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The H. E. Ileimberger Lumber & Veneer Company of New Albany, Ind., 

 is arranging a compromise with its creditors on a basis of twenty-tive per 

 cent. It is understood that this will be accepted by the claimants, most 

 of the leading creditors having already agreed to it. Adam Heimberger, 

 father of Harry Heimberger, who runs the business, died a few months ago. 



Edward Duckwall of the Indiana Veneer & Panel Company of New 

 Albany, Ind.. died at his home at Salem, Ind., November 2 at the age of 

 forty-six. His death was due to nervous prostration, and followed an 

 Illness of several weeks. In addition to being prominent in the panel 

 business, he was also a well-known furniture manufacturer, being an 

 •oflBcer of the Stout Furniture Company and the Stout-Mehorney-Duckwall 

 Company, both of Salem. The latter company makes the cases for one 

 of the leading talking machine companies, and was one of the first to 

 Introduce American walnut in recent years. Mr. Duckwall was well 

 known to lumbermen throughout this part of the country. He is survived 

 •by his wife and three children. 



State Forester J. E. Barton will open a second tree nursery at Frankfort, 

 the state capital, this fall. He is preparing twelve seedbeds, 4x24 feet 

 In dimensions, on the farm of the Kentucky Normal and Industrial 

 Institution. Walnut, hickory and several varieties of oaks will be planted. 

 The nursery will have an initial capacity of 100.000. Albert Martin has 

 been put in charge of the Frankfort nursery. The Louisville nursery is 

 to be enlarged this fall, and it is expected that next spring 1,000 young 

 trees, particularly black locust, will be ready for distribution from 

 that plant. 



The state forestrj- department is also busy in connection with its protec- 

 tion work, and is extending the service to western Kentucky, as well 

 as the mountain section in the eastern part of the state, which is the 

 more heavily timbered. Wardens are on the lookout, and local associations 

 are doing good work both in fighting fires and maintaining patrols of the 

 forests. Sentiment against careless exposure of woodland to the danger 

 of fires is also being created. The first forest fire of the season occurred 

 on the Harris branch of the Clover fork of the Cumberland river, in 

 Harlan county. It was put out after burning over about fifty acres of 

 timber. 



Bronston S. Kenuey of the well-known family of Frankfort, Ky., which 

 has long been prominent in the lumber manufacturing business, was 

 recently married at ShelbyvlUe, Ky., to Miss Mary McCormack. The couple 

 left for Asheville, N. C. on their wedding journey, and will live in 

 Frankfort. 



.V number of lumber manufacturers who have not closed their mills 

 completely are authority for the statement that they are operatiug at less 

 than half capacity. Considering this fact in connection with the large 

 number of plants that are absolutely down, it is evident that production 

 has been greatly reduced, and that the market is technically much 

 stronger than it has been. A slight reduction in the present available 

 «tocks will mean that many items will become scarce, and that prices 

 will have to be advanced accordingly. 



The Salt Lick, Ky., Lumber Company has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $100,000. Those signing the articles are E. H. Swindell, 

 W. H. Jacob and T. B. Stagg. 



A recent boiler explosion near Morehead, Ky., which destroyed the 

 mill of M. T. Dillon, caused the death of several men. Including Everett 

 Patton and John Sublett, while Mr. Dillon himself is in a dangerous 

 condition. A bill will be introduced in the next Kentucky legislature, 

 the correspondent of Hardwood Record is informed, requiring the Inspec- 

 tion of all power plants and the licensing, after examination, of engineers. 

 It is believed that this will prevent many of the explosions, usually accom- 

 panied with fatalities, such as have been happening frequently in this 

 state, and particularly at small country mills. 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



=■< ARKANSAS y 



The Little Rock Lumber and Manufacturing Company of Little Rock, 

 Ark., which was recently incorporated under the laws of the state of 

 Michigan, with a capital stock of .$100,000, is erecting a new band mill 

 In the Factoria Addition to Little Rock, which will have a daily capacity 

 of 43,000 feet. The company expects to have the mill in operation by 

 December 1. This company will specialize in plain and quarter-sawed oak. 

 It has temporary offices in the Southern Trust building. Little Rock, in 

 charge of D. S. Watrous. secretary-treasurer and general manager of the 

 company. J. L. Retting of Grand Rapids, Mich., is president of the 

 corporation. 



The Arkansas Veneer Company of Helena recently filed notice with the 

 secretary of state of Arkansas stating that it had increased its capital 

 stock from .f40,000 to $75,000. A. C. Beck is president of the company 

 and W. E. Cannon is vice-president. 



The FuUerton-Powell Hardwood Lumber Company of Missouri has filed 

 copy of its charter with the secretary of state of Arkansas and been 

 granted permission to do business In this state. R. E. Farrell of Little 

 Rock is named as its state agent. 



T. M. Barton will manage the new stave mill which is being erected 

 at Perry, Ark., by the Tboits-Barton Company. Mr. Barton expects to 

 have the mill completed and ready to run within a few days. The mill 

 will employ thirty men, and will have a daily capacity of 5,000 barrels. 

 It will run nine hours per day, and will have a weekly pay roll of $800.00. 

 H. S. Mabry of Mountain View, .^rk., has recently been appointed state 



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