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The Mail Bag 



B 291 — In the Market for Hemlock 

 Xcw Yoi-k, X. Y., July 23. — Editor Hardwood 

 Eecord : Do you know anyone who would be in 

 a position to handle an order tor a very large 

 amount of 1" mill cull hemlock of 6' and S' 

 length? Co^PANT. 



The above correspondent has been siipplieil 

 with a list of mamit'aeturers of hemlock, and 

 such readers as l;a-\e this stock to offer and 

 desire to get in communication with the pros- 

 pective customer, can have the address by 

 •writing this office and referring to B 291. — 

 Editor. 



B 292 — Figuring on the Dimension 

 Business 



Ashland City, Tenn., July 29. — Editor Habd- 

 wooD Record : I have heen thinking of going 

 into the quarter sawed oak dimension stock 

 business, making a specialty of short stock, say 

 from 16" up to 4S" long for table tops, hut from 

 the correspondence I have had buyers of this 

 stock do not seem to be willing to pay what it 

 appears to me it should be worth. It strikes 

 me that quarter sawed oak 4" to 7" wide, 24" 

 to 30" long should command $60 a thousand, 

 and S" and over wide, of the same lengths, .$65 ; 

 4" to 7" wide, 46" to 42" long, about $65, and 

 8" and over wide about $70 : while 4" to 7" 

 wide. 42" to 40" long should be worth $75, 

 and S" and over wide of the same length, $80 : 

 all of the above delivered on a 16 cent rate. 



Would be glad to have your opinion on the 

 prices above noted. . 



The writer of the above letter has been ad- 

 vised that the oak of the sizes he names 

 should logically command the prices he quotes, 

 and that there would not be very much money 

 in the quarter sawed dimension oak business 

 unless he could secure these values. — Editor. 



B 293— Seeks Information About Lumber 

 Handling 



Camden, X. J.. July 29. — Editor Hardwood 

 Kecord : Can you give us a list of ten cities 

 that handle the largest amount of lumber in the 

 United States, naming them in the order in 

 which they should ho placed according to the 

 amount of lumber handled? 



H. Humphreys & Co. 



The writers of the above letter have been 

 advised that there are no statistics available 

 which give with accuracy the quantity of lum- 



ber handled in the ten chief cities of the United 

 States. Chicago is by far the largest consumer 

 of lumber of any city of the United States, 

 and most likely New York ranks second with 

 about half the consumption. The annual con- 

 sumption of Chicago is approximately 2,000,- 

 000,000 feet. As a guess the editor would say 

 that Philadelphia ranks third in the list of 

 cities. — Editor. 



B 294 — Seaks Information About Relative 

 Fuel Values 



Fort Wayne. Ind., August 2, 1912. — Editor, 

 Hakdwood Record : We have heen requested to 

 advise the amount of artificial gas that will be 

 required to replace the use of wood as fuel in 

 several instances. On looking up the authorities 

 to determine the weight of a cord of wood we 

 find quite a good deal of variation. The wood 

 in question is referred to by our correspondent 

 (who is located near Milwaukee) as slab wood. 

 Having no information here on this subject, we 

 write to inquire if you can enlighten us as to 

 the average figure to use for this case. 



If you have ever run across figures regarding 

 the heating value of this class of wood, espe- 

 cially as regards the amount of coal compared 

 to the amount of wood required to give the same 

 heating effect, we would appreciate this informa- 

 tion also. We have found quite a number of 

 figures on laboratory experiments, which, of 

 course, figure out the total or gross heating 

 value of the wood, but do not take into consider- 

 ation the fact that there is always a large 

 amount of moisture present which greatly re- 

 duces the flame temperature, and requires the 

 use of a good deal more wood to do the same 

 .amount of work than would he computed from 

 the figures given. 



We endeavored to obtain this information from 

 Messrs. Perrine, Armstrong & Co., of this city, 

 whose plant is adjacent to ours, and they have 

 referred us to you as an authority on this 

 subject. 



Thanking you in advance for any information 

 you can give us, we are. 



The Westers Gas Con'Strdction Company. 



The writer of the above letter has been ad- 

 vised that the editor is not an authority on 

 the queries he presents, and he has been re- 

 ferred for the information to the director of 

 the government laboratory at Madison, Wis. — 

 Editor. 



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Outing of Philadelphia Wholesalers 



Through the kindness of the president. Hor- 

 ace A. Reeves, Jr., who is a member of the 

 Philadelphia Cricket Club, arrangements were 

 made for the regular meeting and summer out- 

 ing of the Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Deal- 

 ers' Association, which was held at the famous 

 Philadelphia Cricket Club grounds, at St. Mar- 

 tins, on July 25. As St. Martins is one of the 

 loveliest spots on the planet, with its suberb roll- 

 ing scenery, its historical associations, and its 

 various other salient romantic attractions, and 

 last but not least contains one of the best golf 

 courses in the country, the prospect was alluring. 

