5° 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



The Mcniishn WoodPii Wave Company, folliiwlna Its lUstDin of several 

 ynnrs, will do no ln^'(•lnl: of Its own this winter but will huy loRS at 

 points on the Soo line. It will stock up sullklently to keep the plant In 

 operation thniUKhout the year. 



The J. S. Stearns Lumber I'ompany "I Washliuru will operate four 

 logging camps this winter to keep the blK sawmill In that city running 

 a full day shift throughout the year and prohahly for part of a night 

 run. One camp will he at Squaw Bay In Raylleld county, another on 

 Oak Island of the Apostle group aud two in northiTn Michigan. 



The Klambeau Itlver Lumber I'ompany will operate three camps of Its 

 own. on" north of Little Falls, another near Itig Falls and a third at 

 the confluence of the Flk and Klamheau rivers In I'rlce county. This 

 concern will also huy logs either on the railroads or the Flambeau. 



Ailam Dol)ry of Green Bay. a pioneer lumberman of Brown county, 

 died after an Illness of two years, aged sixty-nine years. He came Into 

 the lumlHi-lng district at the age of sixteen years Mud soon after estab- 

 lished a sawmill. He built up a large business and retired eight years 

 ago. Ills widow and six children survive him. 



David 11. Ferguson, pioneer lumberman of the Chippewa Valley, died 

 at St. Joseph's hospital In St, I'au! recently. He was one of the found- 

 ers of the Kanlel Shaw Lumber Company. His wlf<' and one daughter 

 survive. 



Frank 1-.. Wilson, a logger of Antlgo. has filed a voluntary petition in 

 bankrupliy in the Initod States District court at Milwaukee. He claims 

 liabilities In amount of ,«;6.:<40..'!(i with assets of only ,$170. Of the 

 assets he claims an exemption of .fl30. 



Edward Ilines. head of the nines lumber Interests, of Cblc.-igo. was a 

 recent visitor at V.nii Claire. Mr. Hines was a guest at the meeting of 

 the Lumbermens Association at the Eau Claire club and discussed freight 

 rates and the contemplated increase, giving some vahial>Ie information. 



FOREST PRODUCTS EXPOSITION , 



CHICAGO COLISEUM API1.50-MAY9 



I NEW YORK GRAND CENTRALPALACE MAY21-30 ' 



On the Following Stock We Will Make Special 

 Prices for Prompt Shipment: 



82,000' 2 " No. 2 Common Poplar. 

 10,000' Hi" No. 1*2 Qtd. Poplar. 

 20,000' 1x24" tt. up No. 1 and Panel 



Poplar 

 40.000' 3" No. 1 & 2 Poplar 

 15,000' 4 " I 18 to 30" No. 1 & Panel 



Poplar 

 30,000' 4" I 7 to 25" No. 1 & 2 



Poplar 

 35.000' 5/8 X 18" & up No. 1 & 



Panel Poplar 

 117,000' 6/4 S. VV. & No. 2 Common 



Chestnut 

 38,000' 1 I 12" & up No. 1*2 



Chestnut 

 58.000' 1" No. 1 Com. Chestnut 

 47,000' 5/4 No. 1 Com. Chestnut 



58,000' 6/4 No. 1 Com. Chestnut 

 36,000' 8/4 No. 1 Com. Chestnut 

 28.000' 4/4 No. 1*2 Com. Chest- 

 nut 

 41.000' 5/4 No. 1*2 Com. Chest- 

 nut 

 69,000' 6/4 No. 1*2 Com. Chest- 

 nut 

 12.000' 6/4 No. 1*2 Red Birch 

 19,000' 8/4 No. 1*2 Red Ulreh 

 86.000' 3" No. 1*2 Red Birch 

 6,000' 4" No. 1*2 Red Birch 

 21,000' 5/4 No. 1*2 Cherry 

 10,000' 8/4 No. 1*2 Cherry 

 88,000' 4/4 No. 1 Common Cherry 

 19.000' 5/4 No. 1 Common Cherry 

 10,000' 8/4 No. 1 Common Cherry 



The Atlantic Lumber Co. 



70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. 



Grant T. Stephenson 



Constructing Engineer 



Wood Distillation Plants for 

 Utilization of Wood Waste 



WELLS. MICHIGAN 



11 Is sail! that .Mr. lllnes transacted business matters with (>. 11. Ingram 

 and also invi stlgated the method of cutting and drying lumber al the 

 Kaiser Lumber Company plant. 



