HARDWOOD RECORD 



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C. B. Galloway of Memphis has sokl to Mr 

 Kite in the St. Francis liver basin in eastern 

 Arkansas 1,300 acres of swamp lands, which 

 are well timbered, for about $12.50 per acre. 

 It is the intention of the purchaser to de- 

 velop the timber on the property and then 

 convert it into a plantation. 



W. B. Collier, acting for himself and otli rs, 

 has sold to Luke & Riser, millmen from the 

 northwest. 2,800 acres Of timber lands in 

 Pearl river valley, near Brandon, Miss., for 

 $14,000. These gentlemen have within the 

 last five years invested $40,000, including this 

 latest deal, in timber lands in that section. 

 The same property could have been had a 

 few years ago at about $1 per acre. 



The C. S. Gladding Hardwood Lumber 

 Company, whose plant in South Memphis 

 was burned a short time ago. is now rapidly 

 rebuilding and will soon be in readiness for 

 operation. There is no special enlargement 

 being made in the capacity of the plant, but 

 it will be a better mill because fitted with 

 newer and more modern machinery through- 

 out. The estimated capacity in quarter-sawed 

 oak, of which the firm makes a specialty, is 

 about 20,000 feet a day. The company for- 

 tunately lost none of the lumber in its yards 

 to speak of and, although closed down, has 

 been able to continue business to some ex- 

 tent. 



The Mengel Box Company has sold to O. P. 

 Fitzgerald & Son 1.100 acres of timber lands 

 in the Hatchie river bottoms not far from 

 Dyersburg, Tenn. The company will immedi- 

 ately install a large sawmill for the manufac- 

 ture of red oak, gum and cypress lumber as 

 well as white oak and hickory dimension 

 stock. The tract is the last of the old Bond 

 estate. 



One of the most important gatherings of in- 

 terests affiliated with the hardwood trade here 

 recentl- was the quarterly meeting of the 

 National Association of Hickory Handle Man- 

 ufacturers, which convened, June 8, with 

 thirty-five members present. The principal 

 question before that meeting was that of 

 merging all the properties of the members of 

 the association, with headquarters either in 

 Louisville or Memphis, probably the latter. 

 The idea in this is to centralize the business 

 as much as possible with a view to reducing 

 expenses and buying more cheaply, because of 

 the large quantities of hickory needed and the 

 better prices therefore obtainable. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to secure options on 

 properties and report at the next meeting to 

 be held in Chicago at the call of the presi- 

 dent. Another subject discussed was that of 

 raising the price of handles to conform to the 

 increased cost of labor and the higher price 

 of the raw material. No definite action was 

 taken on this point, however. 



The heading and stave mill of the Chicka- 

 saw Cooperage Company of this city, at Mc- 

 Ghee, Desha county, is now in operation. It 

 is equipped with four saws, two for heading 

 and two for staves, with a combined capacity 

 of 40,000 pieces. Only one saw is now run- 

 ning, owing to the unfavorable weather which 

 has handicapped the management in getting 

 out all the necessary material. 



C. F. Korn of the Farrin-Korn Lumber 

 Company, Cincinnati, was here last week at- 

 tending the annual convention of the Na- 

 tional Association of Credit Men, as a rep- 

 resentative of his firm. 



R. T. Cooper, president of the Cochran 

 Lumber Company, which is perfecting plans 

 for the establishment of a large hardwood 

 sawmill plant at Earle, Ark., has just re- 

 turned from a trip to Louisville and Cin- 

 cinnati. 



Charles G. Stirling, who formerly represent- 

 ed Price & Hart of New York in this city, 

 but who is now with the same firm with 



adi 1 ; !,,. n , . 



among tin lumb rmen here a few days 



R. J. Dai :: j. Darnell .». 1 



president of the Luml mien's Club of M 

 phis, sailed last week from New York 

 firm is engaj in an export bu 



and it is his n tstom to make a 



annually to Engl the continent In 



interest of thii He will !.. 



several months. 



The G. B. Lesh Manufacturing ( 

 which proposes to remove its plant from Wai 

 saw. Ind., to Memphis, has purchased a site 

 adjoining the Florence Pump and Lumber 

 company and will immediately begin the 

 erection of thi ary buildings. The 



company will manufacture plow handles and 

 wood wagon stock. 



The Standard Box Company of Columbus. 

 Miss., will establish a branch plant in this 

 city for the manufacture of shipping cases 

 for all sorts of bottles. The main plant will 

 be continued at Columbus. Temporary quar- 

 ters have been secured, but, as soon as a site 

 is selected, the company will erect its own 

 buildings, at the same time greatly increasing 

 its capacity. 



The Page Lumber Company has been 

 granted a charter at Mena, Ark., with capi- 

 talization of $20,000. D. T. Morgan is vice 

 president, C. M. Harmon president and T. \v. 

 Clark secretary and treasurer. 



Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi has granted a 

 charter to the sixth company for building a 

 line between Memphis and Pensacola. Fls 

 The last one, however, is very active and 

 lumbermen here are encouraged over the out- 

 look for another direct line for handling ex- 

 port shipments of hardwood lumber. In ad- 

 dition to furnishing this new route, the line 

 will open up a rich section of hardwood and 

 yellow pine timber heretofore without ade- 

 quate transportation facilities. 



J. W. Dickson, Who is interested with Price 

 & Heald of Baltimore in the operation of a 

 sawmill in the East End, under the firm name 

 of the J. W. Dickson Company, reports that 

 he has completed the recent improvements in 

 the plant, consisting principally of the instal- 

 lation of a band resaw. The capacity of the 

 plant is now over 25,000 leet daily. This plant 

 was formerly operated by the East End Lum- 

 ber Company. 



The strike of teamsters in Chicago has ma- 

 terially interfered with hardwood lumber busi- 

 ness in Memphis, because of the large amount 

 of hardwoods which finds an outlet through 

 Chicago. It is therefore noted with unusual 

 interest by the lumber manufacturers and 

 wholesalers here that the strike is nearing an 

 end. 



Russe & Burgess are rather encouraged over 

 the outlook in hardwood lumber. Mr. Burgess 

 says there is some improvement in the for- 

 eign demand and that there is a better run 

 of orders from domestic buyers than hei 

 fore. He reports prices as firm, generally 

 -p. iking, and sees nothing to cause any de- 

 cline. "I believe the men who have dry lum- 

 ber to sell next tnber will reap the har- 

 vest" was his way of expressing himself re- 

 garding the early future of the hardwood 

 lumber business. He takes no stock In trouble 

 growing out of the VI ecan situation and be- 

 lieves the ending of the war betw. 

 and Japan would be a strong card in favor 

 of the lumber business of the south. 



The J. \V. Thompson Lumber Company re- 

 ports a moderate volume of business, though 

 no particular rush. However, this firm does 

 not find things any duller now than they usu- 

 ally .1 Is time of the year and I 



\ iew that the situation is all 

 eight, holding out more encouragement than 

 uragement. 

 Max Sondheim sidenl of the E. Sond- 



the 



are not coming 



oat awaitii - 

 opments like other n 



right i-i the long run. 11 



mand for 

 as the season pi 



The 1 It. St. ,. p Company reports 



a good dem .tput and 



Ices for what it is in 

 position to tun ow. This 



handles the output of several mills in 

 Arkansas and Mississippi. 



James E. Stark 01 3tark & Co 



is it: St. Louis, where h. on busi- 



ness. William Stai 



ness is of at t the recent average, with llt- 



1 ■ liange either wa 



1 1 Dispatch has opened hi 

 quarters her.- with offices in tl build- 



ing. Lewis Smith is in chargi 1 mak- 



ing a strong bid for the lumber bu 

 popular with the lumb. - 

 W. H. Russe of Russe & Burgess is In New 

 Orleans on business for his firm. 



Mr. API [in, of Thompson & McCluie has 

 returned from an extended eastern trip, which 

 followed his attendance upon ention 



of the National Hardwood 1 



at Buffalo. He says that while he did not 

 book many orders, he found stocks In the 

 hands of consumers light and takes 11 

 an indication of a good business later. He 

 says he made some excellent talks while 

 on this trip regarding the handicap to pro- 

 duction in the So hi: this season and the con- 

 sequent scarcity of hardw t lumber in first 



hands 



Minneapolis. 



A. S. Bliss, twin city n 1 1 the 



R. Connor Company of Mai Wis., was 



back at his desk last week after a trip in 

 the northern part of the state. He said that 

 trade continued in a fait irtion for them. 



He found considerable bn the mar- 



ket, but a short supply of other stocks, oak 

 and lurch in dry stock -it out of 



the market. Some green birch is I 

 shipped, although it is In no condition yet. 

 because customers want it and insist on hav- 

 ing it. Mr. ltliss Is out again this week look- 

 ing after trade in term, t of here. 



F. H. Lewis, the local wholesaler, sa; 

 fair ti tdi In hardwoods, though not 



so I. risk as a short time ago. There is a 

 strong demand for oak with no 

 to supply it. and customers bilged to 



take southern stock or nothing. Some ol.j. • I 

 trenuousl) t.. southern oak 1. 1 used 



to working it. but it is the only red oak in 

 sight. 



D. F. Clark of Osborne £ Clark has re- 

 turned from a trip over Into Wisconsin, w 

 he got into the flood district. He was unable 

 to reach his destination the first night out. 

 and had to at Turtle Lake until the 



day. C. F. O no Illi- 



nois, wh-i looking com- 



pany's retail yards, finding 



wet. Th. a fair trade continuing 



from the , d while there is not 



ition. 



dry stock 



Is in 



not 



otli. the 



hard! 



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