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cooperation and roiuosiutalion, tlioy have been tinahlc to take oCTicial 

 cognizance anil prepare physical plans. Manager Wood is urging upon all 

 prospective exhibitors the value of preparing their exhibits In portable 

 form as far as possible, not only for shipment from the original point to 

 I'hicago, but for facilitation of another rapid movement from Chicago to 

 Xew York. 



The management expects to make arrangements for one and possibly 

 two sections of special freight train running on passenger schedule from 

 Chicago to Xew York, although the details of transportation arrange- 

 ments must be assumed by the exhibitor. 



It is reported that no industrial exposition in years has slirred the 

 interest In the Kast as the Forest I'roducts Exposition, which Is significant 

 to the industry of a stimulated action in the right direction, especially in 

 view of the readjustment of trade standards and conditions with the 

 opening of the Panama canal. . 



Southern Hardwood Traffic Bureau Increases Quarters 



On lieoonilier It! the gDverniug lioiud of the Southern Hardwood Trallic 

 Hureau of Memphis decided to increase the working quarters to mor(> 

 adequately accommodate the constantly growing duties of that bureau. 

 A committee was appointed to decide upon enlarging the quarters, this 

 committee being composed of James E. Stark, Walter Darnell and C. I). 

 Ilendrickson. 



The annual eltction of the bureau will be held on January 6 and the 

 president, vice-president and five dinctors will be chosen. 

 Memphis Club lUection 



The annual election of the iillicors ot the Memphis Lumbermen's Club, 

 held Saturday, December 13, resulted in the choice of J. D. Allen, Jr., for 

 president ; Kalph May for vice-president ; C. D. Cadell, secretary ; T. E. 

 . I ones. O. M. Krebs and J. F. McSweyn, directors. The campaign for 

 election has been energetically carried on and the resulting vote showed 

 the keen competition between the blue and red tickets. In the presi- 

 dential election Mr. Allen on the blue ticket won out over S. M. Nickey. 

 his opponent on. the red ticket, by only five votes. Inasmuch as the red 

 ticket secured only two of the election, the result was a decided victory 

 for those sponsoring the candidacy of the blue ticket. Practically the 

 entire membership of 150 was in attendance and voted. 



According to the usual custom, each of the newly elected officers and 

 directors made a speech following the announcements of the balloting in 

 each case. The next regular meeting of the club will take place January 

 10, when the newly elected officers will be installed. 



F. E. Stonebraker was in charge of elections and was assisted by D. C. 

 Major and C. D. Hendriekson, who acted as judges. John W. McClure 

 and G. C. Ehemann were clerks. 



Following the election the members were served with a buffet luncheon 

 and then followed the business session, during which a resolution was 

 passed extending to Senators Shield and Lea and Congressman McKellar 

 of Tennessee a vote of thanks for their efforts to secure for Memphis one 

 of the regional reserve banks which will be started under the new cur- 

 rency measure. 



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Dailey and Allen Ltunber Company Starts Business at Pittsburgh 

 A new hardwood concern in I'iitslnir?;h is the Dailey & Alien Lumber 

 (Company at 020 Farmers' I'-auk liuildlng. Fred C, Dailey. senior mem- 

 ber of the company, was for several years an ail around lumberman in 

 Pittsburgh, before going to the Willson Brothers Lumber Company, 

 where he has been fourteen years and where he was a director the past 

 few years. He is one of the l)est known salesmen in Pennsylvania. 



Robert Allen started as an office boy with Willson Brothers, and for 

 the last two years has been secretary of that company and also manager 

 of its trafUc and hardwood departmmt. He had quite an extended expe- 

 rience also as a salesman in the eastern market. The concern expects 

 to make a specialty of hardwood and is arranging to have one of the 

 best cypress agencies in this part of the country. It will also handle oak 

 flooring In particular, as that stock is much used but often very hard 

 to get in this district. 



Boston Firm Prepares for Opening of Canal 



Lawrence & Wiggin. hardwood dealers, Boston, have been very busy of 

 late making preparations to handle large quantities of Pacific coast 

 lumber upon the opening of the Panama Canal. They have purchased 

 a large tract of land In Charlestown on the water front adjoining to 

 $2,.">00,000 warehouse property in which this concern is interested. The 

 additional property will be used In part as a lumber yard. The new 

 purchase gives the company about twelve acres. The property contains 

 two and one-half miles of railroad tracks, and the wharf has five large 

 berths for vessels. The unloading of the lumljcr from the steamer will 

 be done by cranes, and the company states it will be able in this way to 

 unload 1,000,000 feet a day. 



