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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Itrcpiubor 10. 101 R 



Kentucky Oak 



results in 



Satisfied Artisans 



meaning 



Money Saved 



ITS growing conditions ENFORCE an unvarying 

 uniformity of color and grain. Its texture has a 

 silky softness that delights and contents your workers. 



ITS beautiful, clean boles make possible unusual 

 widths and lengths in which we specialize. 



The following values. 

 All Kentucky Stock Should Attract You 



2S cars 4 * N>'. 1 Common I'lain 

 R<-a Onk 

 2 can 4 '4 No 1 Common Plain 



5 c:.- ''k 



2 c. .H 



2 ca uer 



J'l,il-. K- ■! ... .K 

 1 car 4 4 Lob Run BucVcyc 



]5 cars 4/4 Sound Wormy Cheat- 

 nut 



lScar«4'4 No. 1 Com. & Better 

 Chestnut 



1 cnr 4 -I Ulack Sap Poplar 

 3 carH 4/4 No. 2 B and No. 8 



Poplar 

 S cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar 

 3 cara 12^4 No. 1 Common & 



Better Quartered White 



Oak 

 1 car 4 '4 Ist & 2nds, Quar- 



t»re<l While Ook 

 tear 4 4 No. 1 Com. & Clear 



Strips Qtd. White Oak 

 2carft6'4 No. 2 Common & 



Better Beech 





E. R. SPOTSWOOD AND Son 



MANUFACTURERS 

 I LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 



J 



We are back on the job 

 with a fine new mill 



With over 80.000 acres of the best Hard- 

 wood and Hemlock timber in the North 

 and Saw Mill capacity of 40.000.000 

 feet of lumber a year, we are in a position 

 to furnish you with Lumber, Lath, Shin- 

 gles, Posts and Poles in small and large quan- 

 tities for many years to come. Send us your 

 inquiries. 



Ideal Hardwood 

 Sawmill 



Try some brand new lumber 

 from a brand new plant 

 run by Modern Old Timers 



Stack Lumber Company 



Masonville, Michigztn 



ll.ti'lle ami alBvr fartiirlnt nl>>ni: <in-en, I'ond and llnrreu rlvra Id 

 ni't.iii Keuluck)' are now belni; ointbIihI on fairly good tluii' and trade 

 I' !.ii<r than It haa Im-i n at any lime thli year. 



I iirriituro and clialr faclorira nl Janprr and Tell Cltjr, lod., rciuirt 

 tiiului'ni on the mrnil. Moat Of Ibem arp helnc oprratrd on full ' 



MIrlinel lleUrlch. uriTrtary »r the Ili'Urlch LuimImt and M 

 liir' '• .iiy. hn< tiT- new mill will Ixr liullt ol <'n.. i.> 



Iji. ■■ of Hint .1 by lire, nie new mill will be 



(Tk :lio lillc of ! , iiid will coat In llie Delghtiorhoud 



of $50,000. 



Samuel M. Ilurgpai. purchaiilns asenC for Malejr & W.rl;.. died od 

 Thuraday iiinrnlne, Dectmber 2, from an attack of ai- 



The ni'tt ri'Kulnr meeting of the ICvnnavlllo l.uiii'' ' ili will 



bo held at the Lottie Hotel on Tueaday nisbt, Docembi r 11, u li< u noml- 

 nnllona will be mndc for offlcera to aervo during the enculng year. 

 Several iniporlaiit baalnoHn maltirn ulll uIko come up for dUcua«loD. 



-.< MEMPHIS >-- 



I'-ullding oper.itloiiK In Meniplilx f'>r .Vovcnilier kIiow a aubtlnntml In- 

 crcnac over llio correK|.uiidlng niunlU liiat year. Thia abowlng Ix illrectly 

 In line with Ibiit made for the piiNt arvrral montha and conflriiiH expec- 

 tatlona of a RriidunI oxpanalon in bnlMInK ncUvlty ua coni|'"r<d with 

 the previous HrnsoD. Money la plintlfnl nml rntea are cheap, with the 

 result thut building activity !a stlniuluted not only here but clai'Wlii're 

 throughout the Memphis territory. A« a result, operntont of pinning 

 mills and handlers of building material generally are doing n <|uite Mitla- 

 fttctory business. Shlpmenla to points In the Mississippi valley atatea 

 are liberal as reports from n number of towns In this section Indicate 

 sometliing In the nuy of a building boom. 



