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HARDWOOD RECORD 



History of the Lumber Industry of America. 



The Hardwood Record is indebted to th« 

 American Lumberman, Chicago, for a copy of 

 Vol. I of its History of the Lumber Industry 

 of America, by its editor. .T. E. Defebaugh. 



The introductory chapters treat in a general 

 way of the discovery, exploration and coloniza- 

 tion of the new world, with special reference to 

 forestry conditions in those times, and present 

 accurately the forest geography of North Amer- 

 ica. A careful analysis of the influence deter- 

 mining q>iality and quantity of forest growth 

 and its distribution, with a list of commercial 

 woods and their common and botanical names, 

 is given. The resources of Canada, including 

 brief histories of the lumber industry in the 

 various provinces, are enlarged upon. All avail- 

 able statistics showing the progress and develop- 

 ment of the Canadian timber Industry are given 

 down to the present year. 



Then follows considerable valuable informa- 

 tion about early forestry in the United States. 

 the formation of associations, the work as taken 

 up by different states, reserve laws, the public 

 parks, resources of the Philippines, reclamation 

 of arid lands, and a chapter devoted to tariff 

 conditions. Then follows interesting informa- 

 tion regarding early sawmills and logging camps, 

 evolution in lumber production, coniferous and 

 hardwood products, cooperage materials, etc. 

 The foreign trade is thoroughly and intelligently 

 discussed, early and present exporting being 

 dwelt upon in all its phases. 



With regard to prevailing conditions Mr. 

 Defebaugh says : "The beginning of the Twen 

 tieth Century marked, with approximate accu- 

 racy, an epochal period in the timber and 

 lumber history of the United States of America. 

 Until that time the country, in its use of forest 

 products, had been drawing upon a surplus, but 

 thereafter a continuance of production on the 

 former scale, without adequate care for the 

 perpetuation or reproduction of the forests, 

 necessarily would draw upon the capital fund, 

 so to speak, with the inevitable result of a 

 growing scarcity of forest products, or to be 

 more exact, of an increasing and manifest 

 deflciency in the supply of standing timber from 

 which the product must be secured. 

 The best informed students of the subject be- 

 lieve, after as careful Investigations as they 

 have been able to make, that the forests yet 

 remaining, if operated along conservative lines, 

 would annually produce in perpetuity an amount 

 of forest products little, if any, more than the 

 present annual output. If that be true, the 

 United States has come to the point where it 

 can no longer be lavish in its use of its won- 

 derful timber resources, but must rigorously 

 conserve them. ... It seems fitting, there- 

 fore, that at such a turning point in the life of 

 this great and fundamental Industry, a study 

 should be made of Its history in order that 

 those concerned — and everyone is directly or 

 Indirectly concerned in this subject — may look 

 forward from the vantage point of knowledge 

 and recorded experience. To afford such a 

 vantage ground Is one of the objects of this 

 work, which must be a record not merely of men 

 and of events, but also of conditions." 



This work in its entirety covers a consensus 

 of American lumber literature, and is well worth 

 a place In the library of and a careful perusal 

 by every lumberman, as well as all students of 

 lumber and general commercial affairs. It is the 

 first logical attempt that has ever been made to 

 place in compact and comprehensive form the 

 wonderful fund of Information that surrounds 

 this great American pursuit, and Mr. Defebaugh 

 Is to be congratulated on the splendid way in 

 which he Is executing this work, as it will 

 doubtless constitute a text book and authority 

 on lumber affairs for all time to come. 



ing material have been perfected. Today 

 floors or floor coverings are made of an in- 

 finite variety of beautiful hardwoods and ar- 

 ranged in mosaic patterns that enable the 

 house owner to have a floor in his hallway, 

 parlors, library or dining room tliat is not 

 only beautiful in itself but substantial and 

 permanent in its character. 



