The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
IARCE LUMBER
INDUSTRY
Montgomery Boasts
Thriving Business.
CENTER FOR YELLOW PM
" Reputation for Quiekness d
Delivery. 49,. 's,.'.
msstss.sry show Case Co. a.a Bur-
90 v.as.r wsrAs K.sw. An : :.
over s.-tA FER IEzes'-
Issee Of Output. :.
CENTER FOR YELLOW PINE

Mart An thu citizens Of Montgomery
ny 81 her fsrtiIiz6r works. Of her
railroad shops,. Of her cotton oil In
6u1try. they cannot. afford TO stop their
Dip1ng boast until long after they have
taken an inventory Of the lumber ana
Kindred Industries. Nearly all about
~ city IL girded with lumber plants,
Win veneer works. with sasn. doors
ana blinds factories. with show case
fac<ory and other soft and hard wood
c6uoerns
And with the swirls Of smoke rising
5 from these plants to vie with the VOL
ujne from iron shops and fcrtiiixer FAC
: tories. one 10 likely to overlook this
K city ~ one Of the greatest wholesale
lumber centers of the South. There
Are cities. It IL true. which claim more
w1iolesale lumber concerns than Mont
Gomery, but they do not usually show
the quantity OF business per nrrn that
K u carried on here annually. These
concerrs. OF course, have ofices DOWN
town on Commerce street. mostly in
TIE top OF the First National Bank
Building. ~
Guinness OF wooden class. There arc
lumber yards dotting the circumfer-
el,cc Of the Capital City with prcprie-
tors ever ready to serve the big build
err and the little ones OF this city
ana vicinity. There IL no board 20
small and mono 90 large. but that the
eArer and vigilant yardman does not
como right up TO the needs OF the ous-
t0rnef. ~
rhe men OF the wholesale lumber
business In Montgomery claim aD ad-
F&ntaRe that few other cities cGn
boast. Situated 30 close as they are
20 the source of supply, their forte III
the celebrity with which they execute
an order and the exactness with which
apecffcations are met. There are big,
ger cnnters wherein more firms OPP
!. crate and which are closer to the mar
ket or the big part Of the nations
market. This 10 admitted very will
l}nxly by the local dealers. but there
q nothing like maintaining a hold.
80 q. speak. on the pulse OF the man
ufacfurer of yellow pine. The inti-
X macy which obtains between the mill
men and the Montgomery wholesaler
Z insa big taking point with the large
buyers Of the East and Middle West.
Quick delivery in the lumber and
tlsnber world counts for about as much
a. In any other line OF trade And
thfs faculty the Montgomery whole
saler boasts IN degree hard to be
souailed Anywhere.
But fh3s service 10 nor altogether
!. fcr the consumer. The mill men. or
the hustiing. modern type. have come
20 more generally recognise the value
ef the middle man factor ip the shape
" OF. the wholesaler. The wholesaler
is his demand pilot. the factor who
points 20 the worlds markets, and
when an order 10 placed with the man
nfactarer through the wholesaler. im-
mediate remittance is expected. And
the money comes. Instead OF slowly
gathering In their orders. the opera
tors of the pine region are relieved
OF the collection end OF the business.
Instead Of also waiting sixty or nine
fy,days for the cash. the sfnoieons are
ferthcoriaing from the wholesaler who
steps in with sort Of discounting ser
vice, usually on 2 per cent. basis.
As the latter Is acquainted with both
ends OF the trade. the seller and the
consumer. until one goes into. the man
-ufacturina business one will never
reaiize the aid thus supplied--of dis
patching the deal. OF getting your
money right away. %.
Montgomery wholesalers because OF
tlsstr minute knowledge OF the mill
region. have a reputation OF filing or
6ere with more speed than most con-
Germs. As soon as the order Is placed
on hle the scores and hundreds of
ftems are inspected but q few minutes
before typewriter is buzzing with q
gubdiyided order to this plant or that,
directing so much cut of flooring or
ceiling. as the case may be-, and the
next day the mill Is cutting and most
Of the time gladly cutting. ~:
In spite of the fact that, because OF
oppressive legislation in Alabama the
railroads practically have withdrawn
from the market. the lumber business
m this city has pick ed up in the past
few days at a wonderful pace. Bet
g.. AA~.
maintained. 1t seems to be the first
Arm foundation Of a good solid market
The dealers are predicting that a slow
but steady rise will characterize. the
future market OF yellow pine. Z
OF the strictly wholesalers Montgon-
cry has seven firms They are as fol-
lows: Confer Lumber Company.
CHAMPION. e. f.. z. P. Flowers and
CO.. N. and B. Lumber Co., Pine Plume
Lnfnber Company. Southern Pine Lum-
her Company. American Lumber and
manufacturing Company. ~
the yards which supply mostly the
trade are known as follows: Ma
Al Lumber Company. Vesuvius
nber Company. Southern Sash and
or Company and F. J. Champion.
There is but one lumber manufac-
ring plant. but 1t is about as busy
the busiest. The Mutual Lumber
ompany is situated just beyond the
Ity limits at 1rmadale and employs
about sixty-five men. The plant In
cludes three planners and has a capacity
Of $4,000 feet daily. The boards cut
are mostly flooring and ceiling. The
plant IL of the most modern machinery,
the manager always being on the look
out for the newest types which will
Increase the spec dand quality OF the
output.
The Mutual Lumber Company oper-
ates a band saw with great success
though the rip flooring is done by
gang. The company buys its logs from