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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 2S, 1010. 



John M. Pritchard Active in Interest of Gum 

 John M. rrlu liiiril, M^ri-laix nT the Ctiiii l.iiinln-r Mniiufat-tiirtTR' Aiitto- 

 riatluu, la liuvliik' a iiiin)l»'r of I'xiMTlnii'iitK iiwuU- to dctormliie tlio l>oiit 

 molliod o( trviitliiK K»<u lurolx-r. Tlic-sr nrc iH'Ini: niiicli- nt the KovorniiioDt 

 laboratory ill MiiiIIhod. Wis., ami ll Ik cx|>orl(Hl tliiil tlio rvHUlta will 

 sbortly l>o nuxlf pulillc. It Is |H>lnt>'<l out l>y Mr. Pritclinrd Hint one of 

 the chief olijfotlons iiraiil ncnliisl mim luinlirr Is tlii' fact tlml It fre- 

 quently warps. .Mr. rrltchanl lu'lleves tlint this linnillrap can be over- 

 come If the proper trealiiieiit Is used and tests are Im'Iiik made to Bupply 

 this niiparent dellcleiicy. Mr. rrllchnrd believes that the future of the 

 UBrdwoo<l uiarket nt Memphis depends Inrcely on buid bccnusc other 

 hardwoods have iMH-n cut back some distance from Memphis, lenvlni; n 

 large preiKindernnee of the llrst named. The supply of oak, nsh and 

 other liardwofMis must crndtinll.v decrease au<l he looks to Kum to main- 

 tain the presume of Mimplils as a hnrdwood lumber market, not only 

 with respect to volume of business but also with respect to quality. Mr. 

 I'rltcbnrd has given n vrent deal of time and thought to the develop- 

 ment of proper outlets for gum lumber and he Is much encouraged over 

 the progress so far reported. He points out that there nre millions of 

 feet In the territory close to Memphis which will be developed and placed 

 n the market as soon as conditions arc fully opportune and lie nntlcl- 

 ; ates that this will be of vast beneflt to the hardwood lumber Industry 

 in this territory nnd also of material proQt to those who own gum stump- 

 age. 



The National Museum and Smithsonian Institution nt Washlngotn has 

 requested that the Gum Lumlior Manufacturers' .\ssoclatlon send for- 

 ward, for purposes of permanent exhibit, specimens of gum lumber as 

 well as products made therefrom. The association will comply nnd 

 among the features of the exhibit will be a model door of flj;urcd red 

 gum. bank tlxtures, mouldings nnd miscellaneous Interior trim. A special 

 request was made for .1 red gum board Oftcen feet long and as wide as 

 ' ould be obtained. .\ special effort will he mode to secure this also. 



Funds Completed for Trade Extension 



The Sno.OOO has been raised and the recommendations made by the 

 Forest Products Federation nt the meeting In Chicago last February have 

 been put Into effect by the organization of the new department of trade 

 extension. This Is the most Important movement ever undertaken by the' 

 lumbermen In behalf of their own Interests. It has been a long road, 

 with interest lacking at times, but the enthusiasm now shown nnd the 

 results obtainable Justify all of the delay, anxiety and effort which have 

 been necessary. 



The advisory committee appointed some time ago to represent all 

 branches of the lumber industry In the trade extension work held a meet- 

 ing in Chicago on July 14. 



-Vt this meeting the decision was reached that the actual work of the 

 new department should be inaugurated without further delay. Steps 

 were Immediately taken to complete the annual guarantee fund of $,")0,000 

 for five years, and by the evening of July l.'i definite pledges had been 

 received in excess of the minimum sum required. 



To facilitate the organization of the new department of trade extension 

 and to direct the policy, an executive committee was appointed, the per- 

 sonnel of which is alone a sufficient guarantee of the stability of the 

 organization and the judicious expenditure of the funds. The members 

 of this committee are: 



Edward Ulnes, .W A. Gilchrist, K. B. Goodman, E. B. Hazon, William 

 II. Sullivan. R. H. Downman, ex officio. 



The Initial lines of work will cover building codes and shingle ordi- 

 nances, engineering data for architects and engineers, lire protection, 

 wood preservation, retail lumber sales extension, agricultural helps in 

 lumber uses, co-operation with other organizations, publicity, methods of 

 promoting competitive materials. 



J. N. Comly Lumber Company 

 J. X. Comly. who has been associated with L. W. .May of SteubenviUe, 

 O.. for a number of .years, has purchased the sawmill, timber and whole- 

 sale interests and will continue the business as the J. N. Comly Lumber 

 Company. C. F. Specht has purchased the retail yard and stock and will 

 continue the retail business in the same location. 



The Veit Plant Sold to Workmen 



The Veit Manufacturing I'onipany, Grand itapids, Mich., has sold its 

 plant to John Tazelaar and Frank Hengsbach. Tliese men took posses- 

 sion on Monday, July 12. They will continue the manufacture of the 

 former company's line of high grade bank and office fixtures. Mr. Tazelaar 

 has been for ten years assistant in the company's office, while Mr. Hengs- 

 bach was superintendent of the plant. 



Gayoso Lumber Company Increases Capital Stock 



The Gayoso Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., has liUd an amend- 

 nunt to its charter whereby Its capital stock has been increased from 

 $100, 000 to $150,000. This company several years ago bought a large 

 amount of timber on Cold Water river in north Mississippi and has 

 been devoting a great deal of its energy since that time to the develop- 

 ment thereof. For quite a while it had this timber brought to Memphis 

 nnd sawn at custom mills. Last .vear. however. It bought a big haid- 

 wcod mill in southern Missis.sippl and removed thi.5 to Memphis. It has 

 opevated this plant most of the time since. For quite a while, even 

 after the outbreak of the war in Kurope, it ran both night and day. One 



ot the novel features which luiH In'iu introduced by tliH llrin reo'utly 

 lias Iteeu the luKlnllntlun of n kitchen nnd dining room m the plant In 

 SO'lth Meiii|ihU, at whlili the olllo', mill nnd yard forccH nre oble to 

 secure their nuuiidny lunch without the neceMity u( making the trip 

 uptown. Tills has been found extremely KatUfnctory. ('. It. and W. A. 

