for display of bottles ; fixed
seats and benches ; free lunch counters.

For stores ; Counters, show cases, display racks, window seats, shelving,
and various kinds of cabinets.

For churches and ball^ : Rostrums, pulpits, railings, and often pews and
seats.

For residences : Cabinets, buUt-ln bookcases, cupboards, and sideboards,

this
t F,vanston. 111.

The Wood's Fine Qualities

Bed gum possesses qualities which fit it for this use. When it has
been thoroughly seasoned, which can be easily and successfully ac-
complished if done with care, it lends itself to nearly every purpose
to which the fixture maker wishes to put it. A perfect polish may
be given it, and it can be finished in its natural color and grain,
or it lends itself to imitations more readily than any other wood.
There are few cabinet materials which it cannot be made to imitate;
though many of the best friends of red gum are of the opinion
that the wood ought to be used under its real name, and its own
figure, rather than as an imitation of other woods,

The accompanying illustration tells the story of red gum 's
possibilities as a fixture wood. There is no imitation. It speaks for
itself. Of course, the print is in black and white and does not do
justice to the delicate and pleasing tones and colors of the wood
itself.

Stands Like Mahogant

The wall seat has been in place several months, subject to the

li'iii|>eraturc una
dry nir of the
room. It is n
severe tCBt of the
standing qualities
of any wood. It
huB stood the test,
and has acquiltix]
itself with credit
und honor. Ma-
hogany, which is
t; e n c T a 1 1 y t ho
standard with
»lileh all cabinet
Aoods arc com-
pared, could not
have behaved bet-
ter. Not a joint
has yielded, not a
crack has opened.
The panels have
remained as true
;ui a spirit level.

There is no visi-
ble indication of
checking in the
broad pieces where
chocks might be expected to put in an appearance, if anywhere.
Increasing Demand
Tliere is an increasing demand for red gum by manufacturers of
fixtures, though until a few years ago it was scarcely so used at all
in this country. It was erroneously supposed that in the long and
broad dimensions demanded, it would not meet requirements. The
fact was, no one had ever given it a fair trial. But when the trial
was finally made, and was successful, the demand grew at once, a»
the following table shows:

Annual Vse of Hed Gum for I'ixtdbes

Quantity
.State. Feet B. M.

Tennessee 13,510,000

Kentucky l.SliO.OOU

Mlrhlcan 1,130,000

Illinois 451,000

North Carolina

Missouri

New York

\N ATTRACTIVK WINDOW .SKAT .MADE OF RED GUM

Average

Cost per M.

«14.55

24.7 ft

27.70

Ohio

Texas . . . .
.Minnesota
Virginia . .
Wisconsin ,

South Carolina

280,000
254,000
168,200
145,000
72,000
65,000
25,000
21,000
10,000
5.000

36.75
31.22
30.62
24.00.
33.24
24.00
20.00

'J'otal 17,921,700

All of the states are not included in the above list. There are
no available statistics for the missing states, but it is doubtful if
complete figures would add many million feet, because it is known
that those which are given are the largest users of red gum for
fixtures. Tennessee leads all the other states in amount. That
might be expected from the fact that much of the country's best gum
timber grows in territory convenient to Tennessee's manufacturers.
That state not only uses most of the gum that goes into fixtures,
but buys at an average price below that obtaining in any other state
included in the list.

Forms op Material
Red gum is the greatest veneer wood in this country, and probably
in the world. This veneer is made into innumerable commodities,
ranging from the cheapest berry basket to the highest-priced furni-

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ture, fixtures and musical instruments. Gum's ability to hold glue
fits it for fine work. It is the surface material, the visible outside,
and the veneer is usually laid over other woods vfhich are called the
core or backing.

Fixtures and other articles are made of solid gum, also, and the
solid TPood is used in much larger quantities than the veneer. It is

handled in many lengths, breadths, and thicknesses. It mills well,
and takes artistic grooving and beading. This is a very important
matter in the manufacture of fixtures, because broad surfaces and
long edges are to be relieved by ornamental work. Gum is in much
demand as a carving material, and rates with cherry, walnut, and
mahogany in that respect.

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Tales of the Trade

DIDN'T FOOL HIM

They are up to things in Ridgway, Pa., all the time, whether they
are bankers, all-round capitalists or just plain lumbermen — and the
town has more than its share of all them, which may account for its
uptoitiveness, so to speak. A lumberman of that town (ho admits
it himself) onct- went down to Gotham and was taken for a hayseed,
not only by ordinary citizens, but by a very fine gentleman whom he
met in the park and wlio ought to have known better, for it is his
business to know people better than they know themselves.

The conversation was of the most engaging sort. The gentleman
told so many fine stories of himself that the Ridgewayite was moved
to speak of his business and his home town now and then as a matter
of courtesy. They parted excellent friends, though never to meet
again, which was quite regretted by at least one of them. Shortly
afterwards the good lumberman was profusely greeted by a fine-
appearing young man who knew more of his business and connections
than he did himself, and who had often seen him at a certain home
hotel which he named.

Then the visitor tumbled. He saw the hole in the grindstone that
gentleman No. Two had come through after a hasty little talk with
gentleman No. One. The time had been so short that it would seem
impossible to transmit so much history.

The visitor winked his other eye. ' ' You have waked up the wrong
passenger, my kidlet, ' ' he said. ' ' Better run along. Maybe your pal
has hooked an easy one by this time. I have been there and haven 't
time to go over to that saloon for a little game."-

The only question left over is. How much did that very convenient
knowledge cost him at the time he got it?

THE Al^NTJAL SUMMER DULLNESS EXPLAINED

Our friend, President H. T. Peuuypacker, is a lumberman by the
slack-cooperage route and he turns out more barrels that make a
bluff of holding flour and other groceries than any one else in Buffalo,
his Quaker City shops making its bow for that class of trade just be-
fore the city mQls struck the 4,000,000-barrel gait in the flour trade.

He is getting the sad notion in these degenerate days of the coop-
erage trade that the millers are on the verge of putting about 3,999,-
999 barrels of their flour into something besides wood, so that the
joke is mostly on him anyhow. Still he likes a jest so weU that he
is willing to do most of the laughing when it is all on him.

He has not yet given up expressions of mirth over a pleasantry that
was perpetrated on him sometime ago at the city Chamber of Com-
merce by a friend. Having occasion to be introduced to a visitor
it came up by way of giving him a character that he was a slack
cooper by profession.

' ' WeU, what is a slack cooper, anyhow f ' ' queried the innocent third
party.

' ' A slack cooper, my dear sir, ' ' explained the mutual acquaintance,
"is a man who attends to business in the morning and goes to the
ball game in the afternoon. ' '

DISCRETION (?) IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR

Thomas B. Hoffman of the J. S. Kent Company, tells this little
joke in connection with the get-together dinner given to the retailers
and planing millmen of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Wholesale
Lumber Dealers ' Association, some time ago. Mr. Hoffman, extremely
desirous tliat as many as possible of his retail friends should be pres-
ent on this occasion, called upon a number who had received invita-
tions to make sure. One after another made excuses, some plausible.

others flimsy; liiKilly one, more lionest than the rest, came out boUly
with the confession that there would be so many wholesalora there
lie would be ashamed to face them.

HE SHOULD HAVE TRIED ANGEL FOOD

Benjamin Stoker of George W. Stoker & Son, and president of the
Lumbermen 's Kxchange of Philadelphia, tells an amusing incident of
one of the trips he often takes. While stopping at a restaurant at
which he is a frequent visitor, Mrs. Stoker made out the order for
dinner, and Mr. Stoker, well pleased with her selection, merely
nodded to the waiter, and said "ditto." Cuffy soon returned, set
down Mrs. Stoker's order, then turned with perplexed brow to Mr.
Stoker and asked "What was that you ordered, Mr.?" "I said
' ditto, ' ' ' replied Mr. Stoker, enjoying the waiter 's confusion. ' ' There
aint no ditto on the menu, Mr. Least ways, not any just now. Mr.,"
apologized poor Cuffy.

TRUE TO HIS FAITH

At a recent entertainment and banquet, John J. Guiniveu, a cracker-
Jack salesman of the Producers' Lumber Company, Philadelphia, and
a jovial Celt, created great laughter when in the course of a little
talk which was permitted him he humbly expressed the wish that if
the present delectable occasion were to be repeated they would kindly
forget there was such a day in the week as Friday, as— as— and
then followed, in Mr. Guiniven's inimitable style, a rich fish story,
which paradoxical as it would seem, was not a fish story at all. No,
indeed! A year ago Mr. Guiniven said he attended the annual ban-
quet of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Association, which came off
on Friday. The first course served was oysters, good; the next,
fish; then tenderloin of beef. Mr. Guiniven, who thought he recog-
nized in the waiter a fellow countryman, asked him in a wliisper, if
he was an Irishman. "I am, thot," he replied. "So am I," said
Mr. Guiniven. "Shall I bring you another coorse of fish, sor?"
asked the waiter. "You may," said Mr. Guiniven. Then they
brought fowl. "Another coorse of fish, sor?" "Sure," said Mr.
Guiniven, and so on until he had had five courses of fish and the
bones were beginning to feel their way through. "Oh, no, Fridays
are not for banquets, my way of thinking, ' ' said Mr. Guiniveu.
IF LOEVENHART WOULD ONLY QUIT HIS "TRIFLIN" "

I'. J. Loevenhart represented the Nashville Lumbermen's Club on
the tour of the South recently by the Nashville Boosters' Club on a
special train. The local lumbermen determined to have some fun at
the expense of Mr. Loevenhart. With the co-operation of A. B.
Ransom, president of the Commercial Club, and head of large hard-
wood interests, who was on the trip, they succeeded in making Mr.
Loevenhart believe that his services were ill appreciated. Various
telegrams (?) were framed up by Hamilton Love and others and
delivered to him at different points, complaining of the dissatisfac-
tion he was causing by failing to do anything on the trip to bring
the lumber interests to the front. To make matters worse some of
the boosters told Mr. Loevenhart it was all due to the press cor-
respondents who had entered a scheme to ignore him. Mr. Loeven-
hart went to the press men and gave them a warm roasting, which
they indignantly resented. The booster lumberman, however, learned
on his return that it was all a " frame up " on him, and that his work
on presenting facts as to Nashville's annual lumber business of over
$11,000,000 was duly recognized. Mr. Ransom, however, insists that
Mr. Loevenhart did spend too much time distributing perfume and
other articles among the ladies in some of the cities visited.

Editors Note

iirluun Hiilii

FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE ADVEET18INO AGENT

The n.h.Tlising iigont iiiny lu> .l.'finc.l ns llio trnil Mii/.pr for
.w husiupj's. Ho is tin- scout that cxplort-s. His duty iH to liolil
II ho has nn«l get iiioro. Ho loiutos now liusinoss nixl l.rinj;« tli.'
rii.liicors' artii'los to tho attoiition of tho jioople who ought tu
:ivo thoiii. JIo maps <-nin|iai|;iis ami looks out for posaibilitios.
riio following viows on morrhamlising of lumber from tho staml-
.■hit of tho n<lvortisiiig agont woro prosontoil as follows liv
.1. Kockwell of tho Croshy A.lvortising Akchov, <"hi<ago.
Tho lumlxT imlustry is a big industry. It doos things in a big
>.iy. It deals in a big product. It deals in that proiluct in great
•lantitios. It always talts in thousands and millions. AlCfoot 2x4.
lion a man wants it to hold uji a flower box on his porch or in front
T his window, is quite an item to that man, but the lumberman is

- ' used to Feeing and thinking and talking of 2x4s in millions of feet
.at to him one poor, lone, single 2x4 is no more than a toothpic-k.

The remarkable part of this point of view is that all these millions

•1.1 billions of feet of lumljor, requiring the activities and the oner-

. .* iif s<>nu-thing over a million men to make and market, in which

iidreds and hundreds of millions of dollars of capital are invested.

■ lis tremendous product which gives foundation to our railroads, spans
■■■IT rivers with bridges, houses the greater proportion of our population,
ill of it in existence, and all that ever has existed, and all that ever
■ill exist, has boon or will be produced by little seeds, of which tho

■ iiy acorn, as big as the end of a man's thumb, is a fairly largo

- ocimen.

It is perfectly natural for the mind of the lumberman, whether ho
• • a holder of lumber, a maker of lumber, or a seller of lumber in a
..luparatively small retail way, to look at his product in this fashion.
!• is a big product — even a little dinky, retail yard in a small country
■'«n requires considerable ground therein for its stock. Every time

little bit of stock is moved, a wagon or a freight car must be called
nto service, and where it is moved in even moderately large quan-
ties with rapidity and facility we have to use power of some kind for
ii.>ving it.

ConFoqueutly it is natural, further, that the lumberman should look
:i the marketing of his product from this same big standpoint. If
! go around to talk to a retail lumberman about getting a little stock
f boards for a window flower box, he has not the slightest interest
■1 me and rather feels that I am a disturbing element and shouldn 't

■me around bothering him.

The lumber manufacturer, who happens to be approached by a con-

- imer with an inquiry as to whore this consumer can get a small
-apply of some of the kind of product which the manufacturer makes,
i'eels very much bored about it, and the mere buyer is apt to receive a
rather cold reception.

To a philosopher it would seem logical to assume that a man whose
• ntire stock in trade had grown from a few tiny seeds would be in-
Mned to think that a large volume of business might grow from a
ijw tiny seeds of demand.

Selling Little Thixcs

I present Exhibit A — just a common, ordinary match such as we
light our cigars with from three to twenty times a day and throw
away.

I have not the slightest doubt that the first lumber manufacturer
who was approached on the idea of furnishing a little stock of lum-
ber for the manufacture of matches was probably inclined to believe
that the match man was a dreamer, if not totally crazy.

I have riot been able to get any definite statistics as to the amount
of lumber used in the manufacture of matches today, but we all
know that it runs into very respectable quantities.

To recur to my illustration of my being in the market for lumber
T.ir a window flower box, let us suppose that instead of being cold.

haughly and ropollant, tho luml i r lolailor whimi I approached on ilr
subject had boon cordial and inloroHtod, and hud aHke<l mo whether
there wore not a number of other liousos in my noighlmrhuod which
ought to have window Iwxon, and had nmdc a suggoMion to me that
this idea of growing flowers around the house was a flue thing. That
I ought to advocate it with my neighborM, so that the whole neighbor-
hood might be beautified. Suppose the dealer had gotten mo so in-
lercstod along this line that I would have bocomp fired with enthusiasm,
as a missioimry, to go out among my neighbors and point with pride
to my flower boxes and tell thorn to go and do likewise. Mr. Holnilor
might oven have taken a lilllo trouble to advise nu- to be careful to
SCO that my boxes when made were properly boreil to give sufficient
drainage, and have told mo that if I succeeded in getting my neigh-
bors to accept my viewpoint to be sure and tell them that he had the
kind of lumber that they needed and that he was a very accommodnl-
ing merchant who would take care of their wants. It does not seem
such a very far-fetched conclusion that a retail dealer proceeding
along these linos, and even going so far as to send out a few circulars
or do alittle advertising in his local newspaper on this subject, in the
right manner, might very easily dispose of a carload or two of lumber
every season, and it would be common lumber, which wouhl be nice
for the manufacturer.

■ The wood paving block, considered as a single unit, is a very small
item — it's just a little thing not much larger than a brick — and yet
r understand that in one species of lumber alone in this country over
a billion feet of material is sold for this use, but how many lumber-
men think of the further extension of the paving block idea? Does
it ever occur to a retailer to study up on the subject of those blocks
for the paving of factories, machine shops and foundries where the
value of this product has been definitely and conclusively proven, and
argue them into the idea of using paving blocks for that purpose?
Does he ever consider advertising to the farmers of his district the
extreme value of creosoted wood paving blocks for use in flooring their
barns and dairies? Is there any doubt that if the owners of such
properties were once acquainted with the eventful economy and dur-
ability of wood blocks for such use, with their sanitary character, with
the advantageous effect of wood block paving for their animals, that
they would not only be willing but glad to utilize this product?

Is it not worth making an effort to get such a market started ? A
few properties paved in any district will act as the little seeds from
which the big demand will grow.

This as I see it is the crux of the question in the marketing of
lumber. The great crying need is for the lumber industry — and by
the lumber industry I mean not some of its parts but all of its parts
— the timber owner, the manufacturer, the wholesaler and the retailer,
to plant these seeds in the minds of possible new consumers in order
that the use of the product and its market possibilities may grow.
Conditions Have Changed

In the days not very long gone by lumber was an absolute neces-
sity. You could not build a bourse, a barn, a factory, a church, a
school, a pig-pen, or a corn-crib, without the use of lumber, and you
had nothing but lumber to use. That condition is changed; there are
other materials which are bidding for the business, successfully bid-
ding for it, and in some cases and in some uses they have become the
standard, and properly so. They have proven their right to certain
functions of use developed by new conditions, and we are glad that
they are here. In the days gone by we did not feel the needs that
we feel today; we did not have the great centers of civic and in-
dustrial life. Our communities were constantly spreading. There
was plenty of land — available land. As a merchant's business grew
rapidly, he put on an oil to his building and extended it out into the

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next lot. You can 't do that today in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Peoria, Springfield, or any otlier fair-sized town — the building has to
go up into the air, and it has been forced to go higher and higher,
and the sky-scraper, a product of modern invention within the last
thirty years, is the result. You could not properly use lumber for
that. The result of congestion in our industrial life has been to
produce this new type of structure, which takes the place of the
spread-out type which existed when laud was available at all points.

Where we used to build forty buildings, one story high, and build
them of wood, we now build one building forty stories high, and build
it of steel and tile and concrete, and necessarily so. The effect is, of
course, that the lumber industry has lost a demand for material to be
used in the construction of forty buildings.

But building is not the only thing that lumber can be used for.
\ again refer to Exhibit A.

• New Uses fob Lumber

All around us we see. large businesses being established for the
manufacture of new products of which the raw material is wood.
i<ut these things are being invented and their sale promoted by other
interests, and not by the lumber industry. Surely if this great in-
dustry got behind a department of research and investigation and in-
\ention and determined new places for the use of the product it would
have a tremendous effect on the industry, but you would have to tell
)ieople about them. Merely inventing a thing does not sell it; merely
making it does not sell it. You must have demand to make a profit.

I am not a lumberman but I have in mind today three things for
which the use of lumber has never been promoted, and I am convinced
that the slightest investigation would show tremendous possibilities
for the sale of lumber in all thcfe directions if the material were
promoted for these purposes.

Being an advertising man you would naturally assume that I would
speak entirely from the advertising standpoint, or rather what some
men consider as advertising — that is, merely the use of the printed
word and picture. On the contrary, I say that advertising can pro-
duce maximum efficiency only when it is supported and aided and
co-operated with by every selling force in the industry.

Advertising does nothing but sow the seed. If given time of course
it will eventually produce the crop, but it will produce that crop in
infinitely less time, with infinitely greater results if the ground is
carefully cultivated and tended, if intelligent, intensive cultivation is
given by all the sales forces of the industry. To sum up, then, I
would say, from the standpoint of the advertising man, considering
the lumber industry, do not despise small things, they will grow.

The little break in the dike of inertia and ignorance, especially if
it is helped and broadened by intelligent effort, will produce a flow
of demand aud of profitable selling and merchandising.

The greater difficulty that is met with, in attempting to formulate
definite methods for this result, is to secure intelligent, enthusiastic,
active co-operation from all sources. The lumber industry is so big,
so widely ramified in so many different channels and directions that
it cannot be educated to these things in a day, but when once so edu-
cated the market results will be most beneficial.

FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE SALESMAN

The salesman follows the advertising agent in the lumber
selling campaign. He strikes while the iron is hot, and not
infrequently helps to heat the iron ready for striking. He knows
the difficulties in the way of making sales, and is acquainted
with means for removing them. He is the connecting link
between producer and consumer. The following is a discussion
of merchandising lumber by M. B. Nelson, general sales manager
of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, Kansas Cit}', Mo.

The subject on which I have been asked to address you is one which,
no doubt, all of you, like myself, know something about in a general
way, but when it comes to passing upon the true merits of the sub-
stitutes, or how to combat the infringement upon the interest of the
lumbermen, possibly few, if any of us, have given it enough considera-
tion even to solve the problem in our own minds, to say nothing of
the action necessary to make our ideas effective.

There is so much to be said on the subject that I can only dwell
upon the surface, so to speak, as time will not permit of my going
into details.

We have made impi-ovements in the methods of logging and manu-
facturing, but little or no advancement or improvement in merchandis-
ing or in promoting the use of our product. Practically the only
change is, the manufacturers are selling more lumber direct to the
retailer, and have added some expense by increasing the number of
salesmen. We have given scarcely any thought to the real merits
of our product. We have little or no data, intelligently compiled, to
pass out to the public substantiating our claims as to the merits of
wood products. The cypress manufacturers, during the last year or
two, have done more than any other wood manufacturers in this direc-
tion. How many lumbermen can go before the public today and
defend the merits of their product? We have given but little con-
sideration to what the buyer does with the lumber after the sales are
made and the contracts completed; we have given but little attention
at the time of making the sales to whether the buyer was buying a
quality of lumber best adapted for the purpose intended. The thought,
apparently, has been to make the most profit we could out of the
order. And in many cases, if the manufacturer has found that the
buyer would accept "la quality of lumber inferior to what his order
called for the lowest acceptable grade or quality has been shipped,
regardless of whether or not it would answer the purpose. As a
result, a quality of lumber has often been used for purposes for which
it was unfit, and because of this abuse the use of lumber has been
condemned.

Many of our troubles are due to the methods of some wholesale
lumbermen who have no interest in timber, and the success of whose
business is measured wholly by the profit as between the purchase
price to the manufacturer and the selling price to the retailer or
consumer. Competition, and the lack of knowledge of the users of lum-
ber have caused such wholesalers as this to sell one grade to the buyer
and buy a lower grade from the manufacturer, and take their chances
on having the purchased grade accepted. Many methods are resorted
to in accomplishing this end, some of which have been dishonest. As
a result, the use of lumber, for many purposes, is suffering, and it has
given the substitutes greater opportunity for their introduction.

I believe the manufacturers should give more attention, first, to
seeing that the architectural engineers and users of lumber throughout
the country are better educated as to the true merits of each wood
species in such a manner as will cause them to use the quality or grade
of lumber best adapted for the purpose intended; second, when the
orders are placed, see that the manufacturer or wholesaler furnishes
the grade and quality of lumber called for on the order. Heretofore,
our associations have devoted their energies more in protecting the
manufacturer against unjust claims, leaving it to the buyer and con-
sumer to protect themselves. I think it is just as much to our in-
terest for the associations to see that the buyer and consumer of lum-
ber get what they buy.

Encroachment of Substitutes
Y'ears ago, when stumpage was not worth anything, and lumber so
cheap, the substitutes had little or no chance to enter into competition,
but now that the forests are being depleted and the price of stumpage
has advanced, there is greater opportunity for their encroachment,
and the manufacturers of substitutes are taking advantage of it.
Having had to create a market for their product they have educated
themselves along lines in which we lumbermen are deficient. Lumber
having been used so long we have taken it for granted that the
people know all about its uses, quality and classification, and, hence,
have not considered it necessary to spend any energy trying to educate
them. But the inroads made by the stubstitutes in the last few years
is causing us to realize the seriousness of the situation. I do not
wish to take up your time enumerating all the changes that have
come about, because no doubt, you are familiar with the many uses
lumber has enjoyed that have been displaced by substitutes. About
the only articles which seem to enjoy immunity are sounding boards
in pianos, axe handles aud ox yokes.

The array of arguments being put forth by the substitutes would
cause a Shakespeare or Webster to turn green with envy. In some
cases there is merit, but many of their contentions are not substanti-
ated by facts. And while false contentions being made by them at
present may react against them later on, it is hurting the lumber

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• inr»« now. srn? msnr of vn will not Ikj inlorontoil in wlint liappoiis
'! linvc Ijcen u«<>J up.
iliriiltics mill provont tbo stubRtiliitOR
- a )iroblt>m too ililticuU for mo to

\. : lilt I i.luM. It til.' .iiii.Ti'iil niworintioiui, anil Dinnufnrlurprs

111 arc not mpmbrrs of nny ntMocintioiis, nrouUI nppoint a number

; fpmmittf^» anl rally to their sup|>ort, fall u|>on our neiglibor»

iiuH'tinn!', get tlicni JntcreHtod and workinR

■1 :iik1 attending meetings, hearing the reports

:■.- lire iloing, we would soon odurate onrs^elvos

! .1 work lip I'linuuli oiilliiuiinsm to overcome our troubles.

Xnture hns favored the lumbermen in ninny ways. The depict in;;
! the fimljor stipply gives a natural advantage that practically im
•lier induMry in the world has. But this advantage has caused us

overlook the imiwrtance of promoting our own product, which hns
.wn the substitutes the advantage, they having hml to create a

nrket for their product.

A Mattes of Co-opebation

I fi|^rc the greatest good can be accomplished iiirini;;ii tm' runpc-
.ition of all wood manufacturers, because, in the end, our interest
^ largely the same. It is difficult to increase the consumption of one

.>od without interfering with or decreasing the consumption of
niother: and the incrcafc in the consuniption of one wood at the
Npcnse of another will eventually react against wood products as a
• hole. Kor instance, the yellow pine manufacturers could reduci'
uon prices and increase the consumption of their produce so long
IS the other woods would keep up their prices. But to do this would
ause the manufacturers of competing woods to pile up stock, and
inless the natural conditions of the countrj- would bring about an
ricreased demand for lumber, the competing woods would cventuall.v
'■iwer their prices to meet the situation, and the yellow pine manu-
tacturers would soon find their territory no greater, but the price
reduced.

There are. however, many conditions and problems concerning the
■msumption of each wood species that require special treatment, and
I should like to urge that each lumber association or manufacturer
n'.erested in an.v wood species appoint committees and devise means
■o protect our industry from infringement b.v the stubstitutes, and
promote an increased demand in every direction, not at the expense
•ir sacrifice of some other wood now being used, but in some new
iirection.

I should like to urge the appointment of a national bureau for
the purpose of making scientific research in any direction which may
be for the general benefit of all wood producers, and let the committees
of the different associations, working on problems which affect all
wood species, cooperate with the national bureau so as to avoid
friction as l)etween the different wood species, and try to work
together with as little conflict as possible.

This bureau should work through and in connection with tlie labora-
tory at Madison, and all other scientific research laboratories and
schools throughout the entire world. The government has established
a laboratory at Madison and has invited us to aid and co-operate
with tbem, but so far as I can learn we are not giving it an opportunit.v
to be of an.v benefit to us.

The retailer, not being interested in stumpage, is naturally not so
much interested in the future use of lumber as the manufacturer.
It makes little difference to him whether he sells lumber or substitutes.
Of course, if the substitutes are something he can not well handle,
he will devote more energy toward promoting the use of lumber.

The silo business has proved to us how our lumber merchants com-
pare with those in other lines of industry in promoting tlieir product
in some new direction. Most of the silos are being constructed of
wood. yet. I dare say, 95 per cent of the wood silos constructed to
date have been sold by silo manufacturers direct to the consumer
through some other than a lumber dealer, although the dealers in
most cases have been given first chance and urged to go after the
business.

So we can not rely too much upon the retailer to promote the
consumi'tion of our product. However, we can not afford to overlook

the fact that our iiiteroKts ran Ih>hI be |ir<imoteil through the rotuil
lumber merchant ; our HucreMi in promoting and protecting our ■inlereit
lies in educating him, getting him out of the rut and m-oing if he
ran not l>e iniide as eflicient in iiicn-hniidiitiuK as those in other
industries. He in on the ground and Nhoiild l>o best qualified to ru|>«
with whatever coiitiiigi-ncioii inny arise.

There are many diOiculti(>H that can be overcome if the innniifai-
turere will co-operate more with the retailer, and thmugli liuii aiiicn.l
their grading rules and classificationH in a manner to meet ilio public
demands. The manufacturers have lireii too independent in foriiiu
lating their grades and clnssiflrations; in many cafes they have bi-<ii
too one-sided, too little consideration has U-en given the ro<|uirenirnlj<
of the buyer or consumer, who, in the end. must be Hatisfiod if tin-
lumber is to be consumed. The retailer conii>s into direct contact
with the consumer, the manufacturer doen not. The reliiiler should,
therefore, bo solicited and his idea* given consideration when formu-
lating our grading rules and classifications. I do not mean by this
that he should dictate, but the demands of the buying public should
be duly considered. This is more necessary under present conditions
than it has been in the past.

Man.v of the retailers are going to oppose, for various reasons,
some of the plans we may suggest, and it will doubtless be nccet-sary
to make experiments in different directions to find out .just what
course is best to pursue. All of this work should be looked after by
committees appointed by the individual lumber nsHociatioiui and manu-
facturers of different wood species. The lumber salesmen throughout
the country should be schooled along different lines. Instead of
]>lodding along taking orders offered thcni here and there, they should
be instructed to educate the retailer in a way to produce better
results; they should report to the different bureaus which may be
established any new construction of aay nature in which wood could
be used; and there should be a system of following uji matters of
this kind in the same manner as the substitutes.

I think the lumber associations depend too much upon their secre-
taries, and one or two other officers, to do all the work; and the
few who arc appointed on the different committees accept the appoint-
ments merely as a matter of courtesy and really make no effort to
licrform the obligations entailed. I have no definite plan by which
to overcome our present difficulties, except that everybody interested
in stumpage meet to discuss the nei-essity of promoting and protecting
our interest. If that is done, I am satisfied it will not be long
until we will be organized and accomplishing results.
Depend Too Much Vpos Secretaries

Stumpage holders, who are not niaiiufactiirers, are not spending
anything toward promoting the use of wood |irodiicts, although they
arc .iust as vitally interested as the manufacturer, who is cutting up
liis timber at this time; in fact, mun- so, liecause interest is piling
up on his holdings, and unle.s8 something is done to stop the inroads
being made by the substitutes the cliam-cs are he will never realize
cost out of his timber.

I think we have made a mistake in advertising how rapidly the
forests are being depleted, as it has given to the manufacturer of
substitutes and the public the impression that lumber is scarce, and
therefore high priced.

It seems to be the object of the present selling organizations to
try to get a few cents more for their jiroduet than their neighbors,
and if this is done the.v seem to be content, believing that end of
their business is being properly handled. In most cases the one having
the largest selling force and spending the most money to beat the
other fellow to the business, or beat him out of it, is considered
the most .successful in the selling department, although he creates
nothing, docs not increase the consumption of lumber one foot, and
knows when he is taking the business that, sooner or later, the other
fellow will either increase his selling force to get the business, or
will cut his jirice sufficiently low to force it his way. So in our
selling methods, instead of increasing our efficiency, benefiting our-
selves and the world in general, we are adding to the cost of
lumber. What lumberman here today has caused an increase in the
consumption of lumber in any direction, or whnt lunilennan do you

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know of who, in the last twent.y-five years has caused any increase
in the consumption? Only a few years ago had any one suggested
to the lumberman the use of .wood blocks for pavement he would
have been given little consideration; but someone, not interested in
timber, introduced creosoted wood paving blocks and proved to the
world that they are the best pavement on earth. Today we know it.
As a result, their use has increased all over the world. The eon-
<!iimption of this item alone means more profit to the lumber manu-
r.t Hirer of all woods than the profits resulting in trying to advance
tin market price through different sales methods in force during the
last ten years.

Just think how much more lumber could be consumed if some one
should devi.se a cheap process of treating lumber so as to make it
fireproof. I? it unreasonable to suppose this can be done? The

accomplishing of this looks easier to me than the thousands of other
things that luive been accomplished. The great trouble, in my opinion,
is, we have never given it enough thought or consideration. If the
lumbermen^and especially those interested in timber — do not put
forth any effort in this direction, who can we expect will do it?
And this is only one means of increasing the u?e of lumber; there
are many others.

The world today is not using half the lumber it could if every
one were to use all the lumber actually needed, based upon the present
plane of our civilization. We can not produce ideal conditions, but
we can overcome many of our present obstacles and put our business
on a better paying basis, and at tbe same time benefit the world as
a whole in doing so, if we will only devote our energies in that

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Pertinent Legal Findings

AUTHORITY OF PARTNER TO PURCHASE LUMBER

A partnershiji is not liable for the price of lumber purchased by
one member of the firm for a purpose outside the firm 's business,
especially where it is apparent to the seller that the transaction was
not within the scope of the firm's operations. (Alabama Supreme
Court, Vini'gav Bend Lumber Company vs. Howard, Hooks & Henson,
65 SouthnnL IJ.-portcr, 172.1

DAMAGES ON BREACH OF MANUFACTURING CONTRACT
Although one ]>arty to a lumber manufacturing contract ceases
performance because the other party has broken the agreement, the
former may recover as actual damages the amount of profits which
he would have made on full performance of the contract, if such
damages can be ascertained with a reasonable degree of certainty.
If the loss cannot be so computed, the aggrieved party may recover
the loss suffered by him in preparing to perform the contract.
(United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Hattiesburg
Lumber Company vs. Herrick; 212 Federal Reporter 834.)
INJURY TO EMPLOYE IN RAILROAD CAR
A lumi"T cijinpany is liable for injury to a checker while at work
in a railroail car, caused by his foreman negligently permitting an-
other car to be violently switched against the car, without warning
to hiin, thereby causing the checker to be crushed between piles of
lumber. (Oklahoma Supreme Court, Frisco Lumber Company vs.
Spivey, 14ii Pacific Keporter 157. 1

RISK OF LUTMBER PILE FALLING

A laborer engaged in work near lumlior piles assumes the risk of

its falUng. if it is piled in a manner commonly adopted by similar

concerns. (Kansas City Court of Appeals, Gunning vs. J. R. Kelley

Cooperage Company, 165 Southwestern Reporter 1140.)

RIGHT TO ENJOIN LABOR UNION BOYCOTT
A manufacturer of building trim who employs non-union men
cannot maintain suit to enjoin violation of the anti-trust laws of New
York or of tlie United States through an agreement between members
of carpenters' and woodworkers' unions not to accept employment
involving trim used in non-union factories. Suit under the Sherman
act must be brought by the United States and suit under the state
law must lie prosecuted in the name of the state. (United States
District Court, Southern District of New York ; Paine Lumber Com-
pany vs. Neal: 212 Federal Reporter 259.)

DEFICIENCY IN QUANTITY OF TIMBER SOLD
Companies which sold timberlands, under a deed which did not
warrant the quantity of timber standing on the land, are not liable
to the purchaser for a deficiency under an estimate furnished by
them, if the companies acted in good faith ; the estimate having been
made by two cruisers, one of whom was appointed by one of the
companies and the other having been chosen by a former prospective
purchaser of the jiroperty. This is especially true if the buyer of the
property had ample opportunity to know how much timber was on the
land before making the purchase. (United States Distric}; Court,

Eastern District of South Carolina ; Fidelity Trust Company vs. D. T.
McKeithan Lumber Company; 212 Federal Reporter 229.)
SHIPPER PRESUMED TO KNOW RATES
Under a recent decision of the United States district court for the
eastern district of Arkansas, in the case of J. H. Hamlen & Sons
Company vs. Illinois Central Railroad Company, 212 Federal Re-
porter 324, a shipper of lumber or other commodity from a point in
one state to a destination in another is {)resumed to know what rates
for such shipment have been filed with the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission, and cannot recover damages from a railway company for
misquoting such a rate.

WARRANTY IMPLIED IN SALE OF LUMBER
In the sale of lumber of a specified quality and grade for future
delivery, the buyer having no opportunity for inspection but relying
on the seller to select, there is an implied warranty that the lumber
furnished shall be of the quality and grade specified. In case of a
breach of Such implied warranty the buyer though he has not returned
or offered to return the property or notified the seller of its defects,
may plead the breach in recoupment of the purchase price when the
seller sues therefor. (West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals,
Wilson vs. Wiggin, 81 Southeastern Reporter 842.)

RISK ASSUMED BY EMPLOYE
An employe who attcmptetl to pull a raveled strip from a revolving
pulley belt in a lumber company's plant assumed the risk of being
injured thereby, especially if he had been directed to report any
defective conditions to another employe for repair. (Mississippi Su-
preme Court, J. J. Newman Lumber Company vs. Dauzler, 64 South-
ern Reporter 931.)

DAMAGES RECOVERABLE FOR LOSS OF EYESIGHT
Three thousand five hundred dollars is not excessive recovery for
injury to an employe consisting in loss of the sight of one eye in an
accident due to negligence attributable to the employer. (Arkansas
Supreme Court, Ferguson & Wheeler Land, Liunber & Handle Com-
pany vs. Randoljih, 165 Southwestern Reporter 628.)

TIME FOR REMOVAL OF STAINING TIMBER

Tlie right to an extension of time for removal of standing timber

by a purchaser was not conditional upon commencement of cutting

within the original period, under a deed which contained a clause

reading as follows:

' ' Second. That the said second party, its successors or assigns, 1
shall have and the same is hereby granted to it and them, the period
of ten years in which to cut and remove the said timber from the said
land, and in case the timber is not cut and removed before the
expiration of the said period, then the said second party, its successors
or assigns, shall have such additional time therefor as it or they
may desire, but in the last mentioned event, the said second party, its
successors or assigns, shall, during the extended period, pay interest on
the original purchase price year by year, in advance, at the rate of sis
per cent per annum." (South Carolina Supreme Court, Midland
Timber Company vs. J. F. Prettyman & Sons, SI Southeastern Re-
porter 484.)

riKST AID TO TUE INJUEEU

111 MOW ot the I'uot lliiit uiTiilrntii in tliu tuiwiiiill arc riiii»ljiiirly
lm|>|N-nini;, it vroiiM l>o ii i;o(iU idcn for luiiibor iimiiufnetiircrH lo
ciiiulnto the plan of coiicitiis in other linen, of keeping tlrHtiiidto-
theinjunnl ninterinU on hnml lit nil timeii. If n innn Ik hurt, the
uivessary baiidnKt's nml nntisepticK are immediutely at hnnd, nii<l ROoJ
resultji can Ih* olitainol in nssistinf; the victim of the injury iioniUng
the nrriviil of n phy.Hifiiin. Some iimnufncturing estalilitihinonts hiivc
oven providetl hu.»pitnl fiu-i lilies, but this is ilonc, of course, only in
the raso of unusually largo factories.

The use of antiseptics is |iarticularly important in the ciisie of minor
injuries. Often a workman cuts himself slightly, wriips the cut in
n roughnnU-rently manner anil proceeils to disregard it. In n case
which cnino to the attention of the writer recently, tetanus developed
from an injury of that sort, and the miin came near losing his life.
The use of any of a niiinlipr of wcllkiionn antiseptics at the time
tlio injury was inllictcd, proviilcd tlic wiiiiml was properly cleaned
licfore iM^ing wrapped, would have cliiniiiateil all danger on this score.
THE COST OF COMPENSATION

In a southern state a sawmill opprater was recently compelled to
pay $S,000 for the death of a man killed in his mill. Another case
involving damages for fatal injuries inflicted in a sawmill resulted
in an award of $8,.'50n. While these amounts arc high, they are not
unusual, and the superior courts in most cases uphold them if the
trial did not develop errors; in other words, it is seldom that a
reversal is given on account of excessive damages.

This is one way to look at the subject of workmen 's compensation.
The law in most states where compensation has been adopted fixes
the amount which can be recovered for fatal injuries or permanent
disability at $3,000 to $4,000; and while this must be paid, whereas
the verdicts referred to above were obtained only after litigation,
it is much better to have a limited liability than an unlimited one,
even though the latter may be the more easily escaped.

The desire to avoid litigation and trouble with employes is one"
of the chief reasons why many lumbermen are turning to workmen's
compensation laws with relief.

SHOWING THE LOG BUTEE

A sawmill operator said that lie believed most manufacturers of
lumber make a mistake in not showing tlieir log buyers exactly how
their purchases turn out. He told of a recent case ii. which he had
had the buyer for his mill go with him while several of a lot of logs
which he had bought were being cut up.

' ' In one case it was found by actual measurement following the
manufacture of the lumber" said the' sawmill man "that we had
lost money on that particular lot of logs while on another we came
out somewhat ahead. The buyer apparently had not been able to
see just what constituted a profitable purchase, but after a few
lessons in the mill he will be able to appreciate the situation much
better."

That of course is another way of saying that the log buyer ought
to know something about sawing lumber.

DO YOU LIKE TOUR JOB?

Are you glad you are in the lumber business?

Would you rather be a lumberman than a laborer in any other field?

If not you are missing a good many things in life. The only happy
man is he who enjoys his work and is contented with his lot. Most
of one's waking hours are spent at work and if this is distasteful,
and pleasures are limited to what may be found outside the range
of one's duties, the daily round must seem a dry and dull perform-
ance.

On the other hand, the real lumberman — the one who may be
counted on to make a success — enjoys his work every minute of the
day. That is why he is willing to put in his hardest licks, to work
long hours and to m.ike sacrifices of every kind in order to help his
business. He likes to make, handle and sell lumber, and he loves his
business. He is bound to succeed.

If you believe the lumber trade is not the sort you can enjoy

look around fur

f in, and if y,„i f.vl tl,:,i .
great game of liiiMiicris uliilc in ilm
thing else to do.

RESISTINO A TEMPTATION

It's a big temptation just now to cut jirices. When the miiikrt
is weak and biiyerK arc holding off, when consumpliun is light and
stocks are heavy, the casiext thing in the world in to go out and
slash prices in the hope of attracting a few stray orders.

It's a bad business, of course. It means losing money for the
concern that reports to this expedient. It may bring in a littli- ca^li
and help to meet the payroll and keep the force at work, but it m
money that big interest must be paid on.

The thing to remember is that it's a lot easier to get priceit down
than up. When you have established yourself as being willing to
supply certain material for less than your competitors, you have
made yourself known as a "cliea]i .lohn" luinl>crman. Kveii while
the customer may take advantage of your bargain offering, he .l.-.-iiir-,
down in his heart of hearts, that yours can 't be a very gooil cuni-.Tii
to do business with.

Bought business may look attractive when trade is quiet, but in the
long run it's an expensive luxury. Hold to your prices and make
every sale bring a profit. Then you can c>nnie back with good grace
when the situation improves.

THE USE OF TEACTOES

A good many sawmills out in the country where timber is not so
plentiful as it once was, and must be brought a considerable distance
to the mill, are using steam traction engines as a means of hauling
logs. The log capacity of the tractors is, of course, great as com-
pared with any other method of handling, and the time saved is also
a consideration of moment. The use of ecjuipment of this kind might
not be practicable over all sorts of going, but it seems to be a good
idea for mills in a great many localities.

Contrasting this with the methods the writer has seen used in
some parts of the country, where logs are hauled with oxen, it is
hard to uuderstanil why the latter system is adhered to. Sometimes
a yoke of oxen pulling a wagon carrying a single log will spend the
greater part of a day in getting to the mill and back; and including
the cost of the time of the driver, anil the use of the oquipmont, the
handling charges appear to be excessive. When machinery can do the
work better, why stick to obsolete metlin.ls?

THE BIG STOCKS OF TOMORROW

•'We may think ;i ;,'iiod many luiiilMTineu are carrying large
stocks," said a hardwood man recently, "but with the constantly
emphasized tendency of the consumer to carry little or no lumber
on hand, the jobber of tomorrow must have really immense stocks, so
that he can fill promptly any order whatsoever from the consumer.
Service, meaning immediate delivery, will be the watchword, and
the consumer will insist on getting the lumber without delay, because
he will have to have it. That will be one of the necessities of the
new system, for the consumer, who is letting the lumberman carry the
stock, cannot afford to wait for weeks while the jobl)er markets
around for the item. It will be up to the jobber to be able to ship
promptly, by reason of having sufficiently large stocks to take care
of any business that may happen to come his way. This, it seems
to me, will strengthen the position of the big concern able to carry
an immense stock. What will happen to the little fellow is hard
to predict."

The older heads in the business don't always know more about it
than the younger fellows, but they have had more opportunity to
learn and perhaps have taken a reasonably fair advantage of it.

Making prophecies is foolish business, yet right now conditions are
such as to make the onlooker want to advise the consumers of lumber
that the time is ripe to stock up heavily for future needs because
there is not likelv to be a better chance or lower prices.

^^qTOMy^^Ai;^i;j>sia?g<mitwiWMit^^

Fred Arden Dig gins

The death of Fred Arden Diggins at his home at Cadillac, Mich.,
on Tiiesda}^ of this week, is an event which will not leave a mere
temporary sliock, but which will result in a sense of loss, a sud-
denly created void, which it will be impossible to fill. Mr. Dig-
gins' knack of making all of his friends feel that he took a per-
sonal interest in their affairs will liave the effect of making his
loss a personal one to all of his many close acquaintances in the
hardwood and other fields.

Mr. Diggins died suddenly of heart failure at 2:30 o'clock,
Tuesday morning, July 7. He was takeu seriously ill in Decem-
ber, 1912, at which time his

life was despaired of. How-
ever, excellent treatment and
a strong constitution pulled
him through and it seemed
that he was gradually over-
coming his ailment. In fact,
in the last few months he
w'as coming* back more ac-
tively into his old affairs and
of late attended a number
of meetings and conventions,
and has taken care of his
regular duties, seemingly en-
joying life and being in good
health and spirits. Mr. Dig
gins took special pleasure in
making the fourth of July
celebration at Cadillac, of
which he was chairman this
year, the greatest success of
any in its history. In addi-
tion to supervising the de-
tails of this work he took
care of his other duties and
was around as usual at his
office on Monday, writing a
number of letters, but leav-
ing at noon complaining of
not feeling very well. He
visited the barber shop in
the evening and received
company until 9:30 on Mon-
day night. At 10:30, how-
ever, he was abruptly seizeil
with violent pains in tlio
region of his heart, this
condition growing constantly
more serious; up to the
time of his death at 2:30 in
the morning.

Mr. Diggins leaves a wid-
ow, Mrs. Carrie E. Cummer
Diggins, two daughters, Mrs.
Donald A. McMullen and
Miss Dorothy Diggins, and a lirother living at Harvard, 111.

Fred A. Diggins was born on a farm near Harvard, 111., July 8,
1862. Thus at his death he was but one day short of fifty-two
years of age. He was brought up on the farm, spending his child-
hood and early life in that section and receiving his education in
the public school and receiving also his early training in life under
the wholesome discipline of the farm. In 1879 he moved to
Osceola county, Michigan, living at Hersey, at which place he
remained for a short period as bookkeeper. In 1880 he entered
the Grand Rapids Business college, taking instruction in that insti-
tution for two years, at the end of which period he accepted a

ith

position as bookkeeper for his brother, Delos F. Dig
whom he was associated until the latter part of 1886.

In the fall of the year he went to Cadillac and entered the
employ of a private banking firm, D. A. Blodgett & Co., continu-
ing in this connection for the two years ensuing.

In 1888 Mr. Diggins organized F. A. Diggins & Co., entering at
that time his first effort as a lumberman operating on his own
responsibility. This arangement continued until 1897 at which
time Mr. Diggins became associated with Joseph Murphy, the two
organizing the firm of Murphy & Diggins, which firm has continued
up "to the present time.

In addition to his connec-
tion with Murphy & Diggins,
the deceased was a strong
factor in many other busi-
ness affairs in Cadillac
and other points. He was
treasurer of Cummer-Diggins
Company, Cadillac; president
of the Northland Lumber
Company, Green Bay, Wis.;
secretary of the Cummer
Lumber Company, Jackson-
ville, Fla.; vice-president of
the Grand Bapids Lumber
Company, Grand Bapids,
Mich.; treasurer of the
MitchellDiggins Iron Com-
pany of Caaillae, and a di-
rector in the Cadillac State
bank and the St. Johns Table
Company of Cadillac. In ad-
dition he was interested in
timberlands in Oregon and
the upper peninsula of Mich-
igan.

Mr. Diggins, aside from
his direct business work, was
powerful in many affairs of
the state and the national
hardwood associations. His
counsel was always sought
and accepted because of his
keen mind and absolute fair-
ness. Mr. Diggins was presi-
dent of the Michigan Hard-
wood Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation from 1907 to 1908,
and president of the National
Hardwood Lumber Associa-
tion, 1909-1910. He made an
unusual record during his
terms of office with both of
these associations. Since his
terms expired he had been
one of the prominent men who had shaped the policies of both
organizations up to the time he was taken seriously ill, December,
1912. Since then he has not been able to give much attention to
business affairs until recently when he had been recovering from
his illness.

In 1890 Mr. Diggins married Carrie E. Cummer, daughter of Jacob
C. Cummer, and sister of Wellington Cummer, two of Cadillac's
pioneer lumbermen. He attended the Congregational church at
Cadillac, and both he and his wife were large supporters of Olivet
college. As a philanthropist, Mr. Diggins while modest in his
manner of helping others, was very generous in the extent of

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HARDWOOD RECORD

flint ntmistaiirc. In mMition to his other infi-n'rits, Mr. UinK'i'"'
took nil artivo interost iu )>olitici<, bciiiK u Mtniiiich 'Itc|iiililit'aii.
Hp roprOKCUtoil bis district at stnto nnd iintioniil convtMitions on
various ocrnsioDK. Iu 1801! be was cbosoii fur the first time as a
delegate to the National convention nt Minui'iipolis, wliicli nom-
inated Benjamiu Harrison for jiresident. In the spring of the
sanio year be was elected mayor of Cadillac, which office ho held
several times afterward. \Vlien he first took this position ho was
under thirty years of age. At the last National Republican con-
vention nt Chicago Mr. Diggins again represented his district.

The features of Mr. Digging' character, which business acquaint-
ances will recall most ilistincfly, were his magnetic personality,
the belief he always inspired in the absolute fairness and broad-
mindedness of all that he vver said and did; his unusual nioilesty
and his knack for making close personal friends of all of his
ncipiaintanccs.

Mr. Diggins was o rare character, a combination of strong and
sterling points, which are very seldom brought together. His
death at this time, when he had reached that degree of attain-
ment which would not only enable him to enjoy life to the fullest
bad be been favoreil with better health, but to become an even
more powerful factor for advancement along the right lines in
the various enterprises with which he was connected, is an occur-

rence pretty dillicult to iH'conie reconciled to.

The following letter which Haiidwoou liKCOiii) liaK riicivod from
ex-President Charles H. Bnrnaby of the National llnrdwnod Lum-
ber Association, is a fitting sketch of the cliaractcr of the
deceased:

Mr. IXKRins Blood for the biiiliiT iIiIiikk In life. Anyone loiiilni; In inn-
tnct with him In either u husUK'HH or (xtkiiuiiI way n-OH IniprcsiM-d wlib
hiK fiilrncHN nnd obsolutc hon<"tiy. IIIk connecttno n-lth th» Natluunl
llnrdwood I.nmbcr Association, Uotli ns meml>cr and [ireiildcnt. will alwayn
n'niiiln a bi'iiiitlful monument to bis stronK pergonnllly. hln iinuiuol nn-n-
Inllly nnd ability.

My Rood fortune in bclUK closely connected with Kri'il l>l|!Ktni> n> •
member of Ills executive committee (tnve me an opporlnnliy to »<■«■ hi*
splendid ehnracler nnd know bim as n mnn nnioni.' men. I nlwnyn left
Ills pieHi'uce with ureiiler fnltb In bumnnlly. hlKlier Ideii. of life, nn
hisplnitbm lo belter things— bcnelltcd nnd Impressed by bis lui-Brliy nnd
Jiisllee.

Mr. Diggins' funeral was held from the family residence at
Cadillac, on Thursday afternoon, July n. The Rev. H. C. McComas,
Princeton, N. J., a former friend and pastor, officiated, with the
Rev. .Tonathon Turner, pastor of the Congregational I'burch of
Cailillac, assisting. The burial was in the Maple Hill i-emetery
of Cadillac. Many relatives and friends from ontof-town at-
tended the services, the funeral being the largest ever held iu
Cadillac.

The Mail Bag

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street. Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envolepe.

B 754 —Wants Buyers for Clear Ash Squares

South Bend. Ind.. .July 1.— ICditor IIaiidwoop Rki-oim) : One of our

mills In Arkansas has two cars of l%xl% 4S nnd 515" clcnr ash squares.

Can you tell us the names of con.sumcrs that would be Interested In this

stock ? •

This concern is in a position to furnish what it sells and anyone
interested in these items will do well to write Hardwood Record
for the name and address of the' inquirer. — Editor.
B750 — ^Wants Clear WUte Oak Bough
Lincoln, Xeb., June 2X — Editor H.vnnwooti Uecokd : Can you put us In
touch with any hardwood manufacturers who vet out 2x4, 2xC. 2x8 and
4x4 clear white oak rough? This can he from S to 16 feet long.

Manufacturers interested in this inquiry should write this
office. — Editor.
B 751 — Wants to Dispose of Gum Squares for Handle Manufacture

Cape Girardeau. Mo.. June 24.— Editor Uahdwoop Rkiukd : I would be
clad If .vou win advise us at your convenience If you have a list of manu-
facturers who use gum squares in the manufacture of handles.

Anyone interested in this inquiry should address this office. —
Editor.

B752 — Does Not Buy Lumber

Columbus, 0., June 24. — Editor lUuuwrxiO Kkcoki. : Wo arc receiving
dally a great many letters similar to yours of the twenty-second, and it
seems that the lumber trade is under the Impression that we are lumber
dealers and operate an extensive lumber yard. We wish to advise you
that this Is not the case as we arc only building bodies, doing a general
repair business and consequently buy very little lumber.

If you care to mention this fact as a matter of news we will appreciate

it very much as it would save many of your subscribers the trouble of

■mailing us letters regarding lumber which only find their way into tin-

waste basket. the jiuin immki. company.

B753 — ^Wants Plain White Oak

New York, X. Y.. June 23. — Editor Hardwood Recoud : I wish to get
in communication with mills in a position to furnish plain white oak
1" and 114" thick. 3". 3'i" and 5" wide. P.Vt' and up long, free from rot
and free on one face from sap, knots and other defects, rough, bundled,
large quantity wanted. : •

Interested parties should write Hardwood Record. — Editor.

B 754 — Wants Panel Connection for Eastern Territory

New York, N. Y., June 24. — Editor llAnuwooD Recobd : I have be<>D
endeavoring to ascertain from various concerns In the lumber trade here
whether they could furnish nie with any information as lo tbe various
veneered panel manufacturers in the West, to enable me to communicato
with them in relation to furnishing their product In this territory. It
appears that the certain parties of whom I had made these inquiries, have
referred me lo .vour oflfice In Chicago, stating that they had no records
liere as regards veneered panel manufacturers, although they could have
furnished all sorts of Information regarding the hardwood lumber.

What I wish to convey to you Is. that I am an eastern representative
selling Interior trim, doors, panels, etc., etc.. but have learned from my
clients within tbe last six months that the competition on veneered panels
from the West has become so exceptionally keen that it is really a physical
impossibility for me to compete with them any further.

As I am extremely anxious to maintain the clientele that I labored so
unceasingly In establishing at this end in the past four or five years, I
beg to Inquire whether you would kindly furnish me with a list of panel
manufacturers out In tbe West with whom I might communicate in
order to obtain a representation in their behalf, for the purpose of sell-
ing panels In this territory. If you have such a list of panel manufac-
turers on your records, I shall esteem it a special favor If you would
kindly forward the same to me at your earliest possible convenience,
which I can assure you will be very highly appreciated.

When forwarding me the above Information, I respectfully Inquire
whether you could refer me to any particular manufacturer who Is excep-
tionally reasonable on this veneered pa'iel product, as above mentioned. The
competition In this territory is so exceptionally keen that It Is absolutely
essential for me to seek connection with a concern that is exceptionally
reasonable, and could meet sharp competition consistent with first class
material and workmanship.

Thanking you very kindly for your courtesy and consideration in this
matter, and awaiting to hear from you at your earliest possible con-
venience, I beg to remain, Y'ours very trul.v,

rHINEAS I.Mir,,

B 755 — Creates Wrong Impression
Hardwood Record is in receipt of the following letter -which
was written to correct an impression that this company is in finan-
cial difficulty:

Eau Claire, Wis., July 3. — Editor Hardwood Record: We have
your letter of June 29 and are pleased to acknowledge the senti-
ment and good fellowship feeling expressed therein. We have
nothing in particular to report at this time, except that we regret
hearing a report or rumor concerning this company 's financial
and business relations, circulated possibly by someone who does
not know the facts.

It is true that one of Mr. Kaiser's companies in which he was
heavily interested has become financially embarrassed, and as this
company at Eau Claire has no connection with any of Mr. Kaiser 's
other interests or companies, we naturally were not affected, and
therefore are doing business as usual at the same old stand, with
as much vigor and aggressiveness as ever.

HARDWOOD RECORD

.^3

We may also add, that oui- • company today, fiaaueially and
otherwise, is stronger than, it has ever been, and we know of no
time when this company failed to meet the payment of any obli-
gation at maturity.

Our sawmill is running ten hours per day, and we expect to
continue the same throughout the year. We are supplying our
sa^^^nill with logs daily direct from the woods, which means that
our logging operations are also a continuous operation when the
mill is running. Under this system of operating we have every
advantage over others who are obliged to harvest their product
iluring the winter months, and we are therefore prepared to furnish
not only the regular run stock of lumber, but are in excellent
position to furnish odd sizes and lengths of lumber that ordinarily
would be hard to furnish from a winter cut stock of logs.

Our business has been very satisfactory in face of the general
complaint made concerning a depressed condition. We could do
more business, but are contented with the amount of business
done so far this year; and we think we have had a fair share.
JoH.v H. K.vrsER Lumber Company,
By John J. Ott, Vice-President.
B756 — Changes Office

Micb., .Jim..
I nftc-r .lul.v
,-truit, .Mich.

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Clubs and Associations

Kraetzer-Cured Gum Manufacturers to Meet

Record is advised tiiat ail those soullici-n niamifacturcrs wlio
arc usinj; the Kraotzer iiroparator in the treatmeut o£ their sum lumber
will meet at the headquarters of the Gum Lumber .Manufacturers' .Vsso-
elation. Bank of Commerce and Trust building, Memphis, Saturday, Jul.v
•25. at 10 a. m. This will be a sort of an experience meeting and each
manufacturer will he expected to give his experience in connection
with the Kraetzer preparator and to exchange ideas and suggestions with
the others present.

H.\r.i>nooi) lii :■ ouD will watch with interest the developments of this
meetins as this apparatus has proven that It is an important factor in
gum manufacturing if properly handled, and the exi)erienee of these men
will give an accurate idea of the actual accomplishments resulting from
the use of the preparator.

Wrong Figures Given for Winners of Chicago Golf Trophies

The last issue nf nAi;t)\v.).ii. ni:roi;D contained a statement of results

of 111. rji;iiih :mi!ii:i I the Lumbermen's Golf Association of

t'lii' ^ ^ ^ ^ moor Country Club course on Tues-

day, .ii.ii' J! are reported were substantially the

sani. :i- U:- : 1' ' _ tlicre are a number of corrections due

to errors in th'- etjiiipmaiion of liie official score beeper, which has since
been cheeked.

The American Lumberman cup for lowest gross score afternoon play was
won by Addison E. Stillwell of Chicago with a score of 81. In addition
■ " cup Mr. Stillwell received a gold medal. Second was N. J. Foye.
Hettler cup, prize for match play agatns' '
quarters handicap to apply, was won by F
score of 87 and 20 handicap, making net score of •

The Lumbermen's Club of Chica.go trophy for oest net score on oau
holes, afternoon play, was won by Jacob Mortenson.

The E. A. Thornton cup for best choice net score on eighteen holes was
awarded to E. A. Lang.

J. S. Wood won the W. J. Foye trophy for best net medal score, after-
noon play.

E. A. Crossett of Davenport. Iowa, was winner of the Percy F. Stone
cup which was awarded to putting match with all players having a par or
better score for day's play on the eighteenth hole.

The first flight prize presented by John E. and Frank J. Burns was

''ercy F. Stone was runner up.

aer of the second flight prize presented by R. W.

:o went to E. A. Thornton. This prize was pre-

■/.'■ presented by the Lumbermen's Golf Association

i Hi,, '.\'.ii lie Old Boy's trophy for best net

Fullerton of St. Li
The third fliciht

sented by .T, F, M
The fourili ilii;li

was captuii .1 ' r

P. I--. St. L

medal scf.i.

Forthronung Functions of Philadelphia Lumbermen
The Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association will hold its
annual summer outing at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club grounds,
July 23. The niemhers who are golfers will take advantage of the occa-
sion to play ;i i;atie ..11 ties. iiiiiHiii- links in the afternoon. A dinner
will be si-iiiil ill Ml. .\.iiiii^ wlhii tin non-sporting members will be
present. .\ iii'.iiii- wlii.li will i.. li. M nfi.T the dinner will, as usual,

wind up Willi ;i ;; 1 f..|lo\v~ljili until, 'lin;;-.

The annual base ball game between the wholesalers and retailers will
be played on the Strawbridge & Clothiers' Athletic ground, Thursday,
July IG, at •> :30 p., m. This game, the proceeds of which are always de-
voted to deserving charity, is always popular and largely attended. .\s
the wholesalers trounced their customers, the retailers, last year, the lat-
ter are up for a severe retaliation, and a stiff game may be looked for.
Meetings are being held to decide upon two reliable umpires, and prac-
tice games are played In strict secrecy as a preparation. James P.. Mc-
Farland, Jr., has been selected as captain for the wholesalers, and Joseph
Hyde will act for the retailers.

Philadelphians Have Enjoyable Outing
The Sawdust Club of the Union League, Philadelphia, as guests of the
newest baby member, I';iigene W. Fry, president of the Henrico Lumber
Company, spent a delectable three days' outing — June 26, 27 and 2.S — at
the Egypt Mills Club, Egypt Mills, Pike County, Pa. At 12 :15 on Friday.
June 26, a lively bunch of sixteen in distinctly receptive mood for scenes
and sports bucolic, met at the Union League where automobiles were in
waiting for the start. The club grounds are located in one of the most
beautiful sections of Pennsylvania, about four miles above Berkshire
Falls, where after a speed through an ever-changing environment of hill,
valley, undulating sward and lucid stream, stopping only occasionally
for a draught of ginger ale ( ?) and other light refreshments, they ar-
rived at about six o'clock. After the regalement of a finely appointed
dinner, the evening was devoted to promiscuous story telling, and as
John T. Riley is a born reconteur, his listeners were kept in roars of
laughter. On Saturday morning a number of the party selected to motor
through the surrounding country ; a few who are devotees of the gentle
art of Izaak Walton, wended their way with pretentious hook and line
lo the hshing streams for which this locality Is so renowned. With what
success they faithfully tickled their waters Is a part of the story that
has not as yet been told. Eight of the party branched off to Buckwood
Inn Court, Shawnee, where they spent the afternoon wholly absorbed in
their favorite game of golf. The evening brought them all together
again In delightful camaraderie, which they made the most of as they
realized such an enjoyable rural frolic was not an every-day blessing.
On Sunday afternoon they started for home — the day was fine, and the
trip without stop except for long distance halts for a cooling ( '!) draught
for dust lined throats, until they reached the Huntingdon Valley Inn.
where they partook of a sumptuous dinner, which wound up what was
unanimously pronounced the most enjoyable picnic ever conceived and
carried out by this association of jolly good fellows.

A Correction in National Convention Report

In the report of the seventeenth annual convention of the National
Hardwood Lumber Association, Hakdwood Recokd said that President
Babcock was nominated by H. R. Humphreys of the Aberdeen Lumber
Company, Kttsburgh, Pa. This report is correct as far as the name is
concerned, but Mr. Humphreys Is not connected with the Aberdeen Lum-
ber Company of I'ittsburgh, but is president of the Hadentine Lumber
Company, Camden, .N. J.

Summer Meeting of Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Association

The bulletin of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers'
Association announces that the regular summer meeting of that organi-
zation will be held at Menominee-Marinette, July 28-29. In addition to
the business sessions the meeting will feature some attractively arranged
social entertainments, hence the decision to make it a two days' session
instead of one.

The business sessions will be of vital interest to every member, one
of the most important reports being that of the advertising committee.
at which complete statistics will be offered showing the actual results
of the advertising campaign.

The usual excellent report of the bureau of grades will be presented
and, in addition, J. E. Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association, will talk on general business conditions.

A treat is promised in an address on fireprooflng of woods. Other
interesting and helpful talks will be the report of the railway and
legislative committees, discussion of the work of the Chamber of Com-
merce of the United States of America, and the report of the efficiency
committee.

The business session will take place on the first day entirely, and
the second day will be devoted to an excursion across Green Ba., tt
the state park. Local lumbermen have provided an automobile ride for
the ladies, which will take place at 2 :00 p. m. on Tuesday, while visiting
men will be entertained similarly in the afternoon immediately on con-
clusion of the second session. The party will return to the hotel about
U :30 or 7 :00 p. m. and all will dine at the Hotel Menominee at about 8 :00.

On Wednesday everybody will leave Menominee by steamer at about
9 :oO a. ra.. going to Fish Creek and Ephraira, Wisconsin state park.
Dinner will be served at Eagle Inn, Ephraim, at 12 :.30. From there
the steamer will take them to Sister Bay, from which point the party
win return to Menominee at about 5 :00 or 5 :30, thus enabling out-of-
town people to get their supper and catch the evening train to con-
necting points.

National Commissary Managers' Annual

The National Commissary Managers' Association will hold its fifth
annual convention at the Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., .August IS,

HARDWOOD KliCOKD

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II., I. ,11.. i» III. iii~i •\.i\ Mill II .. s.|,,i iiii' moriiliiK •'(

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iii,.lllutloii ';

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■ ..b Suliii" : "Inrri-iflne Snli-»," nn«l "Korelitn Trndr."
II i, |.l.iiii,..| 1.. .|.%..i. ..II. ..r III. -..I..I.K Inrsrly to II «<Tli-« "f

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( .,..nt of 111.. liuriMiii

;;lvp iin a(l<lri'i>i.
liitiuJ.J iu lliii .uMUliiumil ttUl U a liuiU.cuc, Inrludliik- .'nk.
.ik». pInDtnlloD mclodlfg. dr. TIiIk will Inkc place at thi- Sliiti' Inli
"indD.
I l..<-|lon of .■tUc-rs and .•luMisdig of Uirnllmi fur ii.'iit oMivciill.m will

Annual Meeting of Michigan Hardwood Association

s.<T«.|nry J. I'. Knox of llic MlvlilKnii IlnrdHo.id Manufnoturors' .\«sii-

tlon aniiouno'S that llu' iiiinual inci-tlni; uf that body will be lii'lil

Th. I'..tit,-tinrtrnlu hoirl. IK'lrolt. on Tuesday, July 28. Tbc usual

. V ■ >vlll lip prosrntiKl and tbe followlni; reports (tlven ;

s- I-. Iii-mlork and inlh : market coDdltlons and various

-• I <orr.n;ltIee»: forest fire protective drpartuii-nt. Klee-

I t illreclorg will also take place.

\|. 111... r- nil. mlliiK uii>etlni;« rvRUlarly roallue tbe lmportan<-e of dolnc
:ind n.N^ no urglni:. but tbose ineinbers who ore not In tbe habit of
•ndlng are urged to be present at tbls session.

Program of Chicago Iiumhermen's Picnic

Ihc Lumbermen's .\s.«i>ilntlon and Luinbprmen's Club of Chicago have
.i...ut completiHl nrniUKPnipuls fur ilw iinuunl picnic at Kavlnia I'ark,
which will take place on Wednesday, .luly -22. Unusually extensive prep-
arations for events have been made, as well as provision for other
enlertalnmpnt. and. as a result, this ouling will be most effective as a
dlspellor of the sloom which more or Ipss surrounds the lumber business

RavtDia Paik was chosen tbrou|<h the mcins of a post card ri'fenmlum.
Sipveral plncej. were suiigested. but Kavlniu was an almost unanimous
'l-<-lslon.

ihe games will begin promptly at 10:30 a. m., In order that they may
hnlsbed before dinner, which will be served In the Casino at II' :4."
: . m. The charge will lie $1.00 a plate, the association paying the exces.-;
over this amount.

Kor the benefit of those whose recollection of the last dinner at
Ravlnia Is not very pleasant. Uardwood Record suggests that on that
occasion an entirely different mannscment, and one which was proven
to t>e Inefficient, was In charge of the restaurant on that occasion. This
year, however, experienced people have that department In charge and a
satisfactory dinner Is absolutely assured.

.\dmlsslon to the dinner will be by tickets only and reser'atlons must

made based un the number of tickets actually sold up to Monday,

' ily 30. Those who have failed to order tickets by that time will have

• . take their chances on such service as can be given them after holders
.if tickets have been provided for.

It can be readily appreciated, therefore, that it would be good policy to
purchase tickets before that date. It Is only necessary to advise Secretary
Hooper as to tbe number of tickets desired and these will be prompt 1,\
mailed and charged against the Inquirer.

In addition to the program of field events, the Chicago Sym|.l
Orchestra wll! give concerts at 'J :Oii p. m. and 8 ;00 p. m., with s|.

• Innclng features, which may be attended without extra charge. 1

llowing Is a list of c%-ents and ofilcers In charge:

Proobam op Events

Uali sa.iie 10 :'M to 12 ;00. Hardwood vs. Yellow PIncrs ; ball game for
old beys, soft ball.

12 :n0 o'clock — lOO-ynrd dash, men : 00-yard dash, men ; noyard dash,
women: 2.'i-yard dash, girls under 10 years; 25-yard dash, boys under III
years; peanut race, under 6 years; three-legged race; derby race, bull-
throwing contest, ladles : cecktie r.ice. ladies and men : egg-rolling contest,
ladles : golf, putting, and npproarhing and putting, men ; putting, ladies.

Dinner served In casino at 12:43 p. m.

Tbe following have donated prizes for the athletic events:

Lumbermen's Association, Lumbermen's Club, Lumbermen's Mutual
Casualty Company, Crandali & Brown, Herman H. Hettler Lumber Com-
pany, Hilgard Lumber Company, Lord & Bushncll Company, Mears-Slayton
'.'unber Company, Oconto Company, I'ilsen Lumber Company, Spencer-
1 ■•per Lumbrt- Company.

I;eferei:— E. R. Gadd.

iJLEKK OF THE CotJRSE — E. A. Tbomton.

.STARTER — Harry Darlington.

Ji-IXJES — F. L. Brown. Charles Darling, George C. King, Murdock Mac-
Leod, E. W. Meeker, A. C. Qulxley.

Entertainment Committee in Charge op .\brangements — H. D.

Welch, chalmiau: L. K. Unllu, l'lMrl<>> KurlliiK, Juliu M. Hurd, Wu. T.
Krllln, J. L. I.BH.-, .Viiii... Vi.lii.n, .K \ Si-i. k

Rnvlnla Ilirk I- i iiowii on Ihc I'Bl

• aiSo & .\orthw.,ki iiii; al li i:. o'riork

In the niornhm iii"> ' >i "III Im> Iu pleulv

of lime for Ihe li ' -liinu I" iio uo Ih.-

elevated xhould Ink. .in i:\iin-i. .n n .in ,.n in. \..i ili\M,»lern Irannferrini:
to the Mllwauk.-" Kb-.trU- al rpulral •ir.-.-l. Evanktnu.

The round trip. Inrludlnit adinUnbiU to the park, will be (I. no on the
Norlhwesleru roml and 70 cents on the plevnteil.

Return trains on Ihe uli-nni road leave the park al .'i :ii2, ,-. II, .% •..'.«.
II :04, 10 :I0 and 10 :.'^tl p. in.

A New Method ol Piling .uid UnplUng Lumber

Il.firv r. mik.-. ;:.ii..ial s,i|..ilni.ii.l..iii .,|
Manufacturing Coiiipany, Iiiih ii'iiiitly jiai.iili.i
Canada the very elliib'nt and prulical liiinl.ir
Illustrated In the nccoinpauylng pliotogmph.

The inspiration behlnJ .Mr. Illlke's invei'tb
slly for cheaply »U»'kln,i lui'iber In high pll

und uupller 'wblc-

liP absolute ii.-i '^

mneetlun with III

wbi'i'i' piling space was rather limited. IIou

nerally eltlcl-nt that It can be as successfully

vork Iu any lumber yard In any part of the

operations of this com|ii
ever, his Invjeutlon Is s.
and helpfully adapted I
country.

An explanation of tbe workings of this machine offered by the Itllke
Stacker Company state.4 that the lumber is loaded on the rack In the
piler at the bottom, these rnck-< convi-ylug material over the top and
down the other side Into the bands of tbe slacker. The slacker Is abb'
to swing boards on a level with bis waist Hue, thus getting a good lev.-l,
enabling him to do his work more rapidly and more efllclently. As lbi>
endless chain Is moving constantly, by the time he has swung one end of

A mom:v S.W

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the board around nlille the other end is resting on the racli, the support
lias sent it far enough so that he can complete the operation without
having to lift the board at all. It simply comes off on the pile on a
level with the top of the stock as lar as it has been built up.

It is claimed that the chains travelling from thirt.v to thirty-three
feet a minute will deliver various sizes of himber from 1x4" to 4x24" at
the rate of from 7,000 to 20,000 feet per hour.

It is not necessary that any special arraugement of the alley be made
to accommodate the machine, which will work on tracks, planked alleys,
or in fact on any kind of alley that is ordinarily used in sawmill or
lumber yards. The power used is electric and a very simple and efficient
system has been worked out by the manufacturer.

While it was expected that a great deal of business will be done with
the regular line of lumber pilers, the company is equipped to manufac-
ture special pilers for timber and for loading and unloading cars, and
also it will expect to do considerable business in Its elevator and lifting
iron bars.

A more complete description is contained in the catalogue which can
be secured from the Hilkc Stacker Company, No. 1 Broadway, New York

* A Consolidation of Lumber Companies

C. A. Cook of Milwaukee, Wis., who since September 1, 1913. has been
doing business at 823 Chambers street under the caption of "Charles A.
Cook" and C. E. LeCrone of New Orleans, La., who since February 1, 1914.
has been located at 626 Whitney Central building, operating under the
firm name of "St. Charles Lumber Company," have .ioined forces and the
new company thus formed will be known as the Cook-LeCrone Lumber
Company..

Mr. Cook during the past fifteen years has been associated with such
well-known concerns as the Ilaekley-Phelps-Bonnell Company of Grand
Kapids, Mich., Ihe J. O. Nesscn Lumber Company, and Edward Uincs
Lumber Cuiii|i,iin •.! • In :ii;.i. 111. lie i-- «'ll and favorably known in
UDi-ihorn liiiu!'. i i nu .i iiiin ^hi lias made good in the manu-

facture and hill III hniiiii. iiriii li- tricnds predict for him in

his new i-n ii'iii a . ' III iimaii. •■ mi ili. success that has marked his

earlier efforts.

C. E. LeCrone, the junior member of the new concern scarcely needs an
introduction to the lumber trade as for the past twenty years he has been
prominently identified in a manufacturing and selling capacity with some
of the largest northern and southern companies, among whom might U<-
mentioned the Burt & Brabb Lumber Company. Ford, Ky. ; C. Crane &
Co.. Cincinnati, O. : W. M. Ritter Lunibfr Company. Columbus, O. ; Shippen
Bros. T.iiiiil.i'i' ('iiinlian;. , T:llii.i). 'l,! , i;..Mii-in Ijinilur, \-.'nrrr & Box

Comjiain, \i A iMiiiiii- I : i ' '■ i i 1 ■ r r;ompany.

Pbilliii, -Ml-- :iihI \v!'i : .I'.i 'I ' -- "' ■' :■ il lumberman.

he has aii.iiiiiil lii-^r.Mi.-i -ii..i-- ,ii iin al- i!i i .a 1 1 iiiiiii ii-ing looked
upon by ih(.sf who kuMW hiui as a sal.s uuina_;;ir of more than ordinary
ability. His unique advertising methods has made the name of C. E.
LeCrone as well known among the large wholesale consumers of the coun-
try, as the lumber he has furnished them.

Mr. LeCrone will retain the present offices of the St. Charles Lumber
Company, and look after the southern end of the business, such as the
purchasing of stock, contracting mill cuts, etc., and will also give special
attention to the sales end of t)ii' li\isiii..ss. v.hiie Mr. Cook from the Mil-
waukee office will attend to tli. I.ti\ini^ and selling of northern and
western stock as well as assistiu- in iln -ilis of stock coming from the
South. Ill- will also look afKi t la iiiian. iai end of the business as all
accouni- «;il III handled from the Milwaukee office. Mr. Cook being an

Thii III X iiiiy starts Off auspiciously, having several mills under

contrail .iial ■ \i rtlant connections with others which assures it of ^n.
choice supply of stock, and while it will specialize in hardwoods, it will
also handle cypress, yellow pine and west coast products. Inquiries may
he sent to either office.

The Door Beautiful

HiKuwooD Record acknowledges receipt of a most beautiful and un-
usually complete book illustrating and describing the products of the
Morgan Company, Oshkosh, Wis., manufacturer of doors. This book
breathes the spirit of the woods in all ot its illustrations. It is a fine
example of the possibilities of the modern printin;; art.

Hardwood Record will not attempt to describe it in detail, as this
«v'0uld be impossible without a very lengthy story, but it is well worth
.vriting for.

To Analyze Limibermeu's Problems

Having inaugurated a policy of keeping in the closest possible touch
with the forestry and lumbering problems in the chief forest regions of
this country and Canada, the American Forestry Association has arranged
with E. T. -Vilen of Portland, Ore., forester ot the Western Forestry and
Conservation .\ssociation. to assist it in presenting through its magazine,
American Forestry, those of the Pacific coast. These are the problems
which face the owners of the forests, those who cut. manufacture and
market the lumber, and those who wish to secure the best use of the for-
ests and their products.

Mr. Allen is thoroughly well informed regarding the Pacific coast condi-
tions and has wide knowledge of the subject and his grasp of future pos-
sibilities will enable him to render valuable aid in this important work.

This series of articles, now being prepared for American Forestry, will
treat of every important phase of forest and lumbering conditions, and
they will give to the general public a knowledge of what the forests ot
the western coast mean to users of lumber — such a knowledge as com-
paratively few people now

E. B. Brown Opens Memphis Office

E. B. Brown, the hardwood lumber, wagon and chair stock man ot
Buffalo, N. Y., called at Hardwood Record offices a few days ago and
announced that he has completed arrangements for the installation of
an office in the Bank of Commerce and Ti'ust building, Memphis, Tenn., at
which office his son, W. Rexford Brown, will be in charge. This move is
a result of the growing difficulty in securing satisfactory stocks from the
northern states from which Mr. Brown has in the past years secured
most of his lumber and special stock. He has concluded that it becomes
necessary to go further south into the general hardwood producing section
and for this reason has opened tlie buying office at Memphis.

A separate company has been organized to he known as the Eddy B.
Brown Lumber Company of which E. B. Brown is president and W. R.
Brown secretary and treasurer. The company is capitalized at $15,000
and it is expected will handle about 200 cars a year.

While Mr. Brown will have direct charge of the office, E. B. Brown
announces that he will spend several months getting the office lined up
properly and that the company will start out with one buyer on the
road constantly.

Those in the trade who recognize Mr. Brown's exceptional abilities in

the special line to which he caters will be glad to hear of his new move.

which means that he will be better qualified than ever to satisfactorily

handle his large trade in that particular field.

New Chicago Firm

Old friends of Alf. Bennett of St. Louis, Mo., will be pi. as,, I |., l,.arn
of his new connection at Chicago. Mr. Bennett with 1'. I >i i mian have
formed a co-partnership to be called the Sherman-Benm m ' j i ihis
company will be located in the Fisher building and will ii_ j nt

for the Como Manufacturing Company of Como, Mo. rin ■ n I- a

large manufacturer of oak and cypress lumber and red oak tiis,

Mr. Bennett's connection is with the president of the Como Manufac-
turing Company. Mr. Sherman is well known in the Northwest, having
been engaged in business in Sioux Falls, S. D.

Memphis Band Mill Company Opens Chicago Office

A. P. Baker, who has been prominently connected with the Memphis
Band Mill Company of Memphis. Tenn,, since that concern was organized,
has been placed in charge of the company's trade in the territory from
Iowa and other Mississippi river states east to the Atlantic coast.

Mr. Baker has been long connected with lumber biisjni>s. startiui;
with his father in Indiana twenty-five years ago. lb t ■•

came connected with C. Crane & Co. of Cincinnati an h

the Mowbray & Robinson Company, also of that city i

went into business for himself at Chattanooga where la i n i. m

hardwoods. In 1908, however, he accepted a position wiih ihr .National
Hardwood Lumber Association, being located at New Orleans. La., and
from this position he went with the Memphis Band Mill Company.

-Mr. Baker will be located at the Grasmere hotel.

Skidders to Suit Individual Bequirements

The Great Southern Lumber Company of Bogalusa. the King-Ryder
Lumber Company of Bon Ami and the Meridian Lumber Company of
Meridian, all in Louisiana, have each recently bought Lidgerwood skidders
and it is an interesting fact that although each of these skidders has four
lines and each has a swinging loadin.g boom and each is to work in Louisiana
in timber ot the same kind, yet each skidder is different from the others
in some interesting particulars.

Progressive lumbermen who carefully study the conditions under which
their work is done find individual advantages in certain directions and
for this reason insist upon habing their machines desgned and liuilt to

lods

Timber Land For Sale

5100 acres ot
RIVER VALLEY
and all on navigabli

cellent well drained timber land in the RED
item Arkansas. Land in solid body
1. A careful cruise bv a capable
),000,OOU feet of virgin hardwood
mber, consisting of 20 per cent Red Gum. and the balance Oak,
ottonwood and Ash. The ash is exceptional in quality and
lere is about 6,000,000 feet of very fine virgin cottonwood.
The tract is surrounded by improved farms, owned and op-
■aiod l.irgely by Northern men, and valued at from .^50 to .$101

Price $25.00 Per Acre

For further iuformation address

D. E. SHEREICK, American Central Life Bldg.

Indianapolis, Indiana.

HARDWOOD RECORD

"ANDREWS"
Condensing Moist
Air Lumber Driers

Arc
Always On the Job

Changes in barometer pressure, wind pressure
or wind direction cannot affect the drying of the
lumber in the "ANDREWS" CONDENSING
KILNS.

Lumber dried in these kilns is of uniform dry-
ness, soft in texture and as free from checks and
honeycombs as when put into the kiln, and it
may be dried faster than in any other kiln.

Information for the asking.

DRIER DEPARTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-1 17' S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

Made .111 stcol. b.ill bcarlnB r
coupled together and aMembled to
over which lumber, flooring, dimension siuii, etc
four per cent grade. Adjustable jacks supplied
line and secure proper grade. Light, strong ai
Been In successful use for past ten years.

Prices quoted on receipt of Information ;

ind

tal distance to '

veyed. Send

Branch Factories:
TORONTO, ONTARIO
LONDON. ENGLAND

runiililcr to Ix-iiln wllli III* tkldikT ]u«t wnt to llii> lirrni Houlbern
I.iiiuImt fonipnn)-. Thl» U lln wvrnlh I.lit|tcrw<Hi<l urotiiul >kl(l(lrr aDil
iMiiilrr. Tlila iiini-hliii- liaii n IoikIIiik oniiliir, ii '.' ilriiiii nn<l n lilriim
Klthlillng I'lmliic mill n high iirruun- vertlrnl t>i>lliT, nil nn ih<- nklddlni;
ciir. Tlio iKJilcr, bowcTcr, U Kparate from llie cnglnn mxl «iiin<l» ••»
Ha cinii linm niKl In litrgiT tlinii niia auiiiillitl ulili llnlr r.'riii> r ninrhlnea
i'lila rMiii|inii.v la ni'll (lit'nMHl with iIm' iii<'IIm<iI i>r iliilii. iiiiik: i>mi|i aklildlng
mii'H III iiiiiv li.v powir, li.v llflliiK Ihi' >kMilliii: Im.i.iii mh.I iIiI>. iiiarhliK'
ri'lnliia lliiil fpiiliiri-. In llila iiinrliliK- (.rnMalnn la mini, r.r ih.- uiu' .if
the uiiihniil NVHlpiii If ilmlml. TIil« rnn lii> iloiio li,v imn-l.v ,i>|i|lng In;;
u'lnu III oiii> drum uf i-iicli nklddlDK <-iiKln<' and nddlnit a ihanKlog lln<
liUtlMinrd III I'lirh rnKlne. An 8,000 itallnn nnliT tank la i-nrrli'd «i> n
»'l>nral<< car. Itulh nira nn- uf aipi'l and nv pruvldi'd wllli li-ea and
livilriiiillc JaikH III ralac llicm ut Hi'ltlnga,

rill' Klng-Itydcr xklddiT in hut »nf nt n Inrui- nnmlior of Miliierwood
~kl>li|i'ra iiai'd li.r thi- Loni; Itoll luinbiT inliToals. Thl* niarhlof U di--
>lKni'd at Ilii- nnliii't to uw Ihi' P'liaul a,v«leni. It hna the name alyle i.r
luiidlUK cnRlni- iind Ihi' two NklildhiK onuinra nn- liulll In k'lvr a lilch ain.il
ui Ihi- roliirn llni' liy oiierallnu lln'in Ibrouk-h lli<- incdliiin of n largi- |ilnl<>ii
nn II wparalc Hhnfl, Thin pinion In thrown In \>y n frleilnn. The drum
mIko hnH IIR frleilnn. Thin is n ver.v linndy arranp'ini'nt fnr If u \"t
i;ol« "Jiirked" In hnullnR In, the nuthnul drum rnn lirenk the "Juek" by
linuilnK 111'- loi: out, using lla low gonr, Ak ihi- KliiKllyder company
lircferH to liglili'n Itn guys separately, ii rt-drum aeparnte -'nKlni' l«
mounted nn Ibe car to do this work, Tlio third dnim U uiied fnr
spotting cnrs. All the gears of the various englDPH bare cut teeth. Th<
linller Ik of the borlzontnl locoinnllve hieb presxure Ij-pe of 1.10 H, I". It !•*
mounted on n separate cnr. This car nlan carries a 7.000 gallnn water
tank and n small auxiliary holler for waalilng out purposes, nn top of
Iho steel wnler lank U a hlacksmitb shop.

The Meridian Lumber Company bas Ixen using several mnk-n of ma-
chines. In selecting a LIdgcrwood It nns strongly Influenced hy the
successful operation of the Long Bell machines and the one it bought ia
n( that type. While the other two machines mentioned above have steel
frames this machine bas a wood frame. One important dlflTerence between
I his nmohlne and those of the Long Bell company Is In the character and
nrrangement of the skidding blocks at the boom end. These blocks are
very large, using 24" sheaves, ThU part nf the mecbaolsm was designed
by I{. I,. Boyd of the Meridian Lumber I'onipany and wag added after
I III' machine arrived In the woods. This mneblne carries on tbe lank car
ii horizontal return tubular boiler of 12."< II. P.

Those variations are all made easily possible because of tbe I.Mii'-rwood
s.vstnm of building up skidilers by the unit svsi.iii.

Appeals for Funds for Hoo-Hoo Building at San Francisco

The opening note of Ihe campaign for IIoo-Hoo parilclp.ilion In tbe
r.uiiiburmfn's building :ind bnus!.' of Ilnollnn. to lie constructed at the
Sun Kranclsco lyiij ICxposltlon, will be sounded by C, S, Grace, of the
Supreme Nine, in the .luly Issue of tbe IIooHoo Bulletin.

-Mr, Bruce is one of tbe enthusiastic members of the board of govern-
m-s having this project in hand, and feels certain that prompt and gen-
erous response will be made by Hoo-JIoo nf the Pacific coast staica west
nf the Rocky Mountains when the apiieal for support by taking mem-
berships In this enterprise Is made to them. He la also confident that
nmny eastern HooUoo will take oppnrtunily to take out uiemherships,
i"th for the good of tbe order and Inenuse they want to fwl independent
I visiting San Francisco next year. The advantages of a bouse of Hoo-

•I at both St. I>ouls and Seattle exiiositions appealed strongly to all

iiibers of tbe order and all lumber ii, and considering tbe privileges

- i.ued for self, family and friends, tbe $'J.!)0 that a membership costs
ms inslgnlflcant.

.Mthougb tbe flrst appeal for funds for this project was mode to lum-
nuen as such, it Is considered that many, who have not responded .yet

■ iliat presentation of tbe matter, on account of the depressed condition
: Ihe lumber Industry, having caused litem to establish a policy of re-

) k'tion of all subscription enterprises, will promptly respond as loyal
I .IIoo.

'.niite a number of Hoo-IIoo have already volunteered their member-

l<s without waiting for gollcitation, and this spontaneous action bas

11 very much appreciated by tbe board of governors. It is earnestly

Imped and expected that many others will now follow suit and send In

draft covering as many memberships as they desire at S9.00 each, to

('. K. UeCamp, Treasuivr, Kohl building, .San I'ranclsco. Cal.

XTtlUzaUon of Wood By-Products WIU Be Studied

Thf Secrctnry of fonimerce has appnjnt.d a iniiiinirclal agent. Prof.
II. K. Benson of Ibe Unlversily of Washington at Seattle. Wash., to study
III'- ullli/.ntiou of by-products of the lumber Industry abroad. Prof. Benson
will take up this work at once, and will sdii for Europe at an early date.

It is intended to make a constructive study of conditions with respect
to the utilization of wood b.v-products tor the promotion of the Interests
of the Important lumber Industry of tbe fnlted States. Other representa-
tives of tbe bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce will also make
intensive studies of possible markets for wood products of all kinds, prob-
ably in European and South American counfries.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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Pertinent Information

Important Freight Developments at Baltimore
The presence at the annual meeting of membeis of the lioai-d of ilir^it
oi-s of the National Liimhef Exporters' Association at the annual meeting
of the National Hardwood Association in Buffalo was taken advantage
of to call a meeting of the board at Washington on June 23. when va-
rious matters of interest to the organization were discussed. Present at
the mcelinL' wine President Fred Am, Chattanooga. Tenn. ; Oeorgc M.
Spiegie. IMiilnil.lphia ; Chester V. Korn, Cincinnati : .1. W. McClure. Mem-
phis, ami J. Mrli. riii.-, of naltinii-ri'. the lallir .secretarj-. The report

of thc> n ! :ii' I — i I I" he in an excellent financial

condiii.ii i while the report of the secre-

tar.v st;ii i i^ i i -i.r had been made since the last

annual m . ' ii i i -lii|) list was now greater than

ever. Soiiir oili.r npniw wi'rc liiid b.'fore the directors, and then the
Pomerone bill, which provides a definite form for hills of lading, and
which in a wa.v supplements the Harter act, was discussed. The bill,
which gives tlie shippers additional securit.v, received (lie approval of
the directors, as did what is known as the .Vlexander bill, introduced in
the House of Representatives on June S, by Congressman Alexander.

the authority ot the Interstate Commerce Com-

(oastwlse and (foreign steamship lines, and is rc-

f lumber as. of the greatest importance. In the

iHKhip lines, of course, the Interstate Commerce

I < is(; the same regulatory power as it does over

n interstate traffic, but it will have authority under

prescribe rules and regulations under which the

s are allowed to do business in the ports of the

the bill the commission may ask the lines to sub-

This measure cxter

garded !■> i ii'i

ease of in i > :^ii

Cominissi"!! ■ n i

the railroads rim:is;r
the .Vlexander bill
foreign steamship 1
United States. rn(
mit statements of all agreements formed to control traffic and otherwise
effect combinations, of pooling arrangements and all other understandings
designed to prevent competition in rates. It is thought that the pub-
licity thus insured will effectually prevent ocean steamship pools, and
will prove of great benefit to shippers.

Some of the members of the National Lumber Exporters' Association at-
tended a hearing in Washington before the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries on what is known as the Nelson-McKellar bili.
This measure, or rather two identical measures — one having been offered
in the Senate by Senator Nelson, and the other in the House by Repre-
sentative MeKellar — supplements the Harter act in that it makes the
ocean steamship lines liable for loss or damage by reason of negligence
or errors in navigation. Such a provision was contained in the original
Harter act, but the steamship companies managed to have it eliminated,
and it applied only to the railroads. The bills now "under consideration
merely go back to the Harter Act as first drawn. The right to olaim
damage was conferred under the common law, and in this respect the
Harter act was really a step backward. L'ndcr the proposed law it will
be illegal for the carrier to include in the bill of lading any clause cur-
tailing the right to claim damages, and there are other stipulations, all
designed to give the shipper reasonable protection.

Baltimore shippers and receivers of freight scored an important victory
when, on July I, the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington
handed down a decision annulling the proposed tariffs of the Pennsylvania
railroad, which would have eliminated the present flat charge ot .$."i.."iO
for .switching cars at Baltimore to the Western Maryland railroad, and
which would have done away with the flat rate on such shipments. The
incn-ase would have amounted in some cases from $7.50 to as much as
$20.50 a car on inbound freight and from $16.50 to $26.50 on outbound
traflie. It affected the transportation of carload freight from Hillen
junction, the connection between the Northern Central and the Western
Maryland railroads, to points on what is known as the "block route."
Under the commission's decision the flat rate will stand for the next two
years, the charge of $3.50 being absorbed by the Western Maryland rail-
road. The notice of the Pennsylvania to increase the rate for switching
was filed some months ago and brought forth a most determined protest
from the shippers and from such organizations as the Merchants and
Manufacturers' Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Hearings
were later held in Baltimore, and they made out so strong a case for
the shippers that their contentions have been sustained.

Walnut Furniture a Prominent Feature at Exhibits

The predictions of leading walnut manufacturers that the furniture
trade would feature this material at the midyear shows, following a
rather generous use of it in samples in January, has been borne out, as
a considerable number of leading houses are giving walnut what might
be called "a strong play" this month. Among the concerns showing
walnut in their lines at the Chicago show are the Ahdawagam Furniture
Company, Grand Rapids ; Brookville, Ind., Furniture Company, Hannah
Manufacturing Company, Kenosha, Wis. ; S. Karpen & Bro., Chicago ;
O'Mara Parlor Frame Company. Chicago ; Stout Furniture Company,
Salem, Ind. ; Udell Works, Indianapolis ; Wisconsin Chair Company. Port
Washington. Wis., and Wolverine Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich.
Exhibitors at Grand Rapids include the following : Union Furniture Com-

Dimf^nsinn Stork ^^ *'" *"PP'y y°" ""^ clear

L/imenSIOn OIOCK cuttings of .oft Kentucky Oak
or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

High Quality — Prompt Deliiery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1 " Red or While Oak, all grades
fiend u* "^O '=*'■* 1" ^^^ *"'' ^"P Cum, all grades

your tnquiriet The last two items are but one-holf dry

Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRAN K PU RCELL

Kansas City, Mo.

U. S. A.

3S

HARDWOOD RECORD

LATF-ST IMPROVFD DRY KIl.NS AND MACHINERY

MONOGRAM BRAND

Moncr.n, Br«nd vVlillc OaK FloorinQ

Prrfrclly drira »nd worUcd. V.ulc fi..m
our o»ii t.iiibor iroiii mu- nmiTidary, insur-
ing uniform color and texture; manufac-
tured at our new hardwood flooring plant.

Our Specialty:
Quarter-sawed White Oak Flooring

OAK FLOORINGYour imu

<•»: S- .in
I lolicitoJ.

VI;LL«W I'OPLAK lumber CO., C«al flrove, Ohio

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

PUPLAR, PLAIN AND (J'-'-^R-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM. CHESTNUT, HEMLlCK

ROKill AND DRKSSED

Mil. I.? AT

Burniide, Ky. William»burg. Ky.

SulUgent, Ala.

606 Security Tru«t BIdg.
LEXINGTON, KY.

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MANUFACTCBERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock

Biind Sawed S.ork RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

GUM

age widths and high pcrcei

ruKi:i;s
CYPRESS

ured. carefully graJfd. good aver-
ge of 14 and 10 ft. lengths.

COLFAX, LA. Inquirim dmired

Dermott Land and Lumber Company
DERMOTT, ARK.

l>«iiy. IlalfKVllli", lud. ; Amorlcan CuiOioo Clock Conipaoy, I'bliaddpbla :
.Vmi-rlraD t'bnlr Manufacturinc Compaox. IlalUtcad, Pa. : Ik-rkcy k Oaj
Kurnlliin- Company, tirand Kaplda, Mlrh ; Kalry .MnntiraclurlnK Com
piiiiy. iiwoMo, .MIrli. : (Ipilililwr riil>ln<-t Makrm <'<im|inny, SluriiU, MIrb. :
lliiK'kn nirnllun* (.'oinpnny, (ioabpii. Ind. ; linp<Tlnl Kurnlliirp Oonipany.
.I'lliiiaiin Fiirnlturp Coinpniiy, Ni'lwin Maltvr Comiiany. I'hornix KiiriiKuri"
r,iiii|iniiy, Sllcb l''iirnliiir<' ('•uiipany, John Wlilillromli Piirnllun- <'om
imny niul Ihr Whl<ll<-<>iiili I'lirnlluri' Company. <irnnd Unpli]> : l>. T. Owon
I'liinimny, Cli'vi'lnnd : IVni. lud., Cbalr Compiiny : Sinr I'urnliiiro Com-
I'liiiy. Jnmi'Hiiiwn, N. V. : Tliompnon .Mniiuriiilurlni: I'cniipnny. Ilollaod,
Midi.: I'lli'll Wiirkn. liiilliinnpullH, and Wiirnn, I'n . I'urnliiirp Company.

U. S. Small Tool Handle BpeclficatlotiB

■rill- Niivy iM'iiiirliiK'iit lina pulill»hi'd npirllloiitliinh on which It will pur-
I hiihr .sniiill (citil hanUli-H, and It Is Huld thnt tht.' Iiiinillc mnnufncturiTs nD-
pli'iiMil with the chnnKi'H made. 'IIk- tpndinry Is to gi't away from old-
iliiii' Iliad Ici'K which t'xcludcd much wood without n^iiton. It has hwn
loiii; known thnt name of the government apecllkiitlonK for varloua aupplleH
w.ii- wasierul iind In n measure Impractlcnl, l>einu«o they were banded
down from former tlineii when conditlouH were dilTereut from those of
the present day.

The following sppclflenlloDB nrc for nninll hickory handles :

mlxe<I color,

tbow not more Iban 10 rlnsH annual

I thnt Is Kound hickory ex-

liriiHlineHh, dote and cross

f the conKlKninent or leas

vood and 1(
jwlh per "i, Inch. All handles t
Ides nil defects: checks, knots. ■

1 — One ',i-lnch sand knot or two Knots together not ex<-eedlnK n "4 -Inch
kihil located within n distance from the head of not more than one-third
till' length of the handle.

•-'- -Small snnd bird pe"ks togpther not exceeding In ibe area of a Vi-lnch
knot located v.lthln a distance Irom the bead of not more than one-tbird the
length of the handle.

It Is understood thnt ppocincntlons for long bandies will follow In a
short time. It Is an encouraging sign when the government bcglni to
practice conservation after preaching it so long. Mucli hickory will be
saved from the scrap heap or the low grades by the new speclflciitlons.

World Timber Trade's Directory

A directory of the timber trades throughout the world has been Issued
by the London Timber TraiIcK .Journal, 8 raternosier How, I>ondon, Eng.
It is a book of 4.10 pages, and sells nt tl.SO. It is a work of great value
to exporters and Importers of lumber or other forest products. It covers
the whole world, where there Is wood to sell or bu.vers in the market. It
not only lists dealers by cities and countries, hut In many cases their
specialties and refpilrements are shown. The work is evidently up to date,
because It gives a list of firms which make a specialty of aeroplane lum-
ber. .\bout the only part of the world not Included Is the Antarctic region.
Timber Concessions in the Philippines

While there are 200.00U.OOO.(KIO iVet of meicbaniahle Umber standing on
the 00,000 square Biiles of I'blllppine publie forests. In lOl.'i there were
milled the small total of 80,000,0(10 feet, of which less than onc-clghlb was
exported. Major .\hern, the Insular director of forestry, believes there is
nn export market awaiting the establishment of milling enterprises, which
would take 300,000,000 feet yearly, mainly of four woods, luuon, apltong,
guljo and yacal. The.se trees grow to good size, a large number arc found
on a limited urea, and their extraction affords an attractive enterprise for
a modern logging and milling operation.

These public forest lauds In the Pblllpplnes are not sold but arc devel-
oped und-.T a license sjstem. Yearly licenses are ordinarily given small
operators for limited areas. The larger tracts are offered In the form of
twenty-year exclusive lltenses, which provide for the removal of timber
and minor forest products without affecting the title to the land.

At present eleven such exclusive licenses, iiopulorly called concessions,
are in operation, representing .\mcrlcun, British, Chinese, German, Spanish
and Filipino capital. A recent Umber concession was granted to a Chinese
company that will find no d4fflcuUy In disposing of Its producU through
its connections in China, while the British and German Interests Ond their
markets for rhtlipplne woods in India and Europe ns well as in China.

The forestry bureau now has available a number of tracts ranging In
size from thlrty-flve to three hundred square miles, with one or two of
much larger size, nwaiUng applications.

A person considering such an Investment is afforded every opportunity
for investigation. The bureau of forestry desires each applicant or bis
authorized representative to visit the tract personally in company with
one of the foresters, or that he have an experienced lumberman do so.
In order that he ncay sec the stand of Umber, the facilities for haulage
and transportation, the location of mill sites and ascertain for himself the
local labor supply.

The concessions themsclTes cost nothing, the charges being in the form
of stumpagc fees, payable upon removal of the product ond running from
SI. 00 to ?5.00 per thousand feet. When an application, complying at
least with the minimum requirements as to the size of the mill and the
annual output, has been received, the tract is advertised for a period of
four months. In awarding the concession preference is given to the bidder
offering to install the most complete and effective plant and giving the
best security for performance.

An important consideration is sufficient capital to Install machinery
capable of handling the large hardwood logs, for which some of the earlier
plants proved hardly adequate, and to permit a proper seasoning of the

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product. The security tlie Philippine government requires that the conces-
sionaire give is very modest in proportion to the amount of raw material
placed at his disposition. yVTien a bid Is submitted a depost of a certified
check, usually for $5,000, is required, and then after the award is made,
the equipment on the grouud and the concessionaire about to begin opera-
tions, the certified check may be replaced by a satisfactory form of bond.

One of the important functions of the insular bureau of forestry is that
of making available to investors the fullest information, anB lumbermen
visiting the islands will not only secure general data from its headquarters
at Manila but will supplement this in the various localities by the co-
operation of the lonstr.v men in the field.

The Biirrau of Insular .iffairs at Washington has general descriptions
and maps showing thv location of a number of the tracts available, which
will furnish preliminary data to those who may be interested in developing
this most promising field for hardwood lumber.

The Maple Sugar Output Declining

Reports covering both Canada and the United States show that the
maple sugar industry is decreasing. In Canada land is being cleared for
farms, and maple trees are disappearing.

The number of farms in the United Slal. i ...iiin^ maple sugar or
sirup made in 1909 was 87,537, and the niimi. i •■ ■ iiiiped was 18,-

899,533. The total production reported was i,i u ..t sirup and

14,060,000 pounds of suj^ir, the combined valii > m : ~ i ITsniio, or nearly
twice as niiu h ;iv in Is'.i'.i. .•?L>.037,000.

The thi' i I i.liiij -111, in value of maple sugar and sirup combined in
1909 wer.' s. ^^ 1 ik, mili a value of .11,241,000: Ohio, with .?1,099,000 ;
and Vernioiii, will, s i osT.OOO. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, New
Hampshire, and Wisconsin were the only other stales that produced .maple
sugar and sirup valued at as much as .flOO.OOO.

The value of the maple sirup produced in 1909 was $3,797,000, or nearly
three times as great as that of the sugar, which was $1,380,000. Ohio
was the only state that produced over $1,000,000 worth of maple sirup in
1909 ($1,071,000), while New York produced $907,000 worth and Vermont
$366,000 worth. In the value of maple sugar, on the other hand, Vermont
was far in >h. ;, :,.l, ^^iMl a ],i..,i..i x ,i,i,,l at $721,000, while New York
came ncxi »iii. - ; i ,i,.i i . n-, ■ ihird with $107,000.

The prcHliim I .1 n , ■ ii i k increase from 1,796,000 gallons

in 1879 to iim; 11,111 ^ i !,,ii, in rin:, xviri. ili,i production of maple sugar
showed a decline lioiu .■■.i;,.-.7(;,iiO(i poiimls to 14,060,000 pounds during the
thirty years.

Circular Saws of Paper

Mlcroseopists well understand the art of cutting thin sections of wood
and other materials with rapidly revolving paper discs, acting as circular
saws. The irntrifugal force developed by the rapid motion holds the
paper rigid and it cuts without being equipped with teeth as saws usually
arc. The use of paper saws are being put to more ambitious purposes
in England, according to a trade paper of that country, which recently
published an article, saying that a factory is said to exist in England
which is manufacturing circular saws from paper. These paper saws
are used tor the manufacture of fine furniture, veneer, and other thin
plates of wood which must be treated especially carefully. Some time
ago circular saws made from drawing paper were shown in an English
exposition. The saws were driven by an electric motor, and produced
fine hoards, which could not have been made better even hy the finest
steel saw. The veneers made in this way are so smooth that the cabinet-
makers can use them without further planing.

Hardwood 'News Notes

■< MISCELLANEOUS >•

The Richmond Handle Company of Richn

filed

of

Till' .\iiii liiaii Hung Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati has increased

its .aliilal .|..,K lo .S60,000.

'l"!ii I' \^ l:,ittou Cooperage Company of Green Bay. Wis., has pur-

cli 1- ,1 I a ,111 foot tract of timber near Park, Ontonagon Co., Wis.

Caiiii II ii . III. iiilr in anticipation of immediate logging.

I ' I' ill 1.1 Manufacturing Company has been incor-

poiai .1 I !■ II ai H \ a The company has a capital stock of $50,000
niiil \xill aiaiHii.i. I iir, li ly.hvood lumber.

The .\oitIi hJ.i. laiii.iito Furniture Factory, Sacramento. Cal., will erect
a large plant at Sacramento, which, it is anticipated, will be one of the
largest and most completely equipped furniture factories in northern
California.

The Felger-Robbins Lumber Compan.v, a newly incorporated concern
of Havana and Grand Rapids, received its first shipment of mahogany
lumber from its Havana mills a few days ago. The consignment con-
sisted of inn, nun f,.,.t.

.\rticles of in. ,n p.ii aiinii were filed a week ago under the state laws
of Arkansas i.i in, nii". ration of the Ackney Device Manufacturing Com-
pany, which will o]i, lai,. at Hot Springs. The company is capitalized at
$15,000 and will make a device known as the vehicle top raiser.

SPECIAL PRICE

FOR QUICK SALE:

No. 1 Com. Hickory : No. 2 Plain Oak :
8cai-sl.."tn4" ,,^^,.,1.

No. 1 Com. Poplar:

15 car.s js" to 4" No- 1 Common Ash:

No. 1 Plain Oak: 3 car.s 2"

20 cars l"to4" 1 car 2>^"

Goodlander-Robertson
Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOOD LUMBER

Yards and Office:

Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn.

No Animals in This Yard |

DRY:

1 car Ys"

FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 3^'

FAS Plain Red Oak

5 cars 4/4

' FAS Plain Red Oak

1 car 5/4'

FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 4/4

" FAS La. Red Cypress

2 cars 5/4

' Red Gum (wide & mostly 1C-)

D. K.

Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

Hardwoods Yellow Pine
Concordia Land « Timber Co. MaJichester Saw Mills
Jeffris, La. Manchester, Ala.

HAKDWQOD RECORD

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co.. Alexandria, Louisiani

rrrS^^

I Manufacturers of High Grade Hardwoods

IC i NC IN N A T II

|Hardw««d Manufacturers and Jobbers^

I JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

I OAK. POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

1 FIBST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

Kl LN-DRIED OAK

and other Ilardwouds arc among our
in a n y "specialties" which are so
satisfactory to others. Wliv not von?

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBERCO.

OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

:624-S4 COI.ERAIN ATENDE

I DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

I Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

J GENERAL OFFICE— CLAY CITY. KY.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS

Vpnf>#»r<;- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL
vcuccio. OTHER nCURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINN.^TI. OHIO

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Salm Office — South 81d» Station — C. 11. * D. R. R.

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKE BCILDINO

Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

OAK. ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

GUM AND COTTONWOOD

Clinrlrii K. OnlHjnii-, ncDlor mrmbrr of U>lHiriif & (Murk, Mlniicaiioll*.
Minn., illi'il on Ji 4, ItlU.

Till- Miirpliy I>.Mir llitl I'uiiiiiany of lilriiilniiliniii. .Vl«., Iiaa Imh-u liicoi-
liorntiKl with |-Jii.iiii(i niiilml.

Till' t'lilrim Wiioiluorkliik- <'<>m|>iiti> tin* Ih>cii liir<>r|H>rair<l nt Earn llarl
foril. fiiiiii., Willi j:i.-..iMKi rnpllnt.

Till- lli-unl Iliim!.v Ciiiiiiiiiiiy of SI. I>oiil«. .Mo., Iina Iwon ali»<irlM'il l>.v tin-
Itaiin.'r Iliiuiqr Coiiiimny of Hint city.

Tlu' K. /. Kxti'iioliin Tnbli- Compony of lirooklyn. N. V.. l« ri-iHiriiil ii>
liiivc bi'roiiii' iin liivoliinlnry liniikriipt.

TIk' llollmli'lilri'kmniiii llrfrliii-rator & I'lsliin' Cumpniiy of Kl. Loul>.
.Mo., linn InrrcniMMl lln cnpllnl mock in t4.'i,OI)(i.

Tlip OM-lllnlliiK SIi'IkIi Cuiiipany of Mrnoninnl<'. WU., Iiim ■old oiil to
Ilip Mi'iiomoiili- Kl<>l);li k WnKon WorkN of that plncc

The .laini'H llrookN WooUworklnc I'ompany. I.til., WpHtiiilniiili'r, li. <'..
nnnounrcH tbnl It will hullil a mill nt Eait nurnnhy, B. C.

Thi- II. It. tirnvcii Company. Inc.. Iiiin (llwl IncoriiorntloD piipiTii to ninnii'
fiiiliiri.' fiirnlliirr nt UochoKler. N. V. Cnpllnl mock Id »4(i(i,000.

The Klchinoiid DoKWOod Coiupnny hnii bci-n lucurporalcd nt Illchnionil.
Vn.. with a I'lipltiil hto>'k of flu.ddii. It will hiiiullo -JokwoihI for riirloiiK
piirpoHCH.

The .Stcjrnii Kurnlliirp Company of Worci'HiiT. Slnw.. hna liccn Incor
pornli-d. ThiK concern will manufacture rurniiurc and hnii a capltnl moik
of »:to,ooo.

Till' Siipi'rior Vi'iii'cr nnd Cooiwrnsc Company of MiinlnlUR. Sllch., linn
aoiiiilri'd conKlderolilc nddlllonal limber and nnnoiinctii It will doiible ll«
lutll capacity.

The Dakjrille IlnKket & Veneer Company, Ltd.. ban been Incorporaliil nt
Oakvllle. lud.. Willi ij^lMO.OOO capital stock. The comimny will maniifiiciurc
imskelK, biwi'K. etc.

Tiie Kll^.nlii'ihlon Kloorini; Company of Elizalieihton. Tenn.. han been
iucoriiornled with n capital stock of $30,000. Tht* company will inunii
fnctui-e lis own floorlnR.

The Interior Hardwood Finish Company, Ltd.. of Duncan. U. C.. Ih
erectlnn n factory at that place. It Is reported that hranches will Id' built
at Vlelorla nnd Vancouver. It. C.

The I'lyiiiouth Norelly .Mnuurneiiiring Cinnpany of I'lymoulh. Ind,, In
succeeded by the IMymouth Manufacturing Company, an Incorporatiil c<ii|.
cern with a cnpltol slock of $.10,000.

It Is announced that the MctJlonc Bros. Lumber Company, with head
i|uarleis nt .Morehend. Ky.. is prepared to Insiall several Kawmllls at a
point near Ito.\ana on the lA'xIngton nnd Eastern Railway In Kentucky.

'I'lic Simimervlile Woodworkluc Company has lieen Incoriwrnted at Bos-
ton. Mass. This company has been operating without being Incorporated
and has just taken out Its incorporation papers giving It a capital of
ifiu.OOO.

The Coulson Lumber Company of Memphis. Tenn.. announces that owing
to unsatisfactory business conditions Oic construction of Its new mill
has been postponed and that the company will probably begin the work
within a few days.

The Hardwood Top Company has been Incorporated at Morrlstown.
Tenn. This company has a capital stock of JL'.'.ooo nnd will manufacture
solid hardwood table tops. It Is announced that bids for mnchluery will
be received by Dougherty Brothers. Russcllvllle, Tenn.

The Lancaster Parquetry Flooring Company of Brooklyn. N. Y., an-
nounces it will erect a plant at I'aducnh. Ky.. nnd that It will purchase
consldernble woodworking and power mncblncry. C. W. I'inlg. secretary
of Ihe raducnli Board of Tradi-. Is In position to give furlliir information.

< CHICAGO >

Chas. II. Bnrnaby of Greencastle, Ind., has
days on business. Mr. Barnaby left In tin
K. 'A. DIggins of Cadillac. Mich.

Thos. McFarland. hardwood yard man of Cairo. HI., spent the greater
part of this week and part of Inst week In Chicngo oq business.

A. V. Sherrlil of the Colfnx Hardwood Lumber Compnu.v. Colfax. La.,
silent two da.vs In Chicngo Inst week conferring with his Chicago repre-
sentative. .T. It. Rclnhard.

il. L. I'ease of the Gnllowny-l'easc Company of I'oplnr Blufl. Mo.,
has been mnklng one of his periodic visits to Chicago. Mr. I'ease has
been doing his best to bring In some orders and has secured a fair
amount of business.

\V. W. Dings of the Gnretson-Grcason Lumber Company. St. fyouls. Mo.,
another prominent southerner, whs trying to dispose of some of his hard-
wood stocks In Chicngo ronrket during the Inst week or ten days.

J. E. Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, recently returned from n trip of a week's durntion to cutoTcr
lands in the South, which trip he mndc in compnny with editors of
various ngrlcuUural papers, the trip being for the purpose of presenting
the true fncts regarding cutover tlmberlands In the South to those who
would be interested.

The Elklns Slegel Cabinet Manufacturing Company is the style of a
recently Incorporated concern which with an authorized capital stock of
?1.5,000 will manufacture cabinets In Chicago.

The l-ord Vacuum Cleaner and Sweeper Coai|);uiy of Chicago has
become an Involunlnry bankrupt.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Harding i Miningus is tlie style of a partnersliip, principals of wliicli
v'ill handle lumbr:!' and veneers on a wholesale and commission basis.
:'lipy will bf located at 1140 West Lake street, Chicago.

K. P. Npttlfton. who has been operating in the lumber bnsinoss on ;i
ibolesale liasjs in Chicago, has removed to Philadelphia. I'a., where lir
viil continue on the same line.

-< NEW YORK y

dev

of

nlic

ing opening

of the Panama canal to traffic and its bearing on the eastern luniber
trade is the incorporation at Poughkeepsie last week of the A. C. Button
Lumber Corporation. The new corporation will in time absorb the A. C.
Dutton Lumlier Company. The concern has at Poughkeepsie an enor-
mous lumber yard and only recently purchased the property of the Pough-
keepsie Glass Works, which plant will be remodelled into an up-to-datr
planing mill. It is the purposr ol' the company lo carry on hand a

complete stock of Pacific coas , ii,ni.>. ii.iia which it will be

able to All Ihr cl.-ni:inds of ili . i i i_i :, i i bo long wait for

direct mill shipments and tli^ --■n cars. The property

of deep draft.

Mrs. Elizabeth II. S. Wllllara.s. widow of the late Ichabod T. Williams,
died recently at Lawrence, Long Island. Ichabod T. Williams was tbi'
founder of the hardwood firm of I. T. Williams & Sous. She is survived
by three sons. Thomas, Harry K. S. and Waldron.

Thomas F. Smouse, specialist in big hardwood timber, was a recent
visitor in the Metropolitan district. .Mr. Smouse is a big timber man,
liyphenated to suit, as anyone who knows him will appreciate. He makes
headquarters at Cumberland, Md., but comes to New York at rather fre-
quent intervals.

George D. P.urgess of Uusse & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, was in New
York tor a few days during the fortnight prior to sailing abroad for an
Mr. Liurgess was accompanied by Mrs. Burgess and thiir
of course, devote part of the time to pleasure and part
the company has a largo trade across the water.
and Wm. K. Fisher have been named receivers for tlie
dworking Company, bankrupt. Liabilities are given ai
els .f-lO.OOO.

bankruptcy has been filed against the Byrnes Lumber &
Jlanutacturing Company.

Temporary receivers have been appointed to take charge of the assets
of the Wise Piano Company in a suit brought by K. S. Hoc & Co., a
judgment creditor.

.Tames M«;r,iide. flooring manufacturer of the Bron.x. has just returned
from the S.aiih where he closed a deal for the old Kureka Planing Mill &
Lumber Company's plant at Ellzabethtown, Tcnn. At this plant the
James MeUrlde Company will manufacture high-grade hardwood flooring,
and many improvements will be made to make it one of the most modern
factories «f the kiud. The plant there will be in full operation by the
middle of .iHly.

The decision of the supreme court in the case of the eastern retail
association did not cause any surprise In trade circles. The associations
had not t)een active in respect to the lists for a long time and it is

reported thai very few e plainly are heard of wholesalers selling the

yard trad.-, lie r.iail. iv li.i.l ile' -npport of the best wholesale firms here
and it i;. ;;.i]i i all.\ a|.|.rc eiai. d ilai the lines of legitimate trading are

stended trip,
on. He will
3 business, fo

■.,000 and :
\. petition

ands

=-< BUFFALO y

of the Nat
the picasu
meeting,
and thei
complete
ter cone
The A

rd\vood Lumber Association's convention, which express
rabh- recollections of tlie writers who were in Buffalo for tin-
P'veryone here is pleased that the affair passed off so agreeably
av also numerous compliments for Hardwood RECono for its
md wi'll-illustrated report of the proceedings, including the mat-
uiug Niagara Falls and the trip there.
tom.il.ile Club of Buffalo held a big celebration on July Fourth

ii'ii Iiihlioiise. near the city. The feature of the afternoon

' >l liiiu ,, 111,^1 for the Automobile Club trophy, and baseball

I .liihiii;; «ii 1 the program. President M. M. Wall and

II' - 'iel ■ \' rxiliMii; possible to arrange an excellent celebration,
.eii \\:i- riiiurijiaii oi ilie entertainment committee, which con-
.l.i\'~ |ir"L;iiuii Willi Si, III.- line fireworks. Other members of
11' ■ lie 111. I.. 1 n, i: Y.,iu,i. J. B. Wall. C. Walter Betts, John
, .."lu- W ,|. niiiii;;^ ami John McLeod,

11- ill iliis city during Juue were on a large scale, the

I'll I \e the average cost. Business in this line in

■r for H.

H. Salmon & Co., has been in the

The ste

amer Kongo, belonging to the firm,

f maple

It Toronto. Ont.

part of r

ext month on a fishing trip to the

n automobile pleasure trip through
in back at business. Charles Pen-in
ion at Conesus Lake.

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

''Harris'' Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

Wholesale Manufacturer! and Exporters

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All r^ J J XA ' t QUARTERED OAK

Alt Grades and Thicknesses ^ HICKORY

We make a si>e<-ifilt5 of mixed can
of Sap and Krd Gum, One-half U
Two inches thick.

SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a""nd"s'hrp;"er Harclwood Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLUDED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL BSTIMATE8 * WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEEBS

Clarence W. Griffith ""fyrBuiJdlS^f"' Memphis. Tcnn.

Tschudy Lumber Co.

MANUF.*CTCRERS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Specials for Immediate Shipment

BAND SAWN. DRY. 60% 14 AND 16 FEET LONG

50,000 ft. 1 " Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak

25,000 ft. 1 " Log Run Maple

50,000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards

60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood

A DDR ESS CORRESPONDENCE TO GENERAL OFFICE

Umm B0(Hl=STIMSON LUMBEir^ilPAKY

Manufacturers SeutherB Hardwoods

Quartered Oak a Speeialty
Memphis Tennessee

HARDWOOD RECORD

R^D GUM

lly, havinu rrn-lTri)

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligentl Highly Trained!

Conicientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Baker-Matfhews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4 4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum
Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good pcrccniapc of 14'
and 16' lengths and is of

dlent

idths

W. W. GARY,

INVERNESS.
MISS.
HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash==
J. H. Bonner & Sons

<; i:iln> K Ilro linvr unli>nilc<l two Ukr vrui
n rnrKo '<t wlilti' iilnr niid ii|iru«' und one of hrnilork.

Mtllcr. Sturm & Mlllor r<>|Hirl ImnliK-iu pIckliiE »P <l<ilt<- i> lltll<> ttall
iiiunlli. till- Halm liflDu muxlly In oak, Diapio and ixiplar, which are now
iii..\iiiiT fnirly wpII for thin iwaiiOD.

' L-r I.tiiuIxT ('•iniiiany Onda builDrim linprnTlni: (hln mnnib aod

-iH! the hardwood irad« quilo iiall«rarlory iK-forc the yrar If

I III', oak, maplp and cyprraa arc mom In drmand.

1 .'•iiiniin & Co. ri'porl ii liciii-r Inquiry for lianiwiiHln. wllh "uik. maple

and t>roKn aah In Incp'nncd di'niand. Mori- lake luinlii-r I* Mpoctcd to ne

ri'ci'lvcd later In the neiiHim.

\V. K. .InckHon of .lnck»<.n k riiiille. hnH ptiiriK.l rrcni a l>ii.ln.'>» trip
to MIrlilKiiii. where III.' Ill Ill's ikIIIn are siinint: m ii .allsriieinrv rate i.u

hnrilwi.nd-i

.'lulo

=-< PITTSBURGH >=

The \V. P. t'rnlc I.iimlier Tonipany roporta l)iinln<i)i> very hard to get,
espei-lnlly with ninnufnolurlne cnncerna. Thin eonipnny haii had • very
nice trade with the elnxs fnotorleH until thiK month when inoftt of them
closml down for the mimmer.

Cameron llrolhem of I'nlon City, Pn.. whose woodworklUK plant there
was burned « few dnya nito with n loiia of JIO.OOO, carried an ln«urancc
of J4.000. They will prolmbly rebuild at once.

The plant of the Montgomery Broom ManufarturInK Company nl firove
city. Pn.. waa nearly destroyed by Arc laat wiH'k. Iom beluR about f in.OOO.

The Western Lumber Company reports Industrial business bad. Kvery-
I'ndy is quotlne down to the lowest point and there Is no braclnn up In
I lie demand for lumber.

C. K, rtreltwelser & Co. are about to Incorporate under Pennsyl»anla
laws. This concern hng been a very active hardwood wholesaler for the
past two years and Is located In the Bessemer building.

The Nicola Lumber Company reports business slow and competition
very keen. There is a little clmnre, according to H. T. Bettlnger of this
company. In the local sltuatlmi since May ].

The Union Furniture and Novelty Company is a new concern whicb
will operate at Warren, Pa., having secured the plant of the Ile:irt Kurnl-
lurc Works in that place.

The Mutual Lumber Company has been fortunate this summer In
u'f'tting a nice lot of Eastern and Canadian trade. W. E. .\st of this
.nmpany has made several long business trips among the manufacturers In
these sections, and with bis splendid connections at the mills brought
liack some fine business.

The joint annual picnic of the Pittsburgh wholesale and retail lumber
dealers was held July 20 at Oakmont, Pa., on the Allegheny river. More
than 100 lumbermen were present to take port in the athletic sports and
tlie boating and swimming.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >•-

The .Tackson-Wyatt Lumber Company Is not disposed to criticize cnndl-
lions as it is getting fair business right along with satisfactory prices.
W. A. .lackson considers the growing optimistic trend of the trade very en-
couraging as to outlook. W. U. Wyatt has established his family In Ken-
nel t Square for the summer.

W. S. W. KIrby of the Klrby & Hawkins Company, says some orders
are coming in right along. The railroads arc not doing very much yet,
but theie is little doubt but they will eventually receive an Increase In
irelght rates, which will bring them lnt» the market for large require-
ments. The outlook at this time be pronounces more encouraging than
for some months.

The Whiting Lumber Company reports buying of the hand-to-mouth or-
der, and Inclined to be spotty. It looks for relieved trading by fall.
I'r.ink R. Whiting, president, is making an extended business tour through
llie East. F. Rice Whiting, secretary and treasurer. Is spending his va-
callon automoblling through tlio hill country of the East.

Frederick S. T'nderbill of Wistar, rnderhlii & Nixon, sa.vs prices on
the whole are firm, although some Items have weakened. The pending
bumper crops and the presumable Increase In freight rates which will
enable the railroads to come into the market for requirements will no
doubt bring about enlarged trading In the fall. R. Wyatt Wistar Is at
Sumter. S. C, looking after alTnIrs at the mill.

William L. Ludascher of Pearson & Ludaschor. reports busy. As they
carry an Immense stock of the most desirable stuff and can make
quick delivery they are booking orders right along. Mr. Ludascher say«
visitors from all o\'er the country come to examine their extensive yard
and plant.

George A. Howes has established his family for the summer at Belmar,
X. J., where he will entertain his personal rhiladclphia friends from time
In time.

S. P. Bowers of the S. P. Bowers Company, says the railroad requisi-
tions are smaller than for some months — when they buy they Insist upon
immediate delivery, which Is an Indication that stocks arc very low.
r.y early fall the company feels sure a rally In business may be expected.

The auto-body making shop of Charles K. Darone & Co., York, Pa., was
visited liy fire on .Tune 24. causing a loss of $2,000.

The Manufacturers' I^umber & Sales Company. Warren. Pa., was In-
■ ■ rporated under Delaware laws .lune 22. Capital. .<.".0.000.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Company, Jobn K. Mai-kley. Isaiah B. Mill.r. Chaiies M. ilc.MaUon, WUliiim
H. Armstrong and Colonel A. Q. Stewai-t, who i-ccently were denied a new
trial hy the Tnlted States appellate comt. have filed a petition asking
a rehearing of their case. Id event of this being refused and the failure
of the defendents to appeal to the supreme court, the convieled men will
he forced to serve the sentences imposed.

F. L. Schneider was appointed receiver for the York Carriage Company.
York, Pa., by .Tudgc Wanner. The gross liabilities of the concern an-
given .IS $107,000 and its assets $260,000. The company is a general
partnership composed of Samuel E. Bailey of I'hiladelphia, and .1. Calvin
Shutle and (Jeorge W. Ryan of York.

=-< BALTIMORE >■=

the Kidd & Buckingham

John AUiiTt Baker, tor years a salesman with
Lumber Company. li.i)d\vci"d wliolesaler on I!idf;''ly sIr.Ml. Baliimnrc. dic.l
.Tune if) afi''. ,i |.i ..i i ,i. i . .1 illness. For some liin' Mi |-,i],.i' .oihuiI.im
had been r.L ■: --;. and the end di^l ' i i

The dei-eas.'.l u i.: i ., i h.' trade and his il.in , ,!,.;. i in,,!

Thomas llii,i.ii, ,>),., i,-,ciitly dissolved tin- rin.icii iii,_.i,, - ihuM
wood Company and protruded to continue the wholesale bu.siuess uii bis
own account, has closed his office in the Keyser building and moved
down near the docks in South Baltimore.

The forestry commission has purchased from the U. E. Wood Lumber
Company, Continental building, Baltimore, about 150 acres of land front-
ing on the rataps.\co river, near Avalon, for the state forest reserve.
The land takes in the river front tor nearly a mile, and brought $Gi'

The saw and planing mill sheds and finished lumber of the
Blair. Jr.. Lumber Company at Becklcy, W. Va., were burned oi
morning of .luly 2. Tlie loss is estimated at .<;!. "1.000, fully ce

G. W.

=~< COLUMBUS >-

pas

■port of the Coluiubu
he present year, the
rded by more than a
e last year. The toti

; building department for tin
,aluation of buildings for the
half million the buildings oi
1 valuation on buildings .sine'

the lirst nl ili.' y.ar is .$3,210.8;".") as compared with $2,696,803 for tin-
first six months of 1013. The excess of the present year over last year is
$514,052. lu .Tune of this .year there were 203 permits issued for a
valuation of .<;G2o,650, or $5T,859 in excess of June, 1913.

Word comes from Wauseon, O., to the effect that H. H. Williams, Sr..
and H. H. Williams, Jr.. have purchased the interests of W. F. llubbell
in the H. H. Williams Lumber and Mill Company. The concern will bo
known as H. H. Williams & Son in the future.) Mr. llubbell was con
nected with the concern since 1881.

The Buckeye Lumber and Supply Company of Fremont, O., is the nann-
of a new concern which has started business in new yards on Jackson
street. The main building is 120 by 02 feet. W. II. Eisenhour, formerly
with the Fremont Lumber Company, is general manager.

R. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, reports a fair
demand for Itardwoods. with the price lisf generally well maintained.
Some cutting of prices to force trade is reported but this is not sufficient
to demoralize the market. Buying on the part of dealers is the best
feature. Factories are generally going slow. Shipments are coming out
promptly.

L. B. Schneider of John R. Gobey & Co., says trade in hardwoods is
steady despite the general business depression. Prices are unchanged
from the previous fortnight. The prospects for the future are bright.

J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company, says the demand fipi-
hardwoods is as good as could be expected under the circumstances and
prices are fairly steady.

=■< TOLEDO y

The Skinner Bending Company reports business normal for this season
of the j-ear. Orders are not specially tliick but are coming in as well
as can be expected at this season.

The Keasy Pulley Company reports business very active at this time
and is running at its normal capacity for summer business.

Firemen worked all night recently to save the Peoples' Lumber Com-
pany, at Salem. Oi, from destruction which threatened when the W. J.
Clark Manufacturing Company was burned to the ground. Three fire-
men and a bystander were injured by falling walls during this flre.

The West Unity Manufacturing Company at West Unity, O., suffered
a $50,000 loss when fire broke out. supposedly from an overheated
.lournal. The fire department from Bryan, O., was sent to assist. The
tlames were confined to the lumber yard.

G. B. Wilson of Hicksville, O., has disposed of his interest in the
Hicksville Handle Factory and accepted the position of general managir
for the Hindman Milling Company at Monroeville.

The Booth Column Company reports business normal for this season
of the year. This concern will soon be in the market for large quantities
of rock elm in 2% or 3-inch squares to be used in the manufacture of
an automobile specialty.

The Gottshall Manufacturing Company reports the hardwood business a

(Leading Manufacturers)

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED CUM

( Kraetzer Cured

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

Write for lists and prices
GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(20 miles from Memphis, on C. K. I. & P. Railroad)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following stock
12 months and over dry:

10 cars 4 '4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

7 cars 5/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
8/4 No. 1 Com. Red

10

4/4 13

17" Gum Box Boards

THE FOLLOWING NINETY DATS TO SIX MONTHS DRY:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qtd. White Oak Strip:

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

BLISS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

.M.ANCFACTCRERS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

HARDWOOD RECORD

WISCONSIN

Stock List which we wish to move
at this time is as follows:

150 -M ft. 1" 1st and 2iid Unscl. Birch

50 M ft. 1" No. 1 Common Birch

fiO M ft. 1" 1st and 2nd Basswood

60 M ft. 1" No. 1 Common Basswood

100 M ft. 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

200 M ft. 1" No. 3 Common Basswood

Stock is 1913 cut, abso-
lutely dry. and prompt

-'lipmcnt rntild be made.

Oelhafen Lumber Company

TOMAHAWK. WISCONSIN

!

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^Mm:^

t

i*ir ^^— ^iifiSSSfrsi^

200,000

11.

I'a" winter cut basswood. No. 2 and better

30,000

ft.

1" basswood. No. 3 common

15,000

ft.

\%" basswood. No. 3 common

15,000

ft.

i'A" hard maple, No. l common

100,000

ft.

1'/." hard maple. No. 1 common and better

100,000

ft.

2" hard maple in log run

30,000

ft.

2" maple No. l common

40,000

ft.

2" maple, ists and 2nds

45,000

ft.

4x5 sound maple hearts

30,000

ft.

1^<" soft elm. No. 1 and 2 common

15,000

ft.

2'A" rock elm No. 1 and 2 common

20,000

ft.

2" rock elm No. 1 common and better

15,000

ft.

l" selected red birch

15,000

ft.

1 J4" selected red birch

15,000

ft.

l'/4" selected red birch

75,000

ft.

1" birch No. 1 common and better

150,000

ft.

iH" birch No. l common and better

15,000

ft.

1 ;-4" birch 1st and 2nd

100,000

ft.

1" soft elm, log run

50,000

ft.

l" black oak, mill run

Look

these items over and ask for what you want

C.P.

CROSBY, Rhinelander, Wis.

irirlr dull nt |>r<'iwD(. The failure of Iho rallfMda to place ordrn for
i> H' •pulimu'iit la blaiDi'd for lliv iiuli-tuili- hi hardwood circira bj tbia
in-<rii.

II Ih ntali-d on aiipnri-ntly bimkI nulliiirliy Hint all thi' bulldlDic aod loao
•.MiclnlloUK In till- Binit- of i.ililo will lu-t'k a rrfundlnic of rxclae Uxr»
piiUI nod cinlui pxi'mpllonii from Ibc lDoom<- lax law pro*l«luna. It U
undiTHlood that a laruv uumlxr of Initlltullona havr ankpd the collpctor
i>f Intrriinl revi'nup for a rrfundlnic of thi-lr pxelii<> taxra, which It la
olalmi-d have liron collpclrd lllcKally. Somp bulldInK and loan aaaocla-
llonii have clalmrd pxt'niptlon under (he Income tiix law and rvfuaod lo
uinke reiurnH to the collpclor. Thia courae Ih Kald In hare been bawd
upon the declHlona of the federal courla In the caae of the Central
Ilulldlne, Ix>nn nnd Snvlnga Company at ColumbUK. A communication
liiiH been Kent out to bulldlnR and loan nHHoiliillonH IhroUKhoul the atale
by ('barlea II. lirown, secretary of the Ohio IlulldInK Aiutoclotlon U'aijue
nnd secretary of the Central IlulldInK, Loan & ShvIukk Company. ColumbuH.
I'lillInK attention to the rlRhla of exemption believed to exlHt for these
iiiHtltutlonH. Mr. Brown. In hlH communlcntlon, quniea from the act
and expliilns the clnuae referred to exemptH liulldInK and loan aaaoclallona
"from the opernlbmM of the enlire Keclb.n 11 of the net of Oct. .'), llll.'i,
relating to nil the pruvlsli.iis i.f the lucuji- iru i.f corporatlona."

:■< INDIANAPOLIS >■=

The Osgood Lumber Compnny, Osgood, bus filed notice of lla dlasolu-
llon with the Indiana secrelnrj of Btate.

An Incrensc In capital stock from $20,000 to $100,000 has been made
by the Hammond Lumber Company, UaTnmond.

William Woodward, n lumbermen who owned practically all of the
liuluslrii's In Lnpi'l. died nt the a^e of glxty-Qve at that place a few days
ago. Two doughlers nnd four sons survive.

Frank Wells, traveling salesman for E. C. Atkins A Co., since 1S87,
retired July 1 nnd will go to Cnllfornln where he will remain one year.

Ezckiel T. Ice, eighty-two years old, who had large lumber Interests,
died nt his home In Muncle June 27, after an illness of three weeks. He
is survived by a widow and six children.

Building permits Issued by the city for the quarter ending June 'M
aggregated $3,415,491 as against $3,571,561 for the corresponding period
I't last year. Permits for the first half of the year also show a decrease
i.v.T the first six months of 10i:5.

.Michael Clune died at his home in this city a few da.T» ago. He was
the oldest manufacturer of upholstered furniture In the state, having
begun business In ISGO. Mr. Clune was sixty-flTe years old and Is sur-
vived by a widow and six children.

John Robert Stewart, sawmill operator and lumberman of Fontanel, has
filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the federal court here show-
ing liabiiitles amounting lo $2,534.47 and assets of $875.

Jared P. Bliss, Columbus, O., and Theodore Meyer. Cincinnati, have
liien appointed receivers at Lnporte lor the Midland Seating Company,
a .1:400,000 concern, on application of the Second National bank, Cin-
' innatl. The company has plants at Micmgan City, LouUtIUc and
I incinnati.

--•<, MEMPHIS >=

Lumber interests in this clly and vicinity arc marking time, pending
further developments In tbc general liuslurss situation. Tiicre is not
very much doing at present and, with business generally rather slow
and with considerable uncertainty regarding further legislation, together
with the approach of the midsummer season, the prospects are not
bright for any material Increase In lumber transactions. It is rather
striking, however, that, with all the dullness, there is practically no
liessimism. Most members of the trade, on the contrary, arc rather
disposed to anticipate that there will be a decided change for the better
with the beginning of the fall season. It is pointed out that Congress
will have adjourned by that time and that antitrust legislation will have
been added to the acconn)lishments of the present administration, thus
eliminating what has been a source of much confusion and uncertainty
in the business and industrial, as well as the financial situation for
some time. It is likewise emphasized that the railroads will know by
that time what the fate of their appeal for higher nitcs will be. The
decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission is expected almost any
day now and the idea prevails that relief in some form will be given the
carriers, thus increasing the revenues of the latter and placing them In
a much better position, making it possible for them to undertake improve-
ments and extensions heretofore left undone because of restricted re-
sources and also putting them in po.sitlon where they may materially
Increase their equipment. These two features, the attitude of Congress
and the decision In the rate appeal, are regarded ns the two most
important factors just ahead and hardwood lumber interests are making
no cfTort to conceal the fact that there will be n feeling of grateful
relief when these issues are settled because the disposal thereof must
necessarily have a most important bearing on the business of the
country in general and therefore upon that in which they are them-
selves engaged.

Good progress Is reported on the new double band mill of Basse t
Burgess, inc., in North Memphis, which is being rebuilt to replace the
one destroyed by fire some time ago. The new plant will t>e modern

HARDWOOD RECORD

and up-to-date in every respect and will have a capacity of from 40,000
to 50,000 feet of band sawn stock. The foundations have already been
completed and the machinery is being installed. It will be some time,
however, before the new plant will be ready for operation, approximately
September 1, according to W. H. Russe, president of the company. In the
meantime the firm is having its sawing done at custom mills and is going
ahead with its business without interruption.

Work has already begun, too, on another hardwood mill in North
Memphis. This is being built by the Green River Lumber Company to
replace the old mill, torn down within the past few weeks to make room
for the now which is being erected on the same site. This is also
a band plant. The Green River Lumber Company is one of the firms
controlled by the Nickey interests which are operating quite extensively
in this city and section.

Announcement is made that the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Com-
pany, Morehouse, Mo., has established a plant at that point for the
manufacture of heading and staves and other similar products and that
a model town is being established in connection with the manufacturing
interests of this firm at that point. C. L. Harrison, one of the members
of this firm, is president of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Associa-
tion which was organized largely as a result of his initiative at Memphis
last November.

The Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Company, of which
U. E. Lee Wilson, of Lee Wilson & Co., one of the most prominent lumber
manufacturing firms in this part of the country, is president, has let
out a number of oflicials, including J. Burns, general manager. This
action, It Is stated, has been taken with a view to materially reducing
expense. A saving of some $15,000 a year will, it is said, result, though
there is some prospect that Mr. Burns, who alleges that he had a five-
year contract, may make an effort to secure his salary for this period.
Trouble with minority stockholders, who have threatened to go into the
courts to prevent the borrowing of additional money, is largely at the
bottom of the retrenchment policy adopted by the directors. L. C. Gaty,
who has been connected with the road for some time and who has seen
long service with Lee Wilson & Co., is now acting general manager, suc-
ceeding Mr. Burns. The Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern is an important
factor in the development of the timber resources of eastern Arkansas.

A. C. Wilson of Guys. Tenn.. has purchased 1,492 acres of hardwood
timberland near Yazoo City, Miss., for a consideration of about $23,000
cash. He is one of the larger manufacturers of lumber in west Tennessee.
.\s soon as he has cut out his present holdings, which will be about the
first of next January, he will remove to Yazoo City in order that he
may develop his new acquisition.

Contract's have been awarded for the construction of a stretch of
levee about 100 miles in length between Pecan Point and Peter's Land-
ing, both Arkansas places, and about 1,000 men and an equally large
number of teams are already at work thereon. R. E. Lee Wilson of Lee
Wilson & Co., and Roach & Stansil, both of Memphis, have about ninety
per cent of the work in hand. It is declared that this entire levee will
be completed by January 1, 1915. Lumbermen are much pleased with
the prospect of having an embankment between the two points strong
enough to prevent breaks during flood conditions. There are extensive
timber and lumber interests in the territory that will be protected by
this stretch of levee, much of which are owned by Memphis lumbermen.

J. T. and J. R. Whitaker, owners of the firm of Whitaker Brothers,
Meridian, Miss,, announce that immediate steps will be taken looking to
the rebuilding of their spoke factory at that point which was burned some
days ago with an estimated loss of about $15,000. The machinery has
already been ordered and will be installed with as little delay as possible.

The Milliken-James Hardwood Lumber Company of Indiana has taken
out a charter under the laws of Arkansas. Headquarters in that state
will be maintained at Arkadelphia and Isaac W. Milliken is named as
agent for service. The company has $50,000 in its business and an-
nounces that $40,000 of this will be used in Its operations in the
Rackensack state.

John M. Smith, for a number of years manager of the mill and other
interests of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, Louisville,
Ky., at Dickson, Tenn., has acquired the mill of this firm, together
with all of the accessories at that point, including the good will. In
tact he has purchased everything with the exception of the stock of
lumber on hand. The mill will be operated by Mr. Smith under his
own name. In addition to conducting manufacturing operations, he
will also concentrate at Dickson all the hardwood lumber he can buy in
that section, distributing this at wholesale.

Announcement is made that the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company,
which operated a hardwood mill at DeQueen, Ark., until it was destroyed
by fire several years ago, has perfected arrangements for the rebuilding
of this plant at Dierks, the terminus of the DeQueen & Eastern Rail-
road. The company will build a large plant and will give employment
to several hundred persons.

Superintendent B. B. Tolson of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
is authority for the statement that that road will shortly undertake work
at Jackson, Tenn., that will involve an expendiure of $600,000. This
includes the building of new machine shops and the extension of those
already in operation there. The road is planning the double-tracking of
its line between Jackson, Tenn., and Cornish, Miss., and the larger
facilities at Jackson are regarded as necessary to take care of the
resultant traffic.

WISCONSIN

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

20M 4/4 No. 3 common

lOOM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. re

lOM 6/4 No. 1 common red

6M 5/4 No. 1 common plai

13M «/■* l?t and 2nd

«M 8/4 1st and 2nd red

WHITE OAK

2 com.

DOM 8/4 No. 2 com. and bett«

HARD

SIAPLE

8oon be in shipping: condition.

^cnd vS your inquiries

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS.

John G. Lockhart Lumber Co.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

We have the following DRY stock and will make special in-
ducement to move in February and March:

40,000'

5/4" No

3 Soft Elm.

8/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple

5/4" No

3 Maple.

100.000-

12/4" No. 2 and Bet. Maple

100,000'

2 and 3 Hemloc

k 200,000'

5/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

40,000' 5/4" No. 2 & Bet. Rock Elm
100,000' 8/4" No. 2 and Bet. Rock

50.000' 5/4" No. 2 Com. Birch

30.000' 8/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

40,000' 10/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

~" 000' 12/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch

30.000' 12/4" No. 2 & Bet. Rock Elm Birch is unselected Red ail

ABOVE STOCK CAN BE ASSORTED AS TO GRADES. CAN SAW

OUT ON CONTRACT WELL BOXED MAPLE TIMBERS

AND PLANIC

STEVEN'S JARVIS LUMBER CO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, 12/4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

The Tegge Lumber Go.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ilAKDWOOD RECORD

Buy It Now

lUtsiness inactivity lias placed within ynnr
roacli clesiral)lc timber at low ])rici's ami <>n
nnusually attractive terms.

We are not jjropliets. therefore we d.. not
know how longf the timber market will remain
a "Buyer's Market."

Wc do know that during the last thirty live
years all who bought timber dnrinp times like
the present have profited by their foresi<;ht.

Under present conditions the best advice
anyone can give is

BUY TIMBER NOW

James D. Lacey & Co.

Timberland Factors

Chicago, 111.. 1750 McCormick Buiiaing

Portland. Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Buildinjc

Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building

Tlic)-

q Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele-
vated Traveling Derrick propels itself
on 28-ft. gauge track.

fl No guy wires.

^ Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

Tli<< Sniiilnrn lliillHay U biillillnB mw iiiiulnal )anl« lixri'. Tl
Jii«t •■am of (he clly, pxii-Ddlnc from ilu- •im-UMay i» lliiniyn.
will liivolvi' nn ojiiw.nilliiiro uf (iIkiiii |i,.',imi.(mmi nud will eriatly I
III.- faillllliK of thai roii.l for baiKllliii: frolglu Iranic. Itu- Illloola
• •.nlriil U complptlni; rjlinalv.- ImprovniKiilii nod Ihp Rock Ulaod la
iiiiiklnji n vnat outlay In llir h-illdinc "f lln' hrldgp nrroM tho MI»lMlppl
III (hia imliK an wi'll aa In llir bulldlUK i>t liirgpr iprmlnaU. Tbc I>ouU-
villi- & Xaabvlllc la llk.-wli..- niH-ndlnK abuiii »100,000 al Mi-mpbl., «o tbst.
luki-n UN a wbolr. tbo rallrciiida In thia Imiui'illaii- vli-ltilly nn- uniliTUklDK
iiiiirc Inipriivi'ininla iind nn- nddlni; niiiri- liirRrly lo Ibi-lr fnrlllili-H iban
ibi>y hnvi> iloni- fur n lone llnii-, n fi-nliirc whlili U ri-Karili-d aa quid-
i-nniiirnelnK In vb-w of Hie ri-ln-nrbnii-nt policy bi-lnis purau<-d by Ini-
jHiriant rnllwny io>li'niH in Ibi' .\nrlb and Knal.

i;i-orKi- I), nurni-aa of Kukm- & lluriciiia. Inc.. W. .\ linniiom of iId-
ilii.voMo Lninbi-r Cuinpiiny, and It. .1. Uarovll of 11. J. Darnell, Inc , bavr
nil Ki>ni> to Kuropo In Ibc Inlon-al of the flrnia wlib wlilcb thry an-
libnlllb-d.

\V. R. linrkmlnlp, fornwrly of ibc BorkadalP-KclloRK Lumber Company,
liiit now In biislnciui on bla iircoiint, baa returned from an extended atay
.-It Freano. Cnl., where he ninlntnlnH a winter home. Me aa.va bU health
Is very much Improved, lie Ih one of the most popular lumbermen In thU
piirl of ilie country.

W. II. ItuKKe of UiiKse & l!iirRi>sa. Inc., .]nines K. Stnrk of Jamea K.
Siark & I'll., and S. II. Anderwiu of the Anilernon-Tully Compuny, have
leturnoil friiin WnsblnRtnn. where they went to appear before the Merchant
Marine and I-'lKlii-rlen Ciimmllteo In connection with the propom-d amend-
ments to the Ilnrter act. They arc very miicb pleniied wllb the recep-
tion accorded them by the committee Id (|uestlon and lire of the opinion
iliat the amendments will be adopted. These provide for the elimination
of that provision of the Ilarter act which releases the ateamsbip com-
panies from all liability for damnee to coods In transit If It can lie
xhown that such damnge orlglnnled from the rnrelessneaH or uegllitence of
I heir cmplo.ves or aRcnts. and also for the i-xtenslon of tbe jurisdiction
of the Inlerstote Commerce Commission over the steamship companlen,
which handle trafflc to nnd from .American ports. The Memphis com-
iiilllce co-operntcd with n similar committee from the National Lumber

en were appointed by

if 1

ith Ten

district.

Kxportcrs' Association. The Memphis commltt
tbe Southern Ilordwood Trafllc Association. Oi
inents was drawn by K. D. McKellar of thi>
with his place of residence at Memphis.

W. n. Uus.se, while In Washington, atteml'il
I'f the National Lumber Exporters' Association
th:it tbe next annual of that body would he held In Memphis. This will
l.c- some time next .January. It was likewise decided at this meetlQK that
-.1 day would he set apart, the exact dale to he agreed upon loter. for
National Lumber Kxportcrs' .\ssoclntloii iiikI M-iiiphis Lumbermen's Club
■ lily at the Panama exposition .-it San rran.i-,.. ii.xt year.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

The felling of one of tbe most magnlllcent poplar trees ever cut In
this section Is reported from White county. The tree was cut on the-
land of the Cumberland Lumber Company, near .Sparta. The tree was
seven and one-half feet at the stump, ninety feet lo the first limb and
live feet In diameter nt the llrst limb. It was located In nn almost
Inaccessible gorge, one and one-half miles from the company's mill.
It Is estimated that the tree will net 22.000 feet of lumber of the
value of about $1,000. .\ Cincinnati company contracted for the lumber
Irom the tree, much of which will consist of bo:iids four feet wide.

The plant of the Standard Furniture Company has closed down for the
annual stock taking and renovating of tlie plant. This company Is
"ivned by the same men as the Davidson, Green & Ilicks Company, one
of the largest hardwood lumber concerns of Nasbvllle. W. V. Davidson
l"ing president of both companies. Members of the company report a
splendid business (he past year, the company having shown sulistantlnl
;:rowth.

The spoke factory of N. C. Blanchard at Ilarrlman. Tenn.. was
ilestro.ved by Are. causing n loss of JIO.OOO. which Is partly covered by
insurance. The plant employed about forty men. and usually carried a
stock of finished and raw material amounting (o about $100,000, but a
large part of stock on hand was saved.

Reports from Johnson City, Tenn., say that fire on liiilTalo and Chero-
kee mountains has wrought much damage to hardwood timbers. The
tire Is supposed to have been of Incendiary origin. Rains later extin-
guished the fire. Heavy losses have bei-n reported In other sections of
east Tcnnes.sec by forest fires. The dry weather of the summer has been
favorable for great devastation.

General business In Nashville holds up well. Bank clearings for June
amounted to J24,671,5-15, compared with .«24.5C4,307 In .Tune, 1913. Con-
sidering general business conditions of the country, this would indicate
a fine showing for Nashville.

Tlinm Manufacturing Company of Bear's Creek : Houston i Liggett
of Lewisburg : Sequatchie Handle Works of Sequatchie, and Williams
Lumber Company of Fayetfeville. all Tennessee lumber concerns, have
tiled nn intervening p<.'tition »-ltb the Tennessee Kallro.-id Commission,
joining the Nashville Lumbermen's Club asking that lower rates on
lumber in Tennessee be put Into force on the Nashville, Chattanooga &
.St. Louis Railway.

HARDWOOD RECORD

47

=•< BRISTOL >.=

The Kejs-Walkei- Lumber Company has purchased additional tlmljer-
land in Wise county, Virginia. The company is cutting about 40,000 feet
of hardw.uul luniher daily at its mill at Pardee, Va.

A I''nii-> I\ .iiii.i -yndicate has purchased a large boundary of timber
near Aikin-. Siii\ili r.jimty, east of Bristol, and is preparing to install a
large iiilll ;it Mkins. A railroad will bo built at once.

The \V. E. Ilarklcroad Lumber Company has just purchased a boundary
of timber near Stoney Point, Hawkins county, Tenn.. and will shortly
begin cutting. The company is now operating three mills near Surgions-
ville, Tenn.

The band mill of the Black Mountain Lumber Company at Bluff City,
eleven miles south of Bristol, has resumed operation after being idle
several months. It is now well stocked with logs.

The Lovelady Lumber Company is making extensive improvements in
its large mill at Jasper, Va., on the Virginia division of the V. & S. \V.
railway.

W. A. Beveridge of Boveridge & Taylor, spoke and hub manufacturers ot
this city, died suddenly last week at the age of sixty-nine. The body
was taken to the old home at Appleton, Wis., for burial. He was promi-
nently connected with the lumber industry in this section for fifteen
years.

T. C. Adams of the Adams-Hampton Lirmbcr Company of this city has
returned from near Petros, Tenn., where he has been looking 'after the
installation of a new mill. The company has purchased an additional
boundary of timber in that section.

=-< LOUISVILLE y-

meetings of late, most of them being held out of doors. The close of
the first half of the year has made business discussions seasonable,
and while most of the lumbermen found that the VDliiine was not up to
last year's figures, an optimistic feeling: i.-:inliii^ ruim. iMi-ire ^-- jin
vails. It is noteworthy, however, th:ii . :i. i n : : i ,. ,,,.1 ini

tion to the building field ha';e h:id r.l.n 1 . n '•,•,,

which are dependent. on the cabinet-wi Km- n-ni. 1 h. ii:ii.i« 1 m. .i

have held meetings lately at Devil's Kitehcn. nu tlic Taylorsx ill- 1 u.i
and Riverview, a resort in west Louisville overlooking the Obi". I h-
program of having sessions in the open will continue throughout ili h ■
weather. The club, incidentally, is one of the few business orgaiiizaiinn -
which meets all through the summer without a change, interest in ii-
work being amply sufficient to make this worth while.

.Stuart R. Cecil of the Booker-Cecil Lumber Company, and luesidein
of the Louisville Hardwood Club, may now write "Sr," after his name.
Tlie stork arrived at his home recently, leaving Stuart Robinson Cecil, .7r.
The youngster and his mother are getting along fine.

The W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, which recently rti^ii i- il
of its mill at Dickson, Tenn., to John M. Smith, is concentr:niii:; i^
manufacturing operations at Fayette, Ala., where it has a Uiri;i- i|mu;,l
liiind mill. The concern is continuing to operate a mill at I'laiiki"!; .
K.V.. on the I'Centucky river, however.

The (_'. (_'. Mengel & Bro. Company, which recently suffered the hiss
of some commissary supplies and cattle when a party of Mexican
federals raided its logging camp in Quintana Koo. has received word that
the property has been restored. The raid, it was said, was an act of
reprisal following the taking of Vera Cruz by the Americans.

I'riends of H. E. Snyder, oflJce manager for the Louisville Veneer
Mills, are much worried regarding his condition. Mr. Snyder has been
ill for the past month, after having been relieved only temporarily by
an operation some time ago. It is possible that another operation will
have to be made in order to bring about permanent improvement.

Harry IC. Kline, superintendent of the Louisville Veneer Mills, has
joined the ranks of the motorists. Mr. Kline now believes that Henry
Ford, in spite of the fact that he raises wages without compunction, is
one of the greatest men in the world.

The Louisville & Nashville, which some time ago announced that a
spotting charge of $i a car would be put into effect in Louisville, has
apparently decided not to enforce the ruling, as none of the lumber-
men have been called on to make the payment. It is assumed, also, that
the recent decision of the supreme court in the Los Angeles switching
case will result in a decision to drop the effort to collect the charge. A
peculiar feature of the case was that only a part of the local shippers
of the L. & N. received notice of the intention of the road to make a
spotting charge, so that apparently the whole idea was experimental
with the railroad.

The Louisville Point Lumber Company has been running its mill fit
night of late in order to clean up its log supply. It has been getting iu
some fine poplar and oak logs.

TTie Edward L. Davis Lumber Company is having a run on cotton
wood at its new mill at Lottie, La. J. E. Davis, vice-president of tlie
Company, is in active charge there. President Davis and Secretary-
Treasurer C. M. Sears returned from an inspection trip to Lottie last

The Glue That Is Applied Cold

veek.
T. .M. Br

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stay in condition. The

Use

Of vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

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Fcrlins Glue Company and its products. fi

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Originators and Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building, South Bend, Indiana

The Glue That Rins Absoiuteiy Uiniform

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HARDWOOD RECORD

dlrrctur o( Ibr NalloDal ltar<lwiXMl I.unilM-r AikocIbIIoii, niiil wlii> r. fiiu <l
lo bo a "dark borsr" candldato for Ibo prculdi-nry iif ibc orKiiiiliatlun
at tbo r«Trnt convcnilon In ItulTnlu. U r>-Biir<li'tl by bin frlriidii bk Ibf
proper man for tbe cblvf offlo- In tbo nisoctnlloo ni-xt ya-ar. Mr. Ilruwu
l< a ulrooi; orcanltailoo man. and during (bf pnut four yrani tbnt bv
ban brm dln-ctor of «bc National, be ba« done iipli-ndid work for the
rarluuii adnilnlmralloaa. lie aUo mandH blsh In tbp National Whole-

USI.T

II.

V E N

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Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Bastwood

\\r. M\M I \(Tl ItF. UNK HCITAKV (IT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

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^^ QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Kentucky Veneer Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED GUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville Kentucky

SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers. Poplar, Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and Cypress

The best that choice logs, 1914 Equip-
ment, and long experience can produce.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM

AND OFF SIZES AT ATTRACTIVE

PRICKS

Old Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA

lo orKonlti' the lx>ulivllle Hardwood Club In l»OH. and waa prraldrnt
of the club for two yrara. Mr. Brown Ik one of tbe young men In tbr
lumber buaineu wbo arc doing big tblnga.

The aawmlll of Kred Wilburn. lx>ndon. Ky.. waa recently burned. At
tbe Kome time 300,000 fwt of lumlH-r of l>. C. l->lwarda, Umdon, won
demroyed. The mill waa without Iniiurance.

I'aducah, Ky.. lumbermen arc Jubilant over Ibc fact that reduced ratea
nil lumber have been put Into effect. They became elfectlTe July 1.
I he cbanKe In the ratcH waa made followInK an order of the Intentate
' '.nimerce CommlHslon on the complaint of the I'aducab Hoard of Trade.

The Commonwealth Coal & Timber Compuny, I^xlnicton, Ky., baa been
ni.orporaled with »:0,000 capital «lock. Snmuel M. Wllaon. Clinton
llnrblaon and otbers arc the lncur|inrni<rrN.

=^ ST. LOUIS >■

June receipts of lumber by roll luto .St. ]a>\i\i>, a* reported by the
Merchants' ICxcbaniic, were in.4KS earn. In June, Ull.'t, tbe receipt* were
17,810 cnrg, Bbowlng a loss In June, 1014, of 1,328 carK. Bblpmenta of
lumber by rail In June, 101-1, were 12,317 com. In June, 1013, tbe
shipments were 13,180 cars, a falling off of 833 cara.

Tbe first six mouths of the present yeor Just ended show a faWlnic
off In shipments of lumber of 0,088 cars onil In the recelpta of lumber
of 12,102 cars, according to the following statistics furnished by the
exchange :

Shipments — Cars.

January .
Kebruary
March

1013.

t<>.:
II.

Receipts — Cars.
11114.
14.480

.13.1

10

10,137
10,137
18,200
16,72.'.
20.320
17,810

14.378
10,7:{5
1S,770
1.1.418
10,488

Total 76.059 66.991 10.'..431 03.209

Geo. W. Petrlc has recently been appointed tbe local representative of
the Byrne-Ronfro Lumber Company, for the sale In the St. Louis market of
I heir cypress output.

E. W. Blumer. sales manager of the Lolhman Cypress Company, who
has been In tbe East for two or three weeks on a selling trip, returned
home a few days ago. lie says business In the East Is rather quiet and
f>\v orders for cypress ore being placed. Mr. Blumer. as he usually does.
KOt his share of business. Ho says crops look fine and tbe outlook for
business this fall Is unusually good.

Mrs. Adelaide M. Rolfes, mother of Henry G. Rolfes. the well-known
lumberman and former president of the Lumbermen's Club of St. Ix)uls.
Vllcd recently at tbe age of seventy-four. She bad been an Invalid for
several months.

> WISCONSIN <=

The Cornell Woods rrodn.ls Company of Corni'll. Chippewa county,
has filed papers of Incorporation with the secretary of state. Tbe capi-
tal Is ?3,500.000, of which $1,500,000 Is first preferred. JL.IOO.OOO second
preferred and $500,000 common stock. The Incorporators are Rufua B.
Smith. W. R. Curkeet and U. M. Stroud, all Madison attorneys acting
for other parties.

The Gllman Manufacturing Company suffered a loss of $12,000 June 26
when Arc destroyed the heading mill and two dry kilns at Gllman. The
lire department of Stanley, seventeen miles south, sent help and saved
the stock of logs and the stave mill. The loss Is covered by Insurance
of $7,000.

The hub mill of the Andrew J. Kaul Company at Merrill has been
closed down and will not be operated until some future date not yet
decided upon. According to Manager George T. Harding, the mill will
not be abandoned but will remain Idle until market conditions Improve.

The rates on hardwood logs from Van Husklrk to Superior have been
ordered reduced to 4.5 cents per hundredweight with a minimum load
of 50.000 pounds, by the Public Utilities Commission. Tbe order affects
the Chicago & North-Western and the Northern Pacific railways.

The Sturgeon Bay Krult Package Company Is a new wood product
concern Incorporated at Sturgeon Bay by R. C. Totzke. H. C. Scofleld
;ind F. \. Shlmmei. The capital stock is placed at $3,000.

The J. G. Lockhart Lumber Company of Sheboygan has removed Its
offlce to the new Prange office building on New York avenue.

Because tbe Menasha-N'eenah Lumber Company at Neenah bas lumber
.sheds within fifty feet from the armory, which is in violation of a
local ordinance prohibiting lumber or similar material within that distance
of a public meeting place, tbe lumber company proposed to erect an
tight-Inch fire wall It tbe council will amend tbe ordinance to permit this.

John D. Hollowell, manager of the Moline Wagon Company of Molinc,
III., has been appointed general manager of the Mitchell Wagon Company
of Racine, which bas recently been taken over from tbe Mitchell-Lewis
Motor Company by an eastern syndicate.

Efforts are being made to establish in Grand Rapids a plant for the
manufacture of an automatic diner by tbe Automatic Diner Machine
Company of Milwaukee. It Is contemplated to merge the Kaudy factory
with the diner plant, the former doing tbe wood work for the latter.
The machine Is an Invention brought over from Sweden.

C. 11. Werden. formerly general manager of the Brooks & Ross Lumber
Company at Schofleid. who has of late been general manager of the

HARDWOOD RECORD

49

Iliiu-s Lumber Company interests at Mason, Bayfield county, is at tbe
liead of a newly organized corporation which takes over all the interests
of the Hines company. The deal Includes the sawmill, lath mill, bank,
company store, cut-over lands and all other interests. The Hines com-
pany completed its lumber manufacturing here about a year ago since
which time the mills were idle.

s.iintor Isaac Stephenson, prominent Wisconsin and northern Michigan
liiiiihorman. recently turned his eight.v-tifth milestone. Senator Stephen-
sou spent the day at his desk in the Senate at Washington. He is still
actively engaged in his many lumbering enterprises.

■< GRAND RAPIDS >=

rresident W. E. Vogelsang of the Grand Kapids Lumbermen's Associa-
tion has appointed standing committees for the year as follows:

E-XKi-UTivi;- W. Iv V..;;.lsani;. <;. \V. Perkins, Sr., J. W. Warner, A. M.

Mniiiii)!^ :nMi .1 I.,-,', I i;..i ,,■,]

Ti:a. I \.liian Van Keulen. L. L. Skillman,

H. 1'. \ M' ' '. \' I I I. h w , L. Fassett and David Wolf.

-Ml \. i >i II' in, Ohas. L. Dregge. W. E. Cox, J. W.

Ferd.i,, M I -I II :, -.iMiiii c. F. Sweet and .1. H. Nighswander.

_-\i:i.M ., I : - . I. 'I !■ !• 'I |i .hi w.iii.j. II I Miillpy, O. A. Felger,

iN.^i-i'ii" i:'ii I-.. 11 \ \ .1 i. \ 111 K.iilen. A. L. Dennis,

W;ll|. . I ;l,..i . h, . .,1, .-. Lii. hi. I. I... I, Kihh- ;u,il i i ITrkinS.

Il'ni_v Sii.ii. , w II Kiii.in.l, (_,hiMi rUzgibbons, Roy Den-

The Lumbermen's Club will hold its annual picnic this summer, though
the time and place have not yet been named. The committee appointed
to arrange for this event is composed of Arthur M. Manning, W. L.
Fassett, Adrian van Keulen and Arthur Wolf.

Suitable lumber tariffs for Michigan shipments are under consideration
now by the local association. The I'ere Marquette railroad has submitted
tariff rules and new rules prepared by the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railway will be taken up also.

The Perkins Lumber Company has opened temporary offices In the
ICeeler furniture exhibition building, being forced to vacate the National
City bank building on Campay Square, which is being razed to make
room for a new structure. The Wonderly block, which adjoins the bank
and is a landmark here, is also being torn down, the new building ex-
tending through from Monroe avenue to Pearl street.

George Engel of the Engel Lumber Company Is out with his auto this
week, calling on his Michigan trade.

Fred S. Torrey of the F. S. Torrey Veneer Company reports a satis-
factory trade. He is selling the output of two southern mills and does a
carlot business largely.

The midsummer furniture exposition opened June 22 and 205 buyers
had registered during the two weeks up to July 4. The rush came July 6
and business prospects have brightened.

^?C^twaOT-M'>aMWOTttjmStg.\»JK!TOigJil^^

The Hardwood Market

-< CHICAGO >•

The outlook for Chicago seems to bo very considerably brightened by
excellent reports of projected building. For the month of June the num-
ber of permits issued was considerably in excess of the permits issued
during June, 1913, when the building situation was in a comparatively
favorable condition. That the local lumbermen are getting a great deal
of comfort from this development is seen everywhere. In fact, the lack
of any pessimism in view of present slack conditions is nothing short
of remarkable.

This development in the building business is probably a result of desire
on the part of a great many people to take advantage of what they con-
sider low prices for lumber. Naturally, when such a movement starts a
psychological effect upon others who are contemplating building follows
Immediately, the result being a general shaping up of plans for con-
.struction. It cannot be said that this promise of further activity has
as yet had much effect on the lumber market, although to some degree
tbe yards are getting a little more stock on hand. However, there is no
disposition in any quarter to stock up either among the yard trade or
among consuming factories.

About the most active line in Chicago, as well as elsewhere, is the
wagon manufacturers, whose business is very materially stimulated by the
remarkable crop reports. Other lines continue to be inactive, furniture
people for the main shelving a desire to wait for developments at the
July exposition before doing any great amount of purchasing for the
business of the next few months.

There continues to be no marked change in the relative standing of
various hardwoods in the local market, although there has been some
little strengthening in car stock and in the better grades of poplar and
gum. Generally speaking, however, the situation continues about as
before, with a fair level of prices, considering the unusual general con-
dition and the season. There is, fortunately, no general increase in the
price cutting problem, as for the most part lumbermen all over the
country are showing a very firm spirit in this particular.

V E N E?^E R

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3/8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars Yz" FAS Quartered

White Oak
1 car %" No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars 14" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Sfimson Veneer & Lumber Go.

Memphis Tennessee

•T^HESE fine logs waiting
■*■ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

.\DDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD RKCORI-

=■< NEW YORJi >.=

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3 Cars 1

No. 3 Soft Elm

5 Cars 1'

2" No. 3 Soft Elm

2 Cars l'

Is and 2s Birch

3 Cars 2
Maple

Is and 2s Hard

10 Cars 5 4 No. 2 Common
and Better Birch

Gill-Dawlcy Lumber Co.

Wausau, Wis.

Saline River Hardwood Co,

Main Saks Ollirr

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

.Manufacturers of

Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

q Our TIMBER
type.

irgin forest growth of the hifhest
urately manufac-

q Our MILLS are new and prod
tured itoclc.

q Our LUMBER i. all KRAETZER-CURED— treated wth
steam under pressure directly from the taw — inturinf
quick drying to light weight, freedom from teatoning
defect! and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it."

^ Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquii
criminating buyers.

q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars witW
Oak Flooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY,
Kansas City, Mo.

id orders of critical and dis-

l.iiiulii-r InKlliiK III iIk' M>'ir<>|Killini

II iiolliliiK llk<' iioriiiiil nrllNlty I. iii
ri'Vlcw of ruiiilliliiiiH UN tlii\v orlunl

■iicp to llic illiriT<'nt hrctliiiiii. ^^ollll
ml It linril to ki'c|i liufy. Tin- mom

III (llslrk-tii iinil IhlH ocroitnlH (or i

luirlri Hiiowii Koiiii' inipriivi'ini'nl,
I l.l.ii.-.-. •Hi.' illy U «. Mk thai
nrn would Imvr to elv" wparalc
I'imrl i{oo(l rnluin<-, wlillr- nthrra
iliH'BK now K<il»l{ In In (he Huliur-
Improved iind rt'tatlvily Ktront

iHillInn of linrdnmxl llonrlne, wlilrli Ih Inori'iiHlne In doiuand "'ViTy yrnr.

I'i'iicllailly nil of ih w liiilldlnus tTwli^d Ihfxc days iir<- floorwl with

Imrilwood. iioi iliroiiclioiii in'ti loinrlly. but In llic linllH nnd llvln« roomn.
TIiIh populnr ili'iiiiiinl for IhIIit Moors liiiN Im vitrei «n Hip irlni bualm-i'ii,
loo, luid tlio iM'tiiT lioiiKi-M nrc iiHunlly Irhnnu-d In Inirdwood" In krcplnit
wllh till- flooi-H. Till' liurdwiwd lluorlni; ini'n (lad ii gumX il< mand nod
uood proxprctH for llir iii'Xt few luniitbii. The llNt in prclly wvll licid In
viilupH, liul llii' ti'ndi'ncy liiti'ly linn l>eon toward mIIkIiI ndiu linns. Tb<'ri'
are itoinf cnKcs, liowcvi-r. wliiTi' prlci'H nrc Arm and on Hit- average tbc
price Hltuiition Ik »«ld to be MilLifnclory. It Ih wltboiit renson tu lo<ik
for furlhei ii'diictlniiH of any crent inompnl, and xliuuld Ibe demniid
hecome Hlront'iT Hie tendeni-y will be toward bliiher pilce». It in aUo
reporli'd liere Hint ^ooil wtocks of liardwnodK are not over plentiful ami If
the full opeuK with ri'liirii to pioKperlty Kpoken of at WaHhlncton. tin'
market will lie llrni and steady, both an to supply and valiieH.

-•< BUFFALO y-

The hardwnnd market has lir.n showiiiK- iiiipniveniinl so far tliiii nontli
and wholesnlers feel that the improvement will continue, althouRb they
hardly expect bupsiness to brace up ail at once. Tbc Brut half of the
year was not very satisfactory as to volume of buginess, but it Ik pre-
dicted that the latter half will be n good deal better. Some d-ulers pre-
dict that It will he fully flfty per cent better than the llrst «lx months.
M pivsent the activity Is not at all iarfie, but it Is big enough ti. show up
favorably as compared wllli wliat has preceded.

Prices hove not been at all slrODK recently and there l^ns been so
much cutting and so much Irregularity of prices quoted tbot It Is likely
to be some time before the market recovers much strength. The chief
woods selling at present are said lo be plain oak, maple and poplar. Low
grades of the last mentioned, as well as of hnsswnnd. are sold readily for
elating and Ijoxluit purposes, and the sumo Is Uiie of brown :i«h.

=-< PHILADELPHIA ^--

There has been no observable progression In tbc hardwood lumber busi-
ness since last icport. Buying continues erratic and the orders booked
are for speclQc requirement. The condition of the stock pile at the mills
has prevented any substantial cliange in prices and It Is hellcvcd rock
liottom has been reached. .\t the first sign of a positive revival In trading,
values will undoubtedly sllfTen all along the line. Although there was
considerable of a slump in building work In the Ornt part of the year,
there has been a steady advance during the latter part which has brought
the average un to the first sl.^ months of last .vear. The hot season Is
here and as It brings with It the usual business Inertia, the mind of the
business man is relieved lo an extent of its rigid concentration on the mak-
ing of dollars and cents, and turns to thought of the needed respite at
mountain and sea side. To many observers the fundamental condition of
ihe country is healthy, and the oncoming abnormally large crops and
ihe eventual granting, it Is believed, of tbc freight increase by ihe Inter-
slate I'ommerce Commission to the eastern railroads arc looked upon as
Ihe potent forerunners of a not remote progressive prosperity. Taking
the hardwood lumber business as a whole the situation is more favorable
than was feared considering the persistent Interference by the National
legislation, with business laws and regulations.

-■<, PITTSBURGH >-

The hardwood market Is anything but satisfactory. The demand Is
very light and some concerns are holding up deliveries on orders placed
months ago. Even white oak, which has been a standby all the year. Is
showing considerable weakness. Furniture woods arc breaking badly and
the trade with the automobile and implement concerns Is away below-
normal for this season. Yard business also Is Irregular and r.nsnti^factory
and mixed ear lots are the rule with these buyers.

=-< BOSTON y-

.Iiiij always belns a tliin' "f low voluiiie In the hardwood trade, the
depression Is not so noticeable as it was In the spring. The n-ports, how-
ever, from all sources indicate a very weak demand In thi' general market.
There Is not a corresponding amount of information avallabbr to the effect
of price cutting: In fad, the largest portion of tbc Items are holding up
to ordinary values. .Vctual conditions Indicate that considering the
season the amount of Inquiry is fair and perhaps a llttio better than
might have been expected from earlier conditions. Advices do not show
any marked changes In Ihe tendency of prices — beech and maple are fully
as strong as Ibey have been : plain oak having declined In demand Is still
within the spring range of prices : quartered oak Is quite well maintained
nnd called for In many thicknesses: ash Is still scarce despite the small
(1. ninml for fi I'oplar In most ihicknessr-s nnd grnd.-! i- >.. .l • o,„i,irv

HARDWOOD RECORD

=-< BALTIMORE >■=

Wljile most of the hjirdwoods are moving in relatively free volume, it
cannot be said tliat any decided cliange for tlie better lias talsen place.
Expectations entertained by the liardwodd men that business would be

improved before long have
members of the trade find i
they have don.' iiuit.' as \\.
the returns in _

tinues to b.
ket. With 111
layed. the d. m
has been held i i i i i^-i^i
ness with th.' i-.i'i - i- i ■! i-
more & Ohio, iiii inumc ■ , i
it was in ne.d ,,i ,.i.ral
crease in the crop movement

>t so far been realized; and though many
the conclusion of a particular period that
in point of quantity as could be expected,
■•■ not up to normal. The chief trouble con-
- and other big buyers are out of the mar-
'\ the Interstate Commerce Commission de-
■ds on the part of the transportation lines
I'l-e are not wanting indications that busi-
luin they would have it appear. The Balti-
s within the past few days announced that
ousand additional men because of the in-
xpected, and other lines are probably in the

same position. In view of this state of affairs It will be impossible to
delay the placing of contracts for materials much longer, and there is
good reason to look for a decided addition to the distribution of hard-
woods because of the reappearance of the railroads in the market. All
this, however, is in the future, and for the present there is no such
revival as might put the members of the trade in an optimistic mood.

Furthermore
Sellers are .
a reputation
go far to d.'
record for hi
ence over tt
instances th.
pends

are no very fixed quantity at this time,
pretty much what they can get. although
alilllty to furnish stocks without delay will
individual cases. The manufacturer with a
i'lniuate selection will always get the prefer-

Is are of uncertain quality, and in many

uill be satisfactory enough. Much also de-
i ments. If a buyer is in a hurry and really

needs the lumber lie can be induced without much trouble to pay a fair
price. As a rule, however, special effort is needed to bring out orders,
and the selling forces are obliged to work hard these days. This difficulty
is augmented h\ iii. mi ili.ii the furniture factories are far from busy.
There is one Hiv n ■ i 'mis who seem to have enough to do to keep

them going all i n"! tliey are the office, store and bar fixture

makers. The i;.ilniii"i' iii.iorics are all running full time, and occasion-
ally they have to run after hours.

The foreign situation is still chai-acterized by pronounced quiet, with
the buyers holding back, or rather, putting the grades up so high that
most of the exporters 6(> not care to make quotations. Among the woods
that are going forward in fair quantities is gum. with basswood also in
good request. As for oak, the stocks abroad still appear to be more
than adequate and the buyers are very captious. In a general way it is to
be said that while some prices have eased off. others have stiffened a
trifie, so that the average may be said to remain much the same. Saw-
mills are being operated to capacity, but without special pressure, and
while stocks have undergone some accumulation, the increase is not of
such proportions as to cause uneasiness among the producers.

=-< COLUMBUS >-

The hardwood trade in Columbus and central Ohio has been fairly
steady during the past fortnight. This is the period for the semi-annual
inventories and that together with the intervention of several holidays
has had the effect of making trade rather quiet. Notwithstanding the
inventory period and the business depression, the volume of business
compares very favorably with last year's records. The prospects for
the future are brighter as the season advances.

One of the best features is the continued activity in building opera-
tions. This is true not only in Columbus but also in the cities and
towns of central Ohio. As a result dealers are the best buyers as they
are compelled to replenish their stocks. Buying is being done for imme-
diate wants and dealers are loath to accumulate stocks to any extent.
Buying on the part of factories is rather slow. Implement and vehicle
concerns are the best customers at this time. Furniture factories are
going slow.

Prices generally are well maintained in this territory. Some shading
of quotations is reported in order to force trade but this is not sufficient
to cause any unsteadiness in the price list. Dry stocks in the hands
of mill owners are not very large. Dealers' stocks are only fair. Ship-
ments are coming out promptly and collections show a slight improve-
ment.

Quartered oak is in good demand and plain oak is also stronger.
Chestnut retains its strength, especially in sound wormy. Poplar is
also strong. Other hardwoods are unchanged.

=-< CINCINNATI y-

There

much

rongly

J in the hardwood market but indica-
Qproved condition by earl.v fall. Ju>st
at this time there is as much business as is usual for this time of the
year and lumbermen expect light ordering to continue throughout this
month and next — orders coming in for small shipment but more frequency
to them. The opinion prevails that by the arrival of fall there will be a
fair demand from the larger lumber consuming plants, none of which are

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 1 1 1 W. Washington Street

CHICAGO

RED GUM

AMERICA'S FINEST CABINET WOOD

Consider its good qualities.

It has strength.

Can be brought to a very smooth sur-
face and consequently will take
high polish in finishing.

Will not split easily.

Runs strong to wide widths and long
lengths.

Is not easily marred or dented.

It can be supplied flat and straight —
free of warp and twist.

Has beauty, color, life and character.

Considering its numerous good quali-
ties, it is the lowest priced good
hardwood on the market today.

We are the largest producers of Gum

in the world.
Have a large and well assorted stock

on hand at all times.
Can manufacture special thicknesses

on short notice.

We guarantee

QUICK SHIPMENTS
GOOD GRADES
DRY STOCK
GOOD WIDTHS
GOOD LENGTHS
SATISFACTION

Band mills at

HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE, ARK.

GREENVILLE, MISS.

Write, phone or wire for prices

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building HI W. Washington St.

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

GENEnAL VIEW OF MAIN SAWMILL PLANT.
Equlpmcni two bands and four roMwi. Dnily i«n-hour captcUr 160.000 faai.

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U.S.A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

CABLE ADDRESS— "LAMB.'

Code* U»ed — Univer.al, Hardwood, We.tern Union, A. B. C. 5»h Edition. Okoy

STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand July 1st, 1914

I 'I-

6,000

.JO.OOO

68,000

•,'1.000

3t«

10.000

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a, 000

13.000

30,666

30,000

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30,000

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'.!G,000

40.000

:io,ooo

27,000

34.000

'.>7.000

33'J.OOO
800.000
60,000

78,000
9.000

45.000
2.000

16.000

is.omi

12,000

IJS'.OOO

isalooo

IBO.OOO

13.000

8,mio

4,000

6,000

5.000

11,600

30.000

1S,0«0

2.000

8,000

9.000

45,000

75;000

:f0.66o

•7.66b

32.666

r.s.ooo

60,000

16,000

7,000

12,000

1. 1,000

J3,000

30.000

JO.OOO

250.000

60,000

15.000

7,000

2.000

75.000

173,666

21.000

ToiSSS

38.000

■fJS

80.000
40,000

06,666

23.000
55000

66,666

We have Kraclzcr Prcparator faclllilea for

OF SELECTED HARDWOOD

HARDWOOD RECORD

carrying any surplus stock, nor will they do so so long as lumber can
be had at reasonable prices and quick shipments obtained as is now
possible.

There is a steady request for both plain and quartered oak, all grades
selling fairly well excepf the low grades in quartered, which are, as
usual, slow. An encouraging feature of the market is the renewed
interest shown in common and better poplar which has been very sluggish
for many months. Some lumbermen think it will continue and that
sooner or later poplar will again be in favor. Red gum in firsts and
seconds is also in better request than for some time and dealers think
there will be a good demand for this wood by early fall. The same
conditions apply to s:i|) mim. wliich is moving even better than red
just at this time. '" - L;ood stock, moves slowly but the

same grade of asli i st, especially thick stock.

The furniture tr:ni :■ signs of improvement and lumber-

men are looking foi«:i , ■ i 1. mand from this source. The plants

in this section arc ruimiii- iirll liim- but with smaller forces than is usual.
They are getting sufficient business to keep going but no future orders
to speak of. Consequently they are ordering only just what rough
lumber they require for present needs, but as they are not carrying any
stock on hand they should be large buyers in about sixty days or sooner
unless all signs fail. The box makers are still very busy and are con-
suming large quantities of low grades suitable for their work.

=-< TOLEDO y-

There has been
for the past coupl
no speculative buyi

cllanse

despite

hardwood situation here
I very light demand and

prices remain firm. The
off-season- for automoliile ami other vchide concerns is, of course, on at
this time and furniture lactories are running very light. The greatest
blow to the business, however, is the quietude which follows the lack
of orders from railroad companies for new equipment. There has not been
such a dearth in this class of business In years and hardwood dealers
are feeling the^rcsults quite keenly. There is a good local demand for
inside finish an.l ili^iiriL; Horn the building trades but these orders are
mostly for iiirm. ili.n 1 h. ry and there is little buying ahead. Build-
ing operation^ Ihiv mn' active and include all sorts of structures.

from private rcMilciicco to business blocks, flat buildings and other invest-
ment structures. The Willys-Overland automobile factory is busy on
additions which will cost a million dollars, and other factories are
remodeling and adding to the buildings at their plants while several
new factories are arranging to erect plants in this city.

■< INDIANAPOLIS >-

oiis and v
t night ago

lity is in a more satis-
There are more inquiries
have been of a little larger volume
rices are practically the same, with

The hardwood trade in Uuliai
factory condition than it was a
and the sales that have beou m
than they were a few weeks age
a slightly upward tendency.

Large crops throughout the state are giving a feeling of optimism to
business interests, and after the crops are harvested there is a general
belief that business conditions will be much better. The automobile and
furniture interests say the outlook for business during the next few-
months is more encouraging than it has been. The June hardwood trade,
with few exceptions, was not so large as it was in June of last year.

=-< NASHVILLE y

Conditions have not changed materially in the hardwood market during
the latter part of June or first part of July. Trade has been of moderate
volume. The large prroportion of the orders are for moderate quantities,
few being for more than car lots. The demand is for oak, chestnut, asb
hickory, walnut and the other staple grades, with no features of import-
ance. Local building has been more active the past two weeks, particularly
in the matter of large buildings. Plans were announced for one apart-
ment house to cost $200,000, and several apartment houses of less im-
portance are being erected.

=-< BRISTOL y-

Bristol lumbermen report market continues dull. They expect a m
improvement in the fall but look for little change during the vac
season. While the most of the mills are busy and a fair volur
business is being done, trade is duller than it has been at any timt
year and there is much complaint. Little new business is coming
this time.

-< LOUISVILLE y

Lumbermen are hopeful, in spite of the relatively scant profits of the
first half of the year, that the last six months of 1914 will raise the
average sufficiently to make conditions at least normal. During the past
six months there has been a considerable shrinkage of lumber values, and
those who take inventory every six months have been compelled to shoul-
der a loss in this respect. However, business conditions are improving, and
there is no reason why a price movement in the other direction should
not set in during the remainder of the year, enabling hardwood men to
recoup their losses. The demand for quartei-ed oak remains good, and

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

HARDWOOD RECORD

WANTED

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

I(r|>rr«rnllnc

Rfth ATcnue BuildiDK,
NEW YORK

Mutual Fire Insurance

It Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost
Can Be ObUined From

The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company,

The

The Centr

Boston, Mass.

Mansfield, Ohio.

Wert, Ohio

$141,000.00

In Savings DIVIDENDS Returned
This Year to Policy Carriers of

The Lumbermen's
Underwriting Alliance

Possibly there is no good reason why
YOU were not among these beneficiaries.
If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
feel that your plant does not at present
comply with all requirements, confer
with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot
be brought up to an acceptable standard
at no greater cost than will be justified
by the prospective saving on insurance
rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Manager
1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. KANSAS CITY

lirlc-a nrc firm. iliU IK'in Ix-lnit om- of the (ew wblrli liaii mil •uffrrpd
rrom ri-<liir<-<l iiiinlntlnna. (jtiarli'rnl r<-<l oak la In parllcularly iwkI dr
iiianil riain imk U i|Uli'l, iiml (licrf U tonio iiiir|ilil« otnrk, miM-rlalljr the
ii|i|MT grnilfii. I'rlrm linvi- nlMHII r<-nclw<I rock bnliom, liowrvrr. nnil from
nciw nn liny iliiinKi- llinl In iiinilr will ii>'i-<'«Hnrlly bi> fur llio IhIIit. ,\ii|i
Ix i|iili<t. nflpr linvlnR linil a Kuod run for wvi-ral monllis. Cnllonwoad
I- HhDWinE miiiii^ arllvlly. ('Ii<>>lnul la qiili'l, lliiiiiKh anund wormy iiinllniim
In »«'ll at iiviTiiBf |irlc<'». Tlip outlook will Iw larRi-ly delfrmlni-d by ihr
n-ault of tlio furiillun- aliowa tlila monlh.

=•< ST. LOUIS >-.

Iluyiiii- la b<-liii; duni- In
Klorka In the bands ot

so l( la only a qui>atloD
1 start up. Thi- pri-Bcnt
Qunrtrr'-d oak la movlnic

rill' hiirdwniHl Nliuatlon l« only niiix.inii.i.
HUinll (|unnlltli-H nnd only for hnuudlatu nccda
coDRUini-ra and In Ihrrptnll yards nri? small,
of n short llmi> bfforo bualnoaa will bPKin t
di'mnnd l» |irlni'i|inlly for pinin wlillf oak.
uiiidi-riiii'ly ni'll nnd Kum la In fiilr di'mnnd. Asli nnd lilghiirado poplar
nil' liarInK n (nir di-mnnd. Prlci-a are atnllonnry. Wlillo ryprcaa la quIM
mill dull. owiuK to the liot wcallicr, tlie lornl di-alors hi'4' aomc good
luislni'HK nlipnd. Storks at Ibc mlllH, accordlnu to ndvln-s rprc-Wed bi'rr,
nri' In vi-ry fair proporliona nnd nro prolly will nssorlNl. I'rlcoa arc
lii'lnc wU mnlnlnlnod.

=-< MILWAUKEE >■=

A K«lii In hiilUIIiii: acllvlly durliiK lln' IiibI w.-ik i.f .liini- cnuaod lum-
lii-rnii'n to tiiki' n niorp linpifiil 'niitlook of tin' Klliinllon nnd lent strength
lo thi' fi'dlni; thai llic himlir-r buslnoKS oukIU to takf on new llfo during
Ibo latter part of .luly nnd during' the enrly pnrt of AuKuat. There were
'.10 permits Issued during the week by the Milwaukee bulldInK Inspector for
structures to cost $2S4,l!i(i, as compared with 70 permits and nn Invest-
ment of Jl.')2.104 durlnc the correspondlns week n year nso. The total
building Investment during June nnd during the first six months of the year
showed n fnlllng otT. due largely to the fact that many big building projects
are being delayed until later In the season. During the monlh of June
4:«» permits were Issued for buildings lo cost ^gOO.nsO, as coinpnred wllh
400 permits nnd an Investment of $1,481. .177 during the same month In
191.'!. During the first six months of 1914 S.I.IO permits were granted for
the erection of buildings lo cost jrj.081.870. as compared with 2,084 permits
nnd an Investment of $6,280,294 during the corresponding period In 1013.
. The hardwood business hag been about holding Us own during the past
two weeks, although trade is not so brisk as lumbermen might wish tor.
.\ slight improvement is reported by some wholesalers, who are inclined
to believe that demand will improve gradually from now on. A slight
improvement in yard trade Is reported, due to the fact that farmers are
now dnding a liltle more time to carry on various delayed building projects.
Slocks on hand at the sash nnd door and interior finishing plants arc light
and better orders are expected from these concerns Just as soon as build-
ing operations become a little more active. The arrival of larger ship-
ments of new stocks is also expected to add a little more life to trade.
The furniture factories are placing some fairly good orders and the Im-
plement concerns In Milwaukee nnd about the state are buying fairly well.

The supply of dry northern hardwoods is light and seems to be In
strong hands, with the result that prices are being well maintained. I>ow
grade slulT is holding firm. Birch, maple and basswood are meeting with
a fair demand, while plain red oak and quartered while oak are the
lenders among the southern woods.

=-< LIVERPOOL >.=

Market conditions are v. ry i|iilft .hhI v.ry liltle life Is manifest.
I'rlces are weak on general lines, though the tone is undoubtedly better,
liound hickory and round oak arc In about the same condition as pre-
viously reported. Though values are still very low. Ihey will probably
hocome quite firm at the end of the year. The stocks ot both these lines
are tar too heavy, but some goo^ sales are being made and with any mate-
rial reduction In stocks, prices arc bound to advance. Oak planks are
somewhat belter ; in fact some sl7.es are quite non-existent. Shipments,
however, are not recommended as the demand Is not good, though some
prominent people |irophesy a boom In the oak plank business during the
HUtumn. The wagon builders are undoubtedly very short ot stock, but
their trade is only quiet. If any Improvement comes, which is quite
likely, there will be a big rise in values.

Hardwood lumber In most directions is very much overstocked, the only
exception being the birch mnritet, which is very bare. Shipments In both
lumber and logs would be well received. Ash lumber Is undoubtedly better
and It shippers would meet the market they could secure some profltable
orders.

The result of the mahogany auctions held recently was very much a
repetition ot most ot the sales held this year. It was quite clear that
there was a good market tor prime logs, figured and panel logs especially
loming in tor close attention. There was. however, only a limited market
for wood ot poor quality, which brought only very low figures. The
prices realized, however, were on a low average all around and there seems
little cbance ot an advance in any immediate sales. There is a very large
stock ot mnhognny in merchants' hands here, which seems to be
moving very slowly. Prices have not advanced very much since the last
sales. It at all.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers' Directori;

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg Co . . 13

Arpiii Ihiidwood Lumber Co 45

Boyle, Inc., Clarence 4

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . . 67

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co 2

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Connor, R., Company 66

Craig. W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P 4)

East Jordan Lumber Co 66

Ellas, G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co 4

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co 60

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 7

Hoffman Bros. Company 64

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

James & Abbott Co 37

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 57

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3

Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Co. . . 66

Litchfield, William E 13

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G 45

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67

Miller, Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 7

Oelhaten Lbr. Co 44

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co 7

Rice Lake Lumber Co 65

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson. I., Co., Trustees 66

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co 45

StoUe Lumber & Veneer Co 48

Sullivan. T. & Co 67

Tegge Lumber Co 45

Webster George, Lumber Co. . . 13

White Lake Lumber Company.. 37

Wiggin, H. D 13

Williams, Ichabod T.. & Sons.. 14

Willson Bros. Lumber Company. 13

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 13

Wood-Mosaic Company 7

yeager Lumber Company, Inc. . 67

Toung, W. D.. & Co 3

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 40

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company. 40

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 14

Gardner Wood Company 37

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

Kentucky Lumber Company 38

Logan, J. M.. Lumber Co 6

Wood. R. E., Lumber Company. 13

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 38.6S

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 43

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 42

Bennett & Witte 7

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 43

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 42

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 43

Coital Hardwood Lumber Co 38

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 35

Evans, G. U., Lumber Company. . . 14

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 40

Gary, W. W 42

General Lumber Company 68

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 42

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co.... 18

Kentucl;y Lumber Company

Lamh-Fish Lumber Company...

Lansing Company, The

Miller Lumber Company

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.

Saline River Hardwood Co

Sondheimer. E.. Company

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.

^'andenBoom-Stimson Lumber

Company

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . .

Anderson-Tully Company

Archer Lumber Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker. Jacobs & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Bennett & Witte

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co. .

Bliss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner, J. H., & Sons

Booker-Cecil Company

Boyle, Inc., Clarence

Bradley, E. C, Lumber Co

Brown. Geo. C, & Co

Brenner, Ferd, Lumber Co

Brown, W. P., & Sons Lumber
Co

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co..

Carnaban-.MIport Lumber Co....

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Churcbill-Mliton Lumber Co

Coale, I'bos. E., Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co...

Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co..

Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-
pany

Day Lumber & Coal Company. .

Dermott Land & Lumber Co

Dugan Lumber Co

Elias. G., & Bro

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co

Farris Hardwood Lumber Co...
Faust Bros. Lumber Company..
Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

Gardner Wood Company

Gary, W. W

iJenoral Lumber Company

I'.oodlander-Robcrtson Lumber Co.

Harris Manufacturing Co

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company

Hooten Hardwood Company

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

Jeffris, D. K., & Co

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Kennedy, James, & Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The

Litchfield, William E

Little River Lumber Company. . i

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co i

Louisville Veneer Mills :

McIIvain, J. Gibsen. & Co

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co i

Memphis Band Mill Company...

Miller, Anthony I

Miller Lumber Company '.

Morford Lumber Company

Mowbray & Robinson Company.

Mueller, J. F., & Sohn :

Norman Lumber Company J

North Vernon Lumber Company 1

I Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

; Parry. Chas. K., & Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.

' Ransom, John E., & Co

. Riemeler Lumber Company

I Saline River Hardwood Co

I Salt Lick Lumber Company

Shawnee Lumber Company

I Slaymaker, S. E,, & Co

Sondheimer, E,, Company

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co,

Stemmelen Lumber Company...

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sullivan, T., & Co

' Tschudy Lumber Company

\'andenBoom-Stimson I.,br. Co..

Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

' Company

' Webster, George, Lumber Co...
' Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company. .

Wbltmer, Wm., & Sons

Wiggin, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons..

Willson Bros. Lumber Company

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company.

Yates, John B., Lumber Co

Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc

VENEERS AND PANELS.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company., f

Chicago Veneer Company 68

East St. Louis Walnut Co II

EvansviUe Veneer Company 64

Freiberg Lumber Company 4(1

Hoffman Bros. Company 64

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Jarrell, B. C. & Co 64

Kentucky Veneer Works 48

Knoxville Veneer Company 6

Louisville Veneer Mills 12

Merrill Veneer Co 49

Nartzik, J. J 5

Ohio Veneer Company 40

Old Dominion Veneer Company. 48

Palmer & Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

payner, J 5

Sanders & Egbert Company 11

Sedro Veneer Company

Standard Veneer Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co... 49

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 48

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 48

ITnderwood Veneer Company 65

Willey, C. L 63

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 14

Wood-Mosaic Company 7

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company.. 5

East St. Louis Walnut Co 11

EvansviUe Veneer Company 64

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 11

Hartzell, Geo. W 11

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. S

Loulsvills Veneer Mills 12

McCowen, H. A., & Co 11

Palmer & Parker Co

Penrod Walnut k Veneer Co 8-11

Pickrel Walnut Company 11

Purcell, Frank 11-37

Rayner, J 6

Sanders Jb Egbert Company 11

Willey, C. L 53

Williams, Ichabod T., tt Bone.. 14

HARDWOOD FLOORING.
>-Cook Oak Company

S- Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 14

9 Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

40 Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co 66

60 Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 40

10 Harris Manufacturing Company 41

40 Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66
54 Mitchell Bros. Company 3

41 Nashville Hardwood Flooring
67 Co 9

12 Saline River Hardwood Co 50

49 Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

67 Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

41 Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 66

41 Tennessee Oak Flooring Co.... 9

Webster, George, Lumber Co. . 13

6 Wilce, T., Company, The 4

13 Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 38-68

10 Young, W. D.. & Co 3

37

13 WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

13 Cadillac Machine Company 62

14 Di.imond Iron Works 61

13 Gerlach, The Peter, Company.. 57

13 Llnderman Machine Co., The..

7 Mershon, W. B., & Co

13 Phoenix Manufacturing Co

10 Saranac Machine Company 63

67 Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY.

64 Baldwin Locomotive Works 63

64 Clyde Iron Works 62

6 Fltzglbbons & Krebs 46

68 <;ogfbic Lumber Company

11 Lldgerwood Mfg. Company 61

64

^Q DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

64 .Andrews, The A. H., Company... 36

5 Grand Rapids Veneer Works 66

64 National Dry Kiln Company 62

48 Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 7

6 Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63

jg SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.

5 Atkins, E. C, & Co 60

*g LUMBER INSURANCE.

Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

1] Company 54

11 Epperson, U. S., & Co 54

5 Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.
11 Company 54

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company 54

jg Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co 54

48 Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-

}8 ance 54

35 Maiiufacturing Lumbermen's
53 Underwriters

14 Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

7 Fire Ins. Company 54

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company

'* TIMBER LANDS.

^ Lacey, James D., & Co 46

11 Sherrick Land Company 35

i4 Spry, John C 5

1 Estate of David Ward 59

'J TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

^ Griffith. Clarence W 41

2

1 MISCELLANEOUS.

American Rule & Mfg. Company

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. . . . 61

Chllds, S. D., & Co 57

Gerlach. The Peter, Company.. 57

Lumbermen's Credit Assn 3

Matthews Gravity Carrier Co... 36

Mechanical Rubber Company. . . 63

Perkins Glue Company 47

HARDWOOD RECORD

CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

A<l?rrtlivlli>Dt« will I--

For one Intertlon

For two Interllons

For three Iniertloni

llriillnccac
So <1.|>I>;
Dlttrd.

60c a I

ordlrmrr l^nftb rotkronr I
r«|>t the bvaOlDC* caD be

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WAlfTEI>— EMPLOYMENT
When yovi wnnt a >al.\siiiMn for New York
state territory, write iis. We can supply you
with a Boo<: man. EMI'IKG STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber ft Sash & Door
Salesmen. n. T. Trotter, 428 Powers Bide,
Ho.-lii-^t.r. N. V

LUMBER WANTED

WANTED
110 M ft. 3" No. 1 lommon IVplar In 10' and
14" Ungtha

WOOD & BROOKS CO., Buffalo, N. T.

WANTED TO BUY

/* No. 1 (onimon quarfred white oak.

'4 No. 1 common ciuartered white oak.

ntin.MKIFFt imOS., Cincinnati, O.

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars good black walnut logs, 10' and up
In diameter, 8 ft. and up long. Will Inspect at
• btpplnp point and pay cash.

GEO. W. HARTZELL. Plqua, Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

815,000.000.00.
We have at)Out fifteen million dollars' worth
of tlmberlands for sale. Write us what you
want. Dealers in tlmberlands, lumber yards,
mill machinery, mills for sale, arranging loans,
■elUnR and exchanging cutover lands, and a gen-
eral real estate business. If you want to buy or
sell write oa. THE JANESVILLE EXCHANGE.
Timber Dept., JanesTllle, Wisconsin.

LUMBER FOR SALE

RED AND WHITE OAK FOK KALE

1 our :r gujrtcnd WhII.' (ink
I car ■.'" (JiiiirtiTitl Whlit- <iiik.

s can 'J~ rinin Ked and While (ink. In dry.

J. It. .McALISTICK, t'utloD I'lnnt, MIsn.

QUABTEBED WHITE OAK FOB SALE

r>0,000 feet :I-Id., iHts and '^uds, bone dry.
llArsER. IlltBNNEK & KATII CO..

Cincinnati. Ohio.

BUTEBfl OF HABDWOODB.

D* ym> want U get In t«ach wltk the »MI
bujrti of btrdwood lumber 7 We hare a Mat
■ bowing the anaual reqalreaeati In iDBbar,
dlaeailoB itcck aad Tueen and paaali of cOD
• umrri of those materials tbroogbsiit tk* Halted
States asd Csasda. The serrlcs Is fre« t* ad
rertlsers la the RscoKO. It will latersst j«n.
Writs OS for fortber iBfematlsa absat ear "8«U
Ing Lomber by Mall System."

HARDWOOD RECORD. Ellsworth Bldg.,

Chicago.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

SOUND OR WORMY SOFT MAPLE

\\lilto Oak .-ind Itlnh S(Hinr.-.'i Wanted.

l.K'il-ul.Ii DESK CO.. Burlington, lown,

WANTED

Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44".

48" long, plump I" x 1*. Must be clear and

straight. If you bare any to sffer write as

Will take them dry or green.

THB COLOMBIA MFG. CO.,
New Philadelphia. Ohio

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

arlouB sizes for chair and table factories
Send to us for specifications and prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO

7 East 42Dd Street,
New York

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

DIMENSION QUARTERED OAK
Utd and Hhlli, lUl to ordi r fur lublr uud ihs
ninniifacturem.
iMtliimtlCTY lilloniKIIS. HiismlUlUe, Trnn

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

FOR SALE— ONE OF THE FINEST

ArknnKnH liiirdwood tracts ..f tlmlM-r, ronalstlng
of about Tli.lMHi.ddd fei't. I'p to ilalo plant for
ninnufuclurlng hame can In- purchased reason-
ably or leaned. \ rare baruatn for aoBe one.
.\ddreHS "BOX 70," care IIauiiwooo BaootD.

AN XTNUSUAL OFFEBTNO

TIMBEB INVESTMENTS

We have a number of timber traclit offered for
sale that are probably the most enticing Invest-
ments ofTcred In America today. (Jur list con-
sists of all varieties of timber In dilTerent size
tracts. We can please the most dUcrlmloatlng.
Would be pleased to submit proposition on receipt
of your requirements.

GUE.\T NOUniERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main ofllces : Janesvllle, Wis.

FINE TIMBEB TBAOTS.

We have a number of timber tracts far aale
In most all states at low prices and reasonable
terms. Have few bargain tracts that are offered
for quick sale. Write us what you want, we
have It. THE JANESVILLE EXCUANOB,
Timber Dept.. Janesvllle. Wis.

TIMBEB INVESTMENTS
We have a number of timber tracts offered
for sale that are probably the most enticing In-
vestments offered in America today. Our Hat
consists of all varieties of timber In different
size tracts. We can please the most discriminat-
ing. Would be pleased to submit proposition on
receipt of your requirements.

• JREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Ofllces : Janesvllle. Wis.

TIMBER WANTED

WANTED WHITE OAK TIMBEB

400,000 ft. White Oak Timber 10-xl4" to

i"xl6". Will submit schedule upon appllca-

on. I'J to IS months In which to make dellv-

l'I..\( i: liKnrilKRS, I.NC,

I..I .--^iMi. sir-.t. Hoston, Mass.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED— PARTNER
vholesalc Hardwood lumber baslneaa, special
In Philadelphia. Address

ALFRED P. liL'CKLHY,
;i7:'. N. Sicond St.. Philadelphia, Pa.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SEIXING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

57

TEMBEELANDS FOE SALE.

We are in a posiHon to supply you with an
kind of timber that your needs require anj
where in the United States, Canada. Mexlc<
Cuba and Republic of Panama. Our list con
prises over $60,000,000 worth of tlmberland:
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO..
Main Offices ; .lanesvUle, Wis.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Aih, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
8 1 9 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1 1 87

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK, POPLAR, ASH
and all ctber bardwoeds, in all eradea and tlilck
aeiaes, can be readily leld If adrertlaed U tta4
Wanted and Fsr Sal* sectlen »t BAanweeD Bcc
OSB. If jea have t large steck yea want U
sell try a few lines In this departateat ano
see what a lot of Inqolrles they will bring tsu

TIMBEELANDS FOE SALE

We are In a position to supply you with anj
kind of timber that your needs require any
where in the United States. Canada, Mexico
Cuba and the Republic of Panama. Our llsl
comprises over $60,000,000 worth of timberlands
Write for copy.

GREAT NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
Main Offices : Janesvllle. Wis.

If you want to get in touch
with 3000 Live Wire
Buyers of Hardwoods

it will pay you to find out about
the Hardwood Record's

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gives it credit for earning annu-
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59

Sale o£ Michigan
Hardwood Timber Lands

Comprising Probably the Finest Hard Maple
and Gray Elm Timber Now Standing

THE lands in Michigan belonging to the late David Ward, not disposed
of by the Trustees during the existence of the trust created by the
residuary devise of his will, have been ordered by Decree of the Circuit
Court for the County of Bay, In Chancery, in a suit for the partition thereof
therein pending, to be sold by a Circuit Court Commissioner in and for the
County of Bay, Michigan, at public auction to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House in Bay City, Michigan, on the fourth day of August,
A. D. 1914, at 10:00 o'clock A. M.

Some 7,000 acres and upvirards of the timbered lands included in said sale
are splendidly timbered with a fine quality of hard maple and gray elm, with
a sprinkUng of other varieties of timber. These lands were personally selected
by the late David Ward upwards of a quarter of a century ago, and were espe-
cially selected for the excellent quality of the timber thereon, at a time when
opportunity was available to select hardwood of these varieties as good as the
very best that originally stood in Michigan, and they are practically the last
offering of hard maple and gray elm timber lands selected under such conditions.

All of these lands are very accessible to the Detroit & Charlevoix division
of the Michigan Central Railroad, while part of them are also accessible to the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad and
the East Jordan & Southern Railroad.

Aside from the timbered lands, some 25,000 acres of denuded lands, and
lands the timber on which has been heretofore sold and conveyed, will be offered
at this sale, and also the saw mill plant, buildings and appurtenances, at Deward,
Crawford County, Michigan, built and operated by the Trustees under the Will
of David Ward, and likewise certain parcels of land and town lots, dock prop-
erties, boomage and riparian rights at or near East Jordan, Charlevoix County,
Alba, Antrim County, Manistee, Manistee County, or Bay City, Bay County,
Michigan.

All of the lands will be offered in parcels as fixed by the Decree of the
Court, the same ranging in size from 320 acres and upwards for the timbered
lands and 80 acres and upwards for the cut over lands, and lands the timber on
which has been sold and conveyed.

For further particulars write Hurdis M. Ready, Circuit Court Commis-
sioner, Bay City, Michigan, or Chamberlain, May, Denby & Webster, 1406-10
Dime Savings Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan.

fjo

HARDWOOD RECORD

ATKINS IV^eI? saws

mnhing <ni rqual n i>iilalioit in tlir largrst filiiKj rooms everywhere.

Atkins Band Saws come fitted for use. They
take their tension readily and hold it.
Easy to swage and stand up to their work.

Atkins Solid or In-
serted Tooth Circulars
are made of Silver
Steel. This insures
longest life and least
re-fitting.

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Atkins Machine Knives for all purposes are
correctly made, properly balanced, smoothly
welded. Atla Steel means long life to knives.

pp^-i-ai

Specify ATKLWi SAWS or KM\ES next Ume. Aiuj Dealer or

Supply House will furnish them. If not, write to the nearest addre.fs below.

Send for Our New 240 Page Catalog
E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. The SHver Steel Saw People

nd Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Machine Knife Factory: LANCASTER, K. T.
n llie follotTine illics: Aildrphs K. C. ATKINS i CO..
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B. (. Spain.- SMiney. N. S. >V.

Home Offi
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LIDGERWOOD

JOGS
ATf\i]L

ATIOWKT

SKIDDERS

PROFIT FROM WASTE

THE DIAMOND DOUBLE ANVIL
HOG IS SPECIALLY ADAPTED
FOR HARDWOOD MILLS

Let Us Send You Bulletin R

DIAMOND IRON WORKS

MINNEAPOLIS

MINNESOTA

Experienced Loggers
Use Yellow Strand
powersteel

In every hardwood lumber district in the United
States — wherever ropes of extra strength and dura-
bility are required — there you will find Yellow Strand
Powersteel Wire Rope.

It is made especially to withstand the tremendous
strains of logging and heavy hoisting of all kinds.

Every wire is drawn from a special steel having a
tensile strength 75 to 100 per cent greater than ordi-
nary crucible steel. This insures great strength, elas-
ticity and long life to the rope.

You need this strong, tough, pliable rope in your
business. Why not place the order now?
Write for catalog No. 50

Broderick & Bascom Rope Company

New York

Factories: St. Louis and Seattle

ST. LOUIS

Seattle

Agents Everywhere

HARDWOOD RECORD

Your Way of Handlinjj^ Lumber

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Ask Is About THE NATIONAL W A^

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN CO., Indianapolis, Ind.

BUTTING SAW

Flooring Feretories

For cutting out defects and making square and
^mootll ends for end=matching machines. Used by
he largest producers. Write for particulars and prices.

Marvvjfactvired by

Ca^dilla^c Machirve Co.

CADILLAC. MICH.

TheClycl(?^^stemi»vLoQ^^

aims /to cut-Gut-as^mucK

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ing and Q€>ttinA ready to

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ft the nnacKirvGS pu^i^j>^?^
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%^ skidding 6^ loading loks

sKowybu Ko-wit
works oui30^3eii>

CLYDE IRONT WORKS

Mdixufactuiiers of MacKincs for EVERY Lo^^in^Operat ioix
c^Sa^ DULUTH, U.S.A. ^^83^

DULUTH, U. S. A.

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Logging
Locomotives

must be specially designed to suit
the service. Baldwin loggers have
been built in all types and sizes.

doing- excellent wurk, where long hauls
must be made with heavy trains.

THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.

Cable Address:— "Baldwin, Philadelphia"

KEI-KESENTED BY

.60 Church Street, New York. N. \.

!25 Railway Exchange. Chicago, III.

.1610 Wright BuUding, St. Louis, Mo.

Planned To Meet Your
Drying Requirements

BlA ALSI-: 111' its perfect control. The
.Standard Moist Air System is so adapt-
able that it will fit into your plant as
though it had been especially designed to dry
YOUR line of hardwods.

Our catalog explains how this unequaled
adaptability is secured. It also contains a
list of users in YOUR OWN LINE to
whom you may refer for corroborative
F.\CTS about The Standard Kiln's success,
simplicity and economy. Write for it.
Address: The Standard Dry Kiln Co., 1559
McCarty St., Indianapolis, Ind.

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
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SELLING AGENTS

CRINE COMPiNY - • iLLBRiNCHtS
STlNDtRO EQUIPMENT CO., MOBILE, «L«
tLBlNV MILL SUPPLY CO., ILBINY, Gi.

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Chicago Rubber W*r4cs)

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

CHICAGO

Wire

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Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co,

HOME OFFICE. FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA, WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL. BIRCHWOOD. WIS.

We minudcturc at our Bircbwood plant sln(le ply Yeneers
of all natire northern woods and deliver stock that is In
shape to glue.

From our Algoma factory, where we hare specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, in all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
Teneer.

Lvery r"und of Rlue we use is guaranteed hide stock. We
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based op
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock id4
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yon.

VENEERS

Manufacturers and Importers of
Circassian Walnut, Mahogany

Wc quarter->aw and slice White Oak, Red Oak,
Gum and Sycamore

Rotary cut stock in poplar and gum, for
cross banding, back panels, drawer bottomt
and panels.

Plant is equipped with the most modem
machinery and drying systems known.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co.

Long Island City, New York

@ OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple

Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Established 1867 Incorporated 1904

B.

c.

JARRELL & CO.

MANLFACTl RERS OF

High

Grade, Rolary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cul

righl

; dried right; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

HARDWOOD RECORD

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y eneers and l^anels with a Jti^eputation

YX/'E manufacture Veneers in aH the native woods and for all purposes. Also Built-up Panels
in native and foreign woods — three and five-ply — and have established a reputation for
furnishing high-grade material. Send us your inquiries and orders and become one of our
satisfied customers.

Underwood Veneer Co.

^Vausau, Wis.

R. CONNOR CO.

WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS

WISCONSIN HARDWOOD
and HEMLOCK LUMBER

WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK

IVrite for prices

Main Office MARSHFIELD, WIS.

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

\V"e ha\e un hand a complete stock (winter sawni
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch. Hasswood. ."^oft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR THE BEST

Wisconsin Hardwoods?

Send for Pric
These Items Are in

P 1 i No. 3
.1, K,.iiKli.
)■ « 4 No. 2
ter s<oft Glm.

List "H. R." Today
ivecllent Shipping Condition

and Bette

No. 3 Comr

'4 No. 2 Cor
r Hard Maple.

1 I'ar H, 4 No. " '
Better Basswood.
, 1 Car .5 4 Nos. 1, 2, and 3
Bassn-ood.

3 Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.

5 tiars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots.

3 Cars (i 4 BIrrh Scoots.

1 Car 4/4x11" and Wider 1st
and 2nd Basswood.

KNEELAND-McLURG LUMBER COMPANY

Manuiacturers of Hardwoods

Pliillips, Wisconsin

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MICHIGAN

FAMOUS rOR HARD MAPLE. AND GREY ELM

"Ideal" li^ Rock Maple Flooring

i« th« Boorinf that it manufactured expreatlj to supply the demaod for the b«tl. It ii
mada by modem machinery from carefully-aalected ttock and eTery precaution ii Uken
throughout our entire tyttem to make it fulfill in eTery particular -ti same — -"IDEAL"

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send n$ Your I

nouxnet

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

■4 cars 1x7" and up No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

t car S/4 No. I Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars S/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4/4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft .Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

S. L. EASTMAN FLOORING Ca

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

ill i, § and l.i-lO and 1 1-10 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE LS, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That He Is GettinR

NEW BUSINESS

Through His .\d

If we can do it for him is there any logical

reason why we can't for you ?

\fAKE US PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

'''wr

Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

67

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Yeager Limber Company, Inc.

SPECIALTIES:

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

a. ELIAS Sc BRO.
HARDWOODS

White Pine, Yellow Pine. Spruce,
Hemlock. Fir. Lumber. Timber. Mill-
work. Boxes. Maple and Oak Flooring

>55=1015 EUK STRBET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO

OAK, ASU AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades and tbioknesBrs.

Wtll receive and inspect 8tf>ck at shipping poln

Branch yard. Meniphle. Tenn.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFAL

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

OUR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO

SPECIALTIES:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have ever>
I facility for filling and shipping orders promptK
I rhey will be pleased to have your inquiries

L

Maniifacturers

Gum

Oak

Cypress

General

Lumber

Cottonwood
i^ m^^ Maple

company Memphis, Icnn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you — IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating; Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemloeic

POPLAR

OAK

PINE

ALSO

ASH

CHESTNUT

WALNUT

VENEER

For DOORS and for FURNITURE

4.000,000 feet, all thicknesses, from 1 28 to 5 16 inch
800,000 feet Red and White 1 8 and 1 15 ' Door Stock:

1 20" and 1 15" Furniture Stock
800,000 feet selected Yellow Pine 1 15 and 1 8 Door

Stock

WRITE FOR STOCK LIST

CHICAGO VENEER CO., Inc., DANVILLE, KY.

YELLOW POPLAR

UlNUFUrUDEIIS OF BIND SIWEO

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY
QUARTER SAWED

WHITE OAK

Goal Qrofe, Ohio, U.S.A.

LUMBER CO

Nineteentb Ye«r
Semi-Monthly.

CHICAGO, JULY 25, 1914

MfVmiiT

HAKDWOOU RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LET L'S QU(jTF. VOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

P CARTIERHOLLAND

\ LIMBER COMPANY \

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR
FURNITURE TRADE

95.000 It. 4/4 .StlrcU.l End Dricl Winter Cut Wliilo
Maple-

25.000 ft. 8/4 Ists and 2nds Un.sidi.-cted Hard Maple

30,000 ft. 4/4 Log Run Michigan .Sr.ft I-.lni
lOS.OOO ft. 4/4 LoK Run Beech
1.17.000 ft. .5/4 Lor Run Beccli
120.0110 ft. 6/4 Log Run Beech

.50.000 ft. S/4 Log Run Beech

CRATING

175.000 It. 1x6 and wider White I'inc (rating
,100.000 ft. L\4 No. 4 White Pine Crating
.Sn.OOO ft. 1n4 and Wider No. 2 and No. 3 Common
Rasswnod

REMEMBER, we perfor

mill

.rk

«

MICHIGAN TRUST BUILDING

Grand Rapids, Michigan

M ILL L u d i n g t o n, M i c h i g a n

S

HARDWOOD RECORD

3

1 JVIICIilQAIN

|i ^ J

Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. JULY 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash No. 3 Common 34 M

1x6 Basswood Is and 2s 45 M

4/4 Basswood l s and 2s 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 1 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 3 Common 150 M

l.x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common 8 M

1 .x5 Basswood No. 3 Common 7 M

l.x6 Basswood No. 3 Common 60 M

l.x7 and up Basswood No. 3 Common 20 M

4/4 Red Curly Birch is and 2s K- M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 100 M

1x14 and up Cadillac Gray Ehii is and 2s 7 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common 200 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s 50 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2S 20 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 and 2 Common 17 M

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear) 6 M

5/4 Maple Step is and 2s 23 .M

4/4 Maple No. 3 Common 60 M

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common 83 M

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common 14 M

''It is not what lumber costs you, so much as what you
can get out of it, that decides its value for your tvork."

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARDWOODS

CADILLAC, MICH. July 1, 1914.

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 8 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 M

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. . . . 100 M
4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Com. .100 M

5/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 M

L2/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. . . . 5 M

4/4 Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30 M

6/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseye Maple I's & 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4/4 Basswood & Elm, No. 4 20 M

4/4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common.. 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KILN DRIED. HOLLOW BACKED
M .\ T C II E D OR JOINTED
POLISHED .\ND BUNDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^'

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

Kneeland-Bigelow
Company

Hardwood Manufacturers

150,000 ft. 6 4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
12,000 ft. 10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Bass
50,000 ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

gea§oDed. We are prepared I
Iractive prices for this
Immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD K i:CO K D

Are You Buying Lumber NOW?

"VJ( )\\ i> ilic tiir.c t.i liii} li;ir(l\V(.ii(l liiiiihcr. I'lico arc ilt<\\ii ai al).s<>liiu- mck Ixdloiii.
•*■ ^ Stocks arc in l)ctlcr shape nnw ihaii they will he later in the year. Consnniers have
lillie luiiiher in their yards and will l»ei;in needing' nialerial in quantity shortly. 'Fhe
indications, hackeil up hy ijood crops, the hasis for all coniniercial prosperit\-. imint to
_irood business this fall, and hardwoods at current ])rices are certainly a .good buy. If you
can use any of the luiuher (pioted below, you will make no mistake in .L^ettiniL; detailed
inforni.-ition re.i,Mrdin.f,^ it from the tirnis indicated.

CHURCHILL-MILTON LUMBER COMPANY

Ash — 1 ana 2 — 20 M -t.-t: 15 M 5/4; 25 M 8 ■( ; 1 ,S M

to '4 and thicker.
Ash. No. I common — 12 M 4/4; 10 M 5/4; .10 W 8/4;

14 .M 10/4 and thicker.

Ash. No. 2 common — 30 M 4/4 and thicker.

Beech, log run — 4 5 M 4/4; 16 M 5/4; 1 5 M 4/4 1 and 2.

Chestnut, 4/4 — 15 M 1 and 2; 20 M No. 1 common; A(t M

sound wormy.
Elm. log run — 30 M 6/4; 15 M S/4 : 25 M 3".
Hickory, 8/4 — 12 M 1 and 2. 20 .M No. 1 cr>mmon, IS .M

No. 2 common.
.\tarle, No. 1 common and better — 4/4. 25 iM; 6/4. 20 M;

8/4, 30 M; 10/4, 12 M.
Oak, plain. I and 2 — 4/4, 7o M; 5/4. 20,M; 8/4, 50 .M.
Oak, plain. No. 1 common — 4/4, 100 M* 5/4. 36 M; 8/4.

15 M.

Oak, plain. No. 2 common — 4/4. 40 M; 5/4. 10 iM;

8/4, 5 M.
Quartered white oak — 30.000 ft. is and 2s 4/4; 12.000 ft.

is and 2s 5/4.
60,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.
16.000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 ccmmon quartered whit^ f>ak.

THE LOUISVILLE VENEER MILLS

1 (.-ar 1 and 2 plain white oak.

2 cars No. 1 common plain white oak.
1 car No. 2 common plain white oak.

1 car 1 and 2 plain red oak.

2 cars No. 1 common plain red oak.
1 car No. 2 common plain red oak.

EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY

We offer 100.000 feet d" l.s an.l _'> eollmnvood.
which is a particularly fine lot of material. It is
dry and in good condition, and is worth every
cent that is asked for it. If you need cottonwood.
this stock will suit you to a T.

W. P. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY

60.000 ft. 4 '4 No. 1 common qtd. white oak.
100.000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common plain white oak.

1 car 6/4 1 and 2 qtd. red gum.
25,000 ft. 6/4 1 and 2 sap gum.

2 cars 4/4 first and second ash. 10" and wider.
5 cars 3" yellow pine pale stock.

NORTH VERNON LUMBER COMPANY

5,000 ft. 3/8" Fas qtd. white oak.

6,000 ft. 1/2 Fas qtd. white oak.

60,000 ft. 5/8 Fas qtd. white oak.

100,000 ft. 3/4 Fas qtd. white oak.

12,000 ft. 4/4 Fas qtd. white oak.

50,000 ft. 4/4 qtd. white oak strips, clear.

25,000 ft. 5/8 Fas plain red oak.

50,000 ft. 3/4 F'as plain red oak.

75,000 ft. 4/4 Fas plain red oak.

6 5,000 ft. 5/4 Fas plain red oak.

75,000 ft. 5/8 No. 1 com. plain red oak.

200,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 com. plain red oak.

11,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 com. plain red oak.

2 5,000 ft. 10/4 Fas ash.

NORMAN LUMBER COMPANY

(Mill', at IImII.v llidur. I.,i >

Su.OOOft. 4/4 common poplar.

30,000 ft. 4/4 select poplar.

30,000 ft. 4/4 first and second poplar.
300,000 ft. 4/4 first and second sap gum.
400,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common sap gum.

70,000 ft. 4/4 first and second red gum.
250,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 plain common red fiak.
200.000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 common red oak.

STEMMELEN LUMBER CCMPA.NY

50.000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 conunon quartered white oak

up wide.
20,000 ft. 4/4 lirst and second plain red oak.
15,000 ft. 4/4 first and second one face red and w
75,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common plain red oak.
50,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common plain white oak.
20,000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 common plain red oak.
50,000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 plain common white oak.
30,000 fl. 4/4 No. 1 common white ash

BOOKER-CECIL LUMBER COMPA.NY

150,000 ft. 4/4 plain common red oak.
75,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common poplar.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 clear sap poplar.
16,000 ft. 4" sap and better poplar.

1 car 3" ists and 2nds ash.

1 car 4" common and better ash.

3 cars 3" common and better plain white oak.

5 cars 2" common and better maple.

HARDWOOD RECORD

C H I C'^O CD

1 ^1

iSiliiiliiiiiiiiil

■iilRliiiiii

An Opportunity to Make Money
With Small Capital

I have a sm.ill ti:,.t ..I ti.iiher. well located, in Cenlial
Southern JIanlwo'd lielt, which will ci.t several million feet
of FIXE OAK.

Will sell to mill man at $2.50 per M ft. for the timber
onl.v— or $3.00 43er M ft. for the land anrt timber. Reasonable

You can make a handsome profit on the timber and have
a splendid farm left. Bottom land, no ovoi How.
If interested write for particulars!

TOHN C. SPRY

1003 Harris Trust Building

CHICAGO, ILL.

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-
inp has been among the foremost on the market
and because it stands today "unequaled" is the
best evidence that its manufacturer has kept
abreast of modern methods and the advanced de-
mands of the trade. To convince yourself of the
above statements, try our polished surface floor-
ing, tongued and grooved, hollow backed, with
matched ends and holes for blind nailing — you'U
Bnd it reduces the expense of laying and poUshlns
• »u( uutiklct tell* all aOuut HarchceXHt floorimt
and how to cart tor it — alao prto« — and it free

The T. Wilce Company

22nd and Throop St«. CHICAGO. ILL.

SAVE YOUR MONEY BY' USING THE

Uf7T\ D/\/\lf Published Semi-annually
I\£«LI DvlV/Iv in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collection Department is also oper-
ated and the same is open to you. Write for terniK.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Mention This Paper

Established
1878

Dhn St.
NEW YORK CITY

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers iSLre
owners of steaLin plants. Eighty nine per
cent are, therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing machinery. There is little percentage
of waste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for machinery e dvertisers.

aO 1 I 312 Portland Bio

arence boyle, Inc., Chicago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK. GUM and POPLAR

<%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers
owners of steam plants. Eighty

^^^ ^^B /C# nine per cent are, therefore, buyers of
^•^^ ^^^ wood-working machinery. There is lit-

tle percentage of waste circulation in
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

II A K I) W OO D R KCO K 1)

KNOXVILLE I

Fkinou* (or Fineit Type of Poplar, Oak and Cheatnut.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDUR LUMBER

BA>;U UlLA^ AT VK8TAU A SUBUKU OF KM OXVTLLK. BOUTHBUIM A.ND IXJL'ISVILI^E ik NASilVlLJ^ RAlLJtOAJj

C. C. CANNON. C. R. 8WANN.

Vlc.-Prn Seer and Triaa.

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch Ofllca and Tard :
Bank and Mcl.ran Ave.. ClnrlDBall I M. ASHER. Mgr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T

HARDWOOD RECORD i. n differ-

■

ent kind, and altogether better

^1,

, lumber newspaper than ha» hither-

to bee

1 published. Thi. is made possible

by the

loyal co-operation and support of the

hardwo

od element of the lumber industry.

If you

are a subscriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT, POPLAR. PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK. WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, Knoxville. Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is shown completely in our new orrcctiun jjamphlet (oft' the ]jre?s recently),
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us
give vou the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Your Way of Handling Lumber

Then to Kiln Truck

Ask Us About THE NATIONAL WAY

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN CO., Indianapolis, Ind

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two cars 8/4 common and better Basswood
One car 4/4 1st and 2nd Basswood
Three cars 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4/4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK
MUls: Pensacola, N. C. Capacity. 90,000 ft. per day

Charles K. Parry & Co. !°a'„*<j T^'ue't^ifirnl Philadelphia

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

jfacturers ROTARY CUT q
of COTTONWOOD CC

DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
AND PANELS
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

^

For items of Hardwood Stock or Hardwood
Machinery, you will find it advantageous tt
write our advertisers. Get in touch !

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1 ICINCINNATII 1

1 J

RED GUM

Write us when you want BONE DRY stock
High Grade Fine Widths Good Lengths

BENNETT & WITTE

224 West Fourth St.

CINCINNATI. O.

UNIFORM OAK

UNIFORM WHITE COLOR

UNIFORM SOFT TEXTURE

Cut from our own tract of timber of 100,000 acres, by
our own mills under our own personal supervision. We
cut 200,000 feet of lumber every day.

SKXD US YOUR IXQVIKIKS

The Mowbray & Robinson Company

nnHnnati (). CINCINNATI, O. ,\'"I:*- , ^

W. E. HEYSER. President WEAVER HASS, V. P
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE. Secy & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place
Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS

West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

M A H I) W OO I) H KC O K 1)

Pcnrod Walnut &Vcnccr Co.

1 PEl\ROD-Jl]RDEI\^tCOWtM

Mills. Kansas CM

y and llc-lciia. Ark.

LIMBKR COMPANY

A.l.ir.-^ a

1 iii.,iin-n- to

Band Mills & Ollias: Brastlcid, Ark.

General Oillces

KANSAS CITY, MO.

I\c;i(ly I'nr iniinc(li,-itr -liipincnt
RED GUM

1

Kansas Cily PlanI

' Helena. Ark.. Plant

QUARTERED PLAIN

Exclusively

Exclusively

2 cars 4 4' Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.

WALNUT

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

1 car 5/4' Is and 2s. 2 cars 5 '4" Is and 2s.

;"^':''nr- 5c:;s8i'!::nd2::

2 cars 8 4 Is and 2s. i ^ar 10 4" Is and 2s.

American and
Circassian

Oak. Ash
Red Gum, Elm

3 cars 4 4" No. 1 Com. l "" \Z ^°- | ^om.

r ... », , r, 2 cars 5 4 No. 1 Com.

1 car 5 4 No. 1 Com. 3 cars 6 4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 4' No. 1 Com.

Figured

Poplar

2 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 4" No. 1 Com.

and Plain

Cypress
Yellow Pine

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

VENEERS

DRY AND FLAT

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

and

LATHES UP

LUMBER

TO 104"

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and

White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

LUDmcfTON
HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000.000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Oiler

S.M liO IAS ll..»r,vvuod.
l.M li« til 8-, 10' and I3' FAS
BaANwood.

Ider FAS Bann-

15M

wood.
40.M Ii5'x8- N.

20M li

Bn

27.M li

and wider No.
and wider No.

SOM 1 16" and wider FAS Beech

40.M IiO" and «vlder .No. 1 Com

Bp.-ch.

45M .5/4 No. 1 Com. and bir

Bc-erh.

55.M IiO" and nider No. I Com

Birch.

40M 8/4 No. I Com. and l.lr

Soft Cray Elm.

(TTn,

q)s

E A R N Si

SALT Cr LUMBER CO. LUDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

INASHVILLB-'

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD^^rOODS

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumbjr and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. I Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. l Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

is and 2s Poplar, 24
IS and 2s Poplar, 18"

3,100 ft. r

and up.
9,500 ft. r

to 2 3".

1 5,000 ft. i" IS & 2s Poplar, regular.
2,000 ft. l" Sap Poplar.
4,000 ft. l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
6,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
0,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
6,000 ft. 8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.

),000 ft.

Oak.
),000 ft.

Oak.
2,400 ft.

Oak,

l" is and 2s Qtd. White
l" IS and 2s Plain White

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Qu^ftered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4 13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40 110(1

fl.

4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20.000

.1/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

l.-i.OOO

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

ft

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

2.1,000

n.

6/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30.000

ft

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40.000

ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

1 2.000

ft

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

5/8 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

30.000

ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

l.'-,.00O

ft

5/4 l.« and 2.S Poplar. 7" and up

20.000

ft

0/4 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

12.000

ft

5/4 Sap Poplar. 5" and up

13.000

ft

6/4 Sap Poplar. 5" and up

40.000

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 5'

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

0.4E FLOORING

60,000' ^"xlK" Clear Plain White
150,000' 5^"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" x2}4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' ys"x\V2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' Vf."x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16"x2!4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X 2 J4" Clear QXA.

White
15.000' H"x2" Clear Qid. Red
30,000' yt,"xlYi" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X2J4" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 Nd. 2 Common Q\xzr\ere&

White Oak
1 car 4/4 is and 2S Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. I Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. l Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

100 M' 4/4 is and 2s Plain White Oak
150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd- White Oak
20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARDWOOD RECOK D

If - j

Ij 1 I THE -■■

-^i^ u 1 n

II PROMINENT SOVTHERN MANUFACTURERS j

Band Sawn Hardwoods

WE PRODUCE OUR OWN STOCKS

Our Specialties:

Collonwood- Oak Three Ply Red

Red and Sap (ium '"RCd'Hnd^whiu"* ^u™ Panels

A Few

4 Cars 4 4
8 Cars 4 4

5 Cars 6 4
4 Cars 4

5 Cars 4
9 Cars 4
8 Cars 4
7 Cars 5

11 Cars 4
5 Cars 4
4 Cars 4
2 Cars yi"

10 Cars 6 4
7 Cars 4 4

Items We Want To Move

' 1st and 2nds Red Gum

No. 1 Common Red Gum

1st and 2nds Sap Gum

Select Yellow Cypress

No. 1 Shop Yellow Cypress
' X 13" to 17" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood

■ X 6" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
' X 5" to 12" 1st and 2nds Cottonwood
' X 13" to 17" Box Board Cottonwood

■ X 11" & 12" Box Board Cottonwood
X 9" to 12" Box Board Cottonwood

No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak
Log Run Soft Maple
1st and 2nds Plain Red Oak

WRITE US FOR PRICES

AJVDERSON-TULLY COMPANY, Memphis. Tcnn.

BOX SHOOKS and VENEERS

New Orleans Office, 406 Whitney-Central Bldg.

II. K. <;l..\KSKU

J. F. Muller ^ Sohn

WOOD BROKERS

Selling Agents for
Hardwood Logs
and Lumber

Hamburg, Germany

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUPACTURERS OF

^g^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of Ys" and 13 16" in all
standaurd widths

inn.M' 4 4" Ik & 2»

Wlllt<- Ouk
75M' 4 4" Nil. I r<i

lerrcl While Oak
I2.M- 4 4" No. 2 Vu

trrrti Whilr Oak
40M' 8 4 In Jl' in

While Oiik

Carnahan-Allport Lumber Company

\.\K.\J.k I.A.M) \: LU.Ml;i.k Cu.Mi'.\.\V

Geridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

N. A. WEBSTER

Yellow Pine and Southern Hardwoods

OAK. ASH. IIHKom <.I M. (Mills- TIKS. I'll.l.NG

TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEX.

TWO «l'

FINELY FIGURED QlAIilUiH) Itl I) (.

tlltc \-sl \N 1 ISI-II

FINELY FIGURED E\ K.N <l)l.<»IC <|lAlt

HI I) (.1 M I (IK MAHOGANY OR
I ISI-II \M>

\WN WHITE OAK

gum lo obtain bc»I reoullB as cabinet wood
G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, Chattanooga, Tenne»ee

TO CONSUMERS COTTONWOOD

WE OFFER

3 cara 4 4 9" to 12" na\boar<lH 2 oarH 4 4 I.'!' and nidcr la A ia
3 cara 4 4 C" lo 12" la and 2a 10 lara 4 4 No. 1 and No. 2 Com.

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

566 Randolph Bldg. MEMPHIS, 7ENN.

HARDWOOD RECORD'S

stronfjcst circulation is in the repion wlnre things are made
of wood— WISCONSLV, MICHIGA.N', ILLINOIS, IN-
DIANA. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK

IT'sThe BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

HARDWOOD RECORD

American Walnut Ha^ Arrived!

N(J^.()I)^■ who attended any of ihc furniture shows can doul)l that lUack W'ahiut. the
Aristocrat of American Hardwoods, has regained its popularity, nor tliat it will be
featured prominently on the floors of the leading retail distributors this fall. Nobody who
has seen the beautiftil interior trim in the new Marshall Field btiilding in Chicago, which
is finished in walnut throughout, can doubt that it will fill a big place in the building field
hereafter. Tf }-ou ha\-en't prepared for the walnut demand, get in line. The ai)])en(lefl lists
show stocks ready to shi]). in the hands of leading prodticers.

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY

East St. Louis, in.

iti.vdv «.\i,M r

66,000' 5/4" 1st & 2iu1s
32,000' 5/4" No. 1 Com.
29,000' 6/4" 1st & 2nds
3 2,000' 6/4" No. 1 Com.
14,000' 8/4" 1st & 2nds
22.000' 8/4" No. 1 Com.
6,000' 10/4" 1st & 2nds
7,000' 10/4" No. 1 Com.
13.000' 12/4" 1st & 2nds
S.OOO' 12/4" No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

50,000'

3/8'

1st

& 2nds

50.000'

3/8'

No.

1 Com.

30,000'

1/2'

1st

& 2nds

60,000'

1/2'

No.

1 Com.

80,000'

5/8'

1st

& 2nds

10,000'

5/8'

No.

1 Com.

60,000'

3/4'

1st

& 2nds

10,000'

3/4'

No.

1 Com.

54,000'

4/4'

1st

& 2nds

69,000'

4/4'

No,

1 Com.

yh

tactur

WALNUT LUMBER

and
SAWN WALNUT VENEERS

GEO. W. HARTZELL

Piqua

1ST AM) iMIS

« Al.M r

12,000'

5/8"

27,000'

3/4"

21,000'

4/4"

42,000'

5/4"

30,000'

6/4"

35,000'

8/4"

27,000'

....10/4"

25,000'

....12/4"

10,000'

....16/4"

NO. 1 COMMON

UAI.MT

5,000'

5/8"

15,000'

3/4"

40,000'

4/4"

25,000'

5/4"

35,000'

6''4"

Ohio

40.000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

5,000' 12/4"

1,000' 16/4"

15,000' 3/4 to 4" Figured

Boards and Panels.
30,000' 4/4" Clear Face
6" & up Wide.
Figured Walnut Butts. Fig-
ured Long Wood and
Plain Walnut Veneers
Ready for Immediate
Shipment.
All Stock Band Sawn. Equal-
ized and Dry.

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Mo.

1,000
,00(1'
,000'
1,000'
1,000'

1,000'
,000'

1,000'
1,000'

:5,000 5/8"

W.iLNUT

32,000'
135,000'
14,000'

.1/2"

.5/8"

.3/4"

11,000 IJ^

40,000' 2"

8,000' 254"

5,000' 3"

110.006' '.'. 1"

10,000' 154"

18,000' ly/'

12,000' 2"

VENEERS
Figured Walnut Log Veneers and Butts Ready for Ship-
ment. Plain Veneers Cut to Order

Kt

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

Kansas City, Mo.

H.VI.XUT

28,750' 3/8"

5 5,900' 1/2"

32,400' 5/8"

46,600' 3/4"

93,600' 4/4"

39,600' 5/4"

9.000' 6/4"

19.400' 8/4"

30,000' 10-16/4"

18,300' 3/8"

28,800' 1/2"

48,400' 5/8"

52.700' 3/4"

183,000' 4/4"

82,000' 5/4"

64,000' 6/4"

42,000' 8/4"

45,000' 10-16/4"

KRAETZEf^ CURED LUMBER
In Stock Ready for Shipment, 3,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Butt Veneers and 2,000,000 Feet of Figured Long
Walnut Veneers.

We riirnisli IMiiiil Walnut Veneer. .\n.T Tliiiliness. Cut to Si/e

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, GMBH
Cincinnati, Ohio

),000'
),000'
).000'

;,ooo'
1.000'
1.000'
:,ooo'
;.ooo'
1.000'

) JNDS WAF.NfT

3/8"

1/2"

5/8"

3/4"

4/4"

5/4"

6/4"

8/4"

10/4" & up

I fOMMON

3/8"

48,000 1/2"

60.000' 5/8"

67,000' 3/4"

50,000' 4/4"

14,000' 5/4"

32,000' 6/4"

60.000' 8/4"

5.000' 10/4" & up

NO i COMMON

75,000' 4/4"

30.000' 5 & 6/4"

25.000' 8/4" & up

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Missour

WALNUT LOGS

For Export
FIGURED WALNUT LOGS

FIGURED WALNUT 3UTTS

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

Salem, Indiana
1ST .\XI) 2XDS HLACK W.il.NlT

,000
,000'
,000'

,000'

,000'
,000'

. . . 1/2"
. . . 5/8"
...3/4"
...4/4"
. . . 5/4"
. . .6/4"
•OMMOX 1JI..\CK WAI.>
. . .4/4". 80,000' .
. . .5/4" 78,000' .

53,000'

11,000'

14,000' 1

16,000' 1

7,000' 1

210,000

NO. •; toM:Mox black walxct

520,000' 4/4" 84,000' ....

120,000' 5/4" 8,000' ....

60,000' 6/4"

HARDWOOD RECORD

THE EAST

LEADING MANUFACTURtRS AND JOBBBHa

WM. WHITMER C^ SONS

'If Anybody C«n,
Wr Can"

Manufacturers and Whole-
salers of All Kinds of

HARDWOODS

W>,t Virgini« Spruce and Hemlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank Bldg. PHILADELPHIA

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BIII.DING, BOSTON'. MASS.

Specialist in Hatdwoods

MMUfacturers are requested to supply lists of stock for salt

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

-__, |L

THE

STANDARD VENEER

.Manufacturers

Rotary Cut Uircli \'cin;crs
HOULTON. ME.

-MILL ANI> STOKE AT STOCKHOLM. ME.

CO.

PITTSBURGH, PA.

MANLTACTUKERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing .Mill and Pattern Work
Maho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

AUo Yellow Pine and Hardwood*
WC WA>T HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE CO.^UIlSSIO.\ SALESMEN

SPECIALS
OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

Ml Kinds Band-Saun Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia. Pa.

H.

D.

WIGGIN

S9 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASS.

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER |i

Circul

ir-sawed

Poplar, Oak, Chestnut

Basswood,

Maple

.Mill

•1 MOD. (uMi JUH.II..!.. Weal TlrKiala

1 cor IVL-xI',

We Want

to Buy: ' is'JLmorr'""^' ''''' ' a N.'.''l'.<m,'im,n * '

THOMAS E. CO ALE LUMBER COMPANY

Franklin Hank IJuilclln

rniLAUELPUIA, FA.

PALMER &, PARKER CO.
TEAK MAHOGANY ^bonv

ENQLlSnOAK »«-V,rrBe DOMESTIC

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT VENEERS HARDWOODS

103 Mediord Street, Charlestown Oist.

BOSTON. MASS.

WISTAR, UNDERBILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

'""""iVpARALrElED succSf""^ Hafdwood Record'

N*

Srllttlnc

Nor

«keckinr

No
CUrjinf

Nor
Adjuitln;

^n

mf\

Rtcom-

meodcd by

all that*

who

hav* tried

it

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

strongest circulation is in the region n'here
things are made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sables
medt\in\ for ha-rdwood lumber.

HARDWOOD RECORD

THE EAST

BOSTON NEW YORK P H I L A D E, L P H I A

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

*i Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Qiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

*i Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

CENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

W. P. Craig Lumbar Ga.

Wholesale Hardwood and Building

Lumber

Empire Buiidiig,

PITTSBURG, PA.

BIRCH

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-
HH fk ^)| P ment at the
lwl#4r L t mill. Write us.

AND

New York Office

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

1 ET US talk to you about the plain
™ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co.. New Albany, Ind.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACH-
ING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM
ALL TWICE A MONTH.

ASK US ABOUT IT

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throughout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

G. H. EVANS LUMBER CO

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

FIFTEEN ACRES OF DRY LUMBER. EVERY WIDTH, LENGTH. GRADE AND
THICKNESS IS PILED SEPARATELY. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT POPLAR,

OAK. GUM

Planing Mill and Resawing

Capacity 100,000 feet daily

We Save You Money

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearc
office for prices

i'oplar.
IS M f 18

Poplar.
10 M :- 22 to 25 Ut and 2nil

Poplar.
3 M 2' 28 and up Ut xnd 2nd

Poplar.
SO M 2'-^

M 2Vi-
Poplal

l-opfa,
I V/." 22
I'aplar.
I 2 'A- 26 <

I :r 6 lo
l-uplar.
il «- 18 an

IH lo 22 lul

23 iHt und 2nd

Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry
— National Grades. We have five million
feet Poplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Rsher Building
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

City Bank Building
PADUCAH. KENTUCKY

sw^:vKWi^W'W'N'^'/-M'v;!iv.;^:>wTwgM}!a»V4JMM!ai:«y

iQ Table of Contents (Jf

COVER PICTURE— An Historical
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions. .. .

The Cover Picture

The Industrial Commission

Some Forest Problems

A Debatable Question

The Cost of Manufacture and

An Appeal and the Answer...

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

The Good-Fellow Salesman

Philippine Lumber Industry

The Closest Utilization

Wood in Musical Instruments

Wisconsin's Production of Beehives
Encouragement Seen In Export FIgur

The Sawed Veneer Industry

Time for Patience

Construction of Timber Flumes

Will Study Forest Utilization

Hardwoods and Softwoods

Type Views in Northern Wisconsin..

Pertinent Legal Findings

Rate Decision — Chicago Territory....
Chicago's Annual Picnic

the

Tales of the Trade

THE MAIL BAG

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS...; 34

WITH THE TRADE 35.

PERTINENT INFORMATION 36'

HARDWOOD NEWS 43

HARDWOOD MARKET 50

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-

StIBSCHIPTION TEEMS: In the C
J2.00 th« jesr; In foreign countrlK.

la conformity with
payable In sdrsnce, bd^
at our optloD.

iBstructlona for renewal, dticontinuance, or chance of addreia, ahoQid be aeat
•ne week before the date they are to (o Into effect. Both
■ uat be given.

Batk display aLd classlflrd adrertlslng rates fiimlshed upon application,
tlslsg copy auat be received llTe daya In advance of pnblicstlon datea.

Batered as second claas matter May 26. 1S02, at the postofflce at Cblcaco. III..
under act of March 3, 1879.

■d Statea and Ita poasesalons, and Canada.

.00 extra poatage.
rulpa of the poetotUce department. SDbacrlptlons are
default of written onlera to the contrary, are contlanr4

Adrer

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
In Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

vi:^j^m^:;;^m^:j^^ii-^^

flfflwoM RecoS

Published In ihe Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood-Working Machinery, on the lOlh and 25th of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh, President
Edwin W. Meeker, Managing Editor
Hu Maxwell. Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Budding
337 So. Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

Vol, XXXVIII

CHICAGO, JULY 25, 1914

No.

■Ti<TOMti;5i»:wiTOi<tm!:):o!TOi;jigiaTOiiu.^^

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

THERE I,S WITHOUT DOUBT A HEAI/l'llIKK TO.XE in all
business circles at this time than there was two weeks ago.
This could be attributed to various causes, but very likely lias
resulted in part at least from the attitude which the administra-
tion seems to be showing toward its regulation of big business.
Also, the definite jiromise of an early announcement regarding the
eastern freight rate proposition has had its bearing on the general
situation. A strong factor probably is the continued good reports
coming in from farming sections with the entire likelihood that
that vast purchasing power is going to get into swing when
returns from the record-breaking crops come in.

Regardless of causes, there is more optimism expressed at present
than there has been for some time and the expressions of antici-
pation of good business in the fall are becoming more and more
unanimous. There are still those, of course, who are of the opinion
that nothing good will result while the democratic administration
is in power, but business men in general seem inclined to believe
differently regardless of their political convictions.

In the lumber business this tone is manifested more in the favor-
able expression on the part of buyers than in increased orders.
Orders continue to come in probably in slightly increased numbers,
but without 'very much change in proportion, but buyers in all
parts of the country are talking in an entirely different mood than
they did some time ago.

In furniture lines there is real justification for this tone in the
•developments at expositions in various cities in the Middle West
and East. In almost all of the large markets there are more buyers
this year than have ever been in attendance and as a consequence
furniture manufacturers are congratulating themselves on the be-
lief that they will have good business in the fall. Of course, this
will mean an active awakening in demand for hardwood products.

The railroads seem to feel that they can not afford to wait any
longer for necessary repairs and as a result several of them have
recently placed orders of excellent magnitude for cars and other
equipment. With a few of the important systems adopting this
policy it will naturally follow within a short time that the other
roads will do likewise. This result would unquestionably be very
much appreciated.

Stock conditions are still good, although there is, of course,
some accumulation at southern points with the resulting tendency
to sacrifice values for the sake of orders. In this respect northern
operators are probably in a more favorable condition than are
southern operators, as owing to the shortage in log supply last
winter they did not manufacture nearly so much stock as they had

anticipated. A sumniarv of prices which are now being received for
northern lumber indicates that they are not nearly so far off as
had been thought. In fact the average hardwood value now ranges
probably not more than $1.50 below the unusually good prices which
carried a year ago.

In southern woods the slightly stronger interest in gum which
has been reported from certain centers seems to have become gen-
eral. Gum stocks are moving fairly well both in upper and lower
grades. The poorer classes of lumber generally are having the
best calls these days as box people are still very active. Such
stock as goes into wagon construction Is actively taken up, as wagon
manufacturers are almost unanimously in good shape and doing
an excellent business resulting from farmers' increased necessity
contingent upon harvesting the excellent crops.

Hardwood Record has expressed itself before as convinced of an
entire likelihood of first-class developments in the fall and repeats
that assertion, of course with the idea in mind that such an
increase will not be immediate and out of proportion, but will be a
gradual awakening of interest in all lines of commodities and a
slow working back to more normal conditions.

The Cover Picture

JOHN WESLEY, THE FOUrNDER OF METHODISM, gave a
^ place in history to tlie live oak tree, which appears in the cover
picture illustrating this issue of Hardwood Record. Tradition re-
lates that under this tree the celebrated missionary preached his first
sermon in America. His own account of it does not say a sermon
was preached there, but that there were "thanks" and "prayers."
His diary, under date of February 6, 17.36, says:

' ' About eight in the morning we first set foot on American ground.
It was a small, uninhabited island over against Tybee. Mr. Ogel-
thorpe led us to a rising ground, where we all kneeled down to give
thanks. He then took boat for Savannah. When the rest of the
people were come on shore we called our little flock together to
prayers."

The place has been identified as Seminole Island, South Carolina,
and no one questions the correctness of the identification, and the
tree is also equally well known. The cover illustration is from a
photograph secured a short time ago by the Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago.

John Wesley was there one hundred and seventy-eight years ago.
He was then thirty-three years old, and was at the beginning of a
memorable missionary work. He had come to America with an over-
flowing zeal to christianize the Indians. He was not long in tackling
the job, which proved harder than he had anticipated. He insisted
upon expounding scholastic theology to the benighted heathen, and

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nsking tiMin doctrinal quMtiona hard enough to have ttumpo)! tlio
Ai>o!itl« Paul. When the guildocs children of tho wildcmoaa ropliod
that they niu>t two thini;it boforo Uicy could uudcriitand, thoy wero
looked upon by Iho miMioimry lui woefully linking iji fiiitli, which
ho said is "tho evidenro of thingM not fiofn. " The Indinnii xliouk
their heads, snyini; they hiid to fit;ht »o iimny rasenlly wliito men
tliat they had no time to linten to |>reuclierh.

John Wesley had trouble with his own people in Geor(;in. He wont
about "with n chip on his shoulder," looking for a light. Tho
G«orginns gave him an much n.s ho wunteil. lie was indicted eight
timcK. His friends advised him in leave the country, and lie was
not hard to pursuadc that Kngliind needed him. Ho departed in the
same frame of miml as Tinion, who "loft Athens, cursing as he
went." Wesley diil not grow profane, but he declared that he was
"shaking the dust from his feet," and that ho had not heard of a
single Indian on the continent of America that wanted to bo
preache<l to.

The oak is ns vigorous now as when it sheltered the missionary a
few minutes after he sot foot in America. The live oak is of slow
rrrowtli and it lives to old age, but the oldest specimens arc usually
victim.s of decay which often docs not appear externally, though
the trunk is badly pitted beneath the bark. In the days of wooden
ships, when the cutting of live oak for knees was a great industry,
there were men who spc<'ializcd in detecting decay in live oak timber.
In .John James Audubon's travels in Florida three-quarters of a cen-
tury ago, he gave an interesting account of how this was done. Tho
men were called "live oakers."

The long strands of Spanish moss hanging from the branches of
Wesley's oak are typical of the whole Gulf region and tho South
Atlantic coast. Though commonly called moss, it is not even in tho
moss family, but is a pineapple (Dcndropogon usenoides) with leaves,
tlowers and fruit. The leaves are sometimes one hundred times as
long as broad, and look like slender blades of grass. It is an air
plant, or at least obtains very little nourishment from the branch on
which it hangs. The black ' ' horsehair ' ' mattresses in many upholstery
shops are nearly all made of the black fiber of this moss after the
^■■'•rk :i!i*! Iphvpo h:ivo boon romnve'i.

The Industrial Commission

AiiOllV OF MEN met in Chicago, July 21, lor a scvenil .I.hvs'
session to investigate problems somewhat out of tlie ordinary.
The investigators constitute the United States commission whii'h is
making a study of the relation of labor and industry. The subject
is much wider than mere wages, or hours, or housing conditions, or
prices. It combines these, but not in a statistical way. Its purpose
is to reach the fundamental causes of present industrial unrest and
hesitation, and to discover remedies, if possible, for real evils, and
to dissipate such as may be found imaginary.

Abstract dogmas and theories will not have much weight in the in-
quiry. Live topics, like conciliation and arbitration, old age pen-
sions, insurance, housing, wages and cost of living, receive most
attention; but numerous other subjects, more or less intimately asso-
ciated with present day industrial conditions, are under investigation.
Labor unions, open shops, cost of material, boycotts, combinations,
and whatever helps or hurts industry, is considered a legitimate sub-
ject for inquiry.

The field is wide. If its boundaries are somewhat vague and its
extent not clearly defined, even these facts may be tunied to advan
tage, because the scope of the work will not be cramped. Information
has been sought from witnesses in various walks of life; merchants,
manufacturers, social settlement workers, bankers, labor leaders,
miners, sailors, Jiospital superintendents, and others who have first
hand knowledge of present day conditions.

Those in charge of the investigation are men of wide business ex-
perience and technical training. They have planned their work along
basic lines and on fundamental principles, extending from public
agencies, state and national, which undertake to regulate business,
down to the smallest group of laborers, united for purposes of better-
ing their condition.

Some Forest Problems

AWUUK OF VEKV UKSPKCTAHI.K ^V/.V. llll^ I..-, ii un.i.rtaken
jointly by tho Department of Agriculturi' mid the l)e)iartnirnt
of (\>mineri-e, according to announcement from Wanhington. An in
vustigation is to Ik) made for tlio purpnw of deviKing meann, if pOH-
sible, of using tho forest rexourcoa of tliiH country with leim wunto
than heretofore. Tho stAtcment of pur|>uH4' ih ennily made; but let
no one suppose that tho exiviition of such a purpose will be enhy.

Those who undertake to work it out will have one important factor
in their favor, namely, they will have tho good will ot lumber manu-
facturers from tho start. Tho lumbermen and users of wood have
been hammering at tluit proposition for years. They have accom
plishcd much, but the gooil sought is yet a long way off, and the
road by which it may bo reached is not very plain. It is on encour-
aging feature of the situation that two strong departments of the
government are about to unite their forces to Inke u]i Uie work in
earnest.

Lumbermen who have been blazing trails in the direction of greater
economy and efficiency in forest use ami protection, have frequently
pointed out some of the steps which they lielieve must be successfully
taken before tho desired results can be reiiclieil.

There must be wiser systems of fore.'.t taxation than some now in
existence. Sonio kind of arrangement must be provided whereby the
owner of young timber, like the owner of young corn, can make more
money by protecting and keeping his crop until marketable than In
abandoning it.

More efficient fire protection must be had. Smoke and charcoal pay
no returns to the owner of land. Timber cannot be used after it is
burned up.

Nature must bo assisted in providing second growth of the right
kind, after the first has been cut or burned. Blackberry briers, bird
cherry, huckleberry bushes, and bracken fern are poor forest re
sources, yet they occupy land where trees might be growing.

More use must be found for low-grade lumber. There lies the chief
waste. Abstract preaching is not going to induce anybody to buy
that class of material. There must be a profit in it, or no sane man
will touch it.

Sermons on the sin of waste will not diminish waste one cubic inch;
but advice as to ways of making money out waste will be eagerly
listened to by all dealers in forest products.

Home markets for lumber must be improved and increased. Good
demand is the most powerful promoter of saving. Tho manufacturer
will save every scrap that anybody will buy.

The foreign market should be extended. It will take fighting to
do it, but it is worth the fight. If American lumber were pushed in
foreign lands with the same spirit that is shown by the Japanese in
pushing their oak, the over-sea market could be easily doubled.

The foregoing are some of tho problems to which the two depart-
ments of the government will doubtless give attention ; but they are
by no means all the problems which must be worked out before
American forests and tho wooil-usint' industries are placed where
they belong'.

A Debatable Question

VILLAGE AND COUNTRY DEBATING .SOCIETIES have always
found a suitable subject for discussion in the question: "Which
is the greater incentive to action, expectation of reward or fear of
punishment"? Budding oratory has many times bloomed, and has
sometimes gone to seed, advocating one side or the other of that
proposition ; yet, to this day, the correct answer has not been found,
and the debate goes on.

The business interests of the country are now debating that propo-
sition in all seriousness. The question has been slightly remodeled,
however, to read, "Which is stronger, hope or fearf" Business
is hesitating. It is uncertain whether to push ahead in quest of
gain or to hold back through fear of what may happen. There is
no question that every business man wants to go ahead; but "fear
of punishment" is stronger than "expectation of reward." That
is why business is dull.

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This condition has been called psychological. The same kind of
l>sychology is involved as that which would cause a prudent man
to hesitate before venturing .upon thin ice. He would rather come
to a stop on the shore than take a chance of going through the ice.
It is the same psychology that produces hesitation in a traveler who
suspects that a footpad is lying in wait for him by a lonely road.
It is a prudent hesitation, though the fear may not actually be well
founded; yet, so long as there is fear, the traveler will be leery
about venturing. A similar psychological situation exists when a
banker declines to make a loan to a man who has little property of
his own, and whose other security is of doubtful value. The man
who is refused the loan may insist that the condition is entirely
psychological ; but that will fail to persuade the conservative banker
that he ought to make the loan. Expectation of reward and fear
of loss are weighed in the balance, and fear often outweighs hope.

The ol(l proverb, "Nothing risked, nothing gained," might be
modified to read, "Too much risked, nothing gained." The Amer-
ican business man is not a coward ; neither is he unduly timid. He is
willing to take reasonable chances. He does not shy at a shadow.
At the same time he insists on seeing the road a few steps ahead
before he sets out to travel it. That holds particularly tnie after he
has heard a good many threats of hostility, and has became sus-
picious of a number of circumstancos which have conu' to liis knowl-
edge.

The Cost of Manufacture and Lumber Prices

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are a constant sul.

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IN THESE DAYS whe
discussion it would seem that a great deal of unnecessary and
harmful price cutting could be avoided if the lumbermen as a
general thing were better equipped to tell exactly what their
product is costing. The man who will deliberately sell goods at a
figure which on the face of the transaction shows a direct loss
is an exception, but the man who will sell at what he considers
a small profit under the stress of adverse conditions is not at
all exceptional. Thus it can easily be seen that any misinforma-
tion which would seem to place figures on the cost of manufac-
ture at a point lower than they actually are cannot fail to act
detrimentally to the general market.

It can readily be appreciated that when a concern is actually
paying between $9 and $9.50 for all charges in lumber manufac-
Iwre, including sales, from the time the logs are unloaded at the
mill to the time the lumber is actually disposed of and money
returned, but figures that cost at only $4.50, the chances for
price cutting are much greater than when the cost is actually
known.

Yet this condition applies exactly to a great many sawmill
operations. The hardwood manufacturers who know their actual
manufacturing cost are today rare. Exception will probably be
taken to this statement, but it is nevertheless a fact. No other
conclusion is possible when one concern in a certain territory after
very careful study and computation knows its cost is $9.15 while
another concern operating within a few miles and under the same
conditions claims that it is turning out its lumber and selling it
at from $4.00 to $4.50 from the log delivered at the mill.

Aside from the fact that it is poor business not to know costs
more closely than this, the possible detrimental effects on the
lumber business in general are of tremendous scope. It can
readily be appreciated that fluctuating lumber values are to a great
extent the result of confused knowledge of manufacturing and sales
costs.

It is a generally known fact that no other business in this country
is operated along such lines. It certainly seems that under present
conditions when in certain cases it is necessary to convert stock into
cash, but at the same time to make some kind of a profit from such
transactions, an accurate knowledge of the cost of operating is an
absolute essential to the prevention of bankruptcy. That the lum-
ber business is successfully carried on with these methods in vogue
is nothing short of a miracle, but if livmber manufacturers would
apply themselves to the task of ascertaining the absolute cost of
production the lumber business would be a much more staple propo-
sition and the fluctuations in lumber values would be practically

eliminated. Lumber would then be sold for what it is worth rather
than for what it will bring because manufacturers would simply
refuse to dispose of stock when they knew they were losing money.
As it is their attitude is somewhat like that of the ostrich who hides
liis head under the sand when he scents danger. The lumberman
who disposes of his stock not knowing what it costs, simply taking
a chance on making a profit, has about the same chance of escaping
impending danger as has the ostrich who shuts his eyes and waits.

An Appeal and the Answer

THE RAILROADS HAVE APPEALED to the Interstate Com-
merce Couunission for help. They wish to advance rates in order
to raise money to meet running' expenses and make improvements;
but that phase of the question can be overlooked for the present, and
whether rates are raised or not, lumbermen have it in their power
to help the carriers and at the same time benefit themselves. It will
not cost the lumbermen anything to do it.

In shipping lumber the cars can be loaded with 60,000 pounds in
place of 45,000. The lumber will be carried at the same rate, and
three cars will take as much as four with the smaller load. The rail-
road will have one less car to haul, and that car will be available to
carr}- some one else's freight to market. In times of car shortage
the available supply would be increased one-fourth if all shippers,
woulil load to capacity instead of only seventy-five per cent of ca-
pacity. Business generally would be stimulated by an increase in
transportation facilities, and the beneficial results would be widely
felt.

The shipper will gain in time required for his product to reach
market if it goes forward in full cars instead of those only partly
loaded; because delays are due to the number of cars to be handled
rather than to the weight of the cars. One less in four will effect no
small saving in time required to reach destination. The Chicago
Lumbermen 's Association is carrying on an extensive campaign along
these lines. It is a subject worth exploitation by all associations.

Wood for Fuel

THOSE WHO MAXU'ULATE STATISTICS to show the drains
on the forests frequently lose sight of the largest item, fuel..
The cut of limiber is tabulated from year to year; the crosstie pur-
chases are counted; the pulpwood, tanbark, cooperage stock and
veneer cut are added to arrive at the total; but the fuel is over-
looked. Y'et, according to figures compiled by the Forest Service,
fuel is the leading item which must be supplied by the forests of
this country.

The total is said to reach 100,000,000 cords annually.' If thia
is reduced to board measure on the basis of 600 feet to the cord, it
amounts to 60,000,000,000 feet, or fifty per cent more than the yearly-
cut of lumber. It is impossible to obtain an actual count of the
cords of wood cut. It is too much scattered for that. An exhaustive
series of estimates were procured from all parts of the United
States, from men engaged in the cordwood business. The estimates
stated the cords per capita used in vOJages, towns and counties per
year, and the estimates being local in most instances, they were
based on actual knowledge. From thousands of such local estimates,
from Maine to California, a general average for the whole coimtry
was deduced, and was found to exceed one cord for each individual,
or approximately 100,000,000 cords a year-.

It was a surprise to find that the highest per capita use of wood
as fuel in the United States is in Tennessee. Wood is cheap and
plentiful there; and in the rural districts the open fireplace, which
consumes enormous quantities of fuel, is yet common, and it partly
accounts for the high ratio in that state.

Cordwood cut for fuel comes largely from waste, such as slabs
from sawmills, tree tops left on the ground in lumber operations, and
scrub growth and inferior trees which are not in demand for any-
thing else. The fuel cutter does not often take what the sawmilj
man wants. If the fuel demand were doubled it could be met with-
out taking much good timber. Transportation would be the chief-
problem, because the largest markets are not in proximity to the
principal supply. Coal has not wholly displaced wood as fuel, even
in regions where the mineral fuel is abundant and wood is relatively

Till- matUT ..f .IriiikiiiK uu.i I..mm« i «.....! l.-ll.,» «.i..i;.lh
i- lnvn disiiissfj rwoiitly from iiii i-ntircly iliffercnt sUiii<l|.oiiit
uiau formerly was iisiM. i'ntil tlio piist fo« yeiirs the suhjwt was
vonsi.loreJ bs it iiionil issuo; but tlio iiuT.>Hsiii({ Ittttfution whicli is
lioiun paid to mnttors of ofliciciicy, in-rsonal ami incclmnicul, Iins
brouKlit about au analysis of tlie gooa ffllowsliii* proposition from
:. striitly business stnnJpoint. What busine>8 men want to know is,
< au tlio man wUo Jrinks and entertains liis lustomers lavishly sell
more «oods at less cost than the chaji who doesn't resort to that
kiud of thing f

One or two strong nrtirles in the general magazines have lent addi-
tional interest to the proposition. Sam Blytlie, of the Saturday
Kvening Post, ereated a tremendous lot of interest by a frank com-
parison between his ability to do good work when he was driakiug
with the rest of the boys and was being a good fellow, and now,
when ho doesn't toueh unythiiig stronger than ginger ale. .lack
Loudon's autobiography, eoneealed in the story of '■John Harley-
coru," aroused similar interest for the same reason.

