Dffpmber 2."., I'.ilT 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



43 



=•< ARKANSAS >•= 



Lonokf. Ark., has liecu seleeto<l 1)3* tlio War Department as the location 

 for one of ihi' KDVi'rnniout's aviation training camps, ami onntraets for 

 the ounstriKtiiiu nf tlu' mx'detl l)U[ldin;;s have lu-en aw:irdt'(I lo the Sh-wart 

 McOehfe (-Vmstrurtiim Company of I. title Kock. Tills (.-ouipany i-rcctetl 

 the cantonment biiililinj^s at Camp Itt>aiiri'pir(.l, neqr Alexandria, La. 



The planing mill of the Ozanlii-iysonla Lumber Company at Prescott, 

 Ark., whiih was destri)ye(l by tire a few months a;;o, is being replaced now 

 by a th<trou>:hly new and modern plant. 



Ftir the purpose of constructing; a road through the Arkansas National 

 Forest, betw^'cn Uussellvllle and I'lcusant Hill, the Pepartmeut of the 

 Interior has authuri/cd an expenditure of S4:;,000 of thi' funds availabb- 

 for Ibis kind of work. This sum, which couii's from a fund madi* up from 

 the sales of timl>cr, fees, etc., in thi- .\rkansas Natiiuial Forest, is to be 

 suppb-mented by an appropriation from the state. The phms for the new 

 road have been urepared by the state lughway eusineer. under direction 

 of the State Highway Department, and are now in the bands of the 

 commissioners of the rfuid. 



=-< WISCONSIN >.= 



The Hackney rhelps-Ronnell Com|>any. IMu-lps. Wis., stiirted operations 

 in its new sawmill on December I'l and is now cutting riO,0»lo feet a day. 

 A night shift will be added January L which will increase the output to 

 100.000 feet. The Phelps mill was destroyed by fire in September, IJUG. 

 and since that time the company has been engaged in constructing and 

 equipidng a new plant that is consideraldy larger in capacity and of the 

 most modern type. .\ seven years' supply of timlier slill is available, 

 it is estimated. 



The Sib^nt Washer (Nimpany. Clintonville. Wis., a reorganization of the 

 Silent Washing Machine Company. Appleton, Wis., has completed its 

 new plant and the machinery and equipment has been transferred from 

 Apf>leton and is being installed. The concern manufactures power and 

 manual wash machines and home laundry equipment. (J. W, Buttles, it> 

 founder, continues as general manager. 



The Foster-Latimer Lumber Company. Mellen, Wis., will add a full 

 night shift to its sawmill force on January 1 and intends to operate the 

 plant twenty-four hours a day until spring and possibly longer to acconi 

 modate its Increasing orders. 



The McKinnon Manufacturing Company, (Irand Uapids.. Wis., has booked 

 a large oriler for heavy wagons for the United States army and expects 

 to begin deliveries January 1. Considerable difficulty has been experienced 

 in obtaining adequate supplies of raw materials, principally selected hard- 



WOfrfls. 



Hauer & Knooi). who have operated a sawmill at Hutternul. Wis., for 

 many years, have decided to retire from active business because of advanc- 

 ing age and the property has been placed on the market. It is said that 

 the mill has a supply of market timber in sight to last for eight or ten 

 yea rs. 



The Lee Bros. Lumber Company. Uhinelander. Wis., resumed <iperations 

 In Us sawmill on December 17 with ilay and night shifts. Business is so 

 good at this mill that the owners expect to operate twenty-four hours a 

 day for at least a full year. 



The Brooks & Boss Lumber Company. ScbofieUI. Wis., has completed 

 repairs and overhauling work and resume<l sawing on December 15. The 

 large stock of logs at the mill is re-enfnreed by large supplies on skids 

 in the woods and inflications are that the mill will be able to operate 

 steadily throughout the coming year. 



The Oostburg Lumlier & Grain Company. Oostburg. Wis., has changed 

 the entire drive of both saw antl grist mills from steam to electricity as 

 ft matter of economy and efficiency. Current will be purchased from the 

 Milwaukee Northern interurban line. 



The Tigerton I-und)er Company. Tigerton. Wis., has adderl another large 

 steam hauler to the e(,uipmenl of its logging camps in the vicinity of 

 Summit I^ike. 



The Kib Lake Lumber Company. Bib Lake. Wis.. Is taking ui> ten to 

 twelve miles of logging railway running from Rib Lake to Its tlndier at 

 Athens, Wis., and will use the material for the construction of a new rail 

 road from Klb Lake east to a large tract of virgin forest. The road will 

 Ik- about twenty ndles long. The company will begin cutting timbrr al 

 the east edge of the tract and move toward instead of away from the mill. 

 In this manner all cut-over land will be left behind as logging operations 

 progress and the danger of forest fires will be greatly minlml/.ed. 



The Hardwooil Products Company. Neenah. Wis., has recently improved 

 Its fire protection system, which is now one of the nu>st efn<'Ient In WIs- 

 ronsln. Fire drills are held nearly every day and the plant has been 

 emptied on an average of two minutes. 



The WIseonsin Chair Company. Port Washington. Wis., has engaged In 

 a large [troduction i*( |>honographs. to lie marketed under the name of 

 "Vista", i'onsiderablf space In its two factories Is being devoted to the 

 new department. 



The Sheboygan Couch Company. Sheboygan. Wis., has increased Its 

 capital stock fr^un *7r..000 to .$111,000. 



Thi" Batlger Brush Company. Milwaukee, is remodeling a three-story 

 building. 40 x so feet, at Knapp and Kast Water streets, into a manufac- 

 turing plant, which It expects to occupy shortly after January 1. Tin- 

 present plant at :UlT-'.4in Yllet street has been outgrown. 



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