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high irt'iKht rates reeoivcd tin- liuns share of thi' (liscussiim. "The truth 

 of the matter is that the nnlnunis operatliiK in Louisiana, Texas ami 

 Mississippi are ahsorbinj; all the mom-y there Is in the trlstate territory." 

 was a striking shot Irnni the omturinil gun of J. II. Ut)liinson. "We have 

 roa<'ho(l that stage where wi- must have some immeiUate and drast it- 

 ad just nn'nts and redueridiis. The hjirdwoctd manufacturing: industry ni" 

 this lerritury can ni) longer stand up under the pressure nl' i)resi'iit freight 

 rates. If there are not some t-hnuges nia<le and that immi'di;i trly wf art- 

 simply *Idnwn-up perkerwonds'," Mr. Uohinsiui enn eluded. 



"Praetieaiiy every line of business exeept the railroads 1ms reduced the 

 liriees (if its commodities and serviees. t'ertalnly we of the Iiardwood 

 trade have taki'n our dose uf the hitter medicine and that too \vith<»ut a 

 ■vvhlno or a whimper, and what is equally true — -without any governmental 

 4)r other aid. Now why cannot th<' railroads do the same thing':" pointedly 

 in<|uired (.'. II. Sherrill. Continuing. Mr. Sherrill warned the hnuhermen 

 that any hoju's they might have of any return cd" prosperty wi-re "idle 

 dreams" until freight rates are re<luced. "A reduction of freiglit rates is 

 nhsolutely indispensalile to any return to n<oiualcy." he tleclared. 



The oulcitme <tf the discussion on the freight (piestlon was that the 

 blame ii*r the continuance of the present high rates was place(i squarely 

 upon the shoulders of the Adamson iaw, which was enacted in 191l> to 

 avert a big threatened railway strike, continued through the wartime 

 periotl as a result of wartime inflation and kept in fuil force at the present 

 time, despite the fact that wages for employe's of all classes except rail- 

 way workers have hit the toboggan slide luinl and ofti-n within the p:ist 

 twelve nionths. 



Having pointed <iut the principal factor producing tiie difficulty, a com- 

 mittee was appointed to study the question tluiroughly and present at the 

 next meeting of the club, which will be held in New Orleans Septendter 8, 

 appropriate resolutions <'ondenining the law and asking for its repeal, at 

 which time the clult is expccteil to go on record for its removal from the 

 Federal statute books. President Coppock nanieil tlie following members 

 to serve on this committee: F. L. Adams, J. M. Thompson and C. II. 

 Sherrill. 



The gist of the discussions regarding etfiidency of lahcn- was to the effect 

 that hardwood workers have shown much improvement withiu the past 

 year, vfml simie nuiuufacturers estimated that this efficiency has in many 

 cases reached *as high as a full loo per cent. Wages, too, it was revealed. 

 have decreased considerably ; it being evident that in nuiny places in the 

 South and Southwest they have already quite rea<'hed the pre-war level, 

 and there is no intention on the part of many manufacturers to attempt 

 further reductions, at least in the near future. 



Guy II. Mallam, secretary of the New Orleans Lumbermen's Club, 

 described to the hardwooil manufacturers the splemlid new ([uarters into 

 which that organization is now moving, and he invited all lumltermen 

 sojourning in the Crescent City, whether im'mliers of the club or not. to 

 make it their regular rendezvous while here. Special facilities will be 

 providetl for handling their mail and other accommodations will be ren- 

 dered, he assured them. 



With the Trade 



Export Prospects Are Much Brighter 

 A move hoiieful IVclins in i-i'^Mnl to tlif stale of tlH' I'xpovt traile is 

 now eutcrtaintMl by Ilarvry il. I»i<-l<son, sccrotary of the National Lumliei- 

 Kxpofters' Asso<'iation. tiian for some time. Discussing; conditions re- 

 cently, lie saiil : 



"From reports received from tlie I'nited Kin^doni tliere is every indica- 

 tion that American exporters who have accumulated anything like fair 

 stocks of the higher gradi's of hardwoods need not give themselves \V(U-ry, 

 ns there will undouhtedly 1m' a market In Itritain for all such American 

 stocks, .as this country can produce for the remainder of the season at 

 least. The majority of I'.ritish importers and merchants are well advisiil 

 as to business conditions in the United States ami, therefore, fully realize 

 that the higher grades of .Vmerican hardwoods cannot go lower. It is 

 suggested in many of the trade reports that the i)ottoni has been reached 

 in so far as these better grades are concerned, and that from now lui, 

 if there is any change whatever in prices, the changi' will I>e toward 

 higher rather than lowi'r (piotations. .\ Liverpool correspomlent makes 

 the statement that everything pidnts to more prosperous times in the 

 near future; that values of all kinds of .\mi'rican hanlwooils are inclined 

 to stiffen in the United States, and that when the trade gets under way. 

 prici's for the better grades will ailvance materially. Reports from 

 (Ilasgnw are to the effe<'t that dealers there are regaining confidence and 

 that in the view of the trade values are certain to appreciate. The con- 

 census of opinion is found to be that prices for .\nierlcan hardwoods have 

 reached the lowest level and that from now on the ilemaml will Improve 

 and prices for the better grailes especially will slightly appreciate. The 

 XL'tmtinental markets are still lifeless and very little improvement is li>oked 

 for there for months to come." 



