Docoiilber 10. 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



A — MKnufacturer of Implement Sloclt. 



e — Manufacturer of Car Material. 



C — Maiufaeturer of Factory Dlmontlon. 



('Sec pace -iL') 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



Band Saw Oprrators in Soulh»rn Hardwoodi 



Kansas City, Misoouri 



A, li. c— 



15 years' supply assured by 32.000 acre* Vireln BL 



Francu Basio Timber. larceUr Oak. 



Tschudj Lumber Company, m.iccrti loi 

 Manufacturer, Kansaa aty, MISSOURI 



The liurJest oak lacks much of L.einK ;ia 

 hard aa lignum vltae; the strongest Is weaker 

 than locust; the heaviest Is lighter than man- 

 grove; but In average of good qualities It 

 would be hard to find a wood superior to oak. 

 U. c— 



Wo bare a One stock of 4/4 No. 1 Com. Plain WTiIto 

 Oak: 4/4 FAS Quartered White Oak. 

 GAXLOWAY-TEASE COMPANY,. ______ __, 



Manufacturer, Poplar Uluff. MISSOURJ 



The scarcest of all ihe oaks of the United 

 States are believed to be Bartram oak and the 

 Price oak. AM known specimens of these 

 two trees could stand on a single acre and 

 atlU leave considerable groujid unoccupied. 



(•See page 10) 



We carry a complete stuck of plain and quartered 



Red and White Oak in all speclflcatlons. Our faclllUes 



for prompt Bhlpmentj are Bccond to noaa ciif-strtfi 



BAKER-MATTUEWS LBR CO. ,--oc I, ,„i 



Cliicago, III. Manutacturer iMISSUUKl 



VThy 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 6/4120" Qtd. Red Oak Seat Stock 



1 car 6/4x18" Qtd. White Oak Seat Stock 



1 car 4'4xl2" & wdr. Plain Oak 



ARKLA LBR, & MFG. CO., a*icci^iTDi 



St. Louis, MISSOURI 



A, li it C— 



Triple Band of 



The Meadow River Lumber Company 



Rainelle, W. Va, 



Manufacturer HlQh-Grade Hardwoods 



There are eight evergreen oaks in the United 

 States, more than half of which are confined 

 to the region, west of the Kocky Mountains. 



Several o.iks in different parts of the United 

 States arc known locally as "rock oak,*' but 

 that is not the proper name of any. 



("See page 12) 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



Manufacturers Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber 

 Memphis, Tenn. Mill: Jonquil, Ark. 



The 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 larsrer limbs. 



A. B & C— 



Carr Lumber Company, Inc. 



Bl It more llardwotxis 

 Pisgah Forest, N. C. 



Mnnulacturcr 



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 & 28 Qtd. UTiite Oak 

 50,000 ft. 1" No. I Com. Qtd. ttTiite Oak, 8" & wdr. 

 JOHN B. RANSOM & CO., 

 Munufarturer, NashviUe 'rcMMircccc 

 Everything In lumber A i:.IN fi CO JC.C. 



The "Conestoga wagons," famous a century 

 ago, 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 & O— 



Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Lumber Dealers 

 St. Louis, Missouri 



Hat Individual Display Ad on Page Deilgnated. 



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Alton Lumber Company M 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers In Hardwoods. '^^^ 



Manufacturer, Huckhannon, W. VA. =^^ 



Oiik foreata of fully matured trees, bearing 

 perfe>:t acorns, occur In Northern Oklahoma 

 and Southern Kansas, and the tallest of the 

 trees little exceed two feet In height 



('S«e paye I2j 



Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co. 



Manufacturer of Hardwoods 

 Memphis, Tennessee 



('See page 8) 

 Rand sawn lumber, thick stock and tlmliers. Tlie ; 

 texture lit our nuiuiitaln oak i» famous. Try It, 

 VESTAL LBK. & MFG. CO., .^^^,^,^^^^^ : 

 Manufacturer, Knoxville, 1 LNNESSEE i 



It would not make much difference so far i 

 as the song Is concerned, but It would satisfy 

 some people's curiosity if the matter could 

 be settled whether the "Old Oaken Bucket" 

 was made of white oak or of red oak. 



We have fur fall shipment large slock of 10/4 and 

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

 In all grades. 



FARKIS lL\RD\TOOD LUMBER CO., 



Manufacturer, NashviUe, 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 

 .S.OOO years old. 



For 25 years we have made Oak and sUll spcciallza 

 In this, the beat of American hardwoods. Our prices, 

 grades and service are worth considering. 



LOVE, BOYD & CO.. t-cmmpcciti? 

 Manufacturer, NashvUle, TENN ESSEE 



No other wood of the United States Is aa 

 suitable for quarter sawing aa white oak. 

