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to moisture, and at the same time acts as a 

 preservative to iron. It stands great exposure 

 10 lieat and damp, besides possessing the valu- 

 able property of repelling the white ant and 

 teredo worm. 



This timber is of great value in building 

 lircaliwaters, doclis, etc.. as its high specific 

 gravii.v is such that it is unnecessary to weight 

 the piles to get them into position when in 

 deep water, thus saving a great expense. As an 

 instance of the durability of stringy bark when 

 used for piles, a sample of this wood was re- 

 cently taken from a Hobart pier. It was certi- 

 fied to by the engineer of the Hobart marine 

 board: after being under the water for thirty 

 to forty years it was still perfectly sound. 



slabs 3 ft. wide by 1) ft. long by 20 in. thick, 

 the timber of the trunk of the tree being un- 

 suitable for lumber purposes ; its value is about 

 $200 per 1,000 ft. 



Elephants and Teak Trade 



In ISurmah. whicli is practically one gigantic 

 teakwood forest, all the cutting of the trees is 

 done under the direct supervision of the Britisli 

 government : Burmese guards with British oflScers 

 are constantly on duty in the forest. One-half 

 of the output is used by the British government 

 in the construction of its fleet, as all battleships 

 as well as modern first-class vessels require teak- 

 wood for exposed parts. Teak is also used for 

 the finest interior and exterior cabinet work; it 

 is hard, durable, does not show any appreciable 

 shrinkage, and takes a beautiful polish. The 

 average commercial log is 20 ft. long and about 

 18 in. square, being the length most suitable for 

 ship purposes. Teak is worth about .f2D0 per 

 1,000 ft. : teakwood is seasoned standing as it 

 grew, the general practice being to girdle (ring- 

 bark) a tree 12 months before felling, thus stop- 

 ping the flow of sap and growth. This wood in 

 the green state would not float in water, but 

 sinks like lead. Teak is felled in the forest, 

 dragged to the streams by huge elephants, floated 

 down to the sea coast, and is there piled in high 

 stacks by elephants in the yards. 



That these immense beasts are highly intelli- 

 gent and well trained is evidenced by their 

 method of working. They are ridden by natives 

 called "mahouts," who direct their movements 

 by merely tapping them with their heel, and at 

 whose command they will kneel and, gauging the 

 distance, place their tusks under the center of a 

 log, curl their trunk over the top with tight 

 grip, rise with the log nicely balanced, walk 

 away, and if necessary climb the stack with the 

 log, place it in position as gently as possible, 

 then back down to the ground and proceed with 

 another. If a log is too heavy the elephant will 

 refuse to handle it until another animal is called 

 to help, when they proceed with the work with 

 apparent perfect understanding. A single ele- 

 phant can pick up and carry at one time logs 

 weighing as much as 1,200 lbs. 



These animals, which sometimes weigh as 

 much as (iVj tons, are extremely valuable, some- 

 times being worth $5,000 to $6,000 gold. They 

 are given the greatest care and attention. Owing 

 to the excessive heat in Burmah, the practice is 

 to work them only three hours each day, usually 

 from six until nine o'clock in the morning, dur- 

 ing which time they accomplish a vast amount 

 of work. If their labor has been in the mud 

 they are given a hose, with which they wash 

 most of the filth from themselves, then their 

 trainers complete the cleansing and rub the ani- 

 mals' legs with vaseline to keep the hide in 

 good condition. 



Burmese rosewood differs from that of South 

 America in that it is of a very rich, fiery color, 

 the natural grain and figure requiring ab.solutely 

 no stain to bring out Its richness and beauty ; 

 it Is very heavy and hard, and has a fine illumi- 

 nating effect where u.sed. It is available gener- 

 ally in logs 8 ft. long by 12 in. square ; its value 

 Is about 75 cents per square foot. Ebony is in 

 small and Irregular logs, 8 ft. long by 10 in. 

 square, and valued at about 70 cents a square 

 foot. Camphor wood Is unique In that it is pro- 

 cured principally from the roots o£ the tree in 



A Ne-w Self -Feed Eip Saw 



It is gratifying to be able to call the atten- 

 tion of Hardwood Record readers to another 

 new machine, as these people manufacture a 

 high-grade line that every machine they put 

 out meets an interested body of users. Thi.s 

 new machine is a self-feed rip saw, designed for 

 general ripping, and will be found a satisfac- 

 .tory tool for light and heavy work. 



