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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



many manufacturing centers are showing de- 

 cided improvement and it is safe to predict a 

 greater activity in tlie demand for all Ijinds 

 of lumber : and if American exporters can be 

 bronglit to realise tlie main law of a heaitliy 

 business — namely, conditions of supply and de- 

 mand — there is no doubt of a good business for 

 1905. 



Pittsburg. 



Pittsburg is arriving at the distinction of 

 being Quite a hardwood center. Among the con- 

 terns who deal very extensively in hardwoods 

 are the American Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 pany. Cherry River Boom & Lumber Company 

 (whose general sales olBce is at Philadelphia). 

 D. L. Gillespie & Co.. Willson Brothers, R. J. 

 Munhall Lumber Company, Nicola Brothers 

 Company, J. JI. Hastings Lumber Company, Ru.s- 

 kaulT Lumber Company. Curll & Lytle Lumber 

 Company and the Mead & Spear Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



In the aggregate the foregoing named con- 

 •cerns handle a vast quantity of hardwood lum- 

 ber. But few of them are exclusive dealers in 

 hardwoods, as they also generally handle full 

 lines of building woods. 



BuJTalo. 



The general news here still turns largely on 

 the doings of the members of the hardwood trade 

 who have lately been driven out of business by 

 linancial troubles. The Ileusinger Lumber Com- 

 pany, which was first to fail, is making no 

 progress towards a settlement, as a receiver has 

 not been appointed. The larger affairs of the 

 Queen City Lumber Company are under scrutiny 

 by the bankruptcy court, complaint having been 

 made that there was an effort to ship stock out 

 of the yard beyond the reach of the creditors. 

 The third failure Is that of Fall & Co., whose 

 members. E. H. Fall and J. W. Fall, were for a 

 time connected with the Queen City Lumber 

 Company as stockholders. Their liabilities are 

 $26,SS1 and nominal assets $14,382 of which 

 .$9.SIGS.G1 consists of accounts against the Queen 

 City company, so it does not appear likely that 

 much will be paid to the firm's creditors. 



As William Quast. not long ago connected with 

 the Queen City company, has sold nearly all of 

 his lumber and is doing no business on his own 

 account. It looks as though the failures were 

 practically at an end. Let It be understood that 

 the above financial flurry is really of small ac- 

 count, as compared with the reliable portion of 

 the Buffalo hardwood interest, which is as solid 

 as ever and quite unaffected by what has hap- 

 pened. 



The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company re- 

 ports a good lot of logs at its southern mills, 

 and is getting out a lot of birch In the Adlron- 

 <Iacks. Plain oak is one of the yard specialties. 



F. W. Vetter, of the Empire Hardwood Lumber 

 Company, expects to ro south again about the 

 end of the month. The Arkansas mills of the 

 company are just now laid up for repairs, but 

 logs are plenty and a start will be made soon. 



George J. Kennedy, whose office Is in the Elii- 

 cott Square building, since the organization of 

 the Tennessee Lumber Company, has become a 

 regular hardwood dealer, and is carrying on a 

 fine business. 



A. Miller doubled up his stock In yard last 

 summer and is moving It at a good rate, making 

 good his sales by shipments of poplar, ash and 

 oak from the south. 



The Hugh McLean Lumber Company has its 

 new mill at New Albany, Ind., about ready to 

 start up. It Is pronounced tlje best saw mill In 

 the state, and logs are ready to give it plenty 

 "f business. 



J. N. Scatcherd expects to go south again in- 

 side of a month to look after business. The 

 Memphis mills of Scatcherd & Son have about 

 2,000.000 feet of logs on hand, but an effort Is 

 being made to increase the quantity as fast as 

 possible. 



The marriage of Nelson S. Taylor and Miss 

 Mary Crate, thus Joining anew the corporate 



house of Taylor & Crate, which took place De- 

 cember S9, is the leading news w-ith the com- 

 pany. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company is 

 preparing to add to its timber interests in the 

 south, when A. W. Kreinheder goes to the Ten- 

 nessee mills of the company in a month or so. 



G. Elias & Bro. predict good business this 

 year and already have a good many orders at 

 the mill. Their stock of maple in all cuts is, as 

 usual, one of their largest assets. 



T. Sullivan & Co. have added to their handling 

 of Michigan hardwoods and their lead in elm, ash 

 and basswood is as large as the general scarcity 

 of some of these woods will permit. 



Orson E. Yeager is receiving a good amount of 

 elm from Canada and always keeps an all round 

 assortment of hardwoods on hand. He finds all 

 indications favorable to a good year in lumber. 



The cherry trade of I. N. Stewart & Bro. is as 

 strong as ever and promises to go on right along, 

 although that lumber was thought to be about 

 used up till they began to make a specialty 

 of it. 



Saginaw and Bay City. 



R. Unnson of Sailing. Hanson & Co , was a 

 recent visitor in the Valley. Mr. Hanson is op- 

 timistic .Ts to business prospects for the year 

 and during the coming season will Increase his 

 cut of hardwocds. 



