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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Laiul. Aid., has taken up his work as uianaKer of the railroad clppartniont 

 of the hiiiilier division of the Cintnil West Coal & I.niiilier Company. 



Ijightnins set fire to the planiug miil of the Xortli Colinnhus I.iiiiili. r 

 Company, located at Hurtsoii street and the I'.ig I'oiir tracks, late in April, 

 completely destroying the mill and machinery. The danniBc was iibciiil 

 $25,0110, which was mostly insured. Steps were taken at once to rebuild 

 the plant, according to I.eo Kooris. 



The Cnlumhns WoodworkiUK Compauy, which has been operating a plant 

 on Nelson road, has started the erection of a new plant at Fifth avenue and 

 Leonard avenue. The sheds have been completed and later a planing mill 

 will be installed, 



Phillip W. Ayres, forester of the Society for the Protection of .New 

 Hampshire Forests, in a talk before the Ohio legislature told of the 

 progress in reforestation made in that state. He claims that Ohio should 

 at least plant 10.000 acres yearly in its reforestation program, 



R. W. Ilorton of the W, M, Ritter Lumber Company reports a fairly good 

 run of iniiuiries, with some orders being booked. Furniture factories are 

 the best customers among manuracturing concerns. I)ealei-s arc placini; 

 orders to i'i*i»lace broken stocks, IM-ici's arc unclianged from the previous 

 fortnight, 



CINCINNATI 



The lijinlwniiil Inulc is kiM'iiinp; with tin- pju-c it sfl ;i nioiitli xva^k 

 Whili- the voUiiiiP of busiiU'ss during the past two wci-ks raiiif rruiii many 

 sources, it was uot largp. Upper grailes still feature the market. The 

 ttoorinj; business is splendid, which is largely due to the itiereasert activity 

 in the eonstnietiou of apartment and dwelling houses. Sales of representa- 

 tive size were made during the past ten days of No. 1 plain oak and No. 1 

 common poplar. The planing mill demand has fallen off to some extent, while 

 furniture and piano ooncertis have adopted the hand-to-mouth buying 

 slogan. Lumbermen -are of the opinion that business will remain in its 

 present status until after the July furniture exhii)its. Quotations show 

 rery little variation over previous conditions. The railroads at this time 

 are not eousidereU good customers and are tuiying just what they need. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



Little change can be seen in the liardwood situation in Indianapolis and 

 the central Indiana district with the exception that following the settle 

 ment of differences betwj^eu the contractors and the unions with the sult- 

 sequent resumption of construction work at lower wage flgures. the demand 

 upon the retailers has taken a sudden jump. It appears that much pro- 

 posed construction that was being held up awaiting a settlement is being 

 refigured and on some of this work contracts have already been awarded 

 and work started. The situation from the retail point of view is the 

 brightest it has been this year. The industrials are gradually increasing 

 production, and this increase is particularly noticeable in the box making 

 industry here. The general resumption of capacity production by these 

 institutions leads other woodworking industries to the belief that some of 

 the lines of industry first hit by the readjustment process are gradually 

 coming out of it. Automobile body plants here are working on a curtailcil 

 production, but they are gradually increasing production and eniployins; 

 more men. During the past week there has been a slight decrease in tlu' 

 demand for bodies as compared with the past month, but the manufac 

 turers believe this condition is the result of a general price revision on the 

 part of the automobile manufacturers. The talking machine cabinet 

 makers are in fair shape, but business with them is not as active as a 

 normal season, but the furniture nuinufacturers say iniiuiries are far more 

 active than they were a monlh ago and more orders are being placed. 



EVANSVILLE 



The hardwooil hiinber manufacturers in lOvansvllle and southern 

 ludiana report that their trade for May showed some little improvement 

 over the preceding numth and there were more inquiries. They believe 

 that trade in June will hold its own, but they are not looking for any big 

 change for the better in business. There is a feeding tlnit things are going 

 to get gradually better, and tliat the backbone of the business depression 

 has been broken. It is pointeil iput that trade conditions in thi' east are 

 some better, and that those conditions will be communicated in \'mw to the 

 central west and south. The fact that cotton is not moving in the siuith 

 makes trade rather sluggish there. It is not believed there will he any 

 marked improvement in conditions in the south until cotton starts to 

 move. In Kentucky and Tennessee the farmers are better satlstied than 

 they were a few months ago, and while the prices received for their 

 tobacco were not satisfactory they are going ahead with their usual crops 

 this year Reports from many of the rural communities say that the 

 conditions are some better than they were thrc>e months ago. Collections 

 are holding their uwn. The local hardwood lumber manufacturers say 



they are more cncouragiMl over the outlook than they have 1 n for several 



months past. While they are not looking for a nisli in trade, they do 

 believe that business will mend a little eaih month and that in the course 

 «f time things will be something like normal again. Uox factories in 

 Evansville are being operated on fairly good time. Hardwood manufac- 

 turers report there is a better demand for quartered white oak and gum 

 than there has been in several months past. The retail lumber business 

 has improved a little during the past month or two, and sash and door 



Foster-Latimer Lumber Co. 



OFFER THE FOLLOWING 



DRY HARDWOODS 



SOFT EI.M 



No, 2 It Btr, 4/4. res mlihn * Isths 12 roos. dry 



No. 2 * Btr. 5/4. rec. wlths. & lellis llraoi. .lr>- 



No. 2 4 lUr. 6/1. roe. wilths. & lelli3 15 mo«. liij 



(LarKely No. 1 Coraraont 



No. 1 tc ntr. 8/4, reg. wdllu 4 Istlia 5 nio» dry 



No, 1 & Htr. 10/4. reg. wdths. 4 Igths 13 nios dr>- 



No. 1 & Ktr. 12/4. rcg. wdths. & Igtlis 2 mo». dry 



No. 3 1/1. reg. wdtlia Ic Igtlis 12 mot dry 



No. 3 6/4. reg. wdllu. & Iglha .1 m.j». diy 



WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE FOR PRICES 



MAIN OFFICE AND MILLS 

 MELLEN, WISCONSIN 



A Few Bargains in Dry Hardwoods 



offered by 



Wheeler-Timlin Lumber Co. 



4/4" No. 1 & Btr. Birch 4 cars 



6/4" No. 1 & Btr. Birch 4 cars 



8/4" No. 1 & Btr. Birch 1 car 



10/4" No. 1 & Btr. Birch 1 car 



4/4" No. 3 Birch 10 cars 



S/4" No. 2 Birch 1 car 



6/4" No. 1 & Btr. Soft Elm 10 cars 



6/4" No. 3 Soft Elm 4 cars 



We are sawing at both Wittenberg and Dorchester 



mills and can get out special items of Northern 



Hardwoods 



MAIN OFFICE, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 



VESTAL LUMBER 

 & MFG. COMPANY 



INCORPORATED 



Soft Textured Oak 



Poplar 



Black Walnut 



Tenn. Red Cedar 



KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 



BAND MILLS AT VESTAL 



A SUBURB OF KNOXVILLE 



FONDE, KY. 



