HARDWOOD RECORD 



And finally tlie outgoing administration leaves 

 in the new constitution tools with which magnifi- 

 cent work can be done. Will you use them, or 

 by apathy and inanition lose a great opportunity? 



The president's report was received with pro- 

 longed applause. 



The annual election was now in order and 

 the chair appointed Sam Ritchey, J. Watt Gra- 

 ham and W. S. Sterrett as tellers, and an- 

 nounced that no proxies would be accepted. 



G. C. Ault arose and asked the privilege of 

 making a few remarks before the balloting pro- 

 ceeded. He said that he desired to thank his 

 'friends for the honor of placing him in nomina- 

 tion for the presidency, and that he now de- 

 sired to decline, and asked all who intended to 

 vote for him to vote for Mr. Cliff Walker, whom 

 he now nominated. This announcement caused 

 great interest, and the silence was intense, as 

 Mr. Ault proceeded and delivered one of the fln- 

 .est, though brief, panegyrics on the administra- 

 tion of Mr. Walker ever heard in any aseem- 

 lage. 



The astonishment pictured upon the coun- 

 tenance of the president was almost akin to 

 paralysis, and as he endeavored to get to his 

 feet, friends beside him urged him not to de- 

 cline, and then the applause drowned his ef- 

 forts at words. 



W. E. DeLaney, the independent candidate, 

 with staring eyes, took the floor, and declared 

 that the regular candidate could not have any 

 advantage over him in generosity or in his trib- 

 ute to President Walker, and he declared him- 

 self in favor of Mr. Walker's re-election, and 

 then paid a glowing tribute to the success of Mr. 

 Walker's administration. 



The ballots had been printed on the Austra- 

 lian form, and in due time the tellers declared 

 the following officers for 1910 : For president. 

 Cliff S. Walker ; first vice-president. James Buck- 

 ley ; second vice-president, li'erd Brenner ; treas- 

 urer, Chas. F. Shiels ; secretary, Joseph Bolser. 



The chair thanked the club for the unexpected 

 honor thrust upon him, and the newly elected 

 officers expressed their appreciation of the hon- 

 ors conferred on them. 



Champagne was passed and standing, "Auld 

 Lang Syne" was sung, and ClitE Walker's suc- 

 cess was the toast. 



A motion that a committee be appointed to 



take up the matter of making an exhibit at the 

 Ohio Valley Exposition carried, and the chair 

 appointed George Littleford, chairman ; W. E. 

 Talbert and C. "Mact" Clarke. 



Dwight Hinckley announced the sad and un- 

 timely death Monday afternoon of Ralph Run- 

 yan, by the toppling of a lumber pile in the 

 yards of Maley, Thompson & Moffett. He then 

 moved that the club appoint a committee to 

 draft suitable resolutions, and that the club send 

 a floral tribute. The resolution was adopted. 



The chair appointed Messrs. Dwight Hinckley, 

 Fred Radina and Will S. Sterrett the commit- 

 tee on resolutions. 



J. Watt Graham and E. J. Thoman were ap- 

 pointed a committee to audit the books. 



The entertainment committee will arrange for 

 an outing in June, which will take the place of 

 the regular June meeting. 



Those present were : 



Hardwood Record Mail "Bag 



Inch Soft Maple Wanted 



New Yokk, April 29. — Editor Hardwood Rec- 

 ord : We have a place for a large quantity of 

 4/4 soft maple No. 1 Common and better. Do 

 you know of any place where we could get 

 a large amount? We can probably use as much 

 as two cars a week for the year to come. — 



CO.MPANV. 



The above inquirer has been referred to 

 several manufacturers of soft maple, and any 

 others wishing to communicate with the writer 

 can have the address on application. — Editor. 



Estimating Timber From Eemainlng 

 Stumps. 



Rhinelandek, Wis., April 27. — Editor Haud- 

 WOOD Record : I noticed in the April 25th is- 

 sue Record that F. B. Hudson wants to know 

 how to estimate timber that has been cut and 

 removed, by the remaining stumps. This is easy 

 if the tops are still there. Scale the top of the 

 tree, which, of course, was the lop of the last 

 log cut out of it, then divide the distance from 

 there to the stump into log lengths, and add one 

 or more inches to the scale of each log. For in- 

 stance, the top is 8" in diameter, and the dis- 

 tance is 2S' or 30' to the stump. Make two 

 logs of that, the top log presumably a 12', and 

 the other a 16', and add 2" to your S" for 

 the diameter of the other or butt log. Tou can 



tell by the size of the stump about how much 

 the timber tapered. There is no other rule than 

 this that I know of, and I know it is the one 

 commonly used in cases of trespass where the 

 timber has been cut and carried away. — C. P. 

