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HARDWOOD RECORD 



IS requisite to the liandling of a mucli larger 

 ■quantity of lumber than the present factory 

 can malte into flooring. 



Cypress Manufacturers' Meeting. 



There will be a meeting of manufacturers 

 of cypress and bay poplar at the Continental 

 hotel, Atlantic Beach, near Jacksonville, Fla., 

 at 10 a. m. Tuesday. July 17, to continue for 

 two days. At a meeting held June 11 at At- 

 lanta, it was discovered that although the 

 different producing districts were selling in 

 the .same territory, there was a decided lack 

 of uniformity in grading rules, terms of sale 

 and business methods, and the specific purpose 

 of the Florida meeting is to have a thorough 

 discussion of these and other matters, and to 

 bring about the desired uniformity. The At- 

 lanta meeting took a long step in the right 

 •direction, as is shown by the enthusiasm of 

 all who were present, but complete success 

 will only com.e from a very large attendance 

 at Atlantic Beach. Those expecting to at- 

 tend should notify Geo. E. Watson, secretary, 

 Liverpool .t London & Globe Bldg., New Or- 

 leans, La. 



Concatenation at Atlantic City. 



Jerome H. Sheip, vicegerent snark for the 

 eastern district of Pennsylvania, will hold a 

 Hoo-Hoo concatenation at the Royal Palace 

 Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., on Saturday. July 

 14, at 3:30 p. m.. in the large convention hall 

 owned by the hotel company. Dinner will 

 be served in this hall immediately after the 

 close of the concatenation. Mr. Sheip is very 

 anxious to have a large mumber of southern 

 and western members of the order present on 

 this occasion, and hopes that all those intend- 

 ing to visit Atlantic City or vicinity this sum- 

 mer will make it convenient to be there at 

 this time. The easterners intend to "whoop 

 it up" for the annual to be held at that re- 

 sort in 1907. 



Accommodations should be engaged in ad- 

 vance, and the management should be notified 

 regarding intended length of stay. The Hoo- 

 Hoo dinner will be free to those stopping at 

 the Royal Palace, but to others the price will 

 be $2 per plate. No further charges or as- 

 sessments will be made. Those intending to 

 be present should so inform Jerome H. Sheip, 

 820 North Lawrence street, Philadelphia. 



Lumbering in Honduras. 



Consul D. R. Wood, writing from Ceiba. 

 says that the receipt of quite a number of let- 

 ters regarding the prospect of developing the 

 timber lands in Honduras shows that the 

 people interested in the lumber industry in 

 the United States are beginning to look 

 abroad, where there are enormous tracts yet 

 untouched by the ax, for a future supply. 

 The consul adds: 



"There are in the interior of this country 

 large tracts of pine lands of virgin forest. 

 A few sawmills are in operation, but their 

 production is very small. All of the lumber 

 used in this town and vicinity for building 

 and construction purposes is imported from 

 the United States, mostly through southern 

 ports, A small amount of the mahogany, 

 •cedar and other hardwoods has been cut near 

 the rivers. Many concessions for exploiting 

 mahogany lands in this district have recently 

 been granted by the Honduras government, 

 ;and short tramways are being planned to get 

 out the logs. The exportation of mahogany 

 from here should show a decided increase in 

 the next few years. 



"At present there does not appear to be 

 any way to utilize the pine timber resources 

 of Honduras — as the pine is found mostly in 

 the interior — until the country is provided 

 with transportation by railroads. Still, this 

 day may not be a long way off, as short rail- 

 -ways and tramways, intended for transporta- 



tion of bananas, have been built and are in 

 operation in many places on the coast, and 

 after the coast is furnished with ample trans- 

 portation facilities it will not be such a diffi- 

 cult matter to make extensions to tap the 

 interior." 



New South Wales Export Trade. 



New South Wales engages to a considerable 

 extent in the exportation of its various native 

 woods, among the most important of which are 

 ironbark. grey gum, tallow wood, white stringy- 

 wood, turpentine, red mahogany, woollybutt, 

 white mahogany, grey box and blaclsbutt. A 

 code of regulations was recently formulated to 

 control goyernment inspection and classification 

 of woods for export. Every timber passed is 

 stamped with a brand adopted for the particu- 

 lar wood and bearing some distinguishing marli, 

 either a letter or number or a special outline of 

 figure, by wliich the inspector making the in- 

 spection can be identified. 



Wood Antiques. 



But a small part of the mahogany furniture 

 of antique design and appearance is as old as 

 the spectator may think, for even "heirlooms" 

 may be made to order, and so skillfully that 

 even a connoisseur will be hoodwinked. Ma- 

 hogany is usually thought of as being dark 

 red, while as a matter of fact it is light when 

 new and unstained, and becomes somewhat 

 golden when treated with certain prepara- 

 tions. It darkens with age, however, and the 

 genuine article only attains its rich tints 

 through long use. 



Although mahogany is a costly wood. Cir- 

 cassian walnut is valued even higher. Birds- 

 eye maple is likewise much prized on account 

 of its peculiar grain, and the great difficulty 

 experienced in treating it. Its eccentric grain 

 causes its density to vary so in places that 

 the wood is prone to crack and split. The 

 Vernis Martin style of furniture was a favor- 

 ite in the time of Louis XV, and its popu- 

 larity has continued to the present day. This 

 gold dust and painted combination is very 

 effective for certain uses. 



Miscellaneous Notes. 



It is reported that a furniture factory is to be 

 established at Arcadia, Mich. 



