HARDWOOD RECORD 



immense faotoi-y. In fact, evei-ything has been 

 arranged to handle easily all products, both raw 

 and iinished. 



Figure S shows section "U" of the erecting 

 floor, where are built from tifty to one hun- 

 dred variety saw benches at a time. This floor 

 is in charge of a foreman with assistants. 



Figure 4 shows a general Tiew of the main 

 bay, talien from the top of a box car at the end 

 of the factory. In the foreground is shown 

 the shipping department, and following this the 

 testing floor, the erecting floors for the timber 

 sizers, planers and matchers, inside moulders, 

 band re-san-s. surfacers and other heavy ma- 

 chines. 



Attention is called to the system of heat- 

 ing, which is shown in this view ; radiators 

 are placed on both sides of the steel girders, 

 as well as pipes that run along the walls be- 

 tween the upper and lower line of windows. 



Figure 5 shows the back knife lathe and 

 bending press department. 



Figure 6 shows the sizer floor, on which it 

 will be noted there are six of the American 

 "Boss" timber sizers in various stages of con- 

 struction. 



Figure 7 shows the band re-saw erecting floor. 



Figure 8 shows the small surfacer floor, as 

 well as tlie dowel machines. 



Figure 9 shows two rows of planers and 

 matchers under construction. 



Figure 10 shows the inside moulder creeling 

 floor. 



shows the hand jointer erecting 



Figu 



surfacers 



Figure 

 floor. 



Figure 13 shows the No.- SVi and No. 3 

 shapers erecting floor. 



We have shown only a few of the many 

 erecting floors in this shop, which will, how- 

 ever, give a fair idea of its vastness. 



One of the important features of the plant 

 and one that impresses the visitor, besides its 

 immensity, is its lighting arrangement, as there 

 is not a dark corner or shadow in the build- 

 ing. 



For the proper handling of Incoming and 

 outgoing freight there are three spur railroad 

 tracks, branches of the New York Central, going 

 to diBferent parts of the plant. All of the 

 buildings are also connected by industrial rail- 

 road tracks, which facilitate handling the many 

 parts that enter into the manufacture of the 

 machines. 



As it is impossible in this limited space to 

 give a comprehensive and just description of 

 the works, the company issues a general in- 

 vitnti.iii Ui all friends and patrons to come and 

 1 lint in operation. In addition 

 1 works the company also has 



two at Williamsport, Pa., one 

 ; I ; la, one at Aurora, 111., and one 



■ u 111., 11 I'.ay, Wis. It has sales offices in New 

 York, Rochester. Chicago, New Orleans and Port- 

 land, Ore., from which points catalogues, cir- 

 iiilars and any information regarding its prod- 

 uct may be had. 



Hardwood Record Mail Bag. 





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will be of enough general interesl lo 

 [tublication. Every patron of the paper 

 ed to use this department freely, and 

 upt will be made to answer queries per- 

 to all matters of interest to the hard- 

 ad'' in a succinct and intelligent man- 



Preventing Stain in Bed Gum, 

 Balti.moiie. Mu., June 3. — Editor IIakdwuoii 

 Uecord : We are manufacturing red gum lum- 

 ber in .South Carolina and find it very dlflicult 

 to prevent the sap from staining. We are using 

 up-to-date methods in piling our stock, giving 

 the lumber plenty of pitch and plenty of air 

 space on all sides. We are also keeping the 

 boards much further apart than in piling other 

 classes of lumber. However, we find it very 

 difficult indeed to prevent the stock from stain- 

 ing. Do you lijM.w ..f any method of handling 

 gum to !'!■ :' -lii ',:iiiln_ i>v can 



you put I 

 can glv. 



there is :i ■ ' i- • ■ ■■ ■ "i.i' '< 



the stain ainl also a iii.tlio.l ,,f < li 



the ftria-ture nnO kills all the iiossibilities of 

 funirous growth, which causes stain. Of course, 

 this means considerable cost and very few 

 people are willing to attempt it. — Editor. 



Wants Maple Sawdust. 



The Hakdwood Eecord is in receipt of a 

 communication from a manufacturing eou- 

 eern in Springfield, Mass., which wishes to 

 purchase maple sawdust. Anyone interested 

 in supplying its wants will be furnished the 

 address on application. — Editor. 



I stand 



ing it, but do not know the particulars. If you 

 can give us any information on this point or 

 help us in any way to secure the information we 

 will greally api>ri-i_iHte it. — LuiIBEK COMPANY. 



The ("xtniiif Jillieiilty you encounter in 

 seasoning red gum in the open during the 

 warm months in the South I well under- 

 stand. It is possible to accomplish this in the 

 colder months, however, if you will separate 

 your stock very largely by width, thickness 

 and length when possible, piling the lumber 

 far apart in four-foot piles, with plenty of 

 air space on all sides, and with at least seven 

 stickers to a sixteen-foot pile, and fully 

 twenty-inch pitch to a pile of that length. I 

 believe that the only logical way to handle 

 red gum is to give it about seventy pounds 

 pressure of live steam for thirty minutes to 

 every inch of thickness in a prototype of a 

 creosoting boiler. This process breaks up 



The Source of Depression in English Trade. 



