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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Packing Iium'ber for Mexican Export 



In the recent report of Consul William W. 

 Canada of Veracruz, he lays particular stress on 

 the shiftless way in which American lumber is 

 bundled for export to Mexico. 



A January shipment arriving in that market, 

 containing some three hundred bundles of high- 

 grade yellow poplar, tongued and grooved, and 

 especially designed tor the construction of high- 

 class railroad coaches and private cars, arrived 

 in such a deplorable condition as to be prac- 

 tically useless for the purpose for which it was 

 intended. Instead of boxing or crating it was 

 merely tied in bunches as though it had been 

 loaded for local handling, a string around each 

 end seeming to be all that was deemed necessary 

 by the shippers. On arrival it was found that 

 many of the bundles had broken loose, much 

 of the stock splintered and broken, especially 

 the tongoed and grooved edges, rendering it alto- 

 gether useless for any fine work. 



It was very evident that the rope-yarn used 

 in bundling this lumber was altogether inade- 

 quate for the use to which it was put. A little 

 consideration of this matter will undoubtedly 

 be of benefit to both shipper and consignee. 



An Exhibit at the Centenary Exposition at 

 Buenos Ayres 



That progressive machinery manufacturing 

 house, the H. B. Smith Machine Company, of 

 Smithfleld, N. J., is making an exhibit of six of 

 its machines at the Centenary Exposition at 

 Buenos .4yres, Argentina. The machines the 

 company is exhibiting, with brief description of 

 them, are as follows : 



One heavy jig or scroll saw for fret work or 

 inside work. The table tilts both ways and the 

 saws are strained with an even tension by an 

 improved method. The machine is started and 

 stopped by a foot lever. 



One rcedium size universal saw, in which the 

 table adjusts up and down for depth of cut, 

 tilts for bevel sawing, and Is provided with 

 cross-cutting, slitting and mitre gauges. The 

 countershaft is detached. 



One 12-inch band planer or jointer, in which 

 both tables have both horizontal and vertical 

 adjustments, the latter being concentric with 

 the cutting circle. The cutter-head is usually 

 four-slotted, but the round type can be fur- 

 nished. The machine is fitted with a safety 

 guard and countershaft. 



One cabinet mortising and boring machine 

 with compound table, having a rack and pinion 

 feed, for working hardwoods in door, sash and 

 blind factories and furniture shops, also the 

 cabinet department of car shops. 



One door tenoner with double heads and double 

 copes and with roller-bearing carriage. This ma- 

 chine may be fitted with a cut-off saw, and as 

 the machine will work both hard and soft woods, 



it is adapted for all classes of work. It usually 

 accompanies the mortiser. 



One oG-inch standard band-saw machine with 

 special method for giving tension to the saw- 

 blade so as to operate either wide or narrow 

 blades with equal facility and without breakage. 

 The table tilts both ways and the guide lifts 

 to take in IS inches. All adjustments are made 

 from front. 



The exhibit is in charge of Storer & Cia. The 

 use of woodworking machinery in the great 

 South American republic is increasing very rap- 

 idly, but the average denizen of that far-off land 

 is like the citizen of Missouri and has to be 

 "shown." This is what the H. B. Smith Machine 

 Company is doing. 



A Brand New Variety Saw 



The .7. A. Fay & Egan Company, well known 

 manufacturer of woodworking machinery, is 

 introducing to its trade its new No. '2G0 Variety 

 Saw. This saw is designed for a great variety 

 of work, especially in furniture, desk and chair 

 factories. It possesses advantages in quick and 

 accurate adjustment over any other variety saw 

 and will be found in every way a decided im- 

 provement in ripping, cross-cutting, boring, bevel 

 sawing, cropping, grooving, mitering, etc. 



With a IG-inch blade the machine will cut 

 through stock 4Vij inches thick. It will cut off 

 3 5 inches wide and take 24 inches between the 

 ripping fence and blade. 



The frame is of substantial cast-iron construc- 

 tion, heavy enough to support the working parts 

 without vibration, and has the countershaft 

 mounted on stem yoke bearings, making the ma- 

 chine entirely self-contained. 



The table is 40 inches by 44 inches, and angles 

 45 degrees. For very accurate work it has a 

 micrometer adjustment hy the hand wheel shown. 

 There is a wooden throat plate around the saw 

 which can be removed when desired to use gain- 

 ing heads or grooving saws on the mandrel. 



