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HARDWOOD RECORD 



September 10. 1922 



which is a beautiful dark brown wood, also grows on the coastal 

 plains. It has a light green smooth bark, and grows up to 10 feet in 

 diameter, and frequently 60 to 70 feet to its first lirebs, attaining 

 a height of 90 feet in many cases. While the sap rots quickly, the 

 wood itself is almost indestructible and has fire-resisting qualities. 



While and black oak grow in Narayit at an elevation of 4,000 feet, 

 in the foothills of the mountain ranges, in forest formation. Owing 

 to the heavy rainfall, there. are many streams, and although the 

 country is practically frostless tho landscape reminds one of New 

 England's wooded hills. 



The mahogany, of which the Caoba and Venadillo varieties are 

 considered among the highest grades in the world, does not grow in 

 forests at all, but in small clumps of from 4 to 40 trees in a country 

 densely covered with jungles. It is expensive because ot ns scarce- 

 ness and because it grows in sections where the difficulties of logging 

 and transportation are great. 



Much of the hardwood felled must be hauled to the railroad on 

 oxcarts. 



Transported to Nogales by railroad, tho hardwood logs are con- 

 verted into tire finished material by the most moaern machinery, m 

 marked contrast to the primitive methods which must be employed 

 in logging. 



Products of the mill range from cigar box shooks to the finished 

 interior finish and fixture woods, including ordinary kiln dried dimen- 

 sion lumber, flooring, ceiling, moldings, sashes and doors, novelty 

 bo.xes and cases, and material for furniture, fixtures, cabinets, etc., 

 milled to detail. Veneer strip and ply woods also are manufactured. 



Capaciiy of the mill is about 3,000,000 feet board measure per 

 year. The hardwoods are growing in popularity as building material 

 throughout the state and outside, and are being used in many fine 

 homes where quality is desired. Tho products most in demand arc 

 standard dimension lumber, cigar box lumber, thin veneer and mate- 

 rial suitable for interior finishing. 



Death Comes Suddenly to Leading Memphis 

 Lumberman 



The remains of the late C. L. ("Lem") Wlieeler, vice president 

 of the Pritchard & Wheeler Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., and 

 joint owner, with William Pritchard, of J. W. Wheeler & Company, 

 Madison, Ark., were laid to rest at his old home at Noblesville, Ind., 

 Saturday, August 26, following his sudden death three Jays earlier 

 in Boston from a third stroke of paralysis. Keporta received in 

 Memphis from Boston, where Mr. Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler were 

 on an automobile tour, had indicated that he was considerably im- 

 proved and news of his sudden death came as a distinct shock to his 

 many friends, in and out of the lumber industry, in Memphis. He 

 was 56 years of age. He had been in failing health for about two 

 years. 



Mr. Wheeler came to Memphis about 25 years ago and engaged in 

 the lumber business with his father, J. W. Wheeler. After the death 

 of the latter, he became associated with William Pritchard and tho 

 two took over the plant of J. W. Wheeler & Company at Madison, 

 Ark., and also formed the Pritelinrd Wheeler Lumber Company, with 

 ollices in Memphis and mill at Wisncr, La. Mr. Wheeler had a num- 

 ber of smaller operations in which he was interested at one time 

 but he had disposed of these prior to his death. 



He wns a member of the Tennessee Club, one of the leading social 

 OTgani/ntions of Memphis. He was also an active member of the 

 Lunibeinicn's Club of Memphis. Members of the latter forwarded 

 a hamlsoine floral tribute to Noblesville as a token of love and esteem. 



Advantages of Ready-Cut Dimension Stock 



Inihi-tr|i| ii.vostic^tlprs nindo li.v Ihc Unltod States Forest Service on 

 (he proiliiclloD of sniiill (Umenslon stoik at fnrtorlcs of the chair industry 

 sii>>~i<iiilia1i' ilir cliii't cliiiiiis iiiiiiU' for ri'ml.\ •cut illiiienaiim stock. Tlicse 

 BtiKliiM rcvi'iili'd liitiTcstln;; waste and cost data wliicli show ron(hisivpl,v 

 that the aJvuntagcB ot obtaining small-sized slocU from the mill are not 



all on one side. As the following summary shows, the factory owner and 

 the lumlierman would be equally benefited. 



