HARDWOOD RECORD 



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itu a view ol' uxprussini,' my i m 

 that Ills company has installcii 

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) the necessity of adding this i 



facturer of sm» null hkhIi 

 tlons. Mr. Ilui.' nd luhn 

 ot those royaw- m i.,--. i 

 ins people wcr. uriiuii; 

 Uieir equipment. 



The "universal" has been designed with a view of overcoming any 

 delicioncies in sawing, thereby saving a waste which readily has meant 

 a large loss to manufacturers In the past. This wond'TlHl i .,| , m - i,, 

 ilie thousandth of an inch, and, it is claimed, will savr m i i i .1 



lumber scale alone in a short time. I would give an ixiim n, i i,|, 

 tion of this resaw. but since this is intended for a new -^ i. mi aM, imii 

 comment further. However, in justice to the trade. I emilil nut con- 

 sistently refrain from mentioning this resaw since many manufacturers 

 will welcome this news. 



In answer to my inquiry concerning business conditions and recent 

 sawmill constructions, Mr. Hubbard stated : 



Within the last eight months we have received (he following c<»ntracts 

 for work : 



Wo are now building the lariic rirciilar and gang ■mill for 



Uagley I.,umber Co 



mill in the South. 



A single band 



II f.. 

 .Miss. 



be the heaviest 



rgess. Inc., at Memphis, 



M'li Lumber & Manufac- 



1 li' recently burned. 



I 1 iiiiiiier Company at 



> mill for the Dradley 



11, Inc., Memphis, Tenn., 



ill for Davis Brothers Lumber Company. 

 Ausl,■^. l.i 



.\ si]ii.i, I..IU.1 .Hi. I i...,iH mill for the Poinsett Lumber & Manufac- 

 turing Conipany at Tninian, Ark. 



Two new mills for the Louisiana Saw Mill Company at Alexandria and 

 Glenmora, La. 



.V single band mill for the Louisiana Central Lumber Company, Clarks, 

 La. 



BiRCiiwooD : The Ahnapee Veneer and Seating Company is cutting this 

 year about 1,500,000 feet of logs into veneer. It operates also at Algonia. 

 and has about a twenty-year cut at Birchwood. 



Rice Lake : The Rice Lake Lumber Company is running full time 

 and will cut about 25,000,000 feet of lumber this year, forty per cent of 

 which will be hardwood. Mr. Ingram reports business fair, with splendid 

 outlook for fail Inisiness. 



The Ilamniond-Chandier Lumber Company is operating a single band 

 mill, also a planing mill, and Is. cutting about 30,000 feet of birch and 

 other hardwoods daily. 



C. Mercier o|h i:ii. - n cincrle band mill and has a daily cut of about 



30,000 feet "i li ,!.i« I iii.l hemlock. Mr. Coates reports a recent sale 



of 50,000 fe.t 1. I .1 "Ilk logs' to a veneer manufacturer. 



Stanley: 'ih. .N.n i inM^i. in Lumber Company will cut about 13,000,000 

 feet of birch, basswnod. elm and oak this year. It estimates its timber 

 cut will cover a period of six or seven years. Mr. Chapman rei)orts a 

 fair outlook for future business. 



The Below Lumber Company was moving its ofSces from Marshfield to 

 Stanley, Wis., and hoped to be in readiness for visitors by the first of 

 July. This company was organized about a year ago with a capital 

 stock of .i;]2.'>,000. The ofBeers are A. R. Owen, president; C. D. Moon, 

 Tice-presiflent : l( F. Below, secretary, and George H. Chapman, treas- 

 urer. II will IimhIIp about 30,000,000 feet of hardv^oods annually and 

 will lij\ iiin ii.iii iiiu yards at Detroit and Muskegon, Mich. 



Mai:.siiiimi. 11m- R. Connor Company has been running the mill at 

 Laona, Wis., nigiit and day but will temporarily close this mill about the 

 middle of July for repairs and overhauling. The annual cut of this 

 plant is about 22,000,000 feet of lumber, and the mill at Stratford, Wis., 

 cuts about 30,000,000 feet of lumber of which sixty' per cent is hard- 

 wood and forty per cent hemlock. 



The Roddis Veneer and Lumber Company is running fnll time. In 

 looking around this plant a large number of choice hardwood logs were 

 noticed. Mr. Roddis reports a quiet business though the sales compare 

 favorably with those of last year. 



G. D. Booth reports business "as good as can be expected." He makes 

 a specialty of hardwood squares and sells about 2,000.000 feet annually. 



The Bissell-Wheeler Lumber Company handles about 13,000,000 feet of 

 hardwood annually. Mr. Wheeler reports business rather quiet, but feels 

 sure the company will dispose of its normal amount of lumber before the 

 close of the year. 



