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A Correction. 



Cadii.l.\c, Mich., June 15.— Editor Hahdwood 

 Record; At the recent meeting of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association at Milwaukee, 

 the statement was made that the first shed for 

 curing white maple built in the west was erected 

 at Cadillac, Mich., and the time of its erection 

 was carelessly fixed by the spealter at about 

 twelve years ago. Actual book records show 

 that it was built over twenty years ago. This 

 correction is not made because it is essential 

 that anyone should know of this, but because I 

 wish to avoid even the appearance of having 

 made a statement that was incorrect. 



F. A. DiGGixs. 



More About Board Measure. 



CINCINNATI, O., June 16. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We have just noticed your article 

 relative to "Board Measure" on page 24 of your 

 June 10 issue and would suggest that you have 

 made an error In your manner of figuring In- 

 voice in question. If a lumberman were to re- 

 ceive an invoice as follows : 20,595 feet 6-4 

 white maple—resawed— at $55.00, resawlng 

 $3.00 — It would mean to him that he was pay- 

 ing $58 per thousand board measure. In order 

 to determine as to what the cost would then 

 be for the 5-8 stock you would simply add one- 

 half to the $58, making $87. and then divide 

 by two — as there would, of course, be two pieces 

 to each board ; this would give you $43.50 per 

 thousand thin count, or, as you call it, %, 

 though In reality you understand each piece 

 would naturally be thicker than %, provided the 

 proper saw were used In the resawlng. 



RicHEY, Halsted & Quick. 



An Announcement. 



Pennsboko, W. Va., June 17. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record: Owing to the continued finan- 

 cial stringency and business depression, we re- 

 cently found it necessary to secure some addi- 

 tional capital to enable us to carry our busi- 

 ness and to take care of our obligations In the 

 proper manner. When this was decided upon, 

 we immediately commenced negotiations for the 

 necessary funds, which were well under way 

 and about consummated when some of our cred- 

 itors became unduly Impatient and Instituted 

 proceedings, which made it necessary to apply 

 to the court for the appointment of a receiver 

 for this firm, and by the order of Judge II. B. 

 Woods, of the circuit court of the county of 

 Ritchie, in chancery, on June 17, 1908, George P. 

 Morgan and Jas. Newman were appointed re- 

 ceivers, with power to conduct the business of 

 the firm. 



Our solvency is not questioned and we expect 

 to pay all liabilities in full, but this action was 

 deemed imperative to best conserve the interests 

 of all concerned. Wc thank you for all past 

 favors extended us, and will be pleased to have 

 you give publicity to this little explanation. 



The ColI/INs Co.mpany. 



facilities for all kinds of 

 Am'crieaii limlier and lumber, and further lib- 

 iral a.lvanees to lie ^iven aiiainst such consign- 

 uieiits. I'liis is aiiiiiu lollowed up with a notice 

 ill the ediioiial part ..f the paper, specially call- 



"(if course I understand that advertisements 

 ore necessary to the conduct of a paper, but on 

 the other hand it should watch the interest of 

 its readers, and it is very wrong indeed to in- 

 vite them to make consignments under present 

 eircumstances. I learned in Antwerp the other 

 day that people now decline to give advances 

 on American shipments, and It would indeed 

 be very :r rod if such a resolution could be 

 striitle p. n, ......) 1., I am afraid, however, that 



it Hi ! lie thing is certain and that 



Is II all over Europe Is spoiled 



by i: -. which are evidently only 



niaile :i\«>se of raising as much 



mouev .., ,,.. .-,,.e IJut In doing that, market 

 prices arc .spoiled lur a long time to come, as the 

 stock which is now being offered for sale In all 

 English and continental ports Is so enormous 

 that It will last a year. There Is absolutely 

 no room In Antwerp any more where to store 

 goods. Shed room was taken up long ago, and 

 even in the open one has about one hour's 

 drive from the city In order to find Any. The 



which will be of interest to you. 



"I do not think it will do much good to pro- 

 test against these consignments, but as you are 

 a member of the National Lumber Exporters" 

 Association, would certainly advise you to bring 

 this matter before them again, as in spite 



Consignments Still Work Havoc. 

 New Orleans, June 8. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : I enclose copy of letter received from 

 the other side, which gives some very lucid in- 

 formation about the present situation of the 

 market in continental Europe. What Is Bald 

 about Antwerp and Havre ports, refers with the 

 same force to every other port of Europe. 



Oscar Gartner. 



there are more being 



)-day than 



From "The Onliest One-Horse Lumber 

 Concern in the South." 