 Crosby. 



The editor is still unconvinced that any 

 more than a guess can be made on the quan- 

 tity of timber from the evidence of the stump 

 from which the tree was removed and the top 

 only remaining. A general guess, of course, 

 can be made at the intervening length be- 

 tween the top and the stump, but such an 

 estimate would be largely guess work. Doubt- 

 less the method suggested by Mr. Crosby 

 would be as accurate as could be obtained. — 

 Editor. 



Comparative Cost of Hardwood Flooring and 

 Carpet 



The following letter from the well-known 

 San Francisco hardwood house, the Dieckmann 

 Hardwood Company, is self-explanatory, and 

 is suggestive to hardwood flooring users. 

 What this concern says about oak flooring is 

 equally applicable to maple. — Editor. 



San Francisco, Cal., April 20. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : We notice in your issue of April 

 10 the very interesting article written by our 



friends. White Brothers, regarding the compara- 

 tive cost of hardwood flooring and carpets, and 

 we thought it advisable to write and suggest 

 "square edge 3/8" oak flooring" as a surface 

 for floors in every way more advantageous than 

 the "tongue and groove" that the above-mentioned 

 firm based its figures upon : the "square edge" 

 in the first place will make a saving of 25 per 

 cent in the face measure, it is less expensive to 

 lay and polish, and it seems to last better where 

 any heavy pieces of furniture are moved back 

 and forth on the floors, because it has no thin 

 tongues and grooves to fracture. The cost of 

 the "square edge" is a little less than those 

 given in the mentioned article, and we figure 

 that the "quarter-sawed white oak" would cost 

 at the utmost $1.30 per carpet yard, while the 

 "plain white oak" would cost about $1.15 per 

 carpet yard. These figures are based on the 

 highest grade of selected clear stock. By using 

 the second or third grades it Is natural that 

 these figures could be improved. — Dieckmann 

 Hardwood Company. 



■Wants White Oak and Hemlock 



The Record is in receipt of the following 

 letter from the Ordnance Department of the 

 United States Arsenal at Eock Island, 111.: 



Rock Island, III., April 23. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : 1. This arsenal is in the position 

 of having very great need of seasoned oak lum- 

 ber, to be used in the manufacture of poles 

 and felloes for the wheels of artillery carriages 

 and other military vehicles of a similar char- 

 acter, of the following dimensions, viz. : 



For poles — 5M!"x5i4"xl2', White Oak or Hick- 

 ory ; for felloes — 3"x6"x2', or any multiple ; 

 4"x6"x2', or any multiple; 4''4"x6"x2', or any 

 multiple. 



2. The lumber should be white oak firsts, 

 well-dried, air-seasoned stock, and to be inspect- 

 ed in accordance with the rules adopted by the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association. Stock 

 which has been air-seasoning for from two to 

 three years is desired. Kiln-dried stock is not 

 wanted. 



;i. Will you please be kind enough to advise 

 me whether you know of anyone having lumber 

 which will meet our needs? If so, I will appre- 

 ciate it greatly if you will put me in communica- 

 tion with them. — S. Hof, Major, Ord. Dept., U. 

 S. A., Commanding. 



Major Hof has been advised that it is 

 doubtful whether this material can be ob- 

 tained in the thoroughly air-dried condition 

 that he asks, but anyone being in a position 

 to suppl}' this oak and hickory should com- 

 municate with him. — Editor. 



Wants Market for Dogwood and Persimmon 



Munfordville, Ky., May 6. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : Do you know of any parties 

 handling dogwood and persimmon? If so, please 

 give me their names and addresses. — A. R. Spen- 

 cer. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 given a list of several handlers of these woods 

 and any others interested are asked to com- 

 municate with him direct. — Editor, 



Seeks Laminated 'Veneers 



Brooklyn, N. Y., May 7. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Will you kindly give us the names and 

 addresses of some large concerns who laminate 

 veneers in large quantities. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 supplied with the names and addresses of 

 sundry large panel producers; others inter- 

 ested can secure the address by writing to this 

 oiiice. — Editor. 



