December 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



A— MiBuficturw of Impltment Stock. 

 B — Manufacturer of Car Material. 

 C^Haoufacturor of Factory OlmoosloB. 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



Band Saw Oper.iton in Southsrn Hardwoodi 



Kansas City, Missouri 



A. B. C— 



15 years' supply assured by 3-. 000 acrea Virclo St. 



Francis Basin Timber, largely Oak. 



TscbDdy Lumber CompaDj-. wicc/m loi 

 Manufacturer, Kansas atj, MISSOURI 



Tlie i.ardest oak lacks much of bcins ^s 

 hard as lignum vitae; the strongest is weaker 

 ihaa locust; the heaviest Is Ughter than man- 

 grove: but In average of good qualities It 



would be hard to find a wood superior to oak. 

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We bare a fine stock of 4/4 No. 1 Com. Plain Wliilo 

 Oak; 4 4 FAS Quanered VThHe Oak. 

 GALLOWAV-PEASE COMTANY, ..,___, ,__ 

 Manufacturer, Poplar Biaff, MISSOURI 



The s*;arces[ oi" all ihe uaks of the United 

 States 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- 



(•See page IS) 



We carrr a complete stock of plain and quartered 



RmI and \\'blte Oak In all spectflcatlons. Our facillUes 



for prompt shipments are second to none. eiifOMtnn 



BAKER-MATTHEWS LBR CO. .-,ce Ai inl 



Chicago, 111. Manufacturer MISSOURI 



Wby 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 '4x20" Qid. Red Oak Seat Stock 

 1 car 6 4x18" Qid. White Oak Seat Stock 

 1 car 4 '4x12" & wdr. Plain Oak 



ARKLA LBR, & MFG. CO., 

 St. Louis, 



MISSOURI 



A. li i: C— 



Triple Band of 



The Meadow River Lumber Company 



Rainelle, W. Va. 



Manufacturer High-Grade Hardwoodi 



There are eight evergreen oaks In the United 

 States, more than half of which are confined 

 to the region, west of the Rocky Mountains. 



Several oaks in diflferent parts of the United 

 States arc known locally as "rock oak," but 



that IS not the proper name of any. 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



Manufacturers Band Sawn IHardwood 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 larcer limbs. 



A. B & C— 



Carr Lumber Company, Inc. 



BUtmore Hardwoods 



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 coirmon white oak. 



luo.OOO ft. 1" Is & 28 Qtd. WTUte Oak 

 50 not> ft. 1" No 1 Com. Qtd. \\'hite Oak, 8" &. wdr. 

 JOHN B. RANSOM & CO., 

 Munufa^-turer. Nashville tckiwccccc 

 Everything In lumber 1 LPiPimjlLr. 



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 & C— 



Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Lumber Dealers 

 St. Louis, Missouri 



* Has Individual Display Ad on Pag« DetHntted. 



ft C— 



Alton Lumber Company 



Manufacturer! and Wholesale Dealert In Hardwoods. 

 Manufacturer, Buckhannon. W. VA. 



Uak fore:Hts of fully matured trees, bearing = 



perfect acorns, occur In Northern Oklahoma | 



and Southern Kansas, and the tallest of the | 



trees little exceed two feet In helKht 1 



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Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co. 



Manufacturer of Hardwoods 

 Memphis, Tennessee 



(*See pace Hi 

 Band sawn lumber, thick stock and timbers. Tho \ 

 texture of our mountain oak Is famous. Try iL 



VESTAL LBR. & MFG. CO., — _-.-.-<,circ ^ 

 Manufacturer, KnoxvJIIe. 1 C.riINllJJC.Ci. 



It would not make much difference so far 

 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 for fall sbipmeDt large stock of 10/4 and 

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

 in all crades. 

 FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO., 



Manufacturer, NashTJUe, .TENNESSEIE 



The oldest piece of oak shaped by human 

 hands Is believed to be an oak canoe discovered 

 a few years ago burled In mud at the bottom 

 of a river in England, and believed to be 



3 000 years old. 



For 25 years we have made Oak anJ still spedallza 

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

 grades and serrice are worth considerlns- 



LOVE. BOYD & CO., TCKixTfccirc 



Manufacturer, Na shvill e, 1 t-INWcootx. 



No other wood of the United States Is as 

 suitable for quarter sawing aa white oak. 

 Some of the red oaks measur*" fairly well up 

 to white oak In that respect, but as a general 

 proposition they fall considerably below It. 



