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HARDWOOD RECORD 



111' lli>lena. Ark., to the big lilant of tlie company 

 at this point. The considoratiou was $70,000. 

 Tlie McLean Hardwood Lunilier Company oper- 

 ates one of the most up-lo-dati- hunl>pr mills in 

 (Ills part of tlie countr.v .•ind also has a complete 

 I'omploment of resaws. Thi' headquarters of the 

 e<impan.v are at Buffalo but the Memphis plant 

 has been operated for a number of years. 



It is announced that the first boat to be op 

 erated between St. Louis and New Orleans by 

 the Mississippi Valley Transportation Company 

 as part of the plan for establishing a through 

 service between the two cities will leave St. 

 Lnui.'? about March 1. This company was incor- 

 porated more than a year ago and has for its 

 head the gentleman who is president of the 

 Laltes to the Gulf Deep Water Ways Association, 

 L. T. Kavanaugh. It is estimated that these 

 bouts will have a speed of fifteen miles an hour 

 and that they will draw an unusually small 

 amount of water. Furthermore, it is stated that 

 these boats will enjoy another very particular 

 advantage over other I)oats in that trade in the 

 respect that electric cranes are to be estab- 

 lished at the various cities along the Mississippi 

 to facilitate loading and unloading. A number of 

 business men of Memphis and the lower Missis- 

 sippi are stockholders in this enterprise and 

 they are naturally awaiting the inauguration of 

 the service with unusual pleasure. 



The Memphis Column Company, which recently 

 removed its plant from Memphis to Beaumont, 

 Tex., has changed its name to the Beaumont 

 Column Company. It is now proceeding with the 

 establishment of its plant at the latter point and 

 it is expected that it will have it in operation 

 stiortly. Alfiiougli the name of the company lias 

 i^een changed, the gentlemen who were in charge 

 at Memphis will pi'aetically control at Beaumont. 

 Roland Morrill is president and .1. K. Thomas sec- 

 retary. It is estimated that the plant at Beau- 

 mont will have a capacity of abovit out- ear per 

 day. 



saw and planing mills at Tulaski. Xenu.. has sold 

 the plani to T. W. Pittmau, K. W. Sisk and 

 others for ^4.050. It is thought the property 

 will ijay about fifty cents on tlie dollar, including 

 former collections. 



NASHVILLE 



Trnnessei' luiiilierineu are actively opposing 

 what is know.i as the Halladay bill, recently in- 

 troduced into the Tennessee Senate. At a recent 

 meeting of the Nashville Lumbermen's Ciuh. pre- 

 sided over by President Arthur B. Ransom, the 

 bill was carefully considered. The club then 

 went on record as unanimously opposing the bill 

 or any other bill that arbitrarily prescribes liy 

 law a tule for the measurement or grading of 

 iogs. A special committee was appointed to in- 

 terview members of the l-gislature interested in 

 the passage of tlie bill, and a fair hearing has 

 been promised. Secretary Ewing of the Lumbc- 

 n.en's Club, acting vinder instructions, has writ- 

 ten to the various lumbermen's clubs of the state 

 rerrarcing this bill. 



.\ recent visitor to Nashville was Hugh M. Cur- 

 ran, who has been connected with the forestry 

 interests of the government in the Philippine 

 Islands. 



High water in the Cumljorland recently ha; 

 been causing lumbermen much trouble. Much 

 lumber was stacked along the banks, either in 

 vards or for shipping, and some of it has gone 

 down the river. Heavy receipts of up-river logs 

 have been a feature recently. Lieberman, Lone- 

 man & O'Hrieu have brought down between two 

 and three million feet, and other firms are gel- 

 ting large shipni.>nts, much of tlie timber coming 

 in rafts. 



The Davidson. Hicks & Greene Company is 

 making arrangements to resume the operation of 

 its large sawmill, which has been closed about 

 two years. The mill has a 2.'5,000-foot daily 

 capacity. 



H. L. Witt & Sons, wagon and carriage build- 

 ers of Morrlstown, Tenn., will soon engage in the 

 manufacture of circus wagons. Thi' firm is seri- 

 ously considering the erection of a large plant 

 to manufacture circus wagons almost exclusively. 



