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Til I- II A RDWUi •!) k F. (-ORD. 



LOCATIONS FOR 

 INDUSTRIES. 



The name of the Chicaj;o, Milwaukee 

 & St. Paul Railway has long hecn iiieji- 

 tified with practical measures for the 

 general upbuilding of its territory and 

 the promotion of its commerce, hence 

 manufacturers have an assurance that 

 they will find themselves at home on 

 the company's lines. 



The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 

 Railway Company's 6,300 miles of rail- 

 way, exclusive of second track, con- 

 necting track or sidings, traverses eight 

 states, namely: 



which comprise a great Agricultural, 

 Manufacturing and Mining territory. 



The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 

 Railway Company gives unremitting at- 

 tention to the development of local 

 traffic on its lines and, with this in view, 

 seeks to increase the number of manu- 

 facturing plants on its system either 

 through their creation by local enter- 

 prise or the influx of manufacturers from 

 the East. It has all its territory dis- 

 tricted in relation to resources, adapta- 

 bility and advantages for manufactur- 

 ing. Specific information furnished 

 manufacturers in regard to suitable 

 locations. Address, 



LUIS JACKSON, 



Industrial Commissioner C. A1. & St. P. R'y. 

 660 Old Colony BldK., ChkaRO. Ill 



MANUFACTURERS 

 AND SETTLERS 



will nnd extraordinary InducemeDts (or lo- 

 cation In Northern Wisconsin along the 

 WlMconxin t'entral Linen There are 

 plenty of fine lands for (armlDe as well as 

 large beds of Clay. Kaolin and Marl, tc aether 

 with fine Hardwood timber for manufactur- 

 ing purposes. 



Pamphlets and complete Information can 

 be obtained by writing 



W. H. KILLEN. 

 Deputy I.And and Industrial Commissioner, 

 Oolby & Abbot Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis., or 



JAS. C. POND, G. P. A., 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



■•' i'"! locntod on ilio rl\<-i ^n. m 



IK'lll llf Iocs, 



'I'lu'ii- liiiN Ihm'ii practU'iilly 110 cIiiiiiki' In 

 tin- niiU sItimllDii. IiiqulrUH iiro lu-iivlost 

 fi)r <|iii>i'l<'i'<'<l white aik, \\\\\\ imni' of the 

 npiiiT ^:i:nl«'« fur sale. In pliiln-Kiiwod 

 llrsis iiiiil Kcconilt! the (I'lniiiul hiis lu-on 

 fair, mill this stock Is n<it iin ploiillful )ik 



It hiis I n. Tin- prlci's on this unnii' liiivo 



Mlsci Mil. Hint. -il but very llllh'. It iu-imI not 

 sni'inlsc nnyoni' very inn.li. liow.-ver. If 

 llii-y coinini'iici' to clliuli hi'fdic Ioiik. roni- 

 inon niul cull |iliiln-8uw<'il oak has lu-cn 11 

 srarce iirllrle fur ji loiin llun- luul Is still 

 in ;:i")il tliMiianil. Cull iiui'ilfri'il onk Is 

 also ill K<"><l favor. 



'I'lii' t'ottonwooil ih-iilors still roport preat 

 activity in the ilcniainl fur this (•omnitullty, 

 alllioiiKh they claim that llrsts and hc"c- 

 onils an- not iiiuviiiK as fi'ccly as was their 

 wont a inonlh or so apo. The demand for 

 lidx common, however, slill continues tin- 

 satislicd. Mill culls are also In good fa- 

 vor. 



Cum lumber, while not as active as Cot- 

 tonwood, is nevertheless doliiK well. Red 

 L'um in lirsts and seconds is In good de- 

 mand, but tiie leading seller is cull gum 

 with mill culls close up. .S;ip gtim in the 

 upper grades shows im|ii-iivenient. 



In poplar, culls are still the most fa- 

 vored, with a growing scarcity of this 

 grade becoming more evident every day. 

 .Mill culls are also ready sale. The de- 

 mand for the other grades is fair. 



NASHVILLE. 



The tone of the lumber market here is 

 hardly as strong as it was a fortnight ago; 

 not tnat there have been any decrease in 

 I>riccs or falling off in orders, but the mar- 

 ket, from the iiersistency of the mills, has 

 almost gained its normal place, and much 

 of the strain for stock h.is been relieved, 

 and the impression prevails in some quar- 

 ters that prices have attained their top- 

 Mat<>r mark for the season. Tlie mills con- 

 tinue to run with moderate outputs. The 

 local building demand is excellent. The 

 box factories and furniture estaljlishments 

 .•mil interior finisii factories are consuming 

 (luito an amount of stock. Tlie inflated 

 condition of the market lias caused some 

 of the more conservative to quit buying 

 heavy stocks, as they think the bubble 

 might break this fall. The yards are 

 tolerably clear of lumber, well dried, but 

 what the mills have been working for is 

 being put in condition as fast as possible. 



