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down the available supply of this materia!. He also declared that the 

 bulk of the supply of this wood was to be found in the states of which 

 Memphis is the geographical and logical center. He talked with some of 

 the leading red gum manufacturers here and said that ho believed it 

 would be possible for him to make arrangements to secure the needs of 

 the big industry at Chaffee. He believes, however, that the rates on gum 

 logs are too high and that, to largely increase the movement of gum timber 

 to northern points, it will be necessary to secure some concessions from 

 the railroads on this particular style of lumber. He left for Chicago with 

 the avowed purpose of looking into the matter of lower rates on such ship- 

 ments. The prospects, however, are not particularly bright in view of the 

 recent granting of an advance of two cents per hundred pounds on ship- 

 ments of gum from Memphis to New Orleans by the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission. 



The Kentark Land & Timber Company, with headquarters at Louisville. 

 Ky.- which recently acquired 24.350 acres of hardwood timberlands from 

 the I'nion Land & Lumber Company, with headquarters at Pine Bluff. 

 Ark., has taken out a rbartor undrr the laws of the last named state. 

 It is set forth in tbp document that the company will employ $125,000 of 

 is capital stock in the liackensack state. It i.s to maintain its headquar- 

 rrs for Arkansas at Pine Bluff and is now planning the building of a big 

 mill between England and Stuttgart. Ark., on Crooked Creek. The Kentark 

 Land & Timber Company, it is reported, has recently acquired the con- 

 trolling interest in the Varner Land & Lumber Company, which operates 

 a large plant for the manufacture of southern hardwoods at Geridge. 

 Ark., and which likewise owns 13,000 acres of timber lands in that sec- 

 tion. The consideration paid for the 24.350 acre tract, which lies in 

 Arkansas, Lonoke and Jeflferson counties, is placed at $400,000. 



The plant of the St. Louis Cooperage Company, located at Brinkley. 

 Ark., has resumed operations after a shut down of several weeks durint: 

 which numerous improvements were made, including the installation of 

 new equipment. The engines and boilers were thoroughly repaired and 

 overhauled. 



Advices received here from Hunter, Ark., indicate that the five sawmills 

 located at that point are doing a good business, with particular reference 

 to oak, hickory, gum and ash, all of which are being actively manufac- 

 tured and shipprd. 



It is definitely announced now that R. J. Darnell. Inc.. will rebuild its 

 band mill at Batesville, Miss. There was some discussion along this line 

 following the fire, but it is only within the past few days that the firm 

 has decided positively that the location of the plant will bo changed. 

 The main reason for this removal lies in the fact that the principal timber 

 land holdings of this firm are located along the line of the Batesville 

 Southwestern, of which Batesville is one of the terminals. The firm will 

 rebuild its veneer plant at Memphis and the latter will have a comple- 

 ment of twelve machines, considernbly more than were operated under the 

 regime prevailing before the fire which burned both the band mill and the 

 ' veneer plant. Much regret has been occasioned in hardwood circles over 

 the removal of the band mill. R. J. Darnell. Inc.. has had its offices in the 

 Exchange building since the fire occurred. 



'I'he Moline Lumber Company. Malvern. Ark., which is a branch of the 

 Molinc Plow Cumpany, Moline, 111., is receiving its first shipments of hard- 

 wood timber from its holdings on the Malvern & Camden railroad. The 

 company operates a large hardwood plant at Malvern, with a good supply 

 of limber available. It expects to continue in very steady operation. 



Miss r>orothy Frances Fritchey, daughter of A. G. Fritchej'. who has 

 been prominently identified with the hardwood trade of this city and sec- 

 tion since coming south from Cleveland some years ago, will enter Vander- 

 bilt University this fall. She has won the scholarship offered by the 

 Memphis Intercollegiate association. There were a number of competitors 

 for this scholarship and Miss Fritchey and her parents are receiving many 

 congratulations over her success in winning this coveted honor. 



C J. Tully of the Anderson-Tully Company, has returned to Memphis 

 after spending an extended vacation on the Great Lakes. He was accom- 

 panied by his wife. 



Lumbermen here who own timberland holdings in Arkansas and who 

 have to make frequent trips to that state are not particularly pleased with 

 the attitude of the railroads entering Arkansas in making a charge of 

 thirty-five cents for bridge tolls instead of twenty-five cents as heretofore. 

 The- railroads claim that they are justified in this course because of the 

 action of the Arkansas railroad commission in forcing passenger rates to 

 two cents per mile. 



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The ChPi-okee Lumber Company, with offices and plant in East Nash- 

 ville. TChifh recently amended its charter, changing the name of the cor- 

 lioration to the Farris Hardwood Lumber Company, and increased the 

 amount of authorized capital stock from $40,000 to $75,000, will not 

 have any change in the officers. W. M. Farris. Sr.. president ; L. H. 

 Farris, vice-president ; A. C. Farris. manager, and W. M. Farris. Jr.. secre- 

 tary, will continue in their respective positions. Need of increased work- 

 ing capital was the cause of the increase in stock. The company has U" 

 plans to enlarge plants at present. 



The Memphis Siding & Lumber Company of Memphis, with authorized 

 capital stock of ,$10,000, has been granted a charter. IL B. Weiziger. 



A. G. liile.v. R. G. Brown, II. F. Fisher and II. J. Livingston. Jr.. are the 

 incorporators. 



There may be prosecution of entrants to government land near Tusca- 

 loosa, Ala., by reason of claims that they have been illegally cutting and 

 selling timber. The government opened up 28,000 acres last year, and it 

 is claimed that entrants have cut timber and sold the same to lumber 



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