For ariything in OAK write these representative firms 



^ f'See page 11) 



^5 aUARTERED OAK OUR SPECIALTY 



^= Memphis Band Mill Company 



M Mangfactiirer. Memphis TENNESSEE 



^= Fraclically ail the oak cut In Kurope, weal 



^^ of Russia and ttie Bailians, 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 Oalt 



^^ 2 CITS 4/4 No. 2 Com. Qtd. Red Oak 



^ BATOC 1A>T) & I-CSIBER CO., 



^M Manufacturer, Cincinnati. 



OHIO 



Machine manufactured oak flooring Is a 

 modern invention, but hand-dressed oak has 

 been used for Hoors since ancient times. Doubt 

 Is cast on the wisdom of Solomon because ha 

 did not use oak Instead of cedar In h is temple 

 ("See page 47 > 



C. Crane & Co. 



Hardwood Lumber 

 Band Mills 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 QuercuB 

 rubra to quercus borealls. 



Manuticturera of Plain and Quartered Oak 

 also 

 Oak Tlmbera and Brides Plank 

 SABINi: TR.4M COMPANY. 

 ^^^ BEAUMONT, 



TEXAS 



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 56) 

 Nle. .tock of drr 4/4. 5/4 & 6/4 Plain Red and WhIt. 



Oak on hand at liurdette. Arlt.. for prompt shipment. 



THREE STATES LUMBER CO, y£p,^£SSEE 

 Manofarturer. Memphlw i i-i-«f^^-^^ 



The golden oak which grows In California. 

 Is not so named because of the color of Its 

 wood, but on account of the yellow fuzz on the 

 under side of Its leaf. 



g ^ Q 



\V» Manufacture Hardwood From Fine West Vlrilnia 



Timber ^„ 



WARM irMBEB COBPOKATION ui V A 

 ni.y wo«d. " • » « • 



=^'- rif 



^Tiite 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 



irst growing season. 



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. 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 

 loo long used. 



A & B— 



If you want Sound. Soft Teitured ^Nlilte & Red Oak, 

 both in Plain and Quartered, write 

 DDHLMEIER BROTHERS & CO., 

 Manufacturers, Cincinnati 



OHIO 



Were ail the Oak timber to be destroyed 



over night the effect on business In general 



would be chaotic. 



The BanU Mill, Planing Mill and Dry Jtlln 

 of the 



Williams Lumber Company 



Is lnca:«d at 

 FayettevUle, Tennessee ^^ 



Why has Oak always led In offerings at 

 the furniture shows? Ask anyone who sells 

 furniture. 



All lumber piled In eame lengths and •inalarly loaded 

 In cars. 



CLAY LUJIBER COMPANY. 



Manufacturer. VJ VA 

 Middle Fork, 



A & O— 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber: also UUlwork, Fin- 

 ish. Trim and Oak Flooring. 

 WESX VIBQINIA TIMBEB CO.. 



W. VA. 



A — 150,000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com. - ,-,^, ^•".. 

 Specialists in Bone Dry, (^,ood Widths &c Lengths- 

 Prompt Shiiiment 

 BAKR-nOLADAX LUMBER CO,, r»Uir« 



Manufacturer. Greenfield, '-'""-' 



Clothes don't make the man, nor does flnisll 

 make the furniture — but It helps. See tha 

 latest. 



We are cutting off 200.000 acres of the finest Oak In 

 West Virginia. For the very best, try 

 AMERICAN COLUMN & LUMBER CO., 



Manntactnrer, St. Albans, W. 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. 

 Annual Capacity, 150.000,000 Feet 

 Manufacturer 



Do you know of any other wood that pleases 

 In so many ways and in so many garbs aa 

 does Oak? 



Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company 



Sales Office — Clarksburg, W, Va. 

 Band Mills — Cortln, Coal Sid- 

 ing and Hominy Falls. 



w. VA. m 



Good eating and good Oak go well together. 

 They make an especially logical combination 

 in these days of high prices. 



Specialties 



Quarter-aawed White Oak, Plain Bed and White Oak 



C. L. RITTER LUMBER COMPANY, 



ROCKCASTLE LUMBER COMPANY, 



Manufacturers, Huntington, W. \ a. 



("See ijages 44-5U) 

 Kentucky Soft Toxtur. White Oak, Rfd Oak anj 

 Poplar. HIgh-claas, sound, iduaro edged Whits Oak 



AMERIC°AN LBR. « MFG. CO.. PJtt.bnrglj 

 Manufacturer and Wholesaler PEN NSYLVANIA 



Oak was spoken of with alTectlon In the 

 Scriptures and will be held In esteem by our 

 children's children generattona hence. 



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