June 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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one of the most successful in that state. Its tract of hardwood is good for 

 many years' cuttinji:, and from it they will provide a splendid variety of 

 all lines of merchantable hardwood. 



C. F. Dahlstrom Lumber Company, which has offices in the House build- 

 ing, is running the hardwood mills at Fair Oaks, Pa. : Trafford. Pa. ; Iron 

 Bridge, Pa., and Tyrone, Pa. Its specialty is oak, although it manufac- 

 tures a large amount of other hardwoods, and it reports a splendid market 

 for its lumber. 



-•<, BOSTON y- 



The ten sawmill units organized for foreign service have left for Eng- 

 land with complete equipment to commence conversion of British forests 

 into timber and lumber for military purposes. They attracted much at- 

 tention as they marched to the wharf on the afternoon of Liberty Loan day. 

 each under a special contract with the English Government for civilian 

 duty • for only, one year and wholly within the United Kingdom. These 

 men are welcome to the British Isles where there is much standing 

 timber with little experienced labor to utilize it and save much of the 

 declining trans-Atlantic tonnage for more vital requirements. England 

 is willing to pay the entire cost, but the New England State Governments 

 and lumbermen of New England expect to meet the expenditure them- 

 selves and donate it to assist on the other side although it is hard to 

 get labor and material of this kind sufficient for our own needs. The 

 committee, headed by Martin A. Brown and Harry B. Stebbins of Boston 

 are to be commended for placing the entire outfit in transit within a month 

 from the starting of the work. 



The W. A. Hatch Lumber Company is a new appearance in the Boston 

 trade, having opened an office at I'M State street. 



The Lumber Trade Club of Boston held a meeting on June 14. at 

 Young's hotel, Boston. M. E. Philbrick of John M. Woods cSc Company 

 is president of the club the current year. The club was adddressed by 

 H. LaRue Brown, assistant United States attorney-general. 



=-< BALTIMORE >= 



There was an increase over previous months in the declared value of 

 the new buildings for the erection of which permits were issued by the 

 inspector of buildings in May, though the total still falls short of corre- 

 sponding months in some other years. The aggregate valuation amounted 

 tQ $631,760 for new buildings, $57,700 for 104 additions and $128,300 for 

 541 alterations, a grand total of $817,660. No really big operations were 

 included, while even the number of two-story houses fell below the ordinary. 

 Of course, the exhibit does not Include the work progressing out in the 

 Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties, where great numbers of small 

 dwellings are under way. On the whole, however, the yards say that they 

 experience quiet at this time, and that many of the better classes of struc- 

 tures are being delayed. 



John L. Alcock of John L. Alcock & Co. is back from a trip to California, 

 where he looked after some matters in connection with his export trade. 



The assets of the retail lumber firm of Clarke & Fritz, on South Sharp 

 street, which went into the hands of a receiver several weeks ago, were 

 offered to the highest bidder by the referee in bankruptcy at his office on 

 June 13. The liabilities of the firm were put at around $13,000, while the 

 assets "were said to be hardly more than nominal. 



=-< COLUMBUS > 



The W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, which has general offices in Colum- 

 bus, is about to complete two large band mills at Fremont, Va., which will 

 work on a large timber tract in that section of the state. The mills are 

 about two miles apart and will cut oak, chestnut, ash, poplar and bass- 

 wood. One of the mills, which is single, will have a capacity of 35,000 

 feet daily and the other, a double mill, will have a capacity of 65,000 

 feet. X planing mill will be erected later to take care of the product of 

 both sawmills. A private electrical plant, kilns and railroads will be built 

 to get the plant in working order. 



Suit was filed in United States district court by the Weis-Peterson Box 

 Company, Waterloo, la., against Jesse W. Darling, Cincinnati, proprietor 

 of the J. W. Darling Lumber Company, to recover $4,000.45, with interest 

 from March 1, 1917, alleged to be due as damages for the defendant's 

 alleged failure to furnish lumber under a contract entered into July 25, 

 1916. 



The officers of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers have 

 completed arrangements for the annual outing, to be held at Cedar Point, 

 August 3 and 4. At the same time the annual outing of the Union Asso- 

 ciation of Lumber and Sash and Door Salesmen will be held. Reservations 

 at the Hotel Brakers are numerous, indicating much interest in the coming 

 outing. 



. The Ohio Builders' Supply Association, headquarters of which is at 

 Columbus, has been invited by the Council of National Defense to appoint 

 a committee of from three to five of its best-informed members to keep In 

 touch with the officials at Washington. The association, in a vigorous com- 

 munication, protested against the commandeering of cars for hauling coal 

 and consequent interference with the transportation of building supplies. 

 Senator Pomerene took up the matter with the defense council and re- 

 ceived from Daniel Willard the invitation for co-operation from the Ohio 

 association. 



Because of the high price of building supplies several large building 



projects in Columbus have been postponed, for the time being at least. 

