HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The new Machinery Club of New York, com- 

 prising a membership of 1,100 representatives of 

 large machinery interests throughout the coun- 

 try, had a most auspicious opening of its club 

 quarters in tlie Hudson Terminal building, 50 

 Church street, on May 21, preceded by a fine 

 luncheon. Addresses were made by the officials 

 of the club and a number of leading represen- 

 tatives. 



Among the prominent visitors last week were 

 J. W. Thompson of the J. W. Thompson Lumber 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn., and Thomas F. 

 Smouse of Cumberland, Md. 



.T. H. Fink & Co. of Union Hill, N. J., is the 

 name of a new corporation just organized to 

 conduct a general mill and woodworking busi- 

 ness with a capital of $25,000. The incorpora- 

 tors are E. J. and H. G. Fink of Englewood and 

 L. R. Harris of Hackensack, N. J. 



William E. Verity, a principal in the Brooklyn 

 Lumber Company, died of consumption at Lake 

 Placid, N. Y., on May 23 in the forty-third 

 year of his age. The New York Lumber Trade 

 Association, in line with its usual custom, ap- 

 pointed a committee of six prominent members 

 to attend tbe funeral. 



Charles Bossert, brother of Louis Bossert, 

 prominent Brooklyn lumberman, died at his resi- 

 dence in that borough on May IS. Mr. Bosiert 

 was for many years foreman in the woodwork- 

 ing establishment of Louis Bossert & Son, but 

 retired several years ago. He was in his sixty- 

 eighth year, and is survived by one son, one 

 daughter, four brothers and two sisters. 



Miss A. Caroline Morgan, niece of D. Parker 

 ■Morgan, D. D., and Frank P. McXulty, who is 

 connected with Ihe hai-dwood department of 

 Stevens-Eaton Company, were united in mar- 

 riage in this city on June 3. The Rev. Dr. 

 Morgan officiated, assisted by the Rev. Herbert 

 Shipman and the Rev. H. A. McNulty. The 

 Right Rev. Dr. Greer, bishop coadjutor of New 

 York, pronounced the benediction. Mr. McNult^y 

 is well known in tbe hardwood trade of the 

 metropolitan district as well as at middle west 

 mill points, through which he has traveled for 

 several years for Price & Hart, and later for 

 the Stevens-Eaton Company. 



There was a meeting of the creditors of the 

 Tyler Lumber Company, 111 Broadway, New 

 York, and Tyler, Fla., June 5, at the office of 

 S. W. Dexter, 71 Broadway, at which time 

 many claims were filed and G. Harold Porter 

 was elected trustee with bonds of $10,000. 

 The schedule showed liabilities of $335,398 and 

 nominal assets $609,558. 



In the New York work horse parade on 

 Decoration day, th« Jersey City lumber firms of 

 Collins, Lavery & Co. and Vanderbeek & Sons 

 were each awarded handsome prizes and rib- 

 bons in connection with their display. 



O. O. Agler of Upham & Agler, Chicago, was a 

 recent visitor in town In the interest of busi- 

 ness. 



At the annual meeting of Clark & Co., New- 

 ark, N. J., held May 27, H. B. Halsey, head of 

 the large lumber firm of H. B. Halsey Company, 

 South Orange, N. J., was elected vice-president 

 of the Company, the other officers being re- 

 elected. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Exchange, prior to the adjournment for tbe 

 summer months, was held on June i, with Presi- 

 dent Frederick S. Underbill in the chair. The 

 office and entertainment committee reported de- 

 tails concerning the ojming baseball match for 

 the benefit of charitable institutions, which will 

 be played on June IC, at Columbia Park, be- 

 tween nines composed of members of the Lum- 

 bermen's Exchange aud Builders' Exchange, as 

 nearly complete and a large attendance is prom- 

 ised. A resolution was passed at this meeting that 

 a committee be appointed to arrange for another 

 excursion this fall. Also one instructing thu 



president to appoint a committee of one to 

 represent the exchange at the usual golf tourna- 

 ment. Report of the delegates to the Pennsyl- 

 vania Arbitration and Peace Conference was 

 adopted ; also recommendation of W. H. Lear 

 and his committee on hardwood inspection that 

 a resolution be drafted endorsing a previous 

 resolution of the exchange and even to make it 

 stronger, so as to coincide with a recent resolu- 

 tion by the Baltimore Lumber Exchange be 

 presented at the convention of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association at Milwaukee, 

