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J, T. Edwards, president and sales manager of the Medford Veneer 

 Company, iledford. Wis., was in the city last weelc in conference with Iiis 

 local representative, the Hardwood Mills Ijumber Company. 



Gardnei- I. Jones of the Jones Hardwood Company, Boston, Mass., 

 called at H.ihdwood Hecokd offices on Jan. 15. Mr. Jones was in the 

 city in attendance at the meeting of the directors of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association. 



Dr. C. A. Schenck, director of the Biltmore Forest School, and head 

 ot C. A. SchencU & Co., timber experts and cruisers at Biltmore, N. C 

 has just issued .a pamphlet describing the character of work done by that 

 concern. The pamphlet is a decided work of art in every way and, con- 

 trary to the usual literature gotten out by concerns of this character, it 

 is an excellent exposition of the possibilities of modern advertisement 

 writing. It should certainly be secured by any individual or company 

 contemplating cruising work of any character. 



"Practical Country Buildings" is the title of a booklet gotten out by 

 R. S. Kcllogs. secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of Wausau, Wis. The book is a handbook ot 

 economical and common-sense plans and details for the construction ot 

 dwellings, barns, stock .-ind implement sheds. Ice houses and all types of 

 farm construction. It is compiled by Wm. A. Radford, president of the 

 Radford Architectural Company. Mr. Radford is also editor-in-chief of the 

 Americau Carpenter and Builder, the Cement Works and other publi- 

 cations equally well known in building and architectural circles, and the 

 author of many standard books pertaining to the building industry. The 

 book is issued by the association as a follow-up in the advertising cam- 

 paign on hemlock. Five thousand copies are being sent to farmers who 

 answer the ads and to retail lumber dealers in the territory to which 

 hemlock is chiefly shipped. 



At the sixteenth annual of the Southern Illinois Retail Lumber Deal- 

 ers' Association at Alton, III., Hoo-Hoo will hold a concatenation. The 

 dates of the convention are Jan. 29 and 30, and the concatenation will 

 come on Jan. 30. 



G. H. Holloway of the HoUoway Hardwood Lumber Company, Great 

 Northern building, Chicago, just returned from a two weeks' trip to 

 Arkansas and Tennessee mill plants. Mr. Holloway reports that while 

 in some cases flood conditions have made shipping difficult, he encoun- 

 tered little trouble from this cause. 



The proceedings of the forest fire conference of the Western Forestry 

 and Conservation Association as held in Portland, Wash., Dec. 2 and 3, 

 have been compiled in pamphlet form, copy of which has been received 

 at Haedwood Record offices. 



W, M. Stevenson, Supreme Scrivenoter of the Hoo-Hoo, has been in 

 Chicago for several days. 



E. C. Mershon of Saginaw, Mich., called at Haedwood Record offices 

 on Jar.. 22. Mr. Jlershon was In the city for the day only, being en 

 route to the Pacific coast, w'here ho will meet his wife. 



R. H. Darnell, associated with R. J. Parncll of Memphis, Tenn,, was 

 in town on business Jan. 22. 



J. W. Wyatt of Memphis, Tenn., w'as one of the southern visitors to 

 the city during the past week. 



W. H. Schleycr of the Kossc, Shoe & Schleyer Company, Cincinnati, 

 O., spent a couple of days in the past week with the local trade. 



J. Downs of Downs Brothers, hardwood sawmill operators with head- 

 <iuarters at Rocliester, Ind.. left for home on Wednesday of this week 

 after having made a business trip of several days' duration in the city. 



The William Lorimer I.umhei' Company has been Incorporated under 

 the laws of Illinois to do a wholesale lumber business In Chicago with a 

 capital of $200,000. 



The Fink-Heidler Company of Chicago has increased its capital stock 

 from $25,000 to $50,000. 



J. I. Nichols of the Nichols & Cox Lumber Company, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., spent several days of this week in the city. 



=■< NEW YORK y- 



W. G. Donald is the new manager of the New York office of the 

 Simonds Manufacturing Company with headquarters at 40 Murray street, 

 Manhattan. He succeeds the late L. A. Kimball, who had been in charge 

 of the local office for a great many years. Mr. Donald has been with the 

 Simonds Manufacturing Company for some time and formerly traveled in 

 one of the Middle State territories. He is an experienced saw and knife 

 man and the Simonds' customers will find him possessed of a fund of 

 useful saw knowledge. 



S. B. Slaymaker of S. E. Slaymaker & Co., hardwood wholesalers, 200 

 Fifth avenue. Is planning to leave for Pinehurst and Palm Beach on a 

 pleasure trip. R. U. Shaeffer of the Slaymaker forces has been ill with 

 typhoid, but is now convalescing. 



E. M. Stone of the Travis Lumber Company, Huntsvllle, Tenn., was a 

 recent visitor in New York. His company is operating in hardwoods and 

 making a specialty of yellow poplar and oak. 



Frank P. McNuIty, Incorporated, 2 East Forty-second street, for some 

 time identified with the local wholesale hardwood trade, is in liquidation. 



