August 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



39 



J. B. Wall is now in the Adirondacks for a two weeks' stay. M. M. Wall 

 has gone on a motor trip through lower New York and Pennsylvania in a 

 new Stearns car. W. A. Perrin is spending a vacation at the Perrin farm 

 at Conesus Lake. B. E. Darling has been spending about two weeks at 

 Brocton, N. Y. H. L. Vetter has returned from two weeks at Flndlay Lake, 

 N. Y. J. D. McCallum is putting in a vacation at Watkins Glen, N. Y. 

 There are very few disciples of the "All work and no play" principle among 

 the hardwood men of Buffalo and the automobile and country road 

 have appealed strongly during the past month, without serious detriment 



to business. 



:< PITTSBURGH >-. 



The Allegheny Lumber Company reports prices firm, but business very 

 quiet. In general, it reports that the trade is confined to inquiries and 

 orders from manufacturing concerns. 



P. M. Frampton, president of the Frampton-Poster Lumber Company, 

 announces that he has not taken a vacation since he went in business, and 

 says he sees no sign of any in sight this year. His hardest job just now is 

 to refrain from taking orders, especially for oak bill stuff. 



R. C. Herrmann, sales manager of the Duquesne Lumber Company, re- 

 ports that corporations are buying hardwood only for immediate needs, and 

 are not figuring on 1918 contracts. Some nice bills of lumber are being 

 figured, however, for industrial concerns which are building up new towns. 



The E. H. Sbreiner Lumber Company announces the usual grist of 

 troubles this month, and says that buyers in general are in a little worse 

 form than usual so far as being willing to place large orders is concerned. 

 Prices, however, are reported very good in all lines. 



Ernest Ryman of Wapwallopen, Pa., has bought a large tract of hard- 

 wood timber known as the Smith property near that place, for ?20,000, 

 and will cut it off soon. 



The Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company is trying to increase Its 

 force at its new mill near Sheffield, Pa., but finds it very hard to get good 

 labor and teams. 



W. M. Creal of Warren, Pa., has started to cut off a nice tract of timber 

 near that place, and will have an operation lasting several months. 



About 200.000 feet of hardwood lumber will be cut by John Balzer from 

 the Hewitt tract of timber near Enterprise, Pa., which is one of the best 

 lots of hardwood left in western Pennsylvania. 



Lawrence Luther of Ebenshurg, Pa., sold to the Pennsylvania Coal and 

 Coke Corporation last week 165 acres of timber near Ebenshurg, which 

 is expected to produce 1,000,000 feet of hardwood lumber that will be used 

 for props and ties in the Moss Creek mines. 



President J. N. Wollett of the Aberdeen Lumber Company is firm in his 

 belief that prices of gum and Cottonwood are going to take a brace after 

 September 1. Stocks of these woods are not large, according to Mr. Wool- 

 lett, and the fall car shortage will greatly reduce the prospects of consum- 

 ers getting this lumber promptly or cheaply. 



•<, BOSTON >= 



The Buttrick Lumber Company, Waltham, Mass., has been reorganized. 

 Wm. J. Barry remains general manager. The style of the new firm is the 

 Buttrick Lumber Corporation ; authorized capital, $100,000. C. F. Stone 

 is president and J. A. McGlinchy treasurer. 



Charles S. Wentworth, for many years one of the leading hardwood 

 dealers of Boston, has received commission as major and been assigned to 

 tile regular 11. S. army. 



The Connecticut Mill & Lumber Company, New London, Conn., has been 

 incorporated with capital of $50,000 to manufacture principally lumber and 

 timbers for marine construction. 



Horace H. Atherton of Saugus, Mass., died recently at his home. He 

 retired some years ago from the Atherton-Guilford Lumber Company of 

 Lynn, which has been succeeded by the Guilford Lumber Company, He 

 had served in many important state and municipal oflSces and is survived 

 by his son, Horace H. .■Vtherton, Jr. 



The Imperial Lumber Company of Boston has incorporated for $25,000, 

 R. H. Goode continuing as manager and treasurer of the corporation with 

 J. C. Heyer of Boston, president. 



The New England Lumber Company of Boston upon its removal to a 

 new suite of oflices at 10 High street has embraced a number of changes 

 in its personnel. Herbert W. Bowler has withdrawn entirely from the 

 company ; W. F. Birnie. late of D. Birnie & Sons of Portland, Me., and 

 H. R. McKenney of Boston became active in the representation of the firm 

 In New England. 



A storage shed and contents were destroyed on the yard of John Mitchell 

 at Hull by a recent fire entailing loss of $12,000. The cause of the fire 

 Is reported to be incendiary. 



=•< BALTIMORE >= 



One of the recent visitors in Baltimore was Frank F. Fee of the Fee- 

 Crayton Lumber Company, Dermott, Ark., and one of the leading members 

 of the National Lumber Exporters' Association. Mr. Fee was here on 

 August 11 and conferred at considerable length with Secretary Dickson in 

 regard to various problems connected with exports. He was on his way to 

 New Y'ork to look after some sliipments intended for Europe that had been 



held up. 



