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HARDWOOD RECORD 



X. r., to inspect timber and timber lands. Mr. 

 Brenner is now running mills at Norfolk and 

 has headquarters in that city. 



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

 pany has returned from an important trip in 

 A'irginia in the interest of his company. 



Paul W. Fleck of the Paul W. Fleck Lumber 

 Company, who is manager of the company's 

 eastern office in the Real Estate and Trust build- 

 ing, Philadelphia, is in Bristol this week look- 

 ing over the company's business and hurrying 

 out orders. 



Joseph P. Dunwoody of Joseph P. Dunwoody 

 & Co., Philadelphia, was buying lumber and 

 making delivery contracts with the lumber deal- 

 ers in this section last week. Mr. Dunwoody 

 buys considerable hardwood stock in this sec- 

 tion. 



C. W. Decker, traveling representative of J. 

 Gibson Mcllvane & Co. of Philadelphia visited 

 Bristol this week on business, Mr. Decker is 

 making heavy purchases of hardwoods for the 

 domestic and export trade in this section. 



The large band mill of the Tug River Lumber 

 Company, located at Mabe, Scott county, Va., 

 was destroyed by fire May 15, and a consider- 

 able loss entailed thereby. The mill was fully 

 insured. Considerable lumber was also burned. 



John W. Cowles, a Philadelphia lumberman, 

 was in Bristol last week making purchases of 

 oak and other hardwoods. 



A Hoo-Hoo concatenation was held at Moun- 

 tain City May 16 and was well attended by lum- 

 bermen from all over this section. A number of 

 "kittens" were initiated, and the banquet which 

 followed was very enjoyable. 



Frank L. Rumbarger of the Rumbargef Lum- 

 ber Company, Philadelphia, was a visitor in 

 Bristol a few days ago, in company with H. W. 

 Nelly, the company's southern manager. Mr. 

 Neily went from Bristol to Madison, N. C, to 

 inspect a large amount of hardwood lumber 

 which the company is shipping from that place, 

 Willie Mr. Kumbarger returned to Philadelphia. 



John T. Dixon of the John T. Dison Lumber 

 Company was in Bristol last week en route to 

 Ron Ceverte, ■«'. Va., where he resides. Mr. 

 Dixou reports business excellent. 



It is rumored that the Virginia Iron, Coal & 

 Coke Company and Virginia & Southwestern 

 Railway Company, which own jointly in the 

 name of the latter considerable timber proper- 

 ties in eastern Tennessee, will soon sell their 

 holdings and apply the proceeds on the construc- 

 tion of the Ilolston River Railroad, now being 

 built. 



Cincinnati. 



The Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club held its 

 annual meeting at the Business Men's Club on 

 May 16. The election resulted in the unanimous 

 selection of T. J. Moffett as president; S. W. 

 Richey and James Buckley, vice presidents ; Ben 

 Bramlage, treasurer, and E. J. Thoman, secre- 

 tary. Mr. Thoman was reelected. The secre- 

 tary's report showed the club to be in prosperous 

 condition. There are now forty-four members, 

 the latest acquisition being 'tt'. E. Talbert & Co. 



Ralph McCracken of the Kentucky Lumber 

 Company has recovered from an attack of typhoid 

 fever. 



B. F. Dulweber of John Dulweber & Co. is 

 back from a buying trip through several south- 

 ern states. 



W. A. Bennett of Bennett & 'Witte spent sev- 

 eral days last week in Memphis looking after 

 the firm's office in that city. 



"T. J. Moffett for president in 1007," is the 

 cry of Cincinnati members of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association. C. F. Korn and 'W. 

 A. Bennett have taken charge of Mr. Moffett's 

 interests and the campaign has already been 

 started. "Mr. Moffett's election as president of 

 the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club will add pres- 

 tige to his cause," said Mr. Korn. 



H. W. Salvage, who has large timber interests 

 in the South, has decided to miike Cincinnati 

 his home. 



