HARDWOOD RECORD 



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E. V. Babcock Is spending several weeks with 

 his family at Fulton, N. Y. Fred U. Babcock la 

 at Spring Lake, N. J., with his family, and O. 

 H. Babcock has recently returned from a long 

 trip through the Northwest, where he went to 

 look over the white pine situation. 



J. C. Morehead Lumber Company, which re- 

 cently had its mill burned at Shryock, W. Va., 

 Is getting things In shape to rebuild and mpan- 

 whlle is operating with several portable mills. 

 The power plant of the company was not dam- 

 aged. 



S. A. Kendall, vice-president of the Kendall 

 Lumber Company, has gone to Oregon to look 

 over the properties of the Kendall interests near 

 Roseburg. Tbey are planning to develop about 

 20,000 acres of Oregon flr and pine lumber this 

 fall and winter. 



J. R. Edgett, president of the Interior Lumber 

 Company, has relumed to Pittsburg and will 

 make headquarters here for some time Instead of 

 traveling through the South. He will work the 

 trade in the city and Immediately west of Pitts- 

 burg. 



The C. P. Caughey Lumber Company has 

 been doing quite a nice business In wagon stock 

 and locust posts. Its chief work this summer, 

 however, has been in supplying white pine tim- 

 bers for the dams which are being constructed 

 in the Monongabela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers. 

 The West Virginia Lumber Company Is dls- 

 pf>sed to look upon the situation very favorably, 

 inasmuch as It flnds many real good customers 

 who are stlil in the market for lumber. The 

 company has added to Its force of salesmen 

 and Is letting no business go by which it Is pos- 

 sible to land. 



The Germain Company notes a little Improve- 

 ment In the export trade, but flnds that. In 

 general, the market Is devoid of features. Quo- 

 tations do not advance and customers, Mr. Ger- 

 main says, are slow to close up for stock. 



The Webster-Keasey Lumber Company is one 

 of the few busy concerns in Pittsburg this 

 month Its mills In Butler, Venango and Indi- 

 ana cotinties are running and are getting out 

 a large amount of oak and hemlock. Its sales 

 lately have been mostly of oak and the prices 

 received were quite satisfactory. 



H. V. Curil Lumber Company says, in spite 

 of the large amount of figuring done, there Is a 

 dearth of really good orders placed. Poplar Is 

 a leader In its trade and holds Its own remark- 

 ably well, considering general conditions. 



J. B. Flint, president of the Klint, Ervlng & 

 Stoner Company, has been dividing his time 

 this summer between the Pittsburg office and his 

 summer home in Canada. The company's opera- 

 tions at Dunlevie, W. Va., are going ahead 

 steadily and Its output of lumber will be very 

 large this year. 



Down at the offices of the American Lumber 

 & Manufacturing Company things are badly 

 broken up by the vacation microbes working 

 overtime. J. N. WooUett, general manager, 

 with his wife. Is at the convention of the Na- 

 tional Box Makers' Association at Detroit and 

 win Incidentally take In a few lake trips before 

 he returns. J. B. Montgomery, secretary of the 

 American, Is putting in two weeks up in Can- 

 ada. L. B. Oehmichen, treasurer of the Ameri- 

 can, has taken upon himself a very enjoyable 

 and strenuous vacation contract, for he Is 

 spending a two weeks' honeymoon over the Cana- 

 dian line. The wedding occurred a few days 

 ago and the fortunate bride is Miss Georgetta 

 de Vallay of Pittsburg. Congratulations are 

 being showered upon the couple, for L. B. Is 

 not only a hard worker but a mighty good fellow 

 and his bride is a most charming young lady. 



^—^— PHILADELPHIA — ■^— 



The office and entertainment committee of 

 the Lumbermen's Exchange. George A. Howes, 

 chairman, bas announced that the usual annual 

 outing of the exchange bas been arranged for 



September 16, 17 and 18. It will comprise a 

 trip by the Pennsylvania, West Shore, Ulster & 

 Delaware, Catsklll Mountain and Otis Elevating 

 railroads, to the Catsklll mountains, a return 

 via the last two roads to Catsklll Landing, a 

 sail by daylight down the Hudson River and 

 then home via Pennsylvania Railroad. Great 

 l>ains have been taken to provide an entertain- 

 ment so attractive of feature as to remain long 

 an agreeable memory in the minds of those who 

 have patrlclpated. 



The semi-annual meeting of the board of di- 

 rectors of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mu- 

 tual Fire Insurance Company was held on July 

 28. Reports of the secretary, treasurer and 

 auditors were read. The result of the last six 

 months' business, which is shown below, was 

 highly satisfactory. 



Insurance in force July 1, 1908 $9,448,312 



Insurance in force December 31, 1907. 8,362.755 



Increase first six months 1908 $1,085,557 



Premiums In force July 1. 1908 $ 217,084 



Premiums in force December 31, 1907. 191,111 



Increase first six months 1908 $ 25.973 



Investments In force July 1. 1908 $ 261,342 



Investments In force December 31, 



1907 220.501 



Increase first six months 1908 $ 40,841 



Surplus In force July 1, 1908 $ 221.502 



Surplus In force December 31, 1907.. 189.062 



Increase first six months 1908 $ 32,440 



Cash assets In force July 1, 1908 $ 330.044 



Cash assets In force December 31, 1907 284.618 



Increase first six months 1908 $ 45,426 



Total assets In force July 1, 1908 $ 981.297 



Total assets In force December 31, 1907 857,952 



Increase first six months 1908 $ 123.345 



The fire losses of the company for the first 

 six months have been very low. The company 

 is returning 35 per cent of the premiums to 

 its policyholders by way of dividends. Justin 

 Peters, manager of this company, with his fam- 

 ily, have a cottage for the suminer at Ocean 

 city, N. J. 



