HARDWOOD RECORD 



Miuiig Root prouilly wore during the rest of 

 tho ilay. surrendeviiig it relucantly iii favoi- 

 of tlie fried cliicken dinner. Young Han- 

 son cxjiressed himself as being very nuicli 

 ]p|c:isi'd witli his prize, which was a poeket 

 kiiifc. wliirh he said was just whathe wanted, 

 so everybody was happy. 



Tiie egg-rolling contest, in which eavh of tlie 

 ladies was equipped with a hard boiled egg 

 and a lath, was won by Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Cul- 

 vertson being second. Casualties were frequent 

 in this event, as but two of the contestants 

 rolleil their egg across the line intact. Mrs. 

 Sliiiw was easily winner and Mrs. Culvertson, 

 who was considerably behind some of the other 

 ladies and thought she was out of the race, 

 simply had to push her egg across the line and 

 win second prize, as it turned out that hers 

 was the only e^g behind Mrs. Shaw's which Tllli: K.\T ; 



was not broken. 



The next featuie was the ball-throwing contest in which Mrs. 

 Marsh, who was the champion of the last two or three years, was 

 beaten out in the last throw by a '"dark horse," Miss Salisbuiy. 

 Mrs. Marsh made ,the first throw which was not approached in dis- 

 tance by any of the other ladies ui) to the remarkable effort by Miss 

 Salisbury, which outdistanced Mrs. Marsh's throw by a very safe 

 111.11 gin. In this event Miss Salisbury was first and Mrs. Marsh 



There was sonic doubt as to the winner of the next event, the 

 iifty-yard dash for fat men. It seems that the lumber trade is not 

 liarticularly blessed liy men of undue avoirdupois, probably because 

 of the strenuous effort which has been required during the last few 

 months to keep the ship off the rocks. As a consequence several of 

 the entries were considered skeptically by the starter, although there 

 was uo official protest. L. W. Crow, president of the Lumbermen's 

 Association, crossed the line an easy winner, F. L. Brown being a 

 good second. Some of the judges mistook Mr. Crow for Mr. Shaw 

 and were about to present the latter gentleman witli tlie first [irize 

 when their attention was called to the error. 



By far the most interesting contest was the fifty-yard dash for 

 women. Miss Skeele, as usual, won this event. Miss Constance Lane 

 lieing second. 



After the ladies' race the audience retired to the other side of the 

 field, where Jim Lane staged an interesting series of putting contests 

 for the ladies and men. The events were run by eliminating the high 

 scores and in the final his two daughters took first and second prizes. 

 Miss Marjorie Lane maile a low score of seven and Miss Constance 

 Lane eight. 



F. E. Gadd won the same contest for the men with a low score of 

 eight. 



This closed the field events for the morning, the next event, the 

 aii]iroaehing and putting contest, being started immediately after the 

 excellent dinner which was served in the garden adjoining the Casino. 

 F. R. Gadd was easily the winner in this event, making a seventy- 

 five yard approach with a remarkable score of one. 



After the concert the other events were concluded, the first of these 

 being a three-legged race which was won by Edgar Montgomery' and 

 Eunell. J. F. Marsh and E. R. Ross were second. 



The derby was won by Daskey and J. F. Marsh. 



The one hundred yard dash was won by J. F. Marsh, who repeated 

 the jierformance of several seasons by beating out the field without 

 much trouble. 



The necktie race, a combination of events in which the ladies par- 



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ticipated with the men, was won In- 

 ner, with Mrs. John Hosea second, 

 to these ladies. 



Aside from the e.ve-siv,- limt tli 

 the enjoyment which \v:i^ r;iiii|iji:t 

 to the field events and b.iMli:ill uaiii 

 tainment was given liy the t'liicni;r 



i. Walter Norr 

 least the inizi 



1 and her jiart- 

 were awarded 



re was nothing whatever to mar 

 II through the day. In addition 

 's a very much appreciated enter- 

 Syniphony Orchestra, under the 



Various proii 

 finances which 

 ,>rizes offered f 



direction of. Frederick Stock. The thoroughly 

 enjoyable program consisted of the following 

 excellent numbers: 



Overture, "The Viking" Hartmaun 



Syni|ihoiiy No. ') Bfeethoven 



Intermission 



< Diicerto for Bassoon Welier 



Carnival in Buda Pesth Liszt 



About everybody stayed until the evening 

 trains as there was little disposition to con- 

 siiler anything but tliorough enjoyment. Some 

 stayed over for the evening dinner and con- 



Thc committees in charge of arrangements 

 and the different subcommittees are surely to 

 be congratulated on the excellent results they 

 achieveil. This function will long be remem- 

 bered as one of the most successful that Chi- 

 cago lumbermen have ever attended, 

 local lumber concerns were responsible for the 

 ible the excellently selected and aiipiupriate 

 ions field events ami the ball gaiiie. 



JlOl 



Present and Future of Balsam Fir 



The Department of Agriculture has published a bulletin on bal- 

 sam fir, written by Raphael Zon of the Forest Service. This is not 

 a tree of first rank in supplying lumber, but it stands pretty high 

 in the second rank. Lumbermen of the North and Northeast know 

 it well. It is an evergreen — deep, beautiful green which no pine 

 equals — and the sharp, graceful spire which terminates its crown 

 makes it a conspicuous object on any landscape where it occurs. 

 It ranges from Maine to Minnesota and far up in Canada, but 

 does not go much, if any, south of Pennsylvania. On the highest 

 ranges of the southern Appalachians it is replaced by its near 

 relative, the Eraser fir. The two firs look alike; but since their 

 ranges do not overlap, there is no likelihood of mistaking one for 

 the other. 



Mr. Zon's bulletin deals with all aspects of the balsam fir: its 

 distribution, the forest types in which it occurs, the present stand 

 and' cut, its economic importance, especially in relation to the 

 paper pulp industry, methods and cost of lumbering, life history 

 of the tree and characteristics of the wood, rate of growth and 

 yield, and proper methods of management. 



The balsam fir owes its name to characteristic blisters on the 

 bark which contain a clear resin. This feature is common to all firs, 

 of which there are a dozen in the United States, all but two of 

 which are confined to the region west of the Rocky Mountains. 



The balsam fir averages about the same size as jack pine, with 

 which it is associated in much of its range; that is, the trunk 

 diameter is more often under twelve inches than over it. Leaving 

 out of consideration the stand in Canada, which has not been 

 closely estimated, the commercial supply in the United States is 

 given b}' Mr. Zon as follows: 



Foet. B. M. 



Maine .3,000,000,000 



Minnesota 1,000,000,000 



New Hampshire 400,000,000 



Wisconsin :i95,000,000 



New York 250,000,000 



Michigan 200,000,000 



Vermont 110,000,000 



5,3.5.!;,000,000 

 It is found that balsam fir is increasing at the expense of the 

 red spruce, associated with it. It seeds the ground better than the 

 spruce is able to do. 



Maybe cost shouhl govern the selling price of some things but 

 there is figured lumber and veneer that should be valued considerably 

 above what it ordinarilv costs to manufacture. 



