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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 2r>, 1917 



Building Permits for September 



The monthly stutoincnt m' IjulIilliiK peniiKs. Issued In tlie iirincipul 

 cities tlirouKhout the United States, has recently acquireil a new and 

 more Important siKnlfieaneo. because ot the Index It furnishes ol' the 

 extent In which the so-called "usual business" of the country Is helng 

 mnintnlned. In the face of the strenuous nillitnry and naval efforts which 

 the nation Is making. Viewed in that light, the situation that is presented 

 is not without its comforting aspects, that is, the shrinkage is less than 

 might have l)een expected. If the dismal reports that are made concern- 

 ing the building industries in many business centers were to he accepted 

 at par. the condition of things would be distres.slng. But it Is far from 

 being so tiad as that. 



The official rejiorts of the building perniUs issued dpring September In 

 115 principal cities, as received by the American Contractor, Chicago, 

 total .?51,7.')1.484, as compared with .fTO.OSO.lGl for September. 191G, a 

 decrease of 27 per cent. The comparative decrease in August was ."S.S 

 per cent, so that by comparison the situation appears to be sliglitly 

 improving. The actual decrease in the volume of work is somewhat In 

 excess ot 27 per cent, however. Inasmuch as costs arc greater than a 

 year ago. 



Of these 115 cities, 3.S show gains, a few of them decisive gains, .\mong 

 them Is New Haven. Ctuin., wlicre the constructional activities of Yale 

 University have been very conspicuous recently. Cleveland shows a 

 gratifying expansion, due to the growth of its Industries. New York 

 City has greatly reduced the unfavorable showing it has been making in 

 recent months. Industries are thriving in the various centers, largely 

 to the degree to which they are participating in the manufacture of 

 supplies used in our national emergency. 



The total number of permits issued in these 115 cities for the month 

 was 18,401, compared with 27.244 for September, 1916, a decrease of 30 

 per cent. 



Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc., 

 Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, 



Of H.\Ri)Wooi) RKroitD. piddished senii-monthlv at Chicago. 111., for October 

 1. 1917. 



state of Illinois. ) 

 County of Cook, j 

 ss. • 



Before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State and county aforesaid, 

 personally appeared E. H. Defebaugli. who. having l>een duly sworn accord- 

 ing to law. deposes and sa.vs that he is tlie Editor of the HARitwoon 

 Record, and that the following is, to tiie best of his knowledge and belief, 

 a true statement ot the ownership. maiiiiL'enicnt (and it a daily paper, the 

 circulation), etc.. ot the aforesaid puldiealinn for the date shown in the 

 above caption, required by the .\ct of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 

 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to- 

 wit : 



1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing 

 editor, and business managers are : 



Name of — Postoffice address — 



Publisher — The Hardwood Company, .'537 So. Dearborn St.. Chicago. 111. 

 Editors — E. H. Detebaugh and E. W. Meeker, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chi- 

 cago, III. 



Managing Editor — E. W. Meeker, 537 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, III. 

 Business Managers — None. 



2. That the owners are (Give names and addresses ot individual owners, 

 or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and aildresses of stock- 

 holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount ot stock.) : 



E. II. Detebaugh. 537 So. Dearborn St.. Chicago. III. 



3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders 

 owning or holiling 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, 

 or other sec-urities are (If there are none, so state! : None. 



4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names ot the owners, 

 stockholders, and security holders, it any, contain not only the list of stock- 

 holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the com- 

 pany, hut also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears 

 upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiihiciary rela- 

 tion, the name of the person or corporation tor whom such trustee is 

 acting, is given ; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements 

 embracing alfianl's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and 

 conditions^ under which stockholders and security holders who do not 

 appear upon the books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi- 

 ties in a capacity other than that ot a bona fide owner; and this afflanli 

 has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corportion 

 has any interest, direct or indirect, in the said stock, bonds, or other securi- 

 ties than as so stated by him. 



5. That the average number ot copies of each issue ot this publication 

 sold or distributed, through the malls or otherwise, to paid subscribers 



during the six months preceding the date shown above is — . (This 



information is required from daily publications only.) 



(Signed) E. H. DEFEB.^rc.ii. Editor. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of October. 1917. 



J.UMES S. Pe.xxixotox. 

 [.SEAL.] Notary Public. 



(My commission expires October 24, 1920.) 



Hardwood l>Jews l>Jotes 



--< MISCELLANEOUS >• 



The Schmit Trunk & Bag Company, Oshkosb, Wis., has sustained a loss 

 by fire. 



The Ross Lumber Company at Enoxvllle, Tenn.. has been incorporated 

 under the same style with $35,000 capital. 



The Boynton Land & Lumber Company, Boynton, .\rk., has been suc- 

 ceeded by the .\nderson-Poorman Manufacturing Company with head- 

 quarters at St. Louis, Mo. The company is capitalized at $100,000. 



The Boice Hardwood Company has Incorporated at Itlchmond. Va. 



At Olympia, Wash.. George M. McDowell has been appoiuti'd receiver 

 for the Olympia Shipbuilding Company. 



