HARDWOOD RECORD 



. La., accompanied 

 Europe May 13 for 



states that he fnima 



an extended trip. 



C. W. Manning, 66 Broi 

 tlie past weeli from a visit 

 he found bnsim ss sliL;lii 

 Manning is niiKini; :( 

 veneers and lii^;li-. l.i>:- li; 



Robert W. IliBlm ul Hit 

 pany, hardwood manufactii 

 has just returned from a 

 hardwood operations at Ne 

 rence county, N. Y. Th. 

 fine sliape. producing :i I 

 birch and beech. A m « ' 

 course of erection and will 

 dition to the genenil phiiit 



W. M. Rittcr. the distil 



the W. M. Rittor LumlM-r 

 from here during th<- f'uti 

 and the continent, duriiii; v 

 the brancli office at LoihIi.u 

 well as all the leading c 

 markets. 



The local office of Bemi; 

 Pittsburg, located at 12 Br 

 closed out and m i m u i . it 



be solicited tin "n - 



reft from the I'n i n - -Uh 



;rs, -15 Broadway, 

 ■isit to his large 

 Bridge. St. Law- 



1... :, N.iluable ad- 



uished Columbus, 

 ind president of 

 Company, sailed 

 is lit f.ir England 



.ill visit 

 ■pool, as 



Sam E. Ban, ill' i 

 three months on thi 

 turned to the city ai 

 adjusting his affairs. 



& Vosburgh of 



'.roadway, has been 



111 local trade will 



!. piesentative di- 



■ific Coast, has re- 

 busily engaged re- 



PHILADELPHIA 



The Lumbermen's lOx-liiiMLv leM iw 

 monthly meeting. preerH^J Iin i iiiii'Imihi .. 



May 7, President Fre.hiel-: .^ [ u.u i r. 



the chair. This was tli- lii:~l ii,..iMr.; mh.i.i 

 the recently elected ofheers Imi pinv .imi th. t, 

 was a goodl.v attendance, and :i il.iii. inm i. - 

 ception was extended to Mr. rmhiliill Tin 

 pneumatic tube service comniiit.. i.pinicd 

 progress made, in their postal project, and 

 stated that they were much encouraged over 

 their interview with the heads of the post- 

 ofBce department at Washington, from which 

 they anticipate favorable action In the near 

 future. In reply to a communication from the 

 Pennsylvania arbitration and peace confer- 

 ence, a committee, cornposed of Wm. , T. 

 Betts and Howard B. Reeves, was appointed 

 to represent tlie exchange at a conference to 

 be held in this eity on May 16, 17, 18 and 19. 

 It was resolv. .i .ii iln- m. (ting, that the 

 Lumbern:en's i:-,. i i-. . . |it the challenge 

 from the Mast^ i i; i I- i:\.|iange. to meet 



them in the ;uinii, i-.i.ill combat to be 



played at Columbia ball i.ark on June 16, the 

 proceeds of which, as heretofore, to be con- 

 tributed to the Philadelphia Modified Milk 

 Society, the Red Bank Sanitarium and the 

 Children's Country Week. A proviso, how- 

 ever, accompanies the acceptance of this 

 challenge, viz. : that none but actual mem- 

 bers of the two exchanges be allowed to com- 

 pete in the .game, i A battle royal is antici- 

 pated. 



W. H. Lear reports business running fairly 

 well, and the outlook a shade brighter: he has 

 his East Girard avenue yard now in good 

 working shape, and with both yards has a 

 capacity to meet all comers. 



Watson Malone & Sons keep their men on 

 the hustle, and feel as a reward for unre- 

 laxed efforts that they are receiving a fair 

 share of trading. Edwin B. Malone of this 

 firm is in Bucksfort. S. C looking after their 

 mill Interests. 



The S. B. Vrooman Company, Limited, .ad-, 

 mits April trading to have been somewhat 

 below what was anticipated, but is optimis- 

 tically inclined towards the outlook, regarding 

 the advance reports on the crop situation as 

 an indication of an early revival of prosperity. 



John J. Rumbarger has just returned from 



this tin,. . ■ I . I. ■ ..I."ll 0::,l :< l.'.n'l 



for thr iMin , in,,-. Im \,n.u.;\ for in II.- n.nr 

 future, that prices will agin rise and a fair 

 profit be realized on sales. As it is, he has 

 no reason to quarrel with average sales so 

 far. 



