THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



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in baukniptcy, with liabilities of ?i,SO.;, 

 and no assets. The creditors number fifty- 

 three, and are scattered through twelve 

 states. Horton claimed to be manager of 

 the Consolidated Lumber Company, To 

 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, and also lis- 

 ured as the J. W. Martin Lumber Com- 

 pany, and W. H. Horton. His prosecution 

 in 1900 failed, because his alleged victims 

 were, it is claimed, bought off. 



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A recent visitor here was Phil V. Davis, 

 of the Millars. Karri & Jarrah Company. 

 Ltd., Perth. AYest Australia. Mr. Davis 

 eaine from England for a flying trip, and 

 has already returned. 



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John J. Lawrence, 508 East One Hun- 

 dred and Fortieth street, formerl.v in the 

 lumber business, has filed a petition iu 

 bankruptcy, with liabilities, |i,421, and 

 nominal assets. $318. 



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Included among recent visitors to the 

 trade were: George W. Gates, of the 

 American Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, Pittsburg; H. Gause, of the Dia- 

 mond Lujnber Company, Wellington, Del.; 

 Alfred Van Home, of W. E. Kelley & Co., 

 Chicago; R. T. .Tones, of the R. T. .Tones 

 Lumber Company. North Tonawanda, 

 N. Y.; R. C. Lippincott. Philadelphia; .T. M. 

 Hastings, of the J. M. Hastings Lumber 

 Company, Pittsburg; P. M. Whaley, 

 Bowerton. X. C; Francis J. Snow, Green- 

 field, Miss.: J. A. Cheyne. secretary Penn- 

 sylvania Door & Sash Company, Pittsburg; 

 J. W. Trounce, of the Goodyear Lumber 

 Compan.v. Buffalo; li^rederick Wilbert. 

 Plaquemine. La.; E. A. Hallam. president 

 of the Red Cypress Lumber Compan.v. 

 Macon, Ga.: Cyrene Boiee and Hubert L. 

 Grogan, of the Boice & Grogan Lumber 

 Company, Boston; C. L. Ritter, of the C. 

 L. Ritter Lumber Company. Clay. W. Va.. 

 and Wm. B. Stillwell. Southern Pine Com- 

 pan.v. Savannah. (!a. 



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R. II. Van Sant. the poplar manufac- 

 turer of Ashland, Ky., after spending a 

 short vacation at Spring Lake. N. .T.. 

 passed through the city recently on his 



way home. 



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.T. Ralston Grant, secretary and treasurer 

 of the M'oodstock Company, dealers in 

 hardwoods. New York and Jersey City, 

 died on .Vugust 20. from paralysis, at his 

 home iu Orange, N. J. Mr. Grant was 

 prominent in local hardwood circles, and 

 was well liked for his many soci.ll quali- 

 ties. Mr. Grant was 48 years old and a 

 native of Philadelphia. A widow and five 

 sons survive him. 



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A new hardwood firm in this city is 

 that of F. H. Doyle & Co., 10 Beaver 

 street. Mr. Doyle was formerly connected 

 as salesman with prominent lumber houses 

 here, but latelj' he has been interested 

 in buying lumber in West Virginia. T)ie 



specialty of the new house is the whole- 

 .sale handling of poplar, oak and ash. 



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Richard AV. Price, of Price & Heald, 

 wholesale hardwood dealers, Baltimore, 

 Md., has booked his passage from this 

 port on the 10th inst. for England and 

 the Continent. The trip is purely a busi- 

 ness one, and Mr. Price expects to be 

 away several months. 



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The southern pine wholesalers of this 

 city plan a meeting this week at which it 

 is more than likely an association will be 

 organized, based probably on the lines of 

 the Georgia Saw Mill Association. 



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Wm. L. Marsliall. dealer in cabinet 

 woods and veneers, this city, sailed for 

 Euroiie recentl.v. 



BUFFALO BITS. 



The Buffalo Box Factory was incorpo- 

 rated September 1. with .$12.5,0(X) capital. 

 The following are the names of the di- 

 rectors: James Fenton. S. E. Croll, H. 