Salesmen for lumber and veneer manufacturers, «lio must meet
••hard cu.stomers" and who want to get every advantage it is pos-
sible to secure through making their personal relations with their
prospectii pleasjint, are constantly up against the question of drink-
ing or not drinking; being a good fellow or a poor entertainer; and,
lu short, deciding whether they can sell goods effectively without try-
ing to impress the customer along strictly personal lines.

••It isn't necessary to be a good fellow in order to sell veneers,"
the sales manager of one of the largest concerns in the field said re-
.ently. "In most eases the worst that the teetotaler gets is an even
break, and in a lot of others ho is given all the better reception by
reason of keeping his proposition on a strictly business basis."

The realization is gaining ground that competitive conditions in
businos nowadays are such that the consumer in every line must buy
strictly according to quality and price. He cannot afford to place
business merely because he happens to like a particular salesman.
<?ouceding this to be true, does it not follow that spending time and
money on being a good fellow is wasted ammunition?

There is no doubt that as a matter of pereonal efficiency di inking
cannot help and may hurt. However, the practice is condoned here
and there on the ground that it is still necessary in order to get
business, and that the man on the road must be a "good fellow" if
he is to turn in his fair proportion of sales. Hence the subject is one
with a business aspect entirely apart from the effect of the drinking
liabit on those who have it.

That the theory of increased selling efficiency resulting from free
drinking with customers and those in a position to influence .sales
has been exploded is the opinion of a good many who have been in-
terviewed recently on the subject.

' ' I myself, ' ' said the sales manager referred to above, ' ' don 't
drink at all. I am what some people would call a crank on the sub-
ject; and yet I don't believe I have ever lost any business simply
because I didn't drink.

"Some time ago I was in keen competition with several other con-
cerns for one of the largest orders of the year, involving delivery of
several carloads of sawed stock to a big consumer. The prospect
seemed to be a good fellow himself, and I supposed tliat the other
good fellows in the bunch of salesmen would probably get the inside
track. But I not only did not invite him to drink, but I declined
bis invitation, explaining the reason. He looked at me queerly and
finally said that it was the first time he had ever seen a salesman
refuse an invitation of that kind. Nevertheless, he gave me as much
time as the others when he took up the question of buying the ma-
terial for which he was in the market. I got the order simply because
I demonstrated that we had the quality and tlie service, as well as
the price. Possibly the fact that I got nine hours' sleep the night
before and was clear-headed helped me to argue my case. At any
rate, this incident, where apparently I handicapped myself through

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nut diiiikiiiy, .oiniii.i.l ihc tliUl it i^ an iiiliKly uiiiiiHOMiry inir.l.-n
on tho jihysique of the salesman and expense to his house."

This last ]>linse deserves cousideration. Kxpenso accounts are
crowded with items referring to entertainment of customers, anil a
good deal of money so expended is jirobably for drinkh. If it isn't
necessary to speml the money in tliih way, it is obviously jHior judg-
ment to authorize it. If it is not only unnecessary, but a handicap to
tho man, then there isn't a shred of an excuse left for the practice.

It goes without saying that the salesninn must make himself iH?r-
sonally agreeable to the prosjiect, and lliere are timi-s when this nutans
dining, but not necessarily wining, the man who has tho business to
I)lace. A certain amount of leeway in this regard is necessary. But
where once it was considered proper to go the limit in staying up as
much of tho night as might be desired with a cusfomi-r, miuiy busi-
ness men now l>elieve it is a waste of energy which might better be
spent in other directions.

' ' The business of the man who has to be caroused with in order to
win his api)roval," said one lumber manufacturer recently, "usually
is uot worth much. Certainly it costs too much to get it. But most
buyers nowadays are so much interesteil in the question of getting
one hundred cents' worth of value for each ilollar expendeil that
they prefer not to have the salesman try to influence their judgment
through paying for dinners and drinks and I'ig.ors. "

The following comment by the head of a big woodworking concern
is very much to the point in connection with the subject of selling
efliciency and good fellowship:

"I have had considerable selling expeiience myself," he said, "and
although I am not a teetotaler, I have never found it necessary to
drink in order to obtain business. We have in our sales organization
a man who is a wonder along his line. He is far and away the best
salesman I have ever known. He was formerly independently wealthy,
and at that time he was a hard drinker and a great entertainer of
his customers. He wasted all of his substance in dissipation, and
got liinLself deeply in debt. After a lieartto-heart talk with the
officials of the company, we decided to assume his debts and he
promised faithfully to quit drinking. This he has done absolutely —
which is an indication of considerable strength of character. Sinc^
his reform this man is more efficient a.s a salesman and vastly more
reliable otherwise than ever before. Ilis value to the con\pany has
increased 100 per cent."

In large concerns the methods used in purchasing are working
more and more against the professional ' ' good fellow. ' ' Few pur-
chasing agents can be ajiproachcd from this side; for they too are
trying to make every dollar go as far as possible in getting equip-
ment and supplies. Some years ago it was the general belief that
the purchasing departments of the railroads could be influenced
through this and similar means, but now those who sell to the car-
riers apjjroach them with an open-amlshut proposition based entirely
on the ability of their product to do the work and on its cost.

The modem type of salesman, who is becoming more and more
familiar, is a clean-cut young chap, who knows his goods thoroughly
and who studies the plant and operations of his customers. He is
prepared to render service in suggesting how the product he has to
sell is to be used. But when it comes to being a "good fellow"
of the old-fashioned sort, ho is not in the running.

Selling goods on a business basis has made the situation easier for
everybody. It means less expense to the manufacturer and in the end
less cost and better service to the customer. In short, cutting out
the old brand of good fellowship and sticking strictly to business
is not only in line with efficiency, but is really more agreeable;
because no one wants to have to buy business with gratuities, and no
buyer wants to tie up with a house which gets its trade in that way.

Notwitlistanding the slump in our export trade the past few
months, the total exports for the fiscal year ending with June exceed
the imports by a round 500 million dollars.

X?iTOi;:Jiro^>5'iJim!:)tmatTOwgt;>M^^

Philippine Lumber Industry

By means of oiEeial reports, newspaper and trade journal write-
ups, and stories told by returning travelers, the forest resources of
the Philippines have been given a rather large amount of publicity
<luring the past few years. The latest pamphlet on the subject was
issued by tlie government at Washington, and the material was
collected for the Department of Comnieice by John R. Arnold. It
deals with tlie lumber industry, and only incidentally with forest
conditions.

The production of lumber in the islands is gradually increasing,
liut the rate is pretty slow. The cut in 190" was 28,643,320 feet, and
in 1913 it was 112,360,000. The increase has not varied much from
year to year, and the latest total is about equal to the annual lumber
cut in the state of Connecticut. It is estimated that about 1,000,000,-
000 feet could be cut yearly in the Philippines without lessening the
supply. That would be cutting no more than the yearly growth.

More than ninety-nine per cent of Philippine timber is owned by
the government; conseijuently there is little opportunity for private
purchases. Concessions must be obtained. The license may run
many years or for one year only.

The islands have about 2,500 kinds of trees, which are five times
as many as the United States possesses; but the number cut for
himber in the Philippines does not exceed 400.
Sizes of Lumber

The lumber output includes both boards and dimension stuff, but
usually over sixty per cent, and in the case of some plants as much
as ninety per cent, consists of the former, mostly 1-inch material. In
general the large operators, who seek to maintain stocks, get out
chiefly boards; the smaller licensees, who work almost wholly on
orders, deal more extensively in dimension stuff. The proportion of
boards used is local building is smaller than in the United States.

Comparatively little of the output is finished at the mills, sawed,
the proportion in most cases apparently not exceeding ten per cent;
most of this is finished before drying. Most of the finished lumber
is for interior fittings and furniture. Kilns are comparatively rare.
Air-drying usually takes two to four months. One concern guaran-
tees the latter period in the case of export stock, and the method is
geuerally stated to be satisfactory for present purposes, though there
appears to be some reason for believing that the development of the
industry has been and is being somewhat hindered by the inadequacy
of the seasoning process employed. The Philippine government was
not long ago obliged to make special arrangements to insure a
reasonable supply of properly seasoned lumber for its own use at
short notice, and it seems certain that the development of a suc-
cessful export trade will ultimately dejjend in part oa the introduc-
tion of improvements in this particular.

Skilled and Unskilled Labor

Experience has shown that native labor is fairly good when no
special skill is required, but the sawmills are obliged to bring skilled
workmen from the United States under two- and three-year contracts.
Existing conditions do not raise much hope that the present genera-
tion of natives can be depended on for skilled labor. The Filipinos
are fairly reliable for work in the forest when they are well treated.
A period of ten or twelve years of training under American bosses is
not time enough to make a skilled workman of a native, according to
the opinion given by some operators who have .tried it.
KiXDS OF Machinery in Use

Most of the sawmills used in the Philippines are stationary (except
for one or two small plants in isolated localities). The native woods
are hard to saw, and the general opinion is that the power required
for the purpose makes the use of portable mills as a rule impractica-
ble. One German importer of machinery, however, is of the opinion
that European portable mills can be adapted to local conditions,
and that a demand for them is likely to arise. So far as there is
any justice in the complaint that American machinery is not solid
enough, it is obvious that its disadvantage as compared with foreign
machinery is particularly great in the ca^e of portable mills for

dealing with the hard native woods. At present the weight of
opinion is decidedly in favor of stationary mills.

There is plenty of water power available in the Philippines, but
very little is in use. Fuel is very plentiful and cheap.

The kinds of sawmill woodworking machinery most in demand are
circular saws, band saws, resaws, matchers, edgers, mortises, tenoners,
jig saws and lathes. Most of the sawmill machinery used in the
Philippines is of American manufacture, though it is said there are
mills of every sort anrl kind from the old hand-operated
to the modern band mill.

The Closest Utilization

If someone were to ask you what line of industry has the closest
utilization of lumber — that is, the closest clean-up and the smallest
percentage of waste— could you answer the question? It is prompted
here by the fact that the writer has found an industry in which
it is claimed every bit of the lumber is used, down to pieces half-
inch square and six inches long. This industry is the making of
column openings, colonades, and grilles. The lumber used is mainly
oak and birch, but with some other hardwoods and some pine.

In making column openings, a good grade of inch lumber is used.
The pedestals, frames and panels arc made from part of the stock,
and these must be cleared. Then come the frame for the panels, the
base and casing, the columns, and carvings if any are used. The
columns are made generally without a lathe. In one factorj- the
columns were made of staves carefully run on a sticker so that
when finished they did not have to go to the lathe. Some are made
smooth round, some of oval staves, giving a reeded effect to the
column; and others have fluted effects. The oak for the work is
very carefully dried, and generally the column staves are run with
grooves in the edge and a slip tongue is used to join them together.
Glue is poured into the groove, and the slip tongues are meantime
immersed in a vat or pan of glue, taken right out, and run into the
grooved openings. As soon as the glue sets the column is ready to
clean off and fit into the frame.

The trimmings from the pedestals, frames, casing, and columns
are utilized in making the fret work or grilles for overhead. The
strips an inch square or a little larger are grooved on a special
saw. They are then ripped to a uniform width, after which they are
woven together in the grilles. Sometimes the weaving is in the
form of a diamond and at other times in squares, and the one-time
grooving with a saw is all the work it takes, because the strips
are cut the right width to reverse and mesh into each other and
thus weave into the overhead grille without further manipulation
other than trimming the ends. The ripsaw on which they are cut
to width is carefully filed and does its work so smoothly that they
require no sanding. In fact, they seem to finish better than if they
were sanded and polished.

The strips that are too small for this work are run into rods
about a quarter or three-eights of an inch in diameter for making
the rod and ball work that is used on some of the grilles. Then,
there are the balls that go on the rods. These are usually bought
separately from people making a specialty of them. It is only a
matter of fitting them on the rods. There is no waste, except the
shavings, sawdust, and small trimmings from cutting the grilles
to pattern.

The carvings and ornamental work are no longer of wood except
on rare occasions. They are generally made of composition, which
is furnished much cheaper. Some machine carving and moulding is
used, but this too is bought from people making a specialty of it.
There is now and then a little hand carving for some unusual job,
but this end of the business is a very small item. T. J. C.

One good way to reduce the amount you have to pay the railroads
in getting your lumber to market is to use dry kilns. This is not a
new idea nor is this the first time the statement has been made,
but the advice is good and there is still plenty of room for its use.

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Wood in JMusical Instruments

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ith, wiKiil IN su|in>iiit> for cortniii ]iiirt«i iiinl no mili-
ittitiitc liit!i Imvii nl>l<< tu iiiak<> iiirimilM ii|iuii it, ami tlioro ih no jinix'
|i«vt thiit a fliiiii|;o i» (■(lining. Wood |io»!<o)ii«'« i-crtniii iirc>|>prtii's
whirh nr<> nlixnliitt'ly orwontiiil in the produrtioii of nonic kinds of
iii!<trunipnt?<. The vibrntion of the steel wire in nnti»fnclory in some
~irinf;e<l inMtruniento, provideil there is ii |iro|ier i>qui|inieiit of Hoiind-
iiii; lioardH, to niHf^iifr, moilify, or wiften the tones.

The spruee sounding hoarils for pianos are l>eyond tlie reai'h of
' "inpetition from substitutes. The metal jieople know iH'tter than
t.i push in tliere, and cement anil til)erbonrd are out of the (juestion.
>iiu'e Mittelbur({er, the riernuin musician, while .>il<>epin)( under a
rtwf of cedar shingles in I'hihidelphia 16(1 years ajfO was entranced
with tlie resonance produce<l by raindrops fnllinf; on the shingles,
until the present time, wooil has held an nndisputnble |dace in the
manufacture of musical instrunu>nts. Mittell>ur>;er "s first work under
his theory that hooiI was more niusicul than nu-tal, was when he built
a pipe or^n — the first in America — with the pijies of Soutliern white
cedar, the same wood which had charnieil liis ear while he listened
to tlie rain on the roof.

Sprite Soi'nuinc Bo.Mtos

The sujM'rlative quality of spruce as material for Boundiiif; boards
is due to the long, straight, regular fibers of which the wood is coni-
]>osed. The microscope reveals what the unaided eye cannot see. The
minute cells forming the word are extremely long — fully one hundred
times as long as their diameter measurement — and each cell or filler
is stretched like a taut string. Although these cells, all lying length-
wise of the wood, are ])ackeil and stretched closely, side by side, there
is room for vibration when they are struck. One fiber communicates
its vibrations to another next to it, until the whole body of the board
is set vibrating and giving back the sounds which arc so rich, deeji,
and pleasing to the trained ear of the musician.

All woods jiossess this <|uality of resonance but in vastly diflferent
degrees. Some are dull and nearly dead, others emit tones quick and
sharp, and still others give out sounds that continue a long time
ami gradually die away as if vanishing in the distance. Spruce is of
the latter kind. The ear need not necessarily be trained to the tech-
nicalities of musical tones to iliscern the high qualitic, of s|iru<e in
the matter of giving back sounds.

K.XPI„MXED MY STKITTntK

Kxtra long fibres or cells are not the only things rcquireil to niak.!
a wood highly resonant. The fibers must be free to vibrate. Some
tither woods which, as far as length of filler is concerneil, might be
resonant, are found to be dull. The fibers are tied together by cross-
bands, usually known as medullary or jiitli rays, running across the
tillers at right angles to them. When the fibers of such woods are
struck and begin to vibrate, they are interfered with by the cross-
bands — as if a hand is laid on jiiano strings that have been struck —
and the vibrations soon cease.

Spruce has as many of these crossbands or medullary rays as most
other woods, but they are so regularly arranged, and are adjusted so
nicely as to distances apart, that the vibrating fibers are little inter-
fered with. For this reason spruce is said to be a "homogenus"
wood, meaning that one part is similar to every other part. When
one group of fibers has been set in motion, the motion can move
through all adjacent groups. With most other woods this is im-
liossible, because of the number and jiosition of interfering elements
which do not permit the vibrations to travel far.

SE.iSOXlXG .VXD ResOX.VXCE

In the manufacture of sounding boards the proper seasoning of the
wood is an extremely important part of the operation. Green wood
lias little resonance, and resonance may be greatly impaired by too
imich or too rapid drying. If the wooil is green or wet the hollow
.oils and the spaces between the cells are partly or wholly filled with
water. The fibers under such conditions will no more vibrate than
a conl will vibrate when it is not stretched. Some experienced lum-
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wood by its "ring" when struck. I'ersiiiis w
rience with a jiarticnlar kind of wood Im-c
dr.vnei'H by sound, as far as that wooil is cm

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have had much ex|H>-
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rnjiid

The resonance of wood
becnus<> the filters are turn or distorted by checks or warping. In-
stead of the filHTs lying regularly in pnrallel lines as Uiey should,
too great heat, or moderate heat njiplii'd suddenly, is apt to break
them or throw one set across another by warping. This destroys the
wood 's resonance, U'cause vibrntionH receivivl by one group of fibiTs
cannot jiass readily to adjacent groups, mid the motion is not I'ar
ried to the whole mass.

Makers of sounding boards want their wood seasoned slowly and
a long ,tinie. This gives the fibers and the other elements of which
the wood is composed an opjiortunity to ailjust themselves so gradually
to the smaller space which they will occupy that there is a minimum
of breaking and wnr]iing. It was fornicrly a theory that sounding
boards should air season from five to ten years. That seeni» to be a
longer pciioil tlinii is iieres.sary in most climates.
Otheh Instki'^xts

The piano sounding board is not the only imperative ilcmund on
wood by manufacturers of musical instruments. The high-grade harp
has its wood, also, and while a harp without wood might lie |>osMible,
it would be pretty much in the same class as the poetical "harp
without strings." Hani maple and other woods answer satisfactorily
for sounding boards in some instruments. The violin Ls an example.
This is a small instrument, but it is in the highest class. Men have
become famous on account of the violins they have made, and their
names have become synonymous with jierfcction in that line. Stradi-
varius is an example. The performer on an in.strument is usuall.v
the one who becomes famous, not the maker; but the violin furnishes
the exception. The greatest violinists in the worhl are proud to adver-
tise that they ]ilay on instruments made by Strailivari. What great
pianist has ever advertised the maker of his jiiano, unless ]iniil to do
it? Manufacturers of first grade pianos are glad to present their
fine.st instruments to such artists as Rosenthal and I'aderewski, and
send men along on the tours to keep the jiianos in the lie-st condition.

The making of the highest class violin requires two things aliove all
others: suitable wood, and a maker who knows how to use it. "Use-
less each without the other." Virgil's immortal war epic began
with the words: "Arms and the man," (Jimu vinimquc). If some
poet shonbl arise to write epics of industry, as Virgil, Homer, ami
Tasso wrote of war, the canto on musical instruments might pro|ierly
open with the %vords: "Wood and the man."

' ' RE.SOX.-VXCE ' ' AXD " RiKO "

Wood possesses resonance, metal has ring. That iiiay not ivholly
conform to dictionary definitions, but it classifies the two materials
liretty accurately. In certain instances the ring of metal is beautiful.
The chime of well-tuned bells needs no apology. In fact, it can be
classed among the most perfect soumls. The singing of a tightly
stretched tele]ihone wire across an open field in the autumn wind is
a most pleasing melody to one who has an ear for the delicac.v of
the simpler sounds. But how much softer and meloilious that singing
wire becomes if the ear is ]iressed against the telephone pole, so that
the vibrations come through the wood to reach the ear, instead of
directly from the wire. Kvery one of the billions of fibers tliat make
up the teleplione jiole seems to add something. The tones are segre-
gated and multiplied until they range from the sound of a bee's
wings to the bass notes of an teolian harp. It is the wood, simply
the rough telephone pole, that works the miracle.

Some of the finest phonographs are equijiped with wooden horns.
This is done, it is explained, to get rid of the "metallic ring." The
purpose is accomplished. Resonance is substituted for ring.

Gottlieb Mittelburger, the organ builder anil musician who was
mentioned above, announced what he considered a great discovery
when he said that the tones emitted from the cedar organ pipes

HARDWOOD RECORD

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vibration — or the sounil, if that name is preferre,! — ilues not originate
in the wooil or the metal of the organ \n[>e, but in the air within. It
is transmitte,! through the material of which the ])ipe is nia,le, an,l is
modified in its i>assage. The metal gives the "ring," the woo,l
the "resonance."

It is a fact that the supremo function of vvoo,l when employcl in
musical instruments, as sounding boarils in i)ianos, the to|) of the vio
lin, the organ pipe, or the phonograj)h horn, is to modify and enrich
the tones. It does not originate there usually. They originate else

vhere — in the piano, harp, or violin strings, the air column in the
of the phonograph — but the wood picks them up,
iches them in a \von,lerful and mysterious manner,
ni to tin- onti'r air from which the hearer receives

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This ilrawing represents a mahogany tree that stoo,! near lamp
Vaca, on the headwaters of the Belize river, about ill miles north-
east of Lake I'etin, Guatemala, Central America. It is a typical
representative of the mahogany tree, as it grows in that country.
Till' i)ii ture shows the extremely wasteful method of the natives in
felling tindjer by erecting a platform (or barbecue, as they call it)
with poles bounil together with tie-vine. On this the chopper stands,
and is so elevated that he can cut a great notch around the tree,
clear above the great buttresses, or brace roots, sometimes called
spines. Nature strengthens the stumps and crotches of trees by
knitting and twi.sting the fiber, and increasing the thickness of the
annular layers of the growth of woody substance at points where
falls the greatest strain. Thus every tree has been given a stump
and crotch figure common to itself. From both of these in walnut
we obtain a beautiful and valuable veneer, and from the crotches or
fans of the mahogany has been produced a rare style of fancy veneer
that has been prized very highly for a long time, ami is still in
demanil. Whv not utilize its stump?

This photograph represents a large walnut tree, after tlc' .•artli
had been dug away in grubbing, thus exposing the si,le or spur roots
so they can be chopi)ed down on a line with the body of the butt
log, thus saving the extreme butt or stump, the most valuable por-
tion of all large walnut trees and many small ones, if of a figured
nature. This tree stood near the Arkansas river at Blackburn, in
the Osage Nation, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. The average
gain in felling walnut by gi-ubbing is about equal to the average loss
in felling mahogany by cutting high stumps, and the best specimens
are usually found in mountainous districts where the tendency of the
ground is to retrograde from the trees and leave the roots exposed,
while walnut grows best along the streams anil the roots are deeply-
covered by the accumulation of soil deposit from frequent overflows.
All walnut stumps can be cut off at a point considerably below the
ground line, and not produce an objectionable amount of end grain
in the veneer and by cutting them in various ways are very productive
of a fine product. This, I claim, is also true of mahogany an,l it
should be thoroughly trieil out by experiment. J. "> . U-

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The coDBumption of hardwood lumlicr of vnrioiiH kinds by plaii-
iDR mills and through retail lumber ynrds has reached the point
now where those who nro exploilinir those products may well (jive
more attention to the systematic cultivation of this field. It
might even be urged that for the past few years this field of trade
has not yielded bo large returns as it should have because hard-
wood manufacturers have not sought to cultivate it so thoroughly
or so attentively as they might. There has been too much inclinn-
'inn to regard it as a small incidental trade that fills in and helps
■ It but not worth serious effort to follow up nuil culivate. .

Illustration of what may be done along this line is furnished
l>y a case in the veneer industry, where a manufacturer of high-
grade hardwood veneer turned special attention to the develop-
ment of trade with the planing mills having glue room depart-
ments. This trade seemed so small and insignificant with each
individual mill that veneer people heretofore have not sougjit it.
This man concluded to try it out thoroughly, and after a year or
two cultivating this trade with close attention, he said that it
• .IS proving to be the best business he had. There wore not a
u'reat many carload orders, in fact, most of the trade was in small
lots, but he found at the end of the year that the aggregate not
only amounted up to a goodly total but that his best protfis ha<l
come from these small lot sales.

Another illustrative case may be found in connection with oak
flooring. There has been a fair amount of exploitation of maple
flooring before the retail trade but many of those making oak
flooring have passed this idea up in favor of handling the oak
flooring through special channels, through individual agents who
talio contracts for and lay and finish the floors. There is not
much question either but what a certain part of the parquetry
n.| ol" the oak 'flooring trade will continue through this channel,

• specially such as show window work, but just the same in the face

• I' this tendency and these special agents and contractors, a pro-
_:rcssive retailer in one of the large cities has taken up this hard-
■vood flooring idea as a strong feature. He has put a man well
acquainted with the hardwood trade on this kind of business
.xclusively — that is the selling of hardwood flooring and of hard-
woods of various kinds to the local trade at retail. The result so
far seems to have proven entirely satisfactory and to have dem-
onstrated an argument made in these columns heretofore, that a
retailer, by carrying a proper stock of oak flooring and giving
attention to its exploitation, can get a lot of business he had
missed before, and in time can develop the trade so that local
flooring contractors and layers will come to him for their sup-
jilies instead of having local shipments made for each job from
tlic factory.

A remarkable change is coming oyer the retail trade and its
attitude toward oak flooring and hardwoods in general. Only a
few years ago the secretary of one of the retailer's associations
brought the subject of oak and parquetry flooring to the attention
of a meeting of the board of directors which was made up of
influential retailers from various sections of the state. He pointed
out to them that they were missing a certain share of the lumber
trade and forcing manufacturers of oak and parquetry flooring
to go direct to consumers with their product when they might buy
this product and carry it in stock. One of these progressive re-
tailers made the statement that he didn't care to bother with it
and would rather see it go direct. Since that time, though, there
has been a change of feeling on this subject. It is being realized
that the hardwood flooring, and especially oak and parquetry in
certain sections of the country, is coming to be an important part
of practically every good home built, and is therefore an item well
worth carrying in stock by retailers.

Meantime there comes a much more extensive use of hanlwood
for interior trim. From the North we have birch trim in standard
patterns which many retailers are now carrying in stock; on all
sides of us the planing mills are working birch, oak, gum, chestnut.

maple and other hardwooils into ciising, baM-, htuird, paneling
and making various kinds of hardwood trim and millwork to onler.
Meantime here come the gum people boosting gum for millwork
a« well as for furniture. Their investigators have shown that very
likely one reason why more gum is not used for interior trim in
because it ia. very expensive when bought and made up to special
or(3cr for each individual job, wheroos other ^tpo'l". especially
pine, arc oflcred much cheaper in standanl palteriiH made in quan-
tity at the mills.

This opens.tip (uicof thc-quoHtious that should be BcriouNly con
sidered by the cntir'p hardwood trade and that'is the riucjation of
putting in kilns and planing mill equipment and making liftinilard
patterns in hardwood trim for sale through Vh^lf-ctail yards.

It would not only enlarge the possibilities for mnrkcling, by
having this stuff worked to pattern as the iiine pco|fl5^do lots of
this work, but it would make easier the earloail shipnu-nts and
competitive jiriies with the softer woods. One thing that makcB
the retailer hesitate about buying gum or any otbui.^ harilwooil
trim or mouldings is that he docs not rare to buy M^carload of
it at once. In buying his pine he has long since been scliocdeil tu
the habit of making up mixed car orders, in which he can ihclude
anything in the way of casing base or other special worked stock,
and then have the carload made up of flooring, boards or framing.

With the hardwood millman in a position to furnish flooring,
casing, base step stock and various other worked items as well as
rough lumber, the chances for trade in carload lots become much
better in dealing with retail yards. Practically all retail yards
carry some quantities of rough hardwood. Often the man furnish-
ing oak lumber may be in a position to furnish poplar siding and
dressed poplar boards. Then if he can include oak flooring, oak
for casing and base dressed to pattern and oak for window sills
his chances 'for carload trade in mixed orders are exceptionally
good. The gum manufacturer has some of the same chances, that
is for siding both of the bevel type and of the drop siding type,
gum boards, rough and dressed, gum for flooring, and for interior
trim and for ceiling. If these are made up in quantities to stand-
ard patterns tliere is almost as g90<i an opportunity to sell mixed
cars in hardwood to the retail trade as there is to sell yellow
pine, and there is a splendid talk for the hardwood in the fact
that it makes a trim and takes a finish which compares with
cabinet work for which people do not think of using the soft
woods.

Taking the retail vard trade through and through, it offers splen-
did opportunities for the exploitation of a wide range of hard-
wood products. Moreover, during the sjiring months some of the
hardwood lumbermen of the South have admitted that were it not
that the planing mills and retail yards, those catering to the
building trade, have been liberal buyers of hardwood this spring
the hardwood business would have been decidedly dull. This is
pretty conclusive evidence that the yard and planing mill trade
has grown to be an important factor. Indeed, it seems important
enough that it should receive the serious consideration of the
entire hardwood trade and careful cultivation along all lines that
promises fruitful results. J. C. T.

Railway Switch Facilities

If a railway loiupaiiy is under no legal duty to furnish sidetrack
facilities for a particular shipper it is inmiatorial that it refuses to
furnish such service through malice; but where a lumber mill is
located near a sidetrack, and the railway company has furnished cars
at that point the company may be compelled to continue the service,
if the owner of the mill has made valuable improvements in reliance
upon the previous course of dealing, if discontinuance of the service
would seriously injure the millowner's business, and if the track is
being maintained for the benefit of another shipper, and the .service
is maliciously refused.

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Wisconsin s Production of Beehives

The :nn[n:il u-r mI « I in Wisouiisin for the maiuilacture of Ijee-

hives and ilim - oiirs totals 4,524,000 feet, board measure,

according ti. m m \ r^i i-it ion of the industry in that state by Frank-
lin H. Sniitii uf llie l_ lilted States Forest Service. The figures are
valuable, not only on account of what they shovir in Wisconsin, but
because what is shown in that state serves as an index to the extent
of the industry in other regions. Information along that particular
line of wdii.l iisiiij; has not been very abundant, probably because
it was gcnorally supposed that the business of manufacturing bee-
hives was of little importance and scarcely worth inquiring after.

The showing in Wisconsin disproves this. When a single state
demands more than four and a half million feet of lumber a year
for a single commodity, it is proof that the amount demanded by the
whole country is quite respectable. The average cost of the rough
lumber delivered at the various hive factories was $22.97.

Only two kinds of wood are used for this industry in Wisconsin,
white pine and basswood, and it is divided nearly equally between
them. To be exact, white pine supplies 2,126,000 feet, and bass-
wood 2,398,000. The pine costs $26.48, and the basswood $19.86.
It may seem somewhat strange but nevertheless is true, that nearly
one half of the total of each wood was shipped into Wisconsin from
outside regions. The state is the leading producer of white pine,
and much basswood is cut there, yet the users of these woods find
it convenient to go elsewhere for nearly half. That, however, is
not an unusual occurrence. State lines have no existence, as far as
business is concerned; and purchasers buy where they can do best.

The pine's place in the industry is in the hive material proper;
the basswood is worked into the light, thin frames in which the bees
fix the honey comb. The two parts of the hive are not always made
in the same factory or by the same manufacturer. They are distinct
articles. The hives are of lumber, the frames of thin, narrow strips
of veneer. The hive serves many years; a honey frame is filled once
and that usually ends its career, though not necessarily so. Some-
times the honey is blown from the comb, which is then returned,
frame and all, to the hive to be fiUed again with honey. The frame
with its enclosed comb is usually sold, and in that instance the wood,
weight for weight, brings as large a price as the honey.

The beehive, like most other articles made of wood, has under-
gone much change in years past. It was once customary to make
it of straw twisted into ropes and wound round and round. At
least, old pictures show that form. That kind of hive, called "bee
basket" in Germany, came to a peak at the top, like a cone. It
is not probable that beehives of that pattern were ever made in this
country. Wood was always too cheap and convenient ; but others,
fully as clumsy and unsightly, were widely used by early settlers, and
continued in use in some localities until recent times, while even yet
an occasional equipment of that sort may be seen. The hive con-
sisted of a section of a hollow log, standing upright.

It was commonly called a ' ' gum. " It is supposed that the name
originally referred to a section of a black gum tree, as its hollow
trunk was often a thin shell. In course of time, the name of the
tree became the name of the hive, and many elderly people still
speak of a bee ' ' gum, ' ' meaning hive. The same name was given
whether the log was of gum wood or of some other kind. In many
regions the people used hollow sycamore sections for beehives, and
in a few instances other trees were employed, including cypress trees
in the South.

The bees never objected to the hollow log hive. In fact, when
left to their own resources, and if no habitation were provided for
them, they went off at swarming time and entered some hollow tree
where they seldom failed to prosper. The people on the frontiers
obtained much of the sweetest things of life from ' ' bee trees. ' '
The settler soon learned to "track" bees to their trees. The track-
ing consisted in watching their flight through the air until the
direction was ascertained, and it was then easy to follow, because
when a bee starts for its hive it flies in a straight course. The term
"bee line" commemorates the fact. The trackers followed, keep-

ing a sharp watch for suspicious looking trees, and he was usually
rewarded by locating the home of the swarm.

Mistakes were sometimes made, and trees were chopped down to find
no honey or bees, but perhaps a nest of wasps or some other unprofita-
ble insects. It is said that the largest yellow poplar in Kentucky,
and probably the largest in the world, was cut down by bee hunters
under the erroneous belief that bees occupied its enormous trunk.
They found the ti-unk sound, and not a sign of a bee. The tree was
twelve feet in diameter, and two hundred feet high.

There were no bees in America until they were brought by white
settlers. They soon escaped to the woods and became wild. They
moved into new country a little in advance of the settlers. The
Indians soon learned that fact, and when they discovered bees in the
woods they were accustomed to say that it was time to move on.

One of the chief sources of honey in the hardwood region is bass-
wood and yellow poplar. The small laurel or ivy is also rich in
nectar, but there is good reason to be thankful that this dangerous
bush is not more widely distributed, because there are well authenti-
cated instances of poisoning from eating laurel honey. Basswood is
abundant in the lake states, and bees make the most of it; but cul-
tivated crops now furnish honey to the busy workers.

The manufacture of hives, as in Wisconsin, is no proof that the
articles are all for use in the state where they are made. It is a
fact that hives and honey frames made in Wisconsin are shipped as
far away as the Pacific coast.

Encouragement Seen in Export Figures

The statement of exports from Baltimore of lumber and logs for
June is rather more encouraging than some of the others that have
gone before. It still reflects the quiet that prevails on the other
side, anil again shows a decline in the forwardings as, compared with
the corresponding period of 1913, but the deficiency, as contrasted
with last year appears to be growing smaller, and a marked gain
over the previous month is to be noted. It is this aspect of the
situation that will tend to make the exporters cheer up and take a
more hopeful view of the future. The total value of all the exports
for the month, for instance, was $176,655 against $223,271 for June,
1913. But the aggregate for May was only about $107,000, so that
a marked gain over that month is to be recorded. The difference
in the shipments of oak lumber, for instance, in favor of last year
is also narrowing, the total exports for June, 1914, having been
1,488,000 feet against 2,099,000 feet in June, 1913. In previous
months the decline was usually more than fifty per cent., so that
even in this item a change for the better is to be noted. To be
sure, the total for last month was swelled materially by the exports
of more than 1,000,000 feet of spruce, while ^Tune, 1913, showed only
25,000 feet, but there appears to be an approach toward an evening
up in the market as a whole, and the exhibit is in the main encour-
aging. The figures are as follows:

June, 1914.

Logs, hickory.......

Logs, oak

Logs, walnut

Logs, all others ....

Lumber, oak

Lumber, white pine.

Quantity
. 19,000 ft.
8,000 ft.
. 75,000 ft.
. 10,000 ft.
.1,488,000 ft.
. 45,000 ft.
Lumber, short leaf pine. 257,000 ft.

Lumber, poplar 356,000 ft.

Lumber, spruce 1,082,000 ft.

Lumber, all others 372,000 ft.

Staves 84,753

All other manufactures

of wood

Doors, sash and blinds

Furniture

Trimmings

All other manufactures

of wood

53,521
1,679
8,128
10,370
34,624
18,822
4,681

7,161

June, ;
Quantity
65,000 ft.
20,000 ft.
275,000 ft.
73,000 ft.
2,099,000 ft.

Value

.$ 2,150

700

16,767

2,480

75,829

306,000 ft.
182,000 ft.
25,000 ft.
655,000 ft.
109,593

10.143
6,323

958

Total .

?223,27
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thr ulilf-t, Im.o Ufii ovrr!>luii|i>»i->l iiinl 1111^111 In- |>re!iuiii<>i| tu liiivi- Im-i-ii
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Wl■•4•■^| |ito<liirt of III) ill point of i|iiiility Imviiiii-i- it is iiliNolutely fri'i-

<iin |Ih> rii|itiiriii)( of t!i>- Kniiii i-niitiMl nt tinii-H in cutting:, an<l ulioii

i-tlio t iH in n|>|H'nninri> ami fiirt tin- KHiiie w .xoliil liiinlH-r.

Tlic !Miw »»!• one of tlii' first Vfiiivr niakiii^ nincliin<>>t. Knini-ll.
Ixi iit rt'nily tlii< father of the prcrfiil ilay iti'lustry, iiiv<-ntt>il llii> lir^•t
' iKvr f>aWN Hiiil instnlitnl a plant in tli<> Milnirlix of Loiulon sonit- tiiiK'
. tnifit IHIHI anil ISII'i. At that time In- lia<l M>|;niont snUH of JarKc

r. Olio ilescriptiun ki^'**^ tluMii as niiir fcpt in ilianietcr. lie mihoI
M'iKvr froui rusrnooil ami ninlioi;any lo^rs or lliU-hra ami proiliircil
.■•ulMtniitinlly tin- >ainf kimi of a |iroilui't tlint we have toilay. It was
veneer of this ^•ln^s that entereil the fine caliinet work of that periml
:ini| Inter ivhs ll^el| in making; fine pianos ami cnliinet work in this
. .■iiiitry.

Slieinj; was ileveloped alioiit the same time, ami then i-aiiii> the
• •tary veneer mai-hine, «hifh has in some respects overshmloweil utlier
Iminches of the imiiistry, espe<-inlly in ipiantity. However, while the
rotary ninehine lias l>een iloini; liic things in the way of ((Uanlity ami
while the sliriiiK of veiio'r has rontinueil to ilevelop Ixith in iiiuu-
nitmle ami qiinlity, the sawing of veneer has also steadily projjresseii.

It is iliflirnlt to get at the exaet relative sizes of the ilifferent
lininehes of the veni-er imlustry. The Forest Serviee, whieli colleits
stntistirs ami makes reports on the imiiii'try yearly, iloes not always
;;ive ^epnrate figures for the different kimls. In 19(»!) this work w.ns
• lone liy the Bureau of the Census, ami more specific tletnils were given.
In the report for that year the three jirocesses of veneer making were
inentioneil. By the rotary cutting process 85.2 per cent of the logs
were cut in IPOS, ami ST." per leiit in IHOK. Taking the twelve prin-
cipal ilonio^tic wooils in the point of <iHantity, about PO per cent of
them were cut on the rotary machine, liut in the matter of reil gum.
the leailing wood, i>'t per cent was rotary cut, nml perhaps the same
holds true as to eottonwooil, birch and basswood. Sixty-five jpcr cent
of the oak made into veneer was either saweil or sliced, and of Die
inahognny 49 ]H>r cent.

During the census year 1909, 4.j,n4J,nOO feet of flitches and logs
were worked into veneer by sawing nml slicing, but there are no
figures to show just how much of this was sawed and h >w niucli was
sliced. Veneer mills are sometimes operate<l in connection with saw-
mills and .>'ometimi>s separately.

The standard thickness in quartered oak veiirer runs Iroiii 1/211 to
1/16 inch. This of itself ex]dains the necessity of more accuracy and
finer manipulation than obtains in any ordinary sawmill. ,liist a
little shake, or shifting of the carriage, or a little crowding endways
of the saw mandrel, and a 1/20 inch lioanl will be cut in two in ;i
twinkling. End play must be guardeil against in both carriage and
"aw mandrel; the saw must run true and lie very lightly and evenly
■ t. It must be kept filed keen and not crowded in its work. And,
• course, the blades must l)e made as thin as practicable to reduce the
■wistc in sawdust. That is why they are made in segmcnt^i and
Minunted on discs, and even the segment-s are ground tapering so that
the cutting points are as thin as it is practicable to run them.

While the quartereil oak business has always lieen the most jiromi-
nent feature of sawed veneer, there is ap|iarently an opportunity tn
use veneer saws in connection with sawmilling operations to do a
much greater amount in plain sawing than has been done heretofore.
The veneer saw is a good machine with which to make thin oak for
|)anel stock. There is other plain sawing that may have more possi-
bilities than have been developed. The writer recalls a mill he visited
several years ago where thin poplar lumber was being made with
veneer saws, the mill saw simply flitching the logs and the veneer saws
making them into thin lumber, which was a smoother product than
would have been made on the mill saws ami was made with less loss
in kerf.

This is a point where the veneer saw and the moilern resaw come

\ciy light kerf; an. I ulu'ii thiy are in
properly, they <lu remarkably good i
greater s|MM'd than is cimtomnry on vc
Whether one uses veneer kiiwn or ris
slock should lie sjiwisl green. .No proi

lamlx and arc kept
ami, as a rule, do it
sawh.

in making thin IninlM-r,
or treatment is retuiircil

prepare timlier for rawing on the vei r machine. It is taken fresh

from the sawmill nml work on it comnicnceil. If it is Inid a»i'l<',
however, and alloweil to ilry, it caus«'s face-chwks and thi>w iiijni •
the fiist sliwt or two. It is found, also, that veneer from partly m .-i
roneil Hitch will warp and cluvk more tliaii that from gri*<Mi lumlH-r
because it has ]iartly drieil nut and n iiinllitmie of strains hnve lieen
.-et up in the timber.

If Hitches can not be worked up immediately and must In* cnrrieil
in stock, one should hnve sheils to protect them from the sun. The
lust w;iy is to o|)erate a veneer mill in connection with a wiwmill, or
ii'verse the order and have a sawmill to du the tlitchiiig for the venwr
mill so that the raw material can be piirchascl in the h>g and
Hitched as needed.

There are ruweil veneer plants, however, operating snccersfully whiih
buy llitches instead of logs, which reduces the amount of capital re
ijiiired for the original e(|uipiiieiit, but increases somewhat the necei-sity
for care anil watchfulnei-s in buying raw materials to have enough
nimiug all the time to run steailily ami yet not gel an accumulation
orate iM-fore using.

that

ill drv out and

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Time for Patience

There come timer- in life iiiiw an<l tlicn. Iiotli in the iii<livi<liial ami
the business life, when patience is about the best panacea that can be
prescribed. It is not a cure-nil, but it is a mighty good thing to
have — so good, in fact, that the man who can have patience not only
saves himself a lot of worry but he will get through trying times in
better shape.

There is a natural .lisposition to grumble when things go wrong
and to blame it on everything from national politics to next-<loor
neighbors, to find more or less fault with everyboily concerned and
I'very branch of businei'S, and it is a peculiar fact that the average
business man has more trouble through la<'k of jiaticnci- than through
.•iny other one source.

It is lack of patience fre<|Uently that causes price cutting and the
tiade wars incident to dull periods-of tr.'ule like we have been going
through lately. Men become impatient to move .stock and they get
suspicious that the other fellow is hogging the .job and underbidding
them in some way, and by and by they lose p:itience and along with
it the better jiart of discretion, and go <hi the warpath gunning for
business with the kind of prices that will get it.

We see things of this kind on all sides of us every time there is a
business depression and not enough trade to go around. There has
been a full share of it this summer, and as far as the grumbling and.
fretting and iiriee-cutting are concerned, it has not resulted in in-
creasing the general volume of business a particle. The actual result
of it all is the sacrificing of what product is sold at too low a price,
when in fact to come out on the right side of his ledger a man nee<Ls
more for his product when a smaller voluinc of it is being said than
when a large vohinie is moving.

Therefore nothing in the way of good results comes from a lack
of patience, and the actual returns are in the form of price-cutting
during dull periods and disorder ami disorganizjition generally. After
we have passed through such a |ieriod it can Im- plainly seen, on look-
ing back, that everybody would have been better off if he had just
held tightly to his stock and prices.

Therefore while it may soumi like telling a man to keep cool in the
midst of a hot season, it is good logic just the same to argue that we
should keep a fair stock of patience with us continually as a sort of
]>anacea for business ills; and when times of trying depression are
upon us we should take the patience freely and strive to eliminate
grundiling and fretting and other Irritating practices.

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^ The Construction of Timber Flumes

Timber flume eonstrui-tiou aiul fluming are discussed in a bulletin
reientiy issued by the Department of Asjrieulture. T)ie publication,
which is written by Eugene S. Bruce, the expert lumberman of the
Forest Sen-ice, considers the subject from the practical stand-
[loint of the logger who has to get his material out by these means.

The V-shaped wooden flume is held to be superior to the box
or square-sided form, because it requires less water and, on the
average, less repairs than the other type, is better adapted to act as
a slide on steep grades, and offers fewer chances for jams. Concern-
ing a third type, the "sectional" metal flume, semi-circular in
form, the prediction is made that it will eventually come into wide
use. Such a flume is strong and light, and can be quickly taken
.-iliart and transporte<l from one place to another to be set up again.

For handling railroad cross-ties, cants, poles, eordwood, and the
like, a flume with the side of the V 30 inches in height is large
enough. Tor handling logs, pilings, long timber, or brailed sawed
lumber, a height of from 40 to 60 inches is recommended. The best
angle for the A^ is put at 90 degrees.

Flume lines should be surveyed with enough care to insure even-
:iess of grade, which should be kept below fifteen per cent wherever
possible, and the best results' are obtained with gra<les between
two and ten jjer cent. A careful preliminary survey, followed
Ijy a location survey, using a transit and level, will make it possi-
l)le to obtain a reliable profile map which will serve to show the
]irospective operator what the grading should bo at different jioints
.•iloug his lino.

Alnupt curvatures in a flume should bo avoided, for they are likely
to cause jams. Curves should rarely be permitted to exceed twenty
degrees. The longer the material to be handled in the flume, the less
abrupt should the curvatures be. It may be necessary to blast out
rocks and boulders, or projecting points of bluffs, or to trestle, or
oven tunnel, to eliminate abrupt curves or maintain an even grade.

Some flumes are built with only the lining or inside of the box of
sawed lumber, the brackets or frames which support the sides of the
V being made from round pole wood flattened on one side, and the
sills, stringers, braces and trestling of small round timber or poles.
Sawed material is recommended for flume construction, however,
wherever it can be obtained at reasonable cost.

The boxes or sections of a flume vary in length from six to twentj'
feet. Sometimes the boxes are made of only one thickness of
boards, but more often of two thicknesses with the joints broken
by varying the width of the boards. Sometimes, also, a single thick-
ness of boards is used, with battens spiked over the joints on the
outside in the sections between the brackets. In still another form
the battens are continuous. On curves the boxes should be shorter
than on straightaways, and the bents, arms, and braces correspond-
ingly closer spaced. In general, on curves of from six degrees to
ten degrees, the boxes should be jointed at least once in every twelve
feet ; on curves exceeding ten degrees and less than fifteen degrees,
every eight feet; and on curves of more than fifteen degrees, at
least every six feet. Very abrupt curves also require increased
bracing, in addition to shorter spacing of the arms and brackets.
Flumes should also be strongly reinforced at points where extensive
shipping is to be done or much material loaded into the flume
over the sides.

If the storage facilities at the lower end of a flume are not
sufficient for all the material that can be handled during the period
in the spring when melting snow and early rains furnish an imusual
volume of water, the construction of small hohling resen'oirs or
catch basins at different points along the line is recommended.
These may be formed by damming up some small stream; or natural
ponds, favorably located, may be used for the purpose. In this way
such material as it is not necessary to handle clear through at once
can be diverted temporarily. A small artificial pond or reservoir
at the upper end of a flume in which to land or bank the material
to be shipped is also advisable, especially when handling logs, cross-
ties, or heavy manufactured material of anv kind.

Telephones are recouunonded as adjuncts to the operation of a
flume. By their use a serious break or jam can be reported im-
mediately to the head of the flume to prevent further shipment of
material. A telephone also makes it possible to notify the men at
the upper end of the flume just what material to ship and when to
ship it.

A flume recently built on Rochat Creek, near St. Joe, Idaho, is
cited as a good example of modern V-shaped flume construction.
This flume, which is unusually large and built to handle heavy logs
and long timbers, is said to have cost approximately .$8,000 per mile
for the five miles, including the cost of constructing a wagon road
."•nd telephone equipment. Other flumes are cited costing from
.$2,000 to .$7,.10n a mile.

Will Study Forest Utilization

A combined study of the forest resources, from the standpoint of
utilization, will be made by the Department of Agriculture and the
Department of Commerce. Aluch preliminary work has already been
done by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.

The supply of standing tindier in the country is su))posed to total
about :J,000,000,000,000 board feet and it is believed the annual de-
crease, by lumbering and otherwise, is appro.ximately 60,000,000,000
feet a year. At that rate the whole supply will be gone in fifty years.

The amount of preventable waste is a subject of dispute. Some
place it at one half of the tree as it stands in the woods; but others
consider that figure too high. All agree, however, that the waste is a
serious matter.

In the announced investigation, many related industrial and business
(juestions which bear upon this problem of national conservation will
have to be considered. The effects of speculation in standing timber
and of carrying charges on private stumpage upon lumber production
is one. The extension of markets for lumber and other forest products
and the marketing of material in new forms is a second. Competition
of lumber produced in other countries and of other materials used
for the same purposes is a third. And in this as in other large in-
dustries the distance between the producer and the consumer, and the
distributing agencies which step between and absorb a considerable
part of the retail price are factors which must be taken account of in
the interests both of consumers and of manufacturers.

The whole subject presents a problem in applied economics which
is regarded by these two ilepartmeuts as well worth the earnest at-
tention of those branches of the government which have important
pronmtive functions in the field of agriculture, commerce, and indus-
try.

A great deal of information bearing upon these problems has been
obtained. The Bureau of Corporations has compiled reports on the
standing timber of the countiy and the manufacture and marketing of
lumber. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Conmieree has secured
data on foreign markets, the Bureau of Standards has made tests of
the quality of various timbers, and the Forest Service, through the

vestigations of the Forest Products Laboratory,

vork:

mg

many lines of more economical and more profitable utilization of
wood. The work now planned is to correlate this fund of information,
supply data stiU lacking, indicate the conclusions to be drawn, and
show how to apply them practically to existing conditions.

The study will be conducted by the Forest Service and the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, other bureaus, such as the Bureau
of Corporations and the Bureau of Standards co-operating with such
promotive material as is available. It will not be a statistical inquiry
primarily, but a close analytical study of a number of the more im-
portant problems involved in the general situation. It will seek to
establish the essential facts relating to the supply, exploitation, and
marketing of timber, and to analyze underlying causes. It will aim
to deal helpfully with the various problems presented, and to indicate
as far as may be practicable any measures which should be adopted
bv the industrv itself or bv the iiublic in relation to the industrv.

Hardwoods and Softwoods

Ai-oonliiii; to Ilir 1«-| .•>tiiiiMt.> lliitt liiiM- l"in iii.i.l. ..i n.. ; .
ing UuibtT in tho I'liitcl Statf*. tlitTo aro six fita of hoftwimil- Xo
one /out of tJif lianlniMiclit. In this clnwiilirntion Uio trees with broa<l
leaves are hardwootlii iukI thotio with ncedleliko loaves, as pinos, Iumii
locks un«l spruces, or with sc«le-liko leaves, as the cednrB, are tliL-
softwoods. There are about six times as many kinds of hardwoods
as softwoods.

The belief held by some that the evergreen trees are tlic soft-
noods and that those which -shed their leaves yearly are in tho hard-
wood class, is erroneous. Some of the oaks, sonio of the niagnolins,
and most of the hollies, and several other broadleof trees arc evi-r-
j.'reens, while larch or tamarack and two of the cypresses slieii all
their leaves annually.

No tree retains its foliage perpetually. All loaves drop, but in
the case of those trees called evergreen tlie old leaves remain until
after the new appear. Some hang thirteen months, others two or
three years, while the leaves of a few species may remain green on
the twigs as long as eight or ten years.

Climate has something to do with the time during which the
leaves hang. For instance, the willow or peach oak at Washington,
D. (.'., puts out its foliage in April and loses it in October, while at
Tallaliassee, Fla., the tree is an evergreen, or practically so, for its
old foliage remains green imtil the new appears.

The belief that the warmer the climate the higher the proportion
of evergreens among the trees is misleading. Frost may hasten the
fall of leaves, but it is not necessary to their fall. Drought may bo
more effective than frost. Some of the trees in the valley of the
lower Rio Grande in Texas and Mexico retain their leaves scarcely
more than one month in twelve. The foliage of others there is so

I lull iliiil ii i> M-iiiccly iiotirealile at )t lilllc di^lall>•l•. Xaliirr work*
ili:it niiy tu economize what little niolNture the ground I'lmtaimi.
When leaves arc undcrsupplieil with water they become u-.-Ii-hji and
ilrop off.

Tho ordinary division into hardwoods and softwoods i> not baNe<l
strictly on tlieir actual hardness or softness, though an a general
thing tho wood of broadleuf trees is harder than that of the needle-
leaf 8i>ecie8. There are numerous exceptions. Longleaf pine ih harder
than basswood. Cypress is harder than bmkeye, cucuml>er and yellow
poplar. Tho Paciflc yew surpasses in hardness many hroadleaf trees.
If woods were classified according to actual hardness, the whole list
would have to bo rearranged, without any regard to the kind of
foliage the trees bear.

In some of tho northern states when a lumberman speaks uf hard-
woods without a modifying term he usually means l>eech. birch ond
maple.

There are a few trees scattered from Florida to California whose
wood is not classed as either hard or soft, though some of it is very
hard and other very soft. They are palm and cactus. Their growth
is not in concentric rings, one each year. A cross section of the
trunk gives little information as to. age. The palmetto of Florida
has spongy wood. The giant cactus of Arizona is ribbed like a
fluted column, and every rib is hard like oak, and tho spaces between
are nearly as soft as a hornet nest. Some of the California palms
have trunks with hard bundles of fibers interwoven like latticework,
and the substance in the meshes is so soft that the wind blows it
away in a few years after the trunk dies, leaving a curious cross-
hatched skeleton standing in the desert, an ob.iect of curiosity and a
picture of desolation.

To Be Finished With Birch

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SCQhLSlHIBVimrNnT'ANAMR'PAUinr^N I \-W- rXiJCLtM:Mt:J^'MER»BRQ-ARCm3-

The Wisconsin Building at the .San Francisco Exposition in 1915 is to have Birch trim, panels
and doors in all the public rooms.

The building is exceptionally well located and attractive and will make an excellent showing
for Birch on the Pacific Coast.

C'oiiilitioiis iu Wiscoiisiu during the past t'tvv vvwks liave continued
ti) look more and more favorable. Crop conditions are exeellout and
;ui exceptionally large crop of hay has been harvested. The country
never looked better, and farmers are busy from early morn until dusk.
The hnnbermen are feeling much better, and if the hnprovenicnt con-
tinues the fall business will take care of itself.

Millmen claim that orders are now commencing to come in for
lumber sold on contract, though not so brisk as they wonld like. The
wholesale trade feels better, and I had the pleasure of looking over
several very fine orders in harihvooils. The veneer and panel trades,
:is well as the furniture trade, are still waiting for the reports from
tiic sales at Gran<l Rapids, Mich.

One point noticed in particular was the optimistic feeling held by
everyone for a fair fall bus'iness and a splendid winding-up of the
year, which will bring the average business done in 1914 very little
less than that done in 1913.

I spent the Fourth at Ashland, Wis., and meeting some of my old
friends in the lumber business, namely, Messrs. Wilson, Joyce, Latimer
and Ralph Gilchrist, my thoughts went back to the early days when
the extreme northern ])art of Wisconsin was the big lumber center.
At Ashland the John Schroeder Lumber (Jompany alone is operating.
At Washburn the mills of the M. H. Sprague Lundier Company and
the J. S. Stearns Lumber Company are sawing. The Wachsmuth
Ijumber Company is operating at Bayfield, Wis. These four mills are
practically all that remain in the old territory north of Odauah and
Mellen. If some of the conservation advocates had seen this country
twenty years ago and viewed it today, they conld easily figure out the
outcome twenty years hence.

1 visited the mill of the S<-ott & Howe Lumhcr Comiiany at Iron-
wood, Mich. This is a band and horizontal resaw mill with a planing
mill in connection. The average cut is about 18,000,(101) feet an-
nually, sixty per cent of which is hardwood. Mr. Zinn reports that
he has no reason to complain, as his company is getting its share of
orders.

a live crowd. You scarcely ever hear them complain of business
conditions. WliiMi tilings don't .-ome right they hustle ami make them
move: ncccss.-n iiy \\licn tlic umiket is active they get their share of
orders.

Danielson & Pierce handle about 10,000,000 feet of hardwood ]um-
i)er annually, the cut of three northern mills. In answer to my in-
Huiry regarding business, Mr. Pierce produced orders for seventy-five

Tlie Brown Hroflii'is Lmnbcr Company ojjerates a band and hori-
;aintal resaw mill. It cuts aliout 1.5,000,000 feet annually, forty per
cent of which is hardwood. My old friend ' ' Charlie ' ' Lovett, sales
manager of this firm, modestly .said to me, "Business is off, but we
have no dry stock on hand." Simultaneously he produced a bunch of
orders showing about 200 cars. Those who know Mr. Lovett well know
that he always gets a little more than his share of business, whether
times are good or otherwise.

During the evening I en.ioyed a ri.le in Mr. Luvett 's automobile,
a "Moon."

The Mason-Donaldson Lumber Conijiauy will handle about 40,000,-
000 feet of hardwood this year. Mr. Donaldson reports business as
fair and feels encouraged over the outlook for a good fall business.

The Robbijis Lumber Company will shut down its mill until fall.
This company cuts about 13,000,000 feet of lumber, 5,000,0(1(1 of whidi
will be hardwood.

The Tomahawk Veneer and Box Company is one of the recent adili-
tions at Tomahawk. This firm was incorporated in November, 191."!,
with a capital stock of $.50,000. Max Meyer, the manager, had been
associated with the Underwood Veneer Company of Wausau for over
sixteen years before going with and building the Merrill Veneer Com-
pany's plant at Merrill. Reinhard Meyer, the president, had for years
been identified with R. Me.yer Box and Veneer Company at Merrill.
George J. Sladek. secretarv, had been associated with the K. .Afever

concern tor over three years. This company is turning: out an excel-
lent product, consisting of drawer bottom stock, center stock, pin
blocks and heading.

The Oelhafen Lundjer Company has a circular null and will cut
about 9,0(Kl,000 feet of lumber this year, twenty-five per cent of wdiich
will be harilwood. This company has some very choice pine, hem-
lock and tamarack in pile for which it would like to receive orders.
At Wausau I had a pleasant visit with R. S. Kellogg, secretary of
the Northern Hemlock ami Hardwood Manufacturers' Association.
He reports a flattering condition of business and speaks encouragingly
for a fair fall trade. He was leaving Wausau to make a short trip to
northern mills, incidentally visiting Duluth, where he attended the con-
vention of the National Association of Building Ovv'ners and Man-
agers, at which he was slated to read a paper on birch.

The Barker & Stewart Lumljer Company, after a successful opeia-
tion since I8K4, will close ilown its mill on September 1. The mill,
which has been cutting about 100,000 feet of hemlock or 05,000 feet
of hardwood daily, is now for sale.

The Wheeler-Timlin Lumber Company manufactures and whole-
sales hardwood exclusively. Mr. Timlin states that he has no cause
to complain of conditions. He anticipates an improvement in the fall,
though no big business. He feels confiilent that the wind-up of the
year will show not more than from ten to fifteen per cent falling off
in his business. He is looking for some orders for 5/4 basswood,
which he states is in excellent shipi)ing con<lition.

The Gill-Dawley Lumber Companj- handles about 1.5,000,000 feet of
hardwood annually. Mr. Dandey reports that business has ])icked np
during the last two weeks. He iloes not look for a large fall trade.

The F. H. Schneider Lumber Companj- iloes a wholesale lumber bu.si-
ness and handles forest ])roducts. Mr. Schneider, who has strong
coast connections, reports coast shingles, fir and siding as being very
active.

The Buswell Lumber and Manufacturing Company is winding up its
affairs and expects to be finished by November 1. Mr. Buswell, after
thirty years of lumbering, will take his family to California, where
tliey will spend next winter.

At Schofield, Wis., the Brooks & Ross Lumber Company operates
a single band and resaw mill, also a planiug mill. This cuts about
.32,000,000 feet of lumber annually, of which thirty per cent is hard-
wood, forty i>er cent hemlock and thirty per cent .softwoods. The
company has about a thirty-year cut ahead of it. At the present time
it has on hand about .5,000,000 feet of hardwood, 7,000,000 of hem-
lock and 3,000,000 of pine. Mr. McCullough states that he met the
market price for the first time in the history of his business and as a
result has more orders than he can handle and has therefore called in
his salesmen.

At New London, Wis., the llatten Lumber Company operates a
single band and resaw mill and cuts about 20,000,000 feet of lumber
annually, fifty per cent of which is hardwoo<l and the remainder pine
and hemlock. This company has about a twenty-year cut ahead. Mr.
Lindsay claims that business is far from being good but could lie much
worse. He states that the outlook for fall is not at all bad.

I had an unexpected pleasant suiijrise in meeting C. W. Talge of
the Evansville Veneer Company, Evansville, Ind., at the Wisconsin
Seating Companj' "s plant. Mr. Talge and family are spending the
summer at Autigo.

The Wisconsin Seating Compauy has an exceptionally large plant
at New London. It operates a sawmill for its own logs, and manu-
factures veneer for chair and furniture manufacturers, chair seats,
backs, table tops, auto dashes and lumber centers, and door panels
of all kinds.

At Oconto, Wis., the Holt Lumber Compauv- operates a two-band
gang and slab resaw mill, and cuts from 30,000,000 to 3.5,000,000 feet
annually, 5,000,000 of which is hardwood. Mr. Holt reports trade
quiet though his business was fair, due to cut prices.

At Menominee, Mich., I saw a fine catch of northern pike forty
inches in length. The fortunate fishers were A. C. Wells of the J. W.

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\Vi>IN l.iiinlM'r riiiij|Miiiy. Mi'iioiniiioo : Kiirl (.'rossninn of ttio A. K. Ofti-
niii Salt & I.uni)i><r ('utii)innr. Omml Kn|>ii1(i, Mich.: S. N. IlurriHon,
rtv<-ivi>r for IIk' \Vi<miiii>iii Mirlii(n>ii Rnilroml, nnd H. R. Moiillon,
inaurniuv nginirv luiiiitM^ss, tlit> In.st two nt M>'nuiiiiii(<<>, Midi. Tlii>
happv crowd hml jiint roltirnod from n two wp<>ks* cruise in tin* (ioor-
jfifin Rny on A <V WolN' i.riviit.- vnHit " IsuiIm-IIh."

' ilv 1.-,, tli.re WHS lK>rn to Mr. nnd Mr.«i. 11. B. Kiirlo

1. 1 ll.'rillMM.Mll.-. .Ml.'h.. II S.'\.-M |..>llt|.| |M,X. I.I..I lu S\<. nil. I MiK. .M.

.1. Fox of Iron Mnuntnin, Mirli., nn <>i);lit |>ound Imv. Mr. Fox in
connectod with the Von Plnten liUmbor Cuniininv.

CnrdN linvp lM<on ninileil iiniioiincini; tho niipronrliin); wo<ldinf{ of
K. •'. Pnwh-y nnd .Mikh Ruth InBroJinni of W'niiiuiii. Wig., which will
take jdnce on .Iiilv 'jn, lilU, Mr. nnd Mm. Dnwlry will 1* at home
after St-|.teiiilier 1.

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Pertinent Legal Findings

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RESPONSIBILITY FOB FALL OF LUMBER PILE

fall of a pile of liimlH-r near which he was working, if it were iii-
secorcly piled. (Washington Supreme Court, Mattson vs. Eureka
f<»'lnr Lnmher & Shingle Comjiany, 140 Pacific Reporter 'A'7.)
WHEN ORAL LICENSE IS IRREVOCABLE
I iral pirniis-iiiii given liv a landowner to a liimlier company to
construct a railroad across the land or to maintain any other
improvement thereon in conducting logging operations is not rev-
ocable by him or his successor after the liiinl>er company has con-
structed such improvements nt great expense in reliance upon such
jiermissjon, although no consideration may have been paid therefor.
^Florida Supreme Court, Albrecht vs. Drake Lumber Company, 0.1
- ■ it hern Reporter Sf*. )

WHEN WATER COMPANY IS LIABLE FOR FIRE LOSS
A rweuf de -ision of the Arkansas supreme court draws attention to
:in unjust state of the law which permits a water company to receive
pay for service to be rendered by affording fire protection, and then
to avoid liability for a fire loss resulting from its failure to live up to
the agreement, by the simple process of inserting a stipulation in
the contract to the effect that it shall not be liable for loss sustained
by the consumer through insufficient water supply. The decision was
announceil in the case of Jones House Furnishing Company vs.
Arkansas Water Company, 1(56 Southwestern Reporter 557, and holds
that a water company's contract with a city to supply water at public
hydrants for fire protection docs not enure to the benefit of a private
property owner; and that the company is not liable under a contract
»rith a private consumer for loss caused by fire through failure to
supply sufficient water for fire protection unless the contract absolutely
required a quantity of water which was not furnished. The court
says on the second point: "The law therefore appears to be that if
a water company enters into a contract with a private owner to
furnish water for a specific purpose or any specific quantity it is
liable for all damages proximately causeil by the breach of such con-
tract: but it also appears to be settled that the liabilities of a water
company are such only as are created by the contract entered into for
furnishing water." Under this decision a waterworks company
escapes liability for failure to supply water for an automatic fire
sprinkler system as agreed when the contract contains a clause to
the effect that there shall be no liability for failure to supply
sufficient water. In reaching this decision the Arkansas supreme
court cites a Xew Jersey decision to the same general effect. In
that case a water company agreed to furnish a lumber company
"water for fire protection" at the rate of $15 a year but subject
to the niles and regulations of the company. One of the rules
declared that the company should not be liable for any loss result-
ing from failure to supply sufficient water for fire protection and
this contract was decided to exempt the water company from liability
for a loss sustained by the lumber company.

The courts are not to be blamed for these decisions which merely
apply the general rule that private contracts must be enforced accord-
ing to their terms but the cases cited would seem to suggest the
desirability of legislation declaring invalid any agreement whereby
a water company attempts to absolve itself from liability for damages
resulting from failure to provide a fire pressure contracted for.
Every consideration which sustains the legal principle that a rail

ivay cuiiipany cnnnot validly contract agaiiir<t its liability fur negligent
performance of n contrnct to trans|iort pcrsonti or ].ro|ierty applies
to n contract by a imlillc service corpipr.ilimi to .siipply water for
Jirotection of the lives ami property nl' the public aj;.iiiist fire.
CONCLUSIVENESS OF SCALER'S REPORT
Where a logging contrnct provides for scaling of logH by a certain
person it is not necessary that the agreement expressly jirovide that
his reports shall be conclusive in tlic absence of fraud or mistake,
in order that they shall be binding upon both parties to tho contract.
(United States Circuit Court of Appeals S<'cond Circuit; Connecticut
Valley Lumber Company vs. Stone; 21:.' Federal Reporter 713.)
RIGHT TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION
A miiniiip.TJity lias no iiuirc ri^;lit to iiiirciisonably interfere with
the use of a navigable strenni than has a private jierson and where n
town constructed a bridge over such a stream in such manner as to
unreasonably interfere with the floating of logs the owner of logs
was legally entitled to remove so much of the bridge as was reason-
ably necessary to remove the obstruction but he is linblc for any
unnecessary damage done to the bridge. (Maine Supreme Judicial
Court, Inhabitants of Marion vs. Tuell, 90 Atlantic Reporter 484.)
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE OF CO-EMPLOYE
A limiber coiiijiany is liable for injury to one employe causeii by
negligence of another, if the latter were habitually incompetent for
the performance of his duties, and if the employer were chargeable
with notice of that fact. (North Carolina Supreme Court, Walters
vs. Durham Lumber Company, SI Southenstern Reporter 45.3.)
DUTY TO WARN INEXPERIENCED EMPLOYE
Although an eni). lover is under no leg;il duty to warn a youthful or
inexperienced employe against dangers incident to his work which are
known by the latter, it is actionable negligence to put a minor em-
ploye at work at dangerous woodworking machinery without giving
him such warning and instruction as is reasonably required by his
youth and inexperience, especially where the boy's parents have con-
sented to the employment in reliance upon the employer's promise to
give the boy proper warning. (North Carolina Supreme Court, Ensley
vs. Sylva Lumber & Manufacturing Co., SI Southeastern Reporter,
1010.)

TIME FOR REMOVAL OF TIMBER BY PURCHASER
When a deed to standing timber with im interest in the land does
not specify when its removal must be coinin.riced or completed, the
law implies an understanding that the trees will be removed within
a reasonable time; and where such a conveyance required removal
within five years, unless the purchasers should iiay a certain amount
for each additional year until all the timber should be taken, and
twelve years elapsed without the trees l>eing removed or such pay-
ment being offered, the owner of the land was entitled to sue to
forfeit the conveyance without giving any notice to the purchaser
of the timber or his assignee. (South Carolina Supreme Court,
Minshew vs. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation, SI Southeastern Re-
porter lOL'".)

RESPONSIBILITY FOB UNSAFE CONDITION OF PREMISES
An emidoyer is not responsible for injury to a workman who
slipped on a slideway on which oil hail been placed, unless the
slippery condition was known to the employer or had existed so long
that it should have been known. (Michigan Supreme Court, Meyer
vs. Grand Rapi.ls Chair Co., 147 Northwestern Reporter, 488.)

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Rate Decision — Chicago Territory

If the annouDcemeiits whicli are being made on ivhat is declared
to be good autliority shall prove correet, the territory surrounding
Cliicago will be allowed a greater advance in railroad rates by the
Interstate Commerce Commission than any other part of the country.
It sliould be borne iu mind, however, that the commission has not yet
announced its decision, and those who are prophesying what the de-
cision will be, may be wholly wrong in their conclusion. Dates have
been fixed several times for the announcement of the decision ; but
such dates were not made by authority of the commission, and thus
far they have all proved wrong.

Those who are acquainted with the work required by the rate in-
vestigation are not surprised that the end is a long time coming. The
roads involved include 300 companies with gross earning of $800,000,-
000 a yeai-.

(Jlass and Commodity Rates

All freight that is handled by the railroads takes either a com-
luodity or a class rate. Coal, ore, lumber, grain, sand, brick, cement,
flour, live stock, dressed beef, and all freight that can bo moved in
great volume takes a commodity rate. Dry goods, boots, shoes, gro-
ceries and all general merchandise freight takes a class rate, to be
billed under one of six classes. Class 1 calls for 75 cents a hundred
pounds; class 2 c^ for 65 cents a Inmdred; class 3, 50 cents; class 4,
35 ; class 5, 30 ; class 6, 25. -In asking for a 5 per cent increase in
freiglit rates the railroads had to file with the commission 22,000 dif-
ferent schedules, each separate schedule covering from one to three
hundred paf;es.

After the 22,000 new schedules were filed, announcement was made
that the day upon which they were to become effective was postponed
by the commission. Then a supplemental schedule of the thousands
of rates had to be compiled and printed.

A second postponement was ordered and it became necessary to
prepare other supplemental sheets. Those now on file were prepared on
the theory that the commission would grant a general 5 per cent
increase in rates. It is now believed the commission will decide that
only part of the increases asked shall be granteil. This will make
it nei'pssary to prepare and print new schedules.
How Changes Are Made

Comparatively few people have the slightest idea what a change
iu a freight rate means. A merchant in New York, who is shipping
freight in, say, class 4, gets an idea that his freight rate is too high,
and that he could do more business if he could get a class 5 rate.
He calls in, or on, the freight agent of the railroad over which he
ships his goods. If the request for a lower rate strikes the freight
agent favorably the merchant is told, probably by letter, that liis
case will be considered.

It is not the freight agent who does the considering. He only turns
the request over the official classification committee, which repre-
sents all of the railroads operating in the territory north of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi. That committee then prints on a
docket that is sent to all parties concerned, the nature of the change
asked for. and at the appointed time witnesses are heai-d, pro and
con, and arguments are offered. After the hearing the committee
considers the evidence and makes its ruling, which is final unless an
appeal is taken to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Forecast of Decision

Persons in Washington who are closely watching the progress of
the rate case, and who are in a position to obtain inside information,
if any is to be had, have made a forecast of what the decision will be,
as far as it affects the Chicago territory. That forecast has been
summarized in the following six statements:

1. That tin iiirir.i^rd int. i wlii. li will I., applied will lie upon freiglit
moving in \vli:ii i- l>ii"« ,i :i- i .nn.il I'l.i^lii Association territory.

1'. This triiii.iiv roiiipri-. - :iii ih:it -.■ 1 Iviug tietweeu Chlcago and

St. Louis on tlir wr-i ,111.1 i;uiT.il.. :in.l Tin -i.iirgh on the east.

a. Thac the commission will order a ."■ per cent increase in class rates
iu this territor.v.

4. That the commission also will order a ii per cent increase in com-

modity rates, including grain, and not coal and coke and one or two others.

5. That no increase whatever will be granted by the commission in
Grand Trunk territoi'y runaing from Buffalo and Pittsburgh to the Hudson
river.

6. That no increase whatever will be granted by the commission on
through rates from Central Freight Association territory to Grand Trunk
and New England territories.

Reasons for Increase

It is said that the facts which influenced the commission to favor
an increase of rates in the Central Freight Association territory,
rather than in all territories, were these:

The investigation disclosed that the freight rates in that territory were
abnormally low — lower, in fact, than the general level in other parts of
the country.

Moreover, taking the twenty-seven systems in Central Freight Association
territory, and including taxes with operating expenses, the ratio to revenue
is 83.12 per cent for the year ended .Tune 30, 1913, as compared with 7G.74
per cent for the ten-year period ended June 30, 1912, and 76.43 per cent
for the year ended June .30, 1910.

The burden of these increased operating costs is, however, very unequally
distributed among the several roads. Taking the whole eastern territory,
it appears that on some roads the operating ratio has decreased, on others
it is practically the same, and on still others the increase is very large.

In general it has been found that the coal roads'have suffered less from
increased operating cost, some actually reducing the operating ratio. On
the other hand, those roads which have a large volume of passenger busi-
ness are among the greatest sufferers.

No Raise Probable

It is not believed that the commission is disposed to favor any in-
crease in rates where they are not needed. Loss on account of finan-
cial mismanagement will not be considered a valid reason for grant-
ing rate increase. Some roads will be excluded because they have
not wisely used the resources at their disposal.

Coal, coke, and ore carriers have not proved their need of increased
rates, according to some persons who are posing as prophets; and it
is declared they will get no raise.

It is the confident expectation of the members of the commission
that their decision will strengthen the credit of' the railroads and
thereby facilitate the return of general prosperity.

Moreover, the action of the commission in pointing out the way by
which the carriers can increase their receipts, both through the lop-
ping off of allowances and free service and the adoption of business
methods of economy and efficiency, opens the door to the collection of
revenue by every road in the country.

If the advice of the commission is adopted the roads in official
classification territory will be able to gather in something like $25,-
000,000 annuallv.

Willow Flooring

In England certain kinds of floors are made of willow in prefer-
ence to other woods. The United States has more willow than
England and might use some of it for the same kind of floors. It
finds its place in warehouses, stores, factories, and in other places
where trucks are trundled over the floors and wear is great. It is
tough, though not very hard, and it does not splinter or split. All
parts of the surface wear evenly, and it acts like a cushion under the
jolting of wheels. That is the chief quality in its favor. It causes
less noise than floors of harder wood. Its behavior is much like that
of black gum when used for flooring. Willow is cheap, and at present
its most important use in this country is as box material. Some of
the best is made into side boards of farm wagon bodies.

All other lines of the mercantile business may shape the channels
of trade through the hands of the resident retailer, but when the
lumber trade does it then it becomes restraint of trade and an
infraction of the Sherman antitrust law.

With a total of over 153,000,000 cubic feet of limiber and timber
treated, 1913 was a record year in timber preservation. The indica-
tions, though, are that it but marks the beginning of a growing era
in the practice of treating wood in this countiy.

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Chicago's Annual Picnic

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:uicl tin- LiiiiilK>riiu>n 's t'Uili of riiiciiKO Wiis iH-iielitoil iiy the slowness eaeli side searing a inn in tlie first inning. Tlie W<lwooii teiini ennie

nf business lunl bv the jironiise of exeellent picnie weather. A good baek, however, in the thinl ami seoreil two more runs, whirh >«'ore,

many of the hiral hiniliernien entirely resigned themselves to present through a eombination of errors, was tied up by the yellow jiiners an

' onditions for a day at least, believing that probably by getting inning later. In the last three or four inningx, however, the lijinl

their minds off work and worry and by relaxing in the many ways wood team began to hit consecutively and the final score sliowci tin-

"(Tered by the picnic committee they would Ije more fit for the grind relative strength of the organizations in each department.

..„ getting back to their oflices on the next day. At any rate there ^^ ^^^^ ,^^„ g,,,,,^ ,^^j^,, ,^„^p,. ,,,^„ ,,,,,, ,^^,^ „„ti,.i,„.,..,, ,, „....

was an excellent atten.lance at the outing, which took ,dace at i,„,,„,,ih,e to start the field events until one o'clock. As a .■..»«■

"" (|uence some of the.se were not run off in the morning, but the events

The bulk of those attending arrived on the morning train, ami that took jdace were very interesting, particularly the putting contest.

it was not long after arrival before the hardwood and vellow iiine ,,..,., . , . , . .

, ,, , , , , ^ .<.■..' I The nr.st event was the peanut race tor chililren nmler six vcars.

ball teams had niaile the necessarv preparations for the annual con- ,„.••■ ... . . .."

, ..,,,,,■,, , ir ,, ,,• . r^l'is 's always an amusing event and was none the less so this year

ti-st. It turned out that the Hardwoods ami \ellow I'iners are at ^, , . ^ « ^, , , , . . '

, , . . . , ., , than formerly. On account of the large number of entries the event

least good batting organizations and there was a suriirising number „ . . . . „ ,, , »,.. .,. . . „

. , ^. ■ T , .. , ■ n<, . -. X ^ "a** '■"" off "• '"""t"* ""J "»» fi'iHllv "Oil by Elise Dion with (Jenc
ot clean hits against gooil pitching. The contest went for seven , ^i ,
, _ ,,,.,. , Arthur second,
innings, the more or less strenuous efforts under the boiling sun hav-
ing no ill effects. The final score showed the hardwood team consid- '^'"' second contest was a twenty live yard run for girls uinler ten.
erablv on the right side of the count as far as runs were concerne.l, T''" ''ontestants were evenly inatche.l in this event, Virginia Hooper
they having score.l ten runs as against four runs scored by the yellow '"■'•aking the tajie, closely followed by Klise Dion.

piners. The line-up of the two teams was as follows: The third event was entertaining. This was a twenty-five yard

H.KiiDWOOD. Vki.i-ow I'lXK. .lush for boys under ten years of age. Young David Root, of Irown

.><kce|c riB llohn Point, Ind., the smallest boy in the bunch, was generally picked out as

^"*'' '■ *, Murnhv "'""'P'' "hen they came up for the start, lie stood ready for the

i;add . . ........'.'.".'.........'. ....Cl'\ .'..'.'.'.'..'....'.'..'.......... Miirsii signal with an earnest look on his face which meant victory or death

Frltts KF Bnrnaliy in the attempt. Nearing the finish he was two feet alieml but

Daskcy 1" Xol)le hearing the next competitor coming up closely he gave a lunge for-

^''''■'"" ^J- ,?''Tf' "' ward and just broke the tape in time to win first j.lace. .lolin Hanson

Perancr SS Ilnrtiuan •' ' '

ll„lpln ^K Kiiiip "'8x second. The first prize in this event was a catcher's glim' which

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Miuiig Root prouilly wore during the rest of
tho ilay. surrendeviiig it relucantly iii favoi-
of tlie fried cliicken dinner. Young Han-
son cxjiressed himself as being very nuicli
]p|c:isi'd witli his prize, which was a poeket
kiiifc. wliirh he said was just whathe wanted,
so everybody was happy.

Tiie egg-rolling contest, in which eavh of tlie
ladies was equipped with a hard boiled egg
and a lath, was won by Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Cul-
vertson being second. Casualties were frequent
in this event, as but two of the contestants
rolleil their egg across the line intact. Mrs.
Sliiiw was easily winner and Mrs. Culvertson,
who was considerably behind some of the other
ladies and thought she was out of the race,
simply had to push her egg across the line and
win second prize, as it turned out that hers
was the only e^g behind Mrs. Shaw's which Tllli: K.\T ;

was not broken.

The next featuie was the ball-throwing contest in which Mrs.
Marsh, who was the champion of the last two or three years, was
beaten out in the last throw by a '"dark horse," Miss Salisbuiy.
Mrs. Marsh made ,the first throw which was not approached in dis-
tance by any of the other ladies ui) to the remarkable effort by Miss
Salisbury, which outdistanced Mrs. Marsh's throw by a very safe
111.11 gin. In this event Miss Salisbury was first and Mrs. Marsh

There was sonic doubt as to the winner of the next event, the
iifty-yard dash for fat men. It seems that the lumber trade is not
liarticularly blessed liy men of undue avoirdupois, probably because
of the strenuous effort which has been required during the last few
months to keep the ship off the rocks. As a consequence several of
the entries were considered skeptically by the starter, although there
was uo official protest. L. W. Crow, president of the Lumbermen's
Association, crossed the line an easy winner, F. L. Brown being a
good second. Some of the judges mistook Mr. Crow for Mr. Shaw
and were about to present the latter gentleman witli tlie first [irize
when their attention was called to the error.

By far the most interesting contest was the fifty-yard dash for
women. Miss Skeele, as usual, won this event. Miss Constance Lane
lieing second.

After the ladies' race the audience retired to the other side of the
field, where Jim Lane staged an interesting series of putting contests
for the ladies and men. The events were run by eliminating the high
scores and in the final his two daughters took first and second prizes.
Miss Marjorie Lane maile a low score of seven and Miss Constance
Lane eight.

F. E. Gadd won the same contest for the men with a low score of
eight.

This closed the field events for the morning, the next event, the
aii]iroaehing and putting contest, being started immediately after the
excellent dinner which was served in the garden adjoining the Casino.
F. R. Gadd was easily the winner in this event, making a seventy-
five yard approach with a remarkable score of one.

After the concert the other events were concluded, the first of these
being a three-legged race which was won by Edgar Montgomery' and
Eunell. J. F. Marsh and E. R. Ross were second.

The derby was won by Daskey and J. F. Marsh.

The one hundred yard dash was won by J. F. Marsh, who repeated
the jierformance of several seasons by beating out the field without
much trouble.

The necktie race, a combination of events in which the ladies par-

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ticipated with the men, was won In-
ner, with Mrs. John Hosea second,
to these ladies.

Aside from the e.ve-siv,- limt tli
the enjoyment which \v:i^ r;iiii|iji:t
to the field events and b.iMli:ill uaiii
tainment was given liy the t'liicni;r

i. Walter Norr
least the inizi

1 and her jiart-
were awarded

re was nothing whatever to mar
II through the day. In addition
's a very much appreciated enter-
Syniphony Orchestra, under the

Various proii
finances which
,>rizes offered f

direction of. Frederick Stock. The thoroughly
enjoyable program consisted of the following
excellent numbers:

Overture, "The Viking" Hartmaun

Syni|ihoiiy No. ') Bfeethoven

Intermission

< Diicerto for Bassoon Welier

Carnival in Buda Pesth Liszt

About everybody stayed until the evening
trains as there was little disposition to con-
siiler anything but tliorough enjoyment. Some
stayed over for the evening dinner and con-

Thc committees in charge of arrangements
and the different subcommittees are surely to
be congratulated on the excellent results they
achieveil. This function will long be remem-
bered as one of the most successful that Chi-
cago lumbermen have ever attended,
local lumber concerns were responsible for the
ible the excellently selected and aiipiupriate
ions field events ami the ball gaiiie.

JlOl

Present and Future of Balsam Fir

The Department of Agriculture has published a bulletin on bal-
sam fir, written by Raphael Zon of the Forest Service. This is not
a tree of first rank in supplying lumber, but it stands pretty high
in the second rank. Lumbermen of the North and Northeast know
it well. It is an evergreen — deep, beautiful green which no pine
equals — and the sharp, graceful spire which terminates its crown
makes it a conspicuous object on any landscape where it occurs.
It ranges from Maine to Minnesota and far up in Canada, but
does not go much, if any, south of Pennsylvania. On the highest
ranges of the southern Appalachians it is replaced by its near
relative, the Eraser fir. The two firs look alike; but since their
ranges do not overlap, there is no likelihood of mistaking one for
the other.

Mr. Zon's bulletin deals with all aspects of the balsam fir: its
distribution, the forest types in which it occurs, the present stand
and' cut, its economic importance, especially in relation to the
paper pulp industry, methods and cost of lumbering, life history
of the tree and characteristics of the wood, rate of growth and
yield, and proper methods of management.

The balsam fir owes its name to characteristic blisters on the
bark which contain a clear resin. This feature is common to all firs,
of which there are a dozen in the United States, all but two of
which are confined to the region west of the Rocky Mountains.

The balsam fir averages about the same size as jack pine, with
which it is associated in much of its range; that is, the trunk
diameter is more often under twelve inches than over it. Leaving
out of consideration the stand in Canada, which has not been
closely estimated, the commercial supply in the United States is
given b}' Mr. Zon as follows:

Foet. B. M.

Maine .3,000,000,000

Minnesota 1,000,000,000

New Hampshire 400,000,000

Wisconsin :i95,000,000

New York 250,000,000

Michigan 200,000,000

Vermont 110,000,000

5,3.5.!;,000,000
It is found that balsam fir is increasing at the expense of the
red spruce, associated with it. It seeds the ground better than the
spruce is able to do.

Maybe cost shouhl govern the selling price of some things but
there is figured lumber and veneer that should be valued considerably
above what it ordinarilv costs to manufacture.

In the Sawmil] Sanctum

\ hnrjwootl tiiillmnn who liaa a iiiixturo of logii in lii« uvmliihlo
Mibor su|i|>lr. inrluiliiif; onk, poplar, ){um and some pino, tMiVK tliiit

' ' rludi'U to ronflne his ojiorationg for Uio time l«>iii({

t and to iitrivo for tlio bcKt in tlicsc.

•i givpn for tliiii involves a quration in log sortiii);.

I' -.1.- .11. li >....:<t of his guui is sap K:um ami runs largely to common

•'•ok. Very little of it will do for quartering, and to saw this wood

' a profit re«|uires something different in the way of mill iietlnn

• .in is l>e»t for sawing high-grade onk nnd poplar. In sawing up the
'.I'nper and low-grade logs, such as gum and pino, bo says he wants
■ get action, to run things through and produce quantity, in order

•■ get any profit out of that class of timber under present conditions.

Whea you get valuable oak logs in the mill you don't want your
- iwyer to run them through recklessly. You want to get all the

;;h-gTade stuff possible and get it out in the best sliapi* to bring the
• •]> price. When you get men trained to the right kind of delibera-

■n in handling the high-grade logs, then they are inclined to take the
lino deliberation in handling gum and pine, with tho result that the
i ill does not produce the turnout nor the profit it should.

This argument is logical, but there are so many phases to logging
.-ind sorting -logs that there is room for much argument. In some
cases the matter of logging operations enters. In tho case of the man
referred to, this is not a strong factor, for he buys logs on the river
and can select what suits him best.

Where a man is logging his own timber and has his railroad and log
handling ctjuipmcnt, about the only economical way is to make a
cleanup as he goes. This means sending all sorts and kinds of tim-
ber into tho mill all the time. Sometimes the logs may be so piled
and distributed on the mill yard that they can be sorted for sawing.
The mill may have a run on oak for half a day, then on poplar, gum,
bickorj-, or whatever other timber is at hand. Where logs can be
sorted and arranged in this way it is better, becau.se the filer can fit
saws for each kind of logs and make the changes when the change is
made from one run to another. It is also possible to speed the mill
up for the soft timber and slow down a little for the hard timber.
Of course the crew would remain the same in each case. Part of the
time it would be working hard while at others it would be a little
easier for the laborers who do nothing but handle material. It is
better for edger men and resawyers to have time for deliberation in
cutting tho high-grade stock, because they then can get more out of
it. An arrangement to sort timber on the mill yard unquestionably
helps sawmill operations where there is a general mixture of logs.

The Double Mill
The double band mill may be considered in this connection, one
: le for big, high-grade logs, the other for smaller timber, and to

• operated for quantity. Big yellow pine mills do it this way some-
times, though more commonly they distinguish the two sides of a
double mill with one short side and one long side. There is little doubt
that the double mill offers some advantage in the way of sorting logs
and working them to the best advantage, but the double mill is not

' so common in hardwood operations as in pine, and conditions are such
that it is not often easy or advisable to resort to the double mill for
the benefit of sorting logs.

Kkep Saws Sharp
A sawyer should learn to push the common gum logs through and
then let up on the big clear logs that will make quarter stock or
extra high-grade material, and should take more pains with it. This
is quite largely a matter of developing habits and of rousing the
personal interest of sawyer and block setter. They set the pace for
tho mill. ■ There is, however, a mechanical difficulty in handling mixed
logs through a hardwood mill, some oak, some gum and some poplar
and an occasional pine log and then one of hickory. To do the best
work on these requires different filing. Some filers claim that hard-
woods require a different shaped tooth. Others say it is not so much
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the hurd»uuds and u ttiUt-r oiio lor thf .s»>ft.

Still another matter that enterH is that of having the »aw iihaip
and in good shape when a high-grade hig •oineN along. If the saw Iinh
been cutting a lot of rough timber nnd is dull so that it shieH and
dodges about in n fine log, it will do enough damage in a little while
to pay for taking it off and putting on a now one. Where a man
.saws mixed logs there should be fre<|uent clinnging of MWt, that
tho one on the wheels may be in good order nil tho time.
How Ma.sy Rk-saws

The resaw is now recognized us an important part in the ci(in|.
ment of everything in the way of a pretcnlious hardwood saHmill. In
the making of inch boards the resaw increases the mill's capacity
materially, nnd saves in timber by making a snwilli-r kerf than tho
mill saw. It has so well proved its worth that wo not only find tho
resaw in most up-to-date hardwood mills, but now and then we find
two resaws, and this raises tho question of how many resaws aro
advisable. Tho writer saw a single band mill cutting oak, sycamore,
gum and cypress using two resaws, a heavy one with a blade as large
as some mill saw blades for breaking down flitches info boards, and
a smaller one of about the regular resaw size for cutting boards into
thin stock. The small one was not kept running stoadily, but ap-
parently there was enough resawing of boards into thin stock to
justify its installation. From this it might safely be concluded that
whore a mill is cutting mainly one-inch stock or any thickness above,
one resaw is enough for one mill saw. If the mill is working panels
■'s, Vi and % inches thick, two resaws may be justified, one for
breaking down flitches into boards and another for resawing boards
into panel stock. The best time to resaw boards is while they are
green. It makes a little more trouble to handle tho thin material, but
it produces better stock and facilitates drying. Two resaws may be
found advisable, not only for those making panel stock but also for
mills catering to the box factory and box shook trade, which might
do the resawing of the box stock while it is green instead of ^*liipping
it full inch thickness and letting the box factory resaw it.

The Belt Tighte-ner

A gravity belt tightener, playing on the loose side of heavily loaded
belts, has been a part of the sawmill equipment from the earliest days.
Twenty-five or thirty years ago it was thought necessary to put a
tightener on practically every belt in the mill. By and by there grew
up a fresh army of millwrights with new ideas, ono of which was that
the tightener was a cumbersome nuisance and that there was enough
elasticity in good belting to nmkc tightness unnecessary. As a result
of this new idea large woodworking establishments with a number of
big belts as well as small ones were installed without a tightener.
Not only was the tightener eliminated but the endless belt idea gained
favor and belt stretchers were a part of tlie equipment of every estab-
lishment.

It was never practical to entirely eliminate the tightener from the
sawmill, because the main drive belt still demanded it. It was
eliminated, however, from nearly everything except that and slack
belts used for intermittent service, such as log haulups.

It looked as if the old gravity tightener had been killed, but a few
years ago it began to come back. Some builders of planers discovered
that by using a properly designed gravity tightener they could insure
better work and less strain on their planer belts. They made a series
of tests to be sure of it and then feature<l this as one of the strong
points of their planers. They were doing perhaps more than they
thought because they were not only boosting this planer but they were
helping the tightener to come back. Today it is in favor again, and is
Ijroving that it is better than to depend on tight belts and the
elastic element of the belts themselves. The new tightener is more
carefully designed and better hung than the old one.
The Quarter Twist Belt

One of the things the mechanical world has learned about belting

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33

is that a great length of belt is not needed to get an elastic element
and keep motion steady. Machinists used to argue that a certain
length of belt was necessary, and figured out elaborate schemes of dis-
tance spacing for shafting on belt drives of different kinds. About
the time all this seemed perfected along came the electric motor and
proved that short belts would do just as good service as long ones and
that the motor could even be hitched direct to the planer si^indle ■nith-
out any intervening belt and do good work. This has destroyed faith
in the old idea of wide spacing for belt drives.

There is, however, one order of belting that still requires some
spacing and that is the quarter twist belt. It is about the meanest
order of belting that was ever designed and every mechanic and
millman hates it. Still there are times when it must be used to get
a right angle drive. For such a belt one should have some distance
between the drives, for if they are placed closely together the belt must
slip in coming from one and making its twist to go on the other pulley,
and the result is a disposition to squeal, especially if one has been
using a dressing on the belt to keep it from slipping. To reduce the
amount of slip and keep the wear down to a minimum one should
space the pulleys of a quarter twist drive as far apart as practicable.
The Slack Belt Drive

The original arrangement for slack belt drives for intermittent
service consisted in mounting the belt on the overhead pulley, which
was in operation intermittently. In other words, the drive was below,
and when not in use the belt simply hung down loosely around the
driving pulley and remained idle. When service was desired of the
belt it was tiglitened up with a swinging tightener, and to stop opera-
tion the tightener was simply released. There are, however, instances
wliere the tirive is overhead, especially in mill planers. In these cases
when the tightener is slacked off and the machine stopped, the belt
keeps running and simply playing loosely around the lower pulley.
Some of these planer belts operate at pretty high speed, too, and while
mechanics have gotten away with this proposition, it is really a
dangerous looking thing and a thing to be avoided in slack belt drives.
It were better to use a loose pulley and a friction clutch than a slack
belt running while the machine is idle, or better yet to use an electric

motor where practicable. The only ideal combination in a slack belt
for intermittent driving is the original arrangement with the drive
below and the drive pulley smaller than the other. Then when the
belt is slack it will hang idle and drop away from the driving pulley.
Wherever a departure from this arrangement is required it is generally
better to use loose pulleys and friction clutches and dispense with
the slack belt.

Paper Friction

Nothing has been found to serve the general puipose of friction
drives better than the combination of paper and iron. Before the days
of steam feeds, paper friction was the center point of mill feed works,
and it is there today in the smaller mills and practically all of those
not using steam feeds. It also enters in the mill for various inter-
mittent drives and for variable speed drives, and sometimes for right
angle drives to eliminate the quarter twist belt and the noisy gear
wheels. The paper friction is almost an ideal drive, too, when kept
in proper condition and well faced against the metal.

There are only two general sources of trouble with paper friction;
one is moisture on the face that keeps it from taking hold, and the
other is lack of alignment, preventing it from facing closely across
the full width of the drive. The intermittent friction drive has a shift-
ipg gear either for the paper wheel or the metal one, and sometimes
as the face wears down a little this shift is not carefully adjusted.
This brings the faces out of alignment and reduces efficiency. The
other trouble, that of moisture, has many remedies, about the best of
which is to cover the drive over and safeguard against moisture. Dry
ashes are dusted on the moist wheel and make it take hold, or
dry sand will answer. Some seem to think that by getting oil on the
paper it may eventually become moisture proof. The trouble is
that oil is practically in the same category as moisture and keeps the
paper from taking hold until it is dusted with ashes or something else.
Perhaps a better preparation for dusting the paper friction is a pow-
dered resin. Even this should be used sparingly, however, and the
paper kept protected from moisture and oil and the two wheels of
the drive so aligned that they will face up all the time. Then one
should get satisfaction right along out of a paper friction. T. C. J.

\>?»i^-'MaiimM«i^Ma!ima5roi)i^^

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Tales of the Trade

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ONE CASE WHERE WOOD SUBSTITUTES HAVE FAILED

They are telling quite a story on Hugh W. Bates, representative
of the Stearns Lumber Company, with Toledo as one of the big stops
on his map. Mr. Bates was in Toledo recently and one morning
bright and early sent in his card to the buyer for the Toledo Bail-
ways and Light Company. As Hugh always carries a bright smile
as part of his stock in trade he had no difSculty in making his way
into the august presence of the big man. ' ' Stearns Lumber Company.
H-m-m ! ' ' said the big man drumming with his fingers on the edge
of his desk. ' ' Now pray what do you think I want to buy lumber
for. ' ' Well, ' ' said Bates, with one of his simniest smiles, ' ' I want
to secure the lumber contract f-or your conductors. ' ' The buyer
rubbed his eyes for a moment, took another look at the genial face
of the lumber salesman and blurted : ' ' Liunber for our conductors !
What in the name of the purple dog do you mean ? Just what do you
think our conductors need lumber for?" "Oh," said Bates, suavely,
' ' I don 't want to sell you lumber for conductors to use. I want to
sell you some lumber to make a new supply of conductors. I see you
need some on your line." Bates had edged toward the door while
making this explanation and he just had time to dodge through as
a cut glass inkwell made a bee-line for his head. "And at that,"
said Bates, ' ' I can make them any number of wooden men better
than the conductors in charge of the Toledo street cars."

All of this grew out of a trying experience which Mr. Bates had in
making a visit to the West Side Lumber Company's plant. The
street cars stop in front of the door and the conductor is supposed
to leave his car and inspect the tracks before crossing with his car.
One of the new pay-as-you-enter cars had been put on the line but

Mr. Bates had not noticed this so he tried to get in at the front end
of the car as he had often done before. The motorman, however
slammed the door in his face. This jarred somewhat on Mr. Bates'
nerves but he went to the rear of the ear and attempted to board iit
the regulation manner, when the conductor, who had just arrived,
also slammed the door in his face and started up the ear. Bates had
had a similar experience in another part of the city on a previous
visit to Toledo, hence his poor opinion of Toledo conductors.
IT CAME, HE SAW, THEY CONQUERED

Many Boston lumbermen have a warm spot in their hearts for the
breezy, western-styled lumberman, who, for a number of years was
connected with a prominent Albany street yard. William F. Mooers,
when he was promoted from lumber to law, carried with him effective-
ness as one of his many good points. Mr. Mooers has a nice home
in Milton, which is fitted up with modern conveniences, one of thero
being a water meter, with the commonplace result that sooner or
later there was a complaint on the size of the water bill. Here is
where we get the "dimensions" of Mr. Mooers. After the usual
testing, investigating, etc., the water commissioner announced that
the bill "stood." Immediately there appeared in the local paper
the advertisement for sale of the property, stating therein: "Only
reason for selling, dissatisfaction with the water department; a new
on-ner would be treated with more consideration."

Mr. Mooers has suddenly acquired fame, and has consented to be
interviewed on the matter by the press, and there are those who
predict that this original course will become a ' ' common law ' '
remedy for a very common "cause."

ARUWOOU RECORD

The Mail Dag

lOK"

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD deelrlng to communlcata
with mny of the Inquirer* listed In thig eectlon c»n have the »d-
drestee on written requeat to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, S37 South Dearborn Street, Chicaco, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and encloalne a lelf-
■ddretaed atampad envolepe.

B 767— W«nt» Maple for Swings

III.. July r.'. Kilil.i- llAiii>\VH.i> i{>:...iii<: \Vi iin looking: t»
:1m' Ih rlii'ii|i nml K'xhI I<> >■"•■ l» iiiiikliiK liltfli cli-ri'lrk Iriw

.111

ninpli' iiiMl nuiilil iimliiilily wmil
:i 111.

slioulil fiikc flu- niiit

iylM>ih' nlin in iiitoM'Ktol in tlii.-i |iro|ii
i|i with H.\nnwnon Rk<-oi!I>. — KiiiToic.

B 758 — Opens New York Office

.|>II.. Alii.. July -.-M. Killlor II.mii>» !!>:.. .iii>: \\>- wniil<l Ilk.- I"

il, ,1 A.- hiivi- .i|wn.-<l V N.« York .itlh.' i.t ::■.' Ur.uiilwiiy wltli 11. i'.
Ill .•liiiii!.-. Mr. Kiick liiiK liiul iwoiiiy y.iirs' .■xpiTl.-no' In
uo In \V.'*t InUIno li.irdwixHl iriilr. TIiIk inlulil he of Int.n-Kl
1. r- iinri Wf inlalil mill w.- iir.' i'<>nii'in|iliilini: up.-nlnf nn "llUr
r..l -.iiin;; i>tii afi.r III.' Ii.'ii'ilw.iiicl llll^ln.•ss vi'mTiilly.

B 759— Wants White Ash

villi.-

l.T. 1

lind snnii' In pliints

ifa.tiircrs of asli. Other

I'his li><|iiirpr has lieen referre.l
int«?re»te<l in rtveiviiig this ini|uiry .-.■in li;iv.' tlic ii.l.lr.'ss on \vritiiin
H.\Rf>wooi> HEroitn. — Kuitok.

B 760— Wants to Sell Ash for BasebaU Bats

railninn, Ky., Jnly. K*.- K.liior IIaiii>u'...ii> ItKi-iniii: Will ynii kin.lly
riirDUli nil' »IMi II lUl of l.ny.rs of wlilt.' ash iiiiil otliiT woiiils siilnilili'
for lMi.sM.nlI hills Id s.pniii's?

The writer of this letter has lieeii given the names of a few smli

concerns. Others intereste.l slioul.l w^ite H.vKDWOOD R»:(ORD. — KniTOi:.

B 761— Wants Information as to Walnut Log Sbipments

llAKDWOon KKroHU was reeentlv in reicipt of the following letter:

l-itflmr^-li. I'll.. .Inly 1. I-Mllor Haki.w.imi. Kk.i.ui. : In sliipplnc ii

<':irl..:ul of w.ilniit loss, riinidnf In slz"s from s.'vi;!! to twelve f.'et iinil

ninginK from i-laht Inrhex up to thirty-four Inches In diameter at small

(0(1. Insiili' liark. about what would be the etitlmate (or in other words the

|ri'r('<'ntiiK''i in feet, board U'ei'-siir.'. above Doyb-'s rule when sawefl In

l.<.nrd!< or planks': Will yon kindly also advise Ihe estimated weight of

walnut logs p<'r M fe.'t I)oyIi''s rule and Iwiard nii'a.sure and when saw.'d

•-•r.'en Into li.Mirds or planks, and creaily obllK.'V

Till NK I.IM: .\SSI.(|AT1..X I''llKUiUT IXSl'KrTlllX ItlllKAr.

r. K. K. Clilldeis. Joint .\K.nt.

After takiuj; the matter u|> with prominent walnut men we fin.l
tiiat the follow^ing is about the eonsensus of opinion. — Kditqic.

"An to shippinjr a earloail of walnut logs ranging in size from
7 to 12 feet, ami from s iuehes up to :!4 inches in .liameter, the
estimate of boanl measure above Doyle's rule when sawe.l in boanls
or planks, woulil say that this woul.l vary greatly.

"It is the general opinion, based upon actual sawing operations,
that logs from H to 1.5 iuehes in .liameter woul.l over-run 2.5 to 40
Iier cent in Iwar.l measure atiove Doyle's rule. Logs 20 to 26
iuehes in .liameter probably will over-run 10 to 1.5 per cent. Logs
26 to ;{4 inches will shrink l.i to 20 per cent, so that it woul.l <le-
jien.l entirely upon the (|uestinn of sizes as to what this car of
logs woul.l pro.luce above Doyle's scale.

"Further, the proposition must be taken into cousi.leration as
to whether or not these logs were sawn on a circular mill with a
ircular saw, an.l the gauge of the saws or on a bank mill.

"Doyle's rule, of course, is a very ol.l rule an.l was figvire.l at the
time when they were using almost exclusively .-ir.'ular saws an.l
taking out about a V» or Vi-inch .saw kerf. With the present .lay
metho.ls of band saws, using 14 to 16 gauge saws, the}- take out
about %, so you can see that there is a very material .lifference.

"As to the weight of walnut logs in the rough, with the liark
on, measure.l the top en.l, narrow way, by Doyle's rule, woul.l
say that it is our experience, base.l on han.iling thousan.ls of cars
of logs, that logs running S to ]."> inchi's in .liameter will weigh

iiiiii iM.iiii.ls to thi' tliouNaii.l feel, log* I'i
' ' ' ■ ' <<>i poiin.ls to the ihouKMii.l feel, hi
Il about 111,11011 puun.ls l.i Ihe tl
'.'II liiiiiber ftnuii into l.oar.U or plank
< .1 <\..li..ii to weigh .'i.oilO |H.iiii.ls to Ihe th.i
er ..lock :i,Hltll poun.ln to the ihousMii.l feet."

B 762— Wants Informstlon riii to Lor SrsUf.
<lly. Ml.s. Jul.v I

s. 1 1 -nMlulii scrll.u.'i ■

.III- 1': I the c.Minlry V r. ■"

ji...'p|.'d IIS being r«rr.'<'l, mel u" Ahbli "i . n ■ -li"Wij i.^ He .liii'i nt
your rommnnd, wi'inH to Ih- the iiiom accural.' ii» ri'snrdK the board n.nl'
iifler the \»is biiH binn wiw.il Int.. Innibci f

IIakuwooI) Rkcoiiii linils on investigiilion Ihnt Ihe slraigl.l Dov:.-
rule is Ihe stnn.lar.l nml, in fad, is the legal rule of Ihe stale of Mi-
sirsippi. This rule is pro.lu.'e.l by iletluctlng four inclira from tli.'
small .liameter at the small en.l of the log, iiisi.l.' of bark; K4|nare on.'
.|iiarter of the remain. ler an.l iiiiiltiply th.' r.'snll by the length .it
the log ill feet.

With the Doyle Scribiier rule once n.lnple.l by Ihe National llar.l
woo.l Lumber Association, Ihe Doyle rule is useil for .linnu-ters up
to 2.S inches ami the Scribner for .liameters 2S inches an.l up. ThiB is,
perhaps, according to the opinion of a prominent fore.st engineer, the
most unjust rule that exists, inasmuch a8 Doyle is low up to 27 inch.'s
:iii.l Scribner is lower than Doyle beyoml this point.

Logs scale.1 by the Doyle rule will in the small ilinnii'terK cut 'out at
.-1 lirstclass mill jiercentage ;tO per cent in excess of Ihe log wale,
which percentage .lecreuses as the diameter of 27 inches is ap|iroache.|.
.\t that point the scale an.l mill cut about balance. Over 27 inches
the Doyle scale will overrun the mill cut.

Inasmuch as the straight Scrilmer rule is higher than the Doyle up
to 27 inehe.s, ami lower beyoml that point, it seems to Itp the opinion
(if men in touch with the situation to be the fairest rule in use or
g.'iierally known in the Mississippi so'tion. — KniTOK.

Clubs and Associations

Picnic Plans Defluite

Th.' I..unibernien's .\ssocinti.iii of <;rnnd lt.'i|.lds will b.il.l lis iinnnni
liicnlc at Lake lliii-bor. near .Miisk.'i-'on. on Satiiiduy, .\ui.'Ust 2!>. Tb.-
members. With tiielr faiiilll.'s and fri.-nds, will Inivd by special Intcriirbnii
cars and steamer, rea.'bin;; Ibis r.>s.»rt In tiin.' f..r Inn.'li.'on at the bot.-!.
'ni.'re win be sporls, dlnn.-r and dancing in Hi.- evcnlni:. .\. M. .Man-
iilmi. chairman of tti.' [.Icnic c.iiainitte.'. uill b.' asslsl.'d In llie :.ri'.'iim -
m.'iits by W. 1.. Kass.'it. .\drlaii Van K.-iib-n iiii.l .Arlbnr \V..|i

Philadelphia Golfers Active

'IbroUKli the c.iurt.'.sy ..f J. .Vnib'i'sun Ktj.ss iinil J.isepli W. Jai.ie.t, i»<'
>f Its members, and wii.i iii'.> also inemlK-rs of lb.' riilladelpbia t'ountry
Club, Bala, I'a., the riilladclphla I.uiiiberm.'n's IJi.lf riub played Its r.-jtu-
iar m.intlily sanic on tb.' links of the latter on July I.".. .V severe storm
.l.'biy.'d tb.- uanie s.'V.'ral hours, but floally ill 'J :"0 tbirly-seven piay.'rs
.livld.'d Into I'lelit foiii'-som.'s and one nv.'-s.'in.' 1.. play out tb.' full
.'Iclit.'cn bob' coins.'. .\ most cr.'dltnblc avcrau.' sbowlnc was made. A
■ tinner was servi^d at th.' .'nd .if the same, after wblcb the rcKUlnr monthly
nii'.'tliiK was called t<i order by Tresldi-nt I'^UK.'U.- W. I'"i-y. (Inly routin.-
biisln.'ss was tninsnct.-'l, after which tlu- prizes w.-ie awarded as f.illows :

'1'.. K. I!. Ihimpbr.'ys and Jaiin's B. MrFarbind. Jr.. winners for best
ball and low eross. each a r.ddlUK umlinlla : K. X. TM.'bold. S. I'. Bowers
and Watson .Malone, tied for tli.' low net cross of ~n. but after the usuni
inatcliinK of i-olns Diebold droppeil out, which l.'ft Malone and Bowers
winners i-espectively of th.- n.'.xt Iwo prizes, a tb.rmo bottb' and a

Pbiladelphians in Aiinual Ball Oame

Til" v.ry enfrnsslnc annual baseball iranie niiw.'.-ii tb.' wb.il.'salers and
r.'tail.'i's of the I'lillauelphia I.iimberni.'n's I';xclian);<' .-ame off on the
StrawbridKc 4: Clofbler's athletic grounds on July Hi. These eames are
v.'iy popular and well patronized, as their olij.'ct is not merely a lively
skirmish between rival sportsmen but they have the r.'commendatlon also of
pbilanthropicaliy dcvotlnc tlie proce<Kls to v.'iy d.'servlUK charities.
Th.' "Plnn." a sprightly little paper of the ri'nnsylvania I.umb.'rmen's
Ass.,clntlon, presented a silver cup for this .v.'ar's conl.'st. The attend-
anc was very satisfactory and an unflaeelni: Int.'i-est was obs.'rvable
tlii.iiiL'boiit the same, ijist .v.ar the whol.'snlers .'.im.- off victors — thU

HARDWOOD RECORD

Michigan Association Will Build Watch Tower

iiml fiMiiiturt' workers who iiki^ t(
Chicagoans in Hardwood Deal

pci-mit Hre
iindiim coun-
hi.ve gained

<i«w'i/^M!»^aiK:)tre<atatiiTOi^iTOigit^^

With the Trade

New Cincinnati Concern

about eiclit acres
he company has
IDO-foof switches.
iU-d is lieing rap-
Ued with choice

Mr

is liuilding a pianing
mill which he expects
In liave completed In

where he will do sur-
facing a n d re'sawing.
specializing in hevcl sid-
ing. Mr. Hay is well
known in the lumber
trade, having been iden-
lilied with the M. B.
I'arriu I-nmher Com-

ly deserves in
undertaking,
r. Hay says tha

li(ltnilalion of the Wi-

horg & llanua Oompan.v

is almost completed and

• LUMBEK Cd.MI'ANY. I'l.N- lie will soon he in a

CINNATI. position to make a full

and final report to the

ri-al estati' li:i-i b. ,ii disposed of and there remains to

I (.nly ahonl SJ.-,,iinij worth of stock. The only creditors

Capital Chair Company Moves

ir c.impany of Kockford. 111., lias moved its machinery
II. f.- .111,1 Wyman streets on the Water Tower and ha.,
:ii 111 II 11. -w site. It is announced that the concern

industry of Ro

eft

:)ldini.' of

Chair Company to Build

KMI.i.l- I'iMii r,,i,i|.:ii.y ,,r Ci.iiid Itapids. Mich., announces
"- "I th. |,i, v.„i iHiyinu ...is.iu it will erect an addition to
■ c.l M.iiii,,. ,.v( , ..!.■. ri!i^ :nl,lition will he in the form of an
ry .iliout i;(i.\UH) f.et and will cost several thousand dollars.

R. L. Jurden Talks on Walnut
n. secretary and general manager of the Tenrod Walnut and
an>. Kansas City. Mo., and the r.'nrod-.Iurden-Mcfowen
In.^li.'l.l. .\rk., ha^ l.een s|,rn,liii^ s,„„r liair in (;i;ni,l K.anids

Franklin H. Smith Has New Appointment

inklin II. Smith, now statistician in forest products in the l)c
of Agriculture and located in Chicago, has been appointed

rcial

!ind

proved by S.-. i-.iai > .,1 ( omm. r.c l!<.dtield.

Mr. Smiths . xp.iinnr ii.is -aiued for him an accurate knowledge of
marketing and i.ili.i |na.h<al iihases of the lumber business, and he will
be eminently .pialilie.i lo serve in the new capacity as commercial agent
to investigate lumber markets iik various parts of (he world.

Tlie Department of Commerce is preparing to send him to China, .Japan,
India, Australia. New Zealand, the I'aclfic Islands and the Hast Indies,
to conduct a series of lumber market investigations, as indications are that
Tliose localities offer the n.ost attractive dormant maik.^ts for the lumber
|tro<luct of this country.

William Seiber

William Seihcr, president of the Central Veneer Company, Huntington.
W. Va., and n prominent politician in tli.-it section, died Sunday. .Inly ]-J,
after an Illness extpnd-

took

pla

Wa>

ton avenue. Ills death
was due directly to
bjood poisoning follow-
ing an operation per-
formed on Mr. Seibers
foot. The deceasiMl had.
however, been seriously

ill for more tha n

months and the oper-
ation was made neces-
sary by the resulting
condition. Death had
been expected for sev-
eral days, all of his
relatives being present
when the end finally
camp.

Mr. Seiber had been
identified with ijiany
important enterprises
connected with the de-
velopment of Hunting-
ton, having been a
member of the Cham-
ber of Commerce. He
had lived in Hunting

ing to that city in tlie spring of
Seiber was fonty-fivc years old.

Mr. .Seil.ier had been elected mayoi

a III, ml. i ■>! Ill Inited Commereia

i-ellers, Knlgli

>li ~- - 111 Ills veneer career as an emplo.ve of the K. 1 1. Allun

Veil. , 1 .^ 1 1 Company of Cincinnati, O., where he was born. He

remained with that concern for fifteen years and managed the plant
during the last three years before leaving. In l.S!)4 be established the
present plant for the J. II. Moore Compan.y, for which concern he served
as manager a year. In the year following the Central \'eneer Company
was organized and Mr. Seiber became president, which oflice he held uii
to the time of his death.

ny has a good reputation as
especially in poplar. The
ently improved to the exte

lufacturer
is on an
installing

.Mr. .s,il„i I
argaret rApi
Id Charles .T.

eft

Change in Bassett Company
The Bassett Hardwood Manufacturing Company of Monticello, Ky.,
announces that a deal has ,iust been consummated in which George O.
Bassett, president of the Bassett Hardwood Manufacturing Company,
has purchased the stock owned by P. W. Miiit..n i.l' the same concern.
This makes Mr. Bassett owner of all mills and Inhliiiij- <.i ihe Bassett
Hardwood Manufacturing Compan.v, which is pi.n iirall\ tli. largest con-
cern of its kind in the country. It manutaetun s vrhirl.- n Istock and

owns several saw and dimension mills in central K.-ntinkv.

HARDWOOD RECORD

I'TiiuT llDP* uiMl Itiul bf mill' i|'.<i ~ .1 lurci' voliimt' of liunlmiui ilurliit:
(tir nimliiK y<-ar. Up oxpvilii lu liicrciisc Ills o|irriilloni nnd In fmi
has «c<-<M'l«l M)nu' large ordrn wliU-b will nccrMllnto an Ineri'niv In

Cairo to Hava New Woodworklug Plant

. will •bortly bn\r a n>n iiianufiii'iurliik- Iniluntry, Tlil«
|~- <>|HTal<^ by n Ilrm i-tim|H>Hi>il of I.. <". lA-nrk nnd U. A.
Martin Mr l^'iu-k wan formerly Yloriin-sUK-nt of tho MlMlulppI Iti.v
Company, havliit: rriN-uily irndKintl bU puHluon. Mr. Martin wnii fur
niorly i<ii|>"rlni<'nil<-ir i>( tliiii romimny nnil ulao renlicnvd to take up thv
new work.

Thp vxtet Itirnilon linn nut yet lK-«-n ilt'clilcd u|>i<n, liut It Is llkfly tin-
machlnrry will Ik> IniitiillnJ lu Ibr pliint of tbc KUcbir MnDUfacturlnu
Comttany on Wont Tblrtyfourtb gtrwt.

Tho i'un<-<-rn will tiv Incorpomli'd as llip U-nck-Miirtln Cunipnny, inniiii
farlur>-r of i-ralluit lumlicr. It Is pliiniii'd to Iniitall qulto n complcmiiit
of niiii'lilii.-rt anil om- Inrijp marblm- to linodic bi-uvy logo.

ar<> ri'iMirlod, and wllboiit
I'Xpii-iiii ibi'iuovlvca »» bring

iirlnu till' I'hmilnK year was
I noouiiui-nd tbat two lariiv
I' liiildlnii of c'SiKMlllons lu
I i lUiniendod.

III!' witb tbe lumlHTmcn of
> liiilil Inrnl furt'iit produrls
t I 111' Kori'Kt I'rodiicta Kx|mi-
tlifm to till- extent of usluic
HevernI lumlK-r amuidntlon*
iiillUK tbal till' lurnl lumlM-r-
'XitoaltlouH will

New Sawmill Proposed

lip

t liouias llrotlirry nf IClliaU'tli, Iji., reiently piirohBBcd tbe Interests
11. W. Charlei. of Cllmnx. .Ma., In n tract of timber iidjolnlnu tbat

.n. wblob Is located vn tin- II if tlie Alnlianwi, TenneKiwc and Nnrlli

Hallway, 'riniiiias Ilrotlicrs coutviiiplato tbe erection of n larte ami
to-date .'■awniin.

Installs Bleaching Outfit

The Ulrdwye Vcceer Company of ICscanaba, Mlcb., recently purcbasid
the excluslre rlitbts, part of wbleb were afterwards reconslgned, to tlie
use of tbc patent and equipment for bleacblUK veneers and lumber, mnnu-
factnred by tbe Kranck I'blllpson Company, Cbicago.

Wb>?n the eijulpment l8 completely Installed there will be but one other
plant In tbe country with tbe same process to be used on birdseyc veneer.
It Is anticipated tbe process will add Immeasurably to tbe life ond value
of this product, tbc particular value being tbc elimination of the tendency
wblcb Is so well known in rnnnectlon with birdseye maple, to yellow with
nge. It Is sniii that with this process a guarantee aealnst this develop-
ment can lie a.xHured.

A New Electric Truck

There Iv a leiuarkabU
elUclcnt new motor truck
on tbe market, this one
belntr an electric proposi-
tion. It Is claimed that
this new two-ton truck
does the work of three
double bori^e teams.

According to the mak-
ers this vehicle Is partic-
ularly adopted for the
quick and economical de-
livery of lumber and fin-
ished products In cities
and towns. It is manu-
factured by the American
Electric Car Company of
Saginaw. Mlcb.

the expoalilun. Home very tannlblo multn
'Xieptlon tbow exhibitors so far beard froni
wllllns to tnk« part In another expoaltlon.

The policy to Ib- pursued by the company i
fully dlHcusK-d. and it wna felt Inadvisable t'
expo»llioii« be held a» early as llUn, but III
Chicago and New York in lUlU was strongly i<

The seereiary wan liiatructed to commiiiili
several citleii who have Indiealiil n desire i<
ex|io>ltions during the eoiulug year, staling lln
sitlon Company will be uind to coJI|H-ratc witli
Its inllucnce to secure tbe partlelpation of tin
atllllateU with Ihe iiiovement, and tbe understi
men lu llioKv cities which may desiri! to bold
same, iinylng tho expenses incident thereto, and taking tbe revenues wblcb
may be derived from tbe sale of hpnce, tickets, etc.

Tbe members of the board of governors of the National LumlKT Mnnii
facturers' AKswiallon were eli'cied member- ••( the imnrd of dlri'eiurs of
tlie Korest I*ro<luct» Exposition Company for the ensuing year.

Following a meeting of the stockholders, the directors convened and
elected the following oOlcerH : I'resldent, It. II. Uowuman, .New Orleans,
I.n.: treasurer, James .\. I'reeman, rasndenn, Cul. ; secretary, J. K Rhodes,
ilileago. III.

The secretary was instructed to send to the stockholders a re|>orl cover-
ing tbe meeting, including a list of the exblliiturs at the expositions held
in Chicago and .Now York, and a summary of the letters in wblcb their
views regardin;: the exposition are expre«-^ei|, together wltti Manager
Wood's report.

Handsome Old Walnut Set

I''. J. Futzlnger of tbe K. W. WInt Company, Cntosauipia, I'li., has Just
reUnlshed in the mill at Catasauqun a very beautiful and valuable diniut;
room set of black walnut lumber, wblcb was originally purchased by the
Crane Iron Works and Inter bought l)y the F. W. Wlnt Company, in
whose possession It has been for thirty odd years. The lumber was
cut on the Uavid Hunt land in Catnsiuniua. I'a., fifty-live years ago.
.■..Jili..is^.ui> iKiv. |,r,,r, :.wi„-,i tl,. >,■! «..illi Horn »1,800 to I'J.OOO. it
Is composed of six chairs.

.M.\M lACTURED BY

I'ANY, SAGINAW,

liulTet,

1 service table,
rbinn closet and exten-
■^I'.n table, all beaiillfully
ilk'iired and omhelliHbed.
I'c.r its beautiful figure
iinii artistic touch it Is
*aid It cannot be dupli-
L-ated. .Mr. Fatzlnger re-
eiiily stated that he
noiild not accept $2,500
I "I- It. Uc takes great
l>ride Incxbiblting It to
friends or to any one who
■< interested. The full
leauty of tbe set is
irought out by tbc color-
ng of age and modern
inisbing.

.\s an indication of tbe efficiency of this truck the makers cite an in-
stance where tlie truck is used by the Bliss & Van Auken Lumber Com-
pany of Saginaw, Mich., in wblcb It bas actually showed a very sub-
stantial saving in delivery cost over horse-baulcd trucks formerly used.
In fact, this concern frinkly states that tbe service rendered Is equivalent
to that of three double horse teams.

Further information enn be. secured by addressing the American Electric
Car Company, Saginaw, Mlcb.

Annual Meeting of Forest Products Exposition Company

The annual meeting of the Forest Products Exposition Company was held

in the oOico of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, Tuesday.

July 21. President R. H. Downman of New Orleans, La., presided. Thos'-

present represented about 2.50 shares of the outstanding stock of 36!i

.\ detailed report covering an audit of tbe accounts made by a certified
public accountant was carefully reviewed, and It was moved that a sum-
mary of the same be sent to all of the stockholders. It develops that tbe
company bas about $7,000 in its treasury, being the balance left after all
expenses are paid from the receipts. Including stock sales, exposition space,
gate receipts, etc. it was thought best to submit to the stockholders for
their personal expressions the question of whether or not this money
should be refunded, pro rata, or be retained In tbe treasury of the com-
pany for the purpose of promoting another exposition. Pending this
decision Secretary Rhodes was Instructed to Invest at least $6,000 of the
fund in high-grade convertible bonds.

Manager Geo. S. Wood of tbe exposition submitted a report covering the
general feature of bis work, together with communications received from a
majority of exhibitors expressing satisfaction with their participation in

''m^i</iyy)!>;Aai^mXXUtm)imiltm!MSm^X^^

Pertinent Information

Car Surplus Still Increases

in spite of reports of stimulation in busliK>s activity a report of tbc
American Railway .Vssoeialion on car movemeuts shows that tbe surplus
of freight cars Increased from July 1 to July 1.1 from 2'JO,875 to 228,384.
This compares very unfavorably with surplus of July 15, 1913, at which
time there was a surplus of 70,280 cars.

The shortage Is but 1,843 cars on July 15, against 1,335 cars on July 1.
The shortage a year ago July 15 was 6,875 car.s.

Advance in Southern Lumber Bates

J. II. Townsend, gcnerol manager of the .Southern Uardwood TralBc
.Association, Las Issued the following notice to members of that body
legarding pending advances In rates on gum lumber:

Tariffs will be published within a few weeks, to become effective
September 1st, which will advance tbe gum rate, east of the river,
from two to four cents per hundred pounds. 'ITic oak rate will be
advanced from one to two cents per hundred pounds. Tbe tariffs,
effective September 1, «11I only apply to the Ohio river. However,
tariffs will be published naming the same advances throughout the
entire territory east of tbe river. This latter advance will become
effective the latter part of September. .\s stated in our bulletin of
.May 15, this will be tbe most radical advance ever undertaken.
Carriers west of the river will also undertake to advance their rates
oDi- cent per hundred pounds.

HARDWOOD RECORD

lorty-seven per cent of the
t products, you can readily
rt. to advance lumber rates.

Wien you taki' into consideration that
Vazoo Mississippi Valley's tonnage is Tore;
understand the persistent effort on their p:

Application of the Electric Hoist

Kapid and reliable handling of material in factories, shops, and stores
is an essential part of modern business. It is a problem different from
the lifting of hc^avy weichts l>y cranes and derricks, and special apparatus
is needed. The electric hoist, manufactured by the Pawling & Harnisch-
tewer Company of .Milwaukee, is designed to meet store and factory condi-
tions. The accompanying cuts illustrate methods of using the hoist.

The small hoist is comparativcJy cheap and does the work of from three

to ten men. 11 is c-vidcut that such a lioLst system oilers great advantages

over hand methods. A single operator with the help of a hoist may pick

up a load, convey it to any desired point along the runway and deposit

it in less time than it

10 get

of

helpers together. There
will be no laborers stand-
ing around idle waiting
for orders and no delay in
getting inatcrial from one
machine to another and
from one department to
the next one. The celling
is made use of and floor
space is saved by tJie
elimination of hand trucks,
wheel barrows. Industrial
trucks, etc. Then again
the goods may be piled up
to any desired height
without any additional ex-
pense, resulting in a fur-
ther saving of floor space.
.\nother great advantage
of the monorail system lies
in its fle-tibility ; it may be
(extended Indefinitely and
it can be made to cover
irregular areas and reach
into out-of-the-way corners.
Different tracks may be
connected by m e a ns of
switches and turntables.

The hoists may be
■quires. Any desired length
•d by the kind of work to be
is carried on. In handling
liy magnets instead of hooks
or cages.

In view of the small cost of a monorail system and the many savings
realized by its use, it will be to the advantage of every executive to thor-
oughly analyze his material handling problems, as an electric hoist with
:;00 to 300 feet of runway will in most cases pay for itself inside of a few
months.

Guessing the Age of Cypress

St Products Exposition in Chicago and
"hi as a prize in a guessing contest. The
« :is the subject of the contest. No state-
the numbers of guesses on file, but there
ranged from less than sixty years as the

Visitors wiio att-n.|-.| tli. ;
New York were oiTn..! • ■ t,
age of a section ol . \ in . -- i run
luent has been pui)li-lh '1 -l;.nvj
were many thousands, and the
age of the tree to more than sixty thousand. The contest has been decided
by awarding the prize to Francis C. Tucker, a civil engineer of Chicago.
The tree was adjudged to be 662 years old, and the age was determined by
counting the rings of growth. The judges were Howard F. Weiss of the
United States Forest Service ; E. A. Sterling, forest and timber engineer;
and Hermann von Schrenck, timber engineer.

Three persons guessed the exact age, but the prize went to the first
person to guess it. The cards on which the guesses were written were
numbered consecutively. Prizes were av.arde<l the following persons :

Albert Steinback, New Yorl%. 062 years.

Albert E. Davis. -\- " i ui ..^;- .;irs.

Albert Johnson, N. ^ ,i ars.

R. C. Saunders, iln^ .- ■ ■

M. Baumgarten. Nrw 'i n i, r;.;;; ...iis.

Lewis Leining, New Yoik, Of.;:, years.

University Men as Lumber Carriers

A trade paper in Manchester, England, recently called attention to tho
fact that among the lumber carriers in that and other cities of England
are a number of university men.

According to a social worker who has been among the dockers for twenty
years, every year sees a number of men of refinement enter the ranks of
the timber carriers and general laborers — men who have once flourished in
the professions, men who can do wonderful things in mechanics — mu-
sicians, lawyers, chemists, and men who can speak in many tongues.
They are the men who have missed their chance in life.

Few of them ever get back up the ladder again. Occasionally those who

spend their life trying to help these unfortunates have success. One In
fifty has the will power to make the effort.

It is easy to understand why the work is so difficult. When the univer-
sity man gets to the bottom, the fall is a great one. He knows he is a
failure. He realizes fully that the fall has been through lack of character.
He has sutBcicnt understanding to see plainly that the chances of getting
back again in the short span of years which constitutes a mans working
life are almost hopeless. Men who have once occupied a good position iu
the world and yet have not had a good education are much easier to deal
with. To them the fall has not been so great. Frequently they carve out
a second career in the business world, and get right back among their fe>
lows. Ixjarning their lesson in tlie hours of timber-carrying, they gain
pluck and sobriety. Starting under a new naiiie. and helped liy friends,
they once more take their place in society.

Street Trees in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has 127.301 trees growing along its streets. They are of
miscellaneous kinds, all sizes, and in various conditions. A commission has
been placed in charge with ample power to cut down, plant, and improve.
Many of the trees are in a bad state of neglect. Thousands of new will he
planted, consisting of piu oak, oriental plane cr sycamore, Norway maple,
and Chinese gingko. Three of these are foreign and one native. It is
strange that with 514 kinds of native trees growing in the United States,
1? should be deemed necessary to go to foreign countries for three out of
four trees for planting in Philadelphia.

Forestry in Pennsylvania

The forest lands belonging to the state of Pennsylvania were improved
the present year by the planting of 3,500,000 scedings. -Vrrangements have
been made to continue the work in the future. Last spring there were sown
in the state nurseries 1,4.'>0 pounds of white pine seed, 200 pounds of Nor-
way spruce, ."lO pounds of European larch, 118 pounds of pitch pine, 100
pounds of Sc^)t(h pine, i:; pounds of Norway pine. Not a pound of hard-

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY'S MILWAUKEE PLANT
EQUIPPED WITH A MQNORAIL SYSTEM

wood seed was reported. It might be supposed that some space would be

given to oak, basswood, yellow poplar, cherry, walnut, and several others.

Walnut Farm Buildings in Kentucky

Notwithstanding the rarity and expensiveness of walnut timber now-
adays, there is one farm in Kentucky which can boast not only of its
barns and tenant houses being built of walnut, but even the fences on
the place are constructed of this valuable wood. This is the Coghill farm,
located in the Shaker Bend section of Jessamine county, about twenty-five
miles south of Lexington. The larger part of this tract was formerly a
vast walnut forest, and a considerable quantity of the walnut timber yet
remains, the owners of the place cutting it only for domestic use.

Thousands of dollar's worth of this valuable timber has accordingly
been cut in past years for this purpose, and not only the tobacco barns
and tenant houses, but even the fences have been constructed of rich
black walnut, which if sent to the furniture factories of the North would
have yielded the owners a handsome fortune. There is perhaps not
another farm in Kentucky on which so much valuable timber can yet be
found, despite this prodigality.

Foolish Chilean Timber La'ws

The laws of Chile prohibit the cutting of dead timber for lumber. That
renders impossible the utilization of fire-killed trees or those which die
from other causes. Another law forbids offering timber for sale within
six months after it is sawed. There is evidently not much demand in
Chile for dry kilns in connection with sawmills. Another law prohibits
cutting trees in summer "when the sap is in the wood." The Chileans
evidently have not yet learned that there is as much sap in a tree in
winter as in summer.

HARDWOOD RECORD

i(l:rsHi

ik

IIWVI'II

I i>«.

r U1U- u

III

Cutnlpn Ruled Out

III. N^'W \<>rk Sliil.' >'ull<i«' i.r lor

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Ill

s>iH<iiw' linn iiulillnkiil

>uri<'lln wanilmt lli.- fitrimrii of Hint

■ iHh

III

.MiliiNi iliK .inni|.-r i.f dU

>nlnini<'nt If tiny pinnt rntiilim with

til. .

v|..

. i,,i!.,ii ..r triiwliii: valiiii

tlinhi-r. It la hIhIihI tlint n niiinl '

»lll .vl.'lil lllllrll

lir r.lurnK In l.-ii» tliiK-. TIk' ihi

I'l. K.,ii. iirid II

iilrra ciilllvntlfiii •liirlnK iIk- llrxt l\.

■ ur. Iu\\\ I'i'i r II.. ^ »lll I...I

II.. Il.r« lUilat

llUll

Sl«.-

romlj «...il-
tii nul luirli.
Inblnc A •.

Imiv, IUII,V Io-i ^

Thi> ollirr rxin-im- in >lii- i
of a Imlii-. Aiiinui: IiIkIi

iilly. Iniir

iimli-K mill lui'iiiiK of till- iiuni'r. \'.iy
I mill ilii' u'lHMlwnrki'r wliu dm-ii ilii- iiiiikliii:
I- tliiii' niilli' i-nKiiKiHl In rnrvInK iind |..il
iivi' fii-t IiIkIi. Willi iirniiini'ntii frnni lii|i i.t
•■iliiT pli'iv <if tiirnltiiri- nhiiiii'Inli-d wllli li.
Ill' n fi'W Ini'lii-x IiIkIi iind tin- plain tiruiliui
H rnndlititK'k wlikN nn- ninliiiKnny. iirliiiii
I'liony, i-iiDilHilii. rns.*-
iill. tnll|i wniiil, l»i\'

II ml

A Venenble Irish Yew Tree

What In dif-lnn-tl tu Ix' Ibi- most n'k'briind Irpi' In Iri'liind Ik ii yiw
whtrh ittnodi' nn tbc Kroundn of I'roni Castlr. In ■■'i-rniiiniiUKh. ItH ypri'iiil
of bmnrhiii U mi wid. tbnt H«) iioople may nit iit Imngui'l In ItK shiidi
TTif sUf nnd ni!<' nrt nn! kIvcu. but n yew of tliiit sitr inuiit Iw ivntiirii-s
old. Th.- yiw Ik nn rviTijri-i-n will, womi vi-ry Imnl iinil mKT. nnd wa^
ftiriniTly iim.iI for Unw; -.vlii-n Ibt? bnw nnd arrow weri* I hi' wi'iipons of war
iind rbnfo. Ain<-rlra lannnt bnnsi o( any yow trees to compare In a'.-.
And Klxe with the venerahli- s|>oiiinen8 In Kuislnnd nnd Ireland: but ns
uuiti-rlnl fur urrbery Ikiws tlie rnelllc eonsl yew Is Inferior to none, nnd tli.
Florida tornyn. sninellniex known nn ■■I'hntlabniM'liw pine," Is not fur
brbliid II.

An Interesting Price List

In this eiinnertlun l.i ^ll<lWll is Inn- a ii-|ir'.dui tlon as It was pnssllil.-
to make Irmn nn orlclnal sinek list wlileli Il.tiiiiwooD UKfiiiiri was fm-
tunnle enoHKh to xeenre from tlif .Inlin Week I.iimlu-r fompnny of Stevens
Tolnt. Wl^. This list was loniplled liy Mr. Week In 18sy. It iilves an
interestlnc eoinpirison ef priees prernlliii); nt tbnt time nnd nt present.

H.»iir>w.i..i. KriLiiii r<-pr..diiees tbls stnek sbeel bere In the- liellef Hint It

""" '■■■■■ l... - _■ I.. .ip.M-atnl-s 111 III!' Noi-tli.

tlie Mpeelen Ih-kI siilli'd. n iily In Ills piir| I.iil In the aoll.

Old Wooden Wat«r Pipes

Til.' iliirnblllly of wooden wnter pl|H-s In wi'llknnwn. As Inni; ua Ibe
pl|H's are kept full of wnter under iireMUrr. ihe imrea of the wood are
ninlntalned In a snliirnted eondlllun nnd derni uinnol innke n nurreiuirul
nitaek. If deeply burled In Ibe Krnund aucb pl|H'S will lust n long lime
after llii'y case In earry wnli'r. A n'oeni nrilile In the l.ondnn Timber
Trndes .lournnl sniil tlini from time to time workmen. In Inylnc drnlna or
ntber pipes In tbe older part of KdlnburKb. emne upon ri'moln* «f lia
nnelent wnter Hupply syslein. Two Heellonn nf wooden wnter plpi's have
In this way recently bwn unearlbed nt Hrlsto i>p|Hislle the M'Kwnn Hall.
They seem to be of elm. bored throuKh the .I'nlre nnd with the enda
tapered ko as to fit tightly Into the npi'riur.' I'arli section Is about
eight feet In lcQ);lh and over n foot In dinmei. r S|ii'einii'na of this old
water piping, whieli dales probably from tin - v.ni.-.nlli eentnry, are
already In several of tbe ilty museums, rons.-.|ii"iilly Hi.' two seetlons
now found will be reinovi'd to tbe Water Trust yard. Tills old plpi- track
wns probably part of tbnt which rnnveyed wnt< r from the IlnmuL-li Locb
to supply tbe "Society of Brewers." Ibe name "Sn.lely" belni; still ntlarhed
to a few houses nt Ihe west end of Chambers Stri-ol and Hrlstn. The
name of "Windmill street" — a small street nn the eant side of Ceorge
siiuare — recalls the fnel tbnt n windmill In thnw- bygone days was used
fur pumping the water from tbe Borough I^eli In the brewi'ra nf Itrlatn.
Consldcrnble quantities nf wond.'n pipes of » similar etinr...i. ■■ i.ii>.. fr,.ni
lime to time been iinenrlb.'il In I.onilnii.

Arkansas Black Walnut Logs

.\ gii'nt deal of walnut timber Is being liaiibil lliroiigh M.iiiiiiiiln ll..ni.'
to the railroad nt Cotter. Ark. It wns e
and purchased by a sewing mnclilne eni

FINISHING— Rough.

DRESSED LUMBER. i

COMMON— Rough.

Tliirk. < It'iir. :inil S<l<'<l<<.

Kl an.l -'!,,. ..,. 1,, 1 • ^'^'

.X'^le....ll.,.,,lin,,,,.r-L^v-^ ^.

^rn> ] li,, h. l;M^e 7 i.Ty^.'i'ie,^!!!!!^ '"'"■

|{<i\ ItoiirilH. 13 in. Riiil iipuiirdH.

.V. 12. H :iml 10 fpel t >/■»'

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D. ■■ ^7-

NIock BonrdH Vi Incheit.

A 12 11. 1'. $ 3sr

P^ . , ,„„„ '^

Mlock Uoardtt N and lO IncheH.

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D, " ,„

E, " No. 1 v./iiiiimM

Surfacing one side / je

twi.-ides ',«y

Making ship lap or U. & M •

-Ml one linglli. ♦I.IHIexira.

I Flooring.

A or Isl ciiniiiiuii. 4 or l> inch ^S'y' '

; B..I 2.1 ■• •lorUiml. 3^ I

CorSil " -I.irt; iiul ^j ■

Seleeliil Fencing if''—

Siding.

' Ul and 2.1 cl.-..r, 12, H, h\ leel ; ^-j, '

Isl coiiini.n.. 12. M, Hi feel /t-i*

2.1 " I-.'. H, 10 ft^el V;

|:W " 12. 14. 10 feel ,<,_

I Selccl Feiii'jng ^

; Ceiling.

: j. Isi ..1 2il Hear, I'J, 11, ir, i,.,! $,.',

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i. IM • 30. ,

, i!. 2(1 •■ 7ff.

i J. :i.i •■ V:

al:i

l>iiii<'ii-.ioii>.. , ' ■'"•

. ncai.ilii.g, 12. H/ioiecl » 'f.

Ui.(iJl/20 feel /3 C

! Joisi. -.e, 14, 10 feet, /</

' •• 10.(IS;20lcet /.j''

, " 22aiA24feei ^i."-

I BoMrdH. ~ "

■ No. 1 Ci iiiui, 12, 14. 10 feci » /-I,

.No 2 " (Sl.eatl.iiig) 12.14,10 0.. /-^ J '
.\.. ;•. " (sliip'gciill8ll2,14,ICfl.,

FvnoiiiK.

No 1. 4 or 0 ill. 10 feet t ,

Xo. I, 4 or 0 ill. all .iilior leiigllis, }/7 -

No. 2, 4..rOin. 10 feet ■ f.J*'

,N... 2. 4 orO in. ..,! ,.il,.i le.i-llis, ^jy

KhinKlf...

Slar A >r.n $ -. ►■'

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I.alh.

Had't.i
ppr]Onft..<

HARDWOOD RECORD

A Remarkable Test of Saw Steel

In tl'is ((iniu'i'liciii tlu'i-e is sci'ii .i plii>t(i,i;i-ai)li illustrating
Ih.' liiKh (inalit.v ..r stcfl used in nui.l.Mn hanci saws. This
illuslratina shows a Kuislit do;; liit :narU> of tile very Iiigli-
rsl t,\|"- i<( steel, wlilcli, ou coniiUK in contact with a tcn-
incli. lilte. II :;anse Atiiins Silver Steel band saw, was cut
elciin iliioii;;!]. the Mit l.i'iu^' ovei' tlireo inclies in length.

Tlie I in k.iM. (i.ii ..I ihi. iierforraanco is that the saw
l.iM 1 .-■■^ .11 I • .. ... .1" points.

'I'lii. [.. I .11 II .1 M ilie plant of the V'ai-ner Land

:nMi l.hiiii. 1 ..iiii.ini i.lur. .\i-k., a few months ago.

Much Talked-of Suit to Begin

riie sovernui.'Ufs atlorneys lie^-an th<' raking of testi-
mony on iK^half or I he Tnited States in its suit against Lee
Wilson lie Co. and others to quit title to about iri,OUO acres
of oo-called sunk lands in eastern Arkansas, before Fred L.
Satterfleld of Little Uock, siiecial examiner. In Ihe T'nited
States district court roon-i in Memphis .June 20. Tills contro-
versy lias been touched on several times before as it pro-
gressed.

This suit was brought by the Department of Justice in
tile United States district court tor the eastern district of
.\;kansas several nioiilhs ago, and is only one of a number
of similar suns whiHi liave been brought by the government
.villi i-cgaiil to ilie>e >o-caIIeu sunk lands. The hearing,
wbieh is l>eiiig held in .Memphis because of its convenient
liii.iiion l.u i'll parties concerned, will last for ten days or
iw.) weeks, during which time only testimony In support of
nr^ ..lilt. Ill inn will be introduced. The defendants will at

Mississippi
lb .if Mem-
..f Wilson.

yler Land tiud Liimber

and

iiinber Coni-
iincis Valley

iirvcy,

liany ;

Land Comptiny.

The government's attorneys will contend that the
in 1849, had many errors, of little consequence tlien. but of great impor-
tance liow. 'nie defendants will < ontend on the other hand that there were
no areas in tlie original survey ; that the so-called lakes were at the time in
fact lakes, e.iv.-n.l 'y ii.riiianent bodies of water: that since that time the
water has i... i .! m.l I. ti the land high and practically of the same

the fact til. 11 .11
In question was :
because of the li
careless in their
enclosed area as
as the sui-vi>yi'd ]

I vs will introduce evidence tending to establisb
I ilu- surveys were originally made, the land now
;li and dry as any land nelghlioiing on to it; that
alue of the land at that lime the surveyors were
and oftentimes meandered a bayou, turning in the
ir water when in fact It was of the same ebaracter
They will attempt to show by experts that tliiT.-
said land, of such character as will not i-m-.iw in

district of Arlsau.sas, and K. U. Slandlurd, special agent for the
Land Office, who has gathered all the testimony for the govern-
these eases.

lirihluii^ \\ill ii. I . |.i . - III. .1 I.. . lias. T. Coleman of Coleman &
II II. ; . w 1 I I.I..:. 111(1 J. T. Costen, attorneys of

\ I I .1 ;.. .1. . I . .. ,.f St. Louis.

extending into West Virginia as w. II Ani.nm niih! ;.i. i. . i m tli.;
southwestern part of the stale are til.' Ill i.lwii 1.1.- ..] iii ..i. n n.i i'.:in-.'ii
rivers and a large tract along the ..asi. in l.ilu.. ..i ii. Iiiu. .; i ,. - ...iiii-
try. An effort was made on the pan. of th.' l!iir..;iii ,.1 |-.,nsiiy at
Washington to acquire a large area at the headwat.u-s of tin- Cnmlier-
land, Kentucky, Licking and Kig Sandy rivers, but obstacles wiv met
which made this impossible.

State Forester J. E. Barton, who is taVing an active interest in the
work being done by the government In this respect, recently returned
from a trip to \\'ashington, where he was In conference with the Hureau
of Forestry. Although no increase was made for this year over the
?4,000 aiipropriacion of last, .vear for forest protection work, Mr. liartoii
stated he had exacted a promise of additional funds when tli.' budget
Is made up In .lanuary.

Following a plan recently adopted by Sei r. i . i .: i - i-t'in

and Secretary of Commerce liedtield for a i lein

and supply of the country's timber, KenUiekj i "- a

tangible demonstration in this matter. .\,...i.i,.ij . i i iv.'d

from Washington an effort is to be made ou the part ul the ..lepaituients
of Commerce and Agriculture to ascertain the lauses of present condi-
tions, which are declared to be unsatlsfactorj-. These departments have
limn. It liiii.l which show that the entire standing timber of the coun
t^^ I _ -.iiiie ;<.(I(I(),(IIIO.OOO.OOO feet, is being reduced at the rate

.,1 I feet annually, it Js estimated that from one-third to

on. Iiii I III ii.aterlal In the trees Is left in the woods or burned at the
mills. It is this condition especially that is thought to lie preventable
under more improved conditions for marketing and use of tile wood.

An interesting exhibit has In i-n secured by State Forester .1. K. liarton
for the state fair soon to be iield in Frankfort. 'I'he exhibit conies from
the Bureau of Forestry and contains among etli.'f things a iii.id.'I showing
in detail the effect of ..rosioii. A large exhibit sliowitiL; tie- utilization
of limber will also be shown.

Efficient Fire Organization

ind

tion

vicinity whose business It is to call out the
e. .\baut four hundred men are stationed at
he two states, and their telephone addresses
iry which is widely distributed. Any person

villi Its .xa.t p..slti.m. This is eail.-d -fifst

The Chicago Furniture Show

uie show at Ktl!) MIehlgan avenue. Chi

n of Ibis, the manufacti
No radical changes in st

ed in

have put out tuU and
and designs are annoii
ne is apparent, ({ood
manner, in expectatio

•vidence, particularly in bedroi
of this wood' are not put pri
though they can be found if inquired for, partieii
1 Circa-ssiau is seldom seen, except where carving i;

vell-knov

imitat

the bird'se.N

«gu

maple is
mid in o

Birch
for imita

C. .1. Littl.. ..r I'.lyth.vill... ..,iiiii> -m ,. >..i .., Mississippi county, Arkansas,

who has I II l;.l:iilia|. will, lli.- ...-.- .lln . tleil" incptlon.

Working on Government Reserve in Kentucky

possibl.- by III ii.t ..r III.. !\..|ii ii.lxv I eihi-ii I .'Lss..iiil.ly. ..f which Senator

f its extensive coal resources, this probabl.v cannot be doni
The crew is at present conBnlng its efforts to I'ike count;

and it is not eoutiued to the far
tlie belief that selling would b
wise are responding bandsoiiieli

40

HAKUWOOD HECOKI)

Fireproonng Wood
liy w'bicb wood l« lunili' mi<ri' or Ion proof niinlniit (Irr
ore of tDl><niC to Ibr public iKiurnll.v. 1>cc£um' n kuccvtaful and cbrap
metbod of ni-complUhlne tbnt rotult would make timber more valu-
able tban It now 1*. Tbe IlrltUb Adinlrnltj- bn« siveii favorable con-
iilderatlon to the follunine prort-ns :

The wikkI In placfd lu InrKi- Iron cylinders, Ibe door* of wblcb are
liemicllrnlly sealed. Th<- wood In then subji-cli'd to a couriie of mpnin-
IDE. and under rncuuni tbe olr iiml uiolslurc In tbe pore* of Ibe wood
are reniovi-d and the Mip vnporlttHl. Tbe llreprooflnK solutlun U
there«fi<-r run Into tbe cyllnderH. and under preiisure forced tbrouRb-
out lb-- |Kir.'!i and llhn-s. i^ubKi-qiiently tbe water In tbe volution Ix
evnpomtiHl In dryliiu kilns, nnd Ibe cbenilcalH. In minute cryHlnl form,
are left • mlN>4ld>-d in Ibe wihmI. Wlien bent Is applied these cryHlaU
expand ti ninny times their orlulnnl sl/.e. formlni: a glassy coatlUK
to the llbres of the wood wblcb excludes tbe ox.vgen In the nir. in
time the heat causes the crystals lo collapse, but further crystals In
the woa<l immediately expand, and the snmo process of rcsistnnce
against lire continues. The chemicals used are antiseptic nnd pre-
servotlve. conslstlnc chiefly of tbe phosphate of ammonia. As n result
of the treatment the life of the wood Is also lenetbcned, for tbe
cause of di-cay Is eliminated. This process is claimed to be espe-
cially satisfnetory. Inasmuch as tbe material treated Is not saturated
with n soluiiou of salt, nor are such chemicals used ns tunRstute of
sodn. sulphate of ammonia, sulphate of alumina, iilum, etc., which
Invariably rnuse discoloration of the wood, corrosion of metnls,
destruction of llbres. nnd prevent satisfactory pnintlni,' or pollshlnp:.
After this treatment the wood enn Ik- n-orl(e<l. nailed, slued, painted,
polished, etc, ns though It had not been subjeetecl to any special
process. Ail kinds of timber cnn_ lie treated, Includlni; onk, teak.
deal, pine, mahogany, wnlnut, beech", birch, ash, iiinplc, yellow poplar.
pitch-pinc, Inrch, etc.

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

LABORERS FREE

Free of charge to employers, we supply all classes
oi laborers and mechanics, of any nationality.

Loggers, Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-filers, Bark-Peelers. Sawyers,
Swampers, Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work.

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write nil particulars in your first letter, wages, work-

IfOnfT Distance

mklin 3529

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street, Chicago, III.

Timber Land For Sale

„.5?.§2 J"^""*' "' excellent well drained timber l.nnd In the HEID
RIVER \ ALLEY In Southw.\stejn Arkansas. I^and In solid body
.ind all on navigable stream. A careful cruise by a capable
cruiser shows more than 30,000.000 feet of vlreln hardwood
timber, consisting of 20 per cent Red Gum, nnd the balance Ook,
Cottonwood and .\sh. The ash is exceptional In quality and
there is about 0,000,000 feet of very fine virgin cottonwood.

The tract Is surroiin'Ied by Improved farms, owned and op-
erated largely by .Nortlicrn nun, ami vjiliud at from .«.-.(! tn .«10n
per acre.

Price $25.00 Per Acre

For further Information address

r>. E. SHERBICK, American Central Life Bldg.
Indianapolis, Indiana.

New Wator Fnlgbt Service

The ChlciiKO, St. L.iuIk & Culf TranH|M>rlulluii llonipony iK>nt out
anuouncemeulH ou July 1-1 Hint a new llni' of frelKbl M-rvlce bad been
o|)cned between Chlcnuo, Kt. I.<iulii, nnd othrr MIhhIkkIppI river polntu, by
way of CblcaiEO river, dralnnue rnnni, nod illlnoU nnd .Michigan canal.
Kalllniiii will be made out of CblcaKo, for the preaent, every Tuesday.
Thumdny, and Saturday to JoMet, returning .Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday, An soon as trnnic will warrant dully service II will be put on.
ThrouKh achedule.^ lo Dnvenport, In., and Inti-niu'dlnte points on the )11|.
nols and Mlchl|;nn canal and the Hennepin ciunil will lie eHtnbllKlii'd In the
near future.

Satisfactory June Fire Record

The Lumbermen's rmlrrwrltini: .Mlliinre, Kniis:i.. t'lly. Mo., has issued

bulletin T:I which covers .Iuih . IIIM. It waK a nth of few Hres amonu

the 4S0 lumber manufncturlnK planl.s which bold memberablp In the nlli-
ance. Four amall llreg occurred, but the total reported loss was less than
»250. Weather has been favorable to the prevention of llres about saw
mills ; but the season is now approaching when danger will lie Rreally
Increased. Longer periods without rain may be expecle<l. Not only ar4'
more llres liable to start, but scarcity of wiiiir In many localities will
render the suppression of llres more dlfllcult.

California Laurel Lumber

The Navy IlepartmenI; purchnsrs Cnllfornln Iniirel for dock nnd Iwat
work. Although this wood Is called laurel, II Is not a relative of the
common laurel of the eastern states, but closely resembles sassafras, to
which It Is closely related. It grows In northern California and southern
Oregon, and its principal use Is as lurnltiire material nnd as pumping
beams for oil mills. It Is said to be the only California hardwood speclded
for use by the Navy.

Old Oak Furniture

Six onk chairs, n little less tban three linnd'ed years old, recently
sold In I>ondon nt fS.'iO each. This price eausid tbe London Timber
Tirades Journal to wonder what the "coronation chair" In West-
minster Abbey would sell for. It has the necessary age, and Its
history Is unquestioned. If the suffragettes continue to explode bombs
on It, tbe chair will soon cease to be In a salable condition.

The Largest Hardwood Tree

Indiana claims the honor of liaving within lis borders the largest
hardwood tree in the I'niled States, nnd if the published measure-
ments are correct, the claim is probably valid as far as diameter of
trunk is concerned. The Dgures show n trunk diameter a little over
fifteen feet. It is a sycamore, nnd in all probnblIlt>' is hollow.
The sycamore is generally admitted to he the largest hardwood of this
country in point of diameter, but In both height and diameter yellow
poplar seems to hold first place. There are records of two other
sycamores about the size of Indiana's giant, one in Missouri, tbe other
in West Virginia, but neither is now standing, so Indiana Is apparently
the champion in possession of the biggest hardwood nt this time. The
tree stands In a cornfield In the White river bottom, one and a half
miles southeast of Worthlngton, Ind.

It is nearly always impossible to determine the age of large syramore
trees, because the trunks are apt to be hollov,-, and the annual rings are
missing except those of the outer .shell. It Is a slow-growing tree after
it Iras passed Its first fifty or one hundred years, nnd a tree like tiiat
ill Indiana may be nearly a thousand yeais obi.

Government Building Bombarded

Tiie new volcano in California, at Mt. Lassin. has destroyed a govern-
ment building by n bouibnrdnient of l)oulder.^ thrown from tbe crater.
Tbe loss Is not serious, as the house was only fourteen feet square. It
v.as built under adverse circumstances. It stood on the top of Lassen
peak, and the lumber and other material of which it was built were
carried to an altitude of 11,000 feet on men's backs. The building was
designed for a fire-lookout station. Much of the country for a hundred
miles on all sides was in view, and it was valuable as a point from
wiiich forest fires could be quickly discovered, and there wns telephone
roiiiieclion with the fire fighters in t\w snnoiindlng regions.

Yellow Poplar in England
The London TImhcr Trades Journal reports that a yellow poplar more
tban three feet In diameter nt five feet from the ground was recently
thrown by the wind In Rhododendron Dell, nt Kew, England. It was
eighty feet high and about 150 years old. The yellow poplar, some-
limes known as whitewood, and called "canaiy whitewood" In Europe. Is
a native of the eastern part of the United Stat'^s, nnd nil trees of that
kind on the other side of the sea have been planted. The size of the
specimen at Kew was only moderate for its age. Considering further that
it branched fifteen feet from the ground, it 48 a safe guess that a large
proportion of the trunk was white sapwood. The rich yellow heart Is
not usually .veil developed in trees which branch low.

Building Operations for June

linildlng operations llin.iighout tiie country for .Tune are improving
slowly month after moiitli and now make favorable comparisons with a
.vear ngo. The oflScial reports of building permits, Is'sued during the
monib of June in C3 cities, as received by The American Contractor, Chi-
cago, reach o total of !;e8.304,893, as compared with $65,938,030 for tbe

HARDWOOD RECORD

corresponding month a jcii:- ago. This is a gain of 4 per cent, small, but
oucouraging when comparod with the less favorable statements for some
months past. As shown in previous reports the gains are not uniform,
one interesting developnipnt is that some of the larger cities are doing
better. Those cities making the relatively better returns include the
following, with percentage of gains : Alhany, 410 ; Bridgeport, 201 ;
Si)rlngfleld, III., 513; Wilkes-Barre, 365; Toledo, HT ; Paterson, 121:
Cleveland, 73; Duluth, T.'!; Harrlsburg, 61; Hartford, 08: Kansas City.
SO ; Brooklyn, 73 ; Borough of Richmond, New York, 00 ; Oklahoma, 50 :
St. Paul, 01 ; South Bend, 87.

. The statement of building operations for the half year must also In-
regarded as favorable in view of the present trend. The decrease, as
compared with the first half of 1013 is less than one per cent, the more
unfavorable showings earlier in the year being almost extinguished.
The total cost of building permits issued in 63 cities for the first six
months of 1014 was $364,276,705, compared with $363,848,792 for the

f.ist half of 1013.
Akron

The detailed statement is

June.
.? 424.215

as follows:

June.

$ 496.790
165.615

. ?f6;IJI

577.180
"491.000

zUVsVo

1.392.625

'lil

372.845
273.035

Si

367.780
1.48i;577

643,264

6.355.617
2.544,080

175,600

■"t:i

339,650

4,188,890

152,778

■IS

1,675.554

i,.SIJJ

311

296,400

'11

404,651

"11

540,973

Per
Gain

^i',?S^^re---;

::;:::::::::: 4J^:c54

30

Birmingham

.i-^.isn

1 lidgeport

-kir Rapids ....
iittanooga

.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.[[[['. 2.569:000

"-11
25

. lucinnatl

1.116.885

'1^^^

7.^

Dallas

588.045

Duluth

251,205

73

Harrlsburg

Hartford

::::::::::::: isf.Bo

658.672

OS

Kansas CItv

Los Angeles . . .

','.''. 1682' 057

80

Louisville

517.540

41

?iirrr"=

^S'l^i;

4.255.391

2.882.347

i:i

'45l'231

Peoria

Philadelphia

^l^r'fS*!. :::::::

'.['.'.'.[]'.'.'.'.'.] 3.77n!635

lalflfake citV •.■; !

San Antonio

San Francisco ....

St. Joseph

St. Paul

Scheneetadj-

::::::::::::: ^mIIoo

240,090

■'■■■■■■■■■■■■ 'lili

50
91

irtUl'/d ;:;;::

238.680

■•;:; Hlill

87

Toppka

Washington

Tota

$05,938,930

Metal Railway Ties in Switzerland

I'onsul Frank Bohr, Zurich, Switzerland, has made a report to this
-iivernment eonceruiug the use of steel ties by the railroads of that
.oimtry. About sixty-flvc ijer ceut of the federal railways rest upon steel
ties and thirty-five per cent upon wooden ties. All of the steel ties have
the form or profile of a trough, into which shape they are rolled in the
mills. The ends of the ties are bent down, and the trough profile thus
closed, and from the point of the attachment of the rails the ties have a
slope of one in twenty away from the center of the track. The ties have
holes for the attachment of the rails by means of clamp plates, and no tie-
plates are used under the rails. The weight of the trough profile is 159.84
pounds each.

For a year or more the federal railways have been installing, at the
.iunction points of the rails, double-trough steel ties instead of two ordinary
single-trough ties. These double ties are of the same material as are the
single ties, and the rails rre attached in the same nuinnor. but they weii--ii
•275.58 pounds each.

Forest Land Bought in West Virginia

The Forest Service has recently completed the purchase of an nddi-
li.mal 6,083 acres of land in West Tirsinia, on the upper tributaries of

Hooton Hardwood Co.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
LOGS AND TIMBER

CHOICE WHITE OAK

Even color— soft texture

7 cars — 4-4 Ists and 2nds Plain
12 cars— 4-4 No. 1 Com. Plain
5 cars — 4-4 No. 2 Com. Plain

Good widths and lengths — Dry

Also large stock all grades and
thicknesses plain Red Oak

Terre Haute, Indiana

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK

WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

High Quality — Prompt Delivery

\N'E WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1 " Red or White Oak, all grades
Bend ut '*'' ^^^^ 1 " ^^^ an<l Sap Gum, all grades

tiour inquiriti The last two items are but one-holf dry

AT HALF PRICE

STEAM SKIDDER

AND LOADER COMBINED

Clyde Modern Equipment. Used

continued. No further use lor It
For Particulars Write

GOGEBIC LUMBER CO.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

'Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

"ANDREWS"

Products Represent Perfection.
Reliability. Results

"Andrews"
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing
Ventilated

Perfect Transfer Cars
Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks
Canvas Dry Kiln Doors

DRIER DEPABTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MAMFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock

IJ..nd S.»ed Slock RIDGWAY

PENNSYj-VANIA

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

IJI. R. * N. Co.

COLFAX, LA. '

Inqulrian d«Aired

■■r ^ 1

mm ^^^i^

»%i-^

^^^-J

Dermott Land and Lumber Company

DERMOTT, ARK.

Hardwood Flooring From Hawaii

ri.'>'iitl> wim i'i'd'CvmI mI Mx.nl. . <. \V'ii>liliiiii ii .lil|iiii<'{

"Tliii: rriiiii lliiwnllnii l.lriri<l- << - i i.lno.nl rliirk III

;.>. <i \.'i'.v hlk-h Niiilii. Willi ~ii II I. .Kill

A II «( IhU IIiivmiIImii <mv Iii.IhIIi-<I iiI

lillili ni liiinl lit Si'iittli'. mill ii. I I >'!> iiiviirnlili' liiiiiri-

Lake Erie and Ohio Blver Canal

wHI

rnrllinllli iiikIi'I- tllo lllrcrllllll nf n

.Inliii K. Ti'iii'i' iif IvniiNylviinlii. 'I i

Wllltiim A. Mncii-: rnlon.-l Tlioinn- \

Sliiiin <if l.iii'k Nil. 4: .hinii'ii .\. ri- ~

liiiruli.

Long Seryice for Shingles

a siiiiill Ni'W KiikIiiikI vIIIiik>'. H" I'ovi-rliiK hT •ihlDKliii liiin Imh<ii
Tlii'.r wi-iv niiifle frnni U'liltr plni- lii-iirtii, tiiiiiil H|illt iinil Hlliivvd. «
I II ri'pliKrd \<y llir MiiwiHl riMl iiiliira of Wnshliiuton. Tin- ii<>w

iinili-

II wviTi' litinilU'iip.
Unreasoning Prejudice

I'll.' M'ly liiiiiir in.'JiKlio •lll|lll<^ lliat II Is oiKkIiI.' of i-.'ii».|i. An
lii>liiiiir nri'iiil.v oi'i'iii'i'i'd lit illiiKifiin'. SriilliiiMl. A H'lirkiiiiin » lii< wim
IrytiiK siiiiii' sort tit fool •'xp<'rliiii-iit Willi a nilliiil liiir uf Iniii. iMirliiK >i
hull' Willi It In a wniidi-n pile. Nlartcil ii :lr<' wlilrli liiirncil part <if tin- dock.
'I'lii'i-i-iipoii the aullinrltlcK iIiciim'iI tliiit nti nmri' wnoili-n plli'H hIiiiiiM Iu-

tile lilaiiif for tlio net of a iniittoiilii'iMl.

Veneer Panels iu Oermany

The iiso of laiiiiniiti'il or Inilll up wiioil In liirinany ilati-.- Uiik only tlin.
nr four yi'iirs, but Iiiib raplilly IncrtMiKiMl ami llir woiiil In now wlili'iy ii»"l
In tlip inniinfactiiri' of furnltiiri'. ilnors. and llnlKlilnK. 'I'lic- woihU ino»il>

isiMl for ply wood arr- nldi-r, lilrcli. itahoon, wliltpwood or poplar and oak.

Two ni'Wly Introduci-d .lupancKi' plywoods air now lii'lim liitrodnrnl liiio
"M-rmany. (im- known as "tamo" Ik rliciipir tlinn oak and iiioro i'n«ll.\
wiirkfd, hut not of ii vory Hiiltubln color for iM-rmnn liiKti'. Anotlior cnll'-il
•st-n" Is an i-xo'lli nt stiliKtltiito for ash. as far n» flenri' and ap|MMiraiii ••
::<■•■ coiK.'rni-d.

Proficiency of Ancient Woodworkers

An English i'ni.'ln ■. M. Powls. has niii.l.- a study <if III.' »..ii.lw..rk

rccovpri'il from the I'xcnratlons at roniprll. and has cuini' lo 11 on

elusions that productions nf Ihnt period were fully I'lpial lo thi- ln'st
woodworkint? of the present time. The workmen of that period l.ft
nothluK for moderns to learn In the way of HHWlnic. morllslni:. miter
and dowel Jolnliif;. turnlne, and wheel inaklnc. It is well known that
sonn; of the Inlay ind veneer work In the time of Cicero was of Ihi-
hlRhest Older. It was all hnndwork. of .o'trse. as machines drlv.-n liy
power were unknown. It Is worthy of note that some of the lln.si
wood inlay of the present time micIi as is seen In parlor rnrs ami In
slat.' rooms of the finest sleain ships, is liiiiid done. The workman now

lias the help of mnchlnery. hut much of the pinclni; of the lilts of w I

lo produce the mosaic effect Is handwork now, exactly as It was In llic
years when rompell workmen were producing the One pieces of furni-
ture and exquisite friezes which — thanks to the preservBtlve effect of
\oIcanic nshes--liin*e come down to the present time to call forth ad-
iiiirallon from the foremost wood artists of lod.ny.

Lumber Imports anc: Exports

K. turns .if liiiiilier imports and .'xports f.ir .May show lliut the moveni.iii
..r tills romniodlty. Isith cominu and icoinu. is ileclinliur when roinpareil
with miiveinents in .May of last year. The only important it.'in sliowinK an

till' decline In other imports. The total of all Importations of womi wn^
valu.'d ai ?.^..:;i»-,<ir.;! in May. lf»i::, and ?4.!>(ir,.i;ii:! in .May. I'.ii4, a fatline
..IT for the month of !|;:UiI.04n.

Th.' exports of hewed and sawed tlmlier In May. ini:!. were valued at
.^l.l'L'ii.JlT. and for the same month In llllt. f'ii-.IHl. Lumber eX|iorls
f..r May. I'.ii:!, were valued at Jll..-Sll.(i:!7. and for the same month tlil-
var. .<4.747.il(i<). Kurnlture exporti'd In .May last .year was valii..! iii
.<r.l4.7<!.-|. and in May this year. $471. .".OS.

Oak Holds Its Place

Tile Ent'lisb are not disposed to sniistltute stnl for tlmlier in iheir
historic l.ulluinKs. The oak bell tower of tin old Mollesl.y clnirch in
Siiir.ilk ret'.-ntly needi J re|ilaclnK afler centuries .if servici'. and the ni'iv
I'.wir was made of timlur. which, of conrs.'. is oak: for an Kntilislimau
wi'iild think of nsinw notlilni; els.' in a plac' like tliat. Thi' ase of tlic
Tiinliers ren'ntly tak.'U down is not stati'd. but it is said they liav.' stood
Inrinp hundreds of y.'ars. and their lailure was due to liorinir lr-.<eit»
wlii.h hav.' slowly I'iil.n away Ib.lr stn'nglb.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Hardwood ^ews ^otes

:-< MISCELLANEOUS y

Tlio Termiual Match CouiDauy lias been hK:or|>orated at Bi-ooklyn,
N. v., with $10,000 capital.

The Wm. Kauscli Woodenware Compauy lias bein Incorporated at
Buffalo, N. Y., with $50,000.

The Cornell Wood Products Company has been incorporated at Cornell,
Wis., with $3,500,000 capital.

The McEntee Plow Company has been incorporated at Tipton, Ind.,
with a capital stocli of $200,000.

The Oakville Basket & Veneer Company has been incorporated at Oak-
ville, Ind., with a $100,000 capital.

The Montgomery Screen Door Company of Montgomery, Mich., has
increased its capital stock to $30,000.

The Conant Basket Company of South .Milwaukee, Wis., has been incor-
porated with a capital stock of $30,000.

It is reported that a creditors' committee is in charge of the Lohse
I'atent Door Compauy of St. Louis, Mo.

The Buckeye Tank & Seat Company of Canton, O., has changed its
name to the James Manufacturing Company.

.\ suit has been entered for appointment of receiver for the Wagner-
Stierlln Piano Manufacturing Company of St. Louis.

The Gasport Basket Company is the style of a recently Incorporated
concern at Gasport, N. Y. It is capitalized at $2,000.

The C. J. Becker Company has started a wholesale lumber business at
Philadelphia, Pa., with offices in the Bellevue Court building.

The Tuckahoe Woodworking Compauy of Tuckahoe, N. Y., has been
incorporated. It will operate with a capital stock of $5,000.

The Whiting Manufacturing Company of Judson, N. C, has been suc-
ceeded by the Graham County Lumber Company of Bay City, Mich.

The Blue Kock Export Company has been Incorporated at Mobile. Ala.,
with a capital stock of $50,000. A foreign concern is back of this
organization.

The New York Woodworking Company has started business in New
York City. This concern is an incorporated orgauization with a capital
stock of $10,000.

The .\ppalachiau Furniture Company of Bluefield, W. Va., is a bankrupt
concern. The "company has sold plant to the Bluefield Hardwood Manu-
facturing Company.

F. W. Kirch has incorporated at New York City to deal in veneers.
This concern will operate at Forty-sixth street and Lexington avenue.

The Fobecke Furniture Company of Iloboken, N. J., has been incor-
porated. This concern was formerly operating without formal incor-
poration.

The Mclntyre Lumber Company is the name of a new concern recently
organized at Millville, Ark. J. F. Mclntyre of Pine Bluff, widely known as
a hardwood manufacturer, is president. His concern, J. F. Jlclntyre & Sons
of Pine Bluff, is one of Arkansas' largest hardwood manufacturing Insti-
tutions, and the success of the new enterprise at Millville is assured.

< CHICAGO >.=

Hardwood Record is iu receipt of a copy of the 1914 year hook pub-
lished by the Lumbermen's Club of Chicago. This is a very attractive
volume containing besides the revised by-laws a list of members and
other Interesting information regarding the association.

OflBcial bulletin volume 1, No. 2, has just been issued by the National
Hardwood Lumber Association. This contains some information that is
not only interesting but valuable.

The International Casket & Manufacturing Company of Chicago is
reported to be in bankruptcy.

Hakuwood Record has Just received notice of the fall meeting of the
board of directors of American Forestry -Vssociation, which will be held at
New Orleans on November 10-13.

Chas. F. Luehrman of the Chas. F. Luehrman Hardwood Lumber Com-
pany of St. Louis, Mo., spent several days recently in Chicago.

B. B. Burns, Charleston, W. Va., vice-president of the Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association of the United States, was in Chicago a few days
ago in conference with other prominent members of that organization,
among them being W. H. Weller, Cincinnati, secretary, and J. H. Himmel-
berger, Morehouse, Mo., president.

E. V. Babcock, president of the National Hardwood Lumber Asso-
ciation, spent a few days last week in Chicago.

R. S. Uuddleston, general manager of the Otis Manufacturing Com-
pany of New Orleans and president of the Huddleston-Marsh Lumber
Company, Chicago, was in this city for a day last week. Mr. Huddleston
says that the outlook is excellent, as bis concern has very little undue
accumulations of any stock and expressed himself very optimistically as
to the favorable developments in business conditions.

H. F. Below of the Below Lumber Company, Stanley, Wis., spent a
few days last week in Chicago on business.

W. L. Farris of the Farris Hardwood Lumber Company, Nashville,

SPECIAL PRICE

FOR QUICK SALE:

No. 1 Com. Hickory : No. 2 Plain Oak :

Scars l>r'to4" 5 cars 1"

No. 1 Com. Poplar:

15 cars ys" to 4" No. 1 Common Ash:

No. 1 Plain Oak : 3 cars 2"

20 cars l"to4" 1 car 2>^"

Goodlander-Robertson
Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOOD LUMBER

Yards and Ollice:

Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn.

No Animals in This Yard

DRY:

1 car s/g" FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 54" FAS Plain Red Oak
5 cars 4/4" FAS Plain Red Oak

1 car 5/4" FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 4/4" FAS La. Red Cypress

2 cars 5/4" Red Gum (wide & mostly 16':

D. K. Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

Hardwoods Yellow Pine

Concordia Land & Timber Co. Manchester Saw Mills

Jeffris, La.

Slanchester, Ala.

HARDWOOD RECORD

re:d gum

Lcndiiiq M.inul.iclurr rm

BLISS-GOOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

Llf II

I'tii noiithorn vUltori to ftiv local market for

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well Am

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Cin furnish anything in Oik, lir Jried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Ct.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

ND US YOUR

N Q U I R I E S

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4 4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum
6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum
Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'
and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W*m| fxm n V Inverness,
■ Wb l^MRTj MISS

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

r. Ilniiilydilo III ilii llrowu l^nd and I.iiiiiln'r CnmiMiDy, IIIiIocUikIit,
\VI«„ niH-ot a tfw ilnyu In ('lilrnen nii liunliKxa n wwk or wi iigu.

.NnlliuD Ilrndlry, Mile* maiiiiKiT of the Tnlliilialrlilf LumlMT I'ompan),
I'liillpim, MUk., ii|i<-nt n fi'W <lfi.vii of laiit wiik In Ctilrnitu an liimlni-u.

Jobii Oolhnrcn uf Tnmnlinwk, WU., wan In tlio clly (or a tew daj^ of
ln>t wiM'k on bn.liK'nii In n>nn<'cll<in wHli hi. (Irm.

<• A. Plielpn of the Ila.kl.y Pliil'i. n..iiii.ll ((luii.nny. (irnnd Kapidii,
Mli-h., wim n pruniliii'nt nnnihrii vUli.ir I., thr luriil iiinrki'l ii few dnys

=< NEW YORK >.

n IlllinilClll'll

iH.nn. w«.

irrnnciil

•r till- liimliii

»», Thr

il l.niNi I'lnp

•r IlK kinil. nini- o>n-

nnllly "t

Kinpliiyi'K i>r Kiihli-r & <°niiipl>i<ll liiiluiili'li'i,, p
li-lvi'il tin- •a'oonil luiniiH ihU yi-iir of (:I2.ihmi. 'I
r»r In Ihi- will of iIh' Inn- I'hiirli'K Kohli-r, rminili
iii'lK'nii- Ih n prullt Hliiirliii: iini- nnil lii-lwifn .'I.oini
i.rii>'ilt<-il liy It. Till' iMiHlni-KN Ih nni' iit thr liiru<->
I'i'riiii iM'Ini: n-pri'Hi'nli'il In Ihr iirKiinlcntlnn. It ti
liiii'ilniiiMl liiinlHT iinniiiilly iind In knnwn nil nviT iIh' hnrilwowl Irniliv

Thr hiirilwiMxI irndr of Ihr ilUtrlcl wn* Hhuckcd at tbp newi of tb«
MKliIrn ilrnth of I'ntl A. IMKKlnM nf (ndllhir. Whlli- prrhr.pH hr wn* nut
iiiiliniitrly known to ninny In thr hiriil Irailr, nil knrw of lilni iind hlx flnr
iri'oril nK II Inuilirrniiin iinil lirnd of thr Nntloniil lliirilwiKKl LiiinlHT
.\NHiHiatlon.

I.ninliur IniportiTH won Ihr Hocond protrnt llird iiifiilnHt ii Trmmiry
Iii'imrtiurnt rnlln.. 'I1|.< liial ciiKr tnvolviHl lirndiil miitrrliil rrmn ('nniidn
anil wn» much thr winir In drtall an thr llrst laBr. known nK Ihr novi-lty
-Idlnir tiisr. In drcldhiK IIiIk prutrHl thr appralHrrH guotr ihrlr opinion
in thr llrKt caxr. so Ihr luntrntlnn of thr IniiHirlrni tbnl limilrd and
slinllar forms of matrrlal whlrli do not liw ilirlr Idrntlty n» liiinlH-r nrr
Miiiltird to free rntry nndrr thr pivHrnt tnrllT art Ih now llrnily HnKtnlmHl.
I lirrr was frnr that all Kiich ImpurtH would l)r nihil iih ilntlnblr n*
liiiuhrr furthrr mannfaclurrd thnn pinnrd and Hiiwrd and liini!ur<l and
;;i-i)Ovcd, hut thrsr two drclslons havo (jonr far to clrar up Ihr Nituallon
and IcHS lltlicntlon Ih exprrtrd from now on.

A KOttlriurnt of twrntyttvr crntH cash wllh crrdltorn of Ihr MnKarn
Woodwiirkin); Company of .Mlddlrtown, \. V.. and IhU i-lty. Iuih l*i>rn

=■< BUFFALO >--

•■njoyril

An oi-Kanlzation of liu.slii.ss urn ki]..»ii ;.- th. Whllr I
an pxi-urslon down thr Xlamira rlvrr on .luly 17, anil ainoni: Ihr rx-
rmslonlst numlHTH w.rr O. K. Yraijrr. I. N. Strwait. K. .M. Sullivan. J. U.
Wall and ('. W. llrtts. The Whllr ItulTnlos nrr n dlHtlnKiiUhrd ordrr,
for inrmbrrslilp inrans an aeknowliilumont that thr lioldrr IniH ilonr Komr-
tlilnK to tiooHt KulTalo. .MoKt of Ihr inrnilH-i-H arr nUo roiuirrtrd with
■ III' Cliamhrr of Commrrcr and plcki-d from Ihr crowd nit nirn who arc
always wlllInK to do snnirtlilnK to help thr rity alonu'.

When the hardwood liadr Ik inactirr, or. al any ratr, Hllchlly dull. It
ilors not mean that Ihr inrmhrrH of the local trade nro In a stuir of
Inactivity. SomrtlineK tliry ro flsblne, ns wns the ciiho one Saturday
of .Tilly. The place whrre the Ush were hired from thr watrm was
I li 11 iihiiia Lake and th'- tlKhrrmrn were A. W. Krrinhi'der, I. \. Stewart,
> I ii|iliy, .T. U. Wall and l>. K. Yrager. I'lactirr and familiarity wllh
I !■ holes In thr lakrK linvr rnaliled Ihrni to aclilrvr Krral kucci-hs an

■! I. II and rhautani|iia Is said to have tish which liltr lioth rarly and

..itin. The trip on this late iii-caslon Is n-portiil to have hern very
. iijoyalile.

.Vnthony Miller reports that the hardwood trade Is rathrr ipilrt. thoiiKh
Mienslonal spurls occur, which Indlentr that liiislnrss Is likely to Ik- on
;i ;:ood scale this fall.

M. M. Wall and A. W. Krelnheder enji.yrd a 1.100 inllr automobile trip
1" Hretton Woods. X. H., reccntlj', taklnf: In a ineetlniE; of directors of the
American .Vutomoblle .Vssoclatlon.

11. A. I'liimley, pnrchaslng agent of the IluKh McLican Lumber Com-
IKiny. has Ix-en In ChattanooKa. Tenn., for a number of weeks, looklnc
alter thr Interests of the company at Its mill llirrr.

niakislec. IVrrln & DarlluK Hnd trade fair this month, but the activity
is not so ik'reat as It should be at this season. Thr demand covers a
number of different woods and much uf It Is In ml.xed ears.

Miller. Sturm & .Miller report hardwoml trade as rather quirt and on
about the same scale as a month ai!o. The yard Is now reeelvlnK stocka
of hardwoods, mostly oak and poplar.

The yard of T. Sullivan & I'o. Is arrnnKlnK for shlpmenlH of hardwoods
from the lake section, and several bundled thousand feet of ash and elm
will soon be received.

Taylor & frnte are amone the hardwood conierns receiving Rood-slzed
stocks of lumber during the past few weeks. Much of the lumber coming
in at present Is oak.

.\. .T. rheslnut Is spending most of .Inly ns a vacation on fbi- New
i:ngland coast, and looking after liimbi-r Interests In New Hampshire
incidentally. August will see him back fo work again.

<;eorge A. Corson was at the local olllce of the Erwin Lumber Com-
l-any for a few days this month, but has now returned to I->wln, Tenn.,
Ill look after the company's two sawmills.

Frank T. Sullivan, manager for Hamilton II. Salmon & Co.. has been In
N.n- Y'>ik and elsewh-'i-e In the East lately on a business trip.

HARDWOOD RECORD

•< PHILADELPHIA >•-

.1. K. Troth of llic .1. S. Kc'iil Compan.v .•.•|HH-ts a soi
trudiiiK of late, morr iii<ii:ii-jes ■•oniiiiK in tliau for somr
siimably tlic dcplotwl stocks aiv forcing Iih.vits I., coiiu'
to fill spi'c'ial orders as tbe demand is usually of a liiu ry
company anticipates improved conditions with the ad\

vent of the i
the Saltkeato

John U. Scholicid of Schofield Itrothers, ow
I,uml)cr I'onipany. Scholield, S. C, testilies to litth' more life in buying
during the last fortnishl. Kobert W. Scholield is at the South Carolina
luill looking; after thinjis there. Krank K. Scbotield has just returned from
a tour of the various mills in the South whidi they represent.

.Mauric" .1. Dukes of I!. A and .1. J. Willtams, is not ineliuod to
(jciarrei with conditions, lie says things are coming around in very fail
shape. Thi'y aie (.'ettinj; some aood business and look for a decidi d
advanr.. in iradiuu' m the fall.

T. II.. Land Williams of .1. kaiidall Williaais & Co. reports inereasr.l

tliin;:s all around look briKbt.T.

i;. L. KciHion, sales manager of the liaki'r White 'I'lne Lumber Com
|iany. Ilakri-. i)n-., was a recent visitor to the Lumbermen's Exehan;;.

Charh-s (;. Jilake, manager of the ISabcock Lumber Company, report^
a variable liusiness. Kor a week or two a briglitening was very porcep
lihle, but during the hist week things have been literally at n standstill.
'I'he outlook, howi'ver, Is more promising.

Charh-. K. Parry of Charles K. I'arry & Co., sole selling agents for tbi
Carolin.i Spruce Company, I'ensncola, X. C, says spruce Is In good dc
iiiaiid with satisfactory prices. The other woods are of more erratii-
la.ivini. nt. Their mill is busy at this time cutting spruce.

i;. M. Dechtel, sales manager for William Whltmer & Sons, Inc., can

. no imporlant change in trading during the last fortuight. They are
4. t ting the usual amount of business and expect an advance with the
ning ol fall.

\V. A. Jackson of the Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Company, reiu.rts faic
trading during the first six months of tills year. The e<niii>an>- is
ciieouraged by the developing liealthy tone in trade.

A tangible iinpnn eui.iit in Hading is the word of Kisher iJalrymple
ol the Thomas 10. Coal.' I.unili.j- Company. Inquiries hav.e been coming
in more freely during lli ' last foil night— whether It is only a flare or will

11,.. nil- l:. <..:,1.. is in Maiincl !.■. Wis. on a Inmli.r hnntina trip, lb-

bnt eonsiderabi

--■< PITTSBURGH >•

ipany nii.^ w..u mil. .ad. -o at .uippa.
:ontainiug l'..'>oii,(.iuu fuct, which I'resic
among the box and wagon manufactui

The .\b.rd.eu Lumber Company iliN w..U mil. .ad. 'd at Joppa. II

J. N. Woollett will distribute
..f the middle states.

The lietzel Lumber Company is a new concern in Pittsburgh organiz.-il
by William -V and Alfred E. Hetzel, and Kex II. Lindley.

The well-known Stephens timber tract in BulBngton township, Indiana
county, I'a., lias been bought by W. B. Wagner. It will cut about TOo,-
000 feet of poplar, oak and chestnut and the operation w'ill be start.'.l
in August.

'I'lie Manjuette-Kerr Lumber Company of Connellsvillc, Pa., has bought
lii(l,oou,i"io feet of timber near Lynchburg, Va., and is shipping a big
mill from Erie, Pa., to manufacture the lumber. The pilce bid for tb.-
tinilior was about .fJOCOOO.

W. Ii. .)..liiisto!i, president of the American Lumber &• Manufacturing
Compaijv. r. [.oris a slow improvement in the general market for lumber.
He thinks things are gradually getting better and from a long trip
ncently through the West says th.at there will bo plenty of business
in that territory this (all.

J. I.. Kendall, president of the Kendall Lumber Company of this
.ity. 'A-,,- V, ,.„tlv elected a director oi the N. it!. mat Ilar.lw.-.od Lniiili.r
A--.M i,|. I n.iTalo. The Kendall Compaii,\ i- . in. i i.iiniiii; tliis w.'.k

III II- 1' - II ji. ..tlice F. Cunningham, its r.|.i . -.■iit,iM\ .■ m Ii..n..rii. s. c
111 1 _iM m Lumber Company says that iii.li.:iti..ns i...iiit t.i a liett.'r
l.ii-iii' -- I I, I III. a- Kodgers reports collections fair and a little better

' \ Nl.« i.i-ht of the Ricks-McCreight Lumber Company has been
ill \v. -I \ iruiiii.i the past few weeks looking for stocks. He finds plenty
.if hardw...id at the West Virginia mills and says shipments are going
..lit very slowly.

The Camp Manufacturing Company has added to Its Pittsburgh force
.\. K. Coon, for a long time in the employ of the Nicola Lumber Com-
pany of this city, who will work Trl-State territory for the Camp
concern.

The Union rjiimber Company on the North Side is doing a good busi-
ness in ...ak this summer, most of it going to the niannfacturers. Its

(Leading Manufacturers)

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

r^= Gum, Oak and Ash ^=
J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASrN

RED GUM

(Kraetzer Cured)

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

Write for lists and prices
GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(20 miles from Memphis, on C. R. I. & P. Railroad)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following stock
12 months and over dry:

10 cars 4/4 let and 2nd Red Gum

7 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 ears 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

5/4 Select an
4/4 1st and :
4/4 No. 2 Co
4/4 No. 1 Co

r Cypres

, 10 and 12' lengths

'lain White Oak

ind Better Qtd. White Oak Strips

HARDWOOD RECORD

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

Southern

Hardwoods

is one of the
and largest

most complete
in the state

We

PAINS

can readily fil

RED

Oak, A

TAklNli AI'llNTlt

any requirement in

GUM

s h , Elm

N TO YOIK INQUIRIES

THE LANSING CO., Parkin, Ark.

«^v->~....

. _,.^^^^ QUARTERED OAK VENEER

V

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can giiarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Mo.

U. S. A.

lu bircli, lilckory, ctirrry, iuii|>le antl ullirr (uruKuro wood*, tiuw
la not up to •tniiilnrtl, imioiiIIuk ('• l'i< "I'li-tit Wlllliim lluiitvr.

--•<, BOSTON >•--

Tliv Intont dvri-loiimrDi* Id tlii.' iirugrviui i>l li'cul ri-Kulutlon In tbc utv
uf nouUi'O coQiitructlOD Id thin tllittrlct arc tlif luwa Jimt pnnaoil by the
city of Lynn, Mnui., prohlblllni; wooiloo nlilniclc conttructlon uod pro-
vidlne for n Arc proof rouf uii ull bulldlntiK by lU'Jl ; nud thu mudlUcd
rullUB of thp ooinmlaiilon Id Sniom, Maw., to ndmit wooden coDitrurtlon
In ri'bulldInK the tity, lor ccoDnmlcnl rcunonf.

A llrv on July lb dnuiiiKod the \uritf pliiiiInK tnlll mid woodworklDg
pinnt of .M. Krnult Lucas lu Weat NewtoD to tbc cxtcDt of IT.UOO, covered
by Inaurnncc.

The Steiinia Kurnlturc Company has been Incorporated at Worceadr.
.Miisa., with iiutborli'.od capltnl of 130,000.

I'bins arc on foot for no outluK of the Boston lumbermen to take place
III the near future, lu the way of u day'a trip to Buzxarda Bay, a dinner
there, and a tour of Inspection of the new Cape Cod canal.

-■< BALTIMORE >•=

II.

I.. Howi

IMM, ;:eiieral s.'il

s miinnL,-.r ..f

oinpany, Coi'tlm'iil.il building, who liiiii liei n
ack almost to bis old form of late and U oni
fter details. The attack has left him ratlu

ic. i: Wood 1.1

more at tbe office looklnK
' weak, but lie la galnlnic

strength dally, and there Is every Indication that his excellent constitu-
tion will carry blm through and enable bim to shake off entirely the
elTects of the long illness.

Mann & Tarker, Inc., wholesale hardwood men, with office in the
Continental building, were admitted to niembcrsblp in the Baltimore
Lumber Exchange at tbe last monthly meeting of the managing coui-
iiilttce. The firm states that It has been doing ii considerable amount
uf business notwithstanding the quiet in tbc trade.

The first shipment of Circassian walnut Ioks brought to this port for
John L. Alcock & Co., Baltimore and Gay streets, arrived about two weeks
ago by way of -New York and consisted of some slxty-flve logs of a
total weight of thirty-live tons. The logs were finely figured, and will
be distributed to manufacturers gf veneers and other consumers. It Is
the Intention of the firm to make the importations direct fr6m Bat<ium,
Russia, with which city Baltimore maintains steamer connection. Owing
to a miscarrjing of arrangements the first shipment came by steamer to
New York, but lu the future the Baltimore line is to be used. Messrs.
Alcock & Co. take the view that Baltimore offers a more favoroble point
for the distribution of this wood than any other Atlantic port, and the
arrangement for the imports was concluded in the firm expectation that
much of the trade can be concentrated here.

The National Forest Reserve Commission, of which United States
Seuator John Wnlter Smith of Maryland Is a member, has approved th"
purchase under the Weeks law of 0,000 oires of cut-over tlmberland In
Tucker and liiindolph counties, West Virginia, from tbe Ralne-Andrews
Lumber Company, at the price of ?4 an acre. With this purchase the
government's holdings in the two counUes as a forest reserve are brought
up to 40,000 acres.

Tbe Maryland Forestry Commission has purchased from the R. E.
Wood Lumber Company about 150 acres of tlmberland, extending for
nearly a mile along the Tuiapsco river, from .\valon station. The price
paid for the land wns ?62 an acre. The purchase was made to protect tbe
waicrshcd of the Tatapsco and also to augment the forest reserve of tbe
state, the region being one of the most picturesque In Maryland.

The warehouse being erected for the Morgan Millwork Company oo
North avenue, near .Maryland avenue, has reached the height of tbe
second story, and work is progressing rapidly. The structure will be
entirely of steel, brick and concrete, and will constitute an architectural
ornament. When completed It will be occupied as headquarters by the
Morgan Company, of which C. A. Oanscom Is the head. It Is altogether
likely that the corporation will concentrate all of Its business there, tbe
location being much more advantageous for tbe cllstrlbutlon of the
company's products than the one on South Howard street.

Solomon George, aged fifty years, president of the West Side I^Aimber
Company, died July T at Hot Springs, Ark., where he had gone for treat-
ment. He Is survived by bis wife and five children.

That the local lumber trade Is In good shape so far as volume Is con-
cerned, appears from the monthly report of the building Inspector, which
shows that In June the value of tbe new buildings, additions and
alterations for which permits were Issued, amounted to not less than
52,246,410. This Is almost a record and brings the total for the first
six months of the year up to above ?9,000,000. If this rate is maintained
the year will run ahead of all previous periods, not even the year after
the great fire showing as large a sum.

That a hopeful view Is being taken abroad In regard to tbe hardwood
trade Is shown by the report sent out by J. F. Mueller & Sohn of Ham-
liurg, one of the largest and best known firms In the business. Thig
report states that as compared with the first months of the present year
the second quarter showed a decided improvement In the distribution, so
that "we cannot refrain from representing tbe present condition of our
market as once more approaching the normal : although it is also to be
admitted that tbe prices realized on many Kinds of lumber are not yet In

HARDWOOD RECORD

accord with the cost of pi-qdiution. The stocks on hand showed by no
means unimportant withdrawals, while new additions in numerous in-
stances could be disposed of Immediately upon their arrival. At the
recent auction also the tetter inquiry found expression in a fairly activi-
demand."

The Marquette-Ksjrv Lumber Company, a Pennsylvania corporation,
according to a reiwrt received here from Cumberland, Md.. has cou-
eluded a deal for the purchase of not less than 100,000,000 feet of timber
near Lynchburg, Va., on a basis of .'54 per 1,000 feet. The total amount
involved in the transaction is $400,000. The timber consists chieQy of
oak, chestnut and beech. A sa.vmill will be erected without delay and
the development of the tract will he commenced.

Included in the cargo of the .Johnston Line steamer Vedamore, which
arrived here from Liverpool last week were 1-7 mahogariy logs intendeil
for w, ■stern !...i.jts.

R. \V. li '

'

Ritt.'r 1,1, n,L •

are gen.-ivHi

Dry stocks ,.i. ,

at this tini.'. •

"ii.' I

operations arc (

X|,rr 1

The Auglaize

(■(i..|

with the secreta

ry (.1

& Lumber Co.,

ind i

W. J. Kinstle

has

Wicotr of Sidnp^

. 0..

the Wwpakon. la

II^ill

~< COLUMBUS y

iii.iTiaser for the central division of the W. M.

I 1 ports a good demand for hardwoods. Prices

uiicd but there is some shading to force trade.

! !■ niifiil. Dealers are better buyers than factories

II ' ihs future appear brighter as buildint:

ii i.i ■ .III ■Lii.' active.

- ' , my of Minster, Ohio, has filed papers
..i.iu. I .i,ii,.;int; its name to the Auglaize Cooperage
ucreasiug its capital from i?10,000 to .1!25,a(;0.
purchased the intei-ests of \V. J. Emmons and S. L.
and Mrs. Mary Summers of Dayton, in the plant of
uw Wnir fuinpauy of Wapakoneta, O.
siilis iiiaii:is;ii- for Jolin It. Gobey & Co., reports .i
II \.Lii.iir., ;i'i<l grades of hardwoods. He says tli-
iiin.' n|i|r. \i- much brighter than a year ago.
le A. C. Davis Lumber Company says trade Is better
generally well maintained.

e Imperial Lumber Company reports a good demand
s with prices holding up well at the levels which

=-< TOLEDO y

Til.. T.ili.l T'. i. ,v !i\inro Company says business is looking nun h
bettfr (Innii. II, I ,\ M weeks than for sometime before. Inquiri.s

haw ln-.'ii - ii_ v ;iud the actual business is much better. Tlu-

demand i- un- in _. n from Ohio and Michigan.

The niriiil). Is ,,f the l.icul Builders' Exchange as well as local lumber-
men are arranging to attend the picnic to be given August 7-8 at Cedar
Point by the builders' supply and lumbermen of the state. It is ex-
pected that at least 2,000 people will be present.

The Skinucr Bending Company reports a fair business for this season
of the year. This factory is running five days a week and expects sonn
to be able to operate the full quota of time.

The Gotshall Manufacturing Company reports business only fair with
its concern. This plant does considerable railroad business and is feel-
ing the shortage in railroad orders to some extent. "Fortunately for
us, however," said Mr. Gotshall, "our interests are rather diversified
and we can always find something to fall back upon and we are by no
means without business at the present time although the railroad end
is a big feature."

Tlio Booth Column Company reports business as picking up nicely with
good orders coming in froi^ New York and the New England states.
There has also been a nice line of orders from Ohio, Indiana and Midi
igan, with Ohio in the lead.

.-VUiert Durston, who for twenty years was manager of the McClar.n
& Sprague Lumber Company, of this city, died recently at his home her.'
after an exteuded illness. He was survived by a wife and daughter.

=■< INDIANAPOLIS >■-

The Fort Wayne Spoke and Bending Company, Fort Wayne, has shut
down temporarily.

Edward Gilmartin, seventy-four years old. a pioneer lumberman of
northern Indiana, died at his home in Fort Wayne a few days ago.

John Robert Stewart of Fontanet, a lumberman, has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, showing assets of $875 and liabilities of $2,534.47.

A carload of Circassian walnut logs has been received by the Bates-
ville Lumber and Veneer Company, Batesville, from Batoum, Russia.

The Midwest Box Company has been org.inized and Incorporated at
.\nderson witli $100,000 capital to manufacture boxes. Those interested
in the company are, W. H. Fairchild, J. tj. Higginbotham and J. M. Starr.

Plans have been announced for a $600,000 apartment house to be
erected iu the Fall Creek boulevard, this city, by tlie Fall Creek Realty
Company. There will be 150 apartments, finished in mahogany.

=-< MEMPHIS >=

in .Arkansas fi-om i
county and largely
approximately $70

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

"Harris'' Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

WholesaJr Manufacturers and Exporters

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS

ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^JSy^'"'
We make a specialty of mixed ears ^DPT PI M

..f Sap and Red Gum, One-half U ^^'^ ' ^^"

inches thick.

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a^^nd-sLlpp-er Harciwooil Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEEB8

Clarence W. Griffith "'^iSiTr^iJuUdSf"' Memphis. Tenn.

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

18 to 30 feet

Sawed to Order

ADDRESS C0RRESP0NDENC7BT0GBNBRAL OFFICE

605 Republic Biag. KANSAS CITY, MO.

VANDEN BOOM=STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY

Mannfactnrers Sontheni Hardwoods

Red Qum a Specialty
Memphis Tennessee

HARDWOOD KKCOKD

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co.. Alexandria, Louibiana

jl Manufacturers of High Grade Hardwoods "'Vml"

fCI NCIN NAT II

lHardw«od Manufacturers and Jobbers!

I Johns, Mowbray. Nelson Company

ioAK. ASH. POPLAR & CHESTNUT

E GIM AM) COTTONWOOn

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK. POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BCILDINO

99

A 'TLASHY FIGURE

:.■- ; ilic charactcri.^iics ul our Quartered
Uak. There are others, such as texture,
quality of fjrades, ividths and lengths. Air
or kihi liried. Prompt ami satisfactory service.

SHIPMENTS DIRECT FROM OUR SAW MILLS
INSURING THE FULL RUN OF THE LOG

THE M. B. FARRINLUMBERCO.

OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2824-14 COLERAIN ATENTB

I DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE— CLAT CITY. KT.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK.

POPLAR. CHESTNUT

SUMMERS AND CEST STREETS

Venppr*;' Circassian walnut and all

vcuccia. OTHER nCURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

SHAWNEE LUMBER CO.

HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK

Sales Office— Sonth Sid* Statlan — C. H. * D. R. R.

gglEII

E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO.

HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS

GOERKB BVILDINO

till- lii'ililliiK liliilil ol II. Airn.t. al l|ii|..

II a »liiirl II ThU wiia liiirniil n lllllr «

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v ilK' llrx III' i.ilililli' •>! .\iik-ii-l. Thf mil
ml la iiiiw Ih'Iiii: InHlnllmi.

Till' .\i k-iiii Cnr Ic l'iiiiiiili.>' <'i>m|inn)' liii

r liH »M...I«..rkliii: -iKip Ih'iv mill lina llk< «l>
f (III' ri'iiwilnliii: ilr|inrliiii-iilii ri-n-iilljr it<-i.li
iiiiiv l« imi' i.f I III- liiriii.iat iiiiiiiiuiii'ni of liiinl

liml llllirt
I'Uiillil.

lint iif till' Mni'umi Vi'm-. r ('iiiii|iiiu>
■ <i|>"riilliio. It liiiH Im-i-ii iitiilcr cnii
III liiivr Imm'u ri-iiU.i for iiw liy 1 1
I'll- Imiiiiiil, hi.wivir. W. Itrowi

Miri-tiiry of llii>

.MiiliiKoii Tiilly «

I11|IT|1|-|W IIIlM IIK

Ki.iliii.-.l with hill

& SiiiiN rniii|>nii.v.

l-liK' llliiir. Til.'

vi-lii'iT» .'XoIiikIvi

ly iiml will hiiv.

Mk., will l»' III •iiHTmion

111* IIKO lull llllllllHllliti* liti-|i4
iiml It Will Im- r-mly !•• run
hliirry him iilr.'iiily iirrlriil

i» rolUJilrti'd thi' n-lnillilliiu-

M- liityiiM till- n-liHlillltutloii

ro.»<'il liy (In-. Thin rom-

hI liiiulii-r In thU li-rrl-

lili-nnnn- U .'i(|ir<-HM-<t aiiiuni; IiiiiiIh riiirn ovi-r tin- •li-Hnlon

It I'Ini- llluir. Ark.. U alwut
triii'tlon for lu-vi-riil moothii
I nililill.- of M«y. Varlouii
(li'liiyH wi-n- Ini-iirri'il. Imwi-vir. W. Itrowii MorKiin, for flfli-in .riiirii
iiiii|>iiny hi'i'i'. Ih III thf Ill-nil of thU
iB .1. l--. .Milntyri-, of J. K .Mi Intyr.-
Iiliiiit will iiiaiiiifiirlni'i- roliiry nil mini
II iliilly oiitinit of iilioiit two rnra.
.Vri'iiiiKi-ini-ntK liiiri- lioi-ii |i<>rrrcti><l wlilt-h inKiin- tlii- comimny iin iini|ili>
viipiily of raw iiiali-iial for n niinilii-r of yi-a-K. Mr. .MorKiin nix-nt «oin.-
ilnii- In .Mi-ni|ilils iliirlm: tin' im^t wi-i-k ami aavi- out Ilii- Inforinntlon
H'Uiii'ilini.' Ilii' prai'licai lompli'tion of th<- plant. IIi- In ui-m-ral iiinnn;:i'i'
■ •I' till- I'oiniiany.

I'lii- Chli'kaMiw rooppiiiBf Conipniiy rontlnm-H to i-nlnrui- Ito plant at
i:lii;.-linmpton for the- nianiifaetiiri- of tight loopi-mKi- Htork u- wi-ll ai
iinlshed harri-lK. TIiIk lompnny o|H-rati>a ••xi-liiHlvi-ly. bo far a« .MnnphlH
i- roncorni'd, nt tht- i-orner of Front strrot ami Syrnnion- nn-nin-, for n
iiiiiiilipr of yoar.x but lia.s within llip pnHl twi-lvi- inontliH f>talilliih<-il
^1 now plant at Ilinghnmpton with n vlow to Incn-aNlni: tin- hi'iiih- nf Ita
• •li'iallonn anil of pii-vi-ntlnK htoppnui- of op<>riitlonH on aci-oiint of n-i-nr-
ilii:,- iii-riin!s of hlch wnti-r In thi- .MIxiilHKlppi. This liax now l.i-«-n In
..|i.iatlon for sonii' tlnii- lint ni<w iniiL-blDory Ik Itilns lnKtalli-<l and nddl-
iloiial warohoiiii-- facllllli-h i-stalillHhi-d. It l« the Intt-nthm of the
iiiinpany In incri-aKi- Its operations nt BlnKlmmpton and di-i'ivaitp tlioRo
:it the old i>lnnt. Walker I,. Wriford Is vlce-pri-sld<-iit and icpni-riil
nianagi-r of the roinpany.

Till" .Mr-mphls Shlnelt- Compnny hnn tiled an iiinendim-nt to Its charter
wlii-ri'by tlic ca|>ltal stoek Is Increased from *:;,."(I0 to »;tO.«(>i». II. K.
M"iit«onu-i-y. .\. H. Lewis. W. II. Burrls. I(. I",. Mnnteoniery. Jr., ami
\N'. T. .MeLaIn are the stockholders who slKiied the amendment.

The Lnmliermen's Cliih of Memphis has. Ihiuiuuh Its seorelnry. »'. <!.
Kailel, mailed Invitations lo all the arcblti-ets of Memphis to visit the
iimins in the Hiislness -Men's Clnh, Iinlshed and furnished liy the former,
in older thai liny may leaiU at lirst hand of what ean Is- aecompllNlied
in til.' w.iy of inl'-rior finish with hardwood"' maniifni'tured in this elty
Miiil s.'i'ili.ii. These rooms are liuislied in southern hnidwoods and then'
Mi-i' thirty-four panels, covering various materials. After the arelilteets
liave looked over the rooms they will he allowed to Invite tlieir clients to
L'.i over this interior (Inlsh with them In tin- ho|)e that they may lie
iTought to the use of southern hardwoods for Interior trim in their
h. lines and In other buildiniis in which they ar.' interested.

The t'liess & Wymond Stave Company, wllli headipnirt<>rs at f.ouls-
vlllr. K.V., has liegun the erection of a llnlshliii: stave plant at Kenset.
Ark. The comiinny has recently materlHlly Increased its limher land
n.iiilinas In the latter state and operales a iiiimln'V of stave mills for the
u' tllnc out of the rough material. The Ki n-.i'l pliinl. It is I'stlmnteil,
will cost about 540,1100.

=■< BRISTOL >■-

like

I tliiilierland in Wisi' loiiniy. VuKinia.
lii.iMHi fi-i't dally at Its mill at 1-ardie. Va.
. .\daiiis of the .\daiiis-IInniptou I.unilier
etros. Tenn.. where he has been looklec
iiilll. The eoinpany has pnrchHsi-d anothe
near JN-tros.

Compiiny has returned

ifter the Installation of

Imundnry of hardwood

'■. <i. Wilkinson and others have organized the KInesiiort I.unilier t'om-
ly. The company will take over a boundary of timber near KIngspnrt.
in,, known as the Preston tract. -V mill is now being Installed as rap-
II s possible.
Ii ' Ilristol rianini,- Mill Coiiii.nny lost about ^iMi.ouo feet of lumber In
<toii valley last wi'ck. The liiniber was destroyed by Are. tin- origin
ivhieh is unknown. The loss was not covered b.v Insurance.
V. S. Whiting of .\sheville. X. C. was u recent vi-itor In Bristol. -Mr.
iting is doing an extensive wholesale business at .\sl>evllle.
■lie mills along llw Virginia and Smithw.st.rn Ifailway ar.' al.i.iit nil
ni'ig and iiiiieb st...-k I- I., i;,^ .hi. .1 ..ul ..v. r this road.

=•< LOUISVILLE y-

sing as n basis a recent r?port on business conditions gotten out
the rnlon National bank, the Louisville Hardwood flub at a late
ling gave its time to the discussion of the admitted lack of activity
■iinimerce. The report emiiodled expressions from various dealers and
iiifactnrers as well as figures which showed that although the sales
the past six months have been slightly below the corresponding

HARDWOOD RECORD

^9

piuiod of 1013 lliey were still to a fnii- degree abend of the tcn-ycMi'
avira;.'!. In Its discussion "of the outlook for the future the club was
(iiihcly optimistic. It was agreed, liowcver, that a great deal depended
upon crop coHditions.

Effort to trace the present dullness of the lumber business to the
recent tariff legislation was onl,y fruitful inasmuch as all business is
■aturally affected bj'tliat which affects any one of its branches.

The Devil's Kitib' n. :iii ..iii.l i.ji- resort on the TaylorsviUe road, »:is
practically chosen :is i!ie hljuIh meeting place for the club during the
summer season. \.m in (.m. Mccommodatlons are offered here bo(h
in the matter of nienu :iijd ••.uiU.vt.

Panel and lox maiuifaelurers and other concerns engaged in this phase
of the hardwood lumber business have; Iwen among the first to feel ;i
tangible effect of the new tariff. The duty taken off, foreign glue is n<m
being imported and as a result the price has dropped about one and in\r
half cents on the pound. Although this late quotation has proved a sa\

ing to the large consumer of glue littlj! or no effect on the' prlc

the (inisbod product will be noticed.

.\s one result cd' the increased demand, the price of basswood has

adv;Mier,l uliat recently, this being about the only wood in geuerai

nse nil «hi,ii III inirease has been noticed. The principal demand seems
til lie eiimiii;; In. Ill the I'umilure and panel factories.

1'. ij. liookei', president of the Booker-Cecil Lumber Company, reci'ut''
purchased a 400-acre farm located about eight miles out from l.otils
ville at a price said to be $30,000. lie expects to take up active farm
lug and make his residence there but will continue ills connections in
the lumber busine.ss.

I'ire recently destroyed the office and warehouse of the Ernest L. Hughes
Lumber Company at a loss estimated at ?5,000. The work of rebuilding
will be started as soon as the loss is adjusted and plans can be com
ploted.

The Kentucky Veneer Works of Louisville recently closed a contra ei
with the .Tames Clark, Jr., Electric Company for several motors aggregat-
ing about 200 horse power and will electrify its plant. Four saws
operated in the plant will be driven by individual motors.

The amount of building going on in Louisville during the first six
months of the year lias been increased .$239,000 over the correspond-
ing period, according to a recent report of the building inspector. The
total for this period was shown to be ¥2,."j 16,725, with 1,285 permits
issued.

-V boiler explosion in the sawmill of II. J. Lee at Leestown, Ky., re-
cently resulted fatally to Aaron I^ee, a son of the owner, as well as
severely injuiing two employees. The mill itself was practically de
stroyed.

Work was started .luly 9 on a brick warehouse and office being built
by the Ruby Lumber Company at Providence, Ky. The new building is to
be two stories high and have a frontage of 102 feet by 130 feet in
leusth.

A factory using dogwood in the manufacture of shuttles and other
small articles requiring very hardwood was put into operation in Bar-
bourville. Ky., July 15. Farmers throughout southeastern Kentucky ai-e
more than supplying the demand made by the factory for this wood.
which was formerly cleared out because it was thought to be worth-
less.

X group of Lexington lumbermen recently filed articles of incorporation
and will establish a planing mill and tobacco hogshead factory at Paris.
Ky. A permit for the erection of a building has been granted and it is
expected the plant will soon be in operation.

The Forman-Earl Company of Lexington will build a twenty-five mile
railroad from Ida May to Buffalo, Ky. T. C. Feller has bec'u employed
by the company to secure the right of way.

> WISCONSIN <=

The Schwartz Manufacturint; riimpauy of Plymoutb. manufacturer of
kitchen cabinets and similar goods, has begun work on a large addition
to its factory. The new building will be 30 bv 80 feet and two stories
high.

A recent addition to the woodworking plants of Milwaukee is tb.
newly incorporated Meineeke Manufacturing Company, which has a capital
of .$75,000. The incorporators are A. K. Meineeke, Max B. Schade and
A. A. Mueller.

The Drew Carrier Company of Waterloo has been enjoying such ex
tensive growth that it has been deemed advisable to increase the capital
stock from $50,000 to $100,000. An amendment has been filed.

The Plymouth Furniture Company of Plvmouth has made an increase
in its power plant capacity by the addition of a large, horizontal type
boiler of 150 horse power capacit.v.

The United States Civil Service Commission will hold examinations
during the first part of August to fill positions in the forest products
laboratory at Madison. On August 3 a chief of the section of derived

products will be selected and on August 5 an<
position of laboratory helper will be tried for.
tions are scientific and technical in character,
chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering,
to tbi' wood-using industries.

6 two vacancies in th.'
The duties of the posl
consisting principally of
with especial application

Dimension Stork ^* *'•" ""pp'y y°" *>»•» clear

lyimenSIOn OroCK cuttings of .oft Kentucky Oak
or Poplar »o that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cutUngs if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Mahe Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

WISCONSIN

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood

WE .MANUFACTUKE FINE ROTARY CUT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wis.

LET US QUOTE YOU

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

.OM V. >Po;^f ?;r,p„„

?^^}^''ISS:i^,^^S^'S^;er
-.-..M .-. .1 No. 1 common
Inii .-,/4 No. 2 common
i;"M .-,4 No. 3 common
i:i.M 11/4 1st and 2nd

BIRCH

5M 5/4 1st and 2nd red
lOM 5/4 No. 1 common red
AM .V4 No. 1 common plain
3M 6/4 1st and'2nd plain

«M 8/4 1st and 2nd red

WHITE OAK

lOM 8/4 No. 1 and No. 2 com.

nOM 8/4 N«o«?'^coS^*/nd better

40M S/4 >''."^»

:mapi.e

Our 1914 cut of well assorted II

\H1>\\0<)DS .4ND HEMLOCK will
lipini: condition.

S< ml i(v „

„r n„nnncs

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY II

Grand Rapids, Wis.

ATLANTA, WIS.

S.1W mills and pla.une i

nil at Atlanta, WLsconsin. |

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, 12/4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

H A K U W O O 1) KKCOKU

I- Thk Glie That Is Applied Cold

ill liu^^ii veiieciea Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stav in condition. The

Use

Of vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our

rriw ni;i icri.'il is rigirlK' iiT^perted.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

I-rrkins Glue Co.. ^cCleary, Wash., 9/SO/lS.

South Bend, Indiana.

Dear Sirs: — It is nou- about a year since we added
a veneer door deportment to our operations. Decid-
tn/j on the glue uhieh uotild give best results, we
ronjiiderrd the most important matter in connection
iiith this new department.

Iniestiffation convinced us that your product was
the one ue wanted in order to turn out the most de-
pendable doors and panels, and it has been gratifying
to find that it has given us low cost as well-as superior
quality. Tours truly.

CEEEAilS FIR DOOE CO..
cm BB By Geo. J. Osgood.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and Patentees

803 J. H. S. Building, South Bend, Indiaia

— The Glie That Runs ABsoLiTEivUNiFeRM —

\ ><-clluU of imrilirru Wlncniialii wlilrli nmiuliia miiiip uI tlii' Urat

i.iHT lu tlio Wolf river country In to l>« oirikhI up liy llir cttrnnlun at

■ ■■ t'hlcnKo una .N'orlli-Wi-iiKTn mtlwar fnini KuiM-nck, norlh nf AJitlgo,

I < IViirnon uuil llii- Wolf rivpr roiintrjr. If tli<' lint- l« ••ItrDiIi'd uvrr

ilK' Wolf It will be conni<c(vd witli the niln'r branch of (lie rond at

Mliiiii llroB., cliecne l>ox manufiicluror* of Mnmhllfld, hnvc found It

I" provide InrKer gunrterii for ni'iiiiirn<-iurliiK |iur|>oii<>ii. It In

ri'i't 11 twO'htory flre proof iitnirture with n wnreliuuiu' nmt

i"!'. iilonic a railroad rlElitof-wny ilila winter an mion nn Iht-

II oommcncea. A capacity of 8,<miii Itoxeii In ten lioura U to

...>,ulicd.

1 Hie of Merrlir* induitrlo, the Lincoln lt<n I'oinpany. Iia« aunln re-
iiiji'd o|>ernlionii. The hcndlnK and box Dinrhliieii bovi' lieen martcd up
II I -t for the manufncturc of chcoiie boxen. Inn three innchlnea have been
ltisinllc<I 10 make butter iicoops, an uddltloniil product.

The IVshlico Luiiibir Conipiiny hna let a ...iilrnet to the I'nderhlll &
i.iiiirt euncein fur the piillInK out of 8unkeii Ii>i:h from Lake Noecpieluiy
:iiid from Outlet .nnd Inlet In Mnrlnettc county. .V |H>rtahle mill with
10,000 feet dully ciipiiclty will nnw the logs nt the Inkc.

The White Itlver LunilK'r i'ompiiny, In bUKlin-KH nt Miiaon aince ISSJ.
hna pnssed out of existence. (In ,1uly 1 tbiB yenr the entire boldlniia were
lioiiKht by the former superintendent nnd mnnniier, C. H. Werden. who
will handle the cxtenslvi' business ag the C. II. Werden Lumber Company.
The new concern will remodel the old plant or build a new one nnd
innnufncture lumber nt Mason for many years to come.

The Helow Lumber Company, formerly of Mnrshneld, baa opened Ita
new olTlccs In the North-Weatcrn store bulldln); nt Stanley where It will
mnduct a wbolesnie nnd Jobbing trade. The concern la nn outitrowth
Ml' the Volmnr & llelow Luinlier Company of Mnrshdeld, which bus n-
lircil. A. K. Owen Is president and T. I>'e siilos mnnncer.

Lumbermen who .ire the admirers of E:uRi'i.e T'leld, the poet, will lie
iloulily Interested lu the nnnouncemcnt of tlii- marrliiKC of Kutb liray
ricld, the youHKcst dnushter of the Intc poet, to Kdward Dcon Foiiter
nt Toninhnwk, which will occur October 10. Mr. Koster Is prominent
in the liirobcrlng Industry.

D. L. Altman, aged flfty-onc years, for years connected with the lum-
iHiing Industry In Stevens Point, Butternut and other Wisconsin towns,
ilind at bis home In the town of Luke, near llutternut, recently.

\:A:/;.:/5tAj;v;.v;xiOTX!)!g«>yKi»?5aig^^

The Hardwood Market

< CHICAGO >■

There Is very little to be snid regarding the local market except that
there has been a healthier Indication during the past couple of weeks.
.VetunI sales have not increased so much, but lumbermen as a general
thing feel that buyers are expressing themselves more favorably regarding
developments In the course of the next month or so. There has licen no
further falling off In hardwoods or other vnlm s, but rather an Indication
of strengthening which will unquestionably romt when the fall reaping
takes place.

Business In the city Is fairly active, but no one Is buying any consid-
erable quantities. In fact those lumbermen who are In position to bold
stocks are not showing any desire to make long time sales at present
prices, preferring to accept the situation as It Is and take their chances
on getting orders at advanced values In the future.

.\slde from a slightly Increased Interest In the upper grades of gum. as
r. iiorted at this time, there Is very little change In the relative positions
"I' dllTerent woods.

=< NEW YORK >=

The long sought for change In the Itimliir I
now close at hand. .\t present all signs pol
liiislness for fall, and wholesalers generally a
next season will see a turn that will bring tin
np to what it was last year. This docs not n
r.iia closed one of the weakest periods In the
indications now are that fall lumber demands

this city

t toward a good run of
■ of one mind that the
total for the year nearly
■an an average total, for
Istory of the trade. But
ill be more nearly up to
normal than any recent period. Already some retailers have submitted
schedules — for building lumber, of course — and the totals are greater
than last year. It follows therefore that hardwoods will Ix- in better de-
mand and hardwood flooring strong. Prices on hardwoods are holding
lirni with few concessions and generally the tendency is toward higher
v.nhies. Yards and factories are still carrying less than their usual
stocks and the hand to mouth buying is soon going to end. Oak, ash
.ind muple continue in best demand and gum is gaiiiin.' :;iniin.l nil the.
time.

.-<, BUFFALO >=

The hardwood trade shows little Improvement since a month ago. The
int for Imsiness does not produce much, nlthoiish mlx^d-car hufliness

HARDWOOD RECORD

bas been on a fairly good scale. Tlie quantities ordcied at one time arc
still small and this is likely to be the case lor the immediate future.
For the latter half of (lie Vear, as a whole, dealers are inclined to be
optimistic, and th.-,v think trade will he much larger than during the
first six months. .Vt present the furniture factories are not averaging
moiT than half time, while some of them are closed down. The build-
ing trade is about as active as a year ago, which helps hardwood trade
<:onsid<Tably.

No hardwood has been particularly active lately, although as usual the
<;hier movement has been in plain oak, with maple running second choice
at most yards. I>ow grades have continued to be in relatively good
demand and stocks in some lines, as basswood and poplar, have not boon
large. Much competition has prevailed in the various woods, and prices
jire at a lower level than some months ago. Yard assortments are quit ■
good.

^-< PHILADELPHIA >-^

A BiOdiHed but hy i
tained from promiuei
i-eslricted during the 1
stock piles and tU<* fa
.ate doiivery. Inquirit
bujers are g

iiie.iu.s sierilc summer trading is tbo report ob-
and tliouglitt'ul iumLermeu. Buying was less
t fortnight, obviously due to the greatly depicted
that most of the orders placed call for immedi-
■ics have been more liberal and it is evident that
lino on stock conditions and prices.
As to outlook, tlieie seems to prevail an unshaken confidence that the
■fall will see a Healthy and positive advance in trading. Building work
'has shown considerable improvement of late, and although the iiiany per-
mits applied for may not materialize for several months, there is con-
siderable work ready for immediate construction, which will mean tbo
consumption of a large volume of building lumber. It is noticeable that
more hardwood is employed this season in flooring and trim work in con-
sequence of which values in this wood have held firm. Oak and ash
hold steady ; poplar and chestnut keep old position, with low grades
fairly active. Gum is in a class by itself and becoming more popular

low, domaiiii i h.
-are slow an. I i- i
is no imniedi.ii i
4ind raillmon are
that there will be
stiff resumption o
general rule, but
stock

-■< PITTSBURGH >■=

e is anything but satisfactory. l»rices ar-
ks at the mills are fairly heavy ; shipments
ying is in mixed carload lots mostly. There
• rices being better before fall. Wholesalers

encouraged over the outlook. It is certain
,-, chance to push up prices unless there is a

the fall. Oak is a little exception to th<-
to get satisfactory prices even for this

-< BOSTON y-

arket arc similar to recent advices. The com-
'ss does not seem to be greatly intensified by the
iiness prevailing this year. All local enterprises
labor troubles) are running on full time, a few
reported as curtailing a day or two each week.

Conditions in this
•mouplace summer dull
general low tone of b
(except those closed I:
furniture factories oul
The financial situation in New England is made more dilBcult by the
■extreme uncertainty of the future of the two great railroads, the New
York, New Haven & Hartford and the Boston & Maine Kailioad. since
the announcement of the finding by the Interstate Commeno Commis-
sion of the enormous deflection of their capital by the duoctors and
■others, resulting in the securities of the two roads becoming nearly an
■eighty per cent lo.s.s to the holdeis.

The large proportion o£ quoting oi fair to high market prices by mills
as still a noticeable and encouraging feature. It bas been observed that
in a good many cases buyers benefiting by some of the barg:iin tradi s
reported are still in the market and apparently ready to considi i n.isi,>i
able prices. The demand for quartered and plain oak Is very \mII m.uu
tained and the prices show no general changes. Beech, birch and inapb-
are in good inquiry with quotations ranging from fair to strong. Poplar
■continues in its rather weak situation, and there does not seem to be any
basis for noting any marked changes in the other woods of the hard-
wood list.

-< BALTIMORE >-=

No decided impi .\em ut is to
Stocks are moving in moderate
when the dealer^ tlmost feel wo
the eve of a k vi\ ii Init sui h
baidwood fim n i

favorabh \\«

\P' eta

ded lu the hardwood trade here,
and there are occasional spurts
in the belief that business is on
tions are soon dissipated. Some
compares

I t volume of lumber

I periods but there is never much

iiL cahed for when needed, and few

I 1 loi futuie requirements. It is thi.s

more than actual shrinkage in trans-

the trade and makes many hesitate.

full time as a rule, and stocks have been

e th< pioducers appear to be under a

■nh/ed tbit with normal conditions once

VENEER

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3 8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars Yz" FAS Quartered

White Oak
1 car Vz" No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars Vz" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Go.

Memphis Tennessee

■yHESE fine logs waiting
■*• to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

.\DDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

RECORD

Tennessee Valley
Hardwoods

THE VERY BEST

Hardwood Lumber Hardwood Flooring

Prompt ( Hiiiiil'^ ) Shippers

/^I'R Four Band Mills have a capacity of
^^ 150,000 feet per day. Our lumber is all
well manufactured and we Guarantee to
give a STRAIGHT NATIONAL GRADE.

We have at present a w ell assorted stock of

15,000,000 Feet ol Fine Quartered White Oalc,

Plain Wtiite and Red Oak, Poplar, Ash,

Tupelo and Sap Gum

Send Us Your Inquiries

H. H. HITT LUMBER COMPANY

DECATUR, ALABAMA

HARDWOOD RECORD

more restored, the hardwood holdings would not l)e excessive. There is
not the slightest reason tor apprehension that sellers will be unable to
supply wants without delay. ■ This feeling o£ assurance about deliver.v
naturally encourages a waiting policy and makes buyers feel indifferent
about the offerings of the sellers.

The trade has waited for the decision in the rate case. The railroads
liave been holding down on their calls for slocks until this question
is disposed of. The furniture factories are buying in limited iiuantities
onlj', trade with them liaving been very quiet. In some other directions
the wants are fair and there is little to complain of. It is the ,ili-. mi'
from the market of various large consumers that gives rise to :m i-p.'. t
of uneventfulness, and this state of affairs will not undergo a real ib.in^^'
until tlie ral'' in-iiil m I,:)- i"' n -ii Ir.l.

Gum ami lu i iti.ii_ i1m woods in fairly good ' request, thi'

I'ormer csiiic ijii i. i .ii_ d.^i.. .'f attention that is out of tlio ordi-
nary, lioth ill III. .luiiitaiiL luiiil.Ll. 1111(1 abroad. As for oak, chestnut and
some of the other woods, the feeling of uncertainty tends to unsettle
prices. Sellers, to a very considerable extent, do not insist strongly upon
fixed price lists, permitting themselves to be governed by conditions in
individual cases. The foreign demand for oak and other woods shows
little improvement. If the distribution still falls lielow that for the
corresponding period of last year it is also to be said that the inquiry
has shown indications of expansion. The lowest point in the trade
barometer apiarently has been touclied, and business is on the upwarl
trend. No one expects a boom, but a gradual expansion is looked for,
and with it will come a stiffening in the quotations and an abatement in
the exactions of tlie foreign bu.vcrs.

=-< COLUMBUS >■-

Some improvement in the haidwood trade in Columbus and central
Ohio has been reported since the completion of the mid-summer inven-
tories on Ihe part of retailers. These inventories disclosed the tact that
retailers' stocks are rather light. As a result better buying was started
by dealers in order to get their depleted stocks In shape for the demand
that is sure to come from building projects.

On the whole the hardwood trade is in good condition when the busi-
ness depression is taken into consideration. Demand for building is
good not only in Columbus but in the smaller cities and towns in the
central part of the Buckeye state. Tbis is the salvation of the hardwood
trade, as factory demand is slow. Some factories, such as Implement
«nd vehicle concerns, are buying some. It is expected there will be some
<iemand from furniture factories when the shows are over.

Prices are generally well maintained at the levels which have pre-
vailed for some time. Some shading is reported in certain items in
order to force trade. On the whole prices are steadier than they were
a fortuisht ago. Dry stocks are not very plentiful either in the hands
of dealers or in mill owners' hands. Collections are improving with the
linancial situation. Shipments are coming out promptly.

Quartered oak is firm and in fair demand. Stocks are not large. There
is a fair demand for poplar and prices are well maintained. Chestnut is
one of the strong points of the market. Sound wormy is especially strong.
Ash is in good demand and the same i.s true of basswood. Other hard-
woods are unchanged.

=-< CINCINNATI >-

The hardwood situation continues to show improvement, although it is
very slight. As much small order buying was probably done so far this
month as during same month last year and with liusiness increasing ever
so lightly. August should figure up well in the aggregate. There are
occasional reports of price cutting, but fortunately they are few and prob-
ably from the weaker operators who find it necessary to turn some stock
into casli. The general price list is well maintained as the average
lumberman who can hold his stock knows price cutting does not stimulate
inisiness. Furniture factories in tbis section are figuring to increase their
running time about September 1 and are steady buyers of hardwoods in
small quantities. Very few large or small lumljer consuming plants have
any stock on hand, preferring to buy as needed so long as prompt ship-
ments are possible.

Oak is the leader in demand, plain moving fastest but quartered gaining
satisfactorily. The better grades of red and sap gum are in better re-
quest than for many weeks and dealers think there will be a good
demand for tliis class of stock in the early fall. The low grades of gum
are moving well, as is also true of the .same stock in poplar, cottonwood,
liasswood, and other lumber suitable for the box makers. Chestnut is rather
slow In movement ; this applies to all grades. Maple is moving fairly well ;
the furniture trade is expected to take up large quantities of this stock.
There seems to be a better demand for the common and better grades of
poplar. Dealers feel that this wood is soon to come back in favor and are
much encouraged over the prospects during the light demand of the last
several months. Prices on poplar have been well maintained.

=^ TOLEDO y

It Is expected that within a few weeks business will pick up; in fact,
there Is already some stimulation noticed from the building trades. Hun-
dreds of new homes have been constructed this year and the same thing
was true last year in the west end, where matters are stimulated owing

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Saline River Hardwood Co.

Main Sales Oltice

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Manufacturers of

Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

^ Our TIMBER is virgin forest growth of the highest
type.

q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac-
tured stock.

q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated with
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quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you p«l it."

% Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

f We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

9 For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cart with
Oak Hooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY,
Kansas City, Mo.

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LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U. S. A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

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STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand July 1st, 1914

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HARDWOOD RECORD

is now putt i I
flollnrs and w
■11.11 ai-e skilli
vntii-cly

AiMHiim Willys-Overland autoitobile concern. Tliis plant
Ml II ifiiiitions which will cost more than a million

II mil I Jill- move than a thousand extra men. These

a lali.ni., .uid are buildinK and buying small homes which
iiodorn and linishcd in hardwoods. The same thing has
1! true in modified form in Kast Toledo, where the big Ford I'latc
'ii^s Company, employini; over a thotisand men and occupying eighty--
V acres of =r..iiii.^ i ■ . itrd. The half-million dollar high school in
Thai sectiiiii ii i' il home buying in tliat section of the city

and now hmi i i priuging up like mushrooms. Factories are

is light and i'.. ,,. i ,,i.ii imi_ n.-iini,, <i.,.|,. ^uv II, |„. had in

plentiful tpKiiii 11. M.I . I ill iii,-ks which

arc rather IIl-Ih, .-i.-rMli m -in il Im >. Mii iIht- i- i-till no dis-
position cm ilir ]>MJI 111' (li-al.ri lo buy 1im' iMvcstm.nl purposes. Tlaiii
oak is the leader in demand as usual. Ash is in fair demand. Hard-
*voo<l men generally predict a good business a little later in the season
and there is no disposition on the part of nnyl.ody to take a dismal
Tiew ef the situation.

■< INDIANAPOLIS >

A few inquiries are being received and some sales are nelng made-,
but the hardwood trade in this vicinity is still quiet. No large amount
of business seems to be expected until late fall.

The outlook for the near future is exceptionally bright, but buyers
are ]»ursuing a cautious course. While conditions generally are much
better in the country districts, there is .yet no great improvement indus-
trially in the larger communities. Buyers seem to be waiting for tin'
prosperity in the rural districts lo reflect In the cities.

It is believed that the July, 1914, business is not so good as that of
July, l!)i:i. Prices also are below those of a year ago, but are showing
a slightly Up-road tendency. Automobile factories report a fair outlook
for the iii'w season and furniture manufacturers are expecting a good
but not unusual volume of business this fall because of the larger grain

=■< MEMPHIS >-=

.\lthou^h ther.' is no very large hardwood Inm' i lu-in - mrdiM- way
at the moment, the outlook is considered per., i i > ■ imn (hiring

the latter lial; of June. There has been a dociil-l ii i . Hi.' number

of inquiries' and these have, in not a few iustanri - -i. v. Ilp- .1 into actual
orders calling for immediate shipment. The impruvcnicnl li.gan with the
first of July and has gained somewhat in momentum. Some manufactur-
ers and wholesalers say that they have not experienced any decided gain
but th- iiiMi.irity are of the opinion that the situation presents rather

en. ..in ■- M - i 1 ■. ts. They point out that there is bound to be an

in. 1. .1 1 I III. ~ ii.it only because of the improving tendency of the
gen. 1.1 I I iii.l financial situation hut because of the run down

cniltii I I I,- in the hands of both consuming and distributing

itii. 1' 1 '. ' ii(.r phase is emphasized by practically all members of

til. 1. .! ,. in^.- of this fact there is a" distinct disposition here to

anti.i|iii. iihImi ii...ided activity as soon as these interests re-enter the
market niter a rath.-r prolonged absen.-e therefrom.

One of the more ciicjuragirig features recently has been the increased
activity of the railroads which aie allowing a distinct disposition to
abandon tli.ir retrenchment policy. Tliis is particularly true of the lines
operat. .1 ;ii ih.- ..•ulral states as well as over the greater part of the
Soiiili III. I Mia. .is Central has placed orders for the repair or rebuild-
ing .i| -.1111. :;ii,iii)i1 , ars and another of the big railway systems has done
likewi-. 111. iiilL.ads at Memphis arc doing an enormous volume of
work, iii.lii.liiii; tl... building of increased ttrminal facilities and the
estat.lislini. ill ..| . .'.r repair and car building plants. They are also
undcrl.ikiii^ iiii]u ..y.ni..nrs and oxt.'nsioiis on a larser scale than for a
loni; Hhil., -ii.iwiim 111, II ili.'v i.iii I. i;.,n,. iii.i. i-. .1 liusiness and that

tb.

an-

. - they have finished

iir.i- ..' Iii_li.|:i-- iiirniture have been
a l..iig while ami tlii'y .are expected to
as soon as they get their bearing a little
itry is in excellent condition and there are
In .some other lines, with the result that

feeling rather

jghout
. Th.

weeks of coniparativly lary.. o
they have done this intentional
that business is going to be mr
when the revival docs come, they
thereby to the fullest possible
ncc>TTr»d there has Iieen a strik

ore comfortable and optimistif

ions are being carried on alraosS
ills which are closed down for
iiry .,f those at Memphis and
r\ are operating on pr./tty full
.111- stock during the past tev.-
1 only moderate shipments but
believe, as already sug-.'sted.

and they are determined thai.
' the necessary lumber to l)._'nefit

With what accumulation has
'C of weakening on the part of

Mahogany and

Circassian

Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lianber producing plant in the world

HARDWOOD RECORD

Ovfi

One Million Dollars

in savings has been returned its members by the

Manufacturing
Lumbermen's Underwriters

and there remains to the credit of members over-

Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars

The membership, which is constantly increasing,
is now composed of over four hundred of the best
saw mill plants in the country. Insurance in force
exceeds thirty-one million and nearly three million
dollars has been paid in losses. If you have a first-
class plant adequately protected and are interested
in low cost fire insurance, correct policy forms, an
inspection service which may save you from a dis-
astrous fire, with the certainty of a prompt and
e<)uitable adjustment in case loss does occur, and
wish a list of members and annual statement we will
be glad to hear from you.

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting Co.

HARUV B. ci..\nK Attorney in Fact

^^'''pirriu^nTo ".''''''" KANSAS CITY, MO.

W A N T E D

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

Kepre«enllnc

WXST VIRGINIA 81'KICE LUMBER CO., Kn-xtt vr/-.r>E'

f «... «>.t virriniB. NEW YORK

Flftli Avenue Building,

On the Following Stock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

t«,00«' 5/8xI»-

Panel Poplar

tSO.OOO' 4/4 No.

o. 1 «

95.000' 8/4 No. 2 Common Popla
tZ.OW 12/4 Noo. 1 & 2 Poplar
SO.OOO- 12/4 Select Poplar
12.000' S '4 No8. 1 « 2 ((td. Popla
36,000' 8/4 Nog. 14 2 Worm

rhr»lniit
74.000' 5/4 No. 1 Common

Chextnnt
81.000' 8/4 No.

Chestnut
il.OOO' 6/4 Nog.

•7.000 g/4 Noi.. 1 A 2 K^-d Birch
l!..m. 1 2 '4 No.. I « 2 Ked Birch
6,000' 16/4 Nog. 14 2 Red Birch
4A.IHIU' 4/4 NoH. 1 4 2 White Agh
74.000' 4/4 No. 1 Common White

22,000' 12/4 No. 1 C

7.ono' 10/4 No. 1 Commna Plain

Common

r,/4 No. 1 Con

The Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.

tlinn Ihr markrl price In

and Ihcr have ttrtbft

of vnliirg b.v <1rcllB(D« to

till' holdrra. riiry have rcfiiiuHl lu m-11 nt ji-i
order lo offcct a movomvDt of ibrlr lumln
more iihonn tliclr ronlldeiirc In the *lallllit.^
I ntiT Into forward delivery i-nenKi-mrntk

Tlicre wag riithiT bctirr |>roi!r.i« re|iortcd Inl.-ly with Ingdni aix-m
tl<>i:it nnil inoKt of the mlllg ri'iKirt that the) nn' (irvtl; well auiipiied wlili
timber for gome time. Iliere hag la-en virluolly no rain la thl>
Immediate apctloii glncp onrly In May oud lertainly not pnniiiih Is loler-
fere with work In the wooda. .\ gcarclty uf labor made tlie log «uii|iir
rnth>'r unrortnio for n time but more reri-ntly roDditlimg hnve cbansed
lu this n-gpert .ind it Ig now |H-Ileve<l thnt there will be enuiiiih tlmlM-r
to keep proctlrally nil of the plantH na fully i ngneed ag they rare tu be.

The improvenii'Ut noted In Imrdwood luDilnr Ik alao nflrcted In |>nMluclg
made therefrom. Box manufaeturerx any they ore doing more buslneu
now than for aomc lime and thnt one very icrntlfylDK feature Ilea la the
fnct tbnt thoge who have contrnctK and who have been holdinc back
gbippInK Instructiooa for acme time nrc now elvInK the latter with
^renter remilnrity nnd promptneg«. Manufnclurerg i.f iMith tlicbt and
sinck coopornKe stock nlgo report Incrensed acllTllr. with •blpoienlg
pretty full for tbU time of the yenr.

=■< BRISTOL >■=

are belns
rumplaint
briskuegs

luml>erincn report tlmt l.ii-ln.s.. Ik still dull. TbtK »ltuatl<>u
toil to n large extent tu tlie miis^.u of the joor. Tlie belief l»
lilt trade will Improve rapidly In the fnll. Mngt of the mllla
iiK nnil iiini'li Ktock Ir being rut. The duliuegg of trndi- bag not
used any geuernl movement to curtnll the output. New milU

installed oud there ig much activity In manoracturiug but tbe
iH thnt new business Is not coming In nnd that there 1* no
to trade.

•< LOUISVILLE >-

lAtUf chnnse has been noticed in the price of liardwooiU In the last
lew weeks. The demand continues light nnd prl<cs have practlcalir
reached a mininiuoi. Basswood seems to lii> the only sUindard atock
that has shown an Increase, the demand for this wood being very goc^d
In all grades. Quartered onk is moving fairly well at the usual prices
and the sale of plain oak Is showing a slight lucreaoe but with little
or no change in price.

There is some activity in lumber, n fair demand coming from the
wagon and farm maebinery trade. Prices remain low, however, and no
cvceptionally large soles have been recorded. Chestnut l.» reeelvlng
little or no call with the possible exception of the sound wormjr. Ver.T
little poplar is being marketed. Lumbermen do not aeem lo be worried
Mver tbe lack of buslmss at this season of the yenr. Iliirdwno<ls, ther
■^.ly. always move slowly during .Inlv ai ■! .\:i-.:ii?.t. .\ Innvy fail liutimt).
is expected.

:-< MILWAUKEE >-=

While i&ipiovonient is taking plaie in the hardwood lumber traiie rath'T
slowly, lumbermen are optimistic and lielieve that there is a good busi-
ness ahead. One of the most favorable signs Is found in tlic brilliant
crop outlook, liuilding operations .ind general businegs condltlong ore
usually at a satisfactory stage wlien crops are good In this oectioD of the
Northwest. The third Wisconsin crop report of the present acaoon, re-
cently issued. Is decidedly favorable m tone and gives promloe of a
bumper yield In most Hues. A gain In condition of the various gralu
I rops of niori- than two iier cent over a year ago Is reported, while tlie
torn clop Is In a very satisfactory slate.

Ituilding operations in Milwaukee fei; o(T somewhat during tlie llr»t
six months, but the second half of the yenr started out auKpieiousiy when
It piled up a $100,000 sain in building Investment during the liist week of
.Inly. There was a falling off during the second w-eek, but there are so
m;iny large building projects under way that Building Inspector W. D.
Il:irper Is confident that the total building Investment for the year will
' xceed thnt of a year ago, when a new high mark was established.

While more new northern hardwood stocks are arriving in tbe MU-
naiikcp market, the supply of dry stocks Is light nnd this is proving to hi
a sirnng factor In keeping up prices. liuyers seem to have grown tired
"f looking for weak places In the ninrket ami l-ave liee<inie resigned to the
fact thnt lower prices cannot be expected, in view of the better business
rxpeci?d from now on. Birch, maple and basswood are still the leaders
.iiuo.ig the northern woods, while plain red oak and quarter-sawed white
..ak nre the best sellers among the southern lines. Imw grade bardwood
is moving well.

The demand from the general factory trade Is showing considerable
improvement. Local mlllworking concerns are placing fairly good orders,
as stocks at most of these plants have been unusually low, due to the
f onservativc buying which has been followed for several months. The
furniture factories are not buying quite as briskly as they might, but a
letter trade from this source is expected later. Farm Implement coacerns
.■ill over the state arc buying well, as these concerns are looking for a
Mg business and are preparing for a busy fall season. In view of th»
L.rllllant crop prospects.

HARDWOOD RECORD

1

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg Co . .
Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co. . . .

Boyie. Inc., Clarence

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . .

Cartler- Holland Lumber Co

■Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc

•Connor. R., Company

Craig. W. P.. Lumber Co

Crosbj. C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co

Eliaa, G. & Bro

Flanaer-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co

Heyser. W. E.. Lumber Co

Hoffnuin Bros. Company

Jadfsna-Wyatt Lumber Co

Jamea & Abbott Co

Klaon, E. H., Lumber Co

Kneeland-Blgelow Co., The

Kneetond-McLurg Lumber Co. . .

Litchfield, William E

Locktutrt Lumber Co.. J. G

Mcllvain. J. Gibson, & Co

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co

Miller, Anthony

Mitchell Bros. C»

Mowbray & Robinson C«

Oelhafen Lbr. Co

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry. Chas. K.. & Co

Sice Lake Lumber Co

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stearns Salt S: Lumber Company

Stephenson, I.. Co.. Trustees

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co

StoUe Lumber & Veneer Co

Sullivan. T. & Co

Tegge Lumber Co

Webster George, Lumber Co...
White Lake Lumber Company..

Wiggin, H. D

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons..
WlUson Bros. Lumber Company.

Wlstar. Underbill & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Teager Lumber Company. Inc..
Young, W. D.. & Co

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company..
Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company.

Faust Bros. Lumber Co

-Gardner Wood Company

JacksoB-Wyatt Lumber Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Logan. J. M., Lumber Co

Wood. R. E., Lumber Company.
YeMow Poplar Lumber Co I

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company

Archer Lumber Company

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Bennett & Witte

Bliss-Cook Oak Company ,

Bonner, J. H., & Sons

Brown. Geo. C, & Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co . . .

Dermott Land & Lumber Co

HT»ns, G. H., Lumber Company. . .

Farrin. M. B,, Lumber Co

Gary, W. W

Geaeral Lumber Company

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumbe

Company

JehBson-TuBtin Lumber Co...

Advertisers' Directory

Ransom, Job

Riemeler Lumber Company

Hoddis Lumber and 'V'eneer Co

Kentucky Lumber Company 53 Paepcke Leicht Lumbe

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company... -54 Parry. Chas. K., & Co

Lansing Company, The 46 Penrod-Jurden-.McCowen^ Lbr.

Miller Lumber Company 4J

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co 8

Saline River Hardwood Co 53

Sondheimer, E.. Company 47

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. £0
VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber

Company 47

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co... 12

Anderson-Tully Company I"

Archer Lumber Company 45

Atlantic Lumber Company 56

Baker. Jacobs & Co 9

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 44

Bennett & Witte '. 7

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co.. 42

miss-Cook O.ik Company 41

Bonner. .7. II.. 4 Sons 45

Booker-Cecil Company 4

Boyle. Inc.. Clarence 6

Bradley, E. C. Lumber Co 48

Brown. Geo. C. & Co 45

Brenner. Ferd, Lumber Co 48

Brown. W. P., & Sons Lumber

Co HARDWOOD FLOORING.

7 Bliss-Cook Oak Company 44

!> Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 14

9 Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

48 Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co. ... eS

65 Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 48

Saline River Hardwood Co 53 Harris Manufacturing Company 47

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10 Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

-Shawnee Lumber Company 4S Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Slaymaker, S. E., & Co 56 Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Sondheimer, E., Company 47 Co 9

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67 Saline River Hardwood Co 53

Stemmelen Lumber Company... 4 Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. 50 Stearns Salt & Lumber Company »

Sullivan, T., & Co 67 Stephenson. I.. Co., Trustees 66

Co.

3 Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co.. 67

7 Cainahan-AUport Lumber Co.... 10

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 14

Churchlll-Mllton Lumber Co 4

'- Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co 12

' Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co... 42

65 Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co.. 9
67 Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-

8 pany *

66 Day Lumber & Coal Company.. 48

45 Dermott Land & Lumber Co 42

49 Dugan Lumber Co 47

67 Elias. G.. * Bro "

49 Evans, G. H., Lumber Company 10-14

13 Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co 48

41 Farris Hardwood Lumber Co... 9
12 Faust Bros. Lumber Company.. 14

14 Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber
12 Company

12 Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb H.

13 Gardner Wood Company

67 Gary. W. W

3 General Lumber Company

Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co.

Harris Manufacturing Co

10 Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co

J6 Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Tschudy Lumber Company

VandenBoom-Stimson Lbr. Co..
Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company

Webster, George, Lumber C»...

Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company..

Whltmer, Wm., & Sons

Wiggin, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., &. Sons..
Willson Bros. Lumber Company

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company.

Yates, John B.. Lumber Co

Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

47 Webster. George, Lumber Co. . 13

Wllce, T., Company, The

6 Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 68.68

13 Young, W. D.. & Co 3

10

41 WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

'2 Cadillac Machine Company 62

!2 Diamond Iron Works 62

'4 Gerlach, The Peter, Company.. 59
•2 Llnderman Machine Co.. The..

12 Mershon. W. B.. & Co €3

'3 Phoenix Manufacturing Co 63

13 Saranac Machine Company t2

Sinker-Davis Company

Con

48 Hitt, H. H.. Lumber Co

14 Hooton Hardwood Company

49 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

'- Jeffris, D. K., & Co

*^ Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co

^ Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co

jg Kennedy, James. & Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co

,. Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The

^ Litchfield, William E

* Little River Lumber Company. .

Logan. J. M., Lumber Co

^1 LouisvilU Veneer Mills 4

45 Mcllvain, J. Gibson. & Co 2

42 McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co fi7

42 Memphis Band Mill Company... 2

.14 Miller, Anthony 67

48 Miller Lumber Company 45

44 Morford Lumber Company 9 purcell. Prank

58 Mowbray & Robinson Company. 7 Rayner, J

Mueller, J. F., & Sobn 10 Sanders k Egb(

44 Norman Lumber Company 4 Will

10 North Vernon Lumber Company 4 Williams

VENEERS AND PANELS,
Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co..
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company..

Chicago Veneer Company

East St. Louis Walnut Co

EvansvlUe Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company

'" Hoffman Bros. Company

*^ Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

*^ Jarrell, B. C, & Co

67 Kentucky Veneer Works

14 Knoxville Veneer Company

18 Louisville Veneer Mills

9 Merrill Veneer Co 50 ^ti^jn

14 Nartzlk. J. J

Ohio Veneer Company 48

Old Dominion Veneer Company.

11 Palmer & Parker Company 12

4g I'enrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11

.4 I'iekrel Walnut Company 11

68 Rayner. J 5

43 Koddis Veneer and Lumber Co. 65
^- Sanders & Egbert Company 11

7 Sedro Veneer Company 7

Standard Veneer Company 12

44 Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co. . . 50

j2 Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 49

4j Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 46

Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co. 65

Underwood Veneer Company 65

^5 Willey, C. L 55

^ Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 14
'" Wood-Mosaic Company 13

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Clyde Iron Works 61

Fltzgibbons & Krebs

Oogebic Lumber Company 45

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 62

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
Andrews. The A. H., Company... 42

Grand Rapids Veneer Works «6

National Dry Kiln Company 7

Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 12
Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
C, & Co

53 MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.
*^ Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co

54 Bacon. K. S.. Veneer Company..

46 East St. Louis Walnut Co

12 Evansville Veneer Company

68 Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.
68 Hartzell, Geo. W

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

Louisville Veneer Mills

McCowen

LUMBER INSURANCE,
Central Manufacturers' Mut, Ins.

Company

Epperson, U. S., & Co

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance

Manufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters 56

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company ,..

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company 56

TIMBER LANDS.

Co

Lacey, James D.. >

e4 Sherrick Land Company 40

Spry, John C '

11 Estate of David Ward ۥ

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

Jl Griffith, Clarence W 47

MISCELLANEOUS.

12 American Rule & Mfg. Company 59
& Co 11 Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

aimer & Parker Co 12 Broderick & Bascom Rope Co

enrod Walnut & Veneer Co 8-11 Childs, S.

ickrel Walnut Company 11 Diamond

D., & Co 59

Labor Agency 40

11-46 Gerlach, The Peter, Company.. 5»

5 Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Company 11 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co...

C l". 55 Mechanical Rubber Company... 63

chabod T.. &Son8.. 14 Perkins Glue Company 5»

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For two Iniertlon*.
For three Intertlont
For four ln»ertlon».

20ca

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EMPLOYES WANTED

_J

WANTED YOUNG MAN
Wr.ii ,.,w- .-Kp.-il.-ii..- In luinl>.r Im-^lu.'SS to IllkP
suiue stoct In n nell-reuulatcfl ri'tnll liinibiT nml
liiillfliTs' stiiiplr liiisini>s.<i. witli siTvlci's at good
~ ' .r. \i|.Ir.'.^ ■IlriX 71" i;in- lI.vnnwoiiD

WANTED— FIRST CLASS
M:iijo;;anv :iii'l 1i:ii<1woch1 salesman wItU hlRli
r.'ftriBc«r.4. Kst.ililisliod trade In CblcaKO and
»lclalt)r invferred. WARItKX ItOSS I.L'MBKH

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT
Wbcn 50U want a saicsman for New York
state territory, write us. AVe can supply you
with a eoo<: man. EMl-IUE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION «( Wholesale Lumber & Sash * Door
aalesmea. H. T. Trotter, 428 Powers Bldg.,
norbest'r. N. Y.

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars Rood black walnut logs. 10" and up
In diameter. 6 ft. and up Iodr. Will Inspect at
■ Mrplni point and pay cash.

GEO. W. nARTZEI.L. Plqua. Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

il.OOU ACRES VIRGIN HARDWOOD
III lower .\dlrijuila.ks in on.- Iiloek. n.sno acres
Adirondack prescri-e furnished and rlreln tinaher
in ODD watershed. McVEIOn, 4C7 Broadway,

LUMBER FOR SALE

RED AND WHITE OAK FOE SALE

1 car ;i" Quartered White Oak.
1 car :;" Quartered White Oak.
^ oars 2" Plain Red and White Oak. bone dry.
.T. R. McALISTER. Cotton Plant. Miss.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK FOB SALE

BUYERS or HA&DW0OD8.

t>a jou want to fl In touch wllk tht Deal
Buyrii of harrlHood lumbrr? We bmrr a llii
thowinf the annual rfqulreaenli Id loabtr.
llmeailon atock and Trnrrn and panela of con
•umm of Iboar malrrlali throughout the CnllrO
8tatr> and Canada. The aerrlce la tree to ad
rrrtlaera In the Kicokd. It will laleraat yon
Write ui for further laformation about onr "Sell
init Lumber by Mall Syatem."

BARDWOOD RECORD. Elliwortb Bldf..

Cblcaco.

lOB SAL£

1 lar 4 '4 Ists niid •Jnds White Oak.

1 car 4/4 No. 1 common and better White Oak.
:; cai-s 8 '4 Ists and 2nds White Onk.

2 cars 4/4 No. 1 common and better Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 to 8/4 Quartered White Oiik.

4 cars 8 4 log run Hickory.

1 car 4/4 No. 1 common and better Elm.

>,<! cur No. 1 common an<l better Cottonwood.

1 car 4/4 No. 1 common and better Maple.

1 smiill ear 4 4 No. 1 common and better While

.Maple. Will sell mixed c.'irlonds.

>i. W. S1T;PIIAN, Urbana, Ohio.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

SOUND OR WORMY SOFT MAPLE

White Oak .ind Bircli Squares Wanted.

I.KOPol.I) DESK CO.. Burlington. Iowa.

WANTED
Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44".
48" leng, plump 1" i 1". Must be clear and
straight. If yeu hare aay t* •ITer write ua
Will take them dry or green.

THE COLOMBIA MFG. CO.,
New rhiladelpbia, Ohio

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Various alzea for chair and table factories.

Send to ua for specifications and pricea.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street,
v»w York

DIMFNSION STO(K FOR SALE

DIMENSION QUARTERED OAK

Ri-d anil while, ml i'. •■t<1' j f • tiiM. ihhI rhair

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

FOR SALE ONE OF THE FINEST
.Xrkan^a^ lunlwoiMl iiii.is ,.f luntier, • onKlfttlng
of about 70,000,000 feet. rp toilate plant for
iiianufa> luring sanK- inn l>" ptirelinited reawn-
ably or baM-d. A rare ImrKnlu for some one.
Addrens "BOX 70," rare IIaiiIiwood

AN UNTT8UAL OFFEBINO

FOB SALE

l.-iii.ooo aeres line liarilwiuMi tlmberlaadu la
South Onrolinn and m-.-il Kloridn. fxita range In
size from 10,1100 to .'.O.ooo ucros. Secured at
very low prices and speclnlly recommended to
parties looking for safe ami protttable InTest-
iiients without Income tax 10 pay. Inqulrlea in-
vited from buyers priparwl to pay ciish for kar-

gallls. T. .1. COIJPi:!!, S;lll.|. 1 -> ll|e. «;;,

MACHINERY WANTED

vV ANTED— VENEER ivlACHINEEY
1 — GO" 10 100" Veneer I.alli.. Clipper aB<
Grinder. Hare 2^ ears Maple Vnneere t* trade,
or will pay cash. .Vddress, "BOX 72." care
II.M111W001, IlKionn

MACHINERY FOR SALE

WOODWORKING MACHINERY
BARGAINS
) — aoxti ICgan & Co. cabinet surfiieer.
1 — ;{0x6 Egan & Co. cabinet double «orr«> •<
1 — :!0x0 Buss cabinet surfncer.
.'■ -Light single surfacers.
2 — 14x0 J. A. Fay & Co. lightening flooring ■>■

chines.
1 — 7x4 E. 4 B. Uolnies tloorini: mucbln'
1—:jox10 double surfaeer. with dlTidcd fee* rells.
1 — 3GxC Berlin cabinet surfaeer with •"cHeaal

rolls and chip breaker.
U— 30" land saws; I — 12" band saw.
1— CO" band .«aw.

1— 4S" .'{-drum H. B. Smith Sander.
1 — 60" y-drum Columbia Sander.
I — IS" 3'drum Berlin Sander.

Many other woodworking luathlDCK. bailers,

shnfllng, pulleys, belting ami hangers. Corliss

and automatic engines, dynamos and motors.

CLEVELAND BELTIMJ A: M.MIIINERY CO.,

1022 Srranton Roail. ri. \eland. Ohie

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

TIMBER WANTED

|C H I C A G O

WANTED— WHITE OAK TIMBER

(00,000 ft. White Oak 'niiihei- 10"xl4" to
'xl6". Will submit schedule upon appliea-
a. 12 to 18 months in which to make deliv-
PLACE BROTHERS, INC.,
131 State Street, Boston, Mass.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED— PARTNER

In wholesale Hardwood lumber business, spe
t]i-<. in Philadelphia. Address

ALFRED P. BUCKLEY,
973 X. Second St.. Philadelphia, P

WANTED— TO CONTRACT

(KV UMBEU CO., Sulligent, Al

FOR SALE— AT WELLS, N. Y.

lu the heart of the best Adirondack II:ir(l\v....il. ;i
well-equipped Temer i)l:int in fir-^f . I:i^v , ..n.liiii.ii.
Reinforced con'i<i.. imiidiim-, w.w.r |i.i«m. :.!-.
steam for eni.r;;riir\ ( inhi .ii,,i- wiih .|..iii(
lighting s.vstcni. .Many yrars' tiiiih.i sU|.i,ly
.Markc^t for entire output in iinmi-diate vicinity.
Will be sold at a bargain. Address, JOHN .1
ITIiNKR. Permanent Receiver, Amsterdam, N. V

LUMBER RULES

Our own process of black ename!
ink insures perfect, permanent
lettering witli no injury to tiie
rule, as witfi burnt lettering
Double riveted liead, tlie rivets
moulded into the brass.

Tool Steel Blade

Oil Tempered
Riveted Handle

best of selected hickorii us. ii

AMERICAN RULE & MFG. CO.

Nashville, Tcnn.

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 118

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK. POPLAR, ASH

<ind all other hardwoods. In all grades and thick
ofsses, can be readily sold If advertised In th.
Wanted and For Sale section of HABDWoeo Bur
oBD. If you have a large stock you want to
•ell try a few lines In this department ann
«MH what a lot of ingulrten they will bring vou

If you want to get in touch
with 3000 Live Wire
Buyers of Hardwoods

BULLETIN SERVICE

One man, ivho uses the service
gives it credit for earning annu-
ally $10,000 for him.
Write for pamphlet —

"Selling Lumber By Mail"

It will prove a revelation to you.

HARDWOOD RECORD

(Bulletin Depl.)

537 So. Dearborn St.,
CHICAGO

MAKE BOX SHOCKS

Up to 24" Long, or

LOOSE BARREL STAVES

Of Fine§t Quality and at Lowest Cost

From Cordwood. Slabs, or Other Forest Waste
by the Use of Gerlach Machinery.

The Peter Cerlach Co., Cleveland, O.

Secure Better Prices

at less selling cost by reaching

more customers. Hardwood

Record puts you before them.

All Twice a Month

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Sale o£ Michigan
Hardwood Timber Lands

Comprising Probably the Finest Hard Maple
and Gray Elm Timber Now Standing

THE lands in Michigan belonging to the late David Ward, not disposed
of by the Trustees during the existence of the trust created by the
residuary devise of his will, have been ordered by Decree of the Circuit
Court for the County of Bay, In Chancery, in a suit for the partition thereof
therein pending, to be sold by a Circuit Court Commissioner in and for the
County of Bay. Michigan, at public auction to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House in Bay City, Michigan, on the fourth day of August.
A. D. 1914, at 10:00 o'clock A. M.

Some 7,000 acres and upwards of the timbered lands included in said sale
are splendidly timbered with a fine quality of hard maple and gray elm, with
a sprinkling of other varieties of timber. These lands were personally selected
by the late David Ward upwards of a quarter of a century ago. and were espe-
cially selected for the excellent quality of the timber thereon, at a time when
opportunity was available to select hardwood of these varieties as good as the
very best that originally stood in Michigan, and they are practically the last
offering of hard maple and gray elm timber lands selected under such conditions.

All of these lands are very accessible to the Detroit & Charlevoix division
of the Michigan Central Railroad, while part of them are also accessible to the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad and
the East Jordan & Southern Railroad.

Aside from the timbered lands, some 25,000 acres of denuded lands, and
lands the timber on which has been heretofore sold and conveyed, will be offered
at this sale, and also the saw mill plant, buildings and appurtenances, at Deward.
Crawford County. Michigan, built and operated by the Trustees under the Will
of David Ward, and likewise certain parcels of land and town lots, dock prop-
erties, boomage and riparian rights at or near East Jordan, Charlevoix County.
Alba. Antrim County. Manistee. Manistee County, or Bay City, Bay County,
Michigan.

All of the lands will be offered in parcels as fixed by the Decree of the
Court, the same ranging in size from 320 acres and upwards for the timbered
lands and 80 acres and upwards for the cut over lands, and lands the timber on
which has been sold and conveyed.

For further particulars write Hurdis M. Ready. Circuit Court Commis-
sioner. Bay City. Michigan, or Chamberlain. May, Denby & Webster, 1406-10
Dime Savings Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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DIAMOND IRON WORKS

MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

Broom Handle Machinery

Lei us icll vou about our STEEL TUMBLERS FOR DRY-
ING AND POLISHING BROOM HANDLES. Th.s sysiem is
rapidly supplanting all others. More economical; less "ime required
(or drying; no polishing aflerwards; greairr per cent of straight
handles turned oul.

CADILLAC MACHINE COMPANY

Complete Line of Broom Handle Machinery

CADILLAC, MICH.

LIDGERWOOD

ipos

SKIDDERS

Wire Stitching Machinery

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
HBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Maniifai'tiirpci by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR, MICH., V. S. A.

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SAOIINAW MICM.

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Qntrol

ymg

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RUBBER

BELTING

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307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

HOSE

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WATER
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EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CRJNE COMPiHr ■ - ILL BRANCHES
SI1ND4RD EQUIPMENT CO.. MOBILE. 4L»
ILUNV MILL SUPPLY CO.. ILBINV. Gl.

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Chicago Rubber Werks)

CHICAGO

II

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^^ Phoenix

1% 6 ft. Pony
^ Band Mill

^^l^^l Will cut 30,000
^V^ m\ i'1 10 hours and

r «

^UMm^^^ pretty good

I^I^^HsJ^i RECOMMENDA-

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

1 1 A i< I) v\' ( ) u 1) i< 1-: c o H I )

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co,

HOME OFFICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALCOMA. WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL. BIRCHWOOD. WIS.

We manufacture at our Birchwood plant single ply veneers
of all native northern woods and deliver stock that is In
shape to glue.

From our Algoma factory, where we hive specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape. In all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
veneer.

I very pound i.( glue we use is guaranteed hide stock. We
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based on
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock and
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest you.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co.

Lona Island C^ity, New York

B.

c.

JARRELL 64 CO.

MANL'FACTLRERS OF

High

Grade, Rotary-Cul Gum

VENEERS

Cut

righl

; dried riglil; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

@ OAK VENEERS®

Sliced and Sawed Quartered
and Plain White and Red Oak

Walnut Cherry Ash Maple

Also Band Sawn Lumber in These Woods

Hoffman Brothers Company

FORT WAYNE, IND.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

1 1 WISCONSIN 1

Rotary Cut Veneer

and

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch
Gray Elm

Basswood
Red Oak

Also MalKHnnnj Pamh of <r< n; ,/ni,h .

This is tlie stuck ilial satisfies the manu-
facturer (if furniture, interior llnish and
doors l)ccause it is cut under ri.^ht condi-
tions, ])erfectly seasoned and carefuHy
liandled all the way from stumj) to car.

A trial order will convince you

The Underwood Veneer Company

Thomas Street Wausau, Wisconsin

Roddis Lumber & Veneer C^^*

Marshfield, Wis.

VENEERED PANELS
DESK TOPS TABLE TOPS

FLUSH VENEERED DOORS
WAINSCOTING BENT WORK

SAW MILLS AT PARK FALLS. WIS

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&

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co.l

Maim

■acturers

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in

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Bassw

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Blocks, Back Pan

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BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

\\'e ha\e on liaml a complete stt)ck (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and L'nselected^Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

Both Ends and the Middle

Hardwood Record reachesmost
everybody who produces mar-
kets and consumes Hardwoods.

Nothing But Hardwoods

On. \. ,v Mill ill IMiillips. His.
ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR THE BEST

Wisconsin Hardwoods?

Send for Price List "H. R." Today

The

Ite

Condition

SOO.OOO' 4/4 Xo. 3 Common and
Better Unselecteil Birch.

300.000- 4/4 No. 1 Common
and Better Unselected Basswood.

3.50,000' 4 4 No. 2 Common
Basswtiod, RouKli.

400,000' 4/4 No. 3 Common
BaAswood. KouF^h.

Ilent Shi]

.500.000' 4 4 No.
and Better Hard Maple.

1 Car 8/ 4 No. 2 Common and
Better Basswood.

1 Car 5 4 Nos. 1, 2, and 3
Basswood.

3 Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.

