Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-15
LUMBER AND TIMBER.
Meeting of the Southern Association
The Classification and Inspection OF
Yellow Pine Lumber-Ofhcers Elected

The Classification and Inspection of
Yellow Pine Lumber-Officers Elected
A special meeting of the Southern Lum-
Der and Timber Association was held yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock in Metropoli-
tan Hall. in compliance with call issued
bv the resident members of the associa-
ton at meeting held in this city on the
both of last December.
Among the gentlemen present We're
Messrs. I. L. Kinsey, President, NJ. b.
Millen, Treasurer, WIN; b. StilIWell, See
ratarv. R. B. Reppard, ID. c. Bacon and
J. j. Dale, Savannah; ;. X. Weston, Al
bany, Ca: L. w. McClair, New YORK; G:
+. Cross. of Michigan; David Rlsley, OF
Georgetown. 5. c.: John p. stage, repre-
senting the American LunbeTnadR
and the Mechanics and Lumber
mans Exchange" of New Orleans;
J. B. Withers, T. b. Thompson, SaVan-
nah: VIM. BOyntOn, Weigs, Ga; ID. NJ.
Allen of +. p. Allen Il Bro, w. ). Fender
of Messrs. Baker & Fender, Eastman, ia;
R. \. Donovan, Z. III. Brown, Thos. Will
bingham. G.. NJ. Cooper, l.. Johnson,
G. W. Haslam, W. 5. Hawkins,
II. Il. Kennion, A. G. & II. p. Smart, L:
Q. Fleming, and Messrs. Pinder ana
Thompson.
Mr.. II. L. Kmsey, the President of the
and stated its object to be the consldera-
ton of rules regulating the CLASSIFICATION
and inspection of yellow pine lumber,
adopted at the December meeting, Dut
subject to confirmation, alteration or re-
lection by the association. The following
are the rules referred to:
CLASSIFICATION.
Flooring shall embrace four and five
quarter inches in thickness, by three 10
six inches in width. For example: lX3,
4, and 6; INK 3, 4, and g.
Boards shall embrace all thlcknesses
under one and a half inches by seven
inches and up wide, including one and
half inches in thickness, by seven In
width. For example: Il, l, Ia and IA
inches thick by seven inches and up wide.
Scantling shall embrace all sizes from
two to five inches in thickness, and two to
six inches in width. For example; TX,
2X3, 2X4, 2X5, 2X6; 3X3, 3X4, 3X5, 3X6; AKA,
4X5, Axe; 5X5, and 5X6.
Plank shall embrace all sizes from one
and One-haf to five inches in thickness, by
seven inches and up in width. For eX-
ample: IL, 2, ~, 3, 81, 4, AZ ana OK
and up wide.
Dimension sizes shall embrace all sizes
six inches and up in thickness, by seven
inches and up in width, including SIX by
six. For example: 6X6, 6X1; Xxx, ks;
SXS, SX9 and up.
Stepping shall embrace one to two and
| a half inches in thickness, by seven inches
and up in width. For example: l, IA,
| IL, and 21zX7 and up wide.
Rough edge or fitch shall embrace all
sizes one inch and up in thickness, by
/ eight inches and up in width, sawed on
two sides only. For example: l, IA, =;
| 3, 4 and up thick by and up wide sawed
ON two sides only.
! SQUARE-EDGED INSPECTION.
| Flooring shall show no wane, shall be
| free from through or round shakes or
| knots exceeding one inch and half in
/ diameter, or more than six in board;
| sap no objection.
| Boards shall show no wane, shall be
free from through or round shakes, large
| Or-unsound knots; sap no objection.
Scantling shall be free from injurious
shakes. unsOund knots, or knots to impair
I strength; sap no objection.
Plank shall be free from unsOund knots,
wane, through or round shakes; sap no
objection.
Dimension sizes. Sap no objection; no
wane edges; no shakes to show on outside
of stick.
