HARDWOOD RECORD 



The young man chained the logs together and 

 saved them all from being washed away. He 

 was in the water nearly six hours all told and 

 was forced many times to stop and rest. The 

 current was so strong that Hamilton was lashed 

 to tree tops many times, where he caught the 

 boughs to support himself for a rest. It is sel- 

 dom that a man will talje such chances with the 

 water is did this young man. He is about 

 twenty years of age. 



Mr. Hamilton is one of the regular correspond- 

 ents of the Record, and in sending in the above 

 clipping he wrote : "It was a dangerous under- 

 taking for a boy single-handed and alone, and I 

 believe not one In a thousand would have tackled 

 it. I was absent when the flood occurred and 

 had I been at home would have been consid- 

 erably poorer today, as I would not have allowed 

 him to undertake it for all the walnut in 

 America." 



The Raymond Log Loader. 



The two illustrations on this page are made 

 from a brand-new and important invention of 

 O. L. Raymond of Marinette. Wis. It is the 

 Raymond log loader. This is said to be the 

 first and only practical machine which is a 

 money saver, for loading logs on sleighs, 

 trucks, etc. The machine is operated by 

 horse-power, gasoline or steam. The maker 

 places them on approval and with a guarantee 

 that they will do the work of loading logs 

 with less than half the expense of tlie or- 



Executive Board Meeting Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association. 



Tlie Executive Board of the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of the United States con- 

 vened at the Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, July 11. 

 Those present were : John B. Ransom, presi- 

 dent, Nashville. Tenn. : R. H. Vansant, Ashland, 

 Ky. : C. M. Crawford, Coal Grove, O. ; W. A. 

 Gilchrist, Memphis, Tenn. ; G. E. W. I.uehrmann, 

 St. Louis, Mo. ; Clinton Crane, Cincinnati, O. ; 

 K. M. Carrier, Sardis, Miss. ; Lewis Doster, sec- 

 retary. Nashville, Tenn. 



A general report of association conditions was 

 read to the board, which covered its work for 

 the first six months of the year. The assistance 

 the secretary has given and will give in the 

 future to other associations identified with the 

 lumber trade was approved and will be con- 

 tinued. Likewise the methods in which the mar- 

 ket condition reports have been placed before 

 members and the lumber trade at large were 

 approved and ordered carried on. 



The financial condition of the organization was 

 thoroughly reported on : the various details were 

 approved by the board and arrangements made 

 for further financing the organization, by proper 

 methods, for the balance of the year. The finan- 

 cial situation showed the membership of the 

 association maintalDlng an even proportion, and 

 the expenditure sheets showed that the estimate 



the membership can thoroughly consider them 

 and give them proper consideration at the nest 

 annual meeting. 



An official lumber gauge was adopted by the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, which is 

 a very unique and desirable invention, gotten up 

 jy Chief Inspector Hill; it will be placed on 

 the market by a company which will make 5.000 

 of them immediately. It will be known as the 

 "Doster gauge" and is a most desirable article 

 for the use of inspectors and lumbermen at 

 large for the purpose of determining the thick- 

 nesses of lumber with absolute accuracy. The 

 gauge forms a convenient pocket piece. 



Other departments, such as stock reports, com- 

 mercial reports, etc., were thoroughly gone over 

 and direction given for future maintenance of 

 those several departments. 



At 1 p. m. automobiles took the members to 

 the residence of R. M. Carrier on the Newburg 

 road, about five miles from the city of Louisville, 

 where luncheon was served. The visitors were 

 greeted by Mrs. Carrier, who presided over the 

 luncheon. Two and one-half hours were de- 

 lightfully spent at this country villa. 



At 7 :30 p. m. Mr. Carrier entertained the vis- 

 itors at the Pendennis Club at supper, and cer- 

 tain subjects, such as interinsurance and the 

 possibility of the association membership becom- 

 ing interested iu same were discussed. 



dinary way. The machines have been prac- 

 tically tried out by several prominent lum- 

 bermen in both North and South, and have 

 given universal satisfaction. 



By using the Raymond log loader and the 

 Phoenix Manufacturing Company's patent 

 stake pockets, bunches of logs can be picked 

 up and swung between the stakes by an In- 

 experienced crew in one-third the time that 

 almost a double crew of veteran log loaders 

 can do it the old way. This is said to be the 

 first rear-end swinging crane sleigh loader In 

 combination with a double pole sleigh ever 

 invented. 



The second illustration shows the log loader 

 mounted on trucks. This type of machine has 

 been .■specially constructed for logging pur- 

 poses in IIk' South, and is also of value for 

 general yard work. The apparatus is strong 

 and durable and steel cables are used through- 

 out. It is ernploycd by several prominent 

 Wisconsin hardwood manufacturers and is in 

 u.se by the Curtis-Attala Lumber Company 

 of Curtiston. Miss., and by the Interstate 

 Lumber Company of Columbus. Miss. On page 

 •'.0 of this Issue of the Record an ad of this 

 machine may be found. In which several testi- 

 monials of its high value are reproduced. The 

 manufacturer, O, L. Raymond of Marinette, 

 Wis., will be very glad to supply catalog and 

 prices on application. 



on the first of January Is being maintained. The 

 methods in which dues should be collected as In 

 the past was ratified, and a method of notifying 

 the board regarding the monthly financial condi- 

 tion was also outlined. 



The work of' the Bureau of Grades was fully 

 reported on and special action taken on the 

 methods to be pursued in grading lumber for 

 members and non-members. Past work was re- 

 viewed and present work will be continued with 

 the same energy. A few suggestions relative to 

 grading rules were referred to the chairman of 

 the committee. The different subjects and rate 

 questions in the transportation department were 

 thoroughly gone over and the subject held open 

 for further action, to be governed by conditions 

 arising. 



The report of the secretary of the Minneapolis 

 meeting National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation was made and the president authorized 

 to appoint any committees resulting as the out- 

 come of this meeting at a time when he consid- 

 ered it proper to do so. The American Lumber 

 Trades Congress at Minneapolis, in which the 

 association was represented, was also reported 

 upon, and regarding the agreement made the sec- 

 retary was authorized to send to each member 

 of the association a copy of the trade ethics 

 pilii.i|.i..< i.^^nuins; from snch meeting, so that 



p LOG LOADKR MOrXTF-D OX TRUCKS. 



House party— Mr. Carrier entertained Mr. Gil- 

 christ and Mr. Doster at his house over Sunday, 

 w'nere a house party enjoj-ed Itself thoroughly. 

 Lewis Doster, Secretary. 



Important Legislation N. H. L. A. 



On July 17 the executive board of the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association held a 

 meeting at Chicago and an Important piece of 

 legislation prevailed, viz., the secretary was 

 instructed to issue a blank form to members, 

 which should definitely specify that upon any 

 lumber on which they asked for 1905 inspec- 

 tion, they should over their signature guaran- 

 tee that the sale of this lumber and the 

 specification for 1905 inspection covering such 

 sale, was made previous to Dec. 1. 1907. 

 Otherwise the secretary was instructed to re- 

 fuse to apply any other Inspection than that 

 of the rules which were endorsed at the Mil- 

 waukee meeting, and which will take effect 

 Aug. 1 next. 



The National Association has located at 

 Cairo a salaried inspector, D, R. Pinncy, 

 transferring him from Boston to that city. 

 Mr. PInney will have charge of the Inspection 

 at Cairo, Joppa and elsewhere In that vicinity. 

 He is one of the best Inspectors the associ.n- 



