HARDWOOD RECORD 



41 



leans ; W. C. Campbell of the S. J. Sutherland 

 Company, New Orleans ; John U. Thistlethwaite 

 of the Thistlethwaite Lumber Company, Wash- 

 ington, La. 



■ A proposed amendment to the club's by-laws, 

 reducini? the dues of out-of-town members from 

 $2 to ^1 a month, was moved and carried, as 

 was another amendment making the dues pay- 

 able monthly in adyauce, instead of quarterly. 

 After a long debate, a third amendment pro- 

 viding for a change of the organization's name 

 to the "Lumbermen's Association of New 

 Orleans" was rejected. 



Secretary Palmer read some revised fignres 

 from the New Orleans Public Belt Commission 

 regarding the traffic of the Belt railroad, which 

 showed that, for the months cited, lumber and 

 other forest products contributed more than 

 half of the entire tonnage handled by the belt. 

 Mr. Palmer was requested to get from the Belt 

 Commission statistics covering other months for 

 use in the club's fight for representation on the 

 commission. 



President Haymann then reviewed the efforts 

 of the club to interest the Dock Board in pro- 

 posed changes and improvements in connection 

 with the lumber wharf. In view of the impor- 

 tance of the matter and the inaction of the 

 dock board, it was deemed well to take the 

 matter up vigorously and publicly, and it was 

 referred to George E. Watson for that purpose. 

 The president called attention to the meeting 

 of the board the following day to consider cer- 

 tain needed changes in the wharfage rules and 

 regulations, and suggested that those members 

 who could conveniently do so attend the meeting. 



A letter was read from Forester Graves, 

 inviting the club to send representatives to the 

 forestry conference to be held at Nashville, 

 April 8-10, and the secretary was requested to 

 reply, conditionally accepting the invitation. 



Following this, informal talks were made by 

 the club guests, Messrs. Barth, Cobbett, Corne- 

 lius and Crawford. 



Then came the election, with the nominating 

 committee's report as a preliminary. President 

 Haymann. finding that he was named for re- 

 election, requested that some one else be nom- 

 inated for the presidency, as he was soon to 

 visit Europe and might be absent several 

 months. However, Mr. Haymann was unani- 

 mously re-elected. 



Meeting Memphis Lumljennen's Club 



The regular meeting of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis was held at the Hotel Gayoso. Mar. 

 30, with President Robertson in the chair. The 

 attendance was large and the usual luncheon was 

 served. The amount of business transacted, 

 however, was comparatively small. 



One of the principal subjects discussed was 

 that having to do with the establLshment of a 

 traffic bureau to look after the interests of lum- 

 ber shippers. The advisory board, composed of 

 all the former presidents of the club, the board 

 of directors, and the river and rail committee 

 were unable to get together during the past fort- 

 night to formulate - recommendations to be pre- 

 sented to the club, and there was therefore no 

 report to he made. These bodies, however, were 

 asked to get together during the current week in 

 order that they might discuss the subject and 

 reach some decision that would make it possible 

 for the club to dispose of this matter at the Apr. 

 13 meeting. 



John W. McClur*, chairman of the special com- 

 mittee appointed to secure data to bfe presented 

 to the Interstate Commerce Commission in con- 

 nection with the alleged irregularity in railroad 

 weights of lumber and in connection with esti- 

 mated weights on hardwood lumber, reported that 

 he had secured considerable information that 

 would be of much assistance but that a great 

 many of the lumbermen had not responded as 

 fully as he and his associates would like. He 

 urged that they do so at once. Mr. McCIure is 

 working hard to secure the hearing of the Inter- 



state Commerce Commission at Memphis in con- 

 nection with the subject of abuses in the weigh- 

 ing of lumber, and lumbermen here believe that 

 it will be possible to show to the commission that 

 estimated weights are reliable enough to be al- 

 lowed at least under certain circumstances. 



The following resolutions were unanimously 

 adopted in connection with the death of Mrs. 

