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buy a duplicate of that machine when the 

 old one wears out. It is never well to buy 

 a machine because it looks mechanically per- 

 fect and figures out right. It should be 

 seen in operation, and it is also a good plan 

 to talk to people who have used this make 



of machine to get their experience with it. 



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An important feature to factory pro- 

 prietors is insurance. All plants should 

 carry in:;urance on everj' bit of property 

 about the place. It is also well to remem- 

 ber the rules which must be complied with, 

 as failure in this respect means money when 

 it comes to the adjustment of losses. Re- 

 moving machines from one building to 

 another is a common mistake made, and 

 doing this without the consent of the in- 

 surance agent is sometimes an expensive 

 proceeding. Insurance policies cover the 

 risk of the plant with the machines in cer- 

 tain positions, and alterations from the ar- 

 rangement at the time the policy was writ- 

 ten are not permitted. 



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If hantlle men never tried to turn a broom 

 or mop handle out of green basswood fresh 

 from the saw, they have avoided a most 



exasperating experience. It would seem that 

 as this stock is so soft it would turn tine, 

 but as a matter of fact it will fill up the 

 barrel of a lathe and choke it down quicker 



than almost any other wood. 



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Wanted — a market for maple shavings. 

 Many plants can't burn their shavings fast 

 enough to keep them out of the way, and a 

 market for them would be a great ad- 

 vantage. They say that pork packers use 

 all the pig but the squeal, and it seems that 

 the proper utilization of our fast disappear- 

 ing timber would include evrything but the 

 sap. 



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Salesmen for the supply houses sometimes 

 seem a nuisance. Still, even when rushed 

 with work it is well to give them a little 

 time, even if no purchase is made or if there 

 is no intention to purchase. These men are 

 on the road constantly, visiting the trade, 

 and they often have valuable ideas and sug- 

 gestions to make, and besides they occasion- 

 ally know of a market for stock which will 

 mean a nice order or two, and of course 

 the operator who treats them right is the 

 one who gets such tips. 



NeWs Miscellany 



Grand Eapids Lumbermen's Picnic 



On Saturday. .Vugust 20, the Grand Rapids 

 I.imihermen's Association helj its second annual 

 picnic at Lalie Harbor, near Jiusliegon. Lata 

 Harbor is one of ttie most beautiful summer re- 

 sorts of the *al5e country and is located at the 

 junction of Lake Michigan and Mona Lake, 

 soijth of Muskegon. Its attractions include a 

 fine hotel, surf bathing, golf, tennis, music and 

 dancing. 



\ special train of new cars was engaged from 

 the rere Marquette Railroad and used on this 

 occasion. A party made up of the majority of 

 the Grand Rapids Lumbermen's Association left 

 the L'niou Station at 9 a. m. and arrived at 

 Mona Lake at 10 :30. The steamer Florence, 

 wliifli had been chartered at Mona Lake station, 

 took thp party to Lake Harbor, arriving there 

 at 11 ;1.". Tills ride was a most enjoyable and 

 picturesque one. as the lake is one of the most 

 beautiful in Michigan. Lunch was served the 

 party at 12 :30. 



The picnic was a success, spelled in circus 

 type. The distinguished James G. Blaine visited 

 Grand Rapids many years ago and declared the 

 place to bo the "biggest town of its size in 

 .\raerica." Regardless of whether this is true 

 or not. it is true beyond peradventure that the 

 local association of lumbermen is the biggest 

 of its size on the entire globe. 



The train's lirst stop was at Grandville, where 

 Mrs. W. E. Vogelsang, attired as a gypsy for- 

 tune teller, and Miss Florence Butler as train 

 butcher, climbed aboard and got busy at once 

 with the passengers. It was a funfest all the 

 way along, with everybody "loosened up." Shop 

 talk was forbidden and care creases were ironed 

 out smooth. Jeff Webb was choirmaster in the 

 song service on the train. 



The athletic sports began about 2 o'clock, 

 with W. E. Vogelsang as director general. First 

 came a real ball game, between the fats and 

 Ii^ans, scheduled for five innings, but running 

 ihrouga to niue, with the score 13 to 12 in favor 

 ■•i Capt. H. J. Dudley's team of fats. Walter 

 ' '. Winchester officiated as umpire. Then came 

 I he track events, the first prize winners being 

 as follows : Shoe race, for ladies — Mrs. Fitz- 



gibbon : 50 yard dash, for men, Harold Davies ; 

 uO-yard dasli, for ladies. Miss Florence Butler ; 

 three-legged race for men. Stone and Merriman ; 

 egg race, for married ladies, Mrs. John Retting ; 

 Hop, skip and jump, for men, Douglas Sinclair ; 

 peanut race. Miss Frances Dregge ; tug of war. 



