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The Mail Bag 



B287 — Wants Clear Birch Strips 



Sparta, JlicL., July 13. — Editor Hakdwood 

 Record : We will be pleased to bave you give us 

 the addresses of several good firms who sort out 

 4/4 and 5/4 clear birch strips 4 and 5 inches 

 wide. We are in need ot a carload but have 

 been unable to locate a firm having both thick- 

 nesses. 



The above concern has been given the names 

 ■of several possible producers of this stock; 

 and any readers of Hardwood Record who 

 have this material to offer and desire to get 

 in touch with the inquirer, can have the ad- 

 dress by writing this oiEce and referring to 

 B 2S7.— Editor. 



B 288 — Wants Ash 



Chicago. July 18. — Editor HAnowooD Uecokd ; 

 We would like to secure several cars of firsts and 

 -seconds 4/4 white ash, and also 4/4 and 8/4 

 No. 2 common white ash. We would appreciate 

 your putting us in touch with possible Iiandlei-s 

 of this stock. 



The above correspondent has been supplied 

 with the names and addresses of ash manu- 

 facturers. Such producers of this stock who 

 desire to commimicate with the prospective 



customer can have the address by writing this 

 oflSce and referring to B 288. — Editor. 



B 289 — Wants Small Special Dimension 



Waukcgan, III.. July 12. — Editor Hardwood 

 Kecord : Wo want to get hold of sources of 

 supjjiy lor small special dimension stuff to order 

 ii! maple, beech, birch, etc. 



Company. 



The above correspondent has been supplied 

 with a list of producers of the stock sought. 

 Any Hardwood Record readers having this 

 material to sell and desiring to be placed in 

 communication with the inquirer, can have the 

 address by writing this office and referring 

 to B 289.— Editor. 



B 290— Wants Kiln-Dried Giun 

 New York. July 10. — Editor Hardwood Rec- 

 ord : We would Ije very glad if you would put 

 us in touch or give us the names of some mills 

 which have 5/8" gum and which can kiln-dry it. 



Company. 



The information asked for has been sup- 

 plied the above. Those desirous of communi- 

 cating with the prospective customer for gum 

 can have the address by writing Hardwood 

 Record and referring to B 290. — Editor. 



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'News Miscellany 



Michigan Manufacturers Meet 



The annual meeting of the Michigan Hard- 

 wood Manufacturers' Association will be held at 

 the Hotel Cadillac. Detroit, Mich., on Wednes- 

 da.v, July 31, 1912. at ten a. m. Various sub- 

 jects of special interest to manufacturers will 

 make It desirable that the meeting have a full 

 attendance. An invitation to be in attendance 

 is accorded to manufacturers of lumber who are 

 not members of the association. 



Among the subjects for discussion will be 

 stocks of hardwoods, hemlock and lath; report 

 of market conditions committee ; reports of 

 various standing committees; report on forest 

 fire protective measures : election of officers and 

 directors. 



It is well known that the Michigan hardwood 

 contingent contains some of the most enthusias- 

 tic baseball fans in the country. Their weakness 

 in this direction is evident on every occasion, 

 and they should receive with delight the an- 

 nouncement that the Detroit "Tigers" will play 

 the climbing \A'ashington American League club 

 on the day of the meeting, and that the session 

 will he dismissed in time for members to enjoy 

 the game should they be so disposed. 



It is especially requested that the members 

 note the change of meeting place to the Hotel 

 Cadillac. 



Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers 

 Meet 



As Hardwood Record goes tn press, the 

 regular mid-summer meeting of the Northern 

 Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers" Associa- 

 tion is convening at Houghton, Mich., for a two 

 <3ays' session. July 24 and 25. This is the first 



time that a meeting of the association has been 

 held in Michigan, but it is anticipated, judging 

 from reports, that a live and well-attended meet- 

 ing is in progress. 



The subjects which will be discussed during 

 the meeting are : 



Cut and shipments January 1 to .luly 1 ; 



Stock un Hand. July 1 : " 



Mnrket Conditions : 



l.iiii :ind Luiuhrr Kates : 



Ilurdwiiod Crail'-s ; 



Luiahnr Advi-rtisiug : 



Liibor Supply : 



I'orrsi Pnirt'ction and Insurance. 



