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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 10. 1922 



and George Shankliu, the former finally winning with an 

 average of four per holes. The senior putting contest was 

 won by Mr. Pickrel with forty for eighteen holes. 



George W. Hartzell worked harder in his role of umpire, 

 peace-maker and official handicapper than if he had played. 



Several members played their initial game of golf, and the begin- 

 ner's foursome attracted much attention and a gallery by its noise, 

 divots, lost balls, pilgrimage to the timber and tall grass, breaches 

 of golf etiquette and controversies as to scores. The foursome met 

 at tees and .greens, but between each pursued his solitary 

 and divergent way. Charity forbids the mention of names 

 or scores. Some very promising neophytes were uncovered, 

 however. 



The entertainment committee consisted of Messrs. Shoe, 

 Schmidt and Heit of the Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Company, 

 and due to their efforts there was nothing wanting to make 

 the outing the best ever held by the Association. Plans are now 

 being made for a fall golf tournament to be held in Kansas City. 



Norway's Forests and Lumber Trade 



Xorwa.v has been making a profit from its lumber industry since SSO 

 A. D. Conservation of the existing supply, utilization of so-called waste 

 and a remarkably efficient planing industry are some of the reasons 

 explaining the 'why" of greater proBt for the Norwegians in inter- 

 national trade. 



Axel H. Oxholni, now chief of the Lumber Division of the Department 

 of Commerce, carefully surveyed the entire industry in Norway some time 

 ago, so that American lumbermen could benefit from the greater experience 

 of the Norwegians in successfully selling lumber in the world's markets. 

 His investigation, conducted on the ground in actual contact with the 

 industry and trade, developed much information which should prove 

 profitable to American lumbermen. His complete report is now available 

 in the form of a 136-page, well Illustrated pamphlet. Subjects such as 

 the manufacture of lumber, lumber export trade, branding, prices, com- 

 petition, American opportunities, etc., all receive attention. The admin- 

 istration of the Norwegian forests and associated subjects are given full 

 treatment. 



According to Mr. Oxholm, the manufacture of lumber has been highly 

 developed in Norway, and in his opinion the sections of the report describ- 

 ing methods used in resawing and conserving wood in the production of 

 planed lumber and box shooks. and the economies practiced in saving 

 waste material, will be of particular interest to American lumbermen. 



The full report is known as Special Agents Series No. 211 — Forest 

 Resources. Lumber Industry and Lumber Export Trade of Norway. Copies 

 can be purchased at 30 cents each from the Superintendent of Documents, 

 Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C, or from any of the district 

 or co-operative offices of the Department of Commerce. 



The Atkins-Coleman Edger Roller — The Standard of 

 the Edging World 



this is of great magnitude and is the fact that the feed bars are renew- 

 able without removing the roller from its bearings. This being the case, 

 the edgerman is able at all times to keep his rolls sharp and true and 

 insure himself a positive feed to the saws. No mill operator would think 

 of running with a defective saw on his band mill, but the edging opera- 



ticiu. which is of vital importance, is often mis-accomplished because of 

 worn edger rollers. 



For example, unless the edger be equipped with the Atkins-Coleman 

 feed roll the average appearance of the roller after being in use a short 

 time is as shown in cut at top of page • — 



This roller cannot feed the lumber through true, and in fact it cannot 

 even start it at ninety degrees to the saw, hence the inevitable result is 

 hciards as below. 



It l)ehooves each and every sawmill operator, now that there is such 

 ii close margin between production cost and selling price, to look care- 

 fully into his operation and see if such a leak as this is still going on in 

 his operation. 



The cost of installation of these rollers is really very low when the 

 remarkable saving they accomplish is considered, and also when we realize 

 that their first cost is virtually their last cost as there are no wearing 

 parts which cannot be replaced, and once the roller is between the bear- 

 ings and in place, it is there to stay. 



These rolls are manufactured by E. C. Atkins & Co. of Indianapolis, 

 and are sold through all their branches and by a number of the leading 

 manufacturers of sawmill machinery. 



E. C. Atkins & Co. maintain a department solely for the purpose of 

 looking into your operation with you and giving you an engineer's view- 

 |)oint on your process of manufacture, advising you whether it would be 

 policy to install a set of these feed rolls. 



They will tell you Just what they can do for you : what the cost will be, 

 and in how many days' run this cost will be saved. 



It is a belief of many sawmill engineers that this product has gone 

 far to offset the tremendovis waste formerly incurred ic the manufacture 

 nf lumber. 



{Continued from patje 20) 



simplify the form of contracts between buyer and seller, but the sales 

 cod^e need not be considered as the last word in the contract, as it will 

 not prevent the addition of any other contract features which may be 

 agreed upon between buyer and seller and which may be necessary to an 

 accurate and definite statement of the agreement which has been reached. 

 Right here we see the danger of going too much into detail in the con- 

 struction of a sales code. It cannot be expected to cover every detail 

 which may aris« in the dealings between buyer and seller, as each indi- 



There has been perfected in the last few years a device of the utmost 

 importance to the sawmill operator, whether he be producing fifty thou- 

 sand or five hundred thousand feet of lumber per day. 



In dissecting the average sawmill operation with an eye to ascertain- 

 ing the causes of the enormous percentage of waste, we find that in reality 

 a large portion of this results from one machine and this is the gang 

 edger. Particularly is this the case in mills cutting less than fifty thou- 

 sand feet, for the only operations they have ordinarily are the band or cir- 

 cular saw, the edger and the trimmer, with possibly the addition of a 

 resaw. 



Statistics have shown that in the average mill operation at least five 

 percent of the cut per day goes through the slasher and to the offal 

 machines, thence to the burner. It is possible a large proportion of this 

 could be saved and sent out to the yard as salable stock if the proper 

 edging equipment were used, for with any other than a roller, which 

 insures a positive feed to the saws in place, crooked lines are bound to 

 result unless the entire run is edged along the guide, and this is indeed 

 a rarity. 



The Atkins-Coleman feed roller has no deep seated mechanical secret 

 in its construction. It is very simple and involves only one feature, but 



vidual transaction has its own peculiar conditions. The sales code should 

 therefore contain only those broad principles which have been thoroughly 

 established and well recognized as the custom of the trade, leaving minor 

 details to be worked out between buyer and seller and added to the contract 

 as may be necessary. 



It is not to be expected that the consuming trade will immediately 

 accept the sales code adopted by the National Hardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion, no matter how fair it may be to the buyer. This will probably require 

 a process of time and the growth of confidence. A campaign of education 

 will be necessary which can best be done by those lumbermen and sales- 

 men who come in direct contact with the buyers and who are therefore 

 in position to discuss the details in person. In the beginning there will, 

 of course, be more or less suspicion on the part of the consuming trade 

 which only time and experience can remove. It might be well to remem- 

 ber that the Ten Commandments were promulgated a good many centuries 

 ago and they have not yet been fully adopted and accepted as a basic 

 principle governing human conduct. So we should not expect too much 

 of the sales code in the beginning, although I believe It is a long step in the 

 right direction. Yours very truly, 



[Signed] Anonymous. 



