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Unnecessary Scare. 



New Orleans, La.. Aug. 13, 1905. — Editor 

 Hardwood Record: One would judge from 

 northern and eastern papers that the wildest 

 excitement prevails in Louisiana, but the fact 

 is that the whole country except Louisiana is 

 excited. Heretofore, when yellow fever pre 

 vailed, it has, with great rapidity, assumed the 

 proportions of an epidemic. This is not true of 

 the present situation, and the ease with which 

 it has been held under control is a positive 

 demonstration of the truth of the latter-day 

 theory. In New Orleans and other infected dis- 

 tricts the situation is well in hand, under United 

 States government control and direction, and 

 there is reason to believe that all quarantines 

 will be raised long before frost. — Geo. E. YV.vr 

 sox, Sec'y Southern Cypress Mfrs. Assn. 



New Orleans, La., Aug. 17, 1905. — Editor 

 Hardwood Record: My circular No. 17 was ab 

 solutely truthful in all its details, despite the 

 wild stories the northern papers are printing 

 on this yellow fever proposition. Just to give 

 you an idea of the wildness of the papers 

 throughout the country, I can state that the 

 Associated Press manager in New i Irleans se- 

 cured from me some of the information con- 

 tained in the circular sent you and wired ir to 

 all of the Associated Press papers Sunday night. 

 So far as I have been able to iearu not a single 

 paper published anything on the subject, but 

 they did have_ decidedly sensational stories con- 

 cerning the yellow fever in New Orleans. 



If you were down here you would very soon 

 appreciate the fact that this town is by no 

 means crazy, nor is it panic-stricken, all busi- 

 ness being transacted the same as usual, al- 

 though it is full v aware of tlie yellow fever 

 situation and is making every possible effort 

 to stamp out the pest. Before we are through 

 with this thing you will find that New Orleans 

 will make a brilliant name for herself and that 

 tlie present visitation of "Yellow Jack" will 

 do lite city much more good than harm. I am 

 really willing to predict that the fever will be 

 stamped out before frost, which will be posi- 

 tive proof that any further visitations can be 

 handled intelligently and expeditiously. — i:eo E. 

 Watson. 



Mr. Watson's letters are accompanied by 

 reports from the Des Allemands Lumber 

 Ccmpany, Des Allemands, La.; Owl Bayou 

 Cypress Company, Strader, La.; Gibson I j 

 press Lumber Company, Ltd., Gibson, La.; 

 Lyon Cypress Lumber Company, Garyville, 

 La.; Burton-Swartz Cypress Company, Bur- 

 ton, La.; Napoleon Cypress Lumber Company, 

 Napoleonville, La.; Southwestern Lumber & 

 Box Company, New Orleans, La.; liil.it. 

 Stark & Brown Cypress Company, Donner, 

 La.; Opdenwcyer Cypress Lumber Company, 

 New Orleans, La. ; Bowie Lumber Company, 

 Bowie, La.; Riggs Cypress Company. Pat- 

 terson, La.; Albeit Hanson Lumber Company, 

 Franklin, La. ; Jeanerette Lumber <fc Shingle 

 Company, Jeanerette, La.; Brownell-Drcu - 

 Lumber Company, Morgan City, La. ; Ramos 

 Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Ramos, 

 La.; Schwing Lumber & Shingle Company. 

 Plaquemine, La.; F. B. Williams Cypress 



Company, I i. :! . : n„. n .., Cypress 



Company, New [beria, La.; Bayou Sai 

 >"•'' Company, Bayou Sara, La.; Kyle Lumber 

 Company, Franklin, La.; Cotton Broth, i 

 l" vss Companj I n,, La.; Lutcher & 



Moore Cypress Lumber Company, Lutcher, 

 La.; Levert Lumber & Sbingle Company, Pla- 

 quemine, La.; Whit, castle Lumber & Shingle 

 Company, Whitecastle, La.; A. Wilbert's Sons 

 1, umber & Shingle Company, Plaquemine, La., 

 showing thai ti" yellovt fever prevails a 

 of these mill points and that sawmills and 

 shipments are going on as usual. Editor. 



Mahogany of the United States. 



Columbus, o., Aug. 14.— Editor Habdwi 



Record: Sou "Chicago dope" people are not 

 wise to the timber proposition. The mountains 

 of Maryland, Colorado and Idaho all have ma- 

 hogany of rather inferior size, bin superior In 

 quality to any that Florida produces. We have 

 not got our dates mixed on the mahogany uues 

 tion. We have camped out with it. What is 

 the matter with the myrtle wood of Oregon? If 

 it is not a species of mahogany, what is it? — 

 .1. W. Taylor. 



