HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The club, hy miiiiil 

 illrcotors In lev.vInK i 

 ■■'i>v<T nil Inilclitdlnos 

 iiialiider of the year." 



on ench lutlv iiilicr 



e limy arlsf ihirliiK the 



Suggest Pooling for Auto War Business 



II a r.'.'.iit l.ull.tlii to n ihers of the l,.misvllle hrniuh i.f the Si.uthern 



Uvo.iil Trallle Association, DIr.'ctor May. hrlncs out some InlerestlnK 

 lis relative to co-opernllve selling and iiooIIuk of stocks of lumliers liy 

 i liean mauufacturei-s lu order to sell lilrei't In ((uantltles to the French 

 rnnient and Kwrupean powers for reliiilldlne northern France at the 

 • • of the war. This bulletin has .some ex.ellent points, ami haH been 

 ■ d down for ipilck reading by the Interested lumberman. The bulletin 

 ^ follows: 



merlcan nmnufacturers who Intend supplying lumber for the Industrial 

 "■'"'" of northern France should prepare for co-operative selling, 



? Is to follow the 



unge In French methods 



A small number of central purcbus 

 French manufailurers engaged In nl 

 credit of the government will 'bil .li 



Scattered .American selling ,i' ri .. 

 ments of the huge huving |)..\\. i i 

 the opinion of Pierce C. Willi i \ 



ports that unless .American iiijiuii' ' 

 that they will be laboring un.l.i u >. i ,. 



The Central Bureau for IndustrLil 

 n French stock company composed 

 pbaslzed In a report that the task of 

 too large for Individual and con 

 ported as equally certain 



buying 



ics representing groups of 

 islrles and assisted by the 

 those supplying material. 

 ■ able to meet the requlrc- 

 isand French consumers In 

 attache at Paris, who re- 

 are for co-operative selling 



i-chases for the Invaded Regions, 



many manufacturers, has cm- 



torlng the destroyed Industries is 



tithe buying. Its directors are re- 



of the question for Isolated 



II equipped, to meet the de- 



ifacturers— each griuip being 



materials and special equlp- 



liurenu wishes to establish 



will 

 .\nierlcan firms, no matter how large 

 mnnd. It Is with groups of .\iiierlcai 

 able to supply a certain industry wit 

 nient for Its restoration — that the (' 

 relations. 



The Industrial reconstruction in France alone Is more than one nation 

 can proi)erly attend to. so the pooling of American Interests Involves 

 solution of the question of whether American manufacturers will be able 

 to hold their own in competition with other nations. 



-Ml factories and mines as well as houses have been completely wrecked. 

 The cost of replacing these Industries today Is estimated at three times 

 the original cost which would amount to several millions. The French 

 (iovernment state that damage caused by war should be a charge on the 

 nation as a whole. This means that the French manufacturer looks to his 

 government for the means of resuming Industrial activity. 



Realizing the objection to the government buying materials, the manu- 



Into classc- r ,. i il,. 



By this j_i. ■ : 



chases h:n r !.. . ■, i ;:.: 

 are all sul'l''^ i i" .m-ln i', 

 It practically a t..i.-ioiii.-i 

 of the French Government 



■ xv of the state. This membership Is divided 



I ious Industries In France. 



I au buys and distributes materials after pur- 



V the Ministry of Commerce and these accounts 



111!' Inspector General of Finance. This makes 



institution and Just as reliable as the credit 



Itself. 



lufncturers have been work- 

 the 



under the Webb bill and to which end the 

 ing In rercnt years. 



This is certainly a question that should hi 

 various lumber associations as well as Individ 



Baltimore Exchange Increases Rates for Inspecting Lumber 

 The Baltimore Exchange, at its quarterly meeting, held on September 9, 

 decided to increase the rates for inspecting lumber from 60 to 7i> cents, 

 and took other action called for by the change. The advance was made 

 to meet the request of the inspectors for a raise, the old rate being repre- 

 sented as insufficient for the high cost of living. This argument was 

 presented in the form of a virtual demand from the Inspectors as an 

 association formed for the protection of mutual interests. The exchange, 

 however, manuevered so as to avoid giving a definite reply to the demand, 

 Imparting to the Increase the form of a voluntary grant, made as a war 

 measure. The action did not take the shape of an amendment to the 

 bylaws, but of a resolution in effect for an indefinite period and which 

 can be rescinded at any future meeting of the exchange, without advance 

 notice or other preliminary, making It easy to return to the former charge 

 If con.lltlr.ns; rondor su^b fi ..iiirso oxpedirnt. The orders reads as follows: 

 Tl, ' ■ '; nillini. ,Mi.l iiiinKiiiL; .if all lumber known 

 as \' ' 1 ;, 1 .>■ ,11 si.uthern pine. On 



shal 



s: 111., charge tor inspection and handling 



sbj T.rs. and seven cents per 1,000 feet 



to III ii -hall keep a separate account of the 



SUM! - I, lull he paid the expense Incurred by the 



tnspeiti.iii .i.-iiartiii.-iit ..i- as may be determined by the managing com- 

 mittee. 



The cost of Inspection and handling of all lumber shall be divided 

 equally between the buyer and seller, except when other arrangements 

 have been made between the buyer and seller. 



An extra charge of five cents per 1.000 feet Is to be made where the 

 inspector is required to show the lengths of edge lumber on the talley. 