Kidd & Buckingham, who conduct a hardwood yard on Ridgely street, 

 at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, have just completed a Molloy shed on 

 the new tract acquired by them on the other side of Ridgely street as an 

 addition to their facilities. This new yard will about double the area they 

 occupy. They report trade quite active. 



According to the report of Building Inspector Byrne, the declared value 

 of the new buildings for which permits were issued during July was 

 $598,980, with $64,135 more for additions and $117,200 for alterations, a 

 total of $780,315. The showing is an improvement over some of the 

 recent months and indicates a return of confidence, but still falls far 

 below the totals for normal years and reflects the extent of the handicap 

 caused by the high prices of materials and labor upon the activities of 

 the contractors. 



The Mann Yacht Building Company of this city has been reorganized 

 as the Mann Shipbuilding Company and has secured a 35-acre tract of land 

 from the South Baltimore Harbor Improvement Company at Curtis Bay for 

 a yard, where some of the vessels contracted for by the government to 

 meet the need of merchant vessels will be built. The company has ob- 

 tained contracts for five or six of the new vessels, and work on them will 

 be commenced as soon as possible. 



Word has been received here of the sinking of the Steamer Quernmore, 

 of the Johnston Line, from Baltimore to Liverpool, by a submarine. The 

 Quernmore is the last of the Johnston Line vessels, all others having fallen 

 victims to U-boats. Like the rest, she was one of the most important of 

 the lumber carriers, and on her last trip had a quantity of lumber for 

 Liverpool. 



=-< COLUMBUS y- 



Columbus wholesalers and dealers received rush orders for approxi- 

 mately 3,000,000 feet of yellow pine for the completion of the federal army 

 cantonment being erected at Chillicothe. In order to get the lumber out as 

 quickly as possible it was prorated among the wholesalers and retailers of 

 the Buckeye capital. The building of the cantonment is being rushed in 

 order to have it ready for the drafted army early in September. 



As an evidence of a revival of large building operations in the country, 

 D. C. Meehan, president of the Pyrono Process Company, Columbus, maker 

 of fireproof doors, reports the receipt of an order for several thousand 

 doors for the Commodore hotel, to be erected near the New Y^ork Central 

 Station, New York. 



Because of the woqderful success of the junket of lumbermen, following 

 the annual meeting of the Ohio Association of Lumber Dealers, many 

 inquiries are being received asking if another trip will be held. Some of 

 the lumbermen who took the trip are urging that another trip include a 

 visit to the Pacific coast. D. R. Winn of the Winn Cypress Company, who 

 was chiefly responsible for the trip, will canvass the situation to see if 

 another junket is desired. 



The Hay & Ratcliffe Lumber Company is a recent addition to the lumber 

 industry of Columbus. It is composed of L. L. Hay, who was formerly in 

 the lumber business in Seattle and conducted a jobbing concern in Colum- 

 bus for the past six months, and F. M. Ratcliffe. The offices of the com- 

 pany are located at 723 Columbus Savings and Trust building. The con- 

 cern handles principally hardwoods and cypress. Some yellow pine and 

 shingles are also handled. Mr. Hay says conditions are fairly good and he 

 looks for a better trade during the fall months. 



The H. D. Brasher Lumber Company has acquired a large long leaf mill 

 at Glenden, Ala., which is now being put into shape tor operation. H. D. 

 Brasher, head of the company, has been on the ground for some time 

 superintending the work. It is planned to manufacture 4x4 exclusively. 

 The same concern acquired a mill at -Ackerman, Miss., which is now in 

 operation. 



The John Dulweber Company of Cincinnati has disposed of its property 

 in that city to the Stratemeyer Lumber Company, which will take posses- 

 sion about September 1. The Dulweber company will probably go to 

 Memphis, Tenn. A large band mill and big acreage have just been ac- 

 quired by the Dulweber company at Ponte Coupee Parish, La., and a mill 

 near Lottie. About 50,000,000 feet of timber were obtained with the tract. 



S. A. Conn, veteran lumberman of Cincinnati, died recently at the 

 .Augustana Hospital, Chicago, 111., from an operation. He was buried at 

 his old home at Georgetown, O. The deceased was sixty years old. 



E. H. Hammond, traveling lumber salesman, has filed a petition in 

 bankruptcy. He owes notes amounting to $5,915 and has no assets. 



Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy have been brought against the 

 ■I'rimble Cypress Company of Cincinnati. The petitioning creditors, W. W. 

 Moss, trustee in bankruptcy of the H. H. Hitt Lumber Company, Decatur. 

 Ala. ; the Waldsteln Lumber Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; and the Rlggs 

 Cypress Company, Patterson, La., set up the claims for $472.36, $1,077.71, 

 and $674.61, respectively. 



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

 for hardwoods, although the vacation season has held up buying to some 

 extent. Just now the best feature is the demand from box, furniture and 

 implement concerns. Prices are firm and no cutting is reported. Ship- 

 ments are coming out fairly well. 



The Boulevard Lumber & Supply Company, Columbus, has been incor- 

 porated with a capital of $10,000. The incorporators are W. H. and 

 Orpha D. Whissen, P. H. Robert and Darline S. Earhart. 



