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ber Company says he has all the business on 

 hand that he can take care of during the 

 next month, and has foun,d a ready market 

 for everything on his stock sheets. 



Toledo. 



In order to prevent a long drawn out fight 

 and to protect members of National Associa- 

 tions from being harassed by any evidence 

 that might be given, the Toledo lumber deal- 

 ers, recently indicted for violation of the Val- 

 entine ,inti-trust law. entered their pleas of 

 guilty and are now awaiting sentence. 



No intimation is given of what the sentence 

 may be and it lies with the judge to fine 

 them any amount between $50 and $1,000 or 

 sentetice them fronn six months to one year 

 in the workhouse, or both. This action on 

 the part of the lumbermen caused no little 

 surprise as it was commonly supposed that a 

 long and bitter fight would ensue. Attorney 

 Barton Smith represented the lumbermen. In 

 addressing the court he said that he feared 

 that the indicted men as members of the 

 Credit Bureau might be found technically 

 guilty of violating the Valentine law. He said 

 that neither he nor they felt that they were 

 morally guilty or guilty in the spirit of the 

 law itself, but that there was likelihood that 

 they could be found guilty on a technicality. 

 For this reason he said he did not care to 

 plunge his clients into a long and hard fight 

 and that he would therefore enter pleas of 

 guilty and ask the mercy of the court in pass- 

 ing sentence. 



As a result of all this disturbance business 

 has ''gone to the bad." There is nothing 

 doing compared with what should be doing at 

 this time of the year, and with the weather 

 against builders prospects are for a very poor 

 season. Record cold weather has been the rule 

 during May, and this has had its effect on 

 prospective builders. But the big drawback is 

 the idea of narrow-sighted persons that since 

 these lumbermen have been indicted the price 

 of lumber is to be cut in two and that because 

 of the indictment of the brick men and the 

 plumbers other supplies will soon be given 

 away for the asking. Many who are planning 

 to build simply as an investment have de- 

 ferred in hope of lower prices 



Another fact that is bothering lumbermen 

 at this time is the announcement of the rail- 

 roads that there is to be an increase in freight 

 rates. This is particularly Important in this 

 section because the oflicial announcement has 

 already been made from Michigan points. The 

 new ruling is the change in classification. This 

 means a raise from five per cent to ten per 

 cent in the rates. The railroads announce 

 through their agents here that the raise is to 

 enable them to increase their re\'enue, which 

 they will have to do in order to meet their in- 

 crease in wages and "the increased cost of ma- 

 terials with which to keep up their roads 

 Lumbermen are going to fight the action of 

 the roads. They will probably enter a pro- 

 test with the Interstate Commerce Commis- 

 sion alleging that the new rate is unfair and 

 unreasonable and not warranted. Just what 

 the exact move will be cannot be stated as 

 nothing can be done until the rate becomes 

 effective and the roads try to operate under it. 

 The sawmill and planing mill owned by 

 Jacob A. Petty at Sycamore, O.. was wrecked 

 by the explosion of the boiler a few days ago, 

 and Charles Ludwig, an employee, was fatally 

 hurt. 



Sampson Bice, vice president of the West 

 Side Lumber Company of Dayton, Ohio, died 

 last week, aged 70 years, as the result of an 

 operation. 



The Baney Washing Machine factory is 

 moving into the Burger Foundry building at 

 Delphos, Ohio. 

 The Dorr Street Lumber Company of To- 



ledo. Ohio, has been incorporated for $20,00r 

 by C. G. Brigham. W. M. Hamilton and others 

 Mr. Brigham is president and general man 

 ager. Mr. Hamilton is secretary-treasurer. 



The Bowers & Conke Lumber Company of 

 Massillon, Ohio, have dissolved partnership. 



At the annua! meeting of the West Wood 

 Turning Company at Fremont. O., last week, 

 a six per cent dividend was declared. E. B. 

 Smith, president; A. E. Culbert. vice presi- 

 dent; C. C. Bowlus. secretary-treasurer and 

 general manager, were all re-elected. It was 

 practically decided to erect an addition to the 

 plant, costing in the neighborhood of $4,000. 



The majority of the creditors having at last 

 consented to accept 30 cents on the dollar, the 

 bankruptcy case of Bruner & Sons, owners of 

 the stave factory at Tiffin, is in a fair way to 

 be settled. W. K. Noble of Fort Wayne has 

 deposited in a Tiffin bank the sum of $21,200 to 

 secure the proportional payments, and as soon 

 as the settlement is confirmed by the district 

 court at Cleveland the old firm will begin op- 

 erations on a new basis. 



Wauseon is to have a new handle factory 

 and sawmill. The plant will be built and oper- 

 ated by J. M. Cleveland and others of Indi- 

 anapolis. It will be located near the junction 

 of. the Wabash railroad and the Detroit, To- 

 ledo and Iron road. 



Ohaxlotte, N. C. 



Fire, which originated in one of the dry 

 kilns of the Goldsboro Lumber Company at 

 Dover a few days ago destroyed three of the 

 company's kilns and 110.000 feet of lumber, 

 entailing a heavy loss. 



The Clarkton Planing Mill Company of 

 Clarkton has been incorporated with a cap- 

 ital stock of $25,000. O. L. Clark is the prin- 

 cipal stockholder. 



The New Hope Lumber Company, recently 

 incorporated, will erect a two-story building, 

 costing $12,000. It will have an average daily- 

 capacity of 25,000 feet of pine, oak, gum and 

 hickory. 



