June 10, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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With the Trade 



New Louisville Concern 

 Brown Bros. & Carnahan are the newest lumber firm in Louis%'ine. 

 T. M. Brown and Rol)ert Carnahan are the nieniliers of the partnership, 

 which will operate a sawmill at Kurth, Ark., a bandmill which the W. V. 

 Brown &. Sons Lumber Company has been operating at Frankfort, Ky., 

 having been moved to the new location. The mill is operating under 

 very favorable conditions as to timber, and will manufacture gum, oak 

 and cypress. Sales will be handled through the Louisville office. Mr. 

 Carnahan will superintend the operation of the mill. The new business 

 will not affect the affairs of the W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company 

 nor the Carnahau-Allport Lumber Company. 



Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Company Moves from Lexington to 



Cincinnati 



The Buskirk-RutU'il^'i' Lumber Company, Inc., formerly of I.exinjiton, 

 Ky., announces that since the first of June it has been located at Cin- 

 cinnati, O. The move was made in order to better handle sales by being 

 closer to the market inasmuch as the Lexington office was neither at 

 the mill nor at tlie yard. The Buskirk-itiitli'dKe Lumber Company has 

 established a very acceptable reputation in manufacturing and mar- 

 keting hardwood lumber, and HAnowooD Rkcoud hopes that its new 

 location will prove up to be a winning move. 



Champion Lumber Company Adds to Equipment 



A good sign of improved business conditions is the fact that the 

 Champion Lumber Company is adding to its equipment. With its 

 present outfit it has not been able to furnish sufficient supply of logs 

 to keep its mills at Crestmont and Sunburst, N. C, in steady opera- 

 tion. 



In its logging territory around Crestmont and Sunburst the company 

 has several ground skidders, and also six overhead skidders, three of 

 which are Lidgerwood, one of 1,500 feet and the other two of 2,000 

 feet span. It has now ordered two more Lidgerwood overhead skidders 

 of a much larger and heavier type, each of which will reach out, 

 skid and convey Its logs over intervening ridges, up to 4,000 ft. reach. 

 It has also ordered two ninety-ton Shay locomotives and a large number 

 of logging cars. 



Another Mill Purchased 



The J. V. Stimson Hardwood Company, Memphis, Tenn., has pur- 

 chased a band mill at Helena, Ark., formerly owned by the C. & W. 

 Kramer Company. The first work of the mill will consist in cutting 

 timber from a 6,000-acre tract just north of Helena. 



Southern Hardwoods Purchased 



A tract of 12,000 acres of hardwood timber lying on the Blue Ridge in 

 Virginia and North Carolina was recently purchased at a reported 

 price of $300,000 by Sidney Bieber and others of Washington, D. C. It 

 is the purpose to operate this property by organizing the Mayo-Dan 

 Lumber Company to build mills, railroads, and other necessary improve- 

 ments. The main office will he in Washington, D. C. 



H. H. Hitt Company Loses Steamer 



The sternwheeler Alamande, owned and used l>y the II. IT. Hitt Lumber 

 Company, Decatur, Ala., for towing purposes and for carrying freight 

 and passengers, was destroyed by fire on tlic morning of Tuesday, June 3.' 

 The entile structure with the exception of the hull was destroyed, inclu- 



sive of machinery. The boat had just been brought up to the bank 

 the day before for overhauling, with the idea of rebuilding on larger 

 lines. The origin of the Are is unknown but before it could be controlled 

 it had spread to the entire structure and at the time the accompanying 

 photograph was taken the boat was a thing of the past. 



The Alamande was one of the best beats owned by the Hitt company, 

 as it could creep up narrow and shallow waters after logs where, other 

 steamers could not get. It was a good, serviceable craft with a nice 

 cabin and its destruction was not only a real monetary loss to the Hitt 

 company but also a loss of a personal nature to the men running on the 

 river. 



There is also shown a photograph of one of the new types of boats 

 being used. This boat was moored right along side of the Alamande at 

 the time of the fire but was moved away a few hundred feet in order 

 to insure safety. The new boat will be driven by a gasoline engine and 

 is designed for towing purposes. 



New Hardwood Mill Operating 



The new hardwood sawmill at Miltonburg, near Alexandria, La., which 

 is owned by the Brower-Xienstedt Lumber Company, has commenced 

 operations. It is located on the Alexandria & Western Railroad and has 

 a daily capacity of 40,000 feet of hardwood or 50,000 feet of cypress. 

 The mill was built by the Cooper Lumber Company, whose holdings 

 were purchased by the present owners. The mill is equipped with an 

 eight-foot band saw. The officers of the company are W. A. Brewer, 

 Saginaw, Mich., president ; Henry Nienstedt, vice-president ; W. D. 

 Brewer, secretary, treasurer, and manager. 



Large Oak Tie Order Probable 



There is a report that an order for one million or more oak crossties 

 for the European trade, presumably for France, may be placed in this 

 country soon. Inquiry looking to the filling of such an ord^r have been 

 made among tie dealers by M. W. Mercereau, president of the Valley 

 Tie and Lumber Company, Staunton, Va., and the Mercereau-Hawkins Tie 

 Company of Huntington, W. Va. While this is a good sized order, it is not 

 large enough to upset the tie business in this country. It is not one percent 

 of the annual tie production of the United States, or two percent of the 

 supply of oak ties. 



Will Build Veneer Mills 



It is reported from Cincinnati that the Ohio Veneer Company has let 

 contracts for the grading of its proposed manufacturing site, at the 

 northwest corner of Colerain and Brashears avenues, opposite the work- 

 house, in Camp Washington. President Ferdinand Bosken stated recently 

 that for the time being the site, 300x400 feet, would be used for the storage 

 of lumber and that within the next year work would be started on the 

 new plant. 



Receiver Appointed for Cincinnati Concern 



The Enterprise Lumber Company, which operates several large yards 

 in Cincinnati and which for many years enjoyed the reputation of being 

 one of the largest lumber concerns in the Queen City, was placed in the 

 hands of a receiver last week, when Common Pleas Judge Cushing named 

 O. W. Bennett as received for the concern. The suit for a receiver was 

 instituted by William H. Stewart, who claims to hold a judgment of 

 $9,000 against the company. This is based upon a loan, made, it Is 

 claimed, to the original company which went into the hands of a receiver 

 in 1907, and which in 1912 was reorganized as the Enterprise Lumber 

 Company of Delaware. 



Dry Kiln Patents Sustained 

 A decision of more than ordinary interest to dry kiln users was 

 handed down on May 26, 1913, by Judge Sessions In the United States 

 <i'.^ rt at Grand Kaplds, Mich. Primarily the suit was one of 



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