September 25, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



53 



ing. S. A. MeKlnney and W. H. Moynau. who were connected with the 

 hardwood department, have returned to New Orleans. 



J. R. May, who until a few days ago was traffic and assistant sales 

 uiana^rer for the Gayoso Lumber Company, is now in charge of the sales 

 end of the business of the Tustm Hardwood Lumber Company of this city. 

 Mr. May has had a number of years of experience in traffic worli. having 

 been employed (or quite a while by the Southern Hardwood Traffic Asso- 

 'iation. He has likewise had considerable experience in the sale of hard- 

 wood lumber. 



The Frank Spangler Lumber Company, Kosciusko, Miss., engaged in the 

 manufacture and wholesale handling of pine and hardwood lumber, has 

 opened general sales offices in Memphis, 478-4S0 Randolph building. 



C. M. Kellogg, president of the Kellogg Lumber Company, and one of the 

 officials of the Panola Lumber & Manufacturing Company, which took over 

 the band mill of R. J. Darnell, Inc., at Batesville, Miss., a number of 

 months ago, recently returned from an extended trip to the Pacific coast, 

 including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mr. Kellogg is quite familiar 

 with conditions in that territory, having spent two years iu the lumber 

 business at Los Angeles. 



The Memphis plant of the American Car & Foundry Company will fill 

 part of the big new equipment order of the Frisco system, according to 

 C A. Price, manager. Included in the order are 1,500 gondola cars. The 

 plant at present is fully engaged on a big order for the Southern Railway 

 and on a number of smaller orders for other roads. It therefore has 

 enough business in prospect to insure capacity operation for practically an 

 indefinite period. 



Members of the trade here are of the opinion that there is a very large 

 potential demand ahead for car stock. 



The Bear State Handle Company, Camden, Ark., which is working on a 

 large export order, has placed its plant on double time. It is giving 

 employment to about SO persons. 



I'rank Fish, secretary of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, 

 was in conference with John W. McClure, president. Earl Palmer and 

 othir prominent members of this organization here a few days ago. 



John M. Pritchard, secretary-manager of the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Institute, spent Sunday and Monday, Sept, 17 and IS, in Memphis. He 

 reports that everything is running smoothly at the Chicago offices of this 

 organization and that its membership campaign is making very satisfactory 

 progress. 



.lohn W. Dickson, president of the Valley Log Loading Company, and 

 S. M. Nickey, president of the Green River Lumber Company, are among 

 the prominent Memphis lumbermen who have recently returned from their 

 summer vacations. 



Cecil A. New, assistant secretary of the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 -XssociatioD, is back at his desk after an illness of about a week. 



LOUISVILLE 



H. .T. Gates, of the Louisville Point Lumber Co., has recently returned 

 from a two weeks' vacation spent at French Lick, Ind. 



The Nobel Coal & Lumber Co.. a new producing company, has been char- 

 tered at Whick, Ky., by George W.. Martha and Pearl Noble. 



The Wood-Mosaic Co., has been making fair shipments east, but reports 

 that the Louisville mill is down while awaiting a fresh log supply. The 

 mills at New Albany, Ind., and Jackson. Tenn., are running steadily, how- 

 ever. 



The Mengel Company, Louisville, is figuring on a quarter of a million 

 dollar contract for building automobile bodies at Louisville, for one of 

 the larger auto manufacturers of small cars. .\. D. Allen, president of 

 Xh*' company, is completing the negotiations. 



The mill of the Louisville Point Lumber Co. is down temporarily, due to 

 delay in log movement, but expects to start again within a few days. The 

 company is building additional lumber sheds. Stocks are down to approxi- 

 mately 4,500,000 feet, the smallest stock in some time. 



Preston P. Joyes, president of the Louisville Hardwood Club, and con- 

 nected with W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co., is spending a two weeks' 

 vacation at Warm Springs. Va. 



Announcement was recently made to the effect that J. H. Barclay had 

 withdrawn from the R. R. May Hardwood Co., returning to Indiana to 

 enter the automobile business. Mr. May is again sole owner of the com- 

 pany. 



A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed recently by the Lanhara 

 Jlannfacturing Co., hardwood flooring manufacturers, assets being $.33,359 

 and liabilities .$17,846. The Lanham Hardwood Flooring Co. and another 

 Louisville concern are the largest individual creditors. 



BEAUMONT 



The Wm. Graydon Lumber Company's new hardwood mill at Grayburg, 

 about 20 miles west of Beaumont, will be in operation within the next 

 two weeks, 



Hoo-Hoo of Beaumont decided at a banquet held on the roof of Hotel 



Manufacturers 

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