11 A Kl) WOOD RECORD 



Pertinent Information I 



A Dubious Omen 



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o>iiiuii'Ui<>i':ii|..ii <.i till' .I'lnnrnU uf Nai'uleun, wnit, I'V n htn 

 dcntr. struck by llsbtolng «Dil burnt to tbc Kround nluiont nt 

 of Ibi- r«(vpiloo at Uelicrailc o( thi' Auitrinn drcluratloD of nur. 



EngllBh View of Ltunber Situation 



The KuiillHb luoibur Jiiuninlii up to tbv tint? of Atik'UHt 8 bnve nrrlvi'd 

 lu tbiK country.' An mluhl bi- fxpfcled, thc-y ri'Knrd tbc timber trndu 

 •Itunilun UK very sluoiuy. unc o( tbcm cxpri'siipH tbe bope that a» «ooii 

 as Ibr KtiKllsb Ucvt bas coutrol of tbc Baltic, carijocs of lumber will 

 come out. and the llrlctsb dealers shall not bnve to rely entirely on 

 America for si'ftivood nupplle*. 



Another nays ; 



Tbi' |K>iililnn Is Ind<-«1 n most nerlouii one, nnd nothing but a speedy 

 end to thi- war lu time for Khlpnientit to be nuide thin Reason can relieve 

 the .•iltuntliin. Most Knullnb buyers will probably refuse to accept In the 

 ortllrijr% «.i\ a,: nn^i i|.|ir.ixlmiite Invoices for overlylnt! Koods, and we 

 f. ' : purposes the kooiIk unshliipid uilRbt us well 



I ! vvlonments arc. nowcver, liiklni; place that 

 i< The suddenness with which the war bcRan. 



II lub It Is belni: prosecuted, Is not Indicative 



i.iii niiirket Is dead. Nobody will Ox up boats under 

 itiiil the Italtic and North Sen are free from danecr. 

 :- 111 the end of last month bnve been placed In a very 



:n> -.ime. we understand, heeun to load, but on the out- 



!•! I |.tly dlschnreed UKaln, nnd endeavored to make their 



«n\ ii. a irl.n.lli i>orl : the fate of most of them remains a mystery for 

 the present, no news having reached the owners as to tbelr movements. 



Another offers this comment : 



Itiissla is quite closed as a tlmlter-exportlnc country — In fact, any com- 

 munication with St. IVtersburg. Hlga. nnd the White Sen ports Is Im- 

 possible. The Haltlc Is no place- for m'Tchnntmen to be bailing throueh 

 at this Juncture, whatever Has they mav lly. so that Finland nnd Sweden 

 are closed places for tht- export of timber. The sreat number of timber- 

 laden ships now beinc held up in the various IJnItic and White Sea ports 

 will undoubtedly cause a creat shortnce a little later on. This shortase 

 will not be noticed immediately, but hv the end of September stocks at 

 the docks will probably show a. srent shrinkage, In spite of the fact that 

 consumption will also be going down. 



An Efficient Machine 



The Couple-Gear Freight-Wheel Company of Grand Rapids, MIcb., re- 

 cently began shipping its newly-designed tractors which are constructed 

 for use in sawmill yards for handling lumber from the mill to the piles on 

 the trams. The photograph accompanying this story shows the tram 

 tractor rounding a right-angle corner witb three loads of lumber. 



This machine will enable sawmill operators to handle their green stock 

 to the piles very economically. 



The couple gear transmission consists of an electric motor In each 

 wheel, the motor armature having a pinion on either end, one pinion 

 pulling up one side of the wheel, the otber pulling down the opposite 

 side and both working at the peripher.v. The driving wheel plvotcdly 

 connected to the frame nnd under full control of the operator makes 

 possible turning about in wheel base length and without any forward 

 movement of the traction. This makes obvious the advantage in handling 

 excessive tonnage in congested places. .-Vnother advantage is that it 

 can be safely driven and turned about In any place that will accommodate 

 a single horse and without the disastrous results which are sometimes 

 experienced in using horses in the hot sun and in wintry. Icy weather. 

 In addition, the wear on the trams is mioimized by rubber tire equipment 

 throughout. 



The Couple-Gear Freight-Wheel Company has gotten out a circular on 

 this machine wblcb contains various Illustrations. One shows a 4,00o. 



