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HARDWOOD RECORD 



hardwood wholesalers and retailers, have re- 

 moved their yard from Twenty-eighth street and 

 First avenue, Manhattan, to Jersey City, where 

 they have leased a fine location. The offices of 

 the company will hereafter he maintained at 143 

 Liberty street. 



Local members ol Hoo-Hoo under the leader- 

 ship of Vicegerent Charles F. Fischer, the prom- 

 inent hardwood retailer at 1916 Park avenue. 

 will hold a big concatenation at Reisenweber's 

 Circle hotel, Fifty-eighth street and Eighth ave- 

 nue, on Friday evening, March 1, at which time 

 a large class of candidates, composed principally 

 of students in the Yale Forest .School, New 

 Haven. Ccnn., will be initiated. The concatena- 

 tion will be followed by the usual "on the roof" 

 features, which will include a fine dinner and 

 vaudeville entertainment, during which plans 

 will be discussed for the participation of the 

 local jurisdiction in the entertainment of the 

 rder at Atlantic City next September. 



The Mercantile Lumber Company has just been 

 incorporated with offices at 1 Madison avenue, 

 to conduct a general wholesale hardwood busi- 

 ness, with a capital of $10,000. 



Among the recent departures for Europe were 

 I nomas A. Murphey of the Murphey-Hardy Lum- 

 ber Company. Newark, N. J. : .!. B. Blades of the 

 Blades Lumber Company. Elizabeth City, X. «'.. 

 and Hamilton V. Meeks of the Gardner & M 

 Company, Weehawken, N. J. Mr. Murphey w;is 

 tendered a fine dinner by his friends in the 

 wholesale trade of Newark just previous to his 

 departure. 



Gilbert II. Shepard, l".i Broadway, is on a busi- 

 ness trip south in the interest of his cypress 

 trade. 



C. O. Shepherd, sales representative of the 

 Emporium Lumber Company, Manhattan, which 

 is one of the biggest hardwood operators in 

 the eastern states, in speaking of the hardwood 

 situation states that the market is extremely 

 strong wiili stocks scarce and a large degree of 

 uncertainty in figuring on the part of sellers. 

 He explains the present situation on the ground 

 •of decreased production in many of the old pro- 

 -ducing sections and the general stiff market in 

 'Consuming lines. 



Schedules of Martin Weisman, manufacturer 

 ■of furniture frames, 818 East Fifth street, show 

 liabilities $19,790 and assets $3,460. 



Cadenas & Coe, one of the leading export and 

 •commission houses iu this city and extensive 

 lumber exporters, have made an assignment to 

 •C. B. Hubbell, 31 Nassau street. They are big 

 shippers to the South American markets and 

 :the trouble was precipitated by the death on 

 1'ebruary 1 of M. C. Stanley, one of the partners 

 •who was active in the management of the busi- 

 ness. The firm started in 1S79. It is stated 

 that the trade in the South American markets 

 suffered by reason of the revolutions there and 

 likewise the failure of J. M. Cedallas & Co., big 

 Cuban house, made matters worse. The liabili-. 

 ties are reported at $250,000. 



Supreme Court .Indue Greenbaum has ap- 

 pointed Harry S. Dewey receiver of the assets 

 of the firm of Dixon & Dewey, lumber mer- 

 chants, 949 Broadway, in a suit brought by 

 John T. Dixon against his partner. Mr. Dewey, 

 for a dissolution of the partnership and an ac- 

 counting. The firm was formed on January 1, 

 1906. and was financed by Mr. Dixon, who is 

 a Virginia lumber merchant and banker. The 

 firm handled the product of Mr. Dixon's mills in 

 Tennessee. The receiver's bond was fixed at 

 $50,000. 



Sam E. Barr, Flatiron building, has just re- 

 turned from an extensive trip among the West 

 Virginia mills. 



F. H. Loud, sales manager of the Buffalo 

 Maple Flooring Company. Buffalo, N. Y., was a 

 i recent visitor in the interest of business. 



Alrott & Co., wholesalers of 29 Broadway, 



:are reported in trouble' The office has been 



I' sed for several days and it is authoritatively 



sstated that bankruptcy proceedings will follow. 



