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in White, Warren and otlior counties liave been 

 sold tliem. Tlie consideration was a liandsume 

 one. Tlie property wili ha developed at once. Two 

 railroads will tap the big tract, one being a flf- 

 teen-mile branch to be built from the Queen and 

 Crescent and the other being a spur that will be 

 built by the N. and C. to the Herbert domain, a 

 large tract recently acquired by the state of Ten- 

 nessee for coal miuing purposes. "We will put 

 several saw mills on the tract." says Mr. Moore, 

 "and later will develop the coal that is under the 

 timber." 



The contract of Montgomery & Co.. furniture 

 people, to refurnish the hall for the House of 

 Representatives and the Senate chamber of the 

 state capitol. has been rejected in part by an in- 

 vestigating committee, and the firm has been com- 

 pelled to replace the deslis. The cliairs proved 

 satisfactory. 



The Morton-Scott-Robertson Company, one of 

 the largest furniture houses in Nashville, and 

 perhaps carrying the most elegant and costly 

 goods of any. is going out of business. A big 

 closing out sale starts this v/eek. The firm has 

 about IflOO.OOO worth of stuff on hand. Franl; 

 Stahlmau. one of the members of the firm, will 

 engage in the newspaper business. Howard Rob- 

 ertson, the other member, will go into the furni- 

 ture business on his own account. 



John W. Love, of tlie lirra of Love. Boyd & Co.. 

 has returned from a long summer's stay in Marl;- 

 land. Nova Scotia. Mr. Love owns a summer 

 hotel up there and reports a successful season as 

 well as a most pleasant outing. He is looking 

 fit and fine to again tackle the problems of the 

 lumber business. 



John B. Ransom is also back from a trip to 

 Markland and other piiiuts in the East. Mr. Ran- 

 som was in Memphis last week looking after his 

 interests in that city. 



The P. G. Dodge Lumber Company of Chicago 

 will open a lumber yard in Nashville in the near 

 future. The company has bought the property 

 formerly owned by the John M. Smith Lumber 

 Company in West Nashville. A large stock will 

 be carried. J. M. Hooper has been made yard 

 master. 



A number of Nashville lumbermen have re- 

 turned from the annual meeting of Hoo-Hiio. The 

 election of J. M. Baird as scrivenoter was most 

 welcome news to them. Among the Nashville 

 lumbermen who attended the concatenation were 

 Handeson Baker, A. B. Ransom. John M. Smith, 

 H. C. Card. John W. Love. Edward B. Martin, 

 Lewis Iioster and Simon Lieberman. 



Morris . 

 Rickets 

 Lindcr . 

 Toman . 



.second base Dews 



. center field Doster 



. . catcher Mays 



. . pitcher Brasswell 



Memphis. 



The long looked lor. widely heralded and much 

 advertised ball game between the lumbermen of 

 Memphis and those of Nashville was pulled off on 

 schedule time at Red Elm park Saturday after- 

 noon, and when Nashville had played the last 

 half of the ninth inning it was found that the 

 score was 5 to 2 in favor of Memphis, thus dem- 

 onstrating the superiority of the Memphis team 

 over that from the capital city. 



Local fans turned out in goodly numbers, and 

 there vi'ere many of the faithful from Nashville 

 who came down to- cheer the players from the 

 lumber fraternity of that city. Cow bells and 

 other instruments for making noise were much 

 in evidence and the players were loudly applaud- 

 ed throughout the contest, regardless of the align- 

 ment of each. It was originally planned that 

 W. H. Russe, president of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Associafiun. and J. B. Ransom, pres- 

 ident of the Hardwood Manufacturers' A-ssocia- 

 tion. should jointly umpire the game, but this 

 was changed at the last moment. Following is 

 the line-up of the two teams, all players being 

 identified in some capacity with the lumber busi- 

 ness of their respective cities ; 



Memphis. Position. Nashville. 



