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but the result has been that the forests have been almost destroyed, 

 and now the state has set its foresters to work planting trees and 

 fighting fire, in an effort to redeem the wastes caused by two centuries 

 of abuse. Fortunately, Pennsylvania is not niggardly in furnishing 

 money for this necessary work, and the result is the state has one of 

 the most efficient corps of forest workers in the whole country, and 

 future years will have a tale of redemption and development to tell in 

 that region. The 5,000,000 acres of stumps will assume a different aspect 

 as the years go by. 



Percentage of Hardwoods in Michigan Forests 



A recent botanical reconnaissance in the upper peninsula of Michigan 

 by Roland M. Uarper brought out the interesting fact that hardwoods 

 are more numerous in that region than softwoods. It might be sup- 

 posed that the many forests and thickets of pine, fir, spruce, tamarack, 

 hemlock and cedar in that region would place the number of individual 

 trees of these softwoods far above the broadleaf or hardwood trees ; but 

 it was found that fifty-four per cent are hardwoods and forty-six per 

 cent softwoods. Mr. Harper traveled 135 miles on this investigation, 

 going from St. Ignace to Sanlt Ste. Marie and returning by another 

 route. At numerous points he made actual counts of trees in certain 

 areas, and thus arrived at what he considered a fair average for the 

 135 miles covered. The soil where hardwoods grow is usually more 

 fertile than that which suffices for softwoods. 



H ardwood 'News Notes 



=-< MISCELLANEOUS >-= 



The Siehler Table Company, Baltimore, -Md., has sold out to A. A. 

 Cassinger & Sons. 



At Jackson, Tenn., Fetterman & Richardson recently began a wholesale 

 hardwood business. 



The Wisconsin Seating Company, New London, Wis., suffered a slight 

 loss by fire recently. 



The George Webster Lumber Company, Springfield, Mass., has become 

 an involuntary bankrupt. 



The Atlantic Wirebound Bo.x Company has been Incorporated at Boston, 

 Mass., with .'550,000 capital. 



At Louisville, Ky., the Gernert Bros. Lumber Company has reduced 

 Its capital stock to .$100,000. 



Fire destroyed the plant of the R. S. Parks Stave Company at Tip- 

 tonville, Tenn., on February 12. 



At Tacoma, Wash., the Bevel Flooring & Manufacturing Company has 

 been incorporated with $.50,000 capital. 



The Beech Mountain Ijumber Company has been organized at Dover, 

 Del., with a capital stock of $300,000. 



The Standard Chair & Table Company has been Incorporated at Wash- 

 ington C. II., O., with $30,000 capital stock. 



The American Showcase & Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich., was 

 recently Incorporated with $10,000 capital stock. 



The Jamestown .Superior Furniture Company has been Incorporated 

 with a capital stock of $25,000 at Jamestown, N. Y. 



The Delta Lumber Company has started business at Hurts, Ala., with a 

 capital stock of $25,000. The company Is Incorporated. 



The Carolina Veneer Company, Biltmore, N. C, recently lost its plant 

 by fire. It is reported that the plant will be rebuilt immediately. 



It is reported that the Bender Wagon Works, Texarkana. Ark., which 

 was destroyed by fire recently, will be reconstructed immediately. 



Harper. Hayslip & Bell will be the name of a new hardwood lumber 

 manufacturing firm to commence business at Decatur, Ind., March 1. 



Amended articles of incorporation were filed by the Summers-Johnson 

 Lumber Company to Increase the capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. 

 William H. Miller is president. 



Charter has been filed by the Cove City Lumber Company, Nashville, 

 TTenn. The interested parties are Morton Butler, R. Boyte and C. Ilowell, 

 and the capital stock is $150,000. 



The Hammond-Chandler Lumber Company's Interests at Sarona, Wis., 

 have been succeeded by the Sarona Lumber Company, a newly Incorporated 

 concern with $12,000 capital stock. 



John Clark Udall, Inc., is the style of a new incorporation at New 

 Tork, N. Y., to manufacture all kinds of manufacturing materials, imple- 

 ments and utensils. The capital is $100,000. 



It is reported that the company known as the American Motor Com- 

 pany has been incorporated at Rome, Ga., for the manufacture of motor 

 trucks of various kinds. The capital Is $150,000. This company will 

 erect Its own plant. 



The American Harvester & Implement Manufacturing Company has 

 been Incorporated at Springfield, 111., with a capital stock of $100,000. 

 The company will manufacture all kinds of farming implements and ma- 

 chinery. The incorporators are William A. Sower, Edward H. Putten, 

 Harry G. Kerst, all of Springflekl. 



Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, spent a day 

 among friends in Chicago, while on his way home. The association has 

 not yet elected a successor to take Mr. Kellogg's place as secretary, but 

 the selection will be made at a meeting to be held in a few days. 



