HARDWOOD RECORD 



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all the electric car building companies which 

 have been for some time controlled by the J. G. 

 Brill Company interests have been consolidated 

 into a corporation to be known as the J. G. 



Brill Company, capitalized at $10. The 



new company has assumed all the obligations 



"titracts of the old concern and taken over 

 from the Brill interests the entire capital stock 

 ol the American Car Company of St. Louis, the 

 G. C. Kuhlman On- Company of Cleveland and 

 the John Stephenson Company of Elizabeth, 

 N. J. 



HardWood NeWs. 



By HAEDWOOD RECORD 



Chicago. 



Frank F. Fish, secretary of the National Hard- 



w I Lumber Association, has returned home 



fi<im New York, where he went to be present at 

 the conference held by a committee from his 

 association and one from the New York Lumber 

 Trade Association, over inspection matters. 



Lewis 1 luster, secretary of the Hardwood Man- 

 ufacturers' Association of the United States, is 

 back from an extended eastern trip. 



.T. L. Strickland, manager for the Chicago- 

 Mississippi Laud & Lumber Company at Green- 

 ville. Miss., and Vicegerent Snark of Hoo-Hoo 

 for thai district, will hold a concatenation on 

 the 3"th of March. Mr. Strickland is making 

 elaborate preparations for the event, and will 

 doubtless carry it off with eclat. 



An always welcome visitor to Chicago is Sam 

 Burkholder, the well known veteran hardwood 

 man of Crawfordsville, Ind. In addition to Mr. 

 Burkholder's enterprise at that place he has 

 recently secured two tine timber properties, one 

 at Cnrydon, Harrison county, Ind.. and one at 

 Shoals. Martin county. Ind.. where he is erect- 

 ing sawmills. These new enterprises will largely 

 increase his hardwood output for the coming 

 year. 



N. A Gladding, sales manager of E. C. Atkins 

 & Co., Indianapolis, spent last week in Chicago. 



Wagstaff — Lumber — Oshkosb made one of his 

 numerous trips to this market within the past 

 few days. 



O. B. Law, the Detroit timber dealer, was in 

 town for several days last week, accompanied by 

 his wife. 



The general office of the John O'Brien Land & 

 Lumber Company has been removed to Room 

 701, 113 Dearborn street. The company intends 

 to close out its yard at Laflin and Twenty- 

 second streets, and will probably dispose of its 

 retail business about May 1. The wholesale 

 business will be continued from the new down 

 town location with John O'Brien, Jr., son of 

 the late John O'Brien, who died three weeks 

 ago, at its head. The mill at Philipp, Miss.. 

 will also be continued in operation to supply the 

 company's large trade. 



Ira B. Bennett, president of the Hume-Bennett 

 Lumber Company of Sarigi ' 1. was in Chi- 

 cago last week en route to Muskegon. Mich., to 

 attend the annual meeting of his company. Mr. 

 Bennett reported that trade on the coast is in 

 good condition and that his company is well 

 prepared to take care of an active spring busi- 

 ness. 



Much regret was occasioned in Chicago by 

 the death of George Shriver of the firm of 

 Shriver Bros., well-known wholesale lumber deal- 

 ers of Massillon. 0. Some months ago because 

 of poor health Mr. Shriver disposed of his in- 

 in the firm to his brother Charles and 

 went to Tasadena, Cal.. in hopes that the change 

 in climate would benefit him. He grew grad- 

 ually worse, however, and died March T>. Mr. 

 Shriver was 41 years old and unmarried. He 

 was very popular in the trade and highly 

 esteemed by all his business associates. 



W. E. Barrett & Co.. Stock Exchange Build- 

 ing, this city, have removed their office to the 

 Heyworth Building. This concern is a well- 

 known dealer in hardwoods and Pacific coast 

 products. 



II. I.. Stern, southern lumber buyer for the 

 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, was a Chi- 

 cago visitor last week. 



Special Correspondents.) 



Boston. 

 William E. Litchfield has returned from a 

 to Washington, on his way home he made 



a short stop in Philadelphia. 



Metropolitan Lumber Exchange of Boston 



: invitations to all interested in the lumber 



business in the Metropolitan District to attend a 



on which was held in the rooms of the 



exchange, March 1:;. It is reported that 130 



were served at luncheon between 1- and 2. 



M. W. Hart has returned from a business 

 trip through the southern states. 



T. and E. I;. Buck, manufacturers of chairs. 

 Princeton, Mass.. have recently purchased sev- 

 eral tracts of timber land. 



I-'. P. Reynolds of the Boston Lumber Com- 

 pany has been making a trip through the South. 



Charles S. Wentworth of C. s. Wentworth & 

 Co. has returned from a southern trip. 



I 1 Lin ey. representing Harry C. I'bilbrick of 

 Boston, has returned from a successful trip 

 ugh the South. 



I.. Sweet of I.. Sweet & Co., Providence, K. L. 

 recently returned from a short outing at At- 

 lantic City. 



The C. W. Leatherbee Lumber Company of 

 this city plans to largely increase its bush 

 Ii has recently increased its capital stock and 

 lew plans to discount all bills. 



New York. 



'. Elias of G. Ellas & Bro., Buffalo, is spend- 

 ing several days in town in the interest of 

 business, and reports general hardwood condi- 

 tions satisfactory. His company is carrying a 

 big stock of hardwoods at its Buffalo plant and 

 is enjoying a good trade. 