 James E. Stark, which occurred recently : 



Where.is, God in his inflnite wisdom has seen 

 fit to lay the hand of death upon Mrs. James E. 

 Stark, beloved wife of James E. Stark, former 

 president of the Lumbermen's Club, and thus 

 thrown a dark shadow across his life, therefore, 

 be it 



Resolved, That we, the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis, hereby extend to him our heartfelt 

 sympathy and condolences in the bereavement 

 which has fallen upon him and upon the members 

 of his family : and, be it further 



Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be 

 spread upon the minutes of the club and also 

 that a copy be forwarded to him, as expressive of 

 our feeling for him in this severe affliction. 



Removal of Headquarters 



The Ferd Brenner Lumber Company, formerly 

 of Cincinnati, Ohio, has removed its general 

 offices to Alexandria, La. This move was 

 necessitated by the rapid growth of the concern. 

 For some time it has been realized that the 

 location in Cincinnati had not fulfllled the 

 entire demand of the company's increased bus- 

 iness. At Alexandria the offices will be near 

 the mills and the manufacturing and shipping 

 points. The mills at this point are located near 

 the timber holdings of the company, which 

 include about 9,000 acres. The mills are run- 

 ning full time and have a capacity of 35,000 

 feet per day. The yards, including fifteen acres, 

 are at present completely filled with lumber. 

 The company's product consists of hardwoods, 

 principally oak and ash, most of which is for 

 export. 



Ferd Brenner, president of the company, has 

 made arrangements for the sale of his home in 

 Cincinnati, and will remove his household at 

 once. He has also made arrangements to move 

 with him nearly all members of his office force. 

 Mr. Brenner has established a reputation for 

 stability and progressiveness during his thirty 

 years' experience in the lumber business, and the 

 lumber trade of Cincinnati greatly regrets Ms 

 removal. 



Building Operations for March 



Outside, of New York City and a few favored 

 spots, building operations during March were 

 exceedingly dull. Official reports to the Amer- 

 ican Contractor, Chicago, from fifty cities 

 throughout the country show a loss of seven- 

 tenths of one per cent for March, as compared 

 with March of the past year ; and this favorable 

 showing was made only by the gain of more 

 than eleven million dollars in New York City, 

 representing nearly one-fifth of the entire 

 amount reported. Extreme cold weather, which 

 prevented immediate construction, delayed the 

 filing of plans for building permits, which now 

 may be expected in greater volume as the weather 

 improves. Particulars will be found in the fol- 

 lowing table ; 



March, Marcll, 



1912. 1911, Percent 



City. Cost. Cost. Gain Loss 



Atlanta $ 419.050 « 678.007 .. 38 



Baltimore 561,375 1,047.860 .. 47 



Birmingham 294.330 286.506 3 . , 



Buffalo 507.000 699,000 .. 27 



Cedar Rapids . 124.000 118,000 5 .. 



Chicafto 4.743.600 9,553.700 .. 50 



Columbus 458,966 494.010 .. 7 



Dallas 435,473 414,976 5 .. 



Des Moines 255,900 88.629 189 .. 



Detroit 1.328,005 1,367.325 .. 2 



Duluth 114.125 264.5.50 .. 56 



Grand Rapids 123.780 232.588 .. 46 



Harrisburg 99.075 213.000 .. 53 



Hartford . 830,100 447.765 85 . . 



Indianapolis ..... 558,780 1,731.514 .. 67 



Kansas City 616,730 895,460 .. 31 



Los Angelea 1,687,780 2.122,886 .. 22 



Manchester ,.. 73,801 106,700 .. 30 



Memphis 499.316 483,805 3 .. 



Milwaukee 433,946 1,087,469 .. 60 



Minneapolis 1,272,215 1,060,115 20 .. 



Nashville 75,163 132,187 .. 43 



Newark 790,234 1.027,228 .. 23 



New Haven 806,455 388.296 107 .. 



New Orleans 772,790 269,046 186 .. 



