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HARDWOOD HKCOKU 



A — Manufacturer of Implement Stock. 



B — Manufacturer of Car Material. 



C — Manufacturer of Factory Dimension. 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



Band Sa» Oprr^itors in South«rn Hardwoodi 

 Kansas City, Missouri 



^^ A. iJ. 



15 years' su[)pl7 assured by 32.000 acres Virgin St. 

 Kraiicls Basin Timber, larseij Otk. 



TKchudy Lumber Company. ...ee^FTOi 

 Mnnufiteturer. KftnsaH City, MISSOURI 



Ihc h.iril(.'st oak lat.ks inuLh of buing a-^ 

 hard as lignum vltae; the strongest is weaker 

 than locust; the heavie.st is lighttrr than man- 

 grove; but In average of good qualities It 

 would be hard to find a wood superior to oak. 

 a. L — 



We hare a One slocii of 4/4 No. 1 Com. Plain White 

 Oak; 4 4 FAS Quaru-red White Oak. 



CALLOUAV-PKASE COMPANY. .,^^^, ,^, 



Manufacturer, Poplar BluflT, MISSOURI 



The scarcest of all the oaks of the United 



Stales are believed to be Bartram oak and the 



Price oak. All known specimens of these 



two trees could stand on a single acre and 



still leave considerable ground unoccupied- 



('Sec page 10) 



Wo carry a complete siuck of plain and quartered 



Red and White Oak in all speciflcatntns. Our facilities 



for iirompt shipments are second to none. «tL-«c# « 



BAKER-MATTHEWS LBR CO. .^.^c-^^V,.?; 



Ciiicago, 111. Manufacturer MlbbUUKI 



Why do your children like Oak best? For 

 the same reason that you did — they know it 

 is not easily scratched or marred- Think it 

 over. 



C — Special 



1 car 6'4i20" Qtd. Red Oak Seat Stock 



1 car 6 4x18" Qtd. IpNTiite Oak Seat Slock 



1 car 4 4x12" & wdr. Plain Oak 



ARKLA LBR. & MFG. CO., MiccrMIOI 



St. Louis, MISSOURI 



A, li Jk C— 



Triple Band of 



The Meadow^ River Lumber Company 



Rainelle, W. Va. 



Manufacturer High-Grade Hardwoods 



Thoro are eight evergreen oaks In the United 

 Ptui«-s. more than half of which ar*.' conilned 

 to the region, west of the Kooky .Mountains 



Several oaks in different parts of the United 

 States arc known locally as "rock oak," but 



i!KTt t*; iir>t the proper name of nny. 



{'Sco pafio 11) 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



Manufacturers Band Sawn Hardwoud Lumber 

 Memphis, Tenn. Mill: Jonquil, Ark. 



Tlie pin oak is not so named because It Is 

 famous for pins or tree nails, but because Its 

 limbs and branches have little swell or en- 

 largement at their bases, and look like pins 

 driven into the bole or Into the larcer limbs. 



A, U A: (•— 



Carr Lumber Company, Inc. 



itilliiiriri' Hardwnoda 



Pisgah Forest, N. C. 



Manufacturer 



It Is believed that the combined stand of all 

 other species of oak in the United States would 

 not equal that of the con'mon white oak. 



100.000 ft. 1" Is & 2s Qtd. \\'hite Oak 

 50.000 ft. 1" No. 1 Com. Qtd. White Oak. 8" & wdr. 

 JOHN B. RANSOM & CO., 

 Munufaoturer. Nashville •rcfUKii7ccirE7 

 Everything In lumber I C.ININIlJjr.C. 



The "Conestoga wagons," famous a century 

 ag^, and sometimes called "prairie schooners," 

 were made wholly of oak and iron, and were 

 good for a quarter of a century of hard usage. 

 They were made at Conestoga. Pa. . 



A. B & C— 



Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Lumber Dealers 

 St. Louis, Missouri 



lf»dtvldu.il Display Ad on Page Design nt<?d. 



