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HARDWOOD RECORD 



klon fore 



.•V WIlMl 1. I,.-.'.!!'!! 



I> ' <<t uu III!' pan ot 



111 uf yiiu would 111- 



vn! I Milly Into ll« work, 



p'l i-ii'T n. .iM.iiiit. .1 wiiJi It. .I1II.I-. u ii'ui II. .( until you Imvi- In- 

 re«tlEiit<-<l III, UM' II, nnil r<<<'l flint Itn problcmii nro your prolili-iim. You 

 do not do <-iioui:li of tlww. Vou iliould iiinke your (-oninillti-fn on wimtr 

 nnd ullllfalloii mllvp i-oiiiiiiIiiih-ii. You hIiouUI IuhUI upon tlirlr boldlOK 

 iii<-<-tliic« 111 liivixtlcnti' tliU nintti-r, and you iiliould Innliit upuu tbrlr 

 •utiinllllni: til villi 111.- nimrlit of thwlr flmllnRii nl your varloua convt-n- 

 tlonn. Willi i-nt i.|Mrulntlon iihould Ik- MopnratiMl almrply from tlie 

 pmrtlral nml nrlihilllr nnyi. nnd imnnK of climc ullll»itlou, I lipllovi> 

 thl]« In our of ihi< lilKi:i'>il nud iiioitt fiir-roarliliip probliMUN luinlionnuii 

 ran allnik. nnd ..n - nlilrli. If lolvi-d. would nid iiiiiiiiMiKily In rtdlvvhiK 

 the prcwnl unwitUfnrtory i-^iiidltlonK. To ml»c llie vnliio of rctiourcc by 

 n-cklcMil) cslinuKtlug It U Hhort-slKhled and bi-quentbcs thf country 

 no pornianrnl rooiI, but to rnlnL- ItK ralur throvKli clUdent uhc iiiorllM 

 pralw and wInK nupport. 



1 now come to a very important nnulo of our problem, nnd one wlilcli 

 munt lie f-olred If tlie nliovc xuKRegtlons are to linve n rcnl punch and 

 yield result*. It U tblR : There must be better consolidation of timber 

 huldlnit!!, b»'tter unity of action, and a better ainHiclated olTort aiuoni; 

 lumbernii'ii. In this ronneetl m. I ttftaln quote from the testimony of one 

 •if our lending lumbermen, nnd also from a speech by one of our Kreiit 

 • durniiirs nni mnsei-vatlonlsts. I refer In tile Ilrst Instance to Captain 

 .Inme,< n. While, who slated : 



The point Is If we enn ko to n roniinissloii nnd sny too much lumber Is 

 helne ninnufnctured. and we enn no loofser sell our low Kmdes. and we 

 are forced to leave a great pnrt of the tree In the woods to rot; can 

 you. In the Interest of public welfnre prnnt us a prlvllece to ORree on 

 the eurtnllment of production until norinni market conditions are re- 

 storol? If we enn (ret this rell.'r at the proper time then we cun be safi' 

 and the ciuniry saved frmii this wasteful evil. . . . When a tree Is 

 cut down It should all be used, the poor as well ns the best, and there 

 must lie a dlOTen-nce In price siifflrieut to make It protltnble nod possible 

 to brlnt In the top loRs to the mills and make It Into lumber. A lumber- 

 man diK's not want to waste his resources, he wnnts to manufacture and 

 sell all that he can find or all that he can create a market for. 



.Now let us listen to what President Charles II. Van Illse of the 

 fnlverslty of Wisconsin said before the Chamber of Coinmorce of the 

 I'nlted States of America In his speech entitled "The Concentrotlon ot 

 Industry In the fnited States of .\merlcn." In discussing this problem 

 I'resldent Vnn Illse stated : 



In the first place. It Is usually assumed that all the so-called trusts 

 are mnno|Milles. Indeed, If one runs through the discussion concerning 

 the trusts during the past few years he will seldom find anv discrimina- 

 tion between monopolies, trusts, nnd mngnltudi' In business. The three 

 are used ns synonymous terms. The subtlety of this method of argument 

 Is evident. If It he assumed that any large business Is -a monopoly It Is 

 •■asy to carry the conviction to the listeners that such organization should 

 be destroyed, but magnitude anil monopoly are not synonymous terms. 



