HARDWOOD RECORD 



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E. D. GALLOWAY, PRESIDENT AND TREAS- 

 URER GALLOWAT-PBASE COMPANY. 



all other hardwood associations, exchanges 

 and clubs throughout the country. 



A visitor desiring to make a tour of the 

 hardwood institutions of Cincinnati, on arriv- 

 ing at the Grand Central depot, would adopt 

 the most convenient plan of visiting the down- 

 town concerns first. After a walk of five 

 minutes from the depot he would find himself 

 at the office of 



Bennett & Witts 



One of the best known lumber concerns in 

 the country, making a specialty of hard- 

 woods, is Bennett & Witte. The firm was 

 organized Jan. 15, 1884. It first had an 

 office on the Public Landing or river front, 

 which was continued for four years, when 

 it was moved to the Mitchell building, 9 

 West Fourth street. Here the firm remained' 

 until 1897, when it moved to its present 

 quarters in the Western Methodist Book 

 Concern building, 220 West Fourth street. 

 The firm was originally composed of W. A. 

 Bennett and Charles Witte. In 1896 Mr. 

 Witte died, and Mr. Bennett continued the 

 business under the original name. A few 

 years nco Ornrsjo C. "Fhemann, a young man 



MAX L. PEASE. SECRETARY GALLOWAY- 

 PEASE COMPANY. 



who had been in the employ of Mr. Bennett 

 since 1889, was admitted to partnership with 

 Mr. Bennett, but the style of the firm has 

 remained the same. Mr. Ehemann has charge 

 of Bennett & Witte 's office at Memphis, 

 where the firm has operated several years. 



E. J. Thoman, sales manager of the firm, 

 has been with Mr. Bennett since 1901. He 

 is one of the brightest men in the. hardwood 

 trade. He served as secretary of the Cin- 

 cinnati Lumbermen's Club for several years, 

 but owing to the pressure of business was 

 compelled to retire. He enjoys the supreme 

 confidence of Mr. Bennett and is never so 

 happy as when transacting the business of 

 his employer. 



A. W. Euler, manager of the export de- 

 partment and European representative of the 

 house, puts in all his time touring Europe 

 in quest of business. The concern's foreign 

 trade has grown extensively in recent years, 

 largely through the efforts of Mr. Euler. 



Bennett & Witte are general hardwood lum- 

 bermen, with interests and stocks in various 

 parts of the Middle West and South, handling 

 vast quantities of oak and ash. They make 

 a specialty of red gum for the export trade, 



MILL FARRIN-KORN LUMBER COMPANY. 



JAMES BUCKLEY OF BROOKVILLH, IND., 

 CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH CIN- 

 CINNATI TRADE. 



and ship vast quantities to Europe. Mr. 

 Bennett is a believer in red gum and has 

 always been an ardent supporter of the 

 wood, being of the opinion that its qualities 

 are not yet thoroughly understood by manu- 

 facturing consumers. 



Mr. Bennett has been in the hardwood 

 business since 1872 and is now classed as 

 one of the veterans. As a business man, he 

 stands in the front rank. He has served the 

 interests of the hardwood industry in many 

 capacities, attending association conventions, 

 serving on important committees and filling 

 various offices. He is a member of the 

 Chamber of Commerce of several years' 

 standing, and in 1908 was chosen its presi- 

 dent. During his term of office he inaugu- 

 rated many reforms, refusing the nomination 

 for reelection in 1909. 



Mr. Bennett is a man of strong character 

 and prompt in his almost unerring judgment 

 of men. Strong in his likes and dislikes, 

 and while a faithful and true friend to those 

 he admits to his favor, he is never discour- 

 teous to those who do not favorably impress 

 him. He is strictly honest in all his deal- 

 ings and has not the slightest tolerance for 

 anyone who is crooked or shady in any way. 

 Being asked why he always surrounds him- 

 self with Germans in his business, his char- 

 acteristic reply came promptly: "Because 

 I have always found them honest." 



C. C. Boyd & Co. 



A walk of five minutes from the offices 

 of Bennett & Witte brings the visitor to the 

 corner of Fifth and Kace streets, and the 

 Glenn building, on the fourth floor of which 

 is located the office of C C. Boyd & Co. Mr. 

 Boyd is the oldest member of the hardwood 

 trade in Cincinnati. He operates a band 

 mill of about 10,000 feet daily capacity at. 

 Morth Bend, Ohio, and a veneer mill which 

 was the first in the West, and which now 

 runs three saws, with a capacity of 5,000 



