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HARDWOOD RECORD 



returned from a summer outing with his family 

 at Cape Cod, Mass. 



W. H. Greble, manager of the Gilchrist In- 

 terests at jB^pbls, has been taking an ex- 

 tended vacation trip in the North. 



W. O. King of W. O. King & Co., one of 

 Chicago's well known hardwood concerns, has 

 been spending several weeks on the Pacific 

 Coast. 



Rudolph Sondhoimer of the E. Sondheimer 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn., was a Chicago visitor 

 a few days ago. Mr. Sondheimer was on his 

 way north to join his family at one of the 

 Michigan summer resorts. 



The Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation has just issued a neat little booklet 

 called the "Book for Uses for Cypress and 

 Tupelo Lumber," which is well calculated to 

 assist in extending the field of service for these 

 two valuable timbers. The association announces 

 that the book is far from complete, and that 

 in dealing with woods of such varied adaptabil- 

 ity as cypress and tupelo, it expects to be able 

 to work upon It indefinitely, making new edi- 

 tions from time to time. The booklet wlli be 

 sent to those interested, on application to Sec- 

 retary Geo. E. Watson, New Orleans. 



The steamer "lioosevelt" has been chartered 

 by the lloo-Hoo entertainment committee for a 

 trip to Michigan City, Ind., and return, Septem- 

 ber 9. The "Koosevelt" is a floating palace, 

 carrying 3.500 passengers, with every adjunct 

 to contribute to comfort and enjoyment, and 

 many special features will mark the trip of the 

 Hoo-Hoo crowd. 



C. L. Hartweii of C. L. Hartweil & Co., lum- 

 ber manufacturers at Chicago Heights, has Just 

 returned from a month's outing in northern 

 Michigan, which has been spent in fishing and 

 general recreation preparatory to taking up an 

 active campaign for fall business. 



Charles B. WUley, manager of the Memphis 

 mill of C. L. Wllley, will leave next week for 

 a six weeks' bunting tour In Montana. 



l.\ B. Mitchell of the Barrett-Mitchell Lumber 

 Company, South Bend, Ind., hardwood Jobbers, 

 was a Chicago visitor last week. 



J. S. Williams, wholesale hardwood dealer of 

 EvansviUc, Ind., who handles the output of the 

 Lucas Land & Lumber Company of Waveriy, 

 Tenn., was in Chicago a few days ago visiting 

 the trade. 



W. L. DeWitt, sales manager for the Esta- 

 brook-Skeeie Lumber Company, has been visiting 

 the company's mills at Masonviile, Mich., this 

 week. E. E. Skeele has returned from his vaca- 

 tion trip to White Lake, Mich. 



Wood Beai, with J. D. Lacey & Co., has re- 

 turned from a visit to the property of the 

 Pigeon River Lumber Company near Newport, 

 Tenn., in which concern he is an officer. 



M. F. Rittenhouse of the Rittenhouse & Em- 

 bree Company is still cruising about the lakes 

 in his steam yacht and having an Ideal summer 

 outing. 



W. U. Simpson, manager of Upham & Aglcr's 

 Cairo business, has been visiting the Chicago 

 office of the firm. 



SEW YORK 



Frunk T. Iloao»iiy has been elected trustee 

 In bankruptcy tor the Welte Lumber Company, 

 673 South Teuth street, Newark, N. J., with 

 bond of ? 15,000. Involuntary petition was filed 

 against the firm recently, with liabiiiUes o£ 

 J20,000 and assets of $15,000. 



Captain A. I". Bigelow of A. P. Bigelow & 

 Co., loot of West Fifty-fourth street, Manhattan, 

 and John F. Sleeves of Church E. Gates & Co., 

 large retailers at 138th street and Mott ave- 

 nue, are olf on a fishing trip to Canada. 



