ARUWOOU RECORD 



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Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD deelrlng to communlcata 

 with mny of the Inquirer* listed In thig eectlon c»n have the »d- 

 drestee on written requeat to the Mall Bag Department, HARD- 

 WOOD RECORD, S37 South Dearborn Street, Chicaco, and referring 

 to the number at the head of each letter and encloalne a lelf- 

 ■ddretaed atampad envolepe. 



B 767— W«nt» Maple for Swings 



III.. July r.'. Kilil.i- llAiii>\VH.i> i{>:...iii<: \Vi iin looking: t» 

 :1m' Ih rlii'ii|i nml K'xhI I<> >■"•■ l» iiiiikliiK liltfli cli-ri'lrk Iriw 



.111 



ninpli' iiiMl nuiilil iimliiilily wmil 

 :i 111. 



slioulil fiikc flu- niiit 



iylM>ih' nlin in iiitoM'Ktol in tlii.-i |iro|ii 

 i|i with H.\nnwnon Rk<-oi!I>. — KiiiToic. 



B 758 — Opens New York Office 



.|>II.. Alii.. July -.-M. Killlor II.mii>» !!>:.. .iii>: \\>- wniil<l Ilk.- I" 



il, ,1 A.- hiivi- .i|wn.-<l V N.« York .itlh.' i.t ::■.' Ur.uiilwiiy wltli 11. i'. 

 Ill .•liiiii!.-. Mr. Kiick liiiK liiul iwoiiiy y.iirs' .■xpiTl.-no' In 

 uo In \V.'*t InUIno li.irdwixHl iriilr. TIiIk inlulil he of Int.n-Kl 

 1. r- iinri Wf inlalil mill w.- iir.' i'<>nii'in|iliilini: up.-nlnf nn "llUr 

 r..l -.iiin;; i>tii afi.r III.' Ii.'ii'ilw.iiicl llll^ln.•ss vi'mTiilly. 



B 759— Wants White Ash 



villi.- 



l.T. 1 



lind snnii' In pliints 



ifa.tiircrs of asli. Other 



I'his li><|iiirpr has lieen referre.l 

 int«?re»te<l in rtveiviiig this ini|uiry .-.■in li;iv.' tlic ii.l.lr.'ss on \vritiiin 

 H.\Rf>wooi> HEroitn. — Kuitok. 



B 760— Wants to Sell Ash for BasebaU Bats 



railninn, Ky., Jnly. K*.- K.liior IIaiii>u'...ii> ItKi-iniii: Will ynii kin.lly 

 riirDUli nil' »IMi II lUl of l.ny.rs of wlilt.' ash iiiiil otliiT woiiils siilnilili' 

 for lMi.sM.nlI hills Id s.pniii's? 



The writer of this letter has lieeii given the names of a few smli 



concerns. Others intereste.l slioul.l w^ite H.vKDWOOD R»:(ORD. — KniTOi:. 



B 761— Wants Information as to Walnut Log Sbipments 



llAKDWOon KKroHU was reeentlv in reicipt of the following letter: 



l-itflmr^-li. I'll.. .Inly 1. I-Mllor Haki.w.imi. Kk.i.ui. : In sliipplnc ii 



<':irl..:ul of w.ilniit loss, riinidnf In slz"s from s.'vi;!! to twelve f.'et iinil 



ninginK from i-laht Inrhex up to thirty-four Inches In diameter at small 



(0(1. Insiili' liark. about what would be the etitlmate (or in other words the 



|ri'r('<'ntiiK''i in feet, board U'ei'-siir.'. above Doyb-'s rule when sawefl In 



l.<.nrd!< or planks': Will yon kindly also advise Ihe estimated weight of 



walnut logs p<'r M fe.'t I)oyIi''s rule and Iwiard nii'a.sure and when saw.'d 



•-•r.'en Into li.Mirds or planks, and creaily obllK.'V 



Till NK I.IM: .\SSI.(|AT1..X I''llKUiUT IXSl'KrTlllX ItlllKAr. 



r. K. K. Clilldeis. Joint .\K.nt. 



After takiuj; the matter u|> with prominent walnut men we fin.l 

 tiiat the follow^ing is about the eonsensus of opinion. — Kditqic. 



