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HARDWOOD RECORD 



A fartory has been opened up at Cotter, Ark., tor tbe purpose of manu- 

 facturing dimension stocli and also for manufacturing novelties, Unocl;- 

 down furniture, porcb swings, chairs and mission furniture for direct sale 

 to the consuming trade. 



George Donald, pioneer sash and door manufacturer of Milwaukee, Wis., 

 died Sunday, January 10, after an illness of more than a year. He was 

 secretary of the Rockwell Manufacturing Company and president of the 

 Wisconsin Lumber & Supply Company. 



=-< CHICAGO y 



E. D. Beals, president of the Hardwood Products Company, Neenah, 

 Wis., was in the city about ten days ago on a business trip. 



Edward A. Hamer of the Worcester Lumber Company, Chassell, Mich., 

 spent a few days in Chicago last week. 



H. F. Below of the Below Lumber Company, Stanley, Wis., passed 

 through Chicago about a week ago ou his way East on a business trip. 



The following prominent manufacturers of walnut lumber were in Chi- 

 cago last week in conference at the Annex : R. L. .lurden of the Penrod 

 Walnut & Veneer Company, Kan.sas City, Mo., Ray Pickrel, Pickrel Walnut 

 Company, St. Louis, Mo., Haines Egbert, Sanders & Egbert Company, 

 Goshen, Ind., Alex Schmidt, Theodor Francke Erben, Cincinnati, O., George 

 W. Hartzell, Piqua, O., and H. A. McCowen, H. A. McCowen & Co., Louis- 

 ville, Ky. They decided to keep on with the advertising which has done 

 so much to make black walnut the best moving hardwood today. 



C. H. Barnaby of Greencastle, Ind., was in Chicago for a few days last 

 week on business connected with his personal affairs and also in connection 

 with the National Hardwood Lumber Association. 



C. A. Goodman of the Sawyer-Goodman Company, Marinette, Wis., spent 

 several days of the past week in Chicago. 



E. V. Babcock of Pittsburgh, Pa., was in Chicago last week In attendance 

 at a meeting of the board of managers of the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association. 



The Iligginson Veneer Company has been incorporated at Rockford, 111., 

 with $10,000 capital stock. The company will maintain Rockford and 

 Chicago offices. 



G. C. Robson, sales manager of the Heineman Lumber Company, Mer- 

 rill, Wis., spent a few days last week in Chicago. 



J. E. Raudabaugh of the Celina Hardwood Manufacturing Company, 



Celina, O., passed through Chicago on January 18 on the way to Wisconsin. 



H. A. Batchelor of the Tennessee Oak Flooring Company, Nashville, 



Tenn., was in Chicago a week ago attending a conference of oak flooring 



manufacturers. 



Earl Palmer of New Houlka, La., was In the city the early part of 

 last week. 



Walter B. Kelley of Detroit, Mich., spent the greater part of last week 

 with the local lumbermen. 



C. B. Allen, manager of the veneer department of the Anderson-Tully 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn., has been spending the last couple of weeks in 

 this part of the country. 



R. Robert Lockwood of the Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company, 

 Memphis, Tenn., was another prominent southern flooring manufacturer 

 who was in Chicago attending the same function. 



J. W. Dickson, Memphis, Tenn., left Memphis for Chicago following the 

 meeting of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association. He was accom- 

 panied by Chas. B, Dudley of the Dudley Lumber Company. 



E. B. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y., passed through Chicago January 15 on his 

 way to Memphis, where he is establishing his family for the winter. Mr. 

 Brown recently established an office at Memphis and will conduct his 

 business from that point during the next few months. 



Hardwood Record is in receipt of information that the American Lum- 

 ber & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., has appointed J. H. 

 McCrery, formerly of Pittsburgh, as traffic manager and manager of rail- 

 way sales to succeed C. A. Droz, who recently resigned to go with the 

 Aberdeen Lumber Company of Pittsburgh in the same capacity. 



Hardwood Record acknowledges receipt of the regular issue of the 

 official bulletin of the National Hardwood Lumber Association for Jan- 

 uary. The bulletin contains reference to the conference between the execu- 

 tive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association and commit- 

 tee of the Federation of Furniture and Fixture Manufacturers which took 

 place on Tuesday, January 5, at the association's headquarters. Statement 

 of inspection work contained in the bulletin shows a total of 7,573,814 

 feet for the month ending December 31, 1914. 



Interstate Commerce Commission and an Investigation into its reason- 

 ableness will be held. The New York Lumber Trade Association and the 

 National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association filed separate protests. 



Sam E. Barr, who handles the "Chief Brand" oak flooring, made by 

 the Kerry & Hansen Flooring Company, Grayling, Mich., reports good 

 demand for hardwood flooring generally. lie looks tor a good year. 



Alex. Norton, heavy hardwood specialist, makes no complaint on last 

 year's trade, and reports a good inquiry at this time. 



F. A. Kirby, sales manager of the Cherry River Boom & Lumber Com- 

 pany, Scranton, Pa., visited the local branch of tbe company during the 

 fortnight. 



