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J. W. Turnbull of the .1. W. Tiunbull Lumber Company repoi-ts a We 

 year's business and the Bristol Sash and Door Company. Bristol, Tenn. 

 which it represents, is pushed to the limit getting out orders. It will 

 remove to the new Stock Kxchange building in February. 



William 11. Fritz ot Wm. II. Fritz & Co., sajs although business was 

 a little disappointing in certain lines the showing over 1911 is gratifying. 



The Baldwin Locomotive Worlss have just closed an order for eighty- 

 *ight locomotives for the Santa Fe Railroad Company, calling for an 

 expenditure of $1,760,000. The Baldwin works are pushed to nearly the 

 maximum capacity getting out orders for spring delivery. 



.Tesse Roberts, a prominent lumberman of (his city, died on Dee. 20. 

 lie was sevent,v-five years old. 



.lerome H. Sheip has incorporated his business under Pennsylvania laws, 

 <apitalized at $150,000. It will hereafter trade as the Jerome H. Sheip 

 <'orapany. Inc. 



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The I. N. Chase Lumber Company. Boston, ha.s been incorporated to 

 succeed to the business of the Hayford-Chase Company. The capital 

 stock is $40,000 all paid in. Mr. Chase is very well known in the East. 

 He became associated with A. W. Ilayford in 1890 and remained in his 

 employ until 190S, when he started a general commission business under 

 his own name. In 1909, he again became associated with Mr. Hayford 

 under the Urm name of Hayf&rd & Chase. Later this business was in- 

 corporated under the name of the Hayford-Chase Company. 



A bad Are in the lumber district of Lowell, Mass.. on Jan. 2 caused 

 a heavy loss to the Pratt and Forrest Company and to A. L. Brooks & 

 Co. of that city. The fire started in the boiler house of the former 

 company and made great headway before it was discovered. The loss, 

 while heavy, was well covered by insurance. 



The Johnson-Jordan Lumber Company, Maiden, 2Hass., has purchased 

 the entire stock, plant, yards and good-will of the Interstate Lumber 

 Company of the same city and will continue the business of the latter 

 concern. The Interstate company made an assignment a few weeks ago. 



Le Baron Hathaway, president of the Robbins Lumber Company, Ply- 

 mouth, Mass., died late in December in Naples, Italy, where he had gone 

 with his father, the ir.tter being in poor health. 



Fire broke out in the dry-kilns of the Wason Manufacturing Company, 

 Brightwood. Mass., late in December. The dry-kilns were destro.ved as 

 well as the storage sheds where the company carried a large stock of 

 lumber. A stock of nearly 3,000.000 feet of lumber was burned. The 

 company manufactures cars. 



The violin case manufacturing plant in Charleston. N. H., owned and 

 operated b.v the Superior Tap Company, has been totally destroyed by fire. 



The Fuller-Smith Lumber Company, Boston, has been incorporated with 

 a capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are : Charles W. Smith, 

 Herbert A. Fuller and James E. McDewell. 



The Webster Lumber Company. Watertown, Mass., has been incor- 

 porated with a capital stock ot $25,000 by William A. Webster and John 

 E. Whitcomb. 



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Stephen S. Mann and Frank A. I'arkor. partners in the hardwood firm 

 of Mann & Parker, which went into liqnidation some months ago. and the 

 affairs of which are still in the hands of a trustee, but who have been 

 discharged from bankruptcy, have formed the Mann & Parker Lumber 

 Company, with offices on the sixteenth floor of the Continental biiildiag. 

 The company will be incorporated with a capital stock of S^Jo.OOO. and 

 will engage in the wholesale trade as before, but is resolved to tight shy 

 of sawmill operations, which are chiefly blamed for the previous embar- 

 rassments. 



Rittler Brothers, formerly the Uittler Box Company, with a factory on 

 South Carolina street, have filed plans with the building inspector for a 

 three-story warehouse, 60 by 100 feet, which they intend to erect in the 

 rear of their present factory. The structure will be of reinforced con- 

 crete and cost $10,000. 



C. E. Williamson, who represents Richard P. Baer & Co.. in the Central 

 West, making his headquarters at Cincinnati, was in Baltimore on a visit 

 to the home office during the holidays, as was X. ,T. Wai-cer. who is in 

 charge of the Asheville office for the firm. Both reported business in their 

 respective territories as decidedly active. 



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At Xorwalk. C, the McCrillis Handle Company is planning to enlarge its 

 plant. Work on the new addition has been started. The company has 

 been operating a branch plant at Nellie. O.. in Coshocton county, but has 

 been unable to secure a lease on the building any longer and will enlarge 

 its Norwalk plant to take care of the business. The McCrillis Handb' 

 Company was started in 1862 by Milo McCrillis and was incorporated in 

 1900, Milo AlcCrillis is president ; A. V. Andrews, vice-president : F. H. 

 Fox, secretary-treasurer, and L. A. Heston, superintendent and manager. 



The E. M. Strucker Lumber Company of Cuyahoga Falls, O., has been 

 incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000 to deal in lumber and build- 

 ing materials. The incorporators are E. P. Otis, E'. E. Otis. C. F. Beery. 