The Cincinnati Veneer Company, 1285 'West 

 Sixth street, is enlarging its plant to accommo- 

 date increased business. 



A. M. Lewin & Co., located on West Eighth 

 street, are erecting a number of sheds in Evans- 

 ton to benetit suburban customers. 



The Dexter Lumber Company is making con- 

 siderable improvements to its plant in Norwood, 

 a suburb. Additional storage yards have also 

 been acquired. 



The Cincinnati Hardwood Lumber Company 

 is now operating its new veneer mill on Colerain 

 avenue. It has a capacity of 50,00p feet a day. 



H. P. Wiborg, president of the 'Wiborg & 

 Hanna Company, is out again after long con- 

 finement in a .private hospital. He will assume 

 active work in a short time. . 



Oeor^'j S. Littleford. who was brought home 

 from the convention of the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association at Memphis in a serious 

 condition, is gradually improving. He had an 

 attack of appendicitis, but unless his condition 

 changes an operation will not have to be per- 

 formed. 



N. H. Trimble has secured 2,600 acres of 

 timber land in Menifee county, Kentucky. De- 

 velopment will begin immediately. 



The Cincinnati Mill & Dry Kiln Company has 

 increased its capital from .$25,000 to .|.35,0O0. 



The J. A. Fay & Egan Company has purchased 

 a tract of ground at Augusta street and Central 

 avenue, adjoining its present buildings. Presi- 

 dent Tlios. P. Egan says the company's business 

 is excellent. 



A recent visitor was George Kennedy of Buf- 

 falo. He closed contracts for several large lots 

 of hardwoods. 



M. B. Farrin of the M. B. Farrin Lumber 

 Company was installed as president of the Cin- 

 cinnati Manufacturers' Club May 21. The club 

 will use all its endeavors to secure a belt line, and 

 T. J. Moffett of the Maley, Thompson & Moffett 

 Company was made chairman of a committee to 

 outline a plan for such an improvement. Lum- 

 bermen particularly are in favor of a belt line 

 and are gratified that Mr. Moffett will have 

 charge of efforts to secure it. 



Chattanooga, 



The Looinis & Hart Manufacturing Company 

 has recently erected a large addition to its 

 plant on Montgomery avenue. 



The Case Lumber Company has decided to dis- 

 pense with its local yards and ship direct from 

 the four mills of the company located at Boligee, 

 Scott sboro, Birmingham and '(\'hitney. Ala. The 

 company also takes practically the entire output 

 of the Bridgeport Woodenware Company of 

 Bridgepoit, Ala., and the F. W. Blait mill of 

 this city. It was deemed wise to ship direct 

 from the mills and thus save the expense of 

 maintaining yards in this city. The offices will 

 be retained here and quarters will be secured at 

 some central downtown point at once. 



M. M. Erb, vice president of the Case Lumber 

 Company, has just returned from an extended 

 southern trip. 



II. O. Harter of the J. M. Card Lumber Com- 

 pany is on a southern trip this week. 



Messis. Ault and Jackson of Ault & Jackson, 

 Cincinnati, were here recently buying stock. 



W. G. Morrison, who held stock in the Arnold 

 Lumber & Manufacturing Company, whose plant 

 is located at East Lake, has sold his interest 

 to R. J. and W. S. Brown of Jasper, Tenn. The 

 company is making extensive improvements, 

 erecting several new sheds, etc., in the plant. 

 It is probable a modern band mill will be in- 

 stalled in the near future. C. C. Arnold, a lead- 

 ing officer and stockholder, says that the band 

 mill will be put in if a sufficient supply of logs 

 can be obtained. 



S. A. ■R'Uliams of the Williams-Voris Lumber 

 Company is on a southern trip. 



F. W. Mowbray of Mowbray & Robinson, Cin- 

 cinnati, bought considerable stock here re- 

 ceutly. 



Nashville. 



