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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 10. 1911 



First Band Mill erected by Hoff- 

 man Brothers in 1869 on our present 

 site. Half a century experience be- 

 hind our goods. 



[EADQUARTERS 

 jOOSIER 

 ARDWOODS 



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Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND, 



Established 1867 Incorpo 



ratea 1904 



There are three things that are inevitable: 



DEATH! 



TAXES! 



CAR SHORTAGES! 



You cannot get away from the first two — 



BUT 



You can avoid the latter by placing your 

 orders with us 



NOW. 



We have a complete stock of High Grade South- 

 ern Hardwoods in all grades and thicknesses, and 

 are in a position to make immediate shiprnent of 

 straight or mixed cars. 



You are facing the most serious car 

 shortage in the history of the country. 

 Anticipate your requirements now 



Wire or Write Us for Prices 



Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. 



1314 Fisher BuUding 

 CHICAGO 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



SAVE 



Curler Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 

 Time 

 Troubk 

 Money 



by uslnv the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN D8K 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doora of any Blse, an 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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Table of Contents 



REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 17 



The Meaning of the Sales Conference 17 



Activities of Steel Furniture Interests 18 



Where Prophecy Failed 18 



Government Recognizes Substitutes' Menace 18 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Government Commandeers Timbers 18a-1Sb 



Developing Hardwood Resources 18b 



Estimated Cut for 1917 18b 



Logging Around Memphis Active 18b 



The Regiment of Foresters 19-20 



The Lumbermen's Round Table 21 



Don't Forget the Child Labor Law/ 21 



Dividing the Responsibility 23 



Veneer Manufacturers Win 23 



Veneers Wanted in England 24 



Southeastern Veneer Notes 24 



Grandfather's Walnut 26-27 



Pertinent Legal Findings 31 



Testing the Railroads 31 



THE MAIL BAG 32 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Northern Loggers Meet ..v. 20 



Miscellaneous 32-33 



WITH THE TRADE 33-34 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 34-35 



HARDWOOD NEWS 35-42 



HARDWOOD MARKET 42-45 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 46-47 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 47-48 



8TTBB0KIPTI0N TEHKB: In the Dnlted 8Utm and lU pouessloas, sad Canada. 

 $2.00 tb« 7ear: Id for«l{fD countries. $1.00 ertra postage. 



la conformity witb tbe rtile« of tbe poatofflce departmeot, aabeerlptlona are 

 payable Id adrance. and In default of written ordera to tbe eoatrary, are cootlBoed 

 at oar eptlon. 



Inatmctlona for renewal, dlacontlnnance, or ehanffe of addrees. aboold be aeat 

 one WMk before tb4 date tkey are to co Into effect. Botb old and new addreaace 

 muat be gWen. 



Botb display and elaaslfl«d adyertlalnff ratea fnmlabed npon appllcatloo, Adrer 

 Using copy moat be recelred BTe daya In adrance of pobllcatlon datea. 



Entered as wcoDdclaas matter May 26. 1902. at tbe poatofflce at Oblcago, lU.. 

 nnder act of Marcb S. 18T9. 



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YOU 



Don't have to make claims on our shipments. We 

 keep the doubtful boards. 



SATISFY YOURSELF 



Your inspector,\ your shop foreman, with the uni- 

 formly high grades of our perfectly manufactured stock. 



Oak, Gum, Ash, Elm, Cottonwood, Hickory 



EVERYTHING IN SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 Tell us to quote you. Then wire us to ship. 



Beaumont Lumber Co. 



BEAUMONT, TEXAS 



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