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HARDWOOD RECORD 



POPLAR 



A 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. 



E. F. PEEEY 

 Manager 



ESTABUSHED 1892 



LOUIS H. PAHKEK 

 Aast. Manager 



Lumber Underwriters 



Every Kind and Form of 



Fire InsuRancE 



FOR LUMBERMEN 

 66 Broadway New Y»rk 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- 

 Dried 



Polished 



MAROWOOO LUMBER 



Hollow 

 '*^ Backed 



and 



Bundled 



Motto '•i 



"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 



V TO^soii«aisixj«:^'L'mg!iaii^'gi-Jtwatii^^ 



COVER PICTURE: — Cascade, Little River. Tennessee. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 14 



Pessimism Not Entirely Warranted 16 



Ncrtlnern Stocks in Good Shape 16 



Terms of Sale Part of the Contract 16 



Baltimore Exports Foreign Barometer 17 



Is Hemlock Disappearing? 17 



Association Value Proven 17 



Loss and Damage of Freight 18 



Favor Higher Rates 18 



A Business Administration 18 



A Midsummer Day Dream 18 



CARTOON: Two Versions 1» 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Available Foreign Hardwoods 20-21 



Tannin Content of Southern Oak Barks 2Z 



Transportation of Lumber 25-26 



The Steel Car Campaign on Again 27-31 



Conditions in Michigan Excellent 31-32 



Baltimore Exports Favorable 34 



Parlor Furnitur'e Frames 35-36 



Slow Burning Woods 36 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Michigan Manufacturers' Annual 22-23 



Chicago Trade in Annual Picnic 24-25 



Wisconsin Manufacturers Meet 32-34 



Miscellaneous 38-39 



THE MAIL BAG 37-38 



WITH THE TRADE 39-41 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 41-44 



HARDWOOD NEWS 44-50 



HARDWOOD MARKET 50-53 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 56-57 



STTBSCEIPTION TERMS: In the Dnlted States and Its possessions, and Canada, 

 $2.00 the jear; in foreign countries, $1.00 extra postage. 



In conformity with the rules of the postofflce department, subscriptions are 

 payable in advance, and in default of written orders to the contrary, are continued 

 at our option. 



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

 one weeli before the date they are to go into effect. Both old and new addressee 

 must be given. 



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

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



Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1902, at the postofflce at Chicago, 111., 

 under act of &Iarcb 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 



