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HARDWOOD RECORD 



1'VbruBr.v ::5, 1010 



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Low Prices 



Versus 



Cutting Value 



You, Mr. Buyer, Know the Verdict 



Our Stock Proves 

 Its Worth by Its 

 Cutting Value 



See our litt of dry lumber in "Hardwoods For Bale" 

 Deportment, pages otiS, and a>k for prices. 



Liberty Hardwood Lumber Co. 



MAKERS OF GOOD LUMBER 

 Big Creek, Tex. 



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High water doesn t 

 bother us — you can get 

 the stock when you 

 w^ant it. 



"You Can't 

 -. Beat It Suh!" 



KENTUCKY OAK 



like the Kentucky thoroughbred, was selected by 

 Providence to represent perfection. 



A most satisfying uniformity in color, beauty of 

 figure and texture characterize this stock. 



To use any of the following items will make 

 you want more: 



4 c«™ 4/4 8. Worrnj Olk 



5 ran liS-ia Oak Fpndng 



2: can 4/4 No. 1 Com. Fl. Rta Olk 

 4 c»r» 4/4 No. 1 Com. PI. While 



Oak 

 J can S/4 No. 1 Com. A BM. Fl. 



B«] Oak 



: can 4/4 lit * 2d Qld. Wlilt* 

 Oak 



2 can 4/4 No. 1 Cora. QM. White 

 Oak 



3 can 4/4 No. 3 Com. Poplar. 

 3 can 4/4 No. 2 A Com. Poplar 

 3 can 4/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar 

 I car 4/4 Stained Sap Poplar 

 1 car 4/4in In. and up Airlcu]- 

 tural Poplar 

 10 can 4/4 No ; Com. A Brt. 



Sound Worm? Cheitnut 

 10 can 4/4 No 1 Com. & Bel. 



Cheatsut 

 1 car 4/4 Lot Run Ttuckar* 



E. R. Spotswood & Son 



LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 



' " «"rl<lnir li«ril cvrr alnc* thr nnr |.) <'»inl>lli>li n itood trmlo In Soiitli 



' 1 anil workliiK In co-o|x liiilnii wllli tlio t'lnilnnnll )'lintnlipr of 



' :i . r<<' niirrt-ciIiM In prrvallliiL; upon Commlaiilunrr Voulmlnut to pay 

 < Inrlniinll n vl.U diirlnx lili tour of Amprlra. 



Thr rrporl of Kcrrivrr EnUbruok nf ilic Barney & Smith Car Company 

 Bl lla.vlon, waa niwl laat wwk. Tlif roorlvi'ralilp wn« lifted IhTi-mlirr 

 l.'i laat. Thf alfitement of liu"!!!!"" nnd llnanclal alnmllnK in ulvm In 

 ilolall at that time, when all rn-dltora expreaacd tatlifactlou wlih the 

 nrranRemeni wan repeated |n the re|>ort. 



The n.vde Park I.iiinher Coni|">ny haa been aworded the coulract for 

 fiirnUhlns the liiinher and mill work for Interior flolNhluK of the new 

 llydc I'nrk lliKh School. Thia contract will run Into a pretty tidy aum, 

 iDnamuch an the new xchool, accordlni: to opecincatlona will he the nneat 

 erected In the country, with ei. .pilnniilly line Interior Hnlxhlnk'. The 

 I'erro Concrete Conntrucllnn rcnipan.v wns iiwardetl thi> Konernl huildlnic 

 contrnrt, aiiblettlni; the himlwr ami mill work to the ll.rde I'ark I.iiroher 

 t'ompnny. 



Tliomaa P. Kitan wn« rec1ecte<l prealdent of the J. ,V. Kay & Euan 

 Company, manufartiirers of machine and woodworklnc tools, Inat week. 

 S. P. Kgan wn» re elected (Imt vIceproHldent, K. T. Kijiin Becond vice- 

 president, A. A. Kiilier treaaurcr, nnd C. T. Kgon general mnnnuer. These 

 uentlemen, with Jose|ih Ilnwaon. John K. Bruce, L. G. Koblnaon, and C. H. 

