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tluouglioiit tile aft'cotcd area are decidedly oX the opinion tbat present 

 rates are hij^h enough and that, any advance will materially reduce their 

 profits, with I ho result that they are making a strenuous effort to defeat 

 the proposed iutrease. This is regarded as the most important rate ad- 

 vance threatened against hardwood lumber interests in the area Involved 

 and it is because of this fact that the opposition is so strong and so 

 determined. J. K. Wallier, special counsel for the bureau, is assisting Mr. 

 Townshpnd in handling the rase. It is before Special Examiner Gerry 

 of th.' Trn, 1 -I, I, C ,i.ir, C ini-.icin. 



A hiiL- .1 I _ III. 1 1 ijl in. \i' iii|ihis the evening of June 16 in 



speciiil I " III ntral for Chicago, where they will 



lake iIh ii.ri.ii n, in, i Michigan Central from that point 



to Buffalo to aMiTKl Hi in i ii Xational Hardwood Lumber Asso- 

 ciation. There are at !■ i Khvood lumbermen who will go from 



Memphis. This is mn n lii n n-hulds of the National association. 

 .1. W. Dickson, one of Hi • i i mirl J. W. McCiure, one of the mem- 

 bers of the in.';p.>'-1i(iu rules conunitlee, will leave a day or two earlier 

 in order to attend uioetings to be held Just prior to the calling of the 

 annual convcnlion lo order. 



Box manufacturers here continue to do a very satisfactory bvislness. 

 The fruit oinj) is somewhat late in this territory and orders for shipping 

 containers for fruits are lasting somewhat longer than usual. The gen- 

 eral box business is slowing down somewhat, as is always the ease with 

 the approach of midsummer, but the volume of shipments is quite up to 

 if not rather above the average for this time of the year. There has 

 been some complaint on the score of prices during the past eight or nine 

 montlis, but this is about the only thing the box people have had to 

 worry about, as they have gone through one of the most active seasons 

 ever exjieriinced. 



The lumbermen who paid their entrance fee to the thirteenth annual 

 tournament of the Southern Ciolf Association, held over the links of the 

 Memphis Country Club this week, did not fare particularly well. C. B. 

 Dudley of the Dudley Lumber Company did not play at all, while George 

 D. Burgess of Russe & Hurpess, Inc., played but turned in a score of 103, 

 which was 2.5 above the figures which enabled competitors to qualify. 

 He showed remarkable gameness, however, to enter and go the qualify- 

 ing round, as he was up against a field of 186 golfers, many of them the 

 best in the South, while only fifi could qualify. He had plenty of com- 

 pany, as nearly as many failed :i< ..n, , , , .h .1. 



The Rhodes Furniture Conip;iin ; : - . m.i a long-term lease on the 

 Lowenstein building at Main str, . i hhi \,,iHi Court avenue and is now 

 spending aViout $20,000 in ImproMnKjn -. When these are completed the 

 company will occupy this building and will carry an up-to-date stock of 

 furniture, rugs and other goods In that line, according to H. M. Rhodes, 

 president of the firm. 



The Columl'us Lnmln i ( ..iii|..in, i ..jnii n ., Miss., has recently acquired 



a tract of 1.">.000 acii n I n li.keus, Fayette and Lamar 



counties, Alabama, :ii]h n ^ i , i .liir.-s of this company. The 



property was purchase.! mmih MmiI.. .v ileir.i. also of Columbus. The 

 consideration was not siveii. The new aeqiiisition gives the company 

 enough material to last it for a number of years, perhaps a quarter of a 

 century. 



The officiaLs of the .Vniorican Car & Foundry Company held a confer- 

 ence here some days ago regarding plans for rebuilding the plant at Blng- 

 hampton, a suburb of Memphis, but no definite decision was reached. 

 The onl.v announcement made was that the present contracts would be 

 completed here. This information was given out by C. A. Pi-ice, the 

 local manager. The company has been one of the big local consumers 

 of hardwood lumber and timber and much regret is expressed in hard- 

 wood circles over the probability that the plant may not be re-established. 



^-< NASHVILLE >-= 



General business in Xashville holds up fairly well considering condi- 

 tions throughout the country. Bank clearings for May amounted to 

 $26,697,802, compared with .?28.849,590 for the same month last year. 

 There was a heavy increase last year, and this year there were two legal 

 holidays during the month, while last year there was only one. 



Building permits at Nashville for May were very satisfactory, permits 

 being issued for improvements to cost $203,402, compared with $117,275 

 for the same month last year. 



The Nashville Lumbermen's Club is greatly interested in a fight being 

 made before the State Railroad Commission against the Louisville .'t 

 Nashville, Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis, and Tennessee Centr.il rail- 

 roads to secure better rates on logs and lumber products from points in 

 Tennessee to Nashville. The fight Is being conducted through the Nash- 

 ville Traffic Bureau, of which T. M. Henderson is commissioner. Mr. 

 Henderson is preparing a large amount of testimony to present In the 

 case, which will probably come up for hearing some time next month. 



Destructive fires are reported to have caused heavy loss on the land of 

 the Pittsburg Lumber Company, near Hampton. Tenn., the loss being 

 estimated at about $10,000. One lot of logs of 200,000 feet was lost by 

 fire. The fire is supposed to have originated from parties who were clear- 



R. S. Maddox, who has been appointed forester of Tennessee, will as- 

 sume his duties In September, and will start an important survey in the 

 State soon thereafter. Mr. Maddox has been nn instructor in a Penn- 

 sylvania college, and is reputed to be a forester of great ability. 



With such logs as these it is no trouble for me to 

 furnish the best of Wisconsin Hardwoods; I offer 

 for prompt delivery : 



15,000 ft. 1" winter cut basswood, 1st and 2Md 



15,000 ft. I'/z" hard maple, No. 1 common 



100,000 ft. 2" hard maple in log run 



30,000 ft. 2" maple No. l common 



40,000 ft. 2" maple, ists and 2nds 



3 0,000 ft. IH" soft elm, full log run, very nice 



55,000 ft. 3 X 4 maple hearts; 45,000 ft. 4 .x 5 sound 



maple hearts 



15,000 ft. 2J/>" rock elm No. l and 2 common 



20,000 ft. 2" rock elm No. l common and better 



75,000 ft. i" birch No. 1 common and better 



150,000 ft. i}i" birch No. 1 common and better 



50,000 ft. ly," birch No. 1 common and better 



Look these items over and ask for what you want 



C. p. CROSBY, Rhinelander.Wis. 



Stock List which we wish to move 

 at this time is as follows: 



150 lAI ft. 1" 1st and 2nd Unsel. Birch 

 50 ]M ft. 1" No. 1 Common Birch 

 60 :\I ft. 1" 1st and 2nd Basswood 

 60 M ft. 1" Xo. 1 Common Basswood 

 100 M ft. 1" No. 2 Common Basswood 

 200 M ft. 1" No. 3 Common Basswood 



Stock is 1913 cut, abso- 

 lutely dry, and prompt 

 shipment could be made. 



Oelhafen Lumber Company 



TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN 



