September 10, I'JIS 



HAKDWOOD RECORD 



Meetings of Open Price Plan 



AugUKt siiw two meetings of the Open Coinpetltlou I'liiu ot the Uuril- 

 wood Manufacturcrg' ABsoclutlon, one at Clnelnnatl, O., on Aueust 13, 

 nnil the other at Shrevcport, I.a., on AugiiHt 21. The hitter meeting was 

 reported to have been one of the best ever hohl hy the members of the 

 open phin eomnilttee. It took phue at the Hotel Youree. 



The report of market eondltions showed stocks bndly broken, with out 

 put about sixty per cent of normal and the preponderanec of business 

 reported to be eomlDg from the government and for war work. 



I'liere arc two meetings seheduled In September, one on Tuesday, Sep- 

 iriiiber 11), at the Ilotel lilbson, (Muelnnatl, and the other at the Motel 

 Vuiiree. Shreveport, La., Wednesday. September 18. 



riie heudqunrters of the nssoelatlon are now located In Hnc new offices 

 In the Dnlon Trust building. Cincinnati. The offices take In suite 1025 

 li> 10;<2, and provide amply for the expanded work and Important growth 

 In the association's activities. 



Fire at Lamb-Fish Plant 



What promised to be a s.tIhus and destructlvi' lire broke out at the 

 iuiinense plant of the I.anili-Flsli Lumber Company at Charleston, Miss., 

 Ml one o'clock noon on Sunday, .\ugust 2.'>. The lire was discovered In the 

 lumber yard and before It was extinguished about 20.000 feet of lumber, 

 valued at JS.OOO, had been destroyed. The loss was fully covered. 



It appeared for a time that the entire lumber yard and plant would be 

 destroyed, but a number of bulk piles In the path of the flames retarded 

 their progress so that they could be overcome. 



The company was able to draw a plentiful supply of water from Its 

 pond, and this with the valuable assistance of employes and town citi- 

 zens prevented a serious cimihigratlon. 



Fixing Maximum Railroad Tie Prices 



A circular letter has been scut to members of the llaiilwoml Manu 

 facturers' Association of the United States by F. U. liadd, assistant to llie 

 president ot the association, Cincinnati, In which he gives a list of max! 

 mum prices for oak switch tics, crossing planks, and car lumber In various 

 regions. Mr. Gadd speaks of those prices and the manner ot fixing them, 

 as follows': 



liHces that the various railroads shall pay for oak switch 



ink iinil i;ir lumber. It is, ot course, unnecessary for the 



11 \ II Ml II iliis committee has no power to fix prices and 



II ii~ oak at these prices If he does not want to. 



I lit fixed prices, although they are being used 



as so. ii > - ii. II 1.1 purchasing agents. 



Mr. (.iiil.i iliiii pciiiUs iiui some ot the inconsistencies in the prices as 

 fixed, there being Inequalities which make some of the prices decidedly 

 unfair. Full information regarding the regions covered has not yet been 

 obtained, but as soon as it has been secured Mr. Gadd has promised to . 

 furnish it to members ot the HardwuiHl MiMuifacturers' Association. 



Thes 



Rule for Storing Coal 

 The United States Fuel Administration on August 22 announced the rule 

 lliat would govern the delivery of coal for storage purposes in certain 

 kinds of industrial plants. It was found that some limit had to be set to 

 the storage ot coal for future use, and it was announced that the basic 

 policy of the Fui-1 Adniiiiistratimi would lie as follows : 



Coal In exci--- -I lliiiI l ■■.im i ■ .1 l-i -i i n i,l ..;..•;■ i l i. .r- li.ill l.r ,i, ii,,.i,.|| 



to plants not ..n ' i . i.i . i. i , ' •• : .1 -i.' ■ ■- l . n 



It fs not in .i.-in ,i,.i ,..• >,;. i i !'■■ ■ ',.] 



list, namely, r.i .; ■ i ■,. i . . . • i . ,■..;.:. i.- 



uOlltles, retail -h .il. r-, . ■ ■ , . ■ i.i. i.n n. ■• hi. 



In carrying out this pnli .litTiTcuccs in .lis- 



tance from the mines an I i n ronditions which 



may require more or I i ; i winter to Insure 



uninterrupted operatbii mi 



The number of day.s ili.u ;i.,i> ;., |;. . .. .i.d storage ranges 



from 15 days up to 1'20, deijcudiug upon the region and the industry. In 



.some regions non-preferred industries are not permitted to store any coal : 



In others they may store enough to operate their plants from 15 to 30 days. 



Centennial of First Ocean Steamship 



At Seattle. Wash., on August 22 last was (clclnatcil the oue-hunUredth 

 anniversary ot the launching of the lirst o.-.au ;;oiiig steamship. The 

 vessel was the Savannah of 350 tons, which was launched at New York, 

 and crossed the Atlantic to Liverpool in twenty-nine days and eleven hours. 

 Part ot the voyage was made under sail because ot the weakness ot the 

 engines. The ship was equipped with small side wheels. As the vessel 

 approached the Irish coast under steam, a British revenue cruiser, "Kite," 

 pursued her, the captain ot the cruiser supposing that the Savannah was 



Large Cut by Western Mills 



The latest weekly report from Oregon and Washington sawmills show- 

 that they arc surpassing their normal cut. 



Most of the clear lumber that goes through the saws is required by the 

 government for ship timbers or aircraft stock. This Is the Incentive 

 behind the remarkable production record that the mills are making. 



