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HARi^WOOD RECORD 



is our desire at all times to assist in the settlement of disputes 

 wherever possible, believing that the quicker any disputed shipments 

 are settled, the better it is for all, and having men of the 

 highest class of intelligence who can represent the interests of both 

 sides and stand absolutely impartial in all of their decisions. 

 Grading Rules Department 

 There was practically no change made in the grading rules of 

 this association at our last annual meeting, except in one or two 

 instances which was done for the purpose of further elucidating 

 and harmonizing the rules as a whole, but which necessitated a 

 new printing of the book, and which was done under date of April 

 10, 1909. Ten thousand copies of these new grading rules have been 

 printed and practically all of them have been distributed, the requests 

 coming in from all sections of the country, and a great number 

 have been distributed from our eastern office. 



The Executive Grading Commission in their report will no doubt 

 advise you as to any changes or additions that may have been 

 suggested to them during the year. 



Mahogany Interests Joining Our Association 

 A number of concerns in part or entirely interested in the manu- 

 facturer and sale of mahogany have been desirous of joining this 

 association, but have been held back, owing to the fact that we, 

 as an organization, do not include this wood in our various publi- 

 cations. Of late, however, we have received the applications of 

 a number of firms who are largely interested in mahogany, who 

 have suggested that grading rules be adopted covering this wood 

 and that mahogany be inserted on our statement of market con- 

 ditions. 



Realizing that, although mahogany is not a domestic wood, the 

 adoption of a set of grading rules covering this wood and the 

 publishing of current prices would be of benefit to our members, 

 we suggest that the committees be duly appointed to carry out 

 the same. 



Weights of Hardwood Lumber 

 The Committee on Weights of this association reported to this 

 body at the last annual meeting, which report was duly adopted 

 at that time and published in our official proceedings. However, 

 realizing that this was not in such form as to be readily referable 

 by the parties desiring to use the same; therefore, we have repro- 

 duced the weights officially adopted by this association on heavy 

 cardboard folder which can be opened out and placed at a convenient 

 location for quick reference. Over 1,000 of these pink folders 

 have been sent out to our members, to the Railroad Freight Claim 

 Agents and Classification Bureaus. The matter which was thus 

 published in the convenient form is as follows: 



