March 26, 1921 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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they would agree to accept the cut on couditlons that the workmen in 

 other lines would. It is expected that the contractors and union officials 

 wili be able to formulate a new scale and iron out their differences 

 between now and the time the contracts expire. It is generally believed 

 that there will be material reduction in the wages of most of the workmen 

 in all lines. 



Lumber manufacturers and retail dealers of the city, as well as owners 

 of wood consuming plants, took an active part In a drive that was con- 

 ducted by the Chamber of Commerce here during the week that ended on 

 March 19 to raise a fund of $250,000 to be known as a factory fund and 

 to be used in paying a bonus to new factories locating here. Among those 

 who took an active part in the campaign were the following : J. C. Greer, 

 of the J. C. Greer Lumber Company and president of the Evansvllle Lum- 

 bermen's Club ; Daniel Wertz, of the Maley and Wertz Lumber Company ; 

 Elmer D. Luhring, of the Luhring Lumber Company ; Joe Waltman, of the 

 Bvansville Band Mill Company ; Charles M. Frisse, of the GIobe-Bosse- 

 World Furniture Company ; Charles A. Wolflin, of the Wolflin West Side 

 Lumber Company and many others. 



The plant of the Brown Bros. Lumber Company at Dale, Ind., has been 

 unable to operate much of the time during the past three or four weeks 

 owing to the bad condition of the roads in that part of the state. 



The KoUker Lumber Company, with a capital stock of $25,000, filed 

 articles of incorporation in the county recorder's office here a few days 

 ago and will start in business at once. The directors of the company 

 for the first year will be Henry Kollker, Sam Rosenthal and John Cod.y. 

 Mr. Kollker has been connected with the Mechanics' Planing Mill Com- 

 pany here for a number of years and was secretary and treasurer of the 

 Tri-State Lumber Dealers' Association while it was in existence. 



The Globe-Bosse-World Furniture Company of this city has increased 

 Its capital stock from .|1.000,000 to $2,000,000. Charles M. Frisse, the 

 secretary of the company, said there was no special reason for increasing 

 the capitalization at this particular time, but that it was done so that 

 the company will have additional stock for future use. 



Gus Bauman, of the Maley and Wertz Lumber Company of this city, 

 has returned from a business trip to Memphis, Tenn. 



WHEELING 



The Shinnston Planing Mill Company, Shinnston, W. Va., has been 

 incorporated for $50,000 to do a general lumber and milling business. 

 The incorporators are : Walter J. Brown. James R. Robinson, E. E. Robin- 

 son, Allison Robinson and D. C. Brown. 



Three plants of the Ritter lumber company, that at Maben, Wyoming 

 county, and at Fitzpatrick and Beaver, Raleigh county, started up March 

 1, after having been closed down for nearly three months. According to 

 a statement made by an official of the mill at Maben the mills resumed 

 operation in anticipation of increased demand rather than because of the 

 necessary immediate demand. All the men employed at the plants, both 

 inside and outside, accepted wage cuts averaging 25 per cent. 



The King Lumber Company, a Virginia corporation, has brought suit 

 in the United States court in Charleston, W. Va., against the National 

 Bank of Summers, Hinton, for $25,000 damages. 



Russell M. Eagle, who for ten years has been associated with the Bemis 

 Lumber Company of Bemis, W. Va., has gone to Carmona, Texas, to be 

 the superintendent of the Sauer-Ragley Lumber Company. Prior to his 

 departure for Texas, Mr. Eagle was married to Miss Dorothy Dindlnger 

 at Elkins, W. Va. 



The directors of the Bailey Lumber Company held a meeting at Blue- 

 field, W. Va., on Feb. 5 and elected officers for the ensuing year. They 

 are: E. L. Bailey, president; Dr. T. E. Perry, vice-president; George 

 Dunglinson, Jr., secretary ; W. E. Grady, treasurer and N. J. Jenkins, 

 general manager. The directors reported a very gratifying business during 

 the past year and an increase in the capitalization of the company from 

 $50,000 to $250,000. 



