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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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start Somewhere 



No ])r()iK)Nil ion I'iiii \>f jiccunilcly li-iiii-i'd (int. 

 unless a stai-tiii^ ])oiiit is fii-st c-stalilishcd. 



Did you ever cncounttT a nuiii who professed 

 that he was entirely satistieil witli Ins IuimIxt 

 kiln di-ying results? 



Will not even the expert tell you that oeea- 

 sionally his lumber eonies through his kilu just 

 rif^lil — the next time it is too green-^the next 

 time it is too dry — the next time that it is 

 cheeked, warped or honeycombed? 



There is a reason for it. 



I'sually it is not the fault of the dry kiln. 



How can it be expected that woods of vari- 

 ous texture, various thickness or at various 

 stages of air dryness can be subjected in a kiln 

 to the same heat, the same ventilation, the same 

 duration of time and accomplish uniformly sat- 

 isfactory results? 



It is an impossibl(> i)ro])osition. 

 START SOMEWHERE. 



Start with hunber that is uniform in texture 

 and dryness through and through. 



The solution of all lumber-dryiug difficultit 

 is the employment of 





cure 



LUMBER 



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TRADE MARK 



This is limiber treated witli steam under pressure in 

 the Kraetzer Patented Preparator. 



Lumber tliat has been treated in this apparatus is 

 fit for the kiln, whether it be 30 days old, 60 days old, 

 or si.x months old; is delivered without check, split, stain, 

 warp or other seasoning defects, and is of an uniform 

 and mellow texture and color. 



This lumber can be satisfactorily kiln-dried in the 

 simplest form of a kiln in one-third of the time that 

 ordinary air-dried lumber requires. 



The kUn will deliver this lumber as it received it, 

 save for dryness. 



Its milling qualities will be vastly improved, as also 

 its strength and elasticity. 



The big loss in shrinkage will be avoided. 



Furniture or interior finish made of Kraetzer-cured, 

 kiln-dried wood will hold its glue joints, stay where it 

 is put, and the shrinkage and swelling, even under vio- 

 lent atmospheric changes, is almost nil. 



It will take filler and even Vater stains without per- 

 ceptible raising of the grain. 



We will cheerfully supply the names and addresses 

 of all lumber manufacturers who employ the Kraetzer 

 Preparator, naming the kinds of woods they produce. 



Buy one car of steam treated lumber, handle it 

 through your kilns and into your finished product, and 

 you will be convinced that you cannot afford not to use 

 Kraetzer-cnred lumber. 



The same desirable results can be achieved on ordi- 

 nary air-dried lumber with a Preparator as an adjunct 

 to your dry kiln. 



The Kraetzer Company 



537 S. Dearborn St., CHICAGO 



10 lake a vucullon (luilug this time, tin' mi-n weii' employed on otlier 

 work while Improvements were under way. With the opening of the uilll 

 lioth day and ni^jht shifts will be put on anil provide inany laborers wltl> 

 wnik throuKlioul the winter. 



A deal has been consummated iit I'mt .Mkiusoii liy which the .lames 

 MMiuil'noliirluj! Company has taken ov.r ilie wafoii works of I.audgraf & 

 Waiidschnei<ler on South Water and Cooper streets, 'riic .lames company 

 only shortly erected a large addition, but It Is again in need of additional 

 room and so took over the wagon works. The former owners will be 

 connected with the .lames concern. 



Oshkosii lumbering concerns have lieen closed ilnriiii; tb.' iiMial annual 

 period to make repairs .ind Improvements and take inventories. The 

 I'alne f. umber Company closed for a longer period than usual, with two- 

 thirds of the employes laid off. The Diamond Match Company Is planning 

 a. large llrepreof addition, approximately tJ."> by 110 feet and four stories 

 high. Tile I!. .McMillen Company is making improvements to its plant. 

 The Kosler-Lothman Company is considering einiipping its plant to 

 manufacture veneered doors. W'ork will be resumed in full force shortly. 



The W'achsmuth Lumber Company recently closi-d a sueei'ssful and the 

 longest si-ason in the history of its niill :ii liaylielii. Kight steady- 

 months of work was tlie l!)i:i record. 



The Hardwood Market 



=-< CHICAGO >. 



Local lumljermen have not been ulilr lu dLtermiue in the fi.\v days since 

 the closing of the old year whether or not there is real justification Id 

 the optimistic predictions that were expressed in December regarding the 

 new year's business. The situation continues to Ire quiet, but of course 

 this is only the natural condition of altairs as in but few eases have the 

 affairs of the consuming factors been entirely straightened out along 

 the new routes and they have not been doing much within the last week 

 or ten days even in current business on lumber for immediate use. The 

 majority of the local trade, however, seem to think that the tone of the 

 inquiries regarding stock is a little more favorable than it has been and 

 are taking hope from this indication. It is impossible to tell of any 

 distinct developments in the local market other than to state that the 

 general tone is really favorable and the expres.sed opinion of the majority 

 of local hardwood men is that within the next two or three weeks the con- 

 dition of trade in Chicago will be noticeably improved. 



=-< NEW YORK y. 



Sinee the passing of tie- eurreney l>ill a linpefiil, opiimistie iitmosphei-e 

 pervade.; the business world, but al this writing tbei-e an- li-ss stable indi- 

 cations of improvement in the lumber market. There are few. however, 

 who do not feel that better times are on the way. if not at hand, and a 

 steady, slow return to brisk trading is looked and hoped for rather than 

 a sudden rush of business. The money market, which has been so tight 

 for the past halt year, is sure to become easier, and with this a better 

 building activity is bound to come, and consequently a bettfr demand for 

 lumber. Local yards report only a small volume of business, while the 

 manufactui-ing trade is good, and bad, in sections. 



Prices continue with slight change; ash is again active and ilrm, while 

 ( liestnut and poplar saps are weak. The hardwood flooring market is off 

 a little, but no great reductions are noted. 



=-< BUFFALO y 



Hardwood dealers are bnpi.ful r..i;:iriliiig trad, in the ni-ar future, 

 although business just now is quiet, partly on account of tlie holiday and 

 inventory season. As soon as these are over business will no doubt show 

 improvement. The general business situation is not so good as it might 

 be, but dealei-s feel that it has improved somewhat as the result of the 

 passage of the currency bill. It is thought that large buyers will begin 

 to take hold of lumber better than before the bill passed. 



The outlook for hardwood ti-ade this year is regarded as favorable, and 

 dealers see no reason wh.v business should not go ahead in good shape. 

 Some of the lumbermen are predicting a brisker year than 1013 turned 

 out to be. while others say trade will be about as good as it was then, 

 hut tliat buying will continue in rather small lots. All prophecies are 

 for pi-etty good business and for a firm market. Not much change in 

 liriees is looked for. .\mon-Jr tin- ehief woods in demand al (iresent are 



maple, bircli. 



and ash. 



=-< PHILADELPHIA y. 



\ suspended activity is always to be expected in the hardwood lumber 

 loisiness during the holiday season, and no especial effort will be made 

 to get new business until it is over and the balance sheets taken off. 

 Nearly all of the leading firms have called in their salesmen to celebrate 

 the yuletide festivities with their respective families. Notwithstanding 

 the pessimistic prognostications of an approaching panic for whch the 

 changed tariff and the new currency bill should be responsible, now that 

 these bills have really been passed and entered on the statute books, there 

 seems to have immediately followed a relieved and distinctly optimistic 

 attitude -1^ te the outlook for 1!il4. I'pcin the ears of all broadminded 



