Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
45
LARGE MAHOGANY IMPORTERS.
Central West Beating Out Atlantic Coast Points
in the Number and Importance of Producers
of Mahogany Lumber and Veneers.
New York and the Atlantic Coast ports are no
longer the exclusive ports of entry for magohany
logs, says the Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan.
It is a curious circumstance that the largest pro-
ducers of mahogany lumber and veneers are now
found in the Central West. The C. C. Mengel &
Bro. Co. is about to bring in between 7,000,000
and 8,000,000 feet of South African and Honduras
logs to be manufactured at Louisville. These logs
are to come in by way of Pensacola during the
ensuing three or four months and will be shipped
thence by rail to Louisville.
LESS WORK BUT MORE PAY.
Wages Have Increased Rapidly Despite Reduc-
tion of Hours of Labor.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 29.—There was a
steady increase in the scale of wages paid to labor
in this country in the past six years, and this was
accomplished in the face of a steady reduction in
working hours. Statistics published to-day by the
Department of Labor indicate that labor now is
receiving more remuneration for fewer hours of
toil than ever before. The figures are based on
comparisons of union wage scale agreements, trade
union reports, and working compacts in central
cities throughout the United States from 1907 to
1912.
This condition has a distinct bearing on the
increased cost of manufactured products.
RECEIVERSHIP FOLLOWS DEATH.
TIic Maley, Thompson & Moffett Co., of Cin-
cinnati, one of the largest importers of Cuban
mahogany, is in the hands of a receiver following
the discovery of the dead body of Edward J.
Rabbins, vice-president, in a room in a Cincinnati
hotel.
Lumber and Veneers
ASTORIA VENEER MILLS & DOCK CO.
ASTORIA, I- I.. N. Y.
Custom mill* for band and reseer
sawing; slice and rotary cutting of
Mahogany Circassian anU fancy
Woods.
H. C. HOSSAFOUS
Lewis Thompson A Co., Ino.
JOEL H. WOODMAN,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
ASTORIA, L. I., N. Y.,
Lumber-Veneers, Mexican, African,
Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Wal-
nut, English Brown Oak.
HOBOKEN. N. J.,
Manufacturer. All kinds of Veneer
panels and seating*.
ORLEANS, VT.,
Rotary-cut Rock Maple, for Piano
Pin Blocks. We also manufacture
Birch and Maple Panels.
DANIELSON & FIERCE,
RHINELANDER, WIS.,
Hardwood Lumber, Maple, Birch,
Ash, Elm, Basswood, and Oak.
Crating Lumber of all kinds.
DIECHMANN & CO.
HENRY S. HOLDEN,
THE £ . L. CHANDLER CO.,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.,
Foreign and Domestic Veneers, Ma-
hogany, Circassian, Oak, Maple,
Birch.
Mahogany Lumber and Veneers.
Office & Yards, Foot of E. 101st St..
1'EW YORK.
these French dealers realized very large prohts,
a fact which induced a number of timber mer-
Those That Come from Southern Russia Are
chants in England and the United States to under-
Highly Esteemed—Burl Walnut Becoming
take, on their own account, similar operations in
Scarce and Dear.
Turkey with a view to saving the exorbitant profits
The burls of the Circassian walnut tree for of the French merchants as well as the expense of
veneers for the cabinet-maker's use have for a handling the logs and burls at the French ports.
Practically all large dealers in Liverpool and Lon-
long time been an important article of export from
the region bordering the Black and Caspian seas don and a few American concerns get this valuable
in Southern Russia. Originally all these burls were material directly from the place where it grows,
shipped to France and were called "loupes." Trebi- says the Hardwood Record. As these burls, or
zonde in Turkey was formerly the center of this ornamental knots, are now becoming scarce and
industry. After these burls reached France they are used in large quantities in the United States,
were reshipped to England, Germany and the i: might be worth the while for American dealers
United States. The French dealers always found to follow the example of English mahogany dealers
it a very troublesome trade and were obliged to in seeking a good substitute elsewhere. The Mexi-
go to Turkey every year and proceed into the can and South American walnut has been sug-
interior in order to judge for themselves of the gested, and while it is a shade darker in colo", it is
character of the burls, which vary very greatly in an admirable wood and deserves attention.
price, according to age and quality.
These burls are now 'becoming very scarce and
DAVID H. SCHMjDT^CO. PUBLICITY.
they are generally purchased from the peasants at
As supplementary work to its general trade cam-
much higher prices than formerly. By the time paign, the David H. Schmidt Co., Poughkeepsie, N.
they are transported to the seashore and shipped y., has issued a booklet containing a series of ad-
to different ports in Europe they are often sold vertisements that have appeared recently. Printed
for fabulous prices. It would seem, however, that on white paper and bound in a tint cover, the book-
let makes a very pleasing appearance. The text is
interesting reading and contains some salient argu-
ments.
CIRCASSIAN BURLS FROM RUSSIA.
Felts for all Purposes
Piano and Organ Materials
Piano Hammers, Tools
American Felt
Company
114-116 E. 13th St.
New York
HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO.,
DAYTON, OHIO,
FORT WAYNE. INDIANA.
Lumber and Veneers, Sliced, Cut,
Quartered and Plain Indiana and
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneers, and
Ohio Oak, Fancy figured stock; also
Lumber for Musical Instrument".
Mahogany.
325 S. Market St.
Chicago
Piano Manufacturers ™J! J!
soft yellow poplar for cross band-
ing is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always on hand.
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
QUALITY IN THE FINISH!
It charms the Buyer! It shows up strongly in
the balance-sheet of the Maker)
You get it with the aid of THE AUTOMATIC
VARNISH DRYING SYSTEM and you find it
is different from what you have been used to
seeing.
AUTOMATIC action, resulting from differ-
ential gravity of columns, or layers of air, pro-
vides the deep-seated brilliancy that mean!
QUALITY. No fans required or permitted. No
wasting of heat—a very great saving in the coat
of operating.
Corrttpondtnct invittd.
WENBORNE-KARPEN DRYER CO.
Originators and Patentee*
Karpen Building, 900-910 Michigan Avenue
- CHICAGO. ILL
INVISIBLE HINGES
rail DM
Especially adapted
for Player-Piano,
Pianos and Organs
Very easily a n d
quickly attached.
Made in six sizes.
SOSS MFG. CO.
435 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn N. Y.
Send for Catalogue No. 100.