E. M. Kenna. the California redwood spe- 

 cialist of »j<; Broadway, announces that the 

 Pacific Lumber Company, which he represi 

 will have its new planing mill and yard at 

 Oakland, Cal., and the new planing mill at 

 Scotia, Cal.. in operation within sixty days. 

 which will give added facilities for catering to 

 tern trade. 



Ihe Lumbermen's Golf Association, which 

 was permanently organized last year as a result 

 Of the very enjoyable golf tournament held at 

 the Nassau Country Club in June, has made all 

 arrangements for this year's annual contest. 

 etary Henry Cape. 1 Madison Avenue. New 

 York, announced that the contests will be held 

 this year at the links of the Baltimore Country 

 Club. Baltimore, Md., June 12 and 13, at which 

 line- a large number of handsome' prizes are to 

 yed for. Any lumberman in this country 

 or Canada is not only privileged but cordially 

 invited to enter this contest, and 'applications 

 should he sent to Mr. Cape. 



Chairman C. E. Lloyd. Jr.. of Philadelphia, 

 lead 01 the general commit! 1 entertainment 



for tile annual oi lie- National Hardwood Lilln- 



iatlon, at Atlantic city next May, 



repents plans practically completed and a very 



■ at program arrange,]. ,y fund of over 



St. is already in hand, all of which was 



subscribed by the leading inters, and 



the various committees in charge of the differ- 

 ent features of the convention ha -iasti- 



eally haled arrangements and a big time 



cted. 



annual meeting of tie Rice .V: LockwOOd 



Lumber Company. Springfield, Mass, branch 



office I Madison Avenue, Manhattan, was held 



lary 27. at which tine- the following offi- 



I for the ensuing year: 1 



dent, Frank C. Rice: vice-president, William W. 

 Lockwood; treasurer. Walter F. Rice: secretary. 

 James W. Hubbard. The above with L. L. 



of rjtica, n. v.. constitute the boat 



due, tors. 



A trunk line agreement has been entered into 

 among all the rail 1 I ring New York harbor 



whereby the lighterage limits of the harbor have 

 le-en extended to include all points on New- 

 town Creek, which heretofore have only applied 

 as far as tie- second bridge. Hereafter nil 1- 

 on the creek will he lighteraged free. 



Frank A. Lewis of 1 hi !'■ 



lany was united in marriage mi March 7 to 

 \li-~ Edith L. Raymond. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis 

 are on a wedding trip south. 



The Emerson Company of Baltimore, Md., 

 manufacturer of the well-known Emerson dry 

 kiln, is installing two kilns 100 feet long for 

 . I 'oil & Sons, large piano manufacturing 

 firm of this city. It has also secured orders for 

 complete kilns for the J. R. Corbin Company. 

 1; ooklyn ; the Cabot Manufacturing Company. 

 Jersey City: and the Balfour & Cock Company, 

 tew- retail house just organized at the foot of 

 East Thirtieth Street. 



Robert Patterson of the erson Lumber 



Company, hardwood manufacturers of Philadel- 

 phia, was a recent visitor on This 

 my is just completing the construction of 

 an eight-mile flume at Hot Springs. N. I 



i hardwood tract recently ac- 

 quired. 



The Eckford Mill Company has been incor- 

 porated in the Greenpoint District of Brooklyn 

 with a capital of $25,000 i" do a general trim 

 and sash and door manufacturing business. The 

 directors are H. D. Eames, L. R. Wolf and 

 D. C. Cummings. 



The many friends of Colonel W. A. Crombie 

 of W. M. Crombie & Co.. SI New Street. Man- 

 hattan, are extending their sympathy to him 

 in the loss of his wife, who died at their local 

 residence on March 7. 



Fire wiped out the planing and moulding 

 mills of Charles Rothenbock. 199-217 Star 

 Street, Brooklyn, on March 12, entailing 

 of ST;.. 



A petition in bankruptcy has been filed 

 against the lumber export house of Cadenas & 

 . . lie |: ,1 Street. Manhattan, following 

 their recent financial embarrassment. This ac- 

 tion was taken by tie- attorneys of the , 

 ors, who state that their clients prefer to 

 have the assets administered in bankruptcy 

 rather than through an assignee. 



The foreign mahogany and cellar trade con- 

 tinues to show strength, although the prices 

 on cedar, which have been ruling the highest 

 ever known for a number of months, have 

 off about a cent. 1 ipts of mahogany 



during February, with, the exception of African 

 loirs, were much' smaller than they were the 

 previous months, and in consequence stocks as 

 a general thing have been reduced. Good wood 

 is in demand and shipments of same are recom- 

 mended. The receipts of cedar during Feb! 

 were very heavy and for the first time for 

 many months stocks have begun to accumulate, 

 and for this reason shippers would do well not 

 ■ I forward small wood but to confine ship- 

 ments to large logs, which continue in active 

 demand and will meet with prompt 38 Pi - 



ent pi _.;tiy arc ruling 



to twelve cents a foot, according 



in nine to thirteen cents. 



Philadelphia. 

 An elabor; veil luncheon in Griffith 



Hall preceded the regular monthly 



mil.- linen's Exchang 

 1 

 was a very fair attendam 

 was manifested by 1 - in all mat 



coming befOI ion. This body put 



itself on record 

 of a ■ he legislature of the 



nnsylvania known as the "Two Cent Fare 



