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HARDWOOD RECORD 



The St. Clair Land & Lumber Company, with 

 office aud headquarters at Birmingham, Ala., is 

 one o£ the largest additions to the hardwood 

 trade in the South. It plans to erect a mill near 

 Stuart, Ala., and to cut logs from timber tracts 

 owned by the company, containing approximately 

 12,000,000 feet of standing timber. The mill 

 will have a daily capacity of 35,000 feet. 



The New plant of the Grand Rapids Lumber 

 Company, Grand Kapids, Mich., is now in opera- 

 tion, although there is still considerable machin- 

 ery to be installed. The building is 192x102 

 feet, two stories in height, of mill construction 

 and fenestra walls. The power plant is in a 

 separate building. Electric power is used and 

 each machine is driven by an individual motor. 



It is announced from Ashland, Ky., that C. 

 M. Crawford and L. Isaacson of the Yellow Pop- 

 lar Lumber Company, located at Coal Groye, O.. 

 have purchased the controlling interest in that 



concern from Mrs. E. R. Gordon. It is reported 

 that the amount involved was $500,000. The 

 Yellow Poplar Lumber Company has always been 

 a notable specialist in the manufacture of poplar, 

 but has recently entered heavily into oak man- 

 ufacture. 



The Burge Manufacturing Company has re- 

 cently been organized at Houston, Tex., for the 

 purpose of manufacturing show cases, high- 

 class fixtures for bant^s, hotels, etc., and a 

 specialty will also be made of hardwood interior 

 finishing for business buildings and residences. 

 The new concern has procured a factory site and 

 a splendid factory building, and is now installing 

 a great deal of up-to-date machinery. It expects 

 to begin operations within thirty days. The of- 

 ficers of the company are R. A. Burge, president 

 and ■ general manager ; C. H. Myers, vice-presi- 

 dent ; C. D. Woodburn, secretary-treasurer, and 

 O. H. Hebbeln, superintendent. 



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Hardwood 'News Notes 



CHICAGO 



The first year bools of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Chicago has just been issued to members. The 

 book contains the usual information contained in 

 a year book, and is attractively gotten up and 

 bound in blue, with the insignia of the club 

 p'rinted in colors on the cover. The charter of 

 the club, its by-laws, officers and committees 

 are printed in full, as well as a full list of the 

 resident and non-resident membership. 



It was announced in Hardwood Record of last 

 Issue that H. S. Sackett formerly in charge of 

 the Chicago office of the Forest Service had 

 Just taken charge of the Chicago office of the 

 Munson-Wliitakcr Company, forester. New York, 

 N. Y. The firm has just issued a card of an- 

 nouncement to this effect, which it has dis- 

 tributed to the trade at large. 



As Hardwood Record goes to press the Lum- 

 bermen's Golf Association of Chicago is getting 

 ready for its annual meeting at the Beverly 

 Country Club links near Chicago. The associa- 

 tion is supported by some of the most eminent 

 members of the local trade, and is one of the 

 most successful organizations of lumbermen in 

 the city. Results of the various matches will be 

 published in the next issue. 



F. J. Kuny of the Williamson-Kuny Mill & 

 Lumber Company, Alound City, 111., has been 

 spending several weeks in Chicago on a busi- 

 ness and pleasure trip. Mr. Kuny states that 

 the interests of his concern are in good shape, 

 and that it is well sold up on practically all of 

 its stock. 



F. A. Dlggins, Cadillac. Mich., ex-president of 

 the National Hardwood Lumber Association, was 

 a Chicago visitor to the National Republican 

 Convention. 



E. A. Swain of the Swaln-Karmire Lumber 

 Company, Shelbyville, Ind., has been in the city 

 for some little time, taking in what lie could 

 of the republican convention. 



R. S. Huddliston, general manager of the 

 Otis Manufacturing Company of New Orleans, 

 was recently in the city for several days strictly 

 on a business trip. 



U. S. Kpperson. the widely known insurance 

 man of Kansas City, spent the last two weeks 

 in Chicago, whore he is combining business with 

 what pleasure can be derived in the turmoil and 

 crush of the republican convention. 



Max L. Sondheimer of the E. Sondheimer Com- 

 pany, Mempliis, Tenn., has been iu town for 

 several days and registered his application for 

 membership at the Chicago Lumbermen's Club. 



J. M. Prltchard of Memphis was one of Chi- 

 cago's recent prominent visitors. 



John Whitesides, a commission man in hard- 

 woods and Pacific coast stock, with headquarters 

 in Little Rock, Ark., spent several days of last 

 week in Chicago. While in town he entered his 

 application tor membership to the local lum- 

 bermen's club. 



C. H. Weidman of Mason. Wis., spent a few 

 days of last week in the city. 



J. P. Attley of the Ross-.\ttley Lumber Com- 

 pany of Heth, Ark., was in town for several 

 days recently conferring with J. M. Attley of the 

 local office. 



It is announced that the Paepcke-Leicht Lum- 

 ber Company of Chicago has increased its capital 

 stock to SI. 250,000. No details of the Increase 

 are available. 



One of Chicago's most prominent visitors of 

 late was W. H. Greble of the Three States Lum- 

 ber Company of Memphis, Tenn. 



