HARDWOOD RECORD 



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(Jalf Liimb.n- Cumijany at West IJranfli. Jlr. 

 Batcliplor acquired intorests in other operations, 

 cni of wliich was at Nasbville, Teun., where a 

 large oal; llooring plant is operatecl under the 

 n;ime of the Tennessee Oal< Flooring Coinpan.v, 

 under the management of liis son, II. A. Batch- 

 elor. Jr. 



In Decpnibor, l.SOO, Mr. Hatcheior was mar- 

 ried 10 Aliss Agnes liardie of Toledo, who, willi 

 two sons and two daughters, survives him. 



Joins Hardwood Record Staff 

 It is a pleasure to announce that Hu Maxwell, 

 for many years expert in the United States For- 

 est Service, has joined the staff of this publica- 

 tion, as associate editor, having resigned from 

 his governmental position. Mr. Maxwell has a 

 thorough acquaintance with the forest area of 

 practically every part of the North American con- 

 tinent, lie has been a wide traveler, is an ex- 

 pert student of the forest and forest affairs, and 

 has a vast deal of practical knowledge pertaining 

 to every phase of the industry, and notably to 

 hardwood timber growth and lumber production. 

 He is the author of several books which are 

 regarded as authorities on wood, and his specialty 

 lies in the handling of topics pertaining to scien- 

 tific wood utilization. 



H. H. Gibson continues as editor of IIardwoop 

 liKcnRD, as will also Edwin \V. Meeker, as asso- 

 <-i;ile editor. 



street. The organization of the company has 

 not been entirely completed. It is known, how- 

 ever, that George P. Rinn will be president. Be- 

 sides Messrs. Greble and Kinn, the other prin- 

 cipal incorporator of the new company is J. L. 

 Sine. The company will make a specialty of 

 southern hardwood lumber. Mr. Groble has been 

 prominently identified with the hardwood lum- 

 ber trade of Memphis for a number of years and 

 has been very active in club and association 

 work. This is the first venture on his own ac- 

 count and ills many friends here and elsewhere 

 wish him umpialified success. 



Will Erect a Large Mill 

 It is reported from New Orleans that the 

 Bowie Lumber Compan.v will erect a large c.vpress 

 sawmill on the Mississippi river at St. James, 

 and that the three mills which it owns on the 

 Southern Pacific railroad will be dismantled. 

 The coni|iany recently purchased the plant of the 

 J. C. Rives Cypress Lumber Company of St. 

 James at a cost of .$1,000,000. The Bowie Lum- 

 ber Company owns the Lafouch & Northwestern 

 railroad, twenty miles long, which reaches the 

 timber holdings. The St. James mill has a rail- 

 road twelve miles long which approaches within 

 three miles of the Bowie road. They will he 

 linked together, completing the chain of forty 

 miles. The St. James mill is about thirty miles 

 above New Orleans. Ocean going steamers can 

 land at the company's wharf. 



New Oak Flooring Plant 

 The Forman-Earle Company, an allied con- 

 cern of the Thomas Forman Company, well- 

 known oak and maple flooring manufacturer 

 of Detroit, Mich., is building, in connection 

 with its sawmill at Heidelberg, Ky., a medium 

 .sized oak flooring plant. This company is also 

 installing a Kraetzer preparator, a steam cylin- 

 der apparatus designed tor steaming lumber un- 

 der pressure to insure its prompt and accurate 

 drying. 



When the company's flooring plant is com- 

 pleted, which will be about Jan. 1, it will prob- 

 ably discontinue the manufacture of oak floor- 

 ing at its Detroit plant, and ship a considerable 

 portion of its product from Heidelberg to De- 

 troit for distribution. 



Home from Europe 



C. L. Wiile.v. the foremost fancy veneer and 

 mahogany magnate of the country, returned 

 from a three months' European trip on Sunday, 

 on which trip he was accompanied by his wife. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Willey employed their automobile, 

 wliich they keep in London, for a ver.v com.:)re- 

 hensive tour of Great Britain and the Continent ; 

 in fact the onl.v railroad journey they had on thc> 

 entire tour was from Chicago to New York and 

 return. 



Incidentally, Mr. Willey has visited every 

 Englisli and Continental market where fancy 

 wood could be obtained, and has made unusu- 



HU MAXWELL, CHICAGO. 



P. B. RAYMOND. K.No.WlLLE. TENN. 



C. L. WILLEV, CIIICA(;0. 



New Plant at Merrill 



The new sawmill aud lumber reduction plant 

 of the Heineman Luml:«er Company at Merrill, 

 AVis., is nearing completion. It is said to be 

 one of the most modern and finest plants that 

 has ever been erected in that state. The com- 

 pany has froiu fifteen to twenty years of timber 

 behind this plant, and soon will again become a 

 large factor in Wisconsin hardwood and hemlock 

 production. 



New Chicago Hardwood House 



The Greblo-Sine Lumber Company will be for- 

 mally launched within the next few days. The 

 papers have alread.v been prepared and applica- 

 tion for a charter under the laws of Illinois ha.- 

 been made. The company is to have a capital 

 stock of $50,000, of which .$25,000 has already 

 been paid. The headquarters of the firm will be 

 in Chicago, and W. H. Greble, formerly with the 

 Three States Lumber Company of Memphis, but 

 more lately with the Gayoso Lumber Company, 

 will be general manager. For the present at 

 hast his offices will he at 430 North Main 



Progressive Knoxville Veneer House 



P. B. Raymond, the veteran and well-known 

 veneer manufacturer, who for many years had 

 the seat of his operations at Indianapolis but 

 who latterly has been operating a fine plant at 

 Knoxville, Tenn., under the title of the Knox- 

 ville Veneer Company, has increased the capital 

 stock of that institution to a total of $50,000, 

 and has sold a considerable block of the stock 

 to C. F. Spence and James L. Getaz of Knox- 

 ville. Mr. Spence is the postmaster of that 

 city. Mr. Getaz is a well-known and prosper- 

 ous contractor. 



Mr. Raymond will continue as president of 

 the institution, which will be operated under 

 his direction, and should be one of the most 

 successful veneer operations in the L^nited 

 States. 



The source of the timber supply of this plant 

 in both domestic figured and plain woods en- 

 tering into veneer production, is probably the 

 best in the country, and with Mr. Raymond's 

 superior talent as a veneer producer this com- 

 pany should go forward to a large success. 



ally heav.v purchases of finely figured mahog- 

 any, f'nglish oak, English walnut, Circassian 

 and several other varieties of extremely attrac- 

 tive figured woods. The stock is now arriving 

 at the big Chicago plant at Robey street and 

 Blue Island avenue at the rate of three or four 

 cars daily. The log yard is piled mountain- 

 high with splendid logs. 



During Mr. Willey's absence. Manager Clar- 

 ence lugalls has entirely rebuilt Mr. Willey's 

 general oflices. which now present a very at- 

 tractive appearance. At the right of the en- 

 trance is Mr. Ingalls' private ofHce ; at the left 

 is the estimating aud stenographers' rooms, and 

 immediately in the rear a general record room, 

 in which opens the vault and in which also is 

 the in.stitution's telephone switchboard and at- 

 tendant. This room opens into Mr. Willey's 

 private sanctum. Back of those rooms is the 

 general accounting department, storage rooms 

 and an oBice for the u.se of traveling salesmen. 



New Pittsburgh Hardwood House 



A very promising new hardwood concern in 

 Pittsburgh is the Mutual Lumber Company. 



