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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Novi'iiibtT SR, lUl'. 



American Furniture in ArKcntina 



> III 

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A uuuiImt uf 

 ltu.'nf>« Alr<-i > 

 10 <l 

 W. ■ 



will 



llrr 



|M«r! iiriiiiiiiriitvd iirtU-li'K, 



nnU '"'<l 111 till' pn'm-nl In- 



utano'. ill.' liriii» ulii.li Ml M. .N.ili i.iir.-^.i~ iii.- ililif of wlilcli Ih n 

 pronilncnl lirninl UapliU .ciu. r-.. iiini .miI n In^li .i;!.!.' uf |»tIoiI fiiriilliiri' 

 niul «boulO rnniif<)iii>iillr linvr llllli- illltlniliy In kmuiiiIIiik «ii the Arpiitiiin 

 mnrkrt. 



Turning Waste to Profit 



Tbc scrub |Mlin*llii wMili U :■ viriiulil.' iiiilr-aiii'i- In iniiuy |inrU of 

 Klorldn, Imii (■ • <1. The U-uvi-i' 



iNiutnlii fliHT w r l8 wovi'ii liihi 



niirs niitl i-nr|Hi. « ■- ui >. ■ .i,.,> .|M..,.i..-. Tlir luiilcrlnl 



\\m\ I'f •!>< •! any ih Ithiih rx' luini' f^r liHrvoslinu luui'liliieh 



Is llkiwlni' iimilc r.i : aid II itlvi-^ K'""'! s.ivIco. T1|4> luacliliii'H 



wlilili ••xjract till- tllKT nre wt up In ilu' «i..mIs wlivre llic pnliin'tln Is 

 iiliiiniliint nnd tin h-nv.ii arc passiil tlirouuli tin' ninclilin-s Ininnillati'ly 

 nftor I'litlliii:. Tills Ih only one of nevcral Kpi'i-li'd of piilinolto In tin 

 ''ultiM Slalci. 



American Lumber in England 



Acrordlni; to Ilu- aniioiiiioininl uf IMward thai i \ fii.'n nuud I'lmilar. 



dalwl I.lvor|KH)l, ICnKland. Xowintior 1, lul.". Ilic arrival of IninhiT fnuii 

 Norlli Anivrk-nu ports in <.>ci<iIiit aTnounli-d to IT.iil" Ions aualnst "J'J.STiS 

 tons for till- cnrri'spondlnc ninnt'i lapt yi-nr. TIn-ii' llmiri's Inoluili- Cnnailian 

 ■.lilpinfnti. 



Teak in Siam and Indo-China 



Tin- Kun-an of lMiici;;n and Iinni^'^iif t'lmiin.r. ■• lias jiisl pulillslii'd, ill 

 paiiipliU't form, an aocuunt of tin? r«ik-niark't sliualiim In Iwii of' llin 

 iiiuntrli-s of soutlii-astom Asia. Tin- detailed inlnrinalion eoiilalned in It 

 was gatli'-red by Coniinerclal Agent I-'ranklln II. Smith during tin- course 

 of Ills investij:alinnS'lnto tbc lumber markets of tbc Knr Kust and Aus- 

 tralasia. 



Teak is one of tbe most valuable and interi-stlnK of woods. Tbc Iok-^ 

 wben first cut will not Ibial. It Is strongly and ebaractcrlstically .scented, 

 of idly texture, and tbc surface fii-ls greasy to tbe toucb. Tbe oil n-.-'ists 

 tbe eiitraai-c of water Into tbc wimmI and wood does not become wati-r- 

 soakcil after It lins oik-c Ik-i-ii tboroiiglily seasoned. Teak darkens with 

 age, and after a iiuinber of ye^irs bi-eonics almost black. 



