HARDWOOD RECORD 



tutul DuiDbcr of iHTiiiltK IsHucU Id tbt'Hv 141 I'ltli's, liuwvvcr, WUD pructlcully 

 the saiiK', 20,021. asiilnst 20,8((C, showliiB that tlio prcdcnt tcndencle« an- 

 towards thi.- constriicllon of hihuIUt ImlklliiKs, iiumy of thf iwriultH relat- 

 ing to repairs, exteiinlons and reiuodellog of old bulldlngti. TliU trend 

 towards the lighter work Is greater than appears from the flgiires them- 

 selves, InasmiH'h aa tests are now considerably higher tluin a year ago. 

 The permits last month averaged In estlnmted costs f2.00U each and for 

 July last year, $2,750 each. 



Of the 141 cities Included, 50 show gains. The cities where the Increase 

 Is shown are widely distributed, but the greatir activity was due usually 

 to war work, dlnnt or Indirect. 



Forest Reserve Reduced' 



The Depart nt of .\gii. iilture Issues Ihe following: 



On .\ugust !l tin- rri'sld.iit signed a proclamation eliminating 27,877 

 acres from the Unrolu Nallonal Forest, .N. Mex. Of this area over one- 

 third Is already alienated ami hi private ownership. Part of the land 

 excluded was found to be mainly valuable for farming purposes, and the 

 remaining areas were elliulnaled from the forest to simplify the boundary 

 lines and exclude tracts of land having pnicllcally no value for forest or 

 watershed protection purposes. 



The action taken by the I'resldent was based on recommendations from 

 the Secretary of Agriculture, as a result .if Held examinations by the 

 Forest Service. 



Homes for Farm Help 



Apparently government sHp|)ort Is hc'hlud the movement to provide more 

 comfortable and livable quarters for farm laborers, the Idea being that 

 mure satisfactory living conditions will Induce labor to come to the farm 

 ami slick when it arrives there. 



A special bulletin Issued through the Department of Agriculture entitled 

 "Supplying Farm Needs" says : 



There Is at this lime a need for a larger number of comfortable homos 

 for the tenants and hired help on the farm. The old shack that was simply 

 a place In which to exist will no longer satisfy the workers. For the 

 appearance of the farm and the beautlllcation of the country, suitable, 

 comfortable homes should he built and malntalne<l. The building of houses 

 for the help will allow many farmers. Instead of moving to town, to remain 

 In their own homes on the farm, where they can render the greatest assist- 

 ance to the community and to agriculture. 



England's Timber Imports 



Consul Horace Lee Washington, in a recent report on the foreign lum- 

 ber business of the British Isles during iniG and 1917, presents a nom- 

 bcr of Items of interest to American lumbermen. 



The price paid for yellow poplar from the United States in 1017 ranged 

 from $150 to $300 a thousand board feet ; oak's prices ranged per 1,000 

 board feet from $181 to $253 : ash, from $150 to $262 ; hickory, from 

 $180 to $200 ; cypress, from $150 to $300 ; red gum, from $130 to $210. 



The quantity of mahogany imports is shown for 1912 and for 1917, so 

 that figures before the war and in the third year of the war may be 

 compared : 



Kind of mahogany 1912 — tons 1917 — tons 



Cuban 7,076 



Central American 2,483 721 



African 60,973 3,643 



The price of African mahogany doubled In 1917. Average wood of this 

 kind in England sold for $480 a thousand feet. 



Exporting Lumber in Ships as Dunnage 



Considerable attention has been attracted nt late at Baltimore by what 

 appeared to be a material gain in the export business, and especially In 

 the movement of such stocks as oak and poplar, the shipment of which 

 woods has been discouraged and held down to the most imperative needs 

 of the foreign countries. An explanation seems to be furnished by the 

 change which has taken place In the matter of supplying dunnage for the 

 vessels to the United Kingdom. As reported some time ago, a man who 

 had not previously been known to export a single car of lumber had 

 acquired a virtual monoi)oIy of the business of furnishing steamers with 

 dunnage. Inquiry showed that he had concluded contracts with virtually 

 all lines under which the vessels were required to get their dunnage 

 through him. the arrangement being made attractive to them by the 

 proviso that he would furnish the necessary lumber free of all cost, even 

 delivering it to the side of the vessel as needed. The payment of a small 

 freight rate was also stipulated, the steamship lines for their part being 

 obligated to turn over the dunnage when the vessels were unloaded on 

 the side, to certain brokers, who managed to dispose of the lumber at 

 figures that left very handsome margins of profit after all expenses had 

 been deducted. Naturally, the regular exporters protested, and the issue 

 was carrle<l before the British officials In charge of the shipping, among 

 them the British Minister of Shipping at New York, Sir Connop Guthrie. 

 For a time the representations made were without effect, but eventually 

 their forces began to tell, with the result that the arrangement with the 

 Individual referred to has been cancelled. Dunnage is now bought In the 

 regular way, the requirements of tht British government being made 

 known and bids invited. This gives all of the exporters a chance to get 

 some of the business, the prices paid being fair, and — what is equally to 

 the point — only such stocks being purchased as arc actually needed on the 

 other side. -Ml of the carrying of lumber that can be dispensed with is 

 avoided, so that the purpose of war economy Is met, together with the 

 requirements In the way of dunnage. The British government, to be sure. 

