July 25, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Mooi-o's Moist Air Progressive and other types of har(i\vood dry kilns. Four 

 large kilns of the Moist Air Progressive type were installed for the J. D. 

 Bassett Manufacturing Co., furniture manufaeturers of Bassett, Va. ; for 

 the Southern Lumber & Manufacturing Co.. Xashville, Tenn., a modern 

 fireproof construction kiln of the same tyi)e. having inside dimensions of 

 30x150 feet, which will make it one of the largest hardwood kilns in the 

 country ; for E. L. Bruce Co., of Memphis. Tenn.. two kilns of the same 

 type; for the Stickle Lumber Corporation of Dallas. Texas, four large 

 kilns of this t.vpe for their large new hardwood flooring plant : for Southern 

 Hardwood l^uinber Co., Xew Orleans, two kilns of this type; Crossett Lum- 

 ber Co., Crossett, Ark., two hardwood flooring kilns of the Moore Moist 

 .\ir type for charge operation. These people have recently added a flooring 

 unit to their operations, 

 felt as before by the Scandinavia hardwood importer. 



L, & N, to Publish Net Log Rates 



The Southern Hardwood Trattic Association announces that District 

 Manager Thompson, Louisville, Ky., has reached an agreement with the 

 Louisville & Nashville, under which that road will publish net rates, 

 effective July 12, 1922, on logs moving from Decatur, Ala,, and Memphis, 

 Tenn., to Louisville, Ky. The new rates will be 14% cents from the 

 former and loVi cents from the latter, thus representing a decided re- 

 duction. 



Sedgwick Locates Company in Cincinnati 



H. M. Sedgwick announces that he lias organized the H. M. Sedgwick 

 Lumber Co., which started in business on July 1 at 900 Neave building. 

 Cincinnati, O. The company will conduct a wholesale business in West 

 Virginia and Southern hardwoods in cypress and hemlock. Mr. Sedgwick 

 has been in the hardwood business since 1910, except for two years 

 spent in the army. Five years of his experience was at several hardwood 

 mills in the South w'here he learned the processes of manufacturing and 

 grading. He became especially proficient in the grading of hardwoods. 

 During the renuiining five years he acted as sales representative for the 

 W. M. Ritter Lumber Co., of Columbus, O., the M. B. Farrin Lumber Co., 

 of Cincinnati and the American Column & Lumber Co,, of Columbus, O, 

 His traveling experience has been chiefly in the Central Freight Association 

 territorj" where he has a wide acquaintance among the consumers. 



Townshend Makes Tour for Forwarding Company 

 J. I-l. Townshend, secretary-manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association, has recently returned from business trips to Chicago, Mobile, 

 New Orleans and other centers in the interest of that organization and the 

 American Overseas ForAvarding Company. He is president of the latter. 

 Mr. Townshend will have an interesting announcement to make within the 

 next few days regarding his Chicago trip. 



Cecil A. News, assistant secretary of the association, is enjoying his 

 vacation. He does not hie himself away to watering places and mountain 

 resorts. All he asks is a racquet and a place to play tennis. He is very 

 fond of this game though he is not quite as proficient therein as in traffic 

 matters. In the latter he is almost without a peer. 



Huddleston Organizes Mahogany Company 



The Huddleston Mahogany Company, Inc., has been organized by R. S. 

 Huddleston. one of the best known men in the mahogany trade, and estab- 

 lished in Norfolk, Va. This company has purchased a plant formerly 

 occupied by the Greenleaf-Johnson Lumber Company on the south branch 

 of the Elizabeth River. This plant Is on a plot of ground consisting of 

 fifteen acres. There is deep water at the company's docks on the site 

 and these special water facilities will permit the loading of lighters along- 

 side the company's own warehouses. The plant consists of a double band 

 mill with resaw, all modern. There are kiln drying facilities to accom- 

 modate over 500.000 feet of lumber, which will nmke possible the kiln 

 drying of the entire output of the mill without rehandling. Speaking 

 from his veteran experience in the milling of lumber Mr. Huddleston be- 

 lieves that there is not another mill in the country so equipped as to as- 

 sure the economical handling and manufacture of lumber. He also believes 

 that Norfolk's geographical location affords unrivaled advantages, both 

 for import of raw materials from the tropical countries and their re-ex- 

 port to Europe as well as for domestic distribution. There are eight trunk 

 lines running out of Norfolk reaching every point in the United States, 

 with lower freight rates to most of the large hardwood consuming centers 

 than .is enjoyed by either New Orleans or New York. 



