HARDWOOD RECOKU 



July 10, 191S 



First Band Mill erected by Hoff- 

 man Brothers in 1869 on our present 

 site. Half a century experience be- 

 hind our g-oods. 



EADQUARTERS 

 OOSIER 



Iardwoods 



Hoffman Bros. Company 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



E.t.blithed 1867 Incorp.rmtea 1904 



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DRY KILN DOOR 

 CARRIER CO. 



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 TROUBLE 



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MONEY 



DOOR CAmER SYSTEM 



THEY OPERATE PERFECT- 

 LY on doors of any size, on 

 OLD OR NEW KILNS. 



INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 



FIRE INSURANCE SERVICE 

 AND PROTECTION 



Davis Service was organized to furnish to 

 lumbermen in every branch of the trade com- 

 plete and immediate protection for buildings, 

 equipment and stocks. No matter how many 

 yards and plants you have, nor where they 

 are located, we can cover you. 



The value of Davis Service consists in the 

 fact that your insurance is placed at one time 

 on all your risks, through one office, which 

 acts as your fire insurance clearing house 

 and insures full coverage everywhere all the 



Let our Engineering Department show you 

 how to reduce the cost of your fire insurance. 



Full Coverage, Correct Forms, Lowest Rates 



A. J. DAVIS & CO. 



Specialists in Lumber Fire Insurance 



Insurance Exchange, Chicago 



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Table of Contents 



REVIEW AND OUTLOOK 



General Market Conditions 

 Decline in Lumber Productior 

 Walnut Timber for the Future 



Dimension or Plank?.. 

 The Need for Labor Savms Dev 

 SPECIAL ARTICLES: 



Uses of Oak by Industries and 



It Slows Up 



Foreign Woods 

 Some Methods 

 Letters From a 

 Studying Amer 

 The Truth Abo 

 Veneer in Sewi 

 The Fe 



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Cabii 



Modem Hardwood Optritions 

 The Lumbermen's Round Table 

 Vehicle and Wood Interests Agree 



CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 

 Miscellaneous 



THE MAIL BAG 



WITH THE TRADE 



PERTINENT INFORMATION 



HARDWOOD NEWS ... 



HARDWOOD MARKET 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS .... 



HARDWOODS FOR SALE 



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the United States 

 n countries. Jl.OO ej 

 of the postofflce d^ 

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option. 



be sent one week before the date 

 new addresses must be given. 



Both display and classified adi 

 Advertising copy must be recelvec 



Entered as second-class matter 

 111., under act of March 3, 1879. 



ertlslng rates 

 May 26, 1902, 



Its possessions, and 

 postage, 

 ■tment, subscriptions 



alshed upon application, 

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YOU 



Don't have to make claims on our shipments. We 

 keep the doubtful boards. 



SATISFY YOURSELF 



Your inspector, your shop foreman, with the ani- 

 formly high grades of our perfectly manufactured stock. 



Oak, Gum, Ash, Elm, Cottonwood, Hickory 



EVERYTHING IN SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 Tell us to quttt yu. Tl.en wire us to ship. 



Beaumont Lumber Co. 



BEAUMONT, TEXAS 



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