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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10, 191S 



carriage spokes, singletrees, shafts, and poles. The oak finds its principal 

 place as material for heavy "wagons, notably as felloes, hubs, spokes and 

 bolsters. The Pacific coast woods serve in the less exacting parts of the 

 wagon. 



Illinois Central Puts On More Cars 



The Illinois Central Railroad Company announces that it is putting 

 a bunch of new cars on its line. While the rolling stock going out at 

 this particular time might not be directly interesting to. the lumber or 

 woodworking trade, it offers a direct possibility and at least slight 

 amelioration of conditions. The 300 stock cars which are now issuing 

 from the shops will be useful in that they will release other cars and 

 hence help the situation by just that much. The Illinois Central recently 

 placed orders tor 2,000 coal cars and 400 convertible cars, the construc- 

 tion of which will be rushed with all possible speed. 



An Open Side Hydraulic Press 



The HydrauUc Press Manufacturing Company, Mt. Gilead, O., has 

 brought out a new design of open side hydraulic veneer press, which is 

 illustrated on this page. A special improved rolling package conveyor 

 used by this company is shown in the same cut. This makes a very 

 convenient system for transferring the stock from the loading truck into 

 the press and onto a truck for further handling. The press here shown 

 would represent about a pressure capacity of 150 tons, a pressing surface 

 of eighty-four inches by thirty-si.x inches, and a daylight space of forty- 

 seven inches. 



Speaking of the rolling conveyor as described by the Mt. Gilead people. 

 Its object is to transfer built-up packages of veneered stock laid on re- 



HXDRAULIC PKI':ss MADE HY THE IIYDRATLIC PRESS MANUFAC- 

 TURING COMI'ANY, MT. GILEAD, O. 



talners to the press from loading trucks, and from there to the shop 

 truck. The device requires the use of I-beam independent retainers which 

 are used for the bottom and top Indsters. 



The stock is laid on a caul placed on the rollers of the loading truck. 

 The bottom beams of the retainers arc put on the press platen and the 

 loading truck with the package on It is pushed up to the press. If the 

 arms of the package conveyor are extending toward the loading side of the 

 press, the tjruck pushes them through the press so that they extend on 

 the unloading side. The truck stops at the press, but the package con- 

 tinues to roll into position as the caul carrying the load travels over the 

 rollers on the loading truck and those on the package conveyor arms. 



After the package Is in proper position in the press, the subsequent 

 operations are simple and easily handled. When it leaves the press the 

 method of the operation is varied to suit different shop systems; that is, 

 the elevating truck system and the regular floor system. 



The construction of the press is very substantial and rigid throughout. 



Oak Important Part of Interesting Old Timepiece 



The old clock in St. Paul's Chapel tower in New York City has tolled 

 Its last mournful chime. There is pbnty of matter for a regular Sunday 

 supplement sob story In the culmination of the usefulness of this his- 

 toric old timepiece, which, with Its immense machinery, was brought 

 from England In 1798. At that time it was the finest example of the 

 clock maker's Ingenuity. Its frame, weighing several tons. Is of wrought 



iron and its bars in such true alignment that the bearings have worn 

 a hundred years. The 1,400 pound weights run down a dark, musty 

 shaft to the bell deck eighty feet below. They were once wound up by a 

 large wooden wheel like a ship's steering wheel. They are now wound 

 up by multiple gears, but the process takes nearly two hours. 



The clock rests on a frame of hewn oak timbers, carved with the 

 initials of many clock winders. The wood now being torn out with the 

 ponderous machinery is dry, covered with dust and well seasoned, but is 

 as strong and serviceable as when it was first put in. and while the old 

 clock will go, a new clock will be bolted precisely in the bed of the old 

 one and the old timbers of oak will continue to do duty for many years 

 to come. 



•< MISCELLANEOUS > 



The Williamson Veneer Company has been incorporated at Baltimore, 

 Md. 



The Marianna Millwork Company, Marianna, Fla.. recently suffered a 

 loss by fire. 



The Century Cabinet Company of New York City has increased Its 

 capital stock to .1200,000. 



The Caddo Hardwood Lumber Company has opened a wholesale hard- 

 wood lumber office at Shreveport. La. 



At Lincoln. Nebr., the Western Truck & Tractor Company has been suc- 

 ceeded by the A. G. Hebb -Auto Company, Inc. 



The C. A. Lauson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., has In- 

 creased its capital stock from $40,000 to $50,000. 



The Kawnear Cabinet Company has been incorporated at Kansas City. 

 Mo., with $2,000 capital to manufacture cabinets. 



At Tonawanda, N. T., the Knoell Manufacturing Company has been 

 Incorporated with $10,000 to manufacture novelties. 



At Houston. Texas, the Robinson Sash & Door Company has become an 

 Involuntary bankrupt, as has OlUie & McKean at North Tonawanda, 

 N. T. 



The West Palm Beach Novelty Works has been sold to the Dade Lum- 

 ber Company, West Palm Beach, Fla., and the Georgia Veneer & Lumber 

 Company has been sold to the Dublin Veneer Company, Dublin, Ga. 



-< CHICAGO >■ 



The Brown Land & Lumber Company. Rhinelandor, Wis., recently 

 opened up an office at 407 Transportation building, Chicago, in charge of 

 A. H. -Vngus. 



The W. L. Joyce Lumber Company, with headquarters at Minneapolis, 

 Minn.; has opened a wholesale lumber office at 505 Chamber of Commerce 

 building. Chicago. 



The Chicago Ferrotype Company has been incorporated here with $500.- 

 000 capital, as has the Mandel Manufacturing Company with $150,000 

 capital. The latter company will manufacture musical cabinets. 



George O. Worland, secretary and treasurer of the EvansvlUe Veneer 

 Company, EvansvlUe, Ind., spent a couple of days in Chicago last week 

 in connection with business of the Expanded Wood Company, EvansvlUe, 

 with which he Is connected. This company manufactures a product 

 adaptable to many lines, namely, it saws veneer automatically, thus 

 making It adaptable for many purposes to which the raw product would 

 not lend Itself. 



W. E. Johns of Milne, Hall & Johns, Cincinnati, O., spent several days 

 of Thanksgiving week In Chicago. Mr. Johns is making a number of the 

 northern markets and the middle states, and says he is doing mighty 

 good business. 



"Ted" Jones of the F. T. Dooley Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., 

 spent a few days of last week in the city. 



L. D. Murrelle of the L. D. Murrelle Lumber Company, Memphis, left 

 Chicago December 2 after having spent a honeymoon of two weeks In 

 the city. Mr. Murrelle was married in Memphis on the fifteenth of No- 

 vember, coming to Chicago for his honeymoon. 



II. E. Glaeser. who is handling the middle states territory for George 

 W. Ilartzell, the walnut man at Piqua, O., was in Chicago for a couple 

 of days during the past week. Mr. Glaeser has been covering northern 

 Illlnoi.i and Wisconsin of late and says that he has developed some 

 mighty line business. 



G. A. Wltmeycr, general manager of the Munlsing Veneer Company. 

 Munlsing, Mich., spent part of last week In Chicago. Mr. WItmeyer 

 says that the situation with northern veneers is excellent. 



George N. Harder, general manager and treasurer of the Rib Lake Lum- 

 ber Company. Rib Lake, Wis., spent most of last week In Chicago, accom- 

 panied by Mrs. Harder. The Rib Lake company is rapidly completing 

 the construction of its new mill, which will be operating shortly after 

 the first of the year. 



J. C. Knox, secretary of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Asso- 



