HARDWOOD RECORD 



Harding i Miningus is tlie style of a partnersliip, principals of wliicli 

 v'ill handle lumbr:!' and veneers on a wholesale and commission basis. 

 :'lipy will bf located at 1140 West Lake street, Chicago. 



K. P. Npttlfton. who has been operating in the lumber bnsinoss on ;i 

 ibolesale liasjs in Chicago, has removed to Philadelphia. I'a., where lir 

 viil continue on the same line. 



-< NEW YORK y 



dev 



of 



nlic 



ing opening 



of the Panama canal to traffic and its bearing on the eastern luniber 

 trade is the incorporation at Poughkeepsie last week of the A. C. Button 

 Lumber Corporation. The new corporation will in time absorb the A. C. 

 Dutton Lumlier Company. The concern has at Poughkeepsie an enor- 

 mous lumber yard and only recently purchased the property of the Pough- 

 keepsie Glass Works, which plant will be remodelled into an up-to-datr 

 planing mill. It is the purposr ol' the company lo carry on hand a 



complete stock of Pacific coas , ii,ni.>. ii.iia which it will be 



able to All Ihr cl.-ni:inds of ili . i i i_i :, i i bo long wait for 



direct mill shipments and tli^ --■n cars. The property 



of deep draft. 



Mrs. Elizabeth II. S. Wllllara.s. widow of the late Ichabod T. Williams, 

 died recently at Lawrence, Long Island. Ichabod T. Williams was tbi' 

 founder of the hardwood firm of I. T. Williams & Sous. She is survived 

 by three sons. Thomas, Harry K. S. and Waldron. 



Thomas F. Smouse, specialist in big hardwood timber, was a recent 

 visitor in the Metropolitan district. .Mr. Smouse is a big timber man, 

 liyphenated to suit, as anyone who knows him will appreciate. He makes 

 headquarters at Cumberland, Md., but comes to New York at rather fre- 

 quent intervals. 



George D. P.urgess of Uusse & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, was in New 

 York tor a few days during the fortnight prior to sailing abroad for an 

 Mr. Liurgess was accompanied by Mrs. Burgess and thiir 

 of course, devote part of the time to pleasure and part 

 the company has a largo trade across the water. 

 and Wm. K. Fisher have been named receivers for tlie 

 dworking Company, bankrupt. Liabilities are given ai 

 els .f-lO.OOO. 



bankruptcy has been filed against the Byrnes Lumber & 

 Jlanutacturing Company. 



Temporary receivers have been appointed to take charge of the assets 

 of the Wise Piano Company in a suit brought by K. S. Hoc & Co., a 

 judgment creditor. 



.Tames M«;r,iide. flooring manufacturer of the Bron.x. has just returned 

 from the S.aiih where he closed a deal for the old Kureka Planing Mill & 

 Lumber Company's plant at Ellzabethtown, Tcnn. At this plant the 

 James MeUrlde Company will manufacture high-grade hardwood flooring, 

 and many improvements will be made to make it one of the most modern 

 factories «f the kiud. The plant there will be in full operation by the 

 middle of .iHly. 



The decision of the supreme court in the case of the eastern retail 

 association did not cause any surprise In trade circles. The associations 

 had not t)een active in respect to the lists for a long time and it is 



reported thai very few e plainly are heard of wholesalers selling the 



yard trad.-, lie r.iail. iv li.i.l ile' -npport of the best wholesale firms here 

 and it i;. ;;.i]i i all.\ a|.|.rc eiai. d ilai the lines of legitimate trading are 



stended trip, 

 on. He will 

 3 business, fo 



■.,000 and : 

 \. petition 



ands 



=-< BUFFALO y 



of the Nat 

 the picasu 

 meeting, 

 and thei 

 complete 

 ter cone 

 The A 



rd\vood Lumber Association's convention, which express 

 rabh- recollections of tlie writers who were in Buffalo for tin- 

 P'veryone here is pleased that the affair passed off so agreeably 

 av also numerous compliments for Hardwood RECono for its 

 md wi'll-illustrated report of the proceedings, including the mat- 

 uiug Niagara Falls and the trip there. 

 tom.il.ile Club of Buffalo held a big celebration on July Fourth 



ii'ii Iiihlioiise. near the city. The feature of the afternoon 



' >l liiiu ,, 111,^1 for the Automobile Club trophy, and baseball 



I .liihiii;; «ii 1 the program. President M. M. Wall and 



II' - 'iel ■ \' rxiliMii; possible to arrange an excellent celebration, 

 .eii \\:i- riiiurijiaii oi ilie entertainment committee, which con- 

 .l.i\'~ |ir"L;iiuii Willi Si, III.- line fireworks. Other members of 

 11' ■ lie 111. I.. 1 n, i: Y.,iu,i. J. B. Wall. C. Walter Betts, John 

 , .."lu- W ,|. niiiii;;^ ami John McLeod, 



11- ill iliis city during Juue were on a large scale, the 



I'll I \e the average cost. Business in this line in 



n automobile pleasure trip through 

 in back at business. Charles Pen-in 

 ion at Conesus Lake. 



Harris Manufacturing Company 

 Johnson City, Tennessee 



''Harris'' Hardwood Flooring 



and Lumber 



MEMPHIS 



Wholesale Manufacturer! and Exporters 



RED GUM 



SAP GUM 



COTTONWOOD 

 CYPRESS 

 ASH 



PLAIN OAK 

 All r^ J J XA ' t QUARTERED OAK 



Alt Grades and Thicknesses ^ HICKORY 



We make a si>e<-ifilt5 of mixed can 

 of Sap and Krd Gum, One-half U 

 Two inches thick. 



SOFT ELM 



SYCAMORE 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



a""nd"s'hrp;"er Harclwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 



TIMBER ESTIMATES 



REPORTS INCLUDED 

 TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, DETAIL BSTIMATE8 * WRITTEN REPORT 



GARDNER & HOWE 



ENGINEEBS 



Clarence W. Griffith ""fyrBuiJdlS^f"' Memphis. Tcnn. 



Tschudy Lumber Co. 



MANUF.*CTCRERS OF 



St. Francis Basin Hardwoods 



Specials for Immediate Shipment 



BAND SAWN. DRY. 60% 14 AND 16 FEET LONG 



50,000 ft. 1 " Ists & 2nds Plain White Oak 



25,000 ft. 1 " Log Run Maple 



50,000 ft. 1x13 to 17" Yel. Cottonwood Box Boards 



60,000 ft. 1x6 & wider Ists and 2nds Yel. Cottonwood 



A DDR ESS CORRESPONDENCE TO GENERAL OFFICE 



Umm B0(Hl=STIMSON LUMBEir^ilPAKY 



Manufacturers SeutherB Hardwoods 



Quartered Oak a Speeialty 

 Memphis Tennessee 



