HARDWOOD RECORD 



ap the pine ■tumpafr. Tbla talll lod all of Its rqulpmont anil arciiitor)' 

 bulldlot*. ftt., wrre conttrurlnl along the moiit uiudprn llDr> of fOlclcocy 

 antl cmnomjr. and Inaunucb aa thcto arc aliio for «ale It tbould proTo a 

 vrry aitracllrr cffrrlDE to norllirrn or lioutbcm o|HTator«. 



Tbr Undi to be oir<r<-d are Ibuiic nblcb havi' tioc Blreadjr born dU- 

 poard of by Ibr trualr<-« diirin;: tbr I'xIdPDrp of tbc Iruat rrrati-d by tbp 

 ralduary device of the will. They have been ordered itold by the decrw 

 of the circuit court of the county of Kny, In chancery, and are to be 

 ■old by the circuit court commlBi>loni-r at the court bouiic of Bay City, 

 Mich., AuRuat 4. 10 a. m. 



The largest holdlne* of hardwood that ha»-e been dUpoaed of by the 

 enlate are In the hands of the hardwood lloorlnK companleii ot Grayltni; 

 and Bar r:iy, Mich., and the WlIIlamR Shoe Laat Company. 



The timber runs mainly to hard maple and Rray elm of the very flneat 

 lyp*-, allbouRb there Is, of course, a sprinkling of other timber. All of 

 thin slumpaee was petjonally selected by the late Mr. Ward, twenty-Dve 

 or thirty years aso. and really constitutes the last offerings of s<'lected 

 hardwood tlmberlands. They arc all acces.ilble to the Detroit and 

 Charlevoix division of the Michigan Central Railroad, while parts are 

 accessible to the Grand Rapids & Indiana, Manistee & Northeastern and 

 the Kast Jordan & Southern. 



In addition to the offerings of stumpage, 25,000 acres of cut-over 

 landH will be sold as well as the complete sawmill and other accessory 

 bulldluKs : also lots and town lots, dock property, liooninEe ond ripnrinn 

 rights at or near East Jord.'in, Alba. Manistee or Bay City. 



Bays Tennessee Sawmill 

 The plant of the W. P. Brown i Sons Lumber Company at Dickson, 

 Tenn., wa-i recently purchased by John M. Smith of that town. The 

 mill Is a single band, four years old, and the output Is chiefly hardwood. 

 The prlc;p paid bas not been announced. The purchase did not Include 

 tbc lumber In the yard or tbc logs on hnnd. 



Arkansas Mill Cbanges Hands 

 The vr. L. Hedgecock hard nnd soft wood mill at Wilton, Ark., bus 

 been sold to the Spcnce-McBride Lumber Company of that place. The 

 purchasers expect to specialize on hardwood dimension stock, and 

 according to present plans they will have a second mill and planer In 

 operation soon. 



Joins O. H. Evans Lumber Company Forces 



The G. 11. Ev,Tns Lumber Company, Cliattanooc.1, Tenn., announces 

 that H. N, Saxton, Jr., the well-known hardwood exporter, formerly op- 

 erating at the Knoxville Sawmill Company, Knoxville, Tenn., has re- 

 cently become associated with the Erans company. 



Mr. Saxton's former plant was totally destroyed by fire last January. 

 In Joining the Evans company, also a hardwood exporting as well as 

 domestic bardiwood concern, Mr. Saxton will be in a position to serve 

 his friends with the same carefully graded hardwoods as be formerly 

 .'^liirped In his former established brands. lie will also be in a position 

 -hip the famous brands of the Evans company. 



Forest Service Desires to Co-operate 



niat the United States Forest Service Is not a mere combination ot 

 theorists whose chief aim Is statistical compilation Is being proven con- 

 tinuously by the various policies developed and put Into effect tending 

 to offer to the lumbering interests of the country the co-operation of this 

 service in the solution of various problems that Interest the lumbermen 

 and for various beneflts that might be worked out. 



One of the latest of these efforts is seen In the plan as formulated 

 and put Into operation May 1, In which a representative of the service, 

 E. S. Bryant, is now making close observation of hardwood operations, 

 the idea being to create if possible a greater interest in the conserving 

 of second-growth timber which now is of too poor quality to be market- 

 able at a profit for such timber as Increasing variety of utilization and 

 increased stumpage values will have effected a value for the products of 

 these inferior logs which will make their exploitation a business prop- 

 osition. 



That the hardwood operators for the most part have not given the 

 consideration to this possibility which it unquestionably deserves. Is gen- 

 erally conceded. For the most part they have been more Intent on main- 

 taining their present-day operations and producing and selling as much 

 lumber as possible without reasonable thought of the future of their 

 respective Institutions. That in a great many cases timber which at 

 the present date is of no value or of negative value If cut, will be of 

 real marketable value fifteen to twenty-flve years from now is unques- 

 tionably a fact. 



Mr. Bryant's work consists in lining up lumbering operations, the 

 character of whose stumpage indicates that such a plan ot cycle cutting 

 will be feasible and In endeavoring to interest operators In this plan for 

 taking out now only such timber as is marketable In the form of lumber 

 at a profit, and leaving the second cut for future operations when it 

 will have attained size and market value to make its exploitation pos- 

 sible. A great deal of timber of this character is now being cut simply 

 because the operators happen to be in that section and little or no 

 thought Is ffiven to the question of whether or not cutting at this time is 

 not distinctly l)ad business. 



