HARDWOOD RECORD 



=•< ARKANSAS >•- 



It. p. Allen, who was selected as special master for the Kailroad 

 Commission of Arltansns, in the matter of receiving and malting disburse- 

 ment of claims for overcharges lisainst tile Chicaso, Rock Island & I'aciflc 

 Uailroad Company, gn>«iiii; ■. il ^i tlir compromise in the Arkansas rate 

 'cases, has completed hi- ni.liiiiu «■ ik. and has paid off all claimants, 

 except those whose claim n- loih i.l. Tlie amount received by each 

 claimant was a sum utiualin;; :;'i ' ■^ ini cent of the amount of his claim, 

 this being the prorated share under the compromise settlement, wherein 

 the railroad company paid iflOO.OOO.OO to the Uailroad Commission, for 

 the benefit of the claimants, in full settlement of all claims against it. 

 The claims for passenger overcharges will be paid in full, in assignable 

 mileage, as soon as the same can be printed. 



The contested claims will be heard on Friday. September 25. These 

 have arisen, for the most part, from claims having been made for over- 

 charges by both the cousiguors and consignees on the same shipment, and 

 involve many lumber shipments, refund on which both the mills and the 

 retail dealers are claiming. 



The Prescott & Norlhvvestern Uailroad has offered to pay off all claims 

 against it. for overcharges growing out of the Arkansas rate cases, on the 

 basis of fifty cents on the dollar. The Arkansas Railroad Commission held 

 a special meeting in Prescott on September 13. to hear the affected 

 parties, but no formal acceptance- has yet been made. 



The Varner Land and Lumber Company, a Missouri corporation whicli 

 has been doing business in Arkansas for several years, recently sold out 

 its interests to the Cai-nnhan -Allport Lumber Company of Geridge, Ark., 

 and on Sept.'mi" i 1' ili' "I'l \ mhi .Miviririii. tli.l . , i-fidcate with the 

 secretary of si;ii ■, i m in j i i 1 1 1 1>' . . nip.i n \ ]■. .1 ''• n ■]: -solved. 



The Turner II ! I i : i i M 1 1, o I i . . , i.iirned September 



15. The loss i- .- :..i :i -1 11.. :n.,. !,i .1 insurance carried 



is not Itnown. 'lli'- lin' uriuinali-d in the iMtil-r rn(»iii. and when lirst 

 iliscovered was so ^\r\[ under way as to make it impossible to stop it. 



=-< WISCONSIN >-= 



The Wlsconi 

 Wisconsin Rai 

 removal of a 

 The Brooksi;. 



Prominent 1 

 until recently 

 have formed i 

 and equipmeni 

 been taken o\ 



ite forestry board has pr 



nted a petition to the 

 ad I'omniissioii tin iMarin;: this month regarding the 



. - III liiril. in. I iiiM- miles north of Mercer. 



f I , . i ,' .. lii.i IS the owner of the dam. 



I I iiM II I ... iL.ii hold of the business 



ilii.i.ii ,i~ I'l w. .1111111 j.iiiiiiiss Washer Company and 

 lew coucfrn to manufacture the washer. The factory 

 located at Front and Market streets, La Crosse, has 

 and the business will be conducted under the style 

 of La Crosse Washer Company. An extensive advertising and sales 

 campaign is being put under way to place the washer In the lead. 

 William Doerflinger is president and S. C. Griswold sales manager of the 

 reorganized concern. 



An unique coiiti -I .mi- ii..iill\ i,i:;.d at Eau Claire by the best log 

 artists of the ['.hiiI mi i In for the world's log-rolling rliaiii- 



pionship. .\ .h.vmI .. i. -nl the fray. William liily.-a. 



Cloquet, Minn., won ih.. .Inmi -Iiip and established a new record 



with Art Thompson. F,au Claire, by dumping the latter after two hours 

 and thirtj'-nine minutes. The former record was one hour and forty 

 the fastest exhibition ever seen any- 



field of 



minutes, 

 where. 



