THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



liere written should be understood as mean- 

 ing tliat the lumber trade generally is not 

 in a prosperous condition. Still, it is not 

 due to the building going on in Manhattan 

 and the Bron.x— the usual mainstay of the 

 trade — that such is the ease. 



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NASHVILLE. 



Nashville. Tenn.. May 27, IIHIJ. 



The lumber situation in Nashville shows 

 no change within the past month. The de- 

 mand for maiuifactured stoelc continues 

 very good indee<l. and rather in excess 

 of the supply, which is much smaller than 

 at this time in previous years. Prices sliow 

 a tendency to advance in all lines, and 

 the association prices are being strictly 

 maintained on all woods puii>orting to be 

 controlled thereby. 



Poplar, of course, heads the list, and 

 the general tendency of this wood is indi- 

 cated by the meeting the Poplar Manufac- 

 turers' Association, held in Lexington, 

 Ky., recently. The producers understand 

 the situation as regards present and 

 probable supply and feel justified in liav- 

 ing made the advauie in pi-ici-s. 



Dry oak in both plain and quartered 

 stocks are not by any means in plentiful 

 .supply and prices are being rigidly adliered 

 to. 



Th-ere is a continuation of the t'ornier 

 favorable report.? regarding yellow pine 

 and there is a better call for chestnut. 



mem;phis. 



M'emphis, Tenu., il;iy 27. 1002. 



The mills are running on full time and 

 the situation in the counti-j- districts is im- 

 pr.jving. Prices still have an upward tend- 

 ency and there is no appreciable increase 

 in the supply here or at outside pointy. 

 Tiiere were not as many visitors from other 

 markets here during tlie i>ast two weeks as 

 usual, probably because tlie picking is not 

 so good, but the volume of bu.sine.ss is just 

 as great most of the transacti ius I>eing 

 carried on l.iy correspondence. 



(Jum and cottonwood are having a good 

 call and mere than that, prices are being- 

 well maintained. 



Cypress is in strong demand and scant 

 supply. 



(.)alv of all kinds and grades is scarcer 

 and more sought for in this market than 

 fur a g:od many years i>ast, and pricesi 

 well, the Memphis lumbermen don't pay 

 much attention to making prices'. Tliey 

 just let the buyers bid and if one bids 

 high enough they let him have a few 

 lioards. 



The situation in Memphis is very satis- 

 factory to Memphis lumbermen if they 

 could get logs in a little faster. 



The Goeppinger & Myers Company of 

 Piggott, Ark., was, ineoi-porated recently 

 for .f;2.j.00O. 



IMPROVED BAND RIP SA^W. 



If any of our readers have much ripping 

 to do. the machine shown herewith is 

 bound to prove advantageous, as its mak- 

 ers claim it will surpass in quality and 

 <iuantity any in this line they are now 

 using. It is meeting with success wher- 

 ever in use, and is designed for all wood 

 workers in general. It was patented Feb- 

 ruary 27 and October 2. lono, and special 

 attention is nivited to the following feat- 

 ures. 



1. It will rip to 21 inches wide and frou) 

 1 to 10 inches thick without changing 

 blades, either hard or soft wood quickly 

 and accurately, and with no danger to op- 

 erator of stock being thrown back. All the 

 different adjustments are easily and 

 quickly made, saving time, lalior and at- 

 tention. 



2. The patent straining device, used in 



Tlie Lansing '\\'heelb'arrow Company of 

 I>ansing. JHeh.. have purchased a 10-acre 

 site here and will erect a plant at once. 



IMPROVED B.\ND KIP S.iW. 



connection with the top wheel hanging 

 solely on a knife edge balance, insures at 

 all times an even and uniform tension on 

 the saw blade, a decided improvement to 

 lengthen life of saw blade. Owing to the 

 thinness of the saw blade, the slight kerf 

 removed is a saving which will be readily 

 appreciated by all users of fine lumber. 



3. The feed is powerful and steady, aiiS 

 the feeding-in and feeding-out rolls being 

 close together, short stock can be worked 

 to advantage. By a single movement of a 

 lever the machine can be used as a liand 

 feed rip saw. 



