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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Kbiio |iin<- In tlio futun-: II* raii- of cmwih. yield |«T acre at the end of Wood Imports and Exports for Marcb 



'■"'■'"" iri..!-. in.l tl.. n.:,i,,L. hi wlilili will ulvc bed rektiltn. Kor Tlie lliir.n'i of l-..r.li:ii mid liunu.llc (.•..miiKnv uf the Lulled Slate, lin. 



""' ' >»>'•""■«"<'''•'• <"«l«"" hnii con«Ut.d publlBlu-d lli!iir.» hIiuwIui; .xiiorl. and Imiwru for Miirili. lOH. and com- 



.Hi ..f II e.it In limited iriiriK or %vo«IIotH ,mrli.on» with .Mar.li. llti;i. The followhiK dnia lire condenm-d for the flcure* 



l> 'f I'luli KiandK exlHi on nlmndon.'d on lorem producm : 



In: \ _ 111 other rek'lonii thU Iri-e hax Hpruni; IMPOltTW 



«|) uiuiiiU.iit.j -iMir luiiilt 1 iu^ iiuil need* only time and protection from Value Value 



nre to iKv.lop Into Ihrlfljr, valuable Htand.. Mr. Krolhlnuliam luiyii that Artlrlc. March, 1U13. March, IWU. 



If nriii liiul n..i li.-«n allowed to run repiatedly Ihrouch the alatb left In '''''"'['"*''• * 4J,1»70 « ■^■P'J'' 



loBKliii:. the orliiinal «landt«— a larce part of northern Mlehlcnn and SKS'iny ",■.■.■,■,'.■.■,■ J," .'I .■.■.■;.'.■.■.■.■ i.' .i i .' .i I.' ." 3*'ijr7 noi,800 



oth>r noti'd while pine regions — would probably now be covered wlib pine < »ther cabinet wooda! !...!!.'.'!!!!!!!!!.'."!!!!'.! 17oi.'>2'J 1 luisas 



Mi-ond nrowth. '•"t-'" • • •• 7:«,7I 1 «0,072 



rulpwood 44:1,027 OftO,74,'i 



White pine become* merchantable at nn nee from thlrti--flve to seventy Uatliins and rccdH ao,l&3 1IM,.H03 



yearn, and when condition* are favorable, the crowth H blchly prolltable. l.unibor 77K,_SK8 014,013 



It l« e«Ilmat.-d that tb- orlclual sliind of white nnd Norway pine In the ShlngjiV ! '. ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ', ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! I ! ! i .' ] ] ) i ] ] ] ) i i ] i ) So'732 n"in'|IK7 



Ijike iStaleii wan no Ichx than ;!:.0,«niii.(MHi.iHi(t bonril feet, (if thU amount rhiilr cane.! !!!!"!!!!!!!!!!.*!!!!.'.'!!!!!!!!!! 42io72 .'l!MI»7 



2o0.1MMI,OW.OW» feet have Wvn cut nnd 100,(100,1100,000 burned, so Ihnt I'jirnjtiire !iO.;i04 HUfill 



there U no «rc«tquanllt.v left m this time. \\.....i pulp . 1.208,007 1,740.701 



Bed Gum Hotel Finishings """^ 13.845,116 »4.023,236 



Hed BUm w:ig iseleru-d .'or the Interior llnlsh of the Kort Pcnrliorn nnd the EXPonxs 



Morrison hotel. In ChlcnRo. It Is said that SOO.OOO feet will be recpilred lo Article. March 1013. Mor^ch' ntl4 



complete the latter Htructure. The wimo llnlsh Is announced for the new Hickory logs f V-',ri73 f bu,Utl(i 



Hotel Uemlns at Terre Haute. Ind. There was a time when red Biim went *'?•< '"'■'«■ '•.''04 i;t.4«.'. 



