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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 



1!)17 



Old St. Louis Firms Liquidates 



The C l\ Lit'bke IIard\V(m(i Mill *S: I,unil>i*r I'lmipaiiy. wiilcli is oU(? of tli«^ 

 oldest lumber concerns In tlu' cunnlrv nnd wliicli. sinci' the deiitli of C. V. 

 Liebkc, tile president and I'niinder. several years a^o, has been operafi'd 

 by the three sons of tliat ;;entlenian. Frank J., Paul Y. and Joseph biebki-. 

 is in course (tf liquidation. 



llavinji' l'<irmed a new companj'. the Liebke I.uiiilx-r i'onipany, incor- 

 porated un<ler the Missouri laws, witii a capital of $l(Mi.niin. tlie three 

 brothers decided to disconiinin^ the old i'onipany, lience its liipddation. 

 The new cnnipany will liave a mill at I'iaiiuemine, l,a.. which will niann- 

 facture ash and cypress lumber for disd-ibuti'ui throu^iii their office in 

 St. I.<uiis. 



Pertinent Information 



Foreign Business Opportunity 



'I'lie daily comnu'rce repcprl for Iieeetnber 14, sent nut from the L'ureau of 

 l'"t»rei;:n and Domestic cVunmerce. \\'asliinjiton. niaki-s notation of a man 

 in I-*rance wlio wislies to be [>iace(l in cominnnication w-itli American 

 nnmufacturers and e.xiau'ters of strong, ii^ht. woods for veneering. Those 

 who wish fn take tids mailer up with thi' bureau in Washington should 

 refer to it as Xo. 201111.1. 



Poor Market for Ginseng 



l,umi>ermen shoubl luit Ic'ave off their Iok cutting to dij; ginsentr this 

 year, for the bottom has dropped out of the Chinese market. Latest reports 

 show tiiat sales of the root luive been made at less than half former 

 prices, Disturlieil conditions in China are as,signed as the cause of the 

 slump. The market is in tluit country, but the principal supidy comes 

 from the hardwood region of the rnited States. 



Meeting the Dye Demand 



When tile war cut aif tile importation of dyes from liermany, the people 

 of the I'nited States went to work in earnest to develop the dye, industry 

 here. W<' had raw nuiteriais in tiie form of bark, roots, and vegetables 

 of many kinds, and also plenty of material for coal tar dyes. The latest 

 figures show that our dye manufacturers have solved the problem and are 

 now supplying all the d.ves our people need. The manufacture of dyes 

 shiuilil not be all'iwed to depart fi-om the I'nited States after the war. 



Only Patriots Need Apply 



'I'lii' Minneapolis Joiniiiil says that the local hardwood dealers of that 

 city are on record as refusing to support any man for -public office who 

 has not a clean record for loyalty to the cause of .America in the war. 

 Resolutions adopted at the annual meeting of the Northwestern Ilardwocxl 

 Lumbermen's Association recently, tendered the earnest support of its 

 members to the government in every way, and promised that they wo\iId 

 help to suppress disloyalty in any form. The members resolved further, 

 "that in the selection for office of an.v puldic servant, be it national, state, 

 county, city or scliool. we jdedge ourselves to support only sucli officers 

 as are loyal to the government ami obey the laws of our laud." The 

 resolutions further deiu-eeated labor cttntroversies at this time. 



Big Spruce Shipments from Baltimore 



The outstanding fi-ature of the report of exports of lumber for No- 

 vember is the heavy shipment of spruce that has iieen going thrimgli this 

 port. The quantity was not less than 2,!>."iS,000 feet, which is far in 

 excess of even the heaviest previous numths, and constitutes a record 

 that may stand a long time. This moveinent made up virtually the 

 entire volunu' of the foreign business, other items being small, though 

 manufacturers of hardwoods, such as implement handles and "other manu- 

 factures of wood," figure in the exhibit to a degree that suggests prospects 

 of a material expansion in such forwardings. Oak also commanded a 

 degree of attention that is calculated to revive expectations of a return 

 to former conditions of supidy. and indicates tiiat the assortments un the 

 other side must have become greatly depleted, to insure so large a move- 

 ment, as compared with some other mouths, when oak diil not figure in 

 the list at all. 