Stevens Poixt: The John Week Lumber Company's mill was running 

 full time. At the present time the company has about 3,000,000 feet of 

 birch and basswood in piles. This stock includes some very choice 1" 

 and IVi" basswood piano piece stock. 



Phillips : I haven't been at Phillips since the completion of the new 

 mill of Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Company and therefore was agreeably 

 surprised at finding one ot the finest equipped sawmills in the northern 

 districts. The sawmill as well as the planing mill is thoroughly modern 

 and both are electrically driven. The annual cut is about 50,000,000 feet 

 of lumber of which sixty per cent is hardwood and the balance hemlock. 

 The company owns about 65,000 acres of choice timberland. Mr. McLurg 

 reports a good business, "in tact all the orders we want and at fair 



liners, too. We are making about 4,000 grain door.s a day and are rnn- 

 iiiiig our plant night and day." 



The Kneeland-West Lumber Company is adding a new modern planing 

 mill to its oi)cratlon at Luger, Wis. Its sawmill is equipped with a band 

 mill and two resaws. This company has about 24,000 acres of choice 

 tiini)er. 



Park Falls : On visiting the Park Falls Lunjber Company I found a 

 large crew of men grading and laying an extensive track system through 

 the yards. I accompanied Mr. Clubine on his morning and afternoon 

 tours of inspection and was amazed at the compactness of the system in 

 construction and more so on learning of the saving which this s.vstem will 

 eirect. The "trolley system," which will cover about fifteen miles, will do 

 away with eight liead of horses and six men, and the straight alle.vs will 

 accommodate 600 small cars. These small cars are moved around on the 

 main standard tracks by transfer cars, thus doing away with congestion. 

 .VnotUer feature which this system contemplates is a direct shipping 

 sorter. The system is too elaborate to describe without photographs, 

 therefore I will not enter into details until its completion, at which time 

 I will tell the story in pictures and figures showing amount of lumber 

 handled daily. 



The company was installing an additional boiler and an eight-foot hori- 

 ziiiital resaw, and is adding a grain door factory which will have a capac- 

 ity of 2,400 doors daily. It is having reinforced concrete floors in its 

 lilaning mill, which when completed will be fireproof. Mr. Clubine reports 

 a very good business, though hemlock is off on price ; hardwoods are 

 being moved close to list prices. 



The Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company, which also has a large plant 

 at Marshfield, Wis., operates a single band mill, also planing mill at 

 Park Falls, Wis. The annual hardwood cut averages about 5,000,000 feet. 



Rin Lake: The Rib Lake Lumber Company will have about 3.000.000 

 feet of hardwood this year and about 12,000,000 feet of hemlock, tama- 

 rack and pine. 



The S. A. Konz mill will cut about 1,500,000 feet of lumber this year, 

 in addition to its regular cut of shingles and lath. It will also handle 

 about 75,000 hemlock, tamarack and cedar ties. 



Melle.n : As usual, I found everyone busy at the Foster-Latlraor Lum- 

 ber Company, though it reports "business not rushing." Since "surefit" 

 flooring has put Mellon, Wis., on the map I invariably visit the factory and 

 usually come away with some new idea. The estimated cut of the mill 

 this year is about 30,000,000 feet, from which it gets about 20,000,000 

 feet of birch, maple, basswood and soft elm. Mr. Gillooly is looking for- 

 ward to a good fall business. 



The Mellen Lumber Company is busy filling contracts for hemlock and 

 hardwood logs. This company will market about 50,000,000 feet of logs 

 this year. 



The Kiel Woodenware Company in addition to the plants at Kiel and 

 Campbellsport, Wis., operates a veneer and heading plant at Snellen, Wis. 

 Mr. Zimmerman reports business fair, also tliat the company will cut 

 about 2,000,000 feet of veneers at Mellen this year. 



Railroad Capitalization 



A great deal has been said of watered stock of American rail- 

 roads, and the charge doubtless has some truth in it; but most people 

 wiU be surprised to learn that the railroads of this country are 

 capitalized lower per mile than those of many other countries. The 

 United States has 200,000 more miles of railroad than any other 

 country. The Royal Prussian department of public tvorks recently 

 published statistics showing the investments in railroads of various 

 countries, and among them the following: 



Capitalized Capitalized 



The United States is eighteenth on the list. The total capital 

 of all the railroads in the world is $54,502,.553,664, and the average 

 per mile is $81,264. Several countries have railroads capitalized 

 at less than those of the United States, but many of those roads would 

 not be tolerated in this country. 



More than half the railroads of Europe are under government 

 control. Seven-eighths of Australia's railroads are government 

 owned. There are 670,997 miles of railroad in the world. 



If you use a drag saw about your mill make it a good one. A 

 poor saw rig or a dull saw makes slow work and uses unnecessary 

 power. 