Int.. such bulldlnBS. If nccepl..d at all. under the iiamu of some other wood. All ol'l'r iSIb! .' '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. ." .' .■:.■.■.■.■::;::: .' .' 30:M41 431204 



but It now takes Its place under Its own proper name. I'lrewood ....'.'...'.'.'....'..','.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.',..... liiilL'S 22!407 



Hewed timlier :M,'.'.'i;t 8si718 



Leases Fumituie Factory In Arkansas snwed timber C3;t.o.ti 787.000 



t'ypress 42.307 42,048 



It Is reiwrted from llussellvllle. .\rk., that John Skinner of Little Kir 773,270 072,022 



Kock hap based the .lon< s Wood Worklnn plant of Kussellvllle and will '■"•" 155,303 100311 



op.ratc It iLs a furniture and hardwood tlnorUig faclor.v, maklns a spc- 'white' pine.' .■.■.".■.■.■.■.■.'.■.■.■.■.■■■.■.'.■ .' '.'. 125331 l'."l870 



•'■■Uy of Interior trim nnd hardwood llnlsh. Loncleaf pine. '.".'.'.'.'.'.!'.".'.".'.!'.'.'.!!'.'.!!'.!'.!!;! ! 1 .O^.'VI.'.o l,4'lo!l84 



Sbortleaf pine 8.".,2<!4 02,020 



Entering Wedge for American Woodworking Machinery .^ii other pine 377..Hsti 205,287 



„, . , ,, , . , , , , . , Yellow poplar 02.000 103,224 



vv nat Is said to have been tb.> rlist siile of American noodworklns KcUwood 0,207 07,0,'>4 



m.uhlncry In the Valencia district Spain, was recentiv made bv n Spruce 14,708 41,1.%0 



manufacturer of vene..r machines. A lathe si.x and a half feet long for :^:L"t^''„*„'d'ra''ntW-. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: '^"^ '*?. W 



rotary cutting was tlie largest Item, but several other appliances were Itntlroad ties 221,ii;(0 201.410 



included In the sale. This transaction Is of Interest chletly because it Is Shingles S.,'.!!! 5..300 



an entering wedge which Is expected to open the Spanish market for {jarrel'shooks 2"7'l'i»l OS'slft 



further business along that line. The sale was made In competition Staves .'!.'!.'!!!!!.'.'!!.'.'.'."!.".'!.'.'.'.'!.'!.'.'.' 4i4!583 505|e02 



with several European manufacturers of similar machlnerv. Heading :10,321 32!378 



All other staves 227.311 281,707 



The Aswell Bill Passed Doors, sash and blinds 150.177 104.124 



...^ - , , , ^ , .aBweu rsm .rassea Kurnlture 034.002 540 818 



ihe Louisiana Legislature has passed what Is known locally as the .\swcU Empty barrels 30.817 74,022 



bill. It Is of considerable Interest to settlers, railroads, nnd lumbermen Incubators and brooders 20,800 4l!e52' 



of the region, since It Is a measure intende<l to .pilet many disputed titles \VoJXn«?arc""' "I'.'""''''' ; ' i ' ! ' ' " ' ! ! ! " ' ! ! ' ; " " " " 58080 4o'4^7 



lo land in the .New (Jrb-ans. Baton lionge. and Vlcksburg Grant. Some of Wood pulp.. ..".'!.'.'.'.'!.'.'!!!!.'!."!!.'!.!.'!!!!!!!.' bui325 38|472 



Ihe disputes go back thirty or forty years. Much of the land Involved Is All other manufactures ol wood 637,385 701,014 



very Hne tlmbcrland now held by purchasers under chain of title In many Totals $8 730 658 $8 604 4.'54 



cas«'8 running back to the railroad grant through several transfers. When ' .'•>.•» 



this bill was Hrst Introduced considerable concern was created among timber The Problem of Stump Lands 



holders In Louisiana, and it was understood that strong protests against ihe I'nltcd States Ii. pirdnciit of Agrlouiture has published results of 



the enactment of such a 1)111 were to be formulated by the attorneys of these "^ investigations of slump lands In three Lake States. It Is predicted 



holders and presented at Washington. It the protests weri' made they t''-'" i" twenty-Bve years the remaining timber lands will be cut over, 



appear to have been unavailing, as the bill passes without dissent. 'itKl then Michigan and Minnesota will have 12,000,000 news of stump 



