May 25, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



E. I'halloDpr. Mr. Radford will hereafter devote his entire attention to the 

 Radford &; Wright Company of Osbkosh. of which he is president. 



The Association of Commerce. Fond du Lac. Wis., is making arrange- 

 ments for a "Made in Fond du Lac Week." which will embrace an exposi- 

 tion of local products. Among the concerns fakins an important part arc : 

 Fond du Lac Table Manufacturing Company. Northern Casket Company. 

 Moore & Galloway Lumber Company and numerous other well known 

 woodworking concerns. 



The Two Rivers (Wis.) Millwork & Cabinet Company has increased its 

 capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000 to accommodate the growth of its 

 business. 



The Joyland Toy Company, Milwaukee, has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $25,000 by Fred A, Wilke, Hugo W. Wilke and Arthur J. 

 Witterstetter, all of Milwaukee. It will establish a factory to make toys 

 and novelties. 



The Winther Motors Company. Kenosha. Wis., which erected a new 

 plant about a year ago. is placing this in operation as the result of taking 

 an order from the Universal Motor Owners of Chicago for 1,000 taxicabs 

 at $2,000 each. The Winther company will build the complete cab, includ- 

 ing body. To handle this order the Kenosha company has purchased for 

 $120,000 the entire tool and machinery equipment of the La Crosse Taxi 

 Manufacturing Company for installation in the new plant. 



The Republic Box Company. Chicago, has practically decided to erect a 

 new plant in Marinette. Wis., to replace the factory which was badly 

 damaged by fire in ApriL Work, however, will not be undertaken until late 

 in the summer. George Engleking is president of the company. 



The Evergreen Broom Company of Sheboygan. Wis., has purchased the 

 stock and machinery of the Royal Broom Company and is consolidating 

 the two factories at 212S North Fifteenth street. 



The Connor Land and Lumber Company of Laona, Wis., has established 

 a land and timber department under the management of Richard Connor. 



The Wiese Laboratory Furniture Company. Manitowoc, Wis., has taken 

 the contract for equipping the new high school at Hibbing, Minn. This is 

 regarded as the largest high school building in the United States and the 

 Wiese contract runs to nearly $100,000. it is said. 



The sawmill of Swinhardt & Tuttle at Cornell, Wis., was burned to the 

 ground, causing a loss of about $12,000. No decision has been made with 

 respect to rebuilding the plant. 



Ira W. Rowell, secretary of the Consolidated Lumber Company at 

 Manistiqup, Mich., has resigned to become associated with the Wisconsin 

 Land and Lumber Company at Hermansville. Mich. 



The .Stout Manufacturing Company. Milwaukee, is a new $150,000 cor- 



poration formed by Lee H. Payne, 1376 Farwell avenue ; Harry L. Neu- 

 meister and C. B. Kerrigan to engage in the manufacture of crates, con- 

 tainers, boxes, etc. 



The Tomahawk (Wis.) Steel and Iron Company has completed its new 

 foundry and machine shop, which supplants the plant badly damaged by 

 Are last fall. The concern specializes in manufacturing and repairing log- 

 ging and sawmill machinery, logging locomotives, etc. 



Edwin Baier. secretary and treasurer of the Cream City Casket Com- 

 pany. Milwaukee, died after a brief illness at the age of .39 years. 



TORONTO 



The Standard Lumber i Supplies Company. Ltd.. has been organized 

 and glinted an Ontario charter authorizing the company to engage in ji 

 general lumbering business. The headquarters of the company are at 

 Windsor. Ont.. and the capital is $40,000. The provisional directors an- 

 J. .1. Kerby. E. J. Kerby and F. C. Kerby. 



Disposal of 100.000,000 feet of lumber held in Canada by the British 

 Government will be effected as quickly as possible. The Timber Disposal 

 Department of the British Board of Trade is represented by one of its 

 directors, who is now in Canada negotiating for the sale of this lumber. 

 Conferences have been held with several important lumber export firms 

 of Quebec Province. It was announced that 25.000,000 feet had been 

 disposed of in a single transaction. 



The Pembroke Lumber Company opened its mill recently with a staff of 

 about 200 men. The Colonial Lumber Company will also open In a few 

 days with about the same sized staff of workmen. The Ottawa river was 

 flooded to some extent and for a time the Colonial Mills property was 

 under water, delaying the reopening. 



J. T. Todd, who represents the Adams River Lumber Company of Chase. 

 B. C. : the Associated Mills. Ltd., of Vancouver, and the Edgecombe- 

 Newham Co.. Ltd.," has opened a sales and service office at 1305 Bank of 

 Hamilton building. Toronto. 



The House of Commons at Ottawa has voted a million dollars for the 

 protection of timber in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the railway 

 belt of British Columbia. 



A federal charter has been granted to HoUingsworth & Whitney. Ltd.. 

 with headquarters at Halifax, N. S., and a capital stock of $4,000,000 

 to lease lumber lands and engage in a general himbering business in 

 Nova Scotia. Among the ipoorporators are S. D. Jenks. W. C. Macdonald. 

 F. B. A. Chipman, N. A. MacKay and Russel Y. Findley. 



To carry on a general lumbering business the N. Martin Lumber Com- 



