February 10, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Breece Sales Office Moved 



The Breece Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of veneered tops 

 and table rims, has decided that it can best serve Its customers by being 

 located at Arkansas City, Arls. Accordingly, Carl L. White, who has been 

 In charge of the sales office at Portsmouth, O., has now moved to Arkansas 

 City, the change taking effect January 18. This company's double band 

 mills are also located at Arkansas City. 



Lear of Philadelphia Predicts Banner Year for Hardwoods 



William H. Lear, one of the largest dealers in hardwoods in Philadel- 

 phia, and perhaps the dominant influence in the industry in Pennsylvania, 

 is an optimist regarding the lumber business. 



In an illuminating statement, Mr. Lear outlines market conditions and 

 gives his views regarding the forthcoming business year. 



"I am confident that the year will be a banner one for the lumber 

 Industry in America," he said, *'and that the revival in the lumber market, 

 which we are witnessing, will continue until normalcy is regained. 



"I do not prophesy the coming of a boom. In fact. I would find no 

 enjoyment in viewing the present development if I thought It but an Indica- 

 tion of a coming boom. It is not a boom that we want. There Is no great 

 satisfaction in seeing one's business treble in volume only to realize that it 

 will tumble in the inevitable smash which always follows. I believe that 

 the future success of the lumber market will be longer lived than that, and 

 personally I am satisfied in the future development and stability of the 

 msirket to such an extent that I have stocked my yards to capacity and 

 am fully prepared to meet all demands this year. Already the orders for 

 hardwoods are Increasing, and within a few months the demand for all 

 grades and types of wood will be of such magnitude that lumber merchants 

 win have to be continually on the jump and wide-awake in order to take 

 advantage of the increased business which will be offered them. 



"During the year we may expect an unusually large demand for poplar, 

 which demand will be greater than the demand for any other hardwood. 

 Plain oak will also be in demand, as will chestnut and red gum. Birch and 

 quartered oak will follow in Importance. These more important hardwoods 

 will be In especially large demand, and we should stock ourselves sufficiently 

 to be In such a position to be able to fill all orders. We must always be 

 able to supply the lumber wants of the nation without delay, thus aiding 

 In the furtherance of all commercial endeavors and building of a more 

 stable economic state." 



Pinchot Mentioned for Governor of Quakers 



State Senator D. Edward Long is booming Gifford Pinchot, Pennsylvania 

 state forester, for governor. The primaries will be held in May and many 

 of the forester's friends are trying to arouse sufficient Interest In the boom 

 to have his name on the ballot. 



New Jersey Forester Resigns 



state Forester Alfred Gaskill of Princeton, N. J., upon his own request, 

 has been retired by the State Board of Conservation. Henry B. Kummel, 

 state geologist, has been named his successor. 



Box Factory Destroyed by Big Fire 



The large box factory of Max C. Miller & Son at Phoenixville, Pa., was 

 destroyed by fire January 13. entailing a loss of $50,000. The origin of 

 the fire Is not known. 



New River Lumber Company Sold 

 The New River Lumber Company, with offices in the Union Trust Build- 

 ing, Cincinnati, and mills at Norma, Tenn., has been sold to W. 0. Barter 

 & Co. of New York City. The deal, which involves several hundred thou- 

 sand dollars, includes the New River Lumber Company's mill and timber 

 properties in Tennessee. W. O. Harter & Co. Is considered one of the 

 largest exporters of hardwood lumber in the United States, and for many 

 years has contracted for a large amount of the New River Lumber Com- 

 pany's output. W. H. Hopkins, secretary and treasurer of the New River 

 Lumber Company, will be retained by the new owners, while H. C. Yeiser. 

 president, and E. Z. Blagg will sever their connections. Messrs. Yeiser 

 and Blagg are officers of the Globe-Wernicke Company of Norwood, O., one 

 of the largest office furniture and filing device manufacturing concerns in 

 the world. Mr. Yeiser would not discuss the transaction any further than 

 saying that the New River Lumber Company has been sold to W. O. Harter 

 & Co. W. H. Hopkins has gone to New York City to confer with the new 

 owners. 



Hardwood News Notes 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The style of the Abeles & Tausig Tie Corporation of St. Louis, Mo., has 

 been changed to the Abeles & Tausig Lumber & Tie Company. 



The Lumberport Lumber Company has been Incorporated at Lumber- 

 port, W. Va.. with a capital of $25,000, the Interested parties being Charles 

 S. Harbert, J. L. Straight, A. C. Stackpool, A. B. Sharp and D. O. Harbert, 

 all of that city. 



The Miami Wood Specialty Company Is a new Incorporation at Dayton, 0. 



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The Superior Oak Flooring Company has recently commenced In busi- 

 ness at Pine Bluff, Ark. 



An Involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed by the Revere 

 Motor Car Corporation, Logansport, Ind. 



C. C. Collins & Son have Incorporated at Madison, Wis. 



The Higglns Lumber Company has succeeded the John C. Graham Lum- 

 ber Company at Louisville, Ky. 



CHICAGO 



The elimination of the last obstacle to peace in Chicago's building indus- 

 try, and the consequent resumption of unhampered building operations was 

 apparently effected during the week ending February 4, when WUliam A. 

 Curran, president of the Chicago Building Trades Council, announced that 

 the unions had unanimously decided to forego their demand that the non- 

 union men hired to replace men in unions outlawed by the Citizens' Com- 

 mittee to Enforce the Landis Award be discharged as a condition of their 

 acceptance of the Landis award. The unions decided to accept the award 

 unconditionally, leaving to time and chance the disposal of the non-union 

 men. This decision is expected to stabilize building conditions In Chicago 

 in so far as labor is concerned, until June, 1923. as the Landis agreement 

 covers that period. Considerable building has been going on In Chicago 

 throughout the winter and if no further trouble develops a great building 

 boom Is expected in the spring. 



Fain King of the King Mill & Lumber Co., Paducah, Ky., was In the 

 northern territory recently calling on the trade. He visited Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee and South Bend. 



Among the recent visitors to Chicago are the following : E. H. McDonald, 

 the Grosskopf-McDonald Lumber Co., Shawano, Wis. : A. B. L«asure, the 

 Oliver & Leasure Lumber Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; Guy F. Burruss, the 

 Indiana Lumber* Manufacturing Co., South Bend, Ind., and Mrs. Burruss; 

 L. A. Buck, Escanaba, Mich. ; M. F. Coe of the Fojster Lumber Co., Mil- 

 waukee, Wis. 



George N. Lamb, secretary-manager of the American Walnut Manufac- 

 turers Association, made a trip to Kansas City, Mo., a few days ago to 

 confer with members of the association in that territory. 



The Donchlan Furniture Company is a recent incorporation locally. 



NEW YORK 



Henri Isaacsen, 2 Rector street, representing in this territory the Yellow 

 Poplar Lumber Company and the White Oak Lumber Company, has been 

 south for the past two weeks looking over the mills In which he Is Inter- 