5 Cars 6 4 Soft Elm Scoots.

3 Cars (i 4 Birch Scoots.

1 Car 4 4x1) •■ «nd Wider 1st
and 2nd Basswood.

KNEELAND-McLURG LUMBER COMPANY

Manufacturers of Hardwoods

Phillips,

Wisconsin

HAHl)W(lOI) KKCOKU

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS FOR BARD MAFLC AND CRF. Y ELM

1

1

"Ideal" £■ Rock Maple Flooring

i> the flooring that i> manufactured exprratly to supply tlie demand for the beat. Il ii
made by modem machinery from carefully-aelected itock and erery precaution it takan
throughout our entire aystem to make it fulfill in orery particular It. name "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send V* Y<mr Inquiriei

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in J, I ami i:i-iri and 1 1-10 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE I?, WE CAN INTEREST VOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING MICHIGAN

S. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars 1x7" and up No. i Common and Better Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4./4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That lie Is GettinR

NEW BUSINESS

Through His .\il

If we can do it for him is there any logical
reason why we can't for you ?

MAKE us PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

r~Tm

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Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS . SOLE MTRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPECIALTIES;

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

Yeager Limber Company, Inc.

s^•^;clALTIF.s

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

a. ELIAS <Sc BRO.

HARDWOODS

White Pine, Yellow Pine, Spruce.
Hemlock, Fir. Lumber, Timber, Mill-
work. Boxes, Maple and Oak Flooring

9S5=101S EUK STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CD.

OAK, ash' AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades and thicknesses.

Will receive and inspect stock at shippLDg point.

Branch yard, Memphis. Tenii.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

OUR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every
facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.
They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

WWi^

"%'hA-

Gum General

Oak J M

Cypress LillITlDer Cottonwood
g-^ Maple

company Memphis, Tenn. Elm

Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

WE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you— IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlock

VENEER

For DOORS and for FURNITURE

POPLAR 4,000.000 feet, all thicknesses, from 1 28 to 5 16 inch
OAK 800,000 feet Red and White 1 8' and 1 15 Door Stock;

ALSO 1 20" and 1 15" Furniture Stock

j^Q^ PINE 800,000 feet selected Yellow Pine 1 15 and 1 8" Door

CHESTNUT ^^"""^ WRITE FOR STOCK LIST

WALNUT CHICAGO VENEER CO., Inc., Danville, Ky.

YELLOW POPUR

NiajFicroiElis OFimOSlWEB

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

QUARTER SAWED
WHITE OAK

Coal Brave, Ohio, O.S.I.

LUMBER CO

Nineteenth Yea
Semi-Monlhly.

CHICAGO, AUGUST 10, 1914

IIARDWOOU RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

S

CARTIER
LIMBER

HOLLAND
COMPANY

«

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR

2 FURNITURE TRADE

2 05.000 fl. 4/4 Selected End Dried Winter Cut White

3 Maple

i; 25.000 ft. 8/4 Ists and 2n<ls Unsckclcd Ila.-.l \I:..,I,-

S 30.000 ft. 4/4 I.OK Run Michigan S..fi I l

S 105.000 ft. 4/4 LoK Run Beedi

a 1.17.000 ft. 5/4 Lr,K Run Bcicli

K 120,000 ft. r,/4 LoK Run Bcctli

S ,50.000 fl. 8/4 I,r.H Run Bccdi

li CRATING

H 175.000 ft. 1x6 and wider White Tine ( raliuK

5 .100.000 ft. 1x4 No. 4 White Pine CtatiuR

K 80,000 ft, 1x4 and Wider Xo. 2 and No. 3 Common

U Basswood

latever mil! work

ALL BAND

SAWN

LKT

l:.s quote

VfiC I

■RK F..'^

Memphis

Tennessee

«

REMEMBER, we perform wl

-n rcfiiiirc.

MICHIGAN TRUST BUILDING

Grand Rapicl.s, Michigan

M ILL I, u d i n K I o i). M i c li i ^ a n

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HARDWOOD RECORD

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Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. JULY 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

. 34 M

. 45 M

. 200 M

. 200 M

. 200 M

. 150M

8 M

7 M

60 M

. 20 M

. ^2 M

. 100 M

7 M

. lOOM

. 200 M

. 50M

. 20 M

. 17 M

6M

. 23 .M

. 60 M

. 83 M

14 M

1x6 Basswood Is and 2s

4/4 Basswood Is and 2s

4/4 Basswood No. l Common

4/4 Basswood No. 3 Common

1x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common

1x6 Basswood No. 3 Common

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and ""s

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 Common

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 and 2 t'onimon

5/4 Maple Step is and ''s ...

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common

'•It is not what lumber costs you, so much as what you
can get out of it. that decides its value for your work."

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KliN DRIED. HOLLOW BACKED
MATCHED OR JOINTED
POLISHED AND BUNDLED

i

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber 1

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN |{

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARDWOODS

CADILLAC, MICH. July 1, 1914.

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 8 i\I

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 M

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2-s. . . . 100 M
4/4 Cadillac Grav Elm, No. 1 Com. .100 M

5/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2-s. ... 5 M

4/4 Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30 M

6/4 Elard Maple, No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseye Maple I's & 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4 4 Basswood & Elm, No. 4 20 M

4/4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common.. 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you Wcint lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

Kneeland-Bigelow
Company

Hardwood Manufacturers

150,000 ft.

6/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech

12,000 ft.

10/4 No. 1 Common & Better Basswood

50,000 ft.

6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

All of the above stock Is nicely mani
factured, being band sawed, trlmmei
and well seasoned. W* are prepared 1
quote attractive prices for this mat<
rial for Immediate shipment.

BAY CITY, MICH

HARDWOOD KHCOHD

^^^B^B aho

^^B;^ Lie.

f^^^V T mai
^^

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A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wllce's Hardwood Floot^
' ia« been amone the loremost on the market
because it stands today "unequaled" Is the
best evidence that its manufacturer has kept
abreast of modern methods and the advanced a»
mands of the trade. To convince yourself of tba
above statements, try our polished surface floor-
ine, tonpued and erooved, hollow hacked, with
matched ends and holes for blind nallinE — you'U
Bnd it reduces the expense of laying and poUshln*

The T. Wilce Company

22Dd and Throop St«. CHICAGO, ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc./'' ?h|

Portland Block

ticago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

^^ ^^ fff of HARDWOOD RECORD tubicriber*
%M^k^/n •'•«°«""' °f ""'" P'«nf- Eighty.
» ■ ^M l%J nine per cent are, therefore, buyer* of
^■^ ^>^ woodworking machinery. There it lit-

tie percentage of watte circulation In
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertiier..

PLANNER- STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

1 2 CARS 5 4 X 12 " & WIDER l.t & 2nd BASSWOOD

WANTED— TO MOVE OUICK "* ^'^^^ ^" ^^^^ ^^^ bridge plank

w t\i\ i. C.U LKJ i\l\JVi:. VUiV^JV 800,000 feet NO. 3 HEMLOCK

I 100,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

>■ !■ .\ I)

YOUR INQUIRIES

MILLS:
BLACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE
1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE GIBSON TALLY BOOK

Let us send you one on approval, with samples of Tally Tickets for triplicate,
duplicate or single tallies — a score of forms to choose from. They are the
latest and best. Endorsed by hundreds of lumber manufacturers and buyers.

HARDWOOD RECORD CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEER

DOMESTIC:

plain and

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and

5-ply STANDARD SIZES

HUDDLESTON-MARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252 Lumber St., CHICAGO, ILL.

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras, East India, Cuban,
and African.

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES

in all thicknesses.

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, figured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASS WOOD, YEL. PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
bandiii!,' and bottoms.

iiiiiiMiiliil

iiiiinHWi

\VE HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH, BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES, BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WRITE US ABOUT IT

J. J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chicago, III.

CIRCASSIAN
AMERICAN

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

213 N. Ann St.

MAHOGANY

An Opportunity to Make Money
With Small Capital

I have a small tract of timber, well located, in Central
Southern Hardwocd Belt, which will cut several million feet
of FINE OAK.

■^Vili sell to mill man at $2.50 per M ft. for the timber
only— or $3.00 per M ft. for the land and timber. Reasonable
terms.

You can make a handsome profit on the timber and have
a splendid farm left. Bottom land, no overflow.

Ii interested write for particulars.

JOHN C. SPRY

1003 Harris Trust Building
CHICAGO, ILL.

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers atre
owners of steaLin plants. Eighty-nine per
cent a.re, therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma.chlnery. There is little percenta.ge
of wa.ste circulation In HARDWOOD
RECORD for moLchinery edvertisere.

SAVE YOUR MONET BY USING THE

Uf7|^ DO^IT^ Published Semi-annually
MXLjU DUUIV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

Write :

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Established
1878

Mention This Paper

H A K 1) W O O I) K KCO H D

I KNOXVIUUE

Faiuoui for Fineit Type of Poplar, Oak and Cbotnut.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TEHNESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

BA>:U MILXJJ AT VKSTAU A SUBURB OF KM OXVLLUE. BOUTHKRN AND IX)Lia VILUl &. NASllVlUJl RAILAOAU

.1. M. I.«Ui.\N. H- S. >IIZNKI{.

IT.^ ;t- .-..M. MKr. IM Vi.— IT.i.

<. (. < ANNDV I It. S>y\NN.

J. M. UOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURE!^ AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch OtBc* and Tard:
Bank and Mil.ran Ave.. CInclDnall I. M ASHER. Mgr.

We Want Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quat-tered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^-r HARDWOOD RECORD it a differ-
^t I ent kind, and altogether better
^U.^ lumber newspaper than hat hither-
to been published. This is made possible
by the loyal co-operation and support of the
hardwood element of the lumber industry.
If you are a subscriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT, POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK, WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General .Manager, Knoxville. Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is shown completely in our new correction pamphlet (ott the press recently),
which revises our veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists complete according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 % of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

NOBODY who attended any >n the furniture shows can doul)l that Black Wahiut, the
Aristocrat of American Hardwoods, has regained its popularity, nor that it will be
featured prominently on the floors of the leading- retail distributors this fall. Nobody who
has seen the beautiful interior trim in the new Marshall Field building- in Chicago, which
is finished in walnut throughout, can doubt that it will fill a big place in the building field
hereafter. If you haven't prepared for the walnut demand, get in line. The appended lists
show stocks ready to ship, in the hands of leading producers.

EAST

ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY

East St.

Louis, III.

lil \( Iv

WM.M T

50,000'

-i/s'

1st & 2lKlS

66,000'

5/4" 1st & 2 lids

50,000'

3/8'

No. 1 Com.

32,000'

5/4" No. 1 Com.

130,000'

1/2'

1st & 2nds

29,000'

6/4" 1st & 2nds

60,000'

1/2'

No. 1 Com.

32,000'

6/4" No. 1 Com.

180,000'

5/8.'

1st & 2nds

14,000'

8/4" 1st & 2nds

110,000'

5/8'

No. 1 Com.

22,000'

8/4" No. 1 Com.

160,000'

3/4'

1st & 2nds

6,000'

10/4" 1st & 2nds

110,000'

3/4'

No. 1 Com.

7,000'

10/4" No. 1 Com.

54,000'

4/4'

1st & 2lldS

13,000'

12/4" 1st & 2nds

169,000'

4/4'

No. 1 Com.

8.000'

12/4" No. 1 Com.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY
Goshen, Indiana

Manufacturers

WALNUT LUMBER

and

SAWN WALNUT VENEERS

GEO. W.

Piqu,
1ST .VNU 3NDS \V.\I.MT

12,000' 5/8"

27,000' 3/4"

21,000' 4/4"

42,000' 5/4"

30,000' 6/4"

3 5,000' 8/4"

27,000' 10/4"

25,000' . . .' 12/4"

10,000' 16/4"

NO. I COJIMOX W.VI.NUT

5,000' 5/8"

15,000' 3/4"

40,000' 4/4"

25,000' 5/4"

3 5,000' 6/4"

HARTZELL
, Ohio

40,000' 8/4"

10,000' 10/4"

5,000' 12/4"

1,000' 16/4"

15,000' 3/4 to 4" Figured

Boards and Panels.
30,000' 4/4" Clear Face
6" & up Wide.
Figured -Walnut Butts. Fig-
ured Long Wood and
Plain Walnut Veneers
Ready for Immediate
Shipment.
All Stock Band Sav
ized and Dry.

Equa

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Mo.

32,000' 3/4"

135,000' 1"

14,000' I'-i"

11,000' I'A"

40.000' 2"

8,000' 21/2"

5,000' 3"

1 10,006' 1"

10,000' ,154"

18,000' Il4"

12,000' 2"

Figured Walnut Log Veneers and Butts Ready for Ship-
ment. Plain Veneers Cut to Order

1st and

•Jnds

1/2"

000' . .

5/8"

3/4"

000' ....
000'

.'.'.'.'.'.ik"

000' ....

000'

000' ....

. ... ..21/2"

1st

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

Kansas City, Mo.
W AIM r

iilil jiids

28,7 50' 3/8"

55,900' 1/2"

32,400' 5/8"

46,600' 3/4"

93,600' 4/4"

39,600' 5/4"

9,000' 6/4"

19,400' 8/4"

30,000' 10-16/4"

18,300' 3/8"

28,800' 1/2"

48,400' 5/8"

52,700' 3/4"

183,000' 4/4"

82,000' 5/4"

64,000' ^/4"

42,000' 8/4"

.45,000' 10-16/4"

KRAETZER CURED LUMBER
In Stock Ready for Shipment, 3,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Butt Veneers and 2,000,000 Feet of Figured Long
Walnut Veneers.

We Furnish Plain Walnut Veneer. .\ny TliliUness. ful lo Size

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, GMBH
Cincinnati, Ohio

1ST .\M) 'NKS W.VI.NIT

30,000' 3/8"

140,000' 1/2"

170,000' 5/8"

75,000' 3/4"

110.000' 4/4"

40,000' 5/4"

42,000' 6/4"

48,000' 8/4"

20,000' 10/4" & up

NO. I COMMON
14,000' 3/S"

48,000 1/2"

60,000' 5/8"

67,000' 3/4"

50,000' 4/4"

14,000' 5/4"

32,000' 6/4"

60,000' 8/4"

5,000' 10/4" & up

NO. 2 COMMON

75,000' 4/4"

30,000' 5 & 6/4"

25,000' 8/4" & up

FRANK PURCELL

Kansas City, Missouri

Prinie
WALNUT LOGS
For Export
FIGURED WALNUT LOGS

FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

Salem, Indiana
1ST .4ND 3XI)S BI..\rK WAI.Nl T

53,000' 8/4"

11,000' 9/4"

14,000' 10/4"

16,000' . 12/4"

7,000' 16/4"

46,000 1/2"

82,000' 5/8"

120,000' 3/4"

189.000' 4/4"

46,000' 5/4"

72,000' 6/4"

NO. 1 COMMON BI..4CK WALNCT

380,000' 4/4" 80,000' 6/4"

210,000' 5/4" 78,000' 8/4"

NO. 3 COMMON BLACK WALNUT

520,000' 4/4" 84,000' 8/4"

120,000' 5/4" 8,000' 12/4"

60,000' 6/4"

HARDWOOD RECORD

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.

Mills. Kansas City and Helena, Ark.

General Oillces
KANSAS CITY. MO.

PEMROD JllRDEN IVlcCOWEN
LIMBER COMPANY

Band Mills & Ullices: Braslield. Ark.

Ready for iimiuMlintc ^liiimiciii
RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4' Is and 2s.

1 car 5/4" Is and 2s. 2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.

icar 6 4" Is and 2s. J"'" ^.^1' !" ="^ ^
c .; , ,0 3 cars 8 4 1s and 2s.

2 cars 8 4 Is and 2s. , ^^^ jq 4. j^ ^^^ 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com. I ^^'^ ^ 4" No. 1 Com.

. ,.„ .T . ^ 2 cars 5 4 No. 1 Com.
Icar 5/4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 6 4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry- Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark., Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

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GOOD
GRADES

ca^ ij A L. I -r V I ^y

LUDiNcrrbN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Stock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Offer

IH.M lx(i' IAS l«ii»»«i.ml.

21.\I liO 1(1 »■. 10- and 12' FAS

lltu.Mwoud.
ISM 1x12- and wider FAS Kan-

40M Ix6"x6- No. 1 Com. Bau-

20.M IxT-and wider .No. I Com.

BahHU'ood,
27M 1x8" and n-lder No. 1 Com.

Ba»tfin-oud.
an.M Ixfi" and wider FAS Beech.
4UM 1x6- and wider No. 1 Com.

Be«:h.
45M S/4 No. 1 Com. and btr.

Beech.
55M Ixn- and wider No. 1 Com.

BIrrh.
liiM K I No. 1 Com. and btr.

-■U (irny Kim.
i.M ij 1 Ni). 1 Com. and btr.

-fl <,rav Kim.
.iiM Hi I No. I Com. and btr.
r..p|t (iray KIm.
Writt for Bargain Price,

CTh.

q)s

SALT i> LUMBER CO. LuDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

K^JM A S HVI LLB-^

im/k THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD^VOODS ^
^'«'> "^^

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwoo'l
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville ha*-'*
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position is '^'■r
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation i^x
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

35,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and l2/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 U" and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

3,100 ft. 1" is and 2s Poplar, 24"
and up.

9,500 ft. i" is and 2s Poplar, 18"

to 2 3".
15,000 ft. 1" is & 2s Poplar, regular.
12,000 ft. 1" Sap Poplar.
14,000 ft. 1" No. 1 Common Poplar.
16,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
10,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
16,000 ft. 8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.

000 ft.

Oak.
000 ft.

Oak.
400 ft.

Oak,

is and 2s Qtd. White
IS and 2s Plain White

is and 2s Qtd. White
and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

White Oak.
5 cars 4/4 ists and 2nds Plain

Red Oak.
1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Ouartered

White Oak.

1 car 4/4 ists and 2nds Red Gum.

3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Red Gum.

2 cars 4/4 13" to 17" Gum Box

Boards.

4 cars 4/4 Log Run Tupelo Gum.
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Gum.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20.000

ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Ked Oak

in.ooo

ft.

6/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50.000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25,000

ft.

e/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30,000

ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40,000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000

ft.

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

ft

5/8 Is and 23 Poplar. T" and up

30,000

ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

15.000

ft

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

20,000

ft

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

12,000

ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

13.000

ft

6/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

40,000

ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 6"

30,000

ft

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 5"

IP

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

0.\K FLOORING

60,000' f^"xlH" Clear Plain White
150,000' 5^"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' 5^"xl^" Clear Plain Red
200,000' }i"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" x 254" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X 254" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' 34"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' 5^"x2J4" Clear Q'd. Red
20,000' 13-16" x2J4" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 IS and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK
and 2s Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No

100 M' 4/4

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

Common Plain Red Oak
5 0 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HAKUWOOD RECORD

THE SOUTH

PROMINENT SOVTHEKN MANVFACTVREI

Garnahan-Allport Lumber Company

SUCCESSORS:

WARNER LAXn & LUMBER COMrWY

Geridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

SAP GUM

PLAIN & QTD. OAK

CYPRESS OR

COTTONWOOD

The Johnson -Tustin Lumber Company

.-.(iG KVMIOII'II 111 II, DIM.. MKMIHI>. IKSN.

HARDWOOD RECORD'S.

ftrungcst circulation is in the region where tilings are made
of »oo.l — WISCONSIN. MICHIGAN. II.I.INOIS. IN-
r)l.\N.\. (iIIIO. PI NNSYI,\ ANI.A. NLW YORK

.-..1,1 tl.f l.:,.l.

ITS the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

John B. Yates Lumber Co,

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES, AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

Band

Sawn Hardwoods I

W 1

. rk< >i»i 1 1-. tiiK ( lu .\ M, „ K>

Our Special!

e»: Cottonwood, Red and Sap Gum, Oak —

1 plain and qi

artered, red and white, Three Ply Red Guin

A F,w lUm, W, Want to Moo,:

in Cam

4 <"x 11" 1.. u- Iki & -ri.!, i'i.ii,.n» 1

<'4"XIS" 111 17" li-i \ .'i .1- c-..n..i.u 1

0 Cur»

8 Cur»

0'4-x 0- * i;. ,

2 Ciir»

S/8"X «- & wl.l.r 1^1 .V i . ,

8/4-x «- & «lrl..r 1«1 *, . 1 ,M . ,

1/2-x O- & «l.l..r IM & 2n,l» ll«U Uum.'

B'S'x 11" & wilier Ifil & 'JnilB Kril Oum

6 Car«

4'4-x 4- & wl.lPr No. 1 Tom. Red Cum.

3 Car«

4/4"xl8" & widor No. 1 Com. Sap Gum.

4/4" lot & L'nil» Plain Hi-il Oiik.

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■1 r im & L'n.lM TMalii R.iJ Oali
WRIT1-; IS KOR PRICES

ANDERSON TUllY COMPANY. Memphis.

Tenn.

IIOX SliOOKS .\.M( \K\KKKS

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUt-ACTURI.PS OF

(^g^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of Ys" <ind 13/16" in all
standzu-d widths

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACH-
ING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM
ALL TWICE A MONTH.

ASK US ABOUT IT

HARDWOOD RECORD

UNIFORM OAK

UNIFORM WHITE COLOR

UNIFORM SOFT TEXTURE

Cut from our own tract of timber of 100,000 acres, by
our own mills under our own personal supervision. We
cut 200,000 feet of lumber every day.

.sKxn rs \in-R iXQiJi.ih -

The Mowbray & Robinson Company

CINCINNATI, O

YARDS:

rincinnati, U.
Uelroit. Mich.
Rochester, N.
Brooklyn, N. V

MILLS:

((uicksand, Ky.
Xiper, Ky.
nrst Iri-ine, Ky.

IET us talk to you about the plain
■ and quartered oak that made In-
diana famous. It's the kind we
make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two cars 8/4 common and better Basswood
One car 4/4 1st and 2nd Basswood
Three cars 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4/4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Jlills: rensacola, N. C. Capacity, 90.000 ft. per day

Charles K. Parry & Co. Eand^Tiue^Bltnd'rnl Philadelphia

proctorYENBERDRYERfireprmi

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

Splitting

Nor
Checking

No
Clogging

Nor
Adjuiting

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

If you want to reach the wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber throughout the
United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

If you want to reach the hardwood manufacturers of the United States, a HARDWOOD
RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
minimum of waste circulation.

Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE.

THE HARDWOOD GATEWAY OF THE SOUTH

Wars and Rumors of Wars

-li<«\\ that the I'lL^htiiiL;- >piril and tlic ri.nhlini; iiu-n haw iioi -one (»ut
>)\ t'xistfiuT with the |)r<>i4-rc'ss ol' the centuries, and that modern
civilization ha^ not >o much to boast of. compared with the so-rnllcd
dark ai^jes. a>^ we have been pr(»ne to imagine

llowever. if \ou are lookini^' for a scrap, don't come around
i.ouisville. \i>u can't ,^et it. 'Idle hardwood lumber ^.dd here is nr)t
the kind you can raise a row about. The ^rado and mea>urement
are alwa\> riLiht. and in addition lumbermen in this market have a
lial)it ot hndint^dut wliat tlieir customers want and o^ivins; it to them,
so that a ])articu]ar vhi])nient fits the need-- of the u^er like a
tailor-made >uit.

Uon't let the war scare bother you. It cost> too mucdi nione\-
to keep an arm\- on a war footing- in \')]4 to permit -ucli a conflict to
last verylon.^-. Xapoleon said sometliin.!.^ abont an arm\ traveling- fjn
its stomach: nowadays one could >ay that it travels on its hank
account. The dove of peace ma\- l)e in hiding just now — but the
bankers of the world will sib-nce the machine gun- Ijcfore long.

W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Norman Lumber Company
Stemmelen Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
Edw. L. Davis Lumber Company
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company
North Vernon Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills

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HARDWOOD RECORD

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LEADING MANUFACTURtRS AND JOBBERS 1

Willson Bros. Lumber Co,

kNUFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG, PA.

WM. WHITMER CBi. SONS

INCORPORATED

'If Anybody Can,

Manufacturers and Whole-
salers of All Kinds of

HARDWOODS

West Virginia Spruce and Hemlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are requested to supply lists of stock for sale

AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., ^,VtVbur°gh;V*a:

MANUFACTURERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work

Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WB WANT HIGH CLASS WHIT£ PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

^

For items of Hardwood Stock or Hardwood
Machinery, you will find it advantageous ic
write our advertisers. Get in touch !

BIRCH

AND

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-

IVIAPLE " "

New York Office

25 W. 42d St.

mill. Write us.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

H. D. WIGGIN rolT^^.^S^

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple
HiU al btane Coal Junction, West TIrsinIa

SPECIALS

OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

All Kinds Band-Sawn Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa.

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

*l Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Oiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HARDWOOD RECORD

birch; 30.000 feot ■» 4 Hound wormy rbeslnut : 30
elm: .10.000 fort i'* and 8/4 mahogany ; 15,000
20.000 fi>t>t 5/4 and 6 4 Roft maple : 25.000
feet 4/4 plain white oak : 200.000 feet 4/
20.000 feet 4/4 poplar; .'lO.OOU feet red gum,
stock ; Buyers of 3x3—30 oak aqunreo. To
•lunrt'-red oak and mahogany table tops

patented tabbed
Infxrmatlun he
euion Bto<-k,

ILLINOIS

\

Key

1

Ash

12

Hickory

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

3

Beech

14

Maple

4

Birch

15

Oak

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

6

Cherry

17

Poplar

7

Chestnut

16

Miscellaneous including

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust,

9

Cypress

Persinnmon, Sycamore-

10

Elm

19

Dimension stock

II

Gum

20

Veneers and panel stock

Fae-almile of alatc key card between whirb the tabbed information rarda are filed alpha

betlruIlT b.T towna. by means of which Instant reference can be made lo the

buyers uf any kind ot uoud. in any loi alily in the Inlled SlulcB and ( anadu.

THIS service is comprised in more than sixty bulletins, and additional bulletins of correc-
tions and additions are printed frequently.

This service is kept positively up-to-date, and is indispensable to lumber and veneer
sales departments.

It is an exclusive service disposed of only to HARDWOOD RECORD advertisers.

LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE MODERATE COST

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PBAY CITY-MICH.^

THE LARGEST PRODUCING CENTER OF MICHIGAN HARDWOOD

LOWER PENINSULA HARD MAPLE

When You Think This, Think Bay City

The plants of the four subscribing concerns
are closest of any Michigan mills to the consum-
ing markets.

These concerns operate six band sawmills,
manufacturing 125,000,000 feet of Michigan's
finest forest products annually.

With this capacity and ample dry kilns, plan-
ing mills and flooring facilities, these firms can
boast that:

"If it grows in Michigan, you can get it at
Bay City."

Let the following manufacturers know your needs:

KNEELAND-BIGELOW CO. ROSS & WENTWORTH

RICHARDSON LUMBER CO. W. D. YOUNG & CO.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

Watch this space; it will
be of interest to you.

Rr, U S Pal Off

Established 1867. Incorporated 1904

OAK FLOORING

Kiln-
Dried

Polished

MABOWOOD LUMBfR

& MFC. CO.
5ARDIS
' MISS.

1^ Hollow
Backed

Bundled

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

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18 M !-

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10 M i~

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3 M «-

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18 lo ZI Ut Uld 2nil

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IS M S-

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■tnd u|> Ut and tod
D 17 Ul Mid tnd
IR >nd up Ul and tnd

l-upllir.
■■•iplar.

Band s»wn — good lengths — thoroughly dry
— National Grades. We have five million
f<et I'orlar am! Oak .iwaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Fi.hcr Building
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

City Bank Building
PADUCAH. KENTUCKY

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^ Table of Contents (Jf\

COVER PICTURE— Hardwood Scene li
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions

Cover Picture

Prevention of Freight Congestion.

The War and the Lumber Trade..

Building Operations Favorable

Cut of Hemlock and Hardwood....

The Ne

vpoir

Bsoclatic

the

ECIAL ARTICLES:

After Business Comes Pleasure 23-1

Concrete Analysis of Business 26-1

Rules for Veneer Flitches !

Wood Inlay

A World-Wide Study

Pertinent Legal Findings

Why Complain of a Timber Famine?

The Railroad R.ite Decision :

Influence of the Bungalow

The Lumberman's Round Table

UBS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' Seml-Annual 20-:

Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Annual 28-:

Miscellaneous 35-:

MAIL BAG

36-38

51-56

S9

possessloDS, snd CiDsda.

8UBSCHIPTI0N TEBMS: In the United Ststes and I
J2.00 the je»r; In foreign countries. $1.00 eitra postage.

In conformltj with tlie rtilpi of tlie postofllce deportment, aobacrlptloni sr»
pajaWe In adrance, and In default of written orders to the contrary, sr« contlsned

iBstructlona for renewal, dlicontinuance, or change of addreaa, shonid be san
»ne week before tbs data they are to go Into effect. " " --' ^'

old and new sddresaea
Adrer

aecond claaa ma

itea furnltihed upon appllcat
adrance of publication datec
1002. at the poatofflce at Chicago. III.

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

'^:i)^m^^)m^:^mmi\3^^5^>^!}ii^^

Mwol RSoM

Published in the Inlereil of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the lOlh and 25lh of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh, President
Edwin W. Meeker, Managing Editor
Hu Maxwell, Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

New V6,

"•'Ta.'vjca

Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, AUGUST 10, 1914 No. 8

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

TIIH BIG QUHSTION NOW BEFORE tlie lumber trade, as well
:is all other business men, is to the probable effect of the European
upheaval on business in this countrv. It is a deplorable but none the
less generally admitted fact that the lumber business feels any un-
favorable develoi)ments not only sooner but more acutely than does
almost any other line in this country. The probable reason for this
is the fact that lumbermen to a large extent operate on borrowed
capital, and, of course, in times such as these there is likelihood that
banks will rather tighten up. This, of course, would be a serious
proposition, for sawmill men particularly. There seems, however, to
be a pretty firm belief in the effectiveness of the recently passed cur-
rency bill to provide for emergency money, and if this enactment
proves effective the condition which lumbornicn seem to be afraid of
more than any other will be obviated.

The press and public opinion seem to be divided into two groups
in their attitude toward the wars in Europe. One group is extremely
optimistic as to the probable effect which will result to American
business; the other faction takes an extremely pessimistic view of
the whole situation, declaring that no good can result from such a
dreadful catastrophe.

It is, of course, difficult to determine which is the truth, though it
does seem entirely logical that if the business men of this country
wiU take full advantage of the opportunity it wiU offer a chance of
getting so firm a foothold on foreign trade in certain localities that
the result wiU be not only immediate but permanent. This is particu-
larly true, of course, of the South American countries, which naturally
offer the best opportunity, although there are certain neutral European
nations who will necessarily draw their supplies from the United
States during the period when all commerce is suspended between
belligerents.

On the other hand, of course, it is necessary to consider the un-
favorable and demoralizing effect which this new development must
necessarily have on the entire world. Its tremendous proportions are
beyond conception. While there doesn't seem to be any reason to
suppose that this country will be dravm into the conflict, stOl the
general feeling of apprehension and the generally upheaved condition
of business affairs must necessarily be felt to a considerable degree
throughout the United States.

The best policy is unquestionably that advocated by President Wil-
son, who so forcibly appealed for calmness and sane-mindedness at
this time.

As far as the outlet for lumber abroad is concerned, it seems
the best policy for American exporters to turn their attention from
European markets, partially at least, and, of course, only for the time

being, and to concentrate their energies on the development of mar-
kets elsewhere which are not now recipients of large quantities of
American forest products. It seems that the opportunity would be
equally favorable in certain sections of South America and, of
course, it must be remembered that if we can once get into that ter-
ritory the results will be permanent and of great importance.

One favorable development which is showing greater and greater
strength is the opening demand for lumber for rebuilding purposes
throughout Mexico. In that country there are numbers of excellent
yards of good proportions which are placing orders of no mean size-
for building lumber which will go into the reconstruction of de-
vastated northern Mexico. Of course this favorable effect will be-
enjoyed more by yellow pine people than by anyone else.

As far as our domestic business is concerned, it has not as yet.
been seriously affected by the European brawl and it is really a
question whether or not it will experience any unfavorable reaction.
Immediately before the declaration of war there really seemed to be
a noticeable improvement which covered both sales and prices
realized. Trade seems to be going along about on the same plane
since hostilities actually opened and indications point to continued
purchases of about the same proportions unless something unforeseen
develops of a reactionary nature. Conditions at home all point to
what promise to be pretty good business conditions for the fall
months. If our remote position from the field of conflict makes im-
possible our feeling its disorganizing influence, it seems entirely
probable that we will get along very nicely during the next sir
months. If we can maintain our domestic markets in the face of this
world-wide calamity, there is every reason to believe that the Euro-
pean struggle will add a little to our general prosperity. It is
surely to be hoped that this result will materialize, as if it should it
would he about the only bright spot in the whole barbaric mess.

The Cover Picture

T-HK PICTURE WHICH ILLUSTRATES the front cover of this
■•■ issue of Hardwood Record represents a scene pretty far away
toward the setting sun. It is a hardwood view. Every tree in the
picture is an oak, and there are three species, not one of which
occurs east of the Bocky Mountains. It is a scene in a mountain
valley in California, at an altitude somewhat more than one thou-
sand feet above sea level, and two hundred miles from the Pacific
ocean. It is a characteristic foothill view among the Sierra Nevada
mountains, in the vicinity of King's river, which is a stream that
pours in a deluge out of the mountains, but never gets anywhere
in particular, but disappears among the orchards and vineyards of
the plains.

Locally, the place shown in the picture is known

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. - still Hwiiii;-! hIoiik
III. I till' irlist »)>.. ii.:i'l<' \\w pilot. .^'i.ipli r.ir IIaKOWOOI) I<K(-OIiIi
wan fortunate in talcliini; tho oM "lliormi({lilirnc«', " iih kiu'Ii ii
vohirip i» •■■IIpiI, in th<> net of |i»HiihiK- Tliiil in tho typi' of ^tii^ir
wliii-h cnrricil Mnrk Twain, Hr«'t Ilnrtc, Hornfo (iri'oloy, nml iitlior
rolfl>ratoil travrliT- u|>on Homo of tlu'ir fnniouii woHtcrn joiirni'Vu.
Till* l>aKKi*K'' n"'! t'x' wntiT burkpt linni; on licliiml in tlii< ^'ouil
old wny; nnti if ii littli- olo!ipr inH|)i>cti<in fotilil l>i> linil than that
whirh th(> |iliuto;;ni|>li iilTorilti, it wouhl rcvonl iivalnni'hi*!! of (;■'">'
•lust Kliilini; from thi- roof, lioily nn<l whoi'ls of the vohiclp, anil
from the coats an>l >louoh Honiltrcros of tho pnNxoii^'ors. It In
in tho midiit of tlio rninlcs!) California siiiiinior, anil tho sun has
bfon pirouetting nroiiml ono hiinilroil in tho sliailo iliirin^' tliroo or
four months.

The large tree at tho left of the roml is a woopiuf; oak. lis
favorite rnnco is in the lower valleys nml swamp lands where its
luxuriant foliage droops under its own weight. The sample in tho
picture does not exhibit that trait in a noticeable degree. The
tree attains an extreme iliamoter of seven feet and a height of
one hiindreil, as in the case of the " Hoo)cer oak," at Chico, Cat.,
which is of the same species. It is a white oak, hut the wood's
ohief value is as fuel. .\ few years ago an enterprising eastern
stave man had an idea, lie built a mill near a large body of
this timber, expecting to make a fortune out of tight staves,
which sell for a high price on the Pacific coast. He neglected,
however, to first test tho weeping oak to see if liquids would seep
through the wood. That neglect was his undoing; for not only
is the standing tree properly described as weeping, but the barrels
made from the staves weep also. The liquid oozes out through the
pores. The disgusted stave maker declared that "the barrels
won't hold whisky; it is lis much as a bargain for them to hold
hazel brush."

Twin trees stand on the upper side of the road, lu-ar tho sta-io.
They are the California blue oak, also called mountain white oak.
rock oak, and post oak. The first name is liiie to the blue tinge
of its foilage in early summer, before the accumulation of dust
changes it to the color of an elephant. The wood is poor in com-
parison with eastern white oak, and its principal use is as fuel. It
is hard, but is very brittle and its color is ugly.

The tree in the foreground, on the upor side of the road, with
bark like an eastern dogwood's, is the Valparaiso oak. which in
Kiiglish means "vale of paradise"' oak. It is often an uncouth
thing, but is highly interesting. Its botanical iiaiiio means "golden
cup." The acorn sits in a cup which is siiHioicntly yellow to
suggest gold. The acorns fall early in their second year. The
leaves are evergreen. Those on young trees have one form,
on old trees another. Some have margins as smooth as the
leaves of black gum, others are thorny like those of holly. The
tree flourishes best in deep cool canyons. It is there of sym-
metrical form, the largest trees having a spread of branches
one hundred and fifty feet across. Such specimens may well be
called the vale of paradise oaks. The samidc in the picture is
rough and ^T^etched because it occupies dry ground. It gives
no idea of the splendid form and appearance of this oak -when
.'It its best.

Prevention of Freight Congestion

P ROM THE PRKSK.NT TIMK until lato in the lall the country's
^ railroads will be burdened with the wheat and other grain
crops, as they move from the fields to the mills, elevators and
'^xport points. The shippers of other commoilities ought to have
■■at fact constantly in view, and do all they can to help the situa-
inn. All lines of business are interested in seeing the farmers'
•^ops reach markets speedily, to the end that tho money realized
■ ill pass quickly into circulation.

Shippers of lumber and other forest products can contribute ma-
■ lially to the desired result by carefully planning their demands
; ir cars, so that no rolling stock may be held longer than is abso-
. :tely necessary. To accomplish this, all cars should be loaded
:ind unloaded as qnickly as possible. They should be loaded to

their full cMpncity, thereby diminiKhiDg tho number of can nee<lp<l.
The dispositiun of freight should bo anticipated before it* arrival,
and cam should not be nrderod nheail of tho time when they will
bo needed. Tho practice of billing cars to iiitormedinto point-,
there to be held f6r reconsignmont, cnuNos delay and the earn
arc thereby uunecosBarily withhold from service. Shippers ought
to reduce Uhk practice to n miiiiniiini, ami thereby help the gonornl
freight movonient anil indirectly help themselveii.

Those who can anticipate their needs in the purchase of lumber,
shingles, cooperage stock, and other jrt-oducts of tho forest, mill,
and factory, ought to do so, because the earlier tho order- are m,
tho- less danger of congestion in shipiiioiits.

The War and the Lumber Trade

Till-: \V.\I( I.N Kritm-K l- ImiuihI to li:iM> bearing on Imsini-—
ill this •ouiitiy, but full results can not be known until IntiT.
There are certain factors in tho situation which must have con
sidcrablc efTect on .Xmerica's foreign lumber trade. They may
result in closinj^ certain foreign markets; in shutting off foreign
supplies which compote directly with .Xmerican lumber; or in
<-reating new demands.

Pine from tho Baltic Provinces is a lompetitor of southern yd
low pine and of Douglas fir. That pino is solil in Oreat liritaiii.
France, Germany, and in soiithorn Kurope and along the southern
and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. For a time that
supply will be cut off, and it should stimulate the sale of American
pine and fir. Yet, the demand for lumber will greatly diminish in
many parts of Europe.

Birch spool bars and veneers made in Russia compete with siiiii
lar articles manufactured in Maine. Their market is largely in
England and Scotland, though some box stuff is sold in southern
Kuroiie. That supjdy will be cut off for a time.

Pine and other woods from .\ustria, Roumania, and other Uanubc
regions furnish much of the box material for the shipment ol
raisins, figs, dates, and other fruits from eastern Mediterranean
countries. Much if not most of that supply will be cut off; but
the fruits will continue to bo shipped, and there ought to be an
opening for increased sale of American box shooks in Italy, Greece.
.Syria, Egypt, and North Africa.

.Staves for France's, Spain's, Portugal's, and Ital.v's wine come
largely from .\ustria. None will come out of that country while
the war continues, and increased business should come to American
stave dealers. The table grapes of .Spain go to market in barrels
made in part of Austrian staves, though many are of Spanish
make and some are from America. Traile in .■Vmerican grape staves
ought to increa.se.

•Tapanese oak is going to most civilized countries, including the
western coast of the United States. Much of this oak comes from
Siberia, and shipments from that country may be expected to de-
cline. It is a competitor of American oak, which should be able
to gain something.

Circassian walnut comes from the Caspian Sea region and is
shipped through Russia, though it might take another route. It
is doubtful if another log will come out until the war is over.
Red gum is a might.v good substitute for Circassian walnut.

Large quantities of willow ware come from Germany. It is
needless to say that exports from that country will cease during
the progress of the war. Eastern Pennsylvania and some of the
states of the Middle West grow basket willow, and sales of their
product should increase.

It should be borne in mind that lumber markets as well as most
other markets will be disorganized by the war. The countries
engaged in the fighting ■will not buy much lumber, and they have
been America's best customers. Their misfortune will not neccs-
.sarily increase the prosperit.v of American lumber dealers. Our
loss of sales in German.v and France may more than offset gains in
the Mediterranean countries. A long war will exhaust the re-
sources of all the countries engaged, and its effect will be depress-
ing in all parts of the world, .\merican lumbermen will doubtless
get as much out of the situation as possible; but no one should

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believe that prosperous and permanent business can be founded on
ratastrophes. At the sanie time American exporters should put
their wares forth in as favorable a light as possible, thus making
l>ermanent customers through giving satisfaction.

The New Viewpoint

I'X A RKCENT issue of Hahdwood Record appeared an article
*■ comparing the habits and characteristics of the old Style of
ilrummer with the modern salesman. This comparison attempts to
show that the old method of buying business with dinners and
other gratuities was not so good a business proposition as is the
tendency of the modern salesman to sell his proposition purely on
a business basis. It is needless to say that the majority of the
thinking lumbermen of today will endorse this suggestion,

It leads, however, to a further proposition. Every indication
points to the fact that not only in sales work but in all ofher
affairs that have to do with the administration of any modern
business, men are getting further and further awaj' from the un-
elevating carousals of the old days and are taking a different view
of business responsibilities. This is nowhere more apparent than at
conventions. It is safe to say that a few j'ears ago the average
lumber convention was pretty well marked with casualties result-
ing from this lenient policy, whereas at the present day conven-
tions unfortunate occurrences of this kind are actually rare. There
can be no question on the part of any one who has watched this
(juestion closely that conventions of today are practically free
from undue participation in time-killing stimulants.

Whether this is a result of any moral change is in doubt. It
is probably a result rather of a different attitude toward the effects
of this type of behavior on business efficiency. This is the age
of efficiency in all things and the business man realizes that he
as well as the organization and machines which he controls must
be efficient in order to meet competition. It may be that this
change in the form of celebration is a result of the changing gen-
eration as some of the old guard are getting to the jioint where
they do not care to indulge too freely while the younger ele-
ment holds itself more or less in check because of its association
with the older men. It is entirely probable, however, that the
new thought which is manifested in all walks of business life is in
the main responsible for this very welcome change.

Building Operations Favorable

At'COKDlXG TO ACTUAL STATISTICS more buildings were
erected in the United States the first half of this year than
during the first half of 1913, but it is a fact that the investment
this year does not equal that of last year by seven per cent.

Reports from large cities show a decrease in cost of 3.3 per
cent from the first six months of last year, but a gain of 44 per
cent in cost as compared with' 1908. Bradstreet's figures on build-
ing returns for the first six months of this year give an interesting
measure of trade and industrial activity during 1914 as compared
with that of recent years. These reports show that permits issued
in 150 cities of this country during the first six months of 1914
total 145,026 as against only 141,767 in the same months of last
year, which is a gain of 2.3 per cent in lumber structures. How-
ever, the values estimated for construction in these two periods are
not so favorable, as the volume last year was .$472,667,000 as
against $438,769,000 this year.

It is probable that the general condition, which at first appears
unsatisfactory, is a rather favorable development for lumber. The
decrease in value of structures authorized with, at the same time,
an increase in number of structures, would indicate for the most
part that buildings are of a smaller order. In other words, the
building has been going on mainly in newer sections, which would
indicate that instead of the vast total of expenditure being made
up by large office buildings in big cities the building construction
has for the most part been in the form of dwellings and other
similar structures, which take more wood in proportion than do
tlie office buildings, big hotels and similar buildings. Lumbermen
can hence get a grain of hope from this very development which

to the average business man whose interests are all dependent upon
building construction is not favoraldo.

Cut of Hemlock and Hardwood

THE REPORT read at the Menominee meeting in Michigan late
in July by R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hemlock
and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, presents an encouraging
view of the situation. Prospects for the future are good. The output
of lumber for this year, consisting of both hardwoods and hemlock,
will total about 850,000,000 feet, which exceeds all previous record.s
for the association; and this, too, in a region where the total cut of
lumber of all kinds has decreased.

There is about twenty per cent more lumber in pile now than there
was a year ago, but that is due to causes which do not indicate an
unsatisfactory condition of the lumber business carried on by the
association. Sales had reduced stocks very low at this time last year,
and they are just now getting back to normal condition. Some of
the large producers are now marketing their stocks themselves instead
of contracting at the beginning of the season, as heretofore.

There was a short logging period last winter, on account of lack
of snow and cold weather, and that alone is a guarantee that there can
be no oversupply in the yards of northern hemlock and hardwood
manufacturers at this time.

Comparing the first six months of 1914 with the corresponding
period of 1913, the published statement gives the following summary:
The decrease in the hemlock cut was four per cent, while hardwood
increased fourteen per cent, making a total net increase of six per
cent in the cut. For the same periods, hemlock shipments declined
eleven per cent, hardwood seventeen, producing a total shipment
decrease of thirteen per cent.

The Association and the Man

THE OPINION IS NOT IXFRKQULNTLY EXPRESSED by a
certain type of individual tliat the various lumber associations are
undemocratic in their principle, being dominated by a certain circle of
men who reap the entire benefit. It is significant that this expression
usually comes from the man who does not take the trouble to attend
conventions and does not interest himself in any particular either
directly or indirectly in the association's work.

R. B. Goodman, president of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood
Manufacturers' Association, comments on a similar phase of associa-
tion work in speaking, in his recent address before the semi-annual
meeting of that body, of the difficulty of getting first-class men to
serve on committees.

Mr. Goodman in his paper cited a letter he had received from a
prominent northern lumberman. It seems that this man was ap-
pointed to an important committee Init never knew he was a member
until he was asked to prepare his report, and then wrote in and
wanted to be excused because, in the first place, he hadn't known of
his duties and, in the second place, he hadn't time to serve anyway.

As a matter of fact, it is pretty easily understandable that the
men who are heading association affairs are the biggest men in the
game. It is a fair assumption that they are also the busiest in the
association, as far as their personal affairs are concerned. Neverthe-
less, they can conceive the direct and tangible benefits which will
result to them through the association's activities and are willing to
inconvenience themselves to the extent of using some of their personal
time for the association work. This type of men — the leaders, because
to them is given the real work of the association — necessarily shape
its policies. They do not in most cases, however, exert their influence
in ways which .will result in theii- personal aggrandizement.

The point is that lumber associations can be made just as effective
for the lumbermen as a whole as the total memberships will dictate.
It is up to them entirely to say what their association shall work for
and what attainments should be aimed at ; but if they sit back with-
out lending even their moral assistance, they certainly have no justi-
fication for protesting that others are reaping the benefits. The man
who benefits from association work is the man who is closely enough
in touch with association activities to take advantage of the many
opportunities it offers.

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The 1914 sdiiiaiinual iiioetiu^' i.i tli.. .NOnlMri. llrinldik nnd
Hardwood Manufat'turers' Association is now history. Members
attending this meeting, held on July 28-29 at Menominee, Mich.,
will always have kindlj' remembrances of Marinette and Menom-
inee lumbermen and the royal entertainment accorded them. The
elaborate program included automobile rides, banquets and an all-
day boat trip on Green Bay.

TUESDAY MOBNING SESSION

Meeting was called to order liy President R. B. Goodman at

I 1:30 a, m. in the Commercial Club. Following the reading of

the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved, President

Goodman gave his address, which is herewith printed in full:

President's Address

As we meet toda.v tlie keynote of the lumber situation is tl.e ko.vnoli^
of all business activity In this country. This keynote can be expressed In
one word — that word Is "uncertainty." There arc disquieting conditions
devcloplns from our rec-nt tariff legislation and the trust legislation now
In Coni-Tcss enibridies changes in the basic business law of the nation of a
revoiutionary charnotcr. The report of our shipments for the past three
montbs shows un extremely low ebb — on the other band the government's
July crop report estimates the total yield of the three principal crops —
wheat, corn and oats, to be 4,9n!),000,000 bushels against a total for last
year of 4,302,000,000 bushels and the General Mouagers" Association
of Chicago predicts a car shortage for the immediate future.

The reports to DC presented by the secretary and l)y the chairmen of
our various committees will show a greater and more fruitful accomplish-
ment than ever before in the history of our association. The worl« of
Mr. U.nmar and Mr. Kellogg in connection with the Forest Products
ExposKlon : the work of Mr. Quinlan and his committee in lighting the
incipient attack upon the 191.'J National hardwood rules; the work of
Mr. McCullough and his committee on advertising; the program for
your bnsincss meeting today and the program for our entertainment, all
Indicate an active interr>st on the part of our members In our association
work. Still ne must be careful lest this work falls too largely to a few
of our members and our secretary.

The Italians have a proverb : "He who works knows," which means
you get very little proBt in the way of information or experience from
what someone else docs as compared with what you actually do .vourself.
We should make this as.sociation of value to every Individual member and
with the consent of the lx)ard of directors at our meeting Just before this
session, I can advise you that hereafter instead of having our secretary
attend meetings of other associations I have been authorized to appoint
delegates from our members to every association meeting to which It Is
considered advisable for us to send any delegate at all. The expense of
this delegate member will be paid by the association and he will represent
his association at the meeting he attends and will report at our next
lui'cting whatever occurs of interest to us. Tlie directors have already

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authorized payment of expense of committees when triivollng on acccmn
of committee work.

I have a letter to read from a member wlm might be any one of on
entire ninety members :

Mr. R. B. Goodman,

I'res. N. II. & II. .Mnfrs.' Assn.
Dear Sir : I am in receipt of your favor of the '2i)th Inst., and hav
noted Its contents, and up to the time of receiving your communlcatio

the yearly meeting of the association. Kor several reasons I wish to
state that it is utterly Impossible for me to give the committee the
attention that it ought to have. In the first place our mill Is situated
so that It Is very hard for me to get away for any length of lime, and
as I am the only active member in this Arm, it requires all of my time
to attend to the business, and I would therefore appreciate very much If
you would select some one else for this olllce and trust this you may
see your way clear to do so, and that I may be notified to that effect
at .vour convenience.

Thanking you in advance for granting me this favor, 1 beg to remain,

I am sure that I could truthfully write exactly this same letter myself,
but It is Just the members who feel this way that most need to get away
from their work for a day or two ; that most need the mixing with other
men In connection with affairs, not directly but only Indirectly connected
with their special operation ; that need the broadening, influence of general
committee work. At times one may bo too completely loaded down with
the multitude of details for him to be able to get awny to attend a com-
mittee meeting hut he is never so busy nnd never ought to be so busy that
he has not time to write letters and answer letters in connection with the
work of the committee.

Mr. Kellogg and I are going to do all we can to spread this work around
and the work the members do for this association will repay the doer of
it in broadening his views, extending his knowledge of men and affairs
and giving him a surer grasp of his home responsibilities.

My second aim as president of the association will be to so conduct this
work that without In any way decreasing Its efficiency or curtailing Its
usefulness as we can Institute economies thai will place the expense of
operating the association, exclusive of advertising, for the balance of this
year and for the year 1915, on a l>nsl& of 2c per M for hemlock and
hardwood.

We are meeting today under the ban of disapproval of the Bureau of
Corporations of the United States. The government has seen fit to pub-
lish a condemnation of the lumber industry as a whole and the lumber
Journals and lumber manufacturers" associations in particular. The lead-
ing men in the great industry are characterized as willing to lend
themselves to deception of the public for their own private interests.
This association is not doing or attempting anything indirect, devious
or deceitful — we have no secret understanding — the trade Journals may
publish our entire proceedings without censorship. We maintain no prices
— an inquiry for Wisconsin hardwoods or hemlock, sent broadcast, will
bring replies showing a greater price variation than the entire value of
the original stumpage.

There is now and has been over since I have been a meml)er of this

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association, tlJt lieeno
members. To be sur.
woi-iiing togctlier al^'n
by tbe lumbormen !!• i •
selling lumber to or h
are each, individually,

hardest, most relentless competition among its
I iii.ri I,, re pleasantly — we are friends; we are
ii:ih\ i'_iiii]iate lines; we are being entertained
■ I I iv.iiiv, imt they won't tell us whom they are

Us ^i L uuL- cent more for our hemlock than we
le to obtain for ourselves.

I wish to take this occasion for expressing my appreciation for the bard
work done by our secretary during the first six months of my term as
president. In addition to his association work, Mr. Kellogg has published
a very valuable book entitled, "Lumber and Its Use," which both for
reading and as a reference book should be in the library of every lumber-

AiHi liiKiily, speaking for the association, I wish to thank the reception
. <'ii niiiii .■ of Marinette and Menominee lumbermen for the delightful
iijH^i.uii I hoy have prepared for our entertainment and for the entertain-
uii 111 of (Jiir families. Our appi'eciation is shown by the roll-call. AH an-
heie — those who are not are sick In bed.

The treasurer's report, which shows a splcmlid balance on liaiid,
is as follows:

Balance on baud .\prll -iO. 1!)14 $1,887.14

K.e3lpts 5,620.65

Total receipts $7,516.79

I li-^liursemenls 5,101.35

liala

1914.

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Secretary's Report
Kellogg then read his report as follows:
bership at this time numbers eighty-three

Apr

Mich,

Her Wi

Secretary

Assoclatloi

iiom ninotceii lur in upper .Michigan and sixty-live in Wisconsin. Sine-
ting, one firm has dropped memljership because it did not
i upon liiilli liemloik and hardwoods as required by the
-a!ii' I V' li' h : II iiD-ce in Michigan and two in

II I I I -.■ are the Lake Independence

11 1 I I I ;:iy Lumber Company. Dollar

ll.vi,.v, ..,ii,,ii,il:,,ii, Mi.Ji.; .1. O. Hollls, Parrish, Wis..
d West I.iiinber Company, I'billips, Wis. Two of ' the
1 firms have practically closed out their business, leaving
the new association membership for the balance of the year at eighty-one
firms, unless some additional members are .secured, which seems very
likely. For the past two years, the number of firms on the roll has varied
between eighty and eighty-seven, but we now have the largest productive
•capacity in our membership of any time since the organization of the
association. It is probable that the total cut of hemlock and hardwoods
by our members this year will not be less than 850,000,000 feet, which is
a very substantial increase in association output over a few years ago.
notwithstanding the decrease in the total output of the territory covered
by our membership.

I regret to say that during the past three months the members have
been somewhat slacker than usual in sending in the reports asked for by
the association. Of course, it has been a period of slack business, as well
as tbe summer season which is conducive to negligence in attending to
•everything but items of absolutely necessary office routine. However, the
only way to have a strong association is to support it through thick and
thin, and the member who wants information from the association office
has no right to complain at the meagerness of the weekly circular if he
does not contribute his share of material. In this connection, I wish
-especially to call attention to one clause in tbe recent Missouri decision
which ha.s caused so much comment. Although this decision goes much
further than is likely to be sustained by a higher court and should be
stringent enough to satisfy the most rabid "trust buster," it specifically
legalizes participation in the publication and circulation of a price
•current which gives "actual and bona fide sales of such products and
prices paid therefor, for the honest information of dealers therein." This
is exactly what our association has been doing through the publication of
sales reports in the weekly circular for nearly four years, and it is
gratifying to have approval from such a high source. Our theory all the
time has been that the lumber manufacturer has just as good a right as
the producer of any other commodity to know what market conditions are.
Other producers can turn to the daily papers and learn what their products
sold tor yesterday in the great markets of the country. It is because the
lumber manufacturer can not do so that the publication of such informa-
tion by the associations becomes necessary if we are to have anything like
an intelligent marketing of our products. For this reason, members should
be much more regular than they have been in reporting sales. To send
in reports once a week is not a matter of great labor on the part of any
•one firm, but the combined result is greatly worth while.

St-itistics
The statistics presented in detail on the sheet which you have, speak
ilargely for themselves. In round numbers, there is probably about twenty
per cent more of all kinds of lumber in pile than there was at this time
last year. This, however, is far from, meaning an oversupply, because
stocks were very light all last year and are only getting back to normal.
At this time there is no oversupply in any line and the increased demand
•coming this fail, which is already beginning to appear, will quickly develnij

a shortage in some grades and sizes. Tbe extremely short logging season
last winter effectually prevents any overproduction of lumber this summer.
The proportion of sold to unsold hardwood stocks is a little greater than
at this time last year, but this is chiefly due to the fact that some of the
larger producers are now marketing their stocks themselves instead of
contracting at the beginning of the season.

At'tcr reviewing the results of the association's participation
in the Forest Products Exposition the secretary continued:

INVESTIGATION OP LUilBER INDUSTRY

Last week an announcement was made by the Department of Commerce
regarding a study of the forest resources and industries of the United
Slates by that department and the Department of Agriculture. Since
then there has been received a statement by the Forest Service on the
same subject which explains the proposed Investigation still further. The
following paragraph is taken from the Forest Service statement :

Lumbermen complain that the carrying charges created by interest on
long-term investments, taxes, and cost of fitc protection, where such pro-
tection is given, compel them to operate even where lumber prices will
not repay them the costs involved. The neiessitv of .■neraiinL' under

these conditions is advanced as the princiiui ■ni- «:i.i' since

the market is most easily glutted with lumber . . i ,, iiich

must then be left unmanufactured. On the i.i: i i ..i ii. i iiih . om

plains that the co&t of lumber is so high. n.. i- n i , m suH

in destruction of timber resources with no conn i i , iii:.^,j lu ilie

consumer, but with the certainty of unnecess:ii . i i - later. Yet

restriction of competition on the part of In' n n i h a view to
greater profits for themselves through higliei i i . .mtrary to

law and highly objectionable from the standpoi i ii ["iluv. Thus a

highly complex situation exists. Any attempt u. adju.si il..> present con-
flict of Interests on a basis fair both to the pubHe and to the lumber
industry demands full knowledge of all the facts.

Exactly how the Investigation will be handled has not yet been an-
nounced. Apparently it will be undertaken with a different object, and
from a different viewpoint than the investigation made a few years ago by
the Bureau of Corporations. If the investigation is made ably and impar-
tially, the lumber manufacturer has nothing to fear from the results,
while it may bring him some helpful suggestions about the marketing of
his products.

The Outlook
Aitliough there are some dissenters from this view, your secretary is
firmly of the opinion that we are at the beginning of a distinct and
healthy general trade revival. Almost every week brings increasing support
for this position, and by the time Congress adjourns, I think there will be
no doubt on the part of everyone that better times are ahead. Lumber
already shows considerable increase in demand and some in price. Without
any excess supply, and with one of the best home markets in the country.
the lumber manufacturer in Wisconsin and upper Michigan stands to
receive the full benefit of improved industrial conditions.

Report of Advertising Committee

In the absence of M. P. McCullough, chairman of the advertis-
ing committee, this report was read by Secretary Kellogg. A dis-
cussion followed the reading of the report which was accepted
excepting that portion referring to advertising hemlock more in
local territory. A recommendation that more attention be paid
to competitive territory was unanimously referred to the com-
mittee for consideration. The report follows in part:

The advertising campaign is being conducted along the lines decided
upon by the committee at the beginning of the year, with satisfactory
results. Less space is used in the magazines during the summer months,
but this will be compensated for by larger space during the fall and
winter when the matter will receive better attention. Inquiries of good
volume and quality continue to come in, and there is increasing evidence
of the substantial benefits secured from our publicity.

In order to make sure that our efforts are bringing results, we recently
sent out a list of ten questions regarding birch to some of the leading
architects who received our birch book and samples last year. The archi-
tects answeird til.-. .|i]. -tious more promptly and better than was

expected, an.l n i . irly pleasing to note that two-thirds of them

say that asscnii i.n ...n. i i i h.is been of assistance to them in using birch.
It is generally ....i-i.l i. I ih.it the architect is a difficult man to reach with
advertising matter. Oui- experience with architects has been most gratify-
ing, especiailj in the line of direct correspondence, and we expect to
Increase our efforts in this direction. We have demonstrated that we can
get exceedingly good returns for a small expenditure.

Since veneered doors and panels of birch naturally go with birch trim,
we are now in a position to advertise l)irch in every form and to refer
inquiries to the most reliable sources of supply, whether lumber or veneer
be desired. We have also rounded out the campaign still further by adver-
tising birch in furniture magazines, since every argument for the use of
birch for interior finish applies equally well to furniture.

We have come to the conclusion that we must do more than we have
heretofore to show designs of interiors finished in birch. Therefore, we
now have in preparation a larger and much more complete birch l)0ok
entitled "Birch Interiors" which will be fully illustrated with a large
number of engravings made from photogi-aphs of modern halls, stairways,
living-rooms, dining-rooms, etc., in which birch is especially appropriate.

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tlu- Hlr.li

D'tiiinr llip liomlork iKlvcriUlnii nliuut llir lint of

NivmlKT II U rrrlnln tbat Wlmxinaln and ii|i|mt MlrhlKiiu will fiirnlitli

. ir,. r. ,..ii.,ii ii<rc*r iniirkrt for briiilork as llim- u<mh4 od. Tlirri' In ii

' ' iif land to conic Into nericullural di'Vi'lopmcnt In tlirm-

ii> n errat dral of liulldlng— tlu' ninti-rlnl for wblrli wi-

I nbli-h we will ripply If «r innki- Iho proper effort to

initrket.

> Ish to miy that v bnre conic flrmly to tbe roncluiilon

idv<-rli<>liii: ciinipitlan for onr produrtx, HUch as we up'

il>'\ N tbe liest powlble form of buslnenK Iniiuraueo tbm

M> We bnv.' Just !s<M- tliroiii:b a trylni: twelve uionths' period

■ iKluewt wllb reninrkiilile Htultlilty for our prwhictii. While the

Ik liy no nnjinN dlapositl to eliilni thni this uood Kliowlng Is

.. .Iiie to onr pnhllclty wnrk. we do iM-lleve that whiit we linvi' done

■ iiiui: the imm two years \» hrlnulni: results* which ninount to ninny times
•lie coat of onr niodoKt tampnlens. We arc ao'ompllsblne this at a cost of

uljr one cent per M n|>on onr shipments — an amount which Is really InslK-
.iTicant when we conshhr wluii Un- mlv. rtl-iers of otiiei- pr'"l"'- "—i '■■
n good Investment.

Report of BaUroad Committee
'!eorj!o H. Chapninn, ehairniaii of the r:iilroH<l coniniiltee. le
IMirteil that nothing in particular had come before his attention
-iiicc the last meeting. He stated that while no ilecision was
••iidereil in the Missouri river case and he could not tell just
■^ hen a decision would be rendered, the briefs were filed and it was
.!• to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He further stated

■ li.it the Soo line is rei'onsidering the rates recently made for the
ivision west of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and that he paid little
r no attention to them since his firm was not affected, also that

ihesc rat<?s did not aflfect many members. He was of the opinion
that it would be usele.ss to spend any money in fighting these

■ hanges.

The car shortage was of more importance at present to Chair-
man Chapman, and he proposes following the plan adopted by the
Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company of Hermansville, Mich.,
liy which it is using the following stamp on all letters mailed to
its customers:

WAK.MXG

We have seldom mentioned car shortage, but now view
the Impending ear shortage as the most serious of any time
within the thirty years of our lumber shipplne.

Cars are already reslrletcd and wc arc sincere In onr
slated belief that orders arc going to suffer exasjicratlng and
costly delays on account of the most serious car shortage
in history.

OUR .ST-M-KMENT IS NOT I.VSriKKU nV .\ noOST
1-((K BISIXKSS.

Beport of Efficiency Committee

In the absence of a formal report from the eilieiency committee,

.Secretary Kellogg read a report from K. S. Ilummond of Kice Lake,

Wis., which stated his idea of reducing costs of lumber production.

A Letter From J. E. Bhodes

J. E. Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers'
.Vs.sociation, was unable to be present to deliver the address for
which he was slated, and his letter was therefore read and lis-
tened to with keen interest. This letter appears in full on another
page of this issue.

Address by Leonard Bronson

At the request of President r;i>oJiiian. Leonard Bronson of the
.\merican Lumberman made a short but spicy talk. He stated
that he does not always agree with those who are outlining gen-
oral conditions, though in the main they were right that a better
feeling was upon us. The happenings in Kuropc the last few
ilays mean much to us — just what he was unable to state though
they would probably tighten the money market. However, those
nations not involved in the war will not be affected but wiU
profit in a business way. He expressed confidence in this re-
covering. He further stated that he had just returned from a trip
through Ohio and that there was a decidedly increased demand
for lumber by retail yards as well as the manufacturing industries.

.Mr. Mronson xnid that the yarda which had complete atocka weri.«
gelling pri'iiiiuins for lumber requireil for immediate uae. Tho
ilemnnd for i|uick shipniontN inndo him feel very much encournged.

S<-rretury Frank P. Kiali of the National Hardwood Luinbvr
.\sHncintion, delivered a forceful and euinpelling appeiil for uniteii
liupport for his orgnnir.ution in the controversy in hardwood grid'
ing rules which has been institnted by eertuin large hurdwooil
consumers. This question has been fully prosenteil in past issuca
of II.MIPWOOP Rk<'OHIi.

I'pon motion President (Miodnian adjourned the meeting, nllow-
ing the members time to eat Inneh and visit th.- plant of th<5-
Prescott Company.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

.\t 2:30 the business session was continued. I>r. Herman Vuir
Schrenck of .St. Louis, Mo., after being introdnee.l by Secretary
Kellogg, delivereil a very instructive aildress on •' Fireprooflng
Lumber." He pointed out to lumbermen that there was a greater
need to study the utilization of lumber as a whole than to study
the fire question. Merchandizing lumber is no ilifferent from
irierchaudizing any other product. What luniberinen should do is
tN study their product. He stateil that practically no attempt had'
iicen made to group lumber into kinds instead of grailes; that
no attention had ben paid to variation in fitness. He chose a
rotted piece of hemlock picked up from a sidewalk a few moments
previously. He stated that untreated hemlock put in walks
showed poor judgment — that ignorance of its real merits brought
prejudice and enemies; on the other hand if sold and used properly
hemlock had merits that would add friends. He brought home
his ])oint by citing the honesty of allied trades in aitmitting the
various weaknesses of cement ami other building materials, and
c.xhorteil the lumber fraternity to overcome prejudice by the study
of their product. He then spoke of the few creosoting and treat-
ing plants at several locations, showing how they were making
money and securing good results, turning low-grade stock into
high-grade stock, giving as the reason that the .Vmerican public
will buy the best on the market. He next answered his own
question, "How shall wc demonstrate our sale?'" Like concrete
men, admit good and bad qualities. They show that steel rusts,
that sidewalks are defective, but they also show how to remedy
these defects. "How can we do this with lumber?" Don't deny
that lumber decays, study how to avert decay, study the various-
usages of your own lumber and then act accordingly. Dr. Von
.Schrenck then read statistics showing fire losses in several coun-
tries. The.se questions are being studied by the Lumber Under-
writers and other companies, as well as another organization —
The National Fire Protective Association. The workings of this
organization he explained in detail, showing how the prejudice of
the Underwriters and other companies — not to mention architects,
contractors and builders — is being overcome — that prior to their
existence it was impossible to secure jirojier insurauce. Ho con-
cluded his remarks by urging this association, as a body, to join
this new organization. He elaborated on the various countries
insisting on the treating of railroad materials and further stated
that the future would bring a real fire protective paint — that the
time will come when retail lumberman will have their own small
treating plants.

Following Dr. Von Schrenck there ensued a discussion on the
subject of treating plants and the work of the National Fire
Protective .Association, concluding with a motion by Mr. Holt,
which was carried, that the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood
Manufacturers' .Association join this association.
Beport of Bureau of Grades

M. J. Quinlan. chairman of the bureau of grades, had no writ-
ten report, stating that those who had already spoken had thor-
oughly covered the field. However, he could not refrain from
adding that No. 3 hardwood was an excellent asset due to the
large ilemand for grain doors and the limited amount of this stock
on hand. He believed the supply will last about ninety days.

A discussion relative to the question of membership to the
National Hardwood Lumber .Association followed. It was con-

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■eluded by a motion referring the question to the board of directors,
giving it power to act.

A vote of thanks to Dr. Von Schrenck was unanimously carried.

After vote of thanks by A. L. Osborne "to our hosts for what is
(lone and what is to follow," the meeting adjourned.

BOABD OF DIRECTORS MEET

The board of directors held an executive session on board the

steamer Nerita on Wednesday, July 29. Green Bay was selecte.l

as the meeting place of the logging superintendents, the date set

being August 29.

•yyaaiyaiissTOTOMitii^JtmiJiti^^

After Business Comes Pleasure

When one has for years visited certain lui-alities calling on the
trade, one loses sight of the many beautiful gifts which nature
has scattered throughout the world. The twin cities, Marinette
and Menominee, have received from nature their goodly share of
o;ifts. Located on Green Bay, with direct connections with the
Great Lakes, surrounded, as it were, with beautifully shaded and
picturesque islands, with excellent climatic conditions, the Twin
Cities offer many advantages to their inhabitants.

Industrially these cities have grown from the once great lum-
bering centers to cities with large and varied manufacturing in-
dustries. With exceptional harbors and docks and splendid rail-
road service they have access to all the markets of the world.

These are the brief facts that were brought out to all those who
attended the summer meeting of the Northern Hemlock and Hard-
wood Manufacturers' Association held at Menominee, Mich., on
July 28-29.

To OuK Hosts
Just a passing word for those who so royally provided for our
t-ntertainment. Too much credit cannot be given to those who
not only arranged the jirogram but who saw to it that the weather
man provided two perfect days. Some claim that Chas. A. Good-
man had his rabl/it's foot working; others say that ".\rt" Wells

was on the job, but then who knows but what Fox "Ford'' was
the real mascot. .\t any rate everything was fine, thanks to these
— our hosts:

D. G. Bothwell Lumber & Ccda
Company, Marinette ; John S. < '
pany, Menominee ; Crawford .Mn
Huebel, Menominee ; Edward I
Ludington Company, Marinette ;

ny. Menominee; Brown-Mitchesou
.■i]MiiiiM..'c ; Crawford Cedar Com-
ing I ..iiipany, Menominee; C. J.
Mil HI Company, Marinette; X.
V.'ix Lumpany, Marinette: Menom-
inee White Cedar Company, Marinette ; I'eninsular Box & Lumber Com-
pany, Menominee ; Prescott Company. Menominee ; Republic Cedar Com-
pany, Marinette; Roper Lumber & Cedar Company, Menominee: S. B.
Sanderson & Co., Menominee ; Sanford & Treadway, Slenominee ; Sawyer-
Uoodman Company, Marinette ; Spies-Tliompson Lumber Company, Menom-
inee ; J. W. Wells Lumber Company, .Menominee ; Tlie Wright Company,
Marinette.

The ruoGBAM

TLESDAY, JULY 28

The Prescott Company, Menominee, maker of sawmill machinery, has
arranged for visitors to inspect Its plant at the noon recess between 1 :00
and 2 :00 p. m.

The ladles are invited to Join in an automobile ride around the Twin
Cities and vicinity, leaving Hotel Menominee at 2:30 p. m.

At the close of the afternoon business meeting, automobiles will be
provided to give the members an opportunity of seeing all local points of
interest.

At 8 :00 p. m. an informal dinner will bo tendered members and ladies
at Hotel Menominee.

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Now admit it, our lumberjack B. J. Good
didn't he? — Mr. Clubine played fair.

Who said that Walter Mansfield wasn't there some
.calliope of his? Some warbler this Walter of ours.

The kodak and camera fiends were on the job.

■'Charles" Eeay is some provided. He knows how 1
job pretty well. We don't blame him for feelinj; pn
menu cards — they were very artistic.

If L. B. Sanderson would have explained earlier i
where he procured his buttonhole bouquet, several o;
have thanked him.

And to think that Frank Fish and "Lou" Fuller each wanted
a whole cherry pie!

And "Harry" Darlington wore his "white" pants.

When two good fellows like Charles Goodman and "Art" Wells
put their heads together, isn't it wonderful how many pleasant
surprises they can spring on people? They surely had an oppor-
tunity of seeing everybody enjoying all the good things their
ingenuity suggested.

"Loren" Prescott was on the job both days. We want to
thank "Loren" for letting us see how and where they make
sawmill machinery, also other good things.

Captain La Due is one of those real accommodating fellows.
He has our friendship.

And now again, "The German Band."

Secretary Kellogg and A. S. Osborne were holding down one end
)i the boat talking shop and J. T. Phillips and H. A. Latimer the
ither end listening to the music.

R. B. Goodman couldn't swallow that first telegram.

Frank Butts said "No. 38 and 40." Now everybody sing — if
iiiu can't sing 'em, shout 'em.

Fox True to His Name

M. .). Fox, of Iron Mountain, a prominent Michigan lumberman,
is known far and wide as a joker in two ways, he being able to
liear the butt of a joke and laugh when it is on him and also being
able to come back with one that is just a little better than that
sprung on him. One or two little jokes on the part of Mr. Fo.m
started things at the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufac-
turers' Association convention at Menominee a few days ago.

With the business of the convention practically completed, fully
a dozen lumbermen got their heads together to "put one over on.
Fox. ' ' Sufficient to say they did.

A man having every appearance of a bona fide small town mar-
shal approached Fox in front of his hotel and said. '"This-
Mr. Fox?"

"Guilty, what is it?" asked the jovial lumberman.

' ' Don 't know whether ye are guilty or not, but remember any-
thing ye say '11 be used agin ye 'cuz ye 're arrested for speeding
in a Ford," replied the marshal, placing a firm hand on the lumber-
man 's arm and indicating that it was time to be moving.

' ' What 's wrong with you, I haven 't an automobile here nor have
1 been in one," replied Fox, and he was the least bit impatient.

"It's no matter," replied the marshal, "here's the warrant, so
come along." Fox went.

The marshal led his captive direct to the justice, where he was

PRESCOTT COMPANY'S GENERAL OFFICES

THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

HARDWOOD RECORD

dal.v arraigned, i ^mw flncil aftor a |>r<>ti>xt

of a trial. Juiit a- r.'\ ":i- Liaiui;; whethor to pay liin flue or
start a ruu;;h hoti8«. u t:rou|> of Itiiiilifrincn burnt out of nii ml
joiniUK rooni and with thoir n|>|ionrnnci> tlio juilicial ili'forum of
the rourt vaniiihi><l. SuiMonly tho li|,'lit ilawiinl on Vox ami
lie rcalizoti that one ha<l ln'on |iut over, lie lauKhed a.x hrartily
as the next one ami treated the court to the extent of the fine.

However, the net waM only half over, whioh ix to xay that it
had been put over on Fox but Fox himself hailn 't ]>ut it over.

The delejinte.i hail boarded a steamer for a ride on (ireen Hay
and a few nioment.i before the boat was ready to start a mesHeuKer
dashed down to the dork and on the boat with tele;;ram8 for the
himbernieu. The captain held the boat and each lumberman unsus-
pectingly paid whatever the boy asked. They were all rolled
meMaces. X few follow:
.\. C. Well.:

I» thcr." iiuy truth tlint J. M. Tl.i
n'iiidJainmiT<i must sliiy toi;cilicr.
VVnltiT .Mnnslteld :

Will pay you »50.000 for two mon
arc. Your high note nwds tlllnL-.
A. C. Wells:

Uunbar burni-d last nl^-lit. Sli.-ill I

SI«niMl, Tom I/Ovell.

II. J. liiiiHlmnii, Knlcrlaloer :

I'uiae back to Kunylb. Your talent will not Im> ■ppredalMl at Mfnuml
liuubar IiumuhI Inst ulsbt. Shall I r<-liiillil°r Hlcni-il, T»>i I.iivki t

Sliinid. J. K. V. 8TAIK
J .M. TbnmiiNun :

Ytiiir letter UKkInu for poslUon whin 1 Imtoiiii' ni'XI rr<-sliti<ni rficlTert.
Will iniiki' you bnrbor niimlcr. HIkuiiI, Tiikuimiiii: Kiminkvki.t.

The lumbermen who had rei'i-ived messn^es looked first from
one to the other, nut knowing; whether to lauch nr swear. Over
against the rail of the boat leaneil Fox. Deep wrinkles lined his
forehead and he was evidently perplexeil.

"Here's a funny one, boys," he saiil ami llifii read his mes
sage as follows:
M. J. Fox :

Vour wire received. Sorry tliiit Mi-nuuilniM' tllMcrluilnales iiKiilnst runt
Kurd rnrs. Will spend n mllltnn dollnrs putting Menominee and Marlnrtli'
business men where tbcy lieloni; bnrk of the b.ir sclllnE licer.

SlKni'il. IlKNRr I'oKb.

Then while the boat was far out on the bay and the messenger
boy was seeing the town, Fox figured up the total collect charges,
compared it with the police court line and announced to the dele
gates that he had made money.

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-^ Concrete Analysis of Business -^J-

Editor's Note

The followlni; Is a letter sent by J. E. Kbodes, secretary of the NutionnI Lumber ManufacturorK" .Vssoclutlon to
the secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood .Manufacturers' .\Hsoclailon In Its semi-annual meeting ut
.Menominee. .Mich., last week. It so sensibly sets forth present conditions and business prospects that It Is here-
with reproduced In full.

A careful and unprejudiced review of present conditions and
■ iiscernible prospects fails to disclose any phases of general man-
ufacture and trade that should give warrant to uneasiness. While
the fiscal year that closed .June 30 was largely unsatisfactory from
.-1 commercial viewpoint — a business status of which all are famil-
iarly and some painfully informed — the new fiscal year began
with a decidedly brightened tone, and with an outlook that is
emphasized in the lumber trade by recent reports from most prom-
inent centers of manufacture and consumption and, in regard to
consumption, from most of the comparatively unimportant districts.
This view is straightened by accepted advices concerning the
agricultural, the steel and iron and the financial interests.

.•\. matter of common knowledge is the extraordinary outturn
of the cereal crops. The harvests of this year promise an in-
definitely prolonged prosperity for the farming class and an active
demand and unloosening of hoarded and prospective cash re-
sources that must favorably affect all branches of business. Es-
timate of the scope of this activity within approximate bounds is
of course impossible at this time, the more conservative will fall
short in speculations over its effects.

During the current week a roseate hue was imparted to the pros-
pects from grain exports. Authoritative advices show a decrease in
■wheat production of 75 per cent from the crops of last year in
Great Britain, Spain, Italy, India, European Russia, Switzerland,
Japan, and other wheat importing countries. These countries, ex-
cepting India, report 7.6 per cent recession in oats, 1.9 per cent
loss in rye, and Russia's harvest decreased in nearly all the prin-
cipal cereals in percentages ranging from 2.4 for rye to 28 for
wheat. Tho outlook for heavy export demand, presumably at
oorrespondingly enhanced prices, is excellent. Successful har-
vests are assured for practically all sections of this country.
Some concern that was felt for northern crops was largely dis-
sipated by heavy rains in that section late this week. Crops
elsewhere are "made" or practically so. The country's wheat
and barley crops are the largest on record. The fruit crop is
estimated at above the average for five years.

Manufacture is quiet, but the agricultural outlook promises
a remedv for that condition in the not distant future and for

continuing months. In steel and iron, Pittsburgh announces a
notable improvement this month over the conditions in .luiie,
with added encouragement of increase in operation estimateil at
as high as G5 per cent over the customary .(uly lessening. Rail-
road demand, abnormally quiet and almost moribund for a year,
shows unmistakable signs of awakening. The Interstate Com-
merce Commission's decision on the carriers request for a 5-
per cent rate increase is momentarily expected, and whatever
its nature, it will replace obstructive uncertainty with progressive
certainty and may reasonably be expected to arouse to activity
much business that has been held in abeyance. Already this is
shown, notably in the South, in some orders and many inquiries.
Hope of substantial improvement, very evidently not unfounded,
is based upon the possibly not distant restoration of peace in
Mexico and the releasing of a big accumulation of long restrained
orders and the restoring to a normal status of trade with the
southern republic.

Speculation on the influences of shipping through the Panama
canal, a route to become a regular channel of commerce in the
comparatively near future, is of course useless as determinative
of anything resembling exactness, but a conservative view of
that influence may safely be assumed to be well in the direction
of the prosperity of the lumber trade, generally, and one may be
pardoned for assuming for American interests not unwelcome pos-
sibilities in the European war cloud.

Statistics of exports of lumber for May 1913, as compared with
those of that month in the present year, are not of favorable
tenor, but these should not be regarded as representative of
like comparisons for the remainder of the current year. The
assumption is naturally that the pendulum must soon swing the
other way, and with some vigor.

Buying by retail lumbermen for several months has been gen-
erally for immediate needs only, but within the last few weeks,
a notable increase in inquiries has been reported at practically
all important lumber producing points. The prospect for a heavy,
definite demand to follow later in the year and to continue to the
holiday season if not beyond is regarded as excellent. The build-
ing record as a whole for approximately the last three months

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has shown marked improvement, a condition that may reasonably
be expected to continue.

A more or less adverse feature is in the condition of car supply.
The combination of the large proportion of bad .'order cars and
inadequate supply of available rolling stock in good order with
the necessarily urgent moving iff the grain crops signifies a busi-
ness obstruction to som'e extent. In instances and in volume to
•compensate in some measure for its ill effects the annual car
shortage has been and will be discounted. A perhaps not un-
reasonable outcome of the strong efforts of the railroads to "de-
liver the goods" is that the shortage will be comparatively tempo-
rary. Orders delayed by inability to move forest products will
be forwarded with the cessation of the dearth of ears or the
early partial improvement of that condition.

In most sections lumber enterprises have been marking time,
but by some of the well informed the quietude is regarded as a
period of business recuperation. Barring isolated instances to the
contrary, the apparent dullness has been preparatory to later
vigorous activity. This is shown in the late dependable advices
from the Pacific coast, the North, the East, and the Southwest.

Financial conditions in their larger aspAts are encouraging.

The recent records of bank clearings are favorable. A healthful
condition lies in the growth, moxe evident in late months than ever
before, of careful scrutiny of credits and caution in loans and
investments, with elimination or effective supervision- of financial
institutions regarded as of doubtful stability.

At tha moment we have no information of special' le^slation
inimicable to the lumber trade. Through association inftuence
and enlightenment of legislators the industry is better fortified to
meet any such emergency than ever in the past. The prospect
may be fairly considered to show a relief from adverse legisla-
tive attitude.

The business prospects justify no prophesy of a boom in the
lumber trade. They do indicate a real improvement over' condi-
tions lately obtaining — an improvement that may reasonably be
expected to continue and to increase.

The foregoing is necessarily a general and not a specific review
of conditions present and prospective. It reflects, however, the
purport of advices at hand and available in this office. I have
endeavored to make it temperate and as faithfully representative
of facts as the limits of my resources at the present time and of this
letter will allow.

'WroamaitiTOiTOTOMiiimi/iOT^

In discussing the rules adopted for veueer flitches at the recent
convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, a
prominent veneer and lumber manufacturer of the South stated
that such rules were nothing new as his and other concerns have
been operating on a basis which has been established for some
little time.

F. J. Kuny of the Williamson-Kuny Mill & Lumber Company,
Mound City, 111., who is the man responsible for this suggestion,
in writing Haedwood Eecord says that after taking up quarter-
sawed white oak veneer flitches for a number of years, his concern
found that its experience had matured far enough to classify the
customs then prevailing regarding the inspection of these flitches
into a rule which might be used with any new mills starting to
saw flitches. Up to that time no one used printed rules, but the
custom laid down by the flitch buyers iu general was broad. From
these customs they tabulated the essential features into a rule, to
which up to this time no one has objected. This is not a hard
the fast rule on the basis of which buyers would be inclined to
be technical, but is more of a guide to sawyer's and inspector's
judgment. In fact these rules are really a minimum as manufac-
turers of the best stock of veneer flitches make the grades really
better than these rules provide for.

The rules follow:
INSPECTION, ME.\SUKEMENT AND MINIMUM GR.\DE OF QUAR-
TER-SAWED WHITE OAK VENEER FLITCHES

Lengths: 8', 9', 10', 11', 12', 13', 14', 15', 16'— at least 2" full. 10%
can be 8' and 9' : 10% can be 10' : 15% can be odd lengths.

Gkade : To be firsts and seconds, with at least 10% to be practically
clear of defects, or firsts. Seconds will allow in 10' and longer : In 8"
to 11" widths, 1 standard defect; in 12" and wider, 2 standard defects —
not less tlian 2%' long, clear cuttings between defects. In S' and 9'
lengths, 1 standard defect less. 7" must be practically clear of detects
in all lengths.

One knot, not exceeding 1%" diameter, or one bird peck, or worm spot,
or its equivalent In other defecte, is 1 standard defect. 10% bright sap
is no defect in not exceeding 33%% of the stock. No sap stained on
surface allowed.

iNSPECTio.N ; To be on 4 sides of flitches, with option of docking con-
tents of flitches for defects in excess of those allowed, according to judg-
ment of inspector, in order to raise the grade. The inspection to be at
point of shipment and to be mutually satisfactory.

Measurement ; In center of flitch, dividing fractions on the half inch.
Thickness is measured in thinnest place. Bevel flitches approximately in
center of bevel.

Figure : Flitches to be sawed full quarter, and show at least 90% good
figure in the aggregate, the poorer face showing at least 1/12" bar start-
ing figure, the important feature in veneer being figure. Pencil figure
is unsalable, and not allowed.

ManijFactlbb; The fiittlits to be clean, fresh cut stock, well manufac-
tured, edged and trimmed free from damaging splits, checks, shakes, heart
knots, heart cracks, stained sap, large knots, and dozy, water stained
ends.

Thickness: 3%" to 5" thick, according to size of logs from which
flitches are made, and figure. 60% or more to be square edged flitches.
On bevel edged flitches, bevel not to exceed 6". Not exceeding 15% taper-
ing flitches allowed.

Kind of Timber: To be straight, close and soft grained, genuine
Forked Leaf Hill white oak, fall or winter cut timber. We cannot use any
burr or overcup, and no cow oak of stringy loose grain, nor so called
pin or chink-a-pin.

We Cannot Use : Flitches made from timber of a wormy, streaky, doty,
shaky, or pecky (bird pecks) character, or showing flag spots.

WiLLIAMSN-KUNY MILL & LUMBER COMPANY.

Hardwood for a Hobby

That hardwood study is interesting, anc that the collecting of
hardwood and working it into artistic designs is a hobby worth while,
is clearly shown in the little workshop of Thaddeus CofBn at New
Castle, Ind.

For forty years Mr. Coffin has been collecting woods from all over
the world. These in his leisure hours he has fashioned into parts
for a desk, four feet, six inches high and three feet, four inches wide,
with thirty panels and twenty-one drawer fronts. Each panel and
drawer front is in itself a work of rare art, showing great color
beauty. The parts are now ready to be assembled, and represent 250
different kinds of wood and 50,000 pieces. An interesting feature
of the work is the white holly drawer-front inlaid with ebony. The
historic data here inscribed in Morse characters (Mr. Coffin learned to
use the telegraph key in his boyhood) is transcribed as follows:
TABLET

Thaddeus Coffin, son of Frederick, son of Albert, son of William, son
of Benjamin, son of Nathaniel, son of James, son of Tristram, son of
Peter, son of Nicholas.

For more than thirty years I collected blocks from many lands, hoping
that some time I could form them into a piece of furniture to be kept as
an heirloom. I did not realize the pleasure it would give me until I was
well along wilh the work. My crippled hand was quite a handicap to me
in handling the small pieces. I am a charter member of the 23d O. V. V.
Inft. Born March 2, 1841, in Troy, N. Y. I have the Ohio Veteran
Medal for long service.

The interest attending his hobby of wood collecting has increased
with his advancing years, and since he has retired from active life, it
affords him pleasant pastime. Many of the bits of wood in this
50,000-piece desk are souvenirs from historic trees, battle ships and
buildings. Every piece has been labeled and an accurate record
kept.

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iSdichigan Manufacturers^ Annual

Mi'iiibors of the Mirhitraii Har.lHood Manufacturers' Association
enjoyed at Detroit on Tuesday, July 28, one of the most in-
structive and fully attended annual meetings ever held by that
association.

The usual valuable report of the market conditions committee
was easily the feature of the meeting.

The business session opened with the usual roll call and reading
of minutes of the previous meeting. Secretary J. C. Knox then
announced the acquisition of one new member — the Standard
lloop Company of Bay City, Mich.

Secretary's Beport

The annual report of Secretary Knox was the first piiper to be
read, this following in part:

The membership of our association lias been sircngtbcned during the .wnr
by the addition of tlic following menibcrs : A. M. Chesbrougb, Thompson :
Northwestern Cooperage & Lumber Company, Gladstone ; Spies-Thompson
Lumber Company, Menominee : W. U McManus Lumber Company, Pctos-
key : Strabic Manufacturing Company, .Saginaw : and since our last meeting
we have added the Standard Hoop company. Bay city, to our membership.
The flrms cutting out this .vear are A. F. Anderson Lumber Company,
Estate of F. W. Gilchrist. Churchill Lumber Company, Rol>inson Lumber
Company and the Batchclor Timber Company's stock is being reported to us
through the Bliss & Van Aukec Lumber Company's sawmill, which unfor-
tunately has been burned.

We present to you today a very complete report of stocks, containing the
figures of every member of the association, which Is a record few
associations ever attained. Generally associations feel satisfied If they get
reports from seventj-five per cent to eighty per cent of their membership.
Members in reading their report of stocks on hand for .Tuly 1, 1914. and
comparing them with figures of a .vear ago, should not only take Into
consideration the fact of reduced buying in tbc last six months, but should
take into account that we have reports from two more members than a
year ago and that the reports of the seven additional memlwrs show a
production of 18,750.000 feet more hardwood and a sale of l.'>.000,000 feet
more than those cutting out. Having this information in mind will help
to explain to qnite an extent the Increased totals of our stocks.

The forest Are protective department has been very active this season,
having had many extremely bard forest fires to contend with during the
dry period In May. When one realizes that nearly .50.000 acres were
burned over in less than two weeks, you can then Imagine tho chief
warden and his deputies had more than their hands full and taking all
things into account we should consider ourselves fortunate to escape with
so slight a loss. Mr. Hickok will cover the detailed work of his department
in his report to you today.

The subject of Michigan lumber rates is still pending before the State
Railroad Commission and it Is likely to be some time before a decision is
reached in this iiucstion. The railrnnds on the western side of the state

contemplate some changes in their lumber transit tiirllT and the goniral in-
ference Is that additional restrictions will be placed on this tramc that
can not fail to bring about a curtailment of the movement of lumber Id
transit on account of such change.

The treasurer's report shows a balance of $2,385.82 in the gen-
eral fund and .$2,282.30 in the forest fire fund July ], 1914. The
first assessment of two cents i>cr acre covering our forest fire
protective department netted us $5,028.05; payment being made
on basis of 281,402.84 acres. The second assessment for this year
will be called for soon after August 1.

U. Ballon of Cadillac, chairman of the railroad committee, an-
nounced that that committee had no formal report to make. The
same was true of the grading rules committee, D. H. Day being
chairman.

Beport of Market Conditions Committee
W. C. Hull then read the following interesting and instructive
report on market conditions as :ilTecting members of the associa-
tion:

Market conditions at this time demand the most careful consideration.
It Is particularly trying to compare the stocks of today with those of a
year ago, but we must remember that a year ago the stock conditions wore
more favorable to Michigan manufaclurcrs of lumber than they had been
since 1900. In other words, stock on band a year ago was away hclow
normal and the demand above normal. We 'should rather compare them
with the stocks of 1910-11 and 12, wlien It will be seen that the production
Is little, if any, above the normal. However, it is well to face the propo-
sition squarely and by comparing stocks on hand now with those of a year
ago, we note that there Is approximately 05,000.000 feet more stock on
hand unsold at the mills and In the yanls of our members at the present
time than there was a year ago. During the year, however, we lost five
of our members who had completed their operations, and added seven
new ones. These seven new mcmliers have stocks on hand of nearly
20,000,000 feet, aud the excess stocks of these seven new members over the
stocks held a .vear ago by the five retiring members is nearly 19.000,000
feet. Therefore, In order to make a true comparison, this 65,000,000
excess over .Tuly, 1913, stocks should be reduced by 10,000,000 feet, to
46,000,000 feet. The situation seems still more favorable when we note
that nearly forty per cent of this excess Is on the No. 3.

The trouble Is not so much overproduction as it Is a lessened demand,
which applies no more to lumber than to all other commodities. This
tends to cause stocks to accumulate at the mills and suggests to some the
old and futile policy of cutting prices to move stocks.

It Is the opinion of this committee after a careful study of all the
figures available, that stocks will not move by reason of price cutlln,; until
the low level of prices which, prevailed back in 1907 is again reached, or
nearly so. .lobbers and consumers today are practically i)are of stocks and
are buying only for their Immediale wants, and if the manufacturers

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recede as far as their 1907 quotations, there are plenty of wholesalers who
will speculate and buy the stock, holding it lor better times which are
lx)und to come sooner or later. It is apparent to all of us that the
increased cost of stumpase and of manufacturing will not permit any such
cut as this, and would only rr^nit- in the sacrifice of t', '::: M . irnril
margin upon stocks \vlii> h n. m to return to their ii n

general business condin.n n. i ik t.i normal. It is ,. n

that with the return m nu: m. -, :iclivity, tins sulh i.l

stock will move qUll-kll .mmI.ih m.]. ; ].i .du. , |..i, ■.■,im..

are co'nfident that if ijciinn i- i i , !

prices for their stocks, i h. > l^ i . ,.: i ..

be moved by any anion ur .ii' |.i i. ■ . ut i iiu , i h. i . i. , . .[, i -, mj i !,. j.i -.;i i to
themselves instead of diverting it into tin' liands .jf tlie speciilntinij
jobber.

Your committee believes that wc are already ove
present depression. There are many cnconraging sign
note as follows: The government's report on the grain crop; all records
for grain receipts In Chicago recently broken. This alone should, and no
doubt will, take care of a large proportion of our excess No. 3 hardwood
and hemlock for grain doors. The American Steel & Wire Company has
circularized the trade withdrawing all quotations. This has always, in the
past, proved an infallible guide in Indicating better general business condi-
tions. Yellow pine slii|im. nis f..r .liine were 10,000,000 feet in excess of
the cut, or nearly thi- I, condition was the immediate cause

of the advance of .'SI hc — which advance is being (irmly

maintained. Hcporis i I In the lumber trade Journals from

all the southoiii lunji. s are universally optimistic. There

has been !in : i si. 00 per M in fir.

Mr. KelluL i in Hemlock and Hardwood Manu-

facturers' .\s V, imder date of July 17, as follows:

'■I have jusL ii.. , ,,...,. ., i,.,. up through the northwestern part of

the state, wlirie 1 louud llie lumber manufacturers well supplied with
orders and fo<'linj; vrry cheerful over the outlook for the fall trade. While
there is quite a little more lumber in pile now than a year ago, there is
only a normal supply and some items will quickly get scarce if a strong
demand develops. I think this especially applies to low-grade stock."
Hemlock
, . . , ,,.^„ 21000,000 less than was actually

feet more on hand now than one

..f this excess is No. 3 or culls *and

Ills of yellow pine in our markets

. itself felt in the South is

■ If is liardly any dry mer-

mont, in the hands of our

low stocks, and if the car

xl'iit railroad officials predict, it

1 will be wanted and at prices that

1. It this proves true, then some

. ., .. ill were entirely unnecessary and did

tlic 1. ;isi. The heavy decline in the business

IS .■.mseil the surplus of No. 3 or culls but a

sijon cousume the surplus, for we do not have

0, 11 and 12 to And larger stocks in hemlock

only by comparison with 1913 stocks.

Hemlocic Lath

Demand strong — Prices firm.

To sum up, your committee believes that there have been no changes in

ralues of the various woods as shown in our last report. The market Is

dull ; the amount of lumber moving is below normal, but prices as shown

by recent reports of sales made by our members are firm with the possible

exception of a little weaKness in No. 1 and No. 2 common in some of the

woods. Tlie higter grades are firm and No. 3 also is fairly firm. We have

attended many meetings when the outlook was darker than it is today.

Unless all signs fail, we have a reasonable right to expect better conditions

to prevail for the balance of the year than have existed for the past three

months.

Secretary Knox read a letter of the same optimistic tenor as the
market report, which was sent to him by W. T. Culver of Lud-
ingtdB, Mich.

G. Von Platen of Grand Eapids raised the question as to whether
or not the reports of new members should be considered in filing
stock reports. He maintained that only those figures submitted
by men who were in the association last year should be counted.
This seemed to be the sentiment of other members.

C. A. Bigelow of Bay City talked regarding stock conditions
and moved that the report of the market conditions committee be
accepted. This motion was carried.

The interesting report of C. P. Hickok, chief fire warden em-
ployed by the Michigan Forest Fire Protective Association, fol-
lows in part:

Report of Forest Fire Protective Department

During the years of 1912 and 1913 we passed through several dry

periods, the intensities of which we were led to believe were as severe as

Our estimates for VM
cut in 1913, and yet i
year ago. However. ,i

all the excess is .-itti n
and the car sid ; u. ,,
going to bene ,11 ■
chantable luii;i>" i , 1 1
members ami i in i i i
shortage dev.l.,|.. in :
will be an i.\ ■ n ,i,:iin.
will be satisrii.i.ii, ;
of the cut pn.cs uluei.
not benefit the situatiui
of the box mnnufacluro
resumption of business
to go farther back tlian
than at present. They s

might be expected. lu this conclusion we must admit we were in error.
The belated spring fires which occvrred in the month of May this year
were, by far, the worst the wardens and the puljlic have had to contend
with in the three years of the activities of this department We are con-
vinced that, but for the efforts of a large majority of the people living iu
the fire zone and especially those residing within the slash and forest area,
a repetition of the disastrous Arcs of 1908 would have been the result.
There were several days between the 11th and 20th of May when it seemed
III It ■iiiiiii large areas were doomed to destruction by fire, but through
II iiit.rest taken by the public in general in subduing forest fires,
1 ' III 'ii lin liar fire was prevented.

I li 1 1 Ti.> question but that the educational campaign carried on by
your wardens during the past two years was responsible for the intelligent
manner iu which the fire situation was taken hold of. During the recent
severe fire days we received co-operation beyond our expectations and but
for this action on the part of those who have learned that forest fires are
desperately destructive the losses would have totalled many thousands of
dollars. Nearly all of the supervisors and township officers in the fifty-
three townships patrolled gave their hearty cooperation in the work of
saving property from destruction. However, in four cases, supervisors
were lax and when a condition of this kind exists loss to property and
criticism of the methods employed by the department usually follows.

For the period between April 15 and July 1 252 fires were discovered
by your men and either put out at once cr gangs of fire fighters organized
through supervisors, lumbermen and settlers. In most cases fires were con-
trolled without loss to properties. Following is a list giving the number
of fires, their cause, area burned, and the damage sustained :

Cause — Number Percent

Settlers 12a 50.38

Kallroads 61 24.39

Fishermen 13 o.07

Campers 3 1.17

Smokers 32 12.48

Malicious 4 1.56

Log loaders 3 1.17

Glass bottle 1 gO

Lumbermen 1 -3 J

Lightning 1 „-29

Unknown ' -■<'

Total number of fires 252

Total area burned 72,360 acres

LOSSES

Pellston District— 4,463 ;ord? chemical wood $ 6,694.50

15 M hemlock logs „^*'-9''

Springi-ale District — 800 cords chemical wood 1,270.00

Gavlord District — 430 M standing timber damaged ^'iJSSx

Deward District — 160 cords chemical wood ^iSXj;

15 M standing timber damaged 45.00

Total loss «10.465.50

Of the above total loss $8,180.50 was to chemical wood. We may call
this a small loss when we consider the large areas of slashings that were
swept by fire in whicfi were located thousands of cords of wood. When
many fires are burning it is Impossiljle to bring all of this product through
without some of it being burned. Of the many thousands of feet of logs
in decks in the fire zone you lost but 15,000 feet, valued at $90.00. Other
loss was damage to standing timber to the extent of $2,195.00. Not to
exceed one-tenth of one per cent of the remaining acres of standing timber
owned by the association has been touched by fire so far this season and
in only two cases has damage been done.

Between May 10 and June 6, 192 fires occurred burning over 68,759
acres. The most severe period of these fire days was during the week end-
ing May 23. For this week 92 fires were recorded, burning an area
covering 38,375 acres. It was during these severe and trying hours that
most of our losses occurred and at this point I wish to commend your
wardens for the faithful and conscientious manner in which they attacked
a situation that at times looked hopeless and, but for the splendid methods
employed iu the organizing of fire fighters, the property owner and com-
munity dweller would have suffered many times the loss set forth in this
report.

Your wardens are better fitted than ever before to handle bad fire situ-
ations. Most of the men have the benefit of three years' experience in the
work and, while we do not claim that our organization is past the stage of
improvement, yet we are aware that much property has been saved through
their efforts and it is the aim of the department to bring the system to a
standard of higher efl5ciency in forest protection.
Government Recognition
Under the government co-operative plan as outlined in the Weeks law,
the Forest Service has appointed three of your men to act as federal
patrolmen on the headwaters of the following navigable rivers : Vander-
bilt district warden covering the Cheboygan river : Johannesburg district
warden, Au Sable river and the Sigma district warden for the Manistee
river. This appointment in no way interferes with the work of protecting
your properties. It simply is a matter of the government recognizing the
effort being made to protect north Michigan from destructive forest fires
and, acting in compliance with a law enacted for the purpose, they are
contributing to the work in a substantial manner.

Co-Operation et Railroad Companies
The reauction in the percentage of fires chargeable to railway locomoUves
is very noticeable this season. In 1912, 67 per cent of the fires recorded
by this department were found to have been set by railway engines. In

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U>1S, due lo brtlrr (K)Ul|>miii:. .. . . .: _ .1 i. lu.i-il to M,"i |h r ci-iit.

I'p to Juir 1 of tbU yvar ruUiuaJa liax. U>u luuud to bo rc>|iooiilblu for
:.>'tao/lUU p«r wot. What tbc prrcrulni:!- will bo at Ibc clo»i< of the
•ea«oD rrmaint to bo irrn, but, tbrougb the Intrrrat taken In fon-at Ore
rllmlDatlon by the maD«i:i-niru( >if the rnllruadi at thU time, It l« renaon-
able to expert there will Ik- a cuniililernble reduction over prevloua yeara.
Comnu'titiin; on tho report, N. M. Lnngdon of Mancolona cited
n caso whicli he cliiiinod nhoulil hv given considorntion by the
association as a body. It seems that ou the occasion of a fire
on the property of the Antrim Iron Conipnuy, which he rcprencnts,
the township supervisor in churjjc of that particular district re-
fused to put men to work at the expense of the township, al-
though the law specifically states that this is a jiroper procedure.
He also went among men whom tho Antrim Iron Company put to
work fighting the fire nnd told them that they could not look to
him for their pay. As a result they quit work and considerable
property was damaged. Mr. Lnngilon raised the question as to
proper punishment for this supervisor and also as to recovery for
damages sustained. He suggested action by the association to
establish a precedent to prevent further outrages of this character.
C. A. Bigelow expres.sed himself as believing it the association 'g
duty to get together the necessary information and to present
the case to the governor, who has power to discipline the super-
visor by removal or other methods. Ho moved that the associa-
tion, through the fire warden, should compile such data and take
the case up with the governor in order to institute proper bearing,
the expense to be borne by the fire protective association. The
motion was carried. Mr. Langdon again raised the question of
damage, Mr. Bigelow suggesting that this was beyond the province
of the association but also that the disciplining of the supervisor
would give proper basis for a suit to be instituted by the Antrim
Iron Company individually.

Mr. Hickok was called upon in order to determine as to whether
there were any precedent as to the payment of damages in the case
of the fire. He said that as far as he knew there was no precedent
or any specific provision in the state laws on this subject. He
said, however, that in a case of this sort there is a specific pen-
alty of fine and imprisonment for failure to perform duty.

President Richardson called upon J. E. Rhodes, secretary of
the National Lumber Manufacturers' Assoe'ation. Mr. Rhodes
talked briefly regarding the recently published fourth section
of the report of the Bureau of Corporations on the lumber in-
dustry. He was emphatic in his denials of the accusations con-
tained in the report, citing as proof the activities of the lumber
committee on tariffs, which worked at Washington four years
ago. He said that all industries were represented at that time
by committees who simply endeavored to present their argumeilts
at Washington before the members of Congress. He maintained
that business men have every justifiable right to state their side
of respective cases, although the present sentiment seems to be
that any attempt to give Congress accurate information regard-
ing the country's industries constitutes an unqualified act against
the laws. He briefly outlined the further investigation which is
now on foot, which has really been instituted by the Forest Service
for a different purpose. Former reports have been more or less
of a detective nature whereas this report is aimed at getting the
actual truth regarding the lumber business so that the public
can be given some accurate conception as to cost of manufactur-
ing and selling lumber in relation to selling price. He said that
inasmuch as the Forest Service is prompted by a desire to give
the lumber business an opportunity of fairly presenting these facts,
the investigation should be supported by the lumbermen. Mr.
Rhodes touched on other questions such as the recent decision in
the fibre box case controversy; rate hearing, in which he said the
lumbermen had shown the Interstate Commerce Commission that
rates on lumber are now higher per ton mile and according to
value than rates on other commodities; the Forest Products Expo-
sition; mutual insurance and market conditions. He said that the
success of the exposition is shown in the fact that it finished its
first show with a cash balance of $7,000, which is a much better
showing than that made by cement shows.

The. chair then appointed a committee on nominations, which
consisted of J. C. Knox of Hay City; G. Von Platen, Orand Rapids;
M. 1>. Olds of Cheboygan; W. L. Saunders of Cadillac, and Mr.
Rayburn of Alpena.

While this committee was debating, Secretary Knox read his
report on tho Forest Products Exposition, following which C. A.
Bigelow raised the question as to minimum usseHsmcnt. Ho main-
tained that those firms whose assessment of two cents per thou
sand feet cut aggregates less than twenty dollars should be charged
that amount as a minimum figure. He also maintained that this
assessment should bo levied on members who are not actively
engaged in lumbering but own stumpagc.

President Richardson appointed the resolutions committee, com
posed of C. A. Bigelow, Bay City, W. C. Brownlee of Detroit and
W. C. Hull of Traverse City, to draft resolutions on tho recent
death of F. A. Diggins of Cadillac. While the committee did not
report before the sessions were completed, tho secretary was in-
structed to send a copy to Mr. Digging' family on behalf of the
association.

The nominating committee then brought in rcenmniendations for
the election of tho following ofliccrs:

Phbsident — C. T. Mitchell, Cadillac.

FiBST Vic&Pbesidekt — C. S. Hull, Traverse City.

Second ViCE-raEsiDKNT — F. L. Mlckelson, JobanncsburK.

Tbeasubeb — H. Ballou, Cadillac.

ExECCTiVE Committee — G. Von I'lnten, Cirond nnplds; !■'. I,. Uichiinl-
son, Alpena : W. 1,. Snundors, CartlUnc.

DiEECTOBS for the Following Year— W. W. Mllchell, Cndlllac ; K.
Uansen, GralinK : C. Von Platen, Ornnd Itaplds : M. Ballou, Cadillac :
W. L. Martin, Cheboygan ; D. H. Day, Grand Uaven : R. J. Clark, Snult
iSte. Marie: C. A. Bigelow. Boy City: R. W. Smith, Manistee: N. M.
Langdon, Mancelonn : F. L Richardson, Alpena ; W. T. Culver, Ludlnglon :
C. T. Mitchell, Cadillac : J. C. Knox, Cadillac : M. I), olds, Cheboygan .
O. L. Larson, Manistee.

With the new president in the ehair there was no further busi-
ness and the meeting adjourned.

At a directors' meeting immediately following, .T. C. Knox was
elected secretary for the coming year.

, Wood-Inlay

Wood-inlay, in ivory, bono imd thin brass plate, is carried on in
Punjab, India. The ivory and bone work resembles the Italian in-
tarsia, being equally effective, though less highly finished. It has
been largely developed at Hoshiarpur within th.i last forty years,
and, like the wood carving (with which it is often combined on the
same piece), is now very largely exported. This "Hoshiarpur work"
is an old industry of that place but up to about thirty-five years ago
it had been mostly applied to the decoration of small articles, such
as boxes, pcn,-c;i.scs, walking-sticks, and bathing pattens. Then the
great development took place, end the work was applied to furniture,
some handsome pieces being shown in the Lahore Exhibition of 1881-
1882. The wood used is almost ejitirely sheeshum, though sometimes
tho North India ebony is used when procurable, and is very effective.
Similar work is done in other parts of India where the work is as
yet finer; but the Hoshiarpiir work has a character of its own. It
may be hoped that it will gradually improve in quality and design,
if the artists and artisans are stimulated to do their best. As in the
case of many other Indian art industries, however, the demand for
cheap and hasty production is very harmful. The history of this
inlay work in India is not at all clear. The work as practiced at
Hoshiarpur may have been introduced by Italian artificers about the
time of the building of the Taj Mahal, over 300 years ago. There
is a tradition that Shah Abbas sent art students to Rome from
Persia, and the art of inlarsia, learned in Italy, may have come, iike
other arts, to the Punjab from Persia. It is said to have been intro-
duced into Mysore in the time of Haider Ali. Haider Ali came
originally from the Punjab and he may have brought or sent for
artificers from north India. Again, in Mysore, there is an idea that
intarsia was introduced into north India by Italian merchants. It
seems not at all improbable that Florence, where similar work still
flourishes, has been the mother fity nf the work, whence it has spread
into the East.

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A ^A^or)d''^A/^ide Lumber Study

W\

A study of the lumber situation throughout the world, and particu-
larly of uses and manufacturing in the United States, has been
planned jointly by the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce and the Bureau of Corporations.

It is said that the work will be largely under the management of
W. B. Greeley and O. T. Swan of the Forest Service. The investiga-
tions will be carried on both at home and abroad, and most of the
field men have been assigned to their work. In brief outline the plan
is as follows:

The markets for American lumber will be investigated in Japan,
China, India, Australia and the Pacific Islands; and in South
America, including both the east and the west coasts. It is understood
that the plan originally included the countries of Europe also, but
the unexpected development of unfavorable conditions there will result
in leaving Europe out of consideration for the present.
Scope of Inve.stioation

rle of the details of the
proposed study, but it
is learned on good au-
thority that it will in-
clude extensive travel
in South America and
in the Orient. The
kinds and quantities of
American lumber now
entering those coun-
tries is well known:
but the many uses to
which it is put when
it arrives there are
not so well known.
The investigation will
include uses.

That would be com-
paratively easy if it
stopped there, but it
is the purpose to push
the work further by
looking into possibili-
t i e s for increased
trade. That, in fact, is
FRANKLIN H. SMITH. WHO WILL STUDY the gist of the whole
MARKETS FOR LUMBER IN JAPAN, CHINA, matter, for it is more

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ed. It will be necessary

to look into the status of wood which comes in competition with Ameri-
can lumber shipped abroad. This can best be done in each separate
country visited. It will be greatly to the advantage of the American
lumber exporter if he knows what kind of wood his product must meet
in competition on the other side; how much there is of it; how cheap
or expeiii-ive it is; and in what way it is bought and sold.

In this connection, it is important to know all about transportation
facilities, charges, customs and usages. With that information _ at
hand, the American lumber exporter will know what he must meet
and can judge of his ability to contend successfully for the business.

Work at Home
Side by side with the investigation of the foreign field, a study will
be carried on at home. It will relate to the uses of woods, particu-
larly with the manufacturing end, beginning in the forest, following
the wood through the sawmill, the factory, and to its final place in
the country 's industries. A great deal of work has already been
done along those lines, and the results have been published in a series
of state reports of wood uses and in special reports for certain woods.
It is understood, however, that the further study wUl be devoted
rather to the modus operandi of logging, transportation, milling and

conversion in factories, with incidental consideration of side issues.

The problem of preventing waste will be considered from every angle.

Forces in the Field

The field of operation covers three continents, with
of islands thrown in. Leaving Europe out of consideration for the
present, the men who will take up the other work have been assigned
their jobs. The Orient will be in the hands of Franklin H. Smith,
as was announced in the last issue of Hardwood Eecord. He had
been in charge of the Forest Service office of timber sales in Chicago.
The office in the Postoffice building was closed on August 4, and the
records and other property were shipped to Washington, D. C, where
the work will be in charge of C. J. Nellis of the Forest Service. Mr.
Smith has already entered upon his duties with regard to the work
in the Far East, but he will not leave America for some time.

Roger E. Simmons will take charge of the South American field.
He was formerly connected with the Forest Service office in Chicago,
but was transferred to Washingtoii two years ago. He has done
much valuable work,
including reports on
the wood-using indus-
tries of North Caro-
lina, Kentucky, Illi-
nois, Maine, New
Hampshire, West Vir-
ginia and Pennsyl-
vania. Those for Penn-
sylvania and West
Virginia have not yet
been published. He
was formerly with the
Bureau of Corpora-
tions and assisted in
taking the standing
timber census of the
United States. He is
a native of Hagers-
town, Md.

The study of manu-
facture and utilization
in the United States
will, it is understood,
be carried out by Mr. ROGER E. SIMMONS, WHO WILL INVESTI-
Bryant and Austin
Gary of the Forest
Service, Mr. Bryant of
Tale University and several examiners of the Bureau of Corporations.

No time has been stated in which the work will be finished. From
the nature of the case that is impossible. The ability and experience
of those who have the business in hand is proof that it will be pushed
vigorously, fully carried out, and that the best possible results wUl
be achieved.

It is no small undertaking to examine the particular requirements
of all the markets where American lumber is being sold, but the work
is only half completed when that has been done. If there were no
expectation of extending the markets it would be a waste of time to
undertake the investigation. The best campaign which can be made
for the purpose of opening new fields of trade for the products of
American forests is to acquaint prospective purchasers with what this
country has to offer. That requires a business knowledge of the prop-
erties, qualities and quantities of the lumber which our forests can
supply, the prices at which it can be delivered, and the time it wUl
take.

It is evident that the men who have been entrusted with this mis-
sionary work in foreign lands will have their hands full if they fulfill
the missions assigned them. With few exceptions their work lies in
countries where foreign languages are spoken.

GATE THE LUMBER MARKETS AND FOR-
EST RESOURCES OF THE VARIOUS
COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA

DUTY IN ILOATINO LOOS

An .iwiiir .il lii;;s in ll..:itinL' 1 lii'iii ilowii ii •.Irriini i- liiii.l.- Iipi
(laiiinKi'K ilone to ownorM of Iniul ulon); the Htroiim ri'sultin>! fruiii
neglifiontly fcrmittinf; n jiiin to form nml roniiiin for nii uiiroasoii-
nbU- loiijith of tiini', an.i thus ov.Ttlow siuli hunl. ( \Vii!iliiii>:toii
.Siiprfine <'oiirt. lVI.T<.in vs. Arli.n.i, III I'ii.ilir K.>|.(iit.T ra.)
MINNESOTA COMPENSATION LAW VALID

On .July ;l the Miuiiosotii Siiproiiu' <'oiirt aiiiioiiiicfil n Jefisioii
sustainiD}; the validity of the worknioii'n I'omppnHation law which
wiis enacted by the lejjislntiirc of that state in 1913. The court
finds that the law does not violate any constitutional limitations on
the power of the Icfjislature to re^tulato relations existinik' between
iinployers ami employes, and that any sliorti

of the

th.

IMPROVEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT LIENABLE

I'orsous in possession of property under ii mere riintr.ict of jiur
chase have no such interest therein as will subject the property
to a mechanic's lien for materials furnished for the erection of an
improvement thereon, without the owner's consent. (Texas Court
of Civil Appeals, Wilkcrson & Satterfield vs. McMurry. \iu South-
western Reporter 275.)

FACILITIES FOE LOADING LOGS

A railway company cannot be required to afford facilities for
loading of logs between stations, but if the company negligently
fails to furnish such facilities at shipping points it is liable for all
damages resulting therefrom to a shipper. (Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company vs. Crawford, 6.i Southern Reporter 462.)
CONVEYANCES OF "MERCHANTABLE" TIMBER

A conveyance of '• merchantable" timber st.uiding on land, with
permission to remove the same within a ^'iven pcrioii, includes only
such timber as is merchantable at the time the conveyance is made,
not including trees which become merchantable before the removal
is completed. (Alabama Supreme Court, Wright vs. Bentley Lum-
ber Company, 65 Southern Reporter 353.)

CUSTOM AS ELEMENT OF CONTRACT

In a suit to recover overpayments on lumber, quantities of which
had been warranted by defendant, plaintiff was entitled to show a
prevailing custom among lumber manufacturers relating to settle-
ment under such contracts, where the effect was to explain rather
than contradict the terms of the written contract which existed
between the parties. (New Haven Supreme Court, New England
Box Company vs. Flint, 90 Atlantic Reporter 789.)

DAMAGES FOR BREAKING CONTRACT OF SALE

When one who lias contracted to sell himher fails or refuses to
deliver the .same, the damages recoverable by the buyer is ordi-
narily measured by the difference between the contract price and
the market price at the time and place for delivery fixed by the
contract, and the buyer, for his own protection, has the right,
under such circumstances, to buy other goods of the same kind in
the open market and charge the difference in price to the seller's
account. (Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Richardson Con-
struction Company vs. Whiting Lumber Company, 82 Southeastern
Reporter 86.)

CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY ON PROMISE

A dealer who furnishes building materials to a subcontractor on
the strength of a promise by the principal contractor to withhold
enough money to pay for such materials can hold the latter liable
for the price of the materials on his failing to retain the funds
as promised. (Kentucky Court of Appeals, Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
vs. Tafel, 167 Southwestern Reporter 887.)

ILLINOIS MECHANICS' LIEN LAW

The Illinois mechanics' lien law is unconstitutional so far as it
gives a subcontractor or a materialman a lien for materials fur-
nished to a building contractor where the principal contract con-
tains a provision that no lien shall be filed by any contractor,

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■■•■ M;nl r ii..il.Ti:ilriian, .lll.n..i- .^ii|.i.'ine Ciiurt, Kitten-

lioiis,. A Knil.ree « nn.pany v.. W n,. Wri;;!.^. .Ir.. Co., 105 .North-
rnstiTM Keporter 7 1.'!.)

SUFFICIENCY OF MEMORANDUM OF SALE— DAMAGES FOR
BREACH OF CONTRACT
A memorandum dated ami reading: ''SoM II H 1' — 1 cargo up to
3.50M— II & V option of increasing to 5(ill,\I if J. C. Turner has
stock — 22.no," etc., sufficiently stated the quantity of lumber to
be sold, within the requirement of the New York statutes that a
contract to sell goods at a jirice of $50 or more shall be evi<leni'i-il
in writing. The damages recoverable for breach of agreement
made in September to sell a cargo of lumber, no time for delivery
being fixed by the contract, are to be measured by the excess of
the market value of the lumber the following sjiriug, at the place
of ilelivery contemplated by the contract, over the contract price;
it appearing that the following spring would have been a reason-
able time for delivery. (New i'ork Supreme Court, First Appellate
Division; Langstroth vs. J. (.'. Turner Cypress Lumber Company,
148 New York Supplement 224.)

BISK OF FALLING DERRICK NOT ASSUMED
An employe of a coojierage comiiany diil not assume the risk of
being injured through fall of a derrick, causeil by one of the guy
wires t)cing cut by sharp edges of a plate to which it was fastened
at, the top of the mast. (Arkansas Supreme Court, Burdette Cooper-
age ("o. vs. Bunting, 167 Southwestern Reporter, 77.)

BUYER'S DELINQUENCY EXCUSES FURTHER DELIVERY

In a suit to recover the price of 157,275 feet of lumber of a total
of 236,085 called for by a contract of sale, it was sufficient excuse
for plaintiff's failure to deliver the remainder of the lumber that
defendant had failed to pay for deliveries made, according to the
terms of the contract. (Texas Court of Civil Appeals, Fink vs. San
Augustine Grocery Co., 167 Southwestern Reporter, 35.)
LIABILITY OF SHIFPEB FOR DEMURRAGE CHARGES
If the consignee of a carload shipment refuses to receive the
same, and the carrying railway company notifies the shi7)pcr of that
fact, the latter becomes liable for demurrage, as well as freight
charges, and the carrier has a lien for the total amount of such
charges. (West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co. vs. Luella Coal & Coke Co., 81 Southea-stern
Reporter 1044.)

Why Complain of Threatened Lumber Famine?

According to a little news note in one of Hearst's Chicago papers
of recent date, the rate of growth of mahogany is shown in Southern
Nigeria, where the site of a town destroyed sixty years ago has been
covered with a forest containing mahogany trees, some of which are
more than ten feet in diameter.

Considering this statement casually, one would say that this is
really a remarkable accomplishment on the part of any tree. This
article leads one to wonder why anybody should worry as to the future
source of supplj- of hardwood lumber. According to this item, it will
merely be necessary to plant a few acres to mahogany and in the
course of five or ten years we will have saw-logs which will enable us
to use this beautiful wood for the most commonplace purposes. If
ten feet in diameter is accomplished in sixty years, saw-logs of medium
size, say three or four feet in diameter, will grow in the course of ten
or fifteen years. Saw-logs big enough for the manufacture of excellent
lumber will be formed in five or six years. If this fact is true, why
not cease to worry about this conservation agitation, but go right
ahead and saw up our present trees as fast as possible, as with this
phenomenal development future generations will be absolutely as-
sured of ample hardwood timber for all purposes.

We are, indeed, indebted to Mr. Hearst and his journalistic ex-
cellence for this very valuable discovery.

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The Railroad Rate Decision

The Interstate Commerce Commission has handed down its de-
cision in the railroad rate case, by granting an increase of five
per cent in Central Freight Association territorj', but with a num-
ber of exceptions. This territory lies between the Mississippi river
and Pittsburgh and Buffalo. Two commissioners, McChord and
Daniels, filed dissenting opinions. Tliey hold that the increase
should have extended to New England instead of stopping at
Buffalo and Pittsburgh.

The commodity rates excluded from the five per cent increase
include coal, coke, brick, tile, clay, starch, cement, iron ore, and
plaster. It was considered that the rates on these were high
enough.

About thirty-five per cent of the total commodities in Central
territory will receive no advance. It is estimated that the income
for the railroads in this territory will be increased about one and
one-half per cent, or something more than $10,000,000 a year.

While the eastern and New England lines do not share directly
in the advance, they will indirectly profit by it because several
of the lines have large mileage in Central territory.

It is believed that in some instances the advanced rates can be

put into effect within a month, but in other cases several months

will be needed to prepare schedules and put them in operation.

Many complicated matters must first be worked out.

Advice Freely Given

The commission discussed many points other than a direct ad-
vance in freight rates. Along some lines a general overhauling
of business methods was advised, thereby to cut down expense,
or increase revenue, or both. In some instances passenger rates
need adjusting, in order that this service may be carried on at a
I>rofit. The commission expressed its strong disapproval of the
policy of increasing freight rates for the purpose of making up
the deficiency of passenger service.

The commission recommends that the practice of granting free
transportation of passengers and private cars should be further
restricted by the carriers, and calls attention to the fact that dur-
ing the eleven months ending November 30, 1913, seventy-eight
roads in official classification territory issued 029,668 annual passes
and 408,848 passes for shorter terms, and, in addition thereto, in
the single month of June, 1913, issued passes for single trips to
the number of 482,709. The commission says ,lune is perhaps not a
representative mouth, but at that rate the number of trip passes
issued in the year would be approximately 5,792,.500, representing
over 1,000,000,000 passenger miles. The amount of travel on an-
•nual and term passes has not been determined.

At the average rate per passenger mile in official classification
territory in 1913, the passenger miles represented by trip passes
alone would have yielded in passenger revenue $18,520,000.

If to trip passes is added the travel on annual and term passes,

it will perhaps be found that the travel on passes exceeds 10 per

cent of the total passenger travel in official classification territory.

Abuse op Pkivate Car Privilege

It is pointed out that the private car privilege is greatly abused,
and if that extravagance were properly curbed, the roads would be
in less pressing need of revenue for other purposes. Eighty-eight
roads, for which statistics were compiled, hauled private cars at a
cost of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars a year.

This subject is dealt with somewhat at length in the commis-
sion's report, and it appears that the wives of officials, and often
not very high officials at that, are exceedingly liberal patrons of
private cars which are hauled at the expense of the stockholders.
Free transportation which one lady and her daughter received in
private cars in one year, would have cost $3,577 if it had been paid
for at regular rates.

The commission designates this abuse as a part of the transporta-
tion business which needs reforming in order to provide more
money from the road 's commercial business. If substantial re-

trenchments are made in free transportation of passengers, there
will be less need for freight advance.

The Fuel Bill

The commission calls attention to the fact that fuel, next to
wages, is the largest item in operating expenses; that the rail-
roads in the United States report their aggregate fuel cost to
be about $250,000,000 a year, and that the cost of coal is increas-
ing, and adds:

"Much has been done in recent years by means of mechanical
devices and otherwise to reduce fuel costs . . . but it has
been demonstrated clearly that by knowledge and care on the
part of employes and the management much greater saving can
be made."

It is further recommended that all expiring sleeping car con-
tracts should be carefully examined before being renewed.

The commission recommends a careful review of methods of
increasing freight car efficiency, saying:

"Taking the average of all roads in official classification terri-
tory for the whole year, the time a car is moving in trains prob-
ably does not exceed three days out of thirty, and the car is
under load two out of those three days. Furthermore, the cars
under load are loaded on an average to only about fifty-eight per
cent of their capacity. The percentages of empty movement and
of waste capacity in moving cars have both grown. ' '

Influence of the Bungalow

The bungalow has taken a pretty deep hold of American tastes
and apparently there is nothing temporary about it. One of the
innovations which is largely due to the bungalow is the more ex-
tensive use of furniture made of rattan, sea grass and other rustic
materials. A recent consular report states that the export of such
furniture from southern China to the United States was one hundred
per cent greater in 1913 than in 1912, and the growing popularity of
the bungalow style of house is credited with the increased demand
in this country for that kind of furniture.

The bungalow seems to be one of the ideas which savages gave to
civilized man. It developed naturally in different tropical countries
which had no communication with one another. The black man of
Africa's jungles and the brovrn man of the cannibal islands built
bungalows so much alike that one might easily be mistaken for the
other. White men appropriated the idea and have made various im-
provements in plans, and in many parts of the civilized world the
bungalow has become a prominent and common style of residence.

The idea is that the occupant must live as much as possible out of
doors, yet not actually exposed to the inclemencies of the weather.
The wide, open porch, the large window, the spacious haU, are part
of the plan. It is here that rustic furniture has its stronghold. Glued
joinings and polished wood do not stand well in the open air. The
mahogany porch rocker gives place to one of rattan, reed, grass,
willow, or some other kind that will not warp out of shape or blister
and peel if damp air strikes it in early morning or late at evening.

The bungalow fosters notions of airy lightness, and those notions
find their interpretation in furniture which has much of its useful-
ness out of doors. The vine and the fig tree, speaking figuratively,
must have harmonious environment, such as the rustic bench, the
porch swing, the reed rocker, and the camp chair.

It is said to cost as much to bring rattan and grass furniture from
China to America as it costs in China. More seagrass furniture
than that of rattan comes to this country from beyond the Pacific.
The reduction of twenty per cent ad valorem in the tariff rates on
imported furniture is counted on to greatly stimulate importations
from China. At the same time it will probably result in a decrease
of home manufactures of willow and other kinds of rustic furniture.

Satisfied customers are first aids to holding trade through duU
times and good, and the only way for the millman to have these is
to ship just what he promises to ship.

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1) ANQEK FROM INSECURE STACKS
1 ill- iiiii.ul i^:.iii- of I'lulory, till' I liiiiiyo iiiunu/iuo, ciilU ulteii
tion to the ilanf;er (rrowinp out of improperly pileil lumber, aa a
collapse may very eaaily bo attended by serious consequences to
those in the vicinity. While it is true that if n stack wore to
fall it would likely hurt somebody, few accidents of this kind
are reported from lumber yards. Tho chances arc that most of
the poor piling is at factories, where less expert help is employed,
aa a rule. The lumber is put up hurriedly, as it is usually planned
to use it in a short time, and in a case of this kind it is likely
to be stacked without much attention to safety. While a few
poorly managed yards have piles which need attention, tho typical
hardwood yard is well beyond criticism in this respect.

"PAID IN FUIi"

.\ hardwood lumber dealer had an experience recently which
may be of interest to others who have accounts in dispute occa-
sionally. This lumberman received a check for $400 from a cus-
tomer, which was about $40 less than the amount of the invoice,
the ear having been "cut" to this extent by the user, who
claimed that there was that much off-grade stock in the shipment.

The check was endorsed, "in full settlement of account." The
lumberman wrote back that he was receiving the payment "on
account," and was expecting to be paid the remainder of the
invoice. He deposited the check, and took up the question of col-
lecting the balance with his agency.

It developed, however, that use of the check, with its specific
endorsement of full settlement, made it impossible to collect the
remainder, as this operated as a receipt in full. State laws doubt-
less vary on this point, but it is a good idea not to use such
a check unless the endorsement can be altered. On the other hand,
when a check for most of the amount is received, the lumberman
doesn 't like the idea of returning it and putting the entire amount
at hazard.

SELUKO ON CONSIGNMENT

Some of the manufacturers who have been shipping their lum-
ber abroad to be sold in the export markets by the commission
men are gradually coming to the opinion, if one may judge by the
number of foreign trips which are being taken nowadays by their
representatives, that direct selling work is the proper system.

It is pretty difficult to control the sale of lumber three thousand
miles away, and giving the foreign brokers credit for good inten-
tions, it is obvious that the interests of the seller are not always
taken care of to the best advantage. While it is expensive to
make the sales direct, the bigger concerns are gradually swing-
ing around to it, and it would not be surprising to see the bulk
of the export business handled this way, ultimately. For some
time to come, however, the exporters will probably feel out the
situation and experiment with new methods to see whether it is
possible to make an improvement on the consignment system.

OAK PEOSPECTS IMPROVING
Those who have believed that oak is in a bad way on account
of the attitude of important consumers may remember that just
aa there's nothing like leather, there's nothing like oak. Furni-
ture manuf.icturers and dealers say that oak looks like the one
best bet for the coming seiison. The July shows developed an
unusually large amount of fumed oak, for while this finish has
been offered for a number of years, it has never taken hold the
way the manufacturers have thought it should, and they have
been pushing it unusually hard this time. One of the difficulties in
this situation, by the way, is the trouble the retailers have in
matching up the different degrees of fuming shown in the goods
shipped them from the factories. The same factory often fails
to keep the color uniform, and this makes the finish more or less
unpopular with the dealers.
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A fiiiiHh which huM iiltraclcd much uttontion, and which if sue-
r.^sful will help oiik, as it is :iii oiik proposition, is what ih known
as Keiser gray. It makes a very cool-looking piece of furniture,
and for breakfast rooms, summer homes, hotels, etc., It ought to
be very popular. Tlieso and olIiiT developments olTccting oak
make prospects for this wood cHpociiilly ^lood in the furniture trade.
HELPING THE SALESMAN

One of tho best ways to improve the work of tho salesman is
to give them something definite to concentrate on.

Houses in other lines have found that it pays to have lists of
special items which must be moved promptly, and to pay a bonus
of some kind for sales of this stock. This does not interfere se-
riously with business on the regular lines, but it gives the man
on the road something to push, and enables him to have an enter-
ing wedge in the abapo of a special proposition, such as all buyers
are looking for.

Nearly every lumber concern has certain items which need
moving, and which it would be willing to pay a special commis-
sion on. This need not be great, but should be enough to stimu-
late the interest of the salesmen. What with a weekly bulletin
containing this list, and weekly checks as well, covering sales
from it, the salesmen are pretty sure to be kept up to tho mark
in moving the odd lots which the concern has to offer.
CUTTING FOR QUALITY

The mooted question of whether or not the mill should cut for
quantity or quality will probably never be settled definitely, and
each mill must bo run according to the policy decided on by the
owner as best for that particular operation. Those who believe
that in a big mill, which must get production to take care of tho
large overhead expense, it is best to adhere to one thickness,
without regard to the grades produced, may be interested in this
view, on the other side of the question, which was given by a man
who is interested in four or five lumber manufacturing enter-
prises:

"I believe that the tendency to cut for quality must be em-
phasized if the manufacturer is to come out on the right side.
The increasing cost of timber means that we must make the most
of it in order to save the profit. The concern which pays no
attention to grade and cuts for quantity only is going to get lum-
ber well below tho grade of that which tries to cut each log to
the best advantage. There is no reason why satisfactory speed
should not be secured by the mill of the latter type; in fact,
in my own plants that is the policy, and wo cut as much lumber
per day as our neighbors.

"It seems to me that the trend of events is bound to favor the

manufacturer who tries to cut the best lumber he can out of his

logs, rather than the chap who slams them through without caring

about the grades which are produced in this fashion."

UNIFORMITY IN VENEERED WORK

Those who advocate the use of veneered work think that they
have a splendid argument in the interior trim of the new men 's
building of Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago, which is finished
in American walnut. The panels are beautiful, and not only in
color but also in figure they are so much alike that it is difficult
to find even a slight variation among them.

While it is possible that the same results would have been se-
cured with the use of solid lumber, had the boards cut from each
log been kept together, there is no doubt that this plan, regu-
larly used in the veneer business, helps to bring out the most
beautiful effects it is possible to secure. Uniformity in color, of
course, is largely a matter of staining, but when it comes to the
figure of the wood, there must be careful selection, coupled with
the use of veneers cut from the same logs and the same tree, if
possible.

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The Mail Bag

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envolepe.

B 763 — Wants to Buy Shuttle Manufacturing IHachinery

Rouleres, Belgium, July 15. — Editor Hardwood Kkcord : Will appre-
ciate your letting us know the names of woodworking machinery makers
who manufacture machines for the economical manufacture of shuttles.
Our business is growing larger and larger and we are wanting new-
machinery. Vermeulen Frebbs.

Hardwood Record has given to this concern the names of two or
three manufacturers who can probably take care of the requirements.
Others interested may address this oiEce. — Editok.

B764 — ^Wants Name of Handler of Coubaril

Montreal, July 27. — Editor Hardwood Record •. We arc in the market
for a quantity of Coubaril, which is a species of gum of a light color,
somewhat similar to mahogany in texture. Can you let us know where
we can get this among your advertisers? We have written several hard-
wood dealers but up to the present time have not been able to locate it.
— Company, Ltd.

Hardwood Record must confess that it is not familiar with this
wood and does not know exactly who might handle it, but has given
the above correspondent the names of several likely prospects. Any-
one handling this wood or knowing where it can be procured will con-
fer a favor upon Hardwood Record by writing immediately. — Editor.

Clubs and Associations

New Executive Committee for National Association

The executive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber .\ssociatiou
which will serve for the coming year is announced as follows ;

C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle, lud. ; Theodore B'athauer, Chicago ; T. M.
Brown, Louisville : W. JI. Chamberlain, Boston, Alass.

As usual the president will serve as chairman of the committee.

Northern Logging Superintendents Will Meet

Secretary R. S. Kellogg of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu-
facturers' .-Vssociation has issued an announcement of the meeting of
the logging superintendents of members of the association to be held at
Green Bay. Wis., on Saturday. August 29. An early date has been chosen
in order that the information developed at the meeting may be used
in planning operations for the coming winter. Last year's meeting was
a great success and every member of the association would benefit by
sending its representative to the meeting this year.

An Invitation to All

The lumbermen of Winnipeg extend an invitation to all members of the
lumber and allied trades, whether or not they are members of Hoo-Hoo,
to visit Winnipeg on September 7-12 during the lumbermen's "get-to-
gether" week, for which elaborate preparations are being made. It is
expected that the largest gathering of lumbermen ever seen at one time
will be in attendance.

Winnipeg offers many interesting features which would amply reward
one for the trip. No city on the North American continent has grown
so fast as this one and none is now on a more solid or secure founda-
tion. The ardent advocates of that city claim that it is destined to be
the metropolis of the new world.

It is proposed to arrange for a special train to leave Chicago Sunday
evening. September 6, arriving at St. Paul Monday morning, September 7.
Monday will be spent in St. Paul and Minneapolis and the train will
pull out again Monday evening and arrive in Winnipeg Tuesday morn-
ing, September 8. This is Ossirian Cloister day. Those interested are
requested to write W. M. Stephenson, Wright building, St. Louis, Mo.,
for further information.

Philadelphia ■Wholesalers in Annual Outing

The annual summer meeting and outing of the Philadelphia Whole-
sale Lumber Dealers' Association, which, through the courtesy of its
president, Ralph Souder, was held at the Huntingdon 'Valley Country
Club, Noble Station, Pa., of which he Is a member, on July 23, proved an
interesting one. Fourteen members of the association, who are devotees
of the seductive golf, availed themselves of this outing to Indulge In
spirited game on these famous links

Fifteen of the members less

sportively inclined arrived In time for the dinner, which for the club
caterer was a culinary triumph, served at 7 :30 p. m. As the business
meetings on these occasions are usually of a perfunctory character and
soon disposed of, I'resident Ralph Souder called on John W. Long of
New York, E. J. White and others for speeches, but Mr. Long seemed to
think by the compliance with the request an eminently good thing, as it
was, might be spoiled, and so evaded the invitation. Robert G. Kay,
however, on solicitation, launched forth into a serious talk on the
precarious condition of business and the uncertainty of the outlook, which
was listened to with much interest. Owen M. Bruner, who has made
a study of the Panama canal and its possibilities, stated that on account
of another serious landslide in this famous ditch, there was very little
probability that regular traffic will be open through the canal in time for
the Panama Exposition, and that vessels especially loaded for an early
trip would be forced to go around the Horn. He also deplored the lack
of sufficient capacity at the various Atlantic sea ports to handle large
vessels In the efficient unloading of lumber. The expenditures necessary
to conduct these conveyances would be large, if it would be impossible to
unload them even in Philadelphia at the Pearson & Ludascher's wharves,
which are the largest and best on the Atlantic seaboard. Lighters would
have to be employed, which naturally would make the cost heavier.

Thomas B. Hammer had his word also as to the Canal problem.
Frederick S. Underhill, who in the early part of the dinner declined
to be drawn into an after-dinner speech, relented and spoke with
emphasis to the members on the pending serious car shortage. A million
cars win be needed at once by the railroads, he said, to move the crops
now harvesting ; consequently the trade, especially the lumber buyers,
are going to be up against it before long. He urged that thorough
publicity of this precarious condition be given to the buyers of lumber
that they may be Impressed with the fact that any delay in buying will
result in hardship in the near future.

Thanks were voted to Ralph Souder and the Huntingdon 'Valley Country
Club for courtesies extended, after which closed one of the liveliest and
most enjoyable summer outings ever held by this serious-minded but no
less Jolly bunch of hustling lumbermen.

Meeting to Discuss Lumber Drying

A meeting of owners of Kraetzer preparators was held at Memphis,
July 25, In the rooms of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association.
H. B. Weiss of George C. Brown & Co., Proctor, Ark., to whose efforts
the meeting was largely due, presided. The attendance was satisfactory ;
representatives from the following firms being present : Bennett Hard-
wood Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn. ; George C. Brown & Co., Proctor,
Ark. : Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. ; Kraetzer-Cured Lumber
Company, Moorehead, Miss. ; Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston,
Miss. ; Poinsett Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Truman, Ark. ; the
Desha Lumber Company, Lake Providence, La. ; Himmelberger-Harrison
Lumber Company, Cape Girardeau, Mo. ; May Brothers, Memphis, Tenn. ;
Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber Company, Brassfield, Ark. ; Hugh Mc-
Lean Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn.

Inasmuch as the meeting was more or less informal, the discussion
was general and it was apparent that every one present was receptive
to information and no one particularly anxious to impart any. Con-
siderable information, however, was incidentally disseminated.

The most interesting talk was delivered by J. H. Himmelberger, who
emphasized the importance of ample ventilation, his argument being that
on account of the rapid evaporation of the moisture from steamed lumber,
a greater volume of air must bo moved over the lumber for taking up
this moisture and carrying it off. He cited as an instance the fact that
on ordinary air-dried lumber, their practice had been to move the air
in their kilns once every twenty minutes. They found this was not
drying Kraetzer-cured lumber fast enough, so they are now moving the
air once every ten minutes with far better results and are building two
more kilns In which they will be able to move the air once every five
minutes. Judging from their results so far,, the steam treated lumber
can be dried still faster and better.

Mr. Hlmmelberger's views met with general approval.

B. F. Dulweber cautioned against shipping lumber too soon. He argued
that It is better all around to hold the lumber long enough to take
advantage of its reduction in weight to less than ordinary lumber,
thereby saving on freight and delivering more satisfactory lumber to. the
customer. Ho ventured the opinion that some producers of Kraetzer-
cured lumber have been marketing it too quickly and when trouble
developed it could be traced back to the fact that the lumber had not
been sufficiently dried. This argument met with support. In fact, another
gentleman said that some of the users had been entirely too optimistic in
their estimation of the lesults of steaming lumber under pressure and that
in his opinion the results were gratifying enough, without expecting
miracles.

After a lunch at the Gayoso had mellowed the atmosphere (be it known
that the laws of Tennessee were strictly observed) it developed that thi.
owners of preparators had little difficulty In moving Kraetzprciiir.i
lumber, even under the present conditions, and obtaining a better piic ■

for it than for ordinary untreated lumber. One gentleman's stat.- nt

that he was getting a premium of .$3.00 per thousand was doubted, but
as he stoutly asserted it was the truth, the doubters seemed crestfalli-n
at not having equaled him.

HARDWOOD KECOKD

<l Ibr nlpiiiulnii of liiinlMT under prmure la Opulrnbli-.
:iiiil nil ■gmtl tbiit tbp Krai<ixi-r pn'iMiriKor In nii
1 tiirtlml mnrblnr fur thia piiriMiap.
111.- m..iiiu- n.lj»iiriu>] with Ihi^ niiilvrKlnnillii;: Ihnt » bon roiKlltlixw
bnvi- linprovtMl, furlluT iin<tliii!» wmilil \w iU->.\rn\<\<- nnil Ih^ihIIcIiiI.

Annonncement of New Bule on Wagon Box Boards

llardwocMl Mnmifnrlurtrs' Amioolnllun of llic Unlti'd

rormnlly lln nrw rub- for WBgoa box lionrdH. wblcb Ih

niU' \vni4 ndoptiHl nfti-r cunforoiio- hi'iwrcii a KriidlDR

' niiNoclallou nnd u o<iiiiiiiltti^ roproKcntliit; ilu* National

.'III. I Vi'blclp Donlcr!*' AntiH'Inllon. TbU mopllni; wnii bi'ld at

In January In mnnortlun wllb tbv ino'llng of the former

M Anions tbe mrnibiTH of tbe ponHiiniers .conrmlttec wnB

1. ,, .. Sibuetllor of tbe I'eter Schuettler Oonipnn.v. Cbicago ; F. II.

' ..iKo.-tui; of tbe Jobn I>e<>re Wuiton I'ompauy, Mollne. III.; and Mr.

KliiriKlKe of tbe International Ilnrveater Company. Cblcago. Tbe rule

uhlcb wan aitreed upon by the conferees wa« ofllclnily approved by tbe

iii.'mbern of tbe association In Its reeuliir session. Final notice of Its

nco'piance by tbe farm wagon department of the National Implement

and Veblcle Association was received In June.

IVndlng tbe reprint of tbe grading rules book, tbe new rule bas been
Is-iii'd In form of a single page Insert. It follows:

lluK<>v.>od, Bay Poplar (Tupelo). Cottonwood. Gum, Poplar and Magnolia.
WIHTII.x— Wide. 13 to 17 Incbes. Narrow, 9 to 12 incbes.
I.K.N<;rilS U', H and IG feet, but 15',o may be 11. 13, and 15 feet,
■mil KM:.<S Must bi' 1 Inch tbick wben sblpping dry.
|ii:ii:c IS Must be free from defects excepting tbnt uo objection will
I.. iiiMil.' tM iirlgbt eap or sound discolored sap; also one sound knot.
II.. I I.. . \. . . .1 1>4 lucbes lu diameter or its equivalent, sbowing on

■ n. :; hlv. Klevcn feet icngtbs to be free from splits; 12. 13

:. I 1'. : ; 1. ngtbs will admit of a 12 Incb split In one end or lU
III liotb ends; 14 to 15 feet lengtbs will admit of splits
■ V i li Inches In one end or Its equivalent In both ends.
^ '11 !• • iit-ths moy have other defects so that the board will

1 I- 11 feet long and one end piece 3 feet 6 Incbes long.
^' I .cnt In feet of shipment that can be reduced In measure-

1 ■ ling tbe end or edge or both to a size ordered must be

■ 1 ii.l measured as box boards, separate tally to be kept of
:-. !.howlnE reduction In measurement.
N.'il 1-1 'IS are cautioned that "woolly" cottonwood and lumber
s.i warpcii that It cannot be used for box boards, must be excluded
from tbls grade.
Further copies can be secured by writing Secretary W. H. Wellcr,
Uiirdwoo<l Manufacturers' Association, I'Trst National Bank building,
<'lnclnnatl, O.

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With the Trade

New Chicago Organization

The latest membi-r of the t hk:igo Irnde Is tbe Wagner & Kozak Lumber
Company. This has been organized by Charles H. Wagner, who was
formerly with tb.; Starr Lumoer Company, and Fred Kozak. Mr. Kozak
has been for tome time with tbe Stlllwcll Lumber Company.

The new concern will open an oflice In tbe Westminster building and
will handle yellow pine mainly.

Big Prices at Ward Timber Auction

Practically all of tbe bl^' lumber Interests of Michigan were repre-
sented at tbe opening day of tbe auction sale of the estate of the late
David Ward, which was held at the court house of Bay County, Michi-
gan, this week. Tbe lands lie mostly north of Bay City and are heavily
loaded with hardwood. The choicest parcels were sold the opening day.
Tbe sale was not marked by sharp bidding and heirs of the estate bid in
for much of the property. The opening day sales totaled $564,000 for
6,161 acres, an average price of about $91.54 an acre. Following are the
first day sales : J. T. Wylle, Saginaw, Mich., 320 acres, $39,000 ; W. C.
Ward, Orchard Lake, Mich., 3,221 acres, $290,000 ; the East Jordan
Lumber Company, East Jordan, Mich., 1,560 acres, $140,000, and F. B.
Ward, Bay City, 1,000 acres, $95,000. The sale was ordered by the
circuit court of Bay county so that an accurate division of the Ward
millions might be made among tbe heirs.

Big Timber Deal Beportetl

It Is rumored that a deal of considerable magnitude was recently con-
summated in the East whereby John H. McDonald of Carthage, N. X.,
and Levy S. Clough of Warren. Pa., completed arrangements at Utica
for tbe sale of 20.000 acres of tlmberland In Lewis and Oswego
counties. Pennsylvania and New York capitalists are said to be the
purchasers. It Is further reported that the deal involves about $3,000,000.

The land Is designated as tJic White tract and is located in the Tug
Hill country. According to reported estimates. It contains considerable
quantities of hardwood and also lesser quantities of soft wood. It is
planned to extend a railroad for twenty-five miles from Rome to operate
the tract. Ten miles of logging road will also be Installed and mills
will be built as soon as machinery can be hauled in.

Furniture Factory Destroyed In Winnipeg

It la rr|>urtpd tbnt on July 24 the Knechlil Comiuiny'a furniture factory
at Wlnnl|H>K win alruck by llgbtnlnit, the rraultlng fire raualng damase

of $-lii.(MHi to vtork nnd building. While the building and t of tbp

atock wnii the prii|H'rty of the Knerhtel Company, the Ivp» Modern Bpd-
Btend Coiupnny of Cornwall, Ontario, wa« the owner of the roat of the
atock.

Will Enlarge Flooring Plant

It la plnnnid to double tbe ciipnclty of tin- llonrlng plant of William
S. Whiting, AHhevllle. N. ('., tbi- plant being nt Kllaabetbton, Carter
cuunly. Tenn. Mr. Whiting hna Intereated J. 11. .McBrlde, a wealthy
hardwood man of New York. In the project. The name of the company
baa been changed to the Klixabelbton Flooring Company.

Tbe principal prwlucta will be parquet fiooring and atrnlgbt aoorlcg
in maple nnd oak. The plant will have a dally capacity of lO.OUO fcpt of
finished flooring. It will he remodeled nnd new machinery Inatalled.
The excellent limber surrounding this point Indlcntea that the plant
will be carried on prullliibly iiiiil imillnuoualy.

More Standard Dry Kilns at Evansville

Maley & Wertz, large hardwood nninulniturera ut Kvanavllle, Ind., bn .•"
contracted with tbe Standard Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis for the
Installation of a Standard moist air dry kiln, consisting of two large drying
rooms. Both the building and equipment arc to be of tbe bigheat grade
and most modern fireproof construction.

Another Evansville concern, tbe K. Q. Smith Chair Company, la alao
putting In the Standard dry kiln. This plant will have a singleroom
Standard outfit, 75x20 feet, of tbe latest fireproof type.

J. H. Townsbend Ooes to Washington
J. H. Townsbend, niiuiagir nf the Soulbi'm Hardwood Traffic .VsHucia-
tion, left Memphis on July 31 for Washington. Ills visit Is the rcault
of a freight rate controversy between lumber shippers In the Mempbia
territory and roads In that section. The Memphis lumbonnen seem to
feel that they are being discriminated against In the matter of log ralen
from Arkansas and other states to Memphis. The Bock Islond railroad
has consistently refused to grant reduction in these rates and as a result
Mr. Townsbend will present a petition to the Intenitatc Commerce Com-
mission asking for such reductions and that $10,000 he refunded to
Memphis dealers for alleged overcharges. At the same time it Is antici-
pated that similar proceedings will be instituted against the Iron
Mountain, whose rates arc protested on the same basis.

Prominent Lumbermen Meet Death in Auto Accident

On Monday evening. July 27. two prominent members of the lumber
trade In Chicago met a tragic and Insliintaneous death wben an auto
In wblcb they were riding with relatives nnd friends was smashed by
an express train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad at Eavlnia
I'ark near Chicago. William P. Bowring, secretary and treasurer of
the C. H. Worcester Lumber Company, 19 South La Salle street. Chicago,
was using Mr. Worcester's car for the evening and had Invited several
friends to ride to Ravinla for tbe opening of the period of grand opera.
The machine was driven by Mr. Worcester's chauffeur, who bas been
with the family for nearly twenty years In tbls and other capacities and
was reputed to be a careful and efilclcnt driver.

On account of road repairs tbe party followed a route which carried
them across the tracks at an unguarded and dangerous point and It
seems that Just as tbe car reached the tracks the engine went dead,
and before any of the occupants could move, the Northwestern train,
going fifty miles an hour, crashed Into them, completely demolishing
the machine and killing or Injuring all Its occupants.

Besides Mr. Bowring. those who were killed were James W. Bcntaam,
secretary of the Naugle Pole and Tie Company, Chicago; Mrs. Benbam;
E. n. Wunderle, son of H. O. Wunderic, vice-president of Riddle *
Wunderle, stationers and printers of Chicago ; and Matblas Terts, tbe
chauffeur. Those injured were. Miss Alice Barler, daughter of A. C.
Barler. who is president of A. C. Barler Manufacturing Company of
Chicago; George H. Miller, attorney, Evanston, 111.; and Mrs. Catherine
Sager, of the Moraine hotel, Illghland Park, 111.

Tbe tragedy Is one of tbe worst in Chicago's long list of horrible
automobile accidents, and It makes it doubly regrettable to feel that It
could have been avoided had the railroad made proper precautions to
safeguard this crossing.

The train was forced to go for some distance after the accident be-
fore stopping and on going back tbe members of the crew found parts
of the auto and bodies of the dead strewn for bait a mile beyond the
point of collision. Tbe injured were immediately rushed to a hospital
and the bodies were taken to Jjikc Forest. Miss Barler, wllo was less
seriously injured than any of the others in the car, was carried on the
engine pilot until the train wag stopped.

Mr. Bowring ond Mr. Worcester have been personal friends as well
as business associates for the past thirty years. Mr. Bowring held a
position at Detroit up to 1898. at which time he accepted employment
with his friend, taking care of the financial end of tbe business, and
has worked in this capacity every since. His employment bas taken him
at the company's operations. In addition to his work as secretary and
treasurer at the Chicago oflice. He was born at Detroit in 1861 and
was never married. Mr. Benbam bas been a prominent member of the

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northern cedar fraternity and since January lias been president of tlie
association. He was forty-eight years old. Mrs. Benham was forty-
one yiais old. As a result of their death, the daughter Mary, seven
yeiirs old, is left an orphan.

The funeral of Mr. Bowring was held Friday afternoon, July 31, at the
home of Henry E. Southwell, father-in-law of Mr. Worcester. He leaves
two sisliTs, Mrs. J. P. Wakeley of Detroit, Mich, and Mrs. Fred Powers
of I.os .\nK(les, Cal., also two brothers, R. S. Bowring of Chicago and
Frank Bowring of Oakland, Cal. The remains were taken to Detroit
following the ceremony for interment. A double ceremony was performed
at Boydston Brothers' chapel. Cottage Grove avenue for Mr. and Mrs.
Benham. The Interment will be at Oakland, Cal.

Death of James Madison Card

On July 31, 1914, occurred the death of J. M. Card of Chattanooga,
Tenn., at Virginia Beach hotel, near Norfolk, Va. Death was due to
heart failure. He had been in poor health for many months and had gone
to Virginia Beach, accompanied by Mrs. Card, in hope of regaining his
health.

James Madison Card was born November 15, 1868, at the old Holland
homestead, near Scottsboro. .\la,, which has been in his mother's family
_ since 1818. His father

was Benjamin Card, a
native of Bedford coun-
t y , Tennessee, who
served throughout the
Civil war in the confed-
erate army and spent
the close of his life
after the war In con-
tracting and farming at
Scottsboro, Ala. Mr.
Card's mother was Miss
Maria Holland, who
was born in Hollywood,
Ala., and is now living
at the Holland home in
that city.

Mr. Card graduated
from the Scottsboro
grammar school in 1893
and the next year went
into the lumber busi-
ness, of which he had
considerable knowledge
t'ained while working
In the woods and on
sawmills while earning
money to complete his
education.

He became one of the
foremost figures In the
try, having taken a prominent part In the
[lardwood Lumber Association and the Na-
•.'" i.iiioii. He served on the grading rule-?
"11 "11 for several years, and at the 1912
nil iiiir-lwood Association was elected vice-
■ ir( iipii d for two terms. Mr. Card was also
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce and of

secretary, VV. A. Dolph ; assistant treasurer, I. Gould: assistant secretary,
G. B. Evatt.

Recently Began Operations
The planing mill of the Willow River Lumber Company of Hayward,
Wis., began operations a week or so ago. The mill has been shut down
some time for necessary repairs, which have been completed.

XOOGA,

hardwood trade of thi;
work of both the Nati
tional Lumlxr r\p.iii.
committee of i \t. hu m
annual meftinu ii ih
president, a iLisithm wl
actively Identiticd witli

both the Tennessee Manufacturers' Association and the Chattanooga Manu-
facturers' Association.

Soon after leaving school he formed a partnership In the sawmill busi-
ness at Scott.sboro with H. M. Cunningham and the business grew
rapidly. Mr. Card bought out Mr. Cunningham and operated the busi
ness for himself as J. M. Card & Co. until in 1900 It had grown to such
proportions, including a start in the export trade, that it was found
necessary to move the business to a more central point and headquarter-,
were established in Chattanooga, the J. M. Card Lumber Company being
formed. Only a wholesale yard was operated at first, but the changing
conditions of the business soon made it advantageous for Mr. Card to
again take up manufacturing, and the Berry Lumber & Stave Company
and other subsidiary companies in Alabama and North Carolina were
organized. The J. M. Card Lumber Company Is now one of the fore-
most hardwood companies in both the domestic and export trade.
Associated with Mr. Card in this company was his brother-in-law, Fred
Arn, secretary and treasurer of the company and president of the Na-
tional Lumber Exporters' Association.

Mr. Card was married in February, 1904, to Miss Anita Arn of Scotts-
boro, Ala. He is survived by Mrs. Card and by their little daughter,
Anita.

Fraternally Mr. Card was afliliated with the Masons, through his lodge
at Hollywood. Ala., with the Mystic Shrine, the Lookout Commandery
of Knights of Templar, the Knights of Pythias and the Concatenated
Order of Hoo-Hoo. Ho \r;i^ nlsn a member of the Chattanooga Commercial
Club, Chattanooga Golf .in.l i-,,ii,itiv Club and Mountain City Club.

New officers for tbf .Mi,t|i:iii\ .l.itod on account of Mr. Card's death
are: President and tn-ii^nr' r. I r.il Arn: vice-president, Mrs. J. M. Card:

B. F. Ereljs Joins Steele & Hibbard Lumber Company

R. F. Krebs, who recently announced the severance of his connection
with the Krebs-Sheve Lumber Company of St. Louis, has just announced
that he has purchased an Interest In the Steele & Hibbard Lumber
Company of that city, and beginning with August 1, is giving his entire
time to that business, working principally in connection with the sales.
Mr. Krehs was an employe of the Steel & Hibbard Lumber Company tor
sixteen years, resigning January 1, 1900, to enter the lumber business
for himself. It was while with this concern that he got his thorough
schooling in hardwood and he has been in this line of work ever since.

Little Kock Lumber Company Organized

The Little Rock Lumber Company has filed articles of Incorporation
at Lansing, Mich. The company will manufacture hardwood lumber In
Arkansas and will oper
ate with capital stock of
$100,000. T h e stock-
holders are Donald C.
Watrous of Little Ro<k,
and John L. Redding and
William J. Clark of
Grand Rapids.

Dry Kiln Orders
Satisfactory

The National Dry Kiln
Company of Indianapolis
writes Hakdwood Rec-
OBD regarding Its recent
.business and gives a sur-
prisingly long list of
concerns who have re-
cently bought the Na-
tional equipment. In ad-
dition to sales of dry
kiln equipment to the fol-
lowing concerns, the com-
pany's truck sales during
the patt few months
have been the greatest
In Its history : Douglas
& W a I k I e y Company.
Ramsey, Va. ; Boatwright '
Furniture Company, Dan-
ville, Va. : Montague Manufacturing Company, Richmond, Va. ; George
W. Smith & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ; H. M. Wade Manufacturing Company,
Charlotte, N. C. ; Roseland Mill & Lumber Company, Chicago, 111. ; T. A.
Foley, Paris, 111. ; Richmond Furniture Manufacturing Company, Richmond,
Ind. ; Central Lnml)er & Mill Company, Hammond, Ind. ; Pekin Cooperage
Company, Helena, Ark.

Fire at Bib Lake Plant

The hunt for a six-year-old child which called from their work a
considerable part of the crew of the Rib Lake Lumber Company's mill
at Rib Lake, Wis., resulted in serious damage from a fire which
occurred there on July 24. The youngster was lost in the woods,
and while the crew was out hunting for it fire followed an explosion and
resulted in an estimated loss of $50,000.

■Warehouse and Open Storage Yard

The Stevens-Eaton Company of New York has made arrangements for
a warehouse and open storage yard on tidewater at the head of the
Morris canal basin. New York harbor. The site was secured through
the Industrial Commission of the Lehigh Valley railroad. It is located
within rail distance to serve an enormous population at rates less than
twelve cents, and has private sidings for fourteen oars, and frontage for
boats on tidewater. The warehouse is 800x65 feet, with tracks at both
sides. The yard was bought chiefly to care for an assorted stock of
Pacific Coast lumber, but a large stock of domestic hardwoods will be

ried.

Ships Sticking to Neutral Territory

R. S. Huddleston, general manager of the Otis Manufacturing Company
of New Orleans and president of the Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Com-
pany of Chicago, got back to New Orleans a few days ago after a some-
what extended trip to Chicago and eastern points. Mr. Huddleston is in
an excellent position to express an authoritative opinion regarding export
conditions and possibilities and what he says can be taken as represent-
ing the situation about as It is.

Mr. Huddleston's version of the proposition is that it is a difficult

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HARDWOOD K K C O K 1)

mattrr at Iblii time to trll cxiiclly what llie ultlmme rffrct will bo ««
Ihm arr too many coDlUctliis Influcncfa and a« the tituallon U not tlevrl
op*d to a aufflrlpnt point to torr*t* Ju«t what Ihc ri^ult will bv to the
nations In conHlct. Mr. IIiKldlmnn wrllen to hU Chlcneo coiinTn that
nil (orrlKn uhlpmrniii ar- h.-ld up and forclitn vi-bwIh of all natlnnii ar<

rnylns at Xi-w Orleans rathc-r than rUk thr voyai!.- nrni«M thi- Atlaullr.

T.il.ahlr Ihln couJltlnn will prrvnil fnr "onie tlm.- yft.

W. O. King's Entire Yard Wiped Out By Fire

Thi- i-xtcDHlvi- hardwood yard of W. O. King & Co., IJ-lfi'J I.oomls alreot,
Chicago, wail coniplet.-ly dostroji-d hy (Ire on Sunday night. AneuKt 2.
The Ion* Ini-hidod the entire stock of lumber and the oflleo na w^'ll as
•ereral hon«» It Is also reported that a child belonging to the watch
man lost ita life during the excitement.

The Arc started. It la reported, in two places and there Is suspicion
that It was started by an Incendiary.

The fire, oh slated, started on Sunday night about eleven o'clock and

i-i still burning fiercely as late os Monday noon. The total loss was
-i.'.O.OtX). of which JIOO.OOO was covered by Insurance.

\V. O. King * Oo. are planning to clean up the yard and resume bust-
,. >s as soon as possible. This concern started In 1882. It took up lis
r.-scnt location In 18S4. This Arc Is the first one In Its history.

LABORERS FREE

Free of charge to employers. \vc supply all classes
of laborers and mechanics, of any nationality.

Loggers. Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-filers, Bark-Peelers, Sawyers,
Swampers. Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work.

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write all particulars in your first letter, wages, work-
ini; conditions, etc.

Long- Distance Phone rr.inkllii 3529

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street, Chicago, III

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

M.*NrF.*CTlKKR8

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar. Chestnut, Hemlock

Band Sawed Stock RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTUREH.S

OAK CYPRESS

ed, carefully graded, good
e of 14 and 18 ft. lengths.

COLFAX, LA.

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co., Alexandria, Louisiana

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Pertinent Information

Exports Alloctcd by the War

KlKUrva coinpllvd by John M<'|i. Trlii' of Itiilllmori', wcretary of the
National (..umber Kxiwrti-rit' .\aiioclnilnn. hi'Ik forth a number of Important
facta wblcb tbc IuuiImt bualncHH of thla country abould lake Into con-
lUdcratlon In connection with tbo Kuropran war: That an almoat com-
plete cmbnrKo of forclijn ahlpmrntH may be expcclcd, acoma certain,
thla country retalnlnx only thone outleta beyond her own Imrdera that
have not boon oirccted by the European complication*. That thrac out-
leta take up only a amnll proportion of tbc foreign forwardlnga U known,
so that the lumlwr trade facea the certainty of aeeing Itarlf cut oflT from
u busincas th.at nmount4 to many mllllona and that haa ae^^'od to abaorb
a very Impreaalrc share of the production of the Unllcd State*. If the
mllla ore to keep golnij at the present rate tiikera must be found at
home for the lumber turned out.

Fll^res sbowlni; exports from the United Slates emphaslie tbc Important
position held by lumber and other forest products. Kxcept coal, lumlier
Is the lartjest Item, In point if tonnaRe. Tlie total for 101.1 waa
7,650,017 tons, valued at $1H,777,.'513. This represents lumber, timber,
pulp, staves and railroad ties. Otber forest products added tU2,180,'JlN.
making the total value of such exports $1.30,063,7.31.

The value of Iron and steel. Including ore, exported In 1913 waa $1MM,-
035,060, but the tonnage was only 3,902,711. A summary of cxporta
for last year, In tons, follows :

Tons.

Forest products 7,060,017

Grain and broad stuffs •• . 6.486.800

Iron and steel ^ . 3.062,711

Cotton 2,280,307

Oil, cake and meol '. 076.002

Meat and meat products 048,838

Tobacco 222,185

Coal 22,141.143

Further Hearing on Arkansas Case
The hearing In the Five Lake Cases, as they arc locally called, which
besan In Memphis, Tcnu.. on July 20, continued In that city until July
30, at which time adjournment was lakeo, the hearing to be resumed
again on August 5 In Chicago. These cases, entitled, the United States
versus Lee Wilson & Co. ct al., are n part of the fnmoua Arkansas
sunk land cases, and involve tbc title to some 10,000 acres of very
valuable timber and farm lands in eastern Arkansas. As has previously
been stated through the columns of the Hardwood Record, there are
altogether some 100.000 acres of the so-called sunk lands affected by
these suits on the part of the government to quiet title, the defendants
being chiefly some of Arkansas' leading lumber manufacturing concern*.
Those directly Interested In the five lake cases are Lee Wilson & Co. of
Wilson. Ark.: Holly-Mathews Lumber Company: Tyler Land and Lumber
Company: and the Saint Francis Valley Land Company which deala
extensively In timberlands.

At the Memphis hearing eighty-seven witnesses were heard on behalf
of the government. Most of the witnesses were old residents of the
.iffected district, who testifled In the main that since they have known
the lands, for periods of various lengths up to flfty or sixty years, there
have been no material changes In the character of the lands; that they
iippear today much the same as they did a few years after the original
survey In 1840. In addition to these witness Curtis J. IJttle. county
surveyor of Mississippi county, .\rk., who has been connected with these

YAHI) WIIKN FIRE HAD BEEN BURNING
TWELVE HOURS

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39

cases since their inception about five years ago, testifled. Chas. H.
Miller of the Miller Enginefering Company of Little Roclt, also gave
evidence on behalf of the government. These two witnesses' testimony
was in the nature of expert testimony, and affected the elevation of the
lands in question, their comparative relation to the other lands in the
communities of the lands in controversy, also as to the location of certain
trees from which exhibits were made and identified, the position of the
photographers when talilng certain pictures, which were also placed in
evidence.

At ChicaRO on August 5, and during the remainder of the week, a num-
ber of other expert witnesses were heard before Fred L. Satterfleld, Little
Rock, special examiner in these cases. Among these were Dr. H. C. Cole
of Chicago, who gave cipcrt 'jpiiiions as to the ages of certain trees cut
from the lands in conli-uvi-isy. s^-cri'tns of which have been placed in evi-
dence, also ;iK to the kinds aivl s|Hcits of these trees, their nature and the
the kind of soil need, a lor ^r..wth. E. H. Shaw of Washington, D. C,
with ihe (Jiolo>;ical Survey, and I. L. Janes, also of Washington, D. C,
and with the- I'.iiroau of Forestry, gave exijert evidence of a similar
character to that given by Dr. Cole. It Is expected that the hearing In
Chicago will last throughout the rest of the week. The defendants will
take testimony in their own behalf in the near future, at a time to be
fixed by Special Examiner Satterfleld.

Pacific Kate Declared Unreasbnable
The Interstate Commerce Commission handed down a decision on
July 28 In which it stated that a rate of eighty-five cents a hundred
pounds on carload shipments from Cincinnati to the Pacific coast is
unreasonable. Rates on shipments from points in T,ouisiana and Arkansas
to points In Nebraska were also held unreascmalilc

June Lumber Cut and Shipments

The National Lumber Manufacturers' .\ssociation, through its secretary,
J. E. Rhodes, has sent out a statement showing the cut and shipments
of lumber in June, by members of the association ; and these figures
are compared with those of June, 1913. B'ollowing Is a summary :

Decrease in cut during June, 1914, under June, 1913, 6,700.000 feet ;
Increase in shipments during June, 1914, over June, 1913, 27,300,000 feet ;
excess of cut over shipments during June, 1913, 124,800,000 feet; excess
of cut over shipments during June, 1914, 90,800,000 feet.

The total cut reported in June, 1913, was 1.048,200,000 feet, and in
June of this year, l,041.r)00,000 feet. Shipments in June, last year,
amounted to 923,400.000 feet, and 950,700,000 feet in June, 1914.
Proposed Increased Rates Ordered Canceled

The Intiistiii. i.i , , t.-ion, after granting a hearing to

the interest..! liain. ! ; .i the Southern Railway to cancel

certain pruii'isid iihrj-.l i,ii<- on lumber from points in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Teuuessee, to interior eastern points in
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, New England
and Virginia.

The proposed advances ran from one-half cent to six and one-half
cents per hundred pounds, the average advance being about two cents,
while from the Asheville section to Norfolk for local and export delivery,
it was proposed to raise the rates four and one-half cents per hundred.

These tariffs were to have become effective on May 30, 1913, but were
suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission pending an investiga-
tion into their reasonableness. The hearing was held and briefs filed.
The commission decided that the railroad had not submitted evidence
justifying the increase in rates, and the ruling was that the tariffs in
operation on May 28, 1013, be continued in force at least until August
25, 1916.

Hardwood and Hemlock Cut and Sales

R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood
Manufacturers' Association, issued a report on July 1, in which the cut

and shipments from the year ending June 30, 1914. are shown as
follows :

Wood. Cnt. Feet. Shipped, Feet.

Hemlock 464,927,000 413,3.56,000

Birch 97.656,000 91,564, iiOO

Mixed hardwoods 07.461,000 28,309.000

Maple 9:;, 287 ,000 75.i;i6,UO0

Basswood . . , 48.149.000 47.44lM)00

Elm 2S,414,000 24,76::.000

Ash 7.426,000 O.OUM.Oi.lU

Oak 3,456,000 3,087,000

Total hardwoods 374,979,000 276,384,000

From January 1 to June 30, during the years 1913 and 1914, a com-
parison of cut and shipments Is given below :

The cut of hemlock the first half of 1913 was 170,210,000 feet ; first
half of the present year, 163,947 ; shipped for the 1913 period, 179,071,-
000 ; for 1914 period, 159,898.

Hardwood cut in the first half of 1913 was 184.039,000 : first half of
1914, 210,484,000 ; shipments for the 1913 period, 113,828,000 ; for
corresponding period this year. 94.506,000.

New Catalog on Clyde Land Clearing Macliinery

A new catalog has just been Issued by the Clyde Iron Works of
Duluth, Minn., which is remarkable for Its entire excellence in every
feature. It is not only distinctly attractive to the eye, but is readable as
well, because it contains valuable Information put forth in an interest-
ing way.

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

High Qualitu — Prompt Delivery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1" Red or White Oak, all grades
Beni tu ^^ ^^''* ^" ^^^ and Sap Gum, all grades

tiour inguirie* The last two items are but one-hcK dry

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Walnut for Export

A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut
logs, squared up and ready for export, are
shown in the above photograph, which illus-
trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan-
sas City.

All work, from the selecting of the trees in
the woods to the final loading, is done by men
trained in our employ and is under our close
personal supervision.

Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both
export and domestic shipments.

FRANK PU RCELL

Kansas City, Mo.

U. S. A.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

'Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

"ANDREWS"

Products Represent Perfection,
Reliability, Results

"Andrews'
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing

OR

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Perfect Transfer Cars

Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks

Canvas Dry Kiln Doors

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CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

line and s

er and assembled to
mber, flooring, dimension
snt grade. Adjustable jacks
?cure proper grade. Light,
ccessful use for past ten yej
quoted on receipt of Informa

travel on a
support conveyer
easily portable.

showing requli

Kranrh Factories:
TORONTO. ONT.ARIO
LONDON, ENC.L.4ND

ThiM rniiiloEiiP U tlMlKUPd to exploit lbf> Clyde line of itutnp pulling
nplinrnlus wlilcli liaii pnivrd vi-ry mircpsarul In rinirlnii cul-over land*.
It In profuiu-ly lllustrali'd with ciiln uf vartotm lytM-a nf Olydv atump
liullrra, nUu llic ty|H- nf land on wlilrli It dors lia bi-at work, and
fiirllii'r llluslrnllunH of cli'nrrd country on whicli Ihi-iic maolilnra hav«

I n used. One of the Inat pniii-» ronlnlna a aki-lch of the tlfld arranitr-

ment fur the economical o|HTalluu of the Clydi- alunip pnllcra. With lh<-

Information conlalm-d In thla limikli't Ihi- Mk iirolihoii of >nonilcal

Nluiup piillInK will Ih- viTy much Hlinpllllci).

The Strongest Wood

.VcccirdlnK to ri-ojit tcala miiili- l>y the .\UHlrnllnn Kuvernmint, that
country cliilma the atrnnRpat wofHl In cxlalcnco -yate. Acciirdlnic to
announci-mont of teala, the avrrace tenKlle atrenitlh la 'Jl.tKKI pounda to
the Mpinre Inch, efiuulllng that of ciial Iron. One aiH'clmen waa teated
up to aeveulei'n and a half tona to the aquare Inch, which la e<|ual to
the tenNlli' »iri'ni.'>h of wroUKhf Iron. II la hinted thnl the tree ktow*
to a helk-hl of liiii r.'.'t iind soMKtlmeN two and ii half fci In diiiineler.

Strong Endorsement of the Forest Products Exposition

Maniiger Ocoruo S. Wood of the Koreal l'rcKlu< In KxpiMltlon liaa
compiled a grutlfyinidy IcnKthy list of encomliinia on (he reaulta of the
Foreat rroducla Kxpoallion. ODIclnl endoraement uf thla move for
putting lumber before flic public aa It ahould be la aupporled hy tbeao
expreaaions and opinlona uf the exhiblturs. It la announced by Mr.
Wood that while the general sentiment aeema to be aKalnal a further
expoaillon until 1016 on account of divided Interest provided by the
I'anaumi;(icinc and San Diego expositions and other Important eveota.
(here se4'iiied to be an c(|Ually strong undercurrent opinion In favor of
annual shows along the same llnca. The ri'iiurt also soya that In the
event of postponement of the 1915 exposition, the expoaltlou company
will co-operate with cities which take the responsibility of local foreat
products expositions next winter to the extent of encouraging portable
exhibits by the different associations.

Among the above-mentioned letti'rs of encomium are those from redwood
mill owners, the Chicago Machinery ICxchange, the Morgan .Sash and
Door Company. Chicago; the Edward lllnes Lumber Company of Chicago;
the West Const Lumber Manufacturers' Association; Barrett .Manufactur-
ing Company of New York ; Baxter D. Whitney & Son. WInehendon,
Mass. ; Yellow I'Inc Manufacturers' .\ssocliition ; Kaul Lumber Manu-
facturing Company. Birmingham. AIn. : .Northern Lumber Company. New
York City; Oak .Manufacturers; the Otis .Manufacturing Compauy ; the
iCstatp of William S. Uolg, Brooklyn. N. Y'. ; the National Association of
Box Manufacturers ; the Morqucttc Commercial Club ; the Newman Clock
I'ompany. Chicago. 111. ; the Chicago Safe and Merchandise Company ;
the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Aaxoclatlon ; E. C. Atkins & Co.,
Indianapolis; Louisiana Red Cypress Company, New Orleans; Northern
California Pine Association ; Itayner & Parker, Philadelphia ; Northern
White Cedar Association ; Americin llolst & Derrick Company, St.
Paul; Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Assoclallou; FranckPhlllpson &
Co., Chicago,; Clyde Iron Works, Dnluth ; Northern Ueralock & Hard-
wood Manufacturers' As.soclallon ; T. Wlicc & Company, Chicago; Seattle
tcdar Lumber Manufacturing Compony. Seattle, Wash. ; Lumber Tie
and TImlier Vulcanizing Company, New Y'ork, and the Western Pine
Manufacturers' Association.

"Lumber Industry — Fart IV"

The forogoiug title is given to n publication of 933 pages Issued by the
Bureau of Coriioratlons at ^Vashlnglon, and for sale by the Government
Printing Offlco at ?1.50 per copy. Persons with fairly good memories may
recall the fact that work was commenced on an Investigation of the lumber
Industry some years ago. The present output Is the fourth volume, and at
I'ast one more Is promised. The present book Is somewhat disappointing
t'l those who expected It to contain Interesting reading or pertinent facta.
H is padded with voluminous tables, charts, and lists which have very little
! iaetlcal meaning for anybody. It Is to be regretted that so much work
' "iikl not have produced somelhlns usefui.

Iiumbermen Win Long Suit

Michigan lumbermen have apparently won n legal battle of live years'

:;::th. 'JTie .Michigan state supreme court has issued a mandamus against

■ Detroit & Mackinac railroad ordering It to abide by a decision of the

Mirblgan Italiroad Commission, ordering a reduction In rates charged

Michigan lumbermen on log shipments in and from Alpena.

Five years ago the Alpena Shippers' .\ssoclatlon, members of which are
such (Irms as the Kichardson Lumber Company, the Churchill Lumber Com-
pany and the Island Mill Lumber Company, attempted of Its own accord
to induce the Detroit & Mackinac to reduce the torlff on log shlpmenta.
The railroad refused to consider a reduction as It was the only road tap-
ping the big timber belts and therefore lumbermen had to ship via It or not
at all. The a.ssoclatlon then took the matter before the State Railroad
Commission, which body after an Investigation deemed the Detroit &
Mackinac rates unfair and ordered an Immediate reduction.

The railroad Immediately took the case Into the courts and successfully
dragged It out for five years. What move It will make now to evade giving
the lumbermen a fair deal Is unknown. The road has a petition In the
United States supreme court asking an Injunction to prevent the State
Railroad Commission from putting lower rates on logs Into effect, but the
state supreme court in Issuing the mandamus upheld the commission and

HARDWOOD RECORD

the lower rates will go into effect. Whether they will remain in effect is
problematical.

Shipments of logs will now go under what is Icnown as the mileage scale,
as ordered by the commission. Where logs were formerly shipped to Alpena
at a rate of $3 a thousand feet for a distance of less than 35 miles and
J3.25 for more than 35 miles, the rates will now be as follows :

Ten miles or under, ?1 per M.

Twenty to thirty miles, $1.33 per M.

Thirty to fifty miles, $2 per M.

Fifty miles and upward, $2.33 per M.

While the favorable decision has been a long time coming, Michigan
lumbermen are nevertheless happy at the victory because there yet remains
enough standing timber in that district to make the rate reduction a
profitable item.

Eefunds on State Shipments

The following letter lias been seirt to the members of the St. Louisa
Lumbermen's Kxchange by the Irafflc committee of that organization:

In response to many requests for information regarding the proper
manner for filing claims for collection of excess freight charges collected
by the railroads in the state of Missouri while federal injunctions were
in force we advise as follows :

After careful investigation and considerable correspondence with the
office of attorney general it has been found that these claims cannot
be filed with the masters and excess charges collected unless the party
making claims is represented by an attorney. The charges therefore for
collecting claims of small amounts would be prohibitive and makes It
necessary that these claims be filled with competent parties who are
also making collection for other paitles and handling on a percentage
basis. This party must be financially responsible and capable of properly
handling these claims and must be one who will work in strict harmony
with the attorney general in every possible way.

We have been in communication with several parties who are offering
to handle these claims. After investigation we have found that the Cen-
tral States Trust Company. r>0(i Central National Bank building, city,
is both financially able and competent to handle these claims and is
strongly indorsed by the attorney general, who advises that it is working
in strict harmony with his department. This company is making collec-
tion of these claims on basis of 50 per cent, but has agreed to handle
these claims for members of the Lumbermen's Ijxchange on basis of 40
per cent of the amount collected. Mr. Campbell Cummings, its attorney,
was assistant attorney general under Governor Major when he was
attorney general and is thoroughly familiar with the handling of these
suits and is no doubt in a belter position than most attorneys to handle
them. Contracts should be made direct with the Central States Trust
Company, and as it has been advised by your membership in the exchange.
you will receive benefit of the 40 per cent basis of collection.

Before mailing copy of this letter was referred to the attorney general
and received his approval.

Houses Without Nails

It was not unusual for the early-day pioneers to build log cabins with
few or no nails ; but the custom has passed away in practically every part
of this country. An interesting case of such houses has been discovered
in the Canadian Northwest. An entire village has been so built by
Ruthenian immigrants, who brought with them the peculiar building
methods of their native country. The houses are of logs, with thatched
pitch roofs. Even the doors, which are composed of slender twigs, woven
and laced together, swing on home-made hinges and are latched with
wooden hasps. The floor is of hewn logs, unnailed, while the roof is a
fabric of poles and cross-woven wheat straw, ten inches thick, laid with
such skill and care that the builders expect it to last twenty years.

Certain Centers of Industry

The centers of certain industries in the United States have been
figured out with a fair degree of accuracy, and are shown below :

The center of population is near Bloomington, near Indianapolis. Ind.

The jobbing center of the United States is practically in Chicago.

The manufacturing center is near Fort Wayne, Ind.

It will be interesting to see how the various centers of distribution
and production radiate from the three centers mentioned.
. The corn center is in central Illinois.

The farm center is near Peoria, 111.

The cattle center is not far from Des Moines. la.

The wheat center is midway between Sioux City and Des .Moines. la.

The oat center is about forty miles from Clinton, la.

The center of copper production is in eastern Montana.

The center of sheep and wool-raising is in eastern Wyoming.

The lead and zinc center is about 100 miles southwest of Kansas City.

The hog center is in west-central Illinois.

The cotton center is near Yazoo City. Miss.

Stout Little Wooden Ship

steel is not substituted for wood in the building of ships for certain
purposes. The little vessel in which Sir Ernest Shackleton will shortly
sail from England en route to the South Pole is well named the En-
durance, for she is built to endure, in sturdy oak and pliant pitchpine.
Her "wooden walls" are two feet thick of almost solid oak, and at
stem and stern there are five feet of the same tough timber.

Hutchinson Lumber Co.

Huntington, W. Va.

MANUFACTURERS OF

HARDWOOD

LUMBER

We Want To Move

12 cars 4 4 No. 2 Common Oak
3 cars 4 4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

10 cars 4 4 No. 1 Common and 1 and
2s Chestnut
5 cars 8 4 Sound Wormy Chestnut

20 cars 4 4 Log Run White Pine

Peytona Lumber Company

Huntington West Va.

-MANUFACTURERS-
PLAIN SAWN r^ A I^
RED AND WHITE ^i^l^

YELLOW POPLAR
BASSWOOD
CHESTNUT

ASH AND MAPLE

BAND MILLS:

Huntington, W. Va. Accoville, W. Va.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

No Animals in This Yard

DRY:

1 car s/^" FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 34" FAS Plain Red Oak
5 cars 4/4" FAS Plain Red Oak

1 car 5/4" FAS Plain Red Oak

2 cars 4/4" FAS La. Red Cypress

2 cars 5/4" Red Gum (»idc & mostly lei

D. K. Jcffris & Co.

CHICAGO

Hardwood!.
Land & Tlmbrr
JeffrU, La.

Yellow Pine

Manrhrntrr Saw MUU

Miinchenter, Ala.

Saline River Hardwood Co,

Main Sales Oltirp

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Manufacturers ol

Genuine Forked-Leal While Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

q Our TIMBER !• Tirgin forett growth of the hifhe.t
type.

q Our MILLS
tured stock.

and produce accurately manufac-

q Our LUMBER it all KRAETZER-CURED— treated witk
steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring
quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it."

q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars witk
Oak Flooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY,
Kansas City, Mo.

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Hardwood News Notes

:-< MISCELLANEOUS >•

Till' .ViiKTiciin l.iiiiilHT iiimpnn.v i.r ik'vilniid, u,, Is now Id the binds
or Ui-cc'lviTs CbnrU'8 K. Wndc of Add Arbur, Mlcb.. and O. W. York of
Clorelaod.

The Ui'nufort Vcnccr nnd I'ackngp Company of Beaufort, N. C, baa
locroascd Hi capital stock from f 15.000 to {-.'.'lOOO.

'llie Mlcbtgnn Uoz Company recently beican tbc manufacture of boze*
In liny City, Mich.

The Atwood Veneer Company bigi been Incorporated at Uald Knob,
Ark. Thin company will operate witb (10,000 capital stock.

The Little Rock Lumber and ManufiicturlnK Company has started busi-
ness at Little Keck, Ark. TbU Is an Incorporated concern with $100,000
capital stock.

D. J. Peterson of Toledo baa been succeeded by an Incorporation styled
the D. J. Peterson Lumber Company.

The Frank Spangler Company, hardwood wholesaler of Toledo, O., bos
decn-Esed Its capital slock to fS.OOO.

The Globe Casket Company of Louisville, Ky., Is reported to be an
involuntary bankrupt.

The Lyon Cypress Lumber Company of Garyvllle, Ln., boa Increased Its
capital stock to ?2,500,000.

The Independent Casket Company of rtaltlmore, Md., recently became
an Involuntary bankrupt.

The Francis D. Kramer Woodworking Company has recently filed an
application for a chorter of Incorporation at Philadelphia.

Charles R. Partridge & Son have succeeded Wallace H. Partridge of
Iloboken, N. J.

Tbc Colonial Parquetry Veneer Company bns been Incorporated at Bol-
ton, Mass. The company has (50,000 capital stock.

The Gcanlte Slate Bobbin and Lumber Company has t>ecn Incorporated
at Boston, Moss., with $50,000 capital.

Tlie C. A. Curtis Handle Company is tbc style of a recently Incor-
porated concern which will operate at McGregor, la., with $10,000 capital.

Tbc Sullivan Soddle Tree Company of JctTerson City, Mo., has filed an
application for appointment of receiver.

The A. B. Bobllnger Table Company of St. Louis, Mo., recently loat
its plant by lire.

The Alpert Woodworking Company of Brooklyn. N. Y.. has been Incor-
porated with $5,000 capital stock.

The Prufrock Furniture Company's plant at St. Louis, Mo., has recently
burned out.

The Walton Furniture Manufacturing Company of Walton, Ky., has In-
. reoscd Its capital stock to $200,000.

Tbc Henry Hofman Spring Bed Company has been Incorporated at
N.w York with $25,000 capital stock.

=■< CHICAGO >•-

p. B. Raymond of the KnoxvlUe Veneer Company, KnoxviUe, Tenn.,
^peut several days In Chicago and surrounding territory last week. Mr.
Kaymond reports that be Is getting his share of tbc business.

H. K. Glaeser, American representative of J. F. Mueller & Sohn, Ham-
burg, Germany, has been north for several weeks on an extended trip
in the Interests of his company's business. Mr. Glaeser's headquarters
arc in the Whitney Central Bank building. New Orleans.

Tad Jones of the Dooley Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., was one
of the prominent southern visitors to the Chicago trade last week.

Frank Hanlcy of the Willlamson-Kuny Mill iind Lumber Company,
.Mound City, III., has been In Chicago for several days. Mr. Uanley says
he Is out for several months.

G. C. Robson. soles manager of the Helnemonn Lumber Company of
Merrill, Wis., has been spending several days In Chicago and surround-
ing territory this week. This Is one of Mr. Robson's regulor visits.

M. L. Pease of the Galloway-Pease Company. Poplar Bluff, Mo., Is
one of the regulars who has been spending some time In Chicago re-
cently.

C. B. Allen, manager of the veneer department of the Anderson-Tully
Company, Memphis, Tenn., is In Chicago at one of the stops on a northern
trip of two or three weeks' duration.

James E. Stark of James E. Stork & Co., Memphis, Tenn., spent a
week In Chicago a short time ago on business in connection with bis
company's operations.

William I. Barr of the Barr-Holoday Lumber Company, Greenfield, O.,
was In Chicago most of last week.

Harry Eotchelor, the genial and efficient president of the Tennessee Oak
Flooring Company of Nashville, Tenn., spent a couple of days in Cblcogo

HARDWOOD RECORD

43

(Ills week f.u a combinatiou business visit aiui pli-asui-o trip, lie I'oiukI
lime to talie in the ball game' and to hobnob with his old friend, Connie
Mack.

Max Sondhelmer o( the E. Sondhelmer Company, Afemphis, Tonn., has
Iven dnin^ l>iisiness around the city for several ri!\ys.

< NEW YORK >■=

What

1> >a

1 lo

lie I!

largest

■ot New

York

was

con.-.

un

mated

Donald

and 1

. S.

Clou

h

liousht

timber

in til"

.\(Ii

iinda

k

r..i;iiin

be built

I'.-'.lu

11. .Ill

1..

h.

trii.r

•diate (1.

v.L.,,.,

.III

|.

..,„ ri,

timlierland deal ever made in tlie state
at Utica, .Inly 25, when John H. Me-
2I),000 acres of hardwoods and spruce

il' Sanlo Domingo Hardwood Company, New
1.000, nominal assets .fl.'i.OOO: actual assets.

Manufailiuin.:: ( oiui :iin ,
■during the f.irti.luhl.

Schedules in bankruptc
York, show liabilities ot
$5,000.

Charles Appel. manufacturer of dooi-s, has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities are said to be about .$6,000, with assets $3,500.

Amoug those in the local trade who feel the undercurrent of returning
Jictivity is Wni. E. Van AVert, who looks after the New York office ot
tlie Emporium Lumber Company. He notes an increased demand for
hardwood lumber and is booking some nice business in maple flooring.

K. C. .M.rsli.m, nl' the famous band saw works at Saginaw, sailed from
.N.'w v.. 1 1, I ; ii> -L' iin his annual vacation trip to Europe. It appears
at tlii III ih.iugh his 1014 sojourn will be abruptly concluded

I'll., w I h -I. r . i.iinty dealers held their annual outing last week.
Kv.rybody reported a good time. The party loft New Rochelle and saile<i
up the Sound to Stamford, and returned (or dinner at the New Rochelle
Viicht Club.

I'he Chicago Lumber & Coal Company. St. Louis, has opened a New
York oftice in tli.. Woolworth building. C. L. Uohinson is in charge.

The Tni.iii-Kssex Club, composed ot lumbermen in those counties of
Nesv Jersej , liiid their outius .Inly -"•■ The club went by motor ears t.i
Dover, where diiiii. r wii^ -. i\..l ..n ih.- veranda of the Pine Terrace Inn.
A heavy sbow.r tli.ii nun.. I ini.. ,i ^i.-;idy rain spoiled the chances for
■outdoor sports l.iit tli.i. \v,i- |..|- .Ling within.

II. J. Gott, X.'w \<i\-k HKiiKi^.r i..r the Babcoek Lumber Company,
■sailed August 1 for Liverpool iind London. At the latter place the
Babcoek English agents are about to open a branch and Mr. Gott w.nt
over to help organize the new office. He has done great things in the
foreign lumber department for the Babcoek company, and each year finds
this branch of the business bigger and better. It was begun only three
years ago. War news did not cause Mr. Gott any concern, but a perfectly
good letter of credit had to give way to the heavy gold coin, which is
the only eurreney in vogue abroad these days.

-■< BUFFALO >-=

-V pleasant ..ntertainment was afforded some of the lumber-eonv.nti.in
winkers on .luly L'4 by Hugh MeL.^an. who invited those who hail li..en
iietive in pr»-paring for this year's two conventions to be his gu.'sts at
the Canoe Club. Those pri'sent included C. 'W. Belts. A. W. Kreinheder.
Anthony Miller. I. N. Stewart. G. Elias, A. E. Davenport and J. A.
Murphy. Within a few weeks the members of the Buffalo Lumber
Exchange will accept Mr. McLean's hospitality and .loin in an annual out-
ing at the Canoe Club. The date has not yet been arranged.

Lake receipts of lumber to .Tnly .31 showed a falling off of about
forty per cent this year. No doubt some of this decline is due to the
■fact that the hardwood yards have been getting in scarcely any stock by
-\valer this year, whereas in former years the receipts have been large.

Hugh McLean has gone to the Pytonga Club, in Canada, for a two
weeks' filling trip, being accompanied by H. E. Montgomery, E. B.
Holmes and one or two other local business men.

O. E. 'i'.fiLj.r r.liini..1 :i r. \s .l,i\- ago from an automobile trip to the
Whit.' M..inii;iiii. .111.1 \I I i- famiily. He reports having had

e!;cell..ni \\.:iili.i I..; i i .■ .111., good roads.

II. L. \..n.i ..1 111. x.iii.h; I, umber Company has been taking a
two weeks' vacation with bis family at Angola, on the lake shore. The
company has lately been selling quite a quantity of southern hemlock
In this market.

The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company reports business as rather
light of late, but the yard is getting in some stock and now has one
of the largest assortments in this market.

Aliller, Sturm & Miller report trade in hardwoods as a little better
than it -ivas a. month ago. though it is not active. Oak, maple and
poplar are the -woods most in demand at the yard.

Blakeslee. Perrin & Darling report an increased demand for . \]in.ss
<luring the past few weeks. Most hardwoods are selling a littl.- I...|t..r
than some weeks ago, though not brisk as yet.

Taylor & Crate report a fair demand for hardwoods at present, with
a good deal of lumber shipped from the South. The export trail., has
lieen interrupted by the European war.

O. Elias & Pro. call the hardwood trade dull at present, as well as the

Dimension Stock '^0T7ll^r:l\ir.\:T..^i-l^l

or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM, CHESTNUT, HEMLOCK

ROUGH AND DRESSED

ide, Ky. Williamsburg, Ky.
Sulligent, Ala.

S.\I.ES OFFICE

606 Security Trust BIdg.

LEXINGTON, KY.

iC I N C I N N A T l!

iHardwood Manufacturers and Jobbersi

I VpnPf:>r«;- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL

Z vciiccia. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

I THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

'g OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

I Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

|OAK, ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

I GCM AND COTTONWOOD

I JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

I OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

a FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUII.DING

I Scientific Economists

I (3)

a preach curtailment of stocks. You can secure this

a) result by buying mixed cars from tis, as we can fur-

3 nish Oak, Poplar, Gum, Ash and other Hardwoods, air

I or kiln dried; rough dressed or manufactured into

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2624-34 COLERAIN AVENXTE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE— CLAY CITY, KY.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SDHMEBS AND GEST STREETS

HARDWOOD RECORD

It's
Coming

Better Times and a

Bigger Demand for Timber

\\ c arc encroaching; steadily nTi our timber supply.

It is not inexhaustible.

The inevitable result will be a competitive demand

for timber.

You know what happens to prices when buyers

begin to compete.

Before "It C.nu--
flood.

demand sets

Investigate and BUY

James D. Lacey & Co.

Timberland Factors

Chicago, 111., 1750 McCormick Building

Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg.

Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building

q Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele-
vated Traveling Derrick propels itself
on 28-ft. gauge track.

^ No guy wires.

q Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzg'bbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

<» liiialiii-Ka. tint tbere In a good aati of bulldlnc.gotns on localljr katf
III- ilcMiiaiKl fur ItinilxT fur thin work Id large.

I'rniik T. TIndlc. iiifiiilMT of iln- liardwiMjd and i-<Hi|M'rnKi- flrm of Jack-
nn & TInillr, linn nunc In llunton niid nilicr New KtiKlnnd phIdI* on •

vii.nll.in of iilioiii two H<-ekii.

I-riink II. It.lll.y, ..f W, \V. Il-lllr
liiiiird, <'>|M'clliiK l<> mki- pnwinitc will
nfliT nncliInK lluolnn Hint tbi' Hlcnn
liiiH liii'n ubllKi'd l» flinnci' his vniiill

4 Ilro . ri'riMilly Icfl for lh<> •»«•
bU fiiinlly for Ktiropc, liul Iraroed
■r KallliiKK bad l)i-<>n caorcled. Mr

=•< PHILADELPHIA >=

Tbo M'lnl'iinniiiil iiifllii;: nl tli. I'. iirj-.\ hmiiii l.niiilit'rnipn'N Mutual KIrr
InHurnncp Cuni|inuy was bold July I'.s, I'rrHblriii ICdwiird F. llenMin, In tb<-
I'hulr. Arcurdinu to tbv report KUbniiltcd, t>uiilni>«a for tbc flral nix ini>ntbp>
iif tbc year wan naturactory In every reapert. At thia ini't'tInK William
llcnry Smidlcy o( Kracdle/ nrotbcrn wat elcrtcd Hecond vlreprcaldcnt to
Kuccced \V. Z. S<*uer, recently deccnned. C. I'ranli Wllllamiton of Media,
I'n., was cicrtc-d to auccced Mr. Bencr na n dirertor of the coinpnny. also
elected member of the llnoncc committee.

.1. W. Turnhull of the .1. \V. Turniiull l.rfinihcr Cnnipnny anyH u lielter
feclInK prevails In trade eiroles, uiid nlthouub be doea not look fur an
curly boom In tradluK, he feels conlldcnt that huslncsa will Improve very
mnti'rinlly with the advent of the fall aeasou. The hardwood branch
of the business Is crowing stronKcr every day.

The I'biJndclphIa Lumbermen's *iolf Club will play Its next cnme ou the
links of Ihe White Marsh Country Club, on AUKUSt 12.

William II. Fritz of W. H. Fritz & Co. says the outlook gives couOdence,
and predicts that next month will sec a considerable acceleration In trade.

Jerome It. Sbelp says a lull In business Is to be expected at this period,
but by fall he looks for a lively advance. His large new mill at Mobile,
-Vhi., Is nearly completed and by August 1.' will be In full operation.

Eugene W. Fry. president of the Henrico Lumber Company, also of the
rhlladelphla Lumbermen's Golf Club, has been appointed by Governor
Toner of renusylvauia one of the delegates to represent this state at the
sivcntb annual convention of the Atlantic I^eper Waterways Association
lo be held In New York September 22 to 20.

Owen M. liruner, president of the tiwen M. Bruner Company, Is optimistic
over tbc outlook. He reasons that the European war will prevent tbe
interested powers from risking shipments to South America, consequently
where wc formerly held to the Monroe doctrine, and tbc other side got the-
bu.slness, we will now get tbe business and still maintain the doctrine.
He anticipates a general advance In trading before long.

J. H. Campbell of t'urrle & Campbell Is making a tour of tbe lumber
camps In West Virginia. William N. I.,awton of this house Is looking after
shipments at Jacksonville, N. C. and Ben C. Currlc says last month's
business was ahead of same month of last year, lie feels encourage<l over
nullook so far, but what effect the foreign war will have on tbe affairs of
this company is a matter of speculation.

S. I". Bowers of the S. V. Bowers Company reports more liberal Inqui-
ries than for some time, resulting in some good orders. The New York
liranch Is doing well. The railroads have been buying more freely during
the last fortnight and outlook Is promising.

Frank T. Kunibnrger has associated himself with the Warren-Uoss Lum-
1 i r Company, Jamestown, N. Y., manufacturer of Philippine mahogany.
lie will cover eastern rennsylvania, Maryland and Uelaware, District of
' olumbia and tbe South. This concern recently erected a plant at Folcner
-tiition, Soutli James-town, where it :ilso will mnnnfneturc cherry. It will'
1.1 rcnrtcr specialize In these two w<hmIs.

.-<, PITTSBURGH >•

The Aberdeen Lumber Company has been unloading two barges of
Cottonwood at Joppa, III., which gave It 2.500,000 feet to distribute.

Louis Germain, Jr., president of the Germain Lumber Company, has
ri'turned from a visit to his ranch In western Canada.

A. P. L. Turner of the W. P. Craig Lumber Company, Is now associated'
with tbe Babcock Lumber Company as a salesman.

The Fred S. Morse Lumber Company, whose Pittsburgh agent Is W. R.
Cornelius, at 4140 Jenkins Arcade, Is doing a nice business In gum, oak
and chestnut.

The Kendall Lumber Company has broken all records for business this
year. Its contract bids have been exceptionally satisfactory.

Manager Brown of tbe hardwood department of tbe American Lumber
and Manufacturing Company spent a few days In New York last week.

Tbe Bangor Casket Manufacturing Company, capital $00,000, will
ilouble the capacity of Its plant at Bangor, Pa.

Miles A. Varner, president of the Somerset Lumber Company at
Somerset. Pa., has bought the i)lant of the Berkebilc Lumber Company of
I bat place, which lately went Into bankruptcy for $4,000.

.< BOSTON >.=

The lumber teamsters of liottoii arc endeavoring to make an agreement
with their employers for Ave years as the contract made at the time of the
last strike expires at this time. Favorable reports for a peaceful settlement
are being made and It is stated that most of the firms will sign the new
, contract.

Prominent among the visitors to the market last week were James H_

HARDWOOD RECORD

Walsh of the Paepcke Loicht laimber Company, Chicago ; James I. Butcher
of the Kuehl-Butcher Lumber Company, Detroit, and II. R. Blaclt of the
Warren Ross Lumber Company, Jamestown, N. Y.

One fireman was Isilled and two hurt while fighting a fire which destroyed
*7o,000 worth of property at the Granite State Manufacturing Company oi
Concord, N. H.

The sixth annual forestry conference under the auspices of the Society
lor tlie Irotection of New Hampshire Forests was held at Gorham, N. H..
on July 121. New laws In several states on the subject of taxation ol
forest lands were explained and considered. The speakers included Prof.
Bullock of Harvard, Prof. Chapman of Yale and Austin F. Hawes, state
forester of Vermont.

The Stevens Lumber Company, which succeeded the C. 0. Skinner Com-
pany upon the death of Cliarhs O. Skinner, will move its offices to th.'
new extension of the State JIutual building just completed. It has secured
offices facing on Kilby street. In the same suite will he located the Ston.-
Lumbir I |..ni\ wliiili also moves from No. 4 Liberty Square.

R. i'<. M.ii-l' in, V. h.> a few years ago organized the hardwood department
of the ('iiii»:i: I niiiinr Company of this city, and W. ,H. Bundy of the sami-
company 1ki\ witlnUnwn and organized the wholesale firm of Bundy-
Malslein Lumber Comiiany with offices in tb.' .Mar.sliall building. Both
these gentlemen were in past years in the Wisconsin lumber trade.

Howard C. Morse of the Klacker & Sbepard Company of Albany street
returned witli his family from Belgrade Lakes where they have been sum
mering for the past two weeks.

On July 29 the Cape Co^ canal was formally dedicated to the commerce
of the world by its sponsor. August Belmont. Some fourteen vessels passed
through the new Si L'.it'io.oon waterway. The guest of honor was Gov
Walsh of MassMchn^.i I - uli" in his address congratulated the builders on
having more r(ini:mr tlj,i . iIIh r the state or nation. A canal at this loco-
tion saves about sevnilv iiiil.s of the most dangerous navigation on th.
.Vtlantic Coast and it Ikis bi-. ii ;ii:iint.n -in,, ni-j-. The first spad'inl <.i
earth was turned by Mr. F.cIiim.ui .m .Inn. : ■ I'.ion, and the canal i^ n..w

opened to vessels drawinp: not .i\.i nn .i i. it is estimated iIjmi ii-

annual tonnage when fully conipl'ir.l will i \. i .m1 that of the PanaiiKi m
Suez canals on account of the great economy of time and safety and tlm
frequency of its use by the heavy coastwise traflic.

-•< BALTIMORE y

Among the hardwood men who have been caught on the other side of
he Atlantic and face grave difficulties in the way of returning, is
'iichard I'. Bacr, senior member of Richard P. Baer & Co., with offices in
the Maryland Trust building. Mr. Baer, accompanied by Mrs. Baer, went
abroad about five or six weeks ago, traveling in England and portions
"f the continent, where he got in touch with the correspondents of his
lirm. A considerable part of the time was spent in sight-seeing, hut in
the main the trip was made in the interest of business, Mr. Baer study-
ing conditions at various points. He had booked passage on the
Imperator. when the sailing of the Hamburg-American liner was canceled.
.\ more or less general discontinuance of trans-Atlantic traffic followed.

Gen. P'rancis E. Waters, president of the Surry Lumber Company of
Baltimore is another Baltimorean whom the war found on the other
side, he having gone to England with his family about two months ago
Still ;iii.iih,r r.nlfimorean who was on a foreign trip is Holger A.
Kopp. I. i:i .-|iiiiii of hardwoods, with offices in the Caroll building.
Mr. K.iiii" I uln. i~ the Danish vice-consul here, visited his home in
Copeiih.i- n. 1 1. mil. II k. His trip had fortunately been so timed as to
bring linn link i>ni.irn the war situation became acute, he having arrived
in Nrw ^.ill. \ii^n-i ;■.. Mrs. Koppel accompanied him.

H. I, r.nuhinri, Liucral sales manager of the R. E. Wood Lumber
Comi):ni\. i .mi i in iii .il building, has made such excellent progress toward
compbt. iini. r\ ill the face of what seemed formidable odds, as to b:
able t.. I. -inn. Ills work at the office. He is still working slowly, but
every .Iny bis sirniLith is increasing, and be is now almost fully batk
in harness.

Clarence E. Wood, assistant to the general manager, who has been iu
part looking after Mr. Bowman's duties, together with Mr. Mann, oi
the New York office, has gone on one of his trips to the various mills
operated by the company.

A special committee from the National Lumber Exporters' Associa-
tion has been appointed to frame resolutions of sympathy and regret on
the death of J. M. Card, president of the J. M. Card Lumber Company
of Chattanooga, Tenn., who passed away about ten days ago while at
a resort under treatment. The committee is made up of Wm. H. Russe
lyt Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. ; Edward Barber of Howard
& Barber. Cincinnati, and Harvey M. Dickson of the Harvey M. Dickson
Lumber Company, Norfolk, Va. nie committee will meet as soon as
possible.

=-< COLUMBUS y-

.\ccordiu-: to the report of the Columbus building department for the
mouth of July, there were 260 permits issued for a valuation of .$.50.'!.000
for the month, as compared with 2S5 permits and a valuation of $421,000
for July, 101.3. Since the first of the year the department has issued
1.780 permits of a valuation of $3,714,000 as compared with 1.611
permits and a valuation of $3,118,000 for the corresponding period
in 1013.

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnssn City, Tennessee

''Harris" Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

W liulrsule Manufacturers and ExpurterH

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^^j^^g^y^^'^
We moke a npcrialty of mixed cars ^OFT VI M

^'w^i'i.r;j t^r.'k.^"- *-""""" " syc^ore

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a^^nd-s'Hlp'p-er Hardwood Lumber

MEIMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLUDED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL ESTIMATES & WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEERS

Clarence W. Griffith °*l.'^t« BuUdiSsf

'• Memphis

Tenn.

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

slFACTURERS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

18 to 30 feet

Sawed to Order

ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO GENERAL OFFICE

605 Republic BIdg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

VANDEN BOOH'STIHSON LUMBER COMPANY

Manofactarers Soatbern Hardwoods

>Vsh a Special t y
Memphis Tennessee

ARDWOOD RECORD

re:d gum

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immrdidtc thipmcnl the following dock
12 monthi and over dry:

10 c«r» 4 4 lit »ni» 2n<l Hcd Gum

7 c«r« r./4 1»1 nn.l 2nd n«d Gum

4 car* 0/4 lat and I'nd l{<<d Gum

•J can 8/4 Ut und 2nd Hed Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. R<'d Gum

2 cara 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 car* 4/4 IS 10 17' Gum Box Boards
THE FOLLOWING NINETY DATS TO SIX MONTHS UKY:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypresa

2 cara 6/4 Select and Bettor Cyprem

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. lU and 12' lengths
1 car 4'4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qld. White Oak Strips

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Pl.iln Ri-d Oak

BLISS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

M AM F.\( Tl UKKS

Oak Mouldings. Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

jn (urnisli anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Go.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

The Kill.-}-
inctirporiili'll
iiiiil <lu K<'nr

Hulilneil Manufacturing Company of ClrdcTlllc has bi-eo
III n raplliil of tri.iXHi m niakf all ktndo of wiMidrn war<-
I wiioilwurklni;. h.v Knrl I'nlc.v. Doliihn Itublmll, Win.
I'liakey, ChiirlcM II. Kn.v nn<l K. W. Ni'Wiiin.

I'lilMTK linvc bi-fii iili'il with Ihi- Bi-rnlMry nt sluli' Inrrr'naliiit lln'
iiulhurlKMl cnpllal of Ihi' Iliick<'.v<' l.iiiulii'r & Hupply I'liinpany iif Kr<'
iniinl fnim f'jri.ddO lo f:i.'i,U<Mi. TIk' niiiipiiny ri'n-nlly nliiujrbitl lh<'
I'ri'inoiii l.iiiiilu'r Ciiinpany niul ii<l<lliliiniil cnplinl whh n<'ci-Hsary.

Till' Jiirnes ohicn & 8on« Sow .Mnnufiiciurliii: ronipnny of rnltimbuk,
lius opi'iii'd nil Adnnlii lirancb wllb W. I.. Kcolt In rhurgi'. The branrli
Is lociiK'd nt 44U Marlella Htrcol.

Till' Wi'HlH'uoil rinnliiK Company of rInclDnall, (llilo, hn« Ihm'ii Incur
poralcil with a ciipllnl of fS.VOOii to do n Kentral lirmber bindncaa. b.v
L. ('. Cordi-H. llnwiird I'ordi'n. Kinll Ciirdcs, rillTord Ciirdcs nad Krank K
Wood.

W. II. Ih-VoKK hiiH rnli'rod tbf wbnlvHalf liiinbir liu«lni-HM ill Cni-ii
Mile. n.

Till' Ijiki- i:rli' I.umbi'r Compiiny oi' iricviOiind httn bi-i-ii rhurlired.
with a cnpllnl of :r:>iMI,000, by J. II. Ainnlek, I.. It. I'lillliini. It. J. .Iimei.,
T. II. Duncnn iind .1. A. Scblltz.

.lohn It. (ioboy & Co. of t'oliinibim ppn
I 111- full line of hiirdniiodH. I'rlceH iir<' KleHdlc
HISS Ik gradually Incrcnslni;.

\\. II. Ilorton of the W. M. Itttlcr I>iiml>i'r Company ri-poiilH n good
ili'inanU for hardwoodK. The records of the inontli of July ahow the
vuluiiiu of business to be ahead of July of last year. Prices are Mnni"
what unsteady, due to the effort of some dealers to forei- trade. Ship-
iiienls are coming out promptly and ihe prospects for the future are
hrlghter.

W. M. Ultter. head of the concern iM'iirIng his niiine, has returned
I'i'oin a two monllis' trip to Kn^land anil llii> continent. While In Kng-

nd lie

=< INDIANAPOLIS >■

.Ml-, and Mrs. Scott I'. Mutthens and family have returned from u vaca-
tion spent at Crooked Lake, Mich.

The Udell Works, manufacturers of ladders, furniture and specialties,
iKive resumed work with a full force after a month's shut down.

Kdward Ullmartln, for many years engaged In the lumber buslnesi; nt
1-ort Wayne, died at his home in that city recently at the age of sovent.v-

l.ouis Moblig, Itaymond Mebllg and Malinda Melilig have organized the
Hunker Ilill I^umber Company at Bunker Hill. The company has been
incorporated with an authorized capitalization of f 10,000.

The city Issued 0:!7 building permits of nn aggregate valuation of
.fl, 140,900 during .luly as compared with ."iOl permits of an aggregat<-
valuatlon of ?1,000,500 during th<.- corresponding month of Inst year.

With an authorized capitalization of 1^10,000 the Stepladder Ironing
liourd Company has been organized and Incorporated at Vlncennes to
inunufncturc a combination stepladder and Ironing board. Those Interested
in the company are Fred C. Morgan, O. D. Rogers and J. N. Thompson.

Kxcelslor and wood wool are to be manufactured by the Morrls-Jones-
f.iown Manufacturing Company organized here by O. B. Morris, H. J. Jones
:ind I). .M. Brown and incorporated with an authorized capitalization of

."ijo.ooo.

.1. T. llorne, Tuscaloosa, Ala., a vi-neir manufacturer, was in the city a
few days ago on his way to a summer resort In northern Michigan. Mr.
llornc says the busiucs outlook is unusually good throughout the South
and especially In Alabama. Mr. Home formerly resided In this city, being
i-ngaged In the wholesale veneer btisiness.

Lumbermen of Indianapolis and vicinity were the guests at a picnic given
.Inly 25 by the wholesale lumbermen and salesmen of this city. The picni'-
was given at the club house of the Crows Nest Motor Club northeast of
I he city. Tlicre were athletic events, a Hoo-IIoo concatenation, a chicken
dinner and dancing. About one iiundred and ilfty, including most of the
hardwood lumbermen of the city, attended.

The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Is arranging a display of Indian-
ripolls-niade iii-oducts during the Indinnu State Fair, the week beginning
SeplemlM-r 7. The exhibits will be made In the windows of downtown
inercliants. The Central Veneer Company, L. W. Ott Manufacturing Com-
p.iny and the Indianapolis Store anil n.ink Fixture Company are among
tliosi- Willi hnvi- alriady taken spin-.

=-< MEMPHIS >-

W. H. llussc, of Russc & Burgess, Inc., has gone to New Orleans to
look after the stock of lumber which hud iiecn sent to that port prior to
the declaration of war in Europe. Before leaving he gave the Impres-
sion that he would store this lumber In that city pending further,
ilovelopments. Ills Idea was that it would be best to keep all cars
separate and distinct so that shipments could go forward without delay
.IS soon as pence comes and as soon as there has been a general rcsump
liou of business between this country and Kurope.

V. B. Robertson, manager of the lumber department of the Anderson
I'lilly Company, is also In New Orleans. This firm does a considerable
. vport business and Mr. Robertson has gone to the Crescent city to look

HARDWOOD RECORD

:ui.i- til., •-tnrk which is ill tiMiisir lo that oountry. Ki'fdi-o leavini; li"
lecriv..! . 111.' ii,iii..!is ..11 ■iiii. liiiiini.iits of tile ttvm and also bimself
cauc.ll. 'I lull. I. r \\liiili liii.l I. ■ II i.iir.liased for shipment to Kurope. The

An<icr~..ii liill\ I i.iii|.iiii il.i.N II ^iilcrablc domestic business in himhei-

and till, stiipiiii;;!' ol Us expori sliipncuts does not necessai-ily mean thai
it will discontinue milling operations. Its largest business is in box
shoiiks, both s:i\\n and veneered, and It expects to keep all its box and
veneer plants in operation.

The E. Sondheimer Company has practically stopped shipments of
iMiniier to all countries with the exception of Kngland and since that
country has declared war on German.y, and has thus become involved
in general warfare in Kurope, it is likely that it will also stop all ship-
ijicnis to that country as well. This firm handles about seventy-flve per
cent of its output in domestic channels and announces that for the present
.11 1' ast it will continue the operation of its mills.

I'hc Bellgrade Lumber Company is still running its mill at Isola, Miss.,
ami. while this firm has had all of its export orders cancelled, its plant
Bill keep in steady operation, as the greater portion of its business is
ilonp with consumers and djstributors in this country. The only ques-
tion wliich tills firm faces that may be a serious trouble is that banks
may not be willing to advance enough cash with which to meet the pay-
rnlls. .\t picsent, the firm has assurances that there will be enougli
money forthcoming for this purpose.

Some of the export llrms here had considerable looking of steamship
room, but they do not anticipate any particular trouble in cancelling those
cngaKcments Irom the f.ict that steamship companies have refused to
accept further shipments and this automatically cancels all engagements.
It is therefore expected that no loss will ensue to exporters of lumber
li-oni these engagements.

It. J. Darnell, Inc., has stopped all export business and it is now
seriously considering shutting down its big mills at Batesville and !>•■
land. Miss. This firm is engaged practically altogether in handling lumber
for export and the question of financing its output under present con
ditions is recognized as a very serious undertaking. K. J. Darnell, presi
dent of this firm, is now in Europe. Information reached his nfflce i.y
cable yesterday that he had arrived in Loudon with his daughter. Miss
I'auline. There is no suggestion as to the time he will be able to return
lo America as there is very great ir/egularlty on the part of steamshi|)
lines, and as the participation of Kngland will further complicate matters,
travel between England and the United States will be further interrupted

A cable was received this morning at the office of Russe & R;n;;is-,
Inc.. from Geo. 1). Burgess, who has been in Kurope for some tiim-. Ili^
partner, W. H. Kusse, was somewhat uneasy about him several days a^:..
because of his being in Germany, but the cable this morning stated iliat
Mr. Burgess was in London. It did not indicate, however, what time
ho expected to leave that country.

Memphis does each year a volume of hardwood export business involv-
ing a total of approximately $0,000,000. It will be readily seen at i
glance that the war iu Europe is a very serious matter here. The
southern hardwood territory also does a very big business with Europe
and the stoppage of exports will throw back upon the domestic market
a very larso nmount of lumber that will have to be taken care of. It is
antici[iati..l ih.ii tlli^ may affect domestic prices to some extent. There
is. hii«. V T, I lei liim of confidence among members of the hardwood trade.
particul:irl\ is ther. has been a distinct tendency toward improvement
in the doiuostie business the past few weeks. It is regarded as practically
certain that the state of war in Europe will react unfavorabl.v upon
industrial and financial conditions in America and that there may be a
considerable reduction in the volume of business in this country. The
belief prevails among hardwood lumber men that the war will be of
comparatively short duration because of its intensity and that following
the negotiation of peac.?, there will be abnormal activity in the United
States.

The Southern Hardwood Traflic .\ssociation is preparing to file a petition
with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the ISock Island
system, providing for the .\rkansas rate plus the bridge foil at this point.
.1. II. Townshend, general manager of this association, loft for Washington
ilie latter part of the past we.'k for a conference with J. R. Walker,
atlorney fur the association at that point. Memphis lumber interests have
had a grievance against the Rock Island for some time on account of the
alleged excessive rates upon shipments of lumber from points in Arkansas
to Memphis, contending that thoy were out of proportion with the rates
for similar distances in Arkansas. In addition to asking for a reconstruc
tion of the Arkansas rates on tho basis indicated, a request will be made
for reparation of about $10,000 to Memphis lumber interests as a result
of alleged overcharges on past shipments. After filing this petition at
Washington, Mr. Townshend will spend some time in the East on his
annual vacation.

The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association has not yet received tbo
full decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the so-called five
per cent rate advance north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi river.
It is understood, however, that the advance of five per cent is effective
oil lumber and lumber products in the territory east of Pittsburgh and
liuftalo, but that It does not apply in the territory west of these two
points. One of the representatives of the Southern Hardwood Traffic
Association stated today that the advance would amount to a verv con-

( Leading Manufacturers I

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4 4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5/4 & 8/4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

Wmjyr f^ ml n %# Inverness.
■ WW. IjiAttYj MISS

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash==

J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED GUM

(Kraetzer Cured)

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

'Write for lists and -pricis
GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(30 miles from Memphis, on C. R. I. & P. Railroad)

II A KM) woo I) RECORD

WISCONSIN

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

1.1V .; < !■• .>ii.l ■.•ti.l ISM 1. ^ IM .."1 -M.i rcil

liil C 4 No. 1 coliiui. n 4M S 4 l.i asi.l -iiJ plnln

l&M 6 4 No. 3 common OM 8/4 l»l and Snd red

WHITE OAK ROrK EI,M

lOM 8 4 No. 1 uBil No. 2 com. MXl 8/4 No. 2 com. und botlpr

II.\KI) M.\PI.K

40M S 4 No. 2 icimmun nnil botlcr

Our l»ll rill of tvrll niuiurlril II.VIIDWOODS AMI IIK.MI.OIK Hill

noon lir In hhlpplnic condlllun.

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Grand Rapid., Wis ATLANTA. WIS.

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

John G. Lockhart Lumber Co.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

the following DRY

stock and will make special in
n February and March:

/*■ No. 3 Soft Elm.
/4" No. 3 Rock Elm.

-.->.OO0' 4/-I" No. 1 and Bet. Bas
150.000' 5/4" No. 2 and Bet. MapU

l(M),(lO0' 5/4" No. 3 Birch.
50.IXK)' 5/4* No. 3 Maple.
100.000' 8/4" No. 2 and 3 Hemlock

Can resaw above Items. 50.000' 6/4" No. 2 Com. Birch

30.000' 8/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch
40,000' 10/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch
20.000' 12/4" No. 1 and Bet. Birch
Birch is unsclcctcd Red all In.

ABOVE STOCK CA.N BE ASSORTED AS TO GRADES. CAN SAW

OUT ON CONTRACT WELL BOXED MAPLE TIMBERS

AND PLANIC

' No. 2 & Bet. Rock Ell

i.lirnbli- lipm for lbf> Mriophli lumber trade for the rriMn that tb«.v
.4K' liiriic HblpiMMt of lumU-r In imlnK ra*( of IMIt«bursh and UuSalo
lIuHi'Vi-r, It will In." InipuMlble to H'lf Junt whnt rlTrct thp Increase will
hnvi' until ii more ikisIiIvi- stati-iin-nt Is obtainable n-ifardlnK the amount
nf lumber shlpiH-d nunuall)' Into this terrltury where the advaiire In rate"
Is ■(tcllv.

lliilldinK u|K-ratlons Id Memphis during July showed u sllitht Increax
"ver the corrokpondlnit month Inst year. The total for the first seven
mouths of ltU4 shows a losa of innro than |4(K),0(i<l roinpand with tbi
Miiiii' period last yeiir.

J. y. .Mclntyre. of J. K. Mclnt.»re & Sons, of I'Ine IlluBT, Ark., was In
Mi'inphlH iIiIk wiek on liuslneKs. .Mr. Mclntyre was formerly vice presldeni
iiikI Ki'iieriil uiiinaKer of the .Memphis VenetT nud Lumber Company.

C. I), llendrlckson, piTsldent of the C. U. llendrlckson Uimber Com
puny, has recovered from quite a Herlous Illness. He was conllned to hU
home for ubout six weeks. He Is rereh-lDK the conuratulatlons of lil>
many frIcndK upon bis recovery.

The lluby Hardwood Company of Ituby. Miss., has located Its sale-
i.llUi' In the llanilolph bulldInK ber... The mill of the rtrm Is located ai
Ituby. but from now on sales will Ih> made IhrouRb the local olllce. (iuo.
W. Itoberls Is at the bead of this linn.

The Becson Stave Company of llonitlo. Sevier county. Ark., has flliil
articles of iDcorimratlon under the laws of that state. The capital stock
Is $10,000. E. W. BecBOD la prefideut. The company will eoKagc In the
manufacture, purchase and sales of staves, headlni; lumber and otb< i
products.

.Ino. M. rrltcbard. secretary of the (jum Lumber Manufacturers' Ass..
• l.itlon, has recently returned from an extended trip to the Atlantic state"
III' brings back the Information that there Is a rapidly Krowlng Interest In
I'll gum and that prospects arc <|ulte britrht for this lumber so far as
■ I ■mcstlo markets arc concerned. He notes, however, that the war situn
I i'ln In Europe will greatly delay the promised expauslun of red Kum (ales
• n the other side of the water. However, there are a number of countries
'V tilcb are Interested besides those In Europe and the association will try
i<> Increase the prestige and use '•< K<>in In all countrb's where the wai
1^ not at present a hiinilU-up.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

The European war la the must impuriunt phase of the hardwood trade

II present. A number of foreign concerns have agencies and sawmills

III the middle Tennessee hardwood territory, this being particularly tru-
'! Germany. It Is understood that the business of the German concerns

will be brought to a standstill pending the great conflict that has opened
In Europe. Foreign concerns are also large buyers from producers In this
iirrltory, and the war will necessarily curtail operations for the tim.-
lielDg. Ocean shipping facilities are such at present that the business
enuld not be handled if It were desired.

The Tennessee Unllroad Commission will take up the hearing September
:! of the complaint of the Nashville Lumbermen's Club against the Louis
vllle & Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis and Tennessee Cen
tral railroads with regard to the local rates on logs.

The band mill of the PrewlttSpurr Manufacturing Company, this city,
was destroyed by (Ire, causing a loss of $10,000, partially covered by Insur
aiice. The plant had been leased for about two years by J. B. (ilUlland &
(.'o . who had been engaged In customs sawing logs business. The Ann
will make other arrangements to resume shortly.

The Sllber Lumber Company has established yards In West NasbTllle.
The company will continue Its uptown office In the Stahlman building.

Benjamin F. Graham, who is said to be a man of great wealth, has
been arrested In Los Angeles. Cal.. on the charge of swindling Thomas I'.
.\.vers of Nashville in a big timberland deal in 1907. The amount In
volved iK $80,000. Ayers has since died, and his wife is prosecuting th.-
case. Graham Is said to have gone from Chicago to Jx)S Angeles. It" l~
said that the timberland was heavily mortgaged when sold to Graham,
which was the cause of the loss. Graham claimed to represent th-'
Graham Steamship, Coal and Lumber Company.

Nashville lumbermen were greatly pleased with the decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, Inhibiting a proposed increase In lumber
rates on the Memphis division of the Louisville & Nashville railroad
I lie Increases proposed varied from one to three cents per 100 pounds.

riie Moseley Cooperoge Company. 420-431 Chestnut street, suffered a
heavy loss by flue, the damage being estimated at $10,000, with partial
insurance. The night watchman discovered the flre. which had gained
ureat headway from an unknown cause. The resldence^ of M. T. Moseley.
manager of the company, was also dar.-.aged about $500.

=< LOUISVILLE y-

lyoulsville bnrrtwood men arc giving a good deal of time at present to
consiiiiration of the probable effccLs of the Kuropeau war on business,
flic meeting of the Hardwood Club August 4 was devoted largely to thin
subject, and most of those present felt that the war could hardly be of
lienelit, though It was pointed out tlint higher prices for farm product-"
will give the farmers, who are the leading consumers of the country.
;.'ieater purchasing capacity. On the other hand, the elimination of th-
I -vriort lumber markets will cause the production, if ic remains normal,
to be excessive. For this reason there was some talk of discontinuing
mill operations as soon as the present supply of ioijs is di.spused of. The
1 imbermen are inclined to awrtit developments, however, in order to

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49

determine whether the war Is a flash in the pan, or whether It may
he expected to continue (or some time to coaie.

Higher rates on lumber from this and other southern marlsets to
important consuming centers in the Middle West is the net result ot
the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission favorable to the
5-per t' 111 iii< r. ;i . Ill fi utral Freight Association territory. Local lumber-
men ilii 1 ■ ' nou.siy to the increase, except that it will probably

mean ;;i ,ii> iii.i.i .tl difliculty in rtgurins rates, it an exact 5-per cen;.
is addtd lu ...ill individual rate. The roads will hardly take less, and
they are not uuihorized to take more. A question which has been raised
by the rate c.\perts Is whether through rates will be affected by the o-per
cent advance. In other words, what the lumbermen would like to know-
is whether a rate from a southern producing point to an eastern con-
il through C. F. A. territory, will be
entage ot the rate which applies to
1 believe this will be the case; but
that the through rate is usually th'j
nd that the carriers would not be
would suggest the use of a route
I the payment o£ the

WISCONSIN

suming center, which in\olv(s a
increased to the extent of li.e i
that haul, ilost ot the lumber
on the other hand, it is pointed
lesult of competitive conditions
disposed to make an increase t
eliminating the C. P. A. carrier in order
additional impost.

Louisville lumbermen have heard rumors of rate advances in the
Southeast. One such report has it that the southern carriers are planning
an advance on oak lumber 1 cent, effective October 1, and this is supple-
mented by the statement that Cottonwood and gum, which have been
handled at lower rates than other hardwoods, would be advanced to the
same basis. The report is not entirely conflrmed, but the lumbermen are
on the lookout, and are not likely to permit an advance of that extent to
go into effect without serious obji'ctions.

W. P. Brown, retired h<.ad of the \V. P. Blown & Sons Lumber Com-
pany, is enjoying better health now than for a long time. For several
months during the winter he was in bad shape, but has regained much
of his former strength and is enjoying life. He is spending most of his
time at Indianapolis, his home.

Col. Clarence R. Mengel, president of the C. C. Mengcl & Bro. Company.
and his son, Samuel, who is employed by the company, are at present in
England. They are in no danger, of course, but there is a possibility
of transportation facilities being interrupted to such an extent that they
will be unable to return Lome for some time to come.

The Louisville Hardwood Club has been meeting recently at Brucn's, a
road-house on the South Park road, which is famous for its frog legs
as well as its fried chicken. The combination is one that the lumbermen
have been doing full justice to.

The J. Schwarzwalder & Son Company, a local cooperage concern, has
taken out a permit (or the construction of a new factory building. Thi-
company manufactures beer kegs.

The Stemmelen Lumber Company, which has maintained yards in New-
Albany, Ind., and Louisville for several months, has decided to discontinue
their operation. Its offices aie now in the Keller building, and the concern
will confine itself strictly to wholesale operations.

Veneer and panel manufacturers in this territory are reporting improved
business, largely as the result ot the good business handled by the
furniture manufacturers at the midyear shows. The veneer men "are
finding the demand for sawed oak stock, which has been rather slow,
to be better, while the demand for l.uilt-up stock is also stronger. Just
what effect the war will have on orders for furniture already placed re
mains to be seen.

Black walnut manufacturers are congratulating themselves upon tbt-
rejuvenation of the domestic market for their product, in view o( the fact
that export business is now a minus quantity. While foreign trade ha-
been quiet for some time, there has been a small movement right along.
and its elimination is. of course, an important factor to all branches
of the lumber business. It would have been a hard blow for the walnut
business .had it not been for the fact that domestic consumers have
decided to use the wood on a large scale hereafter, and it is now being
featured in the lines of furniture, piano, talking machine and other wood-
consuming manufacturers.

=-< ARKANSAS >-

The Chess & Wymond Company of Kentucky, which has been operat-
ing stave mills in various parts of .\rkansas for the past five years, now
has three mills located in Stone county cutting out the large tracts of
timber purchased from the Forest licserve last winter. In that vicinity
the timber is very fine, by many said to be the best in the state.

The Homer I. Cutsinger Lumber and Veneer Company has begun opera-
tions at its new plant in the Factoria addition to Little Rock, and is now
running at full capacity, giving employment to forty-two men. The new
mill is cutting quartered oak timber for veneering. It expects within
the next few days to put on a full night shift of men, and thus double
its present capacity and also double the number of men employed. This
Is one of the new industries secured through the efforts of the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce.

The actual construction work has been begun also at another of Little
Rock's woodworking industries secured by the Chamber of Commerce —
the new sawmill for the Little Rock Lumber and Manufacturing Com-
pany. This plant is also being constructed in the new Factoria addition,
and will be In operation by November 1.

This company w-as organized recently at rirand Rapids, Mich., with

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3 Cars 1" No. 3 Soft Elm

5 Cars VA" No. 3 Soft Elm

2 Cars 1" Is and 2s Birch

3 Cars 2" Is and 2s Hard
Maple

10 Cars 5 4" No. 2 Common
and Better Birch

Gill-Dawley Lumber Co.

Wausau, Wis.

3.10 0„o

ft.

li" winter cut basswood. No. 2 and better

30,000

ft.

" basswood. No. 3 common

15,000

ft.

'A" basswood, No. 3 common

15,000

ft.

lyi" hard maple, No. 1 common

100,000

ft.

li-2" hard maple, No. 1 common and better

100,000

ft.

2" hard maple in log run

30,000

ft.

2" maple No. 1 common

40,000

ft.

j" maple, ists and 2nds

45,000

ft.

X 5 sound maple hearts

30,000

ft.

154" soft elm, No. 1 and 2 common

15,000

ft.

1]/," rock elm No. 1 and 2 common

20,000

ft.

I" rock elm No. 1 common and better

15,000

ft.

1" selected red birch

15,000

ft.

}i" selected red birch

15,000

ft

%" selected red birch

75,000

ft.

1" birch No. 1 common and better

150,000

ft.

;4" birch No. 1 common and better

15,000

ft.

1 -A" birch 1st and 2nd

100,000

ft.

" soft elm, log run

50,000

ft.

1" black oak, mill run

Look

the

e items over and ask for what you want

C.P.

CI

ROSBY, Rhinelander.Wis.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEER

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Baiswood

\\ I M \M I \l I I III I IS K IKII \lt\ < ( 1

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

I.KT US QUOTE VOU

SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers. Poplar, Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and C5rpress

The best that clioice logs. 1914 Equij)-
ment, and long experience can prddiicc.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM
AND OFF SIZES AT ATTRACTIVE

I'Rirr?

Old

Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA

Kentucky Vcnccr Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED GUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville Kentucky

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^SA^v^:r)

Ci QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

. onpltiil nlork of fIOU,0«MI. Tin- pmildi-iil In Jnlin I.. RxtllOf. vlcp-
i t iiildi'iit, Wnilam J. Clarke ; tit.- m-crpliir)' anil Irpsiiurpr, l». f. Walnm*
<'f Mcniplila. The nrw luatltiilluu will mnniirartiin. Iiardwooil lunii» r,
ITliirlpiilly oak.

•nic Itn-Hon SInvc rouipaiiy uf llu.-alln, Ark., on July 'i\ lllod artl. !• «
lif Incurporarlon witli tlir iKKTclnry uf Nlntc of .\rknniu>ii. It baa a capital
-lork of flO.tiiHi, dirldi'd Inin mo ulinrra at a pur valuv of fllN) rarli.
I'.. \V. liiTHuii la pn-alilc-nt of tin- iii'W couipnny, which will rngocp In
iMiyliiK anil arlllnk', nnil the innniirnriiirc of aliivca, ln-nillni; nwl lumber

Tin- lilirka I. iiiiil.fr t'liiiipitny .il MUauurl, ..n July :;". DIihI ccrtlOc.ii.'
In the office of the »i'cr<>tory of ►tiili- of .\rkiiUHnii, ahuwlnu the oiiiii|.ji.>>
to have Incp'naiil lln capital utm-k linni f ;.',.'>(HI,I><>(I to |:i.lJ<lli,04M). I ii-
I'lili'f rcHHiin fur llii' I'uinpnny'H nilKinu 1|» iiipltnl alork wai> to ai-rm -
mure funilH lur liivi'HiiiM'nt In .XrkiiuanN. I'ractliiilly all uf the ikw
iiipltnl will Iw pluci'd In thU Htati-.

The I'uttun riiint llnndli' t'umpnny of t'ultun I'lanl. .Vrk., haa flliil
ti'KOlullunii In tho odlie of the M>rr.-tnry uf atotc, nnklnit to aurreDiler
Ms cbortiT.

The (iulf Iti'd Odar Company, which recently leaai-d the iH'nrll ulat
lartory at KranHon, Ark., expfciH lu lii-uin operations nt the plant In n
fen- duyH. Tbr i'oni|iiiuy now lias about 100 tcnma haullnic Iukh to th<-
planl, and will hoon hare on nand a Hufllclenl aupply fur n long run.
rhls plant has heretofore been operatiil by the American Pencil Company.

Klie nt the plant of llie \ntlonal Luinbrr and Creoiotlnn Tompany, JUKt
west uf Texarkauu. un the niornlni; uf July 'H. destroyed aliout 20,(iOI>
iiilli'oad ties, valued at f 10,000. The loss was fully covered by Insurance,
however. Only by heroic efforts on the part of the Teuirkunu Qremen
was the .iiiin. plant prevenl.'d fiuiii ilisinu il.in. Tl iKln Is still a

> ^Nlscol>iSl^ <-

The Tiinniliawk .Slave & lleailliiK i'i>in|iaiiy. at Tuinaliawk. has resumed
o|M'railon» following a shut down after Ibe recent tire which destroyed
the dry kiln. Only staves are belni; sawed and these are being piled la
Ihe yards to dry. Sawing on beading will bo resumed as soon aa the
new dry kiln Is rebuilt.

r. v.. Kabel of Monico and William llardell. well known in lumber and
niannfncluring circles of northern Wisconsin, are erecting a new box
factory at Khinelander on Ihe silo of Ibe old planing mill of the Pelican
Kiver Lumber Company. New machinery uf the Inlost types will be-
installed and the plant is expected to lie in operation by the end of the
month. About fifty men will be employed and the entire output boa beea
contracted for.

.\ movement which lias brought a great demand for hardwood lumber
in Wisconsin Is Ihe building of silos. Wisconsin Is credited with already
having more silos than the next three higbtest states combined. Tbi*
state was the first In which silos were used to any great extent, which
fact Is attributed to Wisconsin's rapid advance in the dairy industry.
The DeForest Lumber Company, of DeKorest, recently announced a list
of fifty farmers who have erected silos with lumber furnished by that
Arm.

Manufacturers of mlllwork and interior finish for liulldings will find
n new market at Kenosha, where the Kenosha Lumber Company ha«
added to Its business a new department devoted to the supply of such
materials to builders.

.\n indication of progress in the lumber Industry nt Antigu Is seen Id
the recent installation of electric power transmission lines to the KellogK
Lumber Company and Crocker Chair Company mill yards for the purpose
of supplying power to the electric-driven sawing outfit of the Kellogg
Supply Company. An electric motor operates four thirly-six inch sawa
and a conveyor to carry the slabs into cars. Three stocks of slabs will
be sawed. The .\ntlgo Manufacturing Company uses practically all maple
for slabs, edgings and call broom handles. The Crocker stock is mostly
maple with some rock elm and birch, while the Kellogg Company stock
Includes hemlock.

Mrs. Kmlly Phelps Witter, widow of Ihe late J. D. Wilier and a
ilaugbtcr of Isaac Phelps, a lumberman of Grand Rapids. Mich., died at
her residence in Grand Rapids, Wis.. .Vugust 1. Iter death was the result
• if paralysis, from which she had suffered for three years. Mrs. Witter
was seventy-four years old. She i.>i survived by three children.

An ordinance has been introduced in Ihe common council at .Milwaukee
which will prohibit Ihe conslriieliun of shingle roofs within the Arc
limits of the city. It provided that existing shingle roofs may be re-
jinired to the extent of (Ifty per cent of the area.

Lumber dealers of Northeastern Wisconsin will meet at Green Bay on
.\ugust 12. and will form the Xortheastern Wisconsin Lumbermen's Club.
.\ committee, consisting of H. K. Isherwood. .Sawyer ; Enos Coiburn,
Green Bay, and .\. A. Laun of New Iloistein, has made announcement to
that effect. The purposes of the club are commendable, being to encourage
good fellowship and discuss topics concerning the trade. Fifty dealers
and their families will be given an outing at Bay View Beach with a
Ket-togelher dinner at noon. .V short business session will be held during
the afternoon.

=-< DETROIT >•--

There Is yet enough standlnj: timber in Michigan to last twenty years at
be present rate of cutting, according to latest estimates by Michigan's
•ading lumbermen. Mo.-!t of the standing tim

ardwood. the soft

HARDWOOD RECORD

woods being cut almost fXiUisiv.'ly :it the outset of the himbor industry.

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc., and the St. Johns Table Company, two of the
largest users of hardwood at Cadillac, Mich,, have resumed operations after
an annual shut down for repairs. At the plant of Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc..
£L new blower system has been Installed with a view to economy in the
matter <tt waste products. A recent windstorm leveled the stack at the
table eompany's plant and a new one 100 feet high will be built. A tempo-
rary stack enables operation.

W. B. Mersbon, Saginaw lumberman, and two sons are taking a horse-
back trip through northwestern Montana.

.\n unusual stick of oak timber, brought to the water surface by ii
dredge working in the Saginaw river, has attracted attention of veteran
lumbermen of the once-busy Saginaw valley. The stick Is three feet wide
and fifty feet long. Although It has been In the water for fully fifty years,
it is in a remarkable state of preservation. Bay City dealers have pur-
chased it.

destr..-. .; , - ,,i - Ml-. -:i,.r. . .Mil,.. ,,,,. .. II, III It will

be rel.iMl: .,T ■. III. II, III >v ■■ '■<•■ ,.1 III.- m-t l.nill i„ III. SiiL-ii,:,H

valley distri.-l and if nut ivl.uili w.,iilu hav I n tlie last mill at Saginaw.

The Hine Lumber Company at Kay City has lieen given a contract for
dressing the output of the big mills of the KneelandHlgelow Company, also
at Bay City. About -20,000,000 feet of lumber will be dressed this year.
The Nineteenth street mill of tl.e Knetland-Bigelow Company has been
closed for repairs after a steady nigl.t-and-day run for a year.

The mammoth plant of \V. D. Young & Co., at Bay City, is operating full
time and with a complete crew. Tl.e company i-ecently started in opera
tion a plant cutting exclusively foi' the North American Construction
Company, maker of ready-cut houses.

According to the Grand Rapids f'lrnlture bulletin the total number of
liuycrs at the Grand Rapids midsummer show was 1,008. one more than
the record for last year. Ohio leads In the number of buyers with lO.'i.
Illinois and Michigan follow with llii: a-id l.')S buyers, respectively.

The D. B. Kelly handle factory at I.ucas, Mich., will be permanently
closed within a short time. It was In that industry D. B. Kelly, president
of the St. Johns Table Company and the Cadillac Chair Company, first
started in the lumber business.

The Hebard Lumber Company at Pcquamlng has commenced an extension
of its logging railroad at Silver Hlvcr and will open a new tract of line
l.ardwood. i

'iQ^siiiaimi^iaiaiOTMiMiroyi^^^^

The Hardwood Market

-< CHICAGO >■

rhe Chicago situatii
ropean oomplication

Ijanking has bei

irobably not beeu affected so much by the
• business conditions in some of the other
icularly In the East. Considerable Inconvenience in
xperienced by eastern business men, but the situation
in till- III! iiliii m Chicago has maintained about a normal position
so fill ' " ID ii. be seen whether the arrangements for taking care

of su. I HI. ■f\. presumably provided by the recent currency legisla-

tion. «l,. I" IT. -live.

As far us tile effect of the new developments directly in relation to the
lumber business is concerned, it cannot truthfully be said that it has as
yet been definitely felt, although there seems to be more or less of an
undercurrent of apprehension regarding the possible results in the near
I'uture. There is another element, however, which looks for a material
gain resulting from the European wars and it may be that their predic-
tions will materialize.

Concretely, as the situation now stands, stock conditions are excellent
as far as the prospect tor fall sales are concerned, both the yards and the
factory trade maintaining their condition of short stocks in the absence
of large buying of their own goods. Quite a. number of excellent sales
liave been reported in Chicago and the surrounding markets duiiiiu tb ■
last few weeks and most of them have been at gratifyingly strong piii. -
However, as to whether or not they constitute a reliable criterion ii is
difllcult to say. The effect of such sales, bowev. r. cannot but li:i\. :i
favorable effect on the situation locally.

^-< NEW YORK y

ood trade of New York and instead of
en in the path of business for so long

Dull times continue in the bar
removing the obstacles that have
time seems to find new ones. It is not easy to forecast the result of th(
war across the seas, but so far the one big feature has been the cripplinj
of practically all shipping. This has stopped whatever foreign busines!
was going and thus another outlet for lumber as well as other commodi
ties is shut off. That the war will be followed by better business — am
«ven large business in some lines while going on — can not be denied, bui
business today is not prepared for any more set backs. Hardwood whole
salers report ample slocks at mill points at prices that would be attractlv<
ordinarily but the demand has been so slow to develop that no rush foi
stocks is noted.

VENEER

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3 8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars Yz" FAS Quartered

White Oak

1 car Yz" No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars Y2" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Go.

Memphis Tennessee

■T^HESE fine logs waiting
■'■ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

.\DDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

hakdwood kecoki)

,- Thk Gm That k Aimmikd (oid-.

=■< PHILADELPHIA >.--

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chiei cuiisideration is uniloinily higli-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stay in condition. The

Use

Of vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound oi our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and perinanciu adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

Tncoma, Wa.-ihinffton. V. S. A.. Se/'t 29, iniS.
File B.
Perkins Glue Company,
South Bend, Indiana.
Gentlemen: The convenience and economy of the
u.sc of Perlins vegetable glue, its uniformity and the
satisfactory results we have obtained, together uith
the courtesy we Jiave been uniformly shown by the
officers and representatives of the company, prompt
us to express in this way our appreciation of the
Perkins Glue Company and its products.
Tours very truly,
THE WBEELEB. OSGOOD COMPANY.
RHCS H. n. Clarke. Treasurer.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building. South Bend. Indlaoa

The Glie That Runs Absoiitely Uniform —

.Mlliousli lliiTi' liiiH liiiii II.. Iiii.. i... ..|.|ir. liul.l. liuln In lnmliK-w durliii:
ilH- fortnlnbt. tliv iiltuulluii, nil ililiiii> oinnldrri-d, bIvch •'ii>-<inraKfiD).|i<,

.ml It In tbc roiiiH-iiituii nf upliilmi tbiit nii rarly mi tlii- lull iwa»on
ii'Tinal cnndllliinH uiny U' i']kiH.cl.-il iiiiil n nior>- roploun tradlai: aiuurr<l
i.r ttii< fullunliiK K'Ind'r muiitlia Tlic morlDK of <bo larKP rropi whirli
'..K Ix-Bun mill wliU-ii will n-<|ii|i.' n million mrH, will undoubli>dl)'

ilpplf till' liiiiilMi- liimliiciiK t" :i Iciriip ixli-nt im It Im ii<liiilt(<'d by thr
KillroudH tbnt Ihr mm iiTnllnbli- tvlll bnrdlr Im- nufflrli'iit fur tbp compbli-
lrniiH|K>rtntloii of olbpr iiicri bniidUi'. wblrb ninki-H Ibr nlluatloD irrloui,
• npi'diill)- nt II (htIihI whi-ii urdirx will lUH'd Iroini'dlalc otlpntloo mi
Mccount of tin- di'plcird rniidlilon of ynni iitocka. Soinr of tbi- (ai
H.'i'InK lumbcriiii'ii witb n liiruc yiird rapacity bavc bM-n quietly alorklni:
.ip III untlrlpntlun of kuiiii- nuc-b dlliniinn, and It nalurnlly follow* (hut
uhvrc prompt ili-lhiTy In ■■Hiu'ntlnl In ImoclInK ordora tbmc men will
ri'np n bnrvcHt. AKIioiiKh II Im biirdly prolmbb' ibnt tbia i-ountry will bi-

.•rloualy ImtoIvi'iI In tbi. wiir wlilili U tbn-nli'ulnu nil Kiiropi-, tbi-ri' la
' poKnlblllty of a tlubt ninni-y mnrki-t, due to X\w lionvy wltbdrnwnln i.f

iivcstnipntx from IblK xldf, wblrb would be no amall rabimlty for bual
n.'SH UKMi to I'oinluil. It Ik to bi- boppd, for the Rood of all, that the wIm-
liiiwem will nip tb<' bJu- IIkIiI In llic bud bvfore Ita b.irroni bnvi- Im-ruii.
The box iniikciH rtintlnuf folrly busy, and furnlturi' farlorliti an-
ninului; on urilerH. llulldInK work promlHi-s n connldfrable acllvlty for
I ho rest of tbp ycnr. Trlpps on the whole ore Arm. ijunrtprpd and plain
.ink and a*\\ korp n Ntroii); position ; muplp, beech and birch are In Rood
.all : Rum is mnklim new friends : low grade poplar la more In demand .
thpre \s no obnnup In clipsinut nnd walnut, mahoenny and n'nppm ar-
>tcndy.

=-< BUFFALO >.=

riip liardwoud IiiuIp b:is l..i'U niniiiii:.' .iliiui; on m Htiady banla lalply,
i..'lnR a llltlo Tunre actit'p in .luly ibiin in Juno. ThlK doea not mpan
ilial anybody b.in been rUHhed with buslnogB, nor ihnt trade baa been
up to the ordinary Kuinmer averaRe, for the jrenerol tpndeocy baa been
toward duUnesa. How the Bhiropeon war will affect trade la a matter
..r miieb concern to the lumbermen. It will no doubt cut off the European
iiiarkel for a time and thus cut off one valuable nutlet, but domeatic
liusines.s Is expected to Improve, since quiet has lostoil «o long that Ihi-
next turn would "leein to !«■ upward.

One-Inch good nak Is considerably loner than ll was nix months ago.
I'beslnut is quiet and iirlecs are also iiff. Stocks of hardwoods in general
:iro plentiful and dealers are so desirous of business that competition
is quite keen. With any fair ninoiini of ii.h liuslne>.s prie..- niiirbt lr>

farly

=■< PITTSBURGH >--

If It were not for the K.uropean war scare, th.' "lioys" would feel
pietly good. Kuslness is better. More inquiries are coming In and
liuyers seem more disposed to contract ahead for lumber. This, how-
ever. Is limited at present. -More business Is being done with the steel
.'oncerns which Is helping the hardwood trade considerable. The furnl-
lure conciTus are not buying to any extent. The automobile people are
waiting. Retailers In general nre buying In mixed car load lots, which
(loos not afford a very profitable biislne.«s. Pclces arc hard to get up
and quotations, as a rule, nniiiiii nt ili. I.vel of one month ago.

-< BOSTON >.--

The market for Imidwoods in .New i;n.;land Is consistently strong, tnklng
into consideration the midsummer season, the dull conditions of the general
liusiness, the local railroad situation, and the depressing influence of the
ICuropean situation. Of course, the latter cause has not hnd time for Its
full results and it Is problematical liow serious Its effect will be on this
trade. While buying Is comparatively light, there Is evidence that many of
the usual purcbaslnu' factors for fall business are out to buy stock as usual.
In fact, there was an npi)arcnt opinion among both buyers and sellers that
I be fall and winter would be probably better than last winter's trad..
Whether this encouraging turn will withstand the loss of foreign trade is
uncertain.

.\s the time nears for the steady Influx of Pacific woods via the Panama
.anal, the dealers are much concerned to see what stocks may be displaced.
.\s a number of woo<Is are already in oversupply, principally the medium-
priced linlsh stock, sucli as poplar, gum, cypress, etc., there may be n
radical change in their values if the price or popular opinion start a very
general usage of the Pacific stock. The values of plain oak may be said
to still hold, nlthouch it takes a very fine character of stock to bring the
prices prevailing some months ago. Quartered oak is more stable and
seems to be causing no uneasiness. Beech is selling as high or higher than
it ever has, while maple and birch arc fairly strong. There is the usual
quiet demand for cherry and sycamore, and the returning favor of black
walnut Is showing itself in a reasonable call for It. althoueh the supply
«eems to be greater than it has been for som.- time.

=-< BALTIMORE >•-

with Europe Involved In a great t
trade conditions, which arc so largclj
One of the troubles of the business

little can be said of hardwood
influenced by the foreign markets,
for some time past has been the

HARDWOOD RECORD

iDaiiivity abroad, which left so much more lumber available for distribu-
tion in the domestic marliet and served to hold down prices at home
not less than on the otber side.ot the Atlantic. Part of the quiet in the
foreign marl»ets, at least in (iermany, during the greater part of the pasr
year, was attributed to the sending of large sums of money by Germany
to Turkey for lier war against the Balkan peoples, a venture tha*
proved highly disastrous. With the resources' of the Germans Ijy no
means up to satisfactory conditions and as a result of that experience
and with a new war in progress, exports must necessarily stop for the
present. Even if lumber could be shipped, the receivers would be unabli-
to make payment therefor, which would automatically cause a suspension.
The hardwood busin.ss, therefore, is thrown entirely upon the domestic
trade, and this will al<o be more or less atfected by so momentous .-i
disturbance. On the other hand, it is beyond the bounds of the wildest
imagination that such a struggle as that going on can last long. Apart
from being the greatest war in history, it ought also to be one of the
shortest, so that there is liope for an early termination of hostilities,
to be followed by conditions of security and peace more encouraging than
those that have pievailed. Meanwhile the hardwood men are facing a
condition of perhaps greater quiet than has prevailed, with buyers likely
to be more conservative even than they were before, and with the re
sources of the mills severely taxed. Later on there is every prospect that
ihe deficiency will be made up l>y a corresponding gain In activity, but
for the present the trade will move along rather narrow lines. With
the United States one of tlie big producers of food stuffs and other raw
materials, including lumber, whose activities have remained unimpaired,
it is inevitable that this country will be called on later for enormous

supplies. The requirements of the fiuiii
of hardwoods here hav.- not ili.nvn arn
to be borne in mind that tliis i- ' > "■
when little business Is d.)n, .ah . imI. .

ings of oak, ash and all utb.r « i in

the mills have continued operations wit
additions to the stocks are to be noted.

iiri^ fa.lcirios and other buyers
::i(ri iiiii itrj I iir week, but it is
III |i. i I I III ricid of the year.
I ' 'inns. The offer-

I II 1 .1 1 III 111' quite free, and
nut inlerruption, so that some
The general situation has not

tended to a stiffening in the quotations, which are more or less un
settled. The special circumstances attending every individual cas
govern transactions to a greater extent perhaps than heretofore, an
the tendency is rather toward a contraction of the movement.

=-< COLUMBUS >.=

Despite the general business depression the hardwood market in
Columbus and central Ohio has been fairly active during the past fort-
night. Demand on the part of dealers is the best feature, although
some buying is being done by furniture and implement factories. On
the whole the tone of the market is satisfactory and the outlook for
the future is fairly good.

The price list has been somewhat unsteady. Owners of stocks have
been in the habit of shading quotations in order to force trade. This
has not reached a point where it has demoralized the market, and In
fact there is not as much irregularity now as was the case several
weeks ago.

Dealers' stocks are light and they are still following the policy of
buying only for present needs. Dry stocks in the hands of manu-
facturers are increasing since the weather is more favorable for drying.
Shipments are coming out promptly and the larger percentage of the
buying is being done for immediate delivery. .Jobbers and manufacturers
say the records for July of this year show up better than the correspond-
ing month last year. Collections are not at all good.

Quartered oak is firm and the volume of business is gradually increas-
ing. Plain oak is in good demand and prices at the Ohio river are the
same as two weeks ago. Poplar is a strong point in the trade and
the movement is well distributed among all the grades. Wide sizes
are rather weak. Chestnut is in good demand, sound wormy especially
being strong. Ash is in good demand and tlie same is true of bass-
wood. Other hardwoods are unchanged.

—■ < INDIANAPOLIS >

The hardwood trade in this vicinity Is moving along slowly. Bu.siness
is still below normal, but is better than it was a few weeks ago. Prices
are comparatively steady and there seems to be little or no disposition
on the part of manufacturers and wholesalers to cut prices in order to
force business. It is generally believed that it will be some time before
normal conditions maintain in che trade, although the impfovement is
a little more rapid than was expected. Furniture manufacturers are
stimulating business a little by placing orders, although this business
is being placed along conservative lines.

Industrial conditions generally throughout the state are still improv-
ing. There is a little uneasiness now because of the condition of the
corn crop, which is sulTering from drouth In most parts of the state.

=■< TOLEDO y

The European war iias affected the local market as everybody seems
paralyzed and fearful of the business outcome. This was in the very
first days and everybody had a pessimistic outlook, with no hope. Now.
however, that they have had an opportunity to readjust themselves it doe.=
not look nearly so dark, and most of the dealers are able to find some

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington Street

CHICAGO

RED GUM

AMERICA'S FINEST CABINET WOOD

Consider its good qualities.
It has strength.

Can be brought to a very smooth sur-
face and consequently will take
high polish in finishing.

Will not split easily.

Runs strong to wide widths and long
lengths.

Is not easily marred or dented.

It can be supplied flat and straight —
free of warp and twist.

Has beauty, color, life and character.

Considering its numerous good quali-
ties, it is the lowest priced good
hardwood on the market today.

We are the largest producers of Gum

in the world.
Have a large and well assorted stock

on hand at all times.
Can manufacture special thicknesses

on short notice.

We guarantee

QUICK SHIPMENTS
GOOD GRADES
DRY STOCK
GOOD WIDTHS
GOOD LENGTHS
SATISFACTION

Band mills at

HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE, ARK.

GREENVILLE, MISS.

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington St.

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mill and General Offices: Charleston, Miss., U. S. A.
THE LARGEST HARDWOOD MILL IN THE WORLD. ANNUAL CAPACITY, 40,000,000

CABUE ADDRESS— "LAMB."

Coiles Uied — Universal, Hardwood, Weitern Union, A. B. C. 5th Edition, Okay

STOCK LIST-Dry Lumber on Hand August 1st, 1914

Ut & end «tlcl. Wli. Oak, (i" i up . . . :)3.0(m
No. 1 Com. Qld. Wli. Oak. 4" ft up. . . .'50,000

No. I Com. <J«d. Wh. Oak, 6" ft up

No. 2 Com. Qtd. WTl. Oak. St" ft up. . 7.000

<ir. Strips. t>ap no drtert tVj/SW

No. 1 Com. StrlpH 2'/-; SVj"

In! ft 2nd ri. n h. Oak. fl- ft up 160,000

No. 1 Com. ri. Wh. Oiik. 4" ft up. . . . 40.000

No. 2 Com. PI. Wh. Oak. S" ft up

Int ft 2nd l"l. R«l Oak, 6" ft up 30.000

No. 1 Com. PI. R»d Oak. 4" ft up . . . 30.000

No. 2 Com. PI. Ked Oak, 3" ft up

Oak Core Stork. 4" ft up

Ii4t ft 2nd Rrd <;um. 6" ft up 100.000

No. 1 Com. Red Cum. 4" ft up 91.000

iBt ft 2nd <|td. Red (ium. 5" ft up

Sap Gum Box Boardfi, 13-17"

Sap Gum Box Boardx, 0-12"

lot ft 2nd Sap Gum. 13-15"

lilt ft 2nd Sap Gum. 13-18"

litt ft 2nd Sup Gum, 18" ft up

!,«( ft 2nd Sap Oum. 6" ft up 30,00<l

C ft B Sap Gum. all 18 ft

No. 1 Com. Sap Gum, 4" ft up IS.OOO

No. 2 Com. Sap Cum, 3" ft up 200.000

No. 3 Com. Sap Gum. 3" ft up

No. 1 ft No. 2 Com. Cypreim

LoK Run Cypres**

No. I Com. Tupelo

I>oif Run ColtonwiMHI

I.OB Run Kim

I.OK Run .\Hh

4,0UII

:t,Oili)

6,000

10.00(1
30,000

1.00(1

116,000

60.000

125.000

117,000
20.000

175,000

26.000

16.000

45.000

30,000

lO.OOO

21.000

27.000

332,000
100.000
400.000

-8.00(1
9.000

J.M.OOO

119.000

375.000

15,000

29,000

152.000

280.000

315,000

46,000
22.000
40,000
35.000
30.000

27,000

52.000

95.000

10,000
63.000

23,000

130,000

30,000

350.000

60,000

117,000

175.000

175,000

30,000

49.000
22,000

9.000

able for veneering

rrpparator fnclllll.-*^ f..

VIEW OF MILL SKIDTVAT, WITH P.XRT

ECTED H.ARDWOOD

HARDWOOD RECORD

55

rays of li»i)e. Wliilc the demand. is not ospeclully lunvy Just now, business
coiiditiODs in spite of the war scare liave sliown a vast improveniout.
Business in general lines is mucb better and there Is a noticeable
improvement in steel and iron circles. I'actories which have been
closed down Tor months are ii;;:nii lu ip i,Hi..]i. Automobile cuii.. rii>

are starting up asain in normal i i i i n < ' is a generally imi.i ..v.l

outlook. There is, of course, i.n in. re use. but the i.iv.. ni

demand is fairly good, r.uiliiin;; .ri. i nim • >i»-dany in this viciuit.,,
continue active and much hardwood i< !■■ lug used by builders. Thi'
factory demand is showing some improvement, and coopers are calllnii
for a heavy line of stocks. Prices are holding firm.

-< MEMPHIS >

of hardwood lumber
i.il Umiber producing
I auiship companies
111 port and those
111" r have cabled
I II..'. It may also
system has officially
t accept any further
are expected to take

The war in Europe lias |.iil au .■ml to e.\port
from Memphis and from tin- .ntir.- .s.nitbern bar.li
territory. This has h:i|i|i. m .1 im t\M. n.i .m ll
will not accept consiKum. m - ..i lumlii i i- n. I
on the other side wh.. Inm iii;i.l.> ihhii
instructions cancelling all >lii|.iii..iiis iiiiiil miili i
be noted in the .same conm^ctiou that tb.' Krisc'
notified lumber and all other Interests that it will
shipments of any kind for export. The other line
similar action.

The stoppage is the most complete ever known and It will Impose a
serious handicap upon those who are engaged exclusively in the exi>ort of
southern hardwoods for lauope. There are a number of firms engaged
in the lumber l.ii,,in. -^ h r. w lii. Ii .1.. s.hihi .xport business but bainlle

the majority ..I i m m il.i- m \ These will be affect. -.1 s..

far as their .-.vi i i m i .nh.iii.il i.ui lli.'y will be in a posiii-.n

to go ahead with .L.ai. -li. -Imi.iii. iit- In ..ilnr words, the effect .if tli.'
war upon them will be mucli bss .serious than In the case of those who
depend entirely upon Kurope for an outlet for their stock.

The stoppage of export business has put most of the firms dealing
exclusively in export business out of commission. In some Instances
mills have already closed down and will await further developments.
The Arms which do a larger domestic than foreign business will be
able to operate their mills provided they are able to finance their output.
So far, the banks have signified their willingness to advance the neces-
sary cash to take care of payrolls and most of the mills catering to
domestic markets are still running. Just how long they will be able to
pursue this course will depend largely upon the attitude of the banks and
upon the readiness with which they are able to dispose of lumber. No
body knows how tight money may become or how serious stagnation may
develop in industrial circles throughout the country. Upon the outcome
in this respect depends the action of lumlier firms here, including Imtli
those in the manufacturing and wb.il.-sal.- .livisions of the market.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

Business in hardwood in this market during July showed some satis-
factory improvement, and just as the dealers and manufacturers were
looking for prosperity to become general, the European war situation
developed. This has been a serious setback to the hardwood lumber trade,
as well as to all other branches of business. Export business has been
suspended, and a good many foreign orders are reported to have been
canceled. This territory sells a considerable amount of hardwood to
England. Oermany and other foreign countries, and this business will
be cut off for the time being. Woodwork factories in Tennessee also have
considerable foreign business, and it is expected that their operations will
be greatly affected by the war in Europe. The local market is without
important features, except the war phase. There is a fair demand from
domestic buyers, and but for the new difficulty it was expected that busi-
ness was on a fair way to get back to a normal basis.

=-< MILWAUKEE >■=

.\n indication of the improvement which is slowly taking place in the
geueral business situation in Milwaukee is found in the announcement
Just made by A. E. Manchester, superintendent of motive power at the
West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad,
that the plant will start soon on manufacturing 1.316 box cars, a part
of an old order for 2.5(J0 cars placed last fall, but held up in part because
of the depression. This will mean an increased demand for car lumber.
The railroad shops are now employing 5.000 men and operating at more
than 60 per cent capacity, repairing cars and general equipment, in readi-
ness for the big crop movement.

Local wholesale lumbermen report that more inquiries are being made
and that the outlook is bright for a big fall trade. There seems to be
little doubt that stocks in rh.' hands of retailers and the consuming
trade are exceptionally lijlii nii.l that active buying must start soon
on a larger scale. Dealer, m ii. uiiiiiiug to take more of an interest in
the market and are jilariim iniii ..rders so that they may be in
readiness tor the fall building which will begin in the smaller cities
and towns and country districts of the state within the near future.

The sash and door manufacturers are still inclined to buy only enough
to meet their present wants, but stocks in the hands of these concerns
are unusually light and a better business from this source is expected
soon. The implement factories about the state have been placing some

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion^
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave,
car at the postofifice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

HARDWOOD RECORD

WANTED

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

Fifth Arcnu. Buiiainx,
NEW YORK

Mutual Fire Insurance

Rett Indemnity at Lowest Net Co>t
Can Be ObUined From

The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company,
The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Ir

Mansfield, Ohio

$141,000.00

In Savings DIVIDENDS Returned
This Year to Policy Carriers of

The Lumbermen's
Underwriting Alliance

Possibly there is no good reason why
YOU were not among these beneficiaries.
If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
feel that your plant does not at present
comply with all requirements, confer
with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot
be brought up to an acceptable standard
at no greater cost than will be justified
by the prospective saving on insurance
rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Manager
1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. KANSAS CITY

fiilrly KU'xl orders, nii iiinnu(aciurprs In tliU line arc confldrnt that tbrjr
Hill oxprrlrncv ■ biK fall traili>, Ih-cbukc of lln' tiiimiMT crop* whicb an-
i"-liii: hnrvi'Hii'd nil ov.-r the NurOiwrst.

