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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Furnituro Coinpiuiy, also ol lt<isti)n. 1ms chantifd from n iiiirtiirrslili) l<' 

 ;i forponitioii with $100,000 cnpitalizntion, 



Kensselacr Mannfactnilii^' ('i)nipan.v, Ut'iissclacr, Iml.. lia- rliiiiiL-i'il il- 

 namo to th<' r.nna Manut'actiirinjr Company, 



The Chas. W. Fish I.uihIht Ciinipany with hoailipia rtiMs al lllc'li". Wis., 

 lias opened an oflicc at SyratuHe, N. V, 



The Maynito Furniture Manul'aeturinK' Ciuiipany advise.^ thai it has 

 Mirtved its offices from Cape Uirardean. Mo., to Kooni '2\,i Choteau Trust 

 huildinf;, St. I.ouia, Mo., and that Ihis will place it in closer toncii with 

 its factory at Kiri;wood, M.., a snl>nrli of St. l.onls. and will laiilitali- 

 hnsiness. 



The Hinds l.undier ('oinpan,\ lias coninii'iiced In the wh(dcsale liardwuod 

 business at Jacl<sou. Mies, (iiher incorporations: The American Chair 

 Company, (iardner. Mass.. witli a .f2."),Ooii capilalizalion ; Sar«cnt Chair 

 I'roducts Company, capitalized at $."i0.000 at llaltimori', .Md. ; the Soutli 

 i-ru Wood Ili'id ManufactiniTii; Coiiip.-iny :it North Lillie Hock. Arli., capital 

 .■SaO.OOO. 



CHICAGO 



The official report of the Iwenly-fourth annual mcelin^- oi the .Niitioual 

 Hardwood Lumber Association has been iniblished in a liaiidsoiiie brochure 

 and is now in the hand.s of the members for lilini;. The report is printed 

 on fine glazed paper and contains the full minutes of the meetlut;, which 

 means all reports, addresses and discns.sions. The center of the hoolslet 

 carries a two-page picture of the .annual banquet and there arc also a 

 number of pages of photographs of the officers and directors. 



The Lumbermen's Association of Chicago is taking a referemhim on the 

 question of establishing a legal department. Voting blanks sent out some 

 days ago are now being received and counted. The plan already has the 

 unanimous endorsement of the directors and it is expected the members 

 will okeh it. It is estimated thai the cost to the members will be one 

 dollar a year each and the plan is to turn the work over to a prominent 

 Chicago law firm, whieli will give counsel on all legal matters affecting 

 the association. 



The many interests involved, including the public, are daily expecting 

 a decision from Federal Judge K. M. Landis fixing the wages of the build 

 ing trades in Chicago, according to the agreetnent between the .Associated 

 liuilders and the Building Construction pjinployors' Association. Judge 

 Landis is withholding his decision on the question of wages until the con 

 tractors and workers unite on a uniform working agreentent. 



After having taken a two weeks' course for commercial secretaries at 

 Northwestern I'niversity, S. F. 1>. Meffley, secretary-manager of the Lum 

 bermen's Association of Chicago, is l)ack al his desk. 



.Among the hardwood lufubermeu who recently visited Chicago are : C. 

 L. Wheeler of Memphis, vice-president of the Pritchard-Wheeler (Company ; 

 R. W. Rickctts. treasurer of the Parnell-Love Lumber Company, Leland. 

 Miss. ; E. L. Jones, of Memphis, sales manager of the Memphis Land v^ 

 Lumber Company ; J. M. Whitson of Nashville. Tenn., the Whitson Lumber 

 Company, and S. C. Mengid of the Mengel Company (Inc.), I,ouisville, Ky. 



Mr. Wheeler plans to remain in Chicago \intil October in the hope of 

 improving his health. lie came here to undergo medical treatment. 



The Z. & M. Furniture and Cedar Chest Manufacturing Company has 

 recently commenced business at 41.51 Armitage avenue, Chicago. 



Many of the Chicago lumber companies are among the exhibitors at the 

 l*ageant of Progress being held at the Municipal Pier, and the Lumber- 

 men's Association of Chicago also is represented. 



CLEVELAND 



The J. A. Moffett Mill Work & Lumber Company is planning a .$10,00o 

 Mdiition to its plant in this city. 



The Henuie Lumber Company has started doing business in Berea, which 

 will be the headquarters of the firm. A branch plant at Bebeetown, on the 

 Baltimore & Ohio railroad, also will be operated. The company has been 

 incorporated for $100,000. Officers are : President, C. M. Lemmon ; vice- 

 president, R. L. Saylor ; secretary-treasurer, F. W. Hennie. 



Henry F. Lukens of the Prasse Lumber Company and William II. Leuer 

 of the Lake Shore Saw Mill & Lumber Company, members of the trade 

 for practically all their business lives, died almost within an hour of each 

 other at their homes here July 2.5. Prior to joining the Prasse company 

 ten years ago Mr. Lukens was connected with the II. M. Hempy & Son 

 Company. He was 59 years old. Mr. Leuer has been associated with the 

 FooteLeuer Company and the Leuer Brothers' Company before becoming 

 identified with the Lake Shore. He was 55 years old. 



BUFFALO 



The .-VUegany State Park, consisting of several thousand acres in 

 Cattaraugus County and extending to the Pennsylvania line, was officially 

 dedicated on July 30. A large number of persons were present from 

 Buffalo and towns near by. The program imduded addresses by members 

 of the park commission and b.v Dean Moon of the state college of forestry, 

 Syracuse. In the evening, Seneca Indians entertained the visitors by some 

 of their tribal dances, accompanied by music from a Seneca band. 



The park region consists of 05,000 acres, which will eventually all be 

 purchased by the state. It is covered by forests of second growth, thi.- 

 lumber companies having been so active there in former years that the 

 nnmber of big trees is comparatively few. The ground is diversified and 



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