HARDWOOD RECORD 



W A NT E D 



All Kinds of High-Grade 



HARDWOODS 



S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO. 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



It Indemnity at Lowe.t Net Cc 

 Can Be Obtained From 



The Lumber Mutual Fir 

 The Lumbermen's Mutu 



nsurance Company. 



Boston, Mass. 



Mansfield, Ohio. 



The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 The Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 

 The Central Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company, 



Van Wert, Ohio 



$141,000.00 



In Sa\ 



This Y< 



DIVIDENDS 



Returned 



til Policy C a r r i e I- 



The Lumbermen's 

 Underwriting Alliance 



Possibly there is no good reason why 

 YOU were not among these beneficiaries. 

 If it is a matter of eligibility, and you 

 feel that your plant does not at present 

 comply with all requirements, confer 

 with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot 

 be brought up to an acceptable standard 

 at no greater cost than will be justified 

 by the prospective saving on insurance 

 rates. 



U. S. Epperson & Company 



Attorney and Ma 

 1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. 



KANSAS CITY 



til.- .iitlrc IIni uliirc tbrn Is no sur|iliiii iind uliicf lunibrriiii'ii rrnlln- 

 ilml tlioy ixulil noe n-pUn- |irrM>iil slurkii Killiuul luaii If lliry m>IiI at 

 r.>nifi>Kliiiia. Tlicrc U n ttood iiinvi-inrnl iinliKl In hhIi In all Krailcs. 

 Acllvlly In ry|iri-u. Imwi-vcr, U rundlK-il liirisoly In tli<- lower gnilp; 

 »lth nliopH IliK IH-Nt H.ll.Tn. "ni.T.' U <-.imiinrallv.ly llt(l<- ilolnic In llie 



liluliiT urndi-ii of rotlunw<Kiil. Sa|i K«ni <'<intl a In m-II well. DITiTlnKs 



of tiiKH nri' conipnrallri'lv llithl at flu- iuoiihiiI nnd the iirninlM- uf an 

 iH|iK|unt<- Nupply of tlnilHT la cvi-n Iraa ruv<>riili|>' llian n aliorl tlnn' hkh, 

 .iwlnn to lu-«vy ralna llirniiitliout IhU t.-rrllt.ry Kkporti-ra am rl.ilnu n 

 iM'IliT liualui'K*. nullilInK o|»T«llonB ovit tlila luiinlry urc InrniiKliik' 

 nnil nii'inlMTH of tlic trnili' hiTi' nnllrlpnli' Hint Ilila ulll provi- a slliiiiilnl 



iiK InMuontf. 



Illlo 



=■< LOUISVILLE >.= 



•■Il»\n 



quii't. .N.'vrlln'l..«a. i.iinl ,. iuiiptl<in la tiot far fr..rii 



whlrh In nttcatrd liy the noorilB ..f liimlxr con. . rii-. 

 nppt'iira to Im^ alow, nnd whili- f-w order* for fciliir. 

 .Ilv.ry liiive l.ecn reielvi'd, enoUKll Inialnean n><]tilrlnK lninie<llnte delln rj 

 K eoniliiK In to keep tile totnla up to n very reapeelnlile mark. Tile effort 

 o Kel liuslneHH Ik prohnbly Krenter tlinn nKiinl. on this account, nnd Hie 

 Itinitlon la umuitiafactory l>y renaon of the linpoaallilllly of nntlclpiitlni; 

 he deiiiiinda of ciiatoniera to any extent. Iluwi-ver, It Ih evident Ilml 

 N s<Kin iiH nm-ertnlnty on the part of etmNiiinera la relieved, thev «lll 



I'ltin huylne In nornuil volume, gunrtep-d .ink rontlniiea to he n t 1 



ell.r. with pinin onk Kenernlly dull. e«p.elally In the upper i!ni.|.... 