 Many of the lumlxn-men are enthusiastic golf 

 players, and a game under such favorable aus- 



pices was soon a projected feature of the outing. 

 Some of the players left on the 1 :14 p. m. train, 

 others followed in automobiles. The weather was 

 perfect and these golf-loving lumbermen played 

 with a jolly vigor and enthusiasm born of the 

 true sportsman. No astounding scores were 

 aimed at, 87 to 89 being about the average, but 

 there was no lack of technical skill, and the 

 fun was prodigious. 



At the finish of the game the players ad- 

 journed to the club house, where they were joined 

 by the less sportive contingent of the members. 

 At 7 p. m. all gathered in the beautiful banquet 

 room where a dinner, in which the most epi- 

 curean taste could find no flaw, was served. 

 With the coming of the cigars, an attempt was 



made to hold the regular business meeting, but as 

 there was no especial business before the meet- 

 ing, the last rag of restraint was dropped and 

 the best entertainment for the evening's enjoy- 

 ment considered. 



A resolution to extend the warmest thanks of 

 the members of the organization to President 

 Horace A. Reeves, Jr., to whose kindness they 

 were indebted for a particularly enjoyable sum- 

 mer initing. was made and heartily adopted. 



Semi-Annual Pennsylvania Fire Insurance 

 Company 



The semi-annual meeting of the Pennsylvania 

 Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 

 which was held on July 23. and at which every 

 director with the exception of L. A. Mansfield of 

 New Haven. Conn., was present, proved a ban- 

 ner one. An epitome given of the company's 

 work during the six months was highly gratify- 

 ing to all concerned, and it is predicted that the 

 year's business will top all previous records. 



The increase in new business for the first six 

 months of this year was the largest for any sim- 

 ilar period in the company's history. The in- 

 surance in force increased by $1,750,000. making 

 the total insurance in force at the present time, 

 over $18,000,000. The premium income likewise 

 increased about $36,000. making the total pre- 

 miums in force on June 30. 1912, $397,000. The 

 losses for the first six months were well within 

 the average. The company is paying a forty 

 per cent dividend, and maintains a very high 

 record for prompt payment and satisfactory ad- 

 justment of losses. A copy of statement of this 

 fompany as of date July 1, 1912, is appended 

 hereto. 



CASH ASSETS 



^"'v^'a^'S'' .'.'°'^' . .""'' . ^°^^"- ■ .*°!'!''$469.016.50 



First mortgage loan on real estate.. 3.S00.00 



Cash in office „„ i-rJ, 



fash in banks on interest t)»,io4.ocs 



Premiums due (not over 3 months m 



arrears) " 'SSkIo 



.\gent's balance. • p, QTn'24 



Interest due and accrued b,jiD.zt 



Total cash assets $576,733.42 



liabilities 



Losses in process of ad- „ „„ .. 



justment $ 9,611.o0 



Taxes and other bills due 



or accrued 898. oo 



Inspection charges due 



on premiums in course 



of collection 2,675.16 



I'nearned premiums on 



policies in force 198,30o.J.:. 



Total liabilities $211,490.25 



Xet cash surplus 365,243.17 $o76,733.42 



assets as to policy holders 

 Total admitted cash 



assets $376,733.42 



Less liabilities, except 



unearned premiums.. 13,185.02 „„.,„,„ 

 $ 563,548.40 



Contingent assets, 1. e.. extent of ,„„oQiii 

 power to assess l,18J,SdL41 



Making total strength hack of poll- 



cies in force as to this date $ l,7o3,3i9.81 



Insurance in force *l^'iS2'§?X'?9 



Premiums in force 39b,bl0.47 



Justin Peters, the genial general manager of 

 this successful company, and Mrs. Peters are 

 laking a vacation trip through Xew Brunswick 

 and Xova Scotia. 



New Arkansas Lumber Company 

 The W. H. Bower Lumber Company is the 

 name of a new corporation that has recently 

 built a mill at Brummit, Loneoke county. Ark., 

 which has been in operation for about thirty 

 days. At the head of this institution is W. H. 

 Bower, the well-known hardwood manufacturer 

 of Kurtz, Ind., and associated with him are 

 Claude Grant and his nephews, E. W. Bowers 

 and W. E. Goss. The mill is of the circular 

 type and has a capacity of 10,000 feet daily, 

 and will cut oak, hickory and cypress. 



W. H. Bower was in Chicago a few days ago 

 en route home from a pleasure trip to the North 

 country. 



