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Cisco Exposition as a permanent contribution, selected tli'' white pine, 

 and sent witli It some New York soil balled round the roots to give it 

 n friendly setting in tlie strange land by the western sea. The choice 

 was not a bad one, though white pine's importance in that state is his- 

 torical rather than present. The production of pine there Is now exceeded 

 by both maple and hemlock. ' 



Lumbermen as Soldiers 



The lumbermen of Great Britain have 7,500 men on the firing line on 

 the continent. Some of them were the first to respond when the call for 

 soldiers came, and since then others "keep a-coming." Stati.stios are not 

 at hand to show how many German, French, Belgian, Austrian and Rus- 

 sian lumbermen are at the front but there is no reason to suppose that 

 they are less numerous than the British. 



Swedish Matches of Ash 



lo Sweder the match manufacturers pay from .$20 to S-'-o a cord for 

 ash for making matches. It has been the common understanding in 

 this country that the Swedish match is made of aspen, a tree of the 

 Cottonwood family ; but a recent consular report by Ernest L. Harris 

 at Stoikholm speaks of the lumbering of large quantities of ash for the 

 match trade in the north of Sweden. The prevailing notion has been 

 in regard to ash that it is not well suited for matches because of the 

 hard and soft streaks in the wood, corresponding to the annual rings of 

 growtli. .\nother requirement for match wood is that it must burn 

 with a clear, white (lame, and that the coal mu.-t die on the stub quickly 

 after the blaze goes out. The infrequent occurrence of ash in regions 

 as far north as Sweden causes surprise that it should be selected for 

 matches in preference to the abundant and satisfactory aspen. 



Opening for Shoe Findings in Italy 



Italian manufacturers of shoes liave heretofore procured most of their 

 supplies from countries now at war, and it has become necessary to look 

 elsewhere for some of these. The wooden articles needed are lasts, 

 shanks, pegs, and heels. Lasts are of sugar maple, shanks of paper birch, 

 and heels usuallj- of birch. The shank is a thin piece of wood placed 

 between the shoe's outer and inner soles to stiffen them. American 

 manufacturers of these article's could easily supply Italy's wants. The 

 consumption of wood in the United States for boot and shoe findings 

 amounts to more than 06,000,000 feet a year. This places it among the 

 large wooti-using industries of the country. ' 



Example of War Rates 



.\s an illustration of the effect the war is having on cargo rates, the 

 ca.se of the schooner William T. Lewis, being loaded with 2,000,000 feet 

 of lumber at Everett, Wash., is cited. The vessel is to get $50,000 for 

 carrying Its cargo to England, although the cargo is valued at only 

 $25,000. 



Lumber Wanted in Spain 



An American consular ofBce in Spain reports that a firm in his district 

 -desires to communicate with .\merican exporters of lumber. Bank refer- 

 ences are given. The particulars may be obtained by addressing the 

 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C. In mak- 

 ing inquiry, the index number 16,349 should be given. 



Is It a Joke? 



The following squib from an Kiiglish paper may be submitted to those 

 who want to guess whether or not it is a joke, and if it is a joke, why? 



"One difference between .\merican and English railroads is that in 

 America the sleepers are on top of the rails and in England they are 

 under them."' 



It should be explained that in England they give the name sleeper to 

 the timber called a cross-tie in .America. 



Hardwood l>Jews ^otes 



=-< MISCELLANEOUS >-= 



The G. D. Booth Luniher Company succeeds G. H. Booth. Marshfleld. 

 Wis. 



.\t Palatka, I'"la.. the Florida Woodenware Company suffered a loss 

 by fire. 



The .T. D. Humphrey Woodworking Company has become an involuntary 

 bankrupt. 



At Clyde, O., the Clyde Cooperage Company has called a meeting of 

 its creditors. 



The Portsmouth rianing Mills, Portsmouth, Va., have become involun- 

 tary bankrupts. 



At Anniston, .\la., the Halle Buggy Company has been incorporated 

 with $50,000 capital. 



The Baxter Stave Company has been incorporated at Jelks. .\rk., with 

 $75,000 capital stock. 



B. A. Kobler has been appointed receiver for the H. I). Williams 

 •Cooperage Company, Leslie, -\rk. 



George Z. Stephenson has been appointed receiver for the Household 

 Cabinet Works, Providence, R. I. 



At Platteville, Wis., the Tomahawk Bo.x & Veneer Company, Tomahawk, 

 Wis., will locate a branch factory. 