 Some of the red oaks measure fairly well up 

 to white oak In that respect, but as a general 

 proposition they fall considerably below IL 



For ariWhiho in OAK write tiiese representative firms 



(•See rape 12) 



QUARTERED OAK OUR SPECIAtTY 



Memphis Band Mill Company 



Manufacturer, Memphis TENNESSEE 



fractically all the oak cut In Kurope. wesi 

 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 

 BATOC LAND & LUMBER CO., 

 Manufacturer. Cincinnati, 



OHIO 



Machine manufactured oak flooring Is a 

 modern Invention, but hand-dressed oak has 

 been used for floors since ancient times. Doubt 

 13 cast on the wisdom of Solomon because he 

 did not use oak Instead of cedar In his temple 

 ("See page 43) 



C. Crane & Co. 



Hardwood Lumber 

 Band MIllB at Cincinnati, O. 



Botanists who are looked upon as authority 

 In such matters, have agreed to change the 

 book name of Northern red oak from quercus 

 rubra to quercus borealis. 



Manufacturers of Plain and Quartered Oak 



also 



Oak Timbers and Bridee Plank 



SABINE TR.\SI COMPANY. TEXAS 

 BK.AIMONT. 1CAM.J 



The largest oaks of the United States are 

 found In California, where they are known 

 as valley oak. Trunks may be from six to 

 ten feet In diameter. 



^^^ ('See page 52) 



^ Nice atock of drr 4/4. 5/4 & 6/4 Plain Red and White 



^M Oak on hand at Ilurdette. Ark., (or promi-t shipment. 



^ THBEE STATES LUMBER CO. .T.pf,pjpSC££ 

 ^ Manufacturer. Memnhls 1 Ir.rHrHC.JJi:-':. 



^= The golden oak which grows in California, 



^ la not 80 named because of the color of Its 



^= wood, but on account of the yellow tuzz on the 



fes under side of in leaf. 



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^^ \\ . Manufacture Hardwood From Pine West Virelnia 



M WAKN LUMBKR CORPOBATION ^w -^ x 

 ^ Runvood. " • * >* • 



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 



Trst growing season. 



Yellow Poplar Lumber Company 



Coal Grove, Ohio 

 Manufacturer 



Oak makes the heaviest of bridge timbers 

 or the flnest of period furniture. Is there any 

 other wood so versatile? 

 A. B & 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 & U— 



If you want Sound. Soft Textured White & Rod Oak, 

 both in Plain and Quartered, write 

 DUHLMEIER BROTHERS * CO., 

 Manufacturers, Cincinnati 



OHIO 



Were all the Oak timber to be destroyed 



over night the effect on business In general 



would be chaotic. 



Tbe Band UiU, Pianine Mill and Ury Kiln 

 of the 



Williams Lumber Company 



is Infated at 

 FayettevUle, Tenne»»e« 



Why has Oak always led in offerings at 

 the furniture shows? Ask anyone who aella 

 furniture. 



All lumber plied in same lenetha and Bimllarly loaded 

 in cars. 



CLAY LUMBER COMPANY. 



Manufacturer, w VA 

 Middle Fork, " ' ' "' 



A & C— 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber: also Mlllwork. FlD- 

 Iflh. Trim and Oak Fioorlnu. 



WEST VIROINIA TIMBER CO., ^^ ^. 

 Charleston. ". VA. 



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



Specialists in Bone Dry. Ooud Widths & Lengths — 



Prompt Shipment 

 BARR-HOLADAY LUMBER CO., rwijio 



Manufacturer, Greenfleld, ^JHHJ 



Clothes don't make the man, nor does flnlsh £^ 

 make the furniture — but It helps. See the s= 

 latest, = 



Wo are cutting off 200,yu0 acres uf the flnest Oak In ^^ 



West Vireinia. For the very best, try 



AMERICAN COLUMN tt LUMBER CO., ^( 



Manufacturer, St. Albans, VV. VA. ^3 



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



and figure for every taste. Are you familiar =^ 



with them all? ^^ 



CSee paei' S) ^= 



Babcock Lumber Company ^ 



Pittsburgh, Pa. ^5 



Annual Capacity. 150.000.000 Feet ^~ 



Manufacturer ^^s 



Do you know of any other wood that pleases ^^ 

 In 50 many ways and in so many garbs aa ^^ 

 does Oak? == 



Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company ■ 



Sales Otflce — Clarksburg, W. Va, 5^ 



Band Mills — Curtin, Coal Sid- ^jj, ^. ^M 



ing and Hominy Falls. " ■ V A. g^ 



Good eating and good Oak go well together. ^3 

 They make an especially logical combination ^^ 

 In these days of high prices. ^^ 



Specialties ^^ 



Quarter-sawed White Oak. Plain Ucd and White Oak £^ 



C. L. RITTER LUMBER COMPANY, ^= 



ROCKCASTLE LUMBER CO.MPANY, ^ 



ManufMcturers. Huntington. W. Va. ss 



t'tji-e yaiifs 41-.'>u) =^ 



Kentucky Soft Texture Wlillo Oak. Red Oak and =s= 



Poplar. High-class, sound, sauare edged Whit* Oak ^=^= 



Timbers, 10x16 ft. ^ ^s 



AMERICAN LBR. & MFO. CO., Plttahurgh, ^= 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler PENNS YLVANIA ^3 



Oak was spoken of with affection In the ^^^ 

 Scriptures and will be held In esteem by our ^E 

 children's children generations hence. 



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