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that the Hardwood Record would be pleased to 

 publish a supplementary article on the sub- 

 ject of red gum, in which the inaccuracies he 

 notes might be corrected, if he would supply 

 it. — Editor. 



Names of Liverpool Firms Wanted. 

 Little Rock. Ark., Sept. 20. 1905. — Editor 

 Hardwood Record : Please give us the names 



of some Liverpool Arms who handle red and 

 white oak dimension lumber for furniture man- 

 ufacturing. Would also like to have the name 

 and address of the commercial agent of the 

 United States at Liverpool. — Mfg. Co. 



Will some of the English readers of the 

 Hardwood Record supply it with the infor- 

 mation asked t'"i by this correspondent? — 

 Editor. 



NeWs Miscellany. 



In and Around Evansville. 



Perhaps the most pleasant of all the many 

 trips made In the interests of the Hardwood 

 Record was the trip recently taken to Evans- 

 ville and nearby towns, pleasant not only for 

 the many acquaintances made, but from visiting 

 the many fine mills and plants in the vicinity 



One of the first places visited was that host 

 ling firm, Maley & YVertz. Here the writer re- 

 newed the acquaintance of Claude Male; and 

 "Dan" Wertz, which was made in Edinhurg, and 

 also met W. 1!. Kiske. It would be difficult to 

 liml three more genial men or three who would 

 give one a more hearty welcome than was _ 

 the Record man. and the Invitation to "make 

 yourself at home" was acted !ip'.n to the ft] 

 "\u ut Maley iV Wertz are known all over the 

 as among the largest manufacturers of 



The buildings are brick with cement floors, and 

 are protected from fire with all the latest fire 

 apparatus. An additional brick and cement 

 building will be erected shortly with a floor 

 spare of rioxllO feet, which will be used to hold 

 new machinery soon to be installed. Mr. Talge 

 has had a wide experience in the veneer 

 bnsines8, having been actively identified 

 with this industry lor the past twenty four years. 

 1 luring this period he has devoted his time to 

 the study of a model veneer plant, and in this 

 now plant at Evansville he has embodied several 

 It own Ideas ami patents. The Hardwood 



i: id wishes him success in this new plant. 



At Prin.eton. Ind., is located the mill and 



yards ol A. B. Nlckey .v Son-. ..to- of the 



largest manufacturers of quarter-sawed oak in 



iuntn A visit there made tin- acquaint- 



SPECIMEN WHITE OAK LOGS, MALE] ft 

 WERTZ, EVANSVILLE, IND. 



Indiana oak. and a view of their yard convinces 

 one that they nave a stock on hand to last for 

 many a day. Two views of this vat. I accom 

 pany this article 



A visit to the office ol May, Thompson ft 

 Thayer made the acquaintance of Messrs. Frank 

 and Ralph May, and here also was the welcome 

 most hearty and cordial. "Business is very 

 good," was the story here. Two such pleasant 

 gentlemen as Messrs Way surely deservt 

 to be good. 



Messrs. Young and Cutzinger of the well known 

 firm of that name also reported business -is rerj 

 good, and their sales a- unusually heavy. 



Charles Maliv of the Henry Maley Lumber 

 Company Is out of tin- city, a fan much regret 

 ted. The Henry Maley Lumber Company Is oni 

 of the oldest lumber companies In Indiana. 

 Charles Maley i- a most pleasant gentleman anil 

 capable business man. hence the disappointment 

 at his absence. 



A very pleasant rail was made at the office of 

 the Lamasco Lumber Company. This concern 

 recently subscribed for the Record ami it is 

 hoped that It will prove valuable to them. 



Fred Reitz of the Clemens Reitz Son- I 

 pany reported business excellent, and compll 

 mented tin Record on its Improvement. 



One of the Dew concerns in Evansville Is the 

 Evansville Veneer Company, with that pioneer 

 of the veneer business, C. W. Talge. in charge. 

 This Is one of the most complete veneer facto- 

 ries In the country, cutting rotary, sliced and 



the product being In the 

 Indiana oak. This plant is unusually well 

 equipped, and employs about twenty-five men. 



PART LOG YARD, MAI.EY >v WERTZ, EVANS- 

 VILLE, IND. 



i in o.uii-ri Mi. Nlckey, and this visit 

 will always be remembered with pleasure. 



At Sullivan, Ind.. Jacob Mahley has a fine 

 sawmill. He did the honors to the Record man 

 in the style for which he Is noted, and a very 

 pleasant evening's chat was enjoyed with him. 

 Mr Mahley. like the rest of the Indiana oak 

 men. reported business as very good, and tile 

 Hardwood Record trusts that it will continue 

 to he "verv good" for a good long time to come. 



