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this fact, no doubt, which led the promoters to 

 settle upon r ii:i r route. When this road is com- 

 pleted the Menasha Wooden Ware Company and 

 other large manufacturing institutions of the 

 Fox river valley will have opened up to them a 

 large source of raw material. Surveyors at work 

 on the line expect to have their labors- completed 

 in about three weeks. 



The Underwood Veneer Company of Wausau 

 has decided to change its power from steam to 

 electricity. An order has been placed for motors 

 aggregating 250 horsepower. 



.lanke .v. Weise of Wausau have tiled articles of 

 incorporation. The capital stock is $50,000; the 

 incorporators, Gustav Janke, Oscar Weise and 

 Margaret Mctz. The company has for several 

 years been making a specialty of oak. birch and 

 mahogany bar fixtures, church furniture, cabinet 

 work and bardw I novelties, but finds the de 



mauds for its products so great that it has I D 



practically decided to move Into more com 

 niodious quarters and install improved machin- 

 ery. 



Michigan capitalists have acquired a site al 

 Bayfield, Wis., and will soon establish a veneer 

 mill there. 



Ashland District. 



The United States Foresl Service Is c lud 



ing an Investigation of the black locust ti In 



the Ohio valley, with a view of ascertaining tic- 

 actual profits that may accrue from planting it 



The Wlnton Lumber .v Manufacturing Com 

 pany of Morehead, Ky.. Is just completing ■< 

 large hand mill, at the mouth of Mud river, iti 

 Floyd county, wh.-rc it will manufacture the 

 Umber on about 15,000 acres of land owned In 

 that vicinity. 



Kcnova. tic- little city which bears the dlS 

 Hnctlon of being in closer proximity to the three 

 Hlales which form its name than any other 



town in this locality, is to have another valua- 

 ble enterprise, in the Kenova-Portsmouth Him & 

 Spoke Company, which has just been incorpo- 

 rated with $50,000 capital. 



T. X. Fannin of the Keys-Fannin Lumber 

 Company and D. J. Taft of Vansant, Kitchen & 

 Co. bare "set the pace" for their lumbermen 

 friends by purchases of handsome auto touring 

 ears. It is said that neither of these gentlemen 

 will take vacations this summer, as they expect 

 to find all the diversion they need In keeping 

 posted on the various intricate parts of their 

 machines. 



The Chesapeake & Ohio Lumber Companj is 

 a new firm which will in the near future open 

 an office in Ashland. This company, which has 

 had its general office at Morehead, Ky., has re- 

 cently been incorporated with $20,000 capital, 

 and the Morehead business will be continued as 

 a branch. The company is already operating 

 :,l mills. 



.1. W. Kitchen has returned from a month's 

 staj at Hot Springs, Ark. 



I i Norcross of 'he New River Lumber Com- 

 pany, New Biver, Tetin., was a recent visitor in 

 Ashland and [ronton. This companj is contem- 

 plating the erection of a large band mill, and 

 is spending considerable time in looking over 

 the machinery and equipment of the most Im- 

 prove. 1 mills in this section, with the view of 

 gaining information regarding a first-class mill. 



John Russell, R lb Vansant and Charles Rus- 

 sell of the .1. W. Mahan Lumber Company, Ma- 

 lum. W. Va„ spent several days tit their West 

 Virginia plant this week. 



W. II Dawklns, who is one of the directors 

 of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, is 

 the delegate from that association to the con- 

 vention of 'he National Wholesale Lumber heal 

 ets Association, which Is to lie held at Ottawa 



\l|gllst 111 to IS 



HardWood Market. 



(By HARDWOOD RECORD 



Chicago. 

 There Is nothing remarkably encouraging 

 earning the Chicago hardwood market. Such 



wholesalers j- enjoj a trade In the middle Wesl 

 ami Ktist are ii..-- Ing a • - ! torj busl 



ness. but loci are still dragging. How 



ever, then- is a local demand of no mean propor 

 lions, but by contrast with active conditions it 

 is still small. The furniture people have not y*l 



generally placed theli orders for their fail sup 

 plies of wood and perhaps the best tradi 

 with manufacturers of doors and interior I 

 The construction of fiai buildings, houses, office 

 buildings and general mercantile structures goes 

 on unabated, and the call fm hardwood finish in 

 the majority of these structures is making a very 

 good demand for many varieties of hardwoods 



All local dealers seem optimistic in their opin- 

 ion of the prospective excellence of fall trade. 

 All dealers are in the market for oak. as they 

 are everywhere eN,.. but general stocks of hard 

 woods in the hands ,,f the Chicago tradi 

 very fair. Pluck ash Is probably the shortest 

 item in northern woods. 



Boston. 



Exclusive Market Reporter!.) 



twos. $32; •"■ I and 6 I. $3 I : 8 I and In I, $41 

 I,, si;,, li; I. ml' '■■ sin The- demand for birch 

 has I n excellent, inch ones and twos csapsc. 



$38; so per cent i face and better, si": 5-4 



and i. I $49 B I $50. B b ones and twos. 



ii„h. $28; ■"■ I I <'■ I. $30; 8 I. *:^. \la 



11 Ing prices ;,,-.- well sustained on the basis of 



$37.£ i- -'. Inch char face matched Mahog 



tiny is in fair to good demand, prices centering 

 at .fH'.o tin- sensational advance in spruce 

 last week $2 per thousand on frame following 

 the advance of $1.25 per thousand on hemlock, 

 was followed b.v a meeting of the Lumber Trade 



club, the retail association of Bosl nd vicln 



itv. and the sentiments expressed were to the 

 effect thai tin- advance would decrease the 

 amount of prospective building. It was the 

 sen-.- ..I the meeting thai retailers should en- 

 deavor to -sell spruce tin at an advin ! 



only si pet- thousand feet, although they were 

 ,,i, liit.-.l t., buj ai an advance of $2 per thousand. 

