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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Jun* 10, lUl.'i. 



InfrlnKoment of pnlcnt rights t>rouKl>t !>>• tlic CrnnJ HnpUs Vonccr 

 Works, owners of tlie Linn V. S. patent No. l,0rir«,3.'lS, on vnpor klln», 

 agnlnst the Johnson Furniture Company, Oranil KapUls. Mich., who Id 

 June, 1913, erected a kiln under the plans furnished by the Sldman 

 Company ; In othor words, Grand Itaplds Vapor Kiln vs. Sldman. 



The result of the in-se was a comprehensive opinion handed down from 

 the bench eonflrming the Infringement and sustaining the validity of nil 

 but two minor claims of the Linn patent, under which the Grand Raplda 

 Vapor Kiln Is now made. 



This favorable conclusion undoubtedly means that the Grand Rapids 

 Veneer Works will vigorously follow up all owners and users of Sldman 

 kilns, and, after adjustment of royalty, endeavor to give them the 

 advantages of cooperation In the modernizing of their kilns and of con- 

 sultation and Inspection service enjoyed by all users of Grand Rapids 

 Vapor Klln.'i. 



The case was more than nsiinlly Involved since Edward P. SIdmnn, 

 of the Sldman Company at Rochester, N. T., was In the employ of the 

 Grand Rapids Veneer Works for a few weeks In the early part of 11)07, 

 and Immediately after leaving their employ commenced u dry kiln busi- 

 ness of his own and organized the New I'roccss Kiln and Engineering 

 Company of Detroit, Mich., a short-lived concern. 



In 1908 he organized the Sldman Company of Rochester, N. Y., and 

 has been doing a small business In dry kiln and heating and ventilating 

 lines. It has been known for some time that the manufacturers claimed 

 the Sldman kiln was equal to the Grand Rapids Vapor Kiln, but It was 

 never thought that the decision would be so overwhelmingly in favor of 

 the Grand Itaplds company and against the Sldman Company. 



It was shown in the trial that the efficient combination In the Linn 

 patent of heating colls properly located, spray pipes, heated discharge 

 stacks and downward circulation to produce the well-known sweating 

 or steaming operation in drying lumber, was a distinct advance and dis- 

 covery in the art and wos patentable. 



The Grand Rapids Veneer Works was represented by Messrs. Pennle, 

 Davis & Marvin of New York City and the defendants by Whlttemore, 

 Hulbert & Whlttemore of Detroit. 



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Pertinent Information 



Amendment to Uniform Bill of Lading 



The Illinois Manufacturers' Association, through its secretary John 

 M. Glenn, has notified its members of an amendment to tlie uniform bill 

 of lading. Under the Cummlngs amendment to the Carmack act, certain 

 changes are required In the form of the present uniform bill of lading. 

 In order to make forms now in use legal, ond at the same time allow 

 shippers to use their present supply, the railroads in Official Classifica- 

 tion territory have consented to stamp them with the following clause ; 



"Section 3 is amended by Supplement IS to Official Classification No. 

 42, effective June 2, 1915, and all reissues thereof." 



Carriers in Western Classification territory have adopted the following 

 clause ; 



"Section 3 is amended by Supplement 6 to Western Classification No. 

 53, effective June 2, 1915, and all reissues thereof." 



It will not be necessary for shippers to stamp their present stock of 

 forms as carriers will pmvirb. thoir .ipents with the proper stamp. 



Destroying Belgian Forests 



The Telegraef, a Holland newpaper in a recent article on the devasta- 

 tion of Belgium says it is now proceeding systematically, and cites as 

 an instance that in many regions of Belgium the Germans have bi^en 

 felling the finest trees of the forests, woods, and parks, notably walnut, 

 and sending the timber to Germany. During the previous week German 

 engineer troops carried off much timber from the forests of the Belgian 

 province of Llmburg. They felled the tallest and finest trees. The 

 forests of the states and communal domains had been especially wasted. 

 Whole sections of woods had been felled and the timber sent to Ger- 

 many. Between Houthalen and Hechtrl for a distance of eight miles 

 there were on a certain day at least 200 peasants with carts and horses 

 working to carry trees to Zonhaven for the benefit of the Germans. 

