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HARDWOOD RECOKU 



lilcn, Wl«., one of the pioneer 

 -.1 mill will KO out of cxlxteuei' 

 .l.'.-h, WU., puivliitHcd the mil- 

 l< t.. ilie iiuilu plunt. At thiM 

 111.-. 



I Wis., iiiMiiufncturer of wiw 



M liliiiTv and eiiulpuient, U 



I. Ml rnclllllea for ItK grow- 



i..r a iwoittory elubhouw 



turn .iver to ItH workent 



VKiin 



WU.. Iiiix elmnsed lt« i»r- 

 l. Slrniuil>urKvr U wvretnry. 



Itlvem, Wis., liiiH IncreiiKeil 

 The i-onipan.v nninutaetures 

 "ther tlxlures. I'arl of the 



I l.ulliUui; pinn which the 



xhoriuce of bouKlug nccom- 



The UiiKera & KmmoDH Kawmlll at i 

 plants of northern Wlnconsln. Is b'-lii;: r 

 Hhiirtly. The I'alne l.ninlier C..ni|.iiin. 

 ililnery anil eiinlpnipnt last fall iinl <,.■.■ 

 lime the bullUluKs were aenulreil i.\ ,1 



The I'. It. Yates Mu.Ulne (-..iii i . I 

 mill. Iio.x. ami Keueral lumber i 

 plannluk' to prnvlile Kreally • 

 InK army nf employes, riaii 

 of ample illnieusloDH whleh th. ....... 



without coat. 



The Sbeboygnn Coueh Company. Slieh 

 pornte style to The Xorthlleld Company. 



The llamlllou Manufaeturlnc Cnmpani 

 lis capital stock from $500.0(10 tn ?7.'.ci, 

 printing oBlce furniture, type-oases, lypi 

 new Issue will he ilerotml to on e.xtens 

 ciinipany Is umlertnklnK to relieve the : 

 niiiilatliins fur Its employes and their families. 



The Union Mnnufacturlni; Company, tlcnntn Kails, Wis., has turned 

 over Its entire retail Interests to a new c»rpi>ratlon known a» the Oconto 

 Kails Lunilier & Kuel Company. It will henceforth devote Its attention 

 to Its sawmill and other nianufacturlii!K ami wholeiuile Interests. The 

 tmnsfer took place July 1. 



The Great Northern Manufacturlni; ("i.miany. .\ntlKO. Wis., has been 

 formed as a re-organlzatlon of the citizens' llrewlnn Company of thai 

 city, to engage In the manufacture of pntash, charcoal, chendcals. etc. 

 The lirewing plant will he eonverteil Into a chemical manufacturing anil 

 refining plant. The capital stock of the new company Is $100,000 and Its 

 officers are : President. C. T. Edgar. Wausau : vice-president, JI. P. Rob- 

 inson : secretary and treasurer, L. r. Tradewell : general manager, C. K. 

 Fischer. 



The Mattefs Construction Company, Auilgo. Wis., has taken a contract 

 to build fifty workmen's cottages, duplex houses and residences at T\v« 

 Klvers, Wis., for the Aluminum (iooils Manufacturing Company. Man- 

 itowoc. Wis., whleh operates two large factories In Two Rivers anil is 

 thus relieving the house famine there. 



The Hamilton Machinery Company. .Marinette. Wis., whole-ialer and Jul' 

 her of sawmill machinery and ei|uipnient, has purchased the band mill. 

 circular saw, engines, hollers, etc., of the so-called Red Mill of the N. 

 I.ndlngton Company on Stephenson Island. Marinette, and will place the 

 stock on the market. / 



Tlie Wausau Manufacturing Company, Wausau, Wis., on July 1 com 

 pieicti the first seven months of the operation of Its new toothpick fiif- 

 tory. which Is one of four plants of this character locatc<l west of He- 

 trolt. The plant converts raw birch logs Into toothpicks hy automatic 

 machinery. The company intends to engage in the manufacture of other 

 wood novelties as soon as practlcalile. 



The Madison Realty Company, Maill nn. Wis., has nndertJiken the erec- 

 tion of twenty-five workmen's dwellings at a cost of about JTO.OIIO to meet 

 the unprecedented demand for bousing accommodations In that city. 



Rlley. I^rson & Larson, shipbuilders, Marinette, Wis., are building a 65- 

 foot sandsucker, twenty-five feet deep, for the Dormer-Fish Company of 

 that city. The hull will be constructeil entirely of white oak and will 

 cost about S12.000. 



The Caloric Company, Janesville, Wis., Is executing an order for about 

 100,000 fireless cookstoves for the use of the United States Army and 

 Navy. It also is manufacturing a large lot of phonograph cabinets ami 

 has been obliged to turn down contracts for many more because of the 

 shortoge of labor and the crowded condition of its factory on present 

 business. 



Manufacturers and business men of New Holsteln, Wis., have organlzeil 

 the New Holsteln Realty Company which will build twenty-five residences 

 during the summer months. It Is found that this is the only method liy 

 which existing working forces can be kept Intact and new labor attracted. 



Latest reports from Marinette. Wis., state negotiations between the N. 

 Luillngton Company and the Von Platen Lumber Company. Iron Mountain. 

 Mhh.. for the purchase of the vast Luillngton sawmill anil> lumber manu 

 factoring Interests are still pending. In the meantime the Ludington 

 company is making plans to continue Its plants In operation, it having 

 available considerable stumpage and Intending to enter the market for 

 more. Reports were circulated several months ago that the mills would 

 close at the end of the present season. 



The W. E. Priestley Lumber Company. 825 Wells building, Milwaukee, 

 wholesale lumber dealer, will become inactive soon as the result of the 

 enlistment in the army of Glenn W. Priestley, president of the company. 

 .\s soon as possible the business will be liquidated. Mr. Priestley leaves 

 Milwaukee July Iii to enter Lewis Institute. Chicago, for training In 

 nutnmotlve mechanics prior to going tn Kuiope. lie is the only son of 

 the late William E. Priestley, founder uf the company, and Is widely known 

 in the wholesale lumber trade of the MliMlc West. 



Andrew Kaul. Jr.. owner of the Andrew Kaul. Jr.. Company. Merrill. 

 Wis., manufacturer of hubs, spokes, handles and other hardwood products, 

 died at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago on June 26, from the effects of an 

 operation for appendicitis. Mr. Kaul was taken ill about three weeks ago 

 while proceeding to Bath. Me., with his family to spend several months 

 nt their summer place. 



AU Three of U* Will Be Benefited if 



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I Plain & Qtd. Red & White I 



I OAK I 



AND OTHER 

 HARDWOODS 



= Evett Color 



Soft Texture 



MADE (MR) RIGHT 



OAK FLOORING 



I We have 35,000,000 feet dry stock— all of = 



: iiiir own manufacture, from our own tim- : 



■ Lm L;i..wn in Eastern Kentucky. : 



j HROMPT SHIPMENTS = 



I The MOWBRAY 1 



I & ROBINSON CO. I 



: (INCORPORATED) ; 



j CINCINNATI, OHIO | 



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Walnut 



Of Character and Color 



Manufactured mt Kansas City, U. S. A. 



Large Stock of All Grades and Thickness 



Thirty-five years' experience 



IN WALNUT ONLY 



Prompt Shipment, and 

 Guaranteed Inspection 



FRANK PURCELL 



5 1 5 Dwight Building, KANSAS CITY. MO. 



You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