The priuclpal use of leak Is In sbipbuilding, especially for decking 

 and as backing for armor plate. Its durability and lack of eorrosivi- 

 effect on stx-l make it particularly suitable for tin- bitter purpose. Teak 

 lias bc<-n used to some extent for gun carriages, but Is not now consli!- 

 eriil well adapted for ibat purpose, on account of splitting too readily. 

 In India it Is us.-il for all purposes In house and ship building, lor lirldges. 

 railway cro.sstli-s. furniture, sbingles, etc. It Is also nsi-<l l-ir c:irviiij 

 file r.urinise carved teak wood being especially noted. 



Branding Lumber in Ancient Times 



The association^ are ralkiii^ of iMa-.iiliiii: Iiiiiil"!' to identify grades 

 and manufacturers. Tbos- who sug-.;est tills luny think it is an original 

 Idea, but It is not. I.a I'.iH while excavating tile site for a new iiost- 

 oHiiv in London tbc workmen uncovered many Itomnn relics at least six- 

 teen hundred years old. .Vinong tbeni were some boards which had been 

 iisi'd to cover the mouth of an old well wbleh 

 bad long bii-n forgot len, Tlic wood was In 

 a stale of preservation siiflleieiilly good to 

 reveal a stamp or brand on llie lumber, a|i|iar 

 enlly placi-d there by the manufacturer wliose 

 iiame si-ems lo liavi- been I'ecatus. or that 

 may liavc b<-<-u the name of tbe plat-i- wberc 

 the lumber was manufactured. The olil saw- 

 .ver made good lumber, as Its durability 

 proves, anil doubtle.ss he was justly proud of 

 his brand or trade mark. 



Red Gum Booklet 



Sei-retary .b-bn .M rilicliaril of the Oiiiii 

 Lumber Mauiifac-iurers" .\ssoeialion. .Meinpliis 

 Teuii.. has receiilly mailed a booklel on reil 

 gum containing a lot of leclinieal iiifoi-niatioii 

 .-tiiil soTiK- iiiiglil.\ uooil illustrations. The 

 tiooklet i-iintains a delinition and rlescri|illon 

 togi-tber with lirsi class pbolograplis of the 

 different ligiues ordinarily found in red gum. 

 and the trade di-bnitlon of the diirereut types 

 of wnnti coinmoul.v on the market. It also 

 gives ?onie information as to the proper care 

 of hardwood doors and trim, and some mighty 



rumpllmentsrir lelipra f: 



entln-ly flnUhed In red guni. 



Lumbering 



.V lilnKlv uwndll cula all lb' 

 Inhindii, and I'oii'-nl \V. I<°. I>' 

 wait T.iKKi.iiiMi fi-ei during Ilu i 

 l-'lorlda. Itiit of a lower (|uall(.\ 

 •-■iliniateil at U,4:i4,<.ni luiard feci 

 New I'rovlib ' ■ ' 

 I'oiim rium ■ 

 ilig yellow I- 

 be made to 

 not dlHponci! 



iildlnc* wbo lin\< 



'<-d I'oluulal Conn 

 i J ...,..„~ bulldlnia that ni' 



the Bahamat 



iixr maiiufnctured In the linlinina 

 Mig from Nai-»iiu. HayH tin- outimt 

 yellow pine similar lo that rut In 



I fovvn tlnibcrlamlH 

 remain uiigrantcd. 

 "f Hitout M-vi-ll iMji: 

 "I Ml.oiit twenty oil! 



'■■<■ grants I > 



All. The I 

 lor bulbil) 



In tile Ilalinn^ 

 On tbe Island < 

 and at 

 ■ -. bear 



1- tibonl'i 



• 'Vi-rnnieni 



Australian Pulp Industry Not Attractive 



IIaiiIiivui'Ii Utcoiiii receni 

 Weekly I'ouilir. L.'iuneesloii 



A great lb ■ 

 K. Surface, • 

 A.), on tlic I 

 for |>ai" 

 a prai 1 

 our no) 

 Ineil iin rtlc ' 

 Ibnl their in 

 prise from il ■ 

 i-ondltions. \\ hlh ih. 

 paiier. could yield a pi •■ 



not coiis|(I.-r it a smoiki \ 



one. 'Hie main dll1lciili.\ hi.\ in Iin 

 natural color, and conjpjirativrly 



I tlie following excerpt from Tie 

 AiiKtralia : 



f Henry 



(T. 8. 



