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T HE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



TWO NEW SONDHEIMEK ENTER- 

 PRISES. 



Till- t'iiii-o .Mill iV l.umlx'i' I <iiii|iiiii.v lire 

 fJoliotillltHl lis till' Kiifi'i'SKors tif llio Siiiiils 

 »V SpfnciT I.iuiiln>r Coiiipniiy nt t'ulro, III., 

 mill till- c'lmnK«' rcprt'Sfiits ilii- iiiiitIiiiko of 

 tlii-lr iiilll iiiitl liiisiiicss liy .Mfssi-K. Mux 

 anil Uuili)li>li Soiiillii-liiii'i' mill the fiiriiii'r 

 iiiiiiuiKi'r of till' iiliiiit. .Mr. rims. !•". .loliii- 

 Non. In (lie new iiiiiiii><l iniiri'i-ii Mr. .loliii- 

 .xiiii will ('iiiitliiiic lis sti'ivt 11 ry mid trea.-;- 

 un>r. Kiulolpli Somllii'iiiK'r was I'U'ctiil 

 president and Max Sondliclnier rlcc-prciii- 

 dont. AtvonlliifT to the lattiT iimncti K«'iitli'- 

 niiiii. 111)' liii.slncss, wlilrli was lar;:i'ly a 

 planing mill insiitutioii. will be eontliiueil 

 on an iiiereased srale. Ilie producl of 

 which will lie hencoforlli hirjiely gum sid- 

 ing and other material suitable for the 

 wants of the retail trade. 



Max Soudheimer is also mixed up to a 

 eonsideralile extent in the newly orjiani/.ed 

 Itjinger Hardwood Kxport <'ompany. In 

 fart, to such an extent that he is presi- 

 dent of the company. Mr. .Tulius IJaiigcr 

 of New York is secretary and treasurer, 

 and together they will operate the business, 

 with headiinarters at Houston, Tex. The 

 company have a capital of $50,000, all 

 paiil in. and own in their own rights 20.(mi(i 

 acres of line hardwood timber on the 

 Trinity IJivcr. and in addition eoiitrolliiij: 

 an immense amiiunt of stumpage on both 

 sides up and down the river. The com- 

 pany will erect a One large band mill, 

 pre|iaratory work already having begun, 

 the product of wliiili will be made with a 

 view to exporting same. 



At a recent meeting of the American 

 Forestry Association Mr. B. F. Nelson, a 

 prominent lumberman of the Northwest, 

 spoke before the association upon "A Lum- 

 berman's Idea of Ueforestation." He said 

 in part: 



"The lumbermen of to-day are often bit- 

 terly denounced as the vandals of the 

 forest. They are charged with the ruth- 

 less destruction of virgin timber at the 

 expense of future generations. They have 

 had cursings heaped upon their heads by 

 persons who charge them with making 

 money by methods which are without eco- 

 nomic or moral excuse. • 



'•It is needless to say that the lumbermen 

 resent such criticism, as tlicy do not fed 

 that their vocation is without moral ex(u<c 

 or reason, niere has been abundant ex- 

 cuse for the destruction of the forests. 

 The forest was the natural enemy of our 

 forefathers, and without its destruction 

 our land could not have been settled and 

 advanced as it is to-day. 



"The forests had to be sacrificed that 

 the great prairies might be won. AA'hik- 

 the forests have been cunverted into lum- 

 ber, whicli is indispensable to our well- 

 being, great areas of denuded timber lands 

 have become available for the tilling of the 

 soil. 



"The lumbermen are as willing as most 

 jiersoiis to deplore the ravaging of the 

 forest, but they do not believe themselves 

 any more responsible for it than the con- 

 ditions of society which demand it. They 

 are very naturally in favor of reforestation 

 where the same is practicable, because of 

 the many beneficent influences accruing 



tlierefroni. In the elTeet of fiircNtM on the 

 Iliiw of slreamti. on winds and temperatin'i' 

 and on (he general prosperity and welfaii' 

 of the natliiii. 



"We believe tliiit the greater part of the 

 laiiils from which the timber hiis been n - 

 iiio\ed in the northern pine belt Is much 

 iiiore valuable and suitable for cultlv;i- 

 lion than for reforestation. The growth 

 of limber Is so slow that the jiresent geii- 

 I riitiipii cannot be expected to replant tim- 

 ber lands for the tinanciiil beiielits whicli 

 Iliey might derive Iherefroiii. This Is es 

 pei-lally true when the pnilils likely to lie 

 iililaiiied from their laiuls. after a period 

 of sixty or eighty yearsi will be largely re- 

 dllceil by the taxes which Iliey will liav 

 paid during that time, and of the uiicer- 

 lain results In the end. due to tires and 

 <itlier enemies of the forest." 



The following is the general committee 

 selected to look after the altalrs of the or- 

 ganization of tlie dressed gum lumlier 

 iiiannfaeturei-s: ('. 1''. Korn. Farrin-Koni 

 Lumber t'omiiany. Cincinnati. Ohio, chair- 

 man: Howard Kule. llimmelberger-Harri- 

 soii Lumber Comiiaiiy. .Moi'ehonse, Mo., 

 secretary: K. I >. Carey. Carey-Hiilliday 

 I^umber Coni|>aiiy. Cairo, 111.: Charles 

 F. .Johnson. Sands-Sjiencer Lumber Com- 

 pany. Cairo, III.: H. Hraughton. Hraughton 

 \- Co., Memphis, Tenu.; It. .T. Ooeji- 

 pinger. (Joeppinger \- Myers Comiiany. 

 I'iggott. Ark.: A. .1. Dillman, IJillnian 

 rianiiig .Mill Company, Kennett, Mo.; M. K. 

 Lemiiig. .M. K. Leming. Cape Girardeau, 

 Mo. 



The Markets. 



CHICAGO. 



Then- m-<iiis Io be Mime little hesitancy 

 yet amiiiig the local buying Irndi^ anil 

 purchases are still being made In sniiill 

 i|liaiitities as a rule, bill the aggregate fiHits 

 lip jilenty. Time alone proves some tliingH 

 to all men and all things to Koine men, so 

 this wailing game is not beyond conipre- 

 heiision. It iiinst be that the wish for 

 lower values on the part of eonsumers Is 

 father to the thought, for tlieix" Is no other 

 apparent reason for withholding purchases. 



The sujiply of hardwoods in the yards 

 of dealers and consumers Is in both ciises 

 at a mininiiiin |)oint, genenilly speaking, 

 and the scarcity of supply at mill pointH 

 is well known. The demand from all 

 .sources seems to have Ixmmi revlveil. except, 

 IK-rhaps, in the building trade. The fact 

 that there is some (|uietness iirevalllng In 

 this line is rather iiorlentous. In view of 

 the lalior dilhcuUies. and business Is 

 iiiight.v uiuTrtain in that dire<-iloii. 



The oak market continues to show great 

 strength, iiartiiularly in (luarlereil white 

 and plain red. There is. practically no 

 ijuartered white on the market, except 

 what the day brings forth and an almost 

 like shortage in plain stock. 



There is some softening in the matter 

 of |)oplar jirices, due to the fact that It 

 has been olTereil more fre<'ly of late. De- 

 mand continues excellent, however, and 

 there is no further apprehension regarding 

 it. 



As to gum and cotlonwoml prices are 

 strong, and the market with a few excep- 

 tions is poorly supplied. 



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