January 20, 1916 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The YouDg-Sclioonover Company's planing mills, just outside of 

 Fredericksburg, Va., were destroyed by fire January 6, the loss being 

 estimated at $20,000. A number of cars loaded with lumber standing 

 near the plant were burned also. 



=-< COLUMBUS >-- 



Papers have been filed with the secretary of state increasing the capital 

 of tlie B. C. Tibbets Lumber Company of Youngstown from $40,000 to 

 $250,000. 



The capital of the Oak-Wood Lumber Company of Marietta, Ohio, has 

 been reduced from $50,000 to $10,000. 



R. W. Horton of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports an increasing 

 demand for hardwoods in central Ohio territory. Since the first of the 

 year the volume of business has been increasing right along and buying 

 Is active by both retailers and factories. Prices are firm and inclined to 

 advance. The tone of the market is better and future prospects are bright. 



J. .\. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company .nlso reports a better demand 

 for hardwoods with prices holding up remarkably well in every respect. 



-< TOLEDO >- 



Toledo's building operations for December, 1910, show a gain of 142 

 per cent when compared with the same period of 1914. The total for the 

 month was $:!00,420 as compared with $144,945 in December, 1914. The 

 gains for the entire year for the city of Toledo was 24 per cent. 



The Booth Bumper Company recently purchased two carloads of green 

 rock maple squares for use in its factory. President W. S. Booth expresses 

 himself as well pleased with the way business has been coming in. 



The Skinner Bending Company finds business about as it was a month 

 ago showing some improvement but with plenty of room for better 

 conditions. 



The Lumbermen's Club of Toledo has arranged to expend a cijuple of 

 thousand dollars with Toledo newspapers for the purpose of pushing wood 

 products. It is the intention to advertise forest products generally. The 

 different lumber dealers will plan their own advertising campaigns as usual 

 without reference to the club plan which aims merely to help out the 

 general sales of lumber. The action was taken at the annual dinner which 

 was given at the Commerce Club. New officers were elected as follows : 

 President, J. H. Campbell ; vice-president, \Vm. Ryan ; secretary-treasurer, 

 Charles Sieving. 



•< INDIANAPOLIS > 



Probably the most important event of the last year in the local lumber 

 industry is the announcement of a committee by Jacob H. Hllkene, com- 

 missioner of buildings, to assist him in making modifications of the city 

 building code. Although the committee has held several meetings, no 

 intimation has been given as yet as to what provisions will be changed. 

 Local lumber dealers, however, feel positive that changes will be made 

 in the code providing for a more general use of lumber in all classes of 

 buildings. Representatives of all industries that might bo Interested 

 in the proposed changes have been given places on the committee, which 

 meets every Monday afternoon. 



The Handy Furniture Company of Kvansville, Ind., has notified the 

 secretary of state here that it has increased its capital stock from $10,000 

 to $30,000. 



Papers have been filed at Indianapolis announcing that the Finke 

 Furniture Company of Evansville, Ind., has increased its capital stock 

 from $30,000 to $50,000. 



Bids will be received in a few days for the construction of an addition 

 to the factory of the Bockstege Furniture Company at Evansville to cost 

 about $40,000. 



===-< EVANSVILLE >. 



At a meeting of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club held on January 11, 

 President Daniel Wertz appointed his standing committees tor the year as 

 follows : 



Membership — Charles A. Wolflin, chairman ; '(\'illiam Sehmuhl, and 

 Henry Kollker. 



PcBLiciTY AND RESOLUTIONS — William B. Carleton, chairman ; Joseph 

 A. Waltman. and Frank Piatt. 



River and Rail — W. S. Partington, chairman ; John C. Keller, Frank 

 M. Cutsinger, and Claude Maley. 



Entertaixmext — Mertice Taylor, chairman ; Frank Haney, and William 

 Johann. 



Co-Operative — George 0. Worland, chairman ; J. C. Greer, and Elmer 

 D. Luhring. 



The next regular meeting of the club will be held Tuesday night, 

 February 8. 



Mr. Tutt of the Ham & Nott Lumber Company. Brantford, Canada, 

 recently called on a number of the manufacturers here. He reported trade 

 conditions in Canada quiet at present. 



J. C. Greer of the J. C. Greer Lumber Company, says the stave business 

 is looking up some now and the company's stave mills in Tennessee and 

 Mississippi are being operated on good time. 



George O. Worland of the Evansville Veneer Company, keeps grinding 

 away and reports the veneer business coming along all right. 



The J. C. Greer Lumber Company has moved from the Woods building 

 on Main street to Rooms 615 and 616 Citizens' Bank building at the 

 corner of Main and Fourth streets. 



The Huntingburg Furniture Company at Huntingburg, Ind., has received 



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J. K. WILLIAMS 



A. T. WILUAMS 



Williams Lumber Co. 



(MANUFACTURERS) 



WHOLESALE 

 HARDWOOD 



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Band Mill Planing Mill Dry Kiln 



Fayetteville, Tenn. 



We manufacture PLAIN and QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, ASH, CHESTNUT and 

 other HARDWOODS 



Our Specialty is Quartered White Oak 



We Manufacture Dimension 

 Stock — Hickory a Specialty 



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