HARDWOOD RECORD 



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bci' Com[ian.v oi Mcmpliis. Trnn., madp one of his regular visits to tbe 

 locnl trado last wock. 



TliPodoiT- S. WnolSHj-. Jr., o£ the JTorest Service, stationed at Allniquerque. 

 N. M.. w:«s iu the city for several days the early part of this week in 

 confcrcnc'- with F. II. Smith, in charge of the Chicago office of the service. 



A. V. Alexander of Little Rock. Ark., one of the old guard of the lumber 

 Iuisinrs.s. .^peiu several days of this week in Chicago visiting with his old 

 friends among the local trade. 



The Schiff Furniture Company of Chicago has increased its capital 

 stock from .1:10.000 to .?20,000. 



=-< NEW YORK y- 



The <;<nirj;c Wf bstt-r Lumber Company, manulacluror and wholesaler of 

 linrdwood. headquarters Springfield. Mass.. has reopened the local office 

 at 25 \V. Forty-«econd street with E. R. Plunkitt, manager, as formerly. 

 The Wehslcr company specializes in northern hardwoods, though it also 

 handles much southern stock. 



The .Vlahama Hardwood Lumber Company has been organized in New 

 York Cily by T. W. Sweitgart, Philadelphia. W. W. Hess of Germantown 

 and John McLaron of New York. 



( )wi'u M. Druni'i* iif I*hiladelphia spent several days in town last week, 

 nther visiTors were Edward Hines of Chicago: F. L. Peck of tbe J. .7. 

 Newman Lumber Company. Scranton, Pa.; Hugh McLean of Buffalo and 

 Ilichard P. Whir.- of Albany. 



'!'he IHlton i; fiodge Lumber Company local office entertained at tbe 

 buiiichiug of ilif tompany's tug boat, the Wm. B. Keene. The boat was 

 named for Mr. Keene of the New York office and was christened by bis 

 sisier. Miss Mary B. Keene. Tbe Keene is specially built and will be 

 used almost exclusively in towing tbe company's lumber barges between 

 the soutbein shipping points and the markets of tbe north. 



The Hud-xu Milling ^ompany of Bayonne. N. J., has filed a petition in 

 b: 3kript<-y. 



=-< BUFFALO >• 



Tlip Alliiuii' IjimlM-r Company has been receiving a large stock, of bard- 

 woods lately for its new quarters in tbe Scatcherd yard. Manager H. L. 

 Abbott is making an automobile trip to New England. 



The qu'^sti'Ui of transit privilege on lumber has been uppermost again 

 lately and the exchange has bad a committee named to present its case 

 to the railway men. On this committee were M. M. \\'all, O. E. Yeager 

 nnd A. W. Kreiuheder. who expect to see results soon in the shape of some 

 definite rules on lumber shipped in transit. 



J. N Scatcherd is in New York on a visit to relatives. J. Newton 

 Scatcherd has been spending two weeks at tbe old home farm in the neigh- 

 borhood of London. Ontario. 



0. E. Yeager has completed the settling up of tbe affairs of the late 

 P. W. Verier. f«r whose estate he acted as administrator. Mr. Vetter's 

 business was found to be in good shape. 



Davenport \ Ridley state that tbe trade is rather quiet, but not more 

 so than usual in midsummer. The firm is shipping in a large amount of 

 maple from Pennsylvania at present. 



George B. Miller of Miller. Sturm & Miller, has gone again to the 

 Adirondacks. where it is expected that a short stay will be of much 

 benefit to bis health. 



H. B. Gorsline of the National Luml>er Company office, left early this 

 month for a two weeks' vacation trip to bis old home at Battle Creek. 

 Mieh.. and other points in that state. 



1. N. Stewart & Bro. have bad some call for mahogany lately, a wood 

 which holds all its firmness. There has also been a fair sale for plain oak 

 and brown ash. 



-< PHILADELPHIA >■ 



F. X. Diebold. president of the Forest Lumber Company, says business 

 varies but little from the usual summer volume. He reports a slight quick- 

 ening during the last week, inquiries coming in more freely, and the out- 

 look promising. A. J. Levy, of this house, is on a visit to company's 

 mill at Konnarock, Va. He will make a tour of the North Carolina lumber 

 camps sizing up the situation. 



Charles K. I'arry of Charles K. Parry & Co.. sole representatives of the 

 Carolina Spruce 0;>mpany, Pensacola, N. C, recently spent some days at 

 the mill. Just now be says the company is cutting spruce and getting out 

 some 01 the finest stuff ever placed on the market. The mill is working 

 full capacity. 



Frederick S. Underhill of Wistar, Vnderhill & Nixon, reports a fairly 

 responsive tradin.g for this time of the year. R. Wyatt Wistar is visiting 

 the company's mill at Sumter, S. C, and T. N. Nixon is on an order hunt 

 through New England states. 



The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company held 

 its semi-annual meeting of directors on July 22. Review of business for 

 the half year gives satisfaction, considering trade conditions. Justin 

 Peters, general manager, has established his family at Ocean City, N. J., 

 for the summer, from which point he makes daily trips to the ofhce. 



