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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July liO, I'JIT 



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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. /C^ 

 COMPANY ( fR| 



Fori Wayne, Ind. >ii^ 



Reg. U.S. ESTABLISHED 1867 Rep u S 



i'ot.oa. INCOEPORATED 190» rat.OQ.' 



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Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. 



SIKESTON, MO. 



Sales Office 



1314 Fisher BuUding 

 CHICAGO 



I For the last forty days we [ 



I have had practically no [ 



I trouble in securing cars and | 



I at present are in the best I 



[ possible position to make | 



j Prompt Shipment | 



1 DRY OAK j 



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

 I MIXED CARS I 



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AU Three o( Us Will Be Benefited if 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



Carrier Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 

 Money 



by using the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN USB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors of any alze. on 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents Cj 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 17 



The Logical Course 17 



Independence from Canada 18 



Involuntary Servitude 18 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Trees Which Nature Neglected ia-20 



Pertinent Legal Findings 20 



Lumberman's Round Table 21 



Utility of Automatic Sprinklers » 22 



Cordwcod Crop of Odin's Wood 23 



Standardizing Curved Veneered Work 25-28 



Picture Story of a IVIodern Veneer Plant 26.27 



Great' Progress by Oak Association 33 



Cars Plentiful in IMemphis 33 



Working to a Fixed Purpose 34 



Chicago Furniture Show 34 



THE IVIAIL BAG 35 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 35 



WITH THE TRADE 35-36 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 37 



HARDWOOD NEWS 37-44 



HARDWOOD MARKETS 44-47 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 48-49 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 49-50-52 



SUBSCBIFTION TERMS: In tbe Dnlted Statei aod lu po»essiODa, and Canada, 

 S2.(Ht tlie year: lu furtflgo cotlDtrlea, $1.00 extra poHtas:e. 



lo cuufortulty wltb tbe rulea of the postofflce department, aabscrlptlona are 

 payable In advance, and in default of written ordera to tbn contrary, ara coDtlnnad 

 at onr optlea. 



InatructlonH for renewal, dlacontlnuance. or cbange of addreaa, ahoald be MDt 

 one week before tb«) date thej are to co Into efTect. Botb old and new addretaee 

 muat be Riven. 



Botb diaplay and clasalfled advertlalnc rates furolabed apoD application. Adrer 

 tlalnfE ciipy munt be received flTe daya In advance of pabllcatlon datea. 



Entered aa aecnnd claaa matter May 26, 1902. at tbe poetoIBce at Cblcago, lU.. 

 nnder act of March 3. 1870. 



"l^/'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 



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