HARDWOOD RECORD 



Defects Removable. — If defects not admitted 

 ean be cut out so as to reduce sandboaid to a 

 smaller size used and ordered by the buyer, It 

 shall be so inspected. 



REACHES. 



Grade. — To be cut from good, tough, straight- 

 grained oa]£ or hickory (when oak is specified it 

 will he understood as being white or red oak) 

 suitable for wagon material. To be clear and 

 perfect stock free from knots, splits, hearts, 

 grub holes, heart rings, shakes, bird pecks, or 

 wane. Bright sap accepted. The following de- 

 fects will be admitted: 



Stain. — Penetrating not more than 1-16 inch, 

 and which shows no signs of rot. 



Season Checks. — Not over >4 inch deep or 

 12 inches long. 



WoKM Holes. — Not more than 6 pin worm 

 holes in a reach, these holes not to be in 

 clusters of more than 3 holes 6 inches apart. 

 POLES. 



GnADE. — To be cm ti'.m j"".], imiah, straight- 

 grained oak or hick.nx m\ h. n .i^ik is specified it 

 will be understood ii- li. in^ wliiii' or red oak) 

 suitable for wagon iiKitci i:il. '{'•> hv clear and 

 perfect stock, free from knots, splits, hearts, 

 grub holes, heart rings, shakes, or bird pecks. 

 Bright sap accepted. The following defects will 

 be admitted. 



Stain. — Penetrating not more than 1-16 inch, 

 and which shows no signs of rot. 



Season Checks. — Not over '/i inch deep or 

 12 inches long. 



Worm Holes. — Xot more than 6 pin worm 



EVENERS. 

 GU.1DE. — To be cut from good, tough, straight- 

 rained hickory suitable for wagon material, 

 o be clear and perfect stock, free from knots, 

 ilits, hearts, grub holes, heart rings, shakes, 

 orm holes, or wane. The following defects are 



; not more than 1-16 inc 



ligns of rot. 



Not over '4 incii deep 



I!ii:d Pecks. — Sound bird pecks admitted. 

 SAWED FELLOE.S. 



Grade. — Sound white or r.'d o.ik. free 1 

 knots, and all other di-f'.i.s. .xcept that 

 inch stain will bi- :ill"«>.l u -:iiil stain st 

 no signs of rot. Mn-i i" iniiu;! nnured so 



grain will run str:n::lM i' .; uter of 



niece. Cut full si/.- :uh1 lu-i-.i , ircles. 



IIKD VICE- 



"Wagonmakers' Grade." yet is satisfactory to 

 those using a lower' grade. 

 AXLES. 



Grade. — To Iw cut 6 feet In length from live 

 black or shellbark hickory. Defects as follows 

 admissible : 



Stain. — Sound stnln accepted. 



Knots. — Not to exceed 3 sound IVi-lnch 

 knots, i.r their eciulvnlent In smaller knots. 



Splits. — On either end, extending not more 

 lan 6 inches in axle or 3 inches on both ends. 

 Sfason Oiiecks. — No objection. 



-No objection, except 



Bird Pec k.s. — No objection. 

 Wane. — One-inch wane allowed. 

 Grain. — Grain can cross in no 



feet. 



less than 



defects not ad- 



Defects Removable. — Ai 

 mitted that can be cut out 

 ro a smaller size used and ordered by the 

 buyer, it shall be so inspected. 



Hewn axles shall be measured to square to 

 the size they are ordered. 



Defects at ends of axles that will admit work- 

 ing .") feet 6 inches to be accepted. 



Note. — The committee did not deem it ex- 

 pedient at this time, to fix rules and grades 

 for bolsters, -.hhII.. 1 1 d-, leaches. poles, eveners. 



These 



ing other hardwoods 



Memorial rrom Philadelphia. 



F. S. Underhill presented a memorial from 

 the Philadelphia Lumbermen 's Exchange 

 recommending permanent changes in the 

 rules, so that buyers may understand exactly 

 where they stand in making purchases. Mr. 

