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HARDWOOD RECORD 



We Will Quote Unusually Attractive Prices 

 On the Following List ot Band Sawn Poplar: 



1" 19 & 28. 



lyy u & 2«. 



2%" Is & 2s. 

 3' Is SS 2s. 

 1" Wide Boi. 

 1" Narrow Box. 

 I" Sap» * Selects. 

 I'A" Saps * Selects 

 114' Saps & 8el( 

 2" Saps & Selects. 



ts. 



curs I' No. 1 (on 

 .ars 114" No. 1 Ci 

 cars IM:" No. 1 Common, 

 cars 2" No. 1 Common, 

 cars 2V2" No. 1 Common, 

 cars H" No. 1 Common, 

 curs 1" No. 2-A Common, 

 cars 1" No. 2-B Common, 

 cars 2" No. 2 A « U Commo 

 car 2M-" No. 2 A & B Comn 

 car X" No. 2 A & B Common 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



SALES OFFICE 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



M.MN OFFICE 



PADUCAH, KY. 



Standard for 37 Years 



CoVlsl 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. 



New Frame Construction, 



COVEL MFG. CO.. Benton Harbor, Mich. 



OAK FLOORING 



HAPDWOOD fJMBEP <y\ 



Kiln- 

 Dried ^^^ 



Polished ^^^^? 



& MFC. CO. 

 .5A RDIS 

 - MI3S. - 



Hollow 

 f^ Backed 



•nil 



Bundled 



MOUND CITY, ILL., adjoining Cairo, HI. 



CHICAGO OFFICE — 1423 Monadnock Bldg. 



Hardwood Lumber 



ALL GRADES AND THICKNESSES 

 Oak and Ash Our Specialty 



VENEERS . Sawed, Quartered White Oak 



Table of Contents 



COVER PICTURE:— A Famous Live Oak Tree. 

 REVIEV.' AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Cover Picture 16 



Consignments Still in Evidence 16 



Decline in Lumber Exports 17 



The Future Price of Lumber 17 



Forest Conditions and Stream Flow 18 



New Phases of Conservation 18 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Yellow Poplar Present and Future 19-20 



Wood in Relation to Heat 20 



Fitting Band Saws for Hardwoods 21 



Troubles of the Dimension Man 22-23 



Pertinent Legal Findings 23 



Baltimore Export Figures Startling 23 



Lumbermen's Round Table 24 



Correcting Woods' Infirmities 25-26 



Noise in the Business Office 26 



Utilization of Sumach '. 27 



A Famous Lumber Operation 28-29 



The Lightest of Native Woods 29 



Woods Used in Turnery 30-31 



Northern Michigan Hardwoods 31 



The Uses of Aspen or Popple 32 



Bethabara, an Excellent Timber Tree 32 



Furniture Factory Short Cuts 33 



Red Gum as Door Material 34-35 



Southern Wood- Using Industries 35-36 



The Manufacture of Excelsior 36 



THE MAIL BAG 37-38 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 38-40 



WITH THE TRADE 40-41 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 41-43 



HARDWOOD NEWS 43-53 



HARDWOOD MARKET 53-58 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 60-61 



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 under act ot 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 



