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The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

 with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad- 

 dresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD- 

 WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring 

 to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self- 

 addressed stamped envoiepe. 



B6i8— Wants Kiln-Dried Giun Flooring 



New York, N. Y., Jau. 27. — F.dltor IIahdwood Uecoud : Will you 

 kindly scod us a list of tbc mnnufncturers of kllndricd red gum floor- 

 ing, and oblige. 



This concern has been given the names of a few manufacturers of 

 the stock sought. Anyone interested may have the address upon 

 request. — ^Editor. 



B 649 — Seeks Canadian Birch 

 Philadelphia, Pa , .Tan. 28. — Editor 1I.\rdwood Kecokd : Could you 

 furnish us with tlio names of any Canadian mills who could furnish us 

 4/4 No. 1 common and better birch which would come to Philadelphia on 



an advantageous rate? 



A list of Canadian mills producing this material has been sup- 

 plied the above inquirer. Any Canadian manufacturers having birch 

 to offer as specified, and desiring to be placed in communication with 

 this possible customer, will be supplied with the address upon appli- 

 cation. — Editor. 



B 650 — New York Mahogany Dealers 

 Vencouvpr, B. C, Jan. IS.- — Editor Hardwood Kecoud ; Would you be 

 good enough to give us tlie names of say, three of the largest mahogany 



dealers in New York City? Thanking you in anticipation. 



The information asked for has been supplied. — Editor. 



B 651 — In the Market for Cherry 

 Cincinnati, O., Jan. 13. — Editor Haudwoou Kecokd: We wish you 

 would kindly favor us with the names and addresses of mills manufac- 

 turing cherry la eastern Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. 



Thanking you in advance. Company. 



The names of cherry manufacturers in the territory mentioned have 

 been forwarded to the above correspondent. Anyone in the states 

 referred to having cherry to offer may havo the address of the in- 

 quirer upon request. — Editor. 



B652 — Seeks Auto and Buggy Bows 

 Cape Girardeau, Mo., Jan. 12. — Editor Habdwood Record : Can you 

 furnish me with a list of names of the makers of oak or ash automobile 



and buggy bows? 



A list as requested has been compiled and forwarded our corre- 

 spondent. Anyone interested in getting in touch with above, can 

 have the address by writing this office. — Editor. 

 B 653 — Wants Persimmon 

 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, January 17. — Editor Hardwood Record: We 

 would like a list of persimmon producers. Thanking you in anticipation 

 of your early attention to this matter. 



& Co. 



This concern is a manufacturer of golf heads and clubs and wants 

 this stock undoubtedly for its golf heads. Any concerns or indi- 

 viduals desiring information necessary to get in touch with this party 

 can have it upon application to Hardwood Eecord. — Editor. 

 B 651 — Regarding Cottonwood Panels 

 A recent issue of the Mail Bag department contained an inquiry 

 for Cottonwood panels for trunk work. After investigation Hakd- 

 wood Eecord printed the inquiry and in coniincuting on it said 

 that Cottonwood had not been used because of the difliculty in slicing 

 it after steaming and the fact that it was difficult to glue it up 

 without it having been steamed. 



Hardwood Kecord is in receipt of the following communication, 

 which rather refutes this suggestion: 



Sedro-Woolley, Wash., January 23. — Editor Hardwood Record : In the 

 January issue of your paper wc note in the Mail Bag department that you 

 have a subscriber inquiring for built-up cottonwood panels and we note 

 your reply. 



In this connection we wish to state that we are large manufacturers of 

 this material and Inasmuch as you state you have never seen any of this 

 wood glued up, we are mailing you under separate cover a sample of 

 the trunk stock which we make from cottonwood. We do not steam cotton- 

 wood before gluing but cut it cold, air-dry for two or three weeks, then run 

 through our dry-kiln and glue up the same as we do our flr panels. We 

 are using a vegetable glue in our glue room. 



We are selling this material to trunk manufacturers on the Paclflc coast 

 and would be glad to have the address of the party wishing this material 

 as we have a San Francisco representative and also one at Los Angeles. 



The Sedro Ve.neer Company. 

 Hardwood Eecord has received the sample referred to and it cer- 

 tainly looks to be first-class in every w.iy. — Editor. 

