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Infonnation Atout Hotels. 



GnAND Rapids, Mich., April 19. — Editor Haed- 

 wu(iD Record : Will you suggest to me the name 

 of a desirable hotel at Atlantic City to patronize 

 during the annual meeting of the National 

 Hai'dwood Lumber Association? I shall be ac- 

 companied by my wife. . 



Jly wife and myself have spent a part of 

 each summer at Atlantic City for many years, 

 and have lived at many of the leading hotels. 

 In my opinion the Hotel Strand, located at 

 the end of Pennsylvania avenue, and within 

 one block of the Steel Pier, where the con- 

 vention will be held, is the best hotel for the 

 money in Atlantic City. It is a modern struc- 

 ture, the table is bountifully supplied with 

 well-cooked food, and the service is faultless. 

 The rooms, though not large, are well-fur- 

 nislied and immaculately clean. The rates in 

 tlii.s hotel for one person are from $3 to $4 

 per day; double rooms, $6 to $8 per day; 

 rooms with bath, $2 a day extra. These rates 

 include both rooms and meals. There is no 

 bar connected with this hostelry and hence 

 ladies are not subjected to any possible of- 

 fense by reason of this usual hotel append- 

 age. — Editor. 



P. ti. There is a very good ' ' coaling sta- 

 tion" within a square of the Strand. I know 

 tlie distance because when before dinner my 

 wife goes to her room to primp, with the ob- 

 servation that she will be back in ten min- 

 utes, I am always able to meet her in the 

 ladies' parlor on time. I know I can walk a 

 liloek and return in six minutes, and I don 't 

 spend all the time walking. I '11 show you the 

 place, but if you can 't find me, ask Clem 

 Lloyd. 



P. P. S. Another good feature about the 

 Hotel Strand is H. L. Fairbairn, its manager. 

 He is the easiest boniface in Atlantic City to 

 coax money away from, and any man who 

 goes to Atlantic City and don't have to get a 

 check cashed before he gets away is a freak. 

 — Editor. 



Piling Wagon Stock. 



Shenandoah, 1a., Hay 3. — Editor IIaiidwuuu 

 ItKCOHD : There has been some question in the 

 minds of some of our yard men as to the better 

 way of piling green wagon stock, wagon axles 

 in particular — some insisting that it is best to 

 pile the axles all one way, with thin crossbars 

 between ; others insisting that they can be piled 

 crosswise on each other with equally good re- 

 sults. Our method of piling Is to pile them 

 crosswise, but to elevate the outside axles about 

 a quarter of an inch at each end, so that the 

 weight of the pile is carried on the extreme 

 corners at all times and there is a complete 

 circulation of air around the axles except at 

 the ends where they cross the elevated ones. 

 I'lease give us some information through the 

 medium of your publication relative to your 



opinion of the matter. We would also like to 

 know where we can dispose of short hlcliory 

 squares, as In our work we are able to furnish 

 (luilp a lot of 2-Inch stuff in squares up to 6 

 feci in length. ■ Company. 



It is essential that wagon stock be made 

 ready for use with a minimum of checking, 

 and hence it must be seasoned slowly. There 

 i,s no particular choice in the way axles are 

 piled, between being cross-piled and put up 

 cm stickers. However, it is almost essential 

 to paint the ends of axles with heavy red 

 ochre or some equally good material, and that 

 the piles are carefully roofed and the sides 

 ( nclosed to protect them from the sun, at the 

 same time leaving suflScient air space for ven- 

 tilation. Again, it is best to have the stock 

 piled well off the ground, with plenty of 

 air underneath the piles. If a manufacturer 

 has an operation for which he has a timber 

 supply sufficient to last a number of years, 

 the cheapest way to provide for seasoning the 

 stock is to build sheds for the purpose. 



