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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Novamber 10, lOlA 



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Ibr u All of ti I Id tin- l.iiiiilii'riiii-irii 



liiillilInK on till- I'liioiililiin kcoiiiiiIk. cirriii till' iiiiiiiiriiiiH linni)iii-tH nnil 

 dlonrn wblrh wrrr n |wr( of llu- iirnKnini nriil wlilrli wi'n' wi'll nItcniliHl. 

 Tbc excursion Into ilif n-dwoodn »•«• IIIii'wIni' will imtronlifil. 



Kfw nion- r<>proH.'nl«tlvi' koUktIiii:" '•< liiiiilHriin-ii iinil llioio dlri-cll.v 

 ronnpTtwl wllh fiir<»try work bnvi- liorn lii-lil niiywlirrc. nnil rc«ult« of tin- 

 moiit witlnfartory clinriicdT nn- cxiicrlwl to follow. 



Indianapolis Lumbeimen Unite Against Common Enemy 



I.tiniliir ilinli Til In InillniiiiiinlN In lil mn' i>f ilu' llrst ini'i-lliu-K hiTi- 

 Um wi-<'k In vinm whrn Ilii-j- lu-lil n "fi t toKiilnr" liani|iii>t iil llii' (iiTinnn 

 Ilouso to rntiTtnin Inrnl nrrlilli-clii nnil si'ViTnl oIIIcith of tin- Niilloiiiil 

 I.umlxT MnnufnctiiriTu' Assoi-liillon. who wiTi" luiHSlnK tlirniiKh IliP city. 

 It In pri'illitiMl tlint 111"' n-siilt of till" mcivsHfiil uii>i-llnK will bo the 

 orBitnlintlon of a locnl ns«oclnllon of liimhor ilrnlcrn. 



Ono of thr piirpiiKi'S of iho imitlnn wiih In dlsciisn with tho nrchlti'clH 

 plans for coopi-rntlnB In n campali;n to provi' thi- utility nn<l iivnilnlillity 

 of wood In vnrloiiK forms of coiistrurtlon. Tlu- tirrhltci'ts nii't the lumlior- 

 mro more than half-way liy ili'clnrine that thi>lr orRnnlzntlon which Ik 

 more than five years old is ready and paucr to co-opcrntn with the 

 lumbcnucn In many needed reforms. ' Rnthiislnstlc ^speeches were made. 

 and bad not the program continued until such a late hour. It Is prohalilc 

 that steps would have been taken to fnriu the orunnlzatlnn. 



OeorKe L.. Mails, chntrtnnn of the ceuimlttee that nrranced the event, 

 served as toaslmaster. Speeches were delivered by IC. .\. Sterlins, head 

 of tbc trade extension department of the National Lunibi r Manufacturrrs' 

 .Vsiioclation : It. S. KelIoj;c. secretary of tiie National association ; C. E. 

 Paul, an cnRlueer. connected with tbc .Vi'mniir Institute : .Tulliis Seldel. n 

 well-known St. I.cuis lumberman: W. Anton Scberrer. president of tbc 

 Indianapolis Arcblteet.i' Association; Otto Xlueller and R. P. DaERett. 

 local architects, and W. F. Johnson, a retail lumber dealer of Indianapolis. 



Mr. Scberrer told the deal-rs that tbcy should organize In order to be 

 prepared to flKht their battles and to co-operate with the archifeeli* in 

 improving hulidinB eon-iltions. He declared that there are many biilldiii;; 

 prollims that the architects cannot solve without tile assistance of the 

 material men. 



Mr. Sterling told of the work that the National trade extension depart- 

 ment Is doing to prepare literature reiatin;; to the lumber Industries which 

 will be vaiualile to architects and builders. He pointinl out the fact that 

 the leaders In other building material induslrle-i have been conducting a 

 systematic educational campaign along this line for many .vears. 



C. E. Paul, speaking as an engineer, deelnied that wood properly used 

 lo many cases is a superior lireproof'materlai to other fi.rms of so-called 

 fireproof material, this being true especially in wooden (ioors. be declared. 



