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Ky., has had plans drawn for the construc- 

 tion o( two veneer warehouses at its Louis- 

 ville plant. One of the buildings will be 157x 

 125 feet and the other 148x122. Their cost 

 will be $25,000. They will be built of brick 

 and steel, and will give the company suffi- 

 cient storage facilities to take care of all its 

 stock. It is developing the veneer end of its 

 business, having just installed a big slieer, 

 following the putting in of a saw. The 

 veneer mill is running regularly and turning 

 out a large volume of thin stuff. 

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The Williman Mfg. Co. has closed a deal 



with O. M. Carter for a considerable frontage 

 on the Houston & Texas Central tracks in 

 Houston Heights, Houston, Tex. The com- 

 pany has begun the installation of a modern 

 saw mill, dry kilns, veneer mills and sweat- 

 houses. 



Construction work on the new fireproof fac- 

 tory building of the Linderman Box & Veneer 

 Company, Eau Claire, Wis., is progressing rap- 

 idly and there seems but little question that 

 the building will be ready and equipped by 

 September when it is expected manufacturing 

 operations will be started. 



dUng California redwood and any others in- 

 terested can have the address by writing this 



office. — Editoe, 



Hardwood Record Mail Bag 



Want Ash Squares 

 FhiladelphiAj August 27. — Editor Habdwood 

 Record : We are again in the marliet for two 

 carloads of white ash to be used for lawn-mower 

 handles. The size is 1^x2-41". Must be straight 

 grain, clear and dry stock. Will be glad to 

 have you put us in touch with manufacturers 

 who can supply this material. 



The above is from the foremost Philadelphia 

 manufacturing and jobbing house and any- 

 one interested in supplying this requirement 

 can have the address by writing this office. — 

 Editok. 



From aa Eucalyptus Grower. 

 The Eecokd is in receipt of a letter from 

 J. J. Welch, president of the American Cor- 

 poration for Investors, 71 Broadway, New 

 York City, in which he states that he has 

 evidence that several re-manufacturers of 

 hardwood on the Pacific coast are employing 

 California eucalyptus for flooring, interior 

 woodwork and for other industrial purposes. 

 Mr. Welch believes that the eucalyptus tree 

 is going to be a big factor in the hardwood 

 situation. Mr. Welch expresses the hope that 

 the day of the eucalyptus promoter is rapidly 

 drawing to a close, and that the time for the 

 due and proper recognition of the grower is 

 at hand. — ^Editoe. 



Pamphlet on Eucalyptus 



Sacramento, Cai,., July 27. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : Owing to the great demand for 

 authentic data on the eucalyptus industry, I 

 have just published a bulletin entitled "Eucalyp- 

 tus, Its History, Growth and Utilization." 



I have been connected with the federal and 

 state forestry departments for nine years, and 

 during practically the entire period, my work 

 consisted of studying the eucalyptus. I have 

 personally visited and studied nearly every 

 grove of eucalyptus now growing in the state 

 of California, and in each case measurements 

 were secured from the plantations showing the 

 growth of the tree. This bulletin, which has 

 just been compiled, contains tables showing the 

 growth the eucalyptus has made in California In 

 the past forty-five years, and is also well illus- 

 trated. 



The purpose of this bulletin Is to give, briefly, 

 na account of the discovery of the Genus Euca- 

 lyptus, its introduction into other countries, and 

 more in detail, its history, growth and utiliza- 

 tion in California, where, within the past few 

 years, it has been found economically possible 

 to grow many species in extensive acreage. It 



is a broad, general fact that in the wood ot 

 many species of the genus can be found a per- 

 fect substitute for practically every known hard- 

 wood ot the world. 



I consider this bulletin the most complete, 

 the most authentic and the best that has been 

 published on the Eucalyptus industry ; especially 

 when it is taken into consideration that it has 

 taken almost nine years of study to collect au- 

 thentic data which is presented in a very brief 

 form, so that a business man can read It with- 

 out taking a day off in order to do so. 



Every person interested in the eucalyptus in- 

 dustry, or the manufacturer using hardwood, 

 suould have it. The bulletin is now ready for 

 distribution ; price $1.00 each. 



Yours very truly, 



C. H. Sellers, 

 Forest Expert, 24 Elks' Building. 



Wants List of Small Oak Dimension 

 Manufacturers. 

 Pittsburg, August IS. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Will you kindly supply us with a list 

 of makers of small oak dimension, located In 

 the eastern part of the United States? 



