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for which will have to be taken out iu the near future. Building mate- 

 rials of all kiuds. including interior finish, are in active demand. 



It is expected that the big shipment of mahogany logs recently ordered 

 hy the Memphis Veneer & Lumber Company will soon reach New Orleans 

 and that the timber will be transported to Memphis without deiaj'. The 

 receipt of this shipment will mark the beginning of the manufacture 

 of mahogany lumber in Memphis on a large scale. The shipment con- 

 tains about one million feet. The Southern Hardwood Traffic Bureau, 

 through an agreement witii the officials of the Illinois Central system, has 

 secured a comparatively low rate on mahogany timber from New Orleans 

 to Memphis and this concession is responsible for undertaking the manu- 

 facture of mahogany lumber here on a big scale. 



Business conditions throughout the Memphis territory are very satis- 

 factory, indeed. Bank clearings for September were more than three mil- 

 lion dollars 1n excess of any previous record in this city for this particular 

 mouth. The amount of cotton sold was large and the prices received 

 wire abnormally high. This accounts for a consideral>lc portion of the 

 increase. It is noteworlhy, however, that lumber interests have done a 

 much larger business than during the corresponding month last year 

 and that they have made substantial contributions to this excellent 

 showing. 



The new double band mill of Kusse & Burgess, Inc., is nearing comple- 

 tion and will be in readiness for operation before the end of this month. 

 The daily capacity will be from 30,000 to 60.000 feet, representing an 

 increase of about tifty per cent over the old mill. W. H. Russe says that 

 business is good and the outlook very satisfactory. 



R. J. Ilarnell, Inc.. has sent a check of $200 to the Memphis fire depart- 

 ment and another check of $100 to the Salvage corps iu token of apprecia- 

 tion of the splendid work done by both during the fire which some time 

 ago destroyed the plant and much lumber and veneers belonging to this 

 firm. The work of the Salvage corps in saving all the records of the 

 company came in for especially favorable comment from Mr. Darnell and 



WRITE US 



his 



associates. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >= 



The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has filed a brief in the case of the 

 complaint of the Norman Lumber Company and others of Louisville before 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission, and a decision in the case will be 

 had in the near future. The complaint involves bridge tolls across the 

 Ohio river and the general alignment of rates into and out of Louisville. 

 T. M. Brown of the W. P. Bron-n & Sons Lumber Company is in the 

 East attending the world's s"ries. Mr. Brown is probably the champion 

 baseball fan of Louisville, and seldom misses a game during the regular 

 .\merican Association season. Besides this, he takes in a good many major 

 league games during the summer, and hasn't missed the world's series in 

 a good many years. It is said that baseball is Mr. Brown's only recrea- 

 tion and that when he is not thinking about the natiiuial pastime he is 

 considering the question of making and selling hardwood lumber. 



Upchurch & Foster. 'Whitley City. Ky.. have purchased the business 

 of the Whitley City Supply Company, handling lumber, staves, cross- 

 ties, etc., besides conducting a store. 



The Yosemite Singletree Company has been formed at Middleburg, Ky.. 

 with $3,000 capital stock by R. B. and L. F. Young and Frank Napier. 



The Interstate Commerce Commission will have a hearing in Louisville 

 in the matter of the switching regulations of the Louisville & Xashville 

 Oct. 28. The board of trade, with the backing of many lumbermen anr, 

 other businesses, complained that the road would not switch competitive 

 business. 



The 'Wood-JIosaic Company expects to have its Highland I'ark mill ready 

 for operation by Dec. 1. The New .\lbany flooring plant and veneer 

 mill will not be completed for several months. The buildings will be 

 chiefly of reinforced concrete construction. 



Members of the Louisville Hardwood Cluli eujoyed a ]eal old fashioned 

 country dinner at the home of P. C. Booker, president of the Booker- 

 Cecil ''ompany. recently. Mr. Biioker celebrated his return to health after 

 a long illness of typhoid feve.- by enliMtaiuing the members of the organi- 

 zation et his home. Nitta Yuma, near Ilarrod's Creek. The repast was 

 of the sort that nobody can overlook, and it was probably enjoyed more 

 than anj of the other recent dinners of the club. 



The Louisville Hardwood Club will entertain the Nashvill- Lumbermen's 

 Club Oct. 14, returning the hospitality extended by the Tennesseans early 

 last spring when the Louisville men visited the Southern city and in- 

 spected the yards and mills there. It is expected that over a score of 

 Nashville lumbi^rmen will be in Louisville, and it is hoped to make the 

 occasion a memorably enjoyable one. 



.-< ST. LOUIS >■ 



Building operations in St. Louis for last month almost equalled those 

 during the corresponding month last year, when an unusually good show- 

 ing was made. Last month 807 permils were issued for buildings and 

 alterations to cost $1,180,809. In September. 1912, there were 748 per- 

 mits to co.st $1,248,763. Several permils for large buildings to cost 

 considerable have already been issued during this month anil the prospects 

 are that the month will make a good showing. 



Receipts of lumber by rail at St. Louis as reported by the Merchants 

 Exchange during September were 17..'j.'n cars. In September, 1912, the 

 receipts were 16.347 cars, showing a gain In September this year of 1,184 



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Saline River Hardwood Co. 



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Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



Manufacturers of 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Ash 



q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber 

 product. 



^ Our TIMBER is virgin forest growth of the highest 

 type. 



<1 Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac- 

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q 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. 



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



q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection. 



q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis- 

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

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