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ing timber importing house of the English 

 metropolis, and has been supplied with a 

 list of producers of floor blocks in the 

 United States, and has been advised that it 

 would not be logical to secuie this mate- 

 rial in Canada for the English trade, from 

 the fact that most of the maple manu- 

 factured into blocks and flooring in Canada 

 is imported from the United States and 

 pays a considerable duty. Anyone wisTiing 

 to communicate with this writer, can have 

 the address by advising us and referring to 

 B 124. — Editor. 



B 126 — Seeks Authorities en Bending 

 Woodenware 



St. Marys, Ont., Nov. 11. — Editor Habdwood 

 Record : Can vou recommond to us a book 

 treating on the subject of Ijcnding woodenware, 

 or any book in which this work is treated in 

 connection with others? 



Specialty Company. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 advised that Hardwood Becord is unable to 

 locate any authority on the subject in ques- 

 tion. Those of our readers who would be 

 willing to communicate any information on 

 tliis subject to the writer, are invited to send 

 it to Hardwood Eecobd that it may be for- 

 warded. — Editor. 



B 127 — Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion Annual 



Cincinnati, O., Nov. 21. — Editor Hardwood 

 Recoed : At an executive board meeting o£ the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 United States heid at the Sinton hotel, it was 

 decided to hold the next or tenth annual meet- 

 ing of this association at the Sinton hotel, this 

 city, on January 30-31, 1912. 



There may be a preliminary meeting called 

 for certain divisions of the association on Jan. 

 20, and If such condition exists, due notice will 

 bo given. 



In determining the dates for holding of the 

 convention, the executive board endeavored to 

 avoid any contliction of dates with any other 

 convention allied with the hardwood industry, 

 and we hope that other organizations which are 

 arranging dates for conventions will avoid these 

 dates (Jan. 30 and 31, 1012), to insure a large 

 attendance. 



The executive board in determining the proper 

 place for holding the annual meeting of this 

 :'8soclation, carefully considered the cities of 

 Nashville, Memphis, St. Louis and Louisville, 

 but owing to the fact th'at the last several 

 annual meetings were held in this city, and at 

 which we had a registration of 700 each time, 

 this being the largest attendance at any con- 

 vention in the lumber Industry ever held, and 

 iilso owing to the geographical location of Cin- 

 cinnati, It was decided to hold such meeting in 

 this city. Owing to the geographical location 

 of Cincinnati, manufacturing interests south of 

 the Ohio river can make the trip without any 

 Inconvenience, and the number of members who 

 live north of the Ohio river can also be accom- 

 modated by having Cincinnati as a meeting 

 place, and also of the hotel convenience, the 

 Sinton hotel being considered one of the flnest 

 hotels In the West with Its large and com- 

 modious convention balls, and anti-committee 

 meetings makes It convenient. 



A program will be arranged that will be of 

 Interest to those attending, and Invitation 

 notices will soon be ready for distribution. For 

 space or information regarding this convention 

 kindly address Lewis Doster, secretary, 120C 

 I'irst NallonnI Hank building, this city. 



Lewis Doster, Secretary. 



B 128 — Continental Beech Compared with 

 That of the United States 



Owing to recent corrospondcnce printed in 

 this department on alleged inferior qualities 

 of American beech as compared to that of Ger- 

 man growth, a letter was addressed to Dr. C. 

 .\. Schenck, director of the Riltmore Forest 

 School, for his analysis of this subject. Dr. 

 Schenck replies as follows: 



Darmstadt, Germany, Oct. 30. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : The American beech and the 

 German beech are different varieties botanically, 

 there being differences in the seeds, in the flow- 

 ers, and in the leaves, of a slight character. 

 There is no possibility, however, of distinguish- 

 ing the lumber of the American beech from the 

 lumber of the European beech, by any kind of 

 botanical analysis. Neither the American nor 

 the Kuropean beecli has a real heart-wood. Real 

 heart-wood is that which is formed by an im- 

 pregnation of the cell walls with resin, with 

 tannic acid, or other incrustating substances. 

 The heart-wood of the beech differs from the 

 heart-wood of the oak, by the lack of incrusta- 

 tions. The difference in color between beech sap 

 and beech heart, is to be attributed to the be- 

 ginning of decay due to the action of fungi or of 

 bacteria. I can say for the European beech, 

 second growth, that it is more fast grown, that 

 it is straighter. that It is more free from defects 



than the average beech in the good United States. 

 Second growth beech, like second growth hickory, 

 without doubt, may have its advantages over 

 llrst growth. 



