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Black WUnut asd Plenty of It 



'• tlh> )l«r<lii i.r III, p. i.r... 

 M". Tin-**' l!iri-<> iiliotiiRnipliii 

 : the jrurd nnil hIko bIhiw • 



li. U Juriirti, M-rrrl«r>^, wrll<-« llAUi>»tMii> ItiUHiun tlinl tli<< c-uiiipaii)-'i 

 illjr rard.1 abow thrrv U about 042,000 fm-t of walnut Inca mi lianti nl 





Another Kerne Invented 



\ SIZEABLE PILE OK IIIGH-GRAI>E BLACK WALNUT LOGS ON 

 YAHDS OK PESKOD WALNIT AND VENEER COMPANY 



•- plant. This company bas had 



u unusually gimd season and tln' 

 ;.n>spcrts arc (!Ood for contlnuano- 

 of same until tbc early part of 

 fall and wIntiT. The total output 

 of the P.nrcKl Walnut and Vcnoir 

 Company for this year will l»- 

 0.500,000 feet of walnut logs at 

 Its Kansas City Plant. 



By the way. this mill Is tli.- 

 largest plant In the country whioli 

 Is devoted exclusively to the manii 

 facture of walnut veneers and luni 

 ber. The seven-foot band mill ami 

 the two quarter rounds are being 

 operated continually, cutting ex- 

 clusively American walnut. All 

 lumber Is treated through the 

 Kraetzer dryer, photograph of 

 which accompanies this story. 

 Through this means, according to 

 Mr. Jurden, the walnut lumber is 



nini-h Improved in iippearnnce uiid is of a very even and uniform color. 

 >Ir. Jurden writes personally tliat his concern is receiving many more 

 domestic inquiries for walnut veneers and lumber than have been re- 

 ceived for many years, which Indicates tliat domestic manufacturers of 

 furniture, etc.. arc beginning to realize that the aristocrat of American 

 hardwoods Is too fine a wood to be exported and not used In this country. 

 .Vs a result of the extensive publicity campaign Instituted by walnut 

 manufacturers, furniture people and other lines are tailing on walnut 

 and exbiliiting regular lines of walnut furniture in their show-rooms. 

 .\ccordiug to Mr. Jurden. It is his opinion that the time is not far distant 

 when the majority of walnut business will bo domestic instead of export. 



Investigating Markets for Philippine Woods 



ItulH-rt S, 1-indlay of I"indlay. Iticliardson A: Co., Ltd., of .Manila, I". I., 

 and tjla.s);ow, .Scotland, spent the early days In June In Chicago, lie Is 

 on a tour around the world In the Interest of Philippine hardwoods. This 

 company owns 10."),000 acres of timber In the islands and Is already 

 shipping considerable quantities of hardwoods to California, Oregon, and 

 Washington, and Is looking forward to the opening of the Panama Canal 

 In expectation of entering markets from which Ulgh freight now excludes 

 the Philippine woods. The company has a large saw and planing mill in 

 Manila and another in the interior. 



Sawmill Wrecked by Explosion 



Dowd Brothers' sawmill at Fibre, Mich., was recently wrecked l>y the 

 explosion of the steam boiler. It is supposed that the accident was due 

 to a defective safety valve that refused to work. Although the mill was 

 completely destroyed, fortunately no lives were lost. The danger was 

 detected In time for the crew of twenty men to escape to places of safety. 

 Pieces of the wreckage were blown hundreds of feet by the force of the 

 explosion. The same company formerly lost a mill by fire at the same 

 place. 



^ A wood Mfuia to have ap|K<ared on the wentrrn boriioo, or a new 



iiii T'T an old woml. ThU randldnte fur jHipular favor !• Mid to grow 



in the fniilneHiieii iif the Kocky monntninii In the northern Idaho i<*g1oD, 

 and It la called "niountnln aprurc while pine." It la *ald to be abundant, 

 and of itood quality. II may be nco'pled na a fact that no new appclei bai 

 been diacovered. ThU ran lie no oiImt than a dlfTerent name for one of 

 Ihe well known »oft W(>...l« of that region. 



Important Bate Hearing In St. Louis 



One of the iiioat linporlant Interalnli> Cnninnree CommlaMun hrarinc* 

 i-iird In St. l/oula for a lone lime waa Ihal Involvini: an advance of from 

 "lie lo three o-nlH per hiindriMl In ralea un xhlpmenia nf lumber and foreat 

 jiriMluelii from I,oiilalana and .\rknn<,iin puiniH t<i M<'iiipbl<>, Cairo, Kl. Ixiuli 

 and KanaaN City, and Inmi Miniplil-,. Arknii»a» and l.<<uli>lana polnla. ai 

 wi'll aH points in si.ulhia»i.rn lerril.ir.v, i.. deHilnntiunx In KaUHaa, weat- 

 irn Missouri. Nebraska. North Iiakoln ami South Iiakota. which waa heard 

 iiiriuK (lie week beginning June 1. iH'fori' Kxamlner tiiitliein. 



Many local hardwood and cooperoKe men were preaent during Ihe entire 



aring and Ihe tesllniony given was llKtene<l to wjtb much Interest. 



.lames I). Watson, the llrst witness called, was on the stand the grealrr 



It of Ihe nrHl two days. Mr. Watson Is the nKHlalanl Irafllc man- 

 r of the St. Louis Konthweslcrn Qaliroad, and Is one of the beat posted 



I ■ men In the country. 



Mr. Watson's testimony was of a technical nature. A great many 

 statistics, maps, figures and data were presented. lie stated that when 

 rates from the Southwest on hardwood were originally made they were 

 made exceptionally low to meet competition from Oblo, Indiana, llllnoia. 

 .Michigan, Pennsylvania, etc.. lo meet a prejudice existing against all 

 hardwood from Ihe southwest territory, on the ground that It waa of an 



Inferior grade, and 



competitli 

 the nide 



The rom|K>lltlon from 

 ales lieing now almost 



""■■"■'''"■'.f' iTlliP 



i'Xtlnet, the prejudir<< having been 

 overcome, and the cost of water 

 lompctitlon being greater because 

 of ilkl-llhood of damage, cost of In- 

 surance, etc., the reason for the 

 nmlntenancc of tbc low rates no 

 longer exists and the rates should 

 be put on a proper basis. 



rollowlng Mr. Watson, were 

 i:. II. Calef of the Iron Mountain & 

 .Southern, J. R. Mills of the Kan- 

 sas City Southern, E. C. I>. 

 .Mnrsbnil of the Louisiana Hallway 

 and .Navigation Company, and 

 <:. II. Crosby of the Burlington. 

 Each of these gentlemen showed 

 the extent of the Increase as ap- 

 plied to bis line and submitted 

 reasons for Its need. They cor- 

 roborated Mr. Watson In his testi- 

 mony, that abnormally low rates 

 for the southwestern lumber trafflc 



were made many years ago to help It and that now the territory Is able 

 to pay the higher rotes. 



Shippers of hardwood lumber from St. Louis. Chicago, Omaha, Memphis, 

 Cairo and other cities were the last witnesses heard and entered a pro- 

 test against the proposed Increase in rates. Their evidence was to the 

 effect that the present rales were on a compensating basis and If there 

 were any change in rates, the yellow pine basis should be reduced to that 

 of the hardwood. 



Thos. E. Powe of the Tbos. E. Powe Lumber Company, Geo. Cottrell of 

 Ihe .American Mardwood Lumber Company. E. Kaiiffmann of the Thomas' 