E. E. Esliek. reeeiver of the I'.rannon & Hopper 



BRISTOL 



W. <;. McCain of tlie Peter-McCain Lumber 

 I'ompany returned this week from his company's 

 mill at Neva, Tenn. He looked after the ship- 

 ping out of a large amount of stock and reports 

 I bat there is about 3,000.000 feet of hardwood 

 lumber left on the yards, which will he ^hipped 

 out as rapidly as sold. 



God.sey Brothers, who recently installed a new 

 mill in the suburbs of Bristol, will Iiegin ship- 

 ping next month. They have upwards of a mil- 

 lion feet of stock on the yards for sbipnieut and 

 are now engaged in taking orders for it. 



Goorge H. Mell of Kane, Pa., head of the Mon- 

 tezuma Lumber Company, owning extensive opera- 

 tions in this section, visited the market Ibis week 

 and reports the prospects for business improve- 

 ment in the spring as most flattering. 



Other visitors from the East tliis week in- 

 cluded : Frank Codling of the Codling Lumber 

 Company, and H. J. Patton of The Patton Com- 

 pany, both of Pliiiad'-lphia. They brought news 

 of improved conditions in the East and a lietter 

 niitlook for tradr;. 



A new company Is being formed here by H. .7. 

 Erb and H. P. Wyman. the latter of the Bristol 

 Door & Lumber Company, to manufacture bank 

 furniture, office equipment furniture, etc., and 

 operations will be started at an early date. 



Dr. C. S. Aldrich of Johnson City, Tenn., head 

 "f the new Carolina Xjumber C'ompany, was here 

 this week. His company is preparing to at once 

 I'rect a new hand mill in Nortli f'arolina, where 

 a very large tract of timber has been purchased. 

 A small line of railroad will be built to the prop- 

 erty. 



J. A. Wilkinson is in the East calling on his 

 trade in person and looking after important mat- 

 ters. Mr. Wilkinson's office reports a slight im- 

 provement in business and considerably better 

 prospects for trade during the spring and sum- 

 mer of this ,vear. 



F. G. Caldwell of the Ferd Brenner Lumber 

 Company of (;;'incinnati was among the buyers on 

 the Bristol market this week. 



A nnmlier of Bristol lumbermen "took to the 

 sticks" this week to buy lumber and look after 

 ^llipping stock out. including H. M. Hoskins of 

 the H. M. Hoskins Lumber Company, (?. E. Smith. 

 ■Tr., manager of the local office of R. A. & .7. .7. 

 Williams Company; S. D. Hoover, manager for 

 •7. D. Kennedy & Co. : D. D. Hartlove. mana.ger 

 tor Price & Heald ; George E. riavis of the Bris- 

 tol Hardwood Company, and I'"ri'd K. I'nxion of 

 I be Paxton laimber Coni|iaiiy. 



LOUISVILLE 



Loilis\'ille li.ird\\<JOd luiulM-nju-ii who were 

 plaintiffs in the actinii brought befure the Inter- 

 state Commerce Comini.ssion last fall in counee- 

 lion with rates into and out of Louisville have 

 received notification that oral argument in thi- 

 <ases will be heard l>y the commission at Wash- 

 ing March 16. Van Norman of llines & Norman, 

 attorneys for the lumbermen, will present the 

 argnnienl. The petition, evidence upon whieb 

 was taken in Louisville October 17, affects rates 

 on hardwoods from southern producing territory 

 lo Louisville and rates from this market to con- 

 suming territory in the North and East. Be. 

 sides a reduction in rates the petition asks for 

 the institution of the reconsignment privilege at 

 Louisville. It has been understood that the rail- 

 roads are willing to make concessions in connec- 

 tion with rates, but that they do not desire to 

 institute transit privileges of any kind. It is 

 believed, however, that if sufficient concessions 

 !ire made in connection with rates, the local lum- 



bermen will not insist upon the reconsignment 

 l^lan bi'ioi:' worked out. 



