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were at the time based on better and more plen- 

 tiful supply of timber than we are possibly able 

 t.i ol)taiii nnw. This wnubl lie (me suggestion 

 \\ f wuiilii make ; another would be to have an 

 indcpenib-nl inspector for both buyer and maker 

 and un(]i'i- tlu' direct authority of the association 

 1(1 lie formed. Other suggestions, no douhl, 

 would lie ottered by others, so that if the handle 



manufacturers could only be gotten together in 

 an organization, there would be no end of good 

 a<-complished for them. Please feel at liberty 

 to ask us any (juestinns you may wish to and 

 will be pleased lo answer tbem lo the best of 

 our n hi lily. Thanking you for your interest. 



Youi'S truly. 



(iKoKiii: II. Kr.riiAitT & Sox. 



NeWs Miscellany. 



The Hoo-Hoo Meeting. 



All is now ill readiness lor tlie Great IToo- 

 IIiH) aiimial. wliic-li is to 1je lielc] at Atlantic 

 City Se|jt. I). HI and H. and the general and 

 subcoinnilttees can rest from llieir arduous 

 labors wilh tlie certainty tliat their plans \vill 

 materialize to a nicety, anil that they have 

 done all in their power to make both the busi- 

 ness and entertainment features a "howling suc- 

 cess." 



The attendance promises to be larger than 

 ever, and accommodations will be plent.v and as 

 good as the most fastidious can desire, since 

 Atlantic City is famous the world over for its 

 line hotels. The business sessions promise to 

 be of particular interest, while an abundance of 

 special entertainment has been provided, ai- 

 thou.gb one does not have to search for amuse- 

 ment on even the most ordinary occasion, in 

 Atlantic City. 



The jirogram is announced as follows, subject 

 to change, however : 



SuxDAY, Sei'T. S. 



10 a. m. Annual assembly of Osirian Cloister. 



3 p. m. Initiatory ceremonies of Osirian 



Cloister. 



Mo-ND.iY. Sept. 9. 



9 ;tl9 a. m. Annual meeting called to order 

 on the Steel Tier by Snark A. C. Uamsey of St. 

 Louis. Mo. Address of welcome by Mayor 

 Franklin 1'. Stoy and response by W. E. Barns 

 of St. Louis, Mo. Welcome on behalf of Eastern 

 IIoo-IIoo by Supreme Arcanoper John L. Alcock 

 of Baltimore, Md., and response by Supreme 

 .Tunior IIoo-Uoo Wallace W. Everett of San 

 Francisco. Cal. Snarks annual address, Scrive- 

 noter's annual report and appointment of com- 

 mittees. 



3 p. m. Surf party on beach near Steel Tier. 



7 p. m. Annual concatenation in assembly 

 room of the Hotel Islesworth. 



10 p. m. Smoker and high-class vaudeville 



show. 



TcE.SD.iv, Sett. 10. 



10 a. m. Business session on the Steel I'ier. 



2 p. m. Trolley ride to Ocean City on Shore 

 Line. 



S p. m. Banquet of (isirian Cloister members 

 and ladies. 



8 p. m. Theater party on Steel I'ier. 



Wednesday, Sei't. 11. 

 10 a m. Business session on Steel I'ier. 



2 II. ni. Election of otticers. (Special order 

 of business.) 



3 :30 p. m. Special trip to the fishing banks 

 on the auxiliary steam yacht Mermaid. 



S p. m. Ceremony of embalming the Snark. 



The headquarters for officers will be at the 

 Hotel Islesworth. which has set apart a fine hall 

 for the concatenation and smoker. Monday 

 evening the ladies accompanying visitors to the 

 meeting will be entertained with a musicale at 

 the Hotel Chalfonte. 



Scrivenoter Baird announces that the Trunk 

 Line Association has turned down the applica- 

 tion for one-fare rate, the best they will consent 

 to do being one and one-third fare on the cer- 

 tificate plan. This, Mr. Baird condemns, on the 

 ground tliat people will not bother with certifi- 

 cates when there are such low rates to tiie ex- 

 position at Jamestown. He strongly advises 

 that all take care of themselves with these ex- 

 position tickets or buy mileage, saying he be 

 lieves e^-ery man who goes to Atlantic City on 

 a certificate ticket will be disappointed, as tliey 



are a snare and a delusion, and the requirements 

 of the roads, regarding numbers 'using them, 

 etc., are so complicated. 



Atlanta and Little Kock are strongly urging 

 to be selected as the next meeting place for 

 IIoo-IIoo. A handsome souvenir booklet is be- 

 ing made ready, to serve as a reminder of the 

 royal good time which will surely come to 

 every member who attends the concatenation. 



A Modem Dutch Oven Furnace. 



Many operators will be interested in knowing 

 that, according to a leading manufacturer, 

 "Mutch oven troubles are a thing of the past." 

 ijuinn & Co. of Cincinnati. O., are manufactur- 

 ing a flat-top Dutch oven furnace for saw and 

 planing mills which they believe has no equal 

 for burning sawdust, shavings and refuse. With 

 this contrivance there is no areliwork to fall in. 

 no high-priced brick masons to pay and no dan- 

 ger of a plant being closed down for repairs, as 

 it is absolutely impossible for the flat top to 

 fall in. 



