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HARDWOOD RECORD 



a discussion of the work of this department 

 it was stated that complaints in regard to 

 quality could be restricted, and in large part 

 eliminated, if shippers made it a practice to 

 insist upon having the lumber inspected and 

 make a settlement upon the basis of the re- 

 port of the inspector. It was decided to 

 print the rules governing each kind of lumber 

 in full in order to assist the inspectors in in- 

 terpreting the rules. 



In his reports Secretary Duster gave a re- 

 sume of the various district meetings at- 

 tended, and also an account of his visit to 

 the meeting of the Wisconsin Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen 's Association. The secretary was au- 

 thorized to print rules for grading hardwood 

 logs originating in Arkansas and shipped in 

 part to Tennessee. The action was taken in 

 accordance with requests from members in 

 the Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee dis- 

 trict that a system for grading logs be 

 evolved and approved by the association in 

 order to provide a standard of value. 

 AFTERNOON SESSION. 



In the conference of the committee on 

 market conditions it was resolved to report 

 the prices which now represent market values. 

 It was decided, however, to recommend a re- 

 duction in the price of quarter-sawed red 

 oak and increase in plain sawed white oak 

 and certain grades of poplar. 



The report in full on market conditions 

 was as follows: 



A general canvass this month shows a more 

 decided change in the hardwood industry than 

 has taken place in any fifteen-day period this 

 year. Heavy rains in the South, especially in 

 Hi' 1 Mississippi Valley, have retarded production 

 abnormally ; the dry seasons in the river sections 



gave no logs to the river mills, and country 

 road districts where wagon hauling regulates 

 production have been muddy all the year and 

 this volume of business has been decreased by 

 fifty per cent. 



Taking it as a whole, our new statement of 

 conditions which we submit to you is based on 

 such conditions as well as the market demands. 

 We rail your attention to the changes made in 

 this new statement under date of Oct. 18 com- 

 pared with those of August 25. The following 

 are the advances made : 



Rough poplar, inch and thicker, advanced $1. 



Oak, plain white and plain red, inch and over, 

 advanced $1. 



Ash, 1^4 inch and thicker, average advance, 

 ?4. 



Cottonwood, $1 advance on upper grades, with 

 $4 on wide box boards. 



Prices inserted for panel and wide No. 1, 18 

 to 23 inches, 24 to 27 inch and 28 inch and up. 



Gum, advance of from 00 cents to $1 on 

 grades below firsts and seconds and $3 advance 

 on wide box boards. 



Walnut, advance of $2 on common grades. 



Hickory, advance of $2 on 2 inch and thicker 

 firsts and seconds and $3 on No. 1 common. 



Wagon stock — Felloes, advance of ten per 

 cent. . 



The meeting was then adjourned to meet 

 again at the call of the president, which, it 

 was stated, would be in four weeks. 



The attendance included : 



William Wilms. President, Paepcke-Lelcbl 

 I. umber Co., Chicago. 



R. II. Vansant, Vansant, Kitchen & Co.. Ash 

 land, Ky. 



Clinton Crane. C. Crane & Co.. Cincinnati, O. 



R. M. Carrier, Carrier Lumber & Manufactur- 

 ing Co., Sardis. Miss. 



J. W. Mayhew, W. M. Ritter Lumber Co., Co- 

 lumbus, O. 



C. M. Crawford, Yellow Poplar Lumber Co 

 Coal Grove. O. 



Lewis Doster, Secretary, Chicago. 



HardWood Record JMail Bag. 



[In this department it is proposed to reply 

 to such inquiries as reach this office from the 

 Habdwood Record clientage as will be of enough 

 general interest to warrant publication. Every 

 patron of the paper <s invited to use this de- 

 partment to the fullest extent, and an attempt 

 will be made to answer queries pertaining to all 

 matters of interest to the hardwood' trade, in 

 8 succinct and intelligent manner.] 



Seeking Birch and White Oak Hub Timber. 

 TiDlbOTfl, Pa., Sept. 20. — I write to ask if 

 you will kindly advise me, if possible, if you 

 know of any place in this state or any adjoin- 

 ing state, where we might be able to buy some 

 hardwood timber, either birch or white oak, suit- 

 able for the manufacture of hubs. — . 



