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grades, though less active than a short time 

 ago. 



ImprovemPiits at the (ioor aud flnisbing mill 

 of G. Elias & Bro. this winter will Involve 

 the expenditure of about $15,000 and make it a 

 well-equipped and room.v plant. Work will 

 begin soon. 



H. A. Stewart o( I. N. Stewart & Bro., re- 

 turned to West Virginia Nov. 18. where he has 

 lately been shipping hardwoods for the firm, 

 prineipally oak and poplar. 



Davenport & Ridley, who recently started a 

 hardwood yard on Seneca street, are making a 

 specially of maple and other I'ennsylvania 

 hardwoods. B. E. Ridley has been spending part 

 of this month in Pennsylvania. 



Receipts at the yard of O. E. Yeager include 

 a stock of thick poplar, for which there is a 

 fair demand. Orders for oalc are, however, in 

 Ihi' lead. Cypress tank stock is selling well. 



E. B. Brown, wholesale hardwood lumberman 

 of Buffalo, has left for a two weeks' trip 

 through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and 

 Arkansas to make contracts for next .year as well 

 as load several cars of oak and hickory wagon 

 stock. While in southern Arkansas, Mr. Brown 

 plans to spend several days in hunting. 



F. W. Vetter states that while trade has not 

 been at all rushing lately, his yard has sold 

 n fair amount of hardwoods of various kinds. 

 Including oak, maple and ash. 



Business at the yard of A. Miller has been 

 well distributed among the hardwoods this 

 month, with sales of oak about as good as any. 

 Trade has not been brisk so far this fall. 



B. E. Darling of Blakeslee. Perrin & Darling, 

 has been in the West part of this month on 

 a buying trip, while W. L. Blakeslee has been 

 making some fair sales of hardwoods in the 

 East. 



PHILADELPHIA 



H. R. Humphreys, head of the Hadertine 

 Lumber Company. Camden, N. J., says trade is 

 improving. Mr. Humphreys has gone to Nor- 

 folk, Va., to attend a meeting of the board of 

 directors of the Norva Land & Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



Thomas B. Rutter. .Tr., of Mingus & Rutter. 

 reports a more substantial improvement in 

 trade and the outlook brighter ' than for some 

 time. He has .lust returned from an up-the- 

 state trip, where he booked some desirable orders, 

 orders. 



T. H. Morrison of the Boice Lumber Com- 

 pany. Richmond. "N'a., was a recent visitor 

 :imong the local trade, and at the Lumbermen's 

 I-'.xchange. 



Franklin A. Smith. .Ir.. president of the 

 Producers' Lumber Company, and former presi- 

 dent of the Lumbermen's Exchange, says that 

 some business is coming in, but there has not 

 been any pronounced increase. Mr. Smith was 

 one of the reform candidates for the Common 

 Council in this city and he carried his ward by 

 a large majority at the election Nov. 7. 



The Tomb Lumber Company says trade is 

 brisker than for some time, and it is hopeful 

 as to the outlook. There has been an increase 

 in orders for bill and car stock. Harry B. 

 Tomb, president, has returned to local head- 

 quarters much improved in health. 



W'illiam C. MacBride, president of the Lum- 

 bermen's Exchange of Philadelphia, has 

 appointed Samuel B. Vrooman, Charles M. 

 Chesnut and Franklin Smedley, delegates to 

 represent the exchange at the convention of 

 the National Rivers & Harbors Congress, to 

 be held at the New WlUard hotel, Washing- 

 ton. D. C, Dec. 6, 7 and 8. 



W. H. Harding of the Harding-Finley Lum- 

 ber Company, says orders have increased of 

 late, but business is still of the hand-to-mouth 

 character, requiring unrelaxed hustling to make 

 sales. 



The Monarch Lumber Company is having a 



continue<l fair volume of business, H. H. 

 i''rance, secretary and treasurer of this com- 

 pany and of the Haddock-France Lumber Com- 

 pany, says the Monarch company has control of 

 the entire cut of an extensive timber tract, 

 which is turning out a large block of the finest 

 maple and birch ever placed on the market. W. 

 U. Haddock, president of both concerns, recently 

 spent some time at the mill at Sterling, N. C, 

 which he says is running well. 



Elmer Troth, president of the .T. S. Kent 

 Company, reports increased North Carolina pine 

 sales, the other lines running about even. Buy- 

 ing, however. Is of the hurry-up-and-deliver 

 order and difBcult to manage. 



Arthur W. Kent, secretary and treasurer, and 

 Thomas B. Hoffman of the hardwood depart- 

 ment, are scouring the southern lumber camps 

 for desii'able stock. They will visit Virginia. 

 North Carolina and Tennessee. 



Ralph Souder of Eli B. Hallowell & Co., 

 says there has been a positive advance in buying. 

 In certain lines and grades orders are for 

 rush delivery, and owing to difficulty, and inad- 

 equate car service, it is not easy to obtain 

 a supply of goods equal to the demand. Mr. 

 Souder thinks the outlook is very encouraging. 



The W. M. Ritter Lumber Company says 

 trade is steady and the business outlook 

 brighter. G. V. Patterson, eastern sales man- 

 ager for this company and the Colleton Cypress 

 Company, is making an extensive tour of the 

 company's mills, examining stock conditions. 



Almon P. Wint, one of the most popular 

 lumbermen of Philadelphia, who for many years 

 was associated with Charles Este. and later 

 was made treasurer of the Charles Este Com- 

 pany, died Nov. 15, after an illness of several 

 years. About a year ago Mr. Wint spent a short 

 time in California for the benefit of his health, 

 and returned apparently much improved, but 

 the good effect was only temporary and he was 

 soon obliged to resign his office with the Este 

 company to obtain complete rest. His many 

 friends extend their heartfelt sympathy to the 

 family of the deceased. 



