riKST AID TO TUE INJUEEU 



111 MOW ot the I'uot lliiit uiTiilrntii in tliu tuiwiiiill arc riiii»ljiiirly 

 lm|>|N-nini;, it vroiiM l>o ii i;o(iU idcn for luiiibor iimiiufnetiircrH lo 

 ciiiulnto the plan of coiicitiis in other linen, of keeping tlrHtiiidto- 

 theinjunnl ninterinU on hnml lit nil timeii. If n innn Ik hurt, the 

 uivessary baiidnKt's nml nntisepticK are immediutely at hnnd, nii<l ROoJ 

 resultji can Ih* olitainol in nssistinf; the victim of the injury iioniUng 

 the nrriviil of n phy.Hifiiin. Some iimnufncturing estalilitihinonts hiivc 

 oven providetl hu.»pitnl fiu-i lilies, but this is ilonc, of course, only in 

 the raso of unusually largo factories. 



The use of antiseptics is |iarticularly important in the ciisie of minor 

 injuries. Often a workman cuts himself slightly, wriips the cut in 

 n roughnnU-rently manner anil proceeils to disregard it. In n case 

 which cnino to the attention of the writer recently, tetanus developed 

 from an injury of that sort, and the miin came near losing his life. 

 The use of any of a niiinlipr of wcllkiionn antiseptics at the time 

 tlio injury was inllictcd, proviilcd tlic wiiiiml was properly cleaned 

 licfore iM^ing wrapped, would have cliiniiiateil all danger on this score. 

 THE COST OF COMPENSATION 



In a southern state a sawmill opprater was recently compelled to 

 pay $S,000 for the death of a man killed in his mill. Another case 

 involving damages for fatal injuries inflicted in a sawmill resulted 

 in an award of $8,.'50n. While these amounts arc high, they are not 

 unusual, and the superior courts in most cases uphold them if the 

 trial did not develop errors; in other words, it is seldom that a 

 reversal is given on account of excessive damages. 



This is one way to look at the subject of workmen 's compensation. 

 The law in most states where compensation has been adopted fixes 

 the amount which can be recovered for fatal injuries or permanent 

 disability at $3,000 to $4,000; and while this must be paid, whereas 

 the verdicts referred to above were obtained only after litigation, 

 it is much better to have a limited liability than an unlimited one, 

 even though the latter may be the more easily escaped. 



The desire to avoid litigation and trouble with employes is one" 

 of the chief reasons why many lumbermen are turning to workmen's 

 compensation laws with relief. 



SHOWING THE LOG BUTEE 



A sawmill operator said that lie believed most manufacturers of 

 lumber make a mistake in not showing tlieir log buyers exactly how 

 their purchases turn out. He told of a recent case ii. which he had 

 had the buyer for his mill go with him while several of a lot of logs 

 which he had bought were being cut up. 



' ' In one case it was found by actual measurement following the 

 manufacture of the lumber" said the' sawmill man "that we had 

 lost money on that particular lot of logs while on another we came 

 out somewhat ahead. The buyer apparently had not been able to 

 see just what constituted a profitable purchase, but after a few 

 lessons in the mill he will be able to appreciate the situation much 

 better." 



That of course is another way of saying that the log buyer ought 

 to know something about sawing lumber. 



DO YOU LIKE TOUR JOB? 



Are you glad you are in the lumber business? 



Would you rather be a lumberman than a laborer in any other field? 



If not you are missing a good many things in life. The only happy 

 man is he who enjoys his work and is contented with his lot. Most 

 of one's waking hours are spent at work and if this is distasteful, 

 and pleasures are limited to what may be found outside the range 

 of one's duties, the daily round must seem a dry and dull perform- 

 ance. 



On the other hand, the real lumberman — the one who may be 

 counted on to make a success — enjoys his work every minute of the 

 day. That is why he is willing to put in his hardest licks, to work 

 long hours and to m.ike sacrifices of every kind in order to help his 

 business. He likes to make, handle and sell lumber, and he loves his 

 business. He is bound to succeed. 



If you believe the lumber trade is not the sort you can enjoy 



look around fur 



f in, and if y,„i f.vl tl,:,i . 

 great game of liiiMiicris uliilc in ilm 

 thing else to do. 



RESISTINO A TEMPTATION 



It's a big temptation just now to cut jirices. When the miiikrt 

 is weak and biiyerK arc holding off, when consumpliun is light and 

 stocks are heavy, the casiext thing in the world in to go out and 

 slash prices in the hope of attracting a few stray orders. 



It's a bad business, of course. It means losing money for the 

 concern that reports to this expedient. It may bring in a littli- ca^li 

 and help to meet the payroll and keep the force at work, but it m 

 money that big interest must be paid on. 



The thing to remember is that it's a lot easier to get priceit down 

 than up. When you have established yourself as being willing to 

 supply certain material for less than your competitors, you have 

 made yourself known as a "cliea]i .lohn" luinl>crman. Kveii while 

 the customer may take advantage of your bargain offering, he .l.-.-iiir-, 

 down in his heart of hearts, that yours can 't be a very gooil cuni-.Tii 

 to do business with. 



Bought business may look attractive when trade is quiet, but in the 

 long run it's an expensive luxury. Hold to your prices and make 

 every sale bring a profit. Then you can c>nnie back with good grace 

 when the situation improves. 



THE USE OF TEACTOES 



A good many sawmills out in the country where timber is not so 

 plentiful as it once was, and must be brought a considerable distance 

 to the mill, are using steam traction engines as a means of hauling 

 logs. The log capacity of the tractors is, of course, great as com- 

 pared with any other method of handling, and the time saved is also 

 a consideration of moment. The use of ecjuipment of this kind might 

 not be practicable over all sorts of going, but it seems to be a good 

 idea for mills in a great many localities. 



Contrasting this with the methods the writer has seen used in 

 some parts of the country, where logs are hauled with oxen, it is 

 hard to uuderstanil why the latter system is adhered to. Sometimes 

 a yoke of oxen pulling a wagon carrying a single log will spend the 

 greater part of a day in getting to the mill and back; and including 

 the cost of the time of the driver, anil the use of the oquipmont, the 

 handling charges appear to be excessive. When machinery can do the 

 work better, why stick to obsolete metlin.ls? 



THE BIG STOCKS OF TOMORROW 



•'We may think ;i ;,'iiod many luiiilMTineu are carrying large 

 stocks," said a hardwood man recently, "but with the constantly 

 emphasized tendency of the consumer to carry little or no lumber 

 on hand, the jobber of tomorrow must have really immense stocks, so 

 that he can fill promptly any order whatsoever from the consumer. 

 Service, meaning immediate delivery, will be the watchword, and 

 the consumer will insist on getting the lumber without delay, because 

 he will have to have it. That will be one of the necessities of the 

 new system, for the consumer, who is letting the lumberman carry the 

 stock, cannot afford to wait for weeks while the jobl)er markets 

 around for the item. It will be up to the jobber to be able to ship 

 promptly, by reason of having sufficiently large stocks to take care 

 of any business that may happen to come his way. This, it seems 

 to me, will strengthen the position of the big concern able to carry 

 an immense stock. What will happen to the little fellow is hard 

 to predict." 



The older heads in the business don't always know more about it 

 than the younger fellows, but they have had more opportunity to 

 learn and perhaps have taken a reasonably fair advantage of it. 



Making prophecies is foolish business, yet right now conditions are 

 such as to make the onlooker want to advise the consumers of lumber 

 that the time is ripe to stock up heavily for future needs because 

 there is not likelv to be a better chance or lower prices. 



