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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Brigbt sap in bay poplar is not to be con- 

 sidered a defect, and sap shall be considered 

 Ijright which wiil show brigbt when planed once. 



Ordinary season checks are not to be con- 

 sidered defects. 



Standard Defects. 



One knot 1 V4 inches in diameter. Two knots 

 not exceeding in extent one standard knot. 



Worm boles, grub boles, or rafting pin holes 

 not exceeding in extent or damage one standard 

 knot. 



One bark edge or wane not to exceed one inch 

 in the aggregate, running not to exceed one- 

 third the length of the board and showing on 

 one edge only, said wane to be measured. 



Splits that do not diverge more than one 

 inch for each foot in length are straight splits. 



Wide pieces of lumber that would take two or 

 three standard defects may have one large de- 

 fect equal to two or three standard defects. 

 Standabd OnADES. 



All standard grades of bay poplar shall be 

 classified for the purpose of inspection, as fol- 

 lows : 



Box boards, first and second clear. No. 1 

 common. No, '2 common and No. 3 common. 



Box BOAKDS. 



Shall consist of boards 13 inches and 

 wider, 12, 14 and 16 feet in length : end splits 

 amounting to six inches in length and three 

 sound pin knots not exceeding three-quarter 

 inches in diameter showing on one side only 

 shall be admitted. Slightly discolored sap. 

 which will dress up sound, not necessarily 

 bright, but not black, shall be admitted. 

 First and Second Clear. 



Shall be six inches and over in width, 10, 

 12, 14 and IG feet in length : pieces six inches 

 to eight inches wid» shall be clear. Pieces nine 

 Inches to 10 inches wide shall admit one stan- 

 dard defect or its equivalent : pieces 11 inches 

 to 12 Inches wide shall admit two standard de- 

 fects or their equivalent : for each additional 

 two inches in width over 12 inches, an addi- 

 tional standard defect or its equivalent shall 

 be admitted, in this grade straight splits shall 

 be admitted which do not exceed in length the 

 width of the piece in inches. Slightly discolored 

 sap which will dress up sound, not necessarily 

 bright, but not black, shall be admitted. 

 No. 1. Common. 



Shall be four inches and over in width, eight 

 feet and over in length. Pieces four inches and 

 five inches wide shall be clear one face and 

 have two square edges : pieces six inches to eighi 

 inches wide shall admit two standard defects or 

 their equivalent ; pieces over eight inches wide 

 shall admit two standard defects or their equiv- 

 alent In addition to those allowed in firsts and 

 seconds. This grade must work three-quarter 

 clear one face : no cutting to be considered 

 which is less than four inches wide and three 

 feet long. Straight splits shall he admitted In 

 this grade in pieces 10 inches and over wide 



R. M. CAKIIIKFt, CAHKIKK 1,1 .M liKK & MAN- 

 UKACTLKING CO., SAUDIS, MISH. 



which do not exceed one-quarter the length of 

 the piece. SIlBhtly discolored »ap shall be ad- 

 mitted In this grade. 



No. 2 CojiMON. 



Shall be three Inches and over In width. kIx 



feet and over In length, and ohall admit all 



pieces below the grade of No. 1 common which 



will work at least one-half without waste for 



ordinary box-making purposes. Stain, worm 

 holes, warped and woolly pieces belong in this 

 grade. 



No. 3. Common, 



Shall be three Inches and wider, and four 

 feet and longer, and must contain at least 25 

 per cent, sound cutting, not less than three 

 inches wide and two feet long. 



Car SiDi-VtJ Strips. 



Shall be eight or IG feet long, one inch thick 

 end six Inches wide, and shall have one clear 

 face. 



Bevel Siding. 



A. Grade. Shall be absolutely clear face, ex- 

 cept small defects within one inch of the thin 

 edge. 



H Grade. Shall admit slightly discolored 

 sap, or three sound knots, not to exceed three- 

 (luarters of an inch in diameter. 



V Gradt. Shall inmprise stock not up to 

 grade nf B, admitting unsound knots, splits, etc.. 

 provided three-fourths of the piece will work 

 merchantable. 



Drop Siding. 



.1 Grade. Shall have one clear face and be 

 otherwise sound. 



if Grade. Shall admit of discolored sap, and 

 In six-Inch will admit of two standard knuts. 

 in eight-inch four standard knots, or their equiv- 

 alent in smaller knots. 



FuioRiNC, and Ceilinu. 



A Grade. Shall have one clear face and be 

 otherwise sound. 



B Grade. Shall admit of one standard knot 

 or three small knots and slight sap stains. 



C Grade. Shall comprise stock not up to 

 grade of B, provided three-fourths of the piece 

 will work merchantable. 