 Itomholdt, were reelected dIrectc.rK. W. \V. Green wna reelected aecre- 

 tary. The company reporla a sntisfnctory year In o biialncaa way. 



The Husa IlrotherH Mnniifactnrlni; Company withdrew Ita answer deny- 

 iiii; hnnkniptcy and enteriMl consent that it be adJudKOd bankrupt In 

 accordance with the prayer of the creditors' petition. Judge Ilolllster 

 thereupon adjudsed the concern bankrupt. The schedule of llabllltiea 

 ns tUid shows liabilities of H'l.O.'l." of which over $20,000 representa 

 unsecured clolms. The asset* are listed at $8,200.02, of which $8,000 

 represents machinery, stocka of inahosany and hardwood lumber, 



Klnlcy P. Mounts, president of the .\dvance-RumcIy Company, IjiPorte, 

 Ind., has called on members of the Federal Trade Commission to ask 

 whether an MKrecment between the manufacturers of threshlna machines 

 and agricultural Implements to advance the price of their products would 

 meet with the approval of the various branches of the government. Mr. 

 Mounts said that the price of raw materials used in their busloeas, 

 lumber being conspicuous, had advanced to such an extent that It was 

 no longer possible for the companies to make a profit when selling at the 

 present prices. Members of the Commission so far have been unwilling 

 to glrc nn opinion on Mr. Mount's proposal. 



-< INDIANAPOLIS >=^ 



That n stop has been put to lumber thefts which liave resulted In 

 losses of hundreds of dollars In the arrest of two men at Urbana, III., 

 Is the belief of detectives cmploye<l by the New York Central Lines, 

 according to an announcement made by officials of the company here last 

 week. Many cars of lumber have been looted in shipment, dealers in 

 western Indiana and eastern IlllnoLs having sustained the losses in many 

 Instances. Detectives have been working on the robberies for several 

 weeks. The two men who were arrested arc Tim Kimball and Frank 

 Itayburn. .\ccordlng to officials of the railroad company, KImbaJl had 

 constructed a barn of stolen lumber. The barn was stored with lumber 

 of all kinds, and It was discovered that he had sold lumber valued at 

 $200 to other persons. 



Officials of the Showers Brothers Furniture Compau.v, Bi'>ontlngton, 

 Ind., announced recently that a theater will be constructed In a new 

 administration building that Is to be erected at the plant. The theater 

 will have a seating capacity of 1,400 persons, and It Is planned to conduct 

 entertainments there frequently for the benefit of employes. 



The Imperial Desk Company of EvansvlUc, Ind., has awarded a con- 

 tract for the construction of a new dry kiln, which will cost $.5,000. The 

 kiln will double the drying room at the plant. The contract called for 

 the completion of the work by April 1. 



The Paoll Cabinet Company of Paoll, Ind., has issued $32,000 in pre- 

 ferred stock, making the total capital of the company $92,000. 



The O-B Furniture Company of Indianapolis has increased Its capital 

 stoclt from $75,000 to $100,000. 



The Paxton Lumber Company of Hammond, Ind., has increased Its 

 capital stock from $20,000 to $100,000. 



The plont of the Spencer Table Company at Marion, Ind., has resumed 

 '•[•orations following a fire about two weeks ago which damaged the 

 power plant to the extent of about $1,500. The company recently 

 increased the number of its director.s from five to seven. 



^-< EVANSVILLE >= 



Charles W. Talge, president of the Evaosvillc 'Veneer Company, has 

 arrived from California, where In company with his wife he had been 

 spending the winter. Jlr. Talge Inirrled here after the Are in the plant 

 of the Evansville Veneer Company on Saturday, February 5, and he and 

 George O. Worlaud arc now busily engaged in arranging plans to re- 

 build the sawed veneer departmt-nt and the drying department, which 



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