Nehmo Sergheyev
2003-10-13 17:57:41 UTC
Schutte Lumber http://www.schuttelumber.com/default.shtm
in Kansas City, Missouri was pretty much the only place in KC to get
many wood products. It had a large selection of hardwoods and supplied
cedar in dimensions unavailable elsewhere. It just burned.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/10/13/lumber.fire.ap/
The building that contained all the expensive hardwood escaped
destruction, but the place is, of course, closed and the fire destroyed
a staggering amount of softwood, including cedar.
Two other recent KC area fires were probably caused by arson
http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=1479042&nav=1PuZIU6S
Many people in the remodeling/construction business in this area
depended on Schutte. Shipping wood here is too inconvenient for many
small businesses.
The person who did this is a pyro who is now hooked on seeing lumber
yards go up.
[To see KC Star articles, you need to register and then search. The full
article is below.]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/
No stranger to disaster, Schutte plans to reopen
By GLENN E. RICE and ERIN FITZGERALD The Kansas City Star
Schutte Lumber Co. has persevered through fires and floods in its
123-year history in Kansas City.
This weekend's fire will be no different, a company executive said.
"We look forward to being able to clean up and getting back into
business in a reasonable time," Stacy Fyock, chief financial officer for
Schutte, said Sunday as fire crews doused hot spots left from the blaze.
It is not known when the business will reopen. Fyock said it would take
several days before work crews would be able to enter the buildings to
assess the damage.
"It's premature for us to say a lot," Fyock said. "We want to be able to
go in and see what we have."
Schutte Lumber provides specialty service to dozens of commercial
contractors, construction companies, area lumberyards and even the
novice weekend home remodeler.
It is one of only a handful of regional lumberyards that provide
specialty plywood and other wood products. Fyock said Schutte offers an
assortment of hard-to-find wood products such as exotic hardwood,
specialty plywood and composite decking.
The company has a customer base that extends from Omaha to the north,
Topeka and Manhattan to the west; Columbia to the east and Clinton, Mo.,
to the south, Fyock said.
The company receives its materials from Georgia Pacific and a number of
other national and regional lumber mills, Fyock said. The company also
supplies lumber to several area lumberyards and specialty stores.
The company enjoys a rich history in the city, mostly as a family-owned
business.
Founded in 1880 by grocer Sigismund Z. Schutte, the company originally
was at the southeast corner of 16th and McGee streets.
In 1902, the yard moved to the northeast corner of 25th Street and Grand
Avenue. Then in 1923, the company purchased land on Southwest Boulevard.
At the turn of the century, Schutte's son, Victor, joined his father in
the family business. Victor's two half-brothers, Louis and Carl Schutte,
also came on board.
An article in the Aug. 20, 1950, edition of The Kansas City Star
described the company as one of the largest of its type in the United
States, supplying goods to about 3,000 retail lumber dealers in
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.
Victor Schutte eventually took over the family business, and after his
death in 1951, his wife, Caroline, ran the company.
Fuhrman & Co., a holding company, purchased Schutte Lumber from the
Schutte Trust in 1997. The trust had been overseeing the operation of
the company since Caroline Schutte died in 1993.
Disasters are nothing new to Schutte.
In 1936, fire destroyed the company's planing mill on Southwest
Boulevard. Losses were estimated at $25,000.
More than a decade later, in 1949, a fire damaged 40,000 to 50,000
square feet of lumber.
A more extensive fire broke out in July 1951 after a flood that same
month put much of the company's facility under water.
The flood of October 1998 also damaged the company's facilities.
The Star's Edward M. Eveld contributed to this report.
To reach Glenn E. Rice, call (816) 234-5908 or send e-mail to
***@kcstar.com.
To reach Erin Fitzgerald, call (816) 234-7722 or send e-mail to
***@kcstar.com.
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* Nehmo Sergheyev *
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in Kansas City, Missouri was pretty much the only place in KC to get
many wood products. It had a large selection of hardwoods and supplied
cedar in dimensions unavailable elsewhere. It just burned.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/10/13/lumber.fire.ap/
The building that contained all the expensive hardwood escaped
destruction, but the place is, of course, closed and the fire destroyed
a staggering amount of softwood, including cedar.
Two other recent KC area fires were probably caused by arson
http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=1479042&nav=1PuZIU6S
Many people in the remodeling/construction business in this area
depended on Schutte. Shipping wood here is too inconvenient for many
small businesses.
The person who did this is a pyro who is now hooked on seeing lumber
yards go up.
[To see KC Star articles, you need to register and then search. The full
article is below.]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/
No stranger to disaster, Schutte plans to reopen
By GLENN E. RICE and ERIN FITZGERALD The Kansas City Star
Schutte Lumber Co. has persevered through fires and floods in its
123-year history in Kansas City.
This weekend's fire will be no different, a company executive said.
"We look forward to being able to clean up and getting back into
business in a reasonable time," Stacy Fyock, chief financial officer for
Schutte, said Sunday as fire crews doused hot spots left from the blaze.
It is not known when the business will reopen. Fyock said it would take
several days before work crews would be able to enter the buildings to
assess the damage.
"It's premature for us to say a lot," Fyock said. "We want to be able to
go in and see what we have."
Schutte Lumber provides specialty service to dozens of commercial
contractors, construction companies, area lumberyards and even the
novice weekend home remodeler.
It is one of only a handful of regional lumberyards that provide
specialty plywood and other wood products. Fyock said Schutte offers an
assortment of hard-to-find wood products such as exotic hardwood,
specialty plywood and composite decking.
The company has a customer base that extends from Omaha to the north,
Topeka and Manhattan to the west; Columbia to the east and Clinton, Mo.,
to the south, Fyock said.
The company receives its materials from Georgia Pacific and a number of
other national and regional lumber mills, Fyock said. The company also
supplies lumber to several area lumberyards and specialty stores.
The company enjoys a rich history in the city, mostly as a family-owned
business.
Founded in 1880 by grocer Sigismund Z. Schutte, the company originally
was at the southeast corner of 16th and McGee streets.
In 1902, the yard moved to the northeast corner of 25th Street and Grand
Avenue. Then in 1923, the company purchased land on Southwest Boulevard.
At the turn of the century, Schutte's son, Victor, joined his father in
the family business. Victor's two half-brothers, Louis and Carl Schutte,
also came on board.
An article in the Aug. 20, 1950, edition of The Kansas City Star
described the company as one of the largest of its type in the United
States, supplying goods to about 3,000 retail lumber dealers in
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.
Victor Schutte eventually took over the family business, and after his
death in 1951, his wife, Caroline, ran the company.
Fuhrman & Co., a holding company, purchased Schutte Lumber from the
Schutte Trust in 1997. The trust had been overseeing the operation of
the company since Caroline Schutte died in 1993.
Disasters are nothing new to Schutte.
In 1936, fire destroyed the company's planing mill on Southwest
Boulevard. Losses were estimated at $25,000.
More than a decade later, in 1949, a fire damaged 40,000 to 50,000
square feet of lumber.
A more extensive fire broke out in July 1951 after a flood that same
month put much of the company's facility under water.
The flood of October 1998 also damaged the company's facilities.
The Star's Edward M. Eveld contributed to this report.
To reach Glenn E. Rice, call (816) 234-5908 or send e-mail to
***@kcstar.com.
To reach Erin Fitzgerald, call (816) 234-7722 or send e-mail to
***@kcstar.com.
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* Nehmo Sergheyev *
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