HARDWOOD RECORD 



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piuiod of 1013 lliey were still to a fnii- degree abend of the tcn-ycMi' 

 avira;.'!. In Its discussion "of the outlook for the future the club was 

 (iiihcly optimistic. It was agreed, liowcver, that a great deal depended 

 upon crop coHditions. 



Effort to trace the present dullness of the lumber business to the 

 recent tariff legislation was onl,y fruitful inasmuch as all business is 

 ■aturally affected bj'tliat which affects any one of its branches. 



The Devil's Kitib' n. :iii ..iii.l i.ji- resort on the TaylorsviUe road, »:is 

 practically chosen :is i!ie hljuIh meeting place for the club during the 

 summer season. \.m in (.m. Mccommodatlons are offered here bo(h 

 in the matter of nienu :iijd ••.uiU.vt. 



Panel and lox maiuifaelurers and other concerns engaged in this phase 

 of the hardwood lumber business have; Iwen among the first to feel ;i 

 tangible effect of the new tariff. The duty taken off, foreign glue is n<m 

 being imported and as a result the price has dropped about one and in\r 

 half cents on the pound. Although this late quotation has proved a sa\ 



ing to the large consumer of glue littlj! or no effect on the' prlc 



the (inisbod product will be noticed. 



.\s one result cd' the increased demand, the price of basswood has 



adv;Mier,l uliat recently, this being about the only wood in geuerai 



nse nil «hi,ii III inirease has been noticed. The principal demand seems 

 til lie eiimiii;; In. Ill the I'umilure and panel factories. 



1'. ij. liookei', president of the Booker-Cecil Lumber Company, reci'ut'' 

 purchased a 400-acre farm located about eight miles out from l.otils 

 ville at a price said to be $30,000. lie expects to take up active farm 

 lug and make his residence there but will continue ills connections in 

 the lumber busine.ss. 



I'ire recently destroyed the office and warehouse of the Ernest L. Hughes 

 Lumber Company at a loss estimated at ?5,000. The work of rebuilding 

 will be started as soon as the loss is adjusted and plans can be com 

 ploted. 



The Kentucky Veneer Works of Louisville recently closed a contra ei 

 with the .Tames Clark, Jr., Electric Company for several motors aggregat- 

 ing about 200 horse power and will electrify its plant. Four saws 

 operated in the plant will be driven by individual motors. 



The amount of building going on in Louisville during the first six 

 months of the year lias been increased .$239,000 over the correspond- 

 ing period, according to a recent report of the building inspector. The 

 total for this period was shown to be ¥2,."j 16,725, with 1,285 permits 

 issued. 



-V boiler explosion in the sawmill of II. J. Lee at Leestown, Ky., re- 

 cently resulted fatally to Aaron I^ee, a son of the owner, as well as 

 severely injuiing two employees. The mill itself was practically de 

 stroyed. 



Work was started .luly 9 on a brick warehouse and office being built 

 by the Ruby Lumber Company at Providence, Ky. The new building is to 

 be two stories high and have a frontage of 102 feet by 130 feet in 

 leusth. 



A factory using dogwood in the manufacture of shuttles and other 

 small articles requiring very hardwood was put into operation in Bar- 

 bourville. Ky., July 15. Farmers throughout southeastern Kentucky ai-e 

 more than supplying the demand made by the factory for this wood. 

 which was formerly cleared out because it was thought to be worth- 

 less. 



X group of Lexington lumbermen recently filed articles of incorporation 

 and will establish a planing mill and tobacco hogshead factory at Paris. 

 Ky. A permit for the erection of a building has been granted and it is 

 expected the plant will soon be in operation. 



The Forman-Earl Company of Lexington will build a twenty-five mile 

 railroad from Ida May to Buffalo, Ky. T. C. Feller has bec'u employed 

 by the company to secure the right of way. 



> WISCONSIN <= 



The Schwartz Manufacturint; riimpauy of Plymoutb. manufacturer of 

 kitchen cabinets and similar goods, has begun work on a large addition 

 to its factory. The new building will be 30 bv 80 feet and two stories 

 high. 



A recent addition to the woodworking plants of Milwaukee is tb. 

 newly incorporated Meineeke Manufacturing Company, which has a capital 

 of .$75,000. The incorporators are A. K. Meineeke, Max B. Schade and 

 A. A. Mueller. 



The Drew Carrier Company of Waterloo has been enjoying such ex 

 tensive growth that it has been deemed advisable to increase the capital 

 stock from $50,000 to $100,000. An amendment has been filed. 



The Plymouth Furniture Company of Plvmouth has made an increase 

 in its power plant capacity by the addition of a large, horizontal type 

 boiler of 150 horse power capacit.v. 



The United States Civil Service Commission will hold examinations 

 during the first part of August to fill positions in the forest products 

 laboratory at Madison. On August 3 a chief of the section of derived 



products will be selected and on August 5 an< 

 position of laboratory helper will be tried for. 

 tions are scientific and technical in character, 

 chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering, 

 to tbi' wood-using industries. 



6 two vacancies in th.' 

 The duties of the posl 

 consisting principally of 

 with especial application 



Dimension Stork ^* *'•" ""pp'y y°" *>»•» clear 



lyimenSIOn OroCK cuttings of .oft Kentucky Oak 

 or Poplar »o that they will COST you considerably LESS 

 THAN the same cutUngs if BOUGHT AS LUMBER. 

 Mahe Us Prove It 



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WISCONSIN 



Birch Veneers. Also Elm, Maple and Basswood 



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OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES 

 WELL MANUFACTURED 



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ROCK AND SOFT ELM 



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