The M. Garland Company, the well known 

 manufacturers of sawmills and special machin- 

 ery at Bay City, Mich., has Just captured a 

 nice order that goes to New Mexico. 



Hardwood timber operations In the north- 

 eastern part of the lower peninsula of Michi- 

 gan wil! be carried on very extensively during 

 the coming year. A large portion of this lum- 

 ber output will be handled by the Detroit & 

 Mackinac liallway. whose line extends from 

 Bay City to Cheboygan. 



The Hanson-Ward Veneer Company, of Bay 

 City, has 'ncreased its capital stock from $65,- 

 000 to $105,000. This company has one of 

 the modern and model veneer plants of the 

 country. 



W. B. Mershon & Co.. the expert band resaw 

 manufacturers of Saginaw, turned out eleven 

 of their model machines during December. Ed. 

 Mershon of this concern says that advance 

 orders Indicate a very strong demand for his 

 line of manufacture during the coming year. 



The n. N. Loud Sons' Company of Au Sable, 

 will produce their usual large output of maple 

 and other Michigan hardwoods during the com- 

 ing season. 



The Ix)bdell & Bailey Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, of Onaway, Mich., north of Alpena, are 

 running at full capacity on hardwoods. 



One of the Saginaw hardwood houses that has 

 built up a very handsome business since Its 

 comparatively recent advent in the trade. Is 

 Phillips & Seeley. This concern contemplates a 

 still further extension during 1905. 



The Briggs & Cooper Company, Ltd., of Sag- 

 inaw, report an excellent demand for the sea- 

 son of the year, and see nothing but bright 

 prospects In the coming season's trade. 



Grand Kapids, Mich. 



The Nichols & Cox Lumber Company report a 

 very satisfactory lumber business for 1904, De- 

 cember sales being the heaviest In the year, 

 which augurs a very bright outlook for spring 

 business. The maple flooring business with this 

 company has also been very satisfactory for the 

 last half of the year, with demand and prices 

 steadily advancing. The concern will start In 

 the new year with a good assortment of dry 

 Michigan hardwoods, but with only about one- 

 third as much flooring on hand as It had a year 

 ago. 



At the first of the year the Longfellow & 

 Skillman Lumber Company moved Its ofiices from 

 the Wanderly building to a larger and finer 



E.E.Taenzer&Co. 



(Incorporated) 



MANUFACTURERS 

 AND DEALERS 



HIQH = QRADE 



Hardwood Lumber 



Band Sawn Thin Stock 

 a Specialty 



MAIN OFFICE AND MILL: 

 Florida Ave. and Y. & M. V. R. R. 



MEMPHIS, 



TENN. 



ALSO MILL AT SHORT BENO. ARK. 



WANTED. 



We are in the market for the 

 following lumber, must be in 

 good dry condition, and if can 

 furnish any or all, please quote 

 us f. o. b. cars shipping point, 

 describing stock, and how soon 

 same can be reached. 



10 to 20 cars 1 In. 1st and 2na Plato White 



Oak. 

 2 cars 114 In- Ist and 2iid Plain White Oak. 



1 car Vk In. l.st and 2nd Plain White Oak. 

 :! cars \% In. 1st and 2nd Plain White Oak. 



2 cars 2 In. Ist and 2nd Plain White Oak. 

 1 car 2^4 In. Ist and 2nd Plain White Oak. 

 .1 cars Z In. 1st and 2nd Plain White Oak. 

 1 car 4 In. 1st and 2nd Plain White Oak. 



The above stock must be well manufac- 

 tured, eqnallzed trimmed leni^ths. Prefer 

 Irnnd sawn stock. Could take 15% to 25% of 

 good Common with same. 



We are also In the market for the following: 



10 cars 1 In. Common Plain White Oak. 

 5 to 10 cars 1 in. Ist and 2nd Plain Red 



Oak. 

 10 cars 1 In. (Common Plain Hed Oak. 



FOR SALE. 



2 cars 1 Id. 1st and 2nd Quartered Red Oak. 

 2 cars 1 In. Common Quartered Red Oak. 

 1 car 1 In. i 10 in. and up Ist and 2iid 

 Plain Rod Oak. 



1 car iVi In. I 10 in. and up 1st and 2nd 



Ash. 

 \i car 1'4 in. i 10 In. and up 1st and 2nd 



Ash. 

 1 car H4 in. x 12 In. and up 1st and 2nd 



Red Gum (two years old). 

 1 car 2 In. X G in. and up 1st and 2nd Red 



Gum (3 to 4 months old). 

 10 cars 1 In. Gum Crating lumber, can ship 



rough or d. 2 s. 

 n.000.000 ft. 1 In. Poplar. 

 lU, l',4 and 2 hi. bang up stock, all grades 



and good lengths. 



E.E.Taenzer&Co. 



(Incorporated) 



MEMPHIS 



