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office force, who attended the ceremony. Mrs. Cochran Is expected tft 

 come to Baltimore to live as soon as she has arranged some matters that 

 require her attention in Rochester. 



The ship yard and three sawmills of Joseph W. Brooks, at Madison, 

 Dorchester county, on the eastern shore of Maryland, were destroyed 

 by tire on Friday night of last week, with a loss of about .$12,000. 

 There Is said to have been no insurance on the property. 



Mann & Parker, Inc., wholesale dealers in hardwoods, who recently 

 moved to their new yard on President street, running through to East 

 Falls avenue, are erecting a large shed there, having Just completed a 

 commodious onestory brick oflice. They are rapidly getting in their 

 stock and expect to have a full assortment of hardwoods here for imme- 

 diate delivery. 



George W. Eisenhauer of the Eisenhauer-MacLea Company, has gone to 

 Summit, in the Blue Ridge mountains, for the winter. .Mr. Eisenhauer's 

 health has not been good for some time, and lately his condition had 

 become so unsatisfactory that he concluded only a change of climate 

 could benefit him. The liumidity and penetrating cold of the Baltimore 

 winters threatened to keep him confined to the house all the time, and 

 he resolved to see what the high altitude and dry air of the mountains 

 would do for him. Meanwhile Daniel MacLea is giving close attention to 

 the details of the business. 



J. M. D. Heald of Price & Heald. wholesale hardwoods. Knickerbocker 

 building, who was operated on some weeks ago, has so far recovered that 

 he is able to take rides about the city and he has also visited bis office 

 several times. There is every prospect that he will be able shortly to 

 resume active work. 



=-< COLUMBUS >= 



According to the n-port of the Columbus buildiug inspector for the 

 month of Xovemher there were 141 permits issued for a valuation of 

 $377,385, as compared with 175 permits and a valuation of $398,770 for 

 November of 1913. 



The Clay City Bending Company of Zanesvillc has been incorporated 

 with a capital of $5,000 to manufacture wooden products. Andrew 

 Kimble. Koss H. Kimble, F. A. Kimble, F. C. Kimble and J. E. Kimble 

 are the incorporators. 



The annual convention of the National Association of Builders' Ex- 

 changes of the United States will be held at the Virginia hotel, Columbus, 

 January 26 to 28 inchisivc. .T. M. Vollmer of Louisville is secretary of 

 the organization. 



The Forest Lumber Company of Forest, O., has been incorporated with 

 a capital of $10,000 to deal in lumber and building materials, by William 

 H. Thornhill. Peter Kuntz. Martin Kuntz, G. F. nill, II. C. Diefenbach 

 and J. K. Payne. The company takes over the business formerly con- 

 ducted under the name of G. W. Fox & Co. 



At Erhart, O.. the .J. F. Hawn- BonrliDg Works has ceased operations. 



The statement is given out by the state fire marshal that barring 

 any large losses up to the end of the year, the total fire losses in the 

 Buckeye state for the present year will be the smallest in years. The 

 losses have been especially small during the past several months. 



The Allen Lumber Company is the name of a new concern which has 

 taken over the business of Charles F. Allen at Sabina. O. 



The Pemberville Lumber Company of Pembervillo, O.. which was 

 recently organized, will erect a planing mill and sheds. 



The W. M. Ritter Lumber Company of Columbus has [tiaced J. .\. 

 Walton in charge of Cleveland territory as salesman to take the place 

 of H. P. Blake. 



U. W. Horton. sales manager for the central (iivisiou of the W. M. 

 Kitter Lumber Company, reports an improvement in the hardwood trade 

 in t'olumbus and central Ohio. Buying is better on the part of factories 

 and the feeling in the trade shows improvement. Factories making furni- 

 ture and vehicles are buying rather freely. Dealers' stocks arc not large 

 and they are loath to increase them under the circumstances. Prices have 

 been fairly well maintained at the levels which have prevailed for some 

 time. 



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

 for the full line of hardwoods with future- prospects appearing better. 



Dealers in niillwork are having a fairly nice run of business. This is 

 due largely to the favorable wciUb'-r whi^h has permitted active building 

 operations ln1<n* tb;in nsunl. 



=•< TOLEDO y 



.Vn event of considcTabli^ nnie is the annual l)anquet given recently by 

 the National Pole Company of Escanaba. Mich., at the Boody House, in 

 this city, to high oflicials of the concerns which are its chief customers. 

 It was stated that practically all of the twenty-flve guests who enjoyed 

 the spread were able to write acceptable checks for amounts requiring six 

 figures. Thi.'i banquet is in the form of a game dinner and is a yearly 

 event, although on former occasions Chicago and New York have furnished 

 the setting. The concern has a branch office in Toledo, in charge of J. E. 

 Zelutf. 



The Toledo Lumber & Sash & Door Company is a new organization, made 

 up of practically all the lumber and sash and door interests in the city. 

 Meetings are held once a month at the Commerce Club and discussions 

 of general interest to the trade are Indulged in. This is one of the features 

 of the Commerce Club of Toledo, and many business Interests hold these 



Peytona Lumber Company 



Huntington West Va. 



-MANUFACTURERS— 



PLAIN SAWN r\AV 



RED AND WHITE w/^-t^- 



YELLOW POPLAR 

 BASSWOOD 

 CHESTNUT 



ASH AND MAPLE 



BAND MILLS: 



Huntington, W. Va. Accoville, W. Va. 



This Mill 



is devoted very largely to the manufacture of 

 Oak Bill Material 



In fact, we have studied this line of manufacture 

 so thoroughly that we feel confident we can tell 

 you anything you want to know about it. 



WE KNOW WE C.\N FILL ANT 

 ORDER YOU WILL SEND US 



THE LEWIS DOSTER LUMBER CO. 



BLUEFIELD, W. VA. 

 Manufacturers and Wholesalers West Virginia Hardwoods 



Band and Circular mills at Waiteville, W. Va. Daily capacity 60,C00'. 



