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Memphis Firm Changes Name 

 Th* firm f"rnn-r!v Kiv.wn «« tlii- Kliir<-uco I'uiiip & Lumber Company, 

 M It the Dniiic linK boon rhnnRMl to tbo 



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Marietta Chair Company Suffers by Fire 



•f Janunry ll.'i, tlir Mnrli-It« I'liiilr ('cimiiiiny, Mnrlrtui, O., 



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:■ 'I.iniM orlKlnntpd In tho coelnc 



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burned off. 



: by Wllllnm Elston, nnd In one 



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Mrs. E. W. Benjamin. 



■■•'■''" Mi-»i. lids Itoen hln^iilarly iinfurtimato in tbat those anillated 



•ins of forcut products opcrntlnR In tbat section have 



• than their full measure of sorrow In the last couple of 



A nurabcr of northern operators of national- rcputntlon have 



i 1 -.<l awny and close relotlves have Id some cases followed them. 



The most recent death was that of Mrs. K. \V. Rpnjamln. wife of E. W. 

 Henjamtn of tho Cadillac Veneer Company, who pa.sse<l away at the Mercy 

 !.i-i'ltal on Thursday. February :i. Mrs. Benjamin was recently operotcd 

 •:;• •! for appendicitis nnd complications followed, leadini; to death In a 

 ~Uort time. She Is sur\lved by her husband and a dauRhter, nine years 

 ■f ago. 



Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin were married nt West Andovor, O., In 1S90. 

 They have l)een residents of Cadillac for twelve years, going to that point 

 from Cleveland, O. 



Mrs. Benjamin's maiden name was Miss Nettle -McNulty and she was the 

 daushter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin McNulty. Iler mother Is still llrlns and 

 n^ldes at Cadillac. 



Farley & Loetscher Employes to Share in Earnings 

 The Farley k Ixjetscher Manufacturing Company, Dubuque, la., has 

 Increased lu capital stock from $l,000,OnO to $l,.';00,0O0. By way of 

 recognition and appreciation for long nnd continuous service nnd In order 

 to reward faithful employes and assist them to become stockhnklers In 

 the company and share In Its proDts the directors have announced their 

 Intention to arrange for an issue of special stock, for their benefit. In 

 the amount of $11)0.000. This special stock will be non-voting, full partici- 

 pating stock and is now open for subscription to both office nnd shop 

 employes and the salesmen. 



The firm has had this move In contemplation for a number of years, but 

 only recently had Its articles amended and the legal details arranged 

 covering this Issue of special stock. 



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Pertinent Information 



Proposed Purchase of Ozark Oak 

 A tract of some 4.oiiii.nrio fcft of white onk thnber, located In the 

 central division of the Ozark National Forest, Is now being cruised by 

 Umbermen, with the view to buying the same from the Forest Service in 

 the near future. The prospective buyers are located in Chicago, and are 

 planning to utilize the timber In the manufacture of veneere<l products. 

 The timber Is to l>e cut up Into flitches, and shipped In Ihiit sijite to f'ltl- 

 cago, where the finishing will be done. 



Partial Lumber Production Figures 

 Ueports received up to January 22 by the Forest Service from those 



mills classified by tlie Service as Group 5, which Includes mills cutting 



10,000,000 feet nnd over annually, show the following partial cut in the 



states listed : 



Number Cut — ini.'j 



of ^rllls. Board Feet. 



Arkansas 21 r,()c,,:!i;i.00(i 



Texas 13 2S:i.:!n4.onn 



Ijjulsiana .... 42 l,l."."i I'.oo.ono 



Mississippi ... . . 



Alabama . . 



Georgia 



Florida 



Minnesota 



Wisconsin 



Michigan 14 



Total 3.984.242,000 



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lureri' AHOClatluu In co-oiHratlng with the Foreit Kervlce In thU work 



punting Black Walnut 



The Bureau of Koreljn nnd I>oiiie«llc Trade, Washington, D, C, con- 

 siden that the prroent In n K<"d time to plant black walnut for llmlier 

 (lurponeH. There In no quiftlon that It In a K<M>d time, iMrause all timea 

 arc KOo<l for lncr<>o«lnif the (luMiiiin ..t ii.i, \.ilniii,li> tn-e In the country. 

