HARDWOOD RECORD 



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E. Bartholomew of Joliii P.. Uansom & Co., Nashville, Tenn., has been 

 making one ot his periodical visits to the local market during the last 

 week or ten days. 



Charles Barnaby of Greeneastle, Ind., president of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association, has been in Chicago for several days In con- 

 ference with Secretary Franlc Fish. Mr. Barnaby also attended the 

 meeting of the National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Association. 



S. B. Anderson of the Anderson-Tully Company, Memphis, Tenn., has 

 been in Chicago for several days. While here he attended the various 

 sessions of the National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Association's 

 semi-annual meeting. 



Max Pease of the Galloway-Pease Company, Poplar Bluff, Mo., spent 

 several days last week in Chicago and surrounding territory. 



B. W. Lord and S. G. (Jlantou of the Chicago Veneer Company, Dan- 

 ville. Ky., both attended the semi-annual meeting of the National Veneer 

 & Panel Manufacturers' Association in Chicago this week. They an- 

 nounce tlint rh.ir i>i? new veneer mill in Arkansas will be ready for 



IlAitiii Ui 1- in receipt of Bulletin No. 6 issued by the Gum 



LumlMi- \Li null. I IN i I .' Association. This bulletin contains a good deal 

 of infiiniiiuii.ii i.Miiliiri!,' on the recent semi-annual meeting, ^ving in- 

 stances ot new installations of gum, list of new members, and also sub- 

 mits some facts ngtirding inquiries for gum from abroad. The bulletin 

 also contains a list of rci-iit sales showing prices F. O. B. Memphis for 



< NEW YORK >-= 



The executive committee and (be Board of Tnislees of the National 

 Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association met at headquarters during the 

 Forest Products show. The meeting went over two days and brought a 

 number of visitors whp took advantage of the opportunity to take in the 

 Forest rni.iu.i- i:\p"sition. This, by the way, came in for high praise 

 at the li.iiiil- ill \ ii\iM)riy, lumberman, architect or home builder. 



The ,\:i~li\ilii I. Idling party of lumbermen is due to arrive in New 

 York alter tiie big hardwood convention at Buffalo. .Tune 18 and 19. The 

 party will be welcomed to the big city, but just where they are going to 

 do their boosting hasn't been announced, but if they do anything to boost 

 the lumber business hero they will be doubly welcome. 



A number of the local hardwood trade made the trip to Uichmond for 

 the annual tournament of the Lumber Trade Golf Association. All report 

 a tine time and Sam Barr won a prize. -Sam must have been on his game. 



Frank W. Weed has been appointed eastern representative for the 

 American Lumber and Manufactiiring Company of Pittsburgh. He is well 

 acquainted in the local trade and has been in the game here for many 

 years. He will cover the local trade and Long Island, New Jersey and 

 part of New York State. 



E. M. Terry, hardwood exporter, formerly secretary of the National 

 Luuilier Exporters' Association, returned during the fortnight from a trip 

 to the mills in the Virginias, Tennessee and the Carolinas. He reports 

 dry stock not over abundant and prices generally well held. 



Charles H. Boner is again associated with the Gardner. Wood Company, 

 hardwood wholesalers, in the Flatiron building. Mr. Boner will be in 

 general charge of the nfflee details in connection with the buying and 

 selling departments. 



-■<, BUFFALO y 



A number of the memliers of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange were at the 

 Hotel Clifton recently to make final arrangements for the holding of the 

 dinner whicb the exchange will give to the visitors attending the con- 

 vention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. Everything has 

 been done for the comfort and convenience of the guests, and the trip is 

 expected to be an unusually pleasant one. Chairman C. Walter Belts has 

 appointed the following sub-committee to look after the arrangements for 

 the Hotel Clifton dinner ; H. I. George, chairman : M. E. Preisch, M. S. 

 Burns. H. F. Taylor and G. Ellas. 



The chairmen of the various committees of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange 

 lately appointed by President A. W. Kreinheder are as follows : Mem- 

 bership, J. M. Brlggs ; unloading, H. I. George ; arbitration, W. A. Perrin ; 

 outing, W. P. Betts ; finance. Anthony Miller ; trade relations, O. E. 

 Yeager ; transportation, JI. S. Burns ; special committee on transit 

 privilege, M. M. Wall. 



The Niagara Falls trip of .June 18 will be the first outing of the 

 exchange and many members are hoping to attend. If any further out- 

 ing is held this year it will probably not be until August, although the 

 matter has not been definitely decided. 



The firm of G. Ellas & Bro. bas been incorporated within the past two 

 weeks, with a capitalization of $.300,000. The directors are Gabriel, Abra- 

 ham J. and P. S. Elias. The company has a very extensive mill and 

 lumber business, built up during the past quarter of a century. 



The yard of T. Sullivan & Co. recently received the first hardwood 

 cargo of the season, consisting of brown ash and elm on the steamer 

 Winnipeg. More lumber will come in for this yard later. 

 . The Standard Hardwood Lumber Company is busily engaged this 

 mouth in bringing in hardwood lumber, mostl.v oak and chestnut, from 

 the South. Trade in hardwoods Is called qolet. 

 . Blakeslee. Perrin & Darling have had some fair export trade in' hard- 



woods recently. The yard has found city trade quiet, but outside business 

 is a little more active than last month. 



W. W. Reilley has returned from a trip around the world, having been 

 away from the city about four months. He reports having had a very 

 en.ioyable trip and has been quite busy since returning. 



F. T. Sullivan has been in Canada lately, looking after shipments of lum- 

 ber which he is making there for H. H. Salmon & Co. The steamer Kongo Is 

 at Sault Ste. Marie, loading lumber for Buffalo. 



E. J. Sturm of Miller, Sturm & Miller, has returned from an eastern 

 business trip, during which he found a fair amount of business, though 

 the hardwood trade is not called active. 



W. K. Jackson of Jackson & Tlndle, has been at Pellston, Mich., for 

 several days, looking after the hardwood interests of the firm. The mill 

 there has disposed of most of its hardwood stocks westward. 



The Yeager Lumber Company, Inc., has been selling a fair amount of 

 panel poplar lately, of which it is carrying a well-assorted stock. It 

 has also moved considerable cypress. 



A. J. Elias is as usual planning to take a good deal of interest in 

 politics in the city and state this fall. He is one of the promoters of 

 the campaign of ex-Governor Sulzer, who will run for office on an inde- 

 pendent ticket. 



C. C. Slaght is with his famil.v. living at Genesee, Pa., this summer, 

 where he is getting out hardwood stocks. 



■< PHILADELPHIA > 



John II. Schofield of Schofleld Bros., says there are no discernible signs 

 of improvement in trading, but their men are working hard and picking 

 up some orders right along. Robert W. Schofleld is on a tour of the 

 company's mills, looking up stock conditions. 



E. M. Bechtcl, sales manager for William Whitmer & Sons, Inc., says 

 there is no material change in trading from a fortnight ago. The aver- 

 age sales compare favorably with the same period of a year ago, but it 

 requires constant hustling. 



William J. Mingus of Mingus & Rutter, reports things moving slowly at 

 this time. One needs to be on the constant jump to gather in the orders, 

 he says. 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING 



Band Sawn Stock 



4/4 Com. & Better Sap Gum 



4 4 Com. & Better Red Gum 

 6 4 Com. & Better Red Gum 



5 4 & 8 4 Is & 2s Red Gum 

 Quartered and Plain Red and White Oak 



This stock contains a good percentage of 14' 

 and 16' lengths and is of excellent widths 



W. W. GARY, "'^r 



HARDWOOD LUMBER AND LOGS 