 Underbill stated that he found manv of Phila- 



nCAGO, SECRETARY. 



ililphia 's recommendations had been incor- 

 porated in the rules presented by the com- 

 mittee, which had previously been distributed 

 in leaflet form, for consideration and dis- 

 cussion. He then read the memorial, as 

 follows : 



Mr. President and gentlemen of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association: We. the mem. 

 Iiers of your association, sniiinii n. ^^^H il. 

 action and resolution of om I' ii i.l 'i' : i i.i 

 bermen's Exchange and thi' • :i n i 

 as follows : 



At a meeting of the I.iur! i :. i ' m- 

 «t Pliiladelphia, held Mar. ii i.il- 



I..\viii- resolution was un;ni: i ;nul 



.1 ..ipy was forwarded at H. 



K.s.ilvcd: That the I.m mce 



.if I'liiladclphia believes i^, iiiea- 



t ions are necessary m ih ■ : .inmal 



Hardwood Lumber \ . . i r, r.xi .| M:n 23 



and 24, 1907, to (nl, : - i .. , , m... i l I '107 



We, therefore, j n. \, ni, ii:.i,iuood 



I, umber Association i.. hu ih.. ml.- ..r 11107 



so as to meet the reciuirements of the lumber- 

 men of the East, believing It will be to the best 

 Interest of the entire hardwood trade and lead 

 to uniform inspection. 



At a meeting of llie I.uniliermen's Kxcliange 

 of Philadelphia, hel. I Inn. 1, I'ims, h „,,-. unani- 

 mously decided thai . ii..nld 



be embodied In a ].. 1 ' ,,1 ■ . the 



members of this e\.; ,.. ,. is of 



the National HanlM. 1 i.,.,'... .\ ..,.i.:..,i, aiiil 



to be presented to the National Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Association at its convention to be held 

 June 11 and 12, 1908, by the president of this 

 exchange, F. S. Underbill. 



And, we, the undersigned members of the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association, desire 

 to and do hereby further endorse the action 

 taken by the Lumbermen's Exchange of Phila- 

 delphia in passing the above resolutions, and 

 recommend that the National Hardwood Lum- 



.\ssociatlon adopt at its Milwaukee con- 

 rm the amendments of the 1907 rules, a 

 .1 wlilch Is attached hereto, as suggested 

 1. . ..ulerence held in Philadelphia, March 6. 

 ar which the following associations were 



t-iru States Retail Lumber Dealers' Asso- 



uber Dealers' 



ietnil Lumber Dealers' Association of Phila- 

 phia. 



lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia, 

 lumbermen's' Exchange of Baltimore. 

 Cew York Lumber Trade Association. 

 iiiHl...r Dealers' Association of Connecticut. 

 :iiil.|inic Material Men's Association of AVest 



K'.iail Lumber Dealers' Association of the 

 ■i.ii. ..1 New York. 



New .Tersey Lumbermen's Protective Associa- 

 ion. 



Pittsburg Hardwood Lumbei-men (unofflclal). 



The foregoing resolutions are copied from Hie 

 nlnutes of the Lumbermen's Exchange of (li- 

 Ity of Philadelphia. 



Attest: F. S. Underhill. Presldeni 



John H. Louk, Secretary. 



{. B. Wheeler & Co. Owen M. Bruner c. 



. Gibson Mcllvaln & Wlstar. Underhill & ( .. 



Co. William Whitmer *: 



'hiladelphia Hardwood Sons. Inc. 



I.iinihcr Co. Halfpenny & HamilL.ti. 



tate of Daniel Buck, Hoflman. 

 Frank Buck. Ilindle Lumber 



Randall Williams & Inc., W. Alfred 



George W. Stoker & 



Son. 

 Howard L. Neff. 

 Horace G. Hazard & 



SECOND DAY'S SESSION. 

 Report of Committee on Officers' Reports 



The first order o£ business was the repori ■ 

 the Committee on Oltlcers' Reports. 



Edward Buckley of Manistee. Mich., then rei. 

 the report of the rommlttee. as follows : 



iipp.il 