 Is under expense for the lumber, but all waste Is eliminated, and the busi- 

 ness Is established upon a sound basis Instead of an artificial one. 



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Among those who were active In making representations to the proper 

 authorities was Harvey M. Dickson, secretary of the National Lumber 

 Kxporters- AKsoclatlon, who went on a number of trips to Washington 

 and New York, and conducted an extensive correspondence. He pointed 

 out thai consldenitions of falrneas requlr<-d giving the recognized exporters 

 a chance. They had proved a valuable aid to Ihe British government at 

 dilfercnt times during the war and also before, often operating under 

 unfavorable conditions; and It was only Just that now the authorities 

 should offer them an opportunity so as to compensate at least in a way 

 • for Ihe checks upon the business. Thai this and other statenieuts lia<l 

 the desired effect the rl•^ult shows. 



Red Gum for Hospital Finish 



lleil gum has been selected for the Interior finish of the Henry Ki.nl 

 hospital at Detroit. This will be one of the largest hospitals in this 

 country and It will be used by the government for the care and cure of 

 soldiers woundid In the war. Ked gum Is peculiarly fitted for finish of 

 large buildings and Its selection In this Instance was made advisedly. 



A Lumber "Store" 



.New methods and Ideas for selling all sorts of merchandise are con- 

 stantly being brought out. In the merchandising of lumber and building 

 imaterlal, the "lumber store" Ig coming Into prominence and Ik destined 

 to displace the long-known lumber yard. Logan. Utah, is the one western 

 city that can claim the honors. Anderson & Sons Company, one of the 

 most progressive line yard firms of the West, with headquarters here, has 

 Just completed in Logan a lumber store, equipped with counters, cases and 

 fixtures displaying building materials. 



Instead of the usual clutter of the retail lumber yard, the prospectiv. 

 home builder may walk into Anderson's modern lumber store from a clean 

 paved and iJarked street, over polished floors and up to counters, back of 

 which are cases containing samples of finished and unfinished woods, hard 

 ware and other materials for the modern building. There arc cases of 

 plans, and reference books, magazines, all sorts of building plans and 

 Information all In keeping with modern merchandising methods advocated 

 by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association of Chicago. Tables 

 and comfortable chairs give the prospective customer every convenience 

 and comfort. 



Large plate glass windows extending the whole front of the store give 

 the passerby a view of a window display as attractive as the showing of 

 fall styles in hats or gowns up or down the same street. The windows 

 are specially illuminated at night. 



Divided from the display or store part of the building by n glass parti- 

 tion is the stock room where the lumber is kept. The prospective pur- 

 chaser may see the actual goods he Is buying. What Is more he can buy 

 everything needed In the building of a home from nails to shingles right 

 under this one roof. 



The slogan of the store is "modern homes," and the material Is what'ls 

 supplied inside. The place Is so attractive that women on shopping tours 

 down town seldom fall to include it in their lists of stores to visit. 



New Brunswick's Forest Survey Results 



A report by Consul E. V. Ulihardson, Moncton. New Brunswick, states 

 that the work of surveying and classifying the crown lands of that 

 province has been made public by the Department of the Interior at 

 Ottawa. According to the publication the field parties have surveyed and 

 examined 1,200,000 acres. Of this the mapping and compiling of 371,000 

 acres have been completed, which shows 282,064 acres of merchantable 

 timber suitable for logs or pulp; 6,109 acres of second growth not yet 

 large enough for logs or pulp ; 42,304 acres of burnt land on which there 

 Is sufficient reproduction to assure a future crop of timber; 33,794 acres 

 of burnt land on which satisfactory reproduction is not yet established ; 

 4,199 acres of barren, treeless land, Including caribou barren cranberry 

 bogs, etc.. swamp land not supporting commercial growth ; 2,570 acres of 

 cleared or cultivated areas. 



The commercial timber on the 2.S2.064 acres of timbcrhind Is estimated 

 as follows : Spruce, 139,506,000 board feet ; fir, 96,627,000 feet ; pine, 

 10,240,000 feet; cedar, 34.821,000 feet; hemlock, 7,474,000 feet; maple, 

 30,034.000 feet; birch, 97,950,000 feet; beech. 12,838,000 feet; other 

 species, 8,366,000 feet ; total, 446,862,000 board feet. 



In addition to the above there are 583,138 cords of spruce and fir pulp ; 

 60,901 cords of poplar pulp ; 84,346 cords of white birch spool wood ; 

 giving a total of 728,385 cords, which, assuming that two cords will 

 equal 1,000 board feet, will be equivalent to 364,192,000 board feet, 

 making a grand total of 811,054,000 board feet on the 282.064 acres of 

 timbered land. Assuming that the 371,000 acres examined is fairly repre- 

 sentative of the entire area of 7,500,000 acres of crown land, the total 

 stand of all species would be approximately 16,200,000.000 board feet, 

 worth In stumpage at least $48,000,000. 



A significant fact noted is that although 33 per cent of the timber stand 

 (five or six billion feet) Is represented by hardwoods — maple, beech, and 

 birch— yet these varieties form only IV, per cent of the annual cut of 

 the province. It Is said that a great deal of the hardwood Is suitable for 

 the manufacture of flooring, dimension stock for chairs, turnery, and 



The estimate prepared by the forest survey also shows large amounts 



