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copy of the Official Railroad Guide, wherein 

 he will find listed the officers of all the 

 railroads, together with the names of all 

 purchasing agents. — Editor. 



B 338 — Wants Tie Plugs 



New Orleans, La.. Oct. 23. — Editor Hardwood 

 Recohd : We will appreciate it if you will put 

 us in touch with someone from whom we can 

 buy hardwood squares, wedge point, to be used 

 as tie plugs, the size to be % inch by % inch 

 by 4 M: inches long. . 



B 339 — Wants Gum Box Boards 

 Omaha. Neb., Oct. 24. — Editor H.ii!dwood REC- 

 ORD : We have a place where we could use about 

 350,000 to 400.000 feet of thoroughly dry sur- 

 faced gum box boards. Want price f. o. b. 

 South Omaha, Neb., less usual commission. 



lietter West Virginia or southern soft and hard 

 maple. Also on 250,000 feet of 4/4 and 6/4 No. 

 1 common and better sound wormy oak, F. O. B. 

 Detroit. . 



B 342 — Wants Hickory Dimension 



Chatham. Ont., Oct. 12.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Can you tell us where we can find di- 

 mension stock in hickory suitable for spring- 

 bars, head-blocks, etc.? The pieces are not large 

 and it should be a very desirable bill to fill. 



B 340 — Seeks Paper Birch Lumber or 

 Squares 



Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 23. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Kindly give us the names of lumber 

 manufacturers who either manufacture lumber 

 or squares of bolts of silver white birch. This 

 birch is used by bobbin and spool manufacturers. 

 If you can give us this information it will be 

 gladly received. . 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 advised that the birch he refers to is paper 

 birch, most of which is cut in the state of 

 Maine. There are some little shipments of 

 logs and dimension of the same material 

 from nearly all the northern New England 

 States, and from northern New York. He 

 has been supplied with a list of birch manu- 

 facturers, from some of whom he would be 

 able to obtain the paper birch in question. — 

 Editor. 



B 341 — Wants Quotation on Maple and Oak 



Detroit, Mich.. Oct. 14. — Editor Hardwood 



Record ; I would like to have a price on 300,- 



000 feet of 4/4, 6/4 and 8/4 No. 2 common and 



B 343— Seeks Source of Supply for Veneers 



Frazec, Minn., Oct. 13. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : I ^-ish to learn where I can purchase 

 the different kinds of veneer of hard and some 

 soft woods. I will want to use it in different 

 thicknesses. The use will be for the building 

 up of different articles. I will expect it to be 

 built up in such a manner as to prevent warp- 

 ing and cracking. The thickness will vary from 

 3/16 to % inch. 



I will be grateful for any other information 

 along this line that you will give me. 



The writer was advised where he can se- 

 cure the veneers he seeks. — Editor. 



B 344 — Seeks Oak Table Tops 



Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 11. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record: We are open for a large quantity of 

 oak table tops. If you can put us in communi- 

 cation with anyone who is able to furnish these, 

 we will greatly appreciate it. 



The above inquirer has been given a few 

 sources of supply for the material sought. — 

 Editor. 



B 345 — Wants Market for Persimmon 



Memphis, Teun., Oct. 1. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We are accumulating in sawing per- 

 simmon blocks a considerable quantity of black 

 heart. This takes a nice finish and would be 

 especially adapted for small ornamental pur- 

 poses. Would like a market for it. 



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^ews Miscellany 



Meeting of Memphis Lumbermen's Club 



The special committee, appointed to investi- 

 gate the proposed merger of the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Memphis with the Business Men's Club,, 

 submitted its report at the semi-montlily meet- 

 ing held at the Hotel Gayoso, Oct. 20. It said 

 that it had discussed with the Business Men's 

 Club an afBliation agreement by which the Lum- 

 bermen's Club might secure all the benefits ac- 

 cruing under the meiger plan without the neces- 

 sity of losing the identity of the former. There 

 was considerable objection to the merger w'.ien 

 the subject first came up l>ecause of the unwill- 

 ingness of the members of the Lumbermen's Club 

 to see the identity of that organization lost. It 

 will be necessary for the Business Men's Club 

 to make certain changes in its constitution and 

 by-laws before the afBliation agreement can be 

 ratified, but the present outlook is for the adop- 

 tion of this agreement. The Lumbermen's Club 

 uf Memphis is to secure permanent headquarters 

 and is likewise to have its clerical work done 

 without cost and its stationery furnished free. 

 It is also to have the backing of the Business 

 Men's Club in the handling of all of its principal 

 problems. The report of the committee was 

 made in the form of resolutions. 



A campaign for lower insurance rates on lum- 

 ber was launched at this meeting. .lames E. 

