HARDWOOD RECORD 



May 10, 1917 



First Band Mill erected by Hoff- 

 man Brothers in 1869 on our present 

 site. Half a century experience be- 



hind our goods. 



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EADQUARTERS 



OOSIER 



ARDWOODS 



Reg.U.S. 

 Pat.Oir. 



Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



Established 1867 Incorporated 1904 



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SIKESTON, MO. | 



Sales Office = 



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I trouble in securing cars and | 



I at present are in the best | 



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I Prompt Shipment | 



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



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Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co, 



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Currer Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 

 Time 

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 Money 



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Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN DBS 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



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OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



THE COVER PICTURE — Monument of Francis Scott Key, 



Frederick, IVId. 

 f?EVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 11 



Cover Picture 11 



This Plan Has a Broad Possibility 12 



Knocking the Wooden Ship 12 



Where the Money Will Go 12 



Recent Lumber Statistics 12 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Lumber Cut in Two Years 13 



Some Ancient Lumber Business 13 



A Visit to the Southland 14-17 



Pertinent Legal Findings 17 



Fifteen Per Cent Advance Rates Filed 20 



Conditions Better and Worse Around Memphis 20 



The Country's Supply of Oak -^1 



Sycamore in Door Work 23 



Weighting Down Piles 23 



Don't Overlook the Glue 24-27 



Letters from a Panel User 27 



Conditioning Veneer Blocks 28-30 



Panel Edges 30 



Saving the Knives 30 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Michigan Conditions Strong 18-19 



Meeting Yields Big Results 19-20 



Miscellaneous 22, 22a and 31 



WITH THE TRADE 31 -32a 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 32a -33 



HARDWOOD NEWS 33-39 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 39-43 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 44-45 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 45-46 



SUBECBIFHOII TEBUS: In the United States snd lu poaaetslons, and Csnads, 

 $2.00 the 7ear; Id foreign coontrlea, $1.00 extra postage. 



In conformity with the rales of the postofflce department, aabscrlptions are 

 payable In adTance, and In default of written ordera to the contrary, are cootinned 

 at our option. 



iDBtructloDfl for renewal, dlacontlnnance, or change ef address, sbonld be sent 

 one week before tho date they sre to go Into effect. Both old and new addresses 

 most be elven. 



Both display and classified adyertlslng rates famished apon sppllcstlos. AdTsr 

 tlelog copy mast be reeelred five days In adTsnce of pobllcatlon dates. 



Entered as aecondclaas matter Uay 26, 1902. at the postofflce at Chicago, lU. 

 nnrter art of March 3. lK7ft 



T^T^E 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 hard'woods. 



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 



All Three of Us Will Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



