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HARDWOOD RECORD 



too pressing as to whom the association repre- 

 sented, and other prying questionf? were asked, 

 the association changed its manner of doing 

 business and began maliing out its claims in 

 the name of the I'aiiway that delivered the 

 goods. But shippers knew exactly how the matter 

 stood and that the Valentine law not only pro- 

 vided an absolute defense to the bills, but that 

 criminal penalties were provided and the road 

 was open for damage claims, liy the terms of 

 that law. 



Another question has claimed the attention of 

 local lumber dealers, and is resulting in much 

 annoyance — the staking of open cars. Recently 

 some of the railways have insisted upon a literal 

 construction of the rules requiring certain kinds 

 of staking, and any car that has failed to meet 

 all the requirements has been promptly rejected. 

 The matter is made worse by the present car 

 shortage which is pressing more open cars than 

 usual into service. So marked has this shortage 

 become that open cars of finishing lumber have 

 been received here, which is something unheard 

 of before. Several cars arriving have suffered 

 the ruination of a third of their consignment 

 by inclement weather. 



The Ohio Shipper.s' Association will ask the 

 State Railway Commission for the establishment 

 of a seventh grade in freight classification. A 

 committee composed of Walter B. Moore, presi- 

 dent of the association : E. E. Williamson of 

 Cincinnati, and J. W. Horst, attorney for the 

 organization, has completed the work of com- 

 pilation, and will file a petition with the state 

 board within a few days. This grade will be 

 made up of lumber, logs, shingles, lath and nu- 

 merous other low priced commodities. It is ex- 

 pected that if the petition is sustained it will 

 result in a material reduction in freight rates on 

 such articles. 



The cooper shop of Andrew Miller at Tiffin 

 was recently damaged by fire caused by sparks 

 from a chimney. 



The Gallion Handle Factory has been removed 

 from Attica to Gallion, Ohio. The change was 

 made in order to secure better shipping facilities. 



Gledhill & Morton have purchased the lumber 

 yards and planing mills of .Toseph King at Gal- 

 lion, They have heen engaged in the lumber 

 business there for some time. 



The Wauseon Handle Company has been in- 

 corporated with $RI),0(IO capital. Oflicers are: 

 rresident, J. M. Cleveland : vice-president and 

 secretary, W. H. Cleveland : treasurer, L. E. 

 Kirkpatrick. Tliey will manufacture handles for 

 shovels, hoes, forks and rakes. Thirty-flve men 

 are now employed. 



Wisconsin. 



S. C. Phipps of the Glidden Veneer Company, 

 Glidden. Wis., says business has been very sat- 

 isfactory with his company and prospects for 

 the future are bright for a continuance of this 

 condition. The shipping department has .lust 

 completed the shipping of a carload order of 

 bellows stock for a large organ manufacturing 

 concern at Louisville, Ky. C, P. Coon, manager 

 ^if the local plant, is Itept busy looking after the 

 details of the work and issuing general instruc- 

 tions. 



Since the destruction by fire of the Nash Lum- 

 ber Company's mills at Shanagoiden the com- 

 pany is cutting hardwoods to supply its contract 

 orders only. It is devoting considerable atten- 

 tion to hemlock and reports good business along 

 this line. The plant will not he relrailt before 

 next summer. 



R. C. Schultz of the H. W. Wright Lumber 

 Company of Mellen says his concern has enjoyed 

 a fairly good season. It is now pushing busi- 

 ness and planning for an active winter in hard- 

 woods and hemlock. The company controls 200,- 

 11(10 feet of hardwood and hemlock stumpage in 

 Lincoln and Marathon counties and will cut at 

 the rate of 40,000,000 feet annually, it has just 

 completed about 14 miles of railroad and in- 

 stalled a new Lima locomotive at its operations. 



The recently organized CoUar-St.ange Lumber 



Company of Merrill is pushing the work of re- 

 modeling the old buildin.gs and installing ma- 

 chinery for its plant liere which will be one of 

 the best in the vicinity when it is completed 

 which the company believes will be some time 

 about early spring. The company will manufac- 

 ture veneers and box lumber and deal in all 

 kinds of hardwood lumber. 



The Robhins Lumber Company of Rhinelander 

 now has ready for market a superior line of 

 rock birch and maple flooring. The company has 

 centered its efforts on this product and is turn- 

 ing out fine stock. For convenience and to give 

 their line individuality, they have adopted an 

 original trademark : Two robins perched upon a 

 piece of flooring which bears the inscription : 

 "Robbins Hardwood Flooring." The product is 

 being well received by consumers. 



A new concern in the wholesale hardwood field 

 that is making great progress is F. R. Pollard of 

 Marshfleld. Wis. Mr. Pollard reports that he has 

 recently bought the mill and standing hardwood 

 of the Spirit Lake Lumber Company of Rib Lake, 

 and will cut about 4.000.000 feet, including bass- 

 wood, elm and birch. His concern expects to 

 ship 1 0,000,000 feet of lumber this season. 



H. F. -Below of Vollmar & Below. Marshfleld, 

 has just returned from a business trip in north- 

 ern Wisconsin, where he closed a timber land 

 contract. He says that business is good and the 

 future points to little decrease. 



Marshfleld can boast of at least two new con- 

 cerns that specialize in hardwood lumber. The 

 latest to join the hardwood family is the Blod- 

 gett-Booth Lumber Company, with spacious and 

 inviting offices in the Hotel Blodgett. Mr. Booth, 

 secretary and treasurer, reports business pros- 

 perous with bright future in view. The company 

 opened its doors in December last and has en- 

 joyed steady growth ever since. The concern 

 will cut this season over 12.000.000 feet of oak, 

 ash, birch, elm and maple, and over 1,000,000 

 feet of hemlock. 



