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HARDWOOD RECORD 



September lo, 10 IS. 



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■ ni Tori (>rtor<l ei'iliir on men worklnic In tliln wikmI. 



iii: leiiir lini iM-en rco'lvnl from K. l". Wlieelock, mcinniiir 



t>mllh I.umlHT Compnny nt Uukland, Cal. Tbc letter cxplnlnii 



an article pulillnhed In the Caiiirntir 

 n llie rfferti) of the Oilora of dmerent 



fnim I'ort Orfonl 



are only nhh* tn 



We lllive liein 



II "Hi' of our iiillls on 



ollim- nnil lnnilliiL: UiIn 



• of ilMv.e nun lui" lost 



nny effect the oiler of 



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vl .1 liv 



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started In regard to men working wllh the 

 mill ujur-s, but no one has even been Interested enoiich 

 f It. 



we would put thene facts before .voii for yotir Infomiii- 

 tl,. Uiiit you can see your way to correct the lni|ire»slon that 



ha '-"l. 



111... ,. Ui:ri>ui> has advlwd Mr. Wlieelock that Information as to 



these effects tame from a man who not only Is competent In his Judiiment 

 of woods liut Is entirely reliable and who prepared n report on this wood 

 on his clos«- olisiTvallon of what nelnally had transpired, girlng symptoms 

 which were uniform and various other Interest Ini; data. 



Basket Willow Culture 



\ bulletin Just IssumI by ili.' For.st Servlre on basket willow culture Is 

 opportune in »|ew of the demand likely to be made upon American growers 

 because of the greatly n^luced Imports from Europe. The author of the 

 bulletin Is (icorge X. I^mb. The growing of basket willow In this country 

 has already reached fairly large proportions, and It may be expectetl to 

 increa.ee In view of the stimulated demand. The willow Is use<l by furniture 

 makers, basket manufacturers, and for numerous other purpose.*. No large 

 capital Is reiiulri'd for a nuKlerate beginning In willow culture, and It Is 

 not neii'jsary to wait a long term of .vears for returns as In most branches 

 of forestry. Wet and overlloweil land can be utilized. 



Philippine Wood in California 

 That wooil products of tlio riillipiiiuc Islands llnd a ready sale In lb.- 

 fnlted Stat.s Is deroonstrnted very forcibly by the recent purchase and 

 cash payment for o'JO.OOO feet of Philippine lauan lumlter In one day at 

 Los Angeles, Cal. This Is described as a record sale of this kind of wood. 

 ■ Those engaged In marketing the lauans state that they are rapidly estab- 

 lishing a place with the manufacturers of this country, and that thor- 

 oughly satisfactory results are being obtained by the use of the red and 

 white lauans. Pinholes in the lauan are no longer considered a defect. 

 since the manufacturers have learned how to Oil these pinholes and llnish 

 the lumber to the complete satisfaction of the trade. 



Gunstock Materials 



Black wnlnnt stiil retains Its high rank as a gunstock « ooil iji spite of 

 the large demands being made upon the supply. It Is reported that a big 

 New England arms factory with large foreign orders is combing the 

 country lor walnut and paying fancy prices for It. The search for a 

 substitute for walnut gunstocks has boon only partially successful and is 

 not likely to cut much of a figure In present war contracts as there Is little 

 <lcslre and less time tc experiment. 



Red gum has proved entirely satisfactory for .22 rifles and other small 

 arms, but It Is claimed to be unsulted for larger guns and paitlcularly for 

 automatics. In fact, the automatic gun has presented a very difTicult 

 problem and wood experts were kept busy for a long time trying to solve 

 It. Birch, elm .ind other woods were tried out, but they failed to stand 



I he test of louB service on the proving ranges. Itliick walnut would also 

 hpllt from the repeati-d shock.!. I'tnally an iipirlment was tried of boriiii; 



