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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Ml' (lircotois. Wllllnm 11. \Vliiti> .iiiiil Thomas 

 While of Hoyno City. George M. r.iiii- of Manls- 

 !.•.■ and I.. II. WIthey. Henry Idenin, Amos S. 

 Miissehiwcii iiiKl I'Mward Fit/.geraUl of Uils elty. 

 W'lu'ii the eompauy was formed in 10(1:; it con- 

 ti-olled I.4IHI acres of hardwood and liemlock 

 sliimpavte in C'liarieyoix and AnUlm eonntlcs 

 :tnd wliile a cnr of l.'i.iiiHI.dOd feel lias lieen 

 made annnaiiy since that time the company to- 

 day lias a larger limlier acreage than tive 

 .\'ears ago. dne to successiye pnrchases. 



I'nrnitnre mannfacturers iirp preparing their 

 spring lines for exhibition during .lannary. Sam- 

 ples i>r I lie outside lines are arriving and will 

 he placed on the doors in shape for inspection 

 hy .lanuary li. A portion of tlie large addition 

 to tlie new mannfacturers' hniiding will he oc- 

 cupied this season and every foot of space iu 

 the oiliiM- exhihltion huildings has been taken. 

 so that tile display will he tlie largest ever made 

 in .laniiary In (his market. 



\V. II. Waecliter. sales manager for the .North- 

 ern i'urnlture Company of Sheboygan. Wis., was 

 in tile city December :;ii. The company has 

 added ."lO per cent to its exhiliiticm space here 

 and will show about SOU individual pieces this 

 season. The entire line in the various finishes 

 comprises 1.11)0 pieces, largely maple. Tlie com- 

 pany owns large tracts of liardwood in W'is- 

 consin and operates its own logging camps, mill 

 and oilier woodworking plants, besides the furni- 

 ture factory. Mr. Waechter states that the 

 company's furniture sales this year will pass the 

 million dollar mark. 



Colum'bus. 



.\ i.,.iiiiK'i- of imporiant matters will come be- 

 fore the meeting of the Vnion Association of 

 Lumber Dealers which will he held at the South- 

 ern hotel, Columljus, .January L'l and 2:;. Many 

 important ipiestions will come up for considera- 

 tion. 



Kenneth McLeod, president of the Cache Lum- 

 ber Company, has practically closed a contract 

 with the .Standard Tie Company of Detroit for 

 L.'iOO.OOO railroad ties, which, it is estimated, 

 will he produced from the .".O.OOO-acre tract of 

 timber land controlled by the company near 

 Sedgwick, Ark. The activi> work of developing 

 tlie tract will he begun ?arly in the spring. The 

 property is expected to produce millions of feet 

 of hardwoods, mostly oak. ash and similar 

 woods. 



The executive officers of the Ohio Shippers' 

 Association at a recent meeting in the office of 

 .T. W. McCord. secretary of the association, has 

 amended its petition pending before the Ohio 

 liaiivvay Commission asking for the establish- 

 ment of a seventh grade in the scheme of freight 

 classihcation. It was decided to exclude a num- 

 ber of commodities from the class, but lumber 

 still remains on the list. The part of the peti- 

 tion relating to mileage tariff was entirely ex- 

 punged from the petition, as the officers of the 

 association believe rate-making lies wholly with 

 the commission and suggestions in that matter 

 should not be made. 



.Tohn U. Gobey of the firm of .Tohn R. Gobey 

 iV: Co. sees a bright future in the lumber trade. 

 "ISusiness is a great deal betetr than it was 

 during the month of N'ovember." he says. "Or- 

 ders are coming iu faster and buying is of a bet- 

 ter character. It now looks as though the build- 

 ing and loan associations will begin loaning 

 money about the middle of January and that 

 will stimulate building. This will be reflected 

 in better conditions in the lumber market and 

 hardwoods will be stronger in this section." 



Indianapolis. 



Claude Maley of Maley & Wertz. Kvansville. 

 has returned from a huuting trip to Grenada 

 county, Mississippi, camping with a party of 

 friends on a tract of 8.000 acres owned by the 

 Maley Land & Lumber Company. 