 The building report for May shows that 245 permits were issued with a 

 valuation of $500,310 as compared with 36S permits and a valuation of 

 $1,030,550 in May, 1916. For the first five months of the year the depart- 

 ment issued 1.03S permits having a valuation of $1,964,220, as compared 

 with 1..393 permits and a valuation of $3,604,065 for the corresponding 

 period in 1910. 



The Fayette County Lumber Company of Washington Court House, 0., 

 has decided to dissolve partnership. A new corporation with a capital of 

 $150,000 has been formed, with C. E. Slagle as president ; Arthur Slagle. 

 treasurer,- and W. C. Slagle, vice-president and secretary. W. C. Slagle 

 will also be general manager. The company operates yards at Greenfield 

 as the Slagle Lumber Company. 



The Reynolds Lumber Company, New London, Ohio, will enlarge its 

 quarters by erecting an addition, which will give it about 4,000 square 

 feet. 



The Lake Erie Lumber and Supply Company, Cleveland, O., has increased 

 its capital from~$200,000 to $300,000. 



The Marysville Wire Fence and Lumber Company, Marysville, Ohio, has 

 decreased its capital from $150,000 to $15,000. 



The Richard Bartlett Lumber Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been 

 incorporated with a capital of $10,000 to deal in lumber. The incor- 

 porators are Richard Bartlett, Ben B. Nelson, C. C. Linz, D. A. Renbach 

 and J. F. Barnes. 



R. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports a better de- 

 mand tor hardwoods, with the volume of business about equally divided 

 between factories and yards. Prices continue high and deliveries are slow, 

 although some improvement in the car service is reported. 



W. L. Whitacre of the W. L. Whitacre Lumber Company has returned 

 from a buying trip through the South. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a good demand for 

 West Virginia hardwoods at higher quotations. 



Fire in the yards and sheds of the Hedges & Clark Lumber Company, 441 

 North Park street, Columbus, caused a loss approximating $20,000 last 

 week. 



=-< CLEVELAND >■= 



Manufacturing and building requirements vie with each other for the 

 hardwood demand in Cleveland. Although comparing favorably with 

 former .years, the building industry is not what it should be in Cleveland 

 according to lumbermen. Although a recent report of the housing com- 

 mission showed that 10,000 habitations were needed and conditions are 

 growing constantly worse, it is said high prices of material are keeping 

 capital out of investment in renting property. Another reason for the 

 slow picking up of building is the fact that many Cleveland building 

 mechanics found permanent work in other cities and are not returning. 

 It is expected that the next few weeks will see buUding reach its maximum 

 for the present year. Demand for housing is acute throughout the indus- 

 trial cities of northern Ohio. 



As regards shipping in the Cleveland district, those in touch with the 

 situation predict that the country will soon be face to face with worse con- 

 ditions than have been known heretofore. 



T. C. Williamson of the Lakewood Lumber Company has purchased a 

 two-acre parcel of land at Berea road and West 114th street from W. H. 

 Cooley. His plans are not announced. 



The plant of the Mills-Carleton Lumber Company on Carter road was 

 saved by the heroic work of firemen when a $6,000 fire swept the adjoining 

 plant of the Smith Facing and Supply Company. 



Arch C. Klumph, president of the Cu.vahoga Lumber Company, returned 

 recently from Atlanta, Ga., where he presided at the annual meeting of the 

 International Association of Rotary Clubs. 



The Rocky River Dry Dock Company is making demands for oak for 

 keel and framing for a fleet of submarine chasers being built for the 

 United States Government. 



C. H. Foote announced that the C. H. Foote Lumber Company will be 

 split into two companies, a new company of the same name to conduct an 

 exclusive carload business, while a retail yard will be opened in Harvard 

 avenue under the charge of E. A. Rosendale and T. E. Doherty of the old 

 company. A new shed has been completed at the retail yard. Mr. Foote 

 will be interested in both, but will give a greater part of his time to the 

 wholesale business. 



Frank Chesneu, formerly with the Lake Erie Lumber and Supply Com- 

 pany, is acting manager of the new yard of the Miles Avenue Lumber 

 Company. 



The new boiler house of the Cleveland Cooperage Company wUl be com- 

 pleted within a month according to C. C. Berry, secretary. On all new 

 orders this firm is increasing Its prices about 5 per cent to cover Increased 

 cost of labor and materials. 



The steamer George King from Cutler and the barge R. Botsford from 

 Little Current arrived June 12 with lumber for the Saginaw Bay Company 

 of this city. The Mills-Carleton Lumber Company is consignee of a cargo 

 of lumber on the steamer D. W. Mills, from Duluth. Other cargoes of 

 lumber to reach this port were the steamer M. A. McGregor from Spanish 

 Mills, and the schooners Teiitonia from Thessalon and Thomas Gawn 

 from Spanish Mills, all three on June IS. 



A twostory addition, 55x65 feet, is being added to the plant of the EtUng 

 Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Barberton, O. 