The S. L. Eastman Flooring Company, Saginaw, Mich., lias been dis- 

 solved, with W. H. Erwln appointed as receiver of its elTects and estate. 



Eire losses are reported as having been sustained by the Twin City 

 Hardwood Lumber Company, St. Paul, Minn. 



Tile capital stock of the Arkmo Luml)er Company, Little Rock, Ark., 

 has been Increased to $200,000. 



The following incorporations are reported : The .Murfreesboro Block 

 Company. .Murfreesboro, Tenn., to manufacture axe handles; The Leonard 

 Land & Lumber Company, Nashville, Tenn., capitalized at $10,000 ; the 

 Keller & Tamm Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, Mo., reincorporated 

 at $200,000; the Pinellas Novelty Works, St. Petersburg, Fla., capital 

 $10,0(10; the Blue Springs Ijiniher & Milling Company, Blue Springs, Mo.; 

 the Timber Products Company. Bruhswick. Ga. ; the Baldwin Shipbuilding 

 Company, New Baltimore, N. Y. 



The Missouri Plate Glass Company, Valley Park, Mo., is an involuntary 

 bankrupt. 



At Knoxville, Tenn., the Knoxville Veneer Company has assigned and 

 W. W. Carson. .Ir.. appointed receiver. 



The Wheeler-Tlmlln Lumber Company has succeeded O. Paulson at 

 Dorchester, Wis. The headquarters of the company are located at 

 Wausau. Wis. 



The assignment of the .lames Marcus Mount Vernon Woodworking Com- 

 pany. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., is reported. 



J. A. Huddleston, F. A. Weaver, A. W. Damron of Excelsior, W. Va., 

 H. C. Beaver.s ot War, W. Va. and W. W. White of Welch have incor- 

 porated the Bull Creek Hardw<Mjd Lumber Company at Excelsior. W. Va., 

 to operate sawmills in McDowell crMinty with a capital stock of $20,000. 



.< CHICAGO >• 



The Lents Spring Hub Company has been incorporated at Benton. Ky. 



The Brown-Hawkins Lumber Company, Detroit, Mich., is in the hands 

 of the creditors. 



The Corbin Folding Chair Company, South Bend, Ind.. has been incor- 

 porated, and is capitalized at $25,000. 



The General Specialty Company, city, has changed its name to the 

 Chicago Woodcraft Company and decreased its capital to $5,000. 



The Schweizer & West Manufacturing Company, another local concern, 

 has changed its style to the West Woodworking Company. 



.\mong the out-of-town lumbermen who attended the world's series 

 games in Chicago were : Max Sondheimer ot the E. Sondheimer Company, 

 Memphis, Tenn.. John W. Dickson ot the Mississippi V.illey Log Loading 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn.. R. M. Carrier and General Manager McCormick 

 of the Carrier Lumber & Manufacturing Company. Sardis, Miss., .1. H. P. 

 Smith. Detroit. Mich.. ,1. G. Brown, Louisville, and Bob Carpenter, New 

 Orleans, general southern manager of the Chicago Belting Company, who 

 by the way was on bis way to Canada. 



J. E. Walsh, sales manager tor James E. Stark & Co., and the Memphis 

 Veneer & Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., dropped in Hardwood 

 Record's office last week on his way south from a trip to northern and 

 eastern points. Mr. Walsh got as tar east as tlic coast and reported con- 

 ditions rather slack in that territory,' but said that prices are holding up 

 well. Willie at Buffalo he made a visit to the plant of the Curtis Aero- 

 plane Company and was very much impressed with the prodigality in the 

 use of ash. He said that only about five per cent of the lumber purchased 

 is actually consumed in the manufacture of airplanes. Mr. Walsh 

 counted on working around in the Chicago district for a week or so be- 

 fore landing in Memphis. He will have been out for about tour weeks 

 when he returns to his home city. 



(j. II. Holloway of the Utley-IIolloway Company. Conway building, 

 Chicago, returned a short time ago from an extended trip South. After 

 stopping here a few days lie went back again to the company's new mill 

 operation at Clayton, La. The new mill is rapidly nearing completion 

 and will soon be in operation. The Utley-IIolloway Company Is growing 

 so rapidly that it has engaged much more extensive offices on the tenth 

 Hoor of the Conway building, where it is now located. 



Morris Welsh, representative of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, 

 Charleston, Miss., spent some time with the trade about a week ago. 



W. J. Grossman, secretary-treasurer of the Tipler-Grossman Lumber 

 Company, Green Bay, Wis., was In Chicago for a tew days last week. 

 .\nioug other northern visitprs were: George C. Rohson of the Kinzel 

 Lumber Company. Merrill and J. H. O'Melia of the J. H. O'Melia Lumber 

 Company, Rbinelaiidcr, Wis. 



F. R. Gadd, assistant to the president of the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association of the United States, spent a brief time in Chicago last week. 

 Mr. Gadd is growing more enthusiastic every day over the workings and 

 prospects of the association's open price competition plan established at 

 last winter's meeting. 



