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HARDWOOD RECORl> 



lates an amusuig incident concerning tlifl 

 recommendations made by a Californian 

 concerning the wood to a woukl-hc pur- 

 chaser of a tract of this timber. 



"This is the most wonderful wood iu the 

 world," said the enthusiast to the pur- 

 chaser. ' ' It is absolutely impossible to 

 bum it. All San Francisco is constructed 

 of it, and no fires of importance are pos- 

 sible in that city. Now, another beauty of 

 an operation in redwood lies in the fact that 

 after you have felled your timber and re- 

 duced it to lumber you can go back on 

 your land and cut your tops and limbs into 

 cordwood whiili makes the best firewood on 

 earth." 



The Subpoena Nuisance. 



They are telling a good story down at 



Cincinnati on Tom Moffett of the Maley, 



Thompson & Moffett Company. Tom is a 



good deal of a lumberman and of no incon- 



siderable personal pulchritude; he is presi- 

 dent of the Business Men "s ( 'lub and natu- 

 rally is inclined to regard himself fairly 

 well both commercially and socially, which 

 is no more than he should do. 



On a certain Thursday a few days ago 

 Mr. Moffett was served with a subpoena to 

 appear at the courthouse. He promi)tly re- 

 sponded at the time named and waited for 

 several hours for court to convene. Neither 

 court nor counsel appeared. 



"I think it is an outrage for business 

 men to be dragged awaj' from their oiBces 

 and held hour after hour in a courtroom," 

 said the wrathy lumberman in righteous 

 indignation as he stamped up and down the 

 corridors. Eventually he showed the sub- 

 poena to a lawyer friend whom he encoun- 

 tered, who pointed out to him that the sum- 

 mons was for Friday. 



"Please say nothing about this," said 

 Tom, "for if the boys at the club get onto 

 it thev will kid the life out of nie. " 



NeWs Miscellany. 



A Visit to the Queen City. 

 There is an okl saying that "there is no 

 friend lilio an old one." but that saying was dis- 

 proved -dpon a recent visit to Cincinnati, for to 

 all the gentlemen called on I was a stranger: 

 that js, 1 felt like one before I went into their 

 offices, but when I left I felt as though I had 

 known them all my life. In fact, it was with 

 great regret that I said good-by to Cincinnati. 

 for it seemed as though I was leaving many 

 Old friends. 



The first office visited was that of the enter- 

 prising firm of Bennett & Witte. where I met 

 W. A. Bennett. Mr. Bennett is too well known 

 for me to say anything further than that he is 

 just as hearty and cordial as ever. In this office 

 1 met Emll Tboman, that hustling young secre- 

 tary of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati. 

 Emil has recently Joined the ranks of the "ben- 

 edicts," and congratulations were In order. 



Next a visit was paid to the office of A. Euler. 

 the American representative of German impor- 

 ters of American woods. Mr. Euler welcomed the 

 Kecorp man with bis usual courtesy and the 

 invitation to "call again" will surely be ac- 

 cepted. 



U. T. McKeeu of R. T. McKeen & Co. gave his 

 nsnal hearty greeting and wore "the smile that 

 won't come olt." His firm has done a line busi- 

 ness the last month, hence the smile. 



n. L. Gilbert of the J. W. Darling Lumber 

 Company gave up a few minutes of his time 

 to talk on various subjects, hardwoods taking 

 up the majority of it. J!e also reported a very 

 busy month. 



At Ibe Borcbcrding Lumber Company's office 

 two of the gentlemen of that name were met 

 and some Interesting experiences with the quar- 

 antine regulations at Lake I'rovldence, La., from 

 which place they had recently returned, were 

 related. 



J. W. Graham of the (Jrabani Lumber Com- 

 pany save me the "glad hand" and Invited me 

 to make myself at home at any and all times. 



I. M. Asher at the Nicola. Slone & Miwers 

 Company was st-en and although very busy 

 fonsenti'il to chat for a few minutes. This llim 

 has recently removed Its yard and odlcea to a 

 location on the Kouthern U. U., and now lias 

 ample room to ac<'ommodate Its large stock. 



