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Value of Adequate Supplies of Furniture Woods 



It was stated in a former summary, printed in this space. 

 concerning the advantages possessed by the Memphis district 

 as a source of supply for furniture woods, that one of the prime 

 considerations is the abiUty of a market to fill repeat orders 

 without changing the quality. The strong position occupied 

 by Memphis in that respect was show^n. To appreciate the full 

 importance of this factor, it is necessary to refer to the extent 

 of the demands made by furniture manufacturers in the United 

 States. 



The total purchases annually of woods of all kinds by furni- 

 ture makers in the United States exceeds 944,000,000 feet, 

 board measure. Only three industries of this country exceed 

 that quantity of lumber. These are planing mill products, 

 boxes and car construction. While furniture is made from 

 most grades of hardwood, the percentage of best grades is 

 high. Though interior parts may be of cheap woods, yet they 

 are not selected haphazard. They must possess suitable sea- 

 soning qualities or the furniture maker does not want them. 

 Of course, the higher grades must likewise possess the desired 

 seasoning qualities along with their other qualities. 



In this respect, the Southern hardwoods are in a class by 

 themselves. Not only are they abundant, but their qualities are 

 fully up to standard, and the manufacturer who has built up a 

 furniture business on quality of wood can always feel assured 

 that if the wood comes from the Memphis district, the quality 

 will accompany every repeat order. That holds true not only 

 of the high grades for exterior parts of furniture but holds as 

 well for cheaper woods for the inside, hidden parts. Quality 

 is as essential in the latter position as in the former. 



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