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The William Whltnirr ft Bod* iDtrrMU an (IoIdr ii coDiildcrnblr export 

 bunlnna In Wnl Vlri;1iili> •|"'U'^> 'Oil bMVf lumk' n uiiiiib<-r of nblpmeot* 

 from Oalllmorr latrly. Ijiit year nmrb of tbi' ii|iriic<' •riit out of here 

 wcDC lo Soutb America, but Iblii year Ibe wood npiii'nrt to bt- In demand 

 eluewbere. 



J). . . .. .,- ji,nn of Mann & rnrker. Inc.. wbolesnlo bardwoodn, ban 



ju- >n Soulb for a Hliort ImivIiii: trip, niid iiprrlH to tnke U|i 



a I • quantity of lumlM<r. Just prior to bin di-pnrliirc hv iitatcd 



that bUKlnnw abown linprovi'nu'nt nnd tbnt bin firm In biivlne a better 

 mootb tban were those that bnd i:oni> before. Thi' llrni l« biylng In a 

 full line at ll« yard on rrvsldi'UI alrret. 



M. 8. Baer of Itlihard V. Itaer & <°o,, wan In New York nnd other 

 nortbern cities last week, lie states that tbc fvellng nmoni; bnrdwood 

 men tbcre appears to be more bopeful. 



John Cnhin IleborllnK. nixty years old, n lumber denier at MiirtinstturR, 

 W. Va.. dle<l there .\prll i:t. lie was a nntlve of Cnmherland rounty. 

 rennsylvania, but bad llveil at MartlnsburKb for thirty five yinr». Ills 

 wife and an adopted daughter surrl%-e. 



=-< COLUMBUS >•- 



The stockholders of XU*- Kill"' .Manufarlurliii; t'ompany of New Ilremen. 

 O., closed anothir proHtnble deal In the acquisition of tbc property and 

 stock of the Moeller I. umber Company of .Minster. Several Minster parties 

 will be stockbtilders In the company which will be incorporated separately 

 and will likely be known as tbe Rabc Lumber Company. 



Tbe Gordon Lumber Basket & Manufacturing Company at Onk Harbor, 

 O,, Is enlarging Its plant and erecting a new office building, which is sep- 

 arate from tbe main building. Tbe company Is preparing for n busy 

 season. 



Tbe Lytle Lumber Company has sold its large lumber plant at Bryan, O., 

 to a party from Eranston, III. 



The Crescent Planing Mill Company, the Hardwood Lumher & Tie 

 Company and .'Sohwiiokart & Turley of Ironton, O., have been succeeded 

 by tbc Diamond Lumber Company with an nuthorized capital of $25,000. 



The Globe Luml>er Company of Cincinnati has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $10.01)0 to deal in lumber and lumber products. The in- 

 corporators are J. A. Bolser, H. L. Stewart, O. W. Bennett, Norwood J. 

 Titter and D. A. Rebbach. 



E. E. Glnn, tbe star salesman on the force of tbe W. M. Hitter Lumber 

 Company of Colnmbus, O.. has resigned his position to sojourn at Battle 

 Creek, Mich., for tbe benefit of his health. He Is accompanied by his wife 

 and daughter Helen. Mr. Glnn entered the employ of the Hitter company 

 In 1902 and rose rapldl.v to the position of star on tlie sales force, cov- 

 ering central and southern Ohio and a portion of West Virginia. Mr. 

 Glnn lives at Washington Court House, where be Is well and favorably 

 known. His many friends wish bim a speedy recovery and return to bis 

 duties as salesman. Mr. Glnn at one time was superintendent of one of 

 the Bitter firms in the South. 



-< MEMPHIS >- 



-Much more favoruWe Wf-atbcr has prevailed throughout the Memphis 

 territory during tbc past fortnight, and better progress is reported with 

 logging operations as well as with log hauling and other preliminary 

 work. There has been very little rain fall for tbe past three or four 

 weeks and the ground Is now dryer than it has been at any time since 

 last Thanksgiving day. Tbe bad weather set In about the latter date 

 and It kept up through the winter and early spring at a rate almost with- 

 out precedent. In view of tbc improvement In weather, the log supply 

 situation promises to become somewhat more favorable. Comparatively 

 little timber was cut or hauled during the winter months and a short time 

 ago It looked as though very great difficulty would be experienced In se- 

 curing enough lots to enable tbc mills to continue In steady operation. 

