March lU, 1921 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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mayor, but Mr. Wertz says he does not want the honor, Mr. Wertz Is 

 a member of the Evansville school board and formerly served iu the city 

 council. 



MEMPHIS 



The Anderson-Tully Company reports considerable improvement in de- 

 mand for standard box shocks, both sawn and veneered, and indicates 

 that buyers are placing orders with rather greater freedom and in some- 

 what larger volume during the past two or three weelis. In the light of 

 its own experience it draws the conclusion that manufacturers of soap, 

 of cracliers and of various other commodities requiring such containers are 

 doing a better business and that general conditions are showing wholesome 

 improvement. This company is now receiving enough orders to lieep its 

 plants engaged some days ahead and is no longer dependent on its daily 

 mail. It is doing an exceptionallj' heavy business in egg cases and is 

 operating its box factory at both Memphis and Vicksburg, Miss. Outside 

 of commercial rotary veneers consumed in the manufacture of egg cases 

 and some other containers it is finding the movement very slow and is not 

 operating its veneer mill at Madison, Ark. Its plant for the manufacture 

 of panel or built-up stock is out of commission, too, owing to comparative 

 inactivity on the part of furniture manufacturers. 



The Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company states that it has received 

 a larger demand for its pro<lucts during the past month than at any time 

 since last November. Owing to the increasing demand it is planning to 

 resume operations on a 50 per cent basis in the near future, probably be- 

 fore the end of the current month. 



The Allen-Eaton Panel Company, which closed down last fall and 

 resumed operations several weeks ago on the strength of orders in hand, 

 will close down March 5 and reopen in about two weeks, according to 

 C. B. Allen, president and general manager. This firm is engaged in the 

 manufacture of panels and other l)uilt-up stock. 



The Green River Lumber Company, which recently resumed operations 

 in order to take care of logs on the yard, will complete converting these 

 Into lumber within the next two weeks and will then close down for the 

 remainder of the year, according to S. M. Nickey, president. The latter 

 says he plans to go hunting and fishing and that he is going to get away 

 from the worries and cares of business for a while in the belief that this 

 course will contribute more to his own happiness and pleasure than any 

 other he can foresee at the present time. 



James E. Stark, of James E. Stark & Co., reports that his firm has 

 about 3,500.000 feet of timber that must be converted into lumber in the 

 immediate future at its mills at Memphis and Dyersburg, Tenn., and that 

 it has about 2,000,000 feet of timber that must be worked during 1921. 

 He is positive in the statement, however, that when the foregoing timber 

 has been taken care of his iirm will cut no more lumber during the current 

 year. 



George C. Brown & Co., who have been closed down for a number of 

 months at Proctor, Ark., will not resume operations at their big mill at 

 that point before Sept, 1, according to H. B. Weiss, secretary. "This 

 means," he says, "that we will not produce any lumber of importance 

 that will be available for consuming plants during 1921 for the reason 

 that, it we open Sept. 1, it will be CO to 90 days before the lumber we 

 cut will be available for use." 



H. J. Helmers, of the Helraers Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, 

 Mo., has been among the furniture buyers placing orders in this market 

 during the past few days. He believes the market low enough to justify 

 buying and he is one of the furniture manufacturers who has the courage 

 of his convictions. 



J. L. Metz, J. L. Metz Furniture Company, Chicago ; H. P. Roberts, 

 Mengel Box Company, Louisville, Ky. ; C. H. Weedon, Richey-Halsted- 

 Quick Company, Cincinnati and Detroit, and L. Blank, Batesviile, Ind., 

 buyer for Hildebrand Company and other furniture manufacturing firms 

 in that territory, are among the more prominent buyers who have been in 

 Memphis looking over the situation and picking up lumber during the 

 past fortnight. 



R. L. Jurden. of the Penrod-Jurden Company, who has been spending 

 some time in the Southeast, is expected home next week from South 

 Carolina. 



F. J. Moss, president of the American Sash & Door Company. Kansas 

 City, Mo., who attended the quarterly meeting of the Southern Sash, 

 Door & Mill Work Manufacturers' Association held at Memphis Feb. 16-17, 

 announced while here that he was in the market for 500,000 feet of lum- 

 ber for his plant. He was besieged with oCEers, but bought only part of his 

 requirements on this trip. 



Ben Bramloge, cashier of the First National Bank of Covington, Ky., 

 who is quite favorably known to a great many lumbermen in this city and 

 section, was a visitor in Memphis this week. His bank does a large busi- 

 ness with lumbermen and he reported it in splendid condition. He was 

 accompanied by his wife and was en route to Hot Springs for rest and 

 recreation. 



F. E. Stonebraker, president of the Bonita Lumber Company, Bonita, 

 I^a,, who came up to Memphis this week, says his firm has 2,000,000 feet 

 of logs that will be cut up in the near future because they would other- 

 wise spoil, but that, although the big new boat mill of this firm has been 

 completed, the management has not yet decided to what extent it will be 

 operated this year in view of the abnormal situation no%v existing. The 



^/" 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 



S/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 Cofii. 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 Guin 25,000 



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



5/8 Log Run PI. Sycamore 22,000 



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