'HARDWOOD RECORD 



The receipts of lumber last month amounted 

 to 7,0."i6 cars, while the shipments numbered 

 only J.3JC cars. For the same month last .vear 

 the receipts were 0.190 cars, while the ship- 

 ments onl.v numbered 4.704. The amount of 

 business was more than that of last year, but 

 conslderlns the strong demand during other 

 montiis the dullness has been more iceenly felt. 



A. I!. Scovill. a prominent carriage manufac- 

 turer of this city, died at his home on Dana 

 avenue last week of liidney and heart troubles. 

 Mr. Scovill was a member of the firm of Sayers 

 & Scovill. 



St. Louis. 



A low ebb in building operations prevailed in 

 St. Louis during November. A falling off in 

 excess, of G5 percent as compared with November 

 last year was shown in the number of building 

 permits. November, last year. St. Louis was 

 making a record In building operations. The 

 figures for the month of November this year are 

 $789,100. which is a decrease of ?1, 501.000 from 

 the total of $i:.3.")l,000 of November, I'JOO. The 

 number of permits issued were 453 as compared 

 with 000 last November. 



The receipts of lumber by rail for the month 

 of November this year were 11,310 cars, as 

 compared with 9,042 cars the same month last 

 year. This shows a gain of 2.2CS cars for No- 

 vember this year over last November. Receipts 

 by river were lOS.OOO feet as compared with 

 365.000 feet during November of last year. This 

 shows a falling off of 'JST.OOO feet during No- 

 member this year. Shipments by rail November 

 this year were 7. SSI cars as compared with 

 0,95- cars last November. This shows a gain 

 during November this year of 929 cars. The 

 shipments by river this year were 245.000 au 

 compared with 197.000 feet last November. This 

 shows a gain in favor of November, 1907, of 

 48,000 feet. 



John Christy of Upper Alton, HI., has rejoined 

 the traveling staff of the William (_;. Frye Manu- 

 facturing Companj- and will travel over the 

 same territory he covered when he was con- 

 nected with the company some two years ago. 

 The past two years he has been in business for 

 himself. 



George B. Abbott, a hardwood lumber dealer 

 in East St. Louis, was married to Miss Mabel 

 Williams last week at the residence of the 

 bride's mother. Xhey have gone to Jacksuiivillo. 

 l"la., on their wedding trip. 



A ijuiet marriage last week was that of llenry 

 Uuellmalz. Jr.. son of llenry yuellmalz of the 

 Henry Quellmalz Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 pany of this city, to Miss Verdie Kernahau. .Mr. 

 tjueiimalz, Jr., is associated with his father in 

 business. 



An important meeting of sash and door manu- 

 facturers was held at the Planters Hotel Nov. 

 2C. It is said that the new price list introduced 

 by some of the manufacturers was the occasion 

 of tile meeting. It was held very quietly and 

 few knew of it. While it was impossible to get 

 the report of the meeting it is said that it was 

 decided to continue the old list for the present. 

 In this decision tbey do not mean to antagonize 

 the manufacturers, but only to postpone a 

 change in prices until later, when a mutual con- 

 cession by both the manufacturer and the whole- 

 saler will be made. The meeting did not escape 

 the notice of the newspapers, for an afternoon 

 paper came out with an article in which it 

 stated that a combine had been formed, and it 

 created considerable comment. 



The following circular has been sent out by 

 the committee appointed at the last meeting of 

 the "Yellow I'iners" : 



•An organization to be known as the Lumber- 

 man's ^'iub of St. Louis is In process of forma- 

 tion, a committee having been appointed for 

 that purpose. This committee Is now ready to 

 report, and extends to you a cordial Invitation 

 to be at a meeting to be held at the Mercantile 

 Club Saturday evening. Dee. 7, at p. m. Din- 

 ner will be served at this meeting and wc would 

 be very glad indeed to have you present with us. 



"Our guest of honor will be Hon. Joseph W. 

 Folk, governor of Missouri, who has kindly con- 

 sented to be with us on that date and help ua 

 start off this new organization. 



"The object of this club Is to promote the 

 general lumber Interests of St. Louis by social 

 intercottrsc and exchange of views, and'will be 

 composed ot ollicers of corporations and members 

 of firms manufacturing and dealing in yellow 

 pine and hardwood lumber. This Includes all 

 manufacturers, wbolesalers and retailers having 

 residence in the city of St. Louis. 



"We trust that you will try and be with us. 

 as at this meeting a permanent organization will 

 be perfected. Kindly advise so that we can 

 arrange for the correct number at this dinner." 



This circular is signed by J. A. Freeman, 

 chairman: W. A. Bonsack. C. M. Jennings, F. 

 Waldstoin. (Jcorge K. Hlbbard and Thomas C. 

 Wbitmarsh. .\t this writing letters have been 

 received from enough to insure a big meeting 

 and a most successful start of the new organiza- 

 tion. 



Walter 'J'. W'arner, son of E. II. Warner, was 

 married Nov. 27 to Miss Edna Crawford Mul- 

 hall, also of St. Louis. A wedding trip of the 

 western cities was taken. 



K. W. Blumer, sales manager of the Lotbman 

 Cypress Company, says business is quiet. Mr. 

 lUumer has just returned from the mills of the 

 company and .says that conditions are not at all 

 satisfactory in the South. 



Very little is doing in the hardwood market. 

 Theodore Plummer, president of the Plummer 

 Lumber Company, says. 



The situation is uncertain and business is 

 quiet, says C. E. Thomas, of the Thomas & 

 I'roetz Lumber Company. Because of the quiet- 

 ness in trade tliey have closed dow*n their mill 

 at Belzona. Miss., and will not resume opera- 

 tions until business is more active. 



