HARDWOOD RECORD 



of assistance was made, aid bas been asked for 

 in tho managen-ent of 11,2GV>.000 acres of timber 

 lands. For tiacts approximating sriS.UOO ucres. 

 det-.iili?(l work-ng plans liave been made and are 

 now being followed. Jhe lands regularly inspected 

 by agents of the Service. Preliminary examina 

 lioas have been made on 2.r.76,000 acres, and 

 working plans are now under consideration for 

 2.y"»0,OOU arres. AppliuatioHv^ have been received 

 for assistance fruni owners of tracts aggregating 

 1.154.000 acres, and examinations are being made 

 as rapidly as iiossible. 



Meeting of Cypress Manufacturers. 



The Southern Cypress Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation met at the New St. Charles hotel in 

 New Orleans, at 11 a. m., Dec. 20. President 

 Wilbert presided : a large number of members 

 wtre in attendance. 



Letters from Walter W. Ross, counsel for 

 the Natiop.;il T-uml)er Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion m the car stake and equipnnent matter, 

 from William B. Stillwell of Savannah, and 

 from N. W. McLeod, regarding Interstate 

 Commerce matters, were read, and discussion 

 followed. It was decided that votes of indi- 

 vidual members on several propositions sub- 

 mitted by Mr. Stillwell be taken by mail, tht- 

 l)a!lots to be mailed to Secretary Watson. 



The treasurer's report showed a balance of 

 more than ?.SO0 to the credit of the organiza- 

 IJon. 



Committees on finance, meml)ership. iiisur- 

 anee. railroads and transportation, grading 

 and speoiiications. and legislation, stated that 

 they had no reports to make. Reports of the 

 committees on terms of sale and form of 

 I»rice list were passed to the executive ses- 

 sion. Inquiry by the chairman of the grad- 

 ing and specifications committee ^developed 

 the fact that the grading rules adopted in 

 November have been put into effect by every 

 mill represented at the meeting. 



The executive session, which convened at 

 2 p. m.. adopted a form of price list which 

 shows variations of all grades of manufac- 

 tured cypress, with blanks for prices, terms 

 of sale, shipping weights, standard thick- 

 nesses, etc. Prices were discussed at some 

 length, although no official list has been made 

 ]iublic. It was decided to employ a railroad 

 traffic •■Xpert, whose duties shall be to give the 

 members accurate and necessary information 

 regarding tariff rates on cypress, over the 

 various roads. 



The m<-eling adjourned at 6 p. m.. and after 

 dinner visiting lumtiermen were entertained 

 with a theater party. 



A New Town and a New Hardwood Concern. 



L'urt-'* is ihe nt w .station at the extreme :>oulb- 

 ern end oi the Manistique railway in Mackinaw 

 county, Michigan. It Is the iieadquarters for 

 the woods operations of the new firm of <'(M)k, 

 Curtis &i Mille.-, which is erecting a large hard 

 wood mill and stave factory In that city and 

 which will begin operations within a few weeks. 



The company has a general store, wareliousi' 

 and offices at this point and already Is doing a 

 good commercial business .vilb the farmers In 

 the vicinity. A postothce has been establlslud 

 at Cnriis which will be a K'eat convenience to 

 the faimers and residents and prove of value in 

 hoondng the town, which promlHes to ticfome 

 quit*' a busy little burg. 



New Treasurer Leavitt Lumber Company. 



.U-rtmv <i. Leavitt. furnririly resident gi-niTal 

 manager of the Arkansiis Lumber Company. 

 Warren. Ark., has Hcvered his connection with 

 that concern on account of ill health, and has 

 purchased a considerable Interest in the Ij*.?av- 

 itl Lumber Company of Chicago. He will 

 make a several months' tour of Arizona anrl 

 New Mexico this winiiT. and as soon as h'? 

 becomes fully able, will lakf an active ijart In 

 the business. He was elected treasurer of this 

 company on December fi. The present officers 



are: H. B. Leavitt. president; B. F. Richard- 

 son, vice president; Elmer H. Adams, secre- 

 tary; J. G. I-eavitt. treasurer. 



Miscellaneous Notes. 



Kirc ill II. V. .Iiist'ph's barrel fnclory, at lic»h- 

 insDU. 111., destroyed $(;,IM)0 worth of iMopiMly. 

 with only ."^.'i.rHUi insurance. 



