HARDWOOD RECORD 



Gradiirg and Inspection. 



Fi-i>si(lent Arpin called the attcntiou of 

 the meeting to tlie importauce of tlie ques- 

 tion and stated that he would be glad to 

 liear from any of the members who had 

 anything to say on grading from the bet- 

 ter side of the board. In response to a 

 qncstion as to what the Michigan people 

 ;ire doing, he stated that as far as he could 

 leavn they are in favor of grading from 

 tlie better side of the board, but that they 

 had taken no official action and thought that 

 they would take none until their association 

 was better organized. 



In regard to inspection au animated dis- 

 I iission was carried on, many of the speakers 

 favoring a system of inspection under tlie 

 Wisconsin Association itself. President 

 .\rpin called attention to the fact that tfie 

 question had arisen last year and that after 

 I he meeting inquiries had been sent to the 

 \ arious members of the association and that 

 Ihe replies received showed that most of the 

 Ti'.cmbcrs were ojiposed to it, but that he 

 would be glad to hear any further discus- 

 sion on the subject. 



IldWKI.L C. HU.Ml'HUEY, G. W. JOXES LUM- 

 BER COMPANY, APPLETON. 



After a discussion in which the merits of 

 t he different kinds of inspection were passed 

 upon, it was moved by Mr. Pardee that a 

 committee of three be appointed to go over 

 the matter carefully and formulate a plan 

 if, in their .iudgment, it is advisable to 

 establish some plan of inspection in con- 

 junction with the National Association. The 

 motion was seconded and carried, and F. H. 

 I'ardoe, Geo. H. Chapman and Geo. E. Fos- 

 ter were appointed a committee. 



There being no further business, the body 

 :idjoiirned. 



Attendance. 



K(i. .7. Yciiuig. .Madison. Wis., P.rittiugham A: 

 Vuuiig Co. 



George E. Foster, Mellen, Foster-Latimer Liim 

 her Co. 



.1. E. Gillett, Eau Claire, Dells Lumber & 

 Shingle Co. 



II. C. Humphrey, Appleton. G. W. Jones Lum- 

 ber Co. 



A. H. Ruth, Chicago, G. W. Jones Lumber Co. 



R. T. Doud, Winona, Minn., Doud, Sons & Co. 



A. H. Barnard, Minneapolis, Minn., A. H. 

 Barnard. 



A. K. Owen. Owen. John S. Owen Lumber Co. 



\V. \V. llfluemanD, Wausau, B. Heiuemann 

 Lumber Co. 



F. J. Byrne, II.ihdwood Record. Chicago. 



Eugene Shaw, Eau Claire, Daniel Sliaw Lum- 

 ber Co. 



A. !•:. Becbcc. McMillan. B. F. McMillan & 

 Bro. 



L. H. Wheeler. Wansau, Wheeler-Timlin Lum- 

 ber Co. 



George Maxsou, Dunbar. Girard Lumber Co. 



C. II. Donaldson, Rhinelander, Mason-Donald- 

 son Lumber Co. 



F. II. I'ardoe, Wausau, Fenwood Lumber Co. 



George H. Chapman, Stanley, North Western 

 Lumber Co. 



B. W. Davis, Phillips, John It. Davis Lumber 

 Co. 



William C. Klann, Milwaukee. Rietbrock Land 

 & Lumber Co. 



V. .1. Aburg. Milwaukee. RietbrocI; Laud & 

 Lumber Co. 



W. E. McGraw. Sopcri.m. Mcn.iniinee Bay 

 Shore Lumber Co. 



J. D. R. Stevens, Eau Claire. William J. Starr. 



J. F. Hughes, Owen, John S. Owen Lumber Co. 



E. P. Arpin, Grand Kapids, Arpin Hardwood 

 Lumber Co. 



L. E. Fuller, Chicago, American Lumberman. 



.1. F. Hayman, Minneapolis, Mississippi Valley 

 Lumberman. 



O. O. Agler, Chicago. I'pham & Agler. 



Lewis Doster, Chicago, Hardwood Manufac. 

 tiirers' .Association. 



A. R. Owen on New Price List Adopted by 

 His Firm. 



Jn discussing conditions after the meeting 



liad adjourned, A. E. Owen of the John S. 

 Owen Lumber Company, of Owen, Wis., 

 called attention to the prosperous condition 

 of the hardwood trade during the past year 

 and in particular to the bright outlook for 

 the trade of the Wisconsin lumbermen. In 

 s]ieaking of prices he stated that his firm 

 would advance ash in log run and firsts and 

 seconds and No. 1 common $1. In birch a re- 

 duction of ,$1 would be made on log run, $2 

 reduction on firsts and seconds and No. I 

 common. Butternut will remain unchanged. In 

 basswood log run will be advanced .'iO cents, 

 making it .IsSl, and in firsts and seconds and 

 Xo. 1 common there will be an advance of 

 .+1. In rock elm they will add $1 to the 

 ]'rice of log run and also advance firsts and 

 seconds and No. 1 common $1. bridge plank 

 also takes an advance of $1. 



