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Cliicago and the outlj'ing trade, lie has Lu'eii 

 associated with his two brothers, W. AY. aud 

 A. J. Schultz, in the lumber wholesale and manu- 

 facturing business here tor many years and still 

 retains his interests in the two concerns located 

 in the Old Colony building. 



G. II. Ilolloway has been connected until re- 

 cently with the Fullerton-Powell Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Company o£ South Bend. Ind., and was in 

 charge of one of the departments of that com- 

 pany. He is well and favorably known to the 

 railroad trade, both in this country and Can- 

 ada. 



To Gum Lumber Manufacturers 



On Saturday, October 1. at the Hotel Gayoso, 

 Memphis, Tenn.. will be held a general meeting 

 of gum lumber manufacturers. The session will 

 convene at 10 a. m., and as there are a number 

 of very important matters to be brought up for 

 consideration, a large and representative attend- 

 ance is urged. Every producer of gum lumber 

 in the country should make an effort to attend, 

 as it is hoped to make the meeting productive 

 of much good to this branch of the trade. 



American Exporters to Confer With 

 European Buyers 



Preparations are about completed for the trip 

 of representatives of the National Lumber Ex- 

 porters' Association and the Wagon Oak Plank 

 Exporters' Association to London, Liverpool and 

 Antwerp next month, to confer with the foreign 

 buyers and endeavor to have the matter uf in- 

 spection satisfactorily adjusted. The National 

 Exporters' Association will be represented by 

 President Harvey M. Dickson of Norfolk, 

 Va., president of the Dickson Lumber Com- 

 pany ; John L. Alcock, of John L. Alcock & Co., 

 Baltimore, and William H. Russe, of Kusse & 

 Burgess, Memphis, Tenn. They will be accom- 

 panied by J. A. Wilkinson of Bristol, Tenn., 

 who goes as the special representative of the 

 Wagon Oak Plank Exporters' Association. The 

 party will sail October S, and will confer with 

 the Timber Trades Federation of Liverpool, as 

 well as with the Timber Trade Association of 

 London. Mr. Clemens, an exporter of Greens- 

 boro, N. C, may also go, and it is thought that 

 D. T. Rees, of the Rees-Scott Lumber Company 

 of New Orleans, will join the party. The latter 

 will visit -Antwerp, and perhaps Glasgow, and 

 will endeavor to reach a complete understand- 

 ing with the Timber Trade Association of Lon- 

 don and with the Timber Trades Federation of 

 Liverpool. They will proceed in a spirit of 

 amity and endeavor to point out the desirability 

 of having the various grades clearly defined, so 

 that there shall be no question about the inspec- 

 tion. This would give stability to the trade, 

 correct abuses and prevent serious losses, to 

 which the exporters have been exposed in the 

 absence of such an agreement. 



N. H. L. A. Inspections for August 

 l!''rom the monthly report issued from the 

 office of Secretary Fish of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association giving a statement of 

 the amount of hardwood lumber officially in- 

 spected by the association during the month of 

 August, some interesting facts may he gleaned. 

 Contrary to expectation, the business of August, 

 amounting to 10,2;;6,191 feet, was greater than 

 that of either June or July. Although a smaller 

 amount of inspection than for the month of 

 July was anticipated by the ofBcials of the asso- 

 ciation, the showing for August exceeded that 

 for the month previous by 430,449 feet, and it 

 exceeded that of August, 1909, by 3,808,804 

 feet. 



The following statistics show the record for 

 August, 1910, as compared with June, July and 

 August of the years 1910 and 190Q : 



1909 1910 



June 6,23.^,038 ft. June ... 9,04.<!.011 ft. 



lulv 7,407,377 ft. July 9,795.742 ft. 



August . .6,417,387 ft. August .10,226.191ft. 



