MARDWOOD RECORD 



February 10. 191S 



A — Manufacturer of Implomont Stock. 

 B— Manufacturer of Car Material. 

 C — Manufacturer of Factory Dimension 



(•See pago 55) 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



Band Saw Operators in Southern Hardwoods 



Kansas City» Missouri 



A. li. G— 



15 years' supply assurpd by S2,000 acres Virgin St. 



Francis Basin Timber, largely Oak. 



Tschiidy lainiber Company, 

 Manufacturer, KnnHUH City, 



MISSOURI 



The liardest oak lacks much of being as 

 hard as lignum vitae; the strongest is weaker 

 than locust; the heaviest is lighter than man- 

 grove; but In average of good qualitlea It 

 would be hard to find a wood superior to oak. 



11. C — (See page 5) 



Wo have a fine stock ur 4/4 No. 1 Cora. Plain ^\'hite 

 Oak: 4/4 FAS Quartered White Oak. 

 GALLOWAY-PEASE COMPANY.. .,____ ,__ 

 Manufacturer, Poplar Bluff, MISSOURI 



The scarcest of all the oaks 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 

 BtUl leave considerable ground unoccupied. 



(*Se9 page 20) 



We carry a compleit sujcK or plain and quartered 



Red and White Oak in all speclflcations. Our facilities 



for prompt flhlpmenta are second to none. cii/aBtnn 



BAKEK-MATTHEWS LBR CO. ..,cei^. Yoi 



Chicago, 111. Manufacturer IVllabOUKI 



Wliy 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 6/4i20" Qtd. Ked Oak Seat Stock 

 1 car 6/4x18" Qtd. White Oak Seat Stock 

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



ARKLA LBR. & MFG. CO., 

 St. Louis, 



MISSOURI 



A. B & C— 



Triple Band of 



The Meadow River Lumber Company 



Rainelle. W. Va. 



Manufacturer HIgh-Grade Hardwoods 



There are eight evf rgre* n oaks In the United 

 StaicH, more than half of which are contined 

 to the region, west of the llocky Mountains. 



Several oaks in different parts of the United 

 States are known locally as "rock oak," but 

 that is not the proper name of any. 



{•See page 10) 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



Manufacturers Band Sawn H.Trdwood 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 

 fimbs and branches have little swell or en- 

 largement at their bases, and look like plna 

 driven Into the bole or into the larger limbs, 



A, B & C~- 



Carr Lumber Company, Inc. 



Bill more 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 con-mon white oak. 



luu.OliU ft. 1" Is & 23 Qtd. White Oak 

 SO.onn ft. 1" No. 1 Com. Qtd. White Oak. 8" & wdr. 

 JOHN B. RANSOM & CO., 

 Manufacturer. Nasliville TCMWCCCirf 

 Everything In lumber 1 l:.ININl:^a|H:. 



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 & (3— 



Cbas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lbr. Co, 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Lumber Dealers 

 St. Louis, Missouri 



Has Individual Display Ad on Pago Designated. 



B & C- SPECIAL 



"j tan* 1/4 1 A; 2 & No. 1 Common Red Oak 



5 cars 4/4 1 & 2 & No. 1 Comraon Chestnut 



10 cars 4/4 & 8/4 LuR Bun Sour Gum 



ALTON LUMBER CO. 



Buckhannon WEST VIRGINIA 



Uak lore.sts of fully matured trees, bearing 

 I>erfect acorns, occur In Northern Oklahoma 

 and Southern Kansas, and the tallest of the 

 trees little exceerl two fnpt In height 



("St-e page 11) 



Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co. 



Manufacturer of Hardwoods 

 Memphis, Tennessee 



(•See pdge H) 

 Hand sawn lumber, thick stock and tiinbera. The 

 texture of uur mountain uak is famous. Try it. 



VESTAL LBR. & MFG. CO., rrj^^^t^ccT^p 

 Manufacturer, Knoxville, I c.rNrNC03C.E. 



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 eliiijmeiit large stock of 10/4 and 

 12/4 C. & Bet. Oak; other thlekneBses from 4/4 to 8/4 

 in all grades. 

 FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.. 



Manufacturer, Nashville, TENNESSEE 



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. 



P'or 25 years we have made Oak and still apeclallze 

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

 grades and serrice are worth considering. 



LOVE, BOYD & CO., -rrMMCccirir 

 Manufacture r , Nae hville, l^t^Wl>lr.33CJL 



No other wood of the United ritates is as 

 suitable for quarter sawing as white oak. 

 Some of the red oaks measur"^ lalrlv well up 

 to white oak in that respect, but as a general 

 proposition they fall considerably below It. 



for anything in OAK write these reprgseniaiive fir ms 



==tS ('See page 11) 



^^^^ QUARTERED OAK OUR SPECIALTY 



^ Memphis Band Mill Company 



^= Manufactorer, Memphis TENNESSEE 



^^ Fractically all the oak cut in Europe, west 



= of Russia and the Balkans, belongs to a 



^^ single species, thVaugh the qualltjes of the 



^^ wood from various regions differ greatly and 



^= bear different names. 



