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We Will Quote Unusually Attractive Prices 

 On the Following List of Band Sawn Poplar: 



3 cars 1" Is & 2s. 



2 ears IV-" la & 28. 

 5 cars SVa" Is & 38. 



3 cars 3 " Is & 3s. 



3 cars 1" Wide Box. 



3 cars 1" Narrow Box. 



4 cars 1" Sai»s & Selects. 



1 car IV4" Saps & Selects. 



2 cars IV2" Saps & Selects. 

 2 cars 3" Saps & Selects. 



ft cars 1" 'So. 1 Coninioii. 

 2 cars IH" No. 1 Common. 

 2 cars IVi" No. 1 Common. 



2 cars 3" No. 1 Common. 



5 cars 2Vy No. I Common, 

 fi cars 3" No. 1 Common. 

 4 cars 1" No. 2-A Common. 



3 cars 1" No. 2-B Common. 



« cars 2 " No. 2 A & B Common. 

 1 car 2Vj" No. 2 A & H Common. 

 1 car 3" No. 2 A & B Common. 



WK HAVK A RPT^ENDTD STOCK OF PLAIN AND 

 QUARTERED RED AND WHITE OAK. ALL, GRADES 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



SAI.KS OFI'ICE MAIN OFFIOE 



CHICAGO, ILL. PADUCAH, KY. 



Standard for 37 Years ^ 



Covel Saw Machinery 



The machine shown will automatically 

 sharpen band fesaws from l" to 6" 

 wide, and it is not necessary to touch 

 the saws after they come off the 

 machine. » 



New Fnme Construction. 

 New Automatic Feed (abiolutely acounte). 

 New Automatic Control of Emeiy Wheel. 

 Fifty leu parte 



Guaranteed to give satisfaction. We malce 

 macbinery 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 



MAPDWOOD LUMBER <y\ 



& MFC. CO. 

 5A RDIS 

 MISS- 



Hollow 

 ^^ Backed 



and 



Bundled 



Motto "IW 



"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 



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Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE: The Old Swimming Hole 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 



The Old Swimming Hole 



With the Currency Bill 



Export Conditions Promising ^ 



A Change of Front 



Export Rates and Through Bills via New Orleans 



Lumber Cut and Shipments Compared 



Significant Car Statistics 



Public Ownership of Forest Lands Advocated 



Proposes Track Scale Control 



CARTOON: Wood vs. Wood Substitutes 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Eucalyptus Lumber 20-24 



Railroad Income Still Unsatisfactory 25 



New Farmers' Alliance Needed 26 



Cruisers Need Recognition 27 



The Lumberman's Round Table 28-29 



Wood Imports and Exports 29 



Conditions with the Railroads 30 



Wood Interests Defend New York Code 30 



Tariff Bill Passes the Senate 31 



■ Some Pointers Concerning Glue 32 



Some Figures on Lumber Exports 33 



The Trade Journal's Importance 34-35 



Locating the Trouble ;. . . . 35 



Well-known Poison Trees 36 



Tales of the Trade 37 



THE MAIL BAG 38-39 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



The Hoo-Hoo Meeting 31 



Miscellaneous 39-40 



WITH THE TRADE 40-41 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 41-44 



HARDWOOD NEWS 44-49 



HARDWOOD MARKET 49-53 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 56-57 



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 at our option. 



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

 tlsing copy must be received five days In advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-class matter May 26, 1902, at the postofflce at Chicago, 111., 

 under act of March 3, 1S79. 



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 



