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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 10, 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 (1-R) 



<^^ Fort Wayne, Ind. >ij^ 



Beg. U.S. ESTABLISHED 1867 



Pat.OB. INCOaPOEATED 1904 



MAHOGANY 



We have in our yard in San Francisco 



ready for IMMEDIATE shipment 



the following 



Guatemalan Hard Mahogany Lumber 



FIRSTS AND SECONDS 



160,000' .... 4/4 4,000' ... 10 4 



13,000' .... 6/4 8,000' . . . 12/4 



6,000'.... 8/4 2,000' ... 16/4 



NO. 1 AND 2 COMMON 

 50,000' 4/4 to 8/4 



Write us for prices 



We also have: 



Genezero— 80,000' 4/4 to 8/4 



Hawaiian Koa— 25,000' 4/4 



FIRSTS AND SECONDS 



WHITE BROTHERS 



5th & Brannan Sts. San Francisco 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



SAVE 



Carrier Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 

 Time 

 Troubk 

 Money 



by uslnff the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN DSB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on deora of any alie, on 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



THE COVER PICTURE— Ginkgo Tree, Washington, D. C. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 11 



The Cover Picture 11 



A Definite Obligation 12 



Charity Begins at Home 12 



Selling on Percentage Basis 12 



Something About Bird Nests 12 



SPECIAL ARTICLES; 



The Lumberman's Round Table 13 



Figures Due to Pigments 14-16 



Car Situation at Memphis 16 



Southern Shippers Put Up Telling Fight 16 



True and False Mahogany 17 



How They Do It Down South 18 



Something About Fish Poles 19 



Something About Glue 23-26 



Good Veneer Talk 26 



Letters from a Kanel User 28 



The Rate Advance Hearing 30 



Machinery in the Wholesale Yard 30 



A Handy Belt Shift 30 



Testing I. S. C. Belts 30 



THE MAIL BAG 20 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 20-22 & 31 



WITH THE TRADE 31-32 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 32-33 



HARDWOOD NEWS 33-39 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 39-43 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 44-45 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 45-46 



SITBSCBIFTION TESUS; In tbe Dotted SUtu and Iti poiBeulODi, and Cauda. 

 $2.00 the year; In foreign countriea, $1.00 extra postage. 



In conformity witli tbe rulea of tbe postoCQce department, anbBcrlptlona are 

 payable In advance, and In default of written ordera to tbe contrary, are contlnoed 

 at oar option. 



Inatrnctiona for renewal, discontinuance, or cbange of address, aboold be sent 

 one week before tb^ date they are to go Into effect. Botb old and new addreaaea 

 muet be given. 



Both display and classified adyertlslng ratea furalabed npon application. Adver 

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



Entered as second-claas matter May 26, 1B02, at the postofflce at Chicago, III.. 

 ttnder act of Mnrcb 3. lS7fl. 



TXT^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 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 



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



