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HARDWOOD RECORD 



National Salesmen's Annual 



The Xatioual Association of Traveling Lumber and Sasii and Door 

 Salesmen met at the Lumbermen's Club of Chicago on May '2-i in its 

 annual meeting. Salesmen <if various states of the country acted as 

 delegates for their respective associations. Various problems were dis- 

 cussed and interesting talks given. Among the speakers were E. H. 

 Defebaugh. E. E. Skeele. D. .J. Daniels, A. B. Simonson, L. E. Fuller and 

 President Ransom Griffen. 



A resolutiou was adopted urging the discontinuance of transit ship- 

 ments as it was contended that a transit car must necessarily be sold by 

 several salesmen, while only one can get the commission going with 

 the sale. 



The following officers w'ere elected for the coming year : 



PiiESiDEXT — A. C. Quixley, Chicago. 



EiRST Vice-Pkesidext — A. B. Simonson. Springfield. 111. 



Second \'ici-;-1*kesident — (_loorge L. Maas. Indianapolis. Ind. 



Si:i-RET.\nv-TnEASURER — T. H. Nelson. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Eighth Annual Tournament Lumber Trade Golf Association 



The program of the eighth annual tournament of the Lumber Trade 

 Golf Association, an eastern organization, to be held at Garden Citj', Long 

 Island. June 10 and 11. indicates that this will be interesting throughout. 



The annual cluli dinner will be held Tuesday evening, June 10, at G :3li 

 at the Salisbury Golf Club. The dinner will be followed by the annual 

 meeting. The Hotel McAIpin, Broadway and Thirty-third, New York, 

 has been selected as headquarters during the tournament. The partici- 

 pants and gallery can catch trains at frequent intervals from the Pennsyl- 

 vania station, taking them direct to Garden City. 



The touruanient will consist of eight events, which will give the partici- 

 pants ami)li' ol1p^rlunit.^■ for demonstrating their ability under varying 

 conditions. 



Ftailadelphia Lumbermen Play Golf 



The second game of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club came off 

 on the famous While Marsh Valley Country Club's golf course, through 

 the courtesy of J. \V. TurnhuM of the .}. W. Turnbull Lumber Company, 

 on May 110. Thirty-two players divided into seven foursomes, oni- twosome 

 and two singles entered the game, which resulted in the first prize, a 

 silk umbrella, going to Ben C. Currie. secretary of the club, with a net 

 score of 81 ; the second prize, a handsome cane, fell to Horace A. Reeves. 

 Jr., for si:, and the consolation prize, a golf cap, descended upon the head 

 of Benjamin Stoker for 122. 



After a sumptuous dinmr served in llie clubhouse, the regular meeting 

 was cnlli'd lo order by President I'rank Buck. f)nly routine business was 

 transacted. Mr. Buck, who has .inst relumed from an exliuided tour of 

 Europe, entertaine<l the manibers with some humorous e.vperiences while 

 abroad. Tlie irrepressible Ben C. Currie read an address purporting lo 

 have been made at the previous meeting of the club by the proverbially 

 reticent Winfleld Allen, who, whalever other distinguishing thing he 

 may do, recoils at the mention of a speecli. It was followed by roars of 

 laughter and it was regretted that Mr. Allen was called aw;iy, as he 

 would have enjoyed the joke, although the victim. 



June Meeting of St, Louis Club 



The Julie Tueetiug nlul dinner of the I.uniberniens Club of SI. Louis is 

 being held this evening, Tuesday, June U), at the Glen Echo Country Club, 

 one of the most exclusive and handsome country clubs iu the country. The 

 ladies parlicipnled in the dinner and meeting. .\ reception at the dnb 

 liouse was held between ."i :.1(» and II o'clock, and was followed by an inspec- 

 tion of the club house jind the grounds. Dinner was servi'd between G :4."i 

 and S:l."i. a special menu having been arranged. During the dinner there 

 was instrumental and vocal music, and short stories and anecdotes were 

 told by the members. Then followed an address by X. D. Darling, of Okla- 

 homa Cit.v, Okla. When this was finished, the Schnitzel Bank was sung. 

 The song made a big hit at the German night meeting of the club, which 

 was held at Faust's Restaurant in April. A special request had been made 

 to have the song repealed so the ladies could hear it. Music and dancing 

 followed until 10 /M. 



Northern Cut and Shipments for April 



Considerabl.- satisfaction will be fell i.n llie part of the wholesale 

 trade in a recent stalement emanating from the office of the Northern 

 Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. According to this 

 statement, the lumber production among the members of that organi- 

 zation was twenty jier cent greater in .^pril than in March. This was. 

 due in a nu-asui-e to the resumption tpf hemlock sawing by many mills. 

 In addillun. shipments of hemlock for April were fifteen per cent greater 

 than in .March, while hardwood shipments were sixteen per cent less. 

 This laller condition Is attributable lo the shortage of dry stocks. 



Summary of ri'ports during the last twelve months shows that during 

 the period up to the first of May hemlock shipments exceeded cut by thirty 

 per cent and hardwood shipments exceeded cut by nine per cent. 



