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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 10, 1918 



laffi^' 



■UMBCr^AND 



ELmira./l.y. 



HoTember 



1915. 



Paepcke Leight I'br. Co., 



Chicago, 



111. 



Gcntlefflen:- 



Ve are using your Bed Oun loi&'ber in the 

 manufacture of our high claea interior 

 trim and general planirg ilIII work. 



This gum ie giTing excellent Bfctisf action, 

 lieing highly graded, soft texture, good 

 widths, end long lengths, also dry, straight 

 and flbt. 



Respectfully, 



Harris, kcUenry & Baker Co. 



Diet. 

 REE/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 

 machine, 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 : HelcDa and BlrtheTtll«, Ark.; Greenville, Ulsi. 



of ash, hickoi'y and elm is reported quite good while prices are well 

 maintained. Sap gum in the higher grades is in active request while 

 there is only a fair call reported for red gum in firsts and seconds. Cot- 

 ton wood and gum l)Ox lioards are in large request and in only scant sup- 

 ply, with the result that relations between supply and demand are quite 

 strained and that prices are around the ma.\imum. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >= 



There has been very little change noted in the general situation dur- 

 ing the past month, other than that there has been some slight improve- 

 ment in the car supply in the South, but not really enough to make any 

 great difference. The embargo situation is substantially the same a.s it 

 has been for thirty days. There is a general shortage of log cars, and 

 coal cars are so scarce that even such equipment is hardly to be had. 

 Sidings are full of logs ^vaiting shipment to mills, which are unable to 

 operate full time, due to the inability to obtain logs. It is reported that 

 logs have lain at sidings so long that worms and bugs are beginning to 

 injure them, that is the softer hardwoods. There has been practically 

 no change in the demand, which continues strong for thick stocks of 

 oak and ash for government work, poplar also being active, with walnut in 

 the same stead.v demand for gun stocks and aeroplane work. Quartered 

 oak and ash are also being used in aeroplane work, taum is steady and 

 in fair demand fur all grades. Toplar is also active and there is a good 

 demand for all grades of veneers. Ilow-evcr, shipments are not moving 

 very rapidly, and every mill concern and jobbing house has lieav.v orders 

 en hand awaiting either cars or lifting of embargoes. Dealers are lighting 

 shy of future orders and contracts of all kinds, as it is generally believed 

 that prices will continue high on all thick stocks, and in fact on all 

 southern hardwoods, due to enforced light production on account of the 

 iog situation. IMenty of good saw logs are being gotten out at present 

 prices, but they are doing the mills very little good so long as they are 

 :n sidings far removed from the mills. 



particularly true in regard to oak and gum. The two latter items are 

 harder to obtain than for a long time. Firm prices prevail and it is the 

 consensus of opinion among the leading dealei's that these prices will 

 continue indefinitely. There is little improvement in shipping conditions, 

 and unless the weather improves they will grow worse instead of better. 

 Cyitrcss in mixed cars is in fairly good call, particularly from the fac- 

 tories. It is believed that the yard trade will shortly show an improve- 

 ment. Inquiries are growing more numerous. The car situation is not 

 good but an improvement is hoped for. The mills are in a better position 

 to book cypress than ever. 



=-< ASHEVILLE >= 



In the last two weeks the worst difiiculty experienced by shippers in 

 this section, according to dealers' statements, is that the intermediate 

 railway connections with eastern railways have been unsatisfactory. 



Even when the main eastern lines are open, it Is said, the trouble is to 

 get the lumber moved by the southern railway. But a number of ship- 

 ments are going forward to the eastern market. As for intrastate trade, 

 the acceptance of government contracts for wagon and other stock by 

 North Carolina furniture and woodworking factories has stimulated an 

 already large demand in eastern Carolina for hardwoods. 



=•< MILWAUKEE >-= 



=■< ST. LOUIS >= 



There is a fairly good demand for all items on the hardwood list. In 

 ract the call is much better than the car situation will permit. Many 

 shippers say that they have enough orders booked to keep them busy for 

 some time, should the car situation not show' an improvement. Manj' of 

 rhe mills have contracts for government work and they are getting more 

 all the time. The local factory trade is less than it has been owing to the 

 sash and door plants not doing very much business because of the quiet- 

 ness in the building lines. Stocks are continually growing less. This is 



Reports that the War Industries Board at Washington has had issued 

 a priority order prohibiting the shipment by rail of all lumber excepting 

 that destined for plants manufacturing aircraft, vessels, army and navy 

 materials, and that needed for other purposes of the war program did not 

 come as a surprise to the hardwood industry of Wisconsin, according to 

 leading men in the trade. The effect of the order will not alter condi- 

 tions existing during recent months to any appreciable extent, as a major 

 |iart of all lumber manufactured and shipped has been virtually on Gov- 

 i-rnment account. 



The logging season has come to a close in most districts of Northern 

 Wisconsin and the big task now is to get the winter's cut to the mills. 

 -V large number of plants whiclj are not provided with facilities tor winter 

 sawing operations are rapidly going on the active list. An unfavorable 

 feature is the shortage of competent mill labor. The release of woods- 

 men has provided a fairly large supply of inexperienced help for the 

 time being, l)ut most of it is wholly unsuitable. The stringency of the 

 car situation has been relieved to some extent, but still is acute. How- 

 ever, it is expected that the Government soon will be able to make ample 

 provision for taking care of shipping requirements. 



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