 B 655 — Wants Soft Maple 

 Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 30. — Editor Hardwood Record : We have 

 been reading your book entitled ".\merican Forest Trees," and wc see on 

 page 430 In the description of the silver maple or soft mnplc that the 

 "largest trees and the best wood grow in the lower Ohio valley." 



We should like you to put us in touch with several or more reliable 

 firms upon whom we could depend for at least three cars per year run- 

 ning for a term of years, tor the following kind of 10/4 soft maple. We 

 know you have lnde.\ cards but rather than go tliru them we would 

 prefer you to send us information of several concerns. The cost of this 

 we would be willing to pay, and we hope you have something ready to 

 hand which you can give us. 



Soft maple — -all 10/4. In the groups of 10%-00% — can be all one size 

 or all sizes. 

 2 hi" wide, D7" long 

 5" wide. 57" long 



2>^" wide. 111" long 

 8" wide, 16' long "I 

 8" wide, 10' long 



5" wide, 16' long )-9094. Absolutely clear— no defect 

 5" wide, 10' long 

 8" wide, 57" longj 

 Can also be red gum If dry and perfect — no checks or warp. 



Anyone wishing to be placed in communication with above inquirer 

 may have the address on application. — Editor. 

 B 656 — Seeks Soft Maple 



Now York, N. Y., Jan. 30. — Editor Hauuwood Record : We are 

 anxious to find some 10/4 No. 1 common soft maple in a hurry, and 

 would thank you very much to put us In touch with anyone whom you 

 believe might have this stock. 



The names of manufacturers of the stock desired has been supplied 

 our correspondent. Those having soft maple to offer may have the 

 address by writing this office. — Editor. 

 •i cwwaimiJ^JTOa';)STOStg!ii>iOT WitrojJtmii^^ 



United States Chamber of Commerce to Hold Meeting 



The second annual meeting of the National Chamber of Commerce will 

 be held in Washington, D. C, February 11, 12 and 13. It promises to be 

 a meeting of the greatest importance, and will be attended by many promi- 

 nent men. It comes immediately subsequent to the declarations of the 

 administration relative to various methods of corporate control. During 

 the sessions the main features of corporate activity will pass under the 

 scrutiny of the business men of the nation. The moment is crucial in the 

 nation's business history, for corporations represent more than 300,000 

 business enterprises with over .$61,000,000,000 worth of stocks and over 

 ?34, 000, 000, 000 worth of bonded and other obligations, and touch every 

 phase of the developmental activity of the nation. 



Two entire days at the second annual meeting of the Chamber of Com- 

 merce of the United States, to be held in Washington, February 11 to 13, 

 will be given to the subject of anti-trust legislation and the maintenance 

 of resale prices. Anti-trust legislation will be discussed February 12. The 

 concentration of industry in the United States will be taken up first. 

 The respects in which the Sherman law requires definition will be part of 

 this discussion. Second, the abolishment of holding companies and of inter- 

 locking directorates will be considered. Third, the rights and privileges 

 of private parties in Invoking the aid of the Sherman law will be set 

 forth. Fourth, the functions of a Federal Interstate Trade Commission 

 will be discussed. The fifth point to be discussed Is as to whether the 

 trust form of organization is industrially elBcient. Among the speakers 

 will be President Charles R. Van Hlse, University of Wisconsin; Louis D. 

 Krandeis of Boston ; Frederick P. Fish, former president of the American 

 Telephone and Telegraph Company ; Victor Morawetz of New York City ; 

 Prof. Henry R. Scager, Columbia University, N. Y. ; Henry R. Towne, 

 president of Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, and former president 

 of the Merchants" .Association, New York City. 



On February l.'{ the question of maintenance of resale prices will be 

 opened for discussion by the Hon. Joseph E. Davies, Commissioner of Cor- 

 porations. William H. Ingersoll of R. H. Ingersoll & Bro., and Donald 

 Dey of Dey Brothers & Co., Syracuse, N. Y., will present two phases of the 

 question. 



At this annual meeting James G. Cutler of the Cutler Mail Chute Com- 

 pany, Rochester, N. Y., as general chairman of the standing committee on 

 patents, trade marks and copyrights, will present his report. 

 (Continued on paijc 36.) 