John W. Coles reports business spasmodic, 

 but on averaging up his sales has no com- 

 plaint to make, considering present condi- 

 tions. Tie -lull uhiili .Ml Coles has placed 



near till <i,i:, iiln ],i i\ ,ite office, all will 



admit v, 1 1 i- .Mi.in.ly characteristic 



of his liiifiiiliiiu iiiiiinii-iii no matter what 

 obstacles hed^r in- i .,i t hw :i \ , 



Frank T. Riiinlimii ii- md given to vain 

 boasting, but In 'luin- ,iiiil all will be glad 

 to hear, that l.,\ xnnm ni i (instant hustling, 

 he is (lnil> miininK miininl; his totality of 



sales i-.^ m inmiln;. .llnl h.- is ll.ipeful that 



the presniit nutl.iok I'm' future trading will 



The Kirby .1 Hawkins Company is unques- 

 tionably thoroughly optimistic and wastes no 

 time in lamentation over conditions. It keeps 



hustlinsj run- niillx unis U'lnl nsults. 



Georun l,^^l- \\i-i iii.iiMu.i .1. .-I- Lukens 

 & Co.. ilnil i.n ,M.i, :i .Ml \\n,-t »:is associ- 

 ated with tills mill fill MUile a number of 

 years, and was one of the most popular young 

 Tber business. 



eceiit visitors to the Phlladel- 



■ ■ i; II. I";tnier. general man- 



iiiii Inniinr Company, Inc.. 



; \ i;,iUi. Ciipmora. Va.; A. 



in the 



Charles G. Blake. Philadelphia representa- 

 tive of E. V. Babcock & Co.. of Pittsburg, has 

 met with a sad bereavement in the loss of his 



nothe 



Md., 



Ma 



7. Mr. P.I.iki h.,- til. Ii.nitfelt sympathy of 

 his man\- iiiiinl- m IhiiiImt circles. 



Jeronn- 11. Sli.ip nf Slieip & Vandegrift. 

 Inc., is inspecting a tract of timber land near 

 Charleston, W. Va., In view of a probable 

 purchase. 



The Westmoreland T^ninber Comiiany, Mo- 

 nessen. Pa., was chmimiil iiinl. r Pennsyl- 

 vania laws on May i',; . n iniili/.m imi $20,000; 

 treasurer, S. K. Long, ( In i |i i ni. 



The Hanover Plow Handle ComiJany. Han- 

 over. Pa., ^tfas incorporated under Pennsyl- 

 vania laws, on May 6; capital $40,000. C. F. 

 Maul, treasurer. 



The 1. 111... I nniiM; Company obtained a 

 chart. 1 .1. rsey laws on May 16; 



capitnli,, ■ ■ 



On .M .} nc .1 i-tifiyed the establishment 

 of Meyer Cossoy. manufacturer of store and 

 office fixtures. 626 and 628 Filbert street. 

 Loss not given. 



Page & Rainey. cabinet manufacturers, had 

 a fire in their factory at 116 to 130 Bainbridge 

 street, on May 11. The loss is estimated at 

 about $10,000. 



Announcement conn:- fmn AVillnmi.-n'.i I 



that about 30,000, OOii i. - . ni l.-- i. i,|,.. 



Susquehanna boom at nn- nin, iin -■ i "i 

 and that they arc all in mw, i \. .iii -.m ml 

 hundred thousand fe. 1 Im lunging to S. N. 

 Williams, The logs are in.w being rafted out 

 to the mills as fast as ne.-dnd. 



A bunch of jolly hinil.. i in. n. all members 

 of the Lumbermen's Ivm li niu. nn.l nil lovers 

 of the gentle Izaak W,ilinii - niniMinent. or- 

 ganized themselves ninl. i il ini.inlile flag 



of "The Barnegat Pirates, and started early 

 in the afternoon of May 15 for Tom's River, 

 N. J., for a three days' yachting and fish- 

 ing trip. At the start the weather promised 

 to be propitious, but before the journey's end 

 Jupiter Pluvius gleefully emptied his rain- 



bags without warning upon their unsuspect- 

 ing heads. Fred S. Underhill, the newly 

 elected president of the exchange, Wm. L. 

 Rice. Robert Swenk. R. R. Ramey and Wm. 

