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HARDWOOD RECORD 



August 10, 1917 



ington, Mich., where he and Mrs. Ransom will spend some time in recrea- 

 tion. 



C. B. Allen of the Allen-Eaton Panel Company of Memphis, Tenn., was 

 in Chicago for a few days last week. Mr. Allen spent his time between 

 the Congress hotel and the South Shore Country club, that is, when he was 

 not working. He says that the fine new plant his company is putting 

 up will be in operation yery soon. 



The Royal Store Fixture Company and M. Nafshun & Son & Bekovsl;y, 

 both Chicago firms, have filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 



C. C. Kelly of Savannah. Ga., and Harry J. Schrass. of Memphis, branch 

 managers of the Clyde Iron Works, Duluth, Minn., were in Chicago for a 

 couple of days this week en route home. They reported their annual con- 

 ference was a very pleasant and profitable one and that their company's 

 big shops were more active than ever in making specialties for their trade. 

 Mr. Kelly says the inventive genius of the firm up there, Mr. Gifford, has 

 another idea, and no doubt we will hear about that soon in the shape of a 

 labor-saving, practical machine for the lumber trade. 



Frank Robertson of the Ferguson & Palmer Company, Memphis, Tenn., 

 was in Chicago for a couple of days this week and reports that the activi- 

 ties of his company are continuous. It looks like the hardwood trade after 

 many years is coming into its own. 



Charles S. Keith, president of the Central Coal & Coke Company, Kansas 

 City, Mo., was in Chicago for a day this week after returning from the 

 Coast. He is better, it is true, but is not yet able to give his full time to 

 the work of his company or the big Southern Pine Association. 



Building operations in Pittsburgh for .July showed a total of $1,375,752 

 as compared with $876,259 for June and $966,296 for July of last year. 



The Satler-Hamilton Lumber Company reports business very fair con- 

 sidering the mid-summer season. E. B. Hamilton, of this concern, has 

 been making a long trip in the South lately. 



The Acorn Lumber Company is fairly well satisfied with business up to a 

 few weeks ago. Demand has fallen off consideraldy and there is more evi- 

 dence of prices going up, especially in lumber sold to manufacturers. 



Oscar H. Babcock of the Babcock Lumber Company reports some falling 

 off in demand, but says that general business conditions are likely to im- 

 prove in the fall. Shipping matters are slightly bettor on some roads than 

 a few weeks ago. 



J. F. Henderson, president of the Henderson Lumber Company, is doing 

 a nice business with mining concerns in furnishing stock for new mines. 

 Prices are very high as a result, and he finds that the wise purchasing 

 agent is keeping his nerve and sticking to his old contracts, although now 

 and then he is able to get a small amount of hardwood here and there at a 

 bargain. 



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The BuBEalo Lumber Exchange held its first outing of the season down 

 the river and around Grand Island on July 31. Nearly every hardwood 

 yard was represented, together with many other yards and offices. A stop 

 was made at Edgewater, where a baseball game was played between nines 

 captained by Elmer J. Sturm and Fred M. Sullivan, the former team win- 

 ning. The lumbermen were well looked after by the outing committee, 

 which provided a fine spread. The return was made to tlie dock about 

 7 p. m. 



Plans for the extension of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company are under- 

 stood to call for the expenditure of $5,000,000. The company a few' days 

 ago filed plans with the city for the erection of a new factory building to 

 cost $400,000. 



Arthur \V. McLeod of Washburn, Wis., and Evan J. Jones of Bradford, 

 I'a., on July 31 were appointed receivers for the Montreal River Lumber 

 Company of Saxon, Wis. The appointment was made in the United States 

 court by Judge Hazel on the petition of Harry M. Jack of this city, who 

 states that he is a creditor to the extent of $5,000. The bond of the re- 

 ceivers was fixed at $20,000. The liabilities of the ccuupany are estimated 

 at $160,000, with assets-exceeding that figure. The assets include valuable 

 and extensive timber lands, mills, locomotives and other property. 



Receipts of lumber by lake for July were 8,131,000 feet, which is a small 

 showing fur a midsummer month, when in normal times cargoes are moving 

 freely. In July of last year the receipts were 11,634,000 feet. Siarcely 

 any hardwood cargoes figured in the total, it being found more profitable 

 by the manufacturers to market their lumber further west. Total lumber 

 receipts to August 1st this season were 22,180,000 feet, compared with 

 30,264,000 feet in the same part of last year. 



By dint of the earnest efforts of some of Buffalo's lumbermen and their 

 friends the local league baseball team has been put on a stronger financial 

 footing. It all came about through the idea of having a few special days 

 to give the club a boost. The first of these days was "Krcinhcder Day," 

 named for the commissioner-lumberman, the date being August 1, when a 

 large crowd saw the Buffaloes win two games from Rochester. A military 

 parade and drill accompanied the ball game. On the committee which 

 arranged this affair were the following lumbermen : I. N. Stewart, chair- 

 man ; Orson E. Yeager, C. Walter Betts, James B. Wail and John McLeod. 

 It was a civic half-holiday, so the crowd in attendance was unusually 

 large. 



