HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10. 1921 



purchased timber on the Virginia border flats of the Cumberland moun- 

 tains, and plan installation of lumbering operations. 



Campbellsville, Ky.. reports that the Singler Lumber & Basket Co. is 

 moving to Junction City. 



Barry Norman, of the Holly Eidge Lumber Co., was elected a director 

 of the Pendennis Club at a meeting of that organization on November 29. 



There ■will be practically no damage to Kentucky timber this year from 

 forest flres In the fall season, due to the wettest falf*on record, November 

 showing 8% inches of rain as against a normal of 4% inches. Even the 

 hunters, campers and railroads are not causing any fires this year. High 

 rains resulted in big streams and the Ohio River has been near flood 

 stage, but not dangerous to the lumber interests at Louisville. 



Quite a number of veneer and panel men were in Louisville the greater 

 part of the week of Nov. 21 for the Interstate Commerce Commission 

 hearing on reduction of veneer rates, and placing plain veneers on the 

 same rates as lumber, figured veneers at 15 per cent over lumber rates, 

 as recommended in I. C. C. Docket 8131, In almost a week all of the 

 witnesses for the veneer people were not heard, and none of the carriers. 

 Another hearing will be arranged later. The shippers were presented by 

 the Southern Hardwood Traflic Association, through its attorneys, Norman 

 & Graham, Louisville. 



ST. LOUIS 



That a resumption of building in St. Louis would be of only small benefit 

 to the hardwood trade in St. Louis is the opinion of some members. 

 There has been so much agitation for a resumption of building on a large 

 scale here that the thought of how it would affect the hardwood industry 

 naturally occurs to those interested. 



K. F. Krebs, vice-president, Steele-Hibbard Lumber Company, and chair- 

 man of the Publicity Committee of the Lumbermen's Exchange, when 

 asked if the resumption of building would not be beneficial to the trade 

 in a large way said, "The building industry does not furnish more than 

 perhaps 20 percent of the average hardwood sales volume. All that we 

 get out of a building as a rule is a little trim and perhaps a few steps 

 and mantles. These requirements we furnish through the planing mills 

 and sash and door factories and have nothing to do with the contractors 

 direct. A very large resumption of building would, of course, be appre- 

 ciated by and help out the trade to that extent." 



L, E. Cornelius, Cornelius Lumber Company, said that a resumption of 

 building would not cause any noticeable increase in prices. He thought 

 there would be a small advance in prices by manufacturers and whole- 

 salers due to the fact that prices they have been making during the past 

 several months were much below cost of production, but that these ad- 

 vances should not be noticed by the consumer because the retailers had 

 not taken their losses like the mills and wholesalers and had reduced their 

 prices little, if any. 



NEW ORLEANS 



The Sherrlll Hardwood Lumber Company, Merryville, La., has started up 

 its big plant at that place In full swing within the past few days, according 

 to C. H. Sherrill, of New Orleans, president of the concern. The mill 

 closed down about three months ago. In announcing to the trade that 

 the plant had been placed back In operation, Mr. Sherrill expressed the 

 opinion that the outlook for hardwood lumber is dally growing brighter and 

 brighter in the Southern section of the country, that stocks, especially of 

 the better grades, are becoming more and more scarce and that he was 

 firmly convinced of the advisability of speeding up operations to full 

 capacity with the view of building up a good stock for the winter and 

 early spring demands. 



A new hardwood commission merchant at Alexandria. La., is Carlisle 

 Davidson. Mr. Davidson is a very young man, but has had several years* 

 experience in the general hardwood and stave business and is by no 

 means a stranger to the requirements of the central Louisiana territory. 



News of the loss recently by fire of unknown origin of the plant of the 

 Meridian Veneer Company, Meridian, Miss., has been followed promptly 

 with announcement by the management that the plant is to be reconstructed 

 right away. The loss was estimated at approximately $40,000 and there 

 was no insurance. 



WISCONSIN 



The Chippewa Wood Manufacturing Company, organized recently at 

 Chippewa Falls, has completed its organization and expects to be ready 

 to start production by January 1 in the former plant of the Northern States 

 Casket Company. The factory is being remodeled and retooled to some 

 extent so that its equipment will enable the company to manufacture 

 toys and hardwood novelties in addition to caskets. Later the new com- 

 pany will branch out into the manufacture of high grade furniture. O. F. 

 Sterzik, who for several years has been president and general manager of 

 the National Toy and Tinsel Company of Manitowoc, has been elected to 

 the same positions in the Chippewa concern and will assume his new duties 

 January 1. Mr. Sterzik is a former Chippewa Falls business man, having 



been superintendent of the old Xorthwood Furniture Company until its 

 plant was destroyed by fire about ten years ago. The secretary of the 

 new company is H. J. Schafer of Sauk Center. Minn. 



