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HARDWOOD RECORD 



COLUMBUS 



The Irontun Lumber Company of Ironton, O., 

 lias started its mill, having secured a good run 

 of logs on the last high waters In the Ohio and 

 Big Sandy rivers. 



V. P. Lamdon. representative of the Natalbany 

 Lumber Company, Hammond, La., called on local 

 lumber jobbers lately. 



George F. Barels, retail lumber dealer of Canal 

 Winchester, this state, was a visitor among 

 Columbus wholesalers last week. 



S. A. Jackson of Montpelier, O., has estab- 

 lished a wholesale lumber business under the 

 name of the .Tackson Lumber Company, with 

 offices In the Martin block. He handles all kinds 

 of lumber, including shingles and posts. He 

 was formerly connected with the Martin c& Jack- 

 sou Lumber Company. 



The Reliance Lumber Company of Cleveland 

 has been incorporated with a capital of $3,000 

 to manufacture and deal in lumber of all kinds. 

 The incorporators are R. L. Taben, A. Maher, 

 T. G. Maxwell, H. M. Brice and Alf P. Fishey. 



M. A. llayward of M. A. Hayward & Son says 

 there is a general advance of $3 a thousand in 

 all grades of hardwood flooring. He says trade 

 conditions are practically unchanged in the last 

 fortnight. The demand is good lor this season 

 of the year, and considering that there Is no 

 speculative buying. Prices are good and the out- 

 look is promising. 



H. B. Neilds, representative of the Little River 

 Lumber Company, Townsend, Tenn., was a vis- 

 itor among Columbus jobbers recently. 



J. K. Sowers of the Sowers-Leach Lumber 

 Company reports a good demand for hardwoods 

 and an increase in orders from manufacturers. 

 Prices rule very firm. 



H. W. Putnam, president of the General Lum- 

 ber Company, says the market has not changed 

 In the last two weeks, and that demand from 

 factories and retailers continues slow. Prices 

 are well maintained. H. C. Buskirk. sales man- 

 ager of the compan.v, returned recently from the 

 company's mill at Ashland, Ky., which has been 

 started and is expected to continue in operation 

 several months. 



L. B. Schneider, sales manager of the John R. 

 Gobey Lumber Company, says the hardwood trade 

 has not shown any change of late. The concern 

 has had a good run of orders lately and the 

 outlook for business is good. There is no ten- 

 dency to weaken prices. John R. Gobey, head 

 of the company, left a few days ago on business 

 in West Virginia. 



R. W. Horton. sales manager of the W. M. 

 Ritter Lumber Company's central division, says 

 trade In all hardwoods has been fair during the 

 last few weeks. One of the best features is the 

 better buying by factories, and retailers are buy- 

 ing steadily. Prices are well maintained and 

 there Is no disposition to shade quotations. Dry 

 stocks In the hands of mills arc not very large 

 and the prospect for business is fair. 



H. .M. Rowe of Powell & Rowe says business 

 III hardwoods has been good recently and prices 

 ruling tlrm. 



CINCINNATI 



A Mieillng of the creditors of the K. & P. Lum- 

 ber Company of Naples, Tex., was held In this 

 tlly on Nov. G In the office of Referee Whltaker. 

 Phil Renner, trustee, reported ?10,000 on hand. 

 Various claims were presented. All questions 

 were deferred until Nov. 27 for argument. 



J. B. Little of the Little Lumber Company, 

 Harrlman, Tenn., Is In this city looking after a 

 tialm that had been presented to the Lumber- 

 men's cltib for adjustment. 



K. V. Jackson Is again enjoying robust health, 

 much to the satisfaction of his friends. Mr. 

 Jackson says that business with his company Is 

 fiilr, but not ns good as It should be. 



Lewis poster, secretary of the Hardwood 



Manufacturers' Association of the United 

 States, returned last week from his visit to the 

 Kast and is spending a short season at the 

 home office. 



J. D. Rash, head of the Shawnee Lumber 

 Company, one of the MlUcreek valley concerns, 

 says that business Is very satisfactory at its 

 yards. 



H. J. Pflester, president of the M. B. Farrin 

 Lumber Company, says that while business is 

 not very active, his concern is very busy re- 

 building Its warehouses destroyed by fire in the 

 summer. 



S. \V. RIchey of Richey, Halstead & Quick, 

 says that their business Is fair and he sees no 

 reason to complain. 



A. T. Dobell of Alfred Dobell & Co., Liver- 

 pool, was a visitor In Cincinnati last week and 

 stopped over on his way to mill points in the 

 South. 



E. A. Cobbett of Cobbett & Co., Ltd., London. 

 England, was in this city a few days last week 

 calling on the lumber exporters. 



W. A. Bennett of Bennett & Witto, has re- 

 turned from his trip to his offices in New Or- 

 leans and Memphis. His stay probably will be 

 short, as he feels that more business is to be 

 done by keeping going. 



The Tri-state Vehicle & Implement Dealers' 

 Association held its annual convention in this 

 city at Music hall last week. Over two thou- 

 sand vehicles were exhibited. The new presi- 

 dent is L. W. Kattman, New Knoxville, O. 



The Francke Lumber Company of Berlin, Ger- 

 many, with a mill and yards at St. Bernard, has 

 just closed a lease with privilege of purchase of 

 several acres adjoining its plant. 



The rumor that the mills on the Kentucky 

 river between Frankfort and Jackson would be 

 merged has no present foundation. Leland Ban- 

 ning, who was said to be interested, says he 

 knows nothing of the deal. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



TOLEDO 



During October building permits were issued 

 valued at .f250,86S, as compared with $223,629 

 during the corresponding month a year ago. 