The Batavia & New York Woodworking Company, with plant at Ba- 

 tavia, has re-elected directors as follows : Herbert T. Booth, Charles H. 

 Honcck, Henry Honeck and R. C. Scatcherd of Batavia and F. S. Bosworth 

 of New York. The directors chose the following officers : President, 

 Charles H. Honeck ; vice-president, Henry Honeck ; secretary and treas- 

 urer, Mr. Scatcherd. 



Hugh McLean is attending a meeting of the officers and directors of the 

 Bathurst, New Brunswick Lumber Company, being accompanied by several 

 business associates. 



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The Kendall Lumber Company is cutting a splendid lot of hardwood lum- 

 ber at Cheat Haven, Pa., where it opened up one of the best hardwood 

 operations in the state early in the summer. 



The J. W. Willis Lumber Company, Washington Court House, O., has 

 been shipping a big order for bridge and pontoon timbers which are going 

 to France for army purposes. 



J. W. Calland, assistant state forester of the Ohio State Experiment 

 Station, at Wooster, O., is rounding up men from the Tenth Reserve En- 

 gineers Forest Regiment of Ohio. These men will go to France to cut 

 timber, mine props, etc. 



Word has been received by the officers of the W. M. Ritter Lumber 

 Company that Jack Crichton, formerly in the employ of the company in 

 Michigan and Canada, was killed while serving as an officer with a Canadian 

 unit on the front in France. Jack Crichton was a brother of Innes Crich- 

 ton, the London and Liverpool representative of the Ritter company. 

 Young Crichton left the lumber business about eighteen months ago to 

 take a course at an officers' training camp in Canada and was later trans- 

 ported to England to complete the course. His death soon followed his 

 appearing at the front. He was born and reared in England.* 



The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Company has opened enlarged offices in the 

 Carew building. Cincinnati, adjoining its old offices. Extra clerical and 

 sales forces have been added. --V. J. Boehm has been appointed manager 

 of the general hardwood department of the business. 



The Royal Distributing Company, Cincinnati, which has been doing a 

 lumber business for some time, has changed its name to the Royal Lumber 

 Company, in order that the name might be more truly representative of its 

 business. Offices are at 528 Walnut street. 



The Dwight Hinckley Lumber Compan.v. Cincinnati, lias increased its 

 capitalization from $40,000 to $100,000. This increase has been made by 

 transferring the $60,000 from the surplus to the capital. 



The Columbus Builders' and Traders' Exchange held its annual outing 

 at Bismarck Park, southeast of Columbus. .Tuly 26, when members and 

 their families to the number of 150 attended. Rain forced the evening 

 program to be held indoors. 



E. V. Ennis, Pioneer, O., has sold out to tlie I'ioueer Limiber and Coal 

 Company. 



Ditzler & Woods, Willshire, O.. have been succeeded by Dull & Woods. 

 The Wickliffe Lumlier Company, Wickliffe, O., has been incorporated liy 

 F. A. Cramer, John II. Hogg, H. A. Bittner, S. P. Cramer and R. L. Tolicu 

 with a capital stock of $25,000. 



Henry Leinbach, North Lima, O., is the successf>r to tlic J. M. Muntz 

 Lumlier Company. 



'I'he M. Borko Wrecking and I.unilier Cumpany lias been incorporated at 

 Cleveland with a capital stock of $10,000. 



Tlie Pasadena Lumber and Supply Company. Dayton, lias increased its 

 capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000. 



The -Vmherst Lumber Company, .Vmherst, has increased its capital stock 

 from $40,000 to $50,000. 



The Dover Wood Face and Lumber Company liiis rneutly begun manu- 

 facturing wood faces and interior finish. 



F. B. Pryor of the W. M. Hitter Lumber Company reports a good demand 

 for hardwoods, especially from manufacturing ostatilishments. He says 

 that manufacturers of furniture are now in the market, as their shows 

 were fairly successful. Veliicle and box factories have been buying lib- 

 erally. 



J. A. Ford of tlie Imperial Lumber Company reports a good trade in 

 West Virgini.i hardwoods with prices ruling firm in every particular. 



A number of the Columbus lumbermen attendcil the annual outing of 

 the Ohio .\ssociation of Retail Lumber Dealers and the Union Association 

 of Lumber. Door and Sash Salesmen at Cedar Point August 3 to 5 in- 

 clusive. The meeting was featured 'oy a meeting of the board of directors 

 when considerable routine business was transacted. 



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The Pasadena Lumber & Supply Company, Dayton, has increased its 

 capital from $25,000 to $50,000. 



United States District Judge Hollister recently made an entry in the 

 case of the Universal Machinery Corporation vs. The Kern Macbine Tool 

 Company, overruling the defendants' demurrer In the petition. On motion 

 of the defendant it was given thirty days within wbicli to flic its answer. 



In the matter of the K. & P. Lumber Company, Cincinnati, bankrupt. 

 Otto Pfleger, attorney for the late Philip Renner, as trustee in bankruptcy 

 of tlie lumber company's estate, filed a motion in United States district 

 court for an order confirming the final account and report submitted by 

 him on behalf of the late trustee. Edward G. Scluiefer, who was appointed 