 June 11, to be signed by all the members of the 

 exchange who are members of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association, and that each 

 and every one of such signers use every effort in 

 their power at the coming convention to urge 

 that body to adopt such inspection rules as shall 

 meet tbe desires of the eastern hardwood lum- 

 bermen, was adopted. E. P. Burton & Co. of 

 Charleston, S. C, were elected members of the 

 exchange, after which the meeting adjourned to 

 meet again in September. 



Wistar, Underbill & Co., are not dissatisfied 

 with the volume of business coming in. They 

 regard the outlook promising. T. N. Nixon of 

 this firm is touring the Lehigh Valley district, 

 Arthur T. Wistar is looking after the Metropoli- 

 tan field and James W. Anderson is taking care 

 of the trade on the New Jersey coast. The firm 

 states they are placing on the market at this 

 time some exi'-ll''iit ].iaiii white and red oak. also 



a particularly lui ..f thick, sound, wormy 



chestnut, for win. h mkI.i^ are coming in in 

 good shape. FrctlLMicU S. Underbill will attend 

 the convention of the National Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Association at Milwaukee on June 11. 



Schofleld Brothers are rushing the completion 

 of the i.laiil c.r th.' Saltkeatchie Lumber Com- 

 pany. II.. 1 1 T liii.i-, S. C. for which further im- 

 proveni. Ill- all. I a.l.litional machinery were found 

 necps^ar.\ I li. tnm d.> not quarrel with con- 

 ditions, as. alii -h III. It' lias been a slight 



falling off in iia.linu. il;. ^■olume of business, 

 considering ^.n.iai . .iii.liti..iis, is satisfactor.v. 

 They have siiir.r.'.l a s.-viie loss in the recent 

 death of R. P. Ashley, who was an important 

 member of their selling staff. Mr. Ashley was 

 a most successful salesman, a man of the strict- 

 est integrity and a conscientious hard worker. 

 The firm has engaged James C. Place as sales- 

 man to look after the New York territory. 



J. Gibson JlcIIvain & Co.. one of the oldest 

 lumber concerns in the country, have passed 

 through many panics, consequently are not 

 frightened in regard to present state of affairs, 

 but accept it as one of the periodical visitations 

 of the commercial world. They continue to peg 

 away regardless and reap encouragingly if not 

 to the profiigal degree of a year ago. They feel 

 satisfied that good times are not far off, and 

 as an inducement to buyers place their immense 

 stock of seasoned hardwoods on the market at 

 figures tempting to the buyer. 



Paul W. Fleck of the Paul W. Fleck Lumber 

 Company is not worrying over troublous times, 

 but meeting conditions as they arise with full 

 confidence in Ihe outlook for the near future. 



The W. M. Uitter Lumber Company admits a 

 recent slacking up in trading, but confidently 

 look for an early reaction for the better in hard- 

 wood trading. 



Samuel H. Shearer & Son report sales as 

 averaging up fairly well. Wm. P. Shearer is 

 making a trip through the southern mill dis- 

 tricts looking up the stock situation. 



The J. S. Kent Company reports that trading 

 has been spotty and though total sales are be- 

 hind pri-vioiis shnwins for May the average has 

 befii ■ ' ■ . verything. 



1 I " Pittsburg recently 



op.ii i"20 and 1022 Real 



Esiai i I' 'a I'. O. Maus as east- 



ern ri.|.i .■s.ulaiiv. , Mr. ^Nlaus has the reputation 

 of being a hustler and one of the most popular 

 young men in the lumber business. He is a 

 thorough optimist and is much pleased over his 

 success in this territory so far. He reports that 



he has recently received cargoes of assorted lum- 

 ber from his house by the "Millie Bohannon," 

 ■■Mary B. Baird" and "lona Tunnell." 



The Tomb Lumber Company state that though 

 business has not come up to normal of late there 

 is at present quite an improvement in trading. 

