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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



Dressed Gum Lumber- 



ManufoLcturers Organize. 



The followliii; report of orRiuiixiititm "i 

 till' Pnsstil Oiiin Lumber ManufncturiTs" 

 Assinialion nt Carlo, III., on September :;, 

 I'.lo;!. we refelve<l tlirough the eourtesy of 

 the seeretary. Howard Utile of HiiiiiM).!- 

 berKer-Harrlson Land and Lumber Com- 

 pany of Moreliouse. Mo. We gladly Rive 

 It spaee and wish the new organization 

 success: 



I'ursuant to a general call the manufac- 

 turers of Kum planing mill products met 

 in convention at the llalliduy llousi', 

 Cairo. III.. Scptcniher 3. l!H).j. 



Mnety-tivc per cent of the production of 

 sum dressed and worked stock was rep- 

 leseiitiHl. 



An Interesting discussion of various mat- 

 ters of importance to the Industry took 

 place. 



The subject of red gum, from the log to 

 Interior llnish and cabinet work, was thor- 

 oujihl.v covered. 



Instrnctive points about the character, 

 manufacture, treatment, working and liii- 

 ish of the wiK>d were brought out, and the 

 detailed exposition of its merits thus .-.f- 

 fordwl was such .-is would have especially 

 interested the builder. 



A permanent organization, securing con- 

 certed and uniform action in working for 

 the interests of red gum. was elTei-U'd, 

 known as the I'l'cssed Gum Lumber .Maa- 

 ufacturers" Association. 



The following general committee was 

 appointed for the management of the af- 

 fairs of the association. 



C. F. Korn, Farrin-Korn Lumber Com- 

 pany. Cincinnati, t)., chairman: Howard 

 Rule. Himni(>lbcrgi'r-IIarrison Lumber 

 Company. Morclioiisc. Mo., secretary: K. 

 1>. Carey. Carey-IIalli<la.v Lumlief Corii- 

 pan.v.' Cairo. III.: Charles F. Johnson. 

 Saiids-.*<penccr Lumber Company. Cairo. 

 III.: 15. Hraughton. Hraughton & Co.. Mem- 

 phis. Tenn.: U. .1. Uoepiiinger. Goeppingcr 

 & Myers Company. Piggott. Ark.; M. K. 

 Leming. Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A. .L Dill- 

 man, liillman I'laning Mill Company. 

 Kenneft. Mo. 



The important subject at once taken up 

 by the committee was the matter of uni- 

 form grading. 



The independent methods in use by 

 different m:inufacturers were found to 

 have caused considerable confusion in the 

 trade. 



The relation of gum to other woods with 

 which it comes in competition was care- 

 fully considere<l and the whole situation 

 thoroughly gone over, with the result that 

 the following grading rules were forniii- 

 lated and adopted as the standard of the 

 :issoci:ition : 



BEVEL SIDING. 



A Grade — Admits on the thin edge one 

 inch of sound sap or other imperfection 

 which lap will cover, otherwise clear re;l 

 face. 



B Grade — Will allow sound sap without 

 limit, or in lieu of sap two small knots 

 neither exceeding three ouarters inch in 

 diameter, or one standard knot. 



C Grade — May contain imperfections in 

 working: knots or other defects which can 

 be removed in two cuts without waste of 

 more than twenty-five per cent of the 

 length of any one piece. 



D Grade— Permits all classes of defects. 



but niu,-.! .\..ii> .\>iii.>iii >\;,-.i,- wi more 

 than fifty per cent of the length of any 

 one piece. 



I'.VTUNT on DROP SIDING, FIX)ORI.\G, CEIL- 

 ING AND r.\miTION. 



A Grade— Is practically clear of de- 

 fects and Is all heart stock, free from sap 

 on face side. 



It Grade— Win admit sound sap without 

 limit, or In lieu of sap two small knots, 

 neither exceeding three quarters Inch in 

 diameter, or one standard knot. 



C Grade— Will admit imperfections in 

 Working: knots, or other defects which can 

 be removeil in two cuts without waste of 

 more than twenty-live per cent of the 

 length of any one piece. 



1> Grade — Will admit all classes of do- 

 fects, but must work without wa.ste of 

 more than fifty per cent of the length of 

 any one piece. 



All ceiling, double-beaded one side only, 

 unless otherwise ordered. In ordering 

 siH'cial patterns of drop siding, ceiling and 

 parlition. any small amount iiroduced of 

 dift'ereut grade than specilied must be ta- 

 ken at corresponding difl'ereuce in i)ric.?. 



Three quarters inch beaded itartition 

 worked two sides, add ^S per thousand 

 feet. 



FINISH. 



Is and 2s Grade — Is practically one rod 

 face. Pieces six to seven inches wide are 

 clear, pieces eight to nine inches may 

 liave one standard defect, pieces ten to 

 twelve inches two standard defects or 

 one inch of bright sap. pieces thirteen In- 

 ches or over may have three standard de- 

 fects or their eipiivalent in larger detects, 

 but not over two inches of bright sap. 



