June 10, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



37 



The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

 with any of the Inquirers listed in this section can have the ad. 

 dresses on written request to the Mail Bag Department, HARD- 

 WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring 

 to the number at tne head of each letter. 



B 919 — Wants Chair Dimension Stock 



Detroit, Mich., May 25. — Editor IIaudwood Reimird : We would like to 

 obtain a list of hardwood dimension mills, particularly the mills manu- 

 facturing chair stocli. 



Thanliing you in advance for an early reply, we remain. 



Those interested in getting in toueli with this correspondent will 

 be supplied tlie address upon request. — Editor. 



B 920— Want Birch Squares 



Boston, Mass., June 3. — Editor llAniiwouii Kkcord : We want one or 

 more cars birch squares l%xlVs5:4S" au<l 54" lengths. They are to be 

 finished 1" and must be sound and straight for dowels. 



If you can direct us to any parly who would be liljely to get these 

 out for us, we shall appreciate the information. 



This concern has been referred to sources of supply for birch 

 squares. Upon application, tlie address will be given to anyone 

 desirous of communicating with this pros|iective customer. — Editok. 

 B 921 — Wants to Buy Beech, Birch and Maple Dimension 

 Jamestown, N. Y., May 26. — Editor Hardwood Record : Can you fur- 

 nish us with the following dimension stocli in beech, birch and maple, 

 hard or soft? This stocli is to be used for some kind of farm Imple- 

 ments, and the grade required is practically for strength and sound- 

 ness rather than anything else as it will be painted the same as other 

 farm machinery is painted. Small knots that can be well covered with 

 paint and will not interefere with the strength of the pieces will do. 



4 pieces 4 x 4x — 12 



4 pieces 2%x 5x — 4-1 



4 pieces 2%x 5x — 5-S 



4 pieces 3x9 • — 4-11 



4 pieces 2%xl0x — 4-11 



1 piece 4 xlO — 3-1 



2 pieces 4 x 4 — 2-7 



2 pieces 2%x 7% — 2-7 



1 piece 2%x 7 — 2-7 



3 pieces 2%x 4 - — 2-7 



4 pieces 3^4^ ^ — 3-1 



2 pieces 3 x iV^ — 2-10 

 2 pieces 3x5 — 2-10 



10 pieces 2x6 — 4-10 1^ 



1 piece 3y>x 5% — 2-11 



1 piece 3 xl2 — 10-0 



2 pieces 4 x 4V' — 6-0 



1 piece 214x143^ — 4-0 



2 pieces 2y.xl4 — 2-10 

 1 piece 2i,ix 4 — 2-10 

 1 piece 2 'xlO — 2-10 

 1 piece 2x6 — 2-10 



10 pieces l^Jx 9 — 2-10 



pieces l%x 6i/. — 2-10 

 pieces l%x 4 — 2-10 

 pieces l%x 9 — 1-11 



pieces 

 pieces 



l%x 6%— 1-11 



%x 9 — 1-11 



pieces %x 6% — 1-11 



pieces l%x 9 — -1-11 



piece 1% XlO 14—1-11 



IVix 6%— 1-11 



%x 9 —1-11 



%xlO —1-11 



Tix 6'/, — 1-11 



3Hx Si/i- 2-10 



pieces 3x4 — 2-4 



piece 1% 4 — 3-5 



l^.x 2^4—2-7 

 pieces 2 x 5 — 5-8 

 pieces 1% 5 —2-6 

 piece l%x 5 — 7-0 

 2 pieces H4x 7% — 9-6 

 2 pieces IHx 7 — 9-6 

 50 square feet, 7 feet long 

 inches random widths. 



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This stock is not for immediate delivery as it will have to be cut 

 green and dried and shipped afterward, as undoubtedly there will be 

 too much waste to cut it from the dry lumber. We will probably be 

 in position to place an order for a few carloads, or in other words it Is 

 continuous business for one in position to handle It. Quotations should 

 state what the prices would be Jamestown rate of freight. 



Interested parties can have the name of this inquirer upon applica- 

 tion to Hakdwood Record offices. — Editor. 



References to "Mail Bag" Items Must Be Accompanied by 

 Stamped Envelope to Receive Reply 



Probable Date for Wisconsin Meeting 



The annual convention of the Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Man- 

 ufacturers' Association will be held in Oshkosh, probably July 27 and 28. 

 Oshkosh was selected at the meeting of the board of directors held 

 Friday, June 4, and the exact time will be finally determined by the 

 president and secretary, R. B. Goodman of Goodman, Wis., and O. T. 

 Swan of Oshkosh. It is planned to make the convention one of business, 

 but the social side will not be overlooked. It is expected that from 

 100 to 150 persons, residents of Wisconsin and northern Michigan, will 

 be present. Various automobile rides, boat rides and other features are 

 being planned in connection with the social side of the sessions. 