Mr. Johnson said the local retail dealers should nruMnize some kind of a 

 credit sy.^tcm for protection from the dishonest contractor .nnd expressed 

 regret that his colleagues had not formed an assnelatlon years ago. Mr. 

 Dagsett. an architect, express-sed a willingness to co-operate with the 

 lumber dealers in their e<lucational campaign. Mr. "Kellogg urged greater 

 attention to tbe task of gn1ng lumber consumers improved service, esjie- 

 ciaiiy in the display of their products. Mr, Seldel made an eloipient 

 appeal for greater co-operation among the lumliermen themselvefi for the 

 general Improvrment of the industrj*. 



Local dealers were greatly plea.sed over the success of their first 

 meitln;; and expressed .1 wish that others be held. 



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With the Trade 



West Virginia Timber Sale 

 The sale of timlierland In West Virginia, valued at Jl.dOri.llOd, is re- 

 ported. It consisted of the holdings of John T. Mc'iraw of that state and 

 was made up principally of hardwood tracts in various counties. It is 

 understood that the purchase was made by a New York syndicate. 



Big Evansville Sawmill Fire 

 On Tuesday. Novimlur 2. fire di >ir(iyi d tie- large sawmill of the nelfric*! 

 Lumber and Manufacturing Company. Evansville. Ind., and a part of its 

 huge stacks of lumber piled near the mill. The fire started at ten o'clock 

 In the morning and it was late in the afternoon before firemen were able to 

 check the (lames in the lumber yards. The total loss is estimated at S1.")0,000 

 with an insurance of about ?G6,000. It is believed the fire was of incendiary 



orlitlD *uil 111. I 111 nill lie called upon lo luake an luveatlca- 



tlon. T! >n for a few dnyn and there »n« no Are 



In the • h. 1 i|. The lleifricb I.umiIht and .Manufac 



turInK tuinpiiiit l> niie nl tile nlilent conremii In tbU iM>ellon of the slate. 

 While Miclinel llelfrlrb, Hie iieni<rnl iimnnKer <if the company, la In Oallfar 

 nin and may not n'lurn for ■>< < ' ". It Is believed the nawinlll will be 



r.l.ullt. 



Record Shipment of Philippine Cabinet Woodi 



The larni'il -iii'l' >.|<l|.iu. Ill i.f lilk-li LTiiili I'liilippliii iiililiiit kihmIs ever 

 li<nvln|i the I r., I- ilie l.iinii.iiiKi f.i<'l expnrliil liy 



the Inauiar i ' I'- ■ . which was londed In thri-e 



dilTereiit vi--. ! .MiiiiJi. .-. 11. M, .1 r i 11. Ilri.t lot of 4110.111111 feet wan loadiil 

 on the Iiiitiii i-iiiiiiiir IC..111I.1 of Anmlerilaiii Imund for the South Atlnntle 

 coast via till- I'liii.iiiiii iniial. while the reiimiiilnii tloo.lMMi feet wnia loaiied 

 Into Hie Ite.sl. Iiiill.ir t" San I'VanclBco and tlie City of Kangonn to tbe 

 I'nlliil Klngiliiiii. i'lil" entire Hhipmenl was for one large iiiaboKnny firm 

 In tbe rnlliii SCntes. wlHi branches in Europe. This linn has lieen uHliig 

 Piiliippin.. woiuU during the past few years in Increnning ipiantities. 



Lumberman's Will Probated 

 •I'lie will of Jiilin Turn 111 was ree.utly lib d fur pr.ilmie In the court at 

 .MiisKegiin. MIeli. He was faiuouH as one of the earliest timber kingn of 

 .Mlililgan. He eaiiie into prominence many years ago by writing bis (lersonal 

 ibeck for isoii.ooo In payment for a tract of limber near Traverse t'Uy. 

