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fioations, and that in yellow- pine specidcatlons the aVerage" number oi 

 annular rings be reduced from eight to seven aurt from a minimum of 

 rix to five. 



Fifth, that th.. gravity of oils used in paving blocks be not le.ss than 

 l.dS nor more than 1.14 at a temperature of 38 degrees centigrade 



Sixth, that spccifleations for light gravity oil be retained only that more 

 water be allowed. 



Seventh, that oil preservative be changed to be not less than sixteen 

 pounds per cubic foot. 



Eighth that in localities where oei tain woods have been found bv expert 

 mcnt to be satisfactory these could be specifled in paving block contracts. 

 Baltimore Concern Fails 



Disaster has overtaken another hardwood exporter. Robert McLean 

 who occupies ofBces in the Stewart building. Lombard and Gay streets, 

 and who petitioned the United States court here, on Feb. 21, for the 

 benefit of the bankruptcy act. Thomas Foley Hiskey has been appointed 

 lefereo to take testimony, and the matter is to come up on March 1.3 

 for a hearing. Mr. Hiskey will later make a report to Judge Rose on 

 the matter. Mr. McLean, who has been engaged in the export business 

 lor a number of years, gives his liabilities as .$66,099.86 and his assets 

 as .$19,465.72. He states that his troubles are mainly due to the wiping 

 out of about $35,000 by the receivership of the Norva Land and Lumber 

 Company, of which he was an officer, the property of the company having 

 been bid in by some of the stockholders, and the stock thus being wiped 

 out. He had been abroad trying to make arrangements whereby he might 

 be enabled to tide matters over, but was not successful. His em- 

 Larrassments do not, in any way, affect the Battery Park Lumber Corpora- 

 tion, in which he is an officer, and which operates a mill at Battery Park, 

 Va. Mr. McLean, in his export bcsiness. has made a specialty of gum. 

 and has made quite a market for it. 



The New Cartier Mill Nearing Completion 



About ten months ago the Cartler-Holland Lumber Company was organ- 

 ized at Ludington, Mich,, to do business in the manufacture and whole- 

 saling of forest products, and to handle timberlands. The principals in this 

 company are Charles E. Cartier and Edward M. Holland. From its in- 

 ception the company has been successful in gaining recognition in the 

 trade, both through the esteem with which the trade has always con- 

 sidered the name "Cartier" in connection with the manfacture of lumber, 

 and because of the excellent reputation Mr. Holland has always enjoyed 

 among tl(e buyers of forest products. 



A few months ago the entire plant was burned to the ground. Plans 

 were immediately formulated to erect on the site of the old plant a 

 modern mill, which would embody every feature that should be contained 

 in an up-to-date northern lumber manufacturing plant. Authorities on 

 mill construction were taken into consultation, and as a result of their 

 efforts a model sawmill plant was mapped out. Work was begun in the 

 early part of January, and the end of the month of February saw the 

 entire outside structure of the mill completed. 



The plant is of mill construction covered with corrugated iron, and 

 special atention has been given to the matter of ventilation and lighting 

 with the idea of insuring high-class work on the part of the saw.vers, 

 and further of eliminating as far as possible the hazard to workmen. 



The construction of the lower floor and the arrangement of machinery 

 is such that fire is almost impossible. A feature which will insure an 

 abundance of light and ventilation is a cupola running the full length of 

 the building, which will connect lx>th ends of the filing room. Sufiicient 

 area has Ijeen allotted tor the workmen on each machine so that they will 

 not bo cramped in the slightest in their operations. 