 Stark said that it was his positive conviction 

 that the lumbermen were paying out of all pro- 

 portion to the risk involved and he urged that 



the club take steps to secure the table of expe- 

 rience showing the ratio as between premiums 

 paid by the insured and losses paid by the com- 

 panies. He was under the impression that the 

 former were many times as large as the latter. 

 On motion the secretary was instructed to write 

 to the Western Union of Chicago for the desired 

 information along this line and he was likewise 

 authorized to write to the commissioner of in- 

 surance of Tennessee. It developed in the dis- 

 cussion that requests had been made before for 

 this table of experience but that it had not been 

 forthcoming. The information was volunteered 

 b.v several members that discussion with insur- 

 ance men had led them to believe that, if the 

 club took an active and positive stand in this 

 matter, it would be possible to secure a reduc- 

 tion of twenty-five to thirty-three per cent in 

 insurance rates. Emphasis was laid upon the 

 fact that rates below the Ohio river were very 

 much higher than those above that stream. Due 

 stress will be laid upon the very decided im- 

 provement in fire fighting facilities here and upon 

 the reduced rates to which this condition entitles 

 the insured. The subject will be handled through 

 the secretary and through 'the law and insurance 

 committee of the club. 



The following resolutions were adopted in con- 

 nection with the recent death of E. E. Good- 

 lander, a charter member of the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Memphis and also at one time president 

 of that organization. 



Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom, has 

 seen fit to call from the scene of his earthly 

 labors Elmer E. Goodlander, president of the 

 Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Company, and 



Whereas, the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis 

 has lost one of its oldest and most valued mem- 

 iKjrs and each of us a true friend and lovable 

 companion, and 



Whereas^ his business associates have been 

 deprived of his wise counsel, and his wife and 

 children of the ministrations of a loving husband 

 and devoted father, therefore be it 



RE.S0LVED, That we, the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis hereby express our deep sorrow over his 

 death, and be it further 



Resolved, that these resolutions be spread 

 upon the minutes of this club and that copies 

 lie sent also to his business associates and to 

 the members of his bereaved family to whom 

 "ur most sincere sympathy is thus tendered. 



F. B. Robertson was in New Orleans Saturday 

 and C. B. Dudley, fli'st vice-president, presided. 

 The attendance was reasonably large. The meet- 

 ing was a very satisfactory one and the usual 

 luncheon was enjoyed. 



New Lumbermen's Club 



At a luncheon at the Hotel Baltimore, Kan- 

 sas City, during the last week of October, the 

 Kansas City Lumbermen's Club was formally 

 organized and launched. Provision was made 

 for a monthly dinner, and dues fixed to cover all 

 necessary expenses. The initial purpose of the 

 organization is to promote sociability and a 

 friendly spirit among local lumbermen, but it 

 is anticipated that after its membership in- 

 creases, matters requiring concerted action will 

 add to its scope of usefulness. 



Membership is confined to members of firms, 

 officers and stockholders of corporations, and 

 department heads engaged in lumber pursuits. 



The second meeting of the club was held Oct. 

 30 to complete the organization and elect officers. 



Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club Meeting 



The regular monthly meeting of the Lumber- 

 men's Club was held at the Business Men's Club, 

 Tuesday evening, Nov. 5. The regular meeting 

 night of the club is the first Monday of each 

 month but owing to the fact that the next day 

 was election day, the executive board changed 

 the night this month so that members could 

 receive the returns from the election during 

 the meeting. A table d'hote dinner served at 

 6 :30 p. m. was enjoyed by about sixty members. 

 JIany returns were read between the courses 

 and much good-natured fun made of several dis- 

 appointed members whom the result of the 

 election did not particularly please. There was 

 not very much business attempted as a very 

 important rate question was to have bleen 

 brought up for general discussion as to just 

 what action the club cared to take, but the 

 committee investigating the matter not being 

 quite ready to make a full report and the gen- 

 eral spirit of election time prevailing so strong, 

 President Shiels preferred to wait until the 

 December meeting to place the matter before 

 the members for action. It is quite certain 

 that a strong effort will be made soon by the 

 club to settle some of the rate questions now 

 before the lumbermen. 



Timberland Purchase of New Jersey 



The governor of New Jersey has approved of 

 an act to purchase 100.000 acres of timberland, 

 including water rights, in south Jersey, based 

 on the enabling act passed by the legislature of 

 that state last winter authorizing it. The price 

 of the property is $1,000,000, and the area will 

 constitute the future water supply of all New 

 Jersey, south of the Raritan river. The area 

 is capable of developing 4,000,000 gallons of 

 water daily. 



This is a movement in which Harry R. Hum- 

 phreys, president of the Iladentine Lumber Com- 

 pany, Inc., Camden, N. J., and who is a mem- 

 ber of the board having the matter in charge, 

 has been enthusiastically urging on the legis- 

 lature of New Jersey for several years. Mr. 

 Humphreys is to be congratulated that he has 

 contributed to this most desirable piece of law- 

 making. 



