HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The lalior market in Wisionsin has been declining steadily for several 

 months and a further slackening of the demand for help is in sight, accord- 

 ing to a statement of the \yisconsin Industrial Commission, under whose 

 direction the Wisconsin Free Employment Bureau operates. Lumber com- 

 panies are still in the market for men to work in the logging camps and 

 for marsh and swamp work. In Milwaukee and Superior the number of 

 men seeking positions exceeds the demand. Common laborers exceed the 

 demand for skilled men. The free employment offices in Milwaukee. 

 Oshkosh, Superior and La Crosse placed 2,299 persons last month, of 

 ■which 1,922 were men and 307 women. 4,500 persons were sent to em- 

 ployers in answer to about 5,000 calls. 



The special legislative committee on state forest reserve met in the 

 Republican house in. Milwaukee recently. Surveys of the land in north- 

 ern Wisconsin, now considered for the forest reserve, will he begun within 

 a stort time. Arguments are being received on both sides of the 

 question whether the land purchased by the state is better suited for 

 agricultural purposes than for a reserve. The committee will hold sev 

 eral meetings at different towns in the forest reserve section during 

 the coming winter. A meeting will be held at Woodruff, which is in the 

 heart of the forest reserve country, on Oct. 21. State control of tht 

 shores of the many lakes in the section will form an important subject for 

 consideration by the committee. The report on the investigations of this 

 committee will be made to the nest Wisconsin legislature in 1913. 



The Kellogg Brothers Lumber Company, Grand Rapids, is erecting one 

 of the most modern and finest lumber sheds in the state. Two traclis run 

 the entire length of the shed. The exterior work is now practically com- 

 pleted and the interior is being rushed so as to have the entire work 

 completed by the end of this month. 



The Jacob Mortenscn Lumber Company. Wausau, has acquired a large 

 tract of timberland from Kate Tier of Milwaukee. The timber is located 

 in Lincoln county near what is known as Schultz spur. The logs will be 

 cut this winter and shipped from Coombs station. L. P. and T. A. John- 

 son of Merrill have the logging contract. 



Improvements are being completed at the plant of the fpham Manufac- 

 turing Company at Marshfield. which will give the plant one of the largest 

 and finest dust and refuse collector systems. 



The I aine Lumber Company of Oshkosh, which is among the largest 

 sash and door manufacturers in the w'orld, is considering moving at least 

 part of its plant from Oshkosh to Langdale county. The reason for 

 removal is to get nearer the standing timber which is sawed at its 

 mill. Originally the logs were brought to the mill at Oshkosh by the 

 Fox and Wolf rivers, but now they are being shipped by freight. Charles 

 Nevitt, treasurer of the company, is quoted as saying that the removal 

 has been under consideration for a long time and sooner or later a part 

 of the Oshkosh plant must be placed in Langdale county, while the re- 

 moval of all of it is possible. A year ago a corporation was organized 

 as a step in that direction. 



The Faust Lumber Company of Antigo v.ill continue its sawmill opera- 

 tions until late this fall. The daily cut averages 60,000 feet, and when 

 completed the run will reach 8.000.000 feet. The concern was organized 

 last winter. The shipments at present are fourteen carloads per week, 

 which keep the planing, lath and shingle mills working full blast. As 

 soon as the operations cease this fall, improvements will be made to 

 increase the capacity. 



Summer logging operations have been discontinued by the Kaiser Lumber 

 Company, operating at Stinson Spur, and the Hines Lumber Company, 

 operating at Draper. The reason for this move is said to be due to the 

 increased wages and lower lumber prices. 



Logging operations have been suspended by the Park Falls Lumber 

 Company, which throws five hundred lumber jacks out of employment. 

 The Park Falls company is running its mill full capacity, however, and 

 the reason for suspending logging is because of the large supply on hand. 

 The Reynolds Box Company has started operations at its box factory 

 at Sturgeon Bay and will keep running until the stock on hand is 

 cut up. 



Employes of the Wisconsin Chair Company of Port Washington cele- 

 brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the company on Thursday, Sept. 18. 

 They presented the president, Frederick A. Dennett, with a silver service. 

 H. Emmett Redman, who thirty years ago came to Racine and became 

 credit manager of the Mitchell-Lewis Wagon Company, and in late years 

 secretary of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company, died Sept. 10 as a result 

 of a stroke of paralysis. 



The Hardwood Market 



--<. CHICAGO >.= 



The continued dullness is too evident in the local trade to be ignored. 

 Of the various consuming factors in the hardwood market of Chicago 

 the furniture factories have been the most active, but it seems that in a 

 good many cases these people have become pretty well loaded up, and 



The White Lake Lumber Co. 



Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Northern and Southern Hardwoods 



CAR STOCK 



WHITE PINE YELLOW PINE 



High Quality — Prompt Delivery 



WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE 



5 ears 4/4 No. 1 Com. Basswood 

 3 cars 4/4 No. 3 Com. BasHwood 



Send M8 

 your inquiries 



THIS IS WINTER CUT AND VERY GOOD 



2 cars 4-5-6-8/4 L. R. Sycamore 



1 car 4/4 L. R. Southern Soft Maple 



Wanted 



ONE THOUSAND BUYERS OF 

 GUM — OAK — ELM 



to write us at once for delivered prices on 

 straight grades, dry stock, National In- 

 spection. 



We Want to Move at Once 



i cars each a/S and 3 '4 F.4S Plain Red Oak 

 5 cars each 4 4 <;um Boxboards. l:i' to 17' FAS Sap, No. 1 Com. and 

 No. 3 Com. (ium 



LICKING RIVER LUMBER COMPANY 



303 Dean Building SOUTH BEND, IND. 



Saline River Hardwood Co. 



Main Sales Ollice 



Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



Manufacturers of 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Asti 



*\ We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber 

 product. 



^ Our TIMBER is virgin forest growth of the highest 

 type. 



^ Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac- 

 tured stock. 



q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated with 

 steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring 

 quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning 

 defects and stick-marking, splits and stain. 



Q Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it." 



^ Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection. 



Q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis- 

 criminating buyers. 



CI For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars with 

 Oak Oooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



