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there will be advauces in some lines, whioli are 

 still too low wben market conditions are taken 

 into consideration." 



F. Evcrson Towell of tile Powell Lumber Com- 

 pany has returned from a two months' business 

 and pleasure trip to the Northwest. He visited 

 Vancouver, Tortland, Seattle and other places in 

 that section. He reports that fifty per cent of 

 the mills in that section are idle. 



The Columbus syndicate, headed by Charles L. 

 Kurtz, which purchased a tract of 04.000 acres 

 of timber land on the island of Vancouver, 

 British Columbia, is making preparations for 

 the erection of a large mill which will have a 

 capacity of 100,000,000 feet annually. The tract 

 was purchased from the Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 road Company and the sale is carrying out the 

 policy of Sir Thomas Shaughnessey, president of 

 the road, to part with all timber holdings to 

 concerns which will develop them immediately. 



The capital stock of the National Lumber 

 Company of Hamilton, O., has been increased 

 from ?lo0,000 to $200,000. 



Fred A. Wilson, a well-known traveling sales- 

 man, who was employed by the W. M. Ritter 

 Lumber Company and later by the Domestic 

 Lumber Company, has taken up new territory for 

 the General Lumber Company of Columbus. He 

 started October 11. The increased business of 

 the concern made it necessary to increase the 

 traveling force. 



H. E. Smith of Benton, O., who makes a spe- 

 cialty of large oak timbers, was in Chicago 

 recently taking orders. Ohio white oak is used 

 for the heavy timbers which are used for heavy 

 construction work and dredges. 



Lumbermen in central Ohio are watching with 

 great interest the outcome of the campaign 

 started by the Ohio Shippers' Association and 

 kindred organizations against the proposed in- 

 tention of traflic managers of railroads to in- 

 crease freight rates. It is claimed that the 

 present rates on lumber are sutBciently high to 

 net a nice income to the railroads. Figures have 

 been collected showing the rate of net income 

 per mile of the principal railroads. 



H. Vf. Putnam, president of the General Lum- 

 ber Company, reports a better demand for 

 lumber, especially from manufacturing establish- 

 ments. He has returned from a two weeks' busi- 

 ness trip in Michigan and Canada, where he 

 booked a number of orders. Mr. Putnam, being 

 quite a baseball fan, attended several of the 

 world's series games at Pittsburg. Recently he 

 left to inspect the mills of the company on the 

 Big Sandy river in Kentucky. Mr. Putnam re- 

 ports an increasing demand for hardwoods from 

 manufacturers and that the railroads are now 

 buying in larger quantities. 



The General Lumber Company is operating its 

 large mill on the timber tract up the Big Sandy 

 river in Kentucky. The company has also cut 

 about 2,000,000 feet of logs along the hanks of 

 the Big Sandy, which will be floated down to the 

 mill at Ashland, Ky., as soon as high waters 

 come. Then the mill at that place will he 

 started. 



The George W. VV'orch Lumber Company of 

 Sidney, Ohio, has been succeeded by the William 

 Klipstein Lumber Company, recently incorporated 

 under Ohio laws. 



Reports from Ohio, western Pennsylvania and 

 West Virginia for the week ending October 13 

 show that contracts awarded amounted to $1,- 

 032,000, as compared with $1,388,000 during 

 the corresponding week in 1908 and $1,352,000 

 in 1907. Since January 1 contracts awarded 

 amounted to $78,487,000, as compared with $57,- 

 518,000 in 1908 and $61,870,000 in 1907. 



M. J. Bergin, head of the lumber company 

 bearing his name, reports slow trade in retail 

 circles. He looks for a pretty quiet winter but 

 considerable activity in the spring. 



J. E. Cummins of the Columbus Sawmill Com- 

 pany says the demand for hardwoods is much 

 better both in this country and in Europe. The 

 company does considerable esport business, espe- 



cially in walnut. Hamburg, Germany, is taking 

 considerable walnut at present. 



Kenneth McLeod, president of the American 

 Hardwood Company, because of a press of busi- 

 ness was not able to leave for England the early 

 part of October, as be had planned. Instead, 

 he will sail about the first week in November 

 for London and Liverpool. 



A. C. Davis of the A. C. Davis Lumber Com- 

 pany reports a falling off in demand in retail 

 circles and steady business in the jobbing trade. 

 He looks for continued improvement in condi- 

 tions from this time on. 



C. E. McLaughlin, general manager of the 

 McLaughlin-HoBfman Lumber Company, reports 

 a better demand for hardwoods. Prices, he says, 

 are steady. 



Sherwood D. Morgan of the Kile & Morgan 

 Company returned recently from a business trip 

 to Cleveland, where he found trade conditions 

 favorable. 



George B. .lobson, secretary of the A. C. Davis 

 Lumber Company, who has been in the South for 

 several weeks buying lumber, returned recently to 

 Columbus. 



CINCINNATI 



The meeting of the Ohio Valley Improvement 

 .\ssociation, which is pushing the nine-foot stage 

 of water in the Ohio river from Pittsburg to 

 Cairo, will be held here at the Sinton hotel Oct. 

 14 and 15. About 200 delegates are expected 

 and every lumberman is interested in this mat- 

 ter, for it will he a big help to the lumber in- 

 dustry here to have a stage of water of this 

 kind. 



W. P. Hilton of the Peter Kuntz-Hilton Lum- 

 ber Company called on his trade here recently 

 and as usual hooked some nice husiness. 