 More recently, however, tbe outlook has been vastly Improved by the ap- 

 pearance of better weather and some of the mills, which a short time 

 ago were beginning to feel tbe pinch of log scarcity, now Intimate that 

 It may be possible for them to keep in steady operation. It is admitted, 

 however, that much will depend upon weather conditions In the near 

 future. 



General business conditions are regarded as somewhat improved. The 

 steel and Iron Industry Is in better shape than at any time since the war 

 In Europe broke out and there Is also increasing activity in a number of 

 other lines. Some of the railroads report a very large increase In both 

 gross and net revenues and it Is notable that many plants In various 

 branches of trade arc opening after being closed down more or less Indefi- 

 nitely. It is also suggested that much capital is going Into new enter- 

 prises. In striking contrast with conditions In this respect which obtained 

 for almost all of the period from July ."51 to March 1. Tbc lumber people 

 have profited some by this general expansion in business which has mani- 

 fested Itself, but there is neither the demand nor the activity which was 

 anticipated by this time. In. fact, some members of the trade have no 

 hesitancy in saying that business is quite unsatisfactory and that they 



nr<' nt a loan tu underaland «liy II "IkmiIiI Ix- ■<< » Ion tberr U m> much 

 liu|>rovpmi-nl on every band. i>ili<'r> ony tbnl '<ii>lnr*> U fairly nuod, 

 wtiile Muine iDcmlH-rN of Ibe trade drrlare that ttx > nre min'tlng with even 

 iM'ttrr renullo llian they anili lpnle<l. It In tberifon' quite nppnr<-nl Ibnt, 

 •>•» fnr ai* tb*' loonl iiltuntlon in concerned, tlun- Im mucli Irri'gularlty. 

 'riioiie entering to home pnrtlrulnr lirnncb <if 1b<' i<UMlne«s are dolni well, 

 while other* xupplylng cu«tonierii In other dirirllons are meeting with 

 >ery llndtiKl reoultn. On the whole, however, there Ik a feeling of dliuip- 

 polntnu'nt, nn already suggealed, from tbe failure of buslnesk to broaden 

 In n more gi'nernl nnd more mnrknl innnner, 



Wbnt may prove a rather fruitful oourre of orders for red gum ha* 

 I'liuie to light within the pitKt fi'W dnva ii» a re>ult of ibc announcement 

 that the KngltMli K4iveriinii-nl bnN tM-t>n bnvlng ti ••ti ninde of re*! gum to 

 hUbHlltule ftir clrcaHHlan walnut In tbc mnnufiolnre 4if guntitockH. The 

 liuin Lumber Manufnelurem' A^Horintl^n lins u i-n nuked by KnglUb 

 agents to estimate the total nvullabli' aupply of dry 2, 2i| and 2 '4 first 

 and seconds, quarter-sawed red gum in tbe southi'm field, and. In tbe 

 • vent the tests now being made nre Kntlsfaelor.i , it I* suggested that 

 there may Ix- large enough n-qulremenls from nliroad lo lake up pr«c- 

 lii'iilly nil that can be found. It Is known Ibnt giino are iM'Ing required liy 

 ■ lie nrndes of tbe English and other governiiiento in » very liig wny nnd 

 iiianufncturers of gum lumt>er througliroit thU Ki-rtloii nre very keenly In- 

 teresled in the InvistlKnlion. .\ very Inrge pinenlngr of tbe llinlM'r 

 standing in .\rkansas and TennesHee Ik gum, nnd Kuib nn outlet nt tbi* 

 time would he notliing short of a great lK>oni. Tbe UuAsInn government 

 lins placed an emimrgo on tbe exportation of Circassian walnut nnd this 

 liaves tbe field open for gum, whether It Is adopted as Ibe offirlnl material 

 for tbe mnnufacture of gunstocks or whether It Is tiwd In other direction* 

 to replace Circassian walnut and other woods. In this country red gum 

 Is being used extensively liy manufacturers of furniture and various cab- 

 inet articles which were previously made very largely of Circassian 

 walnut, nmliogany nnd other bnrdwoods. 