 Hanson are the prlnelpnl stockholders In the Gn.vos) I<umb<:r Company. 



H. A. McCowan & Company Lease Large Mill 



A deal was eoiiKUiiiiiiai'd ihl'i \vi . k » heril y 11. .\. Mii'.iHnn & Co., 

 Ix>ulsvllle, Ky., leai-is the large band mill of the I'rter .McCain Lumber 

 Company in this city, which has Is'en Idle for some months. II is learned 

 that thi' McCowan conipany leased the mill for the purpose of lining n 

 Inrge order for walnut dlmi'nsion lumber for the Knglish K<ivernment. 

 The lumber will be exported to Fngland to be mnnufnclured Into gun 

 stocks for the Knglish soldiers. The McCowan coinpnny has lieen pur- 

 chasing walnut logs for some time and will ship them here from sev- 

 eral states. 



Several other lumber conccrnB in this scctloD have received orders for 

 walnut dimension slock from the Knglish government. Including the 

 I.ovelndy Lumber Company of Jasper, Va., which Is n brnncb of J. 

 Gibson, Mellvain & Co. of rhilndelphin, Pn. 



Arkla Lumber & Manufacturing Company 



The Arkla Lumber vt .Manufacturing ("onipaiiy lins been Incorporated at 

 St. Louis with a paid up capital stock of $:iO.OOO. The principals are: 

 J. M. Wells, president; II. A. Singer, vice-president; J. Stlassny, treas- 

 urer, and 11. J. Lamson, secretary. The company will specialize In asb 

 and in chair dimension. It will have mill connections in Arkansas, Loui- 

 slnnn, Tennessee nnd Kentucky, and maintain an eastern office at 235 

 Hawthorne street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



The company Is planning a general wholesale lumber business and 

 will hnve yards and offices nt First and Benton streets, St. Louis. 



Mr. Wells, the president, has for the past several yeors been purchasing 

 agent for the .\merlcnn Hnrdwood Lumber Company ot St. Louis, and was 

 also In charge of sales In the middle west. Prior to that time he was 

 sales manager successively for the Tallahatchie Lumber Company, 

 Pbllipps. Miss., Lucas Land & Lumber Company, Paducah, Ky., and the 

 Sherrlll-KIng .Mill & Lumber Company, Paducah, Ky. 



Mr. Singer has for the past ten years been manager of the eastern 

 office of the .\merican Hardwood Lumber Company of St. Louis. 



Mr. Stlassny is Interested In several enterprises In St. Louis, and while 

 not an experienced lumberman, he will take some active interest in the 

 affairs of the concern, looking more particularly after its finances. 



Mr. Lamson has been cashier of the American Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany for the past eight years. 



The principals in the new company are undoubtedly well qualified to 

 successfully handle such an organization as they have consummated. 



Kentucky Mill Destroyed 

 The large lumber and stave mill of L. .M. Overbey, Murray, Ky., was 

 destroyed by fire on Wednesday, July 7. A quantity ot mochlnery, to- 

 gether with much lumber and hogshead staves, were destroyed. The 

 plant was partially covered by insurance. 



New Factory for Texas 

 The Texarkana Board of Trade announces that all requirements have 

 been met for the location at that point of a plant for the manufacture 

 ot store fixtures and refrigerators. Twenty local men subscribed for the 

 stock. The factory will be located on ISose Hill, near the Kansas Cit.v 

 Southern railway tracks. A large building occupies the site, which will 

 be remodeled in time for operation in the early fall. 



Arrangement for New York Bankrupt 



In the ease of the Hamilton H. S.Tlmon & Co., alleged bankrupts, large 

 wholesalers of hardwood lumber, this city, Judge Chatfield has ordered 

 a hearing for July .'!0 on a proposition involving the sale of all the assets 

 to a corporation known as Hamilton H. Salmon & Co. Under the terms 

 of the offer the corporation agrees to pay the receiver a sum equal to 

 77% per cent of the total unsecured liabilities, 2'/j per cent in cash and 

 45 per cent in promissory notes to run over a period of three years, and 

 profit-sharing certificates ot the new corporation until an additional 30 

 per cent ot the aggregate of all unserured Indebtedness has been paid. 



Will Improve Table and Desk Factory 

 The plant of the Joerns Brothers Manufacturing Company, Stevens 

 Point, Wis., has been closed down for some time with the exception ot the 

 shipping, cabinet and finishing departments, and the cmplo.ves are en- 

 gaged in making extensive repairs and Improvements In the buildings, 

 which will increase the efficiency of the establishment and add materially 

 to the working force. The entire building is being raised about eighteen 

 inches and a new lower floor is being installed on a concrete foundation. 

 The stock and gluing departments are to be made Into separate rooms on 

 the first floor, and other Improvements are to be installed. The changes 

 will be completed about August 1 and fifteen new men will be added to 

 the payroll. 



Cadillac Flooring Plants Resume 

 .'Vfter having been closed down for two weeks, the Cobbs & Mitchell, 

 Inc., maple flooring plant at Cadillac, Mich., resumed operations on July 

 10, running full capacity. The company reports It has business ahead 

 to run indefinitely. 



