July 10, 19ir 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

 with any of the inquirers iisted in this section can have the ad. 

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

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

 to the number at tne head of each letter. 



B 925 — Wants to Buy 2i^" Common and Better Yellow Birch 



New York. N. Y.. .luiu* 25. — Editor Hakd\V(mid Hkcijud ; We are in 

 the marliet for a large amount of 2V>" common and better yellow bircli. 

 We have never handled any yellow birch and understand it is jiractically 

 all manufactured in New England. Could yoii give us the names of any 

 mills manufacturing this stock? We would appreciate very much a 

 prompt reply. . 



This inquirer lias been advised it is in error in its assumption of 

 the source of supply of yellow birch, and has been given the 

 names of several manufacturers of this wood. Others interested 

 and in position to supply the stock should communicate with this 

 office. — Editor. 



B 926 — Wants to Buy Basswood Logs in Carload Lots 



New York. X, Y.. .luly ."., — Editor IIaudwood Ri:r()KD: We are in the 

 market for from ten to twenty carloads of basswood logs running 11" 

 and up in diameter, and to be cut in 3' lengths. We buy these logs on 

 the Doyle*Scribner Rules, small -end small way, and pay cash less 2% 

 15 days after arrival. The logs must have good sound centers, and we 

 prefer them with the bark on for we find that It prevents them from 

 cheeking. . 



Interested parties can secure the name and address of this in- 

 quirer by writing Hardwood Record. — Editor. 



B 927— Wants to Sell Dry Baled Poplar Shavings 



Chattanooga, Tenn.. July 3. — Editor Hardwood Record : Wc want to 

 get in communication w'ith any parties who would purchase nice dry 

 baled poplar shavings. . 



Any one interested in this communication should write H.\rd- 

 wooD Record. — Editor. 



B 928 — Wants to Buy 6/4 and 10/4 No. 1 Common Birch and 



Better 



Philadelphia, Pa., July 2. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are in the 

 market for several cars each of 6/4 and 10/4 No. 1 common and better 

 birch. If any of your advertisers have anything of this Kind we would 

 he glad to have you pass this information along to them and have them 

 get into communication with us. . 



Any who have not already heard of this inquiry can secure the 

 name and address by addressing Hardwood Record. — Editor. 



B 929 — Wants Large Quantities Yellow Poplar Strips 



Chicago. 111.. July 2. — Editor Hardwood Record: We are in the mar- 

 ket for considerable Quantities of yellow poplar strips 2" to 6" wide, 

 random lengths. The stock may be either rough or S2S. We can use 

 this in carload lots and will appreciate it if you can put us in touch 

 with any mills or factories which have quantities of this waste which 

 they wish to dispose of. Could also use smaller amounts of 5/4 and 6/4 

 stock. — . 



Necessary information will be given to inquirers. — Editor. 



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St. Louisians Give Farewell Dinner to E. H. Warner 



The members of the Lumbermen's Exchange of St. Louis gave a banquet 

 at the Mission Inn on Thursday evening, June 24, to bid farewell to E. H. 

 Warner, the veteran lumberman, who left July 3 for Waterville, Maine, to 

 spend the balance of his life. He is 82 years old, and thought it time to 

 retire from active business. The event was a most enjoyable one and 

 was a complete surprise to Mr. Warner. 



The dinner was arranged by three of his friends, E. H. Luehrmann, 

 Thomas E. Powe and Franz Waldstein, who were also members of the 

 exchange. 



Mr. Warner was taken to the Inn by his two sons, ostensibly to dine 

 with them, and he was not aware of the surprise in store for him until he 

 was taken into the dining room of the Inn, where he found the members 

 of the Exchange awaiting him and learned that he was the honored guest. 



At the conclusion of the dinner, Charles E. ThoniaS, president of the 

 exchange, who was the toastmaster, paid a warm tribute to Mr. Warner. 

 Mr. Wfirnel was deeply affected but managed to return his thanks. He 

 said he was proud to be present and in the company of so many of his 



old friends. He said he was sorry to leave St. Louis, where he had spent 

 some forty-one years in the lumber business, but stated he would come 

 liack from time to time and see them all. 



Thomas E. Powe, who had been selected to present a gold-headed oane to 

 Mr. Warner as a souvenir, was then introduced by Toastmaster Thomas. 

