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New South Memphis, Tennessee 



the erorrnl ofll.-fs of tli'- llrm will be iii Mcmplils. 



J. S. Firw. Tuacaloosa, Al«., bim |>urcliiisi>d n trnct cf tiinbrr nt Cotton- 

 dale, All., and will Bhortly bcRin the procllon of a liawmlll nt that point. 



The IIIIdoIh CcntrnI Symcm hna placed an order for 1.000 tons of stoci to 

 be used In the construction of lis big car repair sheds at Xonconnah, Just 

 below New South Memphis, where the terminals of that road arc located. It 

 is proposed to bccln work thereon very sbortl.v. The Illinois Central has 

 spent a vast sum of moDoy on these terminals during the past twelve to 

 eighteen months. 



The Nashville, Chattanooga * St. I.ouls Itallwa.v has placed an order for 

 material to be used In the construction of ."lOO freight cars and 20 cabooses. 

 This material will be assembled at the company's own shops at Nashville 

 where the cars will be turned out. 



J. H. Overstreet has purchased the stock of the old veneer company at 

 New .\ui;usta. Miss., and Is planning to rebuild the mill which was 

 destroyed by flre a short time ago. The new plant will have a capacity of 

 00,000 feet of veneers per day. Arrangements have been perfected for an 

 ample supply of material. 



Walter Myers has begun operating a new mill at New .Vugusta, Miss., 

 which has a capacity of about 20,000 feet per da.v. 



Enthusiastic comment Is heard here regarding the Improvement In the 

 demand for red gum. This material appcors to have established for Itself 

 a very firm place among manufacturers of furniture. Interior trim and 

 various other cabinet articles. Demand is constantly broadening and prices 

 are showing some improvement as a result. A statement was Issued a 

 short time ago by the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association showing a 

 pretty full stock of red gum in the hands of its members. A well-known 

 lumberman, however, said recently that the greater portion of this stock was 

 In the hands of three or four big Arms and that there was no pressure what- 

 ever to sell. In fact, his analysis of the statement Indicated Ihat gum lumber 

 occupied a particularly strong position, especially since there is so little 

 of this material in the hands of the small millmen. who frequently unsettle 

 prices through the necessity on their part of making a rapid turn over of 

 their output It Is quite evident, too, that gum Is Increasing 'n popularity 

 with architects and contractors and that those Idenllded with the building 

 industry are taking Incrfnsid quantltlrs of this material. 



^-< NASHVILLE >-- 



There are no signs of dull times at the plants of ,Tobn B. Ransom & Co. 

 This company has an Immense contract for walnut for the Hrltish govern- 

 ment, said to be about Jl.000.000, and is working more men in its plants 

 than ever before. 11. .\. McCowan & Co. are also sharing in this war busi- 

 ness on walnut, and have their plant operating full lime. 



The Capital City Planing Mills, which have been closed down for some 

 time, have resumed on account of Improved business. 



Thomas LeSueur of John B. Ransom & Co. has returned from a trip to 

 the North, where he found everybody bu.s.v, and general signs of returning 

 prosperity. 



The Dungannon Lumber Company, Dungannon. Tenn., has resumed opera- 

 tion. The company reports stocks of "..''pOO.fiOO feet of logs on Its yards. 



The R. C. Duff Lumber Company has purchased a large tract of tlmberland 

 near Kingsport, Tenn., and will install a band mill and build a railroad to 

 develop the propertj*. 



The Bollnger Milling and Manufacturing Company will install a sawmill 

 at Its plant at Klondike, Tenn., with daily capacity of 5,000 feet. 



W. II. Weller, secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association of 

 the United States, was a recent visitor to Nashville. He reported pro- 

 nounced improvement in the hardnor.il trnde. 



=-< LOUISVILLE > 



W. A. Watts, president of the Holly Ridge Lumber Company, is an 

 enthusiastic member of the Louisville Transportation Club. This organiza- 

 tion is composed of many of the leading shippers and railroad men of 

 Louisville and brings prominent speakers to the city at intervals. 



I.oeal hardwood men report that a better demand for No. '.; common oak 

 has been In evldeiire of late, this being an Improvement worth noting. In 

 view of the fact that this grade lias been In slow call for some lime. Tba 

 price is below what It should be. but with the stimulation in the demand 

 better figures should now be realized. 