The foremost manufacturer of parquetry 

 flooring in this country is the Wood Mosaic 

 Flooring Company of Rochester, N. Y., and 

 New Albany, Ind. This concern makes not 

 only parquetry flooring of all kinds but wood 

 carpet, wood carpet squares and strips. In 

 nearly ail the large cities of the United States 

 this company has agents who carry stocks of 

 the various materials suitable for these beau- 

 tiful floor coverings, and work direct through 

 the builders and architects for their trade. 

 In many of the eastern cities this business 

 is a very important one not only in the sale 

 and making of the floors in new buildings, but 

 in re-covering old floors in handsome resi- 

 dences. Very largely this trade has been con- 

 fined to the chief cities of the country, and 

 apparently the only reason that the many 

 handsome residences erected in the smaller 

 cities are not floored with this material is 

 through want of knowledge of its source of 

 supply and cost. As a matter of fact a fine 

 parquetry floor can be laid in a house at about 

 the same price as a good carpet. This flooring 

 has many points of advantage over even hand- 

 some rugs, as it is sanitary, clean and dust- 

 proof. The parquetry floor business would 



Parquetry Flooring. 

 While parquetry llooring Is of ancient origin 

 It has not been until recent years that the 

 methods of production of this beautiful floor- 



seem to be one that might be taken up to ad- 

 vantage by retail lumbermen in even the 

 smaller cities and towns of the country, as the 

 laying of this material can be accomplished in 

 a satisfactory manner by any good carpenter. 

 The Wood Mosaic Flooring Company, 

 through its head office at Rochester, will be 

 very glad to take up with any responsible lum- 

 berman or contractor for high-class structures 

 the subject of its wood mosaic flooring, .and 

 tell him how his profits can be augmented by 

 establishing a parquetry flooring department. 

 The company issues a handsome catalog which 

 can be had for the asking. This book contains 

 hundreds of designs and has specific instruc- 

 tions for making measurements and for esti- 

 mating cost. It is prepared to crate and ship 

 the exact number of feet required for any 

 given job, so that there is little expense en- 

 t.ailed in carrying stock. 



New Mahogany Mill. 



Markley, Miller & Co., dealers in mahogany 

 and other lumber, who recently established oflices 

 In Mobile, through which port they are exten- 

 sive importers, are building a new mill on the 

 river front. Machinery for working up mahog- 

 any logs and other timber will be installed. The 

 saws will be of the band type, and all the 

 fittings will be of the latest design. The river 

 in front of the mill will be dredged to give 

 free access to vessels bringing logs from the 

 tropics and taking on cargoes for various ports. 

 They expect to have the plant ready for oper- 

 ation within ninety days. 



New Price List of Wisconsin Hardwoods. 



A meeting of the price list committee of the 

 Wisconsin Hardwood Lumbermen's Association 

 was held at the Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee, Jan. 

 30, and some changes were made in the price list 

 in the Items of ash, basswood and rock elm. 

 The prices current with this association are 



herewith appended. Incidentally, the associa- 

 tion calls attention to the fact that there is a 

 scarcity of firsts and seconds 12 inch basswood 

 in tile market, and that a price considerably 

 in advance of the list would he warranted: also 

 that there is a heavy demand for Nos. 2 and 3 

 basswood, and that the price asked can readily 

 be obtained. 



ASH 



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1 

 1 



lu log run (No. 3 Common oulj . 



In 



in. and IM In - 



OFnCIAL CARLOAD PRICE LIST. 



E<&cli» fA lit. 1906. ( o k. Wtuuii. Wu.. htitht r>tc. 



1st 

 and 3ud 



K^OO 



In. and thicker 



in log nm (mixed color. No. 3 Common oat).. 



In (redout) 



In. and 1 '4 In 



lu red . . . 

 in. and Pi in. 



iM in and thicker. 



Curly birctj. red and while mixed . 