4. For shops where flooring is made in 

 large quantities, the machine can be fitted 

 with a long table on which are rolls for 

 quickly returning the material, thus saving 

 much valuable time. 



The makers of this improved machine, 

 J. A. Fay & Egan Company, of No. 414 to 

 No. 434 West Front street, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, will be pleased to hear from those 

 interested, to whom they will send prices, 

 particulars and cuts fully describing same, 

 as well as their new illustrated pamphlet 

 on the care of band saws. Their new and 

 comijlete catalogue will also be sent free 

 to those interested. 



NORTHWESTERN HARD-WOOD CON- 

 DITIONS. 



Mississippi Valley Lumljerman. 



Since the first of the year there has 

 l)een a decided cliinge for the l)etter In 

 the Condition of tlie hardwood lumber mar- 

 ket in this part of the .Northwest. I'p to 

 the first of the year the general advanci-s 

 In the value of pine lumber had not ex- 

 tended to various hardwoods produced in 

 this locality. The whiter before there had 

 l)een a considerable amount of hardwood 

 lumber manufactured, especially in certain 

 woods, and the demand had" not t;ili(-n 

 care of the supply of those that were most 

 plentiful. The whole hardwood markei 

 ^yas affected by the depression on a pjr- 

 tion of the stocks, and prices were low. 

 The manufacturers and jobl>ers did not 

 seem to appreciate the value of their lum- 

 ber and had no source of information tliat 

 gave them an idea of how much of any 

 one kind was to be had. 



At the beginning of the year the mem- 

 bers of the Northwestern Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen's Association got together and 

 commenced a canvass "of the situation. It 

 developed that many stocks that were sup- 

 posed to be long, or at least plentifnl in 

 supi)l.v, were nearly out of the uiarUel, 

 and with this knowledge came the realiza- 

 tion that hardwoi;d lumber had been sell- 

 ing very low in comparison witli the prices 

 asked by the manufacturers of white pine. 



Since then there has been a gr.-idual 

 strengthening of the market and hard- 

 wood lumber is just commencing' to bring 

 something near what it is woith. .lust 

 now, when siiring trade is well started, it 

 appears that many stocks are decidedly 

 low. Lumber .sawed the past winter anil 

 spring will not be ready for the niarlcel 

 fi:r some time, and old supplies of many 

 woods are nearly exhausted. Birch has 

 been one of the weakest on the list, but is 

 much more valuable now than it was three 

 months ago. There is practically no old 

 birch to be had. Basswood had been low- 

 in price, but that, too, has advanced. Both 

 red and white oak were in better condi- 

 tion at the beginning of the year. They 

 have been tlie best items ou the market at 

 all times and are ready sellers when otiier 

 woods are begging for buyers. The de- 

 mand for ash has been better, and it has 

 been bringing better prices. Elm has im- 

 proved in price and demand. 



By the time new stock is i-eady for the 

 trade the supplies of old lumber will be 

 pretty well cleauetl up. Largely increased 

 liuilding oijeratious have brought witli 

 them a great increase in the demand for 

 hardwood lumber. The market will prob- 

 ably grow stronger as the year advances, 

 and when the new Inmlier goes on the mar- 

 ket, prices will be established on a liasis 

 that will at least insure for the producer 

 a fair amount of profit, .something he has 

 not know'u for several j'ears back. 



On May 15 the Lesh, Prouty & Abbott 

 Company's saw mill at East Chica,go was 

 l)urned. The loss is estimated at .?30.IHX). 

 with no insurance, the company carrying 

 its own insurance on the mill. They are 

 reconstructing and will he ready for opera- 

 tiim soon. 



The R. W. Kennedy Lumber Company's 

 plant, including saw mills and lumber 

 yard, was destroyed by fire May 14. The 

 loss is estimated at $200,000. 



Jlessrs. Weidemann & Clough, hard- 

 wood dealers, of JIarinette, Wis., have 

 leased ground in Menominee, Mich., and 

 are putting in a stock of hardwoods at 

 that point 



