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HARDWOOD RECORD 



after a hard fight ou the part of the citizens the 

 tire was extinguished with only $2,000 loss. 

 Hill City is in the midst o£ the hardwood lum- 

 bering camp. During the past year the Missis- 

 sippi River, Hill City & Western Railway Com- 

 pany has built a road into the place, thus greatly 

 increasing the value of the timber land there. 



A company has heen organized at Wichita, 

 Ivan., for the purpose ot planting 1.000 acres 

 in catalpa trees. The plantation is located about 

 twenty-nine miles southwest of Enid, Okla., and 

 the trees will be planted nest spring. It is pro- 

 posed to plant alKiut :..')00 trees to the acre, 

 making 1,300,000 in all. 



The tie-treating plant of the Mexican Central 

 railroad has reached an output of 3,500 ties a 

 day, making It one of the largest concerns of its 

 kind in the country. 



Work on the plant being erected by the Pioneer 

 Ilardwood Lumber Company of Durant, Okla., is 

 progressing rapidly. It is expected that the 

 sawmill will be completed this week. About 

 .«;4,000 wortli of timber to be used by the plant 

 has been received and is now awaiting the com- 

 mencement of operations. The plant will employ 

 about fifty men. 



The Wallace Robinson Lumber Company. Du- 

 luth, Minn., has been capitalized at $100,000 by 

 W. J. Wallace, W. C. Robinson and F. L. Swan, ' 

 all of Duluth. 



The Jackson Lumber Company has been or- 

 ganized to do a general lumber business at Evans- 

 ville, Ind. The capital stock is .$35,000 and the 

 directors are C. W. Talge, Louis Koss and W. C. 

 Calhoun. 



The Ballard-Trimble Lumber Company, a Jlin- 

 nesota corporation with a capital of $70,000, has 

 filed a statement to do business in Wisconsin. 



It has an interest of $25,000 here and has 

 appointed D. M. Travis of Ellsworth as its 

 Wisconsin representative. 



The new Katy creosoting tie plant is now in 

 operation and when running on full time, twenty 

 liours a day, will employ 150 men and treat 

 ."i-OOO ties dail.v. There are now on hand 100,000 

 ties, and others are ready for shipment to this 

 point. The plant is constructed of fireproof 

 material throughout, at a cost of over .$100,000. 

 . Experiments liave begun at the experimental 

 station on the Shasta national forest reserve 

 for the purpose of introducing eastern hardwoods 

 into California. Seeds of the following species 

 have heen received for trial : White and red oak, 

 sliag-bark hickory, black walnut, chestnut, black 

 locust, and linden. Secretary Wilson of the 

 Department of xVgriculture favors the experi- 

 ments on a large scale and urges that the 

 fovestry of the state plant heavily the terri- 

 tories all over California whicli are so fitted 

 to receive and produce timber. 



What is declared to be tlie largest and most 

 expensive leather helt ever made tor power 

 drive was shipped a few days ago from New 

 York to the Great Southern Lumber Company 

 of Bogalousa, Fla. The belt is 240 feet long. 

 feet wide, 3 ply in thickness, and is said to 

 cost $5,800. The hides of 540 Texas steers went 

 into this belt. 



The Henderson Chair Factory at Henderson, 

 Ky., was recently damaged by fire. The loss 

 was ahout $45,000. 



The Ilertzler Lumber & Manufacturing Com- 

 pany has been organized at Carlisle, Pa., to 

 operate a mill owned by Harry Ilertzler on West 

 North street. The members of the company 

 are Harry Hertzler, W. Harry Crider and Peter 

 Gassaman, the latter of Williamsport. 



Hardwood NeWs. 



(By EABDWOOD BECOBD 



CHICAGO 



The Recoud is advised that the firm of Brants, 

 Franck & Co. of Antwerp, Belgium, was dis- 

 solved on October 1, and that the business will 

 be continued under the style of Amedee C. 

