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the air-blast kiln the timber is allowed to 

 remain from nineteen to twenty-two days. For 

 the first clay a temperature of about 70° F. 

 is maintained, after which the heat is gradual- 

 ly increased until, on the last day, it reaches 

 150? or 160° F. The other process is steam 

 kilning, which consists in soaking the timber 

 in live steam for about seventy-two hours and 

 then drying it by means of steam radiation 

 for from seventy-two to one hundred and for- 

 ty-four hours, according to the condition of 

 the timber. The best results are obtained 

 from any method of seasoning when the logs 

 are kept in water for six weeks or more be- 

 fore sawing, which greatly reduces the tenden- 

 cy to stain. 



Furniture factories use a large quantity of 

 wood cut into three-sixteenth and quarter inch 

 veneers, which it is essential to have thor- 

 oughly dry before covering with paint or 

 varnish. Several processes of drying this ve- 

 neer have been patented, practically all of 

 which are based on the same principle. Two 

 large iron plates clamped on the wood hold 

 it securely in position, while steam and 

 hot air are alternately passed through until 



the fibers ai Bap. The wooi 



then put into the drier. 



The sawmills used in cutting red gum are 

 the same as those cutting other hardwoods. 

 They aro usually equipped with one large ten 

 to fourteen inch band saw, and have a ca- 

 paeity of between 25,000 and 50,000 board 

 feel per day. The circular saw has prai 

 ally disappeared in this line of work, although 

 a few are still found in small mills. The 

 logs aro usually stored at the mill in a bayou. 

 They are practically always plain sawed, al- 

 though the general impression is thai by 

 quarter sawing gum the tendency to warp 

 twist will in a large measure be overcome. 

 The present price of red gum, however, does 

 not warrant the additional expense of quarter- 

 sawing. 



It has been found that red yum bends easily 

 and that when properly selected will retain its 

 shape after being bent. However, the best 

 samples of red gum are inferior in strength 

 to even the \ rer grades of hickory, and al- 

 though it may be used in carriage building, 

 panels, etc., it should be confined to parts that 

 do not have to stand heavy load-. 



Anecdote and Incident. 



Beached Him. 



George M. Schmidt of Louisville tells a 

 good story on J. Crow Taylor, the Hardwood 

 Record's correspondent at that city. The 

 colored man who runs the elevator in the Co- 

 lumbia building, where Mr. Taylor's office was 

 formerly located, is noted for the skill with 

 which he makes frequent "touches" of the 

 several gentlemen who office in the building. 

 "Smoke" has learned the utility of flattery, 

 and his ordinary method of procedure lies in 

 telling in loud tones how ' ' white ' ' sundry 

 gentlemen are, and how he delights to serve 

 them at all times and in all ways. Recently 

 Smoke cornered Mr. Taylor in the elevator 

 and began to extol his many virtues. 



" It 's no use, Smoke, ' ' said Jim, ' ' I have 

 no money today. ' ' 



' ' Dat 's all right, Massa Taylor, ' ' respond- 

 ed the Senegambian, "dat's all right, sah! 

 Why, Massa Taylor, I would die for you, 

 'deed I would, sah! "Why, sah, I would die 

 for you on credit, sah ! ' ' 



Needless to say, Jim dug up. 



Then he moved to the Board of Trade 

 building. 



Who Is Tisdale? 

 In a misguided moment one William J. Tis- 

 dale, of Bay City, Mich., submitted to an in- 

 terview by a Milwaukee newspaper reporter. 

 The theme discussed by Mr. Tisdale in this 

 interview was "Where will the American 

 people draw their supply of hardwoods 

 from in 1925-1950?" Mr. Tisdale is 

 undeniably a pessimist and an ill-informed 

 pessimist at that, for he is alleged to have 

 said that walnut has practically disappeared 

 from the face of the earth and that the same 

 will be true of oak, ash and cherry in an- 

 other quarter century. He further main- 



tains that there are- many mills in M i. 1. 

 and in other states that use up fifty acres 

 of timber in a single day, and he is also 

 given credit for a number of other equally 

 foolish statements. 



The singular part of this ridiculous inter- 

 view is that it has been reproduced in the 

 secular press to an extent hitherto unknown 

 to the average rot on forest and timber 

 topics that finds its way into the columns of 

 the daily press. The Hardwood Record i- :i 

 subscriber to but one press clipping bureau. 



and by actual count this item lias 1 n 



placed on the editor's desk no less than 

 forty-two times within the last month. The 

 dailies quoting this matter have not all been 

 the cheap country papers; it has been pub 

 lished and republished by high-class metro- 

 politan newspapers all over the land. Refer- 

 ence is made to the above simply to depre- 

 ciate tie' promulgation of inaccurate ami 

 foolish statements about Imerican fo 

 conditions. Surely they are 1 

 the "denudiac" contributes nothing to the 

 great reforestry needs by permitting himself 

 to turn loose the statements be is sa 

 hai " '"i 1 horized. 



An Interesting Guide. 



The members of the Michigan Fori 

 iciation on their recent trip into Ros- 

 common and Crawford counties, where the 

 state reserve is locate. I. were driven through 

 the pine barrens by Sandy Johnson, I 

 sheriff of Roscommon county. The 

 sheriff proved not only an able guide but an 



Every nook and 

 territory is no less familiar 

 to him than the history of the men who 

 their fortunes here. 



• 'There 's whi Byrne and Doe Blod- 



their piles," said Bandy, point 

 it.- lands, once rich 

 in timber l. in now covered with !■ 

 brakes, stumps and dead po -rlie 



Hackley also made his wad in this terril 

 and Senator Alger picked up a little pin 

 money here. ^ es, I ■■am 



drivers then, and had no more money than a 

 rabbit. They were sharp, however, and 



spotted a few choice pi s of timber land 



and put what I y they had into it. 



With the proceeds of tin- more 



finally owni ads of acres of the 



best timber land in Michigan, which i 



;is saying I li" DOBl ill t lie world. 



"They never forgot their old friends, I 



Millions made do difference with 



two. More kind-hearted men never 



always ready to put 



their hand .ir pockets and chip ill 



for the welfari i r fellow in hard 



luck. 



"Why, Tom Byrne left a fortune to a 

 woman when he died who was no kin to him. 

 IT i husband had worked for Tom for yean. 

 Drink got the best of him and he squan- 

 dered every cent he had. When Tom Byrne 

 died, he left a big bunch of money to this 

 woman so that her husband could not squan- 

 der it, but so that she could be comfortable 

 the real of her days and look after the old 

 man. 



"I knew of a man who had worked for 

 Doc Blodgetf fur years. II.- was getting old 

 and couldn't do the work ho used to. Blod- 

 get! senl in a new- foreman wh.. discharged 

 -.Id man. When Doc came into the 

 woods he immediately inquired after the old 

 fellow and. tin. liny that he had been dis- 



charged, 1 toe sai.l: 



" 'You must give thai man a job at good 

 wages. I don't care whether he can do any 

 work or not. Ho has been a faithful man 

 for me and most nut want. Give him work 

 and pay him well. ' 



"That was the kind of a man Hoe Blod- 

 was, and .very man that ever know 

 him will swear by him and In- s,, T , Johnny 

 In t ho end. 



'■And that Johnny I We :ir.- mighty glad 



i II. Say, that kid knew 



; timber the day he was born. 

 II, ■ knew every im and 



could scale a stick won 



us he could talk. He v. 

 up here, for he lived here practically all 

 the time except when he was senl aws 

 school. lb' is like his dad. kind-hearted and 

 ,od lumberman. No wonder hi 

 1. and I am mighty § 



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