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HARDWOOD RECORD 



February 10, 1917 



=-< CINCINNATI >= 



The Indiana Heading and Stave Companj', Huntingburg, Ind., recently 

 announced the purchase of the timber on Cutshin CreelJ, in Leslie county, 

 Kentucky, and will begin to cut it into staves in the near future. The 

 nearest railroad station is Hamdin, to which point the finished staves will 

 be hauled for loading. It is understood that the company is negotiating 

 for the purchase of considerably more timber between now and spring. 



In the involuntary bankruptcy proceedings of the Woods Lumber Com- 

 pany and others against George H. and Harry D. Riemeier, United States 

 Judge HoUister last week confirmed the report of Receiver Paul V. Con- 

 nolly and awarded him compensation to the amount of $316. The assets 

 of the Riemeier Lumber Company were sold at auction recently, the bank- 

 ruptcy sale being conducted by the Effron Mercantile Company for Receiver 

 Connolly. The assets consisted of hardwood lumber, oflSce fixtures and yard 

 equipment and brought under the hammer §4, 12.?. OS or 97 per cent of the 

 appraised value. 



The Lyons Lumber Company recently was incorporated at Frankfort, 

 Ky., by Green R. Lyons, H. R. Lewis and TJ. B. Rulette. The new corpora- 

 tion's capital is placed at $16,000. 



Lumber and financial circles recently learned that William A. Stuart 

 had resigned as president of the Hinckley Fibre Company and has disposed 

 of all his large stock holdings. His interests were taken over by James H. 

 Friend, one of the directors and a large stockholder, and he is suceceeded 

 in the presidency by Attorney James, of Dayton, O., representing the Friend 

 interests. The company is a New York corporation, owing considerable 

 timberlands and wood pulp and fibre mills in that state, with a capitaliza- 

 tion of $600,000. 



It was announced here recently that reductions of five per cent in 

 freight rsjtes on lumber and lumber products from Washington, Oregon, 

 Idaho and Montana to Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Michigan, Penn- 

 sylvania, New York, Maryland and West Virginia have been asked of the 

 Interstate Commerce Commissioa at Washington by the Western Pine 

 Manufacturers' Association and a large number of lumber companies in 

 the Northwest. 



The Kile Lumber and Building Company. Akron, O., recently incorpo- 

 rated with capital stock at $100,000. The directors of the new incorpora- 

 tion are George II.. William L. and E. L. Kile and E. K. and F. F. Richards. 



R. A. Tingle and Dwight Hinckley, two prominent Cincinnati lumbermen 

 active iu club affairs, were honored recently by newly elected President 

 Shinkle, of the Chamber of Commerce, by important committee appoint- 

 ments. Mr. Tingle is on tlie executive committee and Mr. I-Iinckley was 

 appointed to the admissions committee. Especially since the organization 

 of the Lumber E.xchange, a subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce, lumber- 

 men have been prominently identified with tliu life and progress of the 

 Chamber. 



H. 15. Schmidt, H. L. Freiberg and Walter J. Eckman, latter president 

 of the Lumber E.\change, were -among the delegates representing the Cin- 

 cinnati Chamber at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the 

 United States held in Washington January 31. February 1-2. 



The Allen Motor Company, Fostoria, O., at a banquet recently to 290 

 boosters of the Fostoria Chamber of Commerce, raised .$110,000 stock sub- 

 scription for a new body plant to be erected in addition to an auto plant 

 on fifty-five acres recently purchased by the company. 



Fire recently destroyed the coach sheds and other parts of the Cincin- 

 nati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad's shops at Liniii, O., entailing a loss 

 which is expected to reacli close to $100,000. .Vn explosion of chemicals is 

 believed to have started the big blaze. Nearly fifty coaches were iu the 

 shops for repairs and all were practically ruined. These shops are the 

 only ones in the C, H. & D. system. 



John Daumeyer, aged seventy-one, a pioneer in the carriage and wagon 

 building business of this section, died last week at his home on Vine 

 street. Corryville. For the past thirt.v-flve years Mr. Daumeyer was a 

 member of the well-known firm of Kleine & Daumeyer. uunuitacturcrs of 

 carriages and wagons. 



■<,CLEVELAND >= 



Protection for dealers in hardwoods, as concerns city work at least, is 

 seen in the latest ruling at city hall governing the work of contractors on 

 city work. Heretofore there has been no protection ^or material men, or 

 those engaged in the actual work on the jobs, in case of failure of the 

 contractors. The surety bonds contained no clause for such protection. 

 From now on, however, the city of Cleveland requires that all surety 

 bonds covering its contracts shall include a stipulation that the bond shall 

 be for the use of the material men, machinery men, laborers and others 

 supplying material, machincr.- or labor for the work, should they have just 

 claims. This information has been embodied in a letter sent to the Cleve- 

 land Board of Lumber Dealers, and Secretary J. V. O'Brien, of the board, 

 is sending copies of the letter to all hardwood and lumber interests. 



Because of the increased cost of fuel and operating, the unprecedented 

 high rate of $5 per M is likely to be reached In the lumber carrying lake 

 freight trade this season. That this figure will uot remain fixed, however. 