Official Standard Weights or Hardwood Lumber 



Pounds Per 

 Kinds of Wood Thickness Condition 1,000 ft. dry 



Ash 1" and thicker rough 3,500 



Basswood 1" and thicker rough 2,600 



Beech 1" and thicker rough t.OUU 



Birch 1" and thicker rough 4,000 



Buckeye 1" and thicker rough 2,<j0O 



Butternut 1" and thicker rough 2,SO0 



Cherry 1" and thicker rough 4,000 



Chestnut 1" and thicker rough 2,800 



Cottonwood 1" and thicker rough 2,SO0 



Elm (soft) 1" and thicker rough 3,200 



Elm ( rock) 1" and thicker rough 3,800 



Gum 1" and thicker rough, red 3,300 



Gum 1" and thicker rough, sap 3,100 



Gum W Bevel Siding. . . .SIS 900 



Gum — " Drop Siding S2S 2,200 



Gum — " Flooring S2S 2,200 



Gum %" Ceiling S2S 850 



Gum 1/2" Ceiling S2S 1,300 



Gum %" Ceiling S2S 2,000 



Gum %" Ceiling S2S 1,600 



Gum 1" S2S — " red 2,500 



Gum 1" S2S — " sap 2,350 



Hickory 1" rough 5,000 



Hickory Axles and Reaches . . . rough, dry 4,500 



Hickory green . . ' 6,000 



Hickory Rim Strips rough 5,000 



Maple (soft) 1" and thicker rough 3,000 



Maple (hard) 1" and thicker rough 4,000 



Oak 1" and thicker rough 3,900 



Oak %" thick rough 2,000 



Oak Vo" thick rough 2,200 



Oak %" thick rough 2,700 



Oak %" thick rough 3,200 



Oak Chair and Furniture Stock, 1" and thicker 4,200 



Oak Squares 1" x 1" and larger 4,200 



Oak Wagon Stock and Felloes dry 4,500 



Oak Wagon Stock and Felloes green 6,000 



Oak Plow Handle Strips dry 4,250 



. 1" and thicker rough 2,800 



. %" rough 1,600 



. %" rough 2,100 



. y," Bevel Siding S2S 850 



.Drop Siding S2S 2,000 



Poplar 



Poplar 



Poplar 



Poplar 



Poplar 



Poplar %" Ceiling: S2S 800 



Poplar V2" Ceiling and Partition, S2S 1,200 



Poplar %" Ceiling and Partition, S2S 1,500 



Poplar %" Ceiling and Partition, S2S 1,750 



Poplar 13-16" Ceiling and Partition, S2S 2,000 



Poplar 1" S2S, to 13-16 2,200 



Sycamore 1 " and thicker rough 3,200 



Walnut 1" and thicker rough 4,000 



These weights have been established from actual tests. It has 

 been the accumulation of information received from different sec- 

 tions of the country, showing the average weights of the different 

 varieties of wood and the different character of manufacture. 

 Attests have been submitted showing the tests to be absolutely 

 accurate. 

 Cincinnati, O., September 30, 1909. 



The Committee on Weights will no doubt also have a report 

 to make in regard to the same. 



Bulletin Service 



In the past year, as already referred to by the president, the 

 association made an innovation in the form of a publication to 

 all members and others interested, called the "Bulletin Service," 

 and in this publication we have sent out items of importance to 

 our members regarding association work and conditions in the 

 hardwood industry, as well as items of importance in connection 

 with the general business world which are not, as a rule, pub- 

 lished in the daily press, but which are of vital importance to 

 business men. 



Under this service we published to all our memljers and to manu- 

 facturers of gum, regardless of membership, statistics which were 

 obtained at a meeting of the gum manufacturers held in Memphis, 

 Tenn., June 26th, 1909, showing surplus stocks for sale, in detail, 

 as well as gross amounts of stocks on hand .July 1st, which pub- 

 lication assisted the manufacturers to a great extent in their 

 marketing their surplus stocks, coming as it did into the hands 

 of people who desired to purchase the same. 



We also later canvassed the situation with the same purpose 

 in mind, covering the stock of poplar on hand, and the results of 

 such canvass were also published in the "Bulletin Service," and 

 being sent as it was to the purchasing as well as to producing 

 members, the large number of requests received from them for 

 detail information as to who held certain items of stock, which 

 were in each case furnished to them, evidenced the good results 

 that such publication had for our members. 



The great number of letters received by us heartily commend- 

 ing this service assures us that the benefit of such publication 

 is realized by our members and appreciated. It is our intention 

 to further increase the value of such service the coming year, and 

 we ask you to watch the same for future developments. 

 Freight Traffic Matters 



The committee have been working on various matters during 

 the year, although the association does not maintain a traffic 

 bureau, at the same time, matters of vital interest to the members, 

 ai-e drafted through this committee. It is hoped that they will 

 be retained for the future year, so that the different subjects can 

 be placed before the members through the "Bulletin Service." 



Delegates attended a meeting of the Western Classification Com- 

 mittee, which was held at San Antonio, Texas, on January IS and 19. 



Market Conditions Statement 



We have i.ssued our regular statement of market conditions of 

 the past year as conditions justified. 



Statement No. 1 was published immediately after the annual 

 meeting in February; this was current until October 11, when 

 statement No. 2 was published. This showed a number of changes 

 over the first statement. The demand had become more nearly 

 normal and it was felt that the prices shown on such statement 

 were an accurate index of trade at that time. 



Statement No. 3, making a number of changes, especially in better 

 grades of poplar, oak and other woods, was published under date 

 of November 20, and which statement is current at the present time. 



There are numerous suggestions to which changes should he made 

 and it is hoped that the committees will meet at this convention 

 to rearrange any divisions of widths, insert new woods, or readjust 

 the list to suit the ever-changing conditions appearing as we ad- 

 vance in our work. 



Last year we were confronted with a knowledge of a great deal 

 of low grade material being held by the producers, as well as the 

 opportunity of a great deal of competition from other woods. The 

 great devastation in the North on account of forest fires which 

 occurred during the year and the tornadoes of the South which 

 caused a great deal of fallen timber and which was necessary to 

 be manufactured at once, all became competitive with our low 



