HARDWOOD RECORD 



LUMBER H 



Cut from logs suck as 

 these ranks hi^h in 

 quality and grade. All 

 our stock IS from St. 

 Francis River basin lo^,'s 

 which produce the high- 

 est quality of Gum lum- 

 ber on the market. 



2 Band Milh 

 100.000 ft. daily capacitii 



MILLER LUMBER CO. 



marUnna. ark. 



lug Infi.rmuiluu relative to any waluut logs to be had, and are passing it 

 along to men higher up in the lumber Industry, in order that the present 

 heavy demand may be relieved. 



Gamble Brothers of Louisville, hardwood sawmill operators, and many 

 other concerns recently went to Central Station Service. Mr. Gamble 

 endeavored to sell his private power plant, but he is much pleased with 

 the fact that a buyer did not show up, as the local utilities company has 

 announced an increase of approximately twenty-flve per cent in power 

 rates, effective on expiration of present contracts. Many concerns would 

 like to have their old power plants back, and would burn wood waste at 

 the difference, but machinery is hardly to be had. 



The Norman Lumber Company, recently discontinued manufacturing 

 beveled siding, and Is now handling poJ)lar lumber and manufacturing 

 poplar box shooks only. 



The southern embargo against shipments moving into the East and 

 North through Ohio river gateways was recently lifted with the exception 

 of movement through the Cincinnati gateway, and shipments are now 

 moving freely Into the Buffalo-Pittsburgh field. 



X Louisville veneer and panel manufacturer upon closing his May books 

 on costs for eight months ending May 31, stated that labor had increased 

 forty-two per cent in cost during the eight months, and production costs 

 as a whole had mounted an average of thirty-five per cent. 



A recent report from Somerset, Ky., was to the effect that the Longs- 

 worth mill at Columbia Crossing, manufacturing spokes and staves, was 

 badly damaged from a fire starting In the boiler room, but prevented from 

 entering the main building. 



A recent report from Paris, Ky., was to the effect that D. B. Flaughtcr 

 will rebuild a sawmill recently burned at Lenoxburg. 



U. P. Scobee & Son, of Winchester, Ky., will erect a $20,000 lumber 

 mill at Winchester, on property formerly occupied by the Winchester Lum- 

 ber iSi Manufacturing Company, which lost its plant by fire a few weeks 

 ago. 



The Rogers Brothers Lumber Company, operating on Shelby Creek, near 

 Whltesburg, Ky., arc reported to have recently cut a huge yellow poplar 

 log, which cut a total of 7,000 feet. It is reported that the company has 

 a number of big poplar trees which it Is cutting. 



J. Nick White of the Louisville Cooperage Company, tight barrel manu- 

 facturer, has gone South in an effort to secure staves and beading for the 

 local plant, which is busy. The company's eastern Kentucky mills have 

 been so short of labor that they have not boon producing more than fifty 

 per cent of normal capacity. 



^-< ARKANSAS >.= 



The Rex Hoop and Stave Company sustained a loss estimated at $25,0ti0 

 by the burning of its plant at Helena, Ark., on June 15. It Is believed, 

 that the fire was of incendiary origin. An investigation is now beln^ 

 made, one negro being held as a suspect. The loss was only partial!) 

 covered with Insurance. 



The Echardt-Lennon Cooperage Company's plant at Paragouid was par- 

 tially destroyed by Are on June 12. J'li.' ilaz. liLiliiated in the engine 

 room and had gained only small heu'hvjy win n it «.is checked. The loss 

 is estimated at $800. Repairs are belni; ii,a.|. uiili ur delay. 



The United States Government has iJ\uxLiaMd M'l acres of timbered 

 lands lying in Pope, Montgomery, Garland, Perry and Polk counties, 

 Arkansas, for additional forest reserve, according to announcement from 

 Washington under date 'of June 17. This land lies so that it may be 

 blocked in with the Ark.insiis and tlio Ozark nation.il fi.r.sts. 



=^ WISCONSIN >.= 



The United Slates Aero I'l 

 ized by the interests ownliii; 

 Corporation, 3,33 Becber sir. 

 of wooden aeroplane and h 



II. Milwaukee, recently organ- 

 ic Great Lakes Boat Building 

 I- reached a large production 

 . . • Hers for the United States 

 Army and Navy. The boat aud piopoilcr factories occupy the same loca- 

 tion. 



Milan R. Sutllff, Park Falls, Wis., has opened offices for his wholesale 

 lumber business in the First National Bank building in that city. Miss 

 Eunice Rasmussen is In charge as office manager. 



The G. B. Lewis Company, Watcrtown. Wis., manufacturer of patented 

 shipping containers, apiary supplies and other hardwood products, has 

 doubled the size of its office building to accommodate its rapidly growing 

 business. The plant recently was enlarged also. 



M. P. Van Ryzin, Appleton, Wis., has reopened his pattern and wood- 

 working shop at the south end of Clark because of the pressing demand 

 for patterns, templates and other material by foundries, machine shops 

 and other Industries in nortlieastern Wisconsin. 



The Automatic Cradle Manufacturing Company, Stevens Point, Wis., 

 is at work on a new steam power plant, 43x65 feet, to contain two boilers 

 and a 225-k. w. generator unit. The additional facilities are provided so 

 that all of the waste wood may be utilized for power purposes, obviatlnt, 

 the use of any considerable amount of coal. The main factory, erected 

 during the past year, Is being equipped with an automatic sprinkler system. 



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