April 10, mm 



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offices at Helena. Ark., ami AloNaiulria. La. This makes the entire 

 force nineteen. 



The association announces that it is now formulating plans tor open- 

 ing branch offices at both St. Louis and Cincinnati antl further dcvelop- 

 ment.s in these tlirections may be anticipated at an early date. 



Mr. Townshend is still suffering from typhoid fever but is reported 

 making reasonably satisfactory progress. Mrs. Townshend has Ijeen 

 quite critically ill with the same disease during the past few weeks and 

 last Saturday evening attending physicians despaired of saving her. 

 saying she would not live through the night. She rallied, however, ami 

 is now regarde<l as probably out of danger. 



Open Price Work Expanding 



There will be a meeting oi tile open loTnpetition plan of the American 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association at Memphis, Hotel Gayoso. Fri- 

 day, April 11. This will be followed Wednesilay. April 16. by another 

 at the St. Charles hotel. New Orleans. Still another will be held at 

 .Tackson, Miss., Edwards house, April IS. 



.\nnouncement to this effect has just been made in Memphis by F. R. 

 Gadd, numager of statistics for this organization. He is directly in 

 charge of the open competition plan and is now in Cincinnati where he 

 went to attend the meeting, under tliis plan, held at the Sinton hotel, 

 on April 1. 



The meeting at New Orleans will take the place of that held each 

 month at Alexandria, La. That at .Tackson. Miss., represents a new 

 departure, as the association has never held one at that point under the 

 open competition plan. 



The association is arranging for meetings at other new points, notably 

 in Alabama and Arkansas. Due announcement of these will be made. 



The open competition plan is gaining fresh adherents almost every 

 day. The information disseminated among those who are identified 

 with this plan is proving of the greatest value and those who have not 

 lieen receiving this are finding themselves at a disadvantage in compet- 

 ing with other firms which enjoy this source of news regarding prices at 

 whiili liMidii'T- is being sold and the kinds of stork that are Tooving. 



Farm Wagon Manufacturers Meet 



The farm wagon department of the National Implement and Vehicle 

 A.ssoclation held a special meeting at the Seelbach hotel, Louisville, Ky.. 

 on Thursday. March 20. 



A general shortage of certain wood materials, particularly hickory, was 

 brought out a.s well as other hardwooils. which ilid not augur well for lower 

 production costs. 



The principal item of business was a review of the standardization work, 

 particularly with reference to the numufacture of wagons and trucks of the 

 new country-wide standards, i.e., .^)(>-inch track and 38-inch box width. 

 The results were very gratifying, .showing that more than 90 per cent of 

 the output of the factories throughout the country at this time was 

 vehicles of these standards, and less than three months have elapsed since 

 these standards went into effect. In the southeastern part of the country 

 les,s progress has been made than elsew'here, but an educational propaganda 

 win be started at once to better inform the dealers and consumers as to 

 the great advantages of the change. 



One of the most important actions taken was a resolution to the effect 

 that the department would raise a fund on an equitable basis to be used 

 for educational propaganda with reference to the utility and economy 

 of horse drawn vehicles on the farm and also covering the new standardiza- 

 tion program. There are many sections of the country where, until con- 

 ditions materially change, the horse drawn vehicle will be by far the most 

 economical and satisfactory vehicle to be used in the handling of farm 

 work and the transportation of crop. 



An interchange of trade experiences among members showed that while 

 wagon demand up to this time had been light generally, the prospects were 

 that with the advance of agricultural activity which is bound to follow 

 prices established on certain farm i>roducts the year would he an exceed- 

 ingly good one for the wagon manufacturers. 



With the Trade 



New Philippine Company Formed 



American and Philippine capital is Interested in the Agusan Lumber 

 Company, San Francisco, Cal., recently Incorporated for .$1.5.000. The 

 company has large timber concessions on the Agusan river on the island 

 of Mindanao. Many trees have already been cut preparatory to shipment 

 to the market and to the mill. 



The incorporators are : J. Hagedorn, E. C. Bopp. chief of the Manila 

 secret service : E. A. Helse, Lao Leing, a Chinese business man and Dolores 

 Kalo, a native woman capitalist of Manila. 



The Philippine lumber business is growing rapidly. Formerly all the 

 small ships and steamers for inter-island trade were built in China, but 

 since the war yards have been established in Manila and other island 

 cities, for building these boats at home. In this liusiness much native 

 lumber is being used and the foreign demand for Philippine hardwoods 

 is growing constantly. 



R. H. Browne Malces New Connection 



Rex II. lirowne. who purchased a hardwood mill at Dyersdale. Tex., 

 several months ago, has incorporated tlie Dyersdale Lumber Company 

 and will resume operation.s by April 10. The new company, which Is 

 composed largely of local capital, has a capital stock of $15,000. The 

 mill has a daily capacity of 15.000 feet with a plentiful supply of 

 Trinity rixer misr'ellaiu'ous hardwood. 



