March 10, 191U 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Julius Seidel, grand snark of the universe, with headquarters at St. 

 Louis, was a special guest at this meeting and delivered an address in 

 which he made a strong appeal to lumber interests to come back to 

 Hoo-Hoo and Infuse new life into this organization. E. D. Tennant, 

 secretary of the order, also of St. Louis, was also present. 



In view of the fact that Memphis will be host to the Hoo-Hoo at the 

 next annual in September, President Nickey, on motion of John W. 

 McClure, appointed a committee of five to co-operate with a like committee 

 to be named by H. B. -Weiss, vicegerent for the western district of Ten- 

 uessee, in making the necessary arrangements for the entertainment of 

 those members of the order who come here at that time. 



Ral)bi Fineshiber was present and thanked the individual members of 

 the club who had contributed $1,1D0 to the fund for the relief of stricken 

 Jews in Russian Poland. 



Structural Timber 



The National Lumber Manufacturers', Association, Chicago, has published 

 the first of its proposed series of bulletins on the use of timbers. Some 

 time ago Haudwood KEcoan announced that such a series would be pub- 

 lished for the use of lumbermen and builders. The series as now 

 planned Is as follows : 



Tlmbei- for Structural Purposes ; Standard Mill Construction ; The 

 Selection and General Characteristics of Structural Timbers; Physical 

 Properties and Strength Values ; Standard Specifications and Grading 

 Rules ; Wood in Fire Resistant Construction ; Building Codes ; Wood 

 Construction and Insurance ; Preservative Treatment ; Fire Retardants ; 

 Finishing Woods. 



The first of the bulletlus has been published. It contains twenty 

 pages, and the subject of lumber for building purposes is handled In a 

 general way, since the bulletins which are to follow will deal with 

 particular features of the question. The public is assured that no timber 

 famine is at hand, and none ever will arrive if proper policies are 

 followed in using timber. There is enough and will continue to be 

 enough. The bulletin 'was written by E. A. Sterling, who is a well-known 

 authority on the subject. 



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With the Trade 



Maley & Wertz to Close Out Vincennes Plant 



Maley & Wertz, well-known hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evans- 

 ville, Ind., have purchased the interest of George H. Footo in the firm of 

 Maley & Wertz, operating a sawmill and lumber yard at Vincennes, Ind., 

 and the business at Vincennes will be closed out. The company had about 

 two million feet of lumber in its yards al Vincennes and this is now being 

 sold. .Tust what the company will do with the machinery has not yet been 

 decided. Logs at Vincennes have been scarce for some time and Maley & 

 Wertz thought that in view of the superior shipping facilities in Evans- 

 ville it would be best to concentrate their efforts in Evansville. The 

 Vincennes plant has been operated for al^out eight years, Mr. Foote being 

 the manager. The sawmill there is one of the best in that section and the 

 company also had a good location for its lumber yards. 



Fine New Plant for Evansville Veneer Company 



The Evansville Veneer Company, Evansville, Ind., will replace its plant 

 recently destroyed by fire with one of the most modern in the country. A 

 building permit for ?10,000 has been issued to the company by the city 

 building inspector, this being tjie supposed cost of the naked structure 

 alone. This will have installed in it machinery of the latest make, and 

 all other equipment will be flrst-class. The plant will occupy the same site 

 on New York avenue and the Belt railroad, but will cover more space than 

 heretofore. It will be constructed of brick with steel window frames. To 

 make it as much of a daylight plant as possible, fully two-thirds of it will 

 be of glass. To lessen danger to employes it will be in its entirety only 

 one story high. Work on the plant has started and the contract calls for 

 Its completion and ready for operation within sixty days. The company 

 has gone right ahead with its business and all contracts and orders have 

 been promptly looked after. 



Report Not Correct 



It was recently reported that the plant of the Stolle Lumber Company 

 at Plymouth, Wis., was sold. The Stolle Lumber Company has written 

 that it had no plant at Pl.vmouth and it merely leased a warehouse. 



The Stolle company states that the Kiel Woodenware Company has pur- 

 chased the stock kept in storage at the Plymouth warehouse, and also 

 some small tools that had been installed. 



The Stolle company is expecting within a few months to complete its 

 new sawmil! and veneer mill at Tripoli to take the place of the plant de- 

 stroyed by fire some time ago. 



Buys 12,000 Acres in West Virginia 



A statement comes from Sutton, W. V;i., that the Davis-Eakin Lumber 

 Company, which has been operating a band mill at Skylcs for several 

 years, has bought about 12,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Centralia. 

 The tract consists of two bodies, one containing S,442 acres and the 

 other somewhat over S.OOO acres. Poplar and hardwood.-? predominat<-. 



It is stated that .a large band miil will be erected at or near Cen- 

 tralia and the timber will be worked immediately. It is also reported 

 there is a possibility of the eventual erection of a chemical plant. 