Lewis Doster, secretary of the Hardwood Man- 

 ufacturers' Association of the United States, left 

 for New York Oct. 11. 



A delegation of the Cincinnati furniture manu- 

 facturers recently spent a pleasant day at Car- 

 roUton, Ky., as the guests of the CarroUton 

 Furniture Company, operated by the Shuerman 

 Brothers, inspecting their new plant. 'ftTnile the 

 party was there a shipment was made of a 

 Louis XV suit to Juarez, Mexico, that will be 

 for the special use of President Diaz during his 

 stay in that city when he meets President Tatt. 

 The party was treated to a Kentucky dinner at 

 the home of Henry Shuerman and entertained 

 at the Commercial Club. 



King & Trimble, wholesalers of cypress lum- 

 ber, report business coming along nicely. 



L. G. Banning, wholesale hardwood lumber, 

 says that business is good and improving slowly 

 all the time. 



The Freiberg Lumber Company is getting its 

 share of trade and reports business "looking up." 

 This company is a manufacturer and wholesaler 

 of mahogany, hardwood lumber and veneers. 



The Farrin-Korn Lumber Company has no com- 

 plaint to make. Its business is fully up to the 

 average, with prospects good. 



Bennett & Witte report trading good in every 

 line. 



William Hubbell Fisher; a well-known patent 

 attorney, died a few days ago at the age of 

 sixty-six years. Mr. Fisher was an expert on 

 forestry and made this his life's study. He 

 once addressed the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club 

 on the subject. 



The Tyler Box Company suffered a slight loss 

 by fire recently. The fire was discovered in the 

 shaving chute in time to prevent the destruction 

 of the plant. 



The Graham Lumber Company has no fault to 

 find with trade. Its business is increasing con- 

 tinually. 



James A. McEntee. agent for the J. M. Card 

 Lumber Company of Chattanooga. Tenn., says 

 that business with his concern is fully up to 

 normal. 



The Cincinnati River Poplar Company was re- 

 cently adjudged bankrupt. G. A. Roy was ap- 

 pointed receiver. The concern has timber land 

 and large lumber plants in this county and 

 other points in this section, estimated to be 

 worth about $250,000. The receivership was 

 asked for by creditors. 



The Ferd Brenner Lumber Company says busi- 

 ness is good and the outlook points to a good tall 

 trading. 



E. V. Babcock & Co. are getting their share 

 of husiness. They say that trade is up to the 

 average with prospects favorable. 



Dulmeier Brothers report a steady growth in 

 trading the past two weeks. 



The Stcrritt Lumber Company has recently en- 

 larged its business, incorporating the same with 

 a capital stock of $10,000. 



Information has reached Cincinnati from the 

 outside of the formation of the Independent Tie 

 & Lumber Company, whose headquarters will be 

 at Cincinnati. No one seems to know who this 

 concern is, although there is an impression In 

 some quarters that it is a new name for Ben 

 Ryan, who made several very disastrous failures, 

 as far as his creditors are concerned, in the 

 past few years. It will be well for any one 

 receiving orders from this concern to investigate 

 carefully. 



I. M. Asher has withdrawn from the Middle 

 West Tie & Lumber Company to go in business 

 on his own account in the name of the Asher 

 Lumber Company. 



Vice-President W. J. Eckman and W. H. Ames 

 of the M. B. Farrin Lumber Company, with C. 

 F. Korn, president of 'the Farrin-Korn Lumber 

 Company, were in Chicago recently. They at- 

 tended a meeting of the Oak Flooring Associa- 

 tion held there. 



J. H. P. Smith, president of the Hardwood 

 Lumber Company, recently left for a business 

 trip to Chicago. 



J. .1. Linehan of the Linehan Lumber Com- 

 pany of Pittsburg called on the trade a few 

 days ago. 



The Ault & Jackson Company rep'orts business 

 good in every line and prospects favorable. 



The Kentucky Lumber Company has no fault 

 to find with business conditions which, it re- 

 ports, are improving daily. 



Mr. Blodgett, a wealthy capitalist of Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., who is largely interested in 

 southern timber investments, was a recent vis- 

 itor here. 



TOLEDO 



Toledo hardwood dealers are beginning to feel 

 the effect of the car shortage, and while it has 

 not worked any great inconvenience yet and has 

 been noticeable only in the delaying of shipments 

 beyond the normal time required, it is expected 

 that the situation will tighten up considerably. 

 Farmers are just beginning to unload their crops 

 In earnest, and about all available equipment has 

 already been pressed into service. 



The Ellsworth Manufacturing Company has 

 been incorporated at Toledo by L. D. Gottshall, 

 J. W. Gottshall, A. J. Frazier, J. W. Goodyear 

 and E. R. Ellsworth. The concern has an author- 

 ized capital stock of $25,000 and will engage in 

 the manufacture of wood and metal furniture. 

 It has leased a plant of the Lake Shore road 

 and will begin operations in the near future. 

 10. R. Ellsworth will be president of the concern. 



The Federal Creosoting Company has pur- 

 chased eighteen acres more land, making a total 

 of about seventy-five acres comprising its site for 

 the new Toledo plant. The company now has 

 more than a mile and a quarter of railway front- 

 age, which is more than that claimed by any 

 other industrial concern in Toledo. Splendid 

 progress is being made in the construction of 

 the new plant and it is expected to have it in 

 operation by .January 1. 



