AuBUst 10. UUS 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



Thc>- bnvi! nil I'xpluimtlon for 



ply of I'liipty lurs to iiolniK furlhi-i 

 I hi' oriliTK III this tfrrltiir.v. 



Till' prt'sont car HhortiiKf noulil In- iiioi-i' hitIuiih IiikI not the niajorllv 

 of iiiiiuuraclurvrx laid In a siirplii-i supply of loifs I'urlliT In the yciii 

 Mauy innnnfac'tiin'rK took this action. cspcctlnK that sonic cnicrtscncy nilKl'i 

 arise. The trade Is hopeful that tli>> car situation will Improve before tli. 

 end of the fall In order that they may lay In a surplus supply of lacs foi 



winter use. 



Although bullillu^' operations 

 apolls during July was the henv 

 loilldlUK permits which have lii 

 additions to Industrials. 



normal, bnlldlne 

 ■ was declartil. Most of 

 er Into the const rnitloi 



idiM 



=■< EVANSVILLE >-= 



I radc with the hardwood luinlicr manufacturers of Kvuusvillc and 



II hern Indiana has been very Rood ilurUiK the past few weeks and Indl- 

 iriMna point to a real live business iIurlUK AuKiist and September. The 



< olumbia street plant of Maley & Wertr. has been closed down several days 

 ill order to make needed repairs. The plant of the Kvansvllle I?aii<l Mill 

 <'oinpany Is runnloe. although the company Is having a hanl time to gi't 

 Jill the logs that arc needed. Joseph W. Waltman, manager of this com- 

 pany, says he docs uot look for much relief In the log situation until the 

 iiieii lu the South who get out logs are through laying by their crops. 

 .\ goo<l deal of buying Is reported for future ilcllvery. though mauy orders 

 nre for Immediate delivery. Manufaitiiiers say It Is no trouble to sell 

 lumber now and that prices do not seem to bother the buyers. The demand 

 for the best grades of hardwood lumber remains good and Inquiries are 

 numerous. In fact the local situation Is a great deal better than It was 

 thirty days ago. Gum is In better demand now and prices arc tending 

 upward. All prices on the best hardwoods are holding tlrin. t'oUectlons 

 lire good. Most of the wood consuming plants In Evansvllle. Henderson. 

 Ky.. Owensboro. Ky., Tell City, Ind., and Jasper, Ind., arc being operated 

 steadily in spite of the labor shortage. Wood consumiog plants arc 

 Installing women wherever possible. It Is expected the draft will take 

 a great many more men from this section during August. Building opera- 

 tions have picked up little during the past mouth. Planing mills report 

 « little repair work, but outside of this they have practically nothing to 

 4lo. It is not expected there will be much building the balance of this year. 

 Sash and door men and yellow pine dealers report that trade Is rather 

 Mliiggish and has In fact been for several months. Venei^r manufacturers 

 say trade has been good. Carriage manufacturers .say their trade Is Just 

 Jibout normal now. lieueral trade conditions lire a little better than six 



AMERICAN LUMBER 

 & MFG. COMPANY 



PITTSBURGH 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Exclusive Selling Agents 



Lenox Saw Mill Company 



Unox. Ky. 

 PRODUCERS OF 



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SOFT y TEXTURE 



WHITE OAK and POPLAR 



■< LOVISWILLE y. 



Kmi-I> August linds the liardwccKl industry in fairly good shape. The 



dcuianil tor lumber is not quite so keen as it was. but supply and demand 



are about equal, ami mills arc beginning to catch up somewhat on back 



orders. Log cars are getting somewhat scarcer, as are also box cars and 



gondolas. It is also reported that logs are scarcer than they have been 



■ ■■■■ some mouths. The labor situation is much better than It has been, 



■ is somewhat worse Just now in western Kentucky and some sections 



ilie South, due to heavy drafts of negroes. With the starting of the 



iiim picking season in the southern states it Is expected that the labor 



I I'tagc will become much more serious than at any previous time. 



\i present the demaod is excellent for all thick stocks poplar, especially 



is and sap no defect. Better Inquiries are coming for No. 1 common, 



! all low grades are selling freely to box makers. Gum is slightly bet- 



Uian it has been in the better grades, while low grades continue in 



, demand. Oak and ash sales have been generally good, with hickory 



ue and some demand for elm. Cheap oak flitches for making low grade 



•!■■ tops, desk tops, etc., principally for government use, have been In 



I ■ demand. Walnut for government purjjoses continues very active, 



li mahogany in good demand. Heavy government orders for aeroplane 



'•■■•k and gunstocks have resiillcil in much dimension walnut being on the 



iiuirkct, and manufacturers an- not cutting small dimension walnut with 



ilie same zest as formerly, as the market has been somewhat overloaded. 



=-< MEMPHIS >.= 



riie hardwood market here is described by some members of the trade 



rather irregular but, as a general rule, demand is broadening, with 



iic-atlons that further expansion will be seen in the near future. It Is 



I'haslzed that the large <|uantities of hardwood lumber purchased by 



ii^iimiug and distributing interests in order to forestall tile advance of 



^ • per cent In freight rates, cITcctive June 25, have been pretty well used 



up and that those who were heavy buyers at that time are about ready to 



enter the market for replenisliment purposes. It is also pointed out that, 



becatise of the threatened car shortage and the efforts the Federal Railroad 



Administration is making to conserve transportation faeilities by making 



free use of iliose now available, there is every inducement for those who 



must have stock this fall aud winter to anticipate their requirements. 



Prices are generally firm and the market is described as more nearly 



'"pHEY all grew right in Indiana where 

 ■*• hardwoods have always held the 

 choicest farm lands. The best growth of 

 timber as well as the best yield of wheat 

 comes from good soil. The soundness of 

 the log-ends shows that they fed on the 

 fat of the land. My 



Indiana Oak 



comes from the same soil 



CHAS. H. BARNABY 



Greencastle, Indiana 



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