HARDWOOD RECORD 



November 10. 1917 



A — Manufacturer of Implement Stock. 



B— Manufacturer of Car Materal. 



C— Manufacturer of Factory Dimension. 



Cromwell Character Counts 



Special 5/8 No. 2 & No. 3 Com. Oak 



CROMWEIX HDWD. LUMBER . , .„.,-. 



CO. Manufacturer MontBomerj, ALABAlVlA 



Oak lumber in commercial quantitiea Is pro- 

 duced by forty statoa, and more than 18.000 

 mills cut It. The number of oak mills in 

 North Carolina exceeds the number In any 

 other state. 



Did you ever rest your eyes on a soft-toned 

 Oak wainstcotlng? Try It and then toll your 

 customers about It. 



Fine Veiieera and Hardwood Lunibpr 



Wood-Mosaic Company^ Inc. 



New Albany, Ind. 



Manufacturer 



Veneers and Hardwood Lumber 



^m Hoffman Brothers Company 



Manufacturer 



Ft. Wavne, Ind. 



Oak is Just as ornamental today as it was 

 useful five centuries ago — just as useful today 

 as it was ornamental then. 



A & B l"Seo page 48) 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber and Floorlne 



The Mowbray & Robinson Company 

 Cincinnati, Ohio 



Write for List and Prices 



North Vernon Lumber Company 



INDIANA 



Manufacturer 

 North Vernon, 



Everyone KNOWS what OAK Is: that Is why 

 It is so easy to sell Oak goods. 



There will always be a market for all the 

 Oak our sawmills have any right to cut. 



There are eight overgreen oaks in the United 

 States, more than half of which are confined 

 to the region west of the Kocky Mountains. 

 Not one of thr-m possesses much value as a 

 source of liimb'^r. 



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Charles H. Bamaby 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber and 

 Veneers 



Greencastle, Ind. 



No one sliould Jancy that the "peach oak" 

 bears peaches. It was given that name be- 

 cause its leaves are shaped like those of a 

 peach tree. It Is likewise called willow oak. 

 because the foliage resembles that of willow. 



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 U'o have to offer at present 1 car 4/4 FAS Quartered 

 White Oak. 1 car 4/4 No. 1 C. & Bet. Quartered Bed 

 Oak 



SWAIN-ROACH LUMBER CO. ,-,^, .... 

 Manufacturer Seymour, INDIANA 



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J. V. Stimson 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler Hardwood Lumber 

 . Huntingburg, Indiana 



The oldest oak tree still standing (if tradi- 

 tion is true) Is known as Abraham's oak, near 

 Jerusalem. If the patriarch Abraham ever 

 camped In Its shade, as the story goes, the 

 event must have occurred 4,000 years ago. 



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KENTUCKY LUMBER COMPANY 



SOD.OOO ft. 4/4 Selects Plain Red & White Oak 



lOO.ooO ft. 4/4 No. 1 C. Plain Jtc-d & White Oak 



ir..000 4/4 Is & 23 Qtd. White Oak „„.,„- ,^-_-- 



Manufacturer Lexington. tvC-lN 1 UUK.I 



Miller Lumber Company 



Manufacturer and Dealor in All Kinds of Hardwood 



Lumber 



Marianna, Arkansas 



* Has Individual Display Ad on PaOB Deslflnated. 



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W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. 



9 Band Mills manufacturing hardv^oods 

 Louisville, Ky. 



Hand Sawrd. Sifara Uriel. vVrkaiisas Hardwoods 



Edgar Lumber Company H 



Wesson. Arkansas 



When artists of tho Middle Age.<j choae a 

 wood,for high class carving, such as cathedral 

 doors, altars, and architraves, they almost in- 

 variably selected oak. 



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Salt Lick Lumber Company 



Hardwood Manufacturer 

 Salt Lick, Kentucky 



J. W. Wheeler & Co. 



Manufacturers IS and Sawed Hardwoud Lumber and 



Quarli-red Oak. A^.h and Gum 



Memphis, Tennessee 



Manufacturers of staves for barrels Intended 

 to contain alcoholic liquors prefer white oak 

 to red for the reason that the wood of the 

 former permits less seepage than red oak. 



Our Lumber is Well Manufactured and Well Taken 



Care of. Write us for prices in anythlne in hardwoods. 



THE FERD BRENNER LUMBER COMPANY. 



Alexandria, LOUISIANA 



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 Plain and Quarlor-S'awed Oak 



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Little Rock Lumber & Mfg. Co. 



Maker of Band Sawed Hardwoods 



Little Rock, Arkansas 



The value of oak crossties in the tracks of 

 railroads has long been understood by en- 

 gineers. They give the best service because 

 the wood is hard and wears well and holds 

 spikes well and resists decay 



^r ariythiho in OAK writie these representative firms 



Manufacturers Band Sawed Plain and Quartered. Oak 

 and other Hardwood Lumber 



Sabine River Lumber & Logging Co., Inc. 



San Antonio, Texas 



5 cars 4/4 White Oak FAS & No. 1 C. 

 10 cars 5/4 Plain Red Oak Steps FAS & No. 1 C. 

 WILLIAMSON-KUNY MILL & LUMBER CO. 

 Manufacturer, Mound City, ILLINOIS 



The laurel oak Is more abundant in Florida 

 than in any other part of the United States, 

 but it is not abundant anywhere. Few logs 

 reach sawmills. 