Hugh McLean of Buffalo, N. Y., paid a visit to Chicago last week. He 

 is chairman of the National Hardwood Lumber Association's grading rules 

 committee and is in close touch with the trade. He says the demand 

 from factories is better than it was a few weeks ago. 



Among last week's Chicago visitors was Giles Wright of Ashland, Ky., 

 president of the Wright-Kitchen Lumber Company, manufacturer of hard- 

 woods. He reports that business prospects and actual business in his 

 line are encouraging. 



Arthur Jarvis, Eau Claire, Wis., representing the Steven & Jarvis 

 Lumber Company of that city, was recently in Chicago looking after his 

 firm's business in this quarter and consulting with the firm's Chicago 

 representative, H. A. Walker. 51r. Jarvis is satisfied that the tendency 

 of business is upward and that results will be apparent in a short time. 



M. J. Fox of the Von Platen Lumber Company, Iron Mountain, Mich., 

 spent several days in this city on business last week. 



W. H. Weller, secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, 

 with headquarters in Cincinnati, spent several days in Chicago recently. 



R. M. Carrier of the Carrier Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Sardis, 

 Miss., accompanied by bis wife, was located at the Auditorium hotel, 

 Chicago, for a few days of last week. 



B. B. Burns of the Rockcastle Lumber Company and the Tug River 

 Lumber Company, Huntington, W. Va., was in Chicago on a business trip 

 a short time ago. 



C. H. Barnaby, prominent lumber manufacturer of Greencastle, Ind., 

 spent some time with the local trade last week. 



Charles Ransom of the Gayoso Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn., was 

 In Chicago on business recently. 



W. E. DeLaney of the Kentucky Lumber Company, Lexington, Ky., met 

 ■some of his friends around Chicago while in the city during last week. 



Leon Isaacsen of the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company, Coal Grove, O., 

 spent a few days with the local trade on business recently. 



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

 been spending the past few days in Chicago. 



J. U. Hlmmelbergcr of the Itimmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company, 

 Cape Girardeau, Mo., was in Chicago recently in conference with W. H. 

 Weller, secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, of which 

 Mr. Himmelherger Is president. 



C. B. .\llen, manager of the veneer department of the Anderson-TuUy 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn., has been around the city for the past few days. 



A. P. Goldsmith of the Kadford-Portsmoutb Veneer Company, Radford, 

 Va., has been in the city on business for the past few days. 



HARnwooD REConn acknowledges receipt of the monthly bulletin pub- 

 lished by the National Hardwood Lumber .\ssociatlon, which is No. 9 of 

 volume 2. The bulletin contains a good deal of valuable information on 

 various subjects of interest, a short outline of plans for the eighteenth 

 annual convention of the association, which will be held at Chicago on 

 June 10 and 11. 



Hardwood Record has been advised of the marriage of James Edward 

 Stark of Memphis to Marion Emma Hatch, daugliter of Mrs. Emma Lyon 

 Sullivan. The marriage took place in Chicago on Wednesday, February 10. 



Wistar, Underbill & Nixon advise that on February IS, Harry I. Soble 

 has been engaged as salesman for the Metropolitan district. 



The Mowbray & Robinson Company, Cincinnati, announces that the 

 Cleveland office Is now located at 420 Citizens' building, J. J. Linehan 

 being manager. 



The Lumber Products Company has been incorporated at Chicago with 

 a capital stock of $2,500. 



=-< BUFFALO y- 



-< CHICAGO >• 



Returning from a business trip to Florida last week, R. B. Goodman 

 of the Goodman Lumber Company, Goodman, Wis., and president of the 



The Buffalo Lumter Exchange has passed a resolution opposing the 

 collection of any duty from the shipper of lumber into Canada. The new 

 tariff puts a duty of T'/s per cent on lumber and there is some question 

 likely to arise over shipments across, especially where transit cars have 

 been started or a contract is in effect. Sales to Canada have lately been 

 on a rather small scale on account of the depression caused there by the 

 war. 



The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company has been receiving a large 

 amount of stock from the Cumberland section during the past few weeks, 

 much of it oak. Trade is reported only fairly good at present. 



Miller, Sturm & Miller report some increase in hardwood sales. E. J. 

 Sturm has returned from a business trip to the East. 



The McLean Mahogany & Cedar Company now has a mill in eastern 

 Cuba, where it turns out all kinds of mahogany lumber, mostly dimension 

 stuff. Some lumber Is being carried in yard in Buffalo. 



The National Lumber Company states that the flooring trade Is quieter 

 than a short time ago, though sales are expected to pick up again In the 

 spring. 



Blakeslee, Perrin & Darling have found trade slightly better recently, 

 though not very active as yet. 



G. Ellas & Bro. find no marked improvement in the hardwood demand, 

 but look for Increased business next month, as the building prospects In 

 this section appear good. 



The A. J. Chestnut Lumber Company is devoting most of its attention 



