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HARDWOOD RECORD 



is a new concern recently embarking in business. 

 Its yard is at Rossville, and mills in Georgia and 

 Alabama. Its daily output is 90,000 feet of 

 hardwood and l:;0.000 feet of pine lumber. 



E. V. Babcock & Co. have recently succeeded 

 iu having the boundary line dispute between 

 Tennessee and North Carolina settled. In the 

 settlement they get a clear title to about 9.000 

 acres of virgin forest. 



BRISTOL 



K. E. Wood of the R. E. Wood Lumber Com- 

 pany, Baltimore, Md.. was a visitor in Bristol 

 several days last week, accompanied by his 

 councilor, W. I.. Taylor, of Baltimore. The 

 Wood company has out out its timber in Carter 

 county, Tennessee, and has closed down its band 

 mill at Buladeen. It is said that the company 

 is now contemplating the purchase of another 

 large tract of hardwood timtwr In this locality. 

 It still has a large amount of stock on the yards 

 at ColesvlUe. 



W. S. Whiting of the Whiting Manufacturing 

 Company, spent the most of last week at Abing- 

 don and in Bristol. This company still has a 

 planing mill and lumber yards at Abingdon. 

 Mr. Whiting reports that the outlook in the 

 lumber trade is now much more encouraging. 

 His company is operating on 'a very large scale 

 ill wesiern North Carolina, where It owns more 

 than 100,000 acres of virgin forest. 



J. A. Wilkinson returned this week from a 

 stay of a fortnight in New York and brought 

 with him a number of orders that will keep his 

 mills busy a large part of the winter. He found 

 the situatiim in the East must improved and 

 more optimism among the dealers there than has 

 ixisled for a long time. 



The Bristol lumbermen are anxiously await- 

 ing the decision of the Bristol milllDg-in-transit 

 case, now before the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission. Attorney Waltir E. MeCornack of 

 Chicago, represents the allied lumber interests 

 of Bristol, which are complainants in the case 

 against the railroads. The local lumbermen are 

 vitally interested in the outcome and feel that 

 a victory will give an impetus to the lumber 

 luanufacturing industry in and around Bristol. 

 The present rate of two cents a hundred pounds 

 for the mllling-in-transit privilege is claimed to 

 he excessive. 



A. J. McMackln of Johnsou City, Tenn., has 

 just bought a large tract of hardwood timber 

 land In western North Carolina, near Ewart, and 

 plans soon to erect a mill for the development of 

 this property. 



The Installation of a new mill in western 

 North Carolina is soon to be begun by the South- 

 ern Stales Lumber Company. The company will 

 r rect a band mill on its timber lands adjoin- 

 ing those of the T. T. Adams Lumber Company 

 of Kichmond, Va. 



c. Bolce of the Westmorland Lumber Cor- 

 poration, Richmond, Va., who has for years 

 been prominent in the hardwood business of the 

 East and this section, was a recent visitor on 

 till' local market. 



The reter-McCaln Lumber Company says it is 

 holding its own and is getting Its share of cur- 

 rent business. It has a large amount of stock 

 on Us yards In Bristol and at Neva, Tenn., and 

 Booneford, N, C. 



LOUISVILLE 



The Winchester Lumber & MaDufactnrlng 

 Company, Winchester. Ky.. has completed Its 

 Improvements and Is running full time In 

 the midst of a very busy season. The company 

 has eqiilpped Its sawndllH on the most approved 

 lines, ij^ai tli'Hily doubling their former floor- 

 spacf. and has installed an tip-to-ilate dry-kiln 

 fif largi" capacity. 



Charles RaDSOin, representing the Gayoso 

 Lumber Company of Memphis, Tenn., one of 

 the best-known members of the trade In the 



South, visited Louisville last week en route to 

 his home from a trip through the East. 

 . C. J. Erank, representing II. .\. McCowan & 

 Co., well-known lumber dealers in Logansport. 

 Ind., called upon the Louisville lumber trade 

 last week. 



The legislative committee of the Woman's 

 Club of Louisville has prepared a bill whhli 

 will provide for the conservation of the timber 

 resources of Kentucky and will Introduce ic 

 at the coming session of the state legislature. 

 .Vccording to data prepared by the committee, 

 sixty-five out of the 119 counties in Ken 

 lucky will be barren of available timber in 

 from two to eight years if restrictions upon 

 the methods of consumption are not placed 

 b.v authorities. The move to conserve the 

 vast timber wealth of the Bluegrass region is 

 meeting with the hearty support of Kentucky 

 himbermen. 



The Cambria Coal & Lumber Company re- 

 <-entIy liled articles of incorporation in Louis- 

 ville, K.v.. the purpose of the concern being to 

 establish iilhees in Lexington as soon as possi- 

 ble and begin upon the development of a large 

 tract of valuable coal and timber land in east- 

 ern Kentucky. The capitalization of the new 

 company is placed at .$.'500,000 by B. F. Price, 

 Charles S. Ling, A. r. Stephens and others. 



Special Examiner O. B. .\nderson of the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission, heard evi- 

 dence iu two rate cases involving complaints 

 registered by shippers of railroad cross-ties in 

 Kentucky relative to tie freight rates in Louis- 

 ville last week. The flrst case concerned the 

 complaint of the Ohio Valley Tie Company 

 against the Louisville & Nashville, Pennsyl- 

 vania and other railroads relative to an alleged 

 discriminatory rate on ties as compared with 

 other lumber shipments of similar grade and 

 demanding reimbursement to the extent of 

 Sfi,170. The second action concerned the com- 

 plaint of the same tie shippers against prac- 

 tically the same defendants with regard to 

 alleged overcharges upon consignments from 

 Louisville to Maderia, O. A decision in the 

 cases is not expected for several weeks. 



