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The above iuquirer has also been. advised 

 that the writer can not commend for the pur- 

 pose named, beech or chestnut, and has been 

 supplied with a list of sources of supply for 

 high types of mahogany, cherry and walnut. 

 —Editor. 



B 179— Fireproof Hardwood Mill 



Pjqua, Ohio, Jan. 23.— KUitor U-Uiuwooi) 

 KECORD : Please refer us to some report on the 

 construction of a fireproof hardwood sawmill, 

 where a hign degree of economy in operation and 

 efficiency is aimed at. • 



The writer has been advised that all at- 

 tempts thus far in the building of fireproof 

 sawmills have been confined to softwood 

 mUls. — Editor. 



B 172 — Seeks Douglas Fir Face Veneers 



Cadillac. Mich., Jan. 9.— Editor Hardwood 

 Uecord: We are just in receipt of an inquiry 

 tor some built-up panels with Oregon fir face 

 veneers. Is there anyone cutting Oregon fir 

 veneers? If so, would be glad to have you 

 Bcnd us their names and addresses. 



Vexeek Company. 



Through the courtesy of the West Coast 

 Lumberman of Tacoma, Wash., this corre- 

 spondent has been advised that he doubtless 

 refers to Douglas fir face voneers, and thai 

 they are produced and supplied by the Na- 

 tional Lumber & Box Company, Hoquiam, 

 Wash.; Wheeler-Osgood Company, Tacoma, 

 Wash.; Multnomah Lumber & Box Company, 

 Portland, Ore., and the Hague Box Company, 

 Tacoma, Wasli.— EDITOR. 



B 173— Wants Oak and ttum Squares 



Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 9.— Editor Hardwood 

 Kecord : Wc are at the present in the marliet 

 for a half carload of 2x2-30" clear oak squares, 

 and a half carload 3x3-30" gum squares. Will 

 you kindly favor us with the name and address 

 of some manufacturers who can furnish these 

 at once? 



Mancfactubing Company. 



The above communication is from a leading 

 furniture manufacturing house, and anyone 

 who can supply the stock required can have 

 the address by writing this paper and refer- 

 ring to B 17.S. — Editor. 

 B 17-1 — Seeks Lumber for Camera Manu- 

 facture 



Rochester. Minn.. Jan. s.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record: Wc would appreciate it if you could 

 advise us where we can purchase black spruce 

 nnd Idaho pine. We are also in the market 

 (or a car mixed ash, white maple, pine and some 

 veneer stock. Wc arc having a little difficulty 

 In locating a dealer who can supply our require- 

 ments from one source. 



The above letter is from a manufacturer of 

 photographic equipment, and has been re- 

 ferred to one or two concerns who might pos- 

 sibly be able to supply mixed car orders. He 

 has also been put in communication with pro- 

 ducers of West Virginia spruce, which is the 

 wood he evidently prefers for certain purposes. 

 Any others who would like the address can 

 have it by writing this office and referring to 

 B 174. — Editor. 

 B 176 — Wants End-Dried Hard Maple 

 Evansvllle. Ind.. Jan. 2<K- lOditor Haiidwood 

 Record: I wish to purchase some 4/4 and 8/4 

 No. 1 common end-dried hard maple. I will 

 appreciate It If j'ou will give me the names and 

 addresses of as many of the reliable concerns 

 that handle this Item as you know of. 



This letter is from an Indiana lumber whole- 



saler, and he has been supplied with the uaiuos 

 of a few Michigan manufacturers who pro- 

 duce winter-sawed, end-dried maple. Any 

 others wishing to communicate with the writer 

 can have the address by referring to B 176, 

 and writing this office. — Editor. 

 B 177 — International Lumber and Develop- 

 ment Company 



Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 14. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record: In investigating the Intoniational 

 Lumber & Development Company, with offices 

 in this ciiy. which so tar has paid out $1,500,000 

 in divideuds without any apparent evidence that 

 these dividends have been earned, we called the 

 attention of the officers of this concern to the 

 attack made upon it in your columns in 1906. 



"Well, that was just a blackmailing scheme, 

 and we have the letters to show that they want- 

 ed our advertisement and threatened us if wc 

 did not give them our advertising contract," de- 

 clared the assembled officers, C. M. lIcMahon. 

 John R. Markley, Colonel .Stewart. Alfred Gratz 

 and H. A. Merrill, on Friday. Jan. .">, 1912, when 

 your attacks were mentioned to them. 



At the same time it was intimated tliat your 

 attacks had been fully met and that some libel 

 suit had been brought against you, with disas- 

 trous results for you and your publication. 



As we have reasons to believe that the In- 

 ternational Lumber & Development Company 

 fully merited your attacks, v^e wi,i be obliged 

 if you will let us know what the true result 

 of your attacks on this company was. Were you 

 sued for libel, or did the attacked company and 

 its officers bring a libel suit? If suit was 

 brought, what was the outcome of the suit? 



