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The Mail Bag 



B 377 — Wants White Oak Dimension Strips 



Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 10. — Editor FIakdwood Recoed : Wc are in need o! 

 a carioad of plain white oak dimension strips, mostly fsXiV^xG' 8", and 

 are writing you to see if you can put us in touch with any mills that can 

 handle an order of this description. As mills that cut this sort of 

 material are not on our regular buying list, we hardly know where to go. 



We shall appreciate very much any information you can give us on this 

 line. ■ 



This concern has been given a list of a few manufacturers of the 



material it seeks. — Editor. 



B 378 — About Weighing Cars 



Cape Girardeau, Mo., Dec. 13. — Editor Habdwood Record : I saw with 

 considerable interest your cartoon in your December 10 issue with ref- 

 erence to the method used in weighing cars. I have had several instances 

 of weight charges on shipments in which I thought that the cars were 

 weighed in' about this method and so stated in my claims, and when I 

 made claim for what I thought was the proper weight, they came back 

 with the reply that the Interstate Commerce Commission rules that scale 

 weight takes the preference over estimated weight. Now, I am satisfied 

 this is not a fact unless they can show the shipment has been cheek 

 weighed, and I have so stated to them, but I have never had a decision 

 on this proposition that I can refer them to, as I have not had an oppor- 

 tunity to look up this matter. 



Can you tell me what the Interstate Commerce Commission rules are on 

 this point, or was there any decision made in the recent rate hearing of 

 Boston as referred to in this cartoon? If there was, I would appreciate 

 your giving me this information so that 1 can embody it in my claim for 

 overcharge in weight, etc. 



Thanking you in advance for your attention, — . 



The above inquiry was referred to W. S. Phippen, traffic manager 

 for the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, who in 

 reply referred the inquirer to the Interstate Commerce Commis- 

 sion's decision rendered on December 5, 1910, in what is known 

 as the Noble case. After this decision was rendered various car- 

 riers took advantage of it as a basis for declining claims for over- 

 charges in weight with the result that complaints were received 

 from many sources. A number of these complaints having reached 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission in March, 1912, a special 

 investigation was instituted by the commission into the methods 

 and practices employed by the carriers in arriving at the weights 

 of interstate shipments. The first general hearing was held in 

 Chicago last March, since which time several hearings have been 

 held in different parts of the country, the last one having been 

 held at Atlanta, Ga., December 18. 



At this meeting the public was permitted to introduce any evi- 

 dence pertaining to the subject, and railroad representatives were 

 examined as to the construction of scales, methods of weighing, 

 etc. The hearing whiah was held in Boston, and which was referred 

 to in the December 10 issue of Hardwood Record, constituted a 

 part of this general investigation. The evidence is now all in and 

 the case stands submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission 

 for such action as that body may see fit to take. 



In the opinion of Mr. Phippen it is quite probable that the com- 

 mission will recommend a number of changes with a view to bring- 

 ing about a more accurate system of weighing. Mr. Phippen 

 says that he has no record of any decision having been made by 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission which would confirm the 

 argument of the inquirer that shipments must be check-weighed. 

 It is possible that the commission may issue such a recommendation 

 as a result of these investigations. It may be some little time 

 before a decision is handed down by the commission, as there have 

 been volumes of evidence taken at the different hearings. — Editor. 

 B 379 — Seeks Hardwood Connection 



Boston, Mass., Jan. 4. — Editor Hardwood Record : We control a 

 business in hardwoods in the New England territory of approximately 

 fourteen million feet annually, which we have handled for a good many 

 years. On this business our gross loss in twenty years has been less 

 than two thousand dollars. Right now we are seeking new connections 

 based either on direct purchases or commission basis for oak, chestnut, 

 ash and a full line of northern woods. Can you suggest „the names and 



addresses of any concerns who you think would be Interested in putting 

 their output through our hands? . 



