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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Auguat 10, 1»1>V 



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The Mail Bag 



B 93< Denies that Machinery Company Has Sold Out 



Kulminiii..,, Ml.li, July l;i IMItor IIaui.«...i. Iti. ,,i,i. A ri.... I,lii.i> 

 lOinpiiny which handles o.|Uli.iucut of our iiiaiiufiuturi- to H..ine oxIl-ih. 

 iind to whom «.<• hnv<- rocnlly sold cqulpni'iit. iind to whom wv mini.- 

 .jiiotaUons. has Just wrlttun to us to the .tT.-, i Hint It «ii» uiid.T ll>.- 

 ImprosslOD that our company h:id wound Its iilTiiIrs miil that our lliic of 

 mnchlnrry was to Ik- made l.y auolhcr sawmill luarhlnory mauiifacturiM- 

 with whom <i momlMT ol the IIIII family, formerly eonneeled with this 

 company, has afflUaled himself. Its Impression Is absolutely Incorrect. 

 This company has no Intention of dlscontlnulUK huslncss, and will continue 

 to make the same lino of machinery and will maintain the same high 

 standard of manufacture. You will he dolnu us a uroat fayor to make 

 such a statement In your paper. W'JI. K. Ull.l. <:o.MIMNV. 



Hill Shepaiils.,n. Seer.-tary tfiasnriT. 



B 937— Wants to Buy Oak and Ash Bending Bows 

 Toledo. O., July :J0.— ICdUor IIaiiuwood Uecoiih ; Will you kindly adylsr 

 me the names and nddres.ses of the manufacturers of oak !\m\ ash bendluj: 

 bows suitable for automobile tops? Wc buy the above material In large 

 ouantltles, and 1 would like to have you advise the writer so I can have 

 our purchasing department communicate direct with the manufacturers. 



The above inquirer is of good standing, and any onn interested can 

 get in touch witli liiin by addressing Hardwood Record.— Editor. 



B 935 — Wants Oak for Bending Purposes 



Olilu. Ail' -'. — Kditiir ll.vKt>\vijiii. Kixdiiu : We are in the 



market for 25 cars Hi." full x 1%" full— 7' long clear second-growth red 

 and white oak tor oendlog purpose. Write quoting best f. o. b. price, 

 stating quantity you can furnish. ■ 



Any correspondence intended for this inquirer will be forwarded 

 from this office upon roecipt. — Kditou. 



B 936 — In the Market for Sassafras 

 Chicago, 111., Aug. 5 — Editor Hardwood Record ; Can you advise us 

 where we' can secure a quantity of 1" sassafras lumber, log run or on 

 grade ? ' 



Parties interested will be placed in touch with the above corre- 

 spondent upon retjucst. — Editou. 



References to "Mail Bag" Must Be Accompanied by Stamped 

 Envelope to Receive Reply 



Clubs and Associations 



Chicago Association Establishes Credit Bureau 

 Secretary E. E. Hooper .jf the Lumbermciis .\ssoi iation of Chicago ad- 

 vises that with the express approval of the board of directors the credit 

 committee has voted to establish a credit bureau open to all members of 

 the association. The commmlttee has appointed George G. King as 

 manager. 



The purpose of the bureau will be to afford a means for the interchange 

 of credit Information and to stimulate collections. Operations will begin 

 about September 7, and in the meantime members will be fully advised 

 as to the manner of operation and the work which will be undertaken. 



New Membership List of National Association 



The National Hardwu^^l Lumber Association has Just issued a revised 

 booklet giving the list of members. The book also contains the rules and 

 regnlatlons which govern the inspection department, constitution and by- 

 laws and general information pertaining to the beneflts of membership in 

 the association. Secretary I'rank F. Fish says the association has a 

 generous supply of liiese and will be glad to send copy to anyone Inter- 

 ested, on application to his office. 



Orders on Yellow Pine 

 The Southern Pine Association Issues the following statement for the 

 week ending July 31 ; There are 112 subscribers in the association, repre- 

 senting 141 mills, who report orders accepted 4,674 cars, shipments made 

 4,822 cars, unfilled orders 1.'>.9G7 cars. 



New York Club Leases New Quarters 



The directors of the LumlM?r Trade Club cf New York have signed the 

 lease for the club's quarters in the Lord's Court uuilding, 27 William 

 street. The rooms, which are on the seventeenth floor overlooking the 

 East river and lower bay, are now being decorated and put in shape for 

 occupancy, the formal opening 'oeing scheduled for some time early in 

 September. It is also planned to have an exchange room where resident 

 members may announce special stocks they might have for prompt ship- 

 ment or other information concerning their business. The names, ad- 

 dresses and telephone calls of the members will be prominently displayed 



In the cxchnnKo room. Th« nieiiilMr»hlp now nunibcri well over ISO and 



It U expeelMl that the roll wll ureatly Inrreaix-d after the Hummer 



Ren«on. TrovlHlon U alio made t..r ii.inreiild>nt memherHlilp and It lit 



hoped that many i.iKof-towo IuhiIhi ii In the' ea-i.rn stated will lake 



<iul nonresident meinbeniblp. 



