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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10, 1917 



road calling on the customers. The shipping department, with a corps 

 of competent lumher Inspectors, Is In charge of II. C. Uoeske. who Is one 

 of the most practical lumbermen in the jndustr)', and who has been on 

 Inspector In the past of very high standing, and Is now a director In the 

 company. E. A. Okerbloom, secretary. Is a product of the lumber Industry 

 of Chicago, where he gathered more experience In lumber credits, throvigh 

 the varying vicissitudes of the trade, than would have been possible In 

 any other trade center. He is an encyclopedia of the lumber llnancial 

 trade, and is broad and liberal In his views of the practical side of grant- 

 ing lumber credits. No custiuuer has bad cause to complain of either bis 

 judgment or treatment in this department. lie is in charge of the financial 

 end of the business, and his department is conscientiously and thoroughly 

 handled. Another practical and efficient manager of the business, and 

 this story would not be complete without mention being made of him, is 

 C. E. Somers, local manager at D.versburg. who Is a sawmill man of long 

 experience, and whose Judgment Is considered of the highest value in all 

 matters pertaining to the production of hardwood lumber, and whose 

 efficient management has enabled the reputation of high-grade Tennessee 

 hardwoods to be fully maintained. 



.\1I department heads of this company are men in the prime of life and 

 the most productive period of their lives, and we may look for far greater 

 accomplishments in the future. 



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The Mail Bag 



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B-1148 — Persimmon and Dogwood Squares 

 Marvell, Ark., December 1. — 'Editor IIaiuiwooij Record : Can ytoi tell 

 us where we ran find a ninrket for porsiiiinion and dogwood squares? 



B-1 149— Cherry Wanted 

 New York, N. T., November 28. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are 

 after some 4/4 and 5/4 firsts and seconds cherry and probably you can ad- 

 vise us where we can purchase this stock. 



B-1 150 — In the Market for Hard Maple 



l*ittsliurgh. Pa., December 1. — Editor IIariiwuod Kecord : We are try- 

 ing to tinii the following : 1,000 ft. lin. 6x0 FAS and 300 ft. lin. 8x8 FAS 

 hard maple, dry. Can you place us in communication with dealers who 



handb' this class of stock? . 



B-llSl— White Pine Needed 



Philadelphia, Pa., December 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are In 

 the market for one or two cars 4/4 plain sycamore, preferably steam kilned, 

 and about 400,000 feet 4/4 white pine, box shorts or similar grade. We 

 would be pleased to hear from mills able to make delivery. 



B-1 152 — Dimension Stock 

 Chicago, December 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are in need of 

 the following dimension stock, and would appreciate it if you can get us 

 in touch with people who might be interested : Basswood, poplar or pine : 



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No. 5 

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No. 3 

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No. 6 

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B-I1S3— Wants Market for Small Pieces 



Dickson. Tenn., December 5. — Editor Hardwood Record: We are manu- 

 facturing 1" plain oak lumber tent sticks for the government. The short- 

 est length they use is 16". We find we have quite a lot of good clear 

 pieces which are 1" and IH" wide, shorter than 16", and write to ask 

 if you know of any consumers using this kind and ask you to give us a 

 list. We could cut this up any length and remanufacture for width if 

 we could find the proper consumer. 



Anyone in position to use this material profitably can have the ad- 

 dress of the correspondent on writing Hardwood Record. — Editor. 



B-1 154— Has Cherry For Sale 

 Brookline. Mass.. December 6. — Editor Hardwood Record : Do you know 

 it any of the airplane people can use iherry? If so, could you tell me 

 the grades and the thickness, and who is using it? I have just taken up 

 a block of very nice cherry. 



Anyone interested in cherry for this or other purposes, can probably 

 locate a good source of supply tlirough this letter. — Editor. 

 B-1155— Wants Built-Up Stock 



London, E. C, November 14. — Editor Hardwood Record: We shall 

 be glad if you could put us in touch with manufacturers of American 

 three-ply wood. We want stock 3. 4, ."., and 6 m/m thick, but the bulk 



of the order will be 3 and 4 m/ni. The sizes will be 48" x 48", It possible, 

 but smaller sizes would be taken to suit the mill. The Inquiry we have 

 is for a large quantity. 



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Clubs and Associations 



North Carolina Foresters to Meet 



The eighth annual mci'iiii;: of th<- Nnrib t';n-nliii;i I-'.trt'stry Association 

 win meet at Wiliiiinglon .laniiary 2."i. IDl.s. The people of North Carolina 

 have taken hidil of their forestry matters in an energ<-tlc way and are 

 giving sp<*cial attention to educating the school children aboig that line. 



