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of hardwood lumber that has been marketed in Great Britain in the 



last twelve months had been sold at home, fully as mueli profit would 

 have accrued to the producer. 



This great country, prolific as it has been in years past in hard- 

 wood growth and the production of hardwood lumber, must needs 

 awaken to the fact that the vast inroads made upon hardwood for- 

 ests have cleaned the nation of its principal stores of timber wealth. 

 Practically every chief hardwood producing section of the United 

 States is under operation today, and from the older regions of the 

 country the only source of supply is the inferior quality of second 

 growth, coming largely from the wood lot of the farmer. 



The H.^RDWOOD Record cau make no analysis of hardwood lumber 

 conditions that does not clearly point to a constant and steady accre- 

 tion of hardwood values. 



Conference of Michigan Hardwood Producers. 



On .July - the following call was sent out to the hardwood manu- 

 facturers of the state of Michigan, calling for a meeting of all oper- 

 ators interested in this line of production at Ottawa Beach, July 13 

 and 14: 



You .lie cordiallj invited to attend a coulerence of hardwood 

 manufacturers of the state of Michigan at the Hotel Ottawa, 

 Ottawa Beach, Jlloh., on Friday and Saturda.v, July 13 and 14. 

 The first session will be held at 10 ;30 a. m.. This meeting is culled 

 for the following purposes : 



1. To promote better acquaintance among hardwood lumber man- 

 ufacturers of the state. 



-. To analyze the conditions of stocks, grading and values of 

 northern hardwoods. 



-". To organize, if deemed expedient, either an independent hard- 

 wood manufacturers' association of the state of Michigan, or a 

 division of some existing hardwood manufacturers' association, 

 for the purpose of agreeing on uniform methods ; for the exploita- 

 tion of Michigan hardwoods, thus broadening the demand therefor ; 

 and to attempt to achieve prices commensurate with existing 

 stumpage values and manufacturing cost. 



There will be present at this meeting several hardwood lumber- 

 men from other sections of the country, prominent in association 

 work, win; have achieved great success for the industry through 

 the channels of organization, who will address those present. 



It is the belief of those subscribing to this call that this meeting 

 will result in great advantage to you as individuals, as well as to 

 the hardwood industry of the state. 



We trust you will not only be present yourselves, but will induce 

 hardwood manufacturers of your vicinity to join in this movement. 

 Very truly yours. 



W. II. White Company, Boyne City, Mich. 



CoBBS & Mitchell, Inc., Cadillac, Mich. 



Salling, Hanson & Co., Grayling, Mich. 



I. Stephenson Compani. Wells, Mich. 



Mitchell Brothers Company, Cadillac, Mich. 



I!. G. Peters Salt & Lumber Company, Eastlake, Mich. 



KxEELAND-BiGELOw COMPANY, Bay City, Mich. 



Bl'tteils Salt & Lumber Company, Ludington, Mich. 



H. M. Loud's Sons Company, Au Sable, Mich. 



CCMMER, DiGGiNS & Co., Cadillac, Mich. 



Simmons Lumber Company, Simmons, Mich. 



East Jord.an Lumber Company, East Jordan, Mich. 



Batcheloe Timber Co.\ipany, Saginaw, Mich. 



Stearns Salt & Lumber Company, Ludington, Mich. 



G. VoN Platen, Boyne City, Mich. 



Hackley-Phelps-Bonnell Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



From numerous and enthusiastic responses received, indications are 

 that this meeting will be attended by more than half the hardwood 

 manufacturers of the state. Beyond the discussions of subjects 

 named in the call it is proposed to present several attractive and 

 educational features in the form of brief addresses by gentlemen 

 thoroughly versed in particular phases of the trade. These speeches 

 will be made by those prominent in association work, by experts in 

 skidding and logging by steam, and prominent railroad oflScials, and 

 there will be at least one address on the sub.ject of forestry. The 

 meeting promises to be one of the most interesting and valuable 

 ever held in connection with the hardwood industry of the country. 



