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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Jaouarjr 10, 1010 



-< PITTSBURGH >. 



Jowpb W. Cottrcll, pmldrot of the J. W. Cottrvll I.umbrr Compnny. 

 Tialird hi- ■ - • • ' ' 



W. \V. \ 1 u l.umlM'r CouipiiDjr, 



ba* i».n LomiwDy wlih wblcb 



be I: 



Th <i boui;lil ■ large plot of ground on 



<hr I'. U. U. 10 Ibc I'olui iim-iv dutrirt and will build a modrro lumber 

 plant thrrr at oocv. 



A. P. U Tum<-r, an old Wbltmrr man who ha* Imwd with Ihr nalirork 

 Lunibrr Ci-miwDjr tbc pa»t tbm Tcan, U now allied with thi> Aram 

 I.unit- iv. 



M 1 Ait of the Miituni Lumber Company report! an rxcop- 



lluiia .....I c.r 1. 1. 'I. erode hardwood and aayi prirea are Rolni; 



up ' iri? very Klronj;. 



Th< ny !• a m-w I*ltl«burgh concern that haa 



ap<'ne<1 othcrii at lul:: iinux- buildlnr and ban the following Incorporatora : 

 l>. I.. ZundPll. C. D. Andrraon and U. X. Crawford, of thin city. 



A. Gordon, who haa bwn with the Ulckn MrCnli-ht t.nmlu'r Compnny 

 of thin dly for the pant Ibn^e yeiiro. In now connrcti'd wllb IMckett, lllil<' 

 tt Ijincann of Johnitimn. I'a. 



\V. D. Jahnaton, prenldent of the .Vmerlcnn LunibiT & ManufnrturlnK 

 Company, made a trip to the Middle Wcat lately. lie believes tbnt 

 condlllona are extremely hopeful and he look* for a big bualneai Ibia year. 



=•< BALTIMORE >- 



Not only ha* the pinl>nrt;o 1inii"~i>l i.j tii. war upon lumber exports 

 affected that division of the trade to a very aerloua extent, hut It Ix 

 reactlni; nl»o upon the domestic trade. Bcrnuse the stenmshlp lines refuse 

 to take i:o<xls fiT shlpnioiit to foreign countries. luml>er being iiiiionK l'"' 

 commodities discriminated nicninst, stocks are piling up In the Atlantic 

 ports here to nn extent that compels the railroads to declare emlmrgocs 

 upon freight within a certain zone, because cars In great numbers are 

 held at terminals, there being no opportunity to unload them. It follows 

 that shipments of lumber within the territory nlTectei! arc held back or 

 greatly retarded, and the hardwood men here hnvc lately encountered 

 much trouble In meeting the wants of their customers, especially In New 

 England territory. Remonsfrnnces seem to lie of no ovall, and the ship- 

 pers of lumber are gravely concerned over the situation .\s for the for- 

 eign business, that Is In worst shape than before. At all ports from 

 New Orleans to rhllndelphln there Is In effect n practical emiiargu upon 

 lumber destined for London and Liverpool, only Glasgow being open. And 

 no certainty is held out concerning how long the lines will take shipments 

 for Glasgow. Hardwoods are wanted on the other side, hut the require- 

 ments of the giivernment are such that the food stuffs and other supplies 

 destined for the muintenanre of the army and the civil population receive 

 the preference, while the destruction of vessels goes on. so that the ton- 

 nage Is being steadily reduced. The representatives of the steamship 

 lines here refuse to make contracts for nny time this year, to accept 

 ahipmcnts or to quote rate-s. The lumber exporters must take their 

 chances, being entirely nt the mercy of the steomshlp companies, which. 

 In turn, must submit to the necessities of the .\dmlrally. Even where it 

 Is possible to make shipments, the rates are^ practically prohibitive and 

 the outlook is very discouraging. Buyers on the other side would be will- 

 ing to take lumber, but other things being mure urgently needed, lumber 

 must accept a back seat, as tt were. 



