The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-01
HARDWOOD LUMBER CHANTS.
Products Sold from Montgomery all Over the World.

The hardwood enterprises of the city are among Montgomery's most pros- porous institutions. The success at- tained by the plants in that line of woodworking industry indicates that the city is most favorably located for hardwood factories.
 One of the largest industries of the city is the plant of the Montgomery Cooperage and Hardwood Company. Situated in North Montgomery it cov- CTS several acres of land. It is one of the largest and best equipped plants of its kind in the South. In this plant is invested $100.000 and 1t gives em- ployment to five hundred people. It has fine railroad facilities, being site uated on the lines of the Louisville and Nashville, the Central of Georgia and the Seaboard Air Line.
 The Cooperage Company secures fts material in the shape of white oak and other hard woods from the sur- rounding sections. The plant rives slaves, manufactures kegs, barrels. headings and handles. The company not only sells a large part of its prod. uct in this country but much of 1t is shipped to Europe.
 Nixon Lumber Company.
 The plant of the Nixon Lumber Com. pany was established in Montgomery two years ago with Robert Nixon in charge. The plant has prospered from the outset. It is situated on the Ala bama River and the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It represents an investment of $25, 900 and, counting the men in the company's lumber camps, employs between three hundred and four hundred men.
 "while our business has been very satisfactory since we began operations in Montgomery, the business during calendar year in our line was not as good as the trade expected" said Rob- ert Nixon, proprietor of the plant. This comes as a result of European conditions. Much of our output, as you probably know. is shipped to Europe. Business conditions in England are de- pressed as a result of the Boer war and the war in the far east has had it's effect upon the business of all Euro. pean countries.
 "Our coApany maintains a European office in Liverpool. We sell a great many slaves in England and we ship a great many to Italy and France. The slaves are ultimately used to barrel the Europan wine crop.
 "We came two years ago from Flor ence. Our Montgomery plant Is only a small part of our business. We have a number of others. including a large one at New Orleans and we also main- tain a number of camps for getting out stave timber. All of our interests reach the sum of $100,000.
 "The principal material of our plant is white oak which is used for slaves. We use. however, considerable poplar which goes into house finishing mate- rial and hickory which is put into wagons We use a good many gufn trees, the wood of which is put in house finishings.
 "Our company owns considerable timber in the forests. The company follows the usual policy of buying the lumber rights and leaving the land for the owner. We have fine railroad fa- cilities here and we have found most of the railroads ready to adjust any freight rates which may arise. The condition of our Montgomery plant Is very satisfactory"
 Other Companies.
 The Alabama Hardwood and Manu- featuring Company of which J. M. and J. D. Cody were owners was recently consolidated with the Montgomery Sash. Door and Blind Works owned by John Crowson. Out of the junction of these two fine plants was formed the Montgomery Lumber works This plant Is situated on three railroad lines, the lines of the Central of Georgia, West. ern of Alabama and the Mobile and Ohio railroads. It has a capital stock of $50.00o and employs 75 men. The plant has a daily capacity of 5o,o00 feet.
 The lumber yard and factory of the Willingham and Wood Sash and Door Company are located on the lines of the Central of Georgia Railroad and the Western of Alabama. The compa- ny has a capital stock of $4o,00o and 1t employs fifty men.