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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10. lOlG 



easy navigation and that there be no obstructea interchange of commerce 

 on rivers tributary to the Mississippi. 



The Stevens Brothers Organ & Piano Company, Marietta, O., has in- 

 creased its capital stock to $75,000. 



The Bowlus Timber Company, Plketon, O., has been succeeded by J. W. 

 Dewey. 



The J. A. Church Box Company, Cleveland. O., has been incorporated 

 with a capital of $10,000. to manufacture boxes. The incorporators are 

 A. B., Geo. A. and Katherine C. Church, Bennet Meyers and Ruth C. 

 Williams. 



The Miles Avenue Lumber Company, Cleveland, has increased its capital 

 from $10,000 to $50,000. 



The Acme Box & Lumber Company of Cleveland reports an increase in 

 capital of from $10,000 to $60,000. 



The Ohio Sash and Door Company, Cleveland, has decreased its capital 

 from $150,000 to $13,000. 



The plant of the Columbus Hoop Company, located at Dow avenue and 

 the Big Four tracks, was damaged to the extent of $7,500 by a Are of 

 unknown origin. It started in a frame structure and was soon com- 

 municated to other parts of the plant. 



E. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports a good 

 ilemand for hardwoods, although shipments are delayed by the car short- 

 age. Prices are firm and some advances have been announced during the 

 past fortnight. Retail stocks are not large in any territory. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a good steady de- 

 mand for hardwoods, with prices holding up well. 



=-< MEMPHIS >= 



Thos. R. Winfleld, president of the Cole Manufacturing Company, which 

 operates a big planing mill here, has been elected by the Board of Cit.v, 

 Commissioner's as one of the trustees of the city hospital. Mr. Wintield is 

 a former i)resident of the Business Men's Club Chamber of Commerce and 

 is prominent in both business and social circles here. 



The Arkmo Lumber Company nt Little Kock has been chartered with a 

 capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are : Gordon H. Campbell, 

 S. L. Ehrman. (Jrover S. Owens, and T. L. Bond. Mr. Campbell has 

 already been elected president. 



Building operations In .Memphis for Novendier show a very striking 

 Increase over the .same month last year, thus further Increasing the excess 

 of 1910 over the first eleven months of 1915. One of the striking develop 

 ments of the building situation here Is the unusual activity on the part of 

 automobile Interests. The Overland Company has Just completed the 

 erection of a handsome building which, together with the stock carrleil 

 theridii, represents an ontlii.v of $;i50.oOO. Si'veral other prominent auto- 

 mobile companies are making Memphis southern distributing headquarters, 

 and a number of buildings will be planned lor the Immediate future. There 

 is an Increased demand for homes and also for stores, and imlb'atlons are 

 that the next few months will represent a period of unusual activity in 

 l>uililing circles. The Chickasaw Cooperage Company Is letting the con- 

 tract for the new plant which is to replace that recently destroyed by fire, 

 and the amount involved in this should materially swell the total of per- 

 mits for the current month. 



Among the recent visitors to Memphis has been W. B. Burke, vice-presi- 

 dent and general manager of the Lamh-Flsh Lumber Company at Charles- 

 ton, Miss. Mr. liurke was here attending the mei'ilng of the organization 

 I'ommittee appointi'd to make plans for the formation of the association 

 to handle cut-over lands in the ilelta. Mr. lliirke has only recently super 

 vlseil the loading of 1.'?O.OIIO white oak railroad ties for the French gov 

 irnment. Part of this cargo left from.Gulfport, Miss., while the remalniler 

 was sent from New Orleans. These two shipments repri'seut only a part 

 of the big contract for white oak railroad ties which the Lamb-Fish Lum 

 lier Company secured some months ago from the French government. The 

 <'ompany Is still getting out additional ties, and shipments will be made 

 as fast as boats can be seitt to (lUlfport and New Orleans for Ihi- trans- 

 portation thereof. 



=-< CINCINT^ATI >.= 



In thi' lonff stjiniliiik' 'Jisi' i.f IIh- I nilnl Slates for Ihf bont'lit. etc.. 

 of the II. Leet Lumber ronipany and others against Meredith Ilarman, 

 bankrupt contra<Mor, the Illinois Surety Coinpany, one of the defendants, 

 last week filed a motion In V. S. Dlstriet »'ourt here for judgment In Its 

 fnvor Against the tntervenor, .Tiihn J. Whitman. Harman failed over a 

 year ago while engaged on a government contract and under a rather 

 recent law, the government takes up the case of the creditors. This is 

 said to he the first case of its kind over filed and has been litigated through 

 many courts for many montlis. 



The Interstate ('onnnerce Commission recently decided that the rules 

 and pnu'tices of the railroads whicli provide storage for imported wood 

 pulp for unlimited periods and without compensation, in addition to the 

 freight rates to the place of storage, must he replaced by rules allowing 

 only such free time as may reasonably be required for unloading or re- 

 moval with reasonable charges for subsequent storage. The American 

 Paper and Pulp Association had complained that the present rules were 

 unduly discriminatory to that organization, free storage of imported pulp 

 being very much to the detriment of domestic manufacture and the public 

 in general. 



< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The directors of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association at ai 

 recent meeting tixed January 17 as the ilate for the organization's annual 

 convention. W. A. Guthrie of Indianapolis was named as chairman of a 

 committee to arrange a program and entertainment features. The conven- 

 tion will be held at the Claypool Hotel. Ofticers of the association predict 

 that fully 200 members of the association will attend the annual meeting. 



The Broadway Lumber and Supply Company of Gary, Ind., which was 

 Incorporated a few months ago with a capitalization of $60,000, has re- 

 cently opened its large and modernly equipped yards. It is one of the 

 largest and most complete yards In northern Indiana. W. R. Lehman is 

 local manager of the compan.v, of which M. L. Kline of Hammond, Ind., is 

 secretary treasurer, and H. W. Richter of Laporte. Ind.. is president. 



R. H. Humphrey & Co., Corydon. Ind.. have been incorporated with a 

 capitalization of $60,000 to deal in lumber and building materials. The 

 directors are Richard II. Humiihrey. Wilson E. Cook and JIary E. 

 Humphrey. 



The Roberts Veneer Company, New Albany, Ind., has increased its 

 capitalization from $35,000 to $52,000. 



---^ EVANSVILLE >.= 



Dudley I'hipjis of Waverly, Ky., a few days ago purchased the G. N. 

 Proctor saw mill and has moved the plant to Highland Flats, Ky., and 

 reports he is doing a nice business. 



The report of Edward C. Kerth. building inspector, shows that the 

 amount of money expended in buildings here this year will reach $1,600,- 

 000, including those which will be finished by the first of January, 1917. 

 Last year the figures reached $2,225,000. 



A girl was born a few days ago to Mrs. Taylor, wife of Mertice E. 

 Taylor, at 708 Upper Second street. Mr. Taylor is connected with Maley 

 & Wertz, hardwood lumber manufacturers of this city. He is also sec- 

 retary of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club. , 



thi November 22 occtirred the marriage of 3Iiss Charbttte Hartmetz 

 and Lynn lli'ss McCurdy. son of William H. McCurdy, president of the 

 Hercules Buggy Company. Mr. McCurdy is associated with his father 

 in business. 



At the regular monthly meeting of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club, 

 to be held at the New Vendome hotel on December 12, it is expected that 

 Dan|el A. Wertz will be re-elected president. He is now serving his sec- 

 imd term. 



Luiubermeu in this section and along the Ohio river are watching with 

 interest the outcome of the building of eighteen pine barges on the 

 Allegheny river for the Warrior river trade in Alabama. Heretofore the 

 Ohio river barges have been nmde of oak and poplar. 



G. E. Itaugbman of .Maley *; Wertz relurncMl a few days ago from 

 Granil Rapids and southern Michigan, lie says trade conditions in that 

 section are getting better all the time and he looks for the new year to 

 start off mighty well. 



The Elkhart Carriage ami Motor Car Company, Elkhart, Ind.. has in- 

 creased Its caiiltal stock from $100,000 to $300,000. 



^-< NASHVILLE >= 



Nothing has yet been learned In regard Ut the whereabouts of .John M. 

 Smith of Dickson, Tenn., a hardwood operator of that place. Mr. Smith 

 disappeared with liabilities of over $100,000. An involuntary petition in 

 bankruptcy was filed against him. and U. T. Cowan of Dickson was ap- 

 pointed rer-t'iver. Mr. Cowan has made an inventory of the assets and 

 finds that they total $47,788, and will proceed In wind up the estate under 

 the bankruptcy proceedings. 



The Rock City Spoke Company of Nashville has filed a complaint with 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Louisville & Nashville, 

 in which it is alleged that rates charged on spokes in white in carlots to 

 Chicago. Kaclne. Milwaukee and many other points are unreasonable 

 ami that other points in Tennessee are given undue preference. 



The Louisiana Lumber Company. Nashville, with authorized capital of 

 $200.1100, has beeeii Incorporated by R. li. C. Howell, Robert S. Henry, 

 Douglas Henry. Mordui It. Howell and M. P. O'Connor, all young lawyers, 

 fur develoijment purposes. 



The United States supreme court has handed down a decision reversing 

 the ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission ordering uniform 

 reciprocal switching rates between the Louisville & Nashville and Tennes- 

 see Central railroads at NashvilUe. The rates on competitive business 

 have been prohibitive heretofore, and a rate of $.'1 per car was ordered. 

 The decision will be very disappointing to Nashville lumber and other 

 shippers, as it had been expecied that much benefit would result from a 

 reasonable switching rate. 



< LOUISVILLE >. 



\V. R. Willett. head oi' the \V. U. Wlllett Lumber Company, has returned 

 from an eastern trip, where he took In several of the big football games, 

 including the Harvard-Yale affair. While in the East Mr. Wlllett divided 

 his time between business and pleasure. 



T. J. Christian, sales manager for the Wood-Mosaic Company. New 

 Albany. Ind.. with plants at Louisville and New Albany, recently re- 

 turneii from a trip to the furniture district of the North. The company is 

 busy buying all of ihe walnut logs it can lay its hands on in this district. 



