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tion of lath decreased 5.5 per cent and of shingles 

 T6.3 per cent. The report maintains this marlied 

 decrease is due mainly to the lessening supply 

 of merchantable timber. 



The state dropped in rank from fourteenth in 

 1899 to twenty-seventh in 1909 in the produc- 

 tion of rough lumber from all species. It now 

 ranks tenth in the total production of hardwood 

 lumber in the L'nited States. Oak formed 47.8 

 per cent of the total output in 1899 and 62.3 

 per cent in 1909. Only seven states exceeded 

 Ohio In the output of oak lumber in 1899. In 

 1909 Ohio ranked first in the production of wal- 

 nut lumber, contributing 18.6 per cent of the 

 total cut of this species. Other hardwoods tak- 

 ing position of importance were beech, maple, 

 yellow poplar, elm. ash and hickory. 



Ohio still ranks first in the various states 

 in the production of wagons and carriages, not- 

 withstanding a decrease in value of products 

 from 1904 to 1909 of $2,053,041. Decreases in 

 value of product are most notable in the manu- 

 facture of family and pleasure vehicles. In 

 1899 the total production of carriages in Ohio 

 was 213.692. valued at $11,237,362. They rep- 

 resent 47.4 per cent of the total value of 

 products of this industry. However, in 1909 

 only 133.877 were produced, valued at $8,126,- 

 285. This represents 37 per cent of the total 

 value of wagon and carriage manufacture. The 

 change, of course, is accounted for by the rapid 

 development of the automobile industry. 



There is also a decrease in the production of 

 farm wagons, but an increase in the production 

 of other products of this line. 



Bulletins covering the manufactures of New 

 York and Massachusetts show that the number 

 of establishments operating in lumber and timber 

 products in the state of New York in 1909 in- 

 cluded 674 planing mills, 1389 sawmills and 

 logging plants, 200 box factories, which reported 

 65.9 per cent, 20.7 per cent and 13.4 per cent, 

 respectively, for the total value of products for 

 the industry. The value of the output of the 

 sawmills and logging plants of the state was 

 $15,131,000 in 1899: $13,310,000 in 1904; $15,- 

 036,000 in 1009. The industry as a whole shows 

 an increase in the value of products of $52,738,- 

 000 in 1899: $72,530,000 in 1909. This repre- 

 sents an increase for the decade of $19,792,000, 

 or 37.5 per cent. This increase is due largely 

 to the growing production of the planing mill. 

 Measured by the value of products in the various 

 lines. New York ranked second in 1909 among 

 the states of the "Union in the lumber business. 

 The total value of the output of furniture and 

 refrigerators in New Y'ork state increased from 

 $24, 658,000 in 1899 to $41,929,000 in 1909. 



In Massachusetts the lumber and timber prod- 

 ucts industries of various kinds were represented 

 by 208 independent planing mills : 391 sawmiUs 

 and timber plants : 109 packing box factories. 

 There is a considerable increase in the percent- 

 age of total value of products over 1899, which 

 is due largely to the increase in production of 

 planing mills and box factories. The total cut 

 of rough lumber increased from 344.190,000 feet 

 in 1899 to 361,200,000 feet in 1909. Massachu- 

 setts was one of five states in which the cut in 

 1909 was less than that of 1908. 



Fire Prevention 



It is estimated that the property loss in the 

 United States from fires during the last thirty- 

 three years totals the enormous sum of $5,147,- 

 253,724. The magnitude of this loss is almost 

 inconceivable, yet an idea of it may be gained 

 from the fact that this sum is equal to one- 

 twenty-flfth of the present wealth of the United 

 States. 



This enormous loss certainly drives home the 

 conviction that the tire hazard is of no small 

 proportion. It is imperative therefore that the 

 most improved and up-to-date system for fire 

 protection be installed. Many giants are now 

 equipped with automatic water sprinkling sys- 



tems, and protection is thus afforded in a meas- 

 ure, provided the water pressure is maintained 

 and the system is in no way deranged by fire. 

 In the case where the pumping installation he- 

 longs to the plant, this requirement means that 

 the motor control of the apparatus must be ab- 

 solutely reliable so that no fault will develop 

 and make it necessary to shut dOTiTi the motor 

 and stop the pump. 



A fire pump with its controlled panel is de- 

 signed for emergency conditions, and conse- 

 quently is seldom operated. A panel manufac- 

 tured by a prominent electrical house is so de- 

 signed as to make it particularly adapted to 

 this type of work. Its bearings are provided 

 with non-corrosive features so that they cannot 

 rust from long disuse nnd prevent the motor 

 from operating at the critical time. This panel 

 is inclosed in a splash-proof case, which effec- 

 tively protects it from dripi^ing water, and also 

 prevents water from a stream from a fire hose 

 from striking it. Another feature of this is 

 a pressure governor, which is connected with the 

 water presure system thus closing the controlling 

 circuit of the panel as soon as the water pressure 

 falls to a predetermined value. This starts the 

 motor with all the starting resistance in the 

 circuit. An automatic starter brings the motor 

 up to speed. Another feature of this outfit is 

 the fact that the iron grid starting resistance is 

 of sufficient current carrying capacity for fre- 

 quent starting of the motor. Frequent starting 

 might be required in case one sprinkler head only 

 should open, as this would cause a small flow 

 of water ^rom the tanks, and the pump would 

 be able to quickly refill the tank. At this point 

 the control s.vstem stops the motor, only start- 

 ing again when the pressure falls to the value 

 at which the pressure governor is adjusted to 

 operate. These and various other interesting 

 and advantageous features characterize this 

 system, as installed by the General Electric 

 Company of Schenectady, N. Y. 



