HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 25. 1921 



the FACTS in the transaction leading up to the dispute. 



(b) Clearly and fully bring out each and every disputed point involved, 

 stating the respective contentions of the parties with respect thereto, and 

 the reasons assigned by each therefor. 



(c) Show definitely and clearly what disposition was made of each 

 and every disputed point, stating fully the reason therefor. 



(d) State fully and clearly what the final decision is, how It is arrived 

 at. if not already fully explained, and precisely what is to be done and 

 by whom, in order to fully comply with its terms. In case the award is in 

 money, state the date from which interest Is to be calculated and at what 

 rate. 



Finally, it was determined to provide for a permanent Inter- 

 Association Arbitration Committee, whose dutv it would be to urge 

 the adoption of the foregoing recommendations and to keep in 

 touch with developments in connection therewith. Mr. Hinckley 

 was unanimously chosen as chairman of this committee. It was also 

 provided that its membership should consist of all those present at 

 this meeting, and in addition such others as may, from time to time, 

 show a suflScient interest in this work to justify their addition to 

 the personnel of the permanent committee. 



While the plan recommended is very simple and does not provide 

 for as thorough and systematic handling of cases as does that of the 

 American Wholesale Lumber Association, and for that reason may 

 not appeal to many who prefer something more definite and compre- 

 hensive, especially in important cases, it is considered a step in 

 the right direction, inasmuch as it will have a tendency to create 

 further interest in arbitration and its more general adoption. 



The A. W. L. A. will proceed as heretofore to handle cases re- 

 ferred to it under its own plan. 



Pertinent Information 



Pennsylvania Organizes Remarkably Efficient Forest Fire 

 Fighting System 



Pennsylvania now has a forest protective organization that surpasses 

 all other State and National fire-flghtlng forces, according to a state- 

 ment sent to GiBford Plnchot, the States Chief Forester, by the tl. S. 

 Forest Service. Nowhere In the United States has so complete a plan 

 been perfected for the prompt detection and extinction of fires, and 

 for the inspection and elimination of hazards. 



An appropriation of $1,000,000 by the Legislature for forest protec- 

 tion has made it possible for the Department of- Forestry to purchase 

 and erect 50 steel forest fire observation towers. Most of these towers 

 are sixty feet high, and they have been put up on the highest mountain 

 tops In the State. 



Eighteen other steel towers were previously erected, giving the Depart- 

 ment of Forestry sixty-eight stations from which observers may detect 

 and locate forest fires. Everyone of the towers Is connected by telephone 

 with men in nearby communities whose duty It Is to respond with a 

 crew of men to attack the flames when fire is discovered. 



Roads and trails have been constructed in many of the State Forests, 

 so that the remote sections are now more accessible to foresters and 

 their fire-fighting crews. Each forest district has been divided Into 

 blocks of forest land, extending from 50,000 to 150,000 acres. Each 

 area Is In charge of an Inspector, each tower Is manned by a towerman, 

 fire bosses have been selected from the best fire wardens located at con- 

 venient points for the suppression of fire. 



Fire crews have been organized, equipped and trained so that they 

 are ready immediately to respond when calls come to the fire bosses from 

 towermen or Inspectors. Patrolmen and wardens are other units In 

 the fire protective organization. 



This organization, heading In the office of each District Forester, 

 has given Pennsylvania a systematic plan for the prevention of forest 

 fires that Is far better than anything of a similar nature that has been 

 attained In this country. 



The State's forest fire fighters this summer were equipped with modern 

 appliances. The Department of Forestry has supplied them with 1,000 

 compressed air tanks, which will spray water onto flames. Four gaso- 

 line water pnmps have been given to Foresters In districts where they 

 can be used advantageously. For backfiring 3,500 torches were pro- 

 vided, as well as 3,000 collapsible palls. 1,200 hand axes, 1,000 double- 

 bitted axes, and 5,000 canteens, and 5,000 specially constructed fire 

 tools were distributed to the men who will protect forest lands from 

 fires. 



In the liast the only equipment forest fire fighters had were the crude 

 implements they took with them. Sometimes the men depended upon 



forked sticks, or branches of green pine or hemlock. Now the men ar& 

 properly equipped with the best fire-flghting tools that can be provided. 

 In some of the State Forests, where conditions are favorable, strips 

 of bare soil have been made through the centre of all woods roads and 

 trails. These strips of exposed mineral soil will permit rapid setting 

 of back-fires, and, if a strong wind Is not blowing, will also prevent sur- 

 face fires from crossing trails. The strips were made with shovel plows, 

 such as were used by the early settlers breaking new ground. . 