 Mich. That was said to be the iarifest cheek ever drawn, up to that time, 

 in payment of timber, ills will was written in 1»07, and by Its terms his 

 entire estate Is left in trust for twenty-one yeais. though his youngest 

 ehlld Is now twenty five years old. Each of bis five sons, Itay, Ered, Louis, 

 .liibn, anl finre. is provided wllh a yariy allowance of $000, ond his 

 willow with .«1.I"H> 



Big Cabinet Order 



.\n order fur a iiillll Iiilbirs' worth of IMIiii.n illaniond disk pbonograiib 



•cabinets was recently awanied the Urunswlek Ilalke-t^ollender foiiipany at 

 Hubuque, Iowa. It is rumored Hint Pubuque will soon Ihi made the assem 

 liliiig plant fur all the Edison (ibonugrapbs, the various parts lo be for- 

 warded then- for putting together. 



Arthur Kreinheder Elected Councilman at Buffalo 



The city eleellon at Ituffalo, N. Y.. .November :!. resulted in tlie choice 

 of Arthur W. Kreinheder for councilman by the largest vote given for 

 any candidate on tbe ticket. He received 4].2a:j votes, or more thnti 

 2,0(10 votes in excess of Ibe next high man. Mr. Kreinheder will s<-rve 

 four yeais in the new council, which goes Into ofTice on January 1. Ilulfaio 

 being tiic largest city in the country to adopt tbe commission form of 

 government. Tbe result of Mr. Kreinheder's election is very pleasing to 

 the lumbermen, who did a lot of bard work In bis behalf and who gave 

 him a dinni r at the Hotel Statlcr after the count of the votes. It la 

 DOW suggested that he be placed in charge of the department of public 

 works, which is the most responsible and important one the new coiioclt- 

 men will be called iifion to administer. 



Knowlton .Mix< r. also a candidate for the council, ran fifth and did not 

 sueeeed in election, as he needed about 1,800 more votes lo win. Mr. 

 Mixer haH many friends who regret tbat be could not l>e one of the four 



sueres-ful ones. 



Will Confer with Lumber Dealers 



Cuiiiinereiiil .\giiit |."ranklln II. Smith, of the liureau of Koreign and 

 Domestic Coinnieree, recently returned to the Vnlted States from an ex- 

 tensive trip to Ibe Ear East and .Vustralia and New /.ealand. wliere he 

 lias been investigating tbe possibilities of marketing inereased quantities 

 of .\iiierlcan lumber. t'onsideralile lumber from tlie rnlted States is 

 already used in those sections, and the proldem confronting producers Is 

 the Increasing of tills trade rather than its introduction. Mr. Smith hos 

 made himself thoroughly familiar with the requirements of the markets 

 and the obstacles still in the way of Increa.sed exportation from this coun- 

 try. He was lately in Seattle, making his headquarters at tlie branch 

 office of the Bureau in tbe Alaska building, but on November 1 left for a 

 trip to tbc principal centers of tbe lumber trade on the west coast to con- 

 fer personally with lumber producers, lumber dealers, and offlelals of 

 associations eonneeted with the sale of west-coast lumber. He was In 

 and around Portland until November 6, will be in San Ernnelsco and 

 vicinity to about November l.'t, and In Spokane November H. He will also 

 stop at Chicago on bis way to Washington, \>. <'.. where he will report 

 about November 18 or 10. 



Hickory Basket Veneer 



The Increased cost of Chinese reeils and rattans for basket making has 

 led to experiments which have proved that splints cut from hickory veneer 

 are a satisfactory substitute. The Plerpout Manufacturing Company of 

 Savannah, <!a.. has iiiaclilnery in operation cutting these splints. They are 

 eighteen inches long and one-eighth of an inch wide; but many sizes will 

 be required in making various kinds of baskets and hampers. Splints cut 

 from hickory are found suitable for the brushes used a.s stable brooms. 

 The sale price of the splints is said to lie three cents a pound, which is 

 not expensive, considering the service wiiich may be had from that mate- 

 rial. The wooden splints take d.vcs as well as those of rattan. The abun- 

 dance of iilckory guarantees that the Industry will not be hampered for 

 want of material. 



