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HARDWOOD RECORD 



The Mail Bag 



B 234 — Work of National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association 

 The following is the report of the presi- 

 dent and secretary of the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association as issued to its members 

 under date April 15, covering the March re- 

 port of this organization. 



A detailed report of each inspector ac- 

 companies, showing that nearly seven million 

 of the total was handled by salaried in- 

 spectors. — Editor. 



Chicago, 111.. Apr. ID. 1U12. 

 To the Membership : 



The enclosed statement of our official inspec- 

 tions for March shows that our men handled a 

 total of 9,045,383 feet of lumber during the 

 month, showing a gain of about 350,000 feet 

 over March, 1911, which is gratifying when we 

 consider the bad weather conditions, floods, etc.. 

 that have operated to curtail the shipment of 

 lumber. 



The inspection bureau cost the association 

 $438.60 more than it earned during March. 



We have received fourteen new applications 

 since our last statement was issued, and we now 

 have a total of 154 since our Memphis conven- 

 tion. 



Inspector H. W. Miller has been appointed 

 successor to D. K. Buchanan, in charge of the 

 Cincinnati district, and you are requested to ad- 

 dress all applications for Inspection in the Cin- 

 cinnati district to H. W. Miller, 211 Bodman 

 street, Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, O. 



The arrangements for our annual meeting at 

 Chicago are not yet completed, so that we can- 

 not give you the program of entertainment, but 

 enough of it has been decided upon to warrant 

 our saying that it will be the most notable in 

 the history of the association. 



None of our members who are not bedridden 

 should miss it. The dates are June 6 and 7. 



B 235 — Seeks Willow Lumber 



Monroe, Mich., Apr. 13.— Editcu- ILiRDWOori 

 Record: Can you give us the addresses of any 

 southern mill manufacturers who cut willow ? 

 We are considering the use of this wood as a 

 substitute for basswood. Can you give us any 

 information as to the nature of willow? Does 

 it warp and twist when subjected to kiln-drying? 

 Manufacturing Co.mpany. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 supplied with the addresses of several manu- 

 facturers of willow, and any others who 

 would like to communicate with this pros- 

 pective purchaser can have the address by 

 writing and referring to B 235. 



The correspondent has been advised that 

 willow is very uneven in color, and is con- 

 siderably subject to warping, and further 

 suggests that for the purpose named possibly 

 buckeye or Balm of Gilead would form a 

 better substitute than the wood named. — 

 Editor. 



B236 — Wants Maple or Birch Squares 



Jamestown, N. Y., Apr. 16.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We are in the market for clear maple 

 or birch squares, and will be pleased to have 

 you make this known through your publication, 

 or in any other manner. 



Furniture Co.virANY. 



This inquirer has been supplied with the 

 names of several producers of this material, 



and any others interested can have the ad- 

 dress on application by referring to B 236. — 

 Editoe. 



B 237 — Interested in Article on Seasoning 

 Lumber 



New York, Apr. 16. — Editor Hardwood Rec- 

 ord : Please accept my best thanks for calling 

 my attention to the article on seasoning lumber 

 in your magazine of Apr. 10. I have been 

 greatly interested in this process, and I wish to 

 assure you that it will be of great service to a 

 large number of our students in civil engineer- 

 ing. Carlton C. Curtis, 



Department of Botany. Columbia University. 



B 238 — Seeks Legal Decision 



Cincinnati. O., Apr. 12.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We would like to have, if possible, 

 any legal opinions or decision of which you 

 have a record, covering the legality of having 

 the printed part of any sales conditions printed 

 on letterheads, necessitating its location imme- 

 diately under the salutation. 



terials. can have the address on application, 

 by referring to B 241.— Editoe. 



B 242 — Wants Addresses of Wooden Novelty 

 Manufacturers 

 Burnside, Ky., Apr. 3.— Editor H.UIDW00D Rec- 

 ord : Shall be pleased to have you mail me 

 names and addresses of wooden novelty manu- 

 facturers. Am especially interested in the dis- 

 position of small red cedar dimension. 