J. P. Angleberger recently opened a cabinet- 

 makinj; establishment at Marysville, Kan. 



It is reported that Montgomery Ward & Co. 

 will erect a furniture factory at Kockford, III. 



R. S. Reynolds is head of a company recently 

 organized to manufacture furniture at Bristol, 

 Va. 



ITie Cook Furniture Factory has been estab- 

 lished at Jonesboro, Ark., with ^20,000 capita! 

 stock. 



The St. John's Table Company of Cadillac, 

 ilich., recently increased its capital stock from 

 $100,000 to $150,000. 



The Bradley Folding Chair Company of Ches- 

 terton, Ind., has filed articles of incorporation ; 

 capital stock, $25,000. 



The Mount Vernon Lumber Company of New 

 Orleans, La., has changed its title to the Mount 

 Vernon Hardwood Compan.v. 



The plant of the Gray Veneer & Panel Com- 

 pany of China Grove, N. C, recently destroyed 

 by fire, will be rebuilt immediately. 



The Piedmont Buggy Company of Monroe, N. 

 C, desires to correspond with operators of 

 veneer mills with a view to securing stock. 



The T. & N. O. Lumber Company has been 

 incorporated at Applegate, Tex., to manufacture 

 hardwood and yellow pine lumber : capital stock, 

 $200,000. 



A charter has been granted to the J. H. 

 Coffey Wagon Company of Lenoir, N. C. The 

 capital stock is $6,000 and J. H. Coffey, H. T. 

 Newland and others are the incorporators. 



The South Atlantic Lumber Company of 

 Greensboro, N. C, capitalized at $jO,000, has 



been organized to manufacture all kinds of wood- 

 work, al.so spokes and bobbins. W. L. Clement 

 Is the prime factor in the enterprise. 



The Muskogee Sash & Door Company Is the 

 name of a new institution at Muskogee, I. T. 

 T. H. Martz, M. R. Williams, W. S. Colling and 



A. Z. English are the incorporators. Capital, 

 $50,000. 



The Stalz Piano Case Company has been incor- 

 porated at New York City, with $10,000 capital 

 stock, to manufacture piano cases. Harry Har- 

 ris, Henry F. Hartjen and Julius Mandelbaum 

 are the incorporators. 



The Banner Furniture Company was recently 

 incorporated at Jamestown. N. Y., to manufac- 

 ture case goods. The directors are August S. 

 Soderstrom, Paul B. Rosencrantz, Andrew Nor- 

 lander and Charles Johnson. 



The Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company has 

 been incorporated at Danville, Va., with John T. 

 Watson as president and treasurer : Arthur E. 

 Fox, general manager, and N. S. Fox, secretary. 

 The capital stock is $10,000. 



The Kelsey Hickory Company of Detroit, 

 Mich , has filed articles of incorporation with a 

 capital of $25,000. The incorporators are John 

 Kelsey. Henry J. Herbert and William H. Du 

 Charme. It will deal in lumber and wagon ma- 

 terial. 



The Crescent Machine Company of Leetonia, 

 0., well known manufacturer of woodworking 

 machinery, is engaged in the erection of a new 

 plant which will largely increase its facilities. 

 The new shops will be completed about the first 

 of the year. 



Darling Bros, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., are 

 erecting a mill near Prescott, Mo., to cut timber 

 from a tract of 1,300 acres of hardwood lands 

 recently purchased. The plant will have a 

 capacity of from 25,000 to 40,000 feet a day. 



The Meriman-Perkey Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany has been organized at Sergent, Ivy., by W. 



B. Meriman and Peter Perkey, both of Lee 

 county, Kentucky, to develop a tract of 23,000 

 acres of hardwood timber lands in Blount 

 county, Tennessee. Capital stock is $45,000. 



A deal was recently closed at Shreveport, 

 La., whereby Francis E. Watros and James L. 

 Snyder of Wellsboro, Pa., acquired 3,500 acres 

 of hardwood timber lands near Philadelphia, 

 Miss. The consideration was $428,000 cash. A 

 plant will be established and a railroad con- 

 structed by the purchasers to develop the prop- 

 erty. 



McGee & Alford of Ackerman, Miss., have Just 

 completed the establishment of a planing mill 

 department in connection with their extensive 

 operations at that place, and are now in position 

 to supply Mississippi woods manufactured In 

 any way desired. The firm handles white oak, 

 poplar and yellow pine, making a specialty of 

 poplar. 



A branch factory will be established at Sioux 

 Falls, S. D., by Farley & Mitchell, manufac- 

 turers of sash, doors, blinds, etc., at Dubuque, 

 Iowa. They have already let the contract for 

 the erection of a large factory building which 

 will be rushed to completion. From forty to 

 fifty persons will be given employment at the 

 new plant. 



A new organization has been formed to take 

 over the business of the Hubbard & Eldredge 

 Company, .furniture manufacturers of Rochester, 

 N. Y. — Hubbard, Eldredge & Miller. The capital 

 stock is $330,000, all of which sum has been 

 paid in. The plant of the Hubbard & Eldredge 

 Company at Rochester will be completely over- 

 hauled and a large addition thereto erected. 



Fremont H. Wright & Co. of Auburndale, 

 Mass., recently purchased 3,400 acres of timber 

 land from Evans & Bugbee of Bennington, Vt. 

 The property is located in the vicinity of Wood- 

 ford and Stamford, Vt.. and is covered with 

 hardwoods mostly, the pine and spruce having 

 already been cut off. Mr. Wright with others 

 cojtrols about 80,000 acres of timber lands In 

 various sections of Vermont. 