From Sutton, W. Va., the sale of the Tioga Lumber Company s assets, 

 consisting of mill property, timlierland and other property, to the Birch 

 Valley Lumber Company is reported. The transaction was completed last 

 week by C. E. Molloghan of Ileaters, who also disposed of 1.500 acres 

 of adjoining timberland belonging to himself and others, to the Birch 

 Valley company. The consideration Is said to have been about $100,000. 

 The holdings of the Tioga company arc said to be among the most valu- 

 able In the central part of the state, the lands lying on Anthony and 

 Polar Cr>^ks, la Nicholas county. The Birch Valley company has Just 

 been incorporated with C. W. Ansler, Clarion, Fa. : J. C. Campbell, 

 Marlon, Va. : W. S. Burner. Cumherlnnd. Md. : E. L. Ilolililiis. nohhln. 

 W. Vn., and Stanley Manners. Scranton, Pa., as the incorporators and 

 otHcers. The company Is to have a capital stock of $600,000. 



At the monthly meeting of the managing committee of the Boltlmore 

 Lumber Exchange, held .January .^. the subject of dock charges was 

 further discussed, the special committee named to take up the matter 

 with the municipal authorities reporting that It had called on City Comp- 

 troller Thrift, and had an engagement to see him again later In the week. 

 In view of this statement no action was taken, the question going over 

 until the next meeting. The issue was also a matter of consideration at 

 the meeting of the Lumbermen's Club, an organization of wholesalers, 

 January 4. It was the Lumbermen's Club which started the agitation, 

 insisting that all members of the trade shall be treated alike and that a 

 uniform charge of l.l cents per 1.000 feet for every ten days be im- 

 posed on lumber piled up on city docks. One result of the agitation has 

 been to cause a more rigid enforcement of some of the regulations, one 

 of these being in regard to the time vessels remain at wharves. A fixed 

 charge per day is now made. The managing committee of the Lumber 

 Exchange elected L. H. Gwaltncy secretary, in accordance with the relat- 

 ed provision of the by-laws. 



Ittiliirt Mrl^enti furmprly engagril In the bardwnntl fx^Kirt bualoea* and 

 in nawuilll ' iind fur neveral yeara thi >ilvp In thl* 



territory of i m Column and Lumber » ■ All>«u«, W. 



Va., hnii fcir i u Mmilnr ctmnrrtlon with I.,ovr, Iw >u .v < •>., uf .Naab- 



vllh\ 'I't'iin , who have offireM in New Vnrk also. 



Eilnnrd I'. Ilurke, for a time eniintied In ilie hardwoiMl mill buaineaa 

 a« trranun-r of the llatl'-ry Park Lumlirr Company, wliirli operated > 

 plant near .Norfolk, liut dlnrnntinued arllvlllea about two yeara agn, rliot 

 himirif at IiIn home on <;reen Spring Valley, llnlllmore county. Ju«t before 

 Cbrlatmaa. Juat wiiy lie ahould have ended III* life la not kniiwn, unlraa 

 the theory lie acreptnl that hia health had become Impairivl and that he 

 failed to recover after tlic alrain o( the Plattaburg encampment laat 

 aummer. which he aileiided. Mr. Itiirke waa for a time a atorkhnider of 

 the Norva Land iind Lumber 1'iimpnn.v of .Vnrfnlk. which Wi'iil into tile 

 hands of rec^iverH home yeara agi». lie wna itcrnnnteil a man uf comfort- 

 able cirrumalancea. If not of wealth, and liia liome wn> In the aecllon of 

 the valley In which bouaea of rich llaltlnmreana are numeroua. lie 

 aerve<l with the Kough Itider* In the Kpanlah-.\merlran war and came 

 from New Jeraey, where hi* mother atlll resides. Ilia wife and leveral 

 children survive. 



