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HARDWOOD RECORD 



W. L. Saunders of the Cummer- Digfe'lus Company, CadiUiie, .Mitli., has 

 been In the city with Mrs. Saunders for several days on a business and 

 pleasure trip. 



!•;. A. Lanj;, manager of the lumber jleijartm«nt of the Ifacpc-ke-XicUbt 

 lyumbcr Company, Chicago, left on Monday of this weehc (or a short trip 

 to the company's mills in Arkansas. 



E. L. Davidson, secretary-treasurer of the Parkersburg Mill Company. 

 Parkersburg. W. Va., has been in the city for the last several days. 



\V. B. Burke, vice-president and general manager of the Lamb-F'ish 

 l.,umber Company, Charleston. Miss., has been in Chicago during the last 

 several days attendiug the .annual meeting of that concern, and also, 

 in comiectlon with otlicr -if the ccinipiiiiy's Imsincss. 



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n. V. \Vhe«}ou of W. U. Young & Co.. manufaeturers .of maple floor 

 ing, was a visitor in New York during the fortnight. Mr. Whedon was 

 on bis swfng around the circuit and visited among the many buyers' 



FOREST PRODUCTS EXPOSITION 



CHIGAGO COLISEUM APR,30-MAY9 



jNEW YORK GRAND CENTRALPALACE MAY21-30 



JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY 

 Lumber and Timber 



No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS. 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



Hardwood Lumber 



TENNESSEE 



Manufacturers 

 and Shippers 



MEMPHIS 



COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



ASH 



MANUFACTURERS 



OAK CYPRESS 



■ed, carefully graded, good 

 B of 14 and 16 ft. lengths, 

 of grades. 



COLFAX, LA. 



Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood 



WE MANUFACTURE FINE ROTARY CUT 



STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wis. 



LET US QUOTE YOU 



SEuuirva list 



100,000 

 200,000 

 150,000 

 25,000 

 26,000 



10,000 

 15.000 

 25,000 



100,000 

 30,000 

 10,000 



GUM 



ft, of 4/4" Is & 2s Sap 

 ft. of 4/4 No. 1 Com. Sap 

 ft. of 4/4 No. 3 Com. Sap 

 ft. of 6/4 Is & 2s Sap 

 ft. of 6/4 No. 1 Com. Sap 



ELM 

 ft. of 4/4 Log Run Elm 

 ft. of 5/4 Log Run Elm 

 ft. of 6/4 Log Run Elm 



MAPLE 

 ft. of 6/4 Log Run Maple 

 ft. of 5/4 Log Run Maple 

 ft. of 4/4 Log Run Maple 



OAK 

 ft. of 4/4 No. 2 & Btr. Oak, 



can ship separate grades 

 ft. of 5/4 Log Run Oak, 



principally good Common 

 ft. of 8/4 Log Run Oak 



CYPRESS 



D.OOO ft. of 4/4 Select & Better 

 Cypress 



5,000 ft. of 4/4 Shop Cypress 



0,000 ft. of 4/4 No. 1 Common Cy. 



0,000 ft. of 4/'t No. 2 Common Cy. 



0,000 ft. of 4/4 No. 3 Common or 

 Pecky Cypress 



4,000 ft. of 8/4 No. 2 Common Cy- 

 press, some thin 



2,000 ft. of 8/4 No. 3 Common Cy- 

 press, some thin 



3,000 ft. of 6/4 No. 2 Com. Cypress 



4,000 ft. of 6/4 No. 3 Com. Cypress 



0,000 ft. of 4/4 Log Run Poplar, 

 mostly Common 



2,000 ft. of 4/4 Log Run Sycamore 



Our Grades Are Right. 



M. E. Leming Lumber 



CAPE GIRARDEAU 



Company 



MISS R 



iif the YounK (justomei-.s. Ik' riported ;i youd yi-ar in I'.iKi and looks for 

 lair business from now on. 



Anothor concatenation is billed for local iioo-IIoo under the dirL'ftion 

 .if Charles J. Kammer, the strenuous viccgei-ent for this district. Mr. 

 ICammer has a way of purring which generally brings out the cats and 

 kittens and March 10 is suie to see a good crowd of felines at Rlscn- 

 weber's Circle hotel. 