John D. Mershon, of Saginaw, was in New York recently in company 

 with Harry J. Strong, who took up the management of the New York 

 office of the John D. Mershon Lumber Company. 



W. D. Mershon has entered the wholesale trade on his own account. 

 He w'ill handle maple flooring, hasswood moldings, white pine and fir, 

 with office 1 Madison avenue. 



The Milne, Hall & Johns Company has been incorporated at Hornell, 

 N. Y., by Archibald L. Milne, Percy M. Hall and A. R. Palmer. Mr. 

 Milne has been in the local wholesale hardwood trade for several years. 



=■< NEW YORK >.= 



W. D. Magovern, hardwood flooring specialist, announces that Simon 

 Herrustadt is no longer associated with his business. 



The local lumber trade is taking a keen interest in the opposition to 

 the new shipping regulations in New York harlror. The new regulations 

 carry an extra charge of twelve cents per ton tor putting stuff over 

 the stringpiece when the work is done by the carrier. Heretofore this 

 was considered necessary to complete delivery, so that the new rule 

 amounts to an increase to the freight rate. The greater part of freight 

 consigned to New York must be lightered, and all receivers of freight here 

 are opposed to the new rule. The rule was ordered suspended by the 



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A good many of the hardwood yards will be represented at Rochester 

 on January 2S and 29 at the state convention of retailers. When con- 

 ventions are held either in Rochester or Buffalo, they are sure of a good 

 attendance, as the lumber interests of this section are strong. 



The election of Fred M. Sullivan as director of the Chamber of Com- 

 merce again gives that body a representative of the hardwood trade on 

 its list of officials. A strong canvass was made in his behalf by the 

 lumbermen. 



Angus McLean was a visitor at the Hugh McLean Lumber Company's 

 office a few days ago and reported that good progress is being nuide in the 

 erection of a pulp mill by the Batliurst Lumber Company, Bnthurst, N. B. 



The Yeager Lumber Company reports that hardwood trade has picked 

 up to quite an extent over last month. The chief woods selling have in- 

 cluded maple, oak and ash. 



G. Elias & I'.ro. find the hardwood trade somewhat hotter than last 

 month. An adtlition is being made to the box plant, and new equipment 

 is now being installed there. 



Blakeslce, Perrin & Darling state that business is on n steady basis and 

 improvement is looked for in the near future. Maple, thick oak, and ash 

 are the principal woods in demand. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company reports n better inquiry for 

 hardwoods and there is now freer selling than last month. Low prices in 

 the general lumber market seem to be oncournging new business. 



The National Lumber Company states tliat there is an increased demand 

 for hardwood flooring over last month. The yard has lately been receiv- 

 ing stocks of oak flooring. 



Miller, Strum & Miller arc having a fair run of trade this month, with 

 business improving locally. It is expected that trade will show up well 

 in this territory in the spring. 



A. A. Mason reports that business has been pretty satisfactory with 

 him lately. In fact December was so good that January will need to be 

 quite large to make a showing in contrast with it. Sales have been of 

 practically all sorts of hardwoods. 



W. L. Sykos, president of the Emporium Lumber Company, TJtica, has 

 gone to California for a winter vacation, certain members of bis family 

 having preceded him. 



•< PHILADELPHIA > 



A. S. Megaulin, eastern representative of the Oregon Lumber Company, 

 Haker City, Ore., has just returned from an extended trip to the Pneific 

 coast where he visited all the plants of the company, which are situated 

 in some of tlie largest timher aud lumber fields of that locality. Mr. 

 Megauhn called at a number of other lumber camps on his way borne. 

 He says that the western people are enthusiastic over the outlook and 

 are laying their lines accordingly. 



The Birch Leaf Lumber Company is a late addition to the roster of the 

 Philadelphia lumber manufacturing industries. It was incorporated under 

 Delaware laws, January 1, with a capital of $200,000. Its oflficers are: 

 Robert W. Schofield, president; R. P. Bush, vice-president; John 11. Scho- 

 field, treasurer and general manager; Frank E. Schofield, secretary. The 

 company has secured about 10,000 acres of timberland, mostly white pine, 

 near Birch Leaf, Va., and will control the outlet of from 20,000 to 25,000 

 acres of excellent timber. It will erect a band mill as soon as railroad 

 equipment is in shape. The Schofields connected with the concern are of 

 Schofield Bros., Philadelphia, who also own and control the Saltkeatchle 

 Lumber Company, Schofield, S. C, and the Ilonaker Lumber Company, 

 Honaker, Va. R. P. Bush, with the Schofields, is interested in a planing 

 mill in Royersford, Pa. Robert W. Schofield, pronounces the outlook 

 encouraging, as things are commencing to swing around to normal. 



The Muganir Lumber Company, 508 Pennsylvania building, is another in- 

 fant enrollment In the lumber industry, but as is not always the case 

 experienced lumbermen will be at the helm. A charter was obtained under 

 Delaware laws, January 8. The company is capitalized at $50,000, and 



