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luniljcrnieii were in attendauce. Among tlicm was Mr. Kaui'niauu, traffic 

 manager of tlie Thomas & Proetz Lumber Company of St. Louis. The 

 hearing was still In progress in Jefferson City at the time this letter was 

 closed. , 



Word has been received here that there will be a bearing on the I. & S. 

 Docket No. 520. on rates on lumber from southern points to the Ohio 

 river crossings and other points, by tlie Interstate Commerce Commission 

 at Birmingham, .\la., on December IS, at Memphis, Tenn., December 13, 

 and anotlier at Louisville, Ky., on December 19. 



The two iioniinating committees of tlio Lumbermen's Club, the one 

 appointed by tlie rlmir, composed of <^". \V. .Itirden, P. F. Cooli and W. J. 

 Yardley, and tlie onn named from the floor consisting of R. J. Fine, Thomas 

 O. Wbitmarsh and it. .T. Price, who wercr to select names for officers to be 

 voted on at the regular yearly election to be held December 15, have made 

 their reports. Each committee met separately and then met together. 

 They have made up the same slate, so there will be no competition at tlie 

 • •lection. For president. W. E. H,-irns of the St. Louis Lumberman ; first 

 vice-president, C. A. .Antrim of the Antrim Lumber Company; second vice- 

 president, F. J. Riefllng, secretary of the Geo. W. Miles Timber & Lumber 

 Company ; treasurer, C. P. .Jennings of the Bertbold & .Tennings Lumber 

 Company ; secretary. O. A. Pier, and statistician, W. F. Biederman. 



Tlie meeting at wincb the election will be held will probably take plaee 

 •It ibe Planters' botc-1 on the date alrendv Tnentif)ned. 



-< LITTLE ROCK >■ 



The Fee-Crayton Lumber Company of Dcrmott, .\rk., has reopened its 

 plant at Dermott. This company is engaged in the manufacture of hard- 

 wood lumber, and was closed immediately after the breaking of hostilities 

 in Europe. The output of the concern now is being sold to .Vmerican 

 trade. 



The large handle factory at Fisher, in Poinsett county. Ark., was re- 

 cently destroyed by flre. 



Litigation over the Virgin Timber Company's holdings at Pine Bluff 

 and Clio, which began more than a year ago, has terminated, and A. B. 

 Newman of Chicago now holds a deed to the property, valued at $450,000. 

 The old Virgin Timber Company has surrendered its charter to the sec- 

 retary of state, but Mr. Newman has lieen in Arkansas recently. looking 

 over the property, and it is thought that he will arrange to start the 

 plants within the next year. 



Hundreds of fine specimens are being gathered and prepared for ship- 

 ment to the Panama Pacific Exposition from Arkansas, among them being 

 some that are declared by the experts in charge of the packing to b- 

 of unusual interest. These exhibits will be placed by the commission in 

 charge in the Arkansas building, which Is now about two-thirds finished. 

 The commissioners declare that the building and all exhiliits will be 

 finished and in place by the time of the formal opening of the World's 

 Fair. The Arkansas building will be unique In that it will be finished 

 exclusively of .Vrkansasi native woods. Each of the sixteen rooms of 

 the building will be finished in different kinds of wood, among which oak, 

 gum and other hardwoods will play an important part. 



-<, WISCONSIN >.= 



The National Toy Manufacturing Company has been incorporat>-d in 

 .Milwaukee with a capital stock of $10,000 by A. L. Uentzen, A. C. Dick 

 and A. L. Kleinboehl. Mr. Kleinboehl, who will head the new concern, 

 says that he hopes to have the plant in operation by the opening of the 

 new year. Only wooden toys will be turned out. .\dolph Boehner, a toy- 

 maker, formerly of Germany, will be factory superintendent. 



Miles H. Wheeler, a pioneer lumberman of Neenab, Wis., died on Novem- 

 ber 27 of heart trouble. He was seventy-six years old. Mr. Wheeler bad 

 amassed a considerable fortune in the lumber business. He is survived 

 by two daughters and one son. 



Benjamin S. Nuzum has resigned as manager for the Nuzura-Hunter 

 Lumber Company at Readstown, Wis., and has Joined the traveling sales 

 force of the Goodj;ear Lumber Company of Tomah, Wis. 



The Winter Lumber Company, Sheboygan, Wis., well-known manufac- 

 turer of fixtures, has moved its offices from its North Eighth street build- 

 ing to Its factory proper. The foraocr office structure will be used by the 

 sales and display departments. 



The J. S. Stearns Lumber Company has closed its sawmills at Wash- 

 burn and at Odanah, Wis. The plant at Odanah is now being overhauled 

 .nnd will be placed in operation again soon. The company is operating 

 three camps at the present time and expects to open more by the first 

 of the year. 



The Moore & Galloway Lumber Company of Fond do Lac, Wis., has 

 opened a new camp at Galloway, which was dedicated recently at a ban- 

 quet and dance. The company maintains 6\e camps at Galloway. 



The Stevens Lumber Company of Khlnelander, Wis., recently closed its 

 sawmill after making what it believes to be its record cut, consisting of 

 17,500,000 feet. The plant will be placed in operation again about Feb- 

 ruary 1. 



The Wisconsin Seating Company of New London, Wis., Is completing the 

 erection of a new three-story building, which will be ready for occupancy 

 soon after the first of the year. The company's offices will be located on 

 second floor. 



The Scott & Howe sawmill at Hurley, Wis., has been closed down for 

 repairs, after a steady run of nearly a year. Operations will be resumed 



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