I recommend i 



I'lly of this wood of West IndU 

 the' fall, all stocks offered now arc 

 ilii and defects. Ix't me know your 



fiHii cnpneiiy iralD makliic ■ right angls turn ea roulo to polot of 

 ibliv.ry. One man only Is n<-edc-d for operation. Another shows ■ 

 irnin of (ive empty trucks rn roui.' lo the mill. This tram \i making » 

 iloiilile right angle turn. The rlrcular stales that two or four-whsai 

 irnilers may be used for the work niul If prop<>rly hitched they will follow 

 (he tractor. The third Illuslraili'U shows the connection by sutoautle 

 coupler, wblcb enables one man to operate the equipment. 



The tractor Is built In two sI/.m, lb.' smaller handling from l',000 to 

 5,000 feet per trip and the larf-r from 2.000 to 7.0(K) fret. 



Information on the Bare Imported Woods 



C. II. IVarson oi 2!i llriiudwii.\. New Vork i In. will known authority 

 on all kinds of fancy foreign uomiIn. has the fullowliiK to say about ■ 

 variety of the Imported H|H-cles : 



Ciicoiioi.o. No scarcity will i 

 American %'essels. I can supply 

 shipments. 



ItohKW.iiiii. The logs of Braill origin are somewhat scarce. I can oBTer 

 good suhNlllutes of l''ar Kast origin, but these stocks will not last long, 

 as the demand Is large and Imporlnilons may la- retardt-d. 



I'hiB wood Is scarce and Is likely to be for somi- months. 

 ■ ecurlug your 

 promptly. Trices are sure to adva 



Itiixwooii. 'niere will be no si 

 origin; new cuttings being early 1 

 of old cuttings and likely to show 

 requirements for coming season. 



I.,||'.ni:m-Vitak. I anticipate no 

 of origin are not affected by tin 

 stock large quantities of all sizes. 



.Maiioua.ny. Shipments from .Vfrirn will likely cease for the present, 

 but there appears suOlclent stocks In this country and alloat of African. 

 Mexican. Honduras. Nicaragua and i.'uba growth to supply needs for 

 some months to come, unless we have an unpreci-dented demand. 



Ckdail a good demand has recently sprung up, but there are large 

 stocks available and several cargoes now in transit. No scarcity need 

 to be expected. The cigar box lumlx-r trade has greatly Improved. 



Sundry IIakdwoods. I have good stock of ••olive" wood the value of 

 which Is at present low and likely not any further arrivals for some 

 time. Greenheart In the logs and planks, any quantity, shipments not 

 afTecled by war. Amaranth, sablcu. partridge, soakewood, roeas all in 

 abundance and without any possllilllty of scarcltj'. Teakwood and tulip 

 In limited quantities — furtbi-r nrrlvals Interfered with due to the war. 

 so suggest your ordering what supplies you may anticipate r<>qulring. 



An Apparent Waste 



The accompanying illustration shows what seems to be llagrant waste 

 of flrst-class young hickory. Tlie picture Illustrates the initial elevation 

 used for flUlng in to elevate the tracks of one of the trunk lines running 

 out of Chicago. This temporary work extends for miles from tbc city 

 limits. 



The most noticeable feature Is the very considerable number of piles 

 cut from apparently sound young hickory trees which very evidently 

 would have made excellent stock for other more particular purposes. 

 The construction company is probably vindicated to an extent by tbc 

 fact that It very likely did not cut these piles and further, by the fact 

 that inasmuch as this entire structure will be covered by the embank- 

 ment, piles of good wearing qualllles are not necessary. Therefore the 

 structure sbows young trees of a variety of species, most of which arc 

 most decidedly not adapted to this particular purpose. 



However, It Is to be regretted that in view of the necessity fqr con- 

 serving tbc growth of this particular type of hickory it Is so flagrantly 

 wasted in this Instance. 



Pacific and Gulf Coast Lumbermen Conflict 



Lumber interests shljiping from I'aclHc roast ports came into conflict 

 with those shipping tin- iiii;li Gulf points In tlie s.nale last week. In the 

 wholesale amending that was done In the upper house on the Ship 

 Registry bill the western senators supported an amendment which would 

 have permitted foreign ships to ply between the Pacific and .Atlantic 

 coasts,' but would have barred them from coastwise trade between local 

 points on either side oi' lii. 1..111I11. iil lor instance, a forelan boat, ad- 





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