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THE
JANUARY 3, 1920 '
FEDERAL WOOL SALES IN BOSTON
MUSIC
TRADE
37
REVIEW
OPEN NEW VARNISH PLANT
$10,000,000 WOOL CORPORATION
New York Wood Finishers' Supply Co., Inc., American Manufacturers Interested in Wool
Manufacturers, Have Well-equipped Factory Combing Plant—London Auctions Still Attract
in Brooklyn, With Modern Laboratory
BOSTON, MASS., December 29.—The offerings
The auction sales of colonial wools in London
The New York Wood Finishers' Supply Co., still seem to have attraction for American buy-
for the next series of Government sales of wool,
commencing January 7, for four days, have been Inc., 304 Eighth avenue, New York, announce ers, who were among the bidders during the
this week the opening of a new factory at past week. Their demand continues to be for
allotted as follows:
January 7, 1,000,000 pounds Australian cross- 7-19 Ninth street, Brooklyn, in which they will the fine merinos, which stay high in price, rather
bieds, 2,250,000 New Zealand crossbreds, 4,- manufacture a complete line of powder and to the disgust of a large section of the British
200,000 Australian merinos, 640,000 Australian liquid wood stains, wood fillers, shellac and population that is anxious for cheaper clothing.
lambs, 190,000 scoured Australian crossbreds, shellac substitutes, as well as varnishes and all Much is said in England of the "profiteering"
600,000 tops. January 8, 650,000 pounds Cape, paint specialties. The officers of the company, by the British Government in this matter of
6,375,000 pounds South American combing, 3,- which primarily started in jobbing paints, var- wool, and it is asserted that, buying it as cheap-
625,000 South American carding, 325,000 West nishes and fillers about three years ago, are B. ly as it did from Australia and New Zealand,
Coast and 265,000 Iceland. January 9, 440,000 Meier, president, and Max Eugel, treasurer. it ought to have help'ed the domestic woolen in-
domestics fleeces, 1,300,000 Territory, 13,000 Both of these men are well known in the piano dustry by letting the latter have the raw material
Texas, 1,050,000 California and 1,000,000 of for- trade, particularly Mr. Meier, who, before enter- cheaply before allowing the prices to be bid up
eign and domestic pulled wool. January 10, ing business for himself, was connected for sev- by persons from abroad. The very thing, how-
eral years with H. Behlen & Bro. From the ever, which the British Government did not do
2,400,000 pounds scoured.
Samples will be placed on show for all sales on time Mr. Meier formed the New York Wood is what certain Anglophobists in this country
January 5, those for the first day on the third Finishers' Supply Co. his efforts have been not so long ago said they were going to do.
floor, and those for the other days on the fourth crowned with success, to such an extent that in Nowadays, they are asserting that the auction
floor at the Army Supply Base at South Boston. order to assure better service to the company's sale of these Australian and New Zealand wools
large clientele it was deemed advisable to estab- in this country will hurt the price of the domes-
The January 10 sale commences at 9 o'clock.
lish a factory.
' tic varieties of this commodity. So far as domes-
The plant just opened in Brooklyn is especial- tic wools are concerned the chief item of interest
NEW SUPPLY COMPANY IN PORTLAND
ly well adapted for the manufacturing of paints, during the past week was the announcement of
Emmerwood Panel & Top Co. Will Make Panels fillers and varnishes, and in connection with the formation of a $10,000,000 corporation which
and Tops for Musical Instruments
these has been established one of the best-ap- will erect a dry process wool cleaning plant in
pointed laboratories in the country, in charge Utah, where they expect to scour about 30,000,-
PORTLAND, ORE., December 29.—The Emmerwood of Hans Ronnevig, a chemist of long practical ex- 000 pounds annually. This will be profitable to
Panel & Top Co. is the name of a new organi- perience, who has previously had charge of the growers no less than to the manufacturers.
zation that has been incorporated in Portland the laboratories of two of the largest wood fin-
for the purpose of fabricating imported hard- isher and paint producers in the country. Mr.
woods and domestic forest products, for use as Meier stated to a representative of The Review
panels in phonographs, various musical cabinets, this week that he considered himself exceedingly
table tops and built-in conveniences in homes fortunate to have been able to secure such an
INCORPORATED
and offices. The incorporators are T. G. Mc- able man for the supervision of the labora-
B. MEIER, President
Intire, of the East Side Planing Mill Co.; C. B. tory.
Manufacturer!
Stetson, of the Emerson Hardwood Co., and
"We wish the manufacturers to know," he
Powder
and Liquid Wood Stains
Roger Sands, of Seattle. The new company has said, "that the laboratory has been established
Wood
Fillers, Shellacs, Varnishes
taken over the plant of the East Side Planing for their use as well as ours. Should any of our
Shellac Substitutes, Paint Specialties
Mill Co. and has converted it to its use.
customers desire to match any varnish or stain
we shall be glad to have them call at the labora-
Office.
Factory
304 Eighth Avenue
17-19 Ninth Street
A. L. EBBELS AGAIN AT HIS DESK tory and Mr. Ronnevig will give them every
NEW YORK
BROOKLYN
attention and assistance."
Albert L. Ebbels, of the American Piano Sup-
Mr. Meier has many friends in the piano in-
ply Co., Inc., who has been compelled to re- dustry throughout the country and is especially
main away from business for several months well known in New York, where he has been
owing to ill health, has so far recovered that he visiting the trade steadily for many years and
has again resumed his usual labors with the where he counts among his customers some
company. This news will be most gratifying to of the largest piano manufacturing concerns in
Mr. Ebbels' many friends in the trade.
the entire industry.
Next Series of Government Wool Sales Open
on January 7—List of Offerings
NEW YORK
WOOD FINISHERS' SUPPLY CO.
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"OUT OF SIGHT
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