February 25, 1919 



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 motor vehii-les had been ordered by the War Department up to 

 December 31 for militai'y uses. Of this gn^and total some 212,000 

 were completed and 200,000 canceled, the balance being due. 



The amended revenue bill as agreed to by Congress in the form 

 of a conference report is considered by Geo. L. C. Boyle, counsel 

 for hardwood and other lumber interests, is deemed much more sat- 

 isfactory than before it underwent amendment at the hands of the 

 senate finance committee and of the conference committee. The bill 

 provides for the following taxes among others: Three per cent on 

 automobile trucks, five per cent on automobiles, five per cent on 

 pianos, organs, players, talking machines, music boxes, etc.; ten 

 per cent on athletic goods, ten per cent on pleasure boats, ten per 

 cent on antique furniture and other art objects, also on certain 

 picture frames, etc. 



The army appropriation bill as passed by the house carried many 

 million dollars for the construction of barracks and quarters, main- 

 tenance of cantonments, construction and repair of hospitals, etc. 



Congress is trying to do its best to encourage building construc- 

 tion. It has prepared a bill authorizing public buildings to cost 

 $50,000,000. 



President Wilson will attend a conference of governors, mayors 

 and others early in March to consider plans for reviving business 

 to remove unemployment. Secretary of the Treasury Glass regards 

 high cost of labor and materials as the chief cause of inactivity in 

 the building trades and not lack of credit for building enterprises. 



Community buildings are being generally favored as soldier 

 memorials, it is reported in government quarters. 



The building outlook is better than it was according to some 

 authorities. A statement has recently been issued by the Depart- 

 ment of Labor. 



The Mail Bag 



Further Views on Inspection 



There has been a further exchange of letters between the Ameri- 

 can Hardwood Manufacturers ' Association and the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association, relative to the effort towards effecting 

 a single basis of hardwood inspection. The communications are 



given as follows: 



Chicago, III., February 17, 1919. 

 B. F. Dulweber, Chairman, Inspection Rules Committee, American Hard- 

 wood Manufacturers' Assn., Memphis, Tenn. 



Dear Sir : — I have your letter of the 1st and note from its contents that 

 your committee, representing the American Hardwood Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation, i^ not prepared at this time to submit any definite rules or 

 specifications on hardwood lumber. Such being the case it will doubtless 

 be satisfactory to you and to those whom you represent for the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association to hold the entire matter in abeyance until 

 you are prepared to submit the conclusions drawn from the result of your 

 investigation. 



Upon receipt from you of a summary of those conclusions I shall be 

 pleased to submit them, in turn, to the membership of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association for the consideration that they may merit. 



F. F. Fish, 

 Greenwood, Miss., February 1, 1919. 

 Mr. Frank F. Fish, Secretary-Treas., National Hardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion, Chicago, Illinois. 



Dear Sir : — Your letter of the 17th instant, relative to the matter of 

 hardwood inspection, received and very carefully considered. 



It is extremely gratifying to know that you are committed to a single 

 standard of inspection, and with the sincere and earnest efforts and co- 

 operation of all of those who are interested in this project, I feel certain 

 that our purposes will eventually be accomplished. 



Relative to the concluding paragraph of your letter, If in making this 

 suggestion you had in mind our submitting any definite rules or specifica- 

 tions on lumber, I am sorry to state that we are not prepared to do this 

 at the present time. The basis on which we are proceeding, and as ex- 

 pressed in copy of resolutions sent you with my letter of January 11, Is 

 that all inspection rules must be constructed with a view of answering as 

 closely as possible the specific use to which the lumber is to be put, thereby 

 reducing waste to the minimum. To work this out properly, will require 

 time and a careful study of the manufacturing conditions and problems 

 existing in the various consuming trades. As this work Is proceeded 

 with, we will be very glad to submit for your consideration the conclusions 

 drawn from the results of our investigations, and I sincerely hope that 

 this will eventually result in one standard of inspection, which will mini- 

 mize waste In hardwoods, and prove beneficial alike to the producer and 

 the* consumer. Thanking you very kindly for your letter, I remain, 



B. F. Dulweber. 



B 1209 — Dimension Hardwoods Wanted 



Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 11. — Editor IlAitnwooD Record : One of our 

 friends in Liverpool, England, C. Noel Legh & Co., Ltd., is anxious to 

 find a source of supply for ten carloads or less of the following : 



%x2Vj" and '/2x3Vi", lengths 3 to 6 feet, in either white birch, sap 

 gum, tupelo gum, basswood, ash or oak. 



