May 10, 1921 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



59 



l()i;s lii-inj; ral'i'-d down tlir W'aliasli river to (Irji.vvillc. 



The Westorn Airplauo SymJirjito is the iwinip ol a now uiniccrn nri;jinizu(I 

 n few days ayo at Seymour, ind., wlil<'h will inamilacture alriilnnes and 

 cniHiuct a training: school for pilots al that place. i\ K. Lay of i'iiu-inuati, 

 \vh(i lias hern interested in th-' nianufaeturi- of airplanes fr)r a niinilier ol 

 years, has U'en elected prosid.Mit of the ue\v company, and h. 0. Ilodapj). of 

 Seymour, was elected sccrriary and treasurer. A lease lias heen talieti 

 ou a three-story buiUlin^ which will he used as a factory. The munufactun- 

 of airplanes will start within a short time, It is aunounced. The veue-i- 

 work for the wheels of the air machines will he done in SeynnMir, whlh- 

 SDine of the other parts will he manufactured elsewhere. 



(leorge U. Koote. of the Kvansville ]!and Mill Company, has retnrm-'t 

 I'rorn a husin-'ss trip to Vim.'nues, Ind. 



LOUISVILLE 



W. II. I'a.v. -iilfs inaua^.T :uiil \V. A. Maol.can, pn-siclmt M th.' WimkI 

 Mosaic Company, are planniug to leave soniotinio soon on ;i lishin;; trip 

 into Canada. The <latc lias not l)een set. 



i;. K. May, of tlio U. U. May Hardwood Company, nports a few sales 

 ;inii some little improvement in business, although low .lirades are liani 

 lo sell, and top tirades are ^jettius scarce. 



I'reBton 1'. Joyes of W. 1". Lirown & Sons Liiiiilier Company, reports im 

 in'ovement in orders and better inqniries for lumber, especially common 

 grades, now tliat tirsts and seconds are <le<-ide<lly scarce. It is ln'Iieved b,\ 

 Mr. .Joyce that when the furniture shows are over in .Inly, there will be 

 much better buyiiiK by the furniture tra<le. 



Harry Kline, of the Louisville Veneer Mills, in a recent slatcment cou- 

 cerniDH business, stated that veneers were niudi better, lait that plywood 

 was slow in developing any real demand. 



The Louisville l*oiut Lumber Company has stopped buying logs, but has 

 a gocHi many river logs still to come in. The company is down at its 

 Kentuiky River mill, and just operating at Louisville for thi' time being. 

 It will take about four months to cut out logs on hand here. 



There are not so many woodwnrking plants represente<l in industrial 

 baseball in the I'alls Cities this year, but the Mcngel Couiiiany and the 

 M'ood Mos,aic Company botli have good teams in tlie Held. 



The Hla<k lyog Lumber Company, of Maysvillc, Ky., capital .$,')n,000, has 

 rei'ently been chartered by 1!, V. Newell, (ieorge Kirk and C. S. Kirk. 



Hond Brothers, of Elizabethtown, Ky., manufacturers of ties, have 

 recently increased their capital stock from $,j(i(l,0liO to .'lil!(J(i,(ilMi, 



The Wiggington Desk Jlanufacturing Company, formerly of I'arkers- 

 Ijurg. W. Va.. has- purchased land at Camp Taylor, I.,ouisville, which has 

 bi'en almost completely disposed of. and plan to start work on a new 

 lilant shortly. 



Kdward L. Davis, o-f the l-Mwanl L. Davis Lumbi'r Company, Louisville, 

 recently returned from Atlantic Cit.v, wliere he represented the lumber 

 iulere,sts as a delegate of the National Hardwood Lumber .Association, 

 before the Tl. S. Chamber of (."onnuerce. 



With a capital of |.3,nO0. the l-nkhorn Coal ^^c Timber Company, of KIk 

 liorn, Ky., has been chartered by K. li. Klswick, I'. M. KIswick, and T. L. 

 Hughes. 



The Norman Lumber Company reports a slightly improved demand for 

 thick poplar, while its siding business has picked up after a period of 

 dullness, Ro.\ shooks are moving slowly as a whole. 



The action of the Dawson Lumber Company a few weeks ago in seeur 

 Ing excellent local yards for luiuling lumber has proven a good idea, now 

 that Louisville has been aeeordixl the milling-in transit pinvilege, whicli 

 will enable the local company to draw much lumber from the South for 

 TchandliDg here. 



