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HARDWOOD RECORD 



September 10, 1917 



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The Mail Bag 



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B-1134— Oak Dimension Wanted 



Mifbigan City, ImJ., Aufiust ilij. — Editor IIaeditood Kecoud : We arc 

 in the market for dimeusion oak under the following sizes : Clear quartered 

 white oak, Ii4x6x32, IMxCixoO. lVjxfix45, 2x.-x23 and 2x2x19; plain 

 white oak. 114x21,4x42. . 



B 1135 — Wants Birch Veneers 

 New York, N. Y., September 5. — Editor II.\i!DWoud ItFcniiD : We cannot 

 seem to get prices on carload lots of sawed birch veneer.s i^C", 14", V^". 

 0" and 10" up. If you could get us in touch w-ith a list of men who fur- 

 nish veneers of this kind it will be greatly appreciated. 



B 1136— Wants to Buy Oak 



Rochester, N. Y'., Sei>temlier (1. -Eilitor II.midwimjd Kkcokd : We expect 

 to be in the market in the very near future for the following lumber, and 

 would appreciate it if you will send a copy ot the .specification to any 

 and all people who you believe will be in a position to furnish any part of 

 our requirements. 



Kindly inform anyone to whom you reli'r this specification that imme 

 diate action is requested and necessary ; 



.".on.OiiO to (100.0(10 feet of % No. 1 common plain white oak. TV.i" and 

 up wide, random lengths u|i to l(j'. No objection to shcu't lengths. 



We will also consider quotations on the following: 



400,000 to 500,000 feet % firsts and seconds- plain white oak. 714" and 

 up wide, random lengths up to 16'. No objection to short lengths. 



We would also like information concerning stocks and prices on plain 

 rid oak, white ash and second-growth hickory. The above specification 

 covering grades, thickness, widths and lengths. 



Anyone interested in the inquiry may liave tlie name of the inquirer 

 inimecliately by !i(lilr(>ssin!j HAi:n\v00D RecokT). — EniTOR. 



Clubs and Associations 



A Correction 



The statomciit in rlif la-^l issiu' m" IIauhwimid Ur.riu;i> iiuliroctly suggest- 

 in;; a eonnection lu'twiu'ii the Soulhein Ilaniwood Kmergeuey Bureau and 

 the Ihirdwood Manutacturers" Association of the United States was 

 cilivionsly in error. The bureau was organized purely to expedite the 

 jjoverunient purchases of southern hardwooil linnher and has no connection 

 with any trade association. 



The following letter has just come from the bun-au referring to the 

 wrong impression that might have been given i»y the itrm in the last issue : 



Id your refert^nee to llie Southern Hardwood Emergency lUireau. page 

 'i'i, last issue of IIakdwood UKruito. you state the Hardwood Kmergency 

 Bureau sent the following letter from Washington, H. »'.. to the Hard- 

 wood Manufactui'ers' Association for the purpose of enlisting the co-opera- 

 tion of all hardwood manufacturers in the etTorts of the bureau to schedule 

 the complete facilities of the country for haniliing the government's needs 

 in hardwoods. It is unfortunate that you have stated that this request 

 was sent to the IlardwnotI Manufacturers' Association. It was not sent to 

 the Ilarclwood .Manufacturers' Associatinn, and the Hardwood ilanufac- 

 turers' A^socintion as an association lias nothing whatever to do with 

 the Southern Hardwood Kmergency lUireau, which is a separate and dis- 

 tinct organization covering tlie entire lumber producing capa<'ity of the 

 Country and to which luireau any manufacturer of hardwooil lumber is 

 eligible t'or membersbiji. The letter referred to was sent out by the repre- 

 sentatives of the Southern Hardwi>od Kmergency Bureau a1 Washington 

 to all lumber trade jiapers as tln> best meilium of appraising all manu- 

 facturers of banlwood lumber, and if in the luirry i>f getting up mailing 

 lists their names had been overlooked that tlu-y might take the matter up 

 direct with the Kmergency Bureau at their t'incinnali oftlce*. 



It is too late, of course. t(t correit this now, but in referring to the 

 Southern Hardwood Emergency Bureau please do not connect that bureau 

 with the Hardwood Manufacturers' ,\ssoti;ition. and olilige. 



Sixth Annual Safety Congress 



The sixth annual congress of the Nationnl Safety Council will hold its 

 sessions September 11 to 14. in Hotel Astor, Xew York I'ity. The congress 

 will lie divided in more than a score of sections, each with its special 

 I>rogram which covers topics of particular interest to the members of that 

 section. The National Safety Council has its headquarters in the Conti- 

 nental and Conunercial Bank building, Chicago. L. It. I'atmer is i^esident. 

 The lumber and woodworking sessi<ins will be held on Thursday and 

 Friday. September lo and 14. 



Northwestern Logging Meeting 



About sixty delegates, representing luinb( r eompanies of the Bake States, 

 met at Oshkosh. Wis.. Aug. 30, as a logging association where problems 

 and conditions were discussed. Most of the delegates were from Wiscon- 

 sin. The next meeting of the association will be held in Milwaukee at a 

 dali' to be fixed. 



Southern Logging Association Meeting 



The annual meeting of the Southern Logging AssociMiion will be held 

 at Grunewald Hotel, New Orleans, October 24, 2o and 26. An excellent 

 program is being prepared by President Oscar Marsan, and a large at- 



tendance of loggifig superintendents is expected. "Men Efficiency" will 

 be one of the topics for discussion. The subject of laying out main lines 

 and short spurs will he another item on the program. Diseases among 

 horses and mules will be discussed, and suggestions w'ili be offered, looking 

 to prevention. 



