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HARDWOOD RECORD 



and Chicago, was in the city two days this week in conference with his 

 partner. 



E. Bartholomew of John B. Ransom & Co.. Nashville, Tenn., spent a 

 few days the early part of the week in the city soliciting business. 



A. H. Ruth, Chicago manager for the G. W. Jones Lumber Company. 

 Appleton. Wis., will leave the early part of next week for a two weeks' 

 trip through the South, visiting Memphis and Arkansas points. 



> PITTSBURGH -<, 



Hardwood prices remain very firm and higher quotations are looked for 

 before long. Stocks everywhere are low. White oak has never been in 

 such good demand. Lumber for manufacturing purposes is badly wanted. 

 The market for low-grade hardwood is especially good and stocks in this 

 line have been pntty well cleaned out at the mills. Nearly all wholesalers 

 look for a big business throughout this year. 



C. E. Breitwieser & Co. are getting well established for a new firm at 

 their headquarters in the Bessemer building, where Frank Smith, formerly 

 of the Breitwieser & Wilson Company, will he hardwood manager. 



I. F. Balsley of the Balsley & McCracken Company Is feeling good over 

 some nice orders which came his way lately. Chestnut has been a 

 favorite among his buyers during the last few weeks. 



The Mutual Lumber Company is getting some big orders for chestnut 

 crating and boxing lumber. One of these this week brings the company 

 $3.50 per M more than the price quoted sixty days ago. 



The Kendall Lumber Company will shortly begin developing its immense 

 Chess tract of timber on the Cheat river and is now building a railroad 

 up the Cheat river to facilitate this operation. 



The Pickett, Hyde & Langgans Company has been organized by D. M. 

 Hyde, until recently salesman for the Babcock Lumber Company of this 

 city, and J, W. Pickett and F. C. Langgans of Johnstown, Pa. 



Joseph J, Linehan has secured the exclusive agency in the Pittsburgh 

 district for the splendid poplar and oak stocks of Mowbray & Robinson, 

 whose seven plants are located at Quicksand and West Ervine, Breathitt 

 county. Ky., on the Louisville & Nashville railroad. '' 



John M, Hastings, president of the J. M. Hastings Lumber Company, is 

 spending a few weeks in Nova Scotia overseeing the immense operations 

 of the Davidson Lumber Company of which he is also president. 



The Fester Lumber Company is a new hardwood concern with offices at 

 814 Bessemer building, organized by W. K. Foster and P. M. Franklin. 

 who have been for ten years operating country mills in West Virginia, 

 western Pennsylvania and Ohio. They have seven such operations going 

 now. They will handle all their own product through tli^ Pittsburgh office 

 and also do a considerable wholesale business in hardwoods. 



The Aberdeen Lumber Company has orders on its books for 0,000.000 

 feet of gum and cottonwood. which makes its president, J. N. Woollett. 

 extremely confident about the situation this year. The wagon manufac- 

 turing people and also other big hardwood using concerns have been verj' 

 liberal with their orders and requisitions of late and promise to be all 

 the year. 



=-< BUFFALO y 



Taylor & Crate have purchased a tract uf alxiut forty acres on the 

 New York Cential and Lackawanna railroads. This land was acquired for 

 investment and to provide additional storage room for the firm's large 

 stocks of hardwoods. The site ri^commended itself by reason of the rapid 

 industrial growth of that jjart of the city and the railroad facilities 

 afforded. The firm will continue business at the present yards for some 

 time. It owns ten acres on Klk street and six acres on the river front 

 at Ilertel avenue. 



John W. Welch came home from the Pacific coast for the holidays, hav- 

 ing left the office of the Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company last spring. 

 He says that he is a member of the L'nited States Pacific Lumber & Tim- 

 ber Company of Vancouver, with two logging operations on the Sound, 

 which ship in logs to the Vancouver mills. He travels b.v water considera- 

 bly nowadays and is often in Seattle. There is a proposition to make an 

 $8 rate on lumber from I'uget Sound through the Panama Canal to iS>w 

 York, which he thinks will discount tbi' all-rail rate about three to one 

 on coarse lumber and two to one on siding and shingles. lie is very 

 enthusiastic over the country and will return in a few days. 



The loss of the steamer H. S. Pickands by fire in Fairport harbor made 

 it necessary for II. II. Salmon & Co. to bring in about 41)0.000 feet of 

 maple all-rail. Manager F. T. Sullivan has the .yard well-filled with hard- 

 woods. 



F. M. Sullivan has left for a trip to Chicago and will also visit Michigan. 

 He expects to be away during most of the present month looking after 

 purchases of lumber. 



Miller, Sturm & Miller have received some good sized stocks of hard- 

 woods within the past two or three weeks at their new yard. They report 

 some trouble from a shortage of cars. 



G, Ellas & Bro. find a fair amount of trade in hardwoods at present, 

 especially in oak. The building lumber demand has lessened considerably 

 since the first of the year. 



H. A. Stewart left early this month f<u' West Virginia, where he will 

 ship out some more oak and poplar for I. N. Stewart & I'.ro., remaining 

 away for several weeks. 



