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The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicate 

 with any of the inquirers iisted in this section can have the ad- 

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

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

 to the number at the head of each letter. 



B 892— Who Should Pay.' 



Hardwood Record is in receipt of the following letter from a promi- 

 nent wholesale hardwood firm wliich requests that the letter he puh- " 

 lislied in order that opinions of other hardwood dealers may be given 

 as to who is responsible in the case in question. H.\rdwood Record 

 will consider it a favor on the part of any hardwood dealers who are 

 in position to give any opinion based on their experiences or the 

 experience of others.; — Editor. 



, N. Y., March 31. — Editor Uardwood Record : We would 



like through your paper to ask the opinion of some of the other hardwood 

 dealers in regard to the following controversy over a car of lumber. Wo do 

 not want our names published, and will refer to the different ones involved 

 in the following way : 



"A" represents wholesale hardwood lumbermen. 



"U" represents consumer of hardwood lumber. 



**1'* represent's "A's" yard inspector. 



"2" represents consumer's inspector. 



"3" represents national inspector in that district. 



"4" represents chief inspector. 



"A" shipped a car of No. 2 common containing 20,444 feet — inspected 

 by "l." . 



"B" on arrival had it inspected by "2" and found — 18,0.13 feet No. 2 

 common and 2,413 feet No. 3 common. 



"A" objected to the fiudings, as they were not by a National inspector. 



"li," not being a member of the National association, suggested that "A" 

 call for a National inspection, and if there were an excess of four per cent 

 No. 3 common "A"' was to pay inspection fees and remove from "B's" 

 premises any No. 3 common found. On the other hand, if the No. 3 common 

 were less than four per cent of the total invoiced, "B" was to pay the 

 inspection fees and accept the whole invoice as No. 2 common. 



No. 3 inspected the stock and reported as follows : 

 184 feot No. 1 common 

 19,542 feet No. 2 common 

 66 feet %" 

 735 feet No. 3 common 



This was less than four per cent of No. 3 common, but "B" was not sntis- 

 tied with it and called for the chief inspector. 



No. 2 (chief inspector* reported as follows: 



1,047 feet No. 1 common 

 17,830 feet No. 2 common 

 1,137 feet No. 3 common 

 lS8feet?i" 



The original invoice was nearly $600. 



Inspector -No. 2 made $10.23 less in money value. 



No. 3, National inspector, made $1.0G more than original invoice in money 

 value. 



No. 4, chief inspector, made .'i;0.24 mole than original invoice in money 

 value, — but No. 4 made more than four per cent of No. 3 commiui. This, 

 of course, is offset in value by the amount of No. 1 common found. 



"B" insists, however, that as No. 4, the chief inspector, found more than 

 four per cent of No. 3 common, it is up to "A" to pay all of the inspection 

 fees, both on the No. 3 and No. 4 inspections and also the two handlings of 

 the car. "B" is willing to settle on the original invoice of the lumber. 



WHO should pay these inspection fees, and the handling charges? 



B 893 — Wants to Buy M-inch Sawed Hard Maple 



Hardwood Kkcokd was in receipt of a telephone call from a large 

 piano concern in Chicago last week retiuesting itiformation as to 

 source of supply for 14" quarter-sawed hard maple. This inquirer 

 was supplied with a few names. Others who might be interested and 

 happen to have this unusual stock on hand can get the necessary 

 information by writing H.vkdwood Record. — Editoi;. 



B 894 — Wants to Buy Basswood Wood Wool 



Toledo, O., March 25. — Editor IIaedwood Record : We would be pleased 

 to have you furnish the names of two "f three reliable concerns who manu- 

 facture wood wool from basswood. 



Hardwood Record, would appreciate correspondence from anyliody 

 in position to supply this class of material. — Editor. 



B 896 — Wants to Connect with Firm to Take Large Cypress Cut 



I'c. Wayii.', Ind., .March 25. Kditor IIakiiwuoh liKicuiO : Could you put 

 us in touch with some good concern tli.'U woidd be interested in buying 

 1,000.000 or 2,000,000 feet of cypress lumlx-r on grades, and advancing us 

 ^ay .^10.00 to $11.00 per M. as the lumber Is sawed, balance to be paid when 

 lumber is shipped? 



We have about 10,000.000 feet of cypress on our land at , 



-Vrk., also have the sawmill and ti-am road facilities for this work, and if 

 you would give us any information along this line would appreciate it 

 wry much. 



Anybody interested in this inquiry can have the correspomlent's 

 name upon application to this oflSce. — Kditor. 



