HARDWOOD RECORD 



AugUKt 10, 1010. 



The veneer sawmills that have enabled us 

 to maintain our reputation for 



Honest Inspection 

 Intelligent Selection 



Itee. L. S. Specialty Quartered White Oak Veneers i-aV. Oil. 



F.ST.ABI.ISIIKI) 1807 



IN< OKrOKATED 1904 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



Our FLOORING PLANT is now complete. We 

 are prepared to furnish promptly 



Made (^ Right 

 OAK FLOORING 



in carload or less than carload ship- 

 ments, scientifically cured, perfectly 

 worked, uniform in color and texture 



THE MOWBRAY & ROBINSON CO.,Cincinnati,0. 



FACTORY— QUICKSAND. KENTCCKy 



YABOS — Detroit. Mich. : Hocheiter. N. y. ; Brooklyn. N. Y. ■ Cincinnati O 



BRAXCS OFFICES— IndianapolU, Ind . : Grand Bapids. Mich. ■ Clovaland ' n ' 



Buffalo. N. Y. : Boston. Ma»i. lovoi.na, u. . 



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Morton Humidity System 



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Pocket Kitna 

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 lumber Indut- 

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Lumber prop- 



prlT kiln dried 



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li.'tter prIri-B 



The MortoM 



Kiln 



Produce* 



Quality 



Lumber 



3 Coirpleio CaialoEB and Specialty FoMir U(i.i; 



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



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Table of Contents fj^ 



COVER PICTURE— LUMBER SCENE IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 13 



The Cover Picture 13 



Securing Dependable Results 14 



A National Traffic Bureau Imperative 14 



Freicjlit Weiglits and Shipping Facilities 14 



Lumber Cost and Prices 15 



Must Work Together on Traffic Question 15 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Historical Price Lists 16 



Interesting Traffic Developments 22-23 



Forest Service Opens Chicago Office 23 



Vast Importance of Classification 24-25 



THE LUMBERMEN'S ROUND TABLE 26 



Mill Scale Study of Maple Logs 26a 



Do Tree Roots Seek Water 26a 



Affairs in Hand Around Memphi* 26b 



Veneer Can be Too Dry 26b 



Poison Oak and Its Kindred 26c-26d 



Tanning and Dyeing Materials 26d 



Pertinent Legal Findings 27 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



The Wisconsin Meeting 17-21 



M iscelianeous 28-29 



THE MAIL BAG 28 



WITH THE TRADE 29-30 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 30-34 



HARDWOOD NEWS 34-41 



HARDWOOD MARKET 41-45 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 46 



SITBSCTRIPTION TEBMB: In th« tjnited State! and Iti posiesaloDS. aod Caaada. 

 S2.0U th* ;^ear^ In forelp' ::oaotn<>«. tl.OO eitra poataEe. 



In conformity with th.* rolM of the poBtofBre department, inbeerlptlona ar» 

 payahia In advance, and In default of written orders to tbc contrary, ara cootlDOed 

 at oar option. 



Inatrnctlona for renewal, discontinuance, or chance of addrass. abonld be aaal 

 one week before the date they are to so Into effect. Both old and aew addreaaea 

 must be ylTen. 



Rotb display and claaalfled advertlslnc rates fumlabed upoa apptlcatloB. Adrer- 

 tlBlng copy most be recelvad five daja lo adrance of publication datea. 



Entered aa seeand-class mattrr U'-r ZS, 1902. at tb* postofflce at Cblcafo, IIL. 

 under act of March S, 1!<78. 



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Verdict of A Well Pleased Customer | 



"We hare used perhapx tuo million feet of Sap ami ftvil flum the pant three i/cara. g 



ll'c find by long experienee that the Itcd Oum tchirh ix Kractzer Cured, furnished g 



/(// Ilea. (;. Brown <£• Co., icill u-orl: the name ag poplar. We make interior houite g 



trim, and have to malic a ureal manp kitchen dreisrrK, wardrohcs, medicine cahi- s 



nrt/t. etc." = 



have used this space the last few months to tell you of experiences of others 

 who have used our Kraetzer Cured Gum. We arc in position to demonstrate to 

 you that we can save you money by lessening the cost of the finished article without 

 .idditional expense. You cannot afford to overlook this fact. 



: you have not already asked us to give you furtlur details we will be glad to have 

 '11 do so now. 



GEO. C. BROWN & COMPANY 



Manufacturers St. Francis Basin Hardwoods m 



number of piling sticks and method of stacking!; 



liaii.l Mill. IVoctor. ,\hi. 

 >l»iii OflireN. Memphis, Tenn. 



It will be a pleasure to quote on your Inquiries. 



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