 Thence they were sent on by tramway. The peasants receive two marks 

 a day tor their labor. Several woods belonging to private proprietors 

 were damaged, almost ail the owners being abroad, says the Dutch 

 paper. 



Atkins Perfection Gummer No. 2 



E. C. Atkins & Co., the silver steel saw people of Indianapolis, Ind., 

 have recently placed on the market a very convenient and practical saw 

 gummer, which Is known as their Terfection No. 2. 



It has a capacity for circular saws up to 06 inches and will gum both 

 rip and cross-cut teeth. It is well made, of good materials and will 

 prove a valuable addition to any filing equipment. 



The features are an extremely simple method for adjusting the pitch 

 of the teeth, a pawl attachment for easily centering the saw to its 

 approximate position, the simple plan for raising and lowering the saw. 

 A weight at back equalizes the weight of grinding wheel. Power is secured 

 by the use of a two speed pulley. It is also equipped with a loose pulley. 

 Grinding wheel runs on an arbor and Is protected by an arch. 



For full information write E. C. Atkins & Co. at Indianapolis or any 

 of their branch houses. 



Uncle Sam Leasing Summer Homes 



Those who "waiu fni- life and waut Ir.sl. ulr" fliould apply to the 

 United States Forest Service for five acres where woods and waters com- 

 bine tu sound the call of the wild. 



The government has Mrninged to leope land for summer homed to all 

 who apply and conform to the simple but necessary requirements. That 

 Is, land only Is li'ased, nm the bungalow or cabin. The lessee must 

 build that for himself. No lease shall run lunger than thirty years, and 

 no rentiil will fall below five dollars a year. Extra choice locations where 

 the demand Is gnat may be more. There Is a wide field for choice. 

 There are national forests scattered among the mountnhiH and hills from 

 Maine to I'lorlda. Others are In the lake states, and when the region 

 west of the Mississippi is reached, most states liave them, Texas being 

 the most noted exception. The greatest glory of the lauds which are 

 open to the seekers after summer homes lies among the nioiintMlub of 

 the West. Scenery that rivals Switzerland and Italy abounds there by 

 the millions of acres. It Includes eternal snow and perpetual summer. 

 There are peaks more than ten thousand feet above the sea and depres- 

 sions that sink below the ocean level. The man looking for a site suitable 

 for a summer home can find one that will meet his ideas, whether he 

 wants to swing in a hammock beneath the braneiies of an incense cedar, 

 angle for trout in the shade of tumlons or rhododendrons, watch the 

 sun rise across banks of snow In July, or listen to the "cheep" of the 

 blue quail among the petrified forests of the mesas. 



American Lumber in England 



Speaking of the Enfjllsh market, the London Timber Trades Journal 

 of May 22 says that stocks generally of American lumber in merchants' 

 hands are very low, while there Is a very great demand for hardwoods 

 for government work. Cypress is in good request, as are also ash, oak 

 planks. No. 1 common yellow poplar, wide sap gum and thin planed red 

 gum. Most thicknesses in black walnut are In good demand, especially 

 2", there being practically none of tills size obtainable. The demand 

 for thin oak, however. Is not very brisk, no doubt due in a great measure 

 to the dullness in the cabinet trade. Buyers seemingly do not care to 

 pay the price asked for 1" and thicker oak coming from the southern 

 states, as they appear to be able to fill their requirements with northern 

 oak at cheaper rates. Very little steamship room Is available, both from 

 North .Atlantic and South Atlantic ports, but there are a few steamers 

 on for June loading, which will relieve the situation somewhat from 

 a buyer's point of view, altliough the steamers are not taking all hard- 

 wood lumber by any means. Buyers, generally speaking, do not seem 

 Inclined to place contracts beyond July loading, fearing the steamship 

 situation may case, and ocean rates go lower. It would appear, how- 

 ever, that there Is not much chance of these conditions arising owing 

 to the great scarcity of steamers, and It also seems more than likely 

 that after September rates will increase as the new cotton and grain 

 crops will be beginning to move. It is impossible to forecast correctly 



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