Gammage in Business for Himself 

 W. F. Gamma,ge for the past twelve years connected with Russe & 

 Burgess. Inc.. of Jlemphls. Tenn., has opened a hardwood lumber office 

 in the Xeave building. Cincinnati. Mr. Gammage Is well known in south- 

 ern hardwood circles having lieen sales manager for Russe & Burgess. Inc., 

 when he left on March 15. He has excellent mill connections and a 

 thorough knowdedge of the business. In fact, is equipped in every way 

 to make a success of tile wholesale domestic and export hardwood busi- 

 ness which lu' is now starting. He will handle n<u'thern and southern 

 lumber. 



Will Make Furniture 

 .V furnituri' fa<'l(uy to employ about 150 men is the plan of the West 

 Virginia Aircraft Company. The installation of machiner.v is being made 

 and it is rumored that the opening of operations may take place within a 

 mouth. Some time is necessary to put in the factory the sandpaper ma- 

 chines and planers and it is uncertain just when the manufacture of fur- 

 niture will start. 



The new firm will l)e known as the National Furniture Company, of 

 Wheeling. W. Va. The company is incorporated at $100,000. All kinds 

 of high-grade furniture will be turned out at the new plant when com- 

 pleted, whUdi is one of the nuist modern and up to date in the country. 



Big Hardwood Company at Ashland. 

 A big hardwood concern has btM'n formed at Ashland, Ky., as the 

 Dawkins Lund)er Company, by practically the same interests as control 

 the W. H. Dawkins Lumber Company. The new concern is capitalized at 

 $1,000,000 by VA'. 11. Dawkins. president; F. W. Fletcher, vice-president, 

 and W. E. Berger. secretary-treasurer. Mr. Dawkins is president of both 

 companies and Mr. Berger holds the same office in both enterprises. The 

 same interests have taken over the Big Sandy & Kentucky River Railroad 

 Company, increasing the capital from $100,000 to $300,000 and arranging 

 for eleven miles of additional road to reach 40.000 acres of coal and tlm- 

 berland in eastern Kentucky on Licking river, principally in Breathitt and 

 Knott counties. It is planned to install large mills at the end of the 

 railroad extetislon and operate a big camp. 



Galloway-Pease Company Reorganized 



Through the reorganization of the Galloway-Pease Company, effected a 

 week ago, M. I,. Pease becomes presiiient and the Saginaw interests in 

 the company retire. The company is now known as the Galloway-Pease 

 Lumber Company and will continue to have its headquarters in the Lum- 

 lier Exchange building. Chicago, and operate its mills at Poplar Bluff. Mo. 



The company has been one of the well-known southern hardwood opera- 

 tors for a good many years, during which time A. D. Eddy of Saginaw 

 was president and G. L. Humphrey of Saginaw, vice-president. The new 

 officers are : M. L. Pease, Chicago, president ; A. Bennett, Chicago, vice- 

 president ; H. J. Witherell. Chicago, secretary, and P. K. Pease. Poplar 

 Bluff, Mo., treasurer. 



New Chicago Wholesale Firm 



The <'ortez Lumber Company is the newest adilltiou to the Chicago 

 trade. This firm will handle northern and southern hardwoods. Pacific 

 coast Unnber and southern pine from its new offices in the Conway build- 

 ing. Chicago. The company is capitalized at $100,000. and is headed by 

 R. J. Clark, who since 1901 has been president and manager of the 

 Peninsula Bark & Lumber Company. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. This com- 

 pany has now completed its cut and is closing out. 



Mr. Clark is a thorough lumberman from every standpoint and hi.s 

 success in the new company is assured from the start. 



New Lumber-Hauling Railroad 



A charter has been issued at Charleston, W. Va.. for building a rail- 

 road in that state between the towns of Rainelle, Greenbrier county, and 

 Richwood, Nicholas county. This road will traverse a timbered region and 

 it will be used principally in hauling lumbers. The incorporators are Angus 

 W. McDonald. V. S. Black, B. B. Brown, L. G. Summerfield, and O. P. 

 Fitzgerald. Headquarters will be maintained at Charleston, W. Va. 



Fire-proofed Wood for Matches 



The story is told of a manufacturer of matches who bought the wood 

 from abauiloned barrack.s. only to find out later that the wood had been 

 thoroughly Hreproofed. Rather than stand the total loss he might make 

 the wood into matches for children to play with, since some children per- 

 sist in playing with matches. 



Artificially Deformed Trees 



One of the interesting and grotesque sights in Japanese parks and yards 

 is the presence of many deformed trees, which have been twisted Into 

 human or animal shapes. Some of these deformed trees are very small 

 so that they may be placed on a window ledge. For such bizarre plants 

 the equivalent of perhaps $2,000 will be paid. 



