Jin.v 2S. 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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liiK to a solution of the labor |ir..i.|,iii anil will procerd Roiiii-wlint along 

 ilu- lines niapiwl out by the bimii h offloeB of this orRanlxallon at Helena, 

 Ark. This, In brief, provides for the reKlstratlon of nil men engnKwl In 

 lumber ami woodworking enteri.ils.s and for the Issunnoe to these regis- 

 mints of employes' curds showing ihe uumes and oeeupnllous of eneh and 

 having simces thereon fur each diiy of the month so that foremen or others 

 illreetly In charge may keep a reconl of the days and hours each works. 

 In the offices of the association there will he an Index of all the cards of 

 employes, showing the man's name, his residence address and the name 

 i.r the (Irm by whom he Is eniploycil. These latter cards will lie provided 

 with spaces for tilling In all the nccessjiry Information regarding days and 

 hours of work of each man. 



The offices are therefore able, from these cards, to tell who are working 

 and how much of the time they are working and anticipate that, as 

 registration proceeds, all employi's now engaged In woodworking enter- 

 prises. Including lumber mills, will be embraced In this system. 



This plan Is designed to keep truck of the labor employed In woodwork- 

 ing Industries In Helena and the surrounding territory and provides for 

 deputized agents to look after those who are Idle all of the time or who 

 are working only part of the lime. Such agents are empowered to turn 

 those gidlty of Infractions of Ihe provisions of this system over to the 

 proper authorities for dnlng or for Imprisonment, or both, on vugrnncy 

 charges. 



The system has the approvnl of the county and state councils of na- 

 tional defense In Arkansas and olllcluls of both are co-operating earnestly 

 with the branch offices of the association In seeing that those who are able 

 to ilo so either go to work and stay at it or pay the penalty. 



The association Is In receipt of Infonnatlon from the national war labor 

 board that It Is about to recommend u universal eight-hour law for all 

 labor. Including that engaged In plants working on government contracts 

 or supplies of any character. Application of this luw Is expected In the 

 cuse of hurdwood mills nnd woodworking enterprises In the near future. 



A Strong Letter From the Southwest 



The lust meeting of the Southwestern Hardwood Manufacturers' Club 

 was held In Alexandria, La., recently the principle Interest centering 

 around a letter sent out to the membership by Albert Deutsch, president, 

 Just before the meeting. The letter says : 



"The national hardwood association Is purely a dealers' alTalr. and It 

 does not seem right to me to countenance or encourage the Idea of asking 

 the people that depAd on buying their supplies from us, to mnke rules 

 for us, by whlih we nmy sell our products to them. The recent develop- 

 ments at fblcago should go further than anything that has happei " 

 convince the manufucturers that ' 

 representation from them, to unv 



that henceforth the thing ami onlv thini; for ilic nctn ' t a ...1 



nmnufncturer to do Is to stuciions'lv and svstematicalU ; wth 



one object In view, and that Is towards un ex.'luslv.- Ii n i , ,„ ,i:,.- 



turers' association which Is slronn enousib nii.l mrvv .n ,_ , i i , h..\v, 

 by what rules and by whut terms the goods th^ v m k. i i . i uL-bi. 



"There should be one real, i-xcluslve. iinivc r n n. inr.rs' iissoda- 



tlon, not made up of the kind that has an . Hi ..hi. :itii| sends 



money and then to a mill or two, or even tlio>. ih .; i,l^. .. mill or more 

 of their <iwn. but claim (but they are in naht.. ,s h. 1,-aliis and who 

 buy the primliMil |i:iit d their stock from the excUisive mnnufacturcrs, 

 but made up ot ih. m. ti i . liiml the gun, who make their lumber and know 

 what It taki s t.i mik. n ni.l what it ought to be worth. Their Interests 

 and those of ili. j.l Ik i ;ii,. antagonistic, and as long as wc let our in- 

 terests rest 111 I hill- liaii.l.s. wc may look for confusion and unsatisfactory 

 conditions. They do not want uniform rules ; the confusion works to 



"liong strides have I>een made lately. In which the Southwestern Hard- 

 wood Manufacturers' Club has played no small part, but we still have far 

 to go and It Is a duty we owe to ourselves to work diligently and unceas- 

 ingly until we have brought our industry to the proud standard of hand- 

 ling our own business instead of being subjected to the humiliation wc 

 have Just had handed to us at Chicngo." 



