HARDWOOD RECORD 



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secured new quarters in the Mason building 

 and will remove tliere from 153 Millt street 

 shortly. 



The Lumber Trade Club of Boston held its 

 regular monthly meeting at the Elxchange. 

 Boston, Thursday, June 14. 



New York. 



The lumbermen's golf tournament inaugu- 

 rated by local wholesalers some months ago 

 occurred at the Nassau Country Club. Nassau. 

 L. I., on June 12 and 13 and was p.articipated 

 in by an enthusiastic number of lumbermen 

 golfers from all over the East, and was so 

 successful and enjoyable that it resulted in 

 the formation of a permanent organization to 

 be known as the Lumbermen's Golf Associa- 

 tion. W. D. Gill of Baltimore was elected 

 president; F. B. Witherbee of Boston vice- 

 liresident. and Henry Cape. 1 Madison avenue. 

 New York, secretary and treasurer. The next 

 contest will be held at Baltimore. 



Among recent New York visitors was \V. \j. 

 Hughai't. Jr., of Hughart & Kendal and the 

 Union City Lumber Company of Grand Rapids. 

 Mich., who spent several days in the interest 

 of business. Mr. Hughart reported the west- 

 ern hardwood conditions exceedingly satis- 

 factory. His concerns are making a specialty 

 of tliin oak for export, and it was for extend- 

 ing tr,ade in that liiie primarily that he made 

 the visit. 



R. T. Cooper, the well known Memphis 

 hardwpod lumberman, also spent several days 

 here renewing acquaintances in the trade. 



T. H. Gamble of Gamble Bros.. Louisville. 

 Ky., large manufacturers of piano dimension 

 stock, etc., was a recent visitor to the many 

 customers of the firm in this market. 



R. H. Downman. tlie distinguished manu- 

 facturer of New Orleans and president of the 

 Cypress Manufacturers' Association, spent 

 several days here on a long pleasure trip. 



Fire caused $35,000 damage to the yard of 

 Joseph Cohn, 608-612 Rockaway avenue, Brook- 

 lyn, June 6. 



W. A. Eaton of the Stevens-Eaton Company, 

 1 Madison avenue, has the sympatliy of the 

 tr.ade in the loss of his father. Major Samuel 

 C. Eaton, who died at Nyack. June 6, at the 

 age of 76 years. Major Eaton was associated 

 for many years witli tlie government assayer's 

 office and was widely known in that line. 



J. C. Turner, the prominent cypress oper- 

 ator. 1123 Broadway, is off on a southern trip 

 to his various interests in Georgia and 

 Florida. 



C. E. Lloyd. Jr.. manager of the sales de- 

 partment of the Cherry River Boom & Lum- 

 ber Company. Philadelphia, was a recent 

 visitor to the district. Mr. Lloyd is a firm 

 believer in present lumber values and Ijelieves 

 th.at any Lack of activity in buying at the 

 present time is simply due to buyers generally 

 having made their purchases earlier this year 

 than usually. 



W. A. Powell of the W. A. Powell Company. 

 Ltd., large exportei'S of New Orleans, was 

 here the ' first of the month on matters in 

 connection with the export trade. 



Russell T. Starr, who is associated with 

 Frederick W. Starr. Brooklyn, was united in 

 m.arriage at the Plymouth Church, that bor- 

 ough, on Juno 7. to Miss Alice Gertrude P. 

 Staples. Mr. Starr is well known in the local 

 trade and is receiving the liearty congratula- 

 tions of his friends. 



J. H. Dickinson, manager of the logging 

 department of the Lidgerwood Manufacturing 

 Company, extensive manufacturer of logging 

 and cableway machinery, this- city, left for 

 the South this week on an extended business 

 tour. 



R. C. Scatcherd of the Batavia-New York 

 Woodworking Company, Batavia, N. Y., spent 

 several days during the fortnight here looking 

 after some extensive contracts of his com- 

 pany. 



Philadelphia. 



The Wilmington Sash. Door & Blind Com- 

 pany, which formerly did business at 1319 

 W^est Fourth street, Wilmington. Del., has iv- 

 moved its establishment to Front and Madison 

 streets, the same city, where a modern build- 

 ing, 160x120 feet has been erected and a plot 

 of ground extending the length of a square 

 purchased. The company will do a general 

 wholesale and retail business in hardwoods 

 and other lumber, besides the sash and door 

 business. The otHcers are as follows: S. M. 

 Dillon, president; J. C. Dillon, vice-president, 

 and S. C. Dillon, secretary and treasurer. 



The Philadelphia team which attended the 

 lumbermen's golf tournament at Glen Cove. 

 L. L, covered itself with glory and reflected 

 great credit on Philadelphia. Besides other 

 prizes, the local contingent won the team 

 prize in competition with teams from Balti- 

 more, Boston and New Y'ork. 



A meeting of the creditors of Geo. B. Gar- 

 diner & Co., the defunct lumber concern 

 through whose failure many lumbermen suf- 

 fered, was held on June 18, before Theodore 

 M. Etting, referee in bankruptcy. The com- 

 pany has been adjudged an Involuntary baiiK- 

 rupt. An investigation is now on foot, whicli 

 is expected to clear up the operations of this 

 concern, and the general trade, besides the 

 hardwood men who have lost money, may look 

 forward to having the methods and operators 

 of this company exposed. 



The regular monthly financial meeting of the 

 Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire In- 

 sur.ance Company was held last week at the 

 Drexel building. Preparations are being 

 made for the semi-annual meeting of the com- 

 pany and officers of the concern say that a 

 splendid increase of business will be shown. 