Executive Committee of National 'Wholesalers Meets 



The exi'culive conuuiMei' aud the iruslees of the National Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association met at headquarters of the association in 

 New York City on May 22 and 2.'f respectivel.v. The affairs of the organi- 

 zalion wire fully discussed at the meetings and other matters of interest 

 to the membership were gone over, su<'h as the wood vs. fibre box case. 



the proposed general advance in freight rates over eastern railroads and 



the revised ruling of the railroads in the car stake equipment case, which 



was said to work a hardship on lumber shippers. This matter will be 



given special attention by the committee having the general subject in 



hand. 



Organization of the Subcommittees Representing the Forestry 



Committee of the National Conservation Congress 



Realizing the great need of constructive work in matters of forest con- 

 servation, the foresters and lumbermen in attendance at the fourth National 

 Conservation Congress in Indianapolis last year held several informal meet- 

 ings out of which' grew a new plan for awakening public sentiment, and 

 for collecting, compiling and disseminating reliable data on forestry and 

 lumbering. President Charles Lathrop Pack promptly offered the en- 

 dorsement and facilities of the National Conservation Congress and con- 

 stituted the forestry committee of the Congress a body to direct the work 

 of sub-committees. The standing sub-committees are broadly representa- 

 tive and to them has been delegated the collecting of complete and reliable 

 information on the assigned subjects, and its compilation into reports 

 which will be practical and authoritative to the last degree. 



The financial end of the work has been liberally provided for by a spe- 

 cial fund donated by the American Forestry Association, and the same 

 association will use its magazine and other facilities in giving publicity to 

 the Forestry Committee's findings. 



The forestry committee of the Congress as appointed by Presi- 

 dent I'ack, consists of Henry S. Graves, chairman, J. B. White, E. T. Allen. 

 W. R. Brown and E. A. Sterling, secretary. 



The standing sub-committees are made up of men representing tlie best 

 knowledge on each subject assigned. Their work has been outlined defi- 

 nitely to avoid repetition of endeavor under the direction of the forestry 

 committee. The sub-committee subjects are ; Publicity, Federal Forest 

 Pollc.v, State Forest Polic.v, Forest Taxation, Forest Fires, Lumbering, 

 Forest Planting, Forest I'tllizatitm. Forest School Education, Forest In- 

 vestigations. 



Carolina Rate Advances Suspended 



On May 20 the Interstate Commerce Coinnilssion suspended southern 

 tariffs showing advanced rates from Tennessee. Georgia and North and 

 South Carolina to cities in Virginia, the eastern seaboard and interior 

 eastern points. The advances proposed ranged from one-half to five 

 cents a hundred pounds. The new tariffs are suspended until Septem- 

 ber JT. 



New Treating Plant of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 



The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has just put inio operation its new 

 timber treating plant at Green Spring. W. Va. The new plant is one of 

 the most complete and modern timber treating plants in America. It 

 covers sixty acres and is situated clost; to large areas of timberland 

 along the valley of the south branch of tin' Potomac river. The require- 

 ments of the Ballimore & Ohio system approximate 2,.">00,000 tics annu- 

 ally for renewals and. with a new jilant In operation, a large percentage 

 of these ties will be treated by the company. Other timber for railroad 

 purposes will also be treated. 



The new plant is ecpiipped with two treating cylinders or retorts 7 

 feet in diameter by 132 feet long, made of %inch steel, and built for a 

 working pressure of ITo pounds to the square inch. Each of the retorts 

 rests on nine-foot concrete piers. Tile pressure tanks are 8 feet in 

 diameter and 14 feet high. They are really a combination of pressure 

 measuring and drain tanks and are located In such a way thai they are 

 readily filled while the treating cylinders are Iwlng filled preparatory to 

 treating a charge of timber. Compressed air is then apitlied through the 

 tops of these pressure tanks and the preservative is forced through a 

 pipe in the bottom connected with the cylinder. The pressure Is main- 

 tained until entire absorption is obtained in the timber, after which the 

 valve is closed and any preservative remaining in the tank can be returned 

 to the working tank by means of the compressed air already In the 

 pressure tank. 



The plant contains many other novel features making il not only 

 unique but entirely modern in every particular. 



Conditions at Hamburg 



A report from a prominent lumber house at Hamburg, Germany, stales 

 I hat business activity during April showed but little change from the 

 previous month. The demand was somewhat better, although the political 

 situation made buyers very cautious of making purchases ahead. The 

 report staled, however, that improved conditions were anticipated during 

 May. 



The demand for black walnut continued satisfactory, especially for the 

 upper grades. Quotations were advanced during the month. The demand 

 for white oak was fair during April. A few lots were offered, probably 

 shipped from old contracts, — at figures below the ruling market prices. 

 There was a good inquir.v for Cottonwood, prices remaining firm. These 

 stocks met with a ready sale. A few sales at steady prices were nmde on 

 lupelo gum. 



Forest Service Contemplates Purchasing Biltmore Estate 



The National l-'orest Ileservallon Commission is now engaged in in- 

 specting the Plsgah forests of the Biltmore forest estate of George 

 W. Vanderbllt In .North Carolina. The commission accompanied by Chief 



