April 10, lOlS 



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property when for use in the proiluction of wnr novessltlos and immediate 

 movement of the mat^rinl Is .sseutlnl. the Wiir Department will interest 

 itself in obtaining the neoessiiry transportation sen-lee whiMi stalemonts 

 ot faets are submitted by the mnslgnee. who must be the War I'i'partment 

 eontraetor. For example: When the contraetor has exhausted all rea- 

 sonable efforts to aeeomidish the movement of the nuitorlal to he furnished 

 upon orders from the Jefftrsonvllle Quartermasti'r's depot, the enntraetor 

 should immeiliately advise the depot quartermaster. JelTersonvllle. Ind.. 

 for attention. Captain J. V. liigsert. irivlng him full reasons Riven by 

 the railroail for failure to furnish the ears, name of the point of orlRln. 

 railroad and shipper, destination, name of eonslcni'e, kind o^ material and 

 the number and type of cars required. Desired route should also be 

 indicated. 



6. If trouble is encountered In ffettinff cars for woodstocl< or lumber 

 which is to be used in meetincr commercial requirements give the informa- 

 tion in the same manner as outlined in paragraph ."> to the rcBlonal 

 director for the territory in which the shipment originates according to 

 the followinK division of territory and other conditions Justifying, action 

 will be taken to furnish and move equipment : 



A. II. Smith, {Irani Central Tcnniniil, yew York Cilu /or Eastern 

 RaVromt^: All railroadtt in tfint portion o/ tUr Vnitrd Statra nortti- of 

 the Ottio and Potomac rircr^t and rast of Lake Micltigan and the Indiana- 

 lUitois state line; nlso those railroads in Illinois' extcndintj into that 

 state from points ca.tt of the Indiana-Illinois state Ihic ; also the Cliesa^ 

 peakc i( Ohio the yorfolk <f ^yestcrn and the Vir/rinian railwaus. 



C. II. Markliam. Ileal;/ ISuildinu. Atlanta, fla.. for Southern Rail- 

 roads: .III railroads in that portion of the T'nited states south of the 

 Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river, except the 

 Chesapeake <(■ Ohio, \orfolk <f Western and the Virf/inian railmivs : and 

 also those railroads in Illinois and Indianft esotending into those states 

 from points so-utli of the Ohio river. 



R. II. .Mshton. ZS6 West Jack.mn Street. OJiicago. III.^ for Western 

 Railroads: .Ml railroads not inelniled in the ahore definiiit/ns and. broadln 

 speaking, all railroads in the ten-itory west of Lake Michigan and of the 

 Indiana-Illinois state line to the Ohio rirer and west of the Missis.^ippi 

 river from the Ohio river to the Gttlf of Mexico, excepting those railroads 

 in lUtnoit included in ea.'itern territon/. and those railroads in Illinois and 

 Indiana included in southern territory, as above stated. 



Association Prices Issued 



Market analysis for March issued liy the Ilaidwood Manufacturers' 

 Association shows continued upward movement in hardwood values. 

 Figures f. o. b. Cincinnati show quartered white oak FAS 6" and up the 

 following figures: For 4 4. 5/4. 6/4 and S/4. respectively. $90. $95, ?95 

 and ¥9S ; quartered red oak, FAS straight grade. .$S0, $83, $83, $87. while 

 plain white and red oak In FAS brings $0C., $70. $75 and $80. In this 

 Item the greater thicknesses, 10/4, 12/4, 14/4 and 16/4, bring respectively 

 $85, $90. $95 and $95. 



In poplar FAS 7 to 17" shows prices 4/4 to 16/4 ranging from $72 to 

 $95, with $5 spread between 4/4 and 5/4. Saps and selects range from 

 $56 to $81, with $4 spread between 4/4 and 5/4. 



Gum, FAS quartered red, shows $51 for 4/4, $.j.1 for 5/4 and 6 '4 and 

 $50 for 8/4. Xo. 1 common quartered red shows $40. $42. $42 and $44. 

 FAS plain red shows $46, $48, $48 and $52. Xo, 1 common plain red shows 

 $;J6, $38, $38 and $40. Xo. 2 common, plain red shows $28 and $30. 