 Franck & Co., 7(i Rue Loos, Antwerp. 



E. W. Tickle of the big mahogany and Amer- 

 ican lumber house of Tickle, Bell & Co. of Liver- 

 pool, sailed from Liverpool on Thursday last 

 by steamship Canada for a business Journey 

 through the United States. Mr. Tickle will 

 visit Chicago during his tour. 



The Northfleld Lumber Company is the name 

 of a new hardwood institution just organized 

 at Chicago Heights, 111. The institution is 

 made up of II. C. Schneider. C. C. Robinson 

 and George G. Drumper. The house will engage 

 in the wholesale production of dimension stock 

 and interior hardwood finish. 



R. H. Vansant, the well-known poplar mag- 

 nate of Ashland. Ky., and head of the house 

 of Vansant. Kitchen & Co.. spent nearly all the 

 week before last in Chicago on business matters. 



Giles Wright, president Wright-Saulsberry 

 Lumber Company of Ashland, Ky., was a caller 

 at Recoud ofiBce on November 11. Mr. Wright 

 is very enthusiastic over the current and pros- 

 pective hardwood lumber business. 



Among recent Chicago visitors have been 

 Alexander Lendrum of the Penrod Walnut & 

 Veneer Company, Kansas City, Mo. : E. D. Gal-, 

 loway, president of the Galloway-Pease Com- 

 pany, Cinciunali : M. M. Wall of the Buffalo 

 Hardwood Lumber Company. Buffalo, N. Y.. and 

 W. W. Knight of the Long-Knight Lumber Com- 

 pany, Indianapolis, Ind. 



At a meeting of the board of directors of the 

 Business Men's League of Greenville, Miss., held 

 on November 10, J. L. Stickland was, agreed 

 on for president of the organization. Mr. 



Special Correspondents.) 



Strickland is one of the best-known lumbermen 

 of the Greenville hardwood section, and is of 

 the firm of Starnes & Strickland. His choice as 

 president of the Greenville Business Men's 

 League is a distinct compliment to this ener- 

 getic lumberman. 



It will be recalled that some time ago A. II. 

 R. Timpkin. who operated under the title of 

 Ihe Kentucky Car Lumber Company at Madison- 

 ville, Ky., was arrested by postoffice inspectors 

 in Chicago on the charge of the misuse of the 

 L'niled States mails. The Record has been ad- 

 vised by Inspector R. M. C. Hosford of the 

 postoffice department that Timpkin has entered 

 a plea of guilty and was fined $300. Mr. Timp- 

 kin is getting off very easy as a result of his 

 swindling enterprises. 



J. M. Attley, president of the Sagola Lumber 

 Company, is visiting the company's mill at 

 Sagola, Mich. 



T. Ford, manager for Ward Lumber Company 

 in Chicago, is visiting the company's mill at 

 Whiting, Mo. 



W. B. Ilcinemann of the B. Heinemaun Lumber 

 Company of Antigo. Wis., visited Chicago last 

 week. He reported a splendid business. 



Inspector Ilanbury of the Chicago Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association is now located in 

 offices on the sixth floor of the Baltimore build- 

 ing, 21 Quincy street. 



The Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange will 

 hold its next regular meeting November 27 at 

 the La Salle hotel. The chief business will be 

 Ihe consideration of publicity matters, plans 

 for which have been in the hands of the pub- 

 licity committee for several weeks. The report 

 of this committee will be exhaustive, it is stated, 

 and Ihe committee hopes for some tangible 

 results. Luncheon will be served at 12 :30. 



The new concrete, fireproof sawmill of the 

 Northwestern Cooperage & Lumber Company, 

 Gladstone. Mich., is completed and now running. 



Much credit is due General Manager Ian Bushong 

 for the excellent and modern condition of this 

 plant, which is one of the best of its type in 

 the country. A veneer plant and flooring factory 

 will soon be added to the equipment. 