This means an increase of about 45 per cent, 

 which should bo gratifying to members of the 

 organization not only from an association stand- 

 point but from a business view as well, as It 

 surely indicates a heavier volume of lumber 

 shipments in all parts of the country, and so 

 a better general condition of business. When 

 it is known that the amount of hardwood lum- 

 ber officially inspected is only a small per cent 

 of the lumber actually sold under the rules 

 of the association, the real signijicance of the 

 figures is appreciated. 



There were thirty-five inspectors employed 

 during the month, yet the inspection depart- 

 ment of the association is practically self- 

 sustaining, and the net cost of inspecting ten 

 million feet of lumber was less than $250. 



F. P. Southgate, chief inspector of the asso- 

 ciation, has resigned to take effect October first, 

 and H. A. Hoover has been appointed to fill his 

 place. Mr. Hoover has been a licensed inspector 

 for the association at Philadelphia for some 

 time, and is well qualified for the position. 



Following is a detailed report of the inspec- 

 tions of the month of August, 1910, by cities : 



SALAKIED INSPECTOES 



Feet. 



Frank R. Buck, Chicago, 111. 284,384 



John J. Lorden, Chicago, 111. 235,644 



John J. Shepard, Chicago, 111. 356.545 



W. E. Robinson. St. Louis, Mo. 504.329 



J. L. Benson, Memphis, Tenn. 216,545 



W. T. North, Memphis, Tenn. 162,164 



G. C. Teetes, Memphis, Tenn. 132,084 

 A. B. Baker, New Orleans 



La 248,015 



C. E. McSmith, New Orleans, 



La 303,569 



D. E. Buchanan, Cincin- 

 nati, 164,925 



C. C. Watterson, Cincin- 

 nati, 166.059 



C. C. Ferguson, Buffalo. N. T. 293,248 



Jas. L. Stewart, Buffalo, N. Y. 120,167 



Jos. Patterson, New York 



City 371,626 



H. A. Hoover, Philadelphia, 



P^ 263 215 



John' I. "week's! 'pi't'tsburg,' Pa'. 19o!.S10 



Herbert W. Bowler, Boston, 



Mass 102,311 



A. G. Langeluttig. Baltimore, 



Md 06,200 



Jos. Waltman, Jr., Louisville, 



Ky 80.474 



Thos. A. Hall. Detroit. Mich. 295.195 



John J. Miller, Detroit. Mich. 351,981 



Ed. Borgeson, Minneapolis, 



Minn 218,655 



F. P. Southgate, chief inspec- 

 tor 59,549 



• 5,194,694 



FEE IXSPECTOKS 



Geo. R. Dunn, Boston, Mass. 12,678 

 P. Collier, Boyne City. Mich. 286,047 

 .\rchibald & Hagadorn, Che- 

 boygan, Mich 156.994 



J. E". Byrns, Escanaba, Mich. 986,707 

 rhas. Christiauson, Manistee, 



Mich 1,693,060 



John S. Coman. Menominee, 



Mich 553,181 



\y. M. Clemens, Thompson, 



Mich 101,330 



<!rant Harrison, Petoskey, 



.Mich 418,770 



Peterson & Loveil, Manistee, 



Mich 42S,01S 



Walter Tillitison, Grand 



Rapids. Mich 282,794 



(:. M. Sands, Chattanooga, 



Tenn 91,409 



J. H. Garlach, Norfolk, Va.. 20.509 



5,031,497 



10,226,191 



Miscellaneous Notes 



The Owensboro Cooperage Company, capital- 

 ized at $30,000, is a new concern for Owens- 

 boro, Ky. 



Tlie Katonah Lumber & Feed Company has 

 been organized at Katonah, N. Y., with a capital 

 o£ ?100,000. 



The Lebanon Table Works of Lebanon, Pa. 

 has been succeeded by the Jacoby Adams Furni- 

 lure Company. 



The J. A. Glenn Lumber Company, wholesaler 

 of hardwoods, of Staunton, Va., has moved t« 

 Waynesboro, Va. 



