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HARDWOOD RECORD 



.Tauiiury 10, 1918 



Swain-Roach Lbr. Co. 



SEYMOUR, IND. 

 — We Manufacture 



Elm Ash 



Maple Walnut 



Gum Cherry 



Sycamore Chestnut, Etc. 



White Oak 

 Red Oak 

 Poplar 

 Hickory 



4 cttrx S/4 2Vo. 1 com. d better Elm; 1 car' 12/4 ifo. 1 com. if 

 better Elm; 1 cor 4/4. 8/4. 12/4 Lug Hun Plain i<ticamore : 2 

 can 4/4 Is «f 2s .S'n/j Oiiwi ; 1 car 4/4 A'o. 1 com. if- better Qiiar 

 tered Ueil Oak; 1 car lj-4>.. — 'i — '>'/-. Quartered White Oak 

 Strip/t ; 1 car % Is if 2s Plain Oak. 



At Tzvo Band Mills 



STRAIGHT or MIXED CARLOADS 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



Best Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost 

 Can B* Obtained From 



The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 

 The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company 



Boston, Mass. 



Mansfield, Ohie. 



The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



The Central Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company, 



Van Wert, Ohio 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 COLERAIN AVENUE 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak &. Poplar especially 



Our location makes poMlblo quick delivery of ■nythlng In timber and hardwood 



lumber 



The Tegge Lumber Col 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



:iitiiiu i>r the Kovprnmcnl lii takliiK ini'r tlif control of the ruilrouds Is 

 l.inkiil oil with favor by the lianhvood interests of Indiana. 



Itullcllnf operations are the lightest that tlicy have been for years, and 

 nothing but a light demand for hardwoods Is antielpated from the build- 

 ing trades for some time. The total value of ojieratlons In Indianapolis 

 for last December was ?S5,043, the lowest since the department of build- 

 ings was established in 1905. The value of operations for the corres- 

 ponding period of 1916 was $."12", 0(14. The total value of operations for 

 litlT was .$7,10.'i,102, compared with ii:K,!):)4,094 for 1916. 



Ketailers are showing little interest in quotations. Yards are fairly 

 well stoclicd, and no business is exi)ected on a large scale until the ar- 

 rival of early spring. Little estimating is under way. Furniture in- 

 dustries arc fairly busy. 



-< EVANSVILLE >• 



Hecent trade with hardwood lumber manufacturers of EvansvlUe and 

 vicinity has been only fair. Several of the large mills have been closed 

 ilown, lieing unable to get logs. The log situation has grown serious. 

 I'ut manufacturers are Inclined to believe that since the government took 

 over the railroads conditions will improve. 



Quartered white oak Is in better demand and the. prices are stiffening, 

 riain white oak also continues to pick up. Oum Is looking up and ash 

 and hickory continue strong. Elm and maple are moving along In good 

 shai)e. The better grades of walnut are strong and the poorer grades are 

 lirgiunlug to show some signs of improvement. Collections are good. 

 'i'he various wood consuming plants are running on fair time. The box 

 factories are working on war orders, being operated on full time. Fur- 

 niture factories are doing a fair amount of business. Plow manufacturers 

 report a large volume of trade in 1917. The car shortage has been play- 

 ing havoc with many of the lumber manufacturers as well as owners of 

 wood consuming plants, and at this writing there is no relief in sight. 

 Building operations for December showed some improvement over the 

 previous month, but little real improvement in building is looked for 

 before the close of the war. Several public liuildings are in the course 

 of erection here, but few residences are being built. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >- 



There has been ver.v little change in the general demand for hardwood 

 "luring the month other than that the demand for aeroplane stock has 

 increased, and a number of woodworking concerns are now making certain 

 parts under sub contracts. There is a big demand for walnut and mahogany 

 for aeroplane construction, while the demand for walnut for gunstocks is 

 as big as ever. In aeroplane work a lot of glued up stock or laminated 

 wood is required, and this has resulted In a healthy demand for veneers, 

 etc.. some of this laminated wood calling for eight, ten and twelve ply. 



Oak has shown some improvement during the month, everything being 

 active except inch common, which is not moving. .\sh, in thick wide stock, 

 is showing the same activity that has marked its consumption during 

 the past four or five months, while gum, elm. hickory, poplar and cotton- 

 wood are all active. The demand from the cabinet and furniture trades, 

 as well as the manufacturers of pleasure cars, is somewhat off, but truck 

 builders are busy, and there is a big demand for hardwoods to fill all sorts 

 of government orders. Commercial orders have slumped somewhat dur- 

 ing the past few days, due to its being the annual stock taking season, 

 but most of the local houses have more commercial orders on hand than 

 they can deliver under present tralfic conditions, and are absolutely refus- 

 ing all long term contracts and much immediate delivery business. The 

 demand is said to be satisfactory, but deliveries have been almost Impossi- 

 ble except on government orders, and much stock is being held up pend- 

 ing opening of embargoes or obtaining cars. At the present time most 

 of the mills are down, as there is a shortage of logs, and logs are com- 

 ing in slowly on account of the snow, labor and traffic conditions. The 

 mills are taking advantage of the opportunity to make the usual mid- 

 winter repairs, and in most cases will resume operations shortly. 



-■< MILWAUKEE >-= 



The Allis-rbalniers Manufacturing Company, itilwaukoe, has decided 

 to continue during 1918 the bonus plan in effect all of last year. About 

 s.OOO employes are affected and the annual distribution amounts to nearly 

 *T50,000. 



.\s nearl.v ideal conditions for logging as could be desired exist In the 

 northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan timber country, and indications 

 now are that early estimates of the log input this winter will be exceeded 

 to a considerable extent. A heavy snowfall followed a period of extreme 

 cold, during which It was possible to build ice roads, and the movement 

 of logs from camps to the mills already is under way in many districts, 

 providing supplies which will keep the saws busier than expected at this 

 time of the year. An extraordinary effort is being made to make possible 

 a large production of lumber in order to fill the enormous demands for 

 government work, which continue to grow and are expected to keep all 

 mills exceptionally busy for a long time ahead. Every indication is that 

 under existing conditions the production will not suffice to cover all 

 requirements, especially If private demands experience even a decided 

 revival. Prices are firm and the tendency at this time is upward. 



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