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HARDWOOD RECORD 



New York, president and secretary respectively 

 of the NatioiiftE Wholesale Lumber Pealors' As- 

 sociation. Itotli made appropriate addresses. 

 After tlie liainiuet tlte annual meetins was held. 

 at wlilf-li were discussed only the questions of 

 trade relations and transportation. The follow- 

 ing officers were then elected for 1908 : li. 

 I''rani;lin Betts. president ; V. S. I'nderhill, vice 

 president, and Horace A. Reeves, Jr., secretary 

 and treasurer. Owen M. Bruner. Horace (i. 

 Hazard and Franklin A. Smith. Jr., were elected 

 directors for three years. 



Sohle liros. are complacent over the present 

 outloolt. They report some prood sah's recently 

 and inquiries coming in in l)etter sliape. 11. I. 

 .•^ohle recently returned from a visit to the mills 

 in Ilonaicer. Va. ; J. J. Soble is makinjj a busi- 

 ness trip through the state, and Charles Soble is 

 touring the New York district. 



The W. M. Hitter Lumber Company is satis- 

 fied witli tlie present situation. It reports things 

 looking up and regards the outlook for future 

 trading promising. 



John NV. Coles states that trade is livening up 

 a little; inquiries are coming in. and that he 

 has recently made some very satisfactory sales. 

 His hardwood department is sliowing considera- 

 ble progress. 



The Paul W. I'leck Lumber Company reports 

 the mill actively at work getting up stock, trad- 

 ing more active, and that they liave no doubt 

 that spring will .see things in good shape. 



The Cherry River Boom & Lumber Company 

 reports its mills running right along. F. A. 

 Kirby. sulesmanager. states that, though business 

 generally is a little slow, there is every indica- 

 tion that the near future will see a decided im- 

 provement in trading. 



The Codling-McEwen Lumber Company reports 

 l)usiness holding fairly good : its mill has re- 

 cently filled some good sized foreign orders at 

 excellent prices. 



Wistar. Underbill & Co. report quite an im- 

 provement in trading and the outlook encourag- 

 ing. J. W. Anderson of this liouse is on a busi- 

 ness trip in Florida. E. K. Guilford. R. T. 

 Wistar and Kdw. J. Bebrens are visiting tlie 

 firm's mills in Tennessee, North Carolina and 

 Alabama. 



Horace (i. Hazard & Co. are more cheerful 

 over the outlook. They report that, though busi- 

 ness is still quiet, inquiries have been on the in- 

 crease during the last few days. 



Samuel H. Shearer & Son assert that tliey 

 have sold a good deal more lumber recently than 

 for some time and are much pleased over the 

 prospects for the coming season. 



<.)n January 1.1 John H. Chapman was ap- 

 pointed receiver for R. M. Smitli & Co. of 

 Parkersburg. W. Va. The firm's assets are given 

 at $.'.(10,000 and liabilities $350,000. The com- 

 pany- is declared solvent, but was unable to get 

 ready money to carry on its affairs. 



B. K. Burns, salesmanager for the Tug River 

 Lumber Company, Bristol. Tenn.. has been ill 

 with appendicitis. Mr. Burns is a former resi- 

 dent of Swarthmore, Pa. 



Jacob L, Rumbarger and wife of Sharon Hill. 

 Pa., will celebrate their golden wedding on Feb- 

 ruary 18. 



(Jeorge E. Breon of Williamsport. Pa., recently 

 spent a few days in Philadelphia on his way to 

 T'lmers. S. C.. where he is interested in a saw- 

 mill plant. He was accompanied by Mrs. Breon. 



Frank Highly of the Glade Lumber Company. 

 W. Va.. and N. M. Offutt of the Tug River Lum- 

 ber Company. Bristol. Tenn.. were recent visitors 

 among the local trade. 



A. A. Bel! of Halfpenny & Hamilton, this city. 

 has gone to Durban, W. Va.. where he will re- 

 main probably six months to thoroughly acquaint 

 himself with the workings in the mill districts. 



