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HARDWOOD RECORD 



James J. Byers; vice-president. James W. 

 Cleaves; secretary and treasurer. William J. 

 McKenna. A mill has been built at West 

 Hancock and will be operated this summer. 



The Grand Trunk railroad has expended 

 three-quarters o£ a million dollars on the 

 erection of a new depot and freight house 

 and is extending its tracks into the downtown 

 district of Grand Rapids. Business men are 

 arranging for a celebration in connection 

 with the opening of the new station June 15. 

 The Wilson Manufacturing Company of 

 Port Huron, manufacturer of saws, is the 

 only concern of that city to make an exhibit 

 at the Jamestown Ter-centennial. The Wil- 

 son company started operations at South 

 Park five years ago with five men. The force 

 has been increased to 125 men and the out- 

 put added to tenfold. 



All Michigan railroads have made a change 

 in classification of railroad ties which ma- 

 terially increases the shipping rates to points 

 within the state. Every road needs the ties 

 originating along its own line and is averse 

 to moving the same. Some roads refuse to 

 move ties to outside points, which is indica- 

 tive of the scarcity of timber. 



The Grand River boat line is carrying large 

 cargoes of freight, including furniture and 

 manufactured products, and the directors of 

 the new transportation line, who include 

 some of the leading business men and manu- 

 facturers of the city, state that proper sup- 

 port of the venture will assure the ultimate 

 operation of an independent boat line to Chi- 

 cago, whereby traffic arrangements with lake 

 lines to and from the East may be made and 

 the eastern freight rates reduced. The rates 

 to western jsoints are from 5 to 10 per cent 

 below the tariffs over the electric or steam 

 lines. 



More than 2.000 trees and shrubs were set 

 out this spring on the school grounds at Iron- 

 wood, by direction of the board of education. 

 The Superior Manufacturing Company of 

 Muskegon has closed a contract with the 

 board of education of New York city for 

 $14,700 worth of opera chairs and school 

 seats. 



The Muskegon factory of the Brunswick- 

 Balke-Collender Company has recently begun 

 the manufacture of cues, and 100 men are 

 employed in this department. When the bil- 

 liard table department is in operation, which 

 will be in about four months, 250 men will 

 be added to the force. 



Cleveland. 

 J^-H. Benedict of Detroit, representing the 

 Duncan Bay Manufacturing Company, stopped 

 off here a few days on his way to Cincin- 

 nati, where he will buy machinery for their 

 sawmill at Cheboygan. 



The Sawmill Company of Chase City, Va., 

 was incorporated recently with $20,000 capital 

 stock. W. P. Porter of East Jordan. Mich., 

 president; Harry Sherman of CoUingwood, 

 O.. vice president; C. H. Foote of this city, 

 treasurer, and A. M. Foote of this city, secre- 

 tary. The four officers, together with Burt 

 Pero. comprise the Board of Directors. The 

 company will manufacture hardwoods and 

 North Carolina pine. The main office will be 

 at Cleveland. 



The car situation in Kentucky and West 

 Virginia is easing up somewhat. Manufac- 

 turers and dealers report shipments going 

 forward more satisfactorily than for some 

 time. 



R. H. Vansant of Ashland, Ky., was a caller 

 among the hardwood trade here last week. 



W. L. McManus. who is a large manufac- 

 turer of hardwoods at Petoskey, Mich., called 

 on the trade here May 18. 



W. A. Cool of W. A. Cool & Son returned 

 recently from the Chamber of Commerce trip 



into Indiana. He reports a fine trip and trade 

 conditions good. Mr. Cool left May 19 for 

 the firm's West Virginia mill. 



Trade conditions continue good. The bet- 

 ter grades of poplar and oak are moving 

 rapidly. Dealers having dry stock to offer 

 report ready sale. Most manufacturers in 

 this territory state they are well filled up 

 with orders. 



Indianapolis. 



The will of Charles Zabel. formerly con- 

 nected with the Cabinet Makers' Union, one 

 of the large manufacturing concerns of the 

 city, has been offered for probate in a local 

 court. His widow is left a life interest in 

 all personal and real estate, amounting to 

 about $20,000. 



An increase in capital stock from $36,000 

 to $60,000 has been announced by the South 

 Bend Healy Box Company of South Bend. 

 A. M. Russell is president and Frank B. 

 Clayton, secretary. 



Changes necessary to make the plant a 

 standard fire ri.sk are being made by the 

 Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Company of this 

 city at its hardwood mill in Maugham. La. 

 Among the improvements is a 20,000-gallon 

 water tank which supplies 6-inch water mains 

 laid completely around the plant. New ma- 

 chinery is being installed and the company 

 believes it will have one of the finest hard- 

 wood mills in the country when improvements 

 are completed. The company is also installing 

 a retail yard in connection with its wholesale 

 plant in Cairo, 111. 



A company has been organized at New 

 Albany to manufacture veneer. It will have 

 a capital stock of $100,000. The plant will 

 be located on a part of the De Pauw glass 

 factory tract, and will be complete in every 

 respect. Those interested in the company 

 are N. T. De Pauw. W'. A. McLean. C. W. 

 Inman, E. V. Knight. Conrad Fleischer. 

 Thomas McCuUoch and Basil Doerhoefer. 

