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drug on the market. Honduras receipts were 

 aboul equal to 1905 and the demand good. 



A salient feature of 1906 was the big in- 

 crease iu African receipts, compared with 

 previous years. This was due in a measure to 

 ased receipts from other ports, but Afri- 

 can stock is growing rapidly in favor. Then, 

 too, the African shipments in past years have 

 come almost exclusively via the Liverpool 

 market, where American importers were forced 

 to pay prices based on the expense of handling 

 there as well as profit to the broker. The past 

 year, however, has witnessed the arrival of two 

 consignments dii t. which resulted so profit 



ably that au increased traffic with African ports 

 direct is looked for this year. 



The cedar market in general has been very 

 active and has permitted of profitable trading 

 to all concerned. Receipts from Mexico and 

 Cuba were greatly in excess of any year for a 

 long time, notwithstanding the handicap in 

 Cuba as above stated, but the consumption has 

 been enormous, with every prospect of a con- 

 tinuance. 



The whole situation is most promising for 

 this year and the general trade is exceedingly 



optimistic. 



NeWs Miscellany. 



Hardwood Manufacturers' Annual. 

 A meeting of great interest to hardwood, 

 vehicle and furniture dimension stock manufac- 

 turers and planing mill operators will be held 

 at Memphis. January 29 and 30, when the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 United States will hold its fifth annual gather- 

 ing. It promises to be a large and enthusiastic 

 one. Memphis lumbermen are making elaborate 

 plans for the entertainment of visitors and the 

 program of the meeting, which is given here- 

 with, presents many attractive features : 



FIRST DAI' TUESDAY, JANUARY 29. 



10:30 a. m. — Registration of delegates. Sou- 

 venir badges will be distributed at time of 

 registration. 



11 a. m. — Meeting called to order. 



Address of welcome — Hon. James H. Malone, 

 mayor of Memphis. 



Response in behalf of visiting lumbermen — 

 William "Wilms. 



Annual address of president — William Wilms. 



Report of treasurer— C. M. Crawford. 



Report of secretary — Lewis Doster. 



Report of chief inspector — J. Y. Hill. 



Recess. 



AFTERNOON SESSION- 3 P. 31. 



Address — "Cooperation of Railroads and Lum- 

 ber Interests in the Soutli and Developments 

 Resulting Therefrom" — J. C. Clair, industrial 

 agent Illinois Central railroad. 



Address — Dr. Hermann Von Shrenck. plant 

 pathologist Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. 

 Louis Mo., department of agriculture. 



Address — "Drainage, Irrigation and Improve- 

 ment of Waterways in Relation to the Lumber 

 Business" — John A. Fox of the National Livers 

 & Harbors Congress. 



Address — "The Relations Between the Manu- 

 facturers and the Manufacturing Consumers of 

 Hardwood Lumber" Capt. A. J. Gahagan, 

 Loomis & Hart Manufacturing Company, Chatta- 

 nooga', Tenn. 



EVENING. 



Entertainment to all by the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis. 



SECOND DAY- WiEDNHSDAY, JANUARY 30. 



. 10:30 a. in- -Meeting called to order. 

 Reports of standing committees. 

 General discussion 



Reports of committees appointed preceding 

 day. 



General busine 

 Recess. 



AFTERNOON SESSION— - J'. M . 



Reports of committees. 



General business. 



Election of officers for 1007. 



Adjournment. 



The Lumbermen's Club of Memphis have 

 tended to all members, manufacturers and vis- 

 itors to the convention an invitation for enter- 

 tainment, and Tuesday night will l" 1 reset 6 

 Cor such purpose. The entertainment will be 

 strictly an informal affair. 



elected president of the Cincinnati Chamber of 

 Commerce at the annual election the second work 

 in January, defeating .1. M. Sears. Mr. Bennett 

 had adopted a staunch position in favor of sev- 

 eral measures which directly affect the lumber 

 trade, and lumbermen are therefore jubilant 

 over ltis successful candidacy. He strongly 

 indorses the belt line railway for Cincinnati, 

 lovyer switching charges, increased terminal 

 facilities, removal of discrimination rates, regu- 



W. A. BENNETT OF BENNETT & WITTE, 

 CINCINNATI. 



lations and conditions against shippers, and a 

 nine foot stage in the Ohio river from Pittsburg, 

 La., to Cairo, 111. 