 N. Sickler, J. B. Fenton. R. E. Newell. 

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The trip down the river on the 18th of 

 last month, participated in by the local 

 lumber men and railroad men, and visitors 

 accompanied b.v their wives and lady 

 friends, was such an imqualified success 

 that it has been decided unanimously 

 that at least one of these yearly outings 

 will include the ladies. Those who did 

 not take in this last trip missed a great 

 treat. 



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Great preparations have been made for 

 the entertainment of all participating in 

 file Hoo-Hoo convention to be held in 

 Buffalo next week, and I am authorized 

 to state by those in charge that there are 

 ample funds in the treasui-y to guarantee 

 a grand good time to everyone. 

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Without going into details. I can state 

 that the lumbermen of Buffalo, as well 

 as some not of Buffalo, have come to the 

 front in a most liberal and open-handed 

 manner, without exception. Of course, 

 this is the lumbermen^ usual way of 

 doing things, but it is pleasant to record 

 that Buffalo is not behind the rest of the 

 eountr.v in such matters. 



It is generally conceded that there is 

 not a city in the United States more 

 suitable in ever.v wa.v for conventions 

 than Buffalo. It is beautiful in itself, 

 clean and healthy and easy' of access, al- 

 though a little hard to get away from 

 sometimes. The suiToundings also are 

 more than interesting and attractive. I 

 need not say anything about the hospi- 

 tality of Buffalo people to the strangers 

 within her gates, as that is proverbial. 

 .\11 of which goes to show that you will 

 miss it if you do not attend the conven- 

 tion here next week. 



.V program of entertainment for the 



Hoo-Hoo annual will be found in another 

 part of the paper. 



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Jlr. S. A. Mundy of Bradford. Pa., well 

 known to most Buffalo lumbermen, was 

 iu town recently. Mr. Mundy has in- 

 vested largely iu timberlands in British 

 Columbia, and is also interested in Buf- 

 falo real estate. 



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Mr. ITunicr Kerr, manager for the 

 Keeny I^nuiher Company, who has been 

 down with typhoid fever for about two 

 months, is able to sit up a little every 

 day and Iinpes to get out again in the 

 course of a week or ten day.s — if lie has no 



set back. 



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Mr. 11. S. .lanes, seci-etary of the Em- 

 pire Lumber Company, has returned from 

 the mills of the company at Emph-e. .Vrk., 

 where he has been for about a month. 



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Mr. .Vngus JIcLeau killed two bears on 

 his vacation, recently ended. 



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Orson p;. Yeager reports business as 

 being exceptionally good with him. and 

 sees no reason why the fall trade should 

 not be fully as .good, if not better. 



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The lake shore is becoming quite popu- 

 lar as a summer resort for Buffalo lum- 

 bermen, and quite a number go out every 

 summer iu the neighl>orliood of Angola. 

 Mr. Millard S. Burns has a summer home 

 there, where he goes every year. 

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Mr. Rob Krelnheder was at Camp Ben- 

 nett, Angola, with his wife and family. 

 There were more campers along the lake 

 this summer than ever before and quite a 

 number of lumbermen amongst them. 



NEW ORLEANS. 



Several points of interest have developed 

 recently. One of these is the organization 

 of a local company with a million dollars 

 capital for exploiting the mahogany and 

 rnbber business on some exteu.sive hold- 

 ings in Mexico. The name of the new con- 

 cern is the Southern Rubber Plantation 

 Company, and the officers and directors 

 are, Alliert Mackie, president; \. R. 

 Blakely. vi<e-president; John C. Robinson, 

 general mana.ger; .John Elsee. plantation 

 manager: Carroll & Carroll, attorneys, and 

 A. P.. \\lieeler. J. Watts Kearney. Peter F. 

 I'escud. Henry Lehniann, Henry Wilker- 

 son and (iuy F. Watson, directors. The 

 property which the comiwn.v intends to 

 develop is already iu their possession, and 

 is local (>d iu the state of Chiapas, near the 

 Yucatan line. The lands are accessible to 

 navigation. Iteing upon the T'sumacinta 

 River, at the mouth of which there is a 

 port in direct steamer communication with 

 \'era Cruz. Mr. Robinson, tlie organizer 

 of the company, is familiar with the ter- 

 ritory, having been the assistant general 

 manager of the "Mexican Rubber Com- 

 pany." The company expects to supply a 