Manhattan 17,142,599 8,868,545 93 .. 



Brooklyn 4,686,495 2,668,282 75 .. 



Bronx , 3,400,245 1,993,255 70 . , 



New York 25,229,339 13,530,082 86 .. 



Oakland 673,146 918,878 .. 26 



Oklahoma City. .. . 65,700 311,185 .. 78 



Omaha ;..., 254.400 421,960 .. 39 



Paterson 311,245 238,885 30 . . 



Philadelphia 3,691,895 5,581,295 .. 33 



Portland 1,782,441 1.993,648 . . 10 



St. Paul..., 455.014 594,245 .. 23 



St. Louis 1,137,138 2,297,198 .. 50 



San Francisco 2,093,780 2,090,703 24 .. 



Scranton 55.950 170.601 .. 67 



Seattle 848,985 737.640 15 .. 



Shreveport 74,455 389,479 . . 80 



Spokane 254,470 387,915 . . 34 



Toledo 417,211 386,596 8 .. 



Washington 1,334,528 1,966,727 .. 32 



Wilkes-Barre 101,776 209,727 .. 51 



Worcester 263,199 411,273 .. 36 



Total $57,426,661 $57,848,659 . .7/10 



Cincinnati Incorporation 



A. V. Jackson & Co. is the style of Cincinnati's 

 newest hardwood lumber company. This con- 

 cern opened offices on April 10 in the Mitchell 

 building. The new company is the outcome of 

 the recent severing of connections between Mr. 

 Jackson and G. C. Ault, the two having for- 

 merly been incorporated as the Ault & Jackson 

 Lumber Company, Mr. Ault has become actively 

 interested in the management of the Ault 

 Woodenware Company of Cincinnati. Mr. Jack- 

 son is a veteran in the lumber business, and 

 has a wide acquaintance in the trade. His 

 success is assured. He will do a general whole- 

 sale hardwood business, specializing in poplar, 

 ash and oak. 



Fire Warden for Michigan Manufacturers 



Charles F. Hickok of Grand Marais, Mich., 

 is chief fire warden of the new Forest Fire Pro- 

 tective Department of the Michigan Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' Association, Mr. Hickok will 

 have headquarters at Gaylord, Mich, He was 

 selected for this position while acting as deputy 

 tire warden for the Northern Forest Protective 

 Association. 



Mr. Hickok is by virtue of his natural bent 

 and actual experience extremely well qualified 

 to act in his new capacity. He has been a timber 

 cruiser for seventeen years, tramping and snow 

 shoeing over the entire forest area of Michigan, 

 Minnesota and into Canada. He is a practical 

 man in every sense of the word, and is thor- 

 oughly conversant with the many phases of 

 forest fighting. 



Mr. Hickok will superintend the establishment 

 of an extensive range of service which will act 

 mainly as fire patrol, and will further augment 

 his work in this direction by posting broadcast 

 notices of the object of the association. Not 

 the last important phase of his work will be 

 personal calls throughout his territory, with 

 a view of permeating the minds of the populace 

 with the same idea as to the necessity of 

 fighting forest fires as the lumbermen have. 



New Hardwood Concern in Alabama 



Papers of incorporation were recently filed 

 under the laws of Alabama for the incorporation 

 of the Choctowatchee Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany, which has been organized at Bellwood, 

 Ala., with a fully paid in capital stock of 

 $10,000. A circular mill with a daily capacity 

 of approximately 15,000 feet will be installed 

 immediately, and it is planned to erect another 

 similar mill in the near future. The company 

 holds hardwood timber estimated at between 

 fifteen and twenty million feet, consisting of 

 red gum, oak, cottonwood, ash, hickory, s.vca- 

 more, tupelo, magnolia and beech. About fifty 

 per cent of the stumpage is gum, and the 

 company will specialize in this wood. The 

 quality of the gum timber is unusually good, 

 according to reports. It is expected that the 

 sale of the output will be contracted for in 

 the rough. 