Quite a feature of the big parade given in 

 Nashville May 21, the opening day of the May 

 Festival, was the showing made by the Nash- 

 ville lumber and furniture concerns. The ex- 

 hibits of the Nashville Association of Wagon 

 Manufacturers was particularly creditable. The 

 association was represented officially by a hand- 

 somely decorated wagon, in which rode a number 

 of its officers. Then came a number of fine 

 wagons manufactured here by the Waller & 

 Porter Wagon Manufacturing Company. The 

 Mitcbell-IIunt Wagon Company had a number of 

 vehicles mounted on floats. The National Casket 

 Company had an attractive exhibit, represent- 

 ing Old Charon crossing the Styx. A banner 

 bore this inscription : "Charon will row you 

 over right if you go in a National casket." 

 The J. .T. Anderson Company, wagon manufac- 

 turers, was represented by a most unique ex- 

 hibit in the shape of a wagon-cage, big enough 

 to contain a pack of foxhounds, and attached to 

 an automobile. Prof. J. F. Draughan, a local 

 auto enthusiast and hunter, takes the animals 

 out with him frequently. Other exhibits which 

 attracted much attention were those of Vogeley 

 & Scharff, George Greer and the Morton-Scott- 

 Robertson Furniture Company. 



The Clairfield Lumber Company of Winchester, 

 Ky., has filed an abstract for the purpose of 

 enj^ging in business in Tennessee. The company 

 is^»pitalized at $80,000. 



The Fred W. Black Lumber Company of Chi- 

 cago has purchased a tract of hardwood timber 

 at Dickson, Tenn., from Myatt Bros., for $7,000. 

 Several hundred dollars were raised recently 

 by the Nashville lumber firms for the benefit of 

 the sufferers at San Francisco. Among the con- 

 tributors to the fund were Love. Boyd & Co., 

 Davidson-Benedict Company, Nashville Hard- 

 wood Flooring Company, John B. Ransom & Co., 

 I'nion Lumber Company, Standard Furniture 

 Company. Southern Lumber & Box Com- 

 pany, W. B. Earthman & Co., T. P. 

 Hayes Stave Company, and the employes of the 

 Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company. John 

 B. Ransom & Co.. the Nashville Hardwood Floor- 

 ing Company and W. B. Earthman & Co. did 

 an extensive business with San Francisco firms, 

 as did also Love, Boyd & Co. 



During the recent high water in the Cum- 

 berland a sycamore tree played havoc with rafts 

 coming down from the up-river country. The 

 big tree lodged at a point a short distance above 

 Carthage, remaining under the water out of 

 sight and snagging floating objects. Levi Spear 

 and Bedford Hill of Monroe county lost a raft 

 of 400 logs and several other rafts were torn 

 to pieces by the big tree. Three men were 

 drowned in one of the collisions with it. 



The Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company 

 recently shipped a valuable carload of flooring 

 to London, England. This company has bu... 

 up quite an extensive foreign trade and is suc- 

 cessfully competing with foreign concerns and 

 is selling right in the heart of London. It is 

 believed that more than twenty-five cars will be 

 shipped to London this year. When it is re- 

 membered that a car of hardwood flooring such 

 as this company turns out will bring as much 

 as $;^,000 some idea of the extent of this trade 

 can be gathered. 



What came near being a building tie-up in 

 Nashville has been averted by prompt action 

 on the part of the contractors. They have ac- 

 ceded to the demand of the union carpenters for 

 the "closed shop" rule. 



The charter of the Dixie Match Company of 

 New Jersey has been filed for registration at the 

 state capitol. This company will engage in busi- 

 ness in Tennessee. Its capital stock is placed 

 at half a million. 



Dr. L. G. Glenn, professor of geology at 

 Vanderbilt University, which institution is lo- 

 cated at Nashville, was recently appointed by 

 Governor Cox a delegate to appear before the 

 house committee on agriculture and for- 

 estry in behalf of the bill to create an Appa- 



