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iir for riiilliiB llmlxT Ih In llir nliiiir iiiuiiilin, l.iii 

 mho of iliv .v<-iir in the South ir |i<rt In the wmxln 

 •■rinlly Ihr monthii of thi> winter whiMi warm wealhrr 

 Ihv ilrtirlorallon of Iok' In the wimhIn. the |iro|HT 



liili-kly iiH poKallilc. 



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la to Bi-I the tliniM r from the tree to the luiw 

 ITiere Ik Kuaie atlvantiiije In |itiielni: Kiim h»KH In a |ioiiil anil, 

 loarlnB the |o|m un until the leaven wilt, Ixit thiH U to Ix- iihwI 

 < :iM>it where U U loi|M>kiillile to Ket the timber iiulekly to the mill. 

 r.\iii: or looh in the wuons 

 When sum Ior* are to he left In the wooil8 for any lenittli of iIiih', 

 ei>|n-<-lally In mimraer, the enils nIioiiIiI lie trenteil with creoBote. I.obii when 

 cut nhouhl not he left to lay with the endB rIOKe tocelher. «)f roiirHe, In 

 civoitotlnE thiK In Impossllile. Iltil nil of IhU U overeonie by the HiiKceHtlon 

 ■liove of cetlluK the Iok-k (|iilekly to the mill. 



Ml.TlloIi op I'laiN-SAWINO 

 The method of plain K»wlnK Kimi Is to turn the Ice In such a manner 

 nil to take off the Kap, and when tlilH Ib removed, turn to p't the bent 

 emdeB In the r.d. It was eonsldered best at all times to pliiee the Binnll 

 end of the Iok ahead on the earrlage to enable the Knwyer and edi;einaii 

 to Ket the most iiut of the limber: also, to net the after-bearer to lay the 

 side of the board on the live rolls so as to i!et the widest red face up. ns 

 the erndlnK rules require only one red face. By this method the results 

 that are desired are obtained mechnnlcally rather than left to the dis- 

 cretion of the operator. 



MRTIIoD OP QCARTF.B-SAWING 



Sevornl methods of quurter-snwlni; were suggested- — In nil of them the 

 sap Is to be removed Hrst from the Ion. One of them was to split the log 

 In the center, then lay the half on the earrlase with the heart down, cut- 

 ting same up right through : then proceed the same with the other half. 



The other method was, after removing sap from log, turn It up as a 

 whole and split boards on edger, at same time removing heart. 



It was, also, recommended In the quarter snwiug, to place the wide red 

 face up on the live rolls for the same reasons ns given above In plain 

 sawing. 



TniCKxesSES : extra allowanxe made fob shrinkage 



I'laln-sawed, 4/i, 5/-I and iJ/4 a sixteenth added; 8/4, three-sixteenths. 



«Juarter-s4iwed, 4/4, .1/4 und 0/4 onc-clghtb added; 8/4, three-six- 

 teenths. 



METHOD OF pbeventing stai.n 



It was the consensus of opinion that bicarbonate of soda treatment Is 

 only a fair success; that an absolute preventative has not been success- 

 fully worked out except at an expense too great for unlv>;rsal adoption, 

 but the association Is now working on methods which It believes will 

 accomplish this purpose. 



Further, that the care In drying and piling of lumber has a great deal 

 to do with the preventing of stnln — which will be explained in the nciit 

 pnrngrapb. , 



METHOD OF PILING ^ 



Each length should Iw plied separately. Pile bottom should be abso- 

 lutely solid, and cross pieces on pile bottoms should be absolutely In line. 

 The method of making pile bottoms of concrete piers is most excellent by 

 those who can afford them, as they hold better, Inst longer, and give a 

 better circulation of air. Plies should be at least 4 feet apart, 8 sticks used 

 on a 115-ft. pile, 7 on a 14-ft. pile, and ti on a 12-ft. pile. Size of sticks 

 should be l"il". Cypress, oak, ash and red gum are all good piling 

 sticks. It Is far better for the sticks to be sized; they should be dry, 

 and must hnvc.no bark on them. In piling,. sticks should be directly over 

 one another, and under every course of sticks n cross piece should be on 

 the pile bottom. Sticks should be out to the end on each end of pile, and 

 front of pile should lean slightly forward. The location of the yard Is 

 Important, so as to have prevailing winds blow through lumber and not on 

 the ends. 



HEIGHT, WIDTH, A.ND SLANT OF PILES 



I'iies should be from 75 to 80 courses high on 1" lumber ; other thick- 

 nesses In the same ratio : plies 6' wide and pitch 1 '/< " to the llnenl toot 

 or more. , 



LENGTH OF TIMK FOR AIR-DBVING DIFFERENT THICKNESSES 



No speclUc time or table could be mnde on this owing to the fnct that 

 so much depends on location of yard, time of year, and the kind of weather 

 during the drying process : but gum being n close-textured wood, should 

 be given greater time In drying than other hardwoods. 



