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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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[ In this department it Is proposed to reply 

 to sucli liKiuines from Hardwood Record read- 

 ers as will be of enough general interest to 

 waii.int publication. Every patron of the paper 

 Is invited to use this department freelv and 

 an attempt will be made to answer queries per- 

 L ^^i"", '^ "'•' matters of interest to the hard- 

 wood trade in a succinct and intelligent man- 

 In Commendation 



Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 27.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record ; We commend the article on page IG 

 of the issue of Hardwood Record of October 25, 

 under the caption "The Logical Evolution of the 

 Hardwood Lumber Business" as sound common 

 sense. We believe manufacturers generally have 

 failed to recognize the cost of producing clear 

 dimension stock. — Hoffman Bros. Company. 



The Record is glad to receive this endorse- 

 ment of its position on the dimension stock 

 proposition from this foremost hardwood lum- 

 ber, veneer and dimension stock concern. If 

 there is any house in the country whose opin- 

 ion on this subject is worth having, it is that 

 of Hoffman Bros. Company. — Editor. 



We are pleased to advise that we have re- 

 ceived one order from a new concern in response 

 to our advertisement in Record, which we thinis 

 is rather quick work, as the advertisement had 

 its first Insertion on October 25. — Stephenson 

 Manufacturing Cojipany. 



Wants Market for Gmn Veneers 



Garland City, Akk., Nov. 7. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : As you will note, we are in the 

 gum veneer business. The most of our cutting 

 is heavy stock, principally one-quarter inch. We 

 therefore have quite a large core left, as heavy 

 stock cannot be cut down as closely as thin 

 stock. We are looking for a market for some 

 thin stock not to exceed one-eighth of an inch, 

 and less would be better, in narrow widths. Will 

 you kindly place us in correspondence with buy- 

 ers of this class of material? 



The above concern are manufacturers of 

 rotary cut gum veneers, and anyone desiring 

 to communicate vptth them vrtth a view of 

 imrchasing the stock mentioned can have the 

 address by writing this oflSce. — Editor. 



Quick Keturns from Kecord Ad 



South Bend, Ind., Nov. 5.— Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We thank you for your promptness in 

 sending us lists of buyers of our class of mate- 

 rial and beg to ask if these are to be returned 

 and, if so, how soon you require them. 



Revised Rules for Grading Oak Flooring 



Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 29.— Editor Hard- 

 wood Record: Can you supply me with the 

 grading rules under vrhich oak flooring is 

 manufactured and shipped? Thanking you 

 for any information you can give me along 

 this line. 



The latest revised rules for the grading of 

 oak flooring, adopted by the leading manufac- 

 turers of this material in the country on Octo- 

 ber 5, 1909, are as follows. — Editor. 



The grades of oak flooring shall be known as 

 clear, sappy clear, select. No. 1 common and 

 factory. 



Quartersawed. 



Clear — Shall have one face practically free of 

 defects, except % of an inch of bright sap ; the 

 question of color shall not be considered ; lengths 

 in this grade to be 2 to 16 feet, not to exceed 

 ten per cent under 4 feet. 



Sappy Clear — Shall have one face practically 

 free of defects, but will admit unlimited bright 

 sap. The question of color shall not be consid- 

 ered. Lengths in this grade to be 1 to 16 feet. 

 Plain Sawed. 



Clear — Shall have one face practically free 

 of defects, except % of an inch of bright sap ; 

 the question of color shall not be considered ; 

 lengths in this grade to be 2 to 16 feet ; not to 

 exceed ten per cent under 4 feet. 



Select — Stay contain bright sap, and will ad- 

 mit pin-worm holes, slight imperfections in 

 dressing ; or a small tight knot, not to exceed 1 

 to every 3 feet in length ; lengths to be 1 to 16 

 feet. 



No. 1 Common — Shall be of such nature as 

 will make and lay a sound floor without cutting. 

 Lengths 1 to 16 feet. 



Factory — May contain every character of de- 

 lects but will lay a serviceable floor with some 

 cutting. Lengths, 1 to 16 feet. 



J. W. Wells Discontinues Meuoniinee Opera- 

 tions 



J. W. Weils, president of the J. W. Wells Lum- 

 ber Company of Menominee, who for thirty-three 

 years has conlinued most successfully lumber 

 operations in that section of Michigan, has de- 

 cided to discontinue work at that city. The de- 

 cision follows the burning of the Menominee 

 mill a short time ago, coupled with the fact 

 that the companies Mr. Wells controls are in 

 Wisconsin, where he has large modern mills. 

