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general manager. About $00,000 worth 01 ma- 

 chinery has been designed and ordered and the 

 plant is to be in operation at an early date. A 

 number of the leading hardwood lumbermen 

 here have stock in the enterprise. 



The American Hoe & Fork Company of Cleve 

 land, O., which recently announced its inten- 

 tion of building a branch factory in Memphis 

 for supplying southern and export trade, is now- 

 preparing to erect its buildings. George B. 

 Durrell, vice president, is in the city looking 

 after arrangements to this end. The company 

 will consume large quantities of hardwood lum- 

 ber in the manufacture of handles. 



The large derrick at the plant of Russe & 

 Burgess, in North Memphis, is now in opera- 

 tion. It is the largest in the South and greatly 

 facilitates the unloading of logs from cars. 



There is considerable discussion here of the 

 effect the close of the war in the Far East would 

 have on the lumber business abroad. W. H. 

 Russe of Russe & Burgess, president of the Na- 

 tional Lumber Exporters' Association, is espe- 

 cially enthusiastic on this point. He recently 

 returned from an extended European tour and 

 is familiar with the feeling of uncertainty pre- 

 vailing in business circles abroad as a result of 

 the war, and he asserts that the conclusion of 

 peace and the rehabilitation of the Russian navy 

 would start a demand for hardwood lumber 

 that would be of surprising proportions. In 

 fact, in a recently published interview, he made 

 the statement that the existence of this war be- 

 tween Russia and Japan was one of the factors 

 operating against the lumber business in Eng- 

 land and on the continent, as well as on other 

 industries in Europe. 



It is learned from a member of the National 

 Lumber Exporters' Association that the Belgian 

 government has rescinded its order discriminat- 

 ing against American construction oak, thus put- 

 ting exporters of such material in the United 

 States on an equal basis with those in other 

 countries. Efforts to this end w«re put forth 

 by the association nearly a year ago and the 

 action of the government is the result. 



The Bluff City Lumber Company has leased a 

 large piece of property in Lonoke, Ark., and 

 will establish hardwood lumber yards there for 

 a wholesale lumber business. This makes the 

 third lumber company for Lonoke. 



The amount of building in progress here is 

 the largest ever known. Building permits for 

 May were nearly $100,000 over the correspond- 

 ing period of last year, and there are so many 

 large buildings in prospect that the outlook is 

 exceptionally bright. The building material and 

 supply houses are doing a large business. The 

 enormous amount of building all over the coun- 

 try has stimulated the call for interior finish 

 to an almost unprecedented degree and this is 

 pointed out by the hardwood men as one of the 

 strong features in the hardwood situation. 



The Stewart & Booth Timber Company has 

 been granted a charter under the laws of Ark- 

 ansas, with domicile at Cotter and with a capi- 

 tal stock of $10,000, all paid in. E. H. Stewart 

 is president. 



Dispatches from Jackson, Miss., report the 

 incorporation of the Cotton States Lumber Com- 

 pany, domiciled in Lauderdale county, Missis- 

 sippi, with a capitalization of $1,000,000. 



.Max Sondheimer, president of the E. Sond- 

 heimer Company of this city, says business is 

 not as good as it should be. He reports that he 

 finds Memphis quite a delightful place to live in 

 and expresses the belief that he will find this an 

 excellent point from which to handle the busi- 

 ness of his company. He is quite enthusiastic 

 over the future of Memphis as a hardwood lum- 

 ber producing and handling center. 



C. B. Stetson of the C. B. Stetson Lumber 

 Company recently returned from an extensive 

 trip north and west. He says there was no big 

 business stirring for immediate delivery, but 

 that he found no trouble whatever in selling for 

 later shipment at satisfactory prices. 



W. 1: Smith of th. 1 1, Stati I Com- 



pany has return. -.1 from French Lick, when 

 wenl some I a 1 ago for his health, much Im 

 proved. Regarding lumber conditions, he 

 thai the general situation is quite healthy but 

 that there is a lull in t lie demand just now. 

 He docs not understand the attitude of consum- 

 ers and intimates that, with the shortage in 

 production and the general llghtne 

 they may find themselves in rather uncomforta 

 1 ions bi tore the end of the 



J. W. Thompson, president of the .1. \Y. 

 Thompson Lumber Company, says his firm is 

 ng busy, that prices are generally Arm, 

 that stocks are light, particularly In plaiu oak, 

 that trade conditions are all right and that there 

 need be no uneasiness over the hardwood busi- 

 ness. He attributes much of the slowness of 

 demand complained of in some quarters to the 

 fact that many firms take invoices ;it the end 

 of June and therefore do not care to have large 

 stocks on hand at that time. 



James E. Starke of James E. Starke & Co. 

 says lie expects business to remain somewhat 

 quiet during the remainder of this mouth, but 

 believes there will bo a decided change for the 

 better with the beginning of the now fiscal year. 



Voorhees Coombes, manufacturer and whole- 

 saler of hardwood lumber, with mil! and head- 

 quarters at Cairo, 111., is in the city. 



Ashland District. 



