30 



THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



W. A. RUST. Preildent. 



F. R. GILCHRIST, VIce-Prest. 



W. E. SMITH, Sec'y and Treas. 



Three States Lumber Go. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



COTTONWOOD AND CUM 



MISSOURI ARKANSAS TENNESSEE. 



OFFICE AND YARDS: CAIRO, ILLINOIS. 



GET OUR PRICES. TRY OUR LUMBER. WE SHIP ROUGH, DRESSED, RESAWED. 



COTTON WOOD-CUM 



I THE RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY I 



f ON LUMBER. 



I CREDITS IS THE 



RED BOOK 



ALL WHO USE IT 

 TESTIFY TO THIS. 



<& 

 «> 

 «> 



It furnishes you the names and financial standing of concerns engaged in 

 the lumber industry and the allied trades. Write for terms. Thoroughly 

 organized collection department in connection. Claims collected anywhere. 



Lumbermen's Credit Association 



911 TACOMA BVILDING, CHICAGO. 



^ Mention this paper. 



The Old Landmark Qone. 



NEW HOTEL, FRENCH LICK SPRINGS— Up to date in every particular. All outside 

 rooms. Go and drink from Pluto's spring. Two trains daily, via Monon Route. 



City Ticket Office, 232 Clark Street, Chicago. 



YOU ARE 

 AVSLEEP 



TTjllgQe v^u recognize the fact that m this era of 

 *^ dose competirion LOCATION and freight 



rates are ihe principal factors in the selling and distrib- 

 uting of your productiS 



The Indiana, Illinois 

 <5^Iowa)R.R. 



has its own rails from the Mis 



ippi River to Lakft 

 ng Chicago, 

 you mo[i^. 



Michigan, and intersects every railroad entering Chicago. 



IF you were located on its line ircould save yo 



No switchiog charges. 



No teaming expense. 



From one to five days' time 

 saved in the receiving and 

 shipping of your products. 



This Is worth looking Into. 

 Your increased business 

 means more earnings for 

 the Railroad Company. 



Your Interests and our* 

 ttecome mutuaL 



Some desirable manu- 

 facturing sites can be had. 

 free of cost to you. 



Write or call for 

 further particulars. 



The Indiana 

 Illinois 6- 

 lowa R. R. 



573 The Rookery 



Chicago, Illinois 



U. S. A. 



Hardwood 

 ^ Timber 



of a better quality 

 and in greater 

 quanity Is found 

 along: the line 

 of the 



Southern 

 Railway 



than in any other section of the South. We so- 

 licit the attention of anyone who is interested 

 or desirous of finding locations for saw mills or 

 wood working factories of any description. We 

 will furnish reliab'e information regarding 

 available locations together with other inter- 

 esting data. Ireo ui)on application. In many 

 cases we can arrange for additional capital to 

 carry forward important enterprises to a suc- 

 cessful issue. Write us for information. All 

 correspondence contidential. 



Have you seen 



"The Southern Field," 



a journal containing much information regard- 

 ing business openings and opportunities along 

 our line ? Wri:e for a copy. 



Address 



M. V. RICHARDS, 



Land and Industrial Agent, 



Washington, D. C. 



J. I'. OLSEN. Agent, 

 Land and Industrial Dept., 

 225 Dearborn St., Chicago. 