Timber Sales on National Forests Doubled in Last Year 



Sales of national forest timber in the fiscal year 1017 were more than 

 double those <if mid, acc:urding to the annual re|)ort of the forester. The 

 total amount sold exceeded i:,000,(IOn,noo feet and is valued at more than 

 $.'i,71.''i,000. During the same period about 727,000,000 feet were cut ami 

 removed. I'or which the purchasers paid .«l.."i07,:io:i into the federal treas- 

 ury. The largest sales were made in Oregon, where about 6SS,ooO.OOO 

 board feet were disposed of. 



In addition to the timlier sold, approximately n.'i.OOO.OOO lioard feet, 

 valued at nlmost .i;i."i0,0OO, was cut under free use permit liy more than 

 41.000 settlers living near the national forests and depending on tlie 

 forests for firewood and liuilding material to improve tlieir homesteads. 



The timber business on ^thc eastern purchase areas, while still small 

 as compared with tlie western forests, showed a decided increase, the report 

 states. More than three times as much timber was sold and more than 

 twice as much cut as in 1910. The material disposed of. it is pointed out, 

 is largely of poor quality and its removal will improve the forest growth. 



Interstate Commerce Commission Matters 



The Interstate ('uniinerii' ('nnimlssiciii has si't tin- liiinlrer reelassiliration 

 case for argiimi'iil lief.ire ii in Washington, .laniiary l.s. 



Fifteenth Section A|)plicatlon No. 417 has. by direction 'of the com- 

 mission, been consoliilateil wiih 1. & S. Docket 1 US and Docket !)'J2.'), 

 whleh were assigned for hearing before Kxaiinner Bell on December 20. 

 This applicatlcm was (lied on behalf of the Allantic Coast Line Railroad 

 and others, and covers a proposed revision of rates on lumber and other 

 forest proilucts from (.'arollna and Virginia points to central freight asso- 

 ciation ami other territories, generally to reestablish pri'-existing sixth- 



1 lass reiallonship disfnrlied liy class rate increases authorized in the eom- 

 iiiission's order in case Xo. .">7 (ex-parto), also eaucidlation nf .-ertain pro- 

 portional rates from the Virginia gateways In Unffalo. IMttsburgh, etc., 

 via the Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk & Western railways, further neies- 

 -.ily for such rates proposeil to be obviated by above-meutioneil revision. 



The commission has awarded reparation of $:1S1..">0 to the Iliinmelherger- 

 llarrison Lumber Company in its complaint against the Inui Mountain 

 railway on account of unrea.sonable rates on 41 carloads of rough hardwooil 

 lumber shipiied from Okaloiia. Okla., to Morehmise, Mo.. Ilieri- iinloadi-d, 

 sorted, squared and stacked in transit and ri'siiippeil to St. Louis and 

 other destinations. 



Hardwood and cypress lumber shi|)ped from tlie South to Sioux City, 



la., should get better treatment from the rallr is as a result .if the 



interstate Commerce Commission's decision in the complaint of the tralflc 

 biirean of the Sioux City Comniercial Club against the Alexamlria & West- 

 ern Railwity Company et al. 



The commission holds that "rates on lumber and otlu'r forest products, 

 ill her than yellow pine, from points in Missouri, Oklahoma, .\rkausas, 

 Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alaliama to Sioux City are 

 found to be unduly prejudicial to the extent that they exceed liy more than 



2 cents per DNi pounds the rates contemporaneovisly maintained from the 

 same points of origin to Omaha, Neb." 



Complainants contended that in no instance should the rate to Sioux 

 City exceed the rate to Omaha by more than 2 cents and that from the 

 furthest .southern producing points the spread should be one cent. The 

 ditfereni'cs complained of in some cases amounted to 7 i.^ cents. 



The commission's order in this case to carry out the decision indieated 

 above is to be elTective February l.T and for two years thereafter. 



.Tndge Lovett. the priority dictator, has issued another order to the 

 railroads of the country under the priority shipment law. which is broader 

 than his former orders for priority handling of freight. 



The commission has received the following additional ajiplii-ations for 

 approval of carriers' tariff, proposing practieali.v rate inereases on lumber, 

 etc. 



G. K. (.'aldwell. chairman. Fnurtli Section 'I'raffic Cniumittei.' of Southern 

 Commissioners, revision of rates on furniture and furniture material and 

 man.\- other things. 



220", — Riiston & Maine R. R. — Cancellation of tlie arrangement for 

 liiadiiig lumber, sliingles. lath and other carload freight at noston Mass.. 

 pulilislied in item 10 of tariff I. C. C. .No. .\ 17.S:i; nonapplication of the 

 arrangenicut provided in same item and taritT involving hay and straw 

 in connection with other than reloading by carrier from hay sheds. 



