December 10, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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office aod wan^house in Cblcaso headed by E. Bartholomew as maoager, 

 Is generously remembering Its trnile right now with attractive and useful 

 little "Don't forget" memo pads between leather covers. 



Hardwood Hkcord is in receipt of a patriotically designed "season's 

 greetings" canl from E. C. Atkins & Co., Inc.. Indianapolis, Ind., the 

 sentiment being the same as incorporated In its advertisement appearing 

 In this Issue of Hardwood Record. 



L. D. Gotshall of the Gotshall Manufacturing Company, Toledo, O., 

 visited the trade the latter part of last week. 



The South Side Stair Company, city, has filed an involuntary petition 

 In bankruptcy. 



John A. Colby & Sons, Inc., city, have increased their capital stock from 

 $150,000 to $250,000. 



=-< BUFFALO >•- 



A big falling off in the number and costs of building permits occurred 

 In Buffalo during November. The number of permits was 254, with costs 

 of $.'504,000. as compared with 507 permits and $1,042,000 In November, 

 191C. The lack of house building has Increased the demand for small 

 bouses and flats, and these have become so scarce that rents have had an 

 advance. In the long run something will have to be done In the iullding 

 line to accommodate the increased number of workers in local industrial 

 plants, some of which are rushed with orders and employing the largest 

 numbers in their history. 



One of the reasons why nobody has ventured to build a canal fleet 

 for the enlarged waterway between Buffalo and the Hudson Is that it is 

 hard to say what it is best to make it of. To build of steel, as was the 

 original idea, would be to wait six months or more for the material, and so 

 the new fleets may be made of wood, as the old ones were. A leading 

 canal forwarder said recently that he did not believe much In steel boats 

 for going through the canal locks. They were too unyielding, where a 

 wooden hull will give enough to avoid many accidents. 



The supreme court of the District of Columbia has handed down a 

 decision afiirming its jurisdiction in the case of G. S. VanGorder, the 

 Peoples Bank of Buffalo, the Assets Realization Company and others 

 against several Washington men who are directors of the East Lake Lum- 

 ber Company. It Is claimed that the directors appropriated about $200,000 

 of the company's mon«y. The case will go on trial soon at Washington, 

 in spite of the efforts of the defendants to have the Jurisdiction changed. 



Shortage of fuel is hampering the operations of many woodworking 

 and other plants in this territory and the outlook for the winter is very 

 uncertain. Buffalo industrial concerns in some instances burn gas, which 

 is In short supply. A. J. Ellas is a member of a local committee can- 

 vassing the gas situation. 



:< PITTSBURGH >-. 



Thf E. T. Lippert Saw Company of Mlliville, Pa., is planning to build 

 a big addition to its plants. 



The Pennsylvania State Forestry Commission is arranging to survey 

 15,000 acres more of forest land on the western watershed, most of it 

 In Bedford county, Pa. 



Building operations in Pittsburgh last month made a total of $2,543,918. 

 This was a gain of $790,000 over November, 1916, and $103,000 over 

 October. 1917. 



The Holgate Brothers Company, Kane, Pa., which has a big wood- 

 turning plant In that city, has let the contract for an addition to cost 

 $18,000. W. H. Davis Is general manager. 



E. V. Granden, a well-known lumberman of western Pennsylvania, died 

 at his home In Washington, Pa., December 3. 



President A. Rex Flinn of the Duquesne Lumber Company is now a 

 captain of artillery in the United States Army and has been assigned to 

 Camp Lee, at Petersburg. Va. 



The American Lumber & Manufacturing Company has secured the con- 

 tract for 2,400 feet of oak shipped timber, flr and yellow pine which must 

 be delivered at Portsmouth, N. H., by January 1, 1918. President W. D. 

 Johnston Is out West now superintending shipping of this mammoth order. 



---<, BOSTON >.= 



The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Forestry Association will be 

 held at Boston on December 13, the principal feature of the program 

 being a discourse by Dr. J. G. Sanders, ecomonomic zoologist for the state 

 of Pennsylvania. He will speak on the conservation of our forests and 

 food resources through the prohibition of Importation of plant materials. 



The third annual meeting of the Massachusetts Wholesale Lumber Asso- 

 ciation, Inc., will be held at Youngs hotel, Boston, on December 12. The 

 preparation of a calendar of routine and special business Is now being 

 arranged by the officers. 



The Eastern Lumber Company of Boston Is reported as having liquidated 

 and retired from business. 



=-< BALTIMORE >•- 



Information has been received from Washington to the effect that the 

 demands of the military forces of the United States in the way of food 

 and other supplies, together with those of the Allies, will create an enor- 

 mous inquiry for boxes and box shocks, and that not less than 17,000,- 

 000.000 feet of lumber will be needed by the United States government 



alone for cartridge boxes and other munitions and supplies. To this end 

 the government is in the market for gum, birch, poplar, and various other 

 kinds of low-grade stocks, which have heretofore been under pressure. The 

 inquiry should give the whole list a very decided lift. 



