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HARDWOOD RECORD 



E. V. BABCOCK, DIRECTOR, PITTSBURG, PA. j h. P. SMITH, DIRECTOR. CINCINNATI, O. 



CHAS. B. DUDLEY. DIRECTOR, MEMPHIS, 

 TE"NN. 



Hay 200,000 



Harvesters, etc 50,000 



Jute 20,000 



Total 7,670,000 



This trade, however, involves not only Chicago 

 but the entire Great Lakes region, and all of 

 the country which ships by rail in and out of 

 Chicago, as well as the vast region which deals 

 by rail with St. Louis and New Orleans manu- 

 facturers. Fuel and many other of our principal 

 commodities will move this way, and just as 

 traffic in the "Soo" canal has increased, so this 

 will increase in the deep waterway as the traffic 

 movements of the country adjust themselves to 

 fit it and the population and demand increase 

 together. 



In conclusion, we wish to impress upon every 

 member the importance of continuing an active 

 campaign, until the great worli is accomplished. 

 The people as a whole must understand that 

 tbey participate in the benefits derived and that 

 the saving in transportation will result in 

 cheaper manufactured merchandise, of which 

 they are the large consumers, so that our repre- 

 sentatives at Washington will see that the neces- 

 sary appropriations are made. The money will 

 be furnished if the people of the great Missis- 

 sippi river and tributaries demand it. Respect- 

 fully submitted, 



W. H. RussE, Chairman, 

 J. W. Dakling^ 



E. E. GOODLANDER, 

 W. W. DINGS. 



President Agler : Gentlemen, it seems best 

 that the report of the Inspections Rules Commit- 

 tee be postponed and made the first order of 

 business tomorrow morning. The program pro- 

 vides for our meeting at 10 o'clock tomorrow 

 morning, but I would suggest that we change it 

 to :oO, and let us be prompt. This concludes 

 the program for the afternoon session. 



On motion, the convention was adjourned 

 until 9:30 a. m. Friday, June 10. 



THIBD SESSION, JXJNE 10 

 The convention was called to order at 10 

 a. m. by the president. 



President Agler : The first order of business 

 will be the report of the Inspection Rules Com- 

 mittee, Mr. J. M. I'ritchard, cuairman. 



Keport of Inspection Rules Conunittee 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association — Your In- 

 spection Rules Committee beg to submit the fol- 

 lowing report : 



Since our last annual convention, the com- 

 mittee has held two meetings, one at head- 

 quarters in Chicago, March 24-25, and one at the 

 ■ Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, June 9-10. 



At the Chicago meeting we met a committee 

 representing the National Wagon Manufacturers' 

 Association for a conference on rules for grad- 

 ing wagon box boards. You will recall that prior 

 to the annual meeting lield in Milwaukee, 1908. 

 conferences were held with representatives from 

 the National Wagon Manufacturers' Association, 

 which resulted in establishing rules for wagon 



material. These rules have proven of great 

 benefit to the membership of both associations, as 

 well as to the trade at large. 



At the conference on rules for grading wagon 

 box boards perfect harmony prevailed, and as a 

 result of this meeting we "will later present for 

 your consideration a modified rule for wagon box 

 boards, which your committee unanimously rec- 

 ommend for your approval, the same having 

 been already approved by the National Wagon 

 Manufacturers' Association. 



The committee then considered all other com- 

 munications received and adjourned to meet in 

 Louisville. June 9-10. The committee met at the 

 appointed time and we now present the following 

 for your consideration, and unanimously recom- 

 mend your approval : 



Wagon Box Boards. 



Matekial — Poplar, cottonwood, gum. bay pop- 

 lar (tupelo) and basswood. 



Widths — Wide, 13 to 17 inches. Narrow, 9 

 to 12 inches. 



Lengths — 12, 14 and 16 feet, but fifteen per 

 cent may be 11, 13, 15 feet. 



Thickness — Must be 1-inch thick when ship- 

 ping dry. 



Defects — Must be free from defects, except 

 that no objection will be made to bright sap 

 or sound discolored sap ; also one sound knot 

 not to exceed l^i-inch in diameter or its equiva- 

 lent, showing on one face only ; 11-foot lengths to 

 be free from splits; 12, 13 and 16-foot lengths 

 will admit of a 12-inch split in one end or its 

 equivalent in both ends ; 14 and 15-foot lengths 

 will admit of splits not to exceed 6 inches in 

 one end or its equivalent in both ends. 



Note — Inspectors are cautioned that "woolly" 

 cottonwood and lumber so warped that it can- 

 not be used for box boards must be excluded from 

 this grade, 



Sound Squares. 



