November 10. 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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For Greatest Range of Uses 



and 



Easiest Handling 



Thi "HOOSIER." the rip saw which makes profitable 

 dlnienslon manufacture and grade reflnlns at the mill 

 possible. Hundreds of ueers already — you will be an- 

 other If you will let us tell you all about It — WIU 7»a? 



buy the 



Hoosier Self Feed Rip Saw. This machine has earned thousands 

 of dollars for owners in the manufacture of dimension lumber, crating, 

 etc., because its entirely novel design, resulting in surprising ease of 

 operation and adaptability, makes possible a profit where a loss is 

 often expected in this work. The 



Hoosier Self-Feed Rip Saw 



has a positive and powerful feed which handles the heaviest material 

 the sawmill takes just as readily as the lightest. 



The table, raised and lowered with the crank in front of the ma- 

 chine, is always level — always securely locked. 



The Hoosier rips anything up to 6 inches thick and 17 inches wide. 

 It feeds 35, 75, 100 or ISO feet a minute. 



Manufactured exclusively by 



The SINKER -DAVIS COMPANY 



INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 



part of owners because labor is scarce, car shortage threatening in pro- 

 duction, and there is an increasing scale of cost. Stocks are considerabl.v 

 broken in a number of directions with the indicated curtailment of output. 

 An actual scarcity of lumber is far more probable than any excess that 

 will prove burdensome. Anticipated lower prices for lumber have not 

 materialized and many orders are coming in from those who were holding 

 back. Cars are going to become scarcer and that is stimulating the 

 placing of orders by consumers who prefer to anticipate their requirements. 

 Inquiries are more plentiful in most items and more orders are being 

 actually booked. It is admitted that there is dullness in some classes of 

 high grade lumber, but encouragement is felt over the more recent change 

 for the better in market conditions. 



There is good demand for the lower grades of cottonwood and gum. 

 Box manufacturers continue to do a large business and their wants are 

 heavy enough to take care of all Nos. 1, 2 and 3 common in both cotton- 

 wood and gum. There is also a good call for sap gum in the higher grades. 

 Plain and quartered red gum in the higher grades, is moving with only a 

 fair degree of readiness. I'lain oak in stock thicker than 4/4 is wanted 

 In considerable volume but inch . common is in limited request, largely 

 as a result of the diminishing business being done by the manufacturers 

 of flooring. Heavy timbers are In good demand in practically all items 

 and low grade stock of virtually every character is moving out about as 

 fast as it Is being manufactured. The stoppage of building operations 

 In 60 many parts of the country and the restriction of furniture manufac- 

 turing operations are exerting an unfavorable influence on most high grade 

 lumber and this Is moving In less satisfactory volume than the lower 

 grades. 



Manufacturing operations are curtailed as a result of the scarcity of 

 labor and the shortage of cars tor handling logs to the mills. 



ash, poplar, maple, hickory and cottonwood all being in fair demand. 

 Low-grade cottonwood, gum, poplar, etc.. Is selling freely to box manufac- 

 turers, who are doing capacity business. 



The labor shortage is the greatest handicap the lumber industry is facing 

 just now, and some of the southern mills expect to close down shortly, 

 and probably stay down until the completion of the harvesting season. 

 Men are badly needed in the fields, and the planters are willing to pay 

 very high wages. This has resulted in a considerable decrease in the cut- 

 ting and marketing of logs by small holders, while the real forest opera- 

 tions have been held down by short woods crews. In Louisville as In 

 other large southern cities the mills are able to get a fair percentage 

 of high priced labor, but in the country districts the situation Is serious. 

 The chief demand for hardwoods at present is coming from direct or In- 

 direct government orders, but it Is beginning to look as though there may 

 shortly be an improvement in the building and furniture trades. There 

 is also an active demand from musical instrument manufacturers, who 

 have been especially good buyers of mahogany, walnut and other dimen- 

 sion stock, and veneers. 



=■< MILWAUKEE >= 



=•< LOUISVILLE ^- 



During the latter part of October business showed an appreciable in- 

 crease over what it had been in the earlier fall, and a number of local 

 hardwood manufacturers report November business as the best of the fall 

 season. While orders are not running In large numbers, the volume is 

 heavy enough to keep the mills going. TraflSc conditions arc on about a 

 par with those experienced In 1910, and many operators are backward 

 about quoting any future delivery business. At present there are em- 

 bargoes at Ohio river crossings against various commodities from the 

 South, and the car shortage la such that hardly anyone is now getting 

 a full supply of equipment. Inch lumber is not so good as had been ex- 

 pected In hardly any wood, but all thick stocks are good, oak, elm, gum, 



Logging operations are getting under full headway in northern Wis- 

 consin and while there still exists a serioiis shortage of woodsmen, logging 

 and lumber companies for the most part have filled their requirements 

 fairly well. As a rule, however, most operators are running less than 

 their full number of camps, due not only to the lack of men, but to the 

 difllculty of getting sufllcient supplies. If conditions surrounding labor, 

 foodstuffs, materials, equipment, etc., were more favorable, it is likely 

 that the cut during the coming winter would be the largest in several 

 years, as the demand for lumber continues at a high mark and every- 

 thing that can be produced during the coming years undoubtedly will find 

 a ready market at good prices. 



Those who were under the Impression that lumber prices would see a 

 gradual decline have been disappointed. Lists have continued to stiffen 

 and probably will continue to do so. It Is said by authorities that were 

 the war to end at once. It would be hardly reasonable to expect a down- 

 ward movement of prices, as the needs of this country alone arc sulBclent 

 to keep all mills running at capacity for a long time, 



A cause of worry to loggers and mill operators as well, is the high 

 wages demanded by all classes of labor. The wage scale has been going 

 upward by leaps and bounds and sooner or later must be reflected in lum- 

 ber prices. This is only another reason why much confidence Is being 

 expressed In the ability of the lumber market to bold its own for an 

 indefinite period. 



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