January 10, 1919 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



41 



McAdoo's View of the Railroad Problem 



On December 11 a letter rlcaling with tin- railmnd iirnlilem was written 

 by Director McAdoo to. T. W. Sims, cliairmaii of tlie interstate commerce 

 Committee of the House of Representatives. Washington. The letter was 

 intended to give the views of Mr. Mc.\rtoo as to what policy should be 

 adopted. His conclusion is that the roads ought to be speedily returned 

 to their owners, or else the government should operate them for a period 

 of five years, and carry out a system of improvements Involving the ex- 

 penditure of $500,000,000 a year during the five years. If the latter 

 course shall be adopted, the necessary laws must be enacted by congress. 



Areas of National Forests 



The net area of all National forests at the close of the last fiscal year 

 was 155,374,fi02 acres. That was about :i 10,000 acres more than the 

 forests included one year earlier. Changes are constantly tailing place, 

 areas being added or taken away. Four new forests were proclaimed in 

 1918, namely, the Alabama, Shenandoah, Natural Bridge, and White 

 Mountain. The combined area of these four forests is 730,894 acres. At 

 this time the total area of all the national forests is 16,000,000 acres 

 less than in 1910. This cutting down of areas has resulted chiefly from 

 land classification by which lands which ought not to he retained in tim- 

 ber permanently are set aside for other uses. 



Baltimore Exports 



The much delayed report of exports fnoji Baltimore for October does 

 not afford evidence of a change for the better as far as the foreign situa 

 tion is concerned. Of course, it is to he said that this month fell entirely 

 within the war period, when no one could predict with any degree of 

 certainty that the conflict would not coutiiiue for an indefinite time 

 longer, and when all the restrictions were in full effect. None the less. 

 the exhibit indicates a further narrowing of the movement, the month 

 being among the smallest and least satisfactory recorded. The ship- 

 ments of spruce attained some volume, and oak in fairly goo<l quantities 

 was also moved, but the rest of the list looks very much attenuated and 

 makes it plain that the reports about a shutting out even of dunnage 

 were well founded. The total declared value was only $64,952. or about 

 half of the aggregate for the same month in 1917. but it is to be said 

 also that the showing for October, 1917, would have been far smaller had it 

 not been for the heavy shipments of spruce, which furnished almost four- 

 fifths of the total. 



In connectiou with exports it is a matter of interest to state that 

 Frank Tiffany. London representative of the National Lumber Exporters' 

 Association, is expected to attend the annual meeting of that organiza- 

 tion at New Orleans January 22 and 23 next. His coming is awaited 

 with something like eagerness, for he is expected to bring with him the 

 fullest information obtainable in regard to the situation abroad and the 

 prospects for a resumption of lumber shipments to European countries. 

 Whether he will lie able to clear up some of the doubtful points or not ; 

 it is certain that he is regarded as possessing fuller data as to the latest 

 developments than have been available. According to present arrange- 

 ments he will sail the first week in January, and will bring with him an 

 exhaustive report of the work done by him, together with extensive 

 observations on what may be expected in the way of a demand for the 

 reconstruction to come. 



American Furniture in Argentina 

 Harold E. Everly, special agent from the United States to South 

 .\merica, is preparing a report concerning prospects of selling furniture 

 in Argentina, and a preliminary summary has been published, from which 

 the following extract is taken : 



Possibly the greatest influence retarding the development of American 

 house-furniture trade in Argentina is the apparent lack of interest in 

 that market displayed bv United States manufacturers. Some of the 

 commission houses have "undertaken the sale of the cheaper grades of 

 furniture, and on one or two occasions a Buenos Aires firm, which handles 

 other entirely unrelated lines, made an attempt to introduce United 

 States furniture, but did not succeed. A few years ago a salesman repre- 

 senting several American furniture firms came to Argentina to exploit 

 the market. He was successful to a certain degree, since it was chiefly 

 through his efforts that one of the best stores of Buenos Aires purchased 

 a large order of furniture in the United States. However, this trade will 

 not be permanent, for this house, which is English, will no doubt turn to. 

 England for future stocks when the war ends. 



Today American furniture of excellent quality is practically unknown 

 in Argentina, although nearly $200,000 worth of it is now on the floors of 

 one of the best furniture houses in Buenos Aires. It is being sold as the 

 furniture of the house, and the fact is not advertised that it is the product 

 of American furniture manufacturers, designed especially for that market. 

 The only American house furniture that has been exhibited in Argentina 

 as such has been of only the cheap grades, and it is not generally known 

 that the United States produces any better. 



American manufacturers of first-class house furniture have not, as 

 yet, given any really effective support to an endeavor to introduce their 

 product into Argentina, and until tbey are ready to spend time, energy, 

 and money In getting their goods on that market they can not hope to 

 share in this valuable business, which is now practically in the hands of 

 European manufacturers. They will have to put the goods on the mar- 

 ket in their own name before a really remunerative business can be 

 established. 



The yellovc poplar now grows naturally nowhere except in the 

 United States and China, and we have only one species of it. Two 

 or three million years ago, more or less, eighteen Icinds of yellow 

 poplar grew on this continent, scattered from the Arctic Ocean to 

 the Gulf of Mexico. 



200M 1x6 and wider No 



1 C. & B, 



70M 4/4 Quartersawn 



40M lA Quartersawn 



35M 6/4 No. 1 C. & B. 



MAPLE 



90M 8/4 No. 1 C. & B. 

 180M 10/4 No. 1 C. & B. 

 78M 12 4 No. 1 C. & B. 

 74M 14/4 No. 1 C. & B. 

 90M 16/4 No. 1 C. & B. 



SOFT ELM 



400M 4/4 to 16/4 No. 2 C. & B. Dry Stock— Prompt 

 Shipment. Fully Equipped Planing Mill. 



East Jordan Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers "IMPERIAL" Maple FloorinK 



East Jordan Michigan 





VON PLATEN LUMBER CO. 



IRON MOUNTAIN 



MICHIGAN 



Manufacturers of 



NORTHERN HARDWOODS 



75 M ft. of 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Birch 

 150 M ft. of 4/4 No. 1 & 2 Com. Birch 

 100 M ft. of 5/4 No. 1 & 2 Com. Birch 



75 M ft. of 5/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Birch 

 100 M ft. of 6/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Birch 

 100 M ft. of 8/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr. Birch 



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Unusually 



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MAPLE 



12/4" 2 & Better 24,000 feet 



10/4" 2 & Better 150,000 feet 



ELM 



6/4" 3 & Better 30,000 feet 



8/4" 3 & Better 40,000 feet 



12/4" 3 & Better 25,000 feet 



BIRCH 



4/4" 3 & Better 80,000 feet 



The above stock is of a fine quality, — the 

 best in the land. We also carry a complete 

 stock of Hemlock of all sizes and lengths 

 up to 20 ft., in good shipping condition. 



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