Fire at the wagon and automobile factory 

 of George W. Garrett & Sons, recently caused 

 a loss estimated at $20,000. fully covered by 

 insurance. 



E'ire destroyed the plant of the Penn Planing 

 Mill Company at Reading on Nov. 12. Loss 

 (Stimated at $30,000. 



The Pennsylvania Lumber & Manufacturing 

 Company, Greensburg, N. C. obtained a charter, 

 under Delaware laws, Nov. 15. Capital $7.00(1. 



PITTSBURGH 



Pittsburgh Is acquiring a number of new 

 factories since the boom agitation of the Pitts- 

 burgh Industrial Development Commission began. 

 .Tames H. Matthews & Co. are arranging to build 

 a factory on Chestnut street. North side. The 

 Grasser Manufacturing Company of the North 

 side will build a three-story factory 41 x 1.S5 

 feet. Work has been started on the big plant of 

 the American Fabric & Rubber Company at 

 .leannette, a short distance east of the city. The 

 Duquesne Steel Foundry Company has let the 

 contract for a three-story addition to its plant 

 at Coraopolis on the South side. 



.lames McKelvey of Somerset, Pa., has bought 

 350 acres of the finest virgin hardwood timber 

 land in western Pennsylvania. He will cut the 

 timber into lumber, staves and cross-ties. 



II. F. Fisher of the McFall Lumber Company, 

 Indian Creek, Pa., was a recent visitor In Pitts 

 burgh. His concern is manufacturing about 

 750.000 feet of lumber a month, a large part of 

 which is red oak and poplar. 



I. F. Balsley, sales manager of the Palmer & 

 Semans Lumber Company, made a trip east 

 lately and found business somewhat improved. 

 All the company's mills are running full time, 

 and he believes the situation looks somewhat 

 brighter. 



William Munro, president of the New Castle 

 Box Company at New Castle, Pa., and H. P. 

 Mcllwraith, general manager, are two members 

 of the new company which will build a box fac- 

 tory at Clarksburg, W. Va., to employ 200 men. 

 It is expected that most of the output will be 

 taken by the United States Steel Corporation. 



The E. H. Shreiner Lumber Company reports 

 business good, especially in hardwoods. Prices 

 are figured closely, Mr. Shreiner says, and the 

 manufacturing trade is much the best feature of 

 the situation in his office. 



R. A. McDonald, president of the McDonald 

 Lumber Company, testifies to improvement in 

 general inquiry for lumber. The Pittsburgh dis- 

 trict is not producing the business, however, 

 tliat it should, although he takes a very con- 

 servative view of the situation. 



The Allegheny Lumber Company says business 

 is very fair. Shipments are the best that they 

 have been for a long time. Mills are busy and 

 stocks at the manufacturing points are low. 



W. D. Johnston, president of the American 

 Lumber & Manufacturing Company, has gone to 

 the Pacific coast for a two-weeks' inspection 

 tour. J. B. Montgomery of this company, an- 

 nounces that in some respects trade is very dull. 

 In other lines it is fairly good and railroad 

 inquiries are increasing. 



J. N. Wooliett, president of the Aberdeen Lum- 

 ber Company, is booking his full share of busi- 

 ness and has enough orders on his books to keep 

 him very busy most of the winter. His entire 

 trade is in gum and Cottonwood, on which he is 

 a decided authority. 



The Souder Lumber Company of Niles, Ohio, 

 will have liabilities of about $30,000 and assets 

 of about ,$60,000 to report to the receiver. Pitts- 

 burgh and Cleveland parties are the largest 

 creditors. 



BOSTON 



The Massachusetts W^holesale Lumber As- 

 sociation held its annual meeting Thursday 

 evening, Nov. 16. at Young's hotel. The only 

 important business was the reading of the 

 annual reports of the officers and committees 

 and the election of officers. The election re- 

 sulted as follows : Frank W. Lawrence of 

 Lawrence & Wiggin. president : Fred L. Turner 

 of Stetson, Cutler & Co., vice-president ? E. C. 

 Hammond 'of the Edward J. Hammond Com- 

 pany, secretary and treasurer : A. W. Moore, 

 with William F,*. Litchfield, assistant secretary 

 and treasurer. 



Jam"S F. Paige of the Fore River Ship & 

 Engine Company was the chief guest. He gave 

 an illustrated lecture on China. 



The fire commissioner of Boston, the Boston 

 Chamber of Commerce, and several of the city 

 officials favor an ordinance now before the com- 

 mittee on ordinances, to extend the fire lines 

 to include the whole city, thus stoiiping the 

 further building of wooden structures. A strong 

 protest is being made by retail lumber mer- 

 chants, builders and real estate dealers against 

 the passing of such an ordinance. 



Plans are being formulated for the organiza- 

 tion of a lumber salesmen's club in this city. 

 A few salesmen recently held a meeting at 

 the American house for that purpose. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to organize such a club. 

 Warren E. Walker was appointed chairman. 

 The other members of file committee are Ben- 

 edict A. Portunato and Robert J. Howell. 



The West Side Lumber Company, Manchester. 

 N. H., has opened offices in that city at 168 

 South ^lain street. 



BALTIMORE 



Tlie creditors of George V. Sloan & Bro.. 

 lumbermen and planing mill men. which weni 

 into the liands of receivers last spring, had uii 

 for consideration at their meeting Nov. 17| the 

 early petitioning of the court for the discharge 



