HARDWOOD RECORD 



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B 734 — To Prevent Checking of Hickory 

 The April 25 issue Hard wool) Record contained an inciuiiy from a 

 southern concern asking for information as to methods of preventing 

 cheeking of hickory. The following letter is a comment on that article 

 with additional suggestions: 



Philadelphia, Pa., .\pril 29. — Editor H.iHDWOOD Hecord : In ccnncctiou 

 with "Mail Bag B TIO." appearing In your issue April 25, wc are of the 

 opinion that if the party using the hicltory would pile the same on its 

 end in a dark place without having the sticks too open so that it would 

 not dry too fast, the checking would be materially reduced. We are 

 also of the opiuiou that if the party will pile this hickory in sawdust or 

 some other material that will keep the light from it, the percentage of 

 checking will he still further reduced. 



B 732 — Market for Dimension Stock 



Defiance, O.. .\pril 29. — Editor ri.\iti)WOOD Recoud ; Wc are in the 

 market for a considerable amount of stock and are taking the liberty 

 of attaching a list of material which we would like to buy. If you 

 can, without any great inconvenience place these items in the hands of 

 firms who could furnish the material, we will appreciate the courtesy. 



National Hardwood Lumber Association inspection rules govern. In- 

 spection is to be made in Defiance, O., and prices quoted shoulc^ be for 

 material <i.livri-.d .it the plant in Ohio. 

 Sand H.ni.i'-. 



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4'fi" 



Abov,- :, ,,-i - Miiltiiiles, 



Musi l„ I ,u_ii -iiip^lit grained and tree of defects. 

 White oak. red oak, hard maple. 

 Axles 



.'lOO pieces 4 x5 — 5% or 6 feet. 

 3,000 pieces iVixSVi—SVs' or 6 feet. 



500 pieces 414x5% — 5% or 6 feet. 

 Above lengths or multiples. 



Must he tough, straight grained and free of defects. 

 Black or shellbark hickory — no pecan or hitter hickory accepted. 



Company 



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Clubs and Associations 



Program of the National Hardwood Lumber Association 





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National Hardwood Lumber Association to be held on Thursday and 

 Friday, .Tune 18 and 19, at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, has just been 

 issued. The program includes two days' session, opening at 9:30 a. m. 

 on Thursday with the registration of members. The first regular trans- 

 action of business will start at 10:00 a. m. with an address of welcome 

 by Hon. Louis P. Fuhrmann, mayor of Buffalo, .\rthur W. Kreinheder, 

 president nf the P.uffalo Lumber Exchange, will follow with an address 

 of weir, ,111, ,11 1,, liiilf of the lumbermen of Buffalo. Following this 

 will ■ ,11 11 ,1 officers Includiug an address by the president, 



Charl, - !i P., 11: and Frank F. Fish, secretary, and reports of the 



standing ,,,iiiMiiii, - including committee on forestry by John M. Woods, 

 special committee on o%-erweight claims by James E. Stark, transporta- 

 tion committee by Emil Guenther and waterways by Ed. T. Miller. 

 Adjournment will take place at 1 :00 p. m. to permit the members and 

 guests making a trip to Niagara Falls, described later. 



The Friday session will open at 9 :30 a. m. with a report of the 

 inspection rules committee delivered by E. W. Chamberlin, chairman. 

 E. F. Trefz, field secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United 

 States, will then deliver an address, which will be followed by a report 

 of the committee on officers" reports. Tlie subject of new business will 

 be the last discussion of the morning session and the afternoon session 

 will be started with unfinished business, after which will come a report 

 of the committee on resolutions, followed by the election of officers to 



serve one year and election of seven directors to serve three years. 



The most important feature of the entertainment program is the 

 trip to Niagara Falls, which will taKe place on Thursday afternoon, 

 this being tendered by the Buffalo Lumber Exi'hange. Members and 

 guests will bo^rd special traction cars, which will be waiting in front 

 of the convention headquarters, at 2 :30 p. m. The cars will then 

 proceed to Niagara Fails, crossing the river below the Falls, thence 

 on down the west iiank, making stops opposite the Horse Shoe Falls, 

 at the Whirlpool, Brock's Monument and other points of interest. From 

 Brock's monument they will re-cross the river, then follow the East 

 Bank, passing close to the water's edge, to the City of Niagara Falls, 

 there again crossing to tlie Canadian side where dinner will be served 

 at the New Clifton hotel. After dinner the cars will return direct to 

 Buffalo, leaving the Falls at about 9 :30 p. m. .V cordial invitation 

 is extended to visiting ladies to take in this trip. 



