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good as a shot in the arm any day. If ever a man had a mission this 

 Sid. party had; his mission was to jolly the lumber trade and create 

 in it a cheerful frame of mind. 



Therefore, William, go thou and do likewise. Be a little sun- 

 beam, William. The class of literature you have been firing at us 

 lately is not calculated to make us whoop for joy. I don 't like your 

 literary style and the local color of your stories is not at ail con- 



vincing. Throw a little sand on your rails and go to it. If you 

 don't send us any more excuses for not sending any business, I will 

 promise not to make any excuses for not sending you your regular 

 check. 



Remember the old Latin ma.xiin, Soc et Tuum. 



Very truly yours, 



.John Mitchell. 



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Makes Hit in Furniture Trade 



American black walnut, which has been coming to the front 

 strongly during the past year or two, will be more prominent than 

 ever at the January furniture shows, according to members of the 

 walnut trade who have kept tab on the development of this phase 

 of the situation. Instead of thirty-five manufacturers exhibiting, 

 as was the case last July, there will be at least sixty-six separate 

 exhibitions featuring walnut, and as the list was made up Decem- 

 ber 1, it is fair to assume that the number will be considerably 

 increased by the time the shows actually open. • 



This striking demonstration of the fact that walnut is actually 

 taking hold is significant in a number of ways. In the first place, it 

 shows that the dealers want to stock up witli furniture made of 

 this material, because, while old, well established and one of the 

 world-leaders in point of quality, it has, at this particular time, 

 the advantage of novelty. 



In the next place, it shows conclusively that manufacturers who 

 were holding off and refusing to add walnut to their lines because 

 they were afraid that the supply was not sufficient for the demands 

 that might be made upon it have come to the conclusion that there 

 is plenty of the wood. Publication of actual stock lists of the 

 leading walnut houses, showing exactly what they have on hand, has 

 demonstrated to the consuming trade that there is no need to be 

 uneasy on this score, while government reports, indicating an annual 

 production of over 50,000,000 feet of walnut lumber, back up the 

 assertion that there is plenty of walnut for domestic factories. 



The public is taking hold of the proposition in good style, reports 

 from retail centers state. Aggressive merchants, having decided to 

 stock up with walnut, have advertised the fact and have pointed 

 out the quality of the wood and that it is of the sort which is suit- 

 able for "the next generation's heirlooms," as one Chicago concern 

 put it. This clever exploitation of the possibilities of the wood has 

 had its effect, and people are now buying walnut and starting to 

 use it in their homes. This means that more furniture of this kind 

 will be purchased, and also that walnut will be in great demand for 

 interior finish, because as soon as a definite vogue in furniture- 

 making is established architects and builders generally are wise 

 enough to take note of it and to trim their structures accordingly. 



An impressive number of leaders in the furniture trade is included 

 in the list of houses which will show walnut next month, the tnbnln- 

 tion thus far embracing the following: 



AT GRAND RADin.S 



.\tlas Furuiture Company, Grand Rapids : Alt & Batsehc Mfg. Compan.v, 

 Urand Rapids : Aulsbrook & Jones Furniture Company, Sturgis, Mlcli. ; 

 Berkey & Gay Furniture Company, Grand Rapids: Carrollton Furniture 

 Company. Carrollton, Ky. : Criswell Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., Grobliiser Cabinet Makers Companies, Sturgis, Mich.: Grand Rapids 

 Furniture Company, Grand Rapids : Hawks Furniture Company, Goshen, 

 Ind. : Jamestown Table Company, Jamestown, N. Y.: H, Lauter Company, 

 Indianapolis, Ind. : Lincoln Chair Company, Columbus, Ind, ; Marvel 

 Furniture Company, Jamestown, N. Y. : Michigan Furniture Company. 

 Ann Arbor. Mich. : Ottawa Furniture Company, Holland, Mich. : Orinoco 

 Furniture Company, Columbus, Ind. : Phoenix Furniture Company, Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. ; Rushville Furniture Company, Rushville, Ind. ; Star Furni- 

 ture Company, Jamestown, N. Y. ; Sligh Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich.: Steinman & Me.ver Furniture Company, Cincinnati, O. : Salamanca 

 Furniture Works, Salamanca, N, Y. ; Thompson Mfg. Company, Holland, 

 Mich. ; Udell Works, Indianapolis, Ind, : Western Furniture Company, 

 Batpsville. Ind, : Woodward Furniture Company, Owosso, Mich. ; John 

 Widdicomb Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; West Michigan Furniture 

 Company, Holland Mich. 



