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HARDWOOD RECOKD 



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

 addressed stamped envolepe. 



B 837 — A London Firm Interested in Importing Stock 



Hardwood BECOKD-is in receipt of the following postal from a 

 representative of an Englisli firm, who is on his way to this c-onntry 

 to take lip stock for his comjiany: 



r^ndon. E. C. Dec. — : Editiir IIiuhwikiI) 1!i:i(ikii : Th.' muli'rsi<;ncd 

 is now in this country on a liusiiicss triii. Wi' require fur export sliipimul 

 in dry condition the lumber niontioiied lielow. iind will lie iili'ased to have 

 you quote us your lowest price, quality and quantity, and liow soon ship- 

 ment can lie made. We prefer C. I. F. quotation England, hut if F. O. B. 

 is quoted, kindly give us the Inland and ocean freliiht rates. 



The followlDj; stock is wanted : 



Walnut, all grades. Vj" and up thick: whitewood. all grades. %" and 

 up thick, dressed and rough: plain oak. all grades. %" and up thick: 

 quartered oak, all grades. %" to 2" thiek ; red gum, tirsts and seconds and 

 No. 1 coumion. 1" thiek; sap gum in the samp grades and thickness; ma- 

 hogany. 1" and ui> thiek. 



B 838 — English Firm Wants to Buy American Hardwoods 



H.4KDW00D Record is in receipt of the following communication 

 foiwarded to this office by an American manufacturer, the letter 

 liaving been sent to that firm by a piominent Liverpool firm of timber 

 brokers : 



Liveri)ool. Niiv. liT. — l-Mitor 1 lAltl'Wooit Uiicoitn : We have rle- followiug 

 inquiry for uortheru woods : 



Prime quartered white oak; %" and =^".\(i" aixl wider, carload lots 

 in equal quantities, 1".\(1" and up in carload lots. ] i/,". 1 Vi" and "J" mixed 

 carload lots; lu-iine plain oak. %" and %" mixed <'arload lots. S" and ui*. 

 l"x.S" and uii. e.-irload lots. 1 ti ". 1'/," and 2". \H" and uii In carload lots; 

 canary whitewood. medium qualities. •%" and fA" lit carload lots, \" and 

 %*' in carload lots, all planed l>otb sides. 



Will you kindly quote us your lowest prices (_'. I. F. Liverpool, for any 

 of the items you are in a jiosition to shipV 



The address of this inquiry will lie sujijilied to those interested upon 



request addressed to this office. — KlilTOij. 



B 839 — Wants to Get in Touch with Oak Stave Manufacturers With 

 a View of Placing Export Orders 



Cincinnati. Dec. 11. -Kditor ll.\iii.wc lti;r,ii!ii : We shall be ., bilged 



if you will advise us by return mail the names o( some reliable manufac 

 turers of oak staves. n^y.i- have several inquiries for this stock for (•xport. 

 and would like to get in to\irh with peopli> who are making It. 



Interested parties can have the necessary information by writing 

 H.\RDWOOD Eecokd. — Editou. 



B 840 — Has a Good Proposition to Offer Wheel Manufacturers 



Lawreiieeliurg. Teuu.. D.^e. .■'..--Kdilor II.vuhwcmui Uk ui : 1 am in and 



near a territory which has much hickory tiaiber suitable for rims and 

 spokes. The quality is as good as any in this state, and It can be bought 

 at baigaiu prices, because but little' has ever been worked and there has 

 consequently been only a limited demand for it. 



I wish you would put me in couununicatiou witli some reliable wheel 

 and automobile concerns that might be interested in buying a quantity of 

 this timber and working it up. 



I am not the agent of any timber owners, hut am a practical lumberman 

 with twenty year.s' experience covering every detail from stump to car. 

 and would bo willing to put my skill and time against necessary capital 

 on satisfactory terms, and buy and manufacture spokes and rims. 



By getting on tlie "ground floor" a steady supply of large volume could 

 be had covering many years. 



Anyou'6 wishing this correspondent's address will be given same 

 upon request. — Editok. 



B 841 — Wants to Market Hardwood Lath 



Merrill. Wis., l)ec. 9. — Editor Hakdwood ISecord ; We are seeking a 

 further rnarket for hardwood lath manufactured yo"xl%"x4' long, and 

 consisting principally of birch, elm and maple. We have shipped a large 

 quantity of this stock this year, but wish to extend our field, so It you 

 know of anybody who would be interested and would care to mention It 

 In your journal, would be glad to have you do so. 



This company Hahdwood Recohu knows to lie in a position to 

 manufacture a good line of stock, and to ship with good service and 

 according to specifications. 