The ofllce of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association la 

 showing great activity these days. The force is busy on matters in con- 

 nection with the Buffalo meeting. This week finds Messrs. Walcott, Ed- 

 wards, Millard and Treadway In town in connection with association 

 matters. 



S. C. Strock has severed his connection with the Interstate Lumber Com- 

 pan.y. The office of this company is now at the Jersey City yard. 



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As time draws near for the holding of the annual convention here of 

 the Isatioual Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, the lumbermen are 

 holding frequent meetings, arranging tor details of the meeting. X 

 number of sub-committees have been appointed and M. E. Preisch ba» 

 been made general chairman to look after the different features of the con- 

 vention. The meeting place of the lumbermen will be at the Hotel Iro- 

 quois, Main and Eagle streets. 



Jackson & Tir.dle are carrying on active mill operations at their new 

 tract in northern Ontario, Canada. It is expected that quite a good-sized 

 community will be built up, as the section is excellent for agriculture 

 and will have a large amount of cut-over land for settlement. Most of the 

 timber is spruce ami whitowood. 



J. N. Scatcherd, who is heavily Interested In the door and finish busi- 

 ness, through the mill in Batavia that he controls, said lately that it 

 appeared to him that the Pullman Car Company is preparing to give 

 up its practice of finishing its cars inside with metal, as it has lately 

 bought a large amount of mahogany. Lumbermen have all along main- 

 tained that a car is Just as strong and not any more combustible, if 

 finished in wood. Such finish is more durable and better-looking than a 

 steeMiuished car. 



President W. L. Sykes of the Emporium Lumber Company now located 

 in Utica, but formerly of Buffalo, was in the city a few days this months 

 on his w.ty with Mrs. Sykes for a short stay at Los Angeles, Cal. 



Davenport & Ridley are getting in stocks of oak this month and also 

 some maple from Pennsylvania. Trade is reported improving. 



Miller, Sturm & Miller state that the hardwood trade is quite a Uttle 

 more active than during December and better than two weeks ago. X 

 good stock of maple and oak is being received. 



Hugh McLean returned a few days ago from his trip to the Pacific 

 Coast, having been away from tiie city for about a month. The yard Is 

 booking a fair amount of business, mostly oak. 



The yard of the O. E. Yeager Lumber Company has been getting in a 

 good deal of stock in different hardwoods lately, much of it being oak, 

 elm and basswood, with a good amount also of cypress. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company finds business picking up 

 this month, with plain oak most in demand and al)out as much chestnut as 

 usual selling at this time. 



The National Lumber Company notes an increased demand this montb 

 for flooring, especially in oak and maple, with prices holding firm. There 

 is also a better demand for hardwoods. 



F. M. Sullivan, who recently made a western trip, found stocks well 

 bought up. He contracted for supplies of ash and elm while away. 



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Charle.s K. Parry of Charles K. Parry & Co., says trading has bright- 

 ened up sumewhat this montb, and outlook is encouraging. The Carolina 

 Spruce Company, Pensacola, N. C, whose output they handle, is active 

 getting out stuff, and at this time is cutting mostly spruce. In a recent 

 shipment they selected from three cars a carload of red oak running six- 

 teen inches and up all the way through, which is on the line of a con- 

 siderable timber cut at this mill. 



Fisher Dalrymple, Jr., of the Thomas E. Coale Lumber Company, reports 

 accelerated business during the last month, with firm prices. He is opti- 

 mistic as to the outlook. 



The B. W. Cross Lumber Company, one of the associate concerns of the 

 Thomas E. Coale Lumber Company, says business has quickened since 

 first of the year, and prospects for the future are encouraging. 



Walter J. Mingus of Mingus & Kutter reports a slight betterment In 

 trading during the last few weeks and feels confident of expanded business 

 by the opening of spring. 



Charles G. Blake, manager of the Babcock Lumber Company, says a 

 fair bunch of orders is being received. He looks for a general revival 

 of business with the coming of settled weather. The many friends of 

 Mr. Blake will be glad to hear that he is again at his desk although not 

 wholly recovered from his late illness. 



Frank Buck of Estate of Daniel Buck, and wife were among the recent 

 arrivals at Palm Beach, Fla. 



George Haskell, a retired carriage manufacturer, died at his home, 

 Cynwyd, Pa., February 5, aged seventy-one years. Early In life he en- 



