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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 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 



Rcg.U.S. 

 I'at.Off. 



Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



Established 1867 1 n c o r p o tva t e d 1904 



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i Bake^Matthews Lumber Co. | 



I SIKESTON, MO. | 



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1 1314 Fisher Building | 



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I trouble in securing cars and | 



I at present are in the best | 



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I MIXED CARS 1 



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Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



Carrier Resdy to Lift Door 



Heat 



SAVE ^^:^,^ 



Money 



by using the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN DSB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors of any size, on 



OLD OH NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 THE COVER PICTURE: Childhood Home of Stonewall Jackson 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



The Cover Picture 15 



The Land Meeting 16 



Inadequate Transportation 16 



Who Is Responsible for I. C. C. Decision 17 



Substitution of Wood for Steel 17 



What One City Is Doing 17 



Some Interesting Facts on Loading 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Figures Due to Pigment 18-20 



Memphis Shippers Relieved 21 



Machinery and Hand Labor 25-31 



Cincinnati Veneer Company Fire 32 



Is Panel Making Too Much Standardized? 32 



Organize Illinois Walnut Lumber Company 32 



Cut-Offs From Oak Flitches 32 



Knees for Ships 33 



Taking Stock of Black Walnut 33 



The Farm Woodlot 33 



Cordwood as Fuel 34 



Honduras Mahogany 34 



The Lumbermen'--. Round Table 35 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Memphis Victory Complete 20-21 



So. Alluvial Land Ass'n Semi-Annual 22-23 & 33 



Miscellaneous 36 



MAIL BAG 36 



WITH THE TRADE 36-37 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 37-39 



HARDWOOD NEWS 39-44a 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 44a-47 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 48-49 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 49-50 & 53 



BUBSCSIFTION TEBMB: In tbe United Ststei and lu poawnlonB, >od Cauda 

 $2.00 the year; In (orelpn counlriea. $1.00 extra postaee. 



la coDformlty wltb tbe rulea of the postofflce department, eabacrlptlona an- 

 payable Id edvam^, and In default of written order* to tbe eootrarj, are coDtlnoed 

 at oar optiaD. 



Inatructions for renewal, dtacontlnuance, or change of address, ebonld be Mm 

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

 must be given. 



Botb dlBplay and clas^tlfled advertising rates fumlsbed upon application. AdTer 

 tlstng copy must be received five days In advance of publication dates. 



Entered as second-claas matter May 26. 1902, at tbe postofflce at Cblcago, III.. 

 nnripr net of Xfnrch 3. lR7fl 



\\7"E own large tracts of selected timber in tlie 

 ~ 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 



