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HARDWOOD RECORD 



=-< CHICAGO y 



.lames U. Wall o£ tbe liuft'alo Hardwood Lumber Company is making 

 quite a record as commissioner of police o£ Buffalo, N. Y., according to 

 the annual report of that body. Hardwood Recokd acknowledges re- 

 ceipt of a very handsomely bound volume of the report sent with the com- 

 pliments of Mr. Wall. 



On Thursday, May i;9. George \V. Hotchkiss. widely-known as secretary 

 emeritus of the old Lumbermen's Association of Chicago, gave a noon-day 

 talk on ■•The Early Diiys of the Lumber Trade in Chicago." This is the 

 third of a series of noonday talks, which have proved very popular with 

 the club members. 



H.1RUWOOD Recobd acknowledges receipt of a bound volume of the re- 

 port of the proceedings of the twenty-tirst annual meeting of the Na- 

 tional Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association held at Atlantic City, X. .T.. 

 Mar. G and 7. 



The Argo-Summit Lumber Company has been incorporated at Chicago 

 with a capital stock of .$15,000. 



Arthur .7, King, president of the King Piano Company. Chicago, died 

 recently. 



The Mueller & Haines Piano Player Company has been incorporated at 

 Chicago, 111., with an authorized capit.al of $25,000. 



The Wicks Pipe Organ Company. Highland, 111., has increased its cap- 

 ital stock to $00,000. 



Among the prominent visitors attending the convention of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association at Chicago last week, who called at H.iBU- 

 wooD Kkl-oku offices were : Walter Bass, manager of the Memphis Veneer 

 and Lumber Company. Memphis, Tenn. ; George Henke of New York City, 

 manufacturer of lorac ; J. C. Turner, prominent cypress manufacturer of 

 N(w Vork City; and Nels Dueholm of Oshkosh, Wis., sales manager of 

 the Scott & Ilowe Lumber Company and the Medford Lumber Company. 



Four floors of Marshall Field & Co.'s new skyscraper annex, now being 

 erected in Chicago, are .to he finished in American black walnut. The 

 cost of the lumber and veneers employed for this purpose approximates 

 $40,000. The contract for this material has been placed with C. L. Willey 

 of I'hicago. This is the first time in years that such an important piece 

 of finishing work has been executed in this wood. The black walnut 

 paneling lo Ix- c^niployed in veneers is from remarkably handsome S|iecimens 

 of this wood, being highly figured from end to end. and is one of the 

 most beautiful examples of black walnut that has been found in j-ears. 

 This timber grew in Oklahoma. The other floors of the building are to 

 be finished in mahogany. 



=-< NEW YORK >-= 



Much to the surprise of the many timber and other interests of (he 

 state Governor Sulzer has vetoed the conservation bill passed by the 

 last session of the legislature. The bill was considered the best of lis 

 kind thus far drawn and those interested chiefly in it were confident that 

 the governor would sign it. 



The Perth Amboy Lumber Company is a new concern in the trade of 

 this district. The company has bought the yard formerly conducted at 

 Perth Amboy by Messrs. Hazard, Hillman & Harris. H. S. Chitlick. 

 for many years with James D. Leary of .Brooklyn, is the active head of 

 the new concern. 



The local branch of Hoo-Hoo is in line for some activity of the real 

 sort this coming season. Under the leadership of E. H. Lewis, popular 

 lumberman who is vicegerent for the district, the "cats" are being 

 canvassed in the interest of a concatenation which is scheduled to be 

 held June 27. The plan was launched at a meeting of the active ones in 

 the organization in the district at a conference on May 23. The cere- 

 monies will be held at Rlesenweber's popular Coney Island restaurant in 

 the afternoon and on the roof in the evening. Mr. Lewis has assurances 

 that Supreme Scrivenoter W. M. Stevenson of St. Louis, will be present 

 at this Kincal which is the first to be held in New York in several 

 years. 



George M. Stevens, Jr. of Stevens-Eaton Company, has returned from 

 a trip to the Pacific coast in the interest of business. The results of 

 his trip were gratifying. 



E. H. Barton, hardwood lumber importer of Liverpool, sailed for home 

 after an extended trip among the mills of the southern states. 



W. n. Young, prominent hardwood manufacturer of Bay City, was a 

 visitor in New York during the past fortnight. 



Desmond N. Meighen, formerly local representative of W. C. Edwards 

 & Co.. of Ottawa. Ont., has gone to take up the enlarged duties of as- 

 sistant sales manager at headquarters. He has been succeeded in the 

 Metropolitan district by W. G. Barron who had been with the company in 

 a selling capacity for a number of years. Mr. Meighen came to New 

 York a number of years ago and has many good friends among the 

 trade here. 



-■<, BUFFALO y 



The main event of interest in lumber exchange and hardwood circles 

 this month Is the first outing for 1013. which will be held on June 17. 

 weather permitting, at the country clubhouse of the Aulomobile Club at 

 Clarence. The meeting place for those who go is the junction of Swan. 

