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and seconds. A large bulk of the lumber 

 is plain-sawed, though a good deal is quarter- 

 sawed. In the former ease, the wide rings 

 of growth render the appearance unusually 

 attractive, but when quarter-sawed, the short, 

 medullary rays give the lumber a more or 

 less spotted appearance, and cut in this way 

 it is not as attractive as to figure as some 

 other species. Structurally the wood is dur- 

 able, heavy, hard and strong, and reddish 

 brown in color. A large percentage of the 

 cut is marketed among furniture manufac- 

 turers and makers of interior finish. The 

 utilization is not confined exclusively to these 

 lines of manufacture. It is applied to the 

 same uses as the other species of red oak, 

 both quartered and plain sawed. 



The accompanying photograph shows a very 

 fair gpecimen of southern red oak growth 

 as it is found on the lands of the Carrier 

 Lumber & Manufacturing Company at Sardis, 

 Miss. The leaf form and acorn of the south- 

 ern red oak is also shown herewith. The half- 

 tone of the tree accompanying this article 

 was made from a photograph by the editor 

 of Hardwood Record. 



cutting white asli suitable for wagon and auto- 

 mobile bows? It runs from 10 to 16 feet and 

 1% to 2% inches thick, green or partly dry. 



LEAF AND ACORN, SOUTHERN BED OAK 



Hardwood Record Mail Bag 



Wants Hickory Billets 



The Record is in receipt of an inquiry for 

 fine second-growth white straight grained hick- 

 ory and ash billets for export. Anyone inter- 

 ested in the production of this class of stock 

 can have the address by addressing this pub- 

 lication. — Editor. 



Terms of Sale 



Johannesburg, Mioh., .Tune 14 — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : In the last issue of the Hard- 

 wood Record we notice you have published a 

 letter from the Kneeland-Bigelow Company in 

 regard to "Terms of Sale." We also note what 

 you siiy in regard to these terms and that Knee- 

 land-Bigelow Company are fighting for this single 

 handed. 



For your information we will advise that at 

 the last meeting of the Michigan Hardwood Man- 

 ufacturers' Association, held in Detroit, new 

 "Terms of Sale" were adopted, and I enclose you 

 a communication from J. C. Knox in regard to 

 this. We also enclose a copy of the circular 

 letter we sent out to our lumber trade ; also one 

 sent out by Sailing-Hanson Co. 



We think that your statement that the Knee- 

 land-Bigelow Company is fighting for these terms 

 single-handed will have a bad impression on the 

 trade, and therefore think you better publish the 

 letter enclosed as adopted by the M. H. M. A. — 

 Johannesburg Mfo. Co. 



Cadillac, Mich., May 11, 1910. 

 To Members of Michigan Hardwood Mantrs.' 



Assn. : 



Some time ago this office asked you for in- 

 formation relative to "Terms of Sale," with the 

 end in view of arriving at some uniformlt.v. The 

 result of these inquiries was given to the Market 

 Conditions Committee, who presented the follow- 

 ing report at our meeting in Detroit, May 5 : 

 TERMS OF Sale 



Your Committee on Market Conditions, to 

 whom w.is referred the matter of "Terms of 

 Sale," find considerable variation as to the mat- 

 ter of time as well as the amount of discount 

 and time for taking it, and believe it i» to the 

 interest of lumbermen generally to establish a 

 uniform custom. 



We would recommend the following terms on 

 the sale of northern hardwoods and hemlock, 

 viz.: 1% per cent for cash in 10 days after dale 

 of shipment on the net amount after deducting 

 freight or 60 da.vs net, except at such points on 

 the lake shore for car and cargo shipment where 

 30 days' net terms seem to be well established. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



Market Conditions Committle. 



It is hoped that the members will follow the 

 recommendations of the committee as closely as 

 possible. — J. C. Knox, Secretary. 



Johannesburg, Mich., June 1, 1910. 

 'To the Trade : 



We wish to advise that our "Terms of Sale" 

 are now as follows : "Freight, net cash ; balance 

 1 % per cent in 15 days or 60-day note, from 

 date of invoice." We feel that we can no longer 

 allow a 2 per cent discount, for several reasons, 

 and hope we may continue to do business with 

 you. 



Thanking you for past favors, we are, 



Johannesburg Mpg. Co. 

 Grayling, Mich., June 1, 1910. 