Alton Lumber Company 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers In Hard*ood). 

 Manufarturcr, Buckhannrin, W. VA. 



Oak forests of fully matured trees, bearing 

 perfect acorns, occur in Northern Oklahoma 

 and Southern Kansas, and the tallest of the 

 tn-es little exceed two feet in height 



t'S,.:- lake 11. " 



Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co. 



Manufacturer of Hardwoods 

 Memphis, Tennessee 



I ate 



Rand sawn lumber, thick slock and timtK-rs. The 

 texture of our mountain oak la famous. Tr>- It. 

 VESTAL IJIR. & MFG. CO., ^^>,^,„««„„ 

 Manufacturer. KnoxvUle. TENNESSEE 



It would not make much difference so far 

 as the song is concerned, but it would satisfy 

 .some peoples curiosity if the matter could 

 be settled whether the •Qld Oaken Bucket" 

 was made of white oak or of red oak. 



We have for fall shipment large stock of 10/4 and 

 12/4 C. & BeL Oak: other thicknesses from 4/4 to 8/4 

 in all erades. 



FARRIS HARDWOOD LI MBER CO., 



.Manufacturer. Nashville. TENNESSEE 



The oldest piece of oak shaped by human 

 hands Is believed to be an oak canoe discovered 

 a few years ago buried In mud at the bottom 

 of a river In England, and believed to be 

 :t.C\nn vears old. 



For 25 years wo have made Oak and sUlI specialize 

 in this, the best of American bardwoods. Our prices, 

 grades and service are worth considering. 



LOVE, BOYD & CO.. *^r*»,»,,.«r,,,„ 



Manufactu rer, NashviUe. TE NNESSEE 



No other wood of the United States Is as 

 suitable for quarter sawing as white oak. 

 Some of the red oaks measure tairly well up 

 to white oak In that respect, but as a general 

 proposition they fall considerably below it. 



For ariythihg in OAK write these representative firms 



QUARTERED OAK OUR SPECIALTY 



Memphis Band Mill Company 



Mannfacturer, Memphis TENNESSEE 



fracticaiiy all the oak cut in Europe, west 

 of Russia and the Balkans, belongs to a 

 single species, though the qualities of the 

 wood from various regions differ greatly and 



bear different names. 



Specials On 



3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qtd. Red Oak 



2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Com. Qtd. Red Oak 



BAYOU I.AND & LUMBER CO.. ni4ir» 



Manufacturer, Cincinnati, l-^rilW 



Machine manufactured oak flooring is a 

 modern Invention, but hand-dressed oak has 

 been used for floors since ancient times. Doubt 

 Is cast on the wisdom of Solomon because he 

 did not use oak Instead of cedar in his temple 



(•See page 50i 



C. Crane & Co. 



Hardwood Lumber 

 Band Mills at Cincinnati, O. 



Botanists who are looked upon as authority 

 (n such matters, have agreed to change the 

 book name of Northern red oak from quercus 

 rubra to quercus borealls. 



Manufacturers of Plain and Quartered Oak 



also 



Oak Timbers and Bridge Plank 



SABINE TR.AM COMPANY'. 

 BE A V MONT. 



TEXAS 



^= The largest oaks of the United States are 



== found In California, where they are known 



^^ ^B valley oak. Trunks may be from six to 



^^ ten feet In diameter. 



^== (•Sec page Gi 



^^ Nice stock of dry 4/4, 5/4 & 6/4 IMaln Rwl and White 



= Oak on hand at Burdette. Ark., for iiTomvl shipment. 



^m THREE STATES LUMBER CO-^T-pfj^^PCCpp 



^^ Manufacturer. MemnhU i Ci^i^mJcc 



^^ The golden oak which grows in California. 



^= —Is not 80 named because of the color of Its 



== wood, but on account of the yellow fuzz on the 



^~ under aide of Its leaf. 



B A C— 



Wa Manufacture 



Timber. 



WARN LUMBER CORPORATION ^ 



Hardwood From Fine West Virginia 



VA. 



