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AMERICAN FORESTRY'S ADVERTISERS 







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OFFICERS 



R. H. DowNMAN. President, New Orleans, La. J. H. Bloedel, 3rd Vice-Pres.. Seattle, Wash. 

 Chas. L. Keith, 1st Vice-Pres. ,KanEasCity,Mc. J. W. BLODCETT.Treas.. Grand Rapids. Micb. 

 R.B.Goodman, 2d Vice-Pres.. Goodman, Wis. R. S. Kellogg, Secretary, Chicago, 111. 



THE 



NATIONAL 



Lumber Manufacturers 

 Association 



DIRECTORS 



J, W. Blodgett, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 J. H. Bloedel. Seattle. Wash. 

 B. B. Burns. Huntington. W. Va. 

 W. E. DeLaney. Lexington. Ky. 

 R. H. DowNMAN, New Orleans, La. 

 J. W. Embree. Chicago, 111. 



A. T. Gerrans. New Berne, N. C. 

 W. A. Gilchrist. Chicago. 111. 



R, B. Goodman. Goodman, Wis. 

 E. G. Griggs, Tacoma. Wash. 



E. B. Hazen. Portland. Ore. 

 Edward Hikes. Chicago, 111. 



B. H. Hornby. Dover, Ida. 



W. C. Hull, Traverse City. Mich. 

 W. Frazier Jones, Jacksonville, Fla. 

 Chas. S. Keith, Kansas City, Mo. 

 J. H. KiRBY, Houston, Tex. 



F. C. Knapp, Portland. Ore. 



E. a. Selfridge, Jr.. Wiltits, Cal. 

 W. H. Sullivan, Bogalusa, La. 

 E. G. Swartz. Burton, La. 

 A. R. TuRNBULL, Norfolk, Va. 



C. H. Worcester, Chicago, HI. 



A Service Organization 



Whose Subscribers are the following Associations of Lumber Manufacturers: California Redwood, 

 California White and SugarPine, Georgia-Florida Sawmill, Hardwood Manufacturers of the United States, 

 JNlichigan Hardwood Manufacturers, North Carolina Pine, Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers, Northern Pine Manufacturers, Southern Cypress Manufacturers, Southern Pine, West 

 Coast Lumbermen's, Western Pine Manufacturers. 



The National Lumber Manufacturers Association is authorized by its charter: 



"To gather aad disseminate information upon the production and shipments of lumber, market conditions, and 

 the supply of forest products; to make technical and other investigations of the properties and uses of 

 woods; to promote uniformity and efficiency in the methods of manufacturing and distributing lumber and 

 allied products; to establish, maintain and furnish, either directly or through the medium of other corpora- 

 tions, ■firms or persons, credit rating, collection, legal and traffic service for the benefit of the lumber trade; to 

 promote the use of forest products by all lawful means, and to furnish all lawful information concerning the 

 manufacture, use and sale of forest products." 



The National Lumber Manufacturers Association publishes a monthly summary of the lumber 

 movement and business conditions, assists the United States Forestry Service in the compilation of 

 lumber statistics, has presented fundamental facts about the industry to the Federal Trade and Inter- 

 state Commerce Commissions and is cooperating with the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce 

 for the extension of foreign trade. In addition to the foregoing, the Association offers the following 

 highly specialized lines of service: 



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Architects, Engineers, 

 Retaihrs and Builders 



Are supplied with authoritative bulletins 

 upon the availability and selection of 

 structural timber, physical properties 

 and strength values, standard mill con- 

 struction, building codes, preservative 

 treatment of timber, fire resistance, the 

 shingle roof, farm structures, etc. Ad- 

 dresses are made at public meetings, 

 traveling exhibits are shown at conven- 

 tions, expositions and State fairs and 

 personal service given upon problems in 

 the use of wood. For full details write, 



E. A. STERLING 



Manager, Trade Extension Departmeni 

 925 Lumber Exchange, Chicago. III. 



Lumber Buyers and Sellers 



Are given prompt and reliable credit 

 rating and collectionservice. The Blue 

 Book, published twice yearly (.\pnl and 

 October), contains over 1,400 pages and 

 lists every shipping point alphabetically 

 by States, with the names and ratings 

 ul lumber manufacturers, di.stributors, 

 and wood-using factories. The National 

 Lumber Manufacturers Credit Corpora- 

 tion is operated for the benefit of 

 lumbermen everywhere, and the cost of 

 the service is very reasonable. Ask 



W, F. BIEDERMAN, Superintendent 

 HIO Chestnut Street, St. Loui.s, Mo. 



Sawmill Operators 



.\re offered indemnity for losses by fire 

 in sawmills, planing mills and lumber 

 yards. Only high-class, carefully in- 

 spected and selected risks, are written. 

 The" Advisory Committee of the 

 National Lumber Manufacturers Inter- 

 Insurance Exchange is composed of 

 well-known practical lumbermen. The 

 Exchange is operated at actual cost 

 without commissions of any kind and 

 the rates are as low as sound under- 

 writing principles permit. Further in- 

 formation will be supplied by 



CHAS. F. SIMONSON, Manager 

 931 Lumber Exchange, Chicago, 111. 







Cooperation is the Source of Progress 



Let Us Serve You 





The National Lumber Manufacturers Association 



R. S. KELLOGG, Secretary CHICAGO, ILL. 





