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HARDWOOD RECORD 



.Tanuiiry 10. 1918 



First Band Mill erected by Hoff- 

 man Brothers in 1869 on our present 

 site. Half a century experience be- 

 hind our goods. 



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Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



Established 1867 Incorporated 1904 



We have complete stock of 

 High-Grade Southern Hard- 

 woods in all grades and thick- 

 nesses, and are in position to 

 make immediate shipment of 

 straight or mixed cars. 



Wire or Write Us for Prices 



Baker-Matthews Lumber Co. 



1314 Fisher Building 

 CHICAGO 



GENERAL OFFICE: SIKESTON, MO. 



Dry Kiln Door Carrier Co. 



Carrier Ready to Lift Door 



Heat 



SAVE '^Zu. 



Money 



by uainc the 



Door Carrier System 



THOUSANDS ARE IN UBB 



THEY OPERATE PERFECTLY 



on doors sf any stse, oa 



OLD OR NEW KILNS 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 17 



An Eye Opener 17 



Timber for Ships 18 



The Great Experiment 18 



Conscription of Property 18 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Occurrences at Washington Interesting to Lumbermen 19-20 



Fish Shows Great Activity in New Bureau 20 



Hitting the Sawdust Trail 20a-20b 



Memphis Prepares for Lumber Week 21 



Trying to Get Together 21 



"Marie" Sails Again 22-23 



Logging Conditions Around Memphis 23 



Making Veneers with Lumber 25-26 



Letters from a Panel User 28-30 



Statistics of Veneer Production 31-32 



Strength of Veneers 32 



See Hope in Government Control 33 



Allied Purchases in the United States 33 



Modern Hardwood Operations 34-36 



THE MAIL BAG 36 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 36 



WITH THE TRADE 36A-36B 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 37 



HARDWOOD NEWS 38-46 



HARDWOOD MARKET 46-48 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 50-51 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 51-53 



BtrBBCBIPTION TERMS: In tb« United 8UtM and Its poncssloas, sad Caaada. 

 $2,00 tlie year; Id foreign coantrles. $1,00 ertrs poetage. 



Id conformity wttb tbe roles of tbe poatofflce department, ssbscrlptlons are 

 payable In adTsnce, and In default of written orders to tlis eoatrary, are contlaned 

 at onr option. 



Initrnctlons (or renewal, discontlnnance, or change of address, sboold be sent 

 ons week betora tbd dsts they sre to ce Into effect. Both aid snd new addrasscs 

 must be cUen. 



Both dlaplay and clssalfled adTrrttalng rates fnmlabed npon sppllcatloii. AdTsr 

 tlslDg copy mnnt be received Ore days In sdTsnce of pabllcatlon dstes. 



Entered as aecondclaas matter May 28, 1902, at tbe poatotSce at Oblcago, III., 

 under act of Marcb 3, 1879. 



YOU 



Don't have to make claims on our shipments. We 

 keep the doubtful boards. 



SATISFY YOURSELF 



Your inspector, your shop foreman, with the uni- 

 formly high grades of our perfectly manufactured stock. 



Oak, Gum, Ash, Elm, Cottonwood, Hickory 



EVERYTHING IN SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 Tell us to quote yom. Then wire us to ship. 



Beaumont Lumber Co. 



BEAUMONT, TEXAS 



AU Three of Us Will Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



