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Wide Search for Furniture Woods 



THE manufacturers of furniture have surpassed most 

 manufacturers in the thoroughness of their search for 

 woods suited to other business. So great is the dif- 

 ference in furniture, between the very cheap and the very 

 expensive, that every timbered region of the world has been 

 searched for something new or something better. The pro- 

 gressive furniture maker is never satisfied with what he has 

 so long as he has reason to believe that something better is 

 possible, and that accounts for the wide search for new 

 woods or for the old kinds of woods in finer quality than 

 those in use. Samples from widely separated regions are 

 brought together for comparison, and from the many thus 

 assembled, the few choice selections are made. Foreign 

 and domestic woods are compared side by side in this sift- 

 ing process. 



In a contest of that kind the southern hardwoods always 

 occupy a prominent place and receive great consideration. 



Their substantial character, beauty of color and grain, their 

 economical sizes, good seasoning qualities, and their abun- 

 dance and convenience, give them advantages not possessed 

 by furniture woods of many other regions. 



The furniture maker is naturally and properly influenced 

 to a large extent by supply. He does not think it worth 

 while to build up a trade in furniture made of certain kinds 

 and grades of wood, if the supply is so limited that he can- 

 not depend upon securing similar woods to fill future orders. 



This is a strong point in favor of Memphis as a furniture 

 wood center; it has the supply. An order once filled, can 

 be filled again and again. 



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