It was recently announced that a petition in 

 bankruptcy was filed as a result of the failure 

 of the potato crop by Charles E. Robinson of 

 the firm of C. E. & F. C. Robinson, lumber deal- 

 ers and starch manufacturers at Blaine and 

 Portage Lake, Me., in the United States District 



Court at Portland. Me. : liabilities $150,059. of 



which .$1LM.1U1 is unsecured. 



Tlie Phoenix <'bair Company, Union City. I'a., 

 obtained a charter under Pennsylvania laws on 

 .lanimry 7, capitalized at .^J.'t.ooo. 



It U announced that the exhaustion of the tim- 

 ber supply In the Laurel Hill and Chestnut 

 Ridge sections of Westmoreliind county is about 

 to deprive Ligonier of the Important industry 

 carried on for years by the Byers-Allen Lumber 

 Company. Thousands of acres of line limber 

 have been cut and the logs sawn into lumber and 

 marketed during the past few years, and It Is 

 slated thai now the resources have been ex- 

 biiusled. the company Is preparing to remove its 

 plants and men to virgin tracts. Large mills 

 operated by the company, occupy acres of land 

 al Ilie eastern end of Ligonier. 



Baltimore. 



Al a meeting of the managing roiiunillee of 

 the Lunilier Exchange last Monday afternoon 

 IJifbanl W. Price of Price & Ileald. Jtilin L. 

 Alcock of John L. Alcock & Co. and J. J. Kidd of 

 the Kidd & Buckingham Lumber Company were 

 apjKjinted representatives of the exchange at a 

 conference to be held in the Hotel Astor. New 

 York, January 29, to take action on the new in- 

 spection rules of the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association. 



Charles McIIenry Howard, an attorney, and 

 John J. Kidd of the Kidd & Buckingham Lumber 

 Company were appointed receivers on January 10 

 in the circuit court at Towson. Baltimore c<)unly, 

 for the Baltimore Veneer I'anel Company. The 

 appointments were made by Judge Frank I. 

 Duncan on the petition of John B. Kurtz, a 

 creditor and stockholder, who alleged that wbi!e 

 the assets greatly exceeded the liabilities, the 

 (ompany was unable to obtain money from the 

 banks to meet pressing obligations. The company 

 In Its answer admitted the allegations and con- 

 sented to the proceeding. Tbe assets are esti- 

 mated at .?100,000 and the liabilities at $45,000. 

 The company, which was incorporated In 1005, 

 owns a large plant at Highlandtown. an eastern 

 suburb, and is said to have been doing a big busi- 

 ness. Tbe receivers were bonded in the sum of 

 $100,000, which is also the amount of the com- 

 pany's capital stock, the directors being J. F. 

 Steiner. Frederick W. Kakel. William A. Krleger. 

 John Hul)er. John W. H. Geiger. John B. Kurtz. 

 M. Roland Bramble. Edward A. Geiger and Louis 

 E. Frederick. Mr. Steiner is president of tbe 

 company and also connected with the Steiner 

 Mantel Works. The latter concern, however. Is 

 not in any way involved in tlie embarra.ssments 

 of the Baltimore company. He expressed the 

 l)elief that all the creditors would be paid In full, 

 though whether the business is to be continued 

 or not Is still to be settled. The company was 

 engaged In the manufacture of veneer work and 

 of panels for doors and fancy furniture. 



A new corporation, which has its postotfice ad- 

 dress at the general delivery here for the present, 

 is the Blue Ridge Lumber Company, which was 

 organized two weeks ago with a capital stock of 

 ■liUMi.OOii and holds an option on 2.045 acres of 

 timber land near Richmond. Va. The intention is 

 to erect a mill of a capacity of about 50.000 feet 

 of lumber per day, and active operations are to 

 be commenced as soon as possible. The officers 

 of the company are: President. William H. Lyter 

 of Liverpool, Pa. : vice president, II. M. Bear of 

 Millersburg. Pa. ; secretary. C. N. Snively, and 

 trciisurer, F. L. Landon. Tbe latter two are also 

 of Millersburg. 



John H. Heald of the Baltimore hardwood firm 

 of Price & Heald has a bad attack of rheumatic 

 gout, which has kept him at home off and ou 

 since Christmas and continues to trouble him. 

 though he has been at his office this week. It is 

 the first serious recurrence of the malady for 

 two years and he is suffering much pain. 