The above correspondent has been advised 

 that Hardwood Eecord has no register of this 

 decision, but there is a general legend to the 

 effect that the text of conditions covering 

 sales, acceptances of orders, etc., are not 

 binding when printed at the top of a letter- 

 head, but should form a part of the body of 

 the letter or acceptance. If anyone has a 

 record of this decision. Hardwood Record 

 would be very glad to have it.— Editor. 



B 239 — Wants Information About Liverpool 

 String Measure 



Owensboro, Ky., Apr. 10. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Can you advise us the method used 

 in computing the number of feet in a log by Liv- 

 erpool string measure? Also the correct way in 

 which these logs should be measured? 



The above correspondent has been advised 

 that we have applied to our Liverpool corre- 

 spondent for this specific system of log 

 measurement, and when it is received will 

 supply it to him. In the meantime, he is 

 advised that the results of measuring logs 

 by this system is about fifteen per cent more 

 than by Scribner 's scale. — Editor. 



B 240— Commends Editorial on Timber Bonds 



Chicago, Apr. 11. — Editor Hardwood Record: 

 We have read your very able article on Timber 

 Bonds published in current issue of Hardwood 

 Record, and wish to commend all you say. 

 Think it a good article, well written, and timely. 

 F. A. Brewer & Co., Bankers. 



B 241 — Seeks Source of Supply 



London, England, Mar. 30. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We should be glad if you would put 

 us In touch with manufacturers of the following 

 products, of which we are large buyers : Three- 

 ply panels, wood skewers, wood dowels, oak 

 spokes and wood laundry studs. 



The above inquirer has been given the 

 names and addresses of several wood novelty 

 manufacturers. Any others interested in 

 red cedar dimension can have the address on 

 application by referring to B 242.— Editoe. 



B 243— Wants Formula for Cement 



Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 4. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We would appreciate it if you would 

 advise us of a cheap cement to fill half-inch 

 mortise holes, one that will set hard and quickly 

 and will not crack or fall out. Must be light in 

 color, and also take a mahogany or dark oak 

 stain. _ Company. 



This concern has been advised that Hard- 

 wood Record is not able to supply the infor- 

 mation requested. Any correspondent who 

 can furnish it is asked to communicate it, 

 when it will be forwarded to the corre- 

 spondent. — Editoe. 



B 244 — Wants List of Mills Producing Hard- 

 wood DimeuEion 



Delphos, O., Apr. 4. — Editor Hardwood Rec- 

 ord : Do you publish or can you direct us to 

 anyone who gets out an up-to-date list of hard- 

 wood mills producing dimension stock? 



Company. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 supplied with a list of sundry mills manu- 

 facturing dimension stock, and any others 

 who want to get in communication with the 

 prospective buyer of this material can have 

 the address on application and referring to 

 B 244. — Editor. 



B 245— Seeks Source of Supply for Alder- 

 wood 

 Owensboro, Ky.. Apr. 22. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We have an inquiry from one of our 

 good customers for twelve dozen sheets three- 

 ply alderwood veneers, i," thick :;ii"x48". If 

 you can advise us where such slock can be ob- 

 tained, we will greatly appreciate the favor. 



The above correspondent has been sup- 

 plied with a brief list of manufacturers of 

 the various items enumerated, and any others 

 who would like to get in touch with an im- 

 portant London buyer of any of these nia- 



The above inquirer has been advised that 

 this wood is not known commercially, or 

 does not grow in commercial quantities in 

 this country. The inquiry possibly refers 

 to Almns gUitinosa, the alderwood that 

 grows in Continental Europe, which is a 

 wood of brownish-red color, becoming lighter 

 with age and dryness, and is essentially a 

 sap-wood tree. It is employed for veneer 

 and some other purposes, and is the wood 

 used for piles on the Rialto at Venice. It 

 is sometimes used for turnery, bobbins, toys 

 and pattern work. 



He has further been advised that the 

 wood is known in this country, but is only 

 naturalized in a few localities for orna- 

 mental purposes. There are seven other 

 varieties of alderwood known in the United 

 States, but none of them grow in commercial 

 size or importance. The natural source of 

 supply for alderwood veneers and panels 

 would be the Hamburg market.— Editor. 



