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cunditioDS abroad will In- iimteiliill.v liupiovi'd wilhlii the course of a 

 few months. 



i:. E. rickrcl and S. G. Hascall. president and vice-president, respec- 

 tively, o( the rickrel Walnut Company of St. Louis. Mo., were prominent 

 visitors In the local market durln;; several days of last week. 



(i. von Platen and XI. .7. Kox of the Von I'latcn Lumber Company, Grand 

 Knplds and Iron Mountain. Mich., were In Chicago several days of last 

 week on business. 



W. T. Culver of the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company. LudlnRton, Jlich.. 

 spent a few days in Chicago recently. 



A.L.Dennis of the A. L. Dennis Salt & Lumber Company, Grand Kaplds, 

 Mleh.. was one of the prominent visitors to this market last week. 



K A. Dlgglns of the Cummer-DIeglns Company and Murphy & Dlgglns, 

 Cadillac. Mich., spent sevi>ral days In Chicago recently. 



.1. V. Stlrason of Hunllnsburg, Ind., and his brother, D. 0. Stlmson of 

 .1. V. Stlmson & Co., Owensboro, Ky., spent several days together in 

 Chicago recently. 



.7ohn I'enrod of the Tenrod Walnut & Veneer Company, Kansas City, 

 Mo., returned several days ago from an extensive trip to the Caucasus 

 Mountains, with R. S. Bacon of the R. S. Bacon Veneer Company. Chicago. 

 Mr. Penrod returned to Kansas City via Chicago, where he stopped over 

 for several days. 



George W. Hartzell of Dayton. ().. was in this city several days of last 

 week. 



A. Schmidt & H. Heidt, the walnut men of Cincinnati, O.. were in this 

 city together for several days recently on business. 



The Lumbermen's Club of Chicago held an informal dance at the club 

 rooms. Wednesday evening. November 19. The special feature of the 

 entertainment was the presence of Miss Ruth Stonehouse, who gave 

 instructions in the various new dances which have become such a rage 

 recently. 



James C. West, president of the Midland Lumber Company, Parkerslmrg. 

 W. Va.. was in Cliliaso nn business Wednesday of last week. 



William Clancy, president of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. 

 Chicago, has just returned from a trip to New York, where he went with 

 his New York manager. Walter P. MacCabe. Mr. MacCabe succeeds the 

 late Arthur E. Day. 



H. T. Below of the Below Lumber Company. .Marshfleld. Wis., was in 

 Chicago for a couple of days last week. 



.1. A. Xewlln. engineer in timber tests at the government laboratory at 

 Madison, Wis., spent several days in Chicago last week in various box 

 factories collecting data to be used in connection with investigations of 

 strength and efficiency of packing boxes. Mr. Newlin is a farmer as well 

 as an engineer and went from Chicago to his Indiana farm t^ spend a 

 short vacation and build a barn. 



The Progressive Lumber Company of Chicago is reported to have in- 

 creased its capital stock to $30,000. 



It is reported at Chicago that the Chicago Embossed Moulding Company 

 hjs sustained an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 



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X decision rendered in Brooklyn recnily in the case of the govern- 

 ment against the defunct Maley, Thompson & Moffet Company, Cincinnati, 

 was adverse to the lumber company. The government charged under- 

 valuation on a quantity of mahoganj lumber brought from Havana in 

 December. 1009. The court decided 1.148 feet subject to forfeiture. 



M. S. Cooper, representing the Precious Woods Handling Company. 

 Ba.vonne and New York City, is on a business trip to Europe. He will 

 visit the principal foreign markets, giving special attention to the veneer 

 and log branches. This company uses a large amount of this class of 

 stock. 



B. P. Salmon, manufacttirers" agent handling a complete line of mill- 

 work, has taken oftices in the new Woolworth building. He represents 

 the M. B. l-'arrin Lumber Company. Cincinnati: I'ream City Sash & Door 

 Company. Milwaukee: the Sells Lumber & Manufacturing Company. John- 

 son City, Tenn. : the G. A. Clark Company, S.vdney, N. Y., and the Crandall 

 Panel Company, Brockton, N. Y. 



The Stevens-Eaton Company has made arrangements for and is now 

 ready to ship mixed cars of hardwoods from stock In the yards at Elkins. 

 W. Va. This arrangement follows the trend of the present market which 

 seems to be for immediate needs almost entirely. Mr. Stevens, head of 

 the company. Is on a business trip to the West coast. 



S. E. Slaymaker. head of S. E. Slaymaker & Co., has purchased a sum- 

 mer home In Pennsylvania. It is known as Honeywood farm and is said 

 to be a model in the state. The property is near Sunbury and includes 

 forty-five acres. A large house and outbuildings are on the land. Mr. 

 Slaymaker Is negotiating for an additional tract of adjoining land con- 

 sisting of 100 acres. 



New York Hoo-Hoo turned out in good numbers November 14 when a 

 concatenation was held at Rlsenwebers Circle hotel. About forty kittens 

 were on hand and the class of candidates kept the working nine busy. A 

 beefsteak dinner was served after the ceremonies had been performed. A 

 number of prominent out of town Hoo-Hoo were present, including 

 Supreme Scrlvenotor W. M. Stephenson of St. Louis. 