The foregoing from Mr. Taylor is evi- 

 dently in criticism of an editorial in the issue 

 of Aug. 10 in which it is stated that "the 

 only mahogany that grows in the United 

 States is an occasional sapling on the keys 

 of southern Florida. ' ' For Mr. Taylor 's in- 

 formation the Record would state that ma- 

 hogany (Swietenia mahogoni — Jaeq.), accord- 

 ing to ths Cheek List of Forest Trees of the 

 United States by George B. Sudworth, who 

 is pretty good authority, grows only on the 

 Florida Key Largo and Elliott's Key. Charles 

 S. Sargent, in his report on the forests of 

 North America which comprises Vol. JX of the 

 Tenth Census, makes identically the same 

 statement. 



Mr. Taylor evidently has in mind the cof- 

 fee-tree (Gyvinodaudus iioicus — Linn, Koch) 

 which has a scattering growth in New York, 

 Pennsylvania, westward through southern On- 

 tario, southern Michigan, eastern Nebraska 

 and Kansas, southwestern Arkansas, Indian 

 Territory and Tennessee. Concerning the 

 myrtle wood of which he speaks, he may refei 

 to the California wax myrtle (Myrica • 

 fornica — Cham.), which has a range in 

 Pacific coast region from Puget sound to CaJ 

 ifomia; or to the California laurel (Umbellu- 

 laria CaUfornioa Nutl ), which grows in Ore- 

 gon and is there known as the myrtle tree. — 

 Editor. 



Yellow Fever at New Orleans. 



New Oeleans, La., Aug. 1°., 1905. Editor 

 Hardwood Record: Speculation is rife con 

 inning the probable effeel of the yellow 

 situation on the commercial relations between 

 the North and South. Our lumber friends 

 mally come in for their share of apprehension, 

 although there is a diversity of opinion as to 

 whether or not the disturbance is going to 

 any material effect on the production and value 

 of lumber. 



While it is generally conceded that overzi 

 paper writers are responsible tor an exag- 

 gerated view of the situs 



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1879 i, blame tl 



I surrounding country for becoming 

 it the mere p -t ■ 



repetition. 



The strict Quarantine being maintained is, of 

 tttlng off travel to and from the 

 Infecti but no embargo has been place. I 



on fl reason bo con- 



clude that commerce will suffer little. If 

 While we would not attempt to forecast 



meats, we really 

 Should give the mill DUU 

 the hardwood belt any particular concern. 

 the United States government now at the helm, 

 and the most hearty cooperation of thi 



doubt everything Is being 

 don.- and will be done that experience and 

 sclent stamp out the dreaded 



scourge. Lewis Dostt i . U \ 



Doubts the Woodpecker Theory. 



HABQDBTTB, MICH., Aug. 11'. Editor HAM) 

 RECORD: I have just received a 



■" your issu ■ Aug. in, and note the at 



"ii bird's eye maple. This analysis of Mr i ■ 



strikes me as being a trifle weird, but it is n..i 

 particularly new. i have heard this theory ad- 

 vanced before. I would like, however, t.. di 

 a statement of my definite opinion until 



Mr. Mavis fells his "w Ipeckerlzed" maple 



n - l presume be peckers trained 



to go around the tree regularly and sink their 

 shafts in search of sap at regular distances. 



To he plain. I would say that this theory does 

 not seem t.i be tenable, but I am not prepared 

 to say that it is not true. 



As to telling curly birch without blazing. I 

 .1" n..f think it is possible. I thank you for 

 your answer to my request, and assure you that 



it I learn anything definite in this tine i shall 

 be glad to communicate with you. E. W. Mai 

 I'iikrrav. Laud Commissioner. I >. S. S. & A lt> 



Who Makes Ivory and Ebony Veneers? 



St. I'm i.. Minn.. Aim. l >-. 1905.— Editor Hard 

 WOOD RECORD: ran you advise us where we can 

 obtain Ivory, i -bony and mahogany veneet 



Ll'Ml'.ril CoMI-AW. 



The Hardwood Recoi:o lias supplied its 

 correspondent with the names of several pi i 

 ducers of mahogapy vcoers, and it woul ' 

 be pleas,' i i manufacturers of veneers from 



ivory in 1 I ] y, ■ : i s .;■ from mahogany « mid 



advise it of the fact that additional info 



ination may be Bup inquirer. Edi 



TOR. 



A Report from Texas. 



Sa \ng. 9, 1905 Editor Hardv. 



Record: The HIllyer-Deutsch-Jarretl Company 



ery extensive government cont 

 here, which Includes mat. rial for new offl. 

 headquarters, barracks and other Improvements 

 at Port Sam Hon 



Gent both retail and wholt 



is vi ry inn than we expected, and is 



tncre ' ' he prospi 



within San Antonio's com] 



will no doubt stii! further Increase u thi 

 tiered. Be 



for thi '• : 



A Report from Memphis. 



what we bad 



ami. 



r usual pi 

 but In vie.. i ber dull season 



know but what It is . It they cut : 



