14 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



The veneer sawmills that have enabled us 

 to maintain our reputation for 



Honest Inspection 

 Intelligent Selection 



Reg. L. S. Specialty Quartered While Oak Veneers Pat. Off. 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



ESTABLISHED 1867 INCOBPURATED 1904 



OAK FLOORING 



Kiln- 

 Dried <^^ 



Polished 



& MFC. CO. 

 3A RDIS 

 MI55 



Hollow 

 Backed 



and 



Bundled 



If you use wide Poplar, write our nearest 

 office for prices 



3.5 M I" 18 and up Panel Poplar. 



28 M S~ 6 to 17 l8t and 2nd 



Puplar. 

 15 »I 2" 18 to 21 l8t and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 10 M 2" 22 t* 25 Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 3 M 2" 26 and np let «nd 2nd 



Puiilar. 

 30 il 2M:" 6 to 17 Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 



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



Poplar. 

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



Poplar. 

 6 M 2V2" 26 and up Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 10 M 3" 6 to 17 Ist and 2nd 



Poplar. 

 15 SI 3" 18 and DP 1st and 2nd 



Poplar. 



Band sawn — good lengths — thoroughly dry 

 — National Grades. We have five million 

 feet Poplar and Oak awaiting your inquiries 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



Fisher Building 

 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



City Bank Building 

 PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 



•v>tc>;N>ife:w;>>:x>.V/S';.^M;i;i;:>K;y3ta!gy)!WS)tmiK<^^ 



COVER PICTURE: A Country Postoffice. 



REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 15 



Opportunity tor Woodworking Machinery 16 



The Cover Picture 16 



Your Friend the Tree 18 



A Lesson From Baseball 17 



Working Both Ways 17 



An Unwarranted Statement 17 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



World Markets for American Lumber 18-21 



Oak in the Furniture Trade 21 



Wood Ashes as a Resource 22-23 



The Lumbermen's Round Table 24 



Foreign Exchange and Credit 25 



The Rubber Industry of the Future 25 



Pertinent Legal Findings 26 



Promoting Hardwood Trim 27 



Musical Instrument Export 28 



Traffic Matters Around Memphis 32 



Lesson From North Carolina 33 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 



Interesting Northern Meeting 29-31 



Southern Loggers Meet 32 



Miscellaneous 34-35 



THE MAIL BAG 34 



WITH THE TRADE 36-38 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 38-43 



HARDWOOD NEWS 44-52 



HARDWOOD MARKET 52-56 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 58-59 



SITBSCBIFTIOI) TEBM8: In the Kolted Ststei and Its pouesslons. and CisaOa. 

 $2.00 tlis >eir; Id forf>lgD coantrip«. $1.0n sxtra postaK*- 



la rvnformll; wltb the rtilps of the poittotflre departmeat. sabserlptloDS sr* 

 payslit* la sdTBDCe. and in default af written ordera to ttia contrary, ara cootloard 

 at aur option. 



Inntmrtlsna for renawal, dlacoDtlnuanca, or ohanra of addraaa. ahould b« aant 

 oD# wFPk lipfora tba data they are to go into effect. Botb old and new addraaaea 

 mast he (Wen. 



Rota display aod claaalfled adrertlalDK rates famlffhpd anoa appMratlon. Adrer- 

 tlelDf capy aiuat tw recrtved flva daja lo advaoce of pablicatloo datea. 



Eaterpd aa aerondclaat matter May 26, 1902, at the poatofflc* at Ctalcaia, III.. 

 DDder act of Mareb 3, 1879. 



ICHABOD T. WILLIAMS & SONS 



Foreign and Domestic Woods 

 in Logs, Lumber and Veneers 



11th Ave. and 25th Street 

 NEW YORK 



910 So. Michigan Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



