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start iu the lumber business began iu March, 

 1867, -when he clerked for Clark & Smith of 

 Boston. He was married on November i;G of 

 that year to Miss, Sarah E. Drake of Epping- 

 ham, N. H. His rise was phenomenal. He 

 was located at various points at constantly 

 increasipg salaries and in 1872 was admitted 

 to partnership. At the dissolution of the 

 partnership, in 1873, Mr. Woods returned 

 East from Indianapolis. He sustained severe 

 personal losses in the panic of 1873 and 

 secured employment with Polk & Bugbee, with 

 whom he remained until 1879, when he became 

 eastern agent for George D. Emery of Indian- 

 apolis, with whom he continued until 1884, at 

 which time he began business for himself at 

 the Canal street oflSce. 



As a politician Mr. Woods always worked 

 along original lines and has allied himself 

 with a principle rather than a party. He 

 served as representative in the state legisla- 

 ture of 1884, was state senator during 1906 

 and 1907 and mayor of his home town of 

 SomerviUe in 1909 and 1910. In his whole 

 political career he has worked along unique 

 lines, appealing for his support directly to 

 the people on his own personality. The suc- 

 cess of his theories is a matter of history. 

 Mr. Woods' public service, while entailing a 

 business and social sacrifice, is considered by 

 him a personal duty, and he has often ex- 

 pressed the hope that his example in this 

 line at least will be emulated by other suc- 

 cessful business men. 



Edwin D. Walker, in charge of the foreign 

 woods department, was born in Boston iu 1866. 

 He entered the employ of Mr. Woods in 18S4, 

 starting at the lowest position in the business, 

 from which he has gradually assumed larger 

 responsibilities, holding every office from 

 tally boy up. Five years previous to his 

 admittance to the firm, in 1898, he acted fts 

 confidential clerk for Mr. Woods, and since 

 then has in addition to his management of 

 foreign woods controlled the financial end of 

 the firm. Mr. Walker is married and has a 

 large family. He was president of the Lum- 

 ber Trade Club in 1907, is a director of the 

 Central Trust Company of Cambridge, and in 

 addition is a Shriner and a member of the 

 Boston and Annisquam Yacht Clubs. 



Walter E. Chamberlin was born in Worces- 

 ter, Mass., in 1S72. He comes from a long 

 line of lumbermen, representing a third gen- 

 eration of the family directly connected with 

 the lumber industry. Mr. Chamberlin had a 

 high school education and started to work in 

 December, 1891, taking a position in the store 



of John M. Woods & Co., where he mastered 

 the rudiments of his lumber education. He 

 soon was placed on the road as a salesman in 

 New England territory. He passed success- 

 fully through the trying years of 1893-94 and 

 '95 with an excellent record and was ad- 

 mitted to the film in 1898, since which time 

 he has done the buying of domestic hard- 

 woods. He has also general oversight of the 

 sales and yard business of East Cambridge, 

 and makes frequent trips to the South and 

 West for supplies. Mr. Chamberlin has a 

 wife and two children, is a Shriner and the 

 president of the Lumber Trade Club of 

 Boston. 



Merchant E. Philbrick was born in Houl- 

 ton. Me., in 1872. He graduated from high 

 school and secured employment in a whole- 

 sale grocery house in Boston, starting out 



"It strikes us that this action on the part of 

 tlic wholesalers is particularly nousensical. In 

 the first place, it intimates by such action that 

 the manufacturer is dishonest in that he is seek- 

 ins; an opportunity to go direct to the customer 

 whenever he can learn the name of tbe customer. 

 In the second place the wholesaler Is not pro- 

 tected by tearing off tbe name of the consignee, 

 because we can by writing one letter obtain 

 a copy of the way bill and thereby learn the 

 name of the consignee. The only thing accom- 

 plished by the wholesaler is to cause endless 

 trouble in the claim offices of the various lumber 

 companies, and the practice, if possible, should 

 be stopped." 



I would suggest that this might be a good snb- 

 .1ect for editorial note in your columns, as ex- 

 tended as its importance seems to you to justify. . 

 — Leoxard Beoxson, Manager. 



M, E, PHILBRICK, IN CH.\RGE OF S.\LES, 

 J. M. WOODS & CO., BOSTON, MASS. 



in road work selling groceries. In 1900 he 

 accepted a position with John M. Woods & 

 Co., first familiarizing himself with grades. 

 When he had mastered this phase of the busi- 

 ness he was given New England territory to 

 seU, where his distinct ability and strong per- 

 sonality were productive of excellent results 

 from the beginning. He now is in charge of 

 the sales, and in July, 1910, was admitted to 

 the firm. Mr. Philbrick is also a married man 

 and a Mason, and is a member of the Boston 

 Athletic Association. 