As regards the manufacture of beech into 

 lumber, I beg to differ from Mr. Herz. Every- 

 where in B^urope tlie entire beech is worked up 

 into lumber, heart and sap alike. My experi- 

 ence in bent-wood furniture is none, I admit, and 

 1 do not know whether tor this particular furni- 

 ture, which requires a steaming of the beech, 

 the necessity arises of eliminating the heart. The 

 best beech in the United States is, without a 

 doubt, that grown near Cadillac, Mich. 



C. A. ScuEXCK. 



B 129— Has Ceased to Use Wood 

 Youngstown, O., Nov. 21. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : In reply to your favor of Nov. 17, will 

 advise that we have discontinued the use of lum- 

 ber so far as practicable, confining ourselves to 

 steel almost exclusively. Therefore, would not 

 he interested in lumber specifications. 

 The Youngstowx Car & Manufacturing Co. 



This letter is printed as a specimen of a 

 inimber of like character that reach H.\rdwood 

 Kecord. This concern was formerly a large 

 buyer of lumber in various forms, and ap- 

 parently now has become a convert to entire 

 steel equipment in car manufacturing. — Ed- 

 itor. 



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l^ews Miscellany 



Memphis Club Meeting 

 The annual banquet of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis will be given at Hotel Gayoso the 

 evening of Nov. 25. The ladies will again 

 be invited. The entertainment committee, W. L. 

 Crenshaw, chairman, will have charge of all 

 preparations. 



The semi-montbly meeting on Nov. 11 was well 

 attended, forty-four members being present. 

 I'resldent James E. Stark presided. The cus- 

 tomary luncheon was served. 



Election of olBcers will be held Dec. l(i 

 and the new officers will be installed at the first 

 meeting of the new year. It is expected that 

 the committees will be named at the next meet- 

 ing and that the tickets will be announced at 

 an early date. 



Annual New York Lumber Association 



'Ihe annual meeting of the New York Lumber 

 Trade Association was held Wednesday, Nov. 8. 

 'i'his was the twenty-fifth annual of the orga- 

 nization and the attendance was large and 

 representative. A Delmonico luncheon preceded 

 Ihe meeting. 



At 2 :30 I'resldent Russell J. Perrlne opened 

 the meeting with a short address covering the 

 year's work. 



The report of Secretary J. D. Crary followed, 

 in part as follows : 



"There Is not a man In the lumber trade 

 to-day, whether he confines his business to the 

 old line companies or gives it to the mutual 

 companies, that is not saving each year in his 

 Insurance premiums many times what this asso- 

 ciation costs him a year, and it Is perfectly 

 safe to say that all this reduction In Insurance 

 premiums is due directly to the tact that this 

 association has been In existence. 



"The reason that to-day your yards are not 

 dominated by the labor unions is because of 

 this association. We think there Is no question 

 whatever concerning this statement. Our first 

 fight against the walking delegate was In 1891. 

 I'rom flint time until lUOI. thirteen years, you 

 enjoyed almost uninterrupted freedom from any 

 dictation of labor unions. In 1901 the fight 



was lenewed. with what result you all know 

 well. 



"It is difBcult to say how much influence 

 this association has had in protecting its mem- 

 bers from unjust and unreasonable legislation, 

 and in this connection it is a pleasure to say 

 that never in the history of the organization 

 has one cent been impi-operly spent to Influence 

 the same. Nevertheless, our influence at times 

 lias been very great, and through this associa- 

 tion some very bad legislation which would have 

 vitally affected your interests has been blocked. 



"Prior to the inauguration of this association 

 the market had been roundly abused for its 

 lack of method in inspection, and this was one 

 of the first matters considered. Today we have 

 cifliclal rules governing hardwoods. Yellow pine, 

 short leaf pine, spruce, and Inspection cover- 

 ing other woods is under consideration. 



"We wonder how many here present realize 

 the vicissitudes which the trade has endured 

 during the life of this association. Would you 

 believe that In New Y'ork City, since this 

 association was founded, IGO men who had 

 been closely Identified with the lumber trade 

 have passed away? The larger part of them had 

 been at various times connected with this asso- 

 ciation. 



"Then again, what vicissitudes there have 

 been In the personnel of the business ! How 

 many businesses have been changed in character 

 or been discontinued by reason of death, or 

 failure, or for other reasons? Two hundred 

 and three concerns that formerly conducted 

 business In this market, all of which had been 

 members of the New York Lumber Trade .\s30- 

 clntlon, comprise the list. 



"Not the least of the association's good work 

 has been through the credit system. JJany of 

 us can remember when there was no credit 

 system. At that time there were certain ir- 

 responsible carpenters who almost literally made 

 a circuit of the market. They would, by cash 

 payments, establish a credit In some particular 

 yard, and then after a while secure quite a 

 large amount of credit. Then they would stop 

 paying and go to the next yard and conduct the 



