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HARDWOOD RECORD 



of the association are in excellent shape and it 

 is constantly growing stronger. 



11. C. Mills, who is prominently identified 

 with the large hardwood operations of Taylor 

 Buffalo, N. Y., was in town last week 

 on a business and pleasure trip. 



Aiming the other Hardwood lumbermen who 

 .hiring the fortnight were: A. O. 

 Lamoree. D. P. Fairchlld & Co.. Oswego, N. Y. ; 

 Wentworth, C. s. Wentworth & Co., Bos- 

 ton, .Mas-.: C. II. Bond, E. W. Rathbun & Co., 

 Oswego. N. v.. and R. C. Scatcherd, Batavia vV 

 New York Wood Working Company, Batavia, 

 N V 



1". \V. Lawrence of Lawrence & Wiggin 

 ton. who was recently elected a trustee in the 

 National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Associa- 

 tion, was in town on his own and association 

 business for several (lavs last week. 



John Cathcarl left last week for a two 

 months' stay at the mills at Decatur. Ala., dur- 

 ing which time he will devote his attention to 

 mill affairs and get - in ship 



for Hi.- summer season. Before leaving be stated 

 that busini - '"1 and Hie export trade 



very promising. 



Harry s. Dewey of Dixon & J> new 



hardwood bouse in the Flatiron building, is 



more than pleased over the business done by 



the firm since they opened up here a couple 



which is due in no small way 



to Mr. Dewey's popularity in the local market. 



ie Barr & Mills Company, 



lilding, lias just returned irom a trip 



to Virginia and North Carolina, where he still 



furthi 1 bis company's position at mill 



points in the matter of hardwood supply. II.' 



is very much encouraged over the development 



of I. usin.-- ami looks tor a bang-up good year 



all around. 



new veneer house of the Indiana Lumber 



& Veneer Company of Indianapolis, which was 



recently opened al First avenue and Thirty-first 



doing excellently and is being much 



appreciated bj hi of that .lass of ma- 



al market. 

 W, C. Thompson ..i r. II. Doyle & Co. made a 

 flying business trip last week. In speaking of 

 the bardwood situation at both mill point 

 h, Hi.- lo. al dlsl i b ' Mi i was very 



optimist ic. 



dner I. Jones of the .bun- Hardwood Com- 

 pany. Boston, was in town last week for a 

 Hoo stunts and inci- 

 dentally looking after some of his customers in 

 the local trade. 



K. s I . - . i ,ii I - after the hardwood 



end of the business ol R B I u Springfield, 



Mass . was in town last week en route to mill 

 points. 



W. II. Russe of Russe & Burgess, a large 



Memphis bardw 1 bouse, arrived at this port 



from a six months' European tour, April 13. 

 During ibis trip be vi I ed all the English and 

 Dental markets, where bis firm enjoys an 

 extensive trade. 



I Qenrj G fin il Prii e .v. Pierce, Ltd., a 



lumber bous London, Lug., arrived 



April 13 for a trip through American hardw I 



Mr. Griffin i- well known among Amer- 

 ican bardw I manufacturers in his past con- 

 nection in charg. Prl. >' e's hardwood 

 business, and they will doubtless be glad to wel- 

 ii'in again. 



ere was a meeting of prominent exporters 

 Imperial, April 16, at which time 

 matters pertinent to the work of the National 

 Lumbei Exporters' ■ were discussed, 



but no facts were made public, There were 

 present al the meeting W. II. B i 



M.iaiimi: .1. L. Alcock, .1. L. 

 .x i 



Splegle & Co., Philadelphia; E. M Price, Price 

 & Hart. New York, and J. I. English, Eng 

 Sew York. 

 \\ G Dili. loan. I ol Dillebrand, Hayward & 

 . ge lumber bn ■ .., ar- 



April 15 for a tour of the American 

 markets. 



Philadelphia. 

 The past fortnight bas been devoid of any- 

 thing sensational to interest the lumbermen of 

 this city or section. The volume of business is 

 not what it should be by any means, due en- 

 tirely to the insufficient number of cars fur- 

 nished to the shippers. This car shortage will 

 mewhat relieved by the release of a large 

 number of box cars that the Pennsylvania Rail- 

 romised to supply at the distributing 

 points. 



The eighteenth annual meeting of the Lum- 

 bermen's Exchange, held in the assembly room 

 of the Bourse, adjoining the quarters of the 

 i I bursday. April 13, was largely 

 attended and shows that a feeling of harmony 

 between the wholesalers and the retailers, 

 as the il the officers for election was 



unanimous and not one dis te was re- 



corded. 



President Edwin B. Malone of Watson 

 Malone .n Sons was elevated to the presidency, 

 and G Crs of G rgi i i % & Co. 



was elected vice president. Charles P. Maule 

 was re elected treasurer. Che threi 

 members to be elected ectors 



i s i nderhlll of WIstar-Underhill 4c 

 Co . I rank M. Gillinghaun of 1'. C. Gillingham & 

 ud William L. Rice of Thomas B. 

 Rice Company. 