Select Grade — Or clear sap is allowed 

 the same defects admitted in Is and 2s. 

 and in addition permits sound sap with- 

 out limit. 



No. 1 Common Grade — Is calculated to 

 work seventy-five per cent clear in not 

 over three pieces. Di.scolored sap. unless 

 of an unsound nature, and small pin worm 

 holes are not considered defects. 



No. 2 Common Grade. — From the na- 

 ture of gum does not contain many coarse 

 knots as does a corresponding grade in 

 other woods, the defects being principally 

 shelled hearts and shakes. Should work 

 fift.v per cent clear in not over four pieces 

 and makes an excellent material for 

 sheathing. lining, or boxing purposes. 



Crating strips graded same as No. 2 

 common. 



These standard grading rules become 

 efToctlve at once. New lists will be Issued 

 and each member will notify his trade and 

 adjust his stock to the uniform basis. The 

 same form of list will be used by all mem- 

 bers. 



The progress of the dressed gum lum- 

 ber industry, as evidenced by the manu- 

 facturers assembled at this meeting, is 

 developing along lines which promises in- 

 creased and substantial recognition of this 

 wood as a first-class building and finish- 

 ing material. 



In attaining such recognition red gum 

 is only coming into its own. It is the 

 nearest approach to poplar possible to find, 



but though nt present It occupies the po- 

 Hilloii i.r a substitute wood, It has inerltR 

 of Its own which are gaining an independ- 

 ent place for It. 



Itcfi-n-ni-e Is had not especially to the 

 well kiiiiwn red or heart wood which takes 

 such a perfect and beautiful natural llnish, 

 but to the character of the woo<l Itself, 

 particularly to the sap, which Is some- 

 what harder than the red heart. 



Gum is a hardwood, but light In weight, 

 yet piKsissIng a wonderfully compact, 

 wear-resisting grain structure. There Is 

 not .'inoiher American wood combining tin; 

 features of this wood. 



After years of experiment with various 

 woods of the world it is found that noth- 

 ing apjiroaches red gum as a paving block, 

 not merely for the light travel of a quiet 

 street, but for the heaviest tralHc of the 

 busiest thoroughfare of I.>ondon, service 

 for wlilih granite is employed In most of 



our lar;,'e citlos. 



The same wear-resisting feature applies 

 to gum flooring, either the red lieart or 

 sap wood. It will withstand the hardest 

 possible usage and sfjll remain smooth and 

 even, with not a split or a splinter. 



Few wooils equal and none surpass gtim 

 In taking paint. As siding it compares 

 clo.sely with poplar. It works and turns 

 perfciily, there being no rising of the 

 grain, and is consequently exceptionally 

 suited to such purposes as moldings 

 and tiiiii. ' 



It speaks well for the interest of those 

 engaged in its manufacture and for the 

 prosjii lily and success of their united ac- 

 tion in behalf of red gum, that the 

 Dressed Gum Lumber Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation starts with practically the solid 

 support of the entire industry. 



HAKDWOOD MANUFACTURERS 

 MEET. 



The Hardwood .Manufacturers' Associ.i- 

 tiou held a general meeting at Cincin- 

 nati Seiiiomber 5, at which session the 

 followini.' linns were represented: 



A'an .'<ant. Kitchen & Co., Ashland, Ky.: 

 W. M. Hitter Lumber Company. Colum- 

 bus. <).: Ilenr.v Maley Lumber Company, 

 Kvansvilli.. Ind.: .Maley A: Wertz. Evans- 

 ville. Iiiil.: .May. Thompson A: Thayer, 

 Kvansvillc. Ind.: MolTelt-I'.owman Lumber 

 Coinpaiiy. .Madison, lud.: .7. AV. Mahan 

 Lumbri- Comiiany. Pratt, W. Va.: Tug 

 Itivcr Lumber Company, P.Iue Field. W. 

 Va.: »'. L. Uitter Lumber Company. Hunt- 

 ington. W. Va.: W. H. Dawkins Lumber 

 Comii.'ny. Ashland, Ky.: Giles-Wright 

 Lumber Company. Ashland, Ky. ; Keyes- 

 Fanniii Lumber Company, .\shland, Ky.; 

 Yellow Poi)lar Lumber Company, Coal 

 Grov(>, (>.; I'aepcke-Lelcht Lumber Com- 

 pany. <'liicago: Ward Lumber t^ompany, 

 Chic:ii.'M: Long Pole Lumber Compan.v, 

 Uotsoii. W. Va.: C. Crane & Co., Cincin- 

 nati, <).: Harris & Cole Bros.. Cedar Falls, 

 la.; Padilock-Hiehmond Lumber Company, 

 Wise, \i\.; Loomis & Hart M.anufacturing 

 ComiKiny, Chatt;inooga, Tenn.; Nigh Lum- 

 ber Company, Ironton, O.; T. J. Asher & 

 Sons. Wasioto, Ky. ; Swann-Day Lumber 

 Company. .Tackson, Ky.; Pardee & -Vustin, 

 Sutton, \y. Va.; J. B. Hansom & Co., 