A petition was drawn up last week by the 

 stockholders of the Henry Klerner Furnitnri' 

 Company, in New Albany. Ind.. pleading that 

 the company be adjudged bankrupt and that a 

 settlement of its affairs be gained through liqui 

 dation. Fred Sauer of New Albany, has bein 

 appointed receiver by the court and work Is 

 progressing toward winding up the company's 

 affairs, as its plant has not been in operation 

 for some time. The Klerner concern was es- 

 tablished many .vears ago and for a long time 

 was one of the largest and best-known fur- 

 niture manufactories in southern Indiana. 



.\nnouncement was recently tnade that Cob- 

 lH>tt & Co. of London, England, have bought 

 a big tract of valuable tiinher land from T. 

 .1. Asher of Wasloto, Ky. G. B. Cobbett, a 

 representative of the English firm. Is now 

 prospecting the tract, which is located near 

 PinevUle, Ky,. with a view to developnimt oi 

 Its timber weallli 



ST. LOUIS 



Car shortage is doing simie damage In hard 

 wood business outside of St. Louis. Many orders 

 for Immediate shipment from the mills cannot 

 III- filled and have hud to he returned. This 

 lias dlvi'rtcd considerable trade to St. Louis, 

 whose haidwood lumbermen have good slocks 

 on hand and can till orders promptly. 



The board of <llr'>ctor« of the' Lumbermen's 

 lOxchangc of St. Louis met Nov. 7. This meet- 

 ing was largely attended by lumber Interests 

 and those engaged In the furniture, box and 

 (olhn trades. The reci-nt freight heiirliig was 



gone over fully and those iit the ii ting snlil 



they thought everything was going on salls- 

 faclorlly. 



Arrnngetnents were made to raise nddltloiiiil 



funds to be used in carrying on the freight 

 rate case, to what the lumbermen feel will be 

 a satisfactory conclusion. 



George McBlalr, secretary of the Lumbermen's 

 Exchange, speaking of the St. Louis freight 

 rate sittmtion, since the hearing a few days 

 .tgo, in which the railroads' testimony only 

 was submitted to the commission, said: 



"The railroads have fired their principal 

 guns and Chairman Powe and the other lumber- 

 men who are fighting for the removal of this 

 discrimination, are more than ever impressed 

 with the justice of our cause. We have every 

 reason to believe that the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission will stamp our cause as just. 

 .More real interest has been taken in this case 

 by our lumbermen than ever before, and those 

 who attended the hearing at the United States 

 court rooms have done more actual labor in 

 discussing the situation's different phases than 

 at any time since the organizing of our ranks." 



William I.olhman, president of the Lothman 

 Cypress Company, has invested in a 1912 Pack- 

 ard car in which he takes great pride. 



The next meeting of the Lumbermen's Clnb 

 will be on Nov. 21, and it will be a theater 

 party with the ladies as guests. After the 

 performance there will be a luncheon at one 

 of the clubs. 



J. R. Walker, president of the Lumbermen's 

 Bureau, Washington, D. C. who came to St. 

 Louis to take part in the freight rate hearing, 

 is spending several days in Kansas City, before 

 returning to his home. 



SEW ORLEANS 



.\t the monthly meeting of the New Orleans 

 Lumbermen's Club at Reno's restaurant, Nov. 7, 

 many matters of importance were discussed. 

 Ludwig llaymann was elected president, to suc- 

 ceed L. M. Tully : W. P. Toung, first vice-presi- 

 dent ; and L. I'almer, treasurer. 



L. M. Tully, for a number of years .sales 

 manager of the Louisiana Red Cypress Com- 

 pany in New Orleans, will soon leave for Cin- 

 cinnati, where he has been appointed sales man- 

 ager of the I.utcher & Moore Lumber Company 

 tor Ohio and Indiana. Mr. Tully has been an 

 active member of the club and also a promi- 

 nent Hoo-Hoo. The members expressed their 

 regret and toasted his future in an appropriate 

 iiianner. 



It was decided to have a theater party and 

 supper some Saturday night next month. The 

 expense will be borne by the club. 



A communication was read from the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association regarding inspec- 

 lion service in this city. It was decided after 

 some discussion to write to that body asking 

 for an expression on the question of giving 

 till otilclal inspector authority to designate a 

 deputy to act In his absence. 



tilber Important matters were discussed at 

 length. A pahitalile and satisfying dinner was 

 served before business was taken up. 



The Great Southern Lumber Company, Bogo- 

 lusa, I. a., has announced that M. .1. Hale, who 

 has been acting as sales manager for several 

 mouths, has been appointed to fill the vacancy 

 regularly. 



The new sawmill of the Central Hardwood 

 Lumber Couipiiny at .Malhoeufr. La., began opera- 

 tions recently. Oak, red gutn, coftonwood, cy- 

 press and ash will he manufactured. 



MILWAUKEE 



The Hardwood Products Company of .Veenah 

 has bought 700.000 feel of Canadian lumber. 

 Shipment Is by boat to Green Bay from which 

 point It Is sent by carloads to Neenah. The 

 plant emiiloys l.'jO men. 



Two million feet of llndier Is to be cut by 

 thi' Waschmlth Lumber Company of Bnyfleld at 

 Its six camps. The Haylleld Box & Lumber Com- 

 pany has been I'losed, after cutting (!. 1100.000 



