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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Fihruaiy 10. lOlS 



larrt^- 



UMBEF^AND] 



u/j.y. 



KoTemter 



9th. 



1915. 



Pnepcke Leight L'br. Co., 



Chlcego, 



111. 



Gentlemen: - 



We are ualng your Bed Sub luBi^e'r in the 

 manufacture of our high claee interior 

 trim and general jplaning s^ill worJc. 



This gum ie giying excellent Bbtief action , 

 being highly graded, soft texture, good 

 widths, snd long lengths, also dry, straight 

 and flbt. 



Respectfully, 



Harris, kcUenry in Baker Co. 



Diet. 

 RilK/LG. 



Of course it is true that 



Red Gum 



is America's finest cabinet wood — but 



Just as a poor cook will spoil the choicest 

 viands while the experienced chef will turn 

 them into prized delicacies, so it is true that 



The inherently superior qualities 

 of Red Gum can be brought 

 out only by proper handling 



When you buy this wood, as when you buy a new 

 ;nachine, you want to feel that you have reason for 

 believing it will be just as represented. 



We claim genuine superiority for our Gum. _ The 

 proof that you can have confidence in this claim is 

 shown by the letter reproduced herewith. 



Your interests demand that you remem- 

 ber this proof of our ability to preserve 

 the wonderful qualities of the wood 

 when you again want RED GUM. 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Company 



CONWAY BUILDING 111 W. WASHINGTON ST. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Band Mills: Helena and BlythevlUe, Ark.; GreenTille, MlM. 



■< CLEVELANDy 



Firmer position of nil limdwoods is notod as improvemout in receipts 

 fails to materialize. While the outlet, owing to the severely cold weather 

 here, is limited, even for this time of year, there is not enough to makr 

 yards feel sure they can replenish, and consequently prices are firmly 

 maintained on all descriptions. Relief from this stringency, due directly 

 to the poor railroad facilities, is expected when the government gets really 

 busy on its contnd of the freight situation. Up to the present there has 

 been no perceptilile improvement in this situation in the district. The 

 principal outlet for luirdwoods at present is in the several liig munitions 

 plants going up in Cleveland. Akron and Alliance. These are consuming 

 lai'ge quantities of all materials, in hardwoods, principally oak and maple 

 flooring, as well as some cypress for exterior trim. If anything these two 

 items are stronger in the last fortnight, although not actually higher. Out- 

 let for hardwoods in small house construction, ordinarily the best outlet, 

 is practically nil at present, as the severely cold weather of the last two 

 mouths has iirought carpentering work to a standstill. Consequently thert* 

 is only a limited demand, if any, from the yaril point of view. 



=■< INDIANAPOLIS >■= 



The hardwood trade continues to face many unsettled business condi- 

 tions, with the result that the market is unsteady, although prices are 

 well maintained. The slow movement of traffic, if it may be said to be 

 moving at all, is the chief difficulty being faced by the tra<le. and it is said 

 quite generally that little improvement is being shown in these conditions. 

 The common carriers in Indiana have been so busy transporting coal to 

 relieve actual suffering that the railroads have had no opportunity to 

 devote attention to the movement of many classes of freight. 



Most of the business is confined to contracts for war orders, or in filling 

 the needs of sul>-contractors. This business is growing steadily, and the 

 hardwood interests now feel that the demand is to be heavy enough to 

 more than make up for the loss of lousiness that comes through the cus- 

 tomary channels. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, which nmin- 

 tains a war bureau in Washington, has just announced that contracts 

 amounting to_many millions of dollars have been signed with firms in 

 central Indiana, and that a large part of these contracts will bring Imsi- 

 ness directly to the lumber Interests. 



Because of the unsettled business conditions, many of the large consum- 

 ing plants are not buying steadily, and many other plants have been com- 

 pelled to suspend operations temporarily as a result of a fuel shortage. 

 There is less activity in furniture circles than there has been for years. 



Prices remain steady. P.ox-making materials are in excellent demand, 

 and heavy stocks of walnut also are in demand. Heavy oak stocks for 

 manufacturing purposes find a ready market. The building trades are 

 very inactive. 



=< EVANSVILLE >.= 



Hardwood lumber manufacturers in Evansville and southern Indiana 

 report trade rather dull for the past two or three weeks, owing to the 

 bad weather conditions, the heavy snows and ice, and the freeze-up of the 

 various rivers in this section. The car shortage and freight embargoes 

 also have played havoc with the lumber interests and little or no improve- 

 ment is looked tor until after the weather has moderated. Few if any 

 of the hardwooil mills in southwestern Indiana have been operated during 

 the past few weeks. The tie-up has been the most severe that the lumber 

 manufacturers of this section have known for many years. The Ohio- 

 river and its tributaries have been frozen over and steamboats have been 

 unable to operate at all. Railroads have not been able to maintain any- 

 thing like regular schedules and freight embargoes have greatly handi- 

 lapped the lumbermen and manufacturers. Logs are slow in coming in and 

 little improvement is expected before thawing weather. Few if any of 

 the large lumber consuming factories of Evansville have been able to run 

 on full time during the bad weather. Box factories are unusually busy, 

 having been working on war orders for several months. Collections are 

 good considering the times. There is still a good demand for the various 

 kinds of timber that the federal government wants in the building of war 

 materials. Shipments are uncertain. 



-< MEMPHIS >-= 



The hardwood market continues quite firm because there is a large 

 inquiry and because production remains on a very unsatisfactory basis. 

 There have been a few times when lumbermen have found such a strong 

 or such a general demand for their output and, by the same token, there 

 imve been comparatively few instances when hardwood production has 

 l>een so restricted for such a long period as two months. Orders are being 

 received from private users of hardwood lumber and they are also coming 

 from the manufacturers of wagons, wheels, boxes, handles and other com- 

 modities who have taken government contracts therefor. Thus the aver- 

 age member of the trade is far less concerned about selling what he has 

 to offer than about shipping the .stock or producing the stock after sales 

 have been made. Shipping conditions are showing vei-y little improvement 

 because of the prevalence of embargoes, though luml)ermen are hopeful 

 that the efforts now being put forth to get cotton moved away in time 



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