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HARDWOOD RECORD 



MIHomlllT J.'l, I'll 



Having stood the rigid 

 lest of lime and been pro- 

 nounced ideal. 



Perkins 



Vegetable 



Glue 



now gains still further dis- 

 tinction by being pro- 

 nounced by United States 

 District Court "meritori- 

 ous and valuable, and a 

 distinct advance in the art." 



The Perkins patents were 

 swcepingly sustained in a 

 broad decision by the 



.•••iirl. 



The Perkins Glue Com- 

 pany is the only company 

 that lias made of vege- 

 table glue a perfect prod- 

 uct. 



J. M. S. Building 



Competition Stimulates Quality 



A l)U\'cr's market invariably results in tjualily com- 

 petition in manufactured gouds — for obvious reasons, 

 tjiiality competition without added quality to back it is disastrous — 

 rcquirinj; more rigid guarantee of goods it ineans that the man not 

 able to improve his product here and there to approacli perfection is 

 merely betting witii himself on whether he will or will not have to 

 make gDod nn stock which, to get the order, he guaranteed. 



Perkins Vegetable Veneer Glue 



In All Panel Work 



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

 oiitircly with l)listered work, and can be shipped to any climate without fear 

 — thus vastly increasing the sales field. 



Perkins Vegetable Glue 



is guaranteed to be uniform, requires no hot, obnoxious glue room, will not 

 sour, costs 20 per cent less than hide glue. 



Use Perkins Glue and make your guarantee safe for you 



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PERKINS GLUE COMPANY 

 SOUTH BEND, IND. 



Originators and Patentee* 



111. latt lUat aiorc urdirs are beiug booked and tliat sliipmeuls are 

 as-siimiDg more normal proportions. Manufncturhig operations are get- 

 lln-rf somewhat larger as evidenced by tbe resumption of mills which 

 hav.' h.^PD closed for some time and by addition to the daily output 

 of sonii- of those heretofore running regularly. The tone of the market 

 is alio lietter nnd in some lasiiinces rather better prices are being se- 

 cured. The lowi'r grades of cottonwood and gum are passing into the 

 hands of box manufacturers at saUsfaciory prices and the rate of niove- 

 iiir'nt l.« large. There is also a good demand reported for oak and sap 

 gum In the higher grades. Hcd gum is reported moving a little more 

 freely. Oitonwood In the higher grades has been unfavorably affected 

 by the falliUh- off In export demand aild some other items have suffered 

 for the same reason. General business conditions are improving and 

 lumbermen believe that the gain in demand from domestic sources so 

 long anticipaird, is about to he realized. Furniture manufacturers are 

 buying considerable quantities of slock and there is a good call from 

 mannfncturcrs nf vehicles of all kinds, including automobiles. There is 

 also a reasonably large miscellaneous demand and lumber Is being shipped 

 about as fa.st .is it is ready for the market. Nobody connected with the 

 bardwiMd trade lure is anticipating any boom in southern hardwoods but 

 encouragement !.< felt over the fact that demand is gradually broaden- 

 ing and over the additional fact that the lone of the market is showing 

 steady improvement. 



=•< BRISTOL ^- 



The hardwood trade In this section Is still dull but the lumbermen 

 are optimistic and oxpect some Improvement during the coming fall and 

 winter, .\bout half of the mills are now In operation, but will probably 

 close down before many weeks unless there should be sudden and pro- 

 nounced Improvement in the lumber trade. Shipments are at a low ebb, 

 but a few more orders are being received. The mills, as a rule, are 

 shipping less than half of the stock they are cutting, so yard stocks are 

 getting much larger than they have been for many months. The build- 

 ing trade Is reported fair. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >= 



Improved business continue.s to be the rule with the hardwood trade 

 in this market, and prices are beginning to show the effect of the 

 increased movement of lumber. Values have not yet been restored to nor- 

 mal, which Is to say in line with the Intrinsic worth of hardwood material, 

 but there is now evidence that the long-expected upward movement has 

 bi^gun. and that hardwood prices will be back in a few months at a 



point which will give the manufacturer a cliance to consider atuuipage 

 values In determining the correct selling price of his product. Oak has 

 been feeling the beneficial effects of tbe situation as much as anything, 

 and common plain oak. especially. ha.s been In need of a stimulation of 

 this kind. With a brisker movement and somewhat better prices, stocks 

 of oak, which have been topheavy, will look better to hardwood operators. 

 .\sh continues to move well, though the low grades are quiet. Popular 

 is one of the best sellers at present. Walnut Is in good demand, both for 

 war purposes and in the domestic trade. The furniture business promises 

 to use more lumber from now on, and other consuming lines are also more 

 favorable. 



=-< MILWAUKEE y 



General business conditions in Milwaukee and about the state are 

 showing gradual improvement and this is naturally having a favorable 

 effect on the hardwood business. Due to this and to the fact that 

 building operations have been showing much greater activity of late, the 

 general lumber trade is more satisfactory than it has been In weeks. 



Proof that general conditions are more favorable is found In the state- 

 ment made by James A. Fetterly, secretary of the retail merchants' 

 division of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association that collec- 

 tions in tbe Milwaukee retail Held have been better than 100 per cent 

 normal for the past two weeks, lie accounts for this by the fact that 

 there are now very few people out of work here, due to the increased 

 activity In the manufacturing Held. Most of -Milwaukee's manufacturing 

 plants are operating at M» and .S5 per cent of the normal capacity. 



Building operations in Milwaukee are showing plenty of activity. Dur- 

 ing the month of .\ugust the total building record showed a gain of 

 $400,000, and, judging from the large permits which are being issued at 

 the present time, the September record ought to show a gain of nearly 

 $1,000,000. W. D. Ilarper, building inspector, is about to issue a permit 

 for the new grain elevator which will be erected here by the Chicago & 

 Northwestern road at a cost of $500,000. Several other large projects are' 

 under way. News from about Wisconsin says that there is the usual 

 amount of fall building going on in the smaller cities and towns and in 

 the country districts of the state. 



The sash and door factories and general interior woodworking concerns 

 seem to be buying a little more freely, in order to meet the demands 

 of the building trade. The furniture and farm implement plants in Mil- 

 waukee and about the state seem to be meeting with a better business 

 and are placing larger orders for stock. The increased activity In the 

 building field has resulted In a brisk demand for hardwood flooring, 

 birch and oak. 