George K. Ilibbard. vice president of the 

 Steele & Hlbbard Lumber Company, reports busi- 

 ness during November much better than they 

 supposed it would be. Towards the last of the 

 month business was quite good and they com- 

 pleted the month with considerable more busi- 

 ness than tbey expected to do at the start. 



Nash'ville. 



John B. Itansom has gone to New York on a 

 business trip. 



M. F. Greene of the Davidson-Benedict Com- 

 pany has gone with his family for a stay of 

 several months at Uock Ledge, Fla. Mr. Greene 

 has a beautiful winter home there and he al- 

 ways has a rare time. 



Lewis Doster, secretary of the Hardwood 

 .Manufacturers' Association, is spending a week 

 in Philadelphia, his former home. He has many 

 relatives and friends in the Quaker City, and 

 while visiting these be also gave attention to 

 business affairs in that direction. Mr. Doster 

 has busied himself recently with the effort to 

 get an expression of opinion from leading deal- 

 ers in all sections on the present situation. 

 Looking to that end he has sent out a letter 

 embracing a long list of questions, asking for 

 prices, inquiring about operations, movements, 

 etc. Replies have already commenced reaching 

 ills office, and in the near future be expects to 

 be able to make a comprehensive report on gen- 

 eral conditions. 



William Garrison, foreman of the W. B. Earth- 

 man Lumber Company, is dead as the result of 

 having stepped on a rusty nail and contracting 

 lockjaw. He was working in the lumber yard 

 a few days since and stepped on a four-penny 

 nail. A painful wound was Inlllcted, but he 

 paid little attention to it and returned to work 

 as usual. Lockjaw developed, and he was re- 

 moved to the hospital, where he died. He was 

 sixty-one years of age, a valued employe of the 

 company and came here from Walertown, Tenn. 



H. A. Freiberg of the Freiberg Lumber Com- 

 pany of Cincinnati was a visitor In the city 

 this week. 



W. C. Uobblns, a Boston lumberman, visited 

 the city last week. He reports a great building 

 era in the East, especially In New England. 

 The object of his visit was to get in closer 



touch with the dealers In order to take care ot 

 the large output he expects to handle. 



Love, lioyd & Co. liave shut down ten of their 

 small mills and are now only running two mills. 

 As John W. Love says : "We have trimmed our 

 sails by shutting down our operations, thus cut- 

 ting off every possible expense, and wc are not 

 trying to sell lumber. We are going to stand 

 pat and hold our lumber, as we do not believe 

 U will he long before It is wanted at October 

 prices. People will get tired ot inactivity after 

 a while and will go to trading, and then we 

 will be ready to do business." 



Many of the local lumbermen are looking at 

 things as Mr. Love does, and have adopted a 

 similar policy. 



The farmers of Dickson county. Tennessee, are 

 much wrought up over the denuded condition 

 of the timber In their section, and they are 

 preparing to take steps to save the limber. So 

 scarce has it got in that section that a no-fence 

 system Is practically In vogue. 



John B. Ransom has the following to say ot 

 the situation : 



"Our stock at this time is about one third less 

 than at a similar period last year. We are 

 short on poplar and ash. We have sawed up 

 all our river stuff with tlie exception of five 

 rafts, and when wc saw them we expect to shut 

 down our mill and not start it again until 

 the river logs come in. Retail trade is fairly 

 good. We are busy with the box trade and the 

 planing mill business. We are getting a few 

 orders, but a great falling off is noticed. We 

 don't look for any rush In business for the next 

 three or four months. We have not reduced our 

 prices and are not trying to force any lumber 

 on the market." 



An involuntary petition in bankruptcy has 

 been filed in the Federal Court here against the 

 De Ford Buggy Company of this city. 



The George W. W. Sweeney Carriage Company 

 has made an assignment for the benefit of cred- 

 itors. 



A special from Stevenson, Ala., states that 

 16,000 acres of timber and mineral lands In 

 Cumberland county, Alabama, have been sold 

 by the Black Band Iron and Coal Railroad Com- 

 pany to Dr. F. D. I'ierce of Buffalo, N. Y. A 

 large cash price was paid. 



An expert has Investigated the affairs of \V. 

 B. Earthman & Co. at Murfrecsboro, Tenn., and 

 reports that the assets exceed the liabilities lu 

 the sum of $208,000. 



A special from Lynnville, Tenn., slates that 

 the Pokeley Spoke and Handle Factory has 

 closed down, pending readjustment of the flnan- 

 cial troubles. 



Memphis. 



Conditions are Improving but not as rapidly 

 as some of the trade anticipated. Buyers are 

 evidently buying only to meet their more press- 

 ing engagements, although orders are more fre- 

 quent than a few weeks ago. 



The financial situation is easing some. The 

 statement is made here ou the best of authority 

 that the banks in Memphis have more money 

 than they have ever had at this season, owing 

 to their recent efforts to conserve resources. 

 However, they have not removed the restrictions 

 surrounding withdrawals of currency. The is- 

 suance of cashiers' checks enables operators to 

 meet their pay rolls without dlfBculty. Even 

 with the cautious attitude of the banks In the 

 matter ot paying out cash. It Is recognized that 

 financial conditions are much more satisfactory 

 than they have been at any lime since the re- 

 cent Unanclal flurry manifested Itself. 



So far as can be learned, there is no disposi- 

 tion on the part of those manufacturers who 

 closed their mills when the flnanciol situation 

 became so acute to resume operations. The KBC- 

 oKD correspondent has talked with a number of 

 the leading hardwood mill operators In this city 

 during the post few days and they are practi- 

 cally unanimous in the statement that no effort 

 will be made to resume work until about the 



