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vail. Good figures are obtainable for W. O. W. I. 

 hogshead staves from New York, Boston and 

 other Atlantic seaboard points. Values, as a rule, 

 have not changed. 



One firm reports arrivals of mahogany logs 

 since the first of April totaling 1.534, which in- 

 cludes shipments from the various mahogany 

 producing centers of the world. Mahogany is the 

 strongest item in the Liverpool trade at present, 

 and the scarcity of stock in the high grades is 

 noticeable in all classes of wood. Exceptionally 

 good prices are promised for shipments of those 

 grades. 



Values of African mahogany have advanced even 

 further since the last statement, and full prices 

 prevail for logs above the average in quality and 

 dimensions. Keen competition for the purchase 

 »f choice veneer stock and fine figured logs has 

 been evident, and extremely high prices are often 

 obtainable for exceptionally large, choice sticks. 

 Stocks are unusually light and shipments of 

 further supplies are urgently needed to fill the 

 active demand. A small consignment of Cuban 

 logs, containing a fair proportion of highly figured 

 wood, was recently offered at public auction. The 

 sales were attended by a full representation of 

 the trade, and competition was keen. Prices were 

 exceedingly satisfactory. No dilficulty would be 

 experienced in marketing similar shipments. 



Shipments of fresh, well-squared Honduras tim- 

 bers containing a good proportion of medium to 

 large sized logs would sell with no difficulty 

 whatever and would realize full prices. A very 

 limited stock is now in the possession of the 

 local dealers. 



Mexican logs are constantly being inquired for. 

 and there is at present no stock to speak of in 

 the brokers' hands. They are urgently In need 

 of further shipments of good quality wood of 

 average size, for which they could obtain most 

 satisfactory prices on the present market. 



Xicaraguan, Panama, Santo Domingo and Gua- 

 temalan logs are all very scarce, especially in the 

 higher grades, and sound logs with a fair average 

 of good figured stock of good dimensions would 

 find a ready sale. 



On the whole, the sales during the past couple 

 of weeks have been very satisfactory, the three 

 auctions being unusually well attended by buyers, 

 and keen competition for all grades evident. No 

 decrease in price has been noted at any point, and 

 arrivals have been light, thus guaranteeing a 

 ready market for further shipments, as the stocks 

 in all the yards are now unusually short. 



Becent Court Rulings on Lumber Bates 



The recent suit of the Continental Lumber & 

 Tie Company, Chicago, against the Texas & 

 I'acific Kailway Company resulted in favor of 

 the railroad. The rate on lumber and oak ties 

 from certain points in Texas to El Paso, an 

 average distance of S20 miles, is 25 cents per 

 hundred pounds. Between the same points a 

 proportionate rate of IS cents was maintained 

 en pine lumber and pine ties destined for Ari- 

 zona and New Mexico. The complainants 

 shipped large numbers of oak ties from these 

 points to Douglas, Ariz., on which, in the ab- 

 sence of a joint through rate, the Texas & Pacific 

 railway oharged the lumber rate of 25 cents for 

 its seryic* up to El Paso. The complaint 

 charges that the rate on oak ties was unreason- 

 able in that it exceeded the proportionate rate 

 on pine ties, and the court held that the oak 

 lie rates, in that they did not exceed the rate 



wk lumber, and yielded a little over six 



mills per ton per mile, were not excessive, 

 lleparation was denied. 



The Kiel Woodenware Company recently gained 

 a favorable decision in a suit against the Chi- 

 ciigo. Milwaukee & St. I'aul railway. By sup- 

 plement to its tariff the defendant limited the 

 application of a rate of $2.50 per hundred feet 

 on logs from certain points to Kiel, Wis., to 

 sawed logs 10 feet or more in length, the rate 

 previously having no limitation in that respect. 



No notice was posted of this supplement, and 

 the complainant, not being advised of the change 

 la rate, was corrected on certain shipments to 4 

 cents per hundred pounds. Had information 

 been issued the complainant would have sawed 

 logs in lengths to which the $2.5^ rate applied, 

 so the commission awarded reparation to the 

 ain*iuut of excess paid. 



The prior rate of 8.j cents per hundred ji-junds 

 for the transportation of hardwood lumber in 

 carload lots from points along and west of the 

 Mississippi river to Pacific coast points was 

 recently declared unreasonable in the suit of 

 n. B. Maris, vs. the Southern Pacific railway. 

 The present rate of 75 cents per hundred pounds 

 was declared sufficient, and reparation was 

 ordered. 



