March 10, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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The Janesville Carriage Works. Janesvillo. Wis., -has completely changed 

 Its management anil organization financially with the investment of new 

 capital and the adoption of new business policies, and is now remodeling 

 its factory. The company will maintain its large repair shop and will 

 specialize in the manufacture of motor bus and motor hearse bodies. 



The big sawmill of the Willow River Lumber Company, Hayward, Wis., 

 has comnienced operations with a full force of men and will run until late 

 in fall if the amount of orders on hand is a determining factor. 



New and modern machinery is being installed in the sawmill of the 

 Rust-Owen Lumber Company, at Drummond, Wis., during which time the 

 mill will be shut down. Making the necessary improvements wUl require 

 about two months. 



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Things are still a bit slack around town, that is, they are slack as far 

 as future orders are concern,=d. There is hardly a company in town that 

 isn't loaded to the guards with business, and there is still far more concern 

 over the possibility of shipment than over future orders. Most of the 

 local trade seems to feel that even though a slick slackness should continue 

 for sometime, the difficulty of moving stocks will more than preclude the 

 possibility of over-accumulation of unsold lumber at mUl points. So the 

 tendency of the trade is to view the situation optimistically, and concen- 

 trate all efforts to moving the stuff out so that the pay checks may come in. 



Oak seems to have shown considerable improvement in the local market 

 of late, but it has not improved to the detriment of any competing woods 

 as all have shown constant and consistent advancement. 



The hardwood trade is just now much interfered with by embargoes, 

 which shut off a large part of the stocks wanted. The supply of cars has 

 also been less than formerly in this market, and a good deal of delay ensues 

 oftentimes in getting a car placed. It takes several days to get lumber 

 started. The local yards have a large amount of lumber en route from the 

 southern mills, and when this arrives they will be in much better shape 

 to fill orders than at present. Stocks here are getting considerably broken 

 and when lumlier comes in it is quite likely to go out immediately. Prices 

 are generally holding quite strong,' with some advances. 



Most of the hardwoods are in fair demand, though it is not possible to 

 fill orders promptly as a rule and many inquiries are for stocks which are 

 not available. The congestion on the railroads has led to a good all- 

 around demand upon the Buffalo market for lumber wanted In a hurry, 

 and this has cut into supplies largely. The yards have placed orders for 

 a large amount of new stock, and this is now coming in slowly. Among 

 the chief woods in demand are maple, ash, birch, oak, poplar and bass- 

 wood. 



One hardwood shipper reports that he is not able to sell much oak, but 

 he thinks it will soon he more active. Poplar has long been rather quiet, 

 but the lower grades are improving. Gum sells fairly well. The principal 

 sellers are maple, birch and basswood. A great part of the product of 

 south of the Ohio is cut off at present by railroad embargoes, and whole- 

 salers are depending as much as possible on the cut of Pennsylvania and 

 New York state. Some of them have gone into the Catskills for lumber, 

 which is the first report of operations in that section. 



With the approach of spring wholesalers in hardwoods are more lirui 

 every day in their belief that business is going to be strong and that 

 prices will rule very high. Advance inquiries from manufacturing and 

 industrial concerns indicate that a large amount of lumber will be con- 

 tracted for before April 1. There never has been so mucli inquiry for 

 medium grade hardwoods for mining companies, and this stock is hard to 

 get, and going higher. Automobile inquiry is very good. It is a question 

 only of getting the stock and getting it delivered. From the railroads 

 there is a very substantial call for lumber, especially for oak timbers and 

 for ties and poles. Glass manufacturers are taking just as large deliveries 

 as they can get and are putting in new orders for summer needs. The 

 freight situation has not improved any during the past month, and all 

 orders are very badly delayed. Prices everywhere are on the uptrend. 

 Retailers are beginning to take hold of the market again, and with more 

 building in sight, are likely to be big buyers the next few weeks. 



The hardwood trade continues active with a marked improvement in 

 the ability to get stock through. The business in northern lumber for 

 manufacturing trade is very strong, and building permits on the average 

 are well above last year's figures, although a few cities report a decrease. 

 The firm advances in quotations on many items are uniformly held, and as 

 a rule buying is for actual needs, with considerable contracting for period- 

 ical and long time delivering. 



Have you seen an.v better Walnut loga than these' 



' I 'HEY all grew right in Indiana where 

 ■*■ hardwoods have always held the 

 choicest farm lands. The best growth of 

 timber as well as the best yield of wheat 

 comes from good soil. The soundness of 

 the log-ends shows that they fed on the 

 fat of the land. My 



Indiana Oak 



comes from the same soil 



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Greencastle, Indiana 



Walnut 



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