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HARDWOOD RECORD 



AugUHt 2S, lUITi. 



HavinR -i...... im linul 



lest of lime and bocn pro- 

 noiiiu"C'l M>:il 



Perkins 



Vegetable 



Glue 



now gains still further dis- 

 tinction by being pro- 

 nounced by United States 

 District Court "nicritori- 

 ous and valuahlc. and a 

 distinct advance in the art." 



The Perkins patents were 

 sweepingly sustained in a 

 broad decision by the 

 court — The Perkins Glue 

 Company lunv being tlic 

 only company that can 

 legally manufacture this 

 type of glue as well as the 

 only company that has 

 made it a perfect product. 



Competition Stimulates Quality 



A buyer's market invariably results in (|ualiiy com- 

 petition in mamifactured jj^oocls — lor olnious reasons. 

 (Jiiality C(mi])ctitiiiii without iiildrd (|iiality to Ijack it is disastrous — 

 ri-i|iiiriiij,'- nmrc rij^id uiiaraiitce of j^oods it means tliat the man not 

 ahk' to im])rovt' liis ])roduct liere and tlicrc to apijroacli i)crfcction is 

 iiKTcly Ijcttiiif,'^ witli liinisclf on whethir lie will or will not iiavc to 

 make c'c'oil on stock wliich. to ijet tiic onlcr, he tjuaranteed. 



Perkins Vegetable Veneer Glue 



In All Panel Work 



allows you to make any reasonable guarantee with impunity. It does away 

 entirely with blistered work, and can be shipped to any climate without fear 

 — lhu<; v.T^tly increasing the sales field. 



Perkins Vegetable Glue 



is guaranteed to be iniiinriii, rL(|ui)ts im Imi, .iljimxicnih glue room, will not 

 sour, costs 20 per cent less than hide glue. 



U(e Perkins Glue and make your guarantee safe for you 



J. M. S. Building 



PERKINS GLUE COMPANY 

 SOUTH BEND, IND. 



Originators and Patentees 



for. Work on wrecking the old St. George hotel will start in a short 

 time. 



The new J.TOO.OOO bank building being built at the corner of Main and 

 Fourth streets here is cjcpectcd to be ready for occupancy about Decem- 

 ber 1. F. J. neltz, president of John A. Reitz & Sons, Is the president 

 of the Citizens' National bank and Is one of the leaders of tho local 

 tinanclal world. 



It Is expected that In a short time the New Cabinet Company of this 

 city, which recently flicd a petition in bankruptcy with liabilities of over 

 .<C2,000, ■.vill resume business with the same officers and directors. The 

 irustce In bankruptcy. Guild C. Foster of the rioneer Pole and Shaft 

 Company, has recently had several meetings with the cred'tors and It 

 is believed a compromise soon will be effected with the creditors. There 

 are good business prospects now and the officers are anxious to reopen 

 the plant. The company makes kitchen cabinets. 



The Evansville Planing Mill Company, which recently purchased a six- 

 acre tract of land in the Stringtown road, north of the city, has run two 

 switches to the site and will soon build a large warebou.se on the ground. 

 Later other buildings will be constructed. It is the intention of the 

 company to eventually move all its equipment from the present location 

 at the corner of Delaware street and Ileidelbach avenue to the new loca- 

 tion. C. W. Jobann is the president of the Evansville Planing Mill Com- 

 pany. 



The plant of Joseph Weigant & Sons at Carmi, 111., is now running 

 with an extra force, the company being busy turning out hardwood floors 

 for skating rinks. The company has built up a fine business in this line, 

 and reports that it was necessary to add several extra men in order to 

 keep up with orders. 



T. I!. Wright. formiT mayor and well-known lumber dealer at Mt. Carmel, 

 111., was a visitor In Evansville a few days ago. He reported trade con- 

 ditions in bis section holding their own. with prospects of trade getting 

 better this fall. 



E. S. O'Hara, who recently became manager of the Evansville Sash 

 and Door Company, reports trade Is fairly good at this time. He says 

 out-of-town trade Is expected to pick up after the first of September. 



Mertice E. Taylor, secretary of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club, will 

 issue a call in a few days for a meeting to be held on the second Tues- 

 day night in September at the New Vendome hotel. He Is looking for a 

 good attendance as there are several important business matters to come 

 up, among them being the classincation of lumber. 



Mayor Benjamin Bosse, president of the Globe-Bosse-World Furniture 

 Company, has returned from a business trip to Indianapolis and Chicago. 

 Mayor Bosse is president of the Dixie Bee Line Association that proposes 



to build an improved highway from- Danville, III., to Nashville, Tenn., 

 and has announced that the public highways between here and Nashville 

 will be oiiciaiiy inspected during the week beginning September 13. 



The many friends of Charles M. Frisse, secretary of the Globe-Bosse- 

 Wnrid i-'urniture *'omi)any liere are 1>ooming him for the democratic 

 nomination for state representative from this (Vanderhurg) county. Mr. 

 Frisse served one term In the legislature four years ago and made a good 

 record. 



-< MEMPHIS >- 



t". Q. C. Leigh, head of tlic I.eigb Banana Case Company, with head- 

 quarters at Chicago, and owner of a big mill at Des Arc, Ark., spent 

 some time in Memphis during the past week. While South he visited the 

 mill at Des Arc in order to Inspect It. He stated while here that all 

 of the mills in which he was Interested were running and that the demand 

 for their output was quite satisfactory. He also described conditions 

 along the White river in Arkansas as very favorable, saying the crops 

 were good and that tlie people were more contented than usual. He 

 expressed the belief that those engaged In the manufacturing lines need 

 liave no uneasiness regarding the future as long as the agricultural 

 I'li'inents throughout the country were in sucli prosperous condition. 



The Bienville Lumber Company, which removed from Louisiala several 

 months ago to Forest, Miss., has about completed the installation of Its 

 machinery at the latter point and will .soon be in readiness for opera- 

 tion. 



Some remarkable exiierlcnces are being had by lumbermen throughout 

 this territory with walnut logs. Keports from west Tennessee indicate 

 that as high as $70 has been paid for a single walnut log and a cut of 

 a tree ten feet long brought approximately $00. The demand is so 

 aggressive for this particular lumber that every effort Is being made to 

 secure what Is available. Even fence posts are being taken up and 

 used for the manufacture of gunstocks and fence rails are also being 

 pressed Into service where made of walnut. From practically every por- 

 tion of the Memphis territory advices are received suggesting that walnut 

 is in unusually active demand and that in some Instances shade trees 

 arc being cut and sold. This material is being gathered for shipment to 

 Europe where It is to be used In the manufacture of gunstocks by the 

 allies. The Penrod Walnut Corporation, with headquarters at Kansas 

 City, is one of the more active buyers as It makes a specialty of this 

 particular material. Local operations for this firm are conducted through 

 Peurod, Jurden & McCowen. 



The Coulson Lumber Company, which has been operating a plant at 

 Swifton, Miss., for some time, has suspended indefinitely so far as manu- 



