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HARDWOOD RECORD 



land can only te conveyed by an instrument 

 executed and witnessed in the form of a deed 

 as described by statute, and that contracts for 

 the sale of standing trees specifying the time in 

 which they must be removed, in general confer 

 no right to cut and remove trees after the time 

 lixed. But if the instrument actually conveys 

 the legal title to the treess, the grantee will be 

 allowed a reasonable time in which to remove 

 them. 



It was shown that in another decision, bearing 

 on the acceptance of an order, a purchaser gave 

 a written order tor goods, and the seller on re- 

 ceiving jt executed it by shipping the goods. It 

 was held that the contract was mutually binding 

 although the order provided that it was not to 

 be binding unless it was signed by the parties 

 thereto, and there was no written acceptance 

 of the order by the seller. 



To Install New Mill 



It is reported from Crestmont, N. C. that the 

 Champion Lumber Company has just arranged 

 for the installation of a complete mw sawmill 

 outflt, including a double band mill, which will 

 add to the present capacity about 123,000 feet 

 dally. The company is erecting a mill of large 

 proportions to be fitted with regular band saws, 

 resaws, edgers, trimmers and every other mod- 

 ern contrivance known to the sawmill. 



The Champion Lumber Company owns the 

 former property of the Pigeon River Lumber 

 Company, and is a concern subsidiary to the 

 Champion Fiber Company of Champion, N. C 

 one of the largest producers of wood pulp in the 

 world. 



Cut and Shipments of Wisconsin 



Tlie Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association has just issued a summary 

 of the cut and shipments of forty-seven Arms of 

 that association in May, 1912, compared to those 

 of May, 1911. The summary of the r.<port shows 

 that the cut of all hardwoods in May, 1911, was 

 28,644,000 feet and in May, 1912, 20,643,000 

 feet. Shipments, however, are very encouraging. 

 Shipments in hardwoods for May, 1911, aggre- 

 gated 13,077,000 feet and in May, 1912, 18,423,- 

 000 feet. The cut of hemlock during the two 

 months was practically the same, bi'iug 31,529,- 

 000 feet for May, 1911, and 31,629,000 feet for 

 May, 1912. On the other hand there was a 

 material increase in shipments. The total ship- 

 ments tor May. 1911, were 26.023,000 feet, and 

 41,590,000 feet for May, 1912. This represents 

 aggregate shipments during May of last year cf 

 39,100,000 and for Jlay this year 60,013,000. The 

 cut during May, 1911, of both hemlock and hard- 

 woods was 00,173,000 feet, and in May, 1912, 

 52,272,000. 



The cut of ash showed a very material falling 

 off and a more marked increase in shipments 

 during the year. The cut of basswood decreased 

 by almost three-fourths and the shipments by 

 Blmost one-half. In birch there was a decrease 

 of almost 2,000,000 feet in cut and an equal 

 Increase in shipments. Elm showed a decided 

 Calling off in cut with a slight increase in ship- 

 ments. The cut of maple was maintained about 

 as last .year, while the shipments were almost 

 double. In oak the cut was about halt of May, 

 1911, while the shipments were about equal. 



Summarizing, the report represents a sixty 

 per cent increase in hemlock shipments with 

 cut maintained, and a twenty-eight per cent de- 

 crease in hardwood cut. Hardwood shipments 

 Increased forty-one per cent while the total in- 

 crease in shipments was fifty-three per cent. 

 The total decrease in cut was thirteen per cent. 

 There are two pertinent facts established. While 

 undeniably, unfavorable weather and market con- 

 ditions account to an extent for the thirteen per 

 cent decrease in cut in this important lumber 

 district, It Is an equally undeniable fact that 

 each .year sees increasing cessations of opera- 

 tions because of exhausted timber supply. This 

 condition brings to mind the inevitable conclu- 



Blon the time when lumbering in the North as 



It is now conceived will be but a memory. 



On the other hand just cause for optimism can 

 be seen in the fact that there was a fifty-three 

 ler cent increase in shipments, a fact that would 

 indicate a near approach to normal consumption 

 at present. 



Opposes Reforestation 



That there are two sides to the ■ question of 

 the advisability of reforesting denuded areas, 

 under government or state supervision, is evi- 

 denced by occasional expressions of opinions by 

 practical men in opposition to that project. One 

 of the latest and most decided opposers of re- 

 forestation, as it is proposed to be put into 

 ■ ffect in Wisconsin, is A. W. Brown of Rhlne- 

 lander, of the Brown Brothers Lumber Company 

 :ind a former congressman. Mr. Brown contends 

 that the area which it is proposed the state 

 control comprises 1,500,000 acres, and he asks 

 if it is reasonable to plant a crop there which 

 it will take a hundred years or more to mature, 

 and to turn this region back to the forests to 

 make a home for wild animals, and a playground 

 lor the idle rich of the cities. 



Mr. Brown contends that the area will be 

 bought by the tax-pa.vers but, will pay no taxes . 

 that the policy will arrest the development of 

 tliat portion of the state and stop the growth 

 of every little village within its borders. He 

 contends further that no mill in northern Wis- 

 consin can escape the high cost of raw material 

 on account of that territory being withheld from 

 the market. The railroads will carry no freight 

 to or from the territory. 



Mr. Brown's remarks are certainly worthy of 

 consideration, but the question is so broad that 

 no one man's opinion should govern it one way 

 or the other. 



Independent vs. Combined Skidder and 

 Loader 



The millman is frequently confronted with 

 the problem of how to get out the requisite 

 number of logs to keep his mill in constant 

 operation. The difficulty is to mninlaiu an 

 ecjual basis of operation between the skidder 

 and the loader. Some operators contemi tluit 

 this can he done with mrfre certainty when 



skidder and loader are used separately and inde- 

 pendently. 



By combining the skidder and loader in one 

 machine it is said to have a tendency to demor- 

 alize the working force in the woods, at times 

 leaving part of them idle. As a direct result, 

 the mill is apt to be tied up on account of lack 

 of logs. This is notably true when skidding 

 is difficult and the loading crew can not be kept 

 busy. 



Under ordinary conditions a log loader will 

 handle about the same amount of timber each 

 day as long as the logs are piled at the sides 

 of the track. On the other hand, the skidder 

 is dependent entirely on the character of the 

 timber and its proximity to the track. With 

 liml>er located at the extreme limit of the haul 

 in rough country, the machine would probably 

 do a fourth as much work as under favorable 

 conditions. 



When the skidder Is working to the maximum 

 capacity, it is usually capable of taking care of 

 more logs than the loading machine can handle. 

 As a consequence it is necessary to stop skid- 

 ding and let the crew loaf or put them to some 

 work that breaks up the organization. The 

 alternative is to leave the surplus beside the 

 track to be loaded later at increased cost. 



A further disadvantage is that the combination 

 machine is entirely thrown out of use by an 

 accident to either end of the operation. In either 

 case the crews of both machines loaf, and the 

 mill Is liable to he tied up. 



In operating an independent skidder and 

 loader, the utility of the skidding machine makes 

 it jiracticable to move frequently enough to skid 

 the logs to the track at the nearest point. Thus 

 liy using tlie skidder as an independent factor, 

 working constantly to the best advantage, it is 

 possible to keep the loader and both crews busy 

 constantly. 



The question of the most advantageous type 

 (if machine has been pretty broadly discussed. 

 'Ilii're are definite advantages to be derived 

 from I lie combined skidder and loader, and the 

 millman contemplating investing in an outfit 

 would do well to consider the merits of each 

 type before purchasing. 



CLYDE INDEPENDENT SKIDDER. 