Two or more boilers can be placed in one 

 battery without a division wall between the 

 hollers or in the fire, and the efficiency of boilers 

 may be increased ten to thirty per cent. All 

 this means saving of brickwork, fuel, time and 

 expensive labor, as any mechanic can erect the 

 apijaratus. The furnace Insures equal combus- 

 tion and an even flow of heat units, as none of 

 the combustion room is taken up with the circle, 

 as in archwork. Each row of special hanger 

 tile is supported independently and can be re- 

 paired without interfering with the abutting 

 rows. Quinu's Hat-top Dutch oven furnace will 

 last for years without repairs, and when they 

 are necessary they can be made while the boiler 

 is being cleaned. The first furnaces of this type 

 built were operated day and night for over four 

 years without repairs, so that they pay for 

 themselves in more ways than one, and in a 

 A'ery short time. 



In order lo become more fully posted on what 

 Ibis furnace will do anyone interested need only 

 send number and size of boilers, with pencil 

 sketch, to Quinu & Co., at Cincinnati, and they 

 will be glad to give further particulars and to 

 make prices. 



Dyewood Industry of Jamaica. 



.\ number of American manufacturers have 

 requested the United States consul at Kingston. 

 Jamaica, to make a report and furnish some 

 statistics in relation to the logwood and fustic 

 industry of the island, and he accordingly 

 writes that the Jamaican output of logwood 

 represents about one-fifth of the world's supply. 



The tree belongs to the natural order Lcgiimi- 

 /lu.sir, and attains an average height of 20 to 30 

 feet, the trunk having a diameter of about 12 

 inches. The usual age when felled is ten years. 

 The logs are prepared for the market by cutting 

 to suitable lengths for convenient stowage, and 

 by more or less completely removing the bark 

 and inner layer of whitewood, whicli usually 

 runs about half an inch in thickness. The roots 

 of previously felled trees now also form an im- 

 Ijortant article of export. The wood itself, 

 when freshly cut. is of a handsome reddish- 

 hrown color, but the color produced from the 

 wood in dyeing is a deep blue-black. 



Formerly logwood was principally used for 

 dyeing raw wool and woolen goods, but since the 

 introduction of aniline colors, many of which 

 have replaced logwood for blacks and allied 



shades, causing a falling off in the demand for 

 the wood, it is in great demand in the leather 

 industry, for which it seems peculiarly adapted. 

 There are also a number of uses tor it in textile 

 dyeing, for which aniline colors have not proved 

 their superiority. 



For very many years logwood was exported 

 from Jamaica only in its crude state, but within 

 the past few, factories were established there 

 for the purpose of extracting the coloring matter 

 from the wood and exporting it in casks to the 

 United States, Great Britain and Germany, 

 where it meets with ready sale. 



On the island are two concerns devoted ex- 

 clusively to this industry, one of which began 

 operations about a year and a half ago, upon 

 local capital. For the year ending June 30, 

 1900, the company exported to the United States 

 ,'(;20.j,293 worth of logwood extract, and in addi- 

 tion it made large shipments to Great Britain 

 and Germany. The other dyewood extract fac- 

 tory is located at Lacovia, another important 

 logwood center. It is controlled by English 

 caVital. Since its establishment the consump- 

 tion of logwood has materially increased, as 

 have prices. The total quantities exported from 

 the island for the years 1902. 1903, 1904, 190.5, 

 and 190B, were respectively 36,873, 42,184, 

 30,003, 29,311 and 17,512 tons. 



Another dyewood known to botanists as Morns 

 iincloria, commonly called fustic, is grown in 

 Jamaica and is the source of a bright yellow 

 dye. It is used very largely in producing the 

 liaki sliades upon cotton and wool. The ex- 

 ports of this wood run into the thousands of 

 tons annually. 



Notwithstanding the continued advances made 

 in coal-tar colors and the persistent attempts 

 to produce dyes that would replace the natural 

 colors, the shipment of the above-mentioned 

 woods forms an important and increasing factor 

 in tlie trade of Jamaica. 



A Common but Undesirable Condition. 



Many mills with ample machinery and an en- 

 gine and boilers of ample size have to shut 

 down occasionally because steam gets low. In 

 some cases this happens so often as to materially 

 reduce the capacity of tlie plant ; and it is al- 

 ways expensive and demoralizing. The remedy 

 is to introduce a forced draft. 



There is manufactured by a well-known Mich- 

 igan house, a blast grate that, according to the 

 testimony of users, adds twenty-five to fifty per 

 tent to the capacity of a boiler, and therefore 

 I)uts an end to this condition of affairs. This 

 grate is sold with the written understanding 

 that the user may have thirty days in which 

 to thoroughly test it. If he concludes it is not 

 a profitable investment — being himself the sole 

 and undisputed judge — he notifies the company 

 tiiat the outfit is subject to its order, and the 

 transaction ends, the company paying the freight 

 lioth ways. Thus the purchaser takes no risk 

 whatever. 



The Gordon grate has been on the market 

 tor sixteen years, and there are 3,000 sets 

 in daily tise. It can he applied to any num- 

 ber of boilers, from one up, and is adapted for 

 either plain furnaces or ovens. No change in tlie 

 construction of a furnace is necessary ; excei^t to 

 make an opening through the wall or walls for 

 the pipe, not a brick need be disturbed. There 

 is no difficulty in starting up a fire when the 

 blower is idle, and no objection to so doing. The 

 grate saves labor in firing, and is exceedingly 

 durable. 



It would certainly appear that operators who 

 have trouble from lack of steam would do well 

 to take the matter up with the Gordon Hollow 

 I'.lasf Grate Company of Greenville, Mich. 



The New Forestry Policy Bearing Fruit. 

 The fact that the government's work to pre- 

 serve what remains of America's great forests is 

 bearing fruit is strikingly shown in the report 

 brought back to the University of California 