Quoting further ; 



We now pass to the second premise upon which we agreed, the pro- 

 hibition of unfair prices. 



Again he states : 



In the third place, a free field for legitimate competition must be 

 malntninrd. No steps should be taken which will endanger this great 

 industrial progress. ' . - 



stimuli 



enforienient of the law when the lav 

 sonii'one is picked out because he 

 good politics to attack him. and !)! 



I am willing to stand for the 

 s enforced alike for all. but when 

 II the front sent, or because It Is 

 1*99 nre nllowed to escnpe. I say 



of the metal In the deposlte 

 subdivision of holdings, and 

 tiiatinn for 





per lei 



r.aclies the mnrk.t. In contrast with the 

 th.- ••xtr.'iiie competitive system for lead 

 ron ..i-.' in the Lake Superior region. The 

 .rag.' only about Ifi per cent. Karlier In 

 en the holdings were relatively small the 

 But the most important of the 



icerned, is 

 are excessive. 

 ;!0 or 411 per cent of the 



the history of this region wl 

 losses were from : 

 .sources of the ean 

 coal. Under the compelled ci 

 In the early davs of mining 

 anthracite coni of the veins riacli.'d the market, 

 the eoncentrntioii of holdings involving the Introduction of adequate 

 machinery, these los.s,\s'have been gnatiy r.'duced . . . For timlier the 

 same situation n.iw exists as for liitiiminoiis loal. Extreme competition 

 has been enf.irced through action ngiiinst various lumber manufacturers' 

 and dealers' associations. In consequence of this the cutting of timber 

 is now being carried on so that Ih.* wastes in operation are excessive. 

 For only by getting the timber on tb.- market at the lowest rates, re- 

 gardless of waste. Is it possible to handl.- the material so as to meet 

 market conditions without Ios.s. This is the lamentable situation created 

 by the law in regard to a resource which will last at the present rate 

 ot exploitation for scarcely more than fifty years. 



.ipli'lli Willi., I'l 

 Irnde 

 ivliig i|iiotailon ; 



act .if .-.."i " i:iil"ii liii- I" ' II iU'i'r"v.d bv Ihi- iippr.iprlnl.' con 



Nh.iulil III' rri'i' friini nllii.k. Ily Ibis slinph' .'\ Iliiii ihe situnll 



Chan. I I'.M.piriitioii fiir all classes of buil » »..iild be alli 



tinue sii far as it was not Inimical to the public welfare. 



Illw then SIIKK'' 



