HARDWOOD RECORD 



W. D. Brown, who has represented the M. 

 H. Farin Lumber Company, Cincinnati, in this 

 Territory for the past year, is now with C. H. 

 Foote, of this city, who handles liardwoods 

 I)i*incipally. 



W. A. Caal. for the past two years with the 

 Robert H. Jenks Lumber Company, has estab- 

 lished himself in tlie wholesale lumber business, 

 making Cleveland his headquarters. C. J. Cap- 

 pach. who for the past four years has been 

 with the same company, has associated himself 

 with W. R. Gardy. Philadelphia. 



Mr. Ford, formerly with C. C. Folmer & Co.. 

 Grand Rapids, now represents the Robert H. 

 Jenks Lumber Company in Michigan territory. 



A. R. Singletary & Sons have been succeeded 

 by the Singletary Lumber Company with A. R. 

 Singletarj- as president. H. A. Singletary, vice 

 president, and M. A. Singletary, secretary and 

 treasurer. 



George W. Myers, secretary and treasurer of 

 Mud Lake lAimber Company, of Clcyeland, and 

 Raber. Mioh.. has resigned, his successor being 

 Mr. GrifBth. 



The ^\ ilson Lumber Company of Rochester. 

 N. y., will soon begin operations at Ivorydale. 

 O. Buildings and railroad switches are to 

 be built immediately, and several million feet 

 of lumber are to be shipped from the valviable 

 tracts of this company in Tennessee and West 

 \ irginia. 



St. Louis. 



The Lumliermem's FIxfhange in St. Louis 

 has departed from its time-houfired custom in 

 having the secretaryship and trea.suryshlp in- 

 vested in two different parties and has made 

 L. M. Borgess iKith secretary and treasurer. Mr. 

 Borgess has been secretary of the exchange for 

 several years. 



After having l>een in the Rialto building for 

 a number of years the offices of the Garet- 

 son-Graeson Lumber ( ompany have been re- 

 moved to suite 51 n National Bank of Com- 

 merce building. The new quarters afford more 

 and better room than was the case at the old 

 location. 



R. i;. Feri-y. formerly connected with the 

 Massengale Lumber < 'ompany. has switclied his 

 affiliations to Steele & Ililibard and will have 

 charge of the city sales for t!ie latter con- 

 cern. 



R. D. I'.ramlette. who has been connected with 

 Steele & Ilibbard for several years. Is now 

 with the Thomas & Troetz I..umber Company. 



J. F. Scobee & Co. announce that A. R. Stev- 

 ens, who is particularly well known to the 

 hardwood trade, will be identified with this 

 concern hereafter. Mr. Stevens was formerly 

 w!th the Thomas & Proetz Lumber Company. 



The riummer Lumber Company reiiorts an 

 Improving demand for botii. cypress and pop- 

 lai. both of which woods are specialties with 

 this company, and Mr. riummer. when inter- 

 viewed on the subject, predicted a very bright 

 future for both of these woods. Ills own mills 

 In Mississippi and Louisiana have been turning 

 our considerable stock and he Is thus able to 

 give all orders prompt attention. 



The Charles F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Company*, has noted a healthy improvement 

 In trade conditions since the middle of Jan- 



rv i)oih In the city and In the country, and 

 Is taking an extremely opilmlslic view of the 

 outlook. Inch plain oak is particularly strong 

 In point of demand and all other items appear 

 to he under the influence of a steady Improve- 

 ment. 



T. A. Moore, vicegerent snark for the eastern 

 district of Missouri, is preparing a circular let- 

 ter and poster calling attention to the fact that 

 there will be a Hoo-Uoo concatenation at LIppes' 

 hall. St. I.,oul9. on the evening of Saturday. 

 March -1. It Is thus hoped to have an en- 



:i&yabk inauguration in St. Louis as well as in 

 ^Vashington. 



F. H. Smith of St:. Louis and W. II. Egan 

 of Chicago have recently incorporated the F. 

 II. Smith Company, to do a wholesale business 

 in hardwoods. Mr. Smith is president and Mr. 

 Eagan is secretary .Tud treasurer. Offices have 

 been opened in tlie Commercial building. Mr. 

 Smith is probably better known than any hard 

 wood man in St. Louis and the new compan\' 

 should be unusually successful. 



Nashville. 



Hamilton Love, of Love. Boyd & Co.. accom- 

 panied by his wife and Mrs. J. W. Boyd, has 

 gone on a trip south. Tliey will spend some 

 little time on the Florida coast. 



Love. Boyd & Co. report the business outlook 

 as being good and they are making arrange- 

 ments to resume as far as possible operations in 

 the country when the weather has improved 

 somewhat. 



The Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company is 

 busy with both domestic and export orders. 



John B. Ransom & Co., the largest firm in 

 the export trade here, say that branch of their 

 business shows some picking up now over what 

 It was In the early winter. 



The Davidson-Benedict Lumber Company has 

 several mill connections on the Cumberland 

 Plateau of East Tennessee and these will be 

 put to running as soon as weather conditions 

 permit. 