The Jamestown Panel & Veneer Company of 

 .lamestown, X. Y.. is now moving Its machinery 

 into its large new factory in Steel street. 



i. -\'. Uay of llamden. (>.. is enjoying busy 

 Times. He is now sliipping large (|uantlties of 

 jack oak tu the furniture factories at Logan. 



The Ooshaw & Kree sawnn'll near Aurora. 

 Wis., is undergoing exleusivo repairs. A steam 

 feed is being put in and a table leg nnd chnir 

 stock factory added. 



The saw mill plant and stave mill oi the 

 Superior Veneer ('omi)any at Munising. Mich., has 

 been closed down for the .season bernuse of Ihe 

 inability to secure mill bands. 



The Kast .lordan. .Mich., miiiiln ilt.Miiiig factory 

 was somewhat damaged by tire on Pcc. 7. the loss 

 covered by insurance. The lire originated in a 

 sawdust pile in tlie noiler room. 



The Mexican Central railroad has issued an 

 order to a large timber Urm for ;i.O(io.ooo .ak 

 ties, to be delivered in three lots a year apart 

 The contract price is $l.li(' per tie. 



The Choctaw Lumber & Veneer Company lias 

 been incorporated in Cliicagu with a capital stuck 

 of .$100,000. The incorporators are .lames It. 

 Hastings, lierl It. Harris and M. K. Mc.NuIty. 



The Kitchen Cabinet Mae.ufacturing Company 

 of Ureoncast le. Ind.. sustained a lieavy h)ss by 

 lire a few days ago. Abcul .fio.ono w.irtli of 

 property was destroyed, with mily :>l..")iiii insur 

 auce. 



Work has been commenced on the ere;-tion m' 

 a large veneer plant for the Kagle Stave C<iin 

 pany at Kremont, n. The factory will lu- ih..r 

 oiighly up-to-date in every particular and i-ni 

 ploy fifty men. 



The Goodyear Lumber Company has pun based 

 25,000 acres of Iiardwond timber lands in (Jo- 

 gcbic county, Michigan, from the (J. K. San- 

 born I<and Company of Ashland. Wis. The con 

 sideration was .f:too,000. 



G. H. Tennant of Minneapolis owns the «tnlv 

 plant in the twin cities that makes llooring 

 exclusively. A large share of his iiriKluct is 

 parquetry and ho is the only iiiaiiufa»t iirer ..r 



fancy floors in that region. 



The Hallway Lumber & Supply C«mipany. with 

 a capital stock of ?10.n(»tt. has incorporated at 

 Little liock. Ark. F. H. Schwartz, H. K. Ued 

 ding and (ieorge (). Kraus, all of Little Hock, 

 are the promoters of the enterprise. 



The Western Hardwood Lumber Company oi 

 Denver. Col., and Lns Angeles. Cal., has secur'-d 

 tin- services of .lames C. KiiuleUui, formerly con 

 nected with Ihe San Krancisco freight citlice nf 

 the Snulliern raclHc. as IriilUc manager. 



The Congo I'mbrella Handle Company. New 

 York City, bas been iric4)rporaled with .f.'».noo 

 capital, to manufacture imibretla handles. Anini 

 Miller, Isidore H. Miller and Nathan Goldman, 

 all of New York Clly. are the Incorporators. 



I'rani; I> Wllsey of .New York, H. K. Burns, 

 t.'harles A. Howersox and A. F. Schaefer of 

 Stryker, O., have Incorporated the Stryker Itoal 

 Oar A: Lumber Company, wlilch Is capil :ill/,ed hi 

 ?;.''i<),iM)0. The i)lant will be located at Stryker. 



The Nart-agauMett Hay Supply Company has 

 been Incorpor.iled at Last Orange. N. .1.. to deal 

 in hardwoods and coal. The company is capital 

 l;;ed at .$.'{00,000. and Theodore K. Lawlon, Amos 

 i;, Whilford and Harry H. Picking are the In 



'Ihe i:ddy LaKe Cypress Company of I'orl liar 

 relHon and HuekHiM)rl, S. C.. bas JuhI Increased 

 Its capital slock from ^lio.ooo to .f:'.oo.ooi). A 

 porHon of the new capital will be ullll/.ed In the 

 conHtrucdon o( a railroad for the extension of the 

 huHlnesK. 



The .1. K. (irelliek Company nf Traverse CMy, 

 Mich.. innnufaclureiM of olMce and store (Ixlures. 

 Interior llnish, soHh, doors and kindred lines, has 



added several new furniture products during the 

 year, and now makes a specialty of kitchen cab- 

 inets and cupboards. 