D. .1. Arpin of the Arpin Lumber Company, 

 Grand Rapids, Wis., accompanied by Mrs. Arpin, 

 visited Chicago last week. Mr. Arpin stated 

 that his company would in all probability log 

 from 12,000.000 to 15,000,000 feet this year. 

 He is sanguine on the business outlook for 1910. 



N. J. G. VanKeulen of the VanKeulen-Wilkiu- 

 son Lumber Company of Grand Rapids. Mich., 

 was in Chicago on business November 9. 



T. S. Estabrook, a well-known and popular 

 member of the Estabrook-Skeele Lumber Company, 

 who was operated on for aiipendicitis a few 

 \\"eeks ago, is now recovered sufficiently to be 

 at his desk again. 



The Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber Company of 

 Chicago, with mill at Blackwell, Wis., is mak- 

 ing additions to its plant in the form of two 

 boilers, two dry kilns and two new machines in 

 the hardwood flooring department. This will 

 increase the capacity of the plant from 10,000 

 feet to 40,000 feet. 



C. R. Lamb of the Lamb-Fish Lumber Com- 

 pany of Memphis, visited a day in Chicago last 

 week ou his way from Minneapolis to French 

 Lick Springs. 



George F. Kerns of the Kerns-Utley Lumber 

 Company spent .several days last week at the 

 company's plant at Mounds, HI. 



W. K. Schieweck, a well-known timber esti- 

 mator of Jlempbis, visited Chicago last week. 



Samuel A. Thompson of Darnell-Tanzer Lum- 

 ber Company of Memphis. A. B. Baker of the- 

 Cincinnati Poplar Company, R. L. Muse of the 

 P.. L. Muse Lumber Company of Jonesboro, Ark., 

 were among hardwood salesmen who visited 

 Chicago last week. 



Edwin D. .lohnson, the hardwood man of the 

 C>ld Colony building, returned to his desk last 

 week after being confined in a local hospital 

 for ten days. Mr. .Johnson underwent a minor 

 operation wliich resulted most successfully and 

 his wide circle of friends and acquaintances are 

 glad to see him back at his desk again. 



P. M. Mulvany of the Mulvany-Pratt Lumber & 

 Tie Company of this city severed his connection 

 witli that concern November 6. The following 

 officers have since been elected : G. C. Pratt, 

 president ; W. II. Russe, vice-president, and 

 George D. Burgess, secretary and treasurer. Mr. 

 Alulvany's interest has been taken over by 

 Messrs. Russe and Burgess. 



.Vnnouncement has been received of the in- 

 corporation of the Floyd-OImstead Company, 

 with headquarters at 307 Bulletin building, 

 Philadelphia. This concern will conduct a gen- 

 eral wholesale lumber business, making spe- 

 cialties of white pine, hardwoods, spruce and 

 long and short leaf pine. The company will 

 have on hand at all times a complete stock of 

 these woods, and is in position to offer very 

 Iirompt and efficient service to customers. A. 

 S. Olmstead is president, and J. W. Floyd 

 treasurer ot the concern. 



The National Hardwood Lumber Association, 

 whose headquarters are in the Rector building, 

 this city, has added six new inspectors to its 

 force since October 5, and four more will be 

 added as soon as satisfactory men can he ob- 

 tained. Secretary Frank F. Fish reports that 

 the inspection department of the association is 

 %ery busy, which speaks well for the service 

 wbicli the organization is giving the hardwood 

 f'ade. Tlie following men have been assigned 

 to permanent stations: Edward E. Nichols, to 

 be located at Memphis, Tenn., as assistant to 

 (jeorgo Teets ; C. A. Shreve, to New Orleans as 

 a.«sisraut to C. E. McSmith ; Harry J. Schwartz 

 has been given southern territory and will visit 

 mill plants in Mississippi and Arkansas ; John 

 J. Shephard is located in Chicago and will 

 travel to nearliy points. 



