IIAl^DWOOD RECORD 



The Mail Dag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communlcite 

 .' ih any of the Inquirer* listed In thii section can have the ad- 

 aresses on written request to the Mall Bag Department, HARD- 



I WOOD RECORD, S37 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring 

 to the number at the head of each letter and enclosing a self- 



I addressed stamped envolepe. 



B 744 — Wants Information as to Willow Oak for Ties 



New York. N. Y.. Juno 10- i:<llt,.r IlAltuno..!. Iti;oiiii. ; I wns ln|orc8lf<l 

 Id rcaOInK your «rtlcli> |ir<'i>iir< il for tho Aunrlnin Wood I'ri's.'rvtTH' 

 A«ao«latloD lield lo Xiw Orleans last JnDuary, and wonlil appn-clnte very 

 mucli having the Information iis to wboro In the South wlllim- unk Is 

 located. We have sp<'clallted In onk crosslleii, gcttlni; Bame from Chesa- 

 peake bay polnm and ne have an ninilnted company that Is buying yellow 

 pIno ties In JacksoDTllle, Kla. We would like to look up the willow oak 

 situation. 



This conipuii}- was written as follows: 



• • Regarding your request as to willow oak, this is a very profuse 

 tree throughout the southern states. Beginning with New York, it 

 extends southward, getting pretty well down into Florida, and is 

 plentiful along the Gulf states. It grows in the eastern part of 

 Texas and also extends up into Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky. 

 It is found quite plentiful in western Tennessee and southern Georgia 

 and follows around the southern end of Appalachian mountains. 

 This tree grows most favorably in rich, moist soil, mainly along the 

 margins of swamps, either in the uplands or bottomlands. Its most 

 abundant growtli is in the basin of the Mississippi valley. The tree 

 attains a fair size, sometimes being as much as eighty feet high 

 and four feet in diameter. It belongs to the red oak group, and 

 while it is claimed that it is difficult to season the lumber properly 

 for furniture, and also that it does not have the color of the true 

 red oak, it should serve as a good tie material. Its weight is approxi- 

 mately that of white oak, although it is slightly stronger and less 

 elastic. 



Would suggest that you would find a book containing informa- 

 tion that will give you an accurate knowledge on all points regarding 

 every commercial tree in the United States of interest to you, viz.: 

 ' American Forest Trees, ' published by Hardwood Record. ' ' — Editor. 

 B 745 — Pure White Pine or Poplar Sawdust 



Chicago. June 13. — Editor Haiidwood Record : Can yor advise us 

 where we can secure about 1.000 pounds of pure white pine sawdust, or 

 pure poplar? We have an Inquiry from one of our customers for grinding 

 this material very fine to be used In scouring tin plafe sheets, and have 

 an opportunity of selling some machinery for this work, but we And it 

 very difficult to secure pure white pine or poplar sawdust, as most of 

 the material In this part of the country Is mixed. 



This company has been g^ven the name of a few people who might 

 be in a position to supply this material unmixed. Others interested 

 can have the address immediately on application to Hardwood 

 Record. — Editor. 



B 746 — Oak Dimension Wanted 



Grand Rapids, Mich., June 22. — Editor Uardwi^jd Ukcoiid ; .V Can- 

 adian concern wishes to buy oak dlmcnslnn slock to use In cheap china 

 cabinets. If yon can put them In touch with manufacturers of this 

 material kindly communicate with them. 



The furniture house in question has been supplied with sources of 

 supply for this stock. Anyone interested may have the address on 

 application. — Editor. 



B 747 — ^Wants Names of Concerns in a Position to Make Birch 

 Fiber for Brooms 



South Bend, Ind., Juni- !."..— IMitor llAEOWoon Record; Wc have 

 been using hickory fiber In our revolving street sweepers and are con- 

 slderinc the use of birch for this purpose. Do you know of anyone mak- 

 ing birch fiber to be used for horse drawn brooms or iiand brooms? 

 If you can direct us to any such concerns, we will be glad to hear from 



B 74S— WanU Market for Juniper Lumber 



Btvwart, Tenn., June I'.l. — ICdltor IIaudwuuu Ilcruuu : We will ap- 

 preciate the favor If you could place us In communication with anyone 

 using Juniper lumber. We understand It Is used almost exclusively for 

 bontH and small skiffs. 



The writer of the above has been given a few pouiblo ruBtomern. 



Others intorciifoil mnr hnvp tho ndilrr-"; nn npp!ir:ition. KniTOll. 