 Is the opinion of leading interests here, because of the small amount of 

 lumber available, .\lready the freighters are way short of capacity. While 

 in former years seventy five per cent of the lumber coming to Cleveland 



was received by water, only twenty-five per cent was received last year 

 and less than this is likely this season. The proposed new high rate is a 

 reflection of the $4.50 rate reached last August. 



-< TOLEDO > 



The Skinner Bending Company recently held its annual meeting and elec- 

 tion of oflScers. C. V. Skinner was re-elected president and F. D. Anderson 

 secretary. There were no changes in the personnel of the officers or direc- 

 tors of the concern. President Skinner reports a fine trade, the best 

 enjoyed by this concern in the past ten years. There is a strong call 

 right now for bent rims coming from the truck, automobile and wagon 

 factories everywhere. The cause for this satisfactory state of affairs is 

 attributed to several conditions. A good many firms have gone out of the 

 bending business during the past year, stocks have been low and the 

 demand unusually good, all of which has created a prosperous situation 

 for such institutions as weathered the gale ot»hard times. 



W. T. Hubbard, largest hardwood dealer in Toledo, reports a satisfac- 

 tory condition of the market with demand and prices steady. 



The Gotshall Manufacturing Company is extremely busy trying to get 

 out the large number of orders which come pouring in. "Car troubles are 

 the bane of our existence right now," stated Mr. Gotshall. "With em- 

 liargoes on roads in every direction and everybody ordering for quick 

 delivery it is plain to be seen that difficulties follow." 



According to published reports the resources of Toledo's fourteen state 

 banks totaled $50,429,013.36, as compared with $47,928,699.62 at the time 

 of the September statement. The reserve was 17.6 per cent as compared with 

 1S.3 per cent. The total resources of Ohio banks has increased to $843,- 

 607,759.18. 



Two large warehouses belonging to the Defiance Box Company, located 

 on the west side of the city, burned to the ground recently. The loss is 

 estimated at $5,000, partially covered by insurance. The origin of the 

 fire is unknown but was well under way when discovered. A "dead" 

 water main retarded the efforts of fire fighters. The warehouses contained 

 a large amount of material, much of which was crated and ready for 

 shipment. 



■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The Wayne Show Case Company of Ft. Wayne, lud.. is moving its plant 

 to Columbia City, Ind., where a large factory is to be established in a 

 building that has been purchased. Martin J. Miller of Ft. Wayne, president 

 of the company, announces that much new machinery is to be purchased 

 and that the plant will be equipped to increase production. 



The Berne Lumber Company of Berne, Ind., has increased its capitaliza- 

 tion from $35,000 to $50,000, 



The Bimel Spoke and .\uto Wheel Company of Portland. Ind.. has issued 

 $50,000 iu preferred stock. 



Julius C W^ood. scvent.v years old, president of the Kirby-Wood Lum- 

 ber Company of Muncic, Ind.. died January 29. He was a director «if the 

 Merchants' National Banlc of Muncie, and had been identified prominently 

 with the business life of Muncie for many years. He was born iu Rich- 

 mond, Ind. A widow, and a son, Charles Wood, the latter being the active 

 head of the lumber company, survive. 



Carr & Puttmann, whose sawmill was recently destroyed by fire at New- 

 point, Ind., have rebuilt and enlarged the plant, which now is in operation. 



The Ferguson Lumber Company of Rockville, Ind., is enlarging its mill. 



.\nnouneement was made last week by T. R. Block, manager of the 

 Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Company's yards at Linton, Ind., that the well 

 known Indiana firm that operates many yards throughout the state has 

 changed its name to the .Mien A. Wilkinson Lumber Company. Mr. Greer 

 has been dead for al)out ten years, ami liis uame has been tiropprd from the 

 firm. 



=^ EVANSVILLE >■= 



The contract has l>con ],;i for the building of a new aildition by the 

 Redding Manufacturing Company, the improvement to be built at once at a 

 cost of from $6,000 to $7,000. 



The new factory being built by the Wliitmorc Handle Company at Mt. 

 Vernon, Ind., is nearing completion and machinery is being installed in the 

 building. The factory will be one of the most modern and best equipped 

 in this section. 



The next regular monthly meeting of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club 

 will l)e held on Tuesday night, February 13, when several important busine88 

 matters will come up. President Worland, who is secretary and general 

 manager of the Evansville Veneer Company, is one of the real "live wires" 

 of this community and it is expected he will put a good deal of "pep" in 

 the club during the coming year, and he is very anxious to increase the 

 membership. 



B. F. VonBehren of the VonBebren Manufacturing Company, maker of 

 spokes and hubs, George O. Worland of the Evansville Veneer Company, 

 Henry J. Rusche of the Specialty Furniture Company, and Frank W. Grlese 

 of the Evansville Bookcase and Table Company, are among those recently 

 elected as directors of the Evansville Manufacturers' .\ssociatlon. 



Announcement has been made that the Murphy Chair Company at Owena- 

 boro, Ky., will build a stock room that will be 40 by 240 feet. Work on the 

 building will start as s8on as the weather conditions will permit. 