The state of West Virginia has issued a corporate charter to the 

 Kanawha Hardwood Company of Charleston. The chief works of the 

 company will be in Kanawha county. The company Is incorporated for 

 $25,000 by W. D. Payne, Berkeley Minor, Jr. ; S. P. Hopper, C. P. Miller, 

 F. D. Drumheller, Charleston, W. Va. 



The Sharpnack Timber Corporation has been organized at Huntington, 

 W. Va., for operation in Logan county. The capital stock is $25,000 and 

 the Incorporators are Thomas S. Sharpnack, Walter E. Smith, J. H. Meek, 

 William R. Thompson and N. Sands. 



The H. E. Nixon Lumber Company has been formed at Huntington, W. 

 Va., and incorporated for $50,000. The chief works of the company will 

 lie In Cabell county. The Incorporators are H. E. Nixon, A. F. Parsons, 

 Etta E. Parsons, Grace Nixon and John Boman. 



It Is announced In Charleston, W. Va., that a railroad will be built 

 from Centralia, Braxton county, to Bergoo, at the Junction of Leatherwood 

 Creek and Elk River, Webster county. The road will serve the vast coal 

 fields In Braxton and Webster counties. In addition to extensive lumber 

 tracts. The length of the railroad will be about 25 miles and it will be 

 built by the Centralia and Elk River Railroad company, capitalized at 

 160,000 and Incorporated by V. H. Odell, Ira D. Davis, J. D. Rake of 

 Rlchwood ; Ross F. Stout, Clarksburg and A. F. Holden, Centralia. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



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Jerome Hardwood Lumber Co. 



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MEMPHIS 



All the civic and coraraerciai organizations In Memphis have held a 

 meeting and endorsed the bond Issue of $500,000 with which to acquire a 

 site for river terminals here so that Memphis may secure funds from the 

 government for the constructions of such terminals, thus giving this city 

 possession of such facilities that It will be able to make full use of the 

 barge line service operated on the Mississippi. They furthermore decided 

 to use their influence in every way to secure a favorable vote when the 

 issue goes to a referendum. Col. S. B. Anderson, president of the Anderson- 

 Tully Company, Is chairman of the Mississippi River Terminal Commission 

 and George C. Ehemann, of George C. Ehemann & Company, Is chairman of 

 the publicity committee, that will seek to create favorable sentiment on 

 the bond Issue. Ralph May, a former president of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis, made a strong talk in favor of securing the government funds 

 through the bond Issue and warned against too great confidence. It is 

 believed by the organizations in question that the government barge line 

 service, used for the handling of lumber, cotton, iron, steel, coal and other 

 heavy tonnage, will go a long way in the direction of solving the rate 

 problem created by the high transportation charges made by the railroads 

 in the valley territory and also that It will be an important factor In 

 building up export trade handled to New Orleans by the government boats. 



Busse & Burgess, Inc., will close down their mill at Memphis within the 

 next few days as they have atnjut completed cutting up their supply of 

 logs which had to be attended to In order to prevent spoilage. This firm 

 has been doing little or no logging during the past few months for the 

 reason that It has not felt that manufacture of hardwood lumber under 

 present market conditions a wise or sensible policy to pursue. 



James E. Stark & Company, Inc., will start up their band mill at 

 Dyersburg, Tenn., Monday, March 28, and will continue to operate this, 

 as well as part of its facilities at Memphis, until they have converted 

 present distressed logs Into lumber and until they have taken care of 

 stumpage that must be moved this year. It Is the announced Intention of 

 this firm to discontinue manufacturing operations when this has been 

 accomplished unless, in the meantime, the market Itself shows a far better 

 tone. 



Alfred Dobell, of Alfred Dobell & Company, Liverpool, England, Is a 

 visitor In Memphis. 



Hugh McLean of the McLean Hardwood Lumber Company, Buffalo, N. Y., 

 was a guest at the regular semi-monthly meeting af the Hotel Gayoso this 

 afternoon. This firm has branch offices and plants at Memphis and Little 

 Rock. 



E. A. Conneighton, of the J. W. Darling Lumber Company, Cincinnati, 

 was another visitor to the Memphis market. 



P. L. Throgmorton, general agent of the American Overseas Forwarding 



