Marih 10. 191S 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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\ 1,500,000 [ 



Feet of Logs 



This St. Francis basin 

 Red Gum averages 531 

 feet to tlie log. 



Tnere are two modern 

 band mills to cut " 'em" 

 on— 100,000 feet a day. 



30 years' experience in 

 Arkansas Gum 



MILLER LUMBER CO. 



MARIANNA. ARK. 



most important works of the exchange is to eliminate as far as possible 

 inaccuracies in the drawing off and mathematical errors In figuring lum- 

 ber bills. To accomplish that end a Central Mill Survey Office is main- 

 tained. S. S. King is president : Henry W. Requarth, vice-president ; John 

 Westfail, secretary, and John W. Parent, treasurer. 



< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



Many complaints have been registered with the Indiana public service 

 commission during the last two weeks by shippers over the fact that so 

 many empty cars have been sent through this territory, while no cars 

 were available for local shipments. Many of the shippers, including 

 a few lumber manufacturers, have made the claim that the railroads 

 have been discriminating against the Indiana shipper. The condition was 

 explained by railroad officials who said that they had received orders 

 from the government to send the cars to western points. This condition 

 has been improved somewhat, as most of the emergency demands in the 

 western states are said to have been met successfully. Cars have been 

 more plentiful during the last week, and conditions are said to be im- 

 proving rapidly. 



The National Lumber Company of South Bend. Ind., has bought the 

 business of one of its competitors, the McErlan & Jackson Company. The 

 latter company will retain possession of its ground and building until its 

 business affairs can be closed. The members of the firm will retain their 

 interests in the Builders' Supply & Specialty Company. 



The Cannclton Planing Mills Company of Cannelton, Ind., has discon- 

 tlnueil business. The company's plant has been operated successfully for 

 the last thirty years. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >.= 



Elmer D. Luhring of the Luhring Luml)cr Company, and Henry Sauor of 

 the Cottage Building Company, this city, returned a few days ago from 

 Washington, D. C, where they went at the instance of the Evansvillo 

 Chamber of Commerce to consult the war department In regard to securing 

 contracts for making boxes for the government. The gentlemen were 

 encouraged by their visit, and believe in a short time the local planing 

 mills will be able to land some of these contracts. 



The KlamerGoebel Furniture Company of this city, has filed a notice 

 with the secretary of state of the increase of its capital stock from 

 $00,000 to $150,000. The officials of the company say the increase will 

 lie used to extend the business of the concern generally. 



Bert Tisserand, who has charge of the hardwood end of the business 

 of the J. C. Greer Lumber Company, recently returned from a business 

 trip through southern Indiana, southern Illinois and northern Kentucky 

 and reports trade picking up nicely, and in his opinion business is going 

 to improve right along. 



A boom has been started for the democratic nomination for governor of 

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

 Furniture Company. Mayor Bosse is at the head of several other large 

 wood consuming plants in Evansville, and is regarded as a man of splen- 

 did business qualifications. 



George O. Worland. secretary and treasurer of the Evansville Veneer 

 Company, reports trade coming along all right, and his big plant is being 

 operated in most of its departments on steady time. Mr. Worland says 

 he is looking for a very nice spring and summer business. 



The Banta Furniture Company of Goshen has filed notice with the 

 secretary of state that it has issued .$50,000 preferred stock, making the 

 total capitalization $100,000. 



The building permits for February of this year in Evansville showed 

 an increase of nearly $4,000 over the corresponding month of last year. 



The Sbeller Wood Uim Manufacturing Company of Portland has In- 

 creased its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000. 



Steamboats and towboats along the Cumberland river have the contract 

 to carry several million feet of lumber to the site where the government 

 will erect a large power plant at Hadley's Bend on that river. Boats are 

 bringing in a great many staves and ties to the local port from points 

 along Green and Barren rivers, with the resumption of navigation on 

 those rivers several weeks ago, 



Charles M. Frisse, secretary of the GIobe-Bosse-World Furniture Com- 

 pany, reports the plant being operated on practically full time now, and 

 he is looking for a very nice trade all year. 



The Hercules Buggy Company, Evansville, has employed about forty girls 

 in the plant to take the places of men and boys who have left the com- 

 pany to take up government service. 



-< MEMPHIS > 



The E. Sondheimer Company announces that it has torn down its old 

 mill at Sondheimer, La., and that work of replacing the plant with a 

 new one began March 4. All the machinery and all the material neces- 

 sary for the rebuilding of the mill has already been received and twenty- 

 three millwrights have been secured to rush the work through to com- 

 pletion as soon as possible. A bonus will be paid for each day the con- 



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