Till' tiilnl liulldhiR Invfsttni'nt iniidi' In Mllwaiik<-<- durliiK llx- monlli
■ '( .hily di'iTi'awd, n« r<ini|iHri-d wHh ilic currcHpundlnu inoatli n year aito
:iI|IiuiikIi lllori' wi'rr imirr piTiiiIlK liwupd. W. 1). Ilnrpcr, bulldinc
liiH|H'rtor. KnyH ilmi iIiIh Ik lii'rKiiHv tliiTi' was no miiDtclpnl biilldlni:
sliirU'd diirliiK (li<- past inontb, »iill<> In .Inly, llll.'l, a iiprmll was iHsurd
rm- tile iTwtlon (if Iho InrKi- ItlviTHldf biKh school. Uurlnit tlio montti
ihiTc were 4:i7 pi-rnillH iHXncd for liulldlni;* to coxl »887,KH1», aH aKalnX
:ITT pi'rmllH ami nn Invi'Hinii'nl <if fl.T.IT.Ofl* diirlnu Ihp rorrpspundloi;
month a year aKu. .

Kirch iind niaiili- wi-m in lie iIh- Icaillni: io'IUtk ninunit uorthorn hard
wuiidH. -News from Ilic nilllH U «( such n nnlnr<- Ihnt It would iwem
iluK thf hnrdwodil nwirki-t will hold firm and thai no dccrcani' In pricp*

h<>

riPd.

=■< LOUISVILLE >=

l.i'iivInK llie tvjir Hituiiti'iu oiii ••< lonslclirallon. liUKlncHS Ih In tictti-r
iiuHitlon now than It »a8 a rorlnlt.-lit ap' The decision In the rail
rimd rate chkp i8 conatrupd ag snlluivntly favorable to tlip carriers to
Justify general buyhii; on their part, at least by the Importaul lines In
reiitral territory ; In fact, purchases by thcae roads hayc already been
more liberal, especially ns to const-uctlon material, such ns lli's. The
lurnlture factories are resumln); operations on n normal liasls, and will
be buying a big lot of material from now on. Karu, products are bclnK
marketed, and this will help to make retail sales good, thus having n
stimulating effect on the factory trade. Whether nil of these things will
be upset by the untoward effects of thi' Knropean conflict Is n •piestion.
Undoubtedly, the reduction of the markiis for .\miTlcan hardwoods t'l
the extent of the loss of foreign business will have a potentially weaken
ing effect on domestic trade; but It is hardly to be supposed that exporters
will immediutely dump their lumlier on the market lo sell for whot It
will bring. It is more logical to assume Ihut produclion will be curtailed
by the manufacturers to a point where the output will coincide with the
demands of American users of lumber, and in that event the market
should remain stable and the natural Improvement, which seems to In-
In siKlit should make Itself felt in tb.- .bman.l and In prie.s

^•< DETROIT y-

Detroit hardwood dealers, both large and small, have been In the throes
of poor business for nearly three months. There has been a fairly steady
run of small warehouse trade but a record of the volume of business Is not
encouraging. Hough construction lumber trade is about normal, although
heavy shipments of southern yellow pine to Detroit have coused a slacken-
ing of the demand for northern lumber.

While business has been very slow there is now every indication of
improvement. There are many big Jobs under course of construction but
they have not yet reached the stage where liardwood can be used. The
construction of dwellings has provided about the only local business of the
summer. Dealers arc bow optimistically awaiting the results of the furni-
ture expositions. Detroit dealers expect to realize a considerable trade as
;i direct result of the success of the Grand Rapids exposition. I?oth furni-
ture manufacturers and automobile body makers have allowed their hard-
wood stocks to decline until now they arc almost at the point where they
win be obliged to buy or stop manufacturing.

Several Detroit dealers report out-of-state business hooked lint sa.v that
they are being held up on orders to start shipments.

=-< LIVERPOOL >=

The market conditions here can only i..- deseilbed as very had, tii
fact conditions have never been ijulte so bad as at present. The
foreign complications and domestic troubles both tend to make things
worse. Prices are very poor and consignment shipments coming forward
are either sacrlUced or yarded. There must l)o 2,000 hickory logs and an
oiiual quantity of ash l.ving In store here to shippers' orders. It can
readily be seen that shipments under such circumstances will be very
unprofitable, 'llie mahogany position is in very much the same con-
dition. Ther-:; is an immense stock of cheap wood on hand and prlce.-s
ruling are very low. A great portion of this is very poor and ver.i
inferior. I'rime panel and board logs are really scarce and are bring
ing fair flgures, but even here the general slump is telling its tale.
Shipments of lumber have been pouring forward mainly on consign
ment, and poor prices only have been received. .MePchants here seem
afraid to make offers, however low, but shippers should accept same.
The only good spot on the market is birch and here shipments have
sold well at high prices. Wagon oak follows the general run, the roiling
stock works being very quiet while oak lumber receives poor support.
Ash lumber has sold very hadly. One or two shipments of prime lumber
have come to hand which have changed hands at pence below their real
value. Shipments of No. 1 common also went cheap, much cheaper than
oan possibly be profitable. The stock of quartered white oak has been
much reduced by some good sales and shipments of 2" prime white oak
should come to a good market. There is not much life about trade and
there is much more disposition to go an ay for a holiday and forget busi-
ness worries.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers* TXrectort;

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co... 13

Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co 4S

Boyle, Inc., Clarence 4

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . . 67

Cartler-Holland Lumber Co 2

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Connor, R., Company 65

Crals, W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P 49

East Jordan Lumber Co 66

Ellas, G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co 4

GUI-Dawley Lbr. Co 49

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 11

Hoffman Bros. Company U

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

James & Abbott Co 50

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 59

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 3-15

Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Co. .. 66

Litchfield, William E 13

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G 48

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson. & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67

Miller, Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 11

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co 11

Rice Lake Lumber Co 95

Richardson Lumber Company.. . . 15

Ross & Wentworth IS

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, L, Co., Trustees 66

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 50

Sullivan, T. & Co 67

Tegge Lumber Co 48

Webster. George, Lumber Co... 13

White Lake Lumber Company.. 39

Wlggln, H. D 13

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 14

Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company. 13

Wlstar, Underbill & Nixon 13

Wood-Mosaic Company 11

Teager Lumber Company, Inc.. 67

Toung. W. D.. & Co 3-15

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 43

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company. 43

Faust Bros. Lumber Co IS

Gardner Wood Company 43

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

Kentucky Lumber Company.... 43

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co 6

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 13

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 39.68

RED GUM,

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 47

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 46

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 47

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 47

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co 38

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 48

, Evans, G. H., Lumber Company. . .

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 43

Gary, W. W 47

General Lumber Company 68

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 46

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co.... 10

Kentucky Lumber Company 43

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company... '■

Lansing Company, The

Miller Lumber Company '

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co '

Penrod-Jurden-McCowcn Lbr. Co.

Saline River Hardwood Co

Sondheimer, E., Company

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.

VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber

Company

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . .

Anderson-Tully Company

Archer Lumber Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker. Jacobs & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co..

Bliss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner, J. H., 4 Sons

Booker-Cecil Company

Boyle, Inc., Clarence

Brown. Geo. C, & Co

Brenner, Ferd, Lumber Co

Brown, W, P., & Sons Lumber

Co

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co..
Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Co..
Carnahan-Allport Lumber Co....

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

ChurchlU-Mllton Lumber Co

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co...
Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co..
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Cora-

Pfiny

Day Lumber & Coal Company..

Dermott Land & Lumber Co

Dugan Lumber Co

Elias, G., & Bro

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co

Farris Hardwood Lumber Co...
Faust Bros. Lumber Company..
Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

Gardner Wood Company

Gary, W. W

General Lumber Company

Goodiander-Robertson Lumber Co.

Harris Manufacturing Co

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company

Hitt. H. H.. Lumber Co

Hooton Hardwood Company

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..
Hutchinson Lumber Company..

Jeffris, D. K., & Co

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Kennedy, James, & Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The

Litchfield, William E

Little River Lumber Company. .

Logan, J. M. . Lumber Co

Louisvlll. Veneer Mills

Mcllvain, J. Gibson, & Co

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co

Memphis Band Mill Company...

Miller, Anthony

Miller Lumber Company

Morford Lumber Company

Mowbray & Robinson Company.

Norman Lumber Company

North Vernon Lumber Company

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

Peytona Lumber Company 41

Ransom, John B., & Co 9

Riemeier Lumber Company 43

Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co.

Saline River Hardwood Co 42

Salt Lick Lumber Company.... 10

Slaymaker, S. E., & Co 56

Sondheimer, B., Company 45

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stemmelen Lumber Company... 12

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. 51

Sullivan, T., & Co 67

Tschudy Lumber Company 45

VandenBoom-Stimson Lbr. Co.. 45
Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company 6

Webster, George, Lumber C»... 13

Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company. . 39

Whltmer, Wm., & Sons 13

Wlggin, H. D 13

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company 13

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 13

Wood-Mosaic Company 11

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 13

Yates, John B., Lumber Co 10

Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc 67

VENEERS AND PANELS.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 65

Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company.. 5

Chicago Veneer Company 68

East St. Louis Walnut Co 7

Evansvllie Veneer Company 64

Freiberg Lumber Company 43

Hoffman Bros. Company 16

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Jarrell. B. C. & Co 65

Kentucky Veneer Works £0

Knoxville Veneer Company •

Louisville Veneer Mills 12

Merrill Veneer Co 51

Nartzik, J. J 5

Ohio Veneer Company 43

Old Dominion Veneer Company. 50

Palmer & Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 7-8

Fickrel Walnut Company 7

Rayner, J 5

Roddis Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sanders & Egbert Company 7

Sedro Veneer Company

Standard Veneer Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co... 51

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co 50

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co 50

Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co. 64

Underwood Veneer Company 65

Willey. C. L 55

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 16

Wood-Mosaic Company 11

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 65

Bacon. R. S., Veneer Company.. 5
Compania Minera La Luz y Los

Angeles 65

East St. Louis Walnut Co 7

Evansvllie Veneer Company 64

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 7

Hartzell, Geo. W 7

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Louisville Veneer Mills 12

McCowen, H. A., & Co 7

Palmer & Parker Co

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 7-8

Pickrel Walnut Company 7

Purcell, Frank 7-39

Rayner, J 5

Sanders t Egbert Company 7

WiUey, C. L 55

Williams. Ichabod T.. ft Sons.. 16

n

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co 66

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 43

Harris Manufacturing Company 45

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co 9

Saline River Hardwood Co 42

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 66

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

W^ebster, George, Lumber Co. . 13

Wilce, T., Company, The 4

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 39-68

Young, W. D.. & Co ?-15

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

Cadillac Machine Company 62

Diamond Iron Works 61

Gerlach, The Peter, Company, . 59
Linderman Machine Co., The. .

Mershon, W. B.. & Co

Phoenix Manufacturing Co

Saranac Machine Company 63

Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 63

Clyde Iron Works 62

Fitzglbbons & Krebs 4*

Gogebic Lumber Company

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 61

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.
Andrews, The A. H., Company — 40

Grand Rapids Veneer Works 66

National Dry Kiln Company 62

Phila. Textii* Mchy. Company.. 11
SUndard Dry Kiln Company 63

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.

Atkins, E. C, & Co 60

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company 55

Epperson, U. S., & Co 66

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company 56

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company 56

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co 56

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance 56

Manufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company 56

Rankin -Benedict Underwriting

Company

TIMBER LANDS.

Lacey, James D., & Co 44

Spry, John C 5

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

Griffith, Clarence W 46

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mfg. Company

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 65

Broderlck & Bascom Rope Co.... 61

Childs, S. D., & Co 59

Diamond Labor Agency 38

Gerlach. The Peter. Company. . 69

Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Matthews Gravity Carrier Co... 40

Mechanical Rubber Company. . . 63

Perkins Glue Company 52

HARDWOOD RECORD

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No display except tbe lieadings can be ad-
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extra charges for copies of paper containing

EMPLOYES WANTED

WANTED— A YOUNG MAN

Permanent position and advancement

Addr

•BOX

care Hakdwood Kecord.

WANTED— HARDWOOD SAIJJSMAN

To cover luiHaua. Ohio and Michigan. Mii.- 1
have estal.lishc<l trade and ;,'ood references.

LEL.VND (J. n.\N.\l.\<;. Cincinnati. O.

WANTED— FIEST^LASS

Mahogany and hardwood salesman with high
references. Established trade in Chicago and
vicinity preferred. WARUEN ROSS LUMBER
CO., Jamestown, N. Y.

I EMPLOYMENT WANTED |

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

When you want a salesman for New York
state territory, write us. We can supply you
with a good man. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber & Sash & Door
Salesmen. H. T. Trotter, 42S Powers BIdg.,
Rochester, X. Y.

WIDE-AWAKE, EXPERIENCED

ispector seeks position. Best references fu

shed.

-Address "BOX 40," care II.irdwood Record.

LOGS WANTED

WANTED— BLACK WALNUT LOGS
500 cars good black walnut logs, 10" and up
In diameter. 6 ft. and up long. Will Inspect at
shipping point and pay cash.

GEO. W. HARTZELL, Piqua, Ohio.

TIMBER FOR SALE

8,700 ACRES VIRGIN HARDWOODS

Dawson iMinii\ <.:i. Tw, itiii'ils riwued in fee.
balance timb.r rii^iirs. Will . nt r.O.000,000 feet.
Oak and Poplar predominating. Contains valu-
able iron and clay deposits, also valuable water
power rights. Unquestionable title. For price
and other information apply to

U.SWSOX LA.ND & LU.MBEK COMPANY.

Huntington, W. Va., Box 51.

LUMBER FOR SALE

70,000 FEET YELLOW POPLAR

Will sell Ists and 2nds. or No. 1 common and
tetter, or 20,000 feet 12" to 30" clear, or all
log run. Above poplar 4/4, small per cent S/4,
and on stick six months, extra flne quality stock.

.\ddress "BOX 42," care Hardwood Record.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

SOUND OR WORMY SOFT MAPLE

lite Oak and Birch Squares Wanted.

LEOPOLD DESK CO., Burlington. Iowa.

WANTED

Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44",
48" leng, plump 1" x 1". Must be clear and
straight. If yeu hare any te offer write ub
Win take them dry or green.

TBE COLUMBIA MFX3. CO.,
New Phlladelpbla, Oblo

DIMENSION DAE
Plain and Quartered

Various aizea for chair and table factorlen.

Send to as for specIflcatlooB and prices.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street,
New York.

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE~|

DIMENSION QUARTERED OAK

Red and white, cut to order for table and chair

U0UGH1:RTY brothers, Russellvllle, Tenn.

FOR SALE— OAK DIMENSION STOCK

1 car 2H"x2ii"xL'5", 29" and 33".
Address "BOX 41," care n.utDWf.or. liECOliD.

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

FOR SALE— ONE OF THE FINEST

-Arkansas hardwood tracts of timber, consisting
of about 70,000,000 feet. Up-to--date plant for
manufacturing same can be purchased reason-
ably or leased. A rare bargain for some one.
Address "BOX 70." care H.mipwoop Record.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

WOODWORKING MACHINERY
BARGAINS

1 — 30x6 Egan & Co. cabinet surfacer.

1 — 30x6 Egan & Co. cabinet double surfaeer.

1 — 30x6 Buss cabinet surfacer.

5 — Light single surfacers.

2 — 14x6 J. A. Fay & Co. lightening flooring ma-
chines.

1 — 7x4 E. & B. Holmes flooring machine.

1 — 30x10 double surfacer, with divided feed rolls.

1 — 36x6 Berlin cabinet surfacer with sectional
rolls and chip breaker.

3 — 36" band saws : 1 — 42" band saw ;

1 — 60" band saw.

1 — 4S" 3-drum H. B. Smith Sander.

1 — 60" 3-drum Columbia Sander.

1 — 48" 3-drum Berlin Sander.

Many other woodworking machines, Ijoilers,

shafting, pulleys, belting and hangers, Corliss

and automatic engines, dynamos and motors.

CLEVELAND BELTING & MACHINERY CO.,
1922 Scranton Road. Cleveland, Ohio.

TIMBER WANTED

WANTED— WHITE OAK TIMBER
400,000 ft. White Oak Timber 10"xl4" to
12"xl6". Will submit schedule upon applica-
tion. 12 to 18 months in which to make deliv-
ery. PLACE BROTHERS, INC.,

131 State Street. Boston, Mass.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED— PARTNER

In wholesale Hardwood lumber business, special-
ties, in Philadelphia. Address

ALFRED P. BUCKLEY,
973 N. Second St., Philadelphia, Pa.

FOR SALE— AT WELLS, N. Y.

In the heart of the best Adirondack Hardwood, a
well-equipped veneer plant in first-class condition.
Reinforced concrete buildings, water power, alsp
steam for emergency. Generator with electric
lighting system. Many years' timber supply.
Market for entire output in immediate vicinity.
Will be sold at a bargain. Address, JOHN J.
TURNER, Permanent Receiver, Amsterdam, N. Y.

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK, POPLAR, ASH
and all ether bardwocds, Ib all grades and tkick-
nesaes, can be readily said II advertised ia tk«
Wanted aad Far Sal* sectlan ef EABOwaoD Kbc-
OBD. If yaa have a larga stock yea want to
mU try a few lines la tkls departaent aad
see what a lot of inqnirles tbey will bring ran.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
8 1 9 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

GERLACH

Circular, Band and Cylinder Saws, New
Roller Saw Swages and Sharpeners

Are unexcelled In Europe or America. We use
the best steel, the finest equipment and have
sixty years behind us.

THE PETER GERLACH COMPANY
Cleveland Sixth City

HARDWOOD RECORD

ATKINS S SAWS

Thfsc air fhr Srii/.v that ma<lc "the hit" at the Forest Products Exposition. Thftj are the Saws that arc
,,i.il;iu)i an tqual npnlation in tht largest fiUmj rooms cvenjuhirc.

Atkins Band Saws come fitted for use. They
take their tension readily and hold it.
Easy to swage and stand up to their worl'

Atkins Solid or In-
serted Tooth Circulars
are made of Silver
Steel. This insures
longest life and least
re-fitting.

Atkins Machine Knives for all purposes are
correctly made, properly balanced, smoothly
welded. Atla Steel means long life to knives.

Specify ATKIXS SAWS or KNIVES next time. Any Dealer or

Supply House ivill furiiish Ihnn. If not, write to the nearest address below.

Send for Our New 240 Page Catalog
E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. The SHver Steel Saw PeopFe

Home Office and Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Canadian Factory: HAMILTON, ONT. Machine Knife Factory: 1.ANCASTEB, N. Y.

follnviiiK cities: Address E. C. ATKINS * CO..
Neiv Orleans Neiv Vork City Portland, Ore. San Francisro

HARDWOOD RECORD

i

ow St

werste

has not been the cause
wide-spread popularity i
hardwood lumbermen,
prefer this excellent wire rope be-
cause of its wonderful strength
and elasticity. It gives maximum
service at minimum cost.

Yellow Strand Powersteel is made
of foreign drawn steel wire. Every
wire has a tested tensile strength of
240,000 to 260,000 pounds to the
s(|uare inch. It will withstand the
severest strains to which logging
lines are submitted.

We believe Yellow Strand Power-
steel is best and most economical of
all logging lines. Hundreds of vol-
untary letters from prominent lum-
bermen in all parts of the U. S. con-
tirm that lielief.

PROFIT FROM WASTE

THE DIAMOND DOUBLE ANVIL
HOG IS SPECIALLY ADAPTED
FOR HARDWOOD MILLS

Let Us Send You Bulletin R

DIAMOND IRON WORKS

MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

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to mall' Unit thiH iiiiiiiTlnl wuk rc-

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' will 111' viry KliKl til hnv<> you iim- mir
liny af ii ri'liTi-nci- iit iiny tlim-.

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THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD DRIER ' " ' '"
THE NATIONAL DRY KILN COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS,

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INDIANA

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W BUTTING SAW

SJ^^^ Flooring Feretories

^^^^^^^1 For cutting out defects and making square and
^^■'|H^ smooth ends for end-matching machines. Used by

^"rit^^HIl ^^'^ larcest producers. \\>i<'-- *<"■ particulars and prices.
J^^r^^fl^^^ Manvjfactvjred by

^ii^^^m^ Cdrdilldwc Machine Co.

"^^ CADILLAC, MICH.

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aims /to cut-out-ds^mucK

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ing and gGttinA ready io
work) as posslDlG andKave
the macKirvGs put/ik
g^ practically tKe-full day
skidding 6^ loading \o'^%

sKowybu Kcwit
works outjsaHsgj'

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^^ I oA-Loadpr.

CLYDE IROK -WORKS

Mdnufactui^rs of>\.dcKii\Gs for EVERY Lo^^irv^Opordtioiv
^Sa^ DULUTH, U.S.A. ,^ajj|fe

U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

63

Logging
Locomotives

must be specially desii^ned to suit
the service. Baldwin loggers have
been built in all types and sizes.

W'y-^-

doing excellent work, where lung hauls
must be made with heavy trains.

THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
Cable Address: — "Baldwin, Philadelphia"

REPRESENTED HY

F. W. WESTON 50 Church Street, New York, N. Y'.

CHARLES RIDDEI.L 626 Railway Exchange. Chicaeo, III.

C. H. PETERSON 1610 Wright BuUding, St. Louis, Mo.

GEORGE F. .JONES 407 Travelers' Buildine. Richmond. Va.

A. WM. HINGER 722 Spalding BuUding, Portland, Oreson

Absolute
Qntrol

of the drying elements — heat, Ininiidity and circulation
of air. It's this absolute control that has made The
Standard Moist Air Kiln so completely successful in dry-
in- "// varieties of HARDWOODS, without exception.

It's simple and easy to regulate the drying
conditions so as to perfectly suit the requirements
of your product. Write for the catalog. Address
tandard Dry Kiln Co.. 1559 McCarty St.,

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CRIME COMPillf - ■ iLLBRlNCHES
STiNDARD EQUIPMENT CO.. MOBILE. ILl
JLB4NY MILL SUPPLY CO.. JLBiNT, 64.

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

{Chicago Rubber Work*)

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

CHICAGO

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOR

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manufactured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR. MICH.. D. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co,

HOME OFFICE. FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA, WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We manuficture at our BIrcbwood plant sin{le ply veneers
of til natire northern woods and deliver stock that is In
shape to glue.

From our Algoma factory, where we hare specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, in all woods, notably in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
veneer.

tvery pound of glue we use Is guaranteed hide stock. Wc
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that is the best, based on
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock and
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest you.

TOMAHAWK

VENEER

&

BOX

CO.

.Manufacturers

of Draw Bottoms

in

Birch .md

Bass wood. Pin

Blocks. Back Pane

Is.

also Head-

ipR and American Cheese Boxes c

)ur

Specialties

TOMAHAWK WRITE FOR PRICES

WISCONSIN 1

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Hardwood Record :: :: :: Chicago

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JARRELL ^ CO.

MAM'KACTIRERS OK

High

Grade, Rolary-Cul Gum

VENEERS

Cut

righl

; dried riglil; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Lonjjj Island City, New York

E\ ANSVILLE VENEER CO., Evansville, Indiana

VENEERS

Manufacturers and Importers of
Circassian Walnut, Mahogany

We quarter-taw and slice White Oak, Red Oat,
Gum and Sycamore

Rotary cut stock in poplar and gum, for
cross banding, back panels, drawer bottoms
and panels.

Plant is equipped with the most modern
machinery and drying systems known.

HARDWOOD RECORD

10,000

HERE IS SOIVIBTI-IIINa ROR VOUR MIUU: "t f\ AAA

TEN THOUSAND MAHOGANY LOGS lU,UUU

For immediate Sale and Delivery. All fresh live logs felled sitiee Jan. 1, \^)\4.
Cut from hig-h gTOund on the cast coast of Nicaragua, with greatest possihle ex-
pectations of veneer stock. A bargain right from the producer. No brokers —
no commission charges — no monopoly — no concession.

First i/cdrs free cuttings on new ground thrown open by Nicaragua (lon oinn iil .

WE ARE CUTTERS ONLY

COMPANIA MINERA LA LUZ y LOS ANGELES,

Sales considered in no less
than lots of one thousand logs.

Box 939, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1 1 WISCONSIN 1

Rotary Cut Veneer

and

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch
Gray Elm

Basswood
Red Oak

Also Mahogany Panels of every grade.

This is the stock that satisfies the manu-
facturer of furniture, interior finish and
doors because it is cut under right condi-
tions, perfectly seasoned and carefully
handled all the way from stump to car.

A trial order will convince you

The UnderwoofI Veneer Company

Thomas Street

Wausau, Wisconsin

Our Bargain List Special

PRICES THIS WEEK

2 cars 1%"— Nos. 2 and :i Com. 4 cars r-', — Los Run Hard

1 car'^*!^"— Nos. 2 and 3 Com. 1 car'"]"— No. 1 Com. * Uetler

Basswood. .ir.-sivd. lied Kak.

2 cars 2"— No. 1 Com. & Better 2 cars 1'—; 1.. :i uide. :i' &

Hard Maple. Ler. :4Iai>le ( ralini.- strips.
1 car 2"— Log Run Hard Ma- % car 3i:..v(i— Maple Hearts,
pie. li car 4N(i lo S— Maple Hearts.

R. CONNOR CO.

Main Office MARSH FIELD, WIS.

ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR THE BEST

Wisconsin Hardwoods?

Send for Price List "H. R." Today

Ite

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Excellent Shipping Condition

Common
Common and

500,000' 4/4 No. 2 Common and 500,000'

Better Cnselected Birch. and Better Hard Maple.

300.000' 4/4 No. 1 Common 1 Car - --

and Better Unselected Basswood. Better Basswood.

1 Car 5/4 No^. 1, 2, and 3
Basswood.
Basswood, Rough. 3 Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.

300.000' 6/4 No. 2 Common 5 Cars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots,

and Better Soft Elm. 3 Cars -

6/4 No. 3 Common 1 Car

350,000' 4/4 No. 2 Common
Basswood, Rough.

400,000' 4/4 No. 3 Common

EIn

/4 Birch Scoots.
4x11" and Wider
and 2nd Basswood.

KNEELAND-McLURG LUMBER COMPANY

Manufacturers of Hardwoods

Phillips, Wisconsin

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker. No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

We have on hand a complete stock (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood [.ath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

H ARDVv OOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

1

1

"Ideal" £■ Rock Maple Flooring

it the flooring that it manufactured expreailj to tupplj the demand for the bett. It it
made by modern machinery from carefully-ielecled itock and every precaution it taken
throughout our entire tyttem to make it fulfill in every particular -tt name "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Sfnd u> y

lnquir\et

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS. MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN. MICHIGAN
We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars 1x7" and up No. l Common and Better Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4./4 End dried White Maple.

I car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

S. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
hot the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in j, J and Kl-Uiand 1 1-lG inch .Maple
in ail Htaiulard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US. WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. f»IICHIGAN

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That lie Is CicttinR

NEW BUSINESS

Through His Ad

If we can do it for him is there any logical

reason why we can't for you ?

MAKE US PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

m

Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

OIK SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPtCIALTIFS:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

Yeager Limber Company, Inc.

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS |

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

7075 Clinton Street

Q. ELIAS <Sc BRO.

HARDWOODS

\\hite Pine. Yellow Pine, Spruce.
Hemlock, Fir, Lumber. Timber, Mill-
work, Boxes. Maple and Oak Flooring

Q55=ioi5 elk: street

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

Dt to I

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HABDWOODS

Will

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

All grades and tliitknesses.
ive and inspect stock at abipplng point
Brancb yard. Mempbis. Tenn.

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks

of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have everj

tdcility for filling and shipping orders promptly

fhcN will he pic iscd to hi\c \our nuiuirics

Manufacturers ^^ "m

Gum General

Oak w ,

Cypress LilllTlDer Cottonwood

g-^ Maple

company McmpWs, Icnn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

TXTE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
VV special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you — IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of Higli Grade Smoicy Mountain Hardwoods and Hemloel(

We Are Now Ready To Figure On ORDERS
and CONTRACTS For Rotary Cut Cum

l'V)r delivery after Sept. 1-t. 1''14. fnun our Xrw. I.ar.^e, Modern \eneer Plant at

Clarendon, Arkansas

We have for immediate shipment an immense stock i>\ rotary cut Poplar, Oak, Pine. Chestnut. Ash,

Walnut, etc.. in 'Standard thicknesses an! si/v-. also rare bargains in cut (lown*;
from r.ur Burnside, Kentucky, I'hint.

CHICAGO VENEER COMPANY, Danville, Ky.

Incorporated

YELLOW POPLAR

■ laUFlCTIHEIIS OF SINO SIWED

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY

QUARTER SAWED

WHITE OAX

Goal erove, Ohio, U.S.A.

LUMBER CO

HAKDWOOU RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

t^ fi

i CARTIER= HOLLAND I
I LIMBER COMPANY I

SPECIAL LIST STOCK FOR
FURNITURE TRADE

(KH) II 4/4 SilccUd Kn.l Dried WiiiU-r Cut VVliitc

MapK-
,000 ft. 8/4 Ists and 2nds Unselcctcd Hard Maple
000 ft. 4/4 Lor Run Micliisan Sfift F.lni
!000 ft. 4/4 Lou Run Beech
.000 ft. 5/4 Log Run Beech
,000 ft. 6/4 Log Run Beech
,000 ft. 8/4 I.oif Run Beech

CRATING

17.S.000 II. \s(> an.l wirkr While Pine Cratin;.;
.^00,000 ft. L\4 No. 4 White Pine Cratnig
,S0,000 ft. 1x4 and Wider No. 2 and No. 3 Coniin ,
i'ood

Ba.<;
REMEMBER, wc pcrf..rni whatevt

ill work

S

MICHIGAN TRUST BUILDING

Grand Rapids, Michigan

M I I, L I, u d i n K t o n. M i

::.^

HARDWOOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

n

_

-J

Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

GOBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. AUGUST 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash No. 3 Common

. 34 M
. 45 M
. 200 M
. 200 M
. 200 M
. 150M

8 M

7 M
. 60 M
. 20 M
. 'A M
. 100 M

7 M
. 100 M
. 200 M
. 50 M
. 20 M
. 17 M

6M
. 23 M
. 60 M
. 83 M
. -14M

4/4 Basswood Is and 2s

4/4 Basswood No. 2 Common

4/4 Basswood No 3 Common

1x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common

1 x6 Basswood No. 3 Common

1x7 and up Basswood No. 3 Common

4/4 Red Curly Birch is and 2s

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s

1x14 and up Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No l Common.

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2S. .

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 and 2 Common

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear)

5/4 Maple Step Is and 2s

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common

"It is not what lumber costs you, so much as what you 11
can get out of it, that decides its value for your work."

W. D. YOUNG & CO.

MANUFACTURERS

FINEST

MAPLE

FLOORING

KltN DRI£D, HOLLOW BACKED
MATCHED OR JOINTED
POLISHED AND BINDLED

Hard Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber

1 TO 6 INCHES THICK WRITE FOR PRICES ^'

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARBWOOOS

CADILLAC, MICH. AUGUST 2, 1914

l.xS Basswood, No. 1 Common 8 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 M

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. . . . 100 M
4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Com. .100 M

5/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. . . . 5 M

4/4 Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30 M

6/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseye Maple I's & 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4/4 Basswood & Elm, No. 4 20 M

4/4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common.. 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

// you

haven^t seen the

Gibson Tally Book

Let us send you one on ap-
proval, with samples of Tally
Tickets for triplicate, dupli-
cate or single tallies — a score
of forms to choose from.
They are the latest and best.
Endorsed by hundreds of
lumber manufacturers and
buyers.

Hardwood Record

CHICAGO

.■\\<l)W OOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE:

Headquarters for

HARDWOODS

W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company
Stemmelen Lumber Company

Branch Office, New Albany, Ind. i

Norman Lumber Company

Mills at Holly Ridge. La.

North Vernon Lumber Company
Edw. L. Davis Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

;;;.-::.^;;:-;;.:v;.;.;;^:v.;;::V.-/.-y;;v;:^i||

An Opportunity to Make Money
With Small Capital

I have a small tract of timber, well located, in Central
Southern Hardwood Belt, which will cut several million feet
of FINE OAK.

Will sell to mill man at $2.50 per M ft. for the timber
only— or $3.00 per M ft. for the land and timber. Reasonable

You can make a handsome profit on the timber and have
a splendid farm left. Bottom land, no overflow.
If Interested write for particulars.

JOHN C. SPRY

1003 Harris Trust Building

CHICAGO, ILL.

A floor to adore

For thirtT-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-
ng ha.-! been among the foremosl on the market
nd because it stands today "unequaled" is ttw
best evidence that its manufacturer has kept
abreast of modern methods and the advanced de-
mands of the trade. To convince yourself of the
above statements, try our polished surface floor-
ing, tongued and grooved, hollow backed, with
matched ends and holes for bUnd naiUng — you'U
find it reduces the expense of laying and poUsblnc.
Our BookUt teltt *U about Mar<tte»o4 /-McrMf
and hoio to eart (or it — at40 priow^<HMl i* frM.

The T. Wilce Company

a2nd and Throop Sta. CHICAGO. ILU.

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MXLjU DyjyjrL in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

3per-

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Mention This Paper

Establltbed

1878
Dhn St.
NEW YORK CITY

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers a.re
owners of steaLin plants. Eighty-nine per
cent a.re. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma^chinery. There is little percenta.ge
of wo.ste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for ma-chinery ©dvertiserB.

/nil r> 1 I_^ 312 Portland Block

Clarence Boyle, Inc., Chicago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

^

For items of Hardwood Stock or Hardwood
Machinery, you will find it advantageous ic
write our advertisers. Get in touch !

HARDWOOD R i;CO H D

KNOXVILLE

F.mou. for Find Type of Popl.r. O.k ..id Chc.lnul

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO.

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUtRTERED WHITE 0>K. PHH OHK. POPHR. WtLHUT i TENNESSEE RED CEDUR LUMBER

BANli Mll.lJS AT VttSTAU A SUBLKB OF K-N OXVILLK. BOUTHKRN AND LXJUISVILUK & NASHVILI^ RAIUIOAD

II. S. MIZNKIt,

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch Omce »nd Tard:
Bank Bad McLean Are.. Ctnclnaall I. M. ASHER, Mgr.

We Wint Orders for the foUowini Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of ill

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T HARDWOOD RECORD it a differ-
^1 I ent kind, and altogether better
^^J^ lumber newspaper than hat hither-
to been publi.hed. This it made pottible
by the loyal co-operation and support of the
hardwood element of the lumber induitry.
If you are a lubscriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT. POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK, WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General .Manager, Knoxville, Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is ^hnwn
acconlinL: to 1''14 rcciuirenient

r service of veneer and panel consumers' requirements lists — cwmidete
nhnu' to r'i4 reciuirements. . . ,,,■,,

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you

want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation. _

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information— we know

because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1 7" of its real cost. ,- , ^ ,

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Public Has "Caught On"

The Great American Public doesn't overlook many bets. It knows a good thing when it
sees it, and puts the O. K. of its approval on most of the products that are worth while.
That is why the revival of American Black Walnut has been accomplished so easily. The
intrinsic qualities of the wood, coupled with the vogue of browns in the furniture and
interior finish fields, made it easy to re-establish it with those discriminating consumers
whose example is so quickly followed by the trade at large. If you use hardwoods, you
cannot afiford to overlook American Black Walnut. Get in touch with the manufacturers
whose stock, ready to ship, is listed below.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY

1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
4/4"
1/2"
5/8"
4/4"

1st & 2nds. .
1st & 2nds..
1st & 2nds..
1st & 2nds..
1st & 2nds. .
1st & 2nds. .
1st & 2nds. .
Clearface . .
No. 1 Com . .
No. 1 Com..
No. 1 Com..

Goshen, Indiana
WALNUT

36,000' 5/4" No

36,500'
55,200'
24,600'
6,350'
6,000'
8,300'
14,200'

,ooc

Com.
6/4" No. 1 Com.
8/4" No. 1 Com.
1/2" No. 2 Com.
5/8" No. 2 Com.
3/4" No. 2 Com.
7/8" No. 2 Com.
5/4" No. 2 Com.
6/4" No. 2 Com.
4/4" No, 2 Com.

SlK

11,500'

2,700'

14,300'

4,500'

2,500'

22,600'

200'

4,100'

900'

10,000'

1st

* 2ncls

5/S"

2,500'

3/4"

.17,500'

4/4"

11,700'

5/4"

.12,500'

6/4"

. 9,700'

S/4"

.16,200'

0/4"

. 7,000'

2/4"

. 9,500'

6/4"

. 2,300'

5/8"

Special Clea

48,000'

No.

Common

3/4"

. 5,000'

4/4"

5/4"

. 6.700'

GEO. W. HARTZELL

Piqua, Ohio

WALNUT

6/4" 5,900'

8/4" 8,900'

10/4" 1,500'

12/4" 700'

3/4" to 4" Thick Fine Fig-
ured Boards, Panels and

Plank 15,000'

Special Heavy Plank, 4" to

6" thick 8,000'

4/4" Clear Face, 6" and up

wide 10,000'

All stock band sawn, equal-
ized and dry. Prompt
shipments.

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Mo.

WALNUT

st and 2nds

5/S"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
8/4"
10/4"
12/4"

20,000
15,000'

100,000'
20,000'
30,000'
22,000'
10,000'

. 8,000'

4/4 80,000

5/4" 12,000'

6/4" 14,000'

8/4" 180,000'

10/4" 8.000'

12/4" 6,000'

Figured Walnut L

20,000'

15,000'
in Wood Cut to Orde

VENEERS
)gs Figured

4/4" 5 0,000

5/4" 12,000'

6/4" 13,000'

8/4" 12,000'

Walnut Veneers

H. A. McCOWEN & CC

)MP

Salem,

Indiana

WALMT

5/8"

1st & 2nds.ll0,000'

16/4'

1st

3/4"

1st & 2nds.l35,000'

4/4'

No.

4/4"

1st & 2nds.292,000'
1st k 2nds. 82,000'

5/4'

No.

5/4"

6/4'

No.

6/4"

1st & 2nds. 46,000'

8/4'

No.

8/4"

1st & 2ndS. 41,000'

9/4'

No.

9/4"

1st & 2nds. 7,000'

10/4'

No

10/4"

1st & 2nds. 3,500'

12/4'

No.

12/4"

1st & 2nds 7,000'

16/4'

No.

1

All thicknesses

n No. 2

Cc

Com. 1
Com.
Com .
Com .
Com .
Com .
Com .

10,000'
89,000'
62,000'
4,000'
3,000
3,000'
1,200'

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY
East St. Louis, 111.

« OM.MON WALNIT

3/8" No. 1 50,000'

1/2" No. 1 30,000'

5/8" No. 1 85,000'

3/4" No. 1 150,000'

4/4" No. 1 220,000'

5/4" No. 1 46,000'

6/4" No. 1 31,000'

8/4" No. 1 15,000'

10/4" No. 1 2,000'

12/4" Nt). 1 9,000'

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

Kansas City, Mo.

W.\LNUT

l»t and 3nd« No. 1 Common

3/8"

1st & 2nds.

50,000'

1/2"

1st & 2nds.

110,000'

5/8"

1st & 2nds.

160,000'

3/4"

1st & 2nds.l35,000'

4/4"

1st & 2nds.

98,000'

5/4"

1st & 2nds.

72,000'

6/4"

1st & 2nds.

34,000'

S/4"

1st & 2nds.

21,000'

0/4"

1st & 2nds.

6.000'

2/4"

1st & 2nds.

12,000'

5/8 40,000

3/4" 49,000'

4/4" 73,000'

5/4" 12,000'

6/4" 9,000'

8/4" 11,000'

10/4" 1,800'

5/8" 40,000'

3/4" 50,000'

4/4" 300,000'

5/4" 30,000'

6/4" 14,000'

8/4" 3,000'

10/4" 3,000'

KRAETZER CURED LUMBER
In Stock Ready for Shipment, 3,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Butt Veneers and 2,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Long Veneers.

We Furnish I'lain Walnut V.n.".'r*. Any Thickness. Cut to Size

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, GMBH

Cincinnati, Ohio

WALNUT

3/8" 1st & 2nds. 30,000' 3/4" No. 1 Com. 50,000'
1/2" 1st & 2nds.l00,000' 4/4" No. 1 Com. 10,000'
5/8" 1st & 2nds.l50,000' 5/4" No. 1 Com. 24,000'
3/4" 1st & 2nds.l 19,000' 6/4" No. 1 Com. 29,000'
4/4" 1st & 2nds. 75,000' 8/4" No. 1 Com. 50,000'
5/4" 1st & 2nds. 60,000' io/4" & up No 1
6/4" 1st & 2nds. 32,000' Com 1,000'

^^1" »'* ^ .^"A'- "•°°°' 4/4" No. 2 Com. 15,000'
10/4 & up 1st & ^ . „ . ^ ,^„ ^,

2nds.. 16,000' 5/4 & 6/4 No. 2

3/8" No. 1 Com. 14,000' Com 24,000

1/2" No. 1 Com. ■20,000' 10/4" & up No. 2

5/8" No. 1 Com. 80,000' Cora 4,000'

Dry stock ready for shipment.

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

Prime
WALNUT LOGS
For E.xport
FIGURED WALNUT LOGS

FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

HARDWOOD RECORD

Pcnrod Walnut &Vcnccr Co.

Mills, hansiis City aiul llcleiia. Ark.

.\.l.lri-s all iii^iiiiru- to

General Offices
KANSAS CITY. MO.

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cyoress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

I PENROD-JURDEN-lVlcCOWEN
LIIVIBFR COMPA!\Y

Band Mills & Oliiies: Brasfleld. Ark.

I\r;iil\- for iniiiKMliatc --lupiiicnt
RED GUM

QUARTERED
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5/4" Is and 2s.

1 car 6 4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com.

PLAIN
3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s

2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s
1 car 6 4

3 cars 8 4

1 car 10 4
3 cars 4 4

2 cars 5 4
2 cars 6 4

Is and 2s.
Is and 2s.
Is and 2s.
No. 1 Com.
No. 1 Com.
No. 1 Com.

3 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.
2 cars 10 4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

GOOD
GRADES

LUDmcfroN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

PROMPT
SERVICE

Service First

20,000,000 feet of dry
Hardwood for imme-
diate shipment.
We've got what
you want when you
want it.

OUR SPECIALTIES

Planing Mill Work
Dimension Slock
Kiln Drying

Our Special Offer

12' FAS

BONNWOOfl.

15M lilS" and wider FAS Bum-

40M IxS-xG' No. 1 Com. Bus-

20M 1x7"' and wider No. 1 Com.

BaH»n-ood.
21.M 1x8" and wider No. 1 Com.

60M lx«" and' wider FAS Beech.
40SI 1x6" and wider No. 1 Com.

BtH^h.
46M 6/4 No. 1 Com. and btr.

Bewh.
55M 1x8" and wider No. 1 Com.

Birch.
40M 8/4 No. 1 Com. and btr.

Soft Gray Kim.

IS 4 No
Soft Gray Elm.
I I«/4 No. I (ill
Soft Gray Klni.
Write for Bargait

CTtv.

Q^s

s5t^Smb?rco. LuDINGTOkMiCH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

.INASHVILLB-'

'k THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARDAVOODS

X02C

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.'

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2S PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2S PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. i Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. i Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Bex Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

3,100 ft. 1" is and 2s Poplar, 24"

and up.
9,5 00 ft. l" is and 2s Poplar, 18"

to 23".
1 5,000 ft. 1" is & 2s Poplar, regular.
12,000 ft. i" Sap Poplar.
14,000 ft. i" No. 1 Common Poplar.
16,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
40,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
16,000 ft. 8/4 is arid 2s Poplar.
60,000 ft. 1" is and 2S Qtd. White

Oak.
20,000 ft. 1" IS and 2s Plain White

Oak.
2,400 ft. 1" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak, 14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

.nd 2s Plain White Oak.
and 2s Plain Red Oak.
1. 1 Common Plain Red

Oak.
"^Oak.

4/4 No. 1 Con

Plain "
n Plain
Plain '

Pla

nd W. O.

)n Plain R. and.W. O.

d 2s Quartered White
1 Common Quartered
and wider, Is and 2s

nd 2s

lain Red Oak.

i 8/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.

i 8/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000 ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20,000 ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

16,000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50.000 ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25,000 ft.

6/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30.000 ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40,000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000 ft

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

15,000 ft

5/8 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

30,000 ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

15,000 ft

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

20,000 ft

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

12,000 ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 6" and up

13,000 ft

6/4 Sap Poplar. 6" and up

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 5"

ap

30,000 ft

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 6"

and

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK PXOOBING

60,000' Vi'xlYz" Clear Plain White
150,000' ^"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' y/'xiyz" Clear Plain Red
200,000' Ji"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' i4"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' f^"x2^" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X 2^" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quirtered
White Oak

1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 Is and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. l Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

100 M' 4/4 IS and 2s Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. l Common Qtd. White Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak 20 M' 12/4 Is and 2s Qtd. White Oak

100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak 5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

U A K D W O O D K i: C O K D

1 1 THE

df^LJ I n 1 1

PROMINENT SOVTHERN M A N U F A C T V R E R S 1

Band

Sawn Hardwoods

w

]■[« iDli i: 1 >VK 1 i\V.\ ST, „ KS

Our Specialtiei: Cottonwood, Red and Sap Gum. Oak —

plain and qi
Panels.

artered. red and white, Three Ply Red Gum

A Few Item, We Want to Move: 1

"h oHm

4 J-xIS- in' l-~ 1 t ■ ■' "it.'.o.'l '

* 4-xlH- to -•■ .. ., _ „woo.l.

10 Can

» Cum

4 4-x B- to 12- . In HoarJ..

S Can.

2 Citm

I 2-1 «- & wlil.r im & 2n.lll Pliiln While Oak.

.'.'4- Lob Run Soft Mnplf.

.1 8-x 0- A wldt-r Isl & 2nd» Red Gum.

a Car«

0 4-x 6" & wider l8l & 2nd» Ucd Gum.

1 Car

8 4-x 6- & wider l»t & 2nd» Red Gum

4 4-x 4- & wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.

3 Cam

4/4-X13- & wider No. 1 Com. Sap Gum.

5 Car.

r.,'4- Los Run Plain Sycamore.

8 Cars

6/8- lal & 2nd» Plain Red Oilk.

7 Cars

4/4- l»t & 2nd» Plain Red 0.lk.

WRITE IS FOR PRICES

ANDERSON -TILIY COMPANY. Memphis. Tcnn. |1

H<)\ SIIOOKS .\MI \KNKKR>*

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two car« 8 4 common and better Bas.wood
One car 4 4 l»l and 2nd Ba.twood
Three car. 4 4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cart 4 4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8, 4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8 4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4 4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

.Mills: rensarola. N. C. CaiiocltT. 90.000 ft. per day

When

r SAP GUM

You

4/. to 8/. J PLAIN & QTD. OAK Try Us for
/4 ^° /4-| CYPRESS OR Good Grades

Xccd

(. COTTONWOOD

The

Johnson -Tustin Lumber Company

5r,K R.\NDr)I.PIl BlIl.niNG. ME.MPIIIS. TENS.

TWO SPECIALTIES

FINELY FIGURED QCARTERF.D RED GUM FOR MAHOGANY OK

CIRCASSIAN FINISH AND
FINELY FIGURED EVEN COLOR QUARTER-SAWN WHITE OAK

Write for our booklet how to take care of
gum to obtain best results as cabinet wood

G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, ChatUnooga, Tennessee

Carnahan-Allport Lumber Company

\ARNI:R L.\ND & LUMBER COMPANY

G eridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . - - KENTUCKY

ftUNUI-ACTURCkS OF

^g^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
standeurd widths

N. A. WEBSTER

Yellow Pine and Southern Hardwoods

OAK. ASH. llirKOKV. <;t M, C'VrKKSS. TIKS. I'lMNG

TEXARKANA, ARK.— TEX.

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DIANA, OHIO, PKNN.SYLVANIA. NEW YORK
and the East.
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HARDWOOD RECORD

UNIFORM OAK

UNIFORM WHITE COLOR

UNIFORM SOFT TEXTURE

Cut from our own tract of timber of 100,000 acres, by
our own mills under our own personal supervision. We
cut 200,000 feet of lumber every day.

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The Mowbray & Robinson Company

VARD.S:
rincinnati, O.
Uetroit, Mich.
Rochester, N. "1
Brooklyn, N. Y.

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BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE. Sec'y & Treas.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

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stock at all times. mixed cars.

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With this capacity and ample dry kilns, plan-
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"If it grows in Michigan, you can get it at
Bay City."

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KNEELAND-BIGELOW CO. ROSS & WENTWORTH

RICHARDSON LUMBER CO. W. D. YOUNG & CO.

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WM. WHITMER CBi. SONS

CI'OK \ I I I)

Manufacturers and Whole- "" Anybody c«n,
Balers of All Kinds of W* ^.n"

HARDWOODS

We.t Virgini. Spruce «nd Hrmlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank BIdg.

PHILADELPHIA

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

SPECIALS 1

OAK

POPLAR

CHESTNUT

\11 Kinds Band-Sawr

Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT

LUMBER CO.

Kranklin

Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia, Pa.

ITTSBURGH. PA.

.MANUFACTl'UKRS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A r»al Cork Pine Sub»tUule for ri.inlng Mill and Pallern Work
Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pin*

Alio Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
W« WANT HIGH CLASS WHITK PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

We Want ! *""■ r,'^- .To??'?. ■ ' *■"■■ '»'* '*"»'■ » * *

WC VVdm I rnr I'.ili... 2li- OHk 4 x„. i Common

to Buy: ' i:^':,^^'''""^' '*''' ' A-No'^/rc'-mmon * "

THOMAS E. COALE LUMBER COMPANY

Frmnklln Bank liuildinc

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

H.

D.

WIGGIN

89 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASS.

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER ||

Circul

ar->awed

Poplar, Oak, Chestnut

, Basswood,

Maple

MIU

at blue C*al JuBotlon, West VIrcInU

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

PALMER 66 PARKER CO.
TEAK MAHOGANY ^^onv

CIRCASSUN WALNUT VEIMttRS HARDWOODS

103 Medford Street, Charieatown Dist

BOSTON, MASS.

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufftcturera are rennested to supply lista of stock f«r salt

THE STANDARD VENEER CO.

.Manufacturers

Rotary Cut Ilircli \"cnccr.s
HOULTON, ME.

MILL AM) STOKE .\T STOCKHOLM. ME.

PROCTORYENEERDRYERflKPROO,

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA. PA.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACH-
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ALL TWICE A MONTH.

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Q Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Oiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFFICES:
CONTINENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

W. P. Craig Lumbar Go.

Wholesale Hardwood and Building

Lumber

Empire Building,

PITTSBURG, PA.

BIRCH

A few cars

in transit and

AND a large assort-

M Jt PI P ment at the

l¥l r\ r k k mill. Write us.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

25 W. 42d St. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

Both Ends and the Middle

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IET us talk to you about the plain
I and quartered oak that made In-
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make to-day.

Wood-Mosaic Co., New Albany, Ind.

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Honest Inspection ^^^
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OAK FLOORING

Kiln- A^MsssMSJjm^ Hollow

Dried /^^
Polished

& MFC. CO.
SA RDIS

Backed

and

Bundled

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest 1
office for prices ||

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IB M t- IS lo 21 Ul and :n<l

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10 M t- !2 1. 23 I.I and 2n<l

I-oplar
3 M i- te and up Ul mU IiuI

,0 MJJg; 0 .o 1, U. aad :..„

Band sawn — good If
— National Grades.
ieel Hoplar and Oak

IH M,2W- 18 to 22 I>1 and Xad

13 M 'i'lv'^M U ti Ul and tad

n M Vly^aa and up UI and tad

10 ,M"''*n lo 17 ut and tad

IS M "%■"» and up Ut and tad
I-oplar.

igtlis — thoroughly dry
We have five million
awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros.

Lumber Co.

Fi.hcr Building
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

City B.nk Building
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

Q; Table of Contents Qi

Scene.

COVER PrCTURE— An Indian

REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: \

General Market Conditions 17

The Cover Picture 18

War Times and the Sawmill 18

The Opportunity 18

Possibilities o< Sales Abroad IB

Regarding South American Trade 19

Oil tor Wood Preservation 20

Last Year's Lumber Output 20

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

World Markets tor American Lumber 21-25

The Lumbermen's Round Table 26

The Mahoganies of Africa 27-28

July Exports Were Satisfactory 28

Mill Conditions Around Memphis 29

Pertinent Legal Findings 30

Status of the Country's Business 31

Searching for Discoveries 32

The Government's Building Plan 33

Governments Co-Operation Probable 33

Production of Lumber In 1913 34-35

Weakening Effect of Drying Timber 36

THE MAIL BAG 37

OLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 37-38

WITH THE TRADE 38-39

PERTINENT INFORMATION 40-43

HARDWOOD NEWS 43-51

HARDWOOD MARKET 51-56

In the ColTed States and Its poasessloDft, and Canada,
countrti-a, Jl.OO eitra postage.

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payable la adTaoce, and In default of wrlttpo orders to tbe contrary, are contlnaed
at aar option.

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ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

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LIBRARY
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Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, AUGUST 25, 1914

No. 9

/.ait;>it^sTOa«y:tytc<i^ai«;StiTO!thgWitj;»W.V>.';a^

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

IT IS UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE to propheiy accuiat
si

the pos-
sible effects of the European wars on the lumber business in
America. The cautious policy, as being displayed by the exporters,
however, seems to be a wise one under the circumstances. That
is, until conditions have so shaped themselves that it will be pos-
sible to outline some plan to successfully take care of the lumber
denied a market by troubles abroad, it is unquestionably good
policy to go slowly.

When the first definite announcement was made of an actual
state of warfare involving the tremendous forces now in battle,
the full extent and significance of this mighty upheaval was almost
inconceivable. It is probably fortunate that our distance from the
actual field of warfare makes it impossible that we clearly realize
what it means. As a result, the American business man has un-
questionably been given a steadier and more sane outlook and has
been prevented from becoming, to any extent, panicky.

The first predictions were that even our domestic trade would be
disorganized and upheaved but, strange to say, a gratifyingly
opposite condition has followed the original announcement. It
really seems from reports coming from different parts of the coun-
try that in the last week or ten days there has actually been an
apparent improvement in domestic demand for hardwood products.
It is true that this demand has been more than ever for immedi-
ate shipment on actual requirements. This, of course, simply illus-
trates the logical policy of the buyers to merely meet their imme-
ate demands. However, it is significant that the volume of sales
seems to have been greater both in pine and hardwoods, there
being a steady shipment of lumber on small orders, the total ag-
gregating an amount which is not at all ungratifying in view of
the season of the year and the general laxness which has prevailed
for the past five or six months.

It is, of course, apparent that exporters will be seriously affected
by the European trouble. That is, their regular export markets
will be absolutely cut off for an indefinite period. But as to the
ultimate effect of this condition, there is unquestionably room
for differences of opinion.

No lumberman is justified in assuming that uni^recedented calam-
ity will result to American lumbermen as there are other features
T^to be considered than the immediate stoppage of the regular line
(~j0f exports. It is true that there will be considerable difficulty in
'"■ establishing markets at other points, but this development is en-
tirely within the realm of possibility and. iu fact, probability. It

is simply a question of going about it in the right

of meeting

conditions intelligently and aggressively in order that export trade
may be opened up in countries not now receiving any great quanti-
ties of American lumber.

What will probably be the most effective feature is the entire
likelihood that the stimulus which will be given to other lines
of trade will create sufficient prosperity throughout the country
that, through ultimate demand for domestic consumption, sur-
pluses created by the forestalling of regular export shipments will
be readily absorbed.

One fact should not be overlooked — namely, that it will do no
harm to hold the export lumber which it is impossible to forward
as it must be remembered that if it is properly taken care of its
value due to its greater dryness will be not inconsiderably aug
mented.

There does not seem to be any question but that lumber will not
be considered contraband of war. It is equally apparent that in
the course of time there will be ample facilities for shipment as
this country is making every effort to create merchant marine
under its own colors. Furthermore it seems likely that no matter
what the outcome of the land battles may be, the combined fleets
of the allies will probably be able to maintain safety for shipments
consigned to their ports as it does not seem probable that Germany
will risk the destruction of her navy by entering into the conflict
with the overwhelming naval forces of her opponents.

This, then will unquestionably mean that a considerable market
for lumber will be opened up again in those countries whose navies
are capable of protecting the commerce.

Of course, there is a question as to whether or not they will have
sufficient resources to meet obligations of this kind but it is en-
tirely reasonable to suppose that they have anticipated the present
conflict for long enough time to have prepared themselves finan-
cially without creating an excessive drain on the resources of the
individuals.

The outlook is still unquestionably uncertain, but it is by na
means bad. In fact, there have been numerous panics within the
memory of the majority of present lumbermen, the consequences
of which have been infinitely more serious than those so far result-
ing from present conditions. While Hakdwood Eecord advocates
caution ur,til all the cards are on the table, it most emphatically
urges that the business men of the country do not allow themselves
to become panic stricken in any sense of the word, as there is abso-
lutely no cause for believing that general calamity will result.

Above all things, the important fact should not be overlooked
that innumerable industries in this country depending for certain
supplies and raw materials upon foreign sources will be under the

HARDWOOD RECORD

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fnrturc or NiK'h urtirloK ur tlioir piirrtiHHp on thiit Kidv. It io in-
.•oiiopivnlilo tlint ini|uirtaiit imludtrii'ii will nlliiw thoiiiitelven to 1>«
hrlil u|> miTcly korauiii* tlioy nro uiinlili> to noniro certain nrticlcii
which thpy have lH«on import iii|;. Tlio only romilt |ionHiblc in tliut
iimiiy new induittripK will jiprinK up iiiiil pronoiit iiniinportnnt linos
ot manufncturp will lio brondonoil, mm for iiistnnco jilnntH iniinii-
facturinK cotton into cotton cooiIk, the niiiniifiictiirc of nliips, iiinl
many othi-r lines.

The Cover Picture

TlIK I'OVKK riCTrHK for this issue of H.MiDW(X>i) Rkcoku
suKKosts peace, and the suKgestion ought to l)c acceptable
at the present time when everybody is thinkinR and tnlkinf; of
disturbance and trouble. It is a farm scene in the quiet precincts
of Fall Creek, Indiana. The state of forwanlness of the corn crop,
the size and condition of the leaves on the trees, and the general
summer atmosphere of the place, show that August is drawing to a
close. Kven the geese which are puddling the water near the shore
have a late summer appearance. The dead cornstalks which have
loilged on top of the fence arc the left overs from last winter's
tloods in the creek. The picture is from a photograph in the
collection of farm scenes on file in the Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, and it seems particularly appropriate at this
time. It is a view from the farm 's rear, not the front. It is the
back field fence in.stead of the yard gate.

The lumberman need not be a farmer in order to take a business
interest in the picture. The farm is coming to be one of the
lumberman 's best markets. Farmers are doing more building than
formerly, and it is of a better class. They once got along with a
shed for the horses; a loft for a little of the hay provided for
winter; a leauto for the wagon, and a roof on posts here or there
for the plows, harrows, and other farm tools. The fields were
enclosed with worm-fences. Cattle and sheep fought flies under
shade trees in summer, and fought blizzards behind the straw ricks
in winter with no roof but the clouds above.

That kind of a farm was not much of a customer for the sawmill
man. Changes have come rapidly. Roofs for the crops and for
the live stock are now considered essential. There are new styles
of barns, granaries, and silos. The rail fence of a former genera-
tion are nearly obsolete. The old-time slip-gaps and half-hinged
gates are seen in few places now. The changed conditions have
made the modern farm a market for lumber; and, conversely, the
fact that it is a market for lumber has helped to bring the better
conditions. There are 7,000,000 farms in the United States, and
every one is a market or a prospective market for lumber. There
is room for the lumberman to increase greatly his business with
farmers. It is a market worth fostering;.

War Times and the Sawmill

HARDWOOD SAWMILL MEX in general are pretty much up
in the air as to just what constitutes the best policy in view
uf present contingencies. The two groups will be affected dif-
ferently. Those, the majority of whose business has been export,
have already definitely arranged to shut down, and there can be
absolutely no question as to the wisdom of this policy. Even
though a considerable extent of the business might have been for
domestic shipment, it would be very apparently bad business to
continue running in view of the necessity for marketing in this
country or in new and undeveloped markets abroad the majority
of the stock which has heretofore been moving in regular chan-
nels to countries now involved in the European struggle.

As to those manufacturers who have been marketing their stock
at home, there is very reasonable room for doubt as to the wisdom
of immediately closing down without waiting to determine the de-
velopments in the next few months. It would seem the wise policy
for this group of manufacturers to merely maintain conservatism,
to forego all expansion, to maintain their production at a normal
or below normal figure, merely to play safe and to obviate the pos-

Hibility of being rauf(ht by any unfavornble developmratu which
might follow from preitont conditions.

There doesn't seem to be any logical reason why domestic busi-
ness in this country should be radically disturbed, the chief dif-
ficulty being of n financial nature. If the recently onnctcd and
amended currency laws prove efllcient under trial, there is abso-
lutely no reason why busiucHS in this country should be seriously
hampered. Of course, it will take some time to determine just
how this enactment will work out and ju^t what pITect foreign
disruption will have on our domestic trade. There is every proba-
bility, however, that in the first place the main dilUculty will be
met and in the second place that wo can proceed, as far lu our
internal afTairs are concerned, normally without regord to what
is happening abroad.

If it is possible to manufacture ami hcII lumber it is unques-
tionably Jioor policy for those concerns who have considerable
money tied up in plants to shut down entirely and for an indefinite
[)eriod. It seems far better for those who are able, to continue
their organizations conservatively until the full situation is ap-
parent. Hasty action in either direction is undesirable. The tre-
mendous harm which would result from the immediate stoppage
of industrial operations in all lines is appallingly apparent. The
example set by a small percentage of manufacturers would un-
questionably be followed by a majority within a short time. There-
fore the question of cutting out operation entirely should be con-
sidered fully and soberly before being adopted. The question as to
whether it would not be far better to continue operation even under
unfavorable circumstances rather than to effect a general clos-
ing up of industries which would unquestionably result in thrust-
ing this country into a state of depression which might approach
panic, is a grave one. The disorganized purchasing power of
millions of the laboring class would effect a condition which could
not be overcome for months were circumstances to eventually ile
velop which would make feasible the resumption of industrial
activity all along the line.

Therefore the question should be approached cautiously but with
full realization of what a general closing down would mean. The
solid fundamental condition of our country should be borne in
mind and the fact that the world is now practically dependent
upon America for her financial and industrial resources and for
her raw material should be carefully considered, l^nquestionably
the best policy seems to be one of conservatism but of conserva-
tism mixed with an aggressive determination to take fullest ad-
vantage of all chances for advancement offered. Of course no one
can urge that it is not good policy for those concerns whose busi-
ness is purely export to shut ilown immediately, but no man can
tell what the next two or three months will develop for America
and we should not strangle our industrial life, the purchasing
power of the mass of our population, by too easily surrendering
to panic, without considering the desirability of conservatively
playing safe and at the same time maintaining ourselves in a posi-
tion where we can instantly and without delay embrace any op-
portunity. This country faces either a great depression or a
tremendous stride ahead — It is up to the business men to deter-
mine which it sh:ill bi'.

The Opportunity

IT IS CONTRARY TO THE AMERICAN SPIRIT to gloat when
the misfortunes of others result to our advantage. However,
it would be an unwise policy to neglect any opportunity to
broaden the consumi>tion of American raw material and manufac-
tured products, particularly when such an opportunity is presented
by circumstances beyond our control and when our inactivity would
not in any degree palliate the misfortunes of the former possessors
of those markets.

As far as the lumber business is concerned, this opportunity will
come from two sources. There will unquestionably be a tre-
mendous field open abroad in those countries which have been
receiving their forest products for manufacturing purposes from
competing countries. This is true particularly of the countries in

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countries bordering on the coi

ean Sea are large users ot rough I

nutactuted from it. Hostilities

Europe will close the sources of tin

southern Europe, in northern Africa and in contiguous territorv.
A vast field is also offered jn Central and South American ports.
In addition to this, we have the vast possibilities offered by the
rehabilitation of Mexico, With the imminent prospect of peacc
iu that country, the market that will there be presented is great.
Already steamship lines are establishing regular routes to Mexicar.
ports and lumber will be a large part of the freight earrieil

The second opportunity will fol-
low indirectly to lumbermen from
the similar opportunities presented
to manufacturers in other lines for
increasing the export business. In
short, every authority on this sub-
ject seems of the opinion that the
opportunity now presented for a
tremendous stride ahead for indus-
trial America is an opportunity
which has at no other time been
presented to any country in the his-
tory of the world. The only logical
result will be marked activity in de-
mand for all products in which lum-
ber is used.

The farmers, needless to say, will
be big consumers. This will logic-
ally follow from the extent of their
present crops and the entire likeli-
hood that they will realize unusual
values on account of excessive for-
eign demand. Here lies a tremend-
ous field for lumber consumption.

Other factors will present equally
favorable opportunities. The rail-
roads must and will bring their roll-
ing stock to normal condition not
only because of the grain crop move-
ment, but because they will neces-
sarily move to and from seaports
the merchandise moved by the newly
expanded foreign commerce. The
same can be cited for almost every
group of lumber consumers.

How, then, will American lumber-
men take advantage of this oppor-
tunity? It is most decidedly not
child's play to break into a foreign
market with a new commodity. It
is, however, an easily possible task
for those men who have made
American industry what it is today.
The only thing necessary is the em-
ployment of business-like methods
and a staunch co-operative spirit
which will obviate any possibility of
a panicky condition as far as our
domestic markets are concerned, and
will enable Americans to pull to-
gether not only for the maintenance
of present fairly satisfactory condi-
tions, but for a general revival in all
lines which must assuredly result

from the dominant financial and industrial position into which this
country will be thrust. It is necessary only to maintain a level
head and to pull together with the universal resolve that this
opportunity will not be neglected. The result must be that this
country will progress as far in the next year or two as it would in
ten or fifteen years under ordinary- circumstances. But it is up to
the business men.

Hardwood Record urges that you keep cool and instead of
looking for reasons why this country will so to the dogs, keep

the present

tor opportunities to

•J ti

INCE THE OPENING OF HOSTILITIES in Euroi:
ions of every character

Markets in Mediterranean
Countries

--pHE

it of the Mediler-
mber and products
n the northern half
ber supply in that

Probably two-thirds of the quantity heretofore
reaching Southern Europe, Northern Africa and Turkey in

been carried in ships trading with Northern Europe. While
the war continues, little wood will come from that quarter,
yet the Mediterranean countries will need as much as ever.
They may need more, brcause business will be stimulated in
the regions which are at peace.

Americans now have a chance to supply that trade with
American forest products Spain. Portugal, Italy. Greece,
Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Tripoli and Morocco constitute the
prospective market where American lumbermen may increase
their business. It is a market for manufactured products as
well as for rough lumber and heavy timbers. The fruit crop
alone demands enormous quantities of boxes. The wine and
oil interests need barrels. Furniture makers in those coun-
tries are already buyers of oak, gum, walnut and yellow
poplar. They must have larger shipments from this side of
the sea. The boat builder will want more ash for oars, more
pine, spruce, fir and cedar for spars, decks and planking. The
market for veneers ought to increase. American vehicles
are already popular there, and more should now be in de-
mand, and additional vehicle supplies ought to find sale.

The opening for agricultural machinery should greatly
enlarge, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
Sales ought to increase in southern Russia, in the Balkan
stales, and particularly in Turkey, where some of the strongest
competition may now be expected to disappear for a time.
Agricultural implement require much wood in their manu-
facture. More than 320,000,000 feet a year are so used.
Three times that much goes annually into furniture in this
country, and mote than ten times as much into boxes and
box shooks. It is apparent that any substantial increase in
the foreign market for these articles will stimulate all branches
of the lumber business at home.

Future markets which do not now exist are in sight. De-
velopment in Northern Africa is under headway. Now is
the time for Ameiican lumber to obtain a hold there. A
timely beginning is valuable. The North Africa countries
have no timber of their own. They must buy all they use.
and America is the natural place to get it. The same is
largely true of Asiatic Turkey. That region, as tar east as
Mesopotamia, now has railroads, and development is bound
to follow. There is little native timber and America can
get business there.

Some of these markets are now ready ; others are pro-
spective; but aggressiveness only will secure the prizes in full
measure. Great trade changes will likely follow the present
troubles in Europe. American lumbermen and other manu-
facturers can secure a large share if they go after it with the
right kind of taiih; but it must be borne in mind that "faith
without works is dead."

Possibilities of Sales Abroad

publica-
this country have been overflowing

atuied suggestions that American business men must
not overlook the chance of building

up foreign trade in new directions

during the time when those coun-
tries which have been supplying the
necessary raw material and finished
articles are incapacitated in this di-
rection.

It has been a very apparent fact
that while all sorts of advice have
been offered of a general character,
there has been practically nothing of
a specific nature to enable the Ameri-
can business man to proceed to take
advantage of these circumstances.

Believing that specific advice is
more to be desired than generalities,
H.MiDwooD Record decided to in-
vestigate as fully as possible the
question of new markets for Ameri-
can lumber and manufactured prod-
ucts in which lumber is involved.
The possibilities as at first develop-
ed seemed rather meagre but after
getting into the subject the avail-
able material broadened to such an
extent that the results have been
extremely gratifying.

This investigation is embodied iu
a series of articles, the first of which
appears in this issue. The initial
article merely summarizes the pos-
sibilities, while the following arti-
cles will take up group by group
various receiving ports of different
sections, analyze the different cus-
toms in those countries as closely
as possible and will give every scrap
of information now available that
might be of assistance in developing
trade in new sections. Hardwood
Record really feels that the infor-
mation offered in this series will be
of substantial assistance to its read-
ers both among the lumbermen and
among the manufacturers of wood
products and suggests that those in-
terested in building up this trade as
much as possible follow the articles
closely. H.iRDW0OD Record also asks
that any questions which are not thor-
oughly understood be referred to this
offiee where every effort will be made
to elucidate as fully as possible.

Regarding South American Trade

COMMENTING ON THE POSSIBILITIES of opening up export
business for hardwood lumber in South America, one of the
biggest exporters in the South writes that the buying customs of
the people in that section offer what seems an insurmountable
barrier to trade development.

This correspondent cites an instance which illustrates the wide
divergence of custom which, if not approached properly, will con-

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. t,,|(.r iiii|K)iiitih|p tnkiiii; n.l
,ninj;i- 111 til.' iii'M i.il.r.l 1\ ili" s.nitli iiikI (Viitrol Aiiii'rifiin
<<iiiitri<>A.

riip iDHtnurc reforrt'.l to Iiiih Io .Io with n iiTtiiin vnrirty of
liiinlwooil lumlMT. Tlip roiiciTH lian omlonvorcil in tin* |mitl to
iiiurkot (HTnrtoro.1 ouk but Im.- lu'i-ii inforiiu«l thnt the iiilli-xililo
ou!<toni of South Aitiprirnn luiviim rontpni in to buy in thin utoi'k
oiilv I<4 by I'Jinch bonnls. Tho iiiipowiibility of iloiiiu bu(iiiu'»»
on thin bniim in entirely npimr.-nt. Tho ronipnny in quontion urijfil
Ihnt innKniurh n* the ninterial \\n» to be u»oil for riiipinn into

4 nni) 6'inoh wiilthn, it roubl be more erouoniirnlly nml loKii'iiHy
urnishe.l .lire.tly in thoi<e wi.lths. The answer wii». however, that
iiiiiiniuph no the luntoni wns already entnblishe.l it wouM be iin-
|.0!««iblc to flnil a market for the narrow iiieien.

Such a conilitiun not only iieenis inxurniountnble, but is insur
niountable if the effort to change this custom is attempteil merely
by corresponilence. The only possible way of overcominn the dif-
ficulty is by personal solicitation, by actually Retting on the grounil
in.i threshing the thing out. It is inconceivable that there can
!■■ human beings so tlevoid of common sense anil reasoning power
i~ to make it impossible to convince them of the folly of such
specifications.

The question naturally arises as to whether it would be a profit-
able proposition to make the very considerable investment neces-
:-nry in sending the right kind of a man to do this missionary
work. Would it not be entirely fea.siblc for a group of hanlwood
exporters manufacturing the same general grade of stock to em-
ploy a highly efficient man who is familiar with the customs and
people in the desirable South American markets and who also
knows something about lumber to represent them as a unit in over-
roming obstacles of this character so that the market might be
opened for the personal efforts of the various corapanie3 involved
along the regular lines? Such an arrangement would not only en-
able tho.se concerns taking it up to save very materially on the
cost of foreign representation but would enable them all to be
more intelligently represented as they could, by pooling their in-
terests, secure the services of a much more eflicient man. Further-
more, by this method the representations would be uniform whereas
if each sent hi.s per.sonal representative a variety of arguments
would be used with the entire probability that considerable con-
fusion would result. There would also be offered the element of
keen competition which would make it even more difficult to secure
actual sales. In this way the representative of the combined in-
terests would merely prepare the way for the actual sales work
of the individual concerns.

That the clormant market in South and Central America is worth
the effort no one will disfiute. That the buyers in those markets
are human being.i and, as such, amenable to reason is an equally
apparent fact. Therefore the problem simmers down to a ques-
tion of methods. Inasmuch as the item of cost must be con-
sidered, the above suggestion would certainly be favorable from
this standpoint. It seems to Hardwood Record that it has
other favorable features which should at least recommend it to
the consideration of those companies interested in finding an outlet
for the surpluses created by the elimination of their establisheil
foreign trade.

Oil for Wood Preservation

ONK OF THK FIHST I'lNCllKS TO Hi; FELT in this country
on account of troubles abroail will be in the timber treating
plants. Two-thirds of the creosote used in the United States in 191.S
came from countries now engaged in war. Most of it was manufac-
tured in Germany as a by-product of coal fives; or, the dyes were a
by-product of the creosote oil. Of the total 108,373,.359 gallons of
creosote used last year in this country, only 41,700,167 gallons were
of domestic manufacture.

This material has now attained a place of such importance that
a cutting down of the stipply to one-half or less will seriously handi-
cap several lines of business. The principal uses for creosote timbers

are found in railroad Um, mine timbarn, telegriipli polm, ]Mivin|i
blockH ajid whnrf and bridge piling.

The elTift will Im- felt in ni»»t pnrtit of the country, lii<rnu»e there
are from ninety to one hundred tindier treating phintii. Thinie cov
ert><l by HtntisticH of ItM.I were distributed nn followx: I'aciflc roimt
i:i, connuming 'i,N4'l,0S:< gnlloiin of ini|H>rted rriH>Hot<s Mmthern ronJ>t
region '24, UHing :i:i,.'i(MI,49.'l giillons from abroad; nortliern c<iuHt region
IS, with a demand for 17.9i;0,hh4 from lieyond the wn; inU-rior w<iit
em region H, with a conitumption of l,:i09,X.'i4 gnllimH of the foreign
product, ami .'tO in the interior eastern region, and the um' of 9,031,9i)H
gallons of Kuropenn creonote.

The tiinlM'r treating plants of thi» country are confronted by n
s4-riouH condition. The only way to supply what has l)een coming from
Kuro|)e is to make it. All of thi- materials are at hand, and there
are factories which last year produced 41.700,107 gallons. Doubt-
less these factories can make much more under the stimulus of in-
creased demanil ; but it is too much to ex|>ect them to jump at once
to a point of efficiency where they can supply the whole demnml.

Manufacturers will naturally Im- somewhat cautious in establishing
new plants for making creosote, for a business foun<le<l on unusual
conditions abroad might not lie |>ermanent, and a factory for making
creosote is costly. It may Ite expected, however, that this branch of
industry will be greatly stimulated by the new ilemands. Since the
opportunity to increase this branch of manufacturing has l>e«'n forced
upon the peoj)le of the United States, it should lie accepted without
reserve, and every inch gaineil should Ik? held permanently. If it
comes to a show-down, the people of the United States can make their
own creosote and keep at home the millimis of (Inllurs yearly whidi
have been paiil for the foreign article.

Last Year's Lumber Output

TIIK GOVKRNMKNT has completed the compilation of figures
showing the production of lumber last year in the United
States, and the results are given in detail in this number of
Hardwood Record. There are no surprises. No unexpected decline
and no unlocked for increase in out]iut are shown by the figures.
There were changes in many ways, in comparing the returns of
last year with those of 1912, but none of the changes were im
portant. The total cut was a little below that of 1912, but no one
expected anything else. Yellow pine gained a little, Douglas fir
showed a considerable increase, western pine a<lvanced slightly,
cyjiress 100,000,000 feet, and red gum nearly as much. Oak fell
off 90,000,000, white pine 430,000,000, and hemlock more than oak.
There was a sharp decline in the cut of spruce and maple. Other
woods varied a little one way or the other.

Among the states the greatest gain is shown by Washington,
whose cut was approximately (i(iO,000,000 feet larger than that of
1912. Oregon's increa.se was substantial, but California decrea.sed
slightly. On the whole, the Pacific coast cut of. lumber shows more
gain than that of any other (lart of the country, but is nearly
matched by gains in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

North Carolina held fourth place among the states in 1912, but
fell to sixth last year. Arkansas was seventh in 1912, and though
its cut increaseil in 1913, it still ranks seventh. The exclusion
of the cut of small mills from the statistics shows to the disad-
vantage of such states as Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and many others where many small mills are at work. The actual
totals in such states are considerably above what the published
figures show; but in states where most of the mills arc large, tho
published totals are little below the actual. The number of
sawmills whose cut is included wa.s more than nine thousand
greater in 1912 than last year.

The small mills are omitted from the statistics for the reason
that they would not greatly change the total, while to collect
figures from them would greatly increase the labor and prolong
the time of completing the report. The mills of small size are
scattered throughout the whole country, but are most numerous in
the old settled states where the chief forests were long jgo culled
and partly cut out.

'X?taK^!jy5c;;^:giC»MMJimiTOiKJ«Wiia!tf^^

World Markets for American Lumber

ISV Iir MAXWELL
FIRST ARTICLE

Editor's Note

'111. iiiii \|r, . I. (I I.. -ihiiiiiL' uf the war in Europe, and the certaiutv tli.ir it- .Hi- . ,ii i.. ui i . m. hini:. put tbe
Amvii HI III. I i.ii; II I,, lace with new problems. Many o( the Km ; ■, i i i i li,/ products
of .mi ' : I, ri nil. period. At the same time, many sourc- i i ' , , I i ; ill be closed.
Marki 1 i|i|.lipd must look elspwhere. Dealers in th. i : i i - n -s in some
quart' I ^ in i i- jiior." than offs.-t bv ;;:iins in .ithrr rr^-i.U]- \\ i _ ni/.ation and
loss due t" h- I .1'-- ■ ..i;i.r -i.|. -1 i!.. -■,! i:i. i,:i. .,.,-. i„, i, ; ■■ .rtunity to
recoup their l<- - mi i.. ■, i ■ -i •_ r, r i i .to further
that object. « ii' 1' I .11 !■ in', n. ■ ■! .i ' i^^ • , .. , m. i. -~ for new-
business. Tli. ,11] . ,, 1, 1 ■ 1 1 .; i„i, mU- purpose
will be to point ..111 luii, .1. I. l^.,^- .. ^a i., i, n .,.|. m;,:, '.. 111. 11,1-. .1 I..M ill. i|. ..111.,, I, -1. desire for
additional markets: l)ut in nuinv instances th.-re exists a v:i«uc idea only as tn where markets are and how to reach
them. The following article takes up the subject of United States Consular and Trade licports, issued daily by the
Department of Commerce at Washington :

Consular and Trade Reports order any particular report can do so by giving the name of the

The United States government, through the Department of Com- article and the date,

mcrce, publishes daily a report from consuls and trade agents in all The reports on particular subjects are not books. Most of them

the leading countries of the world, their object being to make known are short. They vary in length from half a page to ten or twelve

opportunities for trade. The men who collect this information and pages each.

prepare it for publication are highly trained for the work. They are The topics are of general interest to lumbermen and manufacturers

quick to see opportunities and skillful in explaining them. These re- of such forest products as are liable to find sale in foreign coimtries.

ports have been continued during many years, but four years ago — Rough lumber, logs and dimension stock are the most important in our

that is, early in July, 1910 — the organization was made more perfect oversea trade; but manufactured articles are likewise sold iu large

than ever before, and since then the daily reports have been a power in amounts. These include furniture, shooks for barrels and boxes,

promoting American trade with foreign countries. vehicles, agricultural implements, refrigerators, paving blocks, and

Presumably, most manufacturers of lumber and other wood com- many other classes of articles manufactured in the United States in

modities, jtarticularly those interested in exports and imports, are quantities large enough to permit liberal exports to foreign countries,

readers of the Consular and Trade Reports; but it is doubtful if The following list gives a few of the most important commodities

many have kept files which can be consulted now. The set of reports is made in this country yearly:

voluminous, and many business men, for that reason, have not saved *'ect of Lumber,

them. The reports from July 5, 1910, to July 14, 1914, aggregate 2:::i^'l^"^'^: :! i!! i.:::: y.! y.:. i! :::::::: i! ! V'Im^'I'Z

24,104 printed pages, and the average business man will hesitate before Furniture 944,677,000

undertaking to read these through, or even to search the voluminous Agricultural implements 321,239,000

indexes and work out the references, in order to see what has been Handles 280,234,000

going on in foreign lumber trade and similar industries during the Refrigerators 137,616,000

past four years. I" addition to these, cooperage is already going abroad in large

In order to relieve the lumbennan of the necessity of making that quantities, and the trade ought to increase rapidly,

preliminary investigation for himself, a synopsis has been worked out I" the proposed series of articles, of which this is the first, trade

and appears in the following columns. opportunities, and the present state of trade, will be considered, not

Means of Investigation only f*"' ti™t>er and lumber, but for all wood manufactures as well.

The following summary, or rather an index of topics of interest to The total lumber output in the United States in 1912 was 44,505,761,-
lumbermen, which has been published in the Daily Consular and Trade "00 feet, exclusive of hewed crossties, veneers, pulp wood, tanning
Reports during the past four years, wiU make it easier for dealers and materials, poles, and cooperage. The output of wood-working factories
manufacturers to take up and carry on such investigations as each totaled 24,673,846,000 feet. It is apparent that an enormous amount
must make to fit his individual purposes and facilities. It is assumed of business originates in the American forests; and the markets of
that the manufacturer will select from the list such reports as promise the world offer a field for the sale of all the surplus after home mar-
information along the particular line, and if he does not already have I^ets are supplied. The problem is to find the markets and establish
them in his own files, he will get them, and proceed to study them fade. A better opportunity may never come, and it is the part of
for the purpose of outliniug his trade campaign in foreign countries. wisdom to act quickly.

If his field, for instance, is the west coast of South America, he will Abstract of Trade Reports

readily find all the reports relating to those countries, and he need Following is an abstract of Daily Consular and Trade Reports, so

not waste time with reports of countries which do not concern him. far as they concern American lumber interests. They cover the period

If his field is the eastern countries of Asia, he can pursue a similar from July 5, 1910, to July 14, 1914:

course; or he can do so if he seeks trade in the Mediterranean eoun- 1910

tries, or in South Africa, or the West Indies, or in any other quarter "-American Trade in Mexico." Consul W. E. Alger. Mazatlan Mex July

' ' ' • ' 7. It is pointed out what American manufacturers must do to hold and

of the world. increase trade.

In short, the purpose in summarizing this voluminous set of trade "Travelers in South America." Vice-Consul Charles F. Baker, Valpa-

reports has been to provide the busy manufacturer with the means of raise, Chile. July 8. This is valuable to firms thinking of sending repre-

getting into the fight for foreign business immediately while the field sentatives to South America. , ^ , w „ « .., t, * ,>-,■

? *^ ^ ^ = „ , , .„ . ,, , , , ,, , "Lumber Trade in South Africa." Consul E. A. Wakefield, Port Ehza-

is opeu. Great volumes of trade will quickly change hands. Much i^^j,, jy,y 9 g^^rt account of uses of important woods,

commerce will seek new outlets and new inlets in the next few months, "Canadian Match Trade." Vice-Consul Clarence Carrigan, St. John,

and those first on the ground will stand the best chance in the new N- B. July 13. Probable opening for American business,

distribution. "There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at "D""'- ""'' ^'^"^"^ Screens." Consular Agent A. E. Carleton, Aleria,

^, „ , , , ^ . ^ , , Spain. July 13. Screens are not used in Spam, but are needed,

the flood, leads on to fortune. ..^^.^^^ j„ Honduras. • Vice-Consul J. H. Watts, Puerto Cortes. July

What the Summ.a^rt Shows 25. Refers to conditions and requirements of the north coast.

The summary of the trade reports shows, (a) the country or citv "Assistance of American Consuls." Consul Isaac A. Manning, La

,,.,■» .. /, N i, 1, i, J, ^,' \ Guaira. Venezuela. July 26. lliis is valuable for business men who

covered by the information; (b) the author or authors of the report wuan.i, vcu«uci<i. j ■ .v <^.

•' ! y J F expect to correspond with consuls,

and the address at the time; (c) the date: (d) occasionally a lew "Lumber Purchases in Switzerland." Consul George Gifford, Basel,

words indicating the substance of the document. Those who wish to Switz. July 28. Lists some American woods used there.

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llardwooil Kloorlns lo Kntland." I'ontuI Uonin? I.r« Waiblniilon,
IJ«rrpool, Kne. Aiunul U. A nboii nrt-uunl.

"Luiubrr Trudp- CaDiirjr laUnU*." I'uuaul Kolnmuii lliTllnrr, Trnrrllti'.
Canary iMland*. AuetiHt CUi.

'°I.unitM<r Trade — I'liinn" CooaulUcnrral 8. 8. Kiiationabur, Tli-iitilii.
' Mm. AuKUit 30.

Iloiur Srrrrna In Santo Dointoca." Cooiul Pblllp K. Holland. UrlobiT
Krw •cr<'<-D» art- Id u»c.

Wood lllork I'avlDK In Euro|N<." ConiulUcnprnl A. M. Thackarn,
Ib-rlln, Urrman). OcIuImt T.

"LunalxT and Tli liiituxiry ol Ilnkkaldo." »'on»ul-<icnpral Tbomnn
Siiiniii.Ti.. ^ .k. 1.111. I. .1 ii..ih iMiolM-r II. ThU i:lvi-» aomc llBiircii oi
tliulK'ni.
riieliiiid." I'nntular AKcnt S. S. rnrlrldii<'.
WikhIk iiiuiI and prlci-n imld an- i|iiot<Ml.
'■^ '. . ' Spain." I'oniiul Charlra I.. Hoover, Madrid.

(KtcKr It. I'l r.M.ii.-. luukliiK for mnrkrla In Spain for lumber will find
tbia report Inatrurtlvr.

"Amrrlran h'urnliun- In rrusua.v." Coniiul Frederick W. riodInK, Mont.'-
Tldf^. rruKuay. UctolNT IT. Alim nn nddltlonnl report In Irruc nf

•itlBtv Kurnllure In S|uiln." fonmil Kdwnrd J. Norton. MnliiKn, Spiiln.
Ortobor IK Mttle Anii-rlrnn furniture has lieen Hold there, on nceounl uI
hish SpanUb tarllT.

"Arcentlnn'a I.umlH-r Import*." ("onimerclal .Xgrnt J. 1). Wliolpl.y
(addms not given I. November 2. ThiK la a valuable report.

■Furniture In ArRentlnn." Same author as above. November .%. This

••■rt la replete with Inforwntlou.
Veblclea In the ArEentlne Kepubllc." t'onaul llenr.v I'. ColDn, Kosiirlo,

_•- November .I. .V lirl>'f reimrt. but It irlvea the nameti of woods usi-d.
KzcellcDt Commeriial iiiM'nIoiis In VruBuay." Commercial Agent .lohn
M. Turner (addreiu not idveni. NovemlH'r 'J2. Thia report Ix valuable for
If ••n.'Bl liidirmiKlon It eoutalns.

"Sea Tranaport of Argentina." Commercial Agent J. D. Whelpley (no
addreaa given >. Novenilier '2(i. This n port gives n good Idea of water
shipping fnrlUtles In Ihiit region, chiefly the river routes. A second
leport, n contlnunllon of the first. Is contained In the Issue of November 2'.i.

"Comparisons for United States ICxports to Argentina." Vice-Consul-
• leneral Charles Lyon Chandler, Buenos Aires, Arg. December 12. This
report contaica much general Information concerning trade opportunities.

"Furniture Trade Abroad." Tills report Is brief, and Includes only Chile
and China. iJeo'mUr I'l.

1911

".\merlcan Trade Handicap In Brazil." Consul Southard P. Warner.
Bahal, Brazil. January U. The handicap consists In not having agents
In the country.

"Trade Conditions In Martlnlriue." Consul Thomas R. Wallace (n.>
address given). .Tanuary 2o.

■ American Logging System In Malaysia." Consul-General James T.
tiuUols, Singapore. January 27. .V short and Interesting report.

"Commerre of Trinidad." Consul Franklin D. Hale, Trinidad, W. I.
January 2S. SimtIhI mention Is m.nde of furniture.

"Trade Development In Chile and Peiu." Commerclol Agent John M.
Turner (no address given). January ao.

"Trade of Manchuria." Consul-Genernl Fred I>. Fisher, Mukden. Man
churla. January 31.

"How to Develop Trade In China." VIce-ConsulGencral W. R. Dor.sey.
Shangbol. China. February 1.

"White Oak Staves and Timber." February 4. This report Is by various
consuls, and rovers .Vuslria. Italy, England, Scotland, Ormany, Sweden,
Turkey, Ecuador, China.

"Industrial Development of Queensland. VIce-Consul-General Henry l>.
Baker, Sydney, Aus. February 7. A general report, but with some account
of forest resources.

'Business Outlook In Chile." Consul Alfred A. WInslow, Valparaiso.
' liile. February 7. No statistics In this report.

".Vmerlcan Pianos In .4ustrallo." Consul-General H. D. Baker, S.vdney.
Aus. February 8.

"American Hardwood Trade In Germany." Consul-General Robert P.
Skinner, Hamburg, Germany. February 10.

"Furniture Making In Spain." Consul Charles L. Hoover, Madrid. Spain.
February 14. Very brief.

"Railways and Lumbering In Mexico." Consul Charles L. Freem.i.i.
Durango, Mex. February 14.

"Timbering In Eastern Siberia." Consul Lester Maynord, Vladivostok.
Siberia February 15, 1911. Thl? report deals with timber resources and
probable operations.

"Furniture Market of Malta." Consul James Oliver Ldlng, Valletta.
Malta. February 21. .V short report.

"Wood Paving Blocks for Italy." VIce-Consul James B. Young, Milan.
Italy. March 10.

"Inquiries to Consular Offlces." Consul-General I.*c Bergbolz, Cantou.
China. March 11. Persons who expect to write to consuls should read
this short article.

"The Basket .Maker.? of Upper Franeonla." Consul-General Frank
Dillingham, Coburg, Germany. March 28. This should Interest American
basket makers at this time.

ul William U Arcrjr, Bellie, BrtlUb

nellua Frrria, Aaunclon, Paraguay.

Conaul T. II. Wallace (Do addr<-»

"Trade uf UrItUh
llonduraa. April I.

"Trade of Paraguay," Conaul
April 4.

"Building Materiala In Martlnl<iu
given). April 0.

"Returnable Shipping Catm." A|irll IT. Thia report givea rrculallnn>
in Belgium, France, Uermaar, and luiti-d Kingdom.

"Commerc*- and Induatrlea of Tanmnnla." Conaul Henry Ii Bak.r,
llobnri, Taamania. May 1.

"CondltlouH In the Canary lalandn." Vice-Consul Koaa J. Ilnieliine.
Tenerirfi-, Canary lalanda. May 2.

"Trade Wllh Kgypt and the Near ICahl." Commercial Ageni John M
(•arwin inn addn-sa given l. May !•.

"German llarilwood Trade Methods." Conaul-Ucneral Robert I* Skinner,
Hamburg, Germany. May 16.

"Development of Trade With <;reece." Commercial Agent John .M. •"ni
son (no addieaa given). May 23.

"Lumbermen's AsBOclatlon Meeting." Conaul Lester Maynard, VladUn
Btok, Siberia. May 23. Thla la an account of a meeting of lumbermen
at Vladivostok and a diacuaslun of sblpplng rntea Inland and by aea.

"Industries and Trade of Scotland." VIce-Conaul Allen Ilnxler nl
Dundee, and other consuls at other jiorts. May 27.

"Commercial Review of Brazil." Vice Consul-General J. J. Slechia, Rio
Janeiro, Brozll. June 3. Thla report is largely atatlatical.

"CommiTce and Indnatrles of Panama." Consul-General Alban «.
Snyder, Panama City. June 7.

"Commerce of the Dominican Repulilic." June 12. Statlatlcs are given
for dllTercnt ports, and general conditions arc dlacussed.

"Furniture Trade .\broad." June 14. This was compiled from report"
of various consuls and cover* Germany, Austria, Turkey In Aala, t'hina,
Java, and Peru. Statistics of furniture exports from the United States are
given.

"Commercial and Industrial Review of Venezuela." Conaul Isaac
.Manning, La Guaira, Venezuela. June 10.

"Commerce and Industries of Gnaililoupe." Consul Robert T. Craoo,
Basse Terre. June 22.

"Commerce and Industries of Cuba." July 1. Various consuls In differ-
ent parts of the island contributed to this report.

"Commerce and Industries of Spain." Consul-General Henry H. Morgan.
Barcelona, Spain. July 5.

"Trade of Turkish Black Sea Ports." Consul Mllo A. Jewett, Treblzond,
Turkey. July 22. Various other consuls contributed to this report.

"Trade of St. Pierre Island." Consul Douglas Jenkins (no addres-j
given). July 22.

"Trade and Commerce of Turkey." Consul-General G. Ble Ravndnl.
Constantinople. July 26 and 27. This report contains valuable informa-
tion.

"Trade of S|>aln's Industrial Centers." Consul-General Henry H. Mor-
gan. July 29 and 31. This long report Is valuable. It considers various
clUes separately,

"Commerce of Hongkong." Consul-General George E. Anderson, Hong-
kong. .\ugust 12.

"Trade of Society Islands." Consul North Wlnshlp, Tahiti. August 15

"Commerce of Chile." Consul Alfred A. WlnsIow, Valparaiso. Chile
August 19. Other consuls contributed to this report.

"Danish North Islands Commerce." This is a British consular repjirl,
but Is reprinted In the United States report August 21. There is no timber
in Iceland, and the people must buy all they use.

"Commerce and Industries of Roumania." Consul-General Roland P..
Harvey, Bucharest, Roumania. August 23.

"Trade of Jamaica." Vlce-Consul W. H. Orrcit, Kingston, Jamaica
.\ugU8t 24

"Foreign Trade of Egypt." Consul D. R. Birch, Alexandria. Egypt.
August 24.

"Foreign Trade of Trinidad." Consul Franklin D. Hale. August 25.

"Commerce of Costa KIca." Consul Samuel T. Lee, San Jose, Coati
Rica. September 1.

"Commerce of Ecuador." Consul-General H. R. Dietrich. September .'..

"Trade and Industries of Syria." September t). Various consuls <on-
trlbuted to this report.

"Commercial Review of Greece" Vlce-Consul-Gencral Bernard Mclls-
slnos, Athens, Greece. September 13.

"Commerce and Industries of Morocco." Consul-General Maxwell Blake.
Tangier, Morocco. September 16.

"Opportunities in Mediterranean Markets." Commercial Agent John M
Carson (no address given). September 18.

"Commerce of Llberlan Republic." Consul General W. D. Cruai. Mon-
rovia, Liberia. September 19.

"Commerce and Industries of Italy." Consul-General James A. Sroltb.
Genoa, Italy. September 23.

"Commerce of Italian Cities." September 25. Various consuls con-
trlbjtcd to this report.

"Commerce of Southern Italy." Con-ul W. H. Handley, Naples, Ita
September 20. 'Hie three foregoing reports are well
persons looking for business In that quarter.

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"Commerce of Bermuda." Consul W. M. Greene, Hamilton, Bermuda.
September 28. There is a good market lor box lumber or shooks.

"Newfoundland's Commerce and Industries." Consul James P. Benedict,
S(. Johns, N. F. September 29.

"Commerce and Industries oC Peru." Consul-General W. H. Robertson.
Callao, I'eru. September SO.

"Plows and Plowing in Siam." Vice-Consul-General Carl C. Hansen,
liangkok, Siam. October G.

"Trade of Union of South Africa," October 21. Several consuls con
ti'ibuted to this report.

"Commerce of Transvaal and Rhodesia." Consul E. N. GunsauUis,
Johannesliurg, South Africa. October 23. Furniture, farm machinery, and
vehicles should have an opening In this region.

"Trade of the Malay Peninsula." October 24. Structural timbers ouglu
to find a market.

"Commerce of Southern Mexico." October 25. Domestic troubles in
Mexico have probably changed conditions since this report was written.
The report contains a large amount of information.

"China's Foreign Commerce." October 28. This was compiled from
Chinese official publications.

"Commerce of Northern Mexico." November 1. A number of consul>;
contributed to this report.

"Commerce and Industries of Sicily." Consul Hernando de Soto, Pal-
4'rmo, Italy. November G.

"Commerce of Arabia and the Somalilands." Consul Charles K. Moser.
Aden, Arabia.

"Commerce of Central Mexico." November 11. Compiled from reports
by several consuls.

"Commerce and Industries of Mozambique." Consul G. A. Chamberlain,
Lourenco Morques, Portugese East Africa. November IC.

"Progress of West African Trade." November 22. Various consuls at
different ports contributed to this report.

"Commerce of Australia." November 29. Compiled from reports of a
number of consuls.

"Trade of Haiti." Consul John B. Torrfs, Port au Prince, Haiti.
December 7.

"Trade of Samoa." Consul Mason Mitchell, Apia, Samoa. December 8.
This report is short.

"Lumber and Its Products," December 9. This report Is compiled from
several consular contributions from Germany, Austria, England, Italy,
Switzerland, Canada, Ecuador, China, Indo-China, and Portuguese East
Africa. It contains much information.

"Trade Review of Colombia." Vice-Consul-General C. H. Small. Decem-
ber 11.

"Commerce of Burma." Consul M. K. Moorbead, Rangoon, Burma.
December 15.

"Foreign Trade of Nicaragua." December 21. This is a compilation of
several consular reports.

"American Commerce With the United Kingdom." December 23. Con-
sul-General John L. Griffiths, London.

"Trade Review of Honduras." December 2C. This is a compilation of
consular reports from various parts of the country.

"Landing Charges in the Far East." Consul-General George E. Anderson.
Hongkong, China. December 26.

"Trade of the Bahamas." Vice-Consul F. M. Menendez. Nassau. Bahn-
nias. December 28.

"Commerce of the Guianas." December 30. This is a combination of
three reports covering the British, French and Dutch Guianas.

"Trade of Barbados, St. Lucia, and Dominica." Consul Chester W.

Martin, Bridgetown, Barbados. December 30.

1912

"Markets for Agricultural Implements in the Caucasus." VIce-Consul

Frederic W. Caulwell. Batung, Russia. January 2. Field for plows.

harrows, and cotton machines.

"Nuremberg Toys for America." Consul George N. Ifft, Nuremberg.
Germany. January 2. Some American waste might be made into toys.

"Railway Construction In Bolivia." American Minister Horace G.
Knovvles, La Paz. Bolivia. January 3. Valuable to prospective shippers
of lumber to the interior.

"Foreign Papers for Advertising Americau Goods." Compiled from
various reports. January 6. Papers and rates in .\rgentlna, Brazil, British
<Uiiaua, Chile. Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Vene-
/.i. 1.1 are listed.

■rbe Market for Plows in Honduras." Consul A. T. Haeberle. Teguci-
K.ilpa. January 10.

"America's Share in India's Trade." Consul-General W. II. Michael,
lalcutta. January 11.

"Trade of Brazilian Ports." Pernambuco and Santos. January 10.
•American Office Appliances in Russia." Consul-General John II. Snod-
grass, Moscow, Russia. January 23.

"Trade of the Leeward and Windward Islands." Consul Chester W.
Martin. Bridgetown, Barbados, January 25.

"Arequipa, Peru's Southern Metropolis." From "Peru Today." Janu-

' of Crossties Abroad." February

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Ger

nnd England

"Commerce of the Azores." Consul E. A. Creevey, St. Michael's, Azores.
February 17.

"Foreign Markets for Refrigerators." February 20. Compiled from
various consular reports, and covers England, France, Germany, Austria,
Turkey, Syria, South China, and British Columbia.

"Consular Suggestions for Trade Extension." February 28. Contribu-
tions from different consuls.

"Trade of Paraguay." Consul Cornelius Ferris, Asuncion. February 28.
"Agricultural Implements in NeV Zealand." Vice-Consul-General Henry
D. Baker (no address given). February 29.

"Furniture Stylos for South Africa." Consul-General Richard Guenther,
Cape Town, South Africa. February 29. Furniture men looking for
South African business should read this report.

"Lumber and Timlier Products." March 13. Compiled from various
sources, and relates chiefly to France, Mexico, and Venezuela, Ecuador,
South Africa, China, Tasmania, and Australia. It is brief.

"Commercial Woods of Africa." Consul W. J. Yerby, Sierra Leone.
March 16. nds report gives the native and botanical names of trees and
the uses of the woods.

"American Shooks and Staves." Consul Albert Halstead, Birmingham,
Eng. March 20. Covers England, only.

"Trade Review of Argentina." Consul-General R. M. Bartlemau, Buenos
Aires. March 23.

"Brazilian Lumbermen's Petition." Consul-General Julius G. Lay, Rio
Janeiro, Brazil. March 26. Lumbermen ask that home woods only be
used In government buildings.

"Commerce of the Union of South .\frica." Compiled from official
documents. March 27.

"Commerce of Dutch West Indies." Consul Ellis H. Cheney, Curacao,
W. I. April 3.

"China's Commercial and Industrial Progress." Vice-Consul-General
W. R. Dorsey, Shanghai. April 8.

"Commerce of the Netherlands." Consul-General Soren Listoe, Rotter-
dam, Holland. April 30.

"Foreign Lumber Production and Importation." May 18. This article
covers Greece, Siam, Germany, and Azores. The same number contains a
report covering South .\frica (Page 6R1) and another relating to box
shooks in Spain, Arabia, and Mexico, and another on the Australian
timber Industry.

"Tasmanian Trade and Industrial Conditions.'' Consul Henry D. Baker,
Hobart, Tasmania. May 31.

"Pine Lands of Nicaragua." Consul .\rthur J. Clare, Blueflelds, Nica-
ragua. June 3.

"Commerce of Chinese Ports." June 12. The cities of Amoy, Swatow,
and Chefoo are covered by consular reports.

"Scotch Trade and Industries.'! Consul J. N. McCunn, Glasgow, Scot-
land, and other consuls. June 15. Scotland Is a good customer for
American forest products.

"Commercial Conditions in Panama." Consul-General Alban G. Snyder,
Panama City. June 18.

"Trade of British India Ports." June 29. The consular reports cover
Bombay and Karachi.

"Commercial Review of TurlvCy." Consul-General G. Bio Ravndal. Con-
stantinople. July 3.

"Chinese Blackwood Furniture." Consul-General Geort'e E. .\nderson,
Hongkong. July 12.

"The Commerce of Japan." Consul-General Thomas Sammons, Yoko-
hama, Japan. July 13.

"Commerce of French West Indies." Consul Frederick T. F. Dumont,
Basse Terre, W. I., and Consul T. R. Wallace, Martinique. July 17.

"Increased Commerce of Jamaica." .Tuly 19. This covers the citie.^
Port Antonio and Kingston.

"Trade of Ix>wer California." Reports by Consul Lucien N. Sullivan at
La Pai, and Consul Frederick Simpich, Ensenada, Mex. July 20.

"Trade Review of Egypt." Consul David R. Birch, Alexandria. July 25.
"Commerce of New Zealand." Consul-General William A. Prichett,
Aukland, N. Z. .-Vugust 3.

"Trade of Spanish Cities" — Saville and Valencia. August 7.
"Commerce and Industries of Paraguay." Consul Cornelius Ferris,
Asuncion. August 9.

"Bolivian Trade Review." From reports by British consular officers in
BoUvia. Augxist 16.

"Trade Conditions In Jlorocco." Consul-General Maxwell Blake.
August 19.

"Lumber and Timber Products Abroad." -Vugust 20. Compiled from
consular reports from England. Russia. Martinique, Formosa, and China.

"Commerce and Industries of Mozambique." Consul G. A. Chamberlain,
Lourence Morquez. Portuguese East Africa. August 28.

"Commerce and Industries of Servia." Consul Maddin Summers, Bel-
grade, Servla. August 29.

"Lumber Shippers and the Foreign Trade," Commercial Agent E, P.
Seeker (no address given). September 2. This contains advice, but no
statistics.

"Commerce of Japanese Ports." September 4. Compilation of several
consular reports.

"Mancburian Trade and Commerce," Compiled from various consular
reports in different cities. September 11.

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IGeni-

Alfred A. WIiib

••CommcrcUl Arllrltli .> ;
Valparaliw. Chili-. 8«plciuUr 1;:.

•Humniprci- of Soulbero Italy." CuiiruI \V. II. Ildndlcy, Napli-H, Ilnly
Svptpmlwr 10.

"t'ort rn'lHircdnt'M Around CJdIf uf Mcxli-o." ('onimrrclnl Aip-nt A. (!.
Dawr (no adtlrciw Klvrn). 8<<|iti-ait>t'r IT. TIiIk report In n Koiucwli.-.t
ccarral iK-niiint of hnrbur nnd i-blpiilni: fiicllltirii.

••LumlHT Mnrlcet In Smyrna.". (•onsiil-Ucncrnl Cporp- Morton, Sniyrnn,
Syria. S«'pii'inlHT 17.

"ShlppliiK Jiimnlran tlarflwixMlx to lli<> rulti-il SttiloH." Coniinl Jullili>
D. Iirolier, I'ort Antonio, Jiimnli-n. S<'pti'uilH'r IS. Brief uccouoIn of
native wou<ls nnd niUllne openitlonH.

"Barrel nnd Uox Stoik In Kntland." t'oninierelnl Agent K. 1". S<Tkcr
(no addnitx nlveni. September Xi.

"New Method of Working Timber In Indlii." Sept-'rabrr 2;i. From the
official Indian Trade Journal, I'nlcuttu. It refers prlnrlpnlly to llontln-j
the logs down rlvora.

"Itumla's Korelisn Commerce." (^ongul (JenernI J. II. SuodunniH, .Mokcow.
Ku!U>l8. The timber export* are 'iliown. Se|Heniber "jn.

"Comnierci- and IndustneK of Syria." Compiled from various eongulnr
rci>orl8. S«'ptemb<"r J8.

"Commerre nnd Indu.<trlei> of AlKerla." Conmil Dean It. .Mnson, Algiers,
.\frlca. (letober 4.

"Trad» of Asiatic Turkey." October ItB. The cities Included are Smyrna,
Ilarput, .Merslna. and Treblzond.

"Comnierci- and Industries of Mexico." Consul-Cencral .Vrnold Sliankllu,
Mexico City, (ictobcr 19.

"Mexican Buslnes.^ Opportunities." Consul W. W. Cnnadn, Vera ("ruj.
.Mcx. October 23.

"American Trade With South African Tnlon." October '24. Consiil-
Oeneral Richard (Juenther, Capo Town, South Africa.

"Commerce and Industries of Colombia." Consul Isaac A. .Mannlii;:.
Barranqullla, Colombia. October "JU. Separate reports are made for the
porta of Medellln, Call, Barranqullla, and Cartagena.

"Uesources and Trade of Rhodesia." Consul Kdwin N. Cunsnulus,
Johannesburg, Transvaal. November 1!. Tlicrc should be sale here for
furniture and wagons.

"Commerce of the Gulanas." November 8. This Includes the three
Gulanas, each the subject of a consular report.

"Trade of Zanzibar." Consul A. W. Wcddcll, Zanzibar. Africa. Novem-
ber 15.

"Foreign Trade of China." November 2r!. A number of sources are
drawn upon in the compilation of this report.

"Commerce of Costa Rica." Consul Samuel T. Lee, San Jose, Costa Rica.
November 2(5.

"Trade of Me-sopotamian Valley." Consul EniU Sauer, Bagdad, .Ksiatle
Turkey. November 28.

"Trade of British East Africa and Uganda." Consul A. W. Weddell.
Zanzibar. December 2.

"Foreign Commerce of Argentina." December 3. .\ compilation from
various sources.

"Commercial Review of Greece." Consul-General W. U. Gale, .Vthens.
December 4. A special report for Patras by Consul A. B. Cooke.

"Musical Instruments Abroad." December 5. Consuls contribute to this
report in Brazil. Argentina, and Turkey.

"Trade of >-vlay Peninsula." Vice-Consul-Oencral Hubert G. Baugb.
Singapore. Dt^-ember 7.

"School Furniture and Supplies." December 10. Includes South Africa.
Australasia, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, British Guiana, Dominican
Republic, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

"Wood Block Paving in England and France." December 18. Compile*!
from consular reports.

"Trade of British W"st Indian Islands." Consul Chester W. Martin.
Bridgetown, Itarhndos. December 16.

"Trade Activity In Eastern Brazil." Consul 1'. M. Grlflith, Pernambuco,
Brazil. Decembi-r IH. Reports for Babal and Santos are included.

"American Trade With British Honduras." Consul William L. .\very,
Belize, Honduras. Deeeml>er 20.

"Trade of St. I'lerrc and Maquelon." Consul John K. Baxter, St. Pierre,
W. I. December 23.

"Commercial Review of Chosen (Korea)." Consul-General George H.
Scidmore, Seoul, Chosen. December 27.

"Lumber Situation id the Far East." Consul-General .\. E. Carlctou,
Hongkong. China. December 28.

1913

"Trade of Turks Islands." Consul Stanley Jones, Turks Island, W. I.
January 2.

"Brazilian Industrial Development." Consul-General Julius P. Lay. Rio
Janeiro, Brazil. January 3.

"Trade of the Baltic Regions of Russia." .January 8.

"Commerce of the Bahamas." Consul Henry D. Baker, Nassau. Janu-
ary 9.

"Commercial Review of Venezuela." This includes several consular
reports. January 11.

"Review of Portuguese Trade." This includes the Madeira Islands, and
consists of several consular reports. January 13.

"Lumber Trade in Great Britain." Commercial Agent E. P. Seeker (no
address given). January 17.

"Commerce of Southern Clilli-
Arenan. January 28.

"Trade of Brltlnh nnd French Wot Africa." Ci.iiipilntlon of re|iorla.
January 2t>.

"Import Trade of Burma." «<.mmuI .\I. K. .Monrhend, RnnKoon. Janii
«ry 3(1

"Thi' Shook and Barrel Induntry. ' G^iii'ml revb'w. January 31.

"Foreign Commerce of I>umlniean l(<-piilille. ' ('<inipllatlon uf re|Mirtii.

L'onaul Cbarliii I.. I.«thnin,

"Shuttle Supplli'S fur England." Conxul .\. E. Ingram, llradfonl. En
February lit.

"Wall Flnlithlng In Forelirn llouseit." Various
Ing France, Italy, Auslrln, Spain, Switzerland,
Java, India, China, Guatemala, nnd itouth .\frlra.

"Timber In Peniln." March 7.

"Imports Into Salvador." March 7.

"Industrial Review of Central Mexico." Conaul W. \s. Bonuey, San LuU
PotosI, .Mex. .March 18.

"American Woods at Hamburg." Consul-fieneral It. P. Skinner, llan'-
burg, Germany. .March 111.

"The .Vnierlcanlzatlon of Arabia." Consul W. II. Sliiilz. Alien. Arabia
.March 22.

"Agricultural Machinery In T:irkey." Consul-General G. Ble Ruvndnl,
Constantinople. March 20.

"Imports of Paclllc Ocean Ports." March 28. This report covers all the
shores and Islnnda of the Paclllc ocean. The annual Importa are worth
»2,000,000,000.

"Commercial Review of Venezui Ian Ports." April 7.

"Agricultural Machinery In Sweden." Consul HougluH JenklDH, (iote-
liorg, Sweden. April 9.

"Uruguayan Trade and Credit Metliods." .Minister N. A. Grevstad,
.Montevideo, Uruguay. April 10.

"Commerce of Dutch West Indies." Consul Ellas II. (."heney. Curacao,
W. I. April 12.

"Australian Timber Resources." (Jomplled from .\ustrallan soureea.
.Vprll 22. Short report.

"Trade Review of Liverpool." Consul H. L. Washington, Uverpool,
Eng. April 26.

"Elements of Cuba's Foreign Trade." Compilation of reports. May 3.

"American Boxes for Irish Linens." Consul H. H. Wataon, Belfast, Ire-
land. May 14. Short report.

"American Trade with the Port of London." Consul-General John L.
Griffiths, London. Eng. May 23.

"Commercial Prospects of Salonlkl." Consul John E. Kehl, Salonikl.
Greece. May 26.

■Trade of Mediterranean France." Consul-General A. Gaulln, Marseill. -i.
France. May 28.

"Trade Conditions in Ireland." Compilation of reports. June .1.

"Trade of I'ortuguese East Africa." Consul G. A. Chaml>erlaln, Loreno-
.Marques, East Africa. June 6.

"Commerce of Society Islands." Consul North Wlnship, Tahiti. Society
Islands. June 10.

"American Office Equipment in Denmark." ConKul-(;eneriil E. D. Wins-
low, Copenhagen, Denmark. June 20.

"Trade and Industries of Western Scotland." Consul J. .\. McCunn,
Glasgow, Scotland. June 27.

"Commerce of British West Indies." Consul Chester W. .Martin. Bridge
town, Barbados. .Tuly 2.

"Development of I'ruguayan Trade. ' Consul Frederic W. Coding. Monte
video, Uruguay. July 9.

"Commerce of Netherlands India." (Compiled from British consular
reports. July 17.

"-Vgricultural Machinery in .Vsia Minor." Consul-General George Hortim.
Smyrna, Turkey. July 21.

"Foreign Rail and Ocean Freights." July 23. Compilation of reports,
covering France, f^rmany, Hungary, Russia, and Spain,

"Spanish Market for Agricultural Implements." Consul Claude I. Daw-
son, Valencia. Spain. July 24.

"Farm Implement Depots in India." Jnlv 2.";. 'Hie same ls.«ue has an
article, "Plows In Southern India." Both are by Consul Henry D. Baker.

"Trade of South African Ports." Compilation of consular reports.
.Vugust 2.

"Trade Review of Egypt." Consnl .Arthur Gerrels. .Mexandrla.
.\ugust 9.

"American Staves for Scotland." Consular Agent W. P. Quann, Aber-
deen, Scotland. August 11.

"Trade Review of Syria." VIce-Consul-General F. W. Smith and other
consuls. August 12.

"Commerce and Industries of Greece." This includes consular reports
for Athens and Patras. August 14.

"Bolivia's Foreign Commerce." August 20.

"Commerce of Morocco." Consul-General Maxwell Blake, Tangier,
Morocco. August 23.

"Hindrances to Central American Trade." Commercial Agent Garrard
Harris (no address given). August 26.

"Handling Freight to Central America." Commercial Agent Garrard
Harris. September 10.

HARDWOOD RECORD

erica.

aiiliior

eptem-

"Opportunities in Cen
ber 17.

"Foreign Lumber Trade." September 20. Compiled from reports of
consuls In the several countries covered, namel.v, China, Denmark, France,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey in Asia, and
United Kingdom. This is a valuable report.

"Wood Manufacturing in the Netherlands.' Consular Agent .\. C.
.Nelson, Schevenlngen, Netherlands. September 20. Valuable.

•Commercial Activities in the Balearic Islands." Consular Agent .luan
.\Iorey, Palma de Majorca, Spain. October 17.

"Manufacturers of Grape Barrels in Siiain." Consular Agent Hartley
1". Yost, Almeria, Spain. October 18.

"Trade of Australian States." Consul W. C. Magelssen, .Melbourne.
Australia. October 21. Imports of wood products from the United States
are given.

"Commercial Review of Syria." October 29. Consular reports for
Aleppo, .lerusalim, and Mersina are Included.

"Tradi- of Misopotamla and Irak." Consul Emll Sauer, Bagdad, Asiatic
Turkey. Nov.iiihiT 1.

"ConinnTc ial ('<indltions in Panama." Consul-General A. C. Snyder,
i'anaiiui City. N.ivcniber S.

"Trade ol" i;( iiiKin South Sea Islands." November (!. Trauslatli>n from
the Cennaii V.is>isilie Zeltung of Berlin.

"Trade I'l-ospec ts in South Africa." I'onsui E. .\. Wakollelil. I'ort
Elizaheth. South .vfrica. November 7.

"Foreign Couiiaerce of Greece." Consul-General William 11. Gale.
Athens, .November 11.

"Sale of American Woodworking Machinery." Coniul John Ball, Havre,
France. November 11. A short report without statistics. It relates
only to France. ^

"American Commercial Organization In Foreign Countries." Consul-
(ieneral S. Hie Uavndal, Constantinople. November 18. Prospective
exporters ol liiiist products will do well to read thl.s report.

"Traile r>f West African Colonies." November 22. This Is a complla-
tlou covering' Nit;.i-ia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Gambia, French Guinea.
Kamaruii. and To:;oland. Statistics show American trade there.

"AKrieiiltuial Implements in the Punjab." Consul-General George E.
.\ndiTsou, Hongkong. November 27.

"Trade of Straits Settlements." Consul-General ICdwin S. Cunningham,
Singapore. Largely statistical. November 28.

"Commerce and Industries of Guatemala." Consul-General G. .\. Buck-
lln. Guatemala City. December 2.

"American I'ortaltle Houses in France." .Tohu Ball Osborne, Havre,
France. December 4. .\n interesting report.

"Barrel Staves in Germany." Consul-General Robert 1". Skinner. Ham
burg, Gi-rmaiiy. liecember 22.

1914.

"Commerce of Southern Chile." Consul Charb
Arenas, Chile. January

Latham. I'unta
General W. A. Ha.vgood.

•Growth of .South .\frican Commerce."
(ape Town, .\friea. January 17. -

■Trade ('..ii.liti..ns in Ecuador." Consul-General Charles F. Baker.
Guayaquil. Kiuador. January 19.

•Changing Conditions in the Shook Trade." Consul W. I. Dawson,
Valencia, Spain. January 23.

"Wood and Lumber Market of Havre. " Consul J. B. Oslxirne, Havre,
France. .lanuary 23.

"Chin.is Import Trade and Industries." Consul-General George E
.\mlersoi], Hongkong, China. January 29.

'•Hardwoods of Panama." Consul James C. Kellogg, Colon, Panama.

■■.\^-iieiiltnral Implements In Asia Minor." Consul Edwin I. Nathan.
Mer^iiia. Turkey. February 9.

■ Tiaile and Commerce of Bulgaria." Consul-General Charles Campbell,
liiicliarest, Roumania. March 5.

(leneral report on vehicles other than motor. This is in manuscript
and can be seen only by calling at branch offices of the Bureau of Foreign
ami ttomestic Commerce.

•I.nmhering Concessions in Philippines." March 10. Report from the
Manila Free Press.

•Comm-rce of Danish West Indies." Consul C. H. Payne. St. Thomas,
W. I. March 11.

•i;-Mit - fiieimi Trade Statistics." Consul Arthur Garrels, Alexandria.

Irnl. I Ml \ of South America." March 16. The directory 1=

il.s.ril.Ml :iii,l trims on which it may be procured are stated.

••.\merican Goods at Hamburg." Consul-General Henry H. Morgan,
Hamburg. Germany. Kinds and quantity of logs and lumber are given.

•'American Furniture and Office Supplies Abroad." March 21. This
consists of reports from various parts of the world.

"Manufacttirers' Agents in South Africa." Consul E. A. Wakefield.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. March 21.

■•Kitchen Cabinets in Swiss Homes." Consul Philip Holland, Basel.
Switzerland. March 23.

••Hardwood Timber of the Solomon Islands. '• April 4. This is from
British sources.

"Silos Needed in Venezuela." Minister Preston McGoodwin. Caracas,
Venezuela. April 13.

••Consular Advice in Trade Promotion." Vice-Consul John R. Siiliman,
Saltillo, -Mex. April 14.

"Foreign Lumber Trade." Consul L. Spahr, Breslau, Germany. April 21.

••.Market for American Corn Planting Machinery." Consul J. H. Grout,
(Idessa, Russia. April 21.

•Trade Review of Armenia. •' April 23. This includes Harput. Dlarbekir

Ralpl

Bussi

"onsul-General

ieorge

1 Robert J. Thompson. .\ix la
Mexico.^' Various consular re-
Consul Dean B. Mason, .\lgiers,
D. Baker, Bombay, India.

•I'aileni Woods for German Maehin
Erpirt. Germany, .\pril 23.

•■Aiiu'ri<'an Trade with Hongkong."
son. Hongkong. April 28.

••New i'iywood from Japan. • I'oi
Chai>elle, Germany. May 2.

"Commercial Conditions in Northe
ports. May 7.

"Commerce and Industries of Algeria."
Africa. May 13.

"Match Trade of India." Consul He
.May 10.

"Commerce and Industries of Ilie Netherlands." Compiled from consular
reports covering Rotterdam, .Amsterdam, Schevenlngen. and Grand Duchy
of Luxemburg. May 19.

••French Market for American Staves." Consul John Ball Osborne,
Havre, France. May 21.

••Basel Market for Imported Lumber." Consul Philip Holland. Basel,
Switzerland. May 23.

"American Wheelbarrows in England." Consul A. E. Ingram. Brad-
ford, Eng. May 28.

"Shooks In the Canary Islands." Consul Homer Brett. Teneriffe, Canar.v
Islands. June 5.

"Hardwood Forests of South America." Compiled from various sources.
June 9.

"Lumber and Timber Products Abroad." This includes only Spain and
Burma. June 9.

"Turkish Market for Agricultural Machinery." Consul George Horton,
Smyrna, Syria. June 10.

"Industry and Trade of Portuguese East Africa." Consul G. A. Cham-
iM'rlaln, I.K)urenco Marques, East .\frlca. June 17.

"Lumber Shipments from New Brunswick." Consul Henry C. Culver.
.St. John, N. B. June 25.

Timber Market Conditions In China. " Consul MyrI S. Myers, Swatow.
China. July 14.

Procuring Consolar Reports

Lumbermen ami others who wish to consult any of the consular
reports in the foregoing list should apply to A. H. Baldwin, Chief of
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C, where
the separate daily reports are obtainable. They can be had without
charge. In eases where the supply of a report for free distribution
has been exhausted, it will usually be loaned for a short time. The
bound volumes, each covering three months, may be purchased from
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash-
ington, for $1.50 each. In ordering any copies of the daily reports
from the foregoing selected lists, the date of publication should be
given, the subject, and the name of the consul who made the report.
Foreign Tariffs

Persons who contemplate entering the export business should care-
fully investigate the tariffs levied on imports by the countries with
which they expect to trade. This is a matter of first importance,
because some countries have prohibitive rates on certain articles. The
Daily Consular and Trade Reports give careful and exact informa-
tion from time to time on tariffs and tariff changes in all countries.
The prospective exporter who wishes to inform himself concerning
the tariff laws of any particular country, can doubtless have his ques-
tions answered by addressing the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, and stating explicitly the nature of the information he
desires. From the same source, in many instances, names of dealers
in foreign countries can be obtained.

Lumbermen and others who are looking for increase of their busi-
ness in foreign countries will do well to avail themselves as soon as
possible of the valuable assistance which the Department of Commerce
at Washington is able and willing to give. An opportunity like the
present may never again come to the American dealer in forest
products.

The foundation can be laid while trade is disorganized in all parts
of the world, and when the situation clears, as it must in course of
time, the exporters of American forest products will be in a position
to increase their business and gain new ground. Though it is not pos-
sible to forecast the future exactly, it is certain that America's oppor-
tunity to extend its foreign lumber trade is now at hand.

TH£ SILVER LINING
A hiir.lwoo.l himlMTiiinii who iii<isls on Wing iiii ii|>thiii»t, no
ittor whnt turnn uji to nmko him fi'i-l Muo. poiiitfil out ro.ciilly

■ ..' fintiiro of the situation whiih niny In- pnumol by tho Kuroi>i'iiii
' ir thnt is fnvornblp.

"Wo may have to hoM somi> of our lumber fur n while," he saiil,
liut it's (letting drier nil the time, nnil we will be nble to snve
M>U({h in froighf to jiay for the cost of holilini; it. After all, it
ly be n cooil investment to keep it on sticks a few months

■ i.ger."

An«l. as a. matter of fact, there are many large domestic con

- nners who want V)ig blocks of dry stock all at one time. The

iicern which can supply only a car of dry material cannot com-

. to for this business, but the house which has enough lumber ready

■ ■ ship to take care of a .')00,000 or 1,000,000-feet order is in a
position to get the trade without n struggle. Hence the enforced
holding of stock at i>re8ent may turn out to be a blessing in
disguise.

USE THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY

"It aoi's against the ^'rain," said :i proinim-nt vcnccr iiianu-
facturer, who has been in the business long enough to know what
he is talking about, "to hear a rotary cutting machine spoken of
as n 'lathe.' It isn't a lathe. A lathe is a turning machine, which
is an entirely different proposition, and the rotary machine ought
to be properly distinguished from it. Yet some veneer manufac-
turers refer to their equipment as 'lathes,' and so it is no wonder
that those outside of the trade often make the same mistake. It
- one, however, that no well-informed person ought to commit."

The same manufacturer, who must not be thought finicky, but
merely accurate, called attention also to the folly of classing the
entire product of a rotary machine as "veneers." He said that a
lot of trouble is caused by shipping as veneer stock which is too
thick to come in this classification, the railroads seldom overlooking
tho situation and taking pains to "call" the offender.

Calling a rotary machine a lathe is a good deal like referring to
nil engraving as a "cut." This is one of the things that photo-
• iigravers are quite sensitive about, and they are trying to educate
tlioir customers to refer to their product exclusively as "engrav-
ings." The word "cut" is so generally used, however, to denote
any kind of illustrating medium that it will be a long time before
the error can be corrected. But it ought to lie much easier to
restrain pi'oi.lo from snyin-.; "Inthc" when they mean rotary
machine.

THE INSPECTOR'S COMPLAINT

' ' Lumbermen don "t always give the in.spector the credit that is
due him," said one of the latter fraternity the other day during a
lull in the proceedings. "A really good inspector is worth all the
money the boss can pay him. Of course, there are other kinds,
but they are seldom overpaid.

"I know a hardwood man — not the chap I work for — who treats
his inspectors as though they were not above the grade of the
lumber shovers. If the inspector isn't busy tallying and grading,
he puts him to work in a crew. That would take the heart right
nut of any inspector worthy of the name.

"There is another lumberman who says that he would fire any
inspector of his who owned an automobile. The money paid to
his and many other inspectors wouldn't support a car iu the style
to which it has been accustomed, of course, but there is no reason
why a good man shouldn't earn enough to be able to trundle his
Ford around town.

"But paying the inspectors too little means simply that the good
men aren 't going to stay inspectors very long. If the lumbermen
want mediocre men, and want them to have just about a nickel 's
worth of brains, all right; but I'm glad there is an occasional
hardwood man -sOho sees the advantage of having an inspector who
can think, along with his other qualifications."

—26—

ADVLUTISINU VENEERED WOUK

The public is grndunlly being educated to the val..e of veneered
work of various nuinufarturers of veneered proilucts who, iDHtead
of disguising this fact, or putting the soft peilnl on it, arc making
a positive Helling argument of the condition.

Tho National Veneer Products Company, which mnko^ the Inde
structo trunk, has done good work not only for itself but for
manufai-turors of built up gooils generally, by its advertising cam-
paign, in which the technical features of its procesHOH are ex-
plained, anil the advantages of having a trunk made of glued up
mnterialM are eniphnsiKod. That opens the jmblic's eyes to the
proposition, and when people hoar "veneered" after thnt. it
iloosn't convey the idea of "inferior" or "imitation." which it
often does to the uninformed.

The manufacturers of the Franklin motor car have also beoh
hammering away at tho proposition from a new angle. In their
advertising they have pointed to the fact that instead of using n
body made of rigid metal, they have constructed it of laminated
wood, and that the wood, being resilient, is able to take up the
jars and vibrations, and thus causes the machine to ride easier
than one not so constructed. Perhaps "laminated wood" does not
suggest veneered work to the average person, but the idea will
soak in gradually, so that the man who appreciates the importance
of this construction in" an automobile body will come around to
seein^j that there are marked advantages also in getting furniture
made the same way, though for a different renaon.

Those whose products involve the use of crossbanding could
make a point of this, going so far as to call their goods "rein-
forced." The use of this term has been suggested heretofore and
seems to be an adjective that couM be applioil to veneered work
very apjiropriatoly.

THE LXmSERMAN AS A TALKER

Since business became the subject of legislation, ami since trade
association grew to be a big and ]iositive force in commerce, busi-
ness men, formerly inarticulate and inexpressive, except as man to
man, have learned how to get on their feet and talk in a way
that convinces.

Lumbermen as a whole have perhaps not appreciated the advan-
tages of being able to talk on their feet. Yet the opportunities
for the man appearing before a Congressional committee or
urging his point at a trade convention are as great in the lumber
field as elsewhere.

Talking in public is largely a matter of practice. Lack of prac-
tice, therefore, is the chief handicaji of the lumberman who would
like to be able to present a proposition forcefully, before the right
l)eople at tl^e right time.

Frequently the writer has attended meetings at which he has
heard auditors express themselves as being violently opposed to
the sentiments of a speaker; and yet, though the floor was open
to them, they did not rise to their feet, because they didn't regard
themselves as orators or as public speakers of any account.

The lumberman ought to consider ability to talk before others
as a necessary business qualification. It is getting more necessary
all the time. You will note that the big business men who have
been quizzed by Federal and other investigating committees are
learning how to phrase their rejilies and point their statements so
as to create the right impression; and, after all, it is the form of
a remark rather than the essential meaning that often counts for
most.

It isn't necessary to be able to "orate" and make the eagle
scream in order to be a good talker; but the straightforward,
forceful, simply-worded talk of the earnest, enthusiastic man
usually has the "punch" that carries conviction.

OT«a<:M0tM!>!iTOTO™!9imi)tTOTOm^A'^^

Botanists do not admit tliat true mahogany grows iu Africa, but
there are timbers in that country which pass in commerce as
mahogany, and it is not to the point in the present discussion to
contend over minor botanical differences.

It has been customary in this country to regard all Africa
nuihogany as Khaya senegalensis, that being the technical name by
which some of the earliest imports were designated. The fact is,
at the present time probably not one log iu ten, as they are found
in tlio market, is of that species, or if of that species, the most
of them are of dilVerent varieties. The early shipments came chiefly
from Senegal, the first fertile country on the coast west and south-
west of the Sahara desert. The mahogany was named from the
region whence it came; but very little now comes from that
district.

The other mahogany from Africa which has the honor of bearing
a botanical name is Gaboon or Okume {Boswellia Maineana). This
wood is of about the same weight as white pine, and is found in
a region from 1,500 to 2,500 miles from Senegal.
Geographical Eange

African mahogany is found on the west coast of that continent,
from fifteen degrees north of the equator to twenty south. Its
range, measured in a line as the bird flies, is 2,500 miles in extent,
but following the indentations of the coast, the distance is 5,000
miles. The growth extends from the immediate coast inland from
100 to 300 miles, but usually about 100 miles. The timber occurs,
therefore, in a strip about 5,000 miles long but very narrow.

The range is controlled by the rain belt which waters the coast,
but decreases rapidly inland. The forests are dense near the sea,
but they thin rapidly toward the interior and disappear in the
grassy plains or the deserts which lie toward the east and north-
east.

There may be a dozen kinds of trees in that range, all passing
as mahogany when they reach market, but known by many local
names in the regions where they grow. Botanists have not worked
them out. Their exact species and genera have not been deter-
mined. They vary greatly in foliage and characteristics of wood,
but until they have been properly classified they will doubtless
continue to pass under the common name of mahogany. It would
probably be as proper to give the name "pine" to all pines, cedars,
firs, spruces, and hemlocks as to designate all the imports from
that coast of Africa as "mahogany"; but that is the custom now,
and in a commercial sense no particular harm seems to come from it.
Local Names

In the absence of botanical names to distinguish the different
woods from that region, dealers employ local names. These may
be borrowed from geographical terms designating capes, coasts,
towns, or rivers, or they may be native names for trees, and
meaningless in English. Some of these names follow; but it is
said that a few of them are applied to African woods which never
pass as mahogany anywhere: Gaboon, Okume, Sepele, Coco Beach,
Cape Lopez, Lagos, Brococo, Bonamba, Bathurst, Axim, Grand Bas-
sam, Ndola, Assinee, Voukou, and many more. The local names
are valuable in trade because persons acquainted with the woods
know their comparative values by the names they bear. The names
are employed in much the same way as "northern white pine,"
and "California white pine" are used to distinguish between dif-
ferent kinds and qualities of wood.

Extent of the Trade

As nearly as statistics can be relied on, Africa now supplies
about three-fourths of the mahogany used by the whole world.
Thirty years ago it was furnishing scarcely any. At present the
remainder of the supply comes from tropical America, with a little
from Asia and the Philippines; but the statement holds true, that
much which passes in trade as mahogany is not recognized as such
by botanists. The imports of African mahogany into Europe in
1913 totaled 290,848 tons. Some of that which reaches the Tinted

States is shipped directly from Atriea, but most comes
country by reshipment from Europe.

Eesourcks Overlooked

There is some interesting history connected with the develop-
ment, or rather the non-development, of African mahogany in early
times. It was an overlooked and unknown resource during more
than 400 years, although the ships of numerous nations sailed along
the coast thousands of miles almost in the shadow of mahogany
trees, and traders penetrated the jungles in search of traific, yet
the splendid mahogany seems to have utterly escaped notice.

The various stretches of coast were named by traders, in accord-
ance with the principal products procured there. The names are
significant— Grain Coast, Ivory Coast, Stave Coast, Gold Coast.
There was no. ' ' mahogany coast, ' ' although mahogany grew along
the whole of it. European slave hunters made their first descent
upon the west coast of Africa in 1442 — fifty years before the dis-
covery of America — and the gold hunt began there the same year.
The ivory traders brought down tusks of elephants killed on the
grassy plains beyond the forests; and the agricultural negroes car-
ried grain to the coast and sold it to the trading ships. These
articles formed the country 's principal commerce until the gold
was exhausted, the elephants were exterminated, and until the
slave dealer, caught on or near the coast, was treated as a pirate
and hanged to the nearest yardarm.

After all these resources had ceased to be profitable, the ma-
hogany began to attract attention. That was within the past forty
years; and not until twenty-five years ago did the trade in African
mahogany attract much attention.

One of the first shipments of logs to reach New York was a
peculiar lot. There was not the mark of axe, saw, or other edged
tool on them. The trees had been burned down, the trunks had
been burned off to form logs, and instead of hewing, the logs had
been squared by fire. Negroes of the jungle had done the logging,
had floated the timbers down a river to the coast and had sold
them to a trader who sent them to New York.

The shipments of African mahogany to England — which were
practically the shipments to the whole world — aggregated only
3,207 tons in 1891; while in 1913 the shipments to the same coun-
try totaled 110,414 tons, an increase of 3,400 per cent in twenty-
two years.

Logging Operations

The logging operations are conducted on a large scale, if the
whole country is considered, but no single 'operation will match
some of the pine, fir, and redwood operations in the United States.
In a few instances modern methods are employed in getting the
logs out of the jungle, but iu most cases the work is done in ways
far from up to date.

In most districts the logs are transported by sheer force, without
the Use of levers, pulleys, or other mechanical appliances. Men
do the hauling in the same way that the Egyptians did it when
they built the pyramids, by hitching enough men to the object to
drag it along. A team for hauling mahogany logs usually consists
of from fifty to eighty negroes, pulling with ropes attached to the
log. An extraordinary log may require 300 natives to drag it. A
log which was moved in that way four miles recently sold in
England for $12,500. It cut 5,000 feet of lumber, after all waste
was thrown out. Instances are on record where logs fifty feet
long and four in diameter have been dragged miles to a river; and
one was 100 feet long, and hewed four-sided, and at the top was
two feet square.

The roads are cut through the jungle from ten to twenty feet
wide, and all ravines are filled or bridged. Small trunks are laid
crosswise, like railroad ties, and the logs are dragged on these.
Negroes with pots of wet clay go ahead of the teams and smear
the skids to make the logs slip. The team pulls to a monotonous
chant which all utter in unison, like sailors pulling a rope. The

HARDWOOD RECORD

combined chant of fifty or a liundrvd vigorous nutivcR niukos ii re-
inarkiible sound; but the ovrrscers do not objort, for the roniinon
saying is, "the more noise, the more pull."
The Class or L.viion

The oviTsoers nro white hkmi, but the liiburors are negroes.
Wnges nro low, but the men arc well fed and nre satisfied. Some
of the best men are Mohiimniednns from the desert country. They
take a few minute.s off, five times n day, for prnycr, and in some
of the camps the eontrni-tors have built oheiip mosques for the
convenience of the followers of the prophet.

Scouting for mahogany is much the same as in the tropical for-
ests of .\nieric.n. Trees grow singly and at considcrablo intervals.
Each tree is located and a path blazed to it. This work is almost
always done by natives who arc trained to it by long experience.
Native chiefs sometimes claim the mahogany timber, but thoy have
no real authority, and the white man pays them a little as a sort
of quitclaim, and takes the trees.

Feluno of the Trees

The mahogany attains large size in the West African rain belt.
In extreme cases it is two hundred feet high and twelve in diam-
oter, measured above the buttressed base. Measured within four
I'oet of the ground, as is customarj' in the United States, some of
the African trees are twenty and even thirty feet through. Enor-
mous buttresses flank the base of the trunk. The men build scaf-
folds and cut the trees above the buttresses, ten or more feet from
the ground. From 2,000 to 10,000 feet of good mahogany is thus
loft in the stump.

Saws nre seldom used in felling the trees, and in many instances
the trunks arc cut into logs with axes. The natives do not take
kindly to the saw, but they like to hack with edged tools. Logs
six or seven feet in diameter are severed with axes without wasting
more than a foot in length of trunk for kerf.

They lut down trees with tools of the poorest sort, when they
have no better. Trunks six or eight feet in diameter, about native
camps, are sometimes felled with large knives, by slowly hacking
the wood. It takes a great deal of time and patience to do it, but
the native African has plenty of both.

Waste in the Jcnole

A thousand feet of waste mahogany is left in the African jungle
for every thousand feet that comes out. The stump, top, and
large limbs are usually left; and in squaring the logs nearly half
of them may be hewed away. Some of the best operators are
abandoning the practice of squaring the logs. Tlie sapwood of
the large trees is quite thin, and it pays to leave it on the log to
protect the heartwood against abrasion and scars which the logs
are likely to receive in floating many miles down rocky rivers to
the coast where they are to be loaded on ships.

The teredo, a worm that infests brackish water near the mouths
of rivers, is a dangerous enemy of mahogany logs that are floated
down to the sea. If they remain long before being taken aboard
ship the teredo is apt to find lodgment in them, and it continues
to bore while the logs remain in the water or until the wood is
destroyed.

Mahogany is not sawed into lumber in Africa, but the logs are
transported on ships to Europe or America, where the sawing is
done. It has been reported that the teredo has been known to
continue boring until logs have reached England, and has been
taken out alive during the process of converting the logs into lum-
ber. However, that statement is subject to grave doubt. The
teredo is a marine animal and takes its sustenance from the water,
in the form of animalcula; brought to it by the currents, and the
creature would get pretty hungry and thirsty during a voyage of
5,000 miles aboard ship from -Africa to England.

Mahogany is sometimes badly perforated by teredocs and other
borers, but the worst injury is done while the logs are in the water
waiting to be taken aboard ship. Operators who drive timber down
African rivers usually construct booms to hold the logs just above
the reach of the tide, where the water is fresh and the teredo
cannot come. When the ship arrives in the ofBng, the boom is
opened, the logs are pushed out to sea. and are quickly loaded.

THUNODt-SBAKIUi

AtrK.'iM iiiiiliugany from certain districts is subject to n defect
which often greatly lessens the worth of otherwise valuable logs.
There are transverse frncturen, called thunderslinkes, cruss breaks,
wind shakes, heartbreaks, or other similar names. These breaks
do not reach the outside of the tree, but are cunflued to the wood
of the trunk's center. They may occur six inches apart, or several
feet apart, measuring lengthwixe of the trunk. They can seldom
be discovered in an unopened log. If they exist, and the log is con-
verted into lumber or veneer, the pieces will fall apart nt the
fractures.

The origin of tho breaks is unknown. Vari<ius agencies have
been suggested as their cause — lightning, wiml, shrinkage.

English mahogany dealers sell their best figured woo<l in the
United States.

July Exports Were Satisfactory

While tho sliowinj; of Balliinon- exports for .luly does not look
favorable, it must be considered in connection with what has gone
before, and regarded in that light, the exhibit is by no means dis-
couraging. On the face of it, a comparison with the same month of
1913 proves that the value of the shipments declined by almost fifty
per cent. But when contrasted with the two previous months, it ia
seen that a gradual gain had been made, and that one wood, namely,
j)oplar, manifested a pronounced recovery. The forwardings of
j)Oplar for last month were not less than 361,000 feet against only
180,000 feet for .July of 1913, a gain so decided as to eliminate the
idea that it was merely accidental. As for the rest of the list, it
underwent an almost uniform liecline when contrasted with July of
1913, but tho fact should not be lost sight of that the total value of
exports for May was only a little more than $104,000, and for June
it did not go far above $107,000. July being by no means an active
month, even under ordinary circumstances, it follows that any increase
was to be regarded as gratifying. Of course, the war did not really
commence until August, so that July is not to be charged with any of
the efifects of the embargo upon exports that has since then been
imposed. But it does not appear as though the suspension of ship-
ments to at least some of the foreign countries would last long. The
Atlantic ocean even at this time has been made fairly safe for the
passage of vessels of certain nations, and the needs in the way of
lumber on the other side ought to tell. Tho chief factor in holding
down the shipments will bs the unsettled finjinces, which cannot be
readily readjusted, and which must wait for a re-establishment upon a
satisfactory basis until the fortunes of war are far more clearly
indicated than they are at present. The comparative showing for
last month as compared with the same month in 1913 is as follows:

.lul.v

Logs, lilekory

Logs, walnut

Logs, all otlicrs

Lumber, oak

Lumber, pitch pine

Lumber, sbortlcaf pine.

Lumber, poplar 361,000 ft.

Lumber, spruce 40,000 ft.

Lumber, all others 205,000 ft.

■Shooks, box 448

Shocks, all others

•Staves ti-J.HV^

All other lumber

All other lumber

Furniture

Thlmmlngs •

.\11 other manufactures of

11I14 1013

Quautlty Price Quantity Price

10,001) ft. $ 420 22,000 ft. t 600

ID.OOOft. UOO 119.000 ft. 9,1S4

18,000 ft. 915

.1,272,000 ft. 46,738 1,844,000 ft. 06,440

15,000 ft. 741

91,000 ft. 2,809 172,000 ft. 5,595

Total $116,132

18,648

1 2^340
434

■'■4,546

180.000 ft.

8,331

■ ■l.446
15,461

11,563
132

i;087

16,408

25,742

.$116,132

$205,129

The things that whining will get j-ou will be grudgingly given, and
no respect will gc with them. Therefore buck up and face what is
before you like a man and you will be better oflf.

Just as necessity is often the mother of invention, so do hard times
develop resourcefulness and thus depressions are what lead to real
progress.

Many a man wastes time looking into and wondering about other
people 's business when his own business needs his attention.

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Mill Conditions Around Memphis

Tlieie has boeu comparatively little change in the general
hardwood situation here during the past fortnight. The conditions
growing out of the war in Europe are quite as serious now as at
the beginning of hostilities, if not even more so. The export
business is almost at a complete standstill. The only exception
is that some firms here are allowing shipments on the docks at
New Orleans and other southern ports to be loaded for English
ports in all cases where the steamship companies regard it as
reasonably safe to make the journey from this country to England.
In other words, the exporters here are relying upon the judgment
of the steamship companies, feeling sure that the latter would not,
if the risk were extreme, allow their vessels to proceed on the high
seas. At least a half dozen exporters here are letting shipments
of lumber go forward under the conditions named. It may be
stated, however, that this applies only to business which was
booked some time ago, and only to lumber wOiich was at the ports
when hostilities broke out on the other side.

There is no new export business doing. There are a number of
reasons for this. It is impossible to sell exchange. It is likewise
difficult to make sales of lumber to Europe on account of the
demoralized conditions following the general war in that country.
The railroads have likewise refused to issue further through bills
of lading on lumber shipments and are rather slow about handling
further cargoes of lumber to New Orleans or other southern ports,
on account of the very great congestion which already exists.
Furthermore, owners of lumber do not feel that they are justified
under present conditions in shipping lumber to Europe on account
of the abnormal risks involved in such an enterprise. It may
therefore be said that export markets are closed, and that nothing
will be attempted in that direction until the question of the
control of the high seas has been settled, and until it is possible
to sell exchange to better advantage than at present.

The attitude of lumber interests here toward production may
best be described in the terms of J. D. Allen, president of the
Lumbermen's Club of Memphis. There was an executive session
of the club here about ten days ago for the purpose of discussing
conditions created by the war, with particular reference as to the
best method of dealing with the situation. Following adjournment.
President Allen stated that it was the concensus of opinion of
those present that logging operations should be immediately
stopped and that there should be decided curtailment of produc-
tion as soon as the stock of logs already on hand had been con-
verted into lumber. The representative of Hardwood Record
attended this meeting and listened to the discussion of the various
members. There was no concerted action taken by the club
looking to curtailment, but it is quite apparent that the individual
lumbermen and lumber firms realize the gravity of the situation
and intend to meet this by very greatly reducing their output.
There are some individuals, as well as some firms, which have
logging contracts that make it necessary for them to continue
running, but, in every such case, efforts are being made to have
these contracts either entirely abrogated or so modified that it
may not be necessary to take the amount of the lumber involved
therein.

At present, there are very few mills in Memphis or the Memphis
territory which have closed down. They have, as a rule, enough
logs on hand to last from two to six weeks, and a somewhat general
policy of curtailment is expected, as soon as timber on hand has
been converted into lumber. There have been few points in recent
years on which the lumbermen have been in more thorough accord
than that the amount of lumber on hand should be reduced as a
result of the stoppage of exports and the less satisfactory condition
of the domestic markets.

The attitude of the banks is quite satisfactory to lumbermen
here. The former have given the latter every assurance that there
will be funds enough for the financing of present stocks and that

loans will not be called if the lumbermen pursue a conservative
policy. It is also noteworthy that there are plenty of funds to
meet payrolls and that there has been no stoppage of milling
operations as a result of inability to secure cash with which to
meet payrolls and other such expenses. But, while the banks are
showing a disposition to treat the lumbermen fairly, so long as
they pursue a conservative course, they have given them to under-
stand that any speculation or any effort to profit by present condi-
tions will result in the calling of loans. From a financial stand-
point, conditions are decidedly less strained than they were in
1907 when the banks found it necessary to issue clearing house
certificates.

It is recognized that the extent to which the hardwood lumber
market will be affected depends very largely upon the length of
the war in Europe. The hope is freely expressed that the war will
be of comparatively short duration. In fact, there are such
enormous numbers of men engaged, and the cost is so excessive,
that it is not believed the war is likely to be a long drawn out
affair. At the same time, lumber exporters here do not anticipate
an early resumption of business with Europe, and they are conse-
quently looking around for other outlets. One of the leading
members of the trade is authority for the statement that it may
be possible to develop some business with Central and South
America and with other countries. It is pointed out, however, that
requirements in lumber in Central and South America would prob-
ably be comparatively small, and that the most direct benefit
which lumbermen may expect from business with those countries
would come in the form of largely increased sales of furniture and
other products in the manufacture of which lumber is used. In
any event, it is recognized that a great deal of time will be
required for the development of new outlets and lumber exporters
here are not looking forward to a renewal of activity in any
direction for the present.

One of the rather surprising features of the situation down
South is the fact that officials of the Illinois Central, the Southern
Eailway, and other lines, report a decidedly larger amount of
freight than at this time last year. They point out that there
has been a reduction in lumber shipments and a decided falling off
in shipments of logs. They say, however, that the loss in this
direction is more than made up by the increase in the tonnage of
crops and all manufactured products, as well as goods for com-
mercial purposes. Indications are that grain will be moved freely
to Europe in a very short time and it is expected that this will
further increase revenues of the railroads.

So far as the domestic markets are concerned, there is no very
large volume of business doing. Some sales are being made every
day. Shipments are also going forward at a moderate rate.
However, there have already been some cancellations on the part
of domestic buyers, and it would not be surprising if further
developments along this line should follow. It is recognized that
the stoppage of exports must necessarily throw a great deal of
lumber destined for Europe back on the domestic markets. It is
hoped, however, by the plan of individual curtailment, to reduce
stocks in this country gradually, and thus prevent a needless
sacrifice of values. There are two or three items reported some-
what easier, but as a general proposition, the market is unusually
well sustained, everything considered.

One reason why so many people faU to get what they want in the
rorld is because so many of them want too much.

In a recent effort to find out just how much the laborer gets out
of the product of manufacture, it was found that of each doUar he
gets sixty-one cents and capital thirty-nine. The labor gets twice as
much as the capital. That doesn't look so bad for the laboring man
nor does it show that he needs any more exemption from anti-trust
laws than the owner.

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Pertinent Legal Findings

DAMAOES rOK iAIUNU TO DEUVER LOGS
lu ronijiutinii >luiiiii|;C!> rocovornbic af;ain!<t n riiilwiiy foiii|>iiiiy
fur faiUiri- to ilolivor iogn, on n bnnis of the iimrkct vnluc of tin-
'.")Pi at thoir ilpstination, lioiluctioii niUKt bo iiiaJc for the amount
• f freight oharRfs which wouUi have boon oollpctiblo on delivory.
AInbaina Court of Appcnls, Southern Ky. Co. vs. Cooper, ().'>
Smilhern Rrportrr I'ul',.,

AUTHORITY TO JIAKE PURCHASE FOR COMPANY
A luinl.tT I i.nipaiiy will not be |ieriiiitte.l t.« repu.iiate a purchase
il' a nuK'hine niaJe by an employe on the ground that he had no
iiithority to make the purchase, after the president and general
-iiperintendent had ratified the transaction by making no objection
:ifter learning of the purchase, and by permitting the machine to
ri'main in use. (Texas Court of Civil Appeals, Benford Lumber
Manufacturing Company vs. Knox, 1G8 Southwestern Reporter 32.)
VALIDITY OF MISSOURI LIEN CLAIMS
Under the Missouri nu'rhanics ' lien l.iw .'i lien for materials
furnished for a building is not vitiated by a failure to date each
item of the account, if the statement as a whole discloses that the
items were furnished between certain dates and within the period
for which a lien might be enforced. Nor is the right to a lien
affected by the fact that the claim is for slightlj' more than
claimant is entitled to, if the mistake were honestly made. (St.
Louis Court of Appeals, Banner Lumber Company vs. Bobson, 168
Southwestern Rejiorter 244. i

REFUSAL TO FURNISH SHIPPING FACILITIES
A planing mill company is entitled to recover damages resulting
directly from a railway company's arbitrary refusal to furnish
ears for the shij)ment of lumber products and place them on a
sidetrack near the planing mill company's plant; but the recovery
must be had in an independent suit; the damages cannot be offset
against a claim on the part of the railway company arising out of
another transaction not related to the railway company's duty to
furnish car.s. (Georgia Court of Appeals, Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company vs. A. T. Snodgrass & Co., 82 Southeastern
Reporter l-i.^.")
STATE INTERFERENCE WITH INTERSTATE COMMERCE

A state court has no jurisdiction to issue an order in an injuni
tion suit regulating the carriage of lumber l>y a steamship com-
pany, if the transactions involved constitute interstate commerce.
(Georgia Supreme Court, Merchants' & Miners' Transportation
Company vs. Dixon. 82 Southeastern Reporter 141.')

TITLE TO STANDING TIMBER SOLD
A conveyance of standing timber with a limited time in which
to remove it does not give absolute title to the timber; trees not
removed, although they may be severed, within that time revert
to the landowner. (Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Smith vs.
Ramsey, 82 Southeastern Reporter 189.)

MUNICIPAL BTHLDINGS NOT LIENABLE
Municipal buildings in Marylanii are not subject to mechanic's
lien on account of materials furnished for their construction or
repair, nor are the materialmen as a general rule, entitled to any
preference of paj-ment over general creditors from funds due the
general contractor. (United States District Court, District of
Maryland; in re Fowble; 213 Federal Reporter 676.)

RECO-TEEY OF EXCESS OF FREIGHT CHARGES
Although, as a general rule, money paid without coercion cannot
be recovered, a shipper of lumber is entitled to recover any excess
of freight charges collected from him in excess of lawful charges,
regardless of whether the payment was made under protest. (New
Hampshire Supreme Court, E. D. Clough & Co. vs. Boston & Maine
R. R. Co., 90 Atlantic Reporter 86.3.)

SELLER'S RIGHT TO RECLAIM SHIPMENT
Even though a buyer of shingles obtained tlic shipment on credit
through fraud, title passed to him on delivery of the bill of lading,

buyer in good I'aith on an emlorsement of the bill of lading,
became the owner and entitled to possesHion, an againiit the original
seller's subsequent attempt to reclaim the shipiiient. Hut ho long
as the shingles remained the property of the original buyer and
remained in transit the seller could have exercised his right to stop
delivery and rescind the sale on account of the fraud. (KauHao
City Court of Appeals, LocgBell Lumber Comjiany vs. C. B. & if.
R. R. Co., 167 Southwestern Reporter 1183.)

VALIDITY OF ORAL CONVEYANCES OF TIMBER

Although an oral contract t.i sell Hlandin>,' timber is unenforce-
able so long as no jierformiinie nf the contract has been entered
upon, the purchaser becomes the owner of timber cut and removed,
as against a subsequent purchaser of the land. (Springfield, Mo.,
Court of Appeals, Starks vs. (iarvi'r Lumber Company, 167 South-
western Reporter 119S.(

STANDING TIMBER AS REAL ESTATE

A sale of standing timiier. thougli made with a view to its
separation from the land, is governed by the same laws which
govern the sale of lands. (Louisiana Supreme Court, Tremont
Lumber Company vs. Haynes Lumber Comjiany, fi!) Southern
Reporter 596.)

'WAI'VXR OF MATERIALMAN'S LIEN

A lumber dealer cannot enforce a lien for materials furnished
a building contractor so far as the owner has made payments to
the contractor with the company's assent. (Georgia Supremo-
Court, Bailie vs. Woodward Lumber Company, 82 Southeastern
Reporter 232.)

OBJECT OF LOG SCALE

In a recent Louisiana lawsuit question was raised concerning-
the quantity of hardwood logs required to be delivered under a
contract of sale. Attorneys for the seller argued that since the
sole purpose to be accomplished in scaling a log is to ascertain
the quantity of lumber it will produce, if more lumber is produced
than the log scale calls for, the buyer should account to the seller
for the difference. In overruling this contention the court said:
' ' In the abstract, the proposition may be sound. But it would bo
impracticable for the purposes of everj'day application, since no
one buying or selling logs could well follow them into the lumber
into which they are manufactured, in order to find out whether,
by reason of the difference between log and board measure, he
might be entitled to collect, or might be obligated to pay a balance.
Practically speaking, therefore, the object in view in scaling logs
is to ascertain their contents according to the log scale rule under
which, either by law or agreement, the scaling is done; and when
that object is accomplished, the matter is at an end unless there
is fraud." (Louisiana Supreme Court, Usrey Lumber Company vs.
Huie Lumber Company, 65 Southern Reporter 627.) In the same
ease it is decided that the measure of damages recoverable for
failure to deliver logs contracted to be sold to be manufactured
by the buyer into lumber for resale is the buyer's loss of profits.

LIABILITY FOR DRIVER'S NEGLIGENCE

A lumber dealer who hired a team from a liveryman and the-
services of a driver, all for an agreed price per hour, the liveryman
settling with the driver, is not liable for negligence of the driver
while engaged in delivering lumber. (New York Supreme Court,
Appellate Division; Hartell vs. T. H. Simonson & Son Co.; 148 New
York Supplement 433.)

NO IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SECOND-HAND MACHINERY

On a sale of second-hand machinery to be used in the manufac-'
ture of lumber there is no implied warranty on the part of the
seller that it is fit for such use, although he agrees to load it f. o. b.
ears in good condition. (Alabama Supreme Court, Johnson vs.
Garden, 65 Southetp Reporter 813.)

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Status of the Country''s Business

111 tho August nuuibor of Aiiitricun Industries, published ill New
York, a synopsis is given of the replies of nearlj' three thousand
manufacturers in the United States whose opinion had been re-
quested on the subject of prospective business along manufacturing
lines. The tone of the replies, and the information furnished, are
not optimistic. The substance of the answers may be embodied in
these conclusions:

unsatisfactory.
Sales are below normal.
Collections are hard to make.

The outlouk fur the future is not encouragiug.

There must be relief from too much law making.

The last item is declared by many to be the principal cause of
the country's bad business condition. It is said that capital is
afraid to venture upon uncertainties where the element of risk is
so large, and the prospect of gain so dubious.

The most instructive portion of the article is the figures which
represent the abridged opinion and the business prospects of 2,645
leading manufacturers in various lines. The reports upon which
the following table is based are on file at the office of the National
Association of Manufacturers, New York.

Table showing conditions of trade and future probabilities in certain industries, based on statements made by 2,645 manufacturers

PERCENTAGE OF REPLIES SHOWING

INDUSTRY

Improvement In
Sales .Tan. 1 to June
30, 1914, compared

Improvement in
Collections Jan. 1
to June 30. 1914,
compared with Jan.
1 to June 30, 1913.

Prospects of In-
dustry tor the
Current Year.

Agricultural Implements 62

Brewing and Distilling

(a) Malt Liquors 58

(b) Spirituous Liquors 7.3

Cement Clay and Products

(a) Builders ' Material 62

(b) Cement 80

(e) Crockery and Pottery 64

(d) Paving "Material, etc 50

Iron and Steel

(a) Bridge Construction 56

(b) Building Construction 65

(c) Pig Iron 93

(d) Railway 83

(e) Steel billets 81

(f ) Unfinished Machinery 76

Leather and Manufactures

(a) Automobile and General Vehicle 64

(b) Belting 89

(c) Boots and Shoes 46

(d) Harness and Saddlery 43

(e) Leather, Raw and Tanned 66

Lumber and Manufactures

(a) Boxes, Barrels, etc 76

(b) Finished Furniture 70

(c) Lumber for Building 63

(d) Miscellaneous Uses 62

Machinery

(a) Boilers and Engines 69

(b) Electrical 70

(c) Iron Working 80

(d) Milling 74

(e) Mining, Excavating, etc 79

(f ) Textile 84

(g) Woodworking 92

Metals (not iron or steel) 78

Musical Instruments 65

Vehicles

(a) Horse Drawn 42

(b) Motor 28

(c) Vehicle Parts 63

Miscellaneous 74

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Searching for Discoveries

command the Kcrviroa of nciuiitific iiivi-stiKntorB at italanes no low
that a goo<i riork in tlio United States would not bo tumptcil to
acrcpt. The industrial vupremncy uf Germany is credited to the
thorough inve!iti)n'tiong which are made the basis of business. It
is explained that scientists in Germany arc not influenced by salary
alone to give their services to industry. The esteem and respect which
attach to such a |>osition, and more than these, the adequate arrange-
ments for pensioning sei-refaries and other einployes, and their families
in case of death, have much to do with the williiifrness of men of
culture and experience in Germany to jdaco their services at the dis-
|>osal of commercial and manufacturing organizations at salaries which
would not attract men of equal attainments in America.

It is coming to be n?cognized in this country, but not to so great
extent as in Germany, that industry is not sure unless it is built on
scientific research. The oldtimo farmer had no education and wanted
none beyond the ability to read and write. It is different now.
Agricultural colleges are in every part of the country. A prominent
railroad magnate was reported to have said, somewhat contemptuously
a few years ago, that college graduates could be hired at six dollars
a week and were dear at that. Such, however, is not the best judg-
ment of the progressive men of the country. It is no longer generally
believed that discoveries are accidental. It is at least admitted that a
discovery in a certain field is not likely to be made by a man who is
not working in that field. Most competent men now believe, with
Tennyson, that "science moves but slowly, slowly creeping on from
point to point. ' ' Nature 's secrets are unlocked only with effort. If
more speed is made now than formerly, it is because there are more
and better workers, but it holds still that

"Not a truth has to art or science been given

But brows have ached for it and souls toiled and striven. ' '

In this connection the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at
Pittsburgh is filling an important place. It was founded and endowed
for that work. Its field is industrial development by the aid of
scientific research. Industries of great wealth, like the Standard Oil
Company, some of the steel, paper and mining companies, sugar
mills, and packing organizations, maintain highly trained research
men and finely equipped laboratories to work out special problems;
but there are numerous corporations, companies and individuals work-
ing with natural or artificial resources which are in uo less need of
efficient investigators, yet hesitate to equip special laboratories ami
maintain full corps of technically trained men.

The founders of the Mellon Institute aimed to meet that need, and
the school is doing it. The research laboratory and library are among
the best in the world. A recent announcement by the directors of
the school explains how manufacturers may avail themselves of the
institute's equipment and resources at a small part of the cost of
maintaining independent laboratories. Many manufacturers have
already taken advantage of these facilities.

If a special problem is to be worked out for the benefit of a
manufacturer, he enters into a contract with the institute that he
will supply a sum of money. The institute uses this fund to employ
research men to do the work in the school 's laboratories and in purchas-
ing special apparatus if needed. The discoveries, if any are made,
belong to the corporation, company, or manufacturer supplying the
funds; but after a specified term of years, according to the con-
tract, the school will publish the discoveries for the benefit of the
public. It is customary in many instances to provide bonuses, in
addition to salary, for research men who make valuable discoveries.
These bonuses run as high as $10,000. This is a constant stimulus
to investigators to do their best work.

The scope of research now going on is wiile. It shows the con-
fidence of the manufacturer in the scientist. Among the investigations
now under way, and in charge of high-class technical men, selected
for their fitness for the work which each has in hand, are the follow-
ing: Baking, for which $23,500 has been provided, and $20,000 in

I... HUMS for ili-i<ivirii».; ghi.', t'i.Timi; «(iiii., $",,71111; nliliz:ition of
leather waste, (1,200 and ten per cent of the value of discoverie*
which may bo made; utilization of fruit wnstt*, $2,000 and $10,000
bnnUK; composition flooring, $.1,000, nnd ono per cent int4>rc«t in
sales for five years; crude potroh'UMi, $30,000 and ten per cent bonus;
natural gas, $14,000 and five |M'r cent bonus on the value of dis-
coveries; cement, $.'1,600 and $lii,000 bonus; manufacture of foodf,
$10,000 nnd $10,000 bonus; desert i>lant8, $1,800 and fivo per cent
interest in tho commercial results; alumimim, $10,000 and an equal
sum as bonus; turbine engines, $1,800 and $.'1,000 bonus; various
other investigations witli similar cash sums to pay tho research men,
and provision for bonuses as additional recompenso for those who
mako valuable discoveries.

The tendency of tho times is thus shown : Manufacturers are
developers of known resources, but the trained scientists are more nnd
more depended upon to find nnd unlock hidden doors. Germany'!,
enormous i)rogress in material development has been duo to tho close
association in that country between tlie captains of industry on the
one hand and tho chemist, bacteriologist, metallurgist, machinist, and
electrician on tho other.

This country has infinitely greater natural resources than Germany,
and when full development has been attained — if there is such a thing
.Ts full development — its wealth will bo so multiplied that the few
re>..oiiri'ps wl]i<li may become exliausted will not be missed.

New Phases of Shipping in the South

New Orleans appears to be wide-awake to the opportunities
offered by the European war for her exporters to go after tho
Spanish American trade, now that England and Germany have
their hands tied. The most accessible points of attack are the
countries bordering the Gulf of Jlexico and the Caribbean. The
United Fruit Company, which operates a number of modern liners
between this port and Panama, touching at Central American
ports, proposes to establish a service to Mexican ports on October
1. Three steamers will be assigned to the new service, and as the
lumbermen have been looking forward to the restoration of peace
in the Mexican republic they will now have ample facilities for
making regular shipments to Tampico, Vera Cruz and Progrcso.

Several weeks ago, prior to the declaration of war, the Hamburg-
American line announced that it would establish a regular service
between New Orleans and Caracas, Venezuela; Cartagena, Colom-
bia; Santa Domingo; Port-auPrince; and Kingston. There has
long been complaint because of the lack of adequate freight
service between New Orleans and tho north coast of South
America, and if the martial atmosphere abroad is sufficiently
clarified by the third week in September, the Hamburg-American
sailings will be inaugurated per schedule.

So far-reaching has been the cataclj'sni caused by the Kuropean
war, especially involving the export business, that the talk of
competition between the Pacific slope exporters and southern manu-
facturers of yellow pine and hardwoods has somewhat subsided.
However, it is expected that fir, redwood and other Pacific coast
woods will be shipped to the Atlantic ports, although the rate wall
will be a barrier to their further progress so far as interior markets
are concerned. Cj'press men do not fear this competition at all.

Interest in this question has been augmented by the opening of
the canal on August 15 to vessels drawing thirty feet of water.
The Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company, operated by W. K.
Grace & Co., has built four new ships to send through the canal
to the Pacific coast, touching at this port. New Orleans will also
be the terminus of a line established by the same company to
stations on the west coast of South America.

Nine new ships, ranging from lOjOOO to 16,000-tonnage, are being
built by the three Japanese lines that have announced their
intention of coming through the canal, touching at New Orleans.

The recent publication of tlie annual report by the supervising
architect of the Treasury Department serves to call attention to
the fact that the government is a large builder, and necessarily a
large purchaser of building material.

The Treasury Department is only one branch or part of the
government, and does not have charge of all the building opera-
tions; yet its activities for the year 1913 give a good idea of
what is going on in the several other departments and bureaus
which have their headquarters in Washington.

The architect's report fills a book of 419 pages and deals with
the work carried on by himself and associates during the past
year. Its scope is necessarily broad in order to cover the many
items to bo considered.

Yearly Expenditures

During the year under consideration the architect's office ex-
pended $22,000,000 for sites, construction of new buildings, repair
of old, and in the care of buildings already completed. For exam-
ple, the services of 4,000 janitors, engineers, and elevator men
are required to keep the various buildings in condition for business.

The structures of different kinds in the country, under the
Treasury Department, number over SOO, and consist chiefly of cus-
toms houses, hospitals and postoffices. The aggregate cost of their
construction exceeded $175,000,000.

The supervising architect has a force of 356 assistants in Wash-
ington, and in the field. In this instance the "field" includes
every part of the world where the government has buildings or is
likely to have any.

The architect's activities are apparent from the figures which
follow, for the year 1913. Eighty-four buildings and eleven exten-
sions were completed. The extensions in many cases were nearly
equivalent to new structures. Sixty-three buildings and sixteen
extensions were placed under contract, while at the close of the
year 113 buildings and nineteen extensions were in course of con-
.struction. The future had still greater things in view, for 508
buildings had been authorized by law which had not yet been
placed under contract. The whole number of buildings completed,
under contract, or authorized by law, was 1,545 at the close of
1913, all under the direction of one supervising architect.
Along Other Lines

The government's building operations follow many lines. All
of its structures are not granite, marble, Steele, and stucco. It
builds large numbers of log cabins. It began their construction
135 years ago at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, as shelters for
Washington's ragged army during that memorable winter which
historians and Fourth of July orators are accustomed to call
' ' the darkest hour. ' '

The government is erecting more log houses today that at any
period in the past. The houses, cabins, and huts are among remote
mountains, in valleys, on prairies, or buried in wildernesses. Most
of them are occupied by guards and rangers of the Forest Service.
Many of those cabins have doors and floors of lumber, roofs of
shingles or shakes, and walls of logs cut from the primeval forest
and made ready for use by a few blows from an ax. It may be
supposed that the Forest Service has a monopoly of houses built
of somewhat crude material and in out-of-the-way places; and it
perhaps has a majority, but by no means a monopoly.

WE.A.THER BUKEAU STATIONS

The Weather Bureau has its stations wherever freaks or fashions
of nature are to be watched. The snow observers who travel on
skiis in midwinter among the frozen ranges of the Sierra Nevadas
and the Rocky Mountains must have their places of refuge among
the wintery peaks. The experts who are 'studying evaporation on
the Arizona mesas, or in the Sinks of the Humboldt, or by the
Sdlton Sea, need shelter from the merciless heat of the desert, from
the sandstorms, and the clouds of salt and alkili which swirl along
the ground.

the clouds and below the level of the sea the government
is providing houses for its workers. Some are little more than
sheds, but they serve the purpose for which they were built. In
some of these houses which are so crude that a Pennsylvania
farmer would not use them for barns, some of the government's
best work is being done. The botanist and meteorologist solve
problems in the light of a four-pane window which could be
worked out no better in the finest laboratories of the country.
Army Posts

Army posts are established and shelters are provided for men
and stores. Huts, houses and barracks are needed. These may be
found on the frozen coasts of Alaska, in the tropic swamps of
Panama, and among the volcanoes of Mindoro.

It is not necessary to run over the whole category of govern-
ment building operations. Everybody knows that the schedule is
long and well carried out. The important point for the lumber-
man and the dealer in forest products is that tfie government is
a large user of wood. Another important point is, the govern-
ment is not prejudiced against wood. No contractor is put to
the trouble of educing elaborate arguments to convince the gov-
ernment officials that wood is a good thing. That fact is known,
and has always been recognized in letting government contracts.

Some have criticized federal specifications for insisting on
grades of lumber which are better than necessary. That is a
good fault. Why not get the best that can be had? Those who
make up specifications for the government are usually men who
know the woods well, and it is natural that they should choose
the best in their reach. At the same time, they are always willing
to try out a new wood if it seems likely to be valuable. Recent
navy specifications called for California laurel which has made
good in other places.

The government is one of the best customers the lumberman
has. Wherever a structure is being erected by Uncle Sam, it may
be taken for granted that somebody is selling first-class lumber
or other forest products.

Government Co-operation Probable

Conflicting opinions are expressed at Washington regarding
the steps that lumber companies may take to protect them-
selves in the face of the European situation. Previously the
Department of Justice had discouraged any efforts toward combina-
tions which tended to raise prices in foreign countries. Just
whether it constitutes an offense to boost prices on the foreigner
is a debated question. In the face of the present emergency
there is likely to be a different view taken of such a matter
than would be the case under ordinary circumstances.

Some believe that a pooling arrangement is possible wherein
export lumber stored under specified conditions could be made the
basis of loans. While such an operation would have to be eon-
ducted with a good wide margin, it would enable many mills to
prevent heavy losses from enforced shut downs.

The question has been raised in Congress by Representatives
Percy E. Quin and Byron P. Harrison, of the southern districts
of Mississippi, as to the protective measures to which lumber is
entitled. If cotton is to receive what amounts to direct aid from
the government cannot this provision making warehouse certifi-
cates commercial paper, or at least negotiable documents, be made
to apply to receipts covering lumber in storage? In southern Mis-
sissippi many sawmills have been forced to close owing to the
war and the impossibility of securing vessels for transporting
orders to countries to which shipping is open. Thousands of men
have been thrown out of employment, railroad tonnage has fallen
off decidedly, ports are congested and a general demoralization of
the industry has taken place. It is a very vital question in the
lumber producing regions of the country and more active steps are
to be taken by congressmen within the next few days, it is un-
derstood.

*V:f»>K:<V."

Production of Lumber in 1913

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Tlio |irfliniiiiarv

UM.I luis U'fii i«.iu'<l l.y llio itovfriiim-nt.
Tho figures arp ba.spil ui><)h re|iort.s of proilui'tioii
l)o|.artniont of Agrieulturo obtains yoarly from tho lumber manu
faiturors. In 1913, 21.394 mills reporttMl a proiUietion of 38,387,-
009,000 board feet, as against 39,158.414,000 feet reported by
29.648 mills in 1912 and 37.003,207,000 feet reported by 28,107
mills in 1911. Although about 8,000 fewer mills reported in 1913
than in 1912, most of those not reporting were of small capacity
and the inclusion of their reports would not, it is said, materially
increase the total.

The high-water mark in lumber production was set in 1909,
when the cut exceeded 44,000.000,000 feet. In 1907 and 1910 the
cut was slightly over 40,000.000.000 feet. No other years have
come up to the record of the last two years.

The production of 1913 of nearly as much lumber as in 1912 is of
special significance in view of the business conditions which have
existed in the industry. During the first three months of the year
the lumber trade was excellent, but in the second quarter the
.ioninnd for lumber fell oflf noticeably. Further weakening in the
demand during the summer led to a substantial curtailment of
])ro.lu.tion in the yellow pine and Douglas fir regions. The fall
dcnuind did not improve. In general the year was one of over-
production and slack business in the principal lumber manufac-
turing regions.

Notwithstanding curtailments in the production of yellow pine
ami Douglas fir, the reported cut of yellow pine was about seven-
tenths of one per cent and of Douglas fir about seven and a half
per cent greater in 1913 than in 1912. The cut of Douglas fir in
1913 was the largest ever reported, while the 1913 cut of yellow
pine was second only to that of 1909. Had not enforced curtail-
ment in the output of these two woods been necessary, the total
lumber production of 1913 would undoubtedly have exceeded that
of 1912. In fact, had not the cut of white pine, hemlock, spruce,
oak, and maple declined in 1913, the increased cut of yellow pine,
Douglas fir. cypress, and red gum in that year would have carried
the total beyond that for 1912.

The increased cut of certain woods is reflected in the increased
production of Washington, Oregon, and the lower Mississippi
valley states, while the decreased cut of other woods is reflected
in the decreased production of the Northern, Central, and Atlantic
states. The reported production of 4,592,053,000 feet in Wash
ington in 1913 was the largest ever recorded for that state or
any other state. The largest production previously reported by
■ no state was that of 4,311,240,000 feet in 1890, by Michigan.
Of the total reported production of lumber, softwoods con-
ihuted 30.302..549,000 feet, board measure, in 1913, as against
■'.526,416,000 feet in 1912, and 28,902,388,000 feet in 1911.
The tables which follow show the number of mills and lumber
j.ruduction by states and the cut of various kinds of wood. The
reports were secured and the data compiled by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates of the Department of Agriculture in co-operation with
the Forest Ser\'ice. The table showing the quantity of each kind
of lumber sawed by the diflferent capacity classes of sawmills
indicates that about 60 per cent of the total lumber production in
1913 was sawed by mills cutting 10,000,000 feet and over annually.
Some of these mills cut but one kind of wood, such as yellow
pine or Douglas fir. but others cut several kinds, as in the case of
hemlock and hardwood mills in the Lake States. The table,
therefore, should not be interpreted to indicate the existence of
mills of any class sawing any one wood exclusively. Mills sawing
10,000,000 feet and over annually sawed in 1909, the only other
year for which such figures are available, 19,126,123,000 feet, or
43 per cent of the total quantity of lumber cut in that year, while
mills of the other classes produced somewhat Inrfrer proportions
of the total lumber cut than in 1913.

I I \iiii:ii SI Mi-.ii! Ill- .M TIM Mil. IS i!i:i'iiitri.\.; .\Mi gr.vNTlTV
UK M MillCIt SA\vi;i>

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N'linlier of A'llvi; l.iiinlipr Siiwod

Slut.' .Mlliit Kcportlni; <jiii.iitlty i .M l-iet b. ni.»

nti:t 1012 1UI1 r.M i i. luii

rnllcd Stiil.H lM.:il)4 2»,«48 i;s.l07 :is.>; • - 111 37.Oo;).l'07

WiiBhInBlon 40« 788 777 I v. i ■ ■ ;;.•. 4.004,754

l.oiilHluna 40N 4ttO 502 l.l'i .■-ll :i,.'.mi,46«

.MlKMlaslppl 071» 1)52 '.(OH •.'.-.h m . - 1 >:is 2,()41,«K.

Ori'son 400 480 .V22 2,(ili>-, Hi? l.'.ilU.ltln 1 .MO.I.IlUK

■r..xu« 341 460 4.10 2,OH1.471 1,002,201 l.UKl.OSO

.North Carolina 1,200 2,418 2,071 1.057,258 2,103.308 1.708.724

.\iknnwi« 808 1,146 1,127 1,011,047 1,821,811 1,777.303

.Muliuiiiii 810 1,24U 1,112 1,023,U»0 1,378,151 1.220.212

WlKconnln 012 792 771 1,403,363 1.408.870 1.701.1180

Vlrulnlu 1,674 2,120 2,005 1,273,963 I, ,■500,007 1.350,700

WcBt Vlrcinlii 078 001 094 1 .24'.i .VMi 1:!IS7:12 1,.387,780

.MlclilKun 532 792 790 l.JL..- 1 1-^>J7 1.400.764

iiillfornlii 141 220 222 1.1^ ' ■ ■• .'.i 1.207.501

.MlnnMota 354 484 407 111' 'i il.TJ"! 1.485,015

l-loildii 203 397 293 l,ii...i'.i, i ....7 ...•.-, 1182,824

T..nncs.se.. ♦,155 1.507 l.-'iSO S72,31 1 ',i.i2..'.72 014,570

(icorgia 088 1,117 052 844,284 041,201 801.011

Maine 080 820 817 834.073 882,128 S28.417

I'onnsvlvanla 1,159 1,724 1,030 781,547 092.180 1.048.000

South Cnrolinn 497 750 541 752,184 810,930 584,872

Idaho 101 202 209 052,610 713.575 705,070

Kentuck.v 1,061 1,380 1.452 541,531 041,290 032.415

New York 1,917 1,487 1,520 467.720 502,351 520,283

Ml.'-soiirl 844 1,210 1,112 418,608 422,470 418,580

(llilo 820 1,166 1,009 414.943 499,834 427,101

Montnnn 109 118 126 357.074 272,174 228.416

Indiana 695 978 915 332,003 401,017 300.613

New Hampshire... 305 441 397 309.424 470,499 388.619

Massachusetts 312 420 430 224,580 259,329 278,317

Vermont 363 507 498 194,047 236,083 239,264

Mnr.vliiiid 258 404 .380 140,409 174,320 144,078

Oklahomu 113 200 174 140,284 168,800 143,800

Illinois 275 403 204 102.902 122,538 90,051

(onnpttlcut 177 215 21S 93,730 109,251 124,001

.Arizona 14 12 12 77,363 76,287 7.3.139

Colorado 89 135 156 74,002 88,4."1 9.-.,908

New Mexico 28 41 47 05,818 82.050 83.728

New Jersey 94 146 136 27,248 34,810 28,639

lowu 162 157 100 21.076 40..103 .59.974

South Dakota 15 28 28 19,103 20.080 13.046

Dclnwarc 44 SO S2 18,0:!0 28.285 23.853

Rhode Island 15 22 20 14,984 14.421 9,010

W.voralnK .-.7 56 75 12.940 13.560 .33.309

Ttuh 30 .59 02 .5.403 9.0.55 10..573

.Ml other states*.. 9 12 5 19,461 22,52.-| 11,786

• Includes Kansas, Nebraska nnd Nevada.

UJMnF.n— QUANTITY OF LUMBER SAWED.

By Kinds or Wood, 1913. 1912 and 1011

Quantity (M Feet I), m.)

Kind of Wood 1913 1912 1911

Total 08,387.009 .■!9.15S.414 37,003.2(17

Yellow pine 14.839.363 14.737.052 12.896.706

PouKlas fir 5.5.56.096 5.175.123 5.054.243

link ..; 3.211,718 3.318,952 3.098.444

White pine 2.568.036 3.138.227 3,230.584

Hemlock 2.319,982 2,420,554 2.566.308

Western pine 1.2nS.52S 1.219.444 1.330.700

fvpreps 1 ,007.247 997.227 081.527

Spruce 1,ii|r,..sn; 1.23S.i;nii 1.261,728

Maple !iii] .4K7 1 .020..Mi4 951.667

Red ^'iim 772 51 4 004,200 582,967

Tiillp poplar 020.170 023,289 0.59.475

It. (Iwood 510.271 406.790 4S9.76S

ihistnut , 505.802 554.2.30 .529.022

l.aiih 395.27.". 407.064 368.210

r.lrch 378,739 388.272 432.571

Beech 365.601 4.35.250 403.881

Cedar 358.444 .329,000 374.925

Basswood 257.102 206.717 304.021

Elm 214.532 1:62.141 236.108

Cottonwood 208,938 227.477 198,629

Ash 207.816 234.548 214.398

Hlckorv 102.080 278,7.57 240.217

Snear pine 140.926 132.410 117.987

Tupelo 120.420 122.545 08.142

Balsam flr / .: 03.752 84.261 83,375

White Or 88.109 122.013 124.307

Walnut 40.565 43.083 38.293

S.vcamore .30.804 40.408 42.836

I^idRepole pine 20.106 22.0.39 33.014

All other kinds 85..3G6 82.145 09.548

LUMBER— QUANTITY OF EACH KIND OF LUMBER SAWED
By r.vpACiTY Classes of Sawsiim.s. 1913*

Annual Capaclt.v (M Fcetb. m.)

10.000 5.000 to 1.000 to 500 to 50 to

Kind of Wood and over 10,000 5.000 1 .000 600

Total 23.174.419 4,272,014 6.211.806 1.970.816 2.290.634

Yellow pine 9.256,536 1,732.716 2,657.104 076.308 516.6.39

DouL'lns flr 4.771,302 408,387 286,631 42.9.59 46,817

HARDWOOD RECORD

oak

... .'1.^7, 414

4S0.1.'SL'

901,514

4SO..-17

7.52.:i33

Basswood

107,515

35,763

38,018

18,264

32,724

White pine

HemlocK

. . . i,i;.-,) .-.-.-J

14L' 114.'.

Elm

70,369

22144

43.845

20;259

56,459
39,637
12,325

38,282
62,,t05
71804

11

Western pine

52:i46
14.726
134,396

20;i54

iiv 1 ■

Hickory

Spruce

Sncar pine

4,175

10,233

490

Maple

J J 1 . 1 s 1

1)7. IJ.:

i.,;.,-i;,

<„:,nui

3,108

1,485

Rad gum

i!)r,,05i;

13,233

13,850

Tulip poplar

169,211

66,862

75,346

3,683

5,020

1,255

Kedwood

26,485

4,250

1,550

■' t

4,668

5,860

19,924

4,463

5,638

Chestnut

118,791

138,190

76,648

11,659

5.207

2,767

Larch

. . . ;i01,796

46,369

27,594

6,795

J i,;i.".

12,925

Birch

80,035

25,990

29,750

All other kinds

36,870

15,238

18.407

3,312

8,106

Beech

49,309

74,029

Cedar

. . . 277,087

36,332

30,056

71546

71401

• Not includinj; 457,

-50M feet sa

wofl in N

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The Famous Rain Tree

-V conspicuous feature of the tropical American landscape is
the ever present samau or rain tree. To travelers in the northern
part of South America saman is tlie most familiar name for this
tree, and to the general reader it is known chiefly as the Peruvian
rain tree. Botanists call it Pithecolobiuni saman. One of its chief
characteristics is the extraordinarily large size of its crown, which
often covers fully half an acre of ground. Another feature which
distinguishes it from practically every one of its associate.s is that
it has all its leaves on the small twigs at the extreme ends of the
branches. -All the leaves are thus exposed to the direct rays of the
sun.

There is no other tree in tropical America about which there is
so much curious information as the saman, and every one who
visits the region of its growth alludes to it as one of the most
wonderful trees. There is a story about this tree which is familiar
to many. It is said that during the day the tree takes up a great
deal of water from the earth by means of the roots and that dur-
ing the night the water is given off profusely through the leaves
in the form of rain. Some of the numerous stories which have been
written and published in newspapers about this tree state that
travelers in tropical America never pitch their tents under it on
account of the jirofusi- dripping of water ti-.-uispired by the leaves

A number of credulous people who have read such exaggerated
statements about its water-transpiring qualities have conceived
the idea that the rain tree would be the proper kind to plant in
the arid Southwest where droughts are so common. It is true that
the rain tree grows in semi-arid condition in Colombia and Peru,
but this does not argue that it would grow in New Mexico and
Arizona and that it would supply moisture enough to grow crops
in the vicinity of such plantations.

The truth of the matter is that the saman does not transpire
any more water than other trees with similar leaf surfaces. It
is difficult to say how this legend ever originated. The forest
officer of Trinidad, British West Indies, ventured the conjecture
tli.'it it may have arisen from the fact that the crown is open
and the sun always shines through it to the ground, so that grass
and some farm crops will grow underneath a saman almost as
freely as in the open. This is a fact which does not obtain in the
case of other tropical trees.

Aside from this legend, the tree is an intensely interesting one
from an ornamental point of view. The photograph accompanying
these notes shows a fine example of many large saman trees which
form landmarks in tropical America. The one here illustrated is
standing near the Victoria Institute Building, Port-of -Spain, Trin-
idad, and is jpointed out to many thousands of visitors every year.

SOUTH AMERICAN RAIN TREE

timbt-rf The toimnouly nocii>toJ answer is tlmt uh wood bccoinos
lirivr it bvcoiiu-s stroiigor niid stiffvr. Like nioHt ^■-'■"^''"'■'"■^■o"'*
iibout an orguniv product subject to the wliims of nature, this state-
ment is correct only within limits. A stick of timber may actually
lie weaker after dryinj; Uinii while iu n green conilition.

The total effect of carefully drying small blocks or pieces of wood
is to make them sUffer and stronger. The action on tho wood sub-
stance is much tho same as tho loss of water from a piece of rawhide
or of paper. A small block of thoroughly dry clear spruce wood two
inches square will sustain a porniaiicut load four times as great as
;i green block of the same size will support. This is an extreme
.•xample, but in the case of any wood in small sizes the effect of the
drying is to double or triple tho endwise crushing strength and the
!itrefs at elastic limit in bending. The modulus of elasticity or
measure of stiffness is only about one and one-half times as great
after complete drying. These ratios apply only to wood in a very
• Iry condition. For airdried wood tho ratios are considerably lower,
particularly in the case of ultimate strength and clastic limit.

In spite of tho fact that drying can thus be shown to have a
strengthening effect, it is ne\'ertheleEs true that it also has a weak-
ening effect at the same time. In small pieces the weakening
effect is considerably less than the strengthening, so that the
algebraic sum of the two gives a positive result — an increase in
strength of the piece as a whole. In a large timber a negative result
may be obtained — the piece as a whole may be weakened.

But how is it possible for the same drying action to strengthen
and weaken at the same time? To understand this it is necessary
to remember that wood is a structure, as much so as a bridge or any
other frame structure. The strength of any structure is dependent
not only on the strength of the material composing it but also upon
the manner in which it is fastened together. Imagine an intricate
structure buUt out of soft metal and that it is proposed to strengthen
it by tempering. The whole is heated and suddenly cooled. The
metal is now harcier than it was before, it may be several times as
stiff and as strong, and yet the whole structure may have been wrecked
by the treatment. Drying increases the stiffness and strength of
wood substance but at the same time it tends to pull apart and
break dovvTi the structure upon which the strength and stiffness of
the stick as a whole depends.

If a piece of wood is stronger after drying than before, how do
we know that it has been weakened any by the process! This is
proved by the fact that when a wood is dried and then soaked it is
invariably weaker than it was before drying at all. Soaking green
or fresh wood in cold water has no effect on the strength even
though the soaking be prolonged. Steaming produces similar results.
Experiments by the United States Forest Service showed that the sub-
sequent immersion in water of samples that had been steamed showed
them weaker than unsteamed wood similarly dried and resoaked.

When wood dries it shrinks. By the very nature of the structure of
wood this shrinkage cannot be uniform throughout the different parts.
Cells with thick walls shrink more than those with thin. Shrinkage is
very slight endwise, and about twice as much tangentially as ra-
dially. The cells were formed under conditions where there was
abundance of water — the walls were completely saturated until the
tree was cut and drying began. With loss of water from the walls
they began to get thinner and this caused the cells to try to pull
away from their neighbors. If they succeed checks and cracks are
formed, some large and conspicuous, but most of them so small that
they cannot be readily seen. Every one of these little fissures is
an element of weakness, and it is due to this breaking of the con-
tinuity of the wood substance that the structure as a whole is
weakened. The extent of the weakening depends upon the serious-
ness of the checking and cracking.

It is evident that if drying does not take place uniformly through-
out an entire piece of timber, the shrinkage as a whole cannot be
uniform. The process of drying is from the outside inward, and if

— se-

ll.!■ loss i>i ini.isiiirc Iriiiii ihc ^nrl:i.-,- is iiiri |,y :i »l->:i.|y capillurT
current of water from tho inside the shrinkage, so far a-t tho degree
of moisture affected it would Im- uuifurm. In the Iwst type of dry
kilns this condition is npproxunatetl by heating the wood thoroughly
in a moist atmosphoro before allowing drying to begin.

In air-seasoning and ordinary kiln-drying this condition is too
often not attained, and tho result is that a dry shell is formed
which encloses a moist interior. Subsequent drying out of the outer
portion is rendereil moro difllcult by this case-hardened condition.
.\s tho outer dries it is prevented from shrinking by the wet interior,
which is still at its greatest volume. This outer portion must cither
check open or the fibers become strained in tension. If this outer
shell dries while tho fibers are thus strained they become get in this
condition, and are no longer in tension. Later when the inner part
dries it temls to shrink away wrom the hardened outer shell, so that
tho inner fibers are now strained in tension and the outer in cor
pression. If the stress exceeds the cohesion numerous cracks open up,
producing a honeycombed condition or hollow-horning as it is some-
times called. If such a case hardened stick bo resawed the two
halves will cup from the internal tension and external compression,
with the concave surfaces inward.

The weakening effect of such cracks and splits is especially notice-
able in large air-seasoned beams, where failure is often by hori-
zontal shear. This tendency to shear, that is for tho upper half
of the beam to slide on the lower part, is always present, but usually
is not serious in green beams or in small clear specimens, unless the
ratio of the height of the beam to the span is quite large. Since
checks are so much more likely to occur in largo than in small
timbers because of the difficulty of drying them as uniformly and as
well, it is common to have the season checks reduce the actual area,
reducing the shearing action considerably below the calculated area
used in tho formula for horizontal shear. Tho effect of a failure
in horizontal shear is to divide a beam into two or more beams, the
combined strength of which is much less than that of the original
beam. Consequently with largo timbers in commercial use it is
unsafe to count upon any greater strength after seasoning than that
of the green condition.

There is another factor that enters into the drying effect. The
fact that a piece of wood grows smaller as it dries modifies to some
extent the figures given in tables for increase in strength when these
are applied to the same stick. Figures showing such increase are
calculated in terms of pounds per square inch of actual area, and
do not apply directly to the selfsame block of wood; for if the area
of the end of the block is one square inch when green this area will
be less than a square inch when the block is dry. Ratios of increase
in strength given in tables must therefore be multiplied by a shrink-
age factor if applied to the selfsame stick of wood. The shrink-
age factor for compression strength is simply the ratio of the area
of the dry block to its original area when green. With beams the
change in the resisting moments produced by the change in dimen-
sions must also be taken into consideration. The loss in strength due
to reduced dimensions of a stick varies from eight to thirteen per
cent when drying from a moist condition to kiln dry.

In the foregoing discussion of the effect of drying it must be
understood that it is actual loss of water from the cell walls that
is referred to. In drying wood no increase in strength results until
the free water is evaporated and the cell, walls begin to dry. This
general statement haa some apparent exceptions. Tiemann says
that the wood of blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) begins to shrink
immediately from the green condition, even at seventy to ninety
per cent moisture content, instead of from thirty to twenty-five per
cent, as in other species of hardwoods. Certain kinds of oak may
behave in somewhat the same way.

It is important that the lumber producer and the lumber user
realize that proper seasoning of lumber means more than merely
getting out the water. Drying both strengthens and weakens. The
final resiilt depends on the care taken in the drying process. — R.

HARDWOOD RECORD

TW»i^MTOatTO:>t>Wliil3tTO!i«TO^ •

The Mail Bag

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed in this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mail Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envolepe.

B 765— Wants Source of Supply for Coubaril

Montreal, July 27. — Editor Haudvvood Record : We arc In the market
for a quantity oi coubanl, which is a species of gum ot a light color,
somewhat similar to mahogany in texture. Can you let us know where
we can get this among your advertisers? We have written several hard-
wood dealers but up to the present time have not been able to locate It.
. Company, Ltd.

Hardwood Record has endeavored to locate a source of supply
for this inquirer but, owing to lack of definite understanding as to
the identity of the wood in question, there being various names of
various species, is not sure that the stock has as yet been located.

Coubaril is a West Indian locust noted for its colossal size and
remarkable longevity. It belongs to the same family as our com-
mon black locust. It occurs in Mexico, Central America, .Tamaica,
Trinidad and Porto Rico. It bears various names in its dififerent
regions of growth.

The wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough and elastic, has a close, even
grain, and is noted for its beauty and susceptibility of high polish.
It works well, does not split and warp in seasoning, and is very
durable above the ground. The heartwood is reddish-brown with
light and dark streaks, often varying to a dark mahogany color,
and when properly filled and finished makes a beautiful finish
closely resembling true mahogany. — Editor.

B 766 — Wants Information as to Protection of Hickory and 0,ik
from Deterioration

Quincy, III.. August 14. — Editor IlAnDwooD Kecord : We are large
buyers and users of hardwood lumber — namely, oak, hickory and pecan —
and are taking the liberty of writing you for information in regard to
preserving and keeping the above woods free from insects. Trust you
can answer the following questions :

1. Can these woods be protected from worms and other insects which
are injurious while stock is being air seasoned?

:;. Can deterioration 4(ue to splits, season check, and decay be pre-
vpntnrt while the stock is being air seasoned?

\Ae are losing a large per cent of our wagon stock, which consists of
the woods named above, and if you have any literature or information
which would be helpful to us as a preventive, we would be pleased to
receive same. It you are not in a position to supply us with this in-
formation, could you arrange to refer us to someone from whom this
information could be obtained ? ■ .

Hardwood Record has referred this correspondent to the Forest
Products Laboratory at Madison. Hardwood Record has a consid-
erable amount of information on these subjects but believes that
each individual ease is worthy of individual study and experiments
for which purpose the laboratory was created and is very well
adapted. — Editor.

B 767 — In the Market for Second Growth Ash and Hard Maple

Grenloch, N. ,1., August 5. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are in the
market for a quanlity of good, tough, second growth 10/4 ash but have
not been able to lincl source ot supply. If you can put us in touch with
concerns manufacturing this stock, we will greatly appreciate it.

We are also looking for source ot, supply for 12/4 hard maple to be
cut in 9 and 10 foot lengths. Have taken the matter up with a number
of your advertisers but thus far have failed to strike the right source.

The writer of the above letter has been given names of con-
cerns who are probably in position to supply the stock desired.
Others should write Hardwood Record. — Editor.
B 768— Wants Carload of Cherry

Milwaukee, Wis., .\ugust 10. — Editor Hardwood Record : We have an
inquiry for a carload of cherry and would like to have a list of the best
people to inquire of for this stock.

The name of the writer of this letter will be given to any in-
quirer.— Editor.

B 769 — Can Supply Oregon Myrtle in Carload Lots

Portland, Ore., August 10. — Editor Hardwood Record : I am in a

position to furnish to the manufacturing trade Oregon myrtle in carload
lots but cannot And a marlset. Myrtle is a fine flnishing wood and takes
a position with mahogany and similar woods but owing to its scarcity
has never become a factor in the market. I have control of a considerable
amount ot this timber and can put about 500,000 feet out each season.
Am writing you for advice as to the best means of handling this propo-
sition. Can ship by water or rail and on receipt of definite quotation
can start the mill at once, provided I can see a profit for myself.

Hardwood Record has advised the above inquirer that it believes
the best means of getting in touch with buyers of myrtle would be
to advertise to them directly. Anyone interested in the definite
source of supply of this highly desirable wood may take the matter
up with this office. — Editor.

B 770 — Wants Market for Sawdust

Aurora, lud., August 16, 1914. — Editor Hardwood Kecoiu) : Could you
give us any idea where to look for a market for baled shavings from
a woodworking plant? They would be all from hardwood — oak and
hickory, mostly hickory. We understand there are baling presses made
to do this kind of work. It there Is any demand for this kind of ma-
terial, would grind up the small pieces rather than burn them under
the boilers. Any information you can give us along the above lines will
be thankfjlly received.

Anyone desiring the address of the above correspondent may
have same b}' writing this office. — Editor.

Clubs and Associations

Program for Northern Loggers' Meeting

The published program ot Ibo meeting ot loL'^iiii- -i;. rim ml nt; . m
ployed by members ot the Northern Hemlock m : ii i ^ .i Mininn-
turers' Association, which will take place at i i i \ i ,.i lii

shows thai ili-T'- will be many interesting snl'h'i ^li im id AiiMim
lhe^> I I n, kinds ot food and iijs i)r<'par:ilion, camp

wa>lii' inp literature, camp economies, feeding and

car. iiury, logging equipment, camp cars, acci-

dent ! I ■ „„.n to hire.

Prospects lor Good Attendance at Conservation Congress

A large attendance ot hardwood men is expected at the annual con-
vention of the National Conservation Congress, to be held in Nc w i Irlcans,
November 10-13. This Important convention w.i- - . ;i;. ,| i,.i \. ,v iir-
leans through the influence ot R. H. Downman. Mi' i i i ■ iit.
J. B. White and other influential lumbermen, th. ni\ii i n i r i ny
being estende<l at the Washington convention l;i-i ,m :ir li\ \l I, Alrx-
ander, inr^hlini ..i the Louisiana Conservation Commission. It will be
the lir-i I nil. th.ii tliis Congress has convened in the South, and it is
hoped 11:. I tl. r. «ill be an unusually large attendance, including such
notable cuii.->crv;ai. mists as Colonel Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. There
were over 1,400 delegates at the convention last year.

While the convention program has not been announced as yet, the
subject ot reforestation will undoubtedly receive special consideration.
Louisiana is the second state of the Union in the extent ot its standing
timber. Between the Mississippi and the Red rivers in this state there
are the largest compact bodies of hardwood in the country.

There are 38,000,000,000 feet of hardwoods in Louisiana, according to
the most reliable estimates, and at the present rate of cut it is figured
that they will be exhausted in thirty-five years. The solution ot such a
disaster must evidently be found in the encouragement of succeeding
growths and the better utilization of commercial stands of timber.

Unregulated methods ot lumbering are the cause of much loss. The
waste from trees that are cut and only partly utilized — the careless fell-
ing ot timber in growths of mixed ages, causing the destruction of a
great number of young trees — not only prevent the timber operators from
deriving the greatest revenue from merchantable timber cut, but interfere
greatly with the future life of the forest. Moreover, in cutting desirable
timber, few ot the lumber companies allow any of the trees to remain for
seed purposes. A few seed trees to every acre would be ample provision
and would not seriously affect the total cut.

All these phases of the lumber industry will receive attention at this
year's convention of the conservationists.

Philadelphlans' Monthly Contest

By invitation of .T. W. Turnbull. F. X. Diebold and John Slonaker,
who are members of the Whitemarsh Country Club, the Philadelphia
Lumbermen's Golf Club played its regular monthly game on the White-
marsh links, on August 12. It was an ideal day for outdoor sport, and
thirty-five golfers, divided up into one two-some, seven tour-somes and
one five-some, entered with spirit into the game. The first prize, a set
of gold cuff links( was awarded to F. X. Diebold. net score, 71: Ben C.
Currie, score 77, won second prize, a fine putter, and to William P.
Shearer, with score 78, fell the tBird prize, three golf balls.

At 7 :30 p. m., twenty-three members and guests sat down to a

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Mimpiuoiii (llnnrr, atltr whleh th. .-. ;..i.u;ii:\ lui-i'ilui: «ii» cnlliU

10 ordiT h>- I'rritldrDt KuKcnr W. l"r>. A» tlnTi' wii« only ■ modicum
-t tiuxlni-ia to illHiraiU' of nnd ihr miDlrorMry of Ibp orsaDlmtlon of
I ho i-liil> f.Ol on tills d«y. n Jolly norlnl good time w«« In ordor. The
Tiiliiiii.« of tin- iui-<<tlnt: of two yi'«rK iiito wore n-nd liy Bi'n t'. furrli',
ilin -..T.i«ry of tbf club, now tri>ii»iinT. In which nmoiii: otht-r ludicrous
f.iiiiii.- a wi>nd<-rrul NiM-^-ch w«h recorded nn bavlni; tiwn delivered by
III II Ilallowell. who In truth, nllhoueb repeBlodly called on nt the timi'.

niiiiiii-al Iniirllciilate to the liisl, iiiul which wim purely n InuKhnble
"'UciHlloii of the viTKatlle l«i>n. The rendlnB of iblB conitlomcrBllon
f nonw-nw «.«s lienrllly enjoyed not Ipds by Hnllowcll, the victim, tbnn
I lie oili.Ts who henrd l«.

A Jolly bniiterlUR an to the day's eoutoHts rexulted In ii bet by I'reMldent
i:u(vnp W. Fry. ainilnst Kdward K. Henson. that Mr. Fry and Jnines

11 McFnrlnnd. Jr.. would play nnd bent Mr. Henson nnd Maurice r.
r.urton. In « match to be played nt IIuntlnKdon Viilley Country Club
• n AiiEU!-! 1". All the members were Invited to witness the game,
.ifier which tbey would be entertained nt a luncheon nt the expense of
I he losers. At sharp 10 a. m.. on the day appointed, the four con-
I slants, accompanied by Jacob Holtzman of Maiidwdod RiiConD, as

orer. and later by William 11. Krltz. president of the Lumbenncns
i:\chan(:e. nnd William T. Belts of Charles M. Betts. started from
number one tee. The challenKers" side enlned one at each of the
ilrst two holes: the opponent one at the third; the fourth resulted In
halves : the fifth, sixth and seventh favorable to the Henson side, and
«.i the same continued, nip and tuck, up to the elRhtcentb hole, when
the players were tied with seven each, In consequence of which a new
-tart was made at number one tec In a try for winner. Result was a
■"iir for Henson as the decldlne hole. Although the contestants are
•.Knr<Ied as above the average pla.vers. It seemed at times that every
-Hear provoking hazard on the links had to be reckoned with, but the
-.orer vouches for them that only the most .select Salvation .\rmy ex-
i.letlves escaped their lips between the drives and puts. A select luncheon,
:it which there was much cood-natured bantering and cballenglnR for a
return match, wound up one of the most enjoyable sporting events of the

The September game of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Oolf Club will
be played on the links of the Huntingdon Valley Golf Club.

With the Trade

A. M. Todd Dies Suddenly

Alexander M. Todd, who was a travellnL- roprfsenlatlve of the Charles
F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lumti.r Cnmpniiy of St. Louis, died very sud-
denly of acute Indigestion on Saturday, .\UKUst 15. at his home 170B E.
rifty-slxth street, Chicago. He had been spending the summer at Lake
Harbor. Mich., with his family, but returned to Chicago for a few days
• ■n a bu.slness matter and was staying In his apartment at the above ad-
dress alone. He sent a message to a friend to come to his apartment at
..nee. and when this gentleman reached there some two hours later be
found Mr. Todd dead in bed. He leaves a wife and one daughter. Leora,
thirteen years of age.

Mr. Todd was very well known In the lumber consuming trade through
the eastern and central states and Canada.

Mr. Todd served the Lue'nrmann company for twelve years, during
which time he earned an enviable reputation for his consistent and per-
i~tent work, his upright, honorable character, and bis generally attractive
nalitles. He started bis career In the lumher business In New York
. ity. Mr. Todd wns a Mason of high standing.

J. M. CUfford Starts New Yard in Detroit

J. M. ClifTord, former secretary-treasurer and manager of J. M. Cllt-
f'.rd & Co.. whose hardwood .vard at Detroit is easily the largest yard in
.Michigan, has severed his active connection with the company and will
. stabllsh an independent hardwood yard in Detroit. The yard here of
.1. M. Clifford & Co. is controlled by the Mowbray & Robinson Company
of Cincinnati. Mr. Clifford, however, has stock in the company and will
retain it.

F. H. Wade, who for several years has been connected with the Mow-
bray & Robinson Company, has been transferred from the company's yard
:it Indianapolis to succeed Mr. Clifford at Detroit.

Beady-Made House Company Expands

The North American Construction Company of Bay City, manufacturer
of ready-cut houses, the advertising of which has made Bay City fourth
in the list of most advertised Michigan cities, has offered to build at
i:ssexviile. Mich., a manufacturing plant bigger than any in the Saginaw
valley it the village of Essexville will change Its name to AUadln City
r.. conform to the company's product.

W. D. Young & Co. of Bay City, eight months ago contracted to
l.nxluce the product of the North American company, but the business has
L-rown he.vond all expectation and despite additions to its plant the
^'oung company cannot handle the business. Kssexvilie is a village adjoin-
ing Bay City, is connected by electric trolley with Bay City and the loca-
tion of the new plant would benefit both city and village. Esscxrille

decided to grant the company twenty ncr<>a of land and will hold •
■IH-clal election to vole on the clmni;i- of nnini-.

Richard F. Ba«r Returns from Europe

One of the lant memberH of tin- hardwood trade traveling abroad when
the war cloi:d aettled over Kurop.- who got away before It nrlually broke
was Richard V. Baer. senior menil..'r of lllcbanl I*. Bner & Co., Maryland
Casualty building, Baltimore. .Mr. Bner innnnged to secure paaaaite on
the steamship Kroonland of the Red Star Line, and reached New York
on August 11, Keltlng home on the evening of the name day. Mr. Banr,
who was accompanied by bin wife, had been to England, Scotland,
Holland, Belgium and Germany, everywhere getting In touch with mem-
bers of the trade, and he wa> i>n the point of taking the steamrr
Imperator of the Ilamburg-Amerkan Line when the atorin broke, nnd
the sailing of that vessel waa canci'lled. Mr. Baer then burrh-d ovir to
Antwerp, nnd thence to Dover. Through the good olJlcea of one of bli
firm's connections at Antwerp he was fortunate enough to sttcure bertha
on the Kroonland, boarding the vesnel at Dover. Mr. Baer states that
the business men with whom he cami' In contact were opposed to war and
did all tbey could to avert the conflict. The relations between the
lumbermen of the United Kingdom and the Continent, he said, were
very close nnd cordial. By way of illustration he mentions one Instance
of an English firm placing to the credit of a German correapondenl
not less than 8,000 pounds, to be drawn against for lumber furnlMbi.d.
The lumbermen everywhere were working In harmony, and the war came
to them as a great calamity, which they were powerless to ward off.
He was received at all citlea visited with warmheartedness and hospitality,
and his stay proved exceedingly pleasant. He states that he had been
quite successful, taking a fair number of orders, and looked for a
marked Improvement in tiie foreign business. This outlook, of course,
has been obliterated by the great struggle, and for the present nothing
can be done.

Mr. Baer was strongly Impressed with the magnitude of the lumber
business on the other side, and especially with the wide Information
on the subject possessed by the foreign buyers and brokers. This Is due
to the fact that one yard there handles all kinds of woods, from the
commonest to the costliest, and from all parts of the world. Thus, there
can be found in a single assortment walnut, yellow pine. oak. teakwood,
sandalwood, and every other kind of wood commercinlly dealt In, and the
men engaged In the trade acquire an extensive and detailed knowledge
of the character and use of the various woods. .\n American may know
his own branch very thoroughly, but outside of that he is hardly more
than a laj-man. Not so the foreign dealer, who possesses at least a work-
ing knowledge of the whole line of mercantile woods. This strikes the
American as very surprising, but is easily appreciated on reflection.
To Raise Deadheads from Carp River

The Carp River Boom Company has put a crew of men to work clear-
ing the outlet of Carp river, Mackinac county, Michigan, of its deadheads.
This was necessary as with the bottom of the river crowded with sunken
logs it would have been Impossible to drive logs down the river to the
bay. It has been estimated that there were between 50,000 and 100.000
hardwood deadheads anchored at the mouth of the river alone.

I'art of these logs are being decked on the banks of the strenin and
others will be towed to Cheboygan, Next j-ear there will be BOO feet of
cribbing at the mouth of the river.

Furniture Company Reorganized

The interests of the P. J. Klingman estate in the Kllngman Sample
Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., have been purchased by
D. R. Waters and the company has been reorganized. The officers are :
President, M. T. Vanden Bosch : vice-president, G. E. .McVoy; secretary.
H. U. Masten ; treasurer, B. J. liapp. The company is capitalized at
$150,000.

A Substantial Timber Sale

H. H. Wofel Jr. & Co, Mobile, .Ma., announces the sale of a consider-
able tract of hardwood timber to J. H. Overstreet and Jefferson GrllBs,
Beaumont, Miss. 'I'he property consists of 3,000 acres of virgin hardwood
timberland located on the Leaf river between Morrill and Leaf and situ-
ated in Green and George counties. Mississippi. The property Is Inter-
sected by the New Orleans. Mobile & Chicago railroad.

The purchasers own a veneer and sawmill plant nt Beaumont, at which
point the timber will lie manufnciured.

Details RegariUng Famous Timber Auction

As before noted In IIardwood liKiriup. the sale of the remains of the
famous Ward Estate in Michigan took place at the court house in Bay
City on August 5. Among those present were some of the tiiggest lum-
bermen in the state, together with representatives of the Ward heirs and
several attorneys interested In the disposition of the property. The auc-
tion was made by order of the Bay county circuit court, for the purpose
of partitioning the estate among the numerous heirs of the late James
Ward.

The timberlands in Antrim county were the first offered, these being
divided into parcels designed by letters from A to K. Parcel G was first
offered and various other parcels back to A were tlien sold in reverse '
order.

The bidding was spirited from the start, the first bid on Parcel G
being made by J. T. Wiley, whose bid was $50,000. W. C. Ward of De-
troit, one of the heirs. Immediately Jumped the offer to $75,000. and

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after several bids by Mr. Wiley, tbe parcel was finally sold to Mr. Ward
for $95,000. Parcel F was sold under the same circumstances, various
bidders being Henry Stevens, Mr. Wiley, I'\ B. Ward, R. Hanson, and
others. The first bid was $50^000, and the property was finally sold to
F. B. Ward for $05,000. Parcel E went to W. P. Porter of the East
Jordan Lumber Company for $88,000. W. C. Ward secured parcel D for
$95,000, this bid having been raised from $60,000. Mr. Porter secured
parcel C for $36,000, the original bid having been $15,000.

Parcel B was bia in at $100,000 by W. C. Ward immediately upon its
being offered. No other bids being made on this parcel, Mr. Ward
secured its purchase. Parcel A was sold to Mr. Wiley for $39,000.

According to several lumbermen who were present, there were really no
bargains in the sale.

A New Swage

The Peter Gerlach Company of Cleveland, <>., is the ilcsigiifr and
manufacturer of a new tool designed tor use in small and medium as
well as large -saw, planing, stave, box-board, and other woodworking
mills and factories. It is used for the swaging of all saws used for
cutting with the grain. Its utility is for handsaws 3" to 20" wide,
circular saws 12" to 76" In diameter, gang saws of all sizes, cylinder

Veneer Company of Knoxville. He will carry for Lewis Thompson & Co.
a complete line of mahogany lumber and veneers ; also Circassian walnut.
Of the Nickey Bros. & Bass stock he will carry sliced and sawed quartered
oak, quartered gum and all plain-sawed woods. He will carry in the
stock of the Knoxville Veneer Company rotary poplar, oak and walnut.

sliced quartered oak, and
about September 1.

The

warehouse will be opened

Anniversary of Famous Log Jam

The Ihirly-ttrst anniversary of the famous Grand Klver log jam, from
which dates the lumbering history of Grand Kapids, Grand Haven and
surrounding territory, has passed and there remain many oldtimers who
witnessed the mighty 3am.

The western section of Michigan was at its height as a great lumber-
ing center. For days and days the logs came rushing down Grand river
only to pile up a little above Grand Rapids. Most of them were going
to mills at Grand Haven. The river tor miles above Grand Rapids became
a mass of mighty timbers, some standing on end, others piled criss-cross,
and the whole giving the appearance of a mammoth box of toothpicks
Jumbled together.

\VI,, ;, 111, 1.1. i!, iiii.illv came more than 100,000,000 fi."i - i 1 - ini.!.
many ■! i i.' m ni •"■'V end, down the river, carrying aw:i i m i s

as til. \ , 1,1 111 lo- jam in reality marked the turnm- ii-

lumlidii,^ iii.lii Tij ill the Grand river valley for the sp,,.! .\i'!i Alu'b
outlyinn 1.. rests w.-r.' denuded shortly afterward made ImpossH.!.- auother
such Jam.

Reviving Inland Navigation

Illustrating this story Is a picture of a Imrge operating on the Missis-
sippi river near the mills of D. K. Jeffris & Co., Jeffris, La. The barge is
loaded with about 350,000 feet of oak and gum lumber destined for St.
Louis and Alton. 111., and it also contains about twenty carloads of sugar,
rice and coffee for points on the Mississippi river as far up as St. Paul.

The barge was designed by John H. Bernhard, a young Hollander who
comes from a slii]i luiildiiii; family in Holland. It was originally de-
signed for us, Orleans and coal mines in the vicinity of
Tuscaloosa, .\i i r river.

It is prop" il.ir line of these barges on between New

Orleans and Si. 1. ., .i l as they become available. They are eco-
nomical of operation, requiring but two or three dollars per day of refuse
coke for fuel, and will carry 1,000 tons at the rate of about four miles

English standard gauge and which are intended to cut with the grain of
wood of any space of teeth from 1%" to 6" from point to point.

.\ccording to the makers of this saw it is a pretty well demonstrated
fact that an angle of forty-five degrees at the cutting points gives to
saw teeth the best opportunity t'..r ;iccurate work in all kinds of Amer-
ican woods, wliiili.r fr,,/,,n. -i, , n ,,r dry. With the simplex swage this
exact set can !„ .i, , ,,in|,ii-li .1 a- will as other angles varying from
thirty-five to iiii> ,|,-i,,- ,i ; ..inir.'d.

The universal i,anir, wiih wliich this simplex swage is equipped
should particularly coraiu.u.l it to the average miilman as well as to
the owner of the large mill who may still be using the jump or set swage
bar or swing set. Simplex swages are mechanically perfect, strong and
true and every part is made of the finest quality of steel. All wearing
parts such as roller dies, anvils, screws, nuts, washers and their seats
are hardened and tempered. Every part is standardized and is made
interchangeable.

The simple adjusting features make it possible tor any filer of
ordinary intelligence to easily regulate the machine. On the other
hand, the swage is safe-guarded against the annoyance of smashing of
roller dies and anvils by limitins the throw of swaging lever.

The swage has been thorousliU i,-i,-,l hn- a year upon all saws for
which it is being recommended, h ha. 1,, , n passed by some of the most
experienced filers and has met , v. i x r, ,]nii, ni,ut. Further Information
can be secured by addressing tli,> I'.t,r i;,rhirli Company. Cleveland, O.

A Record in Log Loading

The Clyde Iron Works of Duluth announces what is probably a new
record for log loading, one of its stiff-boomed McGiffert loaders being
used. The record was accomplished by Loaderman A. B. Cochran, working
for the Gulf Lumber Company at FuUerton. La. The feat accomplished
was loading 460,000 feet contained In 910 logs, or seventy ears in a nine-
hour day. This is an equivalent of five logs every three minutes through
the day, or 852 feet a minute.

Harry Raymond Starts for Himself

Harry Raj-mond, recently of the Evansville Veneer Company of Evans-
ville, Ind., announces that he has severed his connection with that concern
and is building a warehouse at High Point, N. C, on the switch of the
High Point Manufacturing Company. Mr. Raymond announces he will
install a jointing and taping department and will dimension-joint and
tape Circassian, mahogany and both sliced and sawed quartered oak.

Mr. Raymond will represent In the southern territory Lewis Thompson
& Co. of Philadelphia: Nickey Bros. & Bass of Memphis, and the Knoxville

per hour up the Mississippi river. A crew of seven men is sufficient to
operate the barge twenty-four hours a day. The engines are what are
called gas producer engines and are built by the Fairbanks-Morse Com-
pany.

Arkansas Drainage Project Will Help Lumbermen

A big dr.iinage project has recently been launched in Arkansas for the
purpose of draining some 250,000 acres of very valuable land in the
northeastern part of the state. The district includes Mississippi. Poin-
sett, Craighead and Grenn counties, in which lie for the most part the
famous Arkansas Sunk Lands of the Saint Francis river valley. These
lands are, generally speaking, covered by very valuable timber, though in
some parts the timber has been removed, the land cleared and converted
into very fertile farms. By drainage practically all of the land in that
section can be used with great advantage for agricultural purposes, and
health conditions improved.

The cost of the project is placed at .$1,500,000, but this Is small when
it Is considered that the improvements proposed should benefit the lands
to an extent equalling at least five times the cost of making the improve-
ments.

A considerable part of these lands are now owned by lumber manufac-
turers, the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company being one of the chief
owners. The head of the district will be what is locally known as Big
Lake, into which the drainage water from the Keystone drainage district
of southern Missouri empties, and has made imperative the draining of
the Arkansas lands.

11 A Kl) WOOD RECORD

Pertinent Information I

A Dubious Omen

Ih. -ii - 1. ITlli.-li.. «ll|.ll ^»a^ |.|.il,t.-.l

o>iiiuii'Ui<>i':ii|..ii <.i till' .I'lnnrnU uf Nai'uleun, wnit, I'V n htn
dcntr. struck by llsbtolng «Dil burnt to tbc Kround nluiont nt
of Ibi- r«(vpiloo at Uelicrailc o( thi' Auitrinn drcluratloD of nur.

EngllBh View of Ltunber Situation

The KuiillHb luoibur Jiiuninlii up to tbv tint? of Atik'UHt 8 bnve nrrlvi'd
lu tbiK country.' An mluhl bi- fxpfcled, thc-y ri'Knrd tbc timber trndu
•Itunilun UK very sluoiuy. unc o( tbcm cxpri'siipH tbe bope that a» «ooii
as Ibr KtiKllsb Ucvt bas coutrol of tbc Baltic, carijocs of lumber will
come out. and the llrlctsb dealers shall not bnve to rely entirely on
America for si'ftivood nupplle*.

Another nays ;

Tbi' |K>iililnn Is Ind<-«1 n most nerlouii one, nnd nothing but a speedy
end to thi- war lu time for Khlpnientit to be nuide thin Reason can relieve
the .•iltuntliin. Most Knullnb buyers will probably refuse to accept In the
ortllrijr% «.i\ a,: nn^i i|.|ir.ixlmiite Invoices for overlylnt! Koods, and we
f. ' : purposes the kooiIk unshliipid uilRbt us well

I ! vvlonments arc. nowcver, liiklni; place that
i< The suddenness with which the war bcRan.

II lub It Is belni: prosecuted, Is not Indicative

i.iii niiirket Is dead. Nobody will Ox up boats under
itiiil the Italtic and North Sen are free from danecr.
:- 111 the end of last month bnve been placed In a very

:n> -.ime. we understand, heeun to load, but on the out-

!•! I |.tly dlschnreed UKaln, nnd endeavored to make their

«n\ ii. a irl.n.lli i>orl : the fate of most of them remains a mystery for
the present, no news having reached the owners as to tbelr movements.

Another offers this comment :

Itiissla is quite closed as a tlmlter-exportlnc country — In fact, any com-
munication with St. IVtersburg. Hlga. nnd the White Sen ports Is Im-
possible. The Haltlc Is no place- for m'Tchnntmen to be bailing throueh
at this Juncture, whatever Has they mav lly. so that Finland nnd Sweden
are closed places for tht- export of timber. The sreat number of timber-
laden ships now beinc held up in the various IJnItic and White Sea ports
will undoubtedly cause a creat shortnce a little later on. This shortase
will not be noticed immediately, but hv the end of September stocks at
the docks will probably show a. srent shrinkage, In spite of the fact that
consumption will also be going down.

An Efficient Machine

The Couple-Gear Freight-Wheel Company of Grand Rapids, MIcb., re-
cently began shipping its newly-designed tractors which are constructed
for use in sawmill yards for handling lumber from the mill to the piles on
the trams. The photograph accompanying this story shows the tram
tractor rounding a right-angle corner witb three loads of lumber.

This machine will enable sawmill operators to handle their green stock
to the piles very economically.

The couple gear transmission consists of an electric motor In each
wheel, the motor armature having a pinion on either end, one pinion
pulling up one side of the wheel, the otber pulling down the opposite
side and both working at the peripher.v. The driving wheel plvotcdly
connected to the frame nnd under full control of the operator makes
possible turning about in wheel base length and without any forward
movement of the traction. This makes obvious the advantage in handling
excessive tonnage in congested places. .-Vnother advantage is that it
can be safely driven and turned about In any place that will accommodate
a single horse and without the disastrous results which are sometimes
experienced in using horses in the hot sun and in wintry. Icy weather.
In addition, the wear on the trams is mioimized by rubber tire equipment
throughout.

The Couple-Gear Freight-Wheel Company has gotten out a circular on
this machine wblcb contains various Illustrations. One shows a 4,00o.

I recommend i

I'lly of this wood of West IndU
the' fall, all stocks offered now arc
ilii and defects. Ix't me know your

fiHii cnpneiiy iralD makliic ■ right angls turn ea roulo to polot of
ibliv.ry. One man only Is n<-edc-d for operation. Another shows ■
irnin of (ive empty trucks rn roui.' lo the mill. This tram \i making »
iloiilile right angle turn. The rlrcular stales that two or four-whsai
irnilers may be used for the work niul If prop<>rly hitched they will follow
(he tractor. The third Illuslraili'U shows the connection by sutoautle
coupler, wblcb enables one man to operate the equipment.

The tractor Is built In two sI/.m, lb.' smaller handling from l',000 to
5,000 feet per trip and the larf-r from 2.000 to 7.0(K) fret.

Information on the Bare Imported Woods

C. II. IVarson oi 2!i llriiudwii.\. New Vork i In. will known authority
on all kinds of fancy foreign uomiIn. has the fullowliiK to say about ■
variety of the Imported H|H-cles :

Ciicoiioi.o. No scarcity will i
American %'essels. I can supply
shipments.

ItohKW.iiiii. The logs of Braill origin are somewhat scarce. I can oBTer
good suhNlllutes of l''ar Kast origin, but these stocks will not last long,
as the demand Is large and Imporlnilons may la- retardt-d.

I'hiB wood Is scarce and Is likely to be for somi- months.
■ ecurlug your
promptly. Trices are sure to adva

Itiixwooii. 'niere will be no si
origin; new cuttings being early 1
of old cuttings and likely to show
requirements for coming season.

I.,||'.ni:m-Vitak. I anticipate no
of origin are not affected by tin
stock large quantities of all sizes.

.Maiioua.ny. Shipments from .Vfrirn will likely cease for the present,
but there appears suOlclent stocks In this country and alloat of African.
Mexican. Honduras. Nicaragua and i.'uba growth to supply needs for
some months to come, unless we have an unpreci-dented demand.

Ckdail a good demand has recently sprung up, but there are large
stocks available and several cargoes now in transit. No scarcity need
to be expected. The cigar box lumlx-r trade has greatly Improved.

Sundry IIakdwoods. I have good stock of ••olive" wood the value of
which Is at present low and likely not any further arrivals for some
time. Greenheart In the logs and planks, any quantity, shipments not
afTecled by war. Amaranth, sablcu. partridge, soakewood, roeas all in
abundance and without any possllilllty of scarcltj'. Teakwood and tulip
In limited quantities — furtbi-r nrrlvals Interfered with due to the war.
so suggest your ordering what supplies you may anticipate r<>qulring.

An Apparent Waste

The accompanying illustration shows what seems to be llagrant waste
of flrst-class young hickory. Tlie picture Illustrates the initial elevation
used for flUlng in to elevate the tracks of one of the trunk lines running
out of Chicago. This temporary work extends for miles from tbc city
limits.

The most noticeable feature Is the very considerable number of piles
cut from apparently sound young hickory trees which very evidently
would have made excellent stock for other more particular purposes.
The construction company is probably vindicated to an extent by tbc
fact that It very likely did not cut these piles and further, by the fact
that inasmuch as this entire structure will be covered by the embank-
ment, piles of good wearing qualllles are not necessary. Therefore the
structure sbows young trees of a variety of species, most of which arc
most decidedly not adapted to this particular purpose.

However, It Is to be regretted that in view of the necessity fqr con-
serving tbc growth of this particular type of hickory it Is so flagrantly
wasted in this Instance.

Pacific and Gulf Coast Lumbermen Conflict

Lumber interests shljiping from I'aclHc roast ports came into conflict
with those shipping tin- iiii;li Gulf points In tlie s.nale last week. In the
wholesale amending that was done In the upper house on the Ship
Registry bill the western senators supported an amendment which would
have permitted foreign ships to ply between the Pacific and .Atlantic
coasts,' but would have barred them from coastwise trade between local
points on either side oi' lii. 1..111I11. iil lor instance, a forelan boat, ad-

RACK HAISI>

HARDWOOD RECORD

H. H. HITT LUMBER COMPANY

DECATUR,

ALABAMA

Canadian Representative

CONFEDERATION LUMBER & SUPPLY CO.

St. Catherines, Ont.

Eastern Representative
W. F. BIXBY, Jamestown, N. Y.

THE VERY BEST

Hardwood Lumber Hardwood Flooring

Prompt

Shippers

Our four l)ancl mills liave a capacity of 150,000 feet per day. We ship a
Straight National Grade. Our stock will please you. Our Hardwood
Flooring- I'lant has a capacity of 50,000 feet per day. We ship the best Hard-
wood Flooring- on the market. Send us an order.

We have at present a well assorted stock of

15,000,000 Feet of Fine Quartered Wliite Oaic,

Plain Wliite and Red Oak, Poplar, Ash,

Tupelo and Sap Gum

Partial Dry Stock List

1 PLAIN WHITE OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

220M ft. 4/4 Is & 2s

50M ft. 4 4 Is & 2s

lOOM ft. 4 4 Is & 2s.
20M ft. 5 4 Is & 2s.

ICOM ft. 5/4 Is & 2s.
300M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

200M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

300M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

60M ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.

50M ft. 4 4 No. 2 Com.

60M ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.

130M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

60M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

1

20M ft. 5 4 No. 2 Com.

RED GUM

lOM ft. 4/4 Is & 2s
30M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.
lOM ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.
70M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

SAP GUM

300M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

30M ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.

75M ft. 6 4 No. 1 Com.

500M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

60M ft. 5/4 No. 2 Com.

120M ft. 6/4 No. 2 Com.

BAY POPLAR

30M ft. 4/4 Is & 2s

160M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

lOOM ft. 4/4 Log Run Beech

lOOM ft. 6 '4 Log Run Hickory

30M ft. 8/4 Log Run Hickory

Send Us Your Inquiries

HARDWOOD KECORD

mlllnj lu American rrcUtr)- undrr llix nr» rutiilllluiiii, ruulU linndli- i-nr- lull In tlio cuiimriirtlun of large Kltlri' liiilldlniiit, nrr iiinkliiii d<'i Iditll) Ihm

;;.■., fr.'iii Snii I i.uui«. .. In s> » V.irli, liul Would In' linrnMl from iiikliiii tor •liowInK*. TUn-i' of llin llvi' Uiniucliii of Nrw Vnrk flty aliuw ifl»

1'l.p.. tinri liKliio nnd ili<- lotdl U unly >lli:litly UMfavnrntili-. rlilrniio uiid riilla

MUalBaliipi. di-Kplli' Ibf fact Hint IH' dcliililn iiro IhiiIi mruiiKly un tlir >-UU- u( ltii|irut'i'tiii-iit. Aniuiiii iIh- iiul«M<'

r nnd linx not Ihm'ii r<-Kardtsl iii nil unliio Unit iirt' nnintl for tbc iiuiiiili iniiy In- uii'nllon>-d ilii' followliii:,

111 hill alnlc, oMiiw warmly to tli-- "lUi |i<T<tiitiiiii' of larrvaac : Al >nny, IJU; lliililuiorr, JTJ; l'li.iltaiio<ii:n.

i>>cui. A» h. ttrui'U II. ^lucli u (linn, ho (aid. would o|M-n lh<' mnrki'l* IIT: Unylun, is:;; Muncbpator, mil ^ lllchmond, '^lii ; KochpntPr, lOK, imd

f the Atlantlr to wo«t coant lumlipr with all tlir ndrnntniii- of low SiKikauo, 107.

•Icrtl •hippir-. whll.- |.,>rtii on tin- (Julf. tirlni: loriiti-d on the wrnif nidi' For the ilr»l iicvcn month* of ihi' year the oxrollrnt July iihowInK lum

t .ilitnin thi- Kami' ndvantaKo. lie dcclnrod ihl* i-xtlnifuliiliiKl the former uofavornlili' hhowlntt. Tin- IkIiiI c-ci«t of hiilMIni:

illon lu fiivor of Wmt oiiikI lumlior on-r that iH-riiilln limurd In 7U citica for Ihr nuvi-n nioiithii loliil tt'^ri.'.nn.W^'. i'-

'.iiK port*. Illii H|H-<-i-h on thin iiulijcpi In iic- •oinpiin-d with «4'.>.1.ilN7,'<(>-J for iIh' llmt Hi-vrn monthA of llii:i. Thr in...:

11 om- of thi- IniiNirtnni fiu-torM lu the dcfi'nt uoiiidli' Iniri'uK. « for the |H-r|od iin- the followInK with |H-r<'<'n(ni!i'-. ..f

ih. ;ii.i.ii,liii. Ill : 111.' iii'tvpiiinii' of tiK' NhlppluK Mil UK II riiHw L'lilu : Alliiiny. Kill; .MInucapollN. .".'.i ; oklahumii, MK: San Kmniiniii.TH .

:i.m Ihi- lloiiw. South Hi'iid, ";; ; Wilkcii-Ilurrp, S-l. The aUti'mi-nt lu detail In aH f<il|i.»«

Lmnbermen WIU Be PubUcly Vindicated luiy. iim unv n.i.i .-.n" ?.'...

Akron - I"-. .. - ... 1. n

Indlratlonii lire n-acblni: WnKhlngton Unit the JoIuIdr of the lieparl- Albany ..-. ,,..

i-nta of Afcrlculture nnd Coiumerre for the pur|KiHv of muklUR ii con- Bolthnoro - i - 'i ^. ,]'

-iractlve InrcHtlentlon of th.- lunilier Induatry, Ik mpctinK with fuvor. Blrmlntham' ' °. °. ! !• - - . .

KITortii to got cxpn-salons from Inrije nmniifnrturers nnd selllni: comblna- Bridrepori ' . r,

tlons have be.-n UIl^uc<'eli!iful in most cnses. This iB nttrlbutcd to the Buffalo ...'.'.'.'.'. >- ■ ' ';

fact that to many of tb.' inve^itlKntlonii bnve been destructive one«. Thni chu"iiiuM''n' ' -

It will requlri' time nnd diplonincy to suin the eonfldi'nee of innny Inter- Chlcaco • m~ .. -.i

.>t» In the n.w proposition Is philn to nil. Cl1';'7""i' ,'l''';': ■'.'" ,1".',"" "

There Is a fe. Una In ..mclal clrebH, and It cnn Ih> Knld on liiKh nuthorlly Co'^lumbuH '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. i'.iu.'li" .'iii-'Ti-' ... "*

thnt this feelInK Is shared In the Depnrlment of Justice, that the lumber Dalian VV'-'ll' """.',!' i-

Industry bns b-'en harassed unduly In an effort to weed out evilly dis- Denver !!!;!!!;;!;;!!! alj"iil."a I'l.i;- ' ' i.i

1 ..sed concerns. It Is realized thnt lumbermen are not wnstlns products ge" Molnca '.'.'..'. 14o!uiHi T:ii i..i

f the forests for the fun of wasting them. It Is also understood tbnt Du'lutll .'.'.";.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' .' zooiifill " -■ '.^ ii:: i"

"••St of the efforts tbnt have been made to Increase prices have been born East Orancc '. 109!&2l> i.'. •:.•. •:

r a desire to set a fair price for lumber rather than of an Intention to PL^waytio '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. »M.6rm ' ." i'!!!!

r.ate a monopoly. Grand Rapl'da ' .' .° ! ! . ! ! ! lOoIsM ji.;.-.

I.onc leini Investments, taxes, cost of lire protection. Incrensinit wanes, Hartford'*...!;;.;!;.;! llf.ll^ '.:.!!!:'!

. \|>enslve housInK and sanlt.'iry plans, workmen's compensation nnd n Indlanapolia '!!!!!!! !!; I.14o!90ti i ...... ;.....

doxen other il.nis are recogniied as forclnc the lumber manufacturer Into uSicoin ^[^!'. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'. ". ''"m'tbO i V. i j-! :.:

a difllcult corner. Reforestation and other conservation plans are loom- Los Angciea'; ;;;;;;;; ; 2.08l!80n :i:'.Ii^ii :i;

Inn Inrge on the manufacturers' horizon and have put them on the dc- Man'chcsfer sSl'm i.',- i!^'! i.l..

fensive In what they believe to be u tight for their existence. Mcmphia ..!;;;;;;;;;; 838!ooo .i.ii -i;.! '••

It Is the object of the two great government departments to attempt M|n*eapofla 1 IIbOTC i .Vv, " n .-. ■"'

to nnd a solution for some of the Ills of the lumliTr manufacturer as well Newark ;;;;;;;;!; ]|l72|048 i -i.i: .'.^" "',' ii>

as for tbc consumers who complain of various evils, resulting in tbc high IJJew gaven^ mbIo? " ' ." '' iu

price of nnished lumber and the waste of resources which should be pre- kfy. ciiy.""

served or utilized. Manhattan •1.605.8(H) ' -"il,; '•''! - ■"

Lines of inquiry are to start with the investignllon of the present Brooklyn";!;;;;;!;;; 3!67o!o40 '!v."'!i'i:i'-! j;

liinilN-r output and demand, overproduction, effects of speculation in tini- Bom. of Queens 2!43«!810 T! i.ir .-.j:i ■::•

b.r. carrying charges, producing and distributing costs, waste and tbc ^"■'°' °' Richmond.. 801.180 as-,,,,

ntlll/.ation of low grades of lumber and by-producls. Total $13.2(Mi.21'.i »i:i v. i ..::: i

Ily making this inquiry a constructive one. with the object of tr.vlng okalShoma ' !!;;;!!!;;!* "o.iso * "I'i n" > ''

to solve the manufacturers' troubles as much as those of tbc consuming Om.iha !!!!!!.!!!! ■W.i'.m:- :;■•. : j

public, it Is believed that a great Held for good work will be open. Iv.'.Hm"" ! ZMiOO Tiii^ :i;-' 11 "

I'hiiM'.i.iphia'!!!! ! !!! !! 4.6aT!85o :i. nis 't.'.h m

White Mahogany Finish uVhrnlmd !!!!!!!!!!!! ^im.lw ii: Iri- -i.'

The Monadnock business block In San Francisco is ilnished in while !j'"''''V"*'''«i *'228'»4- -II'm!-' '" r,

mahogany (Tabebiiia doanell-smilhii) which on the I'aclflc coast is Sari Francisco" !!!!!!!! ! 2.068;587 iTi'M.!' p.

generally called "Jcnisero." It has the mahogany grain hut is of nearly -St. .loseph 1 afS'ggn ii.r-'i'.i '■•

the color of basswood. It grows in South Mexico and Central America. |}; pSul" .!!!;!!!!!!!! ! l!oG8.100 Mxii:!:. v.:

This wood has always been a favorite in San Francisco, where the lirst Scranton ".'.I'l^Wl'M] -. BSo'jflo 1 414 ttJII Ts

shipment ever brought from its native wilds into civilization was used. Shrcvepo'rt"; ;;;;;;;;; ; "l49;212 'ir>s'.Sni ..' «

The next recorded use was in Cincinnati. This tree is noted because Sioux City .'.!;!;!!!!;! 32o!o5(i IT.'^OOO s:t

lumbermen were cutting it before botanists knew of its existence. It Spokane'"*?.!!!!!!!!!!! mesn Jlo!92ft 1''T

was flrst described by Donneil Smith of Raltimore. It is the same Sprlngncld.'lM; ";;;;; ; 74!800 8l!o7.'. *

woort >•« nHm» veri Tacoma 98.851 .'.29.5911 k;

wood as prima vera. Toledo 609.579 «7I.0(i.j 15

Should Be No Confusion Troy*"^ .!!!!!!!!!!!;;;; 6i;827' i07;84o '"'

Utlca. N. Y 138.375 273.2.-.I1 ... W

Red gum is breaking strongly into the markets of the Paclflc const WashlnKion 1.192.888 709.IO0 uo

In spite of the fact that many people there confuse It with eucalyptus. w'orcesS?"^. .'..:::::.: lu.Vw 385!999 '48

one species of which is called red gum. There Is no doubt that the '■ '■

genuine red gum has suffered somewhat by the confusion, because Toinl »72.14l.54.'i $03,422,919 14

eucalyptus does not enjoy a very good reputation. There should be no Increased Shipments of Greenheart

confusion. The two woods are as distinct as white pine and crabapple. ,,.|^^. ^ ^^ grcnbeart timber from British Guiana was much larger

Eucalyptus Is from Australia with plantings in tallfornia and Horlda. ,^ ^^^.. J,,^^ „, ,„^ preceding year. This wood was widely advertised

It grows very rapidly, but the wood warps beyond all precedent. The ^,, ^^^^^^^ ^^ ,^^ ^^^ ,^ ^^^ construction of gates for the Panama canal

Paclflc coast people will find the red gnm which grows In the lower ^^^^^ ,^ ,^ ^.^,^^. ^ ,,„^^ ^„„ ^^^ ,^ ^^ ^^ „, „„, „, ^^,^

Miss sslppl valley a serviceable and beautiful wood, and of no earthly ^^^^ ^^^^^,^ ^, ^.^^^^ .^.^^^^ ^pp^^^^ ^^ „p „„ ^^„^,,^ information

kin to eucalyptus. ^^ ^^ ^^^ extent of the greenhcTit forests in the northern countries of

Building Operations for July South America.

Building operations throughout the Inited States for the month of Sale of Black Gum

July made the best statement for the current year to date. The com- The sale of a considerable lioiiv of black gum timber in Arkansas at

parlsons with tbc corresponding periods of iyi.3 were unfavorable during !iil..-iO a thousand on the stump is interesting principally because the

the earlier months of the year. A slight gain appeared in June and government sold it. This brings forward the fact that the forest reserves,

for July the comparison Is altogether favorable. The official reports of which began lu the far western region, are assuming Importance In the

building permits, issued by 72 cities during the month of July, as re- areas of eastern hardwoods. Practically all sales of timber up to the

ceived by the American Contractor. Chicago, reach a total of $7a,141,- present time have been among western softwoods. From now on, the

543. a.s compared with $63,442,910 for July. 1013. a gain of 14 per cent. eastern timbers will be Included in sales at frequent intervals. Purchases

One of the interesting developments is that the largest cities, where the under the Weeks law among the mountains of New England and In the

losses had been the most marked earlier In the y.ar. ifiie largely to the South have exceeded 1.000.000 .icr.s. Success in managem.'nt thus far

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liness.

Suit Over Michigan Land

The United States district Odurt at Grand Rapids has issued a decree
awarding .iudgment of $8,405.19 in favor of Isaac Hewitt against Charles
S. Naldrett and John M. Montgel in a controversy involving a tract of
timherland in Luce county. Naldrett and Montgel ten years ago under
the homestead act acquii-ed patents on two tracts of timberlands. Montgel
sold his holdings to Naldrett. who later gave the lands to secure a loan
from Hewitt. It was later charged the patents on the lands were secured
illegally and the government regained title. To enable Hewitt to regain
his money the government brought suit and cleared the title of the
lands. If Hewitt cannot recover on the .Iudgment rendered againsl
Naldrett and Montgel, the timberlands will be sold to pay the mortgage
and the remaining Diimey from the sale will go to tlie government.

Elm on the Pacific Coast

Kim veneered panels are now used extensively on the raclflc coast
in combination with Douglas fir. The harmony in the grain and figuri'
of the two woods has popularized elm there where much Douglas lir
Is made into doors, wainscoting, and other Interior finish. The elm
used is the white or gray species of Michigan and Wisconsin. It may
be stained in a variety of colors ; and since the same can be said of
Douglas fir. the two woods, one an eastern, tire other weslern, and one a
softwood, the other hardwood, make a very popular team.

Surplus and Shortages of Freight Cars
According to a recent report of the American Railway Association, the
total surplus of freight cars on August 1, 1914, was 198,998 cars, as
compared with the surplus of ,Tuly 15, which already showed effects of
the crop movement as on the latter date there wore 228,384 cars in excess
of demand. On August 1, 1913, the surplus was 69,716.

The shortage on August 1 this year was 2,33.'$ cars as against a short-
age on .Tuly 1.'. of 1,S43 cars. August 1, 191.'!. the shortage was 11.261
cars.

Acute Scarcity of Wood
So acutely scarce Is wood in the province of recbili, Clilna, that the
railroads have been obliged to substitute stone-mile posts in place of
wood, because the natives pull up the wood posts and use them for fuel,
and the railroads have not been able to guard their property closely
enough to prevent tl^e thefts. The ordinary fuel is grass and weeds, and
a blaze lasting a few minutes must suffice for doing the family cooking ;
and in winter the people sleep in brick beds with a cavity beneath in
which a small fire smoulders to provide warmth for the sleepers.

Foreign Trade of the United States

.\ convenient reference book for the exporter or the manufacturer who
is interested in foreign trade is a bulletin of imports and exports of
merchandise into and from the United States by countries and principal
articles, which has recently been published by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce and is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, for fifteen cents a copy.
A glance at this pamphlet affords the business man a bird's-eye view of
the character and volume of our commerce with any foreign country, as
it gives the quantity and value of its principal purchases from us and its
sales to the United States for the years 1912 and 1913.

In view of the fact that many lumbermen and other dealers in forest
products are now turning their eyes toward foreign fields in search of
new business, this concise document has special value.

Filipinos as Missionaries

Americans may be working wonders in the rhilippines in some direc-
tions, but they seem to be losing the power to use the kind of English
used in the United States, if one may judge by the reports written by
foresters who are operating in the islands. This is probably the result
of missionary work of natives who are supplanting the English vocabu-
lary with words of their own. Some of these strange words, which
offer stumbling blocks to smooth reading by Americans, are due to native
names of places and trees which have no English equivalent ; but would
it not be possible to avoid the use of so many strange words that might
be translated into English? In a recent report, "caingin," "hectare," and
"caiugineros." were used in a single sentence of only twenty-one words.
Couldn't it be said in English? The islanders seem to be doing effective
language line.

vork along

Forest Resources of British Columbia
The forest survey of British Columbia has been completed by H. R.
Macmillan. chief forester, and the following figures give results :
Total stand of timber in the province, 350,000,000,000 feet.
Accessible 'merchantable timber, 30,000,000 acres.
Young growth on sites of old burns, 90,000,000 acres.
Annual growth for the whole province, 7,000.000.000 feet.
Number of sawmills in operation, 400.
Number of logging camps, 800.

Number of men employed when running full capacity. 140.000.
Yearly capacity of the mills, 3,000,000,000 feet.
Sales of lumber for 1913 amounted to 1,500.000.000 feet.

Rockcastle Lumber Co.
C. L. Ritter Lumber Co.

OAK-Plain and Quartered, RED AND WHITE
POPLAR CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

Anything in Hardwoods

Huntington

West Virginia

Moro Lumber at San Francisco Fair

ill take the lead over
1 are much larger by

The Moro province of the Philippine Island!
many countries, provinces and principalities w

having a forestry exhibit next year at the San Francisco fair. The lum-
ber Interests in the Philippine Islands are showing a progressive spirit
and arc taking measures to acquaint the world with the forest resources
of that quarter of the globe. They have agents in the United States,
Europe. India and elsewhere introducing the island woods to builders
and manufacturers.

Solomon Islands Hardwoods

The Solomon Islands are a long way from everywlunc. 'I'lie group con-
sists of seventy-eight islands, with an aggregate area of 8,300 square
miles. The Islands lie oast of New Guinea, nearly under the equator. A
recent report by a British officer contains the following information :

The protectorate contains some very valuable timber, but so far very
little has been done to establish an export trade, although spasmodic
attempts have been from time to time made to introduce Solomon Island
timbers on the Sydney market. In this there has always been considerable
difficulty, as, in spite of the increasing scarcity of timber in Australia,
there seems to be a prejudice among those connected with the business
against island timber.

A market has at last been found for "dilo" timber, scientifically known
as Callophyllum inophyllnm. It is believed to be used in furniture making.
Of this timber there is a practically inexhaustible supply.

The timber of the tree Afselia Mjuga appears to be absolutely impervious
to the attacks of white ants, and almost so against marine borers. This
tree grows everywhere in the Solomons and reaches a diameter of two feet.
One well-authenticated case is known of a house post of this timber having
been in use so long ago as 1863, and the post is still sound. Such a timber
would be apparently invaluable for railway sleepers or for wharf piles.

Another valuable timber, closely allied to the "kauri" of New Zealand, is
known to exist in certain places, and proposals to turn it to account arc
under consideration. There is a good demand for this class of timber
locally, and it could certainly be put on sale at a lower price than at the
exorbitant rates demanded for New Zealand kauri by the Sydney merchants.

A small sawmill was at one time working on Guadalcanal, and the Gov-
ernment gave an order for rough timber which turned out to be of a most
satisfactory quality for I be purpose for which it was intended, but when
a further supply was ordered the order could not be executed. Another
sawmill has recently been started, and the owners should be able to dispose
locally of all they can cut.

Money in Old Furniture

Dealers in second-hand furniture are not supposed to make a great deal
on each piece sold, but the business is sufficiently profitable to keep a
numt)er of dealers in it. Few of them, however, realize as high per cent on
a deal as was the case recently witlt a dealer who bought an old chair for
twenty-five cents and in repairing it found .$57.50 in gold and silver hid in
the upholstery. The chair had lain many years in a cellar.

Hardwood News Notes

-< MISCELLANEOUS >•

A receiver has been applied for to take over the Portland Body Com-
Ijauy of Portland, Ind.

The Maron Lumber Company has been incorporated at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
with a capital stock of .?5,000.

The Edward L. Davis Lumber Company has been incorporated at New
Orleans with $100,000 capital stock.

The Thomas Hall Lumber Company, wholesaler of hardwood lumber,
has started business at St. Albans, W. Va.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The White Lake Lumber Co.

People, C. BIdg., CHICAGO, lU..

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

lliuh (Juahtu—rrompl Drlltfli

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cart 1 " No. 1 Common B«..wood
5 c.r. 1" No. 2 Common Boswood
30 cart 1 " Red or White Oak, all gradet

Smi <u 40 =■•■• '" '^"^ ■"'' S">" ^"■"' "" «■■•<*«•

^»ur ii»tuMe» The latt two item* are but one-hoU dry

'Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

"ANDREWS"

Products Represent Perfection,
Reliability, Results

"Andrews"
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing
Ventilated

Perfect Transfer Cars
Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks

Canvas Dry Kiln Doors

DOLULE AND SINGLE

Write lor Intormat

DBIEK DEPARTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

GOGEBIC LUMBER CO.

GRAND BAPIDS. MICH.

'I'll!' I'lirrulliiiD Kurultim Miiiiiifnriiirlnii ('<imp«ny of rarrnlllun, Kjr.,
Iina Inrrt'OM-tl lla rn|>ltal alock !•• fL'iM),(MN>.

Till- Cherry iCIi-vniur Comiiany liim Imm'Ii tiu'<iri>c>rui<'<l iii riierry. III.
The roiiituiny Iiiih n capital atork of «(J,UU(I.

Till' .\riiiiitroiiK Si-n(liiK CariMinitlun liiia Ihh'ii liu-<ir|iurnl>-il at Haniii-
Inn, Va. The f<Mii|iiiiiy will hav" f:iO,IHMI rn|iltnl ntnrk.

The llardwiMHl IHmenatun rmnpniiy lina Hlarti-il IiiikIiK'po nl Molilli',
Mil. TIiIh In nn lnf<ir|HirnlPd coiiii'rn uiMTntliiK on n rnplliil of fl'J.IMMi.

I'll.- r. II. Ki'iliHliKcr MaDuriictiirliiK <"<>ini.uny Inn. Ihmmi lnriir|Mirni<'d
Ml ICviiiinvlllf, liKl., lo iniinufarliiri' nnil m'll rurnlliin'. 'nir r.inipniiy will
have II ciipltiil HttH'k ut K>().U<>li.

■nie Mc.Mi'KltT .Maniifiicturini; Ciiiiiiiiiny «l Mi-AIi-kIit, ukln.. wrlt«-«
M.uiiiwiKiii IlKCdUD that It U HtiirtInK •■ n<'w Imrdwood mill iiinl iiiiniu
lacliirlni; coinpiiny iit that |Milnt.

The IntcrKtiito I'omnicrcc I'oiniiilHNlnn haH Hxri'<-<l to ri'iipi'ii tin' laar
III the niattei' of biKb nitPH on liiinlxT iinil HlihiKh'" from pnlntii on the
WtiKhlUKtnn & Wi'Hlvrn to polnlH In Mlnni-Hota, IlllnolH. Indiana and

'the

Btnle

KITectlvi' AuKiiKt 1, the Intereslx uf the Tennexi
of t'hu'lnniitl, Khlo, were eomhined with thoM' of the TenneaiuH' Lurolx-r
iind Colli Conipnuy of lileo Mary, 'IVnn. Hull Ilmtenieypr la Renernl man
.terr of the comblni'd InierealK.

The last Issue of llAiiiiwuiiK Kf.nmn oinluined iin Item statlni: that the
.Vmerlruu Lumber Cumpany of I'l' velnnd, Ohio, hiid irone out of hunlniiii.
II seems that this niiliitlun was incorrect, as the .XiniTlciin I.iimlier Com

=■< CHICAGO >•

AT HALF PRICE

STEAM SKIDDER

AND LOADER COMBINED

The Humboldt Kurnlturc CnmpiinT bus lnen incorporate<l iil CIiIciiko
with a cupltul stock of $10ti,liiiii.

Claude .Maley of Maley & \V. rtz. I':vansvllle, Ind.. has been at the
Chlcatio Uoach Hotel for several days. Mrs. Wcrtz met with an un
fortunate accident while ridlni: In her machine In CblcaKo the other
day. The machine collided with a street car with the result that It wa»
very badly daraaced and Mrs. Wert?, was bruised and shaken up con-
siderably.

Hardwood Kkcuud has just received the Autnist Issue of the credit
i-atlnc book published semi-annually by the Luml>ermen's Credit Aasorla-
lion of ChlcaKo.

The August issue of the official bulletin of the National Hardwood
Lumber Association recently came from the press. The announcement*
of the deaths of prominent lumbermen ore becoming almost a regular
feature of the nssociation publication, 'nils issue contains an announce-
ment of the death of J. M. Card of Chattanooga, Tenn.

P. B. Raymond of the Knoiville Veneer Company, Knoxvllle. Tenu..
has spent a profitable week in CbicaKo territory KutherinK in his usual
iiuota of orders anion); the furniture factories. Mr. Itnyniond has ex-
pressed himself very optimistically refiardini: the packaue liiislness. a*
Ills concern has Imd an excellent trade in peach and berry packuKes from
southeastern states. Tills has become nn important part of Ills business.
Mr. linymond left n couple of days ago for the East.

Thomas W. Kry of the Charles F. Luebrmann Hardwood Lumber Com-
pany, St. Louis, was In Chicago a few days ago attending the funeral
of A. M. Todd, the northern representative of that company, who died
a few days ago. '

M. L. Pease of the Galloway-I'ease Company, Poplar IJiult, Mo., has
gotten back to Chicago again after lieing away for a short time.

.1. M. Wells of the American Hardwood Lumber Company, St. I»uls.
Mo., stopped oOr in Chicago ou Thursday of last week on his way to west-
.rn Canadian points. Mr. Wells is on a vacation and business trip.

K. B. Rrown ol RufTalo, who recently started the Kddy B. Browu
Lumber Company of Memphis, ijassed through Chicago on Thursday if
last week on his way back to Buffalo from the southern city. Mr. Brown
luis been in the south with his son for a couple of months eslabllshlng
his new company at that point and has left his son in charge. -Mr. Brown
■^lati's that Memphis operators ari' as optimistic as could be expected
midcr the circumstances. Their chief trouble Is getting enough reody
rash to maintain their operations.

William Bailie of the General I.nmi.er Company of Memphis, Tenn., was
in Chicago not long ago.

lliomns J. McDonald, the timber estimator, with offices In Knoxvllle.
Tenn., spent several days with bis clients in Chicago about a week ago.

Thomas MeKarland of the Thomas McFarland Lumber Company of
Cairo, 111., spent a week or ten days in Chicago recently on business.

E. E. Tacnzcr of Memphis left Chicago last week after having spent a
considerable period with the local trade.

S. B. Anderson of the Anderson-Tully Company, Memphis, Tenn.. ac-
' ompanied by Mrs. Anderson, is rusticating about Chicago realizing It Is
the greatest summer resort in the world and Incidentally calling on some
of the company's tr.ide, because tlie Colonel really believes trade is dull
.ind most of the mills are not running. In fact, he stated the other day
I but practically all the hardwood mills In Memphis are shut down and
many In other sections of the south likewise.

We learn Walter Burke of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charles-
ton. Miss., is back on the job after his eii.1oyable trip abroad, with n good

HARDWOOD RECORD

string of orders which he will not be ah\c tn i

guess, Inasmuch as we have about liOJMMf, :

we will shut down until the market <!■ m i
George W. Dodge, president of the «\]ii.
Plaquemine, La., accompanied by Mrs. ||"'1l
month at Glen Springs, N. Y., where he has

V. He said, •Well I
itiiiil)er in the yard,
ik and gum."
I nr.Ts' Association,
n spending the last

taking the rest cure.

E. Sundhury, Mr. Dodge's partner, came in the other day from the South
on his way to Wisconsin. Mr. Sundbury is a versatile operator and re
ports their two inills running full tilt in Louisiana. lie is investigating
dairying in Wi.sconsin and this with his other varied interests is inclined
to keep him busy. He says the Louisiana Cooperage Company is busy,
the sugar trade having picked up some, and there is a fair demand fov
Xo. 2 stock in Cuba.

W. H. Russe, Memphis, Tenn., spent several days in Chicago this week
and says that inasmuch as his foreign buyers liave all gone to war he
has decided it most desirable to renew acquaintance with his old custom
ers In the interior trade. While he is somewhat discouraged about the
foreign situation he really was treated very kindly when he visited our
midst and picked up orders tor ten or fifteen carloads. He reports that
his firm expected to have the new mill running by September 1, but ma-
chinery has lieen delayed so it will probably Ix; October 1 before the saws
are running. His partner, George Burgess, sailed last Saturday from Eng-
land after having just caught the last train out of Germany, I''ranee, Den-
mark, etc.

W. W. Dings o£ the Garetson-Greason Lumber Company, St. Louis, Mo.,
is soliciting his well-known customers around Chicago and does not find
them so anxious for southern oak right now ; nothing the matter with
the oak. He said be guessed he would have to go home without taking
any orders.

C. S. Keith, president of the Central Coal and Coke Compan.v, Kansas
City, Mo., and H. C. Clark of the Shevlln Carpenter interests in the
Northwest, were in Chicago for an hour Tuesday last en route to an ex-
ecutive committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States of America, which went into conference with Secretary of the
Treasury Mc.\doo at Washington on the question of insurance on marine
shipments and legislation covering the new era of a great nation like
America buying a few more boats, as It has only two now and has finally
awakened to the fact that we need a few more to remove our crops. In
speaking about our new merchant marine a friend of mine wrote me from
London the other day and said, "It is a damn shame to be an American
when you know we have only two l>oats, the poor old St. Louis and
St. Paul."

=-< NEW YORK >•-

President E. V. Babcock and Secretary Frauk Fish were recent visitors
in New York in the interests of the National Hardwood Lumber Associa-
tion. The national association is a big organization and Messrs. Babcock
and Fish are out to make it liigger. They're a strong team and should
produce results.

Herbert Mead, Jr., hardwood specialist, is now at 403 Lexington avenue,
a location, he says, which offers better facilities than his old one.

The hand of death has removed two old figures from the local trade.
.Toel W. Hatt, for many years prominent in the retail hardwood business
at Newark, N. J., and W. R. Beare, formerly in the wholesale trade of
New York and New Jersey. Both were popular and each represented
the old school of lumbermen of the two distributing classes.

C. L. Newman has been made receiver for tlie Nickerson-Hoppcr I^umlier
Company, Ridgewood, N. J.

--<, BUFFALO >•-

R. D. McLean returned from Europe on the Maurotania. which was
obliged to put into Halifax on account of the danger of capture on the
ocean. It was an unusual as well as exciting trip.

G. Elias & Bro. have received a good deal of lumber by lake within
the past two or three weei^s, though none of it has been hardwoods.
Hemlock and white pine arrived on three different steamers.

T. Sullivan & Co. state that outward shipments of lumber lately have
included maple and oak. Hardwood trade in July was on a larger scale
than a year ago.

The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company has been handling mostly oak
and birch during the past two or three weeks. Trade is uncertain, but
on the whole not at all active.

I. N. Stewart, who recently sold his interests in the hardwood trade
to the Yeager Lumber Company, is looking after his. building business,
with office in that of John A. Murphy. ,, t

.\nthony Miller finds hardwoods moving a little less actively than
usual this month, but is hopeful of improvement as soon as general busi-
ness feels the effects of inerrasi'd crop movement tliis fall.

=-< PHILADELPHIA y.

Frederiok S. Underhill of Wistar. Underbill & Nixon says things Just
now are naturally upset by the war, but it is his opinion that business
will take a sudden turn before long for the better. He states that the
South American and African markets will now be open to us, and that

Hooton Hardwood Co.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
LOGS AND TIMBER

CHOICE WHITE OAK

Even color — soft texture

7 cars — 4-4 Ists and 2nds Plain
12 cars— 4-4 No. 1 Com. Plain
5 cars — 4-4 No. 2 Com. Plain

Good widths and lengths — Dry

Also large stock all grades and
thicknesses plain Red Oak

Terre Haute, Indiana

Revived Inland Navigation

Our cargo of 350,000 feet of Oak and
Gum from our Jeffris, La., mill on its
way up the Mississippi River on the
new Gas Producing, Self Propelled
Steel Barge.

This cargo was unloaded at St. Louis, Mo.,
and Alton, 111., on August 1st and 2nd

WE HAVE MORE IN STOCK

D. K. Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

YELLOW PINE

M.4NCHESTER SAW MILLS

Manchester, Ala.

HARDWOOD RECORD

KT^jy GUM

M.iiiiil.ic(urers>

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED CUM

Kraetzer Cured

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

CEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

c.'u mllri. rnini Mi-mphiii, on C. H. I. It V. KallroBd)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer For immediiite shipment the following ttock
12 month* and over dry:

1(1 cars 4 4 III and 'Jncl Kod Gum

T cars 5/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 Isi and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOLLOWING NINETY DAYS TO SIX MONTHS I>RV:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress
4/4 Isl and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengt
4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oa^
4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qtd
4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

BUSS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

MANUFACTUKKKS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

what we have n<>etled for year-
llaliinent of a nirrchant marine.

J. K. 'I*rulh of J. ». Kent (•>
burioeu everybody walltnc for
cflucelled on account of llic Iniili

Ainone tlie recent visllon ii>
of the II. A. KnvaiEV I.unitier i'
of till- Scciti LuinbiT Company, li
Wncrnmiiw I.unilier t'ompnny. I
1.. I). Ceoriie l.tiinber Company

iilnllte, Til., tht r«Ub>

ii|iiiiiy rrporta pructlcnll.v a Htandstlll In
ibiil will happen next. Orders an belof
lily to ship, and price* are off.
Ibe trade are II. A. Bavose. Ireasuiwr
tiipiiny, lloMton, IkfasH. ; tit^orse Durcbell
nneUHvllle, K. r. : K. I.. KInkenatardt o(
illon. N. C. ; I- Itndley Ceorge of the
I'nnoln. Vii.. and C. K Si-oti of the

KIrlnnond CeUnr Works, Norfolk. Va.

Kdwin M. rnderlilll, Nashville, reprewnlnllve of WIslar. Inderhlll k
Nixon, has lately made an extended visit lo the borne office.

Charles K. I'arry of Charles K. Tarry & Co., sole HelllOK aKenls of Um
Carolina Spruce Company. renKin-ola, N. C.. Miys llx-y nn- innklnK only
spruce now, ns the market for this prixliicl Is koimI and Ihe prices satis-
factory.

'ftie Samuel Ilacon Sons LuiiiIht Company, Laurel, I)el., wblcb failed
sometime ago. It Is stated, will pny about two cents on the dollar. The
last of the property was sold on .VuRust II. when Ihe trustee In bank-
ruptcy disposed of fO.'I.OOO of hiinli<>r on band. The new mill and
KroundK, which cost $l.*iO,OOIi. void for ?4il.lllili. the money Kolng direct
to Ihe Sussex Trust Company, wlikb held a Jtl.'i.OOO mortiiaice ou II.
Liabilities total nearly $270.0(i((. The coinpiiny for a numU-r of years
operated the largest l>askct and luinlier mill In that stote.

Tbc lumber mills owned by Congressman William H. Jackson and hia
son, ex-Senator William P. Jackson, known as Jackson Mills at Snllslniry.
Md., shut down on August 16. throwing about 500 employes out of work.
Lack of or<lers In given ns tbe reason.

Clinton Hlllard, ICnston, I'n.. president of tbe ZearfoKK k lllllard
I.uinliiT Compony, died -VukusI Hi. He was sixty years old.

-< BOSTON >.=

'f ti)

New York and Hostfin. has wltlidr

ated tbe II. A. Savage Lumber Coin

Boston. This company will bnnill''

William E. LItcbfleld. the Bostn

. I.innlier Company, with offices In
n from that company and Incorpor-

ny. with office at 170 Summer street,
full line of soulhern stock,
wholesale hardwood dealer, made a

short trip to the mill at North Vernon, Indiana, accompanied by his son
Ocorge A., and daughter, Cordelia A. The two latter, with George A.
LItcbfleld of LItchfleld Bros., North Vernon, and family, made the trip by
automobile to Boston, Moss. The trip was made In nine days, with n stop
of one day at Cleveland. Ohio, and at Niagara Falls, (ieoige A. LltehHeld
will spend about a month visiting In Ibc East.

The business of George A. Saver & Son Company of Providence, It. I.,
has been taken over by tbc four principal creditors and will be operated
liy them under the style of the Sayer Planing Mill Company.

The well-known firm of Georgi' W. Macauley of Albany street. Boston,
has been Incorporated since the dcilli of George W. Macauley. the director*
and officers l>elnB Margaret and .lanns W. Macauley and Edw. H. Stone,
and the style of the new firm will bf the George W. Macauley Company.

=■< BALTIMORE >■=

Because of tbe great war and Its possible and probable effects upon
Ihe lumber trade a special meeting of tbe directors of the National
Lumber Exporters' Association has been called at the Hotel ^Slnton,
Cincinnati, for August 28. At this meeting there will pmlmbly come
up for consideration a number of the problems which the exporters arc
lacing, and on which concerted action may seem desirable. The rights of
Ihe shippers in certain exigencies and many other questions are expected
to be taken up with a view to clarifying the atinot,phere and giving the
members of tbe association tbc benpflt of whatever influence the organi-
zation can exert to the end of removing dlfficuliles.

