HARDWOOD RECORD 



B 804— Wauts Market for Clear Holly Timber 

 Maiiuiui;, 'JVi., S<>pl<-iiiUfr 1>U.- KOttor lUuuniiou Ui:cuiil> : We Imvo 

 from t.-n in flfi.-cn rnrlondH of Hi-ar Imlly tlmbpr wlilrh »•>• would like 

 to put out Id the Nlin|M< of round or B|illt coro Block If wc could find n 

 miirki-l. Thi> InrRi-st lr.-o» ore olslitiM-n or twenty Inchcii In dtometcr 

 ami .l.-iir. imrl uf 111.- lotf* bflUB from four !<• |ii'rli:i|>H Ion foot lonii. 

 If jou know of nuy liuyom of such stock wc would tlinnk you to put us 

 In louoli with tlicm. 



Any one intorestcd in this proposition can secure the necessary 

 infornintion hy writing Hardwood Hecord.— Editor. 



B 805 — Wants Connection With Spruce. Hemlock and Maple 

 Flooring Manufacturers Who Can Ship to the East 



Kivi- nil' (If iiiiiiK-s uiiil iiililr<-'-sv> .if MihK- nlijilili' roii.irii'- iiiiinuructurliig 

 Rpruc<- nnd licnilork who nro In n position to cunipeti' In this ninrkct. 

 Also the Kunic covering the nmnnfncturers of mnplc lloorlng. To such 

 concerns I ciin send some nice business, shipper InrolcInK direct to the 

 customer iind carrying the account. 



This inquirer has Wen given a list of manufacturers in these 

 respective lines. Any one interested should take the matter up with 

 H.vbdwood Record.— Editor. 



B 806 — Changes Name 



Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1.— Editor H.MtowooD ItKcoiiK : In order to 

 identify ourselves more closely with the locality In which our baskets 

 are manufactured, and especially with the trade name "Milwaukee 

 Basket." with which certain of our highest grade baskets have been 

 labelled for many years, we have changed our name from the Conant 

 Basket Company to the Milwaukee Basket Company. This change Is one 

 in name only and does not affect the ownership or organization of the 

 fompauy In the slightest degree. 



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Clubs and Associations 



Postponement of the American Porestry Association Meeting 



Secretary P. S. Itidsdale of the .\mcrican Forestry Association an- 

 nounces that owing to the fact that the National Conservation Congress 

 has decided not to hold its annual meeting at New Orleans, November 

 1014. as scheduled, the meeting of the board of directors of the American 

 Forestry .\8soclatlou. which was to have been held at New Orleans on 

 the same date, has been postponed, and will take place at the annual 

 meeting of the association in January. 



Logging Association Meeting 



Answers are coming into the secretary's office of the Southern Log- 

 ging Superintendent-s" Association to 223 questions relating to problems in 

 the woods. These answers will be compiled for the annual meeting of 

 the a.ssodation, which will be held at the Ilotel Grunewald, New Orleans, 

 October 26, 27 and 28. The program Is beginning to take shape. .1. B. 

 Baker, of the Pelican Lumber Company, Huston, La., president of the 

 association. Is working on a symposium relating to skidding operations. 

 C. P. Myer, assistant general manager of the Kirby Lumber Company, 

 Houston, Tex., who Is vice-president of the association, Is also at work 

 on some features that arc not developed sufDciently to be disclosed. 

 A. F. Potter, acting forester of the Forest Service, is preparing a paper 

 on a practical logging subject. There will be a department of homo 

 made devices. First aid, accident prevention, and welfare work will also 

 be discussed. 



Dr. W. H. Dalrymple, who has the chair of veterinary science at the 

 Louisiana State University, Baton Kouge, and who Is veterinarian to the 

 State Experiment Stations is preparing a paper on the feeding of horses, 

 mules and oxen employed in logging operations. This paper will give a 

 number of rations and their comparative cost. There will be sections for 

 pine men, hardwood men, and cypress -men where the methods and costs 

 on their various problems will be discussed. This meeting promises to 

 be the most interesting and practical of the association. Managers are 

 invited to attend and to be sure to send their logging superintendents. 

 Lumbermen's Day at San Francisco 



September 0, 1913, has been selected as lumbermen's day at the San 

 Francisco Exposition. That date is likewise California's day, which will 

 be observed in celebrating the admission of the state Into the Union. 

 The Uoo-IIoo house promises to be one of the attractions at the great 

 fair, and will be the headquarters of lumbermen who attend. The Pacific 

 coast Is building this house for the purpose of entertaining their business 

 associates from all parts of the United States. 

 Memphis Club Meets 



A record breaking number of members of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis attended the meeting of that body at the Ilotel Gayoso, Sat- 

 urday, October ?.. Tliey believed that, owing to the ab.sence of J. D. .\llen. 



incident, lltiliih Mny, the brilliant first vice prevldcut. would be In the 

 chair. They were very much dliinp|>olnled, however, to find that Mr 

 Mny did not rIiow up. Some of hU frieudx wild that he wa« Rick, but 

 the mnjorlly of the members of the club Insisted that he wos merely "uf 

 fering from "cold fi-et" becnuBe he was called upon to preside over the 

 meeting of the club. Frank Smith, second vice pre«ldent. was alBO abwnl. 

