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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 10, 1921 



ble Feeding with an endless cbain conveyor is desirable. Also to boilers. 

 The boiler room should be ot non-combustible material, either cut off or 

 detached. Plants having a boiler in a frame addition to the mill itself 

 are to be regarded as an extra hazardous risk. Watch boiler foundations 

 and roofs, and spark arresters at the top of stacks. Sometimes one finds 

 a jet of exhaust steam about half way up which makes draft and kills 

 sparks. Pumps for water, both for boUers and fire protection, are gener- 

 ally located in the boiler room, also generators. The highest percentage 

 of fires in saw mills is 33%, caused by sparks, and next 12 per cent by 

 engines and boilers. 



Lumber Yards — Distance from mill, or clear space between, or both ; 

 area, height of piles, fire protection, quality ot ground beneath, propor- 

 tion'of hard and soft wood; water pails and barrels, hydrants. There 

 should be one barrel every 150 feet apart. Principal causes : Sparks, 26 

 per cent; defective kilns, 24y2 per cent; locomotive sparks, 22 per cent; 

 50 per cent of sparks of some kind. 



.Dry kilns— One of the main hazards, about 12 per cent of all fires in all 

 classes starting in dry kilns ; material of construction, doors, heating, 

 blowers, pipes resting on combustible material ; sprinklers or steam jets 

 are recommended, the latter especially if the kiln is filled. 



Planing Mill — Whitewash, standpipes, holes, water barrels, compare 

 v;ith saw mills ; elimination of steam engine hazards by electrical hazards ; 

 flowers. 



f5having Vaults — Drawing, condition of floors, bottom bulges and rot ; 

 rf'am jets with outside valves. 



aegarding woodworking in general, the most common hazards to be 

 considered are lighting, heating and power. The finishing processes vary. 

 All have their own hazards. Questions are how shall dip tanks be covered, 

 electric motors protected, cleanliness, automatic devices, waste, oily rags, 

 supplies of paints and storage ; glue pots, packing materials, finished goods 

 storage. 



In conclusion Mr. Nicholson says : "Personally I would sooner approve 

 a plant of poorer construction and not quite up to standard, where care 

 and good management prevail, than the better built and equipped factory 

 that is being operated in a dirty, slipshod manner." 

 Farm Wagon Manufacturers Eager to Standardize Dimension 



Stock 



Manufacturers of farm wagons decided at their March 9 meeting in 

 Chicago that it is high time to stop the waste which results from lack 

 of standards in dimension stock sizes, and voted to co-operate with the 

 Association of Wood Using Industries in formulating standards which 

 will prove acceptable to the wagon manufacturers and which will be a 

 great help to hardwood manufacturers. 



This work will be in charge of W. A. Babbitt, chairman of the com- 

 mittees on conservation and standardization of the recently organized 

 association. 



In commenting upon the economy of standardizing dimension stock, 

 Mr. Babbitt pointed out that there is a variation of 33 per cent in the 

 specifications ot farm wagon companies using practically the same-sized 

 axles, neckyokes, singletrees, etc. In this connection, attention was 

 called to the benefit that would accrue to all, if hardwood manufacturers 

 could cut their lumber into standard sizes, knowing that they would have 

 a market for their products at all times — that if a wagon company in one 

 part of the country was not in the market for the stock some other com- 

 pany would be in a position to take it. This Is not the case at present, 

 when each concern has different specifications from the others. 



Stabilizing the business of hardwood manufacturers is one desired result 

 ot the standardization movement, and this is expected to be reflected in 

 lower costs, which will be of material benefit all down the line from the 

 lumber producer to the user of wagons. 



The wagon men also went on record as favoring any basic legislation 

 which has as its objects the conservation of our present forest areas and 

 a carefully prepared reforestation program. 



Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc., Re- 

 quired by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912 



Of Hahuwood Record, published semi-monthly at (_*lncagn. 111., lor .\pril 



1, 1921 : 



State of Illinois,) 



County of Cook.p'^' 



Before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State and county aforesaid, 

 personally appeared E. W. Meeker, who, having been duly sworn accord- 

 ing to law, deposes and says that he is the Editor ot the Hardwood 

 Record, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, 

 a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the 

 circulation), etc.. of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the 

 above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 

 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse ot this form, 

 to-wit : 



1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing 

 editorial and business managers are : 



Name ot — PostofBce address — 



Publisher — The Hardwood Company, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 

 Editor — E. W. Meeker, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 

 Managing Editor — None. 

 Business Managers — E. W. Meeker and H. F. Ake. 



2. That the owners are (Give names and addresses of individual owners, 



or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stock- 

 holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more ot the total amount of stock) : 



C. W. Defebaugh, 431 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, III. 



E. W. Meeker, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



H. F. Ake, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders 

 owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, 

 or other securities are (it there are none, so state) — None. 



4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, 

 stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stock- 

 holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the com- 

 pany, but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears 

 upon the books ot the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary rela- 

 tion, the name ot the person or corporation for whom such trustee is 

 acting, is given ; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements 

 embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and 

 conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not 

 appear upon the books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi- 

 ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner ; and this affiant 

 has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation 

 has any interest, direct or indirect, in the said stock, bonds, or other securi- 

 ties than as so stated by him. 



5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication 

 .sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers 



during the six months preceding the date shown about is • ■ . (This 



information is required from daily publications only.) 



(Signed) E. W. Meeker, Editor. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty-second day of March, 

 1921. 



[seal.] F. D. Stacp, 



Notary Public. 

 (My commission expires Nov. 10, 1923.) 



Clubs and Associations 



Memphis Club Adopts Arbitration Plan 



An amendment to the by-laws of the club, proviUing for an arbitration 

 board to hear all disputes submitted to it voluntarily by members of the 

 organization, was unanimously adopted by the Lumbermen's Club of Mem- 

 phis at its semi-monthly meeting, Saturday, April 2. The board is to be 

 composed of all former presidents of the club. The amendment, which is 

 quoted below, was submitted by the law and insurance committee of 

 the club : 



"Section ^. In addition to the standing committees, there shall be an 

 advisory board and arbitration committee, consisting of all of the ex-presi- 

 donts of the club, the chairman of which shall be the last acting president. 

 This board shall act in an advisory capacity on such matters as may be 

 referred to it by the executive board or by the club at its regular meetings, 

 and in addition shall have plenary power in all matters submitted to it by 

 the club for decision. 



"It shall be the further duty of the advisory board to act in the capacity 

 of an arbitration board for the final adjustment of grievances of members, 

 and of disputes between members or between members of the club and non- 

 members ; provided, that it shall only act as arbitrator by mutual consent 

 of the interested parties. 



"Kot loss than three members of the advisory board may act on any ease 

 submitted to it and a majority vote shall be accepted as final by the par-, 

 ties to the action. 



"Any member of the board having a personal interest in any matter 

 submitted, except matters of general interest to all club members, or who 

 by reason of relationship or business interest would be affected by the 

 decision of the board, is disqualified to act, and any member may be dis- 

 qualified by reason of objection by one or more parties to the controversy 

 in question, but only in this case by decision of other members of the 

 board not less than three voting. 



"Request for arbitration must be made in writing, and is available to 

 individuals, partnerships, or corporations. The board shall have power 

 to determine what questions it shall arbitrate, the manner In which evi- 

 dence shall be submitted, and to assess any' expenses incurred in the 

 arbitration. 



"Refusal to abide by the decision of the arbitration hoard shall auto- 

 matically suspend a member from the club for a period of one year from 

 date of said refusal, and membership can only be obtained again by applica- 

 tion in the regular way as that of an ex-member suspended for any other 

 reason. When a firm or corporation has several memberships in the club 

 this penalty shall be applied to each individual representing the firm or 

 corporation who refuses to abide by the decision," 



Jones Names Committees 



President T. T. Jones, of the Northern Wholesale Hardwood Lumber 



Association, has appointed the following standing committees for the year: 



Membership — Robt. Duncan, chairman, Robt. Duncan Lbr. Co., Minne- 