C. II. Mnrklmm, president of tbe Illinois Central, is authority fnr tbe 

 statement that he believes In a pronounced revlvnl of business in Ibe 

 South. He says there will be less cotton raised this year than usual and 

 that this of Itself ought to Insure a good prlc for tbe crop. He also 

 points out that cotton will be produced at a cheaper price than in former 

 years and concludes with the declaration that the outlook In tbe South Is 

 emphatically good. The Illinois Central is handling a steadily increasing 

 volume of lumher and tinil)er trnflle, and the same Is true of prncticnily 

 all of the other railroads operating through the Memphis gntewny. Actual 

 statistics are not available showing tbe percentage of increase, but re- 

 cently traflic ofliclals of the southern roads have intimated that there was 

 a steady gain in this very important direction. 



The Eddy B. Brown Lumlwr Company has opened a yard In North 

 Memphis and has established an office in connection therewith Instead of 

 having the latter down town as heretofore. This company has hereto- 

 fore been handling nothing but wagon and chair stock, but It will add 

 thick oak, both plain and quarter-sawed, running from two Inches up. 

 Thus, its field of activity will he materially enlarged. This company 

 began business in Memphis In July of last year when It opened selling 

 and buying offices in this cit.v. It is expected that tbe new facilities cre- 

 ated by the firm will enable it to carry much larger stock and to accom- 

 plisli much more satisfactory results. It operates throughout tbe south- 

 ern hardwood producing territory and will concentrate the bulk of Its 

 purchases at this point. Eddy B. Brown is president and W. R. Brown, 

 his son. is secretary and treasurer. The former is looking largely after 

 t'.ie selling end of the business, while the latter is in charge of local 

 operations. 



Tbe moving picture industry has struck the southern lumber field nnd 

 it is possible to secure plenty of motion in connection with these pictures 

 at » time when tbe movement of lumber Itself Is compnrntlvely slow. A 

 movement was .set on foot a short time ago to have motion pictures made 

 of every process In the manufacture of southern bnrdwoods from the time 

 the workmen go into the woods to cut the tree until tbe finished product 

 Is laid on cars for delivery to Us destination. .V number of prominent 

 lumbermen in this section have taken an active Interest in this movement, 

 and prominent among these Is tbc Lnmli-Flsh Lumber Company, Charles- 

 ton, Miss. This latter firm is having moving pictures taken of its big 

 hardwood operations and it Is planned to show these at the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Furthermore. It Is intended that, 

 after tbe Exposition Is over, these pictures sbali be shown in the principal 

 business centres In the United States. It is slated that more than 2.500 

 feet of film has already been made at Charleston, showing every detail of 

 this gigantic enterprise. 



Frank W. Dugan of the Dugan Lumber Company, Memphis, Is authority 

 for tbe statement that bis firm has recently purchased a sawmill at 

 Houndaway, Miss. It has a capacity- of about 2.'.000 feet and is well 

 equipped. A tram-way several miles In length Is operate<l In connection 

 therewith. A fair quantity of timber has already been secured. Mr. 

 Dugan Is authority for the additional statement that this plant will 

 be placed in operation In about 30 days. 



Ralph Bennett, for a number of years a member of tbe Bennett Hard- 

 wood Lumber Company, North Memphis, has formed a partnership with 

 \. B. Gibson under the name of Bennett & Gibson. These gentlemen pro- 

 pose to conduct a wholesale hardwood lumber business and have opened 

 offices In the Randolph building. They will also handle yellow pine. 

 Ralph Bennett is a son of E. T. Bennett, who Is known to a very large 



