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Lumber Company of Laurel, JItl., which was filed recently, shows the 

 (lecoaseci to have been a wealthy man. According to a preliminary in- 

 ventory the estate will foot up some .$222,000, to which sum additions 

 are to be made. In the total is included .$25,000 of the capital stock 

 of the C. F. Shaffer Lumber Company, and not less than $150,000 in 

 real estate. The estate is left share and share alike to the eight chil- 

 dren of the deceased. 



Fire broke out recently in the factory of the F. X. Ganter Company, 

 manufacturer of show cases and office fixtures, at Leadenhall and 

 West streets, but timely discovery of the blaze and the quick 

 work of the fire fighting force of the factory caused the flames to be 

 confined to a narrow compass. The damage is small, and is fully covered 

 by insurance. 



On board the steamer Larchmore, of the Johnston Line, which ar- 

 Wved here from Liverpool on December 11, were ."iT logs of walnut 

 destined for middle western points. 



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Elaborate arrangements are being made for the annual meetings of 

 the National Association of Builders' Exchanges and the Ohio State 

 Association of Builders' Exchanges, which will be held in Colum- 

 bus in January. The state convention will be held January 25 and 

 the national organization January 2t> to 28, inclusive. The headquarters 

 for both conventions will be at the Virginia hotel. In the state meeting 

 the principal topic of discussion will be the new state building code 

 which has been formulated by a special commission named by the last 

 session of the Ohio legislature. In the national association the question 

 of a uniform contract between architects and contractors will be dis- 

 cussed. J. W. Lewman of Louisville is president and J. M. Vollmer 

 of Louisville secretary of the National .Association of Builders' Ex- 

 changes. John W. Boren of Dayton is president and E. A. Roberts of 

 Cleveland secretary of the state organization. 



The Home Lumber Company of Warren, O., has been incorporated with 

 a capital of $12,000 to deal in lumber, by Roscoe Winnagle, W. G. Bald- 

 win, F. D. McClure, T. F. Miller and H. E. Webster. Business was 

 started December 21. 



Papers have been filed with the secretary of state increasing the au- 

 thorized capital of the Anchor Lumber Company of Cincinnati from 

 $25,000 to $50,000. 



The Citizens' Supply and Elevator Company of Cleveland has been 

 incorporated with a capital of $50,000 to deal in lumber and other build- 

 ing supplies, by V. J. Minarik, J. J. Sachra, J. L. Paton, C. J. Hodous 

 and J. S. Hodous. 



J. J. Jennings, cashier of the City National Bank of Columbus, has 

 been named receiver for the Columbus Saw Mill Company, upon the appli- 

 cation of Jennie B. Cummins and J. N. Thompson. The assets are esti- 

 mated at $1,743 and the liabilities $6,012. 



Messrs. Hartson and Hill of Painesville, O., have leased the old bend- 

 ing works plant at Wellington which will be remodeled into a factory 

 for the manufacture of handles. 



F. B. Pryor of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company reports a good de- 

 mand for hardwoods when the season of the year and business depres- 

 sion are taken into consideration. Buying is about equally divided be- 

 tween the factory and the yard trade. Prices are generally well main- 

 tained, although some cutting is reported where stocks have accumulated. 

 Shipments are coming out promptly. Dealers' stocks are generally light. 



John R. Gobey of John R. Gobey & Co. reports a fairly good demand 

 for hardwoods. Buying is limited because of the approach of the semi- 

 annual inventories. 



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William J. Mount, a lumber dealer of Miami, has filed a voluntary 

 bankruptcy petition in the United States court with assets of $10,555.13 

 and liabilities of $13,498.48. 



Johnathon Farver, Valentine D. Weaver and Iliradi Norris have or- 

 ganized the Farver Lumber Company at Shipshewana, which has been 

 incorporated with an authorized capitalization of $25,000. A general 

 lumber business will be conducted. 



William M. Dickerson, a pioneer hardwood lumber and veneer manu- 

 facturer, died at his home here December 16 after a short illness. He 

 was first with the old Charles Murry mill and later with the Indiana 

 Lumber and Veneer Company and the Advance Veneer and Lumber Com- 

 pany, retiring three years ago. He is survived by a widow and four 

 children. 



The Indiana Manufacturers' and Shippers' Association, comprised of 

 several hundred manufacturers in all lines of business, at its annual 

 meeting here December 15, decided to submit a workman's compensation 

 bill to the legislature next month. All manufacturers would be required 

 to carry insurance and the law would be administered by a state board. 

 Compensation for injury would be one-half the weekly salary, with a 

 minimum of $4 a week and a maximum of $10 a week. For permanent 

 disability, the workman would be compensated for ten years. In rase 

 of accidental death, the widow or children under sixteen years of age 

 would receive $100 for funeral expenses and compensation for three 

 hundred weeks. For permanent disfiguring not permanently disabling 

 the workman, compensation would be fixed by the state board. 