Among the prominent visitors to Memphis recently have been John M. 

 Woods of Boston, K. Payson Smith of Minneapolis, G. F. Hall of I/>ndon, 

 Kngland, and Clurrctt Lamb of Clinton, la. Mr. Lamb came down with 

 friends on his houseboat "Summer rilrl" and wos enroute to Chnrleaton, 

 Miss., for the purpose of Inspeftlng the properties. While here Mr. Lamb 

 and his party were entertained at a dinner dance at the Memphis Coun- 

 try Club. 



The Illinois Central this week began the construction of Its car repair 

 sheds at Its big terminals nt Nonconnah, New South Memphis. It Is 

 estimated that these will Involve an expenditure of ?200,OO0. These car 

 repair sheds will be the largest on the Illinois Central System outside 

 of Chicago. 



The Yazoo & MIs.sisslppI Valley Railroad Company is preparing to erect 

 a roundhouse at <'lnrksdolc, Miss. A site for this purpose has already 

 been secured and when the roundhouse has been completed the repair 

 sheds located iu thut center will be removed thereto. 



The Earlc Cooperage Company, Earie, Ark., is building a new dry 

 kiln and slack barrel stave mill at that point. It is estimated that 

 thc.oe Improvements will cost about $100,000. This firm has experlfnented 

 largely with timber for the monufacture of slack staves at other point* 

 and has reached the conclusion that the most satisfactory material for 

 this purpose is available in the territory tributary to Earle. 



The Whitman Lumber Company has begun the construction of a large 

 dimension mill on its property east of Earle, .\rk. C. T. Wniitraon, 

 president of the Whitman Lumber Company, is head of the National 

 City Hank of Memphis, and Is quite prominent in both business and 

 flnanrlal circles here. In addition to this hardwood mill, the Whitman 

 Lumber Company has other extensive properties In the territory tributary 

 to Earle. 



S. Balch & Sons, St. Louis, have leased a lorge acreage from the 

 Crittenden Railroad Company at Earle and arc putting In a plont for 

 the manufacture of automobile accessories. Including spokes, rims and 

 other features. 



The Crittenden Railroad Company has recently purchased about 6,000 

 ocres of timbcrland around Black rish Lake, near Earlc, Ark. The 

 railroad owned by this company is being extended not only to open up 

 this n.?wly aoiiulrod pronert.v but also to reach other properties. It U 

 estimated that the Crittenden Railroad Company now has timberland 

 holdings valued at approximately $.'!00,000. These have been acquired 

 over a period of years dating from the time the main line of the road 

 was constructed as a connecting link between the St. Louis, Iron Moun- 

 tain & Southern and the Frisco System. 



The Johnston-Tustin Lumber Company, which Is engaged In handling 

 wholesale hardwood lumber, with offices in the Randolph building, bas 

 recently found It necessary to double its office space. C. R. Tustin is In 

 charge of operations for this company at this point and has managed the 

 business of the firm In such manner that a quite rapid Increase In the 

 volume of business has been effected. 



The DeWeese Lumber Company, Philadelphia, Miss., which closed 

 down immediately after the outbreak of war In Europe, has resumed 

 operations. The monagcmcnt stated that the decision to put the ma- 

 chinery In motion again resulted entirely from the recent Improvement 

 lu demand, as well as In prices, for lumber. This firm Is employing about 

 ItOC men at present. 



The new sawmill of the Caddo Rlvei Lomber Company, Roseboro, Ark,, 

 has been completed and placed in operation. It is estimated thot the 

 plant cost about $150,000. The company has enough timber In tbat 

 territory to lost for a number of years. 



An Three of Ui Will Be Benefitea if You MenUon HARDWOOD RECORD 