Interested dealers can tiavc the name on writing H.\kuwood 

 Recokd. — Editor. 



B 842 — Wants to Buy Hornbeam Lumber 



H.VKOWOon Record is in receipt of the following communication 

 from a prominent piano manufacturing firm for the stock named. 

 It will be remembered that hornbeam is identical with ironwood and 

 is pretty widely distributed throughout the country. It is cut in 

 both the North and the South. Parties in a j)Osition to get out this 

 stock regularly can no doubt make an e.-;ccllent connection for same 

 with this company. — Editor. 



Cincinnati. U.. Dec. It. — tJilitor llAUDwiii^i; Iticcuui) ; We have had some 

 dlfliculty in finding a mill or source of supply for hornbeam lumber and 

 feel you might be in a position to give us this information. Kindly put 

 us In touch with any ndll or agent who either manufaitures or handles 

 this species of lumber. We are contemplating using it In the manufacture 

 of our piano actions and if we can obtain the correct price would use a 

 considerable amount .yearly. 



If you can give us any information aiding this line, please do so. 



B 843 — Wants to Buy Planing Mill Sawdust in Carloads from 

 Pittsburgh District 



New York. Dee. II. — Edilor IlAiti-woor liKf'oui' : Do you know of any 

 lilaniug mill in the I'lttsburgh distriit which could get out sawdust In car- 

 load lots and deliver it at Pittsburgh rate of freiglit at .$]0.."() a ton? Band 

 mill sawdust is not quite fine enough, as we want to get a sawdust that 

 will go through a mesh ranging from 2S to 40 to the inch. .\ny informa- 

 tion you can give us on this will be greatly api>rcclaled. We could probably 

 give an order for shipment at the rate of two (arloads a month. 



This inquiry comes from a high-class eoucern in New York City, 

 and I'ittsburgh i)laning mills in a position to fill the order would 

 unquestionably find the deal a i)rofitabl(' one. — Editor. 



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Clubs and Associations 



Exaciitive Committee National Wholesalers Meets in New York 

 The executive coicndtt e oi" tin- ,\atl»)nal Wholesah- Lumber Dealers' 

 .Association met at (ill Broadway on December 10. Houllne matters were 

 t.'iken up and the fight against substitutes for lumber was also thor- 

 oughly discussed. W. W. Kidght, first vice-president and Secretary 

 Terry were made delegates to represent the wholesale association at 

 the (,'bicag4» meeting December IT. F. It. Babcock and C. II. Prescott 

 were named as delegates representing the wholesalers at the annual 

 m.M'tlng of the Cliamlier ..r Coiiniierd' of tin Vnited Slates. 



Buffalo Men Seek Restoration of Transit Privilege 

 President .\. W. Kreinheder of the liulTnlo Lumber Exchange, with 

 M. M. Wall. O. E. Yeager. 11. F. Taylor and 11. L. Abbott, went tc 

 Washington to attend an intpnrtant hearing on the transit question 

 Itefore the Interstate Commerce Conunission on December IS. The bear- 

 ing was in connection with the action brought by the Lumber Exchange 

 and Chamber of Comini'rce against a large numlier of railroa<ls. The 

 case is of great lmi>ortancr to the hardwood trade whiili is chiefly inter- 

 ested in the restoration of the transit iirivilege to this market. At 

 liresent the local .yards are handicapped by rates requiring them to meet 

 an additional expense of from one to nine cents per one hundred pounds. 

 It Is a difficult matter to do business at points cast of I'.ulfalo in 

 competition with dealers at points of origin shipping over southern and 

 western lines. A large array of facts has been gathered by the hard- 

 wood men duritig several months past. 



"Made in U. S. A." Exposition 



The "Made in the V. S. .\." industrial exiiositlon to be held in the 

 Grand Central Palace, New York, March r, to 13. will embrace a complete 

 and diversified exhibition and demonstration of ".\raerlran tnnde" goods 

 and ".\merlcan grown" products In practically all fields. 



Alany leading manufacturers and merchants have declared that the 

 most effective and valuable manner in which to sliow foreign and domestic 

 trade buyers and also the general iiulilic. or consumer^ the actual offer- 

 ings of tills country is the exhibition and actual demonstration as pro- 

 vided by an exposition, and this show is scheduled for a time of year 

 when New York City is the. niecca of buyers In many Important fields 

 from all sections of the United .States and Canada. 



Special campaigns will be conducted to augment the number of bu.vers 

 visiting the city this year at the time of the exposition. These campaigns 

 will include the work of several important exi)ort and other organiza- 

 tions to bring foreign buyers from South .America and otiier countries. 



The exposition will be hold under the auspices of a committee of lead- 



