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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Starts as Logging Efficiency Expert 



O. C. I>ow. formerly !.u|Mrliiiin(l.iii nf ilii' plnnl o|ii'mtlon of the Ijikf 

 Inilfponili-m-o LumU-r <'om|«iii.v. 111k Hmv. Mliii.. lias laiincliiHl n mtliiT 

 novel pinn which he piiri>osfi4 to push nmoni: the <ipenilor» of the Xorlh 

 anil South. Mr. How han iiinile a Rtuily of opemtlons. (uirtlculnrly keep- 

 ing In minil KettInK the rlRht man In the right place. The results be has 

 entten by proper hnnillInK were so RBtlsfylnt: that be ilecliliil to Kce whnl 

 V of olTirUi); ailvlie to the inide at larKi- nitber than 

 lo one In-^tltutlon. Mr. How nays be thinks that be 

 ...u i.,r.- ..II. i.^..,...^ operation and by worklnc niotboils llml most any of 

 tbi- leaks that may be retnnlln); the progress of ibe \vb«>U*. lie biOleves 

 that be can sive vuUiable advice In the whole orcanl/atlon's minp from 

 the time the camp i.s opened up right through to the mill. 



Mr. r>ow began the loRglng l>uslness when seventeen years obi wllb the 

 W. H. White Company of Boyne City. Mich. lie was later superintendent 

 of the Itjiy City Chemical Company, llay City, and was also with the 

 Ijike Su|>erior Chemical Company of Maripielle, >llch.. for n number of 

 years. He then went with the lj>ke Independence Lumber Company. 



Opens Up Two New West Virginia Mills 

 The Thomas Ilall Lumber I'oniiiany nf Cliiirlisl.iii, W. Va.. announces 

 that It Is opening up two new circular mill operations In Boone county. 

 West Virginia. One locntetl at Selbe. in lloone county. Is already under 

 way, and the other will shortly be completed, probably being In opera- 

 tion by the fltst of May. The company estimates that it will have a com- 

 bined production of about .10.000 feet of stock a day and that about 

 sixty per rent of this will be oak and a considerable quantity high-grade 

 poplar. .\11 the stock will be sold through the Charleston office. 



Northern Lumbermen Perfect Big Southern Operation 



The organization of the Foster I'reck Lumber v^ Manufacturing (Om- 

 pany of Madison, Wis., with a capital stock of Sl.-"iOO.OOO. by Milwaukee. 

 Madison. Chicago and New York capital, marks the first large logging 

 and lumbering enterprise put under way In Wisconsin in many months. 

 The company will operate In Mississippi and owns approximately ."j2.0nii 

 acres of timberlands In Wilkinson county, on the main line of the Yazoo & 

 Mississippi Valley railroad. The general offices will be in Madison. Wis. 



Officers have been elected by the new corporation as follows : Presi- 

 dent. Fred M. Stephenson, Chicago, 111.: vice-president. Kdward .T. Young. 

 Madison. Wis. ; treasurer. A. E. Proudfit, Madison, Wis. ; sccr-'tary anil 

 general manager, George L. Stephenson, Milwaukee. 



The president of the company is a son of Hon. Isaac Stephenson. 

 Marinette, Wis., former Unite<] States senator from Wisconsin and a 

 lumberman of International note. Another son. Grant T. Stephenson. 

 Is a heavy stockholder. The secretary and general manager. George L. 

 Stephenson. Is a nephew of the former senator, and has been Identified 

 with the southern lumber industry for many years, liaving built several 

 large mills In Louisiana and Mississippi and for the last year or two 

 representing extensive southern timber interests with offices in Milwaukee. 

 Edward J. Y'oung Is a member of the Brlttlngbam & Young Company. 

 Madison, wholesale lumbermen, and the treasurer. Mr. Proudfit. Is presi- 

 dent of the First National bank of Madison, and a large stockholder 

 In various timber, logging and lumbering concerns in the South and 

 Southwest. 



A double band mill, with resaw, costing between S.'iOO.OOO and $400,000. 

 will be established in Wilkinson county, Mississippi, during the summer 

 and fall. It is estimated that It will cut on an average of ,'!0,000.000 

 feet a year. The mill site Is on the Y'azoo & Mississippi railroad and the 

 promoters of the new enterprise Intend to build a iiimlel town around 

 It. It will be named In honor of one or more of the officers In combina- 

 tion. The plan Is to make the new city a. departure from southern town 

 building Ideas. 



The 52.000 acres owned by the company are covered with a heavy 

 growth of virgin yellow pine, with here and there patches of hickory 

 and other hardwoods, and an ample supply of timber for many .vears' 

 run of the mill at 30.000.000 feet per annum is assured. 



George L. Stephenson left Milwaukee .\pril 4 to take initial steps 

 In the enterprise. He expects to return North in three or four weeks, 

 and will then make provision for the construction and equipment of the 

 mill. He docs not anticipate any great difficulty In obtaining quick 

 delivery of equipment, In spite of the situation In the Iron and steel 



Induatry, hnvlnc ritiivpil denulli' auuranrr* from n number of largo 

 vawmlll r<|ulpmrnl mnnufncluriTH Ihiii the requlrcurol* of the oew 

 I'lintpaftv will be well rnr**<l for. 



