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loiuimiiy to solvi- ilii' prolili'iii i)f lugging at a comparatively low cost 

 this winter dospltc the fact that there Is little snow in the woods. The 

 concern has alxuit two million feet of limber in the vicinity of ICgg Har- 

 bor and the cutting of it has commenced. Fifteen teams of horses with 

 wagons are used to bring the timber to the mill and haul the lumber 

 to the dock at the bay shore. 



The Kellogg Lumber t'onipany of Antigo started five sprinklers on 

 January 12 to ice Its logging roads. Although the low temperature Is 

 highly favorable there Is little snow to keep the water from running off 

 the roads, which have become heaved and uneven. No attempt would be 

 made to make ice roads under these conditions but the horses must be 

 worked to keep them in condition. Work is being provided for laborers 

 antll logging is going ahead In full swing. 



Seventeen million feet of lumber, almost entirely hardwood, will be 

 aawrd at .\ntlgo sawmills this year. The Faust Lumber Company, which 

 does no logging but buys all its logs, will cut S.000.000 feet into lumber 

 at the Antigo mill. These logs are coming from points on the Mattoon 

 railway, the vicinity of Bowler, on the llelneman and Elton branches 

 of the Northwestern road and from north of MoQlco. Unless there is 

 a heavy snowfall "caterpillar" locomotives will be used (o haul trains of 

 hugh sleighs over ice roads. 



A cut in wages of the men employed in various capacities of the lum- 

 bering industry is reported from northern Wisconsin and Michigan. At 

 the Big Lake Siding logging camp the announcement resulted in a gen- 

 eral walkout, only the foreman, cook and blacksmith remaining. A re- 

 duction of about ten per cent was announced by Marinette and Menomi- 

 nee companies, lo take effect this month. 



The Barker & Stewart Lumber Company of Wausau has denied the 

 liability of the loss caused by the carrying away of the Leahy & Beebe 

 bridge during the 1012 floods. It is alleged that the lumber company 

 bad logs in the river above the bridge which, when carried against the 

 Ice jam. forced the bridge out of position. The bill for repairs was sent 

 to the concern by the common council but was returned unpaid. 



The Rapid Washing Machine Company of Grand Rapids has been 

 formed to manufacture a revolving bottom and suction plunger washing 

 machine, the invention of William Wittee of Ripon. The company, with 

 $10,000 capital, has leased the former Anderson Carriage Works for a 

 factory and has employed Oustave Keye, who has been conducting > 

 spindle carving works on Upper Second street, as manager. 



That the Wisconsin labor market is congested is shown by the report 

 issued by the Wisconsin I<'ree Employment bureau. During December 

 of 1912 there were 11.5 applicants for every 100 positions, while Decem- 

 ber, ini.'!, showed 2.J8 applicants tor every 100 jobs. Milwaukee sliowed 

 256 applicants for every 100 jobs, while Superior reported l'^0. Un- 

 emplovment is greater among factory girls and women who work by the 

 day. The employment ofHces obtained positions for 1,683 in December 

 of lftl.3. as compared to 1,587 for same period the year previous. The 

 total number of men applying for positions last year was about 18,000, 

 of which about bixty per cent secured employment through the offices. 



The Wausau Log & Land Company has completed most of the cot- 

 tages planned for erection at Malvern, where a sawmill is to be erected 

 In spring. The mill will consist of a gang mill and band re-saw. The 

 lumber will be loaded onto cars direct from the mill and piled at Wau- 

 sau where it will be run through an edger and trimmer and cut into 

 lengths for box manufacture after seasoning. The Arm expects at least 

 ten years' operations at Malvern. 



The Hardwood Market 



.< CHICAGO >• 



The first tint in the silver lining of the Ijlack cloud that has overhung 

 the lumber business locally for some little time is just making its appear- 

 ance. While it has taken almost a month for this long-promised improve- 

 ment to materialize since the first of the year, this fact has not been any 

 particular disappointment to the trade, as it was not expected that con- 

 suming factories would begin to replenish their supplies until it became 

 entirely evident that there would be no general break in lumber prices and 

 that business conditions affecting them directly would show somewhat of 

 an improvement. The steadying down of the business element all over the 

 country has Injected more life into ail merchandising transactions and the 

 result is a strengthened market for various products. In fact the fur- 

 niture exhibits at Grand Rapids and Cliicago are really developing a very 

 satisfactory line of sales and this fact, coupled with a real shortage of 

 stock which exists in consumers' hands, has started the ball rolling. It Is 

 not only hoped but expected that the Improvement in sales conditions as 

 far as the hardwood business is concerned will be gradual, but Is neverthe- 

 less anticipated that it will be consistent and real. 



The much more favorable condition of the money market has loosened 

 ap capital that will go Into building investment, which promises to ma- 

 terially assist In strengthening the local lumber situation. In fact with- 

 out exception all lines of the consuming Industry are feeling the Improve 

 toent, which Is reflected In the Increased Inquiry for hardwood stocks. It 

 Is not as yet a fact that prices have been materially Improved, but that 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



MILLER LUMBER CO. 



Marianna, Arkansas 



We offer for shipment (during the next six 

 months, at the rate of a car or two per 

 week, 25 to 50 cars No. 1 and No. 2 Common 

 Gum SIS 9 16" thick. We are also in posi- 

 tion to furnish for prompt shipment 4 4 to 

 8 4 1st & 2nd and No, 1 Common Red Gum. 



YOUR INQUIRIES SOLICITED 



All band sawn stock, good per 

 equipment backed by 25 years" p 

 of proper handling of your orde; 

 wood lumber and box shocks. 



age 14 and 16' lengths. Modern 

 cal experience Is our guarantee 

 We also manufacture other hard- 



Our Corps of Inspectors 



Intelligent! Hig^hly Trained! 



Conscientious! 

 is assurance that you will get 

 what your order calls for 

 when you buy Gum from us 



Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau, Missouri 



Quartered Red Gum 



Plain and Quartered Gum, Two Years on Sticks 



4/4", 5/4", 6/4" and 8/4" Thicknettet 



3" No. 1 Common 

 and Better 



Soft Elm 



Bone 

 Dry 



Mark H. Brown Lumber Company 



Hardwood Manufacturers Mounds, Ark. 



Miles West of Memphis, Tenn. 



