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HARDWOOD RECORD 



January 25, 1922 



C. p. CROSBY 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler 



Wisconsin Hardwood Lumber 



RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 



BIECH 



1" No. 1 Common lOO.OOO' 



1" No. 1 Com. & Btr 50.0UO' 



5/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr lOO.OOO' 



5/4" FAS 25.000' 



6/4" FAS 25,000" 



6/4" No. 1 & Btr 55,000' 



8/4" FAS 30.000' 



SELECTED BED 



4/4" to 8/4" 1 car 



BBOWN ASH 



4/4" No. 2 Com & Btr 1 car 



6/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr 1 car 



HARD MAPU; 



1" FAS & Scl 20,000' 



5/4" Log Run 35,000' 



6/4" No. 1 & Btr 25.000 ' 



8/4". 10/4", 12/4"Maple Hearts. 



3i6, 4x4, 4x0, 6x6, 6x8 



BOCK ELM 



1" No. 2 & Btr 



5/4" No 2 & Btr 



6/4" No. 2 & Btr 



S/4" Lob Bun 



8/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 



25.000' 

 25,000' 

 35,000' 

 40,000' 

 20,000' 



Buskirk-Heyser Lumber Co. 



High Grade, Soft Texture 



West Va. and Southern 



Hardwoods 



MIXED CARS OF ANY KIND. GRADE OR 

 THICKNESS FROM OUR 



Distributing Yards: CINCINNATI, OHIO 



Foster-Latimer Lumber Co. 



OFFER THE FOLLOWING 



DRY HARDWOODS 



Regular Widths and Lengths 

 SOBT ELM 



4/4" No. 2 & Better 12 months dry 



5/4" No. 2 & Better 12 months dry 



6/4" No. 2 & Better, largely No. 1 12 months dry 



8/4" No. 1 & Better 8 n>onth3 dry 



10/4" No. I & Better 12 months dry 



12/4" No. I & Better 6 months dry 



4/4" No. 3 12 months dry 



6/4" No. 3 10 months dry 



WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE FOR PRICES 



MAIN OFFICE AND MILLS 

 MELLEN, WISCONSIN 



mill and factory are runnlDg at full capacity and unfilled orders are in- 

 creasing at a rate making early enlargement of tbe plant an excellent 

 prospect. 



The Bekkedal Lumber Company of Couderay, Wis,, has established an- 

 other camp on the Ceour d'Oreilles Indian reservation to supplement the 

 work of the camps opened during the fall and early winter. The large in- 

 put of logs is based on substantial expectations of an improved demand 

 for hardwood and other lumber. The planing mill and box factory re- 

 sumed operations shortly after January 1 and are now running at 

 capacity, while the schedule of the sawmill have recently been increased 

 to supply the enlarged demand of thep laning mill and box department. 



The Industrial Commission of Wisconsin has denied the application of 

 representatives of the logging and lumber manufacturing Industry of the 

 state for an order reducing the minimum wage rate for minors. It was 

 pointed out by the appellants that the minimum rate of 22 cents an hour 

 is too high, since the wages of woodsmen over 21 years of age often are 

 less than this rate. The Commission says it cannot make any reduction 

 unless this is warranted by a reduction in the cost of living, which, it 

 is stated, is still above the figure of the winter of 1919-1920, upon which 

 basis the 22-cent minimum rate was established. It is also pointed out that 

 the lumber industry is this winter employing only about one-third of its 

 normal number of workers. Consequently, it is declared that every 

 minor employed represents an additional adult out of employment. As 

 a result, the Commission believes it the lesser of two evils that minors 

 should be laid off rather than married men, or men more likely to be 

 married, or in any event, adults be given the preference over minors under 

 existing conditions affecting employment. 



The Kenfield-Lamoreaux Company of Washburn. Wis., a large box and 

 crating manufacturing concern, is transferring the greater part of the 

 business of Its branch factories at Bemidji, Minn., to the main mills at 

 Washburn, due to the damage done to the Bemidji works by fire recently, 

 when the sawmill was almost totally wiped out. A new horizontal resaw 

 and some other items of equipment have been purchased for installation 

 at Washburn. The Minnesota mill was used largely for manufacturing 

 stock for the Washburn plant. 



The H. J. Thoreson Lumber Company of Appleton, Wis., has been 

 incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000 by H. J. Thorson of Ap- 

 pleton ; W. J. Grossman of Green Bay. and E. E. Brain of Appleton. 



The Hardwood Market 



CHICAGO 



The Chicago hardwood market continued slow throughout the first half 

 of January, but a substantial quickening of trading is expected to set In 

 early in February, when the furniture people have had time to take some 

 analysis of the raw material needs developing out of the sales on the 

 January furniture markets. This analysis Is expected to result in sub- 

 stantial purchases. A fair trade is being done with the molding and interior 

 trim manufacturers and prices are holding firm. 



NEW YORK 



The actual business transacted in the Metropolitan district since the 

 turn of the year has been limited. But if we take Into consideration the 

 time of the year, the volume of hardwood movements is on no mean pro- 

 portions. Inquiries are coming in in larger numbers, but curiosity as to 

 quotations seems to prompt the major part of them. Improvement In 

 orders has shown itself since the first of the year, and the orders placed 

 are gradually growing large. 



Retailers are practically buying from hand-to-mouth. When they have 

 to have it, they buy, if not they hold off for lower prices which, down 

 deep in their hearts, they must know cannot come. Bargains may be 

 found now and then with some eager seller, but the trend of all grades 

 of all woods is upward. Lots of lumber is sorely needed and a great deal 

 is wanted, a judgment reached by talks with both wholesalers and 

 retailers. 



Inside work on tax exempt houses goes briskly on and is traced as a big 

 factor in the present demand. Favorable weather for the season Is play- 

 ing Its part In stimulating the market. Disturbances In the labor field 

 are having a deterrent effect on building, but an early adjustment of the 

 wage scale is earnestly hoped for. 



It is learned from most reliable authorities in the hardwood Industry 

 that the trim people are so stacked with orders that they are unable to 

 fill all their contracts, and that now they are buying a great many of 

 their requirements all made up. Not only has an Increase shown itself 

 in the number of orders for trim, but the size of these orders has shown 

 a material increase. 



"Poplar is In good demand today. It is scarce In all grades and hard to 

 get," said one of the largest handlers of hardwoods In New York City. 



A good stock of mahogany Is on hand and distributors seem In no hurry 

 to obligate themselves for contracts. Shipments from Manila are reported 

 to have slowed up to some extent. Information from a reliable source Is 



