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B 763 — Wants to Buy Shuttle Manufacturing IHachinery 



Rouleres, Belgium, July 15. — Editor Hardwood Kkcord : Will appre- 

 ciate your letting us know the names of woodworking machinery makers 

 who manufacture machines for the economical manufacture of shuttles. 

 Our business is growing larger and larger and we are wanting new- 

 machinery. Vermeulen Frebbs. 



Hardwood Record has given to this concern the names of two or 

 three manufacturers who can probably take care of the requirements. 

 Others interested may address this oiEce. — Editok. 



B764 — ^Wants Name of Handler of Coubaril 



Montreal, July 27. — Editor Hardwood Record •. We arc in the market 

 for a quantity of Coubaril, which is a species of gum of a light color, 

 somewhat similar to mahogany in texture. Can you let us know where 

 we can get this among your advertisers? We have written several hard- 

 wood dealers but up to the present time have not been able to locate it. 

 — Company, Ltd. 



Hardwood Record must confess that it is not familiar with this 

 wood and does not know exactly who might handle it, but has given 

 the above correspondent the names of several likely prospects. Any- 

 one handling this wood or knowing where it can be procured will con- 

 fer a favor upon Hardwood Record by writing immediately. — Editor. 



Clubs and Associations 



New Executive Committee for National Association 



The executive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber .\ssociatiou 

 which will serve for the coming year is announced as follows ; 



C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle, lud. ; Theodore B'athauer, Chicago ; T. M. 

 Brown, Louisville : W. JI. Chamberlain, Boston, Alass. 



As usual the president will serve as chairman of the committee. 



Northern Logging Superintendents Will Meet 



Secretary R. S. Kellogg of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' .-Vssociation has issued an announcement of the meeting of 

 the logging superintendents of members of the association to be held at 

 Green Bay. Wis., on Saturday. August 29. An early date has been chosen 

 in order that the information developed at the meeting may be used 

 in planning operations for the coming winter. Last year's meeting was 

 a great success and every member of the association would benefit by 

 sending its representative to the meeting this year. 



An Invitation to All 



The lumbermen of Winnipeg extend an invitation to all members of the 

 lumber and allied trades, whether or not they are members of Hoo-Hoo, 

 to visit Winnipeg on September 7-12 during the lumbermen's "get-to- 

 gether" week, for which elaborate preparations are being made. It is 

 expected that the largest gathering of lumbermen ever seen at one time 

 will be in attendance. 



Winnipeg offers many interesting features which would amply reward 

 one for the trip. No city on the North American continent has grown 

 so fast as this one and none is now on a more solid or secure founda- 

 tion. The ardent advocates of that city claim that it is destined to be 

 the metropolis of the new world. 



It is proposed to arrange for a special train to leave Chicago Sunday 

 evening. September 6, arriving at St. Paul Monday morning, September 7. 

 Monday will be spent in St. Paul and Minneapolis and the train will 

 pull out again Monday evening and arrive in Winnipeg Tuesday morn- 

 ing, September 8. This is Ossirian Cloister day. Those interested are 

 requested to write W. M. Stephenson, Wright building, St. Louis, Mo., 

 for further information. 



Philadelphia ■Wholesalers in Annual Outing 



The annual summer meeting and outing of the Philadelphia Whole- 

 sale Lumber Dealers' Association, which, through the courtesy of its 

 president, Ralph Souder, was held at the Huntingdon 'Valley Country 

 Club, Noble Station, Pa., of which he Is a member, on July 23, proved an 

 interesting one. Fourteen members of the association, who are devotees 

 of the seductive golf, availed themselves of this outing to Indulge In 

 spirited game on these famous links 



Fifteen of the members less 



sportively inclined arrived In time for the dinner, which for the club 

 caterer was a culinary triumph, served at 7 :30 p. m. As the business 

 meetings on these occasions are usually of a perfunctory character and 

 soon disposed of, I'resident Ralph Souder called on John W. Long of 

 New York, E. J. White and others for speeches, but Mr. Long seemed to 

 think by the compliance with the request an eminently good thing, as it 

 was, might be spoiled, and so evaded the invitation. Robert G. Kay, 

 however, on solicitation, launched forth into a serious talk on the 

 precarious condition of business and the uncertainty of the outlook, which 

 was listened to with much interest. Owen M. Bruner, who has made 

 a study of the Panama canal and its possibilities, stated that on account 

 of another serious landslide in this famous ditch, there was very little 

 probability that regular traffic will be open through the canal in time for 

 the Panama Exposition, and that vessels especially loaded for an early 

 trip would be forced to go around the Horn. He also deplored the lack 

 of sufficient capacity at the various Atlantic sea ports to handle large 

 vessels In the efficient unloading of lumber. The expenditures necessary 

 to conduct these conveyances would be large, if it would be impossible to 

 unload them even in Philadelphia at the Pearson & Ludascher's wharves, 

 which are the largest and best on the Atlantic seaboard. Lighters would 

 have to be employed, which naturally would make the cost heavier. 



