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above $200,000, both figures being practically 

 double the fisures for August of 1909. The total 

 for the eight months ending August was, for 

 cedar, more than Ave times that for August, 

 1900, and double the value for mahogany. The 

 United Kingdom sent a large per cent of the 

 total. 



The value of logs and round timbers Im- 

 ported during August of 1909 was more than 

 $100,000 greater than for August of this year. 

 The total for the eight months ended August, 

 1910, showed, on the other hand, a decided In- 

 crease over the same period for the year pre- 

 vious. The pulpwood brought into this country 

 during August was valued at .^inO.OOO, which 

 was an increase of about .<;75.()00 over the prod- 

 uct tor August, 1909. The eight months' period 

 showed a still further advance over last year's 

 figures. 



Of the manufactures of lumber, a general line 

 of rough sawed lumber, planljs. etc.. valued at 

 $2,200,000. was imported during August, which 

 was approximately the same as for the previous 

 year. The total for the eight months' period 

 was, however, about $1,000,000 increase over 

 1909. Cabinet ware and house furniture to the 

 value of about $500,000 was imported during the 

 eight months ended August, 1910. 



A remarkable increase in the value of wood 

 pulp, especially in the mechanically ground prod- 

 uct, is evident this year, there being a total of 

 almost 30,000,000 pounds imported, which was 

 valued at more than $200,000. against about 

 $.50,000 for August of 1909. The value of the 

 unbleached wood pulp imported was consid- 

 erably greater but did not show the remarkable 

 increase, the total for August being worth $050.- 

 000. 



Summing up, the total imports of wood and 

 manufactures of wood, dutiable and free, aggre- 

 gated during the month, in 1910, $5,995,000. 

 against $3,582,000 in 1909. For the eight months 

 period there was an increase of about $4,500,000, 

 the total for 1910 being $34,600,000. 



The total export of all kinds of hewn and 

 ground timbers and logs aggregated for August 

 $1,475,000, which was a favorable figure com- 

 pared with August, 1909. The total for the 

 eight months ending August. 1910. was $2,000.- 

 000 greater than for that period of 1909, totaling 

 $11,150,000. The value of the lumber exported 

 during the month in the form of boards and 

 planks and various sawn products was $3,811,- 

 000. an increase of approximately $1,000,000 over 

 1909. The United Kingdom took the bulk of 

 this export. Of the manufactured products, fur- 

 niture leads by a wide margin, the total value 

 of furniture exported during August being $555,- 

 000. which is an Increase of $150,000 over 

 August of 1909. The total value of various 

 other manufactures of wood exported is about 

 $675,000. and includes trimmings, mouldings 

 and general house furnishings, woodenware, 

 wood pulp, etc. The value for the same prod- 

 uct for August, 1909, was about $560,000. The 

 total export value for the wood and manufac- 

 tures of wood amounted to about $8,000,000 for 

 August, against $6,500,000 for August, 1909. A 

 total value of $58,600,000 for the export of the 

 same variety of product during the eight months 

 ending August, 1910, shows an increase of al- 

 most $10,000,000 over 1909. 



Experiments with liigh-prlccd paints have 

 shown them to possess little value for preserving 

 dry-kilns. Some concerns have spent thousands 

 of dollars in experimenting with coatings for pre- 

 serving dry kilns, but it has remained for the 

 Grand Rapids Veneer Works of Grand llapids, 

 Mich., manufacturers of a dry-kiln equipment 

 now well known, to invent a coating that has 

 stood a four years' tesl. This preparation is 

 called Ebonoid. 



The Grand Rapids Veneer Works invite in- 

 quiries from the seventeen thousand dry-kiln 

 users in the United States regarding this new 

 preservative. The Recohd is iutormcd that 

 Ebonoid is a low-priced material, and beyond 

 permanently preserving dry-kiln siructures effects 

 an economy in heat that is equivalent in dollars 

 and cents to ten times the amount of the total 

 cost of its use. Further particulars can be se- 

 cured from the Graud Rapids Veneer Works. 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



To Preserve Dry Kilns 

 Owners of lumber dry-kilns recognize the fact 

 that dry-kiln buildings, no matter how con- 

 structed, depreciate faster than any other struc- 

 tures employed in the manufacture and housing 

 of lumber. The constant subjection to steam and 

 dampness, alternating with excessive heat, makes 

 them decay very rapidly. Wood absorbs from 

 30 to 50 per cent of its own weight in the form 

 of water or acid solutions under the conditions 

 named. A single brick will absorb a pint of 

 water, while a cement wall is a veritable sieve. 

 The loss of heat and decay of the wood, soften- 

 ing of bricks in the summer and shelling of walls 

 from frost in winter all militate against the per- 

 manency of dry-kiln strtictures. 



Miscellaneous Notes 



The Brinkley Hardwood Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, Brinkloy, Ark., has recently gone out of 

 business. 



The Bloomberg-Michael Furniture Company is 

 a new concern for Richmond, Va., capitalized 

 at $15,000. 



It is announced by the Great Southern Lum- 

 ber Company. Bogalusa, La., that it will rebuild 

 its planing mill which was recently destroyed 

 by fire. 



A new- concern to take over, cultivate and 

 deal in and with hardwood material is the At- 

 lantic Hardwood Timber Company of Wilming- 

 ton, Del. 



The Harrison-Stephenson Lumber Company of 

 Wistar. Tex., recently filed amended articles 

 showing a decrease in its capital stock from 

 $25,000 to $12,500. 



The Hall & Legan Company. Morton, Scott 

 county. Miss., was recently capitalized at $200,- 

 000. The incorporators are A. B. Hail, J. W. 

 Legan and Jeff Kent. 