is kIiuwIiik liiipro\ lent, nnd iiiiiniifiutiirera nre IndlentlnK eonfl- 



I Hie slliiatlon by kIiovIhk Iok prli-.s ii|i m trille. .\ali la n cood 

 ind prices nre llriii. I'heslnut l» iimvInK nicely. Ited tium la 

 linpiiivi'iiienl. Wnliiiil Is Uelnc d.iill In In ii Krenter extent than 

 mi; lime. CnitniiwiMiil Is iimvlnt n. ili. \u,\ fneinrleK In aniue 



While 



I'nl 



sell 



.dun 



=-< ST. LOUIS >.= 



nnd fnr linrdv 



piirtle 



iliirly uctlve. nltlinufth It U 

 than It was a few weeka nso. (Irders thnt couie lu nre usually 

 ek delivery for Imniedlnte canKiiiii|itlnn. The Item lioat In demand 

 II sawed oak nnd there la n K'>"d steady cull for ll. Ited i|iinrlered 

 also called for freely nnd dry nah Is Increasing In demand. I'oplar 

 a K'x'd seller nud hlKh-tcrnde cottnnwmid Is uttractInK consider- 

 leiition from huyers. A hrlsk demand fnr It Is looked fnr within a 

 line. There Is nn (treat chance In the cypress situation. althoiiKh 



11 weather Is dolnn a little sti Inline In Irndi-. With continued 



Leather Uuslnoss should he rlslil hrlsk. I'pper crnde stock Is In 

 ■mand nnd Is innviiic fiilrly well, ^iml there Is n Iic'IIit call fnr 



=-< MILWAUKEE >= 



The hardwood business Ik Hhowlng steady nud Krndual Improvement 

 as the bullions season advances. Wholesalers believe that the total trndc 

 received this season will at least equal thnt of a year aijo. despite the 

 f.ict that orders In some lines nre not conilnn; In quite as freely as might 

 le wished for. 



The larcer consumers of hardwood nre buying only enough to meet 

 Uielr jiresent wnnts, although some of the smaller mni'iufncturlng concerna 

 are placing fair sized ordei>s. Stock.s on hand nt most of these snsh nnd 

 door nnd Interior finishing plants are beginning to decrease and It Ig 

 ■ xpected that larger orders will he plnced soon. The hardwood market 

 is holding firm and the high prices are undoubtedly keeping many conceroK 

 irom ordering as freely as they usually do at this time of the year. 

 AVholesalers say that lower prices arc out of the question. In view of 

 the shortage of dry northern stocks nnd the certainty that deinnnd la 

 bound to become stronger from now on. rif course, Inrge buyers may 

 stick to their waiting attitude until new sineks nre on the market nnd 

 In slinpe to use. but wholesalers do not believe that this is possible. 

 S.ime bas.swood, cut the past winter, is nrrlving in the local mnrket, but 

 shipments of northern birch nre not expected for some time. 



Tile iinrthern liardwoods are holding firm, despite the fact that liuyers 

 are placing as small orders as possible, r.ireli. maple, basswnnd and elm 

 arr' In lending demand. There is a gond call fnr maple flooring nnd 

 prices in this line nre holding up well. I'Inin red onk stK-ma to he tii» 

 lender In southern woods, while quarter-sawed oak Is moving u little 

 more slowly. 



There was a slight falling off in the building Investment in Milwaukee 

 during the month of .\pril. as compared with a year ago, but this was 

 due to the fact thnt a permit was issued in .\pril. I!»i:i, for the erection 

 nf tlie Hotel Wisconsin, the structure alone costing .?jnn,000. During 

 .\prll. I!tl4. there were .">2 permits Issued by Building Inspector W. D. 

 Harper, n-presenting nn investment of .«l.:!."i:!.lH(l. as compared with C41 

 piriiiits for structures to cost $1,708,110 during the corresponding month 

 in i;n:'.. iMiring the first four m inths of the present year there were 

 l.LHf; i.erinits Issued for structures to cost ?:f,0()(;.il4a. ns ngainst l.l.'JO 

 permits nnd an investment of $ri,4.">7,.'jjl a year ago. 



Kuilding nperatious In the country districts arc rather quiet at the 

 present linn-, as farmers are too busy with their crops to give 

 much time to anything else. There is considerable building going on in 

 the smaller cities and towns about the state, however. 