The secretary's report shows a gain in tnem- 

 olm ding year, with 



several applications on the list. Treasurer 

 has a balance on hand of $456.23, after 

 paying off several ileitis of large am. nuns There 

 is also $250 in the bands of the finance 

 mittee and will be used as a sinking fund, 



- of the other committees were favorably 



ui I i.lwallader read his 



reviewing the work of the exchange dur- 

 ing his incumbency and was heartily applauded. 



i be wind up ol aj was a,, elaboi 



banquet at the Union Lea in which 



nearly evei belonging to the exel 



was represented by one n membei The 



guests met in the reception room, next to the 

 large dining hall, which was a veritable Bower 

 and partook of a Martini or a straight 

 rye as the fancy di' - 'lb- 

 ex. client dinner that bad I n provided by the 



immi ttee 

 The toastmaster ol e evei ing was the 

 tiring president, Mr. A 3 Cadwallader, who 

 i upon the following men for speeches: 

 Messrs. E. B. Malone Robert i I ppincott, 

 George F. Craig, I. .wis Dill of Baltimore, presi- 

 dent of thr National Wholest Ie Lun 



■ iation ; Justin Petei Pent •■ ania 



Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Association, .1 E. 

 Challenger of the car Service Association, E. F. 

 nf New ■> be National 



Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, and 

 Eli B. Hallowell. Mr. Edwin II. cam- mad 

 hit of the evening by bis singing of .1 

 Sam.'' 



Emil P. Gnenther, who has for a number of 

 years bad a yard ai Thirtieth street ami Grays 

 Ferry, has sold out bis place, stock, teams, 

 etc. what Mr. Guenther's plans are for the 

 future is not known. 



. :. odhue and Asa w \ andegrift .•! 

 the Philadelphia Veneer & Lumber Con 

 are making a trip to the mill nf tin- company 

 in ELnoxville, Tenn. Mr. Goodhue's trip is one 

 of business, while Mr. Vandegrift is on a tour 

 ion, never having visited the plant be 

 fore. 



Harry J. Clarke of Jesse Lukens & Co. Is 

 isly ill with a complication nf diseases. 

 Mr. Clarke was taken ill about tw" ago 



with inflammatory rheumatism, win i 

 . .1 in other disorders and, until two 

 i.is life was despaired of. 

 Harry I. Soble of Soble Brothers says of the 

 wood trade that the demand tor plain sawed 



..I intinues in excess ol thi supply: that not 

 much trouble is encountered in disposing of 

 anything in the plain oak line at fair prices 

 that is dry enough to ship. The outlook is ex- 

 cellent iti the hardwood line all the way through, 

 and the factory trade which uses most of that 

 line of woods is in a mos sperous condition 



this spring. 



William T. Goodrich of Stokes Brothers Com- 

 pany. Inc., has been elected president of that 

 company to succeed John Airey, deceased. 



Horace A. Reeves of R. B. Wheeler >N Co. takes 

 an optimistic view of the trade in general and 

 while the car situation is now in a deplorable 

 stall-, with a rush of business on, he believes 

 things will very soon right themselves. 



Eli IS. Hallowell & Co. sa\ t bey note very 

 change in the general good condition of 

 the trade. The demand fur all grades of lum- 

 ber bas increased and is continuing to come in 

 are firm with a tendency on 

 the part of the mills to bold bark mi orders in 

 some cases > . will go a trifle 



higher before lot 



James Harlan Kugler, a member of the firm 



W. Kugler .N s.ms. wholesale lumber 



ants "i this lily, died al his home, 505 



Woodland Terrace, "ii April 15. He was born 



in Maryland in July. 1861. At the age of 



twelve his parents moved to North Carolina, 



where his father engaged in the lumber busi- 



The s.ms mi approaching manhood were 



given an Interest in tin' business. Later the 



linn moved to Philadelphia and continued the 



trade. Mr. Kugler Laves a wife and 



three children. 



Flan I- Furniture in the ware- 



i ami factory of Stern & Co. at 220 South 

 Second - eel on the morning of April 18. The 

 fire « i it 8 O'clock in the front 



portion of the building on the Bee 1 floor and 



in a fen mil fed by the light 



w. .ids. varnish and nils, il ntire structure 



was a " Tin' buildings mi both 



dai aged. No. 218 is occupied 

 by Fessenden lliil. who carries an extei 

 and vi ock of mahogany and other rare 



woods, and No 222, occupied by Nobllt Broth- 

 ers & Co., dealers in cabinets. Stern & Co. 

 have a retail establishment al No. 1016 Market 

 o estimate their loss 

 at present, but ib" company is believed t.. carry 

 insurance sufficient in over the damage. In- 

 oce adjusters who were on the scene place 

 the total loss sustained by the three firms, 

 Noblil I ••nd.'ii Hill and Stern & 



son .,-,,-.11 



Among the new concerns re □ incorpo- 

 Powell Process Company : capi- 



-i. ,000; i" deal in all kinds of woods. 



The in porators were s. .1. Cox, Cranford, 



N j. ; s. s. Newton and Herman Meyer of New 

 York. The Sessions Lumber & Supply Company, to 

 ni lumber and timber ol all kinds: capital, 

 $100,000. Incorporators: T. M. Sessions, W. J 

 Ball, W. A. Kreider, C. B. Lowe. 



A In. list tree, the largest and the oldest in 



the vicinity ol Sunbury, was removed last week, 



it measured 27 feel in circumference at the 



:.'i feet in height, and its longest 



limbs were 75 feel in length. 



Baltimore. 

 There Is a prospeel that some of the features 



of tii. ind i linn's Cluli will be in- 



troduced in the Lumber Exchange here. It 

 is aimed in make the local organization more 

 of a. lumber centei ban it is at present and 

 to offer attractions which will draw the mem- 

 bers at more frequenl intervals. In Cleveland, 

 for instance, merchants are in be found at the 

 Lumbermen's club nearly every 'lay. and much 

 of tbe actual business Is transacted there. i> 

 is the aim t.. make similar arrangements here 

 whi.h will sei ■ ■■ i" attract the trade. To get 



inn inn a tin n rogue al I leve 



I i. SiottU .iinl i.. I' Gill 