The American Lumber-Jack, a Vanishing Species. Here's to Him! 



The David Crockett o£ the ax and peavy, where is he? R. R. Fenska, 

 professor of forest engineering at the New York State College of Forestry, 

 throws a flash upon the screen of memory of this picturesque American 

 who has been crowded into oblivion by the march of events. 



"He was the product of the pioneer lumber days," said Prof. Fenska. 

 "Husky, brawny, easy-going, big-hearted and could 'Rassle rum or give 

 a twenty to a bum.' His loyalty to 'The Boss' was unsurpassed although 

 his living conditions were tough. 



"In the spring when logging ceased, he and his winter 'roll' were easy 

 victim of poker sharks, whiskey and vampires and at the end of a week's 

 spree would have to seek a job on the spring log drive on the river and 

 do it all over again when he got another 'stake.' 



"He originated in the east reaching a great luxuriance In New York 

 right after the Civil War and like the wild game, he was crowded by 

 the retreating fringe of the forest, farther and farther into the wilderness 

 of the west. He flourished In the lake states during the white pine days 

 of the '80s. The old timers in the Adirondacks, in Michigan and Wis- 

 consin still speak with great pride of some of their dare-devil feats in 

 the woods or on the river. Many of them found fame in song in the bunk- 

 house during the long winter nights, like the famous Paul Bunyan, 

 their mythical superman, whose exploits were always recited for the 

 benefit of the greenhorn just in camp : 



'Paul Bunyan, you have heard of Paul, 

 He was the King-pin of them all. 

 He had a punch in either hand 

 And licked more men and drove more miles. 

 And got more drunk In more new styles. 

 Than any Peavy-prlnce, before or then, or ever since.' " 



When the white pines of the northern lake states began to disappear 

 some of the old lumber-Jacks followe<l "The Boss" down into the southern 

 pineries but the climate and environment were seldom to their liking 

 and he soon drifted to the west, the last frontier. Here It was a new 

 game to him for donkey-engine, flume, and over-head cable skidding 

 had replaced the horse, the sled-haul, and the annual spring drive. He 

 adapted himself to new conditions, as best he could, but he would 

 unquestionably welcome back the adventure of the old days. 



While a few of the typical lumber-Jacks are still found in the west, 

 like our American buffalo, they are fast disappearing. When we sing 

 praises to the men who have developed our natural resources don't forget 

 the old American Lumber-Jack, he was a good soldier in time of war and 

 a hard working, reliable, homey-handed citizen in time of peace. '"He 

 did his dam'est. Angels could do no more." 



Building Mill on Former Vanderbilt Estate 

 According to information received in Baltimore, Md., from Pisgah 

 Forest, N. C, the Carr Lumber Company, located at that place. Is build- 

 ing a large planing mill with hardwood flooring unit. The corporation 

 operates on what was formerly Biltmore, the famous Vanderbilt estate. 

 It is believed that the land now being developed will be reforested when 

 the timber thereon has been cut. 



Edward P. Gill Succumbs to Long Illness 



Edward P. Gill, head of Wra. D. Gill & Son. Inc., Baltimore, Md., died 

 on December 19 after an Illness extending over six years or more. He 

 first was almost crippled with an attack of rheumatism, but by dint of 

 following carefully a rigid course of treatment at Atlantic City and else- 

 where made such progress that he was able to get about again. Some 

 time ago, however, he grew much worse, and had to be operated upon. 

 For weeks thereafter he showed gratifying gains, but complications set In 

 and several blood transfusions were resorted to, though without per- 

 manent success. Mr. Gill was a son of the late William D. Gill and a 

 brother of Col. William D. Gill, Jr., one of the best known members of 

 the trade here. A special meeting of the Baltimore Lumber Exchange 

 has been called to take suitable action. 



New Dates for Kiln Drying Courses 

 The Forest Products Laboratory announces that with the giving of dry 

 kiln courses in the west, only two courses will be offered at Madison Wis., 

 during the next six months. The first will be held January 16-27, 1922, 

 and the second June 5-16, 1922. Arrangements are under way to give 

 several kiln drying courses In the lumbering centers of the pine, fir and 

 redwood regions of the Western states, where much Interest is being 

 exhibited in a kiln drying program. 



Enrollments for the Madison courses are being received now and applica- 

 tion should be made to the Director, Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, 

 Wis. 



