HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Receiver Asked for Hamilton H. Salmon & Co. 



A petition in bankruptcy has been filed iu r.iooklyn against Hamil- 

 ton H. Salmon & Co., wholesale hardwoods, SS Wall street. New York 

 City. The petition is signed by three large down-town banks with 

 claims of $37,517, $5,237, and $4,115. The concern conducted a branch 

 office and yard at Buffalo. Besides the lumber department, the com- 

 pany imported Chinese and Japanese straw braid and dealt in potash. 

 The business was started in ISSl. 



German Liunberman War Victim 



H.\RDwooD liECORD is in receipt of a letter from Itichard Koeller, sell- 

 ing agent tor American hardwoods, located at Hamburg, Germany. The 

 letter is dated December 30 and tells of the death of Fritz Ilahn on De- 

 cember 19. Mr. Hahn was connected with tins firm and responded to the 

 call of the colors as first-lieutenant, being later promoted to the rank of 

 captain. He was a partner of the firm of Richard Koeller & Co., Duessel- 

 dorf, Germany. He was thirty-eight years old and is survived by his wife 

 and two children. 



Tbe death of Mr. Hahn will in no way interfere with the business at 

 Duesscldorf, which will henceforth be carried on as a branch of the Ham- 

 burg concern under the new style of Richard Koeller. 



Lawrence & Wiggin Partnership Dissolved 



Lawrence & Wiggin, 70 Kilby street, Boston, Mass., announce under date 

 January IS that the partnership heretofore existing between Frank W. 

 Lawrence and Harry H. Wiggin, both of Boston, doing business under the 

 firm name of Lawrence & Wiggin, has been mutually dissolved, Mr. Lawrence 

 retiring from the firm. 



Mr. Wiggin assumes all the obligations of the Arm and all outstanding 

 accounts. He will continue the business personally under the firm name 

 as heretofore. 



The Gunstock Question in England 



The London Timber Trades Journal says that large supplies of American 

 walnut have been in demand of late for providing stocks for the very 

 large number of rifles that are t)clng turned out by the small arm 

 manufacturers, and it has been suggested that a trial should be given 

 to several colonial woods, which are said to be equally fitted for the 

 purpose and besides can be obtained at a much lower price than the 

 .Vmerican-grown wood. It was formerly thought that English, French, 

 or Italian walnuts were the only woods that could be used; but with a 

 partial exhaustion of these supplies the .\merican variety was brought 

 into use. That, too, at any rate in the good grades, is becoming scarce 

 and expensive, and it appears to be a favorable opportunity for the 

 authorities to test some of these fine woods which the colonies are 

 rlesirous of supplying. 



Hardwood Isjews ^otes 



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Pertinent Information 



Advances on Yellow Pine for February 



The yellow pine trade will be interested in the notice that on February 

 3, 1915, on ten days' notice by the railroads, advances will go into effect 

 increasing the rate on lumber from the South to Chicago territory one- 

 halt cent. Effective on this date the railroads operating in Central Freight 

 Association territory, which is embraced In the line between Buffalo and 

 Pittsburgh, and from the Ohio river north to the Canadian boundary, have 

 agreed to advance rate on lumber by any amount equal to five per cent of 

 the rate factor within the Central Freight Association territory. Thus 

 yellow pine rates either east or west of the river will be increased from 

 24 or 26 cents to 24.5 or 26.5 cents, this half cent advance being five per 

 cent of the rate from Cairo or Thebes to the Chicago territory. Similar 

 advances will apply to other points in the above mentioned territory. 



Rates to points east of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh territory, that is to Trunk 

 Line territory, will be similarly advanced on March 1. All of the above 

 rates will go into effect with but ten days' notice to the public in place 

 of the usual thirty days' notice. 



Also on shipments moving from the South through Evansvllle, Thebes 

 or St. Louis on combination rates, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois now has 

 in effect and probably will have until February 3, the old rate of 10 

 and 8 cents to Chicago territory while other lines have in effect the 

 advanced rate of 10.5 and 8.5 cents. 



Hickory Inquiries from Denmark 

 An unusual number of inquiries for hickory logs recently reached Eng- 

 land from Denmark, but the holders of this wood became suspicious that 

 it would be sent to Germany from Denmark, and tlie matter was referred 

 to the British Board of Trade. The answer was that the English holders 

 of hickory must be certain that the wood is not intended for Germany ; 

 otherwise, it must not be exported. This proves again that hickory is 

 entitled to its name, "the indispensable wood." It is native of America 

 only, and even when planted in other countries it has never grown suc- 

 cessfully. No Intimation is given as to what particular war use it may 

 be wanted for; but it is the best handle wood in the world. 



