HARDWOOD RECORD 



A Remarkable Test of Saw Steel 



In tl'is ((iniu'i'liciii tlu'i-e is sci'ii .i plii>t(i,i;i-ai)li illustrating 

 Ih.' liiKh (inalit.v ..r stcfl used in nui.l.Mn hanci saws. This 

 illuslratina shows a Kuislit do;; liit :narU> of tile very Iiigli- 

 rsl t,\|"- i<( steel, wlilcli, ou coniiUK in contact with a tcn- 

 incli. lilte. II :;anse Atiiins Silver Steel band saw, was cut 

 elciin iliioii;;!]. the Mit l.i'iu^' ovei' tlireo inclies in length. 



Tlie I in k.iM. (i.ii ..I ihi. iierforraanco is that the saw 

 l.iM 1 .-■■^ .11 I • .. ... .1" points. 



'I'lii. [.. I .11 II .1 M ilie plant of the V'ai-ner Land 



:nMi l.hiiii. 1 ..iiii.ini i.lur. .\i-k., a few months ago. 



Much Talked-of Suit to Begin 



riie sovernui.'Ufs atlorneys lie^-an th<' raking of testi- 

 mony on iK^half or I he Tnited States in its suit against Lee 

 Wilson lie Co. and others to quit title to about iri,OUO acres 

 of oo-called sunk lands in eastern Arkansas, before Fred L. 

 Satterfleld of Little Uock, siiecial examiner. In Ihe T'nited 

 States district court roon-i in Memphis .June 20. Tills contro- 

 versy lias been touched on several times before as it pro- 

 gressed. 



This suit was brought by the Department of Justice in 

 tile United States district court tor the eastern district of 

 .\;kansas several nioiilhs ago, and is only one of a number 

 of similar suns whiHi liave been brought by the government 

 .villi i-cgaiil to ilie>e >o-caIIeu sunk lands. The hearing, 

 wbieh is l>eiiig held in .Memphis because of its convenient 

 liii.iiion l.u i'll parties concerned, will last for ten days or 

 iw.) weeks, during which time only testimony In support of 

 nr^ ..lilt. Ill inn will be introduced. The defendants will at 



Mississippi 

 lb .if Mem- 

 ..f Wilson. 



yler Land tiud Liimber 



and 



iiinber Coni- 

 iincis Valley 



iirvcy, 



liany ; 



Land Comptiny. 



The government's attorneys will contend that the 

 in 1849, had many errors, of little consequence tlien. but of great impor- 

 tance liow. 'nie defendants will < ontend on the other hand that there were 

 no areas in tlie original survey ; that the so-called lakes were at the time in 

 fact lakes, e.iv.-n.l 'y ii.riiianent bodies of water: that since that time the 

 water has i... i .! m.l I. ti the land high and practically of the same 



the fact til. 11 .11 

 In question was : 

 because of the li 

 careless in their 

 enclosed area as 

 as the sui-vi>yi'd ] 



I vs will introduce evidence tending to establisb 

 I ilu- surveys were originally made, the land now 

 ;li and dry as any land nelghlioiing on to it; that 

 alue of the land at that lime the surveyors were 

 and oftentimes meandered a bayou, turning in the 

 ir water when in fact It was of the same ebaracter 

 They will attempt to show by experts that tliiT.- 

 said land, of such character as will not i-m-.iw in 



district of Arlsau.sas, and K. U. Slandlurd, special agent for the 

 Land Office, who has gathered all the testimony for the govern- 

 these eases. 



lirihluii^ \\ill ii. I . |.i . - III. .1 I.. . lias. T. Coleman of Coleman & 

 II II. ; . w 1 I I.I..:. 111(1 J. T. Costen, attorneys of 



\ I I .1 ;.. .1. . I . .. ,.f St. Louis. 



extending into West Virginia as w. II Ani.nm niih! ;.i. i. . i m tli.; 

 southwestern part of the stale are til.' Ill i.lwii 1.1.- ..] iii ..i. n n.i i'.:in-.'ii 

 rivers and a large tract along the ..asi. in l.ilu.. ..i ii. Iiiu. .; i ,. - ...iiii- 

 try. An effort was made on the pan. of th.' l!iir..;iii ,.1 |-.,nsiiy at 

 Washington to acquire a large area at the headwat.u-s of tin- Cnmlier- 

 land, Kentucky, Licking and Kig Sandy rivers, but obstacles wiv met 

 which made this impossible. 



State Forester J. E. Barton, who is taVing an active interest in the 

 work being done by the government In this respect, recently returned 

 from a trip to \\'ashington, where he was In conference with the Hureau 

 of Forestry. Although no increase was made for this year over the 

 ?4,000 aiipropriacion of last, .vear for forest protection work, Mr. liartoii 

 stated he had exacted a promise of additional funds when tli.' budget 

 Is made up In .lanuary. 



Following a plan recently adopted by Sei r. i . i .: i - i-t'in 



and Secretary of Commerce liedtield for a i lein 



and supply of the country's timber, KenUiekj i "- a 



tangible demonstration in this matter. .\,...i.i,.ij . i i iv.'d 



from Washington an effort is to be made ou the part ul the ..lepaituients 

 of Commerce and Agriculture to ascertain the lauses of present condi- 

 tions, which are declared to be unsatlsfactorj-. These departments have 

 limn. It liiii.l which show that the entire standing timber of the coun 

 t^^ I _ -.iiiie ;<.(I(I(),(IIIO.OOO.OOO feet, is being reduced at the rate 



.,1 I feet annually, it Js estimated that from one-third to 



on. Iiii I III ii.aterlal In the trees Is left in the woods or burned at the 

 mills. It is this condition especially that is thought to lie preventable 

 under more improved conditions for marketing and use of tile wood. 



An interesting exhibit has In i-n secured by State Forester .1. K. liarton 

 for the state fair soon to be iield in Frankfort. 'I'he exhibit conies from 

 the Bureau of Forestry and contains among etli.'f things a iii.id.'I showing 

 in detail the effect of ..rosioii. A large exhibit sliowitiL; tie- utilization 

 of limber will also be shown. 



Efficient Fire Organization 



ind 



tion 



vicinity whose business It is to call out the 

 e. .\baut four hundred men are stationed at 

 he two states, and their telephone addresses 

 iry which is widely distributed. Any person 



villi Its .xa.t p..slti.m. This is eail.-d -fifst 



The Chicago Furniture Show 



uie show at Ktl!) MIehlgan avenue. Chi 



n of Ibis, the manufacti 

 No radical changes in st 



ed in 



have put out tuU and 

 and designs are annoii 

 ne is apparent, ({ood 

 manner, in expectatio 



•vidence, particularly in bedroi 

 of this wood' are not put pri 

 though they can be found if inquired for, partieii 

 1 Circa-ssiau is seldom seen, except where carving i; 



vell-knov 



imitat 



the bird'se.N 



«gu 



maple is 

 mid in o 



Birch 

 for imita 



C. .1. Littl.. ..r I'.lyth.vill... ..,iiiii> -m ,. >..i .., Mississippi county, Arkansas, 



who has I II l;.l:iilia|. will, lli.- ...-.- .lln . tleil" incptlon. 



Working on Government Reserve in Kentucky 



possibl.- by III ii.t ..r III.. !\..|ii ii.lxv I eihi-ii I .'Lss..iiil.ly. ..f which Senator 



f its extensive coal resources, this probabl.v cannot be doni 

 The crew is at present conBnlng its efforts to I'ike count; 



and it is not eoutiued to the far 

 tlie belief that selling would b 

 wise are responding bandsoiiieli 