Kaywood, 



White oaks ripen their acorns In a single 

 season, while those of red oaks hang on the 

 trees and grow during two summers. They 

 are usually quite small at the close of the 



irsf crnwing s>"-a!^nn. 



Yellow Poplar Lumber Company 



Coal Grove, Ohio 



Manufacturer 



Oak makes the heaviest of bridge timbers 

 or the finest of period furniture. Is there any 

 other wood so versatile? 

 A. n & c— 

 W. M. Ritter Lumber Company 



Manufacturer Hardwoods 

 Columbus, Ohio 



There are no new problems to overcome In 

 curing or caring for Oak lumber. It has been 

 too long used. 



A & B— 



If you want Sound, Soft Textured White & Red Oak, 



both in Plain and Quartered, writ© 



DUULMEIER BROTHERS & CO., 



ManufacturerB, Cincinnati 



Were all the Oak timber to be destroyed 



over night the effect on business In general 



would be chaotic. 



The Band Mill. Planing MiU and Dry Kiln 

 of the 



Williams Lumber Company 



l3 Incated at 

 Fayetteville^ Tennessee 



OHIO 



Why has Oak always led In offerings at 

 the furniture shows? Ask anyone who sells 

 furniture. 



All lumber filled in same lengths end similarly loaded 

 in cars. 



CLAY LUMBER COSffANY'. 



Manufacturer, w v A 

 Middle Fork, ^' ^ ^- 



A & C— 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber; also Mlllwork. Ftn- 

 iHh. Trim and Oak Flooring. 



WEST VIRGINIA TIMBER CO., „, ,, . 

 Charleston, W. VA. 



A— 150.000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com. Plain Oak ^^ 



Specialists in Bone Dry. (lood Widths & Lengths — ^= 



Prompt Shliiment '==^ 



BARR-HOLADAY LU3IBER CO., r\VMir\ ^ 



Manufacturer, Greenfield, OHIU ^t= 



Clothes don't make the man. nor does finish ^^ 



make the furniture — but It helps. See the ^^ 



latest. ^^ 



Wo are cutting off 200.000 acres of tho finest Oak In ^^ 



West Virginia. For the very best, try ±—^ 



.AMERICAN COLUMN & LUMBER CO., = 



Manufacturer, St. Albans, \y_ VA, =^= 



There Is a species for every need — a grain ^^ 



and figure for every taste. Are you familiar ^^ 



with them all? ^= 



('See page 8) ^= 



Babcock Lumber Company ■ 



Pittsburgh, Pa. ^m 



Annual Capacity. 150.000,000 Feet =F5 



Manufacturer ) 



Do you know of any other wood that pleases ^^ 



in so many ways and In so many erarbs as ^^ 



does Oak? S^^ 



Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company ^ 



S:iU.s Otflce — Clarknburg, \V. Vu. ^= 



Band Mills — Curtin, Coal Sid- ^j^. __ , ^^ 



ing and Hominy Falls. W. VA. e^= 



Good eating and good Oak go well together, t^^ 



They make an especially logical combination ^^ 



in these days of high prices. ^= 



Specialties ^^ 



Quarter-sawetl \\'hlle Oak. Plain Red and White Oak ^=^ 



C. L. RITTER LUMBER COMP.VNY, ^3 



ROCKCASTLE LUMBER < O.MPANY, ^ 



.ManufacturerB. Huntington, W. Va. f= 



t'St-e iniics 41 :>Uj ^^ 



Kentucky Soft Texture White Oak. Red Oak and s=^ 



Poplar. nigh-clas9, sound, S'luare edged Whit* Oak rT^ 



Tlmht-rs. 111x1(5 ft. £^ 



A.MEBIC.AN LBR. & MFG. CO.. ritt«bnrgh, ^ 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler PENNSYLVANIA ^= 



Oak was spoken of with affection In the =^^ 



Scriptures and will be held in esteem by our ^=^ 

 children's children generations hence. 



All Three of U. Will Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



