HARDWOOD RECORD 



Cortis J. KraDk. who ha* i»>«-n »nih the Ohio Rit«T ~ ioy 



In an <>i#cutiTe ■••pacity for th» past y^ar. ha« r«5lpi«tl ite 



in California. He 1-ft for the We-.t a few w^vks agn. M - not 



decided whether he wIJi engage in the lumber bastnesa '>r nr.-r another 

 line. 



Th>> LoulsTllie Veneer Mills plans to develop its lomber bnsines!. and 

 will enlar^ the stocks of Inmlier o^rried on its yard, bax^n? ^^ w**[l as 

 r»'strictinB its operations to the pn^duct of its bandmilL Gns Smith will 

 be in charge of this feature of the company's operations. 



The sawmill of J. R. Powell at Stanford. Ky.. was burned recently 

 with a loss of *T<XIO. 



The Bell-r.igg^hal Box Company has chansed its name to the Embry 

 !>...i Company. No ctianse in the personnel of those connected with the 

 ■ncem is contemplated. Harry W. Embry is general mAna^r. holding 

 a- position of secretary and treasurer. 



The New Alliany. Ind.. Vene.>rins Company has enlnr;ed its capacity 



y the addition of a considerable amount of new machinery. The enuip- 



ment in the giue-trH'tm and in the finishing department has been increased. 



while drying facilities have also been enlarsed. E. T. Knight is president 



and ^neral manager. 



Tb>: Sffusel Box Company has purchased 3T0O acres of timber near 

 Hi'-kaian. K,v.. where it operates a iarse sawmill and veneer mill. The 

 price paid was reported to be Jll".l-><>>. The tract will be togsred at once. 



The Jones-Savase Lumber Company h.^< I.e..n ..reanizi^d at Wilmorv. Ky . 

 with a capitalization oi" SS'X'" 



V\' R I T E US 



=-< ST. LOUIS >= 



Fianires o'^mpleted h.v Building Commissioner McKelvey. show that 191.". 

 ' as a poor building year in ^t. Louis in comparison with 1912. In 19i:>. 

 ^ .02 buildin? permits were issued, the cost of construction and alteration 



laling $15,340,112. In 1912. S.-'WS permits were issued and the opera- 

 ns amoanted to S2<5.t>S5.S03. Two buildings pot up in the last year 



i-ount for $3.o»t0.000 of the years total. The Railway Exchange build- 

 in? is credited with $2.00<).00<) and the Monward building with Sl.oOO.tXK". 

 In IVcember. 1913. permits for 24ij new building to cost S616.150 and 

 2*i permits for alterations amountina to $154.0)s*; were issued. In 

 IVcember. 1912. 479 permits totaling Jl.rtoS.i^X" were aranted. 



The St. Louis Lumber Company's branch yard at 2350 Chouteau avenue. 

 was damaged JH'.OtW and adjoining structures suffered nominal losses in 

 >. lire which broke out in the dressed lumber warehouse at half past five. 

 N-w Years afternoon. The origin of the fire is not known as the yards 

 ind offices were closed and there were no electric wires in the warehouse 

 which might have caused the ignition. 



The Hooton Hardwo«id Luml>er Company, has given up its offices in the 

 Wright building and has more*! the headquarters of the company t-j T-rr** 

 Haute. Ind.. from which p^'iut th.^ nusin.^ss will ^e 0':'n.ii!- ' 



=■< ARKANSAS >- 



On December 27 the dry kiln and thirty. nine truckloads of lumber at the 



plant of the Pulaski Cooperage Company, one and one-half miles northwest 



-?, Little Rock, were destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of about $10.0«K>. 



; le amount of insurance carried by the company has not yet been learned. 



is said that the dry kiln will be rebuilt by the company at once. 