Of course, such a plan of operation would apply only to large opera- 



tions, where the timber and land li owned outrl(bt, and alio only on 

 Nucb oiwratlouK as are suitable only for timber. 



Mr, Bryant la making excellent progreait In bla Idea, and It U to ba 

 hoped that bla purpose will meet with the Uioughtful consideration 

 which It merits. 



lie U confining bU work at present to the mnunlalnons country of the 

 aoulbwesteru ulalcM, but will eventually cover nil of the producing fieldl. 



An Efficient Cruising and Engineering Service 



The formation of the cruising nnd englneirlng department of the L. B, 

 Campbell Lumber Company, Ford bullillni!, Detroit, Mich., la a maltrr 

 of evolution and has been in accord with the modern tendencies of tha 

 time. That Is, the endeavor baa been to concentrate more and more oo 

 tbc one man the efforts of this department. 



This organization was founded by L. K. Compbell years ago, Mr. 

 Campbell coming west to the lower peninsula of Michigan In the latter 

 part of 1S.'«0. At that time Michigan was practically a wilderness but 

 was bountifully blessed with a high cinns of hardwood and soft wood 

 timber, and was a fertile field for luu,ber operations. 



Mr. Campbell originally began his operations with cutting oak and 

 walnut and shipped the product to the eamem markets. The fame of 

 the Michigan product In this line was so well known at that dale that 

 a ready market awaited the magnificent product of walnut and oak mill* 

 which be operated. 



Following the operations In the southern part of the state, the 

 activities were directed to the northern portion of Michigan, where the 

 virgin pine placed adjacent to the shores of Lake Huron are located. In 

 the early 'GOs the first sawmill was erected at Campbellavllle, Mich., at 

 which point the city of Alpena afterward developed, .\lpena has alnce 

 become famous as one of the principal white pine centers of the rnlted 

 States. The fame of the white and Norway pine of that region will lone 

 be remembered. 



With the advent of the latter '80s, came the practical completion of 

 the task of cutting the large timber. By this time the younger membera 

 of the family had taken up tbc work nnd these people now turned their 

 attention to the South where operations were planned In the various 

 hardwood centers for which that region is famous. Hardwood operation! 

 received the most attention, but In nddllion a considerable effort wa» 

 spent In the exploitation of cypress and other woods In that region. 



In connection with the southern operations other members of the 

 Campbell organization engaged in the veneer business, which eventually 

 led to the Investignllon of tropical timber such as mahogany and other 

 woods found in Mexico and the Latin American Republic. This Investi- 

 gation eventually led to the cutting of mahogany logs on the west coast 

 of Africa and shipments from the port of .\xlm of large cargoes of .\frlcan 

 mahogany timber to Liverpool and American markets. 



The wide variety of exi)erience of the Campbell operations has resulted 

 in the hniiding up of an unusually varied and iletaiied knowi.di;.- of the 

 lumber business In all of Its phases. As a result the company was many 

 times called upon to Investigate and report on timber In various sections 

 of the North. In fact, in some Instances the services were required to 

 take charge of lumbering operations which had been mismanaged for 

 the purpose of putting them back on a strong working basis. 



This gradually led to the development of a cruising and estimating 

 department, which has operated in practically .ill portions of the world 

 where timber Is of commercial importance. One investigation led to 

 another until eventually the services of the Campbell company were called 

 upon for Investigations In far-off Chile and the .\rgentlnc as well as in 

 many sections of the I'ar North, such as Canada and the Pacific Coast 

 states. 



Finally It was decided that to best serve the Interests of all nnd again 

 knowing the special beneflts of organized effort, a separate cruising depart- 

 ment was organized which bas available today some of the best cruising 

 uDd engineering talent ot the United States This department takes 

 care of timber cruising, map making, the operation of working companies, 

 and in short Is ready to undertake any phase ot lumbering from the 

 stump to the flnlshed product. 



An interesting and attractive little booklet has Just been gotten out by 

 Manager Charles A. Bnrnum, forest engineer. In charge of the cruising 

 and engineering department. Mr. Barnum went with the company but a 

 few months ago and bas since this connection made rapid strides In the 

 development of new business In various parts of the world. 



Regarding this booklet, it contains a great deal of interesting Informa- 

 tion of an unusually valuable character, but put together In a readable 

 manner which should make It a desirable acquisition for any hardwood 

 operator or timber holder. Hardwood Record believes that a copy of this 

 booklet can be secured by writing the L. E. Campbell Lumber Company. 



Eeceiver's Preliminary Eeport 

 The Michigan Trust C3mpany of Grand Rapids, Mich., bas sent out a pre- 

 liminary report, as receiver of the W. U. White Company, showing progress 

 toward settling the affairs of the company. When the receiver took charge, 

 November 19, 1913, the company's liabilities totaled $1,211,000, and its 

 assets consisted of stock and timber. On May 10, 1914, the liabilities had 

 been reduced to $1,015,700, and the receiver was confident that the sale of 

 lumber as soon as it is ready for market will greatly reduce the debts 

 against the concern. A little later the court will Ix- .nsked for an order 

 requiring creditors to submit proofs of their cl.niras. 