Emanuel J. Ellinger was recently appointed receiver for the Mount
Wlnans Lumber Company. Inc., In tbe circuit court No. 2. on application
of tbe H. B. Herring Company. Inc. Mr. Ellinger bonded in the sum
of $2,000. In Its original bill the II. B. Herring Company. Inc.. alleged
that it was a creditor of the defendant corporation in the sum of
.«1.157..'i7, payment of which bad lieen refused. The petition further
averred that the company was Insolvent. The defendant. In Its answer,
consented to the proceeding, adniltilng that It was financially embarrassed.
The Mount Wlnans Company was in lltlgntion last y.nr with II, K. Hart-
well, who was engaged in tbe Mliiilesale business lure at the time. It
carried on a yard and mill business at Mount Wlnans, a suburb.

Wm. H. Russc of Russe & Burgess. Inc.. Memphis, Tenn. : Edward Bar-
ber of Howard & Barber, Cincinnati, and Harvey M. Dickson of the
Harvey M. Dickson Lumber Company, Norfolk. Vn.. have been appointed
a committee to take suitable action on tbe death of J. M. Card, president
of the J. M. Card Lumber Company. Mr. Card was well known here and
held In high esteem. His death is all tbe mon- regretted because It came
when Jlr. Card was in the prime of life and ought to have had many
years of usefulness before him.

How timber values are jumping Is shown by a recent transaction re-
ported from Fredericksburg. Va. It appears that R. M. Porter of Kil-
marnock had disposed of a tract in Ihe lower neck of Virginia for $10,000.
The purchaser, a northern man. sold It again in a sfiort time for $22,000.

HARDWOOD RECORD

=-< COLUMBUS >=

Building is quite active in Canton, O., according to the records o( the
city building department. During the first seven months of the present
year permits were issued for structures estimated to cost $592,000.

The plaDing mill and lumber yard of H. J. Everett at North Baltimore.
0., was totally destroyed by fire recently, entailing a loss of approximately
$25,000.

One of the effects of the war in Europe is the closing down of the
mill and yards of Theodore Erben Francke at St. Bernard. Cincinnati, O.
The concern does a large export business in hardwoods, which Is entirely
stopped.

Despite the business depression, building operations In Columbus and all
cities and towns in central Ohio are continuing active to the extreme.
Many new dwellings, apartments and business blocks have been projected
and started recently and apparently there is no let-up in building activities.

R. W. Ilorton, sales manager for the central division for the W. M.
Ritter Lumber Company, says trade conditions in hardwoods arc satis-
factory when the business depression is taken into consideration. He
says prices arc generally well maintained, although there is some shading
of quotations in order to move accumulated stocks. Shipments are coming
out promptly. Dealers' stocks are generally light and they are still follow-
ing the policy of buying only what they desire for the present.

J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a fairly good
demand for hardwoods, with conditions as satisfactory as could be ex-
pected.

=-< TOLEDO y

Toledo Show Case Company reports that it has not experienced any bad
effects from the war as yet. On tjie contrary, its business has been some-
what better than normal. It ha^ practically all the orders it can handle
and prospects continue to look good.

"The war has not affected business conditions in our line except as It
has affected men's minds. Buying is not as free as it should be at this
season of the year, but for all that prospects look good for fall trade,"
said the manager of the Skinner Bending Company.

Toledo lumber dealers with their families and friends went to Sugar
Island last Saturday for the fourth annual outing. There were 2,000
persons In attendance and the trip was made on the Steamer Greyhound,
going up In the morning and returning in the evening.

Eve Everltt's planing and sawmill at North Baltimore, 0., was burned
recently, entailing a loss of ?12.000. The origin of the Are Is unknown.
Mr. Everitt has announced his intention of closing out what lumber is
left and retiring from the business.

Manager .Tames Can- of the Western Water Motor Company, a recently
organized Oxford, O., concern, announces the first shipment of washing
machines by his concern. He also stated that the factory will have a
good display at the Oxford fair this fall. Several motors have been made
of glass, so that the entire workings of the motors will he visible.

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Ohio Building Association
League was held at Cedar Point last week. President McKay of Youngs-
town was absent, being in London at present, and W. R. Creer of Cleve-
land presided.

:■< INDIANAPOLIS >

Edward Gerrard, .Jr., who was associated with his father. Edward
Gerrard. president of the National Dry Kiln Company, in that business.
died a few days ago after a long Illness from typhoid fever.

A large sawmill and woodworking plant Is being established at Shoals
by Wilson & Martin, who expect to be ready for business within a short
time.

The Indianapolis Chair and Furniture Company, for more than forty
years in business in this city, has been reorganized under the same name
and incorporated with an authorized capitalization of $50,000. It Is
further announced the company will move to Aurora in November. 0£B-
cers of the new company are Clarence D. Wilson, president ; William L.
Hoskins, vice-president, and William J. Neukom, secretary-treasurer.
These and John Ulrlch and Edward Schulz constitute the board of
directors.

-< MEMPHIS >

The Lamb-Fish Lumber Company at Charleston. Miss., is trying to
work out a plan whereby it may keep its crew intact. W. B. Burke,
vice-president and general manager, is In Chicago, where he has gone
for a conference with the other oflficlals. The plan under present con-
sideration provides payment of half of the money due the men on pay
day, and the giving of due bills for the other halt, maturing January first.

The decision to curtail quite generally has raised the questiou as to
the best method to proceed with this. Some believe that there ought
to be a complete closing down of the mills when the present timber
supply has been converted Into lumber. Others, however, feel that It
would be best to run from six to eight hours per day and reduce the
time somewhat, without turning the men off entirely. There will be no

(Leading Manufacturers)

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Ce.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 '4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is. of excellent widths

WlAI f^ A D V INVERNESS,

I W. ViAICTj MISS

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash
J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

48

HAKDWOOD KECOKD

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

Southern Hardwoods

is one of the most complete
and larj^est in the state

We can readily fill any requirement in

RED GUM

Oak, Ash, Elm

PAINSTAKIMi AillMIoN 1, i ViUK INQUIRIES

THE LANSING CO., Parkin, Ark.

yv-

.tj>-

-P^S QUARTERED OAK Veneer

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MAM FACTIKKRS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine. Oak, Poplar. Chestnut, Hemlock

8.w«i Stock RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS

OAK CYPRESS GUM

rraded, rood

and high pcrctniagc of 14 and 16 ft. lengthi
No manipulation of trades.

Inqniriea dMilrrd

COLFAX. LA.

Dermott Land and Lumber Company

DERMOTT, ARK.

cunnTdsl anion In n-card to ihf planii of rurlallmi-ni and <'arb luatwr
nrm will wurk out a mpthnd whlrli U tM>at for In Imllvldiial nrcda.

Till- plant of 4lip Porral rr<Kliiriii Company hiri' lian Nwn aold to
W. II. MalilKwii or Itvfroli, Ml<h . who lia> had a Innx ran-r an a mann-
fncliiriT of fiir.-m proiliirta and »h» hn« ain-ady takin uti'p" lo doublr
(III- ruparlly of Ihi' planl hi-n 'llii' rapllal nlork haa lio-n Inrrraai^
frtini fUO.(KHl to flli.'i.liou. II.' xnya that i-vi-rythInK li-fl friiin tbr ti«<>
hy the tlmlxTninn and lumlH-riniin will b<- mnviTta'd Into rhi-nilral and
olb«'r produrta.

Till' IliilldiTH' Kxrhaniii- hiTi' liaa niiiiic nrranitcmcnla to kIvi' inurh
wld.T piihlUiiy lo liulldInK opinillonK In Mcniplila. Th<- m-o-aaary mat-
i.T will 111- pri'pan-d by N. M. Cniwford. «.>iT<-lnry of thi- i'i<'han8<-. All
di'tnllii n'k'iirdinK Imlldlnic pi'riiilin. ndvnncc liiilldlni; n>'wa, tbi- awardinc

iif I'liiiinii'iK, pliuiH on nil- I ll'-iiiK of piTaonnl liitiTi-at will Ih' In

volvrd In thr piihllclly rampiilun.

Tho MllliT I.iinihiT I'oinpnny. which hna n capital niock of tlM.tXKI, and
nf which T. II. Mcllalc la prcKldi nt. baa lllcd artlcli'a of lncnr|HiralloD
under the lawa of Arkanana. Ilciid(pinrti-ra will be malnialni><l nl llald
Knob

The King Rccllnlnic SwInK <'<inip>iny haa nii'd an nmcndincnt lo Ita
charter, whereby ibe cnpllnl hii.ck Im Increaaed ftom $IO,(KMl to fItl.dOO,
iiml whereby the name la rbnni:ed lo the KlnirllanHe Kurnllure Company.
K. It. Klnc. It. J. Ilunae, and oihera alirned the application.

John M. I'rlcbard, aecretary of the (Sum Lumber Manufacturera' Aaao-
rinllon. la uulhnrlty for the siiiienient that the war In Kuro|M- «ill not
mnlerlnlly affect red gum. He hiiKea Ibla forecaat on the fact that, up lo
the iirekcnt time, prncllrally nil hiihlneaa In red gum haa been In Ihia
country. viTy little biivlni; cone for ex|H)rt. Mr. rrltcbiir<l bellovea thai,
nfler Ibe war l« over, there will lie an enorinoua demand for lumber fron
Ibis country and that those who are manufncturlnK red ifum will ahar*
In this demand In the mennllnie. clone attention la la-lni: paid to red
Kum and II ia beine ptiabed In -very poaalble way. Conlrncta are brlnt
dosed every now and then for new liulldlnKH to he flnlabed In Ihia lum-
ber nnd. allOKether, ofllclala of the naKoclation are very much pleaaed wllb
the progreaa made from lime to time.

J. A. Rclcbman. one of the ownera of the Rplcbmnn-Croahy (N
one of the larneat mill supply bonaea In the South, haa be»n
sheriff of this (Shelby) county. Thla Is regarded aa a moat
victory for the reason that, by meana of court proci-edlnRs. the name or
.Mr. Itelcbma« was prevented from koIuk on the ballot. Ilia friends,
however, rallied to his support, nnd not only wrote bla name on the
liiillot. but put the maKic cross behind it. kIvIuk him a plurality of
sometblns like O.Onn over his three opiionenls. Mr. Relchmnn will dlvldr
bis time between the diillea nl sheriff nnd tin- husinesa of Ibi- Relchman-
Crosby Company.

=-< 'NASHVILLE >■=

I-'nrrls. .Tr.. a member of
K of I he sltnntlon. said th
the preaent supply

nrrls Ilardwnod I.umh.
company will contlnii
Its mills until the preaent supply nf logs Is denned up. T
now has lops to last a few weeks, .\fter these have been sawed It la
the plan of the company to reduce ;t.s output about fifty per cent. Thla
seems to be the senerni policy of the lumber firms In this territory since
the war broke out In Europe, and If the hostilities continue for a great
length of time. It is expected that there will be a heavy curtailment of
output throughout this territory. The manufacturers are well supplied
with lumber, and with the export trade cut off they will not care to
Increase their slocks. The reports received Indicate that small mills Id
the country arc curtailing production greatl.v.

The dcmnnd for furniture b:is not been so brisk as usual throughoot
the summer months. Drouth In this territory damaging crops haa had •
ilepressing influence, nnd now the European war has further cloudi'd the
outlook. W. V. Davidson, head of the Standard Furniture Company, one
of the large concerns o{ this district, says that bis plant is not opi rating
nt full cnpnclty. but be is hopi'fiil of business assuming greater propor-
tions during the fall months.

The Davidson. Hicks & Green Company, which has i>e<-n opernllng
extensively in Fentress county in getting out hardwood lumber, has aiis-
pended operation, throwing about 250 men out of employment. The
European war and the genernl tone of business is the cause of the
suspension.

The Red .Tnckct Pencil Company of Nashville, with authorized capital
of J.n.OOO. has been Incorporated by Albert II. Bloomflfld. E. K. Winkler.
Charles fillbert. R. A. Oondmnn nnd G. B. FItzwnter.

Acting Chancellor Cherry banded down an Interesting opinion In the
chancery court here in the case nt Cohn & Goldberg, a local lumber Arm,
against ttie Walton- McDowell Construction Company, holding in favor
nf the lumber firm in the matter of material lien for lumher used In
(be skeleton forms in concrete structural work. Chancellor Cherry eoB-
tnlned the contention for n Hen. giving as a basis of bis ruling that
gunpowder, though exploded in l>lastlng. Is nevertheless the contributing
factor in the designed result, and that the skeleton lumber though not
part cf the actual structure, contributed thereto. The skeleton lumber
involved was used In building concrete bridges on the Lewlsburg & North-
ern railroad.

R. S. Maddux will take charge of the new forestry department of
Teuoe.ssee September 1. Uis duties will be to study forest conditions and

HARDWOOD RECORD

49

advise lumbermen and owneiE of timberland as to the conservation and
management ot the land. He has held the position of professor of the
department of forestry in the State College of Pennsylvania.

Arch Binning of Cincinnati has been appointed deputy inspector for
the National Hardwood I,innbi-r Association, with headquarters at Nash-
ville. .Mr. lliiiiiiii- -.11. i.l ih- l:ii. .T. Lee Brannon, who held the posi-
tion for n iiiinii" t I 1 .11 Ml I ;! II n I riL- is said to be a man of wide expe-
rience ill 111! liiiii' I I I II ii I iiiTived, and assumed the duties of

the positi.in. .\lr lii.iiiihii iliiil -. 'II III weeks ago.

C. N. McDaniel of I'l-anlilln. Tinn.. has been appointed general crosstie
agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. Mr. Mc-
Daniel has been authorized to buy crossties direct from the producers,
thereby giving to the owners of timlierland an opportunity to get the'

ties.

-•<, LOUISVILLE >=

It. .\. McCowen, wlwi is inti'rcsted in the Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber
iimipany of Kansas City, which is just completing the construction of a big
mill at Brasfleld, Ark., to take the place of the plant which was burned
several months ago. said last week that the mill is ready to begin saw-
ing. X record Job of reconstruction was carried out in building the mill.

The C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company Is one of the few concerns which
is going ahead with its export business without letting the war inter-
fere seriously. It shipped a cargo of mahogany logs from its Belize.
British Honduras, plant last week consigned to Liverpool. The ship
which is handling the logs is flying the Union .Tack, and Secretary Wick-
nCFe and other officers of the company still think there will be no diffl-
.eulty about getting the cargo safely to port.

H. A. McCowen & Co. have sold that part of their property lying north
ot Davies avenue, which is being used as a lumber yard by the Ohio
River Sawmill Company, to the Standard Sanitary Manufacttiring Com-
pany of Pittsburgh, wliich has a plant in Louisville. The Ohio River
Sawmill Company will continue to make use of this property and its
office will continue where it is for at least another year, after which the
company will expect In use its own property lying south of Davies avenue.

C. C. .Tackson, commissary manager for the Grayson-McLeod Lumber
Company ot Craysnn, .\rk., was in Louisville last week attending the
annual cnnv.nlinii i.i ilir Nutional Commissary Managers' Association, of
which III is [Ml si. ii 111 Ml liiikson was Interviewed by the local news-
papers ii-,ii,iiir^ ih. Ill I I wliieh the war will likely have on business.
and gavr s.nn. iniinsiiiu nl. as about the proposition. He said that
while the demand fur liimlier is doubtless reduced temporarily by the war.
its conclusion will be followed by a great expansion in the demand.

Edward G. Stemiuelen of the Stemmelen Lumber Company, reports the
removal of the company's office to the Keller building, where it was for-
merly located, and the discontinuance of the operation of a yard on the
Point.

"Point" lumbermen and veneer manufacturers have been advised that
the government does not look favorably on the proposition to build a
flood wall about that section, and that the city will have to finance the
improvement, which would involve an expense ,ot .several million dollars.

Lumbermen who have examined the statistics regarding lumber exports,
have called attention to the fact that the purchases of Germany and
Austria, which are the only European countries which will be entirely
cut off on account of the war. are insignificant compared with the rest
of the world. England leads in the export trade, and will be able to
get lumber. South America has been increasing its purchases, and is
expected to enlarge them still further. The Louisville Board of Trade will
have an open meeting of business men in the near future for the purpose
of considering the possibility of increasing the export trade. C. C.
Mengel. president of the Mengel Box Company and vice-president of the
C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company, is chairman of the committee in charge of
the meeting. A good many local lumbermen are preparing to curtail
operations, but owing to the fact that a good supply of logs has been
cut and delivered at the mills, it will probably be difficult to close down
immediately.

Panel factories in this territory are taking advantage of the temporary
lull in the hardwood business to buy wormy chestnut in large lots. This
staple commodity is selling at somewhat lower prices than heretofore, and
the panel men believe that it is an excellent buy at the price, especially as
it is getting' scarcer all the time. It Is the ideal corestock, and those
who ■.in- liii.\ in- ii up feel that it is mighty good material to have around.
The .1, |i. lln^lhs Lumber Company of High Bridge, Ky., whose saw-
mill was nil 111 l\ I'lirned, has begun the work of reconstruction. The
new mill. whiLl. will be the same size as the old plant, will cost about
120,000.

State Forester J. E. Barton has completed a trip to the Eastern Ken-
tucky mountains in regard to the establishment of the Federal forest
reserve there. Mine operators have promised to give a lot of land tor
this purpose, retaining the mineral rights, of course.

--•<, ARKANSAS >-

The Railroad Commission of Arkansas, at its session last week, adopted
after much argument the reciprocal demurrage rule, and will in the future
allow shippers and consi.gnecs to make charges of one dollar per day
after the expiration ot reasonable time for making shipments.

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

''Harris" Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

RED GUM "' "" ' ■ """ "' """" ""

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
,111/- J J TL- L QUARTERED OAK

All Grades and Thicknesses ^ HICKORY
We maka a Bpeclalty of mixed cars SOFT ELM

of Sap and Ked Gum, One-balf t* cv/-au<->dc

Two inches thick. SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

Hardwood Lumber

Manufacturers
and Shippers

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLUDED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL ESTIMATES * WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEEB8

Clarence W. Griffith ""'^rVX^ri.^T'- Memphis. Tenn.

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

JI.\NrF.\CTl]RKRS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

1 8 to 30 feet Sawed to Order

^mm B00M=ST1MS0N LUMBER COIJIPANI

'M:- Manufacturers Southern Bard woods

Quartered Oak a Specialsy
iMemphis Tennessee

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co.. Alexandria. Louisiana

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Manufacturers of High Grade Hardwoods '"l^iltlmj

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

fC I N C I N N A T 11

iHardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers^

I RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

|OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

^ SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS

Veneers:

CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL
OTHER FIGURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

Johns, Mowbray. Nelson Company

OAK. ASH, POPLAR ft CHESTNUT

GCM AND COTTONWOOD

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK. POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BCILDINO

OAK TRIM andllOULDINGS

(4)

in plain sawn stock arc one of our "specialties."
Our stock is smoothly machine run and is not
excelled by any in quality or machine work.
Can furnish Oak Flooring in same cars.

THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

I Manufacturers k Importers FOREIGN VENEERS
2824-t4 COLERAIN ATENCE
g, DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

I Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

E GENERAL OFFICE— CI.AT CITV. KT.

Tlic I'ort .Siiiltli Tmaic Durraii nn Aujcuit 8 OIrd with tb« Intoratvlo
t'oiiinuTrf ('<iiiiiulKHlon n ouinplHlnt iiKiiiiiHt the CIiUiiko, Kock luliiud «
riK'KIc, Ihi KuiimiH CIt.v Kiiiitlii'ni. tin- .MIdliiiiU ViiU<'.v iind lli<- 8t. I.ouU
A. Snii KraiirlHio nidroailM to omiiii'l lli.'m to pill III I'lroct Ix-lwwn Fori
Smilti und |>nliit« I'liNt, III ArkmiMiK. mi tin- Hock iHlfinil, a rati- icbpduli*
•'i|iilviilpnl to i^tHiKliird l-'rrlKht Msiiiiir.- TiirllT .Vo. :i, iMUed bjr tlip llall.
roiid Coniiuliu>lou of .Vrkitinum. riiii. anion on tin- part of tin? Foil
Smith JoblMTn, luiinufnrturiTii, wh..liKiiK' dcnliTn and MhlpiHTii la rrndiTi-d
n'TPDsnr.v, since prnrtlriilly cvitj line of rnllrond i-ntiTlne Kurt Kniltli,
tr.iiu other polniK In Arkuniiia. piiBK over into (ikliihoiDii for tbori dl>
liiiices, theroliy n-nderlni; bnuU ovir tie- Hiinu- IntcritlHlv, nod taklpii iIh-
siiinc ont of the hiindH of the ArkiiiisiiK eonimlHHlon na Intraatato builnriiii.

On .\uKiiHt i:t lire of unkoown orliiln <le«tro.ved ^i. A. Booiwr'a itave
fiictory, Kawnilll and el-ctrlc llk-ht idiint nt ("ornlnK. Ark. The lou l«
estimated nt ♦U0,(»00 with no liiKiininri'. .\bout J.Vl.fMK) atavea, •.'O.ihmi
fi-.t of linnti.i- iitid III. I feet of liius w.r- d.-Min.d In the lire.

:-< WISCONSIN y-

The Kiiii Claire Lumber Com|"i".v lia~ l.-.u „i«uiil/..,l ul Kail ilalre
by Floyd \V. Long and Conrad C. rber. The new concern beara the n iiiie
of a well-known lumber company, formerly located at Eau Claire.

The GIddinga & I^wla Manufaclurlne Company, well-known Hawmlll
ei|ulpmcul mnnufttcturini; concern at Fond du I>ac. has been forced to
put OD a night shift In order to bundle Ita biislDeaa.

The O. K. Morgan aawniUl at MorganB aiding, north of Shawano. wa»
destroyed by lire recently, causing a loss of $5,000. No Inaiiranee wna
larrled. Mr. Morgan will rebuild the plant.

Wholesale lumbermen will be Interested to learn that T. A. McCollow
'•( .Tunenu ha« disposed of his lumber business at Clyman to W. .1. Colllna,
possession to be given on September 1.

The Dillingham Manufacturing Company of Sheboygan recently re-
<• ived a cargo of ."i2,000 feet of hardwood lumber on the schooner Mary
l.iidwig. from Providence Bay, Ont. The cargo was the flrst lumber ship-
ment to arrive In Sheboygan from Canada by water In ten years.

The K. .T. Pflffner Company of Stevens Point experienced considerable
loss recently when fire destroyed Its shavings house and the roof of the
planing mill power house.

Announcement has been made that the plant of the .\ndrew Kaul. .Ir.
Company, hub manufacturing concern of Merrill, will be placed In
uperatlon early this fall.

The property of the Brunct Falls Manufacturing Company at Cornell.
Wis., has been sold under a decree of foreclosure to the Cornell Woml
fioduct Company for Jl.uOO.OOO. The plant, one of the largest In the
slate engaged In the manufacture of wood pulp materials, was built two
years ago by G. I,. Steele and others at a cost of $2,000,000.

In a bulletin. Issued recently, and which was one of the causes for the
introduction of an anti-wood shingle ordinance in the common council of
Milwaukee, H. L. Dalton, president of the Wisconsin State Fire Preven-
tion Association, declares that the wooden shingle roof is the worst
hazard in Milwaukee toda.v.

"The shingle roof has been the cause of conflagrations all over ilie
T'nited States, which could otherwise have been controlled," says ihi-
liiilletln. "Milwaukee has made some advance In the extension of Its
lire limits, but these limits outside of the downtown district, are ho
narrow that they would be useless In a conflagration."

Building Inspector W. D. Harper of Milwaukee has come out In favor
of the antl-shlnglc ordinance before the common council and has asked
tlie public welfare committee of the council to recommend the measure for
passage.

=-< DETROIT >.=

Tlie Fislier Body Company of Delroil, big maniifiuturer of automelille
liodies, recently acquired a new five-story building In which It was planned
to employ GOO additional men. Whether such action will be carried unl
regardless of tlie war is problematical.

The Adjustable Table Company of Grand Rapids is one of the eonceins
that has profited directly as a result of the European war. The company
has received an order for 200 sighting stands to be used on European
gunboats. The order was placed through a Rochester, N. Y., dealer, and
Hie tables are for use on battleships of the nations at war.

Charles B. Hays. Kalamazoo financier, has bid $4ri,000 for the mam-
moth plant of the defunct Kalamazoo Buggy Company, which exceeds the
bid of E. Willard Ready of Nlics. Mich., by $5,000. Tlie Ready bldd was
ihe highest at an auction held at Kalamazoo by the Detroit Trust Com-
pany, receiver, and it was announced that Ready wouM be recommended
to the T'nited States court os the purchaser. However, since then the
Hays bid has been made, and probably It will be accepted. Mr. Ready
as soon as he received control of the property Intended locating several
manufacturing Industries In the plant. Litigation probably will develop.

The European war has apparently not affected the Imports of lumber
from Canada to mills in the Saginaw valley. Bradley, Miller & Co., the
Bay City Box and Lumber Company, and E. B. Foss & Co., all of Bay
city, have received a total of 2,.30G.404 feet of lumber from Canada since
August 5.

E. B. Foss & Co. of Bay City have practically completed arrangements
whereby they will become owners of the mill of the North Channel Lumlier

HARDWOOD RECORD

Company at Thessalon, Ontaiio. The property was Involved in the Love-
land & Stone failure two years ago. Lovehind was heavily Interested in
the North Channel Company. K. B. Foss & Co. have extensive timber
holdinjrs near Thessalon and had cut timber at Bursts & Co.'s sawmill
at Thessalon until it was destroyed by fire two years ago.

The Robbins Table Company is building a two-story addition to its
plant at Owosso. Extensive improvements have been made in the machine
and finishing rooms o£ the factory.

Dudley E. Waters, chairman of the board of directors of the Grand
Rapids National City Bank, has purchased the capital stock in the Kling-
man Sample Furnilurc Compan,v, held by the estate of Philip J. Klingman.
The capital stock of the company is now $150,000.

Business is good at the plant of the Charlotte Chair Company at Char-
lotte, Mich. The company is now buildTng a new brick dry kiln and will
make improvements within the factory. The chair company is Charlotte's
Infant industry and has already shown a remarkable growth.

Furniture and musical instrument companies at Holland, Mich., see
great prospects of Increased foreign trade as a result of the European
war. They will begin an active campaign in those South American coun-
tries formerly supplied by the nations now at war. Advertising matter
printed in the language of the Latins has already been circulated in
South America.

Working hours in the plant of the Singer Sewing Machine Company
at Nile.s. Mich., liave been reduced one-third as a result of the European
war. The new order calls for five days' operation at eight hours a day, as
against six days at ten hours heretofore. Only sewing machine cases
are manufactured at the plant at Niles.

Cobbs & Mitchell Inc. of Cadillac, Mich., who own a large tract of
hardwood timber in Monroe township, Sheboygan county, will lumber that
tract this winter. Preparations are already being made. A spur will lie
constructed into the timber belt from the Embury-Martin Lumber Com-
pany's branch railroad near Freedom.

The Grand Rapids Furniture Association after an existence of three
years will dissolve. Tlie dissolution is blamed to a lack of Interest but
its passing will in no way affect the Grand Rapids furniture market.

Archie .T. Clark, cashier of the Brtaiiey State Hank at Brlmley. Mich.,
has purchased the interest of Ilussel P. Chatfleld in the Bad Axe Lumber
Company at Bad Axe, Mich. The firm will hereafter be known as Whitney
& Clark.

Recent heavy rains saved Michigan hardwood lumbermen thousands oi
dollars when they quenched the forest fires that were gaining headway in
the northern Michigan hardwood belt. Members of the Michigan National
Guard bad niiderl.-iken to flght the fires just before the rain fell. All
immediate danger of further flres has passed.

The Ypsilanti lU id Furniture Company of Ionia, Mich., will not be
forced lo suspend operations on account of tile European war cutting off
the reed supply. .\s soon as the war cloud became positive. General Mana-
ger I'red A. Cbapman made a flying trip to New York, where he imme-
diately biiiighl u|i all rr.eds on the market. Enough were obtained to
operat. iIp iii.ini i\ months and the company already had enough stock
on Ikitm! I i . ii. III. for a similar period, so that now a continuous run
of a .v.:ii 1^ I ii.;. If business warrants it.

The l.|ii\.i Maiim.irturing Company of Menominee apparently was not
so fortunate as the Ionia firm. The Lloyd company makes go-carts and it
will be obliged to draw on the reed supplies of the United States, which
are reported to be difficult to obtain at an increase of twenty-five per cent
in price since German imports ceased.

Fire destroyed the sawmill of the Jackson & Tindle Lumber Company
at Pelleston, Mich., at a loss of $40,000. The fire was discovered early
Monday morning in the boiler room and before an effort could be made
to check it it had spread throughout the njiH. The village fire depart-
ment and volunteers devoted their energies to saving thousands of feet
of lumber piled near the mill. It is not known whether or not the
mill will be rebuilt. It was in operation and about 100 men are now
employed as a result of the flre.

Lightning entered the planing mill of the Mann Lumber Company at
Muskegon, over an electric wire and started a fire th.it for a few mo-
ments threatened to destroy the plant.

.According to figures of the United States Department of Agriculture,
the farmers of Michigan spend more money annually for firewood than do
the farmers of any other state. They consume 2,539,000 cords of wood
valued at .?10,CC:!.000. The entire state consumes 2.700.000 valued at
$16.5r.7,000.

Vi.vgt:<}m::M*a«^)trora!TO}ti%OK\^

The Hardwood Market

< CHICAGO >■

While local lumbermen were in a more or less frenzied condition when
European hostilities opened up, they seem to have adopted a much more
philosophical turn of mind and. while they are of course still expressing
intense Interest in developments abroad and their effect on this country,
the general tendency seems to be to stick pretty close to the grindstone
and to refrain from becoming panicky even in the remotest degree, while

nimfanftinn Sforlt ^" "'" »"PP'y y°" «'»'> CLEAR

l^imenSlOn OIOCK cuttings of ,oft Kentucky Oak
or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basiwood

WE MANUFACTURE FINE ROTAKY CUT

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wi«.

us QUOTE TOU

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS |

Dry Stock

For Prompt Shipment

HASSWOOI)

20M 4/4 No. 3 common

25M 5/4 No. 1 common

13M 6/4 l8t and 2nd
15M 0/4 No. 1 common
15M C,'4 No. 3 common

ItlUf II

TOM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. plain
mmon lOUiM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. red
1 better 5M 5/4 1st and 2nd red

lUM 5/4 No. 1 common red

tf^ I'A l=^t°-a^d^2TdT."a,n'"^'"
13M C/4 1st and 2nd red
4M 8/4 1st and 2nd plain
6M 8/4 1st and 2nd red

WHITE OAK

lOM 8/4 No. 1 and No.

2 com. 50M 8/4 N^^^^coS^'ind better

40.M 8/4

HARD MAPLE

No. 2 common and better

Our 1914 rut of well assorted HARDWOODS AND HEMLOCK wUI 11
soon be in shippine condition. |'

S

■11(1 us ijour inquiries

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY |{

Grand Rapids, Wis.

ATLANTA, WIS.

LABORERS FREE

Free of charge to employers, we supply all classes
of laborers and mechanics, of any nationality.

Loggers, Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-filers, Bark-Peelers, Sawyers,
Swampers, Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work.

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write all particulars in your first letter, wages, work-
ing conditions, etc.

Xiong- Distance Phone Franklin 3529

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street,

Chicago,

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD K i: C O K D

,- The Glue That Is Applied Cold

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stav in condition. The

Use

Of vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material i? rigidlv inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor: will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

1913.

Tacoma, Washinqton. V. S. A.. Sept. 2S

File B.
Perkins Glue Company,
South Bend, Indiana.
Gentlemen : The convenience and economy of the
use of Perl-ins vegetable glue, its uniformity and the
satisfactory results kc have obtained, together with
the courtesy we have been uniformly shown by the
officers and representatives of the company, prompt
us to express in this way our appreciation of the
Perlins Glue Company and its products.
Tours very truly,
THE WHEELES, OSGOOD COMPANY,
SnCS R. H. Clarke. Treasurer.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building. South Beod. Indiana

The Glie That Runs Absolutely Uniform

fiivuriibli- •i|i|iurlunltl<-ii tliat mny

Ah n miiiUT of actuiil fart IImi
lU-ncv In the Iniit wit'k or ten ilni
of the bnrdwooU cunituinliiK trmli'.
iihlj- more octlve lliuD other furnli
■'iinilnk' conceriiH In CblcDKO whiili
whkli Orpontl fur ci'riiiln claMen u
iiiitlons lurolrcd lii the wnr. J'hc
le (llrpclly iinU serloUHly nlTccteO,
hupPKse that their ilomentlc biiHin
< losliiK of their forelKD factories,
"f time when they will he ohle t<
xecurlnc their mnterliils eUewhere
l>c 08 active purcliasers iib at nny
The outlook seems Kood for fnvu
fall and winter. There doesn't Hee
troubles and with normal actlrlt
structures, the lleld In this direr
consumption of lumber Is concern

ni: possible to take ■dvnnlnKe of any

be olfrrcd.

re has really be<'n u little upward ten-

iH which has to do sei'nilniily with all

nIthouKb the chair factories are prub-
ure Hues. There are several larce cou-

have plants In ICuropean countries and
>f their raw material on some of those

nrst group of concerns will, of course,
althouKb It hardly seems reasonable to
ess will to any extent be hurt by th*

As to the others. It Is only a question

I adapt themselves to the necessity of
and when that time comes tbey will

time In the past.

rabic development In bulldhiE lines this
m to be any Imminent prospect of labor
' In plans for the erection of various
Ion should be broadened as far as the

=-< NEW YORK >-=

Trade In the metropolitan district remains quiet and uneventful. The
war scare has had its effect on the lumber business, Indirectly, wblcb,
coupled with the usual dull days of mid-summer, has produced an era of
quiet almost without parallel. The talk Is of better times to come, and
soon, too, so at this time we And In the face of dull trading a feeling of
real hope. Bulldlns flcnres show a fair amount of work In prospect for
the outlying sections, though locally the outlook Is not so good. The
opinion varies as to the amount of stocks at mill points but It Is safe
to say that there will be ample for Immediate demands, but a slight
advance In price would not be surprising. As usual at this season, local
hardwood yards are showing little activity. The wave of prosperity
now long overdue has had another setback, but all agree that It Is
coming.

-•<, BUFFALO >=

The demand for hardwoods shows no Improvement, and with a general
war going on abroad dealers are not looking for mucb Immediate Im-
provement. Trade Is on a band-to-mouth basis and Is expected to remain
so for a time, or until matters are straightened out so that export sliip.
ments can be made. Inquiries have been fewer of late, and there Is not
much optimism as to the Immediate future, but for the long run deal, rs
are inclined to hopefulness, believing that eventually trade will pick up In
good shape.

Prices of all hardwoods have been somewhat depressed by the dullness
in the market and tbere Is not mucb special call for any wood, though
thick oak is probably doing as v.-eli r.s anything. This wood Is one of
the necessities of wartime and It ought to feel the stimulus of new de-
mand before long. Flooring Is In fair demand for the season, hut
prices are soraev.hat depressed.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >=

The business situation nt tlil< lime mny l.e nilei|iiately ilescribed as a
"watchful waiting" all round, as no one feels competent to venture a
prophesy as to the outlook. Things generally are in a more or less chaotic
state. Tradesmen who have gained some experience from having passed
through minor wars are wisely accepting the situation abroad, and arc
stocking up all vacant corners with material at the prevailing low
prices. These merchants evidently will be the winners when the demand
is made for supplies. Prices naturally will advance augmented by a
probable car shortage. The hardwood market Is no exception to the
general suffering, as the export market will be obliged to wait for a
secure waterway ; in the meantime the stocks help to swell the unused
pile here, which will naturally depress values on such woods.

Taking the situation as a whole, the mills are under good control and
the output will no doubt be regulated according to the demand. Oak
and quartered oak has been shaded some of late : a drop In chestnut dur-
ing the fortnight : cherry, maple and birch keep old friends ; heech has
made a leap of late: gum runs evenly: W.ick walnut is -trmii-'er: no
change In poplar ; mahogany and veneers In fair demand.

.-<, BOSTON y-

The past two weeks In the hardwood trade of this section has naturally
been uneventful. There seems to be no current changes In values or
volume. It Is perhaps an even more sanguine spirit which prevails than
might be expected. Dull business never attracts as mucb attention or is
iriven the signlDcance during this month that It othcrwl.se receives. The
shortage of money, the loss of export trade, the rate decision, the antl-
wood-using local legislation and the attitude of Congress toward business
have all had their effect in every line, but the reports of curtailment In
hardwood production, the high average of mill quotations and the certain
knowledge that many buyers hove postponed all purchasing to the last
limit of their stocks have all operated to keep hardwood prices on a
reasonably satisfactory basis. The few woods which have been sold
considerably under their former value, such as poplar (wide stock in

HARDWOOD RECORD

particular), gum, and in a lesser degree plain-sawed eastern oak, owe » *

their depression to other than general causes. Indications point to an ^*

inherent strength in nearly every item which will be promplly realized ^
as soon as the present suspension of business is removed.

E N E E R

< BALTIMORE >■=

That the hardwood trade does not show improvement under existing
conditions will excite no surprise, but to assume that any decided setback
has occurred would be erroneous. All things considered, the demand for
hardwoods is far more active than might be supposed, and there are a
numlier of wholesalers and producers who say not only that they have
been holding their own, but that the demand is better in certain direc-
tions. It is common enough to and Arms and corporations which state
that they are doing better this month than they did in .Tuly, and what
this means for the vitality of the business can be readily realized. The
furniture manufacturers report that they are doing more than earlier in
the summer, and that of late they have experienced an appreciable gain
in the volume o£ their trade. As a consequence they are induced to
place orders for stocks with greater freedom, so that the temporary
diminution in the export movement is at least in part made up. In a
general way it is to be said that orders are more numerous, but the
average call is for smaller quantities, which Indicates that the buyers
actually need the lumber but do not want to lay in larger supplies than
they have immediate use for.

Prices in the domestic market are about holding their own. Here and
there accumulations at the mills are being noted, but they do not appear
to be of troublesome proportions, so that the trade is devoid of extra-
ordinary pressure. To be sure, the quotations are relatively low, with
the offerings sufBclently free to check any real advance. In a way
quotations are relative only, much depending upon circumstances In
individual eases. Sellers will consider offers that promise to net them a
profit, even though that profit does not come up to what they should
get. But so far it has not been found necessary by the manufac-
turers to suspend operations, and there is a fair prospect that the
present exigency can be tided over without real unsettlement. Certain
grades of chestnut are not only very quiet, but extremely low in price.
This wood appears to have gotten back to where it was a year or more
ago. Oak, ash, gum, poplar and basswood are relatively satisfactory,
some divisions of oak in particular having developed a comparative
revival of late. The inquiry for gum keeps up, in consequence of the
needs of makers of interior finish, while basswood shows spurts every
now and then. The export movement, naturally enough, is In a state
of suspension, but with the ocean lanes free, as far as the Atlantic is
concerned, it should not be long before the forwardings are resumed.
In the most extreme case there is a fair prospect that the stocks pre-
vented from going abroad can be absorbed by augmented domestic
requirements, and the members of the hardwood trade, therefore, are in a
hopeful frame of mind.

--<, COLUMBUS >•-

-■<, TOLEDO >-=

Despite the war scare and the general business depression the hard-
wood trade in Columbus and central Ohio is holding up fairly active.
Demand appears to be steady and prices on the whole are well maintained.
The best buying is being done by dealers, although some orders are
received from factories making furniture and implements. The lone
of the market is fair and future prospects are not considered bad.

One of the best features is the demand for stocks to keep building
operations going. Activity in building circles prevails not only in Colum-
bus but also in the cities and towns in central Ohio. Dealers are not
accumulating any stocks but are buying only wiiat they need for the
present. Dealers' stocks are generally light. The same is true of dry
stocks in the hands of mill owners. Shipments are coming out promptly
and this means that most of the orders are for immediate delivery. Col-
lections are not very good in most sections. Some shading of quotations
is being done, but this is not sufficient to demoralize the trade and, on
the whole, the price list is steadier than a month back.

Quartered oak is in good demand and prices at the Ohio river are
firm. The same is true of plain oak, which is moving well. Chestnut is
still strong and there is an especially good demand for sound wormy.
Basswood is one of the strong points in the market. Ash is in good
demand. Poplar 'is rather quiet, but there Is some demand on the part
of retailers. The wide sizes are rather quiet. Other hardwoods are
unchanged.

The hardwood situation remains about normal. There is little change
in the situation as the result of the European war. Buying is not par-
ticularly active, yet there is considerable buying for present needs and
the present needs are as great as usual, outside of the railroad companies
which are buying very little. Railroads are very conservative and are
buying few ties and making but few repairs on cars, this, despite the
fact that the crop movement is soon to make an unusual demand for cars,
according to the big yields reported from all sections. Furniture factories
are operatiug at their usual capacity and are in the market for their
usual supplies of lumber. Cooperage stocks are exceptionally strong, owing
largely to the immense apple crop harvested in the United States this

We will make attractive sales

on the following if we hear

from you Immediately:

1 car 3 8 FAS Quartered

White Oak

2 cars 3 8 FAS Plain Red

Oak

2 cars ^" FAS Quartered

White Oak
1 car %" No. 1 Common
Quartered White Oak

3 cars Yz" FAS Plain Red

Oak Rotary Veneers —
our own manufacture

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co.

Memphis Tennessee

•"THESE fine logs waiting
■*■ to be cut for you. Send
us your specifications — our
price no higher, while our
quality is better than most
cutters'.

ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

Merrill Veneer Company

Merrill, Wisconsin

HAKDWOOD RECORD

LATEST IMPROVED DRY KILNS AND MACHINERY

MONOGRAM BRAND

White Oak Flooring

Perfectly dried and worked. MaJc from
.>ur iiwii t. ruber (rom <ine boundary, Insur-
ni; iinitorm color uul texture; manufac-
tiiri-it .It our new hardwood flooring plint.

Our Specialty:
Quarter-sawed White Oak Flooring

Thirknrues: %• and 13/10' Standard WIdlbl
OAK FLOORING Tour ts«uirlu loUelUd. Quick thlpmanU piaranlMd

YELLOW FOPLAK LIMBER CO., Coal Grove, Ohio

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM, CHESTNUT, HEMLOCK

ROrr.II AND DRESSED

MILLS AT

Bumside, Ky. Williamtburg, K7.
SulliEcnt, Ala.

SALES OFFICE

606 Security Truat BIdg.
LEXINGTON, KY.

Saline River Hardwood Co.

Main Salfs Ollire

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Manufacturers oi

Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber
product.

q Our TIMBER i> virgin foreit growth of the highest
type.

q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac-
tured stock.

f Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated with
steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring
quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you pnt it."

^ Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

q F«r straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars with
Oak Hooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY,
Kansas City, Mo.

>.«r Collft-ll

Inclined to rnll li
.•ITrct OQ tdcal (1
Toledo sliuwi'U a

ri' liidliinl
llifir mooi'
IrM. The
ilD of t'.i*.

rurr<-s|Kindlni: wrrk uf laat y
liruNiMTla, oiilaldp of (lie war
at niuni-y and will have mnrr 1
thInKs portend well for tin- In
to l)e extremely o|itliiil^ll'

to Ih- a mile nlott and ilie Itanks are
1. wlilrli liaii luiiiieihliiii uf a deiireaalDg

lailldlU|{ tiuslneHH ointlnueit ■Iroog and
T'.'l a we<-k ago, a* rnmimred with tba
nr. I'rica-N arr liuldlni fairly Arm and
Itiiallon, an' icimmI. Karniem hare plenty
liiD llie rropn are markelptl. All of Ibrap
iil.ir ilinlir niid loenl people an- Inrllned

=-< CINCINNATI >.=

JuHt lit tlilK time the linrdwuoil iniirkei enn be itald to more Iban hold
lt« own under nuob trytuc cIrciiinKlanreM us have developaHl In the laat
couple of weeka. The IJuro|M-nn wiir bai atopped all oxpurlliiK of lumber
and runiiei|uenlly that part wlilili doen nut Ko abroad will hare lu be
cunnunu'd In thiH rountry and the pliy Ih that It hiip|H-na Just at a time
when i-X|)urlirs were iiliuut lu ciriin nn IncreaiM? In naleii In the foreign
innrketM. Lumbermen who d<i iiliuuM cxilualrely an export bualneas hare
ahut up Hliup nn<l tliuae who opeiiite mlllH liuro closed them tlown. Many
of the miinufaiturvrii who do largely a domestic bualneHK have alKo shut
down. Lumbermen of thU aeellun are uf the opinion that the curtail,
ment will more than equal the Iohm In eximrtH and coniw'quenlly will
within thirty or Hlxty doya prove that there la no added aurplua of dry
Iiimhor nn ailckK and will acrve na a check ngalnat the drop In prln>a
which was |)redlctod when the war broke out. Apparently this eurlatl.
ment la the I)e8t thlnw that could have happened. Deaplte the fact that
there will also be a loaa to many of the factories manufuclurlnE much
export Ktuok. the opening up of other forelun marketa to which no par-
ticular attention wag paid heretofore, which exista In the South Amerl-
lan cuuntrlcH ami which were largely controlled by ICncland ond (Germany,
will wllhin a short time make up for II and there la no reaaon to look
for curlailnient from those factories who aend their product to the coun-
tries now at war.

The domestic trade Is gradually prowInK better and lumbermen atlll
hope for a very good fall business. Inquiries continue very good anil a
fair volume of business is being booked, the movement In plain oak being
rather brisk and covering all grades. There Is a fair demand for quar-
tered oak also. The demand for chestnut does not improve as much a*
other woods although request for sonnd wormy is on the Increase. Th«
call for maple Is exceptionally good at this time and thick aah la in
steady call. First and seconds sap gum Is a good seller and la reported
short in some sections. The tame grade of red gum la not doing nearly
so well as is also true of No. 1 common of both sap and red gum. All
low grades suitable for the Ixix makers move rapidly.

•<, INDIANAPOLIS >

Wllh Ibe more ur bss tiini.nrnry iini-.rtiilnty growing out of the
situation in Europe, the hardwood trade In this vicinity has naturally
been a little alow during the last two weeks. It is not l)eliered, how-
ever, that the European war Is seriously going to elTect the hardwood
trade, unless It should be through difflcully in getting certain kinds of
hardwoods from countries or possessions Involved in the war.

Almost every line of business in this locality has been partly marking
time, until It could be seen what effect the war might have on buaineia
in this country. Now that it is the almost unanimous opinion that the
only possible effect will be to make business i)etter in the I'nited Htatca,
activities are being resumed. There Is a slight car shortage. Indicating
lioth a resumption of activity on the part of the- railroads and renewed
activity in Industrial lines.

=■< NASHVILLE >•

The European war situation Is the ovirshadowlng inlluence in the
hardwood lumber trade In this territory. The export trade baa been
suspended since the war was di-ciared, and lumbermen are now Ogurlng
as to what may be the- ultimate result. Steps have been taken by local
lumbermen to figure out just bon much foreign business has been handled
in this territory. It Is estimated that export trade will not exceed more
than ten per cent of the total, and this market will not suffer so greatly
as some of those nearer the coast.

There Is a fair demand for onk. ash, poplar, chestnut and other hard-
woods. I-ocal building demands are fairly active. Lumber values are an
uncertain quantlt.v. though It is the disroslllon to maintain prices. There
is a libi'ral supply uf hardwood lumber In the Nashville district, and If
(he foreign war is prolonged, it will In ell probability have the effect of
forcing values to a lower level. Foreign companies operate a niunber
of plants In this territory, getting out cedar, and it is understood that
Ihese plants have suspended since hostilities started. There Is a moderate
demand for oak flooring. Demand for furniture has been slow.

=-< LOUISVILLE >=

The war situation is gradually clearing up, and the belief is gaining
ground that the lumber business has not been so hard hit as had been
thought. The fact that the countries which are cut off from the Onlted
States are the least important lumber buyers is one signlQcant fact, and
the other is that ships are going to be available for handling stock to

HARDWOOD RECORD

many of the othei-s. C'onsoqiiently. if business in general enjoys the
stimulation which is expected to result from the shutting o£f of imports
which have competL-d with domestic products, the iumliermen ought to
have plenty to do taking care of their trade. The demand for quartered
oak is good. Quartered red oak is scarce and In good call, with prices
firm. Plain oak is quiet, and it has been for some time. Ash is picking
up, and there is a good demand for inch, though the thicker dimensions
are not in as brisk call. Wormy chestnut is selling well to panel fac-
tories, who are talung 'advantage of market conditions to stock up on this
item. Although the prospects are excellent for the sale of farm equip-
ment, the wagon and implement factories do not appear to be buying
heavily at present.

=-< ST. LOUIS >.=

Hardwood lini.l

„., ,f.|. 1,1

Arkansas arc Ir. i

[ 1 1 ' 1 i'h

Many have cl.i-,. .1

operate on siiuri-

11. ,1 -. Im'.|ii|.'<

wood lumber man

ufaclured in J

risks attendant tc

> war and the

There is a gradually gaining strength in the hardwood market, but it
Is not resuming its activity quite as fast as is wished. There is a con-
tinued good demand for plain sawed white oak and also for wide poplar
boards, bone dry ash and choice red gum. Upper grades of Cottonwood
are also in good demand from the box-making interests. There is a rather
unsatisfactory cypress market reported but it is getting better. Several
large orders have been booked recently by tilg Southern cypress manufactur-
ers and shipments are now going forward on them to points In the North
and East. Local distributors have been purchasing freely and it is evident
that there .soon will be an improvement. Ijolli in demand and prices.

< LITTLE ROCK >-

L^rs generally throughout the state of

ts from the European war disturbances.

lis entirely, while others have begun to
A very large percentage of the hard-

I'kansas is exported to Europe, and the
he dangers of seizure are declared by the
millmen to he too great at present.

The disturbed foreign market hits with particular force the stave and
heading manufacturers and also those men producing pencil timber. The
pencil factories at Cotter, Ark., closed on August 8, on account of the
European war. The management received several messages from Austria,
the principal market, advising that all shipments be withheld. The
American market for the pencil timber men has also been practically
killed, as the finishing plants in this country get the composition for the
inside of the pencil from the old country,

=— -< NEW ORLEANS >.==—

Heroic measures have been taken by the hardwood mills in this section
to prevent a demoralization of the domestic market that was expected
to follow the embargo of freight and suspension of the export business.
Curtailment of production was the only recourse, to avoid a break in
interior prices, and with very few exceptions this has been recognized by
Louisiana and south Mississippi mills. The export mills shut down
after the declarations of war just as soon as they could dispose of the
logs on hand, and those mills engaged in both domestic and export busi
uess are now running on half-time, practically reducing their output
one-half. As a result of these drastic measures there has been no
noticeable slump in quotations submitted to interior buyers, although the
coastwise business has been depressed to a certain extent by the glutting
of practically all American ports.

Approximately a thousand cars of timber and lumber and staves are
tied up in this port, pending the resumption of shipping, and hardwoods
comprise a large precentage. About sixty ships are being held by the
steamship agents for instructions from abroad, and many of these bad
already loaded lumber cargoes before the embargo was placed on freight.
Hundreds of cars have been returned to the mills, at a heavy expense
for reloading and switching, and other shipments have been stored in the
local yards and warehouses.

While the ships that cleared out of this port during the latter part of
last month are thought to be safe on the other side, so far as confiscation
by hostile powers is concerned, returned drafts and deferred collections
have forced all of the local exporters of hardwoods to reduce their office
expenses. Those who have large consignments on the water will lose
heavily.

War insurance rates are so steep, ranging from fifteen to twenty-five
per cent, that none of the local exporters would care to make shipments
at this time, even if there were bottoms available, although it is reported
that the larger lumber companies may charter their own vessels just as

as England's supremacy

the se

is fully established.

=-< MILWAUKEE >=

Milwaukee lumbermen seem to be convinced that the European war
situation will, temporarily, at least, adversely affect the lumber trade.
News from various northern mills indicate that the export demand for
various lines of northern hardwoods has been practically shut off and
the indications are that for the time being there will be very little hard-
wood exported from this section. News has been received that orders
for export of southern pine and hardwoods have been cancelled and the
natural result will be that the southern woods will now be disposed of
in the domestic market in competition with northern hemlock and hard-

Mahogany and

Circassian
Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

Q A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

Q You will not only find the Willey ware-
houses well stocked with a superb collec-
tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion,
Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
and domestic lumber and veneers, but
buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
taking service, and a quality of product
not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
car at the postoffice to Robey Street.

C. L. WILLEY, Chicago

Largest Fancy Wood Veneer
and Lumber producing plant in the world

HARDWOOD RECORD

On the Followins! Stock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

..„.,«„. II, 1 1 S„. 1 ( .„„ |-,.i.l.ir
.l.-,,u»(l fl. 11 4 N.. 1 « ..111. f.-plur
4tl.lHMI fl. H 4 No. 1 1 om. I'opl.r
^;,00<> fl. It 4 No. 1 1 om. I'opUr
MI.OOO fl. IS 4 Sap « Srlc-I I'op-

IKIKW fl. I« 4 Slip « Srlrrl Top-

lar
;i:.IMMl fl. I.' 4 N.M. 1 A ! I'opliir
:l(I.O*HI fl. .%x.1 No. 1 1 om. I'oplur
in.lHMI fl. U\n No. 1 ( om. I>..plnr
;l«,mMl fl. II 4 No». 1 A i Worm..

«iir.l
BO.mKI fl. 5 4 No. I ( om. (Iir.l.
7l.mHi fl. 114 No. I (om. dim.

B.OOO fl. I-; 1 No.. 1 « -J KrtI
III nil

K^.tinj 'fl. 1 1 N... 1 t ..iU. « llUr

i.i.mio'fi. 1 1 N..., 1 A ■: ri.ui.
.■.n..J?H'.''f.""^ . N.. . H...

Ullk
"Ollk

;;....... fl. .-. 1 N... 1 < lt,-.l

lil.iMi"i ft. .1 4 No. -■ < ..m. Krd

l.t.unu fl. 11 4 Nu.. 1 « i I-l. Krd
oak

T.l.lMMl fl. 1 1 s.-.iil.-.l ( .-.lar.

The Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 KIlby Street, Boston. M*ss.

W A NT E D

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

KrprnentlDc Fifth Avenue Buildinc

WEST VIBGINIA 81-Kl CE MMBER CO.. WPU/Vr^DkT

C»»i. Writ VlrelnlB. NtW YOKK

Over

One Million Dollars

in ?avings has been returned its members by the

Manufacturing
Lumbermen's Underwriters

and there remains to the credit of inembers over

Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars

The membership, which is constantly increasing,
is now composed of nearly four hundred and fifty of
the best saw mill plants in the country. Insurance in
force exceeds thirty-five million and nearly three
million dollars has been paid in losses. If you have
a first-class plant adequately protected and are inter-
ested in low cost fire insurance, correct policy forrns,
an inspection service which may save you from a dis-
astrous fire, with the certainty of a prompt and
equitable adjustment in case loss does occur, aiid
wish a list of members and annual statement we will
be glad to hear from you.

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting Co.

HARRY B. ci-AKK Attorney in Fact

""■"'ITrifaXorr"" KANSAS CITY, MO.

wood. I.'iiiilii'riiioii lire boiwful. Iiowevor, tbat tUc plToct of the w«r oa
l.iiHliieiui In general will be only l.'niporaiy In nature and that the altualloa
will eventually work out In favor of tlie Indumrlen In Ibia country.

Not taking the Inlluvncc of tlie ICuropenn war Into roniilderatton, tb*
linrdwood trade aecma to b« nl.out holding It* own. Tbe ImproTenient
I xperlencod during the pnat two weeka wan perlinpa not (o great aa
lumli.Tnien bnd bopod for, but ibey arc conddenl tbnt a Koo<l fall liu<l-
11088 will 111' eipcrl.'nci'd. Wh.il"BnlerH are receiving plenty of Inqulrln
iiud Ibere 1« every Indication Hint better order* will be placed from now
on. The fall revival In the Milwaukee lumber trad.' UHually atarta nbuul
tbe latter port of Auguat and It la not believed that tbe preaent waauo
will wltnoHH IIP exception to tbe rule.

While tbe factory trade la Htlll buying rather carefully and Inclined to
pliice orilera only to mc«-t Ita pnsent wants, alocka are ho light In tbt
bands of moat of theac concrns tbnt It will be necKHnry for tbem to
place larger orders, Just as soon aa the fall revival tnkea place. I>ealera
.'ibout the stnle do not seem to 1»: stocked up to any extent and wb.ile-
-nlers arc hopeful t<jr a belter liiiKlness from this source. It la antld-
l>atod tbnl fnrniers will go nin-nd wUh much delayed building, JuhI aa
Mii/n OS they are through with their threshing work, which will be about
I he end of August. There seems to be considerable building going on In
ilie sinniler dlles iind towns ni.'ut '.Vlsconsln.

BiilldlnK operations In Milwaukee have been showing a slight fnlllnf
"(T duiin« tbe r'"-! f'-'O or three wei>kB, ns compared with a year ago. but
I here me so inuuy large bulliling projects stnrted or planned that there la
jilenty of business nbead In this line. Seventy-two permits were Issued
during the past week for structures to coat $10S.n8'4, as compared with
eighty permits and an Investment of $29T,S8T during tbe corresponding
period In 1013.

Hardwood stocks are far from being large and the market la In such ■
healthy condition that no movement to cut prices Is anticipated. Maple
and birch are holding cspceliillv siioiii:.

=■< DETROIT >-

Indications arc that the Detroit hardwood market will not feul the
effects of the European war as severely as will other hardwood centert.
Detroit dealers are optimistic onu expect the hardwood situalion will not
long feci the demoralizing Influence of the war. However, they are u
conservative as they arc optimistic and there Is a marked tendency to
keep stocks low. Manufacturers are buying on a hand-to-mouth basis and
dealers arc generally following the same plan.

Tlic export problem Is due to react on the Detroit hardwood trade,
ns It affects the automobile Industry. The export trade of the light
motor car companies has been stopped and they are heavy users of hard-
wood. They have not yet curtailed their outputs as a direct result of
the war and it is hoped that trndc can be developed In countries hereto-
fore supplied by the nations now at war.

There Is a favornble change In the demand for Qnlsh hardwoods, oak
and maple particularly, and It Is expected that August will prove to be
.1 better month, all told, than was .7uly. Tbe building permits for July
in Detroit aggregated more than $.".,000,000, and It Is expected that the
effect of the July permits will begin to he felt the last of August.

Southern hardwoods are reported to be off, some of them badly. Id
the Detroit market. Northern ;;radps are not so affected. ITlces vary
but little and the demand for northern hardwoods has not appeared to
suffer preatly as a result of tbe export suspension. Tbe manufactured
maple flooring Industry of Micbl;;an. however, bids fair to suffer ns a
result of the export suspension. Several Michigan companies had devel-
oped an extensive maple flooring trade abroad, and they are now
reported to be curtailing their outputs.

=-< LIVERPOOL y=

The t-reat events in Kuiope duriu!: Ibe past week have naturally bad
a demoralizing effect on the Liverpool lumber market. Very little business
has been done and the fact that banks have been closed has prevented
any remunerative business. Doubtless American readers would like some
review of the position. First of all sea freights are bound to advance
materially. The leading steamers have been taken over by the govern-
ment and It was announced at this writing that ten English liners have
been taken. As American readers know, this line Is used extensively by
lumber shippers. Of course a very large amount of timber will be required
in England, particularly ash In connection with warlike stores. The
stocks In England are exceedingly heavy and prices ruling have not moved
any higher. Under these circumstances shipments without definite orders
are not recommended.

The mahogany position Is dllllcult to calculate. Freights across tbe
.Vtlnnllc are bound to go higher and this will be an Important factor In
values In the United States. T.argc stocks are now on hand but whether
shipments from the African west const will continue to come In Is
doubtful. Prices are ruling on the same basis, though fancy woods are
not likely to be In much demand here In war time.

The automobile trade Is very busy and the government has given out
large orders, which will Involve a reduction In lumber stocks. The
opinion Is given out that stocks are ample, and speculative shipments are
not recommended. Brokers, however, will be able to give a better
opinion In a week or fortnight. In the menntime, shippers are advised to
"sit tight."

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers* Directory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co... U

Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co 51

Boyle, Inc., Clarence 5

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. . . 66

Cartler- Holland Lumber Co 2

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co 14

Cobbg & Mitchell. Inc 3

Connor, R., Company

Craig, W. P., Lumber Co 15

Crosby, C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co 63

Elias, G. & Bro 66

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 11

Hoffman Bros. Company 16

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co U

James & Abbott Co 60

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co 59

Kneeland-Bigelow Co., The 13

Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Co. . . 65

Litchfield, William E 14

Lockhart Lumber Co., J. G

Mcllvain, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean. Klugh, Lumber Co 66

Miller, Anthony 66

Mitchell Bros. C» 3

Mowbray & Robinson C» 11

Palmer & Parker Co 14

Parry, Chas. K., & Co 10

Rice Lake Lumber Co 65

Richardson Lumber Company I

Ross & Wentworth 13

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 68

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8

Stephenson, L, Co., Trustees 63

Steven & Jarvis Lumber Co

Stolle Lumber & Venee:- Co 51

Sullivan, T. & Co 66

Tegge Lumber Co 61

Webster, George. Lun'ber Co... 15

White Lake Lumber Company.. 44

Wiggin, H. D 14

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16

Willson Bros. Lumber Company. 14

WIstar. Underbill & Nixon 14

Wood-Mosaic Company 15

Teager Lumber Company, Inc.. 66

Young. W. D.. & Co 3-13

POPLAR,

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company 56

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 50

Parrin, M. B.. Lumber Company. 50

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 15

Gardner Wood Company 51

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 14

Kentucky Lumber Company 54

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co 6

Rittcr, C. L., Lumber Company.. 43

Rockcastle Lumber Company 43

Wood. R. E., Lumber Company. 15

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 54-6S

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 47

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 47

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 47

Brown, Geo. C. & Co 46

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co.... 48

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 48

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company. . . 10

Farrin. M. B., Lumber Co 50

Gary, W. W 47

General Lumber Company 68

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 46

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co.... 10

Kentucky Lumber Company H

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company...

Lansing Company, The 48

Miller Lumber Company 46

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

Saline River Hardwood Co 54

Sondheimer, E., Company 49

Stlmson Veneer and Lumber Co. 63
VandenEoom-Stimson Lumber

Company 49

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS,

American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . . 14

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 47

Atlantic Lumber Company 56

Baker. Jacobs & Co 9

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co 47

Bluestone Land & T..umber Co.. 48

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

Bonner. J. H.. & Sons 47

Booker-Cecil Company 4

Bovle. Inc.. Clarence 5

Brenner. Ford. Lumber Co 50

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 46

Brown, W. P., & Sons Lumber

Co 4

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co.. 66
Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Co..

Camahan-.'Mlport Lumber Co.... 10

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Churchin-MIIton Lumber Co 4

Coale. Thos. E., Lumber Co 14

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co. . . 48
Davidson. Hicks & Greene Co.. 9
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-
pany 4

Day Lumber & Coal Company., fO

Dermott Land & Lumber Co 48

Dugan Lumber Co 49

Ellas. G.. gz Bro 66

Evans. G. H.. Lumber Company 10

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Co 50

Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co... 9

Faust Bros. Lumber Company.. 16
Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 7

Gardner Wood Company 51

Gary. W. W 47

General Lumber Company 68

Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co.

Harris Manufacturing Co 49

Heyser. W. E., Lumber Co 11

Hlmmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 46

Hitt, H. H.. Lumber Co 41

Hooton Hardwood Company 45

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..
Hutchinson Lumber Company..

Jeffris, D. K., & Co 45

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co 5C

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

Kennedy, James, & Co 60

Kentucky Lumber Company 54

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co 59

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The 48

Litchfield, William E 14

Little River Lumber Company. . 68

Logan. J. M.. Lumber Co 6

Louisvill* Veneer Mills 4

Mcllvain, J. Gibson. & Co 2

McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co 66

Memphis Band Mill Company... 2

Miller, Anthony 66

Miller Lumber Company 46

Morford Lumber Company 9

Mowbray & Robinson Company. 11

Norman Lumber Company 4

North Vernon Lumber Company 4

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Parry. Chas. K.. & Co

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.

Peytona Lumber Company

Ransom, John B., & Co

Rieraeier Lumber Company

Ritter, C. L., Lumber Company..

Rockcastle Lumber Company

Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co.

Saline River Hardwood Co

Salt Lick Lumber Company

Siaymaker, S. E.. & Co

Sondheimer. E., Company

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stemmelen Lumber Company...
Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sullivan. T., & Co

Tschudy Lumber Company

VandenBoom -Stimson Lbr. Co..
Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company

Webster. George, Lumber C«...

Webster, N. A

White Lake Lumber Company. .

Whitmer. Wm., & Sons

Wiggin, H. D

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons..
Willson Bros. Lumber Company

Wistar, Underhill & Nixon

Wood-Mosaic Company

Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company.

Yates, John B., Lumber Co

Teager Lumber Co.. Inc

VENEERS AND PANELS.
Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co..
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company. .

East St. Louis Walnut Co

Evansville Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company

Hoffman Bros. Company

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co. .

Jarrell. B. C. & Co

Kentucky Veneer Works

Knoxville Veneer Company

Louisville Veneer Mills

Merrill Veneer Co

Nartzik, J. J

Ohio Veneer Company

Old Dominion Veneer Company.

Palmer & Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co

Pickrel Walnut Company

Ra>Tier, J

Roddis Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sanders & Egbert Company

Sedro Veneer Company

Standard Veneer Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co. . .

Stolle Lumber & Veneer Co

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co....
Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co.

Underwood Veneer Company

Willey, C. L

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons...

Wood-Mosaic Company

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC
Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co
Bacon, R. S.. Veneer Company..

East St. Louis Walnut Co

Evansville Veneer Company

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

Hartzell, Geo. W

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..

LoulsvllU Veneer Mills

McCowen, H. A., & Co

Palmer & Parker Co

Penroi Walnut 4 Veneer Co....

Pickrel Walnut Company

Purcell, F^ank

Rayner, J

Sanders k. Egbert Company

Willey, C. L

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons..

I I

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

10 Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

8 Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

9 Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co.... 63
60 Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 50
43 Harris Manufacturing Company 49

43 Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 63

65 Mitchell Bros. Company 3

KNashville Hardwood Flooring

10 Co 9

56 Saline River Hardwood Co 54

4 ! Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

66 Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 8
4 Stephenson, I., Co., Trustees 63

53 Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

66 Webster, George, Lumber Co. , 15
49 Wilce. T., Company, The 5

49 Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 54-68

Young, W. D.. & Co 3-13

6
j5 WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

10 Cadillac Machine Company 60

44 Diamond Iron Works 60

14 Gerlach, The Peter, Company,. 59

14 Llnderman Machine Co., The.. 67

16 Mershon, W. B.. & Co 60

14 Phoenix Manufacturing Co 61

14 Saranac Machine Company 60

15 Sinker-Davis Company

15

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Clyde Iron Works 12

54 Fitzgibbons & Krebs

54 Gogebic Lumber Company 44

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 60

7

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

50 Andrews, The A. H., Company... 44

15 Grand Rapids Veneer Works 63

National Dry Kiln Company 62

64 Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 14
Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 61

6

4 SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
53 Atkins, E. C, & Co

50 LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

1< Company

7-8 Epperson, U. S., &. Co

7 Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

5 Company

65 Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance
7 Company ...

64 Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. C»

14 Lumbermen's Underwriting AlU-

53 ance

51 Manufacturing Lumbermen's

48 Underwriters 56

64 Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

65 Fire Ins. Company

55 Rankln-Benedict Underwriting

16 Company 56

15

TIMBER LANDS.

g. Lacey, James D., & Co

Spry, John C 5

^ TIMBER ESTIMATORS.
- 7 Griffith, Clarence W 49

MISCELLANEOUS.

4 American Rule & Mfg. Company 69
7 Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

14 Brcderlck & Bascom.RDpe Co

7-8 Chllds, S. D., & Co „ 59

7 Diamond Lafeor Agency 51

7 Gerlach. The Peter. Company.. 59

5 Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

7 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co...

65 Mechanical Rubber Company... 61
16 Perkins Glue Company 52

HARDWOOD RECORD

CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

TIMBER FOR SALE

tlt>o ml Ibe followlus ratr»l

For one Intertlon 20c a line

For two Ineertlone 35c a line

For three Iniertlona SOc a line

For four Insertion! 60c a line

Eljbi worJn of orcllniirjr li-n«th maltronr lint.

llr«lllDlCOUnH«» IWO llUK.

No «lip1«T ncei't tli» b..>)lii»» c«n b« •<>-

mllttd.
Rrmlltanrva to accompany thr ordfr. No

EMPLOYES WANTED

W^VNTED -A YOUNG MAN
Who knows or conid li-iini |)iiu.l I)11k1ui.k8 to art
as sole salesman for factory In North CaroUno.
Prrmnnent posltJon and advancement to rlcht
man.

Address "BOX SO." care Haiidwood KECOiin.

WANTED— HAEDWOOD SAI.ESMAN

To cover Indiana. Ohio and MlclilKiin. .Mu:il
have cstabllsh.-d trade
L.EI..\XU G. n.

WANTED— A GOOD SAWYEE

One who has had large snwnilll experience.
Must ho familiar with sawInK of all kinds of Inni
IKT. Most have some millwright experience.
None hut thoroURhly sober, capable and rellablf
men need apply. "Jood Job for the rlKht party.
Address C. L. WILI.EY. 25r.8 So. Uobey SI.,
Chlcaco, 111.

H.7IM1 ACKKS VlftCUN HAKDWOODS
M«,on .-..nnt), .... T"'. H'lnl- .■«"-! I" '-'•.
.nlancc timber rlRhta. Will cut .'.O.tiOO.HOO feel,
Ink and Poplar predomlnatlnK. I'ontiilns valu-
ilile Iron and clay deposits, also vuluiible wat.r
wwor rlshts. rnqbestlonablc title. For price
uid other Information apply to

IiAWSON I. AMI A UMIIFK COMl'ANY,

IL

MAdllNKRV lOR SALE

WANTED— A HIGH-GRADE
Experienced Innilier snlesninn. commnndlnK irood
established trade, Indiana and Ohio espi-elally,
also western I'eonsylvanla, by larKC northern
Wisconsin hardwood and pine manufacturer ami
wholesaler.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

When .v.)u want a snl./.-iiK-.n for .New York
state territory, write us. Wc tan supply yuu
with a good man. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of WHiolesale Lumber * Sash & Door
Salesmen. H. T. Trotter. 428 Powers Bldg.,
Rochester, N. Y.

A LXJMBEEMAN WITH

Years' experience selling oak. gum. poplar, ch.'st-
nut and yellow pine In New Y^ork state. New
England and Pennsylvania, although at present
employed. d.>slres to change connections. Have a
high-cla.-is trade and can guarantee results. Kind
iv ad'Ir'ss "V,. C." car.- ll.Miinv Rk.i)i;i>.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

SOUND OR WORMY SOFT MAPLE

ilte >...k al..l lilr.li .^.i.ian.. W.ii.l. il.

LEOPOLD DESK CO., HurllnKlon. Iowa

WANTED

Hard Maple and Beech Squares 42
5" long, plump 1" x 1". Must be cle
iralght. If you ha

effer

any
hem dry or Rreen.

TDK COLUMBIA MFO. ۥ.,
New Pblladelpbla. Ohio

DIMENSION OAK

Plain and Quartered

Various sizes for

air and table factor

for specincatlona and prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

T East 42nd Street.

LUMBER FOR SALE

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE— OAK DIMENSION STOCK
1 car 2'^"x2Vi"x2!j", 29" and 33".
BROWN & HARRIS LUMBER CO., Holmes
vllle. O.

GLUED-UP DIMENSION STOCK OR
SPECIALTIES IN WOOD

We want to make connecti.>ns with some co
cern using gluodup dimension stock, or wc wl
consider the manufacture of some specialty
wood if In reasonably permanent demand.

Address "Box 82," care IIabdw l!i . mki.

WOODWOUKINti MACllINEKY
BARGAINS
1— 30x<l Egan & Co. cabinet surfacor.

1 30x<l Egan & Co. cabinet double lurfaoer.

1—30x0 Buss cabinet aurfacer.
r. — URlit single aurfacera.

2_Hx« J. A. ray ft Co. Ilglitenlng lloorlns ma-
chines.
1—7x1 E. ft B. Holmes floorlnK machine.
l—:iOxl« double surfacer, with divldi-d feed rolla.
1 - .■10x11 Berlin cabinet aurfac
r.illn and chip break.-r.
:t— .10" land saws; 1—12" band saw;
1 — 00" band saw.
t_48" :!-drum II. B. Smith Sander.

1 00" 3drum Columbia Sander.

1 — 48" 3 drum Berlin Sander.

Many other woodworking machines.

shafting, pulleys, bcltinB and hangers, Corltis

and automatic engines, dynamos and tnotori.

CLEVELAND BELTI.NU ft MACHINERY CO..

1022 Scranton Road. Cleveland. Ohio.

with aectlonal

FOR SALE— COMPLETE SAW MILl

fully 1.. It. -I an.l r.-.ol.v !<■ run. In ilrsi chiKS con-
dition.

14 ItURs.l 00,000 cni.aclty l.>g ears, 20" whcla.
Wesllnghouae air brakes, link and pin coupler.

S miles of 4.-.-lb. r.laylng rails. In excellent con-
dition.

Maehini' shop, consisting of ISO-ton wheel preaa.
lath.-, pl'.ner. power drill, etc.

. VMI-IMI I I I MP.IIi i-o Marlln|..n. W. Vn

TIMBER WANTED

WANTED— WHITE OAK TIMBER

■nil, I

ll4"

400.0.»0 H. \Mill

2"xlO". Will submit schedule upon appllca-
llon. 12 to 18 months in which to make dcIlT-
PLACE BROTIir.ltS, INC.,

i:;i Sialr Str.i !. n.-t'.n. Mass.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED
sale Hardwooc
■hlladelphla

PARTNER
Liod lumb.T busln.'sfl. spci

.Address
ALFRED P. BUCKLEY,
.Second St.. Philadelphia, P

FREE— 300,000,000 FEET
of Louisiana white oak and other hardwoods,
highest quality, as bonus for Investment In pre-
ferred slock of company owning 50.000 acres of
land worth J.^O to JlOO when d.-artd and col-
tlvat.d. Klve annual payments. E. E. GARRI-
SON Ic CO.. .122 Washington Bldg., .Madison, Wli.

TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE

70.000 FEET YELLOW POPLAR
Will sell Ists and 2nds, or No. 1 common and
better, or 20,000 feet 12" to 30" clear, or all
log run. Above poplar 4/4. small per cent 8/4.
and on stick six months, extra fine quality stock.
BROWN & HARRIS LBR. CO.. HolmesvlUe. O.

FOR SALE— ONE OF THE FINEST
Arkansas hardwood tracts of timber, consisting
of about 70,000,000 feet. Up-to-date plant for
manufacturing same can be purchased reason-
ably or leased. A rare bargain for some one.
Address "BOX 70," care Hardwood Record.

BUTERS OF HARDWOODS.

Do you want t» ftt la Uuch with the ft

Buyera of hardwood Inmber? We have a llat,

ihowine the aaaual reqolrementa 1« lo«»«.

llmeaaloD atock

and veneera aod panals ef e«»-
of those materlala throoehoot the Balte*
States aad Canada. The aervlca U tree U ad-
rertlaera in the R»co»D. It will latereat yea.
Write ua for farther laformatloa abeat ear "8«U-
ing Lumber by Mall System."

HARDWOOD RECORD. Kilaworth Bids-.

Chicago.

HARDWOOD RECORD

59

MISCELLANEOUS

OAK, POPIAB, ASH

aad all otber bardwoods, In all grades and tblck-
oeaaes, can be readily sold If adrertlsed In the
Wanted and Far Sale secclan of Baaow««d Bao-
oaD. If you hare a large stock jon went to
•ell try a few lines la ttils departmeat and
see wbat a lot of Inquiries tbey will brlag you.

LIST OF SAW MILLS

Also shlnKlo and lath mills, rrmsntins; plants
milling plants. •!" il i>i;iiij iii-l lav.-
ducers in Gi'iirui,- 1 i,., \ \li ,iss

Louisiana, Tc.\m-, I ; h : \ i -i i SI

railrciad Icicatiim. il.iili - ,!-;i>ii. pii,. :iN(. li
wood- capacit.v planers, steam and s'moke k
$3.00 complete.

UNITED SAW MILLS CO., New Orleans, L

If you want to get in touch
with 3000 Live Wire
Buyers of Hardwoods

1 ti) find out about
ood Record's

BULLETIN SERVICE

One man, who uses the service
gives it credit for earning annu-
ally $10,000 for him.
Write for pamphlet —

''Selling Lumber fip Mail"

It will prove a revelation to you.

HARDWOOD RECORD

(Bulletin Depl.)

537 So. Dearborn St.,
CHICAGO

LUMBER RULES

Our own process of black enamel
ink insures perfect, permanent
lettering with no injury to the
rule, as with burnt lettering.
Double riveted head, the rivets
moulded into the brass.

Tool Steel Blade

Oil Tempered
Riveted Handle

AMERICAN RULE & MFG. CO.

Nashville, Tenn.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
8 1 9 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

Clf you are not a subscriber
to HARDWOOD REC-
ORD and have a suspicion that
you would like to see a copy, it
is yours for the asking.

MAKE BOX SHOCKS

Up to H~ Li.ng. or

LOOSE BARREL STAVES

Of FioeBt Qiialit.v and at Loivest Cost

From Cord woe. d, .«!labs, or Olhur Forest Waste
by the Use of Gerlaeh Machinery.

The Peter Cerlach Co., Cleveland, O.

Secure Better Prices

at less selling cost by reaching

more customers. Hardwood

Record puts you before them.

All Twice a Month

ASK US ABOUT IT

GIBSON
TALLY BOOK

This ihree-lhrow tally ticket cover is made
from aluminum, and accommodates four tally
tickels--»ix8l inches in size.

Folds compactly to less than one-fourlh inch
in thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket.

Gires large area of four tickets for compli-
caled tallies, or straight grade can be made
on one page.

'lieinal and duplicate.
These tally books ar

desiened to be

Aluminum Tally Covers, each
Aluminum Tally Covers, per dozen
Patented triplicate Tally Tickets (si

I (stock form) Tally Tick

Manufactured by

per 1,000 lO.O

Hardwood Record

537 S. Dearborn St., CHICAGO

"HARDWOOD RECOKD

PROFIT FROM WASTE

THE DIAMOND DOUBLE ANVIL
HOG IS SPECIALLY' ADAPTED
FOR HARDWOOD MILLS

Let U. Send You Bulletin R

DIAMOND IRON WORKS

MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

Broom Handle

CHUCKING AND BORING MACHINE

It rounds end of handle and bores small hole in other end
automatically at same time. Capacity, 45,000 handles in ten
hours. All the operator has to do is to keep the handles fed to
the machine. Used by the largest producers. Write for de-
tails and price.

CADILLAC MACHINE CO.

Makers of Handle Makers Tools. CADILLAC. MICHIGAN

LIDGERWOOD

ATf^]]L
ATJgWEST

SKIDDERS

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOB

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manufu-tured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR.

MICH.. U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

PERFECTION

April 20, 1014.

shoa & Co..
Saginaw, Mich.

H THIE-
MEYER
COMPANY

Heavy 54-Inch Twin Band Resaw

Wm. B. IVIershon <Sc Co.

SAQIINAW MICH.

FT

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTINC

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CRlNECOMPANy ■ ■ ILL BRANCHES

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

(Ctilcago Rubber Warks)

307 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO

ESTABLISHED 1882

^

THE Standard Moist Air Dry Kiln exactly fills
this prescription of Experience. Convincing
proofs of its complete success in drying a// z/ariV-
tics of HARDWOODS will be sent, with the catalog,
on request. Address: The Standard Dry Kiln Co.,
1559 McCarty St.. Indianapolis, Ind.

Phoenix

6 ft. Pony
Band Mill

Will cut 30,000
feet of 1" lumber
in 10 hours and
cut it good.

Nearly 200
of these
mills sawing
wood in the
U. S. A.

PRETTY GOOD
RECOMMENDA-
TION, ISN'T IT?

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

HARD WOOD KECORU

EASY TO INSTALL

ClIhAliii. July l.-l. IVI4

Send

for

Catalog

kllii, «..

ririN<i lyKK-m funilHlK-d by jrou, liaa now
Ikm'D In •>|H'riitl(>ii nhoiii nli inoiiilii and
ri'»iiUk nri' all tliiit we could ilfulrc. We
wlnh 111 nlnti- Hint tliln nintcrlal was rr-
t'olvrd lu condltloD nblili <-nabl<-d ua to lu-
olall It from tlii' blue (irlnl without anjr
■lllllculiy on our pan.

\Vc will be vcrv Kind to bnvo you uac our

I n refcroncc at any lime

V<T.v truly youra.

\Sf} MILL & I.rMllKK CO.,
Ilv IC. J. DIck.TKon

iiinpniiy
K()Si:i...\>

THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD DRIER

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

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You vuTKyouY fodms irvtotKe stabl<?s to

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CLYDE PEhM^SIO^ERS aivdcs
M^GIFFEKT LOADEDSyou shut down
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t ion."- which dctudllydocsnt happen
at dUifyou g^-ease the machines up
w<?ll and i-un them in under a roof
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FAMOUS FOR HARD MAPLE, AND GREY ELM

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"Ideal" S Rock Maple Flooring

i* the flooring that ii manufactured ezpreaaly to aupply the demand ^or the belt. It it
made by modem machinery from carefully-selected stock and every precaution it taken
throughout our entire tyttem to make it fulfill in every particular :t« name — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send Us Tour Inquiries

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in I, f and 13-16 and 1 1-16 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

"WE ARE GETTING RESULTS"
WRITES ONE ADVERTISER

This Means That He Is Getting

NEW BUSINESS

Through His Ad

If we can do it for him is there any logical
reason why we can't for you ?

MAKE us PROVE IT

HARDWOOD RECORD, CHICAGO

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars l.\7" and up No. 1 Common and Better Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4/4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

I. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

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but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

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GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS., SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

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RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFTICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA. WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, BiRCHWOOD, WIS.

We manudcture it our BIrchwood plint jinjle ply yeneerj
e( all natlTt northern woods and deliver »tock that is In
shape to flue.

From our Aljoma factory, where we hare specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape, In all woods, notafcly in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We mate no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
Teneer.

Lvery pound of glue we use Is guaranteed hide stock. Wa
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that 1$ the best, based oa
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock and
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yoi.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co.

Lonji Island City, New York

TOMAHAWK VENEER & BOX CO.

.Manufacturers of Draw Bottoms in Birch and
Basswood, Pin Blocks, Back Panels, also Head-
ing and American Cheese Boxes our Specialties

WRITE FOR PRICES WISCONSHT

SEDRO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturer-; ROTARY CUT c DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD CC AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

B.

c.

JARRELL ^

MANUPACTUREKS OF

CO.

High

Grade, Rolary-Cut Gum |

VENEERS

Cut

righl

; dried right; prices right 1

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

For Veneer and Pane! Manufacturers

Your Consuitiers' Lists Cost You BIG MONEY

We can save it all and relieve you of all the detail and effort necessary to

tabulate consumers* wants. Our Card Index System of those wants,

just out, is the result of systematic effort. It is endorsed by your competitor.

Can You Afford to Give Him that Advantage?

HARDWOOD RECORD CHICAGO

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Rotary Cut Veneer

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch Basswood

Gray Elm Red Oak

Also Mahogany Panels of every grade.

This is the stock that satisfies the manu-
facturer of furniture, interior finish and
doors because it is cut under right condi-
tions, perfectly seasoned and carefully
handled all the way from stump to car.

A trial order will convince you

The Underwood Yeneer Company

Thomas Street Wausau, Wisconsin

// you knew

Wliat our Bulletin Service
was doing- for your com-
petitor in

the lumber business

you'd not only want the
service yourself, but you'd
have it. Let us tell you
about it.

Hardwood Record

Chicago

Roddis Lumber & Veneer C**-

Marshfield. Wis.

VENEERED PANELS
DESK TOPS TABLE TOPS

FLUSH VENEERED DOORS
WAINSCOTING BENT WORK

SAW MILLS AT PARK FALLS, WIS

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

We have on hand a complete stock (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

"' °"'fo7tHrS^s^^ Wisconsin Hardwoods?

Send for Price List "H. R." Today

Excellent Shippins Condition
and 500,000' 4 '4 No. 2 Common

and Better Hard Maple.
SOO.OOd' 4/4 No. 1 Common 1 Car 8/ 4 No. 2 Common and

A Better Unseleeted Basswood. Better Basswood.

1 Car 5/4 Nos. 1, 3, and 3
Basswood.

Tiiese Items
oOCOOO' 4/4 No. 2 C
Better Unselected Bircii

1,000' 4/4 No. 2 Common
Basswood, Rouirh.
" >,000' 4 ■ "•

Basswood, Ron eh.
300.000' 6/4 ""
and Better Soft

No. 3

No.

Comn

Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.
5 Cars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots.
3 Cars 6/4 Birch Scoots.
1 Car 4/4x11" and Wider 1st
nd 2nd Basswood.

KNEELAND-McLURG LUMBER CO.

Manufacturers ol Hardwoods PHILLIPS, WIS,

HARDWOOD RECORD

i

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All urBdcd and till. kn.-»Kr..
Will rr<-rlv« ai
Bran

940 Seneca Street,

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

>PF,CIALTV

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPECIALTIF.S:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

I

Yeager Limber CoiwPANV.inc.
Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

O. ELIAS «& BRO.
HARDWOODS

work. Boxes. Maple an

Q5S-101S ELK

I'me. Spruce,
limber. Mill-
Uak Floorins

STREET

III

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks ijij|

of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every i||

facility for filling and shipping orders promptly. I '
i They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

^r-

HARDWOOD RECORD

A Fine Opportunity to Dispose of
Narrow, Short and Low Grade Oak

lH)Sc of this Iunil)ei- by making it up ii
oak Hooring s(|uares like the ilhistration

These squares are jointed together vvithi

To the oak huiiber nianuf.uiurer wiio accu-
mulates consicleral:)le oak hunber that can
not be sold unless they put a price on it that
is so low that there's no money in it, there
is now offered a fine opportunity to dis-

Linderman Automatic Jointer
Gluer, Clamper and Sizer

squared to tlie exact width. A straight tongue and groove is then cut on the two sides and ends.

The demand for llicse flooring .squares is greatly in excess of the present output. Still there
are several Southern manufacturers making these flooring squares.

One New York firm wants a good many car loads of the Linderman Flooring Squares. The
prices it offers will net you, delivered New York City, practically as much as you are getting from
the better grade of oak lumber.

Write today for further information and we will give you the details of the market, manufac-
turing costs, etc. You're not obligated in any way in asking for particidars, yet it might be of
value and worth your consideration.

Linderman Machine Company

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN

New York City

Woodstock, Ont.

Knoxville, Tenn,

IVfanufactiirers

Gum
Oak
Cypress

General

Liirnbcr cononwood

g-^ Maple

company Memphis, Icnn. Elm
Little River Lumber Company

TOWNSEND, TENN.

TITE continue cutting Hardwoods and Hemlock out of big, smooth, clean, prime logs, and we give
"V special attention to the making of stock that is hard to make and is required in heavy thick-
nesses and special widths and lengths. We are in shape now to cut Poplar, in any widths or thick-
nesses desired. Also are getting into the mill a fine lot of Chestnut logs that can be cut to order.
A little later on will be glad to talk Southern Mountain Maple with you — IT IS SURE FINE. Also
Hemlock in all widths and all grades.

We Continue to Solicit the Business of

Discriminating Buyers of High Grade Smoky Mountain Hardwoods and Hemlock

It Tells Just What the Consumers Use

A\V liardwnod or veneer man considers liis ]KTsoiial Uiio\vlc(i.<.c' ol' tlu icciiiirciriciits ol' lii
trade lii.s p-eatest asset.

Kut lit r<alizfs that if that knowledge is confined to a limited niiniher of concerns liis sales will he tli<- s.i
iftt r year. Hence to grow he must acquire more knowledge regarding other possible customers.

Do you ,is a seller of hardwoods or veneers think it is good business to invest years of your time and (|i
of your money to gather that knowledge when you can get logically collated first-hand and absolutely 1
authentic information on thousands of .such consumers and can have the use of it immediately after applleatio

The cost is nominal and the service is elastic in its form and cin In- iiia<l< to tit yo\ir peculiar r.(|ii
rx.ietly. Write now and get the benefit of the annual corrections.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

YELLOW POPLAR

lllllUF»CIU«t«SOFB»»OS«WtO

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

SPECIALTY
QUARTER SAWEO

WHITE OAK

CMiarofe,Ohio,U.S.A.

LUMBER CO

Nineteenth Year,
Semi-Monthly.

CHICAGO. SEPTEMBER 10, 1914 {iraVuc?pu..T()c.n..

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HARDWOOD RECORD

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS
COMPJur ■ • JLL BRIKCHES

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

Chicago Rubber Work*)

307 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO

ESTABLISHED 1882

HARDWOOD RECORD

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Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. SEPTEMBER 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash No. 3 Common 34 M

1x6 Bass wood is and 2s 45 M

4/4 Basswood is and 2s 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 1 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 3 Common ISOM

l.x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common 8 M

1x5 Basswood No. 3 Common 7 M

1x6 Basswood No. 3 Common 60 M

1x7 and up Basswood No. 3 Common 20 M

4/4 Red Curly Birch is and 2s 'A y\

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 100 M

1x14 and up Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s 7 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common 200 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm is and 2s 50 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 20 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. l and 2 Common 17 M

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear) 6 M

5/4 Maple Step is and 2s 23 .M

4/4 Maple No. 3 Common 60 M

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common 83 M

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common 14 M

"It is not what lumber costs you, so much as what you
can get out of it, that decides its value for your work."

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARDWOODS

CADILLAC, MICH. SEPTEMBER 2, 1914

1x5 Basswood, Xo. 1 Common 8 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common.' 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 M

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. ... 100 M
4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Com. .100 M

5/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. ... 5 M

4/4 Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30 M

6/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Alaple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseye Maple I's & 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4/4 Basswood & Elm. No. 4 20 M

4/4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common.. 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

Service

TT 7S TPTVJ

LUDiNcnroN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

First

The Lower Peninsula
of Michigan

has become famous the
world over for the excel-
lent quality and general
character of its

Soft Gray Elm

Noted especially for soft
texture, straight grain,
bending and resisting
qualities.

OUR LIST OF

Dry Stock

M 6 '4 F.4S 9W'

M 8/4 F.AS 10"

M 10/4 F.4S 10%"

M 12/4 FAS 11"

M 16/4 FAS 11%"

M 4/4 No. 1 Com 8"

M 6/4 No. 1 Com 8"

M 8/4 No. 1 Com 9"

M 10/4 No. 1 Com 9%"

M 12/4 No. 1 Com 10"

M 16/4 No. 1 Com 11"

.M 4/4 No. 2 Com 7"

M 4/4 No. 3 Com 1"

(TTtti

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s^t^Sjmb?rco. LuDINGTOhMiCH.

li'fti'i

HARDWOOD KKCOKD

#

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wllce's Hardwood Flo«r-

le has Keen amonB the foremost on the market

nd t)e(-ause it stands today "unequaled" Is tha

l>est evidence that its manufacturer has kept

ahreast of modern methods and the advanced di-

mands of the trade. To convince yourself of th*

love statements, try our jiolished surface floor-

e. loneucd and pooved. hollow hacked, ulth

aiehed ends and holes for hlind nalllns— youH

liiid it reduces tbeexpenae of layluf and poUshlnx-

The T. Wilce Company

a2nd and Throop Sts. CHICAGO, ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc., "' Sc'a"

rtd Block

licago

WHOLESALE LUMBER

AtwayM in the market for OAK, CUM and POPLAR

^

For items of Hardwood Stock or Hardwood
Machinery, you will find it advantageous ic
write our advertisers. Get in touch I

PLANNER. STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

i 2 CARS 5 4 X 12' & WIDER Isl & 2nd BASSWOOD
WANTFD TO MOVF OTTTriC - '* ^^^^ ^" '^OCK ELM bridge PLANK

W/\1N1£.U lU IVlUVi^ VU1L.1S. 800,000 FEET NO. 3 HEMLOCK

I 100,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

MILLS:
BLACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE
1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE GIBSON TALLY BOOK

Let us send you one on approval, with samples of Tally Tickets for triplicate,
duplicate or single tallies — a score of forms to choose from. They are the
latest and best. Endorsed by hundreds of lumber manufacturers and buyers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

5

CHICAGO

THE GREATEST HARDWOOD MARKET IN THE WORLD

1

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VENEER

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras, East India, Cuban,
and African.

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES

in all thicknesses.

DOMESTIC:

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, figured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASSWOOD,YEL.PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
banding and bottoms.

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and

5-ply STANDARD SIZES

HUDDLESTON-MARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252 Lumber St., CHICAGO, ILL.

liiiii-RAYNER , ^^

iENlERED PANELS

;>:;;;gis|iii(:b^.:FoR st:q

WE HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH, BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES, BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WRITE C8 ABOUT IT

J. J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chicago, III.

An Opportunity to Make Money
With Small Capital

I have a small tract of timber, well located. In Central
Southern Hardwood Belt, which will cut several million feet
of FINE OAK.

Will sell to mill man at $2.50 per M ft. for the timber
only— or $3.00 per M ft. for the land and timber. Reasonable
terms.

You can make a handsome profit on the timber and have
a splendid farm left. Bottom land, no overflow.

If interested write for particulars.

JOHN C. SPRY

1003 Harris Trust Building
CHICAGO, ILL.

CIRCASSIAN
AMERICAN

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

213 N. Ann St. : CHICAGO

MAHOGANY

89%

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers t^re
owners of steaLin plants. Eighty nine per
cent a.re. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma-chinery. There is little percenta.ge
of wa.ste circulation in HARDWOOD
RECORD for maLcKlnery edvertlsere.

SAVE YOUR MONET BY USING THE

U|7¥N DA/^l^ Published Semi-annually
MXLjU DUUjV in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
ber in car lots, both among the dealers and manufacturers.

The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

well organized Collection Depart

ited and the sar

Write for terms.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Ettablitlied
1878

Mention This Paper

HARDWOOD R i: C O k D

KNOXVILLE

Frnnoui for FinctI Type of Poplar, Oak and Chratnul.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALNUT & TENNESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

HAtiU UliAJi AT VKBTAU A 8UBUKB OF KNOXVl

BOUTHItRN AND LOUIHVIULK tk NA8H VILIJC RAIUHUAD

C.C. CANNON.

C. R. SWANN.

J. M. UOOAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch OtTlc. and Tard:
Bank aod McI.Miii Ave.. Clnrlnnatl I M ASHER. Mgr.

We W»nt Orders for the following Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BaSSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always cirry large well

assorted stock of all

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T HARDWOOD RECORD is a dlflfer-
^H I ent kind, and altogether better
^^L^ lumber newspaper than hat hither-
to been published. This is made possible
by the loyal co-operation and support of the
hardwood element of the lumber industry.
U you are a subscriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT. POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK, WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, KnoxWlle, Tenn.

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

proctorYENBERDRYERfireproof

LELED SUCCESS

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACH-
ING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM
ALL TWICE A MONTH.

ASK US ABOUT IT

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Public Has "Caught On"

The Great American Public doesn't overlook many bets. It knows a good thing when it
sees it, and puts the O. K. of its approval on most of the products that are worth while.
That is why the revival of American Black Walnut has been accomplished so easily. The
intrinsic qualities of the wood, coupled with the vogue of browns in the furniture and
interior finish fields, made it easy to re-establish it with those discriminating consumers
whose example is so quickly followed by the trade at large. If you use hardwoods, you
cannot afiford to overlook American Black Walnut. Cct in touch with the manufacturers
whose stock, ready to ship, is listed below.

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY

Goshen,

Indiana

« Al

Ml

1/2"

1st & 2nds.

36,000'

5/4" No.

1 Com..

11,500

S/8"

1st & 2nds..

36,500'

6/4" No.

1 Com..

2,700'

V4"

1st & 2nds.

5 5,200'

8/4" No.

1 Com..

14,300'

4/4"

1st & 2nds.

24;600'

1/2" No.

2 Com..

4,500'

5/4"

1st & 2nds.

6,350'

5/8" No.

2 Com..

2,500'

6/4"

1st & 2nds.

6,000'

3/4" No.

2 Com. .

22,600'

8/4"

1st & 2nds.

8,300'

7/8" No.

2 Com..

200

4/4"

Clearface .

14,200'

5/4" No.

2 Com. .

4,100'

1/2"

No. 1 Com.

18,000'

6/4" No.

2 Com. .

900'

S/8"

No. 1 Com.

17,000'

4/4" No.

2 Com.

4/4"

No. 1 Com.

22,000'

Shorts

10,000

5/8"

3/4"

4/4"

5/4"

6/4"

8/4"

10/4"

12/4"

16/4"

5/8"

3/4"
4/4"
5/4"

2,500'

17,500'

11,700'

12,500'

9,700'

16,200'

7,000'

9,500'

2,300'

Special Clear 48,000'

No, 1 Conuniin

5,000'

23,500'

6,700'

GEO. W. HARTZELL

Piqua, Ohio

WAI.MT

6/4" 5,900'

8/4" 8,900'

10/4" 1,500'

12/4" 700'

3/4" to 4" Thick Fine Fig-
ured Boards, Panels and

Plank 15,000'

Special Heavy Plank, 4" to

6" thick 8,000'

4/4" Clear Face, 6" and up

wide 10,000'

All stock band sawn, equal-
ized and dry. Prompt
shipments.

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY
St. Louis, Mo.

5/8" 20,000'

3/4" 15,000'

4/4" 100,000'

S/4" 20,000'

6/4" 30,000'

S/4" 22,000'

10/4" 10,000'

12/4" 8,000'

No. 1 Common

5/8" 20,000'

3/4" 15,000'

4/4" 80,000'

S/4" 12,000'

6/4" 14,000'

8/4" 180,000'

10/4" 8,000'

12/4" 6,000'

4/4" 50,000'

6/4" 13,000'

8/4" 12,000'

Plain Wood Cut to Order

VENEERS

Figured Walnut Logs Figured Walnut Veneers

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

Salem,

Indiana

\\\

,MT

5/8"

1st & 2nds. 110,000'

16/4'

1st & 2nds.

3,200'

3/4"

1st & 2ndS.135,000'

4/4'

No. 1 Com.

420,000'

4/4"

1st & 2nds.292,000'

5/4'

No. 1 Com.

110,000'

5/4"

1st & 2nds. 82,000'

6/4'

No. 1 Com.

89,000'

6/4"

1st & 2nds. 46,000'

8/4'

No. 1 Com.

62,000'

8/4"

1st & 2ndS. 41,000'

9/4'

No. 1 Com.

4,000'

9/4"

1st & 2nds. 7,000'

10/4'

No. 1 Com

3,000

10/4"

1st & 2nds. 3,5oo'

12/4'

No. 1 Com.

3,000'

12/4"

1st & 2nds 7,000'

16/4'

No. 1 Com.

1,200'

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT COMPANY
East St. Louis, 111.

COMMON WAiNUT

3/8" No. 1 50,000'

1/2" No. 1 30,000'

5/8" No. 1 85,000'

3/4" No. 1 150,000'

4/4" No. 1 220,000'

5/4" No. 1 46,000'

6/4" No. 1 31,000'

8/4" No. 1 15,000'

10/4" No. 1 2,000'

3/8"

1st & 2nds.

50,000'

1/2"

1st & 2nds.

110,000'

5/8"

1st & 2nds. 160,000'

3/4"

1st & 2nds.

135,000'

4/4"

1st & 2nds.

98,000'

5/4"

1st & 2nds.

72,000'

6/4"

1st & 2nds.

34,000'

8/4"

1st & 2nds.

21,000'

0/4"

1st & 2nds.

6,000'

2/4"

1st & 2nds.

12,000'

9,000

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO

Kansas City, Mo.

W \I.M T

I St ami ^nds No. I Com

5/8" 40,000'

3/4" 49,000'

4/4" 73,000'

5/4" 12,000'

6/4" 9,000'

8/4" 11,000'

10/4" 1,800'

5/8" 40,000'

3/4" 50,000'

4/4" 300,000'

5/4" 30,000'

6/4" 14,000'

8/4" 3,000'

10/4" 3,000'

KRAETZER CURED LUMBER
In Stock Ready for Shipment, 3,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Butt Veneers and 2,000,000 Feet of Figured
Walnut Long Veneers.

We Furnish Plain Walnut Vrnt-ers. .\ny Tbiikness. Cut to Size

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, GMBH

Cincinnati, Ohio

WAI.MT

1st & 2nds. 30,000' 3/4" No. 1 Com. 50,000'

1st & 2nds. 100,000' 4/4" No. 1 Com. 10,000'
1st & 2nds. 150,000' 5/4" No. 1 Com. 24,000'
1st & 2nds.l 19,000' 6/4" No. 1 Com. 29,000'
1st & 2nds. 75,000' 8/4" No. 1 Com. 50,000'
1st & 2nds. 60,000' ,0/4" & up No. 1

1st & 2nds. 32,000' Com 1,000'

T ^ fsf& "'°°°' 4/'*" No- 2 Com. 15,000'

nds"". 16,000' 5/4'' & 6/4" No. 2

No. 1 Com. 14,000' Com 24,000

No. 1 Com. 20,000' 10/4" & up No. 2

No. 1 Com. 80,000' Cora 4,000'

Dry stock ready for shipment.

3/8"
1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
4/4"
5/4"
6/4"
S/4"
10/4"

3/8'"
1/2"
5/8"

All thicknesses in No. 2 Ccrmon

FRANK PURCELL
Kansas City, Missouri

Prime
WALNUT LOGS
For E.xport
FIGURED WALNUT LOGS

FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS

HARDWOOD RECORD

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.

Mills. Kansas City and Helena. Ark.

AiKlrcss all in<|iiirics to

General Olllces
KANSAS CITY, MO.

PEINROD-Jl]RDE!\-lVlcCOWEN
LDIVIBER COIVIPANY

Band Mills & Otiices: Brasfleld. Ark.

Ready for iinnicdiate shipment

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104"

RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4/4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5/4' Is and 2s. 2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.

1 ^o.. fi A" io ,r.^ 9c 1 car 6/4" Is and 2s.
icar 6 4 sand 2s. 3 ,3,3 3/4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4 Is and 2s. j ^^^ ^q,^. j^ ^^d 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com. l <^^'^ ^ m'.', ^°- ! ^om.

.- ,.„ «T , ,-. 2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4' No. 1 Com. ^ cars 6/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6 4" No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10/4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry- Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

_

We make the BEST LUMBER that modern

equipment and a perfect organization can

produce.

Our Oak is soft in texture, even, white in

color and our Quartered Oak cannot be

excelled for figure.

chiJI^^in "''"^ iVIOWBRAY & ^^,^^^^\^^

Detroft"' Mich. ROBINSON CO. wc8t Irvine. Ky.

I?mW *"'/'-■'' ■Manuraclurer,' virer. Kv.

Cinciniuiti, O.

ROBINSON CO.

■Manuracturer,'

Cincinnati, Ohio

Hardwood Record's

strongest circulation is in the region H-here
things are made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sables
niedi\irt\ for ha-rdwood l\imber.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place
Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi. Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

:^

;^ASHVILLE^

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARDAVOODS

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2S PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

t car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. i Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

3,100 ft. i" IS and 2s Poplar, 24"

and up.
9,500 ft. 1" IS and 2S Poplar, 18"

to 23".
15,000 ft. 1" IS & 2s Poplar, regular.
12,000 ft. l" Sap Poplar.
14,000 ft. i" No. 1 Common Poplar.
16,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
40,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
16,000 ft. 8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.
60,000 ft. i" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak.
20,000 ft. 1" is and 2s Plain White

Oak.
2,400 ft. 1" IS and 2s Qtd. White

Oak, 14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

3 cara 4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak.
20 cars 4/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
40 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red

Oak.
8 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White

Oak.
10 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red

Oak.
r, cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White

Oak.

4/4 Common Plain R. and W. O.

Strips. 2l4-5!4-lnch.
;ars 4/4 Is and 2s Quartered White

Oak.

cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Quartered

White Oak.
ar 5 4 10-Inch and wider. Is and 2s

Plain Red Oak.
:ar 0/4 10-lneh and wider, Is and 2s

Plain Red Oak.
ars 8/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
ars 8/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.
ar 6 4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
ar 6/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000 ft.

4/4 Is and 23 Plain White Oak

20.000 ft.

5/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

15.000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50.000 ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25.000 ft.

6/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

30.000 ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40.000 ft.

5/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12.000 ft

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

15.000 ft

5/8 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

30,000 ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

16.000 ft

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar. 7" and up

6/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

12.000 ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

13.1100 ft

6/4 Sap Poplar. 6" and up

40.000 ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar, 6

up

30.000 ft
and

6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. B
up

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK IXOOKING

60,000' Yi'wyi" Clear Plain White
150,000' H"k.2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X 2 J4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' H"xiy2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' ys"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' ^"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' ys"x2'4" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X2J4" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 is and 2S Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. i Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK
4/4 is and 2s Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
SO M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 is and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARD WOOD KKCOKD

THE SOUTH

PROMINENT SOVTHERN M A N W F A C T V RE « 8

>l II l» ft Sft Qasrtrrrd

Wllllr (>«k
M I <- Sii. I Com. yimr-

trrrd Whitr Mak
M 4 t- No. 8 Com. tjiiar-

Irr.-d Mhltr (luk

S5M' 4/4 No. i

Krd Onk
lOO.M' 4 4 No. 1

WhUr Oak
■J,%>r 4 4 No. i Common IMaln

Whilr Oak
•.•.■S.M' 4 4 Is & S« Sap Gum
.VIM' 4 4 No. I Common Sap

.-.Om'"4 4 No. •-• Common Sap

Garnahan-Allport Lumber Company

\.\K.\L:R L.\XI) & LUMBER COMPANY

Ge ridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

Carolina Spruce Company

OlFbKS FOR SALE
Two car« 8 4 common and better Ba«»wood
One car 4 4 l»t and 2nd Ba»»wood
Three cari 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two car» 4 4 No. 3 common Ba»»wood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak

BAND SAWN STOCK

Mills: Pensacolm N. C. Capacltj-. 90.000 H. per d«T

Charles K. Parry & Co. £°'n*d'^IIIS''Bu^?dr„'i PhUaddphia

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

ft^ANUFACTURF.kS OF

^^Oak Flooring

Complete •tock of %" and 13/16" in all
standard width*

Band Sawn Hardwoods

Our Specialties: Cottonwood, Red and Sap Gum, 0«k —
plain and quartered, red and white. Three Ply Red Gum
Panels. ^ p-^^ j,^^^ ^^ j^,^„, ,^ Mov:

5 Cars B/4"

a/8-x 6- &
1/2-x 0- &

IiUt lat

2 Cars
-• Cars
r, Cars

1 Car
1 Car
1 Car
1 Car
1 Car

0 Cars 4/4'
•■1 Cars B/4'

1 Car -

,'lllcr 1st At .

3/4-x 0- & wld.r Isl & ^ ■ J .u

4/4"x 6* & wider Isl & i:t<.ln i'l .in Whilo
5/4" LK)g nun Soft Maple.
■i *" Lo( Hun .Soft Mapls.
a/8-x 0- & wld.r Idt & 2ndp U<d Gum.
l/2"x 0" & wider 1st & 2nd» Kcd Gum.
B/8"x 0" & wider Isl & 2nd« Ited Gum.
8/4"x 0" & wld.r Ist & 2nds Kcd Gum.
4 /4"x 6" & wider Ist & 2nds Red Gum.
0/4"x 0" & wider Ut ft inds Red Gum.
6/4''x 0' & wider lat & 2ndB Kcd Gum.
8/4-x 6" & wider 1st & 2nds Ked Gum.
3/8"x 4" * wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.
B/8"x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Ked Gum.
8/4"x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.
4/4"x 4" A wider No. 1 Com. Ked Gum.

,vlder No. 1 Com. Red Gum.

ivlder No. 1 Com. Red Gum.

2 Cars 3 8"x 0"

3 Cars 3/4"x 0"
3 Cars 4/4"xlS"
B Cars B/4" iMtc

& wide

& wider No. 1 Com. Sap Gum.
Plain Sycamore.

6 Cars 3/4" lat & 2nd8 Plain Red Oak.
8 Cars 4/4" 1st & 2nda Plain Ked Oak.
2 Cars B/8" 1st & 2nd8 Plain Red Oak.

7 Cars 4/4" Ist & 2ndi. Plain Red Oak.

WRITI-: LS FOR PRICES

ANDERSON TULLY COMPANY. Memphis. Tenn.

UOX SIIKKKS .\M> \KNKKKS

John B. Yates Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES. AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

When 1 SAP GUM

You AL to 8AJ PLAIN & QTD. OAK

L COTTONWOOD

The Jotinson-Tustin Lumber Company

.V;r, R.WIJOI.PH Kill. DING. .MK.MfillS, TKNN.

Need

,,, „ ^.^. Try Us for

''*1 CYPRESS OR Good Grades

HARDWOOD RECORD'S

strongest circulation is in the repion where things are made
of wood— WISCONSIN. MICHIGAN. ILLINOIS, IN-
DIANA. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK
and the East.
IT'S the BEST SALES MEDIUM for HARDWOOD LUMBER

HARDWOOD RECORD

PBAY CITY-MICH.^

THE LARGEST PRODUCING CENTER OF MICHIGAN HARDWOOD

LOWER PENINSULA HARD MAPLE

When You Think This, Think Bay City

300M 4/4 ists & 2nds Hard Maple
700M 4/4 No. 1 Common Hard Maple

S5M 6/4 No. 1 Common Hard Mapl«
SOOM 4/4 No. 3 Common Hard Maple
SOOM 4/4 No. 2 Com. & Better Hard Maple
125M 5/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
lOOM 4/4 Ists & 2nds Basswood
lOOM 4/4 No. 1 Common Basswood

75M 4/4 No. 2 Common Basswood

Richardson Lumber Company

Recch
Beech

Beech

The Kneeland-Bigelow Company

HARD MAPLE

16/4 Is & 2s. 8" "and up

16/4 No. 1 Com

16/4 No. 2 C. & B., 4 to 7" wide
12/4 Is & 2s. 8" and up

;:;;'l^:?gSf;;

.... 9.000 ft.
203.800 ft.

6/4 No. 2 C. & B.
«i/4 No. 3 Com. . .
5/4 No. 2 C. & B.

BEECH

. ... 68,000 ft.

12/4 No. 1 Com

26.000 ft.

4/4 No! 2 &3 Com::::;::;;::;;;;

4/4 No. 3 Com

BASSWOOD

...859.000 ft.
.■57,000 ft.

8/4 No. 1 Com., 8" and up

i;j|l^4.J^^p,r;'"^ ."■:::::

;;;;-■! SI;

480 ft.

4/4 No 3 Com

30.000 ft.
1.1100 ft.

ELM

050,000 ft.

1 1 11, ,: . .,,.

4 4 Full cut

ASH

BIRCH

5/4 No 2 C cSfc B

6 200 ft.

4/4 Full cut

CHERRY

4/4 No. 1 Com

4/4 No. 2 C. & B

.... 52,000ft.

OAK

4'4 No. 2 Com

4/4 No. 3 Com

w.

.... 93,500ft.

D. Young

& Company

Manufacturers Strictly High-Grade
NORTHERN HARDWOODS

Ross & Wentworth

Let the following manufacturers know your needs:

KNEELAND-BIGELOW CO.
RICHARDSON LUMBER CO.

ROSS & WENTWORTH
W. D. YOUNG & CO.

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOUISVILLE:

Headquarters for

HARDWOODS

W. P. BroAvn & Sons Lumber Company
Stemmelen & FuUenlove Lumber Co.

I Branch Office, New Albany, Ind. i

Norman Lumber Company

(Mills at Holly Ridge, La.)

North Vernon Lumber Company
Edw. L. Davis Lumber Company
Churchill-Milton Lumber Company
The Louisville Veneer Mills
Booker-Cecil Lumber Company

HARDWOOD RECORD

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LEADING MANUFACTURtRS AND JOBBERS

Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

MANUFACTURERS

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

BOSTON, MASS.
MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple
Mill at blan. Coal Junitlun. Weal \lrKinia

SPECIALS
OAK POPLAR CHESTNUT

All Kinds Band-Sawn Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO.

Franklin Bank Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa.

WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

WM. WHITMER (^ SONS

INCOKPORATED

Manufacturers and Whole- "" Anybody c.n,
salers of AH Kinds of ^' ^''"'

HARDWOODS

West Virginia Spruce and Hemlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA

BIRCH

A few cars
in transit and
a large assort-
HH Jt 131 P ment at the
I W I rK m^K^ min. Write us.

AND

New York Office

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

MANUFACTURERS

SILvtK WHIIE FINE

A real Cork Pine SubslUute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work

Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WE WANT HIGH CLASS WUiTE PINE CO.VIMISSION SALESMEN

WM.

E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

Manufacturers are requested to supply lists of stock fer sale |

^^ ^^ fYf of HARDWOOD RECORD subscriber.
^L^F ^^^B ^^lf\ are owners of steam plants. Eighty-
^^^ ^^y f\3 nine per cent are, therefore, buyers of
^^^^ ^^^ wood-working machinery. There is lit-

tle percentage of waste circulation in
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

fl Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

GENERAL OFTICES:
CONTINENTAJL BUILDING.

Baltimore, Maryland

HAKUWOOU KECOKU

The kind of timber that eniibles us to
" maintain our policy of

/jp\ Honest Inspection /tdS

[ VTy/ Intelligent Selection \i^

Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind.

OAK FLOORING

Kiln- ^^
Dried z^-

Polished

Hollow
Backed

and

Bundled

If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest
office for prices

tS M i-

■ ■•■■•I
■ 3 .M 2-

n lu 17 I.I an. I
l« lu :i Ul mill

10 Ml- fi lo ■.•5 Ixl mill ::iiil
S M «" to and up l«t iinil 2iid
0 to 17 lat and 2nd

I'* It'

.' 18 lo -ii lat and tnd
. ' t'.' tu 25 Ut and tnd
■y 20 und up l«l and tnd
"ii to 17 ut and tnd
■ « and up lit and tad

Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry
— National Grades. We have five million
leei I'oplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries

Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Fisher Building
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

City Bank Buiiding
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

Cj Table of Contents O

COVER PICTURE— An Old Rail Fence.
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions

Cover Picture 1

Look Straight Ahead

A Fair Poiicy as Well as Good Business

Indications for Increase In Steel Exports Already Active

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

World IVIarkets for American Lumber 18-i

Wood In Vehicle Work 1

The Lumbermen's Round Table 1

North American Walnut Woods 23-1

Tales of the Trade !

Intelligent Discrimination M-i

The Most Costly Woods '•

Walnut and Combinations '•

in the Memphis Territory I

An Opportunity for Dimension '•

To Accurately Determine Wood Moisture '■

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Meeting of Northern Loggers 27-1

Grand Rapids Lumbermen's Picnic 32-:

Miscellaneous 39-'

THE MAIL BAG

WITH THE TRADE 37-:

PERTINENT INFORMATION 41-'

HARDWOOD NEWS 43-

HARDWOOD MARKET 50-

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: In llir
»2.(I0 Hit irnr. In tori-lKO coUDlrl.i

payalilf in ailTaoce, and lo default o

luNtriifiliiiiR for renewal, dlicontii
onr werk h^rare the data tliey

Ilotb dlKpIa; and claaalflfd adrertl
tlalnc copj DjtiRl \ir rei-rl»ed Ilir ila

» eilra poalage.
poHtulHre ilei'urtnieDl, auh
ten ordera to tlie cootrarj.

to KO Into effect

3. 1870.

furolpbed upon appllratlon. AdTSf-
11!, at tba poatoOlce at Cblcago. 111..

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

w^^^5^^MMm^3mm^^wm

fliMwoM MM

Published in the Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging. Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the 10th and 25lh of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh. President
Edwin W. Meeker, Managing Edil
Hu Maxwell, Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street. CHICAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8086-8087-8088

Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914

No. 10

TOiTOiTOSWg

Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

FOK THE BENEFIT of those most inclincil to immediate blue
funk upon the appearance of any condition which is not
entirely normal and which requires a little more thought and,
perhaps, a little more courage and resourcefulness to meet than
conditions during normal times. Hardwood Record asks them to
consider the significance of the fact that during the month of
August the steel mills ran to almost normal capacity and that
the general outlook in that barometer of business conditions is
surprisingly good, considering the disorganization in financial and
industrial affairs generally as a result of the European struggle
inunediately following the general depression throughout this
country. That this impetus in demand for steel products comes
entirely from the new business secured in markets heretofore
taken care of by foreign manufacturers is improbable. It is ap-
parent, then, that the domestic business as far as steel is con-
cerned is looking up. On the other hand, there has actually been
an increase in foreign trade, or at least in immediate prospects
for new business abroad as instanced by recent active inquiries
from England and Italy. By referring to other editorials in this
issue, the reader can secure the details of these developments.
The significant fact is presented that English and European mills
are absolutely unable to fill either the domestic or foreign require-
ments, the significance being mainly in the fact that this will
leave us markets heretofore taken care of by these mills and now
entirely open to American trade. Furthermore, the very favorable
size of the requirements of English and Italian purchases means
that the markets there created will have a very beneficial effect
on steel in general. For instance, the Italian government will
very shortly require 150,000 tons of steel for the ordnance to be
used in the navy. This will unquestionably be followed up by
similar orders within the next few months and when it is con-
sidered that England and perhaps France and other belligerent
and neutral nations will feel the same necessity for purchasing,
the importance of the total becomes very apparent as an indication
of prosperity in this line.

It is not claimed that this will have a direct effect upon the
lumber business, but it is a too well established fact to be over-
looked that conditions in the steel industry reflect conditions in
general. Thus the logical deduction is that increased prosperity
will result to general business in this country.

It is a question as to whether this development in steel
is more important than the attitude of the farmers. It used to be
, that the farmer philosopher solved the affairs of the nation and
; the world, in his own mind at least, over the cylinder stove in

the corner store. He was very sensitive to conditions in other
lines, or at least thought he was, as he allowed his mental condi-
tion to be affected by what he heard through the stale columns of
his local paper. That there seems to be an entirely different atti-
tude at present is established by substantial authority. Success-
ful farmers are almost without exception giving their undivided
attention to the prospects of realizations from the tremendous
crops of this year, and are indifferent to the war situation and
its effect on business in general in this country. They know that
they have a tremendous asset and they are determined to make
the most of it. There are tremendous possibilities for good to
the country from this attitude, as it was a preadmitted fact that
if farmers stood together for full value from their big crops the
result would be a tremendous increase in the purchasing power
of our big farming population. The possibility was there in the
crops and needed only the support of the farmers themselves.
With this support evident, it cau be logically anticipated that the
farming element will be more prosperous in the next few months
than it has been for years.

In another part of this issue, Hardwood Record refers to the
fact that if each farmer were to add 1,000 feet to his lumber
purchase for the coming year the total increase would exceed many
times over the export trade lost through the war. It is, perhaps,
not probable that the average increase will be 1,000 feet, but if it is
a small fraction of that the only change in the relations between
supply and demand will be for the better.

The only unfavorable situation' among the agriculturists is seen
in the South, where cotton has fallen off very considerably, and
there the growers are showing a disposition to forego all luxuries
on account of reduced purchasing power. It does not seem likely
that cotton consuming interests in this country will be able to
develop sufficiently to take care of the surplus which would have
gone abroad, but it is probable that the falling off in cotton
values was effected to a great extent by the general situation.
That the English and French navies will be able to keep the seas
open to merchants is absolutely certain and with the decision of
Italy to cast its lot with the allies, which decision now seems
certain, the probability of free shipments of commodities for
English consumption seems doubly assured. Of course, working
time will be considerably reduced at the textile mills as well as
other industrial lines in England, but it is reasonable to suppose
that those plants will be kept going at least in a moderate way
even during the war period as a tremendous amount of textiles
will be absolutely necessary. Thus it is reasonable to hope that
cotton values will show an upward tendency even though they do
not reach normal levels this year. The purchasing power of the

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(outhcro population ia not of undue aignificancc ua compared with
that of tho more proip«roU!i agricultural busieu-M uml imUmlrial
e«Dteni in other parts of tlio couutry iiiiJ the effect of this
depresaioD in eottou valui's. while sorioua, should not bo taken
an of country wide iniportauoo.

Rognrding the lumber bu!<iiie»« gpecifically, it ulwnyn fools any
depro»>ion lirnt and is nffo.to.l by favorable reaction lator thnu
almost any other lino. This may be as much on account of the
mental attitude of the lumbormcn as for any other reason, as
they are generally loioted fnr from points of consumption and
arc forced to make their owu decisions. As a consequence they
ordinarily follow a con.sorvativo policy. The result is readily
seen in the South, where there has been considerable shutting
down of mills and cutting of log purchases. What tho next few
months will develop cannot be scon at this time, although
Uakdwood Rkcord anticipates that this general shutting down
movement will result within two or three months in tho t,'r.:it. M
hardwood scarcity ever expo-

rienceil. When conditions do got
back to normal, which they will
ultimately in spite of everything,
business men must reckon with
the decreased purchasing power
of the population due to thoir
con.servative policy at the present
time, as the general shutting
down of industries will result
serioufly for a large percentage
of the laboring population. This
fact should be given due consid-
eration now before it is too late.
It takes courage to continue
manufacturing in the face of
present conditions — the samo
brand of courage that has made
the country what it is today in
the short period in which it has
been upbuilding. If ever Ameri-
can business men needed courage
and loiesii;ht they need it now.

The Cover Picture

THE ILLUSTRATIOX which
appears on the front cover
of this number of Hxrdwood
Record represents a white oak
tree which has grown in open
ground and for that reason it has
a short trunk and a large crown.
A tree of that character has little
value for lumber. What there is
of the body is good for wagon

stock, and suitable for other uses when tough, strong wood is wauti-l.
Nearly aU trees from which the valuable English oak is cut are of
that short -trunked tyje, because they grow in open stands where
limbs are many and spread wide.

The most interesting part of the picture, in the estimation of
most persons, is the rustic scene beneath its shade and in the fore-
ground. It is the old "worm fence" of split rails, and the old-
fashioned farm gate across the lane. This is a typical rural scene of
former years, and is still common in some parts of the country,
though scarce in others. These are the kind of rails which Lincoln
mailed. Formerly most fences were made of them; but at this time
fanners generally prefer to saw boards for fences. Timber goes
further that way.

The photograph was taken in Putnam county, Tennessee, Nearly all
the cleared land in the state was at some time fenced with split rails.
Many of the fences have been rebuilt five or six times since the country
was settled. Gradually the rail fence is giving way to those made of
posts and boards; but first and last, an enormous number of railH
were used in Tennessee. Timber to make a mile of rail fence is

The Opinion of a Man
VVho Knows

The following Is verbatim copy of a full page advertise-
ment which appeared In a recent Issue of a Chicago dally,
which was Interted by the president of one of the largest,
most successful advertising agencies In the city. Hard-
wood Record publishes It without comment In the belief
that It offers food for thought. Think!

It Is Inconceivable that any merchant or manufacturer
should cease— or even curtail— his advertising Just when
the country is on the threshold of a tremendous harvest —
the natural harvest of our own unprecedented crops and
the logical harvest consequent on the war In Europe.

It Is under such conditions as these that advertising
reaches the zenith of Its power. The man who listens to
the yellow ptssimi$t and sits back to "wait for things to
settle down," Is yielding his common sense and enterprise
to the baefui Influence of Idle sentiment, and actually
starving tile goose that lays the golden egg.

To cii my clients I have sent this defmlte, uncompromis-
ing and cneerlul message: "Keep the columns of the
dally newspaper bristling with your announcements and
thus open wide your doors tor the flood of prosperity that
Is bound to ruth In. Make hay while the sun shines. We
won't have another chance like this in a hundred years."

I have noticed with a feeling of profound disgust the
ccntervatitm and business cowardice that have set In in
America since the Kaiser threw down the gage of battle.
We, the very people who will logically profit by the war
abroad — and profit Immeasurably — are acting as though
we were at war ourselves. We are talking blue things,
pinching the pennies, cutting down our advertising and
forcing prosperity to stand back.

As a m.-'tter of fact this Is the very hour when we
should rush Into print to a greater extent than ever
before. Un ess the earth opens and swallows us up, there
will be greater prosperity in America this fall than ever
In the history of the Republic. We are not at war. We
are not likely to be. The warring world looks to us for
Its supplies and we can't keep prosperity down no matter
how hard we try. ,., .

If my advice is worth anything to you
it is here conveyed to you in six words;
NOW AND NEVER LET UP.

sultlcicnt to saw 7S,000 fe«t of lumber. No man knoH-s how many
mile* of fonco have been built in a state like Tennessee; but at a
conservative catiroate there have boon 30,000 miles of rail fenc« ia
that state, counting renewals. The logs for that production of rails
have not measured much under 10,000,000,000 fwt.

As a rule, the very finest timber was picked for rails when famert
cleared land. All that woa not flrat-clnsa was burned m the clearinga.
White oak and chestnut have boon tho principal rail timbers in region*
whore they were plentiful. Thoy split easily and last well; but many
others have been used if at hand. Hundreds, probably thousands, of
miles of fence in Tcnncssoe were of red cedar rails; but the wood
is now too scarce for thai use, and miles of old cedar rails in that
state have been sold to manufacturers of lead pencils in recent ycara.
During early times in Indiana, and likewise in other states, hundreds
of miles of fence were made of black walnut rails. During the Civil
War, miles of such fences were bought by makers of musket sloeka.
l.'.tiT again to the picturo and take note of tho waste in such a
fonco. Eleven linear feet of raib
are requireil to fonco eight linear
foot. That is because the paneU
run zigzag, and becaufe the ends
of tho rails project too far. Note
another loss, in the amount of
ground which the rail fence with-
holds from agriculture. Fence
I'orncrs arc usually abominations
of woods, briers, and brush, aa
those are in the picture. A
f;irnior may keep such corners
clean, but he seldom does it, and
an "old fence row," as the
farmer designates it, is an un-
sightly feature of too many old
farms. The passing of the rail
fonie calls for few regrets from
lirogrcssive agriculturists or lum-

ADVERTiSE

Look Straight Ahead

T

IILHE IS NOTHING in tho
business situation in the
United States to justify undue
hesitation. Caution is as strong
a word as should be used at thia
time. Conditions are without
precedent, except on a small
scale; but to tho extent to which
such precedents apply, all are
favorable to an increase of busi-
ness in this country because of

troubles abroad. How can reason

roach any other conclusion f The
\iuiiiii;; iiutioiis are .sptutliLg, and will spend, billions of dollars for
supplies. Vast quantities of these materials cannot be bought within
their own borders, yet they must come from somewhere. The United
States will provide, manufacture, and sell the bulk of those supplies.
The lack of ships at the present moment to carry the freight will be
only temporary. Ships will come empty from Europe and go home
loaded, and American ships will spring up like magic during the com-
ing months. There should be no doubt that the goods will go to mar-
ket. The present duty is to get the loads ready.

A week ago trade reports stated that orders at the United States
Steel Corporation 's plants had already increased ten per cent. That
index finger should catch the attention of every business man; becaoae
steel is a prosperity barometer. Some of the increased orders come
from South America, some from England. The selling of steel in
England this early in the war means that the English cannot supply
their own needs. How, then, can they supply their customers in
other parts of the world f They cannot. The buyers must come to
us, and it seems that some of those in South America had com-
menced coming before the war was a month old.

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Battlefields and growing grain do not flourish in the same area
at the same time. Europe will grow less grain. It must buy more.
The grain will come from Canada, the United States, and Argentina,
but most from our country. Sales and prices will both increase.
Farmers know that and are getting ready to grow the grain. The
editor of an agricultural paper has just completed an automobile
trip of three thousand miles among farmers, and reports that not
one farmer in ten is talking about the war, but talks about crops.
That is the way to talk at this time.

Are lumbermen talking war or talking sawmill? Are they follow-
ing Micawber 's advice and waiting for something to turn up, or follow-
ing Lincoln 's example, by getting ready to take advantage of the first
chance that comes? A phenomenal chance is coming. There will be
chances for export trade, but those pass undiscovered for the present.
A remarkable opportunity is opening at home. Farmers will coin
money from their crops. They will spend it on their farms and in
their homes. They will build fences, barns, silos, and better houses.
Fprniture, wagons, and agricultural implements will be purchased.

That opportunity means business for the lumberman. It is a market
of enormous possibilities. There are seven million farms in the United
States. Suppose each farm increases its lumber purchases one thou-
sand feet, at the low price of $15.35, which was the average millyard
value for the whole country in 1912. At that very low increase, the
total increase of domestic sales would exceed by $24,000,000 the
whole export of lumber from the United States last year, with all the
furniture and all the square and round timbers thrown in.

That market is no dream. It can be secured. Farmers will have
the money for buying, and the lumbermen should provide the product
for selling. "Begin at Jerusalem," was the wise advice given a long
time ago to enthusiasts who were thinking of capturing the world.
It is still wise atjvice. It means begin at home, and afterwards
spread over the world. There was no hesitation then; there should
be none now. The pessimist never wins. He is eternally on the de-
fensive, and a coward at that. Success conies to the man who uses
good judgment, works with an eye to an end, and has an abiding faith
in himself and in his business.

A Fair Policy as Well as Good Business

TIE POLICY OF SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS to shut
down their operations even for a temporary period brings up
problems which must be faced squarely not only from the stand-
point of altruism, but because of the business principle involved.

One of the most hazardous results of general cessation of indus-
trial activity is the elimination of the revenue and hence of the
buying power of the working population directly affected. It is
ardently hoped, and the hope is entirely justifiable, that those
mills -which have shut down will not remain idle for any long
period. In the meantime, however, an immense army of men is
thrown out of employment, organizations are broken up, and in
short an effect is created which it will be difficult of overcominj;
when the renewal of business makes possible the starting up of
present idle plants. In laying plans for closing down operations,
the question should not be decided with snap judgment, but should
be given deep consideration from all its angles.

While evident conditions indicate strongly that the closing down
policy is wise, the entire wisdom of this policy has not yet been
demonstrated as there are equal arguments oii the other side. In
fact, some of the biggest lumbermen of the country are aligned
■with those who believe that shutting down at present is not wise.
Be that as it may, a great many of the southern operators are
now shut down or are planning to suspend operations in the near
future.

After having come to a definite decision on this question, the
problem is not entirely solved as there are other features to be
considered which cannot be hastily passed over.

Manufacturers cannot be blamed for being influenced more by
their business judgment than their altruistic movements, although
the latter should not be ignored and should be given all the con-
sideration that good business sense and circumstances will permit.
Nevertheless, considering the proposition purely from a business

standpoint, it is absolutely imperative that organizations be main-
tained as coherently as it is possible to maintain them, without
suffering a direct business loss. It should be borne in mind that
the actual loss resulting from the maintenance of operations with
an entirely new organization when manufacturing is renewed, wiU
more than offset any outlay necessitated by the carrying over of
such men as have proven themselves invaluable to any organi-
zation. It is not of course feasible to consider carrying commoB
laborers, as it would be difficult to draw a fair line if the point
were carried that far. However, there are certain men about an_y
manufacturing plant whose general aptitude, loyalty and experi-
ence make them difficult of replacement.

The policy of one big southern manufacturer could well bfl
emulated by others, and probably is being to a considerable ex-
tent. His company has been operating in the southern hardwood
territory for a considerable period and has built up an organiza-
tion of very high standing. It has in its employ several men who
are doing more or less special work, who have been broken into
the company's methods and with whom it was very loath to part
Therefore in a directors' meeting, at which the decision to shut
down was arrived at, it was also determined that these men should
be retained if possible. Hence the company is making them the
proposition of carrying them on half pay during the period of in-
activity, they to perform such work about the factory and in the
woods as can be found for them; inspectors to alternate at full
pay during the time they are working. That is, one group of
inspectors works one week and the other group works the next.
This, of course, will not mean any great revenue for them, but it
will at least give them sufficient funds to tide them over during
the time when the mill is not running, and will retain them in the
organization, thus making it possible to start up within two days'
notice when it is decided to again resume operation.

At the same time the company has the satisfaction of feeling
that it is really doing an humanitary service and that it is not
going to lose any money through this decision.

While the men thus favorably affected will represent only about
twenty per cent of the total force employed at this plant, it can
bo readily seen that if this policy were pursued by the majority
of manufacturers in all lines, who are curtailing or shutting down,
the result to the purchasing power of the laboring class would not
be nearly as keen as if all were cut off summarily and left to shift
for themselves without any resources whatsoever.

This company's altruism and good business sense are to be com-
mended and should be approved by others to the extent at
emulation.

Indications for Increase in Steel Exports
Already Active

ALREADY THE BAROMETER OP BUSINESS, the steel indus-
try, is begin ing to feel beneficial effects from the European strug-
gle. As noted elsewhere in this issue, English consumers are showing
an active int.3iest in American steel and its products, which is a
development TuU of distinct significance. When English steel mills
cannot take care of their home requirements it is pretty evident that
trade in this country wiU feel a very substantial benefit.

The latest favorable word, however, comes from Italy. If is re-
ported from Rome that, owing to the fact that all steel material for
the ordnance on the ships under construction for the Italian Navy
is being held up in France and Germany, authorities are looking to
the United States to furnish the material and investigations are al-
ready being made among American steel plants. One hundred and
fifty thousand tons of steel are wanted. Aside from this enormous
quantity, it would indicate without much room for doubt that Italy as
well as England is going to continue in the market for American
steel and products. With the assured fact that English mills will
not be able to compete to any extent for export trade, leaving large
markets practically open to the United States, the outlook is, to say
the least, distinctly hopeful

S5 World Markets for American Lumber ^2^

SECOND ARTICLE

Editor's Note
ir nilviintiiKi' vl tlic prcRcnt upporlunlty lo mrlko for mor.- Ixmltirii In
11(1 III ('iiriu'Hi. The niuKt linpurliiDt tiling, npxt nftcr havlnit tin- limilirr
hprr till- proninTClvi- Imyi'm lire mid linw lo reach (hi-m. It In rmunlliil. nl>a. Hint nil puiMllile
Infoniialliin Ix- Kpriircd cunrrrnlni: the lunilltloriii which muni lie uii-t. UliHliicIra a» wvll nii ndvitnlimi-a iihould l>c
Hludli-d, In order to avoid the one and prulll liy the other. The nrllclp whlrh follown Ik the necond of the m-rleit, and
Itji puriKjso la to niwlat the liimlMT exporter In obtnlnlnii n better acqunlnliinn- with the overwn field, hut more nnrtlru-
Inrly with aourcMi of Information coucernlnR the Umber rcsourcea of forclRO countrleii wlib wbtcb bla ■blpmcnts
miut compete.

Lrfiuibenneii ot the United Stateii wh<
(orvlKn countrli". nhould utrlke Intelllueni
pronpectl

The |>roooding article of tliis scrice contained a list of United States
consular reports which contain practical information for Americans
who desire to extend their lumber trade with foreign countries. The
prt>scnt article points out additional sources of information, but along
somewhat different lines. It lists certain books which deal with oppor-
tunities for trade abroad and give numerous facts regarding facilities
for commerce. These books point out resources with which the Ameri-
can lumber exporter must compcto, and conditions which will help or
hinder the expansion of our forcet products business in remote regions.
It is clear to the person who expects to push trade in foreign countries-
(hilt he should know as much as possible of advantages and disadvan-
tages which must bo encountered.

One of the first matters to consider is the competition likely to be
met. American lumber exports, no matter what their distination, will
meet competition from timber grown elsewhere. The exporter should
not expect clear sailing anywhere. He must face existing conditions,
and the better he understands them, the better will be his chance of
8ucc«s8. Profitable business is unlikely for the man who goes into an
unknown market blindly.

FORHON TlUBEK RESOURCES

The man who would ship oak lumber to Manchuria would likely
regret it, because he could not compete there with the native oak. This
supposed case is cited as an example. He should first ascertain what
competition must be met, and if it is too strong, he ought to hunt a
better place for his product. Wide investigation will make that
course possible.

There are a number of standard books which deal with the timbers
and forest resources of all countries. The commercial woods of various
regions are listed and described. The exporter who may be thinking
of looking for a market for red gum in Brazil, for example, should
consult available authorities and ascertain if Brazil and surrounding
regions produce timber likely to crowd his particular kind out of that
market. If so, he will seek a market elsewhere.

It is possible to learn from books a great deal about the forest
resources of most foreign countries. The information to be obtained
in that manner is preliminary, and should be followed up by special
investigation to fit each man 's particular problems : but as a first
step — and it is a pretty long step — an acquaintance with books on
the subject is of great importance to the prospective lumber exporter.
It is poor policy ' ' to carry coals to Newcastle ' ' — meaning that it is
unprofitable to ship to a market already oversnpplied with a similar
article.

Books Descriptivb of Foreign Woods

The books which are briefly described below are by well-informed
authors. Some of the publications include the whole world, others
refer principstUy to certain countries, as indicated under each title.
There are hundreds of books relating to forests and timber, but the
lumberman can obtain -a general working knowledge of the timbers of
other countries by reading the books in the following list. They may
be ordered from any general bookseller.

"The Timbers of Commerce and Their Identification," by Herbert
Stone, 311 pages, an English work published in London in 1904. It is
an interesting and valuable book, not only for reference but for
general reading. Its title accurately describes it. Practically every
wood of importance in the world, as far as known at the time the book
iras written, is described, and 186 illustrations from photographs show
the structure of the wood."!. The work is not divided into chapters,

but each of the 2-17 species is separately considered under its own
heading. The American exporter of lumber will find this book worth
a great deal as a source of information concerning any wood with
which he must compete in foreign markets. The uses of the woods
are briefly listed, and the reasons why the woods are fitted for aneb
uses are generally set forth.

"Timber," by Paul Cliarpentier, 437 pages, published in London,
1902. This is Joseph Kennell 's translation of the original French
work which began with the sentence: "France will perish for want of
wood." It was written for the French timber merchants and people,
but much of it applies with equal force to Americans engaged in the
timber business. Though the work is in a single volume, it is a cyclo-
pedia of the world's timbers and their utilization.

It is divided in six principal parts, the first dealing with the physical
and chemical properties of wood; second, description of the different
species in many countries; third, division of the useful varieties of
timber in the different countries of the world; fourth, forests, which
is a study of physical geography rather than lumber; fifth, the preser-
vation of timber; sixth, application of timber. The commercial trees
of the world are described, country by country and species by speciet.

"The Trees of Commerce," by William Stevenson, 274 pages,
London, 1908. The material contained in this book appeared originally
as a series of articles in the Timber Trades Journal of London, but
has now passed through two editions in book form. It relates chiefly
to British commerce in timber, but it covers the whole world in a
highly satisfactory manner. Only forty-nine woods are particularly
described, but many others are mentioned. An outline of its contents
shows its scope:

The loadlnic; softwoods of the world, including pines, sprucen, flr»,
larches, cedars, hemlocks, and cypresses.

.\frlcan mahogany and other go-called mahoganies, Including tboK of
Austrnlla.

Numerous bnrdwoods. Including ebony, grcen-beart, rosewood, satin-
wood, and teak.

The account of various uses ot American woods In England la one of
the most valuable features of this book from the standpoint of the United
States exporter of tbos" woods. The book Is valuable also for Its conclM
and easll.v-under8tood description of the physical properties of varloof
woods.

' ' Timber and Timber Trees, ' ' by Thomas Laslett, 352 pages, pub-
lished in London in 1875. Much has been found out concerning foreign
woods since this book was written, but the author was a master of his
subject at the time he wrote. The book was meant for the timber
merchants of England, but much of the information which was service-
able to them in their campaign for world-wide timber trade, will serve
Americans today who are on the same quest.

Laslett 's book contains thirty-nine chapters, each devoted to a
special phase of the subject. It deals with the wood itself rather
than with the geography of the countries where it grows. Numerous
statistical tables are included which are now out of date; but the
American lumberman who reads this book will feci that it has made
him better prepared to enter the world's markets with his product.
He will obtain a large amount of information concerning the various
woods with which his shipments must come in competition.

"Familiar Trees," by G. S. Bonlger, three volumes, 483 pages, an
English work published in London, 1907. Tbis set of books nearly
always has a place in lists of works dealing with timber, but as an aid
to the American lumber exporter its value is small. It deals almost
wholly with trees growing naturally in England or successfully planted

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and Ciitnil Ann ri
and South and Wr

there. It is finely illustrated and makes interesting reading, but will
appeal more to the person on a vacation than to the business man
alisorl)ed with the problems of his office.

"Timber," by .7. K. Baterden, 351 pages. This was written by an
Englishman, and was i)ublished in the United States in 1908. It
contains few figures showing exports and imports, and is intended for
the general reader wlio is interested in lumber rather than in botany.
Timber trees in all countries of the world are described or mentioned;
the characters of the various woods are shown, and brief accounts of
uses are given. It is a good, reliable work, as an outline of the
contents vvUl show:

The world's forest supply anil cinanliliis of tiniliiT used.

Kuriipean timber, and the fiucsl growth ot
and West India Islands.

'I'hnsr ef India, Burma, Malay Peninsula,
Afr;i,i, .\iisnalia. and the noishboring refiions.

.\ ennsideiahle part of the hook deals with seasoning, decay, and
ph.\sical properties. More than 400 different trees arc listed and described,
anil in that respect the book is valuahio for reference.

' ' Practical Suggestions for the Development of American Export
Trade," by the National Business League of America, Chicago, 1908.
This book of 78 pages is devoted to Switzerland, West Indies, and
South America. A number of directories of foreign cities are in-
cluded.

"Practical Suggestions for the Development of American Export
Trade," 1909. Most of the material in this book of 91 pages is taken
from reports by United States consuls, in the several countries, but
the compilation and publishing were by the National Business League
of America, Chicago. Trade opjiortunities are explained and figures
are shown. The most valuable feature, and the principal part of the
book, consist of business directories of the chief cities of Brazil, Chile,
Panama, and South East Africa. The directories were supplied by
consuls in the several countries.

"Trade and Shipping of South-East Asia." This is a report
issued by the British government several years ago, and so far as
trade figures are concerned they have doubtless been superseded In-
those more recent; but many other matters discussed in the pages are
not affected by the passing of a few years. The treatment is from
the British viewpoint, but trade is the matter under discussion, and
that part of the Orient is divided as follows:

I''rench Indo-China. with tlie several states composing that political
division.

Siam. witli its interesting and peculiar conditions.

The Straits Settlements, which include the Malay Federated States
of rerak. Seiangor, Xegi-i Seiuhilan. and .Tohore.

The nunieious liritish possissi.ms an<i dependencies in the East Indian

Dull

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Dutch r,(

:)tbe

"Spanish Commercial Practice (Jonnected With the Export and
Import Trade," by Graham & Oliver, London, 1904; two volumes
aggregating 639 pages. These books are largely in the Spanish
language, but in most instances the text is translated into English.
The purpose is to enable a house to carry on its correspondence in
Spanish with its agents and customers. Much stress is laid on the
best phraseology to use in meeting various situations and emergencies
iu liusiness transactions with Spanish-speaking people. Parts of the
work contain valuable information, and directions of a business nature,
while other parts suggest the pony which the college freshman hides up
his sleeve to have it handy when be bum])S the hard places in Livy.
On the whole, however, this work is a good one for persons engaged iu
business with Spanish countries. It is for sale by Macmillan & Co.,
New york.

Government^Special Agent Reports

During many years the government has pursued a policy of sending
trained men to various countries to investigate opportunities for
business. Tliis is su|iplemental to the work of a similar kind done by
consuls. :nMi - ii-ii:illy more extensive in its scope. Some of the reports
by s|ieri,il -A'^rni^ :iro books Containing hundreds of pages and they
discusi conditions from all viewpoints. 'They are of much value to
individuals and firms expecting to carry on business in the regions
described. Following is a list with brief accounts of a number of
such reports whicli may be strongly recommended at this time to

lumbermen and other manufacturers who contenijilate increased effort
to secure foreign trade. Those who desire any of these books should
correspond for that purpose with the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, Washington, D. ('.
Asia and Australasia

.\ number of oriental countries are covered by sjiecial reports, among
which ;ire the following:

"Trade Conditions in Asiatic Turkey," and "Trade Conditions in
1 ndia, ' ' are two reports similar in character and written by Charles M.
Pepper, special agent of the Dejiartment of Commerce and Labor.
The general discussion is along the following lines:

Thi! country as a whole and its prlncii)al trading ports.

<;overnmeut policy ot interna! improvements.

i:iectricai and water power development.

Thi' demand for agricultural implements an<i fitlier tools beloug/ng to
I he farm and garden.

Various commodities constituting the country's exports and inipens.

I'rospects of Increasing trade with the United States.

Customs requirements and the question of credits.

Ocean transportation facilities and the means of carrying on ciininierce
with the interior.

Success of experiments and campaigns carried on by foreign countries.

"The Conunercial Orient." This is a compilation of information
and statistics by the government. Unfortunately, it is now partly !ont
of date, having been published some years ago; but nevertheless it is
of great value, and lumber exporters will be well repaid by acquainting
(hemscives with its contents. It shows the trade of each oriental
country, the chief countries participating therein, the principal articles
imported and exported, and details of trade of the United States with
each of those countries during a term of years.

Detailed accounts are given of trade progress and conditions in
Japan, C'hina, Hongkong, Philippine Islands, Korea, French Indo-
China, Siam, Dutch East Indies, Straits Settlements, Federated Malay
States. British India, Ceylon, Persia, Turkey. Kgypt, Algeria, Tunis,
anil Morocco.

The tariffs of the various could ries aie discussed. There are
numerous tables.

"Trade Conditions in Xinthorn China," by Kaymoud F. Crist,
special agent for the Department of (_'ommeicc and Labor. This report
is nearly eight years old, yet it contains much information as applicable
today as when it was written, and many features of prospective trade
have changed for the better. It contains little mention of lumber or
of any forest ])roducts, for the probable reason that there were few
;it that time, but other matters discussed at length are given below:

•I'he neglect of opportunities by Americans ; the treaty ports and means
(if communication and something about thi' cost of getting inland ; com-
petition with other nations, and particularly the fact that Germany and
I'rance held strong positions and wore gaining ; the intiuence of the trade
guilds : tlie art of boycotting, and the need of American agents to push
business into new fields. The port regulations are described and the
principal trade centers are named.

' ' Trade Conditions in Southern China, ' ' by Harry R. Burrill, special
agent for the Department of Commerce and Labor, is similar in chsir-
acter to the foregoing, but deals with a region where conditions are
somewhat different. The trade possibilities are considered excellent,
but action should be prompt.

"Report of Trade Conditions in Australasia." by Harry R. Burrill,
special agent, takes a general survey of land and sea. It is both
historical and statistical in its treatment of the subject. The field
covered is indicated by a partial list of the countries or colonies.

Australia is divided in five parts, corresponding to its political
divisions, and the resources of each are discussed. Some mention of
timber occurs, but the briefness of the mention appears to indicate
that there was little of an encouraging nature to say about that branch
of trade. Both farm implements and furniture receive slight mention.
However, it is encouraging that America exports more agricultural
implements to that quarter of the world than any other group of
countries. Much remains to be desired in the American furniture
business in that country, and the same observation applies to horsa
vehicles.

Spanish American Countries

Timely information concerning Spanish American countries is con-
tained in the special reports listed below:

HARDWOOD RECORD

tliruntrli politienl iiml raiiiiiii>ri'i
inriit was piililixlifil in HHHI.
:in> liMikiiii; to Moxiro for tnuli-
this rr|Hirt. Little is Miid of I
and aifrioiiitiinil iui|ilonirntN ar

I. |«|iiT. Kpi-i'ial ancnl
■ :ni.| l.;ili..r Mexicn hii!< imsxi'il
I rlinni;i>ii Hinro tliiH rorty-p»|>i' clorn-
in'rioan niiinnfnclnrom, liowovcr, «iin
vill roc(>ivi> valniilili' infonnntioii from
ailior, but iniportatiunN of fiirnitnri'
mIiowm, nml tlio iironiiso of intfriinl

(Icvrlopnipnt, tliouKl> its fiiiniliiniit may be soimnliat ilolayeil. «arr;inl>
the lio|>e that Inrce waits of liiinl>er may no to that coiintry.

"Tnide Conditions in ( iiki." liv Charles M. Pepper. Several yesii^^
linve luiNied sinee this report >uis written, but it deals »ith pros|H'('ls
for pornianent bnsine^is rntlHT than with pussinK i-inMiinstanres. and
it throws miieh li(;ht on Cuba :is a nnirket for the produets ol
\ineriean forests.

The internal rosourecs of Cuba, as shown in this document, do not
ndirnte that the island is able to supply niueh of its home demand
for lumber. What forests it has are rapidly Rivinp way to npriculture,
and the nfrricnitnrist must buy building material, inaehinery. ami
furniture.

A summary of the foreijin eonuuerec of the island is given, p.ir-

ulnrly the purchases from foreijjii countries.

The position ocrupied in Cuba's trade by Spain, France, (Jennany.
and Great THritain is discussed.

"Steamship Communication to South America." This Senate Docn
ment 476, dated April (i, ISMO. was published by the frovernment. It
contains 08 pages, and parts of it which relate to the hii^tory of mail
contracts are of no sjiecial interest to lumbermen. The time tables of
steamships four years ago may not be the present sailing schedules.
but a general account is given of all regidar lines of ships between
South American ports and the leading countries of the world. Of
course, that information needs modificution now to make it conform
to facts, yet it may be expected that trade in that ]iart of the world
will go on along practically the same lines as iii the pa.st, at least the
lines connecting the TTnited States with South American ports.

•'Commercial America in 1907." This statistical work of 170 pages

..■- prepared by the Department of Commerce and Lalior, Washington,
1 1. C. Tables of trade make up most of the book, yet a large amount
uf information is contained in the accompanying text. Business men
who wish to acquaint themselves with the countries .south of us will
tind this book valuable. The information is so condensed that no
iitlinc can do it justice: but among matters treated somewhat in
■ tail arc the.se:

I'ommorcc. production, transportation f.icililics on hiinl and by wntfr.
ana. and population.

Share of tlie principal oountrii-s in tlic ninrki'ls snulh of the United
States.

The conntrlcs and provinces included iu the report arc .Vrgcntinn.
r.ollvin. Itrazil. Canada, the several republics of Central .America. Chile,
I'olombia. Cuba. Kcuador. the fJuia nas. Haiti. Mexico. French, liritish.
and Dutch West Indies. I'araiina.v. I'cru. Santo IiominRO, I'mKuay.
Venezuela.

rles M. Pepper,
■ief .synopsis of

priHincIs
of .\ merit

ml tlic
n tools

"Report on Tratlc Conditions in Colombia,'' by C
The scope of this government report is shown by a
its contents which is given below.

The tran.sportatlon problem, inciutline ocean and lam
stations for local trade.

Natural products of the country inclutlinu for
market nquireraonts.

Maobintry anil farm impicmcDts. sbowlns the stn
.nntl Kiiropcan competition.

Unties and trade customs with tariff schedules.

International competition, with particular ri'fcrenc.- I.> tlio part fliled
. iJermany anti France.

"Vilombla's policies, and various trade matters discussed.

The country is described as backward in development, but witli niucli
promise in the way ot future trade. The report was piiblisbcti scvi'n
years a!.-o,

Russia 's Timber Re.source.s

The Russian empire, occupying half of Europe and half of .\sia.
ii:is enormous forest resources, and the world's timber traile, now and
in the future, must reckon with competition from that quarter. I'art
of that timber will seek its market in Kurope and tiart in countries
bordering on the Pacific ocean.

"Russia: A Handbook on Commercial aii.l Industrial Conditions."

by John H. Snodgrtuui, V. S. Ctinsul (! rnl ul Mo»(Kiw, and other

consular ofllters, Sfj* pages, pitblished by the llnitt<d Stntes govcrnmonl
III ll)i:i. Asiile from the discussion of forest extent, this Iwiok iit
worth the business man's time to read it.

Timber resources ami ili'velopmeni constitute a rather small part of
this volume, but all other matters have a tlirect lM>aring on the sub
ject. Kiissia ought to Iss-oine n large buyer of American ngricullnral
iiiiplements. The fnriu resources of the empire are fidly iliwcrilH-il.
Trnnsportatioti ami etunmunication is one of HiiNsia 'k tnnle problems
wlio^f solution is iK'ing shiwiy workeil out. Kiissia is usually crei|itc>l
with the possession of more timlicT than any other cminlry in the

wnrl.l.

Thk AVimu) in CiE.skh.u.

.\ niimlK-r of btioks published by the government, mime belonging
to the tratle series antI others more general, are available, antI are tilled
with pertinent inftirmntion. Titles and brief ilescriptions of stime of
these follow :

"World Trade Directory." Hill, government publiciitioii, ll.;s
pages, price five dollars. Department of Commerce antI Labor, Wash
ington, D. C. The value of this work to persons contemplating
increasing their trade with foreign countries can not lie overestiinatetl.
It contains information whicli the expenditure of thousands of dollars
by lumlH'rmen could uot otherwise procure.

The scope of this volume is Indicated by the title, an<l the thortmgli
ness with which the plan has been carried out is apparent from the
tact that 12.').(I00 commercial names, carefully selected as representative
iu their respective countries, are given, with the particular line of
business in which each is engaged. Much other useful information is
included. The grand divisions of the earth covered by the tlirectory
:ire Central America, West Indies, South America, Kurope, Africa,
.\sia, and Oceania. The directory was compiled by consular oflicers
in all ]>arts of the world.

"Agricultural Machinery in Foreign Countries," compiled from
special consular reports, and publisheil by the Department of Com
aierce and Labor, Washington. D. C.. 1910, The total exports of farm
inaeliinery in 19(19 from the I'nited States were valued at .•f:i.">,G94,lS4.
and this report shows the amounts bought in various regions. Forty-
four i'ountries are covered by considar reports, and these include prac-
tically every region where any trade is to be had.

Particulars of sale condititHis, prices, terms, shipments, etc., are
given in many instances. Competition with manufacturers in other
countries; domestic manufacturers and prices; criticisms and obstacles
which the exporter meets in trade, and numerous other circumstances
aiitl conditions are duly considered iu the reports; iind suggestions ami
advice tire offered whereby better l)usiness may be done. The future
outlook for markets forms an imiiortant part of the rejiort.

"Winning Foreign Markets." This is a valuable government publi-
cation of 2.")i; pages and contains much information relating to most of
the countries of the world. Only a skeleton of its contents is given
below, but it will show the scope of the work.

HulldinK up American trade in the separate countries of Sontli .Vnicrlca.
KniDpc. .\sln, .Africa, Australasia, antl North .\morlca. Conditions ami
•ipportunitlos in every country an? sbown. There arc statistics and per
lliicni tllsciisslons.

Till' sntiiss of Italy In bulldine up trade in South America is clii'd
as an example, and that success is analyzed.

(Ilistaclcs to trade are siven niiicb attention, anil suggestions an-
oiTcrcd for making conditions better. Trade obstacles are not conflncd
to any country or .set of countries, but exist all over. This onght to b<.-
a valuable chapter for a prospective lumber exporter to read.

I'ro|)cr packing is an Important topic. It might not apply to lumber,
but does to furniture, vehicles, and farm niacbincry.

The advertisement of American goods in foreign countriis is reviewed
for many quarters ot the world.

"The Forest Resources of the World." by Raphael Zoii, United
States Forest Scr\-ice. 1910, 91 jiages. This is a review of the forests,
exports and imports, and available timber supplies of the whole world.
A great deal of information is condensed in small sjiaee. The work has
a special value because it presents statistics from foreign books which
are uot obtainable in English transbitions. \ summary of its contents
follows :

HARDWOOD RECORD

I ..rest resoiirces of the United States and liow they comijare with those
■ •1 nther countries.

How far can the United States count on supplies from abroad.

I'ho world divided into exportiilB and importing countries.

.V proportlonatel.v largo space is devoted to a discussion of the fore.-it
resources of the countries of northern Europe where tree growing and
manufacture into linishod products are highly developed.

A Wood Exhibit

'I'hose who intend to e.xport lumber to foreign countries will be
[placed in a better position to .iudge for themselves many points which
will enter into the trade if they can make a personal study of the
various woods with which theirs must compete. There is a scarcity
of popular information along that line, and yet such information is
more needed at this time than ever in the past.

.\ personal visit by the American e.xiiorter or prospective exporter
lo the timbered regions and wood-using factories of foreign countries,
and there see for liimself, would be the ideal mode of procedure; but
that is not practiiable. Time and the cost stand in the way of many
who need better information concerning foreign timbers with which
they must compete if they extend their business beyond the seas. It is
possible, however, for many to study foreign conunercial woods without
leaving the United States. Boards of trade, or similar bodies in large
cities, often have collections of such timber. The largest collection of
foreign woods in America is in Chicago, and hundreds of lumbermen
are frequent visitors there and it will pay them well to make a study
of this material, particularly that from countries which arc our com-
petitors in world trade. The collection is at tlie Field Museum of
Natural History, and is open to the inspection by the public seven
days in the week.

The nucleus of tlie Field Museum collection of woods consists of
tlie various foreign exhibits at the World's Fair at Chicago in 189.3.
Tliey were donated to the museum and have remained ever since, and

numerous additions have been made from all parts of the world. The
total number of foreign woods now in the museum is nearly 6,000,
and no other collection in America can compare with it.

The Most Import.\nt

The most important of these foreign woods, from the importer's
stan<lpoint, do not much exceed one hundred in number. It is prac-
ticable, therefore, for a man to examine them in a short time and learn
in a general way the kind of lumber that wiU contend for the market
with his when he seeks business in any particular foreign country. In
most instances, the names alone, from books or otherwise, give a poor
idea of what the woods are, because the names have no meaning in
Knglish. The best plan is to make their acquaintance from personal
examination. The woods on exhibition are arranged by countries,
among which are the following:

Russia, fine collection and well arranged. The best showing is of
softwoods.

The Philippines, practically all are hardwoods.

I'-ormosa. both iiardwoods and softwoods, io large numbers.

Japan, a remarkable showing of plain and figured woods which must
be met in competition by exports to the Orient.

.Taliore, many hardwoods of fine color.

Ivorea. excellent in quality.

lirltish India, vast resources of hardwoods suitable for agricultural
implements and furniture.

-Vustralia, line samples of hardwoods, mostly eucalyptus, but some soft-

Itra/.il, these woods consist of both hard and soft.

I'araguay. many samples, but not many that will olTer serious coni-
poiition with timbers from the United States.
Colombia, chiefly bard, heavy woods.
Culana, cabinet and licavy structural timbers.
Venezuela, woods similar to those of Guiana,
.lamaica, timber in abundance, but only a few with figure or attractive

.Vi,^>g;:«iaxyAi«v;>!!t:>My^ose^^

Wood in Vehicle Work

Wood in auto work is coming back but not in the way that might
be expected. There seems to be no come-back to the wooden body of
the average passenger car, for this phase of the work has gone into
the tin pan and the sheet metal business apparently to stay. Therefore
the auto business is still disappointing to those lumbermen who once
liad a splendid trade in wide poplar and other woods entering the body
of passenger cars.

Xotwithstanding this, however, the amount of woodwork used in
the auto trade has increased wonderfully of late and gives promise
of still larger increase. This is mainly because of the extensive
adaption of the auto for truck and wagon work. The lighter types of
auto truck often involve considerable wood work in bed construction
and they bring an enlarged caU for auto spokes.

^iif-.V;p- are one of the big items in auto wood work now and they

ill item that seems to be growing in importance. Not only

. :iis, but trucks and service wagons are a big factor and

. . MiiUiijuting considerably to the matter of spokes. It is these, too,

hiili are the important factor in the demand for auto work generally.

'finite a share of this wood work, more of it perhaps than the trade

-iues, does not go direct to auto manufacturers but is made in

k smiths' shops. Take the Ford machines, for example. So far the

I |ieople have not made any truck bodies. People buy the machines

:iua have the bodies made in some local shop. Hundreds of these

are being made all around us and they generally include a fair

share of wood work. In the truck end of the auto business there is

ill- found anything from heavy brewery trucks to the bakery wagon.

iieavier trucks are inclined to run toward metal parts where

ible and do not use such a great proportion of wood work as

nie lighter ones. It is the light trucks and wagons with enclosed

light bodies that are bringing wood work into the auto business

again, and at the present time they seem to be calling for as much

lumber as was formerly used in auto bodies themselves. This should

furnish some call for wide poplar and it certainly furnishes a market
for spokes and dimension stock in both hickory and oak.

The outlook for the demand to supply orders for the fall cutting
season in wagon wood work appears better than some in the trade
would have us believe. There are some who argue that no more
than twenty-five percent of the farm wgons are sold annually now
as compared to the number sold some years ago. This may apply to
last year and the year before, but it is no sign that it wiU apply to
this fall or next year. Usually a good crop year means heavy buying
of farm wagons, and certainly the crop quantity this year should
encourage a liberal buying of farm wagons.

There seems to be a mistaken idea that the automobile and the motor
truck are replacing the farm wagon extensively and thus cutting
down the trade there. What does it matter to the spoke manufacturer,
for example, whether the farmer buys a wagon drawn by horses or a
wagon that is self propelled? It calls for just as many wheels and
spokes and when we include both the motors and the wagons required
today they should call for more in the way of wagon wood work than
has ever been required before.

The fall and winter demand for vehicle wood work should be of an
unusually large volume, and there is no excuse for the complaint that
this trade is not what it used to be and never will be good again. Some
of the millmen who heretofore cut wagon and vehicle dimension stock
now simply cut their oak and hickory into flitehes and planks and
sell it in this form to the wagon makers and blacksmiths who rip it up
into dimensions required for their work. There are institutions which
buy material in plank and flitch form and work it into spokes. It
is a bit strange that this should be done in this age when the general
tendency is toward cutting more stufE to specific dimension right in
the wood, but it is a fact just the same that, to many people, flitches
and planks are a bigger item in wagon and vehicle wood work than in
davs sone bv.

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A CHANCE I OR AMERICAN WALNUT

Tbiuj-s .-Hfiii to linvi- Ihh'ii " l<riiikinn " in liixor of AiniTiiiiii liliiik
Miilnut of liitc. IVrlinpn tlic Miilmit inpn nro umisiinlly Rlirend, ;ni<l
h.-ivo lioon looking; iilioml ; <ir. mi llio oilier liniul, tliey niny merely he
!in'ky. At nil events, tlieir |>r<>|u>sitioii has lieeii profilnble from hoiiu'
■ f the trade developments tlmt liiive been recorded recently.

Tnke tlie movement townrd brown noodH, for instance. It happened
iiist nt n time when black walnut was beinj; revived, .ind made it easy
M get ^ta^ted on it. Xow the Kuropenn war has bobbed up, and
• >ne of the first result.s is a shortage of Circassian walnut, actual or
l>otenlial. People who use this wood are eiuleavoring to cover thi-ir
re<iuirements, of course, and may be able to get enough ahead to take
rare of their wants for the inmiediate future; but there is not a great
■leal of Circassian in the country, the stocks nt Liverpool arc light,
and the movement from the Caspian Sea lias already been cut ofT.
according to reliable information.

The natural result will be that those who have been using the
imported walnut will turij to the American variety. It is possible to
get effects with black walnut veneers that are not very far from
Circassian, while both of them belong to the walnut family and the
brown group of woods. It is hard to see, therefore, how the walnut
men can help profiting from the latest development.

Of course, if importations of mahogany, which can Imj supplied from
Mexico and Central America as well as Africa, arc seriously interfered
with, there may l)e an even bigger rush in the direction of American
black walnut, and quartered oak should be similarly helped. But there
is not the defiuiteness to prospects in this connection that attaches to
the Circassian walnut situation.

THE MARKET FOE CRATING

Since most luniiufacturecl ;irticlos have to t)e jirutci-teil from the
hardships of railway transportation, practically every factory is a
consumer of low-grade lumber used for crating purposes. Wood-
working factories usually make their own, though some, which buy
better lumber for manuf.vturing purposes than they care to use to
make packages out of, are constantly in the market for material for
that purpose. Mctahvorking concerns of all kinds have to buy lumber;
and aside from the necessity of purchasing material for pattern work
in the foundry trade, there is need of it in making crates.

This is mentioned merely to emphasize a big field for low-grade
stock that is often overlooked. A certain hardwood man, who had an
accumulation of lumber, began to look into this situation, and dis-
covered that he was in the biggest stove manufacturing center in his
part of the country. He liadn 't noticed it before, but when he
investigated he learned that these .concerns were regular buyers of
crating lumber, and he had no difficulty in making enough sales to
move a good part of the material. He also learned that while formerly
the railways permitted stoves to be shipped in carload lots uncrated.
they are now required to crate each separate item, even though a full
carload is being moved. That calls for much more lumber, of course.

While it is true that low grades usually sell jirctty readily, there is
no reason why the lumberman should not be familiar with every section
of the consuming field ; and he is not, unless he knows .something about
the crating lumber situation.

THE DEMAND FOR FIGURE

The peculiarities and the changing fancies of the consuming trade
are never better illustrated than in connection with requirements as
to figure. One year the furniture man may want lumber and veneers
with a marked figure, and another plain faces may be desired. Now
the piano manufacturers may ask for extreme figure in their material,
and then again some of them may go to the other extreme.

It is odd, however, to note that the coffin manufacturers are among
those who like well figured woods. They take as much pride in working
up a casket whicli shows a fine figure in mahogany or quartered oak
as any of the members of the furniture trade. On account of the fact
that there is a prejudice against the use of veneers in this business,
figure is not found to such an extent as it would be otherwise; but
even with solid woods the manufacturers have been able to develop

going nut (if style, and the oipoM-d
probably liiis something to do with
lii'li will have In run the gamut frmn
the plainer cnnibinationH.

•■'1,, i„,l..|~..|nr .-trc-l.s :i~ lo li-ul,. ..:..! I..1.. ■■|:l.,ua llillll up" f,-

all they are »vorlh.

The fnct that covered wnods an
wood surfaces are taking the lead
the situation in the casket trailc, «
big figures and extreme elTcrls ti

FOPLAB FOR CROSSBANOINa

One big reason why poplar will always remain a leader for crosx
banding purposes is because it is one of the ensicst woods in the world
to dry and keep flat. Some woods are hard to dry perfectly, goixK
into the work either too green, which will cause trouble Inter on, i.r
loo dry, in which case they are apt to be brittle.

If the crossbanding is brittle and hard, a break may easily occur,
causing a lap-over of the edges of the broken iiarl. This may not Im-
noticed; but when the furniture manufacturer or the panel man is
finishing his work and sanding oiT the goods, the sander will cut right
through the spot where the lapped nmterial is sticking out, practically
ruining the entire piece. Uy the time the face veneer is taken olT
and the crossbanding either replaced or repaired, a good deal of work
has been -spent on it; and even if it is possible to jiatch the panel, it
will not be worth very much compared with its original value.

Using the right material in the first place is thus pretty goml
insurance against having excessive spoilage, and the people who are
making poplar veneers for crossbanding work can well emphasize this
feature of their product.

IS THIS "OLD STUFF?"

"1 see that one of Uncle Sam's foresters." said a veteran lumber
man recently, "has 'discovereil ' that a good way to work up short
ends of lumber is to use them in the manufacture of brush bucks.
This is nothing new, though it may have appeared to be novel to the
forestry expert. This has been done for a long time, within niv
knowledge, and is one obvious outlet for ofl"al of this description."

All right, come again, Mr. Forester!

THE REAL THING IN SERVICE

"Everybody is talking about 'service" nowadays," said a well
known lumber salesman. "It sounds good, of course, to tell your
customers that you have the service, but when you get right down to
brass tacks, wliat do you mean by thati

"If you mean that your lumber is better, grade for grade, than tin-
other fellow's, why don't you say so? Ordinarily, though, you don "t
mean it. Do you refer to your ability to ship more quickly than your
competitors? Most consumers think that the lumbermen are all too
active in this direction. Do you allow any better terms than most
others in the trade? If you do, .just come out and cut the price and
quit disguising it under another name.

"Service, to my way of thinking, however, is something entirely
diflferent. It consists of helping the consumer to use the lumber to
the best possible advantage. We can't always analyze his factory
conditions so as to do this, but sometimes we can suggest how he can
save money by substituting a lower grade or a cheaper wood for some-
thing he is now using, and in that way cut off considerable cxpcnsi'.
Not many salesmen incline to this method, but it is real service — and it
gets the business."

IS INTERIOR FINISH POORLY MADE?

Is there anything radically wrong with the methods of manufacturing
interior finish, such as doors, panels, etc..'

This query is suggested by the fact that one can easily find glaring
defects in this character of work in most of the buildings where it h'ls
been installed for any length of time.

The writer was recently in a big hotel which has a lot of very hand
some woodwork, especially panels. Practically all of these, however,
are badly marred by checks and cracks, possibly due to the use of
green material or the lack of crossbanding.

The interior finish field is one that will stand a lot of expansion and
help the lumber business materially; but defective work of this kind
is certainly a poor advertisement for the business, and is not likely to
influence others to use the same methods.

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mi ^orth American Walnut Woods ^

PART ONE

Editor's Note

iit it is I'Ssi'iUi

ISTAXT DEN Dm

follow in the

Introduction

ilistiiiguisliing eharaeters
woods for the purpose, particularly, of aiding;
i.ig the ___

Fvon

;[iecies, as
iiif; them
ii'cies and

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p»

the dozon or more substi-
tiitos and imitation ualniits
now marketed.

'I'he walnuts belong to the
•;enus Juglaiif! and are elose-
ly related to the Hicorin.
these two groups of trees be-
ing the only representatives
of the family Juglandaceat;
in this country. Of the fifteen
wnliuits now known in the
world, four are natives of the
I'nited States ami tliese arc
the bhu'k walnut (JiuiUins
iii/im Liun.), onr |irincipal
commercial species, the but-
r e r n u t (Jttglans cinerea
Linn.), Mexican walnut
{Jiiglans rupestris Engehu.),
and the California walnut
(Jtiglaiis calif ornica Wats.).
The remaining species, which
are natives of Europe, Asia,
the West Indies, Mexico,
Central and South America,
include the Circassian* or so-
called ' ' English walnut ' '
{Juglans regia Linn.), Jap-
anese walnut (Juglmis cor-
lUformift Maxim. = Juglans
„,l„,iiira ,'<i.'lM,l,l,). Manchu-
ii:in u;ilniil {,1 ii ,il,i n,s mait-
cltana Muxnn.^ Siebold 's

walnut {Juglans sieboldiana Ki<;. i

Maxim.), Chinese walnut

{Juglans stennrnrpn :V[axim.). Nogal {Jughuts au.slrulis)
walnut {Jughin.s .ininut.nsix Lind.), Cuban walnut {Juglans insidark
Griseb. = J«(''(nix jn ii,i,nr,iisi.-i C. DC), and the two Mexican walnuts
(Jnglans mollis Enycl. and Juglans pyrifonnis Liebm).

Our native black walnut has from the earliest days in this country
supplied the principal cabinet and furniture wood, the beautifully
gnarled and wavy forms of which surpassed all other native woods
for these purposes. Moreover, the great lasting qualities o'f black
walnut wood lead to its use, where most abundant, for construction,
particularly for barn and house sills, etc., while not a few farms
in the Ohio river valley country were actually fenced with rails of this
superb timber. Black walnut was used to the greatest extent in about

* The wood of this walnut is described in Forest Service Circular 212,
which can be secured b.r writing to Bureau ol' Public Documents at Wash-
ington.

h.

- yv,

ilombiau

'aciicd approximately 125,000,000 feet,
mnual cut increased very rapidly, the
and the prime lumber so chea|)
that the high gi-ade lines
dropped it as it had gone
into .such a variety of cheap
uses. It is probable, how-
ever, that the use of black
walnut decreased in the
United States also because
of a popular desire for loss
sombre finishing woods and
with more striking figures of
grain, etc. Black walnut fur-
niture rapidly went out of
date in this country, wiiile
mahogany. Circassian wal-
nut, red gum {Liquidambar
xtyraciflua Linn.), and oak
became popular and are now
the leading furniture w'oods.
Although the use of black
walnut has since decreased
enormously, there are still
approximately .50,000,000
feet of this wood cut annu-
ally, but of this amount
about 20.000,000 or 25,000,-
000 feet are exported to the
United Kingdam and conti-
nental Europe, where black
walnut, used extensively for
furniture, is considered supe-
rior to many of the tropical
woods. The present use,
therefore, of black walnut
.„„,,_, for furniture is chiefly for-

j II IWWJ '''^°' '*°'^' ^1'?^''''°"^' '-'^'^ "'^

/ II 11^^' i-oustantly growing. While

/" V ^-^ prime black walnut is still

kk;. :; vu;. 4 available in moderate quan-

tities in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, the total stand in the United States
is unknown at present. It is believed, however, that complete exhaus-
tion of this valuable timber is not close at hand.

The market price of prime black walnut hunber has ranged from
aliout $85 per M in 1880 to $100 per M in 1900, while the present
price is about $115. Since oak is now becoming so high-priced, there
is no reason, except popular fancy against it, why black walnut should
not again be used extensively in this country for furniture, even at
the present high export prices, which are equaled by the market cost
of the best grades of oak, birch and maple, now so much nsed in this
country.

Should another large demand for black walnut be created in this
country in excess of the supply, a nimiber of good substitutes are
likely to be offered; in fact, even now, there are more than a dozen
substitutes and imitation walnuts known, some of which are sold as

HAKDWOOD KECOKU

jl »■•/•

blnrk wiUmit. Tlipy iiiilmlc the

Via-onslttiid wnliiut" (Cryptocarya pat

imratoKii V. M. IWloy), " Caiuiuwinii

■.viilmit" (I'lcrociirya rauctinica C A.

\l.i. ricrwdri/o fnirittifoUa S])iirli.).

• l)0'i""" ">■ "Imliiui wnlniit" (Alcu-

• triloba Korel.), ".Inmnii'n walnut"
; .. I orfcMrfriiii >M(/{<iiM OriHol).), " Kimt

liiiliiin wnlmit" or "koko" (Albissia
Ithhrl; Boiitli.), " TnNinnninii " or "Auk-
tntliiin walnut" {Aracia mclaiiorylon II.
Hr.). "Siitiii wuhnit" (Liquidambar
xturaciflmt Linn, and Tabchuia iloiincll-
.imilhii Ro.so.), "Africnn walnut" (a
s|i<'cio!i of 7riWii7i<i), wliilp Mandji or
Kloum {OldficUlia afrirana B. & II.), a
M|«Tip» of I'HcudocrilrcUi of Sierra Lconu
and tlio Gold (!oa»t, Africa, and "cliyc"
or " inoensp-trw " (liosurllia Mninci), n
sulistituto for the "African walnut,"
:inaniomila (Lona Utiincami Pierre),
nuist be added to tlie list. Still other
snlistitutes arc likely to be found a.s Afri
laii and South Anii'riian forests are

Butternut was introdueeil into th--'
lumber market after blaek walnut and
Circassian walnut became scarce and too
ex|HMisive for general use. It gained fa-
vor under this stimulus as a substitute
for Circa.'sian walnut, and it is now em-
ployed, jmrticularly in Europe, chiefly
for toys, church and lodge furniture, in-
terior trimmings of lioats, pipe organ
llooring and siding, cabinetwork, furniture,
Venetian blinds, and bar fixtures. The demand for butternut is in-
creasing more in Europe than elsewhere, because solid-wood furniture
is made there, while in America veneer is used with satisf.nctory results
largely upon a foundation of in-
ferior wood.

The price of butternut lumber
has been comparatively stationary
for many years, the average price
in this country being about $3.5
f)er M, while butternut exported
to Europe, where wood users have
learned to utilize small pieces, es
pecially for making toys, souve-
nirs, and other small articles, va-
ries from $15 to $8.5 per M. Tlw'
annual cut of butternut is aj)-
proximately 2.5,000,000 feet, most
of which is exported to Europe.

The only substitute for butter-
nut at present is red gum, known
in the trade a.s satin walnut or
tasselwood, large shipments of
which go to Europe for veneers
and also as a substitute for Circassian walnut.

The wood of our two western walnuts is available in such

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sizes and quantities that it is important only for local uses, in which

it serves practically all of the purposes of the eastern black wrdnnt.

Gross Characters of Walnut Woods

SAl'WOOD AND nF.AP.TWOOl)

The heartwood of the native walnut woods, the only portion used,
ranges from light to dark brown or nearly black in color, contrasting
strongly with the pale white sapwood, which in the black walnut and
in the butternut is quite thin, varying from eight to fifteen annual
rings of growth in width. Sapwood of the Mexican and Californian
walnuts is often thicker, containing from ten to twenty rings of

growth. Illnck walnut wood frequently
hni) a iiurptish tinge, which is bent iiern
in tnngentinlly cut boards, whilo the
henrtwooil of butternut is much tighter
brown with faint shnilcs of yellow unit
red, in general apju-arnnce reKemblin^'
t'ircassian wnlnut H.-iirtwood of the
California walnut, nImoRt black, has .-i
very fine flgure<l texture and is in some
respects the moot attractive of the native
walnut woods. In a less degree this ia true
also of the Mexican walnut wood. While
the wood of our western walnuts can lx>
useil for the same jmrposi-s as black wal-
nut, it is seliliuu utilized in the arts, and
chiefly because the western trees are of
small size and scarce.

AN.Nl'AL UlNGS OF (iltOWTll

The annual rings of growth can not

be clearly distinguished in all spiK-ie.<

with the unaided eye, but they are dis

tinctly visible under a. hand lens or com

])OUnd microscope (Plato 1, a.r.). They

arc usually narrow, especially in the wood

of the Mexican and California species,

while they are widest and most clearly

defined in butternut, the fastest growing

native species, ]>articularly during the

first twenty-five years. Distinctness of

the annual rings is due in part to a zone

of largo vessels in the early wood and in

l)art to the gradual reduction in radial

diameter of a few rows of wood fibers

formed iu the late wood, the latter con-
trasting strongly with the more ])orous wood formed at the beginning

of the next season. Because of its larger vessels, the wood of butter

nut is lighter in weight and more brittle than that of any other

native walnut.

'Die walnuts are cla.ssed as dif-
fuse-i)orous woods beuiuso the
vessels are evenly distributed. To
this group belongs such other
woods jis birch, beech, alder, ma-
]de, gums, etc., the indistinct an-
nual rings of which contrast
strongly with the distinct annual
lings of the oaks, elms, ashes, sas-
safras, etc., known a-s ring-porous
woods.

I-ITII KAYS

Pith rays (Plato 1, p.r.) are
tlio numerous spokelike lines ex-
tending in a railial directionifroni
the center of the stem, and, there-
fore, at right angles to the an-
nual rings of growth. Some of
7 the rays have their origin at the

pith and extend from the latter
to the bark; while others, developed later in the life of the tree, ex-
tend only from the point of origin (in the annual ring) to the bark.
Pith rays of walnuts are scarcely visible to the naked eye and, there-
fore, do not add figure to <|uarter-sawed boards as do the rays of oak
wood.s. The elements composing the pith rays are called pith-ray
cells (Fig. -, r.c).

Minute Structural Characters of Walnut Woods

\-ESSELS

A'essels (Plate I, v.) are round or oval, and plainly visible under a
hand magnifier. They vary from .04 to .172 millimeter in diameter,
those formed in the beginning of the annual ring usually being slightly
larger than those formed later. Their arrangement is more or less

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Sl-.-Sp

HARDWOOD RECORD

■p.1? p

PLATE 3. TliAXSVEKSE SKCTK
MA WALNUT (Juglans califoniica) MAGNIFIED FIFTY DIAMETERS
a. 1-.— ANNUAL RING : v.— VESSEL ; w. f. — WOOD FIBERS ; w. p. L-
WOOD PARENCHYMA FIBERS : p. r.— PITH RAYS : t.— TYLOSIS.

I'L\ li; 1 TI!ANS\E1!SL Si:C 1
WU.MT IJiiiilans uwe^tni) MAG:
ANNUAL RING: v.— VESSEL, w.
PARFNCHYMV FIBERS p r— PI

cil J-nn \\(Ht\> OF MEXICAN
I ED FIFTY DIAMETERS, a. i-.—
—WOOD FIBERS w. p. f.— WOOD
II R\^S

HAkUWOOU KECOKU

limiiuiH tliroiiKlxHit, tlioii(;li lln'y ofloii orciir in 8II111II KniiipH or

M>rl inilinl rows of from two to live veswln. Tli<> vrHncl cavilic* iin-

lion |>nrtly filloil nitli n iliirk lirovvn oiilwliinfi* ciilloil t.vloiM>)t, uitliiii

1 hi> >i>s)«>l nivity iix iliirk lir<i»n inniiwH of |iiiri-ncliyinHtniiH tiKHiii-

I'liilrUn.

Vessols (Pi){. I) foiiHiHt of iiiiiiioroiiH .iliorl sri'liiciitH (Fi);. I. i.i. )

plnrnl «>n<l to emi, niul tlii' pliiiu' of tln> |iiirtitioii wiiIIh ('Fiji. 1, /MC )

:it IhiIIi onild of tlio VfHM<l S(>c-iii'iits nrt< iiNiiiilly oli|i<|iii> ami fnro tho

V III riiys. Till- m-kiikmiIs of ihr l:irj{<T wswls iiro iil)oiit us loiijf 11s

' '<lv. Tlix vi^KHi-l wiiIIm iiii> iisiinlly t|iiito tliiii, fioldoiii boiiiK ns tliick

- tlio wnllfj of wood lil«>r!i. I'its (Fig. 1. /»./>.) iiri> iiiinioroim in tlir

>'-<<w>l walU, ami at |Hiints whorr- vemplK arc in contact with wooil

I irpni'liynui filn-rs and pitli-rny rolls tlii'y Iwir small Rimpio pilH. and

Miiftimos narrowly iKirdorfd pits.

Tlip followint; •"I'''' sliows dianirt.T nii'iisiirrmciils of v.'sscls from
•■-.■ wood of different walnuts:

kItl.K I

Spcclm
Juplann rim nil
Juijlaait nigra . .
JhuHioh mprMiiK
.lufiUini, ftilifonii:

.MINLMIM ni.V.MKTKIC OK

si'i;cii:s

I'riiKi* .Mnxlmnin .Minimum

'I'rac-beids. wbicli oivur Bparin(;ly in walnut wood arr.-in^i-il aioiiiiil
till' vessels (Fig. 1), are ilistinguislied by their thin walls, rather wide
Inmiua, blunt ends, bordered pits, and by being shorter than the other-
wist- simiewhnt similar wood fibers.

WOOD FIBGR.S

Wood fibers are the thiek walled elements which form tiie bulk of
the wood. In transverse section they are chiefly round (Plate I, v.f.).
but sometimes more or less irregular in outline, particularly those at
I lie outer edge of the annual rings and near the larger vessels, where
thev are usually much flattened. The cell walls are quite thick, and
the <'eil cavities are small, esiiecially in those fibers which form dense
tiswue at the outer Ijoundai-y of tlie annual rings. In longitudinal
s<>ction wood fibers a]>pear elongated, pointed at both ends, at which
they are closely overlapped by fibers above and below (Fig. '2). The
hmgth and width of these fibers vary considerably. :is sliowii in the
I'ollowing table:

lARF.K II .VVERAtU:. .M.VXI.MT.M .VNK. MIMMIM I,I:N(;TI !.>< .\.\Il
WlfiTIIS OK WALXIT WOOD KIUKUS

.Vver«K<- Maximum .Mininmm Avcraco

.S04'.

.023

l.li(i:!l

.03:!

.02.'54

.0:10

.0190

.fi40.'.

.0217.'!

JU]/IIIHH ttti/ni 1.

.luiilan* cincrca 1.

.lufllann ruppalriK 1.047 1.4:!:!

.lufilanM calitoi-nica l.or.c, 1.417.1

.\ltbough there is considerable variation in length of filxrs, both
of the same species am} also for the four different species, this
variation is slight in comparison with that of fibers in wood of the
-ame s-]iecies grown under widely different soil conditions. The extent
.if this variation is shown in the following table, California walnut
\voo<l being taken only as an example of what is true of the other
species grown in entirely different .soils.

lAKI.i; III — MAXI.MIM. MIXIMI .M ANH .VVKUACi: LKXCTIIS" OK
KlliKlfS — WOllli OK C.M.IKOUXI.V WAI.M T CKOWX IX

i)iKKi:iti:xT SOILS

l.onKthsof Kll)crs in .Mlilimctcrs
.Wcrasrc .Maximum .Mlnlmnm
ihiirucicr of Siiii mm. mm. mm.

Ih'op black soil, abundiint
growing space

Moderately moist si
and growing spac

liglit

l.0i)7

.428

bry sand and gravel 008 1.302 ..140

The pits (Pig. 2, .«.;>.) of wood fibers (best seen in macerated
material) are. simple, having slit-like openings about half as long as
the width of the cell. These openings, which are often parallel with

vood

the axis of the fIberH, are iirrangiMl nitiuilly in a ninKle row ou the
radial wallH.

WIMlli l-.\KKNI 11 V M S KIIIKKH

WiHid-piireiichymu HbeiH (Fig. 3) are abundiiiit in the Mood of all

native walnuts. They 1 ur in Ninnll groups, arranged chii'lly in fine,

irregular tangential lines (Plate III, u.p.f.), or they nniy be iHoInted
among thivk-walled wood fibem, and are often in contact with vi-tselh.
In transverse Hections they can Ix- readily seen by a hand magnifier,
being characterized by thin walls and relatively large cell cavities
(Fig. 3, r.r.). The true character of these fibers is best ol:s<>rved.
however, in longitudinal sections. Kadi fiber consists of from three
to eight rectangular cells placed end to end, the upper and lower cells
always ta|H-ring to 11 blunt end (Fig. 3, ii).;».r.). The cross walls
(between the inilividiinl cells) are usually horizontal and are always
marked by small, round, simple pits (Fig. 3, s.p.). In radial sections
the pits are numerous, occurring in small groups or rows, but in
tangential sections they appear rather sparingly. Wood-purcneliyina
fibers bordering vessels are usually much flattened and have numerous
pits, but where they occur among wooil fibers they are prismatic and
contain fewer pits.

Crystals of calcium oxalate (conspicuous under the microscope) are
confined almost entirely to the cells of the wood- parenchyma fllicrs,
and are best observed in a tangential section, where they are occasion
ally solitary, but more frequently in series of a few to twenty or
more crystals, (Fig. 4, c.). The crystals are tetragonal or pentagonal
ill form and the cubical cells of the wood-parenchyma fibers containing
them are technically known as ideoblasts, which arc modified, thin
walled, wood-parenchyma cells, the cavities of which are invariably
I'omplelely filled with these crystalline masses.

PITH KAYS

.\s iilicidy noted, the pith rays (transverse section) an' scancly
visible to tlie unaided eye, but under the microscope appear as ijark
slightly undulating radial lines, which frequently bend around the
larger pores (Plate 111, p.r.). Pith rays (tangential section) are fnun
a few to fifty cells high and from one to six rows of cells wide,
although a good many are only from one to two rows of cells wide.
They vary considerably in height (Figs, o and 6) in wood of the same
species, but there are sufficient constant microscopic differences in
the rays of our walnuts to aiil in identifying the different species. The
cells which make up the pith rays arc rectangular in form and often
from one to three times as long ,is wide (Fig. 7, r.c.) ; cells in the
upper and lower rows are. however, more irregular in outline, often
being elongated in the axial or vertical direction of the stem. All pith
rays contain numerous simple jiits (Fig. 7. -«.p.) where they are in
contact with vessels and wood |iar<ni-hyma fibers.

Analytical Key for Identifying Walnut Woods

The following key is intemled chiefly for the use of students
famili.ir with the anatomy of woods and with the use of the compound
microscope. Lay students will, it is believed, be able to identify theup
woods by comparing smooth transver.se sections with the illustrations
and descriptions of the gross characters of the woods. An ordinary
)iocket ningiiifying glass will be helpful in viewing the cross-section^.

1. JatilniiK cincrcn (I'lalf I)

I'illi rays (tangential .section) numerous, rather niiriow (from nm- in
four, chlctly two cells wide), and from a few to .10 or mnrc colls liicli.
I'flon spntulato In outline.

2. Jiintnni Ilium (I'lato II 1

I'ith rays (tangential section) very numerous, liolh liroad and narrow
(from one to six. chiefly three in flvo cells wide), and from a fow to 2.".
coils liigh. spindle-shaped and olongntod olllptioal in outline.

I'lth rays (l.ingentlal section) chiefly clonBatod-elllptical in nutlino;
iT.vslals of cnlclum oxalate In wood-piironehyma flbers very aiiundanl.
::. .liiglan/i califomicii (Plate III)

I'llh rays (tnngonllnl section) chiefly splndlo-shapod and Interspersed
among thnso elongated olllptioal in outline : crystals of calcium oxalate
In wood-pnroncliymn Itbors usua.Iiy wanting.

Vossols (transverse section) numerous and rather lorgc : wood-
parcnebyma flbers distributod abundantly in small groups In tho early
wood, and irregular tangential liands of this tissue clearly visible in tho
late wood.

4. Jufllans rupcstiiD (I'iate IV)

Vossols (transvor.so section) less numerous and usually somewhat
smaller, especially In tho late wood : wood-parenchyma flbers less numerous
and distrlimtcd singly in the early woods; tangential bands of this tissue
loss clearly visible in the Into wood.

^m;;^lasm»3maaMi»^^ ^ nimiwstg

Meeting of l^orthern Loggers

An extreiiioly protitable aud interestiiij.' lucetiiif,' of woods super-
intendents of Wisconsin and northern Michigan was held at
Green Bay, Wis., on Saturday, August 29, under the auspices of the
Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association.
The meeting was called to order by President Goodman and W. E.
Hollenbeck, woods superintendent of the J. W. Wells Lumber Com-
pany, Menominee, Mich., was chosen to act as chairman of the
gathering.

\ great many important and practical subject's connected with
logging, feeding men anil the construction and maintenance of
camps were discussed.

Cami' CONSTIIUCTION
The nieeting was opened by P. S. MeClurg of I'liillips, Wis., who
briefly described the wheel camps used by his company as follows:
We have used wheel camps for seven or eight years, aud find them to be
very satisfactory. Our sleeping cars are 40xi;jxl2 feet, and are equipped
on the inside witii single bunlis three tiers high, while in the middle of the
car, at both sides, we have a waste sink. Thirty men can be accommo-
dated nicely in oup of these cars. The dining cars are of the same dimen-
sions ns t' . I . ; iii^ .a.s, and contain small tables, 3x5 feet set endways.
This c;ii i ; i i i;o men. The cook's car is also of the same dimen-

sions ;i' I I I :.il one end of it is reserved for the ice box and a

place fiii I .liii^ . 11 M.lis. In the winter time the openings between the
cars are covcnd with heavy covtrs, so as to keep the cold out. Each
bunk has n separate window, and there are 10 large ventilators at the top
of each car. The barn cars are 40x10x13 feet, and will hold 14 horses.
One logging superintendent stated that he thought there is more
or less expense incurred in moving the cars, as side tracks have
to be built every time the camp is moved. On the other hand, the
discussion which followed showed that the time which is saved in
moving with wheel camps, will more than cover the expense of
building the tracks. For instance, wheel camps are run right into
the operation, while with other camps the men are sometimes re-
quired to walk several miles to and from work, losing many hours
in so doing. Mr. McLurg stated that they usually move on Sunday
morning, and that it only takes about five hours in so doing. The
discussion also brought out the fact that it is much easier to keep
a wheel camp clean, and that the men are well satisfied with
camp cars.

J. B. Galbraith of the North Western Lumber Company, Stanley,
Wis., described a set of small, portable camps made to set on flat
cars when moved — each sleeping car to accommodate from twelve
tb sixteen men, dining car and other parts of the outfit being in
similar proportions. The bill of material for the construction of a
sleeping car Mr. Galbraith gave as follows:

2 pieces 8x8- — 12 No. 1 hemlock, rough.
2 pieces 6x8 — 16 No. 1 hemlock, rough.
2 pii CCS 6x.8 — 14 No. 1 hemlock, rough,
ii pipces 6x8 — 12 No. 1 hemlock, rough.
4 pieces 6x6 — 12 No. 1 hemlock, rough.
12 pieces 2x6—12 No. 2 hemlock, SIB.
4 piice5 2x8 — 10 No. 2 hemlock, SIE.
50 pieces 2x4 — 10 No. 2 hemlock, SIE.
4 pieces 2x4 — 16 No. 2 hemlock, S»E.
8 pieces 2x4—14 No. 2 hemlock, SIE.
7 pieces 2x12 — 12 No. 1 hemlock, S2S.
1,800 feet No. 3 hemlock boards, SIS.
1,000 feet 4" No. 2 pine drop siding.
1,200 feet 4" No. 2 oommon basswood ceiling.
400 feet 3" cull hardwood flooring.
4.-III fe,.t 0" No. 2 bvcilock, D&M.
400 leet liDc.il, No. !SOCr, pine moulding.
200 feet No. 2 pine beards, S2S.

4 sash 8x10—6 It.— 1%.
1 door 2-6x6-6 — 1% No. 2 pine. 4 panel.

Cost of lumber $121.95

Rooflng, p.tper and hardware 12.00

Labor 60.00

Painting 15.00

Ventilator 5.50

Total ?214.45

Store bouse or oflico car same as sleeper.
Kitchen ear $30.00 more.

Sleeping car equipped with Haggard & Marcusson Company's iron bunks
4'x6'5", cost «6.7.'') f. o. b. Chicago— 4'6"x6'5" cost S7.00 f. o. b. Chicago.

-Mattresses aud ticks nia.le by Horn & Blum, Eau Claire. Mattresses cost
.$1.50. Ticks cost ?1.65 f. o. b. Eau Claire.

Ventilators and roof saddles from Marshall-Wells Hardware Company.
Ventilators cost $4.45. Saddles cost 85 cents f. o. b. Duluth.

Stoves made by Detroit Stove Works, Herald box stoves, 38", cost at
Stanley ?12.00 each.

J. S. Griffith of tlie Mohr Lumber Company, told of the sec-
tional camps which he uses that have proved satisfactory both in
original cost of construction from Ipw-grade lumber, and in ease
of taking down and setting up again. A number of others con-
tributed to the discussion, and much sentiment appeared in favf*
of some style of camp that can be readily taken down and trans-
ported to a new operation so that, the loss of material in abandon-*:!,
camps is obviated.

C.-vxip Welfare

The most interesting and important talk on the program was
given by Matt Daly of Duluth, who for the past eight yeais has
been doing remarkable missionary work among the camps of Wis-
consin and northern Minnesota. Mr. Daly spoke in a most direct
and practical fashion, and his remarks were received with the
closest attention and heartiest approval. The main points which
he made were as follows:

I Ih l;.iii tliii work In the lumber camps of northern Wisconsin, in 1007,
'I II' liii^ iliii.ii'.;h twenty-nine camps, covering the Bad River Reservation.
Ill' I mill! I niiUoad, South Shore railroad, in which territory was located
till' St.arns Lumber Company, Schrooder l.uiiilur Ccimpnny, and the HIncs
Lumber Company, employing at that tini. . i i .no men ,Vt the

camps operated by the Stearns L\imber C.i ; nl river, I found

that the men did not quit their v/ork. i ausc of this, I

found that ll.ev were not required to le:n ^ , luie daylight, and

they w.'ii in iiiiir iiiiii.s at darlt — they also ale thou- nogn meal at the
camp. Ill M II, I I found fair sanitary conditions. These men were
not enii.l ...I III i_M i.ilior agencies. On the same river, a jobI)cr getting
out timljii ini In.- .si.arns Lumber Company, running four camps, and
engaging his own men, at no time employing more than 600 men, had on
his payroll in five months more than 2,000 men, or 500 more than were
needed to operat'- jl ntin- t.-rritm-y wbieli I covered. This man got his

men til r- . - ■ m :i_.i . i. ni \-iiI.:i..|, Sii;m lim-, ImUith

and Mil ._iii_ ; > W hil- lie had

tour e.i .1 1 - ■ Than one

camp 'I -■ ..II, ,i,.ii\ \. ..ri.jii_ i:,u ni.n in the

same len-^tli •■( time. I l-av- hail my hreakiast in one of this jobber's
camps at 3 :30 in the morning. Thi.s man had at one place, two of his
largest camps, where there were possibly lifty teams. One morning when
he went to start work he found that the lo,ngest piece of leather he had,
in the way of harness, was not six inches. It seems to me that he was
logging at a financial loss.

In 1908. I began to travel in Minnesota, in Cook. Lake and St. T.ouis
counties on the north ^hore of Lake Supi ri .r, ..- rinz n rli fru,. ,- 1^1
miles, meeting an average of 3,000 men ;. : i i' ■ ii.i . ',

Pigeon River Lumber Company, .Alger Sii . i , i n I ■

Lumber Company, Scott-GrafE Lumber Coin! II . \ii mi .ml i.i, iii.
Lumber Company, and the Johnson-Wentwortb l.uinln r r,,iiip;iin.

In 1908 I could cpeak to about SO per cent of the iiien. In making
a study of the men in the cariip the pa.st winter, I I'oiiml that I can now
speak to only about 20 per cent. The others ai-e foreigners who have
not learned our language. These men do r.ot understand the work. Take
case in point. In a Red Cliff camp three of these men came to the office
looking for work. One man could say "cant hook" and the foreman
thought he was a cant book man -and put him to work decking. He was
back in the office in two hours, having got the point of the cant hook
in the back of his neck. The foreman and I got two cant hooks and tried
to And out just how he was using the hook in order to get it in his neck,
but the man still holds the secret, and as be cannot speak English, we will
probably never know. One of the other men the foreman put on a bad hay
hill. In about one hour after placing him there we returned to see how
he was making out. He was very faithful. We found him in the same
place where we left him putting more hay on that same spot. He had no
knowledge of why he was putting the hay there, nor how much to put, but
1 e wo-ild have put all the hay at the camp on It if the foreman bad not
stopped him, so that he was wasting hay, endangering the lives -of men
and horses, and running a chance of stopping the work. Further up the
hill was a man, commonly called a "white man," who understood his worL
and was usinsr i-ay, saving the lives of horses and men and helping the
work along. This man tnew that he did not receive any more wages
than the man who did not understand his work, and the man who did
not understand his work knew that he received as much as the man
who did understand his work. Therefore, neither one had any incentive
to work to the company's advantage. In such cases as this, I feel that
.$5.00 a month added to the worthy man's wa.ges would be a wise invest-

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mcDt for any romiwoy, ns It would rn-aU- lun-ntlvi' In both, wlil.-li 1
Ihikx wiiiiIii lirliii: liiiniirlnl n'liiiii to tlic rompanjr.

Why can't a forrnino KPt nut IiIk <Jay"« work? In thf lumbor woodt of
today wi> flud that an loun as ih<< op<'ratlon (tart* the liquor rlcmcDt
locPlrii rithrr a Hnlron or hllnti pi;: a» c\o»e to the rnnip a* poHiilhlr. An
tho rmull of thin, one day I sn» nn rntlro rnrnp Hloppi'd by a blind pie
jcudlUB a bottU- of whiskey I., n I.ip liMid.r who b.rnni.- driirtk. iind
thcro t«lns no other man on tlu' InndluK nhlv to nil h's plact-. all londlnK
op<'mtlonK HtoptH'd that day. II si-cmx to mc> that thn blind pl|! Ih an
rxp••n^lve nllnohnioni to tho loKKinK InduHtry. Ah Ihi- n-ault of the
forclKn elonii'nl now In the iiiiii|i» I Ond It pretty niKh ImpoHHlhle to
eufure.' rh-nnllnoii!i and under thene eondlllonH I iK'lleve the only thhiK
thai can be done la to keep tho men Ktrlctly aeparalwl. leavInK the foreltn<
element entirely by themaolres. bh the American worklnsmnn will not
stay under such condltlooa.

There arc wvernl ways Id which I believe the lumber componles might
prove their lntere»t In their men and receive In return ereater conlldence
and better Onanclal mulls. As It Is not safe for the lumber cumpnnleH
or any man In charge of the camps to Interfere with the liquor element
In the woods, I would suggest Ihiit they would give all possible aid to
men In such work as I am engaKod In, who will flght this trafllc. I And
that this traOlc can lie put down, as 1 have driven It out of 184 miles of
territory. When I first began to cover this territory there were sixteen
licensed saloons and not less than two Joien blind pies: there Is not now
In the entire territory either
saloon or blind pi;: that I know >•!
I also believe that the liquor ele
ment cau.ses men to quit thcli
work, and I cannot believe that It
Is profitable to the loggers to be
continually changing men. I also
believe that tberc might be an
extra camp built anywhere when
the operations are going to last for
six or more months. This extni
camp might be used as a plac.
where the men might sit night-
and Sundays and smoke, read ami
write. There should be a tiible In
the center of this camp, or Iwu
tables where the men do their
writing and the library could be
placed In that camp In which the
men might find good books. I
don't think this would be asking
too much as these men are not
only working In the camps, but
the camp In a sense Is their home
and I do not think It Is safe to
cause men to work under eondl
Uons where there arc absolutely
no home surroundings. I knon
our public libraries will gladly suppi.v
In these camps. If his heart Is In the
piled with writing material for tin

^

,

WlltKTWISTi:

the book.-i and the missionary working
work, will gladly keep that camp sup-
privilege granted him In meeting the

I also believe that If the lumber companies of this country would use
their influence they could bring about a revision of our Immigration laws
that would cause these foreigners to have a knowledge of our language
when they land In this country, using the $25.00 that we now demand
them to have, when they land here, for that purpose. A foreman In
charge of a camp could then speak to these men, and I believe that the
men would willingly take proper hold of the work If they understand
what we want It would be greatly to the advantage of the companies
and very encouraging to the men.

I sincerely hope that I shall not be 'misunderstood in this talk, as my
only object Is to bring about a better condition for all mankind and In
such small way as I may be able, to bring closer together the employer
and the employe in a stronger bond of fellowship and brotherhood, as
any man must admit the absolute necessity of each depending upon the
other.

I should be very glad at any time to render any assistance by advice

or otherwise to cither emi>loyer or employe, to further this cause along.

Feeding Mek

Mr. Daly's address completed the morning session, and immedi-
ately upon reconvening in the afternoon, W. A. Draper, representing
Reid, Murdoch & Co., of Chicago, gave a practical talk, accompa-
nied by samples of the various foods adapted to the economical
feeding of woodsmen. Mr. Draper laid considerable emphasis upon
the expense of feeding large quantities of fresh meat, and stated
that, upon the basis of nutritive value, a fresh meat costs four or
five times as much as its actual worth. He warned his hearers that
when the markets of Kurope again open, practically all kinds of
food stuffs are bound to advance greatly, and suggested the advisa-
bility of laying in good supplies at present prices. For the eeo-

iioniicnl feeding of men lie especially recommended a greator tad
more diversified use of I'creulg including macaroni, dried fruit M
against fresh or canned fruit, and anlt tish in place of fronh meat.
He stated that if cooks were properly cducnteil, these materials
could be serveil in ])aliitable form with decideil rc<luctiuD in the
cost of feeding men over present practices.

A great deal of interesting comment followed Mr. Draper's
talk. A number of the loggers present gave iletailcd figures upon
what it is now costing them to feed men, which seems to run from
sixty to seventy cents per day of productive labor. One memlirr
stated that from now on he hnil found it necessary to charge $ri.(Mi
per week for board where men are engaged on jiiece work. Kvery
body was of the opinion that at $4.00 per week, a boanling heuse
is a losing proposition, ami one member said th:it n careful record
for seven months, charging ♦•l.jO per week for board ond no rent
for the boarding house, had resulted in a deficit of $900, where
upon the boarding house was given to the cook to run as ho Diight
best be able to work out the problem. Another member said that
in his opinion the cost of boarding men is more important than
the rate of wages, and sug-
gested that the association
should establish a domestic
science department to instruct
camp cooks in the proper feed-
ing of men. The sentiment of
those jiresent finally crystal
izoil in the adoption of a mo-
tion asking the secretary to
formulate, with the assistance
of a committee consisting of
M. .1. Quinlan, E. A. Hamar
.•md K. R. Radford, a standard
liill of fare suitable for eump
use, and submit it at the regu-
lar October association meet-
ing— each member being asked
to supply a list of the materials
now used.

Camp Sanitation
Dr. L. E. Spencer of Wau
sau, and Dr. W. C. Bennett of
Rhinelander, division inspectors for the Wisconsin State Board of
Health, explained to some extent the recent rules of the board for
camp sanitation, which were presented at the April assvcialinn
meeting, and stated that they were ready at any time, at the
request of loggers, to either visit exi.sting camps and recommei.d
i:i:provements, or to examine proposed camp sites and give suggca-
lions for their development in a sanitary manner. Dr. Bennett coin-
cided with the opinion expressed by R. B. Goodman that a good
quality of tin ware is more sanitary than enameled ware, for camp
use, and also described measures which had recently been taken
to render a lumber town more sanitary.
ST.Maxc C.VRS
J. S. Griffith of the Mohr Lumber Company described a prac-
tical device developed by his company for making sets of per-
manent wires for staked logging cars, and exhibited a sample wire
and photographs of the device for its production. Ordinarily, the
wiring on each load of logs is thrown away when the logs are un
loaded at the mill. The Mohr Lumber Company's device enables
the using of the wires repeatedly, and also materially reduces the
time required to stake and wire a log car, so that it. is of a most
practical nature.

Hiring Men
II. .T. Bcckerle, superintendent of tho Milwaukee Free Employ-
ment Office of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, described,-
the methods used bj- his office to place reliable men in positions,
and said that during last year 26,000 men had been given jobs
through the four state employment offices. The great variety of
men applying for work is shown by the fact that the interpreters
in the Milwaukee office can talk in eighteen different languages,'

;« HKVICE TO MAKi; IlINDEnS FOK I.OCi
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and then there are not enough to go around among the applicants.
Mr. Beckerle also said that he believed the time is coming soon
when, through the establishment of a National Bureau of Employ-
ment, men can be much more readily shifted from one state to
another to meet the demands for labor, giving as an instance dur-
ing the present season the over-supply of labor in Wisconsin and
the shortage in the wheat fields of Kansas.

A general discussion of the subject of wages indicated a prob-
able decrease of at least $4.00 per month this season compared
with last, due to the uncertainty of the lumber market, and more
especially to the increased cost of foodstuffs. Some operators
who have recently been keeping careful accounts, declared that
oven this reduction in wages would not enable them to log a cent
<heaper than they did last year because of the higher prices for all
food for men and horses. In the same connection, the loggers
present were asked to give their opinion of the probable input
the coming season. Some stated their intention, unless conditions
improve, to reduce logging operations from twenty-five to thirty
per cent, while others declared that they are only logging normal

amounts now and that a reduction in the input would increase
overhead charges to a prohibitive figure per thousand feet. One
member well stated the case as being better to keep plants going
and reduce wages than to close down completely and throw men
out of employment who would then have to be cared for by the
public. In this connection it was said that in the copper country
of upper Michigan 3,000 men are already idle and that another
3,000 might be idle before long, and the problem of caring for
these men is a most serious one because almost none of them, due
to lack of experience, can take up woods work. The general
sentiment was that present conditions do not warrant logging
enough this winter for anything more than day runs at the mills,
and that if conditions do not improve within the next two months,
operations will have to be curtailed to a greater extent.

After discussing these and various other matters until 5:00
o'clock in the evening the meeting adjourned. A hearty vote of
thanks was given to the Elks Club of Green Bay for its commo-
dious hall and for the many privileges tliey had given to the
out-of-town visitors.

!mmimiTOtmiWit';sTOatmM>!m:>M>!Wii^^

Tales of the Trade

BRAVE IN HIS AFFLICTION

Max Pease, the traveling principal of the Galloway-I'ease Com-
pany of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Saginaw, Mich., tells a rather
amusing anecdote which involves one of his friends up in the
North country. This particular friend was apparently happily
married but unfortunately after a few years of bliss he lost his
wife. Max, from the utter kindness of his heart and perhaps
because this man had been a pretty good customer of his, extended
his most heartfelt condolences in the form of a beautifully written
and rather tearful letter. This epistle was duly acknowledged in
the regular form by the bereaved husband and it happened that a
couple of months later. Max made that territory and went in to
see his old friend, who met him with an expression which to Max
seemed to be a little bit too cheerful for one who had so recently
lost his wife.

At the beginning of the conversation, however, the bereaved
gentleman reverted to his lost-hope air long enough to again assure
Max of his deep appreciation of the latter 's very tonching note,
and, then switching, said that he wanted to ask his advice. He
said, "You know I'm pretty well fixed and pretty much of a home
lover, and as a result I 'm rather up a tree. The last few weeks
I've been giving my attention to two very attractive girls in town
here, one of whom is the owner of a substantial eight-room house
and the other happens to be organist of the local church at a salary
of eight hundred a year. I haven't been able to decide which one
I ought to take and I want to get your idea as to what would be
the best choice."

Max, looking at him in astonishment and with an incredulous
expression on his face, studied the situation for a moment and
then his manner became quite different. He said, before picking
up his hat to leave, "There is just one thing for you to do and
that is to give me back that letter and do it mighty quick."

AN APPRECIATIVE AXTOIENCE

An amusing incident is told of the late William M. McCormiek,
the well known Philadelphia lumberman, who with the kindest
heart in the world, and to whom no one ever applied in vain
for help in time of need or distress, was addicted to excessive
swearing with or without provocation. A stenographer who had
been in his employ for seven years finally told him she was going
to leave and get a position somewhere else as she could stand his
profanity no longer. Mr. McCormiek was profoundly, touchingly
sorry, but it was a hopeless case. On her departure he told her,
that anyone who could stand him for seven years deserved some
compensation and he smilingly presented her with a check for

$200. As Mr. Henry Gibson said in substance in his loving
memorial of this man, the recording angel would surely wipe out
with a tear a human weakness which was overshadowed by so many
noble and Christian traits of character.
NO WONDER MORFORD HAS "CASHED" THESE lAST
FEW YEARS

Charles M. Morford, the popular ex-president of the Nashville
Lumbermen 's Club, and one of the most prominent hardwood manu-
facturers of this territory, was the victim of a good joke that caused
much merriment at the meeting of the Rotary Club at the Hermitage
hotel on June 1. Shortly after the meeting was called to order
Manager Wilson of the hotel put in his appearance on the scene,
wearing a very serious air, and with much gravity he said:

"Gentlemen, since you have been holding your sefsions at our
hotel, we have been continually missing silverware. I do not allege
that any of you gentlemen would be guilty of taking such articles,
but it is a fact that it has been missing. The waiters have been
searched, and a close surveillance kept over them, so that it can be
plainly seen that something must be done. Nothing could cause me
more unpleasantness than an incident of this kind, but you can see
my situation, and the necessity for some action."

There was great silence while the manager was speaking, and
evidently much surprise at the nature of his remarks.

' ' I move that all present be searched, ' ' said one Eotarian, who had
a knowing twinkle in his eye, and no one could object.

The search was started, proceeding in a rather indifferent manner
until Mr. Morford 's time came. As the searchers proceeded to
investigate the pockets of the lumberman they found their capacity
taxed with knives, forks and other articles of the kind which the
manager claimed had been disappearing. There was a great uproar
among the Rotarians, but Mr. Morford was greatly puzzled. It soon
became evident to him, however, that the joke had been framed on
him. The goods had been "planted" on him by his friends while
he was in the dining room being engaged in lively conversation with
some of the Rotarians. The joke was enjoyed immensely, and while
Mr. Morford probably didn't like being the victim, he recognized it
as a good one, and one that was carried out well.

The ship and boat building industry in this country has been
consuming close to 200,000,000 feet of lumber a year. Now with the
stimulant to both coastwise and inland water way navigation by the
opening of the Panama canal we should have a material increase in
the lumber requirements for ship building.

■ DisuTiiniiintion " lias an umiomocratic, uu-Aiiioricnn sound to it,
ml the idea wliioli it roiivovH is ncnprnlly objectionnblo. Wlioii one
luars thi> norj. ttii> association is with ratoH that arc lowered by the
railroad for one shipper and raised for another; of laws which pro-
tect one cla>s and persecute ancillier; and of prices which arc juggled
by the merchant in favor of one customer and to the detriment of
.■mother. Consequently to suggest discrimination seems, on the face
of it, to suggest something which is umlesirable.

But, leaving the matter of association out of it, it must bo ad-
niitte.1 that discrimination is exercised all the time by everybody.
When you sit down at your mi<l<lay meal, you discriminate in order-
ing your lunc^i. When you go into a store or a tailor's shop to buy
clothing of any kind, you are necessarily going to discriminate in
its selection. Discrimination, therefore, is merely the process of
exercising judgment; of rejecting the unfit and selecting the fit.
In this .sense, which is the i)roi(er way to consider the word, intelli-
gent discrimination, instead of being objectionable, becomes a very
high attribute.

It must be confessed, after looking over the lumber field and
regarding the men in it, that few of them exercise discrimination of
tho intelligent sort in nmtters that concern themselves most closely.
One would think that, like other business men, they would weigh
carefully each separate factor affecting their business, and make a
point of dis?riminating against those things which arc unfavorable
to it, realizing that if they do not exercise such discrimination, as
the interested parties, nobody else should bo expected to.

It is a fine thing to be absolutely above self-interest, and to
weigh contending factors judicially, passing an opinion that is not
shaded or formed in any way by personal likes or dislikes. It is a
fine thing, considered ethically; but as a business proposition, it is
• ' mox nix ouse, ' ' as Elbert Hubbard delicately phrases it. The man
who doesn 't discriminate in favor of his own, who doesn 't smite his
enemies hip and thigh and cleave to his friends, is either a molly-
coddle or an ignoramus — or ethically perfect. Few lumbermen are
long on ethics.

Lumbermen have been attempting, through the medium of the
Forest Products Exposition, to turn the attention of the country to
the desirability and utility of wood, and to convince owners, archi-
tects and contractors of the fact that they should use more wood.
This was a spectacular and effective method of presenting the cause
of the industry. It put before the community at large, m a big way,
that pco])lc could hardly avoid being impressed by, the case for lum-
ber and wood in all its form.s.

Regarded thus, it was a splendid method of exploiting wood, and
this article is not to suggest in any way that it did not fulfill its
purpose magnificently. The thing to'eonsider is whether or not lum-
bermen, as a class, do not rely too much upon such measures, instead
of realizing that it is the gradual, persistent, never-ceasing effort
of every person in the busine.«s that is required to meet the opposi-
tion that has been formed against wood products of all kinds during
the past few years.

Do lumbermen and other workers in wood really carry on the
sort of aggressive personal campaign that should be expected of themf
Do they co-operate daily to help the cause of wood? Or do they
foUow the bne of least resistance, and rely on big, impersonal forces
like the Forest Products Exposition to overcome the tendencies that
have been built up through the course of years! One exposition is
a big help; but it is one exposition. With thousands and thousands
of people directly interested in lumber manufacturing and distribu-
tion and woodworking, a mighty force could be engendered in behalf
of wood, provided every one of these were talking not merely for
his own little part of the business, but for the business as a whole.

Have you ever noticed whether lumbermen ride in automobiles with
wooden bodies, — or accept ears that are properly described as "tin
boxes?" Yet the lumberman who buys a car of the latter kind is
encouraging the manufacturer to build that type of body. He is
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approving the course that indirectly at Iciisl is Imrting his businew.
lie is failing to discriminate in the way that ordinary liorso senae
would suggest. Ho is lowering his guard ami asking his opponent
to soak him on tho point of the jaw.

Lumbermen, ns far as hns ever been noted, ilo not discrimlnalv
in tho matter of sleeping cars. They d<> not insist on riding in I*ull
mans of wood construction, but meekly let the company sell them
berths in cars that are not proof against even a can-opener. The
lumber papers and later on journals in other fiehls long ago ex
ploded the merits of tho steel car as ]iroti>ctinn against accident,
fire or any other traflic danger; but the railroads go on using steel.
A few complaints, and a few suggestions that wood cars bo providcil.
would have an effect, even though they came from an interesteil
source, on the manufacturers of lumber. Hut as it is, no one has
risen up personally to cxpre.'^s himself on the negative sido of the
.steel car proposition.

Do lumbermen comment favorably on infcrinr finish of wood, as
seen in ofiice buildings and elsewhere, and argue its cause when
metal has beeu used? Or do they ignore both, allowing tho inference
to be made that it doesn't make any difference to them what kind
of material the owner and arcJiitect <lecide on for tho interior finish f
It does make a difference, of course; when single buildings can
take upwards of 250,000 feet of lumber in millwork only, it is bound
to make a difference. A little discrimination hero would help a lot.
simply by tending to educate the public on the subject, and by show
ing that the lumbermen themselves appreciate the use of wood, and
take note when it is absent.

How about the use of metal office furniture? Do you tell your
friends why wood should be used instead of steel, inasmuch ns it is
proof against the average fire, and because the fire which would
burn the contents of a wooden desk or cabinet must consume the
desk or cabinet itself, whereas a steel container, once heated, burns
its contents even though the case itself may not be destroyed. Do
you have the courage of your convictions in this matter, or by keep-
ing hands off do you admit that you concede the superiority of sub-
stitute materials?

Tho whisky people are among those who have been hard hit by n
rise of prohibition sentiment. Exclusive of the moral question in-
volved, they are a good deal like the lumbermen, who see their busi-
ness getting away from them. But the whisky manufacturers are a
little too aggressive to sit supinely twiddling their thumbs, when-
thc vital matter of public sentiment is concerned. They have the un
popular side, but they don't intend to let that interfere with the
business of stating their case whenever they have an opportunity.

Their chief organization for publicity is the National Model License
League, which proposes regulation instead of destruction. The presi-
dent of this association keeps in touch with what people are saying
about whisky, and if somebody says something that isn't so, or is
merely a half-truth, the organization sends out a reply which, be-
cause it is courteous, temperate and logical, is nearly always used.
Tho result is that the papers and periodicals which are constantly
printing things about the demon rum are likewise constantly printing
rejoinders .from the National Model License League, intended to
show that it is a demon only when it is improperly used.

But let any sort of misstatement you like get into print about
wood or lumber or any proposition affecting the industry, and it is
taken up and repeated and garbled and quoted in one way or another
without anything being done to meet the issue or show that the whole
fabric was raised on a foundation of untruth. The lumberman &.]•■
pears to be so mentally inert that he cannot even rise to defend hi^
own business. He reminds one of the man who walks around on
April Fool's Day with a tag pinned to his coat which says t^i
passersby: "Please Kick Me." And in this case the passerby, in-
cluding the public and competitors of wood, have promptly proceeded
to kick.

The lumber trade can afford to a<lopt a little more aggressive at-

HARDWOOD RECORD

titude. It can afford to diseiiminate between industries and manu- to meet him Jialf way if he wants his, the lumberman's, business;

facturors who use wood and encourage its production in so doing, and that no one can take his money with one hand and bat him in

and thoso who use a substitute and discourage the production of the jaw with the other.

wood. Intelligent use of the purchasing ability of the trade in every Discrimination isn't nice; but it's a mighty powerful weapon

direction would show that the lumberman expects the other fellow now and then. q q

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The Most Costly Woods

It has been claimed that the small piece of spruce used in the
manufacture of a high-cUi.ss violin is the most costly wood in the
world. The test is not fair. It is the work bestowed on the wood,
and the name of some famous makes associated with it, that give
the spruce in a violin its value. The test is the wood bought in the
rough, before any value has been added by manufacturing. Measured
in tliat way, spruce, even the finest that the market affords, doe.s
)iot measure in value up to a number of other woods. A value of
,$100 a thousand feet would be excessive.

It is not possible to say what is the cost of any vpood. The
cost varies with time, place, and quality. Very fine samples may
sell for two or three times as much as ordinary samples of the same
wood. The fairest method of coming to a price is to take averages
in a good market during a considerable period of time, and the
<ost should be at wholesale, so far as the wood has a wholesale value.
Calculated in this way the list which follows gives some of the
■costliest woods in the American market, but not all of them. Doubt-
less some which are not in the list are as expensive as some that are
there, but the list will answer the general purpose of showing the
range of expensive woods in the market. The figures are taken,
for the most part, from reports of wood-using industries of either
New York or Illinois, and are the average prices paid during one
\.:ii. They should, therefore, be fairly representative. AU of the
iliiis are based on the basis of 1000 feet, board measure. Some
< \| iiisive woods are bought and sold by the pound, but where price
IX ,'iven it is calculated on the basis of 1000 feet.

I lie following list of woods and prices is compileil from actual
jMii.hases:

Cast Per
Wood 1,000. Feet

Cuenswood 27.j

Vormillion 300

African walr.iit 321

English oak 340

Amaranth 400

Turkish boxwood 400

Sandalwood 400

Satinwootl 400

M-iralian plum wood 27.") Snnkcwo»d 575

Every one of the foregoing woods is foreign. Black walnut is
■usually credited with being the most expensive wood of the United
States. The claim probably holds good if only woods in general use
:iii' considered. Mesquite limiber, sawed for furniture, sells for more
ili.in black walnut, but it is not regularly in the market and is
-:nvi>il to order and in small amounts only.

Some of the most costly woods are never sawed into lumber.
Among such are the tropical woods made into fishing rods. They are
marketed in small billets, and they are often paid for by the pound.
Som# of these, if reduced to board measure, would range in price
from $500 to $1,000 for 1000 feet.

The nannyberry, or black haw, which grows in most of the eastern
states, is an important source of supply for canes and umbrella
handles of the common sort. Natural crooks in the vnong place are
straightened, and artificial crooks are made where wanted, and in
that shape the stock goes to the factory to be finished. It is some-
what difficult to arrive at an average cost of such material, but if
reduced to board feet $600 or $700 a thousand would be inside the
' limit for the best ; but at that price some manufacturing has already
been done on the material.

If searching for the highest priced wood in the world, according
to present markets, the honor will doubtless fall on malacca (Cala-

Cost Per

Wood.

1,000 Feet.

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$140

160

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mus scipkmum). This is neither a hardwood nor a softwood, but
a climbing palm found in the jungles of Siak on the island of
Sumatra. It is used for canes. There are all grades. Some cost
very much more than others. The finest grades top the world's
prices. The choice stick for a cane is cut from between the joints of
the palm, and must be forty inches long. That length is quite
unusual, and long search is required to find one. It is said that
from 50,000 to 100,000 pieces must be sorted to find one that is
perfect. However, good prices are obtained for those which are
not faultless, and it is not necessary to tlirow away imperfect stock.
When a perfect specimen is found it is handled with the greatest
care, for it is worth almost its weight in gold.

New York is said to be the best market in the world for high-
class malacca canes. London, Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg
foUow. Much of the stock reaches New York with the roots etUl
attached to the stems. The lower grades are bought by the ton.
In New York the straight palms are steamed and carefully hand bent
in a vise until the proper crook is secured. There are men who think
they possess the secret of doing this, and they guard the secret with
jealous care.

A malacca cane of fair quality sells for fifty dollars, while the
best, with artistic taper and perfect crook, is worth $125. If the
stock in such a cane is reduced to board measure, and the value
figured on that basis, it is found that it is worth the enormous sum
of $700,000 the thousand feet. No great part of this is due to cost of
manufacturing, but can be charged to the expense of finding the
high-grade stock in the jungle and taking it to market.

Walnut and Combinations

With the revival of interest in American black walnut on the
part of many furniture manufacturers and others, there has been
a temptation to cut the cost to a limited extent by using cheaper
woods in combination with walnut, the idea being that by staining
the combination material it can be made to produce a satisfactory
result. The shrewder consumers, however, are keeping away from
this as much as possible. They realize that wliilo usimr lii(jh-grade
black walnut all the way through would b.- i-.p, they

can buy a cheaper walnut for less conspieuou- n,. piece,

and have the advantage of being able to offer a , .. : - .,; is exclu-
sively walnut, instead of having to admit that it is a hybrid. The
temptation to substitute some other wood for walnut is felt chiefly
by the makers of popular-priced furniture, of course, those making
high-grade lines not having considered anything but an exclusively
walnut proposition; but even the former, it is contended, could well
afford, at the expense of a few cents additional per piece, to use
walnut exclusively. The walnut men who see combinations being
made are likewise apprehensive lest this make a bad impression on
the public and hurt the reputation of American black walnut at this
critical time in its revival.

Hardwood stumpage is perhaps cheaper right now than it will be
this time next year, in which fact there is a hint for those with
surplus money seeking investment.

Many a man who thinks he knows quite a lot about the lumber
business has been hard put to it this summer to answer the ques-
tion of what is the matter with the trade.

'ILE I'AIIK'

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Providence seems at times very partial to lumbermen, permitting
them to enjoy all "clears" instead of all "sap." At dawn on the
morning of Saturday, August 29, the day set for the sixth annual
picnic given by the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Lumbermen's Association,
the rain ceased and the heavy black clouds broke and vanished, leav-
ing a clear blue sky resplendaot with the rays of a rising sun. These
promising weather indications occasioned another large attendance
at Castle Park, the destination of the picnickers.

Castle Park is one of the many picturesque spots along Lake Michi-
gan. Located between densely timbered high bluflfs on two sides, Lake
Michigan on the west side, and a beautiful rolling prairie land on the
east side, Castle Park may appropriately be called an ideal summer
resort. The athletic grounds cover a large area, permitting golf,
tennis, ba.scball, and all outdoor sports. Shade trees in the center
of the grounds add to the comfort of the resorters.

The hotel, called the Castle, is an artistic architectural building of
historic origin and romance. It is thoroughly modern and affords
all the appointments of our city hotels. It is an ideal place for the
resorter who seeks amusement as well as rest, or a retreat for him who
wants quiet and seclusion. It is exceptionally well adapted for a
picnic party, having large dining halls and dance hall. It is within
walking distance of transportation and convenient to railway and
at Ca.stle Park, the destination of the picnickers.

The attendance demonstrated that lumbermen at least are broad
enough to forget their troubles and worries occasionally for the sake
of good fellowship.

The Day's Events

Coming from nil directions info Ottawa street at nine o'clock
could be seen groups of two or more headed for the intcrurban trains
awaiting them. "Billy" Vogeltang (our president), loaded with
fog horns, tickets, prizes, hoops, etc., rounded the corner signalling
life and action into a waiting crowd. "Little" Earl CroFsman and
son Edwin next hoved in sight, then came Walter Winchester and
Charles Dregge with their families. N. J. G. Van Keulcn and his
bride meekly joined the crowd. Dave Wolf was next seen mingling
with the crowd injecting pleasantries here and there.

The "hopeless" Carl Schneider was as usual around jollying all
the girls, saying those nice things that only Carl can say. The
out-of-town visitors, C. A. Abbott of Cadillac, Mich., and Ed Morrill
of Rhinelander, Wis., were just a bit envious of Carl, but made good
when they were in the dance hall at Saugatuck.

Two hours on the train brought the picnickers to Castle Park, and
in response to Prcpident "Billy's" command, "fall in," everyone sin
gle filed over to the Castle for luncheon. Some way or another lunch
eon promised to be a divided stag party, much against the wishes of
our friends Fa.«sett, Ellston, and Don Fisher, but the girls wouldn't
stand for it; forthwith the "stags" were properly dispersed with a
lady on each side, much to the credit of Charles Dregge.

Following luncheon, came the group picture, then a trip through the

• Taken by "The Camera Shop, Inc.," Grand Rapids, Mich. CopipB can
bo obtained from this firm by scndlnK One Ijollar to cover cost of prlDtlDR
iind mulling.

TBE CASTLE AT CASTLE PARK

HIKDSEVE Vli;\V OK CASTLE I'ARK

HEHB SCHNEIDER PITCHING FOR THE r-EKFECTS"

TUG OF WAR— THE STRONG MEN Wl/SXERS

hills, viewing the sights. Viewing the sights is a pleasant and enjoy-
able pastime, but when it comes to climbing young mountains in the
middle of a hot day, the committee on entertainment was lucky in
not coming in contact with Messrs. Grossman and Wolf after they had
reached the nearest heights. However, this trip was worth while.
From the top of the hill you could see miles of beautiful scenery at
a glance, as one of the accompanying pictures will show.

After journeying through the hills, the sports were started.

The tug of war, as usual, was won by the strong men captained
by Earl Grossman, N. J. G. Van Keulen, lead man.

Two ball games were played, the "Perfects" defeating the "De-
fects, ' ' score 4-3, in an exciting finish. Messrs. Winchester and Wolf
were arbiters. These two lumbermen have missed their real vocation
and it is predicted that they will soon be under, contract with the
big leagues.

The egg contest was won by Mrs. E. C. Smith, Miss Winnie Eosema,
and Mrs. Ghas. Dregge. Time, thirty seconds.

The three-legged race was another repetition of several years, Herb
Schneider and Glenn Fitzgibbon receiving first money. This is easy
for them, for they practice together all year to show up others.
Dregge & Konkle took second money, and a third prize was awarded
the tailenders, Carl Schneider and Dewey, for real speed work;
time, sixty-seven seconds.

The ' ' fiU-em-up ' ' race was awarded to Mrs. N. J. G. Van Keiilen,
Miss Irma Eichter, and Mrs. Herb Schneider. Time, ten seconds.

The hoop race required two heats for a decision, due to the close
finish of the first heat. The final winners were Ghas. Dregge, Stewart
Engle and J. D. Boland.

The fifty-yard dash for boys gave Tommie Foote the satisfaction of
beating his old rival, .John Dregge, though Louis Haeck received
first money.

The women's race always did develop great rivalry in Grand Bap-
ids, though some of the real runners were off the track this year.
Two dark entries this year produced winners. The awards were
handed Mrs. E. C. Smith, Mrs. Herb Schneider, and Miss Irma
Eichter. Time, twenty-eight seconds.

The nunble finger contest was the real scrappy event of the day.
Everybody in the race (twenty-five couples) won, though the judges
who were playing favorites, picked as winners Mr. Joe Noorthoek
and Miss Alice Allen, Mr. Geo. Engle and Mrs. Lillian Withbeek,
and Mr. J. E. Orr and Mrs. Adrian Van Keulen.

Bathing followed the field events, but only a few cared for a swim
in the lake.

There was a scrambling for seats at the dinner table at 5:30, due
to the announcement, ' ' Look for the chicken. " " Mine Host ' ' Parr
did justice to the crowd in sizing up healthy appetites.

After dinner the prizes for the events were awarded to the win-
ners by H. B. Darlington of Chicago. Harry had to make his presen-
tation speeches and didn't miss bringing in some of his dry Eng-
lish wit.

At 7:30 many of the party boarded the specials for Saugatuck,
where they danced until 9:30. Promptly at 9:30 the special trains
left for Grand Eapids, closing a day which will furnish pleasant
reminiscences, and a repetition of which will be looked forward to
in 191.5.

EARL GROSSMAN

HARDWOOD K i: C O K D

It IK to Im> r<>gToticd thjil mnuv of llio n>al "ti|Mirtii" wrrv iiniililc
iittrhtl. AaiuDK Uiu*<> wlimu' nbm*iiro wiiit |uirtiriilnrly iiiitintiblc

ro our old ,voiini; fripniU IltMir/ Srhiiriiipr, II. J. Diulloy, Kriil
hol-H, Will Vox, John \Vo<i.l. l-'rcd Vorkt-rki., I-. L. Hkilliimn. nii.l

• II IKnij; HinrUir. Now don't lot it hn|i|icn tki-iiiii : wo wiiiit pvorv

• iiic to |ilisl|{<> liiN |ir(vcnci> for tlio oiitiiiK in IDI.'i. Itii only nnc< diiy u
ycnr, no niiiki- ii|i your iiiindii r'mUi now Unit thin one diiy of every
year in to In- tlie day wlini nil tirnnd I<a|iidii lumliprmrn and Uwir
faiiiilii>(i will K*'t to^jftliiT and fiir(;<'l I'vorytliing oxropt K<""l'<'ltoW'
>lii|i and a itood timu.

In the Memphis Territory

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< iirtnilnicnt ol |irt»iu. tmn i- in.irii.-iin;. Kiiriii;; Iin' pii-I mit

.;.'lit a nunibor of milb in M<'iii|>liiK and the MenipliiH territory

' 'vo 'hnt down. Otliem are planning to do no. They will tnko tlli^

IS Hoou a» tliey have tut up their i)re»ieiit sloc'k of lo^s. The

.1 thi» month will »«• the greater portion of the inillit iu thii*

: i>iit of roniniiniion. It is hupfiested tliat by the first of

■ I IiiImt there will bo no milN niiiniu(; with the exception of tho8<-

liich hav.' ronlrnctJt for U>g^ which they are uouble to eaiicel, oi

%liich have tinilH-r ri^ht-s which mu.st Ih> exercised within n specified

• me, which is so short ns to nmke it absolutely necessary that they
• litinue. Lumbermen here believe that eurtuilnient is by far the
.i'e>t plan for them to pursue for the reason that it enables them
. conserve their resources in every way until such time as conditions

• <>• favorable for putting himln'r on tlio market in volume.

The export situation is without siK-cinl ehnnge. Lumber is beinj;

• Twarded to Great Britain but to practically no other country iii
• ' <• war cone. No new Inisiness is Iteiii); done with Kiigland, but

irgoes are being allowe<l to proceed, representing lumber which was

• 1.1 before the war broke out and which was stopped at New Orleans
lid other ports immediately after hostilities l>egan. The situation on

■iic high teas is regarded as distinctly more favorable. This is indi-
ited by the action of the railroads in raising the embargo on luni-
.r, grain and other freight, and by the action of the steamship
.•inpanies in resuming service between American and Knglish ports.
ICxporters have relieved the situation by completely shutting down
their machinery. They realize that conditions arc such that no busi-
noss is possible during the war and that there may be quite a lull

• M'n after the war has been concluded. Some of the exporters, who

• l-o sold in domestic channels, are doing their best to dispose of
i umber in the latter. There are some firms, however, which export
their entire outi)ut. So far as these are concerned, they are at a
practical standstill.

There has been no logging in the Mcmpliis territory for some
time, and none is anticipated until the outlook becomes subst.ontially
brighter. One of the first steps taken by lumljermen in this section
was the stoppage of the cutting of timber, and all are agreed that
•!iis is the wisest course to pursue under the circumstances. There is

iiough lumber on hand to take care of the current demand and also
■•. supply the needs of the trade for a while after business resumes.
I'hus, a large stock of logs is regarded as unnecessary by Ihosc

iigaged in the manufacture of hardwood lumber.

John M. Pritchard, secretary of the Gum Lumber Maiiufacturers'
Association, is authority for the statement that the stoppage of
imports of African mahogany and Circas,sian walnut as a result
of the war situation in Europe will react favorably on red gum.
He says that the supply of African mahogany this year is cousid
■•rably lighter than normal and that it is somewhat inferior as to
.|\iality. Furthermore, he sa.vs that the amount of this timber has
(•i-en greatly restricted since hostilities opened in Europe. Circas-
-ian walnut has also come forward in very limited volume. The
situation in Mexico during the past year has been so unsettled that
lomparatively little mahogany has been gotten out in that country
;ind it will require some time before a suiEcieut quantity can be
prepared for shipment to materially affect the supply in the United
States. There has been a practical stoppage of exjiorts of red gum,
but it is felt that the loss in this direction will be more than offset
by the increased use of red gum growing out of the smaller imports
of the woods already mentioned. It is emphasized by Mr. Pritchard
that red gum is capable of taking a very high polish and that it can

i.r iiiacii' tii \rr.\ i-iciTiy ic-riiii.n- iiiiv lii tin- il.-iiis in l|lll■^tll>n. .Mr.
I'ritcharil further Mtntt« that the domestic demand for gum lumtior
is as goo<l as for any other oominoilily and that the gum niiuiufuc
turers are in about as good position as those engaged in the pro
duction of any other southern hardwood.

The most discouraging feature in the southern situation is the
outlook for the marketing of the present cotton crop. Cotton hu*
lu-en the staple croji of the South for many years and has b<>en that
from which a very largo proportion of the money is made. Present
indications are that the yield will be very .large, perhaps the second
largest on record, but from a price standpoint the situation is most
unfavorable. Cotton was selling around twelve to thirteen cent*
when the war broke out in Europe, but Texas, which has considerable
early cotton, is now offering the staple at aliout seven cent* jmt
)>ound. Georgia is selling around seven and seven and one half cents,
and the otlier states will have to fall in line. This is considerably
below the cost of production, and it looks now as if the people of
the South arc face to face with the most serious condition in many
years. Their purchasing power will be vastly reduced unless there is
a decided change in the situation, and manufacturers of buggiet,
wagons, automobiles, furniture and various other commodities in
which hardwood lumber is used will find their markets very much
restricted so far as the southern states are concerned. It is already
a question of supplying the necessities of life, and luxuries of every
kind will bo tabooed until the situation changes decidedly for the
better. The average price of middling cotton during the past season
was slightly more than thirteen cents per jiound, and when this is
compared with ruling quotations, it will be readily seen to what ex
tent the income of the people of the South who depend on cotton
will be reduced.

The Way the Wind Blows

Articles as small iis pebbles tioni the sljorcs of Lake Sujicrior l>egin
to indicate the direction of the trend of trade. These pebbles are
used in the United States by mills which grind cement. They conri-
))ete with pebbles from Prance and Belgium. But a month of war
has given practically the whole pebble business to the American
product.

This shows what will happen in other lines of business. War will
remove competition, and trade is bouml to come to American concerns.
U.vKDWOOD Record has insisted all the time that such is bound to be
the result, and the first movenients of trade under the new conditions
show that exactly these results are occurring. There will be plenty
more. The movement will set our way, and the curent will lie strong.

A Fan's a Fan for a' That

No doubt a lot of the matter that is printed concerning the war
is rigidly censored, but the censorship is all done on the other side
of the ocean. A member of the Buffalo lumber traile saw near the
boat landing at one of the Canadian resorts a big jiile of extras
with the usual startling headlines at the top of the front page. Bend-
ing over the papers was a young man with a pair of scissors, who
was engaged in cutting something from the very center of the big
lieaiUine. "British" something or other, the headline read. "Ha,"
said the lumberman, "a big British defeat has happened and they
don't want the Canadians to read about it. I never thought the
censorship applied here."

"What are you talking about? He's cutting out a Baseball Fans'
Popularity Coupon. They're in the pai>er every day and the news-
bovs cut them out and vote with them."

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An Opportunity for Dimension

There has never been a more opportune time for more extensively
developing the practice of making dimension stock than right now.
One potent reason for this may be found in the fact that many hard-
wood consumers are constantly asking for stock cut to specific
dimensions. Onrui-ms uning comparatively clear stock are turning
more to dimoii^Hin- 1m . m r in reducing their business to a science they
find a more im iin. , I, Nml ia the purchase of raw material cut to
specific dimenhiuiio Ihuu iii the purchase of low-grade lumber and
flitches to be worked up, and that with a waste item of uncertain
proportions. So wherever it is practical to standardize and to use
uniform sizes there is a disposition on the part of many users to
1)uy their wood cut to specific dimensions, which reduces the freight
item and enables them to have a better and more positive idea of
both the cost and the quantities of raw material.

The thing about the present situation that should appeal to the
hardwood sawmill man and encourage a turning more to dimension
work is in that with more attention given to reducing and refining
the output, the less would be the quantity with the same crew of
men, and the greater should be the returns.

One of the causes of the past depression in the hardwood lumber
world is too much cutting capacity. There has been evident need
of curtailment for some time. Every man wants the other fellow
to do the curtailing and no man likes to shut down his operations.
If instead of shutting down or reducing the crew, the millman
will turn to the making of specific dimensions, to refining his lumber
and eliminating the cull and waste right at the mill, there would
be found several kinds of saving grace. . One of the important
factors here will be a reduction of output. Another will be in-
creased value of the product through its refinement in reducing
stock to dimension. Another important item will be the saving in
freight in shipping the dimension stock as compared to the rough
lumber.

It looks like this is the opportune time to center more attention —
and action too — on the matter of dimension stock and the more
attention given to it the more possibilities will be found for cutting
specified dimensions and supplying them to the trade. In the round
it will be found that the production will automatically curtail itself,
and the lumber situation will soon show up better for both producer
and consumer. At least that is the way it ought to work so the
subject is commended for earnest study on the part of sawmill men.
One of the essentials to proper prqgrcss and economy in the
manufacture of dimension stock and special pieces and articles in
wood is the establishing of certain universal standards and the
elimination of a great jiortion of the useless variety which leads
to confusion and uncertainty. While not much has been said about
this phase of the matter, it is perhaps the great confusion and
useless and unnecessary variety that has retarded more than any
one other thing the progress of the dimension stock business as a
part of lumbering operations. There is not only useless variety
in dimension stock for given purposes but we find this same fault
and confusion among certain well defined manufacured articles in
wood work that have been in use long enough to have settled down
■to a few specific sizes. Take by way of illustration such items as
hickory handles, hickory spokes, oak spokes and wagon hubs and
there we have articles that have been in use for several genera-
tions. Yet instead of eliminating the useless variety in the course
of time and establishing just a few necessary, universal designs
and patterns, the variety continues and even multiplies at times
and is so confusing that it makes the trade difficult and unneces-
sarily expensive all round.

There have been some efforts to establish hub standards, but so
far they have not amounted to much more than that each promi-
nent wagon manufacturer has his own standards and they differ
in some manner from those of the next one, which not only makes
it a little difficult for the manufacture of the material but it makes
it a trying and vexing problem for the jobbing houses which strive

to carry these things in stock to supply the blacksmiths throughout
the country with material for making repairs.

The hubs are perhaps the simplest item on the list, too, but
there is even more confusion when we get into spokes, and the
confusion and variety increase when we get into handles. All
this, in turn, makes for unnecessary variety in the getting out of
the raw material in the form of billets or dimension stock.

Again we have the same proposition in different form when it
comes to getting out dimension stock for furniture, for farm
implement manufacture and in practically all lines of work where
an effort is made toward economy in raw material and freight by
the manufacturer of either the blank dimensions or the partly
finished articles .somewhere near the jioint of origin of the raw
material.

It would be a great day for the woodworking fraternity if all
those interested in the various lines suggested here could get
together and establish standard sizes and specifications, making
the number as few as practical and eliminating some of the useless
variety in dimension wood stock and in manufactured articles.
That there is a great burden of useless variety practically all in
the trade admit. It should be only a step from the admission of
this fact to taking action which would result in benefits all round.
It is a step, however, that the trade has been slow to take, not-
withstanding the apparent benefits to be derived from taking it.
Surely this winter it ought to be possible to lay the ground work
for the gradual elimination of some of these useless sizes that
cause unnecessary confusion and burden of expense to the wood-
working fraternity. j q t.

An Interesting Tree

The paddle-wood tree, which is a species of Aspidosperma, is one
of the most peculiar trees in the forests of South America. The
trunk has the appearance of a number of boards standing on end,
one edge of each forming the common center of the tree from'
which they radiate. The tree is generally known as paddle-wood,
because these board-like natural buttresses are used extensively
for making paddles, which are preferred to those made of any other
wood for propelling the Ught boats or wood skins, which are usually
made of the bark, either of the locust tree (Hymenaea courharil),
or of the purple heart (Copaifera puMflora). Canoes made of the
bark of these two trees are very light and they are propelled by
means of paddles made of the light wood of the paddle-wood tree.
The paddles are hewn merely with the cutlass or knife, sometimes
out of a soHd block of some other light wood, but more often, because
more easily, out of one of these buttresses, which frequently extend
from the ground to the base of the crown. In fact, the whole trunk
for some distance from the ground often consists merely of board-
like longitudinal projections from the center of the tree, which can
be readily shaped into paddles. While the paddles made from these
buttresses vary from three to six feet in length, their general shape
remains the same throughout the region where the paddle-wood tree
grows. They generally have broad, oblong blades, round shafts, and
a semi-lunar handle at the top into which the hand fits very com-
fortably. The wood is moderately soft, and is often ornamented
with pointed figures and patterns.

While there are a good many other trees in the South American
forests that exhibit such peculiar fluted trunks or board-like butt-
resses, in no other is this habit of growth so pronounced as in the
paddle-wood tree. The mora (Bhnorphandra mora) has very wide
buttresses at the base of the trunk, but they seldom attain a height
of more than ten or fifteen feet. The mahogany, Spanish cedar, and
other closely alUed trees frequently develop buttresses of enormous
size if they stand on soft or marshy ground. The broad base is neces-
sary to support the tree in such situation, and the buttresses provide

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-^ To Determine Wood Moisture -JrJ-

About a year ago B. D. Curtis, secretary of the Morton Dry
Kiln Company, Chicago, perfected an instrument for testing ma-
terials to determine the amount of moisture. The original patent
covered a mechanical arrangement which was entirely eflScient
for the work it had performed, but since then numerous improve-
ments have been made to the general equipment. The Morton com-
pany is now preparing to market this instrument and has gotten
out an attractive descriptive booklet.

The Troemroid scalometer manufactured by the Morton Dry
Kiln Company is made in three models. The instrument is a
special scale of extreme accuracy fitted with agate bearings with
screw adjustment for balancing. The beam is graduated from O
to 2 ounces, divided into 100 parts, each division representing
1/50 of an ounce. By using the pointer attached to the beam
weight the 1/100 part of an ounce can be weighed.

The booklet describes each model, gives specific instructions for
operating and a series of example demonstrations. It also gives
■^cime exiellcnt advice on general methods.

In addition there are cuts of the automatic electric heater and the
Morton registering hygrometer, both of which instruments could be
U8e<l to advantage in dry kiln and testing work.

Buying axd Selling Ll'mber by Scalometer Test
Page 14 of the booklet is devoted to a talk on buying and sell-
ing lumber by the Troemroid scalometer test. This talk follows:

It has been the custom in buying or selling lumber to give but
little attention to its moisture contents when considering its
market value. The mills designate the stock as green from the saw
or 3, 6, 9 or 12 months air dried, as the case may be. While this
gives a general idea as regards its moisture condition, it sometimes
proves very misleading as lumber that has been air dried in one

locality or under favorable yarding coiiditioiis might air dry more
in three months than it would in anotlier locality or under unfavor
able yard conditions in six to nine months.

The time of the year the lumber is cut or piled on the yard
also has a great influence as to its rapidity in air drying. A
great number of woods will shrink in volume from ten to fifteen
per cent from green to kiln dry.

Would it not be much more just to the buyer as well as to the
seller of lumber if a basis could be established for marketing
this product so that both parties could know tho exact moisture
condition as well as loss in volume due to shrinkage!

The mill that can offer for sale lumber that contains only fifteen
to twenty-five per cent of moisture should command a premium
over the mill that is offering lumber with thirty to thirty-five per
cent moisture, as the purchaser is getting more lumber and less
water, also a saving on freight and securing stock that can be
put through his kilns in less time and with less loss in shrinkage.

What may seem like well air dried lumber to one person or
firm may not appeal to another. Think of tho arguments and
disputes that could be eliminated in this way alone if buyer and
seller both knew the exact moisture contents of the lumber at the
time the sale was made.

We believe that eventually as much attention will be given
this matter of moisture conditions in lumber as to the grade and
quality in selling and buying of same and that every woodworking
industry buying lumber from the mills, as well as the mills them-
selves, will be provided with some kind of means for accurately
determining the moisture contents of the lumber and be prepared
to sell or buy it on the basis of moisture test as well as grade.

The book concludes with a price list of Morton Dry Kiln instru-
ments, and a list of a few firms now using these instruments.

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B 771— In the Market for Hickory
Ramney, N. H., August 24. — Editor Haiidwodd Ukcokd : I thank you for
your siTviC'c In the ash, and now I am in tlip marliet for hlcJcory. Can
you help me?

The writer of the above letter recently wrote to Hardwood Record
for information as to source of supply for certain specifications of
ash, and while he does not specify exactly what he wants in hickory.
Hardwood Record has written for the information. Those likely to
be interested in the hickory proposition can secure his name and
ad<lress upon writing this of33ce. — Editor.

B772 — Wants Names of Broom Handle Manufacturers
Pittsbursh, Pa.. August 29. — Editor HAninvoou Record : Uave you any
means of knowing who the manufacturers of broom handles are In this
section of the country? Wc ask this question for the reason that we
are operating a hardwood ralll in West VirRlnia to which is attached a
dimension mill. We arc well equipped for producing broom-handle squares
and have almost an unlimited supply of stock. This Is a line of the
lumber business we are not familiar with and it you could give us any
information as to where we might possibly And a market for broom-handle
squares, we would appreciate It.

As everyone knows, there has been in the past some difficulty in
purchasing a satisfactory grade of broom handle squares. We are
publishing this letter in the belief that it might work out to the
mutual advantage of the inquirer and broom handle manufacturers.
Those interested should write Hardwood Record. — Editor.
B773 — ^Will Soon Be in the Market for Birch
Los Angeles. Cal., August 25. — Editor Hardwood Record : We have
your recent letter asking us whether or not wo buy hardwoods. We will
shortly be in the market for birch, as we are going to make milk boxes.
We will want this in 8, 9 and 12" width, 1" thick with 20" clear cuts.
We will be pleased to have prices.

Handlers of birch who are able to fill the above requirements
would, we believe, find this a profitable trade. — Editor.
B774 — Wants Market for Dogwood
Hope, Ark., August 24. — Editor Hardwood Record: Can you give me
Information as to who buys dogwood timber and what size they would
want and something of what they would pay?

Hardwood Record has advised this correspondent of various pur-
poses for which dogwood is used extensively. Anyone interested in
the purchase of this timber can have the information necessary by
writing Hardwood Record. — Editor.

B 775 — ^Wants to Buy White Cedar Posts
Indianapolis, Ind., August 26. — Editor Hardwood Record : Please refer
me to several responsible concerns from whom I can secure first class
round white cedar posts for farm use. These posts should be seven feet long
and in the ueighborhood of five inches in diameter at the top and seven
inches diameter at the bottom. If you prefer .vou can refer this inquiry to
several companies and have them write me direct. These prices should
be in minimum carload lots or less.

The original letter called for white cypress posts, but, of course,
it is evident that this is a typographical error, as it should unques-
tionably be cedar. H.\kdwood Record has given this correspondent
the names of a few concerns likely to handle this product, and others
interested can have information by addressing this office. — Editor.
B776— Bassett Company Enlarges Operations
Monticello, Ky., August 28. — Editor Hardwood Record : We wish to
advise that we have purchased the planing mill and entire plant of J. H.
Shearer & Co, of Monticello. including their lumber business in this
section. We expect to continue the business and make some extensive
improvements at the plant and will also put in a full line of sash, doors,
shingle, roofing and millwork. This will in no way conflict with our
present business in manufacturing vehicle Woodstock, as we will run this
end of the business in at the mill under the same management, and It
will in no way curtail its output on account of the addition.

Bassett Hardwood Manufacturing Company.

B777 — Wants Box Shooks for Export
New York, N. Y., -August 26. — Editor Hardwood Record : Please advise
me the names of some large box manufacturers in position to furnish
l,.^i00.000 feet of gum, tupelo, Cottonwood or spruce box shooks for export
within two or three months' time. My buyers will send steamer to any
American port to load when they would then assume all risk afterwards.
Your prompt advice will oblige.

Anyone interested in the above inquiry can have the name and
address of this correspondent upon application to Hardwood Record.
This is one of the very substantial indications which has led
Hardwood Record to believe implicitly in the future of the business
situation throughout the country. While we do not know the corre-
spondent personally, we have reason to believe that he is entirely
responsible and that this constitutes a real opportunity for box shook
manufacturers. — Editor.

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Whh the Trade

Concerning Our Editor
Several months ago E. W. Meeker, managing editor of Hardwood
Record, expressed an op:nion that "all new babies were Just exactly
alike — little red-faced monkeys that would grow into human beings —
and nobody but doting grandparents ever thought otherwise." Since
the advent of his son on .\ugust 22, however, our editor has experienced
a change of mind or heart. When the boy had reached the advanced
age of three days, the "doting parent" proudly admitted that the child
looked Just like his father ; hence, anyone who knows Mr. Meeker will
know that this boy Is not like any other child.

The late publication of this news Item Is due to the extreme modesty
of the editor. We feel, however, that his friends will want to hear of
his good fortune and we are taking the liberty of printing it without
consulting him.

The Steams Company Moves Selling Office
It Is announced that the office of the Stearns Company. Grand Rapids,
Mich., has been discontinued and that the work formerly carried on in
that office will be transferred to Ludington, Mich., headquarters of the
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company. This was the general sales office
of the Stearns Interests, although the stock of the Stearns Salt & Lumber
Company has been handled directly from the Ludington office.

J. E. Dewey, sales manager of the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company,
writes that by combining both organizations and with the added facilities
afforded It will be possible to serve its customers better than ever.
The Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company in Receiver's Hands
The Johns, .Mowbray. Nelson Company of Cincinnati, O., was placed In
the hands of receiver on August 31. The Common Pleas Court of Hamilton,
O., appointed as receiver Norwood J. Utter of Hunt, Bennett & Utter, at-
torneys. Fourth National Bank building.

The Johns, Mowbray. Nelson Company was one of the most promising
young concerns of Cincinnati. It was originally composed of Waiter E.
Johns, Albert W. Mowbray and Coleman C. Nelson. Mr. Johns was for-
merly manager of the Wm. H. Perry Lumber Company. Cincinnati, and
left that concern to start this new business. Mr. Mowbray, who died
several months ago, was a brother of Fred Mowbray of the Mowbray &
Robinson Company of Cincinnati. Up to the time of his going into the
lumber business, Mr. Nelson had been directly connected with the trans-
portation business, having been employed in that capacity with the Anchor
Line.

Report on the assets and liabilities shows the former to be 126.000, and
the latter, $18,000. The necessity for the appointment of a receiver was
occasioned by the inability of the company to secure credits or extensions
of credit, owing to the unsettled condition of the country in general, and
the lumber condition in the South in particular: another reason, the death
of Mr. Mowbray, withdrawing a source of financial strength.

The receiver states that as far as he can ascertain at present, the com-
pany is solvent and eventually e.':pects to pay creditors in full, although
of course definite opinions are unwise under existing conditions.

The failure of this concern will be the cause of real regret, as Its
principals are all well liked in Cincinnati and other centers.
Valuable Tennessee Property
In this issue of Hardwood Record, p. 62. will be found a sale notice
of valuable timber and mining lands in Tennessee, aggregating 17.^.000
acres. Sealed bids will be received until the second Monday in November,
1014, by the receivers of this property at Nashville, Tenn. Full par-
ticulars of the manner of sale are given in the advertisement referred
to. It is the Bon Air Coal & Iron Company's holdings.
Death of WiUiam Threlkeld
Wm. Threlkeld, head of the Indiana Quartered Oak Company, New
Y'ork. died August 1 after an operation. Mr. Threlkeld had been In
poor health for a long time, but his ailment was not of a nature to
keep him from business until a week ago. when an operation was d»-
cided upon. He died one week from the day he entered the hospital.

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0. L. Wllley B«tunu from Europe

('. I.. Wllloy. ttip 1)1;: ninbOKniiy iiiiio of t'lilrSKU, wnK a panM-iik'i'r on
iii> Maurctaula, n-aclilni; New Y»rk ScplcnibiT :i. Mr. Wllley whs
MiolcU lo tlio New York papers wllb th>> utatcmcnt that lOO.UUo Kuh-
-iiin tmopK wiT>> Id lyoodnn on rmilc for Kranci-. Tim Matomi'iil ciuikiiI
a (leal of Kurprlm- lii-n- aiirl «n» kIvcii imiili iipnei iinil prnniliniii- In llii-
l.>rul iliillloi.

West Virginia Hardwood Firms Consolidate
WV an- reliably liif.irim-<l Ibal wlllilii Iho urst llilrly <liiy« tli./ ..ini,i,l/,u
Mon of a ni<»' bnr<lwi>oil limibiT company will bo coiuplotcd lu I'nrkcritbiirK.
u. Va., by a runH<illiliilUin of tlir Diamond Luiubi-r I'unipnny and Ihi'
Midland LiinibtT t'unipnny. both of that city. \Vi- undiTKland that the
1 w company will be known n» the Atlaa Lumber and Miiniifacturln);
■ "nipany. and will i-HliibliKh lis (inicoH In tbc I'nlon TniHt biilldInK iil
' iiiclnnntl. O.

.1. C. West, now president of Iho .Midland Lumber Company, luid vlce-
r.sldent of the Oak Wood Lumber rompany of Marietta. O., operallnK ii
ind mill at I'Ickens. W. Vu.. and i;. M. Honner. now president of the
1 'iiimnnd Linnber Ompany of rnrkersburit will be the prcKldeul nnd

■ •• reiary-treosurer, respectively, of (lie new orKnniziitlou.

TbrouRh the Interest held In Ihi' Onk-Wood Lumber Company by Mr.
\\ i'St, tiie new company will have the exclusive sale of Its output, amount-
nu to about 1,000,000 feet of hardwoods per month, nnd this. loKClher wllli
he output of other mills In West Virginia and Kentucky, now controlled by
lie old company, will give the new company n general line of hnrdwoods
I sufflclent volume to make It n strong factor In the hnrdwond market
iirougbout the territory In which It will malmiiln Its si'lllug operntlons.
Until Mr. West and Mr. Itonner- have been
lively engaged In the production and market
iig of West Virginia hordwoods for the past
■ifieen or twenty years, nnd the volume of their
n-s|>ectlvc businesses makes It necessary to lo
eale tbeir ofBces more conveniently to their
trade, an well as to their different mill connec
il'.ns.

The Merritt Company Optimistic
ll.MiiiwoOD Itr.i'oKD w.ns recently In receipt of

■ lerles of letters from the Merrllt Manufnctur-
iiiir Company of Lockport. X. Y. The Mcrrltt

Minpony is the manufacturer of the famous
Merritt line of veneer machinery.

Tlie fltst letter refers to 11. M. Merritt, sec-
r.lary of the company, who was one of the
.\merlcans recently marooned in Germany when
the war broke out. Mr. Merritt, according to
the story, hod been en an extended tour through
• very Kuropeun country since November last
y.ar. He spent considerable time in Russia and
'iermany. He was in Germany when the report
"f the declaration of war arrived nnd was com-
|M-lled to remain at Berlin about ten days before
lie could find the chance to get out

In one of the enclosures was a copy of a letter
Ahich was received by the Merritt company from
lie largest Importer of plywood In England, a

■ ..ncern making a specialty of this business for
.1 number of years and which holds a good rep- 11. M. A
iitiitlon for Its success in this line. The Merritt

company issued the letter beeausu of Its belief In the lar-ieaclilug import
Muce of the suggestions contained and It is herewith reprinted for the .some

■ • ason. The letter follows :

•When we had Iho pleosure of seeing your Mr. Merritt we thorougblv
.iscussed the three-ply business with him. and gave him names of three or
i.iir mill owners who were entertaining buying your machines; of course,
this war upset ail calculotlons. Still, we hope that it will be of short
duration, when we will be able to again correspond with our friends regard-
ing your machines.

"It occurs to us that now Is the time for some up-to-date concern in
in'e'thod''"'"''"'' '" """'' "^'■'"^ °° making plywood by the waterproof

"We will not enter into details ot this moment— Mr. Merritt knows our
opinion— beyond stating that in the writer's opinion, any concern making
plywood nnd makme wateriiroof eonds. would be able to put its goods
on this market at the moment, at such a price as would command a ready

ti ' o'^s *'^° '**'' ^""^ *'"'* ""** established, such business would be con-
"Should you know of such a concern, we will thank vou to give them
'•or name, when wc will write them fully on this subject"

Hardwood Record agrees with the Merritt company In its belief that
liere are vast prospects for American ponel mnnufocturers at the present
ime.

-N'ow. getting to the other matter, there Is a general talk on possibilities
•suiting to American business men through the European war. Spe-
iiically. the communication refers to the possibilities of developing trade
•v.r panels by the use of waterproof and flreproot ingredients in the manu-
facture. The question was brought to the attention of the Merritt com-
pany by the receipt of n pamphlet Issued by an importing concern in New
York.

With the tremendoua advantage of waterproof paneli. ■• compared with
pnnelK In ordinary manufacture. It seenn almost Impowilblc Ibnt Americas
panel inanufaciurerH will long neglect the opportunity of Increaatng tb*
«cope <if their biiKlueHH l.y overlo.iklng Ibis detail. The aervice of cxprrt
b-over nl and (irlvuti- clieiiilHts Is available lo BMlst them.

Otis A. Felger Sees Benefit to Cuban Mahogany

A recent IsNiie of IIaiihwimiii Ukc eonhilned a full account of the

ri'lgir-ItobliliiH Company, miibngany niiinufaelurer at llavnuM. Cuba. Thli
llrm baa erected a line mill at Havana for the purpose of working up Cuban
mahogany logH nnd now announces that the whistle blew on Septemb<T 1
putting In operation what Is consblered the most convenb'Ut, economical
and 4>eNt arranged mahogany mill in cxintence, although, of course, not
the largest. Mr. Kelger writes Hardwood Rkcoiid that the mill la dneiy
located on the Ilasandado Inlet of Havana I3ay, where excidlent rail and
water shipping facllltlea lend a very valuable feature to the propoalllon.
Mr. I'Vlger also Rlatea that sutnclent fresh water flows In the harbor,
obviating the usual salt water troubles enc<mntered by other mahogany
sawmill operations.

Mr. Kelger quotes from a letter from Mr. KobhluR, wlio has charge of the
active operations nt Cuba, to the effect that Cuba Is rapidly ahowlng
■•vldence of greatly Increased prosperity. The rise In sugar prlcea made
millionaires of numerous men who retired the night before the beginning
of Ibis rise in poor circumstances and the next day were wealthy. Sugar
Is being shipped out iii great quantities from the warehouaea where It wa>
stored, and its effects arc being felt, us there Is a much easier feeling
apimrent in Cuban Industry. The banks also are being benefltled, as tliey
have a great deal of money loaneil out on
sugar.

He speaks specincaiiy of Cuban mahogany
prospects and these, according to Mr. Felger,
indicate an exceedingly strong demand. The
reason for this is obvious when it Is considered
that African mahogany Is moved largely to Liv-
erpool and London on English bottoms and
handled there In the Liverpool and London mar-
kets. It is easily understood that under present
conditions a great deal of this tramc must be
suspended and the read.v shipping facilities from
Cuba to the United States will result in a rich
harvest being reaped by the manufacturers of
Cuban mahogany. In addition, the local de-
iii.ind In the city of Hnvona for low-grade mabog-
:iiiv, cedar and majagua Is excellent. It Is an-
liclpated. In fact, that the local demand will take
■ are of all the lower grades leaving the better
:;r:ide8 for American exports. This is o distinctly
iMvorable possibility, as the American consuming
I rude Is adverse to accepting a poorer grade of
slock as a general thing and this condition will
enable the Cuban mahogany exporter to deliver
only the upper grades without having to ask
their customers to take a percentage of the
poorer stock. Mr. Felger reports that his com-
pany has already taken some excellent mahog-
any orders and that the anticipated trip of Mr.
liobblns lo the Unltc'd States in September will
ERRITr. result in closing some large prospective contracts

among ,Mr. Robblns' former customers.
.\reiinlin;.- to a letter from Mr. Felger, personally, these expressions
ii'pieseni not only his Idea but that of most of the buyers in the Grand
Itapids market.

New York Finn Adds Hardwood Department
.\ recent change In the local wholesale trade of interest to the hard-
wiiofl branch is the appointment of Fred II. Doyle to the post of sales
manager for the Doscher-Gnrdner Company. The company announces its
Intention to add to its line of lumber supplies a complete assortment
of southern hardwoods In which the new sales manager is particularly
well equipped. Mr. Doyle has been In the hardwood business for over
thirty years and knows it from all angles. He will make his head-
quorlers at New York, thus allowing Mr. Doscher more timi' at ,lack-
sonvllle where he has extensive Interests.

Death of Charles A. Chrlstman

Charles A. Chrlstman. for over thirty years a prominent mi-mber of
the New Y'ork hardwood trade, died at his summer home, Zavesink i
Beach, N. J., on September 2. A year ago he was operated upon but
seemed to be fully recovered and up to July was attending to busi-
ness as usual. On .Tuly 2 he was taken sick with stomach trouble
and since then had not been to bis olBcc. He is survived by a widow.
Iwo sons nnd two daughters. He was sixty-four years old.

