HARDWOOD RECORD 



We Will Quote Unusually Altractive Prices 

 On the Following List of Band Sawn Poplar: 



1" Is & in. 



!•/■/' In & Sh. 

 ■iVi" Is & 3b. 



:i" Is & 28. 

 1" Wide Box. 

 1" Narrow Box. 

 1" Saps & tii-lifU. 

 IVt" Sails * Selects. 

 IVj" Saps & Selects. 

 a" Saps & Selects. 



N(i 



IW NiJ 



T No. 1 Coi 



2'/." No. 1 ( 



H" No. 1 Common. 



I" No. 2-A Common 



1" No. 2-B Common 



i" No. 2 A « B Con 



■iVy No. 2 A & B C 



.S" No. 2 A & B Comtnon. 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



MAIN (tlFICK 



PADUCAH, KY. 



OAK FLOORING 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



Kiln- 

 Dried v^ 



Polished "^^^^^^ 



& MFC. CO. 

 5A RDIS 



- MI.55. - 



Hollow 

 Bacl(ed 



and 



Bundled 



Motto '^l 



"Buy cheaper direct from the mill man" 



WE SELL- 

 SO", 40" AND 50" WIDE POPLAR 



Whitson Bros. Lumber Co. 



J. II. WHITSON W. I>. WHITSON U. T. WHITSON 



COOKEVILLE — TENN. - ALGOOD 

 PUTNAM COUNTY 



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Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE: — A Night's Shelter. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 13 



Hardwood Paving Blocks 14 



In the Midst of Change 14 



Lumbermen Should Stand by Wood 15 



Timely Organization 15 



Not Practical 15 



Where Authority Conflicts 16 



Iowa's Example 16 



The Making of a New Wood 16 



CARTOON: From Real Life 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



The Adirondack Hardwoods 18-19 



Baltimore Exports Gain 19 



The Red Gum Situation 20 



Drying Plain and Quartered Oak 21 



Is the Platform a Good Investment? 22 



Some Fence Post Figures 23 



Iowa's Wood -Using Industries 23-25- 



Outlook Around Memphis 25 



A Matter of Salesmanship •. 27 



Insect Enemies of Seasoned Oak 28-29 



Wood Imports and Exports for August 29 



Beech, Birches and Maples 30 



Probable Victory in Pridham Case 30 



Realizing Steel Car Weaknesses 33 



The New Type of Car 35 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Meeting of Michigan Manufacturers 31-32 



Gum Manufacturers Plan Organization 34 



Miscellaneous 37-38 



THE MAIL BAG 36 



WITH THE TRADE 38-39 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 40-44 



HARDWOOD NEWS 44-50 



HARDWOOD MARKET 50-63 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 56-57 



SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: Id tlie United States and Its possessions, and Canada. 

 $2.00 tlie ^ear; In foreign oountrli-s. $1.00 extra postage. 



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 pa.vable Id advance, and In default of written orders to the contrary, are continued 

 at our option. 



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 must be given. 



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Entered as second-clasa matter Slay SB. 1902, at the postofflce at Chicago, 111., 

 under act of March 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 