Four and six-inch flooring and ceiling shall 

 be worked 3 ',4 and u'i inch face. 



s. h. anhkhson. andehson-tii.ly co., 

 memphis, thnn. 



Pabtition, 



.1 Grade. Must be clear of knots on both 

 sides. 



B Grade. Will be graded the same as B 

 flooring on both sides, 



Wainscoting. 



Shall be graded the same as Sooring and 

 .Piling. 



Casi.xg, Base and Mot:i,niNGS. 



Shall he based on Universal Moulding Book. 

 Standard Fixisiikd Sizes ok Dressed I.ti.MiiEK. 



One Inch stock surfaces one or two sides to 

 13 1(! Inch. 



Lumber surfaced one edge takes olf % Inch ; 

 surfaced two edges takes off Vj Inch. 



Flooring or celling from 1x4 Inch finishes 

 13-10x3 '4 Inch face. 



Flooring or celling from IxG inch finishes 

 1 3-1 Ox."i'/i Inch face. 



Drop siding I). & M. finishes 13-lC Inch with 

 same face as one-Inch flooring. 



Four-Inch and six-inch celling will have two 

 beads. 



All flooring Is S 2 S and center matched. 



Four-Inch bevel siding Is made from one-Inch 

 slock S 4 S to 13 10 x 3'/.' Inch and resawed. 



Six-Inch bevel siding Ik made from one-Inch 

 stock S 4 S to 13-10 X ri'/.. Inch and resawed. 



All dressed lumber will be shipped standard 

 sizes unless specllled otherwise. 



After an hour's discussion of various ni:it- 

 ters pertaining to the work of the associa- 

 tion, the session was reopened ant reports 



made by the several committees, which were 

 approved and the recommendations went for- 

 ward to the executive board of the associa- 

 tion for final action. 



After adjournment President Wilms became 

 the host of the party at a very delightful 



II E. BACON, BACON NOLAN nABDWOOD 

 CO., MF.MPIIIS. TENN. 



diiinor served at the Gayoso, at which he pre- 

 sided. There were present: 



Win. Wilms, I'aepcke-I.eiclit Lumber Co., Chi- 

 cago. 



ti. M. Carrier, Carrier Lbr. & Mfg. Co., Sar- 

 dis, Miss. 



S. M. Crowell. l^unu-a. Miss. 



I*'. K. Gary. Bakci- Lumber Co.. Turrell, Ark, 



\V. C. Dewey. Chapman & Dewey Lumber Co 

 Kansas Citv, JIo. 



u. Dircks. Askins & Dircks Lbr. Co., Union 

 f'ily. Tcnn. 



.1. L. Strickland, Planters' Lumber Co., Green 

 ville, Miss. 



11. Taylor, Taylor & Baskerville. Union City 

 Tcnn. 



W. IL Breble, Three States Lumber Co., Mem 

 s. 



v.. A. Lang, Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co., Mem 

 phis. 



II. W. Mosby, Helena Box Co., Helena, Ark. 



.1. W. Dickson, J. W. Dickson Lumber Co. 

 Memphis. 



S. B. Anderson, .\nder.son-TulIy Co., Memphis. 



II. E. Bacon, Bacon-Nolan Hardwood Co., 

 Memphis. 



W. 1!. Barksdale, Green Ulver Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 



Chiudc H. Moore, Moore & McFcrren, Mem 

 pills. 



.Ino. l'". l""ountalu. Sturgeon, Tenn. 



Paul Westbrook, Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co., 

 Marked Tree. .\rk. 



Lewis Doster, Hardwood Mfrs.' Assn., Chi 

 cago. 



,T. V. Hill, Hardwood Mfrs." Assn., Chicago. 



.\. C. Laiige, Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. 

 Marked Tree. .\rk. 



Geo. F. Kiel. I'aepcke-Lelcht Lumber Co., Mem 

 phis. 



1(. F. Lee Wilson, R. E. Lee Wilson Lumber 

 Co.. Wilson. Ark. 



.T. H. Elkins, I!. E. Lee Wilson Lumber Co, 

 Wilson, Ark. 



Geo. K. Watson, Southern Cypress Mfrs." Assn. 

 New Orleans. 



W. B. Beekinnn. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. 

 Ulythi'vllle. Ark. 



I'lias. L. Harrlscm. lUniinclliergor-HarrlsoD 

 l.Iir. Co.. Morehouse, Mo. 



W. A. Gilchrist. Three States Lumber Co 

 Memphis. 



.lames Cooper, Briggs & Cooper Company. Ltd 

 Saginaw, Mich. 



The Jamestown CoHperntlve Cabinet Company 

 .lamestown, N. Y.. has resumed operations after 

 a short cessation due to llie recent fire which 

 damaged the plant considerably. A general over- 

 hauling with extensive repairs which will In- 

 crease both the capacity and size of the factory 

 Is now In progress. 