 Although he will discontinue manufacturing at 

 Menominee, Mr. Wells will still retain his head 

 oflSces at that place, and will continue to be a 

 prominent and influential figure in the lumber 

 trade of the state. Mr. Wells has extensive 

 timber interests both in the United States and 

 Canada ; he operates mills at Dunbar and Wau- 

 saukee. Wis., and these interests will be aug- 

 mented in the near future by the addition of a 

 liardwood flooring factory, which It is said will 

 lit the largest in the world. 



,7. W. "Veils was largely instrumental in build- 

 ing up the immense organization of the L 

 Stephenson Company of Weils, Mich., of which 

 he is general manager. The mills, railroads and 

 lumbering liusiness created by Mr. Wells repre- 

 sent the greatest commercial proposition in the 



NeWs Miscellany 



upper peninsula of Michigan, and are tangible 

 evidence of the worth of the man. 



The Bird & Wells Lumber Company of Wau- 

 saukee, Wis., has purchased the interests of the 

 .1. W. Wells Lumber Company of Menominee and 

 all its timber lands and holdings in Marinette 

 county and northern Michigan. The Wells plant 

 at this point was burned on October 16, eutail- 

 ing a loss of $50,000, and will not be rebuilt. 

 ■J he plant of the Bird & Wells Lumber Company 

 will he enlarged and will be operated day anil 

 nighl, and it is estimated that the timber pur- 

 chased will keep the mill running for about 

 twenty years. The company will also add a de- 

 partment for manufacturing woodenware and 

 v.ooden articles from slabs of hardwood which 

 heretofore have been sold for fuel. Machinery 

 for this line of manufacture will be installed 

 shortly, and the concern will be in running order 

 before many weeks. 



New Secretary for the American Forestry 

 Association 

 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the 

 American Forestry Association, which was held 

 in New York city, October IS, Edwin A. Start 

 of Boston. Mass., was elected secretary of the 

 organization. Mr. Start is well known to the 



members of the association through his connec- 

 tion with the Massachusetts Forestry Associa- 

 tion, of which he was secretary and treasurer 

 for a number of years, and also because of his 

 activity in the American association, particularly 

 in pressing the Appalachian-White Mountain 

 bill. At the last meeting of the organization 

 he was elected to the Board of Directors. 



Mr. Start is a man well versed in forestry 

 matters and a very happy choice for the place 

 of secretary. He will give special attention to 

 the Appalachian-White Mountain legislation and 

 other special interests for which the American 

 association stands. 



C. L. Harrison Married 



At noon on October 20 occurred the marriage 

 of Miss Maud Genevieve Rozier of Ste. Gene- 

 vieve, Mo., and Charles Luce Harrison of Cape 

 Girardeau. 



Miss Rozier is a descendant of one of the 

 oldest and most aristocratic French families in 

 .-Vmerica, lieing a branch of the well-known 

 ^'alle family. She is a young woman of splendid 



C. I,. HARRISON OF MOREHOUSE, MO., RE- 

 CENTLY MARRIED. 



accomplishments, and is the daughter of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Henry L. Rozier of Ste. Genevieve. 



Charles L. Harrison, as is universally known 

 among the hardwood trade, is the popular and 

 etHcient .voung s.^cretary of the Himmelberger- 

 Harrison Lumber Company of Cape Girardeau. 



The bride and groom left on the evening of 

 the wedding for an extended trip through south- 

 ern California. 



The Record extends its heartiest congratula- 

 tions to the young couple. 



Meeting Executive Board Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association 



On October 30 was held a meeting the Execu- 

 tive Board of the Hardwood Manufacturers' As- 

 .sociation in the offices of the organization. First 

 National Bank building, Cincinnati. 



A full representation of the board was in 

 attendance and President R. M. Carrier was in 

 the chair. 



After dispensing with the reading of the min- 

 utes of the last meeting of the board, Secre- 

 tary Doster reported his movements since the last 

 meeting, including the conventions which he had 

 attended, at all of which he was iuvited to make 

 addresses. 



The work of the New York oflice was carefully 

 gone over, including the report system at that 

 end, inspection matters, certificates issued, etc., 

 all of which was approved by the board. 



