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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Decpnilior 10. lOlS 



Many Priority Restrictions Removed 



In order that the lumber industry may be placed in a position 

 to meet whatever demand may exist from time to time, and to 

 jiroduce and distribute its product free from any conditions which 

 might prove either restrictive or burdensome, the priorities division 

 lias removed many of the restrictions on non-war construction, and 

 has removed all restrict ions upon the production of lumber. This 

 division further assures the industry that it will so far as it may 

 properly and consistently do so, give the assistance necessary to 

 enable the members of the industry to secure fuel, materials, equip- 

 ment or supplies, transportation and labor necessary for effective 

 operation. The industry is reminded, however, that there are cer- 

 tain kinds of construction that may still not be permitted under 

 the non-war construction program as it has been revised. Further 

 modifications in the non-war construction program will doubtless be 

 made from time to time. 



Winning by Hard Work 



The story of the success in tlie luinticr business achicvoU by AWjort 

 Deutsch. president of tlie Southwestern llnrdwood Manufacturers' Clul), 

 composed principally of Texas and Louisiana iiardwuod operators, affords 

 proof that energy and perseverance will win wlien properly directed. 



Mr. Deutsch was born in Indiana. He was early thrown on his own 

 resources and contributed to the support of tiie family Avlien still quite 

 young. By the time lie attained his twenty-tirst year lie was in business 

 for liiniself, as the proprietor of a village store at Oalciand City. Ind. 

 This venture gradually led him into the lumber business, his first mills 

 tM.'ing located in southern Indiana. He continued here till 1S93, when 

 he sold out and opened up a mill at Mariauna, Ark., the firm being the 

 Indiana an)! Arkansas Lumber & Manufacturing Company, which operated 

 (in St. Francis basin timber. 



Mr. I>t*utsch specialized on red gum. bt-ing particularly successful in 

 establishing it abroad as satin walnut. 



.\bout 1897 Mr. L^eutsch bought out his partners in the Marianna prop- 

 erty and during the following five years he operated the plant alone. -\t 

 the end of that time he sold the property to Charles F. Luehrniann llard- 

 w 1 lAunlier Company. 



In 1902 Mr. Deutsch sold out in Arkansas and went to Texas, where he 

 gratlnally broke into the lumber business again. Before long he became 

 iuti'resteil in the hardwoods in southeastern Texas, and became a large 

 purchaser of timber in the vicinity of the Sabine river. lie built a mill 

 in 1905 and found a high grade of timber ready for conversion into 

 lumber. He cut out here in 191-t and in 1915 Ijonght a tract of 33,000 acres 

 in I>ouisiana after careful examination. Soon after he bought a pine 

 mill that would handle the pine on his tract. He planned and built one 

 of the largest hardwood mills in the country. It is located at Oakdale, La., 

 and is a double band, with all the latest improvements'. 



The capital stock of the company has been recently increased and the 

 name changed from the Sabine River Lumber & Logging Company to 

 Hillyer-Deutsch-Edwards, Inc. The plans of the company call for the 

 building of a dimension mill at an early date. 



Nut a horse, mule, or ox is found in the woods or at the plants. All 

 tbc hauling, loading, and yarding are done by steam or gasoline. The 

 bauling (Miuipment consists of fifty-six cars and three loeomotives, and two 

 Clyde skidilers. and two loaders. With this modern ecinipnifut the logging 

 operators are carried on in the most etiicient manner and with economy 

 anil satisfaction. 



Hillycr-Deutsch-l'Idwards (Inc.) bave timber resources to last fifteen 

 to twenty years. About sixty per cent of the hardwoods is oak. Mr. 

 Deutsch declares that he lias seen no better oak in his experience in four 

 different hardwood producing sections. The white oak is genuine forked 

 leaf white oak of about tlie same quality as the Mississippi forked leaf. 

 I'.ut bis average is better than that of Mississipi and .Arkansas, he says, 

 l>ecause he lias no overcup or post oak. It is especially' good for finish and 

 possesses a ver.v close heart, allowing always for boxing the lieart in making 

 timbers. There are no shakes or splits in the In-art of this oak, making 

 it particularly valuable for timbers. 



Furniture Material Cost in England 

 It may he of interest to study the present cost of furniture material 

 in England, compared with the cost four years ago. The figures are from 

 the London Furniture record : 



Web costs five times as much as in 1914. 

 Springs, seven times as much as in 1914. 

 Covers, three times as much as in 1914. 

 Stuffing, seven times as much as in 1914. 

 Twine, four times as much as in 1914. 

 Tacks, five times as much as in 1914. 

 Wood, seven times as much as in 1914. 

 (iimp. five times as much as in 1914. 

 Polish, five times as much as in 1914. 

 Castors, six times as much as in 1914. 

 Labor, nearly twiee as niucli as in 1914. 



African Hardwoods Available 



.\ report by W. .7. Yerby, U. S. cimsul at Dakar, .\frica, a few months 

 ago. says that he has been requested by the governor general of French 

 West Africa to call attention to the almost inexhautisble supply of best- 

 quality mahogany and "okonine" obtainable in the Gabon, French Kongo. 

 These woods may be secured in unlimited quantities at present at much 

 lower prices tlian are now being paid for other West African woods. 



Two representatives of a company liolding large concessions in the 

 Gabon, with exporting oflices at Cape Lopez. Gabon, have visited this 

 consulate, upon tlie advice of the governor general, to interest American 

 importers of mahogany. [The address of this company may be obtained 

 from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce or its district and 

 co-operative oflices upon referring to file No. 10580G.] They claim that 

 both the "okoumfi" and the mahogany have been used with success in 

 connection with aeroplane construction in France. The "okoumi5" is used 

 principally for making ply boards, veneer, etc. 



The effect of the soil and climate where a tree grows is as 

 noticeable in the quality of tho wood produced as is the effect of 

 feed and shelter on live stock. Good soil and suitable climate 

 make strong, solid wood; and first-class pasture and covering as 

 protection against rain and cold help greatly in the production of 

 jirime lieef, mutton, and ])ork. The same rule holds. 



ALBERT DEUTSCH, PRESIIIIO.NT 



F. L. IIILLYER, SECRETARY 



J. B. EDWARDS, VICE-PRESIDENT AND 

 GENERAL MANAGER 



