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The kind of timber that enables us to 

 maintain our policy of 



Honest Inspection 

 Intelligent Selection 



Hoffman Bros. Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



We manufacture our own stock. Will 

 quote low prices on the following items: 



1 car 1\^" 1st and 2nd Poplar 

 5 cars 2»/&" 1st and 2nd Poplar 

 3 cars 1" Saps. Poplar 



1 car IVi" Saps, Poplar 



2 cars I'.s" Saps, Poplar 

 1 car 2" Saps, Poplar 



15 cars 1" No. 1 Com. Poplar 

 .'» carp 2»,i" Xo. 1 Com. Poplar 



3 cars 1" No. 1 Com. Red Gum 



1 car 2" 1st. and 2nd Plain 



Red Oak 

 10 cars 1" No. 1 Com. Plain 



Red Oak 

 3 cars 2" No. 1 Com. Plain 



Red Oak 

 10 cars 1" No. 2 Com. Plain 



Red Oak 

 3 cars 2" No. 2 Com. Plain 



Rod Oak 



Faust Bros. Lumber Co. 



JACKSON, MISS. 



Morton Humidity System 



Progressive Kilns 



Compartment Kilns 



Pocket Kilns 

 We build 



kilns to suit 

 every require- 

 ment in the 

 lumber indus- 

 try. 



Lumber prop- 

 erly kiln dried 

 eells quicker 

 and brings 

 lietter prices. 

 The Morton 

 Kiln 

 Produces 

 Quality 



Lumber 



■U'rlte for our 3 Complete Catalogs and Specialty Folder 60-G 



MORTON DRY KILN CO., 351-357 W. 59th St., Chicago, III. 



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COVER PICTURE — Forest Scene in Pennsylvania. 

 REVIEW AND OUTLOOK: 



General Market Conditions 11 



The Cover Picture 11 



Hardly an Ideal Patriotism 12 



False Economy in Forestry 12 



SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Mesquite in Semi-Arid Regions 13 



Cost of Wood and Concrete Compared 14 



Winere Veneers Are Used 14 



The Prospects for Walnut Supply 15 



Pertinent Legal Findings 16 



Tie Trade Livening Up 16 



Possibilities of Hardwood Distillation 17 



The Lumberman's Round Table _. . 18 



The Drying of Glued-Up Stock 19 



Interesting Traffic Developments 20 



Experience Talks on Woodwrorking 21 



Meeting.' the Emt-rgency 22 



THE MAIL BAG 23 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 23-26 



WITH THE TRADE 26-27 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 27-29 



HARDWOOD NEWS 29-38 



HARDWOOD MARKET 38-42 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 44-45 



STTBSCBIPTION TEBKS: In th. Colted State, and It. poaaeulou. and Canada. 

 $2.00 th. jear; La rorel?" coantrle*. $1.00 extra poatage. 



In c.Dformlty with tb« rule, .f the postofflce department, .nbKTlptlOD. ar. 

 payabl. In adrance, and in default .f written order. tA th. contrary, u. coiatln.«4 

 at onr option. 



InBtmctl.na for renewal, diicontlnoance, or ohan^. of addr«a., .bonld b« Mat 

 on. week before th. date they nr. to co Into effect. Both old and new addreuM 

 naat be cl^en. 



Both dl.ptaj and claaslfled adTertlelnr ratea fnmlsbed upon appllcatlOB. Adrer- 

 tl.lnc c.py Bu.t b. recelT.d Are day. In adranca of pnbllcatlon date.. 



■entered a. aecondcl... matter M.y 26, 1902, at th. poatofflc. at Ckleag., 111., 

 nnder act of March S, 1879. 



IF YOU HAVEN7 SEEN THE GIBSON TALLY BOOK 



Let us send you one on approval, with samples of Tally 

 Tickets for triplicate, duplicate or single tallies — a score 

 of forms to choose from. They are the latest and best. En- 

 dorsed by hundreds of lumber manufacturers and buyers. 



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