The place of meeting, Hotel Ottawa, at Ottawa Beach, Mich., has 

 many things to recommend it for a summer convention. The hotel 

 is a modern summer resort structure, capable of housing 600 guests, 

 under the management of J. Boyd Pantlind, the famous Boniface of 

 Grand Rapids, and is located on the estuary connecting Black Lake 



with Lake Michigan, about thirty miles southwest of Grand Eapids. 

 Ottawa Beach is reached by both railroad and trolley lines from 

 Grand Rapids, Chicago and Holland, and also from Chicago by a 

 tw^ice-daily service of steamships of the Graham & Morton line. Out- 

 side its value to the hardwood trade the affair promises to be a 

 pleasant outing that will constitute a very agreeable memory to 

 those who attend. 



Woodworking Machinery Market. 



For the last year manufacturers of sawmill, planing mill and 

 minor woodworking machinery have been loaded with orders to the 

 extent that the average house was from three to six months behind 

 requisitions. This situation generally prevails even today. How- 

 ever, there has been a marked let-up in the placing of orders for 

 delivery months hence during the last two or three weeks. Machinery 

 l^eople recognize this condition and now expect to be able to catch 

 up with their sales. Manufacturers are pleased with this situation, 

 as they are anxious to clean up their order books and get a fresh 

 start on business. 



There are quite a number of new and important tools, which have 

 only reached the drawing-table stage, that manufacturers would like 

 to have time to build and put upon the market. For months there 

 have been few improved types of machines offered to the trade in 

 any line, manufacturers having been so busy that they did not have 

 time for experiment. There is every prospect of the recurrence of 

 a strong demand for machinery after midsummer, and' the wise lum- 

 berman who expects to need new equipment for early fall will get 

 his orders in jiromptly. 



Northern Hardwood Cut. 



On the basis of the statistics gathered by the Forest Service in 

 cooperation with the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, 

 the cut of hardwoods in the chief producing states of the North 

 during 1905 was as follows: Michigan, .581,000,000 feet; Wiscon- 

 sin, 350,000,000 feet; Pennsylvania, 344,000,000 feet; New York, 

 86,000,000 feet; Indiana, 350,000,000 feet, and Maine, New Hamp- 

 shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Illinois 294,000,000 

 feet. This makes a total output of northern hardwoods of upwards 

 of 2,000,000,000 feet. 



It is not presumed that these statistics are complete, and the quan- 

 tity doubtless is in excess rather than below these figures. It is 

 noted in the report that it covers the statistics of only 11,649 con- 

 cerns manufacturing all classes of woods the country over. This 

 compilation of figures shows the cut of wood by species and indicates 

 the relative position each occupies in the lumber cut of the country. 

 The figures show an output of 507,000,000 feet of maple, 275,000,000 

 feet of birch, 227,000,000 feet of basswood, 214,000,000 feet of elm 

 and 206,000,000 feet of beech. 



The greater portion of these woods originate in the northern for- 

 ests, although a comparatively small quantity of basswood, elm and 

 beech may be credited to southern producing territory. The hard- 

 wood production of the northern states of the Union will doubtless 

 increase during 1906 over the previous year, and it is perfectly safe 

 to assume that the total will be considerably in excess of two thou- 

 sand million feet during 1906. It will be seen that Michigan is by 

 far the leader in the production of what is known as northern hard- 

 woods, while Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Indiana run about 

 alike. It can be figured that the Michigan output will doubtless hold 

 its own for some years to come; that Wisconsin will show a con- 

 siderable increase for the next few years, and that Pennsylvania, 

 Indiana and the other western and eastern states named will mate- 

 rially fall off in their aggregate production. 



On the basis of the report quoted the total hardwoods produced 

 last year in all other states of the Union than those named was 

 2,608,000,000 feet. It is to be understood that these figures are 

 relative and do not pretend to be complete. As before stated, they 

 are doubtless far below the actual quantity of hardwoods produced, 

 but will readily indicate the relative importance of the northern 

 hardwood production as compared with the southern. 



