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HARDWOOD RECORD 



A favorable report has been made to tlie Senate of the so called Aswell 

 land bill by the c'jmniittee on public lands. A number of lumber com- 

 panies iu northern Louisiana are vitally interested in this legislation. 

 Possession of much valuable hardwood land is being disputed by those 

 claiming to be settlers. In their argument the attorneys for the lumber 

 companies pointed out that the so-called settlers all claimed virgin 

 timber lands as their homes. The only lumberman aiipearing in the 

 interest of the settlers was Henry Hardtner of Urania. La. There is 

 no probability that the bill will be reached at this session of Congress. 



Correspondence with the Interstate Commerce Commission discloses 

 the fact that the New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad is requiring 

 lumber companies operating along its line to equip their logging tars 

 with air brakes, hand brakes, grab irons and steps. This has met with 

 objection on the part of some of the companies, particularly with the 

 Salmen Brick and Lumber Company. The galmen company has installed 

 air brakes, but sa.vs that it would be useless to fit logging cars with 

 hand brakes and steps that w-ould he knocked off daily. 



Railroad tariffs increasing rates on lumber and other forest products 

 from southern producing points to St. Louis and Ohio river crossings 

 have been suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission until Janu- 

 ary 2.^, 191,=;. 



Cold Storage Fish Records 



Believing implicitly in the value of the methodical liandling of records, 

 and in the hope that those of our lumbermen friends who are keen fol- 

 lowers of the finny tribe may be benefited. H.M!Dwikip Rktord has caused 

 to be prepared, with the co-operation of L. .1. Pomeroy, the brilliant 

 young partner of Gus Landeck. and manager of the Chicago interests of 

 the Landeck Lumber Company, the accompanying form, which will mate- 

 rially assist in the tabulation of fish "dope." The main purpose of this 

 card is to furnish lumliermen-fishermen with some means of definitely 

 and incontrovertlbly tabulating records of catches in order that "ungulli- 

 l)le" friends may have no possible chance of refuting tales of marvelous 

 successes in raids on the denizens of the northern lakes. 



If any other readers feel that this little suggestion will be of benefit 

 lo them. Hardwood Record is prepared to send out to its "reel" friends 

 as many of these cards as may be necessary to cover each seasons 

 activities. 



Wood Imports and Exports 



The imports and exports of log.s. lumber, and other forest products 

 for August, 1914, are given in the following summary from official figures 

 of the foreign commerce of the United States. 



Imports, toys from Germany, $809,400. from other countries, .S1()l>.- 

 488. Cabinet woods, including mahogany. $3.10,721. Of this, $15,42."i 

 was the value of mahogany from Africa. Lumber from various countrii's 

 was valued at $2.n(52..128. and the imported wood pulp was worth $1 rAr, - 

 223. 



The exports of sawed and hewed timbers were valued at $305,982, and 

 lumber $2,432,429. Exported furniture was worth $2.'in.sis, and agri- 

 cultural implements $193. 



Baltimore Exports, While Meagre, Have Encouraging Tone 



The statement of exports from Baltimore for September shows a de- 

 cided slump as compared with the corresponding month for 1913, and 

 plainly indicates the effect of the war upon the trade. While August 

 was a dull month, having been affected by the great conflict, the curtail- 

 ment in the foreign forwardings in September was far greater, the value 

 of the shipments beiu^ only a small proportion of September, 1913. .\11 

 items on the list underwent a reduction. No logs at all were shipped, 

 while the exports of oak lumber dropped from 1,563,000 feet in Septem- 

 ber, 1913, to 313,000 feet last month. Of spruce there passed out of 

 this port last month not more than 86.000 feet against 2,600,000 feet in 

 1913. The shipments of staves amounted to 4,142, valued at %i>2r,. 



against 21*363, worth $1,930. Under the classification of "all other manu- 

 factures of lumber" a value of not more than $757 is recorded against 

 $3,600 for the same mouth last .year, while the value of furniture was 

 $1,S00 against $2,675, and of "all other manufactures of wood" $4,274 

 and $30,610. The total for the month was $27,135 against $207,294. 

