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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



October 10, 1917 



basswood, and birch. That was the outcome of an action 

 brought by the Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Company and several 

 ether corporations in various other parts of the state engaged in 

 the manufacture or sale of veneer, against seven railroads doing 



business in the state. 



In the original complaint both carloail and less than carload rates were 

 complained of, but subsequent to the tiling of the complaint and prior 

 to the hearing, which was held in Milwaukee Sept. 13. last year, a satis- 

 factor.Y adjustment of the carload rates was made on ash and maple 

 veneer by including those commodities with other commodities taking 

 lumber rates. At the close of the hearing it was agreed to make the same 

 rate to apply on oak veneer in carloads. This change went into effect 

 Oct. 1, 1910. 



The order of the Wisconsin Kailroad I'ouimission, which is dated Sept. 

 20, after reviewing the case at length, concluiles as follows : 



It is our opinion that the conditions found to exist in connection with 

 the transportation of less than carload shipments of- veneer between 

 points on the respondent lines in this state show that this commodity 

 is entitled to be classified fourth class and to be charged at rates that do 

 not exceed fourth class rates. 



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Now, therefore, it is ordered that the respondents herein cease and 

 desist from charging the rates on veneering, domestic woods, less than 

 ig inch in thickness, less than carloads, complained of, and do substi- 

 tute therefor rates that do not exceed the fourth class rates ; and 



It is further ordered that the complaint against the rates on venocr 

 made of common woods, other than basswoo<l, birch, or nlm. carloails. 

 be dismissed. 



Veneer Wanted in England 



The Timber News of London, in its issue of September 8, has 

 the following to say of veneer, which is usually called plywood 

 in England: 



There are still many inquiries about for this wood, though supplies are by 

 no means great. Birch plywood continues to be wanted, and this wood 

 easily takes first place in the matter of demand. It cannot, however, 

 bo obtained in sufficient quantity to meet all retiuiremcnts. The gov- 

 ernment is said to be taking the matter up. with a view to securing 

 bigger quantities. The supplies from abroail are not nearly enough to go 

 round. Now that Riga has been captured the supply from that place 

 will cease entirely. Consequently, it will be difficult now to get fresh im- 

 ports of Russian manufacture. There is. of course, still Finland to look ti» 

 for supplies, though the quantity prodiu-ed in that country is by no means 

 large. America is now pretty full up with orders for plywood — a large 

 number from American concerns. Thus it is not easy today to get any- 

 Ihing from there, owing to local orders being quite sufficient to run the 

 mills at full capacity. Italy, too. is requiring plywood in rather large 

 (|uantities. Enquiries are continually reaching this country, though 

 it is naturally very difficult to let the wood go out of the country while fiu 

 much is wanted here. 



Southeastern Veneer Notes 



The plant of the Norfolk Veneer Company, Norfolk, Va., which 

 was destroyed by fire some few months ago, is being rapidly re- 

 constructed, and when again ready for operation ^vill be one of 

 the most up-to-date mills for the manufacturing of veneers in 

 V^irginia. With additional machinery installed, and many new 

 ideas incorporated, the output will be greatly increased, and the 

 same quality of high grade veneers produced for which this 

 concern is noted. 



Although it will be some time before the entire mill will be 

 ready, it is the intention of the management to have one unit 

 in operation within the next thirty days. 



The big plant of the Two State Package Company of Ports- 

 mouth, Va., is now in fine swing and although all units of the 

 automatic machines are not in operation, they are being started 

 daily and it is only a matter of a very short time before they 

 will all be under way. 



Although this firm is new in the South, the management has 

 long operated mills in the North and it is its intention to pro- 

 duce a product excelled by none, and the capacity of the mill 

 will be one of the largest in the South. 



The veneer mills throughout North Carolina have been greatly 

 handicapped for the past two months on account of heavy rains, 

 which have put the rivers out of their hands and have so filled 

 the swamps that it has been impossible to get out the necessary 

 logs to keep the mills in operation. In some districts the mills 

 themselves have been inundated to such an extent that it will take 

 considerable time to get them in running order again. This and 

 the shortage of labor have put them in a bad way. 



More veneer is cut in Illinois than in any other state, its output 

 being about one-twelfth of the total for the whole country. Illinois 

 is followed in the order named by Michigan. Florida, Wisconsin, 

 Indiana* Tennessee and Missouri. 



A number of woods are used in a small way by veneer makers, 

 but they will never reach great importance. Among such are 

 cucumber, holly, cherry, locust, yucca, hickory, buckeye, and 

 magnolia. 



Occasionally reports of veneer and thin lumber output mentions 

 "brown cottonwood" from the South. In most cases the brown 

 Cottonwood is the common black willow which attains large size 

 in the lower Mississippi valley, with dark brown or bluish heart - 

 wood. 



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