W. M. Ritter Lumber Company Puts on New Chicago 

 Representative 



The W. M. Ritter Lumber Company of Columbus, O., has appointed 

 H. M. Sedgwick as representative in the Chicago territory. Mr. Sedg- 

 wick was formerly with The Mowbray & Robinson Company, Cincinnati, 

 O., and has bad an extensive experience in hardwoods, lie has been 

 located at the Ritter mill at Beaver, W. Va. 



Mr. Sedgwick succeeds George H. Ostrauder, who was recently ap- 

 pointed sales manager of the Utley-Holloway Company, Chicago. He 

 will be located at 6207 Drexel avenue, Chicago. 



Eastern Lumberman Announces Coming Marriage 



Herbert E. Siunnor of the Sumner Lumber Company, .50 Church street. 

 New York City, will be married to Ethelynd Louise Nostrand, daughter of 

 Mr. and Mrs. John Nostrand of Brooklyn, N. Y., on Thursday, March 16, 

 at the St. Paul's* Congregational Cliurch. Invitations for the function 

 have already been issued. 



Arkansas Lumber Shipped to West Virginia by Water 



A large consignment approximating .500,000 feet of lumber from -Arkan- 

 sas arrived at Huntington, W. Va., recently via the Mississippi and Ohio 

 rivers. The stock was delivered to the Nicholson-Kendle Furniture Com- 

 pany, Huntington. The use of this southern stock in competition with 

 West Virginia product was made possible by the purchase of the cargo at 

 a time when the market was considerably off. 



Wildermuth Bending Company Is Reorganized 



J. C. Rash, formerly manager of the Shawnee Lumber Company of 

 Cincinnati, O., which company was connected with the Brodhead-Garrett 

 Company of Clay City, Ky.. writes that he is now secretary-treasurer 

 and buyer for the WiUlermuth Bending Company. Columbus, O., manufac- 

 turer of bent rims, spokes and porch furniture. Mr. Rash states that 

 Mr. Garrett, president of the Brodhead-Garret Company, is also president 

 of the Wildermuth Bending Company, and that the business of the 

 Shawnee Lumber Company is now handled direct from the mill at Clay 

 City. He also states the Wildermuth Bending Company is .a new organi- 

 zation retaining the name only. 



West Virginia Hardwood Purchase and Consolidation 



The Hewitt lumber interests in West Virginia have been consolidated 

 as a sequel to the recent purchase of a large boundary of timber in 

 the Norfolk and Western district. The D. E. Hewitt Lumber Company 

 has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $250,000, D. E. 

 Hewitt of Huntington being president. 



The new timber comprised 8,000 acres, representing an investment 

 of about $150,000. A band mill is planned for the operation, which 

 will employ about 150 men. 



The new D. E. Hewitt Lumber Company is a merger of the A. M. 

 Hewitt Lumber Company, the Wolf Creek Lumber Company and the 

 D. E. Hewitt Lumber Company, the incorporators being I). E. Hewitt, 

 Ruth C, Cora M., and Lina Hewitt. 



The timber was purchased from New York interests. 



Will Start a Small Hardwood Operation in West Virginia 



It is reported tliat Dr. B. P. Garred, located in Kanawha county. 

 West Virginia, has sold to William Triplett of Boone county a tract of 

 timber in Louise, Ky., tor $9,000. The timber consists principally of 

 oak and poplar with some chestnut. It is stated a sawmill will \k 

 operated on the land by the purchaser. 



Regarding Timber Trade of India 



The value of the total trade in wood am: timber in Induv for the 

 fiscal year ending March 31, 1915, was $2,676,000, showing a slight 

 decrease from the previous year. In railroad sleepers the United States 

 bad a share of $410,000 of the total of $1,174,000. As the supply of 

 first-class sleeper woods in India is limited, experiments in the treat- 

 ment of less durable timbers for tie purposes have been in progres.s 

 for some ye.ars. , 



The export trade showed a total, excluding wood manufactures, of 

 $3,114,000, of which teakwood accounted for about $2,757,000 and 

 sandalwood $162,000. There has been a steady decrease in the exports 

 of teakwood, there being a heavy decline of 10,684 cubic tons in 1913-14, 

 due to deficient supply. This was followed by another fall of 6,000 cubic 

 tons in 1914-15, although the value showed a considerable advance. 



Takes on New Representative 



The New York Forest Products Sales Company, Inc., 120 Broadway, 

 announces that G. E. Goddell, formerly representative of the Probst 

 Lumber Company of Cincinnati, O., has associated himself with the 

 Forest Products Sales Company. 



Big Timber Deal Consummated 



The report comes from Parkersburg, W. Va., that George Honck of 

 Philadelphia, acting for the company which he represents, has closed 

 a deal disposing of a large holding of 31,000 acres of land in Highland 

 county, which was purchased a year ago. This tract brought $275,000 

 on the first purchase, and it is said this new deal gives a good profit 

 to the handlers. The timber is principally white oak of good quality. 



Sawmill Destroyed 



The sawmill belonging to J. D. Cameron & Son Company at Mobile, 

 Ala., was destroyed by fire recently, with a loss of $20,000. The mill 



