The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-27

results because they saw lumDP" to
 exact sizes. Careful manufacture is
 the principal feature of Swedish saw
 mills. The green lumber is given
 a certain excess to provide for shrink
 age, After it has been seasoned it IS
 exactly the required dimension. All
 guesS-WOrk is eliminated from the
 Swedish saving schedules. The
 method of obtaining the most profit
 able dimensions of lumber is calcu-
 lated with scientific exactness. Par
 ticular attention is given to edging
 the lumber so as to obtain the largest
 possible sizes, because the price of
 lumber is determined by the size
 rather than by the thickness. The
 lumber is not trimmed in the mill. It
 is cut to almost any dimension, ac-
 cording to English measurement.
 Metric measurements are seldom used
 in lumber for export. The lumber is
 edged on the half inch and in thick
 ness is cut to almost any size, but
 usually on the quarter inch
 The actual waste in the Swedish
 sawmills is negligible Even the
 smallest piece of lumber is turned to
 some use. If too small to produce
 lathes, broom handles, box shocks,
 etc, it is converted into charcoal or
 pulp. The sawmills are generally run
 in connection with pulp factories. and
 many mills also operate blaming mills
 or box factories. The blaming mills
 are equipped with Swedish planers,
 which show some excellent features
 in the way of saving material and
 perfectly smooth products. The opera tion of Swedish box factories, plan
 ing mills and sawmiIls is based on a skillful utilization of the raw ma terial The profit often hinges on the thickness of the saw blades used
 Swedish mills season their lumber in the open air and it is never shipped unless air dry This season ing requires from two to seven months, depending upon the season and the location. The lumber is trimmed before shipment. The trim ming is effected on the odd and even foot. The mill ends are carefully col lected and retrimmed. Then it is sold to local box factories or export ed. Lately the Swedish lumber mer- chants have combined in selling for export. The Swedish laws permit of manufacturers for these purposes. The Swedish lum- Der men have taken advantage of this condition and have been in a l position to obtain such prices as would, give them reasonable return on the investment. The prices of lum- Der have increased very materially since the war, as have the prices of stumpage and labor. The position of the Swedish lumber land is now considered exceptionally good because the war and the high prices have | enabled them to better their condi- | tion. The export is two billion feet | 
 The department of commerce re- port goes on to say that there is a | marked difference between Swedish | lumber and the principal species of American lumber exported to foreign l markets. Swedish lumber is to be as good construction 1um. Der. It's many knots render it unsuit- | able for special purposes to which | the better grades of American lumber [ are adapted. The sizes of Swedish | lumber run smaller than those ob- l in the United States. There should be no question, therefore, says [ the report, of serious competition be- tween Swedish and American lumber if the exporters in both countries are | familiar with the character of the 1 lumber exported. The best species of | American lumber have sometimes | been sold in foreign markets at the 1 ottItO pl lCSo do oW SulSn l HIS is considered due to the unfamflfarity l of American exporters with the char acter of the lumber shipped from | Sweden, and the excellent Swedish 1 manufacturing and marketing meth ods. A demand is found in most coun- tries for American lumber because it has qualities seldom if ever found in lumber from other countries. The | market is apparently so extensive that there is no need of cutthroat competition because the accessible forest areas of the world are limited in comparison with the demand for lumber and lumber products.
 The complete report is known as Special Agents No. 195-"Swedish Forests, Lumber Industry, and Lum- Der Export Trade" Copies can be l