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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Cyrus 0. Shafer to Incorporate 



Cyrus C. Sliafi-r of South Ilo'iil. Ind., an- 

 noiincps Hint bpgliininir wlUr.Iiiniiniy 1. 1014, 

 iiis business will be iuoorporalcd as tlie Cyrus 

 C. Slinfer Lumber Company. Mr. Sliafcr Is do- 

 sirous that It bo known that this diango will 

 in no way affect the operation or administra- 

 tion ot the biisln'ss as It is merely an ae- 

 knowledKmeut on his part of the enielent work 

 done by his assistants In the olJlce, and the 

 incorporation Is only a means of enabling them 

 to share in the company's proflts. 



The capital stock will be $nOO.Oon. paid up. 

 and the only Interested parties In the orynn- 

 Izatlon aside from Mr. Shafer will be his 

 assistants, men who have been with him from 

 three to fifteen years. 



The business of Cyrus C. Shafer offers a 

 striking Illustration of the successful results 

 to be attained through specializing. Ills busi- 

 ness has practically doubled each year. lie 

 ■iiarted In 18SI0 at Jlilford. Ind., with a capital 

 stock of $1,.")00, and twenty acres of timber, 

 lie owned there a sawmill with a capacity of 

 .",000 feet per day. Since that time, as stated. 

 Ills business has been increasing remarkably 

 every year, and the annual sales now aggre- 

 gate about $1,000,000. 



The scope of the company has increased to 

 the extent that it has a number of receiving and distributing yards at 

 different points in the country, chief among which are the yards at 

 I'aii-o, 111., and Troy, Tenn. The Cairo yard is known as the main dis- 

 iributing yard. This yard has the advantage of being on three trunk 

 lines and of having four-tilths of a mile of private siding. The capacity 

 of this siding is ]0t» cars and it is not at all uncommon to have fifty 

 and sixty cars on the tracks at one time. This yard has a handling 

 capacity of 200,000 feet daily, and maintains a corps of twelve or thir- 

 teen inspectors under normal conditions. It may be remembered that on 

 April 28, 1913, the company loaded out from the Cairo yard forty-two 

 cars of heavy oak in a single shipment on a special train, this stock 

 being loaded on the two days of April 27 and 2S. 



The Cyrus C. Shafer Lumber Company will carry as heretofore an 

 unusual assortment of stock, specializing in heavy oak and also handling 

 considerable quantities of ash, hickory and poplar, although it can take 

 care of orders for all other southern hardwoods. 



Cyrus C. .Shafer is president and general manager of the new company 

 and .Jolin It. Shafer, his brother, secretary and treasurer. 



Some Unusual Oak Veneer Logs 



In this connection is shown a small part of the oak veneer logs on 

 the yards of the Fred W. Black Lumber Company, Chicago, which for 

 perfect symmetry, size and general soundness are altogether remarkable. 

 This company has been doing a big business in sawed oak, and is bringing 

 in some stock that is sure to give the firm a reputation for handling the 

 right kind of veneers. 



The logs in question average forty-one inches in diameter, while 

 sixty-five per cent of them are thirty-two inches and up, and none are 

 under twenty-eight inches. 



This picture shows but a small portion ot the log yard of the company, 

 but is reproduced herewith because it gives an accurate idea of the 

 remarkable roundness and the sound condition ot the logs. At the left is 



cutis C. SHAFER. SOUTH BEND, IND. 



to be seen a small corner of a large pile of 

 mahogany legs, which class of material this 

 company is constantly receiving, 



Death of Hoyt H. Green 



lloyt II. Green, sevc^nly-seven years old, 

 president of the American Hardwood Lumber 

 Company. St. Louis, .Mo., died last week In 

 Cleveland, O., at the home of his daughter. 

 Heath was due to the infirmities of old age. 



Mr. Green retired from active business about 

 iwo years ago when his health began to fail. 

 hut still retained his interest in various enter- 

 l>ri.ses, among them the lumber company. 



-Mr.* Green was born September 15, 183G, in 

 Coleraln, Mass. lie was educated In the pub- 

 lic schools. He entered his life's work. In 

 the foundry of Geo. W. Sizer & Co., in Cleve- 

 land. Later he went to the Mowry Car Wheel 

 Company in Cincinnati. Ue came to St. Louis 

 in 18oG. With his brother, D. P. Green, as a 

 partner, he started the firm now known as the 

 • Jreen Car Wheel Company. The firm was 

 known as D. P. Green & Co., until 1864, when 

 it was incorporated under its present name. 



Shortly after he came to St. Louis Mr. 

 Green married Miss Julia Moore. Mrs. Green 

 died twelve years ago. 



Mr. Green was also president of the Amer- 

 ican Hardwood Lumber Company, and vice- 

 president of the Williams Patent Crusher and • Pulverizing Company. 

 During tbe war he was a member of the Missouri Home Guard. He was 

 a prominent Mason and a member of the Mercantile and Kccreation clubs 

 in this city. 



New Chair Factory Opened at Chattanooga 



W. S. Milne of Chattanooga recently formally ojiini'd his chair factory, 

 the ceremony being witnessed by about nue huurlnd invited guests. The 

 factory is modernly equipped throughout and is furnished with complete 

 electric drive. 



W. D. Young & Co. to Increase Plant 



It is reported from Bay City, Mich., that \Y. D. Young & Co. are to 

 increase their capacity by the erection of a factory building for the pur- 

 pose of manufacturing the finished product for the Aladdin houses of the 

 Xorth American Construction Company. The contract will necessitate a 

 complete new equipment with special machinery for this particular work. 

 The new plant will he located adjacent to the flooring factory and will 

 be 115x400 feet, constructed on the unit plan with all modern appliances. 



E. Sondheimer Company Pays in Full 



It was reported that the E. Sondheimer Company of Memphis. Tenn., 

 recently paid it.s creditors in full and that the business is returned to the 

 stockholders. The amount paid during the last two years aggregates from 

 $700,000 to .$800,000 with interest at six per cent. This getting back to 

 its former status by the Sondheimer company will undoubtedly be wel- 

 comed among the many friends of the principles of this concern. 

 Exceptional Yellow Pine for Veneering 



In this connection is shown a photograph ot a carlo.td of unusual 

 yellow poplar which w.ts recently received at the plant of the Knoxville 

 Veneer Company, Knoxville, Tenn. The carload of logs, as seen, all came 

 from one tree and are altogether unusual in their fine symmetry and large 

 size. These logs will be cut into veneered door stock. 



PART OF A SIIIl'MENT WHITE l).\K Vi:.\i:i:k L(m;S ON THE YARD 

 OF THE FRED W. BLACK LUMBER CO.MPANV, CHICAGO. 



SOME YELLOW I>INE VENEER LOGS THAT ARE QUITE UNUSUAL 



IN CH.UtACTER. RECEIVED BY KNOXVILLE VENEER 



COMPANY, KNOXVILLE, TENN. 