The Craft Cabinet Company has recently been 

 incorporated at Hattiesburg, Miss., with a capi- 

 tal stock of $10,000. 



The O. K. Lumber Company of Newport, Ky., 

 has succeeded the W. J. Wilmer Lumber Com- 

 pany of that place. 



An increase in capital stock from $100,000 to 

 .$200,000 is reported by the J. F. Corl Piano 

 Company at Battle Creek, Mich. 



The American Ladder Company of Chicago has 

 purchased a building at Momence, 111., and will 

 begin active operations about December 1. 



At Owensboro, Ky., the Ohio Valley Manu- 

 facturing Company, furniture manufacturer, has 

 taken over the business of the Barnes-Kelly 

 Manufacturing Company. 



Covington, Ky., is the home of the large new 

 lumber manufacturing company which has a 

 capital stock of $300,000 and bears the name of 

 the Sterling Manufacturing Company. 



The Chenoweth Lumber Company is the name 

 of a new concern organized at Elkins, W. Va., 

 with a capital of $20,000 to manufacture and 

 sell lumber. The incorporators are all residents 

 of Elkins. 



The Cromwell Hardwood Lumber Company 

 has decided to operate a mill at Montgomery, 

 Ala., which will be the largest of its chain of 

 plants. The business in Montgomery will repre- 

 sent a $30,000 outlay. 



The Duplex Piano Stool Company, of Chicago, 

 has recently been authorized to manufacture and 

 sell piano stools, office flurniture and specialties. 

 Those interested are John Hegerhorst, Joseph 

 Holy and Albert Hoering. 



A new plant is planned for Boyd, Wis., for the 

 manufacture of table and chair legs, furniture 

 frames and other articles of rough stock. The 

 company will spend about $100,000 on the plant 

 and will employ 150 hands. 



A new concern for Gulfport, Miss., is the 

 Wilds Lumber Company, capitalized at $10,000. 

 This concern will do a general lumber business. 

 The incorporators are F. R. Pratt, Gulfport ; 

 C. H. Hill, R. F. Kirkwood and L. A. Wilder of 

 Epps. 



The Hoskins Rail & Chair Company of Chicago 

 has been incorporated with a capital of $1,000,- 

 000, for the purpose of manufacturing rail 

 chairs, etc. There are three incorporators, all 

 of Chicago, and the incorporation papers have 

 already been taken out. 



Concerns have been incorporated in Michigan 

 as follows : The Krit Motor Car Company, De- 

 troit, with a capital of $250,000, the Flint Body 

 Company, Flint, with a capital of $50,000, and the 

 Stone Lumber Company of Sault Ste. Marie with 

 a capital of $100,000. 



James Mclntyre of Bolivar, N. Y., has recently 

 bought of W. S. Wells his 300-acre timber tract 

 located in Bolivar and Genesee townships, N. Y. 

 The tract contain a large quantity of chestnut, 

 500,000 feet of other hardwoods and 100,000 

 feet of pine. The consideration was $10,000. 



A new concern to enter the lumber business at 

 Matewan, W. Va., is the Bigley Lumber Com- 

 pany. It will deal in timberlands and operate 

 sawmills and manufacture lumber in Pike coun- 

 ty, Kentucky. The capital stock is $25,000 and 

 the incorporators are Reed Bigley, Edward 

 Ebersbach, A. D. and Ralston Russel and M. S. 

 Webster, all of Pomeroy, O. 



In Tennessee several new concerns have en- 

 tered the lumber business, namely : The Etowah 

 Lumber Company of Etowah, with $5,000 capital ; 

 the John Hallman Lumber Company of Green- 

 ville, with $100,000 capital : the Tennessee Mill 

 & Land Company of Memphis, with $10,000 capi- 

 tal, and the Stephenson-Parson-Fain Company of 

 Nashville, with $50,000 capital. 



The Hughes Manufacturing & Lumber Com- 

 pany of Los Angeles, Cal., it is announced, has 

 purchased a large timber holding on the western 