The correspondent has been advised gener- 

 ally about the location of timber areas con- 

 taining birch and oak suitable for hubs, but 

 if this inquiry interests any of the clients of 

 the Hardwood Record, the address of the 

 inquirer will be cheerfully supplied them. — 

 Editor. 



titles he can supply during the season and his 

 Lowest price c. i. f. London and Liverpool ; or, 

 if be will not quote this way, perhaps he can 

 quote us f. o. b. his nearest shipping point. — 

 Ikvin & Sellers. 



Irvin & Sellers is reputed to be one of the 

 most responsible houses of Liverpool and 

 London and their communication will be of 

 interest to such clients of the Hardwood 

 Record as have persimmon wood to market. 

 — Editor. 



Buyers of Persimmon. 



London, Eng., Sept. 26. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record,: We note in your issue of the 10th inst. 

 that one of your readers wants a market for per- 

 simmon. We handle large quantities of this 

 stuff and should be obliged if you would put our 

 name before* him. This wood must be winter 

 felled and fresh and shipped jn logs S inches and 

 up in diameter, 7 feet and up long. Please ask 

 your correspondent to let us know what quan- 



Concerning Mountain Oak. 



Johnson City. Tens., Sept. 20. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record: Can you give me the botanical 

 classification of the growth known by the popu- 

 lar nanus of mountain oak, water oak and 

 spotted oak? . 



Tin- oak in question has been identified 

 as simple Quercus rubra, the common red 

 oak of commerce, which identification is con- 

 firmed by Dr. C. A. Seheiuk, forester of the 

 Vanderbilt estate at Biltmore, N. C. 



Tin- closer grain, greater strength of fiber 

 and other characteristics of this wood, which 

 differ somewhat from the red oak of Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana, are accounted for 

 by tin- difference in soil and environment. The 

 wood in some respects is superior to north- 

 ern red oak; it undeniably has greater 



strength, is more compact in grain, and is 

 almost as easily worked as the better known 

 northern growth. It doubtless is as good a 

 type of furniture oak as there is remaining 

 in tiny quantity in this country. — Editor. 



Cellulose from Wood Refuse. 



New Orleans. La., Oct. IS. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : I wish to ask whether you know 

 of any process by which the refuse coming out 

 of a sawmill can be worked into cellulose and, 

 if so, I would appreciate it very much if you 

 would give me the names of, or put me in com- 

 munication with, such firms who manufacture 

 machinery to make such cellulose. — . 



Can any of the readers of the Hardwood 

 Record supply the information wanted by 

 this correspondent? If so, tney will confer a 

 favor by communicating it. — Editor. 



Wants Hickory Hammer Handles. 



Bremen, Germant, Oct. 5. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Can you supply us with a list of 

 American firms exporting hickory hammer han- 

 dles? We have sundry calls for this class of 

 material and would like to get into touch with 

 manufacturers. — . 



This correspondent has been supplied with 

 a list of quite a number of handle manufac- 

 turers, but any others who would like to enter 

 into correspondence with this house can do 

 so if they will forward their addresses to this 

 office. — Editor. 



In Market for Veneers. 



New Orleans. La., Oct. 19. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record: Kindly give me the names and 

 addresses of veneer manufacturers who are cut- 

 ting paper-thin cedar veneers, glued on paper. 

 I beg to say that I can use large quantities of 

 i tiis stock. Would also like to have a list of 

 manufacturers of all kinds of veneers" for which 

 1 am in the market. . 



This correspondent has been supplied with 

 a general list of veneer manufacturers. Oth- 

 ers who would like to communicate with him 

 will kindly supply their addresses to this 

 office, stating the kind of stock they pro- 

 duce. — Editor. 



Buyer of Axe Handles. 



Greenville, III., Oct. 20. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record: We use a quantity of light 'pattern 

 thirty six inch cull axe handles, and, at this 

 lime, are in the market for a quantity. Can you 

 tell its where we can obtain them? — . 



The writer has been supplied with the 

 names of a few manufacturers of axe han- 

 dles, and others who would care to be placed 

 in communication will please supply their 

 addresses to this office. — Editor. 



Big Elms in Maine. 



One of the champion trees of Maine is an 

 elm which stands in Hallowell. It has a 

 girth of seventeen feet, ten inches, and a 

 top spreading 110 feet. The tree is exceed- 

 ingly symmetrical, throwing out its branches 

 fifty feet in all directions. 



In York one elm, known as the Grant elm, 

 has a girth of seventeen feet, eight inches, 

 and a spread of branches of seventy-one 

 feet. Another has a girth of fourteen feet, 

 ten inches, and a top spreading eighty-two 

 feet. - 



