HARDWOOD RECORD 



sawmill on a day and nigbt shift. The company's large box factorv is 

 again in operation after a close down of two weeks. The company hAs a 

 large supply of logs on hand. 



The Peshtigo Lumber Company of Peshtigo has discontinued the night 

 shift at Its sawmill and will now operate the plant davs only. The com- 

 pany has a large supply of logs on hand. 



The big sawmill of the Rust-Owen Lumber Company at Drummon.l 

 Bayfield county, is said to bo the only Wisconsin mi'll which is stili 

 sawing white piue exclusively. All the other mills of the state are turn- 

 mg out hemlock or hardwood in addition to pine. The Kust-Owen con- 

 cern owns a large tract of white pine in Bayfield county that will keep 

 Us mill in operation for the ne.\t ten or twelve years 



The Milwaukee-Webtern Barrel Company has been incorporated in 

 -Milwaukee with a capita! stock of $10,000 by M. Fredman, Samuel Fred- 

 man and Meyer Eronik. 



The Wisconsin supreme court lias denied a rehearing in the case of 

 ■n. H. Bonnell against the OmaLa railroad, sustaining the ruling of the 

 circuit court of Douglas county, which awarded Mr. Bonnell .?7 000 dam- 

 ages for the loss of hi., sawmill at Hawthorne. Mr. Bonnell claimed that 

 his mill, which burned two years ago, was set afire by a spark from an 

 Omaha locomotive. 



The Wenzel Broom Company of Eau Claire is erecting a new ware- 

 house, 4S.X50 feet in dimensions, to be used for the storage of raw ma- 

 terial and finished stock. The company is now turning out forty dozen 

 brooms daily. 



Fred Ollhoff, well known lumberman, of Merrill, is establishing a record 

 in removing "deadheads" from the Wisconsin river in Merrill Durin- 



^'''nrnoo'^'".'""; ^''- '^""""^ ""' ^"'-'^•^''led in clearing the river of about 

 l.:.00,000 feet of logs and has cut about 7.000,000 feet of lumber The 

 lumber is sawed at the Ollhoff mill. Two steamboats and more than 

 thirty men are at work on the job. 



The Klnzel Lumber Company of Merrill has dismantled its old planin- 

 mill and is preparing to erect a new plant. It is hoped to get the new 

 mill m operation by the first of the year. 



C. F. Ringer, Milwaukee architect, has completed plans for the erec- 

 tion of a new plant for the Sheboygan Cigar Box & Lumber Manufacturing 

 ^ompany of Sheboygan, to replace the plant destroyed by fire last April 

 The building will be two stories high, of frame construction, 60x140 feet 

 in dimensions, and will cost $20,000. 



ft is understood that a new lumber manufacturing concern 'is negoti- 

 ating for the large lumber plant of the Barker & Stewart Lumber Com- 

 Iiany of Wausau. The Barker & Stewart concern, which is preparing to 

 leave the Wisconsin field, will be ready to give possession of its plant 

 just as soon as it disposes of its large amount of lumber on hand 



The Fond du Lac Church Furnishing Company of Fond du Lac lias 

 awarded contracts for the erection of an additional story to its main 

 factory building. The addition will be 00x175 feet in dimensions and 

 mil be used for the finishing and general cabinet work. William Mauthe 

 president of the company, reports that the addition has been made neces- 

 sary by the increase in business. 



oc'^^^-fo''.^/'"'"'^"' ■"■'^"'"'y lumberman of Milwaukee, who died December 

 -b, 1912, left an estate valued at more than $3,260,000, according to the 

 appraisal just completed at the order of Judge Karel of the Milwaukee 

 county probate court. In addition to this amount, the estate includes 

 real estate in Illinois, Minnesota and Washington, as well as in four 

 ■counties of Wisconsin, ail of which has not been included in the ap- 

 praisal. ' 



The American Woodworking Machinery Company is preparing to dis- 

 mantle Its branch plant at Green Bay and will move the equipment to 

 Rochester. N. Y. Some of the company's employes may go to Aurora 

 111., or to other cities in which the company maintains plants 



The New Dells Lumber Company of Eau Claire recently closed down 

 Its sawmill after a continuous run of eleven months and three days, =aid 

 to be the record season's run of any sawmill in Eau Claire Chiefly 

 hardn-ood and hemIo<!k were turned out. The plant will now be over- 

 nauled. 



R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers Association, has issued a lengthy and interesting standardized 

 menu for use in lumber camps. Mr. Kellogg made use of government 

 statistics, relating to the navy and war reports, and to reports from the 

 University of Wisconsin. It is expected that the results will be published 

 in pamphlet form. 



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=■< DETROIT >= 



The Falcon Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of cabinets, has 

 completed improvements and the installation of new machinery at its 

 plant at Big Rapids, Mich. 



The Loud Lumber Company, of Charles, is engaged in building a rail- 

 road into a new tract of hardwood timber, which will provide its plant 

 with a considerable cut. 



Ground has been broken for the erection, at Hancock, Mich., of a plant 

 lor the Kelley Furniture Company, of Grand Rapids. The building will 

 ^e completed within a month when all machinery will he moved from 

 Grand Rapids to the upper peninsula. The company through the move 

 will be located in the center of a great hardwood belt and will have 

 ■excellent shipping facilities. 



E. P. Stephen, manager of the James S. Brouwer Furniture Company, 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



MILLER LUMBER CO, 



Marianna, Arkansas 



We 



offer for immediate shipment the following stock 

 12 months and over dry; 



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1 cars 5/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum 

 4 cars 0/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum 



2 cars 8/4 1st and 2nd Red Gum 

 10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum 



2 cars 5/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum 

 1 car 8/4 No. 1 Com. Red Gum 

 10 cars 4/4 13 to 17" Gum Box Boards 



THE FOLLOWING NINETY DAYS TO SIX MONTHS DRY- 



1 car 4/4 Select and Better Cypress 

 - cars 5/4 Select and Better Cypress 



1 rtl 'i/1 If' *,"?, -""* ^^•'- 1" ^""1 12' lengths 



1 car 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain White Oak 



9 ^fL I,i S°- i Common and Better Qtd. White Oak Strips 



2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Common Plain Red Oak «'"•»'■ 



BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



M.*NCFACTtJRERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried 

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MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



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Intelligent! Highly Trained! 



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is assurance that you will get 

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Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau, Missouri 



Baker-Matfhews Manufacturing Co. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



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