Molding Exports to England 

 Picture frames are said to be in demand in England on account of 

 cessation of supplies from the continent. Molding imports into the 

 United Kingdom exceed $1,000,000 annually, of which only $40,000 worth 

 comes from the United States. 



Fruit Shipped in Sawdust 

 California vineyardlsts shipped Red Emperor grapes for the Christmas 

 trade to the value of $400,000. They were packed in kiln-dried redwood 

 sawdust and the experiment was wholly successful. The packing was 

 tried after being recommended by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, which had carried out experiments in sawdust packing. It 

 Is said that next season California pears will be packed in the same 

 manner. The shipments of grapes were made in wooden drums, about 

 200,000 of which went to New York alone, some being disposed of in 

 that city, and others distributed to surrounding markets. The drums 

 and packing cost about eighty-five cents a drum f. o. b. California, leaving 

 the vineyardlsts $1.40. These grapes have practically driven the .\lmeria 

 grapes of Spain out of the American market. 



The Starr Carriage Company, lluntiiiKburg, Ind., has filed a notice of 

 dissolution. 



The Phelps & Lyddon Company, Rochester, N. Y., has become an involun- 

 tary bankrupt. 



The Laurel River Logging Company, .\sheville, N. C, has been placed 

 in receivers' hands. 



The Full More Motor Truck Company has been Incorporated at Augusta, 

 Me., with $500,000. 



.■\t .\uburn, N. Y., the Wegman Piano Company is in the hands of James 

 M. Knapp, receiver. 



The Meyers Stave Corporation has been started at Salem, Va., with 

 $15,000 capital stock. 



The Straube Piano Company has been Incorporated at Hammond, Ind., 

 with $150,000 capital. 



The Deer Island Lumber Company, Charleston, S. C, is reported to be 

 an involuntary bankrupt. 



At Mansfield, O., the Mansfield Lumber Company has increased its 

 capital stock to $100,000. 



The Eagle Sash & Door Company has started business at Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., with $6,000 capltaL 



The Joseph Dick Manufacturing Company, Canton, O., has Increased 

 its capital stock to $300,000. 



The Laurel Lumber Company, a $500,000 incorporated concern, has been 

 incorporated at Laurel, Del. 



The Hoover Chair Company has been incorporated at Thomasville, N. C, 

 with capital stock of $25,000. 



The Federal Sash & Door Company has been incorporated at Kansas 

 City, Mo., with $100,000 capital. 



The National Packing Box Factory has been incorporated at Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., with $100,000 capital stock. 



The Dan River Lumber Company was recently incorporated at Walnut 

 Cove, N. C, with $25,000 capital stock. 



At Proctor, .\rk., the Diamond Hoop Company has been incorporated 

 and will operate with $10,000 capital stock. 



The Huron Implement Company has started business at Bad Axe, Mich. 

 This is an incorporated concern with $120,000. 



The Masslllon Chair & Desk Company has been incorporated at Mas- 

 sillon, O., with an authorized capital stock of $300,000. 



At Jackson, Miss., the Jackson Veneer & Box Company has been incor- 

 porated under the same name with $10,000 capital stock. 



The Ark Oak Flooring Company has started business at Pine Bluff, Ark. 

 This is an incorporated concern with a capitalization of $50,000. 



The Cherokee Timber Company, a $300,000 corporation which will oper- 

 ate in the lumber business, has been organized at New York City. 



The Piedmont Hardwood Manufacturing Company Is the style of a re- 

 cently incorporated Greenville, N. C, concern with a capital stock of 

 $5,000. 



The George Eidman Implement Company, Belleville, 111., was sold out to 

 the Seibert-IIuerter Implement Company, a newly incorporated implement 

 concern. 



A large part of the plant of the Precious Woods Handling Company at 

 Bayonne, N. J., was recently destroyed by fire, resulting In a less of 

 $150,000. 



The Shawnee Manufacturing Company has been Incorporated at Indian- 

 apolis, Ind., with $20,000 capital stock. It will manufacture agricultural 

 implements. 



Edward R. Simpson, prominently identified with the lumber trade of 

 Milwaukee in .years gone by, died at his home in Milwaukee on Tuesday, 

 January 12. 