B1210— Built-Up Panels Wanted 



San Francisco, Cal., February 17. — Editor H.\rdwood Record : Will 

 you please advise us the names of built-up panel manufacturers, \i and 

 % inch thicknesses? 



We await this information with interest. 



B1211 — Dimension Stock Manufacturers 



Philadelphia, Pa., February 13. — Editor Hardwood Record: We are 

 interested in securing the names of several responsible concerns who 

 make a specialty of manufacturing dimension stock — quarter-sawn gum, 

 plain birch and quarter-sawn white oak. Is it possible for you to put us 

 in touch with such concerns? If so, we would appreciate their names 

 and addresses very much. 



POOLEV FCRXITURE COMPANY. 



B1212— Indiana Oak Wanted 

 Herkimer, N. Y., February 10. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are 

 in the market for two or more carloads 4/4 No. 1 common quartered 

 Indiana white oak. Must have fine texture, light colored stock. Quote 

 liest price f. o. b. Herkimer. 



Clubs and Associations 



Monthly Meeting at Memphis 



Members of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis are looking forward 

 with much pleasure to the address that will be made at the next meet- 

 ing of this body, Saturday, March 1, by Nelson C. Brown, trade com- 

 missioner, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, on export con- 

 ditions, from the standpoint of hardwood lumber and forest products, in 

 Italy, the Mediterranean countries and the Balkan States. The club at 

 its meeting Saturday, February 15, Invited all members of the American 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association to hear this address. 



The entertainment committee announced that everything was in readi- 

 ness for the banquet to be given by the club at the Hotel Gayoso Friday 

 evening, February 21, in celebration of Washington's birthday. While 

 the menu is being served, there will be addresses by well known speakers 

 and a number of highly original stunts planned by the entertainment 

 committee. After dinner has been enjoyed, there will be dancing. 



One application for active membership was filed at this meeting. 



J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association, reported that the delegation which went to Louisville for a 

 conference, February 12, with the Louisville district freight traffic com-- 

 mlttee, with reference to milling-in-transit arrangements for Memphis, 

 Louisville, Nashville and Evansville, met with some encouragement. He 

 expressed the belief that these arrangements would be granted although 

 he intimated that it might be some time before they became eOfcctive. 



The usual luncheon was served and the attendance was quite full. 



Lack of Space Holds Up Export Shipments 



Although there is a considerable quantity of southern hardwood lum- 

 ber already sold to the United Kingdom, the movement to that country 

 is extremely small, for the reason that there is so little shipping space 

 available therefor, according to J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of 

 the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association. Speaking on this subject 

 recently, Mr. Townshend said : 



The association, through its export booking department, has more than 

 100 cars, approximately 1.500,000 feet, of hardwood lumber already sold 

 to the United Kingdom and awaiting shipment thereto. It Is possible 

 to ship an occasional car but there is no general movement for the rea- 

 son that there is no supply of ocean freight room. We have attempted 

 to secure freight room tor the remainder of this month, as well as for 

 March but we have met with practically no success. 



We have taken the subject up with the United States Shipping Board 

 In the hope of being able to secure more freight room. Chairman Hurley 

 has held out comparatively little encouragement, although he is working 

 on the proposition. It would seem, from what we have been able to 

 learn that there is already a vast amount of freight at the ports which 

 must be moved before those having shipments in the interior will be able 

 to secure accommodation in the way of ocean shipping space. This Is 

 the situation at the moment and we do not know when there will bo a 

 change for the better. W^e are hopeful, however, that It will not be long 

 in coming because the quantity of lumber that could be moved, If space 

 were available, is already large and is steadily increasing. 



