HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10, 1917 



A — Manufacturer of Implement Stock. 



B — Manufacturer of Car MAteral. 



C — Manufacturer of Factory Dimension. 



Cromwell Character Counts 



Br«'1nl 5 8 Nr>. 2 & No. 3 Com. Oak 



CROMWELL HUWI). LIIMBEU ., . n a a* a 



CO. Manufacturer MontBoiiiery, ALABAMA 



Oak lumber In commercial quantities ia pro- 

 duced by forty atates. and more than 18,000 

 mllla cut It. The number of oak mllla In 

 North Carolina exr-jeds the number in any 

 other state. 



Did you ever rest your eyes on a soft-toned 

 Oak walnstcotlnK? Try It and then tell your 

 customers about It. 



(•See pnKo ) 

 Fine VeriPfra fiiul lljirdwooJ Lurabcr 



s Wood-Mosaic Company, Inc. 



New Albany. Ind. 



Manufacturer 



Veneers and Hnrdwood Lumber 



^m Hoffman Brothers Company 



Manufacturer 



Ft. Wavne, Ind. 



Oak la Just as ornamental today as U was 

 useful five centuries ago — Just as useful today 

 as it was ornamental then. 



A & It ('See page 10) 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumher and Flooring 



The Mowbray & Robinson Company 

 Cincinnati, Ohio 



Write for List and Trices 

 North Vernon Lumber Company 



INDIANA 



Manufacturer 

 North \'ernon. 



Everyone KNOWS what OAK Is; that la why 

 It is so easy to sell Oak goods. 



There will always bo a market for all the 

 Oak our eawmtlls have any right to cut. 



There are eight c-verKrien oaks in the United 

 States, more than h;ilf of which are confined 

 to the region w est of the Rocky Mountains. 

 Not one of them possesses much value as a 

 ."otirre of lumb'T. 



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Charles H. Bamaby 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber and 



Veneers 

 Greencastle, Ind. 



No one should lanty that the "'peach oak" 

 bears peaches. It wa.s given that name be- 

 cause Its leaves are shaped like those of a 

 peach tree. It Is likewisr- called willow oak, 

 hpcnnse the foliage resembles that of wlHow- 



Ct^ec pup- -i:!) 

 Wo have to offer at present 1 cur 4/4 FAS Quartered 

 \\lilto Oak, 1 car^ 4/4 No. 1 C. & Bet. Quartered Bed 



SWAIN-ROACH LUMBER CO. ,Mrfcf.MA 



Manufacturer Seymour, IINLIIAINA 



J. V. Stimson 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler Hnrdwood Lumber 



Huntingburg, Indiana 

 Thf oldtst oak tree still standing (If tradl- 

 tion ia 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 y ears ago. 

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KENTUCKY LUMBER COMPANY 



500.000 ft. 4/4 Selects Plain Red & White Oak 



100.000 rt. 4/4 No. 1 C. I'l.iin Hed & White Oak 



IS.onn 4/4 l9 & 2s Qtd. White 0;ik ^„-,— - .-^-,-, 



Manufacturer Lexington. t^-C.iN 1 Ul,..N.T 



Miller Lumber Company 



Manufacturer and Dealer in All Kinds of Hardwood 



Lumber 



Marianna, Arkansas 



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W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. ^ 



9 Band Mills manufacturing hardvaods ===== 

 Louisville, Ky. h~ 



Band Sau-Ld, Steam Dried, ArkaiiHaa Hardwooda ^^ 



Edgar Lumber Company M 



Wesson, Arkansas ~= 



When artists of the Middle Ages chose a ^^ 



wood for high class carving, such as cathedral =^= 



doors, altars, and architraves, they almost In- ^^ 



variably selected oak. ^^ 



("See pBKo 15) .-.i J 



Salt Lick Lumber Company H 



Hardwood Manufacturer . 



Salt Lick, Kentucky ^= 



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J. W. Wheeler & Co. 