Since the destruction of the Roddis Veneer 

 Company's plant at Marshfleld in .Tune they have 

 continued business without interruption and have 

 rebuilt their plant in modern fashion. W. H. 

 Koddis reports everything busy around the fac- 

 tory and says they have enjoyed excellent busi- 

 ness the past season. 



G. W. Dakin of the T. D. Kellogg Lumber and 

 Manufacturing Company. Antigo, Wis., says the 

 concern is making preparations to open six camps 

 about the middle of October, the principal ones 

 being located at Polar and Campster. From 

 their own timber they will cut elm. maple, birch, 

 hemlock, etc. They report business very good. 



E. P. Faust of the Wisconsin Bark and Lum- 

 ber Company of Antigo says they are enjoying 

 a splendid business, all hands being kept busy 

 I'ontinually. The hub mill is running to full 

 capacity. 



The .\hnapee Veneer and Seating Company of 

 .\lgoma. Wis., says that business is exception- 

 iiUy good with them: they have just installed an 

 automatic sprinkler device and alarm signals, 

 made by the Automatic Sprinkler Company of 

 Chicago, and are putting in a new ■22V< horse- 

 power engine, made by the Vetter Manufacturing 

 Company of Milwaukee. 



Geo. E. Foster of the Foster-Latimer Lumber 

 Company. Mellen, reports the hardwood end of 

 their business very good this season and says 

 the plant has been running night and day for 

 some time. They will cut 14,000,000 feet of 

 hardwood and IG.000,000 of hemlock this season. 

 In compliance wi(h the demands of Irasiness the 

 coucern has just completed an extensive addi- 

 tion on the west end of the present large build- 

 ing. 



C. I'. Crosby of Rhinelander has just returned 

 from a flying trip up the state, where he has 

 been looking over the hardwood fleld. He found 

 plenty of stock but a large portion was not up to 

 the required Crosby standard. The cost of log- 

 ging has increased materially. Mr. Crosby says 

 business has been good with him this year, and 

 that he has shipped 12,000,000 feet. 



The Mason-Donaldson Lumber Company of 

 Rhinelander reports exceptionally good business 

 the past season. Their mills at State Line, Wis., 

 are sawing hardwoods, hemlock and pine. Mr 

 Donaldson spends a day or two of each week at 

 the mills, directing and giving attention to the 

 details of the rapidly growing business. 



C. B. Lovett, in charge of the hardwood depart- 

 ment of the Brown Brothers Lumber Companjt, 

 Rliinelander, says they are enjoying a steady 

 business and are kept busy aU the time. 



Little Bock, Ark, 



l^vidently the dejjression that has come in soft 

 wood circles, particularly in Louisiana, where, 

 according to report, a number of the larger mills 

 are closing down, has not affected the hardwood 

 industry. At least not in this state. The out- 

 put is still measured simply by the amount of 

 labor that can be secured in the operation of 

 the various mills and factories and the car 

 c'apacity obtainable for shipping purposes. 



,\mong the large plants opened up in the 

 state the past week is that of the Helenii 

 Manufacturing Company at Helena, .\rk,, which 

 will manufacture chairs chiefly. The plant 

 opened with a hundred on the payroll, which 

 will soon be increased to 300. The plant had 

 been ready for operation some time, but had to 

 wait for connection with the city water supply. 

 This malces a valuable addition to the hard- 

 wood facilities at Helena, fast becoming one of 

 the leading hardwood manufacturing towns in 

 the state. 



The .Tacksonport mill of the Fee-Crayton 

 Hardwood Company is being removed to New- 

 port. The tree and yoke factory of the same 

 cempany, now located at .Tacksonport, is to be 

 removed to Newport, and the company will 

 begin shortly after New Years on the erection 

 of a mammoth band mill for Newport. 



\ furniture plant for the manufacture of 

 furniture from ash and similar woods is to be 

 located at DeVall's Bluff in the near future. 

 There is a large supply of raw mato-ial from 

 which the mill may draw. 



The shingle and sawmill plant of the Van 

 Cleve Lumber Company at Ferry burned last 

 week, the total loss being about ,$10,000. The 

 plant was new and as the water system had not 

 been installed the Are could not be checked. It 

 is understood that the mill will be rebuilt. 



The Louis Koers Wagon Factory of this city 

 has the distinction of having p\it up much of 

 the material for the Pine Bluff (Ark.) fire 

 department. The order from Pine Bluff included 

 a hose-wagon, ijatrol wagon and a buggy for the 

 chief of the fire department. 



The Pleasant Grove stave mill iu I>erry 

 county is cutting a large amount of material 

 for northern shipment. The hardwood industry 

 has only recently been opened up in that sec- 

 tion, where the pine lumber industry has so long 

 been dominant. 



The National Cooperage Company's plant and 

 other hardwood plants at Clarendon are run- 

 ning night and day shifts. 



The Dardauelle Hardwood Company has 

 erected a first class hardwood plant at Darda 

 nelle, which will soon he in full operation. 



The timber business along the Midland rail- 

 road is booming. The railroads can uot furnish 

 cars fast enou.gh to keep the timber out of the 

 way. Staves, heading blocks, ties and sawed 

 stuff of all kinds All the yards along the line. 

 Patter,son & Co. have two large band saws run- 

 ning, cutting wagon felloes. 



W. A. Myrick has put in a new harriWMid mill 

 at Newport. He will work up oak. hickory and 

 ■ wagon stock timber particularly. 



The Wynne Stave Company is reported to be 

 making plans to open a branch factory at Earle, 



Ark. 



The impetus lately gained by the hardwood 

 industry along White river bids- fair to resurrect 

 the long-dead river traffic. At one time the 

 river (raffle was supreme along White and St. 