Louisville Club Opposes Rates 



The following resolutions were adopt eil at a nieedng of the Louisville 

 Hardwood Club held on Tuesday. July K!. Copies were sent to the 

 Memphis and Evansvllle I'lubs which are expected to take similar action. 

 The matter is an important one, as under existing conditions the hard- 

 wood operators at Louisville arc under a severe disadvantage. 



WiiEiiE.vs. A number of firms engage in the concentration and reship- 

 ment of liiir.livoo.l hjml.ir at Louisville. Kv.. said lumber being drawn from 

 the .'^ ;i!. Ill I ^ III .. 1 1,, Louisville. Kv.. where It Is assorted, drieii, 

 grnl. ! iii< in Offlclal ('lassiflcation Territory, and 



W'l ' . I. w'cre formerly placed at a disadvantage as 



colli] 11 1,1^ loenteil in the South l>y reason of the fact. 



in M 111,1 i.. Mil ..I Ml. tlu-ougli iMi's from soiith.-m milling points to 



Official rlussiliratioii Territory nr- I. i ■ Mmn llir r iiKilluii rat.'s on 



Louisville, Ky.. and that thev ai. n ' ! '" i rniiln r .li<a.l\ ania>;o 



hy rea.son of the disturliance of tl;. . i i.n -Inp- iiii.l.i- ih- tunny- 



Hlnstrating this i.oiiii tb.- ili 'i -n ■' mi^i i ■ .loi"' I. on 



lumber, carloa. I, ii.ii ',i..i,\\ I M l..-i..ii, \li.li. ..in- -js i; , mts 



per 100 poiui.i ■, . uiii, '1 1' \\" i - liLm n - I i' i' \r,:< 



and the Lou i- ':..ii «.i \" '' '"'" i-'HihI^. made 1(, 



cents to I.cpui • ". \. : M, !■ \\ 1 (■ I' l.ii; l...,Miri.l. ILMi 



cents per liiii j., .111,1- \j. Ill fjiL-.n- ^' i '' '' *'■"' \Vlirr,.a-, l...lay. 



the through nit.- from ilicnwoo.l. Mi - (■ H.lioit. Mich., is 3:i..'> cents 

 per 100 pounds, as carried In Agent .M. 1'. Washburn's L C. C. 15i). 

 against Louisville combination of 37 cnts per 100 pounds, made to Ixinls- 

 vllle. 20 cents per 100 pounds. Agent M. P. Washburn's I. C. C. l.'iO. 17 

 cents per 100 pounds bevond. Agent Kii-r.iie Morris' I. C. C. 662, placing 

 the rc-handler at a present dlsadvaiitaLc of 3V. cents per 100 pounds, 

 whereas, formerly he was on a parity with the Greenwood manufacturer. 



The above reflects only one Instaii.c. while there are a number of 

 others, where rates were formerly constructed on Louisville. Ky., com- 

 bination or slightly in excess of said . niblnatlon. From this It can be 

 readily seen that the re-handler of b. nlwood lumber at Louisville, Ky., 



yarded, 

 througli 

 plus a Ml 

 car, anil I 



wood 'I'ra 

 for early 

 Loulsvilb' 



line operations, thereby ncccBaltatlng Industries closing doi 



vhlch It may be used." 

 irlvilt>ges are now alloweil on lumber 

 with which re-handlers at Louisville con 



nidcd and rrslilp|M-.l ovi-r unv niUrou.l at tbi 

 ill poiiil of shipment to ultimate ilesliiiatlon 

 1 cent per 100 pounds, minimum of $5.00 pei 



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<e resolutions lie sent to the Southern Hard- 

 Instructions tiiat they handle the matter 

 ■ that the discrimination which exists at 

 if hnrdwo<id lumber, may be removed. 