Mr. Chrlstman began In the hardwood business in 1882 as a member
of the firm Norton & Chrlstman. In 1889 Mr. Norton withdrew and
the business has since been conducted under the present style. For
iniiny years Mr. Chrlstman was located In New York but a few years
aen moved bis yard to Astoria.

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Clubs and Associations

Optimistic Meeting of Arkansas Manufacturers

On August :;.") tlip Arkansas Lumhcrnien's Cluli hold a special moctini;
In the Marlon hotel at Little Rock, lor the purpose of discussing the
conditions brought about by the European war, their effect upon the
lumber industry of this country, and the outlook for the future.

The meeting was vvi^ll iitlrn.lii] by both the manufacturers of hard-
wood and the yellow pin I In- talks tor the most part were
optimistic tor future |in i the men stated that at present
their concerns are eN|" i and lack of activity, but sonie
declared that no matiil i n -js had been felt by their com
panics.

The members of the club and a few visitors, Including the Honorable
George W. Hays, governor of Arkansas, met in a private dining room
of the hotel at 12 :30 p. m. for lunch, at the close of which the busi-
ness session was held.

Governor Hays, being asked by Chas. H. liucbner, president of the
club, to address the lumbermen, stated that while business had been
slightly depressed because of the war disturbance. In his opinion the
near future would offer to the business men of the country the great-
est opportunities they have ever had. He exprcsed the belief that the
European difficulties would soon be terminated, and that international
commerce would again be restored, and bring with it the heaviest de-
mand for Amcrican-mad« goods that history has known. He also ex-
pressed sincere confidence In the Washington administration's ability to
handle the present crisis In a manner that would speedily restore In-
ternal prosperity.

At the close of Governor Hays' address the lumbermen pledged IhiMu-
selves to give the Arkansas mmmisslon all of the lumber needed for
the construction of Un- Al n i vMl.its at the San Francisco expo-
sition in 1!)1.''>. .\bout L'l I ill be needed for this purpose, and

this amount is to be (liiMi i \ikansas mills.

(J. W. Allport of tin I ,11 ii;iii,iii \iip,,rt Lumber Company, Geridge,
who is also vice-president ol' llic cliib, slated that while the export mar-
ket had been shot to pieces by reason of the European war there was
a good domestic demand, especially for the lower grades. He attrib-
uted the Increased demand at this time to the activity among the rail-
roads in buying.

U. H. Brown of the Penrod-Jurden-McCowun Company, Brasfleld, ex-
pressed the belief that during the next few months the lumbermen
as well as all other business men of the country would be put through
a severe business test, as he stated, "The acid test of the soundness
of our business will be made pending the restoration of international
commerce. We must look the situation squarely in the face, and arrange
to meet it as best we can."

The expressions from the yellow pine men indicated that they an- '
ticipated no further serious troubles. Some of them recounted in-
stances which, in their opiuinus. indicated strongly that business and
prices would increase wiih iinp. i.tiliir thau decrease. One manufac-
turer called attention i" ilh i ii Mi.n .luring the past sixty days about
eight per cout more himln t i ml Im . n -hipped out by the mills than was
manufactured. Another ^tati.d lliaL prices wore better now than they
were twelve months ago, or even thirty days ago. Still another an-
nounced that the demand for car siding and other material consumed
by the railroads had been exceptionally good of late. On the other
hand, the attention of thr mi tiibnrs was called to the fact that at pres-
ent there was no considoraM. animuit of speculative building going on.
and further, that loans fi.i' i.nil.iin-s were being withheld at present.
Some of the men offered tin- su-'.;. -Hon that the good demand of late
had been occasioned by tlio n 1 ..r matorial to tinisb up building proj-
ects already begun.

Important Meeting of Exporters

I'll.- various problems with which the exporters of lumber have been
bnuiLTht face to face- as a result of the European war prompted the
lioard of directors of the National Lumber Exporters' Association to
bold a special in.-.iini; at tlie Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati on Au-
gust 28-29 in tin ii,,p, ihai an exchange of views might prove help-
ful. One of tin ri.aii.i- iliat received special consideration was the
seizure of shipiiniii^ nl luinlur and logs on vessels which sailed prior
to the war and wbicli. cnnsequontly, carried no war risk insurance.
There have been a number of such shipments, which were taken to ports
where the shipments cannot be disposed of to advantage. Of course,
the shipments will be released as s<ion as the prize court can take action
and ownership is proved. But when the consignments are released the
shippers will not know what to do with them tor the reason that tlmv
were cut for the trade in certain sections and are entirely unsuitnd
for the business in another locality. Such shipments will have to be
sold at a groat loss, and at additional expen.se for handling. In many
instances the exporters would get practically nothing out of the con-
signtnents. What to do under such circumstances was discussed at
considerable lonetb. and it was decided to instruct Frank Tiffany, the

Rockcastle Lumber Co.
C. L Ritter Lumber Co.

OAK-Plain and Quartered, RED AND WHITE
POPLAR CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

Anything in Hardwoods

Huntington

West Virginia

Watch This Space

For Offerings of Fine

SOUTHERN
HARDWOODS

BUSKIRK-RUTLEDGE LUMBER CO.

(Inc.)

Lexington, Kentucky

BAND MILLS: Quicksand, Ky.; Straight Creek, Ky.

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"THESIS

BAND SAWN S(

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DC

;rniott Land and LumDer Compaii
DERMOTT, ARK.

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40

HARDWOOD RECOKD

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Proplf, G.1 BIdg.. CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK

WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

Uigh Qualitu — Prompt DtUiery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 ciir» I" No. 1 Common Bmiwood
5 cart 1' No. 2 Common Baiiwood

30 car. I ; Red or While Oak, all grade.
Send IM 40 car. 1" Red and Sap Gum, all grade.

yuuT inquiria The la.t two item, are but one-hcif dry

LABORERS FREE

Free (if cliargc to employers, \vc supply all classes
of laborers and meclianics, of any nationality.

Loggers, Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-filers, Bark-Peelers, Sawyers,
Swampers. Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work.

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write all particulars in your first letter, wages, work-
ing conditions, etc.

ton? Distance Phone Franklin 3529

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street,

Chicago, III.

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MA.SLFACTLItEKS

OAK CYPRESS

well manufactured, carefully grai
d high p.rcfnlage of M and 16 fl.

colfaxVla. "

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar. Chestnut, Hemlock

s.uck RIDGWAY

PENNSYLVANIA

Bund 8aue

forolcn rc'iirrsciilatlve of thr iiMoclnlloD In Londoo, to look after thaw
Khlpmi-nti ana do wlmtcvcr poiwlbtc to loaacn the lo«goa of the rxpoiicn,

A rcsoludnn »ii» ndopted coinrorndliiK Ihi- vlTortri of I'rpHldinl WlliOD
10 provide alilpg od whlcb .\iniTleaii cxpnriB can hv sent lo furclgo coua-
irl.a and thuH ninko up at Waai In part for tljc dimoralliallun of oc«aa
irndlc In con8**f|iii>nco of Iho war.

rresldont Krcd Arn of the .\KKoclat1on made a verbal report. In which
he gave hia views on the Hituntlon created by the wor and preoented
itie fnclB as they appeared to bini. rractically every member of lb*
Ixiard Jolni'd In Ibe dlacuKHlon nud much dIverHliy of opinion prevailed.
Some of the nieiuliers took the side of Germany In the cuntllct. main-
Inlnlng Ihiit the empire wim forced to ngbl, while others arrayed tbeia-
selves on tbe Hide of the allies. Similarly dIvcrKenI alHo were lh«
views ns to the duration of tbs war. Some tbouKht the stnisRle would
he long-drawn-out, while others exprcsked themselves Just a» conlldent
Hint It would be relatively brief becauee of the rapid exhaustion taking
]ilnce and the Rreat waste caused. The opinion wns unanimous, how-
■ ver. that under the circumstances conservatism and caution were la
order, and all the directors expressed the belief that a very material
enrtallment of exports would be experienced as long as the war lusted.
It wns deemed the part of wisdom to discontinue sblpmenls temporarily
and to stop tbe cutlInK of stocks at mills which turn out lumber espe-
cially for the export trade. The next few months, therefore, are likely
to see iin extensive llmltlni; of such activities. Mills which have not
already shut down will slop ns soon as the supplies of Iocs on band
me cut up and exports will be held back where no Ruaraniee can be
uiven of paj'ment for sblpmenis. So far It bas been Impossible to ob-
tain assurances that drafts for lumber shipped will be paid, and while
this has not prevented a number of forwardlngs, tbe directors of the
association none the less feel that to be on the safe side, exporta should
bo discontinued until the situation becomes clearer.

The report of the treasurer, ,Tobn L Alcock of Baltimore, showed the
association to be In fine shape nn.nnclally, with all obllgailons paid and
a balance In the treasury. Reports of various standlni; and special
committees were also submitted, and they made n satisfactory showlnK.
It was decided to have an N. L. E. A. day at tbe Panama Paclflc Ex-
position, but the date will not be settled upon until later. The sug-
Kestinn hnd been made that the annual meeting be held In San Fran-
cisco at (he time of the exposition, but It would be necessary to cbang-*
the constitution and by-laws to do so, and this was considered Inex-
pedient.

Sessions were held In the morning and afternoon of Friday, and an-
other took place on Saturday morning, the entire time being taken ap
with business. After the executive meeting the Cincinnati members of
the association were invited to attend, and half a dozen took advantage
of the opportunity.

The meeting having been called strictly to discuss problems brought
up as a result of tbe war, there were no social features, and the mem-
bers dispersed Bs soon as the business on band had been disposed of.
It Is considered aitogetber likely that another meeting of the board
will be held prior to the annual session In general. If circumstance!
make such an arrangement desirable, and tbe belief now prevails that
conditions will call for a second conference. The directors feel that the
deliberations will prove helpful In giving each member of the associa-
tion the benefit of an Interchange of views by the most experienced
and best Informed exporters In the business.

Kew Besldent Inspector Manufacturers' Association

Oflicinl nnnouncemcnt Is made from the headquarters of The Hard-
wood Manufacturers' Association. Cincinnati. O., of the appointment of
.1. V. Hill as resident eastern Inspector, with headquarters in New York
City.

The association docs' considerable Inspection work In eastern terri-
tory, but heretofore this has been taken care of by traveling Inspector*
from the West. Under the new arrangement, Mr. Hill will become gen-
eral eastern representative of the association, and will take care of all
the work that develops In eastern territory.

The association has been particularly fortunate In securing the aerr-
Ices of Mr. Hill, who Is a former chief Inspector of tbe association. Mr.
Hill left the ossoclation some .vears ago to embark In the lumber busi-
ness. He has had many years of experience in tbe handling of hard-
woods In the Ohio Valley and the southern producing section, and en-
Joys a high reputation for his ability and technical knowledge of lumber.

Plans for Hoo-Hoo Building Progressing

Industries allied with logging and sawmllling arc responding generously
lo Invitation to co-operate in financing The Lumbermen's Building and
Mouse of Hoo-Hoo at San Francisco. All participating firms and In-
dividuals will be enrolled on roll of bocor and displayed In the bu.lding
and enjoy all membership privileges.

The industries closely allied with logging operations and lumber man-
ufacture, such as machinery, belting, saw, hardware and wire rope com-
panies, arc co-operating In the financing of The Lumbermen's Building
and House of Hoo-Hoo at P. P. I. E. at San Francisco on a very gen-
erous scale. Insofar as they have been solicited up to this time. The
allied interests have co-operated In the fraternal spirit of Uoo-Hoo bnt
they also realize that any proposition that tends to better the lumber
business by market extension, directly benefits them in their businesa.

HARDWOOD RECORD

-rying on this project
V hospitality of a blg-
Jvdtlse in every way
imorcial woods of the
■cod-using factory men

The purpose of the hoiird of Bovornors in c
is of a dual characdr, ■! i-n .1 d i only to sh<
hearted western st.vl. i ' \|iloit and

possible the uses, iii.in .-• i ■ i : ;. of the cc
Paclflc coast to the ihi -im i luulirnnen and
who will be attracted to Ihu exposition. '

Hoo-Hoo at Winiiipeg

The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo made elaborate preparations for
Its twenty-third annual meeting which Is being held at Winnipeg, Mani-
toba. The Canadian town's reputation as an entertainer is widely
known; the time of the year Is the best; and the members have made
ample provision for the occasion. It is, therefore, assured that suc-
cess will crown the offiirts of thcise who have the affair in charge, both
the visitors and the city which will do the entertaining.

Pertinent Information

It is Impossible

tion territory. Therr
the South and Soulli'
<"ontral Freight Assoc

Freight Rate Decision

■rt lo sny tiist what interpretation the railroads
in lit' th. Intrrstate Commerce Commission in the

' i' I ■ 111 Association territory. The tariffs

II I, ;! !i rilve Octol)er 1, but as yet no action

Ml I : i-ing to make the 5 per cent advance

II i I III 111 rough the Central Freight Assocla-

iiii. 11 !, I lis to eastern territory effective from

1 I i nil in combination with rates in the

Kecause the rates on luuilirr with the Central Freight Association terri-
tory were advanced, and those on brick, tile, cement, clay and plaster were
not advanced, there Is reason to feci that lumber was discriminated against.
The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association went on record before
the commission as not opposed to a general rate advance, but protesting
against lumber being singled out for an advance unless other commodities
were very generally advanced. The records of the hearings contain many
letters and resolutions Ironi hiiuli.r shippers favoring the advance on all
rales including liunlpcr, .•mil it is known that these were fully considered
hy the commissioners. Tlir ni-orils show that the cement manufacturers,
on the other hand, were unanimous in protesting against an advance on
. iiient, holding that the business could not stand It.

An Unusual Situation

H is not very often that a full ship's cargo of as valuable material as
mahogany remains long without an owner, but this Is what occurred
recently at San Francisco when the British bark. Lobo, arrived tliere a
short time ago from Tasmania and laid at anchor for a very considerable
period while its master. Captain Murchison. the Bank of Cal fornia, and
the officials of the Panama-Pacific Exposition were frantically rushing
about trying to locate the owner.

The captain was told that the officers of the Bank of California would
instruct him as to the delivery of the logs, but this they were unable
to do, not knowing the name of the consignees. It was known, however,
that the logs were intended for one of the nations participating In the
Panama-Paclflc Exposition. At the time of the last report there was no
definite knowledge as to just who was to receive this valuable cargo.
The World's Largest Oaks

England claims to have the largest oak trees In the world, and the
claim appears to be pretty strong. Lord Fowls recently sent to a London
paper the dimensions of three oaks growing in Fowls Castle Park. These
are the Champion Oak — height, 105 feet ; girth, 2.3 feet 6 inches (5 feet
from ground); contains 2,026 cubic feet of timber; the Giant Oak —
height, 92 feet ; girth, 20 feet 7 Inches (5 feet from ground) ; contains 1.925
cubic feet of timber ; and the Wilderness Oak — height, 95 feet : gipth, 22
feet 4 inches (5 feet from ground) ; contains 1,617 cubic feet of timber.
Lord Fowls points out, there are trees of greater girth than these, but
the two largest, the Champion and Giant oaks, are said to contain more
timber than any other oak trees growing at the present time. Though
trees, he says, containing 1.000 cubic feet of timber are rare nowadays,
they must have been fairly common at one time In the oak-growing dis-
tricts of England and Wales, as is evidenced by the fact that In 1793 and
1796 no fewer than 26 trees, each containing 1.000 cubic feet and over,
were felled In Vaynor Park, Montgomeryshire. The largest of these con-
tained 1,322, and the smallest 1.127 cubic feet.

Be Careful About Fire

Fire insurance men are endeavoring to Impress upon the public the
importance of special care in the matter of Are prevention at this particular
time, because the war has placed business In a delicate position.

Normal losses have been heavy, and If a serious conflagration should
come, the existing financial and banking conditions would produce an
unusual result. It would be necessary for the companies to sell large
amounts of securities to pay a loss of that magnitude, and with the stock
exchanges closed this would be impossible, no matter what great sacrifices
they might be willing to make as to price in order to meet their obligations
promptly. A conflagration Just at this time would be very serious, as it
might upset the whole delicate fabric of financial and insurance credit.

This Mill

is devoted very largely to the manufacture of

Oak Bill Material

In fact, we have studied this line of manufacture
so thoroughly that we feel confident we can tell
you anything you want to know about it.

THE LEWIS DOSTER LUMBER CO.

BLUEFIELD, W. VA.
Manufacturers and Wholesalers West Virginia Hardwoods

Bond and Circular mills at Waiteville, W. Va. Daily capacity 60,000',

Hutchinson Lumber Co.

Huntington, W. Va.

MANUFACTURERS OF

HARDWOOD

LUMBER

We Want To Move

12 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Oak
3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common and 1 and
2s Chestnut
5 cars 8/4 Sound Wormy Chestnut

20 cars 4/4 Log Run White Pine

HARDWOOD RECORD

Peytona Lumber Company

Huntington

West Va.

- MANUFACTURERS-
PLAIN SAWN r\ A V
RED AND WHITE VJ^iS-

YELLOW POPLAR
BASSWOOD
CHESTNUT

ASH AND MAPLE

BAND MILLS:

Huntington, W. Va. Accoviile, W. Va.

SPECIAL PRICE

FOR QUICK SALE:

No. 1 Com. Hickory : No. 2 Plain Oak :

1"

Scars l':>" tM4" _:

No. 1 Com. Poplar:

15 cars ^" to 4" No. 1 Common Ash:

No. 1 Plain Oak: 3 cars 2"

20 cars l"to4" 1 car 2'^"

Goodlander-Robertson
Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOOD LUMBER

Yards and Oifice:

Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn.

Protest Against Advance In Hates on Cottonwood and Oum

'IVi-iilyllvi' (if lli<> moac iirtiintncnt harilwuoil innnurncluriTH ul Mrmpbia,
loBflli'T Willi niliiTK directly iiitiTcili-d In «lic iiul>J<>ct, dpcldrd ri'cvntly (o
iipprnl in llic Inli'niliitc ConiiiHTW CommlMlnD for ■ mnpi'milon of the
propoHi'd ndviiiirp In rnlcH nii roltonwond, Ruin nn<l other linrdwond lumber
frniii pnliilN In MUxlNiilppI iind Loiilrdnna nnd from MemphU lo niilo rivor
rroiuilnKH, In nrder Hint on npporliinlly inlKlit !>•■ lind for nruiilnic Ibr
luntlcr liof.iri' Ihiit lii>dy on Iih nicrliK. RultlnK llio iictlon t<i Iho word.
Ilic .Soul hern Mnrdwood Trnlllc ANHOclallon, throuiih Itn ifcneral manacer,
.1. II. TownHlKnd. on Seplemliir 2. mailed the iippeiil for HUii|H'nH:on lo the
eniunilHHlon. iin<l Ihi' same mall iiIho carried InKlriictlonH to .1. It. Walker,
iittorney of ilie iiKKoeinilon, to appeal pemnnHlly to tin- name hody for an
opiHirtiinlly of pri'Mutlni; the Hide of the luinlxTinen In the controveny,
Thi- advaniv. unlenB KUHpendml. hecomcH effective OcIoInt 1. and. In order-
that the liimliernii'ii may Kain their point. It w«k alwi decided Ihiit apjH'nlii
would he made l<i all the other luinher oreanlzntlonB In the South to lake
the inaltiT up with the coinmlsHlon.

It waK Hiated at Ihe ineetlni; that the advanci' In rateii on cotton* mul
auin mid onk ainounlH to an avernKO of twenty per cent, and that th<-

adrun< n kuui ahuie Ih $1.2.'i per l.llOli, an amount which Kum maoufar

lurers would l>i' <|iilte wlllInK In accept iih their |irolll on thin lumlHT
l.umliermen here ri'Karil thU adviince iik all out of proportion with any
iliMiK atteiii]ited hy the rallroiidH In this territory In reci'ut yenrH and cite
the fact that It Is severnl times iis much aa the roada north of Ihe Dhlo
nnd east of thi' Mississippi agki'd of the Interstate Commerce Commission
some months a«n. They further feel Hint Ihe efforta lo ralae rates on .
luicdwond lumher atr lll-tlmcd, ccmilnK aa they do when the hardwood
Intcroala of the South arc fadnK practical paralyala in the export division
of the market and when they are fnrlnc almoat as hadly with their
domestic business.

Every member of the governlnR Imard of the nssoclatlon res'dlnif east
of the Mississippi was present at this meetloK and thire were other repre
senlatlves of the hardwood luinlier Industry present, Includlni; .lohn M
Pltchnid. secretary of the (5um Lumber Manufacture! a' Association, with
which a number of members of ibe former association arc connected. Mr.
I'rltchard Is particularly Intcri'sti'd In t!um lumber and Is authority for
Ibe statement that Ibe advance on gum alone In Mississippi will amount
to about ¥12.j.0l)ll. This Is flgured on the bnsls of an advance of J1.2.'i
Tier M on the 100,000.000 feet of Kum thai Is shipped from that stale
each year, exclusive of that Rolnj.' Into local consumption. He believes th.'
advance to be thoroughly unjustllled and Is <|ulte iinphatlc In the declara-
tion that. If Ibis- advance Is granted. It will Intensify the struggle of gum
l)n.\ manufacturers In their competition with the llbre Interests and thai
It may result In pulling gum almost If not rpilte out of the field of
competition.

The English Viewpoint

Kngllsh lumber trade Journals of recent dates are Bllcd with news of
Ibe timber trade as nlTected by the war. Coal mines In Rngland ami
Wales are already feeling the scarcity of pit props. Most oX these have
been coming from Hordeaux, France, but Ihe supply from that source has
nearly ceased.

The lumher dealers of Hull, whicb is on the eastern coast of England,
have started a movement to secuie supplies from Canada and the United
States to make up what has been cut off from the Baltic region.

Only a month of open season remains for the Ilusslan White Sen ports,
and the English are anxious to secure as much timber as possible durlni;
that time.

Records of lumber prices and trade conditions In England, due to tb.-
partlal closing of the Baltic ports In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian
war. reveal the fact that prices for timber from that region advanc4'il
i|ulckly, and the trade with American dealers was strengthened.

The British have lost no time In reaching for the trade which Germany
has dropped. Inquiries by the government have gone to all the colonies,
and to consuls elsi-wbere, asking for lists and samples of articles heretofon-
purchased from C.ermany. When these samples reach England they will
be placed on exhibition where manufacturers can examine them for tin-
purpose of reproducing such as supplied large demand.
Cork and Its Products

Common cork Is oak bark, Ibe product of a tr.-e which grows natnrally in
rortugal, Spain, and North Africa, and It has been planted and Is success-
iiilly growing In southern California. Bark may be stripped from the.
ii-.es without killing thc-ni. and a new bark grows In a few years. The
-iimc tree may be peeled a number of times. The acorns produced by
iliesc trees In parts of Spain Is the chief food of hogs, and the famous
..ttramadura hams" are from swinc fattened on cork oak acorns. Cork
is manufactured for many purposes, among them being lite preservers, net
Hunts, bottle corks, and packing material. Spanish grapes are nsnnlly
liiirked In bin-rels with cork waste for export.
Car Statistics

The last n-port of Ihe American Hallway Asso(-lation covering car
surplus and shortage shows that the total surplus of cars Is being con-
sistently decreased, while the shortage showed a marked Increase for the
Drst two weeks In August. Figures show that on August 15, 1914. then-
was a total surplus of 174,260 cars as against 198.998 cars on August 1.
While this does not compare very favorably with figures for August 15 of a
year ago, nl which time the .surplus was (S9.2.''>.'! cars, it Is significant.

HARDWOOD RECORD

National Association's Lumber Cut
II,. Niilioniil LiiinlH-r .'\laniiriK-Uir..rs' AsscHiiUhm litis issiu-d Ms July
r.|M.ii for 1!)14. iind :ils<) a summar.v fm- tin- ycai- I'luIIiiK with .[uly. The
tiitiil himlioi- cut I'c'porli'd liy mombi'rs of the assodallim was 12,081.700.00(1
liTt. of whkli !)7.S.(MIO,()IIO foct "wpi'i' hardwoods. .\ summary of July
operations is slio«'n in (he rrsuUs holow ;

Dc'crcaso in ciil diirini; .liily, ll>14. under July. I'll:', (5.200.000 foot

Increase In sliipuuuls diirinj; July. ]!)14. over July. l!)i:!. . 77.100,000 feet

Excess eut over sliipiueuts durin.j July. im:i O.S.IOO.OOO feet

Kxcess cut ovi'r slii| ills diiriU'; July, li)14 14..S(I0.00() feet

Enviable Fire Less Record

Thn Lnniliernieirs riiderwriUns: Alliance has piililislu'd a report of losses
for the first half of the tenth fiscal year. As shown liy the semi-annual
linanclal statement, the percentage of losses to earned premiums was but
IS.:! per cent, admlnistralive and legal expenses 2(1.2!) per cent, saving to
subscribers 01.41 pir cent. The total losses for this period were but
*0.1,!)0!)„'<2, being but sIlKblly over the present (ire unit on a thoroughly
standard plant, Uy this is meant that the losses for the entire six months
were very little In excess of the indemnity the alliance now is able to

•TOii>amsffliTOimi>sg«3tmaiTOMrotTO^^ •

Hardwood iSJews 'Notes

< MISCELLANEOUS >-

rile Kiinkle Furniture Compan;

\t Indianapolis. Ind.. Augustus
Capitol Body Company.
». J. Case, secretary of the Sllgh Furnlt
•li.. retired a short time ago.
I'he Standard I.umlier & Manufacturing Co
orted to have had a ic.-iver iippoini<.d.

..i-Iinrated. It will l.:^> - M.iial.

I'lic nrowndale liar.h>

I. r.iilTMlo. is reported to be Involved
Mackinaw. 111., announces a capital
ings has been appointed receiver for
pany. fJrand liapids.

e (ilrardeau. Mo., was recently
pany has been incorporated at

The Floyd Knobs liox & liasU.i Coiupany lias been incorporated at
>fooresvllle, lud., with a capital stock of $0,000,

The IJotary Ilay I'ress Company has started business at I)i>calur, 111. The
<onipany is incorporated with capital stock of ,$100,000,

I lie rhilippine Hardwood Liimbc-r Company has been incorporated at Los
\iiL.-.les, Cal, The compan.v will have n capital stock of ,$100,000,

rile .Miller lyumber Company is tlic style of a recently incorporated eon-
eirn which will operate at Bald Knob, Ark., with $24,000 capital stock,

.\t Wabash, Ind., the Wabash Furniture Company has started business.
This is an incorporated concern with ,$15,000 capital and will manufacture
furniture.

The Indiana Quartered Oak Company of New York City announces the
death of its late secretary. William Threlkeld. Mr. Threlkeld died on
August 31.

The veneer mill of Charles F. Whistler was partially destroyed by Are
111' in August. The fire entailed a loss of .$S.O(TO on which no Insurance
u,i- .arried.

riir Reddinger Carving Works. Evansville, Ind,, has been succeeded by
I in 1'. II. Hc'ddins-er Manufacturing Compan.v, This new firm is incorpor-
:it.-.l Mii.l will iKivc :i .aiiital stock of $50,000,

II i^- .iiiiiiMiiH ( (I ircmi Kountze, Tex., that the U, A, Meyers Lumber
i''Hii|i;ni.\' »'i llnii.'\ Island will siiorfly erect a large planing mill at that
phire. ,\ccordiug to tiie report M'ork is already under way.

< CHICAGO >-

i.\ Tonk of the Tnuk JIanufacturing Company died recently.

iKi'w i;i ■ Mi;i, acknowledges receipt of the Wood Preservers Bulletin

iiil> s. 111. ml" r. i.iihlished by the American Wood Preservers' Associa-

r.iliiiii 1.. M.I It contains a great deal of live information that
1.1 iiii.i-.^i the w.iod preservers.

V. Sherrill of the Colfax Hardwood Lumber Company, Colfax, La.,
..en in Chicago for several days conferring with his Chicago representa-
Mr, Reinhart.

L, Pease of the Galloway-Pease Company. Poplar Bluff, Mo., is still
;ing around northern points looking for business. Mr. Pease was very
1 elated at the Lumbermen's Club a couple of days ago when he
i-ned to the round table from the telephone and announced with a
nn air that he had sold a car. An occasion of this sort — when an
V t'..i- as much as a car is actually closed over the telephone — is so
that :Mnx had to buy the drinl?s.

I!. .Mien, manager of the veneer department of the Anderson-TuUy
liaiiy. Memphis, has been working around Chicago trade for several
i." Hniiilioldt Furniture Company has been incorporated at Chicago

a .apilal stock of $100,000. In addition to manufacturing furniture.
I'nnipany will make houseliold goods of various kinds.

Dimension Stock J^.^TiNr^""/^ ';?".. "'I** ,^^^*?

CUTTINGS of soft Kentucky Oak
or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY n'ew ^okk.^n"?:

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM, CHESTNUT. HEMLOCK

ROCOII AND DRESSED

MILLS AT KALKS OFFICE

Burnside, Ky. Williamsburg, Ky. 606 Security Trust BIdg.

Sulligent, Ala. LEXINGTON, KY.

pC I N C I N N A T I!

iHardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers!

I DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. '

I Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

§ GENER.4L OFFICE — CLAT CITY. KY,

1 RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

iOAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT

M SUMMERS A.ND GEST STREETS

1 Venppr*;' Circassian walnut and all

I vciiccis. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

I THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

@ OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

I Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company

OAK, ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT

GUM AND COTTONWOOD

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BCLLDING

"You're Next"

to the best width.^^, lengths, grades and
texture of plain and quartered Oak if
you are getting our stock. Air or kiln dried

THE M. B. FARRINLUMBERCQ.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

I Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

g 2624-S* COLERAIN AVENTE

HAKUWOOU KECOKD

"Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

"ANDREWS"

Prociucls Kepresent Perfection.
Reliability, Results

"Andrews'
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing

OR

Ventilated

Perfect Trs

insfer

Cars

Perfect Dry

Kiln

Trucks

Canvas Dry

DOIKI.K A>

Kiln Doors

Write lor Information

DBrER SEFABTMENT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

Saline River Hardwood Co.

Main Sales Ollicc

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Maiiiifaclurcrs of

Genuine Forked-Leal While Oak

Red and Sap Gum
Red Oak and Ash

remarkably SUPERIOR lumber

q We offer to the trad
product.

q Our TIMBEJ* i> Tirgin forett growth of the highest
type.

q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac-
tured stock.

q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED — treated with
steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring
quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning
defects and stick-marking, splits and stain.

q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it."

q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection.

q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis-
criminating buyers.

q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars with
Oak nooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY.
Kansas City, Mo.

Thr Wralcrn Wood TuriiliiK & Manuracturini: «'nni|iaD]r of CblinL
Incri-niH'tl llii ciipllal Hlork from $IS,OUU to «'.U.OUii.

Till' HIihIit .XrlUllr W<hii1 CnrvhiK Coiiipniiy Iiiih lii-i-n Innirirarniiil n
1 liiiiiKo with II >'ii|>lliil hlo.k of »'.'..-.o».

llAiiiiwiNin ItKiiiun Iiiih n-O'lvwl ii copy of n ni'W Ikkui- of the ronitl-
iiiiliiii mill liylnwH uf ilii' J'lilun AhhucIuIIiiu of I.iiiiiImt udiI 8a>h ud
KiKir Siilffinu'n. The Imlloilii conlnliia a roHti'r of pniipot nipmbrralilp
iiuU oihiT InlcrvNllnB liifuriuiilloii. Tlii! Ii-llcr oeroiiipHnylnK the liook
nilvlwH Hint iIh- noxt nu'i'tlDe of tl«' imHoclnllon will In- hold at Toledo ^
lirohiilily In Jniiiinry.

i;. II. Mntlhi'WH I.iiiiiImt C(iiii|iiiny, Cairo. 111., iiiiil I'lilhouii Clly. Mlaa.,
Ik n-iiiirli^il Id hiivr I'liliTcil n voliinlnry petition In liniikriiptcy.

Till' Kill); Ki'i'llnliiK Snlni: t'oiiipnny, Mc'iiiphU, 'IVnn., lion changt<d
liK iiiiiiii- In till' KInK-Ilniitii' l''iii'nlliirF Coinpnny iinil hnit Incrraiu-d lla
iiipltiil Mofk to SItl.OOO.

r:. \V. Wininiiisnn. pr-xiihnt of th<- WllllnmiumKiioy Mill k I.umb*r
('iiiiipiiny. .Mniiiiil City, 111., Nloppctl off nt «'hlcai:o InHt wo-k with bl(
fiiiiilly. Thoy were ri-liiriiliiK to Mound City from Chiiulnuipin. N. Y.

\V. v.. OpWltt, who hOH hocn prnmliii-ntly connorti'd with thi- Ohlrago
trndc fur kodic tlmo, hn8 cIokimI out hiK IiuhIdpsh horv and moved to
'I'rnvcrse City, Mich., where he will liiindle hardwood prodiiclB under
Ills own name. Mr. DcWlIt wub formerly connected with the Ratabrook-
Skeele Lumber Company. ChlcnRo, and Inter with the Seaman-Kent
<'ompnny of Toronto. He will handle (loorlnK slock of the W. K. Wll-
llnniH Company.

Hardwood Record has Just received two clrciilnrK from the Mdcer-
wood Miinufncturlnc Company, New York City, raiinufacturera of tbe
famous Lldgerwood loKRlng apparatus. They are liulletlDH No. TA. and
I.enflet No. 141. The former describes the Lldgerwood Iftl.T overhead
skldder. sliowlng Hie tree-rlfrued type as bullf to lo;; Poelflc const tlm-
licr. The second describes Hie T.idEerwood overhead skldder with por-
lalili' steel »nnr. Tlii.-i is 1)11111 Willi suiiiL-Ini: liniiliiit; lionm or Ltiy

=■< NEW YORK y-

lii spite of nil Hie tnik of .lull limes and sl„w bii.'.lncs.s. Snm K. Ilnrr
reports a very satisfactory eniiiliiion of trade In onk and maple floor-
hi),'. He has Just been appnliileil selllnK agent In New Y'ork. New Jer-
sey, Connecticut. Khode Island and part of Massachusetts for the Kork
l.enf Brand of onk flooring. This stock Is manufactured by the Saline
Klver Hardwood Company. I'lne Bluff. Ark. Mr. Bnrr says It U as
nice as any flooring he bas si'en and expects n lot of satlsfled custoroera
ill this eommodlt.v.

filassbiirg & C.arlner, nmniifactiirers of store flxtures. New York, have
filed a petition In bankruptcy.

The Empire Furniture Company has filed schedules In hnnkruplcy
allowing liabilities $4;!,000: nnmiiial assets $00,000.

--<. BUFFALO >•-

.losepb .T. Cbiircbyard. wii.i lia.l been in lie' iumlnr and pinning mill
business in this city for a number of years, up to several years ago
when be was attacked by a lingering illness, died at his home here on
September 4. lie long bad a jihinlng mill on Clinton street and was
known to many lumbermen of Hie eonntr.v. He was born in this city
iu 1852 and was educated here and at Cornell University. He did not
graduate from that institution, but left to assist In the lumber enter-
lirlses of his father, the late Stephen .T. Churchyard, who died in 1887.
The son then went to the stnte of Wnshlngton, where be engaged In
the lumber bU8lne.ss until lilOii. when be returned to this city, tie In
survived by bis wife and four lirotbcrs.

Plans are being drawn for a rebuilding of the sawmill of Jackson &
Tindlc at Pellston, Mich., and a good-sized plant will be put up to re-
place the one which was burned on August 17 with a loss of J.'iO.OOO.
The firm did not lose any hardwood stock In the flre and the manufac-
ture of heading and bandies is not being Interfered with. A sawmill
is in operation nt the handle mill. It is expected that the work on the
new sawmill will be started immediately after the jilans are completed.

The building records of this elty show that both July and August
showed a good Increase over tbe .same months of last year. The gain In
.luly was eight per cent. The permits for August amounted to $050,00(1.
:iK compared with 8082,000 in the same month of last year. This Is
a gain of thirty-nine per cent. While the figures are not large, as com-
pared with some of the big cities of the country, they Indicate a healthy
•.growth, in spile of the talk of business depression and the holding up
r.f building enterprises on necount of the European war. The number
..f large permits Is not so big as at previous times, but a great many
average price structures are going up.

Hardwood cargoes down the lakes have been scarce this season. Amonj
those recently receiving lumber by lake were H. H. Salmon & Co. and

Sulliv

& Co.

=-< PHILADELPHIA >-

William N. I.awton of liini. .'t i ■:iiiiiil..ll says be recently closed

l.al for bis firm with the Waceaiuab Lumber Company, Bolton, N. C

lor the exclusive sale ot tbclr product in northern New Jersey. Tb

.oncern manufactures North Carolina pine, cypress and gum,

Fr.ink I!. Wbltlng of the Wbifhi'.: r,iun>>"r r

referrlii

HARDWOOD RECORD

company's export department, says tliey Iiavc raiKclloil all cxpoit busi-
ness on account of the war.

Maurice J. Dukes, vice-president R. A. & J. J. Williarus, wlio recently
shipped a cargo of 800.000 feet of spruce to Hucnos Aires, says Soutli
American business is now at a Standstill owing to the lack of funds anil
will undoubtedly remain so until the end of the war unless American
capital Is sent down to finance the banks in that country.

Building work in riiiliidelphia durini; AiikmsI has fallen short of vol-
ume of business compared with I he picvimis month. Figures for the
month show 842 permits fjraiiled for l,2.j4 operations to cost $2,604,204.
The totality of bulldluK work for .July of this year shows the sum ol
.14,661,850. In the face of these discouraging flgures, the amount or
huilding work for the first eight months of ]!)14 exceeds that of thi-
same period of last year by about $400,000.

John I!. Steinhncher, a retired lumberman of Williamsport. I'a.. \\;i-^
killed August 26 by a locomotive. He was eighty-two years old.

Thomas J. Carter, retired shipbuilder and formerly of the firm of
Thomas J. Carter & c, . ^iM|,i,uihi. r^ ut Cooper's Point, Camden, N. .T..
died at Haddon Heights, \ .1 .n \ii>;ust 28, aged eighty-eight years.

The Lumbermen's lOxMi.in^. li. hi ns first monthly meeting after thi-
summer suspension, mi S' i.l.nii. i :;. at 1 :30 p. m.. with President Wil-
liam H. Fritz in the chair, .Vt this meeting it was announced that the
meeting for October 1 will be held at 4 :30 )>. m.. after which the mem-
bers of the exchange will proceed in automobiles to a country club some-
where for dinner and a uemi-Mi •_-cmii fellowship meeting. President Frit-/,
.innounced that the Il.nri. i i nmi r I'nmpany had been elected a mem-
ber of the exchaiigi' c huic- \i i In sinut, in behalf of the waterways
committee, made an inti i'--i hil- lipi.ii of his committee's work, which

nde.

=-< PITTSBURGH >=

15. E. McCall, who helped to organize the Mouonsahela Lumber Com-
pany a few months ago, withdrew from that concern September 1 and
has'allied himself with the Thomas K. Coale Lumber Company of Phil-
adelphia, with whose stocks he is very familiar. He will be a free
lance tor the time being with Pittsburgh as his headquarters, but will
work considerable of the Ohio trade including Cleveland and Toledo.
He was for several years with the West Virginia Lumber Company as
a salesman and was later identified with the Coale company's Pitts-
burgh office.

kicking because the steamship companies
•rn lumber stocks shipped via the Panama
. Atlantic ports to which must be add.il
I handling to get the stock to Pitlslim;;li.
all-rail rate of fir> cents from Spokam- m-
ua. so that Pittsburgh will gain no li.iiriii
this respect,
ensburg, I'a., have bought 5,000 acres of

Pittsburgh lumbermen ar
have raised the rate on we
canal to C") icnis |i. i inn
13 cents mon i. i 1 1 - ijin :
.\gainst this i- i ii' ■ !.i:.i; i
fiS cents from S,:Uil. ■•i la
at all from the new canal i

The Graft interests of C

timber lands in Loyalhanna and Salem townships, Westmoreland county.
Pa., including the McCullough and Robert Stewart tracts a mile from
Saltsburg. Sawmills have already been set and a large amount of mine
lumber will be sawed this fall. The timber Is mostly hardwood and
hemlock.

The Johnston-Davies Lumber Company of this city, which has been
lumbering successfully in Butler county. Pa., the past two years, has
bought another tract of hardwood there and will start a mill soon. It
will ship from Parker. Pa., via B. & O. or Pennsylvania railroads.

C. Pressler & Sons have bought the old Herman planing mill prop-
erty on Pennsylvania avenue. North Side, for .?12,500. This is one of
the best known planing mills in the city.

=-< COLUMBUS >-

building inspector for the
iluatlon of $647,325 issued
rinits and a valuation of

1 the year the department
;i;i,535, as compared with
hr corresponding period iu

.Vceording to the report of the Columbi
month of .\ugust. there wor'' 220 iirrmits
during' lli.' in.iiiili, as ,,.,Hp;.is.i \v m, i

$495.14n Muiiiii; \nmi-i. i:.i:; - v.

has issii.Ml i'.iiii:i |„-i nm -. ,.i ,, > .'-^u., ...i

1913.

The State Lumber and Manufacturing Company of Columbus has been
incorporated with a capital of $30,000 to do a general lumber business by
William A. Slatter, J. J. Klndell, C. F. Napier, V. H. Cummins and .1. M.
Thompson.

R. W. Horton, sales manager for the central division of the W. M.
Ritter Lumber Company says trade in hardwoods has been all that could
be expected under the circumstances. The demand on the part of retailers
is the strongest point in the market. Factories making implements, and
vehicles are In the market for limited quantities. Furniture concerns are
also buying some. Shipments are coming out promptly.

< INDIANAPOLIS >

The Stndebaker Corporation. South Beud. on account of increased
business, has put a thirteen-hour day schedule iu effect.

Charles B. Stllz, formerly a member of the city council, is establish-
ing a plant for the manufacture of hardwood flooring at Cornell ave-
nue and Twenty-fifth street.

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

''Harris^' Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

WholcBale Manufai-turers Hnd Exporter*

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^^JSy^^"
We make a upecfaltr of mixed cars QDPX CI \A

of 8ap and Red Gum, One-half to \,r,7...

Two inches thick. SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a""ndrhrp'prr Hardwood Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEERS

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

sl*ni:k-\cturers of

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

18 to 30 feet

Sawed to Order

ADDRESS COliHICSPONDENCB TO GENERAL OFFICE

606 Republic Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

VANDEN BOOM=STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY

Mannfactnrers Sonthern Hardwoods

HAKUWOOD KECOKU

RXD OUM

(Leading Manulaoturera)

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED CUM

Kraetzer Cured

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

\\/-,7, fur lists and p.

GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

CiO mill- from M,-iiiplii-, on C. I{. I. .V I'. IJ.iilrmiil)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following >tock
12 months and over dry:

7 cars r.'4 1st anil lind Red Gum

4 cars BA 1st and L'nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 1st und 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8 '4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOLLOWING NINETY DAYS TO SIX MONTHS DRY:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths
1 car 4'4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qtd. White Oak Strips

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

BUSS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

:M AM F.ACTl KKRS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Itiiiiillioldi'rH linvf liuUKlit llii> |in>|HTly of llip luiiikrupl l.ii|KirlP C■^
ritivi- C'oiniiiiiiy, I.n|iorli-, pn.v'.nK ffl'^.'IOT fur tlii> ri-ni mtnto iind fK.OOo
lor till- iiii-rcliniKlliu-. Tin- Ixinilii mill ln(i>r<'H( nmoiiiit lo liOO.OOO.

.\ li.«« of riiMi.niin l).v rirr wan NiiKliiliK'd l).v 111.' Sliilliyvlllc W»rt-
rolii- Ciimpiinv. Slii'Iliyvllli', nii Ki'pii-inlir-r 1'. The lln- Hliiri<-d on tlu<
ihlrd llocir mid wnrkiiieii liml dim.iili.v In •'«'n|iliii:. Thi- InxN %
l>y liiHiiriinit' niid llir plnnr will 1.. i.l.iilli

=•< MEMPHIS >■-

AdvliTH received liorp from London Indicate the iirrlvitl tlirri' of (ieo. II.
IliirKi-KH of ItiiHNi- & nurKoHH, Inc. Mr. lliirKOKH wan In CiTinnny nt tin-
<>iit1>n>ak of lioKlllltli'H and Imd Huini- dKllciilty lu JnlnlnK lilx fumlly In
London. Mr8. IliirKi'KH wrltOK Hint tlicy will hhII hh nuiiii an trnnspnrlnlloD
i-iin lie rnKflKt'd. Mr. KiirRCKH IffI hero Iho Inllor pari of .Iiiiii' iind wan
In ICuropc Komc time lii-foro IionIIIIiIi-k lirokc out. Ho wiih uIiIp (o wII
consldprnlilr himlu'r. Iiut It Ih roitardod as prnrtlrnlly rcrlnln Hint no
shlpnionts will ■»> nindo iin llicm' ordorH cxcopl In tli<> rnKC of Crcnt Ilrltain
iiiilll p('ne<? linH lii'cn doclarcd.

U. .1. Ilanioll. of It. J. Darnell. Inc., nrcompanled hy hlH dauKlilT. MIm
I'aiillni'. ri'nohod MoniplilH Koim- dayn nRO. Hi- reported conHlderal>li> dllB-
eiilty In KottlUK iiway from Kurope. lie rame very near KolnR to Iterlln to
spend Sunday, the Kecond day of AukukI, hut Instead wi'Ut to Tarlii. Thin
was Ills tli-st stroke of nood liuk. Ills money was practically useless to
him In I'nrls and his second stroke of Kood fortune came throui;b his
contact with friends who were able to furnish him with funds which were
riesotlahlc. With these he made his way to London and later sailed for
.\inerlca. Mr. Darnell says that there Is a posslhlllty Ihot export business
will he tied up for a long time, hut that, In his opinion, the war will Im-
followed by abnormal activity In the I'nlted States In practically all line*,
thus insuring a big volume of business for the manufacturers of hardwood

The Arkay Slave Works of folumbus. Miss., report the sc^lziire of n
lai-RO of .tno.OOO staves by a Itrillsh cruiser just off Plymouth. This was
isllmated at from *1.").000 to .$l!n.()no. The loss, however, does not alTect
I he owners for the reason that II was fully covered by war risk Insurance.
The staves were sent to Oennany. This plant sold jiractlcally all of Its
output In that country and the war In Europe has made It necessary for it
lo stop production entirely for the present.

The Maxwell Automobile Company has raadi- arraneements for the estab-
llsbiiient of a phint at .Memphis for the manufacture of the Ilebter parts of
llie Maxwell machine. In addilinn to manufacturlni; the parts in question,
the local plant will iiave facilities for the assembling of machines, thus
raaklug this city tlie distributinc point for the South and Southwest. It
is estimated that the necessary bulldlnes will cost approximately $200,000.
,\ sile has already been secured and It Is understood that work thereon Is
10 lieRln at an early date. Memphis was .selected after an investlcalion
had been made of the advantages offered liy various other southern cities.

The Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley roads, as well as the
Soutliern Uailway. are going ahead with the Improvements which were
begun before the war developed in Kurope. All of these lines are bulldini:

■ xtenslve terminals here. The expenditures of the Illinois Central and
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley roads are estimated at betwei'n ?4.non.t)00 and
S.->.000.000. The Southern Railway Is spending more than $1,000,000. In
addition to these big Improvemenis by the railroads, there Is considerable
activity In building circles. It Is pointed out that the total Involved In
operations of this character, including that to be spent by the railroads. Is
;il)OUt $7,000,000. .Vs a result of Ibis aclivlt.v, there is a good demand for
building material of almost eviTy kind. This is only another way of
saying that the operators of planing mills are doing a considerably better
liuslness than the manufacturers of hardwood lumber.

.1. II. Townsiiend. general manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic
.Vssociation. Is authority for the statement that the recent decision of the
IntiTstate Commerce Commission, whereby the tap lines are allowed to
participate In the division of rati's with the trunk lines, means a great
(leal to lumber interests In this section, and particularly to the owners of
these roads. This decision is a reversal of the one handed down several
.years ago In which the tap lines were denied participation in the rates
charged by the trunk lines. These roads have always been an Important
factor in the development of timber resources In the Memphis territory
and. since this decision allows I hem to be self-sustaining. It is expected
thai there will be an Increase In the number and that the development of
I be timber resources of this section will be still furl her stimulated. It Is
also expected that, as a result of this decision, owners of tap lines will
make an effort to secure reparation for the losses they arc alleged to have

■ xperlenced during tlic period they were denied such participation.

=-< NASHVILLE >■=

(ieneral business conditions :in> bealthy In Nashville, as shon-n by
tlie bank clearings, which aniouiiled to .<2:!.00:!.70.S in August, com-
pared with $2:t,.'«.-.:{.74G for the same month last year. This is con-
sidered a fine .showing In view of the wars and other conditions of
business.

Henderson Baker, president of the Nashville Lumbermen's Club, says
it 13 the general disposition of the trade to go slow In these uncertain
times, with a considerable curtailment of production, which Is cutting
down operations by small mills in the countr.v. According to Mr. Baker
ii Is a matter of waiting for developments.

HARDWOOD RECORD

R. S. Maddux, the new cliiof forester of Tc-nii.^sspe iiml.-r Uie Stale
Geologieal IJepartment, has been invited to adilir^^ ih.. Nashville Lum-
bermen's Clul) at the next regular meeting. Mi. \l:i,i,iiix ;i^siinied his
office Septen-.ber 1, and announced It as his |hi|i-i i,, irriaim waste
land, and co-operate with the lumber interests in ili. i ..nsrrvation ot
forests. Dr. A. II. Purdue, State Geologist, has also l.reu invited to talk.

There is a fairlj- active demand lor oak lloorlng. The Nashville Hard-
wood Ii'loorlng Co., one ot the interests ot John U. Ransom & Co., reports
the largest business for August of any month of the year.

.lohn B. Ransom & Co. have purchased the plant and rights of the
Merchants' Wire Bound Box Company, and will operate Ihi- plant in
connection with their large box faetorj-.

Davidson, Illcks & Ci u r mv report that the statement that

their mill in Kenlress I .1 ilown on account of the Kuropean

war was erroneous. Ai i i ihe company it was snld that the

plant had only cbisi.l 1.11,;. in;! 1,, repairs, and is now in operation

lin.

=-< LOUISVILLE >:

' Ofllces are in the Keller
[ly are experienced lumbcr-
iicern. .Mr. Fullenlove was
for the past six or seven

The Slemmi'IcMl & fulli ih-.. i . mi .,u: n. -

ville with .fid. (Mill caiiH. I I , I . h ,L

lumber business. i:. r -in 1 in. h

is vice-president and '11 :i .1 IniLnim

The company succeeds liic .•^i<'iniiielen I.unib
tlnue the business ot the lalti'r without chan.g
building. All of the members bf the compa
men, and success is predicted for the new co
with the Louisville Point Lumber Company
years.

The Louisville rinrdwood Club has returned to its "winter quarters,"
the Seelbach liotel, after hav:ng had its weekly dinners and business
meetings at the various resorts in the country around Louisville. The
club did not miss a meeting all summer, in spite of the fact that the
weather was exiremely li..t and business was hardly as active as usual.

The hardwoiKi .1 nn.n i^n ,,,1 i,e six years old. closing Its year

November I. I>ii,i 1 1 -n. , lield cIo.se to 300 Ineotings. Those

who have bebi 11 1 : 1. ini during Ihc club's existence are:

A. K. Norman '( ih. NMihin l.imii.rr Compan.v. T. M. Brown of the
W. P. Brown & .Sons Luml)er Company, Edward L. Davis ot the Ed-
ward L. Davis Lumber Company, and Stuart R. Cecil ot the Booker-
I'lcil Lumber Compan.v. who holds the position at present.

Louisville lumbermen are much disturbed over the announcement that
southern carriers are to attempt to increase rates on lumber to Ohio
river crossings, and will probably Join with the manufacturers in other
southern markets in a protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The fact that the rates are now as high as the traffic will bear will
be pointed out to the commission. It is proposed to make a minimum
increase of one cent all along the line, and then to increase this by
bringing cotlonwood and gum up to the oak and other hardwood rates.
Iium men. who are gelling their product to a position where it is being
widely used, will make an especially hard fight to retain the present
differential, it is believed. The proposed advance was predicted several
tncmths ago, as the railroads intimated that as soon as the rate cases
ilieii before the commission were decided, tliey w^ould file new tariffs
r Hiving considerably higher rates on lumber.

.1 lui Churchill, president ot the Churchill-Milton Lumber Company.
<>! Louisville, is reported to be planning the organization of a racing
slaMe. Mr. Churchill is a member of the family for which the famous
eninse in Louisville. Cburchil! Downs, was named, and comes naturally
by bis liking for the thoroughbreds.

The Ohio Valley Tie rouipnny of I.oiiisvilli iln \.,.liville (Tonn.) Tie
Company and tlie llaiiis Tie ('<im|,aii.v . I'n 1 nn. liave asked the
Interstate Ccinimeree Cniniiiis-iinn to ri;i.liii-i i.ii " lies from Guthrie

and Lancaster. Ky.. to Louisville. Kvan-vill .mil 1 iiuinnati, on the
ground that the present charges are unreas.mal.ly liii;b The Louisville
& Nashville is the defendant line.

(Leading Manufacturers)

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR IMQUIRIES

=-< ST. LOUIS •>-

■ in this market as reported by the Merchants
I cars against 18.402 ears in August last year.
This shows a loss In receipts this year ot 1.132 cars. Shipments of
lumber by rail during the month of August this year were 11,90.5 cars
while during August, 1913, the shipments were 12.729 cars, a loss last
month of S24 cars.

.Vrrnrrlnu- to the monthly letter sent out by Frank G. Boyd, secretary of
ilii i;iiiMiim Industries Association, there was an Increase in biiildiiiL;
n]" I linn I- c-ompared with la.st year, but business is still very ciniei.

of 23 per

'.iiil.liir^ ejM rations In St. Louis show an incr
Illy of Ibis year, as compared with the sam

loss of ."> per cent for the first seven montl
lilb the same period last year. The 23 per
!t. Louis for .luly does not indicate that building is on a boom, inas-
auch as .July 1913 was considerably below the noi-mal for this city.

E. W. Petrie, late of the Louisiana Red Cypress Company, and later
ifith the Byrne-Renfro Lumber Company,
isslstant sales manager of the Robert Kamm Lumber Co.

The Prendergast Lumber Company has moved Its ya

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

44 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W. W. GARY, Tr

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

SI. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash _
J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

HARDWOOD RECORD

WISCONSIN

LATE5T IMPROVED DRY KIl.NS AND MACHINERY

MONOGRAM BRAND

Monogr.n, Br.„a vvhile OaK FlooFlng

Prrfrctly dried nnd worked. M.ulc from
i>iir own t.niber Irom one boundary, insur-
ing uniform color and te:tture; manufac-
tured at our new hardwood flooring plant.

Our Specialty:
Quarter-sawed White Oak Flooring

OAK FLOORING yo

(I WlJth»
1 Kuar&AtMd

YELLOW POPLAR LUMBER CO., Coal flrovc, Ohio

STEVEN S JARVIS LUMBER CO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4, 4. 5, 4. 6, 4. 8, 4, 10, 4. 12. 4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

BASSnOOD

No. i: and 3 common

llJOM 4/4 No
5M r,/-l ]st
HIM r,/4 No

lOM
20M
13M

WHITE OAK

CM

3M R/4 lat and 2nd plain
13M 0/4 1st and 2nd red
4M 8/4 I8t and 2nd plain
CM 8/4 1st and 2nd red
ROCK ELM
r.OM 8'4 No. 2 com. and bettc

HARD MAPI-E

\M> Iil.MIi

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Grand Rapids, Wi.. ATLANTA, WIS.

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

< irili iifiil MnrlKi

:-< AliKANSAS yz

clow dowi

■ ■lliiTK hiivi- ili-rldnl thnl It wni.
.l.v,lo|.iM,.nl».

Tlic liii: Kiiwinlll III Wlii'liin S|iriiiKa. which l« iiwiiimI nnil nprmlpd
!>>■ .McIiniiiiM llrmhrrN rif Hi'li-nn, him ri-n-nil}' nhut dnwii on nrciiuni
<>r ilic rliii-iUK iif the fiiri-luii iniirkfiii. Thin ciimimny hnx hrrclufon-
' Hi iiliniiiit <'XcliiHiri-ly for tlic r<>r<'lini liardwoiHl trndc AIhiiii 2rtO nu'ii
«iTi- thrtiwn out of cin|iloynii'nl wlii'n the IiIb |iliin( ccnwd 1o In- opvrnliHt

on Si'iilcinliiT I nil loKBlnu tniliiH on Ihr l'rc*roll iind .Norlhwoliru
nillroiid. iiwtioil li.v tin- (litaii l.iiinlii-r Conipiiny. wiTr litki'n nlT. iiml _■(
ilir Hnini- ilnic the luinlicr c<>ni|iiiii.r'H wooiIh forn-H were withdrawn and
ih<- riitiliiK Niii|ip<'d. Arcnrdlni: in ihi- Infnriniilliin |{lvi<n out, Ihla ulark-
<'iilni; off of work In to coiiliiiin- ihrnui:lioiii the month of Si-pliiDkcr.
I'll.' <)«nn compuny uv/nn and <i|)iraicK n dniililc wnwinlll at Tn-ncott, and
lia» cloKcd down one aide of ihi- hli; milt for n month. The cloalOK
<lowu. howi'vcr. Is not due cntlri'ly to war condltlona, liut wna done at
ililK time mnlnly hecauae of ni'eiled repairs on one of Its Imllent, which
Is In n defective condition.

And nlthough only one side of the mill will hi- operated now, for
thirty days, and that with the supply of tlmher which Is now on the
compiiny's yards, none of the employes will he thrown entirely nut of
work. The policy of nllowInK one-half of the men to work at the mill
three days In the week, nnd the other half the remnlnlnR three day*.
has ttoen adopted h.v the cnnipatiy's mnnnirement, and In this way all
will have some raenns of a livelihood, which Ik undoiibtiilly hetler than
I'l'ieaslnR a part of the men nltoRether.

.V number of Chicago capitalists spent the early pnrt of last wii>k
In Camden, looking over the grounds with a view of I'NtabtlshlnK a
veneer and box manufacturing plant. They appeared to hi- greatly
pleased with the prospects, and It Is believed that the enterprise will
lie launched at once. There Is an enormous supply of gum tlmher around
Cninden of the kind that will he highly adaptable to the use of the
proposed manufacturing plant. Camden also offers exceptional advan-
tages in shipping facilities, being located on the Ounchla river and
ihi-ee railroads.

On the ■morning of .Vugust 21 the large plant of the Mlnne<)ua Coop-
erage Compan.v. located at the foot of East Fourth street In I.lttle Ilock.
■iusialned conslderoble loss by lire. The origin of the (Ire Is unknown,
nnd when first discovered by the night wntehraan the flames were ahool-
Ing through the root of the boiler room. The lire had gained consider-
able heodway before the Little Uock Are department could reach there,
but by efficient work the firemen soon had the tiames under control,
and saved the plant from u total loss. The exact amount of damages
sustained has not yet been dellnltely scllled, but the loss was covered
liy Insurance.

The old plant of the Wlsnrkana Lumber Company at Neltleton was
recently destroyed by Are. This plont had not been operated for sev-
eral months, and part of the machinery had been removed. But the
loss sustained was great, running Into several thotisands of dollars
with no Insurauce. It Is thought that the lire originated from llres
which had been built by tramps sleeping In the mill.

Thi' .\merlcan Handle Company's plant at .loncsboro. which has been
closed for a .short while, was on .\ugust "J" reopened, and all hands are
now back at their places of work after a short lay-off. This action on
ihe part of the company, which was oceasloned by the placing of a
number of big orders for Immediate shipment, has brought consider-
able delight to the large number of employes and to the citizens of Ihe
town.

The Ohio Uandlc Factory, which Is also located at .Tonesboro, began
operations on August :!1. after being clos<!d for several days, mainly on
account of the war's effect on Ihe foreign market. It Is now running
.in a full time schedule and with a complete forci-. This plant, which
is under the management of (!. N. Sparks, has for Its principal output
.ish handles.

The National Cooperage & Woodenware Company on August 24 re-
-limed operations nt Its Camden plant, after having the same closed
lur some time. The company now has on hand a large supply of raw
nialerial, which will be used for the piesent. but the management ex
I.ects to continue Ihe operation of the plant as though ordinary condl-
linns existed.

:-< NEW ORLEANS >■-.

^ill

for

.Missli

eans on ficlolier l.'i
slppl Valley lumber Inter
he steamer, which will be

7 i-ilay trade scouting cruise,

. sts are invited to have representnllvi'S o

■ bartered from the United Fruit Compan.v.

I.ouls S. Goldstein, chairman of the Wholesale Merchants' and Manu-
facturers' Bureau of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, Is urg-
ing members of the bureau to do everything in their power to promote
Ibis new trade conquest. A special committee will go to Chicago to
. nllst the support of that city.

New Orleans will be represented next Thursday at
WnsliinL'lon l.etwnen I.ntin-Ame

HARDWOOD RECORD

^nd business men, called by Secretary of State Bryan for the purpose
of discussing trade expansion in Central and South America. All busi-
ness men and bankers with connections in Latin-America, or those who
plan to extend their l)usiness iu that direction, have been invited to
attend this conference.

Railroads in this section are making every effort to conserve their
supply of cars, and to make such an equal distribution that no class
of shippers will experience anything more than a slight inconvenience.

Before the European war upset all arrangements, available ears had
been concentrated at grain-producing points to handle that part of the
crop destined for export through New Orleans and other ports of the
Gulf and Atlantic. The embargo on grain put on practically by all
lines tied up thousands of cars at various points, and these cars were
rendered useless eitlier for grain or other freight.

Now that the embargo has been raised, cars arc being rushed to this
port and unloaded as fast as possible. With more grain ready for ship-
ment on early coiilnicls. and other freight to be moved, it was inevitable
that there would In' some slight congestion. However, the railway ter-
minal and traffic nlHeials are doing everything in their power to keep
the cars moving freely, and they have .iust issued a call to shippers and
receivers of freight for co-operation. Without tliis co-operation the best
results under present conditions cannot be obtained.

=■< WISCONSIN >---

.\hdawagam Fiiiniluro Company of
whereby his fli-m will furnish the
vhich is being erected on Michigan

^^••utativc, and in-

Geo. F. LaBour, manager of II
tirand Rapids, is closing a conlr
furniture for the large new bote
avenue in Chicago.

Lumbermen iu the vicinity of Asliland are predicting a late opening
and e.irly closing of the logging scnsou tills year. Local dealers are
not making any prrpavaihuis Uti tlii> winli'r. but are awaiting to see
the effects the war will liav cm the pric^ ..t lumber. A scarcity of
labor is looked for. Al Cn-m Hay two industries report serious effects
from the European war. The Automatic File & Index Company as well
as the Green Bay Barker Company, manufacturers of barkers and spe-
cial ■mill machinery, both having a large European trade, cannot fill
their orders becansi- of inability to deliver their products.

Sheboygan's woodworking industries will be augmented shortly when
the Cigar Box Lumber Company erects its new plant. Plans are nearly
completed for a brick and mill structure, two stories and basement in
height and 60 by 140 feet in dimensions.

Although many firms bave bicn linding the past lionths rather slow.
Pawling & HarnischtVger. Thhly lighlh and National avenues, Milwau-
kee, report the past ui.iuib nri.- ..i' lli.> best during their career. This

is partly due to the himi. r.n- i ;n, ih. . n].. lu. ro'Brien Compaiiy.

lumber manufacturers <•( i i i i ■ in im^ imrciiased four large
type cranes and a uiniinin
deal was closed by Artlim
volves .$180,000.

It is- reported that the government sawmill at Neopit has been closed
and will remain closed until the first of the year. It is expected the
committee appointed by the last Congress will make an investigation
shortly. The mill has been running for several years and has made
good progress under the supervision of A. S. Nicholson.

The big sawmills of the Kellogg Lumber Company at Antigo and
Polar are making one of the longest runs in their history. It is ex-
pected that the mills will be operated thirty days more on this year's

The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison has just received a ship-
ment of Douglas fir logs from the state of Washington. Tests will be
made on the logs at the laboratory and the results will undoubtedly be
of interest to the lumber trade. The strength of the wood and the
best method of treating it with creosote will be among the things deter
mined in these tests.

The Hamilton Manufacturing Company, the large Two Rivers lum-
bering concern, which adopted a system of premium payments for em
plnyes in service for not less than seven months, recently paid to its
.iiil.l.i\.s iininlum -wages to the amount of $17,000. By this system
inpl \,s i,,,ive a premium of 7 per cent on wages earned during the
lnii.iiMi- ;.'ar. which encourages continuous employment and benefits
liMih riii|.l,,yir and employe.

.Milwaukr,' interests arc about to establish at Escanaba a manufac-
turing lilant utilizing chiefly rough woods unsuitable for .the manufac-

Thi

11 wi

Escanaba river

on board the s

most enjovahio

ever taken, the

and tl;.i party

rone-nial. Afte

uce paper boxes and will be op-
iiiller Falls on the Escanaba river.
"•■r plant, will represent an out-
ill be started in a year.
-ill's well-known lumberman, and
uator's thirtieth fishing trip down
yacht Bonita. The trip was the
ler beins' perfect, the fishing good
ral days of fishing and living in
ki'U to Wells, where dinner was served in the
se. The Bonita brought the party down Green
netto.

business has taken a rather gloomy aspect be-
i;ul. Till' Nortbwesterti Lumber Company of Ea-i

WISCONSIN

^^1

3 Cars 1" No. 3 Soft Elm
5 Cars I1/2" No. 3 Soft Elm

2 Cars 1" Is and 2s Birch

3 Cars 2" Is and 2s Hard
Maple

10 Cars 5 4" No. 2 Common
and Better Birch

Gill-Dawley Lumber Co.

Wausau, Wis.

200,000 ft.

30,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

100,000 ft.

100,000 ft.

30,000 ft.

40,000 ft.

45,000 ft.

30,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

20,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

75,000 ft.

150,000 ft.

15,000 ft.

100,000 ft.

50,000 ft.

14" winter cut basswood, No. 2 and bet
" basswood. No. 3 common
%" basswood. No. 3 common
^" hard maple, No. 1 common
V2" hard maple, No. 1 common and better
" hard maple in log run
" maple No. 1 common
" maple, ists and 2nds
X 5 sound maple hearts
J-i" soft elm, No. 1 and 2 common
yi" rock elm No. 1 and 2 common
" rock elm No. 1 common and better
" selected red birch
H" selected red birch
'A" selected red birch
" birch No. 1 common and better
J4" birch No. 1 common and better
■A" birch 1st and 2nd
" soft elm, log run
" black oak, mill run

Look these items over and ask for what you want

C. p. CROSBY, Rhinelander.Wis.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEER

Birch Veneers. Also Kim. Maple and Bauwood
STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

.KT l-S QUOTE VOL'

SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers. Poplar. Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and Cypress

riic best that choice logs, 1914 Eqiii])-
ment, and long experience can produce.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM
A\n OFF SIZFS AT ATTRACTIVE

vnirrs
Old Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA. VIRGINIA

Kentucky Veneer Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED CUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville

Kentucky

/v-.—

-^ — s «^

W QUARTERED OAK VENEEF?

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

" liiln- nnil Kiunli-jr la
liri'iinrnlloii. lo |iiii In
nliiil iltintn mill I

will

111' fiiri'litn Inmlili- miil i

WliKiinNln liitiilH'rnifii
II I'.'iiroiH' wlirii wnr wnn
Kiril III iinilniiN ri'liiilvi
(•'In.'iniiii l.iiii r I'omi.

Iliii'iitnlii ll<lii.

..ml

)• maklDK

I'-

» ml.

1 Miiliy

Inrco mill.

ll

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li llll« «

nl..r. liiii

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In <-iini|.i.

Mil.

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with hii

mivi-nlinr. .

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In M'iKlliii:

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pr.-.lil.ni

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IKl

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Mil

rli'il

=-< DETROIT >■=

iif till' ntuMl |iri»|ii

Till Kli'.>n l.iiinlHT <'uiii|iiiii.v. fur ji'iim nni'
iixiliiMloiiH III llolliinil, Mli'li.. I. I'li'mlnu iml
iiii.v ««« Miirliil forly )i'iir» nun li.v I lie Inli' Jnlin II. Kli-jn and Mm.'
In ili'nili liiiH iM'cn o|MTatc'U \<y hi. wihk.

'rill- TlinnijiHiin Mnouriii'liirln;: <°iini|inny, furnlliiri' uinniifacluriT m
Iiilliinil. liiiH Inrri'nKi'il IIh oi|iI|iiI «lm'k fmm (.'■ii.imm) iu fliHt.uiMi ami
.III inliirp' liH fmiory wlili clu' iiililiil in|illiil. In llii- aiMlllima will
I n dry kiln Willi ii cniinilly nf -.-i.iMio fm-l of lumhnr. Tlii' llulland
'iiriilliin- ('iimpiiny will uUn inliiriii.- IIn plum In innkc |kih>IIiIi> a blf-
I'l- iiulpiil. Tin- Irndi- wliii liuili i-ompanli'ii U iili-iidlly infri'imliiK.
'Iwy nn- upondlne liinte HiiniH of inoni-y nl ii llmr wlii-n liiiHlnriw urn
rully iK Incllni'd lo Im; raiiiliiii-*. Tin- .nilon l» Inkin nn dtTld.iIly

Incllni'il lo Ih- (
iipllinlHtlr.

It Ih .•xpi'ctod till- \V. E. WlllliiniK plunhiK mill ill TrnviTiM. Clly will
n-Hiiini- opi-rntionH lipforc lone Tln' pinnt Iiiih Uvn i-ompli-u-ly ovir
liiiiilfd and new mnclilDcry linn ln'i'n Inntnllfd.

Till- Kiu'i' Kurnlluro Coinpnny of (iriind KiipIdH rppnrtii that It In not
iifTi'di'd liy llic HUHpcniiian of rxporlM owhiK to thi- KiiroiKiin war. TIim
l-uci- compiiny'K export Held IIi'b In South Amprlrn. Culia and .VuHtralia.
Si-vornI olhi'r (irnnd Itapldn iniiiiiirni'tnn-rii liavi- iinnounci'd that thi-lr
liiiKlncKH will not 111- wviTi'ly Injured ln-cauKe of the wnr. It 1« expected
new forelKH Irodi will be di vel.ipid. William A. Ueed. repri'wntlns 111.'
Inlled Sinles di'pnrtmenl of eummerce. nddrewied the tirand llapld*
iininiifHeiiirerK nu llio npiiortiinlly In .Sonlh Aniericu. He hiienl ti'ii
•lii.VK In Itotroit before golne lo (irand ItnpldH.

The W. II. Willie Ltimbrr ('<inip.iny, which o|M'rnleK two KnwmllU anil
M |ll:lllln^- mill :it Koync t'ily. Mlon., hnK 6Ui<|H'nded operaUona In one
snninlll for Ihlriy days. Tlh- »linv 'onditlon ol t'le market In the cnuBe.
The Itoyne t^lty Jiiimlier Coiiipiiny also cIokimI IIh mill temporarily.

The I.ndlnRton Woodenware Company will move its pliint from l.iid-
iiitilon to Wilmlii;;ton, Vt.. when a new f.ietory Ik beln'j er.,'oted. All
Miaehinery will be moved nn .-iiinn as the Iork now on hand at Kuillniiton
are mnnnrnetured.

If the bid of Mnrnhall Iliitti'i-K. preKldent of Ihe defunct Marnhall
liutlers' Lumber Company, is accepted by the Tnlled Stalea court at
i;i':ind ICnplds. Ihe IVAniie Miwmlll, formerly owiieil by the cirmpnn.v,
iiiny be npernti'd this winter.

Two llrcK, brenkInK out almost simiiltuneoUKly In Iietroit lumber ynrdK.
re.tulled in a total damage of $111,11110. about evenly divided. Tlie H'n'd
L. Lnwrie Lumlier & FlolKh Ciinipnny and the II. W. Ilardlns Lumber
Company weri? the concernH m siilTer. The binue at ibe former plant wn«
confined to sbedx, wliile at lln' lliirdlni: plant a iilnnnin); mill and Khed
were damaeod.

•vw>:vi/AM.;&v^!>i*i>se)roroiaam!»K!;^'JKA!^^

The Hardwood Js4arket

-< CHICAGO >•

The local market situutinn rnnllni
mile less pcsslmlKin nIthoUKh tliiri'
amnne the conaumers and priMbiiir.s
nitimute outcnine will lie Ih dillii iilt In
irable number of Rood bu.sini'ss nn-
believe that bit; lienenix will ri'siill In
percentaRc of the bualncaa nun In >
situntloi

les about Hie Kiinie with prnbatdy a
s a lilHlinit ciirieni of conservatlam
if hardwood lumbir. .lust what the
forecafit, aItliou'.;li there are a cooHld-
I who arc aumelentiy optiraiiitic t<i
<pile of the attitude of a consideralile
eneral. It cannot be Haid that the
lien any worse and in fact there is reason to believe that
as Hie month of September proRh'sses. there will cimii' Improvements. Of
course, prices are not what they should lie, as a number of concerns have
so far Riven themselves over lo liasiy and unwarranted peiialmUm that
Ihey are dunipiDR their stocks for almost any tiRures. However, It cannot
be said that this Is altoRcther n Renerni condition, iia there are any numlier
• if stronR concerns who arc refnslnR to part with their lumiier for the
unreasonable prices offered. It is not proiialile that buyers can fill all the
ii-qulrements at below market liiures and there Is a IcRltlmate hope that
tlie result will be a more normal level within a'few weeks.

ChicaRO iumljermen are conservallve iiiit not unduly pessimistic In Ren-
ei'al. They have for the most pari been taking their vacations and. in fact,
ipilte a numlier of them are still away striving to forset their troubles ot
home. There Is real reason to lieileve that on their return to their
nspeclive ofBces they will fiml the sltnntinn a liitie clearer, as by the

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middle or end of this montli it is entirely probable that the country will
have become more or less adjusted to the new conditions and will have
begun to look around for new markets abroad and the expansion of the
home markets.

There is a great deal of significance in the surprisingly favorable build-
ing reports which are coming in from all parts of the country. With this
condition continuing a much better outlook tor lumber Is promised. The
general disorganization of the financial and industrial business has not
seemingly had an undue effect on plans for building during the fall and
winter. There is, of course, considerable retrenchment in most lines but
it can be reasonably believed that this is a result of conservatism rather
than pessimism.

=-< BUFFALO >•

The hardwood market is in about the same position as a month ago,
with not much stock moving and bu.vers little disposed to take in lum-
ber in any -quantity. The lack of e-xport business in hardwoods has
had the effect of keeping prices down, although no report is received of
.severe price-cutting. It is generally felt by lumbermen that before very
long the market will gather strength and that business will again be
on a pretty satisfactory scale.

The furniture factories are not doing much at present and reports
from one of the near-by centers of that industry are to the effect that
the output is smaller than usual there, while some factories are closed.
Handlers of flooring are finding trade fairly good, but there is con-
siderable competition and prices are not so strong as a short time ago.
Plain oak is moving best among hardwoods and prices hold as firm as
in most other sorts of lumber.

The manufacturers in this part of the state are much interested in
the possibility of developing new trade in South America and steps have
been taken toward that end. A meeting was held lately at the Iroquois
Hotel under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and about 200
business men attended, the object being to co-operate in the promotion
of export business. The meeting was presided over by Burwell S. Cutler
of the Cutler Desk Company. A resolution was adopted calling for
the appointment of twelve business men "to look into the feasibility of
forming a permanent organization of the business interests of this sec-
tion of the state to foster our export trade, and to report to another
meeting to be held in the near future."

A. W. Bayard, editor of La Hacienda, a farm paper published in this
city in the Spanish language, spoke of the trade conditions In South
America and said in conclusion : "If Buffalo embraces its opportunities,
it needs no prophetic vision to see an American merchant marine proudly
sailing into Latin-American harbors, laden with Buffalo-made goods —
pianos, autos, mariuo engines, machinery and what not — to be shipped

the

pin

rai

rolled in Buffalo.'

■< PHILADELPHIA >■

There has been no distinctive change in the hardwood situation since
a fortnight ago. Now that the first staggering shock from the racking
European war has subsided somewhat, business men, the lumbermen
particularly, are beginning to realize that as an offset to some of the
serious disturbances to this country, not a few benefits may be reckoned
upon. The blockading of European ports and the danger to shipping
in the East, naturally renders feasible the opening of a market in South
America and at other neutral points which are ready to meet the Amer-
ican merchant on a desirable reciprocity basis. Also, now that this
country is so seriously handicapped commercially, she is brought to see
the great loss in not haying a merchant marine, and a strong appeal is
being made to the government to take the initiative in establishing an
American fleet, which, if consummated, will prove of everlasting service
not only to the lumbermen but to a long-fettered trade generally.

The duration and possible outcome of the European war is of course
problematical, and although viewed with horror by the American busi-
ness men, it behooves them to seek trade in quarters wherever available.
Sales are still of the hand-to-mouth character, but prices on the whole
are steady, and now that the merchant is getting bis second wind, a
more hopeful opinion prevails as to outlook, and a sharp advance in
of all kinds is prophesied for the near future.

X PITTSBURGH >-

The lumber market here is decidedly bad, due to the European war
chiefly. Everybody looked tor good business this fall if that had not
occurred. Now it is hard to tell how long before the increase in busi-
ness resulting from the depletion of Europe will actually get to manu-
facturers and wholesalers. Prices are being cut hard. Yard trade is
light, between seasons. Inquiry from manufacturers is of the hand-to-
mouth kind and requisitions from railroads are at present very few.

=■< BALTIMORE >-^

Under the prevailing circumstances it was not to be expected that
the hardwood trade would be active at this time. With exports ma-
terially reduced and with many of the industries at home affected by
the war in Europe, the demand for hardwoods has halted in many di-
rections, being decidedly curtailed where It was not completely ar-
rested. But opinions among the hardwood men are not unanimous as

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Timber Land Factors

lu (III- rdsilnc condltlani nnr ■■ tn itip mpaai to Im> idoplpil for raret-
Ins llic altuailoii. for. whllo not ■ frw of lb* producrrs of bardwood*
liarr shut down, olbrr* doni It ■iiiodli'nt In ronlloup C|>pnillons, ibough
It npprini to be (PDcratly adnilttnl that Ibe morrmrnt Is not ao frw
as It bns bwn, and thai ihr rang'' of prices disclose* much unrTen.
npsH. nrsardlni; ralura, II may Ix' said that price llsia an- mrrrljr n-la-
live, conslliulInK In a way a Kuid.' to the ngiires rrallard. but beinc
nut really a deflnllr Indication of what can lie obtained for alocks.
The quotnllons n->-m to dt'iicnd Inrs'-ly upon Individual rpqiilrcmpnta and
the conditions Kovcmlnc racb acpnrali' caao. so Ibal tbe D'tiirn n'ci'lvrd
;nr one Ini of lumlicr dors mil Indlrair that anolhrr lot will bring as
much. The prpvallinB "talc of nflTiiIrs la rxpreaacd li-racly by ont. Iiim-
lu-rman who said aellors would lake wbnt tbcy could kcI, Insirad of
iidhcrlnR to some llxnl standard. It I* also tn l><> said that th<- calls
have irotlcn down to actual needs. ConacrvallNm In the mailer of
plncine orders Is more than ever In evldince. No matter how altrac
tlve the price may be at which lumber can be houKbt. the purchaser*
are not disposed to aaffmeni Ihclr boldlnga, calllnu only for what they
must have, n result cbnrscnlilp, of course, to tbe Rcneral financial alt-
untlnn. It mtubl be auppascd that a complete ('mharso baa t>een Im-
posed upon exports. Ituf «uch Is not the case. Stnrka have been go
Inu forward from Balllmore and preaumalily from other porln In con
Hlderahle volume. Since nrlllah ships and those of neutral countries
have nothlni: to fear from hostile war vessels every steamer aalllng
for Dutch or BrItiBb ports has taken lots of lumber, some of the ship,
ments made boving been quite larce. Tbe last Liverpool steamer, for
inRtance, root: out o large i|Uiintlty of walnut, and considerable oak
has niso been going forward; but It Is Inevllahle that the next state-
ment should shuw n decided falling off In Ihe exports. As for tbe do-
mestic business, coutlon Is the word now. and no great Improvement
|. looked for until flnancea are In better shape and buyers get assur.
mice that their monetary needs will bo taken care of. Ix>cally, the
trade appears to be In good abnpe, with furniture factories and otber
consumers buying quite freely and with the requlrementa fully up to
(iilier periods. Oak, wnlnnt and chestnut are In fair request, and hard-
Hiiod men talk hopefully of the prospect.

The assets of the Broadbent Table Company, consisting of macblo-
ery, office furniture and fixtures, nnd other things, were disposed of at
trustees' sale Inst Friday nnd went to a number of purchasers, wbi
have removed them. This ends the existence of the company, whicfc
formerly acted as the distributer for the products of the Broadbent
Bros. Manufacturing Company, and when thni concern got Into financial
(linicultles last yenr undertook to manufacture and distribute the outpot
of the factory nt President nnd Allceanna streets. The company turned
out tables.

The controversy over swllchlng charges on carload Iota of freight, a
question that concerns hardwood lumber firms to a large extent. Is up
again, this time on a petition of the Mercbants' nnd Manufacturer*'
Association and the Chamber of Commerce filed with the Maryland Pub-
lic Service Commission against nil the rallrojds with terminals In Balti-
more. Tbe petitioners, who arc acting for all the shippers, maintain
that the present Joint class rates are excessive, discriminatory and un-
just, and tbat they violate the statutes of Maryland. A. K. Beck, traf-
fic manager for the Merchants' nnd Manufacturers' Aasoclntlon, In dis-
cussing the matter, said:

"We are demanding an entire review and rendlusfment of these switch-
ing charges because It Is beconilng almost Impossible for Balthnore ship-
pers to compete fnlrlv with otiur cities on account of the Intrlcnlo. costly
and uncertain cliarg'ca for transfer and switchlns. as provided by tbe
rnllroods In what Is known ns Ihe Joint class rates. At present It la
Impossible for u shipper to cilculnte how much his goods will cost him
liv tbe time ibev arrive In the warehouse. In many Instances we have
found that the swllcblni cbiirses within the city limits have amounted
to more Ihnn the entire freight charge."

The Public .Service Commlvslnn Is requested to make a thorough In-
vestigation and to Issue an order requiring tbe railroads to establlab
the rates shown In the defendants' tariffs, less than jn per car for
one-line movement of carload freight ; reasonable rates mad-< upon a per
car basis between points of Interchange upon defendants' lines within
the switching limits of Baltimore, as established by tbe order dated
:Mny ai, ini2. and reasonable rates made upon a per car basia for
Inlerclly Interchange of carload freight, and such other rate* as the
commission may deem reasonable and Just.

■One of the first practical elTeets of Ihe opening of the Panama canal
to he felt here Is a substantliil lowering of tbe freight rates from th»
Pacific const to Baltimore and otber Atlantic ports by the Grace Line,
one of whose ships, the steamer Catnllna, arrived here Inst week, ebe
being the first Bnltlmorebound craft to use the waterway. The re-
duction on lumber amounts lo more than twenty-five per cent as com-
pared with the rate via the Strait of Magellan, being $1,3 per 1,000
feet as against ?17 around "The Horn."

From .30 to 40 feet — Magellan rate, «18; Panama canal rate, $14.

From 40 to 00 feet— Magellan rate. $21 ; canal, $14.

Tbe Grace Line, It Is recalled, was one of the first to give notice that
It was prepared to place Its vessels under American registry. Of course,
the lowering of rates will benefit In the first plare tbe Oregon pine and
Dou'ilas fir of the Pacific coast, but the probalillity of the hardwoods of
Central and South America being shipped also at a material reduction
is likewise under discussion, so that tbe lumber trade as a whole i»

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llkil.v lu Ih' nlTrcird bjr th« rtirtalliDrnt In eott of piittint down laint>rr
•lilt' lo till- u|>i-nlD|i of tb« raoania canal. Apart from Ihr rrOurdon la
frdglit llir Having In time of dcllrcrjr will l>« an luipuriaol factor from
wlilrli much In cxiicclrd.

Kuianuol J. KlllnKPr hai bn-n appolnli'd rcrrlvrr fur I lie Mount Wlnani
Lumber Company, Inc., which cumlurlcd a yard at Muuni WInnna.
B iiuburb. The action \va> takin un tin- apiillcallim uf tbv II. II. Ilrr-
rlnu Company, Inc., which clalniml that the Mount WInana Company
la Indebted to the petitioner In the aum of ll.iaT.nT, thai payiiunt
liiul Invn demanded and that tin' Mount WInaua Company wai Inxilvinl.
The nlle|;allonK were admitted In the anawer of the company and the
npiKilntmeDt of a receiver wa> aaaented to.

of liileri'Kt to the exportem of lumber ifenerally la the action of the
rallruadH with terwlnala at Italllmore taken lant Haturday In raining
the embareo on exporla. Ab a re«olt of the action, Kcmral merchan-
dUe fur foreign Hhlpment Ih rt'celve<l hubject to atorage In warehounea
lo iiwait pro|H'r veHwl facllltb'B. The lanuance of through bllla of lad-
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looking for ocean tri
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=-< COLUMBUS >•--

The hardwood trade In Coluroliijs iiiul <.ntrnl Ohio bun l>een fairly active
'luring the past fortnight. Tbe butilneHa depreaalon coupled with the
European war Is having an effect on tha trade and the volume of hualncaa
|8 not quite so large as was the case thla time last year. On the whole,
bowevur. the trade Is In good shape and the prospects for tbe future are not
particularly bad.

Iluying Is being done mostly by retailers as factory purchasing agenta
arc going slow. Some buying Is being done by Implement, vehicle and
furnlluro factories. Retailers' Htocks arc generolly light and they are
still following the policy of buying only for present requirements. Dry
stocks In tbe bands of mill owners arc not very large and shipments are
coming out promptly.

One of the best features of the trade Is the activity which prevails In
building circles, not only In Columbus but also In the cllles and towna lo
central Ohio. This means a continuous demand for certain stocks and la
really the life of the market. The business depression apparently has not
stopped building.

Prices are pretty generally maintained, although some shading la being
done In order to force trade. This Is true especially where stocks have
accumulated. Quartered and plain oak Is both fairly strong and the volume
of business done Is good. There Is also a good demand for poplar, all
grades of which are moving well. Chestnut Is one of the strongest polnta
In the trade, sound wormy espiriiilly moving well. Ash and basswood are
strong and other hardwoods are iinclmnKeil.

=-< TOLEDO >

There has been no great change In the hardwood situation here dur-
ing the post couple of weeks. The railroads are buying a little more
freely but ore by no means placing orders In normal quantity. The
furniture factories are running about as usual and using their usual
quota of lumber. The automobile factories are beginning to operate
along larger lines than during the dull summer months but can scarcely
be cald to be operating at their usual capacity as yet. The building
trades continue a fair call for material but there Is likely to be a tight-
ening up along these lines soon owing to the money stringency which
Is beginning lo make Itself felt here. Banks are not loaning on real
estate at all and the savings associations are confining themselvea
largely to depositors in making realty loons. These conditions make
themselves felt quickly In the lumber trade. The demand generally la
rather light although prices are holding fairly firm ail things considered.
The only reoUy bright spot Is the cooperage business, which Is unusually
active.

■< INDIANAPOLIS >

The local hardwood trade bus been moving along quietly during the
lost two weeks. There has not been much buying and few Inquiries.
Here and there deliveries have been made on contracts or orders re-
ceived some time ago and a few dealers have placed orders to replenish
their stocks.

There promises to be little activity until a new export market, to
take the place of the European market, can be found, not only for the
lumber trade but for other trodcs.

Building operotlons are practicolly at a standstill owing to tbe tight
condition of the money market. Concerns using hardwoods are pro-
ceeding along conservative lines.

=■< NASHVILLE >-

Hardwood lumber trade continues to rule about as quiet as It has
nr been for .some years, tbe foreign war being the main Influence.
here is only a moderate shipping demand of

general character for

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oaks, ash. hicHory, poplar, chestnut and other lines. The retail trade
is more active than any other department. Most of the strong firms
are holding up prices, but on account of the pressure prices $1 to $.3
lower than sixty days ago could be secured.

=-< BRISTOL >-=

While features of the situation are regarded as anything but encour-
aging, the Bristol lumbermen take an optimistic view of the outlook for
trade. They believe that conditions will improve before the end of the
year and that a means of reviving the export trade will be devised. Most
of the mills In this territory are still running, despite the dullness.

=-< LOUISVILLE y.

Sentiment has improved noticeably during the past fortnight, and
lumbermen are now regarding the situation with less anxiety than for
a time. The fact that the export market is gradually opening up is
one of the best features of the situation, while It is undoubtedly true
that the stimulation of general business brought about by the stoppage
of foreign imports in many lines will help to make a demand for lum-
ber and its products. The furniture trade is livening up, and the ve-
hicle and implement manufacturers are expected to have a big fall
trade, in view of the obvious prosperity of the farmer. The railroads
do not seem to be buying, though their intentions along this line have
been widely heralded. Quartered oak continues to sell well, and plain
oak is improving somewhat. While sales of plain oak at extremely low
prices are occasionally reported, the bulk of the business Is being done
on a normal basis, and there does not appear to be any reason for cut-
ting quotations below the line of profit. Poplar Is showing marked
improvement, and the demand has been brisk of late. Cottonwood Is
also in good demand.

-< ST. LOUIS >■-

The lumber trade is of fair volume in this territory, considering this
is so soon after the first of the month. While there Is a little more
activity reported than there has been. It is far from what was ex-
pected. The hardwood market Is showing a slightly Increased improve-
ment, with the demand for plain oak stronger from various sources of
consumption. There is also a slightly improved call for ash and cy-
press, with Cottonwood moving better than it did. Choice red gum and
several of the leading items on the poplar list are being called for
more actively than a short time ago and prices are a little more re-
munerative than a few weeks back.

=-< ARKANSAS >■-

The lumbermen of Arkansas generally entertain the Belief that the
worst effects from the European war disturbances have been felt, and
that the future holds brighter prospects for the lumber industry. Im-
mediately following the first news of the wars in the East many lumber
manufacturing plants in Arkansas were closed down, others reduced
their schedules of work time, and on all sides there were tendencies of
retrenchment. This policy is being pursued slill by perhaps the greater
number of the lumbermen, but a feio have recently reopened their plants
and are now operating them at full Wast. There are a few instances.
too, of new woodworking enterprises being launched.

•< NEW ORLEANS >.

There has been little change in the hardwood market here during the
past two weeks. The local market is very dull, practically all of the
export mills in this vicinity having closed down. Reports reaching
here from Nicar.ngua and other mahogany fields are to the effect that
the small operators are overstocked with logs, and will sell at any price.
They have not been able to get a boat for England or the Continent of
Europe since the outbreak of war, and they will welcome a buyer from
the States with open arms. A representative of one of these operators,
who has several thousand logs for sale, was in the city this week.

Coastwise prices have been affected, along with yellow pine ; but there
Is a difference of opinion as to the effect of the export situation on
prices quoted the domestic market. Some of the sales managers main-
tain that they have not weakened, while others admit that certain
grades are off two or three dollars a thousand.

=■< MILWAUKEE >-=

There is still a waiting attitude in the hardwood market. Trade has
not fallen off any. despite the uncertainty caused by the European war,
but on the other hand. It has not shown the improvement which had been
hoped for. Lumbermen are Inclined to make the best of the situation
and are optimistic enough to believe that a better business can he ex-
pected later in the season when the fall building campaign gets under
way.

Just at the present time the amount of new building which Is being
launched in Milwaukee shows a decrease as compared with a year ago,
but contractors and lumbermen say that there have been so many large
projects started on which work has been delayed that there ought to
be plenty of activity this fall. During the month of August there were

Mahogany and

Circassian

Lumber & Veneers

^ The largest assortment of finest figured
Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in
the country can be found at the Chicago
plant of C. L. Willey.

^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of
remarkably superior Circassian Walnut
Logs, large size, well-figured and of good
color, which are now being cut into
Veneers.

^ A visit or correspondence from discrim-
inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im-
ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in
Lumber and Veneer is solicited.

^ You will not only find the Willey ware-
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Black Walnut and other fancy foreign
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buyers are assured of prompt and pains-
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not usually obtainable.

^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave.
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Indianapolis, Ind.
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DIVIDENDS

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Possibly there is no good reason why
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If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
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rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Manager
1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. KANSAS CITY

.•too prrmlls Issiipd for ■tniclurM lo cost |02a.«81 as compared with
420 pirmln and an Invpslimnt of U.lO.l.Ol.T durlne (hr cnrr<-s|>oni)ln«
IHTlml a yrnr auo. Thr hiilldInK Insptclor says that Ur has Iwn as-
«uri-d thai roost uf Itie dclnyid lui'ldlnK work will lip Inki-n up this fall.

Thr siiuriil fBctury Irmli- Is fair, hut thr rnnoumlnii Inii-rfsls are
"till Inrllnrd lo buy rnnu-i vatlvcly and only pDoush to miw-l their pres-
ent roqulrrmpDls. Wholranlprs nay that Ihry are In rrcflpt of ■■nouich
mnnll orili-m, but that Ihr rail for heavy shlpnirnl In any llnr Is iin-
uiiunlly IlKht for this season of the year. Tlie deinnnd for hardwood
lIoorlnK and Kenrral Interior Hnlsh Is almut normol, but no ImpruTe-
ment In this line la conOdenlly expected later lo the season.

Trices socm lo he fairly well malninlned, due probably lo the rvallta-
Hon that stocks of norlhrrn hardwoods are llsht. In some lines where
stocks have shown nn ncciimulatlon, there si-ems to be a shndinc of
prio's In order to Hccurc the business, hut this Is not the general rule
by any means.

Lumbermen In the northern Wisconsin hardwood district predict that
the lOKRlnK senson will open lale and close early this season, due to
the curlollraent of the export trade by the war end because of the iten-
ernl conserrnllsm which seems lo be existing. One prominent logicer
says tbnl If the wnr continues loEglng operations In Wisconsin this
season will be only about twenlydve per cent of the normal.

--<, DETROIT >.=

Detroit hnrdwood dealers cenerally report thot business In August
did not rail nIT enough to Jusllf.v a prediction of a dark future as a
result of the ICuropran slrugnle nnd the subsequent caution In the United
.Stntes Industries. Something dertnlle nnd tangible Is all Detroit deal-
ers arc asking for at present. The most depressing thing In the trade
is the feeling of uncertainty. I'p to nnd Including the prewnt there
bns been no curtailment In the mnnufaclorles using hardwoods. The
furniture factories. In both ririind Itaplds and Detroit, have shown no
Indication of Kuspendlng. and many In the former city are reporting
ninny orders Instead of few. Automobile manufacturers, particularly
the light car people who are the heaviest users of hardwood, hove not
yet curtailed. Notwithstanding the spirit of optimism and prosperity
there Is no denying the fact that none of the manufacturers arc buy-
ing liberally anil should they he forced to suspend, or curtail, their
outputs they will not be caught with heavy stocks of hnrdwood.

Building permits In August showed a fair amount of new building,
although there was a loss of about $.100,000 as compared with AngusL
lOl."?. riowever. the Hrst eight months of the year show a gala of
?1,000,000 as compared with the llrst eight months of 101.1.

A recent unolhclnl census of the furniture Industry at Detroit showed
that there are 3.400 men employiMl nnd that annual sales total about

=■< LIVERPOOL >-=

The market has been almost iit a standstill during the pnst fortnight
The chief cau-sea have been financial, and though the moratorium proclama-
tion with reference to bills of exchange has helped to bring relief, the
position Is still very weak. Tlie unfortunate port of this war. aa far
as the timber trade Is concerned. Is that It came when everyone was ao
heavily stocked. Buyers up country In almost every Instance arc with-
holding payments nnd with engniements coming due Importers are In a
very delicate position. Things will probably straighten out In a short time
though shipments on conalgnraents arc not advised. Brokers here are
making It clear that they will not accept shipments against documents
unless accompanied by a wnr risk Insurance certincate. The British
government guarantee on this point has helped to ease matters and It la
stated that three guineas per cent Is the rate at present. Shippers should
have a clear understanding In their contracts as to their liability on tbti
point as several knotty legal points have already arisen.

As to the future prospects, all furniture nnd fancy woods will be very
quiet owing to the general tendency lo dispense with all luxuries. Soft-
woods, owing to the absence of Imports from the Baltic, have already
advanced. This may affect the cheaper hardwoods such as birch which
was, even before the war, a strong point. Wagon onk pinnks have been
very firm nnd an advance Is anticipated In constrtieturni timbers such aa
ash, hickory and oak. The prices of ash and hickory have not aa yet
moved, owing largely to the very henvy slocks, and there will be a big
.lenrance before any material advance Is noticeable. Onk lumber Is a little
firmer but shippers should not make this a pretext for consignment ship-
ments. Canary whitewood and cottonwood are being used In wide width*
for the automobile Industry and shipments of 1x18 nnd up. I'4xl8 nnd up,
nnd l<4x24 and up should be profitable while the war lasts, but the
cabinet making sizes should be avoided. Round rock elm has been selling
well for shipbuilding purposes but the stock Is ample. Stocks like hazel,
pine and other sap gum may be wanted owing to the high prices of soft-
woods, hut the best policy will be to wall advices from responsible brokers
here. The mahogany position Is most difficult to calculate. The shipping
companies have ad»anced freights at least fifty per cent, but stocks have
not moved to any appreciable extent. The demand Is likely to be exceed-
ingly small except In a few Instances where it Is required by the ship-
building fraternity. The whole tendency Is to dispense with all luxuries
as much as possible and mahogany will he one of the chief suflarers of this
resolution.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers* Directort; [

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.

American I.iimher H Mfe Co.. 13

Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co 48

Boyle. Inc., Clarence 4

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. .. 67

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Connor, R.. Company 65

Craig. W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P 49

East Jordan Lumber Co 66

Ellas. G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co 4

GIIl-Dawley Lbr. Co 49

Heyser, W. K.. Lumber Co S

Hoffman Bro-s. Company It

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

James & Abbott Co 60

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co 59

Kneeland-Rleelow Co.. The 11

Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Co. .. 66

Litchfield. William E 13

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean. Hugh. Lumber Co 67

Miller. Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. Co 3

Mowbray & Robinson Co 8

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K.. & Co 10

Rice Lake Lumber Co 65

Richardson Lumhnr Company It

Ross & Wentworth 11

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 3

Stephenson. L. Co.. T-ustees 68

Steven & Jarvls Lumbnr Co 48

Stollp Lnmher Ik Wnpp • Vn 60

Strnble Manufacturing Company.. 66

Sullivan. T. & Co..... 67

Tegge Lumber Co 43

Webster George. LuiV:?er Co... 13

White Lake Lumber Company.. 40

Wiggln. H. D 13

Williams. Ichabnd T., & Sons.. U

Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company. 13

WIstar, Underbill & Nixon 13

Teager Lumber Company, Inc.. 67

Young. W. D.. & Co 11

POPLAR.

Anderson-Tully Company 10

Atlantic Lumber Company.. ..

Day Lumber & Coal Company.. 43

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Company. 43

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 14

Gardner Wood Company 43

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 13

Kentucky Lumber Company ■.Z

Logan. J. M.. Lumber Co 6

Rltter, C. L., Lumber Company.. 39

Rockcastle Lumber Company 39

Wood. R. E.. Lumber Company. 13

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 48-68

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company lO

Archer Lumber Company 47

Baker-Matthews Mfg Co 47

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 46

Bonner. J. H.. & Rons 47

Brown. Geo C. .?• Co 46

Coltai Hardwood Lumber Co 40

Dermott Land * I.iimlicr Co 39

Evans. G. H.. Lumber Company. . .

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 43

Gary. W. W 47

General Lumber Company 68

Hlmmelherger-Harrlson Lumber

Company 46

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company...

Lansing Company, The

Miller buiniier Company

Paepcke l.el<hl l.umherCo

renrnd-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.
Saline River Hardwood Co

Stlmson Veneer and Lumber Co.

VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber

Company

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Anderson-Tully Company

.Archer Lumber Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Baker. Jacobs & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Blupstone Land * Lumber Co..

r.liss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner. J. II.. & Sons

Boiiker-Cecll Company

Boyle. Inc.. Clarence

Brenner, Ferd, Lumber Co

Brown. Geo. C, & Co

Brown. W. P., & Sons Lumber
Co

Buffalo H.nrrtwfiod Lumber Co..

Busklrk-Rutledge Lumber Co..

Carnahan-Allport Lumber Co....

Carrier Lumber & Mfe. Co

Chiirrhlll-Mlltnn I.iMiilier Co

CoalP, Thos. .R., Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co...

Davidson. Hicks & Greene Co..

Davis. Edw. L., Lumber Com-
pany

Day Lumber & Coal Company..

riermoft land * Lumber Co

Dostcr, Lewis, Lumber Co

Dugan Lumber ^o

Klias. G.. * Pro

Evana. G. H., Lumber Company

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co

Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co...

Faust Bros, Lumber Company..

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber
Companv

Franrke. Theodor. Erben Gmb H.

Gardner Wood Company

Gary. W. \V

General Lumber Company

Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co.

Harris Manufacturing Co

Heyser. W. E., Lumber Co

Himmelherger-Harrlson Lumber
Companv

Hitt. H. H.. Lumber Co

Hooton Hardwood Company

Huddleston-MarFb Lumber Co..

Hutchinson Lumber Company..

Jetfris, D. K.. & Co

Johns-Mowbray-Nelson Co

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Kennedy. James. & Co

Kentucky Lumber Company....

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The

Litchfield, William E

Logan. J. M.. Lumber Co

Louisville Veneer Mills

Mcllvain. J. Gibson. & Co

McLean. Hugh. Lumber Co

Memphis Band Mill Company...

Miller, Anthony

Miller Lumber Company

Morford Lumber Company

Mowbray * Robin.'!on Company.

Norman Lumber Company

North Vernon Lumber Company

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

Parry. Chas. K.. ft Co

Penrod-Jurden-.McCowen Lbr. Co.

Peytona Lumber Company

Ransom, John B.. & Co

Riemeier Lumber Company

Rltter, C. L., Lumber Company. .

Rockcastle Lumber Company

Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co.

Saline River Hardwood Co

Salt Lick Lumber Company

Slaymaker. S. E., & Co

Sondhelmer. E., Company

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stemmelen Lumber Company...
Stlmson Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sullivan, T., & Co

Tschudy Lumber Company

VandenBoom-Stlmson Lbr. Co..
Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

Company

Webster. George, Lumber C»...

Webster, N. A

White I-ake Lutnber Company..

Wbitmer. Wm.. & Sons

Wiggin. H. D

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons..
Willson Bros Lumber Company

Wistar, Underbill Ik Nixon

Wood. R. E.. Lumber Company.

Yates. John B.. Lumber Co

Y'eager Lumber Co.. Inc

VENEERS AND PANELS.

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company.. 6

East St. Lonis Walnut Co 7

Evans\llle Veneer Company 64

Freiberg Lumber Company 43

Hoffman Bros. Company 14

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Jarrell. B. C. & Co 64

Kentucky Veneer Works £0

Knnxville Veneer Company 6

Louisville Veneer Mills 12

Merrill Veneer Co 51

Nartzlk. J. J 5

Ohio Veneer Company 43

Old Dominion Veneer Company. 60

Palmer ^- Parker Company

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co 7-8

IMckrel Walnut Company 7

Rayner, J 5

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Rllss-Cook Oak Company 46

Carrier Lumber ^- Mfg. Co 14

Cobbs & Mitchell Inc 3

Eastman. S. L.. Flooring Co.... K

Farrin, M B.. Lumber Company 43

Harris Manufacturing Company 45

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 86

Mitchell Bros Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co '. 9

Saline River Hardwood Co 44

Salt Lick Lumber Companv 10

Stearns Salt H Lumber Company 3

Stephen.son. L. Co.. Trustees 66

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

Webster. George. Lumber Co.. 13

Wilce. T.. Company. The 4

Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 48-68

Young. W. D.. & Co 11

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

CadlHao Machine Company 63

Diamond Iron Works 61

Gerlach. The Peter. Company.. 69
LInderman Machine Co.. The..

Mershon. W. R.. fk Co

Phoenix Manufacturing Co

Saranac Machine Company 63

Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 63

Clyde Iron Works ' 62

Fltzfflbhons ,«• Krebs

Gogebic Lumber Company

Lldgerwood Mfg. Company el

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

Andrews. The A. H.. Cnmpiiny... 44

Grand

ipids V.

Roddis Veneer and Lumber Co.

Sanders & Egbert Company 7

Sedro Veneer Company

Standard Veneer Company

Stlmson Veneer & Lumber Co... 51

Stolle Lumber * Veneer Co 50

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co fO

Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co. 64

Underwood Veneer Company 65

Willey. C. L 5.'!

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons... 14

MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co f4

Bacon. R. S.. Veneer Company.. 5

East St. Louis Walnut Co 7

Evansville Veneer Company 64

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 7

nartzell, Geo. W 7

Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

Louisville Veneer Mills 12

.McCowen, H. A., 4 Co 7

Palmer & Parker Co

Penrod Walnut 4 Veneer Co 7-8

Pickrel Walnut Company 7

Purcell. Frank 7

Rayner, J 5

Sanders 4 Egbert Company 7

Willey, C. L 65

Williams. Ichabod T.. & Son*.. 14

National Drv Kiln Companv 65

Phila. Textile Moby Company.. 6
Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.

Atkins, E. C. & Co 60

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Compa ny 56

Epperson. U. S.. & Co 56

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company 56

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company 56

Lumbermen's Mut. Tns. Co 56

Lumbermen's Underwriting AUi-

Majiufacturing Lumbermen's
TTnderwfiters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.
Fire Tns. Company 56

Rankln-Benedict Underwriting
Company

TIMBER LANDS.

Bon Air Coal & Iron Company 62

I.acey, James D., & Co 52

Spry, John C 5

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

Griffith, Clarence W 45

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mfg, Company

Astoria Veneer Mills * Dock Co 64

Broderlck 4 Bascom Rope Co 61

Childs. S. D.. & Co 69

Diamond Labor Agency 40

Gerlach. The Peter. Company.. 59

Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Matthews Gravity Carrier Co...

Mechanical Rubber Company... 2

Perkins Glue Company 53

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Forons Inicrtlon 20c a Una

For two lni«rtioni 35c a line

For thrve Insertions 50c a line

For four Insertion* 60c a line

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EMPLOYMENT WANTED

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DIMENSION STOCK WANTID

•imlirht. If you bSTc any to olTer write ua
Will take them dry or »rr.n.

TUK COI.LUIIIA MTO. CO..
New fblladrlpbla. Oblo

WANTED

DIMENSION OAK
rialo aod Quartered

Various slzra for cbair and table factories
Send to us for speclflcatloDS aod prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO

T East 42Dd Street.
New York.

A THOROUGH LUMBERMAN

Wllb IllJl klj,,ul-.d- .1 l::..llul.].Ulf mill .-..l|.' o:

forol^TD und doniciitic bardnoMls, and nltb umpli
executive ability, proven record, and wide cxpcrl
ence In purchasing, sPlUnc and manufacturini.'
Importrd and domestic ijarrtwoods, is open for |
oDgagemcnt. Mas established blEh-class trade in
the metropolitan market ami is thoroughly fa-
miliar with grading and market lumber require-
ments. Connertlon desired either selling whole-
sale or supervision of manuf.icturc and sale; hns
ample capahilllies of mnnnglng a plant cither In
regular or specializing hardwood trade.

Address •BO.X 90," care H.miuwood Record.

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT
Wben you want a salesman for New York
state territory, write us. We can supply you
•nth a good man. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber & Sash & Door
Salesmen. 11. T. Trotter, 428 Powers Bldg.,
Rochester, N. Y.

COMMISSION SALESMAN

I LIMBER FOR SALE |

HALF MILLION FEET PLAIN OAK

r..r fnl,. I «i>l, f. ...ntrnd f. reliable manu-
facturing consumer for delivery 1914, 4/4 eight-
foot Oak lumber, mill run or on grade. 300,000
ft. DOW on sticks.

E. W. PRATT, JR., Hopklnsvllle, Ky.

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

O/'i. DIMENSION STOCK
gu».lered Cle.-ir lt<<l and White.

TIMBER FOR SALE

FOB SALE

50,000 feet 5/4 Poplar, ".")% No. 1 and 2.

3'cars 4/4 Poplar, No. 2 com, and better.

.3 cars 4/4 and 6/4 Chestnut, 2 Com. and better.

7|cars 4/4 and R/4 Basswood, 2 Com. and better.

Gears 4/4 Qid. White Oak, 2 Com. and better.
lO'cars 4/4 V. R. O., 4, 6 & .S/4, 2 Com. and better.

5'cars 4/4 Walnut, No. 2 Com. A Better.

4 cars Ash, 4 to 16/4, No. 2 Com. & better.

O. C. RICHARDSON LIMBER CO.,

Tnllahoma, Tenn.

8,700 ACRES VIRGIN HARDWOODS

•I'wn tl

b.alaii-:e timber rights. Will cut JO.OOO.OuO feet.
Oak and Poplar predominating. Contains valu-
able iron and clay deposits, also valuable water
power rights. Unquestionable title. For price
and other information apply to

DAWSON LAND & LUMBER COMPANY.

Huntington, W. Va., Box 51.

MACHINERY FOR SAIE

WOODWORKING MACHINERY
BARGAINS

1 — 30x0 ligan & Co. cabinet surfacer.

1 — 30x0 Egan & Co. cabinet double surfacer.

1 — 30x6 Buss cabinet surfacer.

r, — Light single surfacers.

2 — 14x0 J. A. Fay & Co. lightening flooring ma-
chines.

1 — 7x4 E. & B. Holmes flooring machine.

1 — 30x10 double surfacer, with divided feed rolls.

1 — 36x0 Berlin cabinet surfacer with sectional
rollsi and chip breaker.

3 — 36" l>and saws; 1 — 42" band saw:

1 — 60" band saw.

1 — 48" 3-drum U. B. Smith Sander.

1 — 60" 3-drum Columbia Sander.

1 — 48" Sdrum Berlin Sander.

Many other woodworking machines, boilers,

shafting, pulleys, belting and hangers, Corliss

and automatic engines, dynamos and motors.

CLEVELAND BELTI.XG & MACHINERY CO.,
1922 Scranton Road. Cleveland. Ohio.

FOB SALE— OOBIPIJBTE SAW MILL

I ' . '■•li. I nnii ready to run, in flrst riaaa con-

n i: I .1 <10.(i(K> raparlljr log cara. 20' wbfvis
vv . iiiiK'lioUKr air brakes, link and pin coupler.

> mill!, of 4.'i lb. reiayliiR rails, la rxrellent con
dllion.

Mnrhlne nhop, mniltidnK of l"Oton wheel prr»».

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MODEL WCODWORKING PLANT
|-c.r Mile, slluiiird In niiiMll town In r.iiirnl Ml.hl
gan. to a going concern nt u vi'ry attractive ligure.
• •iinwl-itx iif n three story hrlek building .'jO'iIlMC
with full cement basement. Has h.al, electric
light, freight elevator, and good power plant.
.Mso Home woodworking machinery and a new
llreproof Grand KapidH dry kiln.

Grand Trunk siding with excellent service.

Manufacturing condltlona Ideal and plenty or
labor Mvallable. Address

TIIfiMAS 11. IIYSI.OP. Ovid. MIrh

MISCELLANEOUS

LIST OF SAW MILLS
Also shingle and lath mills, creosoting plants, rr
milling plants, crosstle. piling and stave pro-
ducnrs In Georgia. Florida, .Mnbama. Mississippi,
t-oiilhlana. Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. Sliowa
railroad location, daily capacity pine, also bard
wood capacity planers, steam and Kmokc kllna
$3.00 complete.

UNITED S-AW .MII.I.S Co , New Orleans. La.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cotlonwood, Gum, O.k, Ath, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Diraenslon SlocU
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

OERUACH

Circular, Band a)
Roller Saw Sv

I Cylinder Saws, New
ges and Sharpeners

Are unexcelled In Europe or America. We UB<-
elxly years behind us.

THE PETER GERLACH COMPANY
Cleveland Sixth City

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III actual pliolugra])!) nf an

ATKINS s^EEL BAND SAW

that was accidcnlally pulled uli the wheels and lied it>ell intd the ahuve duuhle Ixav knot in
such a way that it had to be cut, in order to be slrai,t;iiiencd out. \ ic. Tuxwdrth, the filer,
rebrazed and benched the Saw and it is now running each turn without a single crack.

Now, really. iMr. Mill Man, don't you want Saws like these in your millr

If we can furnish you with Saws that will stand up longer with the least rc-fitting, then you would be
satisfied that you were making the most money on Saws. Saws like those arc an investment and not an
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D.-.rrc of ( ..urt.

Miiiuir Hook K9,

I'aKC 20

■urraco only.

• I In nv

righli

!•. with

tbr propenlcfl

In. (our pqunl payment*,
purccla and oa a whole.

.nd and five hundred ii
mine*, equipped and In
Id report

Deacrlbed
with merchantnbli
1 removed; three

I*

i-d fr

(■port.

.ed a. .et SI

landa, being purl .
ncluded In Section II.
indred and thirly-two (10,032) acres
In said report ua trncia numbera 08
133

part of tract
.nairofl ahart
1 XII hereof;
.No. 133. de-

liindh, . - I July, IHHO. and recorded

In the HeitlM r i >m. e ,.< < i. n . r i-..unlv. D.iok V, pane «1. to which

IX. Alan nn undivided one-half Inlereal In on-a and mineral rlghta
and Intercata and righta of way In ■ tract of about 2M) acrea or land In
farler founly, deacrlbed In deed recorded In Hook V, pac« 811, of Iha
KcKlater'a OHIce of aald county, to which referenn. la made.

X. BIda are Invited for personal properly, tor cash, conslatlnc of
muterlala, atocka of Kooda, and nil other pcrfoniil properly which do not
form a part of the e<iulpment of ihe nilnea and wf»rka.

Inventories will be furnished bidders at the offlce of the company.
In Nashville, Tennessee.

XI. HARDWOOD TIMBKR.
Vbout nfty-llvc thousitnd acrea of coal and timber landa, on forty

hardwood tin

vhlch haa

hematite

undrcd tons
' 'tulpped fur operation with coke.
1; ■ . !« equipped with wnaher plant.

....i,.,« ..... ,,;..a In aald report aa tracts 1 to 74, Inclualve. and 70 to
*.<T, In^lusiv.. Theae landa are covered with timber, but most of the
va'luable timber has been removed.

IV. HARDWOOD TIMBER.
About twenty-seven thousand acrea of land, covered with virgin
foreat. of hordwood. merchantable timber. JBlda arc invited for the
timber and for the lands separately, and for the timber and land
tOKCther. Eiperta estimate one hundred and two million feet of mer-
chantable hardwood timber. Bidders for the timber alone will Indicate
the time desired to remove It from the land.
Terma for the timber will be 20 per cci
four equal payments, on or before twelve, clBhteen. twenty-four t
thirty months, with Interest.

V. Bids are invited lor the properties referred to In Roman nume
III and Roman numeral IV as a whole.

thousand
Ilfty million feet of merchantal
been worked. There arc a nui
of coal. The lands aVe descrlb
to 172. Inclusive, and 170 to 211
XII. An undivided one-four

the northwest one thousand aci
said report.

Said tract haa
port of the town, ond the one
aubject to a Hen for about t
price; and also for part of the

Separate bida are invited on

ardw

mil

nber.

of

hundred and

howlnx aeveral veins
na tracta numlters 105

[m<llvl>l<'d thr fourths

thousand acres, being
>er 138, as described In

the Rnv

rth interest in said thousand acres is
y-rlve thousand dollars for purchaas
ie plant about three thousand dollars,
cse Interests.
Bids are Invited for all of the properties referred to above
as a whole.

XIV. Sealed bids will be received until the second Monday In
November. Il>14. Any or all the properties will be shown to persons
desirlnic to bid.

XV. The court reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
Information will be furnished as to descriptions of properties and details
at the oince of the company, In Nashville. Tennessee, to any one de-

the remainder In

sMllrtdpiiMLMll

re •^ ''«__:: !^_ .

J^

You YVir\.youY foams irvtotKe stables to

Gdt tKeir fool heads dH- and thp teed bin is d dead losy.

JjUt wK^^u sK^ down, your
CIYDEREHAULSKIDDERS aivd^
M^GIFFEDT LOADED Syou shut dovm
on ALL Gxp<?i\ses except dopixpc id -
tioi\ -which dctudllydoGsnt happen
at dU if you w-ease the nxacKirvesup
w<?ll divd inifv them ii\ under a roof
It's woj'i^ con si doling / v^:;>^g-:

CLYDE IRON WOnKS

A\dnufacfur<?rs of i^acKinos for EVERY LoAkir\AOp€>rdtioi\

■ DULUTHUSA

'Great Po/i o///\o yVortAwosr

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63

Logging
Locomotives

must be specially designed to suit
the service. Baldwin loggers have
been built in all types and sizes.

The Mikado type, illustrated above, is
doing excellent work, where long hauls
must be made with heavy trains.

THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
Cable Address: "Baldwin. Philadelphia"

REPRESENTED BY

P. W. WESTON 60 Church Street. Neiv York. N. Y.

CHARI.KS KlnnELL 625 Railway Exchange. Chicaeo. III.

C. H. PETERSON 1610 WriRht Building, St. Louis, Mo.

GEORGE F. .lONES 407 Travelers' Building, Richmond. Va.

A. WM. HINGEK 732 Spalding BuUdlng, Portland, Oregon

THE Standard Moist Air Dry Kiln exactly fills
this prescription of Experience. Convincing
proofs of its complete success in drying a// T/anV-
tics of HARDWOODS will be sent, with the catalog,
on request. .A^ddress: The Standard Dry Kiln Co.,
1559 McCarty St., Indianapolis, Iiid.

Broom Handle Machinery

Lei us tell you about our STEEL TUMBLERS FOR DRY-
ING AND POLISHING BROOM HANDLES. This system is
rapidly supplanting all others. More economical; less lime required
for drying; no polishing afterwards; greater per cent of llraight
handles turned out.

CADILLAC MACHINE COMPANY

Complete Line of Broom Handle Machinery

CADILLAC, MICH.

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOR

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
FIBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOGUE
Manufactured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR.

MICH., U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE, FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALCOMA, WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, BIRCHWCOD, WIS.

We minuficture tt our BIrchwood plant Jingle ply yeneers
of all nili»e northern woods and deliver itock that Is In
shape to {lue.

From our Algoma factory, where we hare specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape. In all woods, nolibly in Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
▼eneer.

Lvery pound of glue we
do not use retainers. Our
erful screws and left until

use is guaranteed hide stock. W«
gluing forms are put under pow-
Ihe glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that Is the best, based oi
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock tn^
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yo«.

TOMAHAWK VENEER &

Manufacturers of Draw Bottoms in
Bisswood, Pin Blocks, Back Panels,
ing and American Cheese Boxes our

TOKAXAWK WRITE KOR PRICES.

BOX CO.

Birch and
also Head-
Specialties

wiscoHsizr

MORE THAN 2.000 LUMBERMEN

HARDWOOD RECORD

CHICAGO

B.

c.

JARRELL &. CO.

MANIIKACTLRERS OF

High Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut

right

; dried right; prices right

HUMBOLDT, TENNESSEE 1

EVaNSVILLE veneer CO., Evansville, Indiana

VENEERS

Manufacturers and Importers of
Circassian Walnut, Mahoijany

and other woods

We quarter-saw and »lice While Oak, Red Oak.

Gum and Sycamore

Rotary cut stock in poplar and gum, for
cross banding, back panels, drawer bottoms
and panels.

Plant is equipped with the most modem
machinery and drying systems known.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co. Long island City, New York

HARDWOOD RECORD

65

NVISCONSIN

WHERE THE FINEST NORTHERN HARDWOODS GROW

1

1

Rotary Cut Veneer

and

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch Basswood

Gray Elm Red Oak

Also Mahogany Panels of every grade.

This is the stock that satisfies the manu-
facturer of furniture, interior finish and
doors because it is cut under right condi-
tions, perfectly seasoned and carefully-
handled all the way from stump to car.

A trial order will convince you

The Underwood Veneer Company

Thomas Street Wausau, Wisconsin

500,000' 4 4 No. 2 CoinmoD and
Better Inseleeted Birch.

300.000' 4/4 No. 1 Common
and Better Unseleeted Basewood.

350,000' 4 '4 No. 2 Common
BaNHwood, RouKh.

Ba«Hwood, RoiiRh.

300.000' 6 4 No.
and Better Soft El

100.000' 6 4 No.
Soft Kim.

3 Commo

Mnppii

600.000' 4 4 No. 2 C<
and Better Hard Maple.

1 Car 8/ 4 No. 2 Common and
Better Basewood.

1 Car 5/4 No8. 1, 2, and 3
Basswood.

3 Cars 4 '4 No. 3 Common Ash.

5 Cars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots.

8 Cam 6 '4 Birch Scoots.

1 Car 4 '4x11" and Wider Ist
and 2nd l{a>>Kwood.

KNEELAND-McLURG LUMBER CO.

Manufacturers of Hardwoods PHILLIPS, WIS.

A Complete Stock

EVERYTHING IN
NORTHERN HARDWOOD

R.

Send Us Your Inquiries

CONNER CO., Marsfield,

m.

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

We have on hand a complete stock (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

.4r

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Send

for

Catalog

EASY TO INSTALL

CHICAGO, July 13, 1914.
The National Dry Kiln Co.,

Indianapolis, Ind.
Gentlemen :

We aie very glad to advise you that our
kiln, which is installed with VERTICAL
PIPING system furnished by you, has now
been in operation about six months and
results are all that we could desire. We
wish to state that this material was re-
ceived in condition which enabled us to in-
stall it from the blue print without any
difficulty on our part.

We will be very glad to have you use our
company as a reference at any time.
Very truly yours,
ROSEL-VND MILL & LUMBER CO.,

THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD DRIER

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

H A K D W OO D H EC O K IJ

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS rOR HAH I) MAPLH AND GREY ELM

1

1

_

"Ideal" ESi Rock Maple Flooring

it th* Boorinf that it manufactured expressly to aupply th* demand lor the best. It it
Blade hj modem machinery from carefully-selected ttock and every precaution it taken
throughout our entire tyttem to make it fulfill in every particular itt name — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER— ALL KINDS

Send U$ Your Inquirirt

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

Strable Manufacturing Company

Manufacturer, of

MAPLE FLOORING

and Hardwood Lumber

SAGINAW

MICHIGAN

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in J, f and 13-16 and 1 1-16 inch Maple
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US. WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING MICHIGAN

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

•t cars 1x7" ami up N"- i C^inmon and Better .Maple.

1 car S/4 No. 1 Oimiiiun and Better .\Uple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4./4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

.. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

Lumber Dried As Never Before

SEE THE DIFFERENCE

GRAND RAPIOS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS.. SOLE MFRS.. MICHIGAN

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

67

PPPPiiiipPP

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

a. EUIAS <Sc BRO.

HARDWOODS

White Pine, Yellow Pine, Spruce.
Hemlock, Fir, Lumber, Timber, Mill-
work. Boxes, Maple and Oak Flooring

QS5=101S EL,K STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER GO.

We want to buy for cash

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades and thickDesses.

Will rerelve and inspect stock at Bhlpplng point.

Branch yard, Memphis. Tenn.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Go.

OCR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPtCIALTIKS:

! Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

Yeager Limber Company, Inc.

SPECIALTIES

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

7075 Clinton Street

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have ever\ f
1 I ility for filling and shipping orders prompth
rhcy will be pleased to have your inquiries

;'f!'iil'i,ii!iifK!r'(itn;roiVPx^VCT^

Manufacturers g^ _^ ._-, _,_, --^ — ^"1

Gum General

Oak w ,

Cypress LiUITlDer Cottonwood
£^ —^ Maple

Company Memphis, lenn. Elm

YELLOW POPLAR

• KOFlcrilEISOf imosiwEt

POPLAR
QUARTERED OAK
PLAIN OAK
CHESTNUT
BASSWOOD

White

Oak

Flooring

QUARTER SAWED
WHITE OAK

Coal Qrof e, Ohio, U. S. A.

LUMBER CO

117 VniT W A MT ^^^ ^^^'^ SYSTEM of accurately TALLYING AND
ir I UU VYAlll RECORDING LUMBER SHIPMENTS OR RECEIPTS

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN

The Gibson Tally Book

This system of tallying iuinbcr is employed by more than two
thousand lumber producers, jobbers and wholesale consumers,
and is available for tallying lumber, logs, flooring, dimension
stock and all other commodities.

Makes three original tallies without the use of loose carbon sheets.

New Catalogue showing twenty-six various forms of tickets sent
free on request.

Tally Book T>ept., HardWood Jiecord, Chicago

Nineteenth Year, |

Semi-Monthly. |

CHICAGO. SEPTEMBER 25. 1914

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We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles.

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

[Vfanufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OA^

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

.KT US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

BELTING

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

SELLING AGENTS

CRtME COMPmr • - ILL BDINCKES
STINDIIID EQUIPMENT CO.. MOBILE. ILt

iLuxr MiLLSUPPirco.. iLtmr. gi.

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1882

Rubber W»rk»)

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

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M I C H I Q A N

FAMOUS rOR. HARD MAPLB AND GRET ELM

Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

COBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC, MICH. SEPTEMBER 2, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash No. 3 Common 34 M

1x6 Basswood Is and 2s 45 M

4/4 Basswood 1 s and 2s 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 1 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood No. 3 Common 150M

1x3 and 4 Basswood No. 3 Common 8 M

1x5 Basswood No. 3 Common 7 M

1x6 Basswood No. 3 Common 60 M

1x7 and up Basswood No. 3 Common 20 M

4/4 Red Curly Birch is and 2s i/4 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 100 M

1x14 and up Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 7 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 2 Common 200 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2S 50 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm Is and 2s 20 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm No. 1 and 2 Common 17 M

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear) 6 M

5/4 Maple Step Is and 2s 23 M

4/4 Maple No. 3 Common 60 M

4/4 Elm, Basswood and Oak No. 4 Common 83 M

4/4 Red Oak No. 3 Common 14 M

"It is not what lumber costs you, so much as tvhat you
can get out of it, that decides its value for your work."

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HARDWOODS

CADILLAC, MICH. SEPTEMBER 2, 1914

1x5 Basswood, No. 1 Common 8 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 1 Common 19 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 1 Common. 16 M

4/4 Birch, No. 3 Common 9 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. . . . 100 M
4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 1 Com. .100 M

5/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 18 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's. ... 5 M

4/4 Soft Maple, No. 3 Common 30 M

6/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 M
4/4 White Maple, End Dried (Clear) 10 M
4/4 Birdseye Maple I's & 2's, End

Dried 1 M

4/4 Basswood & Elm, No. 4 20 M

4/4 Maple & Beech, No. 3 Common.. 200 M
4/4 Tamarack, Merchantable 10 M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned prop-
erly, and grades which have not been blended to
meet price competition — send us your inquiries.
WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

Service

LUDiNcrrbN

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

BRS^Hj^^''^'

First

The Lower Peninsula
of Michigan

has become famous the
world over for the excel-
lent quality and general
character of its

Soft Gray Elm

Noted especially for soft
texture, straight grain,
bending and resisting
qualities.

ii^jB

OUR UST OF

Dry Stock

XV. Width

M 4/4 F.4S 9"

M 6/4 FAS 9H"

M 8/4 FAS 10"

M 10/4 FAS 10%"

M 13/4 FAS 11"

M 16/4 FAS 11%"

M 4 '4 No. 1 Com 8"

M 6/4 No. 1 Com 8"

M 8/4 No. 1 Com 9"

M 10/4 No. 1 Com OVa"

M 13/4 No. 1 Com 10"

M 16/4 No. 1 Com 11"

M 4/4 No. 8 Com 7"

M 4/4 No. 3 Com 7"

(n~Pn

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SALT & LUMBER CO. LuDINGTON,MlCH.

HARDWOOD Ki:COKD

LOUISVILLE

THE HARDWOOD GATEWAY OF THE SOUTH f^^

Buy Where the Buying is Good

If you need liardwood luin1)cr. X()\\' is tlic lime and Louisville is the
place to get it.

Lumber values are on a firm basis, but the present is favorable to the
consumer on account of temporary conditions, which may be changed
shortly. The market can hardly go lower, but it is likely to go higher.
Hence the wise consumer will cover his requirements for some time to
come at present prices.

Louisville service guarantees satisfaction. Write for description and
prices of any of the following stock. It will please you.

EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY

,1 Willie

BOOKER-CECIL LUMBER COMPANY

4/4 No. 1 common i.laln r. d oi.k

'4 .No

7 c.irn 4/4 Is and 2s plain red oak.
100,000 ft. 8/4 No. 1 common hickory.
20 cars 4/4 No. 1 common cottonwood.
10 car* 4/4 No. 2 common cottonwood.

5 cars 5/4 No. 1 common cottonwood.

5 cars 5'4 No. 2 common cottonwood.
A large quantity of Ash. 4'4 to ]0'4. nil grados.

CHURCHILL-MILTON LUMBER COMPANY

1 car 4-lnch Is and 28 ash.
75.000 ft. 4 '4 No. 1 common poplar.
45.000 ft. 4'4 No. 1 common quartered
40.000 ft. 2-lnch common and better m:
30.000 ft. 4/4 clear sap poplar.
l.l.OOO ft. 4-Inch Is and 2b poplar.

THE STEMMELEN-FULLENLOVE COMPANY

quartered whit

l.'.0.000 ft. 4 4 .ind Ihlcktr No. 1 common and br>tt.r

:.sl.

2 cars 4 4

No ■> common quartered while oak

05.000 ft. 4-0-8 4 log run beech.

1 car 8/4

No. 1 common red oak.

15.000 ft. 3-Inch log run beech.

20.000 ft. 4/4 common and belter hard maple.

80.000 ft. 0/4 common and better hard maple.

3 cars 8/4

2 cars 8/4

3 cars 4/4

4 cars 4/4
1 car 8/4

Is and 2s plain red oak.
Is and 2s plain while oak.
No. 1 common red oak.
No. 1 common while o,ik.
.-Jo. 1 common plain white oak.

60.000 ft! 8/4 common and better hard maple.
20,000 ft. 10 4 common and better hard maple.
15.000 ft. 3 and 4-Inch common and belter hard maple.

250.000 ft. 4/4 and thicker No. 2 common and belter

poplar.

25.000 ft. 3-Inch log run elm.

BO.OM fl, 4 4 Is and 2.» plain red oak.

NORTH VERNON LUMBER COMPANY

95.000 ft

5/8 Is ami 2s quarlered white oak.

128.400 fl

5/8 No. 1 com. quarlered while oak.

THE LOUISVILLE VENEER MILLS

150.000 ft

S/4 Is and 28 quartered while oak.

250.000 ft

3/4 No. 1 common quartered while oak.

200,000 ft. 4/4 sound wormy checlnut

.50.000 ft

4/4 Is and 2s common quartered while oak.

2 cars 4/4 No. 1 common plain o.ik.

92.000 ft

4/4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.

1 car 4/4 Is and 28 plain oak.

08,000 ft

B/8 Is and 2s plain red oak.

1 car 4 4 Is and 29 figured red gum

108.000 ft

B/8 No. 1 common plain red oak.

1 car 4/4 No. 1 common figured red gum

58.000 ft

4/4 Is and 28 plain red oak.

1 car 5/8 Is & 2s quartered oak.

250.000 ft

4'4 No. 1 common plain red or,k.

1 car 5/8 No. 1 common quartered oak.

72,000 fl

5/4 Is and 2s plain red oak.

1 car S/4 Is and 2s quartered oak.

19.000 fl

6.4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

1 car 4/4 No. 1 common poplar.

NORMAN LUMBER COMPANY

W: p. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY

(.Mills at Holly Kidge, Ij».)

200.000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s plain whll- ...k

KEI) Gf.M 4"I,Of.O ft. 4/4 No. 1 com

150.000 ft. 6/4 Is and 2s plain while ouk.

40.000 ft.

4/4, Is and 2s ........-, .1. .,,-, .>v.. ^ v-w..,.

200,000 ft. 4 '4 No. 1 common quartered red oak.
200,000 ft. 4 '4 common quartered while oak.

380,000 ft.

4/4 No 1 com "•••''»'' "• «'■• ^°- 1 "'""
4/4, No. com. ^^^^ ^^ g^^ ^^ J ^^^

200,000 ft. 4 4 No. 1 common quartered red gum.

SAF UUSI PLAIN RED OAK

100,000 ft. 2 Inch Is and 2s plain white oak.

100.000 ft

4/4 Is and 28. 115.000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s.

100.000 ft. 5'4 common and better quartered white 0

ak

^^^

5 4 Is and 2a. 250.000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 com

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HARDWOOD RECORD

I J. RAYNER

ilNEERED PANELS

■^:-:;;:--i;^::;;-;;¥;:i^-:^V^;^ ALL. WOODS

;:;^;g;isfe*irb ;;foR stock LIST::";^;:;:-:-::

iliil OG AN Y L U IVI B E R

An Opportunity to Make Money
With Small Capital

I have a email tract of timber, well located, in Central
Southern Hardwood Belt, which will cut several million feet
of FINE OAK.

Will sell to mill man at $2.50 per M ft. for the timber
only— or $3.00 per M ft. for the land and timber. Reasonable

You can make a handsome profit on the timber and have
a splendid farm left. Bottom land, no overflow.
If interested write for particulars.

JOHN C. SPRY

1003 Harris Trust Building
CHICAGO, ILL.

#

A floor to adore

For thirty-three years Wilce's Hardwood Floor-
ing has been among the foremost on the market
nd because it stands today "unequaled" is th«

find it reduces the expense of laying and pollshtnc
our Uuvkltl teiU alt »l>out Uarilvoo4 floortnt
and how to oar* (or <(— ateo pr<OM— an4 U frtt.

The T. Wilce Company

32nd and Throop Sta. CHICAGO. ILL.

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WHOLESALE LUMBER

Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR

^

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Machinery, you will find it advantageous ic
write our advertisers. Get in touch !

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KNOXVIUUE

Famout (or Finot Type of Poplar, Oak and Cheitnut.

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

QUARTERED WHITE OAK. PLAIN OAK. POPLAR. WALHUT I TEHHESSEE RED CEDAR LUMBER

bA.SlJ Ull.iJj AT VK8TAU A «L til. KH OK Kf^UXVlUUK. BUUTHhUlN AiSD LoLlSVILLK a, N ASH Vll.l.tt KAll.KuALl

C. r. CANNON,

C. R. 8WANN.

J. M. UOOAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

We Wint Orders (or the (ollowinj Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry larie well

assorted stock o( all

kinds o( Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

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by the loyal co-operation and tupport of the
hardwood element of the lumber induttry.
If you are a tubtcriber you will agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

"THE VERY BEST"

FIGURED AND PLAIN

ASH.CHESTNUT, POPLAR, PINE
RED OAK, WH. OAK, WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

p. B. RAYMOND, General .Manager, Knoxrille, Tenn.

What Vcnccr and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

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HARDWOOD RECORD

To Interior Finish Manufacturers

^American Black Walnut is being given prominence in the construction of many notable interiors. The
new Marshall Field building in Chicago, the Union Depot in Kansas City, the home office building of
the Northwestern Mutual Life in Milwaukee, are only a few typical examples of the use of this wood
in quantity. Why not help along the movement by suggesting to architects and owners in your territory
the advisability of using American Black Walnut? It is to your advantage as well as ours. Note the
big stocks, ready to ship, on hand today:

GEO. W. HARTZELL

PIQUA, OHIO

%X' :

4/4" .

1ST & 2NDS

::::::::::::::: 21:000'

18,000'

:::::;:;;;:;;:;«

4/4" Clear-face 6" & up wide, 35,000'
S/4--16/4" Figured Boards and Panels. 15.000'

VENEERS

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY

GOSHEN, INDIANA

WALNUT

42,500'

7-9"

i2"&up;:::

::;: niioo'

. . . . sItoo'
=?8°6oJ'

4/4" Clear
4/4" 10" &
COMMON

Face

up Shorts

. 25,000'
. 11,700'

;::: IoIboo'

8/4" ...

COMMON

4/4" ...

: 27:300

::;: 28:6oo'

NO. 2

%i- She

rt.

Sappy

:::: s.oSo'

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

1ST & 2NDS

22.000' 3

. 18.000- 4

. 30,000' 6

.110.000' 6

. 20,000' 8

. 25,000' 10

. 12.000' 12
. 10.000' 5

NO. 2 COMMON

. 60.000' 6 '4" ..

. 10.000' 8/4" . .

25.000'
98.000'
18.000-
16,000'
22,000'
10,000'
8,000'
30,000'

VENEERS

2.000,000' FIGURED WALNUT VENEERS IN LONG AND BUTT
WOOD READT FOR SHIPMENT. PLAIN WOOD CLTT TO
ORDER.

40,000'
49,000'
73.000'
18.000'

NO. 1 COMMON

38.000-

50,000'

.240,000-

6/4" 30,000-

6/4" 16,000' 6/4" 14.000'

8/4" 8.000'

10/4" 1.800' 10/4" 3.000'

All thicknesses in No. 2 Common KRAETZER
CURED LUMBER in stock ready for shipment.
THREE MILLION FEET of Figured Walnut Butt
Veneers and TWO MILLION FEET of Figured Wal-
nut Long Veneers.

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

SALEM, INDIANA

.■i/S" 1st & 2nds.
,S'4" iPt & 2nd3.
4/4" 1st & 2nds.
.V4" l.st & 2nds.
6/4" 1st & 2nds.

9/4" -If t & 2nds
10/4" 1st & 2nds
12/4" 1st & 2nds
16/4" 1st & 2nds

COMMON WALNUT
. .420.000- 9/4" No.

..110,000' 10/4" No.

. . 89,000' 12 '4" No.

. . 62.000' 16/4" No.

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m. b. H.

CINCINNATI, OHIO

1

.140,000'
.180,000'

1 COMMO

■'is

:.S8!S:

2 COMMC
. 23.000'

. 80.000-

WALNUT
5/4"

. 24,000'

i?^l" :::;::::::;

12/4"

N WALNUT

: : : : : 4:000-

6,000'

NO

1',%:

N WALNUT
5/4-8/4"

3/4;; .....

NO.

60,000-

FRANK PURCELL

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

PRIME

Walnut Logs

FOR EXPORT

Figured Walnut Logs

Figured Walnut Butts

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT CO.

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS

1ST & 2

NDS WALNUT
50.000

:::::::::. ii«

NO. 1 COMMON WALNUT

::::;::::::22o:ooo'

5'4" ::::::

5/4;; :::.:.

if ::;:;;

12/4"

84 000

31.000'

21.000

:::::::::: 12:000

9.000'

HARDWOOD RECORD

Penrod Walnut & Veneer Co.

[Mills, Kansas City and Helena. Ark.

.\.!.Irc-s all iii.|uirics (.■

General Offices
KANSAS CITY, MO.

PEI\ROD-JlRDEM-IVIcCOWEl\
LUMBER COMPANY

Band Mills & Ollices: Brasfleld. Ark.

Ready for innncdiatc sliipnicnt
RED GUM

QUARTERED PLAIN
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s. 3 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.

1 car 5 '4' Is and 2s. 2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.

icar 6 4" Is and 2s. J ^^^ ^'1' !' ^"1 ^
o „„ , , , 3 cars 8/4 Is and 2s.

2 cars 8, 4 Is and 2s. i car 10 4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com. l "rs 4/4;; No. 1 Com.
1 .,, c /A" M^ 1 n^.^ 2 cars 5/4' No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4 No. 1 Com. ^ cars 6/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6/4" No. 1 Com. 3 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com. 2 cars 10 A" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry— Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

Kansas City Plant
Exclusively

WALNUT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Helena. Ark.. Plant
Exclusively

Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

1 LATHES UP
TO 104 "

L

,r?\

Itrequiros some invcstmeivt to insuro a constant
SjU^y5pf,lo^^s for your mill thi'oug^ the purchase of
"^"^ "" 1S$lf^ix)pGllm5 Lo55iiv5 J\ad\ir\evvQ^

But rGn\Gmb©r

3=-=^^:^

%

"Vbup^^l^^aivdyou %
keep <m^^ivft-for the ■:
skiddei's'atvd loaders •;
you dbrvt biiy;. /:

Now this fad is suscepfiHIc of PKOOF an.d we
are ^oin^ to ask you to makg us prove it to you.

CLYDE inoN womcs

of A\dcKirvc>s foiEVEiRY LoAftiry,Op<?rdlioi\
DULUTHUSA-

Po/-/ of t fie Nor/^vjpst"

i

HARDWOOD RECORD

S^

JM A S HVI LLE>-

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD>VOODS

>Q<

THE following is a list of stocks ofifered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORD LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2S PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2S PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2S PI. Wh. Oak.

35,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 is and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. i Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11 " and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER. JACOBS & COMPANY

3,100 ft.

and u
9,500 ft.

to 23

15,000 ft.
12,000 ft.
14,000 ft.
16,000 ft.
40,000 ft.
16,000 ft.
60,000 ft.

Oak.

20,000 ft.

Oak.

2,400 ft.

Oak.

l" IS and 2s Poplar, 24"

P-

l" IS and 2s Poplar, 18

1" IS & 2s Poplar, regular,
l" Sap Poplar,
l" No. 1 Common Poplar.
5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
8/4 IS and 2s Poplar.
1" IS and 2s Qtd. White

1" IS and 2s Plain White

1" IS and 2s Qtd. White
14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

.1 cars 4/4 Is and 23 Plain White Oak.
20 cars 4/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
40 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red

Oak.
8 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White

Oak.
10 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red

Oak.
5 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White

Oak.
1 car 4/4 Clear Plain

Strips. 2%-5H-lnch.
-> cars 4/4 Common Pla

Strips. 2\4-6',4

. and W. O.
K. and W. O.

4/4 Is and 2s Quartered White
Oak.

cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Quartered
White Oak.

10-lnch and

Plain Red Oak.
car 6/4 10-lnch and

Plain Red Oak.
cars 8/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak

and 2s
and 2s

Plain Red Oak.
6 4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
6/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000
20.000
18.000
50.000
25.000
30,000
40.000
12,000
16,000
30,000

ft. 4/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 4/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 4/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 8/4
ft. 6/8
ft. 4/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 6/4
ft. 6/4

Is and 23 Plain White Oak
Is and 23 Plain Red Oak
No. 1 Plain Red Oak
Is and 2s Chestnut
Is and 2s Chestnut
No. 1 Common Chestnut
No. 1 Common Chestnut
No. 1 Common Chestnut
Is and 23 Poplar. 7" and up
la and 23 Poplar, 7" and up
Is and 23 Poplar, 7" and up
Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

Sap Poplar, 5" and up
Sap Poplar, 6" and up

No. 1 Common Poplar, 6"

30,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Common Popla

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK FLOOBING

60,000' Yz'xlYz" Clear Plain White
150,000' H"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X 2^" Clear Plain

White
40,000' H"xiy2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' H"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" x2}i" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' ■^"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' ^"x2]4" Clear Qtd. Red
20,000' 13-16" X2J4" Sap Clear

Otd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car S/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 4/4 IS and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK

100 M

150 M'

50 M'

100 M'

4/4 IS and 2s Plain White Oak
4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
50 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Otd. White Oak
20 M' 12/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White Oak
5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HARDWOOD RECORD

1 1 THE

di^ LJ 1 n 1

PROMINENT SOVTHERN MANVrACTVRERS 1

Band

Sawn Hardwoods

\\

•: rUoDlCK OL-K OWN MLKKS

Our SpecUlt

es: Cottonwood, Red and Sap Gum, Oak —

plain and q
Panels.

jartered, red and white. Three Ply Red Gum

A Ftw lUm, W, Want to Mov:

0 C.r.

4/4"xIS" to 17" Coiionwood Box Board..

5 Cnr»

4 H-x 9- lo 12- Coiionwood Box Board..

S Car.

e 4-x 0- ft wider 1.1 ft 2nd. Cottonwood.

3.'8-x a- ft wider l.t ft 2nd. Plain White Oak.

3 C.r.

2 C.r.

12 4- Loi Run Soft MuplF.
3/8-x 0- ft wider l»l ft 2nd. Red Gum.

2 era

3 Car.

B8-X 8- ft wider l.t ft 2nd. Red Gum.

1 C.r

6/4-x 6- ft wider 1st ft 2nd9 Red Gum.

6/8-x 4- ft wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.

6 Car.

4/4-x 4- ft wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.

3 Car.

S/4-X 6- ft wider lat & 2nd9 Sap Gum.

3 Cars

4/4-xlS- & wider No, 1 Com. Sap Gum.

6 Car.

2 Cnrs

r,'8- 1st & 2ncls Plain Rod 0.ik

7 Cars

4 4- l.t ft 2nds Pl.iln Rod O.ik

WKITK US von PRICES

ANDERSON-TULLY COMPANY. Memphis. Tenn. |;

BO.\ SlIOOKS AND VENEEKS ||

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFtKS FOR SALH
Two car. 8 4 common and better Baxwood
One car 4/4 lit and 2nd Basswood
Thre« cart 4/4 No. 2 common Baxwood
Two cart 4 '4 No. 3 common Batiwood
Two cart 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cart 8/4 common and better Chettnut
Three can 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cart 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cart 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

Mill.: Pensacola, N. C. Capacity, 90,000 ft. per da;

When

r SAP GUM

S;?. V4'»8aJ

PLAIN & QTD. OAK Try Us for

CYPRESS OR Good Grades

COTTONWOOD

The Johnson-Tustin Lumber Company

5flG RANDOLPH HHI-DING. MKMriliS. TENN.

Wblte Oak
7511' 4/4- No. 1 <'am. ((usr-

trrrd While Ouk
12M' 4 4' No. i Com. (Juor-

lered White Ouk
40M' 8 4 U ft 2s quartered

While Ouk
MM' 4/4 1. *
Oak
lOOM' 4/4 No. 1

Fiain Ked
rialn

^.^.M• 4 4 No,
Itrd Ouk
lOO.M' 4 '4 No,

25.M' 4 4 No. 2 CommOD V

While Oak
2S.M' 4/4 I. * 2t Sap Gun
&0.M; 4 4 No. 1 Commoa

BOM- 4/4 No. t rominoB

Ready tor Ir

Carnahan-Allport Lumber Company

SUCCESSORS:

VARNER LAND & LUMBER COMPANY

Ceridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . - - KENTUCKY

MANUPACTURER.S OF

<^>Odk Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
standard widths

TWO «iM :t;iA.i, riKS

FINELY FICCRED Ql MiTHil I) l;l li I.IM FOR MAHOOANT

<IH( \^>l \s I ISIMI ,\NI>
FINELY FIGURED E\ LN ( Ol.Oli »il .\KTiiU-SAWN WHITE O.

G. H. EVANS LUMBER COMPANY, Chattanooga, Tennatiee

AT

SECURE BETTER PRICES

LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS.

RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH.

HARDWOOD
ASK US ABOUT IT.

1

HARDWOOD RECORD

UNIFORM OAK

UNIFORM WHITE COLOR

UNIFORM SOFT TEXTURE

Cut from our own tract of timber of 100,000 acres, by
our own mills under our own personal supervision. We
cut 200,000 feet of lumber every day.

SEND US YOUK IXQfiniK.'i

The Mowbray & Robinson Company

CINCINNATI, O.

MILLS:

Quicksand, Ky.
Mper, K.v.
West Irvine, Ky.

Hardwood Record's

strongest circulation is in the region ^here
things are made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sables
medivim for ha.rdwood Ivimber.

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH YARDS AND MILLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

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LOWER PENINSULA HARD MAPLE

When You Think This, Think Bay City

300M

4/4

1st

& 2nds Hard Maple

700M

4/4

No.

1 Common

Hard Maple

55M

6/4

No.

1 Common

Hard Maple

500M

4/4

No.

3 Common

Hard Maple

500M

4/4

No.

2 Com. &

Better Hard Maple

125M

5/4

No.

2 Common

& Better Beech

lOOM

4/4

ists & 2nds Basswood

lOOM

4/4

No.

1 Common

Basswood

75M

4/4

No.

2 Common

Basswood

Richardson Lumber Company

150M

lliO.M
5011

1st & 2na Maple

1ft & 2nd .Maple

No. 3 Common Maple

No. 3 Common Maple

No. 3 Common Maple

1st & 2nda Ulrch

.Vo. 3 <-ommon Birch

.\-o. 3 Common Birch

iFt & ■2n,\s B:if.swc)od

l.sts & 2'uls Basswood. 12" and wider

No. 2 Common & Better Beech

No. 2 Common & Better Beech

No. 2 Common & Better Beech

No. 3 Common Beech

No. 3 CommoTi Elm

No. 3 Common & Better White Pine

The Kneeland-Bigelow Company

HARD MAPLE

B'4 Is ft 2s. 8" and

5/4 Bird's Eye

4/4 Bird's Eye

.124,300 ft.
. 34.700 ft.
. 9.000 ft.
.203.800 ft.
. 26.000 ft.
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NORTHERN HARDWOODS

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Table of Contents fjf

COVER PICTURE— Road to Mt. Mitchell and Old Fort, Yancey

County, North Carolina.
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Conditions

The Cover Picture

Opportunities and Responsibilities

Unfair and Unpatriotic

Don't Miss This Opportunity

Railroads Appeal for Re-OpenIng of Rate Case

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

World's Markets for American Lumber 20-

Blrch Coming to Its Own

Wood ScrevK Basis of Salesmanship

North American Walnut Woods 25-

The Glue Side of Veneering 29-

Aspen of Poplar for Paper

The

Ohio as a Woodlot State 32-

Troubles of the White Pine

The Oldest Recorded Use of Wood

Investigating Export Lumber

Smooth Saw Work

THE MAIL BAG 36-

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 37-

WITH THE TRADE ...38-

PERTINENT INFORMATION 39-

HARDWOOD NEWS 44-

HARDWOOO MARKET 53-

CLASSiFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-

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ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

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Published in (he Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging, Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the lOlh and 25lh of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugl,, President
Edwin W. Meeker, Managmg Edil
Hu Maxwell, Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street, CHiCAGO
Telephones: Harrison 8Ce6.8C8;-8l;68

Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914

No. 11

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Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

THE STRKNGTH OF THE ALLIED FLFETS ami the strong
financial condition with Great Britain have made possible a slight
reopening of export business from southern ports within the last ten
days. Three concerns have exported orders of considerable size on
new business within this period, and a quantity of stock has been
shipped on old orders. While none of this new business has been
transacted with private parties but with the government for use in
necessary construction work, it is a good omen, and will probably
lead to a still further broadening out of demand, at least approach-
ing more normal conditions.

Of course sales in the English market total but a small per cent
of all sales abroad, still they are of very considerable consequence
and with the opportunities presented of shipments of magnitude,
quite a little relief will be felt.

It is not urged that it will be good policy to resume general ship-
ments even if possible, but under favorable circumstances this busi-
ness is desirable and will help relieve the situation very materially.

The general financial situation of the country seems to be some-
what eased, and there is a reasonable prospect that following the
drastic course adopted by Secretary McAdoo, the banks will be com-
pelled to show a more patriotic and lenient policy regarding legiti-
mate credits and interest rates. There is absolutely no reason why
the financial situation of the country should not be about normal
and, if money were obtainable under normal conditions, there would
without question be a very strong uplift in the general construction
work, and the consequent renewal of demand for lumber products.
This action would be reflected favorably upon hardwoods as well as
the general run of building lumber, as an improvement in one Mne
is necessarily favorably felt by others.

A very noticeable change in the last couple of weeks is the gradual
but easily perceptible adjustment of conditions in this country to pre-
vailing circumstances. The consummation of that change is all that '
is necessary to create general prosperity when once the banks have
demonstrated that they can operate with as much regard for the wel-
fare of the country as for their own selfish purposes. The course of
readjustment is necessarily slow, but its completion is nevertheless an
assured fact, and can be contemplated with the full belief in the
benefits which will accrue.

While reports from certain hardwood sections have been slightly
more favorable within the last week, it is hardly probable that this
indicates anything of a real definite or stable nature. It is very
likely probable that these reports are due to co-incident circum-
stances, that is, it probably merely happens that buyers in different
lines have co-incidentally placed orders for varying amounts of lum-

ber at about the same time. The result would naturally be that
sellers would look upon this occurrence as indicative of opening up
of general demand, while it might be merely a co-incidence and the
orders grouped rather than strung out as heretofore.

It may not be truthfully said that anything further than a hand-
to-mouth buying policy is evident in any section, although the situa-
tion in the West is stronger, and more confidence is seen than in the
eastern markets, which are closer to the fickle financial centers. This of
course is true during any period of depression and is necessarily so
at this time.

The buying is about evenly distributed between the yard and fac-
tory trade, but both are continuing to place their orders only as
necessity demands and are still doing considerable shopping. How-
ever, this has not resulted in any further break in prices.

The trade in general is to be congratulated upon its wise and un-
selfish policy of holding lumber rather than sacrificing it as a gen-
eral thing at ridiculous figures. This does not mean, of course, that
there is no lumber sold without profit as there are very considerable
quantities sold every day at prices which, if continued, would pre-
cipitate the concerns so disposing of their' stock into bankruptcy.
However, such circumstances are not general and are probably the
result of particularly drastic conditions which face the individuals in
question, which must be met in this way.

Eailroads have not yet gotten fully back into the buying market,
and in fact are not doing very much more in this line than they have
been for several months past. Their lecent appeal to the president
to re-open the five per cent increase case is probably but an excuse tor
their continuing to remain out of the market, although this policy
might indicate that they actually feel the pinch of necessity and are
making this latter move as a last resort in order to provide really
necessary funds.

Building operations are still held up to a very considerable extent
by the inability to secure sufficient credit from the banks or suflScient
cash at reasonable rates of interest, but there is nevertheless a very
satisfactory volume of business now going on and being planned.

In the meantime mill trade is curtailing its output very generally,
and there seems an entire likelihood that mills will go through the
winter with badly broken stocks, which will unquestionably result
in strong prices before the winter is very far advanced.

It does not seem that sufficient importance has been attached to
the remarkable grain crops and the probable stiff prices to be realized,
as far as the effect of this condition on the country's general pros-
perity is concerned. The remote position of the farmers makes it seem
to the average individual, that even though they are well supplied with
money their prosperity can not result very favofably upon the coun-
try at large. This, however, is an erroneous idea as the effect of

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the Brnerj.l nlOuoDt conJition in the farmiiiK rt'cidiiK will U- Irr
mvtiilouN mill will i;u n long wn.r townnl ro cwluliliHliinK koiiitiiI |>ruH
jK-rity.

Tliorp now nrrtiin «o Iw ovrry ifiinoii to liojip fur tliin romliliuii lo
niatrrinliu>. The nituution in tli<< rottoii iiUtcK in tint Boiitli run
tinuni to bo MTiouc, but it in nndorxtuod tliiit tliiTo \m» iH-fii nonic
little inovpiiiont of rottun iiliroiul, imrtiriiliirly to tlii> KncliHli innrkt't.
Thin niovcniont of rourn' woiil.l not Ik- iinywhcrc nciir norniiil, iiii'l
nt U-nt it in not prolmMf tlwit llii> cotton Htiitcti will niwt »Tit!i n
ttit-at Hinount of iiro.>|nTity this year. IliiwoviT, the Hitunfioii will
vory likcljr turn out to U- not no Bcriiius no tin- i>roH|>4>tt.s :it first

The Cover Picture

T. MITt'HKI.I- IS Tin: lllCIIKST I'(»1NT
Statt-s onst of tin- Mi^^i^^il.|.i

MT. MITt'HKI.I- IS Tin: lllCIIKST 1'(»1NT in tlu- I'niU-.l
Stati-s onst of tin- Mi^^i^^ill|>i rivrr. U liiid lonK lioi'n known
to wliool rliildrfn who 8tUiliod jicodrHidiy und to n few wiiyfiirorH
who Iiii5!«fd through tin- piirt of North C'nrolinii wliory that moun-
tain forms n conspicuous landninrk for all the country round, l)ut
until n few ypam ago thoro wnn little KcnornI iiitx-rest in tho nioun
tain mill its surroundings.

Circumstance* are now producing a change, and the Mt. Mitchell
region is Uvoming more widely known. The chief cause of this
change is the purchase and organization of a national forest there
by the United States government, under the administration of the
Forest Service. This has called public attention to that part of the
southern Appalachian ranges. It has done more than that. Access
to the scenic jtortions of the mountains has been made easier by
the trails and roads which the government has built for the purpose
of carrying supplies to the rangers who have charge of the forests.
All such paths and roads are open to the public, and many people
now go there who before would not think of doing it.

The picture carried on the front cover of this issue of Hardwood
Rkcokd does not show the mountain itself, but one of the roads
leading to it. The appearance of the bit of highway shown in the
picture does not indicate that it is one of those built recently by
tho Forest Service, but rather one of those old, rough, dreamy
country highways which were built too long ago for any living man
to remember, and over which generations after generations of moun-
taineers have come and gone in the transaction of their local affairs.
Boads like this may be lonesome, but they are interesting, where
they wind up grade and down, and mile after mile through forests
with scarcely a tree missing. It is a har<lwood belt, and, by the way,
it is part of the largest hardwood tielt in the United States, and
in size it is surpassed by only one known belt in the universe — the
belt of Jupiter.

The picture is a summer scene, at the full of the leaf. The tree
crowns are luxuriant That was probably in July. At the present
>-oason, late in September, the autumn colors have come, and the
Mt. Mitchell forests are decked in surpassing glory. The green has
-one, and red, scarlet, and crimson predominate, but there are tints
and shades of every tone known to the artists, and hundreds of
others which even Turner never caught because he never saw them —
he wa-s never among the mountains of North Carolina.

Opportunities and Responsibilities

OM; \1;KV I.MI'OHTAN'I' point in coniMicriial economy should
\ye borne constantly in mind by all persons who are planning
to increase their exi)orts to foreign countries, namely, that goods are
paid for with goods, and not with money. That is the law in its
broad application. There are minor exceptions and exclusions. If
we sell products in a foreign country we must buy from that country
products of nearly tho same value, or the trade cannot long continue.
Beduced to its simplest terms, foreign commerce is a swap. If we,
as a country, sell more than we buy, the balance of trade is said to
be in our favor, and the foreign country pays the difference in
money; if we sell less than we buy, we pay the difference in money;
but if our sales to and our purchafes from that country are of equal
value, it is an even exchange, and no money is needed in the trans-
action.

II is well to iH-nr this in mind while nceking to And mnrkotjt for
(Uir surplus pruilurtH in countries from which tlio I'nitoil Sl-itcn buys
little. No large liusinu»H ran be built up and long muintjiini'd with
such n country. It raunut afford to pay cash in large ainuuntii year
lifter year to balance accounts. Knglmid's wealth wan nnnle priu
I'ipally by puichasing raw materini from other ruunlrii>s nn<l selling
them the llnislird product nfter mnnufiKture. It was the proflt on
manufiicturing which made Knglaml rich. Halnnce* of trade, too,
have generally l>e<'n in it« favor, and thia has asiiured n constantly
inflowing stream of money which in course of time nrcumiilntej in
largo sums.

Just now United States manufacturers arc sraiiniDg th.> whole
world for markets, to make up losses caused by the Kuropenn war.
It is proper to do this; but the campaign for markets muH include
buying as well as selling. Dtlier jieoples cannot trade with us on
an adequate scale unless wo buy what they have to sell — that is,
exchange products with them, swap what we have to spare for what
they have to spare.

Take a concrete ease. Soilth America is a favorite field now for
trade hunters. Some persons, who do not understand the underlying
natural laws of trade, suppose that since Germany is now so un-
fortunately situated that it must temporarily give up its South
American business, all we have to do is to furnish the articles
!ind step in and take Germany's trade in the continent to the south
of us. We will have a great deal more to do than simply step in
before we take Germany's trade in South America, We must not
only sell what Germany s-old there, but we must buy what (lerniany
bought there. Are we prepared to do that! If not, it is idle to
count on any great expansion of trade in that direction by cap-
turing what Germany had. In 1912 Germany sold in South America
goods worth $166,820,000. Its jiurchafcs were approximately the
same. Can we increase our jmrchases there by that amount f If
not, we cannot get that trade.

Doubtless great opportunities to extend foreign trade are now-
open to the people of the United States; but let no person be
deceived into believing that opportunities and responsibilities do not
go hand in hand, or that we can sell our products without buying
something of api>roximately eiiual value in return. If we sell lum-
ber in Greece, we must buy Greek currants; if we sell furniture in
.\rgentina, we must purchase hides in that country; if we fell tea
boxes in China, we must take our pay in tea; if we sell garden tools
at Tampico, Mexico, we must be prepared to buy the early tomatoes
grown there. Thus it is everywhere. Foreign trade, considered as
a whole, is a swap. We could sell a thousand barrels of gum drops
a year to the Eskimos but for the fact that they have nothing to
sell to us in return, and cannot jiay for our product. If they could
increase their catch of walrus teeth, the trade could be consummated.
Thus it is the world over.

Unfair and Unpatriotic

INASMUCH AS I'ATHIOTIS.M CONSISTS I'lU.MARILY in doing
unselfishly that which is to tlie bi-t interests of the country at
large, the attitude of the bankers practically throughout the coun-
try is to be severely censured. The opinion is pretty freely expressed
and has been for some time, that the banks instead of doing their
utmost during the present trying times to assist legitimate industry
and business, have been withholding credit and where money is loaned
have been charging such rates of interest that new developments
have been seriously restricted.

It can be readily appreciated that in the adjustment of conditions
in this country to meet new requirements and developments calling
for the production of new materials, new articles of commerce, there
will be an excessive interest created in founding new industries which
will result in the awakening of activity in a variety of lines Intended
to meet the demand which heretofore has been filled by manufacturers
in foreign countries. Of course the essential thing in a development
of this character will be ample credit and ready resources to meet
obligations incidental to the opening of any new enterprise.

That the bankers have been in a position to be of great assistance
goes without saying. There has been plenty of money available

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through uormal channels, and the position of the government at the
beginning of the hostilities announced its intention of standing behind
the banks to a good degree, '^'herefore there was absolutely no legiti-
mate reason for the withholding of legitimate credits or for the charg-
ing of excessive interest. It has appeared for some time that this
policy of the banks has been inspired more by a desire to hold money
for speculation in the future when they consider it will be even
more needed than at present, rather than to relieve the situation by
getting behind the wheel and pushing with the rest.

Aside from the indirect effect which necessarily results from the
disruption of the regular channels of commerce, there is no reason for
the present tightness of money, which is so clearly shown in the very
meager collections in all quarters.

Secretary McAdoo has fully appreciated the significance of the
bankers' attitude and has adopted stringent measures to overcome
this policy as much as possible. A few days ago he telegraphed the
ten national banks in the four reserve cities in the South that their
request for additional crop moving funds from the government would
not be granted at this time, and made it clear that his action was
taken in consequence of reports of excessive interest rates and re-
striction of credits. Mr. McAdoo emphatically criticizes the with-
holding of money which is revealed in the reports of the comptroller
of the currency, and states definitely and emphatically that the policy
is contrary to public interests, is indefensible from any point of view,
and is not inspired by any necessity or any occasion whatever. As
a remedy he states he will begin issuing a daily list of banks which are
hoarding money by maintaining excessive reserves, in order that the
country may know how they are performing their public duties.
What this means is too plain to require explanation.

The secretary urges that such action on the part of the bankers not
only hurts legitimate business, but tends to impair confidence and to
injure business generally. He urges that if all the banks of the
country will do their duty under the present conditions in extending
legitimate credits, at reasonable rates of interest, the most serious
of our difficulties will most promptly (liKai)pear.

This last statement is of more significance as it clearly shows the
condition as expressed in the opinion of a man who is in imminent
position to know what he is talking about.

Hardwood Record has urged for some time that this condition
was responsible for a considerable percentage of the business trouble
in the country today, and that if the conditions could be remedied,
business would resume a much more normal tone. It is extremely
gratifying to have this opinion substantiated liy Secretary McAdoo,
and it would be even more gratifying to note the good effects of his
stringent action. That he intends to follow the oflicial announcement
up closely and drastically is absolutely assured. There is also a
reasonable assurance that if he does so the good effects will be felt
very shortly on the business situation throughout the country.

Don't Miss This Opportunity

THE USUAL PBEFIX to any boast or self-commendation is "I
(Ion 't want to blow my own horn, but . ' ' Hardwood Record

will not indulge in this prefix, but will state frankly and directly that
it believes it has really accomplished something in compiling the
series of articles which began in the issue of August 25, last, entitled
"World Markets for American Lumber."

Hardwood Record is perfectly willing to blow its own horn on this
occasion, as it feels that ■ the reception of this series of articles
amply warrants calling the attention of those of our readers who
■have not followed the stories and who are in a position to benefit,
to the information to be presented.

The best indication of a favorable reception of the series comes from
conversation with a Forest Service ofiieial who has to do with the
ii-suance of the government literature referred to in the first of
the series. According to this man the consequence of that story
was that the government's stock of these pamphlets was very nearly
exhausted within two weeks after the publication of the issue of
August 25.

Hardwood Record wants to urge that any concern or individual
who is in a position to profit by information regarding the export
iiossibilities in new fields, take advantage of the information con-

tained in the tabulated list of government literature, and secure the
necessary pamphlets and bulletins before the supply is entirely
exhausted.

In planning this series of articles it seemed doubtful whether or
not sufficient information would be available to make it a logical prop-
osition. However, it was not long after the work was actually started
before it developed that a tremendous amount of information was
at hand, and in fact it was entirely possible to develop a series of
articles that would give practically first-hand information, which
would be fully as effective as could be the report of any individual
making a personal investigation of the various foreign fields right
on the ground.

The articles which have followed the introductory story, of which
the third appears in this issue, have been fully as instructive and
contain just as much valuable information. Of course, in compiling
this series. Hardwood Record has done all it can to facilitate manu-
facturers of lumber and wood products in developing new export
lines. It feels, however, that the opportunity is too great to over-
look, and hence urges that anyone who is in a position to consider
such new business and who has not followed the articles, give them his
close attention in the future.

Hardwood Record will be very glad to send issues of August 25
and September 10 to any readers who did not analyze the articles
appearing in those numbers, and have not saved those particular
papers. The preservation of the stories through the entire series
will give to any reader a remarkable collection of highly authentic
information that would serve as a valuable trade adjunct under any
circumstances, but would be particularly effective under present condi-
tions.

If you are in a position to profit to any extent whatever from
the opportunities offered in foreign countries not yet developed, don 't
overlook the i)]jportuiiity iprcsented liy these stories.

Railroads Appeal for Re-Opening of Rate Case

RAILROADS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN CLASSIFICA-
TION TERRITORY recently petitioned the Interstate Commerce
Commis.sion for the re-opening of the famous five per cent increase
case, and have asked that the railroads be permitted to make effective
the increases which the commission denied them in the decision which
was handed down some time ago.

President Wilson by replying favorably to an appeal from the
eastern roads asking for a new hearing, really opened the way for
this latest move. The favorable reply of the President and of the
commissioners is probably because of their realization that dras-
tic changes in the commercial fabric of the country, resulting from
the European troubles, necessitate readjustment of calculations upon
which the recent decision was based.

Regardless of the justice or injustice of the last decision, it really
seems that conditions have changed sufficiently to make further in-
vestigation the only fair course to pursue. Railroads maintain that
the decision was not fair, and it may be that it was not. Never-
.theless the railroads should be treated with the same justice that
other lines of industry enjoy for the most part, and should be given
an opportunity to prove whether or not there is a necessity for re-
consideration of the decision owing to the present upheaval in busi-
ness conditions.

It is not announced as yet definitely whether or not the commis-
sion will actually grant a reheai'ing. It is simply intimated that
this seems probable on account of the appeal having actually been
made, as it hardly seems likely that this would have occurred had
the railroads not been given an intimation that their appeal would
be favorably considered.

A rumor was circulated the day this issue of Hardwood Record
went to press to the effect that political exigencies had resulted in the
recall of Franklin H. Smith and H. E. Simmons, who are just start-
ing, after special appointment, to investigate lumber markets in
Oriental and South American countries, respectively. The Department
of Commerce assures Hardwood Record that this is absolutely not
true and that there is now even greater need for the investigations
than before.

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and n |).i|"; . ii to tlinl of rouniiylruuln iinil Nrw York. TIiIk nrtlcio doiiU witii tin- oiiiiortiiiiltloii nnd

dniwbiick.t nlij.li vUll 1. mrt by cxporliTK of IuuiIkt mid woorl ■■niiimodlllcH to thoBe coiiutrlcn, and lucludcH Htii

tutl™ whl'!!i luny uld tin- proiipectlvo i-xporter In ptaniilni; Ills builncn* cnuipiilisn.

South Amkuica's West Coast railroads have boon built, but many more ore nooiled. TliiH is imr

llic long, narrow strip of country on tlio I'lieific const of South ticularly true in tlio countries north of Chile. Thoy lie partly cast

iMcricn is not nt this time of groflt importance in the foreign lumber and partly west of the mountains, while Chile lies wholly west. They

iJe of the I'nitod States, yet it buys considerable quantities of cer- are trying to connect their dry coast districts with the rainy and

I in kinds of forest products. It is one of the fields whose pos- fertile provinces which lie cast of the ranges. There can lie no groat

- I'llities are nttractive, nnd there is promise of development. Its development until that is accomplished.

. -uliar physical features nnd its geographical situation place it in a This is the general situation which the exporter of lumber must

.■■s by itself, and call for special consideration. " consider when he enters th.it market. Some of the conditions arc

lyumber shipped to the west const of South America from the United unfavorable and discouraging; but others are full of promise, and

.-^•.;ite8 will follow two general routes, depending upon the region from on the whole it is a market well worth striving for. There is demand

which it is shipped. Supplies originating in California, Oregon and for forest products now, nnd the pofsibilitios for the future are great.

Washington will go south on the Pacific ocean from the point of This can be brought out in detail by a separate inquiry into the prcg-

origin to destination. The problem of transportation is as simple ent and prospective demand in each of the five west coast countries,

as it could be, and, considering the distance which the cargoes must Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. One of these, Bolivia,

go, the freight rates are very low. Moat of the lumber which that has no coast line.

part of South America now receives from the United States is from COLOMBIA

the P.ncific coa.st. The kinds and quantities will be shown in another The most northly of the west coast states of South America is

part of this article. The cargoes are carried distances ranging from Colombia. It has a coast on the Caribbean Sea, as well as on the

I-OO to 9000 miles. There is no occasion to reship cargoes at any Pacific, and imports from the eastern portion of the United States

uo between the point of origin on the northern coast to destination can enter the country without passing through the Panama Canal.

. the southern. ^1,^ country's area is 438.43C square miles, or nearly ten times

The timber which goes to South America from the Pacific coast that of Pennsylvania, nnd its population 5,031,8.'50, which is con-

of the United States is softwood. Little hardwood or none will ever siderably less than Pennsylvania's. Necessarily, there is much unoc-

go from the region. Our Pacific coast is an importer and not an cupied land in the country and ample room for development. The

exporter of hardwoods. But the west coast of the continent south ports are numerous on both coasts, but railroads are few for a coun-

of us needs, and will continue to need, hardwoods which the United try so large; and heavy freight, like lumber, is moved to the interior

States is in a position to furnish, either as logs or lumber, or in the with diflSculty. There are cable stations and wireless stations by which

manufactured form, as furniture, finish, vehicles, and agricultural business may be tran.sacted with foreign countries, but the rates are

implements. The hardwoods will originate in the eastern half of the high. Maifis frequent between the seaports and the United States.

United States, and most of the shipments to the west coast of South Commercial travelers going to Colombia on business are taxed ten

America will pass through the Panama Canal. The dist.-ince will be a doUars a month, but permanent agencies p.-jy only half that rate,

little shorter than for shipments from the states of Oregon and Wash- Domestic telegraph rates are high.

ington, but the difference in time wUI be offset by the tolls through The annual imports into Colombia from the United States amounted

the canal, and also by the rail shipments required to place the hard- to .$5,560,68.5 in 1913, and exports $1,728,540. The country buys more

woods at the Gulf shipping ports. Cargoes of hardwoods for southern than it sells, in its trade with the United States. More than 2,000,-

Chile might P.-ISS through the Straits of Magellan, though it is not 000 feet annually of lumber arc now sold to Colombia by firms in the

probable that many will take that route. United States, the items being as follows:

The West Coast Yellow pine 1.814.000 foot

The lumberman who is about to investigate tlie South American HouBl"-' "f 132,000 feet

west coast as a field for exports should not fail to acquaint himself ^.p",',, T'\\'//^'/^]'.y/^y//^'///////^'///.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. niooo ImI

with the peculiar character of the countries and its probable effect on Oak 4.ono feet

demand. The region is a narrow ribbon 50OO miles long, and from a Sitka spruce 2,000 feet

few miles to 400 or 500 in width. It lies between the Andes Moun- ^^" """^ """'"" ^O'""" ''«•»

tains and the sea; but in several places commerce is beginning to cross ^J■^^^^ '>00''000 feet

the ranges to the country eastward on the headwaters of rivers which n^, ■ . , ., „ . ^ \ ^ ■, x. ^ -^ I' ,'.\

flow to the Atlantic Oc7an. J''' ;"«'" "^ ''" f";"" /'"" " "°^ '\^'"^' ^"' "* ^"^^'^''^ ""«

<3 f 41 t 1 . . . , . shipped chiefly from the Gulf ports. Douglas fir and Sitka spruce arc

borne of that long, narrow region is rainless and is absolutely a , r» j i.- ■ ■ -^ n-i ■ u. ■ i .„..■, v

,„ „ . - ., ^ \, . , „ , ,„„ . , ■ from Oregon and Washington. The prices obtained for this lumber

desert; in other parts the rainfaU exceeds 100 nches rear V. In parts , ,. , . ., • . i, j . .• . • tt j

„* „ n. r^u-i •,. • •:> .,_ o-.,^ , , " deUvered at the point of destination are not given. Hardwoods make

of southern Chile it is said there are 360 cloudy days a year; in . • \. i. • i. . ^ , . • ,

„„ . • , T, iu 1 11 -1 , „„- " ^ " !* poor showing, the reason being that Colombia does not use much,

portions of Peru the cloudless days number 365. On the southern wu ■ i • . . « • .

, f .. 4 .. 1- . ... ., . , and the home supply is at present sufficient.

part of the coast the climate is one of the worst in the world, the t j.-^- x Vu /■ ■ i i xu , • x /• ., tt ■. ^

„..o,„„ . » 1 ■ i-xx. ,_ X. ■ , , ") "c In addition to the foregoing lumber, the shipments from the United

average temperature being little above freezing and the ar exces- o. . ■. r^ , v • , j !l .^ ,. •

„ ,.„!.. j„ TT . XI. X X. . X , , States into Colombia include the following:

sively damp. Under the equator the heat and drraess are supreme. i-ound logs feet n Oft.-.

The mountains, which run parallel with the coast, are among the sawcd lonsleaf plnV. 'te<^.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. no^ooo

highest in the world, and many of the summits are crowned with R.illway lies 24,780

perpetual snow. No rivers of large size empty into the Pacific Ocean shlnglus 02,000

from South America, because the distance from the summit of the Barrcf'shooks KC

mountains to the sea is too short for large rivers to form. Many Empty harrois ........... ....V. '. ................ '. ....... ....f 210

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Doors, sash and blinds 1,150

Furniture ,. 42,995

Trimmings and molding 163

Incubators 162

Woodenware 396

All other manufactures 11,220

The foregoing list indicates openings for more trade. The sale of
every item should be increased, some to the extent of many fold, and
the natural place for the Colombians to purchase these commodities
is in the United States.

Colombia has extensive forests, but they have been little developed,
and for the most part the timber is in the remote interior, east of
the Andes Jlountains, and back from the Caribbean coast, almost vphoUy
out of reach of commerce at this time. This makes it necessary for
the country to import much of what it now needs, and this necessity
will continue a long time.

No adequate survey of Colombia's forest resources has ever been
made. The World's Fair in Chicago in 189.') exhibited a collection
of numerous samples, but they were accompanied by no statistical in-
formation showing quantity or quality. Only three or four of the
woods can be said to be known in commerce, but locally and in small
quantities many are in use. Mahogany is the best known, but it is not
cut in large amounts, and probably does not exist in large quantity.
It will not compete with lumber shipped from the United States,
though it may interfere in the future, but not much at present, with
furniture and interior finish. Lignumvitae abounds, but it does not
come in competition with any of our woods. The same may be said
of brazilwood, which is plentiful in Colombia. Softwoods ai^ few
and of minor importance, as far as reports show. The softwoods from
the United States have a clear field in that market. Sales are limited
by demand only. Rough work, such as corduroy roads and short, tem-
porary bridges, is supplied by the stems of gigantic ferns in some
parts of Colombia east of the Andes. This material is poor stuff
compared with yellow pine and Douglas fir and is no rival if sub-
stantial structures are wanted.

In Colombia, as in most damp tropical countries, ants and other
insects are dangerous enemies of wood, and exporters to such countries
will do well to pest themselves concerning the particular region to
which they propose to ship, and see whether their wood will be ac-
ceptable for the purpose intended.

Ecu.U)OR

This is one of the smaller countries of South America and is named
in consideration of the fact that the equator passes across it. It is
two and a half times the size of Pennsylvania, but contains only
about twice the population of Pittsburgh. It rates low in commer-
cial development. There are several ports on the Pacific where
cargoes are landed, but some are decidedly poor. The country lies on
both sides of the Andes, and the head streams of the Amazon River
in Ecuador are nearly all navigable, but that fact has no bearing on
the imports of timber, which must be landed on the Pacific side. Rail-
roads are few, and the wide distribution of heavy merchandise is
diflfieult. The country is said to contain more volcanoes than any
other in the world. Money is based on the gold standard. The
imports from the United States in 1913 were worth $2,314,480. The
imports of lumber and other forest products that year are given in
the following table:

Douglas fir 2S7.000 feet

Yellow pine 159.000 feet

Redwood 4.ono feet

White pine 1,000 feet

Total 451,000 feet

It is evident that Ecuador 's imports of lumber are chiefly for struc-
tural purposes. The yellow pine is all longleaf from the southern
states. The small quantity of redwood came from California.
Additional imports of forest products follow:

Railroad ties $ 198

Doors, sash and blinds 123

Furniture 14,690

Incubators 158

House finish 197

All other 5,014

The forest resources of Ecuador west of the Andes are nil; those
east of the ranges are an unknown quantity. The forests are a con-
tinuation of the timbered regions of Brazil, and many kinds of trees,

some of good size, occupy the region. Detailed information is lack-
ing. The inhabitants of the eastern portion of the republic supply
their needs from the native woods; but up to this time it is doubtful
if lumber from the United States has ever come in rivalry with that
grown in Ecuador, at least in the region cast of the mountains. Years
must pass before the interior forests of Ecuador are on the market,
even in that country. At present, with the poor railroad facilities,
it is cheaper to ship lumber 6000 miles, from Washington to the
Ecuador coast, than to carry it across the mountains from the interior.
It would seem, therefore, that for the present lumbermen of the
United States have an open field in western Ecuador for such markets
as exist, but at this time those markets are not large.
Peru

Great historical interest has always attached to Peru. That was
the chief seat of power of the Incas, the rulers of an empire of
Indians, destroyed by Spaniards under Pizarro nearly four hundred
years ago. Those Indians were builders of enormous structures and
highways, but they used little more wood than the ancient Egyptians.
Like the Egyptians, their building material was stone. The use of
wood in Peru is modern; in fact, it is just now making a fair
beginning.

The country's area is 440,000 square miles, which is nearly ten
times that of Pennsylvania, but its population is little more than
half of Pennsylvania's. It lies on both sides of the Andes, its
drainage to the coast following the small, short rivers which pitch
down from the highlands, and eastward the flow is by the upper
tributaries of the Amazon. There are thirty-three ports on the Pajific
and five on the Amazon. Hovpever, no lumber from the United States
will ever enter Peru by way of the Amazon, but must be unloaded at
the Pacific ports and transported by rail inland. The coast is con-
nected with the interior by a number of railroads. It costs about
thirty cents a ton to land lumber at the wharfs. This would average
from 45 to 50 cents a thousand feet for the kinds of lumber now
being shipped to Peru from the United States.

The country is well supplied with telegraph facilities, and there
are wireless and cable services with foreign countries. Money is on
the gold standard. The total annual imports from the United States
in 1911 were valued at $6,244,715, of which furniture amounted to
$159,620; lumber, $447,260, and musical instruments, $37,100. The
imports of certain forest products in 1913 are given below:

Douglas fir 46,844,000 feet

Redwood 747.000 feet

Yellow pine 599,000 feet

Oak 240.000 feet

Sitka spruce 142,000 feet

White pine 21,000 feet

All other lumber 38.000 feet

Total J 48,037,000 feet

The enormous proportion of this lumber coming from the Pacific
coast of the United States is apparent. It amounts to 97 per cent,
and Douglas fir exceeds all other woods twenty to one.

Much of the imported lumber is used in railroad construction,
wharfs and mining operations. Peru is one of the richest mining
countries In the world. It yields gold, silver, copper, iron and coal.
A single silver mine (Cerro de Pasco district) in the course of its long
history has yielded 50,000 tons of silver. Two hundred mines of dif-
ferent kinds in Peru are owned or largely capitalized by Americans.
Naturally, the owners are favorable to the importation of lumber
and other supplies from the United States. This makes Peru an
exceedingly promising field for the sale of our forest products. The
demand is now large and there is every reason to believe that it
will grow.

A large amount of forest products other than lumber is exported
yearly from the United States to Peru. The leading items follow:

Round loss ■? 2,452

Doors, sash and blinds 3 ' 5

Furniture 69,4.54

Incubators 662

House finish „1'3<55

Railroad ties ii5'2??

Box shooks o84,.337

Parrel shooks „ , 800

Staves 64,54o

Other manufactures 64,o0S

Peru has no timber near the coast. The region is too dry. A little
planting, chiefly eucalyptus from Australia, has taken place, but

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little cutting liaa ,rct beuu dunr. Many parts of eitKti'rii aud interior
Peru arc covered with trojiicnl forestn aiuiilar to those found in
Brazil. These may in time supply much of the country's needs, but
at present they arc inacci-siible because of remoteness and lack of
railroads. This is evident from the fact that enough railway ties
to build eighty miles of track were last year imported from the
United States. In years to come I'eru amy be able to meet most
of its demands for timber by drawing on its own supply. There is
little exact infornmtion concerning Peru's trees. The botanical names
of many are familiar, but sizes of trunks and quality of wood aro
little known. SoftwooiU are almost totally missing, and many species
which are called trees are really largo vines and valueless for lumber.
Photographs taken by the expedition sent through Peru and Bolivia
to the Amazon River by the Field Museum show a profusion of foliage
in the forests, but do not give the impression that the actual output
of lumber in that region will ever bo largo; and imports of lumber
will probably continue indefinitely, even after railroads reach the
interior.

Bolivia

Bolivia is fifteen times as large as Pennsylvania and has only one-
third of I'cnusylvania 's population. Up to the present time American
lumbermen have had little business in that country, nor are the pros-
pects encouraging for nn increase of the business.

Bolivia has no seacoast. The small strip which it once had was
taken away in its war with Chile more than thirty years ago. It
has access to the Pacific through the ports of Autofagasta, Chile,
and Mollendo, Peru. The railroads across the Andes have excessive
grades. One of them crosses the summit at an altitude of 14,765 feet
above sea level. The freight on such a road is necessarily high on
heavy commodities like lumber. The natural outlet is down the Ama-
zon and Plata rivers, but distances are great — 2000 to 3.500 miles to
the Atlantic coast. Freight would be prohibitive on lumber, but
it might not be on furniture, woodenware and agricultural implements.

The high mountain regions of Bolivia are devoted to mining and
stockraising. The Potosi mine has produced .$2,000,000,000 in silver
in the past 350 years. There are gold mines and nitrate deposits.
East of the mountains the plains of moderate elevations are very
fertile. They possess enormous possibilities along agricultural lines,
but development is very low. Farmers work with tools such as the
Egyptians used 4000 years ago. An awakening is duo in Bolivia, and
it would seem that a market for agricultural implements could be
developed and that furniture should find a sale. TKe country's im-
ports from the United States in 1911 were valued at $3,945,460, and
the exports coming to us were worth $2,506,104. Commercial trav-
elers pay a tax for doing business in the country and the amount
depends on the business transacted, but it seldom exceeds $40 a year.

The exports of forest products to Bolivia from the United States
in 1913 are shown below:

Douglas flr, feet 46,000

Furniture $18,430

Empty barrels 132

WooUcnwnrc r,44

Other wood manufactures 1,441

What has been said of the forest resources of Peru applies gen-
erally to Bolivia. The forests belong to the tropical type. There
are said to be mahogany and cedar in the region east of the Andes,
but information on that subject is meager and somewhat doubtful.
Chile

Chile extends further south than any other country of the world,
and from its southernmost point it runs north about 2800 miles. It
is narrow in every part, in many places being less than ninety miles.
Its area is 307,000 square miles, its population about 4,000,000. The
country lies wholly west of the summit of the Andes Mountains and
wholly on the Pacific Ocean except in the extreme south, where the
continent narrows to a slim peninsula, and there Chile is washed by
the waves of both the Pacific and the Atlantic.

Chile is regarded as one of the three most progressive countries
of South America, the others being Argentina and Brazil. Chile's
relations with the United States are friendly and opportunities to
increase our trade in that direction are excellent. Its total foreign
commerce in 1911 amounted to about $240,000,000. The United

States received its share. The coast of Chile contains excellent bar-
boiB and they have been much improved by nrliflcini works. Next
after Snn Francisco, in California, the port of Valparaiso in Hiiie
is the most important on the Pacific coast of North and South

In 1913 Chile bought from the United States 64,322,000 feet of
lumlx>r, in addition to other articles of wood. Nearly 90 per cent of
it came from our Pacific coast states, and as usual with lumber exports
to the western parts of South America, Douglas firm predominated
over all others. Following is the tabic:

Kict.

DouKlns fir '. 0:i.'.'7I.(KiO

•Ink .'Un.OOO

Sltkn spruce •ja.^OOO

Yellow pine L'18,00<J

White pine iitf.OOO

Hedwood 1 "J.OOO

CyproBS 4,00<l

Yellow poplar 1 ,000

.VII other lumber 14U,U0V

Total 04,:iL'2.0O0

Additional shipments of forest products were made as follows:

Staves 00,87(1

Barrel sbooks 000

Empty barrels 03

Heading $ 70

Kound logs t;,476

Uoors, snsb and blinds 4,042

Furniture l.'il,004

American lumber exporters meet more competition in Chile than
in any other country of western South America. Some of the others
may have as much timber as Chile, but it is less accessible and there-
fore is not coming into market. It is shown in the above table that
no crossties are listed in our exports to that country. Chile not only
supplies its own ties but exports some to the countries northward.
A large railroad company of the United States at one time seriously
considered the question of importing ties from Chile to this country.
It was not done, for the probable reason that it was found that
Chile 's timbci; resources had been overstated.

As is the case in other South American countries, the exact extent
and composition of Chile's forests are not well known, but it is certain
that tiiey are considerable. The forested area is estimated at from
15,000 to 20,000 square miles, principally in the southern part. This
area is being rapidly reduced, more by fire than by lumbermen, and
the price of stumpage, as well as of native timber, has increased four
or five fold in fifteen years.

Good oak grows in Chile and two or three kinds of beech, one or
more of which are evergreen. Beech predominates in the extreme
south and the stands are well developed on the damp, chilly island of
Terra del Fuego. There are other hardwoods which have no corre-
sponding species in the United States but with which our hardwoods
shipped to that country must compete.

The Chilean government takes much interest in forestry and is
planting and protecting trees in diflferent localities. Among species
which have been planted are eucalyptus, pine, cypress and locust.
Timber has been planted in some localities to grow mine props.
JIany woods which are not in use arc found in the mountains. The
annual output of Chilean sawmills, including crossties and other
timbers, is about 500,000,000 board feet, or equal to the lumber pro-
duction of the state of New York. Some of this is exported to Peru
and Bolivia. It consists of kinds of which there is a surplus; bnt
certain other woods, of which there is a deficiency in Chile, are
imported.

Softwoods sent from the United States to Chile will come in
competition with araucarian pine (Araucaria imbricaia), which is
native in that country. According to the best obtainable information,
it is not abundant and most of the supply is in remote regions difficult
of access. The tree often exceeds 150 feet in height and five or sir
in diameter. A large plank may be seen at the Field Museum in
Chicago. The wood is of a dull, monotonous color; the rings are
strongly marked, and the wood looks like a substantial timber, but
there is a question whether it is strong enough to stand the test
with yellow pine, Douglas fir, or even with Sitka spruce.

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This pine is growing with great vigor at Miami, Pla., where it has
been planted. It has likewise been planted in the Florida Everglades.
Its needles are as long as those of longleaf pine, but limber and
drooping. It grows almost aS rapidly as eucalyptus. Its seeds are
abundant, as large as almonds, and valuable as food.

Railroad building, wharfs and mining operations now constitute
the principal demand for United States lumber shipments to Chile.
Furniture from this country is in demand also; and several other
manufactures of wood meet with favor in that country.
Summary

A summary of the situation on the whole west coast of South
America brings out the fact that it is a field for development rather
than one already developed. The further fact is patent that it is a
region with small available timber resources at present, and until addi-
tional rallro:iiIs sliall be built across the Andes Mountains to tap the
tropical forests r:ist of the ranges, the most of the timber used for
all purposes must be imported. The United States is the natural
source of timber supplies. In fact, our country has so great a natural
advantage in that trade that it can hold it against all rivals.

The most of the South American timber trade is now held by
California, Oregon and Washington, and the trade is almost wholly
softwoods. The reason for it is that the west coast of South America
now buys structural timbers largely and they are such timbers as the
Pacific coast states can furnish more cheaply than the Gulf states;
but with the opening of the Panama Canal the southern yellow pines
may be expected to make a much better showing in western South
America.

The further fact is apparent that American hardwoods have not yet
secured much foothold there. The reason is that not much wood of

that kind is used there. Hardwoods are for manufacturing purposes
rather than for use as rough structural material, and that part of
South America is not making much furniture, vehicles, boats and farm
implements. These are imported, and as far as hardwoods are con-
cerned, it appears that at present there is a better opening for the
manufactured articles than for the oak, maple, gum and other hard-
wood lumber of which they are made.

It is likely that the market for hardwood lumber can be increased,
because in some of those countries the tariffs on manufactured articles
are high and the small factories might be induced to increase their
outputs and buy the rough hardwood lumber from us. This need not
lessen our exports of manufactured wooden commodities to that
region, because the field is there for much larger trade than we now
have.

The total exports of lumber in 1913 from the United States to
those countries is here summarized :

Feet.

Chile 64,322,000

Ppru 48,037,000

Colombia 2,002,000

Kcundor 451,000

Bolivia 66.547

'iotal 115,478,547

The origin of the names of these five countries follows: Chile
means snow; Peru was the name of the river where Pizarro landed;
Colombia was named for Christopher Columbus; Ecuador means equa-
tor; Bolivia! was named for Bolivar, "the Washington of South
America," who fought for the independence of nearly half of that
continent.

.'C'gogtt;iS»siyALBax;ioa^Wi;i>^5C«^

Birch Coming Into Its Own

Bircli should never have been substituted for mahogany or cherry.
It should have stood on its own merit from the first. It is not a
second-place wood, not an apology for or a substitute for anything.
While it may be a compliment to birch that it has passed as
■ mahogany for a hundred years, the time for compliments of that
kind is now over, and the day is not distant when no one will
wish to conceal real birch behind the false claim that it is a tropical
wood. Without detracting one iota from the genuine worth of
mahogany, it can be stated that birch possesses certain qualities
which are superior to mahogany. It is stronger. It stands strains
which would snap the tropical wood. It cannot be truthfully as-
serted that in beauty of grain when properly finished birch goes
ahead of mahogany, because it does not — no wood does. But in
combining strength and beauty, it ranks above mahogany. It takes
finishes which no mahogany has ever yet received.

At the recent furniture show in Chicago the display of birch was
instructive. When employed as an imitation of mahogany it was
given the load to carry. If it was a bedstead, the rails were birch,
because the strains fell there; if a chair, the arms and other parts
were of the American wood, where strength as well as beauty were
demanded; if a hatrack or coat tree of slender central spindle, more
than likely the strain fell on a birch piece. That rule was general,
though it was not universal.

It is not necessary to claim for birch*' tliat it is superior as a
furniture and finish wood to all others in America. There are other
extremely high grade cabinet woods in this country, and all that
need be claimed for birch is that it ranks with the best of them.
It is strong, hard, stiff, takes fine polish, responds remarkably well
to the application of stains and fillers, and if a figured wood is
wanted, selected birch supplies it. All of the qualities of a superb
cabinet material are here. It is no experiment. It has held its
place and gained ground from the fia-st, and it has reached a point
where it is able to stand on its own merits and against all comers,
either domestic or foreign. This claim extends to lower as well as

to the best grades of highly colored and finely figured stock. Birch
fills plebeian as well as aristocratic places; it is the camp stool as
well as the rocker; the .bed slat as well as the carved legs of the
grand piano. It is fit for nearly every part and class of woodwork.
It detracts nothing from its long and honorable reputation to know
that excavations have shown that the terrible war chariots of the
Assyrians, with scythe blades on the hubs and spears on the ends of
the poles, were made of birch — rims, hubs, spokes, axles, poles, and
body. Then why hide the identity of this splendid wood under
aliases and disguises f

Progress in Wood Bending

Wood bending is almost exclusively a hardwood proposition because
it involves the use of hardwood all along the route from wheel rims
and shafts to chair braces, and includes all of the used articles in bent
wood. In the progress of this industry many machines and appli-
ances have been invented to facilitate the work and to reduce the per-
centage of breaking. Until recently most of the attention has been
centered on appliances for clamping and holding and bending the
wood, but now there is a new line of progress through the develop-
ment of enclosed retorts for steaming or preparing wood to be bent.
While this is the most recent jihase of progress in wood bending, it
is really in many respects the most important because it is not only
a source of economy in the use of steam for bending, but perhaps
contributes more than any other one thing to reducing breakage and
to insuring a smooth even bend. For many generations the practice
has been to boU wood in open vats or steam it in home-made wooden
boxes. This has wasted much heat and has never accomplished the
results it should. The newest idea in this line is an enclosed retort in
which wood for bending can be steamed under pressure. It is a good
idea, too, offering advantages enough in steam economy to pay for
itself and it certainly improves the condition of wood to be bent. It
is a good idea that should have been taken up with long ago and now
that we have it it should receive the attention it merits from all those
who have bending to do.

r.VJ!miWl!WKSKXJ)tKr

Wood Screw Basis of Salesmanship "^^

Wl.iio r,.,i.l ,i.-, „ .-...1,., ..; ^;railiiij; rules fur harilwoo.l luinl^ir
liiive boon interesting, some ot those in the business are inclincil
to tho belief that both makers and users of lumber forget that
Tlipy ore dealing with a natural product, which cannot bo reduced
•.. a basis of absolute, unvarying uniformity; and that each sale
- an individual proposition which must bo worked out with refcr-
■ lice to the particular stock which is being moved and tho par-
■i.ular factory where it is to be used.

•'Selling lumber," said a successful hardwood man, whose ex-
perience in tho business covers a period of thirty years, "is a
different proposition from disposing of wood screws and machitio
bolts, though some of our friends seem to think that it can be
handled on the wood screw and machine bolt basis. Lumber
varies, and no two cars are exactly alike. The man who is selling
wood screws or machine bolts can guarantee to deliver any quaji-
tity, and insure its being exactly like the sample in every particu-
lar; but this is an obvious impossibility in the case of lumber."

That there is sound logic in this statement is indicated by tho
•"net that those who have succeeded in the hardwood business
r.' those who have studied the needs of their customers, and then
Tied to apply them. They are not the salesmen who go into a
factory and offer No. 1 common plain white oak, depending sim-
I>ly on making a lower price in order to get the business. They
find out just what particular description of lumber between No.
2 common aud firsts and seconds will fill the bill. The stock may
not be a strict grade of No. 1; it may be below that grade in some
respects and above it in others; but it will be the best lumber
for the particular work which the consumer has to do.

When a salesman can do that, he is out of the class of the wood
screw people. The latter are not really salesmen, but order-takers,
for they are contributing nothing to the transaction, and are not
able to get the business unless they can quote a lower price than
somebody else. And they are sure of holding the business only
80 long as they can continue to make the lowest price.

On the other hand, the real salesman, of the type which has
been referred to, has the inside track, because he has earned that
position. He is probably giving the customer better lumber —
meaning lumber better suited to his purposes — for less than he
could get it elsewhere. Here, then, is a bond of service which
nolds buyer and seller together and creates the mutuality of in-
terest which is needed to insure permanent custom; and any other
kind is unprofitable.

Too many lumber salesmen have no more conception of their
work than if they were scooping sugar out of a barrel and selling
it at so much a pound to the customers of the corner grocery.
They have not grasped the essential fact that lumber is a different
proposition, and that it cannot be wrapped up and passed over
the counter in that kind of unthinking, mechanical way. Yet
mechanical salesmanship oontinucs — and along with it goes dis-
cussion of rules, with the idea, apparently, of making them more
and more technical, dividing and subdividing, in order to eliminate
the personal equation entirely and put lumber sales on the old
wood screw basis, where anybody who can add up a column of
figures can go out and sell the stock.

In the opinion of the hardwood man quoted above, too much
stress is laid upon the matter of rules, inasmuch as they are in-
tended to be used as a last resort, and not as an every-day propo-
sition.

"If the lumberman really knows what his customer wants and
endeavors to give it to him," he contended, "the matter of rules
drops into the background. Where lumber is sold entirely on a
grade basis, however, there is a constant chance for argument,
and the necessity of dissecting the rules at every step is ap-
parent. That is why the cut-and-dried selling system is faulty;
and at the same time suggests why the lumberman who knows how
to please his customer need not worry about the technical inter-
pretation of the grading rules."
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rul,-

irrr niii^t be Homo
baHis from which tu start; but the suggi-.stion which I ho lumber-
man quoted [lut forward is that they be relied upon diiclly as a
guide or standard, and not as the .sole basis upon which to do busi-
ness. The more tho rules are used, he insists, tho less opportu-
nity there is for the lumberman to develop tho possibilities of his
service to tho consumer. The man who buys No. 1 common oak,
and insists that all prices be quoted with reference to that grade,
without qualification, is going to consider merely the price end
of the proposition; yet in many cases ho is seeing only half of
the factors involved.

And this brings up the question of factory inspection. Many
of those who are insisting on a change in the rules, as a means of
protecting themselves, as they regard the situation, have incom-
petent men han<lling and measuring their lumber. In other words,
they want the lumber business to be put on such a basis, through
the application of a set of rules to every piece of material
handled, that their own work may bo as mechanical as possible,
aud the cheapest kind of labor may be used in handling tho stock.

While the larger factories have good men, many of those of
average size use for the important work of receiving and inspect-
ing lumber hands who arc not at all qualified for this undertaking.
This opens the way for wide deviation from the rules, it is true;
but whose fault is it — that of the lumberman or the buyer who
places his orders strictly on the basis of price J Is not such a
system sure to bring about delivery of lumber worth only as much
as is being paid for it, irrespective of the grade which is shown
on the invoice? And is it likely that changing the rules will
enable the price buyer to get more value in the stock than ho is
willing to pay for?

If the consumer insists on giving the order to the man who
makes tlie lowest price — and probably 85 per cent of the hard-
wood business is handled that way — he should not complain if
he does not receive the liighest quality. And if he forces the
price for a given grade below a fair amount, is it not illogical
to rely upon the technical enforcement of grading rules to insure
getting more than he is paying for?

The conditions under which the business is done arc in cases
of this kind illogical and uncomfortable all around. They
show the weakness of the wood screw system of salesmanship.
On the one hand the buyer, using a theoretical basis of measure-
ment which he believes will develop uniformity as though he
were measuring off woolens with a yard-stick, chooses his lum-
berman with regard to price only; and the latter, forced to sell
on the price basis, or not having suflicient ability to convert the
user to a more efficient method of handling the proposition, comes
as close to the grade as the price he has quoted will allow him
to do.

Standards are all right, but artificial standards are worthless.
The most effective system is that which is based on mutual under-
standing; and this is the big factor which is lacking in the lum-
ber situation. Perhaps each side is at fault, in trying to get a
little more than it is entitled to, the one by means of price and
the other by grade.

If there is a solution of the problem at hand, the chances are
that it lies first, in beUer salesmanship, and in getting compe-
tition away from the methods which have been referred to, and in
putting it on a basis where supplying the right kind of stock for
the job is the first consideration. Then having better standards
of buying on the part of the factory men is needed, and better
men to handle and inspect the lumber when it reaches the factory.
Perhaps this combination of improvements may not be brought
about for some time to come — but in the meantime blaming the
whole situation on the rules is hardly a common sense procedure,
although some persons have been inclined to look at it from that
somewhat restricted point of view.

G. D. C, .Tr.

Innnfi'j

ISforth American Walnut Woods If

ASSISTANT DENDItOlJ

PAET TWO
Editor's Note

This article Is run with the realization that it Is essentially technical but in the belief that with the rapidly
inrreasins use of black walnut, it is necessary that there be authentic knowledge of those woods which may be
offered in place of It.

Black Walnut

The black walnut (Jnglans nigra Linnaeus) (Plate II.) grows from
southern Ontario to Plorida, central Alabama and Mississippi, and
westward through southern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, to
Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas (San Antonio river).
Uses

A complete list of the
past and present uses should
include nearly every article
made of wood. Black wal-
nut is used in making coun-
ter tops, railing, and in-
terior finishing, gun stocks,
picture and stereoscope
frames, cofEns, switchboards,
shingles, building material
of all kinds, cross-ties, and
naves for ■ wheels. The
quality of the wood makes
it also suited especially for
carving and ornamental
work. Old stumps, knots,
limbs and short, crooked
logs, when worked up into
veneer, have great value on
account of the beautiful
grain in these parts.

Beforo oak came into
such general use the wood
of black walnut was em-
ployed more extensively for
cabinet work and interior
finish more than any other
American wood. For dura-
bility in contact with the
soil the heartwood was used
frequently for posts, and in
regions difficult of access it
was employed almost exclu-
sively for fence material
and farm timber generally,
until later when it became
too valuable as a cabinet 1 IG 1 FI

and veneer wood to be used

for these purposes. It was used originally in the Middle West for
' ' dug-outs, ' ' where it was not unusual to see a number of these,
principally on the Wabash, from thirty to forty feet long and from
twenty-three to thirty inches wide.

The boom in the United States for black walnut ran its course,
and when it ceased considerable stock remained in the hands of
the millmen. Larger dealers immediately developed a market in
Europe, and since then the best walnut logs have been going abroad
to meet increasing demands there, whUe the poorer grades only
are sold in this country for a few spe(fial uses. Vigorous adver-
tising greatly extended the use of black walnut in England, Ger-
many, and France, where its good qualities secured permanent custom-
ers among manufacturers of furniture and interior finishing ma-
*^'''^1- -Oross Characters

The nearly white sapwood varies in width from ten to twenty
rings of annual growth, being much thinner in old than in young

trees. The heartwood is commonly a rich chocolate-brown, which
darkens with age, and sometimes has a violet tinge. It is heavy,
its specific gravity when air-dried being .54, and its weight per
cubic foot approximately thirty-nine pounds. Black walnut wood
is hard (comparing favorably with oak), tough, strong, rather
coarse-grained, easily
worked, takes high polish,
is very durable in contact
with the soil, and seldom
attacked by borers. It
shrinks- very little in sea-
soning (about five per
cent), but unless carefully
dried it warps and checks.

The diameter of trees
vary generally from twelve
to thirty inches, and oc-
casionally reach from four
to six feet, the symmet-
rical trunks often being
clear of limbs for sixty
feet. The heights vary
from eighty to one hun-
dred feet or more, accord-
ing to the density of the
forest. The best timber is
grown in rich bottom lands.
MiNDTE Characters
Vessels (Plate II, v.),
which may be seen with a
pocket lens magnifying
from four to six diameters,
vary from .40 to .163 milli-
meter in diameter, with an
average of .100 millimeter
(Table I). They are more
or less numerous and gen-
erally occur singly or in
short radial rows of from
two to five pores each.
They are more or less ir-
regular in outline and fre-
q u e n 1 1 y much flattened
radially, particularly those
near the outer boundary of au annual ring of growth (Plate Tl. a. '•.).
The walls are very thin and are marked by numerous small bordered
pits (Fig. 1, i-p.), which are arranged in horizontal rows wherever
the vessels are in contact with wood-parenchyma and pith-ray cells.
The length of the vessel segments varies from one to four times the
diameter of the vessel. The partition walls (Fig. 1, p. w.) are com-
pletely absorbed, leaving the ends of the segments open.

Wood fibers (Plate II, w. f.) vary from .8642 to 1.772 millimeters in
length, with an average length of 1.223 millimeters (Table II), which
is greater than that of the other native walnut woods. The wood
fibers are arranged chiefly in regular radial rows between the pith-rays.
They have rather thick walls and, as a result, small cell cavities, while
in the last four or five rows of wood fibers (formed at the end of the
growing season) the cell cavities are almost entirely obscured. The
simple pits are oblique, slit-like openings in the cell walls, arranged
in a single row and chiefly on the radial wall of the fibers (Fig. 2, s. p.).

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FIG. 3.

HARDWOOD RECORD

A

or only slightly rounded.
round, simple pits (Fig. 7,

In bntt«<rnut the Hlitlike pits in (lie
liloTH in eiirlywooil are o'llimii'.

Wiioil piirenc-hynm fibers (Pint" II, ic.
/I. /. ) oi;-iir more spurin^ly in lilnck
tvalniit wood tlinn in nny other N|H-eies.
I'siinlly they are in close eontnet with
vi-ssels nnil pithrnys, altlioiigh in the
onter portion of the annual rinjjs tliey
freipiently form more or less distinct
tauKential bands. The walls are very
thin and contain numerous pits ( Kig. .'t,
K. p.) where they arc in contact with
pilhray cells and vessels. The pits are
particularly abundant in the cross walls
of individual cells composing the fiber.
Crystals of calcium oxalate and calcium
carbonate are very abundant in wood-
parenchyma fibers (Fig. 4, r.) of black
walnut, often forming long vertical rows,
but arc almost entirely wanting in the
filx-rs of ether native species.

I'ith-rays (Plate II, p. r.) arc regu-
larly distributed throughout the wood.
They are from one to six cells wide,
chiefly two to five cells wide and from
a few to about twenty-five cells higii,
.•spindle-shaped and elongated-elliptical
in outline (Fig. 5). The cells near the
middle of the rays (Fig. 7, r. c.) are
from two to four times as long as
wide, while those in the upper and lower
row are frecpiently squarish or elongated
in the <lirection of the stem. The ter-
minal (end) walls (radial section) of
the pith-ray cells are usually vertical
Pith-ray cells contain nuniercus !.ii)all,
s. p.), especially on the radial walls. No

ri

KIG. 6.

crystals of calcium o.xalatc and calcium carbonate occur in these
elements.

Butternut

The butternut {Juglans cine-
rca Linnaeus) (Plate I.) grows
from southern New Brunswick
to Delaware and on the Ap-
palachian mountains to Georgia
:iiid Alabama (headwater of
Klack Warrior river, V.'inston
• lunty) ; westward through On-
tario to Dakota, southeastern
Nebraska, southern Missouri,
:ind northeastern Arkansas.

Butternut is used for the
same purposes as black walnut,
but it is conceded to be much
less valuable for interior finish
and furniture than black walnut.
However, cabinet makers value
butternut especially for its soft '^'*^

browii tones which are i)lca8ing when the wood is finished in its
natural color. The somewhat close general resemblance of butter-
nut wood to Circassian walnut has already suggested its use with success
for the legs, stUes and rails of furniture made up largely of the more
expensive Circassian walnut. Other uses of butternut are for posts,
rails, bowls, carriage panels, co£Sns, shoes, and small articles of
furniture and ornamental work.

At present there is probably an output of nearly 25,000,000 feet
of butternut in this country annually, and a good deal of this will
be used eventually as a substitute for Circassian walnut, the popularity
of which, as a furniture and interior finishing wood, is rapidly
increasing. The smaller size of butternut trees and their less abundant

771 ?• C.

distributlcMi lender the available supply I < CI B

niui'h more limited than in the case of ' '

black walnut. '

(lltCSK ClIARACTKItS

When first cut, the thin sapwood of
this s|>ecies is almost pnre white, but
with exposure to the light, it becomes
a beautiful yellowish shade or very light
brown. The lieartwood is light, soft
gray-brown, which darkens with expo-
sure to light, sometimes having a red-
<lish tinge. It is much lighter colored I II ' III I

than black walnut, but it has a good
many of the physical properties of the Uf

latter. Butternut wood is morlerately
light in weight, specific gravity when
air-dried being .41, and the weight per
cubic foot approximately twenty-five
jiounds. It is soft, rather brittle, coarse-

graineil, easily worked, taking a high ' HU lllj

polish and showing satin-like luster.
If not carefully seasoned, butternut
wood checks and warps. It is moder-
ately durable in contact with the soil,
and is seldom attacked by borers.

The di.nmeter of the tree varies from
one to two feet, and occasionally reaches
three feet, with a total height generally
from sixty to eighty feet; while in the
Ohio river valley country, where butter-
nut reaches its greatest development,
trees frequently attain a height of one
hundred feet with a clear length of
forty feet.

Minute Characters
Vessels (Plato I, f.) vary in diameter from .053 to .173 millimeter,
with an average of .116 millimeter. (Table I.). They are regularly
distributed throughout the annual rings, and arc usually most abundant
in the earlywood. giadually
diminishing in number and size
toward the outer boundary of
the annual layer. These vessels
may be seen with a pocket lens
magnifying four to six diameters.
Each annual ring (Plate I, a. r.)
begins, therefore, with a more or
less interrupted row, or rows of
slightly larger pores than those
within the latewood. Numerous
smaller pores are distributed
either singly throughout the an-
nual ring or occasionally in short
radial rows of from two to four
each, and where the vessels occur
in uninterrupted rows, these
smaller pores are usually very
Miudi flattened radially. The
'• vessel segments are from one to

four times as long as wide (Fig. 1, v. s.). The walls are usually
quite thin and contain numerous small round bordered pits (Fig. 1,
b. p.) arranged in horizontal rows. The partition walls (Fig. 1, p. w.)
of the vessel segments are mostly oblique, although in the smaller
vessels three partition walls are usuaJly horizontal. The vessel seg-
ments are completely open (simple perforations) at both ends, form-
ing an open passageway. Black waln.it can be readily distinguished
from butternut by its slightly less numerous and small pores.

Wood fibers (Plate III, tr. /.) vary in length from .C:;:: t^) 1.60.36
millimeters, with an average of 1.113 millimeters (Table II.). With
the exception of black walnut, they are longer in butternut than in
any other native species. Wood fibers are arranged in more or less

HARDWOOD RECORD

U/.p.f.~''

ON' OF THK WOOD OF CALIFOU- PLATE 4. TRANSVEKSE SECTION OF THE WOOD OF MEXICAN

MAGNIFIED FIFTY DIAMETERS. WALXUT (Juglans rupestris) MAGNIFIED FIFTY DIAMETERS, a. r.—

: w. f.— WOOD FIBERS; w. p. f.— ANNUAL RING; v.— VESSEL ; w. f.— WOOD FIBERS; w. p. f.— WOOO

r. PITH RAYS; t.— TYLOSIS. PARENCHYMA FIBERS; p. r.~PITH RAYS.

HARDWOOD RECORD

I lio cell walls urp iiKiinlly quite tliiii niiil cuntnin n
9iii;;|.' iK'W .'I i'kiii|^to<l siniplp jiiti (Hlitlikc) (Fi({. -. «.p.). which
arc iiirnrinbly pnnillol to tho long iixiB of the wood fliwr. ThcKC
oi>cninKii in the ooll wnll arc nboiit hnlf nnci often much louRor thnn
the cell Is wiile.

Woo<l-pareorh\-niii fibers (Plato I, w.p.f.) arc very numcrouit, nml,
as a rule, regularly ilistributotl throughout the annual ring, only
oern^iioonlly being arrangotl in irregular tangential lines within the
latr«(>o.l. They are always in eonlart with vessels anil pith rays with
whioh tliey communiratc through small round simple pits. Wherever
wooil paronrhyma filx-rs are in eontnct with vessels the pits are in tho
walls of the latter. The walls are, as a rule, rather thin and contain
numerous simple pits on the radial sides (Pig. 3, «. p.). Crystals of
'iileium oxniate, which occur .so abundantly in black walnut wood,
ire almost entirely wanting in the wood of butternut (Fig. 4, c).

Pith rays (Plate I, p.r.), which vary from one to three rows of
■I'lls in width, are chielly two cells wide, ami from a few to fifty or
more cells high. In outline these rays are often spntulntc (Fig. G).
I'ith-my cells vary considerably in length and width. Those near the
middle of the ray are from one to three times as long as wide (Fig.
7, r.c), while those in the upper and lower rows of the ray are
••onsiderably larger and are usually elongated in the axial direction of
•he stem (Fig. 7, m.r.c). Pith-ray cells communicate with each
■ ther through small, round, simple pits (Fig. 7, ». p.), which are
ospecially numerous where these cells bordor vcsuols and wood-parcn-
i-hyma fibers. Crystals of calcium oxalate are seldoni present in pith-
ray cells.

California Wainut

California walnut (Juglans californica Watson) (Plate III) grows
in the California coast region (from the Sacramento river to the San
Bernardino Mountains).

Uses

California walnut is used only locally, but it is well suited for cabi-
net making and for the other purposes for which black walnut is so
extensively used. The logs are rather small, however, and the supply
is limited and difficult of access, so that there is little chance for this
wood to become important commercially.

Gross Characters

The nearly white sapwood is usually quite thick, even in old trees,
containing from ten to fifteen annual rings of growth. The heart-
wood is dark brown, with a bluish tinge, and becomes almost black
when exposed to light. Air-dried wood has a specific gravity of .GZ
and a weight per cubic foot of approximately thirty-nine pounds. It
is very hard, tough, strong, very fine-grained and somewhat cross-
grained, splitting with difficulty, but is easily worked, and takes a
high finish and polish. This wood checks very little in seasoning, but
unless carefully handled it is apt to warp considerably. Its' dura-
bility in contact with the soil is equal to that of the black walnut.
The largest trees have a diameter of from fifteen to twenty inches,
but usually not more than from ten to twelve inches, with a height of
from forty to sixty feet.

California walnut resembles the wood of Mexican walnut, but is
readily distinguished from it by its more numerous pores and more
dJstinet tangential lines of wood-parenchyma fibers.
AIiNUTE Characters

"Vessels (Plate III, r.) vary from 1.49 to 1.70 millimeters in diam-
eter, with an average of 1.14 millimeters (Table I). They are more
numerous in this than in any other native species and are generally
distributed singly in the earlywood, while in the latewood they often
occur in short radial rows of from two to five each. In outline they are
sometimes more or less irregular, particularly those near the outer
boundary of the annual ring of growth. The walls are usually very
thin and marked by numerous small bordered pits, which are arranged
in horizontal rovvs where they are in contact with other vessels, wood-
parenchyma cells, and pith-ray cells. The vessel segments are from
one to four times as long as the diameter of the vessels, and the parti-
tion walls between these segments (longitudinal section) are com-
pletely absorbed (simple perforations), leaving both ends of the seg-
ments open.

Wood fibers (Plate III. w. f.) vary from .GJ05 to 1.4175 millimeters

in length, with an average of 1.05(1 milllmelcra (Tnbl« II), which ii
much shorter thnn that of black walnut (Table III). These fibers
are arranged chielly in regular radial rows lietwern tho pithraj-s, and
they have thick walls and small cell cavities; in fact, the last five or lix
rows of wood fibers formed at the end of the growing sonaon havo cell
cavities that are almost entirely obscured. Simple, Klit-tike piti occur
on the radial walls arranged in a single row.

Wood-parenchymn fibers (Plate III, w.p.f.) are more abundant in
this wood than in any other of the walnuts, frequently forming more or
less distinct tangential bands extending from left to right in the outer
portion of the annual ring. The walls are usually very thin and contain
numurous simple pits whore they are in contact with other wood-par
enchyma fibers and pithray cells. Tho pits are particularly abundant
in the cross-walls of the cells composing the fibers. Crystals of cnl
cium oxalate and calcium carbonate are found very sparingly in the
ivood of this species.

Pith-rays (Plate III, p. r.) are from one to three cells wide, chiefly
only one cell wide, and from a few to 25 cells high (tangential section)
and spindle shaped in outline. The individual pith-ray cells (Fig.
7, r. c.) vary in length and width ; those near the middle of the rays are
long and narrow, while those in the upper and lower rows are polyg
onal or often elongated in the axial direction of the wood fibers (Fig.
7, m. r. c). Pith-ray cells have small simple pits, which are especially
numerous where the rays are in contact with vessels, as they are also
In the cross-walls of the individual ray cells.
Mexican Walnut

.Mexican walnut (Juglanx ritjustri.i Engelmann) (Plate IV) grows

in central Texas (Colorado, Llano, and Guadaloupe rivers) westward

through southern New Mexico and Arizona and southward into Mexico.

Uses

The wood of this species Is little known to consumers of walnut, and
chiefly because of the small size and limited distribution of the tree
in a mountain region difficult of access. The rich dark brown color
of Mexican walnut, however, renders it valuable for practically all the
uses to which black walnut is put. While the small supply of the
timber available is sure to prevent general commercial use of this
wood, it should, nevertheless, become locally useful for cabinet work,
particularly in view of the high market price of black walnut. Mexi-
can walnut is now used by settlers mainly for fence posts and to a
limited extent for general building purposes.
Gross Characters

The sapwood is nearly white and varies in thickness from ten to
twenty or more annual rings of growth, depending upon the age of
the tree. The heartwood Is dark brown or almost black. It Is the
heaviest of our native walnut woods, when air-dried having a specific
gravity of .68 and a weight per cubic foot of approximately forty-three
pounds. It is very hard, tough (splitting less easily than black walnut
and butternut), strong, and fine grained. In seasoning it checks and
warps but little, is easily worked, and takes a high finish and polish.
Its durability in contact with the soil is somewhat less than that of
black walnut.

Mexican walnut is rarely over two feet in diameter, although occa-
sionally becoming five feet, with a height of from 50 to 60 feet. They
attain their greatest size in the mountain canyons of jn'ow Mexico and
Arizona.

Minute Characters

Vessels (Plate IV, v.) vary from .00.38 millimeter (Table I), being
easily seen with a pocket lens magnifying from four to six diameters.
They are more or less evenly distributed throughout the wood, either
singly or, less often, in short radial rows of from two to five, and are
surrounded by tracheids and wood-parenchyma fibers, which are slightly
greater in diameter than the average width of the wood fibers. The
walls and vessels are usually quite thin, especially those of solitary
vessels. The vessel segments (Fig. 1, v.s.) (to be seen only with the
qid of a compound microscope in longitudinal sections of the wood
or in macerated material) are usually short, seldom longer than the
vessel is wide. The partition walls between these segments are whoUy
absorbed, leaving the end of the segments open. In small vessels the
partition walls are often horizontal (longitudinal section), while in
large vessels they are more or less oblique, with elongated, pointed

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29

projection at both ends of each segment which extends along the
side of the next segment above and below (Fig. 1). Vessels are invari-
ably filled with dark-brown masses called tyloses.

The walls of the vessels have bordered pits (Fig. 1, 6. p.), especially
on the sides adjoining other vessels. These pits are usually arranged
in horizontal rows on the radial surface of vessels in contact with pith-
ray cells. True tracheids are found sparingly in this wood, and are
then only in contact with vessels of the earlywood.

Wood fibers (Plate IV, w.f.) vary in length from .630 to 1.433 milli-
meters in length, with an average of 1.047 millimeters (Table II).
They are often less than .02 millimeter in diameter and are long-
aeuminate at both ends. These elements are usually arranged in radial
rows and have moderately thick walls, the cell cavities being large in the
earlywood and almost entirely obscured in the outer portion of the late-
wood. Wood fibers are usually flattened radially in the region of large
vessels, because of the pressure exerted by the rapid grovrth of the
latter. The pits on the radial walls of wood fibers are simple, minute,
and arranged in a single row.

Wood-parenchyma fibers (Plate IV, w.p.f.) are usually scattered
throughout the annual layer of wood, but they are not infrequently
arranged in tangential bands in the latewood. In the earlywood these

fibers are chiefly in contact with vessels, where they are usually com-
pressed either radially or tangentially ; elsewliere, wood-parenchyma
fibers are circular or polygonal, with considerably larger cell cavities
than the ordinary wood fibers. They are also somewhat shorter (Fig. 3)
than wood fibers and are composed of from three to eight, but more
frequently three to five, wood-parenchyma cells, which have horizontal
or sometimes oblique partition walls. The radial and terminal waUs
are marked by numerous simple pits. Crystals of calcium oxalate
(Fig. 4) are seldom present, except in the wood-parenchyma fibers bor-
dering pith rays. These polygonal crystals occur in vertical rows vary-
ing in number from a few to eight or ten.

Pith rays (Plate IV, p.r.) are regularly distributed throughout the
wood. They are from one to six, but chiefly from three to five, cells
wide, and from a few to twenty-five cells high, spindle-shaped and
elongated-elliptical in outline. The cells of the pith rays are elongated
in a radial direction, and are usually from one to four times as long as
wide. The cells in the upper and lower rows (marginal cells) (Fig. 7,
m.r.c.) are shorter in the radial direction of the wood fibers. The
walls of these marginal cells are usually somewhat thinner and contain
less numerous pits than the inner cells, especially on the radial walls.
Crystals of calcium oxalate are rarely present in the pith ray cells.

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The Glue Side of Veneering

When "we consider that without glue there would never have been
any veneering industry we can realize something of the importance
of glue in the business of veneering. The term glue is meant to cover
all of the cementing substances used for fastening wood together.
Though glues were discovered and used in the early days of civiliza-
tion and have always been a factor in joinery, yet not much im-
portance was given this phase of the business until the built-up ply
wood came into use. It was this which led to consideration and closer
study of the glue side <of the business.

In the earlier days of the work glue was looked upon as a mys-
terious foreign substance that the wood worker was not supposed
to know much about except that when heated and melted and
applied to wood it would hold it together. When the veneer industry
had developed to the point of using enormous quantities, however, the
cost of this item was such a factor that it led to a search for moans
of reducing it. The matter of quality came in about that time. It
was found that sometimes glue failed to perform its duty and work
went bad. Sometimes this was because of unwise efliorts to save cost
either through the use of too small a quantity or from buying an
inferior glue or making up an improper mixture. Anyway, investiga-
tion of the subject soon showed two factors to consider — the factor
of cost, and the factor of safety or quality.

Up to this stage of the development no one but the glue people
seem to have made a careful analytical study of glue. It is doubtful
if even the glue people had concentrated enough attention on the
matter of careful and thorough analysis. However tha* may be, the
■veneer industry eventually created quite a stir in the matter of
gluing. Important users made careful studies of the glue used.
This developed appliances as well as formulas for testing and grading
and heating glues.

One of the great discoveries of this period was that many people
had been injuring the quality of their glue by overheating it. Experi-
ments showed that glue could be cooked and damaged even when
enclosed in a water-jacketed vessel. The experimenters soon sounded
a warning against excessive temperature in preparing glue. The
first ones brought it down somewhat from the original cooking tem-
perature, and by and by these were scaled down still lower until
finally there was a pretty general agreement among authorities on
the subject that the temperature in the preparation of glue should be
kept somewhere between 140 and 150 degrees F.

It was discovered, also, that freshness was a quality; that glue
kept heated and mixed with water deteriorates rapidly La value, con-

sequently to get the right results everything should be cleaned up at
the end of the day and only fresh stock used in glue work.

During all this time there was a more or less persistent casting
about for other substances than the standard glue product to use
in cementing wood together. The first outcome was the use of casein,
which was taken up extensively but retired after a season or two
—just why is not clear. Some say it was worth more for other pur-
poses, others that it was uncertain. Sometimes it would give excel-
lent results but at other times it would fail, and this uncertainty
caused it to lose favor.

The casein product closely resembled in appearance and was used
in practically the same manner as the regular glue, but with the
passing of casein there came other products with their own peculiar
methods of preparation and application, differing in some instances
from that of standard glue. The most important of these, the one
receiving pretty wide attention at the present time, is a product
known as a vegetable glue. One of the noticeable differences between
this and standard glue and its use is in that the vegetable glue can
be and is commonly used cold.

This vegetable glue product has become important in veneering
and is today probably the most formidable competitor of the old
standard glue. Among the other glues are silicate of soda and some
special formulas of secret compositions that seem to bear relation to
what is known as the Eussian idea in veneer work.

Silicate of soda or water glass is dissolved by heat, and when
reduced to liquid may be kept for some time and applied cold. It
is used as a i^rincipal base into which other iagredients enter in
varying proportions to make up the glue mixture. There are some
branches of the built-up lumber industry into which this product
enters quite extensively — that of making two and three ply stock for
packing boxes and some plain panel work. It does not seem to have
found favor in the furniture trade or in fine cabinet work. Just
why, it is a little difficult to understand. Those who have made a
study of it simply pass the subject by with saying that it serves very
well for certain purposes in making cheap built-up lumber and is a
comparatively inexpensive glue, but does not find favor in the finer
grades of work.

What is known as the Bussian method was explained at a recent
meeting of veneer and panel manufacturers, but the explanation had
to do more with the handling and the time of using the veneer and
the qualities of the built-up product than with the nature of the
composition constituting the glue. It seems that the practice in Rus-

HARDWOOD KECOKD

.ike %-cnocr wbca it ia frcah and Kroco nnd kIuo it up under

I .. inj licat, where it ««'t« in a very »Jiort time, nnd dry it out

arterwaril or arcoinpliiili |>art of tlio drjiUR in the prwHiw of Rluintf.
It M>i<ni!i that the gXun mixture enters into the wood, roplnrin); the gap

' • ' •!.■ muinture at least, and l>econiea iu effeet a water-

. a» well aH a ocinent to hold the wood togoOier.
in rouueclion with our knowledge of this, two im-
,^; . One of thc«e is the composition of the glue it-iclf.
1 huuiIht of secret formulas in use in this country which
.' Rus»iiin mi'thoil, nnd ilaim watcrproofiu); >|Ualitie8, but wc
. ,.. .mk;; in definite knowledae as to the compof'ition and nature
: the nint(*rial.
The other thin); on which wc lack information is, what is done
;ii>out shrinknt;e when green veneer is crossed mid (jlued upf Sam-
ples of panels claimed to have been put up by the Russian process
have been examined by the writer. These seem to hold togothcr all
right and tliey closely resemble samples of waterproof secret process
glue work that has been done in this country. In each case, however,
while the glue held and the product seemed to resist moisture, there
was checking of the face, likely due to shrinkage, and from all this
the tentative deduction is made that it, like the silicate of soda prop-
o»'ition, may be adaptable to certain work .and for the purpose of

making up box ]>anoU and common |>ancls of various Unda, but not
exactly the thing for-flno veneering.

Hero is a point where U»> vcgi-table glue differs materially from
some of tlio otliers. The vegetable gliie is entering into acttuil com-
petition with standard glue tor lino veneering and cabinet work gen-
erally. In other words, it seems ailnptnble to all manner of ui«l,
'-'herens sonie of the others are adaptable to certain uses only.

From the foregoing it will lie feen that the glue side of the veneer-
ing business has been receiving a fair sliaro of attention. The rela-
tive merits nnd tho pro8i>ective uses of the various offerings will
adjust and take care of theniHelvcs in tho course of events. They
deserve continueil attention, too, for glue is not only a big item in
the uso of vcneoring, but is an essential factor to the life of the in-
dustry itself.

Glue plays an important part in joinery of all kinds, nnd in the
cabinet work of today there is much more of the joinery held together
by glue than is held by nails, screws, pins or other mi-chanic^
devices. We might deviec other ways for holding frame work
together in cabinet making, but when it comes to veneering the real
life of the industry depends on glue. Therefore, the glue side of
veneering is a vital one and it is deserving of close nnd continued
study. C. B. O.

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Aspen or Poplar for Paper

A bulletin has bc-n issued by the Fonst Service on the mauu
facturo of soda pulp from aspen, which in the northern states is
usually known as poplar or popple. The laboratory at Madison,
Wis., carried out a series of experiments, in charge of Henry E.
Surface, an engineer in wood utilization. The bulletin is strictly
technical in character, and will not appeal directly to the general
-.■:ider, but it possesses great value for the i)aper makers who use
■':,:• soda proeess in producing pulp.

The owners of aspen timber along the northern tier of states from
the Atlantic to the Pacific should take an intcrcft in the investiga-
tions which the Forest Service is prosecuting in the field, for tney
promise to pen additional markets for timber of that kind.

The paper makers need large quantities of wood, and the stands
■ I' aspen can meet enormous demands. The pulp manufacturer can
..-c trees too small for most other purposes, and a market can thus
lie found for large areas of aspen which otherwise would be useless.
Poles from four inches to a foot or more in diameter exactly suit
the requirements of the pulp maker, and these are the usual sizes of
aspen, which is not a long-lived tree. It is not practicable to leave
•he thickets standing until the trees are large enough for sawlogs,
because most of them will die before they attain that size and will
become a total loss. But if the pulp makers can use them, they can
be sold at a profit.

One of the hardest problems which the forester iu this country
has had to face has been the profitable utilization of aspen, because,
as already stated, it dies before it is large enough for lumber. It
grows rapidly. In fifty years from the seed it is mature for the
pulp wood cutter. It spreads quickly and far, taking prompt
possession of burnt tracks, and rapidly converting them into forests.
Remarkable stands of this wood are covering burnt regions among
the Rocky mountains.

Some aspen is made into pulp by other than the soda process,
but most of it is worked by cooking it with soda, by which the fibers
are softened sufficiently to be pressed into paper between the heavy
rolls in paper mills. The bulletin by Mr. Surface relates chiefly to
results obtained by cooking the wood in different ways. The boiling
is done in large tanks, the smallest of which will hold a cord of
wood, and the largest much more. The time varies from one hour
to eleven; the steam pressure inside the tanks ranges from 120
pounds per square inch down to eighty, and the quantity of soda
was varied in the experiments to ascertain the factors which give the
best results.

Although much cxpcrimcntul work has been done :i.loiig that line
by private investigators, the work at the Madison laboratory is said
to be the most thorough ever carried out anywhere, and there is no
question that it will greatly assist in utilizing the nsjjcn resources of
the country by converting the surplus into paper.

Mistakes in Transmitting Telegrams

When an order for goods is transmittal by telegraph, but, through
negligence of the telegraph conipauv, is so Altered as to call for a
different kind of goods, the buyer, in discovering the mistake on
arrival of the goods, may not only refuse to receive the shipment,
but may, also, recover damages against the company for the loss
sustained by him as a direct and natural consequence of the mistake.
The addressee is, also, entitled to recover for any loss sustained by
him, as where the buyer refuses to receive the goods. And a claim
for the total damages sustained by both may be merged in one of
them by taking an assignment of the other's right of action. But
any person aggrieved by negligence of a telegraph company must
take all reasonable steps to minimize the damages sustained by him.
(Alabama Supreme Court, Jackson Lumber Company vs. Western
Union Telegraph Co., 65 Southern Reporter 962.)

Another Good Indication

The Little Rock (Ark.) Board of Trade last week received .i request
from London, asking for a list of Arkansas manufacturers of wooden-
ware, including the novelties formerly bought by England from Ger-
many. This is one of several recent indications that the predicted ad-
vantages to American institutions because of, the Kurope-on wars are
to come. Being desirous of helping to further such trade interests,
George R. Brown, secretary of the Board of Trade, has requested all
Arkansas manufacturers to file with the Board of Trade lists of the
articles manufactured by them. The list forwarded to Little Bock
includes lumber, handles, staves, heading, furniture, implements and
all other articles manufactured from wood.

A similar request has recently been received in Little Rock from
Amsterdam, Holland, asking for lists of articles heretofore sold by the
institutions of this country to Germany, it being the desire of the
business men in Holland to secure as much of the trade which for-
merly went to Germany as possible.

There may be such a thing as ideal grading rules, but there is
such thing as getting everybody to accept them as such.

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The Hand Truck in Business

Au iniportaut use of hardwooJs is found in tlie manufacture of
haud-power business trucks. The making of that class of articles
has grown in importance until it has almost reached the dignity
of a separate industry. There seem to be no statistics to show
how many trucks are made annually or the quantity and kinds of
wood entering into their construction; but in practically all
trucks of that class some wood is used and many of them are
largely of wood. In the majority of cases the hardwoods, such as
beech, birch, maple, oak and hickory, are employed, but the stronger
of the softwoods are in demand also, particulary yellow pine and
hemlock.

A list and brief account of the more common kinds of hand
trucks will prove a revelation to persons who have not investigated
the scope of this industry. The following mention and short
account of the leading types of trucks will show the important posi-
tion ocupied by this class of vehicle in the country's busineess.
Pick-up Trucks

The common two-wheeled truck used by railroads and ware-
houses is one of the best known. It picks up and carries boxes
and other heavy articles, and is made in many styles, but the
wheels are small and the vehicle must be trundled on floors or
platforms, since it is not successful on the ground unless it is
very hard. There are usually four sizes.

A subdivision of these articles includes those made specially for
picking up and carrying barrels. Devices are made to prevent the
barrels from rolling off.

Another style is intended for cotton warehouses especially, and
is made in different patterns, some wide, others narrow, for con-
venience in handling bales of cotton.

Another class is known as the bag truck because it is designed
for handling grain and other articles in sacks. Its peculiarity is
that it picks up such freight without much risk of tearing the bags.

Differing slightly from this is the cargo or stevedore truck, in
several patterns, suitable for miscellaneous merchandise. It is
heavy and strong.

The "southern lumber dock truck" differs from the stevedore
truck chiefly in name. It handles pretty much anything that
comes along.

A specially constructed pick-up truck is intended for handling
cement bags. The ■(i'heels are protected against contact with the
bags.

The hotel truck is made to take care of the largest trunks. The
wheels are extra small and are underneath the body rather than
at the sides.

Stove dealers have a special very small-wheeled carrier made for
their use.

Box Trucks

Box trucks are wholly different from those which pick up their
loads. They handle heavy cases, and consist of strong wooden
frames, rectangular and triangular, depending on the pattern.
They are eljuipped with three, four, five or six wheels, which are
three or four inches in diameter. The load must be lifted and
placed on the trucks, and is then trundled to its destination. These
vehicles have no handles. The largest are approximately three
feet long, twenty inches wide, eight high, and weigh sixty pounds.
The smallest weigh sixteen pounds.

The shoe box truck is little more than a five-foot handle with
two small wheels, twelve inches apart at the end. The box is
balanced on the apparatus and pushed to its destination.
For Warehouses

Nearly all kinds of hand-propelled trucks might be classed for
warehouse use, since they are liable to be found there; but the
warehouse truck, as it is commonly understood, is of special pat-
terns— several patterns, depending upon the uses intended. They
are designated "grocery," "freight-house," dry goods," "post-
office," "grain," "meat," and are even specialized down to
■"bacon and ham trucks."

Most of them have four wheels with a large platform above
for the loads. They are pushed from behind or pulled by a pole in
front. In some the wheels are large and all of the same size, but
others have two large and two small wheels, the latter often work-
ing on pivots to facilitate turning sharp corners.

Some trucks of this class are equipped with high and ample
racks for the reception of miscellaneous loads. Some have a large
wheel at each side and a small one in front and one behind.

The dividing line between a truck and a hand-wagon or push
cart is not always wholly clear. The two vehicles vary until it is often
difficult to tell which is which.

The "milk truck," on side wheels a foot in diameter, has one
small wheel before and one behind. The apparatus is three feet
wide and not much longer. It is for use in creameries in handling
milk bottles in boxes.

The various styles of baggage trucks seen about railroad sta-
tion platforms are well-known to all travelers. Some are of two-
wheeled, push patterns; others of four wheels are pulled to and
fro with heaps of travelers' paraphernalia aboard.
Miscellaneous

There is a long and varied line of miscellaneous trucks, some
named from the uses intended for them, and others described by
pointing out their peculiarities. A few of these follow:

The library truck is designed to carry books about the stock
rooms and reading rooms of libraries. It is three or four stories
high, each story being a shelf. Its width is about fourteen inches,
length forty inches, height equal to its length, weight 125 pounds.

Three or four styles of tobacco trucks are in use, but they will
handle articles other than tobacco. Some have two wheels, but
otherwise are like an extra long, wide wheelbarrow; others are more
special, having four wheels with a platform above of concave form to
fit a tobacco cask or hogshead ; but casks of queensware or of nearly
any other could be taken care of equally well.

Paper warehouses are equipped with trucks made for their par-
ticular needs.

The assembling truck is of pattern similar to that employed in
libraries. Factories use it in their assembling rooms to carry
from place to place different parts of articles which are to be
brought together in process of manufacture. Some are four shelves
high.

Various kinds of strong, four-wheeled trucks are used in foun-
dries and machine shops for carrying partly or wholly finished
products from place to place.

There is a small truck made specially for handling wire rolls,
and another for carrying green pressed brick in the yards, while
dairymen have one for carrying feed from bins to mangers for the
cows. The list might be greatly extended, since special patterns
are provided to meet the needs of numerous industries. All of
those ilesrribed in the foregoing paragraphs are largely of wood.

Getting Started on Vegetable Glue

Some manufacturers of vegetable glue, which has won many
friends in the built-up stock lines during the past few years, have
made it very easy for the consumer to get started using their
product. They furnish special spreaders and other equipment
which is needed, provided the user makes a reasonable agreement
regarding the use of the material during a definite period. This
seems like a very sensible arrangement, and shows that the manu-
facturer of the glue has the courage of his convictions. A number
of panel men who were apparently wedded to the use of animal
glue have come around to the idea of trying out vegetable glue as
the result of the willingness of the manufacturers to take all the
risk necessary to the installation of the special machinery. If the glue
makes good the claims advanced for it by its manufacturers, both they
and those who have arranged to give it a trial will profit by the
result.

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Ohio as a Woodlot State

i4i^^iii1

The donUroio-.-lBt Mu.ll.ii Ihi- wo<>.llot wllli a vU-w to »lmt will liu|.iJ.n in a liuuilr.d j.ur». .i;x|..rl.uc<- In
olJ<T coiiDirli'S hiiH Hhown (lint hln calciilntloDit work out with prccUlon nluio«i miilhrinntlciill.r cirrocl. Tin- wood-
ini .lU.Miilon IS •ioiii.wlial ilKr.nni In ililx country nl Ibo |)r.«nt llinc. In ninny InmnniM. iIiIukh iiro liapprnlnK
noiv iiKl tlirn I-. IH> IK < il >>r II »iilt .1 iriii;: n louK lirrlud at yi'nrn. That la hi-rnuM' mokl nf tin- farniiTu' nundloli
,, ' rf HtnndlnK whi'n thi- iiurroundlnR fon'HH »<ri- ih^nr'-d. They dlffrr lo

,,' • '.r rounlrli'«. Tlii' older miili-ii urc coveri'd with i-uch loin. Ilki' cra«y
iii'd nnlchrs U brKinnIng lo hnvc nn Influence u|Min the couDtry'H lutn-
'.' i.ipldly aa yporn ko by. The rullowini: nrtlile i;liiiire» very brielly, nnd
,,,/ Ml nubject In Dhio, whore woodloLi iiro fdlrly well <|ellniKl.

Korostors wi.v that iu yours lo como the couutry'B timber supply nmiiy logs, thirtoeu years ago, were rafted down rivers from Kou

IN ill be cut largely from farmers' woodlots. Tho wild stands of lucky and West Virginia to Ohio roills to be sawed. When sawod,

nes will have been cut, and tho people will depend upon timber tho lumber was credited to Ohio. Logs are not now imported in

liich will be grown under care somewhat like that given to so large numbers, but whether that accounts for tho fifty per cent

rcbards. Only those kinds which pay best will bo allowed to decline in tho lumber output when the cut of 1912 is compared

I upv tho ground. "''*'' 1899, cannot bo positively stated. There is no doubt that

If the country is considered as a whole, that condition is still some of the decline may bo so accounted for.

i.ir in the future; yet in certain areas it is almost at hand. In that It is possible to approach a little nearer the woodlot situation

respect particular attention might be directed to Ohio. It in Ohio by leaving all softwoods out of consideration, since only

is probably farther along toward tho woodlot condition than any small quantities of such grow in that state. The dealing may be

other hardwood state and an examination of tho timber business only with such others as are produced in substantial amounts in

there can be made with ad\antage. Ohio. In doing this, tho reliable data of 1906, 1909, and 1912 may

The original forests of Ohio contained as fine hardwoods as grew be used to show that there is apparently not much decline from

lu any part of America. There were many kinds, and every kind year to year in state-grown lumber. The figures which are given

grew to perfection. It is not necessary to describe the processes in the following table are from government reports:

by which most of that timber has disappeared; suffice it that farms Lumber Cot by Species in Ohio— Feet

have taken much of the areas where trees once grew; and at species 1000 1909 1912

present there arc no large forest tracts, if they are compared with oak 244.07.1.000 259.410.000 222.704.0O9

tho former wooded areas. The remaining patches and strips are Yellow poplar D8.:i.-.8.000 42..117,000 49,583.000

mo lormcr «ouuiu ,u f„ „„,, f,„„i„h tho hnme Elm 29.0.'-.8.000 33.182.000 28.908.000

scattered among and bet .-een the farms, and furnish the home ^^^^^^ 2:5.071.000 43.8.'-.2.000 40.7.10.000

supply of lumber. Ash 21..3.'i0.000 25.7.35.000 20.100.000

The condition prevailing there is typical of what much of the Hickory l.'i.8.'ifl.000 21.774,000 20,727.000

former wooded areas of the country are coming to, if tho forestry Basswood 12.718.000- 10.007.000 14.920.000

prophets have not incorrectly read the signs of the times Largo «oec.^._. ................ .... S.-.OOO 49.421.000 41.893.000

wooded areas in solid blccks will furnish less and less of tho lum- j^^,^^^ walnut .-,.479.000 S.iiSO.OOO 8,.''.0R.00O

ber as the years go by, and what is commonly called the farmer's Cottonwood 1.414.000 2,044,000 2,444,000

woodlot must furnish proportionately more. ^^^^^^^ 428,742.000 519.040.000 480.800.000

W0ODIX)T DEFINED jjO DECLINE SHOWN

The term "farmer's woodlot," as it is commonly used, means a ~ ^. . ■ r u ii-. 1. »,„,

' _ „v,inU A summary of the foregoing figures shows no decline in lumber

tract of timber, of no definite size, but presumably small, which , , . ^^ , a., , 1 r » 1 „ii „

'" ' , ..^ , ' ., 1 ii,„f n,„ cut during the past seven years. The eleven woods listed all grow

belonizs to some farm. It does not necessarily mean that the ._,.,,; , , ^, ,. „ j, 1. ,1 . a »

oeioufcs lu Buuii. ia J „„„:,.„„ „„ in Ohio woodlots and make up the bulk of such woodlots. As far

timber has been plantt d like an orchard, or that it receives as ,, - ui r • ^ * »• .^1

iiuiutr uaa uw J, i ^^ ^^^ figures are capable of interpretation, they are encouraging,

much care as cultivated fields. It may be no more or less than a " .,..,,., ^, . . . , ,. -^ . 1 u

muLu tare as Luiti.aucu J _ because they indicate that Ohio -s now holding its own in lumber

piece of original forest which the owner is permit ing to stand for ^J ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ decreasing,

the present, under the belief that he will need it later. ^^ ^^^ ^^ .^ .^ ^^^ .^ ^^^^^^^

The Ohio woodlots are o that kind. Nature planted the tree ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ .^ ^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^.^^ .^ ^ ^^^^^ .^

and the owner has siaply let them grow, cutting a few now and . , . , . u. 1 ^ 1 .j t« 1 r

auu Liie u». f J a f o ^ period too short for a basis on which to decide. If no decline

then for his own use cr to sell ^, , , . , is apparent at the end of a good many years to come, it will be

How much lumber are the Ohio woodlots supplying now! i^' ^ ,, , ., „. 1> .. u * * ■,. ■

" , . . ^. 1 « *i, i„ „^. accepted as proof that the woodlots grow the timber as fast as it is

How nearly docs that supply meet the needs of the people ot \„, , , . , ■ ^ ^ ^ j n

now uedri> uuls i ai, » j j- ,, r r ^^^ That may be the case now, but it cannot be proved. However,

the state! ,,,,,, , •„ 1 r j f it should not be difficult for Ohio's woodlots to grow more timber

How far is it probable that future needs will be supplied from . , ,, , , mi. ui t

no« lar is yiuua k. rr ^^^^ j^ ^^^^ being cut from them as lumber. They are capable of

the same source? doing it. If they are not accomplishing that now, the first step

Some parts of these questions may be answered from existing , , ". ,.,.,, ,.. u , , . ^ ^ . 1 » lu _. 1 ».

ouuic i^a L= o M J ^ . , , J »i „ to bring about that result should be to get rid of the weed-trees,

data, but other portions of the answers must be deferred until more , . , " „ .. . ., , , V, . , . .lv •

aaia, uui oii.t-r jju.nuus y, which are of little account for lumber, and put good ones in their

information shall become available. .^ q,^. ^^^ ^,^^ elsewhere, when a

One of the first matters to be considered is whether Ohio's lum- ' ., » it „ • i- „„„ii«f„ ti.,n »,«

, ,, ,. , - XL 11 I ■ 1.1, t 1. farmer will no more tolerate weed-trees in his woodlots than he

ber output is being wholy supplied from the woodlots in the state, 1 . .. ri, . t

ucr uuijiut .= ui, „ J ff ^yj]j jiiio^ ordinary weeds in his cornfields in .lunc.

or partly from outside regions; and the next question for answer •"

is, whether the cut is keeping up or falling back. A definite Is the Supply AdequateT

answer can be given to the last question if the period under con- An important question demands an answer: Are Ohio's woodlots

sideration extends far enough into the past. The lumber cut in now furnishing as much lumber as the people of the state needt

Ohio for 1912 was almost exactly half what it was in 1899. Fifty The answer is a short no. They are furnishing only a little more

per cent decline in thirteen years looks serious. But, before too than half enough. The balance comes from the outside. The total

much seriousness is attributed to the situation, the other question cut in the state at the last census was 499,834,000 feet, but that

should be considered: How much of the timber sawed in 1899 by used by factories alone, not including what was used in its rough

Ohio miUs grew in Ohiot form, was 91,i,272,3C9 feet. If that employed in the rough, such as

Imports op Loos fences, barns, and bridges, were added, it would doubtless bo found

A definite answer to the question cannot be given. Statistics of that Ohio's woodlot tracts are not meeting more than one-third of

imports of logs were not kept. It is well known, however, that the demand for lumber to supply the state.

HARDWOOD RECORD

This is brought out partly, but not in full, by comparing the
:uiiiual cut of certain woods with the annua! use in factories. Take
the eleven hardwoods listecl in the foregoinj; table, and some of
the same figures may be used again:

Annual Cut and Use Compared — Feet

Species Factory Use Lumber Cut

Oak 103.013,927 222.704,000

Yellow poplar i:!r).01)4.7S-l 49.583.000

Maple .-is. 328, 275 40,750,000

Hickory 35.021,331 20,727.000

.30,633,690 26,100.000

22,833,367 14,020,000

21,314,454 28,968.000

18,637,884 41.893,000

Cottonwood 16,831,024 2,444,000

Black walnut 2,922,040 8,565,000

Chestnut 770,383 18,236,000

Ash

Basswood

Elm

Beech . . .

Total 490,001,159 480,890,000

The foregoing figures show that the substantial hardwoods which
grow in Ohio are almost meeting the demand which factories in
the state make upon them for material. Less than ten million
feet, of the eleven woods listed, are imported from other states.
Broad Gap to Bridge
There is, however, a broad gap to bridge in Ohio between the
total state lumber cut and the total re<]uirements of the wood-
using factories. The difference is 415,4I!S,369 feet, as shown by
latest statistics. Outside lumber is brought in to fill that gap,
and most of it is of species which do not grow in commercial quan-
tities in Ohio. Softwoods — of which Ohio has few — constitute
357,499,000 feet of the imports. Some of these come from the
Pacific coast, others from the South, still others from the North.
They do not grow in the state, and if used, they must be imported.
Some of the important softwoods which factories buy in distant
regions are the following:

Yellow pine 144.766,973 feet

White pine 120,340,930 "

Cypress 38,038,570 "

Norway pine 17,654,417 "■

Hemlock 16,104,964 "-

Douglas 111- 5,819,733 '•

Spruce

Western white pine

Red cedar

Other softwoods . .

3,575,750
1,072,000
953 810
4,000,000

Total 357,799.038 "

The Ohio woodlots cannot supply any considerable quantity of

the above softwoods, because nature did not plant them in the

state and man has thus far neglected to do so.

The most important hardwood which is used by Ohio factories,

but which does not flourish in the state, is red gum. The annual

factory <Iemanil for that wood e.xceeds twenty-seven million feet.

Conclusions

The following facts may be summarized:

Ohio's remaining timber supply is practically all contained in
farmers' woodlots. The extensive original forests were cut up
when farms were cleared.

The state furnishes the best examples of hardwood timber lot&
in this country, though little tree planting has been done.

These small tracts are now furnishing most of the hardwoods
bought by wood-using factories in the state.

Most of the country's best hardwood species are found in Ohio.

Softwood timber never has amounted to much in the state and
never will unless artificially planted.

Ohio's woodlots are capable of increased yield.

At the present time the state's lumber output seems to be nearly
stationary.

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Those who have been advocating the extensive planting of
white pine to take the place of the dying chestnut in the East
are beginning to wonder if their advice is going to prove as
sound as they thought. White pine in plantations seem to be de-
veloping a lot of enemies, both insect and fungus, seemingly bent
on undoing the best intentions of the tree planter and forester.

One of these is the deadly blister rust imported from Germany
several years ago when that country was the only source of white
pine stock for extensive forest planting. This disease has done
extensive damage to the white pine introduced into Europe and
it is hoped that it has been killed here. This is by no means
certain and government and state ofEcials are on their guard
against its reappearance. It was found in several places and
killed out but there is no telling where next it will be heard
from, as millions of seedlings were imported before the disease
w;'s discovered.

The white beetle is much in evidence throughout the East. This
insect lays its eggs in the leaders of the young trees and the
larva; tunnel the shoot and kill it. This causes the last whorl
of branches to turn upward in place of a single leader, causing a
bushy tree not suited for commercial purposes. Various methods
of control are being tried. One is to cut off the injured shoots
and put them in a covered can. The first plan was to burn them
but more recently it has been discovered that there are tiny parasites
in the larvro of the beetles and by putting the shoots in a can with
a cover perforated with holes large enough to let the parasites
out but too small to admit the beetles, it is possible to kill the
latter and let their natural enemies escape.

Another plan is to go over the plantation twice a year with
an insect or butterfly net. A tap against the side of the leader
causes the adult beetles to tumble into the net to be destroyed

ing twice over an acre in this way is about
$:..50.

A recent warning has been issued to plantation owners in New
England against what is thought to be a new disease of young
white pines. It has been found on young trees of this species of
from five to fifteen years of age, and it kills those attacked. As
yet little is known of its true character or how serious it may
become. It is manifested at first by a slight yellowing of the
foliage, which gradually increases until the tree dies. Upon exam
ination of the base of the stem just above the ground line, it is
found that the bark is dead and depressed, due to a sort of gir-
dling action on the living tissue next the wood. At the upper
edge of the wound is usually a swelling, due to the formation of
a callous as a result of the tree 's effort to heal over t^^e injury.-
Scientists who are studying the matter believe the disease i&
due to a parasitic fungus. There is some evidence to the effect
that ants may contribute to its dissemination.

These various troubles of the white pine seem not to be shared
by the red or Norway pine, and as a result the planting of this
tree is on the increase. It makes as good as and often better
growth than the white pine and its wood can be used for the same
purposes. S. J. E.

To use one good wood and make it imitate some other good wood
is a bad practice that we are gradually getting away from, for we-
are realizing that practically every hardwood has its own particular
beauty.

One of the troubles with the things which are coming to him who
waits is that they are too slow in arriving. The surest way is to go
after what you want.

If ili«i-oviTiTs I'tiiitiiiiio til iiiifiirth tin- primitivi* hixtory «if
man, it looks nx if it will lu> foutul tlint the wooil n;;!* antodntod
Iho stone a;!c, or wa» coeval with it. At ntiy rate, the liieroKlyphivK
»( Kjivpt ami tlie istanipeil hrirks of Me»iio|>otniiiia iiro recent, com-
pared with the evidenced of human rulttiro ilidcovercil in France.
\a intcrv8tin|; point in thoiie diHcoverie.s is that man wnN usiii;;
wooil in the affairx of daily life during; the time when nmch of
Europi- wa.s covered with ice.

The people who lived in the Kbone valley at that time were
called upon to defend themselves n^inst tho woolly elephant, the
two horned rhinocero.s, lion, rave bear, and other hu^o animals Ion);
a|jo extinct, aud they also warred on the elk, hutTalo, wolf and
horse, and it has been ilisrovereil that the man used weapons
wholly or partly of wood, iustenil of, or else in conjunction with
the stone mauls which have been erroneously assumed to be the
only weapons in use then. They shot arrows, and, of course, had
bows, anil probably spears with wooden shafts.

There is abundant /.'eolo^ioal proof that the period was from
-0,000 to 30,000 years aiio, ami there is |>ictorial evidence of the
abundant use of wood for the weapons named. The evidence is
the interesting part, and it is of recent discovery.

Explorations have been in progress for some time of caves iu
Prance, Switzerland, and of other parts of Europe, which were the
homes of prehistoric man; but some of the most interesting finds
have been made near Tarascon, France.

Caverns which hail long been closed by debris have been opeucd
and explored. Some of them were found remarkably rich in
sculpture and paintings. The walls in some instances are covered
with pictures of animals now extinct in that region. Many of the
animals are shown with arrows in their sides, and evidently rep-
resent hunting scenes. One buffalo in particular has been struck
by four arrows, two of which are painted red.

The remote period in which the pictures %vere made gives them
peculiar interest. So far as known, no other pictures, drawings
or relics of half that antiquity show the use of wood by man.
The date of his first employment of wood is pushed back from
10,000 to 20,000 years farther than formerly supposed.

The evidence there and elsewhere further shows that the human
inhabitants of that remote time were far more highly cultured
than anyone had supposed possible in a period so early. There
were artists of no mean ability among them. The drawings of some
of the animals are decidedly spirited. .\n important point is that
the colors were laid on with brushes. Hence, they must have
used bandies of some sort for their brushes, and in all probability
the handles were made of wood. The pictures and drawings show
much, but they suggest much more than they actually show. Two
wood-using industries of the present day are traced back two
hundred or three hundred centuries — the making of handles and
the making of weapons. The quantity used then, is, of course,
unknown; but it must have been considerable. Men must have
been well supplied with weapons to have held their ground against
the strong and savage animals which were abundant in the region
then. The bones of the animals are found in the caves, in the
very presence of the pictures on the walls which tell the story
of man's conquest over them. The artist carved figures on the
teeth and horns of monsters which, not improbably, he killed with
ash-handled spears and, dogwood arrows.

The caverns furnished the protection against the elements to
which is due the excellent preservation of man 's work. All out-
side the caves were destroyed long ago, except in a few
instances where human skulls and other parts of the skeleton have
been found under deep deposits of gravel and earth. Some of
these show that the human skeletons were in jdace before the
last visit of the glacial sheet. The skulls of those prehistoric
people bear evidence that man has made some advancement since
that day. The heavy underjaw betokens strength and determina-

tion. These were the qualities needed to enable tho men of that
lime to hold their ground in a region filled with enormous buastB.
Men far enough ndvnuced in the arts to be able to turn wowl
to account were doubtlcHs well along in some other things. Their
paintings an- not tho only proof of it. The caves have furninhed
evidence, if not proof, that the art of writing was known in
France a hundred centuries before tho date of the first trace of
letters along the Nile and the Kuphrates. It beginn to look n
if the dawn of human culture was in the foreiit, not in the opon
country as some havo supposed. .\ well-known historian hax
spoken of Cireece's civilization as a "miracle," because it blazed
forth in full maturity without any known preparatory stages.
That miracle may yet bo explained. In the caves of France, ap
parently contemporaneous with the pictures on the walls. Writing
has been found, some carved on horn, others painted on pebbles.
.'Scholars have declared that some of the characters are so similar
to Greek and a.'tsociated letters that the coincidence could not pos
sibly have been accidental. It may, therefore, be found out upon
further investigation that (ireece's culture did not "suddenly blaze
forth," but began ten tliou.sand years before in the forests of
western Kurope among people who could write, who could handle
tools, who could draw and paint, and who were users of wood. These
men were doubtless forest dwellers, and they lived in constant danger
of strong and fierce animals, and it is reasonable to suppose that logo
were used to barricade the entrances of their cave-dwellings aKainst
the attacks of carniverous beasts about them.

Investigating Export Lumber

Hakdwood Rkcohi) has pnvionsly mentioned the work undertaken
by the Department of Commerce for the purpose of investigating
markets for American lumber and other fore.'t products in the
Orient and in South America. Koger U. Simmons, who has charge
of the work in South America, spent part of last week in Chicago in
consultation with lumbermen, furniture makers, veneer manufac-
turers, and others who expect to push their sales in that region.
From here he went to the Pacific coast, where he will spend a short
time studying the situation in that region.

All countries in South .\merica will be visited, beginning with
the west coast in Ecuador. The purpose is to ascertain the various
uses to which American lumber is put; and, to make this investiga-
tion thorough, Mr. Simmons will go inland and observe the actual
use of the wood. That will give an opportunity to stuily the chances
of increasing sales along present lines and to suggest other lines
which may be developed. Prices will be investigated, together with
transportation charges and methods of transportation. The subject
of credits and banking and of other financial matters will be given
careful attention, so far as they concern American trade. Being
on the ground, and in actual contact with the users of wood, it will
be easy to look into the matter of competition with native woods
or with those imported from countries other than the United States.

Lumber will be only one of the items to be considered. Finished
products, particularly furniture and veneers, will occupy an im-
portant place in the investigation. It is well known that the export
of h.ardwoods to the countries south of us is principally in the form
of finished commodities like furniture, house trim, vehicles, farm
machinery, cooperage, and boxes.

The principal obstacles in the way of the speedy success of this
investigation is the uncertainty of travel. Shipping schedules to
South America are badly disorganized at this time on account of
the war, and the traveler who goes to those parts of the world will
bo subject to vexatious delays. In many places the inland travel
will be slow and uncertain. There are railroads in South America
with only two trains a week, and boats on some of the rivers go
only once a month.

■!ai*i;:ii3^^cavOTiTOiWiti)5toiiTO»te)yiTOg TOia:gTOgeittOT)!TOaii!:>5;!!>ii!>swi»^^^

Smooth Saw Work

That smooth sawing is desirable with every mill or factory saw
is a fact that has long been acknowledged but it is only lately
that much attention has been given to developing the habit of put-
ting this knowledge into use. Now that we are cutting, trimming
and measuring carefully every bit of waste from tree to stump
the woodworking industry is beginning to appreciate the fact that
there is in the aggregate considerable unnecessary loss through
rough cutting saws, from long cornered teeth and uneven setting,
making heavy dressing necessary to get a smooth surface which in
turn adds to the waste pile and increases the burden of work at
the planers.

Aside from occasional instances of millmen riding the hobby of
smooth work, the widest interest developed in smooth sawing has
been found in the factories and among the users of rip and cross-
cut saws. The interest there has been so strong that a number
of machines have been developed with the special point in view
of doing straight, smooth sawing and making joints at times that
are smooth and true enough for glue joints without any dressing
or further work.

The first really practical effort at making rip saws do their work
so true, and so smoothly as to make glue joints, that came under
the writer's notice, was several years ago in a column factory
located between Jeffersonville and New .\lbany, Ind. (This plant
has since been moved nearer the timber supply of the South.) In
this factory were made stave columns from cypress lumber, and
the stave joints were simply straight sawed joints held in place
with dowel pins. The only work done on the lumber after it was
ripped into staves at the saws was the boring of the dowel pin
holes. .The saws were made to run so true and cut so smoothly that
the work of ripping the staves to dimensions also constituted the
work of jointing them ready for gluing up. There was involved
the use of patterns and jigs for getting the right shape and angle
but this had nothing whatever to do with the ripping other than to
make it a little more complicated and dillicult to rig and maintain
the machines.

There was nothing remarkable or unusual about the machines
being used. The smooth sawing was being accomplished by care-
ful attention to the details of operations and this after all is the
big secret in smooth sawing, whether it be with the rip saw in the
factory or with the big mill saw.

In the instance referred to an examination of the saws showed that
they like the machines were of regular or ordinary type; the teeth
were typical of many other rip saw teeth and the filing was similar
with merely the difference that the man doing the filing took great
pains in setting his saws and inside filing to keep all corners even.
If the writer's piemory is not at fault, the filer used a combination
of spring and swage set — possibly it was all swage. The whole
matter so far as the saw itself was concerned consisted of getting
just the right amount of set and getting every tooth corner the same
length.

Care was used in setting and filing the saws primarily and the
set was made as close as practical to prevent heating of the saw
blade. Then when a saw was put on the machine and started up
the filer examined its work carefully and if it lacked in smoothness
he went over his saw to locate the long corner or the cause of the
roughness. He never let the saw go to work until it was cutting a
smooth joint with no plainly visible saw marks about it.

In addition to careful attention to the fitting of the saws them-
selves, this kind of work also called for careful adjustment of saw
mandrels to prevent end play, and proper attention to fences and
slides on the saw table. Thus one operation was made to do the
work of two, and thousands of feet of lumber was put through
regularly and ripped into column staves with glue joint edges re-
quiring no finishing other than that of boring dowel pin holes and
inserting pins when they were glued up. Moreover the result was
good and some of the best stave columns the writer ever saw were

produced in sizes from six inches to two feet iu diameter in that
factory by the methods described.

From time to time during the past few years attention has been
centered on doing glue joint work with rip saw machines, and
many have found it both possible and practical. Moreover, saws
have been used for jointing face veneer and in many instances the
learning to do glue joint lipping with saws has enabled manufactur-
ers to reduce the cost by eliminating the work of dressing or jointing
after the rip saw.

There is a bigger field and broader idea to smooth -work than
simply that of making glue joints in certain kinds of work. It is
the saving in lumber, time and power that may be effected by
making smooth sawing the regular order of every woodworking
institution. Smooth sawing reduces the saw kerf which of itself
is an important consideration. The reduction is not so much in that
you can use a thinner saw or take a smaller kerf, but it is in the
fact that the smoother the saw work the lighter will be the planing
work and the less lumber or timber it will be necessary to cut away
in finishing off the stock.

There was a time when a certain machinery man prominently
identified with resaw work had a dream of eliminating the necessity
for planers on certain lines of resawed work. He discussed this
dream with the writer at a convention some years ago and said
that he believed that if we could secure some improvement in sand
paper, something that would hold stronger and stand up under heat
better than glue and use a stronger backing than paper it would be
practical by careful attention to the fitting of resaws to send lumber
directly from the resaw through the sander.