In all the other items the price will remain 

 about the same. Mr. Owen stated that he 

 thought the condition of trade warranted 

 the advance and felt that his firm could get 

 if, although he could not say what the other 

 firms would do in the matter. The_ prices, 

 however, he said were fair and might be 

 taken as an average of what the lumber was 

 worth. The changes suggested by Mr. Owen 

 are embodied in the following schedule, 

 prices lieing f. o. b. Wausaw. Wis., freight 

 rate: 



ASH 



1 

 1 

 I'/i 



litg run ( X(i 

 and I'Vi' in. 



Comuiou outj . 



. $U0.0O 



1st 

 and 2nd 



No. 1 

 Com. 



No. 2 



Com. 



No. 3 

 Com. 



in. and thicker 



in. log run (mixed color. .No. 3 Common out).. 18.00 



in. ( red out ) 



in. and 1 V;. in 



$.S!1.00 

 41.1)1) 

 42.00 

 47.00 



.1!26,no 

 2.S.n() 

 29.0(1 

 Kl .00 



$14.00 

 lO.OO 



10. oo 



10.(1(1 



S1 1.00 

 11.00 

 11.00 



11.00 



1 in. red . . . . 

 1 'i in. and 1 % 



2 V" in. and thicker 



f'nrly birch, red and white 



29.00 

 31.00 

 32.00 

 38.00 

 40.00 

 40.00 

 42.00 

 73.00 



10.00 

 18.00 



:o.oo 



26.00 

 28.00 

 28.00 

 30.00 

 ."lO.llO 



12.00 

 12.00 

 13.00 

 l.-).00 

 l.T.OO 

 15.00 

 1 5.00 

 25.00 



10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



BUTTER- 

 NUT 



RASSWOOn 



SOFT ELM 



1 

 1 



1 It in. 



in. log run (Nn 



I'lunmon out) . 



25.00 



and 1 % in . 



Common out) . 

 , S ft. to 10 ft. 



21.00 

 38'.(K) 



in ■.■•;•• •-.'-' 



in. Box Common i .\"os. 2 and 3 Com. mixed i. i.i 

 For sorting basswood to lengths of 10 and 12 



00 



1 in. log run ( No. : 



1 in.. 5 in. to 11 in 



12 in. and wider. . . 



1 % in. and 1 V2 in. . 



2 in. 

 1 



For sorting 

 ft. add $2 per M ft 



1 in. log run ( No. 3 Cummon oui ) . . . it??D 



1 >4 in.. IV, in. and 2 in. lug run (.No. 3 Com. out) 21.00 



1 Vi in.. 1 V2 in. and 2 in 



2 V. in. and thicker 



1 in. log run (No. 3 Common out)..... .\ r>i?w, 



I'i in.. IV. in. and 2 in. log run (No. 3 Com. out) 2i.00 



1 " ' 



11 



I in. 



ROCK ELM r. 



and 11 



and thicker. 



Bridge' p1ank,' 2'Yn":,' ali ■lengths. 1 V.OO 



Bridge Plank. 3 in. and thicker, all lengths 19.00 



of one length add .$2. 



1 in ■•■• 



1 "4 in. and 1 Va iu 



RED OAK 



wiii'ii: 



and thicker. . .' 1 ■-';.;, 



wormv Common and bettor ,■.■/• i.AA 



in, in and 2 in. wormy Common and better 1 1 .00 



30.00 

 53.00 

 55.00 

 fiO.OO 



38.00 

 41 .00 

 43.00 

 48.00 



27.00 

 30.00 

 32.00 

 37.00 



9.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



in. and 1 ' 



J i._. in. and thicker 



I'.riilgc Plank. 2 in., all lengths 

 Bridge Plank. 2'/; In. and 3 in.. 

 Of one length add .f2. 



43.00 

 49.00 

 51.00 

 55.00 



33.00 

 39.00 

 41.00 

 45.00 



23.00 

 27.00 

 2t).00 



n.oo 



10.00 



10.00 



17.00 



21.00 



HARD 



MAPLE 



SOFT 



MAPLE 



all lengths. . . . 

 run (No. 3 Common out I 14.00 



1 in. to 2 in. loi 



1 1 J in. and 1 '/i in 



2 Vj in. and thicker 



1 to 2 in. log run (No. 3 Common out) 10.00 



1 to 2 in 



24.00 

 20.00 

 26.00 

 30.00 



14.00 11.00 



16.00 11.00 



16.00 11.00 



20.00 16.00 



9.00 



9.00 



9.00 



12.00 



9.00 



