HARDWOOD RECORD 



February 25. 191& 



A— Manufacturer of Implement Stock. 

 B — Manufacturer of Car Material. 

 C — Manufacturer of Factory Dimension. 



(•See paBO — ) 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



Band Saw Operators in Southern Hardwoods 



Kansas City, Missouri 



A, B. C— 



15 years' supply assured by 32.000 acres Virgin St. 



Francis Basin Timber, largely Oak. 



Tschndy Lumber Company, .-loei^iioi 

 Manufacturer, KauNas CSty, MlobUUKI 



The hardest uak lacks much of being as 

 hard as lignum vitae; the strongest ts weaker 

 than locust; the heaviest la lighter than man- 

 grove; but in average of good qualities It 

 would be hard to find a wood superior to oak. 



B. C— {Seo page — ) 



Wo have a One stock or 4/4 No. 1 Com. Plain White 

 Oak; 4/4 PAS Quartered White Oak. 



GALLOWAY-I'EASE 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. A U known specimens of these 

 two trees could stand on a single acre and 

 stilt leave considerable ground unoccupied. 



("See page 16) 

 Wo carry a cuinpieie stocu of plain and quartered 

 Red and White Oak in all apeciflcatlona. Our facilitlea 

 for prompt shipments are eecond to none. 



BAKER- MATTHEWS LBR CO. 



Sikeston, 



Chicago, 111. 



Manufacturer ' MISSOURI 



Why do your children like Oak best? For 

 the same reason that you did — they know it 

 la not easily scratched or marred. Think It 

 over. 



C — Special 



1 car 6/4x20" Qtd. Red Oak Seat Stock 

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

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

 ARKLA LBR. & MFG. CO., nyriccrti tdi 



St. Louis, MISSOURI 



A, B & C— 



Triple Band of 



The Meadow River Lumber Company 



Rainelle, W. Va. 



Manufacturer Hlah-Grade Hardwoods 



There are eight evergreen oaks In the United 

 States, more than half of which are confined 

 to the region, west of the Rocky 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 11) 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



Manufacturers Band Sawn H.irdwood 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 

 limbs and branches have little swell or en- 

 largement at their bases, and look like pina 

 driven Into the bole or into the larger limbs. 



A. B & C— 



Carr Lumber Company, Inc. 



Blltmore 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 common white oak, 



100,000 ft. 1" Is & 2s Qtd. White Oak 

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

 JOHN B. RANSOM & CO,, 

 Manufacturer. Nashville tckhucccce' 

 Everything In lumber I C.INlNEOjr.1!. 



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 & C— 



Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



Manufacturers and Wholesale Lumber Dealers 

 St. Louis, Missouri 



Has Individual Display Ad on Page Oeslgnated. 



n & ('— SPECIAL 



^ lurs 4/4 1 & 2 & No. 1 Common Red Oak 



5 ears 4/4 1 & 2 & No. 1 Common Chestnut 



10 rurs 4/4 &i 8/4 hnp Hun Sour Gum 



ALTON LUMBER CO. 



Buckhannon WLST VIRGINIA 



UaK foret.ts of fully matured trees, bearing 

 perfect acorns, occur In Northern Oklahoma 

 and Southern Kansas, and the talleal of the 

 trees little exceed two feet In height 



{'See page 12) 

 Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co. 



Manufacturer of Hardwoods 

 Memphis, Tennessee 



(•See page 8) 

 Band sawn lumber, thick stock and timbera. The 

 tixture of our muuiitain oak is famoua. Try it. 

 VESTAL LBR. & MFG. CO., __.„-,_„___ 

 Manufacturer, KjioxvUie. TENNESSEE 



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 shipment large slock of 10/4 and 

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

 in all grades. 



FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.. 



Manufacturer, NashTiUe, TENNEISSEE 



'I'he oldest piece of oak shaped by human 

 hands is believed to be an oak canoe discovered 

 a few years ago buried in mud at the bottom 

 of a river in England, and believed to be 

 3.000 voars old. 



Fur 25 years we have made Oak and still specialize 

 in this, the best of American hardwoods. Our prices, 

 grades and service are worth considering. 



LOVE. BOYD & CO., T-rMMCCCi?!? 

 Manufacturer. Nashville. 1 I lWINcOji :.!:. 



No other wood of the United States is as 

 suitable for quarter sawing aa white oak. 