Stockholders cif the Maas-Xeimeyer Lumber 

 Company of tliis city will hold their annual 



meeting and election at the ollii'e of the com- 

 pany on the evening of .Taniiaiy 14. 



Tlie D'lleur & Swain Lumber Company at 

 Seymour has linreiy lialf the stock on hand It 

 h.'id al tills time last year. However, they 

 anlii'ipate a rushing spring trade, provided finan- 

 cial conditions improve. 



.\ visit to llie I-'orestry Ueservation at Ilenry- 

 ville was made by the State Hoard of I'orestry 

 a few days ago to inspect tests in the \'nrioiis 

 liardwoods tliat are lieing made. 



The Hetail Lumber Dealers' .\ssociation of 

 Indiana, the Central Association of Sash and 

 Door Salesmen, Hie Indiana Hardwood Lumber- 

 men's .\ssocia1 ion. tiio Hoo-Hoo and the mill 

 supply men of tlie state will give a .I'oint jllnner 

 a I the Claypool hotel at o o'clock <m the even- 

 ing of .January !.">. 



.\n order for a car loaii of scliool desks has 

 been received from I'aris. France, l>.v the Kar- 

 iiiine Desk C'ompany of Shelliyviile. The same 

 company also has ref[uests for samples from a 

 lirm in Moscow, Kussia. 



.ludson C. Clements of the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission is holding a hearing in this 

 city on a number of complaints tiled against va- 

 rious railroads by the Indlanaiiolis Freight Bu- 

 reau. It is alleged that the roads discriminate 

 against Indlanaiiolis in freiglit rates, favoring 

 other cities. 



It has been annouuced that the .Tohn T. 

 'I'owsley JIanufacturing Company of Cincinnati, 

 manufacturers of woodworking mac-hinery, will 

 remove to Viucennes. A plant to cost .'jlllO.OOO 

 and employing about 3."i0 men will be erected 

 in file latter cit.v at once. 



Fending improvement in (lie financial situa- 

 tion the C. & W. Kramer Company of Kichmond 

 have closed down their soutliern mill and have 

 discontinued tlie purchase of timber temporarily. 

 Tliey expect to resume operations at their mill 

 witliin a short time. 



The .Teffersouviiie ^lanufacturing Company at 

 JelTersonvlile is receiving some jiopiar logs that 

 are of unusual size, considering present timber 

 conditions. One plank was 32 inches wide, sev- 

 eral were 30, while a large number were more 

 than 20 inches. The contract called tor 12 

 inches. 



.\ hearing was held before the Indiana liail- 

 road Commission a few days ago on the com- 

 plaint filed against several railroads by the 

 Central States Cooper.-ige Compan.y of Newcastle. 

 Until a year ago elm slabs were hauled at from 

 40 to GO per cent less than the sixth-class rate, 

 but the full sixth-class rate is now charged. 

 The cooperage company testified that freight 

 hills had been $7,000 more this year than last 

 and that it was impossible to operate their plant 

 at a profit under such conditions. The case is 

 now under advisement. 



The hearing on the request for a debit and 

 credit system of demurrage began before the In- 

 diana liailroad Commission on December 20 and 

 will continue for some time. The Indiana Bridge 

 Company of Muncie filed the complaint on be- 

 half of the shipping interests of the state. 



Work is proceeding rapidly on the new mill 

 and yard of the Dynes Lumber Company in 

 North Indianapolis. It will be ready for oper- 

 ations within a few weeks. 



Cincinnati. 



W'illiam A. Bennett, president of the Chamber 

 of Commerce and head of the firm of Bennett 

 & Witte, emphatically declined to listen to the 

 Importunities of his friends that he again be a 

 candidate for president of the Chamber of Com- 

 merce. He said : "There are (oo many good 

 men (o elect a man to a second term. The honor 

 should he passed around. I also cannot afford 

 to take the time from my business for another 

 year, as I have lieen doing." Mr. Bennett has 

 done wonderful things in this capacity and has 

 set a good example for others to follow. 