 These gum prices are f. o. b. Cairo. 



Protest on Bulk Heading Order 



J. H. Townshend. sccretary-iiianager of the Southern Hardwood TraflSc 

 A.ssociatlon, announces that the Illinois Central has issued an order 

 modifying Its bulkhcading ruling so that bulkheading must be provided 

 for all dressed hardwood lumber shipped in open equipment, effective at 

 once. The cost is estimated at $30 per car. 



The first order covered ail lumber shipped in open equipment. The 

 association protested against this and the order was so modified as to 

 exempt hardwood lumber. The Southern Pine Association secured a modi- 

 fication that exempted certain classes of pine lumber. 



The latest order provides for bulkheading in the case of all dressed 



lumber, whether pine or hardwood, and the two associations will attempt 

 to secure exemption or they will Insist that the railroad bear whatever 

 expenses are incident to such bulkheading. They have no objection what- 

 ever to the work but they object seriously to bearing the cost, feeling that 

 the railroad, should reimburse their members for every dollar involved 

 in bulkheading. 



Xelther association is sati.sfled with the present stake-allowance of 500 

 pounds. Itoth bold that tills Is entirely inadequate ami they will co- 

 operate with a view to securing a larger allowance while they are work- 

 ing on the bulkheading proposition which has been made an Issue by this 

 latest order. 



Cutting Fine Missouri Walnut 

 The St. Louis Lumber says that according to news from ChilUcothe, 

 that state, loggers In the employ of a local gunstock comi)any began work 

 at that point recently clearing the walnut from the Howdshell 

 forest, south of Excelsior Springs. This forest contains what is said to 

 be one ot the biggest, if not the biggest, walnut tree in the United States. 

 It measures seven feet In diameter, Is forty feet to the first limb, and 

 forty-eight inches in diameter at the first limb. R. L. Odell, who nego- 

 tiated the purchase of the timber for the company, estimates this tree to 

 be valued at about $2,000. The gunstock company is under contract to 

 furnish gunstocks for the United States government. This walnut grove 

 has been one of the prize tracts for several years past, and only recently 

 has been placed on the market. It has been in possession of the Howdshell 

 family for about 100 years. The present owners are the Misses Amanda 

 and Martha Howdshell. They were born and reared on the place, and the 

 forest of almost 500 acres has been held by the family largely as a matter 

 of sentiment up to this time. The women decided to part with the prop- 

 erty only when they became convinced that it was their patriotic duty to 

 place the timber at the disposal of the United States government and Its 

 allies. 



With the Trade 



Making Progress in Foreign Investigation 



The report contained in this issue of Hardwood Record from John 

 R. Walker. lumber commissioner in England, that he had arranged for a 

 very prominent exhibit of American lumber is but one indication of many 

 that has come from foreign countries visited that the four lumber com- 

 missioners are making excellent progress in their investigation of pro- 

 spective foreign market. Having this in mind, Russe & Burgess, Inc., 

 Memphis, who are very prominent in export circles, forwarded to H.tUD- 

 wooD Record photographs from which the accompanying illustrations 

 were reproduced. These photographs were taken in the Russe & Burgess 

 yard. Memphis, Tenn.. last spring when the four commissioners, John R. 

 Walker, Xelson C. Brown, Roger E. Simmons and Mr. Oxholm, were 

 making a tour of mills in this country preparatory to leaving for foreign 

 countries. 



Incidentally, the "innards" of the Kraetzer preparation on the Russe & 

 Burgess yard are pretty well shown in the photograph in which W. II. 

 Russe is shown standing at the mouth of the huge boiler. The photograph 

 also shows memi)ers of the commission who have just been making a 

 careful analysis of the character of timber cut at Russe & Burgess' big 

 Memphis mill. The Russe & Burgess plant was given a good deal of 

 attention because of the prominence of this concern in export work. They 

 cut a regular line of southern lumber, but have made a specialty of thla 



W. H. KI SSK AXD HIS PREFARATOR 



SUOWi.N<; LU.MBER COMMISSIONERS XOW ABROAD 



