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floor will cover a substratum of cinders, in addition to which a special 

 drain will be provided. The building will be heated in cold weather with 

 a hot blast air system. It will be large enough to hold about 500,000 

 feet of flooring. P. B. Lanham, president of the company, is a hustler 

 and has made his concern one of the leaders in that line in this part of 

 the country. 



The Mengel Box Company has acquired an entire city block south 

 of its factory at Twelfth and Ormsby streets, and is constructing a mod- 

 ern yard there. It will handle lumber used in the factory, and also 

 will be used as a yard for the surplus stocks of the sawmills at Hick- 

 man, Ky.. and Mengelwood, Tenn. This will be especially useful In 

 reducing the damage from floods, as it is the plan to ship lumber from 

 those points to the Louisville yard when there is any danger from high 

 water. 



The Louisville Hardwood Club has decided to file a complaint with 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission against the tariff recently filed by 

 the Louisville & Nashville railroad, effective June 7, in which rates on 

 lumber from Alabama and Tennessee points to Louisville are increased. 

 The tarift" was understood to be simply a revision to accord with a 

 recent ruling of tlie commission, and no attention was given it when 

 It was filed in May. It is believed that It can be canceled and repara- 

 tion secured on overcharges. The W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Com- 

 pany has been leading the fight against the increased rates. The Lum- 

 bermen's Bureau at Washington will handle the case. 



R. F. Smith of the Ohio River Sawmill Company read a paper at a 

 recent meeting of the Louisville Hardwood Club, dealing with the out- 

 look for business. He analyzed present trade and industrial conditions, 

 referred to the relative sizes of stocks now and a few months ago, and 

 drew some interesting conclusions as to the future of l^e trade. Mr. 

 Smith's paper was one of a series of addresses on business topics 

 arranged by the club some time ago. 



A real old-fashioned summer has hit Louisville, and the lumbermen 

 are seeking cooler spots. The Hardwood Club held Its meeting June 24 

 at Eight-Mile House, a tavern near Louisville, which is famed for its 

 chicken dinners. Most of the meetings in the next month or two will 

 probably be held at outdoor resorts, which are particularly attractive at 

 this time of the year. 



Considerable disappointment was felt when the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission decided to postpone for several months a hearing of the 

 complaint of the board of trade of Louisville against, the Louisville & 

 Xa.^hvillo railroad, in which the regulations of the road regarding switch- 

 ing are involved. The commission set the date as June 20, but before it 

 was held it announced that other cases had precedence, and that the 

 switching matter would come up in the fall. 



Much intevesty was felt in Kentucky in the recent decision of the 

 Supreme court on the right of state railroad commissions to fix rates 

 which ma.v affect interstate rates, inasmuch as the constitutionality of 

 the ilcChord act. giving the Kentucky commission that power, is now 

 before the same tribunal. It is expected, in view of the precedent that 

 has been set, that the court will decide that the state commission can 

 regulate rates without regard to the result on interstate charges. The 

 commission has been greatly handicapped in relieving the difficulties of 

 shippers because of a question as to this point. 



The Elkborn Fuel Company. W'hlch is starting mining development in 

 eastern Kentucky on a large scale, has announced that it will build two 

 large band mills, the purpose of which will be to manufacture material 

 for use in construction work. Meanwhile it has been buying a large 

 amount of lumber. 



The Lucas Land & Lumber Company of Paducah, Ky., which Is in the 

 hands of Receiver Muscoe Burnett, is making a fine showing under this 

 official, who has applied for permission to borrow .$100,000 to enable 

 operations to be continued. The total liabilities of the company are 

 placed at $224,174, with assets aggregating $.530,680, so that it seems 

 that it can easily be put back on a prosperous basis. 



Day Brothers of Wiuchester have announced the sale of their holdings 

 in eastern Kentuck.v to a New York syndicate at a figure reported to be 

 in excess of $1,000,000. The sale involved their timber and coal lands, 

 sawmills, stores, etc.. besides a narrow gauge railroad running from 

 Campion to Campton .Junction. They retain an interest in the new com- 

 pany and will have the active management of the propert.v. 



The Rim Club, composed of vehicle stock manufacturers of the coun- 

 try, which met recently in Louisville, has announced that another 

 session will be held in Chicago in July. The club has been having quar- 

 terly meetings, but will meet more frequently hereafter. 



The American Creosoting Company, which has Its general oflices in 

 Louisville, is now constructing a new plant at Indianapolis for the 

 treatment of ties and other timbers. The plant was put up as the result 

 of the award of a big contract by the Big Four railroad to the com- 

 pany. The cost will be about $150,000. It has just completed a plant in 

 Canada. 



=-< ARKANSAS > 



The Arkansas Association or Lumber Dealers held its ninth annual con- 

 vention in the Marion hotel at Little Rock on June 9 and 10. with the 

 largest attendance of retailers the organization has ever had at a con- 

 vention. There were also present at the meeting many manufacturers 

 of lumber and allied lines. 



The Gap Lumber & Stave Company of Caddo Gap has recently in- 

 creased its capital stock from $20,000 to $30,000. 



The Murtreesboro Lumber Company of Murfreesboro, Ark., has recently 

 sold its planing mill and box factory to Joe Kirby of Wichita Falls, 

 Tex., and E. J. Bickley of Texarkana. Ark. A stock company is being 

 organized aud the new owners are preparing to enlarge the plant. 



The .Vroher Lumber Company of Helena, Ark., is erecting a new hard- 

 wood sawmill plant. The company has recently purchased a large tract 

 of timber, consisting principally of hardwood, in the vicinity of Mell- 

 wood, Phillips county, Arkansas. 



-C MILWAUKEE y- 



At the meeting of the Western Cigar Box ^lanufacturers' Association 

 in the Blatz hotel last week no action was taken hy the convention outside 

 of the election of oflScers and the regular business. C. F. Koklauner, 

 Cedarburg, was elected president : A. G. Wledmann, Kansas City, first 

 vice-president ; I. P. Van Tick, Duluth, second vice-president : S. G. J. 

 Kingston, London, Ontfario, third vice-president : E. H. Defebaugh, 

 Chicago, secretary-treasurer ; F. H. Parker, Milwaukee, member of execu- 

 tive board ; J. Schwartzburg. Milwaukee, member of board of directors. 



Earl I'ence of Biuiington, who has been connected with the Badger 

 Basket & Veneer Company of that city for the past two years, has applied 

 for a patent on a new collapsible wash stool. Negotiations with Racine 

 capi^talists for the purpose of securing the manufacturing rights are 

 under way. 



The Wood County Cooperage Company at Grand Rapids, Wis., has been 

 incorporated to manufacture cranberry barrels and butter tubs for the 

 local trade. The old Graither plant on High street has been leased. Next 

 year it Is planned to install up-to-date machinery and increase the line 

 of goods. The capital of the company has been placed at $20,000, and the 

 oflicers are Jacob Searls, president, and George W. Paulus. secretary- 

 treasurer. The other incorporators are J. Bissig, A. E. Bonnet and 

 E. P. Arpin. 



The Mohr Lumber Company has been Incorporated at Wausau with a 

 capital stock of $200,000. It will operate the former Fred Sehubring 

 sawmill. C. F. Mohr, Fred Sehubring, George S. Griffith and D. Danielson 

 are the incorporators. 



Henry L. Meyer; Elmer E. Meyer, Joseph P. Klassen and George F. 



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