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The tests were made by a process entirely different from that used in 

 compiling Sargent's tables. Instead of weighing the wood and the ashes 

 remaining when the wood was burned, and completing the work with a 

 lead pencil. Betts burned the samples used in his tests in such a way 

 that the actual heat given off could be accurately measured. The result- 

 ing figures do not show how much heat ought to be developed according 

 to theory, but how much was developed, used, and measured. The differ- 

 ence in the two methods is a good example of the difference between 

 theory and practice. The old theory is not altogether discredited, but 

 the practical tests show that theory sometimes needs a good deal of doc- 

 toring before it fits actual conditions. 



The result of Betts' experiments appears to give a pretty severe jolt 

 to the theory that the heat values of woods are approximately propor- 

 tioned to their weights. An actual divergence, in one case as great as 

 eighty per cent, was found between Sargent's theoretical figures and the 

 figures from the actual tests made. The relative fuel value of certain 

 of the species tested was completely and vc-ry decidedly reversed as 

 compared to Sargent's estimates. 



Accident Preventing Hints 



The success of the United States Steel Corporation has been depend- 

 ent not altogether on its vast backing, but also on the high degree of 

 efficiency and modernBcss of its methods and equipment. 



As an instance of the up-to-date methods followed by this vast cor- 

 poration it has just compiled a list of hints for the prevention of ac- 

 cidents in industrial plants. They are as follows : 



Do not go into dangerous places until you are absolutely sure they 

 are safeguarded. 



Remember, it is better to cause a delay than an accident. 



Small neglects are apt to cause serious accidents. 



The failure to obey safety rules endangers the life of yourself or fel- 

 low-workman. 



Lookout for the other man, you might hurt him. 



Do not work with unsafe tools. Tell your foreman. 



EVery injury, no matter how slight, should receive proper medical at- 

 tention. 



Safety devices are of little value unless maintained and used as they 

 are intended. 



Careful men are usually efficient : careless men are not. 



Replace all guards and safety devices when through making repairs, 

 and before machinery is started. 



Don't fool with electricity. It is dangerou-S. 



A guard is placed on a machine solel.v for your protection. Don't 

 operate a machine without a guard in place. 



Stop machine before oiling, wiping, or repairing it, and don't try to 

 operate a machine you do not understand. 



Every employe whose duty requires him to work .with appliances of 

 any kind, must carefully examine same and report any defects. 



The exercise of care to prevent accidents is a duty which you owe 

 to yourself and your fellow-workmen. 



Beware of blood poisoning. A wire scratch will cause it sometimes. 



Always bend nails down before throwing boards aside. Many serious 

 injuries result in stepping on protruding nails. 



Skis Made in Summer 



The user of skis to skim over deep snows usually does not give the 

 subject much thought in summer : but his thoughts become very active 

 when winter snow in the North woods begins to accumulate. The 

 maker of skis, however, is thinking of the matter in the summer. That 

 is the season when he is busiest. 



Many of the skis used in this country are made in Norway. The 

 product of that country is sold from Maine to Oregon. The ski is not 

 made in factories, as a rule, but the Norwegians make them in their 

 homes. A company in that country makes a business of buying the 

 skis from individual makers, and exporting them to the various countries 

 that buy them. 



The best skis are made of green ash. with oak next popular, while 

 the cheap grades are made of flr and pine. They vary in length, the 

 standard rule calling for skis as long as the distance from the ground to 

 the height the wearer can reach with extended arm and finger tips. Skis 

 of oak or ash, for women's use. usually cost $3.22 to $4.82 : for men's 

 use, $3.75 to $6.97. Cheap skis, made of flr and pine, cost $1.34 to 

 $2.14. These prices are those asked by the carpenters and are exclusive 

 of the "bindings," which cost $1.34 to $1.61 per pair. The bindings now 

 in use are patented, and are made by local harness makers and sporting 

 goods factories. Pigskin of good quality is used, as the straps must be 

 very strong and withstand alternate wetting and drying. 



The ski must be made of carefully selected wood, free from all knots 

 and with the grain running the long way. They are 3^4 to 4 inches in 

 width and about % of an inch thick, with a keel or ridge running the 

 lull length on the under surface to prevent side slipping. The front curve 

 is obtained in a very simple manner, by soaking the end of the ski In 

 hot water, until soft, and then, by putting a block of wood under it, it is 

 turned up and held in a natural curve until dry. The skis are varnished 

 'but never painted. The lumber is bought in Norway and selected with 

 great care. 



For skiing poles, ash, oak and bamboo are used, the latter being im- 

 ported. The poles sell for 67 cents to $1.47. Near the point a ring of 



wood encircles the pole, to which it is attached by numerous strings of 

 leather. This is to keep the pole from sinking into the snow more than 

 six or eight inches. The poles are made by the carpenters that make skis. 

