HARDWOOD RECORD 



27 



years aco while on a visit to his sister, Dr. 

 Mary Davis Rldgway of this city. 



Ashbel W. Wntson, a lumber dealer of Newton, 

 Pa., died suddenly at his home on October 27, 

 of acute indigestion. Resides belnj; In the lum- 

 ber buslncs.^ Mr. Wnison Is said tn have been 

 -larptly Interested lu coal lands In West Vir- 

 ginia. 



William It. Burkhardt. a manufacturer of 

 r«dar tanks, died of apoplexy at his home, 1441 

 North Seventeenth street, on November 1. He 

 was seventy years of age. 



The Urst meet Ins of creditors of the Itum- 

 barger Luml>er C^Miijiauy at the request ul' the 

 receiver, Charirs 11. Thompson, was held on 

 October ao .it 1' p. m. In the office ot J. Iloward 

 Keber, attorney for the receiver. The meeting 

 was attended personally by quite a large number 

 iif creditors, while others were reiireseuted by 

 their attorneys. Harry I. Soble of Soble Bros. 

 was unanimously eleited chairman ot the meet- 

 ing. After censidi'iabli! discussion In regard to 

 some of the assets, and numerous interrogations 

 concerning various bills payable, etc., it was 

 evident that detinite Information could not be 

 given at this early date, consequently Attorney 

 George W. Carr, representing some of the credit- 

 ors, moved that a committee of four creditors 

 be appointed, with the chairman ot the meeting 

 acting as tlie ex oflieio member, for the purpost; 

 of conferring with the receiver and making an 

 examination of the books, then, after inter- 

 rogating the officers of the insolvent company 

 with reference to any transaction which, lu the 

 Judgment of the committee, requires inspection, 

 reporting the result to the creditors. The com- 

 mittee Is further authorized, should it be thought 

 advisable, to call a meeting ot the creditors, 

 also to employ expert accountants to examine 

 (he books of the said liumliarger Lumber Com- 

 |.any. The committee will be composed of Harry 

 I. Soble of Soble Hros.. .lames Strong ot the 

 .Strong Lumber t'onipany, Hugh Mellvaiu of 

 .1. Gibson Mcllvain & Co., E. U. Harinau and 

 I'rancis C'hapman. 



Baltimore. 



stirred up over the advance In ocean freight 

 rates after January 1, 1008, notice of which 

 has been given by various trans-Atlantic steam- 

 ship lines, lumber exporters from Philadelphia, 

 Haltimore anil Norfolk held a meeting here on 

 Wednesday. t>ctober 'j;i, to devise ways and 

 means of combating the iucrease. The latter 

 ranges from five to thirty per cent, the wide 

 margin being predicated on the size ot the 

 lumber to be exported and the port from which 

 11 is sent, Newport News, it is said, bearing 

 the heaviest burdeu in the advance. The 

 situation was extensively discussed, the opinion 

 being expressed that the new rates are lu effect 

 prohibitory, and th.it the exporters could not 

 continue to forward stocks by way of the ports 

 In which the rates are operative. It was de- 

 cided that the exporters should not accept the 

 new rates, in fact, could not, if business through 

 the Atlantic pons is to move with any free- 

 dom. A resoiuliou was adopted providing that 

 a committee of seven be apiiointed with power 

 to make 1!I0S contracts tor lumber and logs 

 with steamship companies from Atlantic ports 

 to United Kingdom and continental ports at 

 rates not exceeding HiO" contract rates, traffic to 

 move through the ports having the lowest freight 

 rates. The committee apitolnted was composed 

 of M. .S. Baer, chairman; H. L. Bowman, E. E. 

 Price, W. K. Weakley. Richard W. I'rice, George 

 .M. Splegle of Philadelphia and John L. Alcock. 

 The exporters pointed out that the Atlantic 

 ports w re being discriminated against by the 

 action of the steamship lines, as New Orleans, 

 which Is a large export point for lumber, will 

 not have to pay any advance over the rates 

 of the current year, and thus gains an impor- 

 iiiui ailvautage unless the steamship companies 

 ■ an lie induced to rescind their decision. 



