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Urges Care in Shipping Gum Logs M^ 



(iwjrRC O. Worliiii.i 



KviinKvillp V e n e f r C'om|>niiy, 



Kvniisvillv, Iiiil., hnit Uvii ron) on 



iiililo for H i;o*>*l »>»»>' v:ilii;i)i:i' 



"UKK'*-'*''""^ <■■ voiiocriiic iiixl Ititii 



Imtiii);. One of tlif liiti'st of liis 



efforts is nloiij; line* tlint iippnr 



oiitly vliould linve Invn trenteil 



iritli lonf; h|^ nn<l |>oints out n 



ron>lition thnt while ilejilonilile 



offers n very en»y solution. The 



sini]ilest way of prewntin;; the 



ronilition Mr. WorhiUil refers to 



is to reproilui-e herewith a lett<»r 



whirl) he has a^Mresseil to .1. M. 



I'ritohard, secretary of the (iuni 



Lunilx-r Mnniifaetuiera' Assoriii- 



tion, Memphis, Tenn. 



The Kvniisville Veneer Com- 



pany "s speeiticutions sjieeify that 



the niottleil effect must cover the 

 entire red ]>art of the log anil 

 mu.st measure at least twenty-four 

 inches insiile the sap line. The 

 raggeil sap line is not imperative 

 liut preferreil. Lengths preferreil 

 are ten and twelve feet, but can 

 use any length. Logs must be 

 clear of knots and must not have 

 any wind shake. The letter : 



Wo arc sonillug ynn, under spparatu coviT. somi' cul - shiiwiii),' II 

 a Hgured red pum lop. and what Is Ufcossory In the log to maki 

 gum venpors. 



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I'liil iif 

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 There has boon a good deal of liilk by differvnt log men and 

 lumlK-riDi'U as to what makes a figured gum log. and there is iiuite a wldi- 

 variation of opiulon. We want to say to you. tor your Information, that it 

 takes Just exactly what the description in tbis picluri' calls for. and notb 

 Ing less will cnawor. Wc have read a lot of Junk abimt bow to tell tigured 

 red gum In the tree, by the bark and various other things, but there i. 

 absolutely nothing to It and you cannot tell that the tree is going to 



1 "liii' .<"U get It cut down 



"k at It liu the i-nd. .Vow. It 

 '■ibb- iliat n lIuunKl giuii lug 

 «i|| not show ihi' flifiiri' whin dry. 

 ixii If lliei'i- I* any Indlintlon ut 

 M.Miri' lu II. and liny will ihniw 

 v\nt<-r on II, llii> tlgun- will abim. 

 \V.' Imvo Mpent II good d<-iil of 

 'iji' iind money milking «lld koow 

 . linHi'i. lo look al tlgiiri'd gum l<ig« 

 iluil werf not llgun'd. I'lii'y would 

 iToliiibly huvi- a f-w lltib' imtchi- 

 1 Ihi in. or ixrliapH linve n fnliit out- 

 01' of figure, lind we arc beginning 

 ' w n ratnpnign of eduentlon with 

 ii" producers of gum logH, iluii ibey 

 limy know what tbi- viUiir man ha* 

 to linvi-. It Is true thnt then- l> 

 only a smnll iHTcentnge of ibi. gimi 

 tlint Is IlKuri'd, poHHibly only a tni- 

 now and then, but it generally fol- 

 lows thai If one log of a tree Is fig- 

 rued thi' whole tree Is figured, 

 and thesi- logs may Just as welt Ih> 

 set aside until tbey have accumu- 

 lated a carbmd. as tbe dninuge will 

 not amount to miicb. because we do 

 not iisi- the sap. anyway, as a rule. 

 tli.\v4>vrr. somi'tlnifN wlii>n tbe snp Is 

 bright and ragged wi' can make use 

 of a small iimonni of It. but would 

 not object to flguri'd gum logs Ih*- 

 cause tbe sap Is stained. 



Tbe big gum producers who handle 

 tbe logs by steam i-an very easily net 

 these logs aside by themselves, either 

 Ht Ibe truck or at the mill; and 

 while the price Is not really a big 

 luivnnlage, yei It Is an udvuiitiiK".' lo Ibe gum lumber manufacturer to sec 

 that the fancy wood is not sucrKlced In making boards where It cannot be 

 used to the best advantage, and m most instances never reaches Ibe work 

 on whicli it should go. We Ihink that tbis Is a matter that the large 

 producers should be Interested in. and we would appreciate it If you would 

 circulate these coi)ics among thoso to whom It would do the most good. 



Win state that it was tlirougb the courtesy of tbe I.amb-I'°lsb Lumber 

 Company of Charlc'ston, Miss., that we procured the |ibologra|>b from wblcb 

 this cut was made. 



IlICD llED OUM LOtiS SllOWINO 



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Olt it.MiCEn .'^.M- LI.NE. 



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Proposed Advances for Wisconsin 

 The Wisconsin lines, i. e., C. St. i\ M. Jc O. Ry., C. k N. \V. Ry., 



C. M. & St. P. Ry., and the M. St. P. & Sault Ste Marie Ry., have 

 filed with the Railroad Coininis.sion of Wisconsin their application for 

 the approval of changes in freight rates and rules on intrastate 

 traffic, such a|>plications apjilying generally on all bulky commodities, 

 including lumber and forest products. The advances on lumber apply 

 more particularly to the present dressing and reshipment arrange- 

 ments, anil wherein it is proposed to cancel same and apply the regular 

 lumber rate. The same situation is practically true with respect to 

 sawlogs, bolts, etc., for manufacture and reshi]iment. 



It is also proposed to advance the mileage schedule for fuel wooil, 

 sawdust, shavings and wood for burning brick. Ailvances are also 

 proposed for slabs, fuel wood, sawclust and shavings in special com- 

 modity items as well as distant schedules. 



It is further proposed to increase the mileage schedule on tan bark 

 and the cancellation of commodity rates between specific points of 

 origin and destination and establish in lieu thereof the regular lumber 

 rates. 



Another point worthy of consideration in connection with the jiro- 

 posed advances above outlined is that just prior to the filing of the 

 applications by the above named carriers, petitions were filed on 

 behalf of various communities throughout the state through their 



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commercial organizations, wherein wholesale reductions in class rates 

 are sought. This situation and the claim of carriers that such ad- 

 vances are necessary to meet rising transportation and railroad oper- 

 ating cost in this section, are no doubt the ]>remi8e8 for the above 

 jiroposed advances. 



Hearings before the commission to determine the reasonableness of 

 these projioted advances are scheduled for the second week in Jan- 

 uary. It is their intention to hold hearings at various points in the 

 state bearing on this proceeding during that month. 



A hearing has been assigned for .January 18 at Arkansas City 

 at which the case of the Thane Lumber Company versus the St. 

 Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern will be heard. 



During the past two weeks there has been but one decision 

 handed down in a lumber case. This was based on the complaint 

 of the Union Lumber Company of Houston, Tex., against the fiulf, 

 Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad. The complaint was dismissed, as 

 the commission held that an additional through route from the 

 Texas blanket to Kansas City territory is not necessary. 



Aeroplane ash has been in good demand and is expected to 

 continue active indefinitelv. 