 It was between two evils that they were obliged 

 to choose; a sacrifice of profits on spruce, with 



lie M.liiiue el business undisturbed, and an ad- 

 vance of $2 per thousand and a decreasing 

 amount of business. 



The New England market is In a fairly -- I 



condition generally. Trim manufacture! 

 the most and furniture manufacturers the least 

 Makers of agricultural implements and 

 machinery allj active at this time. 



Quartered whin- oak Inch ones and twos j, 

 selling al $76 t" $82 for ordinary to excellent 

 Indiai louthern quartered red $72 and 



tip. Plain white oak Inch ones and twos is in 

 good demaml at $50 t" $53 . brown ash $50: elm 

 inch ones and twos $40 Demand for maple, 



birch and i :b lias been unusually good for 



t n l 8 ti, ad prices have- ruled :.- 



folloWS for gOOd slock: Maple Inch ones an. I 



New York. 



The demand for bardw is a lg the- local 



consumers has fallen off considerably during the 

 past fortnight, doubtless owing to the midsum- 

 mer lethargy, which is. of course, expected. The 

 opinion is expressed by most of tin- trade that 

 there will be an active fall business, owing to 

 the very promising outlook In the building trades 

 for the balance of the year, which has seldom 

 been better. But, notwithstanding this lull in 

 ti usiiuiing trade, the wholesale market con- 

 tinues firm with dry slocks, n- n general thing. 

 inn nominal, and prices t'.rm. Taking the local 

 markel as a whole. It is more in the- hands oi 



the seller than it has been since the boom of 

 '99. 



As regards the respective stocks, plain oak is 

 the leader, with stocks good and demand active. 

 Orders are hard to fill and prices stiff. Ash is 

 quiet, with ample offerings for current wants, 

 hut prices firm. Birch is active and dry stock 

 scarce, with prices showing an upward ten- 

 dency. Maple is slow and prices and stocks 

 easy. Poplar is improving, although a little 

 easing off in the demand is noticeable, hut prices 

 hold fairly firm. Chestnut is not active. 



Philadelphia. 

 Steady demand and lirm prices are the main 

 features of this market. In the majority of 

 .ases stocks are low. notably in white oak 4-4 

 ones and twos and in chestnut, common and bet- 

 ter. White oak 4-4 ones and twos is bringing 

 sr.o. while chestnut is bringing $42 to $44. 

 Oak is very firm at $4.1 to $4."i for ones and 

 twos, and $33 and $211 for the lower grades. 

 Oak stocks are tight and demand is strong. Ash 

 is quiet with fair demand and prices ruling at 

 $43, $33 and $23. Poplar is very firm with 

 sii.mg demand and moving well. Prices are 

 $45. $32 and $22, with some sales on extra 

 good stock as high as $48. Cypress is strong 

 and steady at $42 to $4.".. $30 and $20. Other 

 hardwoods are quiet with fairly steady demand 

 a'ul prices firm. 



Baltimore. 



The hardwood trade continues remarkably 



g i. Nearly all of the hardwoods sell well 



and the Inquiry is very active. In good dry oak 



s ks an- by no means large enough to meet 



the- requirements of the market. There have 

 I ti few periods when the situation was so com- 

 pletely In the hands of the mill men, who can 

 practically fix their own terms and need not go 

 in search of customers, orders for plain sawed 

 oak have been received in such numbers that 

 many mills simply refuse to take any' more. 



Ash is a strong s nd to oak. commanding 



prices that stimulate production. This wood is 

 used here extensively for Interior work. Com- 

 mon cink and c tills, like commons In ash, are 

 easy, ami it Is possible to get oak culls for less 

 money than a fair grade of pine. Generally, the 

 market demands the better grades of lumber; 

 the commoner stocks are not greatly affected by 

 the prevailing activity 



Chestnut is moving to some extent and walnut 

 stands high in favor, especially with the foreign 

 consumer. The market in cypress and poplar 

 is less spirited, though the movement is moder- 

 ately large. Prices are in the main somewhat 

 easier, and manufacturers proceed cautiously, 

 not being altogether salislicl with the outlook. 

 An active lo.al demand exists on account of the 

 extensive building operations in iirogrcss here. 



Ti xpoit movement is not all that is to be 



desired. Stocks abroad are rather larger than 

 is consistent with active business. Conditions 

 and prices rule proportionately lower than on 

 this side ccf the Atlantic-. In addition, the gen- 

 eral quiet In the business situation abroad has 

 re;o ted on lumber. In London, there are thou- 

 sands of men out of work parading the streets. 

 ami ecu the Continent it is even worse. Few 

 new enterprises are undertaken and the demand 

 for lumber is accordingly lessened. Still, ex- 

 porlers here are doing some business, and regard 

 the- future with a degree of confidence. 



Pittsburg. 



Hardwood affairs in Pittsburg are in a very 

 satisfactory condition. In general trade may be 



said to In- in better shape than two weeks ago. 

 While July was a record breaker in many lines, 

 tin* August market is opening up with a spirit 

 that augurS a very busy month. Considering 

 the fact that this Is the heart of the vacation 



season, business is exceptionally good. 



'the shipping situation is considerably re- 

 lieved Railroads are providing more cars and 