U. J. DUDLEY. PRESIDENT GRAND RAPIDS 

 LrMBERMEX'S ASSOCIATION. 



H. .7. Dudley's team ; nail driving contest, for 

 ladies. Miss Hill. This part of the program 

 closed with a chicken race, with Homer Zipp 

 and David Wolf as winners in the great driving 

 contest. 



Surf bathing in the cool waters of Lake 

 Michigan followed, and at 6 o'clock a fine course 

 dinner was served at the hotel. Each of the 

 30 or more prize winners in the contests was 

 presented with a prize by Jeff Webb. In the 

 evening there was dancing in the pavilion, with 



music by Heald's orchestra, and the picnic party 

 then began the return trip, reaching home at 

 midnight. 



Chairman Wm. E. Cox and his committee, 

 composed of E. L. Crossman, C. A. Strand, L. 

 L. Skillman and W. E. Vogelsang, worked like 

 Trojans for the success of the affair, and next 

 year's picnic committee will have something on 

 its hands to eclipse this year's record. 



Tennessee Oak Flooring Company in 

 Operation 



One of the finest flooring factories in the 

 country has recently been put into operation by 

 the Tennessee Oak Flooring Company of Xash- 

 ville, Tenn. 



The plant is complete in every detail and the 

 equipment of the most improved models. The 

 power is furnished by a Chalmers-Corliss en- 

 gine. The shafting and transmission gear is of 

 the latest pattern turned out by the Dodge 

 Manufacturing Company of Mishawaka, Ind. 

 Five flooring machines of the American Wood- 

 working Machinery Company's make, and a 

 Standard dry kiln of large capacity complete 

 the mechanical equipment of the plant. 



Room for eight flooring machines was pro- 

 vided for in the construction of the machine 

 building, and while only five have as yet been 

 installed, it is probable that the firm will add 

 three more in the near future. 



The principals of the Tennessee Oak Flooring 

 Company are H. A. Batchelor, G. T. Wylie and 

 George Strable, all of Saginaw, Mich., and H. A. 

 Batchelor, Jr., of Nashville, who will have active 

 management of the plant and offices. 



Meeting Philadelphia 'Wholesalers 



The regular monthly meeting of the Philadel- 

 phia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association was 

 held at the Whitemarsh Country Club, Thursday, 

 .\ugust 11, at which thirty members were pres- 

 ent. The Whitemarsh Country Club is beauti- 

 fully located in the Whitemarsh valley above 

 Chestnut Hill. Eight of the members left Phila- 

 delphia at 1 :30 p. m. and greatly enjoyed the 

 afternoon on the beautiful grounds testing their 

 skill at the beguiling game of golf. The re- 

 mainder of the association joined them later, 

 leaving the Union League in their automobiles 

 at 5 :30 p. m. An excellent supper was served 

 just before twilight on the porch of the club 

 house, after which they retired to hold their 

 business meeting in one of the large reception 

 rooms in the building. For the most part the 

 business was routine. Several important matters 

 were taken up, however, one of which was the 

 adoption of a resolution urging the members of 

 this association to encourage the work of the 

 American Forestry Association by becoming in- 

 dividual members. Another was the resolution 

 calling the attention of the governor and mayor 

 to the National Conservation Congress, to be 

 held in Minneapolis September 5, 6 and 7, and 

 requesting that more than ordinary care be 

 given to the selection of the delegates to this 

 congress, especially as far as possible, should 

 they be deeply interested in the subject of the 

 conservation of natural resources. The meeting 

 of the Board of Directors was held after the 

 business meeting, and Wm. T. Betts was chosen 

 director to succeed the late W. M. McCormick. 

 Tnose present were : 



Frederick S. Underbill, president. 



Charles G. Blatchey. C. E. Lloyd, Jr. 



J D. Bush. Edmund Pennell. 



William T. Betts. Samuel H. Shearer, 



B. Franklin Betts. S. Ashley Souder. 



Owen M. Bruner. James F. Strong. 



Charles J. Coppock. Charles F. Fry. 



Paul W. Fleck. Horace A. Reeves, Jr. 



Eli B. Hallowell. r. w. Wistar. 



Ralph Souder. William F. Robinson. 



Thomas B. Hammer. ,-, t,, r>,.„„n 



T . T __ ij. v\ . uiown. 



John L. Hammer. \riiii.,m T4 Wvntt 



Horace G. Hazard. , L' w r.' ,^^•^^"• 



Robert G. Kav. -lohn W. Coles. 



Arthur W. Kent. J- W. Turnbull. 



Robert C. Lippincott Harry S. Fields. 