B 895 — In the Market for Bending Oak 



Depauw. Ind.. March 24. — Kditor 1Iaul>w(m>u Kf.coiih : We are in the 

 market for oak bending stock suitable for wagon rims and would be pleased 

 it you would put us in touch with parties that have this class of material 

 to offer. 



The writer of this letter is a well-rated concern in position to take 

 care of its side of any agreement in first-class shape. Any one inter- 

 esteil in this kind of a purchase should probably find it to advantage 

 to go into the matter more fully. — Editor. 



B 897— Wants to Buy 4,'4 End-Dried White Maple 



Baltimore. .\ld., .\pril 1. — iMlitor llAitowooD Record: We would like to 

 know the concerns, at least a nimiber of them, who manufacture and handle 

 end-dried white maple, 4/4 stock. 



This is apparently a good concern in Baltimore and coulil offer a 

 fine chance for making a sale of this character of stock. — Editor. 



B 898— Wants to Buy Black Walnut Suitable for Making 

 Gunstocks for Export 



The following letter has been forwarded this office by a southern 

 hardwood manufacturer who does not manufacture walnut: 



New York, N. Y., March 18. — Kindly advise us whether you are in a posi- 

 tion to name us prices for black walnut lumber suitable for making into 

 gunstocks for export. If so, please quote lowest prices for the suitable 

 black walnut lumber 2", 2^" and 3" thick, in carload lots, ami also for the 

 black walnut logs in carload lots, suitable for the same purpose. 



Please name your prices <h'liverc<l at New Orleans, La. ; Newport News, 

 Va., and New York, N. Y., stating how soon after receipt of order you could 

 ship say a carload of the lumber and a carload of the logs. 



Interested parties can have the necessary information by address- 

 ing H.«DwooD Record. — Editor. 



Clubs and Associations 



St. Louis Lumbermen Will Form New Organization 



'i"he LumberiiiL'us I'lub of .St. L«.)uis held a regular liusiue.ss meeting 

 and banquet at the .Mercantile I'lub Tuesday night. March 30. The 

 real object of the meeting was to consider the organization of a lumber 

 association, similar to the Lumbermen's Association of Chicago. The' 

 idea was to promote the general welfare of the himbor and allied in- 

 dustry in St. Louis and the nearby territory. 



Some two hundred members of the club and guests were present at 

 the meeting, among them several lumbermen from out of town. 



There was a banquet at 6 :30 and the business meeting followed. The 

 business meeting was called to order by E. C. Robinson, jiresident of 

 the club, who called on W. E. Barns to act as toast master, .\mong 

 those who made speeches were G. J. Pope, presi<Ient of the Lumber- 

 men's Association of Chicago ; Herman H. Hettler, vice-president, and 

 E. E. Hooper, secretary of the same organization. They explained the 

 objects and workings of the Chicago organization. 



When the speeches had been linished a resolution was offered by 

 Thos. W. Fry, which was carried, that each line af the lumber industry 

 represented at the meeting name two rei)resentatives to meet anil con- 

 fer on the advisability of forming the organization suggested. 



E. C. Robinson, president of the club, was named as chairman of the 

 committee, and the others named were: 



Y'ELLOW I'l.NE ManlfactL'KERS : Thos. C. Whitmarsh. W. T. Ferguson 

 Lumber Company: ('. .\. Antrim, Antrim Lumber Company. 



Pine Yards ; .lullns Seidel. .lulius Seldel Lumber Company ; R. E. 

 Gruner, Phil. GruinT A: Bri>s. Lvuuber t'oiupany. 



Hardwood Yards am> Whoi.esai.kks : t'lias. E. Thomas. Thomas & 

 Proetz Lumber Company : T. W. Fry, C. F. Luchrmann Uardwood Lum- 

 ber Company. 



Planinu M1LI..S : "Chas. Tbnener. Chas. Thucner Planing Mill Company; 

 E. T. Bradburv, RIddle-Hehbein Manufacturing Company. 



Yellow Pine Wholesalers : C. M. .Jennings, Berthold & Jennings 

 Lumber Company; Geo. C. Hogg. 



Flrniti RE AND CHAIR FACTORIES : H. A. Vornbrock, Holtgrewe-Vorn- 

 brock Furniture Company ; H. S. Tuttle, manager St. Louis Furniture 

 Board of Trade. 



Box MANUFACTUREns : W. F. Oocssling, W. F. Goessling Box Company ; 

 L. K. Loy, Loy-Lauge Box Company. 



These committees are to meet, report back the decision of the meet- 

 ing to their organizations and then ftiake a final report to the Lumber- 

 men's Club. 



A meeting of this committee was called for Friday afternoon, April 2, 

 at the rooms of the Lumbermen's Clul>. 



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