HARDWOOD RECORD 



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formed by the railroad; 



That undpr the graduate scale the roads receive for moving one 

 hundred pounds in small parcels as high as thirty-seven and a half 

 times the amount received by them for moving one hundred pounds 

 of first-class freight ; 



That, notwithstanding the large proportion paid to the railroads, 

 the net returns of the express companies have been out of all pro- 

 portion to the service performed and the capital invested by them. 



The experience of Hardwood Eecord in its dealings with the 

 express companies fully confirms the claims made by the several 

 associations against the injustice of the rates charged by the express 

 companies and the ineifieiency of the service. The Eecokd often 

 ships a score of packages by express daily and complaints are contin- 

 ually received owing to high charges and slowness of service. 



Six of One and a Half Dozen of the Other 



There has been considerable commotion lately caused by the unin- 

 formed on a recent circular put out by tlie Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association stating what constitutes log run lumber under a 

 contract based on the rules of this association. ITor the benefit of 

 the buying public an analysis of what constitutes log run according 

 to the rules of both the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 United States and of the National Hardwood Lumbei Association is 

 herewith appended : 



U. M. A. 



Woods — (hades. Ciitlinys. 



Ash No. 3 tommon and Better 50% Sound 



Basswood No. 3 (Common and Bettor .jO Vc Sf.und 



Beech No. 3 (.'amnion and Better •iiU'.'c Suund 



Birch No. :; Common and Better 507c Sound 



Buckeye No. *^ Common and Better 50% Sound 



Butternut No. 'i Common and Better 50% Sound 



Cherry No. 3 Common and Better 33}s % Sound 



Chestnut No. 2 Common and Better oO% Sound 



Cottonwood No. 2 Cvimmon and Better 50% Sonud 



Elm — Soft No. 3 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Elm — Rock No. 2 Cummon and Better 50% Sound 



Gum ; No. 2 Common and Better 50',;i Sound 



Hickory and Pecan No. 3 Common and Better 50''^t Sound 



Maple— Hard No. 3 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Maple — Soft No. 2 Common and Better 50%, Sound 



Oak — Plain No. 3 Common and Belter 50% Sound 



Oak — Quartered No. 3 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Poplar No. 3 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Sycamore — Plain No. 3 Common and Better 5ik;. Si und 



Sycamore — Quartered No. 3 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Walnut No. 3 Common and Better 33Mi% Sound 



.Y. B. L. A. 



Woods — Gimles. Cuttinys. 



Ash No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Basswood No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Beech No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Birch No 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Buckeye No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Butternut No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Cherry No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Chestnut No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Cottonwood No. 2 Common and Better 5U% Sound 



Eim — Soft No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Kim — Kock No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



(ium No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Hickory and Pecan No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Maple — Hard No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Maple — Soft No. 2 Common and Better 50% Sound 



Oak--Plain Xo. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Oak — Quartered No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Poplar ■. No. 2 Common and Better 5u% Sound 



Sycamore — Plain No. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Sycamore — tjuarlcrcd Xo. 2 Common and Better 50% Clear Face 



Walnut Xo. 2 Common and Better 5 :.»% Clear Face 



The difference between the two rules is about the same as between 

 ' ' tweedledum ' ' and ' ' tweedle-dee. ' ' 



The sooner buyers of lumber come to realize that there is no 

 appreciable diflference between the grading of these two chief hard- 

 wood associations, the better it will be for everyone. The average 

 intelligent buyer of hardwoods is making no discrimination in his 

 purchases, and buys under Hardwood Manufacturers' or National 

 rules because he savs no actual difference exists. 



Foreign Trade Increases for 1910 



The monthly report of imports and exports issued by the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce and Labor- shows evidence of a decided increase 

 in trade in all lines. There has been an immense gain in imports 

 lately, the last eleven months showing a total increase of .$114,000,000. 



on which the average tariff has been reduced. Forty-nine per cent of 

 the articles included entered free of duty. 