 Monroe, La.. June 20. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Wc herewith hand you our check for 

 $2 and would ask that you discontinue our nann^ 

 as a subscriber to the Record, since we are 

 hardly interested In the hardwood business now 

 Our output is entirely taken by the local trade. 

 and from what prices we have been offered from 

 the trade we are sure we would be unable to 

 make tongue and buckle meet by selling to the 

 dealers. In some instances we have been offered 

 actually less than the cost of the logs for lum- 

 ber loaded on the cars, and since our health is 

 all right now, and we are working principally 

 for money, we thought best to cut out the deal- 

 ers and, like Billie Ward's goat, go It on our 

 own hook and sell direct to the consumer. 

 Benoit Lumber Company, 

 By H, T, Bonoit, Manager. 



The Meaning of White Maple. 



At the .Milwaukee meeting there was an at- 

 tempt on the part of loading white maple pro- 

 ducers to Inject Into the rules a distinct and 

 unmistakable rule covering this particular qual- 

 ity of the wood, hut apparently owing to the 

 want of knowledge of the subject on the part of 

 many the Important feature of endplllng-undcr- 

 shed was omitted from the white maple speci- 

 fication. 



The leading producers In the section of the 

 country that grows the finest maple In the world 



•VPE OF END PILING SIIEM KOR WHITE MAPLE. 



fore. There is no doubt that they are due to 

 the effect of the financial crisis, still. |.eo])le 

 Bhould be warned. Buyers a~i i m 



orders on shipments from V 



laugh and say, 'For what i-n ve 



give orders when we can bin n 



the consignments at any pi i !■• 



pay." Only the other ■: 1^ 



oak sold In public s "I 



ex magasin -, now i i' 



charges amount to :> . i 



cubic meter c. I. f. -\' i-' 



75 francs, or $33 per I.i""' feel ; This iiri< e tells 

 worlds against consignments, for what shipper 

 is there In the States who will knowingly sell 

 his goods at such a price c. i. f. Antwerp? If 

 you were to offer any of the mills in the States 

 such a price they would simply laugh at you, 

 and maybe kick you out of the office, and yet 

 hesc same people go on shipping their stock *- 



_ make any consignments at all. for you 

 see, even If vou were to ship oak at $33 

 1,000 feet c. i, t. Antwerp, I should not be 

 . position to make a profit on this price." 



"Havre Is flooded with poplar loss In Im- 

 mense quantities, of which one can Duy extra 

 big selected all clear logs at $35 per M., ex 

 yard, from wlrtii ,:f .■„„,..),. ynn will still have 

 to deduct liHiriM.j ,1,1 ... :,i:eiiis' commission, 



etc. ConsiRiii ■ - •i-i.nmeiiis of pine 



nrrlve, whieh i . re . ;ni u-i.tible up at 



their own ini' :i ei i i- ili.iei.irc absolutely 

 Impossible lo ^ei aii,\ lum orders, and all we 

 can do is to wait unlll Ihc smart (?) American 

 shippers have been fleeced sufficiently to stop 

 these crazy consignments. There Is .so much 

 lumber In Havre that they do not know where 

 to put additional arrivals, as all the sheds and 

 yards are absolutely filled up." 



— the upper portion of the lower peninsula ot 

 Michigan — have demonstrated that It Is Impossi- 

 ble to cure the clear white of maple without 

 discoloration or stick-stalning In any other way 

 than by piling It on end under sheds. When the 

 clear white of winter-sawed maple Is thus piled 

 and housed It comes out entirely free from any 

 discoloration of any sort and of clear, even. 

 Ivory whiteness. Lumber thus handled com- 

 mands a price of well toward $20 a thousand In 

 excess of yard-piled white maple, and on this 

 product the manufacturers of the Cadillac region 

 have gained a distinct and exceptional reputa- 

 tion. 



The accompanying Illustration shows t 

 method of construction ot end-plUng sheds :i- 

 employed In that part of Michigan and also the 

 way the stock Is piled therein. ] 



The editor of the Record has had occasion 

 to arbitrate several disputes during the last few- 

 years on what constitutes strictly white maple 

 In one case a shipment made to Germany for n 

 special order demanded clear white stock : tin- 

 lumber was cross-piled stock and was rcjeclcil, 

 and- there was no end of trouble In settling lie 

 account. It would he wise tor buyers who wain 

 and are willing to pay for strictly wlntersawe' 

 end-cured white maple to specify. In addlil 

 to the National rule, the time the lumber Is • 

 be sawed and the method by which It must i 

 seasoned. 