 Erie and Pearl streets and the time is 1 :15 P. M. sharp. In case oif 



rain the outing will be held on the day following. It is expected to "go 

 some." in the words of the committee, and the chief attraction will be a 

 baseball game, in which the hardwood members will be counted on to 

 Khow their usual skill and knowledge of the sport by defeating the 

 white pine representatives. The committee has worked hard to get up a 

 good program this year and hopes to see a large turnout. W. P. Betts 

 is chairman of the committee and other members are E. J. Sturm, J. B. 

 Wall. E. T. Sullivan. Hugh Stewart, Peter McNeil and John F. Knox. 



Secretary John S. Tyler's report to the Buffalo I,umber Exchange 

 shows that hardwood stocks in yards of Buffalo dealers on Dec. 31 last 

 were 64.038,900 feet, an increase of 3,771,500 feet for the year. The 

 hardwood receipts by rail for the year were 70,008,000 feet, showing an in- 

 crease of 29,748,000 feet. Shipments by rail were 79.494,600 feet, an in- 

 crease of 34,596,000 feet. Hardwood business here is showing a very 

 good increase. 



B. E. Darling has been away much of the time for the past two 

 months and has secured quite a stock of southern hardwoods, especially 

 oak, for Blakeslee. Perrin & Darling. 



George B. Miller of Miller. Sturm & Miller has been spending a short 

 time in the Adirondacks, getting a little respite from the cares of the 

 hardwood business. 



0. E. Yeager recently spent a short time at his old home in Pennsyl- 

 vania. He was also in Canada for a few days last month, where he 

 did some fishing and reports good success. 



1. N. Stewart is back from a business and recreation trip to Canada, 

 lie states that his firm is getting quite a number of orders for oak and 

 ash and also a few for cherry. 



F. M. Sullivan is planning to take a western trip early this month 

 to look over hardwood stocks. His yard will receive a good deal of 

 brown ash by lake later in the season. 



William L. Sykes, president of the Emporium Lumber Company, re- 

 cently accompanied his daughter to New York before the latter sailed for 

 Europe. Mr. Sykes expects eventually to reside in Utica, now the com- 

 pany's headquarters, 



James A. White, president of the National Lumber Company, kas been 

 in Michigan a good deal lately looking after the railroad operations of 

 the W. H. White Company, which are being carried on extensively. 



Anthonj- Miller reports a fair trade in hardwoods during the past month, 

 with quite a good deal of strength developing in plain oak, of which the 

 yard is carrying a fair supply. 



A. W. Kreinheder was chairman of the house committee at the recent 

 opening of the automobile clubhouse. He slates that the crowd was fair 

 considering the weather and a good many lumbermen were In the number 

 present. 



•< PHILADELPHIA >■ 



Daniel B. Curll says his mills are rushed to full capacity getting out 

 stuff. Orders are coming in liberally and prices are holding firm. 



James II. Campbell of Currie & Campbell says hardwood trading is 

 strengthening and prices are well sustained. Their mill at Jacksonville. 

 N. C, is pushed to the limit filling orders and the general condition is 

 satisfactory. 



Horace A. Reeves Jr. stales that although there is ample room for 

 improvement the lumber situation continues satisfactory. A fair amount 

 of business is coming In, considering the very much prolonged tariff 

 legislation and other obstacles to contend with at this time. 



Emil Guentber of the Guenlher Lumber Company reports a little slowing 

 tip in a few lines and some avowed concessions, but he has no reason to 

 complain of the volume of trading during the month. Mr. Guenther re- 

 cently purchased a tract of 4,000 acres of timber In North Carolina, 

 running principally in gum. He has secured cruisers and surveyors and 

 the manufacturing will be got under way as rapidly as possible. 



The Jamaica Hardwood Company. Philadelphia, was incorporated under 

 Delaware laws. May 29, with a capital of $30,000. 



William P. Shearer of Samuel II. Shearer & Son says trading Is some- 

 what spasmodic in cliaracter. but there are no signs visible of a weaken- 

 ing in the near future. Their planing mill at Atkinson, N. C, is nearly 

 ready to get out goods. ' 



Norman A. Perry, manager Bobert C. Lippincott. reports a diminished 

 zest in business at this time, hut predicts a brightening when the per- 

 plexing tariff question is settled. 



William II. Fritz of William H. Fritz & Co. says business is running 

 evenly, with no disturbing threat of an imminent weakening. 



J. Gibson Mcllvaiii, Jr. of J. Gibson Mrllvain & Co.. has returned from 

 an extended honeymoon trip to the north of Africa, and is busy again at 

 his desk. He says there is considerable business coming in and prices 

 hold stiff. He says so far he can not see any substantial grounds for 

 the prognostications of a break in values, especially in the present scarcity 

 of standard stock. 



Charles Iv. Parry of Charles K. Parry & Co. sole sales agents of the 

 Carolina Spruce Company. Pensacola. N. C, says orders are coming in 

 so fast their mill has all it can do to fill them and the outlook is 

 favorable. 



=■< PITTSBURGH y 



The Willson Brothers Lumber Company of Pittsburgh has bought tlie 

 well known KIngwood tract of lumber consisting of about 2.000 acres 