Furniture Commissioner Favors Acceptances 



In a strong IcUer to members of the Central Bureau of Furniture 

 Casket Manufucturers, M. Wulpl of Chicago, commissioner, writes us 

 lows regarding gi^neral use of trade acceptances: 



At the opining of the pre 

 to foreign iiatioiis ; since An 

 of the wiiilils gold coin uii 

 billion in scurllies. I'rivnfi 

 r, billion to .Mll.s bus made 



sight . 

 Expun.l 

 of noni 



liuis for conservation will be the general use of trade 

 asis for credit, nnd will prove to be one of the greatest 

 in the economic struggle which will follow cessation of 



We strongly urge all manufactni 

 date, over lil.OOO of Ihe Central 1! 

 Ing their general use in the near fu 



Timber for Highway Bridges 



The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association recently Issued a book- 

 let on timber highway bridges, prepared by C. B. Paul, construction engineer. 

 The booklet discus.ses tlie general use of wood In bridge construction, loca- 

 tion nnd snlistrnclnres, types of framing, floors and wearing surfaces. 

 Joints and metal details, quality and kind of lumber used, preservation of 

 bridge tiinlicrs and plans of timber highway bridges. Up to this time there 

 has been a lack of deflnite data on this subject, although concrete and 

 iron manufacturers had a mass of material available for bridge linilders. 

 The booklet can be had on application, free of charge, by aililressing the 

 Nutionui Liinilicr Manntucturers' Association, Chicago, 111. 



Will Open Branch Office 



. It Is regurdiil as practically certain that the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association will have branch offices in operation at Alexandria, r,a., by 

 September 1. for the benefit of lumber manufacturers in Texas and 

 Louisiana and particularly for those Identifled with the Southwestern 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Club. 



The association already has branch offices at Louisville, Ky., and 

 Helena, Ark., ami the Alexandria offices will make three branches. Head- 

 quarters are in Memphis. 



R. R. May, iininiiger of the Louisville offices, has been spending some 

 time soutli and. while on his leave of absence, made a visit to manu- 

 facturers of liardwood lumber in Texas and Louisiana. His splendid work 

 Is largely responsilile for the Interest in the association which will result 

 in the opening of the Alexandria offices. 



Mr. May -has returned to Louisville, while F. B. Larson, assistant secre- 

 tary to .1. II, T.iwnshcnil, secretary-mnnnger. Memphis, is back at his desk 

 at Memphis illn- bavin.,- rdicvcil Mr. May for several weeks. 



i mysaMW95TO w o5 i! TO: t '>!OTO>i»t«}W^ 



With the Trade 



Clough— Offutt 



M. W. OfTiilt, the well-known hardwood man of Huntington, W. Va.. 

 was marrieil on Friday, July 12, at Los Angeles, Cal., to Mrs. Grace M. 

 Clough. Mrs. Clough Is a resident of Huntington, having come from Los 

 Angeles about a year ago. Mr. Offutt Is extensively interested in lumber- 

 ing activities in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. 



Plant Not to Be Enlarged 



The Item neeutly pulillshed by this |ia|ier to the effect that a Jl.'j.OOO 

 addition is soon to be made to the pluiil of the Shelioygau Cigar Box 

 Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Shelioygnn, Wis., appears to have been 

 erroneous. A lelter from the company informs H.tROWoOD Record that no 

 enlargement of the plant is contemplated at this time. Charles F. Moses, 

 president of Ibe nniipany. Is of the opinion that his contemplated erection 

 of a $150 chicken coop may be responsible for the rumor. 



