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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Commerce Court Abolished 



The Senjite Appropriation Committee at AA'asIiington last week gave the 

 finai blow to that iostitution of imquestionert vahio, the Commerce Court. 

 when it acquiesced in the provision passed by the Mouse of Representatives 

 in the Urgent Deficiency bill whereby the court was alx)lished. and the 

 jurisdiction which It was given formerly was allotted to the various 

 district courts. 



The advocates of the court have fought a hard battle and have used 

 every effort to convince those opposing it of the unfairness of cuttin? 

 off a trilninal before it had been given any kind of a trial to demonstrate 

 practically and not theoretically whether or not it was a feasible proposi 

 tion. Even the attorney-general of the United States expressed himself 

 as favoring the continuance of the court when be was brought to 

 realize the congestion in the other courts due to the addition of many 

 cases involving litigation over shippers" appeals, lu-ankruptcy and patents. 



Now that the court has been abolished it will be interesting to follow 

 the course of discussion as to whether or not the .iudges who composed 

 it will be recalled as is provided in the House measure, of which it is 

 difficult to undei'stand the purpose, or whether they will be transferred 

 to circuit courts and continue in office during good behavior as is provided 

 in those cases. It is argued that a recall of the Judges by a majority 

 vote of the House is unccnstitutional. 



An Excellent Automatic Band Saw Sharpener 



In this innneetion is illustrated an excellent type of automatic band 

 saw sharpener manufactured by the Covel Jhinufacturing Company of 

 Benton Harbor. Mich. This concern needs no introduction as a manufac- 

 turer of this type of machinery, and the machine herein described Is one 

 of the best it produces. 



The machine will automatically sharpen all kinds of band saws, with 

 any shape teeth, with its capacity. It has all the adjustments and ad- 

 vantages of many larger machines, with fifty less parts, and has many new 

 and important improvements such as a positive direct automatic feeding 

 arrangement, new and rigid frame construction, all working parts self- 

 contained, enclosed worm and worm gear, and positive control of 

 lifting lever. 



The main frame of the machine is cast in one piece and all the working 

 parts are mounted on the frame. In operation the strain from feeding 

 the saw or lifting the emery 

 wheel is all taken up in this 

 frame so there is no vibration 

 resulting from it. The same 

 high type of construction and 

 .generosity of design and mate- 

 rial used is carried out in the 

 entire machine, including the 

 shafts, cams, rollers, bearings, 

 head, worm and worm gear. 



The head is so constructed 

 that it will accommodate teeth 

 with hook up to 30 degrees. 

 The stroke of the feed finger 

 can be adjusted to take teeth 

 from i-i-inch to 1% inches 

 from point to point. This ad- 

 justment is automatic with 

 the emery wheel, as it does 

 not change their relation. 

 This is the only saw sharpener 

 having this feature. 



The stroke of the emery 

 wheel can be varied at least 

 50 per cent, that is, it a cam 

 for a %-inch deep tooth is 

 used the same cam will take a 

 1-inch tooth, which makes the 

 machine very easy to adjust and with the three cams regularly fur- 

 nished, it can be made to take any shape and size of tooth within its 

 capacity. 



The Ix'lt of the emery wheel is automatically held in the same tension 

 at all times by a spring, which makes the machine ptill a heavy load with 

 the least amount of friction. 



The machine requires a floor space of only '21 inches by 28 inches, 

 and lias an extreme height of 37 inches, which features combined with 

 the others mentioned, make it an excellent t.vpe of machine for any 

 class fit filing room. 



E. C. Atkins & Co.'s Complete Memphis Branch Building 



IC. C. Atkins & Co.. Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.. manufacturers of the famous 

 "Silver-steel saws," have just compl eted the erection of a new building 

 at Memphis, which will be used as a branch. The building is ideal in 

 every respect for the purpose for which it is intended. It includes con- 

 venient arrangements for the receiving, storing, distributing and shipping 

 of the Atkins' saws, saw tools, sawmill specialties and general supplies. 



The building proper has a frontage of 40 feet and a depth of 160 

 feet. The sides arc mainly of glass, so that it is extremely well lighted, 

 Tlie address is 477 South Main street, Memphis, which is in the center 



COVEI. AUTOMATIC BAND SAW 

 SHARPENER 



of the wholesale district, being within easy access of the railroad stations 

 and on a direct car line between them and the hotel district. 