Hardwood Record Mail Bag 



A Pertinent Suggestion 



The Record is in receipt of the following 

 communication from Leonard Bronson, man- 

 ager of the National Lumber Manufcturers' 

 Association, which conveys a suggestion that 

 should be of manifest interest to the trade: 



Chicago, Jan. 13. Editor of Hardwood Rec- 

 ord : I have received from a lumber association 

 secretary, in whom I have much confidence, a 

 letter from which I quote as follows : 



Resolution of Condolence 

 The Chicago Wholesale Lumber Dealers' 

 Association has expressed its sympathy with 

 Lucius E. Duller of the Lumber World, over 

 the recent death of his wife in the following 

 resolution of condolence: 



Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to re- 

 move by death the wife and helpmate of our 

 esteemed personal friend, Lucius E. Fuller, edi- 

 tor and publisher of tbe Lumber World. 



Therefore, be it resolved that we, the mem- 

 bers of the Chicago Wholesale Lumber Dealers* 

 Association, do hereby express our sincere and 

 heartfelt sympathy to him in this time of deep 

 bereavement and loss. 



And be it further resolved, that this message 

 be spread upon tbe minutes of the Chicago 

 Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, and that 

 a copy of same be sent to Mr. Lucius E. Fuller 

 and to the lumber press. 



Done in the city of Chicago this tenth day of 

 January, 1911. 



Chicauo Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Ass'n., 

 Geo. D. Griffith, 

 E. A. Thornton, 



"As vou know, a tremendous quantity of lum- 

 ber is sold bv manufacturers to or through whole- 

 salers and in some cases the shipments are di- 

 verted in transit. There seems to be great fear 

 on the part of many wholesalers that the manu- 

 facturers will learn the names of their cus- 

 tomers, and they attempt to avoid this by mu- 

 tilating the expense bills. In our claim de. 

 paitment we And that many expense bills have 

 the names of the consignees torn off and in nu- 

 merous cases the expense bills are so mutilated 

 that we cannot even determine the point of des- 

 tination, which information is necessary for the 

 proper checking to learn whether or not the bill 

 is correct. 



A Timely Bit of Humor 



Referring to the legend at the top of front 

 cover of last issue of Hardwood Eecord, 

 A. C. Hahn, secretary and treasurer of the 

 Phoenix Chair Company, Sheboygan, Wis., 

 contributes the following bit of humor: 



' ' i'our issue of January 10 appeals 

 strongly to us, and while your expression, 

 '1911 looks like a w-inuer,' likewise meets 

 with much favor, we are of the opinion this 

 fact can be more positively prophesied, be- 

 cause three-fourths of 1911 is alreadj' "1." 



A Correction 

 New Havex, Conx., Jan. 17. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : In the January issue of Veneers 

 the following notice appeared : 



"Melbourne Parkhurst, secretary and treas- 

 urer of the Federal Crate & Basket Company, 

 New Haven. Conn., advises that the basket plant 

 at Paducah. Ky., formerly belonging to the 

 Mergenthaler-Horton Basket Company, is now 

 the property of the Federal concern, free of 

 all indebtedness, and is now in successful opera- 

 tion." 



It is evident to me that the Veneers Publish- 

 ing Company were very careless when reading 

 my letter dated December 6, as I did not state 

 that the Paducah plant was in operation. How- 

 ever. I did state that we were operating a plant 

 at Sodus, N. T. This letter follows : 



New Havex. Coxx.. Dec. G. 1910. — Veneers 

 Publishing Coiiipany, Indianapolis, Ind. : Your 

 letter of the 1st inst.. together with subscription 

 blank to Veneers, is duly received. Inclosed 

 herewith please find check for SI for subscrip- 

 tion to Veneers for the coming year. 



It gives me pleasure to stale that the basket 

 plant at Paducah. Ky., formerly belonging to 

 tbe Mergenthaler-Horton Basket Company, is 

 now our property, free from all bonded and 

 other indebtedness, as appears by deed of record 

 in the office of the clerk for the county of Mc- 

 Crackon. state of Kentucky. This property orig- 

 inally cost somewhere in tlic neighborhood of 

 !Si;ii(r,()()0 to $250,000, and we believe we have 

 a bargain, as we bought it for a good deal less 

 than wliat it originally cost. 



Since April 11 we have been operating a 

 basket plant at Sodus, N. Y.. and we have had 

 a good season's business. Our Sodus plant is 

 the property of Mr. Sheridan II. Fish of that 



