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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



December 10, 1916 



somewhat by installing a single piece of equipment is 

 pretty likely to give considerable attention to the subject. 



Right along this line it ought to be emphasized that it 

 is good business to dry the veneers both at the plant 

 where they are made and at the consuming factory. Even 

 though careful methods are in vogue at the mill, and the 

 veneers are shipped in good condition, they are likely to 

 absorb additional moisture in transit, especially if the 

 crates are exposed at transfer points. Most shipments 

 of veeners go in 1. c. 1. lots, and there is no assurance 

 that they will move to destination in the car in which 

 they were shipped. Consequently it is a good idea to 

 redry the stock when it is received, in order that any 

 undesired moisture it may have taken up in coming 

 through from the mill may be eliminated. This will take 

 a little time, it is true, but this is one case where hours 

 put in in redrying means dollars saved in anticipated 

 complaints from customers. 



After completed panels are taken out of the presses, 

 some time should be allowed to elapse before they are 

 sanded and made ready for use in the case, in order that 

 the matter of dryness may be disposed of with complete 

 satisfaction. A comparatively short time is required for 

 this, and if the panels are put on sticks in a room where 

 warm air is circulating, a day or two will suffice to put 

 them in shape for use. 



Wisconsin Seating Company Now Owned by 

 Thomas A. Edison Affiliated Interests 



Thomas A. Ellison is prcsidoiit of tlio Wisconsin Cabinet & Panel 

 Company, New London, Wis., wliich firm succeeds the Wisconsin 

 Seating Company. Tlie transaction providing for the now owner- 

 ship has been cousnmmatcd and the new control will take effect 

 earl}' in January. The Thomas A. Edison interests arc centered at 

 the headquarters in West Orange, N. J. 



In addition to Thomas A. Edisou as president, the other officers 

 will be Charles Edison,- chairman of the board of directors, S. B. 

 Mambert, vice-president and financial executive, and Frank L. 

 Zaug, vice-president and general manager. With Mr. Zaug con- 

 tinning in active charge of the business, there will be no change 

 in the local management. 



The announcement of the Wisconsin Cabinet & Panel Company 

 emphasizes the fact that it will continue the panel and built-up 

 department, and in fact tliat this department will turn out more 

 goods than before. The factory formerly engaged in the manu- 

 facture of chairs and school desks is to be used for the production 

 of cabinets, while the theater chair division will be continued as 

 before. The plant has been producing and will continue to manu- 

 facture a vast number of high-class cabinets for Edison phono- 

 graphs. 



In an interview granted at New London, Wis., Charles Edison, 

 representing his father, said that prior to the firo at the Edison plant 

 in 1914, the Edison shops had been manufacturing their own cabinets, 

 but due to the fire it was necessary to place these orders with dif- 

 ferent woodworking plants. The growth of the business made impera- 

 tive such an extension of these contracts that now there is a total of 

 eighteen plants in the United States devoting practically all their 

 energies to the manufacture of Edison cabinets. The former Wiscon- 

 sin Seating Company was one of these plants and is particularly well 

 located and c(|uipped for the work. Hence, it seemed advisable to 

 negotiate for the purchase of that unit. 



The increase in output which will result from the change will 

 increase the present force of 350 by an additional hundred employes 

 iluring the next two months. 



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