The Greenwood Lumber Company, the Hough- 

 ton Lumber Company, Charles Hebard Lumber 

 Company, the Von Platen Lumber Company, and 

 the Worcester Lumber Company will tender an 

 informal banquet at the Houghton Club, and the 

 Houghton business men will furnish an auto- 

 mobile ride through the copper country. Special 

 entertainment features will be provided for the 

 ladies attending the meeting, and they are ex- 

 pected to join the automobile rido. 



Northern Forest Protective Association 



Secretary-Forester Thomas B. Wyman of the 

 Northern Forest Protective Association, with 

 headquarters at Munising. Mich., has just issued 

 his report covering the period from June 15 to 

 July 15. In it he outlines conditions in the 

 territory covered by the association. The re- 

 port states that with the advent of thi' dry 

 season, about June 20, it became necessary to 

 add to the force of wardens to protect several 

 new areas which had just been listed with the 

 association. These additions brought the force 

 to twenty-one men constantly on the field on 

 the lookout for fires. In addition special com- 



missions have been granted by the state de- 

 partment to eighty-four woodsmen for whom 

 authority had been requested by the associa- 

 tion. This co-operative plan has resulted in 

 much good. 



During the thirty days prior to July 15 ma- 

 terial assistance was given by the press of the 

 upper peninsula in various ways. The associa- 

 tion, through its secretary, has posted thirty- 

 five hundred special fire notices, each of which 

 contains the name, postoQice, telegraph station 

 and telephone service of the association warden 

 ji charge of that particular district. 



Thirty-two fires were reported by wardens 

 during the month and these resulted in a burned 

 area of 8,700 acres, mostly slashings and plains. 

 Of this total 2,S40 acres were owned by asso- 

 ciation members. Of the total loss, which ap- 

 proximates ,$3,500. not over $100 was actual as- 

 sociation loss. 



The report gives as the causes for the thirty- 

 two fires the following: Locomotives, 9; brush 

 burning. 7 ; campers, 4 : fishermen, 2 ; cigars 

 and cigarettes, 2; smudge fires. 2; carelessness, 

 1 : purposely set, 2. 



The report conaiudes with the suggestion that 

 the value of the work is being amply demon- 

 strated. In one instance the result of the edu- 

 cational campaign was shown in the fact that 

 the secretary received five reports of the same 

 fire within fifteen minutes of its appearance. 

 On reaching the fire one of the wardens with a 

 crew of men was found to have it already well 

 in hand. 



National Association Report for June 



The report of President Charles H. Barnaby 

 of the National Hardwood Lumber Association 

 (overing the month of June shows that the in- 

 spection bureau of the association is in a grati- 

 fying condition. The increase in the amount of 

 hnubor inspected over June. 1911. was 3.217.034. 

 which is also an increase of one million over 

 -Mny. 1912. The total for June is 13,249,177 

 i"ti-t. This record has been exceeded in only 

 oni' instance, in October. 1911. The total cost 

 of this inspection work was $4,648.84, and the 

 ;imount earned by the inspection department was 

 .•i 4. 04.3.01. The total cost to the association 

 therefore was $005.23. The principal reason 

 for this cost is the transfer of inspectors to new 

 points, where, under new conditions, they had 

 not as yet become fully established. Several of 

 the men were also on the sick list and unable 

 to work full time in June. 



Inspector J. J. Shepard has been transferred 

 to Milwaukee, and applications for inspection in 

 that district should be directed to him at 774 

 Racine street. 



Four new applications for membership were 

 received by the organization since the letter of 

 June 25. which brings the total since the June 

 convention to thirteen. 



The report of the proceedings of the recent 

 annual convention, bound in book form, will 

 soon be available to anybody who desirt's it. 



Pacific Logging Congress 



As Hardwood Recoud goes to press the con- 

 vention of the Pacific Coast loggers is about 

 to convene. An extremely interesting and in- 

 structive program has been arrnnged, and it Is 

 expected the meeting will be successful, and 

 widely and enthusiastically attended. 



A generous program of entertainment has 

 been provided by the Tacoma contingent, where 

 the congress meets. Among the notable addresses 

 which will be delivered are talks on : 



Rough ground logging : tool systems; Y. M. 

 C. A. work in logging camps : electricity in the 

 woods: sanitation in camps: aerial snubbing de- 

 vice: Inirning slash: application nf air on log- 

 ging trucks: the construction of logging flumes: 

 clearing logged-off lands: hauling of logs with 

 cable grip ; utilization of wood waste ; logging 

 engineering, and various other interesting and 

 instructing topics. 