 M. R. Kinney and L. R. Barnes. 



The Smith-Lingham Lumber Company of Cleveland, O.. has been incor- 



porated with a capital stock of $25,000. The Incorporators arc J. F. 

 Smith, L. C. Lingham. Harry E. Ilammar, C. Von Bcsseler and Phoeba 

 A. Prentice. 



The B. A. Leach Lumber Company of Toledo has been incorporated with 

 a capital stock ot $15,000 to deal in lumber. The incorporators are Oscar 

 A. Leach, B. A. Leach, Vivian A. Leach, A. M. Leach and Ralph B. Leach. 



The new ipiarters of the Columbus Builders' and Traders' Exchange, 

 located in the Arcade building, on North High street, were opened recently 

 by a formal house warming. The exchange rooms are modern in every 

 respect and are very commodious. The quarters consist of a dining room, 

 assembly room, ladies' reception room, consultation and directors' room! 

 plan room, kitchen and serving room. 



R. W. llorton, .sales manager for the central division of the W. M. Rltter 

 Lumber Company, reports an active demand in hardwoods. He sajs the 

 December business was far in advance of any December in the history of 

 the company. The demand is good for all grades ot hardwoods and ad- 

 v.ances have been made in quartered and plain oak, chestnut and poplar. 

 Stocks are light both in the hands of manufacturers and retailers, and the 

 only drawback is the car situation, which shows some improvement 

 recentl.v. 



W. M. Ritter. head of the company bearing his name, left late in 

 December for a hunting trip in the South, 



H. M. Hayward of M. A. Hayward & Son says the demand is good for 

 all hardwoods and there is a slight advance in price ; in fact, the demand 

 appears to be better than at any time during the past few weeks. Tlie 

 future outlook is considered good. 



W. L. Whitacre of the Whitacre Lumber Company says there is a 

 good demand for hardwoods. Retailers are buying some, although stocks 

 are a little heavier than usual. 



F. Everson Powell of the Powell Lumber Company sa.vs there is a 

 good demand for hardwoods with prices holding up firm. Stocks are scarce, 

 but manufacturers are cutting rapidly and there will probably be an 

 increase in stocks soon. 



W. B. Sisson, sales manager for the Sowers-Leach Lumber Company, 

 says trade is good, especially in hardwoods. Inquiries are coming in well 

 and the outlook for future business is good. 



Since the tragic death of J. K. Sowers, president and general manager 

 of the Sowers-Leach Lumber Company, the concern has been reorganized. 

 Dan H. Sowers, brother of the late president, has been elected to the 

 position of president : D. S. Benbow is secretary, treasurer and general 

 manager, and W. B. Sisson, sales manager. B. A. Leach, formerly con- 

 nected with the company, sold his interest in September and has organized 

 a lumber concern in Toledo. 



John E. Gobey, president of John R. Gobey & Co.. reports a good demand 

 for hardwoods. Prices are strong and inclined to advance. Stocks are 

 light everywhere, and there is still considerable trouble with the car 

 shortage. 



At Logan. O.. the Sn.vder Manufacturing Company, a furniture manu- 

 facturing coucern, was totally destroyed by fire recently. The loss is 

 estimated at $100,000, with insurance of about half. The machinery was 

 entirely destroyed and nearly 400,000 feet of lumber was burned. The 

 lire started in the dry house and spread rapidly to other parts of the 

 plant. Arrangements are being made to rebuild the plant at once. 



During 1912 the value ot buildings for which permits were issued in 

 the city ot Columbus was $4,675,303, which is $7,061 more than that 

 of the year previous. The number of permits issued durin.g the year was 

 2,657, or IS less than in 1911. The increase of building during December, 

 1912, over that in the same month of 1911 is noticeable. Last month the 

 valuation was $157,473 and the number of permits 122. In December, 

 1911. the valuation wa^ .«129.637 and tlie unmber of permits 78. 



=•< CINCINNATI >= 



Harry Meade, local representative of the Babcock Lumber Company ot 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., lias just returned from a trip to the company's mill at 

 Tellico Plains, Tenn. He says that the big band mills are running full 

 time and are cutting about 100,000 feet per day with shipments about 

 equal. 



W. E. Ileyser ot the W. E. Heyser Lumber Compan.v. just in from a 

 trip, states that his company is doing the biggest business in its history. 

 He expects to sc* conditions even better in a couple of months. 



The Reimeier Lumber Company reports a steady and satisfactory de- 

 mand for most all hardw'OOds, it has received quite a nice lot of new 

 lumber during the past couple of weeks and has much more awaiting 

 shipment from inland mills. 



The E. C. Bradley Lumber Company reports (hat trade has been flue 

 during most of the past season and especially so during the latter part 

 of the year, Mr. Bradley stated that he Is looking for a big year tor 

 1913. 



At the yards of the Midland Lumber Company, located on the out- 



' skirts of the city, one ot the up-to-date lumber yards can be found with 



a very good-sized stock of hardwoods. The company states that it Is 



well satisfied with l)gsiness conditions and has been getting its full share 



of trade. 



The Tennessee Lumber and Coal Company reports that it is doing 

 everything possible to increase the output of its band mill, finding it 

 necessary to meet the increased ii"mand for all kinds of hardwoods and 

 white pine. 