—Mac. 



Forestry in Michigan. 

 The Record is in receipt of a communication 

 from an esteemed Cadillac correspondent, in 



which he alleges that certain statements and 

 suggestions in a recent article in this paper 

 under the above heading are not entirely in 

 accordance with fact, and are therefore likely 

 to he hurtful to efforts made In the movement 

 the Record is seeking to assist 



The correspondent alleges that it is not true 

 that Michigan is largely a state of devastated 

 forest lands in the meaning that the statement 

 would convey That forests once grew on 

 most oi iii, land in Michigan is true, perhaps, 

 hut the same could be said of nearly all states 

 in the Union. The statement is evidently In- 

 i. nihil to suggest that Michigan is largely a 

 state the lands of which have little or no pres- 

 ent value. The writer also claims that the 

 frequently published statement that the state 

 has actual ownership of approximately 6.000,000 

 acres of devastated forest lands is faulty, and 

 that the state actually owns only about 800,000 

 acres While taxes are due on a much larger 



quantity, perhaps as large as named, some of 

 these taxes will be paid and the land redeemed. 

 and thus will not fall into the hands of the 

 state. 



The correspondent maintains that the for- 

 estry movement in Michigan will not be re- 

 sented by many political henchmen in the audi- 

 tor general's office. He says that in the state 

 of Illinois the net cost of handling delinquent 

 taxes is comparatively greater than in Michi- 

 gan, and that the newspapers in that state are 

 paid for the publication of delinquent tax lists 

 just as they are in Michigan. In Ohio the 

 clerical cost of handling delinquent taxes, ad- 

 vertising, etc.. is greater than in Michigan. In 

 Michigau the county system of handling taxes 

 has been experimented upon and found to be 

 greater than the state system now in use. He 

 does not think that there are half a dozen coun- 

 try newspapers in the state that would oppose 

 the work of the Forestry Association through 

 fear that it would injure their revenue. In fact, 

 he alleges that nine-tenths of the country papers 

 of Michigan have already endorsed the move- 

 ment. 



The Hardwood Record is very glad to 

 advised of these errors In statements concerning 

 forestry conditions and prospects In Michigan 

 and is especially glad to know that the coun- 

 try newspapers of that state are favorable to 

 the movement. 



Pacific Coast Hardwood Lumber Rates. 

 Westbound overland freight rates provide for 

 no difference in classiti, ation between rough 



hariiw I lumber and what is known as manu- 



factured stock In the opinion ,.f Hie Pai 



roasl j ho is of mterlor finish, bar fill 



-!.-o\ cases ami other hardwood manufactured 

 materials, extensively employed ami of neces- 

 sity largely ol local production, the freight rate 

 schedule Bhould he modified. H is contended that 

 the same freight rate should not he charged on 

 rougb lumber as «,n the finished product. There 

 is a e.ioil deal of justice in this claim, especially 

 from the Pacific coast manufacturers' standpoint. 



[h.ie is very little hardw I of a class that can 



he utilized in high-grade work growing west of 

 the Rocky mountains, and therefore manufactur- 

 ers are obliged to purchase their supplies verj 

 largely from points as remote as the Mississippi 

 river district. 



It Is proposed that at the next meeting of the 

 Manufacturers v v Producers' Association of Call- 

 fi ruin, this freight matter be taken up for con- 

 sideration as being of vital Interest to the wood- 

 working Industries of the Pacific coast. Appeal 

 will be made to the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission, asking that a lower classification he ai 

 corded to rough hardwood lumber. 



The New White Veneer Company. 

 A meeting was held on Sept. 16 at the office 



■ i Win. II. White ft lo., at Boyne City, Mich . 

 to perfect the organization of the While Veneer 

 Company, which is the name of the new corpora 

 tion about to engage In the building of a veneer 

 plant there. Wm. II. White was elected presi 

 dent; Thomas White, vice president; .las A 

 Kawson, second vice president and superintend 

 em ; It. V. White, treasurer, and W. L. Martin, 

 secretary. 



Workmen are already engaged in clearing th, 

 site for the proposed factory building which will 

 be located immediately east of the cooperagi 

 plant. The company Is capitalized at $25,000. 

 Mr. Itawson, who will have immediate charge .. 

 the plant, comes from the Gorham Brothers Com- 

 pany at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and is an expert 

 in the production of veneers. The new plant 

 will employ about forty men. 



The Hardwood Lumber Company of Camden. 

 Ark., is the name of a recently organized insti- 

 tution with a capital of $10,000. E. C. II 

 j. Prince and -I K unburn are Interested in the 

 enterprise 



