HARDWOOD RECORD 



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(luring tlio last few days in alteiKlance at tlie 

 organization of tiio Lumbor Sales Managers' 

 Association. Mention of the names will be found 

 i )nneetion with the report of this meeting. 



Among the Hardwood Recokd callers during 

 I lie last few days was W. J. Wagstaff, Oshkosb. 

 Wis.. Thos. W. Fry and W. W. Dings of St. 

 l.ouis. Mo. 



C. Von I'laten of tin- Von I'laten Lumber Com 

 I.iany, Iron Mountain. Mich., spent a few days in 

 Chicago this week, and was a welcome Recoiid 

 caller on February 24. 



(ieorge B. Osgood, representing the Lamb-Fish 

 Lumber Company of Charleston, Miss., in Chicago, 

 is now comfortably located in bis new quarters 

 at rt-t.3 People's Gas building. 



I'nder the head of "Business Opportunities" 

 in this issue of the REConn is an announcement 

 of a Liverpool mahogany commission buyer seek- 

 inu to undertake purchases for American users 

 oi this wood. This gentleman is well known in 

 I hi' English markets, having had long connection 

 ibcie, and the Recokd believes him to be com- 

 l>etent and responsible. Communication can be 

 Mad with him either through the signature at- 

 tached to the advertisement, or through the 

 editor of llABDwooD Record, 



The Record had a call a few days agi^ from 

 Hugh M. Curran. conuectert with the Bureau of 

 Forestry in the I'hilippine Islands. Mr. Curran 

 is in the United States on leave and is spending 

 his time in talking with lumbermen in an effort 

 lo create an interest in the wonderful forest re- 

 sources of the islands. Mr. Curran is very well 

 posted on the various varieties of Philippine 

 woods and on the forest resources of the Philip- 

 pines. From his analysis of the situation, it is 

 believed that the islands offer comparatively little 

 inducement for the small operator, but the prac- 

 tical lumbermen who can make investments of a 

 million dollars or more in comprehensive timber 

 tracts, can secure good financial returns for their 

 investment and operation. 



The editor of the Record wishes to ackuowl- 

 t-dge receipt from the National Wholesale Lumber 

 Dealers' Association of an elaborately engraved 

 invitation to be present at its annual meeting 

 and banquet at the New Willard Hotel. Wash- 

 ington. D. C. on March 1 and 2. 



-lohn S. Benedict ot John S. Benedict Lumber 

 Company has recently left to spend the remainder 

 of the winter in California. 



.Tacob J. Pink of Fink-Heidb-r Lum'uer Com- 

 pany of Chicago had cards distributed at the out- 

 set of the last Chicago Hardwood Lumber Kk- 

 change meeting announcing the fact that he is 

 now running for alderman ot the Thirty-fourth 

 ward on the Republican ticket. Hardwood Record 

 wishes him all possible success. 



The Record recently received word to the 

 i.ffect that the Vale Lumber Company, manufac- 

 turer of oak and poplar lumb^'r at Vale, Ky.. at 

 its annual meeting elected the following ofHcers 

 for the ensuing year ; John Q. Johnson, general 

 manager; J. T. Phimer, manager heading de- 

 partment ; Harold R. Stone, manager sales de- 

 partment. Harold K. Stone will make his 

 headquarters at the Cincinnati, O., office, but will 

 spend much of his time selling and at the mills. 

 The Chicago branch office of the Van Cleave 

 Lumber Company of St. Louis, Mo., has recently 

 changed its location from 172 Washington street 

 to 054 People's Gas building. This concern is 

 one of the producers of both hardwoods and soft- 

 woods. It guarantees a prompt delivery of orders 

 !n first-class, band sawed, kiln-dried stock. 



On the afternoon of February 16 the board of 

 directors of the Chicago Wholesale Lumber Deal- 

 ers' Association met and discussed the topic of 

 amalgamation of the three associations. Finally, 

 this matter, which had been submitted in the 

 final report of the consolidation committee for a 

 I'ornial report, was passed on. 