The Corinth Chair Company of Corinth, Miss., 

 announces U will increase its capital stock from 

 $50,000 to $100,000, and will huild a large fac- 

 tory at North Mobile, Ala. 



The Franklin Woodenware Company of Co- 

 lumbus, O., has been incorporated with a capital 

 stock of $10,000 for the purpose of manufactur- 

 ing all kinds of wooden articles. 



The Bellingham Manufacturing Company has 

 been incorporated at Bellingham, Wash., re- 

 cently. It will establish a plant for the manu- 

 facture of all kinds of woodenware. 



A new concern to enter business at Minneapo- 

 lis, Minn., is the Brandt Lumber Company. It 

 is, capitalized at $50,000 and its incorporators 

 are D. V. McLaughlin and C. J. Larson, both of 

 Minneapolis. 



Fire originating in the furniture store of Hig- 

 ginbotham, Harris & Co. of Rule, Tex., recently 

 destroyed its store and adjoining lumber yard. 

 The loss amounted to $18,000, partially covered 

 by insurance. 



A new concern to enter business at Coleridge, 

 N. C, is the Coleridge Manufacturing Company, 

 incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. 

 The company will manufacture bent chair stock 

 and other dimension material. 



The Seybold Piano & Organ Company, IClgin, 

 111., announces that it will erect a three-story 

 addition, 52 by 115 feet, to its plant, also a 

 new dry-kiln and power house. It is estimated 

 that the improvements will cost about $30,000. 

 A new concern being organized in Hutchinson, 

 Kas., is the Sunflower Cabinet Company. It 

 will engage in the manufacture of kitchen cabi- 

 nets and other kitchen furniture. The officers 

 of the concern are A. J. Puegh, president, and 

 C. E. Puegh, secretary. 



A new concern to manufacture and deal in 

 lumber is the Chenoweth Creek Lumber Com- 

 pany at Elkins, W. Va.. Its capital stock is 



$20,000 and the incorporators are William H. 

 Cobb, L. A. Steward, R. H. Allen, Claude W. 

 Maxwell and Samuel T. Spears. 



Quebracho wood from the River Plate region 

 is being more largely used by American makers 

 of tanning materials, the imports during the 

 first eight months of 1910 amounting to $928,- 

 531, against $190,519 worth in the 1909 period 

 and $199,467 in tlie 1908 period. 



The nanson-Walles Company of Wells, N. Y., 

 has been incorporated with a capital stock of 

 $150,000 to deal in timber and timberiands. The 

 directors of the company are .losephine I!, and 

 .T. Howard Hanson of Speculator, and Anna T. 

 and N. Blair Wailes of Northport. 



A new concern for Salt Lake City, Utah, is 

 the Crescent Manufacturing Company, incorpo- 

 ated with a capital stock of $50,000. The con- 

 cern announces that it will devote Its energies 

 largely to the manufacture of high-grade cas- 

 kets. J. A. Brown is its president. 



The Enterprise Lumber Company Is a new 

 concern for Woodland, Cal. Its capital stock Is 

 $10,000, of which $4,000 has actually been sub- 

 scribed. The directors of the company are 

 Arthur Milnthorpe, B. A. Nixon, A. G. Bailey, 

 W. S. White and Herman Kuhn, Jr. 



The ' Michelson-Hanson Lumher Company of 

 Lewiston. Mich., which has operated in white 

 pine, hemlock and hardwoods for many years, 

 has exhausted its timber holdings and is closing 

 operations. Ail the company's remaining stock 

 will be shipped during the next two weeks. 



The sawmill of the National Wagon Stock 

 Company at Little Rock, Ark., was recently de- 

 stroyed "hy lire. The loss Is estimated at $6,000, 

 fully covered by insurance. The plant will be 

 rebuilt at once. The fire is supposed to have 

 started from a spark which came from the 

 engine room. 



The smallest engine of the world has been de- 

 scribed again. It Is called "Tiny Tin." and Is 

 said to weigh four grains, complete. It is made 

 of gold and steel, and is so small that a common 

 housefly seems large in comparison. It is inter- 

 esting as a curiosity, however, rather than a 

 demonstration of practical value mechanically. 



Plans are now under consideration for the 

 erection of an addition to the factory of the 

 Imperial Furniture Company near Broadway 

 and North streets. Grand Rapids, Mich. It Is 

 planned to build a four-story brick building 165 

 by 65 feet. The large and increasing business 

 of the company has made this addition neces- 

 sary. 



J. R. Shoupe recently opened oflSces in Long- 

 view, Tex., where he will deal In wholesale 

 hardwood lumber, devoting his attention espe- 

 cially to the export trade. Mr. Shoupe an- 

 nounces it as his intention to ship only high- 

 class stock. He will make a specialty of oak, 

 but will also handle walnut, persimmon and 

 Bois d'Arc. 



The George A. Blessed Lumber Company re- 

 cently filed papers of incorporation at Birming- 

 ham, Ala. The concern is capitalized at $10,000 

 and will commence business with the entire 

 capital stock paid in. A general lumber busi- 

 ness will be conducted. Its officers are George 

 A. Blessed, president; Thomas A. Yancey, vice- 

 president and M. N. Morganreidge, secretary. 



The Ohio Valley Company of Breckinridge 

 county, Kentucky, has increased Its capital 

 stock from $50,000 to $200,000. The Incor- 

 r9rators are C. P. Bush, J. H. Dean and J. W. 

 Ford. The company is located in Breckinridge 

 county, but has oflices in Louisville. It was 

 recently reported that a reorganization is In 

 prospect and that extensions of its operations 

 will be provided for. 



The Mackinaw Land & Lumber Company at 

 Port Huron, Mich., was recently organized with 

 the following oflicers : President, B. C. KInch ; 

 secretary, H. E. Hall: treasurer, F. T. Moore. 



