34 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



''ra!>jbi»i^ :;5wi(aimi)^m.'a»iati;^^ 



The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communrcate 

 with any of the Inquirers listed in this section can have the ad- 

 dresses on written request to the Mail Bag Department, HARD- 

 WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring 

 to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self- 

 addressed stamped envolepe. 



B 817 — Wants to Buy Oak Dimension 

 SpriDgfield, Mass., Nov. 4. — Editor Uakdwood Record : Will you liindly 

 advise us giving the addresses of mills who are making a specialty of get- 

 ting out dimension oak, both quartered and plain ? We mean especially for 



obair backs, legs, etc. ■ 



Interested parties can have the name of this correspondent by ad- 

 dressing Hardwood Recoed. — Editor. 



B 818 — ^Wants to Buy Core Stock 

 New York. N. Y.. Oct. 2T. — Editor H.\r.ii\vooD liKCuiiti : We would like 

 to hear from some mills that supply soft, white core stock, basswood pre- 

 ferred, that would he suitable for the manufacture of matches. 



Interested parties can have the name and address of this con- 

 cern bv writing this office. — Editor. 



B 819 — Wants to Buy Small Maple Dimension, Principally 



1-Inch Square, 16 inches Long 



Aurora, Ind., Oct. 28. — Editor Hap.dw OOD Rr.coRD : We wish to get in 



touch with some manufacturers making a specialty of cutting small maple 



dimension stock, principally pieces 1" square by IG" long. Can you give 



us the addresses of any Arms in this line of business? . 



This is a responsible con.simiing concern. Interested parties should 

 write H.iRDW00D Eeoord. — Editor. 



B 820 — San Francisco Hardwood Company Wants Southern 

 Mill Connections 

 San Francisco, Oct. 21. — Editor ILiUDwooD IIecoud : We are desirous 

 of shipping considerable hardwood through the Panama canal from both 

 Mobile and New Orleans. Will you kindly advise us it you have a list or 

 directory of sawmills cutting oak, ash, hickory and gum that would be 

 in the neighborhood of these two cities or could you give us any informa- 

 tion of the sawmill industries of these two states? . 



B 821 — Wants to Buy Oak Dimension 



Grand Kapids, Mich., Oct 2G. — Editor Il.uiDwouD Kecobd : If convenient, 

 will you kindly mail us a list of oak dimension manufacturers? Wc are 

 in the market for several items in dimension oak and would be pleased 

 to get in touch with some of ihc mills. -. 



B 822 — Wants Clear-Grained White Ash 



Boston, Mass., Novembi r G. — Editor Hardwood Record : Would like 

 to get a list of mills that manufacture %"xl"7i5'(>" wide, close-grained 

 white ash. If you will give us the names of mills manufacturing such 

 stock, we will greatly appreciate it. . 



The above inquirer is a well-rated concern, and interested parties 

 can have the name and address by writing H-\RDW00D Record. — 

 Editor. 



B 823 — Wants to Buy Two-Inch Standard Walnut 



Toronto, Ont., November 7. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are look- 

 ing for a large quantity 2-inch standard walnut. If you have on file a 

 list of dealers in walnut and care to let us have same, we will greatly 

 appreciate the kindness. . 



Walnut handlers can have the necessary information by addressing 

 Haedwood Record. — Editor. 



B 824 — Dimension Oak 



Little Uock, Ark., Novemljer 7. — Editor Hardwood Record : We are 

 in the market for several cars of air-dried mixed oak 2^ x2%-,30". 



Anyone interested will be supplied with the inquirer's address upon 

 application to H.^rdtvood Record. — Editor. 



Clubs and Associations 



Cypjess Meeting Postponed 



Geo. E. Watson, secretary of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers' 

 Association, announces the postponement of the meeting of that organi- 

 zation from Wednesday, November 18, to Wednesday, December 2. This 

 meeting will be held at the Grunewald hotel. New Orleans, beginning at 

 10 :30 a. m. 



The postponement was for the purpose of bringing about a larger 



attendance than would h.Tve been present had the original date been 

 adhered to. 



Veneer and Panel Association to Hold Annual Meeting 

 The annual meeting of th.> National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' 

 .Association will be held as usual at the -Auditorium hotel, Chicago, De- 

 cember 8 and 9. Complete plans for the program of the sessions have 

 not been issued as yet. but there is assurance that there will be an in- 

 structive and satisfying list of subjects presented for talk^ and discussions. 