E. M. Vestal of the Vestal Lumber and Manufacturing Company, hard- 

 wood operator of Knoxville. Tenn.. was a visitor to New York during the 

 fortnight. He made the trip with a party of friends by motor car. 



■I. II. Wall of the liniTalu llarchvo.nl Lumber Company, and Walter 

 Laldlaw of the Toronto olHce of the R. Laldlaw Lumber Company, have 

 lately been spending some time In a hunting trip In Canada. 



Charles Perrln of Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling, has returned from the 

 South, where he spent almut ten days calling on hardwood mills with 

 which his Qrui has contracts. 



The National Lumber Company finds a very fair demand for flooring in 

 both oak and maple, with some trouble In getting stock on account of a 

 growing scarcity of cars at the mills. 



G. Ellas & Bro. have been quite busy handling lumber received by lake, 

 mostly white pine and hemloik. Three vessels arrived In October and one 

 large cargo within the past two weeks. 



Miller, Sturm & Miller have lately been getting In a nice stock of 

 quartered oak, for which there is a fair demand, although general hard- 

 wood trade Is not very active. 



I. N. Stewart states that there is now relatively more demand for chest- 

 nut and poplar than for some time in this market and that plain oak is 

 not quite as active as it was. 



T. Sullivan & Co. arc getting in a lot of brown ash, which is selling 

 in good shape at present. There is also said to be a very fair demand 

 for maple, and October hardwood trade was satisfactory. 



O. E. Yeager calls the hardwood trade fair this month, although not as 

 active as some time ago. The demand at the yard includes qimrtered 

 oak to a fair extent, also plain oak and poplar. 



The Hugh McLean Lumber Company says there is quite a shortage of 

 oak logs in the Memphis district at present. Trade in quartered and 

 plain oak at the local yard is fair. 



Anthony Miller finds hardwood trade rather quiet for November, 

 though he is moving a fair amount of several hardwood stocks. The yard 

 has not been getting in much lumber of late, but has a good supply. 



A. J. Chestnut has lately been spending considerable time in New 

 England, looking after mill interests in which he is interested. IJe 

 reports a fair demand for hardwoods. . 



The barge Pende!!, bound up for lumber, in tow of the steamer Wyo- 

 ming, broke away from her and is now ashore at Harbor Springs, about 

 fifty miles above Port Huron. It was the Intention ot the owners. Hamil- 

 ton H. Salmon & Co., to load her at Munising for the Buffalo yard, but 

 she will not be in shape to take another cargo this year. 



H. A. Stewart, who severed his connection with the Arm of I. N. 

 Stewart & Bro. some weeks ago. with the intention ot locating on the 

 Pacific coast in the lumber business, reports from Portland, Ore., where 

 he will look about for some time before taking up active business. 



J. N. Scateherd has been spending some time lately at the Batavia hard- 

 wood doormill. which his firm controls. Business is good with the mill, 

 but orders are not very far ahead. 



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J. E. Troth of the J. S. Kent Company says business is no worse than 

 a fortnight ago, and the total of small orders averages up pretty well. He 

 does not look for any important change until spring. 



W. A. Jackson of the Jackson-Wyatt Lumber Company, reports a 

 slightly increased activity, but prices are still erratic. No positive better- 

 ment is looked for until after the holidays. 



W. J. Mingus of Mingus & Rutter says business is spasmodic and 

 hard work is required to sell goods at this time. Prices are not as bad as 

 might be expected. 



Among the prominent citizens named by Mayor Blankenburg to repre- 

 sent the city at the Fifth National Conservation Congress, held in Wash- 

 ington. D. C. on November 18. 19 and 20. was the well-known hard- 

 wood lumberman. Emll Guenther of the Guenther Lumber Company, who 

 is a great admirer and friend of the mayor. 



Fire visited the plant of the Kensington Wood-turning mill, 1939 East 

 York street, on November 13. The damage is estimated at .flO.OOO. 



The Pearson and Ludascher Lumber Company is constantly increasing 

 its already large lifmber sheds and mills in preparation for the handling 

 of west coast woods via the Panama canal. It recently filled an order for 

 .500.000 feet of shortleaf pine for shipment to South America. The plan- 

 ing mill of this company is reported one of the most modern of Its kind 

 in the country. 



The Floyd Lumber Company has engaged Harry Snowden, formerly 

 with the Itobert W. Higble Company. New York, as salesman to look after 

 the metropolitan territory. 



At the last meeting of the Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' 

 Association It was decided that a dinner be held at Kugler's restaurant, 

 on November '21. to which all the salesmen in the employ of the members 

 be Invited. This is a uew social feature which bids fair to meet with 

 much favor. On this occasion Herbert N. Casson ot New York, whose 

 reputation as an Interesting speaker on trade matters is well known, 

 addressed the diners on efflelent salesmanship. 



The famous Sawdust Club of the Union League, composed of lumber- 

 men who ar> also members of the league, will hold Its annual banquet 

 nn December 1 L'. 



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The directors of the Connecticut Valley Lumber Company. Boston, have 

 voted to pay the normal Income tax ot one per cent on the first mortgage 