Du Pere . .right field Martin 



Bennett shortstop Marshall 



Pritchard first base Kalston 



Goodwin third base Wolfe 



Strickland left field Weems 



With the closing of the game the friendly guy- 

 ing of the Nashville delegation began, and it did 

 not end until the boys from the Cumberland river 

 city had taken their train for home. It was 

 "rubbed in" on the street cars, at the liotel. at 

 the luncheon and smoker at tlie Business Men's 

 Club, and. as a parting shot, at the station where 

 the last ,good-bys were said. 



The luncheon and smoker was much more elab- 

 orate than was expected. A delightful menu was 

 served, and was enjoyed hugely by all present. 

 Covers were laid for about one hundred and fifty, 

 including members of the Lumbermen's Club, the 

 Nashville delegation, the players on both teams, 

 a number of railroad men and the directors of 

 the Business Men's Club. The train for Nash- 

 ville was due to leave at an early hour, but the 

 festivities were so much enjoyed that arrange- 

 ments were made to hold it until 10 :30. 



F. E. Gary, vice-president of the Lumbermen's 

 Club, acted as toastmaster. He was flauki'd im 

 either side by W. H. Russe and J. B. Ransom, 

 presidents of the two big hardwood lumber asso- 

 ciations. Before the repast had gotten far under 

 way W. H. Russe arose and made a few remarks 

 about the superiorit.v of the Jlemphis team over 

 that from Nashville and predicted an easy victory 

 nest Satiirda.v when tlie two last games — if two 

 are necessary — will be played. He said, how- 

 ever, that he was not much of a speaker, but 

 that he was one of the "best singers ever," and, 

 suiting his action to the words, he instructed the 

 band to play "Cheer Vp, Mary," to the tune of 

 which all those present sang from copies which 

 had been distributed the following lines, impro- 

 vised for the occasion : 

 Oh, the Nashville crowd came to Memphis town, 



With a team they thought could win ; 

 But the Memphis team just let oft their steam, 



And what they did was a sin — 

 Oh, their bats went crack, the hall ne'er came 

 back. 



And the batters just walked home. 

 The poor Nashville boys, with their hopes and 

 Joys, 



With a moan hack home must roam. 



Chorus : 

 Cheer up. Nashville, don't be crying, crying. 



You have lots of time to learn. 

 I'ou are young, so keep on trying, trying ; 



You may win a game in turn. 

 Memphis town is now a-ringing. ringing, 



With the cheers for her good men ; 

 So be good, just saw wood — 



We will wallop you again. 



.T. W. Thompson amused all present by witty 

 remarks made from his niche in the wall at the 

 far end of the room. Following him there were 

 numerous speakers called upon, including J. B. 

 Ransom, J. H. Baird. Edward B. Martin. W. II. 

 Anderson, J, W. Love and Lewis Doster of Nash- 

 ville ; W, R. Barksdale, W. A. Bickford, John A. 

 Scott, J. N. Cornatzar. Ralph Bennett, Wick Ran- 

 som and Charley Holmes of Memphis. The vari- 

 ous speakers were cheered to the echo and a spirit 

 of hilarity seldom witnessed prevailed throughout 

 the evening. Good fellowship reigned supreme 

 and, while the Nashville delegation had to bear 

 the brunt of the fun making, some of the speakers 

 from the capital city painted lurid pictures oi 

 what would happen when the Jlemphis lumlx^rmen 

 appeared in the city on the Cumberland. J. H. 

 Baird said that it was necessary to let Mem- 

 phis win the first game in order to get the Mem- 

 phis lumbermen over to his city. But, all the 

 same, the Nashville delegation came down witU 

 a song 10 be sung during the "rubbing in" process 

 in the event its team won the game, which may 

 suggest that the lumber fraternity from the cen- 

 tral part of the state really had hopes. 



