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HARDWOOD RECORD 



September 



1921 



High Humidity 

 Dry Kiln 



CIRCULATION IS KING 



Of the three controUing' factors 

 in Dry Kihi operation — heat, 

 humidity, and circulation — cir- 

 culation is king. The circula- 

 tion is your transportation sys- 

 tem delivering the necessary 

 lieat and humidity to your lum- 

 ber. If your circulation falls 

 down, or is inadequate and not 

 uniform your drying suffers 

 accordingly. 



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 your lumber drying problems. 



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HYDE PARK, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 



Atlanta, Ga.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, III.; New 



York, N. Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Rochester, N. Y.; Seattle, 



Wash.; San Francisco, Calif. 



Ing of conditions in the hanlwood trade, said : "llusint'ss with us is quite 

 a good deal belter during .Septeml)er. L'nle.ss somcthinB unforeseen occurs 

 trade for the month of Septemher will be far ahead of that for August, 

 which was the best month of the year. Huying on the part of retailers is 

 good and prices show strenj;th, especially in the higher grades. There Is 

 a larger volume of the medium and lower grades moving. Factorie.s are 

 placing inquiries preparatory to entering the marliet. Prospects for the- 

 future are considered good and optimism is taking the place of pessimism." 

 W. M. Ritter, head of the company bearing his name, was in Columbus 

 about the middle of August going over conditions with the heads of depart- 

 ments. He then left for his summer home in Vermont. 



CINCINNATI 



Tlie liuwaiil & Barber Lumber Company, with offices in the Provident 

 Bank Building, hardwood dealers and exporters, has acquired a plot of 

 ground at Western avenue and Bank street for yard purposes. The site 

 is facilitated with 200 feet of railroad siding. The company Is rapidly 

 tilling the yard with lumber from its mill at Norma, Tenn. 



Representatives of Cincinnati hardwood concerns will attend the annual 

 fall meeting of the Appalachian Logging Congress to be held at Knoxville, 

 Tenn., October 18-20. Officers of the organization are particularly desirous 

 of having Cincinnati guests because of the entertainment which they 

 enjoyed during the meeting in this city last -\pril. The organization is 

 composed ciiiofly of hardwood producers from North Carolina, Tennessee, 

 West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky. 



O. B. Wilson, partner in the Frank Haass Lumber Company, has returned 

 from a trip through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, where the com- 

 pany has mill connections. He said there is more optimism prevailing in 

 the lumber industry in that section since the advance in cotton prices. 

 yiT. Wilson said that most of the orders coming in now are tor mixed cars. 



H. J. Pflcster, president of the M. B. Farrin Lumber Company, and his 

 l\ife have returned from a 7,794-mile tour of the West. The trip, which 

 was made by automobile, lasted six weeks, during which time Mr. and Mrs. 

 Pfiester visited Glacier Park and the principal cities in Montana, Nevada, 

 Utah, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. 



Benjamin Rubenstcin, London, England, representative of the Mowbray 

 and Robinson Company, was a visitor at the company's main office 

 for several days the early part of this month. Mr. Rubenstein came to 

 this country for the purpose of learning lumber conditions here and for a 

 conference with officials of the company which he represents abroad. 



Through the cooperation of the Industrial Expansion Bureau of the 

 Chamber of Commerce the Stewart Truck Company of Buffalo, N. Y., will 

 be represented in Cincinnati, arrangements having been made by the Beal 

 Truck Company to handle the product. The Beal Truck Company will be 

 incorporated for $25,000 and will handle a complete line of trucks ranging 

 from three-quarters of a ton upward to four tons. Ralph Becker, one of 

 the incorporators of the new concern, closed the deal with the Stewart 

 Company. 



Charles L. McGowan, 47 years old, for many years proprietor of the 

 McGowan Carriage Company, Eighth and Evans streets, died at his home 

 at 905 West Seventh street. Mr. McGowan retired from active business 

 life several .years ago because of ill health. He is survived by his widow 

 and seven children. 



The Hall Office Furniture Company has been granted a charter to- 

 operate in Ohio. The company was organized by Charles E. Dornette and 

 William B. Hall, formerly of the Macey-Hall Company. The new concern 

 will confine its activities to office furniture exclusively. The capital is 

 •1125.000. 



C LEV ELAN r 



Making customers guests at a birthday party was the "stunt" put over 

 by the Suburban Lumber and Supply Company recently. The event 

 marked the second anniversary of the firm in business. From a sizeable 

 mailing list names were selected tor invitations. Advertising In community 

 weeklies brought new visitors. It was planned to entertain 500 persons, 

 but close to 1,000 attended. The festivities were held in the main storage 

 building, a huge affair, with central floor cleared to accommodate hundreds 

 of camp chairs. Here a motion picture show was put on, with the film 

 "From Tree to Trade" the feature. Every visitor received a gift — 

 the women thimbles, the men tool sharpeners. The name and address of 

 each visitor was taken, and these will be used to augment the company's 

 mailing list. 



.Vkron hardwood and lumber interests are watching closely the progress 

 of the inspection bureau established here by the Clevelaml Board of Lum- 

 ber Dealers, co-operating with the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber 

 Dealers. Details were reviewed recently at a meeting of the Akron 

 Associated Lumbermen by W. W. Forbush, head of the local bureau. 

 Akron may install such a bureau at a later date, it was indicated. 



The Brewster Lumber and Supply Compan.v, recently incorporated for 

 $50,000. has started business at Brewster. Officers are : President, E. E. 

 Schott ; vice president, J. B. Mohler, the Mohler Lumber Company ; secre- 

 tary-treasurer. W. E. Schumacher. 



Members of the hardwood branch of the trade did considerable rooting 



