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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



will l>o nocortlcd a plii<-o nnioiiK the stnblo 

 coiunicn-lnl woods of the country. Tlie 

 National Hardwood Luinlicr Association 

 has been askwl to provide siiituble rules 

 for Its Inspeotlon iiiul the i)roper coiiiinlttec 

 now lias the matter In charKC. Those 

 gentlemen are e.vhorted to ");et busy." 

 Two ooneerns making a specialty of tupelo 

 gum arc the K.\port Hardwoo<I Company 

 of .Mt. Vernon, Ala., and Bennett & Wltto 



of t'iluilltlMli. O. 



From Nea^r ocnd Fa^r. 



LIBERTY A LITTLE CRACKED. 



Certain localities and the people of Con- 

 necticut have recently had an opportunity 

 to view .Tud do reverence to the Liberty 

 Bell, which has been making a tour 

 through that state. But. taking In ac- 

 count the recent labor troubles which have 

 seriously atllicted and di.sgraced that sec- 

 tion, and also tlie conditions which preva'l 

 In New York City and other centers, we 

 cannot help thinking that the true Amerl 

 can might religiously refrain from doing 

 honor to the relies of the revolution unt:i 

 they, by their votes and conduct, have re- 

 stored the principles of government which 

 such represent. When thousands of work- 

 men in this country are deprived of the 

 advantages of liberty which this very 

 Liberty Bell proclaimed, it seems absurd to 

 do homage to it. If we cannot be consit;*- 

 ent we should at least avoid the appe.nr- 

 ance of being ridiculous, and certain it is 

 that when workmen who want to work are 

 mobbed and stoned, and even murdered, 

 because other workmen who do not want 

 to work are so unmindful of liberty that 

 they resort to such acts, then it is that 

 liberty, so far as* this country is concerned, 

 becomes a mockery. What kind of liberty 

 does a man 6njoy who has a pair of over- 

 alls torn up by his associates, as happened 

 In New London, Conn., because the overalls 

 were not marked with the union stamp? 

 What kind of liberty does a man enjoy 

 who has to limit the amount of work he 

 shall do in a day? What kind of liberty 

 does a man enjoy who cannot work when 

 he would work because he doesn't belong 

 to this or that union? 



Liberty is a dear thing. It was fought 

 for by our forefathers amid war and dire 

 distress. It is time that liberty, the fui; 

 liberty which our forefathers fought for. 

 is restored, and until it is restored the 

 Liberty Bell is not a proper object for rev- 

 erence. 



Under present conditions, liberty in this 

 counti-y, like the bell which proclaimed it, 

 Is somewhat cracked. — New York Lumber 

 Trade Journal. 



NO LAWLESSNESS SOUTH. 



The Hardwood Kecord editorially re- 

 marks In a current number that "this 

 nation is the most lawless to-day of any 

 In the civilized world." It is a curious 

 coincidence that everyone in this section 

 who pays an extensive visit to Chicago in- 

 variably ret\n-ns with a similar opinion. — 

 Southern Lumberman. 



CHICAGO COMMENT. 

 Mr. II. \V. Baker of Canipbellsburg, 

 Intl., who has until recently been operat- 

 ing n mill at Princeton. Ky., was In Chi- 

 cago a few days during the week. 



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-Mr. A. Itudd, lumber merchant of Dan- 

 ville, Ind., was a visitor in the Chicago 

 market last week and favored the Record 

 ollice witli a call. As announced in the 

 columns of the Kocord recently, Mr. Kudd 

 has established a hardwood lumlwr plant 

 at Yazoo City, Miss., which will be oper- 

 ated tmder the firm name of A. Uudd Lum- 

 ber Company. Mr. Rudd says the lum- 

 bering proposition in the South Is entirely 

 different from that in the North, and many 

 dillic\ilties in putting in the plant and 

 operating it were encountered which 

 former experience did not tend to solve. 

 They have finally got into complete work- 

 ing order and will have a fine output of 

 hardwoods to market the coming season. 



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The "Prices Current" Is, as its title 

 designates, a small book containing revised 

 prices on flooring manufactured by T. 