The comniiitec which went to New Orleans last week to secure the 

 permanent headquarters of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association, 

 has returned to Memphis. It reports that while there appeared to be a 

 great deal of sentiment favorable to Memphis, it had been decided not 

 to determine upon periuanent headquarters of the association until the 

 reorganization had been entirely perfected. R. E. Montgomery and n. R. 

 York were among the lumbermen who composed this committee, which 

 represented the Business Men's Club. It is understood that the decision 

 regarding the permanent headquarters will be made some time in January. 

 W. H. Russe of liusse & Burgess, Inc., has been made a member of 

 the executive confmitree of the International Trade Conference wldcb 

 recently met here. Tiiis organization has for its purpose the increasing 

 of the outlets for haidwood lumber and other products in Latin .\merica 

 and the choice of Mr. Kusso is reg.irded as a particularly desirable one. 

 He has been engaged for a number of years in the exportation of Southern, 

 hardwoods to Europe and is familiar with every detail of this business. 

 It is expected that he will be able to render the executive committee 

 particularly valuable assistance, not only in connection with the opening 

 of markets for hardwood lumber and lumber products but for other 

 commodities as well. 



.Arrangements are being perfected here for the entertainment of the 

 Notional Lumber Exporters' Association, which will hold its annual In 

 Memphis beginning January 21, next. A committee consisting of W. H. 

 Russe, John W. McClure and C. B. Dudley, has been appointed to make 

 the necessary arrangements for the entertainment of the visiting dele- 

 gates, who are expected to number about fifty. No definite program 

 has been arranged but it is understood that considerable attention will 

 be given to the proposed advances in freight rates on the part of the 

 railroads and to the situation created by the war in Europe. 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association will hold Its annual meet- 

 ing .January 5 and the election of officers for the ensuing year will take 

 place at the same time. President Burgess has already announced two 

 nominating committees to select candidates, as follows : F. B. Robertson, 

 chairman, O. M. Krcbs and W. A. Ransom ; and W. S. Darnell, chairman, 

 Jas. E. Starke and C. D. Hendrickson. These committees are expected 

 to make their reports between now and the end of the year and the 

 election will be a quite spirited affair as keen rivalry will prevail as a 

 result of the fact that there will be two candidates for every position. 

 In addition to the election of a president and first and second vice- 

 presidents, five directors will have to be chosen. There are fifteerw mem- 

 bers of the board and, according to the constitution, ten of these hold 

 over each year and five more must be elected. 



The Kennedy Heading Company, In New South Memphis, Is now oper- 

 ating its plant at full capacity. It was run only partially for quite 

 a while following the outbreak of war in Europe. 



Ocean freight rates continue to advance on both lumber and cotton, 

 and exporters of both commodities are having their troubles. However, 

 it may he noted that cotton exports are sharply on the increase while 

 lumber exports are particularly small. This Is due directly to the fact 

 that cotton Is much more wanted than lumber. Some of the exporters 

 of the latter say they are meeting with a quite restricted call for 

 southern hardwoods and that they see little prospect of any business 

 of consequence until ocean freight rates are much more nearly normal 

 than now. 



B. C. Tully, son of C. J. Tully, vice-president of the Anderson Tully 

 Lumber Company, was elected secretary of that company. H. B. Ander- 

 son, son of S. B. Anderson, president, has been chosen treasurer. These 

 two gentlemen succeed W. Brown Morgan, who resigned as secretary 

 and treasurer last April to become president and genera! manager of 

 the Morgan Veneer Company, with plant and headquarters at Pine 

 Bluff, Ark. 



The business meu of Canton, Miss., are negotiating with Mr. Rhymes 

 of Crystal Springs, Miss., regarding the establishment of a big box 

 plant at the former point. He is the owner of about 12,000,000 feet 

 of gum timber in that section. Arrangements have progressed far enough 

 to make the outlook for the establishment of the plant very bright. 



While direct exports of lumber are quite small, there is a great deal 

 of southern hardwood going indirectly to Europe in the shape of packing 

 boxes and tight barrels. The manufacturers here are selling boxes, 

 made largely of gum, to the big packing houses for use In sending meat 

 and other packing house products to the warring nations. At the same 

 time manufacturers of tight barrels report a substantial lncrea.se In 

 demand for barrels to be used in the handling of export shipments of 

 both cotton seed oil and lard. The latter are in fact now enjoying 

 a good volume of business and are running their plants on full time. 

 John M. Pritchard, secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, is authority for the statement that he is now preparing a booklet 

 in the Interest of red gum which will be oft the press in a few days. 

 He says this will contain cuts of several men prominently identified 

 with gum and facsimile letters from large consumers who are mucH 

 pleased with the results following the use of this lumber. It will con- 

 tain a number of striking facts In connection with gum lumber that will, 

 it is hoped, materially accelerate the growing Interest In the material. 

 Copies of this booklet may be obtained by addressing Mr. Pritchard whose 

 offices are In the Memphis Trust building. 



