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will erect a mill at Hazard, according to a report from that town which 

 is getting to be a considerable manufacturing center. 



The Xigh Lumber Company of Ironton, O., has bought a lot of timber in 

 eastern Kentucky and will btiild a railroad to the Big Sandy river, floating 

 the timber down to its mill at Ironton to be sawed. 



According to information which has reached Louisville, the annual 

 convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, which 

 was held here in 1912, will take place in Atlantic City this year. Nash- 

 ville was one of the leading applicants for the convention, but it was 

 thought best to have it in the East this time. Tennesseeans will probably 

 have an opportunity to entertain the wholesalers next year if they so 



desire. 



=-< NASHVILLE >.= 



The 1912 building permits for Nashville totaled more than $300,000 

 over those for 1911 and yearly comparisons for the past nine years 

 show a steady increase. Nineteen hundred and twelve broke the record 

 for the entire period mentioned and with the prospects now materializing 

 for tie immediate future, there will undoubtedly be still greater activity 

 during this new year in the way of erecting business houses especially, 

 as well as in the opening of populous suburbs and other developments 

 of an important character. 



Fire recently caused $12,000 damage to the plant of the Standard Box 

 Company, with no insurance to cover the loss. Much lumber and material 

 in the yards were also destroyed and the Are was with difHculty kept 

 from adjoining establishments. The origin of the fire is unkno»,-n but 

 incendiarism is suspected as several recent fires at this same plant have 

 been prevented in their incipiency. Damage to the extent of $1,000 was 

 done at the same time to the Home Building & Manufacturing Company 

 near by. The Standard plant was owned by H. Schwartz. 



Work has been commenced on a four-story brick warehouse for th? 

 Davidson, Hicks & Greene Company, to cost $20,000. Part of the build- 

 ing will be occupied by the Standard Furniture Company as a wholesale 

 display room and the remainder of the building will be sub-rented. 



The boiler of the mill of Lantz Brothers, near Lawrenceburg. exploded 

 recently resulting in the death of one unknown workman and the destruc- 

 tion of $1,000 worth of property. 



=■< BRISTOL y- 



The R. E. Wood Lumber Company is completing a large band mill at 

 Fontania, N. C, near where it has extensive timber holdings. The com- 

 pany closed out its operations in Carter county, Tennessee, south of 

 Bristol. , 



Numerous buyers were on the local market this week, following the 

 passing of the holiday season. The buyers report much difficulty in 

 securing stock, due to the shortage that exists in this section and the 

 fact that many of the mills are oversold. 



The Bailey Lumber Company, which was recenlly organized at Blue- 

 Seld. W. Va., will at once erect a woodworking plant in that city. 



The Waynesville Lumber Company is making splendid progress with 

 its new mill at Waynesville, N. C. O. H. Vial, formerly of this city, is 

 general manager of the company and in personal charge of the work. 



Among the buyers on the Bristol market this week were Charles C. 

 Cross, a wholesale dealer of Philadelphia, and Mr. Aliening, representing 

 the Kile & Morgan Company of Providence, R. I. 



The car situation in this section in unchanged. Considerable diffi- 

 culty in securing cars is reported by some of the lumbermen, while 

 others at shipping points where many cars are unloaded report that 

 their wants are well taken care of by the railroads. Traffic is now the 

 heaviest it has been in years, according to the railroad traffic agents. 



The Guilford Lumber Manufacturing Company has purchased an addi- 

 tional tract of timber, located near Troy, N. C. The company's general 

 offices are in Greensboro, N. C. 



The band mill of the Peter-McCain Lumber Company, in this city, 

 resumed operation this week after being idle for the past two weeks. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >•- 



Building operations in St. Louis for 1912 show a gain of $2,068,848 

 over the previous year. The statement issued by the building commis- 

 sioner shows that 8,593 permits were granted during the year for new 

 buildings, repairs and alterations, the estimated cost of which aggregates 

 .f20,676,403. In 1911, 8,982 permits were issued for buildings and alter- 

 ations to cost $18,607,5.35. The issue for the month of December aggre- 

 gated $1,608,373, a gain of $972,963 over December, 1911, when the 

 aggregate was $633,408. 



The Fidel-Ganahl Lumber Company is making repairs to its Broadway 

 yard, which suffered fropi fire recently. 



E. H. Luehrmann of the Cbas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany says his company is having a satisfactory run of business. It is 

 ready for the coming spring business, as its yard is pretty well stocked 

 up with nearly all items on the hardwood list. 



L. M. Borgess, secretary of the Steele & Hibbard Lumber Company, who 

 is on the road nearly all the time covering the northern territory for 

 the company, returned from a trip in time to spend the holidays with his 

 family and also to act as one of the tellers at the Lumbermen's Exchange 

 election. He reports a most satisfactory condition in his territory. Plain 

 oak and ash are in good demand. Prices are steady on all items. 



According to statistics given out by the Merchants' Exchange, receipts 

 of lumber during the year 1912 were 179,468 cars by rail and 484 000 

 feet by river. During the year 1911 the receipts were 179,076 cars by 

 rail and 1,382,000 feet by river. This shows a big falling off in receipts 

 hy river. Shipments during 1912 wcro 127. .•J54 cars and 50.%000 feet. 

