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HARDWOOD RECORD 



J. S. TRAINER, DIRECTOR 



P. M. BAKER. DIRIOCTOR 



F. C. VAN NOKSTRAND, DIRECTOR 



gins be notified that sucli action liad been 

 taken by the exchange. Upon the sugges- 

 tion that perhaps the organization was a 

 little hasty in acting in this matter without 

 more intimate knowledgs of the qualifica- 

 tions of Mr. Diggins for the position, O. 0. 

 Agler, who is now president of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association, made the 

 statement that there was no one so well 

 qualified, both from experience and personal 

 efficiency, to fill the position. Mr. Agler 

 has had connections with Mr. Diggins for 

 several years, along the line of association 

 work, and is in a position to give an authen- 

 tic opinion. Mr. Agler 's speech resulted in 

 generous applause and a unanimous vote in 

 favor of the motion. 



The business of the association having 

 been concluded in regular order. President 

 Brown, before calling for the motion of ad- 

 journment, gave a short talk commending 

 Secretary Dion for his excellent services of 

 the past year, and stated that it was only on 

 account of the pressure of business that he 

 was not elected to office again. President 

 Brown, however, expressed full confidence in 

 Mr. Dion's successor. Following these re- 

 marks, a most successful and enjoyable meet- 

 ing came to an end. 



The Attendance 



O. O. Agler, tipham & Agler. 



John S. Benedict, John S. Benedict Lbr. Co. 



John S. Benedict, John S. Benedict. 



S. C. Bennett. Hardwood Mills Lbr. Co. 



Fred W. Black, Fred W. Black Lbr. Co. 



Frederick L. Brown, Crandall & Brown. 



J. A. Brown, W. O. King & Co. 



G. H. Bulgrin. Brittingham & Young Co. 



E. R. Butler, St. Louis, Mo. 



C. M. Christiansen, Christiansen Lbr. Co. 



Howard Coles, Bliss-Cook Oak Co., Blissville, Ark. 



O. E. Crawford, J. L. Lane & Co. 



Theo. Fathaiier, Theo. Fathauer Co. 



P. R. Gadd. Wisconsin Lbr. Co. 



Harvey S. Hayilon. Ilayden & Westcott Lbr. Co. 



J. E. O. Hayes, Kerns-Utley Lbr. Co. 



C. P. nolle, Heatb-Witbeck" Co. 



W. M. Hopkins, Theo. Fathauer Co. 



S. P. C. Hostler, American Forest Co. 



R. S. Huddleston, Huddleston-Marsh Lbr. Co. 



C. V. Kimball, Vinnedge Lbr. Co. 



E. E. SKEELE, DIRECTOR 



J. L. Lane. J. L. Lane & Co. 



<i. A. Larson. Fink-Heidler Co. 



K. J. Leech, Paepcke-Leicht Lbr. Co. 



Murdock MacLeod, Oconto Co. 



II. H. McLaughlin, McLaughlin Lbr. Co. 



F. B. McMullen, FuUerton-Powell Hardwood 

 Iiumber Co. 



Robert Maisey, Maisey & Dion. 



E. P. Marshall. McLaughlin Lbr. Co. 

 T. A. Moore, T. A. Moore & Co. 



C. T. Nash. Maisey & Dion. 



G. H. Ostrander. D. K. JeflEris & Co. 



A. H. Quimby, Brittingham & Young Co. 



Thomas B. Roy, Theo. Fathauer Co. 



A. H. Ruth, G. W. Jones Lbr. Co. 



Alfred Schmechel, Empire Lbr. Co. 



Paul L. Schmechel. 



A. 11. Schoen. Columbia Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



\Vm. C. Schreiber, Herman H. Hettler Lbr. Co. 



Louis A. Smith, FuUerton-Powell Hardwood Lbr. 



Co. 

 John Spalding, Paine Lbr. Co., Oshkosh, Wis. 



F. J. Swec. Herman H. Hettler Lbr. Co. 

 J. S. Trainer, Trainer Bros. Lbr. Co. 

 John P. Weibler, Trainer Bros. Lbr. Co. 

 c. H. Wolfe, Heath-Witbeck Co. 



C. L. Cross. , 



William A. Eager. 



J. H. Dion, Maisey & Dion. 



A. H. Wylle. 



Why Saws Cup 



There are several good causes for cupping 

 besides overcrowding, to which it is usually at- 

 Iributed, according to an article in the Wood- 

 worker. In the first place, if the rolls are out 

 of line with tlie saw, the saw will cup, and if 

 the rolls are out badly this will result, no matter 

 how slow the feed. A saw will cup when the 

 teeth get sprung on one side, as they often do, 

 nnd it is a mighty good idea to always go over 

 a saw with a gauge and see that the teeth are in 

 the exact center ; it will often save a good deal 

 of needless worry and bad lumber. A saw will 

 cup wbea a few teeth have corners broken oft 

 by striking some hard substance, or for any 

 other reason. Then again, if the tension is all 

 one one side, or if the saw is dished, it is very 

 liable to cup ; and last, but not least, our arch 

 enemy pitch causes a great deal of trouble of 

 this character by getting on the saw teeth Just 

 back of the point. 



There has been a great deal said in regard 

 lo wash-boarding, and while it can be and is 

 caused by the teeth being too long, it is equally 

 true that, anless the tension is good all the way 

 out to the front edge, the saw will have a tend- 

 ency to wash-board. Of course, this is caused by 

 the extreme tooth-edge becoming a little loose, 

 causing a fluttering at that point ; as it starts 

 to cut it will vibrate with the grain of the wood. 

 Anoher cause to which wash-boarding can be 

 attributed is an excess of swage. This is par- 

 ticularly so with shingle saws, and if true with 

 shingle saws, why not with a band? 



In speaking of straining devices, there is 

 really only one perfected type, and that is known 

 as a knife-edge balance ; and after the flier has 

 worked with the old style strain, in which the 

 upper wheel is secured to the machine with the 

 usual slide, ways or columns, if then he is for- 

 tunate enough to get a machine with a knife- 

 edge balance, be will see the very great differ- 

 ence in keeping bis saws in shape, and will find 

 that with a knife-balance it is much less diffi- 

 cult to keep the saws in trim than with the old 

 style. As to weighing a saw down in order to 

 make it do good work, extensive experiments 

 have proven it anything but feasible. When a 

 saw is fitted and tensioned right, it requires 

 very little weighting or straining to ^ake it 

 ^\ ork properly, and if it isn't in shap^ no 

 amount of straining will help. • " ' ' > ' 



He who tells all he knows soon knows no more, 

 and that ends bim. 



