November 10, 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



39 



Bulletin Describes Method of Stump Elimination 



A bulletin has Just been issued by the Agrieultural Department at Wash- 

 ington giving a detailed description ot the various accepted methods of 

 stump elimination. 



The bulletin describes the loss occasioned by stumps remaining in tilled 

 land and gives expert tips on the most economical and thorough means ot 

 removing them. 



Baltimore Exports for September 



Taken altogether, the showing made by the September report of exports 

 of lumber and other forest products from Baltimore does not make an 

 impressive showing, furnishing, as it seems to do, evidence of the restrictive 

 influence of the measures taken by the Allied governments to hold down 

 the imports of products of all kinds from the United States. Of course, 

 there are virtually no exports except to the United Kingdom, and those 

 for September have undergone a very considerable contraction when com- 

 parison with some other months of the current year are made. Especially 

 is a pronounced shrinkage noted in the movement of the woods intended 

 for war use, such as flr and spruce, which have gone forth extensively 

 for the construction of airplanes. It there is now a material falling off, 

 it may not without reason be regarded as a sign that activity in this 

 direction is expected before long to undergo a shrinkage. The total for all 

 woods, too, is tar from satisfactory and is naturally viewed as suggestive 

 of further efforts to keep out American lumber. Oak still holds up fairly 

 well, and poplar, in which wood a fair movement had prevailed during 

 recent months, is represented with shipments about up to the average 

 of late. For the first time in some months also staves figure on the list. 

 The chief thing that can be said In favor of the September statement 

 Is that it overtops the one for the corresponding months of 1917 by a 

 number of times, that month being perhaps low water mark. The state- 

 ment for September, as compared with the same month of last year, shows 

 a total value of $102,111 and $27,899 respectively. 



Building Permits for August 



Comparing the building permits, issued in the principal cities of tbe 

 United States during August, with those for the corresponding month 

 last year, the moderate decrease ot 10 per cent is shown. This decrease 

 is the smallest that has been recorded since April, 1917, or since the 

 country declared war. In a sense, the showing is therefore encouraging, 

 but tor August last year there was a decline of 33 per cent as compared 

 with August, 1916. Making comparisons with two years ago, the shrink- 

 age would be considerable. 



The general report concerning new buildings is that little work, except 

 that which Is clearly indispensable, is now in progress or in early prospect. 

 There is, therefore, some basis for the expectation that there can be little 

 if any additional curtailment of work without serious impairment to the 

 present efl5cient war activities of the country. The figures presented be- 

 low Include housing operations and much other construction work for 

 the benefit of military operations, but not the cantonments and other 

 structures directly undertaken by the government. 



The building permits, issued in 126 principal cities, as officially re- 

 ported to the American Contractor, total $41,76-1,408, as compared with 

 $46,192,116 for August, 1917, a decrease of 10 per cent. One new feature 

 is the increasing number of the larger cities that are now showing gains. 

 Chicago and Pbiladelphia increase and the loss in New York City was 

 less than 4 per cent. Normally the larger cities have a moderate sur- 

 plusage of available space for emergencies but this safeguard against 

 quick requirements has been exhausted in most large cities, the same as 

 at the munition and other war-work centers. 



The tendency continues towards the construction ot smaller buildings 

 and towards repairs and additions, in place ot new construction. Of the 

 126 cities included in the following statement gains are made in 54, a 

 larger percentage than for many months. 



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Hardwood Islews ISlotes 



< MISCELLANEOUS > 



The W. M. storey Lumber Company has moved its headquarters from 

 New York City to Winson-Salem, N. C, however, retaining a local office 

 in the former city. 



The Booraem-Kemper Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind., has in- 

 corporated with a capital of $20,000. 



The deaths of the following have been announced : F. P. Covington, 

 secretary-treasurer of the Williamson & Brown Land & Lumber Company, 

 Cerro Gordo, N. C. ; W. G. Whitcomb, president of the Whitcomb Cabinet 

 Company, Kansas City, Mo. ; F. T. Dieckmann, of the Dieckmann Hard- 

 wood Company, San Francisco, Cal. ; E. G. Tuffli, president of the Tuffli 

 Tim Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; A. P. Lovejoy of the Langlade Lumber 

 Company, Antigo, Wis. ; George Doyle, Winyah Lumber Company, George- 

 town, S. C. 



The A. Knenzel Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, Mo., has filed a 

 petition for dissolution. 



At Winchester, Ky., the Ford Lumber & Manufacturing Company has 

 been succeeded by the Blue Grass Box Manufacturing Company, which 

 concern has headquarters at Charleston, W. Va. 



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