The government sawmill at Neopit was compelled to shut down for a 

 short time owing to the fact that the lure of the deer trails was so 

 powerful an attraction for the members of the crew employed. With 

 the opening of the deer bunting season absentees from their places be- 

 came so numerous that the operation of the mill was seriously inter- 

 fered with and it was decided to suspend work for a short tlmi'. Neces- 

 sary repairs were made to the mill during this time. 



The Milwaukee road has made application to the railroad commlssiou 

 of Wisconsin for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to 

 build a branch line from .Merrill nortli about thirty miles into the lum- 

 bering district. The Soo line and the Northern racllic road are work- 

 ing on surveys for extensions into the northern Wisconsin territory. 



Wm. Smiley & Son, Minneapolis, Minn., who recently purchased the 

 machine shop and foundry formerly owned by the V. C. & C. A. Stanley 

 Company at Eau Claire, have resumed operations. The concern is making 

 easting and doing other foundry work for lumbering and other concerns 

 in that section and expects lo add a line of tractors and other machinery 

 in the spring. 



The .\. E. White .Machine Works have produced the first of the new 

 swage shapers. which were an original invention of Mr. White and have 

 been Improved upon during the past few years. The concern Is located 

 at Eau Claire and manufactures saw swages and swage shapers which 

 tind a ready market in all the saw mills and some factories in that city. 

 as well as in all sections of this countr.v and Canada. 



The committee of business and laboring men of Crandon has taken 

 an active interest in the affairs of the Wisconsin Fruit Package Com- 

 pany of that city which i.s in bad financial ways. The local claims 

 against the concern aggregate about If 20.000 : outside accounts amount 

 to about $3,000, and there is a mortgage indebtedness of $12,400. The 

 assets are placed at $35,000. Local creditors have signified their will- 

 ingness to take stock for their claims and outsiders have been asked to 

 do the same. This would permit the plant to be operated and pay ofT 

 its claims, as local capital ,'ould be interested to run the plant and a 

 new organization be perfected under new management. To declare itself 

 bankrupt would result in paying off very little of the concerns debt 

 from the sale of the assets. S. A. Gifford. vice president of the First 

 Xafional Hank of Craudon. beads the Citizius' Committee. 



The Hardwood Market 



< CHICAGO >• 



Conservative buying continues to mark the condition of local lumber 

 affairs. It is not true that there has been any especially unfavorable 

 change during the last two weeks in the condition of the lumber business 

 in Chicago, and there is no indication that there will be any marked 

 change in the near future either for the better or worse. The condition 

 heri' is more or less typical of conditions in other hardwood consuming 

 sections, and is chiefly characterized by the number of small orders which 

 are being picked up by dint of close application to business. 



Yellow pine, of course, is way off and the effect of this slump has been 

 seriously felt by handlers of hemlock. It has not as yet had any sijecial 

 effect upon hardwood, although of course this condition with any particu- 

 lar type of lumljer is apt to have some effect upon lumber in general, 

 although the present rather unsatisfactory condition in the local market 

 is due to other causes. 



The same r.?lative position of the various standard hardwoods continues 

 as heretofore, with oak as usual heading the list both as to sales and, 

 generally speaking, as to prices, although it is a fact that oak lumber 

 is not up to the real market value. 



There seems to be a slight improvement in sap gum and in the lower 

 grades of red gum. but the better stock in red gum is still considerably 

 off. There is some little strengthening in the tone of this wood, how- 

 ever, since the formation of the Red Gum Lumber Manufacturers Asso- 

 ciation, and since the publication of the information brought out at the 

 red gum meetings. 



Local furniture factories are not any too optimistic, although they are 

 reported to be doing a good business. The box trade locally is in good 

 shape, and calls for a lot of lumber. 



The interior finish people are now running along in a fair way, but 

 are not doing the business that they desire. The proximity of the semi- 

 annual inventory season is having its effect locally as well as in other 



irkels 



.-< NEW YORK y- 



The New York hardwood market shows no changes in prices on lumber 

 but some oak flooring items are advanced. Clear maple flooring is off 

 $1.00. The demand for lumber is better at this writing but no rush of 

 orders Is looked for until after the first of January. Buying is still 

 confined to actual needs and with the approaching inventory season the 

 yards are not expected to lay in any large stocks. The present demand 

 would indicate move activity in consuming channels. Oak, ash, birch and 



