January 10. 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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the sale was made to George F. irontgomery of New York (or $1,000,000. 

 Mr. Gltttngs, It Is alleged, received a commission of ten per ccct, but had 

 no authority to make the contract with Mr. von Dorn. 



^■< COLUMBUS >-- 



The Doddlngton Company, lumber dealer and manufacturer of mill- 

 work, gave Its regular New Year's reception to customers and friends at 

 the plant, 451 West Broad street. New Year's Day. A luncheon was 

 served. Edwin Spencer, who was on the sales force of the company, has 

 recently been commissioned a second lieutenant and has been assigned to 

 duty at Camp Sherman, ChllUcothe, O. 



The annual election of officers of the Columbus Builders' and Traders' 

 Exchange was held January 7 at the Exchange building, North High street. 

 The committee on nomination had placed two full tickets In the field. An 

 open house was held following the election. Many lumbermen are aCQllated 

 with the exchange. 



Papers have been filed with the secretary of state Increasing the capital 

 of the C. A. Mauk Lumber Company of Toledo from $100,000 to $150,000, 



The Gross Lumber Company, Bellevue, O., sustained considerable damage 

 receLtly by a fire which originated from an open fireplace. 



The Bethesda Box Company, Bethcsda, O., was totally destroyed by 

 fire reeently, entailing a loss of approximately $10,000. 



The Liberty Lumber Company, Columbus, has been organized recently 

 with an authorized capital of $25,000 and will have Its offices In the 

 Joyce-Realty building. E. R. Clarridge is president and treasurer. W. L. 

 Pierce Is vice-president and R. E. Smith secretary. The directors In addi- 

 tion to the officers are F. P. Rogers and A. C. Davis. 



Fire caused a loss of approximately $50,000 In the plant of the Cleve- 

 land Box Company, West Third street, Cleveland. 



The Klrby Callander Company has succeeded the C. F. Callander & Sons 

 Company at PainesvUle, O. 



The .\corn Lumber Company, Columbus, Is going out of business. It Is 

 one of the oldest concerns of the city. 



The Columbus Real Estate and Building Show, which will be held In 

 Columbus beginning January 21, Is now an assured success. Spaces In 

 four large halls on the Ohio State Fair Grounds have been reserved by 

 exhibitors. Indications point to a larger show of that character than ever 

 held In the Middle States. 



R. W. Ilorton of the W. M. Rltter Lumber Company reports a quiet time 

 In the hardwood trade during the holidays. Dealers are now anxious to 

 buy if they could be assured of shipping facilities. Prices are well main- 

 tained at the levels which prevailed for some time. Retail stocks are not 

 large. 



=-< CLEVELAND >- 



Hardwood men of Cleveland are doing their bit toward conservation. 

 At the suggestion of F. T. Peitch, secretary of the Lumber Club of Cleve- 

 land, no Christmas party was held this year. It was estimated this event 

 would cost about $350, and the lumbermen agreed that it could be better 

 used for the many war relief movements. 



George E. Breece, Charleston, W. Va., president of the West Virginia 

 Timber Company, attended the annual meeting of the directors of bis 

 company held in Cleveland recently. The directors were told of the pre- 

 carious transportation conditions that are hampering the hardwood indus- 

 try, and urged to co-operate to aid the government as far as possible. 

 While here Mr. Breece was the guest of A. G. Webb, vice-president of the 

 company and general manager of the main offices here. 



All hardwood dealers in this district, as well as other lumber Interests, 

 are contributing to a survey on costs, being compiled under the direction 

 of J. V. O'Brien, secretary of the Cleveland Board of Lumber Dealers, 

 looking to a more concise method of transacting business for the coming 

 year, and to avoid possible errors with the fast and sharp increases In all 

 lumber materials. 



— -< INDIANAPOLIS > 



Milton S. Uucy, eighty-one years old, one of the best known lumber- 

 men of Indiana, died at his home in iDdiunapolls, January 2, following 

 a short illness. Until six years ago Mr. Huey was the president of the 

 Capitol Lumber Company when he retired In favor of his son, Oscar L. 

 Huey. Mr. Huey was bom on May 15, 1836, came to Indianapolis from 

 ZIonsvllle, O., In 1853, and excepting for a few years spent at South 

 Bend, Ind., had lived here since that time. Shortly after his arrival 

 In Indianapolis he established a chair factory, and later was connected 

 wltli the furniture manufacturing firm of Spiegel & Thorns, lie later 

 was connected with the lumber firm of Huey-Adams & Johnson, and after 

 his partners had retired from this business, the name was changed to the 

 M. 8. Iluey Company. lie later was connected with the Bee Hive Plan- 

 ing Mill, which was merged Into the Capitol Lumber Company. A widow, 

 one son and a daughter survive. The son is Oscar L. Huey, head of the 

 Capitol Lumber Company, one of the largest concerns of Its kind in 

 Indianapolis. His daughter Is Mrs. William F. Johnson, the wife of the 

 head of the William F. Johnson Lumber Company. Mr. Huey was a 

 Thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of the Scottish and York Rite 

 lodges. He also belonged to the Mystic Shrine. Funeral services were 

 conducted January- 4. 



