December 10. 1920 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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corporation whUh has been chartered in Wisconsin to engage in the manu- 

 facture of a wide variety of woodenware an(i wood products. The author- 

 ized capitalization is $150,000. The incorporators are Julius J. Hoehnlte, 

 Otto H. Fieblng and J. II. Fiebing, G20 Hi Slouut boulevard, Milwaukee. 



The Plymouth Furniture Company, Plymouth, has Increased its capital 

 stock from $50,000 to $150,000 in anticipation of making improvements 

 to increase its production. 



The Moline Plow Company. Muline, 111., on Dec. 1 reopened its branch 

 works at Stoughton, Wis., after a temporary suspension of operations for 

 about five weeks. The manure spreader department, foundry and forge shop 

 is now running at about 40 per cent of capacity, with hopes of increasing 

 this gradually by the end of the year. George R. Ford is manager at 

 Stoughton. 



The Menasha Woodenware Company of Monasha has closed its i)lant in 

 that city temporarily, pending a readjustment of business conditions, as 

 well as to facilitate the undertaking of an important plant rehal>ilitation 

 and enlargement pro,grani. It is already one of the largest factories of 

 the kind in the world, employing normally from 2,300 to 2,500 operatives. 

 The improvements will be carried out during the winter months under the 

 supervision of Weightmann & Steigely. architects and engineers, 21 North 

 LaSalle street, Chicago. 



The T. J. Moss Tie Company of St. Louis has decided to establish a plant 

 in Milwaukee for creo.soting railroad ties. It will cost about $125,000 

 and be locateii in the town of Granville, near North Milwaukee, close to 

 the main lines of the Gbicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & 

 Nortliwestern railroads. 



The Anchor Shipbuilding Company of Washburn, organized a year and 

 a half ago to engage in the construction of lake and ocean-going vessels, 

 has placed in operation the first unit of its plant, employing about fifty 

 men. It will build wooden hulls exclu.sively for the present and is work- 

 ing on a contract for a ferry boat for New York harbor. It will have a 

 200-foot keel and a 50-foot beam. Three additional slips will be dredged 

 during the winder, enabling the yard to work on four vessels at one time 

 during the coming year. Robert Curr is general manager. 



Tile Murray-Mylrea Company of Antlgo, manufacturer of logging equip- 

 ment, sawmill machinery, etc., has disposed of its plant and business to 

 the Antigo Tractor Company, a, $500,000 corporation for which it has 

 been building power hauling units on a limited scale for six months pa.st. 

 Tile new owner expects to continue to take contract work on sawmill and 

 logging machinery repairs and build special machinery of this character, 

 although it will devote the main attention to the manufacture of farm and 

 logging tractors employing a four-wheel drive. The tractor company is 

 owned largely by some of the leading lumber operators of the North, its 

 president being Charles W. Fish of Elcho, head of the Chas. W. Fish Lum- 

 ber Company. Other officers are : Vice-pre.sident, L. P. Tradewell ; second 

 vice-president, William 11. Wolpert ; secretary, E. A. Yahr ; treasurer, 

 Ernest Ilirt ; directors, John Manser, J. R. McQuillan, E. P. Faust and 

 D. S. Stewart, the last-named being the inventor, designer and chief 

 engineer. 



The Automatic Cradle Manufacturing Company of Stevens Point, which 

 recently has move<l into its new factory, has increased its authonzed 

 capitalization from $200,000 to $300,000. J. J. Bukolt is president and 

 general manager. 



The Dawley Lumber Company of Wausau announces that it ha.s 

 acquired the busine.ss of the Pier Lumber Company in the same city, and 

 will consolidate the ownership .January 1. C. G. Pier retains an interest 

 and will be active in the management of tlie business. 



One of the most extensive timberiand transactions reported in the 

 North in the last year or more was the transfer late in November of 

 7S,685 acres, Ioca,ted near Butternut and Glidden, from the Weyerhaeuser 

 interests to the Park Palls Lumber Company of Park Falls, which is a part 

 of the E<iward Ilines group. The consideration is said to be in the neigh- 

 borhood of $700,000. The greater part of the tract is virgin timber and 

 contains a large proportion of hemlock and hardwoods. The Park Palls 

 company operates large mills at Park Falls and Rice Lake, maintaining 

 its principal hardwood mill in the latter city. 



