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HARDWOOD RECORD 



The Cooper Lumber Company of Fayettevillc, 

 N. C, has been chartered with a capital ot 

 $25,000 by Daniel Johnson and others. 



The Empire Manufacturing Company of Golds- 

 boro, N. C, has been chartered with $200,000 

 capital, to do a general timber and milling busi- 

 ness. Incorporators are : J. B. Edgerton, W. T. 

 Aycock and others. The construction of logging 

 railroads is specified in the charter of the com- 

 pany. 



It is reported that the large lumber plant of 

 the Kingsdale Lumber Company, recently de- 

 stroyed by fire at Kingsdale, N. C, will be re- 

 built and the plant removed to Lumberton, N. C. 



W. G. and S. V. Muckenfuss, of Spartanburg, 

 S. C, have already begun work on construction 

 of their broom factory recently destroyed by 

 fire. They hope to be able to commence oper- 

 ations by the middle of the month. They will 

 have larger capacity than heretofore. Loss by 

 destruction of the old plant was $20,000 with 

 $15,000 insurance. 



Furniture dealers of the Carolinas and Virginia 

 met at Winston Salem, N. C, a few days ago 

 and discussed problems confronting the industry. 

 The question of raising rates on furniture of all 

 grades ten per cent was discussed, and numerous 

 manufacturers announced themselves as favoring 

 the proposed increase, urging that same was 

 necessary in the face of heavy advances in raw 

 material. Nothing of a definite nature, however, 

 was given out at this meeting. 



A large lumber company which has just estab- 

 lished offices at Asheville, N. C, is the Miltimore 

 Lumber Company. J. F. Cleveland Is in charge. 

 He with K. V. Vail control this corporation, 

 which has heavy timber holdings on the Murphy 

 branch of the Southern, principally on Chambers 

 Creek near Bushnell, N. C. The company oper- 

 ates large sawmills at Almond, N. C, and near 

 Bushnell and does a big wholesale business in 

 hardwood, making it necessary to open offices in 

 some central point. 



CLEVELAND 



Business with W. A. Cool & Son is very 

 good, according to E. L. French, manager of the 

 sales department, who says that January will 

 prove one of the best months in a long time. 

 The call for wide poplar boards for automobile 

 bodies is especially strong. Oak, both plain 

 and quartered, is also moving well at good 

 prices. Mr. French has just returned from 

 an extensive trip through West Virginia, where 

 he was looking over the company's timber lands. 



W. B. McAllister, president of the W. B. Mc- 

 .\llister Company, which does some of the finest 

 hardwood finishing in this part of the state, 

 has been named by Mayor Baehr as a member 

 ot the commission which will report on the 

 question of new high level bridges across the 

 Cuyahoga valley. The McAllister Company is 

 at present executing an important woodworking 

 contract on the new Cuyahoga county courthouse. 



The cooperage business in this section of the 

 state is graduall.v assuming a better outlook 

 after two years of disheartening experiences. 

 Prices are firmer and more stock is being turned 

 out than in thirty months. This is due largely 

 to the general business revival which has taken 

 place since the settlement of the tariff. 



John H. Jenks, for many years connected with 

 the Robert H. Jenks Lumber Company and 

 with Robert H. Jenks in other business deals, 

 closed his twenty-year connection with the firm 

 on January 1. He has been vice-president 

 of the company for a considerable length of 

 time, and was practically in charge of the busi- 

 ness. He contemplates going Into business for 

 himself. His place will not be filled at the 

 present time, but his duties assumed by other 

 officers of the company. 



Mrs. Edmund Lambert, mother of A. B. Lam- 

 bert, secretary-treasurer of the Robert H. Jenks 

 Lumber Company, was killed a few days ago 

 while pressing the railroad tracks at Wellington, 



O. She was seventy-three years of age and an 

 old resident of that town. A large floral wreath 

 was sent by employes of the Robert H. Jenks 

 Lumber Company. 



The Martin-Barriss Company reports au in- 

 creased demand in this territory for Circassian 

 walnut. It is coming into favor for fine fin- 

 ishing work and for furniture. The call for 

 better grades of wood for these purposes is 

 being noted in proportion with the return of 

 prosperity. The call for quartered oak is very 

 heavy and it is expected that some dilficulty 

 will be experienced in getting first grades of 

 this wood soon. The Martin-Barriss Company is 

 busy making alterations and extensions to its 

 plant in the central flats. 



The new plant being built for the Simon 

 Brothers Lumber Company at West Fifty-third 

 street and Walworth Run is about completed and 

 the company is now occupying its new quarters. 

 A number of new buildings have been erected, 

 the yard having good railroad transferring fa- 

 cilities. The old quarters of the concern have 

 been leased to the Hine & Cook Lumber Company, 

 which will take occasion to increase its stock 

 of hardwoods, using the old sheds for storage 

 purposes. 



COLUMBUS 



The total value of buildings erected in Colum- 

 bus during the year 1909, according to the 

 report of the city building inspector, was $119,- 

 128 more than for the preceding year. Permits 

 were issued during the year for 1,783 structures 

 at an estimated cost of $3,599,401, as against 

 1,698 permits in 1908, having an estimated val- 

 uation of $3,400,128. Fees collected by the 

 building Inspector during the year amounted 

 to $4,414.98. The value of buildings for which 

 permits were issued during the mont-h of De- 

 cember was $77,175, a decrease over December, 

 1908, when the permits aggregated $171,225. 

 The decline is due to the severe weather which 

 prevailed during the entire month. 



