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seen with the naked eye. Wlieu quartei-saned wood is polished 

 smooth the rays impart a soft, silvery luster; but the figure is 

 very taine. 



Compared with African mahogany, (Khaya senegaleusis) okume 

 is found to be lighter in weight, lighter in color, softer, with larger 

 pores, and with medullary rays much the same in size and number, 

 but lighter in color than the rays of mahogany. The wood is 

 weaker than mahogany. 



No test was made of the staining and finishing properties but 

 from the open nature of the pores it seems probable that okume 

 would respond readily lo changes in color made by stains and 

 fillers. It is doubtful if it could be successfully substituted for 

 mahogany, but it might prove satisfactory for cigar boxes. — Editor. 



B 449 — Seeks Kraetzer-Cured Lumber 



Lictroit, Mich.. May 7. — Editor Hakdwood Kecohd : Will you kindly 

 give U5 a list of manufacturers o£ sap gum who can furnish the same in 

 straight first and second grade, treated by the Kraetzer process? 



Body Company. 



The foregoing is from the leading automobile body manufacturing 

 concern of the United States, which has been supplied with a list 

 of the leading producers of Kraetzer-cured lumber as follows : 



Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston, Miss. 



Bennett Hardwood Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn. 



Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. 



Santee Kiver Cypress Lumber Company, Ferguson, S. C. 



Norman Lumber Company, Holly Eidge, La. 



Saline River Hardwood Company. Pine Bluff, Ark. 



Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company, Morehouse, Mo. 



Editor. 



^ews Miscellany 



Meeting of Michigan Hardwood Association 



The spring meeting of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion, held at Detroit, Apr. 25, resulted in a great deal of actual accom- 

 plishment. The treasurer's report showed a balance on hand in the gen- 

 eral fund of $6,858.15, and in the forest lire protective fund .fl,031.71. 



Henry Ballou, chairman of the committee on railroads, read an ex- 

 cellent report, discussion of which brought out many opinions regarding 

 locomotive screens, kinds of coal, inspection, etc. 



Chairman Day of the grading rules committee called attention to pro- 

 posed changes in inspection rules of the National Hardwood Lumber As- 

 sociation and urged every member to attend the annual meeting in Chi- 

 cago on .tune 5 and 6. emphasizing the importance of their votes. 



Chairman Bigelow of the forest fire protective committee stated that 

 an automobile had been purchased for the chief flre warden, making the 

 patrol service of greater value to the members. 



Bruce Odell, chairman of the market conditions committee, read a re- 

 port which was well received. He made some remarks on the tie business 

 of Michigan and considered it of sufficient importance to warrant every 

 manufacturer making a trip to some mill where ties are manufactured, 

 Mr. Odell reported the demand excellent, in fact unprecedented, while 

 supply of dry stock is low. 



After a talk by .7. E. Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association, it was voted that membership to that associa- 

 tion be continued. After talks by R. E. Orr, deputy insurance commis- 

 sioner of Michigan, Secretary R. S. Kellogg of the Northern Hemlock and 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, and E. H. Defebaugh, the meeting 

 adjourned. 



Cincinnati Club Elects Ofacers 



A most spirited but friendly election was held by the Cincinnati Lum- 

 bermen's Club May 5, an entirely new set of officers with one exception, 

 being elected to control the destinies of the club for the ensuing year. 

 The one exception is the re-election of J. A. Bolser of the Blackburn & 

 Bolser Company as secretary, this being his fourth consecutive term. 

 He was the only one on the regular ticket to win out. A feature of the 

 election was the close contests, except in the race for treasurer, Geo. 

 Hand of the Bayou Land & Lumber Company easily defeating Emil 

 Thoman, after Mr. Thoman stated that he had withdrawn but was not 

 permitted to do so and requested the members to vote for bis opponent. 

 The race for president between W. E. DeLaney of the Kentucky Lum- 

 ber Company and C. C. Hagemeyer of the Tennessee Lumber & Coal Com- 

 pany, resulted in a tie vote, as was also the case in the race for second 

 vice-president between H. A. Hollowell of H. A. HoUowell & Co. and J. C. 

 Rash of the Shawnee Lumber Company. The constitution of the club In 

 case of a tie calls for a selection by lot, and in the drawing that imme- 

 diately followed the announcement of results, the lot was cast by the 

 judges of election appointed by President Shiels. It was found that C. C. 

