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HAKDWOOD RECORD 



WISCONSIN 



3 Cars 1" No. 3 Soft Elm 

 5 Cars lYz" No. 3 Soft Elm 



2 Cars 1" Is and 2s Birch 



3 Cars 2" Is and 2s Hard 

 Maple 



10 Cars 5/4" No. 2 Common 

 and Better Birch 



Gill-Dawley Lumber Co. 



Wausau, Wis. 



BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS 



Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment 



BIRCH 



70M 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. plain 

 loOM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. red 

 5M 5/4 1st and 2nd red 

 lOM 5/4 No. 1 common red 

 6M 5/4 No. 1 common plain 

 3M 6/4 1st and 2nd plain 

 13M 6/4 1st and 2nd red 

 4M 8/4 Ist and 2nd plain 

 6M 8/4 1st and 2nd red 

 ROCK ELM 

 50M 8/4 No. 2 com. and better 

 HARD MAPLE 

 40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better 

 Our 1914 cut of well assorted HARDWOODS AND HEMLOCK nill 

 soon be in stiippioe condition. 

 Send us your inquiries 



ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS. 



Saw mills and planing mill at Atlanta, Wisconsin. 



20M 

 30M 



15M 

 25M 

 lOM 

 20M 

 13M 

 15M 

 15M 



lOM 



BASSWOOD 



4/4 No. 3 common 

 1x4 No. 2 and 3 common 

 5/4 No. 1 com. and better 

 5/4 No. 1 comnion 

 5/4 No, 2 common 

 5/4 No, 3 common 

 6/4 Ist and 2nd 

 6/4 No. 1 common 

 6/4 No. 3 common 

 WHITE OAK 

 8/4 No. 1 and No. 2 com. 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



The Kelly Chair Comijany's factory which was removed from Grand 

 Rapids to Hancock, in the upper peninsula, is now ready to begin opera- 

 lions at that place. The company has already manufactured samples at 

 the Hancock plant for exhibition at the Grand Rapids and Chicago shovrs. 

 The factory is well equipped and is so constructed that its capacity may be 

 increased at any time the demand warrants it. 



The Essey Manufacturing Company of Owosso is one of the few compa- 

 nies to report 1914 a satisfactory year, C, F, Rigley, president of the com- 

 pany, says 1914 was a good year and he does not see why 1915 will not be 

 equally good. 



The Menominee River Boom Company, composed of northern Michigan 

 and Wisconsin mill owners, delivered from points north of Menominee and 

 Marinette to the mills at the mouth of the Menominee river 10,771,201,956 

 feet of logs in the period since it began operations in 1S68, according to 

 statistics just compiled by the company. The total estimated value of these 

 loKS is given at $100,000,000. During the year 1914 there were 22,734,190 

 feet of logs delivered by the company. In 1889, which was its biggest year, 

 the company delivered 042,000,000 feet of logs. In 1888 the average log 

 was 192 feet, and in 1914 was 39 feet. Many logs are now being shipped to 

 Menominee and Marinette by rail, takin; the work formerl.v performed by 

 the compaii.v 



The Hardwood Market 



-< CHICAGO >- 



The Chicago factory trade is at a standstill on account of the furniture 

 exhibits which opened In this town on .lanuary 4. It will not be known 

 until these exhibits are well under way just what can bo expected during 

 the spring of 1915, but up to date the apparent expressions have been 

 much more optimistic than otherwise, and the furnittire men frankl.v state 

 that if these shows turn out at all favorably, they will he in the market 

 for their entire stocks of lumber. 



It Is generally admitted that factory stocks are shot to pieces, and at 

 the same time the yard people have not kept their stocks up to a point 

 which could be considered even approaching normal. 



It Is really best to refrain from any predictions regarding possible 

 developments until after the shows are over, or at least until they have 

 been going on long enough so that it will be possible to form an intelli- 

 gent opinion. 



=-< BUFFALO >.= 



The year 1915 has hardly begun to show activity for the hardwood 

 dealers, but they feel that it Is going to do so soon and that .January will 

 show a pretty fair improvement over December. The feeling is now as 

 optimistic as can be expected with so much of uncertalnty"ln the general 

 business situation. The past year wound up in a much less satisfactory 

 way than it started in, owing to the unexpected developments abroad, 

 but the holding off on the part of buyers, which has for some time been 

 so pronounced, seems likely to result In fair purchases before long to re- 

 pleuish stocks. 



Hardwood prices are not so firm as desired, owing to the keen competition 

 that has i>revailed for some time but It is believed that they have reached 

 the bottom and will soon make a better showing. The opportunity has 

 seemed favorable for wholesalers themselves to buy, and stocks are now 

 coming into yards on a larger scale than for some weeks. Oak and maple 

 have been selling in the lead, as usual, but for all hardwoods the demand 

 has nnt lioen at all active for some weeks. 



-< PHILADELPHIA > 



.V concerted expression as to a positive trade aggression marks the open- 

 ing of the new .year. The average sales manager curtails his purchases 

 near the end of the fiscal year in order to make a good showing, in conse- 

 quence of which the stock pile which naturally is low will necessitate a 

 vigorous activity to build it up in January, hut after the first month of the 

 new year it is believed spontaneously normal conditions will begin. It is 

 a matter of surprise in these perilous times that not In the last decade 

 has there prevailed such an universal spirit of confidence and optimism at 

 the beginning of a new .year. The confirmed pessimist of a few months 

 ago has emerged from his chrysalis of gloom into a veritable winged state 

 of hopefulness and courage. 



The decline of business activity of late has given the merchant ample 

 time to figure out the potentialities of the near future for trading, and he 

 is reasonably convinced that the foreign trade will l)e rushed to this 

 country in spite of the abnormal freight rates and that tliis in turn will 

 reflect favorably on the lumber Interests, .Mtbougb the railroads are per- 

 sistently clo.se mouthed as to their immediate or future Intentions, the 

 quiet feelers reaching out from the piychasing department are encouraging, 

 and the supposition Is that orders may appear on the boards at most any 

 moment. The hardwood trade for the last fortnight has been practically 

 at a standstill, but this condition is not unusual. 