,T. S. Thompson of the Southern Hardwood Traffic .\ssociatiou reports 

 that he has secured a new member for the Louisville division in the 

 lOinbry Box Company, which includes the Embry I,umber Company, ;^nd 

 Kmbry Wire Hound Hox Ciuuiiauy. .Mr. Thompson reports improved export 

 movement of hardwoods, moving especially to England, lint claims that 

 foreign di'matid is not sntticieiit to elTi'ct mill pro<luction iiiMterially. 



WISCONSIN 



The Nash .Motors Comi)any ..f l\enoslia expects to award coutractv 

 within two weeks for the construction of several additional iniits to its 

 I'our Cylinder Division plant on Clement Avenue, in .Milwaukee, which was 

 ereetwl last year and placed in operation September 1. in;!0. The prin 

 cipal structure to be erected is a three-story shop. IcMi by (>iJO feet in 

 size, equipped largely for the manufacture of bodies, general woodworking, 

 and all sheet metal operations. With other buildings and the machinery, 

 the jiresent construction will involve an investment of m'arly $l.ip<ai.ii(iii. 

 I'.en W. Twymau is general manager of the .Milwaukee division. 



Till- Kust Owen Lumber Company resununl the oiiiu-ation of its mill :it 

 Dritminond on May 2 after an interruption of about three months, during 

 whicli the plant was overliauled, the log supply replenished, and yard-; 

 eleare<l for the reception of the production of the new season. I'or the 

 present the mill will run with a day shift only and use about 12,"i lo l.'in 

 men. 



The .lobn Schrocder Lumber Company, .Milwaid<ee, reopiMieil its Ijig mill 

 at .\shland on May li after being closed down since early last November. 

 Lusiness (onditions have improvi-d to such an extent that luoduetion is 



KRAETZER-CURED 



GUM 



Dry lumber, band sawed, edged and 

 trimmed. Dandy widths and lengths, 

 perfect manufacture and KRAETZRR- 

 CURING insures bright stock free 

 from stain. We offer from our Dyers- 

 burg, Tcun., mill. 



S/8 Is & 2s Sap Gum 3 cars 



5/8 No, 1 Com. Sap Gum 3 cars 



5/8 No. 2 Com. Sap Gum 4 cars 



4/4 Is & 2s Sap Gum 1 car 



4/4 No. 1 Com. Sap Gum 3 cars 



4/4 No. 2 Com. Sap Gum 2 cars 



5/8 No. 1 Com, Plain Red Gum 1 car 



4/4 No. 1 Com, Plain Red Gum 1 car 



6/4 No. 1 C&B Qtd. Red Gum 1 car 



4/4 No. 1 C&B Qtd. Sap Gum 1 car 



5/4 No. 1 C&B Qtd. Sap Gum 1 car 



6/4 No. 1 C&B Qtd. Sap Gum 2 cars 



North Vernon Lumber Mills 



North Vernon, Indiana 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the following 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH 



4/4 No. 1 & Btr 40, 



4/4 No. 2 Common 115, 



5/4 1st & 2nds 40, 



5/4 Selects 80, 



S/4 No. 1 Common 60, 



5/4 No. 2 Common 200, 



6/4 1st & 2nds 6, 



6/4 Selects 30, 



6/4 No. 2 Common 40, 



8/4 No. t Com. & Btr... 35, 



,000' 

 000' 



000' 

 .000' 

 ,000' 

 ,000' 

 ,000' 



SOFT ELM 



6/4 No. 2 & Btr 90,000' 



HARD MAPLE 



4/4 No. 2 & Btr 40,000' 



5/4 No. 1 & Btr 300,000' 



S/4 No. 2 Common 175,000' 



6/4 No. 1 Common 20,000' 



S/4 No. 2 Common 175,000' 



8/4 No, 2 Com. & Btr... 150.000' 



10/4 No. 2 & Btr 60,000' 



BASSWOOD 



4/4 No. 1 & Btr 200,000' 



4 4 No. 2 Common lOO 000 



SOFT MAPLE 



4/4 No. 2 & Btr 100,000' 



6/4 No, 2 & Btr 11,000' 



Can furnish all kinds of 



Hemlock and Hardwood Crating 



Band mills at 

 Chassell and Ontonagon, Michigan 



C. H.Worcester Co, 



,NOT lNCOIiPOR.\TED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



