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HARDWOOD RECORD 



New York Aldermen Still Oppose Wood Trim 



The i.iilldin).' .■Dinmltl r llic l)"iii(l cif Mlrln-rni'ii hi'ld nn.itlwr liciii-inj; 



on tbt' pi'oposod new cudv on Di-ccmlitT ;;. The commitlct'. (ir rather its 

 thaiiman Alderman llerbst. is nialdUK a strong effort to liave a favorable 

 report on tlie code prepared anti submitted to tlie whole t>ourd. 'I'o date 

 only five sijinatures are allixed to tlie report, a sixlli lieint' n ipiired to 

 nialii' a majority. 



At the last hearini; (he woml triiii, tireproof wuml. ;ind th.- iiimlu-r 

 Interests \vere present in . niimbi'rs lo record the opposition to llie new 

 provisions which prohibit the nse of wood trim in l>uildin);s l.'iO leet 

 and over hisih. Tlie ol)Jcctions of the lumber interests have at two 

 previous hearings l)een L'lven in detail and as noted in these columns the 

 stand of the metal trim men was shot to pieces. It was lb(>U):ht the 

 wood trim case was so stroni; and so eloquently stated th.nt the code 

 would be changed in committee an<l the fact that no changes have iH'en 

 made and this latest attempt to get a majority report on the code Is 

 taken In some (juarters as sustaining the charge that special interests 

 are being favored. The wood trim mi'U do not charge this, liut it has 

 been pointed out that the niet;il trim business is praitii-ally a incui"i)oly 

 In control of all patents, I'te. 



It is thought by many that the report im the code will go ovit to tlie 

 new board of aldermen, but no slacking of interest will Vu: shown by the 

 lumber and wood trim interests. 



Building Operations for November 



Building operations for \i.veml«-r. :is sbmvii in the olHeial slati-ments 

 of permits issued from li.'l cities received by Tin- Aiinrican Cuiiliai Inr. 

 Chicago, reach a total value of .f3K,0(i(},52.'5, compared with ,$."rJ,7(>S.li.">4 

 for November last year, a decrease of 28 per cent. This is the sharpest 

 decline yet experienced in any one month this .year, and no doubt represents 

 to some extent the holding back o£ plans, especially since active con- 

 struction work is not normally brisk during the next two or three months. 

 A few cities, however, show improvi'ment. Wichita comes to the front 

 with a gain of 402 iX'r cent. Wllkes-Barre scores 100 per cent on the 

 right side. Peoria forges ahead to tlie extent of 95 per cent. St. Joseph 

 takes credit for a 44 per cent advance. Hartford gains 207 per cent. Cedar 

 Rapids 170, Dallas 17."i, Columbus HI per cent, and Manchester 81 per cent. 



For eleven months this year the building operations of these cities have 

 a total of *.5G6.742,.8.")r., compared witli !f(i44,102,2n3 for the corresponding 

 period last year, a loss of 12 per cent. Comparisons in detail arc as 

 follows : 



City. v.ns. 



Akron J 173.13.') 



Albany 277.855 



Atlanta 278.904 



Baltimore 012.7!m 



Boston 1,003,225 



Buffalo 580.000 



Cedar Rapids 497,000 



Chattanooga 38,610 



Chicago fi.490,700 



Cincinnati 457,050 



Cleveland 1,241, (!40 



Columbus 398.770 



Dallas 876,(>15 



Daylon 111,975 



Denver 155,129 



Des Moines 108,990 



Detroit 1,769,900 



Duluth 204,073 



East Orange 117,303 



Ft. Wayne 102,150 



Grand Rapids 275,384 



Harrisburg 84,800 



Hartford 1.070,845 



Indianapolis 479.711 



Kansas City 934,072 



IJncoln 145,023 



Louisville 184,910 



Manchester 150,234 



Memphis 211,2(11 



Milwaukee 1.711,300 



Minneapolis 820,990 



Nashville 78,940 



Newark "^49,371 



New Haven 214.475 



New Orleans 139.716 



New York — 



Manhattan 4.121.737 



Bronx 41«.(!14 



Brooklyn 2.30(1,4 1.-, 



Total 6,847,7116 



Oakland 414,226 



Omaha 268, 'iDO 



Paterson 81,0,S0 



Peoria 184,60,', 



Philadelphia 2,026, .^65 



Pittsburgh 698,617 



Richmond 281,399 



Rochester 649,.=i75 



St, Joseph 132.515 



St. Louis l.n73.64R 



San Antonio 102.800 



Scranton 156.625 



Seattle 387,790 



Shreveport 89.350 



Sioux City 11H,1-J7 



South Bend l'!i -,_■.-, 



Springfield n !_•.-. 



Syracuse Is_;;;;i, 



Toledo _^:; :,:,.-. 



Topeka ;:■.-, ;:'is 



■Washington r, iin:;:'. 



Wichita _'l^:::.ii 



Wllkcs-Barre JIi', tjs 



Worcester 29!t.6S8 



Total $38,066,523 



1912 



397.980 



443,828 



1.238.281 



6S.S71 



3,; 



836. 