There are two large display windows on the ground floor, and a double 

 vestibule entrance in the center. Tlie office space is on this floor and 

 is 16 feet wide, divided by brass rails into commodious offices for the 

 heads of the diHerenl departments. 



Displa.ved on the first floor is a full line of filing room machinery, 

 cross-cut saws ami handsaw stock, as well as a general line of heavy 

 special machinery and shelf stock and duplicate stock. 



The shipping department is in the rear of the first floor and is so 

 arranged that trucks and drays may be driven to the inside of the 

 building for the reception of incoming and loading of the out-going 

 freight. A complete line of cordage, piping, shafting, power transmission 

 and other heavy goods will be carried in the liasenient. while the second 

 floor will be taken ii|) with steel and wood split pulleys aud belting. 

 Memphis Club Offers Lumber Statistics 

 The Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, through its committee on statistics, 

 oHers a report covering the amount of business handled in Memphis and 

 by Memphis concerns during the year 1012, D. F. Ileuer of Albert N. 

 Thompson & Co. is chairman of the committee. 



The report states that, contrary to the past policy, the important 

 item of lumber handled through the retail yards was included. The 

 report further states that the suspension of operations during the floods 

 of Ifil'J had no. material effect upon the general business of the 

 community. 



The full report follows : 



Total Feet TotalVahie 



Amount of lumber iiianufac tnred in Memphis. . .134,299,000 .$ 4,027,970 

 Amount of lumber manufactured outside of 



Memphis 110.601.417 2.767.411 



Amount lumber handled through Memphis whole- 

 sale yards not included in amount manu- 

 factured 84.007..-.4O 2,07r.,24.-. 



Amount lumber handled through Memphis retail 

 yards not included in amount manu- 

 factured 87, .116.000 1.772,190 



Amount of lumber handled on direct shipment 

 from mills and yards outside of Memphis. 



not included in amount manufactured 128.164.748 2,833,080 



Amount of veneers under '/i -inch thick manu- 

 factured in Jlemphls 79,879,404 762,564 



Amount of veneers under '/4-inch thick handled 



through Memphis ,'-)70.440 12,170 



Total handhd 626,118,549 .$15,152,639 



.\mount of lumber and veneer exported from 



Memphis ]8,.'!22,410 824,508 



.Amount of lumber tind veneer exported from 



outside points 20,586,750 720.536 



.\mount of logs received in Memphis by rail and 



river : 109,212,070 2,407.575 



Amount of lumber on hand in Memphis .Janu- 

 ary 1. 101,",, on wh,.lesale yards 71.60r,.'J44 2.454,084 



Amount of lumber on hand in Memphis ,Tan- 



uary 1, 191,'!. on retail yards 22.148,000 448,000 



.\mount of lumber on hand outside of Memphis 



,Tanuary 1, 191,'{ 53.083,108 1.477.404 



.Amount of logs and bolts received at Meiupliis 



and manufactured into hoops, heading and 



other cooperage stock 18.432,350 37O,.5O0 



Amount logs and rough mtiterial received at 



Memphis and innnufactured into vi'hicle and 



implement stock, turned work and i)umi> 



rods 8,556,645 251,660 



.\mount of lumber consumed by furniture fac- 

 tories, coffin factories, box factories, planing 



mills, flouring factories, etc., in Memphis.... 64.192,560 1.348,440 



A Hint for Exporters 



The Consular report fnun illient, Belgium, offers a suggestion which 

 might be interesting to rxpoiters of American lumber. The report states 

 that supplies of lumber imported into Belgium b.v sea are mainly from 

 Russia and Scandinavia, and that the mining tiinlxn- imported is mainly 

 destined for consumption in the mines of the Ilainaut, while the building 

 lumber is consumed In the Flemish provinc.'s. The report then says that 

 the trade in American lumber could be considerably extended as wood- 

 working aud up-to-date cooperage establishments are showing evidence 

 of satisfactory development. One concern engaged in the latter Industry 

 employs about 1,000 operatives. 



T'wo Tall Masts 



The Canadian governineut is const i-ucting at Kingston. Ontario, a 

 wireless station as one of a number which will ultimittely cross the 

 country from Newfoundland to the Pacific coast. A prominent feature 

 of the station at Kingston will be two enormous masts of Douglas fir, 

 each 185 feet high. Wireless station towers much taller than these have 

 been erected, but there appears to be no record of any of wood surpassing 

 that height. The Klngstcui masts will be twenty-six feet taller than the 

 celebrated flagstaff at Kew lindens. England. 