 Poplar did not figure at all in last month's foreign business. Unsatis- 

 factory as the exhibit appears to be, it offers some encouragement, show- 

 ing that. in spite of most formidable obstacles the business did not come^ 

 to a complete stop. What is even more gratifying is the fact that the 

 current month has shown a very fair proportion of gain iu the ship- 

 ments over September. Poplar has been once more going forward, and 

 there are other indications of a recovery, due for one thing to the fact; 

 that the vessels of the .\llies encounter hardly ;mv inrcifei-'-u.f. but even 

 more to the circumstance that stocks in the United Kingdom have run 

 very low, and that a replenishing has become imperative. There is every 

 indication that the foreign shipments will before long attain moderately 

 large proportions, and that the special requirements of the various 

 countries may even cause briskness in the trade. An increasing demand 

 for heavy timbers is reported from England, and the prices offeri'd are 

 said to be, if not exactly attractive, at least sufficiently ri'inunerative to 

 arouse the interest of the exporters. 



Canadian Souvenirs 



The r.umlijii Timlin \ < ii s says that Canada is niakiuy ;i splendid gif* 

 of flour to the mother country. It has been decided that the sacks, when 

 empty, should op sold as souvenirs at five shillings each. Two-thirds of 

 this sum will be devoted to the Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund, and 

 one-third to the P.elgian Refugees Fund. The sacks are all marked 

 Canada's Gift." .\ppli<ations for the sacks as souvenirs, accompanied 

 by a remittanci' of 3 shillings, should be sent to the Hon. Secretaries, 

 .National Relief I'uiul. York House. SI. .In s's Palace. London. S. W. 



Car Statistics 



The .Vmerican Railway .Xssoeiatlon bulletin dated October 22 gives 

 as a total surplus of freight cars on October l.">. 134. ".42. This com- 

 pares unfavorably with the surplus on October 1, which was 133.3S2. 

 Tlie S'orpluses on October 13 a year ago were 37,19.S, and the prior niaxi- 

 niiim record for total surplus was on October 14. 190S. when there was 

 a total of 113.936 cars. It Is gratifying to note, however, that almost 

 one-half of the surplus increase is in coal cars. This class of equip- 

 miint increases generally in all sections except New Fngland and the 

 Southwest, whc*re there is a slight decrease. 



Siiri)lus box cars show a large increase In the Northwest snd lesse"" 

 increases in the eastern states, the Central Freight .Association terri- 

 tory and Canadian roads. ThvTe is also a c(tnsiderable increase in surplus 

 of miscellaneous cars in the Northwest 



The total shortages peii;ained pnictically unchanged. Tin' shortage on 

 October 13 was 2,360 cars, and on October 1, 2,'!33 cars. 



Plans to Manufacture Wooaen Toys in England 



lOfforts ai'e being made to prepare for the maniuactiirr in I^ngland of 

 wooden toys and small woodenware. which l)efore the war came almost 

 exclusively friun <ierman.\. It is noted that vast quantities of waste 

 material are burned in Kngland. and (hat with a judicitms outlay this 

 might I>e turned into practical articles of commerce, and that most of 

 these goods (an be made wholly or partially l>y machiner.\'. 



It is suggested that an organization to attempt to iiiainifacture sam- 

 ples of such articles he sent to English cottagers with a view to encour- 

 aging them to enter into the manufacture of wooden toys and to collect 

 and <listribute lo retailers the finished article so as to securi' the estab- 

 lishment of a useful rural induslrv. 

 \ 

 The Gate City of the Sumy South 



The ab(»ve is the litl,- of an atlrai-fivf liftb paiiijlil.t written b.v 

 -Vdolph M. Schwarz. a prominent New York lawyer, setting forth his 

 first impressions of Atlanta, Ga. .\ccording to the tone of the booklet 

 Mr. Schwarz must certaiuiy have been agreeably imiiressed witb rh*- < 



RESULTS OF THE BUV-.\ BALE MOVEMENT 