The ripping fence may be set to rip stock up 

 to 24 inches wide to the right and 12 inches to 

 left of saw, and may be used either on the right 

 or left side of saw ; when used on the left side 

 it forms a support for the stock when the table 

 is tilted, an advantage when working heavy ma- 

 terial. Two miter cut-off fences are provided 

 which are adjustable to any angle up to 45 de- 

 grees either way. » 



The boring table is 10 inches long and 9 inches 

 wide, has vertical adjustment of 9 inches, and 

 horizontal movement of 7 inches. Fence is ad- 

 justable for angle boring. 



The saw arbor is 1 3-16 inches diameter where 

 saw is applied, and is fitted with flanges having 

 expansion bushing. It is also provided with an 

 extension nut for arbor, to accommodate gaining 

 or grooving heads up to 2 inches thick, when 

 so ordered. The saw arbor is carried on a swing 



No. 20(1 V.\1UETV SAW. 



frame with sleeve bearings on countershaft, 

 maintaining even tension of driving belt at all 

 positions and also provided with adjustment for 

 lining up and tracking the belt. It is raised or 

 lowered by a hand wheel convenient to the opera- 

 tor and is locked in position by a smaller hand 

 wheel at the same point. A 16-inch blade is 

 furnished regularly, but the machine will carry 

 a saw of 20-inches diameter. An automatic take- 

 up idler pulley is provided to keep the belt from 

 slipping under a heavy cut. 



Further information concerning this machine 

 will be furnished on application to manufacturer 

 at 414-434 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Miscellaneous Notes 



The new Etowah Lumber Company, Etowah, 

 Teun., has a capital stock of $5,000. 



The Buckeye Hardwood Company has recently 

 gone out of business at Newark, Ohio. 



The Enterprise Lumber Company of Seymour, 

 Ind., has increased its capital stock to $50,000. 



The Buckeye Lake Boat Company has $15,000 

 capital to manufacture boats at Millersport, O. 



The Hawthorne Lumber & Supply Company 

 has $25,000 capital to operate at Wilmington, 

 Del. 



The Eereford Lumber Manufacturing Company 

 is organized at Kansas City with $100,000 cap- 

 ital. 



The Kephart Manufacturing Company an- 

 nounces that it has closed its office at Lima, 

 Ohio. 



The Lindsay Lumber Company, capitalized at 

 .$5,000, is a new concern to incorporate at St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



The Builders' Veneer & Woodwork Company 

 has started operations at Cascol, Wis., with 

 $15,000 capital. 



The Patent Rift Flooring Company was re- 

 cently organized at Atlanta, Ga., with a capital 

 stock of $100,000. 



The Rochester Trim- Company has been or- 

 ganized at Rochester, N. Y., with an authorized 

 capital of $45,000. 



The Spice Run Lumber Company has been 

 organized at Charleston, W. Va., with a paid-up 

 capital of $100,000. 



The Trinity Hardwood Lumber Company has 

 recently been incorporated at Mabank, Tex., with 

 a capital stock of $10,000. 



A new Wisconsin concern is the Oconomowoc 

 Lumber Company of Oconomowoc, which has a 

 paid-up capital of $25,000. 



The Texas City Lumber Company has recently 

 been incorporated at Texas City, Tex., with an 

 authorized capital stock of $10,000. 



The Carolina Lumber Company is arranging 

 to erect a large band mill near Bluefleld, W. Va. 

 it will have a capacity of 50,000 feet. 



The Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company has de- 

 cided to rebuild its sawmill at Century, Fla., 

 recently burned at a loss of $250,000. 



The Tri-State Lumber Company lost its entire 

 plant in Preston county, W. Va., in a fire which 

 is believed to have been the work of an incen- 

 diary. 



Articles of incorporation have been filed at 

 Denver, Colo., by the Mills Lumber Company. 

 It has a capital of $50,000 and will operate sev- 

 eral sawmills. 



A serious fire destroyed the main plant of 

 the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company at 

 Ferguson, S. C, the early part of this month. 

 The loss was about $80,000. 



A large Boston firm of wholesale lumber 

 dealers, C. W. Wood & Co., has filed a voluntary 

 petition in bankruptqy, showing liabilities of 

 $34,000 and assets of a little more than $2,000. 



The Pointsett Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 pany is the title of a firm recently incorporated 