Secretary E, E. Hooper of the Lumbermen's 

 Association of Chicago, has announced that the 

 formal opening of the new quarters of the asso- 

 ciation in the Stock Exchange building will 

 occur on Thursday. June 27. Mr. Hooper also 

 announces that the annual picnic will occur 

 about July 10. 



David Wolf of the Wolf-Lockwood Lumber 

 Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., was in town 

 in attendance at the National Republican Con- 

 vention. 



The Hon. J, B. White of Kansas City, Mo., was 

 one of the most distinguished visitors locally 

 during last week. 



G. W. Jones of the G. W. Jones Lumber Com- 

 pany, Appleton, Wis., recently passed through 

 Chicago on his way to the Arkansas mills of 

 that concern. 



S. K. Anderson, president of Anderson-Tully 

 Company. Memphis. Tenn., was in Chicago on 

 business a few days last week. 



A novel announcement of the coming meeting 

 of the National Commissarj' Managers' Associa- 

 tion was received at Hardwood Record offices 

 recently. The association will meet August 20, 

 21 and 22 at the Sinton hotel. Cincinnati. Those 

 interested in the association will need no de- 

 tailed description of the notice, as they probably 

 have already been startled by the character of 

 the letter. 



H. C. Walker, known by the trade as "Bird's- 

 Eye" Walker of the Walker Veneer & Panel 

 Works, Chicago, is spending a couple of months 

 at Long Lake. Mich., with his family. 



NEW YORK 



Battery place, City, recently. The firm is com- 

 posed of Gouverneur E. Smith, George J. Ditt- 

 mar and S. D. Walker. The petition alleges the 

 firm is insolvent and has made preferential pay- 

 ments. Lindsay Russell has been appointed re- 

 ceiver with bond of $40,000. It is stated that 

 the liabilities are about $275,000 and the assets 

 $75,000. 



The court has dismissed the petition in bank- 

 ruptcy filed in December, last, against James A. 

 Noone, wholesaler of hardwoods, 99 Nassau 

 street. City, on the consent of the creditors. Mr. 

 Noone denied insolvency. 



The old established house of F. L. & A. Heid- 

 ritter, wholesalers and retailers of Elizabeth, N. 

 J., have incorporated under the style of the 

 Beidritter Lumber Company to succeed the old 

 house along the same lines. The officers are: A. 

 Heidritter, president ; II. E. Wolff, vice-presi- 

 dent ; F. O. Walter secretary and treasurer : 

 F. R. Wallace, manager, and A. LT. Poppeuga, 

 superintendent. 



The large mill and lumber yards of A. W. 

 Booth & Bro., of Bayonne, N. J., were completely 

 destroyed by fire June 9, entailing a loss of 

 $200,000. fully insured. 



Hazard, Hillman & Harris, Inc., have closed 

 their local selling office at 90 West street, and 

 have located the same at their Perth Amboy, N. 

 J., mills and yards. 



Plans are fast maturing for the annual outing 

 of the Building Material Men's Association of 

 Westchester county. New Jersey, comprising a 

 majority of the lumber and building material 

 firms of that county. The outing will be held on 

 July 21 and will include a trip by boat from 

 Tarrytown up the Hudson to Newburgh for din- 

 ner, thence to West Point, and home by moon- 

 light. A large attendance and big time is 

 anticipated. 



W. L. Willich, doing business as the C. & W. 

 Lumber Company, wholesale hardwoods, 18 

 Broadway, has made an assignment to Louis H. 

 Strouse. The company was formed in April, 

 1906. The statement as of Jan. 1, 1911, showed 

 assets to be $30,000, and liabilities of $11,000. 



Henry Cape, the popular wholesale lumber- 

 man of 1 Madison avenue, was severely burned 

 on June 8 while attempting to save the cook at 

 his residence, Stamford, Conn. The cook died 

 at the hospital later in the day from her In- 

 juries. Mr. Cape is recovering and will soon be 

 about his duties again. 



BUFFALO 



The BufEalo Lumber Exchange gave its first 

 summer outing at Cascade park, June 18. The 

 trip of 40 miles was made in automobiles there 

 being over twenty machines in use. Two ball 

 games were flanked by two generous meals, set 

 forth by the exchange's own caterer, which 

 kept everybody busy and good natured. Capt. 

 John F. Knox won the first game by bis 

 thirteenth run and the other was a tie. 



J. B. Wall left for Memphis on the night after 

 the lumber picnic, June IS, to look after the 

 interests of the Buffalo Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 I^any there. He will go on to New Orleans be- 

 fore he returns. 



O. E. Yeager is adding quite extensively to 

 the appearance and usefulness of his office In 

 making the repairs called for in refitting it 

 afler the recent fire that came near wiping it 

 out. 



Fire in the yard of 'Taylor & Crate during 

 the early morning of June 16 did a large 

 amount of damage. The loss is estimated at 

 approximately $50,000. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Some surprise was expressed in the trade at 

 the petition in bankruptcy filed against Gouver- 

 neur IC. Smith & Co., wholesale hardwoods, 17 



.1. Gibson Mcllvain & Co., recently acquired 

 I'ier 11, north wharves, with a large yard space 

 from which the trade in the northern and eastern 

 sections of the city will be served. 



Charles K. Parry & Co. have removed to 1431 