McBrlde & Co., lumber and parquet flooring 



manufacturers, 1932 Park avenue, Manhattan, 

 are bankrupt. Charles D. Chase has been ap- 

 pointed receiver of the assets, which are esti- 

 mated at .flu.tlOO, with liabilities at $25,000. 



Philadelphia. 

 Owen M. Brunei* of the Owen M. Brunei' 

 Company is making an extensive tour of the 

 South looking up stock and will not return until 

 March 1. The company, deplores the chronic 

 inefficiency of the car service. Their mills are 

 filled with orders waiting for cars and little 

 effort will be made for new business until the 

 pile of back orders is reduced. 



Charles 1". l-'elin vV Co., extensive lumber and 

 millwork manufacturers, report their manufac- 

 turing department humming. Considerable of 

 their product comes by boat, but there is much 

 uncertainty in water transportation at this time, 

 owing to storms and ice accumulation, conse- 

 quently they find it difficult to supply the in- 

 creased demands, but they are in the market for 

 good woods. They were fortunate, considering 

 present difficulties, in receiving a cargo a few 

 days ago of over 400,000 feet of lumber. 



John W. Coles, who has recently returned from 

 North Carolina and West Virginia, where he has 

 made some new connections, reports business 

 moving along in good style. He has engaged 

 George I.. Earker as salesman. Mr. Barker will 

 look after eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer- 

 sey ; he was formerly with Frank C. Kolb. 



Recent visitors to the trade were E. II. Silli 

 man of the Waccamaw Lumber Company, Wil- 

 mington, X. C.j who was also present at the 



n in Hoo-Hoo concatenation and banquet at 



ilc Walton hotel, and E. B. Nettleton. treasurer 

 ni i lie West Florida Hardwood Company. Marys- 

 ville. Fla. 



.1. R. Williams, who is now installed in his 

 new offices, 909 Land Title building, reports 

 many inquiries and good orders coming in. Mr. 

 Williams handles both hard and soft w'oods, and 

 has made rapid strides towards the front rank 

 since he has been in business. 



Emil Gueuther has recently returned from a 

 trip to Tennessee, where he purchased the en- 

 tire ontpul of a mill, which will run about 



1". iv, i of lumber, principally hemlock. 



with a few hardwoods. A comparatively low 

 man in the wholesale market, he is rapidly '_ r <t- 

 ting his business in shape 1" meet all demands. 



The McCormick Lumber Company was Incor- 

 porated under Pennsylvania laws February 9 



with an authorized capital of $40, The 



incorporators are M. A. McCormick and E. II. 

 Holstine, both of Fairchance, Pa., and C. E. 

 Roland of Greensburg, Pa. 



A charter was granted under Pennsylvania 

 laws February 9 to the Moul-Miller Lumber 

 Company, capitalized at $10,000. Incorporators 

 are C. E. Moul of McSherrystown, Pa., C. F. 

 Moul and W. IL Moul, both of Hanover. Ta., 

 and C. J. Huff, Chambersburg, Pa. 



The Walter Construction Company, to manu- 

 facture building material, was chartered under 

 New Jersey laws February 13, with a capital 

 sieck of $125,000. The incorporators are 

 Amasa B. Walter and Lillian Clark of Philadel- 

 phia ; Fred A. Marcy, Cape May, N. J. ; Melvin 

 M. Garrison and Amos S. Flowers, Camden, 

 N. J. 



As the citizens* permanent relief committee 

 of this city had collected $5,000 for the Jamaica 

 earthquake sufferers, the Kingston authorities 

 advised that it be used for the purchase of 

 lumber to build small homes for accommodation 

 of the homeless. The lumber trade bodies were 

 notified to this effect, and will forward as soon 

 as practicable. 



The William Cramp Ship & Engine Building 

 Company had a narrow escape from a very 

 serious fire loss on February 13. Several build- 

 inns were destroyed as it was, including the pat- 

 tern house. Though the loss is estimated at 

 over $100,000, officials of the eompany claim 

 that a much less amount will cover the damage. 

