February 10, 191S 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



A— Manufacturer of Implfltnent Stock. 



B— Manufacturer of Car Matoral. 



C — Manufacturer of Factory Olmenilon. 





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Cromwell Character Counts 



Srp.Mal 5 S No. ■> & No. 3 Cura. Oak 



CROMWELL UDWD. LUMUKR a| ARAMA 



CO. Manufacturer MontKuiiiery. ■rt^>**>rtJ»i>* 



Oak lumber In commercial quantities Is pro- 

 duced by forty states, and more than 18.000 

 mills cut It. The number of oak mills In 

 North Carolina exp-^eds the number In any 

 other state. 



Did you ever rest your eyes on a aoft-toned 

 Oak walnstcotlnp? Try it and then tell your 

 customers about It. 



(Soe page — ) 

 Flue Venecra nnd liardwood Lumber 



= Wood-Mosaic Company^ Inc. 



New Albany, Ind. 



Manufacturer 



rago 20) 

 Veneers and Hardwood Lumber 



B Hoffman Brothers Company 



Manufacture 



Ft. Wavne, Ind. 



Oak Is Just as ornamental today as it was 

 useful five centuries ago — Just as useful today 

 as It was ornamental then. 



{•See page 54) 

 Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber and Flooring 



The Mowbray & Robinson Company 

 Cincinnati, Ohio 



Write for List and Prices 



North Vernon Lumber Company 



Manufacturer i«.ir^i » m » 



North Vernon, INDIANA 



= Everyone KNOWS what OAK Is; that Is why 

 ^= it is so easy to sell Oak goods. 



There will always be a market for all the 

 Oak our sawmills have any right to cut. 



TluTe are eight evergreen oaka in the United 

 States, more than half of which are confined 

 to the region west of the Rocky Mountains. 

 Not one of them possesses much value as a 

 sourpf* nf lumber. 



(•See rage 53) 



Charles H. Bamaby 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber and 

 Veneers 

 Greencastle, Ind. 



No one should fancy that the "peach oak" 

 bears poaches. It was given that name be- 

 cause Its leaves are shaped like those of a 

 peach tree. It Is likewise called willow oak. 

 bpcatiae the foliage regembles that of willow. 



(•See page 51) 

 We have to offer at preseut 1 car 4/4 FAS Quartered 

 mute Oak. 1 car 4/4 No. 1 C. & Bet. Quartered Red 

 Oak 

 SW.^IN-ROACH LUMBER CO. ,-,_,. .... 

 Manufacturer Seymour. IINUIANA 



(•See page G4i 



J. V. Stimson 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler Hardwood Lumber 

 Huntingburg, Indiana 



The oldest oak tree still standing (If tradi- 

 tion Ig true) Is known as Abraham's oak, near 

 Jerusalem. If the patriarch Abraham ever 

 camped In Its shade, as the story goes, the 

 event must have occurred 4,000 years ago. 



No wood is more susceptible to the fuming 

 process than oak, and both red and white oak 

 are suitable for this process. 



Miller Lumber Company 



Manufacturer and Dealer In All Kinds of Hardwood 



Lumber 



Marianna, Arkansas 



• Hat Individual Display Ad on Page Oeilgnated. 



(SfO pJiKO — ) 



W. p. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. 



9 Band Mills manufacturing hardvoods 



Louisville, Ky. 



Band Sawed, Steam Dried, Arkansas Ilarclwoodi 



Edgar Lumber Company 



Wesson, Arkansas 



When artists of the Middle Ages chose a 

 wood for high class carving, such as cathedral 

 doors, altars, and architraves, they almost In- 

 variably selected oak. 



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Salt Lick Lumber Company ^ 



Hardwood Manufacturer 

 Salt Lick, Kentucky 



(See pat;e 12) 

 J. W. Wheeler & Co. 



Manufacturers Band Saweil Hardwood Lumt>er and 



Quartered Oak, A-sh and Gum 



Memphis, Tennessee 



Manufacturers of staves for barrels Intended 

 to contain alcoholic liquors prefer white oak 

 to red for the reason that the wood of the 

 former permits less seepage than red oak. 



Our Lumber la Well Manufactured and Well Taken 



Care of. Write us for prices In anything In hardwooda. 



THE FERD BRENNER LU.MBER COMPANY, 



Alexandria, LOUISIANA 



(•Seo page 17) 

 Plain and Quarter-Sawed Oak a Specialty 



Little Rock Lumber & Mfg. Co. 



Maker of Band Sawed Hardwoods 



Little Rock. Arkansas 



Tlie value of oak crosstlea in the tracks of 

 railroads has long been understood by en- 

 gineers They give the best service becaus* 

 the wood is hard and wears well and holds 

 spikes well and resists decay 



for anything in OAK write these representative firms 



B & c 



Manufacturers Band Sawed Plain and Quartered. Oak 

 and other Hardwood Lumber 



Sabine River Lumber Sc Logging Co., Inc. 

 San Antonio, Texas 



5 cars 4 '4 White Oak FAS & No. 1 C. 

 10 cars 5/4 Plain Bed Oak Steps FAS & No. 1 C. 

 WILLIAMSON-KUNY MILL & LUMBER CO. 

 Manufacturer, Mound City, ILLINOIS 



The laurel oak Is more abundant In Florida 

 than In any other part of the United States, 

 but it Is not abundant anywhere. Few logs 

 reach sawmills. 



Special— 500,000 ft. 4/4 FAS Plain While & Red Oak 



MISSISSIPPI 



LAMB-FISH LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturer, Charleston, 



("See pages 5-11-00) 

 Paepcke Leicht Lumber Company 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 General Offices. .Conivay Building, „ , 



Manufacturer Chicago^ 



West Virginia leads all other slates In the 

 production of oak lumber, and Tennessee 

 stands second on the list. These two states 

 furnish one-third of a!! the oak lumber sawed 



In the United States. 