For tho factory owner or wood user, ordering ready-cut dimension stock 

 from the mill would 



1. Permit the purchase of clear, high-grade, ready-cut stock at prices 

 equal to or le.ss than those of clear high-grade lumber. 



2. Eliminate tho freight on waste which often runs from 15 to 55 per 

 cent of the cost of the material f.o.b. factory. 



3. Reduce the amount of stock stored in the yard, and thereby reduce 

 the amount of working capital required. 



4. Reduce the real estate investment hy decreasing yard and kiln space. 



5. Largely eliminate the cutting-up room and thereby conserve floor 

 space an<l labor or make it available for increased Jiroduction. 



G. Lower overhead costs by decreasing insurance, depreciation, real 

 estate investment, working capital, power, and non-productive labor. 



7. Solve the problem of hauling and carting waste. 



8. In general, lower the cost of the finished product. 



For the mill owner or lumberman the production of small-sized stock 

 would : 



1'. Offer opportunities for the utilization of short and crooked logs now 

 left in the woods. 



2. Lower the present stumpage by increasing the yield over the estimate. 



3. Reduce the logging costs by increasing the amount of material ob- 

 tained per acre. 



4. Reduce the fire hazard by lessening the debris left in the woods. 



5. Increase utilization at the mill of low-grade material and present-day 

 waste, such as slabs, edgings and trimmings. 



0. Decrease the investment per unit of production. 



7. Concentrate at the mill the waste now divided among woods, mill 

 and wood-using factory, and thereby afford greater opportunities of 

 utilizing it. 



8. Cieate a stal)llizing Influence on the entire industry. 



Hesidos offering these immediate advantages to the industry, the pro- 

 duction of roady-cnt dimension stock at the mill would constitute a big 

 step toward the conservation of the rapidly disappearing hardwoods. It 

 would provide for a future supply, 8tal)ilize woods, mill and factory labor, 

 and prolong the life of the wood-using industries. 



Offers Southern Lumbermen Perpetual Supply 

 of Timber 



Progressive southern iumliermen, who are looking westward for future 

 stands of tlnd)er as their own holdings become cut out. are showing great 

 interest in the biggest offering of Government tinil)er ever made, says the 

 Forest Service, United States Department of .Vgriculture. 



The timber unit offered lies within the Malheur National Forest In 

 Oregon and contains 81)0.000,000 feet of timber, 87 per cent of which Is 

 yellow pine. It Is one of a group of logging units all tributary to Iturns, 

 Ore., totaling 0,700.000.000 board feet. This forest region, Oovernment 

 foresters say, will produce an annual cut of CO.000.000 feet for all time, 

 thus insuring a continuous supply of raw material for the local lumber 

 Industries and steady employment for mills and woods workers. The 

 opening up of the Malheur forest presents an unusual chance for a new 

 and permanent location for some company which Is through In the South, 

 say the foresters. 



Cocobola Poisoning 



Corohola has come to be generally used in the manufacture of handles 

 of various kinds, particularly for knives and small tools. The wood Is 

 easily workeil, holds Its place and because of its natural oil content is 

 little affected hy water. It comes from Panama. Costa Rica, Nicaragua 

 and other parts of Central America. 



The wood Itself seems to be perfectly harmless, but the dust arising 

 In manufacture is likely to produce a rash resembling Ivy poisoning on 

 the hands, forearms or other parts of the body ot a workman, which Is 

 very annoying and sometimes serious. Some workmen are very susceptible, 

 while others are apparently immune. Some manufacturers have very little 

 trouble, others have no end ot it. It is claimed, though the matter is not 

 settled, that the wood from Panama Is poisonous, while that from Nica- 

 ragua, Costa Uicn, etc.. Is not. 



In handling cocoboln every effort should be made to reduce the amount 

 of dust in the room, to keep down the number of hand operations, and to 

 in.slst on Ihc workmen keeping as clean as possible by bathing at least once 

 a ilay. The trouble seems to arise from the dust and oil clogging the 

 pores of the skin. Bathing with salt water Is beneficial. Upon the first 

 sign of skin trouble the workman should be removed to other work and 

 care taken to prevent Infection, which may produce blood poisoning. 



Workmen in mills where paper-birch logs are used often suffer from a 

 skin eruption which Is due to the fine powder on the bark. This dust is 

 extremely fine and tends to collect where the clothing Is tight. This 

 trouble Is nttribuleil to the clogging of the pores of the skin and not to 

 any poisonous properties of the bark. 