 Some of the red oaks meas^ur*- i;iiriv well up 

 to white oak In that respect, but as a general 

 proposition they fall considerably below it. 



for anyf hiiig in OAK write these representative firms 



(■See page 12) 

 QUARTERED OAK OUR SPECIALTY 



Memphis Band Mill Company 



Memphis TENNESSEE 



Manufacturer, 



Practically all the oak cut In Europe, west 

 of Russia and the Balkans, belongs to a 

 single species, though the qualities of the 

 wood from various regions differ greatly and 

 bear different names. 



Specials On 

 3 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qtd. Hed Oak 

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

 BA.TOU LAND & LUMBER CO., 

 Manufacturer, Cincinnati, 



OHIO 



^^ Machine manufactured oak flooring la » 



^^ modern invention, but hand-dressed oak has 



^^ been used for floors since ancient times. Doubt 



^= is cast on the wisdom of Solomon because ha 



= did not use oak instead of cedar in his temple 



^^ (*Se6 page 46) 



m C. Crane & Co. 



^^ Hardwood Lumber 



^g Band Mills at Cincinnati, O. 



^^ Botanists who are looked upon as authority 



^^ in such matters, have agreed to change the 



== book name of Northern red oak from quercus 



== rubra to quercus borealis. 



^^ Manufacturers of Plain and Quartered Oak 



== also 



= Oak Timbers and Bridge Plank 



^= SABINE TRAM COMPANY. TPVAC; 

 ^ ^^^ BEAUMONT. Ifc-AAS 



^^ 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. 



^^ CSee page 56) 



^= Nice stock of dry 4/4, 5/4 & 6/4 Plain Red and White 



^= Oak on hand at Burtlette. Ark,, for prompt shipment. 



^M THREE STATES LUJfBER CO.-prMiMrQ^Pr 



^^ Manufacturer. Memnhls i i:.i^i^i:.J.Ji:*i:- 



^^ The golden oak which grows in California, 



^^ la not so named because of the color of its 



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



= under side of Us leaf. 



^^ B & C— 



g^ \V? Manufacture Hardwood Prom Tine West Virginia 



^~ Timber. 



^m WARN LU^IBER CORPORATION «» «r » 



^p Raywood, " ' * ^ • 



"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 

 first growing season. 



Yellow Popl2U' 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? 



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 tn Plain an<l Quartered, writ© 

 DCHLMEIER BROTHERS & CO., rkUirfc 

 Manufacturers, Cincinnati wnH-/ 



A— 150,000 ft. 4/4 No. 2 Com. Plain Oak 

 Specialists in Bone Dry, Good Widths & Lengths- 

 Prompt Bhlpment 

 BABB-HOLADAY LUMBER CO.. rkUirk 



Manufacturer, Greenfield, <JrlBJ 



Clothes don't make the man. nor does finish 

 make the furniture — but It helps. See the 

 latest. 



(See page 42) 



The Band Mill. Planing Mill and Dry Kiln 



of the 



Williams Lumber Company 



Is located at 

 Fayetteville. Tennessee 



Why has Oak always led in offerings at 

 the furniture shows? Ask anyone who sells 

 furniture. 



All lumber piled in same lengths and similarly loaded 

 in cars. 



CLAY LUMBER COMPANY. 



Manufacturer. mj/ ^r. 



Middle Fork, ^V. VA. 



A & C— 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber; also Mlllwork, Pln- 

 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 & LUMBER CO.. 



Manufacturer, St. Albans, y^^ 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 

 Manuifacturer 



Do you know of any other wood that pleases 

 In so many ways and in so many garbs as 

 does Oak? 



Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company 



Sales Office— Clarksburg, W. Va. 

 Band Mills— Curtin, Coal Sid- 

 ing and Hominy Falls^ 



W. VA. S 



Good eating and good Oak go well together. 

 They make an especially logical combination 

 in these days of high prices. 



Specialties 

 Quarter-sawed WTiite Oak. Plain Red and White Oak 



C. L. RITTER LUMBER COMPANY. 



ROCKCASTLE LUMBER COMPANY. 



Mannfa<'turer8. Huntington, ^^'. Va. 



(•See pages 44-5U) 

 Kentucky Soft Texture White Oak. Red Oak and 

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

 Timbers. 10x16 ft. 



AMERICAN LBR. & MFG. CO., Pittfiburgh, 

 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. 



