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HARDWOOD RECORD 



The Lumber Trade to Be Represented in 

 Congress 



That Ibe lumber trade will be represented in 

 Congress is stated by a correspondent at Bay 

 City, Mich. One of the oldest and best known 

 lumbermen of that state, Frank Buell of the 

 Kneeland, Buell & Bigelow Company of Bay City, 

 has been suggested as the republican candidate 

 for Congress in the tenth district. While he 

 has not yet formally announced his intention of 

 running for the office, and will not make any state- 

 ment in the matter, the rumor comes from good 

 authority and undoubtedly has some foundation. 



Useful Suggestions to Users of Electric 

 Power 



Power and Engineer, a New York technical 

 publication, recently issued the following elec- 

 trical "don'ts" which will undoubtedly be of use 

 to all people using power in mills or similar 

 plants : 



Don't use emery on commutators. 



Don't use too much oil on commutators. 



Don't let commutators get rough and black. 



Don't let dust collect on any electrical appa- 

 latus. 



Don't use waste around commutators or wind- 

 ings. 



Don't open tiie field circuit when the machine 

 is running. 



Don't close or open a switch until yon know 

 it is safe to do so. 



Don't let carbon brushes become too short or 

 stick in the holder. 



Don't let copper brushes go too long without 

 a thorough cleaniitg. 



Don't wear out commutators needlessly by 

 lurning. "sanding," etc. 



Don't break heavy currents with hand-operated 

 knife switches. Open the breaker first. 



Don't close slowly a switch that carries a 

 heavy current. Close it quickly and let the 

 breaker do its work. 



Don't touch any electrical apparatus or wires 

 unless you Isnow the voltage and are sure it is 

 safe to do so. 



K. & P. Lumber Company Increases Capital 



The K. & r. Lumber Company of Cincinnati, 

 large manufacturer of hardwood and mahogany 

 lumber, recently increased its capital stock from 

 $7S,000 to if 1,000,000. The election of officers 

 for the newly organized concern will be held 

 shortly. The old officers were Max Kosse, presi- 

 dent ; T. 'V'. Shoe, secretary, and I. O. 'Wood, 

 treasurer. It is reported that the company has 

 negotiations on for the purchase of a sawmill and 

 extensiye timber lands in northern Texas, which 

 will largely augment its already extensive 

 operations. 



Oface Furniture in Italy 



Consul Albert H. Micbelson. of Turin, Italy, 

 expresses the opinion, which is concurred in by 

 Italian business men of prominence, that Italy 

 presents a substantial market for American office 

 furniture. 



Such articles as desks, sectional and revolving 

 bookcases and filing cabinets, chairs, tables, etc., 

 recently forwarded by the Department of State 

 to that Italian city, were of general Interest 

 among the Italian business men who examined 

 them. The highest quality of Italian office fur- 

 niture is even below the standard of the cheap 

 grades of American production, and yet is more 

 expensive. The Italian manufacturers usually 

 turn out their orders to fill special requirements, 

 and at least endeavor to imitate American mod- 

 els. The result falls far short of the purpose, 

 however, as the Italian product, compared with 

 American furniture, is far inferior as to finish, 

 usefulness and durability, as well as in general 

 smoothness and perfect fitting of parts. One of 

 the most striking features of American office 

 furnishing is its attractive appearance, which 

 has considerable weight with buyers. The fact 



that American products have a reputation for 

 not cracking or warping is another strong 

 argument in their favor on the Italian market. 



The American manufacturer who contemplates 

 entering the Italian trade would be wise to 

 exhibit his product at the International Exhibi- 

 tion of Industries and Labor in Turin in the 

 summer pf 1911. High-class articles only should 

 be exhibited. 



The Italian import duty on office furniture of 

 other than common or bent wood is $4.39 per 

 hundred pounds. A number of Italian cities 

 levy additional duties upon all furniture enter- 

 ing their limits. For Turin this amounts to 79 

 cents per hundred pounds. The freight rate on 

 furniture from New York to Genoa varies from 

 $12 to $1S per ton, or per 40 cubic feet. 



That the same opportunities exist in Genoa is 

 indicated by the report of the consul at that 

 city, who states that all the better class business 

 houses are showing a growing tendency to equip 

 their offices with attractive, modern furniture. 



Eeorganization Prominent Tennessee Hard- 

 wood Concern 



The firm of A. J. I'ace & .Sou of Kimmins, 

 Tenn., has been reorganized and will operate 

 hereafter as the Pace Lumber Company, T. M. 

 Uuddleston of Centerville, Tenn., having pur- 

 chased an interest in the business. The head- 

 quarters of the concern will be at Karen, Tex. 

 J. E. Pace, formerly of Kimmins, has purchased 

 a tract of timber land in Montgomery county, 

 Texas, and has already taken up his residence in 

 that state. He is receiving mail at Karen at 

 present, though he expects to have a depot and 

 postofflcc at the point on the Trinity & Brazos 

 Valley Railroad, where this line intersects his 

 timber property. The town will be known as 

 .^ackson, and already has seventy-five inhabitants. 



A. J. I'ace of Kimmins will not leave Tennessee, 

 nor will Mr. Huddleston, who is associated with 

 .1. E. Pace in the Texas operation. J. E. Pace 

 has already placed orders for machinery for the 

 Texas plant with the John P. Dale Machinery 

 Company of Xashville. The mill will have a 

 daily capacity of 20.000 feet and will be modern 

 in all particulars. 