AT CHICAGO 



Krookvillo Furniture Company, Brookville, Ind. ; C. H. Campbell Furni- 

 ture Company, Philadelphia, Pa. : Danziger Furniture Company, Shelby- 

 villo, Ind.: Hannahs Furniture Mtg. Company, Kenosha, Wis.; Louis 

 Hanson Company, Chicago: Johnson Chair Company, Chicago: Karges 

 Furniture Company, Kvansville, Ind. ; Stout Furniture Company, Salem, 

 Ind. ; Woodward Furniture Company, Owosso, Mich. ; Ward Furniture Mfg. 

 Company, Ft. Smith, Ark. ; Wilson Furniture Company, Louisville, Ky. ; 

 White Furniture Company, Mebane, N. C. 



AT NEW YORK 



star Furniture Company, Jamestown, N, Y. ; Salamanca Furniture Works, 

 Salamanca, N. Y, 



MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 



Keene Bros., London, Ont., Can. : Varner Furniture Compan.v, St. Joseph, 

 Mo. ; Tick-ell & Sons Company, Belleville, Ont., Can. 



LOCATION OF EXHIBIT NOT INDICATED 



Addaw.igan Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.: .imerican 

 Cuckoo Clock Company, Philadelphia, Pa. : American Chair Mfg. Company, 

 Hallstead, Pa. ; Banta Furniture Company, Goshen, Ind. ; L. C. & W. L. 

 Cron Company, Plqua, O. : Estey SIfg. Company, Owosso, Mich. : Conners- 

 ville Furniture Company, Connersville, Ind. : Imperial Furniture Company, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Johnson Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; 

 S. Karpen & Brothers, Chicago ; Nelson Matter Company, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich. ; O'Mara Parlor Frame Company, Chicago ; D. T. Owen Company, 

 Cleveland, O. ; Peru Chair Company, Peru, Ind.; Spencer & Barnes Com- 

 pany, Benton Harbor, Mich. : C. F. Thauwald Company, Cincinnati, O. : 

 Union Furniture Company, Batesville, Ind. ; Wisconsin Chair Company, 

 Port Washington, Wis. : Wolverine Mfg. Company, Detroit, Mich. ; Warren 

 B'urniture Company, Warren, Pa. ; Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand 

 rapids, Mich. 



Asks Further Consideration of Tap Line Ruling 



A letter has been' sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission at 

 Washington, D. C, by Luther M. Walter, a Chicago attorney repre- 

 senting- lumber interests and freight matters, the purpose being to 

 request from the commission a further expression of opinion concern- 

 ing lumber rates in connection with tap lines. Mr. Walter asks, on 

 behalf of his clients, that, in certain cases, the ruling that the rate 

 shall be on lumber only from the point where the lumber is made to 

 its destination, be modified in order to bear justly on all concerned. 

 He cites a case, as an illustration of the point which he wishes to 

 emphasize of a mill located at the junction of a tap line and a 

 trunk line, but it receives its logs over the tap line. Under present 

 arrangements the tap line receives no prorata on the lumber ship- 

 ments because it does not carry any lumber after it is sawed, though 

 it carries it all as logs before they are sawed. 



Now, if the sawmill were located near the far end of the tap 

 line, instead of at the junction, the tap line would be prorated for 

 carrying the lumber. Mr. Walter points out that it would be but 

 justice to allow the tap line some part of the freight on the logs, 

 though the lumber is cut at the junction and he suggests that the 

 freight should be prorated on the actual weight of lumber cut from 

 the logs and shipped over the trunk line. 



Mr. Walter presents that argument in view of a report or ruling 

 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, dated July 29, 1914, which 

 announced: ''The rate on lumber at the junction or mill point may 

 not lawfully be extended back to the point on the tap line where 

 the logs originate, and any division out of the through lumber rate, 

 on account of the log haul, cannot be sanctioned." 



It is claimed that a strict adherence to the ruling will operate 

 as discriminatiou against the mill at the junction point, and in 

 favor of the mill some distance down the tap line. 