Thomas B. Hammer had his word also as to the Canal problem. 

 Frederick S. Underhill, who in the early part of the dinner declined 

 to be drawn into an after-dinner speech, relented and spoke with 

 emphasis to the members on the pending serious car shortage. A million 

 cars win be needed at once by the railroads, he said, to move the crops 

 now harvesting ; consequently the trade, especially the lumber buyers, 

 are going to be up against it before long. He urged that thorough 

 publicity of this precarious condition be given to the buyers of lumber 

 that they may be Impressed with the fact that any delay in buying will 

 result in hardship in the near future. 



Thanks were voted to Ralph Souder and the Huntingdon 'Valley Country 

 Club for courtesies extended, after which closed one of the liveliest and 

 most enjoyable summer outings ever held by this serious-minded but no 

 less Jolly bunch of hustling lumbermen. 



Meeting to Discuss Lumber Drying 



A meeting of owners of Kraetzer preparators was held at Memphis, 

 July 25, In the rooms of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association. 

 H. B. Weiss of George C. Brown & Co., Proctor, Ark., to whose efforts 

 the meeting was largely due, presided. The attendance was satisfactory ; 

 representatives from the following firms being present : Bennett Hard- 

 wood Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn. ; George C. Brown & Co., Proctor, 

 Ark. : Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. ; Kraetzer-Cured Lumber 

 Company, Moorehead, Miss. ; Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston, 

 Miss. ; Poinsett Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Truman, Ark. ; the 

 Desha Lumber Company, Lake Providence, La. ; Himmelberger-Harrison 

 Lumber Company, Cape Girardeau, Mo. ; May Brothers, Memphis, Tenn. ; 

 Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber Company, Brassfield, Ark. ; Hugh Mc- 

 Lean Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn. 



Inasmuch as the meeting was more or less informal, the discussion 

 was general and it was apparent that every one present was receptive 

 to information and no one particularly anxious to impart any. Con- 

 siderable information, however, was incidentally disseminated. 



The most interesting talk was delivered by J. H. Himmelberger, who 

 emphasized the importance of ample ventilation, his argument being that 

 on account of the rapid evaporation of the moisture from steamed lumber, 

 a greater volume of air must bo moved over the lumber for taking up 

 this moisture and carrying it off. He cited as an instance the fact that 

 on ordinary air-dried lumber, their practice had been to move the air 

 in their kilns once every twenty minutes. They found this was not 

 drying Kraetzer-cured lumber fast enough, so they are now moving the 

 air once every ten minutes with far better results and are building two 

 more kilns In which they will be able to move the air once every five 

 minutes. Judging from their results so far,, the steam treated lumber 

 can be dried still faster and better. 



Mr. Hlmmelberger's views met with general approval. 



B. F. Dulweber cautioned against shipping lumber too soon. He argued 

 that It is better all around to hold the lumber long enough to take 

 advantage of its reduction in weight to less than ordinary lumber, 

 thereby saving on freight and delivering more satisfactory lumber to. the 

 customer. Ho ventured the opinion that some producers of Kraetzer- 

 cured lumber have been marketing it too quickly and when trouble 

 developed it could be traced back to the fact that the lumber had not 

 been sufficiently dried. This argument met with support. In fact, another 

 gentleman said that some of the users had been entirely too optimistic in 

 their estimation of the lesults of steaming lumber under pressure and that 

 in his opinion the results were gratifying enough, without expecting 

 miracles. 



After a lunch at the Gayoso had mellowed the atmosphere (be it known 

 that the laws of Tennessee were strictly observed) it developed that thi. 

 owners of preparators had little difficulty In moving Kraetzprciiir.i 

 lumber, even under the present conditions, and obtaining a better piic ■ 



for it than for ordinary untreated lumber. One gentleman's stat.- nt 



that he was getting a premium of .$3.00 per thousand was doubted, but 

 as he stoutly asserted it was the truth, the doubters seemed crestfalli-n 

 at not having equaled him. 