Mark M. Raymond. Price county lumberman, has leased a portion of a 

 logging road in Lincoln county from the Soo railroad and will operate 

 this portion in logging a large tract in the northwestern section of the 

 county. The line was formerly operated by the Wisconsin Central road 

 and the right-of-way will .revert to the company when the logging work 

 is completed. . 



A now iiianuf,Tcturiug company, which will be capitalized at $50,000, 

 is beiiiu ..luiiii/iil ,ir Racine for the manufacture of a kitchen cabinet 



and an king outfit. The new concern intends to occupy 



the VII i.' I , lining plant on Geneva street and be in operation 



shortly. >. .i.il iiinr patented articles will also be added. The West 

 Side Iniproveinent Association has been interested In the matter and will 

 assist in securing the woodworking plant for Racine. 



Harry E. Friend, until recently president of the Goers Cooperage Com- 

 pany and prominent Milwaukee business man, died at his home in this 

 city at the age of 46 years. 



Charles A. Bentle.v, president of the C. A. Bentley Lumber Company 

 and special deputy collector and cashier of customs of the port of Mil- 

 waukee for fourteen years, died at the age of 68 years In his home 

 here on Tuesday. September 15. 



The Roddis Lumber & Veneer Company of Marshfield is installing a 

 Wowpipe system in its plant in that city, which will be one of the largest 

 in the state. The Cyclone Blowpipe Company of Chicago, which in- 

 stalled a similar plant in the L'liham factory last .year, has the contract. 



The Northwestern Barrel Company has filed articles of incorporation 

 with SS5,000 capital stock. The incorporators are Milwaukee men, 

 Theodore J. Verden, George H. Brenzel and Thos. F. Hayden. 



The Wm. Schuelke Organ Comoauy of Milwaukee, builders of concert, 

 •chapel and amusement theater organs, filed a voluntary petition in 

 bankruptcy in the Federal court here. The liabilities are listed at $25,- 



WISCONSIN 



BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS 



Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment 



B.4SSWOOI> 



30'm 1x4 No 

 15M 5/4 So 

 2SM 5/4 No 

 lO.M 5/4 No 

 20M 5/4 No 

 13.M C/4 1st 

 15M 0/4 No. 

 15M 6/4 No. 



WHITE OAK 

 lOM 8/4 No, 1 and No. 2 com. 



:nd 2nd 



lo.M 5/4 Nc 

 4 N 



/4 Isl 



and 2nd red 



plain 



plain 



13M 

 4M 8/4 1st and 2nd plain 

 CM 8/4 l.sl and 2nd red 

 ROCK ELM 

 OM 8/4 No. 2 com. and better 

 HARD MAPLE 

 40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better 

 well assorted HARDWOODS AND HEMLOCK wUI 

 soon he in shipping condition. 



Srnii 



your 



lies 



ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS. 



STEVEN & JARVIS LUMBER GO. 



OF EAU CLAIi^E, WI5C0MSIN 



OFFER YOU STANDARD GRADES 

 WELL MANUFACTURED 



ASH BASSWOOD BIRCH 



ROCK AND SOFT ELM 



HARD AND SOFT MAPLE 



Stocks cut 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 10/4, 12/4 

 WRITE US FOR PRICES DELIVERED YOUR STATION 



John G. Lockhart Lumber Co. 



Sheboygan, Wisconsin 



BIRCH LUMBER 



We have the fol- 

 lowing Lqo' Run 



Birch all 10 foot and Longer. 

 250,000' 5/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer 

 250.000' 6/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer 

 250.000' 8/4" No. 2 & Better, 10' & Longer 



This stock is ready for shipment and we will sell it 

 in carload lots or all together. 



KINDLY SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES FOR 



BIRCH OR ANYTHING IN NORTHERN 



HARDWOODS. 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



