HARDWOOD RECORD 



January 10. 1917 



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This 



Indiana White Oak 



is growing in Indiana. 

 In paying a premium for 

 such stock you must pro- 

 tect yourself by knowing 

 where it comes from. 



We have manufactured 

 it for half a century and 

 can prove the origin of 

 our product. 



/^^S HOFFMAN BROS. /TIN 

 TO) COMPANY (fg) 



^^^ fori Wayne. Ind. ^tl^ 



Reg. U.S. 

 I'at.OtI, 



ESTABLISHED 1867 Reg.U S 

 INCOKPOaAIED 1904 I'at.Off. 



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H. B. BLANKS LUMBER CO. 



(NOT INCORPORATED) 



L. C. ZINK 



SALES MA.NAtiER 



CAIRO. ILLINOIS 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



Carrier Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 

 SAVE ^™\,, 



Money 



by using the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN USB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors of any ■Ize, on 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE: A Burning Mill. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 



Merchandizing Wood 



The Cover Picture 



Proposal for Dimension Association.. 



Commission's Powers Questioned.... 



The Showing Fairly Satisfactory 



You Should Attend Your Convention. 



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SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Heart wood and Sap wood 15-17 



Cc-mparative Logging Cost Figures 17 



One Cruise of the "Marie J" 18-21 



Quality Production in Panel Plant 25-28 



Value of Matching on High-Grade Goods 29-30 



Do You Carefully Look for Small Defects Before Gluing? 30 



Drying by Machinery 32 



Some Important Points in Selecting and Operating Veneer 



Presses 32 



THE MAIL BAG 22 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 22-33 



WITH THE TRADE 33-35 



HARDWOOD NEWS 35-42 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 42-46 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 49-50 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 48-49 



SUBSCBIPTION TERMS: In tbe United States and Its possessions, aod Canada. 

 $2.00 the year: lu foreign countries, $1.00 ertra postage. 



lu conformity wltb the rulea of the poatofflce department, aubscrlptlons are 

 payable lu advance, and In default of written orders to tbe coutrary, are cootLnned 

 at our option. 



instructlous for renewal, discontinuance, or change of address, ebould be tent 

 one week before tbe date they are to go Into effect. Both old and new addresses 

 must be given. 



Both display and classified advertising rates furnished upon application. AdTer- 

 tlslug copy muRt be received five days In advance of publication dates. 



Entered as semnd-clasa matter May 26, 1902, st the postoUlce at Chicago, lU., 

 under act of March 3. 1S79. 



Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. 



SIKESTON, MISSOURI 



Sales Office: CHICAGO 



1216 Fisher Bldg. J. H. Stannard. Mgr. 

 Phone: Harrison 1112 



A sales organization of practical lumbermen, familiar 

 with the cuttLng. seasoning and grading of southern 

 hardwoods. A sales organization that has made a close, 

 lirst-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 Oak. 



Buy lumber from men who know lumber 



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