Though it had been expected that Baltimore 

 would have a much larger representatii;n at the 

 annual meeting of the National Lumber Export- 

 ers" Association in New Orleans this week, be- 



ginning today, the party finally narrowed down 

 to President John L. Alcmk and Secretary K. M. 

 Terry. These two left last Sundiky evening, being 

 accompanied by Mr. Dickson of the Dickson Lum- 

 ber Company of Norfolk. They went by the most 

 direct route via Atlanta, Ga.. and expected to 

 be joined by other members of the association on 

 the way. President Alcock and Secretary Terry 

 carried with them the yearly reports. That of 

 the former will show that the foreign movement 

 of lumber last year was surprisingly large, ex- 

 ceeding in value that of tbe year before, though 

 during a part of the twelve months the condi- 

 tions were unfavorable. According to the secre- 

 tary's report the association now has a member- 

 ship of fifty-six, among them some of the biggest 

 shippers in the country. The latest addition to 

 the roll is the John L. Roper l.undier Company 

 of Norfolk. 



Pittsburg. 



President Vermilyea of Verniilyea & Matson 

 of Berkeley Springs. W. Va.. called on the I'itts- 

 burg trade the other day. 



J. B. Flint of the Flint, Erving & Stoner Lum- 

 ber Company, is spending a few days in New Or- 

 leans. The company is getting considerable In- 

 qiilry for good hardwood and looks for a jotlce- 

 able improvement soon. 



I. F. Balsley, hardwood manager for the Will- 

 .son Brothers Lumber Company, is in New York 

 sizing up the situation and incidentally hitting 

 up the dealers of the metropolis for a few good 

 orders. 



J. .1. Llnehan of the Llnehan Lumber Cora- 

 I)any. is spending the week among the Ohio 

 trade. The hardwood operations and trade of 

 this concern are progressing well. 



R. E. Chapin of the Cheat River Lumber Com- 

 pany is down in the Buckeye state again get- 

 ting after orders and drumming up a few col- 

 lections. Between these jobs he sees little choice 

 so far as work goes, for it is tough pulling 

 either way and the man who sticks hard is the 

 winner. 



Milton J. Henderson, who has been for three 

 years In the employ of the Flint. Erving & Stoner 

 Lumber Company as a buyer, has taken a posi- 

 tion with the West Virginia Lumber Company, 

 which has some large hemlock and hardwood 

 operations in northern Pennsylvania. Mr. Hen- 

 derson is well known to the I'ittsburg trade and 

 Is pretty sure to "make good" in bis present 

 situation. 



The J. C. Moorbead Lumber Company is main- 

 taining its place in the rush for businesa with- 

 out cutting prices on standard hardwood stock. 

 An order for 45,000 feet of oak plank came 

 iritu its camp the other day and was tied up. 

 II has bid on quite a lar^e quantity of pine 

 tlooring also and reports a good call for hard- 

 wood from the manufacturers. G. H. Trump, the 

 new salesman of the company, was called to 

 his home In Virginia recently by the death of 

 his father. 



Bemis & Vosburgh. with offices In the Farm- 

 ers" Bank building, have started a hardwood de- 

 partment and have secured as manager Philip 

 Clarke, who has been for several years in the 

 hardwood department of the American Lumber 

 and Manufacturing Company. Oak bill stuff has 

 beeu asked for frequently of late In its in- 

 quiries and it is also getting some good requi- 

 sitions for yellow pine boxing. 



J. L. Kendall of the Kendall Lumber Com- 

 pany Is at Atlantic City this week. On the road 

 for this firm this week are Secretary J. XL Hen- 

 derson, who Is touching up the eastern trade, 

 and W. A. Smith, who is at the West Virginia 

 end of the line working Wheeling. Fairmont and 

 Parkersburg. 



The W. E. McMillan Lumber Company has 

 shut down its mill at Leedsville. W. Va.. for re- 

 pairs. It is establishing a new connection at 

 Livingstone. Tenn.. where it expects to make a 

 strong hardwood center for its trade. 



Three carloads of fine walnut logs were 

 shipped last week on the O. R. & W. railroad 