Offlclals of the Showers Bros. Furniture Company of Bloomlngton, 



Ind., announce that the company has orders ahead to keep It In capacity 

 operation for a month. 



Certificates of dissolution have been filed by the Indiana Hardwood 

 Company of Gary, Ind., and the Hardwood Lumber Company of Wabash, 

 Ind. 



The Indiana state forestry department has been Investigating rumors 

 to the effect that Indiana white oak Is deteriorating In quality, the com- 

 plaints having been received from consumers abroad. The department 

 recently issued a statement to the effect that Indiana white oak has been 

 mlsbranded. Timber has been shipped into this state from other territory 

 and after the timber has been seasoned here, Investigation shows that It 

 has been branded as Indiana white oak, 



Frederick M. Bachman, prominent Indianapolis business man, and the 

 head of the F. M. Bachman Lumber Company, died In Indianapolis De- 

 cember 20. Mr. Bachman was sixty-eight years old. He was born In 

 Germany, and immigrated to this country in 18G5. He lived for a brief 

 time in Louisville, Ky., subsequently establishing a grocery business In 

 Noblesvllle, Ind. He became a resident of Indianapolis In 1879, buying 

 what still is the largest retail grocery store in the city. In addition to 

 being the head of the lumber company, he was a director of the Fletcher 

 American National Bank, the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, and 

 the Citizens Gas Company. He was president of the Booth Furniture 

 Company of Peru, Ind.. and the Indiana Drop Forging Company. He Is 

 survived by a son, Frederick M. Bachman, Jr., and 4 daughter, Mrs. Her- 

 man P. Lelber. 



Announcement was made recently by Frank Coss and Frank Day of 

 Greencastle, Ind., of the sale of the Greencastle Kitchen Cabinet Com- 

 pany to James B. Nelson of Indianapolis, and Grafton Johnson of Green- 

 wood, Ind. R. R. Cunningham, who has been sales manager for the com- 

 pany for several months, will act as manager. 



The Closson Lumber Company of Logansport, Ind., has been Incor- 

 porated with a capitalization of $50,000. Directors are Margaret M. 

 and Card A. Closson, and Arthur Sells. 



The capital stock of the D. N. Foster Furniture Company of Fort 

 Wayne, Ind., has been Increased from $100,000 to $150,000. The com- 

 pany has been in business for fifty years. 



The Talge Mahogany Company's plant in Indianapolis recently suf- 

 fered a loss amounting to $5,000 when a pit to hold sawdust between 

 the first and second floors caught fire. Most of the damage was cansed 

 by water. The loss was covered by Insurance. 



The Indiana Hardwood Company of Ligonier, Ind., has dissolved as a 

 corporation. 



The Simpson Lumber Company, operating yards throughout Illinois and 

 Indiana, has opened a new yard nt Poseyvllle, Ind. 



Charles Barnaby, Greencastle, Ind., one of the best known hardwood 

 lumbermen of the state, recently was elected president of the Indiana 

 Manufacturers' Association. 



=^ EVANSVILLE >■= 



Lumber manufacturers of Evansville and vicinity worked hard In the 

 recent Red Cross drive. Workers in Evansville "went over the top", hav- 

 ing secured more than 17,000 memberships. 



The monthly meeting of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club was held 

 on January 8. The log and car shortage questions were discussed. The 

 newly elected officers for 191S were Installed. Charles A. Wolflln said he 

 had his lines out for several new members in nearby towns. Most of the 

 manufacturers and retail dealers In Evansville are already members of 

 the club. 



The firm of Veeck & Son, Petersburg, Ind., has been changed to the 

 Petersburg Wagon Works. The new company will make a specialty of 

 rebuilding wagons and vehicles. Later on It will engage In the manufac- 

 ture of new vehicles. 



William Johann, who Is In training with the national army at Camp 

 Zachary Taylor at Louisville, Ky., was here for the holidays as the guest 

 of his parents. 



The Brown Brothers Lumber Company at Dale, Ind., for some time 

 has been making wagon tool boxes for the federal government, and has 

 still a big lot of work to do for the government. 



The plant of the Evansville Veneer Company Is being operated on 

 steady time and George O. Worland says that despite the company's 

 Inability to get logs because of the car shortage, things look favorable 

 for 1918. The company has been placed on the roll of honor for the Red 

 Cross, every employe of the company having taken out a membership. 



Mayor Benjamin Bosse, president of the Globe-Bosse-World Furniture 

 Company and associated with several more large wood consuming fac- 

 tories of Evansville, was inaugurated for his second term on January 7, 

 and will serve for four years more. A good sized boom for the nomina- 

 tion of Mayor Bosse for governor of Indiana on the democratic ticket 

 has been started by bis friends over the state. Fred W. Reltz of the Clem 

 Reltz Sons Company and Daniel Wertz of Maley 4 Wertz are mimbers 

 of the new Evansville city council. 



=■< LOUISVILLE y. 



Government control of railroads has been the most prominent topic 

 In Louisville lumber circles within the past few weeks, and while some 

 shippers are a bit opposed to government control or government owner- 



