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HARDWOOD RECORD 



February 25, 1917 



formerly general manager for both companies, we bespeak for these gentle- 

 men In their new enterprise the same courteous and friendly consideration 

 from the trade that has always been extended to them prior to the separa- 

 tion of the Joint interests. The Darnell-Love company has removed its 

 offices to Leland, where Its mills and yards are located, while K. J. Darnell, 

 Inc., will continue its offices in the Banls of Commerce building at Memphis. 

 Both companies will continue to manufacture the same classes and dimen- 

 sions of hardwood heretofore produced aud marketed through the offices 

 of R. J. Darnell, Inc. 



Negotiations looking to this transfer have been in progress for some 

 time but were completed only a few days ago. 

 James Ritchey 



James Ritchey of Cincinnati, a retired coffin manufacturer, who during 

 his long residence and business association here made many fast friends in 

 the lumber world, died February 17 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Les- 

 lie Benedict, at Columbus. Mr. Ritchey was seventy-eight years old, a 

 veteran of the Civil war, having served faithfully with the Fifth Ohio 

 Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of Walls Post, G. A. R. 



Besides Mrs. Benedict, his widow and another daughter, Mrs. H. C. Brake- 

 bill of Maryville, Tenn., survive him. Funeral services were held in 

 Columbus. 



Mr. Kreamer Goes Out of Business 



H. F. Kreamer has been operating a planing mill at Kreamer, Pa., for 

 some time. Hakdwood Record has annually described his requirements in 

 hardwood lumber to the producers in its bulletin service and on approach- 

 ing Mr. Kreamer this year for a notation of his needs for 1917, received 

 word from Mr. Kreamer that he had gone out of business and gave his rea- 

 sons in the following letter : 



"Gone out of business. Shop inspector is getting so smart, making it so 

 impleasant that I cannot get along with the work after mill was fixed up 

 as he directs same to be. I had promised to guard all necessary points, and 

 so I did, making it already very unhandy and more dangerous in some 

 places than before. But he is entirely a 'greeny,' — the three first times he 

 came around I had to give him the names of each machine before he made a 

 note of same. Tou cannot reason a minute in trying to explain points not 

 needing to be boxed up, as he directed me aud which are a great hindrance, 

 so I told him, 'before I box up as per instructions, I will shut down.' So I 

 did when time expired January 15." 



Mr. Kreamer requested that the fact of his having shut down his mill be 

 made public, and also the reasons for his taking that action. 



New Milling-in-Transit Tariffs 

 The Illinois Warehouse Lumber Company, Cairo, 111., which now controls 

 the National Planing Mills of Cairo operating under new management and 

 with new machinery, writes Hardwood Record that the Illinois Central 

 freight tariff No. 13057-A, providing for milling-in-transit from all points on 

 the Illinois Central south of Fulton, Ky., also on the Y. & M. V., C. M. & G., 

 Mississippi Central, G. & S. I., N. O. N. & C, N. O. G. N., and other tribu- 

 taries of the Illinois Central to all points north, east and west of Cairo, will 

 take effect February 26. The tariff also provides for milling-in-transit at 

 Cairo on shipments originating on the M. L. & T. destined to C. F. A. and 

 eastern territory, and from points on the T. S. & P. to C. F. A. and western 

 territory. 



Shark Skins for Leather 



The oxskin belt that drives the pulleys In 

 many a mill and factory may give place to a 

 belt made of shark skin at no distant day. 

 The ordinary sources of leather are inade- 

 quate to meet the demand, and every pros- 

 pect that promises increase is carefully inves- 

 tigated. Experiments have shown that excel- 

 lent leather can be made from skins of some 

 species of sharks, and a movement, which is 

 encouraged by the government, is on foot to 

 make use of this source of leather. Large 

 sharks have very tough skins. 



Atkins Complete Addition to Plant 



B. C. Atkins & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 

 have completed a two-story brick and steel 

 addition to their saw factory, the new build- 

 ing being 50 feet wide by 200 feet long. It is 

 shown in accompanying illustration. The 

 new plant now covers four entire city blocks. 

 The new floor space accommodates the ex- 

 panding business In the inserted tooth and 

 band saw departments. A battery of six 

 drop forges for forging the teeth used in the 

 Inserted tooth saws is located on the ground 

 floor in the new building. 



The finishing room for big band saws is on 

 the second floor. Here the finishing touches 

 are put on the silver steel band saws ranging 

 in sizes from 25 to 60 feet, preparatory to 

 shipping to users. 



The addition gives to E. C. Atkins & Co. 

 added means of handling its growing busi- 

 ness among the sawmills. 



Frank R. Gilchrist 



Frank R. GUchrist died Monday morning, February 19, at Detroit as 

 the result of an operation. Mr. Gilchrist was born at Alpena, Mich., in 

 1S71. He entered the lumber business in the retail firm of P. W. Gilchrist 

 & Co., at Cleveland in 1895, and in 1906 he became president of the 

 Gilchrist-Fordney Lumber Company of Laurel, Miss., and held that position 

 up to the time of his death. Two brothers and a sister are his partners. 

 Mr. Gilchrist was connected with other lumbering interests, among which 

 were the Richardson Lumber Company of Alpena and Bay City, Mich., 

 Three States Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., and Rust-Owen Lumber 

 Company of Drumraond, Wis. His death was the indirect result of stomach 

 trouble. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at Detroit. 



Mr. Gilchrist leaves his widow, a son, Frank R., Jr., and two daughters, 

 the Misses Katherine and Mariette. The business will be continued on 

 the former basis. 



Pertinent Information 



Instrument Makers Express Fear of Shortage of Specicdty Woods 



Manufacturers of musical instruments met at the laboratories of the 

 American Steel & Wire Company, Chicago, recently and among other things 

 discussed the future adequacy of the supply of the domestic hardwoods 

 used in the manufacture of their products. Referring to hard maple one 

 manufacturer said that this wood growing In limited areas in the United 

 States is of course being cut more rapidly than it is growing. The same 

 speaker told of various unknown woods of the tropics which he said will 

 in time be found fully as useful for a great many purposes as mahogany 

 and Spanish cedar. He said that he presumed that one of these woods 

 might, when necessary, take the place of hard maple, but he was unable to 

 say which was adapted lor the purpose for which hard maple is demanded. 



Speaking of the application of hardwoods in the manufacture of pianos 

 and other musical Instruments, this speaker said that those of even and 

 uniform growth, of firm structure and strong fiber have Ijeen deemed to be 

 most useful. He said that uniform structure, even grain, density and elas- 

 ticity are elements essential to the needs of the instrument man, and that 

 hard maple answers these requirements precisely. He told of personal in- 

 vestigations made by him in tropical Mexico and Central America several 

 years ago, where he found many unknown woods which Impressed him 

 favorably, some of them having characteristics similar to basswood, poplar, 

 ash and maple. He said : "There is much diversity of opinion as to the 

 limitations of wood and Its general utility, but wood experts and those 

 more widely concerned in the manufacture and manipulations of wood and 

 lumber are Inclined to view more complacently the conditions that confront 

 us, namely, the rapid depletion of our forest resources, and the prospective 

 opportunities for replacing the known woods of commerce from other 

 sources of supply. As I have already stated, the unknown woods of the 

 tropics of South American countries have not found their way to market 

 except in very limited quantities by reason of the fact that there has been 

 little occapon for the pioneering work necessnry to introduce them." 



NEW ADDITION TO PLANT OP E. C. ATKINS & CO., INDIANAPOLIS 