The r«i- shortage in aoctton* of We«t Virginia baa become ao acute 

 that II. II. Curlin of the Pardee & Curtln Lumber Company; K. L. Iticb- 

 nrda. vliv presidint of the I'enwlik Lumbi r Company, of renwick. and 

 .1. W. ItnwHler of the Sun Lumlnr Company came to llnlllmore recently 

 as ripresentatlveK of the LumlHTmen'a Aaaoclallon of Central Weat 

 Virginia, to confer with Vice Preslilent Thompson of the Baltimore & 

 Ohio railroad uliout the situation. The delegation made strong representa- 

 tions, staling that the lumber trade was being seriously embarraaacd by 

 the want of cars. Mr. Thompson promised to do what be could. The 

 visitors slated that the trade in their section was very encouraging, but 

 that Ihe difllrultles in the way of transportation tended gravely to Impair 

 the biiKiness. 



Tluimas H. Mason, Abingdon, Va.. waa in Baltimore several days ago 

 in connection with his export business, which, he said, was being 

 ri'strlcieii by the scarcity of vessels and other conditions familiar to the 

 shippers of stocks to Europe. Mr. Mason, who la well known in the 

 trndi'. call.'d at Ihe work? of the Williamson Veneer Company, where 

 he arranired for Ihe purchase of a number of walnut loga too thick to 

 he worked Into veneers. These logs are to be shipped to the other aide 

 of Ihe Allanllc. 



It Is reported here that Robert 11. Whltmcr, formerly of W. Whitmer 

 & Sons. Philadelphia, who resigned on account of Illness and took a 

 long vaeatlon. has recovered, and is once more preparing to re-enter 

 the trade. Whether he will again connect himself with W. Whitmer & 

 Sons has not yet been determined. James G. Campbell, wiio succeeded 

 Mr. Whllmer as the head of the concern, and who was also forced to 

 lake a vacation, has likewise recovered and Is active once more. 



The new big mill erected at Crestmont. N. C, for the Champion Lumber 

 Company, was put In operation laat week and is running ot the present 

 limit of Its capacity. It is turning out large quantities of pine, with 

 considerable hardwoods, and Ik finding a ready market for the product. 

 The cost of the plant is put at $200,000. 



=-< COLUMBUS >•-- 



The building oepartment oi Ci.liiniliU'i has made a report covering the 

 year lOLl wlilch shows rather active building operations, despite the busi- 

 ness depression. The records, however, do not come up with those of 1914. 

 During the year the department Issued 2,8:!0 permits having a valuation of 

 $4,928,42,'; as compared with 2.G3C permlt-s and a valuation of $0,88.'j,00." 

 in 1914. During the month of Deceml>er, 1915, the department Issued 99 

 permits having a valuation of $153,040 as compared with 86 permits and 

 a valunllon of $1,005,200. 



The II. C. Wasson Lumber Company of Toledo has been Incorporated with 

 a capital of $.15,000 to do a general lumber business, by E. B. Mitchell, 

 Norman L. Ilanson, Charles F. Chapman, Fred G. Zlnk and Norman W. 

 Reed. 



The capital stock of the Amherst Lumber Company of Amherst, C, haa 

 been increased to $40,000. 



At ^Inrietla. O.. the Oak Wood Lumber Company Ik closing out prepara- 

 tory to discontinuing business. 



R. W. Ilorton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports a good de- 

 mand for hardwo<MlH. Prices are llrm all along the line and prospects for 

 the future are good. Most of the orders arc for immediate delivery. The 

 compnny has moved Its offices from the Harrison building to the Penina 

 liuildlng at Thiri and Rich streets. The new offices arc much larger and 

 better arranged for the firm's business. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a better run of or- 

 ders for hardwoods, with prices tending to advance all along the line. 



Hardwood con- erns in Columbus and central Ohio are looking forward 

 to a rather active building year in 1910. Many new building projects arc 

 being looked after and a few contracts have already been awarded. It Is 

 believed that 1916 will show up l.ftter tlinn the year 191.'. 



•i TOLEDO >- 



The Booth Bumper Company. 1714 N. Twelfth street, was Incorporated 

 recently hy W. S. Booth and others. The authorized capital stock Is 

 $10,000. The company manufacturers auto bumpers after a patent sc- 