iiblnntbih <ir cmi 

 I iif li'rrll.irv or 

 al I.I ih.' w.'lfnre 

 k.' II pr.'»uiii|itlon 

 ■ Inimical to the 

 Hill whin any 

 iiimlNMlon It 



I have qu ited at such great lenxth bei'inise 

 opinions of two srent thinkers, upon our pr.i 

 waste, of crentliiK a healthier ataioKphere In 11 

 of conserving a great natural resource. It is 



lies.' views express the 

 iem of utliltlng forest 

 ■ lumber Industry, and 

 nut of Ihe question lo 



practice most elllclent niethodn of ' utilUtnK waste In inir llmlH'r regions 

 on the mneoltudc with which wc do huslnoks In this country unless there 

 Ik enough waste assembled nt one point to make the establishment of ■ 

 by-product plant practical. .V sawmill can be erected to operate on a 

 ten-year supply of timber, or even one ye.ir. and abandon Ihe operations 

 with a profit, but this can not be done with n liy product plant. Such 

 plants demanii not inly a comparatively larg.' amount of material with 

 which to operate, liut an amount which must he supplied for years to 

 I'ome. Some planta are, therefore, a stimulus lo the perpetuation of 

 forests and Industry, and In this respect are markedly dlireient from the 

 majority of sawmills now existing. The prulihiiis In our country, ro 

 far as the elimination of wood waste Is conc.-rned. nre quite different 

 from Ihe problems abroad where the popul-itlon Is dense and the forest 

 areas restricted. It will be years before we come to such extreme con- 

 ditions save In exceptional loeations. Certainly not In your lifetime or 

 mine. We must face squarely the problems of today and tackle them 

 In a thoroughly sane and practical manner f.ir the pood not only of 

 posterity but for ourselves. 



In conclusion, tiie solution of our lumber pniblems should not be left 

 to Individual effort. Don't overtax "George." Tiler.' n'ust be assoclat.'d 

 effort. Knell must do his share. Petty differences must be suliinerKed, 

 and lii'artiesl coiiperatlon through our leading assoclKlions must be had. 

 Many of j-ou will doubtless recall Forrest Crissey's article In the March 

 :!.S issue of the Saturday Kvenlng Post on ".\ssociation Snags." In whlcli 

 he points out value of associated effort. Now, this lumber body has 

 a number of committees which can do elTectlve work -evn far more ef- 

 fective work than they have done — In Improving conditions in the In- 

 dustry wo have been discussing. I hope I won't offend these gentlemen 

 when I say that most of the committees have been like sphinxes. Why 

 not put on spurs and get into action, (ea\, common-sense, effective, united 

 action, and resolve that the lumber industry shall not continue to suf- 

 fer or perish In our industrial life. 



FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE ENGINEER 



Pit. UEH.M.\N.S' VON .St'IlICE.NTK. COX.Sl'l.TINti KNIilXKKK. N.\TIOX.\[, M'MIIF.n 

 M.\Nl'K.\CTrKEKS' .\SS0('IAT10X, ST. I.OI'IS. MO. 



Dr. von .Schrenek's close association with the iirolilpins^of the lum- 

 liornicn and his clear apjireeiation of what the lumher business is up 

 again.st make his .suggestions of real value. 



Since the earliest times wood lias been Ui^ed in one form or another 

 by mankind. Its ready accessibility, the east with which it could he 

 worked to shape Into any desirable form, its qualities of strength, hard 

 nes.s, resilience, etc., probably account for Its exieuslve use. With the 

 advance ot civilization the per ca|)ita quantity used has Increased rather 

 than decreased, because as civlli/atlon adynnced new uses were found for 

 tills valuable material and new requirements brought about a decided 

 Increase for each individual. As it was well stated by Hr. Fernow 

 iiian.v years ago, our grandmotliers were satisfied with one or two chairs in 

 their parlors, while the present generation requires eight or ten or more, 

 not because we wish to sit on' all of them, but because tlieir possession 

 is an indication «f our modern standards of living. 



While there has been a decided Increase of various kinds of wood, 

 there has at the same time been a decided decrease In the use of wood 

 In various fields. This decreased use has been due to the discovery of 

 other materials which are either better ndapled than the wood for specific 

 purposes, or l>ecause of tlie differences in cost, and lately because of 

 various economical tendencies brought about by a changed condition of 

 the supply nnd a changed condition in the attitude ot society towards 

 various types of structural material. Whereas in the early days oak 

 and pine were the chief yi-oods used for all purposes, we find a large 

 number of yvoods now manufactured, all of them with certain specific 

 qualities and all claiming recommendation nt the hands of the consumer. 

 With the extraordinary increase in the manufacture ot steel, cement, clay 

 products, etc.. more intense competition has arisen l>et\»'een these prod- 

 ucts and wood, all of which has tended to reduce the actual amount 

 used. While this reduction was to have been expected, there is a large 

 amount of criticism aimed at wood which Is more or le.ss unwarranted. 



