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I'.cptaiu \V. 1.. Ulack. ..i Mui... Ark., i.ii Novomboi' H. louikil ami .sliipii.il 

 what is regarded as proliably tUe most valuable carload of hickory timlier 

 that has been shipped out of Arkansas this season. Captain Black 

 specializes In high-grade straight .srain material which is especiall.v 

 valuable for golf sticks, poles and shafts. He also makes a specialty oi' 

 hickory carefully selected for use as spokes In racing automobiles. 



Batesville, Ark., is suffering from a temporary wood famine. Tin 

 Mount Olive Stave Company, which is the largest dealer is wood ami 

 fuel at that place, has announced that its supply is completely exhaustd 

 at present, and it will not be able to get a further supply for some tini. 

 Most of the teams and wagons In the community are being used at 

 present to haul the cotton products Info market. 



=-< WISCONSIN y- 



The C. F. Kade Manufacf uriii^- ("..mpany at riynioutb has been placed 

 in operation. The new company has begun the manufacture of offlce 

 furniture and fixtures in a nio<lern woodworking plant, whicli was built 

 a few years ago and for some time occupied by the defunct riymouth 

 Veneer Company. 



The White Wagon Works Company, Sheboygan Falls, is contemplating 

 the erection of a three-story warehouse, 50x100 feet, just south of its 

 present factory building at Walnut street and Broadway, this fall. 



At ihc recent annual meeting of the stockholders of the Phoenix Chair 

 Company, Sheboygan, the following were elected directors : Francis 

 Williams, president : A. C. Hahn, secretary and treasurer ; Mrs. Bridget 

 Blackstock and W. H. Churchill of Milwaukee. Mr. Williams succeeds 

 the late T. E. Blackstock as president. 



A new sawmill will he erected at Malvern, a little Wisconsin village 

 south of Rhinelandor on the Northwestern line, by the Wausau Land 

 Company. The plant will !>:' modern in every respect and will employ a 

 large number of men. It is said that the concern has sufBcient standing 

 timber in that locality to maintain the operation of the mill for ten years. 

 Heavy logging oijerations will be carried on during the coming winter. 

 The advent of the new industry has been a boom for the little village and 

 a large number of residences will be erected for families of the employees. 



The American Floor Surfacer Company, a Green Bay corporation, has 

 filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation changing its name to 

 the Northern Floor Surfacer Company. 



The Red Birch Lumber Company of Catawba has been taken over by 

 the Beyer-Morner Lumber Company of Prentice. The new owners have 

 taken possession of the affairs and properties of the Catawba concern. 



The Advance Car Mover Company, located at the foot of .Tohn street 

 in Appleton. has purchased the material and equipment' of the Wagner Car 

 Mover Handle Company of Anawa. which will be removed to Appleton 

 and installed in the Advance company's plant. The equipment consists 

 of gauge lathes and planers, and the material comprises 8,000 unfinished 

 handles. Richard Miller, owner of the Advance company, has closed a 

 deal for 10,000 feet of hard maple which will be used in the manufacture 

 of car mover handles and handles for cant hooks and similar tools. The 

 concern formerly purchased its finished handles from the Wagner com- 

 pany. 



The Thompson-Spier Lumber Company of Menominee, which recently 

 made heavy purchases of timber along the Milwaukee road in the Ontona- 

 gon district. Is installing camps and planning for a big cut this winter. 

 The company expects to cut about 10,000,000 feet which will bo shipped 

 to Menominee by rail for sawing. 



The Flambeau River Lumber Company. Ladysmlth. has finished its 

 season's cut and Is now closed down until spring. The emplo.vees will 

 not be idle, however, as there Is sufficient work about the yards and in 

 the logging camps of this concern. 



The Bekkedal Lumber Company, which has a government contract to 

 cut timljer from the Couderay Indian reservation, lias finished its season's 

 cut at the new mill at Eddy creek. The mill will be overhauled and saw 

 Ing resumed about the middle of January. The company still has eight 

 years to run. 



The .Tohn H. Kaiser Lumber Company. Eau Claire, has finished its cut 

 and will cease operations for about six weeks to make repairs. The 

 mill has been running oontlnuousl.v for the past eleven months during 

 which 22,000,000 feet of lumber were cut and $1.')0,000 paid out In wages. 



T. A. & L. P. .lohnson. Merrill lumber contractors, have secured a 

 large logging contract from the Mortenson Lumber Company of Wausau. 

 They have started operations at Rehultz's Spur where they will cut 

 2.000.000 feet. The contractors report little difficulty in securing suffi- 

 cient men, despite reports of many loggers that were short handed. 



.1. W. Hannegan of Olenwood City will operate a lumber camp near 

 Hannibal, in Chippewa county, this winter. The outfit has been shipped 

 to the scene of operation and work Is In progress. 



Fire did considerable damage at the plant of the Wisconsin Chair Com- 

 pany, at Port Washington, November 17, The damage to the stock. 

 machinery and building will reach $10,000. which Is fully covered by Insur- 

 ance. Defective electric wiring is given as the cause of the blaze. 



The G. W. .Jones Lumber Company. Appleton, is preparing to put in 

 a normal supply this winter and has a big camp in operation. Accord- 

 ing to G. W. ,Tones. though the demand for lumber Is not ver.v heavy at 

 present the lumber Industry In the woods will not be slack this seasou. 

 The Jones company has a new 240-acre timber site in Forest county 

 from which It expects to make a large cut. 



EXCEPTIONAL 



MAHOGANY, CIRCASSIAN WAL- 

 NUT AND QUARTERED OAK 



VENEERS 



If a good veneer cutter can manufacture fair 

 quality veneers with antiquated machinery, what 

 can he do when sjiven the latest and most efficient 

 equipment? 



The Answer 



is to be found in any of the stock produced at our 

 new mill, which is the last word in modern equip- 

 ment. 



We have selected the finest logs on the mar- 

 ket, our men are experienced and capable, the 

 product speaks for itself. 



See our samples and get prices. 



Visit Our Plant 



Any time you are in Chicago and want to see 

 the most modern veneer plant in existence today, 

 we will be glad to show you through our plant. 



Fred W. Black Lumber Co. 



2245 S. Fortieth Ave. Chicago, 111. 



Keep a Weather 

 Eye on Timber 



That calm which niaiu' times has preceded 



A Storm of Timber 

 Buying 



Today envelopes the timber market. 



We can afford to wait, as we have waited many 

 times in the past, for this change. 



Can you? 



Anticipate next year's bulge in prices by buying 

 now. Those who have acted on that advice never 

 have had reason to re.eret the action. 



Current conditions favor the buyer; soon they may 

 change to conditions which favor the seller. Let the 

 logic of today guide you. 



James D. Lacey & Co. 



Timber Land Factors 



Chicago, III., 1750 McCormlck Building 



Portland, Ore., 1107 Spalding Building 



Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building 