The Consol Chair Corporation, Greenville, Tenn., has gone into bank- 

 ruptcy on an involuntary petition. 



At Lincoln, Neb., the Handicraft Furniture Company has been pur- 

 chased by the state board of control. 



It is reported that H. C. Gunderson of Eaudetle. ilinn., will erect 

 a sash and door factory at that place. 



The Wolf Creek Lumber Company has been incorporated at Huntington, 

 W. Va., with a capital stock of $100,000. 



F. N. Weaver has been appointed receiver for the .Vmerican Furniture 

 Manufacturing Company at .\sheville, N, C. 



Fire did considerable damage to the plant of the Gulf Woodworking 

 Company, New Orleans, about ten days ago. 



H. C. Hancock of Chassell, Mich., and others are organizing a stave 

 company to erect a factory at .\rnheim, Mich. 



The Trent River Lumber Company has been incorporated at Pollocks- 

 ville, N. C, with a capital stock of .$25,000. 



The Detroit Buggy Company, Detroit, Mich., in its bankruptcy petition 

 shows assets of $422..391.13 and liabilities of $329,650.71. 



Fire did damage estimated at $100,000 in the box plant and lumber 

 yards of S. T. .\lcus & Co., Ltd., box makers and dealers in hardwood 

 lumber, New Orleans, the early part of this month. 



^-< CHICAGO y 



The second report of actual sales; of hardwood lumber has been issued 

 by the Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association of the United States for 

 the month of .April. This is an even more comprehensive report than 

 the one for March, and contains a line of information that will be of 

 remarkable value to anybody handling a general line of hardwoods. 



A pamphlet entitled "Co-operation in Export Trade," a reproduction 

 of an address by William S. Kies of the National City Bank of New 

 York before the American -Academy of Political & Social Science of 

 Philadelphia, has just been received. 



The Lamb-Fish Lumber Company is issuing a very handsome stock 

 list containing in addition to the mere listing of the company's stock 

 a detailed description showing the excellence of that material. It also 

 contains some authoritative opinions on market conditions here and 

 abroad. This is an analysis of lumber conditions from the other side 

 showing conditions of stock, etc. 



AV. H. Weller, secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, 

 Cincinnati, O., spent a few days in Chicago last week. 



E. D. Heals, president of the Hardwood Products Company, Neenah, 

 and the Mississippi Veneer & Lumber Company, Cedars, Miss., passed 

 through Chicago on May 14 on his way north from a trip to the southern 

 mills. 



E. D. Galloway and Max Pease of the Galloway-Pease Company, Sagi- 

 naw, Mich., and Poplar Bluff, Mo., spent several days with the local 

 trade a week ago. 



R. S. Huddleston, president of the Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Company, 

 Chicago, left last week for a ten days' trip east. He will be busy on 

 affairs in connection with his company. 



V. L. Clarke of the Des Moines Sawmill Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 

 spent several days on business in Chicago. Mr. Clarke has been interested 

 in matters looking toward Increased development of the company's 

 business. 



F. L. Zaug, manager of the Wisconsin Seating Company, New London, 

 Wis., made a profitable business trip of several days' duration to Chicago 

 last week. Mr. Zaug says that this company Is doing a satisfactory 

 business in the varied line of its manufacture. 



The Universal Level & Tool Company has just started business at 2512 

 W. Monroe street, Chicago. 



AValter B. Burke of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston, Miss., 

 is spending a week at French Lick Springs, Ind. 



Garrett E. Lamb, president, and R. B. McCoy, treasurer of the Lamb- 

 Fish Lumber Company, Charleston, Miss., were in Chicago last week on 

 their way to Clinton, Iowa, where these two members of the Lamb-Pish 

 company reside. 



F. R. Gadd of the Wisconsin Lumber Company, Chicago, was among 

 the prominent lumbermen representing the lumber interests at the tralBc 

 conference at Memphis last week. 



G. W. Jones of the G. W. Jones Lumber Company. .Appleton, Wis., 

 passed through Chicago on Monday on his way south to the company's 

 mills at Helena, Ark. 



L. M. Borgess was in Chicago the latter part of last week on his way 

 north. Mr. Borgess is of the Steele & Hibbard Lumber Company, St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



G. C. Robson of the Heineman Lumber Company, Merrill, Wis., to- 

 gether with Mrs. Robson and their young son, spent several days in 

 Chicago the latter part of last week. 



H. W. Baker, Jr., of the Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Company, 

 Sikeston, Mo., spent last week In Chicago on business. 



