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=-< COLUMBUS >• 



At Eryaii. (.).. Ihv l.vllr l.unil.. r c.iiiii.any will imiIhi-kc Its plant and 

 erect several sheds to take earo or Its iiuTeasinj; business. 



Tbe recently organized Columbvis Jobbers' and Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion has established a tiafflc bureau under tlic charge of F. H. Hysell, an 

 expert in trafllc matters. It is claimed that Columbus manufacturers have 

 lost much in traftic matteis and It Is planned to give the memljers of thi' 

 organization advice and service on traffic matters. 



R. W. llorton of the W. M. Itltter Lumber Company reports a good 

 demand for hardwoods both from factories and yards. He says trade is 

 about evenly divided iK'twoen the two sources. Prices are liolding up well 

 and the car shortage is not interfering with shipments to any great extent. 



F. Everson Poweli of the Powell Lumber Company says that hardwoods 

 show some signs of weakening and the volume of business is falling off. 



L. B. Schneider of John K. Gohey & Co.' says trade is ruling about the 

 same. The demand for liardwoods is fair. Prices are fii^m and no weak- 

 ness of any con.sequcnce is reported. Dry stocks are only fair. 



J. A. l-'ord of the Imperial Luinlx-r Company reports a fair demand for 

 hardwoods, with prices holding up well. 



W. B. Sissons of the Sowits Loach Lumber Company says trade in hard- 

 woods is good tor the si>;i-on of tlif yr;ir. rriccs :iie fair in every way. 



=-< TOLEDO y- 



The success of the Michigan workman's compensation act, which has 

 been in operation just one year from Oct. 1, was proven when Robert K. 

 Orr, who has charge of the law for the state insurance department, an 

 nounced that all employers operating undej- the state act would receive a 

 twenty per cent dividend and that for the ensuing year there would be a 

 reduction in rates amounting to sixteen and two-thirds per cent. Thi- 

 dividend will not be paid in cash, but may be applied on the premiums 

 for the coming year. Orr declared that 1,000 Michigan employers would 

 soon b4? operating under the state law. This is of especial interest to Ohio 

 operators owing to the discussion over the Ohio law. which is a political 

 Issue in this state. 



"Business is still good with us," said President Booth of the Booth 

 Column Company. "While we are not flooded with orders as we weri- 

 earlier in the season, we are findin;^ time to catch up and still have enough 

 ahead to keep us going." 



The Keasy Pulley Company reports that orders are still coming in .it 

 more than normal and the factory has all it can do to take care of the 

 business now in hand. 



The total value of the estate of John M. Skinner, former president of the 

 J. M. Skinner Bending Company, is .$72,676.67, exclusive of real estate. 

 according to an appraisement recently filed in probate court by H. B. 

 Milmine, William Meyer and A. D. Perkins, appraisers. 



•< INDIANAPOLIS >-=— 



The People's Manufacturing Company li.is luM-n organizoil at Greenfield to 

 manufacture refrigerators. Frank Cook is president ; Marvin Fletcher, 

 secretary, and Roland Stuart, treasurer. 



Swings, chairs and folding beds will be manufactured at Elkhart by the 

 Jacoby-Wiser Company, which has been incorporated with $73,000 capital 

 stock by Adelbert Jacoby, George L. Wiser and Mary E. Jacoby. 



J. M. Studebaker, Sr., of South Bend, the last of the Ave brothers who 

 founded the concern now known as the Studebaker Corporation, was eighty 

 years old Oct. 10 Kmployes gave him a gold loving cup. 



Melville W. Mix, Mishawaka. president of the Dodge Manufacturing 

 Company and of the National Veneer Products Company, has been nomi 

 Dated for mayor of that city on the Democratic ticket. 



A planing mill and general lumber business will be conducted at Whitini: 

 by the newly organized L. Fischer Company, in which Magdalena Fischer. 

 G. J. Bad'T and F. J. Smith are interested and which has been incorporated 

 with an authorizi'd capitalization of .$2.5,000. 



=■< MEMPHIS >• 



The plant of tin- F.-rguson & PalnnT Company. I'aducah, Ky.. which is 

 now beinii erected at Iloulka, Miss., Is nearing completion and will be in 

 operation within the uext few days. The mill has been in process of con- 

 struction for a number of months aud is up to date in every respect. 



The new mill of Husse & Burgess. Inc., will be in readiness for opera- 

 tion before the end of the current month. This information is based on a 

 statement made by W. H. Rus.se, president of the firm. The plant will 

 have a dally capacity of oCOOO feet of lumber and it will represent iin 

 Increase of about fifty per cent over the old plant. The dismantling of 

 ihr old plant began in July and the new mill has l)een installed In some 

 : ing like record-bnaklng time. The firm has been having Its luml'er 

 wed at custom mills while the new plant was being installed, but it will 

 irtly be ready to resume its own cutting. Mr. Russe is a strong he 

 ver in the future of the hardwood market, declaring that he thinks the 

 Hook very good Indeed. 

 I'he Cookville Veneer Compan.v, which has Its main offlee at Cookville. 

 Tenn., and which has l)een operating a plant for the manufacture of aulo 

 rnol)ile spokes at Strongs, Miss., is jireparlng to Install another plant at 

 that point. The machinery has already been ordered and is now en route. 

 The fompany has a large quantity of hickory llmher In that ininmliate 



Territory and thl.i Is being used cblelly for the manufacture of spokes. 



The mill of J. W. Wheeler & Co. nt Madison, Ark., is closed down for 

 the present owing to tin- low stage of the St. Francis river. This firm 

 transports practically i.ll of Its timber by water and will not be able to 

 resume until the river rises materially. 



J. W. Dickson, president of the Valley Log Loailing Company, has 

 recently returned from a business trip to Chicago and northern points, 

 lie found on his ri'turn that his company was reasonably busy with the 

 loading of logs on the Yaz(.» & Mississippi Valii-y line of the lilluols 

 <'ei<tral and ilii. .Mempbis-.Mavlanna cutoff on tbe St. Louis, Iron Moun- 

 tain & Southern. 



IC I N C I N N A T ll 



jHardwod Manufacturers and Jobbers | 



I E. C. BRADLEY LUMBER CO. | 



I HIGH GRADE WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS I 



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I SHAWNEE LUMBER CO. i 



IhARDWOODS, white pine and HEMLOCK a 



g Sales Office — South Side Station — C. H. * D. R. R. ^ 



I JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd. | 



I OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



@ FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



I The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co. 



1 WALNUT, OAK, AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



S ICS-l-S C.4REW BUILDING 



I OHIO VENEER COMPANY 



1 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



M 2624-34 COLERAIN AVENUE 



WE SELL SS 



SERVICE 



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in connection with a full line 

 OF 



Oak, Gum, Poplar, and other Hardwoods 



If you appreciate "service," in all 

 its details, write, wire or phone 



THE M. B. FARRIN LUMBER CO. 

 CONASAUGA LUMBER CO. 



MANUFACTURERS HARDWOOD AND PINE 



FOURTH NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



Johns, Mowbray, Nelson Company 



OAK. ASH, POPLAR & CHESTNUT 



GUM AND COTTONWOOD 



C. CRANE & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS HARDWOOD LUMBER 



1739 EASTERN AVENUE 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 



Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



^ GUNKKAI. OirlCF — (LAV ( ITV. KV. 



IrIEMEIER LUMBER CO. 



ioAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT 



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