Funilturo Makers to Complete Association 



It is iiiinount-cil that rhairinaii < liarlc» U. MliKh of the roiiiiniii- <- on 

 the organization of the t^irnlturo Mnniifnoturors' I'rolectlvc AsiiaclatloD 

 plans to call a meeting of hig comnillt'e during the July furniture 

 season to complete the organization. 



rresldi-nt R. W. Irwin of the Kcdcratlon of J'urnlture Mnnufocturcrs' 

 and Klxturc associations will call a meeting of the governing body In 

 July for the election of a secretary and treasurer and the odoptlon of 

 rules for lumber Inspection. 



The lumber committee consists of George A. BuekstalT of Osbkoah, 



Wis. ; Thomas McNeill of Sheboygan, Wis. : E. K. ITllchctt and O. H. 



WUmarth of Grand Rjiplds ; LauIs Welkcr of Wllllamsport, !•». ; V. C. 



Hannahs of Kenosha, Wis., and K. L. Northey of Waterloo, lowo. 



Machinery Manufacturers Meet 



The annual convention of the .American Supply and Machinery Manu- 

 facturers' Association was held at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.. June 

 l.'i-l". .\n address was made on "Poetal Problems" by W. H. Taylor 

 of ihc David Wiiiiama Company of New York, by George T. Mcintosh 

 of the National One-Cent Letter Postage .Association of Cleveland, 0., 

 and by .\. H. Baldwin, chief of the Bureau of Torelgn and Domestic 

 Commerce, Washinctoa. D. C. 



Special Train of Lumbermen for Winnipeg 



Arrangements are now going ahead by which a special solid train of 

 lumbermen and Uoo-IIoo, with their wives, will leave Chicago on Septem- 

 ber 0, headed by the big doings In Winnipeg. 



It is likely that there will be two or three carloads of southern lumber- 

 men who will arrive In Chicago Sunday, September 0, to Join the special 

 train, which will leave the latter place on Sunday evening, arriving lo 

 St. Paul on Monday morning, September 7. The day would be spent lo 

 St. Paul and Minneapolis, leaving the latter place at 7 p. m. The train 

 will arrive lo Winnipeg the following morning, September 8, lo time 

 tor breakfast. 



Names of those who expect to take this special train should be sent In 

 to W. M. Stephenson, 1219 Wright building, St. Louis, Mo., as soon as 

 possible. .V large number of Chicago and eastern states people are expected 

 to make this trip, and this special train will reduce expenses to a 



The writer of the above has been given the names of a few man- 

 ufacturers of fiber. Any concerns interested in this inquiry should 

 address Hardwood Record. — Editor. 



Efforts are also being made to have a special train run from the Pacific 

 coast states and British Columbia. 



Information regarding the Lumbermen's Outing Week In WlDOlpeg can 

 be had by addressing the Publicity Committee, 309 Donalds Block, Winni- 

 peg, Man., for free souvenir booklet. 



New President Elected 



William E. Vogelsang, sales munngfr of the Turtle Lake Lumber Com- 

 pany, has been unanimously elected president of the Grand Rapids Lum- 

 bermen's Association at Grand Rapids, Mich., to fill the vacancy In that 

 office caused by the resignation of Otis A. Felger. who was elected to 

 that position on May 26 of this .vear and resigned two weeks later 

 because his duties necessitated his absence from the city several months 

 In the year. Mr. VogelsanK has always taken an active Interest In the 

 Grand Rapids association and a vigorous administration Is anticipated. 

 Hardwood Dealers Organize 



The hardwood lumbermen of Detroit, Mich., recently organized a club, 

 n-lth the following officers : J. P. Scranton, president ; W. E. Brownlee. 

 vice-president ; J. R. Slcklestcel, treasurer ; George I. McClure, secre- 

 tary, and J. M. Clifford, C. W. Leech, J. M. Butcher and H. C. Dow, board 

 of directors. The purposes of the club are not merely social, but busi- 

 ness will be promoted by mutual exchange of Ideas and Information. 

 .\ credit bureau will be established. 



Monthly Tournament Philadelphia Golfers 



The regular monthly tournament of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's 

 Golf Club was held on the links of the St, Davids Golf Club, Radner, 

 Pa., on June 11. The day and cnvlroment wire all these sportsmen 

 could wish and their blood was up for a stiff game. Thirty-one mem- 

 bers of the club, divided Into 8 foursomes, 1 threesome and 2 twosomes, 

 joined In the game. The course was somewhat sunbaked and hard to 

 play on, but the average score was fair and everybody with good cause 

 was satisfied with results. F. X. Dlebold won first prize, a silk um- 

 brella, with a net score of 60. To H. Wlnfleld Allen, with a net score 

 of 71, fell the second prize, four pairs of silk stockings. J. Elmer 

 Troth and Harry Humphreys, who tied at net 73 score, tossed up for 