We have the admission from John R. Mark- 

 ley that he settled the suit brought against him 

 and Isaiah B. Miller by William H. Bell by 

 paying Bell "about .?G,500," although he still 

 insists th~at the charges brought against him by 

 Bell in 1900 was "a tissue of lies and that Bell 

 was paid only what he claimed was due him 

 under his contract with us." 



Thanking you for an early reply, believe us. 

 The Xortii American. 



The following reply has been made to The 

 Xorth American: 



Chicago. Jan. 19. — Dear Sir : Vour letter of 

 Jan. 14. referring to the International Lumber 

 & Development Company, has not bad previous 

 response owing to my absence from Chicago. 



In reply to your queries: Hardwood RECORD 

 never solicited an advertising account from the 

 International Lumber & Development Company, 

 and under no circumstances would have accepted 

 any business from it, involving the sale of its 

 stock. 



There never has been any libel suit brought 

 by this company against Hardwood Record, and 

 it has nevej- printed anything libelous about the 

 institution. . 



I see no reason to change in any wise the 

 opinion expressed In Hardwood Record during 

 190C, II. morning the International Lumber & De- 

 velopment Company. — Editor. 



Eef erring to the above: Since 1906, when 

 criticisms of the International Lumber & De- 

 velopment Company were published in Hard- 

 wood Record, scarcely a week transpires that 

 we are not in receipt of letters asking for 

 information about the institution. Its stock 

 was sold broad-cast on the installment plan, 

 and the observation of The North American 

 that the institution has paid out $1,.'500,000 in 

 ilividends without any apparent evidence of 

 having earned them, is simply another proof 

 that the character of the enterprise was not 

 misjudged in the original Hardwood Record 

 articles. 



The statement of the company about this 

 •rlilicalion soliciting il for advertising, hav- 



ing Ir'cu sued for libel ami all this sort of 

 rot, is fully answered in tlie above letter. 

 — Editor. 



B 178 — Bleaching Veneers 

 Jackson, Tenn., Jan. IS. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Please to advise us what process man- 

 ufacturers of veneer use for bleaching their 

 products. 



• Manufactdhinq Compaxy. 



Tlie above inquirer has been advised that 

 the process employed by veneer ])roducers to 

 bleach their product is to hang the sheets of 

 veneer in a dark room, being careful that no 

 two sheets touch each other. This room has 

 an opening connected with a fan blower at 

 the bottom, and a second opening to provide 

 for circulation. In the bottom of the room 

 is set a galvanized iron vessel, on the bottom 

 of which is laid a piece of red hot iron. On 

 this iron is thrown a handful of sulphur. The 

 door is then closed and the fan started. The 

 time required to bleach 1/2S" basswood or 

 maple veneers is about thirty minutes, or the 

 same time as it requires to dry them. — 

 Editor. 



B 175 — Monthly Report National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association 



Hardwood Record is in receipt of a copy 

 of the regular monthly report put out by the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association, 



which is as follows: 

 To the Members : — 



The enclosed statement of our business for 

 December which shows that 10,615,201 feet of 

 hardwood lumber was officially graded and meas- 

 ured by our licensed inspectors during the month, 

 is very gratifying, inasmucli as it shows a gain 

 over December, 1909, of 2,950,000 feet, and 

 over December, 1910, of 1,655,000 feet. 



The work of the bureau for December we re- 

 gret to say was not self-sustaining, and it cost 

 the association ,$296.06 more for salaries and 

 expenses than our men earned. 



Another calendar year in the life of this asso- 

 ciation has passed, and we submit a statement 

 of our inspection business for the year 1911 

 by months, which is as follows : 



January 7,516,737 feet 



February 6.477,515 feet 



March ' S,701.18S feet 



April 10.054.569 feet 



May 11 .370.931 feet 



June 10.0:!2.143 feet 



July 9,303,417 feet 



August 11.425,145 feet 



September 12.980,730 feet 



October 15,146,475 feet 



November 12.670,397 feet 



December 10,015,301 feet 



126,360,448 feet 



The total amount for the year 1910 was 115,- 

 ii48,lll feet, so our gain in inspections was 

 10,412,337 feet for the year 1911. 



Our books show that the inspection bureau 

 was operated at a loss for live months, and at 

 a profit for seven months of the year. The 

 net result of the operation was a profit of 

 $223.35 to the association. 



This calculation takes Into account the salary 

 and expenses of all our inspectors, including the 

 chief inspector, as against the fees nnd neces- 

 sary expenses charged our patrons for thU 

 service. 



It does not Include the payments made to 

 patrons where a relnspecllon develops a dif- 

 ference of over four per cent In money value 

 between It and the original Inspection. These 

 payments amount to $1,648.35 for the calendar 

 year. 



We have received fourteen applications for 

 membership during the past month, which 

 makes a total of 108 since our Memphis con- 

 vention. 