Schofield Brothers, owners of the Saltkeatchie Lumber Company, ,Scho- 

 field, S. C, report normal summer business. Frank E. Schofield has just 

 returned from a two weeks' vacation, much of which was spent among the 

 Pocono pines and in other localities in Pennsylvania where beautiful tim- 

 ber abounds. John H. Schofield. w'hose family is at Ocean City, N. J., 

 joins thorn every evening", returning to city for business in the morning. 



Joseph L. Johnson, who has had charge of the office at the Schofield. S. C, 

 plant, has been transferred to the Schofield Brothers end and will look 

 after New York state territory. 



John 'U'. Floyd of the Floyd Lumber Company, who recently returned 

 with a desirable hunch of orders from a week's stay in New York City, 

 says things seem to be livening up there. 



Daniel B. Curll is in Tennessee, where he has portable mills, hurrying 

 up shipments. Orders have been coming in beyond expectation. 



Edwin B. Malone of Watson, Malone & Sons, recently made an extensive 

 tour of the southern lumber fields, acquainting himself with the situation 

 there and at the same time laying hold of some desirable stock. 



Horace .\. Reeves. Jr., says business is running along fairly satisfactory 

 for this time of the year. As far as he can see the outlook is favorable. 



The Ilallinger Planing Mill Company, Chambersburg, Pa., obtained a 

 charter under Pennsylvania laws on July 22. It is capitalized at ^SO.OOO. 



Samuel H. Shearer of Samuel H. Shearer & Son. and Mrs. Shearer have 

 gone for a two weeks' recreation to Chebcagne. Md. 



-< BOSTON y 



Jennie S. Lawrence, wife of Frank W. Lawrence, of the well-known firm 

 of Lawrence & Wiggin, died at their summer home in Swampscott. July 2,'i. 



The strike of the employes of the lumber mills at St. John. N. B., is 

 still on. with no prospect of an immediate settlement. 



Fire caused destruction to the sawmill of August Daigle at Soldiers 

 Pond, Me., July 27. The loss is understood to be partially covered by 

 insurance. 



The deepest sympathy and hope for a speedy and successful recovery 

 is being extended to James Manson. the genial manager of the Manson 

 Lumber Company, East Boston, from the severe injuries sustained when 

 an iron door fell upon him. breaking his collar bone, crushing two ribs, 

 also crushing his right hand so badly that it was necessary to amputate 

 it above the wrist. He is still at the East Boston Relief Hospital where 

 he was taken for temporary treatment. 



="< COLUMBUS y- 



August Ti was the date set for the operation of the new mechanics lien 

 law, which was passed by the last session of the Ohio General Assembly. 

 After that date all men engaged in the building trade, lumbermen, material 

 meu and contractors must comply with the provisions of the new law 

 which is not as drastic as was first believed. The required blank forms 

 have been printed and information relative to the law has l>een published 

 far and wide. The Columbus Builders' and Traders' Exchange is opening 

 a bureau to supply information on the law to all of its members. The 

 iaw provides that the owner must see that all bills for materials and 

 labor are paid. Tbe owner is protected through the affidavits of the various 

 contractors and mati'rial dealers, which the law requires. Furthermore 

 the owner cannot be made to pay any more than the contract price in any 

 event. If the owner pa.vs out any money without requiring the affidavits 

 in compliance with the law, he does so at his own risk. 



The annual outing and picnic of the Columbus Builders' and Traders' 

 Exchange was held at Glenmary Park recently with about three hundred 

 members and guests in attendance. One of the features of the outing was 

 a baseball game betwnn the traders and the builders, which was won by 

 the former in ten innings by a score of 7 to 6. A number of freak races 

 and contests were on the program. 



For the third time in the past seventeen years tbe plant of the West 

 Side Lumber Company of Dayton, 0., was destroyed by fire, entailing a 

 loss of about .$100.0fiO. The loss Is partially covered by insurance. 



Handle manufacturers of eastern Indiana and western Ohio met at 

 Lima, O., recently to discuss trade conditions and take steps for exchang- 

 ing stocks. 



The planing mill of C. J. Miller, located at Smithville, O., was struck 

 by lightning recently and totally destroyed by fire, causing a loss of 

 .?10,000. 



W, B. Sissons. sales manager of the Sowers-Leach Lumber Company, 

 says that considerable strength is shown in the hardwood trade with prices 

 on all varieties and grades well maintained. Stocks in the hands of 

 mills are not large. 



R. W. Uorton, sales manager lor the central division of the W. M. 

 Ritter Lumber Company, reports a good demand from factories and yards 

 for all varieties of hardwoods. There is a good demand for quartered and 

 plain oak as well as all items of chestnut. Poplar is also moving well. 

 The outlook for the future is considered excellent. 



L. B. Schneider, sales manager of John XI. Gobey & Co., reports a 

 good trade in all hardwoods during the past fortnight. Prices are well 

 maintained and there is no disposition to shade quotations to move stocks. 

 The prospects for the future are bright. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company, is another of the Columbus 

 lumbermen who reports a good demand for hardwoods. One of the chief 

 troubles is tbe inability to secure prompt shipments. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-= 



The managing committee of tbe Baltimore Lumber Exchange at its 

 monthly meeting held on Aug. 4 discussed among other matters that of 

 finding new quarters for its bureau of inspection, which will have to be 

 moved because the building wherein it has its offices has been sold to a 

 firm of spice manufacturers, which wants tbe room and is already making 



