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tbaw. Unless a siicUiou change comes shortly, there will be little more 

 logging this season, although logging operations have been more extensive 

 this year than for many years past. The reason for this activity was 

 good prices of lumber and many camps were operating that had been 

 <losed for several years. The extensive operations resulted in a shortage 

 .of help and consequently unprecedented prices for labor. 



A new refrigerator, composed of an inner and outer shell of five 

 layers of veneer each, and separated by three sheets of asbestos and two 

 airtight spaces, is being manufactured by the Wisconsin Seating Com- 

 pany of Xew London. The interior of the refrigerator is covered with 

 white enamel and the corners are readily accessible for cleaning, making 

 it absolutely sanitary. 



The Bartlett & Wagner Lumber Company has been formed by Wm. 

 Bartlett, for several years owner and operator of the Clark mill in 

 Bloomfield, and J. H. Wagner, of the J. H. Wagner Lumber Com- 

 pany. Mr. Bartlett has aceiuired the interest of A. Looker in the saw 

 -and planing mill and lumber yards of the last named company, and 

 the new concern was formed. 



The X. S. Washburn Lumber Company of Sturgeon Bay started up 

 both the planing and sawmill for a 350.000 foot run. The sawmill will 

 finish sawing, the logs and then shut down, but the planing mill will 

 run until late in the fall. The concern is looking forward to a good sea- 

 son, having already booked a large number of good orders. 



The John Week Lumber Company of Stevens Point has installed a 

 new "dutch oven" iu the boiler room and has started the sawmill for 

 its season's run. A machine for converting refuse into fuel has also 

 been installed. 



The Commercial Club of Chippewa Falls is making an effort to re-open 

 •the plant of the Stanley Manufacturing Company, which has been idle 

 since the death of C. A. Stanley, the founder. The plant is equipped 

 with woodwork manufacturing machinery. 



A new steam drier has been installed in the plant of the Wisconsin 

 Seating Company. New London, which makes a great improvement to 

 the plant. With the new machine, the time between the cutting of 

 veneer and its use iu manufacturing has been shortened by several days. 

 Instead of taking the freshly cut veneer to the dry-kiln for several days, 

 it is now dried without handling and then taken directly to machines 

 to be worked up into the finished product. 



Courtland M. Conlee, a pioneer of the early lumber industry of Osh- 

 kosh. having been actively engaged in the lumber business with the Conleo 

 Lumber Company, has died at his home in the state of Washington. The 

 remains were taken to Oshkosh for burial. 



Robert B. Blackburn, the oldest sou of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackburn, 

 recently died at Stevens Point, The father is a wholesale lumberman 

 of Milwaukee, where the body was sent for burial. 



Mrs. Margaretha Schroeder, widow of John Schroeder. the founder of 

 the John Schroeder Lumber Company of Milwaukee, recently died at the 

 age of seventy-two years. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Hanover, Ger- 

 many, and has resided in Milwaukee since 1845. Her husband, John 

 Schroeder, died about four years ago. 



The daughters of the late Edward Bradley, pioneer lumberman who 

 <3ied last December, leaving an estate of $3,600,000, have donated a 

 memorial fund to the St. Paul's Episcopal church in Milwaukee, as a 

 memorial to their deceased mother and father. The fund will be known 

 as the "Edward and Alice Hall Bradley fund" and is the gift of Mrs. 

 Robert B. Tweedy and Mrs. Spencer Illsley. It will be devoted to the 

 support of a visiting housekeeper to work among the poor of the oily. 



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The Hardwood Market 



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Some little complaint has been noted during the past few weeks that 

 the local trade is not as brisk as it has been. It is, however, a signifi- 

 cant fact that since the beginning of 1913 each month and each fortnight 

 has experienced a greater volume of trade in lumber products, and at a 

 greater price, than during the corresponding periods for 1912. It would 

 seem, then, that in view of the satisfactory demand on the part of the 

 factory trade, and falling off on the part of the trade immediately 

 <lependent upon building operations is caused by seasonal reasons, at least 

 in part. Through the influence of a rather uncertain opening of spring. 

 in addition to the high cost of all raw materials entering into house 

 construction, the building season locally has not opened up as satisfac- 

 torily as had l)een anticipated. As a consequenceithe planing mill trade 

 is not unusually active. 



Notwithstanding this present condition, however, there is absolutely 

 no apprehension, nor is there any expression of pessimism on the part 

 of the local trade. Values are being maintained healthfully, with some ■ 

 Items slowly increasing, but most of them holding a reasonable level. 



No change is seen in the stock conditions, although local buyers antici- 

 pate that they will have considerable dry northern stock in the near 

 future. The relative position of the various woods remains about as it 

 has been for several months, with oak, ash, maple and chestnut the 

 leading items. 



The New York hardwood market shows no change in the past two 

 weeks. The retail trade shows some decrease in demand and volume but 

 there is no falling off in prices. Collections are a bit slow but most of 

 the business going is generally satisfactory with every indication of 

 greater activity. The wholesale market is strong and shows no signs of 

 weakening. Those woods which have led the list continue in good demand 

 and strong in price. Oak is the leader with ash and chestnut well up. 

 Good himbor linds a ready sale and lower grades are moving in good 

 volume. 



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There is a satisiactory business in hardwootls. with a brisk inquiry 

 for quite a number of different woods. The report coming from the 

 furniture I'.-ictnries is very favorable and they liave so much business 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

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GEORGE LITTLEFORD 



RED CEDAR, CHERRY 



OFFICE: 1263 RICHMOND STREET 



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Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



SALES OFFICE— SECOND NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



SHAWNEE LUMBER CO. 



HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK 



Sales Office — South Side Station — C. H. & D. R. R. 



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OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT 



SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS 



JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd. 



OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co. 



WALNUT, OAK, AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



103-4-6 CAREW BUILDING 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 



Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



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