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The Mail Bag 



B 632 — Varied Requirements in Hardwood 



Lies .Miiincs. la.. .Inn. i;. Kilitm- II.vkhwihiii KkcurI) : We would ap- 

 preciali' your pultini; us In tuuili wiili manut'iuiuiiTs who could llll the 

 folloning items : 



1 to 1* cars ]" No. 1 ciimmiui white oak. also quartered oak same 

 dimensions. 



4 to ."i ears core stock 1", I'l", I'-j" and 2", preferably in southern 

 willow, soft maple, sofi birch and northern ash. 



Quartered white oak in 5/S and 1" No. 1 common; Plain white oak in 

 D/S llrsls and s?conds; Plain white oak in 1" No. 1 common; White oak 

 squares 2x2"-30", 2Vj!t2M!-30". 



Veneers : 1/16 sawed quartered white oak : 1 20 mottled figured ma- 

 hogany : 1 20 rotary cut birch, hard maple or poplar; 3 1(J rotary gum 

 or other woods. 



Straight grained dimension pieces of oak, ash, hickory, hard maple or 

 birch, clear, sound, straight grained, free from knots, wind shakes or any 

 other defects that will impair their strength. These pieces '2x2-ij\ 2x2-6' 

 long. 2x2-7' ; 50 per cent 5' long and from 2,!i to :>0 per cent 6' long. 



A and U and better, short leafed yellow pine in 1x12-16', 11,4x16-16'; 

 also 4x4. 6x6. 6x8. 8x8, 12'. 16' and several cars No. 2 cypress crating. 



2 to :j cars 1x3 to 1x5 plain red oak strips. 1 face and 2 edges 

 clear, as ordinarily sold to floor manufacturers. 



M to 5 cars elm and clear ash, also Iiemlock in plank and 6" siding T 

 and G. Can also use some soft maple and basswood 1" thick. 



■> cars No. 1 common oak kiln dried, 1V<" and 2" thick. 



1 carload clean white oak squares l-5/8xl-5/,8-30". Must not be cut 

 irom old brashy limber as it Is for bending purposes. 



Car material as follows: 13%x3 Vjx9'6". G'4xl'/i-^l"'> 3xux0'9", 

 2x.5x9'fi". DV4I51/, x.S'U", 9V4xl%x2'9", 4x1 i/ix20'9", 5 'A xo Vi x9'9", 314x 

 I'VixO". 3i.,xl%x!r'. 



Several ears firsts and seconds hard maple, must be clear from \%" 

 thick X 2'/j" wide, up to 11%" wide, miscellaneous lengths. 



B 633 — Services of Experienced Kailroad Man Available 



.Alpena. Mitb.. .Ian. 5.- i:dii"r ll.vui'Wiic.n l;i:ripi:ii : iiwin^ tn ilie ap- 

 pointment of a receiver for our eoiiipaiiies anil ibe unn.'rtaintv of their 

 policies, it may be necessary for me to become associated with some otber 

 company in tlie near future. I liave been closely Identitied with every 

 department of the companies, and am now connected with and am a 

 stockholder in them. I have had a training in efficiency ancl erminniy of 

 operation that cannot be otherwise but profitable for any otber cniniany 

 with wiioni I mlglit become associated. 



I have looked after our timber interests here and in the West. Have 

 had active experience in the mills, offices, lumber and woods departments, 

 the laying out and building of railroads. Have Just finished twenty-five 

 miles of main line in this vicinity. My annual average sales of lumber 

 run from ?:;oo.0()0 to .«450,ii(iii. . 



The writer of this letter is now assoeiateil with one of the big- 

 gest operators in the North. He is a man probai)ly seeoml to none 

 in the line in which he has perfected hiins.-!f, an. I this siioulil 

 prove an oi)iiortiinity for someone looking for the riglit Kin.t of 

 a manager for a northern operation. — Editor. 



B 634 — Wants Elm Strips for Hoops 



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San Kranciseo. .Ian. 2. Kditor ll.vitnw.M.n Ui 

 ers here has started llie manufacture of coffee barrels and iei|uires elm 

 strips in fiunntities for hoop.s. These strips will run .■!/16x2 ' 1 x54". 

 'i"x2Vi"x6I" and tj "x2'/i "x70". It is not necessary that these I)e sur- 

 faced. Can you jiiit us in touch with one or more concerns who handle 



Ibis class of material? . 



The above inquirer has been supplied with the names of a few 

 manufacturers of elm strips. Anyone interested laii have tlie ad 

 dress on application. — Editoh. 



B 635 — Wants Stained Saps White Pine 



New York. N. Y.. I p.m'. :!1. IMil'.r IIai;i.» Kk.oki. : We an- In the 



market for a car or two of .", 1" siaiieil saps 

 of any mill having tbis mat. rial ».■ wlU i..' ;; 

 touch with It . 