Memphis Seeks Foreign Trade Office 



The Southern Hardwood Tratlic Association, the Cuiton Exchange, thi> 

 Merchants' Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce and other commercial 

 organizations of Memphis are anxious to secure a branch office of the 

 Department of Commerce for ^Memphis to facilitate obtaining export licenses 

 necessary for all commodities sent to Canada, Europe or neutral nations 

 generally. Memphis is a big exporter of lumber and other forest products 

 and it is likewise a large exporter of cotton and cotton seed products and 

 those identified with this business feel that expensive delays will follow 

 if it is necessary to make application to representatives of the Bureau 

 of Domestic & Foreign Commerce at New Orleans or St. Louis for these 

 licenses which are ab.solutely essential to doing an export business under 

 present conditiims aflfecting the foreign movement of practically all com- 

 modities. 



The various organizations are bringing the subject to the attention 

 of the authorities at Washington in the hope that facilities may be pro- 

 vided here for issuing the licenses witliout the worry anil loss of time 

 incident to securing them from some other point. 



Pushing Oak for Furniture 



The scarcity and high price id .steel has unute an oo.'uing for the use 

 of wood in the manufacture of certain kinds of furniture which has here- 

 tofore been made of metal. The de.alers in oak are not backward about 

 meeting the needs of furniture makers who cannot longer use metal. 

 J. T. Kendall, secretary of the American Oak Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion, has .sent letters to manufacturers of metal furniture and cabinets, 

 offering to assist them in the purchase of oak. Following is a copy of 

 Mr. Kendall's letter : 



Owing to the great scarcity of steel and other metals which are being 

 used and conserved for war purposes we presume you will be using consid- 

 erable fiak in the manufacture of your products. The government is need- 

 ing all the steel now that can possibly be turned out. and if in line with 

 tlie policy of <'onservatlon of war materials as advocated liy President 

 Wilson, the Chamber of Commerce of the Fniti-d States and other ciijni- 

 niercial organizations, it Is your intention to take up the use of oak, this 

 association desires to assist you in securing all the matt'rial which you 

 may require. We would thank you to aiivise us as soon as you can of what 

 your needs will be so that our mendiers can cut the stock which will fill 

 ycmr requirements. .\lso. if you should happen to be in the market for 

 any oak now and will send u.s a list of your requirements on the enclosed 

 post^il card, we will gladly bulletin this information to all of our mem- 

 Iiers and those In positic)n to furnish vou this stock will then quote vou 

 direct. 



Resolutions by Lumber Dealers 



The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' .\ssociation will otfer a set of 

 resolutions at the war convention of American business men. which will 

 lucet at Atlantic «'ity. N. J.. September l.S-21. The convention was called 

 by the Chamber of Commerce of the I'nited States. The delegates who 

 will represent the lumber dealers are F. K. Babcock. Pittsburgh, Pa. ; 

 C. H. Prescott. Cleveland. <>. : R. G. Kay, Philadelphia. Pa., and M. E. 

 I'relsch, North Ttmawanda, N. Y. The resolutions folluw : 



WHEKKAS. For a nundn'r <d' years the lumber industry of the United 

 States has lieen endeavoring t<» overcome innumerable obstacles that have 

 stood in the way of its prosperity : and. 



WHKKK.VS. By reason of the naturally scattered sources of original 

 supply, the various processes of numufacture, and the difficulty, in time 

 of freight congestion, of securing prompt and adequate shipi)ing facilities, 

 it is peculiarly subject to large and irreparabh' losses, wherever and when- 

 ever unusual delays occur in the transporting material to the ultimate con- 

 sunii'r : and. 



WHKKKAS. The (JovernmenI has properly assumed control over nmtters 

 of shipping during the war — 



Now. therefore, be it resolved, that in onler to c(Uiserve the vast inter- 

 ests involved in the lunil>er in<iustrv and provid** a prom)d suuply of this 

 material so indispensable to virtually all constrndive imlustries "through- 

 nut the United States, we most re.spectfully urge upon the Priority Ship- 

 ping lioard the wisdom and necessity of preservinig to this industry the 

 right of priority in shipment, to whi<'h it is manifestly entitled ; and in 

 4)rder that the various works of construction, in which the nation at large 

 is so vitally interested, mav procin-d without interruption and the general 

 prosperity of the country thus pronu)fed. 



Cars of Standard Design Likely 



.T. T. Kendall, secretary of the .Vintricaii Oak .ManuIacHirers' Associa- 

 tion. Memphis, has written a letter to the board of connnereial economy. 

 Council of National Defense, at Washington, suggesting that the standard- 

 ization of car designs for all the railroads would eliminate a great deal 

 of lost motion from the viewpoint of the lund>er numufacturer and the 

 car builder and would prove decidedly advantage<uis to both. He says 

 that, if standard designs were adopted for all the railroads instead of 

 separate designs for each, manufacturers of oak car stock could carry a 

 supply of this at all times, with- the assurance that a market could be 

 found therefore. He empbasixps the fact, however, that, with different 

 designs for each railroad, manufacturers of oak car stock have to cut this 

 to order and cannot afford to risk cutting it until the order is actually 

 in hand. lie nl^o emphasfzrs that the necessity of manufacturing the 

 stock to order not only involves a great deal of time but that It also en- 

 tails greater expense. 



Ilis letter was referred to Daniel Willard, of the aihisury comndssion. 

 Council of National Defen.se, who has commended the idea and who has 

 given assurance that the railway executives have a special committee of 