 C. McBride made tli.- trip in Mr. McBride's 

 Lozier car. 'I'ln- pmu ,iiii\n.l n llieir des- 

 tination at 5 p 111 «iin I :i iiigh water 



mark. After piiiil.,;n- .n , nn.in.ius col- 

 lation at the 11... Ill ll.in-i 111. -n most con- 

 ceited, pseudo, skippers set sail on Commodore 

 Maule's yacht at 7 o'plock and after a de- 

 lightfully stormy passage anchored at Eno's 

 dock. Forked river. After scraping off the 

 ship's tar. and soil, these jolly boys assembled 

 at the Casino, where they proclaimed to the 

 startled inhabitants of the borough that 

 somebody had arrived, and the town must 

 wake up. Towards the drowsy hours the 

 night watch was set. and not till then did 

 the brave crew, the watch included, eon- 

 descend to abate their revels. The trip was 

 voted one of the miOst enjoyable ever gotten 

 up by the indefatigable entertainment com- 

 mittee of this exchange. Those who com- 

 prised the officers and crew of this memorable 

 voyage were: Frederick S. Underhill, chap- 

 lain; Charles P. Maule. commodore; George 

 A Howes .■.iplnin; llerliert V. Rnhinsnn. first 

 mate; Willinn I Ki. .■ I..i,.i-«i.i" , "w. n M, 



Brunei-, ,-, 111. link- l, \'l. l... i:, Knul' l , slilp's 



carpent.-r: ( ■li,i il.-.- .'^, .Im-k. -lup- .In.li.i; 



night watch. F. A. Dudley. II. nn ..n.l, 



Jas. P. Dunwoody. C. J. Co|ip.. i, i i 1 W 

 rnkel; A B's. Wilson H. Lea 1- 1: ' ' .- '--'^, 

 William C. McBride, R. R. i;.ini.» .l..^ .M 

 Chestnut. Howard Ketcham. Jas. J. .\rbelo. 

 E. C. Neven, Robert Swenk, Killam E. Ben- 

 nett. Wm. F. Collins. George B. Dreizler, 

 Harold M. Martin. Jos. H. Brinton. p-rauk M. 



SAOINAW VALLEY 



All of the mills engaged In cutting hardwood 

 lumber in this district are busy. The mills of 

 W. D. Young & Co. and Kneeland-Bigelow 

 Company are being operated day and night 

 The former plant is also cutting out a tin. Ini 

 of maple fiooring. The company has :.hv:i\,- 

 had a large foreign trade, at time--- sliipinn-.^ 7,". 

 per cent of the flooring output .ii.i. il Winn 

 the mill burned last Septe'iil" i ii i' -i iim. 



foreign orders and the inteinun m --i l.x 



the tine- i-.-.|iiii-. .1 I.. • t ,. m v- n - i - .1 



up for I. --I I inn ,iinl 1- n 'I- i -i ■ ■ n - 



expectal inns ..i its nwini- li .- i Hi. 



most complete plants in the country, every- 

 thing being up-to-date, and is turning out fine 

 lumber. 



Bliss & Van Auken have kept their machin- 

 ery in motion, though all along the line busi- 

 ness is about 25 per cent less in volume than 

 last vcar. Howev.-r. all of the flooring mills 



have I, nl ~ Imn^ 111 .1... The Pt.nlil.- :\Inn- 



Ufa.-tll. 11 ■ ,1 11 ,- |,l,inl :H .^n-uili.iw IS 



has 



lite 



spring as usual, but he recently purchased 

 several million feet of maple. He generally 

 carries a number of million feet at Bay City 

 in pile In addition to the stoclc carried at the 

 plant. 



The sawmill i.laiit of T. E. Douglas & Co.. 

 at I.nxlU in il .liiiyling, was destroyed by 



fire W ■ 1 1 1 nw.lving a loss of $20,000. 



The 1111 'I ni about 3,000.000 feet of 



logs dlllinu Ihn >Mnler. 



So far us learned the stumpage mark, t Im 

 hardwood is dull at the present time, s.llinu 



& Hanson Company of Grayling haM 1 n 



negotiating with the Ward estate for a tia. t 

 of timber near some of their own timber. Th. 

 scarcity of money last fall and winter checked 

 investments of this cnaracter, but it .is under- 

 stood that business is looking better and there 

 is some inquiry. 



