HARDWOOD RECORD 



Dwight Hinckley of the Hinckley Lumber 

 Ciimpany has returned from a business trip 

 Noi-th. Mr. Hinckley will enter his fast pacer 

 ill the coming Carthage Fair events to be held 

 the latler r.art of August. 



George I.ittldord of the Littleford Lumber 

 Company reports that the situation with his com- 

 pany during I he past few weeks has shown no 

 cliange, but there seems a much better feeling 

 among the consumers in general. "Trade will 

 continue on the present scale for some weeks, 

 at least until the presidential election has been 

 decided, and if William U. Taft is the success- 

 ful candidate, I look for the market to display 

 a more healthy tone." 



"Trade with us during the past fortnight has 

 been on a par with that of weeks previous, 

 and just when a turn will be noted in the mar- 

 ket Is difficult to state," said J. Watt Graham 

 lit the Graham Lumber Company. "About the 

 li.irdest thing I find to locate here is a cool 

 spot, and until the weather offers more relief 

 and the presidential election has been decided, 

 I do not look for any material change in the 



K. L. Edwards of this city and of Dayton, 

 O.. left the latter part of the month for a trip 

 to Montgomery, Ala., where he ^ill take a 

 look into conditions. He expects to be absent 



for 



veeks 



A trip through the yards of the retailers re- 

 veals the fact that their stocks are anything 

 but ample to meet a normal demand, and that 

 it will only be a question of time when they 

 will have to amplify their stock. Already some 

 dealers have purchased small lots, but within 

 the next few months their orders are expected 

 Id come in with more regularity. 



"The veneer business was better during the 

 latter part of July than at any period this 

 .vear, not that the actual transactions have been 

 of larger volume, but because of the better feel- 

 ing among the consumers in general," said J. 

 N. Frohmiller of the Acme Veneer Company. 

 "The cabinet makers and inside finishers seem 

 to be enjoying a better business, and they in 

 turn have made heavier demand upon the mar- 

 ket. All grades of veneered stocks are in good 

 demand, the thick as good as the thinnest 

 grades. After the first of November, I look tor 

 quite an improvement in the situation." The 

 two-story structure of the Acme Veneer Com- 

 pany, at Eighth and Harriet streets, has been 

 lumpleted, and a fine display of stock is to be 

 seen there. The company does a large business 

 in veneers and in order to cope with the in- 

 <rease in its trade was compelled to make the 

 improvement. 



During the month of July 3,184 cars were 

 shipped from here, as compared with 5,5-17 

 shipped last year. The receipts last month 

 aggregated 5,7(3 cars, as compared with 7,740 

 cars last jear. The fact that the shipments 

 last month were not as large as during the 

 month of June did not discourage the lumber 

 dealers, but on the other hand they are jubilant 

 over the good showing made. The month of 

 June v/as the banner one thus far, and dealers 

 are confident to exceed that mark during the 

 mouth of September. 



The Lockland Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 liauy of Lockland, near Cincinnati, was incor- 

 porated last week at Columbus with a capital 

 stock of $-1.^,000 by L C. Sniiili, ' linl- i:\aQs, 

 E. M. Worz, James K. Coir ' I l^i^s. 



The Dwight-Uinckley Lumi' ;" lo- 

 cated in the. Fourth Natioual r.auk buililuig, 

 has opened a branch office at Cleveland, O., with 

 M. St. Clair Shaw, the "athlete-lumberman" of 

 the Queen City, in charge. The concern has 

 been doing a very good business during the past 

 few jears, and Mr. Hinckley saw a good chance 

 to extend his business. A deal has also been 

 closed for the entire output of a southern mill. 



"There seems a much better feeling among 

 consumers in general," said William Duhlmeier 

 of Duhlmeier Brothers recently. "We have, 

 during the past week, received several large 



orders for future delivery and that looks very 

 good, and leads one to believe that the situation 

 here is slated for a general reaction in the very 

 near future. The month of July with us was 

 lair, but I look forward to a steady increase 

 in the demand for hardwoods. Stocks in the 

 yards of the retailers are very low. and it will 

 only be a matter of a short time when they 

 will be buying more lumber from the wholesal- 

 ers. The demand at the present time is prin- 

 cipally for urgent needs. After the election a 

 decided betterment will manifest itself in the 

 harihvood situation." 



W. B. Hays, receiver for the Wiborg & 

 llanna Company, bankrupt, says that the con- 

 cern has been doing a fairly good business dur- 

 ing the past few weeks, especially in poplar, 

 all grades of oak and cypress. The concern re- 

 ceived a shipment of cypress by water from 

 Joppa, 111., which amounted to 43 cars, and 

 this was wagoned to the yards of the concern at 

 North Fairmouut. All mills of the concern are 

 running full time. 



C. P. McMann, a lumber merchant of Knox- 

 ville, Tenn., was a visitor to the Queen City 

 during the past fortnight. 



J. H. P. Smith of Ashland, Ky., dropped in 

 on the trade during the past week trying to 

 yet some trade for his concern. 



W. H. Dawkins of the Dawkins Lumber Com- 

 pany of Ashland, Ky., called on the lumber 

 trade here recently. 



Eugene Zugelter of the Western Lumber Com- 

 pany, dealers in hardwoods only, left last week 

 for a vacation trip to Martinsville, lud., where 

 he expects to stay for two weeks. Max Schmidt 

 of the same concern staled that trade with them 

 has been rather quiet, but that he looks for an 

 improvement within the next two months. 



