THE HARD W O O D RECORD 



I thought I would get off and I did, being- 

 worried about you people and all. and got 

 them to put a page advertisement in the 

 Hardwood Record setting forth the merits 

 of their concern. It was a good looking 

 concern or I should not have stopped. 

 They are advertising in this issue their 

 portable engine and saw mill, but that is 

 not all they make. They make cut-off 

 saws, gang edgers, saw swages, saws, cant 

 hooks, sawmill dogs and goodness know.s 

 what all. Mr. Detwiler had some doubt as 

 to whether the advertisement would pay 

 him, but I told him that would be all right 

 and quieted his fears. He seemed to be 

 afraid that you would not reply to the ad- 

 vertisement, but I told him that you were 

 good at replying to advertisements and 

 that you would send for a cata- 

 logue anyhow, so that he could get 

 a line on you. These catalogues don't cost 

 a cent, or they will cost you a cent for a 

 postal card. Mine did not cost me any- 

 thing and it is before me now and it gives 

 me some new ideas about machinery. They 

 have one saw mill on wheels, same as a 

 threshing machine and it is portable in the 

 best sense. All you have to do is to attach 

 it to a portable engine and pull it to where 

 you want it and chock the wheels, do a 

 little leveling and stare to cutting lumber, 

 and then when you want to move it all you 

 have to do is to hitch your portable engine 

 to it and pull it somewhere else. The 

 slickest thing you ever saw. And the cata- 

 logue only costs you a postal card. It cost 

 the Enterprise Manufacturing Company a 

 good deal more than that, but when they 

 send it to you they have a line on you and 

 may follow it up with some letters which 

 will induce you to buy a new saw mill — 

 which may make you rich. We assure you 

 it is a first-class concern, or it would not 

 be in the Hardwood Record. I would sug- 

 gest that you make them an earnest appeal 

 and tell them you saw their advertisement 

 in the Hardwood Record. 



After this was all closed up and settled. 

 1 boarded the train again and got to think- 

 ing further about you. I felt that I had 

 neglected your interests in this matter, so 

 I went to Painesville, Ohio, and got the 

 Coe Manufacturing Company to increase 

 their space to attract some attention. 

 They had sent us a little ad. by mail, but 

 had never been called upon and talked to 

 for their own good. I found the Coe Manu- 

 facturing Company a mighty good com- 

 pany, and Mr. Henry Coe a very pleasant 

 young man and considerably swelled up 

 over a letter he had got telling him that 

 his company had obtained First Prize or 

 "Grand Prix," as the Frenchman says, 

 which means the same thing, on their dis- 

 play at the St. Louis Exposition. They got 

 Grand Prize, in other words, for making 

 the best veneer machinery, which will be 

 found illustrated as far as can be in a page 

 advertisement, in another part of our 

 paper. It shows you how veneers are 

 made — if you do not know. It is said the 



manufacture of veneers is of very ancient 

 origin, that, in fact, the ancient Egyptians — 

 thousands of years ago — knew of and prac- 

 ticed veneering. But they had a very ex- 

 pensive way of making veneers by hand, 

 which made it cost an awful lot and Mr. 

 Coe got to studying about it, and he de- 

 veloped veneer-making machinery until 

 now veneers are within the reach of all. 

 You just take a log and "whiz" — it is all 

 cut up into veneers and they are used for 

 every purpose under the sun. Now. a 

 log that would not make very much lum- 

 ber and would not bring very much money 

 in making lumber, would make an awful lot 

 of veneers and bring an awful lot of money, 

 and you can make them just as well as 

 anybody if you have one of the Coe ma- 

 chines. Most anything is good enough for 

 veneers. The cheap logs can be made into 

 veneers for baskets, butter tubs, etc., and 

 the high-priced logs can be used in furni- 

 ture and the like. Mr. Coe is the most 

 accommodating man j'ou ever saw, and will 

 send you a catalogue with ail his machines 

 illustrated in it, and you can take your 

 choice. One beauty about him is that he 

 will allow you perfect freedom of choice. 

 And don't fail to mention the fact that you 

 saw his advertisement in the Hardwood 

 Record, because this is where I come in. 

 You see, I am looking out for you, pro- 

 tecting your interests, and you can boost 

 my game to some extent by saying you 

 saw their advertisement in the Hardwood 

 Record. I will boost your game and you 



boost mine. See? 



* * * 



Then I got on the train again, and al- 

 though my conscience was easier, I was 

 still worried about you. I worry about you 

 more than you think. So I stopped at Can- 

 ton, Ohio, which is McKinley's town, and 

 persuaded the Canton Saw Company, who 

 make saw mill dogs and all sorts of things 

 for the saw mill man, to put an advertise- 

 ment in the only hardwood lumber paper 

 on earth. I thought you would want some 

 saw mill dogs and things of that kind and 

 would want to know where to buy them. 

 They too, like the other people, would 

 gladly send catalogues, etc. 



