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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



June 25, 1921 



LONG-KNIGHT 



LUMBER COMPANY 



WALNUT- HARDWOODS 



Veneers 



Mahogany, American Walnut, Quartered White Oak 

 Manufacturers and Wholesalers 



Indianapolis, Indiana 



I ( ''itiliniii */ frnni it'ii/i '.V2 ) 



hoping to "catch enough suckers'* to get rid of it. But naturally 

 the suckers come slowly. 



Buyers Grow Conservative 



The next two or three years will be an era of conservative buy- 

 ing, in marked contrast to the period of reckless buying that has 

 just passed, Mr. Lord said. To begin with the city workers and 

 farmers who spent so lavishly will not have the money to continue 

 that practice and furthermore everyone will have learned a lesson 

 of thrift from this period of depression and those that have money 

 will spend very cautiously. 



In opening his address, Mr. 'Lord described present conditions in 

 the veneer and plywood industry by citing tw^o incidents. The 

 scene of incident No. ! was at Rockford, 111., where a veneer sales- 

 man the other day counted sixteen other veneer salesmen in that 

 town the same day. Incident No. -2 occurred at the convention, 

 a veneer manufacturer during the morning session having made 

 an unsuccessful attempt to get a dime changed. 



Mr. Lord made a report of his work as national councillor to the 

 Chamber of Commerce of the United States, during which he dis- 

 cussed current business problems and arranged to secure the votes 

 of the members on Referendum No. 36, regarding forms of Fed- 

 eral taxation. He had copies of this referendum distributed among 

 the members and asked that they study it and give him their 

 opinions by mail, so that he might cast the vote of the association, 

 according to the majority opinion. 



D. E. Kline and C. B. Allen reported on the complaint filed by 

 a special traffic committee of the association before the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission to put into effect the findings of the com- 

 mission in Docket No. 81 3 L This order, which was issued by the 

 I. C. C. in 1919, provides that all plain veneer shall take the same 

 rate as thin lumber; figured veneer 15 per cent above the lumber 



rate, common plywood 1 per cent over lumber and figured ply- 

 wood ! 5 per cent over lumber. But owing to the financial needs 

 of the railroads, the I. C. C. has consistently refused to enforce 

 the order, though acknowledging the justice of the rating. Per- 

 suasion was tried w^ithout results and now the Southern Hardwood 

 Traffic Association has filed and is pushing a formal complaint to 

 force Docket No. 8 1 3 I into effect. Expense of this litigation 

 ($3,000) is being borne jointly by the U. V. & P. Manufacturers* 

 Association and the Plyw^ood Association. 



Mr. Allen said that the operation of this order would be one of 

 the most important things that could happen to the industry, as it 

 would mean the saving of tremendous sums of money in freight. 

 The fight, he said, is already virtually won. 



The members enjoyed a buffet luncheon at noon and in the 

 evening the semi-annual dinner was held at the South Shore Coun- 

 try Club. 



Appointed Canadian Agent 



Robert Bury & Company, Toronto, have been appointed Cana- 

 dian sales and distributing agents for the Waterville Veneer & 

 Panel Company, of Waterville, P. Q. The latter company some 

 time ago bought out George Gale & Son, and are makers of all 

 kinds of veneers and panels in all the leading Canadian woods 

 such as maple, birch, elm, ash and basswood. The plant is thor- 

 oughly equipped in every respect and has excellent facilities. 

 Among the installations are three lathes, one of which can cut 

 rotary veneer up to 120" long. In the panel factory only water- 

 proof glue is used. Robert Bury & Co. are not only handling the 

 product of the Waterville plant for the Dominion and the United 

 States, but also in the old country as well, stock being carried 

 at London, Liverpool and at Burton-on-Trent. 



