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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



October 10, 1921 



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//A .IKE TF.l.l.INC, THE 

 PUIiUC: "BE SURE YOrii 

 IV.-ILNUT IS ALL WALNVT." 



"T/w Cahiiifl-wnoil of Injtti'Ue I '.iriely." 



irE ARE TELLIXG THE 

 I'UHLIC: "RE SURE YOUR 

 WALNUT IS ALL WALNUT." 



"THE AMERICAN M^ALNUT PERIODS' 



Genuine American Walnut riclily deserves the secure place it has earned in the 

 affections of the American people. 



Added to its rare lieauty of grain and natural rich brown color, is its historic qual- 

 ity of pernuDience, and the positive assurance of entire freedom from warping, 

 shrinking, twisting or slivering wherever this supreme cabinet-wood is used — inte- 

 rior wocnlwork, broati panels, fine furniture, etc., or in such exacting service as 

 airplane propellers and gun stocks demand. 



"The Cabinet-wood of Infinite Variety." 



A superior quality of acumen is displayed by manufacturers who are featuring 

 American Walnut furniture, and also by those ivho are buying it. Our advertising 

 is featuring this slogan— "B£ SURE YOUR WALNUT IS ALL WALNUT." 



Max we send yon with our compliments the American Walnut 

 Brochure de Luxe? An interesting story of IV abut t' s lu story . 



AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 



R00^ 102-1 616 SOUTH MICHIGAN BOULEVARD CHICAGO, U. S. A. 



YOU WILL not 

 appreciate the 

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 the Mengel serv- 

 ice until you have 

 tried "something 

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INCORPORATED 



Louisville, Ky. 



THE PAST AND PRESENT IN MAHOGANY 



Mahogany Ad Valorem May Be Dead 



A matter in which furniture manufacturers are intensely inter- 

 ested just at this time, and which of course is of first interest to the 

 lumber dealer, is the proposed 10 per cent ad valorem duty on 

 mahogany logs. Just at this time that interest is centered around a 

 communication from Congressman Carl E. Mapes of Grand Rapids 

 in which he expresses the opinion that that schedule is dead and 

 that the bill when passed will not contain that duty. Congressman 

 Mapes presented a brief in protest against the duty from the Grand 

 Rapids Furniture Manufacturers' association and then made some 

 inquiries among the members of the committee to find out what the 

 sentiment was. He is satisfied that the schedule will not be con- 

 tained in the final bill. 



The manufacturers in their protest set up two grounds, the first 

 being that such a duty would afford no protection since there is no 

 mahogany lumber grown in the United States proper. The second 

 point made is that mahogany logs should not be taxed as luxuries 

 since it is an accepted high class cabinet wood used by manufac- 

 turers even of medium priced furniture. It is also pointed out that 

 the mahogany substitutes do not require an artificially stimulated 

 market since there is plenty of demand for those kinds of woods 

 now. But Mr. Mapes thinks the idea is dead and the furniture man- 

 ufacturers of Grand Rapids from their investigations are also of that 

 opinion. 



The Ev.insville Furniture Manufacturers' .'\ssociation has ap- 

 pointed a committee, headed by Gilbert Bosse, of the Imperial Desk 

 Company, to co-operate ^vith a committee from the C hamber of 

 Commerce in the employing of a traffic manager for the Chamber 

 of Commerce. This position was abolished about a year ago for 

 the reason that the Chamber of Commerce did not have sufficient 

 funds to carry on the work. 