 .\fter a tribute to Mr. Warner, Mr. Powe presented the cane. The inscrip- 

 tion on the cane read as follows : 



Presented E. H. Warner, by the Lumbermen's Exchange of St. Louis, 

 1915. 



Mr. Warner made an attempt to reply but his voice broke and he was 

 only able to say that he thanked his friends for the beautiful remembrance. 



Following Mr. Powe, was C. M. Jennings, who spoke of his long ac- 

 quaintance with Mr. Warner, of the first time he met him and of the 

 pleasant relations during all of the following years. Mr. Jennings praised 

 the uprightness and cleanliness of both Mr. Warner's business and social 

 life. Frank M. Smith followed Mr. Jennings and told of his acquaintance 

 of some thirty-five years with Mr. Warner. 



James E. Gatewood, editor of the St. Louis Lumberman, stated that 

 Mr. Warner had been one of the boomers of the lumber industry in St. 

 Louis ever since he entered the lumber business. He mentioned a number 

 of incidents in connection with his long friendship with Mr. Warner, gave 

 some interesting data showing how the lumber business in St. Louis had 

 grown during the forty-one years Mr. Warner had been in business. 



The last speaker was George E. W. Luehrmann, president of the Chas. 

 F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Company, who had been a business and 

 residence neighbor of Mr. Warner for some twenty-five years. He told of 

 his many fine qualities both as a citizen and associate. 



Philadelphia Golf Tournament 



The June tournament of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club 

 was held on the links of the Overbrook Golf Club on the afternoon of 

 June 24. The play was followed by a dinner and business meeting 

 in the clubhouse. It was decided that the July tournament will be held 

 at the Merion Cricket Club ; the August tournament at the Philadelphia 

 Cricket Club : September meeting at the Aronomink Golf Club, and the 

 annual meeting at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. The play, as 

 usual, was on the handicap system and J. Anderson Ross, Maurice C. 

 Burton and Harry Humphreys tied for the first prize with net scores 

 of 72. A coin was tossed and Mr. Ross took first prize, Mr. Burton 

 second prize, and Mr. Humphreys was eliminated. Horace W. Smedley 

 won the prize for the best score on nine of the eighteen holes. Mr. 

 Humphreys is also leading with 2H4 points for the president's prize, 

 which is awarded at the annual meeting. Thirty-four members took 

 part in the play. 



Philadelphia Retailers Win Ball Game 



The annual championship game of baseball between the retail and 

 wholesale teams of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Exchange was played 

 at Sixty-second and Walnut streets on the afternoon of June 23, and 

 the retailers won by the score of 16 to S. The receipts of the game 

 will be divided between charitable organizations. Bob Shawkey. of the 

 Philadelphia American league team, umpired the game. The Kugler 

 brothers, Fitzgerald and Kraiss, starred for the retailers. Smith made 

 a sensational catch for the wholesalers. F. S. Underbill and Robert Bawn 

 led the rooting for the opposing teams, being ably assisted by the ladies 

 in the grandstand. 



Lumbermen Should Attend 



July 15 is the date set by the officers of the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' .Association for the meeting of the special committee representing 

 allied associations to confer on the proper presentation of the lumbermen's 

 case before the Federal Trade Commission, which will meet with the com- 

 mittee on July 19-20 at Chicago. 



Inasmuch as the committee members themselves do not seem to have 

 as yet determined their exact status under the law, it is hard to tell what, 

 if any, will be the effect of the conference. The word "conference" is 

 used advisedl.y because it would hardly seem to cover the case to use the 

 word "hearing," "examination" or any similar designation, as the first 

 efforts of the commission seemingly are aimed to get in touch with indus- 

 tries whose problems they will be called upon to solve and to getting ac- 

 quainted with the men w^ho are instrumental in maintaining cohesion be- 

 tween the factions representing each respective line of business. 



Regardless of the uncertainty as to the purpose and outcome of the 

 conference, it behooves lumbermen in that they may become more closely 

 conversant with the personnel, attitude and attention of the commission 

 to attend the sessions. 



At the same time their presence will Iiave a moral effect on the com- 

 mission insofar as it will serve to instill a realization of the importance 

 of the lumber business and of the men engaged in it. 



Speculation is rife as to what will happen ; in fact there is more uncer- 

 tainty as to the developments than surround the average horse race. 

 Nevertheless there is a real possibility of at least establishing the status, 

 and a clear conception of surrounding conditions and requirements of the 

 lumber industry, which opportunity should be embraced. 



