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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Niivcmher 10. 1921 



South^s Logging Problems Discussed 



Practically every problem the mind of man can conceive of being 

 encountered in logging operations in the Southern woods — hard- 

 wood, pine and cypress — was discussed from many angles and 

 constructive suggestions made for its solution when upward of 

 100 leading woods superintendents, hailing from every important 

 lumber producing state south of the Mason and Dixon line, gath- 

 ered at the Grunewald Hotel, Xew Orleans, for the eleventh annual 

 convention of the Southern Logging Association, October 2.') to 27, 

 inclusive. 



The meeting, comprising loggers of all tlircc kinds of woods, 

 spent its three days' sessions in serious consideration of logging 

 problems in general irrespective of whether or not the operation 

 was concerned with pine, cypress or hardwood, but many problems 

 peculiar to the hardwood logger were kept ably before the con- 

 vention by such well-known spokesmen of that branch of the lum- 

 ber industry as R. Lee Bass, Newell Lumber Co.. Eunice, La., a 

 retiring state vice-president and others strictly identified with the 

 logging of hardwood. 



Outstanding addresses of the convention were by conservation 

 experts on timber conservation, safety first apostles on how to 

 prevent accidents in the woods and on the novel plan of a system 

 of "foremen's meetings." 



The foremen's meetings plan, as outlined by S. .1. Hinton, Fink- 

 bine, Miss. — undoubtedly the most novel and interesting idea 

 developed at the conclave — apparently made a ''hit" with the 

 loggers and undoubtedly will be tried out l)y a number of them. 



Foremen's Meetings Urged 



Sir. Ilinton stated that lie liail tried his system of "foremen's meetings" 

 less than a .year and that today he considers the system "the greatest 

 institution I ha\'e in my woods." The purpose, as lie explained, is to 

 have an opportunity to draw his suliordinate out. "Two heads are better 

 than one." declared Mr. Hiuton. "even though one be a bone head." Me 

 was quick to add, however, that his experience has shown him that in 

 the woods work there are many employes whose heads are not all bone 

 and that their observations, ideas and suggestions about the work in gen- 

 eral, other departments as well as their own, can be used to tremendous 

 advantage, as his experience already lias convinced him. Mr. Ilinton 

 stated that he freqnentl.v asked the skidder foreman to be able to explain 

 to one of the meetings how the loader foreman can be of service to him 

 or how he or either of them can be of greater service to the general 

 logging operations, or how the first can help the latter, etc. He stated 

 that it takes several months to get the foremen to feel free to express 

 themselves, but that after they once get into the habit of talking on the 

 general welfare of the woods work, they take much more inten-st in the 

 work as a w'hole, not to mention their own individual departments, tliat 

 they observe more keenly and accurately and that from these meetings, 

 held every two weeks, a pool of knowledge is formed that is rapidly 

 proving to be invaluable. The meetings also have value as a sort of 

 "get-together and get-acquainted" social function and' afford unrivaled 

 opportunities for correcting effectively and to the maximum advantage 

 the faulty among his subordinates. 



Conservation Preached. 



V. n. Sonileregger. Louisiana state forester, told the loggers illunii- 

 natingly just how they could apply the most approved scientific principles 

 of forest conservation in their woods work to the greatest advantage and 

 profit. ^Ir. Sonderegger urged a more economical use of the refuse, 

 generally thrown away in the !<outh. after the logs are cut. lie pointed 

 out that herein lay splendid opportunity for ini-alciilable profit, especially 

 for hardwood loggers. 



"See that no merchantable timber is left," advised Mr. Somleregger, 

 as a practical precaution for obtaining proper forestry conservation. "How- 

 ever, so construct your main lines wherever possible as to permit you 

 to deter cutting of your smaller stuff to the very last. No bigger loss 

 can be imagined than the wasting of merchantable portions of the stuff 

 cut and cutting of timber prematurely. Nothiug under 14 inches in diam- 

 eter at the luitt should be cut. Leave all stuff smaller and you will see 

 that it will grow at the rate of ',(. inch per year, with the result that 

 if your main lines are so laid as to permit you to get to it five or six 

 years later than otherwise the saving will be astonishing. Salvage all 

 material left, converting it into fuel, cross ties and, if hardwoods, utilize 



the tops and hollow trees for staves, ties, axles. fen<*e posts and any 

 other marketable products." 