The American Propeller & Manufacturing Company, maker of aeroplane 

 propellers In this city, has been elected a member of the Baltimore Lum- 

 ber Exchange. 



A recent caller here was Mr. Anderson of the Domestic and Export 

 Lumber Company of New York, who was trying to get steamer space for 

 three carloads of export lumber, which have been delayed for an indefinite 

 period. The three cars are not among the 57 owned by members of the 

 National Lumber Exporters' Association, which the British government 

 agreed to have go forward. It Is said that the prospects for an increase 

 in the exports are very encouraging, considerable more space on steamers 

 being regarded as in sight. 



John L. Alcock i I'o., located at Baltimore and Gay streets for years 

 after the fire of 1904, have moved to the fifteenth floor of the Munsey 

 building. 



=-< COLUMBUS >-. 



Building operations in Columbus In November were not so active as in 

 November, 1916, but on the whole the records are fairly good considering 

 the hindrances of present conditions, especially transportation facilities. 

 Last month 158 permits with a valuation of $273,385 were Issued, as 

 compared with 217 permits and a valuation of $554,965 for November, 1916. 



Flndlay M. Torrence, secretary of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber 

 Dealers, announces that the annual convention to be held in Columbus, 

 January 24-26, will be at the New Southern hotel. The business sessions 

 will be held at Mejporlal Hall. At the same time the annual meeting of the 

 Union Association of Luml)er, Door and Sash Salesmen will be held in 

 Columbus, with headquarters at the same hotel. It Is expected that fully 

 1,500 delegates will attend the convention. 



Robert J. Hough, formerly a traveling salesman for the W. M. Rltter 

 Lumber Company, has been commissioned a captain in infantry after a 

 course in intensive training at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. 



The Liberty Lumber Company, Columbus, has been incorporated with a 

 capital of $25,000 to deal in hardwoods and yellow pine in a wholesale way. 

 The incorporators are E. R. Clarridge, R. E. Smith, W. L. Pierce, F. R. 

 Rodgers and Golda K. Baker. The offices are located at 601 and 602 Joyce 

 Realty building. 



The Brasher Lumber Company, recently incorporated with a capital of 

 $150,000 to take over the business formerly conducted under the name 

 of the H. D. Brasher Lumber Company, has been organized by the election 

 of H. D. Brasher, president ; E. G. Dillow, vice-president, and H. B. Walker, 

 secretary and treasurer. The company has taken over a long leaf mill at 

 Glendon, Ala. In addition it conducts a Jobbing business with headqua> 

 ters in Columbus. 



Papers have been filed with the secretary of state increasing the author- 

 ized capital of the North Columbus Lumber Company, Columbus, from 

 $25,000 to $75,000. 



The Consolidated Lumber & Timber Company, Cleveland, has been 

 organized with a capitalization of $2,000,000 to take over the holdings of 

 the Buehner interests at North Bend, Ore. J. A. Slattery, E. J. Maskee 

 and S. Larson are stockholders. 



At Marietta the Central Manufacturing & Lumber Company has been 

 succeeded by the Citizens Lumber Company, with headquarters at Parkers- 

 burg, W. Va. 



A new lumber company for Cleveland has just been organized by Milton 

 S. Steward and Oren Monroe. It will be known as the Stewart-Monroe 

 Lumber Company, and will cater especially to small housing work In the 

 southern part of Cleveland. Headquarters and yards have been established 

 at Broad View Road. South Brooklyn. 



R. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports a better 

 demand from retailers, as dealers' stocks are getting low. A large 

 majority of the orders call for immediate shipment. Considerable buying 

 is also being done by factories, especially those making boxes, furniture and 

 implements. Shipments are slow because of embargoes and railroad con- 

 gestion. 



The National .\rmy Cantonment at ChllUcothe Is now as nearly com- 

 pleted as It ever will be and a large force of the workmen has been 

 relieved. 



.< INDIANAPOLIS > 



H. C. Atkins of E. C. Atkins & Co. has been appointed on a committee of 

 business men to assist in solving the fuel problems that arc confronting the 

 Indianapolis public. The committee also will conduct an investigation to 

 ascertain what would be a fair retail price tor coal. Mr. Atkins has been 

 devoting much of his time lately to patriotic work. He was the campaign 

 manager of one of the leading teams which recently collected funds for the 

 Y. M. C, A. war work. 



The Hardwood Lumber Company of Wabash, Ind., has dissolved as a cor- 

 poration. 



The Booth Furniture Company of Indianapolis has Increased Its capitali- 

 zation from $40,000 to $150,000. 



The Consumers' Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind., has been incor- 

 porated with a capitalization of $10,000. The directors of the company 