 Wilce Company of this city. Aside from 

 (luotations on the different kinds of floor- 

 ing it gives valuable information on the 

 laying of floors in general and i)oints out 

 some of the special features of the Wilce 



brand. 



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JIa.x; Soudheimer, wlio underwent a very 

 serious and complicated operation at the 

 ho.spital a few weeks ago, is again on 

 deck at headquarters. 



* * * 



li. B. Lesh, of the Lesh & .Matthews 

 Lumber Company of this city, has just 

 returned from a short business trip in 

 Wisconsin. Among his purchases was a 

 million feet of rock elm. 



* * * 



Among tlie visitors to the Chicago mar- 

 ket should be mentioned Charles J. Starke, 

 of the Henry Starke Land & Lumber Com- 

 pany, Arcadia, Mich.; C. G. Powell and 

 T. J. Christian, of the Fullerton-Powell 

 Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind.; C. 

 L. Adler, ,4dler Lumber Company, Lyons^ 

 Ky.; Otto Meyer, Bonsack Lumber Com- 

 pany, St. Louis, Mo., and George F. Hlb- 

 bard, Steele & Hibbard, St. Louis, Mo. 



* * * 



J. v. Stimson of Huntingburg, Ind., 

 passed through Chicago, stopping for a 

 day or two on his way home from a busi- 

 ness trip up in Michigan. He reports 

 trade outlook in that section as most flat- 

 tering. 



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W. E. Trainer announces the removal 

 of his office from 1112 Fort Dearborn 

 building to G5 West Twenty-second street, 

 where he has also secured yarding facili- 



ties. He will carry a general assortment 



of all kinds of hardwoods. 



• • • 



It is fonniilly announced thtat Willis F. 

 Bledermaii will have charge of the credit 

 rating deparment of the National Lumber 

 ManufacliirerK' Association. Mr. Bleder- 

 man will be recognized by many In the 

 trade as secretary of the Foster Lumber 

 Mcrcantilte Agency of this city prior to 

 Its sale to the Lumbermen's Credit Asso- 

 ciation, and none of them but respected 

 hisnbility In the lumber credit field. His 

 long experience, coupled with a talent for 

 that line of business, fits him admirably 



for a successful record in his new position. 



• • • 



The Chicago Hardwood Lumber E.x- 

 change, after two or three postponements, 

 held their final summer monthly meeting 

 at the Crand Pacific Hotel on the 24tb 

 inst. 



Tlie following members were added to 

 the roster by a unanimous vote: 



Ryan & McParland. 



Fink-IIeidler Company. 



Miller Bros. 



Crnndall & Richardson. 



F. M. Creelman. 



A luncheon was served and general top- 

 ics were discussed. In response to a mo- 

 tion a house committee was appointed by 

 the chair, who in this instance was Mr. 

 H. S. Hayden, consisting of S. J. Vlnnedge, 

 A. J. Howard, L. B. Lesh. 



Those answering to roll call were: 



A. R. Vinnedge. 



L. B. U'sh. 



W. E. Trainer. 



Clarence Boyle. 



S. J. Vinnedge. 



Clarence Wolfe. 



.Tas. Trainer. 



H. S. Ilavden. 



C. D. Strode. 



•Tohn S. Benedict. 



Milton Miller. 



O. J. Howard. 



Mr. Richardson. 



P. A. Rvan. 



J. P. Mcl^arland. 



ST. LOUIS SAYINGS. 

 The Clias. • F. Leulirmann Hardwood 

 Lumber Company have contracted for a 

 new band mill of 70,000 feet daily capac- 

 ity at their plant at Marlanna, Ark. This 

 is in line with their policy of improvement 

 all along the line, and was made necessary 

 by a continued and uninterrupted growth 



of business. 



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Mr. F. A. Koenig, president of the 

 Koenig Lumber Company of this city, has 

 gone to Redwood. Miss., to take charge of 

 their mill .'it that point. 



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The Southern Lumber Manufacturers' 

 Association held its semi-annual meeting a* 

 St. Louis on the 14th and l.jth inst. Amon,? 

 the subjects discussed were values, present 

 conditions of stocks and trade, future out- 