In the manufacturer's large illustrated cir- 

 cular treating of this new machine, particular 

 attention is called to the feed, which consists 

 of a power-driven spur and a fluted outteeding 

 roll, both of which are adjustable to and from 

 the saw to permit of handling very short as well 

 as long stock. The driving mechanism is the 

 strongest po.ssible, consisting of a train of 

 sprocket gears and chains regulated by a three- 

 step cone pulley. 



The frame is cast in one piece and is per- 

 fectly free from vibration when working at its 

 full capacity. The capacity is such that it 

 will rip 4 inches thick with a 16-inch saw and 

 S inches with a 24-inch blade. It takes 10 

 inches between saw and fence. By lowering 

 the table and raising the feed out of the way a 

 timber as large as 12 inches thick can be ripped 

 by reversing the timber. When this machine 



Another Jeffrey Office 



The Jeftrey Manufacturing Company has 

 opened a new office in the Fourth National 

 Bank building, Atlanta, Ga., with D. C. Rose, 

 formerly with the Dodge Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, as manager. This is the tenth Jeffrey 

 liranch office in the United States, although 

 I here are over 100 JeflErey agencies situated 

 in the principal cities of the United States, 

 as well as in the leading commercial centers 

 all over the world. 



The Motor Truck for Lumbermen's Use 



I'rom the office of H. W. Terry, manager of 

 the Publicity Department of the Tenth Annual 

 .National ,\utomobile Show of Chicago, comes 

 a communication which should prove interesting 

 to any lumberman operating on even a mod- 

 erate scale. Mr. Perry calls attention to the 

 coming automobile show, February 6 to 11, 

 which takes place in Chicago, and justly claims 

 I hat the up-to-date lumberman should give his 

 serious consideration to the matter, leaving 

 himself open to conviction as to the merits 

 of the motor truck. 



He contends that there is hardly a trade or in- 

 dustry in which some sort of a self-propelled 

 work vehicle cannot be satisfactorily adapted. 

 Its celerity of movement. Its enormous work 

 capacity and its decreased cost of maintenance 

 over that of teams will eventually make its 



J. A. FAT & EGAN NEW SELF-FEED RIP SAW 



is arranged as a hand feed, it will rip 14 

 inches thick and fake IS inches between saw 

 and fence. 



The fable is raised and lowered by wortn 

 .vegments and is o7V4 inches wide by 5 feet (i 

 inches long. The fence Is 214 inches high and 

 40 inches long and is Instantly moved and 

 clamped at any position. A graduated index 

 is furnished for accurate ripping. The man- 

 drel Is made of crucible steel and runs in long 

 self-oiling bearings. The mandrel pulley has an 

 outside bearing supported by a heavy artn bolted 

 on to the side of the frame. 



For further information concerning this ma- 

 chine you are invited by the manufacf urers. 

 .T. .\. Fay & ICgan Company, to write for large 

 illustrated circular. The proper address of the 

 manufacturers is 414-434 W. Front sireet, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio. 



a(V»i)tiun vmiversal. The commercial motor ve- 

 liicle has been in the market for many years, 

 and has passed through the period of develop- 

 ment and experiment, having proven its right to 

 exist and its superiority over the old-time meth- 

 ods of transfer and delivery. 



-Mr. Perry, in calling attention to the com- 

 ing show, which will take place in the Coliseum, 

 slates that there will be two hundred differ- 

 ent models of work vehicles displayed, and the 

 I.rospectlve customer or convert will be sup- 

 plied with all information pertaining to this 

 particular class of vehicle. Special forms of 

 power trucks equipped with all kinds of ap- 

 IMirfenanees for unusual work will be on exhibi- 

 fiou, and, in short, the visitor will be enabled to 

 make up his mind without any room for doubt 

 as to whether or not he can apply this step 

 in advance to his own business. 