Splits 6 inches in one end are not to be con- 

 sidered a defect, otherwise the piece must work 

 sound, full length. 



Poplar. 



Under caption, "Seconds," page 37, following 

 paragraph 3, add the following : "In pieces 10 

 inches and over wide, bright sap up to one- 

 third width of the piece in the aggregate will be 

 admitted, provided there are no other defects." 



Page 39, caption "Poplar Panels," substitute 

 the following : 



PANEL AND WIDE NO. 1. 



Bright sap no defect, and not to exceed S 

 inches of discolored sap on each edge, in the 

 aggregate, may be admitted on any piece. 



Panel and wide No. 1 are combined as one 

 grade. 



Lengths, 6, 8 and 10 feet and up admitting 

 not to exceed five per cent 6 feet and ten per cent 

 8 feet. 



Widths. IS inches and over. 



Thickness, % inch to 2 inches. 



Panels, 6-foot and 8-foot lengths, must be 

 clear. 



Ten feet and over : seventy-five per cent of the 

 total quantity must be clear of defects on both 

 sides, the balance of the quantity may con- 

 tain three standard defects, or their equivalent, 

 provided ninety per cent of the piece can be used 

 for panels 4 feet and longer, in the full width 

 of the piece. 



Splits G inches long in one end not to be con- 

 sidered a defect in any piece. 



Wide No. 1 : 6 feet must be clear ; S feet wilt 

 admit one standard defect: 10 feet will admit 

 two standard defects ; 12 feet or longer will 

 admit three standard defects. 



Splits 6 inches long in one end are no defect. 



A 15-inch split in one end will be considered 

 a standard defect, provided the piece will cut 

 clear 4 feet or longer by the full width of the 

 piece, as follows : 8 and 10 feet, one piece ; 12 

 feet and over, two pieces. 



A representative of your committee attended 

 a meeting of the Inspection Rules Committee 

 of the Southern Cypress Association at New Or- 

 leans, May 17. That committee explained to 

 him the interpretation of its rules, and in the 

 interest of uniformity we recommend that this 

 association, as heretofore, adopt the rules of 

 the Southern Cypress Association for the meas- 

 urement and grading of cypress lumber ; also that 

 on page 21, under caption "No. 2 Common Bay 

 Poplar," the following paragraph be inserted: 

 "There is no restriction to heart in No. 2 Com- 

 mon Bay Poplar." 



On page 52, caption "Worked Poplar," sub- 

 stitute the following : 



GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 

 Poplar, Dressed or Worked 



1. Dressed poplar shall be inspected from the 

 best or face side. The reverse side may con- 

 tain defective dressing, but no other defects that 

 would not go in the grade. 



2. Slightly chipped grain on face admitted, 

 provided it does not exceed 6 inches square in 

 first and seconds, 12 inches square in saps and 

 selects, and 18 inches square in No. 1 common in 

 the aggregate. 



3. Imperfect manufacture m dressed or 

 worked stock, such as torn grain, broken knots, 

 mismatched, insufficient tongue or groove shall 

 be considered defects and will reduce the grade 

 accordingly. 



4. Partition, ceiling, flooring or drop siding, 

 having less than three-sixteenths of an incn 

 tongue, shall not be admitted in any grade above 

 No. 2 common. 



5. Wane on the reverse side, not exceeding 

 one-third of the width, and running not to ex- 

 ceed one-sixth the length of any piece, provided 

 the wane does not extend into tongue, or over 

 one-half the thickness below the groove, will be 

 admitted. 



Bbvel Siding 



Bevel siding is made from 1x4, 5 and 6-inch 

 strips, S4S, to 27/32x3%, 4% and 5% inches 

 and rcsawed on a bevel. 



No. 1. Lengths: 6 to 20 feet, admitting fif- 

 teen per cent of odd lengths. Must be prac- 

 tically free of defects except 1-inch of sap or two 

 knots on thin edge that will cover by lap. 



Selects. Length : 6 to 20 feet, admitting fif- 

 teen per cent of odd lengths. Will admit two 

 sound knots % inch in diameter, or one stand- 

 ard defect. Sap admitted without limit. 



No. 1 common. Lengths : 4 to 20 feet, admit- 

 ting fifteen per cent of odd lengths. Sound dis- 

 colored sap and scattering pinworm holes not to 

 be considered detects in this grade. In addi- 

 tion hereto boards may contain standard defects, 

 or their equivalent, as follows ; 



Four-foot lengths, one. 



Five to 9-foot lengths, two. 



Ten to 14-foot lengths, three. 



Fifteen to 20-foot lengths, four. 