 The first ten months of the year show a total 

 increase of more than .$tiOO,000. The season has 

 been an active one, not only in Toledo but in the 

 smaller surrounding towns. Buildings to the 

 number of 107, valued at $155,840, were eretted 

 in TiBin, O., this season, and forty-two new 

 structures in Fostoria, valued at $00,720. 



The Skinner Bending Company says the l)usi- 

 ness outlook Is none too bright. While demand 

 for auto rims Is somewhat better than for car- 

 riage work, business is far from satisfactory, 

 says the manager of the concern. 



William Fautli, prominent cistern manufac- 

 turer of Sandusky, O., died at his home in that 

 city Oct. 15, at the age of forty-three years. 

 He Is survived by his parents, a sister and two 

 brothers. 



The Booth Column Company is putting in a 

 big stock of cypress, oak, chestnut and yellow 

 pine, twenty carloads in all. President Booth 

 states that while orders have been coming In a 

 trifle slower recently, the concern has not yet 

 been able to catch up with Its orders. This has 

 been a splendid year for the concern. 



Wm. T. Hubbard says trade has dropped off a 

 little recently, but there is still a medium busi- 

 ness with a little of most everything moving. 

 Local stocks are now well filled and very little 

 buying is being done. 



Trade has dropped off considerably recently, 

 says L W. Gotscball of the Gotschall Manufac- 

 turing Company. The railroads have not been 

 In the market for anything In the line of hard- 

 woods except for Immediate needs. ,Faclory con- 

 sumption is llKliter and building business is 

 naturally (luli'llng down at this tlnii' of the 

 year. The cooperage, however, is very good. 

 Prices have thus far held up well. 



After a long illness Selby P. Fraser, for thirty 

 years a member of Fraser Bros. & Van Hoff, died 

 at his home in this city a lew days ago. He 

 was seventy years old. 



Hardwood drug cabinets are to be manufac- 

 tured by the Indianapolis Drug Cabinet Company, 

 organized and incorporated in this city with an 

 authorized capitalization of $30,000. The direc- 

 tors are M. P. Schwartz, H. A. Helming and John 

 McLaren. 



The Ohio Valley Coffin Company of Lawrence- 

 burg, has sold to a Cincinnati furniture factory 

 about 200,000 feet of black walnut lumber for 

 $3G,000, some of which has been In the com- 

 pany's lumber yard for thirty years. 



John L. Henry, a hardwood buyer of Shelby- 

 vilie, was seriously Injured a few days ago when 

 he was struck by a Big Four train. While his 

 condition is serious, it is believed he will re- 

 cover. 



John II. Talge of the Talge Mahogany Com- 

 pany, the Brannum-Keene Lumber Company, Cap- 

 itol Lumber Company, Burnet-Lewis Lumber 

 Company, Maas-Neimeyer Lumber Company, 

 Dynes Lumber Company and the W. F. Johnson 

 Lumber Company, have contributed a total of 

 $G00 to a fund for the purchase of a permanent 

 home for the local Salvation army. 



On Nov. 3 the Indianapolis Trade Association, 

 including a number of lumbermen, made a trade 

 extension trip to Oakland, McCordsvllle, Fort- 

 ville, Ingalls, Pendleton, Anderson, Yorktown, 

 Dalcville, Muncie, Selma and Parker City. The 

 party traveled in a special train of four cars. 



The first annual congress of the Indiana 

 branch of the National Conservation Association 

 was held in this city Oct. 28. Officers elected 

 were : President, W. S. Blatchley, former state 

 geologist ; vice president, L. B. Clore, Franklin ; 

 secretary, H. E. Barnard ; chief state pure food 

 and drug commissioner and treasurer. H. J. 

 ISanker, De Pauw University, Greencastle. 



EVANSVILLB 



W. W. Smith of Hunt, Washington & Smith, 

 Nashville, Tenn.. was recently the guest of E. 

 N. Ralston, who has charge of the local yard 

 of the company. A deal has been consummated 

 whereby D. B. MacLaren & Co., local hardwood 

 wholesalers, with offices in the Furniture Ex- 

 change and yards at Kentucky avenue and 

 Illinois Central tracks, will take over the busi- 

 ness of Hunt, Washington & Smith, whose yard 

 is located at Virginia street and C. & E. I. 

 tracks. -Mr. Ralston will leave at once for Nash- 

 ville. Members of the trade regret his leaving, 

 as he has made many friends among tliem. 



The O. Grlmwood Company, which has been 

 operating the Henry Maley Lumber Company's 

 large new plant, has been taken over by Maley & 

 Wertz and the business will be conduclcMl under 

 the style of Maley, Wertz & Grlmwood. This plant 

 was built only two or three years ago and Is 

 one of the finest in the city. 



Bedna Young of Young & Cutslnger, made a 

 business trip to Indianapolis and Edlnburg, Ind., 

 this week. 



Frank May of May Bros., Memphis, Tenn,, was 

 a welcome visitor In this city last week. He 

 was returning from a trip l(j Lexington. Ky. 



A parly of iunilx-rmen will leave soon for 

 Grenada county, Mississippi, where they will 

 hunt for big game on the property of the Maley 

 Land & Lumber Company. F. M. Cutslnger of 

 Young & Cutslnger will conduct the party. 



The next meeting of the Evansvllle Lumber- 

 men's Club will be lield at the aNcw Vendome 

 hotel, Nov. 14. 



Edgar Rlndskopf has been appointed receiver 

 for the Supri'ine Manufaclnrlng Company at 

 VIneennes, liid., maker of farming implements, 

 ii|ion the application of Joseph Boss, a stock- 