The above inquiry is from a foremost lum- 

 ber manufacturing and jobbing house, which 

 has been supplied with the Eecord's current 

 list of hardwood dimension manufacturers. 

 Any other producers of this class of stock 

 who would like to be added to this list, and 

 have their addresses supplied to the writer of 

 the letter, can do so by addressing this office. 

 — Editor. 



Wants Chicago Commission Salesmen. 



Glasgow, Ky., August 15. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Kindly give me the names and ad- 

 dresses of some of the best commission lumber 

 salesmen in Chicago and I will appreciate it 

 very much. I have some stock I want to put 

 into their hands. 



The writer of this letter has been supplied 

 with the names of several Chicago commis- 

 sion lumber salesmen and any others desiring 

 to communicate with the writer can have the 

 address by writing this office. — Editor. 



English Complaints Concerning Drying, 

 Warping and Bad Sawing 

 In answer to an inquiry relative to the oppor- 

 tunity and prices paid for American hardwoods 

 in Birmingham, Consul Albert Halstead reports 

 as follows, adding the complaints of English 

 dealers concerning the preparation of the same 

 for market : 



A leading timber merchant of Birmingham says 

 that little lumber of any kind Is bought direct 

 from foreign countries by dealers in the Interior 

 of England, but that practically all of it is pur- 

 chased from dealers or brokers at the great ports 

 of the country, and that it is impossible to give 

 any hard and fast list of prices, because tbe 

 prices vary as much as 4 cents per foot, accord- 

 ing to the condition of the lumber on arrival. He 

 stated that it was surprising the difference io 

 condition of lumber on arrival, some of it appear- 

 ing to be stowed away so as to be more injured 

 than the average on the voyage, but the par- 

 ticular ground for the difference was due to the 

 lact that while some lumber manufacturers were 

 particularly careful as to how they sawed their 

 lumber so as to get the best out of it that was 

 possible and make it attractive for the purposes 

 tor which it was required, grading it according 

 to quality, others sawed carelessly, often waste- 

 fully, and shipped their lumber in such condition 

 that more work was required on It and it was 

 not as suited to the purposes for which It was 

 required as it should be. 



There has also been complaint that kiln-drtcd 

 lumber warps far more than lumber that has 

 been perinltted to season naturally. In connec- 

 tion with warping, an instance in which a piece 

 of particularly fine lumber wanted for a 

 carved picture frame was not suitable because It 

 was cut so "as to be certain to warp badly, may 

 be given. The instance, of course, was small 

 iind the failure of the sale comparatively unim- 

 portant, but the fact that the lumber was cut 

 so as to permit of the maximum amount of warp- 

 ing would Indicate a certain degree of careless- 

 ness in the preparation of the article for tbe 

 market. 



Though lumber is not packed and crated or 

 boxed like many other products shipped abroad, 

 the foregoing statement by the largest lumber 

 dealer of this district In regard to lumber com- 

 ing from the United States should be made 

 known, so that shippers might fully appreciate 

 the importance of so preparing their product, 

 particularly hardwood and other woods for fine 

 purposes, as to make it attractive and thus se- 

 cure better prices and a readier market. 



Wants California Redwood. 



St. Paul, August 13. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : Will you kindly give us the names and 

 address of concerns handling California red- 

 wood. We need a considerable quantity of 2^" 

 stock during the year. Cabinet Co. 



The writer of the above letter has been sup- 

 plied with the names of several concerns ban- 



Shipbuilding in the Argentine Republic 



In a contract recently entered into by a Brit- 

 ish firm, with the Argentine Republic, the com- 

 pany was granted a concession of government 

 land on the Rio Santiago river, on which a dry- 

 dock capable of accommodating vessels of 14,000 

 tons burden is to be built. Tenders for its con- 

 struction will be called for within a few months 

 in Buenos Aires. In connection with the dry 

 dock there will be erected a shipbuilding and 

 repair plant for the construction of river boats, 

 tugs, lighters and similar craft, and heavy ma- 

 chinery. 



In return for the obligation to construct and 

 operate the entire yard, the Argentine govern- 

 ment agrees to concede the use of the property 

 occupied for a period of ninety-nine years free 

 of rental, and to allow the free Importation of 

 such materials, supplies, machinery and tools as 

 cannot be supplied in the home market. 



The yard, with the channel which must be 

 dredged for entrance to it, will constitute one 

 of the greatest Industrial enterprises ever at- 

 tempted In this flourishing republic, and marks 

 the beginning of an Increased demand for Ameri- 

 can machinery, tools, materials, etc. 