-\cvording to Deputy Commissioner of Labor M. J. McMahon. the strike 

 among the coopers at Parag^iuld has not .vet been successfully terminated. 

 as heretofore stated. Mr. McMahon states that he has been for several 

 weeks attempting to bring about a successful termination of the differences 

 between the strikers and the manufacturers, but without success. The 

 former employes are now asking for an Increase In wages as well as 

 "■">>i|:nition of their union. Both of these the operators are refusing. 

 . !.• c<impanies involved are the Pekin Stave Company. Wrape Brothers 



>>perage Com[>any and W. T. Hasty & Sons. It is said, however, that 



■-.* c\>ncems ar»' at present operating with independent employes. 



.\ few weeks ago forty criminal pr\<secutions were instituted in the cir- 

 :n court of Ouachita »'\>unty. Camden. .\rk.. against the Grayson Lumber 

 Compan.v. charging it with violating the provisions of the ten-hour law 

 by working the employes at this sawmill for more than ten hours a day. 

 These suits were Anally ivnpromised on January 2 by allowing the com- 

 pany to plead guilty to two of them, paying a fine of $25.(H> and costs in 

 each i-ase. the remaining thirty-eight cases being dismissed. These ar<' 

 the only pn>secutions. so far as is known, brought in the state. Commis- 

 ^i->ner f'lary stales that it is not his intention to have the companies prose- 

 ):"d for the past violations of the law. but to Insist on the strict com- 



lant'e with the law fr\>m now on. 



T. E. Mounts. manag«-r of the l^qua Handle and Manufacturing Com- 

 pany's plant at Osceola, .\rk.. was on December 22 named as agent for 

 aervice for the company in .Vrkansas, The main offices of the l"i>|ua 

 company are at Plqua. Ohio. 



Charles F. Cunningham of Uttle Rock, fonneriy engaged io the stav.- 

 business at this pla>v. was on Pecvmt»er IS appointed to the office of 

 deputy insuram^' commissioner by l_ L. Coffman. auditor of state, to 

 suco>^ Henry C. McCain, resigned. Mr. Cunningham, aside from his 

 reputation as a stave manufacturer, has been prominent in the city 

 administration here for the past several years, during which time he has 

 been a member of the aldermanlc council from the sixth ward. 



-\. K. iloodnight. manager of the Batesville Excelsior Company at Bates- 

 vllle. .Vrk.. has n>cently announced that the new machinery to be installed 

 In the company's new plant has arrived. The company's plant was burned 



Gum 

 Oak Elm 



COTTOVWOOD CTPKESS 



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* STr AMORE TXLXOW PCNX 



Licking River Lomber 

 Company 



114 Dean Bldg. 

 F^OR RRICES Sontli Bead. tatfiai 



The White Lake Lumber Co. 



Peoples Gas Bid?.. CHICAGO. ILL. 



Northern and Southern Hardwoods 



C.\R STOCK 



WHITE PLNE ■i'ELLOW PD«E 



Bigh Quality — Prompt Dehcer-j 



WE WANT TO MOVE AT ONCE 



50 M ft. S 4 Ists & 2iids Hard -Maple 

 73 .M ft. S 4 .No. 1 Commoa Hard Maple 



Send M 

 mmr iiut%irie4 



5 cars 4 4 No. 3 Common Baaa^voodi 

 1 car 12 4 Log Run Soft Elm 



THE QUALITY OF YOUR 



VENEERS 



\ '^ur profits depend largely on econom- 

 ical production, and uniformly cut veneers 

 lessen the cost of production. 



Our employes are experienced, our 

 machiner\- modem, and we use the best 

 selected !ogfs in Mahogany. Circassian 

 Walnut and Quartered Oak. 



Therefore, we will furnish you with ab- 

 solutely uniform and bone dry sliced or 

 sawed veneers that your men can handle 

 with a minimum outlay of tiriie and labor. 



This Means Money in Your Pocket 



We will welcome you to our plant 

 (which is so modem it's worth coming: to 

 see") or we will send a representative with 

 samples, on request. 



Fred W. Black Lumber Co. 



2245 S. Crawford .\ve. Chicago. 111. 



