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of all the wood entering the car shops in Tennessee is long and short 

 leaf pine. White oak ranks next in importance, after wliich follow 

 red oak, Texas oak and chestnut oak. 



Hickory represents ninety per cent of the consumption of wood 

 in the nuinufaeture of handles in Tennessee. This, of course, is the 

 best known wood for the manufacture of handles, and as yet no 

 adequate substitute has been located. The total consumption of all 

 woods for this purpose in Tennessee is 9,723,000 feet annually, and 

 only four woods, hickory, white oak, red gum and white ash are 

 rtpresented, hickory being in the lead with a total of 8,623,000 feet. 

 The average price is $22.63 a thousand. 



On account of the fact that it is not customary to use mahogany 

 in the manufacture of caskets and cotfins of Tennessee, the average 

 price of raw material in the manufacture of these articles is low. 

 Eed cedar in the manufacture of caskets is very common in Tennessee, 

 because of its long resisting qualities and because of a sentiment 

 which still demands this wood for the purpose. As a consequence 

 casket makers are forced to pay extremely high prices for raw 

 material, and charge accordingly for their product. Twelve woods, 

 aggi-egating 9,494,000 feet of lumber, are used annually in this line 

 of manufacture in Tennessee, the five leading species being chestnut, 

 short leaf pine, yellow poplar, red gum and cypress, which are all 

 about on an even plane. The average price of raw material in the 

 manufacture of caskets and coffins is $16..53. 



lied oak is the principal species used in the manufacture of chairs 

 in Tennessee. Seven species representing a total annual consumption 

 of 6,757,000 feet of lumber are used annually in Tennessee in chair 

 manufacture. The average cost of this raw material is $15.01. Ked 

 oak is well in the lead, with white oak second. The next in order 

 are sugar maple, white oak, beech, birch and red gum. 



Other minor lines of consumption of lumber in the state are wooden- 

 ware and novelties, trunks, agricultural implements, sporting goods, 

 shuttles, spools, bobbins, excelsior and pencils. The manufacture of 

 pencils has always been of vital interest and Tennessee consumes 

 annually 5,325,000 feet of cedar for this purpose. In the manu- 

 facture of woodenware and novelties, there is a total consumption 

 of 3,261,000 feet at an average price of $20.82 per thousand feet. 

 In the manufacture of trunks 2,890,000 feet of lumber are consumed 

 annually costing $17.55. Manufacturers of agricultural implements 

 in the state pay $22.58 for their stock and consume annually 2,890,000 

 feet. Manufacturers of sporting and athletic goods pay $17.48, on 

 an average for their lumber, and use 2,625,000 feet. The consump- 

 tion of dogwood and persimmon for shuttles, spools and bobbins, 

 aggregates 2,370,000 feet a year at an average cost of $23.30. 

 The manufacture of boats is of relatively small importance, con- 

 suming 1,776,000 feet of white ash, white oak and cypress at an 

 average cost of $26.95. In the manufacture of excelsior, 1,100,000 

 feet of lumber is consumed annually at an average cost of $9.02. 



LOG W.\TER Pin:, I;l;(iAI>\\ .\\, .Vl.UANV. .\. Y.. I..\II) 18o:!— TAKEN 

 Ul- APRIL 1912. 



Hakdwood Record is indebted to John H. Himmelberger of the 

 Hinimelberger-Harrison Lumber Company, Cape Girardeau, Mo., for 

 the two illustrations that accompany this article. The pictures rep- 

 resent sections of wooden water pipe which were laid in Broadway, 

 Albany, N. Y., in 1803, and which have been in constant use ever 

 since. During April of this year they were taken up and replaced 

 with iron pipe. 



This wooden pipe made from sycamore, laid one hundred and nine 

 years ago, is a substantial demonstration of the longevity of wood. 



LOG WATER PIPE, liROADWAY, ALBANY. N. Y.. LAID 1803— TAKEN 

 UP APRIL, 1912. 



The pipe when taken up was reasonably sound and even quite a lit- 

 tle of the bark remaining on the logs. It is doubtful if there is any 

 specimen of iron piping in existence that can show such a record, 

 and it goes without saying that no concrete water conduit ever has 

 had or is likely to have such a record. 



Incidentally it may be mentioned that these photographs were 

 supplied to Mr. Himmelberger by Howard Eule, who was formerly 

 associated with the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company at 

 Morehouse, Mo., as its secretary. 



Brother Guenther Heard From 



Kniil Guentlier, the redoubtable lumberman of Philadelphia, who 

 is about the only member of the Xational Hardwood Lumber Asso- 

 ciation who confesses he is a retailer and is willing to announce that 

 fact, practically led the opposition to any change in the rules of the 

 association at its meeting last week. Mr. Guenther 's slogan was a 

 versified couplet, which he delivered with great unction, as follows; 



"Kaiso ymir price, roc.ill the Trust : 

 CbaUKP yoiii- _'i:Hle mid we will Inist." 



Mr. Guenther 's slogan and oratory seemed to have as strong an 



effect on the result of the association's deliberations as did the cry 



of "Eum, Romanism and Rebellion" on the defeat of .Tames G. 



Blaine for president. 



New York Market Conditions 



The hmiber market situation in New York is regarded as a barom- 

 eter of the entire eastern situation. In that city, plain oak is in very 

 strong request and but little offered, the demand far exceeding the 

 supply. Poplar is in fair demand with slightly increasing values. 

 Low grade hardwoods are the highest in price in years, and it is 

 difficult to get suflBcient stock to supply the demands of the trade. 

 The lower grades of soft woods are bringing better prices than some 

 mill cull hardwoods. The demand in this also exceeds the supply. 



On the whole, price is a secondary consideration with the eastern 

 buyers at the present time, and ability to make prompt delivery is a 

 material factor in securing orders. 



