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$100.0(111. Tho coiiipiin.v reirntly (IncUIod to Ptigagp In the miinufacturc 

 of ImnhvtMul hiiul>pr jinrl is now on'i-tiiig n siiw au*l planing mill which 

 will lost alioiit $,"i0.00o i-nmph'(''- 



Thi- lilial riasiiT lioanl t'ompan.v. which movpil from Konil du Lac, 

 Wis., to Mllwaiikrr Id Kcbruar.v. has Ih'od able to make satlsfactor.v pur- 

 chases of machinery nnil equipinent ami Is now establishing a plant at 

 Thlrtysecond and RiirlelKli streets. 



The Embarrass river, from Kmbarrass. Wis., to New T.^indnn, Wis.. Is 

 lielnK Climbed for the last time by the Ilatten Lumlier Company, to clear 

 it of deail-heiids. The Matten company sent Its final log drive down the 

 river last spring. 



The Ithlnelaniler Refrigerator Company. Rhinelander, Wis., has in- 

 creased its capital stock from $,">0.0(I0 to ?75,000 to accommodate its 

 rapidly prowin;: business. 



.Tohn W. Kieckhefer. principal owner of the Kieckhefer Box Company, 

 Milwaukee, has ttrganized the Kieckliefer Taper Company, with a capital 

 stock of $100,000. Mr. Kieckliefer several months ago purchased a large 

 pai*r manufacturing plant in the Vox Kiver valley of Wisconsin at re- 

 ceiver's sale. 



J. H. Boggess, 21 North Vnlon street. Fond du Lac, Wis., has organized 

 the Boggess Manufacturing Company to engage in the manufacture of 

 mop-wringers of his invention. .1. .1. i'arberr.v is associated with him in 

 the enterprise. A factory i^i being opened in the Haas building. Second 

 and Macy stn'ets. 



J. J. Fitzpatrick, Madison, Wis., who has been associated with a num- 

 ber of nillls and wholesale "lumber coni-erns in Wisconsin for many years, 

 has organized the J. J. Fitzpatrick I^uniber Company to engage in tlie 

 wholesale lumber business. Offices have been opened in the Wisconsin 

 Life liuilding at Mailison. In recent years Mr. Fitzpatrick was connected 

 with the Klliott Luml»er Company. 



Peter Luudquist. a well known logger of northern Wisconsin, has pur- 

 chased S.OOO acres of timherlands near Laona. on the Poplar river, and 

 will log the tract during the coming winter. A camp is being established 

 at this time. The husineiJs will be operated under the firm name of Lund- 

 quist & Hanson. 



The Albrecht Manufacturing Company, Kewaunee, Wis., manufacturer 

 of boxes, crates, sash and doors, etc.. is completing a new steam generat- 

 ing plant and enclosing tlie space between the two main mills to afford 

 much-needed factor.v space. The entire plant is being equipped with a 

 new steam heating and dust-collecting system. 



The Oelhafen sawmill at Tomahawk, Wis., has closed for a month or 

 six weeks for repairs and overhauling. The planing mill and other de- 

 partments will continue in operation while the work is giiing on. 



The Eau Claire Box & Crating Company, Shawtown. near Eau Claire. 

 Wis.. Is extending its main factory GO feet to provide the additional facil- 

 ities required b.v its growing volume of business. 



The Park P^lls (Wis.> mill of the Roddis liUmber & Veneer Company. 

 Marshfield. Wis., was shut down for annual repairs and will re-open 

 about December 1. The company has sent more than .300 men into its 

 various logging camps and expects to cut an ample amount of timber to 

 keep both the Marshfield and Park Falls mills operating throughout the 

 winter and late into next fall. 



J. E. Sberiuan. .Jr.. and B. S. Sherman of Marquette, Mich., expect 

 to conduct extensive logging operations in the Head river country north 

 of Ishpeming. Mich., during the coming winter. The central camp al- 

 ready has been established and two more will be opened later. The timber 

 consists of spruce and mixe<l woods, mainly in stumpage. The logs will 

 be brought to Marquette for manufacture. 



The Glllett Supply Company, Gillett, Wis., has opened a large camp 

 near Siding S.'i. five miles north of Long Lake, Wis. 



The Park Falls Lumber Company. Park Falls, Mis., is building a com- 

 plete cold storage, refrigerator and bakery i>lant in that city to supply 

 Its mills and camps witli foodstuffs. Work is being rushed so that there 

 may be no danger of a shortage of bread, meats and other foods for its 

 emplo.ves during the coming winter. 



The Willow River Lumber Company, Grand View, Wis., will operate 

 seven or eight camps during the coming season. Five camps already are 

 operating full blast. As soon as the required labor is available, the re- 

 maining camps will he opened. The first logs are expected at the Hay- 

 ward null late In November. 



The Kiel Woi.denware Company, Kiel, Wis., has taken occupancy of Its 

 new branch plant at Plymouth, Wis. The new factory will specialize in 

 cheese boxes and the veneers will be shipped to Plymouth from its mill 

 at MellcD, Wis. The Kiel plant Is under the management of William 

 Schnur. 



The Dunphy Boat Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, Wis., has 

 started work on a government contract to furnish thirty-nine .vawls for 

 vessels of the I'nited States Navy. Each boat Is 24 feet long and weighs 

 3,500 pounds, and Is equipped with the f;ray motor. The hull is of heavy 

 oak ribs. The yawls will be used for mine-laying. Two boats are being 

 built every week. 



The Railroad Commission of Wisconsin has grafted the petition of the 

 electric power companies In the Milwaukee district to Increase their rates 

 for energy by .31 cent per kilowatt for all power delivered In excess of 

 1,000 kilowatts a month. The increase affects only large consumers and 

 amounts to about 22 per cent. 



The Bobbins Lumber Company, Rhinelander, Wl^.. has resumed loi.-.:hiu' 



Walnut 



Of Character and Color 



Manufactured at Kansas City, U. S. A. 



Lzirge Stock of All Grades and Thickness 



Thirty-five years' experience 



IN WALNUT ONLY 



Prompt Shipment, and 

 Guaranteed Inspection 



FRANK PURCELL 



515 Dwight Building. KANSAS CITY. MO. 



Low Grade Lumber for 

 Boxing and Crating 



BASSWOOD 



151287 ft 1" No. 2 & 3 Common 



250000 ft V'a" No. 2 & 3 Common 



150000 ft 2" No. 2 & 3 Common 



BIRCH 



235000 ft 1" No. 3 Common 



185000 ft 5/4 " No. 3 Common 



BUTTERNUT 



18000 ft 1" No. 2 & 3 Common 



SOFT ELM 



85000 ft V/t" No. 3 Common 



H.\RD MAPLE 



186000 ft 1" No. 3 Common 



110000 ft V/t" No. 3 Common 



192000 ft 2" No. 3 Common 



Pavson Smith Lumber Co. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



CHICAGO OFFICE 

 1665 Old Colony Bldg. J. C. Moffat, Rep. 



DETROIT OFFICE 

 Henr\' Clay Hotel P. M. Youngblood. Rep. 



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