Lumber bv the Pound

East India rosewood, bought by the pound, retails by the piece at about 60 cents a pound. A little figuring will give an idea of the value of the two logs of East India rose-

"It may be news to many people engaged in the lumber business that a number of varieties of hardwoods are actually sold by the pound," said Frank V. Connolly, of the Western Hardwood Lumber Company, to a representative of this paper.

"llhese woods, classed as 'woods of value' by the United States Customs authorities, also include ,coco bola, lignurn vitae, English hairwood, sandlewood, snakewood, tulipW@d, violetwpod and zebrawood.

"The larger of the two logs shown is between 600 and 700 years old. These logs were bought by sample, which shows the buyer the grain and figure of the wood. The places from where the samples were taken can be plainly seen in the picture.

"We are making principally veneers from the logs. Other uses for rosewood are for finger boards for musical instruments, very fine furniture and cabinet work, gavels, fine carvings, etc. Shipbuilders and boat builders have found that it is unexcelled for making jack planes for use in their work."

C. L. WHEELER BACK FROM TRIP

wood shown in the accompanying illustration. They were recently imported by the Western Hardwood Lumber Company, Los Angeles, and are abclut 40 inches in diameter, weighing 8096 lbs. and 44OO lbs. respectively.

Charles L. Wheeler, executive vice president of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned December 2O from a visit to the company's mills in Washington and Oregon, and the Seattle and Portland offices.