The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11
LUMBERMEN HAVE
AGREED ON RULES
YELLOW PINE INSPECTION.
MOST IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN
TWENTY YEARS ENDED.


After adopting new rules for the in
spection of yellow pine, what was
probably the most important lumber
mems meeting that has been held in
the last twenty years concluded its
session at the De Soto Hotel yester-
day.
There were representatives at the
meeting from the six leading lumber
associations of the Atlantic coast. This
committee was selected some time ago
to draft new inspection rules. When
the meeting was first called to order
here, a subcommittee, consisting of
two representatives from each of the
six associations. was appointed to
draw UP the rules and report back to
the meeting as a whole. This sub
committee made its report yesterday
morning and the report. with numer-
Gus notifications, was adopted by the
entire body
The representatives of the different
associations will now report back to
their organizations the rules decided
upon and the associations will in turn
adopt them, it is thought The proba-
bilities are, prominent lumbermen
say, that the new rules will be adopted
by each of the six associations.
Control the Trade.
The organizations represented at the
conference here practically control the
yellow pine business of the Atlantic
coast. There were about fifty lumber
men at the conference from New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore, South Caro-
lima, Florida and Georgia.
The associations represented were
the New York Yellow Pine Exchange,
the New York Lumber Trade Associa-
ton, the Philadelphia Lun1bermen's
Exchange, the Baltimore Lumbermen's
exchange the South Carolina Lumber
Association and the Georgia Interstate
Sawmlll Association, including mem
oers from both Georgia and Florida.
The Rules Adopted.
Following are the classification and
inspection rules adopted:
General Rules-All lumber must be
sound, commercial Iongleaf yellow pine
pine combining large coarse knots
with coarse grain, is excluded under
these rules), well manufactured. full
to size and saw butted and shall be
Tree from the following defects: I'm
sound losse and hollow knots, worm
holes ana knot holes. through shakes
or round shakes that show on the sur
face; and shall be square edge unless
otherwise specified.
A through shake is hereby defined to
be through or connected from side to
side, or edge to edge or side to edge.
In the measurement of dressed lum-
Der the width and thickness of the lun-
Der before dressing must be taken; less
than one inch thick shall be measured
as one inch.
The measurement of wane shall al
ways apply to the lumber in the rough.
MISUNDERSTANDING shall en-
brace A. and 6 quarter inches in
thickness by three to six inches in
width, excluding 115x6 inches; for ex-
ample: 1x3 inches, inches, inches
and 6 inches; 1Hx3~fnches, 4 inches, 5
inches and inches; 11ax3 inches,
inches and inches.
Boards shall embrace all thicknesses
under one and one-half inches by over
six inches wide. For example: q inch,
inch, IL inches and 13s inches thick
by over six inches wide.
Plank shall embrace all sizes from
one and one-half to under six inches
thickness by six inches and over in
width. For example: IL inches, 2
inches, ~ inches 8 inches, 81 inches,
inches, Az inches, 5 inches, So inches,
So inches by inches, and over in
width.
Scantling shall embrace all sizes ex-
ceeding IL inches and under 6 inches
in thickness. and from inches to I'M
der inches in width. For example:
2x2 inches, 2x3 inches. 2x4 inches, AXIS
inches, 3x3 inches, 3x4 inches, 9x5
inches, AKA inches, 4x5 inches, and 5x5
inches.
Dimension sizes shall embrace all
sizes 6 inches and up in thickness by
inches and UP in width. For exam
Pile: 6x6 inches, SKI inches, 7xS inches,
SX9 inches and up.
Stepping shall embrace one to two
and half inches in thickness by sew
en- inches and up in width. For exam
pie: l inch, IA inches, ~ inches, 2
inches and 215x7 inches and UP in
width.
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: inch,
~ inches, 2 inches, inches, 4 inches,
and up thick by eight inches and up
wide, sawed on two sides only.
All lumber shall be sound. sap no
objection. Wane may be allowed one
eighth of the width of the piece meas
ured across face of wane, extending
one-fourth of the length on one cor
ner, or it's equivalent on two or more
corners, provided that not over 10 per
cent. of the pieces of any one size
shall show such wane.
what is Merchantable.
All sizes under nine shall show some
heart entire length on one side; sizes
nine and over shall show some heart
the entire length on two opposite
sides. Wane may be allowed one
eighth of the width of the piece meas
ured across face of wane, and extend
ing one-fourth of the length of the
piece on one corner, or its equivalent
on two or more corners, provided that
not over 10 per cent. of the pieces of
any one size shall show such wane.
Flooring shall show one heart face,
regardless of sap on opposite side, free
from three or round shakes or knots
exceeding one inch in diameter, or
more than four in a board on the face
side.
Boards seven inches and under wide
shall show one heart face and two
thirds heart on the opposite side. Over
seven inches wide shall show two
thirds heart on both sides, all free
from round or through shakes, large
or unsound knots.
Planks seven inches and under wide
shall show one heart face; over seven
inches wide shall show two-thirds
heart on both sides, all free from round
or through shakes. large or unsound
knots.
scantling shall show three corners
heart. free from through or round
shakes or unsound knots.
Dimension Sizes.
All eouara lumber shall show fuyo-