HARDWOOD RECORD 



27 



Philadelphia. 



The great ordcT of Elks has been holding 

 its convention here this week, in consequence 

 of which, together with the enormous influx 

 of visitors, tlie city has been filled with an 

 excitement absorbing almost every other in- 

 terest. A .spectacular parade of thousands of 

 Elks with their floats, representing some dis- 

 tniguishing feature from almost every state 

 in the union, and which was witnessed, it is 

 estimated, by 750,000 people, was the climax 

 of this gigantic organization, which will close 

 its business here by the week's end. The 

 L>umbermen's Exchange rooms are hand- 

 somely decorated in honor of the occasion. 

 All the lumbermen closed on Thursday, the 

 18th, to view the parade. 



After a few years' lapse, the Lumbermen's 

 FJxchange will resume its autumnal excursion 

 on September 24, 25 and 26. It will consist 

 of a three days' trip to the Gettysburg bat- 

 tlefield, Pennsylvania, and Blue Mountain 

 House. Maryland, The charge, including all 

 expenses from start to finish, will be $21. A 

 large turnout of members and their wives is 

 expected, as a verjf enjoyable time is prom- 

 ised by the committee, 



Joseph P. Dunwoody, of Joseph P. Dun- 

 'A'oody & Co., has been spending several 

 weeks at the mill of the Norva Land and 

 Lumber Company, of Wallaceton, Va., in 

 which his firm is interested. Mr. Dunwoody 

 recently met with an accident, through com- 

 ing in contact with machinery, which might 

 have cost him his life. He was fortunate 

 enough to escape with only a badly lacerated 

 finger, which first report stated would have 

 to be amputated. The amputation will not 

 be necessary, however. Mr. Dunwoody is 

 thankful to escape thus easily. 



■Wilson H. Lear reports business excellent 

 and the outlook for fall trading very satis- 

 factory. Mr. Lear is one of the most pros- 

 perous and extensive wholesale and retail 

 lumber dealers in this section. His large 

 yard on North Front street, where he carried 

 an average stock of 8,000,000 feet of lumber 

 at all times, has now become inadequate for 

 the stock required to supply his increased 

 business, and he has purchased the old stove 

 works and ground at East Girard avenue and 

 Fletcher street, which is being dismantled 

 and prepared, to be used as an additional 

 yard. Mr. Lear states with the extra store 

 room he will carry in Philadelphia from 15,- 

 000,000 to IS. 000. 000 feet of hardwoods and 

 cypress at all times. He has just received 

 thirty-three cars of excellent oak, ash, chest- 

 nut and poplar. 



The Righter-Parry Lumber Company re- 

 ports business a little quiet, but not more so 

 than might be expected at this time. They 

 are getting in some good orders, and do not 

 complain of conditions, Charles K. Parry 

 lias been considerably indisposed, tlie result 

 of unremitting hard work, and is taking a 

 much needed rest. Frederick C. Righter will 

 take a few weeks' vacation in the White 

 mountains, going on July 25. 



"Watson Malone & Sons are satisfied witii 

 present trade conditions. Though certain 

 lines have fallen off a little, others have 

 picked up, and they report sufllcient orders 

 coming in to keep them busy. Edwin B. 

 Malone regards the present status of things 

 as only normal and the outlook good. 



The S. E. Vrooman Company reports busi- 

 ness moving along smoothly, though a trifle 

 more quiet at this time than usual. Their 

 plant keeps busy right along. Samuel B. 

 Vrooman is enjoying a tour of Europe and 

 will retui-n September 15. 



Wistar, Underbill & Co. find no fault with 

 present business outlook and report business 

 moving along in good style, F. S. Underhill 

 is camping out at Greaters Forge, Pa., where 



he is entertaining a bevy of youngsters. J. 

 ^V. .4nderson recently had a satisfactory trip 

 through New Jersey and is now taking a rest 

 in the Pocono mountains. T. N. Nixon, also 

 of this concern, brought home a good bunch 

 of orders from his tour of Pennsylvania, 



George Craig & Sons report trading very 

 satisfactory for this time of the year. Their 

 mills have been manufacturing mostly spruce 

 and hemlock, but are now pushing the hard- 

 wood department, George F. Craig has been 

 spending some little time abroad. 



Among the many recent visitors to the 

 trade were: T. H. Carrier, of the Adventure 

 Lumber Company, Butler, Tenn,; John M. 

 Broach, secretary and treasurer of the Meri- 

 dian Lumber Company, Meridian, Miss., who 

 was here with the Elks ; Hugh McLean, 

 of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company, Buf- 

 falo, N. Y.; W. A, McLean, vice president and 

 general manager of the W^ood-Mosaic Floor- 

 ing and Lumber Company, New Albany, Ind.: 

 D. S. Cunningham, of the Hendricks Lumber 

 Company, Hendricks, W, Va.; L D. Miller, 

 of I. D. Miller & Co., Baker Mines, Va., and 

 J. G. Rouse, of Swartmore Lumber Company, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



C. J. Kirschner, the well known Hoo-Hoo 

 and lumberman of Hazelton, Pa., recently 

 underwent a surgical operation at the Ger- 

 man hospital in this city. His many friends 

 will be pleased to hear that he is getting 

 along nicely. 



The Rumbarger Lumber Company testifies 

 to an impro\-ement in business since the 

 weather has become settled, and looks for good 

 fall trading. They have just engaged R. A. 

 Caven to represent them in their office at 1 

 Madison avenue. New York. The ability and 

 pleasing personality of Mr. Caven have made 

 him one of the most popular salesmen in tlie 

 New York lumber trade. 