The report shows that the imports for June, 1909, entering free, 

 aggregated $53,650,758 and for June of this year .$04,132,94-1. The 

 total dutiable imports on the other hand showed a decided decrease, 

 being for 1910, $65,759,243, which is about $6,000,000 less than for 

 the same mouth last year. There was imported $155,599 worth of 

 mahogany, which was about $15,000 less than the value of last year 's 

 report. However, the total import for the twelve months ending with 

 June showed an increase of $1,000,000. The same condition existed 

 in the case of logs and round timber, the import for June being 

 about $30,000 less than for June of 1909', while the year's import 

 showed a substantial increase. The total value of pulp wood brought 

 in was $910,000, which is almost $300,000 more than for June, 1909. 

 ilanufactured lumber such as boards, planks, deals, etc., increased 

 in value from $1,887,837, June, 1909, to $1,955,817, June, 1910, 

 while the year's increase was almost $4,000,000. Cabinet ware and 

 houS3 furniture decreased for the month, but increased considerable 

 for the year. Wood pulp showed a decided increase both for Juii.-> 

 nnd for the twelve months ending June, 1910. The total importa 

 lions of wood and manufactures of wood increased from $4,073,759 

 June, 1909, to .$5,128,745, 1910. The increase for the year was $11,- 

 000,000, showing a total of $54,422,504. 



The total exports of logs, hewn timbers, firewood, etc., for June, 

 1910, was $1,235,343, which is more than $100,000 less than in 

 1£09. 'Ihere was, however, an increase of $2,000,000 in the total 

 exports lor the twelve montbs. Lumber in all forms was decidedly 

 en the increase both for the month and for the twelve-month period. 

 Ihere was reported in the twelve months ending June, 1910, lumber to 

 the ^alue of $37,282,072, of which about one-sixth went to the 

 United Kinguom. Shingles, shocks, staves and headings^ showed a 

 general increase for the year, and in most cases for the month of 

 June. Sash, doors and blinds were materially stronger in the export 

 trade. The total value of furniture exported during the year in 

 1910 was $5,572,191, and for 1909 ■ was $4,293,904. There was a 

 decided increase in the monthly shipments as well. The total ex- 

 port of wood and manufactures of wood was for June, 1910, $7,309,- 

 538, and for June, 1909, $6,218,556, while for the year ending June, 

 1910, it was $78,813,803, for 1909 it was but $67,867,432. This 

 shows a very substantial balance of trade in favor of this country 

 both for the June period and for the entire year ending at that 

 time. 



Employers' Liability Insurance 



OflScials of employers' lialjility insurance companies are giving 

 mijch thought these days to the extension of the_ workmen's com- 

 pensation movement in this country. The laws passed by the last 

 legislatures of New York and Ohio bring new features into liability 

 underwriting. The New- York law extends the former common law 

 and statutory liability of employers for injuries to workmen, and the 

 burden of proof in respect to contributory negligence has been shifted 

 from the employe to the employer. In the opinion of insurance ex- 

 perts this class of indemnity will cost from seventy-five to one hun- 

 dred per cent more than at present because of the greater obligations 

 imposed on the assured by the new statute. _ 



the Ohio law does not provide for any compulsory compensation, 

 but takes away many of the long established defenses that employe*'* 

 have enjoyed, according to which rates on liability policies have been 

 basad. 



The employers' liabilitj' commission of Illinois has addressed lia- 

 bility insurance companies with the hope of getting correct figures 

 as to premiums and losses for a period of ten years in Illinoir 

 from which every item is eliminated that is not strictly employers' 

 liability. 



Employers' liability policies now in force in New Y'ork do not 

 cover the new liability. Policy ow-ners will, therefore, be informed 

 by the liability company that the present policies do not cover the 

 new contingent liability. Endorsements will have to be made on the 

 policy eliiniuatiug this liability, or if the insurers desire it included 

 they «ill have to pay an additional premium. 



