HARDWOOD RECORD 



47 



The new .$15U.0uO plant of tin- Fcsbtigo Lumber Company, at Pesh- 

 ti;;o. has been started up un the season's run. At present only the day 

 shift is running. The plant has a capacity of 125,000 feet daily. 



The Shaw company, at Crandon. has now sufficient orders to start up 

 the hub mill at an early date. A fine stock of timber is on hand in the 

 lake and more is arriving by rail. Fred Poole will superintend the mill. 



The M. II. Sprague Lumbi'r Company and the .7. S. Stearns Lumber 

 Company, at Washburn, have started up their sawmills for the season. 

 The Spraguo company has a large supply of logs on hand — enough to 

 keep a day shift running through the whole season. Logs for the Stearns 

 company arc being brought from the northern parts of the county and 

 Michigan and will also keep a day shift busy for many months. 



The Republic Lumber Company, for a number of years a heavy 

 operator at the old Merryman mill at Marinette, has closed up its busi- 

 licss in JIarinette, due to exhaustion of the company's available timber 

 supply in this section. Every employe was presented with a splendid 

 recommendation and a substantial sum of money in addition to the 

 regular pay check. The offices will hereafter be at Chicago. 



The Mohr-Stotzer Lumber Company of Holt and Portage, which has 

 decided to erect a large new sawmill at \yausau. as noted in the last 

 issue of H.\RDWOOD Record, is said to have made a deal with the F. 

 Schubring Lumber Company of Wausau, whereby the two concerns are to 

 consolidate and reorganize. It is stated that the now company will 

 operate the Schubring mill in the southern part of Wausau. 



The Marathon Luml>er Company has been incorporatfd at Wausau. 

 The concern is capitalized for $650,000, and its incorporators are J. S. 

 Alexander, W. II. Bissell and C. C. Yawkey. 



Enos Colburn and others of Green Bay have incorporated as the 

 Abrams Lumber Company with a capital stock of $10,000. 



The Thompson Lumber Company of Waterford. which will operate 

 a large lumber yard in that place, has tiled articles of incorporation. 

 W. D.. Charles H. and George H. Thompson arc the incorporators, and 

 the capital is placed at $50,000. 



Nels IHu'holm. fcr a nuniln-r of years sales manager for the Scott A; 

 Howe Lumber Company at Hurley, has resigned to accept a similar 

 position for the following concerns at Oshkosh : Scott & Howe. Mellen 

 Lumber Company, Foster-Latimer Lumber Company. Medford Lumber 

 Company and the J. S. Stearns Lumber Company. Mr. Dueholm will 

 make his headquarters at Oshkosh. 



The Daniel Shaw Lumber Company's sawmill, which has been in 

 operation at Eau Claire for the past fifty years, has been acquired by 

 the John IL Kaiser Lumber Company of the same city, together with 

 the stock and real estate. The consideration has not been made public. 



The dry condition in the northern part of the state has caused forest 

 tires, which are said to be the most serious in four years. The organized 

 state forest rangers and patrolmen in the northern woods are keeping the 

 tiames in check, and report that the tires are confined to surface material 

 and have not reached any tall timber. The state forest reserves have 

 not been endangered, and if rain comes within a short time it will 

 remove all danger. 



Slow progress is being made with the last log drive on the St. Croix 

 river, which will contain about 50.000.000 feet. This being the last 

 drive accounts for the taking of a clear rear. It is estimated that 

 from 50.000.000 to 100.000.000 f^et of logs are at the bottom of the 

 river after about fifty years of logging, during which time no attention 

 was paid to deadheads. These logs will now be raised and fastened to 

 fioaters to be towed to a landing and left on the banks to dry. The 

 St. Croix Poom Company is doing the work. 



is active because of the transit stock conditions noted and possibly sea- 

 >r liable reasons. 



On the whole the situation is favorable in the Chicago market. 



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The li:!rd\vood m:irket is good and prices continue firm. Tlae yard 

 and manufacturing trades report a decline in activity but the aggregate 

 \ulume is well maintained and business is better than a year ago. There- 

 is still some complaint ot inability to get good stocks though many say 

 the stocks are available when the price is right. Birch and basswood 

 are very strong and stocks are scarce. Birch has advanced §2 on some 

 items. Basswood has advanced $1. Another change is noted in ash 

 which, next to plain oak, has been the strongi'st feature ot the market 

 for a long time. Inch l"s and 2's are up •?!. The balance of the list re- 

 mains firm, and inquiry is generally satisfactory in the wholesale market. 



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MANUFACTURERS 



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 GUM, ASH, CHESTNUT, BASS- 

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The excessive shipments of transit stock from the various yards in the 

 South affected by high waters have commanded the bulk of the attention 

 of the local trade during the past two weeks. The effect of these transit 

 shipments, which aggregate a great many hundred of cars, have unques- 

 tionably been felt in the actual call for lumber, but the lumber trade is 

 standing firm on hardwood prices, being confident in the future of the 

 situation. A great many of the cars have already arrived and have been 

 disposed of, but some are still to come, which will tend to maintain this 

 condition for a short time longer. Unquestionably as soon as this excess 

 of stock has been disposed of. the condition which was manifest before 

 the high water will be resumed. 



The relative position ot the various standard species and grades of 

 hardwoods is about maintained. The call tor all items is favorable, for 

 some of course stronger than for others, but none could really be called 

 weak. While reports from the South show there is quite a little gum 

 available, still this desirable wood does not show .iny tendency to become 

 panicky in price. 



The building situation locally is very favorable to continued prosperity 

 on the part of those catering to the building trade. The factory trade 



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