HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Judge Donovan, in the Circuit Court at Detroit, 

 prior to May 1, compelling the railroads to re- 

 strain from applying tile new rules until such 

 time as decision could be rendered by the 

 Supreme Court as to which rules should be ap- 

 plied. The present Michigan rules or the new 

 uniform demurrage rules as approved by the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission. 



At our last meeting It was decided to send 

 four delegates to the meeting of the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association, at New 

 Orleans, April 19 and 20. President Bigelow ap- 



Sointed F. L. Richardson, John C. Ross, Bruce 

 idell and W. C. Hull, who attended this meet- 

 ing and who will no doubt render a report today. 

 President Bigelow, by virtue of his office, is a 

 member of the Board of Governors of the Na- 

 tional Association and he also attended the 

 meeting. 



From the treasurer's report presented today 

 you will see that we have a sufficient amount of 

 funds to carry us through the year 1910 without 

 levying another assessment. We have reason to 

 believe that the Michigan Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association is run at less expense and 

 with better financial results to our members than 

 any of our sister organizations. 



The above is respectfully submitted. 



J. C. Knox, Secretary. 

 Bruce Odell of Cadillac made the statement 

 that in his opinion erroneous reports of hemlock 

 on hand are circulated every year by the tan- 

 ners with a view to bearing down the prevail- 

 ing market prices. He contended that many are 

 actually short on stock, when the conditions, as 

 reported, are just the reverse. According to Mr. 

 Odell, it is not possible to have any over-supply 

 of hemlock bark, a contention which was sup- 

 ported by various members, in the general dis- 

 cussion which followed, the tact being brought 

 out that the various substitutes used are actu- 

 ally more expensive than the bark itself. No 

 definite conclusions were reached in regard to 

 this question. 



Following the report of D. H. Day, chairman 

 of the hemlock and grading rules' committee. 

 Bruce Odell submitted the report of the market 

 conditions committee. In this report it recom- 

 mended that the log run of birch should sell on 

 the present market at considerably higher prices 

 than figures which prevailed a year ago. These 

 prices applied to dry stock ready to use. Dis- 

 cussion following the statement brought out the 

 fact that green lumber, fresh from the saw, sell- 

 ing at regular prices, makes a big profit to the 

 manufacturer, in that in this way he saves all 

 cost of drying and piling stock, as well as other 

 additional handling. 



Another recommendation of the market condi- 

 tions committee was voiced in the report which 

 Mr. Odell read and it was recommeued that the 

 association adopt uniform terms of sale on the 

 basis of one and one-half per cent cash for fifteen 

 days after shipment, after deducting freight on 

 freight and water business, with the exception 

 of such points along the lake, where the custom 

 of allowing thirty days net seems to be estab- 

 lished. The thirty day net terms will apply at 

 these points. An earnest and exhaustive discus- 

 sion followed, W. K. .Tackson protesting against 

 the adoption of such a recommendation unless 

 it could be agreed upon by the association that 

 all members would comply with such action. The 

 chaotic condition which exists among the firms 

 which buy from the members of the. Michigan 

 association, as to terms of sale, was evidenced 

 In a summary of such terms read by Mr. Odell, 

 before the members. The final result of the dis- 

 cussion was that the recommendation of the com- 

 mittee, as before stated, should be accepted by 

 the association. 



A meritorious report on the stumpage situa- 

 tion in Michigan was read by Mr. Odell. The 

 report was based ou communications from ap- 

 proximately all of the Michigan manufacturers, 

 and copies were ordered to be printed and mailed 

 to the members of the association. 



The question of suitable representation at the 

 opening of the Forest Products Laboratory at 

 Madison, Wis., June 4, resulted in President 

 Bigelow appointing a committee of five to at- 

 tend that function. The following members 

 were appointed : W. L. Saunders, R. E. Mc- 



Lean, M. M. Langdon, W. P. Porter and R. Han- 

 son. 



The next question put before the association 

 by the presiding officer, was the advisability of 

 putting themselves on record as favoring Kansas 

 City as the next place for holding the coming 

 National Conservation Congress. A motion to 

 this effect was put and carried. 



The Michigan Association heartily endorsed 

 the candidacy of Fred A. Diggins of Cadillac for 

 the presidency of the National Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Association. F. L. Richardson spoke tell- 

 ingly on behalf of Mr. Diggins, and urged that 

 the association give him hearty support. The 

 remarks were put in the form of a motion 

 which was carried by a rising vote. 



Among the visitors attending the meeting were 

 Lewis Dostcr. secretary of the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of the United States, and 

 R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hem- 

 lock & Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 



F. A. DIGGINS, CANDIATK FOR I'RESIDENT 

 N. H. L. A. 



I'resideut BiKclow called upon Mr. Dostcr, who 

 (allced briefly, but to the point, on various sub- 

 jects which interest the hardwood trade in gen- 

 eral and his association in particular. He went 

 into the subject of uniformity of grades, and also 

 spoke along the various other lines which have 

 been evident in the recent doings of the Manu- 

 facturers' Association. 



Mr. Kellogg told of the w-ork being accom- 

 plished by the Hemlock and Hardwood Associa- 

 tion, and explained that while it is a compara- 

 tively new organization under the present style 

 and he, as secretary, had been in office but a 

 short time, active work is already undei way. 

