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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 2.-,. 1917 



This 



Indiana White Oak 



is growing in Indiana. 

 In paying a premium for 

 such stock you must pro- 

 tect yourself by knowing 

 where it comes from. 



We have manufactured 

 it for half a century and 

 can prove the origin of 

 our product. 



. HOFFMAN BROS. 

 COMPANY 



Wayne, Ind. 



Reg. U.S. 

 Pat.Ott. 



ESTABLISHED 1867 Reg U.S. 

 INCORPOEATED 1904 I'at.OfT. 



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I Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. | 



I SIKESTON, MO. | 



g Sales Office ^ 



I 1314 Fisher BuUding I 



I CHICAGO I 



I For the last forty days we | 



I have had practically no j 



I trouble in securing cars and | 



j at present are in the best | 



i possible position to make j 



I Prompt Shipment | 



j DRY OAK I 



I Plain and Qtd. — All Grades — All Thicknesses | 

 j MIXED CARS 1 



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AU Threo of Us Will Be Benefited if 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



SAVE 



Heat 

 Time 

 Troublt 

 Money 



Curler Ready to Lift Door 



by uslnp the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN USB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors of any size, on 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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THE COVER PICTURE: An Old Cedar Log 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 13 



The Cover Picture 13 



Practical Patriotism 14 



Timber Mobilization for War 14 



The Lunjber Commissioners , 14 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Portentious Meeting at Memphis 15 



Figures by Quarter -Sawing 16-17 



Wood Knowledge Helps Advertising. .. .\ 18-19 



Things Look Better at Memphis 19 



Seeking Boxwood SLibstitutes 19 



Rotary Gum Meeting at Memphis 23-24 



The Matched-Up Veneer Business 26-29 



Light on Veneer 29 



Varnishing by Immersion 30 



THE MAIL BAG 20 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 20-31 



WITH THE TRADE 31-33 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 33-34 



HARDWOOD NEWS 34-40 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 40-43 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 44-45 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 45-46 



SUBSCBIPTION TEBMS: In the United States snd lu possessions, and Canada, 

 $2.00 tlie year; Id foreign countries, $1.00 extra poatafre. 



In conformity with tbe rtilea of tbe poatofflre department, sabacrlptlons ar« 

 payable In advance, and In default of written orders to tbe contrary, are continued 

 at our option. 



Instructions for renewal, discontinuance, or cbange of address, sbonid b« sent 

 one week before tbo date they are to go into effect. Botb old snd new addresses 

 must be given. 



Botb display and clas8lfled sdvertlslng ratea fumlsbed upon application. Adrer- 

 tlBlng copy muat be received five daya lu advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-class matter May 26. 1902. at tbe postoISce at Cbicago, 111., 

 under act of March 3. 1879. 



T717E own large tracts of selected timber in the 

 ^ ' Knoxville territory and cut a really high 

 grade line of lumber in oak, maple and other 

 southern hardwoods. 



We are honestly convinced that there would 

 be a mutual advantage in our knowing each other. 



IF YOU ARE BUYING NOW OUR 



STOCK LIST WOULD HELP YOU * 



Maples Lumber Co. 



KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 



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