Philippine Mahogany

By C. H. White, White Bros., San Francisco

Philippine Hardwoods have found great favor in American markets. The most popular one is what has been known for twenty years or more as Philippine Mahogany. The term usually is applied to a mixtirre of Tanguile and Lauan. They belong to the same family, the Dipterocarps, and merge into one another in appearance, color, texture, and grain in such a manner that in the Manila market they are classed together as Philippine Mahogany.

The Federal Trade Commission is at the present time making investigations into the right of dealers and manufacturers to designate Tanguile and Lauan as Philippine Mahogany, inasmuch as these woods do not belong to the Mahogany family. A complaint has been made to the Commission that the use of the word Mahogany in this connection deceives the public and injures the business of those dealing in genuine Mahogany. To those in the know, however, this is an academic question only and it will undoubtedly be settled in due time. The fact of its being taken up by the United States Government shows, nevertheless, the importance which Philippine Hardwoods are assuming in the woodworking industry of the country.

Philippine Mahogany comes in two shades of color--= called Red and White. A better naming would be Dark Red and Light Red. The light colored or pink wood can be stained to exactly the same appearance as the Dark Red and is cheaper.

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Like a great many tropical woods Philippine Mahogany is subject to the attack of worms' These worms' however, make only the finest pin or needle point holes, are not very numerous and are, in actual use, no defect because the filler and finish cover them up' Philippine Mahogany can, however, be obtained in a grade which is practically free from worms, that is within a leeway oi five or ten percent.

In the Firsts and Seconds grade, therefore, there are two kinds of Philippine MahoganyFree from worms (Not over 5/o ot L0% wotmy).

'Wormholes no defect (Any amount of pin worm holes allowed). The only difference in quality between these two grades is in the number or quantity of pin worm holes. Both grades are clear as far as defects other than those mentioned are concerned. The difference in price, however, is greater in proportion than the difference in quality. While the pin wormholes are no defect inasmuch as they are obliterated by the finish, they do reduce the price and Clear Wormy Philippine is one of the cheapest of hardwoods.

For all practical and ornamental purposes it finishes up as well as the stock which is free from worms and it is gaining great favor and being extensively used for furniture, house trim, store and office fixtures, sash and doors and practically every other cabinet purpose.

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"Air Mail" was the subject of William E. Burke, assistant postmaster of San Francisco, who was the speaker of the day at the Hoo Hoo luncheon held at the Palace Hotel on Thursday, November 5. Mr. Burke spoke on all phases of. the Air Mail service, ,from its inception when the postal department. ran planes between San Francisco and Reno to overtake and make connections with the Overland Limited, until the present time when we have direct mail service between San,Francisco and New York. He told of the many problemq a.nd difficulties the Air Mail service has to contend with durlng the winter season. He stated that 95 per cent of the incoming mail to San Francisco arrives on' time, while the departure of the mail is 100 per cent. He also told of the Commercial , air mail routes that are being established which will put this service into every corner of the country.

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