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HARDWOOD RECORD 



in part of Pennsylvania and part of New York and Virginia, and 

 practically covers the section in which chestnut has long been an 

 important wood in furniture and other cabinet work. 



In former years good chestnut was more plentiful than it is 

 now and consequently not so high in price. It was easy to get 

 higher grade material for door making and as a result the chestnut 

 was among the first of the hardwood doors to become popular. The 

 solid chestnut door is still holding a favorite place in quite a 

 section, but it is no longer so easy as it once was to get high-grade 

 material at low cost for making it. The result is that in the 

 making of solid chestnut doors today it is quite a practice to buy 

 sound wormy wood, using the best cutting from it to make solid 

 doors, and the balance— that which has too many worm holes for 

 face work — for cores in the making of veneered doors. Chestnut 

 is one of the admittedly best core woods going, and the worm holes 

 in it help rather than hinder its usefulness in this work. Therefore 

 sound wormy chestnut is a very desirable product for making up 

 the core bodies of veneered doors. The veneered door is a familiar 

 article everywhere and is used to quite an extent in every com- 

 munity in the country; consequently the combination works out well 

 for the door business and makes chestnut quite an important item 

 to the makers of doors in certain sections of the country. 



Wood Stands the Test 



THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NUMBER of the Journal of the Brit- 

 ish Fire Prevention Committee contains summaries of reports 

 issued at different times on fifty-eight fire tests carried out on 

 various types of shutters and doors. The particulars given relate 

 to the trade description of the door, the name of the firm who had 

 submitted it, the material and method of construction, its size, and 

 the temperatures withstood for certain periods, with a summary of 

 the observations made during the tests. Doors were required to 

 withstand intense heat for periods of from two to four hours. Of 

 course, when heat is very great, and continues during long periods, 

 no known substance is absolutely proof against it; but four doors 

 withstood the heat suflSciently to be classed as "temporary protec- 

 tion." One was a solid steel door, two were of heavy planks cov- 

 ered with metal sheets, and one was a composite door made of oak 

 and asbestos. Thirty-one doors in all were tried, and of the four 

 which stood the tests, three were largely of wood. 



Practical Uses for the Motion Picture 



THE MOTION PICTURE'S FIELD of usefulness grows. It was 

 once considered merely from the standpoint of amusement and 

 entertainment, but in recent years its scope has broadened and it has 

 now become an effective educational factor. It deals with matters 

 which are in no way sensational, and takes up the serious affairs of 

 life. This is seen in several new departures of the film industry. 



One of the first departures of this kind was that undertaken more 

 than two years ago by H.^rdwood Record to illustrate logging opera- 

 tions among the mountains in the extreme western part of Virginia 

 on the headwaters of Big Sandy river. The whole operation was 

 shown, from the felling, cross-cutting and peeling of , logs in the 

 woods to the final delivery at the mill, including hauling, skidding, 

 splash-damming, rafting, and every other important phase of the 

 operation. That film has been exhibited thousands of times before 

 large business associations, and in ordinary moving picture theaters, 

 and the demand for it continues with no abatement of interest. As 

 a means of education, it has reached thousands of people who never 

 had an opportunity of seeing real lumber operations in the woods. 



Similar ideas are now carried out in various directions. Trades 

 are illustrated; the technical and practical workings of machines and 

 factory operations are shown, with the requirements of various occu- 

 pations. Photographs of all operations are so arranged that the 

 audience is privileged to witness the actual workings of a factory. 

 This is instruction which could scarcely be had in any other way, 

 because few persons have an opportunity to see the inside of a factory 

 during the busy hours when all the processes of manufacture in a 

 particular line are under way. 



It is not claimed, of course, that a series of motion pictures affords 



the actual experience which is essential in learning a trade, and it is 

 not so intended; but it is a help, and it affords a fair insight into 

 ways and methods of work. Some of the manufacturers of motion 

 picture films are specializing along that line. Entertainment and 

 instruction go together, with encouraging success. The method pro- 

 motes industrial advancement in a way that reaches people who 

 appreciate it, broadens education, and lessens economic waste. 



Banker Inspires Confidence 



IT IS A PRETTY GENERALLY ACCEPTED PACT that half the 

 financial and business trouble in the world's markets is the result 

 of fancied unfavorable conditions rather than of actual economic 

 weakness. An instance of this is seen in the present easing off of 

 trade in almost all lines. There is in no case any indication of a 

 panicky state of mind, but nevertheless there is a disposition on the 

 part of business men to move cautiously. When it is a known fact 

 that crops give excellent promise, it is easily seen that the senti- 

 ment is entirely inspired by imagination. 



The sensitiveness of the markets responds, however, just as 

 readily to favorable advice by the big men of business as it does 

 to the reverse. Therefore it is particularly pleasing to have such 

 a prominent man in the business world as Jacob Schiff, of New 

 York, make the statement that, immediately upon the conclusion of 

 tariff negotiations at Washington, we can look for the return of 

 entirely favorable conditions. Mr. Schiff has been in Europe for 

 some little time, making a close study of conditions in those mar- 

 kets, and finds that the situation presents a very favorable aspect. 

 Mr. Schiff 's version of the money situation in Europe is that it 

 shows every evidence of a disposition to resume its former satis- 

 factory condition. This favorable comment coming from one so 

 widely recognized as an authority should allay all fears that the 

 present rather unfavorable situation can develop into anything like 

 a condition of panic. 



Widely Quoted 



1 T IS A MATTER of no little congratulation to the editors to find 

 *■ that Hardwood Record is the most widely quoted lumber trade 

 paper in the United States. Such publications as the Literary- 

 Digest and the Outlook find frequent occasion to make liberal 

 extracts from this paper, and magazines like American Forestry 

 and Steam Machinery cite to its readers numerous articles of 

 permanent value. 



The publication is getting a great many compliments right along 

 over its comparative innovation in cover pictures. This is reflected 

 in the large number of new subscriptions the publication is receiv- 

 ing, which indicates added appreciation of the efforts that are being 

 made to produce a hardwood magazine that shall have an essential 

 educational value to everyone engaged in the production, distribu- 

 tion or consumption of woods. 



Car Surplus and Shortage 



"pHE AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION compiles a vast 

 A amount of information of varying character having a direct 

 bearing on the various features of railroad work. Its figures on 

 the total surpluses and shortages of cars for various periods during 

 the year, which are issued every couple of weeks, offer particularly 

 valuable information for shippers and also give an interesting indi- 

 cation of the trend of shipping. 



The total surplus on May 1.5 was 61,259 cars, as against surplus 

 of 53,977 cars on May 1. On May 23, 1912, the surplus was 123,683 

 cars. 



The total shortage on May 15 was 10,975 cars, as against the 

 shortage on May 1 of 14,178 cars. On May 23, 1912, the shortage 

 was 7,482 cars. These figures would indicate a slight falling off in 

 shipments during the early part of May. 



Somebody gets pretty good money for that twenty thousand 

 dollars' worth of hickory logs that go abroad each month, but 

 surely there would be a good chance to get more of it if the logs 

 were worked up here and the finished product sent to foreign 

 markets. 



