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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 10, 19:iJ 



twenty-one years, had held official positions in the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis and was greatly respected and admired by his colleagues. 

 Hoffman Brothers Company Burnside Operation 



A group of most interesting photographs of the log yard and plant of 

 the Hoffman Brothers Company operation at Burnside, Ky., has recently 

 been received and two of these are reproduced here. It will be seen that 

 the bulk of these logs is poplar and the whitewashed ends will indicate 

 the care that the Hoffman Brothers Company exercises in selecting and 

 caring for its timber. 



The Burnside operation is primarily a poplar proposition and the 

 poplar used is A-1 as to quality. It is the poplar of that section, beautiful, 

 soft, mild textured wood, as the Kentucky and Tennessee poplar is almost, 

 if not quite, as good as the old original Indiana stock. 



is a proper subject for such assistance as the corporation and other 

 agencies of the government are preparing to extend to cotton by way of 

 increasing export outlets therefor: 



"Tbis association, representing more than 400 hardwood manufacturers, 

 urges that hardwood lumber be classed as a proper commodity to receive 

 the aid of the War Finance Corporation. Unfavorable rates of exchange 

 and inactive domestic demands, due to present depressed conditions, are 

 forcing hardwood operators to cease production, as they cannot finance 

 their operations without an outlet for their product. 



"We understand that Europe is badly in need of hardwoods, but busi- 

 ness is stagnant because of unsatisfactory financial conditions and rates 

 of exchange. It is imperative that every outlet for hardwood lumber be 

 opened up to preserve the industry and re-employ the vast number of 

 forest products workers." 



With the Trade 



Open Grand Rapids Office 



The Chas. W. Fish Lumber Company announces that they have recently 

 opened an office in 616-617 Murray Building. Grand Rapids, Michigan, 

 with F. S. Barnard in charge oi: this part of the Michigan territory. 



The Chas. W. Fish Lumber Company is one of the largest operators in 

 Northern Wisconsin, having an annual capacity of about a hundred mil- 

 lion feet. Four of their mills are operating at the present time, and the 

 fifth one, which was destroyed by Are about a year ago, is being rebuilt. 



Walter F. Holzgrafe Buried at Memphis 



The entire hardwood fraternity at Memphis was profoundly grieved at 

 the untimely death of Walter P. Holzgrafe. one of the most popular young 

 lumbermen of the south. He was buried on March 29, the funeral being 

 conducted from his residence on Mason avenue in New South Memphis. 

 The services were conducted by the Rev. M. Bruggeman. pastor of Trinity 

 Lutheran Church. The body was placed temporarily in a crypt at Forest 

 Hill Cemetery, but later may be forwarded to Indianapolis, his former 

 home, for burial. 



Mr. Holzgrafe had been connected with the May Brothers' Arm for 



Note Whitewashed Ends of logs. Indicating Care Taken to Preserve Timber 



The plant has good shipping facilities, being directly connected with 

 the Southern railway with plenty of trackage, where cars can be loaded 

 directly from the warehouse rain or shine. The capacity of the plant Is 

 2,000,000 feet per month, without overtime, which means 25,000,000 feet 

 per annum. 



The operations there specialize on poplar sheet stock, but cut dimen- 

 sion stock for centers and faces as well. Id addition to poplar, however, 

 they are manufacturing red oak, white oak and some ash, walnut and gum. 



Another View of Hoffman Log Yard, Suggesting Size of Timber Storage 



Facilities 



Thomas Joins Woods Lumber Company 



On April 1, J. E. Thomas, formerly with James E. Stark & Company, 

 joined the Woods Lumber Company of Memphis, taking over the sales 

 department. This company has been operating in the Memphis territory 

 several years, and has practically completed rebuilding its band mill at 

 Memphis, which burned last fall. The company also operates a high class 

 circular mill at MiUIngton, Tenn., near Memphis, which has a capacity of 

 50,000 feet of hardwood per day. 



Company Organized to Handle Ash 



The Grlfflth-Zellner Lumber Company has been organized in Memphis to 

 deal exclusively In ash, getting Its supplies from Bast Texas and West 

 Louisiana. The company is a partnership composed of George Grifflth of 

 Memphis and B. O. Zellner of Arkansas City, Ark. As soon as arrange- 

 ments can be made the offices at Helena, Ark., will be moved to Memphis. 

 The new concern has leased the hardwood mill and yard acreage of C. B. 

 Carothers, Inc., at Binghamton and already has 500,000 feet of ash on 

 sticks. It is planned to increase this to 2,000,000 feet. 



