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formity and that discussions and studies along these lines have not 

 proved satisfactory' as yet. Suggestions from any of our friends in 

 the veneer and jianel trade will be deeply appreciated. — EDiTOrt. 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

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

 dresses on vwntten request to the Mall 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 825 — An Cpportur.ity for Profitable Investment 

 Hardwood Recokd recently received the appended letter which is 

 published herewith because it seems to offer an excellent opportunity 

 for some one to make some money. We believe that by stimulating 

 interest in legitimate investments the situation might be changed for 

 the better.— Editor. 



riilladclphiii, Fa., Xovember 10. — Editor II.vr.DnooD Recoiid ; Won't you 

 please be kind eaough to mal<,^ mention in your columns of tlie fact tliat 

 there is a planing mill at KeadinK, I'a., licloni-'ini; to the late B. !•". 

 Sheeder Est. which can be bouglit for about $10,000 and which Is well 

 situa'.ed on a nice piece of srouud and has a first class new briclc building 

 and outl)uildinps and is t^orougMy equipped with modern and new ma- 

 chinery? This is one of the best propositions I know of for any planing 

 mill man who desires to go into that business and Is an excellent oppor- 

 tunity. 



It would not require a great deal of financial backing, as there are 

 mortgages on the building at the present time, whith are in good hands 

 and which would not be called in at once. .Vny party with responsibility 

 and a certain amount of financial backing could handle this matter to 

 good advantage, as we consider it one of the best opportunities that we 

 know of at this time. . 



B 826 — Wants to Sell White Oak Flitches 

 Charleston, Miss., November 14. — Editor IIaiidwuod Recoud : Will you 

 please advise by return mail the names of firms who purchase white oak 



flitches for manufacturing veneers? . 



The company writing this letter is in position. to turn out a very 

 high-grade line of flitches. Interested firms should address this of- 

 fice. — Editor. 



B 827 — Wants to Buy Large Quantities of Oak Ties 

 The following is a per.soual letter addressed to the editor of Hard- 

 wood Record by a friend in Port Arthur, Can. H.vrdwood Record 

 does not know the gentleman referred to, but knows that the medium 

 through which this information reached this office is entirely reliable. 

 — Editor. 



Port Arthur, Can., Xovember in. — Editor II.viniwooD Kecoud : .\ frienil 

 from London, England, is out here .iust now looking over pulpwood limits. 

 He has been commissioned in England to locate a supply of white oak 

 ties for railroad purposes, about '■)' G" in length, and if a satisfactory 

 price can be arranged they are willing to contract for a supply of 00,000 

 ties per month covering a ixriod of ten years. The writer is of the 

 opinion that the best source of supply of white oak is the southei-n-central 

 states. Would you be kind enough to give me names of lumbermen In the 

 SoutTi who could supply this class of material, giving my friend an oppor- 

 tunity to get in touch with them? He no doubt will make a trip to 

 Chicago and travel .South from there in a few weeks, but in the mean- 

 time would like to get ali possible information shaped up before making 

 the trip. He will ask them to state a price F. 0. B. ears at any of the 

 ports on the .\tlantic coast. 



Any manufacturers of ties who have not yet received this informa- 

 tion can have the necessary data by addressing H.vrdwood Record. 

 B 828— Wants to SeU Black Locust 



Barbcurville, Ky., .November i:!. — Editor II.vuijwudu Kecoud-: Wc are 

 in position to supply black locu.st timber in large quantities and do not 

 know the exact market for same. Will you please advise us for what 

 purpose black locust is used in the manufacture of wagons, buggies, etc.? 



Anyone interested in purchasing black locust in such large quanti- 

 ties as will make it a staple article can secure the name and address 

 of the above firm by writing II.vitDwonD Rei ord.— EDiTo:t. 



B 829 — Wants Data on Cost of Veneer Manufacture 



Boston, Mass., Xovember 13. — Editor Hardwood Record : Can you give 

 us any information in regard to the cost of making t'ree-ply veneers 

 •ft" thick to %" thick — made from logs t'at cost $">.fO per M. at the 

 mill? Wc want the cost of cutting the veneers on a rotary machine and 

 glueing three pieces together to maiic three-ply veneers. 



