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Lower Mississippi Barge Line Possible 



LumlKTiuvn and all other business iiUeresU in MviupUs and the Missis- 

 sippi valley are very much encouraged over dispatches from Washington 

 conveying the Information that Judge Prouty has made favorable recom- 

 mendation to the railroad administration on the plan of establishing a 

 barge line on the lower Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans for the 

 handling of cotton, coal, lumber, iron and other heavy traffic with a view- 

 to supplementing the railroads and relieving the congestion of freight this 

 fall and winter which now seems so imminent. 



These interests have tackled this proposition vigorously because of realiia 

 tlon on their part that conditions, from a transportation standimint, arr 

 going to be Infinitely worse during the coming winter than during the one 

 Just passed if something is not done in the direction Indicated. Strong 

 delegations went from Memphis and other Interested river cities and It is 

 apparent that their work in Washington is beginning to bear fnilt. 



The suggested plan contemplates the expenditure of between $8,000,000 

 and $9,000,000 In the establishment of this barge line service. 



The Lumbermen's Club, the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, the 

 American Hardwood Manufacturers' Association and the Southern Alluvial 

 Land Association. a« well as the Chamber of Commerce and other organUa- 

 tlons here participated in the negotiations at Washin^'ton. 



Reduce Number of Styles of Buggies 

 Only one style of buggy and two styles of spring wagons will be thrown 

 on the market by the vehicle manufacturers of the central west this season. 

 It has Just been announced. The buggy authorized is an ordinary M-sprlng. 

 piano box, top buggy and the spring wasuns are plain, substantial models 

 such as are in general use. This action was decided upon by a committee 

 composed of large carriage manufacturers from large Mississippi valley 

 dtles at a meeting held at Evansvllle, Ind., on Monday, July 1. An all-day 

 session of the committee was held and the matter was thoroughly gone over. 

 The chairman of thLs committee is William H. McCurdy, president of the 

 Hercules Buggy Company of Evansvllle. Other members of the committee 

 are : W. H. Runniger, president of the Banner Buggy Company, St. Louis. 

 Mo. ; Frank Delker. Delker Bros. Buggy Company. Henderson. Ky. ; Theo- 

 dore Luth. president Luth Carriage Company. Cincinnati, O. : Mr. Hill, sales 

 manager for the Studebaker Corporation. South Bend. Ind.. and George 

 Huston, president of the Spokesman Publishing Company, Cincinnati. The 

 purpose of the decision made by the committee is to economiie In the use 

 of steel, other materials and labor In order that they may be used for war 

 purposes. The committee wants to standardize all horse-drawn vehicles. 



lessens the efficiency of the plants and takes special machinery. The com- 

 mittee aims to recommend the manufacture of only such vehicles as are 

 actually needed by the farmers and others using horse-drawn vehicles. The 

 decision is a war measure and will be presentoi to ihe liiitiKl States war 

 department at Wa>hini:t''n. 1>. «'.. I'V the r<.nimittv. 



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Hardwood News Notes 



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incorporated 



The Baker-Ki.har.lM.n I.iim 

 Helena. Ark. 



The Roy Lumber Company at Islington, Ky., has been dissolved and 

 succeeded by the G. A. Roy Lumber Company. 



.Vt Nashville, Tenn., Henderson. Baker & Co. has been succeeded by the 

 Ilenderson-Baker Lumber Company. 



The Turkey Foot Lumber Company. Lexington. Ky.. has moved to Hunt- 

 ington. W. Va. This company has a mill at Cressmont. Ky. 



The Canadian Veneering Company, Ltd., has been Incorporated at Acton 



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-< CHICAGO >• 



The death is announced of Robert MaLsey. well-known lumberman of 

 this city, and also of Thomas McFarland, president of the Thomas 

 McFarland Lumber Company, Cairo, 111. 



The capital stock of the Rockford Desk Company, Rockford, 111., has 

 been increased to $250,000. 



.\mong the prominent northern visitors In the city during the past week 

 were W. A. Kessler, Eau Claire, Wis., W. A. Vogelsang, sales manager for 

 the Turtle Lake Lumber Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., and R. B. Good- 

 man of the Goodman Lumber Comjiany, Goodman, Wis. 



H. W. Baker, Jr., of the Baker-Matthews Lumber Company, with sales 

 offices now located at Memphis. Tenn., spent a few da.vs in Chicago about 

 a week ago. 



The Lumbermen's Association of Chicago has taken over the culinary 

 department at Its quarters In the Lumber Exchange building, and now 



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