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HARDWOOD RECORD 



kniiwlKlKi' ilmt fill- (|iialllv. Iifiiiilv iiml ullllty. pioilmls of tlir mills 

 npivsiMiiiil lull' tiKhiv imist lir usi'd. I'lcJiullcT iipilnst ciTtnln woods 

 tliiit foriiicilv well' lonsiili'i'ocl practically woi'thli'ss lias almost cntlnly 

 (llsiippcanil. ' iiiid hnvcMs as a rule arc willing to pay lair prlcis for 



satlsfactorv sti>ck. aiid arc always suspicious when al iiiiill^ lou .|iiota- 



tions arc liindc hccausc ilicv arc afraid tlic quality Is n..i <>]■ i" -Miidard. 

 In almost every Instance the Intensive price cutters ai. ih.-. w h.. <'on- 

 sldor tlic time and nionev spent in attendinj; our ass..( i:ii imh uki lines. 

 to be usel,—.|v e\]iended. aurl who coutlnuc to operati' in a Ullnd. hap- 

 hazard «ri\ uiil I an Inslyhl into cost values and modern methods. 



It is iliiv . I;!..-, .ii luanni'aeturi'rs we arc so anxious to rcadi. and your 



officers have I n . iideavorhiK to t:et them to attend at least one of our 



meetings, so thev lan see sve dc'slre to take nothing away from them, 

 but on the contrary, are oltcrlnK them something valuable on u sliver 

 platter. 



One vear ago our association hecame an active memlier of the fhaniher 

 of ronimercc of thi' fnlted States of America. TlH-..n-li ili. . curtesy 

 of the secretary of that organization tie' various hnlh'iin ml ii! i ji.llca- 

 tions Issued have heen si-nt t<i me as w.^ll as to our v^mI'I : i.liled 



representative. I have had .x-iasi.ni. i limfciv. to i ..,,,. what 



familiar with the work of tli linn niiii nii.l I li.li. i. n is destined 



to Ije the mouthjileci' of the l.ii-n, m .iM in w .1 iiiiiLiMn. 1 fully 



endorse Its high-class methods ol - n m.i .h .iniiininj information. 



It certainly rellects the sentinu-ni- i iii. .r.-.<\. ~t ini.ll.it- of husincss 

 nii'n and organizations throughout lie 1 iiitnd states. 



I wish to call vour especial atlenticm to the fact that every member 

 of each dub allillated with onr association should he an active member 

 of this b(Mlv. 1 regret to rejiort such is not the casi\ It should be 

 borne in mind that without thi- National asMieiafioii. -nc.evsrni club 

 work cannot possibly be carried <ui. and lliat since it i- .ii,v,.inti l\ neces- 

 sarv for this organization to continue, and Ihat tini'. in. ..ii;iin ex- 

 penses attached to our work which sliould be born |ii:in> hy all manu- 

 facturers benelltcd. I rec(unmend that memliership in the clubs be made 

 contingent upon membership in the parent organization. 



As this is the annual meeting of th.' assoiiation. election of officers 

 and directors will be held at tin' proper time. I.i't me urge each of you 

 to be present at the election and take |)art in it. 



Will not each of vou assist in making this the licst meeting in onr 

 history'' The only way this can be done is for all to take active part in 

 our deliberations and discussions. 



Secretary K. H. Defebaugli then reported orally. The gist of his 

 suggestion was that it is up to tlie members to maintain tlic high 

 standing of the organization and to keep it on a footing which will 

 result in great lienefit to them. He also stated that it is logical that 

 an organization that has given them really material benefit in its 

 present state of development can be of incrpasing liclp with increased 

 development of its efficiency. 



Secretary Defebaugb then read the report of tlic treasurer which 

 showed a favorable balance on hand. 



President .Tarrell then appointed the various standing eoniniittees. 



Next in the order of business was a paper by Z. Clark Thwing of 

 the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Bapids, Mich., on "Scientific 

 Drying. ' ' ilr. Thwing was not present and had not submitted the 

 paper. 



The president then called upon J. B. B. Stryker of the Perkins Glue 

 Company, Lansdale, Pa. Mr. Stryker read a very interesting paper 

 on "Comparison of Veneer and Panel Factories at Home acd 

 Abroad." This paper was based on first-hand information that Mr. 

 Stryker secured on a recent trip he made through the Continent, in- 

 troducing Perkins glue. The paper will be carried in full in the 

 December 25 issue of H.\rd\V()od Eecokd. 



Replying to a question, Mr. Stryker said that the mills of France 

 and Germany are gradually going into the manufacture of veneers 

 and panels for the trade. He also stated that in England the veneer 

 and panel plants are not particularly progressive, and that he consid- 

 ered that to be an excellent opportunity for marketing Ainerican prod- 

 ucts in the event that import regulations and freight charges are 

 favorable. 



Stanley L. Wolfe of the United States Forest Service spoke to the 

 members on "Utilization of Waste in Veneer and Panel Factories." 