Gum and Oak Associations Plan Consolidation 



Plans which have been under discussion among lumbermen for some 

 time, looking to the amalgamation of the interests of hardwood producers 

 "into a comprehensive organization which would retain the present func- 

 tions of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' AsS(»ciation and the American 

 Oak Manufacturers* Association and at the same time pi-rmit wider activity 

 In a greater field of endeavor," are rapidly coming to a head and indications 

 are that the two associations at their annual meetings to be held here the 

 third week in January will complete the steps already taken in this direc- 

 tion. 



The committee appointed to handle all the preliminary details made a 

 report to the boards of directors of the two associations at a meeting held 

 in Memphis, December 1, and the board of each unanimously accepted the 

 organization jilan and ordered it transmitted to the membi-rs of the two 

 associations. The final movement is therefore clearly up to the general 

 membership of these two bodies at the annual meetings. 



The full history of the negotiations so far conducted and the present 

 status of the movement are contained in the following letter, which has 

 been mailed to all members of the two associations by J. T. Kendall, secre- 

 tary of the Oak Manufacturers' Association, and C. E. Van Camp, acting 

 secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association : 



Last .lune an informal meeting of lumbermen wa.s held to discuss the 

 advisability of amalgamating the interests of the hardwood producers into 

 a comprehensive organization which would retain the present functions of 

 the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association and the American Oak Manu- 

 facturers' Association and at the same time permit wider activity in a 

 greater field of endeavor. A committee of fourteen representatives was 

 chosen from the two associations and this committee organized as follows : 

 W. B. Burke, Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston. Miss., chairman ; 

 M. B. Cooper, Three States Lumber Company. Memphis, vice-chairman, and 

 R. L. Jurden. Penrod, Jurden & McCowen, Inc., Memphis, secretarv. The 

 other members are : E. A. Lang, president of the American Oak .M"anufac- 

 turers' .Association, Chicago : H. B. Weiss, president of the Gum Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association, Memphis ; James E. Stark, R. M. Carrier, E. O 

 Robinson, J. W. McClure, W. C. Bonner, F. K. Conn. R. H. Darnell, W. H. 

 Dick and B. F. Dulweber. 



This committee has held several meetings, and. following that held in 

 Memphis Saturday, December 1, it reported to the board of directors of 

 the two associations the following resolutions : 



Whereas, Discussion develops that a material saving in time, effective- 

 ness and expense can be accomplished by centralizing the activities of the 

 oak and gum associations into one strong and comprehensive organization, 

 and 



Whereas, There has been recently presented to the American Oak Manu- 

 facturers' Association a petition requesting that the constitution of that 

 organization be broadened to permit the exploitation of other woods of 

 contiguous growth, indicating thereby a popular demand by southern hard- 

 wood manufacturers for one general organization to handle' hardwoods, and 

 Whereas, Your committee believes that this consolidation can be 

 effected without the loss of the good will and prestige which have been 

 gained by both associations through their advertising campaigns and other 

 activities, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the board of directors of both associations present to 

 the membership of each association at their next annual meeting this mat- 

 ter for their consideration and approval. 



The organization plan was then presented, fully discussed and unani- 

 mously accepted by the boards of the two associations for transmission to 

 their respective members in accordance with the requirements of the by- 

 laws and constitution under which the associations are now working. 



At the annual meeting of these two associations to be held here in Janu- 

 afy. the matter will be brought up for final decision and it is to be hoped 

 that every member of the two associations will attend these meetings and 

 express his sentiments on the subjects. It is the biggest movement under- 

 taken by hardwood producers in the history of the industry and should be 

 given much thought and decisive action at the proper time." 



The name of the new organization, the field it will cover, the hardwood 

 items It will champion and all other essential details will receive tlie at- 

 tention of the two annual meetings after thev have adopted the foregoing 

 recommendations of the committee and the boards of directors of the two 

 associations. 



Memphis Lumbermen Take Steps to Improve Living Conditions 

 of Their Employes 



Improving the living conditions of their labor and thus preventing a 

 further exodus of negroes from Memphis to other parts of the country 

 was one of the principal subjects engaging the attention of members of 

 the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis at the last meeting held here some 

 days ago. And. because it was impossible at that time to go into the 

 subject In detail and to work out means of bringing about such Improve- 

 ment, this subject will be the principal one coming before the meeting of 

 this organization Dec. 8. 



There was a special meeting of the club held Nov. 14 at which repre- 

 sentatives of the Southern Industrial Race Elevation Association appealed 

 to members of the former to co-operate with the latter in the efforts now 



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