The Prewett-Spurr Manufacturing Company 

 finds no interruption in its red cedar wooden- 

 ware business, that Is particularly good this 

 winter from the Gulf of Mexico country. Its 

 lumber department has a steady iun of in- 

 quiries, but like the balance of the southern 

 manufacturers, they are handicapped by the 

 very severe weather. Tennessee has been cov- 

 ered with a coating of ice for two weeks now. 

 The same temperature prevails a good deal 

 further south. 



The Southern Mineral & Timber Company 

 has been organized at Bristol, Tenn., with a 

 capital stock of ?2.").000. 



The Riverside Planing Mills, of Columbia. 

 Maury county, Tennessee, has been chartered at 

 the secretary of state's office here. The capi- 

 tal stock is placed at $8,000. 



The Adams Planing Mill Company is another 

 middle Tennessee firm that has just been organ- 

 ized at Adams, Tenn. The company will do a 

 general building supply business. The officers 

 are J. H^ Clunard, president and general man- 

 ager : W. H. Miller, vice-presldeut ; and Sterling 

 Fort, secretary and treasurer. 



Mr. Moffett, of the big lumber house of Mof- 

 fett, Robins & Co.. of Cincinnati, was through 

 the south a few days ago en route to Havana. 

 Cuba, where they have a mill and extensive 

 interests in the manufacture of mahogany and 

 other hardwoods. 



W. C. Davie of Wright, Graham & Co., wood 

 brokers, Ix>ndon, England, was a recent visitor 

 in Nashville. 



The Davidson-Benedict Lumber Company of 

 this city have begun work again at Its Monterey. 

 Tenn., mill which was closed down for some 

 weeks. 



The Crown Lumber and Manufacturing Com- 

 pany of Knoxvllle has been Incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $10,000 by E. B. Henry, A. R. 

 McMurray. R. M. Henry, B. F. McMurray and 

 J. W. Drummond. 



M. F. Greene of the Davidson-Benedict Com- 

 pany has returned from a trip to Florida. 



E. J. Robinson of Robinson & Detweiler. De- 

 troit, Mich, was a recent visitor in the Xash- 

 Tllle market. 



Pittsburg, 



Oak 



We have a full line of both quar- 

 tered and plain. Red and White, 

 THOROUGHLY DRY, also some 

 fine wide POPLAR and CHEST- 

 NUT. 



JohnDulweber&Go. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



T»l O. C. GARDNER 

 LUMBER CO. 



JNCORPOEATED 



DEALERS IN 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



TIMBERS AND DIMENSION STUFF 



Dressed Lumber. Mouldings and Turned Work 



N.. C. AND ST L. R. R. FOOT OF LIBERTY ST. 

 JACKSON, - - - TENN. 



H.C. HOSSAFOUS 



Manufacturer and dealer in 



Quartered Oak, Dimension Stock Ash, 



Plain and Quartered Oak, Walnut. Cherry. 



DAYTON, OHIO 



FOR SALE. 



Popliir himber; West Virginia stocL. 



80 M feet 1 In. log run or on grade. 



30 M feet 2 In. No. 1 common. 7 In. and up 

 wide. 



20 M feet 2 In. Isti: and 2nds, 7 In. and up 

 wide. 



11 M feet 3 in. and 4 in. Ists and 2nds. 10 In. 

 and UD wide. 



11 M feet 3 in.. 4 in.. .1 In. and 6 In. Ists and 

 2nds.. 10 in. and up wide. 



2*5 M feet 3 in.. 4 In.. Ti In. and 6 In. No. 1 

 common, 10 In. and up wide. 



40 In. 3 to SxlO In. and up export poplar, 

 ffreen. 



11 M feet 1 in. Ists and 2nds. IS la. and up. 



1 car 2 In. log run beech. 



2 cars 1 In. log run bass. 



C cars 1 in.. IVi in., V^ In. and 2 In. sawed. 

 Wormy chestnut. 



6 i-ars 1 in. log run white oak. 

 1 car 2x12 sawed white pine. 



To the Kentucky and Ohio river mills, the 

 following logs win be for sale at Valley View, 

 Ky.. after next tide, principally common and 

 better: 

 RAFT. OAK. 



No. 1. 16 and 14 ft.. 14 In. and np. 11,737 ft. 



No. 3. 14 ft.. 14 in. and up. 11.602 ft. 



No. 5. 16 ft., J4 In. and np. 14,245 ft. 



No. 6. 12 ft. 22 in. and up. 12.500 ft. 



No. 7. 14 ft.. 22 in. and up, 13.000 ft. 

 POPLAR. 



No. 1. 16 and 14 ft., 14 in. and up. 2.3S6 ft. 



No. 3. 14 ft., 14 in. and up. 2.169 ft. 



No. 5. 16 ft.. 14 In. and up. 2.032 ft. 



No. 6. 12 ft.. 22 in. and np. 3,5no ft. 



No. 7. 14 ft.. 22 In. and up. 3.200 ft. 



Will be glad to mall log tnlly sheet on each 

 raft at your request. 



MARIETTA LUMBER CO.. Marietta. Ohio 



The hotter feeling in business Is cvldenceO 

 by the number of new firms starting up. Busi- 

 ness is In the air — lots of It. Already the 



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