New Orleans, May 21. — Editor Uardwood 

 Record : As a further Illustration of the still 

 lively consignment business, I herewith give you 

 an extract from a letter received from my Liver 

 pool agents, for publication In your paper If you 

 see fit : 



"Talking of wagon oak, the 'Allegheny' has 

 arrived with sixty-six cars, and all big ones, for 



. The other brokers also have consignments. 



In talking this over with 's salesman, we 



hear that he would be very pleased If he could 

 sell these for $32, and states they are of good 

 specifications and that the shippers will not stop 

 sending it over. From the above selling price 

 you will have to deduct commission and landing 

 charges, and you can see for yourself what re- 

 mains and how this market is continually being 

 depressed by consignments." 



Of course this man will not get $32 tor his 

 stock; he will not even get ?27 ; and after the 

 commission and charges have been deducted from 

 the above there will be nothing left for the 

 shipper after he has paid freight, and he has to 

 figure on a through rate of at least 30 cents 

 per htindred pounds, and this stock, which is 

 mostly shli)ped green, weighs at least six pounds 

 per foot. This same stock tised to s*ll for $40 

 to $42, and even then there was very little margin 

 for the exporter. , The above consignments have, 

 of course, ruined the market for the next six 

 months at least. It is a very easy matter to get 

 prices down, but it is very hard to get them up 



again to a normal level after they have once 

 been pulled down. — Oscar Gaktxer. 



About Board Measure. 



Garwood, N. J., May 27.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record : I am interested in a few points re- 

 garding the figuring of lumber, and take the 

 liberty of asking you the following questions : 



1. What is meant by "board measure" V 



2. What is the dltfereuce between "board 

 measure" and "square surface measure"? 



3. Is it the custom of lumber merchants in 

 rendering invoices to indicate the number of 

 feet of lumber in "board measure ' or "square 

 surface measure"? 



4. Referring to the attached invoice, which 

 has been copied from a regular lumber invoice : 



•(a) How many "board" feet are there and 

 how many "square surface" feet? 



(b) What is the cost of this lumber per 

 thousand feet after it has been re-sawed to "^"■.■ 

 — N. B. Slati i: 

 Invoice. 

 20,.">05 feet 1\^" white maple, resawed 



to %", at $53 $l.i:;_'7. 



Re-sawing, at $3 oi.Ts 



$1,194.50 



1. Board measure represents the number 

 of square feet 1 inch in thickness contained 

 in r. quantity of lumber. However, all 

 lumber 1 inch and less in thickness is meas- 

 ured by "board measure," and to all lum- 

 lier thicker than 1 inch is added the frac- 

 tional or multiple thickness above that. 



2. Board measure and square surface 

 measure are identical terms. 



3. It is the custom of lumber merchants 

 to render invoices for lumber 1 inch and 

 thinner on the basis of board or surface 

 measure. On lumber thicker than 1 inch 

 the surface measure is multiplied by the 

 thickness in inches and fraction thereof. 



4. In 20,595 feet of 1-ineh lumber there 

 lire 13,730 feet of surface feet or measure. 

 -Multiplying 13,730 feet of surface measmv 

 ly Iti inches, the thickness of the .stm k. 

 ynu get the result of 20,595 feet of board 

 measure. The cost of %-inch lumber based 

 ou a price of $55 for 1%-inch stock and $3 

 for re-sawing, a total of $58, is ,$38.66% — 

 that is, .$58 pays for 1,500 feet of % -inch 

 stock.— Editor. 



Retires After Long Service. 



Henry Disston & Sons. Inc.. of Philadelphia 

 announces that Samuel Disston, who has been 

 secretary and general manager of the company's 

 great business for many years, has resigned 

 the above offices, and been appointed chairman 

 ,,f ih.- Ii.iar.l of directors. The duties which 

 li. iM- !i. i i'lniiril hitherto will be assumed by 

 .11. I III ii will still serve the company'^ 

 iiii.,. I I 1)1 advisory capacity. As a testl- 

 III iMi I i I ...icllal relation existing between 

 \l I'l 1 III 11 .11 he other officials and employees.a 

 .iirii I . •..i.|.i,.d him at the Bellevue-Strat- 

 1.. i I . II •.! May 28, when a handsome 



-ilii i.,\ :ii_- . up was presented to him. Thr 

 office force, heads of departments, official- 

 many retired employees were present. 



In 1850 Samuel Disston entered the - 

 of Henry Disston. who at that time cmi 

 only about thirty-five men: today the comi 

 force consists of about 3,500 people. Aftei 

 ing an apprenticeship as sawmaker and ;;; 

 a general knowledge of the business, Mr. I'l 

 became traveling representative. In this capaeiiy 

 he has become known to the hardware trade the 

 country over. In 1804 he was made secretary 

 and general manager, but advancing years and ill 

 health have made it Impossible for Mr. Disston 

 to continue his active work. William Miller 

 has succeeded him as secretary of the company. 



