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HARDWOOD RECORD 



We Will Quote Unusually Attractive Prices 

 On the Following List ot Band Sawn Poplar: 



3 cnra 1' l8 & 28. 



2 cars IVi" 1b H 2a. 

 6 cars 2W Is & 2s. 



3 cars S" Is * 28. 



2 cars 1" Wide Box. 



3 cars 1" Narrow Box. 



4 cars 1" Saps & Selects. 



1 car IV," Saps & Selects. 



2 cars IVi-" Saps & Selects. 

 2 cars 2" Saps & Selects. 



cars 1" No. 1 Common, 

 cars 1>4" No. 1 Commoc 

 cars ivy No. 1 Comraoi 

 cars 2" No. 1 Common, 

 cars 2V." No. 1 Commoi 

 cars H" No. 1 Common, 

 cars 1" No. 2-.A Commoi 

 cars I" No. 2-R Commoi 

 cars 2" No. 2 A /t B Coi 

 car 2V/' No. 2 A & B Co 

 car 3" No. 2 A & B Common. 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



SAI.KS OFFICE 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



MAIN OFFICE 



PADUCAH. KY 



standard for 37 Years 



CoVfel Saw Machinery 



The machine shown will automatically 

 sharpen band resaws from l" to 6" 

 wide, and it is not necessary to touch 

 the saws after they come off the 

 machine. 



COVEL MFG. CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- 

 Dried 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



& MFC. CO. 

 3A RDIS 

 - MISS. - 



Polisiied ^''^W 



Hollow 

 Baclced 



and 



Bundled 



rluiit iiiiU Yards 



MOUND CITY, ILL., adjoining Cairo, HI. 



CHICAGO OFFICE — 1423 Monaanock Bldg. 



Hardwood Lumber 



ALL GRADES AND THICKNESSES 



Oak and Ash Our Specialty 

 VENEERS Sawed, Quartered White Oak 



Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE: — The Mountain Path. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 13 



The Mountain Path 14 



Annual Wood Manufactures 14 



A Boost for Hardwood 14 



Delivery of Lumber Shipments 14 



Help for Interstate Commerce Commission 15 



The Modern Idea in Lumber Manufacture 15 



The Exposition Supported by the Government 15 



Weak Places in Theories 15 



Value of Personal Connections 16 



Canada Bevuare! 16 



Cultivating the Consumers 16 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Red Gum in Interior Finish 17 



Wood Manufactures in the United States 18-19 



Consignments Demoralizing Abroad 19 



Lumber Sales Conditions Changing 20-21 



A Question in Veneer Trimming 21-22 



Timber Trade in West of Scotland 22 



An Unusual Logging Operation 23-24 



Wood-Using Industries of Ohio 24-25 



Pertinent Legal Findings 26-27 



Progress of the Dimension Idea 28 



Lumbermen's Round Table 29 



Methods of Forest Protection 30-32 



Imports and Exports in 1913 32-33 



Bullet Wood of British Guiana 33 



THE MAIL BAG 34-36 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 36-37 



WITH THE TRADE 37-40 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 40-42 



HARDWOOD NEWS 42-51 



HARDWOOD MARKET 51-56 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59 



STTBSCEIFTION TERMS: In tbe United States and Its possessions, and Canada. 

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

 under act 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 



