June 10, 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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increased demand for ceiling, siding, and otber planing mill products 

 as well as for flooring and interior trim. Building is now more active 

 than at any time since the European war began and the building 

 commissioner says that prospects are quite bright tor still further 

 expansion. As concrete evidence of the improvement noted, It may 

 be noted that a statement has been compiled here showing that con- 

 tractors making their headquarters at Memphis have opportunity of 

 submitting bids on approximately .$4,000,000 in the territory in which 

 they seelj work. 



Present indications, according to S. C. Emery, local forecaster for 

 Memphis, are that the Mississippi will reach a stage here of thirty-one 

 feet. This is several feet below the danger line and lumber interests 

 are therefore anticipating practically no interference from the "June 

 rise." This stage of the Mississippi will give a good volume of water 

 In tributary streams which may facilitate rafting of logs. The supply 

 of the latter ready for handling by this method, however, is com- 

 paratively small. 



Lumbermen here have learned with much regret of the death of 

 H. Alfrey which occuiTed several days ago at his home at Crawfords- 

 vllle, Ind. Mr. Alfrey was engaged in the heading business here for 

 some years and later removed to Hope, Ark., where he operated an 

 extensive plant. He was seventy-eight years old. Nothing has been 

 learned regarding the effect his death will have upon the plans of the 

 Alfrey Heading Company. Mr. Alfrey was also interested in the Hudson 

 & Dugger Company to whom he sold his Memphis plant in 1908. 



The Mengel Box Company at Hickman, Ky., has purchased 1,.S60 

 acres of hardwood timberland near that point. This firm will de- 

 velop the timber thereon at its Hickman plant. 



=■< NASHVILLE >-- 



Ownership of logs floating on the Cumberland river is involved in 

 a suit that has been filed in the chancery court by Lleberman, Loveman 

 & O'Brien against Will Jones and others. The defendants were employed 

 by the firm to bring a raft of logs from the upper river to Nashville. 

 and were also Instructed to pick up such logs as they might find on 

 the river, having the brand of the local firm on them. It is alleged 

 In the suit that a lot of logs belonging to complainant were sold to 

 another firm, and Lieberman, Loveman & O'Brien seek to recover the 

 value of the logs alleged to have been so taken. 



J. H. Thomas & Co., are having a new planing mill erected at Co- 

 lumbia, Tenn. The building will be 80x125 feet, and new machinery 

 win be installed. 



The Puryear Lumber Company at Puryear, Tenn., has sold its plant 

 to Kelly & Co. R. D. Hendricks, retiring manager of the company, 

 will remove to Arkansas to go into business. 



It was estimated that a recent rise of the Cumberland river afforded 

 a tide that brought between 2,000,000 and :?, 000,000 feet of timber 

 to Nashville from upper river points. 



Box manufacturers in Nashville report increased activity in demand. 

 This is regarded as a barometer of trade, as good general business 

 means good demand for boxes. 



T. B. Johnson, a well-known Nashville lumberman, who has been a 

 member of the Johnson-Cowan Lumber Company, has accepted a posi- 

 tion with the J. M. Card Lumber Company of Chattanooga. 



=•< BRISTOL y- 



W. S. Whiting was here this week from Asheville, N. C. Mr. Whiting 

 owns a large area of timber near the Tennessee-North Carolina state 

 line and is preparing to install a band mill and begin the development 

 of the property. 



The R. C. Duff Lumber Company is completing the cutting of a tract 

 of hardwood timber near Duffield, Va., and will in a few weeks move 

 its band mill near Dante, Va., where another area of timber has been 

 purchased. 



The United States Spruce Lumber Company has begun work upon a 

 mill at Marion, Va. The company's plant at that point was recently 

 destroyed by tire, entailing a heavy loss. 



The Hassinger Lumber Company has been awarded $23,500 as dam- 

 ages against the Virginia-Carolina Railway, in the circuit court at 

 .\blngdon, Va., for the loss of timber destroyed by fire. It was shown 

 that the fire was caused by sparks from locomotives of the railroad 

 company. The Virginia-Carolina is a subsidiary of the Norfolk & 

 Western system. 



J. W. Heniger, a well-known manufacturer of Chilhowie, Va., was a 

 recent visitor in Bristol. Mr. Heniger has put two new mills into opera- 

 tion and reports the outlook for business as more encouraging. 



"The prospects for the lumber business are far more encouraging," 

 said Congressman Sam R. Sells, of the Sells Lumber and Manufacturing 

 Company of Johnson City, Tenn., who was a visitor in Bristol this week. 

 "Business with our company is a hundred per cent better than it was 

 ninety days ago." 



=■< LOUISVILLE >= 



Edward S. Shippen, president of the Louisville Point Lumber Com- 

 pany, recently entertained the other members of the Louisville Hard- 

 wood Club in a very delightful manner at his home on the Brownsboro 

 road. In spite of the fact that the afternoon of the event was marked 



Indiana's 

 Original Giant 



This photograph was made while the tree 

 was being cut for our mill. 



It stood in Putnam County, Ind., and was a 

 l/enuine FORKED-LEAF WHITE OAK — beyond 

 question the finest whi- e oak that ever grew. 



Your customers were delighted with that 

 quiet beauty, that rich, even color and figure 

 that for all time have •. iven to goods made fron: 

 Indiana oak an Individuality. 



You can please them again. How? Simply 

 by buying a parcel of almost anything In lumber 

 or sawed veneers from our yards. You can 

 select from a full assortment. We positively 

 carry no southern stock and can prove it. 



And remember, we have built up our busi- 

 ness by giving 



Just a little better quality than you expect 



Charles H. Barnaby 



Greencastle, Indiana 



Have 'you Other Needs for High-grade 

 Hardwoods? We Can Fill Them. 



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To the Owner of 

 Timber Lands 



Far sighted owners of timber 

 lands will take advantage of the 

 times, incident to the European 

 wars, and prepare themselves for 

 the day when the demand for tim- 

 ber is suddenly thrust upon them. 

 It is certain to come at no distant 

 time. Therefore the wise man will 

 cultivate a closer acquaintance with 

 his holdings and the best method 

 of marketing them. Guessing on 

 the quality and price will only lead 

 to complications and possible fail- 

 ure. Let us prepare the way for you. 



Remember, we not only report 

 with absolute accuracy, but assist 

 in selling your property, if desired. 



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