HARDWOOD RECORD 



•csrreair In the ovlghtiorbood of Iwpnijr-Bvv (mt tvat of tlir lulal tax*- 

 lion*: In Om-kod II li In thr nrKhlmrbCKMl of lirijr por n-nt : In OnllfurnU 

 l( la alMi lan:p an In many othrr wratcrn ■latra. And wlirn It la can- 

 ■Idrml thai vi-ry llttlf >ia* Ufa done and la now Iwlnc doiiit In tin- wajr 

 of ri|MTliiii-nlallon ItHiklue lo the nioro raniplt-tr utillutlon of Itila 

 riioriiinuii i-r»|> of iIiiiIht now rrady for liarvpul, at Ipant fifty |ht cpnt of 

 wlil.h 1« «-i»i<-<l In nianiifnrliiri'. luul Ihnt the <-.iiirii<'« In fon-ntry iiri' 

 undiriiiaiiDitl and llip Iniilrurloni undiT|iald, romparvd with many othrr 

 llix'n iif InvpiitlKalloual and i-duratUinat work. It would M-<-in that the 

 uialtfr Mhould Im* adJUHliM] on a moro loictcal IminIn. 



I'roltalily no otluT llni< of Invt-ntlKatlonal work In thp country would 

 yli'ld Krrati-r n-turun for the money t-iiicndrd on It than the work on 

 f.in-nt produrt*. Thi-x- ronpitltuti' one of the larRot of our jin-at natural 

 r. .ourcvn and •« far havi- r.-c»'lvi'd very llttlo attention at the hnnda of 



~ U-ntliitii. In fart, the lunihernien and tiniher owner* of tl ntire 



"untry are aulTerlnR Ix-rauite of lack of experlnirntal work on wood and 

 wood product*, and It l« aimed In thin menHiire to provide money to Hecure 

 competent men and ••qiiliniii'nt for InlHirntnrleii nereHiiary to obtain results. 



Silos Needed in Venezuela 



A report by the .Vmerlcan mlulHter to Veneiuela. I'reaton Mclioodwln, 

 uya that with oonie activity on the part of aaleiimen from the I'nlted 

 State*. It I* more than likely a nplendld demand would he found In 

 Veneiuela for silos In which to store grain, provender, and other grades 

 of livestock food. There Is not a silo In the Itepubllc of Venezuela. 



The dry penod extends from early November to late .\prll or early 

 May. and this condition never changes. As Is customary during the 

 dry season, live stock Is dying In the flclds, even In regions of unusual 

 fertility In the wet season. The people of all classes fall to make 

 preparation In the rainy season for the dry period. 



There Is no tariff duty In Venezuela on either the finished product or 

 the raw material Intended for the manufacture of farming Implements 

 or machinery. But If there is any disposition upon thp part of firms 

 In the United States to enter this field, it is Imperative that Spanish- 

 speaking representatives should go personally, the catalogue method being 

 entirely inadequate in this Instance, nt least until the product Is properly 

 Introdoced. 



The Irish SMllalah 



The antli|UHrlnn hiis been dltclnu iimoni: the records iind traditions of 

 Ireland and has discovered that the shlUalah which made Ireland famous 

 was not made of thorn wood us has been so long supposed, but was of o.nk 

 »:ilch was once abundant In the Shillelagh dlstricl. The name Is di'iived 

 fv..ra that word, but is now spelled In several ways. The wood from that 

 ■"::ion was called Shlllclngb oak. and a club made of it cam<- to be in 

 iirse of time a shlUalah. Oak was procured from that region mon- 

 ■ i:in nine hundred .venrs ago for roof timbers for Westminster hall. 

 \i.out three hundred .years ago the location of iron furnaces In the 

 1. Inity of the Shillelagh forests caused the depletion of the oak fn" 

 i"l. Trees lemaln to this day. but now dating back to the time when 

 Hi.' Irishman cut from that wood the stick with which to reinforce his 

 uirnments with nls n.-lgbbors. 



Seeking Markets for Philippine Woods 



M. K. Hendrickson of Portland. Ore., recently visited Chicago, St. 

 Louis, St. Paul, and other cities of the Mississippi valley, investigating 

 the possibiiities of finding markets for Philippine woods. He represents 

 parties who have a timber concession on the islands, and if the outlook 

 for markets Is found satisfactory, modern mills will be built to cut the 

 various commercial woods of the Philippines. 



Seasoning Oak hy Sandwiching 



Some of the woodworkers of Hoston have an elleitive method of season- 

 ing expensive brown Kngllsh oak which Is to be worked Into panels nncl 

 other bigh-grnde products. The wood Is Imported from England In 

 rough planks and Is prepared for tinal manufacture by first giving It ii 



AT HALF PRICE 



STEAM SKIDDER 



AND LOADER COMBINED 



Clyde Modern Eqalpmen' 



■boat sixty days. Operatl< 

 llnaed. 



For 



GOGEBIC LUMBER CO. 



GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 



I hi' oak without priMlucIng the iMd elTerla due to checking and wn 

 « iK'ii om- «<•! of pine iHMirdii hat iM'rome charged with niolaturp i 

 si'i Is ■ulisiliuted and the llrat iHNirdit are ri-lumi-il lo the kiln 

 iignin drle<l and heatiil. The priHi'na la cimllnued until the i 

 ihoriMiBhIy HeawiniHl. after which It Is Utile alfi'cliM by cbangen I 

 weather. 



Hardwood ISfews l^otes 



:-< MISCELLAhlEOUS >•- 



Mnw., died 



Increasi-d its capita 



ckag.' 



apany 



a. III., 



elMirted 



llie Olney I'nblni-I lompany of iil 

 stock to «:i<I.CHio. 



The Ponchatoula Veneering and Pi 

 organizing at Ponchnfoula, I.,ii. 



It Is reiKirt.Kl that the Car Wlorks nt 

 voluntary petllton in bankruptcy. 



'I'lic Ariel Wood Iled Company has been Incorporated at Coshen, Ind. 

 The comiuiny has I^IOO.IHIU capital. 



The Louisville Box and Uusket Company was recently lncor|H>rati-d at 

 .New Albany, Ind., with »1(I.<MH) capltol. 



Marathon Motor Works, Nashville. Tenn., are re|M>rted to lie involved 

 In an Involuntary |H-tltlon In bankruptcy. 



The Did Kort Supply Company has started buslmss jil I'orl Wayne. 

 Ind. The company Is lncor|)oraIed nt »:;ri,(HJ(i. 



The name of the Varner Ijtind & Lumber Company of Cerldge, .\rk., bus 

 been changed to the Carnahan-AUirart Lumber Company. 



The Southern Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Nashville, Tenn., 

 is re|>orted to have increased its capital stock to fl, '•0,000. 



The Marshall Butters LumlH-r Company, L'Ansc, Mich., is In receiver's 

 hands, Charles R. Uunn and Charles II. (Jates being appointed receivers. 



The Korman-Karle Company of IK-trolt, Mich., has U-en absorbed by 

 the Thomas Korman Company, the capital having been increaaed to 

 ¥1,000,000. 



The Abrams Flooring Company is the style of a re<-ently incorporated 

 concern which will operate at Buffalo, N. V. The company hag fio.ooo 

 capital stock. 



The Caledonia Kloorlng Company Is the style of a recently incor- 

 porated concern which will operate at St. .lohnsbury, Vt Its capital 

 stock Is »jO,000. 



The plant of the Shelio.vgnn Cigar Box & Lumber Company. She- 

 boygan. Wis., was destroyed by lire the evening of May 'M. The lire 

 entailed a loss of ?ao,000. 



The Southern Wood Finishing Company Is the style of a recently 

 Incorporated concern which will operate at High Point, .N. C. The com- 

 pnny has ^r.'.'i.OOn capital stock. 



The .Maple Springs Lumber Company Is the style of a recently Incor- 

 porated concern which will operate nt Maple Springs, N. Y. The com- 

 pany has a capital stock of Jl.5.000. 



•I'he Stevenson Hardwood Lumls-r Company Is the style of a recently 

 incorporated concern which n1ll do business at Charleston, W. Va. 'Hie 

 company has a capital stock of ¥:iri,0O0. 



.Nels Uueholm, formerly sales manager of the Scott & Howe Lumber 

 Company, located nt Oshkosh, Wis., has started business for himself at 

 Hurley, Wis. Mr. IMieholm will handle wholesale hardwood lumlsT and 

 timbers. ' 



=■< CHICAGO >• 



•Mm.- \\ijrk> liii.- Iiecomu an Involuntary bankrupt. 

 ;.. W. Jones Lumber Comiumy, Appleton, Wis., 

 Jhicago recently in conference with big local 



The Chicago PlctiiP- 1 

 <;. W. Jones of tlie 

 spent several days in 

 manager, .\. II. Kuth. 



1!. W. Lord, president of the Chicago Veneer Company, Danville, 

 l\y., spent several days of last week In Chicago on a business trip. 



y. J. Koys, assistant general manager of the FuUerton-Powell Ilard- 

 viiid Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind., made one of big regular trips 

 . Chicago last week. 



Adi'lbert Shutts, for twenty-Hve years manager of the .McBscngcr Lum- 

 r Company, Chicago, died at his residence, 730 Sheridan road, Glcncoe, 

 Ii Wednesday, May i:i. Mr. Shutts was born In New York state Deecm- 

 r 11, 1S03, coming to Chicago in 1S7U. He is suri-ived by a widow and 

 ■ u'- daughter. 



Ihe I'aepcke Leicht Luml)er Company of Chicago announces the re- 

 iMval of Its general ofHces to the twentieth floor of the Conway building, 

 1 1 1 West Washington street. The removal took clfcet May 11. New 

 • I. phone number is Franjflln 4300. 



I-. A. Digging of Murphy & Digging and the Cummer-Dlgglng Company 

 I Cadillac. Mich., spent several days In Chicago last week in conference 

 Aitli Secretary Fish of the National Hardwood Lumber .\ssociatlon. Mr. 

 liicglns stopped on his way to Chicago at Grand Baplds. 



W. B. Burke, vice-president and general manager of the Lamb-Fish 

 Lumber Company, Charleston, Miss., sailed from New Y'ork for an ex- 



