Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 2 - Page 45
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THE
JULY 13, 1918
AFTER SPRUCE FOR AIRPLANES
Director of Aircraft Production Demands 15,-
000,000 Feet of Spruce Per Month—Presents
New Problems to Be Solved
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 8.—John D. Ryan,
financier and copper magnate, has been saying
nothing ever since he took over direction of air-
craft production, but considerable evidence has
accumulated that points toward definite accom-
plishment in one direction that military men
say it would be most dangerous to neglect.
That is the production of airplane spruce.
Lumber men say that Mr. Ryan has demanded
15,000,000 feet of spruce a month from the Cas-
cade forests, and little things like the drafting
of 9,000 men, the planning of logging railroads,
and the mobilization of a rather large existing
industry for war production indicate that he
intends to get it. The consoling fact is that,
even if American factories are late in making
planes, so long as the raw material flow to
France and England is maintained the Allies will
have machines.
It is because of the peculiar qualities of Sitka
spruce that it sustains the stresses of high-speed
airplanes better than any other substance the
world knows, and it is because of its peculiar
distribution and habitat that the United States
is finding it a difficult task to get enough of it.
It had but low esteem as a commercial wood in
the pre-war days, most of it getting into the
waste piles of sawmill yards, though a little
of the best and thickest, specially prepared, went
into the sounding boards of pianos. Queerly
enough, Germany was always a big buyer of
that portion of the product.
Only about 35 or 40 per cent, of the wood in
the trunk has the strength, toughness and re-
siliency that airplane struts and spars require.
It takes special machinery and special handling
in hundreds of mills, small and large, to get out
this 35 per cent. It isn't practical or possible,
Robert L. Kapp Co., Inc.
Makers of
HIGH GRADE
GRAND
UPRIGHT
PLAYER
HAMMERS
Ask for our "Super Strong-" Hammer, the
aides of which are made double strength
by a special process
767 East 133d Street
NEW YORK
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
the lumber operators find, to take out the spruce
unless surrounding trees are also removed. All
the logs are immense in size, and it takes rail-
roads, motor trucks, or donkey engine cables to
move them. Working out the problem means
that to get the 15,000,000 feet of airplane spruce
will require the handling of at least 100,000,000
feet of other timber monthly. It will involve
also problems concerning the disposition, pres-
ent and future, of the unused fir and other timber
that comes out with the spruce.
TO INSURE WALNUT SUPPLY
Growing Scarcity of This Wood Should Cause
Farmers to Give Some Thought to Planting
Black Walnut Trees for Future Uses
The Louisville Courier-Journal makes an
earnest plea to the farmers of its territory to
plant black walnuts.
"Ten trees should be
planted when one is cut," says the Louisville
paper, "and on the average farm this may be
done without sacrificing tillable land to tree
growing."
A true statement and a wise bit of advice.
It is particularly timely advice just now, when
the country is being combed for enough black
walnut timber to make gunstocks for our new
army; but it is sound any day.
The black walnut is one of the most useful
trees of North America. Its timber is unrivaled
for gunstocks, and unsurpassed for cabinet work.
The figured varieties are more beautiful—and
sometimes more expensive—than mahogany.
The nuts are delicious eating, the tree is beau-
tiful and stately, and for a hard wood tree, it
is a rapid grower. Finally, it does well in all
climates from southern Minnesota to the Gulf.
The farmer who has a bit of rough ground
and is thinking for his children should not over-
look the black walnut.
COPPER MEN MEET
Discuss Effect of 26-Cent Price on Current Con-
tracts at Conference This Week
Copper consumers met this week in New
York to discuss the effect of 26-cent copper on
current contracts. Their representatives declare
that contracts which have been made are based
upon the price of copper at the time of delivery,
so that there will be a material increase in the
cost of manufacture by reason of the high price
for the metal.
One manufacturer believes that the contracts
which have been made should be changed to
conform with the old price of 23^2 cents a pound.
43
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
C F GOEPELcfcCO
137 NEWYORK
PIANO PLATES
A NEW QUALITY
QUICK DELIVERY
PHONE US
Matawan Steel and Iron Co.
Matawan
New Jersey
The Ohio Veneer Co,
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
York Office and Sample Room
=
Grand Central Palace Bldg. | m
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Tuners' Trade
Manufacturers of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
«rd l e «n o d r p"« p l u.t
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradicator
is not merely a new untried formula
but the result of years of careful
• research and experimenting.
Scores of leading firms and individ-
uals specializing in the refinishing
of furniture, pianos, automobiles,
etc., have tried it and continue to
use it.
Write for sample can today and try
it.
