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HARDWOOD RECORD 



AliKUM 



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The veneer sawmills that have enabled us 

 In maintain our reputation for 



Honest Inspection 

 Intelligent Selection 



ltc([. "u. S. Specialty Quartered White Oak Veneers I'nt. Off. 



KSTADI.ISHKD 18^:1 



IVCOHrOKATEn 1904 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



^r HARDWOOD RECORD i< a differ- 

 ^H I ent kind, and altogether better 

 ^^J.^ lumber newspaper than has hither- 

 to been published. This is made possible 

 by the loyal co-operation and support of the 

 hardwood element of the lumber industry. 

 If you are a subscriber you will agree. 



THE POW LLL MYERS LBR. CO. 



of SOUTH BKNI). IND. 



Solicit your inquiries for Oak, 

 Ash, Hickory, Maple and Gum 



DIMENSION 



OUR SPECIALTIES 



C/iaiV Posis and Rocl(ers Baud Sawed (o Patient, 

 runuliire, WaVon. and Implement Stock. 



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Table of Contents Cj 



COVER PICTURE— A Tapllne Railro.id. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



The Cover Picture 16 



Is Your Mill Foreman a Salesman? 16 



The Silent Partner 16 



Eucalyptus to Have Recognition at Exposition 17 



■Out of Date" 17 



What the Low Building Cost Means.. 17 



The Prospect Is Bright 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Study of Certain Western Trees 18 



The Lumhermen's Round Table 19 



The James D. Lacey Timber Company 20-23 



Standardizing Furniture Dimension 23 



Pertinent Legal Findings 24 



Building an Organization 25-26 



Suggestion for Perpetual Inventory 26 



New Jersey's Wood-Using Industries 27 



Interesting Traffic Developments 28-29 



Woodworking Machinery in Russia 29 



Two Important Trees of Tropical America 29 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 30-31 



THE MAIL BAG 30 



WITH THE TRADE ■ 32-33 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 33-35 



HARDWOOD NEWS 35-41 



HARDWOOD MARKET 41-48 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 50 



SUBSCBIPTION TEBMS: lo the Unllrd Statra snrt ll> posseulODi. snd Ciaaili. 

 $2.(Xi tha >ear: lo forelp' couotrtes, SI. 00 extra poatsge. 



In confomiUy with tli« nil*« of the postofBre departmcDl. anbscrlptlona sra 

 pajahia lo adTSDCe, and Id default of written ordera to tb« cootrarj, sr« contlDoed 

 at our optloD. 



toKtmrtlnna for resewal, diacontlnuance, or chsnra of sddraaa, aboQld t>e aaot 

 onf week hffore the date tbey are to eo Into effect, botb old and new sddraasea 

 Piuat be given. 



Botb dtaplay and clasatfled sdvertlalnr ratei furnlnbed apoB appllcatloa. AdT«r 

 tlalDc ropj muBt be received Are daya lo advance of publication date*. 



Entered aa aecond claas matte- M>- ?6. 1902. at the postoOIca at Cblcsfs. III.. 

 under art of March S. 1879. 



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Verdict of A Well Pleased Customer 



•Uc haic used pcrhaim tiro milli<ji> Jccl '</•*•'"/' nml J!cd (Jinn the putt three years. 

 li'c find by long experience that the Itcil (Sum jchich ix Kraetzer Cured, furnished 

 hit O'co. ('. Itrown rf Co., trill irork the same as poplar. Wc make interior house 

 trim, and have to make a f/reat manii kitchen dressers, irardrohcs, medicine cabi- 

 nets, etc." 



We have used this space the last few months to tell 3'ou of e.xpericnces of others 

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

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

 additional expense. You cannot aflford to overlook this fact. 



If you have not already asked ns to give you further details we will be .tjlad to have 

 you do so now. 



GEO. C. BROWN & COMPANY 



Uaiul .Mill. I'roclor. .\la. 

 .^lain Officer, Memphih, Tenn 



It will be 



Manufacturers St. Francis Basin Hardwoods m 



Noie number of piling sticks and method of stacking 



pleasure to quote on your Inquiries. 



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