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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The Deer Cri'rk I.iiiiilior Com|"iny i^s itcttliif; ii llm- lot 

 this fall iiDil MaiiiiP'r K. t:. Mi-riill loiiortK timt lu mil 

 I'll., an- ruDDlnc slriiilily uu liurilwuiiO. 



I'hi' Mutual l.uinla'i- Cuiupniiy luis liocii <'iiJi>ylnK ii KiilciiUlil Ituslni'ss in 

 lijinlwooil all'suiniiicr anil fall. It Is t'fUlus some ultu orUi'i-s from con 

 sti'iK-tlon coiitpauios anil has also boon fortuiuitc In getting lu on the lil^ 

 Nevllli' Island l.ushuss where the ?100,i)00 oriluanco plant of the kov.th 

 inent Is KoInK to lie Imllt. 



The W'at.son Knelneering Company of Clovelnnil has Just reeelve<l tin- 



iraet for sr.OO.omi rallroa.l terminal at Xlea.lvllle. Va.. to Inehi.le a Mv. 



roiiudhouse anil other railriinil buliillngs. 



The Aiiierlian I.iimher «t Manufaetiirlui; rompnny Is shlpi>ing a larp' 

 amount of hanlwuuil from Its mill at heno.v, Ky. I'reslUcnt W. D. Johnslun 

 has heen spenillnc mueh timi- at I.enox this summer overseeing the pr.i 

 Jert anil keepint; shipments going forwaril rapidly. 



.1. C. r.inehan Jt Co/ are getting an e.veeptlonally nli-e Industrial traih' 

 this fall tiirmm-h tiielr offlies In the Park Imlhllng. J. C. knows ahoul 

 every purih.isliig agent In this territory, esiiielaily In the Imlustrlal lln.s 

 and he Is well lined up with good railroad stinks for all of them. 



The Iniversal Lnnii)er Company has been very fortunate lu building up 

 a splendid trade with liig contracting concerns. Its business this fall is 

 lietter than ever before and prices are very satisfactory. 



The K. II. Shrelncr Lumber Company Is getting Its share of hardwi""! 

 Imslncss although after a recent trip to the eastern markets. K. II. reports 

 hardwood Inquiry pretty quiet there as ho says that most liuyers are weii 

 sioikoil up for fall and early winter needs. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-- 



This city has a new wlini.saie liar.l»....,l linn, in a wny ^rowin^ muI d 

 111.- K. i:. Wood Lumber Conipiiny. (■..iilliieMtai Imililing. for two iiiemlieis 

 "f the tlrm were formerly active as sales managers of the Wood company, 

 while the senior Is W. V. lirown of the Brown Bros. Lumber Company, 

 which operates n large mill at Eskota. N. C. Mr. Brown's partners are 

 II. L. Bowman and T. S. Bledsoe. Both have had an cxpcricnco In tlie 

 hardwood business extending over a number of years and arc thoroughly 

 posted on market and producing conditions. In fact, .Mr. Bledsoe, as :i 

 windup of his work for the Wood company, made a tour of Inspection of 

 sawmills lu North Carolina, In order to study the situation and report. 

 The new firm has leased offices on the fifth floor of the .Munsey building, 

 .ind has already startcil to reach out for business. The two Baltimore 

 momiiers have many friends In the trade, and have rccelveil numernns 

 wislies for suicoss. 



The U. I-:. Wood Lumber Company has secured the services of C. 1'. 

 Book as sales manager. Mr. Book has iieen IdentlHod with lumlierlng 

 Interests in the South for a number of years, and Is thoroughly acquainted 

 with the manufacturing as well as the distributing end of the trade.. II.- 

 is a native of Wllliamsport, Pa., the home of U. K. Wood, president el 

 the company, and his two brothers, and came here directly from th-' 

 North Carolina Pine Emergency Bureau at Washington. Before that hi' 

 was .sales manager for the East Carolina Lumber Company of Newberue, 

 N. C. and has boon connected with other concerns. 



Chester V. Korn of tlie KornConkling Lumber Company, Cincinnati, 

 was a visitor here about a week ago and saw some of the members of the 

 trade. He spent some time with nar\-ey M. l>lekson, secretary of the 

 National Lundicr Exporters' .Vssociation, and went over foreign trade con- 

 ditions with him. Mr. Korn came to Baltimore from New York, whore he 

 had gone to look after shipments of veneer to the United Kingdom. The 

 corporation has been doing a conslderalde business In these veneers, and 

 various consignments enroute required looking after. From Baltimore Mr. 

 Korn went to Washington to confer with some of the government ofticlals 

 in regard to permit for exports and other matters. 



.Mayor Preston of Baltimore, Is out flatly against the erection of any 

 more frame bouses in the city, and on September IC directed Building 

 Inspector Osborne to stop issuing permits for all such construction. 

 "This Is a brick city," the mayor Is quoted as saying, "and we want It to 

 continue to be a brick city." The mayor's order was the result of a franu- 

 olllce structure built by a qontracting firm in the western section. It is 

 said that the executive will try to have th.- permit for the liuildinK li- 



nked. 



=■< COLUMBUS >= 



A recent order of the federal authorities stopping all construction wmk 

 In Columbus and vicinity In order to secure skilled men tor the completi..ii 

 of the huge war depot, being erected Just cast of Columbus, Is having a 

 slight effect on the hardwood trade. In all about 10,000 skilled men w.i. 

 secured fur the government work, while all other construction work \\a- 

 stoppeil. It Is expected that the additional men can complete the stori:;' 

 depot within a few weeks when construction work will again be resumi-.l. 



C. Thomsen, of the Union Wholesale Lumber Company, Youngstown. 

 will cover eastern territory for his company, making his headquarters ai 

 either Wilkesbarre or Reading, Pa. 



Innes Crclghton, who was In charge of the London branch for the W. M. 

 Rlttcr Lumber Company, Columbus, is visiting this country and has innile 

 an inspection of the mills located in southern states. Innes Crclghton 

 is well known in lumber circles, having been In the business in America 

 for about sixteen years, lie has been manager of the London liranch fur 



Let's All Pull Together for the 

 FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN 



WISTAR. UNDERHILL & NIXON 



UrnI Ef.Uxlr Tru,t Bldg , PHILADELPHIA 



BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARKANSAS 



MANUFACTURERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and GUM LUMBER 



1 anything in Oak, 

 dried, rough or dr 



dried 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



i/*' No. S Com. BIRCH 



4/4- No. 1 Com. i Bti. MAPLE. 



MAPLE., 

 2 Com. i BU. MAPLE., 



2 Com. & BU. MAPLE. 



3 Com. MAPLE. 



IDEAL 

 HARDWOOD 



SAWMILL 



Stack Lumber Company 



MasonvUle, Michigan 



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