September 25, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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(Quercits velutina), scarlet oak (Quercus coccihea), Texas red oak 

 or spotted oak (Quercus texana), and the leading tree of the group, 

 commonly known as red oak or northern oak {Quercus rubra). The 

 average price paid for red oak lumber by Indiana factories is about 

 $8 a thousand feet below the average for white oak ; yet in some 

 of the industries red oak is higher than the other in price. It is 

 less durable than white oak when exposed in situations favorable to 

 decay, and the texture of the wood is usually coarser and more 

 porous. Red oak's largest call in Indiana comes from makers of 

 furniture. Low grades serve as interior parts, better grades for out- 

 side work. The figure is somewhat coarse, but it is bold, striking 

 and popular. The wood is well adapted to finish by fuming. It is 

 strong and vehicle makers employ it for a number of jjurposes and it 

 fills many places in car building. Its us^e by various industries is 

 shown in the table below. 



Axles, portable derrick 



Baby Jumpers 



Backs, buffet 



Backs, church pew 



Baskets 



Beams, plow 



Beds, folding 



Bedsteads, exterior work 



Blackboards, children's 



Beehives 



Bodies, children's automobile 



Bookcases 



Bookcase fronts 



Bottoms, motor truck 



Bottoms, boy's wagon 



Bows, buggy top 



Boxes, dump wagon 



Braces, portable derrick 



Buffets, exterior work 



Buggies 



Bureaus, exterior work 



Cabinet work 



Car repairs 



Carriages 



Cases, carpet sweeper 



Cases, piano 



Cases, wall 



Cases, water closet tank 



Casing, door 



Casing, kitchen cabinet 



Casing, window 



Caskets 



Cattle guards 



Ceiling 



Chairs 



Chair backs 



Cheval mirrors 



China cabinet fronts 



Clothes racks 



Coolers 



Cooling rooms 



Cupboards 



Davenports 



Desks, flat top 



Desks, ladles' 



Desks, roll top 



Desks, standing office 



Door, sills 



Doors, Are 



Doors, kitchen cabinet 



Dowel rods 



Drawer fronts, dresser 



Drawer fronts, dressing table 



Drawer fronts, chiffonier 



Drawer fronts, commode 



Drawer sides, sewing machine 



OF RED OAK 



Ends, buffet 

 Ends, bureau 

 Ends, chiffonier 

 Ends, church pew 

 Ends, davenport 

 Ends, desk 

 Ends, dresser 

 End rails, dresser 

 End rails, dressing table 

 End rails, chiffonier 

 End rails, commode 

 Exterior finish 

 Farm gates 

 Filing cabinets 

 Filing cabinet frames 

 Fixtures, bank 

 Fixtures, store 

 Fixtures, saloon 

 Flooring 



Frames, automobile body 

 Frames, door 

 Frames, freight car 

 Frames, seeding machine 

 Frames, threshing machine 

 Freight car repairs 

 Fruit driers 

 Fronts, bed 

 Fronts, chiffonier 

 Fronts, dresser 

 Fronts, dressing table 

 Fronts, washstand 

 Furniture, bedroom 

 Furniture, dentists' 

 F^lrniture, physicians' 

 Gates, elevator 

 Hall racks 

 Hall seats 

 Hames 



Hammock spreaders, bent 

 Handles, plow 

 Hubs 



Infants' play yards 

 Interior finish 

 Incubators 

 ■Iambs, door 

 .Iambs, window 

 Kitchen cabinet legs 

 Kitchen cabinet door panels 

 Kitchen cabinet end panels 

 Kitchen cabinet outside parts 

 Legs, automatic bowling alley 

 Legs, billiard table 

 Legs, chair 

 Legs, table 



Lids, water closet seat 

 Lock-corner boxes 



Locomotive cab repairs 



Mantels 



Miilwork 



Molding 



Music cabinets 



Office desks 



Office desk legs 



Panels, door 



Panel work 



Paper pulleys 



Piano case trimmings 



Piano benches 



Piano stools 



Piano moldings 



Piano turnings 



Phonograph record cabinets 



Plate racks 



Plugs, paper roll 



Porch furniture 



Posts, buffet 



Posts, chair 



Posts, chiffonier 



Posts, china closet 



Posts, desk 



Posts, dresser 



Posts, sideboard 



Ralls, bed 



Rails, chiffonier 



Rails, dresser 



Rails, dressing table 



Rails, washstand 



Refrigerators 



Rims, vehicle wheel 



Rounds, plow 



Running boards, automobile 



Saddletrees 



School desks 



Seat frames, automobile 



Seats, light vehicle 



Sewing machines 



Showcases 



Sides, automatic bowling alley 



Somnols 



Stair work 



Stair steps 



Stair newels 



Swings, child's safety 



Swings, lawn 



Swings, porch 



Tables 



Tables, bank directors' 



