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HARDWOOD KKCOKD 



Deecmbrr 2S, ini.'V 



For the Eastern Trade 



In these days of rush shipments service means much. 

 W >■ -an ship any of the following items from our 

 !' ;:! :o yards 3 or 4 days after receipt of order; 



Brown And White Aih. Baaiwood. B<'rch, 

 Birch, Chrrry, Chritnut, Cum, Hnrd und Soft 

 Mcpir, PUin and Qunrtrrrd Krd and White 

 Oak and Poplar. 



i'urthtv dtf«f*ripfi(>n< Houifi really 

 tmtrrttt tattcrn buycrt 



The Atlantic Lumber Co. 



70 Kiiby St., Boston, Mass. 



Kentucky Oak 



results in 



Satisfied Artisans 



meaning; 



Money Saved 



T TS growing conditions ENFORCE an unvarying 

 ^ uniformity of color and k'''''"- ''s 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. 



Tiie following: \;iliics, 

 All Kentucky Slock Should Attract You 



25 cars 4/4 No. 1 Common Plain 



• "' • 1 Common Plain 

 ik 



inrt Wormy Oak 

 » ' II ' ' Wormy Oak 



2 carF .m. & Better 



p; 



1 car i . .. _ ...;n Buckeye 

 15 cars 4/4 Suutiii Wormy Cheat' 



nut 

 15 cars 4 '4 No. 1 Com. & Better 

 Chestnut 



1 car 4/4 Black Sap Poplar 



3 cars 4/4 No. 2 B and No. 3 

 Poplar 



3 earn 4 '4 No. 1 Com. Poplar 



3 cars ll!/4 No. 1 Common & 

 Better Quartered White 

 Oak 



1 car 4/4 1st & 2nda. Quar- 

 tered White Oak 



1 car 4/4 No. 1 Com. ft Clear 

 Strips Qtd. White Oak 



2car8 0'4 No. 2 Common & 

 Better Beech 



E. R. SPOTswooD AND Son 



MANUF.^CTURERS 

 LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 



THE POWELL MYERS LBR. CO. 



of SOUTH BEND. I.\D. 



Solicit your inquiries for Oak, 

 Ash, Hickory, Maple and Gum 



DIMENSION 



.OUR SPECIALTIES 



Chair Posts and Rodders Band Salved to Pattern. 



Furniture, Wagon, and Implement Stoch. 



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onl nil u|>iliiil>ilr Interview lit to the outlook of the hardwood lamlier 

 trade. 



tllna li Itelng Inatallod b.r the Tenne*. 

 tlllr. which will double lln dry kiln 



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The Nnahvlllc l.uinhermen'ii Club hai, rerelvtsl ndvlce of an adrerM 

 <l. Minion In the mmplalnt l>ef«ire the InlcmtJite Commerce CommlialoD, 

 ing to set iiilllluK In trnnitlt |>rlrlle|{e* grcnted oiIht Inrue ahlpptDg 

 itii. Thin privllese la very Importnot to ■ mnrki-t, and the loml 

 luinlH*rmen were much dlaappolnted at the action of the commlailoD. 

 The complaint wia agalnit the LouUvllle & Naahvllle and oIIht rail- 

 road). 



The Ulakely Hardwood Lumber Company la ■ new roDcem Incorporated 

 nt Nnahvllle. with nuthorlied rnpltal atock of $20,000. The company 

 haa acquired llinherlanda at lllnkdy, <:n., which will be developed. C. E. 

 Hunt, W. W. Smith. T. A. Wu.hlOKlon, W. D., It. K.. nnd U. -M. 8t«l»y 

 are Inrnrpnniton 



The Snulhern Lumber * Manufncturlns Company of Nashville has filed 

 n petition with the Interstate Commerce Commlsaton, aeeklng to get t 

 reduced rate on lumber from Nicks' Creek, Tenn., to CInrlnnatl. The 

 present rote of ITMj cent* Is nlle|;i>d to be unreasonable, and n reduction 

 of ccnta Is Rought. The petition Is against the Tenneaaee Railway and 

 Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas I'nclflc. 



=-< KNOXVILLE >.= 



ICdw-nrd Ve.stnl has Just ri-turnvd fruni a trip tu North Carolina and 

 reports a good supply of orders. 



The J. M. Logon Lumber Compony hos recently purchased another 

 boundary of Btnndlog timber In (Jllmer county, Georglo, consisting of a 

 fine lot of white oak and yellow poplar. The Ann expects to be ready 

 to commence shipments In the early spring, of some exceptionally nice 

 stock. 



J. W. .'Vndes, Jr., of the Andes Lumber Company, bos Just returned 

 from n trip South In the Interest of his concern. 



D. M. Rose & Co., nnd the Vestal Lumber and Manufacturing Company 

 report that they have a very large supply of logs on their yards — and 

 both mills nre running about full time. 



II. c. Kopcke Is impending the holldnys In eastern Pennsylvania. He 

 cspects to extend bis trip calling on the trade In that section In the 

 Interest of Kimball & Kopcke. 



Walter McCabe reports business good. He has quite a bunch of nice 

 orders on file. 



The Vestal Lumber and Manufacturing Company la exporting quite a 

 number of cars of walnut flitches for gunstocks. 



We .ire now having the first touch of winter — although eonslderable 

 snow has fallen It does not lay long on the ground — but It very moterloUy 

 Interferes with hauling stock to the railroad. .\s most of the hardwoods 

 have to be brought over mountain roads, the supply will very soon be 

 exhausted. 



There has been considerable complaints on account of car shortage on 

 some of the roads. 



=•< BRISTOL y-- 



There Is now more activity In manufacturing In this section than for 

 some time post, due to Improved market conditions. It Is expected that 

 the majority of the mills will run as regulorly as the weather will per- 

 mit, during the remainder of the winter. 



The Graham County Lumber Company, which began operations this 

 yeor, taking over the timber properties of the Whiting Manufacturing 

 Company, Is now installing a mill near Asheville, N. C. .T. H. Matthews 

 of the company was here this week en route to New York on business of 

 the company. 



The band mill of the Peter-McCain Lumber Company, which was 

 leased by H. A. McCowan & Co., Salem, Ind., Is now cutting walnut 

 exclusively. The walnut stock Is being cut up Into gunstocks to fill 

 European war orders. 



The Damascus Lumber Company is now running its band mill at 

 Damascus, Va., cutting stock for the T. W. Thayer Company. The latter 

 company is operating its own mill at Damascus also. 



As a result of the high prices now being received for wo()d extract, 

 two largo new plants are being erected In this section and the remainder 

 of the plants are making extensive improvements, so as to Increase their 

 capacities. The manufacturers are now receiving more than double the 

 usual price paid for wood extract. 



W. S. Whiting will soon be ready to start bis new band mill at Foscoe, 

 N. C. The mill will have a daily capacity of 75,000 to 80,000 feet. A line 

 of railroad is being built, which will connect with the Southern. 



H. S. Dixon of the .Tohn T. Dixon Lumber Company, Ellzabctbton, 

 Tenn., was here this week. Ills company is operating Its mills full time 

 and he Is well pleased with the prospects for spring business, believing 

 that inir. will be a splendid year for the lumber Industry. 



It Is reported that several mills along the Virginia & Southwestern, 

 which have been Idle a great while, will soon he put Into operation. 

 The R. E. Wood Lumber Company has resumed operation of its band 

 mill near Blountville. while the Black Mountain Lumber Company has 

 started its mill .nt r.lnIT cuv. .nflT l.'Inr idle for over a year each. 



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