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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 25, 1916 



First Band Mill erected by Hoff- 

 man Brothers in 1869 on our present 

 site. Half a century experience be- 



hind our goods. 





EADQUARTERS 



OOSIER 



ARDWOODS 



Reg.U.S. 

 Pat. Oft. 



Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



Established 1867 Incorporated 1904 



H. B. BLANKS LUMBER CO. 



(NOT INCORPORATED) 



L. C. ZINK 



SAI.ES MANAGER 



CAIRO. ILLINOIS 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



Curler Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 



SAVE :j:™\ie 



Money 



by uslnK the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN USB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors of any slse, on 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



THE COVER PICTURE: Snoqualmie Falls. 



REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Proper Veneer Packing 15 



Customs Ruling on Japanese Oak 15 



General Confidence 16 



Coals from Newcastle 16 



Wake Up, Veneer Men 16 



A Worth- While Effort 16 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Fur Trader's Christmas Dinner 17 



Crating and Loading Veneers 18-19 



The New Salesmanship 22 



Opportunities for Veneers in South America 30-32 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Southern Alluvial Land Association 20-21 



Transportation Conference Held 21 



Annual of Veneer Men 25-28 



Miscellaneous 23 & 33-35 



THE MAIL BAG 23 



WITH THE TRADE 35-36 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 36-37 



HARDWOOD NEWS 37-43 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 43-47 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 49 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 50-51 



SUBSCHIPTIOM TERMS: Id tbe Doited States aod lu poeHesslons. and Canada, 

 $2.vo Hie year. Id forelgD couDtriea, $1.00 extra postage. 



Id coDformlty with tbe rules of the poatofflce department, subscrlptlonfl are 

 payable Id advaDce, and io default of written orders to tbe eoDtrary, are coDtinued 

 at our option. 



LnHtructlODS for renewal, dtseoDtlDuaDce, or cbaDge of address, ebould be sent 

 ODe week before tbe date they are to go iDto effect. Both old aDd new addresaea 

 must be given. 



Botb display and classified adTertlslng rates furnished upon application. Adrer 

 ttslDg copy must be received five days Id advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-class matter May 26. 1902. at the postofflce at Chicago, III.. 

 nnder act of March 3. 1879. 



Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. 



SIKESTON, MISSOURI 



Sales Office: CHICAGO 



Fisher Bldg. J. H. Stannard, Mgr. 

 Phone: Harrison 1112 



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A sales organization of practical lumbermen, familiar 

 with the cutting, seasoning and grading of southern 

 hardwoods. A sales organization that has made a close, 

 first-hand study of the problems the consumer has to 

 meet — hence, able to render you a double service. 

 We have made specialties of Red Gum and Plain O; 



Buy lumber from men who know lumber 



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