 Hagemeyer and J. C. Rash had been the lucky ones for president and 



second vice-president, respectively. The other officers declared elected 

 were Ralph McCracken, sales manager of the Kentucky Lumber Company 

 for first vice-president, who defeated .T. S. Zoller of the Talbert-Zoller 

 Lumber and Veneer Company. 



The evening opened with the regular dinner, followins which the 

 minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. .V number of 

 communications were then read and disposed of. The anuuiil report of 

 Treasurer E. L. Gilbert showed a healthy balance on the right side of 

 the ledger. The "square deal" policy of the club was again in evidence 

 when the arbitration committee reported a decision in a case tetween two 

 of the members, which was readily accepted by both parties of the con- 

 troversy. Two other cases are in the hands of the committee, but have 

 not yet been decided. 



At the last monthly meeting a committee was appointed to idistribute a 

 fund of .$775.00. of which $315.00 was sent to the club by the New York 

 Lumber Trade Association, the balance being a club donation aside from 

 the many individual donations from all Cincinnati lumbermen, for the 

 benefit of the flood sufferers in the many flooded sections in Ibis vicinity. 

 Replies were received and read from each of the places where money had 

 been sent. 



The question of having the annual club outing in June was taken up, 

 and the entertainment committee was instructed to arrange for a ."stag 

 party" at some suitable place during the month of .Junr. 



Trade Press Association Will Meet 



The last issue of Hakdwood Record contained a reference to the com- 

 ing meeting of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America. A similar 

 organization, one which is probably more closely allied to the average in- 

 dustrial business, is the Federation of Trade Press Associations. This 

 organization will hold its eighth annual meeting in September at the Hotel 

 Astor, New York. It is a well-known fact that those engaged in indus- 

 trial occupations who are as a general thing most opposed to trad*' paper 

 work and trade paper advertising, are the ones who do not read their 

 papers or in the case of advertising, do not follow the suggestions of the 

 papers in which they carry publicity. The design of this meeting is the 

 promulgation of ideas for business promotion through trade press effi- 

 ciency, and unquestionably managers of industrial plants in every line 

 would get valuable as well as interesting information by attending. 

 Many of the leading editors, business managers, buyers and sellers of 

 advertising, and authorities on modern merchandising will take part. 

 There will also be addresses by representative business and professional 

 men in other lines. On the whole, it is hard to conceive of any other 

 industry whose members could more directly profit by attendance at this 

 meeting than the lumber business. 



National Association of Manufacturers to Meet at Detroit 



An interesting indication of the desire on the part of manufacturers 

 for a better knowledge of industrial conditions in other commodities than 

 their own is given in the action of the National Association of Jlanufac- 

 turers in holding its annual convention this year. May 19, 20 and 21. at 

 Detroit, Mich. This organization, composed of 4,000 of the largest lirms 

 in the country, has in recent years held its annual sessions at New York. 

 The proceedings of the meeting this year will be of exceedingly groat in- 

 terest to manufacturers and employers everywhere on account of the 

 change in the national administration, the application of a new tariff 

 schedule, the legislative enactments designed for the regulation of busi- 

 ness, the general economic unrest, and the ever sharpening aspects of the 

 labor situation. The notable features of the convention will be ad- 

 dresses and committee reports on such subjects as accident prevention, 

 compensation, industrial education, export trade, Interstate commerce, 

 federal incorporation, etc. 



Two Coming Meetings of Interest 



The official invitation of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion for its eleventh annual meeting to be held at the Hotel Baltimore, 

 Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3 and 4, has been 

 issued. The association is planning an extensive program which will 

 present topics of distinct interest to all associated members and indi- 

 viduals. The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association now has eleven 

 affiliated organizations, namely, the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, 

 the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of the United States, the North Carolina Pine Asso- 

 ciation, the Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association, the Yellow Pine Manu- 

 facturers' Association, the .Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, 

 the Western Pine Manufacturers' Association, the West Coast Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association, and the Pacific Coast Sugar and While Pine 

 Manufacturers' Association. 



Present officers are E. G. Griggs, president, K. H. Vansant. J. V. Conrad 

 and R. H. Dowman, vice-presidents, J, A. Freem.an. treasurer, J. E. 

 Rhodes, secretary. The office of the secretary is now at 1621 Otis build- 

 ing. Chicago. 



The second meeting, which will be hold at the Hotel Sherman. Chicago, 

 on June 5 and 6. is that of the National Hardwood Lumbin' Association. 

 These meetings arc always widely attended, and in view of the fact that 

 since its annual meeting a year ago almost a hundred new members have 

 been taken in, it is believed that the attendance at the pending meeting 



