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winter. He has arranged with the director of food production of the State 

 Food Commission to have the tractors rented to individuals or to com- 

 mittees to produce cord wood at a nominal sum. 



The lalie shipyards are running at full capacity on new work, but do not 

 seem to be Interested in the Increase of the lumber fleet. With less lumber 

 moving by lake every year, and the prospects of not much being done 

 during the next season, except where the railroads are unable to do the 

 busluess, it may turn out that tonnage is suflicient. The sale of the 

 -•••amers Arizona and H. E. Runnels by the W. 11. White Transportation 



'inpany to Tonawanda parties shows that interest Is still taken in that 

 iiranch of the trade, and it is quite possible that the lumber fleet may 

 earn as much money, according to its valuation, as any part of the lake 

 fleet. 



Ellicott Ilall. built at Batavla over a hundred years ago, and a noted 

 landmark of western New York, was recently destroyed by Are. It was a 

 frame structure and was enclosed in 1802, so that the first sessions of the 

 courts after the organization of Genesee county could be held there. It 

 was nC't flnished until 1S04. It was used both as a court house and tavern 

 until 1S20. when the court crowded out the tavern. On clearing up the 

 wreckage of the fire it was found that the old square timbers were in an 

 excellent state of preservation, a fine testimonial to the solid construction 

 of over a century ago. The frame was of beech timbers and part of the 

 building had been sheathed with oak lumber before the clapboards were 

 put on. The loss by the fire was $22,500 and the work of the firemen 

 was rendered difficult by a temperature of 14 below zero. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-- 



Letters of administration were granted on the estate of Gen. Thomas 

 J. Shryock, president of T. J. Shryock & Co.. Inc.. wholesale lumber dealers, 

 who died Tebruary 3, in the Orphans' Court February 12 to Charles C. 

 Homer. Jr., a bank president, and William D. Waxter, son-in-law of the 

 deceased. The administrators bonded In the sum of $200,000, indicating 

 a personal estate of that amount. A large part of it is said to be in life 

 insurance. The granting of the letters revealed the fact that General 

 Shryock left no will, and his property will be distributed in accordance 

 with the laws of Maryland to the next of kin, who are his seven chil- 

 dren. The lumber company, according to George F. M. Hauck, another 

 large stockholder and close friend of the deceased for many years, will 

 go on as heretofore, the heirs being satisfied to leave their interest in the 

 business, though a new president will have to be elected and other unim- 

 portant changes made in the list of officers. 



M. S. Baer of R. P. Baer & Co. has gone on a trip South, which will 

 take him as far as Mobile. There he will inspect the new sawmill which 

 the Magazine Hardwood Company, the manufacturing end of the firm, 

 has just put into operation. The plant is of the double gang kind, with 

 resaw, and Is expected to turn out upward of 60,000 feet per day. It 

 Aas an especially large power equipment, and in appearance looks not 

 unlike the tabernacles that have been erected in various cities for Billy 

 Sunday, having a curved roof. Construction has extended over the 

 greatest part of a year, many delays having occurred in consequence of 

 lack of material and for other reasons. The mill is regarded as one of the 

 most complete in the South. 



James Baer, for years on the selling staff of the firm of R. P. Baer & 

 Co.. has connected himself with the Kidd & Buckingham Lumber Company, 

 which has a hardwood yard in southwest Baltimore and also conducts a 

 wholesale trade. Mr. Baer, who is extensively known in the business 

 throughout the northern territory and has made many trips into Canada, 

 win give special attention to the wholesale end. and has an interest in 

 the business. His numerous friends arc wishing him every success in his 

 new venture. 



=~< COLUMBUS >• 



To organize the lumber and woodworking companies and plants of 

 Franklin county, Paul B. Slsson, associated with the Western Lumber 

 ' 'inpany, Columbus, has been named chairman of this county's lumber 



lustry division of the Ohio war savings committee. Similar organiza- 



ns are being perfected in every county in the state. T. Gray, prominent 



•■veland lumberman, has been named state chairman of the lumbermen's 

 division of the Ohio war savings committee. He Is devoting three days 

 of each week at local headquarters In the organization of the lumber 

 Industry, as an agency for the sale of war savings and thrift stamps. 