. land each, nnd Wisconsin will have about 11,000,000. The development 



General Car-Weighing Order of these lands for agricultural purposes has been seriously retarded by 



In order to Insure accuracy In the weight of its freight car equipment, a the high cost of clearing. This cost runs from $20 to $00 an acre. Little 



general order has been Issued by the Baltimore & Ohio system which pro- loggedoff land desirable for farming purposes can be had for less than 



vides for the rewelghing of equipment at regular Intervals. Oars from S15 or $25 an acre, and the total cost of cleared land varies, therefore, 



which the llgures of weight and capacity have become effaced will be re- from $35 to $115. This, when the expense of other necessary Improve- 



welghed and rcstonclled at once, and the regulations provide that cars In meats Is taken into consideration, Is more than equally good farm land 



regular service shall he rewelghed at regular times. Wooden and steel in other sections can be bought for. 



underframe cars will be placed on the scales once every twelve months In the Hrst place, as a protection lo the settler, the investigators 



during the llrsl two years In service, after which they will be rewelghed recommend that in every tract sold by land companies, there should he 



every two years. All-steel cars will be rewelghed and restenciled every at least ten acres cleared and ready for the plow. This will enable the 



three years. In cases where the weight of equipment Is materially changed farmer to raise hay and other crops while putting the logged-off land 



by repairs or alterations, new llgiires will be substituted. This plan of Into condition for the most economical removal of the stumps, lor clearing 



weighing equipment periodically will offer to shippers and the railroad can be done much more cheaply after the ground has been in pasture for 



great assistance in computing tonnage and compiling records on which several years. 



charges are based. Second growth must be regarded as a source of expense rather than 



Must Stencil Flooring and Lath income, in a few places it may he possible to dispose ol It to charcoal 



Under an amendment to the Brooks law of 1012 regulating the sale ""'' «oo<'e-^tract companies, pulp mills or mining companies, but in 



of commodities sold In bulk within New York state manufacturers whole- general It does not pay to haul the wood more than four or Ave miles, 



salers. and retailers selling lath or other commodities will have to' specify Hardwood which when green is very expensive to remove, decays In 



the number of pieces In each bundle bv means of stenciling or attaching ""'^ ^^ *■">* '* ""^^^ ""'^ dIHlculty : on the other hand white pine and 



a sales slip to each bundle. With respect to hardwood lloorlng which Is -^("•"■a-V P'oe will not decay in lifty years. Again hardwood land Is 



delivered in bundles, the exact number of feet In each bundle must be "'"'''' '" contain mnny more stumps to the acre than white pine areas, 



noted either by stenciling or by attaching a sales slip : where flooring is "" "° average an acre may be expected to have aliout forty-five white 



not bundled the sales slip stating the exact number ol feet must P""^ stumps, whereas 400 Is not an unusual number for hardwood, 



accompany the shipment. Incidentally It is worth remembering that a circle with a radius of 



Where a sale Is made outside the state the shipment mav proceed as ^^"■** "^^^ contains an area of one acre. If the stumps In several such 



formerly but when sold and distributed within the state the regulation """^ ''" c<'""t<<'. *''*= <otal number in any given tract may be estimated 



must be followed. In the enforcement of this regnlatlon a reasonable '*'"' reasonable accuracy. 



allowance will be made for occasional shortages, such as are due to Rural Mail Carriers to Beport Fires 



mistakes, but the number of pieces or feet must not be continuously less The postoflice authorities will cooperate again the coming summer in the 



than as stated in the sales slip. work of discovering and reporting forest fires. The rural mail carriers are 