The above letter is from one of the cleanest-cut and most com- 

 petent hardwood operators of the East, and he is one that can be- 

 heartily commended to the confidence of any northern or S9uthern 

 manufacturer who would be interested in developing increased 

 New England trade. The New England hardwood trade is one 

 which very few manufacturers can afford to handle direct, as it 

 is infinitely cheaper and much more satisfactory to handle this 

 business through a competent local representative who knows all 

 the ins and outs of the New England consuming demand. 



The address of the writer of the above letter will be supplied 

 to any competent manufacturer in confidence on application. — 

 Editor. 



B 380 — Seeks Ash, Elm and Maple Dimension 



Buffalo, N. y., Dec. 31. — Editor Hardwood Record ; We will be 

 glad to receive from you a list of dealers in dimension stock who could 

 furnish us ash, rock elm or rock maple sticks 2%"x2^i"-30". and some 

 rock elm or rock maple 3V4"x3"-34" for delivery at our Indiana factory. 



The above letter is from an important manufacturing house 

 which has been given a list of a few possible sources of supply 

 for this material.^Editor. 



B 381 — Seeks Five-Eighths No. 2 Gum 



Lancaster, O., Jan. 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are in the 

 market for % No. 2 common red gum. If you know of anyone who cai> 

 furnish this material, kindly advise us, . 



The writer of the above letter has been given the names and 

 addresses of several manufacturers of thin gum.- — Editor. 



B 382— Seeks Wagon Stock 



Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 24. — Editor Hardwood Record : Will you 

 kindly furnish us with the names and addresses of concerns who can 

 furnish wagon stock material as per enclosed list? This stock is to 

 be in the rough, but the list shows finished sizes. 



Company. 



The foregoing letter is from a leading wheel manufacturing 

 company and is accompanied by a list of hickory axles, oak or 

 hickory bunk bolsters, finished bolsters, sand boards, and oak and 

 hickory sizes covering neckyokes, reaches and all the other parts 

 of wagons and buggies. The writer has been supplied with the 

 names of a few manufacturers of this material. — Editor. 



^ews Miscellany 



Memphis Lumbermen in Semi-Monthly Meeting 



The first semi-monthly meeting for 1U13 of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis was held at the Hotel Gayoso Jan. 4. The feature thereof was 

 the retirement of the old and the installation of the newly elected 

 officers. Fifty-five members and visitors were present and the usual 

 luncheon was served. A round of cocktails was also enjoyed by those 

 present through the courtesy and thoughtfulness of the new president, 

 John M. Pritchard. In drinking these cocktails toasts were presented 

 embodying the success of the new administration and the welfare of the 

 Lumbermen's Club of Memphis. 



F. B. Robertson, the retiring president, delivered his address to the 

 members before surrendering his office to his successor. He assured the 

 club that he had highly appreciated the honor conferred on him in elevat- 

 ing him to the highest office in the gift of the club, that he had found 

 a great deal of pleasure in administering its affairs and that he had 

 himself been very much benefited through the service he had rendered. 

 He briefly reviewed the accomplishments of his administration, referring 

 with particular emphasis to the efficient work of the river and rail com- 

 mittee which had resulted in the formation of the Lumbermen's Traffic 

 Bureau, to the affiliation arrangement with the Business Men's Club 

 brought about through the splendid work of the special committee ap- 

 pointed for that purpose, and to the excellent work done by the executive 

 board and the other standing committees of the organization, all of whom 

 he thanked warmly for their hearty co-operation and support. He pre- 

 dicted that the traffic bureau, owing to the importance of the proper 

 handling of rate and traffic matters, would easily become one of the 

 most important organizations of its kind anywhere in the country and 

 he bespoke for it the support of every lumberman identified therewith. 

 His report on membership changes follows: Admitted 'during the year, 

 five active and one associate; lost through resignation, six active; 

 dropped, two active ; lost b.v death, two active ; transferred from active 

 to honorary, one. The membership now stands : Active 152 against 158 



