i8 HARDWOOD RECORD 



turning out this line of goods and advertises by sliowing two illus- exceeded ijroduetiou by seven per cent since the first of September, 



trations and leading off the ad with the following statement: 1913. 



"A big reason for steel shop boxes— they cost far less than wooden The following interesting figures from seventy-one firms reporting 



,, for August give an excellent graphic illustration of the lumber condi- 



This ad is very cleverly gotten up and is unquestionably one which tions in the North during August: 



would deceive the man who did not actually know the real cost of the - >-_ ®*"''^'^,7T? ,C ^''''''"'frT]: 



, . „ , , -,. Firms M. Ft. I' irms M. Ft. 



two types of articles. The leadmg statement, being frank m wordmg, jjj,.^,i Qf,,- 54 50.775 62 38,486 



necessarily leads one to look for conclusive proofs to follow. The 



proofs that are really given would unquestionably be sufficient in Ash 2n 553 26 1,094 



most cases, but an analysis of them shows that they are very much Easswood 30 3.355 4S 4,443 



involved and really make no definite statement. According to the ad ^.''^^^^ 38 6.250 51 10,296 



the advertiser asks the reader, in an ofl:'hand way, fo "concede that j^j^^ ....'....... 33 1.583 36 2,538 



of course the steel box is easier to handle, and is of better appear- jiaplo 34 8,247 38 5,869 



ance, and is more durable than the wooden box. It asks this conc-es- onk 15 30-J 12 297 



sion merely on the statement that such is the case without offering a ^''-'"^^d ^'^ '^•'•'^'^ ^^ ^' "^ 



semblance of proof to substantiate the claim. It says, however, that ^j ^ n.^RDWoiJiis 25,106 27.695 



the big fact is that the steel shop boxes cost less and offers in proof 



merely the following: Tot.Tl nemlnck anri Ilarthvoods 75,881 66,181 



"The trouble is you don't know how much wooden boxes really 



cost, because you don 't count how many you buy in the year, or figure Steamship Companies ConCCde tO Shippers in 



out how long they last. If you did, you would quit buying wooden Marking Controversy 

 boxGs ' ' 



Judging from this statement there seems to be a very serious A ^ -^'0^''^^* '^' ^'^''^■^^^ .^^^^^'^^^ '" ^"'^ '^^ ""^ «^™^^°°" 



question as to whether or not the concern advertising this box knows '^ R^'^^D, the representatives of the lumber trade who journeyed 



itself how many wooden shop boxes the average buyer purchases in to Xew Orleans for the purpose of discussing the new rulings on 



a year or how long they last, inasmuch as if it had such figures it "port lumber markings, were successful. The companies have stated 



would surely not neglect to use them. In fact, the ad is but a ^^'^^ ^°' the present they will not insist upon the application of the 



cleverly woi^ed affair and offers an excellent illustration of the ways ^'^'^ rules in this particular, but those who attended the conference 



the substitute people are going about the game of securing a market express themselves as confident that the matter is definitely settled 



for their products in the face of superior products made of wood. i" b«^l>«lf ^i lumber shippers, and that no fear need be entertained 



that the matter will again be brought up in the future. 



A Shipment With Significance '^^^- "**" impracticability of the proposed demands was clearly 



" demonstrated to officials of the staamship companies by the lumber- 



X SHORT TIME AGO it was announced at Baltimore that the first ^^^^^ attending the conference. It seems that the steamship lines 



.^^cargo of lumber consisting of a iOO,000 feet shipment had cleared ,^^^.^^ ^^^^^ j^^^^^. .^^ j,^^.;^. ..o^^lusions regarding losses due to claims 



for Buenos Aires. Shipments of hardwood to South American ports ^^^^ ^^^.^ resulted because of mischecking the character of shipments 



are not uncommon, but this particular shipment is entering a port in a ^^^.^^ ^^^j^^^, ^^ ^.^^^j^^ ^^^^^^_ ^^^ ,^^^^,^p^ carriers seemed to be of 



country which has an abundance of hardwood timber of its own, and ^,^^ ^^.^^.^^^ ^^^^ j,_^_^^ ,^^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^,^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ i,„proper marking on 