J. L. Lytic, Jr.. who has been affiliated witn 

 the Mead & Spec, Company for the past year, 

 has resigned his position with that company to 

 accept a more lucrative one with the Curll & 

 Lytic Lumber Company of Pittsburg. Mr. Lytic 

 will be located at Huntingdon, and will have 

 charge of the timbering interests of his company, 

 along the Guyan river. 



\V. E. Berger, of the W. H. Dawkins Lumber 

 Company, transacted business for his company 

 in Cincinnati this week. 



Leon Isaacsen, vice-president of the Yellow 

 Toplar Lumber Company, Coal Grove, 0., has 

 recently returned from a visit to New York 

 City. This company is running its saw and 

 planing mill plants to full capacity, and reports 

 a very good volume of business. In fact, all 

 the manufacturers in this vicinity are well 

 pleased with their trade. 



W. A. Cool, the genial and enterprising Cleve- 

 land, O., lumberman, paid a brief visit to his 

 fellow lumbermen in this locality one day this 

 week, after a trip through Wesl Virginia. 



L. P. Morgan, president of the Winton Lum- 

 ber Company, Morehead, Ky., was a recent visi- 

 tor in Ashland, enroute to points in the Big 

 Sandy Valley, in the interest of bis firm. 



M Foley and I' I' Lathrop of the Standard 

 Furniture Ci mpany, Herkimer, N. Y., spent some 

 time in Catlettsburg last week, at the sawmill 

 plant of their company. This coi centlj 



began operation of a new plant in Wj 

 county. West Virginia, where it has fine hold- 

 ings of timber lands. 



C. L. Bennett of Saginaw, Mich., recently paid 

 a brief visit to Hie manufacturers of this 

 tion, while touring the South on busin 



E. B. Berger and Miss Hazel Hager of Ash- 

 Ian. 1 were married on .I'm.' 1". and ■ 



trip to Washington and Old P 

 Comfort. The bride is the second daugbi. 

 W. C. Hager, and beautiful and very much 



admired young lady. Mr. Berger i- 

 with the W. H. Dawkins Lumber Company, and 

 has resided in Ashland for the pasl thn i 

 previous to which he was in business in ; 

 burg. 



Secretarj I Hardwood Man- 



ufactlt ■ . - in Ashland a short 



time the fir ' later left for an 



extended trip through the 



ulsvllle In 



: ha. I 

 B 

 pany for , >. n„ was well k> 



throughout Kentucky South. 



w - M M ' ' linn., was 



arrested here, VI 



worl i' .-.ling 



Green, M • lumberman 



iu southern Alabama, lie 

 was taken to Bowline 1 held, pet 



au in.' 



Sam Drls Zli D, Kj . was 



fatally crushed by logs while uu 



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Louisville. 

 Thornton B. Curry of Louisville died 

 •i. F!a., May 30, after an illness 1 



Minneapolis. 



D. F- Clark of Osbor o & 1 lark anil A. II. 

 Barnard ol Barnard & Strickland, who repre- 

 i Mo, i: apo I at the Buffalo convention, 

 ncd May 28. Both speak in hlgl 

 of the sue. oss of the gathering. Local bard 

 men tiro pleased at th - a given t. 



seel by the choice of Mr. Clark as a member 



of the executive committee of the board of di- 



1 tors. Being already a member of the grading 



Inn'. 'an. his Influence in the organization is now 

 considerable. Mr. Clark was asked to express 

 his views as to the work of the convention and 

 the future of the association tor the Haiii.wood 

 1:1 core 1 lo replied: 



"It was one of the most successful conventions 



the association ever Buffalo ] hie 



did everything they could in the waj 

 tainment, and the banquet was as net 

 as it could be made. 



"The business transaction atlon 



were very satisfactory, ami its work bi 

 Being held in the East, It induced a good many 

 eastern men to come and see th.- good work 

 done by the association, which will no doubt end 

 in many of them becoming members. There is 

 no question in my mind but that universal and 

 uniform inspection will !..- eventually 1 

 by the nat soclatlon. The method em- 



ployed by the national association Is of such a 

 character that it will harmonize all the different 

 elements without a doubt. The system of em- 

 ploying paid inspectors and a paid sei 

 with beadquarters at Indianapolis will put the 



whole ius| lion bureau under perfect control, 



and I believe it is the Intention of every officer 

 in charge of tui i ion to do his whole 



duty. 



". if course we were all gri the 



lion of Mr. ralmer, who 1 1 very 



compel • i' ■ sident, and ale 

 manner in which the din ! ties were 



cared for in tie- shape of offices, etc. In 

 1 believe that every member of th.- National 

 Hardwood Lun ation feels thai 



future Of ' lion is to be on.' of vast 



to the whole hardwood industry of 

 1 nitet! States and 



Mr. Barnard stopped in ' 'ness 



a day or two as he was coming hi 



r>. i isborne .V Clark Bpent sev- 



eral days last week look. 1 heir retail 



pusin ■ Ill-, where he found things in 



I 'Ion. 

 hi Hardwood Lumbi 



I the marl, ! It 



practically 

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mttianding 



for 



n this ten 



dry stock in northern oak and 



. ,itb finds 1 1 ...and 



of the fai 



using ban. .able 



1. P. Lennan ol '■■ I'. Lennan . 



og from the selling standpoint. 



