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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 2S, lOin. 



"Tile roiiiitcTwilclilK cif nil nwIiii; siiwm nuiNt lie vijulpiiol with ■ tmfet.v 

 ohiiln <ir Klop iiiKl tin- friiiiic nf hucIi hiiwb iiiiiKt lu- c'<|iil|>|i('il wllU limit 

 iliiilu or Hlop to prvri'iil llii' siiw from KnliiKiiii; loo fur fiirwiiril." 



riio iniliistrlal iiimiiilHsloii In its rc|)ort, callH Npcdiil uKciilioii to tin- 

 pfforCB of till' (ioiMlmiiii l.iiiiilH'r I'ompiin.v of Cooilmaii. Win., In rrduclDK 

 lOKKliit; aiiidciils. Tlic coiiiiiiIskIoii Kays In tlilH respect: 



The Wisconsin railroad eoniiiiisslon noi'iitly onlereil the ChlcnKo & Norlli 

 western ami the (iniaha railroads to ri'iliiee their Joint rate on lunilier in 

 earlond lots from Hiack Ulver Kalis to I^ Crosse, Wis., from ten cents |o 

 -.ven cenlH per 100 ponnds. 



The Western I'Uture Company, r.?."!-.";'!". East Water street, Mllwsukrc, ro- 

 ecnily sustained a loss of approxliiiateiy ?l."i,000, when lire broke out In the 

 liiilldinK and gulled n portion of tlie slruelure. 



The Ilaitin I.umhor Company of New I»ndon, Wis,, recently made use of 

 the plaiilnn mill of the defunct rase-Kenkei ('onipany at .New London, for 

 ihrec or four weeks, in order to Bet out some rush work. The Ilatten con- 

 cern has heen meellug with n hrisk huslncss of Inte. 



"Several serious neeidentH have occurn-d In loKBinK operntlonH because 

 drivers used lines wliieh were not lonu enoucb to iiermit Ihem to keep o»l 

 of danger from sklddhiK logs. The Goodman Lumber Company of Goodman. 

 Wis., has reduced such uccidcDts very materially by lengthening the lines 

 from 22 to 28 feet, thus enablInK the driver lo keep at a safe distance from 

 tile logs. The industrial commission recommends that other logging com- 

 panies adopt the same melhcxi for reducing accidents." 



.Members of the .Merchants and .Manufacturers' Association of Milwaukee 

 visited several of the sawmills in Oconto, .Marinette and otiier lumber cities, 

 while on the annual trade excursion of the organization, made recently 

 through eastern and northern Wisconsin, and through northern Michigan. 



The work of erecting the new sawmill of the Taylor County I.umiier Com- 

 pany near Iticc Lake, Wis., Is nearing completion and the plant will be 

 placed in operation soon. 



Tlie annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Iticc Lake 

 Lumber Company at Kice Lake, Wis., was held recently, when the following 

 otiicers were re-elected : O. II. Ingram, president ; William Carson, vlce- 

 Iiresident; Orrin Ingram, secretary, and W. V. Coffin, treasurer. The stock- 

 holders, officers and directors were entertained at dinner in the ercning by 

 Urrin Ingram and wife. 



Interest Is growing in the world's log rolling championship tournament. 

 which is scheduled to be held at I^au Claire, Wis., on September 0, and the 

 indications are that there will 1k' the largest number of contestants ever 

 entered in a similar contest. There will be contests for amateurs, women. 

 hoys under 18 years of age. as well as the contests for the professionals for 

 the world's champion trick and fancy roller. The attendance Is expected 

 to exceed the 10,000 mark set at the tournament held last year. 



The Wisconsin supreme court recently granted the motion to quash the 

 alternative writ, secured some time ago by the Guerney Lumber Company 

 against Judge Kisjord of .\shiand. Wis. The company brought this action 

 to compel the Judge to grant one of its motions in an action brought by the 

 concern and which the judge refused to do. 



Former United States Senator Isaac Stephenson, wealthy lumberman of 

 Marinette, Wis., celebrated bis eighty-sixth birthday anniversary on June 

 IS by Ashing with a party of friends near Kscanaba, Mich. Just seventy- 

 four years ago Senator Stephenson came to Wisconsin. Though born in 

 Canada, he has spent practically all his life on this side of the border and 

 his history has been intricately woven with that of Wisconsin and the 

 lumber industry of this state. 



The sash and door concerns of Oshkosh, Wis., have denied a statement 

 published in tliat city recently to the effect that the output of Oshkosh 

 wofKlworking concerns have been shipped back to that city because of the 

 lack of tlie union lalwl. The reply of the manufacturers to the statement, 

 presumahly issued by the union interests, says that the as.sertlon is abso- 

 lutely false. The reply is signed by tlic Fostor-Lothman Mills, Bedford 

 r.rothers & Company, Gould Manufacturing Company, the Morgan Company, 

 the It. McMillen Company, and the Paine Lumber Company, Ltd. 



The Hardwood Market 



-< CHICAGO >- 



Chicago lumbermen have liad llieir bursts of optimism and pessimism 

 during the last couple of weeks, fluctuating with the rejiorts of the settle- 

 ment of the carjienters' strike. There were rumors immediately following 

 the settlement of the car strike which promised an early clearing up ot 

 the differences between the employers and employes, and, on the other 

 hand, further reports of a much more pessimistic nature. The last reports 

 Indicate that the question is far from being settled as yet, as both sides 

 are holding out for what they consider fair treatment. 



The factory trade being governed to an extent at least by the pending 

 furniture shows, is not showing any tendency that it Is hoped will be 

 apparent with the clo.sing out of the exposition. On the whole, the 

 situation is not satisfactory, but Chicago hardwood lumbermen have 

 gotten so used to strikes and unsettled conditions that they retain a fair 

 degree of optimism, and at least are given a measure of hope by the 

 fact that what trade does exist will probably keep on coming in in the 