Lewis Doster .said that the score was 5 to 3. as 

 the team made two runs on the diamond and one 

 on the train. He kept the house in a roar and. 



in conclusion, thanke-l tbc toastmaster for allow- 

 ing him "to make a liii. " 



Mr. Love exiJi:essed admiration for the wonih'i-- 

 ful spirit displayed liy the lumbermen of Mem- 

 phis and declared that it would accomplish won- 

 ders even greater than those already recorded if 

 tliey had the natural advantages possessed by 

 those from Nashville. 



Special stress was laid during the evening on 

 the forthcoming convention of the Deep Water- 

 ways Association, to be held here Oct. 4 and 5 

 and on its deep significance to the lumbermen 

 of both cities participating in the festivities of 

 the evening, as well as to every other city in the 

 South. A large delegation from Nashville will 

 be here and pledges have been made by the 

 Nashville lumbermen to do all they can for the 

 success of the movemi'ut miw under way tor the 

 improvement of the Mississippi river and its trib- 

 utaries. "Fourteen Feet Through the Valley." 

 the otficial soug of the convention, was rendered 

 during the evening and was sung with nnicli 

 spirit. 



lioo-Hoo yell, three (dieers for Nashville and as 

 many for Memphis were interspersed and the fes- 

 tivities wore brought to a close by the singing of 

 "America." 



Altogether the evening was one of the must 

 delightful ever furnished Its members or its 

 guests by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis at 

 an informal affair of the kind. The Nashville 

 delegation, however, declared that it would not 

 be out-done in the entertainment features pro- 

 vided, and that it would have something ver.v in- 

 teresting for the Memiihis lumbermen who go to 

 Nashville next Friday night. 



It has been definitely determined that there 

 will be two games at Nashville Saturday if Nash- 

 ville wins the first. ' It has therefore been ar- 

 ranged that the game will be called at 2 p. m. 

 If Memphis wins the first the series will be over 

 for the year. and. according to local "dope." it 

 will be very difficult to ever get the lumbermen 

 of Nashville up agains't those of Memphis on the 

 diamond again. 



Announcement is made of the approaching mar- 

 riage of John W. McClure. secretary-treasurer of 

 the Bellgrade Lumber Company of this city and 

 the efficient secretary of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis, to Miss Alliue Crenshaw of Union 

 City, Tenn., which will be solemnized at that 

 place Oct. 2. The bride is a niece of both W. 1^ 

 Crenshaw and T. M. Cathey, who are large stock 

 holders in the Bellgrade Lumber Company. Mr. 

 McClure is one of the most prominent of the 

 younger lumbermen of this city, and his many 

 friends here are showering their congratulations 

 upon him. Miss Crenshaw is quite a favorite in 

 Memphis, where she has been a frequent visitor. 



The Norton Lumber Company has made appli- 

 cation for a charter. The capital stock is $75,01)0. 

 It will engage in a general lumber business ami 

 will establish a plant here for the manufacture 

 of this product. M. P. Kean. B. M. White. O. F. 

 Christ, Hugh B. White and William A, Buckuer 

 are the incorporators. The company will take 

 steps for beginning business as soon as its char- 

 ter has been received. 



The Finance Committee is making good prog- 

 ress in securing the necessary funds to defraj- 

 the expenses of the forthcoming annual conven- 

 tion of the Deep Waterways Association at the 

 Auditorium, but it has not yet secured sufticicut 

 money and is bending ever.v effort to tliis end. 

 Business men have contributed freely and pm 

 fessional interests are now sending in their con 

 tributions. There is more than $13,000 already 

 in hand, but this is hardly more than half 

 enough. The sub-committees are at work under 

 the direction of the general Executive Commit- 

 tee and are making rapid progress in bringin.g 

 up the various ends of the entertainment to be 

 provided here. The Iiecoration Committee has 

 practicall.v decided upijn its plans and these 

 have been accepted by the general Executive 

 Committee. The decoration scheme will be the 

 most elaborate ever attempted in this city. 

 Fully Jfo.OOO will be spent on decorations alone. 



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