The discussions developed the fact that at the present time there is 

 an effort being made lo develop the Southern logging operations back to 

 normalcy in keeping with the rising lumber market and so far as the 

 liardwood situation is concerned, it might more accurately be said, in 

 anticipation of the improvement yet to come in any real substantial 

 quantity. The labor problem, which for the past four or five years, has 

 usually occupied the lion's share of these and similar gatherings took a 

 distinctl.v back seat this time, little being said of the matter, as it 

 appeared it was no longer causing concern in any quarter in the South, 

 though the readjustment of wages had caused some trouble earlier in the 

 year. It was further revealed that tlie loggers are getting out prac- 

 tically no low grade timber, especially No. .S common and lower, as there 

 is almost no market for it among the hardwood contingent and very 

 little among tlie pine and c.vpress people. 



Officers elected were as follows : Oscar Marsan. Opdenweyer-Alcus 

 Cypress Co.. Hope Villa. I, a., president : J. S. I,ee, Industrial Lumber 

 Co.. F/lizabeth. La., first vice-president; W. M. McOowin, W. T. Smith 

 Lumber Co.. Chapman, .\la.. second vice-president and the following state 

 vice-presidents : Alabama. P. .V. Ileadley Pine Co.. Uniform ; Arkansas, 

 W. II. I<ee Union Saw Mill Co.. Huttig : Florida. .1. A. Penton. W. B. 

 Harbeson I.unUier Co.. DeFuniak ; Louisiana. .1. 11. Hivens, Louisiana 

 Saw Mill Co., Glenmora : Mississippi. Clarence Vandercook. Long-Bell 

 Co.. Quitman : Okhilioina. .1. M. Campbell, Choctaw Lumber Co.. Broken 

 Bow; Tennessee, A. .M. llortoii. Stimson Veneer & Lumiter Co., Memphis: 

 Texas, C. II. Lacroix, Lufkin Land & Lumber Co.. Lufkin ; and Vir-ginia, 

 I'. R. Camp, Camp Manufacturing Co., Franklin. .lames I'.oyd. New 

 Orleans. w*as re-elected secretar.v and treasurer. 



Bartholomew Forms Own Company 



The K. liartliobuuew 

 1 lardwood Company 

 has been launched in 

 Chicago by E. Bar- 

 tholomew, one of the 

 most energetic, ex- 

 periencr'd and popular 

 hardwood men in the 

 Chicago territory. The 

 new company has 

 offices and warehouses 

 at 4052 Princeton ac 

 nue. The warehousi > 

 can accommodate 3.- 

 000.0(10 feet nf lumber, 

 and for a time part 

 of this space will he 

 devoted to the storage 

 of lumber, particular 

 ly Pacific Coast wooils. 

 Side tracks con- 

 veniently located per- 

 mit loading and un- 

 loading directly from 

 the cars to the ware- 

 house. The company 

 will wholesale both 

 northern and south- 

 ern flooring and lum- 

 ber in carlots or any 

 quantities desired by 

 the trade. 



The soutlieni hardwood stocks of the company will be drawn from the 

 famous E. L. Bruce Company mills at Memphis. Tenn.. and Little Kock. 

 .4rk., as the new company will represent Bruce in this territory. It is 

 commonly recognizeil that thiTe is no more carefully manufactured stock 

 of flooring available in the country than the Bruce stock. 



Maple flooring of exceptional quality, produced by William Horner in his 

 plants at Reed City and Newberry, Mich., will also be handled. This floor- 

 ing also enjoys an enviable reputation in the trade. 



In order to form his own company Mr. Bartholomew resigned as man- 

 ager of the Chicago branch of the Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company. 

 He opened the hardwood fiooring warehouse of this comiiany in Chicago 

 some .years ago and by his enterprise and personality liuilt up an enviably 

 large and substantial business from ijractically nothing. I luring this period 

 of building he earned a most desirable reputation not only in the Chicago 

 but in virtually every territory in the country where oak and maple 

 flooring are handled. 



E. Bartholomew 



