August 25, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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A complete dendrotogical exhibit of all Indiana trees is also being pre- 

 pared. Thi.s will show the typical leaf and fruit of the tree. 



Book Knowledge in Lumbering 

 O. T. Swan. sccrotar.v of the Northern Ilimlock and Hardwood .Manu- 

 facturers' Association, believes that lumbermen can learn something from 

 books of the right kind. He has brought together at Oshkosh, Wis., head- 

 quarters of the as.sociation, a collection of a thousand or more volumes 

 on the subject of lumliering. forestry, woodworking, and similar topics, and 

 is indexing the library and making it available for consultation. This is 

 said to be something new for lumber associations. They usually possess 

 few technical works for consultation. There is room for improvement. 

 No matter bow much a lumberman knows, there are some things which 

 cannot be carried wholly in memory and it borom"< ne.'r.B«:iry to consult 

 books or other records. 



Trade Extension Department 



The trade extension departmiiit of the National Lumber Manufacturers' 

 .\s.sociation was fully and formally organized this week. E. A. Sterling, 

 forest timber engineer. Philadelphia, who has been in Chicago since the 

 early part of .\ugust. under his appointment as manager of the trade 

 extension department, submitted an outline of plans and policy to the 

 executive committee at meetings on August 17 and 18. The report on 

 the financial status of the work showed that about $5,000 in excess of 

 I he initial guarantee fund of .?50.000 has been pledged. Additional 

 amounts are being subscribed every day, and through correspondence and 

 the personal efforts of individuals throughout the country all branches of 

 the lumber industry will be thoroughly canvassed. The first payments on 

 earlier subscriptions have been made so that funds are available for 

 inaugurating the work. 



.Mr. Sterling reported the plan for initial action, which covers the 

 preparation and distribution of popular literature to correct the erroneous 

 impression that the forest resources of the country are practially ex- 

 hausted. .Supplementing this, one of tlie first technical bulletins for 

 distribution among architects and engineers will he on the subject of the 

 availability and physical qualities of structural timbers, .\nother line of 

 activity recommended and approved is the bringing together of the lumber 

 dealers and architects and engineers in various cities. This will have 

 the dual purpose of enlisting the interest and support of dealers in the 

 trade extension work, and at the same time putting them in closer touch 

 with consuming interests. .\t the meetings which are proposed, short 

 talks will be given on practical phases of the better use of wood and 

 engineering data furnished to the architects and engineers. 



Among the retail trade as a whole, and particularl.v the country dealers, 

 the first step will be to show what is contemplated in the trade extension 

 work, and to establisli a basis of co-operation in the retail field. 



The executive committee gave careful consideration to the details of 

 various plans which will be developed later. It was decided to employ a 

 construction engineer of high standing, and an appointment will be made 

 in a few days. An appointment which will meet the general approval 

 throughout the lumber trade was that of Chicago — Crosby as advertising 

 agent. J. .T. Rnckwell, who is associated with Mr. Crosby, submitted a 

 plan for n publicity campaign, which will be followed out in the neai" 

 future. The familiarity of these advertising agents with the conditions 

 and problems of the lumber trade, and the excellent service they have 

 rendered in specific fields of lumber advertising, assures service in this 

 connection which will do much to bring success to the trade extension 

 movement. 



One Railroad Which Is Endeavoring to Help Lumbermen 



A. Fletcher March, chairman of th-.' traffic department of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber .\ssociation and the Lumbermen's Association of 

 Chicago, sent to Hardwood Record the following circular issued by the 

 Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad's freight traffic department. The 

 circular needs no explanation. It is published with the idea of demon- 

 strating to lumbermen that all railroads are not entirely indifferent to the 

 necessities of the lumber trade. 

 LUMBERMEN : 



The heavy operating expenditures of the C. & E. I. R. R. for the past 

 few months tell better than words the confidence of the management in 

 the business future of our country. 



All these expenditures have been put where they will do the most good, 

 i. e., be available to our patrons for the future — in tract, cars and loco- 

 motives — so when the call comes and the pressure of that heavy traffic 

 (of which there are alread.v many encouraging signs in spite of the war) 

 is felt, the C. & E. I. will be prepared to perform well its maximum duty 

 as a competent common carrier. 



That which has materially helped to hold up our earnings — i. e.. to 

 bring in this money to spend — is the very loyal and much appreciated 

 support of many lumbermen in routing their business via C. & E. I., 

 following out announcement in Lumber Specialization Circular No. 1 in 

 .\ugust. 1014. that we had started in giving improved attention and service 

 to the lumber traffic. 



This polic.v has been amply justified b.v the results, and yet we feel we 

 have made only a start in "our co-operative plans. We are prepared to 

 proceed. 



Announcement of our lumber specialization plans — i. e.. our intention 

 to "speed up" the handling of lumber traffic — was opportune, for since 

 then several lumber manufacturers' associations have made extensive 

 appropriations and plans to advertise and promote the use of lumber — 

 particularly southern lumber — and an important factor in making these 

 plans effective is. of course, service by the railroads. In fact, it is recog- 

 nized that quicker delivery of lumber'from mill to consumer is one of the 

 economic essentials of the future of the lumber industry, and it is a 

 source of no little gratification to C. & E. I. management that we were 

 able not only to properly interpret conditions in the lumber trade but to 



anticipate developments by having voluntarilv established for lumber ship- 

 pers and users the kind of service needed and which they have every rea- 

 sonable right to expect. 