Woods Used in Car Building 



While all steel ears, both for railroads and 

 street car service, are constantly coming into 

 more general use, the older style of wood and 

 i-teel cars are still vastly in the majority. 



Cars of this type embody ninety per cent of 

 wood in their construction. The heavy frame- 

 work, underbody, etc., is of pitch pine, side sills 

 l)eing reinforced with heavy steel plates. The 

 center sills are frequently I-beams, either with 

 or without W'ooden fillers, the general framing 

 limber usually being steel, reinforced. Wide 

 poplar stock still has an extensive demand for 

 sheathing, panels, signboards. roofing, etc., 

 though the general interior finish is of a variety 

 of materials. White ash in natural color, cherry, 

 oak and mahogany are favored in the order 

 named. 



In headlining, different stock is utilized and 

 when expensive woods are used they usually are 

 in three-ply veneer. Maple and oak are ex- 

 tensively employed in this connection. Thin steel 

 casing and various patent wood pulp facings are 

 used to a limited extent. 



The Hardwood Outlook at Liverpool 



Dispatches from the leading brokerage concerns 

 of Liverpool indicate that the market for hard- 

 woods there in general shows a slight tendeucy 

 towards betterment, both as to trades and prices, 

 as well as to the quality of shipments received. 

 A better general inquiry was noticeable during 

 the last month, and increased prices were re- 

 ceived on some transactions. However, in the 

 main the conditions have not changed materially, 

 and most stocks are pretty full, but still com- 

 mand a price hardly commensurate with their 

 real worth in that place. 



Mahogany shows the most satisfaetorj- record, 

 and in almost all grades and kinds of tbia wood 

 there is a distinct shortage. The concerns oom- 

 municating indicate that exceptionally good prices 

 could be obtained could sufficient shipments be 

 delivered. California redwood has also been a 

 strong item, but the other w'oods are far from 

 satisfactory in demand. 



Large quantities of round ash were received 

 since the last quotations of these firms, and sales 

 pre more or less difficult. Six thousand cubic 

 feet have been imported from Quebec and the 

 lUnited States, and while consumption has been 

 fair, still the prices are kept at a minimum by 

 the fullness of stock. There is no particular 

 change in the report on ash lumber. 



The demand for black walnut logs has hardly 

 reached a satisfactory condition, though the sup- 

 plies have been but moderate. I'rime logs of 

 more than average size are more or less easy to 

 dispose of, and fair prices are obtained without 

 exception. The same can be said of shipments 

 which average well as to quality and size, but 

 logs and shipments of other description are only 

 moderately inquired for. The better qualities of 

 boards and planks command the same position as 

 do the logs, while the lower grades are selling at 

 hardly the normal figure, and a very dull trade 

 if. evident. Stocks on the lower grades are far 

 more than sufficient to fill the demand. 



At present chestnut logs are in poor demand, 

 and the same can be said of round southern 

 timber from the United States, to a more limited 

 degree. Stocks of this class are still heavy and 

 values commensurately low, though the arrivals 

 have been moderate. There have Ix-en no arrivals 

 of waney logs from Baltimore. No specific im- 

 provement in the position of plain oak boards is 

 noticeable, though quartered oak stock is in better 

 request. Wagon planks have been heavily im- 

 ported during the past month, the demand re- 

 maining about the same, and prices indicating no 

 marked change. Good quality coffin planks com- 

 mand firm figures on the Liverpool market, but 

 the inferior grades bring but a low price. There 

 is a moderate demand for cabinet boards of un- 

 usually good quality and dimensions. 



The hickory trade is quiet all along the line, 

 the only transactions being in prime, clean butts. 

 There have been large arrivals of round logs, and 

 good prices are obtained for butts of exceptional 

 quality. 



A ready sale is at hand for prime, large poplar 

 sticks, but, as in the United States, the poor 

 grades are difficult to dispose of. Shipments 

 averaging below the normal as to quality com- 

 mand but a poor price. Added inquiries for 

 plain poplar boards have been noticeable, and 

 high grade rough stock of good dimensions con- 

 tinues very hard to secure, and proportionately 

 high prices are demanded by shippers. 



The demand for satin walnut lumber is limited 

 to well-seasoned shipments of prime quality of 

 boards, which have shown a noticeable advance 

 in sales and in prices. 



Birch logs have been imported in moderate 

 quantities during the month, though the con- 

 sumption has been small. Firm prices have pre- 

 vailed owing to the general shortage of stocks. 

 Firmer prices for planks have been evident, and 

 while the stock has been sufficient, small importa- 

 tions arrived during the month, and the deliveries 

 v.ere fair. 



Bay poplar and elm show but a limited con- 

 sumption and little or no import. Sales are 

 difficult to effect on bay poplar, though elm prices 

 are firm and stock light. 



Whitewood logs of large size and good quality 

 realize good prices, but the usual difficulty is en- 

 countered in marketing stocks of inferior value. 

 The same can be said of boards and planks of 

 all sizes in this wood. 



New Orleans prime quality extra heavy wine- 

 pipe and prime W. O. W. I. hogshead staves 

 would bring good prices if they could be obtained 

 in sufficient quantities, but the trade is dull for 

 other qualities and grades, and low prices pre- 



