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HARDWOOD RECORD 



March 10, 191» 



cecde<l in conflnlng the blaze to the building, though a large quantity of 

 lumber was piled near by. 



The Adlrondacks are expected to be an important source of spruce for 

 airplanes by next fall as the result of the completion of a short railroad 

 line which has been under process of construction for some months. The 

 line is a private one and owned by the White family. It runs from 

 Rome into the heart of the mountains, and the additional shipping facili- 

 ties are quite badly needed to open up for market several million feet of 

 timber. 



Fire in tlic factory of the Jaocklc Furniture Company on February 24 

 caused a loss of $200,000, the three-story brick building being destroyed. 

 The company was an old-cstaliHshcd one, and is said to have been planning 

 to go into the manufacture of goods on war contracts. 



Three of Buffalo's lumbermen have been taking a short recuperation 

 trip to Mt. Clemens this month, and enjoying the baths there, the party 

 consisting of M. M. Wall, O. E. Yeager and Peter McNeil. They have 

 been visiting this health resort nearly every year for a number of years 

 past. 



The.Shortsville (N. Y.) Wheel Company has shut down its plant and 

 will dispose of it with the equipment. 



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The American Lumber and Manufacturing Company now has government 

 contracts for more than $1,000,000 worth of lumber for shipbuilding pur- 

 poses. A large part of this is oak. 



J. C. Linehan & Company, a new hardwood wholesale firm, are now 

 nicely established at 527 Park building. "J. C." is looking up his old 

 industrial and railroad trade and taking in some very nice business for 

 a starter. 



Building permits in Pittsburgh last month amounted to only $414,688. 

 This is the lowest total for February for many years. 



The Frampton-Foster Lumber Company is filling many railroad orders 

 at present for oak timbers and other lines of construction work. The 

 company is constantly buying new lots of lumber through its agencies, and 

 is taking mighty good care of its customers this year. 



The Russell Shovel Company, whose plant at Aliquippa, Pa., was burned 

 February 6, with loss ot $300,000. is arranging to rebuild at once. 



The Acorn Lumber Company reports a fair demand for hardwood, but 

 says that the shipping conditions are not easing up any to speak of, and 

 that deliveries are extremely slow. Prices are pretty firm and on some 

 lines are likely to increase in the near future. 



The Joseph W. Cottrell Lumber Company, which has a big gum and oak 

 operation at Lumber City, Ga., is turning out a fine lot of stock for which 

 it finds a ready market. Mr. Cottrell spent two weeks lately at the mill. 



The Duquesne Lumber Company reports that its liardwood operations 

 in Tennessee are moving along as slowly as could be expected with the 

 labor and railroad conditions as bad as they are at present. Dema-nd is 

 good and prices are getting better. 



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Herbert W. Bowler, well known in the New England hardwood trade 

 as a former National Hardwood Association inspector, and subsequently 

 with Holt & Bugbec Company of Charlestown, has now embarked in busi- 

 ness at Waverly, Mass., handling principally native hardwoods. 



A fire loss of $250,000 was caused recently when the entire yard and 

 plant of the Wm. H. Sawyer Lumber Company at Worcester, Mass., was 

 destroyed. Circumstances surrounding the discovery of the fire and the 

 current report of the firm's supplying of government stock have strongly 

 established the suspicion of incendiarism. 



The Young Lumber Company having outgrown its quarters at 95 Milk 

 streetK Boston, has moved to the Lawrence building. 



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M. S. Baer of Richard P. Baer & Co., is back from a southern trip, in 

 the course of which he visited Mobile, where a large sawmill has just 

 been completed for the Magazine Hardwood Company, the manufacturing 

 end of the firm. The old mill, which was much smaller, will be dismantled 

 and the machinery probably sold. 



Among the visiting lumbermen here during the last week was John 

 Morrow of the Morrow-Gorman Company of Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. 

 Morrow had been at Washington, in conference with some of the govern- 

 ment officials, and booked orders for account of the federal authorities, 

 amounting to about 3,000.000 feet. He went over the details with the 

 authorities and took up the loose ends of the deal. 



J. McD. Price, until now engaged in the wholesale hardwood trade 

 here and before that secretary of the National Lumber Exporters' Associa- 

 tion, has closed his office in the Knickerbocker building and will shortly 

 move to Barnesvlile, N. C, there to take up the supervision of a sawmill on a 

 tract of timber acquired in conjunction with Fred Arn of the J. M. Card 

 Lumber Company of Chattanooga, and president of the National Lumber 

 Exporters' Association. Mr. Price is to make his headquarters at Barnes- 

 ville. It is stated that the timber is among the finest In the East, never 

 having been touched before. 