The New York Wood Moulding Manufactur- 

 ing Company has been incorporated in Brooklyn 

 to manufacture trim, sash, doors, mouldings, 

 etc., with a capital of $10,000, and will operate 



'"The°°crcdltors of the Mott Uaven Lumber 

 npany, 137th street and Fifth avenue, Man- 



hattan, have received settlement for their claims 

 of 40 cents on the dollar, according to the 

 agreement recently cCfected between 1. L. Cohen, 

 its proprietor, and the creditors of the company. 

 Among the prominent hardwood visitors during 

 the fortnight were T. A. Washington of Hunt, 

 Washington & Smith, Nashville, Tenn. ; Gardner 

 I. Jones of the Jones Hardwood Company, Bos- 

 ton, Mass., and F. W. Mowbray of Mowbray & 

 Robinson, Cincinnati. O. 



Mershon, Scbuette, Parker & Co., 1 Madison 

 avenue, have Just added to their selling staff 

 through the appointment of Booth Curtis, who 

 will assist in the representation of the firm in 

 the Metropolitan district. 



A. B. Rodger, the hardwood retailer of 

 Twenty-fifth street and Eleventh avenue, is rus- 

 ticating on the Jersey coast. 



George M. Stevens of the Stevens-Eaton Com- 

 pany. 1 Madison avenue, is spending a fort- 

 nlglit at Monticello, N. Y., with his family. 



Halfpenny & Hamilton, wholesalers and man- 

 ufacturers ot Philadelphia, Pa., announce the 

 closing out of their New York office at 154 

 Nassau street, and hereafter will conduct busi- 

 ness through Philadelphia headquarters. 



Secretary E. F. Perry of the National Whole- 

 sale Lumber Dealers' Association has been so- 

 journing with his family on a motor-boat outing 

 on the Hudson river in Mr. Perry's motor-boat. 

 They went to Albany, and thence to Saratoga 

 and Lake George, returning last week. 



Gouverneur K. Smith, hardwood wholesaler at 

 17 Battery place, left last week for a month's 

 otay in the White mountains of New Hampshire. 



Lewis Dill, prominent Baltimore lumberman 

 and ex-piesldent at the National Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association, passed through the 

 city last week en route to the Georgian bay 

 district, Canada, for a brief vacation. 



Stone & Hershey, the well-known wholesale 

 house of Newark, N. J., has Incorporated under 

 the same style with a capital of $100,000. As- 

 sociated with Messrs. F. E. Stone and C. S. 

 Hershey in the new corporation will be Mr. P. 

 S. Blauvclt and E. E. Faith, who have been 

 associated with the firm for some years past 

 In a clerical capacity. 



Robert W. illgbie, prominent hardwood man- 

 ufacturer and wholesaler of 45 Broadway and 

 head ot the R. W. Uigble Lumber Company, 

 has just returned from a visit to his hardwood 

 operations at New Bridge, St. Lawrence county, 

 New York, where his family are rusticating tor 

 the summer. The operations ot the company 

 at that point, which are conducted on 30,000 

 acres ot very choice hardwood lands, are run- 

 ning along In fine shape, turning our some 

 choice stocks ot birch, beech and maple. 



C. T. Kelsko, representing Uensen 4 Co., 

 leading lumber merchants ot Copenhagen, Den- 

 mark, recently returned from a trip abroad, 

 arriving in this city. Mr. Kelsko Is the Ameri- 

 lan representative of the above company, mak- 

 ing his headquarters at New Orleans. The firm 

 of Hensen & Co. has been In existence for 125 

 years. 



The Strasburg Manufacturing Company, hard- 

 wood manufacturers and the manufacturers of 

 tlie well-known Shenandoah Brand of hardwood 

 and parquet flooring, interior woodwork, etc., 

 with plant at Strasburg. Va., have opened a 

 New York selling oOlce at 112 West Thirty-flrst 

 street, Manhattan, to more closely cater to the 

 trade ot the Metropolitan district. The com- 

 nany operates sawmills in Virginia and West 

 Virginia, and Is most advantageously situated 

 to cater to the wants of buyers In this section. 