A¥e have supplied above correspondent with 

 names of a few hickory buyers, and any oth- 

 ers who can use the above described mate- 

 rial should 'send in their names. — Editou. 



center of the chief stand of this wood is in 

 northern West Virginia. Of course, locust 

 never grows in a pure stand, but is always 

 intermingled with the oaks, chestnut, poplar, 

 etc. Anyone interested in the above inquiry, 

 or able to furnish the required stock, may 

 have the address of the writer on application 

 to til is office. — Editor. 



Wants Glued-Up Stock and Dowels. 



Wa.shini'.ton. X. .1.. May '\. — Editor H.\rd- 

 wouD Record : Please give us information of 

 lirms who make a specialty of making glued-up 

 stock, as we wish to get into correspondence 

 with them. & Co. 



London, England, April 20. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : We have Inquiries for consider- 

 able quantities of built-up panel (3-ply) stock 

 in various woods, also for white birch, maple 

 and beech dowels, both for London and Liver- 

 pool, and we should feel much obliged it you 

 could put us into communication with likel.v 

 suppliers of such. If you print our inquiry In 

 your "mail bag" do not mention our name, but 

 kindly refer any inquirers to us. Yours truly, 



COJIPANY. 



We have supplied the above correspondents 

 with the names of several reliable houses 

 manufacturing both panel stock and dowels. 

 Any others wishing to communicate with 

 them may have the addresses on application 

 to this office. — Editor. 



Wants to Buy Locust. 



Helena, Mont., Ajpril 29. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Can you advise me of a location 

 where locust wood abounds in such quantity as 

 to admit of the purchase of 1,500 to 5,000 cords 

 at reasonable figures? Company. 



The original center of growth of black 

 locust was in southern Ohio, but today, the 



Wants Ash Oars. 



AXTWERT, UEi.GirM. April 18. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : We should be thankful to you 

 If you could give us the address of some firms 

 making boat oars out of a.sh. & Co. 



The writer has been supplied with a list of 

 ash oar manufacturers, but any further ad- 

 dresses sent in will be forwarded. — Editor. 



The Financial Aspect of Forest 

 Management. 



Dr. C. A. Sehenck of Biltmore, N. C, has 

 recently issued an interesting booklet on 

 Forest Management. Used in a limited sense 

 this terra deals with forest working plans 

 only, or the determination and regulation of 

 the sustained yield of timberlands. The 

 author believes that American forest man- 

 agement should be considered along broader 

 lines. It should determine upon the ways 

 and means by which the desire of the owner 

 relative to the use of his forest (for revenue, 

 timber supply, shelter, pasture, ornament, 

 water protection, game preserves) can best 

 be accomplished. In the majority of cases 

 the owner desires to draw from the forest 

 the largest possible revenue. As a conse- 

 quence American forest management will 

 have to deal usually with the various means 

 by which given forestal investments can be 

 developed in a manner producing the highest 

 dividends in the long run. 



The rapidity of development depends upon 

 the owner's finauciaJ ability to make desir- 

 able moves at proper times. 



In many instances development is possi- 

 ble only with the help of money borrowed 



by the owner. Borrowed money frequently 

 proves a curse to the owner of forests after 

 the lapse of a few years. His policy of de- 

 velopment is handcuffed by the necessity of 

 meeting the indebtedness, year in and year 

 out, irrespective of market and labor con- 

 ditions. Forestry, in such oases, must be 

 destructive. It must pay the bonds as they 

 mature out of the substance of the forest. 



Dr. Sehenck has covered the many phases 

 of the subject of forest management in his 

 usual masterly and comprehensive manner; 

 and, because of his thoroughly practical 

 demonstrations of the theories which he pro- 

 nuilgates, has come to be regarded as the 

 Solon of forestry affairs in this country. 

 Parts of two chapters— those on Financial 

 Considerations and Forestal Investments- 

 are herewith presented: 



FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS. 



Three kinds of increment compose the latent 

 siross revenue obtained from any wood which Is 

 left to itself or which is placed under forestal 

 care : , , 



1. The quantity increment, depending solely 

 on the amount of wood fibre formed. 



2. Tlie quality Increment, depending solely on 

 the difference of price shown in the same year 



