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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



April 10, 1918 



HELP 

 WIN 



THE 



WAR 



WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS: 



Manufacture no Walnut Tim- 

 ber into Veneers for the dura- 

 tion of the war. 



This timber Is a vital neces- 

 sity for the manufacture of 

 Gun Stocks and Aeroplane 

 Propellers. 



For Furniture, Interior Trim and 

 Other Cabinet Work 



Use Figured Red Gum 



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Louisville Veneer Mills Inc. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



by the demands of war — not for soldiers of war, but for 

 "soldiers of the soil." 



It may be said to the everlasting honor of the em- 

 ployers and employes that the introduction of the mili- 

 tary service act found little eligible material in the fac- 

 tories of the furniture and piano manufacturers. These 

 firms early recognized their duty to "Canada and the 

 Empire," and recruiting was encouraged to the economic 

 detriment of many firms. Now that the demand for 

 food supplies has become so insistent they are still using 

 the slogan, "Your king and your country need you — 

 NOW," and preparing to get every man possible work- 

 ing on the soil. As one prominent manufacturer put it, 

 "We can live if we have to eat standing in the kitchen, 

 and a piece of furniture would be a poor substitute for 

 food, even though it be admitted that good dining room 

 furniture helps in the enjoyment of good food, when one 

 can have both." 



Of course, good furniture workers and, more particu- 

 larly speaking, good piano workers, cannot be trained 

 in a few months, and many of the skilled artisans who 

 heeded the highest call will never be replaced. In many 

 places women are being employed, but there are so many 

 positions to be filled in all lines of industry that the will- 

 ingness of woman to more than do her part seems to 

 have little effect on the labor situation. 



Materials used in the making of furniture commenced 

 to advance perceptibly in price in 1915, and have climbed 

 rapidly ever since. The greatest advances took place in 

 1917. Most of the materials used in this industry have 

 passed through some of the primary industries. Conse- 

 quently prices have shown a greater upward movement. 

 No immediate relief is in sight. 



With respect to transportation, as a whole the indus- 

 try seems to have suffered more from incoming ship- 

 ments of lumber and veneers than from lack of shipping 

 facilities for outgoing shipments. 



There are rumors of a step to be taken by the domin- 

 ion government in respect to furniture which, at the start, 

 may cause a diminution in the demand for furniture. Be- 

 fore this article is published the announcement may 

 come that the importation of furniture into Canada is 

 forbidden. The step is contemplated, and rumor says 

 that in order to make up the loss of tariff income and also 

 raise an additional million dollars for the government, 

 an excise tax will be placed on furniture. The tEix con- 

 templated is said to be close to ten per cent. Further- 

 more, manufacturers of furniture are making plans to in- 

 crease the prices of their lines about ten per cent. Since 

 in the course of events the consumer must ultimately foot 

 the bill, there is much conjecture as to what the primary 

 results will be as regards the demands. It is the belief 

 that the excise tax on pianos and phonographs will be 

 much larger than on what is generally known as furniture. 

 It is commonly understood that Canadian manufac- 

 turers have been somewhat dilatory in making laminated 

 furniture. To be sure, some veneered goods have been 



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