February 25. 1918 



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The Jenkins Machine Company, 315 North Eighth street, Sheboygan. 

 Wis., manufacturing woodworking machinery and equipment, has started 

 work on the erection ot a two-story shop aiiditlon, 45x05 feet In size, 

 made necessary by Increasing demands for Its products. The new facil- 

 ities will be ready about April 1. 



Milwaukee and Chicago capital, represented by Charles Friend. Bernard 

 Rosenow and A. E. Kopps. Milwaukee, are completing details tor the 

 organization of the Badger Clu'mical Company, with a capital stock of 

 $500,000. to establish a scries of charcoal and chemical plants In the 

 vicinity of Stanley. Wis. The company already has contracted to clear 

 all timber and brush from 25.ono acres In the Stanley country during the 

 next Ave years. The wood will be converted into charcoal, potash, alcohol 

 and numerous other chemical by-products. The main plant will be Incnted 

 in Stanley, where a tract of fifteen acres has been acquired. 



The Bekkedal Lumber Company. Couderay. Wis., believes a new record 

 for log deliveries with a creeper type of steam log hauler was established 

 when J. F. Crandall. the comp.Tuy's tractor engineer, brought a load of 

 eighteen sleighs, each containing a little more than 4,000 feet of log-;, ID 

 the Couderay mill from the camps. 



The Mellen Lumber Company. Mellen. Wis., has issued orders that no 

 more free lunches he served to visitors at its logging camps In the vicinity 

 ■if Glidden. Wis. For several years the company extended this hospitality 

 t'> camp visitors, but the practice recently has been abused and. in addi- 

 tion, the needs of food conservation have made it advisable to discontinue 

 the practice. 



It is believed likely that the unusuefl capacity of sash, door and interior 

 voodwork factories in Milwaukee and immediate vicinity will soon be 

 levoted to the manufacture of airplane parts and complete aircraft for 

 the government, if the efforts of the Milwaukee County Council of Defense 

 hears fruit. Due to the slackening of ordinary building operations, the 

 interior woodworking factories are anxious to devote their facilities to 

 other lines for which the equipment is suitable. Heretofore the govern- 

 ment refused contracts for airplane materials to these concerns because 

 •of the lack of adequate assembling facilities, but there now is available 

 a suitable plant in Milwaukee county for assembling and testing aircraft. 

 and this has been offered to. the government. In view of the urgent need 

 of additional facilities for pushing the government airplane program, it is 

 hoped that the offer will be accepted. 



The Northwest Engineer Works, Inc.. Green Bay, Wis., has been organ- 

 ized by H. G. and L. H. Barkhausen of that city to take over and enlarge 

 the marine engineering and shipbuilding plant of the Hartman-Greiling 

 Company. Green Bay. Four berths will be installed, making a total of 

 six. The Barkhausen interests recently closed contracts with the federal 

 shipping board w-hich insure continuous operation of the enlarged plant at 

 maximum capacity for a year and a half to tw-o years. The company will 

 huild wooden, wood and steel and all-steel ships suitable for both Great 

 Lakes and ocean service, complete in all details. 



The Flatten Lumber Company. New London, Wis., expects to drive at 

 least 250.000 feet of logs down the Embarrass river during the comin.g 

 summer. Some time ago it was announced that the 1917 drive was the 

 last, but in view of the existing conditions of railroad traffic and equip- 

 ment, it has been decided to take advantage of the water route with at 

 least one more drive. 



The Silent Washer Company. Clinfonville. Wis., is now operating its 

 new power and manual washing machine factory. Robert Fischer has 

 retired as secretary and treasurer and .1. L. Zehms. general manager, has 

 been elected secretary. Max Steig becomes treasurer. G. W. Buttles is 

 works manager. 



C. W. Carlson, cashier of the State Bank of Oconto Falls, Wis,, has been 

 lected a director of the Union Manufacturing Company of that city, to 

 irceed \. lilpschultz. who resigned. 



The Northern Furniture Company, Sheboygan. Wis., recently presenteil 

 e.ich employe with a thrift card containing two 25-cent thrift stamps as 

 .1 gift caicul-ited to proniote war savings. 



The Gold Medal Camp Furniture Company. Racine, Wis., has divided 

 $20,000 In cash among its 150 employes as a bonus on 1917 earnings. The 

 amounts ranged from .$25 to $.300. according to length of service. 



Charles Good, for several years superintendent of the Oconto Company. 

 Oconto. Wis., has received a commission as first lieutenant in the TJ. S. 

 Forestry Engineers' Corps and left February l."* for Washington. D. C. to 

 report for active duty. Lieut. Good is a son of F. W. Good, superintender-t 

 of the Bay de Nnc Lumber Company, Nahma. Mich., and a graduate of the 

 T'niversity of Michigan. 



■Tames W. Hubbard, for twenty-one years general manager of the Mc- 

 I'onough Manufacturing Company. Eau Claire. Wis., manufacturing saw 

 mill and woodworking machinery, has resigned to accept the general iuhti- 

 agemcnt of the United States Switch Company. Eau Claire, which lie 

 recently helped organize and of which he was elected presidint at that 

 time. Flis successor has not yet been named. 



Miss I>onna Parker, daughter of Frank II. Parker. presUlent and general 

 manager of the Mueller & Son Box Company. Milwaukee, was married 

 recently to rierbert Segnltz. a widely known real estate man of Milwaukee. 

 P. S. McLurg. president of the Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Company. 

 Phillips. Wis., left recently with Mrs. McLurg on a two months' sojmirn 

 In the sunny Soutlv It Is Mr. McLnrg's first vacation in more than five 

 years' time and was made necessary by his long and close application to 

 his duties. A trip to Cuba is part of the itinerary of Mr. and Mrs, McLurg. 



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