.Ml small lots of lumber to be charged ?,3 and carfare when Incurred. 



When an Inspector is requested to lay out certain lumber as It is 

 inspected, it is to be taken off the pile and pro|)erly piled, for which he 

 is to be paid ?1.25 per 1.000 feet In addition to the usual inspection and 

 handling charge. 



The matter of the government taking over one or two of the wharves 

 used by the lumber trade here and built expressly for it after the great 

 fire, which was brought up recently by the army otSclals, who desire space 



for thf storage of launcd goods for thi- use of the .\merlcan forces abroad, 



also cami' up at tl leellng of the i-xchange and was discussed at some 



length, the uvtil of the dock room now available In oriler that the lumber- 

 men nniy have ample faclllticK being empbaslzeil. After thi' disposal of 

 the regular busln«>HK a huK'heon was served. Parker V. l>lx, the president, 

 occupied the ihalr and h. II. Gwnitney was secretary. 



Subsi'iiuenlly the government decided to take over under rental what 

 Is known as Pier Ti on Pratt street, one of the two docks under considera- 

 tion. The government will pay the city the sum of $25,000 annually, 

 which Is about the amount obtained on stocks of lundier piled up there, 

 and will erect a big warehouse on the propert.v. When the requisitioning 

 of two piers was under consideration. It was estinuited that the ware- 

 houses proposeil wouhl cost about $-100,000, so that at least half of this 

 sum Is likely to be expended on the Improvements now eonlc-mplateil. 

 The doi-k will be used ilurlng the perhid of the war and as much longer as 

 nuiy be found necessary, and constitute an addition to the space already 

 sccureil by Ihe feileral authorities for war purposes. The lumber trade will 

 have to content Itself with promises of additional B"pace on Hughes street 

 and other water front thoroughfares, and of such further facilities as 

 may he obtainable. The city olBclals assert that all legitimate needs will 

 be fully met. Pier n, together with Pier (1, which was to have been taken 

 over also, have space for about l.'),000,000 feet of lumber, and the com- 

 mandeering of No, !j, therefore, means the cutting off of about room for 

 about half that total. The other ilocks are already badly crowded, and 

 the trade Is likely to cxpiTlence some I'lnbarrassnunt. 



A Standard Bob Sled Adopted 



Sled nmnufacturers at their Chicago meeting early In September adopted 

 a standard of 44" track, as being the most logical In the bob sled terri- 

 tory. Heretofore, sleds have been made In track measuring variously all 

 the way from 30" to 06". Physical conditions of the country In various 

 sections, together with the greater or less degree of snowfall had resulted 

 in a large variety of widths of track being made. The bob sled manu- 

 facturers win organize a separate department of the vehicle association. 



Buggy Makers to Organize 



A meeting of buggy and carriage manufacturers was held lu Chicago 

 September 13. Special consideration was given the recent rulings of the 

 War Industries Board affecting eliminations and standardization In the 

 vehicle line. The questions of material supply and costs and other com- 

 mon problems were discussed. It developed that many of the buggy 

 manufacturers are ntembers of the National Implement & Vehicle As- 

 sociation, consequently, the question arose as to the advisability of re- 

 questing the association to form a department to take care of their 

 special needs, as in the case of other trade lines organized as departments 

 within the association. .V motion to this effect prevailed and a committee 

 on department organization was named, to report at a later meeting. 



Standard Farm Wagon Adopted 

 .\t the meeting of the vehicle manufacturers on September 4 at La Salle 

 hotel, Chicago, the wagon men reviewed together the rulings recently 

 handed down to the Industry by the War Industries Board, covering 

 standardization and eliminations in the farm wagon and truck lines, and 

 which Include the adoption of a new standard 56-lneh track and 38-lnch 

 wagon box. The eliminations become effective January 1. 1019. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to refer back to the Consers-ation Division for fur- 

 ther consideration some few minor changes not now thoroughly under- 

 stood. Special consideration was given to the dates on which the rulings 

 became effective. The date will be strictly adhered to. 



Other matters considered at the meeting were the uniform wagon and 

 truck warranty and a uniform wldctire law. These Items have been 

 under the consideration of special committees for .some time and will 

 shortly he developed for the definite action of the farm wagon department. 



I Vehicle Association's Silver Anniversary 



The twenty-fifth anniversary of the National Implement and Vehicle 

 Association will be held October 16, IT and IS at the Congress hotel, 

 Chicago. 



War conditions naturally have brought the manufacturers closer to 

 their organization than ever before. The association has served as a 

 clearing house in many matters affecting the relations between the gov- 

 ernment and the manufacturers and has been also a bureau of Informa- 

 tion for its members from the very beginning of the present conflict. 



Conventions under ordinary conditions perform two general functions : 

 Conveying information and providing social relaxation. This year, the 

 former will be the more emphasized, for the war has served to have a 

 subduing effect on entertainment features generally. However, the as- 

 sociation will continue Its past custom, combining business and pleasure 

 In keeping with the times. 



It is purposed that the convention program this year be the source of 

 a vast fund of information for the collective industry for the guidance 

 of the manufacturers in confronting the situations of the present and 

 Immediate future. 



Manufacturers de.slring detailed information relative to the coming 

 convention may obtain it hy addressing the association, 76 West Monroe 

 Street, Chicago, which will be glad to answer all Inquiries. 



