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visitor lo Now York rccontly. lie was on a tour of the eastern markets 

 where Jackson flooring Is so well known. 



R. J. Perrlne. president of the New York Lumber Trade Association, has 

 returned from a vacation spent at Palm Beach and other winter resorts, 

 lie met quite a company of local lumliermen nt the Florida resort. 



John W. Chandler, formerly sales manager of the Klrliy Lumber Com- 

 pany at Houston, will take charpe of the local office of the Klrby company 

 .\prll 1. He has been succeedid lU llon^tor] hy Harry T. Kenilnll. 



=■< BUFFALO >•- 



A. W. Krelnheder was reelected president of the Buffalo Lumber Ex- 

 change on March 14. Hardwood men elected directors wore : Elmer J. 

 Sturm of Miller, Sturm & Miller ; Hugh McLean of the Hugh McLean 

 Lumber Company ; W. A. Perrin of Blakeslce, Perrln & Darling: and A. E. 

 Davenport of Davenport & Uldley. The cvchange went on record as 

 favoring the new commission charter for this city. 



Vice-president O. E. Y'eagor states that the convention of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association to be held here In June will doubtless draw 

 a large and representative crowd from all over the country. 



A. \. Mason reports a fair trade in hardwoods, with an especially good 

 cr.U for sap birch, which has been very scarce in this market recently, 

 and also for nmple. 



Messrs, McCallum and Plumley, of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company's 

 executive force, have recently been In the South, calling at the com- 

 pany's mills and looking over the hardwood situation. 



B. F. Ridley of Davenport & Ridley has lately been in Pennsylvania, 

 where he has been shipping principally beech and white ash. The weather 

 has been good this winter for logging. 



The National Lumber Company, which has taken up the flooring trade 

 extensively of late, finds that the market holds steady and that there is a 

 fairly good demand for oak and maple chiefly. 



The Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Company reports trade as fair this 

 month. The company is not likely to get any lake lumber of account 

 down the lakes this season, owing to the high* prices asked. 



A. J. Elias was one of the chief speakers at the recent hearing before 

 the ma.vor and spoke in favor of the signing by that official of the new 

 charter for this city. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company reports the hardwood trade 

 as looking up. A large number of cars of oak and chestnut are beginning 

 to arrive from the South. 



The Yeager Lumber Company finds trade fair this month, with inquiries 

 on the increase. With better weather business is expected to improve 

 considerably. Oak, maple, elm and basswood are moving. 



Miller, Sturm & Miller state that the hardwood trade is covering a 

 number of different woods at present, though maple and oak are the hard- 

 woods in chief demand. 



T. Sullivan & Co. report an increased trade in beech and for this wood 

 a better demand exists than for some time. Plain oak is not as strong in 

 this market as a short time ago. 



George A. Jackson of Jackson & Tindle, has bought a large residence lot 

 on Oakland Place, in the best section of the city, and will build a hand- 

 some house there this summer. 



■< PHILADELPHIA >■ : 



A. S. McGaughan, the well-known lumberman and eastern representative 

 of the Oregon Lumber Company, Baker City, Oregon, with headquarters 

 at the Lumbermen's Exchange rooms, has Just returned from a trip 

 through Eastern Pennsylvania and New England. He was greatly en- 

 couraged over the outlook for New England. 



J. W. Campbell of Currie & Campbell says things have been somewhat 

 quiet of late due to the severe weather conditions, but with seasonable 

 weather he is confident things will swing round to normal. 



Charles K. Parry of Charles K. Parry & Co., sole selling agents of the 

 Carolina Spruce Company, Pensacola, N. C, reports desultory trading 

 owing to the bad weather, but the recent mild conditions have had good 

 results, as a number of good orders have already been booked. Business 

 so far in March is considerably over the total for the whole month of 

 March, lOlX 



The Kendall Lumber Company of Pittsburgh has removed its Phila- 

 delphia branch office from the Real Estate Trust building to room 416 

 Crozer building. 



William P. Shearer of Samuel H. Shearer & Sons says business has been 

 practically at a standstill, but as soon as good spring weather arrives he 

 has no doubt business will revive. The mill at Atkinson, N. C, Is active 

 getting out stuff. Samuel H. Shearer has Just returned from a short 

 sojourn at Atlantic City, N. J. 



Howard B. France, secretary and treasurer of the Haddock-France 

 Lumber Company, reports the mill at Mt. Sterling, N. C, busy preparing 

 for the first advance in trading. He says business has been fair right 

 along, with low grades in strong demand. He Is optimistic as to outlook. 



William H. Fritz, vice-president of the Lumbermen's Exchange, and head 

 of W. H. Fritz & Co., recently with his wife spent a few weeks at Palm 

 Beach. Fla. The trip was made mainly for the benellt of Mrs. Ititz, who 

 has been In frail health for some time. 



.\rthur W. Kent of the J. S. Kent Company reports business only 

 fair, but looks for more buoyant trading with the return of good 

 weather. 



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