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Otlier men who are connected indirectly witli tlie fraud, liut wlio evi- 

 dently l;ne\v nothing about the fraudulent character of the enterprise are 

 H. A. Merrill, Mason City. Iowa: Alfred (irant/, riuladelphia. Ta. ; John 

 S. Barnes of Nebraska, and W. W. I*usey. 



UeadlH); the vertical hoards from left to rlRht, the darlt lioard at the 

 left Is No. 1 coinnion sap, and the next two lioard.s are FAS sap. Of 

 the four .vertical boards coming next fittlnB lietween the wide liorizontal 

 boards the first two arc No. 1 common red and the next two are No. 2 

 common red. Then starting Just at the right of the horizontal board in 

 the heart, tlie first board is No. ti common red, tlie next two liourds as 

 far as the si)adcd part is seen are No. 1 common red and the lighter 

 colored inds running into the sap are No. 2 common sap. The next 

 board running up to tin' edge of the sap is FAS red gum, and the dark 

 end is No. 1 common sap. Tlic two wide lioards coming next arc FAS 

 sap and the outside darl< board is No. 1 common sap. 



Referring to the diagram of tlie oal( log. starting at the top the two 

 top boards are No. 2 common, the lighter |>ortlons of the next two boards 

 are F.\S. the lighter portions of the next four hoards are No. 1 ronimon, 

 and the dark portions of all of these l>oards are No. 2 common. Tlie 

 heart is boxed to a fixlll No. .'! timber. Reading down through below the 

 heart, tile first l»oard is No. 2 common, the next two are .\o. 1 common, 

 the next two .iVe F.VS. tlie next .\o. 1 common and tile two outside boards 

 next to the slab are No. 2 common. On the left, the (list dark board and 

 the outside ends of all the other lioards are No. 2 common. The second 

 board in from the slab is No. 1 common, the next three are F.\S and the 

 vertical board next to the heart is No. 1 common. On the right, the dark 

 ends of all of these boards and the outside iKtard next to the slab are 

 all No. 2. tile two wide boards next to the hearl and the two In from 

 the slab are No. 1. wliile the rither two remaining Imanis are 1-'.\S. 



Rate Advance Serious Question to Gum Manufacturers 



Some manufacturers of hardwood iumlier have about reached the 

 decision, since the conclusion of the recent hearing In the case Involving 

 proposed advances in freight rates from points in southern territory 

 to Ohio river crossings, tliat there is nothing to be made out of the 

 manufacture of red gum under present conditions. Some of tlie exhibits 

 wliicli were filed uy witnesses for the Southern Hardwood Traffic Asso- 

 ciation at Louisville and St. Louis were so complete and so striking in 

 their illustration of costs and other features that some manufacturers 

 have been led to go over their books with a view to determining just 

 what their gum lumber was costing them, what freight rates they 

 were paying, what selling charges they had to bear and what prices 

 they were receiving. This examination has tended to prove tliat there Is 



COWKXTloN.SL lUACItAM SIKIWIXC Till'; MANNIOI! 

 OAK Lr.MI!i:i! 



OF SAWING 



The crooks were convicted in .\pril, 191.';. Since then the fight has 

 been going back and forth, appeal being taken to the circuit court of 

 appeals and from there it has been carried to the supreme court. Each 

 of the five convicted promoters is under .$15,(100 bail. 



Pertinent Information 



Interesting Figures on Run of Hardwood Logs 



On tliis page are shown two cuts illiistratini; the pcfcenrages of dif- 

 ferent grades gotten from manufacturing typical oak and gum logs, 

 which were cut up by a large southern uianiifacturcr. The diagrams do 

 not need any particular explanations other than to show the locations 

 of the boards coming under certain grades in each log. 



The following is a key showing (piautity of each grade and value per 

 1,000 feet from the oak and gum logs. The oak log cut up as follows : 



B^AS Plain Oak 20 % $42.7.'i per M Value $ S.r>0 



No. 1 Com. Plain Oak .'lO % 2:i.2."i per M Value (;.!)s 



No. 2 Com. Plain Oak .16 % Vi.l', \n-v M Value 4.'.t.-. 



No. :i Com. Plain Oak 14 % .'i.T.'i per M Value .81 



Mill Hun $21.24 

 The gum log cut up as follows : 



FAS Red Gum Is % .$2:{..J0 per .M Value $ 4.2.1 



No. 1 Com. Red Gum Ki % 14.ri0 per M Value 2.32 



Box Boards 2 % 21.2.'i per M Value .42 



FAS Sap Gum 20>4% 14.7."i per .M Value :!.02 



No. 1 Com. Sap Gum i:i%% 11.2"> per M Value l..'i2 



No. 2 Com. Sap Gum 17 % 0.00 per M Value l.o.l 



No. 3 Com. Sap Gum 18 % 7..'>0 per M Value .98 



Mill Run J14.02 

 The cutting of the gum log wcuild show the following: At the top 

 the first two boards that are darkened are No. 1 common sap. The 

 third board from the top at the riglit is No. 1 common red. Cnder 

 this the next two shaded boards arc FAS red, and the wide board next 

 to this is No.' 1 common red. Reading on down through the center the 

 horizontal boards of the same lengtli are No. 2 common red for the top 

 and liottom and those intervening are No. .1 common. Reading right on 

 down towijrd the bottom, the three boards just lielow the center boards 

 of even length, which are shown as shaded, are all FAS red gum. The 

 ne.xt two boards of a light gray color are FAS sap gum and the bottom 

 board of darker color next to the slab is No. 1 common sap. The lighter 

 ends of the wide boards running horizontally above and below the heart 

 board are No. 2 common sap. and the small squares are waste. 



METHOD OF DIAGKAMMINC 



A GIM LOG FOR CONVERTING INTO 

 LCMBEK 



little or no money in gum iumlier at present prices I secnc- of the manu- 

 facturers of h:irdwood lumber do not hesitate to say that the railroads, 

 by persisting in their demand for higher rates for gum, with a view 

 to increasing tlielr revenues, may end by having a very heavy loss In 

 revenues from this Item through heavy curtailment of gum shipments. 

 The Gum Lumlier Manufacturers' Association and various individuals en- 

 gaged in the manufacture of gum, have been doing a great deal of pub- 

 licity work in liehalf of this particular lumber. Just when they thought 

 conditions were getting right for rapid progress along this line, the war 

 broke out in Kurope and put a decided quietus on the business. Now, 

 after the war has resulted In prices which are far from remunerative, 

 the railroadx are cnniliic al.irig with demands for freight rates that 



