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Building Material Wanted in England 

 Anoong foreign business opportunities listed in the government's eoni- 

 merce reports is one from an American consular officer in the I'nitt'd 

 Kingdom who reports that he is in receipt of a communication from the 

 secretary of a promoting company calling attention to the faet that the 

 company is engaged in the development of a number of estates for the 

 housing of the working classes, and that in the course of the next 

 few years it is anticipated that some thousands of houses may be 

 erected. The company desires to communicate with American 'nanufac- 

 turers of doors, window frames, cupboards, etc. A copy of the first 

 annual report of the company may be had on application to the bureau 

 of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C. In corresponding 

 with the bureau about this matter, mention should be made of index 

 minih.T 10.02.-. 



H ardwood ^ews 'Notes 



=-< MISCELLANEOUS >-= 



The Benton Cabinet Works, Benton, Ark., has surrendered its char- 

 ter. 



The Inlaid Wood Company lias recently been organized at Coshoc- 

 ton, O. 



A receiver has been appointed for the Hercules Motor Car Company, 

 New Albany, Ind. 



The Knight-Brinkerhoff Piano Company, Brazil, Ind., has become an 

 involuntary bankrupt. 



Charles E. Moore, Muskegon, Mich., has been succeeded by the Dia- 

 mond Lumber Company. 



The Osgood & Richardson Company, Chicago, 111., has been incorpo- 

 rated under the same style. 



The capital stock of the New Columbus Buggy Company, Columbus, O., 

 has been decreased to $50,000. 



The Acme Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Rome, Ga., has filed 

 an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 



The Christopher llatris Lumber Company with a capital o£ ?10,000, 

 has been incorporated at Baltimore, Md. 



George B. Reimann. secretary and general manager of the Tell City 

 Desk Company, Tell City, Ind., died recently. , 



M. A. O'Byrne has been appointed receiver of the Southern Seaboard 

 Lumber Company, Savannah and Egypt, Ga. 



The Foster Lumber Company at Pittsburgh, Pa., has changed its 

 name to the Frampton-Foster Lumber Company. 



The capital stock of the Knapp & Hotchkiss Lumber Company, 

 Schenectady, N. Y., has been increased to $30,000. 



The C. F. Bassen Woodworking Company is out of business at Hanni- 

 bal, Mo., as is also the Starrett Screen Company at Shelblna, Mo. 



W. B. Heinemann, W. S. Gorman and M. B. Rosenberry are the in- 

 corporators of the Hcinemann-Gorman Lumber Company at Wausau, 

 Wis. 



The Pathfinder Automobile Company has succeeded the Motor Car 

 Manufacturing Company at Indi.inapolis, Ind., and has a capital stock 

 of $250,000. 



The Edwards Chair Company, Inc., has been organized at Galax, 

 Va. A. M. Edwards Is president, and J. N. Edwards, secretary, both 

 of Galax, Va. 



.4t Indianapolis, Ind., the Western Columbus Cabinet Cofhpany has 

 been incorporated by Arthur L. Stout, Oscar F. Mehorney, Elmer W. 

 Stout, with a capital stock of $100,000. 



The Hlll-Cheesman Manufacturing Company with a capital stock of 

 $100,000, has been formed at Toledo, O.. by Hugh IIlll, Clayton E. 

 Cheesman, Benedict H. David, Frank E. Miller and Stuart S. Wall. 



< CHICAGO >• 



The Keenan Cabinet Company has been incorporated with a capital 

 of $10,000, the incorporators being Charles F. Stadc, John J. Keenan 

 and .Toseph M. Gerrlly. 



Another new corporation locally is the Rosenthal-Skinner Lumber 

 Company at Cherry and North Avenues, with a capital of $10,000. 

 Hyman L. Rosenthal, James W. Skinner and George G. King being the 

 incorporators. 



The Fischer Furniture Company has been incorporated In this city. 



The following were among those present at the recent conventions 

 held in Chicago : J. TI. Ilimmelberger, Himmeiberger-Harrison Lumber 