We are not disposed, however, to take any credit for doing our duty. 

 Our ambition is to continue to do our duty by this railroad, and our duty 

 to the railroad is so close to our responsibilities to lumbermen that the 

 two are inseparable. 



C. & E. I. wants more lumber traffic. We appreciate it and are willing 

 to take care of it — to .give to the traffic its just dues. 



We want our patrons to route their freight as they ride. We don't 

 want to monopolize your business, but we do want you to monopolize our 

 good service to the limit of your requirements — passenger and freight. 



Particularly do we want to impress upon you that our interest in 

 improved handling of forest products is sincere ; our methods are real and 

 accomplish results. 



Lumber is no loncrer "dead freight" with the C. & E. I. It is very live 

 traffic and will continue so. 



Many encouraging replies to our previous circular were received, for 

 which appreciative acknowledgment is made. 



We hope our next issue will find the lumber industry booming. Mean- 

 time, susgestions and pointers all help to complete our education and are 

 gratefully received. 



Fun Rampant at Grand Rapids Outing 



Two interurban cars tilled with members of the Grand Rapids Lumber- 

 men's Association, their wives, children and stenographers journeyed to 

 Spring Lake last Saturday, where they enjoyed the seventh annual picnic 

 of that association. 



The fun started right on the cars as they left the city, when Herb 

 Schneider, Arthur Wolf and Dave Roland, the committee on arrange- 

 ments, began making everyone happy. Eirst. all, including ladies and 

 children, were given novel white bakei-s' hats. From then ou the picnic 

 spirit prevailed. 



The arrival at Spring Lake was made about 11 o'clock, after which the 

 people enjoyed any kind of recreation until luncheon, which was served 

 at 12 :.30 at the Spring Lake hotel. 



The ball game between the Hooks and the Crooks was easily the feature 

 of the afternoon, the Crooks stealing the game from the Hooks by a score 

 of D to 7. 



The winning team was composed of Captain Archie Fisher, Herb 

 Schneider, .Vrtbur Wolf, Otis Eelger, Jr., Adrian Noorthoek, Don Fisher, 

 Dave Boland, .\1 Elsten, Bill Fassett and Charles Abbott, and the Hooks 

 were composed of Captain Glen Fitzgibbons, Charles Dregge, Fred Elmore, 

 Bill Kettle, .lack Orr, .lim Dent, .\rthur Manning, Carl Schneider, Cy 

 Barnhart and George Konkle. .\be Rosenfield umpired the game and 

 although Ills decisions were continually questioned by the frenzied fans 

 and Dave Wolf, manager of the Hooks, and Walter Winchester, manager 

 of the Crooks, he escaped uninjured. The following other lumbermen took 

 part In the game : Water boy, A. L. Dennis ; bat boy, Joe Zoek ; score- 

 keeper, Ben Leavenworth ; trainer, Horace Foote. 



Immediately after the ball game the field sports program began. The 

 first event, the ladies' fifty yard dash, was won by Mrs. Martin Noorthoek, 

 with Miss Anna Sorum second and Mrs. William Kettle third. The next 

 event, the obstacle race for men. was won by Charles Dregge and Fred 

 Elmore, with Otis Felger, Jr., and Adrian Noorthoek second and Henry 

 Langeland and Martin Noorthoek third. The fifty j-ard dash for boys 

 was won by John Dregge, with Tom Foote a close second and Ed Tillitson 

 third. 



The combination race, a real laugh-producer, was won by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Fred Elmore ; Mrs. Herbert Schneider and Bill Kettle were second and 

 Miss Nell Grady and Archie Fisher third. Charles Dregge and Fred 

 Elmore also won the three-legged race for men. with Martin Noorthoek 

 and .Toe Zoet second and Adrian Noorthoek and Harry Langeland third. 



The potato race for ladies was won by Mrs. Martin Noorthoek. Miss 

 Frances Dregge was second and Mrs. Herbert Schneider third. The final 

 event on the field sports program was the fifty yard dash for girls, 

 which was won by Miss Helen Felger, with Miss Anna Sorum second and 

 Miss Katheryn Molenbeek third. 



The remainder of the afternoon was left to the disposal of the pic- 

 nickers, who scattered over the grounds or went for a boat ride on the 

 lake, until the bell rang for the chicken dinner, which was served at the 

 hotel at G o'clock. The prizes were awarded the winners of the various 

 events in the hotel parlors after dinner by Arthur Manning, president of 

 the association. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing, with 

 music furnished by an orchestra brought from Grand Rapids especially 

 for that purpose. 



Rules Governing the Hearing of Claims 



The following rules concerning the re-submission of claims have been 

 issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington : 



When a claim has been declined by the commission on the special 

 do, Ki-t It uia,\ nut be re,-oiisidered on the special docket if it is not again 

 submitted within a period of six months from the date upon which it 

 was denied, nor may it be filed as a formal complaint unless such formal 

 complaint be filed within six months after the parties have l>een notified 

 by the commission that the claim is of such a nature that it can not he 

 determined informally : provided, however, that this ruling does not apply 

 to formal complaints for reparation filed within two .years from the date 

 of the delivery of the shipments. (See Rule III, Rules of Practice.) 



Where papers in a claim presented on the special docket have been 

 returned to the carrier or the claimant, the claim shall not again be con- 

 sidered on the special docket unless so presented with request for recon- 

 sideration within twelve months from the date of the return of the 

 papers. 



