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product. The security tlie Philippine government requires that the conces- 

 sionaire give is very modest in proportion to the amount of raw material 

 placed at his disposition. yVTien a bid Is submitted a depost of a certified 

 check, usually for $5,000, is required, and then after the award is made, 

 the equipment on the grouud and the concessionaire about to begin opera- 

 tions, the certified check may be replaced by a satisfactory form of bond. 



One of the important functions of the insular bureau of forestry is that 

 of making available to investors the fullest information, anB lumbermen 

 visiting the islands will not only secure general data from its headquarters 

 at Manila but will supplement this in the various localities by the co- 

 operation of the lonstr.v men in the field. 



The Biirrau of Insular .iffairs at Washington has general descriptions 

 and maps showing thv location of a number of the tracts available, which 

 will furnish preliminary data to those who may be interested in developing 

 this most promising field for hardwood lumber. 



The Maple Sugar Output Declining 



Reports covering both Canada and the United States show that the 

 maple sugar industry is decreasing. In Canada land is being cleared for 

 farms, and maple trees are disappearing. 



The number of farms in the United Slal. i ...iiin^ maple sugar or 

 sirup made in 1909 was 87,537, and the niimi. i •■ ■ iiiiped was 18,- 



899,533. The total production reported was i,i u ..t sirup and 



14,060,000 pounds of suj^ir, the combined valii > m : ~ i ITsniio, or nearly 

 twice as niiu h ;iv in Is'.i'.i. .•?L>.037,000. 



The thi' i I i.liiij -111, in value of maple sugar and sirup combined in 

 1909 wer.' s. ^^ 1 ik, mili a value of .11,241,000: Ohio, with .?1,099,000 ; 

 and Vernioiii, will, s i osT.OOO. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, New 

 Hampshire, and Wisconsin were the only other stales that produced .maple 

 sugar and sirup valued at as much as .flOO.OOO. 



The value of the maple sirup produced in 1909 was $3,797,000, or nearly 

 three times as great as that of the sugar, which was $1,380,000. Ohio 

 was the only state that produced over $1,000,000 worth of maple sirup in 

 1909 ($1,071,000), while New York produced $907,000 worth and Vermont 

 $366,000 worth. In the value of maple sugar, on the other hand, Vermont 

 was far in >h. ;, :,.l, ^^iMl a ],i..,i..i x ,i,i,,l at $721,000, while New York 

 came ncxi »iii. - ; i ,i,.i i . n-, ■ ihird with $107,000. 



The prcHliim I .1 n , ■ ii i k increase from 1,796,000 gallons 



in 1879 to iim; 11,111 ^ i !,,ii, in rin:, xviri. ili,i production of maple sugar 

 showed a decline lioiu .■■.i;,.-.7(;,iiO(i poiimls to 14,060,000 pounds during the 

 thirty years. 



Circular Saws of Paper 



Mlcroseopists well understand the art of cutting thin sections of wood 

 and other materials with rapidly revolving paper discs, acting as circular 

 saws. The irntrifugal force developed by the rapid motion holds the 

 paper rigid and it cuts without being equipped with teeth as saws usually 

 arc. The use of paper saws are being put to more ambitious purposes 

 in England, according to a trade paper of that country, which recently 

 published an article, saying that a factory is said to exist in England 

 which is manufacturing circular saws from paper. These paper saws 

 are used tor the manufacture of fine furniture, veneer, and other thin 

 plates of wood which must be treated especially carefully. Some time 

 ago circular saws made from drawing paper were shown in an English 

 exposition. The saws were driven by an electric motor, and produced 

 fine hoards, which could not have been made better even hy the finest 

 steel saw. The veneers made in this way are so smooth that the cabinet- 

 makers can use them without further planing. 



Hardwood 'News Notes 



■< MISCELLANEOUS >• 



The Richmond Handle Company of Richn 



filed 



of 



Till' .\iiii liiaii Hung Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati has increased 



its .aliilal .|..,K lo .S60,000. 



'l"!ii I' \^ l:,ittou Cooperage Company of Green Bay. Wis., has pur- 



cli 1- ,1 I a ,111 foot tract of timber near Park, Ontonagon Co., Wis. 



Caiiii II ii . III. iiilr in anticipation of immediate logging. 



I ' I' ill 1.1 Manufacturing Company has been incor- 



poiai .1 I !■ II ai H \ a The company has a capital stock of $50,000 

 niiil \xill aiaiHii.i. I iir, li ly.hvood lumber. 



The .\oitIi hJ.i. laiii.iito Furniture Factory, Sacramento. Cal., will erect 

 a large plant at Sacramento, which, it is anticipated, will be one of the 

 largest and most completely equipped furniture factories in northern 

 California. 



The Felger-Robbins Lumber Compan.v, a newly incorporated concern 

 of Havana and Grand Rapids, received its first shipment of mahogany 

 lumber from its Havana mills a few days ago. The consignment con- 

 sisted of inn, nun f,.,.t. 



.\rticles of in. ,n p.ii aiinii were filed a week ago under the state laws 

 of Arkansas i.i in, nii". ration of the Ackney Device Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, which will o]i, lai,. at Hot Springs. The company is capitalized at 

 $15,000 and will make a device known as the vehicle top raiser. 



SPECIAL PRICE 



FOR QUICK SALE: 



No. 1 Com. Hickory : No. 2 Plain Oak : 

 8cai-sl.."tn4" ,,^^,.,1. 



No. 1 Com. Poplar: 



15 car.s js" to 4" No- 1 Common Ash: 



No. 1 Plain Oak: 3 car.s 2" 



20 cars l"to4" 1 car 2>^" 



Goodlander-Robertson 

 Lumber Company 



MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



Yards and Office: 



Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn. 