The marriage of James Daniel Flee, a well- 

 known lumber inspector in Columbus and Ohio, 

 and Mrs. Maude Sampson Mason was solemnized 

 December 28 at the home of the bride's parents, 

 353 West Eighth avenue. After the marriage the 

 couple left for a wedding trip to Chicago and 

 the Northwest, after which they will be at home 

 at the bride's parents until spring. 



At Vermillion, O., the Vermillion Lumber & 

 Manufacturing Company will erect a number of 

 new buildings to its plant. Additional ma- 

 chinery will also be installed. 



J. E. Cummins, general manager of the Co- 

 lumbus Saw Mill Company, reports a much bet- 

 ter demand for all kinds of hardwoods. He 

 believes that the coming year will be one of 

 the best in the history of the lumber business 

 in Ohio. He also reports a better foreifen de- 

 mand, especially from Hamburg, Germany, to 

 which point he makes numerous shipments. 



The Federal Lumber Company has opened 

 ofljces in the Outlook building, Columbus. It 

 has a large timber tract on the Black Warrior 

 river, Greene county, Alabama, which is being 

 developed. Dr. H. B. Gooding ot Tiffin, O., is 

 president and treasurer ; W. F. Felton of Co- 

 lumbus, vice-president, and William Cushiug of 

 Columbus, secretary. 



Eugene H. Moore and Clifford M. Howser have 

 become owners of the Prospect Lumber Com- 

 pany of Prospect, O. 



At Newark, O., the main mill and dry kilns 

 of the Jewett Car Works were destroyed by 

 fire, entailing a loss of more than $130,000. 

 The plant will be rebuilt later. 



At Dayton the Gebhart-Wuichet Lumber Com- 

 pany has been incorporated with an authorized 

 capital of $150,000 by Eugene Wulchet, Frank 

 Wuichet, J. M. Phelps, J. Lane Reed and Ed- 

 ward L. Rowc. 



E. B. Pryor. western sales manager for the 



W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, recently called 

 at the Columbus office of the concern after pass- 

 ing the holidays with his parents in Pennsyl- 

 vania. Mr. Pryor reports a fair market for 

 the season of the year. 



A new jobbing concern has opened an office 

 in the Columbus Savings & Trust building, styled 

 the Middle States Lumber Company. Harry C. 

 Bard is general manager of the company, which 

 is the successor of the McFarland Lumber 

 Company of Mansfield, which moved to Columbus. 

 Mr. Bard is well known in jobbing lines in cen- 

 tral Ohio. 



John R. Gohey, head of the lumber company 

 bearing his name, reports a fairly quiet market, 

 with prices ruling firm. The company sent out 

 its corps of traveling salesmen the first of the 

 year. He looks for advances in hardw'ood quo- 

 tations during the months of January and 

 February. 



A. C. Davis, president and general manager 

 of the A. C. Davis Lumber Company, says pros- 

 pects for the coming year are bright. He re- 

 ports a tendency for prices to stiffen and that 

 there is a disposition on the part of the trade 

 to entertain offerings. The company has booked 

 considerable business for delivery in January and 

 February. George B. Jobson, secretary and sales 

 manager of this concern, returned recently from 

 a week's trip through West Virginia. 



M. A. Hayward reports a good demand for 

 flooring at this season. He says the prospects 

 for active business in 1910 are exceedingly 

 good. 



The wholesalers of Columbus. O., have or- 

 ganized to entertain the members of the Union 

 Association of Lumber Dealers when they meet 

 in annual convention at the Southern hotel Jan- 

 uary 18, 19 and 20. The entertainment will 

 consist principally of a theatrical performance 

 to be given at the Southern theater Wednesday 

 evening, January 19, when all members wearing 

 badges will be admitted free. 



While the program for the meeting has not 

 been entirely completed, a number of features 

 have been announced. Giftord Pinchot, chief 

 forester, will be the principal speaker and he 

 will talk on "Conservation." O. P. Gothlin, a 

 member of the Ohio Railway Commission, will 

 talk on traffic matters and especially demur- 

 rage. The first session will begin at 1 :30 

 p. m., Tuesday, January 18. 



M. A. Hayward is chairman of the committee 

 on entertainment of members, and W. L. Whit- 

 acre is chairman of the committee on enter- 

 tainment for the ladies. The officers of the 

 Union Association of Lumber Dealers are : J. 

 Elam Artz, Dayton, president ; E. A. Hildreth, 

 Columbus, vice-president ; H. S. Adams, secretary, 

 and F. D. Torrence, Xenia, treasurer. 



R. F. Terry, a representative of the Mershon- 

 Bacon Company of Bay City, Mich., was a caller 

 at the office of the John R. Gobey Lumber 

 Company recently. 



H. D. Brasher reports a good demand for 

 dimension and car stock lumber, with bright 

 prospects for the future. A. L. Brasher of 

 that company recently returned from a business 

 trip to St. Louis. 



W. L. Whitacre is of the opinion that prices 

 will become firmer and that the demand will 

 Increase as the winter advances. 



F. Everson Powell of the Powell Lumber Com- 

 pany reports steadiness in the hardwood market 

 in all varieties and grades. He expects prices to 

 be advanced from this time on. 



The headquarters of H. J. Rinehard & Co., 

 jobbers, will be removed to Winton Place, near 

 Cincinnati in a few weeks. A contract has been 

 closed whereby Rinehard & Co. become selling 

 .Tgent for the entire output of the mills of 

 Williams & Robinson, located at Wartburg, 

 Oakdale and Sunbright, Tenn. A yard will be 

 established at Winton Place. 



H. W. Collins, manager of sales for the cen- 

 tral division for the W. M. Ritter Lumber 

 Company, reports things progressing quietly. 



