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The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

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

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

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

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

 addressed stamped envolepe. 



B830 — Wants Rock Elm 



Broolil.vn, N. Y.. November 24.— Editor Hardwoud Uecokd ; We are in 

 the market for 40,000 to 50.000 feet rock elm IV2" thick, rough, to inspect 

 No. 1 common or will consider No. 2 common and better. Will pay spot 

 cash for same and desire a price f. o. b. Philadelphia. Pa. 



If .vou have an.vbod.v on .vour list that .vou think would be interested, 

 kindly advise. 



Anyone interested will be furnished with the address of this pros- 

 pective cu.stomer, upon application. — Editor. 



B 831 — Seeks Red or White Cak 



Lincoln, Neb., November 23. — Editor II.midwikid Kecoud : We are in 

 the market for .5 cars of 2x4. 2x0, 2 x .s. 4x4 and 4x0, all 10 to 10 

 feet long clear plain red or white oak, or mlxiil. lor shipment beginning 

 February 1, 1015, and running to July 1. 



Any information .vou can give us as to a source of supply will be 

 appreciated. . 



Those interested in tliis inquiry will be supplied the address of our 

 correspondent upon request. — EniTOR. 



B 832 — In the Market for Dogwood 

 Philadelphia, Pa., November 27. — Editor II-vKinvuuri UecOku : We have 



an inquiry for 3 or 4 cars dogwood, nlnter-cut, 4' lengths, 4" diameter on 



small end, and larger. 



If you are in touch with any parties on the eastern coast who could 



fill this order, we would esteem it a favor If yon will mail us their names. 



Anyone having this stock to ofiEer will be gladly furnished the ad- 

 dress of this eastern house, upon applying to Habdwood Record. 

 — Editor. 



B 833 — Bata on Cost of Veneer Manufacture 



Editor II.\RDwnni> Uec'ikii; fan you givf ns any information In regard 

 to the cost of making three-ply veneers ft" thick to 'tit" thick — made from 

 logs that cost $5.00 per M. at the mill? We want the cost of cutting 

 the veneers on a rotary machine and glueing three pieces together to 

 make three-ply veneers. . 



The above inquiry was published in the Novetnber 25 issue Hard- 

 wood Record, and has been replied to by a reputable Michigan con- 

 cern as follows: 



Ludington, Mich., November 2S. — Editor II.veipwihid Kecoud: The cost 

 of labor and glueing per thousand square feet for three-ply veneer such 

 as we make is $10. The cost of glueing is more or less variable, but we 

 are giving the ligures for high-class work. We use only first-class glue 

 and a good spread in order to insure satisfactory work. 



One thousand feet of No. 1 logs will give veneer as follows: 1/15", 

 10,000 square feet: 1/29", 13,000 square feet. The cost of sanding veneer 

 ft to % inches thick will average about $1.25 per thousand square feet. 



The cost of cutting is as follows : 1/15", 45 cents per thousand square 

 feet ; 1/20", 37 cents per thousand square feet. Standing will bring these 

 dimensions down to those mentioned by your correspondent. 



From these figures we trust your correspondent will be able to figure 

 his cost per thousand feet. We have given these figures on the very 

 highest quality of veneer, such as we use for our game boards and folding 



tables. . 



B 834 — English House Seeks Elm and Tupelo 



From the north of England comes the f ollou iug letter : 



November 20. — Editor Hardwood Record : We require a low quota- 

 tion for soft American elm suitable for coffin purposes, inch thick x 12" 

 and wider with say 30 per cent to be 16" and wider, lengths all 13' and 

 16' if possible, but would accept a small percentage of 12', if desired. 

 The quality would have to be prime. 



Also require prime tupelo 1" x 20" to 22" wide, usual lengths. 



Quotations on this stock sent to this ofiSce, will be forwarded to 

 this foreign prospective irarchaser. — Editok. 



B 835 — In the Market for Gunstocks 



Hartford, Conn., December 1. — Editor Hardwood Record : Can you 



give us any information as to where we can buy from 100 to 200 pieces 



of wood for gunstocks? We would like to buy the same kind wood as is 



used by the United .States government in making the regular service rifle. 



Others interested will be placed in communication with our cor- 

 respon<lent, upon request. — Editor. 



