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HARDWOOD RECORD 



in order to stimulate interest in the work of 

 tlie organization among exporters away from 

 I he Atlantic seaboard. 



The Board of Managers of the National Lum- 

 her Exporters' Association will hold a meeting 

 at Cincinnati on July 13 to discuss various mat- 

 ters of importance. President Harvey M. Dick- 

 son of Norfolk has sent out a letter urging the 

 members to attend, and the choice of the date 

 will enable such of the oak plank exporters as 

 are members of the N. L. E. A. also to attend 

 the session of the managers of that body on 

 (he following day. It will thus be possible 

 10 dispose of the business of both organizations 

 on one trip. 



Mann & Parker report that they are getting 

 a gratifying number of orders and that while 

 effort is necessary to secure the business, the 

 salesmen in New York and other sections are 

 doing as well as could possibly be expected. 

 Prices are somewhat easier, but this circum- 

 stance is being taken advantage of to secure 

 liberal supplies so as to be prepared to take 

 (are of the augmented business that is likely 

 10 come next fall. 



The monthly meeting of the managing com 

 mittee of the Baltimore Lumber Exchange, which 

 was to have been held on July 4, has been 

 postponed to July 11 on account of the Fourth. 

 At the meeting it is expected that a report 

 on the recently adopted agreement 'with regard 

 to the relations between the various divisions 

 of the lumber trade of this city will be made, 

 and it is the belief that the agreement will 

 have by that time received the signature of all 

 the members. The agreement lays down rules 

 of guidance to govern the transactions between 

 retailers, wholesalers and consumers, deflning 

 the conditions under which sales can be made, 

 and providing the machinery for the adjust- 

 ment of disputes. It is thought that the rules 

 will be productive of much good. 



George B. Jobson of the A. C. Davis Lumber 

 Company of Columbus, O., was in town last week 

 and stated that he had found business not at 

 all good in the East. It was better in the 

 Middle West, but a general tendency prevailed 

 to hold back and keep close to the actual re- 

 quirements. 



E. D. Galloway of the Galloway-Pease Lum- 

 ber Company of Saginaw, Mich., and Johnson 

 City, Tenn., was in Baltimore last week getting 

 in touch with a number of local firms. 



John S. Helfrich, a wholesaler with offices in 

 the Law building, states that maple flooring is 

 quite firm again, and no dilBcuIty is experienced 

 in getting the prices asked. He says builders 

 are in the market for stocks in considerable 

 quantities and that a gratifying gain in activity 

 is to be noted. There is much construction work 

 in progress, with much more in prospect, and 

 altogether Mr. Helfrich takes an encouraging 

 view of present conditions as well as of the 

 prospects. 



L. E. Hunter of the Carr-Hunter LuiEber 

 Company of Graham, Va., was in town last week 

 en route from a trip to New York and New 

 England. lie stated that he had found busi- 

 ness fair. 



The R. E. Wood Lumber Company reports 

 that its June business ended much better than 

 there seemed any good reason to expect early 

 in the month. If the first half of the month 

 was quiet, the second half amply made up for 

 it. July so far, it is stated, has shown a grati- 

 fying tendency to expansion in the movement, 

 and orders have come in with unexpected fre- 

 quency. 



Charles M. Buchanan, in charge of the Balti- 

 more office of William Whitmer v>i Sous of Phila- 

 delphia, returned about ten days ago from a 

 trip to West Virginia, where he visited a number 

 of mills and discussed trade conditions with 

 the manufacturers. He found stocks of com- 

 mons ratner ample, with the better grades mov- 

 ing in sufficient volume to prevent accumula- 

 tions, though no upward trend in prices was 



noted. The hardwoods, be says, are about hold- 

 ing their own. Mr. Buchanan visited the op- 

 erations along Dry Fork, in Ilandolph county. 

 West Virginia. 



CLEVELAND 



Fire did about $8,000 worth of damage to the 

 plant of the Willson Avenue Lumber Company 

 on July 2. It is believed to have started from 

 a spark from a passing locomotive. 



J. V. O'Brien, accompanied by his wife and 

 daughter, has gone for a vacation trip of sev- 

 eral weeks at Atlantic City. Mr. O'Brien is sec- 

 letary of the Cleveland Board of Lumber Deal- 

 < rs and manager of the Northern Ohio Lumber 

 Company, and one of the best known lumber- 

 men in Cleveland. 



H. C. Christy, who recently left the Advance 

 Lumber Company to go into business for him- 

 self, reports a good call for poles and ties. He 

 says that he expects the demand to remain 

 strong throughout the summer and fall. 



Six new kilns, replacing those recently de- 

 stroyed by fire, are being built for the Martin- 

 Barriss Company at its big plant in the flats. 

 When completed the battery of kilns will be the 

 largest in this part of the country. The new 

 sawmill has been completed and machinery is to 

 be installed at once, as the fire has caused the 

 accumulation of a large supply of logs which 

 have been coming in from all parts of the 

 world. 



C. 11. Prescott of the Saginaw Bay Company 

 is away this week on a trip up the lakes. He is 

 combining business with pleasure. 



The demand for the better grades of hard- 

 woods is on the increase, according to the 

 C. H. Foote Lumber Company, which reports 

 business to be picking up within the past month. 



S. E. Putnam of the Putnam Lumber Com- 

 pany reports that business is rapidly assuming 

 r.ormal proportions and that the outlook for the 

 fall seems better than ever before. 



