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HARDWOOD RECORD 



November 25, 1916 



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^ 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. 



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The Louisville Hardwood Club on November S met at tlie Seelbach 

 hotel and elected officers as follows : President T. Smith Milton, Church- 

 ill-Milton Lumber Company ; vice-president, A. E. Norman, Jr., Norman 

 Lumber Company ; treasurer, C. M. Sears, Edward L. Davis Lumber Com- 

 pany, re-elected ; secretary, R. R. May, manager of the Louisville branch 

 of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, re-elected. The principal 

 topic discussed at the meeting was in connection with the recent investi- 

 gation of the hardwood lumber industry by the Federal Trade Commis- 

 sion at Memphis. 



The C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company is again enlarging its office, this 

 being the second enlargement inside of six months. Business with the 

 company has been so good during the past few months that a larger force 

 is needed to handle it. The export demand is good, and an active domes- 

 tic demand, chiefly from furniture and phonograph manufacturers, is 

 being met with. 



On account of the high cost of living, and the increasing demand for 

 skilled woodworliers, the Wilson Furniture Company has announced a 

 ten per cent increase in wages, the increase becoming effective several 

 days ago. The increase affects all departments outside of the office. 



The Interstate Commerce Commission in a recent decision held that 

 the minimum weight of 36,000 pounds applied by the Illinois Central and 

 other railroads on three cars of baseball bats shipped by the J. F. HII- 

 lerich & Sons Company to Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex., was unreason- 

 able to the extent that it exceeded the present minimum of 30,000 pounds, 

 and reparation has been ordered the shippers. This reparation will be 

 determined by a statement based on excess charges collected. 



.\ suit against the Jefferson Woodworking Company of Louisville, alleg- 

 ing violation of the smoke nuisance ordinance of the city, was dismisBed 

 when it came up in court, the company showing that it had taken steps 

 to abate the nuisance. The company operates in the old plant formerly 

 operated by the W. H. Gillette Company, vehicle woodwork manufac- 

 turers, who sold out to the Pioneer Pole & Shaft Company some two 

 years ago. The plant was shortly afterward dismantled by the Pioneer 

 people, and sold to the present owners. 



Timber holders and lumbermen of Kentucky are watching with much 

 interest the outcome of a proposed special session of the state legislature 

 in January to take up the matter of a new revenue bill in Kentucky, 

 prepared by the tax commission, appointed by the Governor, at the 

 instance of the General Assembly last spring. This bill is for the pur- 

 pose generally of revising the present tax laws in the state, which it has 

 been claimed for several years wore unjust, and holding back the growth 

 of the state. 



Building operations In Louisville and vicinity have shown a nice In- 

 crease during the past few weeks, and the demand for interior trim is 

 holding up unusually well for late fall. According to figures given out 

 for October, a total of 187 permits were issued for buildings to cost 

 .$321,510, showing an increase of $149,870 over the same mouth of last 

 yea r. 



Dallas Brlgbtwell, who for seven years has been with the Capital Lum- 

 ber Si Manufacturing Company, Frankfort, Ky., In the capacity of secre- 

 tary-treasurer, has resigned. Mr, Brightwell has arranged to form a 

 partnership with G. R. Lyons and H. R. Lewis, owners of the Lyons 

 Lumber Company, hut will not take up his active duties until next spring. 

 He has gone to Michigan, where he expects to spend several weeks. 



The Howard Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. Jeffersonville, Ind., 

 operating plants at Mound City, III.; Paducah, Ky, ; Cincinnati; Madison, 

 Ind., and Jeffersonville, has not figured In a rumored deal with eastern 

 <apitiillsts, according to F,d Howard, head of the company. It has been 

 rumored that Charles G. Brazlor and associates of New York have closed 

 a deal for the property, and had prepared to use the plants for filling 

 an order for light draft boats for Norway. 



While several forest fires have been encountered in Kentucky during 

 the past month. In most cases they have been headed without any great 

 loss through the efforts of the wardens of the forestry department. 

 Lookout towers have been erected In several parts of the mountain dis- 

 trict, and have aided greatly in getting fires under control before they 

 reached any great headway. Several thousand acres were burned over 

 at Hopklnsviile, Ky., however. 



Floyd Day of Jackson, Ky., has been sued for $25,501.73 by the re- 

 ceivers of the Day Lumber Jj Coal Company, alleging that this amount la 

 due the company for sums advanced In cash, and merch.andlse secured 

 at the company stores. The FIdellt.v & Columbia Trust Company of 

 Louisville Is receiver (or the company. 



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Building operations for October arc showing considerable activity. The 

 number of permits issued during that month were 731, compared with 

 755 during the corresponding month last year. The estimated aggregate 

 cost during the month was $I,333.3S1, while October a year ago showed 

 an estimated cost of $1,214,618. This shows a gain of about ten per cent. 



The Luml)ermen's Exchange will hold its annual election on Decemlier 

 12. The nominations by divisions will soon be made. Only two divi- 

 sions have submitted their nominations up to the present time. These are : 



Appeals — H. A. Boeckeier, C. A. Antrim, B. F. Givens, G. E. W, Luchr- 

 mann, J. W. Ferguson, W. H, Elbrlng, 



Arbituatiox — Franz Waldsteln, R. F. Gruner, O. H, Sample, A. E. 

 Smart, J, A. Meyer, F. P. Hearne. 



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