The exporters bad not counted on meeting 

 the steamship representatives for perhaps a 

 week or longer, but a representative of the lines 



at the meeting suggested that a conference might 

 be arranged for the following day, and this 

 was done, those Interested meeting In the office 

 of the Robert Ramsay Company. There were 

 present three or four members of the commit- 

 tee and Robert Ramsay of the Johnston line 

 and II. C. Blacklston of the Furness Withy 

 Company of Newport News. The situation was 

 again discussed, and the steamship men main- 

 tained that the higher rates were made neces- 

 sary by the increased cost of running the 

 vessels as a result chiefly of the advance In 

 coal and the price of labor. No Onal 

 decision was reached, the steamship men prom- 

 ising to submit the claims of the exporters to 

 their respective companies and later advise the 

 other side In the controversy of the best terms 

 that can be granted. 



Meanwhile Secretary E. M. Terry of the Na- 

 tional Lumber Exporters' Association, who also 

 acted as secretary for the meeting, Is com- 

 municating with exporters in sympathy with the 

 movement, to inform them of the action taken 

 and requesting their authority to close con 

 tracts for them In accordance with the resolu- 

 tions. It Is believed that by acting together 

 sufficient pressure can be brought to bear on 

 the steamship lines to prevent the proposed 

 advance In rates. 



The hardwood section ot the Baltimore Lum- 

 ber Exchange held a meeting on Monday, Octo- 

 ber 2,S, to take action on the invitation received 

 from the New York Lumber Trade Association 

 to send delegates to a conference under the 

 auspices of that orgitnization to protest against 

 the new inspection rules adopted by the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association. .Mention 

 has been made betore of the fact that much 

 dissatisfaction was aroused over the new rules 

 which were adopted at the last meeting ot the 

 -National .-Association at Atlantic City, especially 

 among the exporters, who feel that the whole 

 question of reaching an agreement with the 

 foreign buyers relative to the question ot grades 

 has been thrown into confusion because of the 

 numerous changes made. A complete under- 

 standing was about reached, the foreign buyers 

 conceding most of the points contended, but 

 the new rules called for such a change In the 

 attitude of the exporters as to reopen the entire 

 matter. The exporters contend that if they are 

 to buy according to the new rules they must 

 also be able to sell according to them, as It is 

 here that the hitch comes in. Accordingly, 

 not a few hardwood dealers in the East feel 

 that their interests have been sacrificed to 

 tlio.se of the manufacturers, and this sentiment 

 inspired the movement inaugurated by the New 

 York association. The question was discussed 

 in all its bearings, and in conclusion the section 

 adopted a resolution decliuing to send repre- 

 sentatives to the meeting, which lias been Hxeil 

 for November 1:;. It was furthermore declared 

 to be the sense ot the section that the latter 

 should support the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association, and no doubt is entertained that 

 ihc decision will be indorsed by the exchange, 

 so that no aid for the protestants can be ex- 

 pected from the lialtimore hardwood men. 



After extensive additions and improvements, 

 the Eddy Lake Cypress Company's plant at 

 i;ddy Lake, .S. C, has been put in operation 

 again and is now being run to the limit of Its 

 capacity. The Improvements Include a band re- 

 saw, new dry kilns, requisite shedding, docks, 

 etc., and the extension of a standard gauge 

 uiilroad to the mill and beyond. The dry kilns 

 liave a capacity of 00,000 feet of pine besides 

 the cypress, ot which latter wood large quanti- 

 ties are being produced. 



According to a report from Abingdon, Va., 

 Mr. Campbell of Marlon, Va., and his asso- 

 ciates have sold the timber rights on 36,000 

 ncrea ot land In Washington county, Virginia. 

 I» 1). E. Notley & Co. ot Pennsylvania tor 

 *.')0:i,lli>0. '1 he land is about twelve miles north 

 of .Milngdon in the Mockinsi.n Gnii section. 

 and contains some of the finest timber In the 

 state. The imrchnsers, so report sa.vs, will 



establish three band mills and conduct lumber 

 Ing operations on a large scale. A railroad 

 Is also to be built to Intersect the Norfolk 4 

 Western at Abingdon or Saltvlllc. 