BADLY CUPPED OR WARPED BOARDS 



The consensus of opinion was that the association should discourage 



the shipping of such Iraards in any grade, as 

 irreparable damage to the product as a whole. 



It 



KILN-DRVING 



the opinion that nearly all of tlie kilns would do good work 



If properly run and taken care of : In other words, it is the man 

 running It. I-'\irthermore. it was announced that the United States gov- 

 ernment is carrying on some very extensive tests and investigations which 

 are now coming to completion, and their representative will be at our next 

 meeting to give us some very valuable information upon this subject. 



MINCKt.l.AKKOI'R 



1 ndi I- ihl» mm.- the (|iimlonii of llnlihInK Kuni lumlM<r, and the rom- 

 mltleo had leiterB from a nuinlMT of the leading llnUheni of the country 

 kivlne their oplnlomi of the Ih-hI ineihod>, which will lie roinplli><l In the 

 llnlKhlng report later on. 



J. J. Hockwoll of the Crosliy AdvertiHini; Anfiiey of Chieano 

 litivc a very forceful re|Hirt on mlvortiiiing in itn liroader I)Iiuh«>b. He 

 |i<iiiiti><l out that Uu< viiluo of uilvertininjf in not iilwayB iniincdiateiy 

 ii|>liiirciit, liut nioHt frr(|iieiitly conie» from itH cuniulntive reHultB, 

 whii'ii are usually not xeen until Koinetiine aftor the lK>);innin); of Konic 

 nilvortisiiiK eniniiaign. Ho niuintaiiipil tlinl the only way to got 

 reNultti from ailvertixiu); ih to keep overlastiiii;ly at it without din- 

 counijjiMiicMt ami without Ix'ing inlluenood liv lluetuntini; i-omlitionH. 

 He inaintninod that one of the greatest vnlueN from advertiNiiig is 

 the result of Hniall orderx. 



Vollowing Mr. Rockwell's talk, the nieetinK adjourned for a l>uti|i 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 



K. D. Beals, president of the Hardwood Products Coiiipany of Nee 

 iiah, Wis., told of the work done by his concern in the inarketiiiK of 

 gum doors. He stated that it started this line of manufacture tliriH- 

 years ago and markets its sap gum iloors now under the name "un- 

 seloeted gum." This term is useil because of the better impression 

 it makes, as compared to the use of "sap gum." He maintaincil 

 that some millmen manufacturing gum products such as doors and 

 interior trim had had trouble with certain shipments of gum which 

 they had received, but that in the most part they had been willing 

 to push this product if guaranteed that future stocks would be sat- 

 isfactory. 



Mr. Bcals stated that he is inclined to push the use of Kraetzer- 

 cured gum. He expressed himself as being of the opinion that gum 

 manufacturers should place themselves in position to be able to sup- 

 ply reliable information as to the proper handling of gum product, 

 maintaining that this information is very frequently desired by re- 

 manufacturers, and they very often have dilBculty in securing it. 

 This information should have to do particularly with redrying. 



Other Committee Beports 

 J. \y. McClure then reported on the committee for office room, 

 furniture and fixtures. He told of the ofliccs now being finished in 

 the Bank of Commerce and Trust building, which are lieing finished 

 in a very beautiful but representative selection of red gum, which 

 will constitute a distinct ad for this wood. A good deal of solid 

 wood lias been used in finishing. The details have been worked out 

 in the best shape possible so that the quarters of the Gum Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association will serve as a real advertisement for 

 gum lumber. 



Report of Advertising Committee 



F, B. Gadd, reporting for the advertising coiiiinittee, stated that 

 that committee now has a deficit of $1,550 which must be met by 

 individual subscriptions, and that the members of the committee 

 have personally guaranteed this amount in the hope that other mem- 

 bers would do their duty. The rejiort follows: 



At the last meeting In Memphis, when this association was organized, 

 we were inclined to believe that manufactureis of gum were In favor of co- 

 operation and united action. This has certainly proven true. Our organi- 

 zation Is not large and never will be, but it has been started and In its 

 short life has become almost ng well known ns some of the older organiza- 

 tions. 



Our revenues are small and the officers, In preparing their budget of 

 expense, allotted the sum of ?10,000 to the advertising committee, and this 

 money we are expending in placing the merits of gum before the consum- 

 ing public. .\s stated, this Is not a large sum of money for the purpose of 

 buying publlclt.v, and It does not go very far. but we have done all we 

 can with the amount given us and believe that the class of advertising we 

 have had Is the right kind, but we have made only a start and there Is 

 a great Held ahead of us In this kind of work. 



There are many manufacturers who today are deriving the benefits of 

 this work who have not co-operated with us or worked for the general 

 good of this Industr.v. This Is not fair, gentlemen, and we must use our 

 best efforts to get these men Into our orgnnlzntion. We must help each 

 other. We must increase consumption and to do this we must educate 

 the people, and we can do that only through our advertising. If wc 

 increase consumption we get more for our lumiicr, ns the price will take 

 cnre of Itself. Orgnnization and co-operation are absolutely necessary. 