Tho followinjr Is ready for prompt shipment: 

 RO.OOO' 4/4" Clr. Qtd. Re<I Oak Strips, 2',4-5»^" 

 CO. 000' 4/4" FAS Qtd. Red Oak, C" & up 

 100,000' 5/8" No. 1 Common Poplar 

 BEDNA YOUNO LUMBER CO. 

 Greeiihburc. INDIANA 



We Manufacture Hardwood Lumber 



C. & W. Kramer Company 



Richmond, Indiana 



The oak tree under which John Wesley 

 preached his first aormon In America still 

 stands In Georgia and la an object of great 

 interest to tourists. It is the common southern 

 Hvp oak. 



B— 



We specialize In White and Red Oak and In Quartered 

 Red fJiim. We sollrit your Inquiries. 

 ALEXANDER BROTHERS, r^iccicciddi 

 Mannfacturers, Belznnl. IVIIb:>l33lrfl 



Factories In the United Stales use approxi- 

 mately two billion feet of oak yearly, which 

 Is about 65 per cent of the total eawmlll pro- 

 duction of thla wood. 



Yellow oak is the best named of all the 

 oaks. The Inner bark is yellow and was a 

 reliable dye material in pioneer times, and It 

 might be worth while to investigate It now. 

 in these days of scarcity in the dye market. 



All stock cut from our Virgin Timber on modern 

 hand mills. 



THISTLETHWAITE LUMBER CO.^IPANY. 

 Manufacturer 



Washington, LOUISIANA 



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Tallahatchie Lumber Company 



Manufacturers of Band Sawn Hardwoods 

 Philipp, Mississippi 



Poets have written of oaks a thousand years 

 old. but there does not seem to be an authentic 

 record of an age of more than 700 years for 

 an oak, based on a count of the anntal growth 

 rings. 



A. li & C— 

 Dermott Land & Lumber Company- 

 Manufacturers Southern Hardwoods 

 Mills, Dermott, Ark. 

 Sales Office. Railway Exchange Bldg.. Chlcaflo. Ml. 

 (•See paee 52} 

 ARLINGTON LUMBER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers uf Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber 

 Mills: Arlington, Ky., and I*ark„__,_, ,_„„ 

 Place, Ark. Write Arlington KENTUCKY 



The shingle oak was not so named because 

 It was particularly good for shingles, but be- 

 cause lis leaves are so arranged on the twig 

 that their edges overlap and occur In the 

 order of shingles on a roof. 



The Germans use some oak In their air- 

 pianos, but it Is too heavy and brittle lo give 

 much service in that place. 



("See page 55) 

 6,000.000 Feet of Oak Always on Hand In 1 to 2" Slock 



BLISS-COOK OAK COMPANY, . „^ . -,c a c 



Manufacturer Bllssville, AKKAINJAJ 



The turkey oak In the South received that 

 name at an early period because Its acorns 

 were small and were easily ealen by wild tur- 

 krys. ^^^^^^^^^___^^_ 



('See page 19) 

 All stock ffradod up to qual I ly— knocked down to price. 

 UTLEY-HOLLOWAY LUMBER COMPANY 



Conway Building «, . ikioi^ 



Hanufaoturer Chicag*- ILLIINWIO 



Specials 



lOO.nOO ft, 5/4 FAS Plain Red Oak 

 I'Oii.uiiii ft. 4/4 K... 1 Com. Plain Kcd Oak 

 300,000 ft. S/4 FAS Qtd. iU'd Gum 

 Climax Lumber Company, l-td., ^~, ,,£,,. ^ . 

 Manufacturer St. Landry. LUUIblAINA 



The United Slates government began its 

 forest policy more than a hundred year* %go 

 by purchasing tracts of ' live oak timber in 

 the Southern stales to guard against scarcity 

 of material for ships. 



Band Sawed, Equalized. Forked Leaf WhlU Oak 



Thin Oak and Ash Specialties 



MANSFIELD HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



Manufacturer WTNNFIELD, LA. 



it has been found out that the famous 

 "Charter Oak" which stood near Hartf»rd, 

 Conn., and which figured so prominently In 

 the early history of New England, was white 

 oak. 



70% 14 and 16' long Band Sawn Plain Red Oak. 



HOLLY RIDGE LUMBER C0.^-,„— - .^^^v 



Manufacturer Louinville, K±.1N 1 UL>N.I 



The cow uak Is one of the most valuable 

 hardwoods of the South, and belongs to the 

 white oak group. Its acorns are large, thin 

 shelled, and sweet, and cattle like to eat them. 



11 & C- 



Hloh Grade Lumber 



Hyde Lumber Company ^= 



South Bend, Indiana ==^ 



Biind Mills: Arkansas City. Ark. LaJco Providence. La. ^=^ 



Colfax Hardwood Lumber Co. ^ 



Manufacturer Band Sawed Southern Hardwoods ^~ 



Colfax, Grant Parish Louisiana ^^ 



The manufacturers of plows have lone 

 .«»hown preference for oak for the handles. 

 The wood is strong. Is easy to bend In th* 

 proper form when steamed, and holds that 

 form ever after. 



Carrier Lumber & Mfg. Co., Inc. 



Sardis, Miss. 



Kiln Dried .Stocks a Specialty 

 Manufacturer 



The hardness of oaks vary as much as 60 

 per cent when they are compared among 

 themselves, and there Is no leas difference 

 among different species when their strength 

 la under consideration. 



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