Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12

SaNmill Men I'm Virginia Bus.-All
Kinds OF Lumber Advance
e III Price.
WOODWORKING PLANTS RUSHED
Virginia Factories Working Day aud
NiHht-Couutry Sawmills Great
and Small Lately Idle Now iims-
Ting to Utmost Capacity.

tting TO Utmost Capacity.
One of, tho hrst evil effects or the
European war felt seriously in Nr-
Enia was 'he se,hacIs which the lUm-
Der business got in she eastern part
Of the S;ats; Presumably on account
OF tho war tier" was little or mn de-
mand' by tie soap factories Of the
North and IVES; for box shocks. of
(which to make boxes l" bc used in
shipping SOAP 70 foreign lands, ana the
Standard Oil COMPANY. which is tho
greatest buyer OF hoN-shooks III the
world practically cot of The market.
and the box -snooli factories along the
Southern. ScIboard, Nirg iuia,l. Norfolli
and Wcstcrnf and Atlantic CoaS, Line
hailways Va p.actie"lly idle for
rel and kes -stave factories ana the
mills that were engaged TN the finish
ing OF house building ,ti,nbcrs were do
ing poor business, all on account Of
The war. -
,All OF this practically threw the saw
mills. erca, and small, scattered
throughout the Counties " pmwiddic
INnenburc. Mecklcnburr, Brunswick.
Grecncsr!!le. southampton. Isle OF
Wight Surry, fusseN and other Soun-
ties. out az commission. This natural
~ threw Srca; many people oUt Of
employment. pat a decided damper on
business generally and brought about
hard times in i'll ~ the lumber re-
sions
AND THEN THE WAR
I. CAME TO TIIt: RESCUE
- In tho early spring and summer or
ifst year there was noti:ct some inn
proSement as tho big soap and oil CON
Germs commenced 10 put in orders for
ooN-shooks, the iron works TO call for
kcS-starcs, the builders and contrac-
tors for more lumber for house build
ing and other avoodwork.rs of va
rious kinds for .matcrial needed 10
meet immediate demands. There was
gradual Improvement from month to
month until early This year the i'm
prorement ceased 10 bc on the gradual
order. and jumped by leaps ANA bounds
The oil and soap Concerns commenccd
10 send in heavy. rush orders and -
did all Of the other consumers or Vii,
ginia lumber
Then. too, came along the great con-
Germs that arc shipping war munitions
10 the hShting iRtions OF Europe.
They became hurryScustomcrs for IN,
timbers and they demanded M. v.yx
pest and costlicst timber 10 be fouud
IN all the woods. There Is n box-shooI;
factory in Emporin that is working dav
ana night getting out the costly shocks
tcquired 10 ship ammunition IL Rus
sia, and tho factory is Mt prcscn, doinr
n" other business. and need do no Other
lor 'hat is paying them immense
prohis, Now the busiest, and. II may
be added. tho hnppicst people In Vir.
gina arc tho lumber cutters. the snw
MN men and the woodworkcrs gen
orally.
ACTIVITY IN ONE COUNTY
SERVE As SAMPLE
Brunswick County, which may seryc
g sample. has nifty odd ground saw
mills, great and small Tw.ly. :,
.lih'een months ago nearly all Of them
were ihic. To-day each one is work
ing 10 IT'S FULLEST capacity. These mills
are averaging 5000 fee, Of ,imb.,. 49,,
day total of 250.noo t..t ana ,hn
pianinG mills box factories ana III,
lumber plants Of the towns and ,.iie
ages arc taking this timber AS rnst -,
-. Mo"omen can cut II down and The
for a~i iumbe sn@ N =. sn' Il UP The demand
mat II. like pretty n,n,b .rn,,.,nt.
Use, mas advanced IN tpri.e. i'm some
seclions more than % pcr cen,
me Camp Manufaci,i,inc comna,,
81 FRANKLIN Southampton County !.
opeiatlnE two logging trains in Bruins
WICK County. carrying logs tro,, ,n.
forest 10 It's mills nj Are,7aoln .,n5 w
me DIG plant at Frantli,n These tr,in.
ere HinNinG leo.cn0 feet ne, ,iuy
+ ~ Alberta Wheeler X 20. pi,,s,rr.~h
Wen, are operating very large planting
z nj mannfa curing mills mat cunsunr
vast Quantities Of Rruns~ lex ana Din
"idoie tffnbeTSf. This plant Is workine
10 its fullest capacity 70 kccp. m w'in
orders from The North =
COOP CONDITIONS Dur,Ic,r rn
IN SEVERAL OTHER cor <riES
Z The kress Lumber andsIox comn,o,
~ kress on The Scaboard Air limo ~
brunswick County is amother l,rc,
customer OF the country SAW mills ~.