With the proNpicl of reduced proilucllon. especially In the South, after a 

 short tltiii', on aeeount of bad weather for logging, lending maniifacturera 

 are nf the upliilon that the general state of the market shoulil be more 

 favorable, ns storks of many Items are very likely to be found short. 



Three se|)»rate tralllc bureau projects arc being agitated In Louisville at 

 liresent. and out of the present discussion It Is certain lliut some arrange- 

 ment win be made to take care of the needs of the hardwood men. The 

 Hardwood Club Is working on a |>roposltlon to form a separate bureau; the 

 Commercial Club plans a general bureau to serve all of the shippers, and 

 the Board of Trade will extend the scope of Its present trnnsportatlOD 

 committee so ns to make It effective as a tralllc bureau. No final plan has 

 been acted upon along any of these lines as yet. 



Louisville lumbermen have received word of advances on through rates 

 from the South to Ohio river crossings, effective Deccmlier 4, os shown In 

 Supplement 7 to Illnton's tariff, I. C. C. 05. The advance amounts to 1 

 cent. The prosjiect Is that a vigorous protest against the advance will be 

 sent to Ihe Interstate Commerce Commission, and that an opportunity to 

 present arguments against It will be sought. 



Although the leading walnut manufacturers have withdrawn their log 

 bujers from the Held, and do not plan to purchase logs at pri'sent prices 

 except to apply on speclOc orders, some concerns are taking a "sporting 

 chance" and are loading up on walnut timber at war prices. If the demand 

 for material such as gunstocks. etc., does not materialize, and this Is con- 

 ceded to be a matter of speculotlon, those who have piled up walnut logs Id 

 quantity on the present basis as to price are likely to find themselves with 

 the proverbial white elephant on their hands. 



Anderson Bros., Corydon, Ind.. who will start a circular sawmill near 

 there shortly, have liei ii In Louisville recently for the purpose of purchasing 

 equipment for their plani. which will be run by steam. The concern will 

 make oak. ash and walnut principally. 



The Kentucky Indiana Hardwood Company filed a complaint recently with 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission, alleging overcharges by the Southern 

 Railway and others on speclllc shipments of lumber. The complaint will 

 be heard in Louisville November 114 by Kxaminer l'*lemlng. 



T. M. Brown will be In the Kast shortly, having planned a trip to Boston, 

 New York and other markets In that territory. Mr. Brown Is flndlng the 

 demand for lumber somewhat better. The W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber 

 Company is making a good deal of yellow' pine at Its Ka.vetle, Ala., mill, and 

 the present Hurry In pine Is moving a lot of stock from that point. 



The champion hard-luck story can be told by W. A. Bottom, Son & Co., 

 of Lawrenceburg. Ky.. who owned the old mill of the Tyrone Lumber Com- 

 pany on the Kentucky river. The plant had not been In operation for some 

 time, and the owners had arranged to sell the sawmill equipment for ?lu,000 

 for Installation In Arkansas. .lust before the time for shipment the mill 

 burned down. The Insurance companies will not write plants that are 

 not In operation, and hence Bottom & Son have a net loss of $1.^,000 to 

 llgurc. 



Bryant & Burton. Columbia. Ky., are planning to purchn.sc a sawmill for 

 operation In connection with their new |)lanlng mill at that point. 



Much Interest has been shown In the retirement from the lumber business 

 of T. J. Asher & Sons, who have been running a bandmlll at Wasloto, Ky., 

 for a long while. The concern has many coal mining interests, however, and 

 will devote Itself to them. The lumber at the Wasloto yard, consisting of 

 1.. '•00. 000 feet of poplar and oak. was sold to the Rice Lumber Company, 

 I'inevllle. Ky.. and the Pope & Cawood Lumber Compan.v, Harlan, Ky., oper- 

 ated by the same interests. Some of the equipment was taken over by the 

 Rice company. The Wasloto mill Is to be dismantled. 



The C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company of Louisville Is known principally 

 through its m.Thoffnnv o|»r:itlon'j However, it has succeeded In developing 



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