HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The Porterfield Ellis Lumber Company, opcratins two camps near Pori, 

 Mich., is employing 150 men and will cut this reason about S, 000. 000 feet 

 of mixed limber. The company is carrying on one of the largest logging 

 operations in Michigan and if the w;u* had not brought about a depression 

 In the lumber market four camps would have boon in operation. Most of 

 the timber cut this season will be shipped to northern Wisconsin mills. 



Members of the Saginaw Vafley Lumbermen's Association at an informal 

 meeting with Lawton T. Hemans, chairman of the Michigan Railroad Com- 

 mission, protested against the recent changes in the freight tariff. The 

 changes in several cases, tl^e lumbermen say, have been hardships upon the 

 lumber industry. A relief committee has been appointed to recommend 

 changes to the railroad commission. 



At a recent dinner of the Grand Rapids Lumbermen's Association a gen- 

 eral feeling of optimism pervaded. There has been an increased movement 

 in the dry stock in Grand Rapids yards nnd it is the consensus of opinion 

 that an increase in demand will soon be noticeable. 



For the first time in the history of Alpena there have been sold at 

 auction the holdings of a lumber company. The "loose property" of the 

 once prominent Churchill Lumber Company has been sold under the mallet. 

 Time was when the Churchill company controlled the greater part of all 

 timberlands adjacent to the city of Alpena. 



One of the last pieces of timber standing in Mason county, the home 

 of the Stearns interest and long famous as a lumber manufacturing center, 

 has been sold to Ihe Ludington Casket Company by James Foley. The 

 timber has been standing since the first lumbering operations were started 

 in Mason and adjacent counties. 



The Stearns Salt & Lumber Company has started the erection of a new 

 dry kiln at its plant at Ludington and when it is finished will be the 

 seventh kiln at the plant. It will materially expedite the handling of 

 lumber. The new kiln is the latest design. Ijke the other kilns, it has a 

 capacity of 15,000 feet of lumber. In addition to this improvement the 

 company has installed a new flooring manufacturing machine. It is a high 

 power machine and is equipped with a polisher. Its installation will mean 

 a greater capacity for output at the Stearns plant. 



The Copper Country Commercial Club, an organization formed in the 

 interests of Michigan's copper country at large, is in negotiation with the 

 American Thread Company regarding the establishment of a spool factory 

 in the copper country. The company desired a tract of white birch and the 

 club has located a tract of 90,000 acres of such timber. 



Richardson & Avery have established a new lumber town on the Soo 

 railroad near Sault Ste. Marie through the removal of the mill recently 

 purchased from the Forest Lumber Company at Tower. Mich. The new town 

 has been named Raco. The company has timber enough to insure operations 

 for twenty-five years. The mill is almost completely assembled at the new 

 site and enough logs have been cut to op'^rate as soon as sleighing permits 

 their being hauled from the woods. The stock consists mainly of hardwood 

 and hemlock. ,\ stave mill will be operated in connection with the sawmill. 

 The mill will be under the active management of Charles McGinnis. 



The Eau Claire Basket Company is now receiving a season's supply of 

 logs at its factory at Eau Claire. If sleighing continues good enough logs 

 for the season will soon be on hand. 



Ader & Gray and D. B. Gray & Co., two upper peninsula associate loggins 

 firms, have filed petitions in bankruptcy at Marquette. Poor business condi- 

 tions in the lumber market are given as the reason for the failures. The 

 companies have been operating in the upper peninsula of Michigan for 

 thirteen years. 



The W. J. Brinen Lumber Company has been formed at Muskegon and has 

 taken over the mill property and stock of the W. J. Brinen Company, a co- 

 partnership concern operated formerly by the late W. .1. Brinen and his 

 son, W. J. Brinen. who is interested in the newly-formed company. Other 

 stockholders are William Munroe, George M. Gottshall and John H. Morse. 

 mayor of Muskegon. 



Benjamin Kobbins of the Rohbins Table Company of Owosso, discussing 

 the past year's business, says. "Our business in 1014 was just fair. It was 

 started off well but was not good the latter part of the year. However, 

 we look forward to an improvement in 1915." 



Frank Woodward of the Woodward Furniture Company and of tbo 

 Owosso Casket Company, regarding the year just ended said that his trade 

 in 1914 was Ixnter than in 1913. and prospects are bright for 1915. The 

 casket business averages about the same every year. Competition was very 

 keen last year. 



After many weeks of Idleness the Schneider & Brown sawmill at Mar- 

 quette has resumed operations with a crew of thirty men. The mill was 

 closed early in the slump in the lumber market. The day crew wdll be kept 

 at work indefinitely, says Mr. Schneider, and whether a night crew will 

 he employed later depends upon business conditions. 



The Knnpp & Scott sawmill at Bay City is now operating both day and 

 night shifts, Kiving employment to thirty-fi'/e additional men. The com- 

 pany has a supply of logs and considerable trouble has been experienced in 

 allowing steam to eo down at night during the severe weather, so a decision 

 to operate both night and day was reached. 



Extensive lumbering operations, considering the program being generally 

 followed, are being carried on at Hubbard Lake, near Alpena, by the 

 Western Cedar Lumber Company. Other firms are also working in the 

 vicinity. 



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