The Racine Boat Company of Racine has been reorganized following the 

 retirement of George G. Roberts and Everett A. Marshall, whose inter- 

 ests have been acquired by George I. Buck and Edward Harvey. Fred 

 W. Herman retains his interests and continues as president and general 

 manager. Mr. Buck succeeds Mr. Roberts as secretary, and Mr. Harvey 

 takes Mr. Marshall's position as treasurer. The plant is situated at 1809- 

 1S21 Holbom Street in Racine and manufactures boats, canoes, launches 

 and other wooden hulls and complete water craft, manual and power- 

 driven. 



The Cudahy Bros. Company, Cudahy. suburb of Milwaukee, has plans 

 for a new box and crating factory. SO by 190 feet, one story high, which 

 will be erected as a replacement of the box factory destroyed by fire late 

 In November. Most of the equipment will be new, little of the old machinery 

 having been salvaged. Edward F. Lawler is secretary of the Cudahy 

 company. 



The Strand Manufacturing Compan.v, of New Richmond, specializing In 

 the production of skiis, snowshoes and similar sportsmen's goods, is 

 busier at this time this year than ever before in its history. Orders are 

 being received in such volume that production cannot be kept apace, and 

 the surplus stocks accumulated during the usual dull season In the past 

 summer are being depleted earlier that usual by holiday demand. One 

 customer who ordered 4,000 pairs of skiis on April 1. has placed three re- 

 peat orders calling for nearly 2.000 pairs, while other customers also 

 have enlarged their early season bookings materiall.v. 



The Wisconsin and Arkansas Lumber Company of Malvern, Ark., which 

 is owned largely by Wausau, Wis., capital, has closed a deal for the pur- 

 chase of the entire business of the Arkansas Land and Lumber Company, 

 which also has its headquarters at Malvern. The operation of both mills 

 is being consolidated under the general management of Arthur B. Cook, 

 treasurer of the purchasing concern. Charles Edgar is president ; C. C. 

 Yawkey of Wausau, vice-president ; L. N. Anson, secretary, and the di- 

 rectors Include George E. Foster of Mellen, Wis., Walter Alexander of 

 Wausau, and John Landers. The consolidate*! mills have an annual 

 capacity estimated at 70,000,000 to 75,000,000 feet. 



The Eaudell Manufacturing Company has been organized at Eau Claire 

 by Larson Bros, and K. Nelson, to establish a sawmill near the Dells of. 

 the Eau Claire river. The nucleus of the plant is secured by the purchase 

 of the entire equipment of the James Orada sawmill near Antigo, Wis. 



The Wlese Company, Manitowoc, manufacturer of special furniture for 

 laboratories, dental and surgical oflSces, etc., has booked the contract to 

 equip the domestic science, manual training and laboratory departments of 

 the new .?150,000 high school being erected at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The 

 Wiese company is experiencing its busiest year through patronage from 

 educational institutions. 



Edgar & Martin, who have operated a sawmill at Prentice, Wis., for 

 three years, have sold the plant to L. M. Reed of Clifford, Wis., widely 

 known in the logging and lumber manufacturing industry of the North. 

 Mr. Reed's mill at Clifford was burned about a year ago. He takes im- 

 mediate possession of the Prentice mill but probably will not start opera- 

 tions until early spring. The mill was originally owned by P. H. Hammer, 

 who sold it to Edgar & Martin early in 1919. 



The Lomira Furniture Mauufacturing Company of Lomira, has In- 

 creased its authorized capitalization from $50,000 to $100,000 to accom- 

 modate the development of the business. The factory, which has been 

 idle for several months, pending a readjustment of conditions and im- 

 provement in orders, has been reopened with a healthy volume on the 

 books which will keep the normal capacity occupied until next spring. 



The B. Heinemann Lumber Company of Merrill, has been awarded a 

 judgment of approximately $800 against the Brown Land and Lumber Com- 

 pany of Rhinelander, Wis., in the former's suit to recover damages grow- 

 ing out of alleged cancellation of contract during the recent period of 

 falling prices. The Brown company ordered a quantity of very straight 

 grained maple to be used for wheel rims, but decline<l acceptance of con- 

 siderable of the stock after inspection. Judge Reid of the Circuit Court 

 at Merrill held that the Brown company was unreasonably rigid in its 

 inspection. The contract involved about $45,000 feet of lumber valued 

 at about $5,000. 



The Menasha Woodenware Company, Menasha, expects to put in 1,000,- 

 000 feet of logs this winter in the vicinity of Nashville, in upper Forest 

 county. It Is said that most of the input is on the account of the Michigan 

 Iron, Land and Lumber Company of Iron Mountain, which is owned by 

 Henry Ford and sou, and will be manufactured at the new Ford sawmill 

 in Iron Mountain. The Menasha company also will do extensive logging 

 in its other large holdings In Northern Wisconsin to suiiply Its various 

 plants. 



The Wisconsin Textile Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, has 

 started work on the erection of a new factory to be 40 by 140 feet In size, 

 three stories high, with a dry kiln unit measuring 3G by 48 feet. It is 

 to be ready January 1. The present plant is operating full time and Is 

 unable to keep pace with orders. In the new factory the company will be 

 able to double its production. 



The Osbkosh Wood Specialty Company is the name of a new corpora- 



