HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Something Concerning the Talge Mahogany 

 Company. 



The demand by the public for new, high- 

 grade, artistic and substantial lines of furni- 

 ture, pianos and novelties which will appeal 

 to the full sense of appreciation and satis- 

 faction, has called for increased activities 

 among the various manufacturers, and a 

 delving, as it were, into fancy foreign hard- 

 woods with a vim that is in itself, surprising. 



With the increased demand for fancy lum- 

 ber and veneers, a serious inconvenience of 

 inadequate production of strictly high-grade 

 material has been keenly felt. Buyers are 

 often compelled to great exertion in an en- 

 deavor to find and procure quality of mate- 



By keen intuition this concern has forged 

 to the very head of the mahogany lumber 

 and veneer industry, and the force of its ex- 

 istence is being felt in every spot where for- 

 eign hardwoods are in use. 



The manufacturer requires the very best 

 material at a reasonable and just price, and 

 therefore the company's representatives have 

 penetrated the heart of the immense forests 

 where grow the mahogany trees of both 

 hemispheres, and during the year 1907 they 

 were the only concern in the United States 

 who were able to operate successfully on the 

 west coast of Africa, buying in person from 

 the natives and shipping direct to their plant 

 a cargo of fine, large African veneer logs. 



That the Talge Mahogany Company believe 



consumer, certainly make it the most logical 

 base of supplies. 



An efficient corps of representatives, paying 

 particular attention to the requirements of 

 the trade, together with the low cost of 

 production, have enabled this company to pre- 

 sent the finest quality of manufactured prod- 

 uct in hardwood lumber and veneers. A 

 glance at the exquisite line of mahogany 

 and Circassian walnut is enough to demon- 

 strate to the manufacturer that his interests 

 are carefully considered and his desires can 

 be fully gratified in making his selections. 



The slogan of the company is "Satisfied 

 Customers," and strenuous efforts are put 

 forth to accomplish this end. 



Personal invitation is extended by the Talge 

 Mahogany Company to manufacturers and 

 users of lumber and veneers to call and in- 

 spect its plant and pi'oduct at Indianapolis. 



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rial necessary to keep the beauty and at- 

 tractiveness of their lines in the foreground. 

 In this progressive day and age. amid the tur- 

 moil of strenuous competition, the foreground 

 is at all times the seat of active operations; 

 those who. through force of circumstances, 

 are compelled to use the flank movement, 

 soon find themselves in the background with 

 very little opportunity of regaining their for- 

 mer position. 



To meet the urgent demands of the manu- 

 facturers and to supply them with the neces- 

 sary stock by which they can make good 

 and retain their standing, is the serious prob- 

 lem which confronts the producer. This prob- 

 lem has caused at least one enterprising com- 

 pany to "sit up and take notice"; climbing 

 rapidly to the front, leading many other com- 



in the prosperity of the times is fully indi- 

 cated by the fact that they now have en tran- 

 sit a complete vessel load of logs from Axim. 

 -Africa, to Indianapolis through New Orleans. 

 in addition to numerous cai'goes of logs com- 

 ing at all times from their source of supply 

 in Mexico. John H. Talge. the president of 

 the institution, is now in Europe making ex- 

 tensive purchases of fine Circassian walnut, 

 rosewood, ebony, coco bolo, and other logs of 

 value, which are shipped to Indianapolis and 

 manufactured into the finest quality of lum- 

 ber and veneers. 



Situated, as it were, in the very center of 

 the wood-working industries of the world, the 

 Talge Mahogany Company, with its splendid- 

 ly-equipped plant and excellent shipping 

 facilities at Indianapolis, coupled with the fact 

 that the company deals direct from stump to 



Building Operations for September. 



.\ccording to official building statistics from 

 forty-five principal centers of construction 

 throughout the country, reported by the Amer- 

 ican Contractor, Chicago, building operations 

 for September. 1908. show an increase in the 

 aggregate of 7 per cent as compared with 

 substantially the same cities for September. 

 1907. Greater New Y'ork. which presents about 

 J5 per cent of the total construction, shows 

 an increase of 14 per cent over the same 

 month last year. Twenty-eight cities show a 

 gain of from 1 to 201 per cent and seventeen 

 show a loss of from 1 to 57 per cent. The 

 principal increase occurs at: Birmingham. 

 137 per cent; Cleveland. 52; Denver, 113; Kan- 

 sas City, 47: Louisville. 3S; Milwaukee, 56; 

 Mobile. 2:i; New Haven, 39; Paterson, 201; Salt 



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