M
Behlen & Bro
Anilines v ^ ^ -Stains
Shellacs " ^ ^ Fillers
3 7 1 PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PLAYER-
PLAYER-PIANOS
% * ™ . # _ t » ™ ^ rt # J PNEUMATIC
Manufacturers of j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
THE
JULY 13, 1918
AFTER SPRUCE FOR AIRPLANES
Director of Aircraft Production Demands 15,-
000,000 Feet of Spruce Per Month—Presents
New Problems to Be Solved
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 8.—John D. Ryan,
financier and copper magnate, has been saying
nothing ever since he took over direction of air-
craft production, but considerable evidence has
accumulated that points toward definite accom-
plishment in one direction that military men
say it would be most dangerous to neglect.
That is the production of airplane spruce.
Lumber men say that Mr. Ryan has demanded
15,000,000 feet of spruce a month from the Cas-
cade forests, and little things like the drafting
of 9,000 men, the planning of logging railroads,
and the mobilization of a rather large existing
industry for war production indicate that he
intends to get it. The consoling fact is that,
even if American factories are late in making
planes, so long as the raw material flow to
France and England is maintained the Allies will
have machines.
It is because of the peculiar qualities of Sitka
spruce that it sustains the stresses of high-speed
airplanes better than any other substance the
world knows, and it is because of its peculiar
distribution and habitat that the United States
is finding it a difficult task to get enough of it.
It had but low esteem as a commercial wood in
the pre-war days, most of it getting into the
waste piles of sawmill yards, though a little
of the best and thickest, specially prepared, went
into the sounding boards of pianos. Queerly
enough, Germany was always a big buyer of
that portion of the product.
Only about 35 or 40 per cent, of the wood in
the trunk has the strength, toughness and re-
siliency that airplane struts and spars require.
It takes special machinery and special handling
in hundreds of mills, small and large, to get out
this 35 per cent. It isn't practical or possible,
Robert L. Kapp Co., Inc.
Makers of
HIGH GRADE
GRAND
UPRIGHT
PLAYER
HAMMERS
Ask for our "Super Strong-" Hammer, the
aides of which are made double strength
by a special process
767 East 133d Street
NEW YORK
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
the lumber operators find, to take out the spruce
unless surrounding trees are also removed. All
the logs are immense in size, and it takes rail-
roads, motor trucks, or donkey engine cables to
move them. Working out the problem means
that to get the 15,000,000 feet of airplane spruce
will require the handling of at least 100,000,000
feet of other timber monthly. It will involve
also problems concerning the disposition, pres-
ent and future, of the unused fir and other timber
that comes out with the spruce.
TO INSURE WALNUT SUPPLY
Growing Scarcity of This Wood Should Cause
Farmers to Give Some Thought to Planting
Black Walnut Trees for Future Uses
The Louisville Courier-Journal makes an
earnest plea to the farmers of its territory to
plant black walnuts.
"Ten trees should be
planted when one is cut," says the Louisville
paper, "and on the average farm this may be
done without sacrificing tillable land to tree
growing."
A true statement and a wise bit of advice.
It is particularly timely advice just now, when
the country is being combed for enough black
walnut timber to make gunstocks for our new
army; but it is sound any day.
The black walnut is one of the most useful
trees of North America. Its timber is unrivaled
for gunstocks, and unsurpassed for cabinet work.
The figured varieties are more beautiful—and
sometimes more expensive—than mahogany.
The nuts are delicious eating, the tree is beau-
tiful and stately, and for a hard wood tree, it
is a rapid grower. Finally, it does well in all
climates from southern Minnesota to the Gulf.
The farmer who has a bit of rough ground
and is thinking for his children should not over-
look the black walnut.
COPPER MEN MEET
Discuss Effect of 26-Cent Price on Current Con-
tracts at Conference This Week
Copper consumers met this week in New
York to discuss the effect of 26-cent copper on
current contracts. Their representatives declare
that contracts which have been made are based
upon the price of copper at the time of delivery,
so that there will be a material increase in the
cost of manufacture by reason of the high price
for the metal.
One manufacturer believes that the contracts
which have been made should be changed to
conform with the old price of 23^2 cents a pound.
43
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
C F GOEPELcfcCO
137 NEWYORK
PIANO PLATES
A NEW QUALITY
QUICK DELIVERY
PHONE US
Matawan Steel and Iron Co.
Matawan
New Jersey
The Ohio Veneer Co,
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
York Office and Sample Room
=
Grand Central Palace Bldg. | m
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Tuners' Trade
Manufacturers of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
«rd l e «n o d r p"« p l u.t
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradicator
is not merely a new untried formula
but the result of years of careful
• research and experimenting.
Scores of leading firms and individ-
uals specializing in the refinishing
of furniture, pianos, automobiles,
etc., have tried it and continue to
use it.
Write for sample can today and try
it.
M
Behlen & Bro
Anilines v ^ ^ -Stains
Shellacs " ^ ^ Fillers
3 7 1 PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PLAYER-
PLAYER-PIANOS
% * ™ . # _ t » ™ ^ rt # J PNEUMATIC
Manufacturers of j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
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