Want More Forest Land Purchased 



■Hie American Forestry AMorlalb.ii i i-. fturt.^d a movement looking to 

 Ihe purchaH<- of more foreiit laii.l In <>'■■ KasI by the Forest Service. A 

 eoufereuce will 1)0 held between ilil- :i--"lailon and Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture Houston on Seiilember 22 n. \i. »leii representatlvea of various other 

 loreslry and conservation ammlail'.n- inid of the chambers of commerce 

 or boards of trade of NaibTllle, (liaiiannoga, Asbevlllc, Atlanta, Boston, 

 New York and other clllea will nr-.;e upon the serretnry Ihe di'slrublllty 

 of continuing the purchase of lan<l>. <«r forestry purposes under the Weeks' 

 law. Consideration will be glvin iln- best plan to Induo' CongresK to 

 authorize the appropriation of $1ii,cmmi.imi() more for that purpose during 

 the next live years. A total of l.'Juo.OOO acres have been purchafed, but 

 ■ •xperts say that <;overumcDt ownership of 5,000.000 acres of land In the 

 Southern Appalachian and Whiti- Mountains 1« necessary 



New York Lumbermen Play Golf 



On July 21 nineteen members ol He. -New York Lumbermen's Oolf Asso- 

 liation, th.? Knox golfers, gatburcti for the third tournament of the season 

 (III the Canoe Brook Country Club links. Summit, N. J., where they were 

 Invited through the courtesy of Tom E. Slzcr. Everything was in line 

 shape and a most enjoyable day's sport was the result. The handicap 

 committee manipulated the llguns so that those way down the list at 

 other tournaments found places nearer Che top, therefore making It pos- 

 sible for practically all of the club swingers to become prize wlnmrs. 

 The race for the captain's trophy Is full of Interest, G. F. llerdllng with 

 11% points showing the way. The next tournament will be at the Itlch- 

 mond County Country Club, August 17, by courtesy of William S. Van 

 Clelt. 



Wholesalers' Association Wins Fight in Lighterage Case 



The Inlirslate Commerce Commission iius Just rendered Us decision lu 

 investigation & Suspension Docket No. .'372 covering IJghterage and 

 Storage Uegulatlons at New York, lin I. C. C, 47. In November, 1914, the 

 various trunk lines entering New Y'ork filed tariffs to become elTcctlvc 

 January 1, 1915, containing proiioscd advances in rates and changes In 

 regulations governing terminal and lighterage service In New York har- 

 bor. Among other things, these taiills propose a charge of twelve cents 

 per ton for handling lumber and other commodities received on lighters or 

 barges or delivered from lighters or barges at piers other than carriers' 

 station piers, also increased charges for extra towage to points beyond 

 the Now York lighterage limits. These tarilTs were suspended by the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission upon complaints Hied by the National 

 Wholesale Lumber Dealers' .\ssoclatIon on behalf of the lumber Industry 

 and by other associations and Industries Interested In other commodities. 



W. S. Phlppcn, trafllc manager of the National Wholesale Lumber 

 Dealers' Association, actively opi)oscd these proposed advances at the 

 bearings which were held In New York last March and subsequently sub- 

 mitted a brief to the Commlssiou covering the situation from the stand- 

 point of the lumber industry. It was clearly shown that lumber and 

 forest products are among the prohibited commodities which carriers will 

 not handle through the New York pier stations, that the present track 

 delivery facilities of the carriers arc inadequate and could not handle, In 

 addition to the tralllc now bandied, all of the lumber and other commodi- 

 ties which are prohibited from pier stations and which are being delivered 

 by lighter. Cars containing lumber consigned to New Y'ork for lighterage 

 delivery are shunted onto the lighterage piers and the lumber is trans- 

 ferred by the carriers directly from the cars to lighters or canal boats. 

 These boats hold from five to eight cars and, when loaded, are towed to 

 the different delivery points and the lumber is tendered for delivery over 

 the strlngpicce of the dock, where it is accepted by the consignee. It 

 was proposed by the carriers to make a charge of twelve cents per ton 

 in addition to the through rate for handling this lumber from their boats 

 to the dock. In its decision the commission finds that this proposed 

 charge of twelve cents per ton Is not justified for the following reasons ; 



(a) It would be discriminatory as between the different shippers of 

 different eoramoditles. 



(b) The assessment of any charge for terminal handling, the service 

 having heretofore been performed under the freight rate, would have the 

 effect of increasing that rate: and a proper justification of such an 

 increase would involve consideration botli of the line-haul and the terminal 

 service to be performed under the increased rate. There Is no evidence 

 to warrant any finding upon the adequacy of the compensation now- 

 received by the carriers for their complete service. . . 



■n'here a terminal service has heretofore been treated by the carriers as 

 a part of the transportation service covered by the freight rate, and 

 regularly performed by them, they may not now segregate that .service 

 and assign to it a separate ehar;:e without taking Into consideration, in 

 order to Justify such charges, the Titire through service of which it forms 

 a part and the compensation heretofore received for such through service. 



The commission also finds that none of the proposed advances in extra 

 towing charges beyond the free lisbterage limits has been justified. 



The commission comments on the necessity for a thorough revision of 

 the tariffs governing terminal charges and practices at New Y'ork ; states 

 that the tariffs under suspension are ambiguous and must be canceled, 

 and recommends, for the convenieni e of the public as well as that of the 

 carriers, the adoption of a Joint tariff containing such rules as are com- 

 mon to all carriers. 



