June 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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■Devil's Kitchen," Bauer's Koailliouse, for the first outing and ehicken 

 ilinncr of the season, and throughout the hot summer months the meet- 

 ings will be held in the open at a string of nearby roadhouses' when the 

 weather will permit. The $3 fine tor non-attendance at meetings could 

 . easily have been eliminated at the chicken dinner, as everyone was repre- 

 sented well, in spite of the fact that some of the members had already left 

 for Chicago to attend the National convention. The business sessi(m was 

 given over to rliscussing the hardwcod market situation, and the prospects 

 for business in connection with the government's announcement concern- 

 ing the training camp at Louisville. 



In discussing the hardwood situation several of the members stated 

 that the car shortage was still giving them considerable trouble, but that 

 shipments were moving better than for some time past. It was the con- 

 sensus of opinion that th^ big sellers were oak, elm, hickory, ash and 

 pcpplar, all of these woods being in big demand and at good advance iu 

 price. Gum is still in good demanfl and at a good price, and apparently 

 the advani'e has not cut into the demand to any appreciable extent. H.-ud 

 maple, cottonwood, beech and cherr.v are all higher ami scarcer, and iu 

 good demand. 



The Corey-Scheffel Lumber Company, Louisville, recently filed amended 

 articles of incorporation, increasing its capital stock from $.311,000 to 

 $100,000, divided into 77,") shares of common, and 225 shares of preferred, 

 par value $100. The amendment was signeil by A. J, Corey, Edward A. 

 .ScheCfel and Frank Geruert, representing more than two-thirds of the 

 capital stock outstanding. 



As a result of the recent fire at Lexington, Ky,, in which a block of old 

 buildings were burned, the city has started a general- campaign against 

 frame buildings and old shacks. The first result of this campaign was 

 shown last week when the Curram Lundier Company was notified that it 

 would have to move its plant and yards from Church and Limestone streets 

 to a point outside of the fire district. Notice was served by Col. Edwnnl 

 M. Ilite, deputy state tire marshal, acting on advice of the attorney 

 general. , 



Col. C. C. Mengel. head of C. C. Meugel & Bro. Company, on June Is 

 subscribed $.'J,ooo to the Louisville Red Cross fund of $225,000, over 

 $100,000 being subscribed within a few minutes by a few of the wealthier 

 residents of the city, and the campaign getting a flying start. 



Louisville lundiermen <liil their full share in aiding in the recent Liberty 

 Loan Campaign in Louisville, which resulted in oversubscription of 

 $2,324,305 within a two day campaign to raise $5,000,000, as Louisville's 

 allottment of the issue. Tliis indi<ates that the city is in excellent finan- 

 cial condition. 



W. A. Watts of the Holly Ridge Lumber Company and the Chess & 

 Wymonil Company is demonstrating his good fellowship along with nuiny 

 other local lumbermen who are nu-ndiers of the Audubon Country Club. 

 Engineers, surveying for the new military camp, recently found that it 

 would be necessary to take a portion of the ground of the club, incUuling 

 four holes of the fine eighteen hole golf course, in order to properly lay 

 out the camp. The club members through a spirit of patriotism, and also 

 in recognition of what the camp means to Louisville, have nearly all signi- 

 fied their willingness to give up the entire course if such action is neces- 

 sary. Plans are being discussed for working in four holes at another por- 

 tion of the course, and renumbering the present holes. This will mean a 

 lot of work and will also put a portion of the course out of the running 

 for a time. 



At Winchester, Ky., the Winchester Lumber and Manufacturing Com- 

 pany is spending $5,000 on additional machinery with which to hustle up 

 some contracts on table bases, feet, pedestals, etc., for extension tables. The 

 materials are finished up partly at Winchester and shipped east to a finish- 

 ing and assembling plant. The contract will run for about two years. 

 About a ear of material a day is being shipped out in all. .\ number of 

 period turnings are being made on three lathes, while a fourth is turning 

 out tiOO pedestals a day, and special lathe is to be Installed to tur uout 

 cabriole legs for Queen Anne styles, and five Sanders are kept busy. 



The Mason Lumber Company, Maysville, Ky.. which recently announced 

 that it would ilispose of its lumlier business in order to devote its time 

 to furniture manufacturing, recently advertised au auction sale of all of 

 its woodworking machinery in the lumber department, and experienced a 

 good sale. 



At Louisville the Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company, R. V. Board, 

 president, has just announced that it has been notified by the government 

 that it has been selected to assemble all the motor ambulances for the 

 r. S. Army. The contract was closed by Capt. John r. Fletcher, V. S. 

 •Vrmy Quartermaster's Department. Bodies and machinery from various 

 plants will he brought to the Louisville plant for assembling, while the 

 local plant will make certain parts, trim, etc. 



Charles J. Daugherty, of the Emergency Shipping Bureau, Washington, 

 has been visiting the inland river boat plants at Paducah. Ky., Jefferson- 

 ville, Ind., Point Pleasant, W. Va.. and elsewhere, looking over the ship- 

 yards, and learning what can be expected from such builders in connec- 

 tion with building wooden hulls fer ocean going boats. Mr. Daugherty 

 carried blueprints and dimensions, and discussed the plan of building the 

 hulls on the inland rivers, and taking them to coast points for their ma- 

 chinery. While In Paducah, Ky., he conferred with Russell Lord of the 

 Ayer & Lord Tie Company ; Mike Williams, the Paducah Marine Ways : 

 the Industrial Committee of the Board of Trade, and the barge department 

 of the West Kentucky Coal Company. 



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The Pioneer Pole and Shaft Company is moving its mill from near 

 .\rkadelphia in Clark county to Blissville, all of the company's timber 

 holdings in that region having been cut out, 



J. L. Schultz of Norfolk, who also operates yards at Berry, Cotter, 

 Calico and Flippin. has recently made a number of shiiunents of posts to 

 Kansas and Nebraska. Reports from Norfolk and other river points show 

 that cedar shipments have been heavy during the past month. Many rafts 

 of logs have been run down the river during the recent high water. 



Ed Plant of Bradford has recently bought a 200-acre tract of hardwood 

 tlmberland near Searcy from G. W. Saxes, the consideration being $16,- 

 000. The new owner expects to ere<'t a sawmill on the laud for the pur- 



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