 The proaenl demand and latl ' call attention to the 



walnut Nup|>ly nnd will thu> : i <-<l plauthiB; but any 



time within the past fifty yearn was a Kinnl lime to plant walnut, nnd 

 liny time In tho next fifty will be equally good. 



By-Products of the Lumber Industry 



Waste In tho logging luduatry In the United Stnt's amounts tu 1,% to 

 20 per cent of the timber cut, or about a billion and a half cubic f<'et of 

 wood annually. Sawmill waste also amounta to several bllllun cubic feet 

 of wood, although not all of It is absolute waste. A bulletin on the 

 subject of lumber by-products Just Issued by the Bureau of l*orelgn and 

 Domestic Commerce, D<'partinent cf Commerce, makes thu claim that only 

 320 feet of lumber is used for each 1,000 feet that atood In the forest. 



It was tho prodigious waste of American forest resourcea that led the 

 Bureau of I'orekgn and Domestic Commerce to plan a thorough study of 

 the methods of utilizing the waste products of (ho lumber Industry here 

 In the United States nnd In those Kuropenn countries that have made the 

 most distinct progress in this line. In the older and more thickly settled 

 countries of the old world necessity led to a careful utilitation of the 

 forests many years before the subject was seriously discussed In this 

 country. And in these older countries many metho<l8 have been worked 

 <iut that should be of value In this country now that the old-time waste- 

 ful methods have been brought Into disrepute. The plan was to have tJie 

 American industry profit as much as possible by the hard-earned expe- 

 rience of the older countries. 



Unfortunately the war upset the plan completely, and there Is no Imme- 

 diate prospect of making the proposed Investigation. But as tho bureau 

 had already engaged Prof. li. K. Benson, a well-known authority on the 

 subject, it was decided to go ahead and make a study of tbo Industry in 

 this country. The bulletin Just issued Is the result of this study. It 

 gives a definite Idea of how far tho manufacture of lumber by-products 

 has been developed in this country, how far it may reasonably be ex- 

 pected to develop In the future, and Just what some of the problems are 

 that confront the Industry. 



There Is a complete review of the wood-distillation industries, the 

 manufacture of tannin extract, the manufacture of tbo various kinds of 

 wood pulp used In the paper Industry, the production of ethyl alcohol 

 from sawdust, the manufacture of producer gas, and a number of other 

 minor products. The extent to which these Industries are carried on is 

 outlined, and in cases where nn Industry Is not prospering a discussion of 

 the causes for such a condition Is given. Import and export statistics 

 are included when available. 



The annual production of wood pulp in the United Stntca is valued at 

 over ?.SO.OOO,000. Sulphite-pulp makers are considerably Interested In the 

 possible utilization of tho sulphite waste liquor for tho recovery of sulphur 

 or other proiltable utilization. This would result in a lowering of the 

 cost of sulphite pulp. The manufacture of krnft pulp is also becoming 

 well established, and Is bringing about the utilizotlon of cheaper wood. 



The utilization of wood for the minor processes described In this report 

 Is not extensive. The manufacture of alcohol from sawdust has hardly 

 passed the experimental stage, although technical men are optimistic as 

 to the ultimate success of the process. One of tho most interesting possi- 

 bilities lies in the use of hydrolyzed sawdust as a carbohydrate cattle 

 food. The use of wood for producer gas deserves more extended Intro- 

 duction In industrial plants. The manufocturo of plastics from wood Is 

 still enveloped in secrecy, and. like the manufacture of wood fiour. has 

 apparently been developed to a much greater extent In Kuropenn countries. 



The new bulletin Is entitled "By-rroducts of the Lumber Industry," 

 Speilal Agents Series No. 110, nnd is sold at 10 cents a copy by the 

 Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

 and also by the district offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic 

 Commerce. 



Furniture of Eucalyptus Wood 



The new Hotel Claremont, Oakland, Cal., contains .500 rooms and Is 

 furnished throughout with eucalyptus wood. The furniture was made at 

 Itlchmond, Cal., from timber which grew In the vicinity. So far as 

 records show, this is the largest bill of furniture ever made of this wood 

 in .-America. It Is not a native tree but was planted in California from 

 .seeds brought from Australia. About l.'iO species of eucalyptus are 

 known, and a dozen or so are growing In California. Growth is very 

 rapid. The trouble with this wood has always been due to its tendency 

 to warp and check. It Is regarded as very didlcult to season, particu- 

 larly such lumber as is cut from trees under fifty years old. 