^^ Specials On 



^^ 3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qtd. Red Oak 



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



^= BATOC LAND & LUMBER CO. 

 Manufacturer, Cincinnati 



OHIO 



^= Machine manufactured oak flooring Is a 



^^ modern Invention, but hand-dressed oak has 



=== been used for floors since ancient times. Doubt 



^^ is cast on the wisdom of Solomon because he 



^^ did not use oak Instead of cedar In his temple 



^^ ("Cce page 50) 



H C. Crane & Co. 



^^= Hardwood Lumber 



^^ Band MiUii at Clnc'mnati. O. 



^= Botanists who are looked upon as authority 



= In such matters, have agreed to change the 



^^ book name of Northern red oak from quercua 



^^ rubra to quercus borealls. 



^B Manulacturers of Plain and Quartered Oak 



^^ also 



^^ Oak Timbers and Bridee Plank 



^= SABINE TRAM COMPANY. 



S BEAUMONT. 



^^ The largest oaks of the United States are 



^s found In California, where they are known 



^^ as valley oak. Trunks may be from six to 



^^ ten feet" In diameter. 



^^ {•See page 64) 



^= Nice stock of dry */i. 6/4 & 6/4 Plain Red and White 



== Oak on hand at Burdette. Ark., for prompt shipment. 



^ THREE STATES tUSIBEB CCq-pjiji^pcCFE 



^B Maanfacturer. Memphis I cnnc^^cc- 



^^ The golden oak which grows In California, 



^s Is not so named because of the color of Its 



= wood, but on account of the yellow fuzz on the 



^m under side of Its leaf. 



White 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 



T rst prowlng 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? 



TEXAS 



^^ Wb Manufacture Hardwood From Fine West Virginia 



= WaIlN lumber COBPOBATION mf V a 

 ^ Baywood. ** ' ^ '^ • 



The color of the artistic English wood known 

 as brown oak is said to be due to incipient 

 decay which has spread through the texture 

 of the wood. 



There are no new problems to overcome in 

 curing or caring for Oak lumber. It has been 

 too long used. 



A & B— 



if you want Sound, Soft Textured White & Red Oak, 

 both In Plain and Quartered, writ© 

 DUHLMEIER BROTHERS & CO.. 

 Manufacturers, Cincinnati 



A — 150,000 ft. 4/4 r^o. J Com, riain uaK 



SpeciaUsts In Bone Dry. Good Widths & Lengths — 



Prompt Shipment 

 BARR-HOLADAY LUMBER CO., rfcUlO 



Manufacturer, Greenfield, ^"^'>-' 



Clothes don't make the man. nor does flnlsh 

 make the furniture — but It helps. See the 

 latest. 



OHIO 



Were all the Oak timber to be destroyed 

 over night the effect on business In general 

 would be chaotic. 



The Band Mill, Planing Mill and Dry Kiln 

 of the 



Williams Lumber Company 



la located at 

 Fayetteville, Tennessee 



Why has Oak always led In offerings at 

 the furniture shows? Ask anyone who aells 



furniture. 



All lumber piled in same lengths and similarly loaded 

 in car3. 



CLAY LUMBER COMPANY. 



Manufacturer, \if xrx 



Middle Fork, "'• *'*' 



A & C— 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber; also Millwork, Fin- 

 ish. Trim and Oak Flooring. 



WEST VIRGINIA TIMBER CO., „, _,. 

 Charleston, W. VA, 



We are cutting off 200.000 acres of the finest Oak in 

 West Virginia. For the very best, try 

 AMERICAN COLUMN & LUISIBER CO., 



Manufacturer, 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 garba as 

 does Oak? 



Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company ■ 



Sales Office — Clarksburg, W, Va. 

 Band Mills — Curtin, Coal Sid- ... -- . 

 ing and Hominy Falls. ". VA. 



Good eating and good Oak go well together. 

 They make an especially logical combination 

 In these days of high prices. 



Specialties 



Quarter-sawed 'UTiIte Oak. Plain Red and White Oak 

 C. L. RITTEK LUMBER COMPANY, 

 ROCKCASTLE LUfllBER COMPANY, 



Manufacturers, Huntington, \V. Va. 



(•See pages 44-5U) 



Kentucky Soft Texture White Oak, Red Oak and 



Poplar. High-class, sound, square edged White Oak 



Timbers. inxl6 ft. 



AMERICAN LBR. & MFG. CO., Pittsburgh, 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler PENNSYLVANIA 



Oak was spoken of with affection In the 

 Scriptures and will be held In esteem by our 

 children's children generations hence. 



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