* * * 



Then, while still thinking of a way to 

 save you money, I stopped at Sandusky, 

 Ohio, and gave the Toledo Fire & Marine 

 Insurance Company an opRortunity to 

 place an ad. before the thousands of read- 

 ers of this paper. They will insure your 

 lumber at one-fifth less price than your 

 regular agent. They will save you on your 

 insurance the agent's commission, which 

 is a good deal, and give you the very best 

 insurance. In fact, they have got a good 

 scheme and it is backed by some of the 

 best lumbermen in the country and they 

 are the first to send you your check in 

 case of loss. Now, you can write to these 

 people and they will insure your lumber 

 and veneers at the best possible rates. 



* * * 



Then, while I was at it, I thought I would 

 stop at Defiance, Ohio, and get that ex- 



CYPRESS 



We make a specialty of rough or 

 dressed Cypress Lumber and 

 Cypress Shingles in straight or 

 mixed cars. Your inquiries solicited 

 for single car orders or good round 

 lots. Can also furnish Sound Cvpress 

 Dimension Stock. 



The Borcherding Lumber Co. 



Northern Office. Cincinnati, Ohio 



FOR SALE 



OLD STOCK. 



Ft. 



g^lf •••■•, 1 1^^- 2 and No. 1 Com 240 000 



PainOak....! No. 1 and No. 2 Com 256 700 



Plain Oak.... 1 Sound Wormy 90 000 



g"™ 1 Red, 1 and 2 and Com 82000 



Gum 1 ClearSaps g5'4oo 



^um 1 SapCommon 206600 



>;"'° 1 No. 2Common 6?' 200 



Gum 1 MillCuIls 94'800 



Jupelo 1 LogRun ?! JoO 



Sycamore.... LogRun ssilOO 



{,??'*■" No. 2 Common 20 000 



Plain Oak.... 2 No. 1 and No. 2 Common". 24;900 



NEW STOCK. 



^?.V^'^ ?"''• ? ^ * 2' No- 1 A No. 2 Com ..139,400 

 Pan Oak .... 1 1 A 2, No. 1 & No. 2 Com . 243 600 

 Plain Oak... .1 Sound Wormv 45 200 



P aln Oak....l« 1 *r>. No. i & No.'2 Com.' 48:700 

 Plain Oak.... 1^ 1 & 2 and No. 1 Common. 15 400 



Jj"™ 1 Red, 1 A2i;No. ICom... 22.400 



Gum 1 ClearSaps 84 450 



Gum 1 SapCommon 92 750 



Gum 1 Shippin.? Cull '. 57!400 



Gum 1 MillCulls 31300 



Tupelo 1 LogRun 31000 



Cottonwood..! 1 & 2. No. 1 & No. 2 Com. 10 900 



Poplar 1 LogRun 24 300 



Sycamore .... 1 LogRun ;.' 23'200 



^^^ land 2 in. Log Run '.'. 28!500 



The above marked "Old Stock" is bone dry and 

 ready for immediate shipment: it isband sawed from 

 select logs, square, edged and trimmed. 



Also at Paducah. K.v., 300,000 feet 1 inch, IH 

 inch. Hi inch and 2 Inch Poplar of high grade 

 thoroughly dried and ready for immediate ship- 

 ment. We will beglad tociuoteyou 



NATIONAL LUMBER MFG. GO. 



JACKSON, ALA. 



FOR SALE 



Poplar lumber: West Virginia stock. 



80 M feet 1 in. log run or on grade. 



30 M feet 2 in. No. 1 common. 7 in. and ud 

 wide. 



20 M feet 2 in. Ists and 2nds, 7 In. and un 

 wide. ' 



11 M feet 3 In. and 4 in. Ists and 2nds, 10 In 

 and up wide. 



11 M feet 3 in., 4 in.. 5 in. and 6 in. Ists and 

 2nds, 10 in. and ui) wide. 



25 M feet 3 in.. 4 in., 5 in. and in. No. 1 com- 

 mon, 10 in. and up wide. 



40 in. 3 to 8x10 ill. and up export poplar 

 green. 



11 M feet 1 in. Ists and 2nds, 18 in. and up. 



1 car 2 in. log run beech. 



2 cars 1 in. log run bass. 



6 cars 1 in., IH in., ly, in. and 2 in. sawed 

 wormy chestnut. 

 6 cars 1 in. log run white oak. 

 1 car 2x12 sawed white pine. 



To the Kentucky and Ohio river mills the 

 following logs will be for sale at Valley View 

 Ky., after next tide, principally common and 

 better. 



RAFT OAK 



No. 1, 16 and 14 ft.. 14 In. and up, 11,737 ft 



No. 3, 14 ft., 14 in. and up, 11.602 ft. 



No. 3, 16 ft,, 14 in. and up, 14,245 ft. 



No. 6, 12 ft.. 22 in. and up, 12.500 ft. 



No. 7, 14 ft., 22 in. and up, 13,000 ft. 

 POPLAR 



No. 1, 16 and 14 ft., 14 in. and up, 2,386 ft 



No. 3, 14 ft., 14 in. and up, 2.169 ft. 



No. 5, 16 ft,, 14 in. and up, 2,032 ft. 



No. 6, 12 ft., 22 In. and up, 3,500 ft. 



No. 7, 14 ft,, 22 in. and up. 3,200 ft. 



Win be gad to mail log tally sheet on each 

 raft at your request. 



MARIETTA LUMBER CO., Marielfa, Ohio 



