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[■OriLAU AND SERVICEABLE BAR. 



tisans who direct the movements of these 

 near human machines it may be seen how it 

 is ]>ossible to embellish great surfaces of 

 hardwood with wonderful designs in a com- 

 paratively short time, and produce a work of 

 art in the process. 



One of the handsomest bars to be seen any- 

 where in the United States, it is said, is in the 

 New Brevoort House, Chicago. The entire 

 furnishings of this bar are the production of 

 the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. The 

 room forms a sort of rotunda, with an arched 

 roof of art glass, through which subdued light 

 filters, supplemented by electric fixtures of 

 handsome design. The bar is circular, with 

 counter of fine mahogany, but the panels and 

 columns, which in other bars form the sup- 

 port of the counter, are in this case replaced 



West Virginia News Notes. 



At points along the Western Maryland rail- 

 road in West Virginia as much as 145,000,000 

 feet of lumber is in piles. This abundance is 

 due to the i-ecent financial flurry, in a way, and 

 many owners are hard up-in consequence. The 

 timber market in West Virginia is not as good 

 by any means as it might be, and diflferent per- 

 sons ascribe the conditions which exist to various 

 causes. Some say that the dealers have created 

 too high prices, and others claim that the prices 

 which prevail are due to natural consequences : 

 it is well known that timber is getting scarcer 

 every year. In the lower end of the state the 

 lumber supply is greater even than that along 

 the Western Maryland and Baltimore & Ohio 

 railroads, and a more liberal market would re- 

 lieve the business situation greatly. Demand 

 will surely arise ere long, but there is no promise 

 of a reduction in price. According to lumber- 

 men there is expected to be no particular reduc- 

 tion In timber, notwithstanding the absence of 

 demand for lumber at this time. 



by art glass. Tliis feature probably remains 

 unnoticed by a large number of the patrons 

 of the bnfifet, as this part of the glass work 

 is not illuminated by either artificial or natu- 

 ral light. The hand-rail is formed by a com- 

 plete circle of transparent imitation cut 

 glass which is lighted up from within by a 

 series of incandescent lamps attached to the 

 brass rings that divide the rail into sections. 

 The back bar is also circular and occupies 

 the center of the room, counter and back bar 

 thus forming concentric parts. The latter is 

 largely of marble and brass, with several 

 tiers of marble shelves. Up through the cen- 

 ter shoots a great vase of cut glass, and this 

 too is brilliantly illuminated from within. 

 The center of the large dome is directly above 

 the center of the vase. The dome forms a 



NeWs Miscellany. 



Fire which originated in the plant of the 

 Kentucky Coal & Lumber Company at Open 

 Fork, Nicholas county. W. Va., destroyed almost 

 the entire town on April 10. The plant was a 

 total wreck and was insured for about $7,000, 

 which will cover only about half the loss. 



.1. W. Romine Lumber Company, Parkersburg, 

 which has been in business a little over a year, 

 is enjoying an excellent trade, and Mr. Roihine 

 anticipates a good summer business. The com- 

 pany has well apopinted oflBces in the Central 

 Bank building, where the trade is always made 

 welcome. 



The Hemlock Lumber Company. Charleston, 

 W. Va., will begin operating its new plant just 

 south of town about June 1. This mill is now 

 under construction and when completed will be 

 one of the most modern plants of its kind in the 

 state. New machinery of latest type will be 

 installed, and a hundred men will be employed. 

 It will manufacture flooring, siding and mould- 

 ings. 



The nazelwood Lumber Company is a new con- 



sort of hemisphere and around its sides, di- 

 rectly above the space in which the customers 

 stand, are smaller glass hemispheres. The 

 mosaic flooring beneath these smaller domes 

 corresponds quite minutely with them in de- 

 sign. The sides of the room are mainly of 

 mahogany, but in one place there is a magnif- 

 icent large art glass window representing a 

 female figure, and brightly illuminated from 

 without. Two cosy corners finished in ma- 

 hogany form recesses in the wall, thus pre- 

 venting a set appearance in the design. The 

 furniture is mahogany, and the chairs are 

 heavily upholstered in leather. While the 

 art glass plays a most important part in the 

 general decorative scheme, the large amount 

 of mahogany employed ' ' sets it off " with 

 just the proper richness and tone. 



cein at Ilazelwood, capitalized at $300,000. It 

 will do a general wholesale and manufacturing 

 business and has timberland that it is estimated 

 will take twenty-flve years to clear up. 



The C. L. Rilter Lumber Company of Avoca 

 is enjoying an excellent business. Manager Ger- 

 hardt says sales for the month of March exceeded 

 those of last year for the corresponding month, 

 and present Indications point to the same condi- 

 tions for April. The Ritter company has been 

 located at Avoca for years and has about two 

 months' sawing yet on this tract of land. It 

 has extensive holdings in Kentucky and an 

 option on 30,000 acres in close proximity to 

 its present mill. 



W. H. Bailey & Co. of Grafton was estab- 

 lished in 1898 and is a manufacturer, wholesaler 

 and exporter of West Virginia hardwoods. The 

 mills of this company are located at Walkers- 

 ville. They make a specialty of dimension stock 

 and can supply the trade upon short notice for 

 almost anything in this line. Business is excep- 

 ' tionally good with them. 



