November ao, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



35 



China's High Bid 



It is reported that the Chinese government has oCEered a salary to 

 W. F. Sherfesee, forester of the Philippines, so much higher than the 

 pay he receives in his present position that he will probably accept the 

 offer and go to China and become chief forester of that vast country. 

 It is the greatest field for practical forestry in the world, and it demands 

 executive ability of a high order. Mr. Sherfesee is a comparatively 

 young man. He graduated from Yale ten years ago; spent five years in 

 the United States Forest Service, and then went to thtr Philippines, 

 and one year ago became the head of the Philippine forest service. 



San Francisco's Only Sawmill 



There is only one sawmill in San Francisco, and that operates princi- 

 pally on hardwoods, among which are Japanese oak, American mahogany, 

 and California laurel. The mill gives special attention to custom sawing. 

 It belongs to the National Mill & Lumber Company, of which E. C. 

 Pitcher is president. It is equipped with a band saw and can handle 

 logs up to fifty inches in diameter. 



Will Encourage Shipbuilding 



The Society for tbi' Uevelopment of American Shipping, headquarters; 

 at New Orleans, has sent out a prospectus of its purposes and plans. 

 It advocates the building of vessels to carry American commerce upon 

 the seas, and it presents statistics to show that present shipping is 

 totally inadequate to meet the needs of the time, and that the rate of 

 building must greatly increase in order to prevent still further the 

 decline in shipping. The disorganization due to the war must be felt a 

 long time after the close of hostilities. The society has members in all 

 parts of the United Slates. 



Canada's Forest Resources 

 The latest figures on Canada's timber resources are contained in a 

 recent report by Consul Gebhard Willrlch at Quebec. He says that the 

 acreage of forest lands of commercial importance, by provinces, are as 

 follows : 



Acres 



Quebec 1S0,000,000 



British Columbia 100,000,000 



Saskatchewan and Alberta 100,000,000 



Ontario 70,000,000 



New Brunswick 9,000,000 



Nova Scotia 5,000,000 



Total 414,000,000 



The pulpwood resources are extensive and there is ample water power 

 for grinding the pulp. The saw-timber consists largely of softwoods. 

 In the eastern provinces this is white and red pine, spruce, balsam fir, 

 and hemlock ; in the western part it is made up of Douglas fir, western 

 red cedar, western larch, and Sitka spruce. The chief part of Canada's 

 hardwood timber is in Ontario, and is maple and birch. 



Porto Rico Wants Trade 



The island of Porto Rico wants more trade with the United States. 

 Letters to that effect have been received in this country from G. F. Correa, 

 chief of the Insular Oovernment of Information, San Juan, P. R. It 

 cannot be stated just what this means for exporters of lumber, but Porto 

 Rico has very little timber and most lumber u.sed on the island is Im- 

 ported. Persons in the United States who are in a position to do busi- 

 ness in that quarter might do well to correspond with Mr. Correa and 

 see what opening there is for American lumber. 



Increase in Hardwood Business 



The monthly report of actual sales issued by the Hardwood ilanufactur- 

 ers' Association, with oflices in the First National Bank building, Cincin- 

 nati, covering October sales has just been sent to the membership. This 

 report covers actual sales made by association members in the various con- 

 suming markets. The volume of business has increased to a marked degree 

 with some improvement in prices due to increased demand from consumer, 

 and reduction of stocks at the mill points. Statistics which the association 

 is keeping on this line of its work show that the volume of business for 

 October increased 30.4 per cent over the month of August, and 51.1 per cent 

 over the month of September. 



Lectures on Lumber at Milwaukee 



The university of Wisconsin, through Its extension division, will shortly 

 begin an evening lecture course on lumber and its uses, in order to give the 

 makers or users of wood a greater knowledge of the structure of the mate- 

 rial with which they deal. The plan has "non the instant approval of the 

 Lumber Dealers' Association, the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Insti- 

 tute of Architects, and the Mill Workers' Association, and a number of their 

 members, nearly all of them heads of firms, will attend the classes. The 

 work, however, is not intended only for builders and manufacturers, but 

 is adapted to meet the needs of draftsmen, painters, furniture and cabinet 

 makers, and men of other industries which deal in wood. 



The course consists of ten lectures which will be given at the University 

 Extension building, Milwaukee. Arthur Koehler, who is the expert on wood 

 identification in the United States Forest Products Laboratory, has been 

 named by the university to conduct the course. The course, however, is not 

 at all technical and to make Mr. Koehler's talk still more clear and under- 

 standable most of the lectures will be illustrated with stereopticon views. 



These pictures consist largely of micro-photographs of woods which are in 

 every-day use. 



The lectures really begin in the Wisconsin forests. Over 2,000 feet of 

 moving picture film have been secured by the university and by means of 

 the camera the student will see how timber is logged, partake of the excite- 

 ment of the annual spring drive, see life as it is in a lumber camp, and then 

 will visit the big sawmills and see how logs are cut for the market. 



Southern Pine Sales Increase 



The Southern Pine Association's report for the \^'oek ending November 15 

 shows that the average orders per mile for the week totalled 795,880 feet; 

 average shipments per mill. 710.793 ; average production, 586.086 feet. It 

 is thus shown that orders and shipments are in excess of production, the 

 latter 35.8 per cent, the former 21.28 per cent. 



Clarence Boyle, Inc., ""^'chi 



Exchange Bid;. 

 licago 



WHOLESALE LUMBER 



Always in the market for OAK, GUM and POPLAR 



MERRITT MFG. GO. 



LOCKPORT 



N. Y.,U.S. A. 



The 

 "MERIT" 



Veneer 

 Lathe 



is one of a very 

 high grade line of 

 veneer lathes, clip- 

 pers, driers, knife 

 grinders, crate 

 head machinery, 

 etc., and we shall 

 be very pleased to 

 forward our cata- 

 log "B" together 

 with quotations to 

 anyone giving us 

 their requirements. 



FOR SALE 



One Million Feet 



Oak 



One Year Dry 



V Plain and Quartered 



Red and White 



BAND SAWN, cut from large Louisiana 

 timbei— 60% and better 14' and 16' 



Exceptionally High Grade 



Aberdeen Lumber Company 



Pittsburgh, Pa. 



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