The Boice Lumber Company, Inc., reports 

 trading satisfactory. J. W. Floyd, of this 

 concern, has recently returned from a trip 

 to New York, where he reports business pick- 

 ing up and where he gathered a fair number 

 of orders, C, E. Lloyd, Jr., vice president 

 and general manager of the company, is 

 spending a two weeks' vacation in Nortli 

 Lovell, Me. 



B. C. Currie, Jr.. of R. M. Smith & Co., re- 

 gards present trade conditions as only what 

 might be looked for at this time of the year. 

 He reports good orders coming in right along 

 and hears of no cancelling of back orders, 

 which fact indicates that values are holding 

 steady. 



Eli B. Hallowell & Co. report business 

 holding up well and state that June was the 

 best month this firm ever had. Eli B. Hal- 

 lowell is still at Wernersviile, Pa., and Ralph 

 Souder is making his summer home at Bay 

 Head, N. J. 



The Brawley & Smith Company does not 

 believe in forcing the market and recognizes 

 the present trade status as a return to old 

 normal conditions. Their mills are active, 

 preparing for fall trade. Mr. Smith reports 

 good orders coming in and sees no decided 

 weakening anywhere in values. 



The firm of Magargal & Harper, formed on 

 January 1, succeeding John W. Harper, dis- 

 solved partnership on June 12, and Samuel 

 H, Magargal will continue alone. 



W. H. Fritz & Co. report the status of busi- 

 ness satisfactory. Mr. Fritz, with his son, 

 is taking a short trip to Niagara Falls, and 

 may also visit North Tonawanda, N. Y. E. 

 B. Hayman of this concern is on a selling 

 trip through the Pennsylvania district, whence 

 he reports trading satisfactory. 



The Lincoln Furniture Company, this city, 

 obtained a charter under Delaware state laws 

 on July 5; authorized capital, $200,000. 



The Gottwals Manufacturing Company. Wil- 



mington, Del., was chartered under Delaware 

 state laws on July 2, Capitalization. JlOO,- 

 000, The object of the company is to manu- 

 facture cabinets, filing cases, desks, etc. The 

 incorporators are J, S. Gray, S, S, Adams, Jr,, 

 and M. B. F. Hawkins, all of Wilmington. 



The E. T. Lippert Saw Company, Millvale, 

 Pa., obtained a charter under Pennsylvania 

 state laws on July 2; capitalization, $100,000, 



Catherine Porteiger, trading as the River- 

 side Planing Mill, of Reading, Pa., was ad- 

 judged a voluntary bankrupt on July 12; lia- 

 bilities, $20,237.95; assets, $10,100; referee, 

 Samuel E, Bertolet. 



Baltimore. 



The bulletin on the lumbeping industry of 

 the LTnited States, published by the Censu^ 

 Bureau, contains some interesting statLstics 

 about the saw and planing mills in Maryland, 

 and gives a comprehensive exhibit of the lum- 

 ber industry in the state. According to the 

 bulletin there were in the state in 1905 a total 

 of 203 .sawmills, with a combined capital of 

 .|1,132,.S62, and 1,03!) employees, aside from 

 salaried officials, receiving $398,324 in wages, 

 while the product of the mills was valued at 

 $2,341,242. In 1905 Maryland had 112 planing 

 mills, capitalized at $2,947,060, employing 1,- 

 505 workmen, outside of salaried officials .and 

 clerks, who received $622,306 in wages, and 

 turning out a product valued at $3,817,933. 

 There were ninety-nine logging camps in the 

 state, having a capital of $338,434, employing 

 835 men, who earned in wages $421,726. and 

 turning out products of a total value of $],- 

 268.797. The total value of the lumber and 

 timber products turned out in Maryland rose 

 from $2,495,169 in 1900 to $2,914,078 in 1905, 

 and the value of the stumpage rose from $2.92 

 per 1,000 feet in 1900 to $4.17 in 1905. The in- 

 crease in the value of the saw logs was from 

 $6.75 in 1900 to $10.79 in 1905. 



L'nder the direction of Vicegerent Snark 

 Maurice "W. "Wiley, a concatenation of Balti- 

 more Hoo Hoo was held on the grounds of the 

 Baltimore Yacht Club July 8, a large number 

 of members turning out to attend the initia- 

 tion of half a dozen kittens. After the initia- 

 tion an excellent dinner was served. 



General regret has been expressed here over 

 the death on July 11 of James Russell Bate 

 of the Baltimore Mahogany Company, who 

 passed away at his home, 1109 North Carey 

 street, after a prolonged illness of a com- 

 plication of diseases. Mr. Bate's body was 

 taken to Cincinnati for interment. Mr. Bate 

 was born in England and was lumber and log 

 inspector for the British government for 

 years. In this capacity he was sent to the 

 United States. Later he connected himself 

 with the old firm of George Shaddbolt <Jfc Son. 

 the pioneer in the oak plank export trade, 

 and remained with it until the concern was 

 overtaken by financial reverses. About six 

 or eight years ago Mr. Bate came to Balti- 

 more, and established himself here as the 

 Baltimore Mahogany Company. He also in- 

 vented a machine for the manufacture of ex- 

 celsior and organized the American Excelsior 

 Company, with offices in the Maryland Trust 

 building, the company operating a mill at 

 Canton. The venture did not prove success- 

 ful and Mr. Bate was forced to part with his 

 holdings in the company. He was one of 

 the best judges of figured mahogany and 

 other fancy veneer woods in the United States, 

 and a man of excellent repute. 



The Ashby Lumber Company has been or- 

 ganized by a number of residents of Gar- 

 rett county, Maryland, with a capital stock 

 of $50,000. The company has purchased a 

 timber tract containing approximately 5,000,- 

 UOO feet of timber, mostly hardwoods, two 

 miles from Belington, W. Va., and will erect a 

 mill on the tract, the plant having a capacity 

 of about 30,000 feet per day. The principal 



