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HARDWOOD RECORD 



POPLAR 



jL 4/4 to 12/4, All Grades 



We also manufacture Oak and Gum 



If you appreciate quality and service, 

 we will hold your business 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



SALES OFFICE: 



CHICAGO, ILL 



.MAIN OFFICE: 



PADUCAH, KY 



Standard for 37 Years 



Covel Saw Machinery 



The machine shown will automatically 

 sharpen band resaws from t" to 6" 

 wide, and it is not necessary to touch 

 the saws after they come off the 

 machine. 



New FxAme Conatniction. 

 New Automatic Feed (absolutely accurate). 

 New Automatic Control of Emery Wheel. 

 Fifty leu parte 



Guaranteed-- to give satisfaction. We make 

 raacbinery to take care of all kinds of saws and 

 knives. 



Our catalog Is free. Ask for it. 



COVEL MFG. CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- 

 Dried 



Polished 



MAROWOOD LJMBER 



& MFC. CO 

 3A RDIS 

 MI55. 



Hollow 

 Backed 



and 



Bundled 



Motto TW 



"Buy cheaper direct from the mill man" 



WE SELL- 

 SO", 40" AND 50" WIDE POPLAR 



Whitson Bros. Lumber Co. 



J. H. WHITSON W. L. WHITSON H. T. WHITSON 



COOKEVILLE — TENN. - ALGOOD 

 PUTNAM COUNTY 



I Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE:— A Trout Stream in the Great Smokies. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Birch Has Made Good 15 



Lumber Output in 1912 15 



The Real Problem in.Wood Seasoning -jg 



The Manufacturers Defended 17 



Freight Rate Advance Advocated 17 



Ocean Freight on Lumber 17 



Recent Railroad Disasters 17 



Reported Curtailment of Census Work... 18 



Lumbermen Asleep at the Sw/itch 18 



State Subsidy for Merchant Marine 18 



Closed Shop Illegal in Indiana 18 



CARTOON: One On Him 19 



SPECI/VL ARTICLES: 



Available Foreign Hardwoods 20-22 



Wooden Houses In Europe Z2 



Lumber Output for 1912 23 



Standard Sizes of Dimension Stock 24 



The Manufacture of Drums 25-26 



Status of Hickory Handle Business 26 



The Shortcomings of Catalpa 27 



The Lumberman's Round Table 28-29 



Secrets of Success In the Lumber Business 29-30 



Definition of Carload 30 



Forest Work in Pennsylvania 30 



New Farmers' Alliance Needed 31-32 



West African Mulberry Woods 32 



THE MAIL BAG 33-34 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 34 



WITH THE TRADE 34-37 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 37-39 



HARDWOOD NEWS 39-48 



HARDWOOD MARKET 48-52 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 54-55 



STTBSCHIPTION TEEUS: Id the Uolted States and tts possessloDS, and Canada, 

 $2.00 the jear; tn foreipD countrU-s. JLOO extra postage. 



In rouformltj with the rulps of the postolHce depiirtraent, eubscrlptlons are 

 payahle In advance, and In default of written orders to the contrary, are contlnoed 

 at our opth*D. 



Instructions for renewal, discontinuance, or change of address, should be Bent 

 one week before the date they are to go Into effect. Both old aud new addreuea 

 must be glren. 



Roth display and classified advertising rates furnished upon application. AdTcr- 

 tlstng copy must be received five days In advance of publication datt-s. 



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

 under act of March 3. 1879. 



ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS 



Foreign and Domestic Woods 

 in Logs, Lumber and Veneers 



11th Ave. and 25th Street 

 NEW YORK 



910 So; Michigan Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