The property of the Swain & Heed Stave iV 

 Lumber Company. Canton. O.. was sold at publie 

 aucti(m recently to r. A. Schwertner of the 

 Herger Manufacturing Company. The plant 

 will be put in operation as soon as a few nece**- 

 sary repairs are made. 



J. Howard Cutler, a cabinet maker of Heading. 

 I'a., Is very busy on holiday trade. Mr. Cutler 

 makes general cabinet work, a specialty being tlie 

 hardwood l>oards on which hardware is mounted. 

 He enjoys an extensive demand for these articles 

 both from foreign and domestic markets. 



The Falconer Veneer Company of Falconer. 

 N. v.. has been incorporated with a capital 

 stock of .'};20.00O to manufacture lumber, veneer 

 and panels. The company is erecting a fac- 

 mry at Fast Jamestown, which is expected to 

 be ready for occupancy early in the new year. 



The Goshen Veneer Company, of Goshen, Ind.. 

 will be fully established in its new quarters in 

 the Walker factory building by Jan. 1. With 

 the excellent equipment and convenient arrange- 

 ment itf the new plant, the company will be able 

 to handle its increasing business with dispatch. 



The sawmill and shingle mill of the Kelley 

 Lumber & Shingle Company, located at Fast Hay. 

 Mich., has cut 4.000.000 feel of lumber during 

 the year, and has a capacity of 25,(X)0 feet of 

 hardwood or ."jO.Ooo feet of hemlock per day. 

 Luring l!Mi,">, ."<5.ooii has been paid out for ma- 

 th inery. 



It is reported that the Garrison Woodwork- 

 ing & Veneer Company, whose plant at Colum- 

 bus. Ga.. was burned a few weeks ago, will lo- 

 cate at Hirmingbam. Ala. The site has not 

 yet heen decided upon, but a representative of 

 the company is at present iu I'irtntngham look- 

 ing over the ground. 



On the ground that the i>ropo.sed ordinance 

 to permit the substitution of hardwood for fire- 

 proofed wood in interior trimmings of buildings 

 more than 150 feet high, would do away almost 

 entirely with the c(mipulsory use of fireproofed 

 wood in high buildings, the mayor of New York 

 has vetoed the measure. 



A Miller. S. !>.. paper reports liiat Iowa par 

 ties are investigating tindiei' tracts aUmg t he 

 Missouri Hiver with a view to purchase, intending 

 lo set up portable mills and saw the timber right 

 >>n the property. Ash. elm. Cottonwood and box 

 elder are fairly abundant along the stream and 

 on several islands in the river. 



The otitput of The W. F. Williams i(Unpany 

 of Traverse City during the past year has been 

 0.000.000 feet of maple, beech and oak tlooring. 

 at a value of ."fL'iO.OOO. The company has in- 

 stalled .Slli.oOx) worth of new machinery during 

 Ihe pasl year and from this on the company ex 

 peels to iim twelve uionihs in Ilie year, with an 

 increase of husiness. 



Fdward M. Mills. Fvan Hollister and AIImmm 

 K. Jones, all of HuiTalo. N. Y.. organized a new 

 corporation l)ec. 1. to be known as Charles 

 Hebard & Sons. Inc. The capitalization is $500,- 

 ooo. It is believed that Ihe vast cypress and 

 .\elU.\\ pine Interests of Ihe Hebards In Florida 

 will be developed by Ibis concern. althoui;b Iheir 

 plans have not yet been made public. 



A sawmill bebmging to .Mangum i\: .Magee. 

 Ibree miles from GiNtveton. Tex., was recently 

 blown to pieces ny a boiler explosion. The boiler 

 and bone'-bonse we'*e totally destroyed and other 

 eijulpmenl daamged. Mr. Manginn and several 

 einployeeK were Injured, and inn* man kllle«l. 

 The mill will be repaired and itperations resumed 

 as Noou as possible. Ther(> was no hwurnnee. 



lMre<*l rail eon u»'cl Ions between Huby. Wis., 

 and Ihe oaniha rallroaii al Sillbawn have been 

 i'ompb'Ied by the Huby Luml)er Conu>any of Huby, 

 Wis. Heretofore Ibis eompitny's greal nul|)ut of 

 birch, basswoiul. elm and ash has been luniled by 

 learn to (he railroad, and this innovation will be 

 dlsllnclly advanlageous. The new line will be 

 known .IS the Wisconsin. Huby & Snnlbern Hall- 

 ro;» d . 