The Plumbers' Woodwork Company ot Algoma is planning to make exten- 

 sive improvements in its factory to increase the production. Samuel II. 

 Newman has disposed of a large interest to outside capital, which will be 

 directly represented in the management and operation of the business. 



The United Wood Products Company of Chippewa Falls has disposed of 

 its plant and business to the St. Paul Casket Company of St. Paul, Minn., 

 which will take possession at once and place the factory in full operation 

 by Jan. 1 after completing retooling and improvements. The United com- 

 pany has been operating as a toy factory, but it has not been successful, 

 and disposition consequently was made at a considerable sacrifice from 

 the appraised value of $20,000 to $22,000. 



The formation of the Pentoga Lumber Company to take over the prop- 

 erty of the Iron Range Lumber Company of Pentoga, Mich., is announced 

 from Marinette on Dec. 1. 



A movement has been put under way by Chicago interests to establish 

 a plant at Superior, Wis., for the manufacture ot spools and bobbins, with 

 material for wire manufacturers and electrical companies the principal 

 product. Superior is favored as the location because ot the proximity of 



^/" SPECIALISTS 



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Our specialty is 5/8 lumber, all band 

 sawed edged and trimmed and pro- 

 duced from the finest logs that we are 

 able to secure. We offer for prompt 

 shipment : 



5/8 FAS Qtd. White Oak 27,000 



5/8 Selects Qtd. White Oak 16,000 



5/8 No. 1 Com. Qtd. White Oak 40,000 



5/8 No. 2 Com. Qtd. White Oak 17,000 



5/8 FAS Plain White Oak 6,000 



5/8 No. 1 Com. Plain White Oak 40,000 



5/8 No. 2 Com. Plain White Oak 40,000 



5/8 FAS Plain Red Oak 25,000 



5/8 No. 1 Com. Plain Red Oak 40,000 



5/8 No. 2 Com. Plain Red Oak 12,000 



5/8 No. 3 Com. Plain Red Oak 20,000 



5/8 Saps & Selects Poplar 17,000 



5/8 No. 1 Common Poplar 90,000 



5/8 No. 2 Common Poplar 80,000 



5/8 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Sap Gum 25,000 



5/8 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Red Gum 20,000 



5/8 Log Run PI. Sycamore 22,000 



Write for Complete List with Prices 



North Vernon Lumber Mills 



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NORTH VERNON, IND. 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the folloiving 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH 

 4/4 No. I & Btr. . 

 4/4 No. 2 Com. . 

 5/4 1st & 2nds. . 



5/4 Selects 



5/4 No. I Com. , 

 5/4 No. 2 Com. . 



1st & 2nds. 



Selects 



6/4 No. 2 Com. . 

 8,^4 No. 1 C. & B . 



6/4 

 6/4 



40,000' 

 175,000' 

 50,000' 

 65,000' 

 60,000' 

 200,000' 

 20,000' 

 30,000' 

 50,000' 

 35,000' 



SOFT ELM 

 6/4 No. 2 & Btr. 90,000' 



HARD MAPLE 

 4/4 No. 2 &Btr. . 40,000' 

 5/4 No. I & Btr. .175,000' 

 5/4 No. 2 Com. . 40,000' 

 6/4 No. I Com. . 20.000' 

 6/4 No. 2 Com. .175,000' 

 8/4 No. 2 C. &B. 150.000' 

 10/4 No. 2 & Btr. 60,000' 



BASSWOOD 

 4/4 No. I &Btr. .200.000' 

 4/4 No. 2 Com. .200,000' 



SOFT MAPLE 

 4/4 No. 2 & Btr. 75,000' 

 6/4 No. 2 & Btr. 11,000' 



Can furnish all kinds of 



Hemlock and Hardwood Crating 



BAND MILLS AT 

 CHASSELL AND ONTONAGON. MICHIGAN 



C. H.Worcester Co. 



NOT INCOnrOR.VTED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



