April 25. I9IH 



Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



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HUDDLESTON-MARSH 

 MAHOGANY COMPANY 



Importers and Manufacturers of 



MAHOGANY 



Lumber and Veneer 



2256 LUMBER STREET 



Chicago, Illinois 



33 WEST 42nd STREET 



New York City, N.Y. 



Afternoon Session 



This meeting was taken up mainly by a discussion of 

 the apportioning and carrying out of government orders 

 for wagon parts, Mr. Shravesande, chairman of the war 

 service committee being in charge of this part of the 

 program. Mr. Shravesande commended those firms which 

 had gone ahead and accepted orders in the face of uncer- 

 tainty as to outcome, of manufacturing methods, and also 

 of prices they would receive for their product. These 

 prices have not as yet been announced and the figures 

 will be left blank for the time being. 



There is every assurance, though, according to Mr. 

 Shravesande, that they are fair and will fit with the furni- 

 ture manufacturing methods. He urged that the furni- 

 ture manufacturers have the courage to accept orders 

 on this blank price basis, stating that their success in work- 

 ing the orders out on that basis would be assured. He 

 pleaded with patriotism as his argument that manufac- 

 turers go ahead regardless of the price, which, according 

 to his statement, are figured by furniture men from the 

 furniture manufacurters' standpoint. 



Referring to kiln drying of wagon stock, he made a 

 definite statement that practically all dry stock is used 

 up and that all manufacturers, including those making 

 the finished wagons, are in the same boat in this regard. 

 There is a difference of opinion, according to the speaker, 

 as to the proper drying methods and no set rules can 

 be named, as the man behind the dry kiln is a most 

 All Three o( U> Will Be Benefited if 



important factor to successful drying. 



In buying wood stock and lumber Mr. Shravesande 

 urged first that members clean up local offerings and 

 then do what they can to purchase through their own 

 efforts and as a last resort refer their needs to the wood 

 stock committee. 



He stated, though, that the work can be done because 

 it is now being done successfully. 



The speaker branched out a bit here referring to orders 

 in prospect for the furniture manufacturers for other arti- 

 cles such as boxes, handles, portable houses, cots, chairs, 

 cap boxes, etc. He said that under new plan at Washing- 

 ton, the War Industrial Board has a commodities section 

 through which purchases of certain articles are all cen- 

 tralized. For instance, orders come in from a dozen dif- 

 ferent departments for the same material and instead of 

 each department placing its order individually as hereto- 

 fore, these orders are cleared through the commodities 

 section. Thus a more intelligent handling and quicker 

 action, better prices and more advantageous conditions 

 are obtained all the way through. 



Referring further to kilns, Mr. Shravesande said the 

 government allows ten dollars to each manufacturer for 

 dry kilns each for $1 85 of wagon contract, but the limit is 

 $10,000 in any one kiln. He said further that the gov- 

 ernment will advance thirty per cent of the contract value 

 when the order is placed, but that this credit can be 

 obtained only after local credit is used up. 

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