Manufacturers Band Sawed Hardwood Lumber and 



Quartered Oak, Ash 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 I3 Well Manufactured and Well Taken 

 Care of. Write us fur prices In anything In hardwoods. 



THE FERD BRENNER LUMBER COMPANY, 



Alexandria, LOUISIANA 



("See raKe 14) 

 Plain and Quarter-Sawed Oak a Specialty 



Little Rock Lumber & Mfg. Co. 



Maker of Band Sawed Hardwoods 

 Little Rock. Arkansas 



The value of oak crosstles 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 



For anything in OAK write these representative firnn 



B & C 



Uanufacturers 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. I C. 

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

 WILLIAMSON-KCNY MILL & LUMBER CO. 

 Manufacturer, Mound City, ILLINOIS 



The laurel oak Ia more abundant In Florida 

 than in any other part of the United States, 

 but it ia not abundant anywhere. Few logs 

 reach sawmills. 



Special— 500,000 ft. 4/4 FAS Plain White 4 Bed Oak 



MISSISSIPPI 



LAMB-FISH LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturer, Charleston, 



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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 n'.l 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. While Oak, 10" & up. 



50.000' 4/4" I'AS Quartered Red Oak. 

 BEDNA YOUNG LUMBER CO, 



Jackson. TENNESSEE 



Wa Manufacture Hardwood Lumber 



C. & W. Kramer Company 



Richmond* Indiana 



The oak tree under which John Wesley 

 preached his first sermon In America stUt 

 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 WTilte and Red Oak and In Quartered 



Ked (^lUin. We solicit your inquiries. 

 AI^XANDER BROTHERS, miccicciodi 

 Manufacturers. Belzoni, MlbblbSlFFI 



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 stock cut from our Virgin Timber on modern 

 band mills. 



THISTLETHWAITE LUMBER COMPANY. 

 Manufacturer 



Washington. 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 

 nn oak, based on a count of the anni al growth 

 rings. 



A. B & C— 



Dermott Land & Lumber Company 



Manufacturers Southern Flardwoods 

 Mills. Dermott. Ark. 

 Sales Office. Railway Exchange Bldg.. Chlcaso. III. 

 A, B & C f'See |>at:c -i~ ~* 



ARLINGTON LUMBER COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Band Hawn Hardwood Lumber 



Mills: Arlington. Ky., and Park,__-,_, ,^„,, 



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 



orrifr nf shinglrs on a rnof. 



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M. E. Leming Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau^ Mo. 



Manufacturer of Soft Textured Oak. Good Grades 



(•See page 4'J) 

 6.000,000 Feet of Oak Always on Hand In 1 to 2" Stock 

 BLISS-COOK OAK COMPANY, . _^ .„_. - 

 Manufacturer BlissviUe, AKIW\INdAo 



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. 



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. 



(•See page 15) 

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

 UTLEY-HOLLOWAY LUMBER COMPANY 



Conway Building -- - -xii-kte 



Manufacturer Chicago. ILLIINUl^ 



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. LUUioIANA 



The United States government 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 ^^'hit« O&k 



Thin Oak and Ash Specialties 



MANSFIELD HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturer fl^NNFIELD, 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 Bond Sawn Plain Red Oak. ^^ 



HOLLY RIDGE LUMBER C0.-^„-,_. ,^|,v W 



Manufacturer Louisville. K±.IN 1 UClvI ==3_ 



The cow oak Is one of the most valuable f== 



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. e=s 



B & C— High Grade Lumber ^^ 



Hyde Lumber Company M 



South Bend, Indiana ^= 



Band Mills: Arkansas City, Ark. Lake Providence. La. ^s 



Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co. M 



Manufacturer Band Sawed Southern nardwoods -= 



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 =s 

 form ever after. === 



Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co., Inc. ■ 



Sardis, Miss. = — ; 



' Kiln Dried Stncks a Specialty === 



Manufacturer =— = 



The hardness of oaks vary as much as 50 ^^ 



per cent when they are compared among ^s 



themselves, and there Is no less dlfCerenc© =: 



among different species when their strength — 

 is under consideration. 



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