The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-10

them. The neat and uniform appearance OF
the lumber, also, which is sawed on the Ec-
centric Blocks and piled about the mills, sel-
dom fails to arrest the attention of visitors.
Owners of planning mills know well that too
much is wasted in reducing lumber to uni
form thickness. The profits of lumbermen
in the United States are lessened annually
many millions OF dollars by unnecessary
waste from the use Of imperfect mach merry.
Probably SIG of an inch is planed off in
dressing, when 1-16 OF an inch
should suffice. This is an unRec-
Der. Suppose it worth $50 per one thousand
feet, the loss is 81 per thousand feet in guam
tity from the logs. Then there is, at least,
81 per thousand feet in quality; for boards
sawed even will bring, at least, 81 more per
thousand feet than as usually sawed. They
look better, and are better for every pur-
pose. If only for root, the shingles will lay
better, and there is q saving of transpOrta-
ton of unnecessary waste. Allowing, thus,
saving of 50 per thousand feet, 1t would
amount, per day, to $50, when saving only
1O,000 feet; S45 when saving 1900 feet; $50
when saving 20, 600 feet, and many mills saw
more than that daily. A mill saving only
500, 900 feet a year would save 81, 500; saw
ing 100000 feet would save $1,000; saw
ing 1000, 900 feet would save SIS, 900 year.
Many lumbermen lose half of the profits of
the business by poor head blocks, which waste
and spoil the timber. Some lose the whole,
and fail Of success altogether from this cause
mainly. All may make money in good times,
but those having good mills will make the
most; and in hard times those who waste
handsome profit by cheap mills, may work
Just as hard, and make nothing. Lumber can
be sawed l0eH on a good mill cheaper than it
can be saWe1 badly on Door one. 1t is
Thousand times better all around to save the
unnecessary waste, and make perfect ar
ticle. 1t is better for him who sells the trees
by the thousand, If a tenth is saved-he
gets tsnth more for them. So for one who
stocks the mill for the job; he receives one
tenth more for the same labor. So for the saw
yer saving by the thousand; he receives one
tenth more for saving the same logs, he
gives good satisfaction and gets reputation
as g good sawyer. So for the mill owner, who
saws tor others; he receives One-tenth more
for saving the same logs; gets reputation
for his mill: it helps him to good contracts
and brings custom to his mill; lumber inspect
ors see the Improvement in the lumber, and
influence mill owners to get the Stearns'
blocks. Builders are glad to find lumber
sawed true; it il so much getteT for their
use. They patrOnize yards where they ind
| it: it is better for lumber dealers, they can
afford to pay more for well sawed lumber
OF the same quality than for that which
/ Is badly sawCd-it Is more saleable,
| gives good satisfaction, and draws custom
to their yards. They do net like, when hav
/ ing their boards dressed, Tor instance, into
flooring, in addition to the enormous waste
of thickness, to lose one board in ten because
the whole, or part of it, was left rough and
unsaleable, being too thin. 1t were better
for community, at present, if this waste we're
saved, lumber would he both cheaper and
better, and the cost Of building less. Our
noble forests, of pine especially, are fast dis
appearing by the present method of slashing
and wasting 1t will be better for coming
/ generations, also, if the present do not con-
tinue to waste and destroy the bOunties of
Providence. The lack of economy with the
multitude working at such disadvantage,
with badly cOnJrived mills, makes the price
of lamber higher and the quality poorer.
Those may profit by this state of
things who WILL but it eau only be done with
such maehiu cry as we describe. Messrs. Lee
/ & Norton, Nos. 43 and As Broadway, Ciacin-
natl, Ohio, are the owners of the Stearns
Patent for Head Blocks, for seventeen Of the
western and southern states, and are exten-
sively engaged in manufacturing them in
connection with the justly celebrated Cireu-
lar Saw Mills known as the Lee 4 Leavitt Saw
Mill. They are prepared to furnish Head
Blocks to manufacturers Of saw mills and to
lumber manufacturers. All those feeling an
| interest in the subject, viii please send for
circular, price list, etc. A liberal discount to
manufacturers.