Boosts Old Fashioned Pure Iron Cut Nails

The old fashioned pure iron cut nail seems likelv to come into its own again.

"You can quote me as being an enthusiastic booster for the cut nail," said Max E. Co-ok, head of the Agricultural Department of the California Redwood Associa"tion. to a representative of this- paper recently. ,,Some difficulty has been experienced in th- past in getiing pure iron cut'nails and other durable nails, but now thal -this difficulty has been removed I recommend at every opportunity the use of the cut nail above all others foi ali'purpo."r, for its durability and holding power, and its lick'of tendency to split the wood, irrespective of species.,'

Mr. Cook_ speaks with authority on this subject as he is a farmstead engineer, with many years of experience in building construction, and the -compiler and'originator of the Agricultural Service of Redwobd bulletins fir bet- ter farm structures, which have attracted nation-wide attention.

He has in his office a 7o-year old piece of Redwood sid- ing taken off a building-in I9ZZ, whiih had not been paint- ..d fo{ 38 -years, and which had been held in ptace all of that time !l "u.t nails, a sample nail being attathed to the wood to show its rust proof quality.

He also has on display a thin piece of Redwood which was split at one end by a wire nail, and which had an 8d, Tremont cut nail driven into the other end in the line of the split, without showing any sign of splitting the wood.

A circular recently received at this office from the Tremont Nail Company tells of the "rebirth,' of the pure iron :lt nail b_rought about_by this hundred year old'concern. These nails bear the ARMCO trade-marli and are guaran- teed rust resi:ting, and to have 72.74 more holdinpi power than wire nails. The circular offers a free sample" bag of Tremont-Armco cut nails to any lumber dealer wtro -witt write for it to Tremont Nail C6., Wareham, Mass.

Stained Shingle Manufacturer Visits California

F. A. Hofheins, president of the Weatherbest Stained Shingle Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, N. y., visited San Francisco and Los Angeles at the end of February.

Accompanied by Charles N. Perrin, treasurer of the company, !I1 Hofheins had. just_completed a trip to Washing- ton and British Columbia. While in California he attendJd meetings of the Stockton and Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Clubs, and as Supreme Bojun conferred wiih Chas. G. Bird, Su_ preme Custocatian.

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Oscjrr H. Johnson, now associated with the petaluma Bon Co., Petaluma, was a recent visitor to the Bay distiict on business for the company. Oscar, who was fornierlv sec_ retary gf $go Hoo Club I-.[o. 9, also found time to lo6k up a few of his lumbermen friends.

Hammond Mill Breaks Record

.9reaking its own record, the Hammond Lumber Co.,s mill.at Mill CityOregon, recently cutZ58,JN feet of tumber rn eight- hours. The previous record was 245,000 feet.

It is interelsling to note that in lgZZ this plant's net cut averaged ll,gQO feet a day more than in 19i6, and in l9?E averaged 13,470 feet daily more than in t9ZZ.

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