it would indicate two things. In the first place it is very likely that ^^^ ^^^^ ^^, ^^^ shippers, who on the other hand clearly demonstrated 



the cost of logging and lumbering of Argentine hardwoods would be ^.^.^^ .^ ^^^^^ ^^ guarantee satisfactory arrivals of shipments, a 



too great, and the lumber itself would realize too small a price to ^^^^^^^^^ checking system whereby each piece would be checked accord- 



warrant the necessary investment. On the other hand, it might be . , , , , , ... , 1 • „ 1 1 i,„ 



iii.>.^oou.j. V , a jjjg j-g map!; and not mcrclv according to number and size would be 



the policy of South American countries to conserve their hardwood -sarv 



timber in anticipation of the time when shipments from this country o* " u- 1 -in- 11 1 • » „ * 1, 



iu. u ^ I „ ^ <- r J Steamship employes in handling lumber shipments seem to work 



will not be as readily forthcoming as now. It may be that they are i, ^i ..\ ^' 1 1 ■ r .1 i c ■ i ^^3 



J " s J ., , on the theory that a mere checking of the number of pieces loaded 



looking forward to the time when South American hardwoods will be , , . ' . , , 1 1 . .■ ■ » • «: • 4. „ ,i 



° , 1 , , /, 'it American ports and unloaded at foreign jiorts is sufficient, and 



supplyinff many markets now drawing their hardwood lumber from 1 1 t- i ^i , ■ 1 ■ , ■ i- ■* 1 



i^^i •' "o » .r fo overlook entirely the markings upon each piece designating its grade 



United States ports. , . ^ . , and hence its value, constituting the real basis on which the ship- 

 It is more likely, however, that it is simply a question of insuthcient 1 -v- i. ,, ,,.1 • i; 1 1 • c ■ 



■" ' . „ . . ^- , , -i ■ nients were made. Naturally the receiver of lumber in a foreign 



development in the lumber business of Argentina. Nevertheless it is ^ ■ . .• c j •-.■- ' iu j ■ ,<! j 



' , , ,,..,,,,•,,, port IS not satisfied with so many thousand pieces of a poor grade 



a fact that this shipment has been made, and it should certainly lead , , , j j ^i ^ "• i, • i,. j ^ , 1. 



^ ... J, , , -, when he has ordered that many pieces of a better grade of lumber, 



to further .shipments on tlie part ot American exporters ot hardwood ^ 1 ^i ■ ^ i ,.,. j. i- , 1 



' ihis seems to be the gist of the controversy, which, however, 



appears to be now placed upon an entirely satisfactory basis. 



Northern Lumber Cuts . M4-a^ 4-/1 



REPORTS FROM THE NORTHERN HEMLOCK & HARD- Ketorestation JNIot Advocated 



WOOD MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION show that the iT HAS BEEN SO MUCH THE FASHION to advocate reforesta- 



cut of hardwood and hemlock in August was approximately the same 1 tion of vacant land from which timber has been cut, that a 



as in July. The hardwood cut was carried further into the summer voice raised on the other side of the question attracts attention, 



this year than is usual, but in hemlock there was very little variation Th,is occurred at a recent meeting of the Northern Forest I'ro- 



in sawing during the past three months. tective Association. 



On the other hand, there is a decrease of practically ten per cent The northern peninsula has 10,460,000 acres of land, enormous 



in hardwood shipments, while the shipments of hemlock were approxi- tracts of which are practically without inhabitants. It is claimed 



mately the same as in July. Figures for the twelve months preced- that much of it is valuable for fanning purposes, though some of it 



ing August indicate that the general condition through those twelve can not be so classed. The proposition is to designate the good 



months has not been so satisfactory as was desired. As an illustration agricultural land and not only put it on fhe market, but go out 



the hardwood production during that period was three per cent and find good settlers, as the Canadian Pacific railroad does, and 



greater than shipments, while on the other hand shipments of hemlock give them a start. A free gift of certain designated forty-acre 



exceeded cut by sixteen per cent. tracts, intelligently distributed over the country, is advocated, but 



The total movement of hemlock and hardwoods, however, was satis- to men only who will improve the land and make it a model for 



factory for northern manufacturers as the combined shipments others to see. 



