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Completing the Lumber Census 



The Forest Service announces that by April 30 it expects to complete 

 the collection o£ the lumber census for mills cutting 1,000.000 feet a 

 year or over. Returns have been received from 2.9S9 mills and during 

 1915 they produced 25.473.329.000 feet. Some mills in the 1.000.000 

 class have not yet reported. If the census stops at mills cutting 1.000,- 

 000 feet and takes none smaller than that, the work will omit from 

 35,000 to 40,000 mills in the country. That is. the census will cover 

 about one mill in a dozen ; but those omitted will be small and their 

 output will not be in proportion to the number of mills. There were 

 48,112 active sawmills in the United Slates in 1909. at the time of the 

 decennial census, and there is no reason to suppose that the number is 

 much smaller now. 



The Weeks Law Extension 



Funds for continuing forestry work under the Weeks law were not 

 provided by the House Committee on Agriculture. A small majority was 

 against the measure. It was with money provided under this law that 

 forested lands have been bought in the southern Appalachians and in New 

 England by the government and placed under management to protect the 

 water courses. The law as it was originally passed provided funds for 

 Ave years, and that time has now expired. The failure to provide for 

 acquiring additional land conies as a disappointment to the friends of 

 forestry. Lack of revenue was the chief cause of the failure to extend the 

 Weeks law. However, the flght is not yet done. Senator Gallingpr has 

 introduced an amendment to the .\gricultural Appropriation bill for the 

 purpose of procuring the necessary funds to carry on the work. The fate of 

 the amendment cannot be foretold. 



Hemlock's Advertising Campaign 



Within the next two wei>ks the hemlock interests in Michigan. Wis- 

 cousin and Minnesota will begin a five-year campaign of promotion 

 work, including advertising in several hundred newspapers in the three 

 states. It is the announced purpose to spend $25,000 a year for five 

 years. The organization backing the campaign is strong. 



Lumber for Snowsheds 



It is said the iJrcat Xortheru railro^td will use 30.000.000 feet of 

 lumber this year in building snowsheds to protect its track across the 

 Cascade mountains. The cost of the lumber will not fall much short of 

 $400,000. It is expected that most of the lumber will l>e bought in Wash- 

 ington and Idaho. 



Hardwood l>Jews ISlotes 



-.-i MISCELLAJ^EOUS >-= 



The Abbott Lumber Company has been incorporated at Fayetteville, 

 Ark., by Harvey M. MeCracken, T. M. Platter and William Abbott. The 

 capital is $30,000. 



The Lewis Brothers Manufacturing Company, Eockford, O., will move 

 its indoor finishing factory to Lima, O. 



The Araesbury Body Company has succeeded the Clark Carriage Com- 

 pany at Amesbury, Mass. 



The Biltmore Saw Mill Company has been incorporated at Biltmorc, 

 N. C. The capital stock i& $25,000. 



The American Lead Pencil Company, Lewisburg, Tcnn., recently sus- 

 tained a loss by (ire. 



The old firm of Louis Bossert & .Sons, Brooklyn, X. Y., has recently been 

 incorporated under that name. 



It is announced from Michigan City, Ind.. that the assets of the Mid- 

 land Chair Company of that place have been advertised for .sale by the 

 receiver, the sale to take place April 15. 



=-< CHICAGO >• 



The Garden City Parlor Furniture Company. Chicago, has become an 

 involuutary bankrupt. 



The Missouri Lumber & Laml Exchange of Kansas City. Mo., will open 

 a branch office in the Railway Exchange building. Chicago, on April 15. 

 The offices, which will be located at 753 Railway Exchange, will be in 

 charge of B. E. Cook. 



C. G. Powell, secretary and general manager of the Fullertou-Powcll 

 Hardwood Lumber Company. South Ilend. Ind.. was in Chicago for a 

 few days last week. Mr. Powell gets to the city frequently and makes 

 his headquarters at the McMullen-Powell Lumber Company's offices in the 

 Lumber Exchange. 



The D. K. .Teffris Lumber Company is now located at 525 Peoples Gas 

 building. The company had been located in the I'ullman building for many 

 years. 



C. H. Donaldson of the Mason-Donaldson Lumber Company, Rhinelander, 

 Wis., was a visitor of prominence, who put in some time in Chicago a 

 week ago. 



The Western Wood Turning & Manufacturing Company of Chicago has 

 increased its capital stock to $60,000. 



Henry Ballou. associated with the Mitchell interests at Cadillac. Mich., 

 passed through Chicago last week on his wiiy home from an extended trip 

 to Florida. Mr. Ballou has been in the Southland enjoying life for the 



We manufacture bandsawed, plain 

 and quarter aawed, White and Red Oak and 

 Yellow Poplar. 



We make a specialty of Oak and Hickory Imple- 

 ment, \\ agon and Vehicle stock in the rough. 



Your inquiries solicited 



Arlington Lumber Co. 



ARLINGTON, KENTUCKY 



Dimension Hardwoods 



Cut to Your Order 



Save Time 



Save Labor 



Save Waste 



We ■ollcit yonr Inqnlrlea for 

 Chair Posts and Rockers band sawed 

 to pattern. Table Legs, Table Tops, 

 Seat Stock, or anjrthing in special 

 cut Chair or Furniture Dimension. 



THE POWELL MYERS LUMBER CO. 

 South Bend, Indiana 



PLAIN and QUARTERED 

 RED and WHITE OAK 



OTHER 



HARD'WOODS 



EVEN COLOR SOFT TEXTURE 



MADE Um\ RIGHT 

 Oak Flooring 



THE MOWBRAY & ROBINSON CO., Inc. 



CINCINNATI, OHIO 



«'e have 35,000.000 feet dry 

 stock — all of our own mann- 

 facture, from our own timber 

 ^rown In EASTERN KEN- 

 TlCKy. 



PROMPT SHIPMENTS 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



Real Estate Trust Building 

 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



CHOICE DELTA GUM Dry and Straight 



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