A dividend of 7 per cent was declared last 

 week by Bankruptcy Referee Whltaker in the 

 lase of the E. M. Schantz Lumber Company. 

 This is the first dividend declared by the con- 

 cern since it has been forced into bankruptcy. 



Thomas P. Egan, president of the Cincinnati • 

 Chamber of Commerce and of the J. A. Fay & 

 l-Jgan Company, woodworking machinery manu- 

 facturers, left last week for a month's stay in 

 the East. During his stay be will attend the 

 meeting of the JIanufacturers' Association, aft- 

 erward going to Atlantic City. His family went 

 with him. 



O. L. Wade, representative of Weston & Co. 

 of Boston, with headquarters at Indianapolis, 

 was a visitor in town during the past two 

 weeks. 



A. B. Bischop of the Standard Lumber and 

 Manufacturing Company of Birmingham, Ala., 

 was calling among the lumber trade during the 

 jiast two weeks in an effort to get business for 



William E. Delaney of the Kentucky Lumber 

 I (impany has returned from a business trip to 

 Williamsburg. 



Carl F. Lunkenheimer, vice-president of the 

 Lunkenheimer Company, one of the largest 

 manufacturing concerns in the Queen City, died 

 at Pasadena, Cal., last week after a brief Ill- 

 ness. His remains were shipped to Cincinnati 

 and intei-ment took place at Spring Grove cem- 

 tiev} under the ritual of the Masonic fraternity. 

 Mr. Lunkenheimer was formerly manager of the 

 concern and under his skillful direction it grew 

 to what it is at present. 



BVANSVILLB 



Bedna Youn^ ot iouug & Cutsinger left this 

 week for French Lick Springs for a short rest 

 from the cares of business. 



Work on the Evansville Furniture Exchange 

 building will commence next week. The build- 

 ing is to be located at Fourth and Vine streets. 

 and is to cost when completed, $125,000. The 

 building will have eight floors, including the 

 basement, and will have marble staircases and 

 wainscoting and tile floors in the corridors. It 

 will contain furniture display rooms and offices. 



\^ III w I il lumberman of Vin- 



' ' -I . Ill ide recently at that 



pliMi ii\ iii-i I lii.ia iiiii^ himself with a sharp 

 kniiv, after the inanner nf the Japanese hari 

 kari. Grief over the loss of his sight six 

 months ago is believed to have been the cause. 

 A permit has been issued to the Globe Fur- 

 niture Company, West Maryland street, to 

 build a $3,000 brick warehouse addition to its- 

 plant. 



E. A. Deem of the Miami Lumber & Veneer 

 Company, Dayton, O., was in the city last week 

 visiting the trade. 



A meeting of the creditors of the Rough Uiver 

 Cooperage Company, Livermore. Ky., was held 

 at the office of J. Bean at Owensboro, Ky.. who 

 is referee in "bankruptcy. H. J. Beard of Liver- 

 more was appointed trustee. The assets of the 

 company are $7,500 and the liabilities $17,000. 



Building permits issued during July had a 

 valuation double that of any month this year. 

 As many permits were issued as in July last 

 year, but the total valuation this year was 

 $102,258, compared with $213,000 last year. 

 The reason assigned for this is the fact that 

 several permits for expensive structures were is- 

 sued last year. 



J. A. Thompson of Edinburg, Ind., member 

 of the firm of Thompson, Thayer & McCowen, 

 is in the city. 



Daniel Wertz of Maley & Wertz, who Is spend- 

 ing his vacation In northern Indiana, Is ex- 

 pected home the latter part of this week. 



With the factory buildings now practically 

 completed the Milwaukee Falls-Evansville Chan- 

 Company will be in a position to open its plant 

 about September 1. Manager H. Drury. Boyd. 

 Wis., arrived in the city this week. The firm 

 will employ about three hundred men at the 

 start and is a branch of the main plant located 

 at Boyd, Wis. 



John Wills of the Maley, Thompson & Mot- 

 fett Company, Cincinnati, O., was in the city 

 on business recently. 



George McCarty, log buyer for Maley & 

 Wertz of this city, was In town this week. 



Jeff Barnard of the Central Veneer Works, 

 Indianapolis, Ind., was here this week on busi- 

 ness in the interest of his firm. 



Frank Kramer, son of Louis Kramer, head 

 of the New York Dimension Supply Company 

 of this city, has been winning the American 

 championship bicycle races right along, racing 

 once a week at Madison Square, New Y'ork, at 

 Boston and at Vailsburg, N. J. He holds the 

 ■world's championship. 



The following are the number of feet of lum- 

 ber inspected and measured by the Lumbermen's 

 Exchange of St. Louis for the month of July, 



Chestnut 9'§§§ 



Elm 5,38o 



Cedar 2,597 



Poplar 47,704 



Cvpress 157,013 



duarter White Oak 12,886 



(jnnrt.r Ked Oak 3,869 



WaiiJiit 3,8J6 



r.um 60,244 



Pliiin W bite (iak.' 50,810 



Plain Kcd Oak - - • 68,838 



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Hackbei-ry ::'.:'.:'.'.'''.'■'■'■'■'■ '630 



Ash 40.«53 



Cberr.v d,iHrf 



Cottonwood 35.W S 



Total 313.790 



The receipts of lu'mber at St. Louis by rail 

 for the month of July this year were 11,622 cars, 

 as compared with 14,982 cars during the same 

 month last year. This shows a falling off of 



