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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 23, 1916 



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Our Standard 



^We are makers of Good Lumber. 



^ For ten years we have been turning out 

 high-grade Hardwoods at our present lo- 

 cation^ and thruout those ten years we 

 have been studying constantly to improve 

 our products. 



^As a result we have established a real 

 STANDARD OF QUALITY. 



^When our customers speak of GOOD 

 lumber they say "Like Liberty Lumber." 



^ It IS good lumber. Smoothly sawn — 

 plump, even thickness — good widths — 

 good lengths— and FLAT. 



^ Good to look at, a pleasure to work — 

 that is "LIBERTY" lumber. 



SEE OtJB LIST OF DRY LTJIMBER IN 

 "HARDWOODS FOR SALE" DE>T.. 

 PAGES 44-45, AND ASK FOR FRICES 



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MAKERS OF GOOD LUMBER 

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I The Fountain-Campbell Lumber Company of Ladysmith, Wis., is erecting 



; a large camp on the Russells landing on the Chippewa River. 

 ; The Sawyer cS: Austin Lumber Company, which formerly operated at La 



; Crosse, Wis., has filed notice of dissolution in Wisconsin. The articles were 

 ' signed by J. H. MacMillan and J. B. Taylor, Minneapolis. Minn. The con- 

 cern is doing most of its business at Pine Bluff, .\rk., in which state it will 

 reincorporate. 



The Park Falls Lumber Company, which is erecting a big mill at Park 

 Falls, Wis., has awarded contracts for the construction of thirty cottages, 

 to be finished by June 1, 1917. and which will be occupied by employes. 

 The Vetters Manufacturing Company of Stevens Point, Wis., which 

 recently purchased the plants of the J. W. Clifford Lumber Company at that 

 place, as noted, has started repair and alteration work on the buildings 

 acquired. The mill will probably not be operated until spring. 



Nelson Hull of Morris, Wis., has purchased the mill site of the Eland 

 Traffic Company at Eland, Wis., and will remove his mill to that location. 

 The Maxson Lumber Company, 221 Grand avenue, Milwaukee. Wis., has 

 filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation increasing the capital 

 stock from $50,000 to $G5,000. The amendment is signed by E. H. Maxson 

 .tnd George M. Maxson. 



The Eagle Elver Lumber Company at Eagle River, Wis., has completed 

 construction work on new lumber sheds in the mill yard. The sheds have 

 a capacity to house all the finished lumber turned out by the mill. 



Alfons Geldmeyer, of Norway, Mich., has purchased twenty forties of 

 timberland in Marinette county, Wisconsin, and will start a logging camp 

 at once to operate through the winter. The N. Luddington Company of 

 Marinette, Wis., former owners, logged the pine timber. The hardwood and 

 cedar was left and will be logged by the new owner. 



Work will be started soon on the construction of an additional story to 

 the plant of the Milwaukee Chair Company at 3022 Center street, Milwau- 

 kee, Wis. The present building is two stories, 60 by 160 feet. The im- 

 provements will cost $10,000. 



The Northwestern Lumber Company has started the erection of a new 

 building for the use of its land department at Stanley, Wis. The building 

 will be thoroughly modern, providing offices for the department on the 

 main fioor and offices for lease on the second story. 



The Rice Lake Lumber Company of Rice Lake, Wis., is building new 

 c.-imps near Draper. This will permit an earlier stHrt of the hardwood cut 

 lit the big mill in Rice Lake, which usually starts sawing the now cut about 

 •Tanuary 1. 



The Rieckhoff Box and Lumber Company. Central and Harper avenues, 

 Superior, Wis., started operations last week. The concern, which is capi- 

 talized at $15,000, will manufacture all kinds of wooden packing boxes for 

 the wholesale trade. Four to five cars of boxes per week will be the initial 

 capacity. Arthur E. Rieckhoff Is manager. 



The Uphani Manufacturing Company of Marshfield, Wis., is planning to 

 make an unusually heavy cut this winter and will begin operations early. 

 New camps have been built in the woods near Ogema, the roads laid out for 

 the winter's work and preparations made for active operations. 



The J. S. Stearns Lumber Company of .\shland. Wis., has closed the mill 

 at Odanah for a period of four weeks, during which time the annual repair 

 and overhauling work will be done. Operations will then be resumed. A 

 cut of from fifty to sixty million feet will be made. The concern expects 

 to employ about ."lOO men in Its various camps throughout the winter. 



The Kellogg Lumber Company has shut down its mill at -intigo. Wis., 

 having completed its cut and the longest run in its history. The logging 

 operations have already commenced at several of the company's camps. 

 Logs will be hauled by train this year instead of steam hauler, and opera- 

 tions at the mill will be started about the same time as last year. A camp 

 has been opened northeast of Polar. The Wolf River Lumber Company has 

 opened a camp near Monico, where it operated last season. 



About 300,000 feet of lumber belonging to Charles Kahler of Forest town- 

 ship, near Hillsboro, Wis., were destroyed by fire recently. The loss is said 

 to have been covered by Insurance. 



The John Hieb Manufacturing Company has been organized at Hferrlll, 

 Wis., by John A. Hieb, superintendent at .\nson, Gilkey & Hurd Company. 

 The plant vacated by the Northern Woods Products Company, at Merrill, 

 has been purchased and the site leased. Twenty-five men will be employed 

 In the manufacture of boxes. Individual electric motors will be used to 

 operate the machinery, already purchased. 



The J. S. Stearns Lumber Company has closed Its big sawmill at Wash- 

 burn, Wis., after a very successful sawlug season. The small cut in the 

 woods last season curtailed operations to some extent, as did the labor 

 shortage. 



The Kieckhefer Box Company of Milwaukee, Wis., has declared a wage 

 dividend of five per cent tor all employes who have been with the firm for 

 one year or more. From 150 to 200 employes will benefit through this 

 plan, which was inaugurated because of the prosperous condition of the box 

 industry. The wage dividend will be made an annual affair If conditions 

 remain prosperous, it is announced, 



Arthur M. Alden, head of the .\lden Brothers Manufacturing Company, 

 woodworkers, at North Milwaukee. Wis., has filed a voluntary petition In 

 bankruptcy in the federal court at Milwaukee. Liabilities are $1,511 and 

 assets $3.SS1, with $2,200 claimed exempt. 



Office executives and shop foremen of the Falls Motors Corporation, She- 

 boygan Falls, Wis., makers of motors and woodworking machinery, have 

 organized to promote business efficiency and social welfare. Thirty mem- 

 bers recently enjoyed a dinner-meeting. F. M. Lindsay is head of the 

 association. The officials of the concern are honorary members. 



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