HARDWOOD RECORD 



A smnll amount of mnchlnery will be Instiillod for the purpose of cuttlnj,- 

 tlmhcr to the proper size to meet the emergency dcmnnds of the shl|i 

 builders. By the establishment of the central yards the mill men will In- 

 permitted to cut ship timbers to their capacity without waiting the pleasun- 

 of Ihe builders. It will also give the added advantage of preventing thi' 

 ship yards from becoming congested and prevent the possibility of onu 

 yard having n surplus while another Is handicapped for want of nuiterlal 



The Gulf K.\port & Transportation Company has purchased l.riOO feet 

 of river frontage In Beaumont ou which It will construct n concrete 

 wharf to take care of Its rapidly growing business, which contemplates 

 the establishment of a steamship line tn the West Indies In addition to 

 till' one already in operation between lieniiniont ami Tampico, Mexico. 

 Tlie wooden steamer recently launched at Wcstlake, La., Is being littc.l 

 out to tiike care of the former trade. Considerable lumber Is being exporte.l 

 to Tampico, especially In the districts where American oil companies aii- 

 operating. 



William M. Ilind, superintendent of Installation for the Eincrgen<'.v 

 Fleet Corporation, has established headquarters In Beaumont and all tin- 

 ships constructed In the sl.vth district will receive their equipment here. 

 The Beaumont Ship Building & Dry Dock Company (a Klrby concern i 

 and the Lone Star Ship Building Company arc building equipping docks 

 at a cost of approximately ifuOO.OOO and it Is expected that $2,000,00ii 

 will be spent here In equipping the vessels for sea. A big machinery 

 assembling plant will be Installed In the western part of the city and 

 Mr. Illnd states that the two Installation yards are over 50 per cent com 

 pleted and will be ready to receive the first boat launched. 



George Sharp, chief sur\-eyor of the American board of shipping; F. W. 

 Lang, surveyor of the wood construction department of the bureau, and 

 L. Prior, naval architect and consulting engineer of the Emergency Fleet 

 Corporation, were recent visitors In Beaumont, making a survey of the 

 progress being made on government work. They spoke highly of Beau- 

 mont as n ship building point and complimented the companies highly on 

 their selection of sites, particularly on account of their adaptability for 

 safe launching. They also went over the work being done by the Beau- 

 mont Ship Hulhllng & Dry Dock Company toward constructing the 8,000- 

 ton dry dock and 3.200-ton marine railway. 



Much satisfaction was felt In lumber circles over the appointment of 

 C. E. Walden by Mr. Kirby to be a member of his board. Mr, Walden is 

 vice-president of the Sabine Tram Company, which produces both yellow 

 pine and hardwood, and on account of his home being where the timber 

 assembling plant for the sixth ship building district is to be located, Iio 

 will be an invaluable member of the board. 



B. B. Hall, who has been in charge of the wholesale department of the 

 Sttblne Tram Company, has been made manager of the hardwood depart 

 ment of that company. A. ,0. Davis, who formerly had charge of this 

 department, has gone to Alexandria, La., where it is reported he will form 

 a wholesale hardwood company. 



The Columbia Spar Company of Portland, Ore., has established a branch 

 plant In Orange, Tex., and will finish the spars" there for the flft.v-two 

 ships to be completed In this district. They claim that in shipping finished 

 spars from the Pacific coast they liecome more or less damaged and, for 

 this reason, they preferred to do the fl^iishlng near the point where the 

 spars are to be used. 



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The rhoriiix Clmir Company. Slii-lioysian. Wis., is having plans pre- 

 pared by .liinl iS; Sndth. arehitecis of tliat city, for a two-story factory 

 addition. 50x7.') feet, costing about $1.').000. 



The Filer & Stowell Company. Milwaukee, sustained a considerable loss 

 liy fire in its brass foundry on April 2G. The loss Is covered by a blanket 

 policy of insurance on buildings and contents, amounting to $627,189. 



The Below Lumber Company, Stanley, Wis., Is closing up its affaifs 

 and on or about .lune 1 will retire from business. Illram F. Below, presi- 

 cli'Ut and manager, will go to Marinette, Wis., to establish oflBces as a 

 wholesale lumber dealer. 



The E. I. DuPont DeNemours Company, Barkdale, Washburn, Wis., has 

 awarded contracts for the construction of fourteen dwellings for employes. 

 It is intended to undertake similar construction consecutively throughout 

 the year because of the acute shortage of housing accommodations. 



According to reports from the North, the O. & N. Lumlier Company. 

 Owen, Wis., operating mills and retail yards throughout northern Wis- 

 consin, has acquired the sawmill and lumber yard of the Colby Lumber 

 Company at Colby, Wis. 



The Milwaukee Chair Company has awarded contracts for the construc- 

 tion of a two-story office addition, 20x33 feet, at Its plant at Thirteenth 

 and Center streets. The company is advertising heavily for chair assem- 

 blers, cabinet workers, cut-oflT sawyers, rip saw men, machine Sanders and 

 band sawyers for day and night work. George Bauer is superintendent. 



The Universal ShiplHiilding Company, organized some tlVne ago, with a 

 capital stock of 51,500.000, on May 1 took possession of the wooden ship 

 construction plant of Kiebohlt, Wolter & Company, Sturgeon Bay, which 

 several days previously launched its largest craft, a government transport, 

 constructed principally of oak at a cost of $400,00(1. The keel was laiu 

 July 4, 1917. The boat was christened "Sturgeon Hay" and as soon as it 

 is fitted with machinery and engines at tlie Northwest Engineering Works, 

 Green Bay, will lie taken loaded to the Atlantic seaboard through the 

 Welland canal. The new owners of the yard already have undertaken 



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