.loseph Waltman, who has been inspector in 

 Louisville for the National Hardwood Lumber 

 .Vssociation, has resigned his position in order 

 to go into business at Evansville, Ind, Inspector 

 Ferguson has taken his place. Chief Inspector 

 Moover coming to Louisville to assist him in 

 beginning work. Mr. Ferguson has been invited 

 to attend a meeting of the Hardwood Club. 



Tile Hardwood Club has been entertaining 

 some distinguislied visitors of late. T. N. Nixon 

 of Wistsr, Underbill & Co., Philadelphia, was in 

 the city recently and dined with the club. He 

 reported conditions in the East in excellent 

 shape. Charles H. Barnaby of Greencastle. Ind.. 

 is anothnr lumberman who has been the guest 

 of the hardwood men recently. Robert Carna- 

 han. one of those who is aiding materially in 

 th(^ development of the timlier and coal lands 

 of easlern Kentucky, was in the city last week 

 and attended a nieeting of the club. He is a 

 member of E. B. Norman & Co., but spends most 

 of his time in the eastern part of the state. 



Lumbermen in Louisville are considerably in- 

 terested in the adoption of the Dean schedule 

 by the Louisville Board of Fire Underwriters, 

 this action having been taken recently. By 

 means of it a new method of rating will be put 

 into effect, and it is promised that rates on lum- 

 ber yards, as well as other classes, will be 

 materially reduced. It is sincerely hoped that 

 this will prove to be the case. 



S. E. Booker of E. B. Norman & Co. attended 

 the Memphis convention of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Box Mauufacturt-rs. Tlte box factory 

 of the Norman company is running steadily. 



V.'. P. Brown, the retired head of W. P 

 Brown & Sons Lumber CoQijiany. was in Louis- 

 ville n few days ago. Ilis friends are much 

 lib'ased over bis improved cunditiou. as he is one 

 fit lb" niosi popular men in the business. 



Claude M. Sears of the Edw. L. Davis Lumber 

 Company is on a month's trip to the East. He 

 iias reported conditions in that section as look- 

 ins' up ilecidedly. The local mill of the company 

 is innr'nT out the famous quartered oak stock, 

 for which the Arm is noted, right along. 



Extensions of tbi- railn ad of C. C. Meugel ,.t 

 i^rotbiM- Company in (iuintana Roo. Mexico, are 

 being planned, and material for the work has 

 lieen shipped to that province. The extension, 

 whicli is to be nine miles long, will give the 

 company acce-^s lo -.i large part of its hitherto 

 undeveloped mahogan.\- concessions. 



D. E. Kline of the Louisville Veneer Mills said 

 that business in Iiis line is greatly improved. 

 There is a good call from all lines of the con- 

 suming trade, and tlierf is no complaint to be 

 made of the situation. Mr. Kline reported an 

 iictive deninud for (luarlrri'd red gum veneers and 



[lilUels. 



'Ill'' Keiitiuk.v \ enr.-r rumpany Is operating 

 its mill steadily, and Treasurer Geiger reports 

 excellent business. Fred McCracken of the com- 

 I'lany is on tlie road at present. 



-Mi of the improvi-m.'iits made at tile plant of 

 the Soiitbern \"enoer Maii'ifacturing Company 

 ba\'i' been comiileted niid iIh- mill is running 

 along in good shaiie. Krporis from members of 

 ilii' company indicated that the plant is having 

 :i liaiMl time keeping ii]i with orders. 



High water ill most of the timber-carrying' 

 stri'jinis of Kentucky lias given the sawmills a 

 cbniice to begin rqii rations after having been 

 tied up for several nientlis liy lack of logs. Tiie 

 ICentucky river especially has floated down a lot 

 of rafts, and mills at .laekson. Frankfort. Featty- 

 ville and elsewhere liavi' bi-gun work again 



ST. LOUIS 



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lioboit ^laxwoll Vvy, t'oi-mer president of tbe 

 I.umbermeu's Exeliaiij;e -of St. Louis, died at tbe 

 home of his daughlcr in New York City, Febru- 

 iiry 10. at the age of eighty years. Mr. Frr 

 was linrn in Albany, X. Y.. where he was edu- 



