HARDWOOD RECORD 



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.Souif ycai-s ago a cuusigniin'iil of railroad 

 cars was made to a Cuban railroad, and the in- 

 sects of that troijical region ate them in a year. 

 The local wood of which Cuban cars arc now 

 built will withstand the ravages of the insect 

 I>ests. 



It is possible that some obscure and limited 

 firowth has wonderful qualities of withstanding 

 time, bv't ir is doubtful. Any wood of substan- 

 tial growth that is thoroughly protected from 

 lb»^ weather will last for an indefinite period. 

 I^ikewise any wood of a similar character that 

 is submerged in water, and not subject to the 

 attack of teredo, will last for untold years. 

 What destroys wood is alternate dryness and 

 dampness, as is witnessed in the rapid disin- 

 tegration of even the finest character of railroad 

 ties. — Editor. 



B 138 — Seeks Ironwood Lmnber 



l*'ort Wayne. Ind., Nov. 2. — Edil<ir ll.vKinvoon 

 Rki'Ohl : We have a customer who asks us to 

 .•-ui)ply him with hornbeam or ironwood lumber. 



i>o .\(iu know of an.\' source of supiily foi- tliis 

 material? 



I'O-Ml'-V.W. 



The above letter is from a prominent hard- 

 wood manufacturing house, and has been ad- 

 vised that Hardwood Record is not familiar 

 with any source of ironwood lumber supply, 

 as it very rarely grows to saw timber size, 

 and most of it is taken out of the woods in 

 the form of poles and utilized for logging 

 sleighs, tongues for big wheels and for woods 

 operators' and farmers' use. If there are 

 in Michigan or Wisconsin, in which section 

 this wood grows in its greatest profusion, 

 any manufacturers of ironwood lumber, or 

 anyone who knows where it can be produced, 

 the editor will be glad to have' the informa- 

 tion, so that he can communicate it to the 

 Port Wayne correspondent. — Editor. 



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^ews Miscellany 



Annual BaiKjuet Memphis Lumbermen 



Thr- annual banquet of the Lumbermen's 

 <'lnb of Memphis, given at the Hotel (iayoso 

 Nov. 25, proved one of the most enjoyable 

 functions in the history of that organization. 

 It has been customary to give this banquet in 

 the spring, but it was postponed this .year on 

 acctuint of '^'the entertaining done b.v the club 

 in behalf of the delegates to the National Box 

 Manufacturers' Association and the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association. The big dining 

 room in the Hotel Gayoso was beautifully deco- 

 rated for th'e occasion and delightful music was 

 furnished by one of the leading bands. Covers 

 v.ere laid for about 200 guests. The club in- 

 vited the wives, daughters and sweethearts of 

 the lumbermen to attend the banquet last year 

 and this proved such a happ.v innovation that 

 it was again adopted. The ladies were present 

 in number and added very much to the enjoy- 

 ment of the occasion. 



The entertainment committee had prepared 

 .' splendid^ program for the evening. There 

 was an almost complete absence of speech 

 making. On the "other -hand a number of artists 

 had been secured to render songs and sketches. 

 Some of these were local talent while others 

 were obtained from vaudeville circles. 



.lames E. Stark, president, acted as toast- 

 master and introduced Col. W. K. Barksdale, 

 who spoke to the toast "The Ladies." He was 

 in fine fettle and delighted his hearers with 

 his humorous and witty remarks at the ex- 

 pense of some of the most prominent members 

 of the organization. 



One of the prominent guests of the evening 

 was Col. T. G. Cobbett of Cobbett & Co. Lon- 

 don. He was called upon for remarks but 

 said nothing beyond expressing his very keen 

 appreeiation of the courtesy shown to him, by 

 the invitation to be present, not only as an 

 individual but also as a representative of the 

 lumber fraternity of England. 



Annual Baltimore Lumber Exchange 



The aimual meeting of the Baltimore Lum- 

 ber Exchange was held at the Jlerchants' Club 

 Dec. 4, and brought together a large as- 

 semblage of members, who listened attentively 

 to the reading of the yearly reports, which 

 proved to be most encouraging, and fraternized 

 before and after the business session as well 

 as at the banquet in a way to suggest that 

 their mutual relations will be better than ever, 

 .lohn L. Alcock, the retiring president, occu- 

 t)ied the chair until after' the election of offi- 

 cers, when he gave way to Theodore Mottu of 



Theo. Mottu & t^o., who is widely known in 

 the trade and very popular. 



Itetiring President .John L. Alcock reviewed 

 the operations of the exchange in a general 

 way. calling attention to some of the results 

 accomplished and thanking the exchange for its 

 support and co-operatio.n during the past year. 

 Mr. Alcock discussed the lumlier thefts that 

 iimde necessary the adoption of vigorous meas- 

 iires to stop the depredations, and pointed to the 

 effectiveness of the inspection bureau. In con- 

 clusion he mentioned the encouraging business 

 prospects and expressed confidence that the ex- 

 change would continue to prosper and grow in 

 usefulness. 



Secretary J. H. Mankeu and George B. Hunt- 

 ing, the retiring treasurer, submitted reports, 

 the former stating that the activities of the ex- 

 change had expanded and giving a resume of 

 the exports during the past year. Mr. Hunting 

 reported the finances of the exchange to be in 

 good shape, with all accounts paid and money 

 in bank. 