The Emory River Lumber Company, an Ohio organization with head- 

 quarters in Cincinnati, was authorized recently by the secretary of state 

 of Ohio to Increase Its capitalization from $200,000 to $400,000. The 

 Increase will be In the form of an issue ot $200,000 preferred stock, accord- 

 ing to President J. S. Walker. The proceeds are to be used in business 

 expansion and development. The company, which was organized about a 

 year ago, has not begun active lumber operations, but expects to begin 

 about June 1. It controls about 20,000 acres of tlmberland on the 

 Emory river In Morgan county, Tennessee. The company is at present 

 constructing a twelve-mile railroad through Its properties, tapping the 

 Queen & Crescent system at Lansing, Tenn. It is also installing a double 

 band mill on Its ^property. The timber Is hardwood. 



The Sandusky Cooperage and Lumber Company of Gallon has been Incor- 

 porated with a capital of $20,000 to deal In lumber. The Incorporators are 

 E. E. Enderlln, J. E. Cosey. H. L. Bodley, C. .M. Gcrhart and D. L. Dean. 



Edwin E. Spencer, formerly connected with the sales force of E. E. 



Want to Buy 

 Dimension Stock 



We are in the market for the following Clear 

 Oak Dimension Stock. Must be Sound, 

 Bright, and Well Manufactured. Slight 

 amount of Sap no objection, but two edges 

 should be free from Sap. Only want good 

 Stock in every respect. 



2x2—33—38—48—56—60 ; 

 also 22x2^x30 and 3x3x30. 



Also in Sound Clear SAP Gum or 

 Maple, 2x2—56 and 2^2x21/2x30. 



State if Red or White Oak and if it is mixed 

 or all of one kind. Also state if green or dry 

 and when cut. 



QUOTE LOWEST PRICE 

 DELIVERED LE.-VVENWORTH, KANSAS 



The Helmers Mfg. Co. 



Furniture Manufacturers 



LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS 



Doddington Company and who was named a second lieutenant in the 

 army, has been transferred from Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, to Van- 

 couver Barracks, Washington. 



The name of the Buckeye )lill & Lumber Company of Jackson, O., has 

 been changed to the Buckeye Lumber Company. 



Papers have been filed with the secretary ot state Increasing the author- 

 ized capital ot the Lake Lumber Company, Newark, O., from $20,000 to 

 $30,000. 



The J. C. Yend Lumber Company, Ravenna. C, which has been In opera- 

 tion for several years, has been incorporated under the same name. 



The capital of the Goodsell Manufacturing Company, Toledo, has been 

 increased from $50,000 to $120,000. Officers have been elected as fol- 

 lows : Allen A. Smith, president, treasurer and general manager ; Lieu- 

 tenant G. Donald Smith, vice-president, and H. S. Schwartz, secretary. 

 The concern is a jobber of sash, doors and building materials. 



R. W. Horton of the W. M. Rltter Lumber Company reports a good 

 demand for hardwoods both from factories and retailers. The worst 

 feature of the trade, according to Mr. Horton, Is transportation, which 

 is held up by congestion and embargoes. Factories making boxes and 

 implements are the best customers. Prices are firm all along the line. 



The capital stock of the Central Lumber Company, Cleveland, has been 

 increased from $25,000 to $50,000. 



— ■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The W. M. Simpson Lumber Company, Vlnccnnes, Ind., last week held 

 Its annual banquet for Its employes, all the managers of the company's 

 yards being in attendance. According to a long custom of the company, 

 prizes were distributed to the men who have made good business records 

 during the year. William Steele ot Indianapolis, representing the Brooks- 

 Scanlon Lumber Compatiy of Kcntwood, La., was one ot the principal 

 speakers. 



Lewis V. Boyle, a former prominent lumberman of Indianapolis, who 

 retired several years ago when he moved to Pasadena, Cal., died last week 

 after a long Illness. He was eighty-eight years old and Is survived by 

 a widow and four children. Mr. Boyle was born in Clinton County. Indiana, 

 and when he moved to In<llanapoIls established a lumber business under the 

 name of Boyle, Cox & Co. He later moved to Tennessee, where he owned 

 extensive lumber Interests. 



Fire caused a loss estimated at $7,000 to the plant of the Klrby Wood 

 Lumber Company. Munde, Ind.. on January 30. The company's sash 

 and door plant was practically destroyed with Its contents In addition to 

 two carloads of shingles. The loss was covered by Insurance. 



