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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



April 25, 1922 



Specialists in 

 /DIFFICULT ITEMSN 



We Manufacture 



ROTARY CUT VENEERS 

 THIN LUMBER SPECIALTIES 



BIRCH DOOR STOCK 

 MAPLE PIANO PIN BLOCKS 



YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS 



\MUMSING WOODENWARE CO./ 



M UNISING, MICHIGAN 



Rotary Cut 



NORTHERN 

 VENEERS 



Mt'nbers nf 

 Maple Flooring 

 Mfrs.' Assn. 



pi RMTl RK niannfiH'tiir»T«> iiihI faitor.v liu>frs. ivlio insist on 

 IiuvinK hiffh <|iialrt.'( \eneers should >eiKl us their orders. We 

 are speeuili^ts hi Northern A eneers. We also majnifactnre 

 Northern I*ine. Spruce. Hemlock. Cedar I'osts and Poles, l.atli 

 and Shingles, whh-h tte ship in straieht cars and carRoes or 

 mi\e<l with our 'Teerless Bran^l" Roek Maple, lieech or Bireh 

 I'MtMirinL;. 



GET OUR PRICES 



The Northwestern Cooperage & Lumber Company 



Gladstone, Michigan 



CHICAGO OFFICES 

 812 Monadnock Block 



WATERPROOF GLUE 



For Jointing and Veneering 



STRONG— UNIFORM 



USED COLD EASILY PREPARED 



ECONOMICAL 



"CASCO" uniformity is assured because 

 we manufacture our own casein 



THE CASEIN MANUFACTURING CO. 



Largest and Longest-Established Manufacturers 

 of Casein Products in America 



15 PARK ROW NEW YORK CITY 



Branch OfHcss in Principal Cities 



tyritt for "CASCO" Red Book— 

 a manuat on Veneers, Panel- 

 Making and Clue. 

 Samples of "CASCO" on request. 



Market in Syria for Household Furniture 



The absence of sufficient motive power for industrial purposes 

 and a general lack of initiative and enterprise in local manu- 

 facturers have created a good demand in Syria for manufactured 

 articles of every description, particularly household furniture. 



This industry is now in the hands of local artisans, who effect 

 all operations by hand methods and charge exceedingly high 

 prices in comparison with American and European products. 

 While these artisans are clever workers, they lack creative and 

 mechanical ability and have neither machinery nor the motive 

 power to compete with foreign manufacturers w^ho produce on 

 a large scale with modern equipnient. Local cabinetmakers 

 usually have a small shop, very rarely employ more than five work- 

 men, and use European catalogues for their designs. Syria having 

 no forest resources, all necessary lumber and other essentials in 

 this line are imported from abroad. 



The so-called oriental furniture is very expensive and finds its 

 market outside of this country, being rarely purchased by the 

 local inhabitants. The local shops make furniture to order for 

 their clients and a few stores handling the finished product dis- 

 play a mixed variety of unattractive pieces with ungainly outlines, 

 frequently upholstered w^ith extravagant tapestry. It is believed 

 that American manufacturers could easily undersell local manu- 

 facturers and secure a good footing in this market. Furthermore, 

 although very little furniture is being imported at the present time, 

 a good market should be created by the increasing foreign popu- 

 lation, including Army officials and their families. It is believed 

 that Americans should make an attempt to secure a portion of 

 this trade. 



From statistics obtainable, the following articles of furniture 

 appear to have been imported by Syria during 1920: 



Kilos. 



Chairs, ordinary 1 5.600 



Chairs, good quality 56,600 



Furniture, pictures, objects d'art 1 34,950 



Wood, worked 156.650 



Furniture, secondhand 8, I 50 



Cane for chairs 3,600 



Tea trays, tables, etc 3,013,750 



Total 3,389.300 



The Syrian market requires cheap, substantial, and comfortable 

 furniture. Low prices would be the basis for a possible sale; and 

 though a limited market may exist for the higher-class goods, 

 most of the people are not sufficiently wealthy to afford them. 



American firms intending to enter this market would do w^ell 

 to send neatly prepared catalogs with good prints in color tones. 

 Literature of this kind is always desired by local merchants and 

 greatly aids in promoting sales. French is the European language 

 best known in the country, and all correspondence should be con- 

 ducted in that language. Prices should always be quoted c. i. f. 

 Beirut and not f. o. b.; the latter takes too much time and trouble 

 to investigate, and the merchant consequently gives his trade to 

 firms quoting c. i. f.. which is the general practice of European 

 houses dealing in this market. — U. S. Commerce Reports. 



Riechmann Leaving Politics 



George E. Riechmann, manager of the Evansville Furniture 

 Company at Evansville, Ind., w^ho has been chairman of the demo- 

 cratic county central committee for the past four years, has an- 

 nounced that he will not be a candidate for re-election this year. 



Plant Superintendent Dies 



John Gampfer, 54 years old, for many years superintendent of 

 the Evansville Furniture Company at Evansville, Ind., died at his 

 home in that city on Sunday, April 1 6, after a short illness. He 

 is survived by a family. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, 

 April 18th. 



