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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Februar.v 10. Itllil 



OAK 



Plank 



Sound, Square-Edge 

 TIMBERS 



ASH,COTTONWOOD,CYPRESS,ELM,GUM 



WIDTHS. LENGTHS. & 

 GRADES TO PLEASE 



Pelican Lumber Company 



MOUND, LOUISIANA 



Foster-Latimer Lumber Co. 



OFFER THE FOLLOWING 



DRY HARDWOODS 



BIRCH 



4/4 1st & 2nd l^SSRS; 



4/4 Select ^?S'SSo' 



4/4 No. 1 Common SS'SSX. 



4/4 No. 2 Common °°-?2?. , 



S/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 20,000 



SOFT ELM 



4/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr IS'SxS. 



5/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 2S'2SR. 



10/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 20,000 



WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE FOR PRICES 

 MAIN OFFICE AND MILLS 

 MELLEN, WISCONSIN 



Keep Free All Quick Assets 



Borrow $100,000 Upwards 



Working Capital 



On Physical Assets Only 



I'libinots and other specialties, including patented ironing boards, and 

 when the additions are eonipleted will install a new department specializ- 

 ing in the manufacture of household furniture novelties. The addition 

 will lie two stories high, 04 by 75 feet. The main factory is working on a 

 full schedule with a normal force of men. 



The Sieljers & Raisch Pattern Works, 68C-690 National avenue, Milwau- 

 kee, recently increased its capital stock from .$10,000 to $25,000. 



The Kneeland-Mcl.,urg Lumber Company of Phillips, Wis., has amendeil 

 its corporate articles to provide for an increase in it.s authorized capitaliza- 

 tion from .111.200,000 to $2,000,000. , 



Sberburn I',, llenning. manager of the panel department of the Anderson- 

 Tully Company, .Memphis, Tenn., spent several days in February in visit- 

 ing the furniture and hardwood consuming trade in Milwaukee and 

 Eastern Wisconsin. Mr. llenning said that conditions were not only 

 encouraging, but showing gradual improvement and while making no pre- 

 dictions, expres.sed the opinion that the situation will resume a more nearly 

 normal stage in probably a shorter time than most people believe it will. 



The Ivieckhefer Box Company of Milwaukee has filed amendments to its 

 articles of incorporation, increasing the capita! stock from .$600,000 to 

 $1,000,000. 



The Wausau Box and Lumber Company of Wausau has reorganized its 

 official personnel, following the retirement of the Turner interests, which 

 have been acquired by the Seholfleld interests. W. B. Scholfield has been 

 elected president ; W. R. Scholfield, yice-president ; H. H. Seholfleld, secre- 

 tary and treasurer, and M. M. Seholfleld, director. Wells E. Turner retires 

 as vi<'e-president. His successor comes from Eldorado, la., and will take 

 an active part in the management. 



The American Plywood Corporation, New London, Wis., has increased 

 its working force to normal in order to bring production to the point 

 require'! I)y its orders. The present force numbers about 115. Frank L. 

 Zaug is vice-president and general manager. 



The Carl Miller Lumber Company of Milwaukee has voted to increase 

 its authorized capitalization from $200,000 to $400,000. 



M. n. Zimmer, B. V. Schneider and L. D. Dubbs of Independence, Wis., 

 are forming a new comi)any which intends to erect a woodworking plant 

 costing about $25,000 and to be equipped for manufacturing a wide variety 

 vf products. 



Tlic Wi]l)ur I..uml)er Company of Jlilwaukee has amended its corporate 

 articles til piovide for an increase in capitalization from $500,000 to 



.$1,0(10.00(1. 



The new veneer mill which is being erected and equipped at Butternut. 

 Wis., under the direction of William Klein, is expected to be ready to com- 

 mence o])crations on March 1. The supply of logs is now being provided 

 and includes a large amount of birch, basswood and elm, most of which 

 comes from the southern part of Ashland county, in close proximity to the 

 new mill. The jilant is being equipped thrughout with the latest type of 

 macliinery, with individual electric motor drive. 



The Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company of New London. Wis., a 

 subsidiary of the Thomas A. Edison industries, was temporarily closed 

 down on February 1. pending a readjustment of inventories and stocks. 

 It is one of the princijial sources of supply of panels and cabinets used in 

 the manufacture of the Edison phonographs, and has been employing from 

 . 550 to 600 operatives, of which number about 100 were women. It is 

 believed that conditions will improve to such an extent that the plant 

 will be altle to resume operations before March 1. 



The II. H. White Toy Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has been reor- 

 ganized with a capital stock of $25,000. It will discontinue its present 

 factory in Sturgeon Bay and establish a new mill and factory at Valmy, 

 Door couuty, so as to he in close touch with the source of the log supply. 



Ludwig Koehler, for many years superintendent of the Matthews Bros. 

 Manufacturing Company. Milwaukee, died January 30 at the age of 93 

 years. He was born in Germany and came to America in 1850. He super- 

 vised operations at the Matthews factory for more than a half century. 



The Hardwood Market 



CHICAGO 



Established 1891 



Baker, Fentress & Co. 



Successors to Lyon, Gary & Company 



Timber Securities 208 South La Salle Street 



CHICAGO 



TiJHlin;; mi thf Chirn^u hanhvudil market contiuufs Irthargic, with 

 prices showing the widest and most unreasoned fluctuations. There has 

 been very little quickening of demand from the furniture, industry, though 

 there has been sporadic increase of furniture factory operations. The 

 implement industry continues to buy only sparingly, and as yet there has 

 been little increase in automobile industry requirements. The sellers of 

 hardwoods <'ontinue to book a few cars each week, liiiefly of wide assort- 

 ment as to grades and species. The chief hope of revival of business, here 

 as elsewliere, is directed toward solutions of the housing problem. All 

 feel that when building gets under way demand will return to normal 

 and values start upward to profitable levels. L.Timbermon of Chicago con- 

 sider as a good sign the fact that the Heywood F.i'others & Wakefield Com- 

 pany resumed full time operations on Jan. 31. Frank Ackley. manager 

 of the lumber department and purchasing agent, recently placed an order 