On Friday evening, .lime 19, a complimentary banquet will be tendered 

 by the National Hardwood Lumber Association and the Buffalo Lumber 

 Exchange combined. This will take place at 8 :00 o'clock in the ban- 

 quet hall of the Hotel Statler. .\dmi.ssion can be obtained only by 

 those holding tickets, which will lie siven out upim application to the 

 registration desk. 



Program for Gum Meeting 

 The following has been uivin nit at the offices of John M. Pritchard, 

 secretary of the Gum Lumber JIanufacturers' Association, as an out- 

 line of the program to be followed during the semi-annual of that body 

 to be held in Memphis at the Hotel Gayoso, May 19-20. This is subject 

 to slight change later, but is substantially correct : 

 Tuesday, May 19, 10 a. m. 



.Vddress of AVelcome, C. M. Br.van, city attorney. 



Response, a member. 



Semi-annual Report, President C. L. Harrison. 



Semi-annual lleport. Secretary J. M. Pritchard. 



Semi-annual Report, Treasurer S. M. Nickey. 



Aftbknoon Session, 2 i'. .m. 



"Lumber Advertising," A. T. Gerrans, chairman advertising committee. 

 National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. 



"Panics and Federal Reserve Banking Act," Dwight L. .Armstrong, 

 cashier Commercial Bank & Trust Company, Memphis. 



"Cooperation in Business." John W. McClurc, Bellgrade I.,umber Com- 

 pany, Memphis. 



"Hardwoods Products Exposition, " Thomas W. Fry, secretary Chas. F. 

 Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Company, St. Louis. 

 Weonesday, May 20, 10 a. m. 



"Some Facts .-Vbout Kiln Drying Lumber," Otis .-V. Felger, Memphis 

 Band Mill Company, Memphis. 



Standing committee reports as follows : 



Membership, M. B. Cooper, chairman. 



Assessments, J. W. McClure, chairman. 



Finance,. F. B. Robertson, chairman. 



Complaints, W. C. Bonner, chairman. 



-Advertising, F. R. Gadd, chairman. 



Entertainment, II. B. Weiss, chairman. 



Office Room, Furniture and Fixtures, J. W. McClure, chairman. 



Special Report Committee or Technical Research, R. M. Carrier, Sardis, 

 Miss., chairman. 



General Discussion. 



New Business. 



.'Vdjournment. 



Convention of Furniture Men 



It is expected that several thousand furniture men will attend the 

 convention at the Congress Hotel, Chicago, May 13 and 14. Repre- 

 sentatives of all the furniture associations will be present. The program 

 includes a banquet at the' Congress Hotel, where R. W. Irwin of Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., will be toastmaster. Forrest Crissey of the Saturday Eve- 

 ning Post will speak on "Team Work Between Associations." Milo D. 

 Campbell of Coldwater will speak on "The Square Deal in Business." 

 The national speaker will be on this program. The program for the 

 meeting the following day will be as follows : "What Has Been Ac- 

 complished by Association Work." A. O. Foster, Utica, N. 'Y., president. 

 Metal and Spring Association ; "What Can Be .Accomplished by National 

 Effort in Cost Accounting," Frederick B. Smith, Detroit, chairman Parlor 

 Table Jlanufacturers' .Association : "Grading of Hardwood Lumber," G. 

 A. Buckstaff, Oshkosh, Wis. ; "Manufacturers' Protective Association," 

 Charles R. Sligh, Grand Rapids: "Freight Classification of Furniture," 

 C. F. E. Luce, Grand Rapids, secretary National Commercial Fixtures 

 Association; "Credits and Collections," M. Wulpi, Chicago, secretary 

 Extension Table Bureau. 



Will Meet at 'Winnipeg 



The lumbermen of Northwestern Canada will hold a tour-day con- 

 vention next September in Winnipeg, and are planning an elaborate 

 affair. A general Invitation has been extended to lumbermen this side 

 the line to meet with them, and they are promised a series of excursions 

 which will leave a lasting impression. Those who wish more particulars 

 are advised to write to J. Hooper, chairman lumbermen's publicity com- 

 mittee, 322 Donald street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 



