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HARDWOOD RECORD 



February 25, 192'» 



The CHICAGO 



APPROVED PORTABLE 



Watchman's 

 Clock 



with its ipecUl Waltham movement, its lock 

 stations and its superior quality throuffbout, is 

 especially desirable for mills and factories and 

 for either in-door or out-door patrol. 



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CHICAGO WATCHMAN'S CLOCK WORKS 



No. 9 Church Street, NEW YORK 

 1S26 So. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



FOR SALE 



Southern Hardwoods 



OAK, GUM, ASH, ELM, 

 MAPLE, CYPRESS, 

 HICKORY, POPLAR 



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Jerome Hardwood Lumber Co. 



JEROME, ARKANSAS 



WE SHIP STRAIGHT OR MIXED CARS OF FLOOR- 

 ING. OAK, ASH, CYPRESS AND GUM LUMBER 



I'lir a number of days at tbe middle of the month becau.ie of the breakiug 

 of a main pulley. Repairs \vere made at once and production is now going- 

 forward at the same rate as before the accident. Tlie factory has a good 

 volume of orders on hand and will run continuously for the rest ot the 

 year. 



The Chas. W. Fish Lumber Company of Elcho has recently established 

 a branch office at Grand Rapids, Mich., making three wholesale offices now' 

 conducted by the company. The others are in Chicago and Rockford. 111. 

 Charles W. Flsb, president and general manager of the company, spent 

 some time in Grand Rapids to look after the opening of the branch. 



The R. McMillen Company of Oshkosh, manufacturer of sash, doors and 

 interior trim, is again operating its factory with a full crew of men. on an 

 eiglit-hour-a-day schedule. 



The Interior Woodwork Company ot Milwaukee has amendeil its corpo- 

 rate articles to provide for an increase in capitalization from if-'DO.OOO to 

 .fiiiiO.OOO. 



Sawmills at Antigo, Wis., are en,ioyiug an active winter season, virtuall.v 

 all of the plants having been in continuous operations since prior to the 

 holidays. These plants include the Hensbaw-Worden Company, L.iuglade 

 I^umber Company and the Crocker Chair Company. The Chas. W. Fish 

 Lumber Company is among the latest to place its mill in operation, due to 

 tbe improvement in demand. 



The Standard Manufacturing Comi)any. 934 Lawe street, .-\(>pletou, is 

 working on a shipment of nearly o(iO;CH10 feet of birch, maple and othor 

 hardwoods recently lirought in from the government reservation at Kenosha. 

 Robert O. Schmidt, vice-president of the company, said that business has 

 l>een of such volume that continuous operations have been possible, and 

 improvement is now becoming such that operations probabl.v will be in- 

 creased steadily, especially when the building season opens in earnest. 



Rupp & Briscoe, Portage, have opened a wagon manufacturing plant in 

 the former Dempsey factory building and will specialize in new vehicles 

 as well as parts and supplies for repairs and replacements. .Vn addition 

 to the present building is contemplated in tbe coming Spring. 



George M. Curtis, one of the founders of the Curtis Brothers Company. 

 Clinton, la,, of which the Curtis & Yale Compan.v of Wausau is a part, 

 died at his home in Clinton on February 10, at the age of seventy-seven 

 years, Mr, Curtis was an uncle of W. E. Curtis of Wausau, who is in 

 charge of the local interests ot tbe company. 



The East River Planing Mill Company ot Green Pay has resuimxl work 

 in its plant. The concern formerly was under the management of Miller 

 Brothers, but some time ago was taken over by cither local interests, which 

 plan to greatly increase the capacity as soon as business conditions war- 

 rant the investment. 



J. V. Stimson & Co. 



OWENSBORO 



KENTUCKY 



Regular Width and Lengths; Dry 



Ash Com, & Bet. 4/4 to 16/4 



Ash No. 2 Com. 4/4 to 8/4 



Chestnut Com. & Bet. 4/4 



Red Gum Com. & Bet. 4/4 to 8/4 



Qtd. Red Gum Com. & Bet. 4/4 to 8/4 



Qtd. Red Oak FAS 3/4 to 8/4 



Qtd. Red Oak. . .No. 1 & 2 Com. 3/4 to 8/4 



Qtd. White Oak FAS 1/2 to 8/4 



Qtd. White Oak. No. 1&2 Com. 5/8 to 8/4 



PI. Red Oak FAS 4/4 to 16/4 



PI. Red Oak... No. 1&2 Com. 4/4 to 16/4 



PI. White Oak FAS 4/4 to 8/4 



PI. White Oak No. 1&2 Com 5/8 to 8/4 



Poplar All Grades 4/4 to 8/4 



You will like our careful method of handling 

 orders, either domestic or export for mixed 

 or straight car load shipments. 



BAND MILLS 



Owensboro, Ky. Campbellsville, Ky. 



The Hardwood Market 



CHICAGO 



The activities of eastern buyers in the Chicago market is jihout the 

 only change to be recorded since the report of fifteen dayn aeo. These 

 buyers have been taking considerable stock. Some of them w*nv whole- 

 salers and others representatives of coiksumers. This buying is taken to- 

 indicate the beginning of the revival of demand in the hardwood market. 

 The expansion of demand now occurring in the east is expected to work 

 its way westward with more <ir less speed. There has been very little 

 increased activity in buying on the part of furniture, automobile, piano 

 aud other large groups of hardwood users. The bulk of the orders secured 

 are coming from makers of wooden novelties and industries that happen 

 to use small quantities of wood in the fabrication of products made chiefly 

 of other materials. While this kind of business is all in small orders, it 

 means considerable just at this time when all the heavy channels of 

 demand are so light. 



BUFFALO 



The hardwood demand bas shown some increase during tlu- past two 

 weeks, though it is not yet brisk. .\ good many inquiries are being 

 received for various kinds of stock, showing that the consumers are looking 

 for improved business conditions soon, even if they are unwilling to 

 commit themselves to purchases at present. riinsideral>lc low-priced 

 lumber is being offered, indicating that a good deal of stock is still looking 

 for a quick market. It is believed, however, that such selling will not be 

 so conspicuous a feature after a short time, and the spring d^Muand is 

 expected to have a stiffening effect on all hardwoods. 



Retter reports are heard from the furniture trade than for some time 

 past and the manufacturers who have reduced their prices are not finding 

 it quite so difficult to get orders. Few of them have much lumber on hand, 

 so that a fair amount of buying is being done. The automobile trade is 

 dull as ypt. but improvement in a short time is anticipated. Itiiilders are 

 still complaining that wages are on too liigh a scale and a redu.-tion seems 

 probable in many cases. 

 The effort to adjust wages in the buibling trade here has not amounted 



