April 25, 1919 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



.|,, 



|*:ii 



tW: 





IL 



M 



!if?^ 



t'^'i. 



'VXki' 



,11 ''Ml 



^:..,...I..y-/^ 



•■^!ir,- 



if 



IkM'j 



P' 



;r? 



li 



-i^*^ 



^' 



'>,— .Ava\ 



/ 



.^ 



lr;\ 



'Wryi 



Store and Office Fixtures 



Fixtures for the equipment of offices, stores, banks, hotels, 

 halls, lodge rooms, saloons and churches call for a high class 

 of wood. The kinds must be excellent and the grades the best, 

 because fixtures are meant for show as well as for use, and 

 nothing plain or common is wanted. Such fixtures consist 

 principally of counters, fixed desks, shelving, cabinets with 

 compartments and drawers, bars, partitions, cashiers' win- 

 dows, panels, railing, window^ benches, rostrums, and almost 

 innumerable accessories and extras. Each room is fitted to 

 meet the needs of the business to be carried on in it; and 

 for that reason much individuality is found in fixtures. Those 

 intended for one business will not suit another. The saloon 

 bar would be out of place in a jewelry store; a church altar 

 would not look right in a bank; the standing desks which 

 form part of the fixtures in a postoffice would be ridiculous 

 in a lodge hall. 



All dimensions may be needed by the manufacturer of 

 fixtures; but a large proportion of the stock is required to be 

 in extra widths, for tops, panels, and shelving. It must like- 

 wise be clear of ordinary defects, for knots, checks, shake, 

 dots and discoloration are not acceptable. To cut such stock, 

 the timber must be large with faultless trunks, because it is 

 impossible to cut much good lumber out of a bad tree. The 

 region that produces large, well-conditioned timbers will yield 

 the highest percentage of fixture stock. 



The hardwood region of the middle and lower Mississippi 

 valley fulfills that requirement. The rich soil, moist climate, 

 long growing season, have favored the development of ex- 

 cellent timber for the manufacture of fixtures. 



(To be continued.) 



mnm 

 m 



am 



i^Hf 