There is some lumber turned out with resaw work that is de-
cidedly smooth as compared to the practice of old times, and some
of it is used for back panelling and box shooks without going
through planers. Possibly some day if we can get the art of resaw-
ing down to as fine a point as some have reduced the art of rip-
sawing we may be able to turn out cabinet panels so smoothly cut
that they can be finished oS with a scraper or with sand paper and
not be required to make a trip through a planer. This would mean
a saving of not only one operation but a saving in lumber. Smooth
sawing is not a finely drawn impossible theory, but a practical
proposition that simply calls for careful skilled attention to the
details of saw fitting and machinery adjustment. .1. C. T.

Violation of Anti-Trust Laws

A combination between resident and non-resident lumber companies
to restrict competition in their business in a state is not taken out of
the anti-trust law of that state on the theory that interstate commerce
is involved, nor is it any defense to a claim that the law has been
violated that prices fixed by the companies are reasonable. When an
association of lumber manufacturers is organized for legitimate pur-
poses, a member is not responsible for a violation of the anti-trust
law of a state based upon a combination in restraint of trade entered
into by other members of the association. (Missouri Supreme Court.
State vs. Arkansas Lumber Company, 169 Southwestern Reporter
143.)

Quantity of Logs Required Under Contract

That one party to a contract estaiilishes a mill to manufacture
products from logs to be furnished by the other party does not
involve an implied agreement on the part of the latter to keep the
mill busy, he being merely required to deliver logs as they are cut in
conducting his logging operations. (Washington Supreme Court,
Kanaskat Lumber & Shingle Company vs. Cascade Timber Company,
142 Pacific Eeporter 15.)

The value of farm buildings in the United States is big but when
\ve divide it by the number of farmers it makes the average farm house
look so much like thirty cents that it is evident that the farmer ought
to be doing more' building.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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B778 — Wants TJiln Beech

I'hlladelphln, Pa.. S.'pt.nilii-r lU. Knllor II ui|i\m..pi> nKCOiin : Wi- nn'
iiilfa%-orliiK lo locale mnnufni-tiiriTH i>f thin Im'oiIi from \i, to Vi Inch In
'Mcknciw, r«prclally |ire|>arpcl for l<Tnon lioxro. and If joii happen to hovi'
!i.' oaucs of one or luori- llrniK who nri> likely lo be able lo supply nintorliil
f tbU port, we ahnll be very much obllRpd If you will kindly Blve them

'.o UB. Company.

Anyone interestotl in connection with the above reputable eii.Hterii
■oncern for this s(ock will be given the name upon applicjition. —
Kditor.

B779 — Wants to Soil Black Walnut Trees in Oklahoma
Oakland. Ciil.. September -.'I. KdiK.r II.Minwoiiii IU:<ciiiii : I would like
to communicate with a pnriy who can hnnille .*iO to T.'i black walnut ireen
now standing: in Oklahoma. These are for sale.

The writer of this letter has been given the names of a few con
. . rns who niij;ht |iureh:iso this timber. Anyone intere.sted shouhl

rite Il.vutnvoon Hkcokd. — KniToit.

B780 — Wants Home Market for Walnut Lumbei

Dayton. C. September 13.— Editor Hakdwood Record: Do you know of
a domestic market for walnut lumber? The export trade being cut off 1
am looking for a home market.

Thanking you In advonce, I am .

The writer of the above letter has been given a list of certain
woodworking lines, which are extensive users of walnut lumber.
.\nyone interested should write this oOice. — Editor.

B781 — Has Walnut Stumps for Sale

Falrvlew, Ark.. September 10. — Kdltor Haudwood KKCoitD : Could you
|.ut me In touch with parties handling walnut stumps? I have several
limdrcd for which I would like a market. Would appreciate any Infor
u:itlon you can give me. .

This inquirer has been given the names of feveral concerns who
.ire large buyers of walnut stumps. Anyone interested can have the
necessary information by writing 1Iarda\ood Record. — Editor.
B782— Wants to Buy 5/4 Plain Oak Cut to Size

Herkimer. .\. Y.. September 10. — Kdltor Hardwood Kecobd : Can you
give us the addresses of Arms who kiln dry and cut to size 5/4 plain oak?
Wc can ufe one or more cars ot this stock, but must have It klln-drled and
cut 51 inches long by 4\i. inches and up wide, planed to 1 1/lC Inches thick,
one face and two edges clear, and can be either red or white oak.

This inquirer is a large consumer of hardwood lumber and any
oak manufacturers in a position to furnish this particular class of
stock should address IIakdwood Record. — Editor.
B783 — Wants to Purchase Persimmon and Honey Locust
Grand Rapids. Mich.. September 10. — Editor Haudwood Recoiid : If
you can put us In communication with manufacturers of persimmon and
honey locust in dimension sizes, we will greatly appreciate the favor. The
size pnncipally desired Is 4\4 in No. 2 common and better, and It we could
locate a supply could place some business at the right price.

The writer of this letter is an entirely responsible concern, and
anyone in a position to make this connection would unquestionably
find the business profitable. — Editor.

B784^-Will Be in Market for Ash, Oak, and Possibly Birch
and Gum

Vancouver, B. C, September 11. — Editor Haudwood Record: We are
considering the manufacture ot closet seats and boxes for tanks, and would
appreciate any information we could get as to prices on ash and oak lumber
such as Is commonly used for this purpose. Will you kindly band this
Information to any concern Interested? .

Hardwood Record has given to this inquirer a list of concerns
manufacturing oak and ash who would probably be in a position to
quote them desirable prices. Hardwood Record also suggested that
birch has been UFed quite extensively for this purpose, and that there
is a possibility of the utilization of gum also.

Manufacturers of any of these woods who have not heard from us

Oil this proposition should nddrexa IIakdwood Rkcouo iminedintcly.—
Km-roii.

B786 — Wants Bourco of Supply for Cigar Box Lumber

V,inc«uver. It. «'.. Ki-pleml>i-r II. -Editor IUuiiw<hii> IIl'Coiip : What
<|uiilallonH i-ould we get on lumber for cliror boxca.? .

IIakdwood Hkcoiiu hna rent them u nhort list of concerna who might
fiirnihh this class of stock. Anyone else interested ran have the
iiecosKary infuniuition by mldri'ssiiig this oflice. — Kditoh.
B786 — Wants to Dispose of Oak. Hickory and Cherry in Vicinity
of Chicago

Racine. \VI».. September II. — Editor IIaudwimid IIi:< c Would II be

possible for .von lo give me Infonnntlon aa lo hardwood huyiTM In or near
fhlengo? I have about eighty acrcH ot white oak. bur oak and red oak.
also hickory and wild cherry, which I desire to clear this winter. This
limber Is- located between Wuukegnn, III., and KeuoHha. Wis., and In goo4
heavy limber, nnd Chicago would be my proper si'lllng and xhlpiiinK |>oIdI.
Would pr< fer someone who buys standing limber and cuts II.

.\ny Information you can give me will be favorably received.

Hakowooo Record has given tiie writer of this letter the name of
a few concerns who might bo in the market in the vicinity of Chicago.
However, the sale of timber right in Chicago is u rather diflicult
proposition, but undoubtedly the stumps would be snlnble nt other
points in this vicinity.

Anyone interested in the purchase of this ."tock shouM take the
matter uji with tliis ofliee. — Editor.

B787 — Opportunity for Apparently Profitable Investment

Bristol. R. I., September 0. — Editor Hardwood Rkcurd : The war ban
cut oH all Imports ot potassium salts from Germany, from which source
we drew about 2,'>0,000 Ions last year. In fact, practically all the polas-
slum in the world comes from East Prussia. The price of the carbonate
has Jumped from 3% cents six weeks ago to 21 to 2.'> cents now. Wood
ashes are the only practicable source with the German deposits cut off.
Roughly, five to seven pounds ot wood ashes will make one pound of
potas.slum carbonate at a cost ot three cents a pound.

The plont Is Inexpensive, one costing JIIJOO being able lo handle over a
ton ot ashes a day, and showing a net profit of ?40 to tM a day. H would
not be worth while to tie up with a mill cutting less than lUO.OOU feet a
day. and I want to get in touch with such a mill. I have the money to
start one plant and want lo start that first. After that, ollowing a month
to get going. I would like to talk to anyone on a percentage basis.

I am a chemical engineer and want to build and operate one or more
plants myself. The amount vc can make Is not n drop In the bucket aa
compared to demand and, except during war, prices would show little over
operating expense, but a plant of this choracter would pay for Itself Id
six weeks at prevalhng prices, and then show a good profit.

Old ashes, stored ont of doors, are worthless, the rain removing the
valuable contents. It you can put me in touch with anyone Interested. I
will he very grateful. .

The above letter speaks for itself. Anyone in a ]>osition to take
advantage of this opportunity can have the name of the writer by
addressing this office. — Editor.

B788 — Adds Source of Supply for Veneer

High I'olnt. N. C. September 11. — Editor llAnDWooD Rkcord: I beg to
Inform you that I have added to my list of veneir mills, noted in last Issue
ot Hardwood Rkcokd, the Strong Brick and Vem cr Company, and am
handlmg. through this concern, box stock, also '/i-lncli ^-ura, inngijolla and
beech drawer bottoms. IIarrv Ravuo.su.

B789 Wants Information as to Wood Used in Storage Batteries

Washington, D. C. September 5. — Editor Hardwood Record : We desire
to locate the source ot supply tor corrugated wood separators, which are
used In storage batteries. These are manufactured principally from bass-
wood and cypress, the wood being first treated with chemicals to eradicate
any substance in the wood which might affect the liquids used In the bat-
teries. Wc desire these 0% Inches wide. Can you advise us ot n source of
supply in car lots? .

Hardwood Record has ascertained that this wood separator is a
patented article. The patentee is a Chicago and Philadelphia con-
cern, the Electric Storage Battery Company. In this line of work
the company uses a large amount of wood in the form of veneer which
varies in width from -I'll to -fg, and in the finished product the sizes
run 4x.5 up to 42x78 inches. The wood is used for separators
which prevent the metal parts of the battery from touching. For
this reason the wood is desired as acid proof as possible.

The company is now using poplar and gum and also another wood
which is designated as "gulf." It is probable, however, that this is
cypress. Redwood is also adapted for this use, but is too expensive
in the eastern factories. Where wood is given a special treatment
before using, the purpose is to remove all mineral matter. No treat-

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mcnt is given to make it acid proof. Substitutes iu the form of pulp,
liard rubber, fiber, etc., have not been found so suitable as wood pulp.
The Cliicago branch of this one company uses millions of these
separators annually, and it is probable that the Philadelphia factory
consumes more than a million board feet of material in the course
of the year. The above company is the patentee of the article, but
the separators are manufactured by other storage battery concerns
on a_ royalty basis. Therefore this industry is of very considerable
jiroportions. — Editok.

Clubs and Associations

Executives of National Hardwood Association Meet

The executive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association
met at Chicago, Thursday evening, September 17. Those present were :
E. V. Babcocli, E. V. Babcock & Co., Pittsburgh, president ; Matt Brown of
W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, Louisville, Ky. ; Charles H. Barnaby,
Greencastle, Ind., ex-president ; Frank F. Fish, Chicago, secretary ; Walter
Chamberliu of: John M. Woods & Co., Cambridge, Mass., and Theodore
Fathauer of Theodore Fathauer & Co., Chicago.

In reviewing the last three months' work of the association, it was
reported that nineteen new members had been added to the list and the
present membership now numbers over 900.

Hugh McLean of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company. Buffalo, N. Y.,
one of the best-known hardwood manufacturers and Jobbers of the United
States, was selected head of the inspection rules committee of (hat
association.

It was urged by the committee that every member of the association
use the good offices of this splendid organization for an exchange of
information, as it is by mutual co-operation that the best benefits come to
the members, and the machinery which Secretary Fish has working full
time is only too anxious to help wherever it is possible.

Monthly Meeting Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club
Fall operations of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club were started on
Monday night, September 14, the club having been inactive, except for the
handling of tnatters by the executive board, since June. The meeting
brought out a large number of members. Following the dinner that had
been provided by the entertainment committee, President Schmidt called
the meeting to order.

A matter of much interest to lumbermen — that of the proposed In-
crease in freight rates — was gone into thoroughly and the river and rail
committee, through Chairman W. J. Eckman. made a full report, submit-
ting a protest to be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The
request was heartily endorsed and the protest forwarded to Washington.
One of the most important matters that came up for discussion was the
proposed tax on freight bills to meet expected deficits in the United States
Treasury, and the club was almost unanimous in protesting against what
is considered an unequal distribution of the burden. Secretary Boiser
was instructed to at once wire both of the senators from Ohio, also both
congressmen from this district, protesting against the passage of such a
tax and requesting that these gentlemen do all in their power to prevent
the measure becoming effective. All lumbermen present were perfectly
willing to stand any just portion of tax that may be necessary, but do not
think that freight bills are the place to get the money, claiming the dis-
tribution would be very unequal. This was a very long and successful
meeting, much having been accomplished, and President Schmidt proposes
to keep his committees busy during the balance of the year.

Convention of Hoo-Hoo at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
That the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo will hold its 1015 convention
in connection with the Panama-Paciflc Intern.ntional Exposition was the
message wired to the local lumbermen's headquarters recently by Frank W.
Trower of San Francisco, who is the high priest of Osiris of the Hoo-Hoo.
San Francisco won over six other cities. This great association of lumber-
men, with 1.5.000 members in fifteen countries, is expected to bring 1.000
people to the exposition, the meeting time being the ninth hour of the ninth
day of the ninth month. Sessions will be held in the unique rustic house
of Hoo-Hoo. which has been planned to be built of every sort of log in use
on the Pacific coast, at a cost of $50,000. It will be located close to the
Buchanan street entrance in the South Gardens, just south of the palace
of horticulture. In addition to exhibits of every sort of lumber and lumber
product, it will contain a convention hall with a seating capacity of over
400, designed to accommodate most of the lumber conventions which will
meet at the exposition next year — over a dozen in number. These will
include, beside the Hoo-Hoo. the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the U. S., the West
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' .Association, the Western Pine Manufacturers'
Association, the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, and others.
September 9 has been set aside as Hoo-Hoo day at the exposition.

Memphis Club Resumes Meetings

The first regular meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis for the
fall season was held at Hotel Gayoso September 10. The last meeting
prior to this was held May SO. The lumbermen had not been able to get
together for a friendly discussion of matters of particular interest to
themselves for quite a long while with the result that the attendance
was of record proportions. J. D. Allen, Jr., was in the chair and the
usual luncheon was served and thoroughly enjoyed. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved and the same course was taken In
connection with the minutes of a special meeting of the board of directors
held during the suspension of the summer gathering.

The statistics committee, through J. Stanley Wllliford, chairman, said
that It would have its report ready for publication within the next
thirty days.

G. C. Ehemann, chairman of the resolutions committee, advised the club
of the resolutions of sympathy which had been drawn up by himself and
associates In connection with the death of T. B. Allen, formerly of
Memphis and more lately of Texas. Mr. Allen was both a charter and an
honorary member of the club and very sincere regret was expressed in-
connection with his demise.

Harry J. Stimson, chairman of the information committee, said that a
communication had been received frcm the Department of Forestry of the
United States Indicating that pecan could be sold as hickory. He also
reported that information had been received from the Yale School of
Forestry to the effect that this institution was open and was ready to
Impart a practical and full knowledge of lumber and forestry to all
who attend.

A communication was read from the Lumbermen's Club at Evansvllle
(Indiana) asking the local organization to use its best efforts toward
securing a longer time for final shipping In connection with the mllling-in-
transit privilege allowed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It would'
seem that practically all of the other roads grant an unlimited time for
final shipping, whereas the Louisville & Nashville stipulates one year.
This was referred to the river and rail committee.

The auditorium committee of the Business Men's Club, according to the
report of the secretary, advised the Lumbermen's Club of Its appreciation
of the support rendered by the latter in connection with the movement
looking to the erection of a suitable auditorium In Memphis.

F. E. Stnnebraker, chairman of the special committee in charge of the
finishing and furnishing of the rooms in the Business Men's Club to be
used as official headquarters of the Lumbermen's Club, reported that
everything was in order and that a register had been placed for the use
of visitors. A stenographer has been placed in charge of these rooms and
will show visitors through them. These rooms have been finished in
specimens of practically every hardwood lumber produced in this part of
the country and they are expected to be a splendid advertising medium
since they furnish an accurate illustration of what can be accomplished In-,
the way of interior finish with the various woods employed.

Philadelphians Express Themselves on Federal Measures

As the National Uivers and Harbors Congress recently addressed a
number of queries to the Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia, a special
committee was appointed at a recent meeting of the exchange, which
answered the questions emphatically as follows :

Do you consider the whole scheme of rivers and harbors Improvements a
humbug and a steal ?

Answer: No. decidedly no. The water borne commerce of the United
States can be developed only bv intelligent improvements of our rivers
and harbors.

Would it be cc
Delaware river?

Answer : No. the improvements made to the Delaware river have been-
of great value, not merely to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but to the
entire country. The Delaware river is one of the gateways of the country
through which imports and exports pass to and from the Interior towns
of the United States.

Were the appropriations for these Improvements secured solely for the
political advantage of some senator or representative In Congres's, and If
so, whom?

Answer : No. the appropriations for the making of these most necessary
Improvements to the Delaware river have been secured partly through the
efforts of senators and congressmen representing the state of' Pennsylvania
at Washington. That the aop'-npriations wr-re n(?CPssary has been recognized
by practically every senator and cnnsressiiKin from Pennsylvania for an
indefinite period. Had the representn fives of Pennsylvania not worked to
secure such appropriations they would have failed in their duty to the

apply this charge

the improvements of the-

expected to accrue, from the

state and to the country

What benefits have been derived, or a
waterways Improvements in your vicinity?

Answer: As stated above, the improvements to the Delaware river are
necessary fnr a gateway of the country for Its Imports and exports, and are
not of merely local benefit.

.Are there any waferwa.vs projects adopted by Congress or recommended
by the .-\rniv Engineers, with the facts cnncerning which you are entirely
familiar which you consider unwarranted? If so, please name them, and
give the reasons for your conclusions.

Answer : We are not familiar with any waterways prolects recommended
by the Army Engineers that they do not contain merit. The thoroughness of
the examination by the Army Engineers and the conservative manner In
which they handled the numerous proieets. good and had. submitted to
them hv ConTross has given us a high opinion of their abllitv. We lielieva
It is true that hills covering very unwise and most absurd projects are sub-
mitted by its own members to the House of Congress. It is to the credit
of the Armv Engineers that so many such bills fail to receive favorable
consideration by Congress.

Kindly add any remarks as make any suggestions that occur to von.

The Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia desires further to record Its

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rs liiiil p'.ncr
'<ul(l III' inoiil
Imndli- Kuch

MMting of Bomrd of Ooveiuors National Manufacturers'

Association

Sf-cTolary J. K. UhsMliii .if ilip NntlonnI I.iiiiiIht .M«inifiicHir<T»' AHKodii

lion announoM tlint thoro will Ih- n mwllnB "f H"- I'onnI of govornors of

ih«t asisoclnllon nt riilcaRo on Tucsrtny. Octolirr «. Tlio inei'tlnij will con-

v.np nt til." Coni!r.\«» hotil nt IO:no a. tii.

It U nnnouncoci Hint n n.nKlcIornblo numlxT i>r mntlprs of Imporlnncp In
Mil- liinilMT Industry will l>' oonsUlorcd.

iind 17.0011 to 111.' IV

N«w North OaroUna

;;)y.'i'.ij)!i'jy'j'<:-a!wt!i>^.'wi!'5i!«w

With the Trade

New Chicago Company

in.- r.-.iu ..ii;^.ii./.ai...i. ..f 111.- Stiiiuiard W.-.id rrmliicls Coiuijiiu.v, Willi
hcadqunneis iu tin- mw »:..ntln.ntiil and Commcrelnl Bank building. 20S
Soutli La Salic street. Cliiriiso. Inir.iduces ii new method of i-cnderlnK
service to wood coii!<unieri-.

The compnuy will miik.' n s|i<>cliilly of caterlnc to tlic wants of the
factory trade, and in addition t» perfonnlng Hi.- function of merely taklnj;
orders for lumber and othi-r similar products, will add a consulting service
which Is sure to be appreciated by factory managers and those responsible
for the most efficient and economical use of 111.- raw material, wood. This
phase of the work, which will be entirely gratis to the clieuts ot the
company, contemplates a complete and detailed technical report on the
present use of wood with recommendations for increasing the efficiency of
Its u&c by the introduction of other grades ot the same wood, or by tli.'
substitution of entirely new species, which in view ot their physical anil
mecbanicai properties, may be even more suitable for the purpose reqiilred
than the woods which are in use at present.

Many factory buyers, who have kept In touch with the ra^ld development
of railroad building in this country, which has meant the opening up of
new fori.'st regions, have been able to materially reduce the cost ot their
raw material by the introduction Into their factory ot the new and
cheaper woods thus thrown on the market. Others, however, have not been
so progressive and have continued to use the woods from which their
products were originally made, even though they have become scarce, and.
consequently, much higher In price, rurthermcre. it has been toun<l
proQIable in many factories to utilize material which formerly has been
wasted. This Is done by installing additional machinery to make smaller
products, or by passing the waste on to an.ilher taetoi-y for Its raw-
material. An Interesting example ot this method ot utilization is the
interchange ot wood by a brush factory and a spool manufacturer, one ot
whom wanted the red heart wood ot the birch log and the other the white
sap wood. Sonic factories burn their sawdust and shavings and other
refuse as wastefully as possible under large boilers for the production of
power (usually Just enough for their own needs i ; others burn It econoni
Ically In gas producers and sell Iheir surplus power at a good profit.

Many wood consumers experience dlfflculty in properly seasoning ami
preparing their raw material : others find that a car load of presumably
the same kind of wood .as always used, docs not measure up to the past
standard, forgetting, or possibly not realizing that due to soli, climate.
and other conditions, the white oak that grows In Mississippi is not the
same as the white oak that Is prodnced in Indiana.

The Standard Wood Products Company, with its experienced technical
forest engineers. Is in a position to render a service to wood consumers In
the field of work Just discussed which cannot fall to be profltable to them.
Such a service the company proposes to give grails to the Arms for whom
It Is given an opportunity ot buying annual reiinirements. guaranteeing
to make purchases as Cheap, or cheaper, than are made at present. By
reason ot Its thorough knowledge of the various forest regions ; of the
physical and mechanical properties of the commercial and seml-commercla;
woods; ot the t^-chnlcal requirements in strength, stiffness, weight, groin,
dnrabllity. hardness, etc.. ot various manufactured wood products ; and by
means ot its information on logging, manufacture, freight rates, and
methods ot marketing, the Standard Wood Products Company Is able to
render a character of service to the co«sumers of wood which they have
never enjoyed heretofore.

The affairs of the company will be under the Immediate supervision ot
H. S. Sackett. formerly chief of the Office of Wood Utilization, United
States Forest Service, whose wide and practical experience in the industrial
use ot wood, insures a maximum ot efficient service to the company's
clientele.

Serious Fire at Fenton, Mich.

On September IT fire ot unknown origin wiped out five buildings com-
prising the X. J. Phillips factory at Fenton, Mich., causing a $10,000 loss

Tile ItnnKiim l.iiiuber Company has been Incorpornled In lb.- ulnle of
North Carulinn to operate at Oriental. I'amlico county, N. C. The com
pany will develop llmberlands and will nl«o buy and oimtbIc vnrlouH iiaw-
inlllH. The capital stock Ik $-.>iio,im)U, of which 140.0011 wan paid in at the
time ot incorporation. 8. B. ItnnH.im. 11. V. Xewiiou^e nnd 11. I,. (JIIiIim nrf
the uccn-dtled incorporators.

Foreign Bicycle Handles

The Cheboygan Wood Turning Works at Cheboygan, Mich., »«• tumloc
bicycle handles for the foreign traiie when the war began, nnd ordern
stopped KO suddenly that the factory closed. It wan able to pick up other
work .ind resume operntlons after a f.w- days ot IdleneM.

Beceivers for Michigan Company

11 Is slal.'d by the Bay City, .\llili.. 7'(hii-« Ibat receivers liav.' \m'U
appointed by the superior court of Pender County, North Carolina, for
the Crocker-Buell Lumber Company, oi which Frank Biiell of Bay City.
Is one of the prlncl|jal owners. The company Is a Miehlgan corporntlon.
with its home office In Boy City, but its businesH is conducted In North
Carolina. The company has a sawmill at Bannermnn's Bridge, which ban
a capacity ot 00.000 tcet per day, nnd owns large tracts of land and
timber In North Carolina.

The receivers arc !•'. M. Dobson. who represents the creditors ami Jay U.
Iluell.-who will represent the company's Interests. It Is said that inability
to realize quickly on its assets and pressing demands of some small
creditors forced the application for a receivership. A Wilmington. N. C.
paper, at which city ll.e company has Its principal offlci-. says the liope Is
.'Xprcssed by tht-se interested that the company's difficulties will be short
lived, and that it will be enabled to resume business in a short time.
Wood in Storage Batteries

The Klectrlc Storage Battery Company. Thlrlyllflh and Shields avenue.
Chicago, manufactures various kinds ot storage batteries tor electric usi-.
The Chicago factory Is mainly an assembling oni\ the main plant being
located nt Philadelphia. Pa. In the manufacture ..t storage batteries the
.■ompnny uses a large amount of wood In the form of veneer. This veneer
varies In thickness from l/16th Inch to .VlOth. and In the flnlHh.-d product
the sizes run from 4x5 Inches up to 42x78 Inches. The wood is
used for separators which prevent the metal parts of the battery from
touching. For this purpose a wood Is desired which Is as near aeld proof
as possible. The manager of the factory says that poplar and gum. and
also another wood called "gulf," are now being used. What this latter
wood Is, he did not know, but it is undoubtedly cypress. The manager
said the company had experimented with a good many kinds of wood and
really liked redwood as well as any, l)ut found it rather high priced f. o. b.
Philadelphia. Before using, the wood is given a treatment, the purposi-
of which is to remove all mineral matter from the wood. No treatment Is
given to make it acid proof.

The company has also Irl.'d .siibslitutes for wood in tile form ot pulp,
hard rubber fibre, etc.. but has found nothing as suitable os wood veneer.
The Chicago branch uses many millions of wood separators annually and
no doubt the Philadelphia factory consumes more than a million board
feet of ninlerlal In tin- course of a y.'ar.

Death of George W. Ransom

On Tuesday, September 1.1. i;<-org.' \\. Hansom, father nf Ih.- .Nashville
lumberman ot that name, died at the liomc ot his daughter at Sliclbyvllle.
Tenn. Mr. Uansom was a lumbennnn before his retirement from active
business, and is the father ot various mi'mbers ot the organization ot .Tohn
B. Kansom & Company, all of whom arc still living with the exception of
the late .lohn B. Kansom. He Is also survived by two daughters. Mrs. J. K.
Frlerson and Mrs. Gladstone Wardlaw.

.Mr. Ransom has had a varied commercial career, having been successful
in the various lines In which he operated. He formerly was In business
near Murfreosboro. Tenn., and nl that point established a cotton broker
business with his brother. Ills first entry Into the lumber business occurred
in 187.".. and he had been prominent In lumber cflrcles ever since. In 1890
he moved to Shelb.vvillc and has not been actively engaged in business since
that date.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
at Shelbyville. on Wednesday, September 10. Interment occurred at Mur-
freesboro in the afternoon.

New York as a Buying Center

II. F. Davenport, secretary of the Brunswick-Ealkc-Collender Company.
Chicago, imporler of r.>relgn woods and of Ivory, has addressed a circular
letter to the furniture trade, urging a combined effort lo change the market
tor such products from Liverpool and London docks to New York.

For many years the Germans have controlled the bulk ot the Ivory trade
from East Africa. Much against their Inclinations they have been
compelled, by long established custom, to send Ihls valuable stock to the
London docks, where It is assorted into grades suitable tor the various
trades. The various lots are sold by auction to buyers, many ot whom
have crossed two continents for the special purpose ot attending the sales,

The countries producing ivory, an Item ot very small consideration as

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compared with the expensive fancy woods comin'; from the South American
countries, buy their supplies where they marliet their product.

"If wo want to sell the products of our factories to the South American
countries, our buyers should bo Ihe advance guard ol our salesmen," says
Mr. Davenport. "Let the .\nierican users of those goods usually sold at
the auction sales on the docks in Liverpool or London announce to the
shippers in South America that they will only buy t. o. b. New YorU and
that they will refuse in future to patronize the auction sales in London or
Liverpool. Those transportation lines which hnvi- luretofore monopolized
the carrying trade in the interest of Great Britain will be compelled to
lay their course toward New York."

Various commercial associations will be asked 1o aid in the movement.

Michigan Company Adopts Excellent Plan of Selling Cutover
Lands

The Williams llrothers Company, Cadillac, Midi., is selling its cut-over
hardwood lands on a rather unique plan, but one «'hich is very sane as far
as Its business pruiciples are concerned and which gives an opportunity
to prospective set Hers of clearing farm lands under attractive circum-
stances, and wliich also secures for the Williams Brothers Company the
sale of such lands at good prices.

The com[*ny is selling this land on potato contracts, that is, it takes
small cash payments down for a certain area and requires the purchaser
to plant three to five acres of new ground eacli year to potatoes, the pro-
ceeds of which, whether large or small, are to be applied on the purchase
of the land. This is the only payment required each year. Of course, if
the purchaser so requests he may pay in cash any amount at any time,
thus reducing his indebtedness and reducing the interest.

This certainly seems to be a common-sense way of disposing of the cut-
over land question In the North.

To Start New North CaroUna MiU
It is announced at Knoxville, Tenn,, that J. I". Walker of that city has
completed arrangements at Ashcvillc, N. C, for the erection and operation
of a hardwood sawmill to be located in western North Carolina. It will cost
about )fl!."),OO0.

Will Replace Foreign Production

As the supply of carbolic acid, which is obtained from England and
Cermany, is likely to be cut off by the European war, the Barrett Manu-
facturing Company, rhiladelpbia,, to which the lumber business owes so
much for its production and application of creosote as a preservative of
timber against the ravages of Insects and deleterious atmospheric influences,
is preparing to manufacture this commodity on a scale sufficiently large
to supply the steady demand. This company is the only manufacturer of
the raw product in this country and is also the largest domestic producer
of crystal carbrfic acid, which renders it eminently qualified to establish a
gigantic plant. To all indications Philadelphia will be the first city in the
United States which wili be able to supply au enormously increased
demand for this product.

Pertinent Information

Hopeful for Fair Kiili;;g on New Orleans Dock Regulation

The New Orleans Lumbermen's Association, supported by the maritime
branch of the Board of Trade, is protesting against the wharf storage
charge fixed by the Board of Port Commissioners. Effective September 1,
this charge is five cents a square foot per month, with a limit of 250
pounds on the water-side and 500 pounds on the land-side, and unless there
is an adjustment of some sort it will work a great hardship on the
lumbermen. However, the dock board maintains that when properly
slacked the lumber will not be penalized because of the unfortunate
situation.

At the outbreak of the European war the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company
of Charleston, Miss., operating one of the largest hardwood mills in the
world, had eighty cars on the local docks ; but has since disposed of
twenty-flve of this number. The application of the Wharfage charge would
be severely felt by this company as well as other lumber shippers in this
territory.

The dock board takes the position that the wharves were not built for
storage purposes, but for freight in transit, and that it lias no legal right
to make an assessment for storage, but may accept voluntary payment
for this privilege. Conferences between the lumbermen and members of
the dock board indicate a disposition on the part of the port commissioners
to treat the shippers fairly, and it is hoped that an adjustment satisfactory
to all may be arranged.

Important Freight Developments in the South

A number of important questions of interest
have been in the hands of the Interstate Commei
last two weeks.

Complaints have been filed by several consumers of hardwood lumber
who get their supplies from Missouri and Arkansas. They call attention
to the three territories of destination : Mississippi river gateways, Missouri
river points and points in the lime and apple barrel territory In southwest

Missouri and northwest Arkansas. There are two territories of origin :
north of the Arkansas river where much hardwood is cut and no yellow-
pine and south of the Arkansas river where both hardwood and yellow
pine are manufactured.

The carriers claim there should be uniformity in hardwood and yellow
pine rates in the territory involved. The complainants deny this. They
say that ninety per cent of the yellow pine is kiln-dried and dressed before
shipment, while practically all of the hardwood is shipped in the rough
and as a consequence there can be no similarity between the two woods
from the carriers' standpoint. It is stated that the earnings per car on
hardwood is from $5 to $17 greater than on yellow pine. Hardwood loads
heavier, takes any kind of a car and has less damage in transit. For these
reasons, as well as other minor cues, it is claimed that there is no sound
basis for the hardwood rate now in force being too low, especially when
the claim for the raise is made because hardwood rates arc lower than
those applying to yello'Ar pine. Moreover it is asserted that the yellow
pine rates were advanced wtthout proper Justilication and now an attempt
is being made to pull up hardwood rates to the unfair level established
by the yellow pine precedent.

One of the contentions of the carriers is that formerly there was a
prejudice against southern hardwoods. For this reason they claim that the
rate was made very low originally. In this connection, however, no figures
were given and no attempt was made to show that the traffic at present
rates is unremunerative. Strenuous denial is made to the claim that the
advance in rate is being based really on the increase in values of hardwoods.

The original rate, in one case cited, was fifteen cents to Missouri river
destinations. Then the haul was by a roundabout way. Since then it has
been made direct by the building of new lines but the carriers ask for
eighteen cents, or that one cent above the yellow pine, be approved.

The complaints suggest thai the real reason for the increase is contained
in the carriers statement "to get additional revenue and get the rates
nearer where they ought to be."

Pending action the Interstate Commerce Commission has given carriers
authority to collect three cents more per hundred pounds on cypress cistern
staves than Is collected on cypress lumber.

Uecalllng a former opinion of the commission that a rate must not be
higher than that on analogous manufactured wood articles, which move
at lumber rates, complaint is m.ide that present rates on club turned
spokes are ilnjnst, unreasonable and unduly discriminatory to the extent
that Ihey exceed the rates on finished lumber and on numerous other wood
articles which are more highly mnuutactured, more valuable and more
likely to damage than club spokes.

Further postponement to the operation of tariff .supplement No. 33 to
I. C. C. No. 2670 of the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway has been
granted by the commission. Operation of the schedules of this line on
hardwood and other lumber have been deferred until March 10, 1915.

Carriers have been relieved from long-and-short haul provision on hard-
wood from intermediate points on the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
Railway, in Kentucky to points in Central Freight Association territory.

Rates on carload lots of lumber between Lodiburg, Kentucky, and Indian-
apolis, Chicago and Columbus, O., have been held as not being unreasonable.

General advances in the rates on hardwoods
hearing to be held in Washington October 21.

Qsidered at a

Early Decision Expected in Southern Bate Case

It is expected by J. H. Townshend, general manager of the Southern
Hardwood Traffic Association, that a decision will be lianded down by the
end of the week on the petition illed with that body asking for the
suspension of the proposed advance of IS14 to 33% per cent on hardwood
lumber shipments from Memphis, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi
points to Ohio river crossings.

There is no advance which has been proposed by railroads operating in
the southern territory in years which has raised such a vigorous protest
on the part of lumber interests in general and the Southern Hardwood
Traffic Association in particular. They feel that the advance is altogether
unjustified and that it is unreasonable in itself. They also feel that the
railroads have chosen a most Inopportune time to put this advance in
effect, namely October Ifo October 4. Owing to the shortness of the time
before the advances become effective, it is necessary that the commission
hand down its decision quickly if lumber interests are to be given an
opportunity to present their side of the controversy on its merits.

Just how determined the Southern Hardwood Traffic Associatloft really
is may be indicated by the fact that there was a conference held here Sep-
tember 22, which was attended by sixty-flve of the leading fii-ms In the
Mississippi valley, the owners or which are members of the association.
This conference was to have been held some days ago, but was delayed
so that as large attendance as possible might be present. In addition to
the sixty-flve, a number of outside organizations were represented,
including the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association, the Cincinnati
Lumbermen's Club and the Cairo Chamber of Commerce. The Gum Lumber
Manufacturers" Association will be represented by Jno. M. Prltchard. The

HARDWOOD RECORD

.tT; - . f 111.- laii.r r.nli/f Hint ilu' micwm of the rcil Kuni uiovi-iiuMt,
" ' > nr, di'iM-nil* lar;;il.v upon llii>

!■ il oiit liy thvm Ihni rod ciiin
. N a ii-aily oiillil for tli« luw
k' II trt'mtDiloua Ini-rrmu? in ratoH

on i:iHM »lll ■.,ii.'nsl\ iLir. -- !'»■ ninik.l for tlip lower Krndrii of tills
iDalvrlal now u*n\ In tin- mnnufaclure of boxc» anil otht-r protluctn In
oomiH'lltlon with fllxr and otln-r mnlorlalii.

Tt)p mivllDE of this body was held at MomphU on Spplombcr 22. The
•rsslon, howrvrr. was pxrcutlve, and nothing was Klvrn out for publlrnllon
beyond thp fact that a Ri-nfrnl cnmpnlsn wns luapppd out to combat the
TarloiiH iirolilcms mrntloni'd nlM)\<'.

Tbnrv was n liparlne nt Mi-mphln Inst wcrk In tho cnsei of U. J. Oarnpll,
Inc., nsnlnst thr Illinois Onlrn'. Pt nl nnd the .Ino. M. Woods LiuuIkt
Company Vi<. the St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Soiilhirn ot al bi-forp J. K.
BuiUt. sprclnl iNninhu r of thf Intprstnti ccrmnilBnlon. Tlipsp cnsps wpro In
chart;'' of J. II. Townshriiti of the Southprn Hardwood TraOlc Association.
Up «a« ns<ilstiMl by rpprps<>ntatlvp.i of the firms In question. The Darnell
compliiint was filed for the purpose of spciirlnc a refund of nllPRed
exo'8-lve chnriT-s of one cent per hiindrrd pounds on 1(13 cars of lumber
■hlppt'd from Leiniul, Miss. The Woods" complaint was brouc;ht for the
purpo.-ic of securing reparation for an alleged overcharge on shipment." of
lumber to Amesbury, Mass.

Discrimination Charged

Representatives of the lap line rnllrnnds In the yellow pine districts
of the Southwest held a conference September 10 In Chicago, nt which n
proposition for milling lumber In transit was prepared. The proposition
win be put up to the trunk line railroads within the near future by
Luther Walter, attorney for the lap lines.

The smaller roads assert that the recent decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows discrimination In that the lumber mill that
Is located on the truuk line railroad cannot make Joint rates to cover Its
haul from the forest. SIUIs located In the woods, which ship over their
own line to the main railroad, are allowed the Joint rate.

A Joint conference with the trunk lines affeeled. principally the Wabash,
the Missouri raclflc. the Illinois Central, the Rock Island and the Santa Fe
will be asked. Should the roads grant the request of the tap lines It will
mean reduced rales on lumber from the Southwest to Chicago, affecting
a traffic of around 150.000 cars annually. The big lumber companies are
back of the move, and It is said that the roads have a-^reed to discuss the
subject with an idea of reaching an agreement with the companies.

Protest on Proposed Hardwood Eate Advance

The big hardwood mills of Mississippi are protesting vigorously against
the proposed Increase in rates on oak and gum and Cottonwood from
points on the Yazoo nud Mississippi Valley to St. Louis and Ohio river
crossings, effective October 1. -Ml interests effected will work together
to have these rates set aside. They claim that few mills can stand such a
heavy transportation cost.

One mill maintains that even now it Is more profitable to destroy gum
trees than to cut and log on a plantation less than one mile from the
Yazoo Ic Mississippi Valley, that Is. It does not pay to cut a tract that
consists of gum only. Deing only moderately strong and stiff. It Is not a
competitor of hickory, ash, maple or oak. and is not used in the manufacture
of vehicles, or where strength and elasticity are required. As a veneer
material, there Is a fair demand tor It. The veneer Is nearly all rotary
cut. and it is used chiefly for berry crates, packing cases, picture and
mirror backing, etc. Many woods are Imitated with red gum. It Is stained
or painted to look like oak. cherry, mahogany and even maple, and figured
gum Is the closest known imitator of Circassian walnut. However, only
al)ont two per cent, which Is the best grade of heart wood, can be used for
this purpose.

The value per thousand feet of the rough sawn gum log is at present
about $13.6.';. In order to obtain this value it Is Just as necessary to have
a market for the lower grades ns for the higher yrades. In this respect
all manufacturers face the common problem — to dispose of low grades.

It required both time and money to establish a market for red gum In
foreign countries.

It costs the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company $13 per thousand feet from the
time the gum tree Is cut until It is manufactured into lumber and loaded Into
cars at Charleston, Miss. This leaves sixty-flve c?>nts for stumpage, with no
proOt on the Investment. Should the mill not be able to market No. 3
common sap. it would be manufacturing lumber at a loss.

Beech, one of the woods that gum meets with strong competition In the
Cincinnati market, is found in abundance in West Virginia and along
the Appalachian range. There are large quantities In Tennessee and
westeku North Carolina. The maximum rate from local stations west of
Clifton Forge, Va., to Cincinnati. Is 14.7 per hundred pounds, while the
minimum rate from this section Is S.4 per hundrt'd. There Is no prospect
of an advance In these rates, and beech will continue to sell at Cincinnati
at former prices, while gum must be advanced $1 per thousand feet to
offset the increase in rates proposed.

The largest cut of chestnut lumber comes from West Virginia. Virginia
and Pennsylvania. This is a cheap lumber and is employed as a core or
backing on which to gin? veneers. The lumber of old mature trees Is.
preferred for this purpose because It is not apt to shrink or swell, and It
holds glue. This kind of chestnut Is known to the trade as "sound wormy."

It Is also iiKrd largely In the manufacture of coOl

sections of furniture, aa well ns box material. It orlglnateii In the uiae

aectlon as beech, and In In coni|N'tltlun at Cincinnati with nam.

Maple U found over a greater area than any other trer; Its rmug*
pxtendH over morp than a inllllim Kquarp mllps and touphps every state
east of the MlHsliwIppl. With low freight rates Into Cincinnati, an adTOoe*
of ?I per thousand feet on gum would give to b<-pch, chestnut and maple
manufacturers a large portion of the trade now enjoyed by nillls on the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley, and therefore the railroad would suffer aloni
with the mills.

The proposed advance on gum to Cairo Is 40 per cent, and the gum mills
claim that It will l»e Impossible to Increase the prices to the extent of this
advance — $1.40 per thousand feet.

There are no manufacturing plants of any consequence In Mississippi,
IxMitslnna. Arkansas, soudnnsl Missouri, Tennpsspc or wpstern Kentucky
that utilize the products of the Mississippi gum mills to any extent.
Illinois Is the second largest woodworking state in the country, and
transportation costs to CF.\ territory plthpr retard or promote the moTe-
ment of sap gum. Manufacturing costs nn' iiln'sdy as low as It Is possible
to make them. The value of the wood, for the purpose for which It Is used,
can hardly be Increased so long iis there are other woods obtainable at a
lower price and as well suited to the needs of the users.

For the Klississippl hardwood mills to continue operations during the
winter months. It Is necessary that logging be done between now and the
Urst of December. From Decembrr until May heavy rains make It
Impossible to log at a reasonable cost. It has been the policy of the
LambFlsh Lumber Company, for example, to do all cutting and logging In
the fall months, and place from two to three months' cut In the yard.
This company has already cea.sed logging on account of the Kuropean war.
During the last few days there has been a slight Improvement In the
domestic situation, but It Is not the purpose of this company to resume
operitions until It Is satisfied that the proposed rates will not become
effective. It would therefore be to the railroad's advantage to voluntarily
withdraw the proposed tariff so that the lumber trade may take steps
towards supplying the mills with sufUclent raw material to enable them
to keep In operation during the winter months, In the event that there li
to be a revival of the domestic trade.

Lumbermen Kot Favorable to Freight Tax

Upon the announcement of the proposed federal bill of levying a war
tax on shipment of freights. IlAnowooD Recokd issued a letter to a number
of leading hardwood concerns requesting an expression of their opinion!
on this proposition. While there does not now seem to be the remotest
chance that this tax will go through. It Is Interesting at the same time to
note the senllraoDt as expressed by these concerns, showing their opinion
of this method of raising revenue.

Without a single exception our correspondents showed themselves to be
directly opposed to the measure, this opposition being based on the belief
that this method of taxation would have been unjust and also that the rail-
roads are now carrying more than a sufhclent burden.

One concern look a very broad-minded view of the proposition, stating
that we should all stand tosether at this time for anything which would
relieve the situation, and that, while they could not express themselvc? as
entirely favoring the tax, they would be willing to share their small pro-
portion of this burden and expressed themselves as believing that others
should feel the same wa.v.

It was a relief, however, to know that this direct tax, the broad distri-
bution of which would be dllliciill. will not actually be consummated.

Conditions of Award of Philippine Timber Concession

The following Invitation for bids tor a concession for the cutting of
timber ou a public forest tract In Ta.vabas and Camarlnes provinces, Luzon
Island. P. I., has been received by the Bureau of Insular Affairs :
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry.

Manila. .Tuly 11, 1014.

Sealed proposals. In duplicate, will be received at the office of the
director of forestry In Manila until noon November 14, 1014. and then
publicly opened by him in the presence of attending bidders, for the
privilege of cutting and removing timber and gathering other forest
fFoducts. stone and earth. In the public forests located In the Provinces
of Tajabas and Ambos Camarlnes.

The privilege to be granted will, as per sections thirteen and fourteen
of the forest act, be In the form of a twenty-.vear exclusive license agree-
ment to cut and remove timber, firev.-ood. and other forest products, and
remove stone and earth from the public forest above mentioned, subject
to the payment of charges and taxes as provided by law. Bids should
state the size and kind of pl.int to be used, and date of Installation of
same; .?lso the minimum out;iiit of timber during the first two years and
each succeeding year thereafter. No bid will be considered which does
not provide for a minimum output of forty-eight thousand (4S.O0O) cubic
meters of timber during the first two years, and nlnety-sIx thousand
(96.000) cubic meters of timber per .vear during the third and each suc-
ceeding year. Preference will be given to the bidder offering to install
the most complete and effective plant most promptly, with the best security
for performance. (It two or more bids are equall.v good, and one of the
bidders Is actually operating on the tract, preference will be given to the
latter.)

-Ml proposals must be accompanied by a certified check or properly

HARDWOOD RECORD

H. H. HITT LUMBER COMPANY

DECATUR,

ALABAMA

Canadian Representative

CONFEDERATION LUMBER & SUPPLY CO.

St. Catherines, Ont.

Eastern Representative
W. F. BIXBY, Jamestown, N. Y.

THE VERY BEST

Hardwood Lumber

Prompt

Hardwood Flooring

Shippers

Our four band mills have a capacity of 150,000 feet per day. We ship a
Straight National Grade. Our stock will please you. Our Hardwood
Flooring- Plant has a capacity of 50,000 feet per day. We ship the best Hard-
wood Flooring on the market. Send us an order.

We have at present a well assorted stock of

15,000,000 Feet of Fine Quartered Wliite Oak,

Plain Wliite and Red Oak, Poplar, Ash,

Tupelo and Sap Gum

Partial Dry Stock List

PLAIN WHITE OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

220M ft. 4/4 Is & 2s

50M ft. 4/4 Is & 2s

lOOM ft. 4/4 Is & 2s.
20M ft. 5/4 Is & 2s.

lOOM ft. 5/4 Is & 2s.
300M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

200M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

300M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.

60M ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.

50M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

60M ft. 5 4 No. 1 Com.

130M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

60M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

20M ft. 5 4 No. 2 Com.

RED GUM

lOM ft. 4/4 Is & 2s
30M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.
lOM ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com.
70M ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com.

SAP GUM
300M ft. 4/4 No.

30M ft. 5/4 No.

75M ft. 6/4 No.
500M ft. 4/4 No.

60M ft. 5/4 No.
120M ft. 6/4 No. :

Com
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BAY POPLAR

30M ft. 4/4 Is & 2s
160M ft. 4/4 No. 1 Com.
lOOM ft. 4/4 Log Run Beech
lOOM ft. 6/4 Log Run Hickory

30M ft. 8/4 Log Run Hickory

Send Us Your Inquiries

HARDWOOD RECORD

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ilri - ! :i ml ■iiliilmiiiii

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r -nwiiiilln, mill luiiuliiK i-aiilpmpnt
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II til. .ll-iri.i III M iriliinw Willi till-

., 1 ■.■,;,'■ . 1 ..1 I- '. <'.■•!' of callliT-

liu- ■■.-<•■■.:■■■ 1. II ,■ (Inlc of ilii-
11... , . 1 .| >' ' •! ■•< .Mtiiiiil lIci-nncK
It. ' .. it>. tin -1.. .1 V <:: '.Mm iM'rntlODii until

t.>r of forcslry r«'«TVM< tin- rlclit to Krnnt IIci'Iihpii within

Irrrliorv <Tiil>rnc«l In tlio llct-n-i- iiirn'i-nii'nt for the

' nt- of ilnihiT to lii> iiHod In piilillc works ns provWli'i!

t I- .111. 1. 1.. I it.H r.r 111!' i-onBtnuMlnn of riillrondM
I :li]i|ilni' ComnilMNlon.

(Itf linldir of Ihi' PxclimlTc

.. • prodiiili for use wllliin Ilio

I' ir.iiii nii.v pnri of tltf lorrllory

.i.ri . .Mtt iM. i!. . ti- :i.r. • til. tit II ill 1^ lint 1,1 till, tliiin of such Krnntlne
rtcttittliv liflng oporntod ovpr by t!io lioldnr of tin* llri^nw nproi'mont ;
provlilril thnl no nnnuni tlnilior lli-pnui- Hlinll bo ls<<ui>d undor thU prorUlon
wilboiii congultlns Ibc holder of tbc i-xcliislvc llcpnxc B(rr<'''inont or his
ncpnt

S. Thnf the fon-Kt ni-l. :i- nn. nl i it. -I rectilnllons. nnd tho Inslnio-
lions of thn r.tir.nii of Kor. -i- i i I 1 1 ■ tn ilmn to time. novi'riilnK thi>

propi*r tmtbrrln'r of forest t.:-' .' i ^ i ■ iili..d with.

!>. Tbnt In order to previ til ; .1 ~;i iti "f the forest by eninilnmnkfrs

And -ither trespnssers. the ^n ;ii! ' ,.|i| r shf.ll deposit with the Director

of Torcfitry within thirty (''.Oi dnv« iifler the execution of the llcenHP
acreement and on the first diiv of .Tnlv of each year tberenfter d-'rlnT the
.•ontlnnance of the llcen-e ncreement the sum of six hundred frOOOl pesos.
Philippine currencv. which sum sbnll be spent In iirovldlne two or more
forest Tunrds. who shall be employed under the direction of the director of
forestry or the local forest omc"r In prevontlnR Arcs. calncln-mAklni; and
other forest destruction within and continuous to the iireii embraced In the
llcen«e R"reement.

10. That all timber be measured nnd appraised In the woods, or at the
mill before sawn, at the discretion of the director of forestry.

11. If the successful bidder does not take ndvanlace of the terms of
If license a"re.»ment within «lx months from the date of Its approval. It
nny he declared null and void, and the security forfeited.

12. The underslened reserves the rlehf to reject any and all bids.
Information reeardini; the public forest tract may be secured from the

liirector of Forestry.

All prot>osals should be plainly marked "Proposal for an exclusive twenty-
\..nr license for n forest tract In the Province of Ta.vabas and Ambos
'nmnrlnes."

Note: There Is a fair percentasc of first and second (irnup timber
.tittered throughout this area.

June Imports and Exports

The Bureau of I'orelin .ind nomesllc Commerce has published figures
howlni Imports and exports for .lune. inn. from which the followlnc
iinmary Is taken :

IlIPOKTS

Kind. Value.

Round lo-is f -.W- M n

Pulpwood 802 7'5

Briar root P.S7.1

Snnnlsh cedar .'iS 0(^7

Mahoeanv 217 0(?'t

Oiber cahlDet woods r.!>..'-.'?!>

I.umb'r I.nfl2 noo

Fnrnlt'tre (\n ^Ofi

Wood pulp I.fl-l.».n27

The Increase over .June, Ifll.l. of all wood Imports was about Jl.OOO.dOO.
The largest increase was In pulp.

Exports

Below are given the figures on exports for .Tune, 1914 :

r.tigs $ 20 1 o'li

Hewed and sawed timber 072 nr,r,

l/umher 4.C72 2"1

.Toisis nnd scantling r.s or.o

Rdl'ro^d ties 210 1(!7

!5>tiniies in r,m

Box shooks 02 o-| i

Barrel shooks fl7'7R0

55faves nno r.^o

IleadluT WW 2< 0'!2

Other cooperage 237 1"»()

Poors e'c P0 10J

Ftirn'tiire 410 J04

Rinpty barrels 204.004

Other exports of forest products raise the total to ?8.6.''>8..'?.1t. which Is

i=';.in.404 less than for .Tune. 1013. It Is seen that Imnorts of wood

■ mmoditlos have grratly Increased, while exports have fallen olT to an
I mount almost ns groat.

Latest Reports of Surpluses and Shortages

The last report of the American Railway Association, dated .^September 22,
showlni a statement of car surpluses and shorta-res. gives the total sur-
plus Sentember l.") as I.IS.IOS car«. against surplus September 1, 165.244
ears. The surplus on September 15. 101.3. was G1.7n3 cars.

'Ilic RliorUiKv 110 84>ptoiDb<>r Ki of ibU foar wa> S.OIiO rum. ■nd uik
Septrmltcr I was l.Dlti car*. The Hvptpmber 1&. 11)1.1. •borlajtr wai 21,nu4

II will be seen that condlllon* In IhU dlrerllun an- gradually approach
iti^ wore normal cnndltloni which prevailed a year ajo. That U, the
MirplUM-H and nhortncea are Krndunlly appronihlnii eoch other, and It 1*
probable IhnI befon very long tiny will be In a mere nurmnl P-lallon
Building Operations for August

In Uioae tllatractlng llniea n biixl k that maintain* Ita furrocr high

ricord may 1h< asaumed (o be itatl«rnclory. (lu tbul aNnumptlon the iin>al
liulldlnB Industry Ihroushoul the country may be regarded a« forlunaU.
For the month of Augtiat, the llrsi month of Iho war, riiverlng the period
of Initial nnaneliil BlioCk, new couMtrucllon wan entered Into almo»l fully
ei|ulvnlent to that undertaken d'lrlnu the cornnpondlng month laat year
The loss was four |ier r<>nt, but >niall loHses like thnl may well be Ignored

The olllclal npurti o( building pirmllN. Isiiued by 72 of the principal
cities lhrou.:liout the country during the month of Aiigual, received bjr
The American Contraclor. C'hlcaxo. reach a total of $.',l.:t:t,'..4ll.">. aa com-
pared with $.'>0,7I1,!),'IT for August, ini:i, o loss of 4 per cent. Tbia, bow-
ever, I'oiupures with a gain of 12 per cent, acored by the .luly atalempDl, oo
that had It not been for the foreign tumioll. August would doubtleaa bare
ahowo a aubstaotlal gain. Earlier In the year there bad been comparallTc
losses. .Not all cities, however, have shown recession In point of activity.

Cains are shown In thirty-tbr illes. among which with percentages the

following are rather notable: ClucloDati. 124; Pateriion. 317: Salt l^ke
City, 270: Scranton. I'Jl : Seattle, 100: Worcester, IKl ; New Haven. 04.

For the first eight moniha of the .venr the totol cost of building permlta.
Issued In 72 cities totol J400,.'501.ri9rt, as compared with »52.1,10«.S6."5 for
the same months last year, a decrease of 0 per cent. The statement In
detail is as follows:

Clty-

APr

Btilt

BIr

ngham

1U14
002. Sir.
47P.085
.172.n3»
1.012. 84n

!il-i,r.4i»

I.IXM

.ir,4.rjr.

Tor Cent
<;«l'i I^ai

17

Brl.lgeport l-17.en.1

Buffalo "•o "«■>

r, rt.ir Rapids 282.00*1

Chnltnnooga IJS.kki

Chicago .'i.7n'> .'."n

Cincinnati l.lM.OCu

Cleveland 2.S18 470

Columbus n47.32.'>

Dallas 220.170

Denv"? '. ir.O.ono

Des Moines lii.inn

Detroit •J..tr.3.4<.''i

Duluth 238.023

Fast Grange 43.210

PI. Wavnc ir.S.Sno

Harrlsburg 101.27r.

Hartford ISBOno

l-tllannnolia 472.430

Jersey City 401,804

Kansas City .•i27.3'>n

Lincoln l.<in8H.''i

I OS Anicelcs 1.287 408

Louisville 420.860

M->nch,ster 137.2.'.'.

Memphis 17r..00n

Milwaukee 1121.284

Minneapolis ... P43 flT.1

Newark 3.1(111.233

New Haven .-.Oi.r.OT

New Orleans 2.30.111(1

New v„rk City-
Manhattan 1.470.170

Bronx 1.272.343

Brooklvn -1. 203.140

Borough of Oiirens 1.020. 7.''.8

Borough of Rlrhnionil 220 237

Total 11.288.0n4

o-Vlnn,| 411.88(1

Oklahoma nn.lin

Omnha .-.21.00r.

P-lerpoii 221 Ors

Peoria . 203.081
2.042.R1O
1.127.000
•t"n 300

I'ntl

174.170

DO.rnK

OI'4.4?R
700,708
213.437
827.470
70.110
3.001.003
440,210

«'<.oi>n

321.110

i.ii;3.ni3

1,080 fliO

4.870

,'■.30 .'.10

^ «

Pit

118

18.'i,388 03 020 101

Seattle l,.'jnn.S2r. .'.82,420 109

Phrevenort -n..'.oo 104 4'18 28

Sioux CItv 223.480 12O.00O SO

South Bend 111.310 113.472 0

Springfield, III. . 72 800 TO 02.', 3

Svracuse :!.too.*8 .'.'.t t.i.', 40

Tacoma 130.400 l.'-2."37 9

Toledo 100.047 S.'.T ta". 37

Tooeka 20 030 4'i 3'!.'. . 08

rtle™. N. y 80 070 .371.2.'.0 77

'n'ashlnglan 401,070 027.472 . . 22

WIehlta .34.020 0^020 . . 42

Wllkes-Barre . . 28.731 1.37 «44 . . 79

Worcester (!7(l.0n2 241.093 181

Total ».-,4. 335.405 ?00.711.n37 4

Movement to Purchase White Mountain Beserve

.\t a recent meeting of the NatlonnI Forest Reserve Commission the

purchase of .3.'!.000 acres in tbe White mountains was approved, the price

HARDWOOD RECORD

:iL;nicI uimii boiiiK $4.G2 an acre, including laud and timbor. These areas
mv 1,1 n\- ~. I'.ii.ii' II I' I . i"illi in Grafton county, New Hampshire, the

largiT 1 , II :i "m i i ..n the watershed of the Pimegewasset river.

The liih'l I nil ■ I I .1111 feet in elevation.

Mosi .11' I'l ..nil. I li,i\ I. .■on cut for wood pulp, but there are good
stands of beech, birch and maple of considerable value. With Are kept out,
there is said to be an excellent promise of a new stand of spruce.

The smaller area consists of about 2,000 acres, contiguous to land
already approved tor purchase. The price of this 2,000 acres is ?4 per
acre. The forest has been cut of considerable northern hardwoods, although
some spruce remains from the original stand.

At the same time these White mountain areas were approved of, the com-
mission aijproved of the purchase of the Pisgah Mountain forest in North

Carolii

It es(;

New York State Bars Wooden Cars from Electric Boads

The Public Service Commission of the state ot New York issued an order
recently prohibiting the use ot wooden cars for the transportation of passen-
gers on eleetrieally driven trains. The order went into effect September 15.

The Long Island Railroad is more seriously affected by the order than any
other line, as it operates more electrically driven cars than any other road
in the state.

This is another indication that the Uimbernien are losing out in tliis
direction rapidly.

Increasing Timber Values Indicated by Assessments

Decided increases have been made in the assessment value of class A
hardwood timherlands in Louisiana. Some decrease has been made in
class B lands. Compared with the taxes of last year the assessments are
as follows :

Hardwood timherlands, class A, for 1914, riTr).4!>0 acres, average value.
$8.02, assr^sineiit. »4.i:!7,'J.V9. For 1913, 32(i,l.S3 acres, average value.
$8.0S. ■.— -- ,.t «L'.r,:i7,621.

Hai.h I I I r., for 1914, 7:!fi.(i49 acres, average value. S6.01,

asses II I I I, ,sj. For 1913, 1,004,290 acres, average value. $5.04.
assess;. •...,.. 1. ?

Hill'... ..

66,200 acres.

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

High Quality — Prompt Delivery

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 cars 1" No. 1 Common Basswood
5 cars 1" No. 2 Common Basswood

30 cars 1 " Red or White Oalc, all grades
fiend ut '^^ '^^'s 1" ^'^ ■"'J Sap Gum, all grades

your inguirla The last two items are but one-holf dry

Rockcastle Lumber Co.
C. L Ritter Lumber Co.

OAK-Plain and Quartered, RED AND WHITE
POPLAR CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

Anything in Hardwoods

Huntington West Virginia

.flQ.:!'.!,
$20, 11

Vim

assess n
assess 1 1

for 1914. 1,070.351 acres, average value
For 1913, 1,266,105 acres, average value

?6n4

$6 02

Car Ferry to Cuba

On September 30 a vessel will be launched at the Cramps ship yard,
Philadelphia, which is designed to carry thirty loaded cars between Key
West and Havana, r.y this arrangement cars may be loaded on any
railroad in tli. i mi .1 sin.., m.i without further handling, the loads
may be deli\.i..i .■ i, ; i. .,i mtion in Cuba. This will shorten

both the tinir . : , . i ^liipments from one country to the

other. The disL.iii,. i..i.A...ii ivt... West and Havana is ninety-six miles,
and the ferry-boat will cross iu eight hours. Ample provision has been
made to protect the cars while on the boat against damage due to the
rolling motion of the vessel.

Lumber is one of the heaviest commodities shipped between the United
f?tates and Cuba. Mahogany and Spanish cedar come to us from the
island, and large amounts of southern yellow pine and considerable
quantities of other woods are sent from this side.

American Furniture in Ecuador

Consul-General Frederic W. Goding, reporting from Guyaquil, Ecuador,
says there recently arrived from the United States 3,000 school desks,
which were purchased by the Ecuadorian minister for education for use
In the public schools of that country. The importation was made by the
Ecuadorian department of education direct, and the secretary of the
ministry came from Quito to personally receive the furniture.
Fine Hardwoods in Royal Cars

The London Timber Trades Journal contains an account of the woods
with which railway cars tor the English royal family are finished. In
the principal carriage the ro.val compartments are variously treated,

^ Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele-
vated Traveling Derrick propels itself
on 28-ft. gauge track.

^ No guy wires.

q Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

IIAKDWOOD KECOKD

work are Id pollthnl HimiiUb malioKniO',
iMiuiluIr lire

u .Si«jul»li mulii.K.iii>, rlilily niilKiii'il
1. In llip third Mluon rnrrlni:<- unk
fumlns. Two •tliiT cnrrliici-H uf llit>

i:lrnn tlip soclnl pohlllon, »o to Mppok. won

I lie lilelii'Ht !• Iirlil l>)- Hiitluwood, •S|iii»IhIi

»•'<! I>)- runiiMl oak, tlip ronr livlnB hroiiKlit up

Ani rlrnn tilark wnlDut, nnil not the more (Icun-d

Wnlnul, now mrcljr UHod other thnn In the plono-

'. trados.

Emery Woodworking

llnrdwoodn. pnrtlculBrly IhoM
)lHh«-d oronomlrally on nn rn
>oth finUh ran l>o produn-d
t and QnlRhlni; rurv<-d wood.

with rruHH crnln nuiy bo cnt nnd
'ry wheel. It will he found thnt n
ind time niny he Knred In couRhliii:
A coarse wheel tihould he used, nnd
krpt for thin purpoxe only. The nhrnslon riiuNed hy ruttlnc wood In
thla manner will rauw the IlKhtrnlcired wo<hIh to lake n walnut Htnln,
whirh In a good Imitation. It should he found hnndy to ninny to roufli.
flnlsb, ataln, and pollab In one opernllon.

Fnmiture Exhibit

It U stated by J. II. MellU-hampc of the rurnlture Cnzettc of UIkIi
Point. N. C. tliat the furniture niunufacturers of the whole Btatc are
ronnlderlng the erection of an clghtstory bulldlnR In Ashcvlllc to be
devoted solely to exhibits of North Carolina furniture. The city of
\~!ievlllc Is regarded as the best point In the state for securing to the

'libltora the widest possible publicity.

Seeking the Best

School buildings In Santa Rarhnra County, Cal.. are being floored with
oak nnd maple frim Tennessee. The people of California have a faculty of
finding out where the best Is and then procuring It. This flooring come.s
In cnmi>elitlon with Oregon maple. Tort Orfnrd cedar, Douglas Or, and
< :| anese oak, nnd It wins In Ihe contest after paying a much higher freight

■ than any of them.

New Use for Wood
The Stratford, Ontario, Beacon has dicovered a new use for wood.
It says the waste walnut from veneer mills Is made Into gun locks. This
Includes both Circassian walnut and the American black walnut.

^2S5

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Hardwood 'News Notes

.< MISCELLANEOUS >■

The Southern Fixture & Cabinet Company, Atlanta, Ga., Is reported to
be out of business.

An Involuntary petition In bankruptcy has been tiled against the Lozler
Motor Company, Detroit.

Fire destroyed the woodworking plants of F. B. Leonard and Leonard &
Leonard at MetropolLs, 111., burning 100 Icet of the Burlington bridge
incline. The loss was $50,000.

The Virginia Lumber Company has been incorporated at Norfolk, Va.,
with a capital stock of $50,000.

The Modern Woodworking Company has been Incorporated at Louisville,
Ky., with a capital stock of $20,000.

The Carrollton Furniture Manufacturing Company at Carrollton, Ky.,
has increased Its capital to $200,000.

A company with $100,000 capital has been Incorporated at Los Angeks,
Cal., to handle Philippine hardwoods.

The California Hardwood Flnlsb Company, capitalized at $50,000, li:i-;
been incorporated at Los Angeles, Cal,

At Cornell, Wis., the Cornell Wood Products Company has been In-
corporated with a capital ot $3,500,000.

The Borneo Islands boast a telegraph line constructed ot mahogany
and ebony poles. This is the most valuable telegraph line In existence.

The Southern Hardwood Lumber Company of Memphis, Tenn., with oflif s
in the Randolph building. Is reported to bavc discontinued business at Mi ni-
phls.

Announcement has been made of tlic Incorporation of the Sanltnry
Veneer & Barrel Company at Little Rock, Ark., with a capital of $500,oimi.

Architects have completed a plan for a new addition to the Soutii
western Furniture Company at Tell City, Ind. The new structure l.< i>
be four stories high.

The Cornish-Bell Furniture Company of Little Rock, Ark., has !)'■!)
Incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, of which $5,000 has \i'-u
subscribed. L. E. Cornish is president; J. R. Bell, vice-president, uni
C. C. Bell, secretary-treasurer.

LABORERS FREE

Krcc (.1 ilKirKc li> ciii|,liytr.s. \vc supijly all tlaiscs
of laborers and iiiccliaiiic.s, uf any natiuiialily.

Loggers. Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-tilers, Bark-I'eelcrs, Sawyers,
Swampers, Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work.

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write all particulars in your first letter, wages, work-
ing conditions, etc.

ILonr Slatanc* Pbon* Franklin 3Sa9

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street, Chicago, III.

'Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

"ANDREWS"

Products Represent Perfection,
Reliability, Results

"Andrews'
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing

OR

Ventilated

Perfect Transfer Cars

Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks
Canvas Dry Kiln Doors

DOUULi; .VND SINT.I.E

ite lor Informati

SBIEB di:fastm£NT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AT HALF PRICE

STEAM SKIDDER

AND LOADER COMBINED

Eqnlp - -

fm. Ope
farther nae lor it

For Partlcnlars Write

GOGEBIC LUMBER CO.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

HARDWOOD RECORD

45

< CHICAGO y

Poplar Bluff, Mo., was in

Max Ij. Pease of the Gallow:i.\ !■ - ■
Chicago a couple of days this \\ .

W. H. Wellei-, seci'etary of ii hii . i Manufacturers' Association,
Cincinnati. Ohio, was among ili^- \i ii^ i, in ( iiir.iyo trade this week.

The tournament committee of the I^umb'imiu's Club of Chicago an-
nounces the fall tournament and handicap pocket and three-cushion billiard,
which will open September 28. The entry fee is one dollar and the entries
will close on September 26.

.T. C, Rodahaffer, sales manager for George W. Hartzell, manufacturer
of walnut and rough aud finished hickory wagon woods, Piqua, Ohio, has
been spending snvml flnvF. in rhicajo rturinc; the last week. Mr. Roda-
haffer reporls I . ! I .1 1 i'li I I'li I'll inoss in the latter line, in

which he w.i ■ i i i : • He also states that his

company is ■_ ■, ' i !.■ quanlity of this stock

and a lar^'r -. : . in iHiii nid iii.ii:Liia hickory which will be

cut this win 1(1-.

Walter N. Ivelley, Detroit, Mich., was in Cliioago a week ago.

Hugh Jlcl-ean of Buffalo spent several days in Chicago a week ago on a
business trip and in attendance at the meeting of the executive board of

memo

•V Mills, I>oui.svllle, Ky., spent several
I ss trip. Mr. Ivline also attended the
the National Veneer & Panel Manu-

B. \V. Lord, pnshlent of the Chicago Veneer Company, Danville, K.v.,
and also prcskbnt of the National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, was in Chica^'o for a few days last week.

Lawrence l''ord of the Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Company, Memphis,
Tenn., attended the recent meeting of the National Hardwood Lumber Asso-
ciation's officers at Chicago.

O. C. Lenukr oi' iIh' rn.lirwciod Veneer Company, Wausau, Wis., was in
the city duriu'^ n ]i;iii ^r ihis week.

.\. E. Gorhain ni il'.rhain liroihers Company, Mt. Pleasant. Mich., at-
tended the nirinin,' of the ntlicers of the National Veneer & Panel Manu-
facturers' .\ssoc1ation in this cily last week, as did M. C. Dow of the
Goshen Veneer Company, Goshen. Ind.

Berry Norman of th^ Norman Lumber Company, Louisville, Ky., who is
in charge of tli- li r'lv r:ul_-.\ La., operations of this concern, was in
Chicago for a I .. ' ; ' 1; .afjo.

F. W. Haul' \ ■ : i w : i rnson-Kuny Mill & Lumber Company, Mound
'I i II Chicago and vicinity a few days ago.

li • Stearns Salt & Lumber Company, Luding-

I - ' II ajio a week ago, stopping off for a few days

City, 111.,

N. Mich., president of the Von Platen Lumber
h., was one of the prominent northern visitors

ton, Mich.. pa~- i i i
for a business i ■ 'n i i

G. Von PI.iiiii, ci II
Company, Iron Moiinla
to the Chicago market.

Oscar Babcock, vice-president of the Babcock Lumber Company, Pitts-
burgh, Fa., was in Chicago recently conferring with J. H. P. Smith, in
charge of the Chicago office of the Babcock interests.

O. T. Swan of the Forest Service, Washington, D. C, passed through
Chicago a few days .ago on his way to the Pacific coast.

=■< NEW YORK y-

The R. E. Wood Lumber Company. Baltimore
York market with permanent headquarters in •
local office is at 1 JIadison aVL^nue. Mr. Mant
in New York for nearly ten years and know

has again entered the New
harge of O. J. Mann. The

has been a frequent caller
I the trade and its wants

thoroughly. He came recently from Baltimore where he was temporarily
in charge of the sales department of the Wood business. He will make a
specialty of hardwoods manufactured at the R. E. Wood mills in West
Virginia and Tennessee, and some white pine and hemlock.

It looks like real good times when we find a hardwood flooring man
extending his warehouse in order to better meet his customers' demands.
But this is what W. D. Magovern is doing. Mr. Magovern is building this
new addition to his large warehouse on Eleventh avenue at Fifty-eighth
street and expects it to be ready for occupancy by October 1. It will
enable him to carry half a million feet more than formerly. He handles
Thomas Forman oak and maple and Jackson Lumber Company rift yellow
pine.

^•< BUFFALO >■ =

Scatcherd & Son's office has been moved to the tenth floor of the
Ellicott Square building. Mr. Scatcherd is finding business from the
Southwest very quiet. The three big passenger railroad stations in the
city, on which J. N. Scatcherd has worked very hard for some years,
are making slow progress, being held up by injunctions on the part of
small propert.v owners, who seem to be pleased to injure the city as
much as possible, without much prospect of gain to themselves.

The BuBF.''.lo Automobile Club, of which the lumbermen are active mem-
bers, is to hold its annual gymkhana on the 2Gth, with a program of
much interest, including several novel features. Besides the diftCrent
races and contests, there will be a musie.».l program and numerous enter-
tainment features. The chairman of the entertainment committee is
I. N. Stewart, who has associated with him the following lumbermen :
O. E. Yeager, J. B. Wall, C. W. Betts, J. A. Murphy, G. W. Jennings

Hooton Hardwood Co.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
LOGS AND TIMBER

CHOICE WHITE OAK

Even color— soft texture

7 cars — 4-4 Ists and 2nds Plain
12 cars— 4-4 No. 1 Com. Plain
5 cars — 4-4 No. 2 Com. Plain

Good widths and lengths — Dry

Also large stock all grades and
thicknesses plain Red Oak

Terre Haute, Indiana

Revived Inland Navigation

Our cargo of 350,000 feet of Oak and
Gum from our Jeffris, La., mill on its
way up the Mississippi River on the
new Gas Producing, Self Propelled
Steel Barge.

This cargo was unloaded at St. Louis, Mo.,
and Alton, 111., on August 1st and 2nd

WE HAVE MORE IN STOCK

D. K. Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

CONCORDIA

TELI.OW PIXE

MANCHESTER SAW Jl

Manchester, Ala.

HARDWOOD RECORD

RBD GUM

' ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA, ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

\Vc can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED CUM

Kraetzer Cured

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

Write for lists and prices
GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(20 mll.-« from Mrmplila, on C. It. I. & V. Railrnuil)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following stock
12 month* and over dry:

2 car« 8/4 lH und 2nd Red Gum
10 car« 4/4 No. I Com. R»d Gum

2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8'4 No. 1 Com. Rod Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOLLOWING NINETY DAYS TO SIX MONTHS DKV:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 0'4 Select and Belter Cypress

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths
1 car 4-4 No. 2 Ccmmnn Plain While Oak

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Seller Qid. White Oak Strips

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Rtd Oak

BUSS-COOK OAK GO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

MAM FAtTl RF.RS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well Am

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oik, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

fitiil Jiilin MrU-oil. It tl cx|iFct(Ki that the atli'ndanro nt tliv affair will
Ik' Inriii', IIS llip ritib I* the larKi'st nf Itii kliiil In the i-oiintry, witli mem-
l..r« III most of the town* throuitli western New York. Tlic iirrsldent of
II.- .liil. Ill prrsont I* M. M. Wnll.

K. .M. .Siilllviiii has returiietl fniin n trip tn several liardwoixl mills iD
MlrhlKiiii In the Interest of T. StilMvan & Tn. The yard Is rcn-lvlog
(|ulli' .'in ninnunt of stork from tlinl s<m-iIoii this jrar.

\V. 1,. Illuki-sloc of Blakestre. IVrrIn & I>nrllnK. lias n-lurned from
IVrliy. X. v., where he attended thr horse show, tnklns « few dnj-s* vnca-
tiuh. The yard rcporta trade iihuiit the smiiu ns Inst month.

J. II. Wnll hna been South P'nMitly, InnklnR after the mill and luinlM-r
ii|u'rnlli>ns there of lh<- llntrnln llnnlHuiid l.niiil)er Company. Iliislness at
till' yunl Is less nrtlve than diirltii: .ViiKiiht.

'Hie Nnlloniil l.iinilier Company is selllnc a larircr nmniinl nf noorInK this
innnth. the demand runnlOK lariioly tu Inw-srade In Im'ch. hinh iind mspli-.
with i>nly lli:lil 8.iles In oak.

lltiKlt McLean wuk at the Chntlanonca and Memphis mlllH of the lIuRh
MrLi'iin I.uinher Ctmipany tnosl of the month, retiirnInK nhnut the twen-
lli'th. Cnndltlons are not at nil active, It Is said. In those niurkels,

II, II. Salmon & Co. bave heen ainoni; the few hardwood roneerns In
this territory to set In stock t.y lake thU season, the Kongo recently
arrlvInK with a cargo of 515,(100 feet.

The Yeaser Luinlier Company reports lliot there Is llltle activity In any
iif the hardwoods In this market nt present. The war has curtailed the out-
put of many Industries that usually ore busy durInK this month.

II. T. Kerr, who has been n I'ennsylvanla hardwood lumberman since
h>' wjut into business on hlv own account, reports that he has lately
bnuBht a big block of Mtchlean hardwood, some of which Is already
sinved out, and all of wbicb he will market eastward by rail ns soon as
It Is ready.

.\nlhony Miller states that the hardwood trade is quieter than for
sfniio .years nt this season and that the amount of lumber coming Into
l.Kiil yards Is also below normal.

Miller, Sturm & Miller have been unloading some hardwood .stocks this
intjitli, chiefly plain oak. Outirolns lunilxr Is not in as large a vulume
as usual and there Is a .-jood ib il cif sharp ec,ni|ielltlon prevailing.

< PHILADELPHIA >

The Philadelphia Lumbermen's tiolf Club h''id Its monthly tournament
and annual meeting on the links of the Uuntlngdon Valley Country Club,
on September 15. It was a nonpareil day for weather and fraught with
more than usual Interest, as at this meeting new oflicers were to be
elected for 1915. Tile attendance was large. Forty-four members and
guest.s divided Into ten four-somes and two two-Eomcs were In line trim
for tbelr favorite sport on these famous links. The result was : best ball
with a score of 70 tied by Henry \V. Smcdiey, William P. Shearer, H.
W.vatt Wlstar and .T. Elmer Troth, which will have to be played off at
a later date. Henry W. Smedley, with a score of 8:t. won low gross prire,
liftcen golf balls. Low net prizes were given as follows : 3. Elmer
Troth, score 71, a golf bag ami six golf balls ; .Joseph P. Comegys, score
7:;. fifteen golf balls: Thomas X. Ni.\on, score 74. twelve golf balls, .\fter
♦lie regalement of a sumptuous dinner tbc annual meeting was called to
order by President Eugene W. Fry. Routine business disposed of, the
election of officers was in ordiT, which resulted in the election of .1.
.\nrter.son Ross, president: EH P.. Ilallowell, vice-president: Ben C. Currle,
reelected treasurer; J, Elmer Troth, re-elected sccretar.v. Speeches were
made by tiic retiring president, Eugene W. Fry, and the new incumbent.
President J. Anderson Ross. The loquacious and versatile Iten Currle
discoursed on a number of urgent and Interesting subjects. During the
rest of the evening tbc Philadelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club Quartette,
which is a new acquisition composed of Thomas E. Coale, Edward F.
Henson, S. P. Bowers aud Ben C. Curric, very agreeably enlcrtalucd the
members and guests with some choice popular airs. This quartette of
eredltable singers, with a little more practice, promises to be a very
enjoyable feature of the club's entertainments. Another game will he
played in October, at the Merlon (^rlcket Club grounds, when decision
will be made as to the winners of the president's annual prize and that
of the Lumberman's Review.

Tboinns E. Coale Lumber Company has removed from the Franklin
I'.nnk building to the Bellevuc Court building, where it has secured Ave
large. light and airy rooms on the second floor. The B. W. Cross Lumber
I'cimpany. an allied concern, will also be located In these ofljccs.

.Tohn W. (?olc8 has removed from the Real Estate Trust building to
the Perry hulldlng, where he will have better facilities for conducting
Ills increasing business.

Fire was discovered on the fifth floor of the factory of Henry H.
Slielp Jlnnufacturlng Company on September 5. Fortunately, the Arc
was confined to that floor and damage was not over ?2,000.

X PITTSBURGH >-=

E. McCall, who organized the Monongahcla Lumber Company last
er. has severed his connection with that concern and is now rop-
ating the Thomas E. Coale Lumber Company of Philadelphia. He
work on the Cleveland and Toledo trade largely.
10 plant of the Atwater Basket and Veneering Company at Atwatcr,

Ravenna. O., has heen sold to M. Leigh of Chicago. P. J. and E.
on will remain in charge of the plant at Atwater.

HARDWOOD RECORD

47

The plant of the Eilcr Lumber and Mill Company, at Twenty-third
and Wharton streets, was practically burned out on September 14. The
loss was $100,000. This company is one of the biggest concerns on the
South Side and had the ho=t' phining mill in that district.

The r.arUir I'^ildinu' TaMf ('miipany of this city has been organized,
wltli capital i,( if-jr,.iii){i, l.y Chaiios n. Fritch, Arthur J. Backer and
FroderliU ('. Ihijji.ir.l ,ii rin~l.iNL:li. It will manufacture furniture and
patented iin.j.ii-i. i.m I m .i w -i Niilkili eharter.

William Ki ^ . i : i ': r.rrwick. Pa., has filed a vol-

untary priiii.ii I'l iri -MI, , ,, I \\ I ,1 iin \v. Klmes of Berwick has
been appnirii.,i , < \--.i~ .<,. si-l-l.T'J and liabilities $43,181.33.

September I'J the wagon making plant of liobert Deiscnrodgc, at South
Eighth and Bingham streets. South Side, was damaged by fire to the
extent of .$25,000.

-■< BALTIMORE >-=

While the e.xQort situation glv-s the .■^liipp.-rs to tor
or less concern it is not without encouraj,'!
of the Baltimore Custom House for .\ugust
witliin the war period, amply attest. Tli
clusively that the embargo upon exports i:
that stocks of lumber and logs are going for
disclosing conditions that raise expectations of

utries more
; features, as the statistics
a month that falls entirely
exhibit demonstrates con-
by no means complete and
ird in gratifying quantities,
xpansion in the move-
ment. That there should have been a marked decline in the shipments
as compared with the corresponding month of lOl."! will not excite sur-
prise. The remarkable feature of the exhibit is that the recession should
have been no greater than It is, amounting to only about 50 per cent,
when It might have Iir.-n far .ji.nf swo.'ping. The shipments of oak
lumber proved to In i > ' i i i I'li. i. iipiirared any reason to expect,

and other divisions i, , . .1 up well. To be siir.-. ilir

fact must not be I- ,- i > in 1913 was a v.ry iiubT

month, and that foi ; i ; - .a is not more unravionl.h'.

On the other hand, II i :
produced by the wai u.i ii i
pension of ocean trail:, i im '
have been going forward wiiU r-ii- i-l.

last month the firs
ued a more coinple

period will bring.
■ dom this month an

is every reason to auticipate that the total will be considerably ahead of
that for August.

As Indicating the extent of the export movement for September It Is
instructive to take the shipments on one steamer which left Baltimore
tor Liverpool. This vessel had aboard 22!) pieces of white oak plank,
aggregating 17,700 feet, and 192,468 feet of oak lumber, in addition t..
7,344 pieces of walnut lumber. a;,'s;ri.i;atinj; MA'5 feet. At that rat.- it
would not take many vessi-Is i.. Mini; il- L.tal of oak lumber .'xprirted
up to the volume for Au;,'n i i' uiier carried not less than

210,168 feet of oak. Four si. i; i i !. iving about the same quan-

tity of oak, would make up ih s4s imi i i,.ot, which constitutes thr
record for August. All of the steamers h-aving for British, Scotch and
Irish ports take lumber and logs, and the business may he expected
to expand.

The Baltimore Lumber Exchange held Its quarterly meeting last
-Monday evening at the Merchants' Club, on East German strer-t. thi>
event having been delayed one week because of the festivities incident
to the Star Spanqrled Banner eelebration. After the business session
the members snt ilr.wu l.i :ni - \. . ll.'nt luncheon, which did much to pro-
mote the spiiii i ■ , ... 1. r 1 1- ■, i..| nnity.

The Maryliii.l \.i. i i- I !;. i t'orapany. which operates a plant on
East Falls a\.i.;i. Im- ihh.i .i ,i contract for the erection of a brick
and steel fan..! . .. w , m liwestern suburb. 'I Ic i:. \\ -iiniurc

will be 40 1.1 i..i .ijiT and engine ro... 7. ' : . .1.

this buildini: ' i . '..l:.. because of the r. i^ i.^'s

used by the , i.tnv :ii. -t.,i:,,..l. The factory on i:.i-; r;i!!.- :n nuc

has become too small. It was formerly located in the Baltimore jail,
convicts being hired as workers. The jitil board eventually decided upon
supplanting it with some other Industry, and Wm. T. Kuhns, the former
prcsid.nt, rclin<iin.--hed control.

-^'' ' ' iloats iu the industrial parade of tlie Star Spangled

Baiiii. . ..i. .luring the week of September 5, which attracted

niu.li III I 1 1 II 1. r.. rhose of the Morgan Millwork Company and F. X.

'■am.; i. I Ml. I vi,i,,i „(■ ., number of the finest doors' handled

by lii. I I . ; ., I.I : II _ r.i show how they look in actual use,

wliil 1 i \ I. .11 I I .;: ... ,1 to great advantage the store, office

anil .i: 1...... II III. II : I I . ,; i,y the establishment. Both con-

inue to grow.

The he

idqnar

known, are in

Oshkos

1, Wis

rdwood trade

t.. bar

1 that

the

ad Alii

recently wound up Breadh.nt Ta.lil._' Company carried on operations for
a time, has been leased for a period of six years by the Union Box Com-
pany.

Mann & Parker, Inc., expect by November 1 to vacate their oflSces on
the sixteenth floor of the Continental building, Baltimore and Calvert
streets, and take possession of their yard at 612-18 President street.
The place, which has been leased for a terra of years, runs through to
East Falls avenue, and has direct connection with the principal lines
of railroad out of the city, and a water front with a depth of 26 feet
of water. This will facilitate shipments both by rail and water, and

(Leading Manufacturers)

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Baker-Matthews Manufacturins Ct.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR IMQUIRlES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5 '4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W. W. GARY, "rr

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

OUR SPECIALTY

St. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum, Oak and Ash _
J. H. Bonner & Sons

HARDWOOD RECORD

Harris Manufacturing Company

Johnson City, Tennessee

"Harris" Hardwood Flooring
and Lumber

OUR STOCK OF
BAND SAWN

Southern Hardwoods

is one of the most complete
and largest in the state

We can readily fill any requirement in

RED GUM

Oak, Ash, Elm

PAINSTAKING ATTENTION TO YOUR INQUIRIES

THE LANSING CO., Parkin, Ark.

r

-^■l QUARTERED OAK VENEER

We Have Nothing But Flat Dried Stock
EDINBURGH, INDIANA

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

L«. R. ft N. Co.

MANUFACTURERS

OAK CYPRESS

well manufactured, care
1 high pirccntase of 14 a

COLFAX, LA.

Dermott Land and Lumber Company
DERMOTT, ARK.

kIm'k tlio flnii nn Importnnt r
rri'.Kil wltlMUt ilpliiy. Tlio fli
IIiuIh thiit buyiTH arc cnutlouK.

=-< COLVMBUS >---

Ci'innil lli>Kii,n. mil)- lodi-
llir iirw nic'i'hniilrii' Hon

llbllllt KtlltPIIU'lllll Hhowliig

.'c been pnlil. It doe*

.VnordlnK to n recent opliil f

viduaU, Ih-nis iiiiil iiirporiitiiMis ar>
law 111 (ililu, u'bleli roqulreM coiitrMi
lliat lilioriTK, niaterlnl inoD niiil kiiIii
iiol april.v til eoiiiitles, towiiRlilpK or cities.

I"niiik K. Stiiiic bns been appointed receiver for the Columbus nulldem'
Siipiily Coiiiimiiy upon the application of George B. fhrUtlaii, a Ntock-
lic.ldiT of Marlon, O. The asBcts arc said to be Bufllelent to pay off the
llal>illll<'N.

The Honiovablc Uarrel Head Company of Cleveland has been Incor-
imrnlcd with a capital of $30,000 to make barrel head» and other cooimt-
:i(,e by Hartley Ellis, J. R. McQuIgg, George B. Hlley, II. Llndalc Smith
and E. Weber.

The State Lumber and Manufacturing Company of ColumbuH, which
was recently IneorporaleU wltli a capital of S;iO,000, will open for bUBl-
iics.s at :t44 Dublin aveuue, fornnriy occupied by the Columbus ha»>
Mill Company. J. M. Tiioiupson will l)e general manager.

The Lumber and Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati hag been
incorporated with a capital of J^.'i.OOO to deal in lumi)er ond timber. .T.
('. West, .lames M. Harper, E. M. Bonner, Wintleld C. Hancock and U.
M. Noll are the Incorporators.

At Hamilton, 0., the Ervin-l'lnley Mill and Lumber Company baa
lieen succeeded by S. D. Mayer & Co.

Shippers In Columbus and vicinity will vigorously resist what ia
claimed to lie discrimination against the comnierelal and Industrial In-
terests of this section In the proposed advance of five cents In the Cen-
tral Freight Association territory.

The large veneering mill owned by C. F. Whistler nt HiUsboro, O.,
was destroyed by fire recently. ontailinK a loss of about ^lO.Oiio.

The Everett Lumber and Supply Company of North Baltimore, O.,
lias been organized with a capital of $15,000 to deal In lumber and
hiiildcrs" material by A. A. Clay, C. W. Shaw, .\. B. Condon, E. E.
liruml and M. E. Roberts. The new concern has taken over the busi-
ness formerly operated under tlie name of U. J. Everett. The new own-
ers are from Perryville, 0., wl'cre they operate a lumber concern under
the name of E. L. Clay & Co.

U. W. Horton, sales manager for the central division of the W. M.
Ititter Lumlier Company, says trade in hardwoods is holding up well
under the circumstances. Buying is about equally divided between yard
trade and factory demand. Prices generally are well maintained,
although there is some shading to force trade. Dry stocks are not
very plentiful.

.7. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a fairly good
demand for all hardwoods at this time of the year.

=■< TOLEDO >=

The European war. It Is said, will be directly responsible for Toledo
becoming the home of an important new factory. This information was
received a few days ago by Jl. B. Crane of the National Bank of Com-
merce, from the American distributors of Faber pencils. The Faber
pencils arc made In Germany but owing to the European war, It is an-
nounced that the American distributors have decided to build their OWD
plant and have selected Toledo as the home of the new factory because of
the city's pro.\lmlty to the cedar timber used In the manufacture of
pc:icils. It is stated that a plant to cost $200,000 and to employ more
than 200 people will be erected. Heretofore It has been impossible to
compete with cheap foreign labor but the American distributors believe
that the war will remove this cheap labor from the foreign market and
enable American manufacturers to enter the competition.

The manual training work In the Canton, O., schools is to be put to
practical use and principal Sbelton has promised the board of educa-
tion to have sufficient teachers' desks made up to equip two new ward
school buildings when they are ready for occupancy. The bo.vs will be
taught cabinet making in the second year manual training course.
I'rincipal Sbelton Is of the opinion tliat the boys can turn out desks that
will compare favorably with any that can be bought.

Dayton, O., lumbermen are preparing to protest to Congress against
the Imposltlcn of a proposed three per cent tax on lumber. An amend-
inont for the purpose has been Introduced. The lumbermen as.sert that
c.s they will be compelled to pay a Hve per cent Increase on freight, the
.uiditionai ta.v would be burdensome and unjust.

--< MEMPHIS >--

Uusse & Burgess, Inc.. announce that they will have their new band
mill in North Memphis ready for operation within the next three or four
weeks. This firm lost Its band mill last May and has been busy since
tliat time installing a new one to take its place. It is a double band mill
:ind Is equipped with the most modern machinery. This firm was having
its sawing done by custom mills when the war broke out. It, however,
like all others, has been doing very little in the way of lumber manufacture
during the past six or eight weeks. The management recently said It
had not decided upon the course in connection with the new mill. There

HARDWOOD RECORD

Is a probability tbat the film may run it immediatoly on completion of the
new plant, but whether it will do any considerable amount of cutting will
depend largely upon developmen'ts in the general situation between now
and that time.

AnoUinr ih \ Memphis, that of the Green River Lumber

Company, is ■< lil.tiou. It is equipped with one band saw

and one rn -:u lown Its old stand several months a;o and

the new mil: i I tn take Its place. The Green River Lumber

Company Is coiilnjllrd l.y tlic N'iekey interests.

The box manufacturers are continuing to do a very satisfactory business.
Their output Is much larger than at this time last year and they arc
quite busy with shipments. They are operating their plants on full time
as a general rule and report the demand quite satisfactory. Cooperage
Interests arc al.so doing a good business. The apple crop Is large and
there Is a big demand for < ci..p.ifiL,'r' material for the handling of sugar.
The flcur people arc :i! ' ' i on a somewhat liberal scale and

altogelher, the slack ■- are finding quite enough to do to

keep their plants eiu.i ily. In the box situation It may

be noted that the den " ks Is rather more active than for

veneers. For this reason, ilv r.- h;i< 1. in a disposition recently to cut down
production of veneers to some extent.

The Ozan Lumber Company, Prescott, Ark., is operating its plant nt
only half capacity. One side of the mill has been closed down. A double
force is being worked, part of the men being employed half of the time
and the other part the remainder. The firm has laid off all Its timber
forces and its logging trains have also been discontinued for the present.

Jno. M. Wrisii ,,, II,. Mi-.h Lumber Company, this city, has rciiirii.d
from an cslin i i. He went to ItufTalo. N. Y., his cM -

and then tr:n: >i uicat part of the- Northivest, inclu'lnu :ii

Canada and tli. i iiM.^: si ,i ^. Me says that business is not part i^ uhul v
brisk at the present time, but that the outlook in the latter territory i>i
good, owing to the high price being received tor grain and cauned goods
of all kinds.

The Acme Building & Supply Company has made extensive improvements
In Its plant at Meridian, Miss. A new boiler has been installed and the
motive power has been very greatly increased. Four woodworking machines
have also been added.

The Tallahatta Lumber Com.pany, Meridian, Miss,, has completed its
mill at Halsell, Ala. It has a capacity of about 100,000 feet pei- day. The
company has a good supply of timber available for its needsT

=-< NASHVILLE >=

T'.ie Evansville Lumli. m

vllle, Memphis and I

Nashville Railroad cs«,

Turner, Day & Wn
factory at Lelper's l-.ni
the plant, which will tun

at

ash-

lull lias app.nled to t

111 a flgbt against the Louisville &
logs and the refund limit.
1 nisville has established a handle
' ounty. R. M. Owen will manage
1-j dozen hickory handles daily.

The Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company and the Tennessee Oak
Flooring Company report a good demand for oak fiooring. These com-
panies have been having a fine run of business, notwithstanding the
war in Europe.

W. D. Sterrett of the United States Forest Service has been in William-
soc county to investigate with regard to the number of timber tracts
owned by farmers, large and small. The purpose of his trip is to en-
courage conservation and to bring the farmers into touch with methods
of securing the best values for their timber.

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has sent out notice of new regu-
lations allowing storage, assorting, grading, drying, dressing and re-
shipping of lumber at Nashville, including points on the main line from
Franklin, Ky., to Decatur, Ala., and also on the branch lines.

New rates filed on lumber by the Louisville & Nashville and other
railroads in the Southeast to Ohio river points and beyond were the
principal subjects of discussion at the last meeting of the Nashville
Lumbermen's Club. The uew rates pro\-ide an increase of 1 cent per 100
pounds, or an average of about 9.6 per cent. T. M. Henderson, com-
missioner of the Nashville Traflic Bureau, was instructed to file a com-
plaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the proposed
increase.

George W. Ransom, aged 72 years, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Burton Frierson. at Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 16. Mr. Ransom was
in the lumber liusiuiss a large part of his life, and was the father of
probaiil> II MM 1 IT .iiiiiii lit fiiniil.v of hardwood lumbermen in the South.
The !■; I i: i; ...m w.k IiN oldest son. He was also the father

of ■\- I 1- 1 >. It llir li'iol of the large John B. Ransom & Co.

interost-, M r - i. ]::ii.m,iii. .Marvin Ransom and Samuel Ransom. All
of his sous aro prominent in tlie hardwood industry.

=■< BRISTOL >•

Charles F. Ilngan of this city, as trustee of the large estate of his
father. Col. Patrick Hagan, has .iust sold off several large boundaries of
the Ilagau timber holdings in Scott county, Virginia. The property lies
along the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad and as a result of the sale
of the timber a number of new mills will be erected. The Dungannon

nimf^nsinn SfnrU W<= «'" ^"PP'y y°" "'"' CLEAR

lyimension oiock cuttings of soft Kentucky o^v

or Poplar so that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY ?;'k«''"'vokk."n"?:

MEMPHIS

(|3oiidl}«!!!!fL^

\\'bulC8aJe Mauufueturers and Kxpurlen

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grades ar,d Thicknesses ^^^j^^g^Y^^*^

SOIT ELM

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a":d"s'Hrp;"err Hardwood Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

HErORTS INCI.LIlED
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL ESTIMATES & WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGI.NEERS

Clarence W. Griffith "'IVrmBui^iSef"' Memphis, Tenn.

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

M-\NUFACTIKERS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

18 to 30 feet

Sawed to Order

YANDEN BOOM^STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY

Maoofactarers Sootbero Hardwoods

A.sti a £

51 alty

Memphis

HARDWOOD RECORD

t^mtirr t'ompui.v U Jual caBptollns > lwa<l p>III i'ri<-t<-<l ■>• niaiiufiiclurv
lir.itHr ■11 Ih. IIJI.-IMI UlliU.

Ih. II i: \\.-»l I. till r ('ampanjr hai trmiHirarlly rluH^<l down ll» Ixnil

iiMil >. uili -I lui-i..: Ilowrrvr, It ha> • Ihiisr aroouni of ntuck mi dn'
jaru* mill In nblpiilnE ti uul rupldlT- TIip mill will toon ri^iumu.

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

jC I N C I N N A T ll

fHardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers!

V^n«>Ar<:' CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL
vciiccia. OTHER FIGURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OI-FUK AM) .Mil. I.. C'INdNNATI. OHIO

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK UIII.UI.NG .

OAK F L O O RING

to be satisfactory must be made by people who "know
how" and have shown this ability. We are one of the
oldest manufacturers of this product. Our (6)

Is favorably known wherever good flooring Is used.

THE M. B. Fa'rRIn'lUMBER CO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

S624-34 COLERAIN AVENCE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE — CLAY CITY. KY.

RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

OAK. POPLAR, CHESTNUT

SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS

Viry frw iif llip iiillla mi iIm \

Till- U. r. Puff I.I M-r <

Till' liirKi' (ilniit gf \\\v l.<'v >i>.iii> nl JimiHr, Vii., U asalo

til full iii.iTiillnii. Tlic |il. I . :iihI iriilMl mi a larii-r (ralr.

Tlir SluDi-'lIullDS LuuiU i A lim (In Wllkluimi uillU, oo

Akti sirn-i. In u|i(irallun. TliU i>i»|»'il>, wliU-b urlitlnally n-im-M'ntcd an
Inventnipnl of orvr tlOO,UOO ban In-vo Improved Uy iliu lualnllalloQ at
iiiiicli ni-w maclilDcry.

Tiip KlnEriMirl Lumber roiiipniiy hn« compli-lcd lla Irnm rimdn and llw
r.Tilon of n ni-w mill ncnr Klnitximrl. Trnn., wlilrh will imhiii Im- pui In
■ ■["■rnllon unuiT i:. II. Wllklnnon of ihia clly. aa miiiiTlnlrndi'ni.

=•< LOUISVILLE >=

iiH till- ri'Hiilt of till' efforts of (hv I.oul>.
ri'd rates Into ellerf. The ndrnnrc pro-
than |lrovldl^l In the last tariff, cffeetlrc
•iiKen of opprotlinately one cent. In view

l.umlier IrnOlc iiintl'-rH, u.il
ri'HUUied iictlvll.v In U>uIhvHI<'.
vllle & NnHhvHIe to put ndviii
posed Is nbout half n cent nion
.May, lin.l. wlilcli provided lii< r
of the fflct that the Intter liirlff Is now iK'foro the Interstate fonifmr. e
Coiiiniiitslon, bnvinK been coiiipl.ihied of ns unrdisonnlile liy the W, 1'.
ISrown & Souk Luiiiher Conipiiiiy nnd other*, the bnrdwood men lielliv"
tlint the coniinlHslon will not penult the road to go iihead and adviirio'
rates. However, the LoulBvllle & Naabrlllc In both rase* prei.enled the
tariff, not as an out-and-out Incroouc, but as a chanKe In rates In coni-
plinnec with an order of the rommlsslon. It Is true that rate* wero
lined up, .ind Louisville Klven an even break with Clnrlnnatl, but
udvantuKe was also taken uf the opportunity to revise rotes upward.
The Louisville Hardwood ihib nnd Its Individual members ba\-e pro-
tested to the Interstate Commerce Commission against allowing the new
tiirlfr to take effeel October 1, as scheduled.

The Louisville Hardwood Club lias been asked by the Rvansvllle, Ind..
LuiubcrmenK Club to coCperotc with It In an endeovor to have the lime
limit on mllliii;: In traoalt, which Is now fined at one year, removed
entirely, especially In vltw of present lumber trade conditions. It l«
pointed out by Daniel Wertz of Maley & Wcrti, president of the Bvans-
ville organisation, that the Illinois Central has no time limit, and It I*
lielieved that the Louisville & Nashville Ilallroad should aec Its way
clear to remove this limit. I'nder Its tariffs, lumber must lie sblpiHHl
out Within a year Irom the time of receiving the logs In order to get
the drawback.

The Louisville k Nosbvlllc Unllrood has attracted much attention by
deciding to put a mllllng-ln-tranKit arrangement on lumlH'r In effect at
.Nashville, Tcnn., according to advices received from members of the
hardwood trade of the Tennessee capital. Heretofore the road ba» re.
strlctcd such privileges to inauufttctures from logs, and has not arranged
for the application of the through rate with stop-over privileges for grad-
ing, sorting or dressing lumber. This Is now to be done at .Nashville, It
is stated, and local lumbermen assume that the rood will later on give
the privilege to the Louisville market and other points similarly located.

The exhibit of J. E. Barton, state forester, ot the Kentucky .Stole loir
in Louisville last week was the largest and most comprehensive yet put
on at the fair. In addition to a lot ot "home made" material, includ-
ing an exhibit of members of the Louisville Hardwood Club, who showed
a series ot boards representing woods native to Kentucky, Mr. Ilarton
had much other matter. Some of the exhibits of the Ilureau of Forestry
at the Forest Products Exposition, Including a graphic representation of
the effects of erosion caused iiy denuding the hillsides, and coses sbow-
iii;: ways In which to use RiiwinlU waste, were displayed, as well og a
large number ot tinted photographs and transparencies. A good mony
(if the latter were broken In transit, and Mr. narton bos alwut decided
not to ship any of them any more. The attendance at the forestry exhibit
was good, and school-teachers and school-children, especloliy, showed
Interest In the displays.

The Norman Lumber Company and the Edward L. Davis Lumber
Company of Louisville, were nmone the plaintiffs In proceedings In In-
voluntary bankruptcy filed In the Federal court here lost week against
the Consumers Lumber Company of Louisville. T. J. Morgan Is presi-
dent of the company, which is <apltalized at *10,00l». nnd has quarters
in the Keller building. The Morgans were Interested In the Tennessee
Itiver Hardwood Company, which failed several years ogo.

Til Alcorn, who has been operating a sawmill In Morgan and MagofBo
counties, Ky., has left tlie lumber trade for the more remunerative
business of running a restaurant at Heidelberg, a lumber town on the
Kentucky river.

Floyd Day, the Winchester lumlierman, and others have purchased a
big tract ot timber on Wright's Fork, Letcher county, Ky., and will
sliip the logs to the mills ot the Day Lumber & Coal Co., at Clny City,
Ky. The Day Interests have also .>rcanl?ed the Mountain Central Kail-
way Company, which will bullil n twelve-mile line from Campton to
Camptou Junction in eastern Kentucky, for the purpose of oiiening up a
big poplar timber tract which has heretofore lacked transportation
facilities.

Charles Stout, engineer for the C. C. Mcngcl & Bro. Company at Axiin.

•Vfrica, died there recently, accordins to a cablegram which Iib-j I n

received at the offices ot the company in Louisville.

HARDWOOD RECORD

=•< ARKANSAS >•-

It. p. Allen, who was selected as special master for the Kailroad
Commission of Arltansns, in the matter of receiving and malting disburse-
ment of claims for overcharges lisainst tile Chicaso, Rock Island & I'aciflc
Uailroad Company, gn>«iiii; ■. il ^i tlir compromise in the Arkansas rate
'cases, has completed hi- ni.liiiiu «■ ik. and has paid off all claimants,
except those whose claim n- loih i.l. Tlie amount received by each
claimant was a sum utiualin;; :;'i ' ■^ ini cent of the amount of his claim,
this being the prorated share under the compromise settlement, wherein
the railroad company paid iflOO.OOO.OO to the Uailroad Commission, for
the benefit of the claimants, in full settlement of all claims against it.
The claims for passenger overcharges will be paid in full, in assignable
mileage, as soon as the same can be printed.

The contested claims will be heard on Friday. September 25. These
have arisen, for the most part, from claims having been made for over-
charges by both the cousiguors and consignees on the same shipment, and
involve many lumber shipments, refund on which both the mills and the
retail dealers are claiming.

The Prescott & Norlhvvestern Uailroad has offered to pay off all claims
against it. for overcharges growing out of the Arkansas rate cases, on the
basis of fifty cents on the dollar. The Arkansas Railroad Commission held
a special meeting in Prescott on September 13. to hear the affected
parties, but no formal acceptance- has yet been made.

The Varner Land and Lumber Company, a Missouri corporation whicli
has been doing business in Arkansas for several years, recently sold out
its interests to the Cai-nnhan -Allport Lumber Company of Geridge, Ark.,
and on Sept.'mi" i 1' ili' "I'l \ mhi .Miviririii. tli.l . , i-fidcate with the
secretary of si;ii ■, i m in j i i 1 1 1 1>' . . nip.i n \ ]■. .1 ''• n ■]: -solved.

The Turner II ! I i : i i M 1 1, o I i . . , i.iirned September

15. The loss i- .- :..i :i -1 11.. :n.,. !,i .1 insurance carried

is not Itnown. 'lli'- lin' uriuinali-d in the iMtil-r rn(»iii. and when lirst
iliscovered was so ^\r\[ under way as to make it impossible to stop it.

=-< WISCONSIN >-=

The Wlsconi
Wisconsin Rai
removal of a
The Brooksi;.

Prominent 1
until recently
have formed i
and equipmeni
been taken o\

ite forestry board has pr

nted a petition to the
ad I'omniissioii tin iMarin;: this month regarding the

. - III liiril. in. I iiiM- miles north of Mercer.

f I , . i ,' .. lii.i IS the owner of the dam.

I I iiM II I ... iL.ii hold of the business

ilii.i.ii ,i~ I'l w. .1111111 j.iiiiiiiss Washer Company and
lew coucfrn to manufacture the washer. The factory
located at Front and Market streets, La Crosse, has
and the business will be conducted under the style
of La Crosse Washer Company. An extensive advertising and sales
campaign is being put under way to place the washer In the lead.
William Doerflinger is president and S. C. Griswold sales manager of the
reorganized concern.

An unique coiiti -I .mi- ii..iill\ i,i:;.d at Eau Claire by the best log
artists of the ['.hiiI mi i In for the world's log-rolling rliaiii-

pionship. .\ .h.vmI .. i. -nl the fray. William liily.-a.

Cloquet, Minn., won ih.. .Inmi -Iiip and established a new record

with Art Thompson. F,au Claire, by dumping the latter after two hours
and thirtj'-nine minutes. The former record was one hour and forty
the fastest exhibition ever seen any-

field of

minutes,
where.

Mark M. Raymond. Price county lumberman, has leased a portion of a
logging road in Lincoln county from the Soo railroad and will operate
this portion in logging a large tract in the northwestern section of the
county. The line was formerly operated by the Wisconsin Central road
and the right-of-way will .revert to the company when the logging work
is completed. .

A now iiianuf,Tcturiug company, which will be capitalized at $50,000,
is beiiiu ..luiiii/iil ,ir Racine for the manufacture of a kitchen cabinet

and an king outfit. The new concern intends to occupy

the VII i.' I , lining plant on Geneva street and be in operation

shortly. >. .i.il iiinr patented articles will also be added. The West
Side Iniproveinent Association has been interested In the matter and will
assist in securing the woodworking plant for Racine.

Harry E. Friend, until recently president of the Goers Cooperage Com-
pany and prominent Milwaukee business man, died at his home in this
city at the age of 46 years.

Charles A. Bentle.v, president of the C. A. Bentley Lumber Company
and special deputy collector and cashier of customs of the port of Mil-
waukee for fourteen years, died at the age of 68 years In his home
here on Tuesday. September 15.

The Roddis Lumber & Veneer Company of Marshfield is installing a
Wowpipe system in its plant in that city, which will be one of the largest
in the state. The Cyclone Blowpipe Company of Chicago, which in-
stalled a similar plant in the L'liham factory last .year, has the contract.

The Northwestern Barrel Company has filed articles of incorporation
with SS5,000 capital stock. The incorporators are Milwaukee men,
Theodore J. Verden, George H. Brenzel and Thos. F. Hayden.

The Wm. Schuelke Organ Comoauy of Milwaukee, builders of concert,
•chapel and amusement theater organs, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the Federal court here. The liabilities are listed at $25,-

WISCONSIN

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

B.4SSWOOI>

30'm 1x4 No
15M 5/4 So
2SM 5/4 No
lO.M 5/4 No
20M 5/4 No
13.M C/4 1st
15M 0/4 No.
15M 6/4 No.

WHITE OAK
lOM 8/4 No, 1 and No. 2 com.

:nd 2nd

lo.M 5/4 Nc
4 N

/4 Isl

and 2nd red

plain

plain

13M
4M 8/4 1st and 2nd plain
CM 8/4 l.sl and 2nd red
ROCK ELM
OM 8/4 No. 2 com. and better
HARD MAPLE
40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better
well assorted HARDWOODS AND HEMLOCK wUI
soon he in shipping condition.

Srnii

your

lies

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS.

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER GO.

OF EAU CLAIi^E, WI5C0MSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, 12/4
WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

John G. Lockhart Lumber Co.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

BIRCH LUMBER

We have the fol-
lowing Lqo' Run

Birch all 10 foot and Longer.
250,000' 5/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer
250.000' 6/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer
250.000' 8/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer

This stock is ready for shipment and we will sell it
in carload lots or all together.

KINDLY SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES FOR

BIRCH OR ANYTHING IN NORTHERN

HARDWOODS.

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD RECORD

,- The GiUE Tbat Is Applied Coi d

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize tliat its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stav in condition. The

Use

< >f vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

rrrf.ir,. Gin, Co., ^'^^'^'"■^' "'"'"■' '/''/''•

South Bctid, Indiana.

Dear Sirs: — /( is now about a year since tie added
a veneer door department to our operations. Decid-
inij on the glue uhich would give best results, we
considered the most important matter in conncctiori
with this new department.

Investigation convinced us that your product was
the one we wanted in order to turn out the most de-
pendabU doors and panels, and it has been gratifying
to find that it has given us low cost as well as superior
quality. Tours truly.

CHEHALIS FIE DOOli CO.,
GJO-BB By Geo. J. 0.<tgood.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and PaJcntees

805 J. M. S. Building. South Bend, Indiana

The Glue Tbat Runs Absolitely Uniform

r.in.;;<-. wHli ni»<-ta o( |ll,2'l-l.oa. AmoDS the crrdltora are tlio Aiiipii'
' Mil WooilworkliiK Coiii|iaiiy of Clilrauo, Trugp Lumber l'oiii|iiiii]r, Writ
M(li> .MniiiifnrlurliiK Compoiiy niirl WlntlMir Mnnurnrturlug i'oiu|»Dy o(
Mllwiiukco.

Tliiii'ly nKlmtlnii on tlip pnri cif Mllwaukro liimlMTmrn roHppniUng
for llieir romliliit-d lntrr<>«ta ri'iullpd In llip drfpal nf miotlii-r wcmmIpd
hlilnelp prolilbltlon ordlnaiin'. Thp movcnu'nt nBoliiiil wmxli'ii utilUKlFa
In .Mllwnukcp wnii ninluly Hip ronult of iin nKltntlnn for r<'<lurloK dro
InNurnncp rnlpn. llrrnuM of tlip lilitli nUm on ilwrtllhK" Inmirniirf oOlrlaU
iiindp a rpdurtlon after varlnim nuthorltlpn protratcd. It wan dprlarrd
lliiit rntpN would bo rvdurod pvi-n lurllipr If wnodpn alilnRlpa cuulil bo
lirulilliltPd by ordlnanro. I.tirgply a« n roult of the oppoaltlon put up by
(lic loinl luiiibpr Inlprpat*. «iio audilpuly wnko up lo what wna Koing on
mill ili'ddi'd III lake n hnnil tliiMiiHPlrpa, Hip Kinipaon ordliiaur<>. pro-
lilliltliiK tlip uap of woodpn NbltiKli'a wllhhi Hip clly of Mllwnukpo and
lliiiltini: llipjr ucp In repair of ronfa to only r>(> [mt cent of thplr an-a, liaa

II ilifiiilpd. I"or n tliiip It I.H.kpd aa If thp aaurc waa tn Im- rail-

{•■ndi-d tliroiiifh tlip cnuncd anil pnaNPcl aa a rpmiU of tlip aicltatlon In
Hid piilillr mind ri'Nulllui; fniii thp talk about thu Kalpm dlaa>|pr bpinc
iMfR.'ly due to the exteuslve ukp of wooden alihiKlea. The lumliermen
Kol busy and preseutcd farta ri-iii'rdlnif frame conatruetlon (Irpa, which
show but one out of each 7:1.4 frame bulldlnipi In the city in comparlion
to a blaze in one out of each 1.')." bulldlnRa of Dreproof niatprial. Aa
frnme buildiiiRa naturally have wooden RhinRlPH, II waa Ihua prnvpn
that Ihpy could not be a very arrloua factor In the conflaKrnllona. Thia
Im the second meaaurc of lla kind defeated within the period of about
.1 year and shows that Mllwauket lumbermen can be depended on to pro-
fct wood products aeolnst so callc'l wood subHtltutea which at tlmea
.seeiii tu be n menace to Iho lumber trade.

=-< DETROIT >.=

O. ^. Soverign. preaident of the North American Construction Company
of Bay City, Mich., whose mills throughout the country are running twenty
hours a day to keep up with the demand for ready-cut bouaea that the
compauy has created, regards the present business situation optimlatlcaliy.
"It we keep our hat out of the ring we will have the greatest period of
prosperity In our history," he sn.vs. "It will be necessary for us to double
our capacity in lOlS." As previously announced In IIabdwood Uecobd,
the Gay City company will build at Esscxvllle, MIcb., one of the largeat
manufacturing pinuls in Michigan.

The .\. F. Aley Timber Company of Escanaba, MIcb., Is preparing for
the winter logging season. The .Vley company will employ 150 men In
iis operations. There arc reported to be more than enough men available
;cir Michigan lumber camps.

The Knapp & Scott mill at Bay City is cutting logs for K. B. Ward.
.\ tralnlend of twenty-six cars per day is received from northern woods.

The I'ryor sawmill at Illpley, .Mich., which has bi-in operating two ahifta
the greater part of the sumiiur bos reduced its force to one shift. A large
cut has been made and the output will be still further increased before the
mill closes for the season.

Fire destroyed the factory and lumber yard of the Brown Basket Company
at Midland, Mich. Loss, |:20.000.

The Bliss & VnnAuken sawmill at Saginaw, which was recently destroyed
liy lire, is being rcbaiit and will be operated liy the Strabic Manufacturing
Company, as before the (Ire. The M. Garland Company of Bay City, la
mnnufacturinp: machinery for the new mill.

The Buell-Crocker Lumber Company, a concern In which Prank Buell of
Hay City is the principal stockholder, has gone Into the hnnda nf receiver*
.'ippolnted by the superior court of Pender county. North Carolina. The
company has large holdings but Inability to realise quickly and the
pressing demands of small creditors forced the application for receivers.

\V. T. Bradford, president of the Consolidated Lumber Company, which
operales a mill at .Manlatique. Mich., says the present year has been a
good one. The mill Is operating day and night shifts to 1)11 contracta
calling for delivery this year. A sinking fund deposit with the Union
Trubt Company of Detroit is more than sulhcient to meet bonds of the
company duo .January 1, 1915.

The planing and flooring mill of the W. E. Williams Company, Inc., at
Traverse City has resumed operations after an Idleness of two ye.irs. A
stiamer has been chartered and will operate, carrying lumber between
Mcnonnnee and Traverse City iinlll ih<- il<i^.. of navl riiiiin. (Iilier Indus-
tries at Traverse City are operating steadily and there la a feeling that
the town Is about to regain some of its lost woodworking supremocy.

There still remains a distressing inactivity at Boyne City. The steamer
Heynoids took a million feet of lumber from the Bo.vne City Lumber
Company's docks and thereby caused a futile hope that the company
would resume operations. The million feet off the docks would provide
work for only a few days, so the plant was not started. The White
'■ompjiuy's yards and docks are loaded to capacities. Unless there Is an
iinexpecled change In the lumber industry. Boyne City may endure a longer
Miell of Inactivity. The condition applies not only to Boyne City but Is
typical, to a more or less degree, of other lumber towns In Michigan.

The Sickelsteel Lumber Company Is centralizing its yards at Detroit.
Hiiidwood stocks aigregatine more than a million fret now held at three
yerds in Detroit will be centered In the company's largest yard. The-
arrangement will expedite the handling of shipments, as unexcelled side-
track facilities will be available.

HARDWOOD RECORD

^MatiJiWiWiTOiroiOTiiaMWiMt^^

The Hardwood Market

=< CHICAGO >-

Among the rather meager developments locally in the last couple of
weeks, tlie one most indicative is the motion adopted at the recent
meetins of the investment bankers of Chicaso who formally and deflnitely
decided that in place of general retrenchment and a halting policy, they
would adopt the policy of doing everything within their moans to
stinuilate business, and to foster an active return of more normal conditions
In all fields. This occurrence alone is of great significance as the invest-
ment bankers collectively are really behind practically every big pro.iect
which is of Importance to commercial and industrial Chicago. Consequently
with this attitude as to the oflScIal policy of the association, investment
Interests can look with allayed fear to the future.

The lumber business itself is practically without a new developtnent
cither as to demand or price. What little change has been noted has been
rather favorable, there being sufliclent improvement in tlie tone of the
consuming factories to make it noticeable.

Plans for building developments have been held up, to a considerable
degree, by caution of the banking interests, but a great deal of money will
go into construction at this time mainly because of the very condition to
which everyone is objecting, namely, lower prices for raw material. This
consideration would not seem on the face of it to be particularly momen-
tous, but there is unquestionably a great deal of construction work put
through in periods of dull times for that very reason. The importance
of this condition would be that a steady output will be maintained regard-
less of general circumstances.

There is nothing very exciting in the line of increased business, large
orders or high prices, but on the other hand there are no developments
any more depressing than conditions which existed two weeks ago. It is
an extremely encouraging fact to contemplate that any change must
necessarily be for the better, and there really seems a distinct undercurrent
in this direction, v.-hich is already beginning to set in. When once sucli
change is started. It will gather momentum with astonishing rapidity. In
the meantime, Chicago lumbermen are to be congratulated on the sane
way in which they are facing the situation.

=-< NEW YORK >-=

The New York hardwood market is going along on a less than normal
basis and keen competition features most of the going business. Prices
are far from satisfaclory aud collections are very slow, all of which creates
au atmosphere of gloom. At wholesale some report a quickening in demand
and a good measure of inquiry, but these of course have a larger field
of activity. Prices are subject to some cutting but the range has been so
low for a long time that this feature is less talked about.

--<, BUFFALO >•--

The hardwood trade has not improved to any extent during the past
two weeks aud there is still evidence of much hesitation among buy-
ers. Furniture and other woodworking concerns ordinarily taking a
pretty fair amount of stock at this time are curtailing their purchase^
quite generally. A visitor to some of the furniture factories states that
he notes that tbeir show rooms contain a good deal smaller line than in
some years, and it is felt that it will not be profitable to carry large
stocks uutil business in general improves.

Prices are affected considerably and competition is such that an even
larger amount of shopping around than usual is being done by buyers,
even though their wants may be small. Maple is said to be holding up
as well as anything. Some weakness lias been manifest in plain oak,
but wholesalers say that it is a little firmer now than it was several
weeks ago. The flooring trade is reported fair, but scarcely up to the
average ye.ir. Business is running largely to the cheaper sorts of flooring.

•< PHILADELPHIA >■

There have been no unlooked for developments in the hardwood situa-
tion during the last fortnight — a slight shading here and there, perbaps,
but not of sufficient importance to affect the market. The stocks are ap-
parently in safe hands and there is evidently no inclination to force the
market at this time. Wholesale consumers are in the market only for
special requirements and for mixed car lots, and stock buying for obvious
reasons is delayed. The leading railroads have decided not to attempt
any new extension or construction work during the next year, conse-
quently the effect on the volume of lumber moving will be considerable.
All contracts closed and those under way will be carried out, for which
inquiries as to stocks and prices have recently been placed on the boards
and some fair bookings have resulted. Seemingly it would be difficult
to locate an optimist with so many depressing conditions arising from
the foreign upheaval to face, but it is surprising to note the strong

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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO

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Merrill, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD RECORD

Birch Veneers. AUo Elm, Maple and Ba»»wood
STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine. Oak, Popl«r. Chestnut. Hemlock

u.od 8.M.HI mock RIDGWAY

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM. CHESTNUT. HEMLOCK

ROCGU AND DRESSED

MILLS AT SALTS OFFICE

Burntide. Ky. Williamiburg, Ky. 606 Security Trust BIdg.

SuUigent, AU. LEXINGTON, KY.

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

r..iinilriu'.' rt|ir<'iM<Hl FverywhiTp »» to • favoralili outlook. There wviu*
I.. IN' n vixTiil ri-i'lliiK Hint nti rnrly rfai-tluii iiiunt Inlii' plnco. II<'no-
nil. from ilic un-nt crjii ylrlil will nuuii In- fi-II lliruujiliuul tlic inidr.
iiiiil llw utroliK niilil iimtir l.y lli« lindliiK I'lillii<li-I|ililii iiMrrhnnla to
^< I'liri' till- Siiulli AniiTlraii iiiifliii'Hu. It U Mt. will M>un win thr day.
farii> tlmt iiiunl InfuM.' luKlnillv iifw life Intu tin lntprru|il<'d tradlDC
riic lullon ol the rity rnunrlln In |>nwi n luno ut alHiut tl'J.iMHl,(MMi to
!•■• voli'rt on nt tlic Noveiulxr i'l<-rlloii for iiiiinlrlpal Improvciiicnia, amonc
whlrli nrv tlu< nlinlUliliig of iirndi' rromilnKa. coiniili'lInK Hi'' l"'lt llnr, dork
d<-vi'lu|iin<'ntii. bouli-rnrd, hulhlliiK "t tii-vt lltirnry .on imrkway. npw
Kinlloii liuUKON, I'Ir., will iiiPiin work fur tliouannda of nrllMiiia aod
lalHinrii. In Hip innrket oiik l-nilx ultli n>li nml qiinrlprpd luik rl»w nplgli

l«.i»; iii,i|il<' llixirliin niov.-« .ilnni; ni.llj ; Mrrli. I rli niiil rlii-xinut kwp

old |.iu.< : Ktitii ImiIiIh (ifd rn.'iMif.

=■< PITTSBURGH >-=

Tlip Imrdnood Kitnatlon lioro Ik dl«nppiilnlliiK, not to luiy dlHi-uuraglng.
Munurni'turprK arc UuyInK "iily wlint tlioy npcd. Itnllrondx nrv not
piittlii); uul liny Inqulrlm fxu'iil In it U-w rawH. (jtMipral riinnlrurtlnn
work. InHofiir iik nvvr proJpclK iirp mnrfrni-d. U vpry quirt. Woodwnrk-
IT14' trndo rontlnupH alow. PliintK an- huylnv only from liiind to mouth
iind nrp wnltlnR to bpc furtln-r nimut fnll liulldlnit iK'fi.rp utartlnit to buy
in liircp qunnlltlrK. rrirrx iir.' pri'lly bndly iiil. Ilnrdwiiod nilllii arp
niunliiK Ol. part tliiii' In nir'ny pla .■■•;. ami ari- an timiilnthiii ilorkH.

•<, BOSTON >.=

Tlu-rv iii>cmii to bo uo cImnKP In tbo Imrdwcod Hlliiulliin In iIiIh m-iIIod.
The rrporlH of low buying bip 4oin>-\vhiil morn pxlrimp than for KonK- timp
poHt. Thpsc liiKtanccs arc uspd InduKlrlouRly by thow who bpnpOt from
tlipin, oflpn without ony rppird for the qunllfylne pondltlonH of Ihp actual
liadi'. 'I'lip I'lost common Inltiiccccs such an proBnurp to »p1I. avoldanor of
(li'picclaiion. pITiii t to kopp labor employed or local knowl<>dee of tlip
luinbiT In qiiPHlion arc all more cr Wkh cxaKBoratPd In tbi-w llme». With
tbpsn clrciinis(anc(.*8 in mind. dcalcrH pxppct tho natural conm'qiK'ncPH. but
un tbp other hand, the hardwood trndo. perhnpH to n more nollcoable
extent than othc-r lunncbes. Is in n poiilllon to carry on a reduced buiilncaii
without serious resullH. This situation U clearly ahown In the attitude of
most of the larger dealers: that la. to do what buslneaa they can on
reasonable prices, believing that the price cutting clement Is very abort
lived. Buyers arc of course uslns their advantage as much as possible.
l)Ut It Is doubtful If many have accumulated or are puttlnR In any large
slocks at low prices, and practically every Industry Is now running on
full time. The postponement of shipping on placed orders has praitlcally
ceased.

-•< COLUMBUS >■--

The hardwood trade In c.ntril ulili. li
list fortnight because of tlie war e.xeitei
>presslon, but the decrease is not sufflcler
iiy way. Some lumbermen profi-ss to have
rices arc still pretty steady and cutting

1 fallen off some during the
■nt and the general business
to demoralize the market In
ieen an Improvement recently.
< reported only where stocks

iilated. The tone of the market Is generally Katlsfactory
and future prospects are not liad.

IJuylng Is about evenly divided between the retail trade and factories.
stocks are generally light and dealers are compelled to replenish them
' intinually. though Ibcy are still following the policy of buying from
I :ind to mouth. Building operations have fallen off to a certain extent
i'<ruusc of the war excitement, which has curalled flnanclng of building
;>i'oJccts. Considerable building Is still going on not only In Columboi
iMit also in the cities and town.i In central Ohio.

Kactories making furniture and vehicles arc buying fairly well.
I'.uying on the |>nrt of Implement roncerns Is at a standstill because of
the lock of foreign demand. This branch of the trade Is expected to
!.!• slow for the next few months.

Dry stocks In the bands of manufacturers arc not heavy In any sec-
tion. Shipments are coming out promptly, but collections arc very slow.

Oak. both plain and quarter-sawed. Is In fairly good demand and
lirlces are steady at the levels which have prevailed for some time.
Chestnut Is rather firm and prices are well upheld. Sound wormy Is
ispeiially strong. Poplar Is nlsn In good demand. Ash and basswood
are moving well and .itlier b.irihv.M..ls are virelian»;ed.

=< BALTIMORE >=

While the general situation In the hardwood trade remains much as It
has been, the prospect appears to be somewhat more encouraging. Locally
the past two weeks proved to be a period of quiet, largely because of the
inverting influence of the Star Spangled Banner celebration, which was
made the occasion for a sort of home-coming, and this also had some
elToct upon the out-of-town business, many lumbermen taking occasion to
spend most of the time at home and view the sights. Now that the
ffstivities arc at an end, however, the members of the trade apply
tbcnisolves once more with Increased energy to the working up of trade,
.ind they report a measure of success, although marked Inactivity Is still
to be noted, with buyers disposed to hold off for the present In order
to see what the future may bring forth. With the exports materially

HARDWOOD RECORD

curtailed, though the foreign movement is rather larger than had been
supposed it 'would be under the circumstances, it is only natural that
the efforts to place stocks in the domestic markets should be redoubled.
This has given rise to some pressure not before in evidence, but on the
other hand some of the consumers are showing greater requirements. The
furuiture manufacturers are buying rather more freely than they did in
the early part of the summer and there is less hesitancy about placing
orders in other directions. No advance in the quotations is to be re-i
ported, and the returns in the main are not in excess of modest figures.
Of a part of the trade It may even be said that it failed to yield reasona-
ble profits. On the other hand, there appears to be no doubt of the
fact that the stoek.s at the mills have t)een reduced to rather narrow
proportions. Mills arc reported to be closing down in many instances,
but this is not due so much to an accumulation of lumber as to the
uncertainty of the outlook. Large producing sections are in the posi-
tion of just about being able to meet the wants developed, and the actual
surplus of stocks is restricted. This applies to oak, poplar and most
of the other woods in general use, Some grades of chestnut are mov-
ing with considerable freedom, while others are pronouncedly quiet.
Sound wormy Is in rather better shape than might have been supposed,
and the output of the mills seems to be taken up as fast as It can
be gotten ready for the market. The export business is by no means
dead, although the unsettled flnancial conditions tend to make the
shippers very cautious. Still, every steamer that goes out of this port
with a general cargo carries quantities of lumber, among them oak planks
in fair quantities. The shippers have confidence in the ability of the
receivers to meet the drafts, and the Indications are that the forward-
ings wlH increase.

=■< TOLEDO y

There has been little if any change in the hardwood situation here
during the past couple of w.i-eks. There is no great amount of buying
for investment purposes, but the demands of the regular market for
immediate use have been fully up to the standard for this season of the
year. Railroads are using a little more lumber, but at that are way below
their usual activity. Prices remain practically unchanged and are show-
ing no further weakness. Poplar is in good demand and is holding firm.
The rural buying has not been as active yet as it is expected will he the
case a little later on in the season when farmers begin letting go of their
crops. Thus far there has been a great tendency on the part of farmers
to hold their grain for hisber prices. During the past week or two this
tendency seems to have 1. 1 n ^Mi.i,«iiat broken into and a good deal of
grain of sunerlative q\inlii\ i.i- i mi Tnaking its appearance on the local

market. Building opn-Mi.m- ..., ii,- good and the Willys-Overland

Automobile factory Is uKaiii --taiiinL: up in good shape. It is the inten-
tion of Mr. Willys, head of the concern, to put out 75.000 machines this
year, and improvements have just been completed on this mammoth
factory which will make this intention possible. The local building opera-
tions continue active.

< INDIANAPOLIS >

There has been no material chant^e in the liardwood situation in this
vicinity during the last two weeks. Business is of smaller volume than
it was this time last year and at that time the trade was below normal.
It is possible that big grain yields over the state may result in some
improvement in the hardwood business in certain parts of the state later
In the fail.

There is as yet no shortage In imported hardwoods, although any
pronounced activity in buying would develop a shortage before long.
Dealers are buying to meet immediate needs only and most of the manu-
facturing concerns using hardwoods are operating with reduced forces.
Building operations are still on the decline.

=■< MEMPHIS >.=

The export situation looks a little brighter. A number of exporters here
are sending cargoes of lumber to Liverpool and other ports of the United
Kingdom. .\s a general rule, this represents transactions which were put
through before the war broke out. It is notable, however, that some new
business with Great Britain has been done within the past ten days. At
least three firms here have made sales. It is understood that the principal
buyer is the British government, which is Importing southern hardwood;!
for use in connection with the maintenance of its artillery trauspoitaiion
facilities. There has been very little buying on the part of private interests
and not much is expected in that direction in the near future. The mere
fact, however, that cargoes are going forward and that some new business
is being done is accepted as quite encouraging. No business whatever is
attempted with any of the other foreign nations now encraged in war,
owing to the extn iii>' liU iiivilved and owing to the depleted buying power
of the peoples .1 iln^i uiuiun^.

The domestic' ii ;jiimu ,]...■< not show a great amount of change. There
is perhaps a littl. iii< ir iii,,uiry. hut shipments are on a somewhat restricted
scale. It is rcco-Miized that the flnancial situation is improving somewhat
and that the outlook for business is decidedly bettor. It is anticipated
that there will be a considerable increase in th- volume of domestic business
In the near future, but it is recognized that so far no great increase has
materialized. Collections are reported unusually slow on the part of those

who have been making sales and it is notable that easy terms arc sought
by many buyers who have heretofore been in the habit of paying promptly
for their lumber. So far as prices are concerned, there has been very
little variation. It is not so much a question of price as of demand. The
people who are in the market for lumber are paying the prices demanded
therefor and are not asking many, if any, concessions. There are not
many who want to operate, however, and the fact that sellers are unwilling
to make reductions, in order to move their stock, makes largely for the
steadiness with which prices are maintained.

Some lumber is still l)cing manufactured in Memphis and the Memphl,<
territory, but it is probably not more than thirty per cent of normal.
Curtailment is in force on a rather large scale. Most of the ti-'nber which
was gotten out before tin war ilivriDped in Europe has already been
converted into lumber ami. wiili ir ...rinleiion. and with the demand some-
what restricted, there is v ■r\ [iiih Im unlive for further operations on the
part of manufacturing fiiiii>. M<i..i ..r the mills wliich had logging contracts
have been able to take care of lliesi' or have succeeded in abrogating them
altogether. Some few are still in force, and where this is the case, it is
necessary to continue milling operations. Most of the wholesale dealers
who had contracts to take the output of certain mills in this territory have
likewise been able, as a rule, to get these cancelled or very greatly
modified. In all instances where they have neither been cancelled nor
modified, the mills whose output is Involved arc still running. Curtailment
is to be still further carried out In the near future unless there is a
decided change in sentiment, as well as market conditions. It Is probable
that the amount of lumber being produced in this section by the first of
October will be the smallest ever witnessed.

=•< NASHVILLE >■=

No material change has been noted In
the past two weeks. It is believed thai
lie more pronounced as the big plants gi
logs. .\t present operations are fairly
sawing day and night, but a member of
be continued more than thirty days and
large supply of logs held. Fair demand is mentioned for oaks, and pop-
lar, ash, hickory, chestnut and other lines are moving, but buyers are
purchasing only for current needs. A good demand for oak fioorlng
Is one bright spot in the trade. Strong firms hold out for good prices,
though conditions are. bound to depress values to some extent.

hardwood situation during

tailiii.iit ..r production will
.i:^h «it!i iiresent stocks of
< "iif Mg local plant Is
..,i„|,;,i,> said this will not
ing done on account of the

=•< BRISTOL >=

Many of the mills in this section are closing down, on account of the
dullness in trade. Shipments are light and while the immediate outlook
is not good, lumbermen expect Improvement in busiu'^s .luiiUL: 'lie fall, as
business adjusts itself to changed conditions. Th.n i- i i liim ..f uncer-
tainty about the situation but business has not iill n "if rih.u^li lo give
ground for fear of general demoralization. A numl..r 'i ilir mills that are
idle have closed on account of the tying up of foreign commerce but others
are Idle for a different reason. Some little exporting is being done from
this section, despite the European war.

=-< LOUISVILLE >-

A more hopeful tone pervades the local hardwood market, in view of
the fact that peace prospects have become a little more clearly defined,
even if actual consummation of peace does not appear to be at hand. The
conclusion of the European war or the' adjustment of American- business
to present conditions will make the lumber trade satisfactory, and

developments an pn.. liiiLr along both lines. While many consuming

branches are t.niii"i ii i il , .lull, prospects are reported to be improving. The
fact that the lariiM i- i-^ in .-i" >"us Is expected to stimulate the Implement,
vehicle and furnitnr.- liii. s, and also to move a good deal of building
lumber. Backing conditions are satisfactory, considering the great strain
under which financial interests have been placed, and this Is making it
possible to work under much more comfortable conditions than might
have been expected. Poplar and quartered oak are the best movers at
present. A somewhat improved demand for plain oak is in evidence.
Sound wormy chestnut is not so active as it was. Red gum Is rather
slow. Cottonwood is In good call.

=-< MILWAUKEE >■-

News from the northern Wisconsin lumber country indicates that most
of the sawmills in this section of the northwest will be operated con-
servatively during the next few months if the European war continues.
Most of the mills have discontinued their night shifts and will endeavor
to keep down their output to a point where stocks will not be piled up
to any great extent. This conservative attitude on the part of Wisconsin
lumber manufacturers Is well Illustrated by the following letter received
by R. S. Kellogg, Wausau, Wis., secretary of the Northern Hemlock and
liardwood Manufacturers' Association, from one of Ihe largest operators
In the state ;

"It will probably te of interest to you to know that this company
has closed down the night run of Its plant. The situation resulting from
the European war has raised the price of all supplies that enter into the
cost of logging and sawing, M'hile the demand for our product has been

HAKDWOOD RKCORD

On Ihc Followintf Slock We Will Make Special
Prices for Prompt Shipment:

111 I No. 1 « ; n„i

( I No. I < Dill, nilllr
4 I No.. 1 * 2 n.iln

m.mio fl. Id 4 Nail c SrIrrI Top- •lll.lKNI fl. «

■■r Onk

37.0IO fl. II « No.. I A • |-o|>l>r nS.OlMl fl. I

Ju.oiMl fl. ixj No. I (i.ni. ropiar Onk

in.ooo fl. C\A Nn. I I'oni. t*oiilar 3t.«n» fi. .^

SA.ouo fl. a 4 .\oi>. I * • tVurni) Duk

•'•>'»i in.iMHi fl. .1

m.lMH) fl. S 4 No. I fom. rhr.l. link

7I.O(lo fl. A 4 No. I I om I hr,l. l.^.|.Ol. fl !•;

ti.lllH) fl. IJ 4 N,,.. 1 A ; H,.,| uiik

The Atlantic Lumber Co.

70 Ki.l.y Sircci. Bo.lon, M...!..

WANTED

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

»n:sT viRr.iNV.»''.s'*r,';'<'"' i imber co.. ^''^^ A7J"v«dIJ'''''""

(>••, \«m Vlrjlnl*. iNtW lOKIi

Over

One Million Dollars

in savings lias Ijt-cn returned its members by the

Manufacturing
Lumbermen's Underwriters

anj there remains to the credit of members over

Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars

The membership, which is constantly increasing,
is now composed of nearly four hundred and fifty of
the best saw mill plants in the country. Insurance in
force e.xceeds thirty-five million and nearly three
million dollars has been paid in losses. If you have
a first-class plant adequately protected and are inter-
ested in low cost fire insurance, correct policy forms,
an inspection service which may save you from a dis-
astrous fire, with the certainty of a prompt and
equitable adjustment in case loss docs occur, and
wish a list of members and annual statement we will
be glad to hear from you.

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting Co.

w^s^irrn^Re^re^e'mlw Attorney in Fact

" Po"rtland"or"e.*' ''* KANSAS CITY, MO.

in|irore

Inrrpair

■ i..i.,....l M.- linvp derided to bo »Ii.w|> hhim rondltloiM li
iMil H.irrllirp any more of our sliinipiiEi' tlinn iHTi'«Niry."

TIm- linrilwood IiukIuoih In .Mllniiiiliiv, wlilli- iiot kIiuwIiik
iiMMilly iip.rl.-nced at tliU lunKoii of the yonr. imm-iii" I.. Im- n
1I« own, an the r.'«ult of an liriprovimeiit In hulUIInK actlvlly In llilt
. Ily anil nurrounillni: iwlntn. Wliol.KnIirn wiy tlinl llier.- U a fnlr amount
of liuiilnmn, hut that It nioaim ifoliiic out and worklnu liard for It. liny-
ITS In numt llnrn kcimii to lie Inillni'd to onli-r Juxt enouRli to niei't their
l.rcHinl r.iiuliinientn nnd fiw of them eon be ludured to order for fuiure
■"•■•d«. 'Ihe Kn«h and dwr nnd ceueral Interior anlnhlUK nianufarturlDC
.oncernn are placlDK their ord.m very carefully, nllliouBh a fair demand
in ri'purtod from the hardwood lloorlne cone»Tn«. The farm hnplement
pliinlK lu Milwaukee nod at other polnta about the nlale iieeni to be meet-
liiK with a little more activity and liu\'c been plarlnjc aoine fulr ailed
oriler* for htork.

nulldhiB nctlvltle» In Sllhvnul^ee look on n little more life lant week
.ind lumbermen ore hopeful that there will be eoin-thinu In the nature
"f n fnll revival experl-nreil. There were 77 permltn l>»ued for
inirturcK to cost J210,imO, oh compared with SS permitx iiiid an Invent-
riH-nt of IIP,^,:;!).', during the correKponillnc week In l»i:i.

.Northern bardwondn seem to be IioldInK fairly Btrong deaplte the fart
Unit buslnesH might he better. This RceniH to be due to llie fart that
MnrkH are light and the cerl.ilnty thot the mill output will be rurtiilled
from now on. The curtnllmonl of the exports of iwuthern hardwood It
nnturnlly hnvluK some effect on northern oak, but no decline In prleea li
reported here as yet.

-< DETROIT >.=

Detroit In common with iIm ntiiir eliiii of the country Is siifri-rlnn In
the period of uncertainty du.- I" war conditions. The bordw>-od lumber
iniirket, however. Is proving llsi-lf ns well nble to stand the strain of
Inactivity as any other line. The demand Is llarht, but prices nevertheless
remain firm. They nrc cnturally not what they were before the war,
but they have not fallen more than Is usual under odverse conditions. At
present they are holding Arm and It Is not expected they will go lower.
There is llille demand ellher from manufacturers or for construction work.

.Mthough furniture manufactur<T», and automntille body makers using
linrdwoods, arc decidedly optimistic as to the future, they are not going
to .take any chances on bclne overstncked. as hardwood d'Olers will
testify. Many ot them have curtailed their outputs and are waiting as Is
the rest of Ihe country for the situation to clear or become at least
definite. Lack of capital '.a said to be holding back several larger building
projects In Detroit. Recent reports are limited practically to the construc-
tion of apartments.

.•< LIVERPOOL >.=

Ruslncss here after a very qiih t .SiiKii'^t sluiws cimsldiTnlile signs of
rnovlDK. The explanation Is tliut sevenil large government contracts
have been placed nnd very large quantities of timber are being con-
sumed. .Shippers of American lumber and logs arc doubtless anxious
to know what to ship. American nsh logs If prime and white cannot go
wrong. Hickory will also be wanted, but stocks have been so heavy that
Immediate supplies arc not required, but by the lime the new Import
Is moving a ready market Is .intlclpated. The Item most required here
has reference to the stave market, .shippers can secure large orders
for 5' white oak wine pipe staves and 26" and 27" white oak keg staves.
Immediate shipmeuts of these stocks could not go wrong. It Is under-
s-tood that immediate delivery is required of something like 2.01)0,000
staves and, needless to gay, nothing like this quantity Is In stock In the
Inited Kingdom at the present time. The lumber market, with one or
two exceptions, Is not very good. Prime 4" oak Is a good spot and so
are items like 1x11" and up cottonwood, 1" cypress nnd :t" ash, but
shippers should be very careful what they ship. Items which ore heav-
ily stocked for the furniture trades are very slow movers and are not
finding any market at the present time. It Is true that big stocks lan-
not be replaced at present costs, but as the demand Is now existent there
Is not much hope of satisfactory trade. Prices of ash lumber have not
moved In sympathy with the ash log market. This Is explnlnalilc by
the fact that the pleasure motor car works as distinct from the commcr-
elnl motor car works nrc closing down. These latter works are working
night and dn.v, but the consumption of timber Is limited by the fact
that the Brltlsb war office sulisldlzed very many vehicles long before
tlie war was thought of.

The summary of the market can be very easily told. Softwoods and
the cheaper hardwoods by reason of the elimination of the Baltic and
White Sea shipments have advanced thirty per cent. Furniture woods,
such as canary wbitewood, plain and quartered oak boards and mahogany
are absolutely stagnant and this condition Is likely to remain. Con-
structional woods, such as ash, oak, hickory and rock elm. which are
likely to be used In wagons of various descriptions, will probably be
exceedingly scarce and materially advance In price.

It may be an Interesting fact to our .\merlcan friends to know that
business on the Liverpool timber quaj-s Is quite normal, and no one
rniild possibly realize t^e world's greatest war is proceeding at our back
door. It may also be Interesting to know that some .I.OOO meml)ern of
the Liverpool timber trade are now fighting In Kitchener's army at the
front or arc in preparation for so doing.

HARDWOOD RECORD

57

Advertisers' T>irectory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
Amerif-an I.timher * Mfe Co...

10

Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co

Boyle. Inc., Clarence

Buffalo Hardwood l.un.ber Co...

Coale, Tbos. E., Lumber Co

Colibs & Mitchell. Inc

Connor. R., Company

Craig. W. P., Lumber Co

Crosby, C. P

East Jordan Lumber Co

Ellas. G. & Bro

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co

Heyser, \V. E.. Lumber Co

Hoffman Bros. Company

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co

James &. Abbott Co

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co

Knepland-Blgelow Co.. The

Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Co...

Litchtleld. William E

Lockhart Lumber Co.. J. G

Mcllvaln. J. Gibson. & Co

McLean. Hugh, Lumber Co

Miller. Anthony

Mitchell Bros. Co

Mowbray & Robinson Co

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K., & Co

Rice Lake Lumber Co

Klchnrdson Lumber Company

Ross & Wentwortb

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company

Stephenson, I.. Co.. Trustees

Steven & Jarvls Lumber Co

Btnlle Ltimh»>r & Ven**? • To

Strable Manufacturing Company..

Sullivan, T. & Co

Tegge Lumber Co

Utley-Holloway Company

Webster George. Lunger Co...
White L.ake Lumber Company..

WIggln. H. D

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons..
Wlllson Bros. Lumber Company.

Wlstar, Underbill & Nixon

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc..
Young, W. D.. & Co

POPLAR.

Anderson-TuUy Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

Day Lumber & Coal Company..
Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Company.

Faust Bros. Lumber Co

Gardner Wood Company

Jacksou-Wyatt Lumber Co

Kentucky Lumber Company

Logan. J. M.. Lumber Co

Ritter, C. L., Lumber Company..

Rockcastle Lumber Company

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company.

RED GUM.

Anderson-Tully Company

Archer Lumber Company

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

Bliss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner. J. H.. & Sous

Brown. Geo C, & Co ,

CnlfiiT TI(ird\v..nd Lumber Co

Dermott Land & I.nmljor Co

Evans, tJ. 11., i.umlier Company. . .

Farrin. M. B., Lumber Co

Gary. W. W

General Lumber Company

Hlmmelberger-Harrlson Lumbei
Company

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co....

Kentucky Lumber Company

I-amb-Flsh I .umber Company .. .
Ijinslng Company, The 48

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

»ny.

.owen Lbr. Co.
Company

j7 Miller Lumber Company

Paepcke I.ei.ht Lumber Co

'* renrndJurd.n-McCowen Lbr. Co.
^ Sondbeimer. R.. Compnny

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.
^^ rtlcy-IIollow.iy Company

VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber

<5S Company

67

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

American Lumber & Mfg. Co...

Anderson-Tully Company

" Archer Lumber Company

^^ Atlantic Lumber Company 56

50 Baker, Jacobs & Co

Baker-Matthews Mfg. Co

** Bluestone Lnnd * Lumber Co

n

46 Ransom. John B., & Co 9

pany

r-r company..

'ompany

1 Veneer Co.

8 Ritter, C. L., Ltii
'9 liockrastle Lnmhi
f'J Roddis Lumber
'^ Salt Lick Lumber Company.... 10

Slaymaker. S. E., & Co 56

Sondheimer. K., Company if

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. (7

Stcmmolon & Fullcnlove Lbr, Co.. 4

14 Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. 63

,0 Sullivan, T., & Co E7

46 Tschudy Lumber Company 49

ndenBoom-Stlmson Lbr. Co.. 49

9 Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

47 Company *

5» Webster. George, Lumber Co... 15

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16

Cobhs & Mitchell. Inc 3

Eastman. S. L.. Flooring Co M

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Company 50

Harris Manufacturing Company 48

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

CO 9

Salt T-ick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt .t- Lumber Company 3

Stephenson. L. Co.. Trustees 68

Strabli" ManufacturinK Co 66

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

Webster. George. Lumber Co.. 1!

Wllce. T.. Company, The 5

Young. W. D.. & Co

WOODWORKING

13

MACHINERY.

Cook Oak Company 46 White Lake Lumber Company. .

"* Bonner. J. IL. A Sons 47 Wbltmer. Wm.. & Sons

H Booker-Cecil Company 4 WIggln. H. D

61 I!oyle. Inc.. Clarence 5 Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons..

2 Brenner. Ferd, Lumber Co -'0 Wlllson Bros Lumber Company

67 Brown. Geo. C, & Co 46 Wistar. Underbill & Nixon

67 Brown W P, & Sons Lumber Wood, R E.. Lumber Company.

J c„ '_ ■ 4 Yfltes. John R.. Lumber Co

11 Buffalo Hnrdwood Lumber Co.. 67 Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc

^^ Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Co.. vENEERS AND PANELS.

10 Carnahan-Allport Lumber Co '" ,. „ „ o .. ^ «.

Z carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co 16 Ahnapee Veneer *Seatbig Co^ . 64

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co 64

The..

15 radlllac Machine Company

43 Diamond Iron Works

14 Gerlach, The Peter, Company..

H T.inderman Machin

16 Mershon, W. B.. & Co

14 Phoenix Manufacturing Co.

14 Saranac Machine Company.

15 Sinker-Davis Company

67

LOGGING MACHINERY.

,' Chiirchill-Mllton Lumber Co

Conic, Tbos. R., Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co..
" Davidson. Hicks & Greene Co.
„ Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com

^t pany

Dav Lumber & Coal Company.

" Dermott I.nnd & Lumber Co

^ Dostcr, Lewis, Lumber Co

° Dugan Lumber Co 4"

*^ Ellas. G., & Bro 67

68 Evans, G. H., Lumber Company 10

15 Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co '0

43 Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co... 9
14 Faust Bros. Lumber Company. . 16

16 Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

14 Company

14 Francke, Theodor. Erben Grab. H. 7
67 Gardner Wood Company..

13 Gary. W. W 47

General Lumber Company 68

Goodlander-RobertsoD Lumber Co.

10 Harris Manufacturing Co 48

58 Heyser. W. E., Lumber Co 11

JO Himmelberger-Harrlson Lumber

50 Company 47

16 Hitt. H. H.. Lumber Co 41

42 Hooton Hardwood Company 45

14 Huildleston-iMarsh Lumber Co..
ii Hutchinson Lumber Company..

6 Jeefris, D. K., & Co 45

^^ Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co 10

J5 Kennedy, James. & Co 65

Kentucky Lumber Company 64

Klann, E. H.. Lumber Co 59

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

'" Lnnslng Compnny, The 48

VL Litchfield. William E 14

'' Logan. J. M., I,umber Co 6

" Louisville Veneer Mills 4

46 Mcllvain. J. Gibson. & Co 2

43 McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co f.7

4S Memphis Rand Mill Company... 2
10 Miller, Anthony 67

5 Miller Lumber Company 46

47 Morford Lumber Company 9

eg Mowbray & Robinson Company. II

Norman Lumber Company 4

47 North Vernon Lumber Company 4

14 Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company..

** East St. Louis Walnut Co

9 Evansvllle Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company

* Hoffman Bros. Company

'" Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co..
48

Jarrell. B. C. & Co

^o Kentucky Veneer Works

Knoxviile Veneer Company

," Louisville Veneer Mills

Merrill V

Nartzlk, J. J

16 Ohio Veneer Company 80

Old Dominion Veneer Company.

Palmer & Parker Company H

' Pcnrod Waln\it & Veneer Co 7-8

49 I'lckrel Walnut Company 7

^' Rayner, J B

° Roddis Veneer and Lumber Co. 66

B.nldwin Locomotive Works.

Clyde iron Works

Fitzsribbons Si Krebs

Gogebic Lumber Company

I^idgerwood Mfg. Company...

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

Andrews. The A. H., Company. . . 4

Grand Rapids Veneer Works 66

National Dry Kiln Company 61

Pbila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 15

Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63
SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.

Co 53 Atkins, E. C. & Co

LUMBER INSURANCE.

Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Cor

any

Epperson, U. S., & Co

Indiana Lumbermen's MuL Ins.

Company

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company

Sanders & Egbert Company 7 Lumbermen's Mu

Sedro Veneer Company

standard Vineor Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co...

Stulie Lumber 4 Veneer Co

Thompson, W. T., Veneer Co....
Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co.

Underwood Veneer Company

Waetjen, Geo. L., & Co

Williams, Ichabod T., & Sons...

(4 Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
14 ance ;•

53 Ma/iufacturing Lumbermen a

54 Underwriters

.5 Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.
f. Fire Ins. Company

Rankln-Benedict Underwriting
rnpany

65

MAHOGANV

WALNUT. ETC.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co f4
Bacon. U. S.. Veneer Company..

East St. Louis Walnut Co 7

Evansville Veneer Company

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. D. 7

llartzell, Geo. W 7

Hudriieston-Marsh Lumber Co..

Louisville Veneer Mills 4

JlcCowen. II. A., & Co 7

Palmer & Parker Co D

I'enrod Walnut &. Veneer Co 7-8

TIMBER LANDS.
Bon Air Coal & Iron Company 61

l^acey. James D., & Co

Spry, John C '

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

Griffith. Clarence W 49

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mfg. Company 69
Asl.iria Veneer Mills * Dock Ce 64

Brodertck & Bnscom Rope Co

Childs. S. D.. & Co 69

Diamond Labor Agency 44

Co

IMckrel Walnut Company 7 Gerlach. The Peter. Company., aa

Purcell Frank 7 Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Rayner. J 5 Matthews Gravity Carrier Co. .. 64

Sanders t Egbert Company 7 Mechanical Rubber Company... 2

Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 16 Perkins Glue Company 62

HAKDWOOU RECORD

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For one ln»ertlon 20e a tine

For two Insertions S6c a line

For three Intertloni 60c a lino

For lour Intertlona 60c a line

riElii wiTdior ordlnarr Irnflb makv one lint.

Ilt-atlllig ru41DI> «• two llDm.

No ei»i>li)r eicepl lb> tandloga can IM ad-

Bllted.
Rfmltlacrra to acconiran.T ll.r nnlrr. No
tba adTvrtlaamvot.

BUYEILS or UA&UW0008.

D« jon want u ftl la t«uck vlih tk« kaal

eujrri ef bardwood luiiil>rr? Wa bare a lilt.

• bawlni Iba annual rrgulrf«»nla la InabM,
llaraaloa aleck and Trarart and panala et torn

• umrrt of Ibott maiarlali tbrouftaoul tba failed
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rrrtlaara In tba Itacoas. It will Inlrrasl r»a
Wrlla ua for furtbar InforoDatlon about oar °'8«U
lac Lumber b; Mall ttjatraa."

BAUDWOOD KEC'<.)UU, Kllaworth Dldf..

Cblcaco.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

hon ynu nnnt n snksmnn for New York
territory. » rite iis. \Vp cnn supply you
a t:oo<l ninn. KXII'IUK ST.\TE ASSUCIA-
>>• of Wholesale Uimbcr & Sash & Door
.men. II. T. Trotter, 428 Powers BldR.,
lester, N. Y.

COMMISSION saij:sman

Desires a ccnneetlon with n cood Southern bnrd-
wood mill to sell lumlKT In .Michigan and Ontario
territory.

Address "BOX 03." care H.krdwood Becokd.

LUMBER FOR SALE

HALF MILLION FEET PLAIN OAK
Kor sale. 1 wish to tuntracl to reliuble manu-
facturing consumer for delivery 1U14, 4/4 eight-
foot Oak lumber, mill run or on grade. 300,000
ft. now OD sticks.

E. W. PRATT, .JR., UopklnsTllle, Ky.

WANTED

42"

44"

nard Mnpir and lieecb Bqu
48" long, plump I'xl'. Must be char and
straight. If you hare any to offer write ua
Win take them dry or green.

TDK COI.LMIUA MFX3. CO.,
New Philadelphia, Ohio

FOB SALE

feet 5/4 Poplar, 75% No.

I.OOO feet 5/4 Poplar, 75% No. 1 and 2.
I cars 4/4 Poplar, No. 2 com. and better.
I cars 4/4 and C/4 Chestnut, 2 Com. and better.
■ cars 4/4 and 0/4 Basswood, 2 Com. and bi tter
lcars4/4Qid. White Oak, 2 Com. and better.
I cars 4/4 I'. R. O., 4, 0 & 8/4, 2 Com. and better.
. cars 4/4 Walnut, No. 2 Com. & Better.
I cars Ash, 4 to 10/4, No. 2 Com. & better.

O. C. RICHARDSON LUMBER CO.,

Tullahoma, Tcnn.

WHITE CANE ASH AND TUPELO GUM

ASH— 1 car 1 x^," to r."i" No. 1 Com. Strips.
',-j tar l'/jx3" to 4 " No. 1 Com. Strips.
1 car 1" 1st & 2d : 4 cars 1" No. 1 Com.
3 cars 1V4" No- 1 Com.-, 1 car 1%" No. 2

Com.
2M ft. 2^4" 1st & 2d: 3M ft. 2" No. 1
Com.
25M ft. 3" 1st & 2d : lOM ft. 3" No. 1
Com.
7M ft. 4" 1st & 2d; 3ViM ft. 4" No. 1
Com.
TUPELO — Good supply l" 1st & 2d: No. 1 Com-
mon and No. 2 Common.
BURTON-SWARTZ CYPRESS CO.,

Burton, J^.

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Varloaa alzei (or chair and table factorlea
Send to ua for apeclflcatlona and prlcea.

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East 42nd Street.
New York.

I DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

FOB SALE— 6000 PIECES

:i>4S~ and I<,i2x4<l" Clear Hard Mapl*.
i: HIMCII LIIR. II), McKecvrr, N. Y.

WALNUT SQUARES AND TUKNINOS

Any al«', aullulilc for handles or grilles. Can
■•uiiply turned pieces If desired.

Iirs MiiINrs SAWMILL CO , Pes Moines, In.

TIMBER FOR SALE

WANTED— OAK DIMENSION STOCK

Wide schedule cf sizes. Spol cash payment.
Address "BOX 91," care Hardwood Recokd.

GLUED-UP DIMENSION STOCK OE
SPECIALTIES IN WOOD

We want to make connections with some con-
cern using glued-up dimension stock, or we will
consider the manufacture of some specialty In
wood If In reasonable permanent demand.

Address "BOX 82," care Habdwood Recoiid.

8,700 ACRES VIRGIN HARDWOODS
Dnwwu louiili, liu. T«u Ihliilh owii.d In fic,
l.alnnce timber rlghtn. Will cut 5U,UUU,ui)0 feet,
<iHk and Poplar predomlnallng. Contalna ralu-
:itilr Iron and clay deiwslts, nlao valuable water
power rights. Uniiuettlonable lllle. Kor price
and oth.'r Information apply to

DAWSON I>ANI) & LUMBER COMPANY,

IIiiiMliiflon, W. Vu.. Bol &1.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOR SALE— COMPLETE SAW MILL

Fully billed and ready to run. In llrst clasi con
ditlon.

14 Russel 60.000 capacity log cars, 20" wheeli.
Webilnghouse air brakes, link and pin coupler.

8 miles of 45-lb. relaying rnlla. In excellent con-
dition.

Machine shop, consisting of ISO-ton wheel preaa.
Inihe. pl.iner. power drill, etc.

r.\MiM!i:i.l. l.r.Ml'.LIt <i>.. Marllnton. W. Va.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MODEL WOODWORKING PLANT

Kor sMle, situated In small town in rrntral Michi-
gan, tn a going concern at n viry attractive figure.
Consists of a three-story brick Imildlng OO'xlSO'
with full cement basement. Has hial, electric
light, freight elevator, and good power plant.
.Mso some woodworking machinery and a new
lireproof lirand Rapids dry kiln.

Grand Trunk siding with excellent service.

Manufacturing conditions Ideal and plenty of
labor Mvallable. Address

THOMAS H. IIYSLOP, Ovid, Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS

LIST OF SAW MILLS

Also sliln;.'le and lath mills, creosoting plants, re-
mllllng plants, crosslle. piling and slave pro-
ducers in Georgia. Florida. Alabama. Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. Shows
railroad location, dally capacity pine, also hard-
wood, capacity planers, steam and smoke kilns.
t3.00 complete.

UNITED SAW MILLS CO., New Orleans, La.

OAK, POPLAE. ASH

ind all other bardwonda. In all gradea and tblrk-
leiwea. ran be readily sold If adTertlaed In tba
A'aated and Far Sale aertion of IIahhwood Bbc-
■ an. If yon have a large stork you «ani ta
aell try a few llnra In tbis depariBirnt and
•ee wliat a lot of Inqulrlea tbey will bring too.

HARDWOOD RECORD

LOGS WANTED

WANTED AT ONCE
50,000 feet No. 1 Hickory Logs, 16" and ov
1 diameter.

LODI LUMBER COMP.^NY, Lodi, Ohio.

RAILWAY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOE SALE AT HEBRON, MD.
225 tons 30" and 35" Relaying Rails, 6 Logging
Cars 36" gauge ; 1 — 36" gauge Locomotive. Write
for prices.

THE EDWIN BELL CO., Pittsburgh, Pa.

LUMBER RULES

Our own process of black enamel
ink insures perfect, permanent
lettering with no injury to the
rule, as with burnt lettering.
Double riveted head, the rivets
moulded into the brass.

Tool Ste«l Blade
Oil Tempered

Riveted Handle

AMERICAN RULE & MFG. CO.

Nashville, Tcnn.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ash, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
819 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

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A

■BH

1

Ash

12

Hickory

5H

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

l^^l

3

Beech

14

Maple

f^m

4

Birch

15

Oak

S9H

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

I^H

6

Cherry

17

Poplar

^^^

7

Chestnut

18

Miscellaneous including

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust,

I.I. ihi.

9

Cypress

Persimmon

, Sycamore-

10

Elm

19

Dimension

stock

II

Gum

20

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THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD DRIER

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

EASY TO INSTALL

CHICAGO, July 13, 1!114.
The National Dry Kiln Co.,

Indianapolis, Ind.
Gentlemen :

We are very glad to advise you that our
kiln, which is installed with VEUTICAL,
PIPING system furnished by you, has now
been in operation about six months and
results are all that we could desire. We
wish to state that this material was re-
ceived in condition which enabled us to in-
stall it from the blue print without any
dlfflculty on our part.

We will be very glad to have vou use our
company as a reference at any time.
Very truly yours,
ROSELAND MILL & LUMBER CO.,

By R. J. Dickerson.

IN CHANCERY AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. R"'<^ No 26945

The Union Bank & Trust Company Et Al. vs. Bon Air Coal & Iron Company

Per Decree of Court,

Minute Book 89,

Page 20

FO R S-A L&

t.v-tive tiioiiNaud uc-res of coal, iron uud

inprovements upon them, consisting of:

ad in operation.

blast furnaces, eaoli of one hundred tons daily capacity.

Iron ore mines, equipped for mining:, wasliing and delivermg ore.

All of these properties are located in Tennessee, the coal lands In the

counties of White, Cumberland. Van Buren and Putnam, and the Iron

ore lands in the counties of Dickson, Hickman, Lewis and Wayne, and

described In the Report of Special Commissioner J. R. West, recorded in

Minute Book 87, page 20, et seq.. Chancery Court, Davidson County.

.\bout one liuudred and se\ e

timber lands, together with all

Three coal mines, e<iuipped

pig 1 ■ ■ -

Ten

TERMS OP SALE— Lands a
1 or before six. twelve, eightee
Sealed bids are Invited tor t

nd

four equal payments.

3ne thousand and five hundred
hree coal mines, equipped and ii
apaclty. Described in said repor

has been removed: three minin

rdwood timber

of about one thousand acres is excepted from part of tract
as described in said report, on wliich the Ravenscroft shaft

'or which bids are invited, as set out In Section XII hereof;
of 91 acres of coal lands, being part of tract No. 133. de-

ald report, which is included in Section II.

it ten thousand six hundred and thirty-two C10,632) acres of

liber lands, described In said report us tracts numbers 98 to

■e. and part of tract 133 and

covered with merchantable hardv

III. About flfty-flve thousand :
timber lands, with two pig Iron bla
dally capacity, equipped for operal

Iron ore mines equipped with w;

Lands described In said report ;

about half of which has

res of brown hematite iron ore and
furnaces, each of one hundred tons

About twenty-

IV. H.-VRDWOOD TIMBER.

nd acres of

timber and for the lam
together. Experts estims
chantable hardwood timb

Terms for the timber

nd Roman nun

properties referred '

de-

scribed in said report as tracts 220, 223. 220. 227. 228, and L_

VII. About two hundred and six (206) acres of surface only, de-
scribed in said report as tracts numbers 221, 222 and 224. and a one-
fourth Interest in one hundred and sixty-nine acres of surface, de-
scribed in said report as tract number 225.

VIII. Also an undivided one-fourth interest in five tracts, with
rights of way, situated in Carter County. Tennessee — Iron ore and min-
eral lands, described in a deed dated 20th of July, 1886, and recorded

Register Office of Carter County, Book V, page 91, to which

reference is madi

IX. Also an undivided one-half interest In or(
and Interests and rights of way In a tract of abou
Carter County, described in deed recorded in Book V. page 89, of th
Registers Office of said county, to which reference is made.

personal property, for cash, consisting o

■ rty which do no

materials, stocks of goods, and all othe
form a part of the equipment of
Inventories will be furnished
in Nashville. Tennessee

orks

rights

ipany.

XI.

fifty

itperts estimate there are one
ntable hardwood timber. The
of outcrops, showing

HARDWOOD TIMBER.

About flfty-flve thousand acres of coal and tin
ousand acres of which
lilUon feet of merch
worked. There are
of coal. The lands are described
to 172. Inclusive, and 176 to 219. Il

XII. An undivided one-fourth, and also an undivided three-fourtl
interest in a tract of land containing about one thousand acres, beir
the northwest one thousand acres of tract number 138, as described
said report.

Said tract has upon it the Ravenscroft shaft and power plant ar
part of the town, and the one-fourth interest In said thousand acres
■ ■ ' ' "■ ' " thousand dollars for purcha;

for part of ■

bids

XIV. Sealed bids will
November. 1914. Any or a
desiring to bid.

XV. The court reserves
Information will be furnishe
at the office of the compan

thr

properties referred to
mtil the second Mon

ght to accept or reject any or all bids.
:o descriptions of properties and details
Nashville. Tennessee, to any one de-

ROBERT VAUGHN,
E. C. LEWIS,

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MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

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Goodman, Wis.,
May 13th, 1914.

Gentlemen: The NEW
Standard 60" Band Re-
saw purchased from you
year ago has
been working satisfac-
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is used for resawing
Hemlock and Hardwood,
nio.stly wide and thick
^lock, also box stock.
, We have always

found it to be a
large capacity
resaw doing ac-
curate work.
Yours very
truly,

GOODMAN
LUMBER CO.

Wm. B. Mershon <Sc Oo.

SAQIINAW MICI-I.

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1559 McCarty St., Indianapolis, Ind.

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mills sawing
wood in the
U. S. A.

PRETTY GOOD
RECOMMENDA-
TION. ISN'T IT?

MODERATE PRICE

PHOENIX MFG. CO.

EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN

HARDWOOD RECORD

VEINEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFTICE. FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA, WIS.
VENEER AMD SAWMILL, BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

We mtnuficture at our BIrchwood plant jingle ply yeneers
ol iJI n«tiTe northern woods ind deliver itock th«t ij in
shape to flue.

From our Algoma factory, where we ha»e specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of ill sizes, fiat or bent to
shape, In all woods, notably In Mahogany and Quarter-Sawed Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed
reneer.

l;very pound of Rlue we use is guaranteed hide stock. W«
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms are put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that Is the kest, based oa
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, combined with the use of the best stock iii4
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably cannot Interest yoi.

Custom Mill Work, Storage, Inspection

ON

Foreign Fancy Woods, Mahogany, Cedar, Circassian

We receive the logs, store or warehouse them, manufacture them into lumber, cut or saw veneers, pile and store the pro-
duct, and ship via any railroad. Also furnish inspection returns on logs or lumber. Can furnish accommodations and econ-
omies which it is impossible to secure elsewhere. We always have on our yards parcels of plain and figured African,
Mexican and Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Cedar logs, placed here for sale by direct foreign shippers, from
which advantageous purchases can be made.

Astoria Veneer Mills & Dock Co.

Long Island City, New York

TOMAHAWK VENEER & BOX CO.

.Manufacturers of Draw Bottoms in Birch and
Basswood, Pin Blocks, Back Panels, also Head-
ing and American Cheese Boxes our Specialties

TOMAHAWK WRITE FOR PRICES. WISCONSIN

SEDRO

Manufac

VENEER COMPANY

urers ROTARY CUT c DOUGLAS FIR VENEERS
of COTTONWOOD <X AND PANELS

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON

B.

c.

JARRELL Si CO.

MANUFACTLRERS OF

High

Grade, Rotary-Cut Gum

VENEERS

Cut

righl

; dried rigtit; prices right

HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

For Veneer and Panel Manufacturers

Your Consumers' Lists Cost You BIG MONEY

We can save it all and relieve you of all the detail and effort necessary to

tabulate consumers' wants. Our Card Index System of those wants,

just out, is the result of systematic effort. It is endorsed by your competitor.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

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WHERE THE FINEST NORTHERN HARDWOODS GROW

1

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Rotary Cut Veneer

and

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch
Gray Elm

Basswood
Red Oak

Also Mahogany Panels of evenj grade.

This is the stock that satisfies the manu-
facturer of furniture, interior finish and
doors because it is cut under right condi-
tions, perfectly seasoned and carefully
handled all the way from stump to car.

A trial order wilt convince you

The Underwood Veneer Company

Door Panels

Three and Five Ply

All Woods

For One, Two, Five and Six Panel Doors

All Carried in Stock Ready for

Immediate Shipment

Geo. L. Waetjen & Co.

Milwaukee Wisconsin

Both Ends and the Middle

Hardwood Record rea ches most
everybody who produces mar-
kets and consumes Hardwoods.

Nothing But Hardwoods

Roddis Lumber & Veneer Co-

Marshfield, Wis.

VENEERED PANELS
DESK TOPS TABLE TOPS

FLUSH VENEERED DOORS
WAINSCOTING BENT WORK

SAW MILLS AT PARK FALLS, WIS

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

We have on hand a complete stock (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

^fma^KmSmsib^

T^

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Our New MiU in Phillips, Wis.

"'"r;:c1Si,' Wisconsin Kardwoods?

Sena for Price Ust "H. R." Today
These Items Are in Excellent ShippinB Condition
600,000' 4/4 No. 2 Common and SOO.OOO' 4 '4 No. 2 Common
Better Inseleoted Birch. and Better Hard Maple.

300.000' 4/4 No. 1 Common 1 Car 8/ 4 No. 2 Common and
''"^'-n''.rnn*''l'T'''v„'*1.'*r^'™r'I. better Basswood.

400,000' 4/4 No. S Common Basswood.
Ba«swnod, RouRh. 3 Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.

300.000' 6/4 No. 2 Common 5 Cars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots,
and Better Soft Elm. 3 Cars 6/4 Birch Scoots.

100,000' 6/4 No. 3 Common 1 Car 4/4x11" and Wider 1st
Soft Elm. and 2nd Baosivood.

KNEELAND-McLURC LUMBER CO.

Manufacturers of Hardwoods PHILLIPS, WIS.

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MICHIGAN

1

"Ideal" S Rock Maple Flooring

it th« floorinf that is manufactured vKpreatly to supply th« demand for the best. It is
made by modem machinery from caref ully-aelected slock and every precaution is takaa
tbrougbout our enbre system to make it fulfill in eTery particular it* name — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER-

Send D$ Your Inquirie*

-ALL KINDS

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS. MICHIGAN

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in j, J andn-lG and 1 1-10 inch Maple'
in all standard widths and grades, will
commend iUelf to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US, WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

Strable Mfg. Company

Hardwood Lumber

AND

Maple Flooring
Saginaw Michigan

We want to move the
following:

4 cars 8/4 No. 2 Com. ar.l

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN

We offer the following Dry Stock:

4 cars l.x7" and up No. 1 Common and Better Maple.
1 car 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Maple.

10 cars 4/4 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 5/8 Full log run Beech.

5 cars 4./4 End dried White Maple.

1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple.

WINTER CUT PROMPT SHIPMENT BAND SAWN

EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

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but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

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AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM ALL TWICE A MONTH. ASK US ABOUT IT.

HARDWOOD RECORD

^MM

BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

107S Clinton Street

a. ELIAS Sc BRO.
HARDWOODS

White Pine, Yellow Pine. Spruce.
Hemlock. Fir. Lumber. Timber. Mill-
work, Boxes. Maple and Oak Flooring

J55=ioi5 elk: street

ANTHONY MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL KINDS

893 EAGLE STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades and thicknesses.

'Ill receive and inspect stock at ahlpplnK point.

Branch yard, Memphis, Tenn.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFAL(

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

OVR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPt:CIALTIES:

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

! i

932 ELK STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks
of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have ever>
facility for filling and shipping orders promptK
Phev will be pleised to h-we vonr inquiries

Yeager Limber Company, inc \

SPECIALTIES:

Oak,Ash and Poplar

m^

Manufacturers

Gum
Oak
Cypress

General

Liiinber cotionwood

—^ Maple

Company Memphis, lenn. Elm

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Quartered White Oak

■ N". I Cum

1" N... 2 Com

i" IS and 25.

I" Nn. 1 Com

I " ts and 2s.

1" N„. I C.m

t" IS and 2s.

'■" N" 1 '."xn

r5,oijo ft

25.000 ft,
.> 5.000 ft
20,000 ft
18.000 ft
30.000 ft.
1 2.000 ft.

Cottonwood

Iv .lIUl :■> KMI.HUd It

No. 1 Com .... 200.000 ft
No. 2 Com. . . .150.000 ft
Boxhoards. « to

B...X

Mtlepi^oUoluap Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

Hardwood Lumber

General Offices: 20 West Jai kson Boulevard

Chicago

Sap Gum Red Gum

Plain Red Oak

•'I" Is .in J 2--.

A-A" IS and 2s.

I- 1" No. I <:<im

I- 1" No. 2 (:om

■--A" IS and 2s.

i-l" No. 1 Cmn

f.-l" is and 2s.

.,-1" N... I

100,000 ft
125,000 ft
7 5.000 fi
25.00(1 It
4O.O00 ft
50,000 ft.
15,000 ft

A-A" 1;

A-A" No. 1 Com
ft -1-1" No. 2 Cf.m

i.li ft.
. 150.000 ft.

-A" IS am
-A" No. 1
-I" No. 1 .
-;■■ N.M I

. .S; [ill
. \ lit I

.1 C,,.m.& Btr. 2 5.000 I

White Ash

Nil. I

Com. and Btr. . I lo.oot
("om. and Bl
Coni. and Bt
C..m. aiu! lit

IC VniT W A lUT ^"^ ^^^^ SYSTEM OF ACCURATELY TALLYING AND
ir lUU YVAlll RECORDING LUMBER SHIPMENTS OR RECEIPTS

YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN

The Gibson Tally Book

Tlfis .system of lallxint; Iunil)er is employed by more than two
thousand lumber pivxlucers, jobbers and wholesale consumers,
and is available for tallyino; lumber, logs, flooring, dimension
stock and all other commodities.

Makes three original tallies without the use of loose carbon sheets.

New Catalogue showing twenty-si.x various forms of tickets sent
free on re(|uest.

Tally Book Dept., HardWood ^Record, Chicago

Nineteenth Year, I

Semi-Monthly. (

CHICAGO, OCTOBER 10, 1914

^fcni^!

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HAKUWOOD KECOKU

We are prepared to ship promptly on
receipt of order

Hardwoods of All Kinds

from our Philadelphia Yard or direct
from our Mills.

Specialties

7 in. X 24 in. No. 1 Heart Split
Cypress Shingles

5-8 Soft Yellow Tennessee
Panel Poplar 18 in. and over.

J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co.

1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Memphis Band Mill Co.

Manufacturers

HIGH GRADE LUMBER

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

PLAIN WHITE OAK

QUARTERED RED OAK

PLAIN RED OAK

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD

ALL BAND SAWN

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Memphis

Tennessee

BELTING

ELEPHANT
RUBBER

AIR DRILL AND AIR TOOL

HOSE

STEAM
WATER
SUCTION

EXTRA QUALITY

lELUING AGENTt
COHPKT ■ ■ ILL tKlMCKlt

StlDDlltl EOUIPMENT CO.. MIBILE. 1L>

Miusuparco. iLuiir.it

THE MECHANICAL
RUBBER COMPANY

'C*ilcago Rubber W«rfc»)

307 W. Randolph Street,

ESTABLISHED 1 SSZ

CHICAGO

HARDWOOD RECORD

Michigan Hardwoods, Our Own Manufacture

Sales Department

GOBBS & MITCHELL, Inc.

CADILLAC^ MICH. OCTOBER 6, 1914

Dry Stock List

4/4 Ash. No. 3 Common 27 M

1x6 Baeswood, I's & 2's 50 M

4/4 Basswood, I's & 2's 150 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 1 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 2 Common & Better 100 M

4/4 Basswood, No. 3 Common 200 M

1x3 & 4 Basswood, No. 3 Common 8 M

1x5 Basswood, No. 3 Common 7 M

1x6 Basswood, No. 3 Common 40 M

1x7 & up Basswood, No. 3 Common 20 M

4/4 Red Curly Birch, I's & 2's 1/2 M

4/4 Birch. No. 3 Common 20 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 50 M

1x14 & up Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 8 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Kim', No. 1 Common 100 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 2 Common 200 M

4/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, No. 3 Common 100 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 24 M

6/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Nos. 1 & 2 Common 13 M

8/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, I's & 2's 20 M

S/4 Cadillac Gray Elm, Nos. 1 & 2 Common 15 M

12/4 Cadillac Gray Elm. I's & 2's 40 M

S/4 Rock Elm. No. 2 Common & Better 24 M

S/4 Rock Elm, No. 3 Common 24 M

4/4 White Maple End Dried (Clear) 6 M

5/4 Maple Step, I's & 2's 20 M

4/4 Maple. No. 3 Common 60 M

4/4 Elm & Basswood, No. 4 Common 50 M

4/4 Red Oak, Nos. 1 & 2 Common 100 M

4/4 Red Oak. No. 3 Common 22 M

"It is not what lumber costs you, so much as ivhat you
can get out of it, that decides its value for your work."

MITCHELL BROTHERS CO.

DRY STOCK LIST

MICHIGAN HAROWOOOS

CADILLAC, MICH. OCTOBER

2, 1914

M

1x6 Basswood Is and 28 30

M

1x7 and up Basswood No. 1 Common 35

M

1x6 Basswonrt No. 2 Common 14

M

M

M

4 4i-,iii:i>. ^..,1. I.:lm NO. 1 Common 100

M

4 4 c a.nil.u ■..<.> Kim No. 2 Common 72

M

4 4 Ciidillac Gray Elm No. 3 Common 100

M

4/4 Soft Maple No. 3 Common 53

M

4 4 Blrdseye Maple Is and 2s, End Dried 1

4 4 Mi.ple and Beech No. ,<i Common 200

M

CADILLAC QUALITY

When you want lumber of Cadillac Quality, Lumber
which has been manufactured and seasoned properly, and
grades which have not been blended to meet price com-
petition, send us your inquiries.

WE SELL ONLY MITCHELLS-MAKE

Service

TT 71 T=>"VT

ludincTton

HARDWOOD SPECIALISTS

First

The Lower Peninsula
of Michigan

has become famous the
world over for the excel-
lent quality and general
character of its

Soft Gray Elm

Noted especially for soft
texture, straight grain,
bending and resisting
qualities.

(H^i

OUR UST OF

Dry Stock

.W. Width

M 4/4 FAS 9"

M 6/4 FAS 9Vi'

>I 8/4 FAS 10"

M 10/4 FAS lO'/j"

M 12/4 FAS 11"

M 16/4 FAS 11%"

M 4/4 No. 1 Com 8"

M 6/4 No. t Com 8"

. M 8/4 No. 1 Com 9"

M 10/4 No. 1 Com 9V»"

M 12/4 No. 1 Com 10"

M 16/4 No. 1 Com 11"

I M 4/4 No. 2 Com 7"

I M 4/4 No. 3 Com 7"

> LUMBER CO,

LudingtokMich.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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A floor to adore

hIrly-Uiroo years Wilcp's Ilur.lwood Floot^

\>'-i-u ainurif; the forcmo.sl on the market

au-c 11 slttiids today "unequaled" Is ttu

Kkni-c that its manufacturer has kept

ijf modern methods and the advanced at-

I the trade. To convince yourself of th4

alements. try our polished surface floor-

Eued and irrooved. hollow backed, »1th

matched ends and holes for bhnd nailinR— youli

hud it reduces the exjiense of Uylnc i^nd poUshlnc

Our BookUt tatu all about Hardto»o4 ftoomtt

and hov to ear* for it — aUo prio— and U fa*-

The T. Wilce Company

aZmd and Throop St*. CHICAGO. ILL.

Clarence Boyle, Inc., "^ Sca.T"''

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Alwayt in the market for OAK, CUM and POPLAR

^

For items of Hardwood Stock or Hardwood
Machinery, you will find it advantageous ib
write our advertisers. Get m touch !

FLANNER-STEGER LAND & LUMBER CO.

WANTED— TO MOVF QUICK

2 CARS 5 4 X 12" & WIDER l.t & 2nd BASSWOOD

4 CARS 3" ROCK ELM BRIDGE PLANK

800,000 FEET NO. 3 HEMLOCK

100,000 FEET 4 4 BOX COMMON BIRCH

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

MILLS:
BLACKWELL, WISCONSIN

GENERAL SALES OFFICE
1704 STEGER BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL.

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United States, a HARDWOOD RECORD advertisement will do it for you.

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The HARDWOOD RECORD represents high-class, special, class circulation, with a
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Ask any HARDWOOD RECORD advertiser for experience on results.

HARDWOOD RECORD

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THE GREATEST HARDWOOD MARKET IN THE WORLD

VENEER

FOREIGN:
MAHOGANY, Mexican,
Honduras, East India, Cuban,
and African.

ENGLISH BROWN OAK
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

STILE, RAIL and PANEL FACES

in all thicknesses.

DOMESTIC:

OAK, plain and quartered,

rotary cut, red and white.
GUM, figured and plain.
MAPLE, bird's-eye and plain.

POPLAR, BIRCH, ELM,
BASSWOOD,YEL.PINE

For faces, centers, backs, cross-
banding and bottoms.

LUMBER

MAHOGANY,
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
AM. (Black) WALNUT,
RED CEDAR.

PANELS
1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 3-ply and

5 -ply STANDARD S1ZE8

HUDDLESTON-MARSH LUMBER COMPANY, 2252 Lumber St., CHICAGO, ILL

iiiiliDiiiiiM

V/B HAVE IT

DOOR STOCK, CUT TO SIZE OR IN SHEETS.

POPLAR, GUM, BIRCH, BEECH, ASH, OAK, ELM,
MAPLE, BASSWOOD, PINE OR CYPRESS.

CROSSBANDING, FACES, BACKS, DRAWER BOT-
TOMS AND BACKING.

ROTARY CUT, PLAIN OR QUARTER SAWED
HARD MAPLE PIN BLOCK STOCK.

QUARTERED OAK, ETC.

BY THE CARLOAD OR L. C. L.

MILLIONS OF FEET ON HAND AT ALL TIMES

WBITE US ABOUT IT

J.J.NARTZIK, 1966 to 76 Maud Ave., Chica;o, III.

OAK LUMBER

On account of tlie war between Kaiser William, Duncan
ChisliDJni and Cousin George, who have always taken
this tine quality oak lumber, we can offer for a short
time the best quality oak lumber, F. O. B. your place,
at bargain prices — especially a large quantity of —

4/4" Ists & 2nds Plain White OaK
4/4" No. 1 Common Plain White Oak
4/4" No. 2 Common Plain White Oak
4/4" Ists & 2nas Plain Red Oak
4/4" No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak
4/4" No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak
4/4" No. 1 Common Quartered White Oak
GET OUR QUOT.\TIONS BEFORE PURCHASING

JOHN C. SPRY

1003 H.\RRIS TRUST BUILDING CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

CIRCASSIAN
AMERICAN

WALNUT

R. S. BACON VENEER CO.

Veneer Mill and Warehouse

213 N. Ann St. : CHICAGO

MAHOGANY

of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers atre
owners of ste&in plants. Eighty- nine per
cent a.re. therefore, buyers of wood-work-
ing ma-chinery. There is little percentatge
of waLste circulation In HARDWOOD
RECORD for maLshinery advertisers.

S.A.VE YOUR MONEY BY USING THE

Ul?!^ D/^/^l^ Published Semi-annually
IvI-iLF Dv/UIV. in February and August

It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers of lum-
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The book indicates their financial standing and manner
of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this
book as the authority on the line it covers.

A well organized Collection Department is also oper-
ated and the same is open to you. Writ© for terms.

Lumbermen's Credit Assn.,

Establish(
1878

Mention This Paper

HARDWOOD RECORD

I KNOXVILLE I

K.mout iur Kine.t Tyt>e uf i'opUr, U«k .nd Clie.tnut

VESTAL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING CO-

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

OUR SPECIALTY

MANUFACTURERS OF

aUlRTERED *HITE DUK. PUIH OHK. POPUR. WtLHUT i TENNESSEE RED CEOIIR LUMBER

»ANU MlLXa AT VKSTAU A SUBURB OF KM OXVILI^K. BOUTHBRN AND LOUISVILLE * NASHVILiJD RAIUIOAD

C. r. CANNON.

C. R. 8WANN.

J. M. LOGAIN
LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOODS AND PINE
POPLAR A SPECIALTY

Main Office and Yards: Knoxville

Branch OOlc

We Wint Orders (or the (ollowini Dry Stock:
WHITE OAK— Plain or Quartered.

RED OAK— Plain or Quartered.
CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

POPLAR WHITE PINE

Always carry large well

assorted stock of ill

kinds of Hardwoods.

CAN SHIP ON SHORT NOTICE.

^T

HARDWOOD RECORD i.

a differ-

■

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and

altogethe

r belter

^i

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s hither-

to bee

n published.

Thii

i> made

poitible

by the

loyal co-operation

and support of tha ||

hardw

ood element

of the

lumber

nduatry.

If you

are a tub*c

riber

you will

agree.

Sliced Quartered Oak

Cut to Dimension, Jointed and Taped.
Ready to Lay ROTARY CUT

CHESTNUT ASH POPLAR
PINE OAK WALNUT

Knoxville Veneer Co.

F'. B. RAYMOND, General Manager, Knoxville, Tenn.

What Veneer and Panel Consumers Will Use in 1914

This information is shown in our service of veneer and panel consumer?-' retiuircnieiil^ li>ls — cumplete
according to 1914 requirements.

The information contained is all first hand and guaranteed to be authentic. It gives all details that you
want to know on which to base an intelligent quotation.

It would cost you thousands of dollars and years of work to compile the same information — we know
because that is what it cost us. You can have it for 1% of its real cost.

As its best use is while it is fresh and it costs only two cents to write, drop us a line today and let us

give you the details.

HARDWOOD RECORD,

CHICAGO, ILL.

HARDWOOD RECORD

To Interior Finish Manufacturers

Q American Black Walnut is being given prominence in the construction of many notable interiors. The
new Marshall Field building in Chicago, the Union Depot in Kansas City, the home office building of
the Northwestern Mutual Life in Milwaukee, are only a few typical examples of the use of this wood
in quantity. Why not help along the movement by suggesting to architects and owners in your territory
the advisability of using American Black Walnut? It is to your advantage as well as ours. Note the
big stocks, ready to ship, on hand today :

GEO. W. HARTZELL

PIQUA, OHIO

1ST & 2NDS

NO. 1 CO.MMON

10/4"
12/4-
16/4"

18.000'
37.000'
28.000'
37,000'
29,000'
17,000'
7,000'

8/4"
10/4"
12/4"
16/4"

de,
Pan

35,000'
els. 16.0

00'

5,000'
16,000'
90.000'
28,000'
33.000'
40,000'
8.000'
4.000'
1.000'

VENEERS

Figured Butts. I^ong Figured Wood and

SANDERS & EGBERT COMPANY

GOSHEN, INDIANA

4/4" 12" & up.

S/4" Sappy 8.000'

WALNUT

1ST AND 2NDS
36.000' 5/4" ...

«5 if;::

11.300' 4/4- C!e
3,700' 4/4" 10"
NO. 1 COMMON

a'r' Pace!!!!
& up Short

.. 14,600'

■■iS

:: 2:700'

NO. 2 COMMON

. . 27.300'

lileoo'

4/i" Shi

Ug

. I6.600'

PICKREL WALNUT COMPANY

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

1ST I

WAL

NUT

NO. 1 COMMON ^^^^_

3/4- ;::;::;:

4/4-

i;t' :■::::■■

y--::'ToZ

8/4" '.'.'.
10/4" ...

i;i" ::;

OMMON
6/4" ....

8/4"

\nz

•■••■:;;:;;;: 3«:

4/4"

NO. 2 C
60.000-

::::::::::::: 11:888

VENEERS

2,000.000' FIGURED WALNUT VENEERS IN LONG AND BUTT
WOOD READY FOR SHIPMENT. PLAIN WOOD CUT TO
ORDER.

PENROD WALNUT & VENEER CO.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

6/4"
8/4"
10/4"

All thicknesses in
CURED LUMBER
THREE MILLION
Veneers and TWO M
nut Long Veneers.

We furnish Plain Walni;

40.000'
49,000'
73,000'
18,000'
16,000'
14.000'

NO. 1 COMMON

No.

10/4"

2 C.

38,000-
50,000'
.240,000'
. 30,000'
. 14,000'
. 8,000'
. 3,000'

KRAETZER

in stock ready for shipment.
FEET of Figured Walnut Butt
ILLION FEET of Figured Wal-

-any thickness—

H. A. McCOWEN & COMPANY

SALEM, INDIANA

THEODOR FRANCKE ERBEN, G. m.

CINCINNATI, OHIO

b.H.

WAI

.NUT

i;t"JlJliS^I::::

10/4" 1st & 2nds....
12/4" 1st & 2nds....
16/4" 1st & 2nds....

WALNUT

;;; IS

1ST & 2NDS

WALNUT

24,000

5/8" 1st & 2nds...

i>l"lilll;;'dl:::

By.::.

4/4"

110.000' 10/4"

96,000' 12/4"

NO. 1 COMMON WALNUT

: : : : : 6:ooo'

6/4" 1st & 2nds...

:::: IsW

COMMON

::::: 48:000

3/4-

:::;:::::::!»:

120,000'

::::::^°i:¥S"°

16/4" No. 1

;;; IS

. . . 1.200'

N WALNUT
5/4-8/4"

1^1"???:?::::::;:

All

:::: 11:888;

thicknesses

60,000

FRANK PURCELL

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

PRIME

Walnut Logs

FOR EXPORT

Figured Walnut Logs

Figured Walnut Butts

EAST ST. LOUIS WALNUT CO.

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS

1ST & 2NDS WALNUT

3/8" 50,000

1/2" 110,000

5/8" 160,000

8/4" 135,000

4/4" 98,000

6/4" 72,000

6/4" 34.000

8/4" 21,000

10/4" 6.000

12/4" 12.000

NO. 1 COMMON WALNUT

3/8- 60,000'

1/2- 30.000'

5/8- 85,000'

3/4- 150,000'

4/4" 220.000'

5/4- 46.000-

6/4" 31.000-

8/4" 15.000'

10/4" 2,000'

12/4- 9.000'

HARDWOOD KKCOKD

Pcnrod Walnut &Vcnccr Co.

Mills. Kansas t ity ami ili-Una. Ark.

.\.:.Im-> :i11 in.|mru-,s to

General Offices
KANSAS CITY, MO.

Kansas f Hy Plant
Exclusively

WALMT

American and

Circassian

Figured

and Plain

VENEERS

and
LUMBER

Hflena.^rk.. Plant

Exclusively
Rotary Cut

Vcnccrs

Oak, Ash

Red Gum, Elm

Poplar

Cypress

Yellow Pine

DRY AND FLAT

LATHES UP
TO 104 "

PEI\ROD-JlRDEMMcCOWEN
LlllVIBER COMPAMY

Rand Mills & Oltires: Brasfleld. Ark.

I\c;i(l\- for iniiiKMliatc shii)nient
RED GUM

QUARTERED
2 cars 4 4" Is and 2s.
1 car 5/4" Is and 2s.

1 car 6 '4" Is and 2s.

2 cars 8/4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4 '4" No. 1 Com.
1 car 5/4" No. 1 Com.

1 car 6/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 8/4" No. 1 Com.

PLAIN
3 cars 4 A" Is and 2s.

2 cars 5/4" Is and 2s.
1 car 6^4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 8 4" Is and 2s.

1 car 10 '4" Is and 2s.

3 cars 4/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 5/4" No. 1 Com.

2 cars 6/4" No. 1 Com.

3 cars 8 4" No. 1 Com.
2 cars 10 '4" No. 1 Com.

The Famous Cache River Red Gum

Band Sawn— Dry- Flat

Plain and Quarter Sawn Red and
White Oak always in stock

UNIFORM OAK

UNIFORM WHITE COLOR

UNIFORM SOFT TEXTURE

Cut from our own tract of timber of 100,000 acres, by
our own mills under our own personal supervision. We
cut 200,000 feet of lumber every day.

SKXD V.S YOUR ISQVIUlKs

The Mowbray & Robinson Company

CINCINNATI, O.

YARDS:
Clndnnmtl. O.
D«<rolt. MIrh

MILLS:

<(ulck»an(l, K7.
Viper, Ky.
WMt Irvine, Kj.

Hardwood Record's

strongest circulation is in the region where
things are made of wood— WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK
and the East. It's the BEST sables
medi\Jii\ for ha.rdwood lumber.

W. E. HEYSER. Prealdent WEAVER HASS, V. Prcildcnt
BENJAMIN BRAMLAGE, Secy & Tre«».

The W. E. Heyser
Lumber Company

MAIN OFFICE & YARDS

Winton Place
Cincinnati, Ohio

BRANCH ^AKDS .\ND MiLLS
West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas & Kentucky

12,000,000 ft. High Shipments made

Grade West Vir- direct from our

ginia and Southern own yards and

Hardwoods in mills in straight or

stock at all times. mixed cars.

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

HARDWOOD RECORD

IN A S HVI LLE-^

THE LOGICAL PLACE TO BUY HARD^VOODS

THE following is a list of stocks offered to the consuming trade by the hardwood
lumbermen of Nashville. The character of the timber from which Nashville hard-
wood men secure their stocks places them in a peculiarly strong position as far
as quality of lumber is concerned. Nashville lumbermen have always been noted for
their strict adherence to all terms of sale, and in short have an enviable reputation for
making good both as to the quality of lumber and as to grading.

The members of the Nashville hardwood trade solicit your attention to these facts
and an opportunity of demonstrating their truthfulness.

MORFORO LUMBER CO.

42,000 ft. 4/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

24,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
Red Oak.

12,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

14,000 ft. 8/4 IS & 2s PI. Red Oak.

64,000 ft. 4/4 is & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.

3 5,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.
8,000 ft. 5/4 IS & 2s PI. Wh. Oak.
4,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common Plain
White Oak.

15,000 ft. 4/4 IS and 2s Qtd. White
Oak.

1 car of 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com-
mon and Better Ash.

1 car of 5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar.

1 car of 4/4 11" and 12" Poplar
Box Boards.

BAKER, JACOBS & COMPANY

3,100 ft. i" is and 2s Poplar, 24"

and up.
9,500 ft. l" IS and 2S Poplar, 18"

to 23".
15,000 ft. 1" is & 2s Poplar, regular.
12,000 ft. 1" Sap Poplar.
14,000 ft. i" No. 1 Common Poplar.
16,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
40,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar.
16,000 ft. 8/4 is and 2s Poplar.
60,000 ft. 1" IS and 2s Qtd. White

Oak.
20,000 ft. 1" IS and 2s Plain White

Oak.
" 2,400 ft. 1" is and 2s Qtd. White

Oak, 14" and up.

TENNESSEE OAK FLOORING CO.

3 cars 4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak.
20 cars 4/4 la and 23 Plain Red Oak.
40 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red

Oak.
8 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White

Oak.
10 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red

Oak.
5 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White

Oak.

1 car 4/4 Clear Plain R. and W. O.

Strips, 2%-5%-inch.

2 cars 4/4 Common Plain R. and W. O.

Strips, 2% -5% -Inch.

' and 2s Quartered White

Common Quartered

Oak

cars 4/4 No.

White Oak.
ar 5/4 lO-lnch and widel

Plain Red Oak.
ar 6/4 10-lnch and wider, la and 2s

Plain Red Oak.
ars 8/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
irs 8/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.
ar 6/4 Is and 2s Plain Red Oak.
ir 6/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak.

THE DAVIDSON, HICKS & GREENE
COMPANY

40,000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Plain White Oak

20,000

ft.

5/4 Is and 23 Plain Red Oak

15,000

ft.

5/4 No. 1 Plain Red Oak

50,000

ft.

4/4 Is and 2s Chestnut

25,000

ft.

6/4 Is and 23 Chestnut

30,000

ft.

4/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

40,000

ft.

6/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

12,000

ft.

8/4 No. 1 Common Chestnut

15,000

ft

5/8 Is and 23 Poplar, 7" and up

30,000

ft

4/4 Is and 2s Poplar, T and up

15,000

5/4 Is and 2s Poplar, 7" and up

20,000

ft

6/4 Is and 23 Poplar, 7" and up

12,000

ft

5/4 Sap Poplar, 5" and up

13.000

ft

6/4 Sap Poplar. 6" and up

40,000

ft
d
ft

5/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 5"
6/4 No. 1 Common Poplar. 5"

30,000

NASHVILLE HARDWOOD
FLOORING CO.

A few items we are very anxious to
to move at very low prices.

OAK FLOORING

60,000' Vs"xiy2" Clear Plain White
150,000' H"x2" Clear Plain White
200,000' 13-16" X2J4" Clear Plain

White
40,000' Yi'xlYz" Clear Plain Red
200,000' ^"x2" Clear Plain Red
200,000' 13-16" X 2 J4" Clear Plain

Red
70,000' 13-16" X 254" Clear Qtd.

White
15,000' i4"x2" Clear Qtd. Red
30,000' ^"x2J4" Clear Qid. Red
20,000' 13-16" X 2-4" Sap Clear

Qtd. White

FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

1 car 5/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 car 6/4 No. 2 Common Quartered

White Oak
1 ear 4/4 is and 2s Poplar
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Poplar
1 car 4/4 Sap and Select Poplar
1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better

Quartered Sycamore
1 car 4/4 No. i Common and Better

Plain Sycamore

JOHN B. RANSOM & CO.

SPECIAL LOT OF STOCK
100 M' 4/4 IS and 2s Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

150 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain White Oak 50 M' 4/4 No. i Common Qtd. White Oak

50 M' 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak 20 M' 12/4 is and 2s Qtd. White Oak

100 M' 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain Red Oak 5 M' 12/4 No. 1 Common Qtd. White Oak

HAKDWOOD RECORD

1

1 I n ti d«^ui 1 n 1

1

PROMINENT SOVTHEUN M A N V F A C T U R E R S

1

Carnahan-Allpori Lumber Company

\AKNE1< LAND & LUMBER COMPANY

Ceridge, Lonoke Co., Ark.

John B. Yates Lumber Co.

MANUFACTUREI« AND SHIPPERS OF

West Virginia Hardwoods

We make prompt shipments of high
grade lumber at attractive prices

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES, AND LET US QUOTE YOU

Pennsboro, W. Va.

Salt Lick Lumber Co.

SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY

MANUFACTURERS OF

^^Oak Flooring

Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all
standard widths

Band Sawn Hardwoods

W !•: I'KODl ( i: t)L"K OWN STOCKS
Our Specialties: Cottonwood, Red and S*p Gnm. Oak —
plain and quartered, red and white. Three Ply Red Gum
Panels. ^ ^^^ y,^^^ yy^ ^Tant to Move:

1(1 Curs •! 4-x 0" ic. Il- Im A L'l.:- .,,■.,, ,u 1

8 Car. </4~}Ll3~ lo IT" I«l A •.■!'- •

U Car. 4A-x\B- to ;i>" 1.1 4 'J
10 Car. 4/4-Kia" to 17" Col ton V

5 Car. 4/4"« B" to K- Cotton.

5 Cam 6/4"x 6- to i::" l»t & ^^

8 Car. 6/4-x 6" & wider l.t .v l

S Car. 8/4"x 0" & wUltr lut & 1.t, i- . '. 1 1 ..n» .....1.

2 Car. 8/8"x «" ft

lai

Car

1/2-

ililir l»l & I'n
dclor J.t & I'n

l-lain Wtalls Oak.
Plain Whlt« Oak.
flaln Whita Oak.
Plain White Oak.
Plain White Oak.

8 Car. C/8'

2 Cars 8/4-x 8" & wider li

2 Car. 4/4"x 0" & wider li

2 Car. 6/4" Loj Run Soft

0 Car. 12/4" Loa Uun Soft .Muple.
2 Car. S/8"x 6' & wider Im & 2nd. Red Outn.

2 Car. l/2"x 0* & wider lat & 2n(I. Had Gum.

3 Car. D/S^x 6" & wider ImX & 2nda Red Oum.
2 Cars 8/4"x 0" & wldir l.t & 2nd. Red Gum.
7 Car. 4/4"x B" A. wider lat * 2nds Bed Gum.
2 Car. 5/4"x 6" & wider l.t & 2nd. Red Oum.

1 Car 8/4"x 6" & wider l.t A 2nd. Red Gam.
1 Car 8/4"x 6" & wider 1st & 2nd. Red Oum.
1 Cap 8/8-x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum.
1 Car B/8"x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Red Oum.

1 Car 8/4"x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Bed Oum.
0 Car. 4/4"x 4" & wider No. 1 Com. Red Gum,

2 Car. 6/4"x 4" & wider No.

Car

6/4"

2 Cars

8 Cars 8/4"x 0" I

a Cars 4/4"xl8" I

S Cars K/4" Log

' Cars 8/4" '

4" & wider No.

Red Oum.
Com. Red Gum.
Ider 1st & 2nd. Sap Gum.
-Ider 1st & 2nd. Sap Gum.
Ider No. 1 Com. Sap Gum.
1 Plain Sycar

Plain Red Oak.

8 Cars 4/4" l.t & 2nda Plain Red Oak.

2 Cars 6/8" 1st & 2nds Plain Red Oak.

" Cars 4/4" l.t & 2nds Plain Rod Oak.

WRITE US FOR PRICES

ANDERSON -TULLY COMPANY, Memphis. Teon.

HOX SHOCKS AND VENEKRS

Carolina Spruce Company

OFFERS FOR SALE
Two cars 8/4 common and better Basswood
One car 4/4 1st and 2nd Basswood
Three cars 4/4 No. 2 common Basswood
Two cars 4/4 No. 3 common Basswood
Two cars 5/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Chestnut
Three cars 8/4 common and better Red Oak
Four cars 4/4 common and better Red Oak
Two cars 4/4 No. 2 common Red Oak
BAND SAWN STOCK

.Mill.: PenaacolK, N. C. Capacltj, 90.000 ft. per d«T

Charles K. Parry & Co. ^"and^^'lu'suirdTn'; PhUadelphia

SAP GUM
PLAIN & QTD. OAK Try Us for
CYPRESS OR Good Grades

t COTTONWOOD

The Johnson -Tustin Lumber Company

.'■oa K.ANnni.PH uiiLniNo, .mk.mpiiis. tknn.

When

You 4/4

Need n

^^ ^^ /W of HARDWOOD RECORD subscribers
%9 ^B %J/fl are owner, of steam plants. Eighty
^^^^ ^^^V /^/ nine per cent are, therefore, buj.ra CM
^^^^ ^^^ wood-working machinery. There is lit»

tie percentage of waste circulation
HARDWOOD RECORD for machinery advertisers.

HARDWOOD RECORD

PBAYCITYMICH-i

THE LARGEST PRODUCING CENTER OF MICHIGAN HARDWOOD

LOWER PENINSULA HARD MAPLE

When You Think This, Think Bay City

300M 4/4 ists & 2nds Hard Maple

700M 4/4 No. 1 Common Hard Maple

5 5M 6/4 No. 1 Common Hard Maple

500M 4/4 No. 3 Common Hard Maple

500M 4/4 No. 2 Com. & Better Hard Maple

125M 5/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech

lOOM 4/4 ists & 2nds Basswood

lOOM 4/4 No. 1 Common Basswood

75M 4/4 No. 2 Common Basswood

Richardson Lumber Company

150M ft. 4/4 No. 3 Common Maple
600M n. 5/4 No. 3 Common Maple

20M ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Maple

40M ft. 4/4 1st & 2nd9 Birch

40M ft. 4/4 No. 3 Common Birch

lOM ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Birch

50M ft. 5/4 1st & 2nds Basswood

1700 ft. 4/4 Ists & 2nds Basswood, 12" and wider
400M ft. 5/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
500M ft. 6/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech

40M ft. 8/4 No. 2 Common & Better Beech
150M ft. 0/4 No. 3 Common Beech
lOOM ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common Elm

BOM ft. 4/4 No. 3 Common & Better White Pine

The Kneeland-Bigelow Company

HARD MAPLE

16/4 l9 & 2s 8" and up

124 300 ft

Hill

5/4 No. 3 C
4/4 No. 1 C.
4/4 No. 2 &
4/4 No. 3 C

4/4 No. 2 C.
4/4 No. 3 Cc

4/4 Full cut

4/4 Full cut

4/4 Full cut

4/4 Full cut

& Comp

BEECH

35 000 ft.

16/4 No. 1 Com

16/4 No. 2 C. & B.. 4 to 7"

wide

34,700 ft.

9,000 ft.

68,000 ft.

& B.

om. . .

12/Ino. 1 Com.!' ..""!•.•.•.•.

••■•26,000ft.

3 Com

....859,000 ft.

::::i8o:2ooft;

8/4 No. 1 Com., 8" and up

8/4 heart culls

6/4 Is & 2s, 8" and up...

.... 8,200 ft.

BASSWOOD

446 000 ft

5/4 Bird's Eye

920 ft.

30,000 ft.

ELM

4/4 White

4/4 Is & 2s, 8" and up

4/4 Heart culls ....

::::6KSfl:

.... 61,200 ft.

ASH

. . 18,000 ft.

BIRCH

5/4 No. 2 C. & B

.... 6.200 ft.

CHERRY

. . . 1,600 ft.

4 A So 2 c""& B

— ilo'foo ft'

OAK

. . . 6.000 ft.

w.

D. Young

any

SOO.OOO ft. 4/4 No. 1 and No. 2 Common Hard

4,000 ft. 4/4 1st and 2nds Hard Maple.

Maple.

700 ft 5/4 lat and 2nds Birds Eye Hard Maple.

300,000 ft. 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 No. 3 Common Hard

40.000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 Common and Better Hard

140,000 ft. 4/4 No. 3 Common Birch.

9.000 ft. 5/4x11%" and wider 1st and 2ds Hard

35,000 ft. 5/4 No. 3 Common and Better Balm.

15,000 ft. 6/4 No. 3 Common and Better Balm.

"• Maile.

Ross & Wentworth 1

Let the tollowing manufacturers know your needs:

£

KNEELAND-BIGELOW CO.
RICHARDSON LUMBER CO.

ROSS & WENTWORTH
W. D. YOUNG & CO.

H

HARDWOOD K K C O K D

LOUISVILLE.

vw^\ THE HARDWOOD GATEWAV OF THE SOUTH f^J^/^^

Buy Where the Buying is Good

If you need hardwood lumber. NOW is the time and Louisville is the
place to get it.

Lumber values are on a firm basis, but the present is favorable to the
consumer on account of temporary conditions, which may be changed
shortly. The market can hardly go lower, but it is likely to go higher.
Hence the wise consumer will cover his requirernents for some time to
come at present prices.

Louisville service guarantees satisfaction. Write for description and
prices of any of the following stock. It will please you.

m

EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY

•j cars 4 4 Is and 2s quanerod white oak.

e cars 4/i No. 1 common quartered white oak.

7 cars 4/4 Is and 23 plain red oak.

100.000 ft. 8/4 No. 1 common hickory.

20 cars 4/4 No. 1 common cottonwood.

10 cars 4 '4 No. 2 common cottonwood.

.■; cars 5/4 No. 1 common cottonwood.

't cars Q/4 No. 2 common cottonwood.
A large quantity of Ash. 4/4 to 16/4. all grades.

CHURCHILL-MILTON LUMBER COMPANY

150.000 ft. 4 '4 and thicker No. 1 common and better .tsIi

65.000 ft. 4-C-8'4 log run beech.

15,000 ft. 3-lnch log run beech.

20,000 ft. 4/4 common and better hard maple.

30,000 ft. 6/4 common and better hard maple.

60,000 ft. 8/4 common and better hard maple.

20.000 ft. 10/4 common and better hard maple.

15,000 ft. 3 and 4-lnch common and better hard maple.

2,'>0,000 ft. 4/4 and thicker No. 2 common and better poplar

25.000 ft. 3-lnch log run elm.

60.000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s plain red oak.

THE LOUISVILLE VENEER MILLS

200,000 ft. 4/4 sound wormy chestnut,
cars 4/4 No. 1 common plain oak.
car 4/4 Is and 28 plain oak.
car 4/4 Is and 2s ngured red gum.
car 4/4 No. 1 common figured red gum.
car 5/8 Is & 28 quartered oak.
car 5/8 No. 1 common quartered oak.
car 3/4 Is and 2s quartered oak.
car 4/4 No. 1 common poplar.

W. p. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY

BOOKER-CECIL LUMBER COMPANY

200,000 ft.

4/4

No. 1 com

mor plain red o.-ik.

1 car 3-lnch 1

s and 2s a

»h.

1 car 4-Inch Is

and 2s as

1.

75,000 ft.

4/4

No. 1 com

mon poplar.

4B.000 ft.

4/4

No. 1 conr

mon quartered white

40,000 ft.

2-!nch commo

n and better maple.

30,000 ft.

4/4

clear sap

poplar.

15.000 ft.

4-lr

ch is and

2s popkir.

THE STEMMELEN-FULLENLOVE C

4 cars 4/4

Is and 2s qua

rtcrcd white oak.

3 cars 4/4

No.

1 commor

quartered white oak.

2 cars 4/4

No.

2 commo

1 quartered white oak

1 car 8/4

-fo.

1 common

red oak.

3 cars 8/4

Is and 2s pla

n red oak.

2 cars 8/4

Is and 2s pla

n white oak.

3 cars 4/4

No

1 common red oak.

4 cars 4/4

No

1 commo

white oak.

1 car 8/4

No.

1 common

plain white oak.

200.000 ft. 4/4 Is a
150,000 ft. 6/4 Is a
200,000 ft. 4/4 No.

nd 2s plain while o.ik
nd 2s plain while oak.

200.000 ft. 4/4 common quartered white oak.
200,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common quartered red gum.
100.000 ft. 2 Inch Is and 2s plain white oak.
100,000 ft. 5/4 common and better quartered whll

NORTH VERNON LUMBER COMPANY

95,000 ft, 5/8 Is and 2s quartered white oak.
126,400 ft. 5/8 No. 1 com. quartered while oak.
150,000 ft. 3/4 Is and 2s quartered white oak.
250,000 ft. 3/4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.

50,000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s common quartered white oak.

92,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common quartered white oak.

98,000 ft. 6/8 Is and 2s plain red oak.
108,000 ft. 6/8 No. 1 common plain red oak.

58,000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s plain red oak.
250,000 ft. 4/4 No. 1 common plain red oak.

72,000 ft. 5/4 Is and 2s plain red oak.

19.000 ft. 5,'4 No. 1 common plain red ..,ik

NORMAN LUMBER COMPANY

(Mills at Holly Ridge, La.)
KED GUM 401.000 ft. 4/4 No,

40,000 ft. 4/4, Is and 2s.
350,000 ft. 4/4. No. 1 com.

SAP GUM

100.000 ft. 4/4 Is and 28.

100, 000 ft. 6/4 Is and 2s.

100,000 ft. 5/4 No. 1 con
140,000 ft. 6/4 No. 1 con
200,000 ft. 8/4 No. 1 com
PLAIN BED OAK

115.000 ft. 4/4 Is and 2s
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LEADING MANUFACTUKCKS AND JOBBCKS

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Willson Bros. Lumber Co.

INUFACTURER

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Oliver Building

PITTSBURG. PA.

AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO.,

Genaral Offices:
PITTSBURGH, PA.

MANUFACTURERS

SILVER WHITE PINE

A real Cork Pine Substitute for Planing Mill and Pattern Work

Idaho White Pine Northern Soft Cork White Pine

Also Yellow Pine and Hardwoods
WB WANT HIGH CLASS WHITE PINE COMMISSION SALESMEN

H. D. WIGGIN roi^^^/^Z

MANUFACTURER HARDWOOD LUMBER

Circular-sawed Poplar, Oak, Chestnut, Basswood, Maple
Mill Bt Bt.ne CmU Jumatlon, Wect Tlrrinl*

WM. WHITMER (^ SONS

INCORPORATED

Manufacturers and Whole- "" Anybody Can.
salers of All Kinds of ^* ^"''

HARDWOODS

West Virginia Spruce and Hemlock
Long and Short Leaf Pine Virginia Framing

Franklin Bank Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA

BIRCH

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in transit and
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■Ul Jt PI p ment at the
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New York Offlc.

25 W. 42d St.

Geo. Webster Lumber Co.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

SPECIALS •
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All Kinds Band-Sawn Hardwoods

JACKSON-WYATT LUMBER CO

Franklin Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia, Pa.

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when it costs hut a dollar, if you want the most conve-
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WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON

REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

NICE FLAKY STUFF

WM. E. LITCHFIELD

MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS.

Specialist in Hardwoods

ICanufacturen art reanested t* supply lists of stock far sale

R.E. Wood Lumber Company

fl Manufacturers of Yellow Poplar, Oak, Oiestnut, Hemlock

and White Pine.

fl We own our own stumpage and operate our own mills.

fl Correspondence solicited and inquiries promptly answered.

CENERAL OFFICES:
COBniNENTAL BUILDING.

Baltimore^ Maryland

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The band saws thai have cut hirjie type
grown hardwoods in Indiana tor a hah
century, and have enabled us to maintain
the policy of

Honest Inspection
Intelligent Selection

Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind.

OAK FLOORING

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Faust Bros. Lumber Co.

Fiiher Building
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

City Bank Building
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

Q Table of Contents Ql

VER PICTURE— Lumbering Scene In the Philippine*.
VIEW AND OUTLOOK:

General Market Condition*

The Cover Picture

The Trend of Buslnes*

The Value of Confidence

The Box Industry

Sermon on Silos

Mnkinq Things Happen

ECIAL ARTICLES:

World Markets for American Lumber

Probable Scarcity of Toys

Chance for Panels

Difficult of Understanding

The Lumbermen's Round Table

Pennsylvania's Wood Industries

Some Helpful Saw Suggestions

Woods Used for Foundry Patterns

The Grain of Wood and Its Meaning

Home Advertising .

Pertinent Legs

The

ProdL

of Boxes.

fber Us

Ebonv and Its Imitations 20

The Gum Trees of the United States 29-30

Standardizing Farm Buildings 30

War and the Average Business Man 31

Danger in Certain Woods 31

Realizing on Rough Logs 32

Encouraging Reports from Abroad 32

THE MAIL BAG 33-»«

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 34-36

WITH THE TRADE 35-37

PERTINENT INFORMATION 37-46

HARDWOOD NEWS 45-63

HARDWOOD MARKET 63-56

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 59

BtTBSCBIPTION TEB1I8: In the I'nlted Stites and Its poaaeaslons. ani) Caaa4a.
I2.no tha ;esr: Id forrUs countrl<«. tl.OO extra poataie.

la ranformlty witb th# nilpa of the pOBtofflce departmeat
payablt Id ailraoce. and lo default of wrlttfn orders to the contrary.

iBstnirtlana for renewal, dllcontinuanc
ont week before tha data thej are to go

Batb diaplaj and elaaalflrd adTertlalnf
tlBlai copy nuat he rereUad fife daya In adrai

Eatered aa aeeondclaaa matter May 26. 1902.
onder art of March 8. 1879.

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of pabllratlon datea.
tha poatofflce at Cblcafo.

ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS

Foreign and Domestic Woods
in Logs, Lumber and Veneers

11th Ave. and 25th Street
NEW YORK

910 So. Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO

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Published in the Interest of the American Hardwood Forests, the Products thereof, and Logging. Saw
Mill and Wood- Working Machinery, on the 1 0th and 25th of each Month, by

THE HARDWOOD COMPANY

Edgar H. Defebaugh, President
Edwin W. Meeker. Managing Edil
Hu Maxwell. Technical Editor

Entire Seventh Floor Ellsworth Building
537 So. Dearborn Street. CHICAGO
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Vol. XXXVIII

CHICAGO, OCTOBER 10, 1914

No. 12

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Review and Outlook

General Market Conditions

IT WOULD SEEM THAT TIIK LEAST SAID regarding business
i-onditions in general tlic better, as the situation is still so uncer-
tain that it is impossible to analyze it with any feeling of surety
as to the truth of the analysis. What notes of change have been
forthcoming within the last week or two have been, happily, of an
optimistic tone. In fact, it is rather surprising to note the real
tendency in this direction as it seems almost universal, or rather
country-wide. No one is boasting of any big business, nor is anyone
likely to boast. No one is boasting of top-notch prices, but it is a
very common occurrence to hear statements that the situation actually
does seem to be looking better and have these statements, for the
most part, substantiated by actual experiences.

For instance, a prominent hardwood man of Chicago recently made
a trip to Grand Eapids. He came back with a very substantial line
of orders at prices that were very fair under the circumstances.
This is an actual occurrence and the man in question is now, of
course, in line with the optimists.

There really does seem to be fairly substantial ground for the
more favorable opinions as the consuming factories are continuing
along on about the same basis on which they have operated for some
time, a very small percentage of them shutting down or cutting
down their working time to any great extent.

The ear stock situation is still inactive and there doesn't seem to
be any prospect of the railroads getting into the market again on
a normal basis in the immediate future at least. This, of course,
applies to bridge timber and to the general line of lumber for other
work which does not come directly under car construction.

The latest report on the building situation showed without room
for doubt that there is even a little more building projected and
actually under construction than could fairly be hoped for under
existing conditions, as money continues to be pretty generally tight.

Planing mill trade is not doing a great deal but is keeping good
forces fairly busy.

No one can foretell, of course, when the end of hostilities wUI
come and what they will culminate in. Americans generally are
expressing far more concern as to the probable duration of the
struggle than over the fortunes of either of the contending factions.
It is, of course, impossible to even estimate the probable length of
the struggle, but it will surely continue until one side or the other
is utterly exhausted. With the magnitude of the forces in action it
should not take long to accomplish this result. In the meantime this
country is rapidly becoming adjusted to the new conditions and is
in fair way to take advantage of whatever increase in business
might be offered.

Reasonableness Will Benefit All

A NY TENDKXCV ()\ THE I'AHT of the legitimate collection
^ agencies to urge more summary and abrupt measures for the
collection of accounts which ordinarily are highly desirable but which
under present circumstances are somewhat backward, would surely
result harmfully to business at large. That is, it would if such sug-
gestions were followed up by even a small percentage of business men.

There is no denying the fact that collections are decidedly slow —
the reason is obvious, although the present stringency in cash does
not seem altogether justified by circumstances. However, the fact
remains that the average concern is not in a position to take care
of its accounts as promptly as it would under normal conditions, and
as it unquestionably would prefer doing. It should be borne in
mind that the very conditions which make payments for lumber
rather slow at present, make for stagnation in collections by those
very customers of the lumbermen whose accounts may be running
along for a longer period than seems reasonable.

There are any number of first-class firms which are further behind
in their remittances than they themselves care to be. It is entirely
plain that were all the creditors of concerns in this position to adopt
a summary and arbitrary attitude in the matter of collections, or
were a reasonable percentage of them to turn their accounts over to
authorized agencies for immediate collection, such concerns would
shortly find themselves in position verging on bankruptcy, whereas a
reasonable period of credit would enable them to ultimately meet
their obligations in the regulation manner and to continue in busi-
ness without serious interruption.

If this is the case with one, it is the case with all, and while of
course it is just as necessary to have ready money to maintain a
lumber business on the proper basis, as to maintain any other line
of industry, it is a far better proposition to stretch a point at pres-
ent, thus securing the good will and appreciation of one who probably
has been a much desired customer rather than to take the bull by the
horns and force payment in accordance with terms in effect under
normal conditions. It is simply a financial impossibility for all
accounts to be met promptly, and the sharing of the burden among
aU will make it much lighter for each, and at the same time will
maintain the general business fabric in a position of a much more
finely adjusted equilibrium. It can adjust itself as a whole to any
changes either for the better or the worse without being disturbed
by the too hasty actions of some individuals.

Now is the time when all the features of an overdue account must
be considered before any unusual action is taken. That is, the moral
responsibility of the debtor must be given due weight as must that
man 's or firm 's habits of handling responsibilities.

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The Cover Picture

SMALL SlIU'MKNTS OK IIAUPWOODS from Uio rhili|>|)iiics
hiivc boon arriving in Uio Vnitod St«tf» for ncveral yeiirs, and
tlioro is much more r^'xiv to oomo nn hood as tbc murkvt dcmnuiU it.
The cover picture whicli illuBtrates this number of JlMti>wooo Rkcokd
reiire^cnts a lot;);iug scene in the islands. All lumber from there is
irdwood for the simple reason that no other kind of timber is founii
n commercial iiunntitii'S. The various woods are quita different
' rom those of the United States.

Most of Uieni are very hard mid heavy, but exceptions occur. The
majority arc of dark color, but here, too, there are exceptions. All
■ Ktds of the United States show rings of yearly growth; but Uiat
■ aturc is poorly developed in most of the Philippine trees. Figure
- not lacking in the majority of the islanrl woods, but it is inclined
be monotonous: that is, a sameness of figure runs Uirough many
1 the sjiecies. It is not based on yearly rings or medullary rays, as
ic figures of most American woods arc; but is duo to differences in
110 or color of the wood as is the case with mahogany. Many
Idlippine woods, if judged solely by appearance, and not examined
■■■■> closely, might pass for mahogany.

The cover picture does not show much standing timber. The waste
■ trowing the ground tells the reason: the large trees have been cut
111 hauled away. The forest has been worked over. While the waste
.s considerable, the situation is better than in many American log-
ging camps. The ground is rough, but in that respect, also, it is bet-
tar than many American logging operations. Full use is made of
Mic cable in removing logs from rugged places.

The probable influence of the Philippine forests on the lumber
i^iness in the United States has been many times discussed. To
ilio present time the influence has been slight. The forests are
tropical, and there are tropical forests in many other parts of the
world, and some of them are nearer than the Philippines. It is not
apparent that the fact that those islands belong to the United States
is increasing the shipment of their timber in our direction, e-xcept
that American enterprise may push the trade. Markets are as in-
dustriously sought elsewhere as in this country. The unfamiliar
names of the Philippine woods stand in the way of a rapid increase
in sales in this country. The names mean nothing to English read-
ers, and it will take a long time for the public to become familiar
with them.

The Trend of Business

THERE WAS RECENTLY STARTED in a certain large hard-
wood consuming center a concern the purpose of which is to sell
lumber, but to sell it along lines which have not heretofore been fol-
lowed. Instead of doing an out-and-out lumber business of merely
buying so much lumber and turning it over to a certain line of
customers at as much profit as possible, this company has adopted
the policy which indicates that it has been able to foresee the probable
trend of the lumber business, and its probable change in the next
few years from the old rule of thumb methods, to more businesslike
and, as far as possible, scientific system.

Anyone familiar with the habits of the hardwood consuming trade
knows that in its purchases the average consuming factory is not
governed by a systematic and scientific knowledge as to the greatest
adaptability of certain species, sizes and grades of wood, but is con-
trolled almost entirely by a desire to buy lumber for a certain pur-
pose and at as low a figure as possible. Of course there are certain
purposes for which one particular grade or species of lumber is abso-
lutely essential, or at least has always been considered essential, and
right there is where the difficulty has been encountered by the more
intelligent lumber salesmen who have attempted to develop their
business along more scientific lines.

The precedent adopted years ago of using a certain kind and
grade of wood for a certain purpose has been considered by a large
majority of hardwood buyers as ample justification for their insist-
ing that no other wood nor any other grade could by the remotest
chance be considered for that particular use. Furthermore, every
man of course has the tendency to believe that his individual case
is rather peculiar and cannot be reckoned with the rest of the trade.

lleuco the jiuHsihility ul .; „ .. '. k<Iuur amount of money botb

in the matter of waste and cutting up raw mat4.'rinl, original pur-
cliase price and additional working reipiireil, exists in pr:ictically
every woodworking shop of tho country.

7I10 tendency of tho times is to seriously coniidcr this poKsibility.
but this tendency has not been fostered by the scllors of forest
jiroducts to the extent which it merits. In fart, in many cah.-s whore
tho buyer has actually shown a desire to try out tho po8sibilitic»
of using size stock, the millnian has disregarded his exact vpccificA
tions, the result being that when the cu.stomcr received his trial ship-
ment he culls a good i)ercentnge of it anil is tliereaftcr a vigorou*
opponent of anything but the usual methods of purchasing.

To overcome this re<|uireH first, on the part of the millmmi,
tho absolute assurance that manufacturing instructions will hi'
followed to the minutest detail. With this source of supply be
hind him, a man who is qualified for the job can meet the consumer
on a different basis, for ho is qualified by the intimate knowlcdgi'
of the characteristics and possible utility of a great variety of woods;
if he knows manufacturing methods, and tho actual requirements
of certain lines of woodworking; and also if ho is familiar with
costs of different kinds and grades of woods, freight rates, etc..
he is then in a position to figure logically and definitely with the
consumer with a view of actually cutting down the expense of hiii
raw material, and at the same time giving to the millman an order
which would net him a reason.ible profit on stock on which he before
had realized practically nothing.

The opportunity is there, and in fact, has been for some time,
but it is not merely a question of a selfish substitution of one
wood which the lumberman might have available, for another wood
which is actually as good. It is rather a question of giving impartial
advice as to just what is required. A man in a position to do this
must be a man who knows all woods and is not definitely tied ui>
with manufacturers of any particular kind.

The chief difficulty has always been that the average buyer is
not disposed to listen with any degree of grace to the salesmen '9
suggestions that he is wasting money by buying the stock which
lie uses. The reason for this is that the average salesman conceives
a natural prejudice in favor of the stock which he happens particu-
larly to want to move.

The opportunity presented to the impartial expert is concrete. This
new move is in accordance with the trend of the lumber and wood-
working bu.siness and is portentous in that it indicates what will
probably be a general method in the years to come.

The Value of Confidence

TAKE SAN FRANCISCO AS AN EXAMPLE. It was once shaken
to pieces by an earthquake and burnt up by fire, but the words
"quit," "wait," and "give up" were never heard. The city was
rebuilt. When the roar of rising war in Europe caused hesitation
in America, amounting almost to business paralysis, it was supposed
that the San Francisco fair, planned for next year would be called off.
But no such suggestion was heard in California. The only answer to
the proposed back-down was in substance the same as Admiral Farra-
gut 's at the battle of Mobile : ' ' Damn the torpedoes ; go ahead. ' ' The
exposition will be held next year according to schedule, and every indi-
cation points to increased rather than diminished success on account
of the war.

It has always been true and will continue true always, that timidity
turns nothing in the right direction. When all is going well in the
business world, everybody has enough courage to move with the cur-
rent ; but when the current is checked, it takes a man with superior
stuff in him to push ahead anyhow; yet such are the men who save
the day for themselves and others.

It is a matter of history that after Rome had passed through a
great crisis, during which the people's hope was at its lowest ebb, a
certain statesman was voted the highest honor in the gift of the
nation, ' ' because he had not despaired of the commonwealth. ' ' In
all crises, whether political, military, or of a business nature, there are
usually a few who look ahead and push on. These are the men who
save the day. Those who withdraw into safg shelter and wait for the

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storm to pass, are not the constructive geniuses who build lasting
success. There is no truth, but a deal of danger, in the old saw that
' ' all things come round to him who will but wait. ' ' Nothing comes
that way now, except disappointment and defeat. Opportunities are
apt to pass so rapidly that the waiting man fails to see them. ' ' Tiey
also serve who only stand and wait ' ' was Milton 's idea of it. Serve
what? Surely not their own interests. Milton had poor ideas of busi-
ness; otherwise he would not have sold the manuscript of "Paradise
Lost ' ' for forty dollars when it was worth forty thousand dollars.

The present business situation in the United States calls for confi-
dence. The greater the obstacles, the greater the need of confidence,
and the more prompt and persistent the confidence, the greater the
results. The San Franciscans reasoned quickly and accurately that
tourists and business men who are accustomed to go to Europe, wUl
not go in 1915, and that the millions which they would have spent
abroad will be spent next year in the United States. Therefore, the
thing to do was to prepare a show which will draw them to California.

Would it not be better for business men in general to strike a
similar attitude? A defensive state of mind does not inspire like one
that expects to accomplish something. Hannibal in addressing his
Carthagenian army said: "The hope and courage of assailants are
always greater than of those who act upon the defensive. With ban-
ners displayed, you are come down upon Italy. You bring the war."
Business men wUl do well to think that over. Though spoken twenty-
one hundred years ago, and intended to apply to armed invasion, it is
equally true today when applied to trade invasion. It is aggression,
not timidity, that wins.

The Box Industry

•-pHE GOVERNMENT'S REVISED FIGURES showing the annual
*■ production of boxes in the United States have been published
in a bulletin by the National Association of Box Manufacturers. A
summary of the bulletin appears in this number of Haedwood Record.
The yearly use of lumber for boxes and crates amounts to 4,547,273,180
feet, of which thirty-one per cent is hardwood. Nearly twelve per cent
of the total annual sawmill cut of lumber in the country is worked into
boxes.

In proportion to the quantities of softwood and hardwood standing
timber in the United States, the use of the hardwoods for boxes is
twice as great as of the softwoods. It is estimated that the country
has six times as much softwoods as hardwoods, yet only a little mors
than half as much softwood goes into boxes. The reason for the
relatively greater use of hardwoods in the box industry is because
those forests are generally nearer to industrial centers where the demand
for boxes is greatest. The box maker is not so exacting in his demands
for lumber that he must have certain kinds, even if he must go long
distances to procure them. Generally he can get along with the kinds
which are most convenient, and he is more interested in the price of
the lumber than in any peculiarities of quality, provided the quality
is passable.

The box maker can be truthfully classed as a most efficient aid to
forest conservation. He is able to use many grades and kinds of lum-
ber for which other manufacturers can find no place, and he thus
saves much which would otherwise be lost. By so doing, he provides a
market for stuff which might be left in the woods or as waste on
the mill yard. That fact is so well understood by manufacturers of
lumber that they show much interest in the success of the box maker.
The larger the output of boxes, the greater is the mill owner's oppor-
tunity to dispose of his low grade stock, and to derive a profit from
his operations.

This is the fii'st complete census ever made of the box industry in
this country, and there being no previous figures with which to com-
pare data, it is impossible to determine the rate of growth, or the
extent of decline, of box making. Little reason exists for supposing
that the industry is declining; yet some persons, interested in the
wooden box business are alarmed at the progress of the fiber box. It
is doubtful if the alarm is wholly justified. The fiber box industry
has grown in recent years; but no one knows that the wooden box has
lost to a corresponding degree, or that it has lost at all. As much
as can be claimed without question is that, but for the increased use

of fiber containers, the wooden box industry might have grown faster.
The two are competitors, and it is natural that rivalry should exist.

Wooden box makers will not soon, probably never wiU, want for
lumber. The price may advance, in conformity with the advance in
lumber prices generally; but no time can be foretold in this country
when the supply of box lumber wUl fail. Forests planted by nature
or by man wiU produce box grades quickly. Young trees, limby to
the ground, are usable. Some of the New England region is now pro-
ducing from planted or protected forests all the box lumber used.
Long before trees are large enough for furniture, finish, and structural
uses, they are ripe for the box mUl. Some of the box makers or users
of former years may grow reminiscent and speak of the faultless
yellow poplar, white pine, and basswood which once went to the box
factory, but goes no more. Their memory is correct, but, fortunately,
the makers and the users of boxes have learned to get along with
lower grades, and of such grades there is no famine in sight.

Sermon on Silos

0 OMEBODY HAS FIKED a pretty hot shot into tile and con-
*^ Crete sUos. It is a pamphlet consisting almost wholly of pictures
which are supposed to tell their own story. There is no name or
place of publication on the pamphlet. The pictures consist of a
series of photo-engravings of sUos made of concrete or tile which
have come to grief through cracking, bursting, and collapsing. The
pictures were collected in a number of states, as may be ascertained
by reading the lines beneath them. Silos are shown in all stages
of catastrophe, from the simple crack ten feet long, to the shapeless
mass after the collapse.

The purpose of the publication is apparent. It is another battle
in the war against substitutes. No one ever questioned, or had
occasion to question, the sufficiency and reliability of the wooden
silo. It has stood every test. It has given general satisfaction. It
is low in price, adequate in service, and of honest value. Fault-
finders have never been able to pick flaws with it. Yet the preacher
of substitutes has been abroad in the land, delivering his sermons
about silos, the same as about boxes and roofing, and he has been
able to persuade farmers to try cement or tile. He told the farmers
that such sUos would last forever. His story sounded reasonable;
but the results went wrong. In some instances the sermon on substi-
tutes cost the farmers from five hundred to fifteen hundred dollars
each. Experience is a dear school, but some people are never satis-
fied until they have taken a few lessons. There is no question that
some of those who tried tile and cement for silos consider that they
are now so well educated along that Hne that they need no more
lessons on substitutes.

"Making Things Happen"

iN ONE OF VICTOR HUGO'S BOOKS he describes certain per-

1 sons who had a way of ' ' making things happen. ' ' Some of the
northern and western lumber associations have found a way to reach
the same end. They are accomplishing it by appealing directly to
the users of lumber, particularly the builders of houses and barns.
Books and circulars containing plans for structures of various kinds
and sizes, and specifications for the necessary lumber, and a some-
what itemized estimate of cost, aie distributed where they wUl do
the most good. The campaign is accomplishing results.

There is abundant reason why it is successful. It appeals to the
man who is likely to need lumber. It sets him thinking. It does
part of his thinking for him, to the extent of suggesting plans for
buUding, figuring out the material, and telling what such and such
a building ought to cost. The man who has part of his thinking
done for him, is pretty apt to do some of it for himself. He knows
he would Uke to have a new buUding, and when the plans and cost
are spread before him, he is likely to begin figuring on the financial
end of the matter. If he finds that he can meet the expenses, he is
in a frame of mind to talk to the limiberman.

The associations which are conducting campaigns of that kind
preach the merits of lumber. They have no substitutes to seU.
The plans which they send out are advertisements of wood and the
campaign is bound to bring results.

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Editor's Note
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Im- one of tbe most iiroiiilsltiE foreltjn marketH for i ._ . . _,- . . . .

iklii;: 111 tliiit (Ilrpcllon. CondllluDH od the raHtern sldr nf South America dltTtr Krcally from tbonc on the

''■ r n-Klon Is moKtly dry nnrt trei'lcsK, whlli- the I'liHlcrn Klde 1h ili'ii»ely wooded and In dnmp. except the

V countrleK. I'ruk'iinv and ArKenllnn. I.iimhi'riiii'ii who coiitunplnte Hhlpptni; their prodiictH Into a
r to n region contlKiioiiH to forests, kIiohUI carefully consider cundllionH liefore rUkliiK loo much.
• nccoiupnnyliiK arilcli'. which Is ftmrlh of the bitIch. Is to show In what part of iMistern South
lumber inarkels are now found: what are the apparent olistaci™ to an extension of the trade, and
"" ' I1I..I1-. lire favorable.

Kiistfrn Soutli Ainericn, ns it is cousidered in tiiis arlielo, inehnies
V'fnpruclii, the Uiiianiis, Briizil, Parnguny, Uruguay, and Argentina,
■ I region greater in extent than the area of the United States with
II tlie country between onr borders and Panama added. It is a region
• t enormous resources and of great possibilities, but small portions
.rily have thus far been developpii in a way to make them buyers of
i»rest products from tlie United States. The amounts of shipments
t.) those countries at the present time are encouraging, but they yet
fall much short of what they will ultimately be.

Most of eastern South America is forested. In much of the area
the tree growth is luxuriant, for the climate is tropical and the rain-
fall is heavy. Toward the southern part of the continent, particu-
larly in Uruguay and Argentina, the country is generally treeles.s,
but the rains are sufficient to render the land suitable for agriculture
and grazing. The region as a whole could easily support twenty
times its present population, but there is no other prosjject than
that the growth in population will be slow. Extensive plains and
mountainous areas in the interior are now practically without people.

Most of the countries of eastern South America supply products
tor the markets of the United States, and to that extent the condi-
tions of trade lietween this country and that are favorable. The
southern countries sell us cattle, or meat and hides; the central
region furnishes coffee and rubber, for which the people of the
L'nited States are the best customers; while cabinet woods and other
articles come to us from the coast of the Caribbean sea. Lumber is
among the commodities which we give in exchange, and the business
is capable of much enlargement.

Such is the general situation in brief outline; but for closer study
of trade opportunities of interest to lumbermen, it is necessary to
consider the countries separately.

Venezuela

the most northern country of the group now under
Its coasts are washed by the Caribbean sea and the
The largest vessels can safely approach both coasts,
navigation, added to that of the lakes, totals 38,943
miles. Venezuela boasts of 1,059 rivers, the largest of which is the
Orinoco, which at Bolivar is 480 feet deep. The country has a few
lines of railroad, which, with water transportation, supply fairly
satisfactory means of communication between the different parts of
Venezuela. The country is thirteen times as large as Pennsylvania,
with less than half of Pennsylvania's population, and it is apparent
that the market for lumber in a region so thinly settled cannot be
large. The following table gives the quantity and value of lumber
imported into Venezuela from the United States in 1913:

Kind Feet B. M. Value

I.ongleaf pine lumber 1,405,000

I/ongleaf pine timbers 780,000

White pine 4:;.S.000

other yellow pine 12L',000

Spruce 18,000

Yellow poplar 1,000

Value
» 170

Venezuela
consideration
Atlantic ocea
while the riv

S41,3:!-.i
18,G87
10.494

ti.sar,

G80

Vli other lumber.

212,000

Total 2,776,000 584,087

One large ocean ship would carry at a single load the whole export
of lumber from this country to Venezuela in 1913. There were, how-
«>vcr, other exi)orts of forest products to Venezuela from the United

— IS—

States that year, the kinds an.l value nf which arc
table which follows:

AUTICI.E

Incubators *

liouse linish l.'T.y

Wooden ware 1 40

Wagons and carriaKes 2(1,43:1

Wheelbarrows, etc .'i.SHB

Hox shooks 405

»:i4,270

Venezuela's forests contain many woods which are valuable and
many which are not. They are almost exclusively hardwoods, and
will not seriously compete with pine and fir from the United States
when used for structural purposes, particularly in heavy work. Yet
A'enezuela has some trees suitable for structural timbers of a high
order. Such woods are tisually very heavy. The collection of
Venezuela woods exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893
is now in the Field Museum, Chicago. These woods are shown in
connection with those from Colombia, Guiana, Brazil and Paraguay,
and while there is much variety, they are nearly all strange to
Americans, both as to name and appearance, and it is useless to ile-
scribe them in detail, or to give tlieir names. A few of them, with
which American timber dealers are familiar, will be specially listed
in the discussion of Brazil's forests in this article. That will suf
fico for Paraguay, Brazil, Guiana and A'cnezuela, since their forests
are alike in general features.

The name A'enezuela means "little Venice," and was bestowed
on the country by early explorers who found a village built on piles
over the water near one of the harbors.
The Ouiaaas

The country now shown on the map as Guiana is in three jiarts:
British, Dutch, and French. The name was formerly apjilied some-
what loosely to a very large region between the Orinoco and Amazon
rivers, and early explorers pronounced it a country of untold wealth.
Fuller explorations have found no paradise there, though much of
the region is fertile and highly productive. It lies near the equator,
is flat and wet, and parts of it are reputed to be unhealthful, with
plagues of insects and reptiles. It is, however, a country of splendid
forests, and some of the timbers imported from there are well known
in the United States. The greenheart, of which the Panama canal
gates were made, is one of the best known.

Softwoods are almost wholly wanting in Guiana, and this provides
an opening for imports from the United States, chiefly of pine. In
1913 the imports of white pine amounted to 59,000 feet, worth
.$6,289; longleaf pine 1,106,000 feet, value $31,125; oak 4,000 feet,
worth $233. In addition to lumber, the forest products carried to
Guiana from the United States were the following:

Kind Value

Barrel shooks ? 20,208

Staves 75,748

Ileadins 20,899

Box shooks 635

Furniture 3,837

Wheelbarrows 112

Incubators 60

House finish 55

Woodenware 317

..$121,871

HARDWOOD RECORD

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Brazil

The area of Brazil surpasses that of any other South American
country, and includes about, forty per cent of the continent. Its
borders touch those of all other countries there except Chile. Its
population is nearly twice that of any other South American repub-
lic. It is easy to remember that Brazil and the United States are
approximately of the same size, and that in population Brazil does
not exceed one-fourth that of the United States. Comparison with
tliis country might be carried much farther, but dissimilar con-
ditions are more numerous than are those which are alike. The
population and development of Brazil are found almost wholly in the
coast region, while the interior is thinly settled, or not settled at
all, and large parts of it are unexplored. The extreme length of the
country is about 4,000 miles, and it is nearly as wide. While there
are elevated regions and mountain ranges in various parts of the
vast domain, most of the country is flat, and is covered with jungles
and swamps.

The Amazon, the largest river in the rtorlil, floivs chiefly in Brazil.
Its tributaries are numbered by hundreds, many of which are navi-
gable. Steamers ascend the Amazon and some of its tributaries
thousands of miles; but on some of the large streams navigation is
interrupted by falls and rapids. There are said to bo 40,000 miles
of navigation on the rivers of Brazil; but on many of the large
streams few steamers ply, because there is no trade in the great un-
developed interior. The Amazon near its mouth is 1,500 feet deep
and 180 miles wide.

The dealers in forest products from the United States have little
market in those regions now. The future only can tell whether there
will ever be a demand there for our lumber, furniture, and other
similar products; but, at best, no immediate market in the interior
of Brazil should be expected. Settlement will be slow in those hot,
tropical regions. During the four hundred years since the first
Europeans landed in Brazil, attempts to colonize the vast jungles
back from the coast have nearly always proved in vain. Much of
the land is extremely fertile, but human industry and endurance
have not been equal to the task of subduing the tropical growth. Man
is able to get little help from fire in that rainy region. The trees
and the jungles may be cut down, but the slashings are nearly always
too wet to burn. In the United States fire was the settler's most
powerful ally in subduing the forest. In fact, it has been too power-
ful for the forest's good. But in much of the interior of Brazil the
man who clears land must do it without much help from fire, and do
it in jungles and thickets surpassing anything known in the United
States. That difficulty is increased by the new growth which springs
up immediately after the old is cut, and grows so luxuriantly that
clearings relapse speedily into forest in spite of all the settler can do.

These facts would be of no business interest to the prospective
lumber exporter in the United States, were it not that he should con-
sider conditions when he plans his business campaign in a distant
country. If he should judge Brazil by its size alone, he might greatly
overestimate the opportunity to sell lumber, furniture, and vehicles
there.

Native Competition

There is a considerable market for these articles in Brazil, but the
market is confined principally to the coast cities and the country
immediately back of them, and in settlements near the mouths of
large rivers. Competition from native woods is keen, except in soft-
woods. Yellow pine from the United States has a pretty clear field,
because Brazil has no similar wood that can compare with it. Yel-
low pine's rivals in that market operate from Canada and Sweden.
Both of these countries are weak competitors, and ia the aggregate
they do not send one-seventh as much pine to Brazil as is sent by
the United States.

The ease is different with hardwoods. Brazil is strong in that
resource. No man knows how much timber that country's enormous
forests contain. Even botanists have not yet completed the listing
and classification of the species. There are great numbers of trees
in tlie explored regions which yet have no names; and the imagina-
tion only can picture what the unexplored areas may contain. There
is no risk of exaggeration if the statement is made that the forests

of Brazil constitute the largest body of virgin timber in the world.
The ' ' dark forest ' ' which Stanley found in Africa is small in com-
parison.

However, the impression is received by reading the books of trav-
elers through the wilds of Brazil that the forests are enormous in
area and the number of kinds of trees, rather than particularly
valuable in the actual size of the trunks and the physical characters
of the wood. James Bryee's summary warrants that conclusion. He
did not do much exploring himself, but his book shows that he studied
the subject carefully. The popular Ulusion seems about to be shat-
tered that the timber of Brazil is of enormous size. The average
height of the trees is under 100 feet, though a person constantly
"hears of" forests 200 feet high.

Following are a few of the woods of Brazil, which not only com-
pete with American forest products exported to that country, but
some of them have been imported into the United States and Europe
and are on the market:

Blue ni.nhoe (Hibiscus elatus) resembles ash in appearance and physical
properties.

Toon (Cedrela toona) Is In the class with Spanish cedar of which
cigar boxes are made. Trees are of large size and the lumber goes to
door and furniture factories.

Crabwood (Carapa giiianensis) is nearly as heavy as white oalt, and
may be had in logs up to sixty feet in length. It is used for house
frames.

Umiri (Humiria florihunda) is one of the largest, heaviest woods of
Brazil. It weighs seventy-four pounds per cubic foot, and sinlss in water
like a stone. The wood is light red and is used for wagon spokes and
house frames.

Queenwood (Pipdadenia riijida) is very Iieavy and resembles boxwood.
Small articles of furniture are made of it.

Purpleheart (Copaifera bracteata) Is of large size, very strong, resists
shocks, and is a structural timber. It is about fifteen per cent heavier
than white oak.

Partridge wood (Andiia crcelsa) is very dark brown, and resembles
ebony. It is a cabinet wood, hard and heavy. Perfectly seasoned lum-
ber weighs over seven pounds per board foot.

Bllgewater wood {.Indira inermis) compares in weight, appearance,
.ind strength with birch, and carpenters and shipbuilders use it.

Courbrall (Hymerura courbaril). This wood weighs fifty-seven pounds
per cubic foot and bears considerable resemblance to locust.

Monkey pot (Leci/this grandiflora) Is nearly as heavy as ebony, as
hard as boxwood, light red in color, can be had In large sizes, and Is
made Into furniture and barrel staves.

Bullctwood (Mitnusops globosa) is related to the sapodilla tree of
Florida. It is hard, heavy, of a deep red color, and is valuable as house
finish.

West Indian boxwood (Tabebuia pentaphylla) is of light yellow color,
and logs above one foot in diameter are scarce.

Brazilian or araucarian pine (Araucaria brasiliana) is closely related
to If not identical with the pine of this name described in a preceding
article under Chile.

Laurel (Nectandra sp.) is dark in color, strong, and hard, .lud is used
by carpenters.

Imports from the United States

Brazil's imports of lumber from the United States in 1913 are
shown in the following table:

KiXD Keet B. .At. Value

Longleaf pine 66,353,000 ?1, 437,850

White pine 1,785,000 64,927

Square pine timber 853,000 18,755

Shortleaf pine 599,000 24,004

Oak 317,000 13,013

Yellow poplar 15,000 1,325

Other yellow pine 608,000 19,504

All other boards 146,000 3,498

Total 70,676,000 $1,582,876

The imports shown in the foregoing table are rough lumber. Most
of the yellow pine is in large pieces, usually three inches thick and
nine inches wide. There appears to be no definite information in
this country as to what is done with this heavy stuff, but it is
supposed that much of it is further manufactured after it reaches
Brazil.

Other articles made partly or wholly of wood and shipped last
year from the United States to Brazil are listed below:

.\RTicLES Value

Horse vebicles $316,562

Furniture 112,274

Wheelbarrows 85,521

HARDWOOD RECORD

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Incubalor. • 2.060

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Ml ftlhcr • 81.23^

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I-nst year Brazil imported staves from the United States to tho
vulup of eight dollorti, nnd from Oormnny to tho value of $157,082.
.Vustria soM four times lis much furniture to Brazil n» was sold by
thi.-! country, and both Gormany and Franco sold more than the
Vuitt'.l States; yet thin country has more furniture wood than all
Euro}io combined, and better machinery. The only article of wood
which is up to what might bo expected in our trade with Brazil is
pine lumber.

Paraguay
Tliis and its next neighbor, Bolivia, are tho two South American
countries which have no coast. Paraguay's outlet is by way of the
Parano river. Not much can be said of present or past exports of
forest products to that country. Nor is there much promise for the
future, unless in manufactured articles like furniture, vehicles, and
agricultural implements, which can stand the freight charges of the
long journey up the river, after an ocean voyage from the United
States. A few wagons, wheelbarrows, and a little furniture reach
there from the United States. The country has enough timber of
its own to meet the present needs of its people. The forests are a
continuation of those of Brazil and are of the same kind, but the
whole of Paraguay is not covered with forest.

It has the reputation of being a pretty hard country in which to
originate and carry on business of imports and exports. The region
has never fully recovered from the great catastrophe which over-
whelmed its people between 1865 and 1870 under the reign of the
Paraguayan tyrant Lopez. It was the most complete war of ex-
termination that has befallen any country in modern times. Eighty
per cent of the people perished and ninety-five per cent of all prop-
erty was destroyed before the end came with the death of Lopez at
the battle of Aquidaban in 1870.

Paraguay's area is 157,000 square miles, nearly four times that of
Pennsylvania, while the entire population is only half that of Phila-
delphia. The principal exports from that country are hides, tanning
extract, and tobacco. Commercial travelers are heavily taxed and
few go there.

Uruguay
Uruguay has some peculiarities which easily fix themselves, in
memory. It is the smallest country of South America. It has no
forests, no mountains, no deserts, and no Indians. A few clumps of
trees are found here and there, and some elevations are higher than
others, and the surface is not all valuable in the same degree. The
region possesses great fertility, has a delightful climate, and pros-
perity is general. The soil has been described as the "dried-up mud
of the pleistocene period of geology, and the bones of the gigantic
animals of that age are mixed with the soil."

During 1913 Uruguay imported from the United States lumber
in amounte and values as follows:

Kind Feet B. M. Valuo

Lonpleaf pine 35,265,000 $ 662,271!

White pine 2,605,000 117,847

Oak 602,000 38,713

Spruce 585,000 20,728

Redwood 75,000 4,350

Yellow poplar 36.000 2,157

Gum 28,000 1,547

All other 8,225,000 198,663

Total 47,421,000 51,046,281

Other articles made partly or wholly of wood and exported to
Uruguay from the United States during 1913 are shown in the fol-
lowing list:

Article Value

Furniture $118,189

Barrel shocks 21,621

Railway tics 16,510

Wlu-.llmrro»» . III.HOa

luciilmtuni '.',004

Wuodi'iiwiirc ... 2,070

\Vn8on« -,048

Box Bhooka 700

Doom, etc **x

llouiic trImmlnKS -i^-'

CnrrlHKca :i<l.'l

Stnvcii 55

Total 1178.861

There appears to be no rciison why the exports of forest product*
from the United States to Uruguay may not be considerably in-
creased, though they nro largo at present considering tho sire of
the country and tho number of its inhabitants. The republic is
slightly smaller than Kan.sas, with two-thirds as many people. There
is little native timber in Uruguay, but some planting has been done,
principally Cottonwood and eucalyptus. There are native alder, aloe,
acacia, willow, and mesquite, all of which are useful for fences nnd
about farms, but not of much value for construction purposes. Cot-
tonwood grows very rapidly on the mud flats along the rivers, and
supplies a considerable part of the box lumber used. Many of the
trees are cut for tho mill before they exceed a diameter of twelve
inches, which they reach in ten or fifteen years. Lumber of that
sort cannot seriously compete with the substential kinds shipped
from the United States. The eucalyptus which has been planted
cannot come into the lumber market for many years unless it does
better than trees of that kind planted in California. The trees grow
rapidly, but unless they are left standing until mature tho lumber
cut from the trunks warps, twists, shrinks, and checks so badly that
it can scarcely be used.

In Uruguay a grove or clump of planted or natural timber is
popularly known as a "mountain," such being the only observable
elevations above the dead level known in that country.
Argentina
The United States exports as much lumber to Argentina as to all
the rest of South America. That is because Argentina has little tim-
ber of its own, is in need of a great deal, and is able and willing
to buy it.

Its area is 1,139,979 square miles, or a little more than one-third
that of the United States. Its population exceeds 9,000,000, well
proportioned between cities and the country. The country's pros-
perity is based on agriculture, and the products sell in the world's
markets. Corn, wheat, meat, and hides are sold in large quantities
and give Argentina an advantageous position in foreign trade. It
has much to sell, and is able to buy liberally. The total imports in
1912 were valued at $384,853,469. Of this amount $59,126,951
came from the United States. The imports of lumber that year
were worth $9,888,377, and most of it came from the United States.
The principal part of Argentina consists of vast plains, originally
covered with grass, and now being changed into grain fields. Formerly
the herds of wild horses on those grassy plains were compared in
numbers with the buffaloes which once roamed our western prairies.
The climate of Argentina is generally good, though in the southern
part it is rather cold, and near the base of the Andes it is too dry
for promiscuous agriculture. It is expected that development will
continue until the country 's population and wealth have increased
many fold. The market for lumber and other forest products will
become more valuable, and opportunities for American trade will
increase.

Some timber is being planted in Argentina, but not enough to cut
an appreciable figure in the home market. Eucalyptus is most fre-
quently mentioned as the favorite tree for planting; but some of the
plantings are of cottonwood and araucarian pine. Argentina is
usually spoken of as a country of high prices. That is a favorable
condition for those who have something to sell.

The exports of lumber in 1913 from the United States to Argen-
tina are given in the following table:

Kind Feet B. M. Value

Longlcaf pine 209,409,000 $4,1.33,397

Spruce 13,712,000 458,556

White pine 12,122,000 564,149

Oak 4,994,000 .■!02,827

HARDWOOD RECORD

Douglas fir

Yellow pine timbers.

Yellow poplar

Shortleaf piue

Red gum

3,639,000

3,528,000

297,000

27,000

22,000

Cypress 8,000

Other yellow pine 2,822,000

All other boards 1,312,000

78,895
25,571
1,451
1,198
436
52,386
100,911

Doors, etc

Incubators

House trimming
Barrel headings ,
Railway ties . . .

22,578

22,545

22,380

2,500

1,493

All other manufactures of wood 199,760

Total 251,892,000 $5,775,765

Other forest products shipped from /the United States to Argentina
in 1913 are shown below:

Article Value

Harrel shocks $2,321,689

Horse vehicles ] ,712,048

Furniture 778,404

Wheelbarrows 169,152

Box shooks 38,977

Woodenware 25,620

Total $5,317,146

Most of tlie lumber which reaches Argentina from the United
States is shipped from the Gulf states; but some cargoes reach that
country from our Pacific coast states by passing through the Straits
of Magellan or around Cape Horn. It is not probable that much
lumber for Argentina will pass through the Panama canal, since
the distance would be shortened but little, if any. Argentina is well
supplied with harbors, inland navigable waters, and has 18,516 miles
of railways. In means of transportation it is superior to any other
South American country.

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Probable Scarcity of Toys

There will be a scarcity of wooden toys during the coming holiday
season. The supplies from Germany have been wholly cut off, and
it is not within the range of possibilities that the avenues of trade
will be opened in time for toys to come from the war zone this year.

In 1912 Germany exported to the United States toys to the value
of $7,020,000. Figures for 1913 are not yet obtainable. The exports
from Austria were considerable, but the exact value cannot be here
stated. It is not known what proportion of all the toys sold in the
United States come from abroad, but the quantity is large.

Toymakers in the United States use 29,000,000 feet of lumber
yearly in their production. This wood costs them about $600,000;
but it is not known what is the value of the finished toys. The
largest part of the American product consists of sleds, wagons, carts,
and other vehicles on wheels or runners. These kinds are not ex-
tensively imported, and the supply for the holidays will be adequate.
The greatest shortage will be felt in handmade toys which the
German and Austrian cottagers have been accustomed to make in
their homes. Games are included in this list, as are the familiar
Noah's ark and all the accompanying animals, ^menageries, village
scenes, mills, churches, schools and the like. Toy musical instru-
ments are largely imported.

Children in this country will have to do without many of these
this year. American factories can make toys as well as Germany
when machines are used; but the handwork will never be attempted
in this country. It is too slow, and the workers cannot earn wages
high enough to tempt them. The following partial list of toys
exported from Germany gives an insight into the details of the
industry :

Houses, household implements of every kind, tops, dolls, wooden
soldiers, wheelbarrows, popguns, cheap cricket bats and croquet
sets, skipping-rope handles, bowls, tool boxes, pencils and pencil
cases, rulers, writing and other cabinets, pipe racks, wooden
brackets of all kinds, puzzles, fretwork of all kinds, clock cases,
wooden clogs and sabots, walking-sticks, billiard cues, golf sticks,
fancy boxes and small cabinet ware, writing-desks, slates and school
fittings, draughts and chess sets, ninepins, brush backs and ware,
clothes pegs, wooden handles and knobs of all kinds, spokes, ham-
mer and pick handles, gun stocks, boot lasts, brooms and brushes,
broom handles, cornice poles and rings, wooden platters, spoons and
butter prints, wooden hoops, spades, wickets, table and chair legs,
balusters, bungs and spile pegs, wood wool, wooden pipe lighters,
veneers, treenails, railway keys, dowel pegs, wooden boot heels,
mangle rollers, saddle trees, hubs, felloes, and cart and carriage
ware, prepared woodwork for casks, bentwood furniture, parquet
flooring, blind and builders' laths, electric light casements and
fittings, wickerwork, chip boxes, jewel cases, tea chests, writing
desks, pen holders, wood screws, photographic cameras and stands,
serviette rings, paint brushes and handles, vast quantities of cheap
picture frames and mouldings. Nearly all these articles can be

made by machinery, even toy horses' legs being shaped on a dummy
copying lathe.

The annual sale of German toys in the British Isles is of nearly
as great value as the exports to the United States. The trade papers
in England are agitating the proposition that steps be taken to
capture that business by doing the manufacturing in England.
Americans will do well to give the subject more than a passing
thought on their own account.

Inquiries among toy makers in the United States, a few days
ago, revealed the fact that they are all taxed to their utmost to
meet increased orders. Nearly all have added to their working
force, and new machinery has been installed. Some are running their
factories night and day. The last shipment of toys from Germany
arrived a few days ago, and was valued at $500,000. No other
consignments are expected this year from Europe.

Chance for Panels

The present abnormal circumstances will open up a great many
new avenues of sale for various commodities, among them being
lumber and veneers. Already it is stated that one southern concern
has sold a very considerable quantity of wide poplar boards for
British mess tables. Poplar, of course, is very well suited for this
purpose and if properly treated should stand up well as far as
warping, twisting and splitting are concerned. However, it would
seem that well-built panels made up with waterproof glue would
give even greater assurance of permanence of form. It would seem
that the game would be worth the effort.

Difficult of Understanding

During the last few weeks Hakdwood Recokd has received a con-
siderable number of letters of inquiry as to the source of supply
for certain sizes and grades of sap gtmi, most particularly in the
upper grades. It seems that this stock is a difBcult thing to secure
at this time, as in reply to letters of inquiry sent out from this
oflSce for the purpose of locating the source of supply for the
original inquirers, Hakdwood Eecord has received the almost unani-
mous answer that the mills addressed were entirely out of this line
of lumber.

Considering the situation, it is rather difficult to comprehend the
reason for quotations on this stock which have been noted recently.
Without giving actual figures, a considerable sale was recently made
in Chicago at a figure that would make it absolutely impossible to
realize even a modest profit. In fact, a real loss was very likely
sustained.

Why is it necessary to give way entirely to the desire to move
lumber? It is impossible to see any justification for selling at a
below market price stock which is generally credited with being dis-
tinctly short. Even war times do not justify such a procedure.

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The Lumbermen's Round Table

15

Safety First in CrodlU
When liUHinp!<.s i» more or less iiiiMottloil, as it is at proiwiit, tlic
<|uvstiun of oxtonding i-redit is iiioro sorioiiB than nt any otbor tinio.
Tlio very condition that makes tlie lumberman anxious to move his
stork, often makes it unsafe for him to do so; and it is Iwttcr to
ki-ej) the mat<<rial on the yard tlion to convert it into a book account
where the risk is greot.

It is not every liimlMvman who can turn down an order that will
move something he particularly wants to get rid of, just because the
customer is not rated or is considered an unsafe credit risk ; but at
this particular time more courage should be brought to bear than
is ne«-os8ary ordinarily. One can afford to take a chance when busi-
ness in general is favorable and proiits will stand some shrinkage;
but with the situation at largo more or less unsteady, the lumber-
man must increase the factor of safety.

Shrinkage In Measuiement
.\ sawmill niiin recently called attention to the fact that the loss
in measurement experienced in his business had been found to be seven
per cent — a larger amount than most of those who heard the statement
had considered correct. In this particular case the lumberman runs a
southern mill, and his red oak is rather porous, which might account
for a larger shrinkage than otherwise. He also handles a good deal
of gum. The difference in measurement is not absolute, of course,
but is the amount developed by a comparison of the measurement
of the lumber as it leaves the mill and the inventory. The latter
is only approximate, but it is generally regarded as accurate enough
for all practical purposes. Either, then, the shrinkage which goes
on in the pile is greater than the casual observer would believe,
or the methods of inventorying are not sufficiently accurate.

Statistics covering the situation in general are available, but one's
own experience is always most valuable. It would be worth while
for a sawmill man to make a few tests along this line, by putting
up a pile and then measuring it, board for board, as it was taken
down, after a lapse of the usual drying period. This would furnish
an incontrovertible argument, unqualified by approximations or
guesses.

Incidentally, the large shrinkage in measurement referred to sug-
gests that the wholesaler who is buying green lumber at the same
price he is paying for dry, and is then absorbing the shrinkage which
occurs on his yard, is hardly using sufficient judgment in the con-
duct of his business.

Why Not Build Scads
Now is a good time to build macadam roads to take the rilace of
the dirt highways which mark the average hardwood yard. The
lumberman may not think it worth while to improve his alleys in
this way, especially as business is quiot at this particular time; but
when the demand is lively and time is valuable, trying to handle
lumber over roadways that are nothing but bogs is a difficult and
expensive operation. While it pays have the roads properly put
•lown, using crushed stone and putting it on in the roughest way will
make a big improvement and give the horses a footing where they
would ordinarily be unable to get through the mud. Besides, it is
not to the credit of a lumber yard to have roadways like most of
those that are in use.

Lumbermen who have little for their regular forces to do, but
want to keep their men together in order that they may not have to
organize a new crew when business demands become larger, should
consider the question of having their men do the work of road-
building. It would give them a chance to earn wages, and it would
be a permanent investment worth while for the lumber company.
Walnut for Interior Finish
Those interested in the development of American black walnut in
the domestic trade are very much pleased with the increased use
of the wood for interior finish. A large number of important build-
ings have been finished in walnut, and the architects seem to have
decided that it is handsome enough to go into the finest structures
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but oven more important is the effect which this will have on tho
furniture business. The man who builds n re«idonco wonts to fur-
nish it according to tho way it is finished. If tho dining room is
finished in oak, his dining tnble, chairs, buffet, china closet, etc.,
will 1)0 of that material, the finish being mission, fumed, early Eng-
lish, Flanders, golden or whatever is called for. On tho other hand,
if his living-room is to bo a walnut apartment, as shown by the
interior finish, his tables, chairs and other furniture will liavo to be
walnut. This is equally true of offices, and perhaps is oven more
applicable.