2,s7 — ;Maiue t'entral R. R. Co. — Increase in c. I. minimum weight in 

 connection with the rates on lumber from East Hereford, 1". Q., to Mon- 

 treal, 1'. Q., published in tariff I. C. C. No. C-2."..'17. 



llt'.K! -(Revised) E. I'. Royd, Agent. — Amending application posted Dc- 

 eeniber 1. 1017, to increase <■. 1. minimum weight on lumber and other 

 forest iiroducts as shown in I. C. C. No. .\-G3S IW. T. L. Circular No. 1-M) 

 to 40.000 pounds, by exceiiting siiingles, sash, doors and blinds : cedar 

 piists, poles and piling, tan bark and shingle tow, continuing present 

 niiniiiiiini on these articles. 



2IT."i — Chicago. St. I'aul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. — Cancellation of 

 the rale on rough stakes. C. L., from Hughey to Stanle,v. Wis., published 

 in tariff I. C. C. No. 4024 (GFD Ne. 2400-B), combination rates there- 

 after to apply. 



2170 — Chicago, St. Paul, Xlinneapolis i: Omaha Ry. — Increases from 

 tH-, to 10 cents per 100 pounds in the tie carload rates from .\shfield and 

 liavfield. to Creenwood or Owen, Wis,, published in tariff I. C, C. Xo, 4024 

 (CFD No. 2400B). 



2177 — Chicago. St. raul, Minneapolis & Oimilia Uy. — Cancellation ol 

 coiiiiiiciditv rate on steel tiinks, K. D.. and wnndeii lauUs or vats. S. 1 -, 

 from .\shland to Barksdale. Wis., published in tariff I. C. C. No. 4i(.'.4 

 iCFD 4."i00i class rates thereafter to apply. 



42S — Nasliville. Cattanooga & St. Louis Ry. Increases in rates on 

 lundiiT and other forest products frimi Xasliville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 

 Rv.. Western & .\tlanlir R. R., Birmingham & Nortliwestern Ry. and Rome 

 & Northern R. R. staliuns to i-ertaiu |ioints iiorlll and west "f Ohio and 

 Mississippi Rivers, published in tariff I. C. C. No. 22O0-.\ (Northern and 

 Western Lumber Tariff No. :'.). 



2.''iS — I,. E. Clialeiior, .\gent — Increases of 1 eent per IpO pounds in lum- 

 ber rates from A, T. &. N. Ry. stations, Fairford, .Via., to Millry. Ala., 

 inclusive, to Oliio and Mississippi River crossings, published in tariff 

 1. C. C. No. .\-i:i."> I West Bound Lumber Tariff No. 2l. 



200 — New Orleans. Texas & Mexico Ry. — Inereases ranging from .2 cents 

 to 2 cents per lf)0 pounds in lumber rates from certain points in Louisiana 

 to points in C. F. .\. and Buffalo Pittsburgh Territory, published in tariff 

 I. C. C, No. .\-23.'l iTariff No. 10(M1-.\|. 



2220- M'unising, Marquette & Southeastern Ry. — Increase from .$1 to 

 .$4 iier car in the switching c-harge between the liuluth. South Shore & 

 Atlantic Rv, transfer and the plants of the Consolidated Fuel & Lumber 

 Coni|iauv, tlie Lake Shore Engine Works and tlie E, .1. Lougyear I'ompany 

 a I -Marquette, Mich., imldished in M. M. & S. V.. Ry. I. C. C. No. 41. 



4(11 — Tlie Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co. — Cancellation of 

 rates nil lumber and other forest products from Solon. East Freetown. 

 White's Mills, Gee Brook and Cinciunatus, N. V.. In Leliigli Valb-y K, R. 

 siati.ius. .\uliurn, Berkshire, (Iroton, McLean, Riehford, East Ithaca and 

 Itveesporl. X. V., published in tariff 1. C. C. No. llOid. 



.•;ii4 Tlu- Delaware. Lackawanna & Western It. R. Co.— Increase (if .M 

 cents tier ton of 2.000 pounds in lumber rates from Heart Lake Tiffany 

 ami Miintrose. Pa,, to certain stations on the Central R. R. of New .lersey, 

 pulilislied in tariff I. C. C. No. 13:141. 



