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the new company, it is a separate institution 

 and has absolutely no connection with the Granti 

 Rapids business, which has been caiiied on 

 very successfully for a number of years. The 

 Federal VeUeer Company is capitalized at $30.- 

 000 and will be engineered by expert veneer 

 men so that success is assured. Milling opei*a- 

 tions will be started about the end of the 

 month. 



N. J. G. VanKeulen of the VanKeulen & Wil- 

 kinson Lumber Company, left this week with 

 his family on a pleasure trip to Yellowstone 

 Park. 



Charles \V. Garfield, president of the Jlichigan 

 Forestry Commission, has supplemented his gen- 

 erous gift of a park to the city with the sum of 

 $.500 to assist in building a pavilion there. The 

 park is in the south end of the city and is 

 known as "The Playgrounds." 



The forestry board of inquiry authorized by 

 the last legislature to make careful investigation 

 of the state's land aud forest policy, has organ- 

 iiied by electing R. D. Graham as president and 

 C. B. Blair as se<'retary. Both are Grand Ilapids 

 men and the first meeting was held in this city 

 Aug. 6, when subcommittees were appointed as 

 follows : Land laws and their administration. 

 Carl E. Sclimidt. Itetroit. and Francis King, 

 Alma ; forest laud conditions, physical. A. L. 

 Palmer, Kalkaska, and D. B. Waldo. Kalama- 

 zoo : reforestation and protection. C. V. II. 

 Townsend. Negaiinoe, and George B. Horton. 

 Fruit Ridge ; taxation, W. E. Osmun, Jlon- 

 tague. and A. B. Cook, Owosso. Secretar.y Blair 

 will have a desk in the land commissioner's of- 

 fice at Lansing. 



The Michigan Forestry Commission met at 

 Lansing last week with William B. Mershon of 

 Saginaw, tlie new member, present. The com- 

 mission reorganized by electing Charles W. Gar- 

 field as president. Land Commissioner Rose as 

 secretary and Prof. Filibert Roth as forest 

 warden for a term of four years. 



A. V. Mann, who came to Muskegon Just fifty 

 years ago this week, when the town had barely 

 600 people, is probably the oldest living lumber- 

 man on the eastern shore of Lake ilichigan. 



The J. Vi'. Wells Company of Menominee has 

 bought of executors of the estate of William 

 Chase. Oconto, Wis.. 4..')60 acres of timber land 

 in Marinette County, Wisconsin, the considera- 

 tion being $122,.'i60. Much of the land has a 

 heavy growth of hardwood and the logs will be 

 cut at the company's mills at Slenominee and 

 Dunbar. 



Indianapolis. 



Chair makers in the three furniture factories 

 at Tell City have been on strike for several 

 weeks, demanding recognition of their union. 

 The state labor commissioner is attempting to 

 adjust the differences between the men and their 

 employers. 



There was a noticeable decrease in local build- 

 ing permits last month as compared with those 

 issued in .luly, 1006. However, the amount de- 

 notes more small buildings and residences than 

 in .luly of a year ago, when two permits of 

 more than .$100,000 were issued. There were 

 391 permits issued last month, amounting to 

 $48.5.909, compared with .'HTS permits in July. 

 1906, amounting to $."iSl.ni.3.S0. 



A complete new yard and mill is to be estab- 

 lished by the Henry Maley Lumber Company 

 of Evansville. Some months ago the company's 

 plant was badly damaged by fire and it has now- 

 decided to locate along the Illinois Central 

 tracks, near the Tri-state fair grounds, where 

 better shipping facilities will be available. 



A safe in the office of the Claypool Lumber 

 Company at Claypool was blown open a few 

 days ago by burglars. Owing to the precaution 

 of the cashier in depositing the money in the 

 bank on the previous day, all the safe blowers 

 obtained was two revolvers. 



An increase in the capital stock of the Peer- 

 less " Tank and Seat Works at Evansville has 



been made, the increase being from $100,000 to 

 $150,000, the additional capital to be used in 

 extending the business of the concern. 



Practically all the hardwood companies are 

 closing their yards and mills Saturday after- 

 noons, following the example set by the business 

 concerns in the city. This gives their employes 

 an opportunity to enjoy one afternoon's outing 

 each week, and tliey are much better prepared 

 for work on Monday morning in consequence. 



Joseph R. Young, 613 State T^ife building, 

 spent about ten days this month looking after 

 his lumber interests in Ohio. Two or three cars 

 that had gone astray and one car that had been 

 cancelled after arriving in the city from which 

 it bad been ordered, occupied mucli of bis at- 

 tention. 



The Bargersville Lumber Company was organ- 

 ized at Bargersville about ten days ago, the 

 capitalization being $10,000. At a meeting of 

 stockholders L. E. Slack. John J. Ream. Charles 

 K. Kerlin and Eugene O. Collins were elected 

 directors. 



Dealers at Newcastle, one of the best boom 

 towns in the state, are experiencing none of the 

 midsummer dullness. An automobile factory 

 that will employ l.."JOO men and bring about 

 .5.000 more people to the town is being built 

 and there is considerable activity in building 

 houses enough to accommodate the new popu- 

 lation before the factory is completed. George 

 W. Ewiug of Muncie has just undertaken a con- 

 tract to build 500 new houses within the next 

 eighteen months. 



Following a hearing before the Indiana State 

 Railroad Commission, the various railroads have 

 granted lumbermen two very valuable conces- 

 sions. One of these is that in future no higher 

 rate will be charged for hauling walnut and 

 cherry logs than for any other kind. The other 

 is a decision to allow 300 pounds on each car 

 of lumber for the stakes that hold it in place. 