 Lately Germany has commenced to manufacture skis by machinery and 

 Norwegian exports to that country have therefore slightly decreased. On 

 the other hand, exports to the United States have increased during the 

 past year or so, although some skis are now made at St. Paul, Duluth and 

 Minneapolis. 



=-< MISCELLANEOUS >-= 



The Dixie Spoke Company, Newton, Miss., has gone out of business. 



The Henry Motor Car Company of Muskegon, Mich., is out of business. 



L. J. Tripp of the Sidnaw Handle Company, Sidnaw, Mich., recently 

 died. 



The Newark Gear Wood Company of Newark. O., has gone out of busi- 

 ness. 



Clyde K. Klumph of Cleveland. O.. has been succeeded by Klumph & 

 Enoch Compan.y. 



The Choctowatchee Hardwood Lumber Company has discontinued busi- 

 ness at Bellwood, Ala. 



The Harlan Hardwood Lumber Company at Mlddletown, O.. has re- 

 moved to Hamilton, O. 



A veneering mill is to be added to the plant of the Paris Box Manufac- 

 turing Company. Paris. Tex. 



The Standard Handle Company has been incorporated at Sandusky, O. 

 with a capital stock of $30,000. 



The Meteor Alotor Car Company has been incorporated at Indianapolis 

 with a capital stock of $1.50,000. 



H. Rosenwach & Son has been incorporated for $5,000 to manufacture 

 wooden tanks at New York City. 



The Ann Arbor Organ Company of Ann .Vj-bor. Mich., has been suc- 

 ceeded by the Ann Arbor Piano Company. 



C. A. Miller •& Co., Marietta. 0.. have gone out of business because of 

 severe losses sustained during the recent flood. 



The City Desk Compan.v, Grand Rapids, Mich., has filed articles of in- 

 corporation, increasing its capitalization from $110,000 to $120,000. 



The Louisville Chair Company is the style of a new corporation at 

 Louisville Ky. This concern has $12,000 capital. 



N. Passman & Son is the ^yle of a new woodworking incorporation at 

 New York City. This company has a capital stock of $5,000. 



C. L. Goodwin & Co. has been organized at Worcester, Mass., to engage 

 In a woodworking business. This company has $3,000 capital. 



The Phoenix Chair Company of Sheboygan, Wis., will shortly begin 

 the erection of a flve-story addition to its factory to be 50x100 feet. 



The Labaugh & Armstrong Wood Turning Company is the _style of a 

 new organization at New York City with a capital stock of $10,000. 



The Carroll Lumber Company has been formed at Boston, Mass., by 

 Archie E. Noble, Carl H. Carroll, Harriet S. Brigham. The capital stock 

 is $10,000. 



Fred J. Rocttger, Tnomas J. Moore and Everitt G. Roettger have in- 

 corporated the Roettger-Moore Lumber Company at Lexington, Ky,, the 

 capital stock being $10,000. 



The Malvern Land Company has been organized at Kansas City, Mo., 

 with an authorized capital of $10,000. The incorporators are : John 

 Kelley, ,T. M. Kelley and A. B. Kelley. 



It is stated that Harris & Cole Brothers have sold their mill at SuUi- 

 gent. .\la., to the Kentucky Lumber Company of Cincinnati, O., and that 

 the mill is being enlarged to cut 100.000 feet a day. 



Tile Pacific Hardwood Manufacturing Company has been incorporated at 

 Los Angeles, Cal., with a capital stock of $10,000. The directors are : 

 Hurry I. Thompson, N. H. Cedarquist, Harry P. McKay. 



The Pearl City Veneer Company of Jamestown, N. Y., recently pur- 

 chased the plant of the old Falconer Veneer Company of that place, and 

 in addition is making extensive improvements on its old plant. 



It is announced that the R. E. Wood Lumber Company of Baltimore, 

 Md.. has begun the erection of a six-foot band mill on a tracr of timber 

 recently purchased by the company, five miles below Bristol, Tenn. 



The Southern California Hardwood & Manufacturing Company has been 

 formed at Los Angeles, Cal., with a capital stock of $1,500,000, the 

 directors being: R. H. Raphael. E. M. Champion, Dave Woodhead, Louis 

 .Ma-hol, Sheldon .Morris. William Hilker, Lonls N. Trappe. H. C. Treff, 

 E. M. Burubam and Mark G. Turnbull. 



The New Albany Veneer Company of New Albany, Ind., has completed 

 extensive improvements at its plant, giving it 20,000 feet additional floor 

 space. A Sherwin-Williams varnish dryer has been installed 42x30 feet 

 in dimensions. In addition a complete glue laboratory has been added to 

 the plant. Additional warehouse space will be provided in the near 

 future by the construction of another warehouse 150x60 feet. An addi- 

 tional Linderman glue jointer and a Merritt balance plate dryer will 

 shortly be installed. The capital stock of the company has been in- 

 creased to $-20,000. 