178.00(1 

 118.185 



7.625.000 

 526.145 



1.230.812 

 247.987 

 318.250 

 593.078 

 318,010 

 136,915 



1,548,085 

 39,5,115 

 199,505 

 165,635 

 240,240 

 57,480 

 269,475 

 700.085 



1.638.965 



25s!f>3(l 

 82801 

 .588,50.-, 

 1.643.605 

 707.645 

 2.56,958 

 706,806 

 321,328 

 197,980 



9,354,655 



2,013.243 



2.420,074 



13. 787. 971; 



987.294 



323.600 



103.982 



94.835 



1.919.880 



694.329 



3,58.044 



9(iS. 503 



02.122 



1.079.423 



2(;i.813 



1.54.2(10 



403.31(1 



87.520 



1(18.835 



62.350 



215,150 



396,810 



272,270 



74,240 



810,867 



42,300 



101,396 



736.904 



Arkansas Flat Bate Adjusted 



The controversy over the Hal rate on rough luiiterial. wbieb was occa- 

 sioned by the order of the l{ailr(jad Coyiniissiou .,f Arkansas, wliieli 

 became effective on November 10. has been teiniinated to the sati-faeiion 

 of both the shippers and the railroads. 



The Arkansas Kallroad Commission, after Inaring the arguments of 

 both the shipper.s and carriers on November 20, decided to repeal its order 

 In regard to the tlat rate on rough material, and issue a new order in 

 lieu thereof, fixing the rates agreeable to l)otb parties. The" former rate 

 as fixed by the C'oiumissi<m provided foi a charge on all forest products 

 of two cents per hundred weight for the first twenty-five miles of Ihe 

 haul and increasing one-(|unrter of a cent for each additional ten miles. 

 Tiu- new rate, under the order Issued on November 20, provides that rough 

 forest products be carried for two cents for the first twenty-five miles 

 with an increase of one-half cent for each additional twenty-five miles 

 thereafter. The order provides also thai the shipper shall sign a contract 

 to reshlp at least twenty per cent of Ibe intake over the original carrier's 

 line. No bond, however, may be exacted b.v the carrier to this effect, a 

 simple contract being thought sufflclent. Kepi'esentatives of the railroads 

 aiul numerous shippers were present at the meeting of tlie Commission. 

 Highest Court Upholds Kentucky Kates 



The Suiirem.- (-(,(1^ at W.isliinL'ton. li, C. on 1 1. mber 1. handed 



down an ., pinion denying tlie I>>uisvill.> & N.isbvllle Kailroad Company 

 an injunction against the rate-making powers of the Kentucky State 

 Railway Commission. Justice Hughes read the opinion in which the 

 eiilire court concurred, and liy virtue of which interstate rates made by 

 the Kentucky State Commission may be upset by railroads only when 

 I hey .-ire iiroved to be eontiscatory. 



Hemlock and Hardwood Cut and Shipment 

 R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' Association, reports that hemlock production in October 

 was ten per cent less than In September and the hardwood cut fifteen 

 per cent less tlian in the preceding month. Hemlock shipments in 

 October practically equalled shipments in September, while hardwood 

 shipments increased nine per cent over the previous month. 



The summary of reports for the last twelve months shows that during- 

 this period hemlock shipments have exceeded the cut b.v three per cent 

 and that hardwood production has been six per cent greater than ship- 

 ments. The production of hemlock and hardwoods combined has exceeded 

 shipments li.v one per cent since November 1. 1012. 



Reports from 72 firms give these totals for October; 



Sawed Shipped 



Ifassw( 

 Beech 



21 



270 



21 



762 



Itireh 

 IClm . 

 Maple 

 Oak . 

 Mixed 



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Hardwood 'News Notes 



< MISCELLANEOUS > 



The Henley Furniture (■i,Tii|iany has linii ineoi poi-ated at Coldsboro. 

 N. C. with .');23.000 capital stock. 



The Benton Cabinet Works has been incorporated at Benton. .\rk.. the 

 capital stock being .f2.000. 



The Newbern Veneer and Tanel Company has started biisiness at 

 Newbern, N. C. The company has an authorized capital stock of 

 $30,000. 



The Portland-Mexican Hardwoods Company has started business at 

 Portland. Ore., with .11120.1,00 capital stock. 



The Sander Cabinet Company of Indianapolis lias filed a notice of 

 dissolution. 



The Troutdale Chair Company has lieen incorporated at Tioutdale. 

 Va.. with $20,000 capital stock. 



It is announced that the M. Rumely Company of LaPorte. Ind.. has 

 moved its general offices to Chicago. 



Tlie Sheldon Fixture Company has started business at Iiavenport. 

 la., with an authorized capital stock of $2.5.000. 



Dickey Campbell & Co. .,f Black Mountain. N. C. liave sold out to 

 Perley & Crockett. 



The Virginia Veneer Company has started business at Jarratt. Va. 

 The authorized capital stock of this concern is $10,000. 



The South Bend Casket and Hardware Company has been incorporated 

 at South Bend. Ind.. with a capital .stock of $.5,000. 



Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state at 

 Little Rock. Ark., by which the Benton Cabinet Works of Benton, .\rk.. 

 Kvrc incorporated with a capital of $2,000. The directors are J. F. 

 McEwen, N. D. Conch and JI. K. Couch. 



