HARDWOOD RECORD 



H. P. Spaeth. W. L. ami Ella Hoskius, 

 Charles Stargerwold and Thomas Thompson 

 have organized the Southern Indiana Veneer 

 Conii)an.v at Indianapolis, hid. The com- 

 pany is jilanning to establish a plant at 

 Milan. It has been incorporated with an 

 authorized rajiitalization of $1(1,000. 



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Tlie Badger . Basket & Veneer Conipauy oi 

 Burlington, Wis., recently shipped seven car 

 loads of baskets in six days, which sets a 

 record for that thriving concern. The force 

 is still working three nights a week but is 

 unable to catch up with orders. Most of thu 

 large shipments last week went to northern 



Wisconsin cities. 



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The National Veneer Products Company of 

 Mishawaka, ind.. is constantly adding to its 

 working force. A very satisfactory amounv 

 of orders is being received this early to take 

 care of the next traveling season's demauu 

 for the popular and serviceabli- product of 

 the company. 



Herman Ronmnder of this coni])any re- 

 turneil recently fnun Manchester. England. 



where a new trunk factory is now under con- 

 struction, in which he is interested. Mr. 

 Romunder is in excellent spirits and says tae 

 indications are good for a fine trunk busi- 

 ness in Euro])e. The veneer will be shipped 

 from America to the Manchester plant. 

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Geo. A. ilassinger who had been planning 

 the erection of a veneer and box factory in 

 Algiers. La., has given up tlie project for 

 the time being. However, lie states that lit- 

 is now- considering anutlier industry for 

 Algiers, which will be on a smaller scale than 

 the fii-st one considered, and will involve less 

 capital. It will be in the nature of a veneer 

 factory, with facilities for producing a very 

 fine quality of veneer, such as is used in the 

 construction of the better grades of furni- 

 ture. Mr. Hassinger says that the latter 

 project depends upon the outcome of a con- 

 ference with interested parties from Houston, 

 Tex. The veneer and box factory which was 

 first proposed to be erected in Algiers wa.-i 

 to be owned and controlled Ijy a corporation 

 organized under the laws of the state iind 

 have a capital stock of $50,000. 



Electric PoWer in 



Woodworking Plants 



Many Uimbernien and woodworkers, who puwci- costs them 'Mess than iiutliing"; at 

 use the refuse from their mills to feed the least; it is less expensive than steam power, 

 boilers, consider that their power ccuisequently which they abandoned about a year ago, when 



excellent one. An inspection of the works 

 satisfies one of the economy, cleanliness and 

 ease of operation of individual motor drive 

 and central station service; no better argu- 

 ment for electric power could be put forth. 



Wm. D. Gill & Son are manufacturers and 

 dealers in longleaf and shortleaf pine. The 

 timber is manufactured and purchased in 

 Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, 

 shipped to Baltimore by way of water and 

 lail, marketed widely through the eastern and 

 east central states. The yard has a storage 

 capacity of 13,000,000 feet. There are three 

 sidings run into the yard from the Pennsyl- 

 vania and Western Maryland railroads; the 

 Baltimore & Ohio cars are brought to the 

 docks on car floats from Loeust Point. The 

 docks have a frontage of .500 feet on the 

 Patapscd river. 



The absence of sawdust and sliaviugs in 

 the iilaiiing mill is striking to the visitor. 

 Every machine is equipped with a fan that 

 sucks the dust and shavings into sheet-iron 

 ].ipes, which deliver them into the collector. 



The fact that this operation is accomplished 

 by the same motor that operates the machine 

 is notable. This means a double saving. It 

 does away with the use of separate motors 

 wliich would necessitate extra space for the 

 purpose, as well as the additional cost of the 

 iiiotor installation. The cleanliness aecom- 

 plislied by this method of removing shavings 

 :iiid srnvdust makes the work most agreeable 



HEAVY B.\M) I!i:S.VW IH!IVi:.V BY T.-j II. 1' MllTOR 



costs them nothing. W. D. Gill & Son of they installed motor drive throughout their 

 Baltimore, Md., have found that their electric mills anrl ynnl-s. The motor installation is an 



S\VIN(i (KOSS-CUT SAW DRIVEN BY 15 II I' .MOTOR 

 RIN.M.Nti AT A Sl'EED OF 900 R. 1'. .M. 



for the operator, is a saving on the maehinery- 

 .■ind an elimination of a fire risk. 



