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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 25, 1917 



ing. It appears nnito clear that the buyer will liave to pay the war tax 

 ou these freight bills. 



A coninilttee of five was appointed to secure from the luuiliernien their 

 share of the cost of securing the aviation camp for Memphis, which is 

 located at Mllllngton, a few miles north of this city. The Chamber of 

 Commerce guaranteed the entire amount and Is seeking reimbursement 

 from the various industries and lines of business. 



Col. S. II. Anderson, chairman of the law and insurance committee, 

 wlio at the pri'vions meeting recominoiided using the shortest possible form 

 in nmliing ileclaratluus nn invoice's cnvi'ilng luiidur, showing that It was 

 nmnufacturcd at plants complying with the provisions of the federal child 

 labor law, said that, upon further investigation, he advised using the 

 longer forms. 



Kour new members were elected at this meeting, as follows: .Tohn L. 

 West, Jorgensen-Hennett Manufacturing Company, Memphis; ,s. \V. Ster- 

 ling, Northern Ohio Cooperage & Lumber Company, Parkin. Ark. ; V. J. 

 Koys, vice-president White Ulver liUmber Company. Memphis, and K. O. 

 •lohnston. Thane T>muber Company. Arkansas City, Ark. Two new appli- 

 cations for meniliersbip were tiled at this intM'ting and Sccretar.v Ileuer 

 says there are three to be llled at the next meeting. When all these are 

 electeil. imluding one at the previous meeting, the total additions to the 

 mendiershlp of tlie club for the fall S(»asou will be ten. 



It is announ<'ed elsewhere in tbis issue of Haudwood Keiouii that the 

 Lumbermen's Club of ^lemphls will be host on the evening of .Tanuar.v It) 

 to thi' lunibernii'U who attend the annuals of the following associations 

 from .Tuuuary l."i to .laniuiry IN. inclusive: American Oak Manul'acturers', 

 Southern Hardwood Trutlic. Southern Alluvbil Land and tJuiu I^uinber 

 Manufacturers'. 



This meeting was characterized by unusual entbusiasni. Tbe attenrl- 

 ance was full. .\ delightful luncheon was served. President K.ilpli .Miiy 

 occupied the chair. 



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With the Trade 



Hoover Joins Utley-Holloway Force 



II. C. IIuo\'cr who has been well known in lundicr circles in ditferent 

 parts of tlu' country for a good many years has just accoided tbe posi- 

 tion as sales and office manager of the UtIey-IIolloway Ctuuiuiny. Con- 

 way building, Chicago. Mr. Hoover is considered one of tbe best office 

 men In tbe business and witli the long experience in all of tbe features 

 of lumbering, starts his new work with exceptional prospects. 



Mr. Hoover started with the Leavitt Interests, in the old Wisconsin 

 Oak t'ompany, Chicago, way back at the time of the St. Louis Fair. - He 

 was with the Wisconsin company through its various operations up to the 

 time it was merged into tlie Leavitt Lumber Company. He spent some 

 time at the company's mill at Frederick, Wis. 



Following a six years' connection with tbe Leavitt interests, Mr. 

 Hoover was associated with the Kstabrook-Skeele Lumber Company at 

 Chicago for six months, and then entered the office of the Griffen 11. 

 Deeves Lumber Company, where he bandied the office end of tbe busi- 

 ness with notable success. He was with Mr. I>eeves for some time until 

 about five years ago when he accepted tbe position of assistant secretary 

 of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the United States. lie 

 worked in this capacity for a year and then returned to Mr. Deeves' 



office where he remained up to a few months ago when he was compelled 

 to go South to handle the cleaning up of tbe estate left by his father at 

 Sprlnglield, Mo. Mr. Hoover returned to Chicago a few months ago and 

 Joined the L'tley-lIoUoway forces about the ndddle of the month. The 

 enforted rest has done wonilei:s with .Mr. Hoover's health and he starts 

 his new work with all the energy in the world. 



This new acquisition will give Mr. Ftley and .Mr. IloUoway the time 

 they have long wanted for uninterrupted attention to the outside work 

 of the firm. This Is particularly essential these days with the new de- 

 mauds dui" to tbe rapid exi)anslon of this coming liisiitutlon. The com- 

 ]iany Is building a large new mill at Clayton, La. -Mr. Hollowny is giv- 

 ing a great deal of his time to the completion of the plant, laying of 

 tracks and getting the operation in shape for an early run. 



Mr. Hoover will have associated with him in the office Sherman C. 

 .\nisden. who Joined the Utb'y-Holloway force several months ago. lie 

 served In an important capacity with a rci)rescniatlve advertising agency 

 in Chicago prior to going with the I'tley-Holloway Couipan.v. 



Inciilenlally, this company because of the rapid growth of its business, 

 has just taken on much more extensive quart<'rs in the Conwa.v building 

 and w'ill iiave moved into these new rooms within a very short time. 

 They are located on the tenth floor. 



W. H. Weller Joins Huntington Company 



W. 11. WcllcT, loniicrly secn-tary of tlo' llardw.,...! Miinulactiirers' As- 

 sociation of the I'nlted States, and recently In the hardwood antl cypress 

 business at Cincinnati, announces that he has arranged to join the forces 

 of Offutt & Koice at Huntington, W. Va., on November 1. He will take 

 charge of the selling, and in fact have entire charge of the office. 



Tbe compan.v recently organized and will engage, quite exti'nslvel.v in 

 the manufacturing and wjiolesailng of hardwood lumber. It has alread.v 

 started one mill in Bixine county. W. Va., and will have another under 

 way In a few weeks. Tbe Boone county mill is cutting on a virgin tract 

 of oak and poplar and is now making out about -tO.OUO feet a ilay. 



Both Mr. Offutt and Mr. Boice are well known in the hardwood in- 

 dustry. .Mr. OCFutt tor tbe past eight years has been vice-president and 

 general nmnager of the Rockcastle Lumber Company at Huntington, which 

 company has recently cut out tlie last of several tiiousand acres of its 

 holdings in eai^tern Kentucky. Mr. Boice has operated extensively in 

 Virginia and is now building a band mill with dry kilns at Hartford, 

 Tenn. 



Smith Milton Passes On 

 .^ On Sunday, October 14, T. Smith Milton, secretary-treasurer of the 

 Cnurchiil-Miiton Lumber Company, president of the Louisville Hardwood 

 Club, and director of the Southern Ilardwofid Traffic Association, one of the 

 Soutli's most prominent and progressive lumbermen, riled following an ill- 

 ness of nuilaria and typhoid contracteil while visiting the company's south- 

 ern mills. He went South six weeks ago, but after staying tliere a short 

 time was forced to return to Louisville, where lie w-as conlined to his 

 bt^d. On account of no improvement in this condition, the physicians, 

 wlio are among Louisville's ablest, had him removed to the Jewish hospital, 

 but dcsiiite all that could be done he passed away at 1 p. m. Sunday. 



Mr. Milton began his business career with It. M. Cunningham in the 

 yellow pine business imniediatel.v after leaving liigh school, and after a 

 number of years became associated with Selden-Breck Construction Com- 

 pany as lund)er purchasing agent. He left the latter concern to organize 

 the Milton-Peter Company, manufacturer of table tops and slides. Just 



H. i;. HOOVF.i:. SALFS MANAfJKK. 

 UTLEY HOLLOWAY COMP-VNY. CIIIC.VGO 



TIIK LATF T. S.MlTll MILTON 

 OF LOUISVILLE, KV. 



W. H. WELLIOH, S.\Li:s MANA(;KI!. 

 OFPUT-T & BO|ICE, HINTINOTON, W. VA. 



