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HARDWOOD RECORD 



A Unique Sales Office 



Tlic new offices of the Huddleston-Marsli 

 Lumber Company, aggressive mahogany ex- 

 pert of Chicago, open up a new line of effort 

 in the selling of fauey woods. The first thing 

 tliat im])resses one on entering the otiices of 

 tliis concern is the fact that it is ready lo 

 show you in a minute exacth' what it can 

 furnisli. Fiv ilhistration, just inside of the 

 storm door is a handsome mahogany door 

 manufactured from the company's own stoeli. 

 The private office of tlie two members of the 

 firm is finislied in a unique way and is de- 



E. S. HUDDLESTON, HUDDLESTON-MARSH 

 LUMBER COMPANY. CHICAGO 



signed .with a view of demonstrating to a 

 prospective customer tlie exact appearance of 

 certain lines of stock. This office is shown 

 in the accompanying illustration. It will be 

 seen that in place of conventional wallpaper 

 and wainscoting, a series of panels has been 

 arranged around Die walls. These panels rep- 

 resent veneer manufactured from the different 

 lines of domestic and foreign woods, and, in 

 short, arc an exhibit of the diverse lines of 



slock handled by the Huddleston-Marsh Lum- 

 ber Company. The same idea is carried out 

 throughout the office. The desks are of ma- 

 hogany and tlie doors and trim of very high- 

 grade woods, highly polished, giving the whole 

 a comfortable and luxurious appearance. 



The Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Company oc- 

 cupies a tract 1200x120 feet in dimension, on 

 which has been erected a shed 110 feet square. 

 It is the policy of the concern to carry con- 

 stantly on hand an average stock approxi- 

 mating 250,000 feet, which is a very handsome 

 total considering the lines of wood carried. 

 One can find veneers, panels and lumber manu- 

 factured from the finest logs of Tabasco, 

 (.'ubauj East India and Mexican mahogany, 

 v.hich is the line in which this company 

 specializes. It has just received a beautiful 

 line of oak veneers and carries on hand a 

 very representative stock of high-grade stuff 

 of this type. Its assortment of black walnut 

 and cherry lumber is sufficient to take care 

 of the most exacting consumer. 



In tlie miscellaneous lines of veneers, bolii 

 cut and sawed Btock, the Huddleston-Marsl) 

 Lumber Company always has on hand an ex- 

 cellent assortment of Circassian waluut. quar- 

 tered and plain oak, Cottonwood, poplar, 

 birch and quartered gum, and carries also a 

 considerable quantity of Circassian walnut 

 lumber. The representative of the Eecord was 

 shown a handsome lot of yellow pine glued-up 

 panels of very striking figure. The company 's 

 sheds also always contain a good line of 

 n'ahogany, oak, bird's-eye maple and Cir- 

 cassian glued-up stock. 



The veneers and lumber of the Huddleston- 

 Marsh Lumber Company are cut from its own 

 logs, and it claims that its yard is within 

 four to six days' shipment from point of 

 manufacture. The Tabasco logs are supplied 

 by the Otis Manufacturing Company of New 

 Orleans, La. 



Roderick b. Huddleston is the leading spirit 

 of this aggressive firm and has been asso- 

 ciated with the Otis Manufacturing Company 

 of New Orleans for a number of years in vari- 



ous capacities. For many years he was Chi- 

 cago manager and later secretary of this con- 

 cern. J. G. Marsh was associated with his 

 ]ircsent partner in the Otis busines in Chicago. 

 These two gentlemen have achieved a repu- 

 tation for fair dealings and ability in the ma- 

 hogany business centered at Chicago, cover- 

 ing a territory several hundred miles adjacent, 

 v.hich has made them a host of friends. 



The concern has just engaged the services 

 of D. W. Walker, who for many years has 

 been associated with the mahogany trade of 



J. G. MAUSH, UUDDLESTON-MARSH LUM- 

 BER COMPANY, CHICAGO 



Chicago and adjacent territory. He will look 

 after the outside territory business of the 

 Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Company and has 

 already taken hold in its interests. 



Consumers of fancy woods and veneers con- 

 sidering quality and service paramount are 

 most likely to be benefited by the excellence 

 and variety of stock and the shipping facil- 

 ities that have made the Huddleston-Marsh 

 Lumber Company a factor in the trade. 



NEW SALES OFFICES, HUDDLESTON-MARSH LUMBER 

 COMP.A.Ny 



PRIVATE OFFICE IirDULESTON-.M.VUSiJ LIMKEU COMPANY', 

 SHOWING VENEERED PANELS 



