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HARDWOOD RECORD 



JAMES & ABBOT COMPANY 

 Lumber and Timber 



No. 165 Milk St., BOSTON, MASS. 



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liHardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers^ 



Vf»nppr<5' CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL 

 vciiccia. OTHER FIGURED WOODS 



THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY 



OitlCE A-NU MILL. C1.\C1.\NAT1. OHIO 



JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd. 



OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



FIRST NATIONAI, BANK BCILOINO 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 



Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2S24-S4 COLERAIN AVENUE 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 



Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



GENERAL OFFIti: lACKSON. KY. 



RIEMEIER LUMBER CO. 



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^ Fitzgibbons & Krebs Patent Ele- 

 vated Traveling Derrick propels itself 

 on 28-ft. gauge track. 



^ No guy wires. 



^ Write to O. M. Krebs, Mallory 

 Branch, Memphis, Tenn., or to P. F. 

 Fitzgibbons, Chattanooga, Tenn., for 

 pamphlet fully illustrating and explain- 

 ing the derrick. 



Also ask for list of users. 



friendly meetings. The officers of the new organization are : President, B. 

 .\. Stevens: secretary, -Allen A. Smith. 



The Booth Column Company is running light just at present, as orders 

 have not heen coming in as well as could be hoped recently. President 

 Booth has a hopeful outlooit, however, and predicts a heavy business a 

 little later on after the inventories have been taken. 



The .Skinner Bending Company reports business a little slow at present, 

 but states that this is practically a normal condition for the season. 



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Philip C. Braun has been appointed receiver for the Ohio Valley Coffin 

 Company, Lawrenceburg. The company is said to be solvent. 



Mr. and Mrs. John H. Talge celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of 

 their marriage December 2. Mr. Talge is president of the Talge Mahogany 

 Company. 



The factory of the Browdues Buggy Company, Martinsville, suffered 

 a heavy loss by fire December 3. The origin of the fire has not been 

 It'jirned. The loss is partly covered by insurance. 



liuikling operations in the city last month amounted to $26.1,190, as 

 compared with $479,711 In November. 191.'?. Building has shown some 

 improvement so far this month. 



The National Quartered Oak Veneer Club expects to meet during the 

 convention of the national association in Chicago, December 8. The 

 Indianapolis Quartered Oak Veneer Club will hold its next meeting earl.T 

 ill .January. 



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As giving some idea of the smal]n<'ss of tin- movement of timber in this 

 l>art of the country, it may be stated on the authority of one of the 

 officials of tlie Valle.v Log Loading Company that it is not handling more 

 than twenty per cent of normal for this time of year. .\s a rule this com- 

 pany, which loads a largo percentage of the timber brought to Memphis by 

 rail and that likewise goes to a number of other milling centers in this 

 section, Is doing a very active business, as mills are making ever.v effort 

 to get a full supply of timber at their plants for their winter run. The 

 stoppage of logging operations, however, as a result of the war in Europe, 

 has resulted in a very limited amount of timber being offered to this or 

 any other company for loading, and prospects are far from bright for a 

 return to normal within the near future. As a matter of fact, it is con- 

 ceded by hardwood iumbe.' interests that the winter has already set in 

 and that it is likely to be quite difficult to get out any timber of conse- 

 quence until next spring. This view is very strongly held and is modifled 

 only by the possibility that there may be a milder winter than has been 

 experienced in other years. It is pointed out that there has been com- 

 paratively little rain in this territory for the past three or four months 

 and that considerable is due If the season is to average Itself. It may also 

 be stated in this connection that the firms which have their own loading 

 facilities are accomplisliing very little, .so that, altogether, it may be said 

 with authority that the movement of timber throughout the Mississippi 

 valley region Is extremely small. 



Daniel E. Core of Chicago, general chairman of the International Trade 

 <'onference, has appointed three Jlemphlans as members of committees 

 which will seek to carry out the work started by the meeting at Memphis 

 two weeks ago. This conference has for Its specific purpose the furthering 

 ■f business relations between the people of the Mississippi valley states 

 ind those of Latin .America. ,T. .\. Goodman, president of the Commercial 

 Trust & Savings Bank, Is a member of the banking committee, while W. H. 

 llusse of Russe & Burgess. Inc.. is a member of the executive committee. 

 Mr. Russe has been directly connected with the export business during a 

 number of 5 ears and has heretofore sold the output of bis firm very largely 

 in Europe. The closing of the European markets by the war has made it 

 desirable to sectire new outlets, and for this reason Mr. Rtisse and other 

 members engaged In the export trade have taken a very active interest in 

 the conference and the purpose for whicii it has been launched. The ap- 

 pointment of Mr. Russe is regarded as an excellent one, as he is a man 

 of large executive ability and has bad much experience in dealing with 

 problems of the character now confronting the conference. 



Consolidation of the Louisiana, .Arkansas & Culf Railroad and the 

 .\sliley. Drew & Northern Railway, both Arkansas short lines, has become 

 effective. The former has been in the hands of a receiver for some time, 

 but this consolidation effectually puts an end to this procedure. J. M. 

 Parker, former general manager of the Louisiana, .Arkansas & Gulf, as well 

 as receiver for that road, has becbme general 'manager of tbe consolidated 

 lines. .As a result of this consolidation it is proposed to rush to comple- 

 tion extension of the line from Crossett to Pine Bluff, where Important 

 connections will be made. These two roads have connections with the 

 St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern, tbe Cotton Belt, the Rock Island 

 System and the Prisco System at numerous points In Arkansas, and the 

 two component roads have been quite important factors In the development 

 of the tlmlier resources In the territory through which they pass. 



The Rockwell Manufacturing Company. Camden. .Ark., which has been 

 operating on half time for quite awhile, started on full time this week. 

 It is announced that, after .January 1. the company will put on night and 

 day crews and work on double shift. It is engaged in the manufacture 

 of screen doors and chairs. 



The outlook for building operations is very much brighter, according 

 to Pan Newton, building commissioner. lie says that 1914 has proven 



