HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Pertinent Information 



Novembei- Wood Imports aud Exports 



During Novemlter, l!>l.'i, the imports of forest products iulo tlie United 

 States was as (olions : Mahogany ' from various countries, 3.549,000 

 feet, valued at $289,024 ; other lumber 10S,.-)G9,000 feet, value $2,061,603 ; 

 wood pulp 85.G40,4;!5 pounds, value $1,210,653. 



The exports for November were: Round timbers 8.175,000 feet, value 

 $219,687; firewood $11,410; square timber 18,356,000 feet, value $385,- 

 624: lumber 1(5.S,115,000 feet, value $:;.9;{.3.068 ; Joist and scantling 

 711.000 feet, value $11,754; railroad ties 221,159. value $127,320; shin- 

 gles 1.S56.000. value $5,204; box shooks 1,247.594, value $116,018; all 

 other shooks 144.641. value $210,402; staves 6..300.608. value $387,874; 

 beading $52,370 ; all otiier cooperage $196,632 ; sash, doors and blinds 

 $135,484, furniture $677,978: empty barrels $99,011; incubators and 

 brooders $15,176; house finishings $70,404; woodenware $56,423; wood 

 pulp 2.620.607 pounds, value $51,525 ; all other $555,433 ; total exports 

 $7,318,853. 



Reaching the Whole World 



"Manufacturers of woodenware at Mutiising. Mich., announce with pardon- 

 able pride that their commodities roach iirncticaily every country of the 

 civilized world. Among the articles of woodenware which go to wide and 

 varied markets are sugar maple bowls, butter moulds, ladles, enameled and 

 plain handle roiling pins, baker's rolling pins, pastry rollers, cake rollers, 

 spades, mixer spoons, kraut forks, potato mashers, dippers, meat carving 

 boards, bread plates, scissors and plncher fish tongs, clothes line reels, 

 crown clothes lifters, towel racks, churn dasiiers. variety turnings and 

 various other articles, lo which thiy are constantly making additions. 

 Finding Foreign Markets 



The wide demand for southern hardwoods is apparent from the fact 

 that a single mill, that of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company at Charleston. 

 Miss., shipped lumber to eighteen difl'erent states during last month. 

 besides filling large export orders for England. Germany. Scotland. Italy. 

 France. Belgium and Canada. 



Machine for Eesawing Glued-Up Blocks 



In this connection is shown an illustration of a machine recently 

 built for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Camden. N. .T.. for the 

 resawing of blocks, glued up to various dimensions, as, for instance, 

 approximately ranging from 20" to 4' long and up to 16" by 20" square. 

 Much of this material is termed by the Victor people as "horn stock," 

 which is sawn on a bevel so as to make the horn stock consist of sev- 

 eral pieces, glued up something on the principle of the sounding board 

 of a piano. 



The machine, as will be noted, forms a complete miniature sawmill 

 with carriage, offset, etc., all embodied in the one single, self-contained 

 machine. 



The machine as built is provided with two rates of feed, this being 

 accomplished by a novel two-speed countershaft ; but while there are 

 two rates of feed, the rate of the reverse is constant. Thus, the counter- 

 shaft may be speeded to give rates of feed 25 to 50 feet, respectively. 

 and a reverse at 100 feet, or 20. 40 or 80. as might be desired. The feed 

 and reverse are automatic, but the setting is accomplished by miniature 

 ratchet set works, working on the same principle as the large single 

 acting set works of the standard band mills in common use. 



'Ihe dogging of the blocks is accomplished in a novel manner 

 by the use of nn air cylinder, the blocks being dogged from the 

 end. All that is necessary in order to securely dog the block for 

 sawing, is to turn on the air pressure, which engages the dog with 

 the end of the block, securing it as firmly as in a powerful vise. 

 When the sawing is completed a movement of the lever controlling 

 the valve in the steam chest of the cylinder withdraws the dog and 

 releases the block, when it is ready to receive a new block or cant. 



