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HAKUWOOD RECORD 



A|)rll 111, i-.U 



FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



TENNESSEE HARDWOODS 



tUSHVILLI. thw. 



RI^D GUM 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



DUCAN LUMBER CO. 



ar,;"s'hC;;. ' Hardwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS 



TENNESSEE 



BLISS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLiSSVILLE, ARK. 



MAMKAI Tl KEKS 



Oak Mouldings. Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anything In Oak, air dried 



or kiln dried, rough or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Franeis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash — 

 J. H. Bonner & Sons 



MUU aad OtBe*. 

 «lin«LJCY, AUK. 



ro«t«(Boe and Trl^rraph Otte*. 

 IlKTII, 



Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Go. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECI.\LTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



8BND US YOUR INQUIRIES 



qiurlrmi wliii. ..i„i nr.t „„,| ronimnn unit '•■••■- • ' -•- ..n- 



• Illutp Uir .• • the llnl. Til.- !,► 



o|>rn up III M iiiiovr. Krimi pr. ..i» 



IhTi- will hv oOf of Ibv tir«t rvcr Ptprrlrnrnl. Ono of lb' !>•- n» 



U Hint nri-hllivtn nrc roDlltiulnit to li-I i-<pnlr»rl» for lioiur« i ho 



' liiilli'fltlnB tliiil conalilfrnlily Innrc innn<'T will i,i |,iit liilo 

 work thia yrar. I'lanlni; iiillla nliil tin- ui.li, ilixir mid lillnil 



lu iihow n markml lni|ir«vpinrot. 



1 - » ., -■. -i.ii.i i.il Inrniiiir lu tlir iiiimlM'r of onlrm 



ovor thp |)ri-vlriu« forliilKlil, I'ul tho IncrfiiKi- In khliiiiliiK wiii 'inly ►lluhJ, 

 lhu» (lolnc lltllp ti> rilli-vp tlii' <li-|ilrlloD of Huckii Id tin- yonl*. U*'porl* 

 from tbe Koulbpni iiriHlurlnE ri<n(i<ni kIuiw an IniTriiar of nliout 4H 

 ppr cent In onliTi on hnnil iianilnl ovi-r tlip prrvlouK w«-k. rypnwi I* 

 quipl. nirrti U plrklnii up uiiilor llio Impi'lua of iiprii|^ liullillns and 

 riinplflprnlilp l« lu'lnc uumI liy tlii' fiirnlliiro iniiniifn<-lnr('rti. Iiiipl<-mrnt 

 fni'lorlPB nrp iiKlnenKli ntid hi, knr> 



=-< CLEVELAND >■-- 



Willie tlnTP lin« bwii n fallini; ii(T In ||cliinl liullillnE oiwriillonii In 

 I'Invi'Iftnd during Mnrrli. Iln*rt^ Iijm bfrii no di-crrnm' III llip nuiiilip.* nntf 

 slip of onliTK pliicfyl for lmrd»oo<l nn4 other liimlier. Slorkii on banit 

 linvp Keltloiii lii-.-n Knuillor tliiiii nt prpsent. The Idw liu"lne«ii tlironich 

 thp winter, wlilrli whk exruptlonnlly mild : the piiIIb upon pnMluclnE 

 dlstrli'ls for iiddltloiml siipplieK hy the eonKumlne trnde, and thv 

 innlilllty of proiliirers to iiuike nnythlnK like ileppnt hUpiI sblpmcnta, 

 are factors ronildnlug to hamper the local Interestn. 



War orders beluK plnoeil with local automohilp mannfacturpm are 

 rpsponKlblp for n blc Incrcasp In the demand for nnh. Increancd reiil- 

 dence bulldlii',; operations are helplne to take hlc qiinntltlex of mapliy 

 and birch for lloorlnR. All tbrse materials are higher. Chestnut 1» 

 extremely scarce and sparingly olTfrfil 



=■< TOLEDO >- 



A Ecneral IniproTpmcnt Is noted In tbe burdwooil market, although the 

 business actually done can be characterized only as fair. It Is lb(^ 

 expectation, however, that conditions will be vastly Improved ns the 

 season advances. Kvcrj-thlng points to a big Imlldlng season In Tole<I<> 

 and vicinity. .\sh and elm are In excellent demand. There Is a fair 

 call for plain oak, but very little call for quartered stock. Prices are 

 Arm, with a. tendency to Increase. ToIc<Io's building record Is far ahead 

 of what It was last season which was the biggest ever known here. 

 Many fine structures arc being planned and residence building is stronger 

 than ever, 



< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The beav.v demands fni tin- h;ii,iwiMi<i niiirkei which Indiana lumber 

 dealers predicted would come with the beginning of the building seasoa 

 have arrived. Building operations here are developing an unusual 

 volume. Laborers for building purposes have been plentiful during the 

 last year, but this condition now is change<I. There was a gain of 

 ?14,0S9 in the value of buildings contracted for during JIarch over the 

 corresponding period of 191!), despite unusually unfavorable weather 

 conditions. The value of building Improvements since tbe lirst of the 

 year has reached the total of ?], 055,709, or a gain of $]S<t,45r{ over the 

 corresponding period of 1815. Furniture manufacturers are heavy buy- 

 ers, and are enjoying an unusual degree of prosperity as evidenced by 

 the fact that several of the smaller firms have exiianded by receiving 

 authority from the secretary of state to Increase the amount of their 

 capital stock. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



All Three of Us Will Be Benefited if 



Hardwood lumlier muuufacturers in Evansvilie and southern Indlann 

 report a steady improvement in trade and an encouraging outlook. Teb- 

 ruary showed a gain over .Tanuary, and March was a better month timn 

 February, There is a feeling among the manufacturers that prosperity 

 lias come to stay and that the spring and summer will bring in a large 

 volume of business. Most of the big hardwood mills here are being oper- 

 ated on full time. The so-called river mills here arc running on better 

 time than they did lieforc the first of the year. 



Both orders ami inquiries have been coming In nicely. Prices are still 

 holding up well with a tendency to advance In many instances, I<ogs 

 are more plentiful. Crop conditions in this section are rather promis- 

 ing. Furniture factories are especially busy and some of the plants 

 arc running overtime. Desk, chair, plow, vrneer and box fa'-torles are 

 busy. Veneer manufacturers say they have about all the work they can 

 tiandle. The retail lumber trade is keeping pace with the wholesale 

 trade and building operations are active. Planing mills continue to run 

 on full time and sash and door men and yellow pine dealers report a 

 steady trade. 



=< MEMPHIS > = 



The demand for hardwfod lumber Is quite active. There w.is a slight 

 lull in demand during the latter part of March, but since April began 

 there has been ,n renewal of the placing of orders for southern hard- 

 woods. Many of these have come by telegraph. Indicating somewhat 

 urgent needs on tlie part fif consiimer.s and distributors. Deliveries are 



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