 Heretofore the railroads have charged regular 

 freight rates for hauling the stakes. The hear- 

 ing was held several days ago, the result of a 

 complaint made by the North Vernon Lumber 

 Company that the "milling in transit" plan of 

 the railroads was working an injustice to lum- 

 bermen. The railroads have been hauling logs 

 at a sixth class rate, then allowing a discount 

 amounting to about 30 per cent, provided that 

 the finished lumber was shipped back over the 

 same road within six months from date. The 

 lumbermen ask for a straight log rate, or in 

 lien of that a removal of the time limit restric- 

 tion. A decision is expected from the Railroad 

 Commission within a short time. 



Bristol, Va.-Tenn. 



The Patterson Lumber Company has purchased 

 a 9.000-acre tract of timber land in Greene 

 county. This company's timber holdings in that 

 county are now about 20.000.000 feet and it is 

 installing a big band mill. The daily output 

 will be about 50.000 feet. 



George A. McCrary has just returned from a 

 visit to the mills of the Hassinger Lumber Com- 

 pany. In the White Mountains, twenty-five miles 

 south of Abingdon. Mr. McCrary reports that 

 the company has completed and has in operation, 

 at Azen one of the finest mills in this section. 



The Hardwood Lumber Company, which op- 

 erates in Blount county, Tennessee, has voted 

 to increase its capital stock to $20,000 and ex- 

 tend its operations In that section. 



B. B. Burns of the Tug River Lumber Com- 

 pany returned this week from Llnville, N. C. 

 where he has been spending a two weeks* vaca- 

 tion. 



IL E. Clark of Ben Campbell. Pa., Is reported 

 to have purchased a 15,000-acre tract of timber 

 land lying in Washington and Grayson counties, 

 Vii'ginia, and .\she county. North Carolina. This 

 is known as the Thayer tract and it is said that 

 Mr. Clark purchased it with a view to organizing 

 a concern for its development, 



G- L. Fletcher, representing the H. A. Mc- 



Cowan Company of Salem. Ind.. was a visitor 

 in Bristol last week. 



L. W. Taylor is buying lumber in this section 

 for the Fcrd Brenner Lumber Company of Nor- 

 folk. Va. 



E. L. Warren of the R. E. Wood Lumber Com- 

 pany and wife of Baltimore were in the city last 

 week on business. Mr. Warren is well known 

 in local lumber circles and was for a number 

 of years manager of his company's offices at 

 Johnson City and later at Bristol. He visited 

 the operations in Carter county before return- 

 ing to Baltimore. 



E. C. Crow has returned from a trip in Vir- 

 .ginia in the interest of J. A. Wilkinson and re- 

 ports that bad roads are interfering with ship- 

 ments from some of Mr. Wilkinson's country 

 mills. 



E. E. Wilson of the Ralston-Wilson Lumber 

 v^ompany has returned from a two weeks' vaca- 

 tion spent on the Great Lakes. He will shortly 

 go to Clinch Valley to look after the starting 

 of his company's new mills in that locality. 



"The car shortage is bad in South Carolina." 

 said J. H. Bryan of the Bryan Lumber Com- 

 pany, who has just returned from a visit to 

 his company's mills in the Palmetto state. "The 

 fruit and vegetable growers are using all of the 

 cars to move their product. One day there were 

 thirty-eight trains passed our mills, all loaded 

 with perisliable stuff. This illustrates the extent 

 of this business and accounts for the car .short- 

 age." 



Cincinnati. 



William E. IJelancy. general manager of the 

 Kentucky Lumber Company, has gone to Wil- 

 liamsburg. Ky., on an inspection trip. He will 

 also take in the other two mills of the company 

 at Burnside, Ky., and Habersham. Miss. He 

 will not return to the local offices for a couple 

 of weeks. 



L. F. Voleft. export salesman of the Kentucky 

 Lumber Company, is spending his vacation with 

 his parents at Franklin. Ky. 



Robert E. Becker, the well known lumberman, 

 has been elected president of the West End Re- 

 publican Club and has also been suggested as a 

 candidate for council of the Twenty-first ward, 

 where he resides. Should he be selected for 

 council he will add interest to the recent move- 

 ment of paving the streets of Cincinnati with 

 wood blocks. 



President McCIure of the McClure Lumber 

 Company of Detroit. Mich., was in town last 

 week in quest of lumber. He visited several 

 lumber firms here and his wants were well 

 looked after. 



E. J. Thoman. secretary of the Lumbermen's 

 Club, entertained his brother last week, who rep- 

 resents the interests of Bennett & Witte at 

 Greenville, Miss. 



E. I,. PIdwards and wife left last week for an 

 extended trip to Europe. 



Benjamin Dulweber of John Dulweber & Co., 

 who has been ill for several months, has im- 

 proved enough to make a trip to the mountains. 

 He expects to return within the month of Au- 

 gust and get back in harness. 



E. M. Schantz, who recently invented the re- 

 cording dimension saw, is again at work im- 

 proving his machine. His next step will reduce 

 the cost of its operation greatly and will also 

 increase Its output. He will add an attachment 

 that will print the size on each piece of dimen- 

 sion with crayon. 



T. B. Stone of the T. B. Stone Lumber Com- 

 pany left August 1 for a pleasure trip to the 

 eastern coast and will visit the principal cities 

 in that locality. He will be away from the 

 local offices for several weeks. 



H. II. Lines of Junction City paid a week's 

 visit to the Queen City and during his stay here 

 purchased considerable lumber. He also saw 

 Coney Island and Chester Park and was im- 

 pressed immensely with the enjoyment places of 

 the Queen City. 



Harry Freiberg of the Freiberg Lumber Com- 



