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other pnpcrs to incorporate the body. This will be an Important step 

 !n Its long and useful history. 



The reports are that the creditors o( the Brett Lumber Company of 

 Lynn, which recently assigned, will receive substantial dividends If the 

 prospects of favorable adjustments of the estate materialize. 



William K. Lltchlleld oC Boston has been again selected to represent 

 the Boston Chamber of Commerce at the convention of the National 

 Chamber ot Commerce in Washington this month. The field secretary 

 of the latter organization, Oarry I''. Atwood of Chicago, addressed the 

 Boston Chamber on l'"ebruary 5 and denounced the excessive legisliition 

 proposed in Massachusetts this year. It is noted, however, that there 

 Is much less aimed at the discouragement In this state of wooden build- 

 ing than there was last year. 



It is reported that the well-known firm of Lawrence & Wlggln of Bos- 

 ton Is to furnish the docking facilities for the new Boston & Pacific 

 Steamship Line. It is understood that complete plans will soon be 

 given out. 



■<, BUFFALO y 



The Lumber Exchange committee ol entertainment, which will look 

 after ihe convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Associa- 

 tion on March 4 and 5. will probably arrange the details for the hardwood 

 convention in June also, although It has not been decided definitely. The 

 opinion of some of the leading hardwood men is to the effect that this 

 committee, of which M. M. Wall is chairman, is likely to serve for both 

 conventions. President A. W. Kreinheder of the Lumber Exchange will 

 also have general charge of the arrangements. 



The hardwood business established by O. E. Yeager a dozen years or so 

 ago has been incorporated and Mr. Yeager's three brothers are now con- 

 nected with the company as officers. The capital of the concern, which 

 will be known as the Yeager Lumber Company, is $200,000, and the yard, 

 which has recently been increased by the purchase of the Stewart yard, 

 will be one ot the largest in the city. Officers of the company are as fol- 

 lows : Orson E. Y'eager, president ; Frank G. Y'eager, vice-president ; 

 Charles A. Yeager, secretary ; Peter N. Yeager, treasurer. 



George W. Appleby, a Jamestown lumber dealer, has bought the plant 

 of the Ideal r\irniture Company in that city, and it is said that a new 

 company may be formed to operate it. 



W. K. Jackson of Jackson & Tindle left here late last month for the 

 firm's hardwood operations in Michigan to be gone about ten days. Stocks 

 at the mills have been well sold up. 



Nelson S. Taylor of Taylor & Crate, has been in the Adlrondacks lately. 

 Mrs. Taylor accompanied him. 



W. W'. Reilley left here on January 29 for San Francisco, where he 

 takes passage on February 12, with Dr. and Mrs. Charles VanBergen, for 

 a three months' trip to China. Japan and other countries. 



R. D. McLean sailed last month for a vacation trip to Cuba, and Hugh 

 McLean left immediately after the Memphis convention for a trip to the 

 Pacific coast. 



I. N. Stewart has given up his Elk street office and Is now looking after 

 the building trade, having taken an up-town office with the general insur- 

 ance firm of John A. Murphy & Co. 



A. J. Elias was in .\lbany last month as a member of a delegation from 

 this city which appeared before a legislative committee in the Interest of 

 commission government. 



Anthony Miller states that the hardwood trade does not show much 

 improvement this month, although there is about a normal business doing 

 In most woods. 



Davenport & Ridley have been getting in fair stocks of hardwoods from 

 Pennsylvania, chiefly oak and maple, and say that hardwood trade is fair 

 this month. 



F. M. Sullivan has been making a business trip to Michigan in the 

 Interest of T. Sullivan & Co. The yard reports increased demand In a 

 number of different hardwoods. 



C. C. S'agiit is slill spending a great part of his time at his mill at 

 Genesee, Pa., where his new summer log-house is nearing completion, with 

 all modern improvement;:. 



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Wilson n. Lear, who carries between sixteen and seventeen million feet 

 of lumber at his two yards at Front and Palmer streets, and Oirard 

 avenue and Fetzer street, and another stock of some eight million feet 

 at his mill, has no fault to find with conditions. He handles lumber of 

 every description, and no one Is ever turned awny for lack of the desired 

 wood. He Is a thorough optimist and anticipates an early advance In 

 trading all along the line. 



Frank R. Whiting, president of the Whiting Lumber Company, says 

 the wholesale shipments are still a little slow, but yard business has 

 livened up considerably during the last fortnight. 



W. R. Taylor of the W. R. Taylor Lumber Company reports incoming 

 business right along, but constant hustling is required. He is much 

 Interested In gum Just now ; recognizes It as a comer, and so is pushing 

 It along. 



Edwin A. Gasklll, son of Nathan B. Gasklll, this city, has associated 

 himself with the Turkey Foot Lumber Company, Heidelberg, Ky. He will 

 have charge ot the mill and woods department. 



It Is reported that J. E. and Edwin Moore, Danville, Pa., have purchased 

 12,000 acres of tiniberland in Bath county, Virginia, from R. S. Turk, 



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