The New Orleans Board of Trade suit against 

 the Illinois Central Railroad Company was de- 

 cided in favor ot the latter and the complaint 

 dismissed. Rules providing lor demurrage and 

 storage charges at New Orleans upon shipments 

 of forest products shipped on local bills of lad- 

 ing after ten days of free time, the same as 

 upon other commodities shipped under like con- 

 ditions, were declared within the law, and not 

 out of proportion, nor in any way calculated 

 to discriminate, as compared with rules which 

 do not provide for demurrage or storage charges 

 under through bills of lading. 



Suggestions for Fire Prevention by Lumber- 

 men's Underwriting Alliance 



The bulletins issued from time to time by 

 the Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance contain 

 many suggestions ol particular value for the 

 prevention of fires in lumber yards and mills. 

 A recent bulletin suggested that emphasis on 

 the following recommendations would be re- 

 sponsible for checking to a great extent the 

 damage caused by mill fires. 



The field men of this as.sociation report that 

 large lumber yards maintain no regular watch 

 service, even though in many cases exposed to 

 sparks from railway locomotives and other 

 sources. While stacked lumber is not particu- 

 larly susceptible to ignition, yet when once 

 ablaze it makes a fire difficult to handle. The 

 blaze usually starts from ignition of grass or 

 litter beneath the piles, and conditions make it 

 particularly difficult for the firemen to operate. 

 Efficient watchmen employed during the entire 

 week might well avoid a great deal of the 

 danger. 



Another source of considerable loss is reported 

 in unprotected divisions of the sawmill plant. 

 There should be some kind of protection for 

 every building, and one of the subscribers to 

 the Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance advises 

 that he has installed sprinklers in the commis- 

 sary and machine shop. While such an elabo- 

 i-ate equipment might not be neeessar.v in all 

 cases, a hydrant and pipe line cculd be installed 



at small expense, or even a barrel or two of 



water conveniently placed might be of inestima- 

 ble value in the time of need. Sand stored in 

 barrels or boxes with some receptacle for dis- 

 tributing is often of great value in suppress- 

 ing fires, especially if grease-fed. 



The following rules compiled and adopted by 

 the Chicago Mill & Lum.ber Company at Blythe- 

 ville. Ark., are .heartily commended by the Lum- 

 bermen's Underwriting Alliance, and are ap- 

 plicable to any sawmill or lumber yard. The 

 enforcement of these requirements will leave 

 little food for flames, and will keep the fire 

 lighting facilities in condition to quickly smother 

 any incipient blaze: 



1. All casks and fire pails must be kept full 

 at all times. Under no circumstances are fire 

 pails permitted to be used for any other pur- 

 pose. 



2. Fire hose attached to sfandplpes must, 

 not be removed, and must not be used for ordi- 

 nary purposes. 



.'!. All fire doors and shutters must be closed 

 and fastened at night. 



4. Greasj- or oily rags and cotton waste must 

 be deposited in oily waste cans especially pro- 

 vided for that purpose. Tliese cans are to be 

 taken to the boiler house and contents burned 

 after each day's work. 



5. Steam "pipes must be kept clear of all 

 combustible matter and must never be allowed 

 to remain in contact with wood. 



t>. Line shafting must be kept clean. Dust 

 and urease must not be allowed to accumulate 

 on the bearings. When oiling the .iournals all 

 dirt and dust on shafting and bearings should 

 invariably l>e brushed off. A small whisp broom 

 may lie used for tnis purpose. 



7. Drip cups under bearings must be emptied 

 I'cgularly. Oil must not be allowed to drip on 

 Iluor beneath bearings or on surrounding wood- 

 work. 



8. During repairs shavings and debris of 

 all kinds must be removed from the building each 

 night ; after repairs are completed ail unused 

 material must be removed from th& building. 



it. No smoking will be allowed on these 

 l)remises- 



Foremen and superintendents are expected to 

 see that these rules are faithfully observed. 



Employes neglecting any of these regulations 

 or violating any of these rules are liable to in- 

 stant (lisniissal. 



New Double Cylinder Planer and Matcher 



The Fay & Egan Company of Cincinnati has 

 a new planer and matcher that is said to be 

 especially meritorious. The machine was de- 

 signed to meet the highest requirements of 

 Iilaning mills and other woodworking plants, 

 working in either hard or soft wood. It is 

 claimed by the company that for its size and 

 weight it cannot be surpassed by any machine 

 ou the market. It is not only a fine general 

 purpose tool, but a first-class floorer as well. It 

 will also work moaldings up to I'i inches deep, 

 making it useful for the manufacture of patent 

 drop siding, carpenters' mouldings, baseboards, 

 casing, flooring, etc. 



The machine is made in four sizes to work 

 material 10. 10, 20. anil 24 inches wide and S 

 inches thick. 



FAY & EGANS NEW DOUBLE CYLINDER Pl.ANIOR AND MATCHER. 