The carriage is controlle<l readily by means of a convenient 

 shifter for throwing the feed and gig belt on the loose pulley, and 

 in order to secure Instant arrest of the carriage at any point 

 desired, a suitable brake, operated by foot is provided. As will be 

 seen by the photograph, the machine is symmetrical and complete 

 In all Its details, and shows that it has been most carefully 

 thought out. It is recommended to anyone having bolts to saw 

 into staves, heading, handle stock, or In fact for any of the thou- 

 sand and one uses for which the machine is adapted. I'urthiT 

 particulars will be most cheerfully supplied by writing the niauu 

 faeturers. Wm. H. Mershon & Co.. Saginaw. Mich. 



Car Statistics 



The .\merican Ualiway A.'isociatlon announces in its bulletin of 

 .Icuuary 22 regular iigures on car surplus and shortage. The total 

 surplus January 15. 1914, is 217,274 cars as against a surplus on 

 January 1 of 100.521 cars. The surplus on January 15. 1913. was 

 but 53.230. 



The shortage on January 15. 1914. was 2,385 ears and on Janu 

 ary 1. 1914. it was 1.671 cars. The shortnu-e Jannnry 1.1. I'.ii:;. 

 ^^i!- '-'4.791 ears. 



The natural inference is that the renewed activity in orders had not 

 yet up to the middle of the month detlnltely affected actual shipments. 

 It will be Interesting to note the future changes in these figures. 

 Important Decision on Switching Charges 



A decision of importance to lumbernun because it affects one material 

 item of expense in their business, that of switching charges, was handed 

 down by the Maryland court of appeals on January 15 in the case of 

 the Northern Central Railway and other railroads operating In the city 

 and In Baltimore county. The court struck down an order of the Public 

 .Service Commission, which had sought to reduce and regulate connecting 

 line and switching charges. It was held by the court that the portion of 

 the commission's order which refers to connecting lines and intermediate 

 switching is unlawful, because the rates fixed by the board's order for such 

 a service arc unreasonable, and that it does not appear that the rates fixed 

 by Ihe companies for yard and industrial switching are unreasonable. The 

 ruling aflirms the decree of Tart 2 of the Circuit Court of Baltimore, where 

 the action was originally brought, the lower court having made perpetual 

 an injunction which restrains the commission from enforcing the provi- 

 sions of its order relative to connecting line and intermediate switching. 

 The shippers had contended that the rates charged by the railroads with 

 terminals in Baltimore for switching were too high and imposed a burden 

 upon shippers, which put them at a serious disadvantage as compared with 

 concerns engaged in the same lines of business in other cities. The court 

 of appeals' decision seems to end the matter in so far as the shippers are 

 concerned. Only In so far as it applies to yard switching — that is the 

 movement of cars from one point on a railroad to another on the same 

 line — does the order of the commission stand. That is. the decision 

 has no bearing whatever on any que-stion oV freight not cominir under 

 the category suggested. 



Arkansas Bate Matters 



On .lanuary 17 United States District Judge Jacob Trieber of Little 

 Rock made permanent the injunction against shippers and passengers, re- 

 straining them from suing for excess fares and freight collected by the 

 railroads of Arkansas during the period of the Arkansas rate cases litiga- 

 tion. The particular case in which this decision was rendered arose out 

 of a suit brought by Allen Smith of Cotter, Ark., in the Baxter County 

 chancery court against the Iron Mountain railroad to collect certain over- 

 charges. Upon appllcatiou of the attorneys for the railroads Judge Trieber 

 issued a temporary restraining order against Mr. Smith and on January 

 17 made the Injunction permanent. 



Judge Trieber set up as his reasons for making this permanent injunc- 

 tion that the federal court, by reason of its jurisdiction of the main issue 

 lea.Trrting the .\rkansas rati' cases, has ancillary Jurisdiction to determine 



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