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=-< BALTIMORE >•= 



The Roinle-Salmon Comp;iiij-, m;inut;ictuiTr uf show cases and store 

 fixtures, has obtained a permit for the addition of two stories to the 

 factory building at Stockholm and Warner streets, which will make the 

 building four stories. The structure covers a lot 112 by 40 feet. The 

 cost of the improvement is estimated at ?6,000. 



F. X. Ganter, another show case and oflice fixture maker, is erecting 

 two warehouses in connection with his plant at Loadonhall and Stock- 

 Iiolm streets, the demand for the firm's product having outgrown the 

 capacity of the plant. 



Still another improvement is the proposed erection of a flve-story fire- 

 proof building as an addition to its factory by the furniture manufactur- 

 ing firm of Levonson & Zenitz, 3 North Gay street. The firm has been 

 recently incorporated as Lenson. Levenson & Zenitz, Inc. The projected 

 structure will front 100 feet on Frederick street, running back on 

 Fayette street 165 feet to Gay, where it will have a front of 92 feet. 

 The machinery to be installed will be of the latest pattern, and the cost 

 •of the improvement is estimated at $250,000. 



The litigation over 50,000 acres of timber and coal lands in McDowell 

 county, W. Va., carried on by the late Max Lansburg of Baltimore. 

 has been revived by his son. Max Lansburg, .Jr., who sues as administrator 

 of his father's estate and seeks to recover the land, in which aim his 

 father was unsuccessful. The suit is against Henry B. McCormick, the 

 W. M.Ritter Lumber Company, the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company and 

 others, the Ritter company and the Pocahontas company having the- 

 timber and coal rights on a large portion of the property, which is 

 valued at more than ,$5,000,000. The proceeding is in progress in the 

 United States court at Charleston, W. Va. The father of the plaintiff 

 once owned the tract in question, but it was sold to satisfy a judgment, 

 contrary, it is alleged, to the Federal statutes. The administrator seeks 

 to have the former judgment set aside and is endeavoring to obtai>i 

 possession of the property through a tax sale. 



R. E. Wood, president of the R. E. Wood Lumber Company, has just 

 concluded the purchase of a tract of timberland at Earhardt station, on 

 the Virginia & Southwestern Railway, south of Bristol, Tenn., in Sullivan 

 county, Tenn. The tract includes about 2,000 acres, and for about two 

 years will suflice to run a pony band mill to be erected there. 



David T. Carter of David T. Carter & Co., returned last Monday from 

 a trip to southwestern Virginia and eastern Tennessee, the trip being 

 undertaken mainly in search of suitable hardwood stocks. Mr. Carter 

 was able to get only about two-thirds of the lumber he wanted, finding 

 that the mills are out of stock and that prices are uncertain and high. 

 Everywhere he heard the same story of selections having been absorbed 

 hy the demand and of the output of the mills falling behind the require- 

 ments of the market. 



For the quicker detection of forest fires in the Blue Ridse mountains 

 of Maryland the state will erect on High Knob, south of Quirauk. near 

 Pen-Mar, a steel tower, thirt.v feet high. The fire wardens are to pass 

 the tower every day and take observations. From the tower they will 

 te able to command a view over a wide stretch of mountain land, and 

 detect any incipient fires that may have broken out. 



E. E. Price of the Thomas Hughes Compan.v, Keyser building, was on 

 a trip to Pennsylvania last week, looking up buyers and stocks as well. 

 He found buyers plentiful enough, with stocks by no means in liberal 

 supply. In fact, lumber proved hard to get. 



=~< COLUMBUS >.= 



The principal event in hardwood circles in Columbus and central Ohio 

 during the past fortnight was the unprecedented floods which swept the 

 country. W'aters in the Scioto, Olentangy, Miami, Mad and Muskingum 

 rivers were higher than ever before and other streams were in about 

 the same condition. As a result the hardwood trade was completely 

 paralyzed and little was done. 



Railroad transportation from all sections was cut off for days and 

 traffic will not be normal for weeks and even months because of the largo 

 number of railroad bridges washed away. Mail was delayed and business 

 of every kind was at a standstill. 



One of the effects of the flood was the demand for timbers for tem- 

 porary railroad construction and all yards located near railroads were 

 sold out in short order when the waters subsided. The destruction of 

 hundreds of frame houses in the V.'est Side — the flooded district — will 

 also mean a large market for lumber when the time comes for rebuilding. 



A large number of retail and wholesale hardwood concerns in Co- 

 lumbus were badly damaged by the high waters. Among the number was 

 The Doddington Company at 447 West Broad street. The company's 

 .plant was flooded and thousands of feet of lumber were lost in the cur- 

 rent. The concern has established temporary offices in Room 207 Central 

 National Bank building and business is going on about as usual. The 

 West Side Lumber Company, West Broad street and the Big Four tracks, . 

 which also sustained some loss, is filling orders of the Doddington 

 Company. 