Special— 500.000 ft. 4/4 FAS Plain White & Red Oak 



LAMB-FISH LUMBER CO. ..,^„,o«,««. 



Manufacturer, Charleston, MISSISSIPPI 



(* See pat'cs 11 and 52) 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Company 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 General Offices. .Conway Building, 

 Manufacturer Chicago^ 



West Virginia leads all other states In the 

 production of oak lumber, and Tennessee 

 stands second on the list. These two states 

 furnish one-third of aU the oak lumber sawed 

 in the United States. 



The following is ready for prompt shipment; 



60.000' 3/4" FAS Quartered White Oak. 



75,000' 4/4" No. 1 Com. Qtd. White Oak. 10" & up. 



50.000' 4/4" FAS Quartered Red Oak. 

 BEDNA YOUNG LUMBER CO. 

 Jackson. TENNESSEE 



We Manufacture Hardwood Lumber 



C. & W. Kramer Company 



Richmond, Indiana 



The oak tree under which John Wesley 

 preached his first sermon in America still 

 stands In Georgia and Is an object of great 

 Interest to tourists. It is the common southern 

 live oak. 



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We specialize in ^^^lite and Red Oak and in Quartered 

 Red Gum. We solicit ymr jiumiries. 

 ALEXANDER BROTHERS, »>iicoiccfDOi 



Manufacturers, Belzoni. IVll3Sl35irrI 



Factories in the United States use approxi- 

 mately two billion feet of oak yearly, which 

 is about 65 per cent of the total sawmill pro- 

 duction of this wood. 



Yellow oak is the best named of all the 

 oaks. The inner bark is yellow and was a 

 reliable dye material in pioneer times, and it 

 might be worth while to investigate it now, 

 in these days of scarcity In the dye market. 



All Btock cut from our Virgin Timber on modern 

 band mills. 



THISTLETHWAITE LUMBER COUfPANY. 

 Manufacturer 



Washlneton. LOUISIANA 



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Tallahatchie Lumber Company 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwoods 

 Philipp, Mississippi 



Poets have written of oaks a thousand years 

 old, but there does not seem to be an authentic 

 record of an age of more than 700 years for 

 an oak, based on a count of the annual growth 

 rings. 



A. B & C— 

 Dermott Land & Lumber Company 



Manufacturers Southern Hardwoods 

 Mills, Dermott. Ark. 

 Sales Offlce. Railway Exchange Bldg.. ChJcaflo, 111. 

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ARLINGTON LUMBER COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber 



Mills: Arlington, Ky., and rark„_^__, ,^,„, 



Place, Ark. Write Arlington KENTUCKY 



The shingle oak was not so named because 

 It was particularly good for shingles, but be- 

 cause its leaves are so arranged on the twig 

 that their edges overlap and occur in the 



order nf shingles on a roof. 



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M. E. Leming Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau, Mo. 



Manufacturer of Soft Textured Oak. Good Grades 



('See rage 5(i) 

 6.000.000 Feet of Oak Always on Hand In 1 to 2' 

 JJLISS-COOK OAK COMPANY, 

 Manufacturer Blissville, 



Stock. 



ARKANSAS 



The turkey oak In the South received that 

 name at an early period because its acorns 

 were small and were easily eaten by wild tur- 

 keys. . 



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 All stock graded up to Quality — knocked down to price. 

 UTLEY-HOLLOWAY LUMBER COMPANY 



Conway Building iwr\ic 



Manufacturer Chicago. lLLIIN*Ji:5 



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Specials 



150,000 ft. 5/4 FAS Plain Red Oak 



24.000 ft. 8/4 FAS Plain Red Oak 



200,000 ft. 8/4 FAS Qtd. Red Gum 



Climax Lumber Company, Ltd.. -.-,-„-»_, . 



Manufacturer St. Landry. LOUISIANA 



The United States governmt^-nt began its 

 forest policy more than a hundred years ago 

 by purchasing tracts of live oak timber in 

 the Southern states to guard against scarcity 

 of material for ships. 



Band Sawed. Equalized, Forked Leaf White Oak 



Thin Oak and Ash Specialties 



MANNSFXELD HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturer \A1NNFIELD, LA. 



It has been found out that the famous 

 "Charter Oak" which stood near Hartford, 

 Conn., and which figured so prominently in 

 the early history of New England, was white 

 oak. 



70% 14 and 16' long Band Sawn Plain Red Oak. 



HOLLY RIDGE LUMBER CO.„_^,_, ,«-,_- 

 Manufacturer Louisville, KENTUCKY 



The cow oak Is one of the most valuable 

 hardwoods of the South, and belongs to the 

 white oak group. Its acorns are large, thin 

 shelled, and sweet, and cattle like to eat them. 





B & C- 



High Grade Lumber 



Hyde Lumber Company 



South Bend, Indiana 

 Band Mills: Arkansas City. Ark. Lake Providence. La. 



Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co* 



Manufacturer Band Sawed Southern Hardwoods 

 Colfax, Grant Parish Louisiana 



The manufacturers of plows have long 

 shown preference for oak for the handles. 

 The wood is strong, is easy to bend in the 

 proper form when steamed, and holds that 

 form ever after. 



Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co., Inc. 



Sardis, Miss. 



Kiln Dried Slocks a Specialty 

 Manufacturer * 



The hardness of oaks vary as much as 50 

 per cent when they are compared among 

 themselves, and there is no less difference 

 among different species when their strength 

 is under consideration. 



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