Lawrence & Wiggin are planning the largest wholesale lumber yard In 

 the East. It Is said they will carry a stock of fully 1.5,000,000 feet at 

 all times. They arc Interested In the recently organized steamship com- 

 pany to be known as the Boston-Pacific Steamship Company. Mr. Wig- 



gin states that this company has twelve steamers that it can use in this 

 service. These steamers will bring lumber from the Pacific coast to 

 Boston and will go back loaded with a general cargo. The company will 

 be able to store merchandise in a very large way and to load direct to 

 the railroads for shipment west or south, 



George G. Roberts Company to Open New Mill 



The George (i, l!cil).rls ('..inuany of (icrn'us. Miss., a point about 

 twenty-five miles south of Mempliis on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley 

 railroad, announces that it has in course of construction a band mill 

 that will be ready for operation about the first of February. 



The plant will be equipped with a Smith, Me.ver & Schnier 8-foot mill 

 with a capacity of 3,"i,000 feet a day. In addition to this the company 

 is now operating a circular mill at the same point and turns out about 

 2.").000 feet of lumber per day. This company owns about 40,000,(WO feet 

 of oak and gum stuuipage within a reasonable distance of its mill 

 oi)eration. 



Chicago Veneer Company Moves General Offices 



The Chicago Veneer Company of Ilurnside. Ky., announces that it has 

 just moved its general ollices from Biirnside to Danville, Ky. This move 

 was made necessary on account of increasing business, and it is hoped 

 it will result in obtaining greater efficiency In looking after the wants of 

 the trade, and In facilitating the handling of the business. 



The company's force is very pleasantly located in new offices, which are 

 thoroughly equipped with up-to-date equipment and modern oBice appli- 

 ances. The plant at Burnside is in full operation, ami tlie change in 

 offices will not cause any interruption whatever. 



To Reorganize Furniture Factory 

 It is reported from Brenham, Tex., that there is a movement on foot to 

 re-open the Brenham furniture factory which has been idle for the past 

 few years. The plan is to reorganize a new company, raise the capital 

 stock, and install new and improved machinery for the purpose of manu- 

 facturing furniture from local woods. An option has been secured on the 

 plant. 



Another Hines Purchase Reported 



It is rumored that the Edward Hiues Lumlier Company of Chicago Is 

 figuring on buying the plant of the John H. Kaiser Lumber Company at 

 Eau Claire, Wis., and its holdings in Saw.ver county, Wisconsin. Mr. 

 Hines recently visited the Eau Claire plant to inspect it. While the 

 report is merely a rumor, it is given credence and it is stated that if the 

 deal goes through it will involve the exchange of $1,500,000, including 

 the plant and timberlands. 



Wood-Mosaic Company Building Excellent Plant 



In this connection is shown a cut of the new mill of the Wood-Mosaic 

 Company, which is being erected at New Albany, Ind. The former mill 

 was burned out on the first of August, 1913, and the plant is designed 

 along entirely different lines. The structure will be of brick, steel and 

 concrete throughout, and the fiooring will be a form of non-absorbent 

 paving. The mill will have a capacity of 25,000 feet of lumber ; 45,000 

 feet of flooring and 30,000 feet of veneer. The dry kiln will have a 

 capacity of 1,250,000 feet a month. It is expected that the mill will be 

 completed about the first of February, 1914. 



The other mill of the company at Highland Park, K.v., will be built 

 for manufacturing himber only, and is also of concrete and steel con- 

 struction. The cost, including the double band mill and the battery of 

 dry kilns, will be $60,000. 



The New Albany plant will cost. Including the modern electric power 

 plant, $150,000. It is expected to have this plant a model in every way. 



The company has thirteen acres of ground and is going to plant grass 

 and shrubs around the office building, the drives, etc. This modern plan 

 will be carried out generally. 



NEW PLANT OF THE WOOD-MOSAIC COMPANY, NEW ALBANY, 

 IND., IN COURSE OP CONSTRUCTION 



