March 10. 1919 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



33 



Death of W. S. Keith 



On Ffbruary IG, 1919, at his homo iu Waukugan. 111., occurroil the death 

 of William Scott Keith, aged seventy-five years. He was born in Massa- 

 chusetts, served in the Union army during the Civil War, aud afterwards 

 located iu Chicago where he at first engaged iu banking but later idoutified 

 himself with the lumber business, under the firm name of Hatch, Ilolbrook 

 & Co. The name subsequently chauged to Hatch & Keith and then tu 

 Keith Lumber Company. He was the first president of the Chicago Lum- 

 bermen's Association. 



Death of Capt. R. C. Priddie 



The death of Capt. Richard Priddie, Beaumont, Tex., son of Supreme 

 Snark W. A. Priddie. caused general regret throughout lumber circles, 

 for "Dick," as he "was familiarly known, was one of the prides of the lum- 

 bermen. His grandfather, Capt. William Wiess, was the founder of the 

 Reliance Lumber Company, and Dick was considered a product of the 

 lumber regions. He was in Pittsburgh, Pa., taking a technical course 

 ■when the war broke out and although not yet twenty-one years of age. 

 volunteered his services and was assigned to the Plattsburg officer's mili- 

 tary training camp as an instructor. From there he was sent to France, 

 and after a short time in the Paris artillery school was sent to the front. 

 He proved so efficient in his work that he was returned to the United 

 States and assigned to Ft. Sill, Okla., as artillery instructor. He was 

 rapidly promoted to captain and regarded as one of the most efficient 

 instructors in the service. Shortly after the signing of the armistice he 

 resigned to resume his studies and was stricken with pneumonia while at 

 the Pittsburgh University. Interment was in Beaumont, Tex. 



Death of Adolph Loveman 



Adolph Loveman, Nashville, Tenn., member of LiebermUn, Loveman & 

 O'Brien, one of the largest hardwood lumber concerns in the South, died 

 suddenly at his home in Nashville. Mr. Loveman was seventy-one years 

 of age, and was one of the most highly esteemed business men of the city. 

 He had been a member of the lumber firm since its organization, and was 

 a type of man who was a credit to his city and state. He was a native 

 of Hungary, and came to American when a child. The day before his death 

 he was at his office, and apparently in good health. He was a man of 

 genial disposition, and had a remarkable faculty for winning the friend- 

 ship of the large number of employes of his firm, as well as men with 

 whom he came in contact in business. He leaves a widow and one son. 



Death of Olin White 



News of the death in New York <»l nlin White caused much regret to 

 members of the lumber trade. Mr. White removed from Nashville to New 

 York about five years ago to accept a position wah Love. Boyd & Co. 

 Previous to that time he had looked after Nashville interests of Wistar, 

 Underbill & Nixon of Philadelphia. lie was thoroughly equipped for look- 

 ing after the hardwood trade, and held high positions with various firms 

 during his business career. He leaves a widow and two children. 

 Chickasaw Plant Burns 



The plant of the Chickasaw Cooperage Company at McGehee, Ark., was 

 destroyed by fire on March 4. The mill building was a total loss and the 

 machinery was badly damaged. The loss is estimated at $10,000. The 

 fire originated in the oil room of the building and there is rumor of sus- 

 picion that it. was of incendiary origin. This plant was one of a chain 

 of heading mills owned by the company whose main office is at Memphis. 

 It is stated that the plant will be rebuilt and new machinery installed 

 immediately. 



Building New Plant at La Crosse 



Ori J. Sorensen, designer and manufacturer of high-grade fixtures at 

 La Crosse, Wis., is building a new fireproof factory of large proportions. 

 The main building is 120x200 feet and will be equipped with the most 

 modern machinery entirely electrically driven. All lumber will be kept 

 under cover completely away from the weather. 



Hardwood Recoiid understands that the plant is really a model iu effi- 

 ciency of design. It is all one fioor and so arranged that the raw material 

 comes in at one end and the finished product, when ready for shipment, 

 is in another part of the building. Thus there is no interference in any 

 of the operations as they go through the plant. No part of the work 

 travels over the same floor space twice. Also all elevator and handling 

 expense is eliminated. 



This new plant will increase the production of the factory three times. 



Butz Lumber Company Is Incorporated 



One of the newest firms in the eastern trade is the Butz Lumber Com- 

 pany, handler of wholesale lumber, Wilmington, Del. The company is 

 incorporated for $100,000 and will do a wholesale business, specializing 

 in white j)ines and hardwoods covering eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, 

 Delaware, and New Jersey. 



George W. Butz, Jr., of Wilmington is president ; Robert H. Kay. North 

 Tonawanda, N. Y., vice-president, and L. L. Maloney, secretary and treas- 

 urer. 



Mr. Kay is general manager of Smith, Fassett & Co. of North Tona- 

 wanda, and has been connected with the white pine industry in all its 

 l>ranches for the last fifteen years or more. Previous to his connection 

 with Smith, Fassett & Co., Mr. Kay w^as with E. B. Foss & Co. of Bay 

 City, Mich., where he held the position of buyer. 



Mr. Maloney is one of the best-known bankers in Maryland and througli 

 being connected with several lumber interests is thoroughly familiar with 

 the lumber l>usiness. 



Oeorge W. Butz, Jr., has been in the lumber business for the past ten 

 years. Previous to the organization of the Butz Lumber Company, he 

 was associated as treasurer with the K. H. Catlin Company of Wilming- 

 ton. 



Buffalo Compiles Co-Operative Stock List 



A new idea in community advertising has been instituted by members 

 of the Buffalo hardwood trade, who a short time ago made a detailed 

 .'^tudy of the hardwood stocks available in that city. All of the big bard- 

 wood yard owners got together with a mass statement of the stocks on 

 hand, which surely makes a big showing. The list gives a large assort- 

 ment of all the leading woods and includes nearly a dozen sorts which 

 have to be listed as "occasional" nowadays, although it includes some 

 sorts that used to be available. 



The point of the new idea is that Buffalo recoguizes its own supremacy 

 as the principal eastern depot for hardwood lumber and is preparing to 

 maintain that reputation. 



Large Timber Tract Changes Hands 

 A tract that will cut 8,000,000 feet of saw timber. 150.000 pit props, 

 and 100 carloads of locust posts, located near Romney. W. Va.. recently 

 was purchased by John Curry of Connellsville. Pa. The price has not been 

 announced. The property has a mill with a daily capacity of 30.000 feet, 

 and active operations will begin at once. The prevailing timber on the 

 tract is oak. 



THE LATE W. S, 

 WAUKEGAN, 



KEITH. 

 ILL. 



THE LATE CAPT. R. C. PRIDDIE, 

 BEAUMONT, TEXAS. 



THE LATE ADOLPH LOVEMAN, 

 NASHVILLE, TENN. 