The Huddleston Company will import mahogany and other tropical 

 hardwoods from Mexico. Central America and South .\merica, and will 

 manufacture lumber from this. Among the woods imported will be a 

 little known species called hura wood. The cargoes will be unloaded at 

 the company's private docks. At first only lumber will be manufactured, 

 but Mr. Huddleston later expects to put in a veneer plant. The mill will 

 employ about one hundred persons. 



The company will have its main office on the mill and yard site, with 

 Mr. Huddleston in active charge of operations. Other officers of the 

 company, including D. W. 'Walker, treasurer, and R. P. Huddleston, Sec- 

 retary, will lie located in Norfolk. A sales office will be maintained in 

 New York and perhaps one in Chicago. 



Some months ago Mr. Huddleston withdrew from the Astoria Mahogany 

 Company and has since then been making the sun'ey which has resulted 

 iu the organization of the company established at Norfolk. 



Band Mill 



Manufacturers of Oak and Poplar 



Our band mills are located in the heart of 

 one of the most famous oak and poplar 

 sections in the 'world. Soil conditions 

 and topography of this region are ideal 

 for the production of the finest possible 

 texture in soft, even colored, mellow, 

 and highly figured oak, and of the most 

 desirable variety of soft yellow moun- 

 tain poplar. 



Our 1 5,000,000 feet annual production 

 running 75' c to White Oak presents a 

 genuine opportunity to discriminating 

 buyers to establish a dependable source 

 of desirable stocks. 



We Also Solicit Inquiries for Bill Oak 



Address 



Bond-Foley Lumber Company 



BOND, KENTUCKY 



Hardwood News Notes 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The capital stock of the I'arkershurg Chair Company. Parkersburg. 

 W. Va.. has been increasetl to $300,000. 



The name of the Quality Cedar Chest Shop at Providence. R. I., has 

 been changed to the Elnnvood Furniture Company. 



The (TTaud Rapids Case Works has taken over the Edgar R. Somes Fur- 

 niture Company, Grand Rapids. Mich. 



John Proctor, A. P. W. Seaman and William Haw have incorporated 

 the Proctor Company, New York. N. Y.. to manufacture furniture: capital. 

 $350,000. 



Th«^ Forest I-^urniture Company, Troutdale, Va., is now being npi-rated 

 as the Mount Rogers Furniture Company. 



The Garson Wood Furniture Company, Rochester, X. Y.. has increased 

 its capital to $100,000 from $50,000 : the Morristown Desk Company. Mor- 

 ristown. Tenn., to $50,000. 



W. W. Dings has resigned from the Garetson-Greason Lumber Company. 

 St. Louis, having been its secretary for a good many years. 



The International Mill & Lumber Company is an involuntary bankrupt. 

 It is located at Bay City, Mich. 



The Deresdermer Lumber Company has been incorporated at Pecan. Miss. 



The capital stock of the Mellen-Wright Lumber Company, Royal Oak. 

 Micb.. has been increased to $100,000. as also that of the Randolph Plan- 

 ing Mill Company, Elkins. W. Va. 



BUFFALO 



Announcement was made here on July ISth of the indictment of Frank 

 T. Sullivan, a prominent member of the local hardwood trade, in connec- 

 tion with alleged frauds in the sale of government surplus lumber. When 

 the government issued its first announcement In the case, mentioning Mr. 

 Sullivan's name, several weeks ago, he issued a formal statement in 

 which he said : 



••Phillips and Stephens had full government authority to make the con- 

 tracts. The lumlier was inspected and tallied by representatives of the 

 {Continmtl on pa{ic 51) 