 Gentlemen : 



We desire to advise our customers that after 

 this date our "Terms of Sale'' on shipments of 

 hardwood and hemlock lumber will be as follows : 

 "Freight, net cash; balance I'/i per cent in ],■> 

 days or 60-day note from date of invoice." 



We are unable to allow 2 per cent discount any 

 longer, as practically all our expenditures of 

 operating in the woods and manufacturing in the 

 mills are cash, and on which we receive no dis- 

 count whatsoever. We feel, however, that we 

 ought to explain the circumstances to you and 

 we hope you will be willing to acquiesce in these 

 terms. Salling-Hanson Company. 



By the foregoing it will be noted that the 

 leaders in the Michigan hardwood trade are 

 making an earnest effort to adopt the same 

 Terms of Sale that the Kneeland-Bigelow 

 Company employs and that has been promul- 

 gated by the Michigan Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers ' Association. — Editor. 



■Wants 'White Ash 



Delaware, N. J.. June 22. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Can you put me in touch with mills 



Anyone desiring to be placed in touch with 

 the above correspondent can have his address 

 by writing this paper. — Editor. 



D. K. Jeffris & Co. to Exploit Southern 

 Tlmberlands 



In the spring of inOT D. K. Jeffris & Co. of 

 Chicago bought up a tract of land in Louisiana, 

 and since that time have held the property ^with- 

 out any development. Plans have been formu- 

 lated, however, for the installation of milling 

 .Tnd logging apparatus to exploit the timber in as 

 modern a manner as possible. The company 

 owns about 43,000 acres of hardwood tlmberlands 

 growing on rich, fertile agricultural soil. The 

 stand runs, according to the report, from 8,000 

 to 10,000 feet to the acre, and is mostly oak 

 with a secondary growth of hickory, ash, elm 

 and gum. The timber is of excellent quality and 

 so far is absolutely untouched. The opening ui> 

 of this immense tract of land will place on tne 

 market a supply of lumber of unusual quality. 



The work of surveying the right of way for 

 a new railroad to enter the company's tract at 

 the Mississippi and traverse westward into the 

 parish of Concordia has already been begun. 

 The road will be built by the company itself, and 

 will be completed up to the mill site before any- 

 thing will be attempted toward the erection of 

 those plants. The new road proposed is to beglo 

 at a point on the Mississippi river a mile north 

 of Moreville, La. For the present, six miles of 

 road will be built, but it is the ultimate intention 

 to extend the line across the parish as far as 

 Black , river, a distance of about twenty-five 

 miles.' Standard gauge and heavy rails will be. 

 used throughout, and undoubtedly In the end a 

 line will be connected with the road from Jena. 



The company will contract for the entire cut 

 of logs and lumber, and will erect two band 

 mills with a total capacity of 100,000 feet per 

 day and modernly equipped in every detail. Up- 

 to-date steam logging apparatus will be installed 

 and every facility will be furnished to expedi- 

 tiously and economically get out this amount 

 each day. The work on the mills will probably 

 be started within sixty days, and it is expected 

 that within eight months they will be in opera- 

 tion. 



With the splendid location and facilities in the 

 line of boats, etc., at the command of the com- 

 pany, it is in a splendid position to cater to 

 the export trade, and this will in fact be a 

 prominent feature of the new business. A dock 

 will be built on the Mississippi, which will serve 

 as a landing place for the boats of the company 

 now working on the Tennessee river. Lumber 

 will be loaded directly from the trains to the 

 boats and carried to either Cairo or East St. 

 Louis as a shipping point. 



Clarence Boyle, general manager of D. K. 

 Jeffris & Co., is now in the city of Natchez look- 

 ing after the interests of the firm in connection 

 with the new business. He has made arrange- 

 ments to establish a central office at that place, 

 from which will be transacted all the southern 

 business of the concern, which has large timber 

 holdings in Mississippi and purchases much of 

 the output of the Hattiesburg mills. 



There will be no remanufacturing facilities- 

 installed at the mill site, though there is a 

 movement on foot to have a large planing mill 

 company establish a plant at Natchez. A large 

 quantity of the lumber cut will be shipped tO' 

 finishing mills in Cincinnati. 



With the facilities at hand for construction of 

 a plant modern in every detail and the name of 

 D. K. Jeffris & Co. to back the enterprise, a 

 brilliant future is prophesied. Some Idea of the 

 extent of the operations can be gotten by the 

 fact that the total payroll will amount to about 

 $6,000 per week. 