if the stock and forcing latu 

 iifl.Tword pluggliiK the holes 

 lii-i'ii II success and even after 



, n>.- 1. 1 lit'.. s the stocks show 



two smnll converging boles Into the butt 

 the Interior a specially prepared wax and 

 with wood. Thill ireatnieiit Is said to huve 

 the most thorough and exhaustive trials I 

 no signs of splitting or working looiie, 



R. S. Kellogg Gets Some Live Figures on Building Cost 



It. .Si K.llncg. foriMi riy siinliiry of the Ni.rlli.rn lliiiiloik niid llard- 

 «oiiil .Mamifculun rs' .\ssoclallon, and now Min lury and manager of the 

 National Lumber .Manufacturers" .\sKoclaIloii. < lib ago, has always taken 

 II keen Interest In the cost of the ordliinry lyiie of constriicllon as com- 

 imr.d to the cost of ready built and ready cut construction. When In 

 Wausaii In charge of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association, he Issued n series of stories purporting to h« written by 

 one John Smith regarding cost of erecting a housi-. lie got actual (Ig- 

 urcs for building a dwelling which he was contemplating erecting him- 

 self, and on another structure which he actually did complete before 

 he left Wausnu. These figures are a very Interesting Illustration of the 

 cost of the usual type of construction wlnu Inlilllgeully handled as com- 

 pared with the ready cut slruclure. Mr. Kellogg after coming to Chi- 

 cago purchased an automobile and he wanled a garage. He thought off- 

 hand he woulil purchase a portable garage or nt b'ast a ready built struc- 

 ture, hut found It was possible for him lo build his own structure for 

 less cost. 



The figures for the maintenance of the car, exclusive of gasoline, oil 

 and tires would he about $180 for the first year. Therefore, he felt 

 he would rather Invest this much money In a garage and save money In 

 the end. lie figured on a 12xlSfoot garage, .S feet high to the eaves, 

 double doors at least 8 feet wide at one end. a small window on each 

 side and a small entrance door In the other ind. He found that a 1 2x10- 

 foot all-steel garage would cost *1 1.3.50 delivered at the freight station, 

 but without cost of drayagc and setting up which could not be calcu- 

 lated in advance. This price further Included nothing for fouodatloD 

 or floor. 



He furtiier fouud that a ISxlO-foot wooden garage with composition 

 roofing would cost ifllO.SO delivered at the Irelght station, and an un- 

 known drayagc and election cost, and au expressed charge of ?22 for 

 wooden floors. This would make a total cost of $132. uO, with the cost 

 01 erection and drayage still unknown. 



.\nothcr steel garage shonn to be 12xl.'< feet In size was listed at 

 .SISO. plus S7.67 freight charges to his station. This was without the 

 floor and It appeared that the ultimate cost would be considerably over 

 .■5200 completed. 



A wooden frame garage was quoted by the same manufacturer at 

 $135.23 delivered at the freight station. This carried metal sides and 

 roof. 



Having secured this definite information as to 'the cost of the reiiH}'- 

 made types he called in a carpenter and a lumberman and got rough 

 estimated as to the ultimate cost of material and labor. He found that 

 liy setting two studs instead of one at each of the four corners of the 

 garage, and holding them together with lag screws, it would be very 

 easy to take the garage apart in sections and move It to any other site 

 desired. 



He then decided to go ahead with the structure with No. 1, 2x4's 

 for framing and rafters. 2x4's spiked together tor the sills, 2x6's 

 for the floor. No. 1 8-Iuch shiplap on the outside. 1x0 No. 2 boards on 

 the roof covered with the best grade of shingles. The following was 

 the ultimate cost: Lumber and shingles. $5.'i.30 : doors and windows, 

 .*;:'.. .SO : hardware. $4.90; carpenter, $33. making a total of $07 complete 

 on the Jol>. 



.':\'.i; Willi II I MST .\l.\i:i 1 SKVK.X EiOLLAKS TO 

 BLILU. THE -MAIL UKDEK STEEL tJARAtJE WOULD 

 COST TWICE THAT 



Tin; STEA.MEli STIKELSTAD LOADIXfJ 2..-00.000 FEET OF OAK_ 

 FROM LAMB-FISH LUMBER COMPANY. EXPORTED VIA MOBILE 