 H. B. Tomb is making a visit to their mills and 

 will at the same time take a short but much 

 needed rest at his summer home. 



The Monarch Lumber Company, incorporated 

 under Delaware laws. May 25, capitalized at 

 .foO.OOO, recently opened offices at 807 and SOS 

 Harrison Building, where they will handle all 

 kinds of lumber. The officers, well known in 

 the lumber world, are, John J. Rumbarger. presi- 

 dent ; Wm. T. Latham, vice president, and 

 Howard B. French, secretary and treasurer. 



Halfpenny & Hamilton sincerely believe that 

 the lingering dull times will soon be a matter of 

 history only, as they report a decided improve- 

 ment of late in trading. Their manager, Benj. 

 C. Currie, Jr.. keeps his men on the jump and 

 where there is game they generally get a bag 

 full. 



The Philadelphia Hardwood Lumber Company 

 is satisfied with results. Considering the gen- 

 eral state of business the company is confident 

 that it is getting its share of trade. 



L. Power & Co. report that they are fitting up 

 the plant of the Lawrensville Box & Lumber 

 Company at Lawrensville, Va. 



Among the recent visitors to the Philadelphia 

 trade were G. M. Chambers, secretary of tbe 

 Kendall Lumber Company, Pittsburg, Pa. ; R. P. 

 Holmes of Cline-Holmes Lumber Company, Hat- 

 tiesburg. Miss. ; A. L. Manes of Scotch Lumber 

 Company. Fulton, Ala., and A. G. Schuyler of 

 Henderson Lumber Company, Pittsburg, Pa. 



The Fenwick Lumber Company of Wilkes- 

 Barre, Pa., recently opened a sales office at 1224 

 Real Estate Trust Building, this city, which 

 will be in charge of J. C. Tennant, second vice 

 president and secretary of the company. 



The Whiting Lumber Company, object to buy 

 and sell lumber, capital $500,000, was incor- 

 porated under New Jersey laws. May 21. The 

 incorporators are Frank A. Whiting, William 

 Whiting and Norman H. Grey. 



The O. D. McHenry Lumber Company, Still 

 water, Columbia County, Pa., obtained a charter 

 under Pennsylvania laws, on May 22 ; capital 

 $25.000 ; S. W. Edgar, treasurer. 



The R. A. McCall Lumber Company, Pittsburg. 

 Pa., obtained a charter under Pennsylvania laws 

 on May 22 ; capitalized at $10,000 : Albert Berta- 

 lott, treasurer. 



The Universal Lumber Company, Manhattan, 

 was incorporated under New York laws on May 

 30 ; capital $100,000. The incorporators are : 

 P. T. Linzinia, J. W. Uppereu, F. H. Cothreu. 

 New York City. 



The Columbia Car Company, makers of rail- 

 road cars, with capital of $50,000, was chartered 

 under New Jersey laws, on June 1. The incor- 

 porators are M. A. Henry, Aichworth Martin aud 

 Harvey L. Lechner, who were also incorporators 

 of the New York and New Jersey Land Company, 

 chartered at the same time. 



Announcement comes from Mt. Carmel, Pa., 

 that John Gibson, a well known lumber dealer 

 of that place, lost control of his automobile while 

 coming down a steep niouutain. Mr. Gibson 

 turned the ma. Iiiii.. int.. a bank to prevent its 

 dashing down -o" t..a ain.ing rocks and trees, 

 but the ma.liiiii. "a- u i ■ . kcd nevertheless aud 

 Mr. Gibson siistaiu.-;d u broken collar bone ami 

 severe body bruises. 



George B. Breon of the Breon Lumber Com 

 pany, Inc.. of Wllliamsport, Pa., has been on 

 fined to his home for some time through illness. 

 It is announced, however, that he is able (o be 

 out again, which will be pleasant news lo his 

 many friends. 



James ^lansei of Wllliamsport. one of the 

 best known hardwood men in eastern Pennsyl- 

 vania, is cheerful over conditions. He is a 

 thorough optimist and believes the hustler will 

 get the business, consequently his men are uu- 