 Of particular interest were his remarks on the 

 methods of handling the market conditions re- 

 port. The association members are called upon 

 to report prices on all lumber sold during the 

 five day period, in order that accurate and thor- 

 ough statistics can be placed at the disposal of 

 the association. 



The last business before adjournment was the 

 question of determining the place of tlie next 

 meeting. It was suggested and put in the form 

 of a motion that Detroit be decided upou, the 

 motion being carried. The date could not be de- 

 termined and will be announced later. This con- 

 cluding all the business, adjournment followed 

 immediately. Those present were : 



H. Ballou, Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc., Cadillac, 

 Mich. 



John Beck. Alpena. Mich. 



C. A. Bigelow, Kneeland-Bigelow Company, 

 Bay City, Mich. 



W. L. Bronson, Embury-Martin Lumber Com- 

 pany, Cheboygan, Mich. 



W. E. Brownlee, Brownlee-Kelly Company, 

 Detroit, Micb. 



D. II. Day, Boyne City, Mich. 



Lewis Doster, Secretary Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association of United States, Cincin- 

 nati, O. 



F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena, Mich. 



Bruce Green, Williams Bros. Company, Cadil- 

 lac, Mich. 



O. S. Hawes, Sailing-Hanson Company, Gray- 

 ling Mich. 



Johannesburg Manufacturing Co., Johannes- 

 burg, Mich. 



W. C. Howe, American Lumberman, Chicago, 

 111. 



W. C. Hull. Oval Wood Dish Company, Tra- 

 verse City, Mich. 



W. K. Jackson, Tindlc & Jackson, Detroit 

 and Buffalo. 



O. K. Kasson, Buckley & Douglas Lbr. Co., 

 Manistee, Mich. 



R. S. Kellogg, Secretary, Northwestern Hem- 

 lock & Hardwood Manufacturers' .-Association, 

 Wausau, Wis. 



Ernest Klise, A. B. Klise Lumber Company, 

 Sturgeon Bay, Mich. 



J. C. Knox, Secretary, Michigan Hardwood 

 JIanufacturers' Association, Cadillac, Mich. 



N. M. Langdon, Antrim Iron Company, Man- 

 celoma. Mich. 



H. C. Louds, H. M. Louds & Sons Company, 

 Au Sable, Mich. 



E. W. Meeker. Hardwood Record, Chicago, 111. 

 C. T. Mitchell, Mitchell Brothers' Company, 



Cadillac, Mich. 



G. von Platen, Boyne City, Mich. 



— • Rayburn, Island Mill Lumber Company, 

 Alpena, Mich. 



F. L. Richardson, Richardson Lumber Com- 

 pany, Alpena and Bav Citv. 



J. C. Ross. Ross & Wentworth. Bay City, Mich. 



W. M. Saunders, Cummer-Diggins Company, 

 Cadillac. Mich. 



R. W. Smith. Louis Sands Salt & Lumber Co., 

 Manistee. Mich. 



O. J. Smith. R. G. Peters Salt & Lumber Com- 

 pany, East Lake, Mich. 



W. L. Williams, Williams Brothers Company, 

 Cadillac, Mich. 



W. D. Young, W. D. Young & Co., Bav Citv, 

 Mich. 



Interesting Meeting of Gum Producers 



More than twenty-five of the leading manufac- 

 turers of gum lumber were In attendance at the 

 meeting of the Gum Committee of the Hardwood 

 .Manufacturers' Association of the United States 

 which was held at the Gayoso Hotel. Memphis. 

 April 2S. The purpose of the meeting was to 

 discuss the gum situation in all its phases, to 

 look into marliet and price conditions. Pres- 

 ident R. M. Carrier of the Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation presided, and interesting talks were made 

 by C. L. Harrison, W. B. Morgan and other 

 prominent members of the gum trade. Several 

 of the speakers cited instances of increased de- 

 mand resulting from the vigorous advertising 

 campaign which some of the larger manufactur- 

 ers have been pursuing of late in an effort to 

 educate the public as to the value of this wood 

 for furniture, interior trim, etc. Judging from 

 existing conditions in the gum business it was 

 the unanimous opinion of those present that bet- 

 ter prices will prevail shortly. Manufacturers 

 were also urged to use care in shipping only ma- 

 tured stock. 



In his closing remarks President Carrier called 

 attention of the importance of the government 

 tests to be made at the Forest Products Labor- 

 atory at Madison, Wis., which will be opened 

 June 4. These experiments will be for the pur- 

 pose of devising the best means of preventing 

 checking, straining, etc., in timber, and Presi- 

 dent Carrier urged the co-operation of the gum 

 luanufacturers in this important work. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to attend these tests on 

 behalf of the gum manufacturers. 



To Determine the Strain for a Band Saw 



Multiply the width of the saw in inches by 

 the number of thousandths of an inch in thick- 

 ness, and multiply that product by ten, when 

 the work is to be light, or by twelve, in case of 

 heavy work. The resulting figure will approxi- 

 mate the number of pounds strain to which the 

 saw will be subjected. 



For example, take a IC-gauge saw S inches 

 wide. The thickness will be .065 inch : there- 

 fore multiply 8 by 05 by 10, and the result 

 will be 5,200, which will equal the number of 

 pounds strain in the first case noted. 



