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The Churchill-Milton Lumber Ccmpnny has met \vi<h many delays in 

 getting its new mill started at Greenwood, Miss., but now has all machinery 

 and material on the ground, and expects to get steam up about May 1. 



The Louisville Branch of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, at 

 a meeting held at the Seelbach hotel last week, named two additional direct- 

 ors, these being A. E. Norman, Jr., o£ the Norman Lumber Company, and 

 C. E. Platter of the North Vernon Lumber Company. General traffic matters 

 were discussed. . ■ " i 



J. V. Stimson. big hardwood manufacturer of Huntingburg, Ind.i 

 operating plants at Huntingburg, Ind., Helena, Ark., Owensboro, Ky., 

 and Memphis, Tenn.. was recentl.r in Louisville, while on his way 

 South, and talked before the Louisville Hardwood Club. Mr. Stimson 

 was ^ery optimistic concerning future operations, stating that lumber- 

 men all over the country were optimistic, and expected to see the 

 demand hold up throughout the year in spite of the war. He stated 

 that some items in the hardwood list were selling at far higher prices 

 and in larger volume than he had ever anticipated. 



J. G. Brown of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, Louisville, has 

 returned from a trip around the circuit, visiting the company's eight band 

 mills in the South. 



In an effort to aid in producing supplies of food equal to the unpre- 

 cedented demand, the C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company has anmiuncod that it 

 would farm twenty acres of land adjoining its Louisville plant, putting 

 fifteen acres to corn, and five acres to potatoes. Implements, etc., have 

 been purchased to work the land. The company is installing an additional 

 40 h.p. motor in its plant to operate a re-saw. 



Amended articles of incorporation have been filed by the Chess & W.vmond 

 Company of Louisville, large manufacturer of barrels and cooperage stock, 

 reducing the capital from $1,000,000 to .$500,000. The reason for this 

 reduction is that the company during the past few years has been forced 

 to go to a considerable distance from Louisville to obtain its stock of raw 

 white oak for heading and stave manufacturing. In an effort to equalize 

 the increased freight charges the company has installed finishing mills, 

 making circled heading and Jointed sta%'es, at railroad shipping points 

 adjacent to the woods. These plants have been handled under separate 

 incorporations, and have shipped material ready for the barrel to the 

 Louisville plant, making it possible to operate with far smaller quantities 

 of finished stock on hand in Louisville, and reducing the local operations 

 with the result that less money has been required to handle the Kentucky 

 business and more to handle the southern business, the whole plan resolving 

 itself into a matter of using the money where it can be used to the greatest 

 advantage. The amendment was signed by Louis II. Wymond, president : 

 W. A. Watts and C. M. Pate, vice-presidents ; W. E. Chess, C. S. Wymond 

 and A. C. Cunningham, holders of over two-thirds of the capital. 



At Henderson, Ky., the George Delker Company, manufacturer of vehicles, 

 automobile wood parts, etc., has filed amended articles of incorporation, 

 increasing its capital stock from .$100,000 to $150,000, to take care of its 

 increased volume of business. 



The fact that the electric companies have not advanced rates for central 

 station service, while coal has advanced greatly in price, and deliveries are 

 uncertain, has resulted in a general movement of woodworking companies 

 to central station power during the past few months. The Hilton-Collins 

 Company of Louisville is planning to electrify its singletree and vehicle 

 woodwork plant at Louisville ; while the Wilson Furniture Company has 

 displaced its steam plant with motors of 150 horsepower. The Turner Day 

 & Woolworth Handle Company, pioneer woodworking concern advocating 

 central station power, is installing a new 50 h.p. motor to operate a 

 circular saw. 



Box manufacturers, especially cigar box makers, have been having trouble 

 in obtaining supplies of lumber during the past few weeks on account of 

 the car shortage and unprecedented demand. C. H. Yost, head of the 

 Dautrich Cigar Box Company of Louisville, in a recent statement said that 

 business was extremely good, and everyone asking for boxes, hut that 

 tupelo. cedar and other requirements could not be obtained in supplies 

 sufficient to operate the plant on more than a fifty per cent capacity basis. 



William L. Houston, a timber merchant of Carrsville, Ky., recently filed 

 a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, listing liabilities of $.30,000, and prac- 

 tically no assets. The liabilities consist principally of a string of notes 

 upon which Houston was surety. 



.\ new planing mill is to be installed at once by the Hall Lumber Company, 

 Flemingsbnrg, Ky.. recently incorporated with a capital of $4,000 by John C. 

 Wlllson. F. T. Littleton, P. 0. Hall and others. Mr. Littleton has been 

 named as general manager. 



In Owensboro, Xy., the Murphy Chair Company, Detroit, Mich., has com- 

 pleted its new branch chair plant, and C. W. Murphy, manager of the new 

 plant is now on the job. Work has been started in the pattern department, 

 and the factory will soon be placed in operation. 



St. Louis purchased the greater part of the machinery. The factory site 

 comprising twenty-two acres, was purchased by J. W. Pugh and A. J. 

 Gregory of Portland. 



The Forrest City Manufacturing Company of Forrest City, Ark., has 

 cut and milled all of its timber holdings near Forrest City, and is now 

 temporarily retired from operations. However, the company has a con-, 

 siderable quantity of lumber on hand which will be disposed of. 



Governor Chas. H. Brough, was one of the speakers at the recent cut- 

 over timber land conference in New Orleans. His subject was "Arkansas 

 as an Undeveloped Factor in the South's Resources." His address was 

 well received, and many in attendance at the convention expressed their 

 intention of visiting Arkansas for the purpose of obtaining further infor- 

 mation with regard to the resources of this state. In the course of his 



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The work of wrecking the American Forest Hardwood Mill at Portland. 

 Ark., has been begun. The machinery is being loaded on flat cars for 

 shipment. This mill plant was recently sold at auction for $15,500. It 

 represented an original investment of $65,000, but had not been in use 

 tor the past several years. The U. A. Zelnicker Supply Company of 



All Three of Ut Will B« Benefited if 



WE MANUFACTURE bandsawed, plain and quarter sawed 



WHITE AND RED OAK AND YELLOW POPLAR 



We mike a specialty of Oak and Hickory Imple- 

 ment, Wagon and Vehicle Stock in the rough. 

 Y our Inquiries sollclte d 



ARUNGTON LUMBER CO., Arlington, Kentucky 



PALMER & PARKER CO. 

 TEAK MAHOGANY ebony 



ENGLISH OAK V/rMCCDC DOMESTIC 



CIRCASSIAN WALUT VENttKa HARDWOODS 



103 Niedford Street, Charlestown Dist. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



Real Estate Trust Building 

 PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA 



CHOICE DELTA GUM Dry and Straight 



Lidgerwood Portable 

 Skidders and Loaders 



Ground & Overhead Systems 



We build various sizes and types of these machines 

 to meet requirements of every logging operation 



LIDGERWOOD MFG. COMPANY 



Originators of Ground and Overhead Steam Logging (Machinery 



CHICAGO 96 Liberty Street. NEW YORK SEATTLE 



New Orleans: Wooriward. Wight & Cn., Ltd. 

 Canada: Canadian Allis-Chalmcrs. Ltd., Toronto 



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