14 



HARDWOOD R E CORD 



Wc Will Quote Unusually Attractive Prices 

 On the Following List ot Band Sawn Poplar: 



1 Com 

 lo. I C'< 

 No. 1 l\ 



8 can 1" 1» * 29. 



2 cara IVi" l« & 28. 

 6 cars 2¥i" 1» & 2a. 



3 car* 3~ la « 2a. 

 2 cara I" Wide Hoi. 

 S cara I" Narrow Box. 



4 cara I" Saim JK Srlerla. 



1 car I "/J" SnpH & Sclecta. 



2 cara 1V4" Sapa & Selecta. 

 2 cara 2" Sapa & Selecta. 



we h\vp a spt.endid stock op plain' and 

 OU.\rti;hki> rkd and white oak. ai,i> c.kades 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



a 2" No. I Con 



2'Aj" No. 1 Common. 



S" No. 1 Common. 



I" No. 2-A Common. 



I" No. 2-B Common. 

 g 2" No. 2 A * II Common. 



2'/." No. 2 A « » Common. 



S" No. 2 A & B Common. 



SAI.KS OFKICF, 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



.MAIN OrFICK 



PADUCAH, KY. 



Main Ollii-.-. IMttiit ami Viirtis 



MOUND CITY, ILL., adjoining Cairo, 111. 



CHICAGO OFFICE — 1423 Monadnock Bldg. 



Hardwood Lumber 



ALL GRADES AND THICKNESSES 

 Oak and Ash Our Specialty 



VENEERS Sawed, Quartered White Oak 



Standard for 37 Years ^ 



CoV'el Saw Machinery 



The machine shown will automatically; 

 sharpen band resaws from l" to 6" 

 wide, and it is not necessary to touch 

 the 3aws after they come off the 

 machine. 



chlnery to take care o( all kinds of i 



COVEL MFG. CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- A 

 Dried ^' 



Polished 



MAPPWOOD LJMBEP <y\ 



& MFC. CO 

 5A RDIS 



«- MISS. 



Hollow 

 f^ Backed 



and 



Bundled 



Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE:— Eagle Creek Valley. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Eagle Creek Valley 15 



An Evolution in Logging 16 



Famous Forest School Closes 16 



Spurious iVIahogany 16 



Value of Exact Information 17 



Edison's Doubtful Policy 17 



A New Light on the Rates Petition 18 



A Worthy Effort 18 



Advertising the Lumber Industry 18 



CARTOON: 



The Business Situation 19 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Practical Logging Accounts 25-26 



Lamb-Fish Company as Host 27-29 



Spanish Cedar for Cigar Boxes 29 



Wood Uses in South Carolina 30-31 



Protecting Ties Against Wear 31-32 



Value of Wood Structure Investigations 32 



Lumber Output in 1912 34-35 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Northern Manufacturers Meet 20-25 



Miscellaneous 33&36 



THE MAIL BAG 33 



WITH THE TRADE 36-39 



HARDWOOD NEWS 39-52 



HARDWOOD MARKET 52-56 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59 



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In coDforniUy with the rules of the postofflce department, subscrlptlona art 

 payahle In advance, and In default of written orders to the contrary, are continued 

 at our option. 



Instructions for renewal, discontinuance, or change of address, should be Bent 

 one week before the date they are to go Into effect. liotb old and new addreaaea 

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 tlslng copy nuiBt be received Ave days In advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-class matter May 26. 1902, at the postofflce at Chicago. 111.. 

 Mij.ler art of March 3. 1S79. 



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 