Building for the first six months of this year 

 hafe been slightly smaller in volume than for a 

 similar period a year ago. During the first six 

 months of this year there were 3,611 permits 

 issued, having a total value of $6,421,857, while 

 a year ago there were 3.703 permits, with a valu- 

 ation of $0,667,014. During the month of June 

 there were 768 permits for buildings worth $1,- 

 250,468. Permits in Cleveland, however, seldom 

 represent over half the real value, so it is esti- 

 mated that over $10,000,000 has been spent in 

 this city in building operations fur the first six 

 months of 1910. 



COLUMBUS 



Activity continues in building operations in 

 Columbus, according to the report of the city 

 building inspector for the month of June, and 

 for the first six months of the year. The value 

 of the buildings projected during the first six 

 months of 1910 was $2,460,318 as compared with 

 $2,041,301 in the corresponding six months in 

 1909. For June, 1910, the number of permits 

 issued was 229, and the estimated value of the 

 structures was $483,697 as compared with 184 

 permits of an estimated value of $401,470 in 

 June, 1909. 



E. B. Schneider of John R. Gobey & Co., re- 

 ports a quiet market with some weakness in 

 quotations, which is expected to pass away 

 soon. John R. Gobey of the concern, accom- 

 panied by his wife, took a two weeks' vacation 

 in northern Ohio recently. 



R. W. Horton, sales manager of the central 

 division for the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, 

 reports a good month in June, compared with 

 the previous month. He says the most improve- 

 ment is seen in the yard trade, although some 

 improvement is noted in the factory demand. 

 The higher grades are in the best demand, while 



the central division is producing the largest 

 volume of business. 



W. M. Ritter returned recently from an ex- 

 tended inspection trip through the mill district 

 in the South. 



C. T. Nelson of the C. T. Nelson Column 

 Company, reports a steady run of orders with 

 prices remaining firm. He says the volume of 

 business is satisfactory. 



W. L. Whitacre of the W. L. Whitacre Lum- 

 ber Company, reports a slow demand from most 

 sources. He says prices are variable and the 

 prospects for the future are not promising. 



George E. Duering. salesman for the General 

 Lumber Company, was married recently to Miss 

 Nellie Alice McCaffrey, of Baltimore, Md., at 

 the home of the bride. Mr. Duering has been 

 connected with the General Lumber Company 

 for about six months. The couple will reside at 

 Maplewood, a suburb of Baltimore. 



Reports from Ironton, Ohio, show that the 

 recent high waters on the Big Sandy and its 

 tributaries caused considerable damage to lum- 

 ber interests. The Nigh Lumber Company lost 

 about 12,000 logs, and there are reports of thou- 

 sands of cross-ties being lost. 



Thfe Ohio River Lumber Company of Ironton, 

 has increased its capital stock from $15,000 to 

 $50,000 for the purpose of developing a timber 

 track in West Virginia, recently acquired. 



The Creston Hoop & Stave Company of Cres- 

 ton. O., was incorporated with a capital of 

 $30,000 to manufacture hoops, staves and handle 

 lumber. The incorporators were: John 51. Pell, 

 fieorge E. Whitney. William S. Peel, Willis H. 

 Perfect and John M. Eicher. ^ 



The Virginia Lumber Company of Columbus, 

 O., was incorporated with a capital of $25,000 

 by J. V. Griffin, G. C. Arnold. M. K. Griffin, Bertha 

 Weber and Harry Kohn. to deal in wholesale 

 lumber. Its office will be located in the New 

 Hayden Building. 



The Crawford Lumber Company of Gallon, 0,^ 

 was incorporated with a capital of $25,000 by 

 A. C. Gildhull and others. 



Receiver Allen of the Steelton Lumber Com- 

 pany of Columbus, has filed a schedule of assets 

 showing $58,498.69. The indebtedness of the 

 concern is estimated at $60,100.62. 



J. W. McCord of Columbus has been re-elected 

 secretary of the Ohio Shippers' Association at 

 a meeting of the Executive Committee of the 

 organization held at Dayton recently. A letter 

 was ordered sent to the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission ^opposing the proposed advance in 

 freight rates. 



CINCINNATI 



Owing to the failing health of his wife, 

 Charles Duhlmeier of Duhlmeier Brothers, the 

 well-known hardwood lumbermen of the West 

 End, has disposed of his home and Cincinnati 

 property and departed for California. Mr. Duhl- 

 meier will engage in business in California should 

 the climate prove beneficial to Mrs. Duhlmeier. 

 He still retains an interest in Duhlmeier 

 Brothers. The Duhlmeiers have been notably 

 successful, especially in connection with the 

 furniture trade, in which their father was en- 

 gaged for forty years in the well-known firm of 

 Stille & Duhlmeier. 



The Roy Lumber Company has completed ad- 

 ditions to its offices at Bank and McLean ave- 

 nue, and it is now located at its yard, having 

 abandoned the offices in the Provident Bank 

 building. 



Frank Scott, the successor of T. P. Scott & 

 Co., is moving from York and McLean avenue to 

 the bottoms at the foot of Dayton street, where 

 lie has secured a new location more convenient 

 to the tracks of the Cincinnati Southern and the 

 Baltimore & Ohio railroads. The property at 

 York and McLean has been sold to a large manu- 

 facturing concern, which will erect a big plant 