Tables, extension 



Tables, lihiary 



Tables, sewing 



Table tops, library 



Table tops, dining 



Telephone booths 



Tongues, portable derrick 



Tops, bed 



Tops, chiffonier 



Tops, commode 



Tops, dresser 



Tops, dressing table 



Tops, sewing machine 



Tops, washstand 



lYeads, stair 



Typewriter stands 



Vehicle crating 



Wagons, mall 



Wall desks, children's 



Wardrobes 



Wardrobe fronts 



Washing machine legs 



Washstands. exterior work 



Window aprons 



Window stools 



(To be continued) 



Forestry Work May Be Hindered 



The land purchased under the Week's law in the southern Ap- 

 palachian region by the government for forestry purposes has been 

 brought under administration, and results are in every way en- 

 couraging. Fire damage has largely decreased, trails, roads, and 

 bridges have been built to facilitate travel and business, and con- 

 siderable quantities of mature timber have been sold. The tops and 

 limbs of the kinds of timber suitable for pulp are taken out for the 

 purpose after the loggers have removed the trunks, and this results 

 in financial profit as well as in lessening the fire menace. The moun- 

 tain people in the regions contiguous to the southern forest reserves 

 fully understand the benefits which will follow the work being done 

 by the Forest Service in the mountain districts. 



However, tliere are some misgivings as to the future, because the 

 money appropriated by Congress for the purchase of woodlands is 

 nearly exhausted and unless another appropriation shall be made 

 soon, the purchase of land must cease, and many of the trained men 

 who have been engaged in this work must be dismissed. Much ad- 

 ditional land ought to be bought to round out and complete purchases 

 already made. So far as known, the work of the Forest Service in 

 the Appalachian region has met with the approval of the people there ; 

 and this furnishes quite a contrast with the opposition encountered 

 in the West during the early stages of the forestry work there. 



TABLE 6- 



Industry — 



Furniture 



Vehicles and vehicle parts 



Car construction 



Planing mill products 



Refrigerators and kitchen cabinets 



Boxes and crates 



Sash, doors, blinds and general miilwork. 



Agricultural implements 



Chairs and chair stock 



Handles 



-COMStJMPTION OF RED OAK 



Quantity used 

 annually. 

 Feet b. m. 



l.S, 715,450 



6,874,500 



6.78.%557 



5,634,000 



5,324.870 



Sewing machines . . . . 

 Plumbers' woodwork . 



Fixtures 



Playground equipment 

 Caskets and coffins... 



Frames and molding, picture. 



Musical Instruments 



Elevators 



Machine construction 



Dowels 



Gates and fencing 



Woodenware and novelties. 

 Miscellaneous 



Total 



2,963.250 

 1,995.000 

 1,630,000 

 1,150,000 

 752,600 



725.000 

 594.000 

 445,000 

 155,000 

 150,000 



65,000 

 50,000 

 25.000 

 20.000 

 5,000 



5,000 



5,000 



345,000 



49,412,227 



Per cent 

 27.76 

 13.91 

 13.73 

 11.40 

 10.78 



6.00 

 4.04 

 3.30 

 2.33 

 1.52 



1.47 



1.20 



.90 



.31 



.30 



.13 

 .10 



05 

 .04 

 .01 



.01 

 .01 

 .70 



100.00 



Average 



cost pl'r 



1.000 ft. 



.$30.03 



41.07 



28.76 



43..39 



30.73 



15.75 

 34.37 

 39.77 

 29.30 

 42.00 



37.59 

 35.87 

 40.45 

 30.97 



68.27 



28.92 

 32.00 

 35.00 

 25.00 

 30.00 



.30.00 

 30.00 

 33.28 



$33.21 



5 



Total cost 

 f. o. b. 

 factory 

 411.8.S4 

 282.316 

 195,095 

 244,465 

 163,614 



46,660 

 68.560 

 64,825 

 33,700 

 31,612 



27.250 

 21,308 

 18,000 

 4,800 

 10,240 



1,880 



1,600 



875 



500 



150 



150 



150 



11,480 



Grown In 

 Indiana. 

 Feet b. m. 

 7.762.20O 

 2.214,500 

 1.646.148 

 3,048,000 

 1,051,870 



1.300.000 

 660,000 

 830,000 

 750,000 

 527,600 



462,500 



10.000 



260.000 



150.000 



15,000 



25,000 



' 20,666 

 5,000 



5.000 



5.000 



265,000 



Grown out 

 of Indiana. 

 Feet b. m. 

 5.953.250 

 4,660,000 

 5,137,409 

 2.586,000 

 4.273.000 



1,663.250 



1,335.000 



800.000 



400.000 



225,000 



262.500 

 584,000 

 185,000 

 5,000 

 135,000 



65,000 

 25,000 

 25,000 



$1,641,114 21,012,818 



80,000 

 28,399,409 