Mr. Bennett has been in the lumber business 

 for twenty-five years, and his house is one of 

 the most prominent in his section, handling an 

 use quantity of lumber annually, and con- 

 suming an important factor in oak and cotton- 

 wood operations. 



W. A. Bennett Honored. 



Win. A. Bennetl of Bennett & Wittc, whole- 

 hardwood dealers of Cincinnati, Ohio, was 



American Woodenware in Scotland. 



Consul Rufus Fleming of Edinburgh, Scotland, 

 states that there is a considerable market in 

 that part of Scotland for American wood goods 

 of every kind, from furniture to clothespins. 

 Of furniture the principal article in use there 

 is office desks ; in other lines the leading items 

 are handles for various implements, doors, sash 

 and blinds. The trade in American woodenw T are 

 in Scotland is not extensive, but it shows signs 

 of betterment, and if some effort were displayed 

 by American makers a much larger share of 

 the business might be turned their way. It is 

 perhaps questionable whether the trade would 

 ever grow to great volume, for some of the 

 wooden articles are not as widely used there 

 as in England or America, but a certain few 

 articles are essential in every household, and 



since British woodworking firms must import 

 much of their material. American manufacturers 

 have a good opportunity for extending the 

 market for their goods. With the greater vari- 

 ety and comparative abundance of woods here 

 suitable for this line of manufacture and the 

 superiority of our woodworking machinery, 

 American goods are necessarily of particular 

 worth and would doubtless be given preference 

 over all others. Although the United Kingdom 

 is one of the best customers of our woodworking 

 establishments, Consul Fleming says that in 

 the district about Edinburgh little effort has 

 been made to bring the merit of these wares be- 

 fore the trade. Only the best grade of wooden- 

 ware can be sold on this market. 



New Atkins Tool. 



E. C. Atkins & Co.. Inc.. the saw manufactur- 

 ers of Indianapolis, have just closed a deal 

 whereby they secured the rights to make and 

 sell the Rogers belt punch. This little device 

 for making holes in belts, straps, etc.. is too 

 well known to require an introduction. It is 

 light, convenient and does its work to perfec- 

 tion. The blade of sharpened stool slips into 

 the handle, so that it is entirely protected when 

 not in use. To operate, it is only necessary to 

 pull out a thumb spring, which fits into notches 

 in the handle. The blade is graduated and 

 slightly concave, so that the size of the hole 

 to be cut may be regulated by the amount of 

 blade exposed. By slight pressure, the blade 

 is forced through the belt or strap and by turn- 

 ing the handle around once, an even hole of 

 uniform size is easily cut. 



The punch sells for fifty cents and should be 

 in the pocket of every one having to cut uni- 

 form holes in belting, straps and leather. Many 

 of the best jobbers carry this tool and it can 

 always be bought through E. C. Atkins & Co.. 

 Inc., at Indianapolis, or at any of their branch 

 houses. 



The Teak Tree of Java. 



The principal wealth of the forests of Java 

 at tli" presenl time consists in the wood of the 

 teak tree. The trees are usually cut when 

 lo i have' attained an age of about fifty years, 

 at which time they are between 60 and To 

 foot in height. The species most highly valued 

 has wood of a brown color and a smooth, greasy 

 '- to the touch. 



Since 1880 the tree has been cultivated and 

 the cutting regulated by the Dutch government. 

 In order to cause tit" tree to lose its sap slowly 

 the trunk is girdled a short distance above the 

 ground two years before felling. The wood is 

 used extensively in ship building and Is ex- 

 ported to all parts of Europe. 



New Cypress Inspectors. 

 The Southern Cypress Manufacturers' A<-i 



siation committ in grades and specifications 



announces that inspectors have been sent north 

 for the purpose of investigating complaints on 

 grades or measurements. It is the intention to 

 have the who:,, northern country thoroughly ...\ 

 i red by inspectors within easy reach of any 

 point, and this has already been accomplished 

 through the territory from Denver on the west, 

 to Pittsburg on the east. Within a compara- 

 - short time the territory from Pittsburg 

 ii to Boston will be covered. In the mean- 

 time the department is prepared to make in- 

 spection anywhere west of Pittsburg on short 



National Wholesalers' Meeting. 

 At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the 

 National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, 

 bold in New York, January IS. it was unani- 

 mously decided to hold the next annual con- 

 vention at tie' Now- Willard hotel, Washing- 

 ton, I', i '.. on Wednesday and Thursday. March 

 6 anil 7. 1907. Special committees have been 



