HARDWOOD RECORD 



the amount of demurrage, if any (resulting on account of 

 5), are to be paid by each party in inverse ratio as 

 the award to each is to the total amount in dispute. 



a hardwood lumberman 's standpoint this change in the uni- 

 : sale agreement, as endorsed by the building wood as- 

 lions, is not only essential, but, it strikes the Hardwood Rei 

 pica] and just proposition. 



Regarding the Hardwood Record. 



Tl.is number of the Hardwood Record concludes the tenth year, 

 the twentieth volume, of its existence. 



submitted that this paper, under its present management, has 

 ly resorted to self-laudation, but on the presumption that ri 

 . ill be somewhat interested in a recital of the details of the 



trade paper, indulgence is ciaved 

 ng statemt o 



.Mn.it urn had a somewhat precarious ex- 

 i in achieving no financial surplus, but had 

 ned a fair circulation as trade paper circulation goes. Uuring 

 . under tin pn '. the paid circula- 

 tion of 1 ■ was a little more than doubled, a 



ing the last three months the paper has shown a gain in paid 

 subscriptions of a little in excess of one hundred weekly. This 

 accreti Eair to continue indefinitely. 



In the meantin i itronage of the paper wa 



in the first six months of 1905. and is 

 still gaining st< I 



These condition elj flattering it the 



management ha i a aewspaper that appeal 



the majoril in the hardwood industry. 



if the paper are coining from manu- 

 - and poles 

 d flooring, interior finish, 



i igerators, agricultural implements, 

 is, street cars 

 irdwood lumber job- 

 woods and buyers of Ameri 

 road. In fact, tln> paper is Hading business among 

 practically every lini in a the products of the American 



hardw I fort 



The t ■ ORB have eivl. 



hardwood industry as a 

 who i der ao eiri am its da i I . 



They have attempted to print a newspaper that 



nrious di- 

 make a publication that should be 

 r,.l impartial. While the Hardwood Record 

 is thi ively in the interests of 1 1 



do not presume upon thi- 



lati i i , ... [cation worthy the perusal 



i in the industry. In this connection they wish 

 tn i . ,. : . i the support that has been aceot 



the Hardwood Record by the majority of manufacturers, dealers 



lining 1905 has shown manifest improve 

 oi its history, it will be the aim as it 

 prog each issue better than the last. The publis 



would bespeak the continued interest of their clients in this effort, 

 and invite suggestion 



the hundi plimentarj letters and newspaper articles 



that have been received during the last few months concerning the 



"ii Record, the following are re] It I with thanks to • 



authors: 



Michigan's FOREMOST LUMBERMAN. 

 ,• Sepl 23, L905, My Dear Mr. Gibson: "The 

 opheey of the Tree" Is fine, measured by the highest 



: il. Not for a long time have I read so g I a bit of 



■ vent-day verse with construction and thought so ably 

 ed to the subject. For it and for the artistic proof oi the 

 ■ Man with the Axe." most sincere thanks. Willi congratula- 

 tions to Mrs. Gibson for her splendid production. — ARTHUR 

 llll L. 



FROM THE TOLEDO BLABI . 



;em .'in: in ■ i.i i 



the particular class of people for whom they are prepared. 

 A notable exception to this rule is the Hardwood Record 

 of Chicago, owned and edited by H. H. Gibson, recognized 

 all over the country as one of the highest authorities on mat- 

 i irs pertaining to his special field. 



While the Record is devoted to the hardwood interests, it 

 has a number of other ably conducted departments that ap- 

 peal strongly to the layman. Mr. Gibson displays remarkable 

 enterprise in his- efforts to broaden the scope of his excellent 

 paper, which, by the way, is steadily growing in circulation 

 and influence. 



In the current number he has as a supplement an admirable 

 wash drawing, done by Robert L. Stearns, a lumberman by 

 trade but an artist by taste and inclination. Mrs. Gibson, 

 whose literary attainments are well known in Toledo, has 

 contributed a poem to accompany the drawing, dedicating it 

 to the artist. The picture and text are herewith reproduced 

 by the courtesy of the Record. 



FROM THE LEADER OF THE RHODE ISLAND TRADE. 



I'lmiiniMi Sept. S, 1905. — Editor Hardwood Record: 

 We consider your valuable paper the best adapted for our 

 uses of all the lumber papers published. Enclosed find our 

 check for renewal of subscription. — L. H. Gage Lumber 

 Company. 



from the saginaw evening news. 



The Hardwood Record, in its last issue, has a supplement 

 consisting of a duotone gravure of Hon. Arthur Hill which 

 is a work of art. The Record also contains an excellently 

 written sketch of Mr. Hill's work in the lumber industry — 

 just such ;m article as might be expected from the pen of 

 II. II. Gibson the editor of the publication. 



|\I THE M' ■» ENTERPRISE. 



ROBBINS, Kv.. Aug. '.'. 1905. — Dear Mr. Gibson: The way 

 your paper is edited does you great credit. We really prefer 



it to the . It is more readable and more concise 



and fills the bill exactly. Kentucky Li mber & Veneer 

 ■ .1 H. Enrlght, Vfanagi r. 



AN EMINENT PROFESSOR OF FORESTRY. 

 Ann Arbob, Mh n,. Sept. 21, 1905 Mj Dear Mr. Gibson: 

 Allow me to thai lly for the really handsome 



at < ■land Rapids. 



it is the best thing ever done by any technical paper on a 



Ion, and 1 ■ < benefit of your 



; Michigan will at least in small measure redound 



to the good of your valuable paper. Fit IB] Roth, Prof. 



■ i 



OM THE TRADE PRESS LIST, BOSTON. 



While Editor Henry n Gibson is nol attempting to make 

 the Hardwood Ueco CI ago, [11., revolutionary in any 

 respect, it stands in a class entirely by itself, and is being 

 conducted on lines which seem just and to the advantage of 

 the majority of the hardwood lumber dealers of this country. 

 We think Mr. Gibson should feel encouraged in the belief that 

 his ideas of what a train paper should be, though radical, 

 are sensible one his purchase of the paper, last Jan- 



uary, both the paid subscriptions and the advertising patron- 

 age more than doubled within the first six months. 

 FROM THE EMINENT BANKER-FORESTER OF GRAND RAPIDS. 

 i. Rapids, Mil S . Sepl 16, 1905. -Pear Gibson: That 

 was a splendid report of our forestry meeting and a fine por- 

 trait of Mr. Hill, a most worthy tribute to a most worthy 

 man. I thank you tor all yon have done and for what you 

 are doing so well for our cause. — Chas. W. Garfield. 



A Good Move. 



An added indication of intelligent fidelity to the best interests of 

 the hardwood trade of this country on the part of the National 

 iod Lumber Association is manifested by a recent action of 

 the board ot managers. It is alleged that a member of the associa- 

 tion has been expelled for irregular commercial transactions. It "is 

 also rumored that several ethers are on the carpet with good pros- 

 pects that their membership in the association will be taken away 

 from ' 



\\ In n lumber associations reach a point where they have the cour- 

 age to thus summarily expel members for irregularities in business 

 transactions, it speaks well for them, and is a forcible example to 

 other members who might possibly fall into questionable commercial 

 lines, did not the fear of such justice stare them in the face. As a 

 mattei of fact the fear of being found out has much more force in 

 ♦he average business transaction than the still small voice of con- 

 science. 