 Mr. llenson, the president, who is now in 

 Europe, wliither he went in search of health, 

 is expected back the last of June, much im- 

 proved. 



H. N. Pattison of the Philadelphia Hard- 

 wood Lumber Company, reports that the con- 

 cern has enough orders on its books to keep 

 going four or five months. This firm does a 

 splendid business in red and white oak. Mr. 

 Pattison will visit the company's buyer at 

 Elkins, W. Va., next week and confer with 

 him about the purchase of more stocks. He 

 will also visit mill points throughout Mary- 

 land. West Virginia and western Pennsyl- 

 ^■ania. 



Benj. Ketcham. Jr., who recently rented 

 the Benners lumber yard in West Philadel- 

 phia, has bought that property and will use 

 it, together with his yard on North Broad 

 street, as city distributing points. The West 

 Philadelphia yard has good railroad facilities 

 and will be used as the unloading point. 



Franlt T. Rumbarger has just returned from 

 an extensive trip to East Tennessee, where 

 hf reports that the interests of his firm are 

 in good shape. John J. Rumbarger. who has 

 been ill for some time, is now able to at- 

 tend to business regularly. John L. Rum- 

 liarger. son of John J., h.as been appointed 

 to tal<e charge of the Pulaski, Va., yard of 

 the company. The young man has shown 

 such an aptitude and talent for the business 

 that the company feels justified in placing 

 this responsibility on his shoulders. 



F. A. Kirby of the Cherry River Boom & 

 Lumber Company returned recently from an 

 extensive western trip. Pie will spend the 

 present week at the company's main office at 

 Scranton, Pa. A. R. Atkins, purchasing agent 

 for the company, is ill and confined to his 

 home at Haddonfield, N. J. 



Owen M. Bruner announces that business 

 with his firm is very good. Henry Whelpton, 

 secretary and treasurer of the Bruner con- 

 cern, has been spending some time in Buffalo, 

 looking after the interests of the company. 



J. R. W^illiams has returned from a two 

 weeks' trip through New Y'ork state. Jos. P. 

 Dunwoody spent last week in New York. 

 Geo. F. Craig is at the mills of Geo. Craig & 

 Son. Winterburn, W, Va. 



Franklin H. Smith of the Producers' Lum- 

 ber Company announces that he has pur- 

 chased the holdings of Harold Weston in that 

 concern. This company has been established 

 for five years and about six months ago 

 started to deal in hardwoods. 



Chas. F. Felin & Co. have plans completed 

 for a new wharf and dock, to be built at 

 Delaware avenue and Westmoreland street, 

 where the company owns a frontage of 500 

 feet on the river. The dock will be 180x650 

 feet and one of the largest in Philadelphia. 

 Chas. F. Felin, who has been spending some 

 time in California, is now visiting the home 

 office, 



I. D. Miller & Co.. who have had their sales 

 office for three years in the Real Estate Trust 

 building, will remove it to Baker's Mines, Va., 

 whore the mills of the company are located. 



Horace E. Bates of Wister, Underhill & 

 Co. who has been ill and convalescing at 

 Ocean City. N. J., has returned to business. 

 Jacob Isenberger. superintendent of the Ever- 

 green Lumber Company, is in town conferring 

 with Wistar. Underhill & Co., sales agents for 

 the company. Mr. Isenberger reports that 

 business is brisk and that the improved 

 equipment lately installed in the mills permits 

 of faster sawing and shipping than ever. 



Harry Soble of Soble Bros, left on June 

 18 for an extended visit to mill points. This 

 company will soon be in a position to offer to 

 the trade some choice lots of Pennsylvania 

 hardwoods, having recently acquired the out- 

 put of one of the largest hardwood mills in 

 this state. 



Schofield Eros, report business in splendid 

 condition. John Schofield has just returned 

 from a trip to the South, where he was look- 

 ing after shipments due the firm and also 

 inspecting choice lots of hardwoods with a 

 view to purchase. 



Charles L. Robinson of the firm of Chas. 

 Benton, 1403 South Front street, died June 

 17 of acute indigestion. His loss is widely 

 relt in lumber circles for he had been identi- 

 fied with the trade for over forty years. He 

 was a member of the Lumbermen's Exchange 

 of Philadelphia, and of several Masonic and 

 beneficial orders. 



Pittsburg. 



J. B. Flint of the Flint. Erving & Stoner 

 Company has his arm in a sling as the result 

 of a collision with a "circumstance." as he 

 puts it. which dislocated the bones of the 

 shoulder. He and his associates are getting 

 their big operation at Dunlevie, W. Va., well 

 under way. and will make this point one of 

 the largest producers of hardwood lumber in 

 the Mountain State. 



I. F. Balsley, hardwood manager for Willson 

 Brothers, is enthusiastic over the prospects 

 for a brisk hardwood market all summer. 

 Willson Brothers are getting a firm hold on 

 the eastern trade and had two splendid months 

 in May and June. 



The coal strike in western Pennsylvania has 

 curtailed the call for coke oven lumber and 

 general mining supplies to quite an extent. 

 This is most noticeable in the neighborhood 

 of Punxsutawney, where the Pittsburg whole- 

 salers are accustomed to do a fine business 

 in hardwoods in the summer. 



Municipal questions have agitated Pittsburg 

 lumbermen considerably of late. They wel- 

 come the annexation of Allegheny, which was 

 openly favored at the election June 12, as the 

 me.ans of ridding the lumber firms and con- 

 tractors of the heavy bridge tolls and also 

 of stimulating a building movement in Alle- 

 gheny. Another advantage which is expected 

 to follow is the establishment of many small 