Forestry in Indiana 



A new wrinkle in the effort to encourage the 

 application of practical forestry is being em- 

 ployed by the State Board of Indiana in naming 

 a certain date, July 25, as Visitor's Day, at the 

 State Forest Reserve. Special arrangements 

 have been made to meet all cars and trains with 

 free carriages to convey visitors over the 

 grounds. Guides have been provided who are 

 familiar with the forest plantings and will ex- 

 plain the objects of each experiment and the 

 details of progress. 



The reservation contains two thousand acres 

 and has forty-five tracts of planted trees. The 

 reserve is only an experimental proposition and 

 is designed to show the kinds of trees which 

 give the greatest promise of adaptibility to plant- 

 ing in Indiana. Various methods of planting 

 and cultivation have been employed in order to 

 determine the most effective ones. Different 

 degrees of pruning have been used so as to 

 demonstrate whether or not pruning of forest 

 trees is a good policy, and to what extent it 

 should be carried on. One of the best demon- 

 strations is the successful planting of black 

 locust on washed out hillsides, the trees three 

 years old now being twelve feet high. 



In all, Indiana seems to have taken the lead 

 in practical demonstrations of the effects of 

 modern forestry and its possibilities. It iiow 

 has one of the best demonstrations of growing 

 hardwoods in the United States, and a vast 

 amount of knowledge of practical value can be 

 derived from an observation of the work. 



Miscellaneous Notes 



The Elk Furniture Company, Falconer, N. T.. 

 has moved to Jamestown, N. Y. 



The Quincy Casket Company has been in- 

 corporated at Quincy, 111., with a capital stock 

 of $60,000. 



The Extension Stepladder Specialty Company 

 of Richmond, Va., has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $50,000. 



The American Woodenware Company, Manistee, 

 Mich., has been incorporated with an authorized 

 capital stock of $100,000, 



The Southern Lumber & Timber Company, 

 Hillsdale, Miss., has increased its capital stock 

 from $100,000 to $150,000. 



The Standard Wood Pipe Company, Williams- 

 port, Pa., has been Incorporated with an au- 

 thorized capital stock of $25,000. 



The Southern Indiana Bending Company, 

 Depauw, Ind., has been incorporated with an 

 authorized capital stock of $10,000. 



The Cumberland Lumber Company of Sparta, 

 Tenn., has purchased S,0no acres of hardwood 

 timber land and will install a large band saw- 

 mill. 



Fire recently destroyed the main building of 

 the sawmill and veneering plant of R. H. Benner 

 & Co., Mobile, Ala. The loss is estimated at 

 $7,000, fully covered by insurance. 



The Waynesville Lumber Company, East 

 Orange, N. J., has been incorporated with a capi- 

 tal stock of $60,000. The incorporators are : 

 H. H. Picking, C. O. Geyer, F. E. Ruggles and 

 E. Orange. 



The Hale, Gibson & Driver Company, manu- 

 facturer of hardwood lumber at Zwolle, La., has 

 been succeeded by the Progressive Lumber Com- 

 pany, The new company has been incorporated 

 with a capital stock of $50,000. 



The Dieckmann Hardwood Company announces 

 a change of address for ,Tuly 1. 1912, to Beach 

 street, corner Taylor street, San Francisco, Cal. 

 The company is moving its main office to that 

 locality in order to be in close touch with saw- 

 mill operations. 



The Troutdale Furniture Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, Troutdale, Va., has been incorporated with 

 a capital stock of from $10,000 to $50,000. The 

 officers of the new company are : J. F. Greer, 

 president: R. L, Greer, vice-president: R, F. 

 Young, secretary. 



It is announced from Old Town, Me., that A. 

 W. Sewall, formerly forestry manager for Apple- 

 ton & Sewall Company, has opened an office in 

 that place, where he will do a general business 

 in forestry work and in mapping, surveying and 

 timber estimating. 



The J. W. Lewis Lumber Company is a new 

 addition to the hardwood fraternity of North 

 Carolina, having organized at Huntdale, in that 

 state, to do a general wholesale hardwood lumber 

 business. This concern has a rating in the 

 neighborhood of $10,000. 



The Charles Niemeyer Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany, Okolona, Ark., has about all the machinery 

 placed in its four mills south of the city, and 

 will be ready for operation in the near future. 

 The intention of the company is to run the mills 

 to full capacity, which is from 40,000 to 50,000 

 feet per day. 



The Eureka Manufacturing & Sales Company, 

 Cotton Plant, Ark., has been incorporated with 

 an authorized capital stock of $10,000 to manu- 

 facture lumber, etc. The officers of the new 

 company are D. H. Echols, president : H, A. Van 

 Dusen. vice-president, and W. G. Jones, secre- 

 tar.v-treasurer. 



It is announced that Charles T. Tuxford, 

 Escanaba, Mich., who has been director and 

 manager of the Escanaba Veneer Company since 

 its organization, has sold out his interest and 

 severed his connection with the concern. Mr, 

 Tuxford will remain in the city and expects to 

 continue in the veneer business. 



The Standard Lumber Company, Montgomery, 

 Ala., has been Incorporated with a capital stock 

 of $25,000. The officers of the new company are 

 Jim Miller, president : W. Lambert, vice-presi- 

 dent ; J. C. Fischesser, secretar.v and treasurer. 

 The capital stock has been divided into 250 

 shares, and J. C. Fischesser has been designated 

 by the company to receive subscriptions. 



