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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Wc Will Quote Unusually Attractive Prices 

 On the Following List of Band Sawn Poplar: 



3 can I" Is & Sa. 

 2 cars IVn" Is £ 28. 

 S cars 2%" Is * 2s. 

 S cars S" Is £ 2s. 



2 cars 1" Wide Box. 



3 cars 1" Narrow Box. 



4 cars 1" Saps & Selects. 



1 car 1V<" Saps £ Selects. 



2 cars IVj" Saps & Selects. 

 2 cars 2" Saps & Selects. 



WE HAVF A SPLENDII 

 QUAHTERED RED AND ' 



8 cars 1" No. 1 Common. 



2 cars 1>4" No. 1 Common. 



2 cars Wy No. 1 Common. 



2 cars 2" No. 1 Common. 



S cars 2Vi" No. 1 Common. 



I! cars S" No. I Common. 



4 cars 1" No. 2-A Common. 



X cars 1" No. 2-B Common. 



R cars 2" No. 2 A « B Commoi 



1 car 2V." No. 2 A & H Common.' 



1 car R" No. 2 A & B Common 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



SALES OFFICE 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



M.MN office! 



PADUCAH, KY 



Standard for 37 Years 



CoVlel Saw Machinery 



The machine shown will automatically 

 sharpen band resaws from i" 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. 

 SA RDIS 

 - MI55. - 



Polished "'^^^^^ 



Hollow 

 ?^ Backed 



and 



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:— Florida Hardwood Forest. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 17 



Cover Picture .-. 17 



Importance of the Exposition 18 



Conditional Endorsement of Freight Rate Advance 18 



Important but Not Final 18 



Casualty Insurance for Lumbermen 1? 



Getting Ready for the National Convention 19 



The Flood Situation 19 



Standardizing Veneers and Panels 19 



Steel Ties and the Sunday Supplement 19 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Value of the Wood Exposition 20 



American Hardwoods in Liverpool 20 



Henry H. Gibson 21-22 



Objections to Car Spotting Charges 23-24 



Decision on Canadian Imports 24 



Value of Careful Lumber Piling 25-26 



Office Furniture Abroad 26 



Lumbermen's Round Table 27 



Veneer Standards and Stock 28 



Pertinent Legal Findings 29 



London Hardwood Measurements 30 



Natural Finish for Black Walnut 30 



The Right Pay for Lumber Salesmen 31 



Need of State Forestry 32 



Traffic Matters Around Memphis 32 



THE MAIL BAG 33 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 33-35 



WITH THE TRADE 36-39 



PERTINENT INFORMATION : 39-42 



HARDWOOD NEWS 42-51 



HARDWOOD MARKET 52-56 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59 



STJBSCHIPTION TEBMS: In the United States and Its possessions, and Canada. 

 f2.00 the year; In foreign countries, tl.OO eitra postage. 



In conformity with the rules of the postoffice department, snbscrlptlons are 

 payable in adTance, and in default of written orders to the contrary, are conttnned 

 at our option. 



InstructloDB for renewal, discontinuance, or change of address, should be sent 

 •ne week before the date they are to go into effect. Both old and new addrease* 

 must be RlTen. 



Bath display and classlfled advertising rates furnished upon application. Adrer 

 tlslng copy must be received five daya in advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-class matter May 26, 1902. at the postoffice at Chicago. III., 

 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 Avenui 

 CHICACO 



