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tary. Both of these gentlemen are well known to the lumber dealers of 



Chicago and vicinity, and have had 

 present work. Mr. Skeele will sivi- 

 selling. .Mr. Kim'iUit was lornicrl.v v 

 Company ol Si. Ixiuis. Mo., hut leu 

 Estahrook Skii.-I.' l.uml>cr Coniimiiy oi 

 business or ensaged in the man\ifactii 



in the line of their 

 iition to buying and 

 'ilass Manufacturing 

 ist he was with the 

 IS been in the lumber 



his life. 



Built First Steam Sawmill in Texas 



John A. Sternenberg died on May 2 at Houston, Tex., at the age of 

 seventy-seven. He was known as the builder of the first steam sawmill in 

 Texas, it was located in Austin county. He was a native of Germany, 

 and came to Texas at the age of twelve and spent the remainder of his lit't 

 In the state. He acquired large holdings in the vicinity of Beaumont. He 

 was a member ot the Olive-Sternenberg Lumber Company. 



New Adjustable Protection and Exhaust Hoods 



In this connection are shown illustrations of new adjustable protection 

 hoods designed by the Valley City Machine Works, Orand Rapids, Mich., 

 tor protection in operating grinding machines. This company has ap- 

 plied for patent on these hoods, which have recently been perfected. 



While primarily designed for use in connection with Valley City ma- 

 chines, tins lio.Ml is applicable to almost any type of grinder head. The 

 Illustration ot tlie No. 12 machine equipped with these new hoods 

 demonstrates tlie manner ot attachment to any foreign make of grinder 

 head. A bracket Is furnished which is attached to the cap of the bear- 

 ing. This will accomplish the result in practically all cases. It is 

 readily seen, however, that if the particular bracket that the company 

 furnishes cannot be used, it Is not a ditticult matter to make a bracket 

 for any type of machine. 



Recent experiments have demonstrated that safety collars alone do 

 not pi-operly protect the operator and the use of guards is strongly 

 recommended. The adjustable features of the new hoods present the 



\AI-1.KY CITY UKINUING 

 S KQUIPPED WITH iSEW 

 .MOD :i4-INCH PROTECTION 



u be ad,iusted horlzontall 

 i-heei constantly to the f 



facture of hardwood lumber. The special feature is its exceptionally 

 heavy equipment designed to cut long timbers. 



The active organization Is composed of \V. H. Ferkins, general man- 

 ager, and J. W. O'Shaughnessey, sales manager. The plan is to dispose ot 

 the cut direct. 



Keports Organizing Chair Company 



It is reported from Newago, Mich., that the Newago Chair Company 

 of that place Is organizing as the Hunt-Buse Manufacturing Company 

 and has begun operations under the new incorporation. The plant of the 

 iNewago Chair Company has been idle for some time. 



Fire at Shelhyville, Tenn. 



Fire occurred at four o'clock in the morning of May m at the sawmill 

 and hoop factory of F. a. Landers of Shelbyvllle, Tenn. The total loss 

 was about $3,500, against which there was Insurance of only $1,300. 

 Mr. Landers has been in the sawmill business for more than thirty 



Eansom-Compton 



Due of the most notable social events at Memphis in some time was 

 the marriage of Miss Levin Coe Compton and Charles R. Ramson, which 

 was solemnized at St. Marys Wednesday evening, May 20. D. J. Craik 

 .Morris, dean of the cathedral, performed the ceremony. The church was 

 beautifully decorated for the occa'sion. Herbert Esch presided at the 

 organ. The bride was given away by her uncle, C. E. Coe, while the 

 groom was attended by his brother, W. A. Ransom, as best man. C. B. 

 Dudley of the Dudley Lumber Company was one of the ushers. 



After the ceremony was performed the Immediate relatives and the 

 bridal party attended a reception at the home of the bride's mother, 

 Mrs. J. M. Compton. A 'delightful menu was served. 



Mr. and Mrs. Ransom left later for a bridal trip East. When they 

 return (about the middle ot June) they will be at home to their many 

 friends at 1509 Goodbar place. 



Mr. Ransom Is secretary-treasurer of the Gayoso Lumber Company, 

 and his bride is one of the social favorites in Memphis. A number of 

 out of town guests were present, including Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ransom of 

 .Murfreesboro, Tenn., parents of the groom. 