 During the year 1911 the shipments were 119,007 cars and 704.000 feet 

 For the first five months during 1912 there were no receipts by river 

 During 1911 the only month when no shipments were received was 

 January. 



E. W. Blumer, sales manager of the Lothman Cypress Company, be- 

 lieves this year will be a good one for cypress. He states that there are 

 plenty of cars to be had now, and that shipments from the mills are 

 coming In well. 



One of the optimists as to hardwood conditions during the present year 

 is W. W. Dings of the Garetson-Greason Lumber Company. He states 

 that already there is a good demand for high-grade stock. This class of 

 material is scarce and fancy prices can be obtained for it. 



The result of the election of officers for the year 1913, held by the 

 Lumbermen's Exchange, on Jan. 2, resulted in the election of the follow- 

 ing: President, F. H. Smith: vice-president, W. W. Milne; directors, T. 

 E. Powe, Franz Waldstein, R. F. Krebs, E. H. Luehrmann. H. A. Boecke- 

 ler, T. E. Youngblocd and C. E. Thomas; board of arbitration, W. W. 

 Dings, J. A. Rebels, C. D. Borrowman, Frank Liebke and L- E. Cornelius. 

 The new board of directors will meet Friday, Jan. 10, to elect the treas- 

 urer and secretary for the year. 



President Thos. E. Whitmarsh of the Lumbermen's Club has appointed 

 the following committees for the year : 



ENTERTAiNiiENT COMMITTEE — Julius Seidel, Chairman ; C. S. Cbesbro 

 Max Mosher. v-uc«,u.«, 



Membership Committee — C. M. Jennings, chairman ; Thomas W. Fry. 



Statistical Committee — W. F. Biederman, chairman : Thos. J. Noser, 

 Chas. L. A. Beckers. 



Traffic Committee — Thos. E. Powe, chairman ; C. C. Schilling C L. 

 Robinson. 



Arbitration Committee— R. B. Beardon, chairman; C. H. Holekamn 

 W. W. Dings. 



Publicity Committee — W. E. Barns, chairman ; Chas. E. Price Dr 

 Hermann von Schrenk. 



Committee on Public Affairs — Henry G. Rolfes, chairman : Chas. P. 

 Conger, Henry O'Neil, C. A. Antrim, Frank Goepel. 



=■< MILWAUKEE >= 



With a building record of $15,400,000 for 1012, Milwaukee leads every 

 city in the country in the gain of the amount represented by building 

 permits. The $3,110,000 gain over 1911 represents about twenty-seven 

 per cent, which exceeds that of any other city. 



The H. Mclwen Box and Veneer Company has been incorporated at 

 Shawano with a capital stock of $25,000. The incorporators of the new 

 concern are H. F. W. Mclwen, E. W. Mclwen and A. K. Mclwen. 

 Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state. 



The Morton Salt Company is having a barrel factory erected at 

 Superior to manufacture barrels for its own product. The factory will 

 have a capacity of 1,200 barrels per day and will employ from twenty-flve 

 to fifty men. ' 



The unusual rush of orders at this season has compelled the Webster 

 Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of chairs at Superior, to declare 

 the usual holiday recess off this year and make a material Increase in Its 

 working force for the present. 



The Stolle Lumber Company has succeeded the Stolle-Brandt Lumber 

 Company of Tripoli, having taken over the mills and other property and 

 continuing the business. The erection of a large veneer factory is con- 

 templated. 



The Mandt Wagon Company of Stoughton, local branch of the Mollne 

 Plow Company, is having a large building constructed which it will use as 

 a dry-kiln. 



Having finished the season's cut, the mill of the Shawano Lumber Com- 

 pany, Shawano, Wis., has closed down for the season. The crating mill 

 is to be transferred to the veneer factory. Negotiations for the sale of 

 the sawmill to the Mclwen Box and Veneer Company are pending. 



The Kneeland-McClurg Lumber Company, recently organized at Phillips 

 with $1,000,000 capital invested in taking over the holdings of the John 

 R. Davis Lumber Company, has closed a deal with M. J. Bell of the Bell 

 Lumber Company of Ashland and Minneapolis, whereby the latter buys 

 the stumpage on the land being logged by the Phillips concern. 



The Merrill Veneer Company, Merrill, Wis., has again resumed opera- 

 tions and the mill is running at full capacity. The plant was closed 

 down several weeks ago on account of the lack of raw material. 



The new sawmill of the Mosinee Land. Log and Timber Company at 

 Mosinee is almost completed and operations will commence shortly. A 

 steam log hauler, with a capacity of ten to twelve sleighs at a time. Is 

 bringing the logs from the two camps, three and seven miles from the city. 



A force of men is cruising the timber lands of the Atwood Lumber 

 Company, the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company, and the Mississippi 

 River Lumber Company, and it is said that the Edward Hlncs Lumber 

 Company is negotiating for the purchase of the timber on about 130,000 

 acres. The timber is mostly hardwood and hemlock, and should the deal 

 be consummated the sawmill at Hayward would be operated for several 

 years to come. A railroad will possibly be built from Hayward into the 

 timber to connect with the sawmill. 



The Holt Lumber Company, of Oconto, has acquired fifteen forties of 



