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HARDWOOD RECOKU 



Krbruary lu. lltlU 



Swain-Roach Lumber Co. 



Sfymour, Indiann 



Manufacturers of Indiana Hardwoods 



TWO BAND MILLS 

 .\ ran 4 4 Noa. I * i quitrltrrcl n°lilU> Oak. 

 \u run 4 4 No*. I C ; I'lraln Itral llitl,. 

 .< rar* 4 4 >i». I A '.■ I'laln Whilr Oak. 

 I rar fl 4 No. I ( Kninion I'lnln KnI (>ak. 



Wr carry a well attortrd itock of all Hardwoodi 



You Can See Logs Like These 

 on Our Yard Any Day 



QTIM^ON VENEER AND LUMBER 

 OiiiViJUll COMPANY, INC. 



p. O. Box 1015 



Memphis, Tenn. 



MANUFACTURERS 



Hardwood Lumber, Rotary Cat 

 Veneers, Rotary Cut Gum Faces, 

 Cross Banding and Cores. 



rnnxMl ■'itul|>ii)<-ii( iirctvaary to lianillr liip ranalailtljr itrowliiK viiliiinr 

 ut Irafllc. 



K. MHaapl of I><-rnll Dltiir, .\rk., Im> piirt'linxil tlii- IMtIr IHiiifnaloti 

 Mllla e( lliat |iolnt and la now opiTntlni; ttir lalt>-r. 



Adrlpfs rro'lvrd lirrv Indlrnlp Hint n lariic number of miwiiiIIIk along 

 Illnrk river, niid an r<nial iiiiMil>er on Whitn river, are pri'imrlnK to reaiiine 

 oiMTallona after nbniit two .venra of fn! ticuM n» a reaiilt of an 



wrdiT from tlie Interilate Commcree ' InatrurlInK the Iron 



Mountain, Kock laland A Ktlarfi to ikiniiM'.n r im intea on th<' boat line, 

 on Ibe two rivera. However, It la iiulli- ap|>ari-ni tliat Hie pinna of llii»f 

 mllU to faume operntlona will l><* brld up for aoine time iia a r*-aiilt of ttie 

 IiIkIi water In both Illnek and White rlrera Theae alrenma are at prae 

 ticall)' record alaise and a vnat nnioiinl of territory from which theae nillla 

 muat secure Ibeir timber U under water. 



The forelmi trade committee of the llualneaa Men'* Club haa begun a 

 ■-:iiiit>nl;ni here f.ir h4'ciirln(e a branch offlce of llie Flureau i>f Forelini and 

 Iionietitic ("onimi rce, nepartiui iit of romrnerce. Jnin<-« K. Ktark, prealdent 

 of the Memphia Veneer & I.innbf r Company, who recently att«'nd«-d the 

 iinniinl ini'etin;; of the ("■hniiiber of Commerce of the miti'd Klati'a at 

 Wnahlngton, baa been Inatrncled to take up wllh the proper officinla the 

 < penlni: of the MempblH brnneli. One of the ariiiimenta tbnt will Ih- uaed 

 In fnvor of the openlnR of anch n branch In .Meniphia la that thia city 

 linndle.s more export builneaa In cotton and lumber than any othiT city 

 In till- South, with the exception of New Orleans, estimated at about 

 $70,000,000 nnniinlly. 



The Hmindnwny Manufacturlni; Company, Itoundnway, Mlas.. near 

 CInrkBdiile, has Increased Its cnpltnl stock from $1)50,000 1o $200,000, 

 tills ncllon bnvlne been taken at n recent meellnir of the directors In New 

 V<irk. This company owns lO.nOO ncres of land at Roundawny. part of 

 which Is 111 cultivation and part of which Is covered with timber. It 

 operates n sawmill for the preparation of the timber thereon for the 

 market and the Increase In Its capital stock la accepted as Indlcatlne more 

 extended operations aloni; this line. 



Building operations In Memphis durlnfr .January sbowixl an Incn-nac of 

 .'?.<i4..S47 over the same period last year. The total was JISO.SOO compared 

 with $101. 0,"!."?. There has been an Improved demand for liulldlnK mate- 

 rial of every kind In this city durlna tlie past few months as a result of 

 Inrccr bulldinf! operations and reports from the handlers of floorlnc, cell- 

 Injj, sidinff and other malirlal Indicate that there has likewise been a Rood 

 demand from points In the Mississippi valley stales where hulldlUK has 

 been quite active. 



The Scrogclns Lumber Compan.», Mono. .\rk., haa been Incorporated 

 under the laws of that state with a capital stock of $2.'>,000. A. 11. 

 and C. P. ScrORglns and W. W". MeOreeor are the principal owners In this 

 enterprise. 



=-< NASHVILLE >-= 



L. Roy Siimmltt. formerly a populnr mcniher of the Nashville hardwood 

 trade, has been made manairer of the new hardwood plant of the II. II. 

 Ultt Lumber Company nt .Mobile. Ala. Mr. Summitt left Nashville about 

 two years ago to go with the HItt Interests at Decatur, Ala., and several 

 months ago was made sales mauager for the concern, from which posi- 

 tion he has been promoted to manager of the Mobile plant The Illtt 

 company Is one of the largest hardwood operators In the South, and has 

 opened a plant nt Mobile to be In close touch with export business and 

 also with Panama canal trade. 



The Colonial Lumber Company has been organized at Bcarden, Tenn., 

 by T. .T. Wyrlck, Berncy Henry. W. E. Cooper, C. J. McClung and .1. D. 

 Wyrick, and will develop a large tract of timbcrland that has been 

 acquired. 



fieorge F. Batcman has filed a bill in chancer.v court at Nashville 

 ngnitist .\. II. Leathers, seeking to recover damages for alleged breach of 

 contract made with complainant lo furnish hickory handles to a nnlsblng 

 plant. Complainant .seeks to recover .<,'),400. 



C. H. Olemacher of Scottsvllle, Ky., will operate a handle factory at 

 Portland, Tenn,, and. the outpul will he tiiken by the I>-athers Handle 

 Company of Dickson, Tenn. 



=< BRISTOL y- 



The Black Mountain Lumber rr.niftnuy this week rr-sumed op<'ratlon of 

 Its mill Bt Bluff City, Tenn., south of Bristol, which has been Idle for 

 several months. The company has about seven years' cut of timber and 

 has constructed a new line of railroad lately. 



The Bristol Door and Lumber Company has resumed operation of Its 

 mill In Bristol after being close<i down for several weeks for repairs. 

 The company has considerable business booked. 



The new plant of the Illce Manufacturing Componj-. Johnson Cit.v. Tenn., 

 is In operation and the company Is receiving many logs and turning out 

 a large volume of stock. It recently accepted an order tor wood stock for 

 war orders. 



The hand mill of the Peter-McCain Lumber Company, In this city, which 

 has for the past year been engnued in cutting walnut gunslocks, having 

 been leased by H. A. McCowan & Co.. will be closed down at once. 

 The Peter-MeCaIn Lumber Company has a large tract of timber In .John- 

 son county. Tennessee, which it will develop. 



n. S. Dixon of the .Tohn T. Dixon Lumber Company, Elizabethton. Tenn., 

 was a recent visitor in Bristol, He states that he conglders the outlook 



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