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states it if well satislied wiili tlie vi.lnme of businets being done an 1 

 looks for a splendid fall Trade within the next few weeks. 



L. JI. Borgess of tbe Steele & Hibbard Lumber Company is an optimist 

 as to business. He states tbat while it may be a little quiet at present, 

 the prospects are exceedingly liright for the fall. Not only will business 

 be line but prices will be considerably higher than at the present time, 

 and so the company is not forcing sales by making concessions. 



R. r. Fletcher, local manager of the Hooton Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany. Is well pleased with the outlook. Mr. McRoberts, whose territory is 

 the northern part of Illinois, has been out on the road and has been turn- 

 ing in quite a nice amount of business. 



Receipts of lumber by rail at St. Louis during the month of July this 

 year were 16.371 cars. During July last year the receipts of lumber 

 were 16,023 cars, an increase last month over the corresponding month 

 last year of 348 cars. Shipments last month were 12,655 cars, compared 

 with 12.6G6 cars last .July, a falling off of 11 cars. There were no 

 receipts or shipments of lumber by river during July of last year or this. 



=-< ARKANSAS >■= 



The electrical and wind storm, which swi-'pt over various parts of 

 Arkansas en Aug. 1, doing considerable damage to property, wrought two 

 fatalities among the employes of the Cornan Cooperage Company of Di's 

 Arc. B. B. Davis, fifty-five years of age. and his son-in-law, N. West, 

 while beneath the large shed of the company were struck by lightning and 

 instantly killed. Eernice Davis, the seven-year-old daughter of B. B. 

 Davis, who was sitting in her father's lap at the time, was severely burned 

 by the Hash. Mr. Davis is survived l>y a wife and large family, while Mr. 

 West leaves his wife, a daughter of Mr. Davis. 



The heading plant, owned by the Marianna Heading Company and 

 located on West Tennessee street of Marianna. Ark., was partially de- 

 stroyed by fire the latter part of July. The blaze was discovered early 

 enough to be extinguished, however, and the loss was only slight. 



^The Mount Olive Stave Tactory of Batesville, Ark., which has been 

 closed down for some time undergoing repairs, has resumed operations and 

 is now running on full time, giving employment to about 150 men. 



The Clarendon Boat Oar Company of Clarendon. Ark., recently filerl 

 articles of incorporation with the secretary of state of Arkansas, and 

 received a charter. This concern has extensive investments in Arkansas, 

 though the majority of its stockholders are New York capitalists. 



Cutting of hardwoods is very active in many parts of the state at pres- 

 ent. At Hunter. Ark., are five sawmills which are running full time, 

 sawing daily many thousand feet of hii'kory. gum and oak lumber. The 

 shipments from these mills is also very great, being practically as fast as 

 the lumber is sawed. 



W. H. Overholt of Chicago recently purchased a tract containing TGO 

 acres of hardwood timber, located near Brinkley, Ark. The tract is 

 known as the B. L. Shoup tract, and is said to contain some very valuable 

 timber. Mr. Overholt plans to place sawmills on the tract at once, and 

 proceed to saw and market the timber. As fast as the timber is removed 

 the land will be cleared aud placed in cultivation. 



=-< MILWAUKEE ':>-- 



Charles F. Kade of Shelioygan. and business men of Plymouth are 

 organizing a company which will operate a fixture and furniture factory 

 in the plant formerly occupied by the Plymouth A'eueer Company, at 

 Plymouth. A capital stock of S35.00t) is being subscribed for. It is 

 planned to secure the necessary machinery immediately and have the 

 plant in full operation within sixty days. The products at present will 

 consist principally of store and olfice fixtures and show cases. M. II. 

 Hand. E. A. Dow, Louis Fled and E. A. Stolper are also prominent in 

 the movement. The name of the new concern will be the C. F. Kade Fix- 

 ture and Show Case Company. 



A company, which is to manufacture store, office, church and bar furni- 

 ture aud conduct a general woodworking plant, has been incorporated 

 as the Alberts & Meyers Company, at Two Rivers. Tbe. capital stock of 

 th? new concern is $12,000. The directors and officers are Edward Al- 

 berts, president : Oscar E. Alberts, secretary and treasurer ; H. Meyers, 

 Arthur Wrfgg. all of Two Rivers, and W. C. Rahn of Chicago. Mr. Alberts 

 will assume the business management and Mr. Meyers will superintend the 

 manufacturing end of the plant. 



The Heineraan Lumber Company. Merrill, has added an up-to-date plan- 

 ing mill to its large sawmill. Although not occupying much room and 

 requiring but two machines, the planing mill has a daily capacity of ten 

 cars of lumber. Individual electric motors on the machines and a track 

 system to expedite the handling of the lumber to and from the mill allow 

 the efficiency and low cost of operation. With a season's supply of logs 

 on hand the sawmill of the concern has resumed operation after a short 

 summer-repair shut down. 



Lugene Douville, sixty-nine years old. prominent in the lumber indus- 

 try and until ,a few mouths ago actively interested in the Douville Lum- 

 ber Company of Mobile. Ala., which he organized eleven years ago, died 

 at his home in West AUis, July 23. Mr. Douville was a native of the 

 Jlilwaukee suburb but was engaged in lumbering at Manistee. Mich., for 

 thirty years, returning to Milwaukee twelve years ago. He is survived by 

 bis widow and two brothers. 



Edward Roger of Emmet, a prominent retired lumberman and an old 

 resident of Marathon county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.' 



Saline River Hardwood Co. 



Main Sales Ottice 



Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



Manufacturers of 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Asli 



^ We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber 

 product. 



<I Our TIMBER is virgin forest growth of the highest 

 typ«. 



^ Our MILLS are new and produce accurately m.3nufac- 

 tured stock. 



<I Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED — treated with 

 steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring 

 quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning 

 defects and stick-marking, splits and stain. 



C] Kraetzer-cured lumber will "stay where you put it." 



© Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection. 



C| We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis- 

 criminating buyers. 



C For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars with 

 dak Flooring, write LONG-3ELL LUMBER COMPANY, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



^ Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele- 

 vated Traveling Derrick propels itself 

 on 28-ft. gauge track. 



CJ No guy wires. 



^ Write to O, M. Krebs, Mallory 

 E; ^nch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F. 

 Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for 

 pamphlet fully illustrating and explain- 

 ing the de-rick. 



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