Doe of the most pleasant calls was made on 

 Mr. Schmidt of the Western Lumber Company. 

 Mr. Schmidt congratulated the ItKcoitn on Its 

 marked Improvement during the past year. 



Charles F. Shiels also spoke very warmly of 

 the IlEroiiD and the Improvement It has under- 

 gone. 



B. A. Kipp was visited Just at the commence- 

 ment of a severe rain, and while the Record 

 man enjoyed the talk with Mr. Kipp, it is a 

 matter of conjecture if he enjoyed being both- 

 ered tor so long a time. 



T. B. Stone was in, and in his usual cor- 

 dial way gave his visiter the freedom of his 

 office. Mr. Stone was about to start for a 

 southern trip and was armed with several legal 

 documents, which, however, turned out to be 

 nothing more formidable than health certificates. 

 A. E. Hart of the Leland G. Banning Com- 

 pany, in the absence of Mr. Banning, did the 

 honors, and his acquaintance will long be re- 

 membered. 



A call on the Cincinnati Hardwood Lumber 

 Company convinces one that Messrs. Bosken, 

 managers of this plant, are following in the 

 footsteps of their father, John Bosken, one of 

 the pioneers of the hardwood trade in Cincin- 

 nati, for it is infrequent that one sees such a 

 well kept stock and yard. 



II. 1'. Wiborg iif Wiborg-IIanna Company re- 

 ported business very good. In fact, that seemed 

 to be the general verdict all over Cincinuati. 



.1. B. Cochran of the Cochran Lumber Com- 

 pany received the visitor in his usual manner 

 and spent some time In discussing the local 

 trade in hardwoods. 



One of the most pleasant culls made was the 

 one made upon E. E. Beck. .Mr. Beik Is a 

 hustling young man. 



T. I'. ,Scott was out of the city. 

 At R. E. Becker & Co.'s office Mr. Freiburg 

 was met and his cordial "Call again wlien you 

 are in Cincinnati" will be remembered. 



John Dulweber of .Inlm luilwi'liei- & Co. was 

 as agreeable as ever. 



Mr. Groesbeck of the Stearns Lumber Com- 

 pany is most cordial and entertaining. To meet 

 him is to like him, for a more pleasant gentle- 

 man than he Is very seldom met. 



.Mr. Hoblns^>n. "priure of good feliows," of 

 the firm of Mowbray vV Rnblnson. was seen pos- 

 ing on top of a pile of lumber, and bis ctu-dial 

 invitation to "illinb up" was accepted, and nl- 

 tbotigh very btisy he gave a few minutes time 

 for a chat. 



At the well-knrtwu llriu of Maley. Thompson 

 Jk .Moffett, T. J. ,Moffett. one cf Cincinnati's lead- 

 ing men and president of the Business Men's 

 Club, welcomed the REconn representative heart- 

 ily- 



G. S. Stewart of the firm of William H. & G. 

 S. Stewart was yeen and a few minutes' chat was 

 bad with him. Mr. Stewart is noted for his 



"j-arns" and pleasant is the time when G. S. 

 starts telling stories. 



A very enjoyable evening was spent at the 

 banquet of the Lumbermen's Club, held at the 

 club rooms on October i). This was the first 

 of the monthly banquets for the season and 

 was attended by the following well-known lum- 

 bermen and their guests : C. H. Pease, Pease 

 Lumber Company ; Frank Van Siyck, L. & N. R. 