Adams-Thorn Lumber Company Launched 



.\ strong coniliin.itlon nl experience ami .ildlity is reprcseiiti'd In the 

 .Vdams ThojH Lumber Company, which will open for business iu Wausau, 

 Wis,, on September 1. wholesaling northern hardwooils, Announcenii'nl 

 id' the organization of the ni'w firm was nmde in Chicago on August 17. 

 when both partners. \V. S. Thom and .7. .1, .\<lams, were In the city on liiisl- 

 ness connected with the laun<-hlng of their organization. Then- are no 

 two young men In the northern harilwood Hehl better known and liked than 

 these two, both by fidlow lumlieriin-n anil mendiers of the consuming trades, 



,Mr, Adams has for a number of years I n sales manager of the l.rooks 



i^ Hoss Lumber Company, Schofleld, Wis,, and -Mr. Thorn has served for 

 years as sales inainiger for the Langlade Lundter Conipany at ,Vntlg<i, Wis, 

 Uoth men understanrl their business thoroughl.^' from the stump to the 

 trade and their irieuds are predicting great success for the lirm. 



New Mason-Donaldson Salesman 



The .Mason-Donalilsou Lumber Company of Khlnelaniler, Wis., has 

 api)ointed I'hll I'. riiili[>pi as representative In southi-rn Wisconsin, north- 

 ern Illinois and Iowa territory, with headipiarterb at 414 I'eaih street. 

 Kockford. III. .Mr. riiilippl was with the <i. W. .Tones I, umber Conipany of 

 Wabeno, Wis., one year; <*. W. tJoodyear Lumber Company of Tomah. Wis., 

 twu years, and the U. Ileinemann Lumber Company of Wausau. Wis., two 

 years. For the past six years he had heen cimnccted with thi' lielow 

 Lunda'r Company of .Marinette. Wis., in various departments. 



Change Name to Push Hardwoods 



In oriler that Its fiiio'tion as a Iiardwood liiiiilnT producing 'company 

 iiii^lil lie more cleiirl,\- indicated the name of the Creston Hoop Company 

 of Alexandria, J,a., has been changed to the Creston Luintier Company. 

 The company has been cutting hardwood lumber since Ktlit. and has a 

 tl-foot band mill, wlilch turns out about 3(1,(10II feet of high grade oak. gum. 

 elm, ash and cottonwood lumber a day. 



With the change in name the firm also changed its sales policy. The 

 sales will be handled directly from the ,\lexandrla office and will he made 

 to consumers and wholesalers, instead of tlirough commission men, as hei-e- 

 tofore. Carlisle l>aviilson. vice-president and assistant general manager, 

 is also in charge of sales. ,1. M. I'eel is president of the company. 



Hardwood Storage Yard in Chicago 



The Illinois Lundier Transfer Company is believed to have originated 

 the hardwood storage yard in Chicago. So far as is known the yard 

 which this company opened for that purpose at Robey street and the 

 Chicago river Is the <mly storage yard in the city exclusively devoted to 

 hardwood storage. This site is in the heart of the Chicago lumber dis- 

 tric't and offers the most modern facilities in rail and water transportation 

 and yard eiiuipment for handling, storage, selling and transferring of lum- 

 ber. The conipany Intends not only to store lumber, but to aid shippers 

 in handling and selling. They will strive lo place the storjigf; of hardwood 

 on an efficient basis. 



The Illinois Lumber Transfer Conipany Is owned by the ^'. O. King 

 Lumber Company, which in turn is controlled by the Babcock Lumlier 

 Company of rittsburgh and C. S. P.. Smith of Chicago, who as president 

 and treasurer manages the business of both the local companies. The W. O. 

 King Lumber (^"onipaiiy has been handling hardwood lumber in Chicago for 

 more than thirty years and has established an enviable reputation for 

 reliability and service. Mr. Smith enjoys the full confidence of the trade 

 in this territory, lie iiroposes to conduct the new company on the same 

 high plane that has characterized the idd. and believes that hardwood ship- 

 pers selling in this territory are going to find thai be has plaied a most 

 valuable service at their disposal. 



Court Sanctions Continued Operations 

 .\ court order has I n issueil permitting the . Vmerican Lumber & Manu- 

 facturing Company of I'ittslmrgh, which recently went into a receivership, 

 to continue operations. W. I), .fohnson, president of the company, 

 announces that arrangements have been made with the receivers, L, !'•, 

 Oehmichen and the Real Estate Trust Company of I'ittslmrgh, to obtain 

 suflicient capital to let the company pay all shippers SO per cent cash 

 lironiptly upon receipt of invoice and I'./L, balance on arrival of car. 

 In addition to this the shipper, by order of the court, is further pro- 

 tected by inior lien against the proceeds of eai'h shiiunent and sale to tlie 

 reieivers until the ;;(! per cent balance is paiil. 



.Mr. Johnson declares that his business is a most valuable one and made 

 money for 34 years, lie expects even under the worst conditions to make 

 all the expenses of the receivership, and if business improves very likely 

 a nice net profit and relieve the creditors of the usual heavy expense of a 

 receivership, lie expects to pay the company's ireditors in full if only 

 half of their loans and advances are collecteil. 



New West Virginia Company 



The I'elcrs Mountain Lumlier Conipany, with lieadipiarters at White 

 Sulphur Springs. Va.. has recently been Incorporateil with a capital stock 

 of .fliKi.tMMi. The president of the company is .), .\. Viquesney, president 

 of the Citizens' .National Hank of Italington, W, Va. A tract of ("..IMIO 



acres of fine virgin hardw 1 limber has been purchased by the company 



In the refers Mountain sectUui of Virginia and the manufacture of lumlier 

 is already begun. The company took over the mills and other e<iuipment 

 of a company thai had previously been operating on the tract, together 

 with a million teei of luiiiber on sticks. The company plans to erect two 

 large mills. 



