January 10, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Fig. 1 



A New Departure in Saw Swages 



E. C. Atkins & Co., 

 "Tlie Silver Steel Saw Peo- 

 ple" of Indianapolis have 

 always controlled the pat- 

 ents and manufactured the 

 Pribnow swage shaper, and 

 now they are the sole 

 manufacturers of it and the 

 Pribnow swage. They have 

 l)ut on the market a new 

 roller-bearing swage which 

 will be exceedingly Interest- 

 ing to the filer. 



The roller-bearing fea- 

 ture embodied in the New 

 .\tkins Pribnow swage tor 

 heavy duty work, as shown 

 in the sectional engraving, 

 has greatly increased the 

 efficiency of the swage. 



The friction on the die is 

 greatly reduced, which per- 

 mits the die to act with great precision, thus producing the strongest possi- 

 ble working corner, and with much less energy than is required to operate 

 any other swage. 



The roller-bearing, as shown in cut No. 1, is placed between the eccentric 

 die bushing and the swage block. As the die revolves forward under 

 pressure the rollers (IISI) travel with the die bearing. The cage (HS) 

 is loosely mounted so as to travel with the rollers and hold them in place. 

 The rollers travel forward more when under pressure than they do on the 

 reverse stroke of the die lever ; so all the rollers come under pressure simul- 

 taneously, which insures an 

 even wear on all the rollers, 

 and also eliminates the 

 dead drag of the die bear- 

 ings in the swage block, 

 which means long life to 

 the die bearing and the 

 swage block. 



The swage die (WI) has 

 four working corners run- 

 ning from end to end. The 

 die is mounted in a pair of 

 eccentric bushings (WWI) 

 above center, so that the 

 working edge in use has a 

 perfect clearance and with 

 no dead drag over the fin- 

 ished part of tooth, thus al- 

 lowing the die to swage 

 clear through and produce 

 a strong working corner 

 with the least possildo 

 waste of steel. 



It is a well-known fact 

 that a large die, while it puts up the strongest working corner, is hard to 

 operate, and especially when a larger sleeve revolving with the die is used. 

 This obstacle is entirely overcome by the roller-bearing. 



The roller-bearing feature does not add to the weight of the swage, nor 

 does it weaken the swage block, but it adds to the efficiency of the swage, 

 and it is claimed the saving effected in the wear of the saw is of great 

 importance. 



Hugh Mcllvain Re-enters Hardwood Business 

 Hugh Mcllvain, member of the well-known Philadelphia family of that 

 name and a former partner in the fi'.m of J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co., after 

 having been out of the lumber business something less than a year, has 

 rlecided to re-enter the field. Beginning with the first of the year he will 

 conduct his business under the firm style of his own name at 1420 Chestnut 

 street, where he will handle all kinds of lumber in carload lots, making 

 hardwoods a specialty. Mr. Mcllvain has been prominent in lumber cir- 

 cles for so many years that he needs no introduction, and his numerous 

 friends will be pleased to know that he is again identifying himself with 

 the industry. 



Brown Brothers' Bond Issue Offered by Baker, Fentress & 



Company 

 Baker, Fentress & Company, Chicago, are offering first mortgage 8 per 

 cent sinking fund bonds at 100 and Interest, which are the "direct first 

 mortgage obligation of the Brown Brothers Lumber Company, of Khine- 

 lander, Wis. They are "unconditionally guaranteed, principal and interest, 

 by endorsement on each bond by A. W. Brown, W. E. Brown and E. P. 

 Brown, all of Rhinelander. The combined balance sheet of the makers and 

 guarantors, after introducing proceeds from these bonds, show.s total assets 

 of over $6,490,000, after deducting all indebtedness except this issue, or 

 over eight times the said issue of bonds." Their annual Income is approxi- 

 mately $375,000. 



Fig. 2 



Manufacturers 

 of 



Stimson's 



HARDWOOD 

 LUMBER 



Annual Output: 50 Million Feet 



J. V. Stimson 



Huntingburg, Ind. 



Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co. 



Memphis, Tenn. 



J. V. Stimson Hardwood Co. 



Memphis, Tenn., and Helena, Ark. 



The bonds are dated January 2, 1922, and mature at various dates from 

 July 1, 1924, through July 1, 1930, and "arc specifically secured by first 

 mortgage upon timber properties valued at $3,000,000. or in excess of 

 three and one-half times this issue of bonds. The greater portion of thU 

 timber has been sold, subject to the lien of this mortgage, at a minimum 

 of $4 per thousand feet to the Monroe Logging Company of Washington." 

 The timber consists of a total of 9,118 acres. Approximately 5,878 acres 

 are located in Snohomish County, Washington, carrying 644,000,000 feet 

 of high-grade merchantable timber, chiefly old growth yellow fir and cedar. 

 The second body of timber consists of 3,240 acres estimated to carry in 

 excess of 200,000,000 feet of similar timber. 



Since 1882 the Brown Brothers' interests have been successfully engaged 

 in the manufacture and sale of lumber and Investments in timberlands. 



J. G. Brown Suffers Loss of Mother 



J. G. Brown, president of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co., of Louis- 

 ville, Ky., who lost his chum and brother, T. Martin Brown, who died In 

 Chicago in January, 1920, suddenly, was again bereaved on December 27, 

 when his mother, Mrs. W. P. Brown, widow of the founder of the business, 

 died at her home in Indianapolis of pneumonia. Mr. Brown spent Christ- 

 mas with his family in Indianairolis. returning to Louisville Monday, only 

 to receive a rush call to return to Indianapolis. Mrs. Brown had been 

 suffering from a slight cold, which .suddenly developetl into pneumonia. 

 J. G. Brown and a sister, Mrs. A. L. Duggan, of Bethlehem. Pa., are the 

 only survivors. 



Hardwood News Notes 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The National Hardwood Company has recently commenced business In 

 the Railway Exchange building, St. Louis, Mo. 



P. S. Coate, treasurer of Itusse & Burgess. Inc., Memphis, Tenn., has 

 sold his interest in that com|)any to F. T. Turner. 



The Walk-High Lumber Company has recently been reincorporated at 

 Savannah, Ga., with a capital stock of $25,000, by Jefferson L. Iligbsmith, 

 Lee M. HIghsmith, Lemuel R. ITIghsmith. Walter F. Walker and William J. 

 Quinan, all of Savannah. 



