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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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THEO. FATHAUER CO. 



1428 CHERRY AVENUE 

 Telephone Diversey 1 824 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



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 CHICAGO. ILL. 



Direct Shipments in 



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HELENA. ARK 



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The capital stock of Price Bros. Company, Ltd., Quebec, P. Q., which 

 operates extensive paper, pulp and sawmills, has been increased from 

 $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, and its Industrial activities will be greatly 

 extended. 



The International Land & Lumber Company of Ottawa has elected 

 Roland Hughes of Alpena, Mich., as president to succeed the late J. L. 

 Bates. The company is enlarging its sawmill at St. Felicien, P. Q., and 

 Increasing its capacity to 10.000,000 feet a year. Next season the com- 

 pany, which has contracted for the delivery of half a million ties to the 

 Canadian National Railways, will conduct very extensive timber operations. 



The Canadian Timber Products Association, consisting of a number of 

 Canadian manufacturers, has been offered an order for 10,000 portable 

 houses for France and Belgium. The order, valued at $7,000,000, was 

 made by the French government to A. G. Rose of Ottawa, who represents 

 the association in France. Unfortunately, a difficulty has occurred in 

 regard to providing transportation, on account of the high rates asked 

 by the steamship companies. On working out the cost it was found that 

 the carriage rates asked for transportation were eight to ten times those 

 of pre-war charges, and amounted to over $2,000 per carload of the finished 

 article. Energetic steps have been taken to get the Canadian government 

 to provide transportation at reasonable prices. 



The number of accidents in the sawmills of Ontario during the past 

 year was greater than during the previous winter, according to the annual 

 report of the Workmen's Compensation Board. The total number of 

 accidents resulting in permanent disability was 69 and in temporary dis- 

 ability 831. The rates of assessment during the coming year are : Log- 

 ging, $1.20 for each $100 paid out in wages, and, sawmills, $1.60, which Is 

 an increase of 10 cents over 1918. The board reports that the rate of 

 assessment on sawmills in Ontario is very low compared with Ohio, where 

 the rate Is $3.85 ; Michigan, $4.50 ; New York, $10.02, and Pennsyl- 

 vania, $4.16. 



BUFFALO 



The Buffalo Lumber Exchange lately appointed a committee composed 

 of M. S. Burns, O. E. Yeager and C. N. Perrin to draw up resolutions on 

 the death of Anthony Miller. 



R. D. McLean Is planning a trip to England and the Continent In the 

 near future to look over the hardwood outlook. 



Jackson & Tlnrtle of this city, and the Pesserton Timber Company of 

 Toronto, are objecting creditors in the bankruptcy case of Harry McNeil, 

 a lumber wholesaler, who did business here for a number of years, but 

 whose affairs became involved several months ago. It is charged that 

 he made false statements to his creditors for the purpose of obtaining 



lumber and that he was insolvent at the time. It is also alleged that he 

 removed property with the intention of defrauding. Justice Hazel has 

 designated James W. Persons, referee in bankruptcy, as special master to 

 hear the charges. 



The thirty-second annual meeting and election of the Buffalo Lumber 

 Exchange was held this month, with a large attendance. After the re- 

 ceipts of reports of various officers and committees, the following officers 

 were elected : President, Clark W. Kurd, who succeeds Horace F. Taylor, 

 who has held the office two years ; vice-president, Harry L. Abbott ; secre- 

 tary-treasurer, John S. Tyler. Directors were chosen as follows : Clark 

 W. Hurd, Harry L. Abbott, Nelson S. Taylor. Harry T. Vars, Harry A. 

 Plumley, Arthur J. Yeager, Elmer J. Sturm, Harold B. Gorsline, John S. 

 Tyler, C. Ashton McNeil and M. P. Kinsella. 



James W. McConkey of the Shingle Mills Selling Company, North Tona- 

 wanda, was arraigned before Justice Hazel in Federal Court March 13 

 on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government on shipments of 

 lumber, which it is claimed were overbilled. He was released on $2,000 

 bail after pleading not guilty. He was indicted with Asa K. Silverthorne, 

 Frederick W. Silverthorne and Edward B. Woodworth. The Silverthornes 

 pleaded not guilty and are out on bail. Woodworth, who is claimed to 

 be ill. was not arraigned. 



Buffalo is still behind 1918 in building operations, but March may help 

 to reduce the discrepancy, since some Improvement has occurred this 

 month. The first two months of this year showed a total of $526,000 In 

 permits, as compared with $930,000 in the same period of 191S, or a fall- 

 ing off of 43 per cent. Most of the planing mills are reporting trade as 

 very slow to develop, but they are looking for a change for the better In 

 the near future. It is not likely to come about from private initiative, 

 since timidity Is felt by a large number of builders, but the city will go 

 ahead and spend money freely for building and other municipal purposes, 

 in order to lessen unemployment. 



PITTSBURGH 



Pittsburgh City Councils are trying to get dealers In lumber and build- 

 ers supplies to reduce their prices enough to encourage the start of a 

 healthy building boom in this city. 



The State Forestry Commission of Pennsylvania has bought 8,000 acres 

 more land in Wharton township, Potter county, for a forestry reserve. 



The Aberdeen Lumber Company reports some more business In gum and 

 Cottonwood. The manufacturers are beginning to buy and prices on low 

 grade stock are at least $2.00 higher than last fall. 



Recent reports from western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West 



