HARDWOOD RECORD 



in the Maryland Casualty building towoi', M. S. Baor incidentally recalled 

 the circumstances attendant upon the entrance of the brothers Into 

 business, saying he wondered if another war would begin on the succeeding 

 day. The capture of Vera Cruz followed, and now every one in the 

 ofiBce is speculating on what will happen on the twentieth anniversary. 

 Since that beginning sixteen years ago the firm has made great strides, 

 and has become one of the principal factors in the hardwood business 

 here, maintaining not only extensive domestic connections, but also 

 engaging in the export business to a considerable extent. 

 Branch Belting Office in San Francisco 



A branch office has been opened in San Francisco by the Cliicago 

 Belting Company, and it will be under the management of W. M. Shear, 

 assisted by W. A. Daggett and F. H. Kruger. Business connections on 

 the Pacific Coast have been perfected by this company which give it a 

 strong position in the trade of tliat region. 



Construction Company Incorporated 



The Xohui Construction Company, w'ith a capital of .f.'.O.OOO. was rp- 

 cc'utly incorporated and will establish headquarters at Dulutb, Minn. 

 Til.- ii.coriionitiirs ar.' .Tohu Nolan, John T. Kenny anil E. J. Kenny of 

 liulutb. 



New Box Factory at Milwaukee 



Murk has begun un a new box factory in Milwaukee on the site for- 

 merly occupied by the Collar Lumber Comimny. The new factory is 

 owned by the Lincoln Box Company of Merrill. It is expected that the 

 building will be completed and ready for work early in June. 

 New MiU Probable for Memphis 



Plans have been made f.ir a d.nibl.' hanil ^.iwniill at >remphis, Tenn., 

 by the Green River Lunilier ('oinpaiiy on llie site of its present plant. 

 Specifications have lieen opened but actual work of construction will not 

 begin until a considerable quantity of timber now in the yards of tlie 

 firm has been converted into lumber to be used for the filling of orders 

 while the new mill .is being constructed. The Green River Lumber Com- 

 pany is one of the firms controlled by the Xlckey interests. 

 Louisiana Mill Changes Hands 



The sawmill formerly owned by the McCallum interests near Kent- 

 wood, La., was recently bought by the United Sawmill Company of New 

 Orleans. The plant consists of a sawmill, shingle mill, and an extensive 

 boundary of hardwood timber. It is the purpose of the purchasers to 

 begin operations at once. The sawmill's cajjacity is 2."i,000 feet daily. 

 New Hardwood Plant in Georgia 



The J. S. Morton Lumber & Timber Company has been formed at 

 Macon, Ga., with a capital stock of !fi200,000. to erect a modern hard- 

 wood timiier plant. The organizers and in™rporators of the concern are 

 J. S. Morton of Macon and George Thomas. 1). J. Vail. l'. B. Morton, Jr., 

 and J. E. Harrop of Ohio. 



Iiouisiana Mill to Restune 



.\ccording to current report, the Dixie Lumber Company's mill at 

 Alpena, La., will soon resume operations after a period of idleness. It 

 is said that the company has been reorganized and that when the mill 

 starts it will be under control of tlu- following : A. L. Stevens, Detroit, 

 Mich., president; B. F. M. ..>?■■■. vi. .• pi.-i.lent ; Geo. H. Leathers, secretary. 

 Cutting Mississippi Hardwoods 



The Mississippi Hardwood C.Mni.jny. which recently bought the timber 

 holdings and plant of the South ^Mississippi Lumber Company in the 

 vicinity of Jackson, Miss., is in active operation, cutting from 25,000 to 

 .•50,000 feet dally of oak, ash and poplar lumber. The Mississippi Hard- 

 wood Comimny i= ■oiiiposed of the stockholders of the 'Wilson Lumber 

 Conipan\ ii I I "1.1 . (Int., and A. 3. Morris. Mr. Morris is resident 

 manaKii "i ili. \li -i^ippi operation. The stock on hand at time of sale, 

 cut b> till- .Miv-i--i|.pl Lumber Company, was not taken over by the new 

 owners, h\iT is being rapidly moved by the former owner, J. T. Spagins. 

 Mill About to Begin Operations 



-V practically new mill is about ready to begin operations at Houghton, 

 Mich. It is the mill of the Dollar Lumber Company. It had stood idle for 

 some years, and has been practically rebuilt and new machinery has 

 been installed. The mill formerly was operated by the Dollar Bay Land 

 & Improvement Company, a Calumet & Hecia subsidiary. The company 

 logged at points on the Mineral Range and the Copper Range in Houghton 

 county during the winter and expects to make a cut of 8,000,000 feet, 

 principally of hemlock, during the summer. 



Rebuilt MiU at Ontonagon 



The old Corwin mill at Ontonagon. Mich., has been cutting lumber 

 after a period of idleness. It was purchased and rebuilt by John Hawley 

 of that' place. It is the plan of the new owner to saw about 3,000,000 

 feet at that place. 



■Will Operate -With Electricity 



The Southern California Hardwood & Manufacturing Company. Los 

 Angeles. Cal., will install equipment for electric drive consisting of 

 sixty-one motors ranging from two to 100 horsepower, accessories, etc. 

 The Red River Lumber Company, Minneapolis. Minn:, has recently ordered 

 additional apparatus for its plant at Westwood, Cal., comprising a 3."> 

 kw. Curtis turbo-generator set and switchboard panels. The material 

 will be furnished by thr General Electric Company. 



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Peoples Gas Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



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