The building of the Cumberland Sash and 

 Door Company at Cumberland, Md., narrowly 

 escaped destruction by fire of Incendiary origin 

 on I lie night ot October 31. Prompt work on 

 the jiiirt of the firemen limited the damage to 

 several Ihoiisand dollars, which Is covered by 

 Insurance. This was the sixth Ore of a sua- 

 lilclous character wlphln a few weeks. Less 

 than two weeks ago the plant of the Potomac 

 Planing Mill Company was destroyed. The ma- 

 chinery had been sold to the Cumberland com 

 pany. 



I'rank A. Saner, a cooper, will erect a barrel 

 factory at the southeast corner of Bank and 

 Spring streets, this city. The building will be 

 Ti;.i;x110 feet. 



The lleadlngton & Pfell Furniture Manufac- 

 luring Company of Canton, In the eastern sec- 

 tion of the city, has gone Into the hands of 

 Kecelvers William Headington and Robert H. 

 Smith. The company was organized not long 

 after the great flre in 1904. Mr. Headington 

 liaving been a member of the firm of Hall & 

 lliMillngton, furniture dealers. Stringency In 

 the money market and consequent Inability to 

 meet obligations was given as the reason for 

 s.'eking a receivership. The company consented 

 to the proceeding. 



The Elk liiver Land and Timber Company 

 has been Incorporated with a capital stock of 

 slim, 000 and headquarters at Elkins, W. Va. 

 ■I'lie incorporators are W. H. Cobb and J. F. 

 SIrader ot lOlklns, II. Yokum Beverly, E. Ellhu 

 Ilutton and Wirt C. Ward of Huttonsvllle, 

 .W. Va. 



Pittsljurg. 



Tile Interior Lumber Company has strength 

 eiied its force by the addition of W. H. Ward, 

 one of the best known salesmen from Michigan 

 who ever struck the Smoky City. He has been 

 IHominently identified with several large white 

 I'lne concerns tor years and Is regarded as an 

 expert In that line, which is the Interior's spe 

 eialty. 



W. i;. .McMillan, who barely escaped with 

 his lite from the I'ennsylvania wreck at Harris- 

 burg three years ago, is once more fairly in the 

 harness at the head of the W. E. McMillan 

 Lumber Company, Inc., which has taken perma- 

 nent ijuarters in the Schmidt Building in Fifth 

 avenue. The company will be chiefly a hard- 

 wood concern and Is cutting over 25,000 feet a 

 day at Its plant near Elkins, W. Va. Mr. Mc 

 Millau is a hard worker and a good mixer and 

 lie has shown himself to be a clever Judge of 

 lumber and a good all-round salesman. His 

 success is assured. 



Tile Cheat River Lumber Company has taken 

 some good orders lately in chestnut. It sees 

 things with a conservative eye, but finds the 

 general demand for lumber, especially from the 

 smaller towns, better than one month ago. This 

 concern Is well fortified with good stocks both 

 at Its own mill and at the plants where It has 

 connections. R. E. Chapln, who is now located 

 In Pittsburg all the time. Is driving ahead Into 

 the tall trade In a way that should bring re- 

 sults. 



H. Wilson of the old Arm of J. I. M. Wilson 

 & Co. Is doing a good business In poles and ties 

 this month. He reports a decidedly better call 

 for stock from the trolley and telephone com- 

 panies than one month agq. Chestnut poles 

 are not In large stock, he says, and ho Is not 

 experiencing mtich cutting In prices. 



E. II. Shrelner, who has charge of the hard- 

 wood department of William Whitmer & So.is, 

 Inc. lu PItlshiirg, Is pounding away at probable 

 eiistoniers and Is bringing their signatures on 

 lo ills order books with an encouraging fre- 

 quency. In spruce and chestnut the Whitmers 

 are doing a good fall business. Like other Pitts- 