 This will make the third veneer plant in Ne-w 

 Albany. 



An increase in capital stock has been made 

 by the Hoftie Planing Mill of Muncie. accord- 

 ing to its secretary. Irvin L. Morrison. The 

 increase is from $15,000 to $20,000. the addi- 

 tional stock to be used in extending the com- 

 pany's business. 



One of the newest lumber concerns in 

 southern Indiana is the George D. Seitz Lum- 

 ber Company at Haubstadt. which is just 

 entering the field where hardwoods are most 

 plentiful. Articles of incorporation were filed 

 last month, showing a capitalization of $15.- 

 000 and stating that directors had been elect- 

 ed as follows: George D. Seitz, Grover M. 

 Cleveland. John F. Ringer. Amy G. Tenbarge 

 and Sophia F. Riftert. 



Balke & Krauss of this city have pur- 

 chased some old buildings and ground on 

 West Market street. The buildings are be- 

 ing razed to make way tor additional switch- 

 ing facilities, the city council having granted 

 permission for the laying of the tracks. 



An important change in Indiana manufac- 

 turing circles was noted last week when 

 the Barcus Manufacturing Company of Wa- 

 bash purchased the abandoned plant of the 

 American School Furniture Company in that 

 city for less than $25,000. The Barcus Com- 

 pany ■will move from its present quarters and 

 with a large addition built to the school 

 furniture plant, will manufacture wagon 

 stock, automobile bodies and operate a foun- 

 dry. 



Miss Marie Jungclaus, daughter of W. P. 

 Jungclaus. a well-known local lumberman, 

 was married one night last week to Samuel 

 L. Pattison of Memphis. Tenn. The couple, 

 after a wedding trip, will make their home 

 in Memphis. 



Frank E. Patrick. Henry Kasperlain and 

 Cora Patrick have organized the Seymour 

 Chair Company at Seymour, and will manu- 

 facture all grades and designs of chairs. 

 They have $15,000 capital stock and have in- 

 corporated. 



Auburn is fast becoming one of the Vjest 

 ■nardwood markets in the state, due to the 

 constantly increasing business of manufac- 

 turing carriages, buggies, wagons and auto- 

 mobiles. The city now ranks third in Indi- 

 ana in the vehicle industry and is only 

 rivaled by South Bend and Indianapolis. In 

 South Bend one-third of the vehicles made 

 in Indiana are turned out. 



The Capitol Lumber Company is enjoying 

 such an extensive business that it has been 

 obliged to open a fourth yard in this city. 

 The new yard is located on English avenue 

 in a fast-growing part of the city, where 

 there is a great demand for all grades of 

 lumber. 



The M. R. Gardner Company of Wabash has 

 been incorporated aod will .soon begin manu- 

 facturing furniture and other cabinet work 

 in that city. Its capital stock is $25,000. in- 

 vested by Delia B.. Rolland and Morland Gard- 

 ner, who are also named as the directors of 

 the new concern. Wabash is becoming one of 

 the greatest furniture manufacturing centers 

 in Indiana. 



Steps for the permanent organization of an 

 association representing the various shippers' 

 organizations in Indiana will be taken at a 

 meeting to be held in the Board of Trade 

 building in this city on the evening of May 27. 

 With all shipping interests of Indiana com- 

 bined, it is believed that considerable influ- 

 ence can be exercised in bettering shipping 

 conditions and pushing desirable legislation. 

 At the same time every effort will be made to 

 keep existing laws on the subject intact. A 

 meeting was held some time ago. when the 

 organization was put on a temporary basis 

 with John W. McCardle as temporary presi- 

 dent and J. V. Zartman as temporary secre- 

 tary. A committee is drafting by-laws and 

 constitution which will be offered at the com- 

 ing meeting. 



Extensive planting is being conducted at the 

 reservation of the State Forestry Board near 

 Henryville. and includes the following: white 

 oak and hickory on eight acres of clay upland: 

 red oak, burr pak and large shellbark hickory 

 on seven acres of bottom land. 600 feet ele- 

 vation; American chestnut, on five acres of 

 upland clay at 700 feet elevation; black walnut 

 and American chestnut on three acres of up- 

 land porous clay at 700 feet elevation; Amer- 

 ican chestnut on three acres of upland clay 

 at 570 feet elevation and mixed oaks and hick- 

 ory on five acres of upland clay at 620 feet 

 elevation. 



Ashe-rtUe, N. C. 



There has been little change in the hard- 

 wood situation in western North CaroUna 

 during the past thirty days. Prices still re- 

 main firm with a demand equal to if not 

 greater than the supply. The hardwood men 

 are able to fill orders with some promptness, 

 as the railroads are giving better service than 

 for months past. With a dry season in the 

 mountains a good supply of hardwood will be 

 cut and made ready for shipment. 



A number of important deals in timber 

 lands are pending in this section, but as yet 

 none of importance have been consummated. 

 Should some of the deals now pending go 

 through several large tracts of splendid tim- 

 ber will be opened up. 



The ten-mile Hume from the mountains In 

 Jackson county to Dillsboro is rapidly near- 

 ing completion. Less than three miles of it 

 remain to be constructed. The flume will be 

 put in operation by midsummer, when large 