'1-1 pulii 



11. . I 



■ I 



I I'lind 



enter 



normal 



1 lilt v- lip. .11x1 lllell Into 



-y favoi •i-ins. >el be could 



I nture. not .111 iitirii'li\- 



woods ' 



rt libii 



to only one class of pulp, "soibi pulp.' 



pa|ier-iiMiking in geiii-ral. 'I*lie comparativi'l.\ -in. ill ,\uUl oi i.. 



libres tbal iiiiuht I btained from these womls im ant a ' •■ 



liigli cost of maniifaeturc. lie also stated that sawd'i^t n' 'ui 



iiate sawmill waste were not siiit.'ilib'. The report iii.' is ills 



tinetly against the venture. At this there will be a . ip|iolnt 



ini'iit. All the high bO|ies Ibat have hceii built up cone- : i „ . i wood 



(lUlping indiiHtry in this state will now be laid aside, as this • xo'-rt report 

 may be said to ha\'' nlilitcratcd tie' prospect of any enler|irlse in this 

 dlri'cllon. Tbe small samples of good paper that hiive been made from 

 our woods were like the uold in some of our mines. The gold Is there, 

 but It does not pay to take It out. 



Uefore Joining tbe .\nKtralian Confederation the state of l^isinania was 

 a separate Ilrltlsb crown colony and in the early days was known as 

 "Van IHi'inan's Land." Ilobart, tlo' ea|dtal, is dlsiiint from Ibe soiitlnTii. 

 most cities of ~Vustraiia about two or three days' Journey by fast sleani 

 packet. The Island of Tasmania Is aluiul tbc size of Irelaud or of Portu- 

 gal. It Is noted for Its wouderfiil forest wealth, which is still largely 

 iindevi-lo|)ed, even tboiiiili the iiibablted part of the colony was far 

 advanced socially and iiidiisti-ially long before the tirst settlements wen- 

 made oil our own west coast. In ccrlalu world markets Tnsmaniau tim 

 liers are much prized for slnicliiial and ornann-ntal work. Kor a number 

 of years the Tasnianlan government has been considering the development 

 of *a wood-pulp and paper rndnsti-y to take ndvanta-ze of its forests and 

 water-power resources and lo supply tbc Aiislrallan market. Several 

 resident and Knglisii engineers and analysts bad reported lalher favor 

 ably on tJie prospi-cis and cerlain stale aidi'd. as well as govi-rniuent- 

 owii'd. plants were lately in course of promotion. Uefore making several 

 larg'' appropriations of money and alienating public lands ^for lliese 

 projeets. the more conservative ineiiilii-rs of the (ioverunient wished to 

 make sure of tiieir allitudc toward the proposed industry by si<i:uring 

 an independent investigation and an absolutely unbiased report on the 

 propositions. 



Mr. Surface is nn oibcr of the riiited Slates Iiepartmeiit of Agrlcul- 

 lure. Koresl Service, siatloned at its Forest rrodiicls Laboratory, a re- 

 search instidition inaiiilaineil in coopi-rali'in with tin- rniverslly of Wis- 

 consin at Madison, 'raking leave of nl.seiicc. he vlsiteil Tasmania in the 

 winter of 101 I iril.'i In response to liial goveriiiie-nis Invitation to report 

 on ils wood pulp and paper maniiraciuilng proposilloiis. Tills, of course, 

 was with the ap|iroval of Ibe State liepartment al Washington, since Tas 

 mania Is a foreign dependency. 



CLUB HOrSK ENTIRELY ITXISHLD IN KED GUM 



