July 25. 1915. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



43 



Jobn B. McCaleb, according to the articles of incorporation recently filed 

 in the office of the Secretary of State of Arkansas. 



=■< MILWAUKEE >■- 



The Overland Shoe Comijauy of Kacine, Wis., manufacturing aluminum 

 shoes for lunihermen, miners, farmers and others engaged in heavy worli, 

 has completed plans for the erection of a new plant. Alvin, Max and 

 Louis Wolff are members of the company. 



The strilie of the employes of the Paine Lumber Company at Oshlcosh, 

 Wis., operating one of the largest woodworl;ing plants in the world, 

 which was declared on .July 14 because of the men's objections to the 

 employment of an efficiency expert by the receivers of the Paine concern, 

 was brought to a sudden close two days later, when the management 

 promised to discontinue the job of efficiency expert. At a meeting held 

 on July 16, the employes organized and named a committee to confer 

 with the Paine management, but did not affiliate with any union body. 

 Other questions were taken up at a meeting of tlie committee and repre- 

 sentatives of the Paine managi-nient, hold on .lul.\' 2ti. 



The Brown-Mitcheson Com()any of Marinette. Wis., lias secured a deed 

 from the Isaac Stephenson Laud & Lumber Company to the land on which 

 the plant of the former concern stands. The factor.v has been remodeled 

 throughout. 



The main log drive on the Menominee river readied Marinette on July 

 3 after a two mouths' journey down the stream. It contained 25,000,000 

 feet of logs, the smallest ever brought down tlie drive. Former Senator 

 Isaac Stephenson, well known lumberman, watched its completion. The 

 first drive by the Menominee River Boom Company was under his gen- 

 eral supervision as president and every drive since has been directed by 

 him. It is predicted that next year will see I he last drive on the Me- 

 nominee and probably not more than 20,000.000 feet will be brought 

 down. 



The shingle mill of the Bothwell Lumber & Cedar Company, located at 

 Menominee, Mich., just across the river from .Marinette, Wis., was de- 

 stroyed by fire on July 0. entailing a loss, estimated at from ^10,000 to 

 $15,000. D. G. Bothwell .says tliat tlie plant will probably be rebuilt. 



Creosote blocks will he used to pave a portion of Grand avenue, the 

 principal downtown business street of Mihvauki'C, between I'Vnirth and 

 Eighth streets. The general contract has been awarded to Ilcniy Hase for 

 $14,500. 



The Barker Lumber & Fuel Company of Watertown, Wis., experienced 

 a loss of between $25,000 to $30,000 recently, when fire destroyed the 

 company's offices, lumber yards and coal elevator. The yards contained 

 nearly 100,000 feet of lumber. 



William J. Palmer of Chicago, formerly deputy inspector at Che- 

 boygan, Mich., has been appointed one of the inspectors of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association with headquarters at Oshkosli. Wis. Mr. 

 Palmer will have his headquarters at the offices of the Northern Hemlock 

 & Hardwood Manufacturers' As.sociation. 



If the efforts of Secretary O. T. Swan, Oshkosh, Wis., and AI. P. Mc- 

 Cullough of Schofleld, chairman of the bureau of promotion of the North- 

 ern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' .\ssociation, are successful, 

 Wisconsin and northern Michigan birch may be used in the manufacture 

 of guns to be shipped to Russia for use in the present European war. 

 For years, gunstocks have been made of black walnut and that wood has 

 been considered almost the only one that could be used. It is claimed 

 that the Wisconsin birch possesses the necessary durable texture and is 

 susceptible of staining to imitate black walnut or any other wood. It 

 is expected that this matter will be one of the chief topics to be con- 

 sidered at the meeting of the Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association to be held in Oshkosh, July 29 and .30. 



Milwaukee lumbermen are much pleased over the announcement that 

 the directors of the Merchants & Manufacturers' Association of Milwaukee 

 have authorized the enlargement of the activities of the traffic bureau of 

 the organization, as outlined recently by Secretary Frank Barry, a well- 

 known traffic expert. It is proposed, in additiou to watching the trans- 

 portation interests of Milwaukee, to furnish members advice on all traffic 

 matters, passenger, freight or express, to maintain a complete and com- 

 prehensive traffic file, including information as to rulings of the state 

 and federal commissions. Tracing of delayed shipments will be taken up 

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The Hardwood Market 



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Tin- Cliicn^o situatinii is iviKlerofi miioli iimn' favorable by the final 

 settlement of the buildiuji strike and strikes in other industries directly 

 affected. While nothing startling has resulted in the way of increased 

 business, local men are very much encouraged and maintain that there has 

 been a very good call from all quarters, although hardwoods have not as 

 yet been so much affected as the more common building materials. This, 

 of course, is a natural course of events, as a great many structures which 

 were begun at about the time the strike was started have not yet 

 progressed far enough to call for any quantity of hardwoods for interior 

 work. However, it will )»<■ but a short time witli the present activity in 



Kentucky Oak 



results in 



Satisfied Artisans 



meaning 



Money Saved 



ITS growing conditions ENFORCE an unvarying 

 uniformity of color and grain. Its texture has a 

 silky softness that delights and contents your workers. 



TS beautiful, clean boles make possible unusual 

 widths and lengths in which we specialize. 



I 



The following values, 

 All Kentucky Stock Should Attract You 



3 cars 4/4 1st & 2nds Plain 



White Oak 

 3 cars 4/4 1st & 2nds Plain 

 Red Oak 

 10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common 



Plain White Oak 

 50 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common 



Plain Red Oak 

 10 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common 



Plain White Oak 

 25 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common 

 Plain Red Oak 

 1 car 5/4 Sound Wormy Oak 

 3 cars 4/4 Sound Wormy Oak 

 3 cars 5/4 No. 1 Common 



Mixed Oak 

 1 car 5/4 No. 1 Common 

 Plain White Oak 



2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Common & 



Better Plain Oak 



1 car 5/4 Sound Wormy 



Chestnut 

 10 cars 4/4 Sound Wormy 

 Chestnut 



5 cars 4/4 1st & 2nds Chest- 

 nut 



5 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common 

 Chestnut 



3 cars 4/4 1st & 2nds Poplar 



2 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common 



Poplar 

 2 cars 4/4 No. 2 A Poplar 



1 car 6/4 Log Run Beech 



2 cars 8/4 Log Run Hard 



Maple 

 1 car 8/4 Common & Better 

 Hard Maple 



I E. R. SPOTSWOOD AND SON 



I M.^NUFACTURERS 



I LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 



J. K. WILLIAMS 



A. T. WILUAMS 



Williams Lumber Co. 



(MANUFACTURERS) 



WHOLESALE 

 HARDWOOD 



LUMBER 



Band Mill Planing Mill Dry Kiln 



Fayetteville, Tenn. 



We manufacture PLAIN and QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, ASH, CHESTNUT and 

 other HARDWOODS 



Our Specialty is Quartered White Oak 



We Manufacture Dimension 

 Stock — Hickory a Specialty 