.1. Watt Graham 'has been chosen as one of 

 the committee to select members of the Chamber 



of Commerce to form the Red ticket for the an- 

 nual election. Mr. Graham, next to Mr. Bennett 

 and T. .1. Molfett. is one of the busiest lumber- 

 men In the city when it comes to promoting 

 business in general, and the presidency of the 

 Chamber of Commerce would he a good otiice 

 for him. 



.\ mi'eting was held by the creditors of ilie 

 Heniamin Ityan Lumber Company In the olHie 

 of Referee Gree.ve relative to the disposal of 

 several carloads of lumber. .Tust what trans- 

 Iiircil during the assembly is not known. 



11. .1. Richards, representative of the Tiger 

 Tall Mill I.V: Land (Company of Tiger Tail. 'IVnn., 

 was a recent visitor here. He stated that hut 

 two mills are in opei-ation in his town, one 

 being his firm's and the other not far distant. 



Hugh McLean of liulTalo. N. Y.. was in town 

 last week bill stayed only a few days. He 

 called on any number of local deah-rs and dis- 

 ciissi'd general conditions. 



The Globe-Werniclce Company, mannfacturers 

 of office fixtures, has started an addition to (Iieir 

 already large building on West Kighth street. 



rile next monthly meeting of the Cincinnati 

 Lumbermen's Club will be held at the Business 

 ^Ii'n's Club .Tainiary 0. 



The National Bank of .Tellico. Tenn.. last 

 v.eek filed an intervening petition in the invol- 

 untary bankruptcy cases against the Cypress 

 Lumber Company. The bank seeks to reci.ver 

 on a $3,000 note. It is charged that thi' loan 

 was secured from the bank through false and 

 fraudulent representations. The firm repre- 

 sented its assets at over .1300.(100. when it is 

 alleged it was insidvent. 



The Burnett House was the scene last week 

 of the annual reception of the furniture manu- 

 facturers of Cincinnati to the furniture dealers. 

 This is nn Interesting event in tlie furniture 

 trade, as the Cincinnati Furniture Exchange is 

 one of tlie olriest business organizations iu the 

 country, having lieen continually in existence 

 for more (lian tliirty-fivo years. It was the 

 originator of tin' Furniture ICxposition. the first 

 of W'hich was held in this city. 



Some rather sensational charges were made 

 in (lie affidavit filed in the common pleas court 

 last week by William S. Meyers, treasurer of 

 the Enterprise Lumlter Company, in support of 

 a motion for tiie removal of William II. Stewart ^ 



as receiver of that company. The motion was 

 filed by the (irllfith Lumber Company, a credi- 

 tor, whicli asks the removal of the receiver for 

 six reasons. In the charges William S. Meyers 

 says that he signed a paper, which was pre- 

 sented to him by William II. Stewart's attor- 

 ney, and when he asked to read tlie paper the 

 attorney explained the contents and told him to 

 sign, which he did. He afterwards found out 

 that (he paper admitted all the. facts set forth 

 in tlie petition of the plaintiffs, and he alleges 

 that lie did not know this at the time, and now 

 desires to disclaim that he believes tlie allega- 

 tions in the petition to he true, especially those 

 which charge his lirother with mismanagement 

 and witli the issuing negotiable paper without ■ 

 consideration. .Tames W. Meyers left suddenly 

 shortly after the receivership was .secured, and 

 since then little has been heard of him, but 

 attorneys say that they are in constant toucli 

 wilh him and that he will never return to Cin- 

 cinnati. William S. Me.vers has resigned as 

 bookkeeper of the company, though remaining as 

 a stockholder, director and treasurer, 



Thomas ,T. Moffett, president of the Maley. 

 Thompson & Moll'ett Lumber Company, has gone 

 on a trip east, principally on pleasure. He Is 

 not expected home until after the holidays. E. 

 W. Robbins says that trade Is better than antici- 

 pated, and while there was a slight falling off 

 in the demand during the financial trouble, still 

 there has been enough business to keep all their 

 mills going. Prices, he said, have been cut 

 slightly, but will regain their former standard 

 after the first of the year. The volume of 

 business done by his concern so far this year 