BUTTERNUT 



BASSWOOD 



SOFT ELM 



ROCK ELM 



in. log run (No. 3 common out). 



lo 



Id. and IH In 



In 



is.') 00 



37 00 



38 00 

 43 0<l 



No. 1 



COQl. 



leioo 



26 00 

 2« 00 

 28 00 



31 00 



33 00 



At Oil 



40 CO 



4'i 00 



43 00 



44 Oil 

 7b 00 



35 00 

 40 00 



18 00 

 20 00 

 22 00 

 28 00 

 30 00 

 :<0 Oil 

 32 011 

 SO Oil 



30 M 



3; 00 



in. log run (No. 3,Commou out> . 

 In.. 5 in. tn II In . 8 ft. to 16 ft, ... 



In. and wider 



In and IS^ in 



in 



in. B>)X Common (Nos. 2 and 3 Common mixed) 13 50 



!• or sorting basi^iwood to tenths of 10 and 13 ft., add (2 per M ft. 



33 OU 

 3i> 00 



23 00 



24 00 



In. log run (No. 3'"ommnn out) 



in.. P/i in. and 2 In. log run (No 3 Common out) . 



In.. \% In. and 2 lu.. 

 in and thicker 



1 



IX 



1 



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2y. 

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IX 

 1 



IX in., m In- and 2 in 



2% In and thlclter — 



Bridge f'lauk.2in.. all lengths 



Bridge PlanU. 3 lu and thlcUer, all InngthK.. 

 Of one length add <2. 



20 00 



21 00 



20 00 

 32 00 

 3ft IK) 



In. log run (No. 3 Common out) 



In., Ihi In and 2 in. log run (No. 3 Common out) .. 

 In.. 



21 00 



24 00 



10 00 

 18 00 



33 00 

 „f 00 



«ioa 



10 00 

 21 OO 



24 no 



21 00 

 23 00 

 30 00 



1 

 IX 



2 



2'/4 

 1 

 IX 



in and i% in « 



In _ 



lu. and ihlrker 



In. wormy Common and better 



In., LH In and 9 In. wormy Common Rod b«tter.. 



15 00 

 17 00 



Ai OU 

 48 00 

 M IK) 

 M 00 



No. 2 No S 



Com. Cum. 



»i2 00 to'66 



14 1 e 00 



14 00 00 



14 00 00 



io 00 8 00 



II 00 8 00 



13 00 8 00 

 ■.■i 00 



l.MX) 



lb 00 . 



lb 00 



2b 00 . 



ih 66 IS 00 



•M 00 13 110 



2-; 00 12 00 



14 00 12 60 

 lb 00 ISM 



14 OD 12 og 



13 6» \oa> 



13 OO 10 00' 



13 00 LO 00 



'ib'66 iooo 



17 OO 10 00 



20 00 IOOO 



3;i 00 



3A 00 



:i8 00 



43 00 



1 



WHITE OAK : 



In 



In. and m In. 



In 



2S in, and thirki'r 



Ilrioge 1*1 ink. 2 In.-, all lengths 



Bridge Plank. 2'4 in ;ind 3 In., all lengths 



Ql one lun^ith add t2. 



1 in to 2 In log run (No. 3 Common out). 

 1 In - „ 



tn. and fs In 



In ~ 



in. and thicker 



17 00 

 it 00 



40 00 

 44 00 

 40 00 

 bO 00 



30 00 

 34 00 

 36 00 

 40 00 



22 00 

 2b 110 

 27 00 

 32 00 



li< OO 

 22 00 

 Ii4 00 



OO 

 10 00 

 10 00 

 10 Oil 



0.00 



IOOO 

 IOOO 



HARD MAPLE I** 



2 



2'/t 

 SOFT MAPLE 1 u> 2 in log run (No SCimmon out). 



24 00 

 26 l« 

 26 OO 

 30 00 



14 00 

 16 00 

 16 OU 

 20 00 



10 00 



ti) no 



U) 00 

 lb (» 



T 00 

 7 OO 

 7 00 

 10 00 