"An to shippinjr a earloail of walnut logs ranging in size from 

 7 to 12 feet, ami from s iuehes up to :!4 inches in .liameter, the 

 estimate of boanl measure above Doyle's rule when sawe.l in boanls 

 or planks, woulil say that this woul.l vary greatly. 



"It is the general opinion, based upon actual sawing operations, 

 that logs from H to 1.5 iuehes in .liameter woul.l over-run 2.5 to 40 

 Iier cent in Iwar.l measure atiove Doyle's rule. Logs 20 to 26 

 iuehes in .liameter probably will over-run 10 to 1.5 per cent. Logs 

 26 to ;{4 inches will shrink l.i to 20 per cent, so that it woul.l <le- 

 jien.l entirely upon the (|uestinn of sizes as to what this car of 

 logs woul.l pro.luce above Doyle's scale. 



"Further, the proposition must be taken into cousi.leration as 

 to whether or not these logs were sawn on a circular mill with a 

 ircular saw, an.l the gauge of the saws or on a bank mill. 



"Doyle's rule, of course, is a very ol.l rule an.l was figvire.l at the 

 time when they were using almost exclusively .-ir.'ular saws an.l 

 taking out about a V» or Vi-inch .saw kerf. With the present .lay 

 metho.ls of band saws, using 14 to 16 gauge saws, the}- take out 

 about %, so you can see that there is a very material .lifference. 



"As to the weight of walnut logs in the rough, with the liark 

 on, measure.l the top en.l, narrow way, by Doyle's rule, woul.l 

 say that it is our experience, base.l on han.iling thousan.ls of cars 

 of logs, that logs running S to ]."> inchi's in .liameter will weigh 



iiiiii iM.iiii.ls to thi' tliouNaii.l feel, log* I'i 

 ' ' ' ■ ' <<>i poiin.ls to the ihouKMii.l feel, hi 

 Il about 111,11011 puun.ls l.i Ihe tl 

 '.'II liiiiiber ftnuii into l.oar.U or plank 

 < .1 <\..li..ii to weigh .'i.oilO |H.iiii.ls to Ihe th.i 

 er ..lock :i,Hltll poun.ln to the ihousMii.l feet." 



B 762— Wants Informstlon riii to Lor SrsUf. 

 <lly. Ml.s. Jul.v I 



s. 1 1 -nMlulii scrll.u.'i ■ 



.III- 1': I the c.Minlry V r. ■" 



ji...'p|.'d IIS being r«rr.'<'l, mel u" Ahbli "i . n ■ -li"Wij i.^ He .liii'i nt 

 your rommnnd, wi'inH to Ih- the iiiom accural.' ii» ri'snrdK the board n.nl' 

 iifler the \»is biiH binn wiw.il Int.. Innibci f 



IIakuwooI) Rkcoiiii linils on investigiilion Ihnt Ihe slraigl.l Dov:.- 

 rule is Ihe stnn.lar.l nml, in fad, is the legal rule of Ihe stale of Mi- 

 sirsippi. This rule is pro.lu.'e.l by iletluctlng four inclira from tli.' 

 small .liameter at the small en.l of the log, iiisi.l.' of bark; K4|nare on.' 

 .|iiarter of the remain. ler an.l iiiiiltiply th.' r.'snll by the length .it 

 the log ill feet. 



With the Doyle Scribiier rule once n.lnple.l by Ihe National llar.l 

 woo.l Lumber Association, Ihe Doyle rule is useil for .linnu-ters up 

 to 2.S inches ami the Scribner for .liameters 2S inches an.l up. ThiB is, 

 perhaps, according to the opinion of a prominent fore.st engineer, the 

 most unjust rule that exists, inasmuch a8 Doyle is low up to 27 inch.'s 

 :iii.l Scribner is lower than Doyle beyoml this point. 



Logs scale.1 by the Doyle rule will in the small ilinnii'terK cut 'out at 

 .-1 lirstclass mill jiercentage ;tO per cent in excess of Ihe log wale, 

 which percentage .lecreuses as the diameter of 27 inches is ap|iroache.|. 

 .\t that point the scale an.l mill cut about balance. Over 27 inches 

 the Doyle scale will overrun the mill cut. 