I'rauli l'rl<e, for years a widely kunwn member of the hardwood trade, 

 domestic as well as export, died March after a short illness of pneu- 

 monia. Mr. Price was a son of the late Richard Price, and one of five 

 brothers, all of whom became prominent In the trade, doing also an exten- 

 sive foreign business. When still a young man he entered the office ot his 

 father's firm, Thomas & Price, but later organized the firm of Price, 

 Welch & Co., which operated extensively In West Virginia. After the 

 dissolution of this concern he entered the office of Price & Heaid, of whicb 

 his brotlier, Richard W. Price, was senior niember, and when this firm 

 changed, owing to the death of Richard W. Price, some six years ago, 

 be established himself in the Investment security business. ^Ir. Price had 

 .ilso been secretary ot the Lumber Exchange about a quarter of a century 

 ago. He retained much of his acquaintance with the trade and because of 

 his debonnalre disposition made many friends. He is survived by his wife, 

 tbree sons and a daughter. 



The Baltimore Lumber Exchange at its quarterly meeting held March 4 

 at the Merchants' Club, made a number ot changes in its by-laws, among 

 tbem being an advance in the charge tor Inspection of lumber by the corps 

 ot the Exchange to sixty cents per 1,000 feet. Fifty-three cents of this 

 amount will go to the inspector and tlie other seven cents ot the Exchange, 

 this being an increased Income for the Exchange of two cents. The rea- 

 son tor the increase Is the advanced cost ot living, which has troubled 

 especially the inspectors, who have had little to do ail the winter in 

 consequence of the closing of the bay by ice and the railroad embargoes. 

 The buyer is to pay halt of the inspection charge and the seller the other 

 half. In the future also, there will be no five per cent less, the charge 

 being net. 



Other changes in certain charges were made to meet the Increased cost 

 of doing business, and the inspectors are to be required to obtain a license 

 and a Lumber Exchange stamp, being required with the latter to mark 

 their tally sheets. It was voted that the change shall go into effect at 

 once. 



The special committee named to arrange for a permanent meeting place 

 for the Exchange, reported through Lewis Dill, In the absence of the 

 chairman, P. M. Womble, that the committee had seen various localities 

 and had also conferred with the management of the new Southern Hotel, 

 which will open its doors next Wednesday for business. The management 

 held out some strong inducements in the way of providing rooms and 

 other things. The local promoter of the Old Colony Club was also seen 

 and submitted proposals that are regarded as exceptionally liberal and 

 advantageous. He stated, however, that no definite arrangements could 

 be made until after the opening of the hotel. The Exchange, therefore, 

 voted to let the matter go over without final action until the committee 

 has had time to see the manager of the club when the hotel is conducting 

 business. 



The membership committee reported that the American Propeller Manu- 

 facturing Company and the Bagby Furniture Company, had been elected' 

 to membership. The former concern manufactures the wooden propellers 

 used by aeroplanes. 



.\fter the business of the evening had been disposed of, the members 

 sat down to a discussion and an excellent luncheon. Parker D. Dlx, the 

 president, occupied the chair, and L. H. Gwaltney was secretary. 



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I'resident A. II. Kemper of the Toledo Lumbermen's Club has made the 

 following appointments for lOlS : Entertainment committee — Fred J. 

 Puck, chairman. The Western Manufacturing Company ; Chas. H. Schroeder, 

 The C. H. Schroeder Company ; Ira W. Gotschall, The Gotschall Manu- 

 facturing Company. Membership committee — Ben R. Johnson, chairman ; 

 Ben L. Stephens & Co. ; John P. Bartelle, Kelsey & Freeman ; Fred W. 

 Duttweiler, F. W. Duttweiler Lumber Company. Advertising committee — 

 Ben L. Stephens, chairman : Ralph B. Way, The Swan Creek Lumber & 

 Supply Company ; Walter D. Schuiler, The Witker Manufacturing Company. 



O. H. Bachtel, president and general manager ot the Bachtel Lumber 

 Company ot Canton, was recently honored with the election to the presi- 

 dency of the Canton Builders' Exchange. 



The Rinderknecht Lumber Company ot Dayton has been Incorporated 

 with a capital of $50,000 to deal in lumber. The Incorporators are George 

 C. Rinderknecht, Sr., George Rinderknecht, Jr., Mary H. Rinderknecht and 

 Catherine Van Allen. 



The Sedaila Grain & Lumber Company of Sedalia, O., has Increased its 

 capital from $25,000 to $3.-|,000. 



The Mohler Lumber Company, North Canton, has increased its capital" 

 from $20,000 to $50,000. 



R. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports an increas- 

 ing demand for hardwoods both from factories and retailers. The best 

 feature at this time is the factory demand, especially from box and imple- 

 ment concerns. Furniture manufacturers are also buying rather actively. 

 Prices are firm at the levels which have maintained tor some time. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a good demand tor 

 West Virginia hardwoods with prices well maintained in every particular. 



Excellent work has been done by the Dayton Lumber Trade Exchange ot 

 Dayton since its organization in the latter part of 1916. This is showB 

 by the progress obtained in getting the lumber trade of the Gem City better 

 acquainted and doing away with petty jealousies and envies. One of the- 