The band sawing machinery which will consist of a single band mill 

 and resaw, is being supplied by the McDonough Manufacturing Company 

 of Eau Claire, Wis. The mill will be of the largest eastern type, namel.v, 

 nine-foot wheels, with fourteen and sixteen-inch saw blades, while the 

 resaw will have eight-foot wheels with twelve and fourteen-inch saw 

 blades. The edger will be of the Pacific coast type with eighty-four-inch 



arbor, and the trimmer will be of the latest overhead type operated by 

 hand levers. ■- •- j 



The newest ideas in carriage construction will be Incorporated In the 

 carriage, which will be equipped with cast steel knees, assuring light 

 weight, and will be operated by twelve-Inch shotgun feed. It will have 

 the most modern type of hand set works with steara helper allowing for 

 a set of a one-hundredth of an Inch, thus Insuring absolute accuracy of 

 manufacture. The manufacturers of the mill claim that it will have a 

 capacity of from 6.-.000 to 75.000 feet of mixed hardwoods and softwoods 

 Iier day of ten hours. In short, when the mill Is completed It will be the 

 most up-to-date in the western section of Michigan, 



In addition, the yard is also being reconstructed. The sorting table Is 

 being placed in such a position that there will be ample faellltles for 

 assorting lumber with a minimuin haul to the lumber pile. The entire 

 product of this plant from the woods to the consumer is being looked 

 after by the Cartier-HoUand Lumber Company, and with the timber it 

 holds and the splendid new mill equlpmenl. it will lie well .qualified to 

 give the consuming public the very best there is in lumber. 



The Cartler-Holland Lumber Company wishes It to be known to its 

 friends in the trade that it will be a pleasure to show visitors through 

 the plant at any time they are in the vicinity of Ludington. 



Linderman Company Has Beautiful Catalogue 



The same idea of quality carrii'd out in the manufacture of its products 

 is noted in the reiently issued catalogue of the Linderman Machine Com- 

 pany, Muskegon, Mich., manufacturer of the famous automatic dove-tail 

 glue jointer. The paper is bound in stiff gray cardboard with an embossed 

 cover showing a representation of the machine embossed in lighter gray 

 and also the Linderman inscription. The very highest character of print- 

 ing and engravers' work is carried out throughout the catalogue. 



The contents include the introduction describing the factories, and 

 giving the history of the development of the Linderman company. Then 

 follows a minutely and beautifully illustrated description of the machine. 

 in which is shown the application, operation, indirect value and adjust- 

 ment. The construction is described in illustrated detail, cuts being 

 shown of the frame, pressure bar, bearings, track and chain, cutters, 

 taper-wedged mechanism, rip-saw and edger and evening device. The 

 products of the machine are described, showing that quality and strength 

 are added by gluing up according to Linderman methods. It has been 

 demonstrated that a piece of wood jointed by the Linderman machine 

 will invariably break not along the line of the joint, but in some other 

 part of the wood when subjected to enough i)ressure. The application to 

 the manufacture of door cores and panels, and many other lines of 

 special work are amply described. The description closes with informa- 

 tion. as to the capacity of the machine and a technical analysis. 



Arkansas National Forests Show Profit 



The Ozark and Arkansas national forests in the state of Arkansas 

 retted considerable cash profit, which will be apportioned among the 

 i'.ifferent counties in which the forest lands of the government are located. 

 The apportionment will be based on the revenue realized from the re- 

 spective counties. These revenues were the result of sales which were 

 iqually divided between the two forests. The Ozark forest is located 

 in the northern part of Arkansas and runs mostly to hardwoods, while 

 the Arkansas forest is in the southern part and contains mainly short 

 leaf pine stumpage. 



Every sale of government timber is under the direct charge of a ranger 

 or an assistant, who inspects every tree before it is felled. The felling 

 nust be done according to government instructions. 



B. & O. Proposes Extensive Improvements 



President Daniel Willard «i the Baltimore & Uhio liailroad Cnmpan.v, 

 announced extensive plans for improvements at a hearing before the Pub- 

 lic Service Commission of Maryland last week, when ihe application of 

 the company to issue $63,250,000 in 4'/i per cent convertible gold Ixvnd-. 

 and $57,500,000 in stock was tentatively granted, Mr, Willard stated 



NIOW CARTIERHOLLAND MILL, JANUARY 

 CONSTRUCTION. 



-SKELETON 



NICW CARTIER HOLLAND MILL END OF FEBRUARY— STRUCTURE 

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