 Edwin s. Cramp, vice president of this concern, 

 and the only member of the family remaining 



in the company, which has been operated for 

 years only by members of the Cramp family, 

 resigned a few days ago, a move which created 

 quite a sensation in financial circles. No cause 

 is given, but it is known that since the company 

 was reorganized a few years ago the Drexel- 

 Morgan banking house has been the controlling 

 factor in the concern. 



Baltimore. 

 At a meeting of the managing commit- 

 tee of the Baltimore Lumber Exchange 

 it was resolved that the exchange should 

 contribute to the end that the city may be rep- 

 resented at the Jamestown Exposition by a suit- 

 able building and that adequate provision should 

 lie made for the entertainment of exposition visi- 

 tors who call at the Baltimore building, and es- 

 pecially that visiting lumbermen be cared for. 

 It was resolved to donate not less than $500 

 to the purpose. 



E. M. Terry, secretary of the National Lumber 

 Exporters' Association, who was required to 

 change his headquarters from Memphis to Balti- 

 more so as to be in close touch with John L. 

 Alcoek, the new president of the organization, 

 has installed his furniture in an office in the 

 Equitable building, Calvert and Fayette, streets, 

 and has resumed the threads of his work. Pres- 

 ident Alcoek has named a number of standing 

 committees, as follows : Measurements at Liver- 

 pool — George M. Spiegle, Philadelphia ; R. P. 

 Baer of II. I'. Baer ..v Co., Baltimore; H. L. 

 Lew man of the R. 1-:. Wood Lumber Company, 

 Baltimore. Equalization of rates — W. II. Russe 

 of Russe & Burgess, Memphis, Tenn. ; Harry M. 

 Dickson of the Dickson Lumber Company, Nor- 

 folk, Va. ; Frederick Arn of the Card Lumber 

 Company, Chattanooga, Tenn. New membership 

 — Gustave A. Farber of Memphis, Tenn. ; George 

 M. Spiegle and George D. Burgess of Russe & 

 Burgess. 



At the annual meeting of the Kelly & Broad- 

 bent company John J. Kelly was elected presi- 

 dent, Felippe A. Broadhent first vice president, 

 John J. Kelly, Jr., second vice president, and 

 Thomas P. Kelly secretary and treasurer. 



The Lick Run plant of the Decker Valley 

 Lumber Company, near Kingwood, W. Va.,-was 

 badly damaged by fire on the morning of Febru- 

 ary l'i. 



The Lafayette Mill & Lumber Company of 

 i his city is erecting a two-story office building 

 and storage shed at 2100 West Lafayette ave- 

 nue, where the mill is located. 



The Pennsylvania Coal, Coke & Lumber Com- 

 pany has purchased from Charles E. Cunning- 

 ham of Baltimore about 4,000 acres of coal and 

 timber lands in Boone county. West Virginia, 

 for $400,000. Mr. Cunningham acted for New 

 York interests. 



The Norva Land & Lumber Company, of which 

 Robert McLean, a well known Baltimore lum- 

 berman, is one of the leading members, has pur- 

 chased the mills, equipment and timber holdings 

 of the Virginia Land & Lumber Company, in 

 Norfolk county, and will develop them. Associ- 

 ated with Mr. McLean are David Baird of Cam- 

 den, N. J., president ; Joseph P. Dunwoody of 

 Philadelphia, treasurer ; George Warner, Phila- 

 delphia, and Redmond C. Stewart, Baltimore. 

 Mr. McLean is secretary of the company, which 

 has a capital stock of $230,000, $60,000 thereof 

 being in cash and the rest representing the valu- 

 ation placed upon the land and plant. There 

 is a mill on the property, together with a saw 

 mill, dry kilns and drying shed. The land em- 

 braces 10,500 acres, is located eighteen miles 

 from Norfolk on the Dismal Swamp and, accord- 

 ing to an estimate, contains 100,000,000 feet of 

 gum, oak, poplar, cypress, pine and other woods. 

 Just at present the plant is not being operated, 

 but as soon as a 4-mile tramway is completed, 

 which will be about March 1, work will be 

 resumed. A stave and heading plant is among 

 the equipment. The company, which was organ- 

 ized last December under the laws of Virginia, 

 has orders in hand to keep the mill going for 

 months. 