Sawmill Fires in April 



The bulletin issued April 30 by the Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance. 

 Kansas City, Mo., showed a loss ot S52,519. The three chief losses were 

 those of Penrod-Jurden-McCowen Lumber Company, Brasfleld, Ark., 

 .'i;21,714.29: Ocmulgee River IjUmber Company, Lumber City, Ga., $16,- 

 000 : and John L. Roper Lumber Company, Roper, N. C, $12,752.2?. 

 There were other sawmill and lumlier yard tires in the country to the 

 amount of ¥649,000, for which the alliance had no liability. 



New Process for Safeguarding Mills 



The Gun-Crete Company is the name of a concern which has just 

 opened oUices in the McCormick building, Chicago. This firm specializes 

 in cement gun work for engineering, industrial and mining structures. 

 The company's process, it would seem, should prove valuable for interior 

 and exterior finishing of mill structures. By this process cement Is 

 applied by guns on wire fabric, thus constituting an excellent wall cover- 

 ing. 



(.'arl Weber, president ot the lorapany. is very well known as a con- 

 crete engineer. He is the inventor of the reinforced concrete chimney, 

 and has designed and erected a large number of other Important engineer- 

 ing structures. He has been connected with cement gun opera 

 some time and is considered an expert in this line. 



wheel wears down and the whole hood 

 the rear so as to keep the face of the 

 and available. 



These llO'l'l^ :i1-.m -^i\.- the purpose of exhaust hoods and can be 

 equipped wiili i li n ,.~~:iiy flange for connection to the exhatist pipe. 

 These exlian-i , .iiiii.n hm, are made large so as to conform to the regu- 

 lations of r.i.iii ~t:\h' l.iws along these lines. If the exhaust openings 

 are not desiie.l tlie hoods can be furnished without them. However, 

 unless spetiiied to the contrary the regular equipment is with exhaust 

 connect inns. 



Till' hoofls are desisni?'^ to protect from seventy to seventy-five percent 

 of tlie prindinj; wheel and It is noted that the side support guards the 

 end i.>t the arb'.r. 'fliis is a very strong feature because it frequentl.v 

 happens that the workmen's clothing Is caught on the end of the spindle 

 and serious injury results. The slots in the side supports are placed 

 at an angle so that when the hood Is closed around the wheel the sup- 

 port remains constantly over the end of the arbor. 



This appliance is furnished in grey iron, malleable Iron or crucible 

 steel as desired. The thickness of the walls is ample for the size, 

 varying from approximately U inch in No. 6 to y2 inch in the 

 No. 24. 



Louisiana Hardwood Mill Begins Operations 



The new eiglity-foot band mill ot the Davis Brothers Lumber Com- 

 pany near .\nsley. La., began operations about a week ago. The mill 

 will have a daily cut of approximately .")0.000 feet and is thoroughly 

 equipped with every modern appliance conducive to the proper manu- 



for 



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Pertinent Information 



Car Statistics 



The latest l>ulletin of the American Railway Issociation dated May 

 22 shows a total surplus pi freight cars on May 15 as larger than for 

 any date since 1909. Tlie surplus on this date was 239,406 cars, a 

 considerable increase over the figures of May 1, when the surplus was 

 230,533 cars. On May 15 a year ago there was a surplus of but 261,- 

 269 cans, while for the respective years preceding 1913 there were on 

 May 9, 136,777 cars; May 10, 188,847 cars, and May 11, 127,148 cars. 



The total shortage on May 15 of this year was but 764 cars, a prac- 

 tically negligible Hgure. The shortage on the first of this month was 

 16,054, while on May 15, 1913, there were 10,975 cars. The shortage 

 on May 9, 1912, was 6,678 cars ; May 10, 1911, 5,060 cars, and on May 

 11, 1910, 4,555 cars. 



White Pine of the Future 



A comprehensive investigation of the prospects of white pine in the 

 future has been made by E. H. Frothingham, of the Forest Service. He 

 has been engaged in such investigations for some years. He wrote a 

 bulletin several years ago covering the growth of Douglas flr, of the 

 Pacific slope, and later another of the paper birch of the Northeast ; and 

 the bulletin on white pine is third of the series. 



The purpose of the study is to ascertain what the prospects are for 