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tlon to the .Madlaon Interinln ri'iiremiileil odlrlnlly. The nrtltiea of 



Inciirpornllon Indicate the (mi . ni (i.i < nin'mny to bi< t Ti.inrt 



a (jeneral luniber briikernKc n and all .-» 



of the I'nited Slnten ; to i nei|iilre ' >; 



maintain uiIIIh ond hrlvate rallri>uili>, etc. 



"No matter what the outcome of the prenent world war may be, or 

 niien its conclUNlon comeii, thiii enterprlHe U built on the demand which 

 in already present and will grow lo largi'r proportloun nitliln a few 

 years," .said General .Manager SlephenKon. "Thi- tii * - - ■ ^* ■rr-.niii> 

 Ik made by men who know the lumber liUKlni'so ii : he 



utmost confidence in the future of tlie iudUhlry, 1 .n 



111 pnigress of organization for nearly a year, during which time every 

 I'nssHili' angle of the situation has been given due coiiKbb-rniion. We 

 have launched the ni'W ciirpnnillnn mi the liasis of that result." 



Will Develop Timber Property 



The Ohbi Valley Lumber Company, with hi'adiiuarters at Huntington, 

 W. Va.. has been charterwl with $10,000 capital. The Ini-orporatom are 

 Frank W. Uiggs. Floyd S. Chapman. W. H. I^'udey. II. G. Ilunkle aid 



1', II, I'augberly. Tb impany will nperate ndllH In .Mlegheny county. 



Virginia, and Gri'cnbrb'r county. West Virginia, where there Is an siiO-ncre 

 timber trail under the control of Mr. Chapman and hU asitoclnleii. 



Big Mill for Rib Lake 



The Kill Laki' Lumber Cmnpaii.v Is in rebullil al Itib Uiki'. Wis., ihe iiilll 

 which was deslriiyeil by fire two years agn, anordlng to the Infest Infor- 

 mation. It is reported that Ihe new mill will cost j.VlO.OOO and will have 

 an annual capacity of :10. 000.000 feet of lumber, also that the company 

 has enough timber in norlhern Wisconsin to keep the mill In operation 

 twenty-five yenrs.> The company will begin building Iwi'nty mlleii of 

 railroad next summer to Its timber holdings. 



Large Lumber Company Incorporated 



George L. Slepbiiisnn of Milwaukee, wilb .\. .1. Vming .irnl .\. E. Proudfit 

 of Madison, arc the Incorporators of The Foster Creek Lumber Manufac- 

 turing Company, with a capital stock of $l..'iOO,000. Articles of incor- 

 poration weri; filed with the secretary of state a few days n--.. n,.nd- 

 (luarters of the company will be In Madison. 



Will Operate Hardwood Mills 



A company has been fnrmeil ami .-i rbarter obtained, with capital of 

 $50,000. for operating .sawmills in Cabel county. West Virginia. It U 

 styled the Huntington llardwooil Company, with chief offices at Hunt- 

 ington, W. Va. The Incorporators, A. J. Lacy. .\. B. Nelghborgall. J. K. 

 Henderson, W. E. .Mtlzer. W. E. Degans. C. T. Thurmond ami A. K. 

 Kessler. 



Steamers Will Carry Mahogany 

 .Vniinuncement has been maile that itn- iMi^ .M:iiiiifarturlng Company, 

 New Orleans, has bought one steamer ami Is negutinting for another, 

 and will employ them in carrying mahogany from southern Mexico to 

 New Orleans, and on the return trips to the South cargoes of general 

 merchandise will be carried. The steamer which has been purcbasiwl 

 has a capacity of 1..300.000 feet of lumber or logs. It Is expecled that 

 the first sailing will take place about May 1. 



A Deserved Promotion 



Francis Klefer, forest supervisor wiio has been In charge of the Ozark 

 National Forest of .\rkansas for the past several years, has been In- 

 structed to report for permanent assignment as an assistant to the dis- 

 trict forester to Ihe district forester's offlee in Wasliiugton on or about 

 May 1, His duties there will be to assist in the work for district number 

 seven, which embraces Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Florida. 



E. V. Clark, now ill charge of the national forest in Georgia, will suc- 

 ceed Mr. Klefer as supervisor of the Ozark forest. Mr. Clark Is regarded 

 as a man of exceptional iiualincjitlons. wiioso experience well fits him for 

 carrying on the work of the Ozark National Forest. lie first entered 

 the Forest Service in the Plumas National Forest In California and was 

 later tninsferred to Georgia to take charge of the national forest of 

 that state. 



Mr. Klefer has made nian.v friends In the Ozark regions wiio regret 

 to see him leave the state, but they all rejoice over his promotion. He 

 is a graduate of the Michigan Agricultural School, and is regarded as 

 one of the liest men in the Forest Senice. 



Arkansas Timberland Deal 



Infiirmation has naihed Little Uotk that .1. II. Wood of Parkin. .\rk.. 

 has recently purchaseil a tnii-t of very fine timberland In Crittenden county, 

 containing 0.400 acres, for a ca.sh consideration of $22S.1GS. The timber 

 is said to consist mainly of oak. gum and ash. and to be of excellent quality. 

 This tract was formerly owned by Russell E. Gardner of St. Louis and wag 

 held b.v him as a bunting preserve. According to the information given 

 out the timber is to be removed at once and the land converted Into farm 

 lands. It Is of a rich character, and is so situated as to be readily converted 

 into agricultural uses. 



It Is locally understood that the purchase was made for the Lansing 