The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association will hold its 

 annual convention at Atlantic City, N. J., March 6 and 7, according to 

 announcement from headquarters last week. The Hotel Chelsea has been 

 selected for the meeting place and headquarters of the association. 



J. E. Hliodes, secretary-manager of the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association, headquarters Chicago, III., who is on an eastern trip 

 in the interest ot assoclaiion matliM-?, siicnt several days in town recently. 



=■< BUFFALO y- 



The Chamber of Commerce associates ot 0. E. Yeagcr gave him a din- 

 ner on Jan. 14, on which occasion he was presented with a gold watch. 

 The dinner marked Mr. Yeager's retirement as president of the chamber 

 and the diners numbered about seventy-flve. Many tributes were paid to 

 Mr. Y'eager's activity as president, to which he responded, Ehowing bis 

 appreciation of the good will shown. 



A committee representing the Automobile Club of Builalo appeared 

 before Gov. Sulzor on Jan. IG to urge upon him the reorganization of 

 the state highway department. The committee was headed by the newly- 

 elected president, M. M. Wall. Tile permanent placing of highway Im- 

 provement in the hands of efficient engineers, rather than politicians, was 

 advocated. 



President W. L. Sykes ot the Emporium Lumber Company was In Wash- 

 ington recently, where he attended the convention of the American For- 

 estry Association. He is also taking a part in the organization of the 

 New York State Forestry Association, which has just been organized, a 

 meeting for the purpose having been held at Syracuse on Jan. IG. 



The Ideal Furniture Company, East Jamestown, suffered a loss ot sev- 

 eral thousand dollars on Jan. 14 by fire, caused by spontaneous com- 

 bustion. 



Scatcherd & Son report the New Y'ork building and door situation very 

 active. The reason they are so well posted on this is that the Batavia 

 hardwood door mill, in which they are interested, is doing a large busi- 

 ness there. 



J. B. Wall recently spent several weeks In Michigan closing up some 

 timber contracts. The yard continues to receive hardwood stocks of good 

 size from the South. 



W. P.. Miller of Miller, Sturm & Miller has been shipping to the local 

 yard from the West stocks ot plain oak, which are in such good demand 

 as to remain a very short time unsold. 



F. M. Sullivan spent about ten days of January in the West, chiefly In 

 Michigan, where he bought some lumber. Mill stocks are reported to be 

 advancing, particularly maple. 



Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling state that the hardwood trade Is quite good 

 and most woods seem to be moving freely. A particularly good demand 

 has developed for cypress. 



Anthony Miller states that the hardwood trade is not rushing, but is 

 fairly active. He has lately been adding to his stocks of hardwoods, espe- 

 cially in oak, poplar and cherry. 



Angus McLean has returned to Bathurst, New Brunswick, after spend- 

 ing some days in this city. Hugh McLean is back from a trip eastward, 

 including New York and Philadelphia. 



G. I^lias & Bro. report the month of December as having been better 

 than usual in volume of hardwood sales. Trade has also been very fair 

 during the month of January. 



II. A. Stewart of I. N. Stewart & Bro. is spending most of January in 

 shipping lumber at Charleston, W. Va. Oak has been selling freely. 

 Low-grade basswood and chestnut are in good demand. 



The National Lumber Company has been getting in a good deal of floor- 

 ing of various sorts and reports prices very strong. Stocks are now 

 being carried in the storehouse just completed. 



•< PHILADELPHIA >■ 



The regular monthly meeting of the Lumbermens' Exchange was held 

 Jan. 9, President William T. Belts in the chair. A letter from the South 

 Philadelphia Business Men's Association was received at this meeting, 

 asking the exchange to co-operate with it in a resolution urging anew on 

 Congress the claim and advantage of the Philadelphia navy yard for 

 location of a great modern dry dock. The exchange in resolution heartily 

 endorsed the action of the South Philadelphia Business Men's Associa- 

 tion. A letter was received by the exchange from the Hon. Bots Penrose, 

 senator of Pennsylvania, asking the exchange to endorse a bill presented 

 by Mr. Penrose in the Senate, for reducing the postage on flrst-class mat- 

 ter to one cent. The exchange compiled in resolution. Some of the 

 members of the wholesale, retail and sash and door trade gave short talks 

 at this meeting on the advantages of association work. 



William P. Shearer of Samuel U. Shearer & Son says last year's trading 

 was excellent and so far no abatement. His firm has sold out Its yard 

 at Marion, N. C, and opened an office in Fayetteville, N. C, which is In 

 charge of J. H. Langham, who formerly served in another department of 

 the firm. It has secured M. D. Chamberlln, salesman, to cover Philadel- 

 phia and southern New Jersey, and V. Paul Hallowell to look after New 

 York state. 



Arthur W. Kent, secretary and treasurer of the J. S. Kent Company, 

 says no fault is to be found with last year's sales. But for shipments 

 and collections which are somewhat slow, everything at present is moving 

 smoothly. 



H. Billetter, manager of the Co-operative Insurance Company which 

 makes a specialty to fire insurance for lumbermen, saya the year's busi- 

 ness was satisfactory and the outlook in the lumber field is promising. 



George Wright, formerly with the Monarch Lumber Company, has again 



