September 10, 1919 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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company leased the second floor of the Lawrence block and started opera- 

 tions September 1, engaging in the manufacture of patterns of all descrip- 

 tions and cabinet work. 



The Wisconsin Brown Safety Ladder Company has installed all its 

 machinery and started operation September 1. Step-ladders will be manu- 

 factured exclusively at first. 



D. H. Vaughn of Rhinelander has been reappointed state lumber 

 inspector. Mr. Vaughn is in charge of the district of northern Wisconsin 

 counties, which has been greatly enlarged by the recent act of the state 

 legislature dividing the state into four districts instead of eight and reduc- 

 ing the number of inspectors by fifty per cent. 



The former mill of the Lake Shore Lumber Company, Washburn, has 

 started cutting material for bo.x and crating purposes. E. E. Kenfield of 

 Bemidji, Minn., and O. A. Lamoreaux of Duluth, members of the Kenfleld- 

 Lamoreaux Company, who recently purchased the mill, were in this city to 

 start operations. It is expected the mill will run all season until late fall. 



The Hartman Trunk Company, Racine, has started excavations for the 

 foundation walls of a large three-story addition to the company's plant. 

 The company has been enjoying a flourishing business and rapidly outgrew 

 its present quarters. 



The Mackinon Manufacturing Company, Grand Rapids, recently pur- 

 chased the mill of the Rice Lake Lumber Company. F. Mackinon and 

 John Sechnable, officials of the company, say they will establish a branch 

 hub and spoke factory at the Rice Lake mill and will start immediately 

 to rearrange the factory and machinery. They intend to run all year 

 around on logs from the Park Falls Lumber Company. 



The Faust-Yahr Lumber Company, Antigo, has been organized to take 

 over the plant formerly operated by the Krause Lumber Company. It is 

 the intention of the new concern to install considerable new machinery 

 and electric power, and to modernize the plant in every detail. The com- 

 pany will also do a retail lumber business and expects to start operation 

 September 10. The new company Is owned by Ed Yahr of the Farnham 

 & Yahr Company and Ed Faust, secretary and treasurer of the Faust 

 Lumber Company. 



The National Match Company, Joliet, 111., has recently purchased twenty- 

 five acres of timberland just east of Monroe, Wis., which is to be used 

 in the manufacture of matches. The company will ship the basswood logs 

 cut on the tract to the factory plant at Joliet. It is reported that several 

 other tracts in this vicinity were also purchased by the company. 



The Crocker Chair Company, Sheboygan, is planning a three-story, 

 70xl30-foot factory addition, which is to cost about ?75,000. 



The Kiel Furniture Company, Kiel, has completed extensive plans for 

 the enlargement and improvement of its plant with a view to increase 

 its capacity, which has been greatly overtaxed by the steadily increasing 

 volume of business. A new boiler house, 30x40 feet, is being erected 

 adjoining the present boiler house. The old boiler house will be remodeled 

 into pump house and toolshed. The present factory building will be 

 enlarged by a two-story 40x60-foot addition, which will be equipped with 

 a number of new machines. A new tramway, entirely enclosed, has just 

 been built. The company expects to increase its number of employes by 

 100 to 150 men. 



The Central Wisconsin Traffic Association, Wausau, formerly a voluntary 

 organization, has been incorporated without capital, to furnish members 

 of the association with rates, rules, regulations and practices of common 

 carriers, etc. The association consists of manufacturers of wood products, 

 mill owners, etc. The incorporators of the association are W. E. Curtis, 

 E. A. Goodling and A. E. Solie, who is active secretary. 



The Zwicker Toy Manufacturing Company. Milwaukee, lias been incor- 

 porated with capital stock at $5,000 to manufacture toys. The incor- 

 porators are Elsa Zwicker, Fred U. Koch and Julius O. Roehl. 



The Capital City Pattern Works, Madison, is contemplating the erection 

 of a two-story, 100x300 fireproof factory. A suitable site has not yet 

 been chosen. 



Ori J. Sorenson, La Crosse, manufacturer of ofSce fixtures and fur- 

 niture, will erect an addition, 100x350 feet, to his present plant, which 

 is to cost about $60,000. 



The Ocker lumber mill at Draper has finished cutting its season run of 

 logs and closed for the season. 



The Colby Cheese Box Company, Colby, has been incorporated with 

 capital stock of $50,000. Incorporators are Paul L. Blum, John A. Blum 

 and Fred Peell. 



The sawmill employes of the J. W. Wells Lumber Company, Menominee, 

 have returned to work after the company met their demands for another 

 25-cent increase. The company gave the men a 25-cent raise about three 

 weeks before this, but they wore not satisfied and demanded an additional 

 quarter. This makes a 50-cent a day increase within a month. The raise 

 will Include all employes of the company. 



GRAND RAPIDS 



Word from Reed City is to the effect that fire destroyed the William 

 Horner flooring mills early in the morning of September 5 with a loss of 



