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aboard a German steamer, which was to have landed the logs at Rotler- 

 <iani, whence they were to have been sent direct to Daltirnore, but war 

 was declared and I he German steamer put in at Constantinople. The 

 logs were discharged there, hut what became of them afterward is still 

 to be ascertained here. The stoppage of export.^, therefore, is a serious 

 matter for the tirm and means at least a postponement for an enterprise 

 which gave every promise of making Baltimore one of the centers of 

 •distribution for Circassian walnut. 



The steamer Quernmore of the Johnston Line, which got in last week 

 from Liverpool, brought sixty-seven logs of walnut, destined (or Cin- 

 •cinnati and other points. 



A wedding of much interest in the lumber trade was that of Dudley 

 Day Lawfon, a son of William, T. Lawton, to Miss Ruth Arnold Craw- 

 ford, daughter of Clinton Lee Crawford of Roland rarl<, on November 

 12. The father of the groom is a member of the firm of .Joseph Thomas 

 & Son, manufacturers of millwork, one of the oldest firms of its kind 

 in the city, while the groom is connected with the wholesale hardwood 

 firm of Price & llcald, Knickerbocker building. The ceremony was per- 

 formed by Rev. Dr. Charles C. McLean, pastor of Roland I'ark Methodist 

 Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. Ross Steven.son of the Prince- 

 ton Theological Seminary. Mr. and Mrs. Lawton after returning from a 

 trip West will make their home with the parents of the groom at 

 1505 Park place. The new benedict is only twenty-three years old, but 

 has already given evidence of sterling business capacity and has made 

 a number of friends in the trade. 



J. Paul Frank, for years engaged in the cooperage business in South 

 Baltimore, died November 12 at the home of his son, William Frank, at 

 Hamilton, a suburb. He w-as eighty-seven years old and had lived in 

 this city for twenty-five years. 



Roger E. Simmons of the Department of Commerce and the Bureau of 

 Forestry at Washington, who has been detailed to visit South American 

 countries and see what can be done to extend the business in .\merican 

 woods there, sailed on his mission November 7 from New York aboard 

 the steamer Voltaire for Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Simmons was accompanied 

 by his wife, and will he away the better part of a year. It was his 

 intention to stay at Rio for about six weeks, getting in touch with lead- 

 ing business men and studying local conditions. After that he intends 

 to continue on down the east coast of South America, taking in other 

 prominent ports and also making trips inland. Next the west coast will 

 be canvassed in the same manner. 



Forest (ires in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland during the flrst 

 part of the month overran thousands of acres of timberland and caused 

 much destruction of stumpage. Most of the fires are attributed to the 

 carelessness of hunters. 



The report of the building inspector for October is not especially 

 •encouraging and discloses the extent of the curtailment that has taken 

 place in the activities of the contractors, largely, of course, because of 

 existing financial conditions. The value of the new buildings for which 

 permits were issued during the month did not exceed .$280,567, $102,000 

 being on account of alterations and $88,000 chargeable to additions. The 

 total is smaller than that for any months this year except January 

 and September, and is far l)elow the returns for June, which holds the 

 record with .$2,240,410, and for February, April, Alay, July and .August, 

 with valuations of more than .$1,000,000. It may he staled, however, 

 that the month represents some gain over September, which indicates 

 that the low mark has been touched and that a prospect of recovery is 

 presented. 



="< COLUMBUS >• 



The announcement is made by the officials of the Hocking Valley 

 Bailway Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company that 

 extensive improvements will be made on both lines during the coming 

 year. One of the improvements contemplated is the double-tracking of 

 the Hocking Valley from Columbus to Toledo and the increasing of the 

 dock facilities. The Chesapeake & Ohio will start the work of construct- 

 ing the line from Portsmouth to Columbus at once. The contract for the 

 construction of a large bridge across the Ohio river at Sclotoville has 

 been awarded to the Dravo Construction Company of Pittsburgh. 



At a recent meeting of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association at 

 Cincinnati resolutions w-ere adopted urging congress to continue with Its 

 appropriations to complete the work of securing a nine-foot stage the 

 year around in the Ohio river. The government was urged to secure at 

 once all necessary dam sites. 



The planing mill of H. F. Steffen at Pemberville. Ohio, has been de- 

 stroyed by fire, entailing a loss of approximately $10,000. The build- 

 ings will be reconstructed. 



C. M. .\nderson, western sales manager of the Elk River Coal and 

 Lumber Company of Clay, W. Va., has opened offices in the Columbus 

 Savings & Trust building, Columbus. 



F. B. Pryor of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports that ti-ade 

 in hardwoods in this section is holding up fairly well when business 

 conditions are considered. Buying on the part of factories is now one 

 of the best features of the trade. Buying is being done by furniture 

 and vehicle concerns. Vards are buying ouly what they absolutely need 

 for the present. Prices are fairly well maintained, although some cut- 

 ting is being indulged In. Yard stocks are not large. 



J. A. Ford of the Imperial Lumber Company reports a better feeling 



Dimension Stock 



GARDNER WOOD COMPANY '•'•^■'''«"^- "■'"- 



NEW VOKK. N. V. 



COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



ASH 



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OAK CYPRESS 



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All stock band sawn, well manufactured, carefully graded, eood aver- 

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 No riianlpulal ic»n of grades. 

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Harris Manufacturing Company 

 Johnson City, Tennessee 



"Harris'' Hardwood Flooring 



and Lumber 



PHIS 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



a':d"s'Hrp;"err Hardwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 



TIMBER ESTIMATES 



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GARDNER & HOWE 



ENOINEEKS 



Clarence W. Griffith '''dr BuiuTinlf"' Memphis, Tenn 



TSCHUDY LUMBER CO. 



SLANUFACTCREKS OF 



St. Francis Basin Hardwoods 



SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK 

 OAK, ASH and CYPRESS 



18 to 30 feet 



Sawed to Order 



HUI * Yards 

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ADDRESS COT! HKSPnNDKNCKTI)<5EN ERA LdFFICK 



6U5 Republic Biag. KANSAS CITY, MO. 



VANDEN BODIH^STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY 



Mannfactorors Soottaern Hardwoods 



Ash a Specialty 

 Memphis Tennessee 



