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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Walnut for Export 



A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut 

 logs, squared up and ready for export, are 

 shown in the above photograph, which illus- 

 trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan- 

 sas City. 



All work, from the selecting of the trees in 

 the woods to the final loading, is done by men 

 . trained in our employ and is under our close 

 personal supervision. 



Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both 

 export and domestic shipments. 



FRANK PU RCELL 



Kansas City, Mo. 



U. S. A. 



MATHEWS STANDARD 



Gravity Lumber Conveyer 



Made all steel, ball bearing rollers, eight foot sections; easily 

 coupled together and assembled to form line of any required length, 

 over which lumber, flooring, dimension stuff, etc.. will travel on a 

 (our per cent grade. Adjustable .lacks supplied to support conveyer 

 line and secure proper grade. Light, strong and easily portable. 

 Been in successful use tor past ten years. 



Prices quoted on receipt of Information as to lengths and widths 

 of materials, and total distance to be conveyed. Send rough sketch 

 showing requirement. .•Vsk for catalog. 



tin OfRre and Factory 



ELLWOOD CITY, PENN. 



Branch Factories: 

 TORONTO. ONTAKIO 

 LONDON. ENGLAND 



which iH'imlts were asked was $3, 00."), 412, with March as the lowest month 

 so far. This suggests large things for the use of lumber, aud in so far 

 lis construction work is concerned, therefore, it will afford an outlet for 

 ill! extraordinarily big quautlt.v of material. The one drawback in the 

 irade of cour.se. is the rather low prices which have obtained of lale 

 but with the demand expanding, an improvement in the range of values 

 ma.v also be looked for. 



M. S. Baer of Richard I'. Baer & Co., who returned some ten days ago 

 from Columbus, C. and other points in middle western territory, states 

 I hat he had an unexpectedly successful trip and the results of his efforts 

 iji the section far surpassed his anticipation. lie went out chiefly to 

 see whether the business, which had shown a decided listlessness. could 

 not be stirred up somewhat, and he found that it could. Getting In 

 touch with old customers and looking up new ones, Mr. liaer had a very 

 successful round-up, both with respect to volume and prices. 



Keports of a similar character are made by other Baltimore hardwood 

 men. I-'rank .-V. Parker of Mann tt l*arker. Inc.. who has been covering 

 Pennsylvania and adjacent states for two months, says that he has found 

 the yards and other buyers far more receptive than he had supposed, 

 and the results of his travels have been very satisfactory. 



The Bagby Furniture Company has asked for bids on Its new building 

 to bo erected on Eastern avenue and Kxeter street. The structure is to 

 bo six stories, of brick aud steel, and will cover an area 70 by 100 feet. 

 The company has been enjoying a very good business and has found it 

 necessary to provide larger quarters. 



Anthony S. Davis, a retired lumber merchant, who for years conducted 

 business at Port Deposit, Md., died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. 

 -Ufred Cookmau Leach, in this city, on March 2G. of a complication 

 of diseases. Mr. Davis had been brought to Baltimore to undergo treat- 

 ment at a hospital, but there it was realized that nothing could be 

 (lone for him, and he was taken to the home of his daughter. Mr. Davis 

 was sixty-five years old and leaves a widow, a son and three daughters. 



The barrel factory department of the Standard Oil Company at Park- 

 ersburg, W. Va., was destroyed by fire on the night of March 25, the loss 

 caused being estimated at not less than .$.30,000. 



.\mong the visting lumbermen here during the last two weeks were 

 .7. M. Bernhardt, president of the Giant Lumber Company, Lenoir, N. C, 

 and F. X. Diebold of the Forest Lumber Company, Pittsburgh. Mr. 

 Diebold was on one of his regular trips, and reported decided quiet, but 

 this was prior to the advent of more favorable weather. 



G. L. Wood, general manager of the R. E. Wood Lumber Company, 

 Continental building, started last Thursday oii a tour of the company's 

 mills in West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, and expects to be 

 away for several weeks, getting in touch with details at the various 

 plants and otherwise posting himself concerning what has been done 

 of late. 



Joseph Farnan, who has been connected with the J. S. Hoskins Lumber 

 Company for years, and was for a time harbor master, holding also 

 other public positions, died on March 'iS. lie was widely known in the 

 lumber trade, not only because of his direct connection with it, but 

 also in consequence of his position as harbor master. He had a large 

 circle of acquaintances and was held in warm esteem. He is survived 

 by his wife, a daughter aud throe sons. 



=-< COLUMBUS >• 



The Valley Tit and Lumber Company of Staunton, Va., has moved its 

 branch from Logan to Columbus, and offices have been located in the 

 Columbus .Savings and Trust building. The Columbus branch is in charge 

 of George T. Graham. Branches are also located at Roanoke, Va., 

 Lexington, N. C, and Johnson City, Tenn. 



The Handy Wood Worker Company of Cleveland has been incorporated 

 with a capital of .*10,000 to manufacture wood working machinery by 

 II. H. Johnson, M. V. Stainsbury, M. L. Locher, F. I. Cannon and 

 it. L. Lampus. 



Plans have been prepared for the enlargement of the plant of the 

 Standard Box Company of Sandusky, Ohio. The work of making the 

 improvements will start at once. 



Iv. W. Horton, sales manager for the central division for the W. M. 

 ititter Lumber Company, says trade is fairly good for the time of the 

 voar and the rather unfavorable weather. The demand appears to be 

 spotty. There is good business in all hardwoods one day and the next is 

 very quiet. Prices are somewhat unsteady but are being pretty well 

 maintained at the levels which have prevailed for some time. 



J. W. Maybew of the W. M. Kitter Lumber Company, who has been 

 ^oriously ill for several months, is again able to be at his desk. 



John R. Gobey of the concern bearing his name reports a fairly good 

 liemand )"or hardwoods with prices generally well maintained. He 

 believes more activity will develop in the future. 



Plans have been made for the rebuilding of the plant of the Defiance 

 Box Company of Defiance, Ohio, which was destroyed by fire recently. 



.\t (;anal Dover, Ohio, the Garber-Marsh Lumber Company recently 

 started business. 



C. A. Ervin has been elected president of the Ervin-Finley Mill and 

 Lumber Company of Hamilton, recently chartered with a capital of 

 ■S2r>,000. I. S. Finley was elected vice-president and S. D. Mayer, secre- 

 tary-treasurer. 



The Ilixon Lumber Company of Toledo, which operates six branch yards 