All stock to be well and truly manufac-
| tured, full to sizes, and saW-butted.
MERCHANTABLE INSPECTION.
Flooring shall show one heart face, re-
CARELESS of sap on the opposite side, free
! from through or round shakes or knots eX-
ceeding one inch in diameter, or more than
| four i'm board on the face side.
Boards shall show twO-thirds heart on
both sides. free from round or through
shakes, large or unsOund knots.
Scantling shall show three corners heart,
free from Injurious shakes or unsOund
| knots.
Plank shall show two-thirds heart on
both sides, free from unsound Knots,
through or round shakes.
Dimension siZes-All square lumber
shall show twO-thirds heart on two sides
and not less than one-half heart on two
other sides. Other sizes shall show two
thirds heart ON faces, and show heart two
thirds of the length on edges, excepting
where the width exceeds the thickness by
three inches or over, then 1t snail snow
heart on the edges for One-half the length.
Stepping shall show three corners heart,
free from shakes and all knots exceeding
half an inch in diameter, and not more
than six in board.
Rough edge or fitch shall be sawed from
good heart timber, and shall be measured
in the middle, ON the narrow face. free
from injurious shakes or unsOund knots.
All stock to be well and truly manufac-
tured, full to sizes, and saw butted.
PRIME INSPECTION.
face and two-thirds heart on the opposite
side. clear of splits, shakes, or knots eX-
ceeding one inch in diameter, or more
than four in a board.
Boards shall show one heart face and
twO-thirds heart on opposite SIDE, iree
from shakes or large or unsouhd knots.
Scantling shall show three corners
heart, and not to exceed one inch of sap
on fourth corner, measured dlagonally,
Gh llFOA nnSnnn0
knots.
Plank shall show one entire heart face;
on opposite face not exceeding One-siXth
its width of sap on each corner,s free from
unsOund knots through or round shakes;
sap to be measured on face.
Dimension siZes-On all square sizes
the sap on each corner shall not exceed
One-sixth the width of the face. When
the width does not exceed the thickness
by three inches, to show half heart on
narrow faces the entire length; exceed
ing three inches, to show heart on narrow
faces the entire length; sap on wide faces
to be measured as on square sizes.
Rough edge or fitch shall be measured
i'm the middle on narrow face, inside of
sap, free from shakes OF unsound knots.
CLEAR INSPECTION.
Flooring, stepping and boards shall be
free of knots, sap, pitch, and all other de-
fects.
Scantling shall be free of sap, large
knots, and other defects.
Plank shall be free of sap, large knots,
or other defects.
Dimension sizes shall be free from sap,
large or unsOund knots, shakes through
or round.
DESIGNATIONS OF THE TRADE.
Re-sawed lumber-Lumber sawn on
four sides.
Rough edge or fitch-Lumber sawn on
two sides.
Timber-Hewn only.
Messrs. McClair, of New York, and
Cross, of Michigan, by request, addressed
the meeting upon the interests of lumber
men and the prices of the manufactured
material, and the duty of Congress in
legislating upon the subject, and were fol-
lowed by remarks from other members of
the association.
A committee. consisting of Messrs. ID.
c. Bacon, r. b. Reppard, j. j. Melon
Ough and L. L. Kinsey, was appointed to
visit Washington and urge Congress to
continue the existing tariff on lumber.
The discussion of the rules regulating
the classification and inspection Of lum-
Der then followed. but only a few changes
of minor Importance were made.
The association then held an election of
officers for the ensuing year, with the fol-
lowing mentioned result:
President-T. L. Kinsey, of Savannah.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Kidder, of
Wilmington, n. c.; III. Roberts, of Pensa-
cola. Fla: - Reed, of Fernandina, Fla;
Treasurer-M. b. Millen, of Savannah.
ecretary-Wm. b. Stillwell, of Savan-
Executive Committee-R. b. Reppard,