 Mr. Wolfe has recently l)een assigned by the United States Forest 

 Service to a study of this question pertaining to the veneer and panel 

 industry, under direct supervision of the recently inaugurated office of 

 industrial investigation. 



Mr. Wolfe said that he has been working on this for several months, 

 but does not consider that he has sufficient data compiled to warrant 

 his making very definite assertions regarding conditions of waste in 

 connection with the veneer and panel plants. He, however, made 

 some very interesting suggestions that were well received by those in 

 attendance. He outlined the classes of waste as he has found them in 

 his investigation, which come through inefficient handling and methods 

 of waste of material. He stated that waste through inefficiency in- 

 creases waste in material. He also said that the most difficult part of 

 hi^ research is to determine definitely whether a certain feature that 

 apparently constitutes waste material is really a waste or is rather an 

 economical handling of offal. 



.Mr. Widfc stated tliat in connec-tion witli the rotary ]irocess lie 

 found it difficult to arrive at definite conclusions in his investigation, 

 but that the sawing and slicing methods offer simpler conditions. 



He said that his investigations had convinced him that the greatest 

 waste usually accompanies a sawing operation; that he estimates the 

 waste in rotary work to be from twenty to fifty jier cent, while thi^ 

 waste in the .sawing is from forty to fifty per cent. 



Mr. Wolfe made a suggestion that was well taken by those iu at- 

 tendance, to the effect that logs should be piled to prevent rapid sea- 

 soning, and that log yards should be kept absolutely free from decay- 

 ing bark and other refuse, as the spores from fungus decay are rajiidly 

 carried from such decaying material to sound logs, which are in turn 

 injured. He said that the log poml is the best jireventive of rotting. 



Mr. Wolfe then went on to make specific suggestions as to utiliza- 

 tion of .small waste pieces in various kinds of veneers, but inasmuch 

 as it has never been determined whether or not the utilization of such 

 pieces in this way would return a profit over the extra co.st of han 

 dling, his suggestions are not here given. 



He made some interesting suggestions regarding cimijietitive fuel 

 value of wood waste and coal w'hich indicate that, considering this 

 waste on the value of the original log, the same fuel value cannot lie . 

 gotten from the money value represented as can be secured from the 

 .same money value of coal. 



The session then adjourned for a buffet luncheon which was served 

 in the convention hall. 



The afternoon session was opened with a short talk by Charles F. 

 Hatfield, secretary of the San Francisco-Panama Exposition. Mr. 

 Hatfield outlined the work going on in preparation of the exposition 

 and told of plans for accommodating visitors. He said that the actual 

 construction on the 900 acres would represent an .$80,000,000 invest- 

 ment. 



James L. Foord, chief inspector of the Hartford Steam Boiler In- 

 spection and Insurance Company of Chicago, then gave a talk on 

 boiler explosions and their causes, which talk was fully illustrated 

 with stereopticon slides illustrating various explosions, showing in 

 some cases photographs of features which caused them. Mr. Foord 

 advocated the use of wrought iron in boiler work instead of cast iron. 

 He also strongly recommended the use of a butt-strap boiler instead 

 of the lap-seam boiler and strongly deprecated the use of continuous 

 seam boilers. 



Howard S. Young, assistant secretary of the association, was asked 

 by President Jarrell to give a talk on the history of the organization. 

 He read a very entertaining paper outlining the past accomplishments 

 and showing the development that has led up to the present efficient 

 organization. 



He specially emphasized the fact that the geueral organization is 

 really the father of the clubs, and that therefore the members of the 

 clubs should all recognize the debt they owe to the general association 

 and should not hesitate to join its ranks. He emphasized the possi- 

 bility of getting specific benefits through close attendance at the asso- 

 ciation meetings. 



President Jarrell then gave an instance of the monetary benefit 

 which his company has received from the reading of a paper on insur- 

 ance presented at the last meeting. He said that his company has 

 contracted for a sprinkler system which has decreased its insurance 

 rate by eighty per cent, which decrease he figures will pay for all 

 past and future expenses, and then leave a good margin of jirofit. 



B. W. Lord, who at the last meeting was elected delegate to the 

 Chamber of Commerce of the United States, talked vigorously of the 

 wide scope of this organization's activities. He said it was absolutely 

 not a lobbying proposition, but purely an institution acting as the 

 business man 's mouthpiece at Washington. 



Henrik Cronstrom of Kaukus Fabrik, Finland, read an interesting 

 and highly instructive talk on the Russian veneer industry, which is 

 printed in full in another section of this issue of H.\bdwood Record. 



D. E. Kline reported for the special committee on measurement 

 and inspection of veneer logs. Mr. Kline confessed that this commit- 

 tee is very much up in the air as to just how to proceed, as it is a dif- 

 ficult thing to detennine specifically just what a veneer log is in the 

 first place, and on the other hand there is such a variety of informa- 