The Moss Planing Mill at Washington, N. 

 C, has been chartered with a capitalization 

 of $125,000. B. G. Moss, H. N. Blount and 

 W. T. Condon are the incorporators. 



The Avant Woodworking Company of 

 Charlotte is beginning business, with W. A. 

 Avant, manager, and C. A. Eastman, de- 

 signer. Chairs and tables will be manufac- 

 tured. 



A mass meeting of the North Carolina 

 Case Workers' Association, composed of fur- 

 niture manufacturers, was held a few days 

 ago at Greensboro, N. C. The matters dis- 

 cussed and acted upon are said to have been 

 relative to the demoralized condition of the 

 furniture market, although the sessions were 

 executive, for which reason no more details 

 of the convention are available. It is known, 

 however, that for some months the manufac- 

 turers of the state were concerned about the 

 condition of the market. 



The Hardwood Novelty Company of Dur- 

 ham, to manufacture hardwood novelties, 

 bank furniture and fixtures of all kinds, has 

 been organized with an authorized capital 

 stock of $100,000. Eight prominent citizens 

 of Durham are behind the movement. 



The Swansboro Lumber Company of 

 Swansboro has been chartered and will be- 

 gin business within a few days with a capi- 

 tal stock of $250,000. T. H. Pritchard is the 

 principal holder of stock. 



The Newton-Purdle Lumber Company of 

 Elizabethton has been organized with a cap- 

 ital of $40,000 by F. A. Addington and others. 



The Red Lyon Lumber Company of Bur- 

 gaw is chartered with a capital of $100,000, 

 most of which is held by W. F. Baughman 

 of Pennsylvania. 



The Carolina Flumes Company is a new 

 industry just starting business at Franklin. 



It has a capital of $40,000 and will operate 

 flumes for timber. 



The Sprucement Lumber Company of 

 Waynesville has been authorized by the sec- 

 retary of state to operate with a stock of 

 $30,000. 



The Globe Mantel . and Cabinet Company 

 has established at High Point, N. C, and 

 is beginning a thriving business. The com- 

 pany occupies the plant of the High Point 

 Hardwood Company, which has moved to 

 the Standard Furniture Company's old fac- 

 tory. This last named company has erected 

 a new plant which it now occupies. 



■Wausau, Wis. 



The Bird & Wells Lumber Company of 

 Wausaukee has purchased of C. A. Hutchins 

 a large tract of timber land contiguous to 

 other timber the company is cutting in For- 

 est county. The timber, which is largely 

 birch and maple, will be hauled by rail to 

 the company's mill in Wausaukee. 



The north section of the Escanaba Manu- 

 facturing Company's plant at Escanaba was 

 destroyed by fire recently, entailing a loss 

 of $75,000, covered by insurance. The fire 

 was caused by an overheated dry kiln. The 

 company will rebuild on a larger scale. 



The Stange-EUis Lumber Company, incor- 

 porated last fall, has commenced the work of 

 erecting its plant in Grand Rapids. The main 

 factory building will be 96x100 feet in dimen- 

 sions, and the power house 56x66 feet, the 

 latter to enclose a 400 horse power engine. 

 A sawmill will also be erected. The com- 

 pany will manufacture sash, doors, interior 

 hardwood finish, fixtures, etc. 



In Milwaukee recently the Newbold Land 

 and Lumber Company was organized and in- 

 corporated with a capital stock of $9,000. The 

 oflicers are L. Peshong, president; J. D. Da 

 Boule, vice president; Henry Wubker, secre- 

 tary; Carl Krueger, treasurer. The general 

 office of the company will be located in 

 Rhinelander, and a sawmill will be operated 

 on Wm. Doyle lake in Oneida county. The 

 present holdings of the company are about 

 1.000 acres of good hardwood lands, with 

 options on about as much more. 



An addition to the veneer mill and installa- 

 tion of more power are improvements being 

 made by the Morgan Company of Oshkosh. The 

 cost will be about $15,000. The addition to 

 the veneer mill will add 20.000 square feet of 

 floor space. It will be of brick and steel 

 construction, three stories high. 



Two sawmills, operated entirely by elec- 

 tricity, have been built in Oshkosh, one by 

 the Oshkosh Logging Tool Company and the 

 other by the Buckstaff-Edwards Company. 

 The latter mill was built recently and has been 

 an object of much curiosity among lumber- 

 men. It has a capacity of cutting 15.000 feet 

 daily. The company manufactures chairs, 

 furniture, caskets, etc. Only eight men are 

 required to operate the mill. 



Two measures have been brought into the 

 assembly chamber of the Wisconsin legisla- 

 ture which will engage the attention of lum- 

 bermen generally. One was a set of resolu- 

 tions, unanimously passed, memorializing con- 

 gress to remove the tariff on lumber. The 

 other is a resolution adopted providing for an 

 investigation of the operations of alleged lum- 

 ber and cement trusts in Wisconsin. The 

 foi'mer resolution comes from a lumber state, 

 and one which is overwhelmingly republican. 

 It therefore, in a measure, places W^isconsin 

 republicans in the position of demanding the 

 removal of the tariff on one of their chief 

 products. Both of these measures have re- 

 ceived prominence because of the high prices 

 charged in the state for building materials. 

 There is a very strong feeling among farmers 

 that building materials are costing too much 