Joseph II. Dion, .senior member of Maisey & 

 Dion, Chicago, has been receiving many congratu- 

 lations recently on the arrival of a ten-pounrt 

 bov at his home. 



NEW YORK 



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Hudson. X. Y. A branch oflice will lie retained 

 at 2(1 Fast 42nd street. Manhattan. 



The N'orv.ooil Manut'aoturini; Company. Tapper 

 Lake. X. v.. selling headquarters at Utica. X. 

 Y., the large manufacturer of spruce and whole- 

 sale'.' of geueraT lumbei-, has employed William 

 liriffin, a hustling western lumberman, to repre- 

 sent it in a selling capacity in the Metropolitan 

 District. Mr. Griffin will make his headquarters 

 at 1 Madison avenue. The spruce products of 

 the Norwood Alanufacturiug Company are dis- 

 tributed through the Stevens-Eaton Company, 1 

 Madison avjenue, and that arrangement will con- 

 tinue as formerly, Mr, Griffin representing the 

 .Norwood company in its general wholesale de- 

 partment, handling northern and southern lum- 

 ijer. The Norwood .Manufacturing Company is 

 one of the best known firms in the state and its 

 entrance into tlie wholesale trade of the .Metro- 

 politan Disiricf is a distinct gain fr>r that brancii 

 of the trade. 



The annual dinner of the oIliti;il and selling 

 staff of th,.' Stevens-Eaton Company, wholesaler. 

 1 Madison avenue, was held at the Hotel Man- 

 liattan January T. This dinner is an annual 

 occurrence tendered l>y the heads of the company 

 to its official family. The dinner was presided 

 over by President G. A. Mitchell, assisted iiy 

 George M. Stevens, Jr., head of the New York 

 office. Suitable souvenirs were presented and an 

 en.)oyable evening was spent. 



Among the foreign visitors to thcr .Metropolitan 

 market during tlic fortnight were A. Reisehen- 

 liurg of Marseilles. France, and Allan Munro of 

 Liverpool. England. 



Fire early on the morning of l^'eliruary 12 did 

 about ,|20,000 worth of damage to one of the 

 storage sheds in the big lumber and wood work- 

 ing premises of Hardy, Voorhees & Co., Granrl 

 street and Newton creek, Brooklyn. The loss 

 is fully covered by insurance. 



H. D. Billmeyer of the Billmeyer Lumber 

 Company, Cumberland, Md., large manufacturers 

 of heavy hardwood timlier for dock, bridge and 

 ship work, was in town during the fortnight on 

 one of his periodical business trips. This is Mr. 

 Billmeyer's first visit for some time, he having 

 Just recovered from a severe attack of typhoid 

 fevet. He is looking hale and hearty again and 

 is glad to be back on the job. 



W. R. McJlillan of Eureka. Cal.. superintend- 

 .>nt of the Vance Redwood Lumber Company of 

 that place, the Hammond Luralier Company of 

 .Astoria. Ore., and the Naiicmal Lumber Company 

 of Los Aaeeles, Cal., has been spending several 

 da.vs in town with S. A. Vanderveer, local man- 

 ager of the Hammond Lumber Company, SO Wall 

 street, arranging for contracts and general work 

 in connection with the large business of these 

 companies in the East. 



W. E. Marsli. president of the Empire Lumber 

 Compan.s, which recently acquired one of the 

 finest and biggest timlier properties on the Pa- 

 cific coast in the Vancouver, B. C, district, 

 sailed from here on February S for England to 

 meet leading financial Interests identified with 

 the company. Mr. Marsh's visit abroad is in 

 connection with plans fast maturing to develop 

 ibis timber property on a Large scale. 



C. W. Manning, wholesale hardwoods and 

 veneers, 'i'j Broad street, is on a business trip 

 to the West. 



Edward lliiies. the prominent i^hicago hard- 

 wood lumberman, was a visitor in town for a 

 day or two during the fortnight. 



The annual meeting of the New Jersey Lum- 

 bermen's rrotective .\ssociation will occur at the 

 new Washington cafe. Broad street. Newark, on 

 February 21, The business session will com- 

 mence at one o'clock and the banquet at six. 



