JiiLuary 10. 191S 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The Wisconsin Cabinet & raiiol Ci.inpauy, New London, Wis., formerly 

 the Wisconsin Seating Compan.v, and now one of the largest woodworking 

 plants of the Thon»as A. Edison Industries, henceforth will furnish all of 

 the box shooks and crating needed by the various Edison phonograph 

 cabinet plants tlirougliout the country. Tlie box factory at New London 

 is receiving considerable new macblnery anil equipment and the force has 

 been doubled hi size for this purpose. 



The general store of the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company, Ilermans- 

 viiie, Mich., was almost totally destroyed by lire early on December 29. 

 The loss Is estimated at $15,000. The big sawmill and maple flooring plant 

 were saved. 



The Vesper Wood Manufacturing Company. Vesper. Wis., has been reor- 

 ganized as the Vesper SUo & Tank Company, and hereafter will devote 

 Its entire attention to the business indicated by the new name. 



Logging operations are now in full swing in the Dead River district 

 north of Ishpeming, Mich. James D. and B. I,. Sherman ot Marquette 

 have four large camps and also are employing two Jobbers. Next spring 

 the Big Dead river will be driven for the first time in more than ten years. 

 Timber for four seasons' cut still is available. 



The Wolf Uiver Lumber Company, -Antigo, Wis., has increased its Capital 

 stock from $25,000 to ?100,000 to accommodate the growth of its business 

 and operations. J. II. Worden is president. 



The Charles Jurack raftern Works, 199-201 Oregon street, Milwaukee, 

 were badly damaged by fire recently. Lumber laid across the top of a 

 furnace to dry was ignited. The loss is estimated at $3,000. The Leigh 

 Banana Crate Company, occupying the same building, sustained a loss 

 of $500. 



The W. S. Seaman Company, 480 Virginia street, Milwaukee, lias 

 increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $150,000. The company manu- 

 factures high-grade closed automobile bodies, telephone booths and other 

 hardwood products and recently was obliged to open a branch plant at 

 2.'!3-257 Clinton street to provide additional facilities. 



The Bissell Lumber Company, Marshfield, Wis., expects to more than 

 double its input of logs this winter, compared with a year ago. The camp 

 at Wlthee is prepared to cut 3,500,000 feet, against 1,500,000 feet last 

 season. The sawmill will start March 1. .Already 500,000 to 750,000 feet 

 of logs are on skids and hauling is under way. 



Gustave Kaye, whose fancy woodwork plant at Grand Rapids, Wis., was 

 destroyed by fire recently, has decided to relocate at Green Bay, Wis., 

 where a suitable building with equipment has been provided by local 

 Interests seeking new industries. 



Rieboidt & Wolter, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., builders of wooden ships, have 

 given an option on their .yards and plant to eastern capitalists, who pro- 

 pose to organize a $1,500,000 corporation and take over the property about 

 February 1. .\ 267-foot steamer is now on the stocks and will be launched 

 April 15 or May 1. The eastern interests intend to greatly enlarge the 

 yards and working force, having extensive contracts in sight to keep 

 the plant busy for a long time forward. 



The sawmill of the Holt Lumber Company, Oconto, Wis., was damaged 

 about $7,500 by fire recently and was obliged to cease operations. It prob- 

 ably will be a month or six weeks before repairs are completed. 



The Wachsmuth Lumber Company's sawmill at Bayfield, Wis., has com- 

 pleted one of the best season's run in years and has suspended operations 

 until spring, while extensive repairs are made. The total cut for the 

 season was about 21,500,000 feet, which is about equal to the shipments 

 from the mill for the season. Most of the consignments were to Chicago 

 and Lake Erie ports, 16,000,000 feet going by water and the remainder 

 by rail. Three logging camps are now engaged in providing about 10,000,- 

 000 feet of logs for the 1918 sawing season. 



The Sagola Lumber Company, Sagola, Mich., has disposed of its saw 

 and planing mill and real estate to the Saw.ver-Goodman Company, Mari- 

 nette, Wis., which will operate the plant in conjunction with its Wis- 

 consin mills. The Sagola company retains its tlmberlands, store, boarding 

 house, etc. The Sawyer-Goodman interests contracted with the Sagola 

 mills to cut a considerable quantity ot logs when its Marinette mills were 

 closed by labor troubles last summer. 



The Fountain-Campbell Lumber Company, Ladysmith, Wis., is operat- 

 ing four camps this winter, three of these being conducted by its jobbers. 



The Tark Falls Lumber Company, Park Falls, Wis., one of the largest 

 hardwood lumber manufacturers in the North, has completed work on an 

 additional building which will be used for the production of all foodstuffs 

 usid by its mill and camp forces. Facilities also are provided for laundry 

 work, harness making and repairs and other needs of its extensive log- 

 ging and sawing operations. The installation is believed to be one of the 

 most progressive steps yet taken by a lumber company to conform strictly 

 to the federal food administration's rules and regulations. 



Secretary O. T. Swan of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' .\Bsoclation. has returned from a trip of a few days In Illinois and 

 Iowa. He visited the government arsenal at Rock Island where he 

 observed the manufacture of saddle trees, artillery wheels and targets, 

 an industry that has opened up a wble field for the consumption of 

 northern hardwoods, mostly basswood. Most of this latter wood is pro- 

 duced by members of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association, although not direct to the government but to the 

 parties supplying the wood under government contract. Mr. Swan also 

 visited his father at Atlantic, la., over New Tear's day. 



Have you seen any 



ainut logs than theaet 



' I ^HEY all grew right in Indiana -where 

 ■*• hard-woods have always held the 

 choicest farm lands. The best growth of 

 timber as well as the best yield of wheat 

 comes from good soil. TTie soundness of 

 the log-ends shows that they fed on the 

 fat of the land. My 



Indiana Oak 



comes from the same soil 



CHAS. H, BARNABY 



Greencastle, Indiana 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



5/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. ASH 41,000' 



5/8" No. 2 Com. & Btr. BEECH 27,000' 



5/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. BEECH 300.000' 



6/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. BEECH 286,000' 



4/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. SOFT ELM 76.000' 



4/4" No. 3 Com. SOFT ELM 30,000' 



3/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr. BIRCH 84J)00' 



4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr, BIRCH 108JI00' 



6/4" No. 2 Com. & Blr. BIRCH 51J)00' 



8/4" No. 2 Com & Btr. BIRCH 17,000' 



4/4" No. 3 Cora. BIRCH 51.000' 



5/4" No. 3 Com. BIRCH 66,000' 



4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr. MAPLE 48,000' 



4/4" No. 1 & No. 2 Com. »L\1>LE 270,000' 



6/4" No. 2 Cora. & Blr. MAPLE 316.000' 



8/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. M.\I'LE 10,000' 



10/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. M,\FLE 34.000' 



12/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. ILAPLE 58,000' 



5/4" No. 3 Com. MAPLE 36^000' 



4/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. SOFT MAPI£ 130.000' 



IDEAL 

 HARDWOOD 



SAWMILL 



Are vuttlni In iHIt every menth two and ene-half 

 million feet ol eholceet Northern Hlobliin Hlrdwoodt 



Stack Lumber Company 



Masonville, Michigan 



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