There is a new office building in a western city, finixhed in ma-
hogany— 150,000 feet being used, by tho way — where the tenants
who came discarded hundreils of oak desks and other office equipment
and replaced them with mahogany furniture. Walnut is coming so
strongly in this respect that one is justified in assuming, therefore,
that tho furniture trade will have to increase the proportion of wal-
nut furniture in order to keep up with tho interior finish movement.

In connection with the relationship between interior finish and
furniture, one of the leading houses in its line in the country, the
Glidden Varnish Company of Cleveland, O., struck a false note in
a big advertisement to consumers recently, when it suggested the
use of one of its finishes to make the furniture "harmonize" with
the finish.

"Our furniture was oak, and the room was finished in mahogany,"
says the host to his guests, with a flourish as he proudly indicates
his handiwork. "With Japalac we turned the furniture to mahogany,
and now it harmonizes." The idea of taking a high-grade piece of
oak furniture and staining it to resemble mahogany seems a trifle
crude.

Is Poplar Coming Back?

Poplar, which has been rather dull for some time, is one of the
most active movers on the list at present. Lumbermen report that
it is selling in quantity, and is the bright spot in the situation.
There is good reason to be pleased with this development, inasmuch
as poplar is intrinsically one of the finest woods that grow, and on
account of its splendid working qualities appeals to the artisan
strongly. With competing woods gradually increasing in value, while
poplar is either steady or selling at lower levels than heretofore,
there is no reason why the consumption should not be stimulated to
a marked extent.

Two Sides to the Proposition

The salesman who insists that he can 't make the consumer think
that his business is good, when it isn't, lacks imagination. He
forgets that there are two sides to every proposition, and that the
manufacturer, especially when he is on the buying side, often sees
only tho gloomy features of the situation. The salemnn must be
a "bull," temperamentally and professionally. Ho isn't expected
to hypnotize his customers, nor change black into white; but most
people prefer to see the silver lining of the cloud, and the salesman
who knows how to turn it around and expose the bright side is
going to get the orders and win a welcome, while the man who is
in the dumps, and tries to condole with his customers, finds tnat
misery doesn't love company to that extent, and that mighty little
lumber is going to be sold in that way.

Historians make men famous after they are dead but the advertising
man does it while they live.

There is no question that there has long been room for a produc-
tion of much more dimension stock at the mills to save tho freight
OE the trimmings, but tho problem has been to get the millmen
interested, and after that to find a way to produce and handle the
smaller dimensions without the cost eating up the profit. Still we are
making progress and are gradually solving this problem, and the
future wiU likely see more attention given by both producer and
consumer to this feature of the business.

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Pennsylvania s V^ood Industries

Editor's Note

Four yeai-s ago the United States Forest Service began the study of wood-using industries state by state, to cover
the whole country. The first state completed was Massachusetts, the second North Carolina, and the work has gone
forward until all of the states have been covered by field work, and the results in most of them have been published.
In many states the investigation was cooperative, the government compiling the figures and writing the rep6rts, and
the states, or some commercial organization or trade paper, printing the bulletins. The report from Pennsylvania has
been printed and the results are summarized in the accompanying review. Four states remain to be published, West
Virginia, New Jersey, Indiana, and Georgia. The field work in these is complete and the publications may be expected

The Department of Forestry of Pennsylvania has published bulletin
6, dealing with industries in that state which use wood as raw mate-
rial in manufacturing. Though published by the state of Pennsyl-
vania, the compilation of the work was done by the United States
Forest Service. The office of Industrial Investigations, under O. T.
Swan, had charge, and Boger E. Simmons conducted the field work
and wrote the report. Assistants were furnished by Robert S. Conklin,
toramissioner of forestry in Pennsylvania. It is thus apparent that
the preparation of the work has been in competent hands.

The result is highly satisfactory. It belongs to the series of state
woods-using reports which have been published at intervals during the
past four years. It is the largest of those reports, being a book of
more than two hundred pages, and replete with details of woods,
prices, methods of manufacture, quantities of wood consumed annually
in the state for various purposes, sources of the material, and many
other matters of importance for persons who have occasion to investi-
gate the use of wood for manufacturing purposes. The bulletin is
illustrated with half-tone pictures and with drawings of various fea-
tures of woodworking. It is presumed that copies of the report may
be procured from the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry at Harris-
burg, and from the Forest Service, Washington, D. C. ; but informa-
tion is not at hand whether copies will be distributed free or at a
price. It is worth a price to those who are in the wood-manufacturing
business.

Kinds of Woods Used

The factories of Pennsylvania use seventy-two kinds of wood, ac-
cording to the table which gives a summary for the whole state. An
examination of the list, however, reveals the fact that the claim of
seventy-two woods is too modest, if each species be counted as a
different wood. The whole number will not fall much short of twice
seventy-two, since from two to six species are occasionally grouped
under a single name.

White pine leads all other woods in quantity used, amounting to
more than fourteen per cent of the whole, at an average price of
$31.55 a thousand feet, delivered at the factories. Shortleaf pine
is second in quantity, longleaf pine third. These three pines make up
more than one-third of the total quantity of wood used in the state.

White ash leads the hardwoods, and red oak is second, followed in
order by yellow poplar, sugar maple, chestnut, beech, red gum, and
bassvfood. The total demand for hardwoods and softwoods respec-
tively is nearly equal, but the latter are a little ahead. The total of
woods of all kinds going to factories during the year covered by the
report was 1,114,219,650 feet.

Of the seventy-two woods in use, sixteen are of foreign origin.
Though more than one-fifth of the species come from other countries,
the total quantity of foreign material does not amount to one per cent
of the whole. More Spanish cedar is used than any other imported
wood, and mahogany is second.

Only six of the seventy-two woods were grown wholly in the state.
They were aspen, mountain laurel, locust, sassafras, sumach, and
black willow. These are all of minor importance, their combined
totals amounting to little more than half a million feet. Forty of
the woods were in part state grown, and three others are found native
in Pennsylvania, though they appear not to have gone to the factories
from that state, but came from elsewhere.

A little more than twenty-eight per cent of all the wood reported
for factory use in Pennsylvania was state grown, the quantity being
313,683,632 feet against 800,356,018 shipped in from outside regions.
Cost of the Material

The total cost of the wood delivered annually at Pennsylvania fac-

tories is given at $32,483,227. The average price paid per thousand
feet is $29.15. The averages in Illinois, Ohio, and New York were
respectively $28.76, $30.47, and $30.76. The average of these three
states is very nearly that of Pennsylvania.

The woods used in Pennsylvania vary remarkably in price. The
most costly on the list is weichsel at $540 per thousand feet. This
material is bought by weight, but it is reduced to board measure in
calculating the price. Other costly woods are rosewood $462.89,
French briar $351.34, Circassian walnut $340.45, boxwood $298.90,
eucalyptus $260, satinwood $200, sarbo $200, teak $191.95, and ebony
$188.18.

Black willow is the cheapest wood reported, at $13, and is followed
by aspen at $15. Others below twenty dollars are scrub pine, black
gum, pitch pine, beech, and loblolly pine. In 1912 the sawmill output
of lumber in Pennsylvania was 992,180,000 feet.

The Industries
According to the classification made by the Forest Service, there are
fifty-five separate wood-using industries in the United States. Penn-
sylvania has fifty of them, a number which is not equaled by any
other slate. The smallest separate industry in Pennsylvania is cred-
ited with the use of 95,945 feet of wood a year. The industry pro-
duces manual training supplies, and pays an average price of $66.44
a thousand feet for the wood purchased. The largest industry turns
out planing mill products, uses yearly 281,717,600 feet, and pays
$33.46 a thousand for it. Following are the ten largest wood-using
industries in the state, with the annual amount of lumber used by

Planing mill products 281,717,600

Boxes and crates 273,904,094

Cars 228,380,900

Furniture 58,995,170

Chairs 33,117,000

Vehicles 31,801.509

Ships and boats 26.716,000

Caskets and coffins 13,982,500

Mine equipment 11,948,897

Fixtures 11,888,220

These ten industries account for more than four-fifths of all the
wood demanded by factories in Pennsylvania. This state leads all
the other states in the use of mine equipment. The coal mines are
highly developed, and include both hard and soft coal. There are
fifteen industries which use less than one million feet of wood annu-
ally. The highest average price for all woods bought is paid by the
makers of tobacco pipes, $165.49, and the lowest price, $14, is paid
by excelsior mUls.

There are in Pennsylvania 3,432 factories which make wood com-
modities. These figures do not include sawmills producing rough
lumber. No state surpasses Pennsylvania in the number of wood-
consuming factories, though several exceed it in the quantity of wood
used.

The Uses of Wood

The Pennsylvania report possesses special value on account of the
thoroughness with which the uses of the various woods have been
worked out. It is safe to say that no other book published in America
is so complete, as far as the woods which are considered in this report
are concerned. All of the common woods of the United States are
included, and several from foreign countries. There is, however, a
pretty large number of woods which grow in this country that are
not considered in the Pennsylvania report, because they are not used
in that state.

Take handles as an example of the details with which the use of
wood in the separate industries is presented. Instead of treating
handles as if they consist of a single article, forty different kinds of

HARDWOOD RECORD

imndiM arc li»te.l, and tlio kin.ls of «oo<l uwd for obcIi are given.
It is thus made nppnrrnt that differt'nt handles demand different sorts
of wood; some are quite clienp, others cxpousive; Boino must be very
strong, others net'd moderate strenuth only.

.\nother illu.Htration is found in the treatment of the novelty in-
dustry. Instead of conaiderinf: it as a whole and in a general wiiy,
a list is presented of sixty kinds of novelties ttiado in Pennsylvanin.
with pictures of the articles and descriptions of the woods used. Sim-
ilar treatment is accorded the woodenware industry. Photo ongraviuKS
give a clear understanding of what the various articles of wooden-
ware are. The industry listed as "Machine Construction" is not
left in that vague form, but twenty-four kinds of mncliines are named,
and the woods used in the construction of each one of them arc given.

The toy industry includes twenty-nine sorts of toys, which are sopa-
rately listed, and the woods entering into the construction of OBch
kind are shown. More than fifty wooden parts of the piano are given
by name and by drawings, and the woods of which each part is made
are named. Another list contains sixty two woods employed by mak
era of canes and umbrella handles; and pictures of twenty seven styles
of canes and handles accompany the description.

Great dilTerenccs arc shunn in the number and variety of uses of
woods in Pennsylvania. A few arc reporteil for only one use, while
several fill more than one hundred diflTerent places in factories which
produce articles of wood. Black walnut has 15G uses, sweet birch 357,
hard maple 375, yellow poplar 423, and white oak beads the list
with 752 uses.

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Some Helpful Saw Suggestions "5^

Edger Saws
One can find in going about the country some strangly contrasting
opinions about edger saws. Here and there you will find a man who
delights in running thin saws and is an enthusiast for them, thinks
they are the means of saving lumber, and also of saving power. Then
maybe, about the time you are persuaded that his theory is the
right one and are wondering why everybody doesn't follow it, you
run across a man who goes up in the air when you talk thin saws to
him. It is all largely a matter of opinion influenced by experience.
The man who is an advocate of the thick saw has generally had some
troublesome experiences with thin ones and it has so prejudiced him
against them that he will not consider them.

When the thin saw idea first attained popular favor it began with
mill saws, which were reduced down from 6 and 7 gauge to 8 and 9
and finally to 9 and 10. This spirit reached the edger saw soon after
and edger saws were made thinner in proportion than the mill saws.
This happened in advance of the time of great skill in swaging and
caring for thin saw teeth. The mill saws were thick enough to
swage and handle in the original way, but the edger saws were so
thin that often they were set by springing the points, each alternate
point in different direction to get set in the saw.

While the?e were keen and sharp, they did very well on soft wood,
but in the course of time they would wear, rounding on the outer
corner and continued springing. If carelessly done, would result in
getting a hump just back of the tooth point, so that it really did
not clear itself as it should. Then the thin edger saws would go bad.
They would hit hard streaks in the lumber and sheer out a little and
the lumber would wedge between them, generating, and a bad matter
would soon become worse.

There was a lot of trouble of this kind with many edgers, and it
took some millmen quite a while to understand the cause. Many of
them at that time found the solution to the trouble by using thicker
saws and a swage set the same as the mill saws. Those who turned
to these for relief found the difference so great that they were done
with thin saws for edgers. Others found relief in a different man-
ner. It was about the time people began to develop skill in swaging
and filing thin saws, and some of them found relief in this way and
still retained their thin saws. They are the fellows who today are still
ardent advocates of thin saws.

Wo are in much better position today to get good service out of
thin edger saws than in times gone by. The band saw, which is
perforce a thin blade, has served to train saw filers in the swaging
and filing of thin saws until today they can put proper corners on a
thin edger saw and it will stand up to its work much better than in
the old days when the spring set was resorted to.

There are, however, cases of severe service where the thicker saws
really should be given a preference in edger work. If it is a high
feed with hard knots and heavy power behind it, it may be found
that the thin saws give more trouble than they save power and tim-
ber. When that is the case one should not let the thin saw idea get
the better of common sense. Take the thick saw and get satisfac-
tion out of the work. It is the more sensible plan.

The Oang Sip Saw

The gang rip saw is just as important a machine, compared to the
single bench or rip saw, as the gang edger in the mill, compared with
the old time single side edger. This is a fact, however, that has not
been so generally recognized as have the advantages of the gang
edger in the mill. When it comes to ripping up stock into strips or
dimensions anywhere away from the gang edger itself, there has been
a pretty general use of the single rip saw except in the making of
lath and very small articles of that kind. At first it was a single
hand feed rip saw, and this was clung to persistently after the
advantages of the power feed were well established. By anil by
the advantages of the power feed were recognized both in Uie
quantity of the work and in lessening the burden of hand labor, and
now some attention is being given to the subject of gang rip saws.
They are not yet receiving all the favor they merit, otherwise there
would be more of them in use. The gang rip saw has substantially
the same advantages as the gang edger when one is ripping strips or
dimension stock of which there is more than one piece in a board or
a flitch. There is a saving of time and money in the use of gang
saws in proportion to the width of the stock and the number of gangs
used. In ripping lumber for narrow flooring the gang will do twice
the work of the single saw and the same advantage is easily obtain-
able in ripping short stock of various kinds into small dimensions.
There is, of course, room for the single rip saw in the working of
stock which may vary in dimensions with every few pieces, but
where there is any quantity of narrow stock dimensions to be made,
the gang rip saw offers enough advantages to easily justify the extra
cost and power required in its operation.

Cross-Cut Bench Appliances
Some years ago there was quite an extensive exploitation of a
variety of cross-cut or swing saw bench appliances intended to facil-
itate cutting to various lengths. Most of the appliances were of the
automatic or semi-automatic stop gage order and some of them proved
disappointing because of a lack of accuracy. The exploitation of
these things is not so active now, but those that are offered and
being used seem to be more satisfactory, and all of them offer
advantages over the older practices of using measuring rods and stop
chocks; and if they are properly installed they can be kept reasonably
accurate. In other words, it seems worth while to equip any swing
saw bench with something of this kind because of the advantages
offered.

In times gone by, many of the prominent importers of mahogany
questioned the import figures of the Bureau of Statistics at
Washington, claiming that they do not represent anything like the
total quantity. Comparing the figures on imports with the estimate
of the quantity of mahogany consumed annually we have the Forest
Service figures on consumption as 50,.575,999 feet. For the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1913, the import statistics show 66,318,000 feet im-
ported. Striking an average of four years, total import figures give
47,555,000 feet, so evidently the Bureau of Statistics is not far out
on the import statistics on mahogany.

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W^oods Used For Foundry Patterns

Patterns are used in different industries and in ways not at all
similar. The shoe last maker employs a pattern to guide the cutting
bits of the lathe in giving shape to the last The carver, who em-
ploys a machine in doing the work, puts his pattern to pretty much
the same service as the last maker, but the machine is quite different.
The mechanic often works according to a pattern when he makes
an intricate piece of mechanism, though he may have no further use
for the pattern than to measure it from time to time and see that he
is faithfully copying it. But these are not the patterns which fill
so important a place in the foundry.

The foundry pattern is of the same shape and size as the casting
which is to be produced. The pattern is buried in a box of wet sand
(called a flask) and the sand is tamped hard around it. By devices
specially provided, the pattern is taken out, leaving a hollow mold
into which the melted metal is poured, and it hardens in the form
desired, which is an exact copy of the pattern.

Pattern making is as old as metal casting, and that is older than
history. The maker of patterns has always held an important place
in the industries of the region. He has always been the connecting
link between the carpenter and the metal molder. The real artist
who made possible some of the fine bronze vessels, stands, and orna-
ments of the Romans was the pattern maker, not the metal worker.
The form with all its lines of beauty was in the pattern. The
foundry man did no more than pour the hot metal into the mold
formed around the pattern. The foundry man has been praised dur-
ing thousands of years for his skill, and the pattern maker has been
wholly overlooked ; yet without his patterns the foundry would
produce nothing useful or artistic.

Woods Fit and Not Fit

Every wood is not fit for patterns. Some are useless, others valu-
able. They must be chosen with care and tried out by experience.
If all the woods of the United States were placed on trial, it would
be found that ten would be rejected for every one accepted. The
line is not drawn between hardwoods and softwoods, or needleleaf
and broadleaf trees, or between strong and weak woods. Neither is
it necessary to draw the line between woods of rapid or of slow
growth.

Pattern makers classify materials as "drywoods" and "water
woods. ' ' That has no reference to their condition of dryness. Trees
which grow on high, dry ground are more suitable for patterns than
those from low, swampy situations. The latter are known as ' ' water-
woods. " They absorb moisture so readily that they are liable to
swell in the wet sand and spoil the mold. A ' ' drywood ' ' is less liable
to do so, though the best wooden pattern, if left too long in the
damp sand, will swell by the absorption of moisture. It is supposed
that trees which grow in damp situations are not so compact of
structure as those in dry places, and the wood of the former is more
porous and will absorb moisture quickly.

The mere fact, however, that a tree happens to grow in dry soil
does not make a good pattern wood of it, unless it is naturally so.
Many woods are not good for pattern making, no matter where or
how they grow.

Virtues and Faults of Pine

White pine is one of the best woods in the world for ordinary
foundry patterns, and it might be supposed that all other pines would
be somewhat like it, but it is not so. Longleaf pine, short leaf, Nor-
way, western yellow pine and northern pitch pine are useless to the
pattern maker. These woods are filled with resin which oozes out
when the pattern is subjected to the heat and moisture of the
foundry. This causes the sand to adhere to the pattern, making it
difficult to draw, and the surface becomes too rough for molding the
second casting. These woods likewise split easily, are hard to work to
a smooth surface and nails are driven into them with difficulty.

The trouble is due primarily to the resin in the pine. There are
several white pines which contain little resin, and they are satis-
factory to the pattern maker. Among these are the following: The
common northern white pine, Idaho white pine, California sugar pine.

and limber pine. The first named is the best of these. It checks
and warps but slightly, is easily cut, and though good grades are
now high in price, it is one of the cheapest pattern woods when the
maker's time is taken into account, and the length of service is
considered.

That was the "pumpkin pine'" of early New England times, and
the "cork pine" a little later in Pennsylvania, western New York,
and Michigan. It was nothing more than large, finely-conditioned
white pine, usually more than two hundred years old. It was soft
and could be cut across the grain or with it. In fact, it had so little
grain that it was said to cut like a pumpkin, hence the name.

Another and slightly different origin is given for the name. The
spheres or baUs used in early New England as ornaments for the
tops of flag poles and the prows of boats were called "pumpkins,"
because of their shape; and since they were nearly always made of
the best grade of white pine it came to be known as "pumpkin pine."
Some Othee Softwoods

After the white pine, the spruces stand highest as pattern ma-
terial, but they must be carefully assorted. There are hard and soft
varieties, and the former must be rejected. The soft kinds contain
little resin and are quite satisfactory. Spruce is generally not so
free from knots as pine, and has a harsher grain, warps more, and the
spruce pattern must be nailed to hold it true. It is said the best
spruce for this purpose is the Engelmann of the Rocky Mountain;
but when a clear trunk of blue spruce, which grows in the same region,
is found on high, dry ground it is equally good.

Hemlock might be supposed to be worthless for patterns, because
it is crofs-grained, brittle, and warps badly; but it is cheap and is
useful in building up the frames of large patterns, which are then
covered with better material.

California redwood, Washington cedar, and Port Orford cedar
of Oregon, are employed in their respective regions by pattern makers.
They are soft, fine-grained, and not inclined to warp. The redwood
is rather too soft, as it is easily scarred and dented, yet it will dull
tools more speedily than white pine. The southern red or pencil
cedar makes fine patterns, except that it is rather too soft.

Cypress is occasionally worked into patterns, but it is classed with
the "waterwoods" and is disposed to absorb moisture from the
wet sand; but that tendency is overcome for a time by shellacking
the wood. If a limited number of castings are all that are wanted,
cypress is fairly satisfactory.

The maker of patterns holds two chief points in view : The cost of
the article and the time it wiU last. It is evident that the amount of
service given is the real measure of cost. A five-dollar pattern which
is good for only a dozen castings is more expensive than one cost-
ing ten dollars and good for a hundred castings. Some of the hard-
woods may be used so long that their first cost is a matter of small
importance. The list of the hardwoods suitable for this place is not
large. The three most common are yellow poplar, cherry and ma-
hogany, though others, like ebony, lignum-vits, boxwood, and teak
are occasionally used.

Yellow poplar has a fine texture with a satin lustre. It is straight-
grained, tolerably soft, shrinks moderately, is not liable to check,
warps but little when thoroughly seasoned, and is not apt to absorb
moisture. It quickly dulls the fine-edged tools used by pattern makers.
Mahogany

Mahogany is an excellent pattern wood. It is hard, takes an ex-
cellent polish, is not inclined to warp, and it absorbs very little
moisture from the wet sand. It is the standard material for pat-
terns which are to be used many times, and the first cost is of small
importance. The best mahogany for patterns is that cut in Hon-
duras, though some is used from other parts of tropical America and
also from Africa. Straight-grained wood is wanted. The figured
mahogany which is so highly prized for furniture and interior finish
is not wanted by the pattern maker. It is too difficult to work to a
smooth surface.

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HARDWOOD RECORD

To compare tb« durability of > \niw iinttrnm, tlii<

cxiivrieiire of n fotintlry with ■ piiir autuuiuLulL' inline rrauk rnx' piit
tt'm miiv b« cited. The |>ine |>att<*rn wan made as durable aa poanibip,
ami after iiixtT'thrce muldi wore- proilurrd it wim rcturni<d to tin-
pattern ihop in a badly broken rundition. After the pattern wnn
re]>aire<l, sixtyfivo molds were made, when it wti.t u)^iD returned
to the pattern shop in rtuch |ioor rondition that it wna decided to
replace it with a mahofpiny pattern. Before the latter wait returned
to the shop for repnira, 135 niold.H were made. The pattern was only
slightly worn, and after repairs were made it stood n run of 238
molds before it was returned to the sho]i to be overhauled, after
which it went luirk to the foundry for further use.

PaTTER.SS or ClIEKBY

Snmc foundrymen consider wild cherry superior even to inaho);any
- imttem wood. It is harder, stronger, and of finer texture than

innhoKnny. Its grain is nearly always Rtrai|{ht; it takes a oniooth
|>olish, anil wnrps but little, although it shrinks considerably in
drying, and it must he thoroughly seasoned Itefore worked into pat-
terns. It is hard to work, but I hut ilrnwlmrk is overlooked because
of its other exoellent i|ualities.

It is usually regarded as the l>est known wood for patterns. It
<lo<-s not dull tools as mahogany does nt the high speed at which its
machines are run in tho jiattern shop. It is considerably cheaper
than ninhognny, but this is partly offset by the increased labor
cost of building n cherry pattern. More castings can be made from
a cherry pattern than from one of any other wood in general use.

Formerly n good deal of black walnut was use<l in the pattern
shop, but in recent years it has largely disappeared from thot Indus
try. Maple, birch, and beech give fairly good service as jiutterns,
but the wood is so hard tlint it is worked with difficulty.

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Grain of Wood and Its Meaning

to wood, in a way satisfactory to nil interested parties. People do
not understand it in the Nime way. Various viewpoints nro held
by different users of the term. One man's definition will not fit
another's. When a man talks of the grain of wood, it is necessary
to know in what way he handles wood before his exact meaning can
be known.

The general idea is that grain means the annual rings of growth.
Undoubtedly that is the basic idea with most people, but it lacks
much of being an exact definition, because "straight-grain," "cross-
grain," "smooth-grain" have little meaning if applied to the
growth rings. Such rings never cross, are never straight, and smooth-
ness cannot be applied to them in a strict sense.

The term grain in reference to wood is elusive. It is difficult to
pin it down to an esact meaning. Experienced judges cannot agree
.tmong themselves. When a handle maker speaks of a smooHi-grained
wood he means one that feels smooth when rubbed with the hand, no
matter whether the growth rings are wide and distinct, as in hickory,
or narrow an.l vague, as in boxwooil. \ i>attern maker wants a wood
which cuts easily in all directions, like white pine. It makes no
ilifference to him what the rings look like, or whether the wood has
any. Yet he calls it "homogenous grain."

The furniture maker's idea of grain goes further than that of tlie
handle maker or pattern cutter. He takes into account the wood'^
appearance when it is cut in either longitudinal or radial section, oi
oblique to the radius. He frequently associates the medullary rays,
or bright patches in woods like oak, with grain. That is apt to be
what he means by the word ; yet, these rays have nothing to do with
the size of annual rings. They cross these rings at right angles.

One man will look at the end of a chestnut log and say the wood
is coarse-grained, and at the end of a red cedar log and pronounce it
fine grained. In this case he refers to the width of the growth
rings, those of chestnut being wide, while cedars are narrow.
Mahogany usually has no rings that anyone can readily see, yet
it is perfectly proper to speak of its grain.

It is evident that the term is loosely used and means different
things, depending upon who is using it. Wood technologists arc
more exact in their definitions, at least those of the United States
Forest Service, who insist that ' ' grain manifestly should not refer to
the rings of annual growth," though it is fundamentally influenced
by the bands of spring and summer wood which make up the rings,
and also by the medullary rays.

According to this definition, a wood's grain should be considered
as the arrangement of its fibers, pores, and other elements of which
the wood is composed. The fibers usually run up and down the
trunk. They are the wood cells or strings of cells. When separated
one from another they look like minute splinters, the longest of them
seldom exceeding a quarter of an inch in length. The pores of hard-

».M.,i^ ,11 t„l,>-^ wlii.li :.!,-..; iiiji U-iintlirtiM- ol the trunk, among
the fibers. In some woods, as oak, chestnut and hickory, tho pores
are readily visible to the naked eye. In other wuoils, like cotton-
wood, yellow poplar, and red gum, the pores, though very numerous,
are generally invisible without a magnifying glass.

If the pores are small or wholly wanting, and the fibers nro small
and compact, the wood is classed as fine grained by technologists,
and as coarse grained if the fibers are large and the jiores large and
numerous. When this view is taken, such terms as "cross-grained,"
"spiral-grained," and "straight-grained" have a meaning, which
they do not have if the yearly rings are taken as the basis of grain.
Black gum is cross-grained because its fillers and other elements
cross one another; it is fine grained because its pores are small and
its fibers compact. Some chestnut is straight-grained because the
elements are pafallel to the axis of the trunk; others are spiral-
grained because the elements run round like a winding stair. The
term "woolly-grained" is sometimes applied to wood — usually to
mahogany — by the finisher. It refers to a surface which fuzzes up
when attempt is made to polish it. Such wood is really cross-grained,
and the ends of the oblique fibers are torn loose by the polishing
tool, but are not cut smoothly off.

It is evident that when a wood's grain is spoken of it may refer
to characters quite different in their natures.

Home Advertising

A few days ago a salesman was in the oflioe of one of his good
customers who has recently improved liis jilant and had installed him-
self in a new office occupying one end of the section of his mill.

This firm for years had been located in an office that was com-
fortable but did not in any way advertise either grades, kinds or
workmanship of stock. He now has a large down-stairs room and
two on the second floor, all being finished in hardwood with oak
flooring, oak panel doors, stair-case in quartered oak and the general
finish of the rooms in plain red oak.

These people make a specialty of interior finish and house trim
and have for years been letting a good opportunity for advertising
slip by them. Their floors are of a select grade of plain white oak
and certainly afford an excellent opportunity for advertising that
class of flooring, as the grade is fine and the floor presents a beauti-
ful appearance. The salesman states that he has seen nothing more
handsome than the plain oak door panels which by the way are five-
ply veneer, not made by this firm but bought outside and carried in
stock.

A customer who is somewhat undecided as to what he will use
can be shown the stock as it will appear, and this concrete evidence
of what can be done by a firm forms a splendid talking point. "What
we have done ' ' if you can show a man a sample always makes more
of a hit than "What we can do."

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Lumber Shipper's Eight to Transportation Facilities
What legal remedies has a shipper of lumber against a railway
company for refusal to furnish him cars or other shipping facilities?
This important and interesting question occasionally rises when the
carrier's refusal is arbitrary, but more frequently in times of ear
shortage.

It is well-settled law that every raUway company which undertakes
to carry general freight must accord equal privileges to all shippers
on the same terms. So a carrier which maliciously refuses to furnish
ears for the transportation of lumber or other commodity, merely
because the shipper has previously favored a competing road, or
refuses to make all of his shipments over the line, subjects itself to
liability to him, not only for all damages resulting as a natural
consequence of the refusal, but, also, may be held for punitive
damages. But, in the absence of malice, the award must be limited
to actual damages. A railway company may enforce any reasonable
regulation governing shipments. Thus it may refuse to move freight
untU the charges are prepaid, but the shipper 's failure to tender pre-
payment does not justify refusal to furnish cars, if advance payment
is not customarily demanded. And it has been decided that a
shipper's previous delay in unloading freight does not excuse refusal
to allot cars to him.

An unprecedented press of traffic which could not reasonably have
been foreseen excuses a railway company's failure to have enough
rolling stock to promptly move all freight offered, but there are
many court decisions to sustain the statement that in such cases
available cars must be fairly distributed among shippers; the com-
pany may not fill all the requisitions of a favored shipper, and then
justify refusal to furnish any cars to another on the ground of
shortage. But when a carrier contracts in advance to supply a
certain number of cars at a certain time and place to move logs,
lumber or other freight, it cannot avoid liability for breach of the
contract on the ground that the agreement gave that shipper an
advantage over other shippers, unless he was thereby given an undue
preference.

Proper demand for cars must, of course, be made before ths carrier
can be held responsible for failure to supply them. For instance,
demand made upon a station agent to furnish cars at another point
does not bind the railway company. And, if the carrier's rules re-
quire requisition for cars to be in writing, an oral demand is in-
sufficient, unless it appears that the rule has been customarily dis-
regarded. It is to be noted, however, that under the reciprocal
demurrage laws which are now in force in several states written de-
mand must be made in order to preserve the benefits provided by
those laws.

The reciprocal demurrage acts do not provide an exclusive remedy
in cases where shipping facilities are refused; it is generally held by
the courts that in such a case the shipper may pursue his common
law remedy independently of the act.

An important limitation upon the right to recover damages lies in
the principle that governs awards in all damage cases, namely that
the aggrieved person must take all reasonable steps to minimize his
damages. So, if a railway company fails to furnish cars and other
practicable means of transportation can be found which wiU reduce
the amount of resulting damages, such means must be adopted. And
when shipping facilities are delayed, the shipper must take all
reasonable steps to avoid unnecessary injury to the lumber or other
freight pending the delay.

Mandamus is a proper method of compelling a railway company
to furnish facilities which it wrongfully and arbitrarily refuses to
afford.

Phases of Lumber Sales Contracts
A contract to sell quantities of lumber to be shipped within a
certain period implies that the shipments are to be made at the
buyer's option, but requires him to furnish orders for shipment of
the fuU amount before expiration of that period. Failure to order
out the full amount in that time is waived, however, by the seller

entering into a new contract modifying the original agreement.
Where title to unshipped lumber has not passed to the contract
buyer, the seller cannot, on the buyer refusing to order the same out,
recover the full contract price. His remedy, if any, is to sue for
damages for breach of the contract to buy. (Maine Supreme Judicial
Court, Russell vs. Clark, 91 Atlantic Reporter 602.) Accepted orders
for goods under a contract, which are void for uncertainty as to the
quantity of goods sold, may constitute sales of goods so ordered at
the prices named in the contract, but they do not validate the agree-
ment as to articles which one of the parties refuses to sell or deliver,
or which the other party refuses to accept under the void contract,
because neither party is bound to deliver or receive any quantity
under the agreement. Neither party to a contract of sale can con-
tradict its express terms by showing a trade custom contrary to the
provisions of the contract. A contract of sale is unenforceable unless
it provides for a sale of a definite quantity of goods. A contract to
buy all of a certain kind of articles used in the buyer's business is
sufficiently definite, however. The agreement is invalid, though, if it
leaves it open to the buyer to refuse to accept any delivery. (Mary-
land Court of Appeals, Parks vs. Griffith & Boyd, 91 Atlantic Re-
porter 581.)

Liability for Injury to Employe
A lumber company is liable for injury to an employe of one who
was engaged by the company to haul lumber from one place to
another, the accident having been caused by lurch of a car on which
lumber was being carried, due to defective condition of the track.
(Nevada Supreme Court, Flodin vs. Verdi Lumber Company, 142
Pacific Reporter 531.)

Duty to Safeguard Machinery

Under a law requiring employers to safeguard machinery to avoid
injury to workmen, where guards can be maintained without impair-
ing the efficiency of the machinery, an employe does not assume the
risk of working at unguarded machinery, which it is practicable to
guard. (Oregon Supreme Court, Filkins vs. Portland Lumber Com-
pany, 142 Pacific Reporter 578.)

Responsibility for Death of Employe

Where an employe of a lumber company was directed to assist a
firm in loading lumber on a vessel under control of the firm, and
was precipitated into the water by breaking of a cable on which he was
being carried to the vessel, the lumber company and the firm were
jointly liable, the appliances being partly owned by each. (California
District Court of Appeal, Koskela vs. Albion Lumber Company, 142
Pacific Reporter 851.)

Recovery on Omitted Item of Accoimt

A wholesale lumber company was not precluded from recovering the
amount of an item for lumber sold by the fact that the item was
omitted from a bill which was supposed to cover all sums due, and
which was paid by the buyer, if the omission was an innocent mistake.
(California District Court of Appeal, Union Lumber Company vs.
J. W. Schouten Company, 142 Pacific Reporter 910.)

Injury Caused by Co-Employe's Negligence

Under the laws of Georgia which exempt employers from liability
for injury to an employe caused by negligence or misconduct of a
"fellow servant," in certain cases, a lumber manufacturing company
is not liable for injury to one of its carpenters while constructing
a dry-kUn, caused by negligence of an engineer and fireman in charge
of an engine and tram cars operated in the course of the company's
business. (Georgia Court of Appeals, Dwan vs. Great Eastern Lumber
Company, 82 Southeastern Reporter 666.)

Lena Timbers vs. C. F. Timbers is the title of a Michigan divorce
suit now in court. Lena claims Charles failed to support her and
Charles alleges that he woodwork. Any way it appears the timbers
were poorly matched. There is no second growth.

And at that he isn't a lumberman.

Tin- Nntiunul Asweintiou of Hox Maiiufncdircrg lias publiHlu'il in
bulletin fonii runiplcto lii;iiri>» hIiuwIiii; llie aunuiil use of wood in Ibc
UniteU Slatca for Ix>xom. Tbe stutistii'S wero colltvtcd by tbo Foroxt
Scrvii-e, tbrouRli the oflioe of Iiiiliistrial ]nveNti);ations which iB in
h:irge of O. T. Swan. The bulletin was prepared for the press by

.1. Nellis of the Forest Sorviee.

Hex niaken; in the United States use 4,547,973,180 feet of lumber
annually, of which softwoods constitute :{,138,'J7«,019 feet, or 09
|K'r cent, and hardwoods 1,409,095. Itil feet, or 31 per cent of the
total. I'rncticnlly all of the wood u.sed for boxes is the product of the
nvmill and therefore forms a part of the annual lumber cut. Based
■i the production in 1912, the last year for which figures are available,
1 1.0 per cent of all lumber produced in the United States is converted
into boxes. In fact, the manufacture of packing boxes and shooks,
crates, crating, fruit and vegetable packages and baskets, is the second
largest wood-consuming industry of the United States. The manu-
facture of lumber for construction and building purposes, planing
mill i>roducts, sash, doors, blinds, and general mill work, is, of course,
<lie leading wood-consuming industry, taking over two-thirds of the
tiiiual lumber cut.

The figures on which the bulletin is based were collected state by
Niate. Individual reports for thirty states have been published. Re-
ports for the remaining states are in manuscript, and the figures have
l>een summarized and the totals appear in the table which follows.
Partial reports and estimates of the totals for the United States have
lieen published from time to time; but the totals from the government
figures are made public now for the first time.

Regions of Large Manufacture

Box manufacturing goes by sections. Some regions ninke iiiany
more than others. Two considerations largely determine the number
of boxes produced in a region ; first, abundance of suitable wood, and,
second, proximity of a large and steady demand for the finished
product. Cheap, suitable wood is the first requisite. The finished
vhooks may be shipped considerable distances to market, but it is not
practicable to ship rough l)ox lumber very far.

Nearly three-fourths of all the boxes, shooks, crates, crating, etc.,
are manufactured in the region east of the Mississippi river and north
of Tennessee and North Carolina, which, owing to the extent of its
industries, oflfers the best market for boxes, and also embraces or
is contiguous to the sources of the woods most used in box making.
New England and New York produce and manufacture into boxes a
great deal of white pine, hemlock, spruce and balsam fir, though they
also secure a portion of their box material from Canada. Virginia and
Maryland produce yellow pine, and use nearly 1,000,000,000 feet a
year for boxes, though much of this comes from North Carolina. The
Lake States manufacture white pine into boxes, and supplj' much of
the material for the enormous box factories in Illinois. The latter
state, however, draws much of its box material from the hardwoods
and softwoods of the South.

The Woods Used

The following table shows the quantity of each of the many kinds
of wood in tbe United States made into boxes annually:

Kind of Wood FcetB. M.

White pine 1.131.969.!)4ii

V. Il.,« pine 1.042.93«,12:i

K.il cum 401,735,390

Situ. .. 3.35,935,043

W.st.rn vellow pine 228.091,927

<.ittonwood 2I0.819..Wn

ll.mlock 203.526.091

\ .llow poplar 105,1 lp,737

■Maple 90.!S31.04S

f-irch 90.7S7.900

liasswood SO.979.01 1

Hoprh 77,.sni).2S0

Tupelo 74.9N2.910

Kim 63,726,458

oak 50,362.111

Balsam flr 40.173.700

♦'.vprpss 38.962,895

tlip.stiiut .30,216.700

Sii-ar pine 24.686.000

Sycaiiiorc 16.451.693

Ash 10..507.30S

Willow 10.004,000

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liiniKlMK Mr 7.;i4U.N4(i

X..1.1C Ur (l.0:)3,60(l

MnKnoilH 5,44U.O<H)

Ituckcyc 3,174.02>t

White (Ir 3.H2.0KO

Ortnr 2,512,150

llcdwood 2,4:<U,nou

Itcd rlr 1.32H,3:(0

Hickory 7I17.U2U

llult.rnut 578,0<M>

Cucumlwr 524,000

.\lplnc Or .'lOO.OOO

llackbcrry 316,000

• 'hcrry 170,500

Ulnck walnut 1<I3,260

Silver Kcll Tree ii1.;H)k

.V|>i>lewood 1 .'LKOO

.MuhoKony 13.000

.\llanthu8 5,000

Mountain nsli 5,(m»o

Yucca .'1.500

Total 4,547,973.180

The bulletin from which the above figures are taken contains a map
which shows the regions most prominent in the box industry. The
Pacific coast states make ten per cent of the country's boxes. The
whole Rocky Mountain and Plains states region, including Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida, produce
eleven per cent. Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee make
nine per cent. Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio pro
duce twenty per cent; while the middle Atlantic and northeastern
states make fifty per cent.

The boxes are of all kinds and for numerous purposes, ranging in
size from the cases for dry goods, which may have capacity for ten or
fifteen Inishels, down to the pint or pound cups for berries. Statistics
ilo not show the relative numbers of different kinds of boxes, but
it is believed that the products of orchards and gardens demand
nearly or quite one-half of the whole output of box lumber. Merchan-
dise requires a large part of the remaining half.

Box material is prepared in various forms. Formerly, when wood
was cheap, much of the box lumber was of one-inch thickness. That
is unusual now, except where more than ordinary strength is required.
By using reinforcing strips, a box of thin lumber may be given the
strength of the old style box of inch boards. Increasing quantities
of veneer are employed by box makers. Most of it is rotary cut.
Such veneer is reduced to board measure in the figures of the accom-
panying table.

Crates are classed as boxes and so appear in statistics. Much crat-
ing is used, however, which is never reported for statistical purposes.
As a rule, only crates which are made in factories are reported. Many
shippers make their own crates :is they need thoin.

A Hint to Lumber Users

Recently while in one of the large sheds of a leading consuming
plant of the Northwest, which shed will hold about 3,000,000 feet of
lumber, their was noticed an inscription on the front of a large pile
"Hands Oflf, Car No. ."

On returning to the office the question was put to the owner and
manager as whether this was refused stock, which elicited the follow-
ing reply: "No! but we have a system of marking each complete
pile which represents a carload of lumber, with the car number and
as you notice 'Hands Off.' This enables us to first use up all the
smaller piles of the same class of lumber and when our inventory
period arrives we are able to get the exact amounts in the untouched
piles simply by referring to the car number.

"In this way at our last inventory we were able to secure ac-
curate figures on 143 cars of stock which was considerable saving
in the time of the estimator and gave us figures on which we could
absolutely depend. ' '

Not a great deal is seen in print and not much is heard about it in
lumber conventions, but it is a fact that excelsior is an important
wood product, calling for a little over 100,000,000 feet of timber a
year.

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Ehony and Its Imitations

Tlie blaok keys of pianos are sometimes made of ebony. It forms
parts of many other musical instruments, handles for small tools,
and novelties of many kinds. It is persimmon wood but not the
species found in the United States. It comes from Ceylon, Mad-
agascar, Africa's east coast, and from other tropical countries. It
is of many colors, ranging from jet black to brown and green. The
blacker it is, the more valuable. Two thousand years before the
days of Abraham the Egyptians were cutting ebony under the
equator on the east coast of Africa and shipping it to furniture
makers in Egypt. Some of that furniture is in existence today.

The cost of ebony tempts counterfeiters to imitate it. The most
common imitation in this country is holly. It is worthy of note
that one of the whitest woods in the world should be chosen to imitate
one of the blackest. The holly is boiled in hatter's dye and becomes
so black that no one suspects the counterfeit if he judges by
the color alone. The fine grain of holly contributes to the decep-
tion, but the weight gives the secret away. Ebony is twice as heavy
as holly. This imitation is often employed in making billiard cues
and in other inlay work where the weight is not taken into con-
sideration.

In Europe one of the most common imitations of ebony is prepared
from the wood of fruit trees, preferably i]ear. It is dyed in much
the same way as holly, and it takes a line polish which closely re-
sembles ebony.

Other imitations are numerous. ' They are found in tropical
America and in the tropical countries of the East. Of late a timber
from Africa, called wat-wood, has been mentioned as a successful
substitute for ebony; but the wood appears not to be mentioned
under that name in any of the standard books on commercial timbers,
and its botany is uncertain.

Even the United States has a candidate for favor as an imitation
of ebony. It grows along the Rio Grande, and the people in that
region like to have it called Texas ebonv. It is little kin to real

ebony, but is a locust tree, and a denizen of the jungles of mesquite,
huisaehe, devil claw and other thorny brambles which cover the hills
and ravines of southwestern Texas. It is known to botanists as
Zygia flexicaulis. Efforts to put it on the market as ebony have
not been successful, for the probable reason that its color is unsatis-
factory. Some parts of the trunk may be as black as ink, but there
are stripes and zones of wood as yellow as bodark or as brown as
walnut, and it is not easy to cut out the black pieces in shapes and
sizes suitable for uses in cabinet making.

The railroads in that legion cut the wood for ties, and as far as
it may be judged by experience, it will last forever. No one ever
saw a rotten railroad tie of this wood. Worms devour the sapwood,
which is yellow ;iiiil half an inch thick, but they can make no im-
pression on the licnrtwdod, and it becomes harder the longer it is

Texas ebony is valuable as fuel. It is at its best under the boilers
in the cane-grinding mills near Brownsville; but it is not popular
as stove wood because it is said to generate so hot a blaze that the
stove is burnt out. The damage to the stove is probably not due so
much to the extreme heat developed by combustion as to the acid
set free in process of burning. When the northers come down across
the plains and send shivers through the thin-blooded Texans along
the Rio Grande, the fireplaces are piled with ebony and the red
blazes make their presence felt, while the odor contains a strong and
not wholly pleasant suggestion of burning leather.

Accounts have been published recently of artificial ebony which
is said to be meeting requirements fairly well in some instances,
but it must face failure in others. It is manufactured by mixing
sawdust and blood and subjecting the mass to enormous pressure.
The color might be all right, and possibly the weight and polishing
properties may be satisfactory, but the strength ought to be thor-
oughly tried out before the composition is accepted for situations
where great strength is required.

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iiPi Gum Trees of the United States

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There are at least nine kinds of trees in the United States which
are called gum in some parts of their ranges. The eucalypts of
California and Florida are not included, because they are not native
in this country.

It may be considered that four of these are entitled to the name,
while five are not. As for the general public, however, there is
only one true gum tree, the others being scarce and of little
importance. The nine which are sometimes called gum are the
following:

Red or sweet gum (Liqiiidamhar sltiraciflua), a tree of the southern
states and extending north in the Atlantic region to Connecticut and
New York.

Gum elastic (Bumelia lanuginosa), a tree in most parts of the south
from Georgia to Texas, reaching its highest development in the latter
state.

Gum eleml or gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba), occurring in the United
States only in southern Florida.

Doctor gum or poisonwood (Rhus metopium), a tree whose range in this
country is confined to southern Florida.

Sour gum or sourwood (Oxydendrum aihoreum). This species is found
from Pennsylvania southward, and west to Louisiana and Arkansas.

Black gum (h'yssa sylratica), growing from Maine to Florida and west-
ward beyond the Mississippi.

Water gum (Nyssa biflora) occurs in the southeastern part of the United
States, as far north as Maryland.

Ogechee gum or sour tupelo (Nyssa ogechej is found in South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida.

Cotton gum or tupelo gum (Xyssa aquatica) is the common tupelo of the
southern states.

Why Named

The first four trees in the above list bear their names because

they exude a resin or gum from injured bark or freshly cut wood;
while the remaining five appear to have no just right to carry their
names.

Doctor gum, sometimes called hog gum, supplies resin from the
bark. This is collected without the process of cutting the bark or
wounding the wood. It is used in medicine.

Gum elemi yields an aromatic resin from incisions in the bark.
It was once a gout rememdy in the West India islands, but now
goes to manufacturers of varnish.

Gum elastic is called "gum stretehit" by children of north-
ern Texas, who gather the ripe berries to mix with chewing gum
"to make it go farther." The original name was probably not
applied on account of the berries but because the freshly-cut wood
exudes a clear, viscid gum.

Red or sweet gum was named on account of gum produced in the
South bv wounding the bark or by peeling the trunk entirely.
That was the origin of the term sweet gum. The name red gum
is applied, in most instances, because the heartwood is of a red-
dish color.

The five other trees which are known in some localities as gum
appear to have received their names through various misunder-
standings. The trunks of the three southern tupeloes look much
like that of red gum, and it is probable that persons who sup-
posed them to be the same, or nearly the same, started the custom
of calling them gu-m, with various descriptive adjectives. This,
however, is coujeeture only, but is founded on probability.

Black gum 's trunk does not look much like the other tupeloes.

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I'lie bark is rougher nml of Jarkcr color; but otberwiito the rcitoiii'
blnnce U clo«« enough to iihow tlio roUtiouahip at once, and it was
probaUly called gum btvauito it looked like the other tupolocii,
which, in their turn, looknl like rod gum.

Sour gum had to go one stop further to (^ot its name. It lookit
;:kc black gum, but the ordinary ob!<erver sees that there is sonic
sfToronce, so the name sour gum was applied. The Icavos arc sour
to the taste, and the name was natural. Many mountaineers in tbo
Appalachian region, well acquainted with both sour gum and black
u'uro, insist to this day that suur gum is the same as black gum,
•'with a slight variation."

Thb True Gum

DLiregarding the throe little-known trees whioh aro properly
called gums, it may be said that red gum is the only American
>pocies entitled to the name. Perhaps it should be colled sweet
rather than rod gum, because that name had the priority of a
century or more. Besides, the name red gum sometimes loads to
misundorstandings, because some persons apply the term to the tree
ns it stands in the woods, while others restrict the name to the
red heart wood only, and call the white wood "sap gum."

In lumber operations generally the custom is to use the simple
name gum when speaking of this wood, and that is a proper thing
to do. If the other gums or so-called gums are referred to, a de-
scriptive term is nearly alw.iys employed, and there is small likeli-
hood of misunderstanding. It will not bo long, if the present
tendency means anything, until the name "gum" in lumber trans-
actions will mean this wood only.

What Early Writers Said

One of the earliest writers who mentioned red gum was John
Lawson, an Englishman who traveled through the southern colo-
nies 200 years ago and wrote a natural history of the Carolinas.
He spoke of the tree as follows:

"The sweet gum is so called because of the fragrant gum it
yields in the springtime upon incision of the bark or wood. It
cures the herpes and inflammation, being applied to morphew and
tetters. It is an extraordinary balsam and of great value to those
who know how to use it. No wood has scarce a better grain,
whereof fine tables, drawers, and other furniture might be made.
■Some of it is curiously curled."

Ten or fifteen years after Lawson 's travels through the South,
another Englishman, Mark Catesby, wrote a valuable book on the
resources of the southern country, and in speaking of red gum
he said:

"The wood is good timber and is used in wainscotiug, etc. The
grain is fine and some of it beautifully variegated and very fit for
curious work in joinery; but when wrought too green is apt to
shrink and fly from its joints, to prevent which no less than eight
or ten years is suflicient to season its planks. Yet the regular form
and beauty of this tree deserves the regard of the curious. From
between the wood and the bark of this tree issues a fragrant
gum, which trickles from the wounded trees, and by the heat of the
sun congeals into transparent, resinous drops which the Indians
chew, esteeming it a preservative of the teeth. The bark is also
of singular use to them for covering their houses, which has fre-
quently given me opportunity of gathering gum from trees so
stripped of their bark, one of which would yield a hatful of gum."

Peter Kalm, a Swedish naturalist who visited New Jersey and
eastern Pennsylvania 165 j-ears ago, wrote of red gum:

"The wood can be made very smooth, because its veins arc
extremely fine; but it is not hard. You can carve letters on it
with a knife, which will seem to be engraved. Mr. Lewis Evans
told me from his experience that no wood in this country is more
fit for making molds for casting brass in than this. I Inquired
of Mr. Bartram [in Pennsylvania] whether he had found the rosin
on this tree which is so much praised. He told me that a very
odoriferous resin always flows out of any cut or wound which is
made in the tree, but that the quantity here is too inconsiderable
to recompense the labor of collecting it. In the southern countries
the heat fills the tree with gum, but in the northern ones it does
not."

CncwiMO Gum

It IK wvll luiuWM that chewing gum in conxidcrable uiimuul.i wus
formerly miiuufncturod from the resin of this tree. It is not
necessary to pool the trunk, n» Catoxby intimated, in order to
secure the rosin. It exudoK through the bark and falls to the
ground in Hniall, hard particlos, calloil "tears." Theso were col-
lected for the manufacturer. The induxtry of collecting it has not
yet wholly censed in some parts of the South, but other nintorials
from Mexico and elsewhere have largely replaced it.

Standardizing Farm Buildings

It miiy be a long time lioforr f.irm IjiiiMiiigH aro standardir.ed, but
the movement is in that direction. The farmer has for untold gener-
ations been following rules and fancies of his own in constructing
stalls for his stock, mangers in which to feed his horses and cattle,
racks for their hay, bins for their grain, cribs for corn, and so on,
and many farmers will doubtloFs continue to do so for a long time
to come. Tho tendency, however, is strong in the opposite course.
The haphazard system which once determined the size, sha|>c and
arrangement of farm buildings is giving way in favor of order and
method. Outbuildings once were scattered about the premises with
no more system than autumn leaves. The residence was at the spring
or well; the barn was nearby or far off, but with little regard to
slope, wind, drainage, or appearance; tho cribs, sheds, woodhouse,
.smokehouse, hogpen, ash hopper and washhouse were located without
thought or purpose.

There was as little planning indoors as out in the matter of build-
ing. Horse stalls were large enough for elephants or too small for
mules. Cribs were made as convenient as possible for the accommo-
dation of rats, and the capacity of granaries and bins in bushels
was measured by the rule of three, if measured at all. Space for
hay in barns was largely a matter of chance, and there were often
haymows in barn attics or basements so remote from all means of
ogress and ingress that hay was handled three or four times with
pitchforks to place it where it belonged. In feeding time, there was
equal difliculty in getting it out of the mow and into the racks
where the horses could eat it.

This shiftlessness or ignorance is passing away. The more pro-
gressive farmers started the movement on their own premises, and
worked out a number of the economic problems involved. The
United States Bureau of Plant Industry has taken the matter up and
in bulletin 212, which was recently issued, called attention to th»
unnecessary waste frequently caused by poorly planned and inade-
quate farm buildings. The matter is under investigation by the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers also, whose chairman is
E. S. Fowler of Minneapolis, Minn. The next annual convention of
this society will be held in Chicago next December.

Among the topics upon which considerable progress has already
been made are the following:

1 — Standard plans of stalls, mangers, alleys, etc., In barns. These will
embody tbc correct space units determined after a careful study
of the needs of animals, sanitation and tbe cost of construction.
2 — Tentative plans tor small farm buildings, Including cribs, sbeds, etc.,

with recommendations for convenient and cheap construction.
3 — General speclficotlons for barn framing.
4 — Essentials of the farm house.

Tho question is of interest to the lumberman as well as to tho
farmer and the agricultural engineer. Standardization of mangers,
racks, stalls, cribs, barn alleyways and other parts of buildings will
assist the millman in cutting the stock. These parts will not be built
of general lumber, with great resulting waste as in tho past, but of
dimension stock sawed for the purpose. Standard plans and specifi-
cations are now available for all kinds of farm buildings. They are
based on units. The small building has few units, and as stalls,
mangers, racks, etc., the large one has more.

The silo is doing a great deal in the way of standardization on
the farm. The silo may be bought ready to set up and of the dimen-
sions wanted. There is no reason why most of the farm buildings
might not be put on the market in the same way, in whole or in
part. Neither is there any reason why the location of such buildings
can not be planned for convenience, in relation to one another.

^*ygo^i^i?m!;^:;yTO5TOaim:>i:*;;iiWsm;>t^^^

The War and the Average hlan^

There appeared in the September issue of System, a magazine of
business, a leading editorial which carried the above title. The pur-
pose is to analyze the competing elements which under normal condi
tions strive for the commerce of the world. Three of these tempor-
arily at least have shut down and one, the United States, is open
and prepared to work overtime. The editorial contains so many good
suggestions that we are taking the liberty of transcribing a few for
the benefit of our readers.

One keenly important point is the fact that there will be a
transference to American business men not only of the demand for
articles formerly supplied by foreign competitors, but for the very
supplies that must be used by them. This is the very situation
that will follow in this country if the European war is pro-
longed. It is true that certain qualifications are necessary, such
as the importance of shipping, increased complexity of financing
and of trade relations, but the one fundamental point stands out
above all, namely, that America will be the source of the world's
supply and the basis of the world's finances.

The analysis of this demand is divided by the editorial into five
parts: (1) The usual American call for American goods; (2) the
necessity of supplying equivalents for many of the imports nor-
mally taken from Europe; (3) the need of offering satisfactory
substitutes when it is impossible to absolutely duplicate European
imports; (4) the requirements of the customers of the countries
at war; (5) the wants of the warring nations themselves.

Regarding the first, the editorial maintains that conditions have
not been so promising for everyday American demand for many
years as they are now. This assumption is based on the bumper
<;rops, and on the greatly depleted stocks of all commodities.

The first result of any considerable renewal of demand will be
the rapid purchasing of office and factory equipment in order to
work at capacity. This condition insures steady domestic buying,
which in turn guarantees a basic demand for new demands from
abroad. v

As to purchases of American goods in new foreign markets, this
will be realized wherever our manufacturers can satisfactorily
duplicate products heretofore manufactured and imported from
■othey countries.

The third factor, while indirect in its effect, is immense in its
possible scope. The impossibility of filling the demand for such
imported articles as are impossible of duplication in this country
will result in the purchase of other articles of domestic make that
will aot as substitutes. Any purchases of this character will be a
direct increase and wdll not in any way affect our other lines of
manufacture.

It is a well known fact that certain stages in the manufacture
of American articles are carried on in separate branch factories
in European points. There will now be the necessity of carrying
•on these processes in the home factories. This will result in new
equipment, new plants and new facilities.

The customers of the three principal belligerents formerly com-
petitors of this country will offer a tremendous field for increased
foreign trade. In fifteen ports this business alone aggregates a
billion' and a half dollars a year. Our trade has been about
one-thirtieth of this. It will now be much greater.

There have hitherto been rigid trade connections between Amer-
ican firms, European exporters and consumers in South America.
■Such portions of orders as ultimately reached America came
through the European factors. This process, with which went
the loss of the most acceptible part of the profit, will now be
eliminated.

The last consideration is the wants of the competitors them-
selves. Being now practically non-productive, they must get their
goods through the most logical channels. America offers to them
the best opportunity for filling their demands in a hundred and
one articles which they absolutely must have. Already active
inquiries are coming in in innumerable lines, and those inquiries will

become more and more numerous as the hostilities progress.

There are plentiful precedents for the expectation of a heavy
demand under present conditions. In addition to the precedents
established by similar conditions in other countries, it must be
remembered that during the Civil war manufacturing output in this
country surpassed that of any other previous period.

The logical tendency would be to devote our main attention to
products rather than to merely reap our immediate but temporary
reward from the sale of foodstuffs and other materials. Then to
offset shortage in available labor resulting from the great exodus
of foreigners, it will be necessary to concentrate on labor-saving
devices and on organization. This will result in the creation of
new machinery and new devices of all kinds, thus showing further
that prosperity breeds prosperity.

Hakdwood Record feels gratified in observing the many instances
in which the trade and class press of the country are expressing
the same views as have been expressed in our editorial pages.
Our optimism has not been vacant, but has been based on a sin-
cere and keen belief in the realism of the present opportunity.
Tremendous prosperity is imminent. It will come in spite of the
most rampant pessimism. It is absolutely unavoidable. However,
the sane course is for the American business men to foster
optimism and to foster the development of the opportunity which
is every day showing more clearly and more definitely. By work-
ing with these new developments, by rendering them skillful
assistance rather than showing a negative activity, the fullest
possibilities will be realized.

Danger in Certain Woods

The fact is well established that sawdust of some kinds is annoying
and injurious to those who work about sawmills and other plants
where the objectionable woods are used. California laurel — which is
not laurel but sassafras — is not widely known, and little of it goes to
sawmills ; but its reputation for annoyance is well established. The
odor from the freshly cut wood produces headache, especially sharp
pain over the eyes. The sawdust itself may not be directly concerned.
The irritation is caused by oil from the wood, floating in the air, like
that from a freshly-cut onion. No permanent harm results, and the
unpleasant malady ceases soon after the cause is removed.

Another California and Oregon wood is clearly injurious to persons
about sawmills where this wood is cut. Sailors on vessels carrying
the lumber are sometimes seriously affected. The wood is the Port
Orford cedar, also known as Lawson cypress. It grows in dense for-
ests in the vicinity of Coos bay, in southwestern Oregon. This wood
was the material principally used in building Sir Thomas Lipton's
yachts. The crews of mills which saw the logs cannot work con-
tinuously, but must have frequent relief or they become incapacitated.
The wood is so rank with oil that it resists the attacks of ants in the
Philippine Islands where cargoes are sold for building purposes.

Some oriental woods have bad reputations because of injurious
effects upon sawmill workers. Satinwood's odor is pleasant enough
when inhaled in small doses; but too much of it works great harm.

Walnuts of different species, but chiefly the black walnut of the
United States, and eastern walnut, commonly known as Circassian
are accused of serious injury to workmen who cut much of the lum-
ber; but the reputation may not be wholly deserved. Some workers
in walnut experience no annoyance.

Rosewood produces sneezing and headache among the workers. In
this instance it is believed to be the finely pulverized sawdust floating
in the air, rather than oil emanating from the wood, which produces
the undesirable consequences.

It is said that workers in Russian mills where larch is sawed suffer
from headache, sore eyes, and blindness. No complaint seems to
have been made against American larch or tamarack, which is very
similar in botanical characters to the European larch.

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One of Uic i^r

attention fioi" sHwniill moii iiikI Kliulents of forostrv is tliiit of
irofitably utiliiing the roiiuli iiii.l low Kr">l«? '<>«»• T\wto is no .loitlit
rlint too many of tlicse nrc left in the woods to rot, but how to oon-
^.•rt tlicni into n snlabU' prodint Hint will renliro n profit is n problem.

About a year ago I'roffssor Bryant of Yalo scrion-ly nilvocntcd
ili.> idea of sjiwniills mounted on flat i-ars to bo taken to the forest
iiij used for snwinij; up erooked lo>^ and knottoil tops. This idea lias
Its drawbacks, beeause the Hat car for transporting the sawmill cf
I his ty|«> would involve about twice the cost of the '^awmill itself.
Ihe idea was base.l on the theory too that in assembling logs for
tninsportntion either on a mill-owned railroad or some other railroad
•lie rough logs and tops would he brought in, but it would be more
' . iinomical to manufacture them there with a portable mill than to
transport them with other timber.

When rough logs have once been gotten to the railroad the proljlem
i>f hanilling from there on is comparatively simple. Log rates are
not only comparatively low but in some instances a special rate is
made for cull stock, so it would really be cheaper to bring them into
the mill when once they are at the point of railway transportation.

Often the big problem with the rough logs is that of hauling and
assembling them in the woods. There are many occasions when
portable mills are justified in reducing rough and low-grade logs to
net out as much good material as practical and at the same time
eliminate the waste and lighten the load to handle from there on.
There are many types of portable mills more practical and easily
available than the flat car type, and, besiiles, the flat car would be
limited to railway territory.

To reduce low-grade logs calls for more than simply Hitching them
up or reducing them to lumber. They have many knots and crooks
and various defects and if they are simply reduced to lumber there
is still the problem of handling a product that is decidedly bulky,
considering its value. This makes it burdensome to haul and expen-
sive to ship.

The ideal portable outfit for this purpose should include rip and
cross-cut saws for reducing rough logs to specific dimensions. The
product of the logs should be so refined that when ready to ship it
will be in the main a high-grade product that will command a good
price. All the cull parts should be cut away and left in the woods.

Often the more practical solution, especially for the mill which
has its own logging road, is to bring in all the rough and defective
logs, thus separating them from the better grade of logs. A part
of the separating can be done in the woods as the logs are skidded
or piled for loading. If careful attention is given to this matter in
the woods it will be little trouble to keep them separately piled on
the mill yard. It then becomes a question of whether they should be
liandJed through the main mill in the regular way or worked up with
a special mill equipment installed for that purpose. Where the
mill is not crowded or taxed heavily for cutting capacity it is com-
paratively easy to make runs of a day more or less at a time on
these low-grade logs. It is readily acknowledged that it is better to
segregate them and make straight runs on them than to indiscrimi-
nately mix them in with the good stock.

VVhether the flitching up or breaking down into lumber or flitches
is done on the main mill or on a separate and smaller mill installed
for that purpose, this is really only one step in the process of realiz-
ing on the rough timber. The flitches and lumber product must be
refined by reworking on rip and cross-cut saws to reduce it to as much
clear stock as it is practical to get in such dimensions as are salable.
Then comes the question of utilizing the low-grade part which re-
mains, and here we find an advantage in bringing the rough logs
into the mUl, because it leaves this low-grade material convenient
for shipping. Often it can be trimmed and shaped up and a market
found for it as crating or for some use which brings a price that will
justify its handling. Considerable hardwood, even in oak, is used for
crating and many of the consumers of high-grade hardwood also
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crating. Often they get this low-graile themselves in refining com-
mon lumber to get clear stock at the factory. If the refining i*
done at the mill, however, there is a chiince to ndi this low grade
stock with the high-grade.

Encouraging Reports From Abroad

Some h;ir.lw<i(i.l hiriihcr i>. being i-xpurted to (irej.t Hrilain. One
Memphis lirni says that it hits JHi.ike.l orders for moderate quiintitieN
iluring the past few days ami that shipments will go forward as
soon as preparations can lie made to that end. For <|Hite a while
aftor war broke out export business was at a practical Ntandstill.
Some encouragement is taken from the fact that there is some buy-
ing in ]>rogress on the part of the Knglish peojde, whiidi suggestfl
that business conditions are improving somewhat. Home IumiIht sold
before the war is still being delivered, but this applies only to Great
Britain, as the risk of making shipments to other countries is too
extreme.

While some of the exjiorters who were in Eurojie at the outbreak
of war made their i-ales subject to cancellation in the event war
developed, others made their bookings without any provision of this
character. It is apparent, however, that they are very little lietter
off than those who sold subject to cancellation. One exporter, who
made sales outright, is in receipt of a letter from one of his clients
advising him that it will be necessary, owing to conditions growing
out of the war, to do one of two things: Either to cancel all orders
which were booked, or to hold up deliveries until such time as the
liuyer is in position to give instruction to let the cargoes go for-
ward. The client in question advised that it was absolutely im-
practicable to accept shipments at the present time and indicated
that it might be some time after the war was over before the situa-
tion would be such as to make it advisable for him to order ship-
ments sent forward. The seller at this end of the line has his hands
coijipletely tied and will have to await further instructions from the
other side before any attempt is made to carry out the conditions of
the bookings already made.

The most encouraging news which has been received in Memjihis for
some time from the other side has come in a letter received by the
Hartzell Handle Company, from J. C. Plimpton, Jr., managing
director of the J. C. Plimpton Company, Ltd., of Liverpool. The
writer says that except for the occasional passing of a regiment of
troops, it is impossible to observe any signs of the war in Liverpool,
lie says that his factory and office forces have not lieen reduced
and that they are all working the customary number of hours. He
also says that orders received have been slightly in excess of the
same time last year and that his firm has not in a single instance
been asked for an extension of credit. He also says that food prices
are normal with the exception of sugar and that conditions are a
great deal better than many writers have said. The firm in question
is engaged in the manufacture of handles and woodenware, office
fixtures and other similar products.

Prices of lumber now being sold to Europe are somewhat below
the average, but one well-known exporter said recently that there
was a fair margin of profit, at least enough to justify the firm in
continuing to do business. The exporter in question said that he
was doing everything he could to hold his forces together and that
the outlet presented in Great Britain, although far from normal in
its requirements, was proving quite an assistance in this direction.

There is a good excuse for cutting wide lumber that has knots and
splits into narrow stock for use, but when a man buys good wide
lumber and rips it into small dimensions it sounds like a wasteful
method, for he is using stock of higher value than is necessary for
his purpose.

A little extra attention in placing logs on the sawmill carriage
insures a bigger turnout of lumber value, and with practice this
attention need not take up much of the mill's time.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate
with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad-
dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD-
WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring
to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self-
addressed stamped envolepe.

B 790 — Wants Market for Hardwood Logs

\fw Orleans. La., Soiitfnii.rr
of tlio present war. I am una
business of exporting Iiardwoorl
firms interested in that line. .
oak

Kilitor IlAiunv lircoR!) ; Because

I'lir the prrsent to fiillow my former
s to Europe. Would like to hear from
in position to supply the best of ash.

kory, gum, poplar, liolly, cherry, persimmon, dogwood and all
other southern hardwood logs.

Should you be able to put im- in touch with bu,vers of above timber,
will greatly appreciate same.

This man has been given a list of (inns who niif;ht i)OS:-ilily be in
the market for his products. Others interested should a(hh-o>s this
(irtice. — Editor.

B 791 — Can Supply Choice Second Growth Ash

riqua. 0., Septemlier :;::. -K.lit..r I Iaklw. ...i. Kirr.iai: We are in posi-

tic^n to supply a limited iiniouiit ..I' hni,-.- s iid gr.nvth ash, and if you

hear of any one, or know of any one that would be interested lu some
of this ash, we would be very pleased to have you refer them to us.

This inquiry speaks for itself. Any one interested should address

MiDWOOD RECaKD. — EDITOR.

792 — Wants Oak Dimension, Yellow Pine and White Pine Mill

Connections
l>es Moines, Iowa, September ID. -Editor II,mi1)»<ioi> ItEcimii : We are
iniarlly a walnut dimension mill but we do considerable special dinien-
>n work in oak and other native timber that we buy up here. However,
r supply is not enough to take care of our trade and we are looking
r some good mill which can furnish us oak in special dimensions and
io a yellow pine mill, together with a white pine mill, which arc
>kiug for representatives in Iowa.

Will very much appreciate your putting us in touch with some one who
sires our business.

The concern writing this letter is entirely reliable. This should

make a good connection for some first-class mill institution. — Editor.

B 793 — Wants Rotary Cut Poplar

East Cambridge, Mass.. September 20. — Editor IlAiiDwooD Recohd :
Wc woiiM jiivr 1,1 :;et a list of the manufacturers of rotary cut poplar.
Will >•"! pi. :l^r a.Kisi' US either the names of such or give us the address

iinel manufacturers' associatio

The necessary informati
) this office. — Editor.

will be given to readers on :\ppl

B 794 — Wants Information as to Substitute for Mahogany Grown
in this Country
uueida, X. v.. September 24. — Editnr H.viiDWooD Kecoru : We are in-
terested in securing some information relative to the best substitute for
mahogany grown in this country and will appreciate any help you can

The firm writing this letter is one of the biggest consuming con-
cerns in this country and is evidently contemplating a very consider-
able change in its lumber specifications. Hardwood Record has
recommended the gooil ((ualities of birch and gum for this purpose.
— Editor.

B 795 — Wants to Buy Birch Veneers

New York, N. Y., September 25. — Editor Hardwood Record : t'ould
you supply us with a list of manufacturers of birch

Hardwood Record has referred this inquiry to the proper parties.
Others interested should write this cifliee. — Editor.

B 796 — Wants to Buy Quartered Poplar and Sound Wormy
Chestnut
rhiladelpbia. Pa., October 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : Will you
please let us have a list of shippers who manufacture 3/4, 5/4, 6/4 and
s/4 quartered poplar 7" and up wide to run 70%, 14' and 16' long.
We would like, also, to have the names of some shippers who manufac-
ture 8/4 quartered sound wormy chestnut No. 1 common and better.

We are In the market lor poplar and also chestnut and would like to
take the matter up with some mills if you will kindly let us have the
names of some who manufacture this stock.

This
Editoi

ell rated concern and the above inquiry is bona-fide. —

B 797 — Wants to Buy Wire Twisting Device
Memphis, Tenn.. October .'{.—Editor Hardwood Record: Wc are
interested in finding a crating tool built on the order of a "Yankee"
screw driver. It is used for twisting wires taut and we liave learned that
there is such a tool on the market, but can not find an ad for it in any
of your publications. Can you refer ns to any firm manufacturing such
a thing 5

Hardwood Record has recommended one contrivance doing this
work and would appreciate it if any of our readers having infor-
mation of an efficient machine would write us to that effect. — Editor.
B 798— Wants Names of Dealers or Importers of Mexican Hard-
woods, Particularly Ebony

Houston, Tex., September :iii. lOrlitur Haudwcpud Hk.ouii : I-lease send
me a copy of your paper, and can you also give me the names and ad-
dresses of any hardwood dealers or Importers who might be interested
in .Mexican hardwoods, particularly ebony.

This correspondent has been given the names of concerns using this
line of stock. Others interested should write Hardwood Record. —
Editor.

B 799— Wants to Buy y," Thick Single Ply Basswood Veneer

Dallas City, 111., October 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are in the
market for about 1,000 pieces '/i" thick single ply basswood veneer
about 7"x27". We would like to get these boards curved to a radius
of about 9", having tlie curve run across the width of the board. We
will appreciate quotations on the above stock.

We expect to use these panels for the riser boards on our buggy boots.
Tlie buggy boot is used to cover the rise of the body and back of the scat.

Any one interested in this inquiry can have the name and address
of the above concern on application to Hardwood Record. — Editor.
B 800 — Wants Southern Basswood and Poplar Cut to Dimension

Wyandotte, Mich., September 21. — Editor Hardwood Record : We
have been advised by the Stearns Salt & Lumber Compafiiy of Ludington,
Mich., that you would be glad to insert in your paper the fact that we
arc In the market for a number of carloads of southern mountain bass-
wood or poplar, cut to dimension. We would use this dimension stock
in widths from 0" up and in lengths from 28" to 44". We would want
good clear stock, plump four quarter thick when dry, no waney edge and
all end trimmed, discoloration would not be a defect provided there
was no dote.

Ii with any of your readers who will be

This inquirer is a well-rated consuming firm and southern concerns;
who are in position to furnish this stock will probably find the sale
desirable. — Editor.

B 801 — Wants Prices On A" Veneer for Can Boxes

Chicago, III., October 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are inter-
ested in getting prices on veneer 5/16" thick. We are contemplating
making can boxes from this material. We would furnish the ends and
buy the sides, tops and bottoms which would be made from veneer, out-
.side. We have nothing definite on this proposition but we waut the
above information with a view to our going into this additional line of
business.

This is a first-class concern and the inquiry should prove an ex-
cellent opportunity for business. — Editor.

B 802 — Wants to Buy Dimension Stock in Maple, Beech, Bircb
or Ash

I'iqua, O., September 2s. — Editor Hardwood Hecurd ; Please advise
if you can place us In touch with manufacturers of dimension stock. We
are buyers of dimension stock in maple, beech, birch or ash.

B 803 — In the Market for Fancy Woods

Pineora, La., October 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : W
iiarket for ebony, mahogany, holly and thin hardwood.

This inquiry is rather vague, but Hardwood Record will give
readers the necessary information making it possible to get a more
specific idea as to just what is required. — Editor.

HARDWOOD RECORD

B 804— Wauts Market for Clear Holly Timber
Maiiuiui;, 'JVi., S<>pl<-iiiUfr 1>U.- KOttor lUuuniiou Ui:cuiil> : We Imvo
from t.-n in flfi.-cn rnrlondH of Hi-ar Imlly tlmbpr wlilrh »•>• would like
to put out Id the Nlin|M< of round or B|illt coro Block If wc could find n
miirki-l. Thi> InrRi-st lr.-o» ore olslitiM-n or twenty Inchcii In dtometcr
ami .l.-iir. imrl uf 111.- lotf* bflUB from four !<• |ii'rli:i|>H Ion foot lonii.
If jou know of nuy liuyom of such stock wc would tlinnk you to put us
In louoli with tlicm.

Any one intorestcd in this proposition can secure the necessary
infornintion hy writing Hardwood Hecord.— Editor.

B 805 — Wants Connection With Spruce. Hemlock and Maple
Flooring Manufacturers Who Can Ship to the East

Kivi- nil' (If iiiiiiK-s uiiil iiililr<-'-sv> .if MihK- nlijilili' roii.irii'- iiiiinuructurliig
Rpruc<- nnd licnilork who nro In n position to cunipeti' In this ninrkct.
Also the Kunic covering the nmnnfncturers of mnplc lloorlng. To such
concerns I ciin send some nice business, shipper InrolcInK direct to the
customer iind carrying the account.

This inquirer has Wen given a list of manufacturers in these
respective lines. Any one interested should take the matter up with
H.vbdwood Record.— Editor.

B 806 — Changes Name

Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1.— Editor H.MtowooD ItKcoiiK : In order to
identify ourselves more closely with the locality In which our baskets
are manufactured, and especially with the trade name "Milwaukee
Basket." with which certain of our highest grade baskets have been
labelled for many years, we have changed our name from the Conant
Basket Company to the Milwaukee Basket Company. This change Is one
in name only and does not affect the ownership or organization of the
fompauy In the slightest degree.

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Clubs and Associations

Postponement of the American Porestry Association Meeting

Secretary P. S. Itidsdale of the .\mcrican Forestry Association an-
nounces that owing to the fact that the National Conservation Congress
has decided not to hold its annual meeting at New Orleans, November
1014. as scheduled, the meeting of the board of directors of the American
Forestry .\8soclatlou. which was to have been held at New Orleans on
the same date, has been postponed, and will take place at the annual
meeting of the association in January.

Logging Association Meeting

Answers are coming into the secretary's office of the Southern Log-
ging Superintendent-s" Association to 223 questions relating to problems in
the woods. These answers will be compiled for the annual meeting of
the a.ssodation, which will be held at the Ilotel Grunewald, New Orleans,
October 26, 27 and 28. The program Is beginning to take shape. .1. B.
Baker, of the Pelican Lumber Company, Huston, La., president of the
association. Is working on a symposium relating to skidding operations.
C. P. Myer, assistant general manager of the Kirby Lumber Company,
Houston, Tex., who Is vice-president of the association, Is also at work
on some features that arc not developed sufDciently to be disclosed.
A. F. Potter, acting forester of the Forest Service, is preparing a paper
on a practical logging subject. There will be a department of homo
made devices. First aid, accident prevention, and welfare work will also
be discussed.

Dr. W. H. Dalrymple, who has the chair of veterinary science at the
Louisiana State University, Baton Kouge, and who Is veterinarian to the
State Experiment Stations is preparing a paper on the feeding of horses,
mules and oxen employed in logging operations. This paper will give a
number of rations and their comparative cost. There will be sections for
pine men, hardwood men, and cypress -men where the methods and costs
on their various problems will be discussed. This meeting promises to
be the most interesting and practical of the association. Managers are
invited to attend and to be sure to send their logging superintendents.
Lumbermen's Day at San Francisco

September 0, 1913, has been selected as lumbermen's day at the San
Francisco Exposition. That date is likewise California's day, which will
be observed in celebrating the admission of the state Into the Union.
The Uoo-IIoo house promises to be one of the attractions at the great
fair, and will be the headquarters of lumbermen who attend. The Pacific
coast Is building this house for the purpose of entertaining their business
associates from all parts of the United States.
Memphis Club Meets

A record breaking number of members of the Lumbermen's Club of
Memphis attended the meeting of that body at the Ilotel Gayoso, Sat-
urday, October ?.. Tliey believed that, owing to the ab.sence of J. D. .\llen.

incident, lltiliih Mny, the brilliant first vice prevldcut. would be In the
chair. They were very much dliinp|>olnled, however, to find that Mr
Mny did not rIiow up. Some of hU frieudx wild that he wa« Rick, but
the mnjorlly of the members of the club Insisted that he wos merely "uf
fering from "cold fi-et" becnuBe he was called upon to preside over the
meeting of the club. Frank Smith, second vice pre«ldent. was alBO abwnl.
As thin exhausted the regulor Huccesslon, It was necessary to aelect a pre
siding officer and the unnnlmoua choice was Jno. M. Prlchnrd, n former
president of the club.

Two new applications were reported by the membership coniinlltee
These were approved by the latter and will l>e voted upon nl the next
regular meeting of the club. Two active memlwrs, previously approved
by the lueinberHlilp commltlee, were elected: Walker L. Welford, secre
lary of the I'lilckasaw Cooperage Company. .McinphlK. and Curtis Kewey,
of the Clinpnuiii-I>ewey Lumber Company, Marked Tree, Ark.

n. K. Jeffrls, of n. K. Jeffrls & Co., Chicago, was present nnd din
cussed business conditions. lie said that he was bound to admit that
there was very little being done at present, but that the outlook woh
somewhat more reassuring. He expressed the belief that, If there were
any time soon a decided victory In the European war. It would be
Immediately followed by a resumption of activity In the entire hardwoo<l
lumber Industry, particularly In the United States. The firm with which
Mr. .Teffrls Is connected operates a large mill In lyoulslnnn which cnterh
exclusively to the European trade. He said that the war had already
taught him and his associates a valuable lesson on the unwisdom of put-
ting all of their eggs In one basket. He declared that In future every
mill which his firm operated would have connections In both American
nnd foreign markets, so that the stoppage of one branch of the business
would not put It entirely out of commission.

T. II. Sampson of New Orleans spoke briefly on the crcosoting of gum.
He explained his process and declared that, by means of this, he was
able to color sap gum In the log so that It would match red, thus making
It possible to convert the entire log into red gum lumber. Tliere Is
some question In the minds of members of the trade here regarding the
desirability of increasing the supply of red gum in this way to the ex
elusion of sap gum, as It Is frequently the case, as at present, that sap
gum Is more actively wanted than red. Mr. Sampson claims for his pro-
cess that it eliminates warping and cracking, and It was conceded by
all present that it these objects could be accomplished by the process,
then It was truly a commercial one and well worth the attention of the
trade. There Is more gum timber in the Mississippi valley than any
other kind of wood, and, because of this fact, lumbermen here take an
active Interest in every propostlon that is calculated to add to the value
of this lumber in any way.

Meeting of Cincinnati Club

The regular monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati
was held Monday night, October 0 at the Hotel Gibson. Quite a large
membership was present. Following the usual dinner. President Schmidt
called the meeting to order, stating that be had extended an Invitation
to the National Hardwood Lumber Association to hold Its convention In
Cincinnati next year. Further efforts will be made to secure this con-
vention.

W. J. Eckmnn, chairman of the river and rail committee, stated that
the club's protest made by his committee against increase In freight
rates covering gum and Cottonwood, also other hardwoods, had borne
fruit as It Is notified by the Interstate Commerce Commission that the
rates were suspended until January 28.

For some time there has been talk of changing the club's meeting time
from evenings to afternoons, nnd J. A. ZoIIer presented a resolution to
amend the constitution to read that the club meet on the second Satur-
day of the month at noon instead of the second Monday of the month
in the evening.

A movement has been on foot for some time to establish a traffic branch
In the Lumbermen's Club and this was brought to a head nt this meet-
ing when a committee consisting of W, J. Eckman, E. J. Thomnn, fioo.
Hand, J. R. Davidson and E. O. Robinson were named by President
Schmidt to devise ways and means and to Inquire Into the feasibility
and practicability of establishing such traffic branch and to report their
finding at the next meeting.

.\fter the business had been concluded, Hon. Nicholas Longworth was
introduced as the speaker of the evening. Mr. Longworth spoke on tariff
economics. He used many figures showing comparisons proving his claims
that the business of the country Is suffering on account of the present
tariff law. He declared himself in favor of a protective tariff, only not
favoring a high tariff, merely sufficient to cover the difference in cost
of foreign labor and American labor. The talk was Interesting and
Instructive.

Board of Governors Meets

.\ meeting of the board of governors of the Nation.nl I.uniliir Manu-
facturers' Association was hold at the Congress hotel. Chicago, Tuesday.
October 6, and the entire day was spent In discussing many matters of
importance to the entire lumber Industry. The associations affiliated with
the national organization were well represented, and action was taken
upon a number of matters which will bring direct results.

The financial affairs of tho association were presented by the secretary,
and it developed that because of the reduced production of lumber by the
members of the affiliated associations the revenue of the association will
bo considerably curtailed. It was thought necessary to make an appeal

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10 individual lumber manufaclurors for financial support o£ tbc worli
being done by the association, and contributions for this purpose will be
solicited. A few years ago, term and life memberships in the national
association were given to tlie individual lumbermen for personal contri-
butions to tie treasury, and a similar plan is now proposed.

It was exceedingly gratifying to the governors to learn that the Na-
tional Lumber Manufacturers' Credit Corporation paid o£E its indebted-
ness October 1. when the last of the bonds which were originally issued
were redeemed. The credit corporation has made substantial gains during
the past year, and it is planned to enlarge the worlc with the surplus
which will be available during the coming year. The assets of the cor-
poration are now conservatively fixed at $50,000. The annual meeting
of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Credit Corporation will be held
in Norfolk, Va., October 14.

The affairs of the Forest Products Exposition Company were fully re-
viewed, and as a surplus of about $9,000 was shown by the financial
report. It was decided by the governors, who constitute the board of
directors of the exposition company, to retain this money in the treasury
for the purpose of promoting another exposition of forest products when
conditions are favorable. It was suggested that if possible this should be
undertaken in 191. ">.

The study of the lumber industry now being made jointly by the Forest
Service and tii ■ l).|iarlin.nt of Commerce was discussed, and it was the
sense of tli' i i ibis is the first effort ever made by the gov-

ernment t" IS concerning the lumber industry as a whole,

and repori lie. The governors expressed the desire that

the iumlp'-nii ^ ^ '' . ' " "peratc with the agents of the two depart-
ments of thu i;o\>jrumcut mentioned, in furnishing them the information
they want.

Dr. Hermann Von Sthrenck. technical engineer of the national associa-
tion, explained fully the work which he has been doing looking toward
the adoption of a standard test for materials for rendering wood fire-
resistant, and his conferences with the American Society of Testing Ma-
terials, the National Fire Protection Association and other similar organi-
zations in which he represents the interests of lumber.

There was much discussion of transportation matters, especially the
present freight rate situation, and regret was expressed that the Interstate
Commerce Commission, in its recent decision of the five per cent rate
case, has seen fit to advance lumber rates, while not advancing rates on
the principal competitive materials of lumber, viz., cement, brick, plaster
and stone. It was decided to submit a formal protest to the Interstate
Commerce t'.nnmission. pointing out this discrimination against lumber.

Considerai.i. niii. w i ~ ievoted to the discussion of the establishment
ot an int.riii 1.1 m. m liiulion to be conducted under the auspi»es of
the natioua, i-, . i.[i i mi. and the president was requested to appoint a
committee oi nutrisucl uiembers to formulate a definite plan, with power
to put the same into effect. General interest is expressed in this move-
ment by the lumber manufacturers, who quite generally express their
intention of supporting it. Arrangements were made for adequately
financing the preliminary work, and the committee will meet in the near
future to inaugurate it.

The secretary stated that the printed report of the annual meeting
held in May had not been printed and distributed, as ordered, because ot
lack of funds. Arrangements were made to finance this expense, and the
report will be printed immediately, and widely distributed. The report
•will include the addresses upon the subject of the "Merchandising of
Lumber." delivered at the meeting.

With the Trade

A Progressive Hardwood Concern

Hardwood Record takes pleasure in presenting to its readers a brief
■review of one of the most progressive hardwood concerns in the north-
ern country. The Steven & Jarvis Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wis.,
may be truthfully called aggressive as well as progressive. This com-
pany was organized in 1907 with a capital stock of $30,000 with a view
of transacting a wholesale hardwood lumber business. Since its incep-
tiou it has been successful and has grown to he a large factor in the
hardwood business of the uortheru territory. The company has pur-
chased and owns standing timber in Wisconsin and several mills are
■cutting for it. In addition to cutting and marketing its own timber
the firm purchases the complete cut of a number of northern hardwood
mills. The lumber is shipped direct from one of its several mills.

J. D. R. Steven, the president of this company, was born in Campbell-
tou. New Brunswick, in 1872. He attended the grammar school at
Campbelltou. and his first connection with the lumber business was at
New Castle. New Brunswick. He came to Eau Claire in the fall of 1889,
and from office boy at the Davis & Starr Lumber Company of that city he
gradually worked his way to the position of its general manager. At
the present time he not only represents the Davis & Starr Lumber Com-
pany, but also represents the W. J. Starr Timber Company, and other
interests.

Mr. Steven handles the office end of the Steven & Jarvis Lumber
•Company's business.

.\rtbur .Jarvis, vice-president of the Steven & Jarvis Lumber Company,
was born in Greenville, Mich., in 1871. He completed the high school
course at Greenville, Mich. In 1893 he entered the lumber business at
Petosky, Mich., and for years inspected and graded lumber at Cadillac,
Mancellona and Traverse City. In later years he became associated as
traveling representative for the Wolverine Cedar & Lumber Company
and subsequently the Mason-Donaldson Lumber Company. During the
twenty-one years he has been actively engaged in the lumber business
he has acquired a thorough knowledge of timber from the stump to the
finished product.

Chattanooga Firm Places Large Order Abroad

Predictions ot prominent Chattanooga business men that the Euroi)ean
war "would blow both hot and cold on our city in the same breath" are
coming true. A number of large orders have been received in the last
few days from beligerent countries, among them being very important
ones for some of the lumber conceros. The one received by the G. H.
Evans Lumber Company, of Chattanooga, is of peculiar interest, not only
on account of its specifying a timber which is rapidly becoming scarce
in the United States, but because some ot the material will be used for
a war Implement that has never been used In military operations to
any extent, until the present struggle across the waters.

Walnut for aeroplanes and gunstocks has a decidedly warlike sound
in these days of even strictly censored dispatches from the front — In
fact, the words are a veritable echo of the terrible struggle in the throes
of which leading nations of Europe are struggling. The G. H. Evans
Lumber Company finally landed the order Involving $12,000, after a
number of other concerns of this country had admitted that they could
not fill it according to the specifications of an English purchasing agent.

Mr. Evans' comment on the order is interesting. He explains that
walnut is especially adapted as a material for aeroplane manufacture
because it will not warp, swell or decay, and when well seasoned pos-
sesses great strength. Four pieces of walnut, 9 Inches wide, 1% Inches
thick, and 9 feet long, are used in each war aeroplane. These pieces,
he says, must be thoroughly seasoned, all black wood, and free from
knots. Although walnut sold at Chattanooga twenty years ago at $65.
the supply has decreased to such an extent that this consignment for
England brings $155 per thousand. East India teak Is claimed to be the
only substitute for walnut for aeroplanes, but it cannot now be obtained.

Walnut ordered for gunstocks is also specified In an uncommon size.
The British order calls for pieces 2% inches thick, 8 inches wide, and
6 feet or more in length.

The Evans company also very recently made a considerable shipment
of poplar to England, the material being for military purposes — army
and navy mess tables. The order required boards two feet wide, so that
splicing would not be necessary.

The Southern Saddlery Company, of Chattanooga, has received a very
large order from England for cavalry saddles and artillery harness, which
will necessitate adding to the working force of the plant with the view
of completing the order by January 1.

The Shelton Flour Mill has just shipped 2,000 barrels of flour to Rot-
terdam, and has more foreign business on its books.

Long-Knight Lumber Company Manufacturs Circassian Walnut

A representative of Hardwood Record visited the plant ot the Long-
Knight Lumber Company, Indianapolis, Ind., recently and found Mr.
Knight busily engaged in cutting up as fine a lot of Circassian walnut
logs as ever came across the water. This being a distinctly new depart-
ment for this concern, the representative of Hardwood Record asked a
few questions as to the "whys and wherefores."

Mr. Knight replied that the company has been getting considerably
into the manufacture of veneers within the last couple of years, but up
to now had operated mainly in mahogany. He stated, however, that
owing to the trouble abroad the available supply of Circassian walnut
logs is practically exhausted and he was fortunate in securing a particu-
larly fine lot of about 250 logs, which are all now in Indianapolis and
being rapidly converted into high-grade veneers. Mr. Knight claimed
these logs were first-class in every particular and this fact is substanti-
ated by the veneer which is coming from the machines.

This investment seems to be a reasonably safe one as it will be a con-
siderable period before any further supply of Circassian walnut logs will
be available.

Franck-Philipson & Company Expands

Franck-Philipson & Co., Peoples Gas building, Chicago, owners of the
new wood bleaching process, which has had such an extensive demand
since the Forest Products Exposition, announces that it has been neces-
sary to reconstruct the company in order to meet the increasing demand
for the process in the hardwood market.

The members of the new board of directors are A. Franck-Philipson,
president (re-elected) ; Henry Kleine, president of Henry Kleine Com-
pany, secretary and treasurer ; Otto F. Sholz. assistant secretary and
treasurer: Judge Axel Chytraus and H. Franck-Philipson.

Offices will soon be established in New York and San Francisco to take
care of the eastern and western trade.

Oklahoma Planing MiU Reopened

The Mechanics Planing Mill. Muskogee, Okla.. was reopened a few
days ago under the management of J. P. Wheat of Vinita. The Commer-
cial Club of Muskogee took the m.itter up with Mr. Wheat some time ago
and he was eventuall.y induced to go to Muskogee,

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New Furnttoro Factory In lUiiiuis
ll U rr|K.rirU Ihal pr<M>|M-rU .iro lirlBhl fur a u. » furiiltur.' facUiry nl
Bomonauk. III. At a iwi-ul nin-llni: .imuBli niomy wnn plfflcrU !•> Kliiri
the work. A forci- uf «l<ou( Ihlrly .•ui|iloyii. will I>p pni{«B<Ml wIipii iln-
faclory, which In un Ihr •He i>f ilir uliI fiiriiiluri- fnrlory of Ihnt town.
U fomplrlMl.

Table Plant WtU Be OonUnued
SlockliLldrrv lii ilu Wiirnii I urnllun- roinimny. Jnim.l.iwii. N V.,
haro purrlmninl a ronlrollltiK liil.-n'«t In tin- »loi-k of Un- llnlhy Talil.-
anil hav.- tnk.n iM..^»«l..n of the |>lanl. Th.> llnll.y Tiil>l.-
hua iMvn m Hnanrlal dimrultli'* and tlif crcilllorK Honir tlmi-
aco g»\e Ihe omf^'m nn ••n.-n»lon of ilmo for the pnynii'ni of It* ohllitn
(loa and placiil Walter I. Bly»ion<- In chareo of the fnclory. TUv n<>\v
coDcrrn lia» put In onousli moni-y for working rapllnl and nay* Ihni
rrrrythlUK iHwIlil.- will W dom- to i xicnd the trndc.
Buys Woodworking Company

It l« n'i>"rti-d thm St.-
chaml thi' plant of ilo' Sn
pinni hB« Im-< n Idle for n.';
to Ihp iX'opli- of the vlllii(

A. fpiimh "f lliisllnKK. Mich., hnvc |inr
•r W.Midinwnrc CoinpHny of CohnHHol. The
II >('ni iind till' ni'HN of Its Rnip Ih pleiiHlni;

1( iiii'tins Ihi- cmiiloymi-nt of n niinilHT of

mon durInK ihi' cniln- yi-nr.

Will Develop Northern Cutover Lands
John II. ^olnlc■^ nnd McArtluir Itlttcnhoiicc of liny Clly, Mich., arc rt-
Itorlpd to havi- formi'd (he Ilolin> !>RittonhflUs<- l.uud Company to dciil In
cuiovor hnrdwoiKl lands In northoastorn Michigan. The firm will co-
operate with Ihe Norlheastcrn Mlchlcnu Ucvclopmcnt nureou. which 1«
adrertliilne the diotrlct extensively. The company owns and controls
through opllonK about 100,000 acres In Chehoygon, Pre8<|Up Isle and
Otsego counties.

If All Thought This What a Difference It Would Make I

U. II. .Inni'> < rf Ihr i;. W. .lonis Lumber Company. Appleion, \V1».. has
done quit.- a fiw thinKs which hove attracted atlonllon. One uf (he
most pertinent and loRlcal of his accomplishments Is a leeent letter
which IlARPWoiiii HKionu takes pleasure In puhllshlng herewith. Consid-
ering that the present conditions, as far as oar domestic markets are
concerned, are. os President Wilson snys. psychological. It will he readily
appreciated tbat If every one felt ns Mr. .lones (as they should) a very
different thought would be evident throughout the entire business fra-
ternity of this country. The letter follows :

.V pessimist — One who chews his quinine pills.

Whv be a pessimist? Why go around with this "ain't war hell" ex-
pression? It's all right to be conservative, but this crawl-ln-tlie-lioio-and-
I)ull-thc-hole-in-after-you spirit gets you nothing.

• Sit tight and don't rook the boat" is mighty good advice, but that's
no reason why you should worry yourself sick for fear the planking will
come off. and you'll go to the bottom.

Relieve mel this good ship "Business" Is In Hne condition. We are
doing a better business todoy than we were doing August 1 : and No-
vember 1 we'll be doing better than we arc now — that is. If you and I
and everyone else keep on rowing — forget that this war Is having any
other effect on us but to spur us to greater effort.

liod has blessed us this year with a wonderful crop, and He's blessed
us in a lot of other ways. lA;fs take what He's given us and be thankful,
and go out and PLUG !

Let's be like that original optimist. Mr. Smiley-Glad. who. having
fallen from the tenth story, waved his bond os he passed each floor,
shouting, "All right so far :"

Vours tor more Optimism.

Big Car Ferry Launched

The big ocean ferry boat, "Henry M. Flagler," which Is the llrst of
several boats to be built for the Florida East Coast Rollway, was
launched from the yards of the William Cramp & .Sons Ship and Engine
Ilullding Company, Philadelphia., on September 22.

The boat wll^ have u capacity of thirty of the largest freight cars
loaded. It will be capable of making the trip between Key West and
Cuba, a distance of nlnety-slx miles. In eight hours. The cars will be
carried on four tracks on the main deck. The vessel will be fitted with
an electric plant and two tanks to carry molasses.

The boat Is the largest of Its kind in the world and was christened
Ivy Miss Florence Marie Beckwilb. doughter of .T. P. Beckwith. vice-presi-
dent of the Florida East Coast Itallroad Company.

With the Memphis Mills

Inquiry here develops the fact that there is sllll further curtiillment
in hardwood lumber circles. The policy of closing down mills os soon
as the timber already ont has been converted Into lumber Is being closely
followed, and this results in the shutting down of another mill here and
there almost every day. It was recognized In the beginning that this
process would be gradual and long drawn out. but results have been
highly pleasing to members of the trade. It Is estimated on good
authority that the output here Is not more than from fifteen to twenty
per cent of normal, and that about the same proportion holds good
for the entire Memphis territory. In the -meantime, it Is estimated that
demand Is somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty-five per cent of
normal, with the result that stocks of lumber ore decreasing rather than
increasing, thus lightening the load which lumbermen hove been forced
to carry since the war broke out. These figures, In both cases, are
approximate, but they represent views of some of the best posted men In
the hardwood lumber trade in this section.

n. .T. iJarnell, Inc.. .<hortly after the war began, closed down Its mills at

both Uland and Ilalenvllle, Mlaa. It waa necesaary for them to mump,
huwevi-r. In order to take care of timber which had alnady bin-n loi
ten out, but the ndll at Ix-lnnd haa been eloaed down allogetber and
only one aide of Ihe mill at Ilaleavllte la In operation at preM-nt. Thia
firm la doing a Illtle logging na occaalun arlaea, but la not ailempllng
much along this line, aa Indicated by the fact that It la worklw,^ only
about one-fourth of lla capacity.

The Crittenden Lumber Company, at Karle, Ark., la running. It ha>
some limber already out which la being converted Into lumber, but It In
also doing n lillle lugging, and will continue Ihia p<dlcy unlll It haa
lllled all the fuuniliilions on Ha yarda. Aa aoon aa thIa haa iM'en flnlahed
ll la more Ihnn likely that thIa company will diacontlnue uperallona
unlll conditions have very much Improved.

The only mill In Memphis which la working on double lime Is that of
the Gayoao I.iunlier Cunipany, In New South Memphla. ThIa iiiinpany
had a very large otnounl of logs out when war developed and It baa t>een
busy converting theae Into lumber. It la eallmnted that thla work will
be eoiiipleied wllhin Ihe next three or four weeks and nl the I'nd of
Ihnt time Ihe policy of Ihe company will be governed by condltlona then
obtaining.

While there is a Utile hand-lo-moulh logging under way, operations
along this line linve almost altogether ceaRe<l. Aa evidenci' of thla fact,
it Is staled by a well-known lumberman here that, whereas laat year
there were some 40,000,000 or .'.0,000.000 feel of logs awaiting tranapor-
tallon between Memphis and Leland. Miaa. ; Ihe amuunl this aeaaon In
less than .100.(100 feel. Last year, at this time, logging operations were
in full blast in order that an adequate supply might be prepared for the
winter and late spring. This year they ore at a practical alandatlll.
This fact. In itself, will have a most Important bearing on the amount
uf lumber produced In this territory when operations are resumed.
Thc.re is no indication of the latter developing unlll there has been a
most decided change In market condlliuns and in Ihe gi'neral bualneas
silualion. <

Memphis Lumbermen in Commendable Bole
It Is a well established foct Ihot war entails much sacrifice and
nobility of spirit, but few Instances In proof of Ibis foct come lo llghi.
It Is learned at Memphis, however, that a prominent hardwood lumber
exporter recently made on offer to one of bis friends In Belgium to lake
care of the children of the latter, being three daughters and one son.
until the war In Europe Is over. He not only agreed to do thla, bul
offered to meet the children at New York and sec Ihem safely to his home
in Memphis, where they were lo be token care of without cborge until
such lime ns conditions were suitable for their return to their home.
The olYer has been deellned by the father of the children because the
latter thought that It their parents had to remain In the war lone, their
duty was there also. The son has already entered the Belgium army
and Ihe daughters are serving as nurses in tiie army hospitals. Tlie
mother Is engaged In distributing food among the poor and in oilier-
wise helping to care tor the needy. In writing to express his very great
appreciation of the offer made by his Memphis friend, the father said
that conditions were Improving somewhat from a financial standpoint,
but that busln.^ss was at a practical sland.jtlll, and that probably heavy
losses would result. He pointed out that there was no possibility of se-
curing Indemnity from any source. He also called attention to the fact
lliat over half of his creditors would Incur enormous losses resulting
from the war and would not be oble lo poy their Indebtedness In full.
so that the outlook was not particularly bright from the standpoint of
the wriler. He has a well established business In Belgium. He writes
that the war Is more horrible than can be described. He further asserts
that indications point to a long continued war, since the plan of Ger-
many for pushing to Paris, inveslin^- tliiit t-ily and then repelling Ihe
Hussions has gone awry.

More of the Bight Kind

C- II. Pearson, 20 Broadway, New York Cily, handles foreign and do-
mestic woods and Incidentally gets a grcot deal of pretty accurate
information os to Just how the consumers of these lines ore feeling. Mr.
Pearson gets out a ^rcat deal among the trade and his analyses of con-
liltions are based on first-hand information and on bis ability to under-
sland what he sees and hears. Mr. Pearson has recently written Haup-
wiioD IlKCORD as follows :

There are limes that I mny be over-optlmlstlc. but I cannot under the
jiri'Si'nt conditions be other than optimistic for the near future.

I visit frequently the manufacturing centers of Ihe Eost and tlie West,
and I have just returned from a short visit In the East, and discover
among many of the manufacturers quite an Increase In their l.uslness
over a month or two ago. The furniture line must be exceptionally busy,
Judglnc from the vast amount of orders in the hands of manufacturers
of casters, which are used on practically every piece of furniture made.
There are now orders tor immediate delivery of something over 1.000,000
casters, and as there are four casters to practically every piece of furni-
ture, it Is on Indication that business In tnls line Is on the improve.

The manufacturers of hardware tools are likewise very busy, the
export trade having materially improved, due to the renewed facilities
for shipping and hanking, but there arc lines which ore unusually dull :
but. taking the silualion on the average, I conclude that we are. as a
nation, enjoying an unusual percentage ot the manufacturing demand,
taking into consideration the present unsettled conditions throughout
the world, and I can but forecast In the very near future a great increase
In every and all lines of manufacture.

There has l>een an unusual demand for Circassian walnut, and stocks
have been arriving quite freely from England, to take the place of the-
stocks which have been exhausted on this side.

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which can
li for which has been mate-
mi I Icnow of no better time
I ■IS to talte in what stoclJS

f luladelpliiaiis .

At a meeting of prominent b

hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., a commii

Itnown as the Foreign Trade Con

tor the purpose of pursuing ways

t'lireigii Trade

at the Adelphia
ve members to be
lia, was organized
.' tor this city its

share in the Latin-American trade, which the European war has made
feasible for this country. The interests which the committee represents
are hardware, lumber, locomotives, agricultural implements, saws, street
ears and many others. The committee is proceeding with the utmost
caution and discrimination, and to facilitate matters sub-committees
have been appointed to consider nine essential subjects upon which they
will r-lH-,rt :it tli. Iinxt m.ctin- Tl^. .nl,1,,t. nr. ns follows:

I. mill \ii.i:.:'i, I'.ii! .11' II,..': .11 r'.n i.i, !:.■ 1.1 a plan to attract

.\il"i'ii.'ii . 1 . i._ 1. . .1 1 . uiirding business men

from . ' 1 . :.: 1 ': ii, -i - M.. iniiiinse of Inducing thero

tor 1 . ..; 1. ,1,1 .,1 1! i. .. 11 1,1 a Now York office or head-

some of the largest
■k of this bureau to
if importing houses-
italogues and other

ica with a view to
turers of Philadelp]
America has to oil"

siM. iol\.iiii,i: :in<l disadvantages.

"ifiui iii.iii-iii of allied but noncombating manufacturers to push

.\li..i 11. .loiiu.^oii, a member of the National Kxport Trade Association
and head of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, advised against hasty and
hysterical efforts to establish trade relations with South America.

Director Norris of the Bureau of Docks. Wharves and Ferries, recom-
mended to the other members of the committee to co-operate with other
ritics in order that the movement may become national.
A Venerable Oak

An oak log, said to be 1,000 years old, has reached Chicago and will
be made into pianos l)y the Cable Company. The oak was purchased
from the estate of the Duke of Portland, in Nottinghamshire, England,
by T. U. Williams of London, and was imported by I. T. Williams & Sons
of New York. The tree was long known as the Robin Hood oak, because
of a tradition handed down through the centuries that Robin Mood
hid some of his plunder in the tree.

Theodore Brent Offered Position

Theodore Brent of Chicago has been tendered the position of general
manager of the New Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau, which is supported
.jointly by the New Orleans Board of Trade. Association of Commerce,
Cotton Exchange and Steamship Association. It is understood that the
position carries with it a salary of $6,000 a year.
Charles H. Stotz Dies

Charles H. Stotz. president of the Falls City Lumber Company, Louis-
ville, Ky.. died at Louisville on September 23. Mr. Stotz had been ill
for some time and his death was not unexpected.

He had for years been prominently connected in hardwood circles, haying
been with the Louisville Lumber Company up to the time that concern
failed, and later with the A. Z. Haas Lumber Company. He later formed
the Falls City Lumber Company and had been operating that

Death of Mrs. McLeod

On Monday, September 26, Mrs. Katherine Langely McLeod. wife of
Murdock McLeod of the Oconto Company, died at her home m Chicago.
Funeral services and interment took place on the following day, interment
being at Oakwoods cemetery. Besides her husband, a son and daughter
survive.

Mr. McLeod'.s loss is very keenly felt by all of the Chicago lumber-
men, as he is a popular and highly respected member of the Chicago trade.
He served two successive years as president of the Lumbermen's Associa-
tion of Chicago, and while in office instituted a number of excellent
measures.

To Push New Orleans as Seaport City

Oak and other hardwoods have been booked by A. H. Clement & Co.,
forwarding agents, for t\\e Luckenbach steamer "Pleiades," which is due
to dock at New Orleans November 7 from E. San Pedro, San Francisco
and Oakland. Cal., via the Panama canal.

New Orleans will have to furnish a return cargo for the "Pleiades,"
else the steamer cannot return direct to San Francisco, but will com-
plete her cargo at New York. The Peruvian Steamship Company has
also offered to send its ships through the canal to New Orleans with
the assurance of return cargoes. Therefore, the exporting and importing
interests of New Orleans are seeking an alliance with the big manufac-
turing and industrial centers of the Central West. A large delegation of
representative Orieanians has just returned from Chicago, which has
pledged her support to New Orleans for foreign trade expansion ; and a
conference of all Mississippi valley interests is to bo called by the New-
Orleans Association of Commerce, the Chicago Association of Commerce,
the Illinois Manufacturers' Associati<)n and the Illinois Bankers' Asso-

Plans are now under way to form a large trading corporation, which
will repre.sent Mississippi valley banking, railway, steamship, exporting
and importing interests ; and sofme of the most prominent bankers and
business men of Chicago and New Orleans are behind the project. New
Orleans feels that she should be the warehouse for all freight moving out
of the Missi.sslppi valley to Spanish-America. She is not only nearer
most of the manufacvuring centers of the Central West than is New
York, but she is nearer to all of the Spanish-American countries bordering
the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean than is New I'ork — and is several
hundred miles nearer the Panama canal than is New York. But she must
have the freight In order to demand the rates, and this is the impelling
motive that sent her strongest men to Chicago to plead her cause.

Pertinent Information

Good Prospect for Favorable Settlement of Memphis Bates

.1. U. Ti.wnslionil. ^■(.niT;il mauawi- ot tin- Southern HardwiMKl Traffic-
Association, is in receipt of advices from the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission at Washington announcing the suspension of the proposed ad-
vances of from 18% to 33% per cent in rates on hardwood lumhir, with
particular reii-n m-i, to eoltonwuod. gum and oak, from Momiihis ami

points in MN-i :<u,\ l i,ui-i:ii,:i to Ohio river cros^iiu-. I h,.-,. v^.-i-e

to have boroi . , . . , ,. ;.. i l to October 4. 1h,i i i '„,,ii

held up until I ■ ■ - I'll , I iii^ w-ill give the "llii ' h-i in-rs

of the asso. i:iM,,ii .i- «,ii n- il,,,r (,f other organi/.ni ion- inniiMinitin^'
in the opposition to the advances, time to make a strenuous light before
the commission and it is quite apparent that they are fully determined
to improve this opportunity to the utmost.

One general meeting ot the membership ot the Southern Hardwood
Traffic Association has already been held here, as reported in the last
issue of the Hardwood Rbcobd, and it is announced that there will be
another meeting of the board ot governors o^ this organization the
latter part of this week to take further action in connection with the
opposition to the advances in question. Members of the association an-
jubilant over the postponement of the proposed increase in rates be-
cause of the opportunity given them to get back at the railroads and
because of the tremendous saving that will be effected on business already
on their books. Lumber was sola some time ago to northern and eastern
markets. This has not all been delivered, and, if the rates had gone into
effect as per the original plan ot the carriers, every firm having such
business on its books would have suffered more or less loss in connection
with the higher rates, as such sales were all effected on the old instead
of the new tariffs.

There is no denying that the hardwood market is in rather unsatis-
factory shape, especially from the standpoint ot demand, and lumber
interests are glad of an opportunity to seek to sell in the northern and
eastern markets on something like an equitable basis. The.v want all the
outlets they can command under present conditions and they realize fully
that they would have these outlets absolutely closed against them if the
higher rates were allowed. This is one of the strong arguments they
will make before the commission when the subject conu'S before that body
for a general airing.

The association has had very little to say so far regarding what plans
will be adopted. It is known that these have been discussed in a general
way and it is known that the most vigorous opposition possible will be
undertaken. Data is already being prepared for use and in a few days
.1. H. Townshend will give out a list of those who will enter the fight. It
is known that the condition of the lumber market at present will be
emphasized as a reason for the inopportuneness ot any advance at the
present time, and it is further known that stress will be laid upon the
position in which gum will be placed in its competition with fibre and
other material.

Lumber interests are disposed to resent the singling out of their com-
modity for such a radical advance and everything that can be legitimately
done to defeat the higher rates will be given careful attention at the
hands of the association.

Suit to Be Instituted on Southern Rates

A petition, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission the latter
part of June, will come up for hearing at Memphis October 28. It is
styled the VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber Company et al. vs. the St.
Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, and through it a reduction of

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ODP wot U tousbl III
point* nloDB tbc IId<
alio tH- civrn to lb.
(rrntunt riui.t rniiilr.--

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frwi

A Freak Growth

1 Atti'iitloo will
<iiii tbiit tb<> <)<'
ihiln-il mure tlinii
.... .». mtlior Inriso In

thr •. : up uuui llu lui.. and l.ulu liuvi- liocn nilllM] niiil

tiK I II ri'«lil|ip<'<l TJiry will nrsur tbiit then- I* im

(va»"i ii.rriit* ahould l><> culled upon to mnke tbl« n<lvniir.'

ixynii'iii iiiKi iii\. iiKir fiiiiilii tl>-<l up for mirli on liKlrllulte period. II
U •tale<) that ntioiK iwcntythrii' llriiis dolnc liimlnoHK In Memphln nn-
partlcn to lbi> milt. The lit'iirlni: Is nwnlti'd with much Intercut.

Tbe C0M> !■< In cborire .if the Smilhern Ilnrdwnod Trnnie Aiwoclntluii.
The bearloc will Ik- hefnr.' Si-chil Kxiiinln.r \Voi«l. of Ihi' oomralBBloii

BaTival of Mexican Bualness

Th»re W a very good pri>si>oct of the early revival of the Mexican
4kmaDd (or lamber as well as other auppllex. Neal M. Leach, traffic man-
ncer of the Texas and Pacinc Hallroad, states that through alcepcm will
be run to Torreon. Mexico, following a meetlnK of tbe directors of the
National Linos of Mexico on Oetolier 7. These lines were conllscnteil
daring the Inte revolution, and much of the trnck. bridges and equipment
destroyed. It Is understood that the Constltullonnllst sovernment will In
time indemnify the stockholders (or the losses sustained, but tbe llnex
will of necessity t>c operated on a small scale until repairs are made
and new equipment procured.

Tie dealers seem to be reluctant to go Into Mexico, considering the chaos
that has existed In the republic (or several years, but with the resump-
tion o( railway service It Is believed that there will be n heavy movement
lictwevn New Orleans and tbe Mexican border. Heretofore tbc .\merlcaii
railroads have declined to iM>rmlt their cars to cross the border without a
government guaranty of their return, but with the transfer o( tbe Mexican
lines to tbclr original stockholders, and the reinstatement of tbe operating
and traUlc force formerly In cbar?c. tills barrier will bo removed.

Harclwood DistiUation Hzperlments

The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis., has prepared and
the Forest Service has published Bulletin 129, giving the results of a
series of experiments with the destructive distillation of certain hard-
woods. The eiporlments were conducted by L. T. Ilawley and R. C.
Palmer. The chief Interest in this publication will be taken by those
engaged In hardwood distillation. The work Is somewhat technical, Imt
the layman can understand It. It gives tbe yield of several kinds of
woods, and those from different regions are compared. Tbe principal
woods considered arc beech, birch, and maple, but llgurcs are likewise
given for chestnut, oak, red gum, hickory, and tupelo, which are not
usually regarded as distillation woods. Chestnut is lowest In value.
tupelo Is next, and red gum falls somewhat below oak. None of these
woods measures with beech, birch, and maple. Hickory's yield of alcohol
Is above that of any other wood tried In the experiments, but is not
above In other distillates.

Statement of Ownership and Management

.\greeablc to tbc act of Congress of August 24, lOl'J. leiiuiiiui; publishers
of periodical.* to flle with tbe postraaster-gcneral and tbe postmaster in
ibc office at which such publication Is entered, a .^worn statement setting
forth the names and postofllce addresses of editors and managing editor,
publisher, business manager and owners, and in addition tbe stockholders,
if the publication is owned by a corporation, and also tbe names of
known bondholders, mortgages, or other security holders, and that such
sworn statement shall be published in such newspaper or other publication,
tbc following statement is herewith printed :

Haedwood Recoiio Is published twice a month at Chicago, 111.

The names and postolDce addresses of the editors are as follows :

Editors : E. H. Defebaugh. 537 South Dearborn street, Chicago, HI. :
E. W. Meeker, 537 South Dearborn street, Chicago, 111.

E. W. Meeker, Managing Editor, Chicago, Hi.

Hu Maxwell, Technical Editor, 927 Asbury avenue, Evanston, 111.

Business Managers : E. H. Defebaugh, E. W. Meeker.

Publisher: Tbe Hardwood Company, nsj South Dearborn street,
Chicago, 111.

Owners : The Hardwood Company, 537 South Dearborn street, Chicago,
III. : E. H. Defebaugh, 537 South Dearborn street, Chicago, III. ; Estate
H. H Gibson, 537 South Dearborn street, Chicago, 111.

There are no known bondholders, mortgages and other security holders
holding any bonds, mortgages or other securities of this company.
E. H. DEFEB.\ncn, Editor.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this eighteenth day of September,
1014, .1. S. Pen.nington, Notary Public.

My commission expires October 24, 1916.

OoTenunent Purchases of Hardwoods

On September 1 the government opened its divisional purchasing to
bids for material for naval construction and repair work. Its present
rcnuirements include a large amount of hardwood lumber of various
kinds, for the grading of which tbe latest rules of tbe National Hard-
wood Lumber Association are stipulated. Full Information on tbc sub-
ject can be had by addressing Bureau of Supplies and .\ccounts, Navy
Department. Washington, D. C.

The dliict>\i'r> ol a lr«-Hk uruwtli Im re|Hirled from Plaint-, where n
M-cllon of a tree which Im aald In ■>•• KM) yearn old han throuKh the
iiildille of II two eednr nillH, the In-e havlnit grown completely around
Iheni. The tree Itself Is two and a half (wt In diameter and ea>... of the
rails slicks through on ■•llher side and has not yet been decayed In thf
leiixi. <^UI reHbb'niH said tiK'y have biM'n there for sevenly-nve year*
iiih iif the liHim' ends of the rail Is partly growii Inio the big oak Im-

Report from Liverpool

I'lidir date of Sipteinber 11 a Liverpool limber bouse sent out a clrcu
lar lelier wlilch has Just bi-.-n received, and which treats of rondlllons of
Mile and price's In that world renowned mahogany center.

.Vecording lo the coinniunicntion, no auction sales have In-en held since
.luiy 2;: and arrivals up to the date of the letter ore moderate. Few
private sales arc reported and stocks are now heavy hut not excessive.
Values are normal but very uncertain. Itie secretary slates that (Jahoon
mahogany arrives freely but there Is very little demand for this typ.-

Car Surplus and Shortage

The October 8 bulletin of the .\iuericnn Hallway .\s8ocialiou sliuwn thai
the ear situation Is liuproviug somewhat with a slight but consistent
decrease In surplus and a similar increase in shortage. The surplus on
October 1 was 1.33,382 cars as compared with 138,108 cars on September
l.'i. On October 1 a year ago there was a surplus of 4,100 cars.

The shortage on the first of October wag 2,350 cars as against a shortage
of 2.059 ears on September 15, and a shortage of 31,020 cars on October
1 a year ago.

This barometer of shipping activity and Incidentally of commercial
activity shows that while Improvement is very gradual It has continued
very consistently during the last few months.

Lumber Cut for August
.T. E. Rhodes, secretary of the Natlonnl Lumber Manufacturers' .\8so
elation, has sent out tbe report of tbe August cut by members of the
association. The total is 859,000,000 feet, of which 45,200,000 feet are
hardwoods. The output for the same month last year was 055,200,000
feet, of which 57,400,000 were hardwoods. The summary for the month
follows :

Feet

Decrease In cut during August, 1914, under August, 1913 51,600,000

Decrease in shipments during August, 1914, under August,

1913 96,200.000

Excess cut over shipments during .\ugust, 1913 60,100,000

Excess cut over shipments during August, 1914 104,700,000

More Gun Stocks Needed

If the Europeon war is lengthened 11 will create a market for walnut
suitable for gun stocks. During Napoleon's wars tbe price of walnut
rose to figures unknown before or since ; but that was principally Cir-
cassian walnut, or tbe same wood grown from planted trees In Europe.
American black walnut was not heavily drawn upon at that time. Tbe
great demand upon this wood was felt during our Civil War. The mod-
ern military arm requires less wood (or the slock than was used on the
musket of former wars ; but larger numbers of guns are made, and the
total call for suitable wood will be very large.

Tbe London Timber ycir,«, September 12, says that for gun and rifle
stocks the demand for good, walnut timber of home growth Is consider-
able, tbe price varying from $1.20 to $1.60 per cubic foot — but It must
be clean, sound, and of a stipulated size. There Is little, un(ortunateiy,
for' sale in England, few plantations of the tree as a crop being planted,
liy old buildings, Indeed, on most estates where the soil is suitable,
walnut trees are to be (ound — single specimens as a rule : but a planta-
tion of tbe trees does not perhaps exist.

These estate trees are rarely felled unless circumstances demand such
a course to be followed, and so the quantity o( walnut timber o( home
growth in England Is reduced to the lowest maximum. Certainly planta-
tions wholly composed of the trees have been formed, but tbe experi-
ments were not very successful, merely owing to the fact that tbe soil
was unsuitable: that required for the prodfiction of the largest quantity
of the most valuable walnut timber being a good yellow loam — in fact,
a wheat-producing soil.

There Is still much good black walnut timber In tbe United States,
but it is scattered. However, satisfactory prices would suffice to bring
it to market.

The Ownership of Timherlands

'i'lie Bureau of Corporations has pul)lished another volume In tbe
series dealing with the ownership and other conditions relating to private
timberlands In the Dnlted Slates. The volume contains 264 pages and a
number of maps. The introduction, which includes three pages, gives a
good summary of what the whole report shows In detail. The chief
points brought out are the following:

About 08,000 square miles of tbe most densely timbered regions of
the I'nited States are covered by the maps. The land lies chiefly in

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Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Louisiana. Tho mapped
areas contain 755,000,000,000 feet of timber, which is one-third of all the
privately-owned timber in the United States. The ownership in these
regions is highly concentrated. In the western Washington map area
two holders have forty-nine per cent of the timber. In, northeastern
California six have seventy per cent, and in the redwood district ten
have more than half, and in north central Idaho four owners have
fifty-nine per cent.

It is stated that 1,694 timber owners hold in fee over one-twentieth
of the land area of the entire United States from Canada to Mexico.
In the 900 timbered counties investigated, they own one-seventh of the
area. This ownership covers 105,600,000 acres, an area greater than
the whole state of California, or more than two and a half times the
whole land area of the six New England states'. Sixteen holders own
47.800,000 acres, or nearly ten times the land area of New Jersey.

In the upper peninsula of Michigan, thirty-two timber owners hold
forty-flve per cent of the land. In Florida one-third of the land belongs
to flfty-two holders.

The blame for this concentration of ownership, so far as there is blame,
must be partly borne by the United States government. Lavish land
grants and loose, ill-enforced land laws are the historical background
of the concentration of land and timber ownership shown in the report.
A study of the present ownership of 7,370,000 acres of railroad, wagon-
road, and canal grant lands, covering most of the granted lands in the
map areas, and a little elsewhere, shows that of these particular lands,
granted long ago to single corporations, apparently with the idea that
they would be quickly sold to settlers, only fifteen per cent are now dis-
tributed in small holdings. Eighty-five per cent are owned by the
grantees or their successors, or by large timber holders. Of 82,500,000
acres granted to three western railroads in the sixties, the roads still
retained forty per cent in 1910.

Moreover, the states appear to have disposed of the various federal
grants made to them in such a way as to contribute to the concentration
(if land and timber ownership. Florida is a striking example of this.
.\gain, the public-land laws, the cash-sale law (now repealed),, the scrip
laws, and the homestead and timber and stone laws operated, at least
in timber regions, to transfer government lands directly or almost
directly to great holders.

Ninety-eight per cent of the 1,500,000 acres comprised in the largest
timber holding in the Lake States was acquired in a wholesale manner,
chiefly from tracts disposed of by the government through grants to the
state or under the scrip and the cash-sale laws.

Most of the land grants were made on conditions, and it is claimed
that in many cases not all of the conditions were complied with. The
government is now attacking some of these grants for ^he alleged viola-
tion of the conditions imposed. Last year the Department of Justice ob-
tained a decree in court, adjudging all the Southern Pacific Company's
lands in Oregon to bo forfeited to the United States. These lands em-
brace 2,400,000 acres and contain 70 billion feet of timber. The case
is pending on appeal. Other suits are pending, having for their purpose
the recovery by the government of some of the lands granted many years
ago, on the grounds that conditions have not been complied with.

The three largest timber holders are the Southern Pacific Company, the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, and the Northern Pacific Railway Com-
pany. The report names many of the other large holders, but they are
usually arranged in groups. Means made use of in concentrating so much
land in the hands of a few were not the same in all regions. The
report goes fully into that feature in the various parts of the country.
Newfoundland's Luml)er Output

There were 21,000 more logs cut in 1913 than in the previous year in
Newfoundland, the total number being 1,504,000, from which it is esti-
mated 46,000,000 feet of lumber (principally spruce) were produced, an
increase of about 5,000,000 feet over 1912. The lumber turned out was
valued at $600,000 and consisted of 24,500,000 feet of boards, 7,225,000
feet of scantling, 1,241,000 feet of heading, 673,000 feet of box material,
106,000 palings, 6,700,000 spruce lath, and 9,100,000 spruce shingles.
In addition to the lumber, 135,000 cords of pulpwood were cut, an in-
crease of 11,000 cords over 1912. The men employed In the forests and
sawmills numbered 3,500. There were fifteen lumber mills working under
license, in addition to 328 small mills worked by the fishermen in con-
Junction with the flsber.v. For the fiscal year 1912-13 there were shipped
413,000 feet of lumber valued at .$6,306, as against 504,000 feet, valued
at $8,215, in 1912. Canada took 272,000 feet and St. Pierre 141,000 feet.
The total number of lath exported was 1,365,000.

Germany's Timber and Furniture Trade

Consul Alfred W. Donegan, reporting from Magdeburg, Germany, de-
scribes the timl^er and furniture trade there last year. Activity In build-
ing almost came to a standstill in 1913, largely because of the high dis-
count rates and tight money conditions on the mortgage market. The
timber trade suffered in consequence. Toward the end of the year, how-
ever, when the discount rate finally dropped, some building activity set
in, but it was confined for the most part to the construction of residence
buildings. As a result of the small demand and low selling prices, timber
dealers were barely able to cover expenses. Prices of American timber —
pitch pine and red pine, for instance — dropped somewhat during the year
from the high-price level maintained in 1912, as did also prices of Russian
and Austrian boards. This was probably due, in the latter case, to the

John G. Lockhart Lumber Co.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

BIRCH LUMBER We have the fol-

lowing Log Run

Birch all 10 foot and Longer.
250,000' 5/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer
250,000' 6/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer
250,000' 8/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer

This stock is ready for shipment and we will sell it
in carload lots or all together.

KINDLY SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES FOR

BIRCH OR ANYTHING IN NORTHERN

HARDWOODS.

small consumption, and in the former to the low freight rates and the
Mexican trouble. On the other hand, lumber from the northern Euro-
pean countries increased In price from five to ten per cent over 1912.
The explanation of this is that there was a great demand in England,
France, South Africa, and Australia for this kind of timber.

Manufacturers of furniture were compelled to sell at lower prices than
in the preceding year despite the fact that timber prices were about five
per cent higher and increased wages had to be paid.

Quebec's Forest Besoiurces

Quebec possesses vast timber resources. Certain of the forest lands
are private property, but by far the larger portions still belong to the
Province itself. The private woodlands include those owned by farming
communities ; others are held under original grants that were ceded to
private individuals by the crown in the early days of the colony. The
latter aggregate about 6,000,000 acres, but they contain the best-known
stands of timber and will be able to supply the demands for pulpwood
for years to come.

Government Eailroad Proposed

Congressman Bryan of Washington has introduced a bill in the Housi
authorizing the President to locate, control, and operate a railroad from
Marysvale, Utah, which is a terminal of the Denver & Rio Grande Eail-
road, to the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. The desire is expressed!
in the bill to develop the timber, .agriculture and mining lands in the
National Forest. The railroad is not to cost more than .$3,000,000. and
$500,000 is made immediately available for the project.
Lumber Outlook in England

The London Timler, under date of September 19, reviews the lumber
situation in a hopeful tone. The more favorable news from the seat of
war has its counterpart in a brighter tone in the timber trade, and there
seems to be a gradual return to more normal conditions than have ruled
as yet since the war commenced. The very gloomy anticipations, which
were almost universal during the month of August, and the belief held
in so many quarters that the shipping season had been practically brought
to a close by the declaration of war by Great Britain, have now proved
to be entirely erroneous, for this month there is seen quite a fair trade
being carried on in sawed goods, principally, of course, from the Swedish
ports. In ordinary times, when competition is keen, commerce is apt tO'
be looked upon as a struggle between the buyer and the seller, and
to regard the gain of the one as, in some measure, the loss of the other,
but the present position furnishes an excellent example of the mutual
benefits of trade sellers. On the one hand, their yards blocked with unsold
and unshipped goods, and often with their mills stopped working, on
account of their inability to find further yard space, are most anxious
to re-commence business, while importers, all short of stock and their
sources of supply greatly curtailed, are equally desirous of purchasing
and bringing forward further cargoes.

Timber Imports and Exports

The total imports of wood and wood products of all kinds into the
United States in July, 1914, were valued at $6,472,766, against a value
of $5,417,460 for the corresponding month in 1913.

During July, 1914, the exports of all kinds of forest products from the
United States were valued at $5,765,580, and for the same month In
1913, $7,414,499.

The imports of wood products increased nearly $1,000,000, and the
exports declined nearly $2,000,000.

Philippine Timber Concession Offered

Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will be received at the office of the
Directory of Forestry in Manila for the privilege of cutting and remov-
ing timber and gathering other products, stone, and earth on 292,000
acres in the Provinces of Tayabas and Ambos Camarines. While the date
of opening bids in Manila is November 14, 1914, if a prospective bidder
in the United States finds it impossible to get his bid there by that time
he should communicate at once with the Bureau of Insular Affairs, Wash-
ington, D. C, stating the circumstances, and If the delay involved will not

40

HARDWOOD RECORD

MATHEWS STANDARD

Gravity Lumber Conveyer

}fr, flooring, dlmanslr

four p«r c«nt »rad». Adjustable JacI

Un« and secure proper crade. Light

Been In auccra^fu) use for paat ten y

Pricea quoted on receipt of Inform

conveyed. Send

q Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele
vated Traveling Derrick propels itseH
on 28-ft. gauge track.

<J No guy wires.

q Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory
Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F.
Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for
pamphlet fully illustrating and explain-
ing the derrick.

Also ask for list of users.

iM- ii>» loiiu iiinl biirwau uiay arrangt to Imvo tlir opeoInK of liida puat-
Ihiii.hI lun;i rUuiiKli for Ilia to rnicli Miinllu.

.\B thp Icrma of the raiiccaalmi r<'<|ulr<' the ratnlillrtiuii'iil of anwrnlllk
nnil InmliiK ii|HTnlloii«, Ainrrlrnn iiinniifnrturi'ra of <><|iilpim-nt thrrvfur
^ll..nlll folioH ii|i thla miill.T In orili-r to obtain ordrra for nmrliln<T.v.

BtUldlng Operatlona for September

It l« not cii(.y to t'Xtrttcl conaolallon or Joy frmn llir HlaUuiPDI of liiillil'
liiK u|iiTallona for tbo month of Hoplcuibcr. TiK' flKum look unfavorable.
In fnci, llicy nrr unfavorable. AuRuit, the flrat month of the European
»nr, made a very creditable showlnii, a ahrlnkSK'' of only 4 per ci'nt a>
lompared with AuRuat loHt year. Hut Scpleinber reveals a losa of 32
(H-r cut. The explanntlon Is perhapK thlH. Pinna late In July for Aumist
IK'rmlia had alreody proKreasod ko far that aloppuKe waa both unnecessary
anil undesirable. Hut durlnx the month of Auuust there waa not the
Hnine undivided looklne ahead to coiiKtrucllon work. Instead there were
street corner dlscUKHlons and nrnuments. TumlnB the spot lluht on the
misty future, a somewhat hazardous iniess would be that buildlnic opiru
tlons may be about due to (tet their second wind. One consldernllon
whieli Is recelvlUK some attention la that bulldlUK material has cheapened
III Kiiine directions within recent weeks nnd Ihnl this may serve as n spur
to Increased activity. LookInK the flKures squnrely In the face, this Is
the presentment :

The ofllclal reports of building permits. Issued by 71 of the principal
eliles throuRhout the country, durlni; September, received by the American
I'ontractor, t'blcaBo, total $44. 071,004, as compared with ter>,844,400 for
September, l!li;i. a decrease of 32 per cent. Tint the losses are not
iinnnlinouB. There arc 18 cities thot show sains, IncludlnK St. Paul, 200
per cent; Denver, 241 per cent; Des Moines, 108 per cent; Scranton, 330
per cent ; SprlngQcId, 111., 160 per cent ; Suit Lake City, 237 per cent.

Kor the llrst nine months of the year the showInK Is creditable. The
total cost of bulldlnt; permits Issued In the 71 cities was $558, 276,753, as
compared with $.%83, 218.802 for the corresponding period Inst year, a
docnnse ol only 4 per cent. The statement In detail Is as follows :

Per cent
Gain Lous

September.

Sepiomber

242.099

76i;00O

Cleveland

2.132.»70

).!I4I1..'.4.'-.

Columbus

491,725

47:1. Ill.'i

Denver

880,nr.o

Detroit

Urand Rnphr.H

H!<.8(I0

Indianapolis

670.000

. 267.870

297,170

Memphl.x . .

. 1.32.100

288.355

501. 52C

.N>w Vork City—

Borough of Queens

1,272.047

1.018,928

111 «10 179

*''X^i-^Xl

:::::" iillm

Peoria

142.245

. . . 309,140

)22..S«1

142.0.'?7

San FranclKr"

St. Louis ...

. 651.489

092.88.'>

Shreveport .

.'>8.077

42.100

6(1.028

'■\mii

Toledo

300,3.58

072.480

Topeka

1K.S

WMkes"^'S?re- •.•.;.■.■. .•.-.•.■.•.

.•.■.-.•.•.. l4,0»i

262.260

404.619

Tnliil

»44.971.904

tU5.844.49S

HARDWOOD RECORD

Possibilities in Saw Dust for Developing Soil

The editor of Hakdwood Rkcord noticed a recent clipping from a rural
newspaper referring tn the value of saw dust for lightening and fertiliz-
ing soil. The editor of the publication referred to said that the applica-
tion of saw dust doesn't seem to offer any great possibilities. This
nromnted ILVRDWOOD RECORD to address the Forest Service and the reply

fol

In

e I nes of tho o fe
tl e ad 1 t on of
ell deco np

lb

hat

5od sa«dust o
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Interesting Stump Found in Indiana

.Vn interesting find was made a few days ago in ConniTsvilic, Inil.,

when a well digger working flfty-slx feet below the ground came upon a

well preserved stump. A large section of the root was brought to Cou-

nersville, but no one has been able to identify the wood.

The South 's Cotton Crop

The South's cotton crop is one of the pillars of its prosperity, and
the sudden closing of more than half of the foreign market has been
and threatens to be a serious setback to business in all parts of the
southern states, and, in a measure, in all parts of the United States.
Regions which have no cotton to sell, transact business with the cotton-
growing states, and any serious disorganiaztion ot business In one region
hurts others.

For that reason the campaign for the relief of the cotton situation
appeals to business men in all parts of the country, and satisnulory
results will doublloss follow. The campaign's slogan is "buy a lialr."
Commercial organizations in all the principal cotton centers of the .South
are pushing the work. The usual spectacle has been presented in
Chicago, of bales of cotton exposed ou the streets, like fruit on a stand,
with the words, "buy a bale."

The general plan is to purchase at ten cents a pound, store the bale
in some cotton warehouse, insure it, take a receipt, and agree to hold
tho cotton for one year, unless an opportunity to sell for ten cents or
more is presenti'd in tlio meantime. It is not a speculation, though the
buyer stands a i.iii ,ii:ni(i "i making a profit, and not much chance ot
losing. Tho liin;. I I.. i,.||) tide the cotton growers over, until the

foreign mark.i^ < , : , n ,, ,ipen.

Various soiiili.in .,i- ii..iis, tbi- nionibersliip of wliicli includes

men in all linos ..I l.n^iih -^, \r.<v i.mi.-.I |.iM>|i,., i n,,- ,iii.i .ir,uhn-s .'x-

plaining the work ami -.iiiMiir^ .i - .i-i;i i^. . i ih.^. « hich will

doubtless send Its literatnr.' in iii.i-. win. n.|iii-i n i-, ■ 'I !i> l..r rminty.
Arkansas Buy-a-Bale I'oUuii CluU. iiiid.'i iln ilii.MiM,, ,,i Hi' -Marianna
Commercial Club, Marianna, .Vrk.

Circulating a Popular Address

Tiio addro-s made at Chautauqua, N. Y.. Inst .Tunc by E. T. Alien of
the Wc^irin inii^ry and Conseryation Association, on tiio subject.

"ForosK, I. lie I ;iijil the Consumer," has enjoyed a wide ciroulation

throu'.;li Mm iii.li |m. >s, and it is well worth it. The National Lumber
Maniil'.iMiii, I . \--c.ri:ition. Cbicago, is assisting in further circulating
the aildn -- \-\ inininm ii In pamphlet form for associations, companies,
and indh i.liKil- h In. h isii i,, use it as advertisements of their own business.
This is (l.iiM ;ii ..i-i .111,1 ilir lates per 1,000 copies in different styles of
cover will be ujad.' kn.iH ij li.i adflrrssintr .1, K. Rhodes, secretary of the
association. Some of tli sn.,T!u.st luini'i r rumpanies in the country
have printed their advoiiisMip nt- •■:: tli pa miiblet's cover and are using
the address as an advevtisoiiii'iii "i ilah- imsiiioss.
Selling Fine Seeds

The utilization of pine coue seeds promises to develop into an Industry
oi: some importance in the Northwest. An enterprising timberman in
Washington state has for two years been collecting pine and fir cones
and extracting tho seeds, which iire said to find a ready market at
profitable prieos. Last year a carload of cones was shipped from
British Columbia and tho seeds exported to Germany. The cones wore
gathered by Indian- in tlh' n.ntbern part of the province and transported
in sacks over l.ui- ilispmii- ii. the railway, which carries them to their
destination in W ,i -Imi-iiii. Tho experiment proved so profitable that
several carloads lia\. lii . n iird.irod this year, and the business promises
to afford another outlet for a hitherto unutilized British Columbia

British Columbia Uses American Furniture

Thor.i is a demand in P.rilUh Ci.bHnbia for American-made furniture.
Stylos in aii liiii'i iiii'ii anil rli*' lihin- and arrangement of homes, especially
in tbo niaiiii- i.i lurnltnii, iii iniluinoed largely by the customs pre-
vaiiins; In lin rnit. d Stati's ili. luilk of the stocks of furniture car-
ried by tbo largo wbolosab- and rot.ail dealers in Vancouver are im^

OUR LINE

WEST VIRGINIA
HARDWOODS

Embraces all the commercial sjjecies in
this region.

Being located right at the mill, we know
that every fitick rce mnnufacturc is manufac-
tured rif/Jif.

Wc solicit the opportunity of proving this
claim and offer the following list which

WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE NOW:

10 cars V'i sound wormy chestnut.
10 car.s i/'-i No. 3 common chestnut.

5 cars 5/4 sound wormy chestnut.

5 cars 6/i sound wormy chestnut.

3 cars Yj-inch slack barrel staves, 10 & I'i inches long.

1 car -14 oak table tops 40 & A2 inches long.

Alton Lumber Company

Buckliannon West Virginia

T^Souf hern California Kardwood

& Manufacturing Company,

Los Angeles, California

''South Sea" Brand

of Philippine Mahogany

Directly Imported

mahogany

the

from a mill cutting the
islands.

We were fortunate in securing a large cargo just
after the war was declared and are able to offer
this fine figured wood at prices much lower than
other mahoganies.

Our SOUTH SEA MAHOGANY is raiiidly
increasing in favor wherever it has Ijecn trie(J.
Especially fine for interior trim, show cases,
fixtures, and furniture. Carload prices quoted
and samples sent upon request.

Southern California Hardwood & Manufacturing Co.
Los Angeles, California

HARDWOOD RECORD

This Mill

is devoted very largely to tlu- manufacture of

Oak Bill Material

In fact, we have studied this Hne of manufacture
so thoroughly that we feel confident we can tell
you anything you want to know about it.

THE LEWIS DOSTER LUMBER CO.

BLUEFIELD, W. VA.
Manufacturer* and Wholesalers West Virginia Hardwoods

Bind »nd Circul»r mills «t Wailovillp, W. Va. Daily capacity 60,000-.

Hutchinson Lumber Co.

Huntington, W. Va.

Band Mills at Sevy, W. Va., and
Canterberry, W. Va.

IVe xvanl to move at once

10 Cars 4/4 No. 1 Coniiiioii and Is and 2s
Chestnut.

3 Cars 4 4 No. 1 Common Chestnut.

S Cars 8 4 S. W. Chestnut.

10 Cars 4 4 Plain Sawed S. \V. Chestnut.

10 Cars 4 4 Quarter Sawed S. W. Chest-
nut.

10 Cars 4 4 Log Run White Pine.

7 Cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Oak.

10 Cars 8 4 Log Run White Pine.

porltsl from tho Vnlted Kla(««. and the trade dependi lartetj upon tbt
t'ultvd hlatoa fur ll» Hiiiiply of lioinp furnlalilncii.

Probable New Source of Beidn

The Turbcr caclua (Crcui thurUcrt) of thr wiulbwcslcru part of list
United 8tnte* and tin- ndjncent nulunK of .M. »lro liia l.<cn rlnanrd as a
probablo sourcv of n-sln Taluablo In tlio mnnufnrtiiro of varnlali, paints,
ili'clrle liiaulatora, iind soap. A consular report from Knaenailu, Mexico,
rocmlly Rave tlie result of tests niadi< to determine Its pruliRlilc yalue, nnd
tbe results sliow well.

The pliuhaya dulcc, ly which name It Is often known, xrown wild In
parts of soutlicrr. California. It In found In Krentesl nliundanrr In Hie
dry regions of low altitude south of Intltude :io. Krom a thick trunk at
or near the Kround spring uprlRlit oplni-d nrnia or brnorhea, so that the
plant reHomlili's a ninny-nrmcd inndilnliriiiii. Ii n-nches a height of six
to twelve feet nnd bears n fruit ihiit Is sweti nnd very palatable. The
fruit ripens In June, July, nnd AuRust nnd Is used both In Its fresh state
nnd In the form of Jam.

To extrnct the resin only plnnts tlint hnvc died nnturally after reaching
maturity should be used, and these should be allowed to remain In the sun
for some time. In youuR plants and thofcc In full vecetntlon the resin Is
not encountered, n circumstance that makes exploitation more nttraclire,
as It permits the utilizntlon of the fruit which the plant produces durInK
Its entire life and the extraction afterwards of the resin from the dead
plnnts.

An analysis of the resin B,i^\e the following results: Rssence of turpen-
tine dissolved, 35.71 per cent; naphtha (petroleum ctber) dlssolrcd, 3.'i.:<'J
(ir cent; ordlnory ether dissolved, 35.12 per cent.
Capitols BuUt to Order

The Drst modern attempt at building n capital city to order was
undertaken In Australia, nnd now plans are being perfected for a splendid
city In India which Is to be the capital of the British empire In that
quarter of the world. It will be called Delhi, which Is the name of
a well-known metropolis of that country. Tho new city will be near the
old, nnd will be built on n magnlflcent plan covering ten square mllea,
with strect.s from 100 to 440 feet wide. There will be parks, trees,
gardens, yards, river banks, and terraced hills, all constructed and ar-
ranged to secure health, comfort, and with the particular object of
attaining tho highest degree of scenic beauty possible. The govern-
ment buildings win be the center of the city, and will be situated
on high ground to make them visible from all parts of the great cap-
ital. A provision — which will be something new In India — contemplates
arrangements whereby the pgor people can enjoy the good things on
practically the same terms as the rich.

Elm for Barges

The London Timber News says that years ago large qu.intltles of
English-grown elm boarding were required to keep pace with the building
of wooden barges on the Thames, but of late years the demand has per-
ceptibly fallen off, principally owing to increased foreign supplies which
arc delivered In the London market at a lower figure than dealers can
alTord to sell the native product of this kind. No doubt the home-grown
timber is equally good with that sent from abroad — in fact, some of the
old elm timber, the product of Kentish-grown frees, have no equal for
general constructive purposes, and for lasting properties as well. There
Is perhaps the drawback with much of the field and hedgerow elm that
It Is rough nnd often considerably damaged, the result of wind ; but for
all that, Inking it ns a whole, the quality is probably ahead of that sent
from abroad. Of course In foreign timber we only see the best In this
countrj-, and have little idea what the waste is in getting out what Is
Intended for exportation. But, on the whole, English-grown elm timber
has no rival, and the fact remains that it is comparatively scarce and
rarely procurable In the sizes required, and this of itself has caused for-
eign importations of the timber to be sent to England In large quantities.
American Oak for English Wagons

The Timber News of London snys that the curtailment of the import
of American wagon onk planks into that country, which has continued
for several weeks, has done a great deal to reduce the large stocks of
this material, although at the present time they arc still largely in ex-
cess of last year's. The demand also fell away considerably during
November, otherwise conditions would have been even more satisfactory.

A considerable proportion of the recent arrivals consisted of free of
heart dimension stock brought in to the order of various railway com-
panies. This stock commands n high price and Is subjected on arrival
here to a verj- severe Inspection both in regard to quality and size, as
many rejections being made for under-cutting as for defects.

When this description of stock Is deducted from the total import, the
balance brought In lately for ordinary wagon-building purposes will be
found to be low Indeed.

Greater strength In the market for this material should soon develop
now that the fear of holding large stock for an indefinite period Is con-
siderably minimized. After the turn of the year a better demand Is cer-
tain to spring up, and It only requires a continuance of the present favor-
able Importing conditions to restore full confidence In the market.
Will Plant Sandalwood and Bosewood Trees

Little planting of fine cabinet woods has been done anywhere. Tropical
forests have been depended on to grow enough In nature's way, unaided

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by man. A departure, however, from the custom Is promised In a new
enterprise In the Society Islands. In the South Taclfic ocean, where
30,000 aores of land have been bought In Papenoo valley, of the Island
of Tahiti. Various commodities will be planted, among them sandalwood
and rosewood trees, for the purpose of supplying these valuable woods.
The whole tract of 30,000 acres will be cleared of Its tropical Jungle, and
ten miles of railway will be built to make the land accessible.
A Fake Fungus
The people who have substitutes for sale, which they are anxious to run
in ahead of wood wherever thoy can, are becoming remarkable discoverers
along certain lines. It is said that recently a contract which called for
nearly a million feet of wood was lost by a bidder because of a fake
report by a man with a substitute to the eCteet that a new fungus had
been discovered attacking timber with such rapidity that decay set In
at once and caused quick destruction. It was represented as a discovery so
recent that the general public had not yet found it out ; but that results
were bound to be very serious. The report had its effect in the way
intended, and a substitute went in the place of wood. The success of the
false report In that particular has evidently encouraged the promulgation
of another ; but this "discovery" is a worm instead of fungus. The
creature Is reported to be sn voracious that 11; bores its way to the
heart of the tree so quickly that the tree is speedily ruined. The des-
tructive worm is described as white — which is the common color of worms
that live in wood. It is needless to say that the stories of the fungus
and the worm are fakes pure and simple, and are circulated, apparently,
for the purpose of injuring the reputation of wood as a building material.
There are many kinds of fungus and many kinds of timber worms; but
those which are injurious are well known and are no worse now than
they ever have been.

A New Wood Preservative
A preservative adopted for the timber used in some Belgian collieries,
is called "Axol," and consists of a solution of copper and zinc in am-
monia, with the addition of a certain amount of benzol. The wood being
placed in a boiler, is first submitted to a vacuum tor twenty minutes.
The liquid is then applied, and is forced into the pores of the wood at
a pressure of ten atmospheres for twenty minutes. The material so
treated is claimed to be unaffected by dampness or heat, while it has
no smell and is free from any smearin.g outside surface.
Pitprops Scarce in England
Judging by the prominence given the subject in English trade journals.
It seems that the first serious .shortage of timber supplies In England is
felt in the coal mines where props are scarce. Many of those formerly
used came from France and Scandinavia, and since the war began, the
supply has rapidly declined with no apparent source open in Europe.

The United States has plenty of mine timber to spare. The props
need not be large and are of various lengths. Their chief use is in
shoring up the roofs of mines when the coal is removed. Almost any
kind of wood is suitable, but the stronger it is and the more durable,
the better.

Increased Shipments of Greenheart
The exports of greenheart timber from British Guiaua were much
greater in 1913 than in the preceding year. That was partly due to
the low water in the rivers in 1912 which hindered the shipment of the
timber to the coast. It accumulated at interior points and was sent
out on the floods of 1913.

Furniture Made from Ties

Section men on the Nashville division of the Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis Railroad recently found some walnut ties that were evidently
laid down years ago when the problem of material for crossties was less
serious (ban at present. They were removed and sent to the company's
shops and are now being converted into furniture for an offlcial's oflice.

Flooring and Shelving Patterns
A London trade paper says that a point which has not infrequently
cropped up in recent years between shippers of planed goods and agents,
but which has not been authoritatively settled, is as to whether floorings
and shelvings must necessarily be chipped on the under side. There are
importers who contend that unless the undersurface has been chipped
the board has not been properly thicknessed ; or, put another way, who
claim that the board before going through the machine should be of
sufficient thickness to come into contact with the irons top and bottom.
Assuming that the planing machine has been correctly set, if the board
happens to have been scant before entering the planer — and such accidents
will sometimes happen even in the best regulated flooring establishments —
naturally the marks on the under-side incidental to the thicknessing part
of the process will be absent from that side of the board. On the other
hand, the rough board may, from a variety of causes, here unnecessary to
mention, be just so nicely gauged that it presents no chipping marks,
whilst still holding the standard scale of thickness. For shelving or other
purposes where the back of the board is seen, naturally such a board is
not so useful as one which shows a nicely cleaned-c£E under-surface, but
does it give rise to a claim? We imagine that in the old days of hand
labor it was only the edges and surface that the carpenter wrought, and
that thicknessing is only a process arising out of the introduction half a
century or so ago of machines for the preparation of planed boards. Still,
what we have to deal with is machine-planed goods. Fine saws and better

Peytona Lumber Company

Huntington West Va.

- MANUFACTURERS-
PLAIN SAWN nxAzr

RED AND WHITE UAJV

YELLOW POPLAR
BASSWOOD
CHESTNUT

ASH AND MAPLE

BAND MILLS:

Huntington, W. Va. Accoville, W. Va.

SPECIAL PRICE

FOR QUICK SALE:

No. 1 Com. Hickory :
8 cars Ij^" to 4"

No. 1 Com. Poplar:
15 cars ^" to 4"

No. 1 Plain Oak:
20 cars 1" to 4"

No. 2 Plain Oak:

5 cars 1"

No. 1 Common Ash :

3 cars 2"
1 car 2i^"

Goodlander-Robertson
Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

HARDWOOD LUMBER

Yards and Office:

Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn.

HARDWOOD RECORD

The White Lake Lumber Co.

Proplri On. BIdg.. CHICAGO, ILL.

Northern and Southern Hardwoods

CAR STOCK
WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE

UlUh Quohti/ — rrompt DtUieri,

WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE

10 c.ri 1" No. 1 Common B«..wood
5 c.ri 1" No. 2 Common B.iiwood
30 c«r. r Rrd or Whilf O.U, ■!! gr.de.
40 c.r. l" Red .nd S.p Gum, .11 gr.de,
0i»r iWff«(rt« The l»t two item, .re but one-hr.lf dry

LABORERS FREE

Free of charge to employers, wc supply all classes
of laborers and mechanics, of any nationality.

Loggers. Railroad Graders, Cooks, Flunkies, Team-
sters, Engineers, Saw-filers, Bark-Peelers, Sawyers,
Swampers, Cant-hook men, and good men for general
labor work. , , ,,, .

Men pay own railroad fares to the works. We have
good men on hand to work around sawmills and lumber
yards by the day or by month.

Write all particulars in your first letter, wages, work-
inc conditions, etc.

I.oag Distance Plione FrankUn 3529

Diamond Labor Supply Co.

32 So. Canal Street, Chicago, III.

COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

MANUFACTURERS

ASH OAK CYPRESS GUM

11 stock band sawn, well manufactured, carefully graded, rood aver-
age widths and high percentage of li and 16 ft. lengths.

No manipulation of grades. ,

L^.ted « ^ COLFAX, LA. toq'iflHi'd^lred

Bluestone Land & Lumber Company

MANlfACTlBERS

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS
Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock

Bund Sawed Stock RIDGWAY

ill]iT^i^i''rVlm^a PENNSYLVANIA

pinning ninchln.'. U«vp do doubt hi to Ir— WMto of wood, >Dd the
di-sldiT.ttiui whirl! vvvty prtHlucr-r of lluorlnL-s naturally alrlvcs aftor U to
C.-t tlic Inrgrsl i)i>»«llile qunnllty i>f plani'd Koods out of B givfn quinlUr
of linttrn.. In the altalnincnt of thi. Idinl Is Ihf priMlucr answerable
If hi. good, .how II roHuh or saw.d Iwick ln«l.nd nf a nictly chlppid under-
Hurfaco, provided llu- l)u«rd holds up lo thi' r.iognli.d srnic of tlilckDr..}
The Face Side of Silo Stock

llulU-lln 107 of 111.- Ilnr.lw.>..U Mainifnclun rs' A..orlall<.n of the United
.SIIIU-. brings out an Intcrosllng feature of •.llo stock manufarturlng. A.
Hllii stock Is also occMlonally manufaclurrd from other titan the alio
gradi'S, the nucallon involved will apply on thoae grades a. well.

What IH bothering some of the cyproaa manufacturers Is whether the
lieiler face shall be on the Inside or outside of the silo. Thus far we
have succeeded In M'curlng «lx opinions on the question and theae are
iqually divided. It U argued by some that as a matter of course the beat
face should go on the Inside against the ensilage. I»y others II Is stated
that the Inside does not show and that, for the sake of appearance. Ibe
better face should l>e on the outside. Among these opinions are thoae of
actual coDsuiners and tbey also are divided. It would seem to us. therefore,
that It la to a certain extent n inntler of Individual taste and It might.
for this reason, be advisable when an order Is received for alio stock to be
worked to certain patterns, to secure further Information from the buyer
as to bis taste on this question so the working can he on whichever face
desired by bim. It still leaves the whole thing up In the air as lo which 1.
the face side of a silo stave — the outside looking In, or the Inside looking
out.

Alpena's Old Lumber Days

At one time, says the Detroit, Mlcb., /nir«(or, there were perhaps Ofty
vessels, steam barses, 8choon<'r8, tow barccs and tugs which bore the name
iif Alpenn as their balling port, but that number has diminished to less
th.nn a dozen — flvo flsh tugs, a harbor tug. pleasure yacht and perhaps
one or two steam barges, says the Alpena News.

The lime was when flfty vessels would go Into winter quarters at Alpena
and a person could almost go from one dock to the other on the decks
of vessels. The lumber and cedar business Is but a trifle of what It was
onctwothree decades ago. Onco there were twelve lumber 101118 In
operation In Alpena. Now there are three.

The Gllcbrlst fleet was some fleet In those days. The steamer Garden
City used to tow four or five barges, all lumber or cedar laden. There
was the Russian, the Light Guard, the San Flint and others. The
rictchers owned several boats. The river was alive with tugs. The
.\rthur D., the .lohn Owen, the Wayne. Isabell and others were busy as
bees. And now only the Ralph remains.

An Old Fiece of Foplai

At OuntsvUle, Ala., In tearing 'down the McDonald building, a piece
of poplar timber 65 feet long by 12 by 15 was taken out perfectly sound
after sixty years service. The size of tills piece of timber Is more
remarkable than Its state of preservation. If wood Is kept dry It will
remain sound indeflnltcly.

Sawdust In Surgery
A new use for sawdust was recently developed by a German physician
and It has been successfully used In a number of the leading European
Hospitals. The material used Is hardwood sawdust and the process con-
sists simply of baking It In an oven, which thoroughly drys It and at the
same time purifies It absolutely. After this It Is passed through a fine
sieve and the fine dust Is applied directly to the wound. It has a distinctly
curative property. The Japanese have mode use of powdered charcoal.
ric.' rshes and powdered sugar for the same purpose.

American Ants In Europe

A shipment of ash wagon poles crossed the Atlantic some time ago and
reached the factory of a purchaser on the other side. In cutting one of
the poles, a large number of insects ran out of a cavity, to the surprise
iind alarm of the owner, who supposed some new pest had been let loose
on the country. He corralled a quantity of the bugs and sent them to
the BrltlBb .Museum to be passed on by scientists, and lo due time be
received the following reply :

The specimens were c.irpenter ants, called Camponotus IcHroatiu, Smltb,
and have been so Identified by G. Meade Waldo, the specialist In hymenop-
lera. It Is a well-known American species, and the dead wood of standing
or prostrate trunks Is often extensively riddled by the galleries of this
and aillt-d species. It Is thought that these ants, however, do not begin
operations on timber which Is not already decayed or In part destroyed by
other Insects. . ^

We mnv here note that the Insects sent to us arc In their third or
perfect state — that of the winged i'naijo, having previously gone through
the larva and pupa states, or before (he wings are devclopwl. In tbls
state thev emcrtie into the nlr during the night, or on a damp or cloudy
dav, when In a few hours the solar heat causes their wines to wither and
become drv, the insects then fall to the grnimd and nrt- eairerly sought
after bv hosts of birds, lizards, and even ni[rrr..s tluirisplvps. who roast
and eat them: Indeed, they open up the broml <]ii. stion of thr- -termite,"
a noun derived from a Greek word Implying "llin end." Ixcansp this Insect
!n the first or larva state destroys everythlne It attacks. It was In this
stage that the cavities in his osh pole were made, and in which the perfect
winged Insects were housed when bis circular saw Intruded upon them.
The Incident of the dama;;e wrought upon the pole shows that the tree
had been dead some considerable time before the cutting was made. In
sawing and re-sawlng it would possibly not be noted by the operator that
the wood or pole was lighter and dryer than usual.

HARDWOOD RECORD

45

Wood Panels In London

Discussing hot weather discomforts and practical ways to lessen them,
a writer in the London Graphic advocates greater use of wood in building.
Ue regrets that, under I.ondQn's l)uilding laws, wood and thatch cannot be
used, though both are ideal materials from the point of less heat in sum-
mer and '.ess cold in winter. The law allows the paneling of rooms with
wood and that course is recommended by the writer. The finest architec-
tural designs can be carried out with wooden panels, and there is almost
an Infinite number of materials and combinations from which to choose.
An Ancient Tree

The asphaltum beds at La Brea, near Los Angeles, Cal., where excavators
have been at worli for a year taliing out bones of extinct animals of great
size, has yielded a most interesting tree, found standing erect. Most of its
branches are missing. The trunk is about seventeen inches in diameter.
The accumulated asphaltum covered It entirely, and in excavating, the
top was Drst encountered. After some months the base and roots were
reached, embedded in the original soil. Tlie tree had grown on the banit
of a small creelc, and its roots were dug out of the clay and the entire
trunl! removed. It will probably be exhibited at the San Francisco fair
as the oldest tree in the world. It was buried at least 100,000 years ago
by an eruption of asphaltum.

Hardwood Record published a description of the wood, with a drawing
of its microscopic structure, in tho issue of December 10, 1913. That was
the first des( 1 iiition of the wood published anywhere ; but most of the
technical pain/rs have since had something to say on the subject.

The tree lias been identified as a softwood, of the cedar or redwood
family, but there has l)ueu some controversy as to the exact species. The
wood is yet sulBcicntly sound for furniture, which is a remarkable instance
of preservation during so many thousand years. The skeleton of a human
being was found in the asphalt near the trunk of the tree, but no scientific
report has yet been published. The skeleton was that of a man, about
three feet high, who evidently sank in the asphalt and perished tens of
thousands of years ago.

The World's Largest Barn

What is said to be the largest barn in the world was recently built by
W. T. Smith In the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is said that
900,000 feet of lumber was used In its construction. It Is 400 feet long,
130 feet wide, and 72 feet high. The owner of the barn owns 20,000 sheep.
The barn will house them and will lilsewise furnish room to store much of
the provender to carry them Ihroush the winter. Two thousand acres of
Irriga.cd alfalfa will supply the bulk of the winter feed.
Philippine Hardwood Offered

In response to the advertisement of the United States Navy Depart-
ment for 1,500.000 teak decking logs, a local lumber firm has submitted
an offer of 500,000 feet of yacal, a Philippine wood resembling teak, which
is regarded as the equal of teak for construction purposes. This Is the
first time that such offers of Philippine woods have been made to the navy.

\;Jiroaig)5iiaiimiTO!i^m»)tti)iTOS^

Hardwood ^ews ^otes

:-< MISCELLANEOUS y

The Bailey Table Company of Jamestown, N. Y., is in liquidation.

The Milne-Savage Lumber Company of New York City is said to be
liquidating.

The Miller Lumber Company, Charleston, S. C, has become a volun-
tary bankrupt.

The Empire Panel & Veneer Company, Buffalo, N. Y., is reported to he
out of business.

The John J. Rumbarger Lumber Company of Philadelphia Is reported
to be closing out.

The Atwater Basket and Veneer Company, Atwater, O., has recently
changed ownership.

The Consumers Lumber Company of Louisville, Ky., recently became
an involuntary bankrupt.

The Owensboro Wagon Company of Owensboro, Ky., has increased Its
capital stock to $500,000.

The R. AI. Morriss Lumber Company of St. Louis has Increased its
capital stock to $100,000.

The Royal Box & Lumber Company, New York, has been incorporated
with capital stock of $5,000.

The Cleveland Seating Company has been incorporated at Cleveland,
O., with $5,000 capital stock.

The National Lumber Company has been Incorporated at Mobile, Ala.,
with a capital stock of $2,000.

The Clifton Forge Lumber Company has been incorporated at Clifton
Forge, Va., with $10,000 capital.

The Huttig Manufacturing Company has been incorporated at Dover,
Del., with $6,000,000 capital stock.

The Wilmarth Show Case Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., has in-
creased its capital stock to $200,000.

It is reported that a branch of the American Hardwood Lumber Com-
pany at Evansville, Ind., is out of business.

-Vdam Heimberger, president of the H. E. Heimberger Veneer & Lum-
ber Company, New Albany, Ind., died recently.

The Walker Veneer & Panel Works of Alpena, Mich., and Chicago
has changed its name to the Walker Veneer Works.

The Edward Q. Smith Chair Company of Evansville, Ind., has changed
its name to the Woods-Klamer Furniture Company.

Dimension Stock ^* *"" »"pp'' y°" *''*'• clear

l^imenSlOn OIOCK cuttings of soft Kentucky Oak
or Poplar to that they will COST you considerably LESS
THAN the same cuttings if BOUGHT AS LUMBER.
Make Us Prove It

GARDNER WOOD COMPANY l'i{^r?SRK.''y°Y.

Kentucky Lumber Company

MANUFACTURERS

POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR-
TERED OAK, RED AND SAP
GUM, CHESTNUT, HEMLOCK

ROUGH AND DRESSED

MILLS AT

Burnside, Ky. Williamsburg, Ky.
Sulligent, Ala.

SALES OFFICE

6 Security Trust Bldg.
LEXINGTON, KY.

iC I N C I N N A T li

|Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers!

I RIEMEIER LUMBER CO.

iOAK. POPLAR, CHESTNUT

E SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS

I Vpnpprs:- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL

fe, V ciicci a . OTHER FIGURED WOODS

THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO

JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd.

OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

K I L N - D R I ED OAK

(I)

and other Hardwoods are among our
many "specialties" which are so
satisfactory to others. Why not you?

THE M. B. FARRINLUMBERCO.
OHIO VENEER COMPANY

Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS

2e24-»4 COLERAIN ATENUE

DAY LUMBER & COAL CO.

Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK

GENERAL OFFICE — CLAT CITY, KT.

miWBimam

HARDWOOD RECORD

Watch This Space

For Offerings of Fine

SOUTHERN
HARDWOODS

BUSKIRK-RUTLEDGE LUMBER CO.

(Inc.)

Lexington, Kentucky

BAND MILLS: Quick.and. Ky.; Straight Creek, Ky.

Rockcastle Lumber Co.
C. L. Riller Lumber Co.

OAK-Plain and Quartered, RED AND WHITE
POPLAR CHESTNUT BASSWOOD

Anything in Hardwoods

Huntington West Virginia

Till- rnrki'r Kcllottg Lumbrr Compaay, UlnoriipolU, Minn., bai bven
iii-oriiurnli-il \iii(I<t the iuiini> miiip witb ■ capital utork of $50,000.

A iintunil KHH ■■xplualoii wh-cIkmI the Intvrlnr of lli<- Kirk Furoltur*
'c.iii|«mi.v. Akron, «>,, in'rlc)U«ly liiJiirlDK f"ur mm and rn-atlng conilder-

IIaiiiiiviniii Kki-uiiI) Iiiii, rcD-lvril Inroriimtln
iiiH linuetit tin- Ynwkcf tlnibor ni-ar Kc Kunla
iilll lit Hint point nnil tlint work will Im- <-<>ninii'nri'<t In the not far dlatant

=■< CANADIAN >-=

»( lliintHVlllv, Got.,

I'hi' MuHkokn Wood .Maniifmiiirlny in

■ illd lt» Hnwnilll which wim r.contly Imrncil.

I he Ili'riln (Ont.) Interior Ilnrdwuod C^umpuny will build an addition
Its pliint at that plncr.

II Is snld flint the Canada StrniUHlilp Company ha* purcbanod tinrdcn
MuikI. Klncsion. Onl., for $ rJ.I.OOO. nnd will hiilld KbIpyardN.

Till. T. Itllihli- Conipnny. of Mill siroot, AylmiT. Ont., Ih bulldlnR a
S.to.nod snwaiUl, the liiilldinK to \)v at \>t[i\ iind concri'lc, electric light
Inu- Woodworking machinery will be Inslalled.

Tlie Roblnaon Cabinet Miinufncturlng Company baa been Incorporated
^ II. S. Kobinson, of Toledo, O., to vatabllsh a factory at Walker-
.!il.'. Ont.

The Slmonds Canada Saw Company, of Montreal, Que., ban bought the
\ .7. Ifui'lon .Snw Company, of Vontouver, B. C, and the lotter concern
i- now known as the Standard Saw Works.

The St. .lahn (N. n. ) Desk Company will build a larger factory at Cold-
liiiiiik. near that place.

The lumber business at New Castle, N. S., Is good ; prices arc higher,
ivcn with tbc added cost of war risk and Increased freight rates.

The British coal mining corporations ore becoming anxious concern-
ing the supply of timber props. These props have formerly come from
iho Baltic ports, and the trade In them is worth 120.000.000 a year.
The Board of Trade of London, England, has sent a deputation of com-
missioners to confer with Hamilton WIckes, British trade commissioner
of Montreal, as to the possibility of getting a supply from Canada, pro-
vided prices arc not too high. However, the fact that supplies can be
secured from Hie south of France, Portugal and the Kusslao Baltic ports,
may tend to keep the prices down.

British timber merchants and creosotlng works arc Inquiring for wood
sleepers, suitable for railway construction. Large ordera have been
placed iu British Columbia.

•< CHICAGO >.:

U. .7. Goodman of the Little Lake Lumber Company. Little Loke, Mich.,
was in Chicago on Friday of this week on his way home from Detroit
.Mr. Goodman took In the third game of the city scries.

n. M. Wheeler of Joncsvllle, La., has been In Chicago this week.

O. C. Lcmcke of the Underwood Veneer Company, Wausau, WlB., spent
II few days In Chicago last week.

.7. 11. Faust of J. H. Faust & Co., Paducah, Ky., spent a few days In
Chicago a week ago.

W. H. Weller of Cincinnati, O., secretary of the Hardwood Manufac-
turers' Association of the United States, recently spent a week in Cbl-
caco in connection with alTalis of that a.ssoclatlon.

.S. O. Moore, sales manager of the American Column k Lumber Com-
pany, St. Albans, W. Va., spent a few days of Inst week with the
local trade.

C. I... Faust of Faust Brothers Lumber Company, Paducab, Ky., waa
in Chicago a couple of days during last week In conference with the
local manager, J. F. Mingea.

W. H. Kusse of Husse & Burgess, Inc.. Memphis, Tenn., was In the
city a few days ago and announced that that company's new mill Is
about to be turned over, although It will not be put on regular run
just yet.

U. W. Baker of the Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Company, Slkeston,
.Mo., has been around the city for several days.

E. A. Hamcr, Chassell, Mich., was In Chicago a few days recently at-
tending the session of the board of governors of the National Lumber
.Manufacturers' Association.

N. A. Gladding of B. C. Atkins & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., has been
around the city for about a week.

It. M. Carrier of the Carrier Lumber & Manufacturing Company,
Sardis, Miss., was In the city last week on business nnd in attendance
at the meeting of the board of governors of the National I>umber Manu-
facturers' Association.

C. A. Bigelow of the Kneeland Blgelow Company was one of the promi-
nent noithern visitors to the local trade reccntl.v.

F. L. KIchardson of the Richardson Lumber Company, Alpena, and
r.ay City. Jlich., spent part of last week with the Chicago trade.

W. C. Landon of the Barker & Stewart Lumber Company. Wausau,
Wis., attended the meeting of the board of governors of the National
I. limber Manufocturers' Association held at Chicago last week.

F. V. Higglnson, wholesaler of veneers of Rockford, 111., annouucea
that he has opened an office In Chicago to extend his business In thot
line.

The Stoddard Piano Company has been incorporated at Chicago with
.«;j.-..O00 capital.

HARDWOOD RECORD

47

=-< NEW YORK y-

Tlie European Lumber Company, manufacturer of northern hardwoods,
has moved its local oflice to Grand Central Terminal, where so many of
the local wholesalers are now domiciled. Mr. Van Wert, manager at tins
end, returned recently from a long motor tour through New England.

George A. Yaest, who assists Sam E. Barr in the wholesale hardwood
flooring business, has just Joined the ranks of the benedicts. The bride
was Miss IClma Florence Schroder, of Brooklyn. After the honeymoon
at Bermuda and Trinidad, the couple will make their home at Ruther-
ford, N. J.

George D, Burgess, of Russe & Burgess, Memphis, was recently in New
York, returning from Europe by way of Quebec. Mr. Burgess was incon-
venienced somewhat because of conditions abroad, but showed no signs
of wear.

J. B. Hill, representative inspector for the Hardwood Manufacturers'
Association of the United States, is now at the service of the looil
trade. His address is 2520 .Seventh avenue, this city.

=-< BUFFALO y-

The outing committee of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange was hard at work
during the early days of this month, arranging for the chestnuttlng party
held at North Boston, this county, on October 8. F. M. Sullivan was
chosen as chef of the affair and the programme called for a beefsteak
dinner to be eaten out-of-doors and beneath the trees.

William M. Greer, tor fourteen years a member of the Kelsey Hardwood
Lumber Company, North Tonawanda, died at his home In that city on
September 27, after an illness of several months. He was flfty-one years
old and left a wife and two sons, Roy and Frank.

The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company has been making some im-
provements to its office building and raising Its foundations. Trade is
about the same as a mouth ago.

The National Lumber Company states that beech, birch and maple floor
Ing trade holds up better than that in regular hardwood, and the mills
are also holding up quotations.

Jackson & Tindle are now rebuilding their burned sawmill at Pellstou.
Mich. This will be a double-band mill, like the former one, and thi-
capacity will bo about the same as before.

The Hugh McLean Lumber Company is closing down its mill operations
at Memphis for the present.

Miller, Sturm & Miller are getting in some stocks of hardwoods to round
out assortments, the incoming lumber being chiefly oak and birch. Trade
is reported as quiet.

< PITTSBURGH >■

Frank E. Smith, of the Breitwelser Lumber Company, is in New Eng-
land this week looking up hardwood orders among the manufacturers.

The C. P. Caughey Lumber Company, Oliver building, says that trade
in mine materials is beginning to look up a little. This has been an
itnportant factor in the mixed hardwood business the past year.

The plant of the Bradford Furniture Company, at Bradford, Pa., was
burned September 29 with loss of $25,000. The plant was well equipped
and the origin of the Are is unknowii. Another recent fire in the Pitts-
burgh district — the wood-working plant of Joseph Simpson, at Parnassus,
Pa., September 2."!. This plant manufactured carriage and wagon parts.

The Babcock Coal & Coke Company, of which Fred R. Babcock of this
city Is the head, has finally secured title to the works of the Seweil
Lumber Company in West Virginia for $230,000. The sale was made
with the permission of the court upon petition of the receivers of the
Seweil company, who were Samuel Bailey, Jr., and Harry W. Loon.

The Clay McKelvy Lumber Company, capital $50,000, has received a
Pennsylvania charter. The incorporators are : W. A. Clay, J. M. Mc-
Kelvy and J. D. Brickley, of Pittsburgh.

The West Penn Lumber Company reports a fair trade in hardwoods,
but says that new business is very hard to get. Prices are showing
weak spots in some places and stocks are said to be accutnulating at
the mills.

.< BOSTON >-=

The lumber trade of Boston has suffered a severe loss in the death
of Elmer O. Lake, senior member of the E. O. Lake Lumber Company.
For some thirl y years he had been associated with the Northern Lumber
Company, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and about fifteen years ago became
vice-president and Boston manager of that company. During the last
year he withdrew from the Northern Lumber Company and organized,
with his son and several others, the E. O. Lake Lumber Company.

The New Haven Lumber Company, of New Haven, Conn., having been
petitioned In bankruptcy with reported liabilities of $214,742 and assets
of $183,546, Judge Thomas of the United States court has appointed
Jacob Caplin as temporary receiver.

=-< BALTIMORE >-

That the war has not stopped the movement of Circassian walnut was
shown last week, when the Johnston Line steamer Swanmore got into Bal-
timore from Liverpool with a total of 113 logs of that wood, .\pparently,
the logs were shipped from some Caspian sea port through the Mediter-
ranean to Liverpool and there reloaded upon the liner.

Harris Manufacturing Company
Johnson City, Tennessee

Harris'

Hardwood Flooring

and Lumber

MEMPHIS

VVbultrttiUe Manuructurera aDd Exporters

RED GUM

SAP GUM

COTTONWOOD
CYPRESS
ASH

PLAIN OAK
All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^^l^^^"^^

We m&ke a speclaltj of mixed cars
•f Sap and Ked Gum. One-half U
Two inches thick.

SOFT ELM

SYCAMORE

DUGAN LUMBER CO.

a""nd"s'hrpp"e;r Harciwood Lumber

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

TIMBER ESTIMATES

REPORTS INCLDDKD
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP. DETAIL B8TIMATE8 ft WRITTEN REPORT

GARDNER & HOWE

ENGINEERS

Clarence W. Griffith °'j.^t?XudlS*/"' Memphis. Tenn.

TSCHUDY LUMBER CO.

M.^NUFACTCRERS OF

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK
OAK, ASH and CYPRESS

1 8 to 30 feet Sawed to Order

VA^DfiN BOOM=STIMSON LUMBElt COMPANY

Manufaciurers Soutiiern Hardwoods

Quartered Oak a Specialty
Memphis Teni

Tennessee

HARDWOOD RECORD

RRP GUM

Lc.idiiiQ M.inul.iclurcrs

OUR SPECIALTY

SI. Francis Basin Red Gum

WE MANUFACTURE

Southern Hardwoods

Gum. Oak and Ash

J. H. Bonner & Sons

ARCHER LUMBER COMPANY

HELENA. ARKANSAS

Manufacturers of

HARDWOODS

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

We can furnish your entire
requirements in Hardwoods

OUR SPECIALTY — RED GUM

rirc bmkf uui ■■nrly oo tbe morDlns of 8v|itrmber 2S Id the plant of tbc
Bti'lnor Mnnli'l rtuiipnny and nvo of the nix oncntory tiulMtniEii covcrlDK
ihi' two nurva of crouDil were do»(royi><l. A lol of varnlHli, liiirdwootlii iind
olliiT uiatcriiilii, toiit'tlicr with Ihroc curloaiU of llnliihc-d mniKi'lii witc bUo
hururd. i'hi- tuimp of the hinir la not known. The dumaict' U i~»ilinBtrd at
from »;«.l)iiO to HO.OOO. fully covcr<-d by ln«uriinn' It Ih thoiiuht thai the
fiKloiy will Iw rcliiilll, 'nic plant wan eroctfd hy Chnrlea J. K. Btelner,
but more Ihiin n year nco became Involved In dlinrultliii and the buiilneaa
went Into the hnnd» of receiver*, bclnit afterward piirehaiied by the perooni
who orKiinlzi'd n corporation known u» the .Maryland Mantel Company,
which hOK bei'n operating the place ever aluce under the new name. liow-
Mrd \V. JackHon U prenldent of the company.

The question of the validity of the West Vlrulnla "redar ruit" law,
which hug cauRed conBlderobIc fcellnR throuRhout the »tnte between fruit
j;riiwers iind owners of cedur trees, was passe<l upon Ociolx-r "J by JudKe
.1. M. AVoodH, In the circuit court nt Marllniibure, who held that the
sliilutc l8 conHtltullonal. The Inw wns pngned to protect fruit uroweri
from Injury by rennun of "ceilnr ruHt" nnd other InfecllouH plant dUeaaos,
iinil provided that cednra affected with the dlheaiw miKht be di-ntroyed
under certain conditions without eompeiMnllnn to the owners. Attrmpta
linvo been mode In different purls of the state to enforce the law, but In
Iterkeley county determined leslstiince wos encountered, and one of the
owners of cednr trees obliilned an Injunction uKiilnst the Ktnte Crop Teat
Commission, to prevent further destruction of the trees upon hla land.
The Injunction has now been so modlllcd as to compel the commission to
comply with those provisions of the law which contemplate the protection
of cedars and other trees not affected.

The new warehouse of the Morsun MMIwork Company, on North avenue,
is almost completed, nnd will be taken possession of within the next few
weeks. The structure contains live stories and with Its substantial brick
facade constitutes a real ornament to the neighborhood. It Is one of the
most spacious bulldlUKS of Its kind In thh city, and will brluR the company
In closer touch with a section that Is undorgolne rapid development. In
addition. It will have direct railroad connection with all of the principal
linos out of the city, besides being equipped wltli all modern facilities for
nnnilling sash, doors nnd blinds.

The sawmill of former State Senator D. Unrlcy Boyce, on Laurel river,
lliree miles west of Laurel, Del., was burned recently with a loss of about

ST. FRANCIS BASIN

RED GUM

(Kraetzer Cured )

Flat-Dry-Bright-Band Sawn

Write for lists and prices
GEO. C. BROWN & CO., PROCTOR, ARK.

(20 mil.H from M^iniihis. on C. K. I. & I'. Kallroad)

MILLER LUMBER CO.

Marianna, Arkansas

We offer for immediate shipment the following (took
12 month* and orer dry:

10 cars 4/4 let and 2nd Red Gum

7 cars E/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

4 cars 6/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum

2 cars 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Bed Gum

2 cars B/4 No, 1 Com. Red Gum

1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum
10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards
THE FOliLOWING NINETY DATS TO SIX MONTHS DBT:

1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress

2 cars 6/4 Select and Better Cypress

1 car 4/4 1st and 2nd Ash. 10 and 12' lengths
1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak

1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Qtd. White Oak Strips

2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak

:.ooo.

=-< COLUMBUS y

lUilkling oiMM-atious in ColumliMs are still active, as is shown Ijy the
report of the building Inspector for the month of September. There were
109 permits issued during the month at a valuation of $491,725 as com-
pared with 237 permits and n valuation of ?47;i,]95 In September, 1913.
Since the first of the year 2,208 permits having a valuation of $4,853,260
have been granted as compared with 2,069 permits and a valuation of
?4,087,0S3 for the corresponding period in 1913.

Papers have been filed with the secretary of state decreasing the capital
stock of the W. F. Rosscr Lumber Company of Arcanum, Ohio, from
$40,000 to $20,000.

At Oxford, Ohio, the Western Water Motor Company has started to
manufacture washing machines.

.John Willaeur of Mt. Victor}-, Ohio, has opened a factory at Kenton,
uliio. for the manufacture of baseball bats.

.\t Alliance, Ohio, S. F. Tombough has recently opened an office to handle
lumber both wholesale and retail.

Tapers have been filed Increasing the capital of the Builders' Supply
Company of Akron from $10,000 to $40,000.

The Everett Lumber and Supply Company of North Baltimore, Ohio,
rocfntly incorporated with a capital of $15,000 to take over the Everett
mill, has been organized by the election of the following officers: Edward
liny, Perrysburg, president: F. B. Mitchell, Toledo, vice-president; Norrls
Curtis, secretary, and A. J. Heney, treasurer.

It. W. Uorton, sales manager for the central division of the W. M. RItter
Lumber Company, reports an Improvement In the hardwood trade during
ilie past fortnight. Tlic volume Is better and dealers are now buying
better. Buying Is also being done by furniture and vehicle factories.
ITices are generally well maintained. Mr. Uorton recently returned from
:i business trip through New York state.

=-< TOLEDO >-=

Slate Superintendent of Banks Latanncr has mode public his findings
lom the reports of the Ohio banks under date of September 12. The
iports show that there was a falling off in aggregate resources In the
\'- larger cities of the state, while the smaller cities and country
:iriks show a large Increase. The reserves averaged as follows In the
ireer cities: Toledo and Dayton, 16V4 per cent; Cleveland. l.T/i per
I nt ; Cincinnati, 14% per cent; Columbus, 25 per cent. The average
' s.rve for the state Is 17 H per cent, giving the country banks an aver-
.:>' of more than 20 per cent. The banks deny calling of loans or the
b.irgin'g of Increased rates of Interest

The Gotshall Manufacturing Company has purchased a factory site
■nsisting of seventeen acres on Dorr street, for which the sum of ap-

HARDWOOD RECORD

proximately $18,000 was paid. The Gotshall Manufacturing Company
makes lumber, building equipment and materials. The present factory
is located on Dorr street near the Lake Shore tracks. It was not stated
definitely when the construction of the new factory would begin, but it
is the company's intention to build at an early date.

The Skinner Bending Company reports a very quiet business, the
demand being light from every section of the country. Prices are off
somewhat both ways.

The Booth Column Company, which recently went into the business of
making automobile bumpers, reports the new line as selling well. Presi-
dent Booth has just returned from Michigan, where he established
agencies.

F. M. Fritch, president of the Eagle Woodenwa
ton, O., is extremely optimistic as to the future
general improvement is already visible and states that the busine
his plant is fifteen per cent better than was done a year ago a
same time. Within the past few weeks the force at this plant has
increased fifteen per cent.

.-< INDIANAPOLIS y

Local oflices of the Nebeker Tie Company, manufacturer of railway
ties, have been moved from the State Life building to the Fletcher
Savings and Trust building.

Building permits issued by the city last month amounted to $411,628,
as compared with $67.'j.504 issued in September, 1914. The financial sit-
uation is held responsible for the decrease.

The Huff-Stickier Lumber Company has been organized and incor-
porated with an authorized capitalization of $10,000 at South Bend by
O. G. Huff, B. E. Huff and C. F. Stickler.

The next meeting of the Quartered Oak Veneer Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation will be held in this city in December. It is expected the meet-
ing will be of much importance, as data will be presented showing the
amount of stock on hand and the condition of the market throughout
Indiana and adjacent states.

-< MEMPHIS >-

Amado & Co.. a Memphis firm, has made application for a charter to
carry on a brokerage, export and import business in South America,
Central America, Cuba and Spain. It has a capital stock of $10,000, and
among Its clientele are a number of hardwood lumber manufacturers
who win use the services of this firm In opening up new outlets for their
products In the countries named, with particular reference to South
America. This firm has already been doing some business with the coun-
tries in question, and Is incorporating in order that it might better
organize its forces and increase its facilities.

The Shubuta Ice Factory, at Shubuta, Miss., will soon be operating
a woodworking plant in connection with its Ice manufacturing facilities.
This company is in the market for woodworking machinery and is
anxious to have catalogs and prices along this line.

The Jonesboro. Lake City & Eastern Railroad has a contract with the
Creamery Package Company, Blytheville, Ark., to transport the timber
from 10,000 acres of land belonging to the latter. This was acquired
two years ago. It Is necessary for the road to construct eight miles of
track, but the returns will be in the neighborhood of $20,000 per year
in freight.

For tlie first time in a number of years, makers of railroad ties in the
territory around Cotter, Ark., have found themselves without orders.
That section of the country has for .rears done a big business In ties,
but the railroads have stopped making Improvements and repairs wherever
possible, and this has practically cut off demand.

A dispatch recently received from Pine Bluff, Ark., states that notes
of a face value of $18,000, executed by the Richland Stave and Lum-
ber Company, and held by the Bank of Pine Bluff, have been authorized
to be sold for $5,000. The order was Issued by Chancellor Jno. M. Elliott.

The Line-Woods Lumber Company, of Louisiana, has filed articles with
the secretary of state of Arkansas, naming J. G. Boyce, of Texarkana.
as state agent. The capital stock Is $65,000, and It is scheduled that the
company has $53,860 invested in that state. Wm. Buchanan is president
of the company.

=-< NASHVILLE >.=

The hearing of the complaint of Nashville lumber firms against the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail-
way and Tennessee Central Railroad on rates on logs and lumber from
points In Tennessee to Nashville consumed several days of the time of the
Tennessee Railroad Commission last week. This case has attracted more
interest among lumbermen in this section than any contest brought up for
some time. General revision of intrastate rates is sought from many
points, and reductions of from ten to fifty per cent are sought. It is
claimed that the rates in force are entirely out of line with rates In adja-
cent states. A. B. Ransom, Henderson Baker, S. Lleberman, T. A. Wash-
ington, Sidney A. Dies and A. N. Trice are among the local lumbermen
who appeared as witnesses in the case. Charles Barham, general freight
agent of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, was the prin-
cipal witness for defendants, going Into a detailed statement of the rates
and the basis. When attention of the Tennessee Central management was
called to the fact that its rates on cedar, walnut and cherry were higher

BUSS-COOK OAK CO.

BLISSVILLE, ARK.

MANUFACTURERS

Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior
Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring.

As Well As

OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER

Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried
or kiln dried, rough or dressed

MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY

Our Corps of Inspectors

Intelligent! Highly Trained!

Conscientious!

is assurance that you will get
what your order calls for
when you buy Gum from us

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Ce.

Sikeston, Mo.

Band Sawn
Southern Hardwoods

SPECIALTIES

RED GUM, PLAIN OAK

SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING

Band Sawn Stock

4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum

4/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

6/4 Com. & Better Red Gum

5/4 & 8/4 Is & 2s Red Gum

Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak

This stock contains a good percentage of 14'

and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths

W. W. GARY, "S"

HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS

HARDWOOD RECORD

JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY
Lumber and Timber

No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS.

Birch Veneers. Alio Elm, Maple and Baiiwood

\\t M \SI I \< Tl UK HNK KOI \lt^ (I I

STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii.

I.KT US QLOTE YOU

STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER CO.

OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES
WELL MANUFACTURED

ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH

ROCK AND SOFT ELM

HARD AND SOFT MAPLE

Stocks cut 4 4. 5 4, 6 4, 8/4, 10 4, 12,4
WRITE fS FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION

"Andrews" Dried Lumber
is Better Lumber

<i

ANDREWS"

Products Represent Perfection,
Reliability, Results

"Andrews"
Moist Air
Lumber
Driers

Condensing

OR

Ventilated

Perfect Transfer Cars

Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks
Canvas Dry Kiln Doors

DOUBLE AND SINGLE

Write /or Information

SBIEB DSFABTKEITT

The A. H. Andrews Co.

115-117 S. Wabash Avenue

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

ilinti rnloa on uthiT lumber and losii, ■ new Inrlff wni liaued l>)' Ihit llnr
•'ijuallilnii the rain. Tlii' ronimlanloti hni lakni tho race iiniirr nilvlarmont.

l^iral IuiiiImt trndf baa liorii Tiilrly aatlalaclory. Ilulldliii: iH-niilia for
Sriiioiiilii-r laatipd by the Naabrllli: liultiling il<'|>arliDi-nl nilliil fur liiiprorr-
iiii'tila lt> roal $77,riUS, coinpar<Kl with *4l).:itiil for the Hunic loonth laat
year. ThU la n a|i|i'ndi<l ahoninc, miiiiidrrlii,; llm i|i-iirral biialnru condl
tloiia.

lUnJniiiln I*. Gral.niii, >nld lo b<' n mlllluiiniri' lliiilMTland o|ivralor of l.o«
AiiK<-l<-», Cal., rbargid with havliii; diTriiidxl 'nioniaa 1'. Aycra, drrvaard,
nut o( f.'I.UOO In n tlmlHTland dval Involvinu «:I0,0<I0, haa aurrmdrrpd to
till' loral niilhurltlra, and Klvi-n bond lo a|i|><-ar In tli<' criminal roiirt.
lirabnm la luild to have been connecleil at one time with a euuipany In
I'hUaKO.

.lohu and Andrew I)ot»on have ealiibllab>-d ii hoop factory at numa.

AccordlnR lo reporli recently received great damage waa done lo bard-
wood foreala In Chratham, DIckaoD, lllckmun, Terry, lloualon and Mont-
t:i>mery cuiinllea by ilie drouth hiHt Huminrr. On many ncrea half of tbe
tri'.'b arc reported dead. Uhick and red oaka aeem to have Kurtered the
hiavleat. Hickory and cheatnut have alfo Buffered.

M. Slowera of Ilarrlman hna taken over cmilrol of the biialneaa of tbe
Kockwood I.umlH-r Company, nnd will manage the nffaira of tbe company
from hla Ilarrlman olfli-o. Mr. .Stowera baa been made prealdent of tbe
Kockwuod Lumber Company.

=■< BRISTOL >-=

Congressman :»am U. Pi'lls c.f tin- SilN I.umlior & Manufacturing Com-
pany, Johnson City, Tcnn.. waa lier< tlila week and announced that
Attorney Cicneral McReynolds had Juat banded down a decision which
win permit the Immediate acqulaltlon of an area of 12.'i,0(lO acrea of
forest land In east Tennessee, to he Included In the Appalachian Kurett
reserve. The Department of Agriculture baa been unable to take over
this land, although Its purchase was recommended some time ago by
the National Forest Reservation Commission, for the reason that tbcro
was a questlou In regard to the title, involving eld Indian granta of the
land, which had to be submitted to the Attorney General. Several other
large areas will be taken over at once.

The I)nu(;las & Wnlkley Company of Cleveland, O., and Elk Valley,
Tonn.. Is now operating In Wise county, Virginia, where It purchased
a larjjc area of tlml>crland and Installed a band mill.

Timber land prices In this section are very high and continually going
up, but despite this fact stunipnt-e Is belnc sold. Several large conccroa
tbnt will soon nceil new lliiil..r :ir.' l.n.kliiK .ilmut for additional acreage.

=■< LOUISVILLE >=

The Louisville Hardwood Club will bnvc Its annual meeting November
10, which win mark the close of six years of work. The club has had a
successful year, and is larger and stronger than at any other time In Its
history. The situation as to new offlccrs has not been canvassed, but as
I'resident Stuart K. Cecil has indicated that be will not serve again. It Is
believed that Harry E. Kline of tbe Louisville Veneer Mills, who Is now
vln-prcsldcnl, will be elected. C. M. Sears of the Edw. L. Davis Lumber
Company Is treasurer, and has the unique record of having held the poat-
tlon ever since the club was organized. His re-election is assured.

Tile llnrdwood Cbib Is interested In getting the Louisville & NaabTllIe
Hallroad to grant bettor terms regarding the milllng-in-transit of logs.
Tbe railway requires logs to be manufactured and the lumber shipped out
within one year from tbe receipt of tbe logs In order to get tbe refund.
ThiE works a severe hardship on tbe manufacturers, especially during
limes of quiet business, such as the present. Tbe Evnnsvliic, Ind., Lum-
bermen's Club took np the question of co-operation to relieve conditions
with the local organization, and a committee was appointed by tbe Hard-
wood Club to take action.

A. E. Norman of the Norman Lumber Company was ready to take heroic
measures to meet tbe situation caused by the advances In rates, especially
on gum, when the Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the advance
tintil January 28. He bad orranged for the shipping out of several
hundred thousand feet of gum from the Louisiana plant, which would have
saved a large sum, as tbe rate on gum was advanced In some Instances
MS much as Ave and one-half cents. The suspension was received with
considerable rejoicing In Louisville.

ranel men arc taking a prominent part In the work of the Falls City
Woodworkers' Club, which has been In existence for several months. It U
Inrgely a social body, meeting monthly at one of the hotels for a smoker
and a round of trade gossip. Some Interesting addresses have been dellv-
rrrd at tbe club recently, those on automatic sprinklers and workmen's
compensation standing out strong. The Louisville Veneer Mills, the
J'lTerson Woodworking Company, which makes talile rl,ms and slides, and
llie New Albany Veneering Company are among the members of the club.

T. .M. Brown of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company did not take
In the world's series this time, this being tbe first event of tbe sort be has
missed In years. Mr. Brown is one of the real baseball fans among the
lumbermen. The local lumberman was recently appointed a member of the
' xecutive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association by
ITPsident Babcock, who recognized the fine work which Mr. Brown bos
done for the organization during the past four years that be has been
connected with it in an official capacit.v.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Lumbermeu with mills are keenly Interested in the outcome ot litisatiun
to determine the validity of the Kentuclsy workmen's compensation law.
which was enacted at the legislative session last winter. The .decision or
the court of appeals is expected by November 1, when employers aip
required under th? act to indicate whether they will insure with the state,
or will carry their liability in some other way. While the rate to be
charged by the state is low, lumber manufacturers are afraid that the
revenues will not be sufficient to pay losses, and that workmen will not be
able to recover. A peculiar feature of the law is that wholesale lumber
yards are not included, although there arc numerous hazards connected
with handling lumber.

The Louisville & Nashville has indicated that it is expecting a heavy
demand for cars in the near future by placing an embargo on its equip
ment. Shipn'.ents for central and eastern territory must therefore br
loaded in foreign cars. The road has also been short of flat cars for use in
handling logs. It has been suggested, in explanation of this condition,
that tlio CM Triors have nor been doing m'lch repair work, judging by their
lumber purchases, and that the Louisville & Nashville desires to retain
all of the good cars that it has for its own use.

State Forester J. E. Barton, who has been active In forming county
forest organizations for the protection of timber, chiefly from fire, has
added another to the list in Whitney county. Bell, Harlan and Uowan
are similarly organized.

=-< ST. LOUIS y-

In response to protests filed hy the St. Louis Luuibermen's Kxchange, St.
Louis lumbermen and others interested, the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion at Washington has wired the Information that the proposed tariff,
advancing rates from southern mills to St. Louis, Cairo, Thebes, etc..
which was to have taken effect October 1, has been suspended until
January 28, 1915.

This means that before the advances are allowed there will be a hearing
on these rates. The retail lumber dealers in St. Louis have taken the
matter up and formal complaint will be filed with the commission. The
matter is now in the hands of their attorneys. Prior to 1911, the rate
to St. Louis from what is known as the blanket territory, stretching from
the Arkansas river to the gulf, was eighteen cents. In 1911 the tariff was
advanced to nineteen cents and the new schedule proposed a rate of twenty
cents. The decision affects all southern territory, both east and west ol
the Mississippi river, in which the new rate was to apply. Based on the
1913 statistics, when 208,464 cars of lumber from the affected terrltor,\
were received in St. Louis, the proposed advance would have meant
approximately a million and a quarter dollars additional revenue to the
railroads.

September receipts of lumber by rail Into St. Louis, as reported by the
Merchants Exchange, aggregated 16,417 cars. In September, 1913, the
receipts represented IT.-'igl cars, showing a loss during September this
year of 1,114 cars. Shipments of lumber by rail In September, 1914,
were 11,288 cars. In September, 1913, shipments were 12,762 cars, a
falling off this September of 1,474 cars.

.V buffet luncheon was given by the Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis in
its club rooms, September 22, between the hours of noon and three
o'clock. A light luncheon was served, and it was attended by the club
members and their friends. Secretary Pier and the members of the
ontertainment committee saw that all were given a good time.

=-< WISCONSIN >=

The C. C, Collins Lumber Company has filed articles of incorporation
with .$250,000 capital stock. The incorporators are C. C. Collins, Anna
Collins and Joseph M. Boyd. Headquarters will be at Madison.

C. K. Averill, George E. Logan and A. H. Hoel, of Spring Valley, have
incorporated the Spring Valley Lumber and Supply Company with a
capital stock of $30,000.

A new concern has started operations at Reedsburg under the style of
Reedsburg Broom Works, to manufacture brooms. Otto and Edgar Lange
are the owners, and nine styles of brooms are being produced.

Additions, which will be erected at a cost of $80,000, are under way
at the plant of the Bain Wagon Company, at Kenosha. Contracts have
been let for the foundations of two structures of brick, concrete and
mill construction, two stories and basement, 54 by 192 and 50 by 175.
and for warehouse and paint .shop. 44 by 76 feet.

Several Wisconsin cities, including Kenosha, are considering a propo-
sition for the location of a wood-working plant in their town. The
Skudder Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, which makes a sort of a
cart for children known as skudders, is seeking 10,000 feet of floor space
to take care of its rapidly increasing business.

The Willow River Lumber Company, of Hayward, has again started
its loaders, thereby giving employment to about two hundred men in
the woods.

The Peshtigo Lumber Company is putting in the deadhead logs that
were taken from the river bottom, between Marinette and Bagley Junc-
tion, several years ago and left on the river bank to dry. A crew has
started to float out the logs to the mill, where they will be sawed.

A railroad line which will open up one of the best timber belts In the
state is being built hy the Chicago & North-Western railroad, which has
awarded contracts. The logging road will be constructed from Kingston.
Jive miles west to Crandon. Much of the timber to iDe opened up is

WISCONSIN

3 Cars 1" No. 3 Soft Elm
5 Cars VA" No. 3 Soft Elm

2 Cars 1" Is and 2s Birch

3 Cars 2" Is and 2s Hard
Maple

10 Cars 5/4" No. 2 Common
and Better Birch

Gill-Dawley Lumber Co,

Wausau, Wis.

BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS

Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment

BASSWOOD

30M 1x4 N.

25 M
lOM
20M
13M

BIRCH

70M 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. plain
lOOM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. red
5M 5/4 1st and 2nd red
lOM 5/4 No. 1 common red
CM 5/4 No. 1 common plain
3M 6/4 1st and 2nd plain
13M 6/4 1st and 2nd red
4M 8/4 1st and 2nd plain
15M 6/4 No. 3 common GM 8/4 1st and 2nd red

WHITE OAK ROCK ELM

lOM 8/4 No. 1 and No. 2 com. 50M 8/4 No. 2 com. and better

HARD MAPLE

40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better

Our 1914 cut of well assorted HARDWOODS AND HE.MLOCK will

soon be in shipping condition.

Send us your inquiries

ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS.

The Tegge Lumber Co.

High Grade

Northern and Southern

Hardwoods and Mahogany

Specialties

OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

HARDWOOD RECORD

The Glue That Is Appued Cold.

In Flush Veneered Doors

The chief consideration is uniformly high-
grade glue. Manufacturers of this modern
type of door realize that its development
has been retarded because the unavoid-
able lack of uniformity in other types of
glue makes it impossible to know how
long a door will stav in condition. The

Use

' )i vegetable glue insures absolute uni-
formity because of the very nature of pre-
paring it and because every pound of our
raw material is rigidly inspected.

Vegetable Glue

Is also a rigid and permanent adherent;
will not blister in sanding; has no dis-
agreeable odor; will not deteriorate in
standing — for a week if necessary; and
can be applied cold without any heating
application of any kind in the glue room.
In addition, the average saving over
former glue bills has been twenty per cent
where vegetable glue is used.

A DOOR MAKER SAYS:

Tocoma. Washington, U. S. A.. Sept. 29, 191S.
File B.
Pcrlins Glue Company,
South Bend. Indiana.
Gentlemen : The convenience and economy of the
use of Perkins vegetable glue, its uniformity and the
satisfactory results tee have obtained, together with
the courtesy we have been uniformly shown by the
officers and representatives of the company, prompt
us to express in this way our appreciation of the
Perl-ins Glue Company and its products.
Tours very truly,
THE WHEELES. OSGOOD COMPANY.
BHC:S B. n. Clarke, Treasurer.

Perkins Glue Company

Originators and Patentees

805 J. M. S. Building, South Bend. Indiaia

The Glue That Rins Absolutely Uniform

vMitil hy till' Holt I.iidiImt t'unipauy and tli<- Uconio l.timlirr <'nropao>
Mcl will be Inkm 10 Oconlo to bo nawml.

rtii- Kcnflcid I^niorraux Compaoy, of WnkbburD. bmi commcocrd work
u till- criTllon of n new Inrtr dry kiln which will b* oprratrd la coo-
...clluii wllb ih(< box factory in that city. Tbr kiln U to Im- 22 by ISO-
(• <! In ultc and nf fraiiir conilrucllon. Tb»re will Im> tbrrr mlira of at»>n>
Itlpm In thp new kiln and pxhnuat iitpam will l>r utllltpd.

Til. n.'irkcr A Sti-wart Lumber Company bna cloi.f.1 ,l.Hn It-. Knnmlil,

iiiiufacturrd all II* timber Into lumber. T ' i.c-ra-

iv yenra niio and for yearn manufactm i of

■uiiially. W. C. I.jindon, prealdcnt of th. imo

: with the IVIican Bay Lumber Company, ■ : on

11.1 plant of the United IlefrlReralor and Ice M.i i. n. i'. ni|.nny. of

..iinsha, WOH recently cloHed don-n followinit the iiuHpi'n>.lun of the Com

. rclnl and SaTlnKH Itank in Kaclne. OperatlonN have been renumed In

:l of its department!!, however, and olllcial* of the company are bopoful'

h.it they win bp able to make Onancial arranRementH which will make

: "salblc the continued operatlonii of the plant rcRardlena of the re

.iKanUatlon of the Racine flnnnclol InKtJtutioD. Creditor* of ibe com-

puny have been requested to co-operate in arranRlng the buiilneu oo that

the concern can continue to fill Its large amount of orders.

C. K. Iloppe, well known gawmlll owner and bUHineu man of Weit
Hind, dli'd at his home in that city recently. lie woa a native of Ger
inaiiy. .\ widow and live children survive.

.V. Oscar Jenne, well known retired lumberman of Rhinelander. paiiaed
away nt St. Mary's Hospital after an lllncaa of aeven years' duration,
lie was born in New York state sixty-nine years ago. He was In cbarRe
of thi' Cieorae E. Wood Lumber Company, of Woodboro. for many year*
until the mill ceased operations.

The sawmill of the Kaust Lumber Company nt AnIlKri bus finished Itx
season's cut, and the KellogR Lumber Company's mills in that city and
I'olar have also been closed. Shipments of lumber have almost ceased
and unless the end of the European war briniis about a general buatncss
revival, the cut of logs this winter promises to be very ilKht. Some
lumbermen are endeavoring to break contracts with loggers. The logging
•reason will start late and some camps may not be opened. According to^
Harry lielneman, president of the Helneman Lumber Company, of Wau-
."au. bis concern will soon be ready to start its sawmill. The mill was
recently closed down for repairs.

n. S. Kellogg, secretary of the .Northern Heniloek and Hardwood Manu
facturers' Association, has accepted the position of chairman of a commlt-
lee of three on forest utilization, under the auspices of the American
l.'orestry .Association. The scope of the committee which Mr. Kellogg
h. ads is the cutting and use of timber, logging, manufacturing, by-
products and wood preserving.

The exhibit of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers'
.\s90clatlon. which was shown in the county building at the State Fair
at Milwaukee recently, was of great Interest to visitors. Literature was
distributed explaining the different kinds of woods on exhibition. Over
one hundred and fifty architects, contractors and builders filed their names
in application for additional information and samples. The same exhibit.
in charce ot O. .\. King, was also sent to various county fairs through-
out the state.

-■<, DETROIT y-

The property of the StandLsh Lumber Company at Standlsh, Mich.,
has been sold to Thomas Walking and John Castle, of rinconning.

Tlic Forest Lumber Company will dismantle its mill at Tower, Mich.,
and will remove it to the upper peninsula where the firm owns large
iracts ot virgin timber.

Wm. Homer of Newberry, manufacturer of hardwood flooring, ha»
startc^d the erection of a warehouse 70x200 feet, which will have a storage
capacity of more than 2,000,000 feet of finished product. A railroad will
U- built through the center of the warehouse to expedite the handling
ot the product.

.\n overheated oven caused a $3,000 lire at the plant ot the Adjustable
Tabic Company at Grand Rapids. Much of the damage wos due to water
from an automatic sprinkler system.

Henrietta, an old lumber town, has been destroyed by fire. It wa»
the third lumber toWn in that section of Michigan to be destroyed, the
others being Yuma and Sherman.

The Booth Manufacturing Company, operating a furniture plant at
Howard City, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The plant
has been idle practically ail summer and the failure Is attributed to un-
settled business conditions.

The Richardson Lumber Company of Alpena, is about to re-open lt»
lumber camps for the winter logging season.

R. H. Bailey & Son is the name of a company organized at Houghton
to manufacture motor boats and canoes.

Weils Higman & Co. of Traverse City has completed one of the largest
•ruber deals of the year. The company bought thirty-two square miles of
ir','ln timber located on Batchawana Bay, District of .\lgona, Ontario,
r..m the Batchawana Timber Land Sales Company. The tract is thlrty-

V.. miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and contains 150,000,000-
■ t of saw timber and 100,000 telegraph poles, in addition to a large
I. umber of posts and much pulpwood.

The barge Mary A. Burke bnmed to the water's edge at the Jamlsoi»

HARDWOOD RECORD

docks at St. Isnace, Mich. Fire spread to lumber piles on tbo docks,
eausing a loss of more than $5,000.

Yuill Brothers, lumbermen at Vanderbllt, Mich., purpose to enter the
public utility field by erecting a power plant at Sturgeon river. They
would provide Gaylord. Variderbilt and other villages with current,
which they are now without.

^vmasaMgaila^w^m!)^TOa^la!W^wt^tv?^^

The Hardwood Market

< CHICAGO >■

There is ■■n. i is still the most evident condition surround-

ing the Chi. I- - there has been practically no change worth

noting, eitli. I r worse and the general situation continues

both as to pii' : 1 . I "II just about the same plane that has main-

tained since a cciupli: uf weeks after the war broke out. Buying locally
continues to be extremely spotty and the evidence of lack of life is still
current. In any period of uncertain times there are occasional concerns
for one reason or another that secure a considerable quantity of business,
and that condition is true now. However, this could hardly be credited as
a criterion of the general situation locally.

What sales are made are still for Immediate shipment, of course, and
the average prices realized continue to be materially off. However, this
tendency is not strengthening but is rather working in the opposite direc-
tion as responsible millmcn are refusing to part with their stocks at
prices which would allow the wholesalers to sell without avoidance of
loss.

The building situation locally is in fair shape and the consuming fac-
tories are working a fair proportion of the total time. All lines of
purchase, however, are continuing to buy in small lots, this including
the yards. There are very few complete stocks of hardwoods in the city

time

.-< NEW YORK >.=

There is little of interest in the present lumber market. Reports
vary as to the amount of going business and prices obtaining, but iu
.sum the situation is unchanged in both respects. The buying Is eou-
flned to actual needs and with free offerings the prices are low. The
brightest spot is the hardwood flooring business, which is holding up
remarliably well. Building in Greater New York is fair in prospect,
though at present below normal. Manhattan is showing less activity in
this line, comparatively, than any of the four residential boroughs.
Building figures are being cited as favorable signs of returning activity,
as actual work is now more nearly equal to proposed operations from
which the statistics are generally gathered. Collections are said to be
as slow now as ever in history.

--<, BUFFALO y

VENEER

The hardwood trade has not changed for the better to any extent within
the past two weeks. Trade is very dull and the quantity of lumber moving
from the yards is much below the a%-erage. No great improvement is looked
for In the near future, though it is oelleved that some stocks will become
firmer as the result of the shutting down of so many sawmills. A little
stock is occasionally being brought into the yards, but there is a general
tendency to restrict purchases as much as po.ssible.

The furniture trade is taking little stock, most factories ruiiniiiL; on
short time. The leaders of it appear to be trying to'create a new int^irst
by making some quite radical changes in the upholstering of ch;iiis and
sofas. A Buffalo lumberman who is in touch with a big Rochester furni-
ture concern is informed that the tendency is to drop leather coverings
and put in their place elaborately brocaded cotton fabrics, which might
easily be made to produce as good an effect at less cost.

Some plain oak is being sold right along, the price remaining about as it
has been for several weeks past. Brown and white ash are in fair demand,
but no hardwood is moving at any active rate. Flooring of different kinds
is in pretty fair sale, the trade being relati%-ely better than that in lumber.
Low grades in most all woods are holding firm in price, and the quantity
available is small.

>< PHILADELPHIA >■

In the face of an increasingly attenuated business, the lumberman con-
tinues to be cheerful. To accept conditions philosophically and patiently
wait for the straightening out of an unforeseen economic tangle, business
men here feel it to be wiser than constantly looking for misfortune which
may never arrive. The prospective merchant marine and the strong and
concerted action of the Philadelphia merchants in their efforts to secure
new outlets for American goods must eventually result in an extensive
advance In trading all along the line. The farmer will soon come into the
market, and the banks which for obvious reasons have been withholding
loans, realizing that their attitude will neither make nor hold friends.

Kentucky Vcnccr Works

HIGH-GRADE— WELL-.MANUFACTURED

Vcnccrs

IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED
WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED GUM.
OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR
CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD.

Louisville Kentucky

SINGLE PLY ROTARY CUT

Thin Lumber and Veneers, Poplar, Gum,
Oak, Yellow Pine and C5^ress

The best that choice logs, 1914 Equip-
ment, and long experience can produce.

WRITE FOR OUR LIST OF RANDOM

.AND OFF SIZES AT ATTRACTIVE

PRICES

Old Dominion Veneer Company

NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA

Rotary Cut Veneers

in Gum
in Oal<
in Asli

Flat Drawer Bottoms

Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber

All kinds
All grades
All thickness

Made b^ ourselva
In our own mills

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Go.

Memphis box 1015 Tennessee

HARDWOOD RECORD

...ij i>i

tile anatirlal

Revived Inland Navigation

Our cargo of 350.000 feet of Oak and
Gum from our JcfTris. La., mill on its
way up the Mississippi River on the
new Gas Producing. Self Propelled
Steel Barge.

This cargo was unloaded at St. Louis, Mo.,
and Alton. III., on August 1st and 2nd

WE HAVE MORE IN STOCK

D. K. Jeffris & Co.

CHICAGO

HARDWOOr.=
rONCOKDIA LAND * TI.MllKU
JelTrta, La.

From Nothing
To What

Not ni.-iny years ago timber was a lia-
bility, something that covered the
ground and prevented its cultivation.

Today timber is property of great value.

Some day in the not distant future it will
be worth a great deal more because
there will be less of it and more de-
mand for it.

We do not know what timber ultimately
will be worth. Some day it will be
grown as a crop and our idea is it will
be worth cost of production with :i
profit added.

Consult the Timber
Land Factors

James D. Lacey & Co.

CHICAGO, ILL.. l/~;o .McCorinIck LJldg.

PORTLAND, ORE.. 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg.

SEATTLE. WASH.. 1009 White Building

ondlllon of Ibr ilurk |>llc nl Ibr liiiiibrr lullln nod Ihr rluaing

iiiniiy plnnta will Imiirc «lcn<lj- prlcm, nnd Ibr nr»l niUnorr In

A ill Kinrt 11 at liriMiliiii all nlniiK Ibr Jliii-, In raniu-ijiicnn' of wblrh

linvi- iKil liik^'i) ndvHntnifi- nl IIk' |)ri-iu<nt rork liotloni flKUm

iii!>'<l to wrlli- II bluKiT cbiTk IMT l.iKKi fwt of lumlHT tbon iit

111 lliiii-. Thirr liiivc In .11 11" iiiiili rliil rliiinKi-ii In |irlic« durlnv

rurliilKhi.

=-< PITTSBURGH >■:

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•<, BOSTON >.=

.V viTj- <pilcl condltlnn of t.n-in. -~ |.r. vnIN In lb.- bardwood Iradi- of
this diNtrlcl. In addlllon to 111.- .■iirr.-ntiv r(«porti.d InntancfN of low
Ki'lllnK. Ibcr.' Hi'emK to bi', for lb.' (IrKi timi- of lalp. a woaki'nluii: In Ibr
qiiolatlnnK. .\ conKldi'rnblp amount of lb.' liiiHlnoKH carrl<-d on by Ibi-
Hysii'in of HlilppInK vin Klop ovitk, to be Nold in traoKll. haH licrn hud-
p<>nd<'d on account of tbc Kncrltlc n.'ci'HRary lo complcli- Ibe forced aalc.
'I'h.* donlers bore roallK<> Ibut tb'' financial ihihUIoo of botb tbclr nhlppcrK
iind patroDH hiiK a very HtrouK influence on ibe courw tbey will pursue.
Tbe conKcrvallre attitude of tbe hardwood factom, both doalera and con-
sumer.s. In Ibln section hax op.>rnted very favorably to atondy thia mar-
ket even under tbe condition of a ^really reduced movement of atock.
While the proHpect for good busln.'fts Is nol slronit. there are many evi-
dences tbiil a coullnuiiUK an.l .■liiiiininiilv.l.v fiivornl.!.- volume of trade
will !..■ mall

=-< BALTIMORE >•=

While it ciinuot he Kaid thnt a imsitlve improvement ban taken place In
th.> hardwood trade, tbe fact reinulns that any further rpceHalona alao have
been averted. It does nol upiMNir that the- business at present la narrower
than at any time witbl:i the past two monthx, or since the beRlnnInK of
the war. On tbe contrary, whatever prospects there are, afford a measure
of encouragement. The best Informed members of the trade seem to view
the future with some decree of confidence. Of course, the buyers are down
to rock bottom, hardly any of tliein placinc orders except as the lumber Ik
actually needed. The ipiotatlons have notblni: to do with the call for
stocks. If any purchaser really feels that he must have certain lumber he
win make inquiries and enter into commltm.'nts, hut If be can do without
some particular supplies, not even attractive price concessions will Induce
him to place the order. Usually, In tbe case of a buyer Kolng Into the
market, there is no trouble about getting together on the matter of price,
and In this connection it Is stated that the sellers arc getting about what
they did before the war. The trade. It Is said, hag hardly been what might
be called norma! since early spring, and the curtailment of tbc export
movement naturally caused additional pressure. But the forwardlngs to
foreign countries arc rather larger than had been supposed, and the domes-
tic business is under correspondingly less pressure because of a quiet
export situation.

I'oplnr is said to be exceptionally uneventful at this time, with another
casing off In the lower grades of chestnut. These grades ahowed some
improvement last spring, and there seemed to be n prospect that tbe pro-
ducers would be able to dispose of their holdings at acceptable figures, but
tbe market appears now to have gone back to where It was for a time, and
the sellers find It by uo means easy to keep down accumulations. , The
better grades of chestnut arc in Jiilr shape, and this Is also to be said of
poplar. The mills whicli made a specialty of turning out stocks of hard-
woods for the export trade have in many Instances slopped operations for
the present, and as the domestic requirements are fairly well sustained, It
follows that the holdings of hardwoods are In the main not Inordinately
large. With anything like a normal movement no accumulations are to be
expected, and it is also to be said that the outlook for a continuance of an
expansion In tbe demand is rathir promising. Taken all In all, tbe situ-
ation is decidedly better than It might have been and there arc not
wanting reasons for feeling entonnigcd.

=-< COLUMBUS >•--

steadiness lias characlerlzril tlio li:ir.iw.j<Kl tr.Hie in Colunilpus and cen-
triil Ohio during tbe past fortnight. Buying on the part of retailers Is the
best feature of the trade, although some buying Is being done by manu-
facturers. On the whole the trade Is In better shape than for several
months and prices are fairly steady. The prospects for the future show
improvement all along tbe line.

Dealers arc selling a considerable quantity of hardwoods to take care
.if building operations which continue active. Since their stocks are very
!.iw they arc compelled to buy steadily lo order to be In a position to
lake care of their customers. This is one of the best features. Building
operations are not only active In Columbus, hut also In the cities and towns

HARDWOOD RECORD

in central Oliio. Dr.v stocks in the liands of mill owners are not very
heavy. Shipments are coming out promptly. Furniture and vehicle con-
cerns are also buying stoclts in larger quantities. Buying of hardwoods is
also being done by a number of automobile plants. Taking it all in all
buying on the part of factories has improved.

Some cutting of prices has been indulged in to force trade, but this has
not been sufficient to demoralize the market. The levels which have
maintained for several months still prevail. Some changes have been made
toward higher quotations. Collections are still bad in almost every section.

Quartered and plain oak are both in good demand and prices are steady.
Poplar is ruling firm in most grades. Chestnut is still in good demand,
although some weakness has appeared in sound wormy. Other hardwoods
are unchanged.

::-< CINCINNATI >■-

Hardwood dealers find only a spotty market but there is no question
but that there is some improvement. Inquiries are somewhat lighter
but they are of a more substantial character, producing more actual
orders than for some time. Close figuring by wholesalers is necessary
to secure what there Is to be had, and they are the only ones who are
getting much business except those who make a business of specialties.
Extreme cautiousness by buyers of consuming plants restricts purchases
abolutely to immediate wants, and request to hurry the car along further
shows how close on stock many of them are running. It is expected that
the burden of carrying the stock is going to fall on the manufacturer
and wholesaler for some time to come.

.Ul grades of oak, both plain and quartered, except No. 2 quartered,
are moving well. Sap gum in 1st & 2nds is in very good request but the
reverse is true of the same quality of red gum. No. 1 common in each case
moves easily. Thick ash, usually a fast seller, is moving very slowly and
this is true also of all other thicknesses, but bright prospects loom up
in the near future as to the ash movement as there is a steady Inquiry
tor such stock. Request for maple is rather on the Increase. There is
little improvement in the poplar situation, neither the wholesaler nor the
consumer being inclined to buy beyond actual requirements.

The manufacturers of boxes and packing cases are not so busy as a few
weeks ago but they are still large consumers of all low-grade hardwoods
suitable for their purpose. At manufacturing points a sufficient amount
of business arrives lu order to keep the mills running and there does
not appear to be any additional surplus as against sixty days ago.
Prices at mill points for band sawn stock are firm and wholesalers who
in their zeal for business take chances on lower prices find that they
have to either swap dollars or furnish stock from the small mills.

:-< TOLEDO y-

The hardwood situation has not Improved much, but dealers are opti-
mistic as to the ultimate outcome. The local yards are carrying more
than might be considered justifiable under existing conditions. Prices
are showing some weakness, owing largely to the fact that some of the
holders are anxious to unload. Not a dealer will admit that he is cut-
ting the price, but It is noticeable that when an offering is made there
are those lacking the moral courage to refuse just because the price is
off the list a little. The fact that many factories are running far below
normal, of course, affects the lumber business and the dearth of railroad
orders continues to be keenly felt. Locally there is a good hardwood
demand and considerable construction business is in progress which will
provide a demand for hardwood lumber. Prices are showing some woak-
ness, but on the whole things are holding up better than was expected
a month ago and optimists still predict a good future.

-< INDIANAPOLIS >-

The hardwood business in this locality is about the same as it has
been for four or five weeks. Trade is quiet with no indication of pick-
ing up soon. There is some buying, but it is only in small quantities
to meet immediate needs. There are no large stocks on hands, either in
the hands of manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers. With the excep-
tion of gum. which has been off for some time, prices are holding their
own fairly well. No dry stock is being thrown on the market at bargain

It is estimated that the volume of the hardwood business is from
twenty to twenty-five per cent less than it was at this time last year.
The veneer trade is not faring so well, manufacturers saying that the
volume of business is not more than fifty per cent of what it was this
time last year. By curtailing production and insisting on profit making
prices, manufacturers are obtaining as good prices as usual. Some of the
local veneer mills have been shut down several weeks. Others have been
running about half time.

=-< NASHVILLE >=

The tone of business has shown very little change In the hardwood mar-
ket the past two weeks. The total volume is not so large as at the same
time one year ago, but manufacturers and shippers are handling a fair
amount of orders at fairly satisfactory values. The policy of curtailment
of production is noted, though most of the big concerns continue to operate
their plants as usual. There is a feeling in some quarters that the worst
is over, and that improvement should come in the future.

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building HI W. Washington Street

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

PLAIN WHITE OAK

Ists and 2nds LM.OOO'

No. 1 Common 225,()00'

.N'o. 1 Common'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 2.^!u(iii-
.Vo. 2 Cummon lo, )'

No! 2 Common'. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. 'u'iooir

QUARTERED WHITE OAK

No. 2 Common 2!oOO'

Ists ana 2nds 12.000'

No. 1 Common 35,000'

No. 2 Common 4.000'

SAP GUM

Ists and 2nds 25,000'

Ists and 2nds 150.000'

Ists and 2nds 125.000'

WHITE ASH

No. 1 Common and Better 12,000'

No. 1 Common and Better 15.000'

No. 1 Common and Better 5.000'

■' No. 1 Common and Better 26.000'

PLAIN RED OAK

if^.S^S^mTn"o^n'
No. 2 Common
Ists and 2nds

n"; 2 CoJSmon
Ists and 2nds
No. 1 Common

RED GUM

100,000

200,000

. 100.000

50.000

l8:o%T

I's'is iS'^S^ds"

■" 75000'

50,000'

COTTONWOOD

Box Boards 6 8"

. . . 10.000'

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-lO.nlii]-

Cor

Above stock is all dry and of our own
production, from good logs. Consists of
good widths and lengths; is band sawed and
carefully edged and trimmed.

WRITE, PHONE OR WIRE
FOR PRICES

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co.

Conway Building 111 W. Washington St.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HARDWOOD RECORD

WANTED

All Kinds of High-Grade

HARDWOODS

S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO.

RfUi Arenue BuiMini

NEW YORK

Mutual Fire Insurance

r>t Indemnity at Lowett Net Cost
Can Be Obtained From

The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
The Lumbermen*! Mutual Insurance Company,
^he Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire li
The Indiana Lumber

Boston, Mass.

Mansfield, OhI

$141,000.00

In Savings DIVIDENDS Returned
This Year to Policy Carriers of

The Lumbermen's
Underwriting Alliance

Possibly there is no good reason why
YOU were not among these beneficiaries.
If it is a matter of eligibility, and you
feel that your plant does not at present
comply with all requirements, confer
with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot
be brought up to an acceptable standard
at no greater cost than will be justified
by the prospective saving on insurance
rates.

U. S. Epperson & Company

Attorney and Manager
1101 R. A. LONG BLJ>C.

KANSAS CITY

-< BRISTOL >=

ItrUtol lurobrrmen report liukloru •till dull but sllglitly iH-tIrr pro*
piTts for trade ilurlng the rcmiilniKT of tbi' fnti and the coming winter.
The volume of stock now mov1ii£ Is small hut It Is hcllfvi»d that It will
III- somi'What larsor before many months. The demand for lumber In
thin m-ctlon baa held up well and bas to iinme extent stimulated bud-
iic'iiK. A small amount of stock for export In Itcloit shipped. While many
mills arc Idle, a large per rent nf thom arc running, bclterlng that busl-
ncsi will soon Improve cnouKh tu Ju-tlfy ki. (ilng huiiy.

=-< LOUISVILLE >=

Allhough the volume of bUHlni'xs Ik rcntrlrlcd, os It was expected to br
UN tbi< result of k'eurral comlltlona, an Improvement In tbe demand has
liocn noird, nnci n much InrKir number of Inquiries la being received. Most
of the buiilnesB being handled Is nt unsatlsfnctory prices, however, and
Kencral complaint is being heard on this acore. Tlierc seems to be o good
deal of competition from uninformed sources, brokers and otbeni without
lumber of their own oflTerlng to vupply It to users at extremely low prices,
ond then "shopping" all over the rountry with the order after It Is placed
Shrewd buyers usually handle olferlngH of this kind gingerly, however, pre
ferrlng to place buslncKS with housen of known responsibility. The dcmond
for oak for Interior OnUh is picking up, many large structures having Just
reached this stage. There Is not much new building of Importance In
sight, however. Tbe furniture factories are expecting a stimulation of
trade with the approach of the holidays, and this Is likely to help the
lumbermen.

-•< ST. LOUIS >.=

There Is a slightly Improved condition In the local hardwood trade, and
nearly all the items on tbe list are commencing a more ncti\o movement
Prices show no noticeable change, except those on choice upper grade utoek
for quick shipment. I'laln white oak is most in demand, wide poplar
hoards and high-grade n.sh and gum arc showing a better movement. Cot-
tonwood Is In better request. There is also a better movement in cypress,
with prospects more encouraging. There is a steady volume of business
coming from factories and yards, although not in very large volume. Bet-
ter grade stocks comm.ind sllqhtly better price? than they did.

=■< MILWAUKEE >=

Wisconsin lumbermen are still maintaining their policy of keeping
down the lumber output to a point where stocks will not pile up to any
extent. This bas had tbe elTect of keeping the hardwood market steady
and has prevented any decline which might have been experienced other-
wise. Mo.st lumber concerns will curtail their logging operations this
season, besides holding the ■mill output to a smaller volume. Much lower
wages will be paid in tbe woods this winter, according to lumbermen.
Men arc now returning from the Dakota harvest fields and are anxious
to secure work for tbe winter. Lumbermen are now paying from $20
to ?26 per month for men in the woods, but plenty of labor can be se-
cured at lower figures.

Building operations in Milwaukee arc a little more active and lum-
bermen are hopeful that it will result in an increase in business this
fall. During the month of September there were 370 permits issued for
the erection of buildings to cost $1,162,004. as compared with 333 per-
mits and an Investment of $874,509 during the corresponding period a
year ago. Considerable building is going on in the .smaller cities and
towns and in the country districts about the state. Crops hove been
unusually good and are being disposed of at high prices, so farmers are
feeling a little more prosperous and arc going ahead with mncb delayed
building this fail.

The local factory trade Is not satisfactory. The sash and door plants
arc inclined to buy only enough to meet their present requirements.
There is a fairly good trade In hardwood flooring and in most lines of
Interior finish. Oak seems to be a little easier, due evidently to the cur-
lailmcnt of the export trade. Northern hardwoods are holding fairly
firm, due probably to the light stocks at most points and to the fact
that tbe production will be kept down until the situation clears up
-omewhat.

=-< DETROIT >.=

Conditions in the hardwood market do not show enough Improvement
to cause any jubilation, but nevertheless there Is a spirit of optimiSHi
among the hardwood dealers who do not think that financial conditions
win become more stringent than they have been, and industrial activity
consequently will not slump lower than It Is at present. While manu-
facturers are cortaling their production according to the condition of the
various markets, all are operating to some extent. Very few complete
suspensions are reported.

All the trade reported is for immediate consumption. Dealers d*
not expect that manufacturers will stock up under present conditions.
The market has adjusted Itself and no matter what future conditiona
may be there Is little, If any, chance of a further decrease in prices.

There is plenty of new building going on at Detroit now although It
Is not so large as It was last year. Hardwood dealers report an Increase
in the demand for finish lines for moderate priced homes, wblch is ei-
pMcted to remain strong for some time.

HARDWOOD RECORD

Advertisers* T>irectory

NORTHERN HARDWOODS.
American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . .

Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co

Boyle, Inc., Clarence -1

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. .. 67

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc 3

Connor, R.. Company 65

Craig, W. P., Lumber Co

East Jordan Lumber Co C6

Ellas, G. & Bro 67

Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Co

Glll-Dawley Lbr. Co 51

Heyser, W. E., Lumber Co 8

Hoffman Bros. Company 16

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co.
James & Abbott Co

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co

13 Kentucky Lumber Company

51 Lamb-Fish Lumber Company. . .

Lansing Company, The

Miller Lumber Company

Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co

renrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co.

Sondhelmer. E., Company

Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co.

L'tloy-Holloway Company

VandenBoom-Stlmson Lumber

Company

SOUTHERN HARDWOODS.

.\Hon I.iimlipr rompnny

American Lumber & Mfg. Co. . .

Anderson-Tully Company

Archer Lumber Company

Atlantic Lumber Company

50

J. G.

Mcllvaln, J. Gibson, & Co 2

McLean, Hugh, Lumber Co 67

Miller, Anthony 67

Mitchell Bros. C« 3

Mowbray & Robinson C» S

Palmer & Parker Co

Parry, Chas. K.. & Co 10

Rice Lake Lumber Co 65

Richardson Lumber Company 11

Ross & Wentworth 1 1

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 3

Stephenson, L, Co., Trustees 66

Steven & Jarvls Lumber Co 50

Stolle Lumber & Venee- Co 50

Strable Manufacturing Company. . 66

Sullivan, T. & Co 67

Tegge Lumber Co 51

Bluestone Land & Lumber Co..

Bliss-Cook Oak Company

Bonner, J. H., * Sons

Booker-Cecil Company

Boyle. Inc., Clarence

Brenner. Ferd, Lumber Co

Brown. Geo. C, & Ce

Brown, W. P., & Sons Lumber

Co.

Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Co. .
Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Co..
rarnahan-Allport Lumber Co....

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co

Churchlll-Mllton Lumber Co

Coale, Thos. E., Lumber Co

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co...
Davidson, Hicks & Greene Co..
Davis, Edw. L., Lumber Com-
pany

Day Lumber & Coal Company. .

nermott Land & Lumber Co

Doster, Lewis, Lumber Co

Dugan Lumber '^o

10 North Vernon Lumber Company 12

45 Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co 55

Parry. Chas. K.. t Co 10

Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lbr. Co. 8

48 Peytona Lumber Company 43

55 Ransom, John B., & Co 9

8 Riemeler Lumber Company 45

47 Ritter, C. L., Lumber Company.. 46

53 Rockcastle Lumber Company 46

f8 Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co.

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

*^ Slaymaker, S. E., & Co 56

Sondheimer, E., Company 47

4, Standard Hardwood Lumber Co. 67

j3 StPmniph^n & Fullenlove Lbr. Co.. 12

IQ Stimson Veneer and Lumber Co. 53

48 Sullivan, T., & Co 67

Tschudy Lumber Company 47

9 VandenBoom-Stlmson Lbr. Co.. 47

49 Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing

44 Company 6

49 Webster, George, Lumber C»... 13

48 White Lake Lumber Csmpany. . 44

12 Whltmer. Wm., & Sons 13

4 Wiggin. H. D 13

44 Williams. Ichabod T., & Sons.. 14

48 Willson Bros. Lumber Company 13

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon 13

12 Wood, R. E.. Lumber Company. 13

67 Yates, John B., Lumber Co 10

48 Yeager Lumber Co.. Inc 67

1" VENEERS AND PANELS.

:, Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.. 64
Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company.. 5

44 East St. Louis Walnut Co 7

9 Evansvllle Veneer Company

Freiberg Lumber Company 45

12 Hoffman Bros. Company 14

45 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. S

^6 Jarrell, B. C. & Co 64

*'^ Kentucky Veneer Works 53

HARDWOOD FLOORING,

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 49

Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co M

Cobbs &. Mitchell. Inc 3

Eastman, S. L., Flooring Co 86

Farrin, M. B.. Lumber Company 46

Harris Manufacturing Company 47

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.. 66

Mitchell Bros. Company 3

Nashville Hardwood Flooring

Co 9

Salt Lick Lumber Company 10

Stearns Salt & Lumber Company 3

Stephenson, L, Co., Trustees 66

Strable Manufacturing Co 66

Tennessee Oak Flooring Co 9

Webster, George, Lumber Co. . 13

Wllce, T., Company, The 4

Young, W. D.. & Co H

WOODWORKING MACHINERY.

Cadillac Machine Company 63

Diamond Iron Works 62

Gerlach, The Peter, Company. . 59
Llnderman Machine Co.. The..

Mershon, W. B., & Co

Phoenix Manufacturing Co

Saranac Machine Company 63

Sinker-Davis Company

LOGGING MACHINERY.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 6J

Clyde Iron Works 61

Fltzglbbons & Krebs 40

Gogebic Lumber Company

Lidgerwood Mfg. Company 62

TJtley-Holloway Company 68 Eijas. G.. dr Bro.

Von Platen I.umlior Company....
Webster George. Lumber Co...
White Lake Lumber Company..

Wiggin. H. D

Williams. Ichabod T.. & Sons..
Willson Bros. Lumber Company.

Wistar, Underbill & Nixon

Yeager Lumber Company, Inc..
Young, W. D.. & Co

POPLAR.

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company

Farrin. M. B.. Lumber Co

Farrls Hardwood Lumber Co...
Faust Bros. Lumber Company..
Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber

Company

Francke. Theodor, Erben Gmb. H.

Gardner Wood Company

Gary, W. W

General Lumber Company

Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co.

Knoxville Veneer Company...

Long-Knight Lumber Compar

Anderson-Tully Company 10 Harris Manufacturing Co

Atlantic Lumber Company Heyser. W. E.. Lumber Co

Day Lumber & Coal Company. . 45 Himmelberger-Harrlson Lumber

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Company. 45 Company

Faust Bros. Lumber Co 16 Hitt, H. H.. Lumber Co

Gardner Wood Company 45 Hooton Hardwood Company

Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Co 15 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.

Kentucky Lumber Company.
Logan, J. M., Lumber Co.

Ritter, C. L., Lumber Company.. 46

Rockcastle Lumber Company 49

Wood, R. E., Lumber Company. 15

RED GUM.

Anderson-TuUy Company 10

Archer Lumber Company 48

Baker- Matthews Mfg. Co 49

Bliss-Cook Oak Company 49

Bonner, J. H., & Sons 48

Brown, Geo. C, & Co 48

Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co 44

Oermott Land ft Lumber Co 46

Evans, G. H., Lumber Company. . .

Farrin, M. B., Lumber Co 45

Gary, W. W 49

General Lumber Company 68

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber

Company 49

Hutchinson Lumber Company.
Jeffrls, D. K., ft Co

Louisville Veneer Mills

^5 Nartzik, J. J

,. Ohio Veneer Company '.

Old Dominion Veneer Company.

4 Palmer & Parker Company

7 Penrod Walnut t Veneer Co....

,, Pickrel Walnut Company

45

49 Rayner, J

68 Roddis Veneer and Lumber Co.

43 Sanders & Egbert Company

47 Sedro Veneer Company

g Standard Veneer Company

Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co...
49 Stolle Lumber ft Veneer Co

Tomahawk Box and Veneer Co.

Underwood Veneer Company

5 Waetjen, Geo. L., & Co

*2 Williams, Ichabod T.. & Sons...

Johnson-Tustin Lumber Co

Kennedy, James, & Co

Kentucky Lumber Compajiy

Klann, E. H., Lumber Co

Lamb-Fish Lumber Company.

Lansing Company, The

Litchfield, William E

Logan, J. M., Lumber Co

Long-Knight Lumber Company...

LouisvIlU V«ne«r Mills

Mcllvaln, J. Glbs»n. & Co

McLean, Hugh. Lumber Co

Memphis Band Mill Company...

Miller, Anthony

Miller Lumber Company

Morford Lumber Company

Mowbray & Robinson Company.
Norman Lumber Company

10 MAHOGANY, WALNUT, ETC.

45 Bacon, R. S., Veneer Company.. 5

45 East St. Ixinis Walnut Co 7

59 Evansville Veneer Company

Francke, Theodor, Erben Gmb. H. 7

Hartzcll, Geo. W 7

,3 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Co.. 5

g Long-Knight Lumber Company. 68

gg Louisville Veneer Mills 12

j2 McCowen, H. A., ft Co 7

Palmer & Parker Co

2 Penro4 Walnut ft Veneer Co 7-8

^' Pickrel Walnut Company 7

' Purcell, Frank 7

" Rayner, J 5

*^ Sanders ft Egbert Company 7

9 Southern California Hardwood &

8 Manufacturing Company 41

12 Williams. Ichabod T.. ft Sone.. 14

DRY KILNS AND BLOWERS.

Andrews. The A. H., Company. . . 50

Grand Rapids Veneer Works 66

National Dry Kiln Company 61

Phila. Textile Mchy. Company.. 61

Standard Dry Kiln Company.... 63

SAWS, KNIVES AND SUPPLIES.
Atkins, E. C. & Co 60

LUMBER INSURANCE.
Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins.

Company ' 56

Epperson, U. S., & Co 56

Indiana Lumbermen's Mut. Ins.

Company 59

Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance

Company ^6

Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Ce 56

Lumbermen's Underwriting Alli-
ance 56

Manufacturing Lumbermen's

Underwriters

Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mut.

Fire Ins. Company 56

Rankin-Benedict Underwriting

Company

TIMBER LANDS.

l^cey, James D., & Co 54

Spry, John C 5

TIMBER ESTIMATORS.

Grifnth, Clarence W 47

MISCELLANEOUS.
American Rule & Mfg. Company

Broderlck & Bascom Rope Co 62

Childs, S. D., & Co 69

Diamond Labor Agency 44

Gerlach. The Peter. Company.. 59

Lumbermen's Credit Assn 5

Matthews Gravity Carrier Co... 40

Mechanical Rubber Company... 2

Perkins Glue Company 52

II A K D W O O U RECORD

Doesn't It Look Good To You?

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IICH1<;AN. r,RAM> KAPinS: St.

George A. Iiavld. biiver : -lO.OOO feet 4/* liasHW
bircb ; 30.000 feet 4 4 Bound wormy chestnut :
elm: 30.mK) feei 44 and 8/4 mahogany: l.l.oni
maple ; 20.000 feet S 4 and 0 4 soft maple ; '.'.'j.i
75.000 feet 4/4 plain white oak : 200,000 feet 4,
20.000 feet 4/4 poplar ; .".0,000 feet red gum. all
atock : Buj-era of 3x3—30 oak squarea. Panel
quartered oak and mahogany tahle tops.

8pe<-|iiieA of oD
liTolTrd la ll>rd«
lag KBHoml requli

odd af palnitrd
j.rrlEhlrd Int.rni
iber. Dlnieuion
and liard-

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Ion Service. «how-
tock. Veneers and

ILLINOIS

\

Informal loD

Key

1

Ash

12

Hickory

2

Rasswood

13

Mahogany

3

Beech

14

Maple

4

Birch

16

Oak

5

Butternut

16

Walnut

6

Cherry

17

Poplar

7

Chestnut

18

Miscellaneous including

8

Cottonwood

Dogwood, Holly, Locust,

9

Cypress

Persimmon, Sycamore.

10

Elm

19

Dimension stock

II

Gum

20

Veneers and panel stock

Bled Klpbk-
buyers of any kind of wood, in any localily In the lolted Stales and Canada.

THIS service is comprised in more than sixty bulletins, and additional bulletins of correc-
tions and additions are printed frequently.

This service is kept positively up-to-date, and is indispensable to lumber and veneer
sales departments.

It is an exclusive service disposed of only to HARDWOOD RECORD advertisers.

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No display except tbe headings can be ad-
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Remittances to accompany the order. No
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED

WANTED— EMPLOYMENT

When yo\i want a salesman for New Vork
state territory, write us. We can supply you
irith a good man. EMPIRE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION of Wholesale Lumber & Sash & Door
Salesmen. H. T. Trotter, 428 Towers BIdg.,
Rochester, N. Y.

COMMISSION SALESMAN

Desires a connection with a good Southern bard-
wood mill to sell lumber In Michigan and Ontario
territory.

Address '150X 93," care Hardwood Recobd.

LUMBER FOR SALE

FOB SALE— CANADIAN BIRCH.

I'lIE HKADI.EY ('(>..

FOR SALE

50,000 feet 5/4 Poplar, 75% No. 1 and 2.
3 cars 4/4 Poplar, No. 2 com. and better.

3 cars 4/4 and 6/4 Chestnut, 2 Com. and better.

7 cars 4/4 and 6/4 Basswood, 2 Com. and better.
6 cars 4/4 Qtd. White Cab, 2 Com. and better.
10 cars 4/4 P. R. O., 4, 6 & 8/4, 2 Com. and better.
5 cars 4/4 Walnut, No. 2 Com. & Better.

4 cars Ash, 4 to 16/4, No. 2 Com. & better.

O. C. RICHARDSON LUMBER CO.,

TuUahoma, Tenn.

WHITE CANE ASH AND TUPELO GUM

ASH — 1 car 1 x3" to SMi" No. 1 Com. Strips.
Vj car H4x3" to 4 " No. 1 Com. Strips.
1 car l"'lst & 2d: 4 cars 1" No. 1 Com.
3 cars IV2" No. 1 Com. ; 1 car IV^" No. 2

Com.
2M ft. 21/2" 1st & 2d; 3M ft. 2" No. 1

Com.
25M ft. 3" 1st & 2d: lOM ft. 3" No. 1
Com.
7M ft. 4" 1st & 2d: SV.M ft. 4" No. 1
Com.
TDPELO — Good supply 1" 1st & 2d : No. 1 Com-
mon and No. 2 Common.
BURTON-SWARTZ CYPRESS CO..

Burton, La.

DIMENSION STOCK WANTED

WANTED
Hara Maple and Beech Squares 42", 44",
48" l»ng, plump 1" x 1*. Must be clear and
straight. If you hare any to •ffer write u»
Will take them dry or green.

THB COLUMBIA MFG. CO.,

New PhiladelphU. Ohio.

DIMENSION OAK
Plain and Quartered

Various sizes for chair and table factories
Send to us for Bpeclficatlons and prices

INDIANA QUARTERED OAK CO.

7 East «2nd Street,
New York.

DIMENSION STOCK FOR SALE

WANTED— OAK DIMENSION STOCK

I'lain anil guartered Clear Red and Whit'
Wide schedule of sizes. Spot cash payment.
.Vddress "BOX 91," care Hakdwood Recobd.

WALNUT SQUARES AND TURNINGS

Any size, suitable for handles or Krilles. Cat
supply turned pieces if desired.

PES MOINES SAWMILL (Jll.. lies Moines, la

MACHINERY FOR SALE

FOB SALE— COMPLETE SAW MILL

Fully bolted and ready to run, in first-class con
dition.

14 Russel 60,000 capacity log cars, 26" wheels.
Westinghouse air brakes, link and pin coupler.

8 miles of 45-lb. relaying rails, in excellent con-
dition.

Machine shop, consisting of 180-ton wheel press,
lathe, planer, power drill, etc.

CAMPBELL LUMBER CO.. Marlinton, W. Va.

MISCELLANEOUS

LIST OF SAW MILLS

Also .shingle and lath mills, creosoting plants, re-
milling plants, crosstie. piling and stave pro-
ducers in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. Shows
railroad location, daily capacity pine, also hard-
wood, capacity planers, steam and smoke kilns.
$3.00 complete.

UNITED SAW MILLS CO., New Orleans, La.

OAK, POPLAR. ASH

md all ether hardwasds, in all rnides and thlck-
aesses, can be readily asid It adTcrttsed In tk«
Wanted and Fer Sal* sectlan sf lAaBWAaa Bbo-
OBO. If jan have a larg* stack yaa want t«
•ell try a few lines la tkis departaent and
we what a lot of Inquiries they will brine ran.

LOGS WANTED

FOR SALE— SPECIAL BARGAINS.

24" B. & M. No. 42 Pony Planer, rebuilt, $90.
24" P. & E. No. 156 4-roll Sgl. Cabinet planer,

only $150.
30" American No. 4 Sgl. Cabinet Planer Sec. roll,

only $190.
24" American No. 4 Dbl. Planer, wt. 5500 lbs.

Sec. roll, $200.
30"xl2" Berlin No. 175 Dbl. Surtac<;r. $450.
Holmes No. 5 flooring end matcher, $210.
12" Amer. Flooring Scraper with 12" .-\m. Knif''

Grinder, $250.
48" Royal Inv. 3-drum Sander, $375.
6 ft. demons Adj. Belt Sander, worth $2,"i0,

$140.
170 Dry Kiln Trucks, 54", each $1.40.
54" Mershon Band Resaw, $275.
Fay & Egan No. 59 Box Matcher, $150 ; Woods

No. 202, $90.
6 ft. Defiance Bolter No. 5 with 48" Saw, only

$90.
Veneer Lathes, 72 St. Joe, $400 : 65" Capital,

$750.
Band cut-off saw, 36" Butterworth & Lowe, $140.
Morgan 8-track Nailer & Cleater, $285.
Drag Saw, heavy Defiance No. 2. almost new,

$140.
Above represents only a small portion of hun-
dreds of excellent bargains. State your wants
before buying.

CHAS. N. BRAUN,
1307-1311 E. Lewis St., Fort Wayne, Ind.

WANTED— WHITE ASH BOLTS.

'e are in the market tor 50 carloads second-
it h white ash bolts 8" and up. .30" long.

holmes; & B.M.MER, Lima, Ohio.

RAILWAY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE AT HEBBON, MD.

•-'25 tons 30" and 35" Relaying Rails, 6 Logging
Cars 36" gauge ; 1 — 36" gauge Locomotive. Write
for prices.

THE EDWIN BELL CO., Pittsburgh, Pa.

CHICAGO

E. H. KLANN LUMBER CO.

Cottonwood, Gum, Oak, Ask, Cy-
press, Yellow Pine, Dimension Stock
8 1 9 FISHER BLDG. HAR. 1187

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Circular, Band and Cylinder Saws, New
Roller Saw Swages and Sharpeners

Are unexcelled in Europe or America. We use
the best steel, the finest equipment and have
sixty years behind ua.

THE PETER GERLACH COMPANY
Cleveland Sixth City

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rine, a French Air Ship or a German Man-of - War

ATKINS s^EEL BAND SAW

that was accidentally pulled ofif the wheels and tied itself into the above double bow knot in
such a way that it had to be cut, in order to be straightened out. Vic. Tuxworth, the filer,
rebrazed and benched the Saw and it is now running each turn without a single crack.

Xovv, really, Mr. Mill Man. don't you want Saws like these in your mill?

If we can furnish you with Saws that will stand up longer with the least re fitting, then you would be
satisfied that you were making the most money on Saws. Saws like those are an investment and not an
expense.

Atkins Always Ahead!

We make a Perfect .Saw ior Every i'urpose. Use ATKINS CELEBRATED SILVER STEEL BAND SAWS,
ATKINS SILVER STEEL CIRCULAR SAWS, GANG SAWS, EDGER SAWS, CROSS CUT SAWS, ATKINS
MACHINE KNIVES.

"Finest on Earth''

Specify ATKINS in your next order. We'll make good

E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. The SUver Steel Saw People

Home Office and Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Canadian Factory:

HAMII.TOIT, oirr.
Branches carrylnR complete stock

Machine Knife Factory: I.ANCASTEB, H. Y.

Address E. <

New York City

Sydney, N

San Francisco

HARDWOOD RECORD

Send

for

Catalog

THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD DRIER

THE NATIONAL DRY KILN COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

EASY TO INSTALL

CHICAGO, July 13, 1914.
The National Dry Kiln Co.,

Indianapolis, Ind.
Gentlemen :

We are very glad to advise you that our
kiln, which is installed with VERTICAL,
PIPING system furnished by you, has now
been In operation about six months and
results are all that we could desire. We
wish to state that this material was re-
ceived in condition which enabled us to in-
stall It from the blue print without any
dilBculty on our part.

We will be very glad to have you use our
company as a reference at any time.
Very truly yours,
ROSEL/VND MILL & LUMBER CO.,

By R. J. Dickerson.

SECURE BETTER PRICES

AT LESS SELLING COST BY REACH-
ING MORE CUSTOMERS. HARDWOOD
RECORD PUTS YOU BEFORE THEM
ALL TWICE A MONTH.

ASK US ABOUT IT

PRocTORYENEERpRYE[^nREPROor

UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

Splittini:

Nor
Checkings

No
Clogging

Nor
Adjusting

THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY

DEPT. L, HANCOCK & SOMERSET STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

.rrx

Itrequiros som© mvestmeivt to insure acotvstarvt

su^y^ofjo^f^s for your milUKi-oug^tK© purcKaseof

^^ * 7%lf5Pi'opGllii\5 Lo55ii\5 >VacKin.Gr^^2^

But remGnvber

.>^R-.3^=^S^

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keep <mpi^^vft-for the .5
skiddei's'dtvd loaders :S
you dbrct^bt^. /f

Now this fact is suscGpfiblc of PROOF and w© |^ .
are ftoiiNg to ask you to make us provg it to you. ifm^

CLYDE IRON WODICS -jM

AVdnufactui-Gis of Machines for EVERY LoAwi\AOp?rdtioi\ ^^^^

■ DULUTHUSA- ^^

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ii,Mit loct in (lianu-tfr. was snaked HOO feet
up a 30 per cent grade, over rough ground,
with a Ij^-inch Yellow Strarld Powersteel
cable that had been in constant use for over
-ix months. This same cable yarded over
7'4 million feet of lumber without breaking.
It was still serviceable at the end of the

Yellow Strand Powersteel

is made especially to withstand the tre-
mendous strains and the wear and tear of
logging. It's elastic, flexible and most
economical because it lasts the longest.

Try Yellow Strand Power.steel yourself and
y.ju'll soon find out that "A Yellow Strand In
Your Rope Means Yellow Gold In Your Pocket."
Order direct or through any of our agents.

T->-r-,T-,T, Our Illustrated monthly magazine —
J^ ]\£'^]:'^ TIIK YKI.I.OW STRAND- frpp f"r inr

Ask for Catalog No. 50

Broderick & Bascom Rope Co.,

St. Louis, Missouri

OFFICES St. Louis and New York

FACTORIES St. Louit and Seattle

M.KNTS K\KKVWIIKRK

LIDGERWOOD

IpGS

ATTEST

SKIDDERS

PROFIT FROM WASTE

THE DIAMOND DOUBLE ANVIL
HOG IS SPECIALLY ADAPTED
FOR HARDWOOD MILLS

Let U. Send You Bulletin R

DIAMOND IRON WORKS

MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

HARDWOOD RECORD

Baldwin Loggers

are built for SERVICE, and
they will SERVE YOU WELL

Till 2-(i-'J type, illuslrated above, can
be used in either switching or main Hne
work. It is a safe engine on sharp
curves and uneven tracks, and steams
freely in the heaviest service.

THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
Cable Addreta:— ••Baldwin. Philadelphia"

REFRESENTED BY

F. W. WESTON 50 Church Street. New York. N. Y.

CHARLES RIDPELL 625 Raitn-ay Kichauge. ChiraKO, 111.

C. H. PETERSON 1610 Wright BuUdlns, St. Louis, Mo.

GEORGE F. .lONES 407 Travelers' Buildine, Ricbravnd, Va.

A. WM. HINGER 722 Spalding BnUdin?, Portland, OreKon

t

ci"=Ri^htDryKilii

for K7^ lumber

IN The Standard Moist Air Dry Kiln the
diying elements are so completely under
control that it's easy for the man who
looks after the kiln to secure the exact drying
conditions BEST suited to YOUR lumber.

Our new 64-page book, "Users o£ The Standard
Dry Kiln and What They Say." will interest you
If yo\i arc considering the purchase of new drying
apparat;us. We'll send it. with the catalog, for
the asking. .Vddress : The Standard Dry Kiln
Co.. 1331) McCarty St.. Indianapolis, Ind.

Broom Handle

CHUCKING AND BORING MACHINE

It rounds end of handle and bores small hole in other end
automatically at same time. Capacity, 45,000 handles in ten
hours. AH the operator has to do is to keep the handles fed to
the machine. Used by the largest producers. Write for de-
tails and price.

CADILLAC MACHINE CO.

Makers of Handle Makers Tools. CADILLAC, MICHIGAN

Wire Stitching Machinery

FOR

Crates, Veneer and Resawed Lumber
Boxes, Also Wire and Metal Bound Boxes,

FRUIT PACKAGES, BASKETS,
HBER SHIPPING CASES, PAPER
BOXES AND SPECIAL PURPOSES

ASK FOR CATALOSUE
Manufactured by

SARANAC MACHINE COMPANY

BENTON HARBOR. MICH., U. S. A.

HARDWOOD RECORD

VENEERS AND PANELS

Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co.

HOME OFFICE. FACTORY AND VENEER MILL, ALGOMA, WIS.
VENEER AND SAWMILL, NRCHWOOD, WIS.

We m«Du(actur« at our BIrchwood plant »ln|le ply Teneerj
of all natir; northern woods and deliver stock that Is In
shape to |lue.

From our Aljoma factory, where we hare specialized for
twenty years, we produce panels of all sizes, flat or bent to
shape. In all woods, notably In Mahogany and Quarter-Sawe4 Oak.

We make no two-ply stock, and do not employ sliced cut
quartered oak. Our quartered oak panels are all from sawed

tvery pound of glue we use Is guaranteed hide stock. Wt
do not use retainers. Our gluing forms ire put under pow-
erful screws and left until the glue has thoroughly set.

If you seek a guaranteed product that Is the kest, based op
results accomplished by most painstaking attention and study
of every detail, comhined with the use of the kest stock ud
an up-to-date equipment, our product will appeal to you.

If you are a "price buyer" we probably.cannot Interest yo«.

B. C. JARRELL & CO.

MAMFACrriRERS OF

High Grade, Rolary-Cul Gum

VENEERS

Cut right; dried right; prices right
HUMBOLDT. TENNESSEE

TOMAHAWK VENEER & BOX CO.

.Manufacturers of Draw Bottoms in Birch and
Basswood, Pin Blocks, Back Panels, also Head-
ing and American Cheese Boxes our Specialties

TOKAHAWK WRITE FOR PRICKS. WISCOH8ZV

MORE THAN 2,000 LUMBERMEN

nrp ualHR tho new GIbion Tally B'.ok with Itn .Iupll.nl.!

HARIiWodE) RECORIi ' CHICAGO

A Prominent Veneer Man says:

^ "I believe your new service showing the exact require-
ments of the Veneer and Panel Trade to be highly accu-
rate, and a necessary part of the office equipment of any
progressive veneer or panel factory."

^ The same information would cost you thousands of
dollars. The cost of our service is a small fraction of that.

^ Ask your competitor to tell you how it has helped him,
and then write us for details.

HARDWOOD RECORD. CHICAGO, ILL-

HARDWOOD RECORD

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1 1

Rotary Cut Veneer

and

Built-up (3 & 5 Ply) Panels

MADE from the best Wisconsin

Birch
Gray Elm

Basswood
Red Oak

Also Mahogany Panels of every grade.

This is the stock that satisfies the manu-
facturer of furniture, interior finish and
doors because it is cut under right condi-
tions, perfectly seasoned and carefully
handled all the way from stump to car.

A trial order will convince you

The Underwood Veneer Company

Thomas Street

Wausau, Wisconsin

BIRCH

4-4 and thicker, No. 1 Common and Better
also 4-4-5 and 6-4 Red Birch

We have on hand a complete stock (winter sawn)
Red, Plain and Unselected Birch, Basswood, Soft
and Rock Elm and Hardwood Lath.

LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES

Rice Lake Lumber Co., Rice Lake, Wis.

Both Ends and the Middle

Hardwood Record reaches most
everj'body who produces mar-
kets and consumes Hardwoods.

Nothing But Hardwoods

Door Panels

Three and Five Ply

All Woods

For One, Two, Five and Six Panel Doors

All Carried in Stock Ready for

Immediate Shipment

Geo. L. Waetjen & Co.

Milwaukee Wisconsin

A Complete Stock

EVERYTHING IN
NORTHERN HARDWOOD

Send Us Your Inquiries

R. CONNOR CO., Marshfield, Wis.

'"'°"';.?^;e%' Wisconsin Hardwoods?

Send for Price List "H. R." Today
These Items Are in Excellent Shipping Condition

500,000' 4/4 No. 2 Common and 500.000' 4/4 No. 2 Common

Better Dnseleeted Birch. and Better Hard Maple.

300.000' 4/4 No. I Common 1 Car 8/ 4 No. 2 Common and

and Better Unselected Basswood. R<.f#flp Rnsawnnd
^Lf^Z. %L^- ' '""-'"' "V"Jar"^5T"^^os. X. ,. and 3

400.000' 4/4 No. 3 Common Basswood.
Basswood, Rough. 3 Cars 4/4 No. 3 Common Ash.

300,000' 6/4 No. 2 Commo

Better Soft Elm,
100.000' 6/4 No.
Soft Elm.

5 Cars 6/4 Soft Elm Scoots.
3 Cars 6/4 Birch Scoots.
Common 1 Car ' "

and Wider Ist

nd 2nd Bassv

KNEELAND-McLURC LUMBER CO.

Manufacturers of Hardwoods PHILLIPS, WIS.

HARDWOOD RECORD

MICHIGAN

FAMOUS FOR BARD MAFLt AND GREY ELM

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"Ideal" «£' Rock Maple Flooring

II tba flooring thai it manufactured mwpr»ti\j t»
mmd» by modam mackinary from carafully-aaUc
throufhout our antira syatcm to maka it fulfill

lupitlj tba demanfl for tka bait. It ii
■d atock and avary pracautioa ia takor
I aTary particular ita Bama — "IDEAL."

ROUGH OR FINISHED LUMBER-

Send n$ Your Inquirie*

ALL KINDS

I. Stephenson Co., Trustees

WELLS, MICHIGAN

VON PLATEN LUMBER CO.

Iron Mountain, Michigan
BIRCH BASSWOOD ELM MAPLE

100 M fl- 6-

and B-l
100 M ft «-

and B'l
100 M fl.

Brilr
100 M fl.
100 M fl

BrlU
100 M ft.

wl»l»^r Common
,A .Maple.
v'4 No. 2 Common and

Maplf.
S 4 No 3 Rock Elm.
5 4 No. 2 Common and

50 M ft. r. 4 Nn 3 r<im Basmvood.

Wa laUcit yaor Utairiii. Sblpmrats rta C.ftN.

100 M ft. 6/4 No. 2 Common

Belter Birch.
100 M ft. 5'4 No. 2 Common

Better Birch.
100 M ft. 4./4 No. 2 Common

Better Birch.
25 M ft. 10/4 No. 1 Common

Belter Soft Elm.
15 M ft. 10/4 No. 2 Common

Belter Birch.
15 M ft. 12/4 No. 2 Common

Birch.
CM.* St.P.. W 4

East Jordan Lumber Co.

EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN
We offer the following Soft White Pine:

:i .M l/l Log Run

3 8 .M 2.x8 Common

' M 2.X10 Common

21 M 2x12 Common
1 ^ M (j 4 X 6" and ur Shop and Better
; t M ,s/( X 6" and up Shop and Better

fOJLL THICKNESS BAND SAWN QUICK SHIPMENT

S. L. EASTMAN FLOORING CO.

SAGINAW BRAND

MAPLE FLOORING

Strable Mfg. Company

Manufacturer! of

Hardwood Lumber

AND

Maple Flooring
Saginaw Michigan

We

want to

move

the

{

following:

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cara 8/4 No
Belter Soft

2 Com.
Maple.

and

|»

bV.

1 4/4 No

2 Com

Maple.

and

|«

b"

> 4/4 No. 1 Com
er Bamiwood.

and

car. «/4 No.

2 Com.

Blm.

'

car

6/4 No.

8 Com.

Elm

"Chief Brand"
Maple and Beech Flooring

in i, i and 13-16 and 1 1-lC inch Maple
in ail standard widths and grades, will
commend itself to you and your trade
on its merits alone

WRITE US. WE CAN INTEREST YOU

Kerry & Hanson Flooring Co.

GRAYLING MICHIGAN

HARDWOOD RECORD

Not only the ONLY HARDWOOD PAPER
but the BEST LUMBER PAPER published

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fM \ Lumber Dried As Never Before t

! ^ ^ SEE THE DIFFERENCE ^

GRAND RAPIDS DRV KILN B^L
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS . SOLE MFRS.. MICHIGAN E^

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BUFFALO

The Foremost Hardwood Market of the East

Yeager Limber Company, Inc.

SPECrALTlES:

Oak, Ash and Poplar

932 ELK STREET

Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.

OAK, ASH and
CHESTNUT

1075 Clinton Street

a. EUIAS <Sc BRO.
HARDWOODS

White Pine. Yellow Pine, Spruce.
Hemlock, Fir, Lumber. Timber. Mill-
work. Boxes, Maple and Oak Floorins

QS5=101S ELK STREET

ANTHONY

MILLER

HARDWOODS

OF ALL

KINDS

893 EAGLE

STREET

BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

He want l.i buj for CB«h

OAK, ASH AND OTHER HARDWOODS

All grades Hud tlih knehses.

Will receive and ingpert stock at atiipplog point

Branch jard, Memphis. Tenn.

940 Seneca Street, BUFFALO

Hugh McLean Lumber Co.

OUR SPECIALTY:

QUARTERED
WHITE OAK

940 ELK STREET

T. SULLIVAN & CO.

SPECIALTIF.S;

Gray Elm, Brown Ash

Pacific Coast Fir and Spruce
2 ARTHUR STREET

The above firms carry large and well assorted stocks

of all kinds and grades of Hardwoods, and have every

I facility for filling and shipping orders promptly.

They will be pleased to have your inquiries.

aiiiiiB^^^^^^^

Manufacturers

Gum
Oak
Cypress

General

LllITlber Cottonwood
g^ Maple

Company Memphis, Tenn. Elm

St. Francis Basin Hardwoods

Quartered White Oak ^ ^ ^, ^^

Mtlrpa7oUoU3ai> yJ^ompaup

No. 2 Com 2 5,000 rt.

■ ts and 2S 3 3,000 ft

" No. 1 Com 20,000 ft.

■ is and 2s 18,000 ft.

■ No. 1 Com 30,000 ft.

■ IS and 2s 12.000 ft

■ No 1 ('om 15.000 ft

Cottonwood

■ IS ami :s luo.oiiu ft.

Nil. 1 Com. . . .200.000 ft.

■ No. 2 Com .... 1 50,000 ft.
Boxboards, 9 to

12" 75.000 ft.

•• R..\l>...ir.ls. 1-1..

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS

Hardwood Lumber

General (Offices: 20 Wc^^t Jackson Boulevard

Chica<,'o

Sap Gum Red Gum

Plain Red Oak

!l.,0(lO 11

; ;,ooo It

100,000 ft
12 5,000 ft
7 5,000 ft
25,000 ft

i-l In and 2> . . .

4-4" IS and 2s. . .

1-4" No. I Com . .

1-4" No. 2 Com. .

;-4" is and 2s. . .

^-4" No. 1 Com. .

6-4" IS and 2s. . .

<)-4" No. I C.oni . .

S-4" N... 1 Com.*; Bt

40.000 ft,
50,000 ft
4 5.000 ft
2 5.000 ft

White Ash

4-4 is and 2s lou.ouu ft.

4-4" No. 1 Com .... 1 50,000 ft.
4-4" No. 2 Com .... 100,000 ft.
l-l" R,,\h...ir.ls. 1 > I.I

4-4" is and 2s 200,000 ft.

4-4" No. 1 Com. . . . 100,000 ft.

;-4"N<,. 1 Com.& Btr 30.000 ft.
•i-i" N...1 r,„u.k lit!, lii.niHi fi.

4-4 Com. and Btr. . 1 10,000 ft.
5-4" Com. and Btr. . 7 5,000 ft.
r.-4" Com. and Btr. . 30,000 ft.

S-I" r,.„,, .,,ul BIr. . Ml. 1,00 ft.
\i<\" .■..111 .nu! I'.lr. . 2ci,iHMi (t.

POTI CIRCASSIAN WALNUT

I

During the Russian-Japanese war
shipments of Circassian walnut were
stopped for 18 months.

The present European war is likely
to interfere with shipments for a much
onger period.

WE HAVE 250 FANCY LOGS

riic\- arc tlic last of the
a\ailal)lc' supply — of very
liiK' texture and I'liairc.

The world su])ply i> lim-
ited. Get youi- order in
earlv f o r 1 n ni her or

One of our workmen preparing a Circassian Walnut Log for shipment

Long=Knight Lumber Company

Inclicinapolif^, Ind.

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