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early fall. It was planned to rebuild at once, but Inability to obtain 

 machinery and material on short order has resulted In postponement. It 

 Is planned to erect the plant on a larger scale than the old one. 



The Embry Box Company, who also operates the Embry Lumber Com- 

 pany, has been developing Its two-ycar-old baby, the Embry Wire Bouml 

 Box Company, so rapidly, that the company has Just purchased the one- 

 story fireproof warehouse building of the E. G. Duckwell Company, h.iy 

 and grain dealers, and will convert It into an addition to Its box plant. 



The wedding of Lieutenant William Johnson, formerly with the offifo 

 of C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company, Louisville, to Miss Virginia Randall i)f 

 LonlSTille, was solemnized at the Second Presbyterian Church In Louis- 

 ville on April 5. Mr. Johnson was granted a short furlough and will take 

 his bride back to camp with him. 



Frank Crosier, formerly with the Mengel Box Company of Louisville. 

 now an aviator at San Antonio, Tex., with the army, is recovering from 

 a serious attack of pneumonia, and Is expected to pull through in good 

 shape. 



F. W. Adgate, manager for the Foundation Company, of New York, 

 shipbuilders who launchod the Coyote, is investigating locations at Louis 

 vllle, Cincinnati and Paducah, for the purpose of locating an inland plant 

 to manufacture ship parts, river steamers, barges, etc. The company has 

 more than $30,000,000 worth of government work under contract, and Is 

 figuring upon building many parts at some interior point. Mr. Adgate 

 was recently in Louisville and looked over the situation here, and also at 

 Jeffersonville. 



From Whitesburg, Ky.. it has been reported that the Tug River Lum- 

 ber Company, has closed a deal for several thousand acres of tlmberlanil 

 along Blackberry and John Creeks in Pike County. Ky., much of whifh 

 represents virgin hardwocd. 



=-< ARKANSAS >•= 



Judge E. A. Rolle and Dr. O. N. Warron of Forest City, Ark-, hav 

 recently purchased an SOO-acre tract of hardwood timber in East Carroll 

 Parish from R. L. Jurden of Memphis, Tenn., the consideration being 

 $40,000. A stave mill has been installed and a logging outfit Is being 

 shipped to the land. Operations are to begin at once to cut and remove 

 the timber. After that is done the new owners will clear and prepare 

 the lands for use in agriculture. 



W. P. Garrison of Batesville, Ark., has recently received a large order 

 for walnut timber to be used in manufacturing aeroplane propellers for 

 the government. 



John Martin of Parthenon. Ark., now has a large supply of walnut 

 timber on hand, which is to be sawn and shipped tor use in making gun 

 stocks and airplanes for government purposes. He has been making a 

 number of shipments of this kind during the past few months. 



The Red River Lumber Company is the name of a new lumber concern 

 which has recently purchased several small hardwood saw mills from the 

 De Queen Lumber Company in the vicinity of Ashdown, Ark. This com- 

 pany also recently moved the old planing mill owned by J. H. Embry 

 from Winthrop to Ashdown. 



J. F. Mclntyre & Sons, hardwood manufacturers of Pine BlutE and other 

 places in Arkansas, have recently erected a hardwood sawmill on the 

 bank of the Saline River about six miles from Risen. Ark. A tram line 

 from the mill to the Cotton Belt railroad is now being built. 



--•<, WISCONSIN >.= 



The Highway Trailer Company, Edgerton, Wis., has taken a government 

 contract amounting to $450,000 for the production of trailer trucks lor 

 the United States army. The trucks will be built in five, ten and flftcou 

 ton capacities and are designed both for ordnance and aircraft transpor- 

 tation. Work on the contract already Is under way. The Edgerton com- 

 pany accepted the order on a cost plus ten per cent profit basis. James W. 

 Menhall is president and general manager. 



The committee of representative Milwaukee business men which is 

 making a canvass to procure subscriptions amounting to $500,000 for the 

 purpose of establishing an airplane manufacturing plant already has 

 raised a total of $175,000. and has received so much encouragement that 

 it is expected the remainder will be subscribed within ten days or two 

 weeks' time. The project contemplates the absorption of the Lawson Air- 

 craft Corporation. Green Bay, Wis., and its removal to Milwaukee to form 

 the nucleus of a large airplane industry. At present the company has 

 not available adequate facilities nor capital to develop as rapidly as govern- 

 ment needs for aircraft make necessarj-. Milwaukee woodworking plants 

 arc taking a most active part In the promotion of the project. 



The Bogges Manufacturing Company, Fond du Lac, Wis., has opened 

 Its new plant in the Hass building and is now producing mop wringers 

 and similar devices on a large scale. J. J. Carbcrry Is secretary and treas- 

 urer of the company. 



The Below Lumber Company, Stanley, Wis., has decided to establish an 

 oflSce In Marinette, Wis., for the purpose of transacting a general lumber 

 brokerage business. The office will be opened June 1 in the Farmers' & 

 Merchants' Bank building and will be in charge of Illram F. Below, who 

 is moving his residence from Stanley to Marinette. He will be accom- 

 panied by several members of the office force at Stanley. 



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