H.\rdwood Record has advised that ccst accounting methods so far 

 have not been worked out in the veneer line to any degree of uni- 



Clubs and Associations 



Yellow Pine Association to Dissolve 

 .\t the meeting of the board of directors of the Yellow Pine Manufac- 

 turers' -Association held in New orb-ans, Ijt., November 10, 1014, it was 

 unanimously decided to recommend the dissolution of the Yellow Pine 

 Manufacturers' Association, and the liquidation of its atfairs, and the 

 organization of a new association to carry on uniform grades and In- 

 spection only, wllh headquarters near the center of production and that 

 a meeting of all members be calhd at Xew Orleans on Tuesday, Decem- 

 l)er 8 at a. m. t^t Hotel Gmnewald to consider both propositions. 



The National Lumber .Manufacturers' Association has called a meeting 

 of all manufacturers of yellow pine, to he held at Hotel Gruncwald, New 

 Orleans, La., Tuesday, December 8, to convene at 2 p. m. for the con- 

 sideration of a new organization of yellow pine manufacturers. 



Indiana Hardwood Men to Hold Annual 

 At a meeting of the board of managers of the Indiana Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen's .Association, it was decided to hold the sixteenth annual meeting 

 at the Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, on •Wednesday, January 20, lOlD. 



The business meeting will be held at 2 :30 p. m. and in addition to the 

 regular business, a very interesting program Is being arranged. The meet- 

 ing will close with a banquet, at wliieli many guests will be present. 



Convention of Upholstered Furniture Manufacturers 

 .Atlanta, Ga., was the headquarters of the anni'al meeting of the Na- 

 tional Association of Upholstered Furniture Manufacturers. About fifty 

 members were in attendance coming from dilTcrent parts of the country. 

 The addresses were mainly techniial and of interest only to the trade. 

 The association Is striving to abolish graft in factories, to assure the use 

 of genuine leather, to promote honest advertising and to Increase eJB- 

 ciency in factory methods. 



Following are tl;e officers of the association ; C. J. Kindel, Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., president: F. D. S'~earman, .Jamestown, N. Y., vice-presi- 

 dent : C. S. Kimmeth, Chicago, III., treasurer ; J. K. Maltby, Chicago, 

 secretary. 



Philadelphia Exchange Meeting 



Tlie Pblladelpbia I.umijermen's i;xehange held its regular monthly meet- 

 ing, preceded by a luncheon, on the evening of November 12, William U. 

 Fritz, president, in the chair. Under the persuasion of the ofliee and 

 entertainment committee. I'udley JJartleft. chief of foreign traded hurcao 

 of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, consented to address the mem- 

 bers on "The advantage of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum to the 

 business interests of Philadelphia." Mr. Bartlott as a preliminary ex- 

 plained the origin of this museum. lie said its present director. Dr. 

 W. C. Wilson, who las been an extensive traveler in foreign lands, where 

 ho succeeded in gathering a large amount of raw material to be used 

 in manufacturing, together with much valuable data of a business char- 

 acter, interested a few wealthy friends to place same on exbibiiion. To 

 this not overpretentious nucleus were added inter vari.'cis other "oilec:- 

 tions of a like nature, and then others, until an interesting and valuable 

 accumulation of stuOE was acquired. This was the beginning; since then 

 unlimited sources of knowledge have been added, educational, commercial 

 and economic. Communication with exporters of constructive material 

 in foreign countries has been eslal)lislied for t" e benefit of f-e whole 

 business world. The museum library with its manifold works on every 

 conceivable topic and achievement has no counterpart anywhere. This 

 institution Is not only the recipient of reports from every consular point 

 but has direct communication with correspondents all over the world; 

 in fact it is in possession of later daia of Importance as regards some 

 of the foreign countries than th? people living there. Names of buyers, 

 condition of business, character of goods needed, cost of s''ipplng, tariH 

 and useful data as to bc-st metlods in packing and shipping can always 

 be ob;ained here. A bureau has been established where merchants un- 

 acquainted with the language cf any foreign country can have their 

 business letters translated in the language desired. The Institution is 

 maintained by appropriation from the state and city, but the running 

 expenses, which are considerable, are met by the fees obtained for valu- 

 able data furnished. .\t this time elg'-ty per cent of t'-e Ineulries made 

 can be answered off t'e reel, while only twenty per cent need further 

 invosiigation. Trade dlrcctcries. trade Journals, dally and weekly news- 

 papers from every important business center in t^e world are on file in 

 this museum and open to the public for perusal. It also has on file the 

 records of oOO,OCO business men in foreign countries. T^'ctures are 

 given by the institution every day to from 200 to ."iOO school childron, 

 who are divided up Into grades, on \-arlous eriucat'onal subjects, which 

 lectures are accompanied by facilitating lantern slides: samples of ma- 

 terials used in constructive work are al.so sljowu; a public lecture is given 

 every Faturclay. 



The address was Intensely Interesting and much appreciated by all 