NEW YORK. 



What can be said of a market such as 

 that of the present time in the metropolis, 

 where all the lumber yards are closed 

 tighter than so many proverbial drums, and 

 there is not enough business stirring to 

 siare the proverbial mouse? Everyone ife 

 looking forward to good trade once this 

 imbroglio over union an<l non-union men, 

 rccofrnition and non-recognition is over, and 

 it is encouraging that everyone feels the 

 end is close at hand. 



Of course there is a fairly good export 

 movement and the niannfacturers who 

 need stock for such purposes as piano, rich 

 caliinet and furniture ni.iking, are getting 

 i^. l)ut the local movement is naturally 

 dca<l. 



In spite of these facts prices are as stiff, 

 if not stiffer, than they liave been for some 

 time. This is especially true of poplar, 

 v.liich has gone up a notch or two. and of 

 ipiartered oak, of which very little is be- 

 ing offered. Plain oak is in excellent 

 shape, and as for ash, mahogany, walnut, 

 etc.. they are all in good demand, with 

 prices as firmly held as though the holders 



iliihrt care If tiloy never let go of their 

 Hloek. 



BURRELL'S WOOD CIRCULAR. 



Liverpool. .May 1, 1',Ni:i. 



Ash Logs. — Thi'NO have arrived In large 

 qiiantllles on eoiitnii'l. 



.\sli Lumber. — Market quiet. 



Illai-U Walnut l.oys The demand for 

 prime large-sl/ed lous <<inilnueH satlKfac- 

 lory, and values are \cry Mini; defective 

 logs, also medium to small wood, are 

 slower of sab". 



Illack Walnut Lumber. Supplies have 

 again been too heavy, and shipments 

 should be curtailed; v;ilnes are very low. 



Chestnut Logs.— No ilwiiige to report. 



Kim Logs.— Kemaiiil «lack. 



Hickory Logs.- The inqiort has been too 

 In'iivy, and values are lower. 



itak Hoards. — The position of prime 

 qiiarleri-d slock Is sallsfai'lory, hut plain 

 boards are low In value. 



Oak I'lanks (ColHiii. — The import has 

 been inuih overdone, and iirlces are lower. 



Oak I'lanks (Wagom. — The demand for 

 .">xlU slock is not so good as It was, and 

 shipments should be curtailed; prime :<',{( 

 and :txl:; iilanks are slill in fair request; 

 shippers should, however, act cautiously 

 anci keep supplies within more moderate 

 volume. 



I'oplar Logs. — The demand is confined to 

 prime deiin wood of large sizes. 



I'oplar iyumber. — Trime planks and 

 boards of thi- various spi'cilications, botli 

 planeil and unplaned. are in good request, 

 and prices continue lirm. 



Satin Walnunt Logs. — No demand. 



Satin Walnut Lumber.— There is a fair 

 dem.and for prime boards of good specifica- 

 tion. 



HARDWOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES. 



An e.x -soldier who accomiianied the first 

 American expedition of tVMili to the lake 

 country of Mindanao Island in a letter to 

 the Woodworker says there are some of 

 the richest of woods ail along the trail. 

 There are maliogany, cImui.v, valuable dye 

 woods and an endless variety of nunor 

 species of woods. Some of the trees grow 

 straight up to great heights, and these are 

 tised for llag poles and for masts for na- 

 tive craft. Americans are going to get out 

 this valuable timber some day and export 

 it. Meanwhile the so-called lowest species 

 of lumber workers, the natives of tlie coun- 

 try, are cutting and hacking, but in years 

 could hardly touch one per cent of the 

 available lumber growths suitable for the 

 lumber markets of the world. 



Empire Lumber Co., 



' CHICAGO. 



WANTPn . i CHERRY. OAK. CYPRESS, 

 WAWTED-JQEORaiA PINE . . . 



Or My tkinc you hav* tor aate In hardwood*. 



JOHN S. BENEDICT 



WAGON STOCK 

 and HARDWOOD LUMBER 



AtWAVS IM THE MUKET. 



135 M. HALSTED H., 



CHICAGO. 