A limite.l number of sources of su])pl_v have been given this 

 correspondent, but anyone wishing to be placed in touch with 

 this prospective customer is welcome to the address on appli- 

 cation. — KnnoR. 



pill.-. If y.iii know 

 liav.. you put us In 



B 636 — Foreign Concern Wants Hickory Squares 



Liverpool. Kng.. l)..c. 16. — i:.lii..r ll.\iiiiwi>.iii ItK.i.iu. : We have a con- 

 siderable demand for hickory .s<iuares 1 '.jXl '•..■2ii" to 2!>" long. Can you 



give us tile names of mills which cut this stock? . 



The information sought has been supplied, but anyone desiring 

 the address of this I'orrespomlent can have it upon request. — 

 KonoK. 



B 637 — Wants No. 1 Common Basswood 

 New Y'.irk. N. V., Ii.<'. 31. lOditor ll.kiiriwu.in ULiiiim : Kindly give 

 lis the names of direct loggers and manufacturers of basswood. We use 

 5/4 No. 1 common in Ibis stock, averaging about 2 ears a month. 1 car 



of 10" and up wide and the other, 6" and up wide. . 



A list of manufacturers of basswood has been supplie.t this east- 

 ern house. Anyone interested in the inquiry will be giveii the 

 ;i.l.iress upon application to B (i37. — Editor. 



B 638 — Wants Two and Three-Ply Veneers for Trunk Work 

 San Kranciseo. Cal., Dee. 31. — Editor Uaudw.jod Kkchkd: We would 

 aiipreciate very much if you will kindly give us the names of large manu- 

 facturers of basswood and Cottonwood veneers in two and thrcc-ply suit- 

 abb' for trunk work. . 



Tlie writer of the above letter has been advised that as far a» 

 tlie e.litors of Hardwood Record have been able to find out, cot- 

 tonwooil is not glued-up because if the logs are steamed the veneer 

 roughs up in cutting. On the other hand it is impossible to glue 

 up stock made from logs which have not been steamed as the 

 glue will not stick where the natural tree sap is present. The 

 writer has been advised that while he could probably get bass- 

 wood in this stock he should substitute gum for the Cottonwood. 

 • — Editor. 



B 639 — Wants Hazel Lumber 

 Saginaw, W. S.. .Micb.. .Ian. 5. — Kditor Hardwood Record: Please 



advise where we can purchase hazel lumber. . 



The writer of this letter has been given the names of two or 

 three concerns who might possibly be able to furnish this stock. 

 Any others directly interested can have tlie name on appli.'ation. 

 — Editoh. 



B 640 — Takes Exception to Editorial 

 Tli(> last issue of Hardwood Kkcciiui .■.nitaine.l an article en- 

 titled ''Scientific Lumber Drying'' by Z. Clark Thwing, vicepresi- 

 .lent and general manager of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, 

 (irand Rapids, Mich. Hardwood Record published this aricle w-ith 

 editorial eomnieut in which it suggested the possibility that the 

 writer might be in error in some of the points made. 



The following is a letter commenting on that editorial, which is 

 published herewith without comment: 



Grand Rapids. Mich.. Dec. 29. — Kditor Hardwood Record: I have been 

 much interested In noting your comments on page 15 of your December 

 25 issue in the article on kiln-drying. 



We feel confident that if you will dig a bit deeper into the results 

 which are accompll.shed where fhi'se other types of kilns are in use you 

 will find that their results are far below the modern standard of efficiency. 

 Particularly in a blower kiln, we are surprised to have you make the 

 comment that you have regarding the control of temperature and humidity. 

 The control of temperature is a fairly easy proposition, but the control 

 of humidity in a blower kiln, or the creation of the necessar.v amount of 

 humidity for a blower kiln is a problem that has been a tremendously bard 

 .>ne even at normal temperature and in the heating and ventilating of 

 large buildings. 



Wi' are. t.io. v.'ry sorry that on the subject of the expansion kiln you 

 did not quite understanci us. We admit that the subject Is a big one and 

 that we had very liitle space in which to present what we wanted to 



along this line, but 

 therein contained. 



We agree witli yo^ 

 and think you are .■ 

 these points, but v 

 the spae*' available 

 as manv others of 



.M-tainly 



give you credit for grasping the facts 

 last two paragraphs of your comments 



wb.illy ill lb. 



ictly right here. We would like to have brought out 

 did not feel that the limitation of the article and 

 ivoiild justify us In touching on these points as welt 

 lual importance. 



(iiiANU Rapids Venkkr Works. 



TnoMAs n. Pkrrv. See'y. 

 B 641 — English Shipper Writes Regarding Import Regulations 

 In the November •-'.'i issiu' Hakdwooh Record then' :ippeare.l au 

 interview with a prominent American ex])ortev, in whiidi he criti- 

 cised the metho.ls of handling shipments of American harilwood.'? 

 as apiilied in the English market. This interview was read by the 

 principal of a prominent firm of wood agents at London who dis- 

 agrees with the sentiments expresseil by the American shipper. 

 This gentlemjin b:is written Hakdwoiid Record as follows: 