The immense quantity of side lumber resulting from the manufacture of 

 ship and aircraft material is being consumed in Increasing volume each 

 week in the construction of army cantonments and other government 

 improvements in various parts of the country. 



At the same time the mills are accommodating the usual flow of com- 

 mercial business, which aggregated 01,592.238 feet for the week — an 

 excess of 13.000.000 feet over the corresponding week of ItllT. 



Government to Increase Hemlock Prices 



11 Is reporliHl that agreement has been reached between the government 

 and certain lumber companies interested In hemlock, that the government 

 will Increase by two dollars a thousand the price of such Pennsylvania 

 hemlock lumber as the government needs. 



Treenail and Ship Knee Mill 



.\ mill has been erected at Frei'port. Tex., by the lirazos Illver Ilard- 

 woiiil Company to make treenails and ship knc.-s for th<- ship yards on the 

 gulf coast. Thi- ndll is said to he n-ady for opi-ratlous with plenty of raw 

 material in sight, I hough the Information at hanil doi'S not state what 

 kind of woo<l win be used. 



Information for the Public 



The si'rvlce bureau of the Committee on I'uldlc Information, located 

 at Fifteenth and I! streetx. Washington, D. C, Is conducted fin- the pur- 

 pose of answering Intiuirles regarding nvallnhle Information as to official 

 fuiiciloiis and location of all government departments. This arrangement 

 makes It easy to secure luforiiuitlon along that iiartlcular line. 



Disquieting Rumor Regarding Wooden Ships 



Lumbi'rmen are disturbed over a repiut from I'blladelphia that the 

 Daughi^rty wooden ship plans have been abandoned by the government. 

 The report Is said to have arisen from a controversy between Lloyds, which 

 gave the Daugherty ship a high rating, and the American Shipping Bureau, 

 which is represented as disapproving of the ship. The shipping board 

 has been following the standards of the American Shipping Bureau. It is 

 hoped that the tangle will be straightened out before long and that 

 Daugherty ships will be built for this government, or If not, for foreign 

 governments, which are anxious to place orders for wooden ships In large 

 numhers In .\meiican shipbuilding yards. 



Fuel for Horse-drawn Vehicle Makers 



Kdwin 1!. Parker, priorities commissioner of the War Industries Board, 

 has prepared for distribution to manufacturers of horse drawn spring 

 vehicles a circular outlining the position ot that Industry and the assist- 

 ance the board is willing to extend to it. All manufacturers ot horse 

 drawn spring vehicles may file their application for places upon the prefer- 

 ence list for fuel. The priorities division will consider the character of 

 the product of each manufacturer, the amount of Its fuel requirements, the 

 volume of its output, the extent ot Its direct and Indirect business for 

 government agencies and will place upon the preference list those manu- 

 facturers whose fuel requirements bear proper relationship to the char- 

 acter, nature and volume of their business ; upon condition, however, that 

 such manufacturers shall execute and file their pledges of co-operation and 

 shall observe those pledges and the rulings of the priorities division. 

 The Fourth Liberty Loan 



11 umpaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan begins September 28 and 



closes October 19. While the amount has not yet been announced, It is 

 generally conceded it will be for a larger amount than any of tlie pre- 

 ceding loans. The American people, therefore, are called upon to raise a 

 larger sum of money in a shorter length ot time than ever before. There 

 is need, therefore, for prompt action — prompt and efficient work anil 

 prompt and liberal subscriptions. 



We have a great Inspiration for a great effort. Tlie news from the batth' 

 front Inspires every American heart, not only with pride and patriotism 

 but with a great Incentive to do his or her part. There is no shirking, no 

 shifting of the Individual burden, no selfishness by American soldiers in 

 France ; there should be none here. We are both supporting the same 

 country and the same cause — our army in one way, ourselves In another. 

 Baltimore Exports for July 

 The one striking omission in the statement of exports of lumber and 

 logs for .luly from this port is oak, which did not figure at all In the 

 shipments, although the previous month had shown a fair measure of 

 activity. For the first time in many months a lot ot logs is listed, the 

 timber being recorded as soft woods. The qimntity is small, which sug- 

 gests that the wood was probably required for the proper stowing ot 

 some cargo, most ot the foreign shipments being sent in this way. Fir 

 again makes up an important addition to the total, though the shipments 

 fell below those for several earlier months this year. Spruce went out in 

 almost the same proportion, both woods being used for airplane construc- 

 tion. Implement handles continue to occupy a place in the foreign trade, 

 these handles evidently being used by the American forces abroad. The 

 total value of the exports shows up fairly well, but reflects the checks 

 Imposed upon the foreign business, though It is far ahead ot the same 

 month last year, which about marks low ebb in the movement. The state- 

 ment Is as follows : 



JULY. 



-1918.- 



Logs, Softwood 



Boards, Fir 



Boards, (ium 



Boards. Oak 



Boards, Poplar 333,000 Ft. 



Boards, Spruce 625,000 Ft. 



Boards. Hardwoods 130,000 Ft. 



Other Lumber 



Furniture 



Implement Handles 



Other Manufactures ot Wood 



Quantity. Value. Quantity. 



4,000 Ft. $ 316 

 . 735,000 Ft. 

 . 18,000 Ft. 



Value. 



1,100 



21.i67 

 48,227 

 13.681 

 2,073 

 3,786 

 15,1.88 



48.000 Ft. $ 1,875 



18,000 Ft. 705 



340,000 Ft. 34,253 



5.000 Ft. 212 



