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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Opens New Sales Office. 



M. C. Ki'liliilK. I'inin.'i-I,v icinlii'ili'il wiUi tUc 

 HiuoiiNolaii lliivdwooil fnniimii.v uf Mcinplils, 

 lins lownlly iiCLi-pl i'<l a position with the Kiisscl 

 Whocl 1111(1 Fotmiiiy I'oiupnny nt Detroit. Ho 

 will ninlntnln olllop hoiuliiiiniteis nt 510 Knii- 

 diilph liiilldliiK. Mciiiphls. iinil exploit the well 

 known loKKliiK iiiaihliiei-.v anil loRKlns eai- eipilp 

 iiii'iil iiiaiuifarliiieil by the latier house In the 

 liiiliory eonllKiious to that elly. 



.Mr. KeallnK. who has many filends anions 

 I he Itiinlier trade who wish him suecess. Is par- 

 lienlarly well adapted to his new line ot work. 



Lumbering in Borneo. 



A lumber eouipnny in Virginia reecntly made 

 Inquiry of the United States consul in Sandakan, 

 Borneo, regarding the woods of that Island. His 

 reply may prove Interesting to others as well. 



Oak is not found In any part of Borneo, but 

 several Borneo woods are known In European 

 markets as "Borneo oak," "Borneo mahogany," 

 etc.. because they somewhat resemble these 

 woods. The export lumber trade from Borneo 

 Is principally to China, about 23.000 cubic feet 

 being exported yearly to European markets. 



The iirincipal hardwoods exported arc billian. 

 mlrahow. selangan bntu, camphor and kruen. 

 Two companies operate sawmills In Sandakan 

 and are the principal timber exporters of Brit- 

 ish North Borneo. 



IVnagah wood is exclusively used for ship- 

 building. Its export from British North Borneo 

 Is prohibited. It is not plentiful and grows on 



the seashore. I'or the ribs of ships, stems, 

 stern posts, etc., it Is uncnualcd. 



Camphor Is one of the most plentiful woods 

 In Borneo. It is largely used in China for 

 bouse, wharf and ship building. When not 

 exposed to the action of salt water the wood 

 Is very durable. Average weight Is from sixty 

 to sixty-live pounds per cubic foot. 



Uungas Is a very rare wood, greatly resembling 

 rosewood. Supplies In quantities are not oh 

 talnable. It Is Impervious to the action of 

 while ants. The sap of this tree Is poisonous. 



Ulllian. or Ironwood, which made the timber 

 trade of British North Borneo, is practically 

 Indestructible, unless exposed to the action of 

 salt water, but even then it will last for at 

 least ten years, and is by far the most durable 

 of Borneo woods. It is practically white ant 

 proof. The weight of this timber is ahout 

 elgbty-tlve to eighty-eight pounds per cubic 

 foot. 



Kruen tlml)er Is similar to campitor, although 

 generally considered to be inferior. It is used 

 for the same purposes as camphor and is ob- 

 tainable in very large quantities. The weight 

 Is sixty live to sixty-eight pounds per cubic foot. 



Oliar sulu is of a reddish color and one of 

 the serayah species, by no means plentiful. Un- 

 like most unseasoned woods, it does not warp or 

 shrink. The weight is forty-eight to fifty pounds 

 per cubic foot. 



Selangan kuning wood is principally used for 

 lilies and is not generally converted into lum- 

 ber. It will last against teredo in salt water 

 tor at least six years. Selangan matcha is 

 similar, hut is not used in such quantities. 



The Lumber Trust. 



Bv Van B. Ferrine. 



Selangan batu No. 1 timber is one of the best 

 known liere. It is largely used for wharf, 

 bridge and ship building, its weight being some 

 seventy-five pounds per cubic foot. Selangan 

 batu No. 2 is a slightly Inferior timber, gener- 

 ally used for the same purjioses. 



Greeting wood generally grows In mangrove 

 swamps or in the Immediate vicinity of salt or 

 brackish water. The weight Is seventy pound-: 

 pounds per cubic foot, 



lied serayah Is one of the most common aud 

 best known woods in Bornc(K It Is of a bright 

 reddish color, and is principally used in house 

 tiuikllng. It does not withstand the action of 

 whiti' ants and is of no use in salt water. Its 

 weight is some forty pounds per cubic foot. 