Gum Meeting January 16 



.1. M. Pritchard. secretary of the <;um Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, announces that the board of directors has decided upon Saturday. 

 .January 16, as the date of the annual meeting of the Gum Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association. The meeting will be held at the Hotel Gayoso. 

 Memphis, Tenn. In addition to the routine of business it is planned to 

 have an interesting program, including addresses on the question of 

 kiln-drying lumber aud cost of production. 



Mr. Pritchard will issue a formal program of the meeting at a later 

 date. 



Indiana Hardwood Men Hold Committee Meeting 



The executive committee of the Indiana Hardwood Lumber Association 

 will hold an executive meeting at the Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, on 

 Wednesday, November 11. On this occasion the date of the 1915 con- 

 vention will be decided on. The Hotel Severin has already been selected 

 as a meeting place. 



Chicago Organizations Amalgamated 



A few days after the last issue of Hardwood Record the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Chicago at a special called meeting decided that, owing to the 

 similarity of interests between it and the Lumbermen's .Association, and 

 also owing to the lack of necessity for maintaining different quarters in 

 the new Lumbermen's Building, the charter of the club will be surien- 

 dered and the club as at present organized will be disbanded about April 1. 

 It had been originally planned to have commodious quarters in the Lum- 

 bermen's building adjoining the quarters of the Lumbermen's Association. 



The association held a dinner and meeting at the Hamilton Club on 

 the evening of November 4. Dinner was served in the main dining room 

 and was followed immediately by the meeting. Plans were discussed 

 relative to the proposed change to go into effect upon the movement into 

 new quarters. As it is now planned the association will take over the 

 quarters to have been occupied by the club, and in order to provide addi- 

 tional funds dues will be raised from $40 to ?50 a year and an associate 

 membership feature will be inaugurated. Associate membership of indi- 

 viduals will be $25 a year. 



.\t this meeting the following resolution amending the b.v-laws was 

 unanimously adopted : 



Rf.soi.veDj That the b,v-laws of the Lumbermen's Association of Chicago 

 be, and the same are hereby amended as follows : 



.Article III 



The present Section 3 to be hereafter known as Section "4." 



.At the end of Section 2 insert a new section as follows : 



Section 3. Any person in the employ of any firm or corporation hold- 

 ing a membership in ibis association, and who is not a member of such 

 firm or officer of such corporation, may, upon the request of his em- 

 ployers and by a majority vote of the board of directors, be admitted to 

 associate membership. 



Any person employed by the lumber trade journals or by lumber trade 

 associations may apply and by a majority vote of the board of directors 

 be admitted to associate membership. 



Associate members shall have all the privileges of the association 

 except the right to vote and hold office. 



Article VI 



Change Section 1 to read as follows : 



Section 1. The annual dues for resident membership in this associa- 

 tion shall be $50, payable semi-annually In advance. 



Change Section 2 to read as follows : 



Section 2. The annual dues for non-resident membership and for 

 associate membership shall be $25. payable annually in advance. 



Cleveland Lumbermen Active Against Substitutes 

 Hardwood Record has received from the secretary of the Cleveland 

 Board of Lumber Dealers. Cleveland. O.. the following letter, which is 

 self-explanatory. This is but one of the many evidences of resentment 

 which have been stirred up by the efforts of the wood substitute advo- 

 cates to utilize unfair means of advancing the interests of their material : 

 There has been recently organized in the city of Cleveland The Societv 

 advocating Fire Elimination (Safel, which society is made up of Imilders' 

 supply and brick houses. The organization is very active, with a paid 

 secretary, and is being very substantially supported by the manufac- 

 turers, through the state, of brick, cem.nt, tile, etc. The ostensible and 

 laudable purpose of the organization is, as its name implies, the elimina- 

 tion of fires, and we might add that in our opinion the lumber fraternitv 

 is as ine, as are all good citizens, in wishing to lessen fires in the eom"- 

 munity. To the extent of agreeing that in downtown and badlv con- 

 gested districts fire-proof material and heavy mill construction should 

 prevail, we can go, but the society in question is not satisfied with a 

 restricted area of operation, hut is doing everything possible to enlarge 

 the fire districts or fire limits of the citj' so as to take up the residential 

 portions. We consider this as very unfair to the lumber trade and en- 

 tirely uncalled for from a practical standpoint. We are organizing for 

 the purpose of putting before the public the arguments in favor of lumber 

 and its long record of immunitv against fire in residential and also 



