HARDWOOD RECORD 



Walsh of the Paepcke Loicht laimber Company, Chicago ; James I. Butcher 

 of the Kuehl-Butcher Lumber Company, Detroit, and II. R. Blaclt of the 

 Warren Ross Lumber Company, Jamestown, N. Y. 



One fireman was Isilled and two hurt while fighting a fire which destroyed 

 *7o,000 worth of property at the Granite State Manufacturing Company oi 

 Concord, N. H. 



The sixth annual forestry conference under the auspices of the Society 

 lor tlie Irotection of New Hampshire Forests was held at Gorham, N. H.. 

 on July 121. New laws In several states on the subject of taxation ol 

 forest lands were explained and considered. The speakers included Prof. 

 Bullock of Harvard, Prof. Chapman of Yale and Austin F. Hawes, state 

 forester of Vermont. 



The Stevens Lumber Company, which succeeded the C. 0. Skinner Com- 

 pany upon the death of Cliarhs O. Skinner, will move its offices to th.' 

 new extension of the State JIutual building just completed. It has secured 

 offices facing on Kilby street. In the same suite will he located the Ston.- 

 Lumbir I |..ni\ wliiili also moves from No. 4 Liberty Square. 



R. i'<. M.ii-l' in, V. h.> a few years ago organized the hardwood department 

 of the ('iiii»:i: I niiiinr Company of this city, and W. ,H. Bundy of the sami- 

 company 1ki\ witlnUnwn and organized the wholesale firm of Bundy- 

 Malslein Lumber Comiiany with offices in tb.' .Mar.sliall building. Both 

 these gentlemen were in past years in the Wisconsin lumber trade. 



Howard C. Morse of the Klacker & Sbepard Company of Albany street 

 returned witli his family from Belgrade Lakes where they have been sum 

 mering for the past two weeks. 



On July 29 the Cape Co^ canal was formally dedicated to the commerce 

 of the world by its sponsor. August Belmont. Some fourteen vessels passed 

 through the new Si L'.it'io.oon waterway. The guest of honor was Gov 

 Walsh of MassMchn^.i I - uli" in his address congratulated the builders on 

 having more r(ini:mr tlj,i . iIIh r the state or nation. A canal at this loco- 

 tion saves about sevnilv iiiil.s of the most dangerous navigation on th. 

 .Vtlantic Coast and it Ikis bi-. ii ;ii:iint.n -in,, ni-j-. The first spad'inl <.i 

 earth was turned by Mr. F.cIiim.ui .m .Inn. : ■ I'.ion, and the canal i^ n..w 



opened to vessels drawinp: not .i\.i nn .i i. it is estimated iIjmi ii- 



annual tonnage when fully conipl'ir.l will i \. i .m1 that of the PanaiiKi m 

 Suez canals on account of the great economy of time and safety and tlm 

 frequency of its use by the heavy coastwise traflic. 



-•< BALTIMORE y 



Among the hardwood men who have been caught on the other side of 

 he Atlantic and face grave difficulties in the way of returning, is 

 'iichard I'. Bacr, senior member of Richard P. Baer & Co., with offices in 

 the Maryland Trust building. Mr. Baer, accompanied by Mrs. Baer, went 

 abroad about five or six weeks ago, traveling in England and portions 

 "f the continent, where he got in touch with the correspondents of his 

 lirm. A considerable part of the time was spent in sight-seeing, hut in 

 the main the trip was made in the interest of business, Mr. Baer study- 

 ing conditions at various points. He had booked passage on the 

 Imperator. when the sailing of the Hamburg-American liner was canceled. 

 .\ more or less general discontinuance of trans-Atlantic traffic followed. 



Gen. P'rancis E. Waters, president of the Surry Lumber Company of 

 Baltimore is another Baltimorean whom the war found on the other 

 side, he having gone to England with his family about two months ago 

 Still ;iii.iih,r r.nlfimorean who was on a foreign trip is Holger A. 

 Kopp. I. i:i .-|iiiiii of hardwoods, with offices in the Caroll building. 

 Mr. K.iiii" I uln. i~ the Danish vice-consul here, visited his home in 

 Copeiih.i- n. 1 1. mil. II k. His trip had fortunately been so timed as to 

 bring linn link i>ni.irn the war situation became acute, he having arrived 

 in Nrw ^.ill. \ii^n-i ;■.. Mrs. Koppel accompanied him. 



H. I, r.nuhinri, Liucral sales manager of the R. E. Wood Lumber 

 Comi):ni\. i .mi i in iii .il building, has made such excellent progress toward 

 compbt. iini. r\ ill the face of what seemed formidable odds, as to b: 

 able t.. I. -inn. Ills work at the office. He is still working slowly, but 

 every .Iny bis sirniLith is increasing, and be is now almost fully batk 

 in harness. 



Clarence E. Wood, assistant to the general manager, who has been iu 

 part looking after Mr. Bowman's duties, together with Mr. Mann, oi 

 the New York office, has gone on one of his trips to the various mills 

 operated by the company. 



A special committee from the National Lumber Exporters' Associa- 

 tion has been appointed to frame resolutions of sympathy and regret on 

 the death of J. M. Card, president of the J. M. Card Lumber Company 

 of Chattanooga, Tenn., who passed away about ten days ago while at 

 a resort under treatment. The committee is made up of Wm. H. Russe 

 lyt Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. ; Edward Barber of Howard 

 & Barber. Cincinnati, and Harvey M. Dickson of the Harvey M. Dickson 

 Lumber Company, Norfolk, Va. nie committee will meet as soon as 

 possible. 



=-< COLUMBUS y- 



.\ccordiu-: to the report of the Columbus building department for the 

 mouth of July, there were 260 permits issued for a valuation of .$.50.'!.000 

 for the month, as compared with 2S5 permits and a valuation of $421,000 

 for July, 101.3. Since the first of the year the department has issued 

 1.780 permits of a valuation of $3,714,000 as compared with 1.611 

 permits and a valuation of $3,118,000 for the corresponding period 

 in 1013. 



Harris Manufacturing Company 

 Johnssn City, Tennessee 



''Harris" Hardwood Flooring 



and Lumber 



MEMPHIS 



W liulrsule Manufacturers and ExpurterH 



RED GUM 



SAP GUM 



COTTONWOOD 

 CYPRESS 

 ASH 



PLAIN OAK 

 All Grades and Thicknesses ^^^^j^^g^y^^'^ 

 We moke a npcrialty of mixed cars ^OFT VI M 



^'w^i'i.r;j t^r.'k.^"- *-""""" " syc^ore 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



a^^nd-s'Hlp'p-er Hardwood Lumber 



MEIMPHIS TENNESSEE 



TSCHUDY LUMBER CO. 



slFACTURERS OF 



St. Francis Basin Hardwoods 



SPECIAL BILLS LONG STOCK 

 OAK, ASH and CYPRESS 



18 to 30 feet 



Sawed to Order 



ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO GENERAL OFFICE 



605 Republic BIdg. KANSAS CITY, MO. 



VANDEN BOOH'STIHSON LUMBER COMPANY 



Manofactarers Soatbern Hardwoods 



>Vsh a Special t y 

 Memphis Tennessee 