 R. ; J. IL Wehry, Litlleford Lumber Company ; 

 C. H. Schatzman, Pennsylvania R. R. ; E. J. 

 Tboman. Bennett & Witte; J. T. Crutchlield, Na- 

 tional Freight Agency ; J. W. Graham, Graham 

 Lumber Company ; W. A. Bennett, Bennett & 

 Witte ; George M. Morgan, Nicola, Stone & Mey- 

 ers ; R. L. McClelland; S. W. Richey, Richey, 

 Halsted & Quick ; Dwight Hinckley, Stone & 

 Hinckley ; A. E. Hart. L. G. Banning Company ; 

 C. F. Korn, Farrin-Korn Lumber Company ; B. 

 Bramlege, Farmers' & Traders National bank ; 

 J. B. Cochran, Cochran Lumber Company ; J. 

 C. Dudley ; T. J. Moffett, Maley, Thompson & 

 Moffett ; Stuart A. Allen, C, H. & D. R. R. ; 

 W. H. Ames, M. B. Farrin Lumber Company ; 

 M. J. Eckman, M. B. Farrin Lumber Company ; 

 G. E. Jones, M. B. Farrin Lumber Company ; E. 

 M. Koch, Hardwood Rkcord, Chicago ; R. L. 

 Gilbert, J. W. Darling Lumber Company ; B. A. 

 Kipp, B. A. Kipp & Co. ; George A. Shaw, George 

 A. Shaw & Co. : L. T. Brunson, Wiborg-Hanna 

 Company ; George C. Ramsey, Standard Mill 

 Work Company ; A. B. Ideson, Standard Mill 

 Work Company ; J. H. Leiding ; O. J. Harcourt ; 

 C. W. Bunnell, Pease Lumber Company ; H. W. 

 Brock, I'ease Lumber Company ; John R. King, 

 Pease Lumber Company ; Myron Banning, Le- 

 land G. Banning ; A. D. McLeod, C, II. & D. 

 R. R. ; H. P. Wiborg, Wiborg-Hanna Company ; 

 C. W. Tomlinson, B. & O. Southwestern R. R. 



After an eight course dinner had been en- 

 Joyed and cigars passed, a short business ses- 

 sion was held, after which A. D. McLeod gave 

 a most interesting talk on his recent trip to 

 the Hoo-Hoo Annual at Portland, Ore., in which 

 he referred to the Canadian Pacific railway and 

 its benefits to the Northwest. 



J. T. Crutchfield of the National Freight 

 Agency gave a short talk concerning his firm, 

 as this office has been only recently opened in 

 Cincinnati. 



C. F. Korn gave a most interesting talk on 

 his recent trip througli the quarantined districts 

 in the South, a topic in which everyone was 

 interested. — Mac. 



Difficulties of a Texas Company. 



A receiver has been appointed and iihued in 

 charge of the property of the Ranger Hardwood 

 K.\port Company of Big Creek, Liberty county, 

 Tex. Tills company, since its inception, has 

 been known as a Sondhelmec lnstit\ition. and 

 Max Soiulbein'.er of the K. Sondlieimer Couipany, 

 with headiiuarters at Memphis, was its presi- 

 dent. Sam T. Swlnford has been appointed as- 

 signee by the federal court. This action was 

 taken on the allegation of creditors, who de- 

 clare in their petition that the company is In- 

 volved to the extent of over ?! 00,000. The 

 complaint was preelpltated, it Is alleged, by the 

 fact that ou Aug. 22 last the Ranger Hardwood 

 Export (.'ompany conveyed to th,* E. Sondlieimer 

 Company practically all the stoek of maiuifac- 

 tured lumber In Its yards, valued at .$l.''i,000, 

 applying the proc-eeds upon Indebtedness i-lalmed 

 by the E. Sondlieimer Company, with tlie Intent 

 to prefer this company as a creditor. 



'i'lie Itanger Company has been organized for 

 only a few years, and was supposed to be a 

 good hardwood proposition, as it had considera- 

 ble holdings of timber lands along the Trinity 

 river in Liberty and San Jacinto eountlea, Texas, 

 n sawmill i>lant and a logging outfit. However, 

 for stiine months past rumors have been rife 

 that the quality of Hie timber was not turning 

 out as good as was antii'ipateil, ami that there 

 were Internal illssenslons In Ibe company. It 

 was originally organized by Julian Ranger of 