BUFFALO 



J. B. Wail has been on a recreation trip up 

 the lakes. The company reports a good busi- 

 ness and does not propose to wait till after 

 election, for it looks as If the trade would need 

 more stock before that time. 



I. N. Stewart & Bro. have sold so much cherry 

 this summer, when the wood is mostly dull, 

 that they have been putting in more lately to 

 make up the reduction. No surplus stock of 

 any sort is the report from that yard. 



J. N. Scatcherd has been cast quite awhile 

 and says he Is not up on the situation except 

 that he finds that the Scatcherd hardwood door 

 mill at Batavla Is calling for more stock right 

 along. It has always had a big trade. 



The laying ott ot F. M. Sullivan this summer 

 to take care of the throat trouble that de- 

 veloped last spring, seems to be about over, 

 as he Is getting well ot the difficulty. The yard 

 is active, both In lake and Paclflc coast opera- 

 tions. 



There is always a good assortment of hard- 

 wood lumber in the yard of A. Miller, for he Is 

 a good buyer as well as seller, always digging 

 out elm or something ot the like in Canada or 

 elsewhere. 



The new yard extension ot the Standard 

 Hardwood Company Is so filled up with solid 

 soil excavations that it fairly looks like a forU- 

 flcation. It Is to get a further layer ot cin- 

 ders next, though It ceased to be low land some- 

 time ago. 



Vicegerent Frauk A. Beyer will hold a con- 

 oalenatinn on August 26 and give a river party 

 next day in the same intcn'st. He reports that 

 there are new kittens hesliining to use their 

 voices, trying to get In, fr.ini every side. 



O. E. Yeager quite agrees with the people who 

 say there Is none too much hardwood lumber 

 anywhere and he keeps up his assortment as 

 usual, with an eye on as much outside stock as 

 he can. It will be needed before long. 



The yard of F. W. Vetter Is showing the usual 

 assortment and the sales are still reported to be 

 good, though it might be a hard job to find 

 more lumber in a hurry it the expected increase 

 ot demand should develop soon. 



PITTSBURO 



Angus McLtiiu Is piepaiing to move to Mont- 

 real, as he has to spend so much of bis time 

 looking after the McLean mills In the St. Law- 

 rence valley. The lliilnes Lumber Company, 

 ot which holt the stock Is owned by the Mc- 

 Leans, la to move Its yard to North Tonawanda 

 next spring. 



H. T. Lincoln ot the firm ot Bemis & Vos- 

 burgh is spending a two weeks' vacation In the 

 East. Mr. Lincoln Is handling the receivership 

 ot the Cheat River Lumber Company, and hopes 

 to be able to bring some financial order out ot 

 the apparent chaos in that concern's affairs. 



I. F. Balsley, hardwood manager of the Will- 

 son Brothers Lumber Company, is putting in 

 his vacation in the wilds ot "Y'ork state. " The 

 Willson company reports no change in prices or 

 general demand. 



The Mvers-Parsons Lumber Company of the 

 Farmers' Bank building, states that it Is doing 

 considerable business in stock orders, but that 

 there is no special gain in Inquiry along any 

 line. The company is getting well established 

 in this district as a successor ot the Parsons- 

 Cross Lumber Company. 



Manager S. A. Seaman ot the C. P. Caughey 

 Lumber Company is at Atlantic City for a week 

 or so. Scarcity ot water has stopped operations 

 in several of this company's country mills, but 

 it has recently resumed operations In one ot 

 the Washington county mills which has been 

 closed all summer. 



W. R. Cornelius has been in the East for 

 three weeks and is also rounding up the mlllmen 

 in West Virginia and Virginia. He has strength- 

 ened his connections In those states and is add- 

 ing every month to his ability to fill flrst-ciass 

 orders for hardwood lumber. 



W. P. Craig ot William Whitmer & Sons, Inc.. 

 Is doing the trade in BulTalo. The Whltmers 

 find that spruce Is looking up a little and they 

 expect that the Increase In demand from the 

 wludow-glass companies for boxing purposes will 

 make this wood a good seller after September 1. 



