Published in the Interest of Hardwood Lumber. American Hardwood Forests. Wood Veneer Industry. Hardwood Flooring. 

 Hardwood Interior Finish, Wood Chemicals. Saw Mill and Woodworking Machinery. 



Vol. XX. 



CHICAGO, AUGUST 10, 1905. 



No. 8. 



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Published on (he 10th and 25th of each month 



By The HARDWOOD COMPANY 



HENRY H. GIBSON President 



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General Market Conditions. 



There is a good deal of hardwood moving the country over, not- 

 withstanding the fact that this is the season of general midsummer 

 dullness in the trade. The consensus of reports from all the im- 

 portant hardwood trade centers throughout the country indicates a 

 remarkably healthy condition of affairs, and generally the volume of 

 business is surprisingly large for the season of the year. 



The only black spot on the map is the untoward calamity that has 

 befallen New Orleans and the territory east, west and north thereof, 

 in a recrudescence of yellow fever. While the dread disease will prob- 

 ably be under control very soon, it has a serious effect on business 

 of all kinds and will tend to materially restrict an already scant out- 

 put of oak. Even Memphis will suffer in this particular, as the city, 

 in common with towns further north, is practically quarantined. It 

 is fully believed that the prompt measures taken toward stamping out 

 this dread disease will result in its being speedily extinguished, and 

 that business will be interrupted for but a short time. 



The general agricultural and commercial conditions of the country, 

 as reflected in another article of this issue of the IIakdwood Record, 

 demonstrates conclusively that a continued period of successful in- 

 dustrial and commercial activity will surely pre 



Plain oak still has the leading call in the marker, and is in very 

 short present and prospective supply. It goes without saying that 

 prices of both plain red and white oak will surely advance beyond 

 even the high prices received for these woods early in the year, and 

 these prices will be reflected materially in tin- values of quarter-sn- 

 stock. The prevailing high prices of oak will surely induce substitu- 

 tion of other woods for many purposi re oak has hitherto been 

 chiefly if not entirely employed. It will tend to stimulate values in 

 ash, elm, gum and other varieties of lumber. 



The northern hardwoods are moving weli at satisfactory prices. 

 There seems to be no overstock in any varietv. The trade in south- 



ern hardwoods, outside oi listricts and those sec- 



tions where the yellow fever scare has rj satisfac- 



tory and prospects for ini ,,|,. r ,,f the 



season are most excellent. 



Poplar and Cottonwood are -till doing well, especially in tin 

 ond of the stock. 



Chestnut, generally, is in strong demand in the grades of sound 

 and wormy to good. 



Building operations throughout lire country, especially in the com- 

 mercial centers, are as greai a- at any time in the history of the 

 country, and there is every prospect of an increased demand from this 

 source. 



Both oak and maple flooring in: ho hirers are extremely busy, and 



most of them are far behind their orders. 



Generally, the veneer manufacturers are busy, some of them ex- 

 tremely so. The average plant is from thirty to sixty day- behind 

 its orders, and in quite a number oi instanci en ei plant re being 

 run both night and day. 



The wagon and carriage trade is absorbing about all that is offered 

 in wagon and carriage woodwork stock, and the factories a' 

 orally busy. 



The agricultural implement trade apparently is not quite so active 

 as it was early in the season, a- the year's demand tor this class of 

 goods is practically over. 



The furniture people are all figuring on a big fall trade, their sales 

 having been largely in exces oJ 3 inuary business. The demand for 

 lumber from this sotu ainly going to lie unusually large for 



the rest of the year. 



On the whole, then, prospects lor a strong demand for hardwoods 

 for the rest of the year are extremely flattering, and values surely will 

 range high. 



The Proposed Appalachian Park. 



This number oJ Obd contains a brii E illustrated 



description of a great hardwood forest contai 1 within the area 



which the go proposes I I * the purpose of making a 



great timbei and national playground m the eastern portion 



of the Tint, 



The project of a national park in this region is one in which Presi- 

 dent Roosevelt is deeplj interested, every practical for- 

 ester in the country. The region involved in the proposed p 



covers about 12,000 square miles in western North Carolina, east 



Tennessee and small portions "i South Carolina, Georgia and Vir- 

 th. article in question a very good idea can !>,• obtained 



and timber wealth of the 



With a national park is only 

 state that from a practical businee at the pro- 

 posal conns either too late or too early. I ause 



perforce the imn become well 



known to lumbermen, portions of 



ii for practical lumber purpo • since 



lumbermen will needs lie , time and 



remove the timber of matt) "'g of 