B 836 — Location for Saw and Veneer Mills 



Calvary, Wis., November 29. — Editor Hardwood Record : About forty 

 farmers of the town of Brannon, Price county. Wis., have organized a land 

 association for the benefit of developing that section of the country. This 

 is a very fine country without saw and veneer mills, or any kind of a 

 plant to manufacture their forest products in their own community. 



We would like to get some sawmill and veneer mill started, thinking 

 probably you could put us in to\ich with some person or company that is 

 looking for a good location. 



We have just secured a new railroad which will hatil all the forest 

 products for us. We have timber for years, mostly hardwood, birch, etc. 

 We will give free land and logs for lumber for the plant. The farmers 

 agree to put in not less than l.OOO.OOn feet each year. 



Any i>erson or company interested may write to our secretary, as noted 

 below. We are willing to correspond with, or meet any person at any time 

 to talk the matter over and try to make a deal. 



We arc incorporated with non-stock : no dividend ; no profit. 



George F. Meter, Calvary, Wis. 



Clubs and Associations 



This concern has been referred to sources of supply for this stock. 



The Last Stag of the Chicago Club 



*»u Saturday night. December 12, tlje Lumbermen's Club of Chicago will 

 hold its last stag of the year, and it is planned to make this a memorable 

 event. , 



As usual the club rooms are open to members and friends, and also as 

 usual the entertainment committee has prepared a number of pleasant 

 surprises which will be sprung. 



It is hoped that a good number of members will come out and bring 

 their friends along to celebrate the last regular fimctiou of the year. 



Plans for Forestry Association's Annual 

 In order to aid In outlining details of the iinpnrtant work which it is 

 to do next year, the American T'orestry Association has invited leading 

 foresters throughout the country to attend its annual meeting in New- 

 York City on Monday, .January 11. at the assembly room of the Merchants' 

 Association of New York in the Woolworth building. The meeting is for 

 the purpose of discussing the best service the association can render to 

 various phases of forestry, lumbering and the paper and pulp trade. 



Chief Forester Henry S. Graves will speak af what the as.soclation can 

 do to aid the Forest Service, various state foresters will speak of what 

 can be done in state forestry, and other experts will discuss other forestry 

 problems. 



J. E. Rhodes of Chicago, secretary of the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association, has been invited to address the meeting on what the 

 association can do to aid the lumbermen, and E. A. Sterling of Philadel- 

 phia, the well-known forest and timber engineer, will speak on the relation 

 of the public to a sound economic basis in the lumber industry. E. T. 

 Allen, forester of the Western I'orestry and Conservation Association of 

 Portland, Ore., and western representative of the American Forestry 

 Association, will speak on what the association can do on the Pacific slope, 

 with special reference to the big public meeting which the association 

 plans to hold at the Panama-Pacific exposition next July. 



Exporters' Annual at Memphis in January 



The annual meeting of the National Lumber Exporters' .Vssociation has 

 been arranged to take place January 21 and 22, 1915, at Memphis, Tenn. 

 The Ga.voso Hotel has been selected as headquarters, though the program 

 of the business sessions has not yet been made up. It is thought, however, 

 that the conditions created by the war will receive much attention and 

 may take up most of the time of the sessions. The report of the foreign 

 representative, I'rank Tiffany, stationed at London, will receive careful 

 consideration, dealing as it does largely with the settlement of war claims 

 and with what has been done to expedite such settlement. It will be 

 shown that Mr. Tiffany has been exceptionally successful in advancing such 

 claims and that the results attained by him have proved highly successful. 



Who win be elected president is uncertain. Fred Am of the J. M. Card 

 Lumber Company of Chattanooga, Tenn., is completing his second term, 

 and it is thought can have another it he wants it. though the death of his 

 partner may have so increased the pressure upon his time as to induce 

 him to decline on that account. It is considered certain that the ar- 

 rangement with Mr. Tiffany will be continued and that J. McD. Price will 

 be re-elected secretary. An exceptionally large attendance is expected 

 because of the important questions to come up. 



Philadelphia 'Wholesalers Enjoy Annual Dinner 



The second annual get-together dinner given l>y the Philadelphia Whole- 

 sale Lumber Healers' Association to the members and salesmen was held 

 at the St. James hotel, November 20. Eighty-five diners were present on 

 the occasion, and President Ralph Souder acted as tnastmaster. 