The new offices of the secretary in the Fraternal Reserve Association 

 building were used for the first time since the association moved to 

 Oshkosh, at the meeting of the board of directors. Besides the meeting 



of the board of directors, the committees on promotion, and accounts and 

 statistics met. It was recommended by the committee on promotion, and 

 the board of directors adopted the plan, that a campaign of advertising 

 be carried on to encourage the use of birch. In addition to accepting 

 the recommendation, the board of directors decided to enlist the co-opera- 

 tion of the manufacturers of birch over the United States in the cam- 

 paign. The board also decided to employ a traffic manager whose offices 

 should be in the same suite as those of the secretary. This man will 

 act under the general direction of the committee on transportation, and 

 will devote his time to studying the freight situation as it applied to 

 the lumber interests of Wisconsin and northern Michigan. He will also 

 handle freight claims for the members of the association and keep the 

 rate books in shape and up-to-date. 



The board of directors decided to appoint a committee of three to 

 meet, in conjunction with representatives of other associations, in a 

 general conference with the federal trade commission at Washington, 



D. C. This committee has not yet been selected. 



The committee on accounts and statistics is considering plans for 

 bringing about a more uniform system of cost keeping and plans for 

 determining the cost of stumpage carrying charges as far as possible. 



Arkansas Association Elects New President 



J. W. Trieschmann of Paragould, Ark., was elected president of the 



Arkansas Association of Lumber Dealers at the final session of the 



annual convention at the Hotel Marion Saturday, May 29. Pine Bluff 



was chosen as the meeting place for 1916. The other officers elected are 



E. D. Ferguson, Blytheville, vice-president ; J. B. Webster, Little Rock, 

 re-elected secretary, and H. F. Rieff, Little Rock, treasurer. L. E. 

 Putnam of Fayetteville was elected member of the board of directors of 

 the Southwestern Lumbermen's Association from Arkansas. The follow- 

 ing directors were elected : A. A. Pool, Batesvllle ; L. R. Putnam, Fay- 

 etteville ; ."V. A. Halter, Conway ; C. E. Hopkins, Cotter ; W. E. Harrell, 

 Booneville ; Mrs. J. W. Porter, De Witt; L. M. Hawkins, Harrisburg ; 

 W. C. Ellis, Lonoke ; J. E. Harris, Wynne ; C. K. NIcolI, Little Rock ; 

 D. D. Thornton, Beebe, and A. L. Fergusoir, Fort Smith. 



Hamilton Love Becomes President of the Rotary Club 



On June 1 Hamilton Love of Love, Boyd & Co., Nashville, Tenn., 

 was elected president of the Rotary Club of Nashville. The club has 

 been in existence for three years and Mr. Love has been a member for 

 the last two years. The organization has 130 members and is distinctly 

 alive in every particular. Mr. Love's election is another proof of his 

 unusual popularity. He is now a leading figure in a great many of the 

 commercial efforts having to do with Nashville and is recognized not 

 only for his business sense but for his popularity in a personal way. 



The Hardwood Manufacturers' Association 



Chief Inspector C. L. White of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion of the United States held the first of a series of inspectors' meet- 

 ings planned for the summer at the plant of Lee Wilson & Co., Wilson, 

 .\rk., during the week of June 1 to 5. More than thirty inspectors, 

 superintendents and sales managers representing concerns in southeastern 

 Missouri and northeastern Arkansas were in attendance. 



Secretary Weller, who has just returned from the meeting, states that 

 mill instruction has been an important feature of association work for 

 many years ; that it is found that better results are obtained by calling 

 together the representatives of the mills in various districts and hold- 

 ing meetings of this character than by individual instruction. The 

 result has been a better understanding of the correct interpretation of 

 the rules, and more uniform grades than formerly. The number of com- 

 plaints at destination have been greatly reduced. 



Other meetings will be held at early dates in Mississippi, Louisiana, 

 and in fact all of the southern hardwood producing states. 



Annual Outing of Evansville Lumbermen 



The annual summer outing of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club took 

 place on Tuesday, June 8, on the steamer John S. Hopkins on the Ohio 

 river, the affair being a most enjoyable one. Between 200 and 300 people 

 took in the trip. The big steamer left here about 2 :15 o'clock in the 

 afternoon, gayly decorated and loaded down with refreshments and merry- 

 makers. The boat went up the Ohio river as far as Owensboro, Ky., 

 and returning arrived in the Evansville port about 11 o'clock. The out- 

 ing was In charge of Mertice E. Taylor, secretary of the club, and the 

 following committee : Claude Maley, of Maley & Wertz ; Charles A. 

 Wolflln, of the Wolflln-Luhring Lumber Company, and Frank J. Haney, 

 of John A. Reitz & Sons. Several lumbermen from towns in southern 

 Indiana, western Kentucky and southern Illinois came here to take in the 

 trip. A well-known caterer was employed on the boat and at 5 o'clock 

 In the afternoon a fried chicken supper was served. There was music 

 on the boat and In the evening dancing was enjoyed. Card tables were 

 provided for those who did not care to dance. 



In passing the mouth of Green river nine miles above Evansville, 

 WlUiam Schmuhl, of the Fullerton-Powel! Hardwood Lumber Company, 

 made several castings into the river, showing the other lumber men and 

 their friends how fishing Is done on the Great Lakes. Mr. Schmuhl is a 

 veteran fisherman and it is said he can tell the biggest fish stories of any 

 man who ever struck Evansville. A stop was made at Owensboro, Ky., 

 for a short time. 



Secretary Taylor and the committee deserve the thanks of everyone 

 who took In the outing this year for the most enjoyable time spent on 



