HARDWOOD RECORD October 20. lOlB. 



J. GIBSON McILVAIN & COMPANY 



CROZER BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



Manufacturers of Lumber 



OVER 100 YEARS 



OF 



SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS 



Small and Large Inquiries Solicited 



THE 



The Ford Joke Is Possible Only Because the Ford Car Is Cheap ^trn»xA»y 



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 I Ik- ,>aiuc i> liuc <tl gum lunihcr — il lia> been kicklmI aiul cu>sl'(I <. .y 



il only lic-oause its producers ;illu\ve(l it to be called a cliea[) wood. Tliey 

 rcliiseil t<i jml ciioii-^li inniicy in it to hrini; "iit its true merit liavc let il tie kiicnvii 

 IS .1 "necessary evil" — a side issue to the end that it has never commanded resjiect. 



A New Era in Gum 



i> heiiii;' (IcNcldped 1)\' ii>. W c lia\c 

 a(lf)|)tc(l (il'M as our MAI X TROD- 

 L'C'i". We have studied ii and know il. 

 Knowin.!.;- it we have had the faith to put 

 a .^odd deal of money into its correct manti- 

 facturint;' an<l handliniy;. 



Today our stock represents more real 

 beauty, more adajMability, more i^enuine 

 merit than any otlier American liardwood. 



If you have any prejudice against gum, see 

 some of ours. It really lia^i a lil'iiiDit ,Ii,-ir;irlfr 



THE 



Kraetzer- Cured Lumber Co. 



.. „ ^ ..,. . ^, ^ ., MOORHEAD, MISS. 



Handling Gum "With Gloves On 



AH Three of Us Will Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



