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NOVEMBER 7,
THE
1925
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
59
SUPPLY BRANCHES OF THE INDUSTRY
Misuse of Term "Genuine Mahogany" Is
Leading to Wide Confusion Among Buyers
Mahogany Association, Inc., of New York, Issues Booklet Describing the Genuine Wood and
Its Various Types—Some Woods That Are Falsely Termed Mahogany
36 Billion Board Feet Is
Nation's Lumber Output
Twenty-six States Are To-day Producing Less
Lumber Than They Are Consuming
WASHINGTON, 1). C, November 2.—Speaking re-
O ECENT accounts in the newspapers in
various sections of the country regarding
the misleading use of the term "genuine ma-
hogany" by certain members of the furniture
trade have led to some slight confusion in the
minds of other wood-working manufacturers
and cabinet makers as to what is a legal and
what a false branding of mahogany. The con-
fusion has resulted from the indiscriminate use
of such terms as "combination mahogany," "fin-
ished in mahogany," "Philippine mahogany,"
etc., to give the impression to the public that
these are all "genuine mahogany."
The best key to the situation is contained in
the pamphlet "Historic Mahogany," which was
issued not long ago by the Mahogany Associa-
tion, Inc., New York, the membership of which
is made up of many mahogany producers and
importers supplying the piano manufacturing
trade. "The impression exists in some minds,"
says the association's pamphlet in this connec-
tion, "that mahogany is a rare, expensive wood,
difficult to obtain, work and finish and there-
fore not available for any but those of large
means. The real truth is exactly to the con-
trary. Over fifty million board feet are im-
ported annually. It costs but little more than
other less beautiful, less durable cabinet woods.
It works as easily as any other cabinet wood
and more easily than many.
"Because the tree is a giant, it produces large
clear lumber and veneer that cuts to advantage,
thereby reducing waste and adding to the real
economy of its use. It will take any finish
that can be applied to any cabinet wood. Its
even texture makes filling easy or, with many
types of finish, unnecessary. Simple, inexpen-
sive stains are recommended that do not so
darken the surface as to obscure the figure and
prevent light from developing the full beauty of
the wood, or color it so red that the finished
work lacks the faintest resemblance to mahog-
any.
"Just a word as to what genuine mahogany is.
Considerable confusion exists because many
woods that are in no sense mahogany are being
The man who uses Behlen's Varnish
Crack Eradicator can afford to figure
lower, yet makes more profit on a re-
finishing job, than the man who does
not use it.
The reason—he saves the time, trouble
and expense of scraping off the old var-
nish and shellac and the finished job is
just as satisfactory, too—if not more so.
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sold under trade names that include the word
mahogany. Among these are: East Indian ma-
hogany, which is padouk; white mahogany,
which is prime vera; Hawaiian mahogany,
which is Hawaiian koa; Liberville mahogany,
which is gaboon; Philippine mahogany, which
is a collective name for several Philippine
woods, such as tanguile, bataan, almon, bag-
tican, etc.
"None of these is mahogany and should not
be accepted or used as such. If properly
stained, mahogany assumes with age an inde-
scribable, ruddy tone that has been likened to
rare old sherry wine.
"The sources of genuine wood are as follows:
except for a small quantity in the Florida Ever-
glades, unavailable because of its location, no
genuine mahogany grows in the United States
and all that we have is imported from three
widely separated tropical sources. The first of
these is Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nica-
ragua and other Central American States and
parts of South America; the second is the
Nigerian, Gold and Ivory coasts of West Africa;
the third is the West Indian Islands, principally
Cuba and Santo Domingo."
History of the Plywood
Industry to Be Issued
Plywood Manufacturers' Association to Issue
Volume Covering Entire Development of the
Industry
Many inquiries from wood-using manufactur-
ers have been received by Commissioner Wulpi,
of the Plywood Manufacturers' Association,
relative to the Plywood Text Book, which is
being prepared by that body at present. At the
recent meeting of the association at the Audi-
torium Hotel, Chicago, 111., Mr. Wulpi sketched
the plans for the book and stated that news of
its preparation had even excited inquiries from
English concerns.
The book will deal with the history of the
plywood industry and will bring it down to
present times. It will have about 300 pages
and contain about 100 illustrations. The first
run will be of 3,000 copies, although it is prob-
able that the demand will be heavy enough to
warrant an issue of 10,000 copies.
cently of the great annual drain of the nation's
timber supply, W. B. Greeley, chief of the forest
service, United States Department of Commerce,
pointed out some startling facts. "The Census
Bureau's lumber production statistics for 1924,
recently made available, show an output of
36,000,000,000 board feet, and reveal in part the
extent to which America's virgin timber stands
are being drained to meet the nation's require-
ments." Figures compiled by the forest service
show that in 1923, when lumber production
reached its highest point since the depression
following the World War, twenty-six States
produced less lumber than they consumed.
Prominent among these are the populous States
in the Northern and Eastern sections of the
country where more than 30,000,000 acres, once
heavily timbered, now contribute but little to
the nation's lumber cut.
Goal Strike and Plates
Considerable alarm has been manifested by
iron-plate manufacturers in all sections of the
country over the effect of the coal strike in the
anthracite regions on the production of coke.
If the walkout continues much longer it may
mean that some blast furnaces may have to
shut down for lack of coke. Though most of
the iron makers have coke contracts it was
found during the coal strike of 1922 that many
such contracts were the proverbial scraps of
paper, coke makers being unable to resist the
temptation of selling spot coke at high prices
to the neglect of their contracts.
Pneumatic Leather Demand
Reports from the office of T. L. Lutkins,
Inc., New York, dealer in pneumatic pouch
leathers, indicate an active demand for these
products by the player-action industry in all
sections of the country. William Andrew Wood,
traveler for the concern, returned recently from
Canada and New England after obtaining a vol-
ume of business, surpassing that of any other
trip made by him in this territory.
Charles Guth has opened a new music store
in the Paul Post Building, Algoma, Wis., and
is handling a full stock of musical instruments.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
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