HARDWOOD RECORD 



Walnut for Export 



A lot of splendid assorted American Walnut 

 logs, squared up and ready for export, are 

 shown in the above photograph, which illus- 

 trates a section of our exporting yard at Kan- 

 sas City. 



All work, from the selecting of the trees in 

 the woods to the final loading, is done by men 

 trained in our employ and is under our close 

 personal supervision. 



Hence we can guarantee satisfaction in both 

 export and domestic shipments. 



FRANK PU RCELL 



Kansas City, Mo. 



U. S. A. 



Car Bunks 



oi- 



"ANDREWS" 



MAKE 



Are different. 



Are smooth running. 



Are better constructed. 



Are cheaper in the long run. 



— Than Any Other Make 



Supplied in all sizes by 



The A. H. Andrews Co. 



115-117 S. Wabash Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



mnDurnclurp of wliNlliarrowi to Iti llo» of lunilM-r find milk wagoiiK, 

 htiiistfii. Iinrrow* aod farm loiplcuiriila. Tho new plaut, .-rocted when 

 ilip ul<l wan ilratroypi] by tttv upvcral yt-arii agu, \» loralml iii'«riT railroad 

 rarllltli-K and la i-qulpiwd Willi inuiliTn marhlni-r}'. Tin- m-w Hue Iibh 

 iiict with Ki>od auert-aii. 



The Oionto Company at Oeonlo bn« rompli-tod rcpalm at Ita mill* 

 and the luiwnilll baa l>een put Into operallou with a full force of men to 

 rontlDue nil aummcr. The repnlra In the nilUi amounted to about 



lin.ooo. 



The Holt Lumber Company hna atarted Ita aawnilll on both day and 

 niKbt ablftn, provldInK employment for MM men. Extenalve repalm 

 were made during the winter. 



The WUninKln .Mnnufnoturlng Company of Jefferaon, haa Inatalbvl n 

 new dry kiln at Ita cbalr factory. The kiln will be u«ed prloclpnllv 

 In the drylnit of varnlHh on flnlKhed prnclurl«, hut rnn al»o l>e uiied to 

 dry wimkI. The concern makea 140 dllferent pntterna of chalra. 



Cblppeun Kulla haa aecnred another Inniberlng Induatry addition In 

 the Theo. niti! & Son* Company, manufnrturer of iMJxea and veneer 

 Ronda, of I'adett. Through the elTorla of buaineaa men aaxlHtlug K. O. 

 Stenlck nf the Xorthwood Furniture Company, money for a alle and a 

 modern fireproof factory baa been aubacrlbed and a plant will be erected 

 at Chippewa Kalla for the Fllti concern. Better railway ablpplng 

 facllltlea wna one of the reaaooa for the removal from Cadctt. 



Work has been started on the conatructlon of cxtenalvc Improvementa 

 and additions to the plant of the Jamea Manufacturing Company at 

 I'ort -Atkinson. The new extcnalon will lie of concrete, brick and wood 

 and will be equipped with the lateat tyi>e of machinery for the inanu- 

 fncture of farm equipment, and almllar wood products. 



The Barker & .Stewart Lumber Company of Wauaau Is engngcd In 

 I'litting H shipload of four Incb rork elm pinnk which will I"- ahlpped to 

 rhlladelphla and from there by boat to South Africa to be used In the 

 mines. The contract was made througb the Whcelcr-Tlnilln Lumber 

 Company. 



rirc which threatened the entire plant of the Superior Manufacturing 

 Company did damage of over $10,000 when It destro}°ed the cooper shop 

 of the concern. 



The Klnzel Lumber Company has been organized at Merrill with C. J. 

 Kinzel, vice-president of the Lincoln County Bank, at the head and A. H. 

 Strange and others Interested. The new firm has taken over the Wright 

 sawmill and holdings In that city, and has arranged for the supply of 

 raw material for a period of fifteen years. The Wright mill was erected 

 four years ago along modern lines, replacing the one destroyed by Are. 



The State Railroad Commission has reduced the log rate inaugurated 

 last January by the Bayfield Transfer Company on complaint of the 

 Wasbmuth Lumber Company of Bayfield. 



.Tohn .\. .Tobnson, who has been In charge of the Interest of the G. W. 

 .loues Lumber Company of Applcton at Washburn, has removed to Ash- 

 land. The Jones concern has purchased the entire hardwood cut from 

 the Iron River Lumber Company and a crew Is engaged in Inspecting and 

 shipping the same. 



F. C. Hannahs of the Hannahs Manufacturing Compony, of Kenosha, 

 has been elected to the executive board of the Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion of Kenosha, which recently held Its sixth annual meeting. The 

 association represents thirteen Kenosha manufacturing concerns whose 

 purpose it Is to establish co-operation, conduct an employment bureau, 

 etc. 



The Wisconsin Railway Commission has reduced Milwaukee switching 

 charges, which will be of Interest to lumbermen who use railway trans- 

 portation In this territorj'. In November, 1911, the Jlllwaukee road 

 fixed a new rate for switching In the Milwaukee terminal district which 

 the commission revoked upon evidence that the old rate was increased 

 about 80 per cent. A new rate, ordered by the commission. Is 1 cent 

 per 100 pounds for switching carload freight in Milwaukee terminal 

 district. A charge of $5 for a minimum weight of 50,000 pounds and 

 $t; for a minimum of 60,000 pounds Is permitted under the rule. The 

 commission also ruled that on shipments to or from connecting lines 

 and to and from industries on the Miiwankee road, destined for or 

 leaving Milwaukee road team tracks, the general switching rate should 

 be 1 cent per 100 pounds. No changes arc made in reciprocal rates. 



The will of Charles A. Galloway, lumber manufacturer of Fond du 

 l4ic, was filed and disposed of an estate of $140,000. consisting of $125,- 

 000 personal property and ?15,000 real estate. The bulk of the estate la 

 divided among the widow and children, pmvlding Immediate and annual 

 payments. 



The Hardwood Market 



-< CHICAGO >■ 



The continuance of the strike of brick handlers, which has now spread 

 to brick haulers, has effecUvely tied up building operations In this city, 

 with the result that lumbermen counting on building trade for a goodly 

 percentage of their business are finding conditions extremely slack. It 