 As thin exhausted the regulor Huccesslon, It was necessary to aelect a pre 

 siding officer and the unnnlmoua choice was Jno. M. Prlchnrd, n former 

 president of the club. 



Two new applications were reported by the membership coniinlltee 

 These were approved by the latter and will l>e voted upon nl the next 

 regular meeting of the club. Two active memlwrs, previously approved 

 by the lueinberHlilp commltlee, were elected: Walker L. Welford, secre 

 lary of the I'lilckasaw Cooperage Company. .McinphlK. and Curtis Kewey, 

 of the Clinpnuiii-I>ewey Lumber Company, Marked Tree, Ark. 



n. K. Jeffrls, of n. K. Jeffrls & Co., Chicago, was present nnd din 

 cussed business conditions. lie said that he was bound to admit that 

 there was very little being done at present, but that the outlook woh 

 somewhat more reassuring. He expressed the belief that, If there were 

 any time soon a decided victory In the European war. It would be 

 Immediately followed by a resumption of activity In the entire hardwoo<l 

 lumber Industry, particularly In the United States. The firm with which 

 Mr. .Teffrls Is connected operates a large mill In lyoulslnnn which cnterh 

 exclusively to the European trade. He said that the war had already 

 taught him and his associates a valuable lesson on the unwisdom of put- 

 ting all of their eggs In one basket. He declared that In future every 

 mill which his firm operated would have connections In both American 

 nnd foreign markets, so that the stoppage of one branch of the business 

 would not put It entirely out of commission. 



T. II. Sampson of New Orleans spoke briefly on the crcosoting of gum. 

 He explained his process and declared that, by means of this, he was 

 able to color sap gum In the log so that It would match red, thus making 

 It possible to convert the entire log into red gum lumber. Tliere Is 

 some question In the minds of members of the trade here regarding the 

 desirability of increasing the supply of red gum in this way to the ex 

 elusion of sap gum, as It Is frequently the case, as at present, that sap 

 gum Is more actively wanted than red. Mr. Sampson claims for his pro- 

 cess that it eliminates warping and cracking, and It was conceded by 

 all present that it these objects could be accomplished by the process, 

 then It was truly a commercial one and well worth the attention of the 

 trade. There Is more gum timber in the Mississippi valley than any 

 other kind of wood, and, because of this fact, lumbermen here take an 

 active Interest in every propostlon that is calculated to add to the value 

 of this lumber in any way. 



Meeting of Cincinnati Club 



The regular monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati 

 was held Monday night, October at the Hotel Gibson. Quite a large 

 membership was present. Following the usual dinner. President Schmidt 

 called the meeting to order, stating that be had extended an Invitation 

 to the National Hardwood Lumber Association to hold Its convention In 

 Cincinnati next year. Further efforts will be made to secure this con- 

 vention. 



W. J. Eckmnn, chairman of the river and rail committee, stated that 

 the club's protest made by his committee against increase In freight 

 rates covering gum and Cottonwood, also other hardwoods, had borne 

 fruit as It Is notified by the Interstate Commerce Commission that the 

 rates were suspended until January 28. 



For some time there has been talk of changing the club's meeting time 

 from evenings to afternoons, nnd J. A. ZoIIer presented a resolution to 

 amend the constitution to read that the club meet on the second Satur- 

 day of the month at noon instead of the second Monday of the month 

 in the evening. 



A movement has been on foot for some time to establish a traffic branch 

 In the Lumbermen's Club and this was brought to a head nt this meet- 

 ing when a committee consisting of W, J. Eckman, E. J. Thomnn, fioo. 

 Hand, J. R. Davidson and E. O. Robinson were named by President 

 Schmidt to devise ways and means and to Inquire Into the feasibility 

 and practicability of establishing such traffic branch and to report their 

 finding at the next meeting. 



.\fter the business had been concluded, Hon. Nicholas Longworth was 

 introduced as the speaker of the evening. Mr. Longworth spoke on tariff 

 economics. He used many figures showing comparisons proving his claims 

 that the business of the country Is suffering on account of the present 

 tariff law. He declared himself in favor of a protective tariff, only not 

 favoring a high tariff, merely sufficient to cover the difference in cost 

 of foreign labor and American labor. The talk was Interesting and 

 Instructive. 



Board of Governors Meets 



.\ meeting of the board of governors of the Nation.nl I.uniliir Manu- 

 facturers' Association was hold at the Congress hotel. Chicago, Tuesday. 

 October 6, and the entire day was spent In discussing many matters of 

 importance to the entire lumber Industry. The associations affiliated with 

 the national organization were well represented, and action was taken 

 upon a number of matters which will bring direct results. 



The financial affairs of tho association were presented by the secretary, 

 and it developed that because of the reduced production of lumber by the 

 members of the affiliated associations the revenue of the association will 

 bo considerably curtailed. It was thought necessary to make an appeal 