O. E. Yeager is busy at presiiii innkin'r .Tfier the affairs .of the Chamber 



of Commerce and closing up its yearly work, preparatory to bis retirement 

 from the office of president. 



All the members of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company are in Buffalo 

 at present to hold the annual meeting of the Bathurst Lumber Company, 

 which, it is understood, transacted only routine business, 



Anthony Miller looks for a pretty good year in hardwoods. His trade 

 has been quite active so far this month, and the outlook is considered 

 very fair for better business later in the month. 



Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling have been shipping out some good stocks of 

 oak this month. They are also selling chestnut, which is moving out 

 about as fast as it comes in. 



The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company is getting a good deal of oak 

 and other hardwoods from the Southwest and states that trade so far 

 this year has l>een very satisfactory. 



Horace F. Taylor represented the Buffalo lumbermen late last month 

 at the Washington hearing on the stop-over privilege. It is hoped that the 

 coramissirn will render ,in early decision. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Compan.v is getting in its usual large 

 stocks of oak and chestnut from the South and lis new yard now has 

 several million feet of hardwoods. 



=-< NEW YORK y- 



Of interest to manufacturers of trim throughout the whole country is 

 the action of Justice Ford of the Supreme Court of Xew York, who 

 recently dismissed the suit brought by John Savage, president of the 

 Joint District Council of the United Brotherhood of Joiners of America, 

 against Henry A. Potter, president of the American Anti-Boycott Associa- 

 tion of New York, which sought to restrain the anti-boycott association 

 from prosecuting cases on behalf of its members. This, action of the 

 court establishes the right of members of the anti-boycott association 

 to legal protection in the matter of open shop operation. The anti- 

 boycott association has been working on behalf of several large trim and 

 millwork manufacturers whose product, it is alleged, has been barred 

 out of Manhattan through the combination of the labor unions and 

 certain manufactureis. Several suits have been brought by the anti- 

 boycott association on behalf of trim manufacturers, members of the 

 association, against the Brotherhood of Carpenters. These suits seek to 

 restrain the boycotting of w^oodwork of these firms. 



T. S. Miller, manager of the hardwood department of the Stevens-Eaton 

 Company, wholesaler of 1 Madison avenue, returned last week from a 

 trip to the company's shipping yard at Elkins, W. Va, The compan.v 

 is carrying a fine stock of hardwoods in its yard at that point and 

 recent improvements which it lias made there places it in fine shape 

 for giving quick service to its customers. Being located at a railroad 

 .iunction it is suffering less from car shortage than most shippers. Mr. 

 .Miller repi>rts all the mills in that part of the country busy and the 

 hardwood market generally strong. 



William Schuette & Co., wholesalers of 220 Fifth avenue, announce 

 the appointment of John A. Daley to assist William Schuette in the 

 management of the local sales office at the above address. 



T. H. Griffln of Price & Pierce, lumber firm of London, sailed for 

 home on the White Star liner "Celtic" last week. Mr. Griffin had been 

 touring the American lumber markets for the past two months. 



J. W. Love of Love, Boyd & Co., who makes his headquarters in New 

 York, spent the holidays at his home in Nashville. 



=-< PHILADELPHIA >■ 



J. rjibson Mcllvaiu nt J. Gilis»ui McIUuin ^: *'«>., says, ccuisidering that 

 lVtl2 was presidential year an'd the first half anything but profitable 

 trading, the year's business on the whole has been very satisfactory, 

 and unless something unforeseen at this time occurs to cloud the busi- 

 ness horizon, there is every reason to believe that business in 1913 will 

 be a record breaker. 



J. W. Fk)yd of The Floyd-Olmstead Company, reports a banner year's 

 business and sees no signs of a diminished activity for 1013. Instead 

 of issuing a souvenir calendar as heretofore, this firm this year presents 

 to its customers and friends a handsome leather ba<-kt'd portfolio with 

 files for private and valuable papers. 



Fisher Dalrymple. secretary and treasurer the S. B. Vronman Company, 

 Ltd,, testifies to (he best trading for years. Fortunately the company 

 was well supplied with mahogany during a shortage of this wood and 

 was able to meet a suddenly increased demand. 



Robert W. Schofleld of Scbofield Brothers reports a big year's business 

 and the month of December the best they ever had. They are anticipating 

 continued prosperity. 



George M. Spiegle of George M. Spiegle & Co. says be has no faulf 

 to find whatever with tradiug. and everything looks promising for 1013. 



"No trouble to get business," says Clem E, Lloyd; 1912 has proved 

 a prosperous year for him, 



A, T. Bliss of Bliss & Van Auken, New York, was a recent visitor to 

 Philadelphia and a participant in the New Year's festivities of the 

 Lumbermen's Exchange. He says husine-ss with them has been very 

 satisfactory and they are much encouraged over the outlook. 



The Kendall Lumber Company has given up its Philadelphia office and 

 all eastern business will be handled from the honK> office in Pittsburgh, 

 Pa., where W. J. Glantz, Philadelphia representative, will hereafter make 

 his headquarters. 



