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HARDWOOD RECORD 



The veneer sawmills that have enabled us* 

 to maintain our reputation for 



Honest Inspection 

 Intelligent Selection 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- 

 Dried 



Polished 



Hollow 

 h> Backed 



and 



Bundled 



If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest 

 office for prices 



35 M 1" IS and up TaDel Poplar. 



28 M 2" 6 to 17 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 15 M 2" IS to 21 1st and 2nd 



Polilar. 

 10 M 2" 22 to 25 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 3 M 2 " 26 and up Ist iind 2nd 



Poplar. 

 30 M 2'A:" G to 11 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 



18 M iMi" 18 to 22 1st and 2nd 



Poplar, 

 13 M 2V/' 22 to 25 Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 6 M 214" 26 and up Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 10 M 3 " 6 to 17 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 15 M 3 " 18 and up 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 



Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry 

 — National Grades. We have five million 

 feet Poplar and Gale awaiting your inquiries 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



Fisher Building 

 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



City Bank Building 

 PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 



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COVER PICTURE— A Gorge in the Big Sandy. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Tile Cover Picture 16 



Among tile Delta iVIiils 16 



Action 16 



Wtiat One Montii's Figures Show 17 



Pass It Along 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



World IVlarkets for American Lumber 18-21 



The Lowly Buckeye 21 



The Question of Veneer Presses 22-23 



Finish for Oak Floors 23 



Compression Failures as Defects 24-25 



The Lead Pencil Supply 25 



The Lumbermen's Round Table 26 



Effect of Locality on Growth 27 



Pertinent Legal Findings 28 



"Pom" Immortalized 28 



Retailers Getting Busy , 28 



From the German Viewpoint 29-30 



Why Smith Stays on the Road 30-31 



War Orders for the United States 32 



Some Fruits of Frugality 32 



Tales of the Trade 36 



Seeking Large Trees 33 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Quarterly Meeting of Michigan Lumbermen 34-36 



Miscellaneous 38-39 



THE MAIL BAG 37 



WITH THE TRADE 40-41 



F^ERTINENT INFORMATION 41-44 



HARDWOOD NEWS 44-52 



HARDWOOD MARKET 53-56 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59 



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Foreign and Domestic Woods 

 In Logs, Lumber and Veneers 



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 NEW YORK 



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 CHICAGO 