 There is a white variety of the serayah, being 

 slightly heavier. 



-Mirabow is one of the lieaviest, most durable 

 and best known woods in Borneo. It Is ex- 

 ported freely and used for carriage building anii 

 furniture. Its weight is eighty-flve to eighty- 

 eight pounds per cubic foot. 



Russoek wood is very diflicult to obtain and 

 could not he commercially exploited. The weight 

 is seventy-five pounds per cubic foot. 



I'inopok is a very rare wood, but little knovrn 

 to white men, and is of a dark-reddish color. 

 Fairly large quantities have recently been dis 

 covered in the southeastern parts of Briti.xli 

 North Borneo. 



The A'alley Hardwood Company has been in- 

 corporated at St. Louis, with a capital stock of 

 .$150,000 fully paid in. .1. 11. Byrd is the chief 

 stockholder. 



We hear so nuicli :ibout trusts now 'days — Ice and Coal and Steel, 

 And how the.v grind the people down; how mighty mean wc feol 

 To think that wo are living, in this year of nineteen seven. 

 Where the fellow who runs any kind of biz hasn't a show for 



heaven. 

 Though oil now costs ahout a third of the price of that of years 



ago, 

 And you can travel now at hiilf the price, and don't go near as 



slow; 

 But the tiling that really hurts us, tell it here I must, 

 This talk about a lumber combine — some sort of a lumber trust. 



Years ago the timber cost some fifty on the stump, 

 This is cents, not dollars at all, and cheaper by the lum[i. 

 But now it costs some twenty odd, in dollars large and round, 

 And this is for a thousand feet, and not all's on the ground. 

 And then it takes another ten to get it through your mill. 

 Adding these two together 'twill make — a thirty dolhir bill. 

 So when these fellows arc figuring, we hope and even trust 

 They'll know iust what they're talking, and what they're going 

 to bust. 



If you are out here in Indiana running the sawmill biz, 



And buying mostly from farmers, whoso prices on everything's 



"riz," 

 If you have to feed your horses (the ones that liaul your trees) — 

 Corn here costs some seventy cents, and all your profits squeeze, 

 For oats the price is out of sight, and hay at twenty per ton, 

 Keeps you guessing whether to quit or still keep on and run. 

 Labor is high and mighty scarce, so most anyone can see 

 Who aud what is the lumber trust, if lumber trust there be. 



South the things don't cost so much, at least that's what they say, 



But still the prices down that way seem fairly high for ha}-, 



And oats, I've noticed 's about the same, and when it comes to 



corn, 

 They need it all for whiskey there, for guests and natives born. 



There's something about the water, when you take it in your 



mouth, 

 That needs a lot of mixing, when 3'ou 're drinking it down South 

 So when you begin to figure, and figure the cause you must. 

 It seems that corn is one of the things to do with the lumber trust. 



Down South the timber costs much less when standing all arouu.l. 

 But then it costs a heap sight more to get it off the ground, 

 And to get it to your sawmill, if you get it there at all, 

 Depends much on the weather, and how much rain will fall. 

 So, figuring all conditions, if you put them down right fair. 

 Things up here arc about the same as they figure out down then- 

 Sn these fellows should consult the weather before they begin tci 



bust, 

 .\s it seems tlif weather's another thing to consider in the trust. 



I'm trying hard herein to show "Busters" from here and there. 

 Who are going right after the lumber trust, to lay its records bare. 

 Where, they had better look for cause (the effect they seem to 



know) ; 

 If they'll only read the lines herein they'll know .iust where to go. 

 They will want to see the farmer, who sells all kinds of feed. 

 And the man who owns the timber land, he also should be 



"treed," 

 The fellow whose wages have been raised, they'll want to see him, 



too, 

 And then the banks that loan the cash they should also interview. 



And the man who distills the corn, they should bring him to the 



bar. 

 As well as the fellow who drinks it, be he living near or far. 

 But after thinking the matter over, I believe they really orter 

 Let both of these fellows off, and instead, indict the water. 

 And the chap who buys so many oats for making breakfast foods,. 

 Punish most severely for putting sawdust in his goods. 

 Then if it still be possible that there is a lumber trust, 

 We want to know it mighty quick, so 's to join licfore we bust. 