The M. J. Bergin Lumber Comp.any, West Spring street and Dennison 

 avenue, also sustained a heavy loss because of the high waters which 

 wrecked sheds and drifted lumber away. 



The Whitacre Lumber Company, 451 West Broad street, was also a 



heavy lo.ser from the flood. The yard, located at McDowell street was 

 flooded and I he loss Is estimated at $0,000. 



The Buttles Avenue Lumber Company was a heavy loser as its yards 

 were completely submerged The loss will amount to thousands of dollars. 



TTie Acorn Lumber Company, West Rich street, is another of the con- 

 cerns which sustained a heavy loss. It is believed the damages will 

 amount to close onto $10,000. 



Ones & :Menefee, 450 West Broad street, was probably the heaviest 

 sufferer from the floods. The plant, located right in the heart of the 

 flooded district, was almost completely destro.ved and the larger part of 

 the lumber, amounting to hundreds of thousands of feet, was swept away. 



The Columbus Lumber Company, on West Spring street, is one of the 

 heaviest losers from the flood. Thousands of feet of lumber was lost 

 and some of the sheds were destroyed. 



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

 Ritter Lumber Company, says trade was at a standstill during the flood, 

 but since it is over there is a rush of orders from retailers who sold 

 out their stock to railroads for construction work. Factories are also 

 in the market for stocks. The high waters did not affect the mill district 

 of the company located in the South. 



L. B. Schneider, sales manager of John R. Gobey & Co., says there 

 is a good demand for hardwoods and prices are firm. This concern 

 looks for a good trade from this time on. 



F. Everson Powell of the Powell Lumber Company says trade Is as 

 good as could be expected under the conditions with prices ruling firm. 



=-< TOLEDO y 



The Gotshall Manufacturing Company has purchased a supply of new 

 machinery for its mill at Archbold, O. The shipments were held up 

 en route because of the fiood but sustained no injury. 



One of the remarkable incidents of the Dayton flood is to be noted in 

 the fact that "The Log Cabin," the first house constructed in Dayton. 

 on the south bank of the Miami right in the path of the flood where 

 the full force of the waters struck it, is still standing. This is the more 

 remarkable when it is remembered that many brick and concrete 

 residences were carried away or demolished. 



Orders have been coming in very freely to the Booth Column Company, 

 but great difficulty has been experienced by this concern in getting 

 shipments under way and there has been considerable delay and conges- 

 tion at the plant on this account. The railroads with one or two 

 exceptions for practically a week refused all freight shipments through 

 flooded territory. Shipments were begun Friday of last week, however, 

 and it is hoped within a few days to have cauglit up and have things 

 running smoothly again. » 



One of the heavy losers in the Ohio floods was the TurnbuU Wagon 

 Companj'. which operates a plant at Defiance. This' is one of the oldest 

 industries in that city and was largely instrumental in building up 

 the eastern part of the town. It is situated on the banks of the 

 Maumee river and lost heavily from the inundation of shops, causing 

 injur.v to machinery as well as carrying away large quantities of 

 lumber. In addition to manufacturing wagons, the concern manu- 

 tactures automobile wheels. The loss is estimated at practically §100,000. 

 'J'he regular employes of the factory have been busy ever since the flood 

 trying to clean up the plant. It is not known just how soon it will be 

 ready for operation. This is largely a Toledo owned corporation. 



The J. M. Skinner Bending Company reports orders as coming in 

 with more than ordinary rapidity and the factory is busy trying to 

 keep up. This concern escaped all water damage. 



The Bryan Show Case works of Bryan, O., which was destroyed by 

 fire some time ago, is being rebuilt. The new building will be a two- 

 story brick structure 175x50 feet and will have a one-story 100-foot 

 brick ell. There will be 16.000 feet of floor space. 



"We have more orders than we can well attend to." was the report 

 from the Toledo Bending Company. "Our one difliculty has been found 

 in the refusal of railroads to receive freight for shipment for several 

 days. The roads are now all in good shape, however, and the conges- 

 tion has been relieved. We look for a big season." 



< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



The Chicago Veneered Door Company of Illinois has been certified by 

 the secretary of state to do business in Indiana. Of its $25,000 capital 

 $20,000 will bo represented in Indiana 



The Schoentrup-Worden Rack Company's plaut at Shelb.vville was 

 destroyed by fire with a loss of $.§.000. after the company, which manu- 

 factures clothes racks, had been in business three weeks. 



Edwin K. Hamilton, for many years in business at Martinsville, 

 died at the home of his daughter in this city recently. He was seventy 

 years old, and is survived by three children. The body was taken to 

 Martinsville for burial. 



Building permits Issued by the city during March amounted to 

 $754,305 as compared with $558,780 in March, 1912. 



Two carloads of mahogany logs valued at $10,000 were washed away 

 hy the flood at Lawrenceburg, Ind., a few days ago. They had been 

 consigned to Lawrenceburg veneer mills. 



About $10,000 loss was caused by fire at the furniture plant of the 

 Cabinet Makers lUnion in this city on the night of April 4. The flre 