Inasmuch as the straight Scrilmer rule is higher than the Doyle up 

 to 27 inehe.s, ami lower beyoml that point, it seems to Itp the opinion 

 (if men in touch with the situation to be the fairest rule in use or 

 g.'iierally known in the Mississippi so'tion. — KniTOK. 



Clubs and Associations 



Picnic Plans Defluite 



Th.' I..unibernien's .\ssocinti.iii of <;rnnd lt.'i|.lds will b.il.l lis iinnnni 

 liicnlc at Lake lliii-bor. near .Miisk.'i-'on. on Satiiiduy, .\ui.'Ust 2!>. Tb.- 

 members. With tiielr faiiilll.'s and fri.-nds, will Inivd by special Intcriirbnii 

 cars and steamer, rea.'bin;; Ibis r.>s.»rt In tiin.' f..r Inn.'li.'on at the bot.-!. 

 'ni.'re win be sporls, dlnn.-r and dancing in Hi.- evcnlni:. .\. M. .Man- 

 iilmi. chairman of tti.' [.Icnic c.iiainitte.'. uill b.' asslsl.'d In llie :.ri'.'iim - 

 m.'iits by W. 1.. Kass.'it. .\drlaii Van K.-iib-n iiii.l .Arlbnr \V..|i 



Philadelphia Golfers Active 



'IbroUKli the c.iurt.'.sy ..f J. .Vnib'i'sun Ktj.ss iinil J.isepli W. Jai.ie.t, i»<' 

 >f Its members, and wii.i iii'.> also inemlK-rs of lb.' riilladelpbia t'ountry 

 Club, Bala, I'a., the riilladclphla I.uiiiberm.'n's IJi.lf riub played Its r.-jtu- 

 iar m.intlily sanic on tb.' links of the latter on July I.".. .V severe storm 

 .l.'biy.'d tb.- uanie s.'V.'ral hours, but floally ill 'J :"0 tbirly-seven piay.'rs 

 .livld.'d Into I'lelit foiii'-som.'s and one nv.'-s.'in.' 1.. play out tb.' full 

 .'Iclit.'cn bob' coins.'. .\ most cr.'dltnblc avcrau.' sbowlnc was made. A 

 ■ tinner was servi^d at th.' .'nd .if the same, after wblcb the rcKUlnr monthly 

 nii'.'tliiK was called t<i order by Tresldi-nt I'^UK.'U.- W. I'"i-y. (Inly routin.- 

 biisln.'ss was tninsnct.-'l, after which tlu- prizes w.-ie awarded as f.illows : 



'1'.. K. I!. Ihimpbr.'ys and Jaiin's B. MrFarbind. Jr.. winners for best 

 ball and low eross. each a r.ddlUK umlinlla : K. X. TM.'bold. S. I'. Bowers 

 and Watson .Malone, tied for tli.' low net cross of ~n. but after the usuni 

 inatcliinK of i-olns Diebold droppeil out, which l.'ft Malone and Bowers 

 winners i-espectively of th.- n.'.xt Iwo prizes, a tb.rmo bottb' and a 



Pbiladelphians in Aiinual Ball Oame 



Til" v.ry enfrnsslnc annual baseball iranie niiw.'.-ii tb.' wb.il.'salers and 

 r.'tail.'i's of the I'lillauelphia I.iimberni.'n's I';xclian);<' .-ame off on the 

 StrawbridKc 4: Clofbler's athletic grounds on July Hi. These eames are 

 v.'iy popular and well patronized, as their olij.'ct is not merely a lively 

 skirmish between rival sportsmen but they have the r.'commendatlon also of 

 pbilanthropicaliy dcvotlnc tlie proce<Kls to v.'iy d.'servlUK charities. 

 Th.' "Plnn." a sprightly little paper of the ri'nnsylvania I.umb.'rmen's 

 Ass.,clntlon, presented a silver cup for this .v.'ar's conl.'st. The attend- 

 anc was very satisfactory and an unflaeelni: Int.'i-est was obs.'rvable 

 tlii.iiiL'boiit the same, ijist .v.ar the whol.'snlers .'.im.- off victors — thU 



