August 23, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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by water. However, the government bas greatly improved the river, and 

 a few days ago an artificial stage was used to bring a lot of coal down 

 to Cincinnati. Although the coal companies may not use the river much 

 in the future, it is possible that more lumber may eventually use the river 

 form of transportation. 



=•< ARKANSAS >= 



The Chess & Wymond Company is moving a big stave mill to Roast- 

 ing Ear Creek, four miles southeast of Big Flat, near Mountain View, 

 Ark., where it recently purchased a half million feet of white oak timber 

 from the government. The timber on the tract will be worked up into 

 staves. 



The Cleburne County Lumber Company's plant at Heber Springs, Ark., 

 was destroyed by Are on August 12. The loss is placed at $6,000 with 

 no insurance. 



The Arkansas Cooperage Company is now operating its new plant at 

 Brinkley. J. M. Meyers of Paragould is president, and H. J. Goepinger 

 secretary and treasurer. 



The Piggott Handle Company of Piggott, Ark., has been dissolved, after 

 several years of successful operation. 



The Hartwell Handle Company, with main offices at Chicago Heights, 

 111., has purchased the handle plant at Brinkley, Ark., which was formerly 

 operated by J. K. Jackson. The name of the concern has been changed 

 to the Brinkley Handle Works, and the capacity will be increased. 



The Whitehall Cooperage Company has moved its cooperage plant from 

 Whitehall to Georgetown. 



J. W. Maxwell has arranged to build a spoke and stave factory at 

 Eldorado, Ark. 



The box factory of James N. Petrie at Rector, Ark., is being over- 

 hauled and enlarged. This plant has enjoyed a heavy demand for boxes 

 and crates during the past few weeks. 



C. K. Elliott & Company have purchased about 4.000 acres of fine hard- 

 wood timberland in the Saline river valley, and are erecting a sawmill 

 of a daily capacity of 25,000 feet, which will be ready for operation 

 about September 1. The company will maintain its office at Risbn, and 

 the shipments will be made from Eison and Dwight. The timber is made 

 up of different varieties of southern hardwoods, particularly oak, gum 

 and hickory. 



The Eckhardt & Lennon Company of Wilmot, Ark., has recently been 

 organized to engage in the manufacture of staves and heading. The 

 officers of the company are H. E, Eckhardt, president ; G. I. Prigmore, 

 vice-president, and Stephen Lennon, secretary and treasurer. 



The Mount Olivet Stave Company's plant at Batesville, which has 

 been closed down for the past thirty days while undergoing repairs, has 

 again started operations with increased capacity. 



About sixty employes of the Miller Lumber Company at Marianna 

 are included in the first draft for the National Army, according to C. 

 N. Houck, secretary and treasurer of the company. The drafting of 

 these men will work considerable hardship upon the company. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >■= 



The Lovett & Pierce Lumber Company, Rhlnelander, Wis., has increased 

 its capital stock from $40,000 to $75,000. 



The Janesville Products Company, Janesville, Wis., formerly the Wis- 

 consin Carriage Company, has purchased the entire business of the 

 Skudder Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, maker of children's vehi- 

 cles, and has consolidated the plants at Janesville. The manufacture of 

 carriages and sleighs will be discontinued. A production of 100,000 carts 

 is planned for the first year. R. E. Wisner is general manager. 



The Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wis., is advertising 

 throughout the Middle West for 1,500 additional operatives. The com- 

 pany now employes about 1,600 workmen. 



The American Auto Body Company, Milwaukee, has been incorporated 

 with $40,000 capital by David J. Borun, L. L. Gridley and Henry E. 

 Bradley to manufacture all kinds of passenger and commercial car bodies. 



Andrew R. Week, secretary-treasurer of the John Week Lumber Com- 

 pany, Stevens Point, Wis., who died August 3 at Hollywood, Cal., left an 

 estate of $250,000. His will bequeaths $26,000 to various educational 

 and religious institutions and charities. Mr. Week never married and the 

 remainder of the estate is divided among bis brothers and sisters. 



The Roddis Lumber & Veneer Company, Marshfiold, Wis., has increased 

 its timber holdings to approximately 30,000 acres by purchasing 7,100 

 acres in Iron county, Wisconsin. This insures a supply sufficient to keep 

 the Roddis sawmill at Park Falls and the veneer works at Marshfield 

 busy for twenty years or more. The timber lands are situated in Ashland 

 and Iron counties, and consist principally of hardwood and hemlock. 



What is considered the most modern planing mill in the country has 

 just been placed in operation at Antigo, Wis., by the Langlade Lumber 

 Company, which erected a mill at that point during the past year. The 

 planing mill equipment includes a huge flooring machine with automatic 

 feed and loader. A feature is the 900-foot subway between saw and 

 planing mill, which contains a steampipe feed to the planing mill and a 

 ctmveyor for planing mill waste to the sawmill power plant. 



Work will begin soon on the erection of a new sawmill for the Gagen 

 Lumber & Cedar Company, at Gagen, Oneida county. Wis., to replace the 

 plant which was destroyed by fire some time ago. James Murphy, Monico, 



We will give our be^ 



attention to service on 



the following 



DRY LUMBER 



FOR 



IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT 



At our Arkansas and Wisconsin 

 plants we are daily putting new stock 

 into piles, the quantity of which vHll 

 appeal to the careful buyer. 



THE 



G. W. JONES 

 LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturers of 

 Northern and Southern Hardwoods 



APPLETON, WISCONSIN 



SOUTHERN PLANT 

 Forrest City Mfg. Company, Forrest City, Ark. 



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