II. G. Hazard & Co. report very respectable 

 orders coming In, consequently are not sighing 

 over conditions. They are adding spruce and 

 hemlock to their list of woods. Up to this time 

 they have handled principally hardwoods and 

 yellow pine. Mr. Hillman of this firm is ar- 

 ranging to spend his usual summer outing at 

 Barnegat bay, where he will indulge to his 

 heart's content In his favorite pastime, sailing 

 and fishing. The ears of his many friends will 

 be regaled, no doubt, with some startling nar- 

 rations in the piscatory line when he returns. 



The Fite & Arbelo Company are not swamped 

 with orders, but nevertheless take an optimistic 

 view of things. They do special sawmill work 

 for the yards and are seldom without a modicum 

 of responsible work. They are hopeful for fall 

 improvement. 



E. V. Babcock & Co. testify to Improved con- 

 ditions In trading and are enthusiastic as to 

 prospects for fall. 



Paul W. Fleck Lumber Company has no com- 

 plaint to make as regards number of inquiries 

 and orders, but states that values in low-grade 

 lumber, owing to accumulation of stock, remain 

 uncertain. 



Charles L. Meckley reports trading for the 

 times reasonably brisk. In the early part of the 

 season he could not say as much. Mail orders 

 are beginning to come In, and during his trip 

 recently through northern New Jersey and New 

 York state he booked some fair orders. 



The Henry C. Patterson Company reports a 

 gradual increase of sales during the last few 

 weeks and that business Is assuming a more 

 hopeful aspect. 



On account of Increasing business Frank T. 

 Rumbarger has removed his office to the more 

 commodious quarters of 408 and 409 Harrison 

 building. 



Klrby & Hawkins Company reports an In- 

 crease of inquiries and regards the outlook qnlte 

 promising, with a fair disposition to contract 

 ahead at present prices, but as there is a prob- 

 ability of an advance in prices there are others 

 who will have a word to say on the subject. 

 Mr. Kirby is arranging to spend a two weeks' 

 vacation among the beautiful Brandywlne hills. 

 In Chester county. 



W. M. McCormlck remains unruffled as to the 

 vacillation of present trading. He meets un- 

 controllable conditions philosophically and lets 

 things take their course, which he is far-seeing 

 enough to know they will do anyhow ; he reports 

 more inquiries coming In for hlgh-prked lum- 

 ber and feels that business Is progressing as 

 fast as could be expected when one considers 

 how tangled have been its wheels. 



Owen M. Bruner Company is seldom discon- 

 certed over the variations in trade, as it is sure 

 always to get its share. Mr. Wbelpton of this 

 house is absent on a trip through Canada. He 

 will take in Niagara Falls as he goes along. 



James Strong & Co., Inc., Is by no means in- 

 credulous as to the prophecy of the near ap- 

 proach of more prosperous times. 



Charles Este Company states that Its total 

 sales for July have equaled those of same month 

 of last year. The company is handling just now 

 some fancy foreign woods, of which moa, koa and 

 sara are fine specimens from Australia; also 

 some phenomenally large and very superior white 

 pine planks from California. 



Among the recent visitors to the local trade 

 were I. D. Miller of I. D. Miller & Co., Hiwas- 

 see, Va., and A. D. Williams, president of the 

 Red Lick Lumber Company of Marlinton, W. Va. 



R. A. and J. J. Williams state that their total 

 sales for July have aggregated close to normal 

 figures of a year ago. They are sanguine that 

 the fall will see a marked advance in trade. 



On August 12 a fire destroyed the works of 

 the West Virginia Veneer & Door Company at 

 Parkersburg, W. Va., and the large plant of 

 the Parkersburg Ice Company and twelve resi- 

 dences ; damaged the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

 bridge over the Ohio river and for a time 

 threatened the entire lower section of the city. 

 The loss is estimated at $150,000, with insur- 

 ance about one-hnlf. 



BOSTON 



The George D. Emery Company of Chelsea, 

 Mass.. recently received a large cargo of ma- 

 hogany and Spanish cedar logs. The company 

 has a good stock and Is prepared to take care 

 of a more active business when It comes. 



O. C. Skinner of the O. C. Skinner Lumber 

 Company, hardwood dealers, Boston, has re- 

 turned from a short vacation trip. 



M. N. Wilson of the Wilson Lumber Company, 

 manufacturers of hardwoods, Eiklns, W. Va., 

 visited the trade recently. Mr. Wilson had a 

 few bargains to offer and felt It was a good 

 time to come to Boston to look the field over. 



M. W. Hart, hardwood lumber dealer of Bos- 

 ton, has been spending week ends in New 

 Hampshire this summer. 



George H. Davenport of Davenport, Peters & 

 Co. is away on his vacation. William A. Bacon 

 of this company Las been summering at Klng- 



Wllllam H. Wood of the William H. Wood 

 Company, one of the best known lumber dealers 

 In the East, filed a voluntary petition In bank- 

 ruptcy this month. The liabilities are $478,491 

 and the assets $216,005. 



Charles D. Butler of the Berkshire Lumber 

 Company, Plttsfield. Mass., Is on *hi3 way to 

 Alaska to hunt big game. This Is Mr. Butler's 

 second trip to that section of the country. 



Frank B. Witberbee of the H. M. Blckford 

 Company, Boston, is on a vacation trip and will 

 not return before the first of September. 



Alfred J. Bond of Bradford, Pa., a large dealer 

 In hardwoods, was In Bcston last week. 