Uidgawa.v Merryman, as chairman of the in- 

 spection committee, submitted the report of 

 t^hief Inspector .1. G. Creamer, showing that the 

 (luantity of lumber insijected last year exceeded 

 80,000,000 feet, which is ahead of the previous 

 year. In this connection it is to be pointed out 

 that only a small part of the lumber dealt in 

 here is inspected by the exchange inspectors. 

 Thus the inspections of gum were stated to total 

 upwards of 3,000,000 feet, while the one cor- 

 I)oratioii alone handled more than that quantity. 

 All the reports were highly encouraging and sug- 

 gestive of improved business. 



The election of officers resulted as follow's : 



rresident, Theodore llottu. 



A'ice-Prcsident, Ridgaway Merryman. 



Treasurer. Luther H. Gwaltney. 



.Managing Committee — W. M. Burgan, Lewis 

 L'ill. Parker D. Dix, E. P. Gill, Henry C. 

 Matthews. John L. Alcock, Rufus K. Goode- 

 now. Ric'nard W. Price, George E. Waters, 

 .loseph D. Virdin, Ridgaway Merryman and 

 (reorge B. Hunting. 



After the business of the meeting had been 

 disposed of, all present proceeded to the dining 

 hall, where, as usual, a most tempting feast 

 was served, the menu being followed by an 

 entertainment. 



Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club Meeting 



A turkey dinner was the bait used to bring 

 out a large number of the members to the regu- 

 lar December meeting, sixty-three members re- 

 sponding. The president called the meeting to 



order at 8 o'clock and Secretary Bolser read 

 the minutes of the November meeting, which 

 were approved. 



The resignation of the Standard Lumber 

 Company was presented, and, on motion, ac- 

 cepted, 



A letter from T. .T. Moffett was read, inclos- 

 ing the resolutions adopted by the St. Louis 

 Lumbermen's Club on the questions at pri'sent 

 confronting the business interests of the coun- 

 tr.v. The letter was ordered filed. 



E. V. Jackson asked if there were any ex- 

 pressions received from parties interested in 

 the decisions of the recent cases before the 

 "Square Deal " arbitration committees and tlie 

 secretary then read letters received from four 

 companies, all of which expressed their satis- 

 faction at the verdicts rendered. 



B. F. Dulweber called attention to the meet- 

 ing of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion of the iL'nited States in this city on 

 .Ian. .30-31. 1012. and moved that a committee 

 be appointed to furnish entertainment, and that 

 it be left in the hands of that committee to 

 decide just what it thought best. This was 

 unanimously adopted and the chair appointed 

 the regular entertainment committee, consist- 

 ing of Joe Bolser, chairman : Geo. Littleford, 

 J. Watt Graham, , E. J. - Thoman and George 

 W. Hand, as such committee. 



The resignation of E. E'. Williamson, com- 

 missioner of the Receivers' & Shippers' A-ssocia- 

 tion was called to the attention of the club, 

 and it was decided to appoint a committee to 

 (ivat,t suitable resolutions regretting the\ loss 

 of the services of Mr. Williamson to the ship- 

 per's of Cincinnati, which had been of inestim- 

 able value, not' only to all' classes of business, 

 lAit of especial >alue to the lumbermen of Cin- 

 cinnati. 



' The chair appointed the river and rail com- 

 mittee, consisting of B. F. Dulw'eber. chairman ; 

 C. F. Korn. H. K. Mead, G. M. Clark and C. 

 Crane. 



1 The chairman of the river and rail commit- 

 tee called attention to what is generally known 

 fis the "southern rate cases," which have been 

 l<efore the shippers for some time. He showed 

 th^t the lumbermen were vitally interested^ as 

 citizens of Cincinnati, in the discrimination 

 against Cincinnati in favor of southern cities 

 b.v the lessees of its own road, and proved by 

 the published rates on merchandise his con- 

 tention. This brought out a general discussion, 

 which resulted in a motion to appoint a com- 

 mittee to draft resolutions protesting to the 

 trustees of the Southern railroad against this 

 discrimination against Cincinnati by the lessees 

 The motion was adopted and President Richie 

 referred the matter to the river and rail com- 

 mittee to report the resolutions. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Acti-Tities of E. B. Norman & Co. 



E. B. Norman & Co.. Louisville. Ky.. recently 

 closed a deal for 28.000 acres of valuable timber 

 lands in Louisiana. 'The company has prepared 

 plans for the .erection of a big double band mill 

 on the property and has gotton the plant under 

 way. with the prospect of its being completed and 

 ready for business by Mar. 1. 1!)12. The mill 

 is being erected near Holly Ridge. La., and will 

 have a daily capacity of 70.000 feet of lumber. 

 It will be one of the most modern sawmills in 

 the South. The structure is to be made largely 

 of concrete, with concrete foundations and floors. 

 I'oncrete pilings are to be provided in the yard 

 of the plant upon which lumber may be stacked. 

 It is estimated that the plant will cost not less 

 than S50,000. 



J. P. Coglan. who has been connected with 

 E. B. Norman & Co., in the capacity of log buyer 

 for a considerable period, will be in charge of 

 the new operation, and is now supi'rintending 

 the erection of the plant. .\ soda dipping depart 

 ment will be a feature of the plant, this being 

 used for the treatment of gum. The chief stock 

 to be manufactured will be oak and gum. 