The lumber firm of Herbert .Mead. Jr.. whole- 

 salers, comii'ised of Herbert and Liiwrence J, 

 Mead, has l>eeu dis.solved by mutual consent, Her- 

 bert Mead., Jr.. acquiring the interest of Law- 

 rence J. Mead. Concurrently Herbert Mead, Jr., 

 and the Mead Lumber Company announce the 

 removal of their main offices to Hastings-on- 



BUFFALO 



-Mrs. Alice 1!. Briggs. wife of James .M. Briggs. 

 ilio well-known Buffalo lumberman and former 

 vicegerent for this district, died suddenly on Feb- 

 ruary 14 at the family home in this city. Be- 

 sides her husband, she is survived by a daughter. 

 Sarah F. Briggs. Mrs. Briggs had lieen in fairly 

 good health up to the day of her death. 



B. E. Darling of Blakeslee. rerrin & Darling, 

 has returned from a short trip to Kentucky and 

 West Virginia, where he purchased a good-sized 

 stock of lumber. 



B. 11. Hiird. president of Ilurii I'.rothers. one 

 of the petitioners for a receiver lor the Onto- 

 nogan (Mich.) Lumber & Cedar Company, states 

 that a disagreement among tlie stockholders is 

 the cause for this action. The company is in a 

 prosperous condition and business is likely to be 

 continued. 



.\. W. Kreinheder of the Standanl Hardwood 

 LitmliiM- Company, leaves for the South this week 

 and will visit the company's mills in Kentucky 

 and .Vlahaina. He is planning to attend the 

 National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' meeting at 

 Washington liefore his return. 



11. A. Stewart of I. N. Stewart & Brother has 

 l-een spending the last week or two in New York 

 and vicinity on business, sending in orders for a 

 number of cars of lumber of various kinds, in- 

 cluding common chestnut. 



J. B. Wall of the Buffalo Hardwood Lumber 

 Company starts this week for Mount Clemens. 

 Mich., where he expects to recufierati' from the 

 stress of business. The yard is selling a fair 

 amount of birch, in which the demand con- 

 tin tu:-s good. 



Hugh McLean, who keeps well in touch with 

 the lumber situation and attends most of the 

 meetings of importance, is expecting to be pres- 

 ent at the National Wholesalers' meeting to be 

 held at Washington next month. 



F. M. Sullivan reports Feliniary as a .satis- 

 factory month with his yard, with some excel- 

 lent sales of Pacific coast hardwoods. He is 

 looking forward to a still better business in 

 Marcli. 



Tlie February trade al th.' yard of A Miller 

 is very good, the demand for birch and maple 

 always being in excess of the supply and both 

 Itlain and quartered oak doing well. 



PHILADELPHIA 



W. J. Miugtis of Mingus & Ruiter says tlere 

 has been a fair amount of business since the first 

 of the v?ar and predicts an expanded activity as 

 the spring opens. 



Joseph P. Dunwoody ot Fleck and Dunwood.v. 

 r.'ports a somewhat limited business at this time, 

 but admits that the average amount of trading 

 has been fair, and that the outlook Is encour- 

 aging. 



George G. Barr of Beeeher & Barr says that 

 although business is not quite up lo expectations, 

 they have moved a respectable amount of lumber 

 and there is a tendency to buy in the near 

 future, which augurs well tor 1011. 



William P. Shearer of Samuel 11. Shearer & 

 Son has no fault to find with trading considering 

 time of year, and anticipates a gradual advance 

 to begin soon. They have recently engaged G. M. 

 Marroney to look after eastern Pennsylvania and 

 J. E. DuBois. formerly with the Champion Lum- 

 ber Company. Ocean City. N. J., to cover the 

 southern New .Jersey field. 



William II. Fritz of W. II. Fritz & Co.. says 

 things arc moving along smoothly and that i)ros- 

 petis for 1011 are looking brighter. 



John Halfpenny, ot Halfpenny & Hamilton, is 

 lompiacent over general trading and considers 

 (he outlook promising. 



Frederick C. Righter. president of the Righter 



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