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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 2n, lUlB. 



Our "Plant B" where high-grade timber and 

 workmanship have maintained our reputation 



for 



SLICE CUT VENEERS 



Specialty — Quartered White Oak Manufactured from 



Northern Grown White Oak 



Honest Inspection 



Intelligent Selection 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



KSI AIII.ISIIKI) IKli; IM DltfOKATKU 1U04 



THE POWELL MYERS LBR. CO. 



of SOUTH BEND. IND. 



Anything and Everything 

 in Dimension Hardv^oods 



Cut to Order 



WE SPECIALIZE IN 



Chair Posts and Rockers Band Sawed to Pailern. 



Timbers, Planf(, Wagon, Implement, Chair and 



Furniture Slocf(. 



Morton Humidity System 



Progrrssivr Kill 



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I'ucUct Kiliii 

 We b a 1 1 4 

 kllnii to lult 

 ••very requlre- 

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Lumber prop- 

 .TlT kll» dried 

 telfii quicker 

 nnd b r I ■ K( 

 bi'tter prUeg. 



The Morl»» 



Kiln 



Produces 



Quality 



Lumber 



\^'rlIe for c)ur 3 Corrplete Calaloit.t iinj Spt-claUy KoMer flO-(J 



MORTON DRY KILN CO.. 351-357 W. 59th St., Chicago. III. 



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Table of Contents fjf 



COVER PICTURE— An Old Mill. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



The Cover Picture 15-16 



Minimum Purchases as Affecting Lumber Prices 16 



Praying for Light 16 



May Teach Bookkeeping 16 



Where the Lumbermen Can Benefit Themselves 17 



The Furniture Shows 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Production of Lumber in 1913 24 



Rate Decision Blow to Gim Men 25 



Lumbermen's Round Table 26 



Powers of the Trade Commission 27 



Baltimore Export for June 27 



Experience Talks on Woodworking 28 



The Salesmen's Post Mortem 30 



Interesting Traffic Developments 31 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Lumbermen and Trade Commission Confer 18-23 



Annual Michigan Manufacturers 29-30 



Miscellaneous 32-33 



THE MAIL BAG 32 



WITH THE TRADE : 33-34 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 35-37 



HARDWOOD NEWS 37-43 



HARDWOOD MARKET 43-48 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 50 



SUBSCBIPTION T££HS: In the tjolted Statea and Ita posaeaalona, and Canada. 

 $2.00 the jear; Id forelp' ::oUDtnea. $1.00 extra poatase. 



Id coDformlty with th.» rules of the poatofflce department, aabacrlptlona are 

 payable Id advance, and In default of written orders to tbe contrary, are continued 

 at oar option. 



Inatmctlona for renewaJ, discontinnsDce, or chui^e of addresa. sbonld be sent 

 one week before tbe date they are to eo Into effect. Both old and new addreaaea 

 moat be (Iven. 



Both display and claaalfled adTertlalne rates fumlsbed upon appllcatlOB. Adrer- 

 tlllns copy must be recelred Atc days In sdrance of publlcatloa date«- 



Kntered aa second-clsss mstter &<•▼ 26, 

 nnder act ef March 3, 1S79. 



1902, at the poatofflce at Cblcafo. 111. 



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Satisfaction in the Finishing Room 



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(III nil. ■it i/iiiii, liouviir. wliiih xliduhl hilin.tl nil pimliiri rx ul I, urn hiiiihir is in 

 the finish it vill take compared to the old Gum cut and shipped direct from the loa. 

 KRAETZERCURED GUM WIZL TAKE ANT STAIN AND COLOR ANY OTHER 

 WOOD WILL TAKE, AND SHOW A CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL GRAIN, WHICH WAS 

 X(IT POSSIBLE HERETOFORE. When the snp is in the Gum it will produce a dirty, 

 muddji appearance, no matter liow carefully handled. Previous to the time you furnished its 

 with the Kraetzer-Cured Gum we could not prodmx a clear mahogany, walnut or any other 

 color like wc can from the Kraetzer-Cured." 



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number of piling sticks and method of stacking 



The above (|Uotation is from a letter written us by a firm which h:is coiisiimefl 



■ liiaiitities of Kraetzer-Cured Gum, It has saved it money ami can save you money. m 



Let us tell vou more aliout it. B 



GEO. C. BROWN & COMPANY, | 



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Manufacturers St. Francis Basin Hardwoods ■ 



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