HARDWOOD RECORD 



is now putt i I 

 flollnrs and w 

 ■11.11 ai-e skilli 

 vntii-cly 



AiMHiim Willys-Overland autoitobile concern. Tliis plant 

 Ml II ifiiiitions which will cost more than a million 



II mil I Jill- move than a thousand extra men. These 



a lali.ni., .uid are buildinK and buying small homes which 

 iiodorn and linishcd in hardwoods. The same thing has 

 1! true in modified form in Kast Toledo, where the big Ford I'latc 

 'ii^s Company, employini; over a thotisand men and occupying eighty-- 

 V acres of =r..iiii.^ i ■ . itrd. The half-million dollar high school in 

 Thai sectiiiii ii i' il home buying in tliat section of the city 



and now hmi i i priuging up like mushrooms. Factories are 



is light and i'.. ,,. i ,,i.ii imi_ n.-iini,, <i.,.|,. ^uv II, |„. had in 



plentiful tpKiiii 11. M.I . I ill iii,-ks which 



arc rather IIl-Ih, .-i.-rMli m -in il Im >. Mii iIht- i- i-till no dis- 

 position cm ilir ]>MJI 111' (li-al.ri lo buy 1im' iMvcstm.nl purposes. Tlaiii 

 oak is the leader in demand as usual. Ash is in fair demand. Hard- 

 *voo<l men generally predict a good business a little later in the season 

 and there is no disposition on the part of nnyl.ody to take a dismal 

 Tiew ef the situation. 



■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



A few inquiries are being received and some sales are nelng made-, 

 but the hardwood trade in this vicinity is still quiet. No large amount 

 of business seems to be expected until late fall. 



The outlook for the near future is exceptionally bright, but buyers 

 are ]»ursuing a cautious course. While conditions generally are much 

 better in the country districts, there is .yet no great improvement indus- 

 trially in the larger communities. Buyers seem to be waiting for tin' 

 prosperity in the rural districts lo reflect In the cities. 



It is believed that the July, 1914, business is not so good as that of 

 July, l!)i:i. Prices also are below those of a year ago, but are showing 

 a slightly Up-road tendency. Automobile factories report a fair outlook 

 for the iii'w season and furniture manufacturers are expecting a good 

 but not unusual volume of business this fall because of the larger grain 



=■< MEMPHIS >-= 



.\lthou^h ther.' is no very large hardwood Inm' i lu-in - mrdiM- way 

 at the moment, the outlook is considered per., i i > ■ imn (hiring 



the latter lial; of June. There has been a dociil-l ii i . Hi.' number 



of inquiries' and these have, in not a few iustanri - -i. v. Ilp- .1 into actual 

 orders calling for immediate shipment. The impruvcnicnl li.gan with the 

 first of July and has gained somewhat in momentum. Some manufactur- 

 ers and wholesalers say that they have not experienced any decided gain 

 but th- iiiMi.irity are of the opinion that the situation presents rather 



en. ..in ■- M - i 1 ■. ts. They point out that there is bound to be an 



in. 1. .1 1 I III. ~ ii.it only because of the improving tendency of the 

 gen. 1.1 I I iii.l financial situation hut because of the run down 



cniltii I I I,- in the hands of both consuming and distributing 



itii. 1' 1 '. ' ii(.r phase is emphasized by practically all members of 



til. 1. .! ,. in^.- of this fact there is a" distinct disposition here to 



anti.i|iii. iihImi ii...ided activity as soon as these interests re-enter the 

 market niter a rath.-r prolonged absen.-e therefrom. 



One of the more ciicjuragirig features recently has been the increased 

 activity of the railroads which aie allowing a distinct disposition to 

 abandon tli.ir retrenchment policy. Tliis is particularly true of the lines 

 operat. .1 ;ii ih.- ..•ulral states as well as over the greater part of the 

 Soiiili III. I Mia. .is Central has placed orders for the repair or rebuild- 

 ing .i| -.1111. :;ii,iii)i1 , ars and another of the big railway systems has done 

 likewi-. 111. iiilL.ads at Memphis arc doing an enormous volume of 

 work, iii.lii.liiii; tl... building of increased ttrminal facilities and the 

 estat.lislini. ill ..| . .'.r repair and car building plants. They are also 

 undcrl.ikiii^ iiii]u ..y.ni..nrs and oxt.'nsioiis on a larser scale than for a 

 loni; Hhil., -ii.iwiim 111, II ili.'v i.iii I. i;.,n,. iii.i. i-. .1 liusiness and that 



tb. 



an- 



. - they have finished 



iir.i- ..' Iii_li.|:i-- iiirniture have been 

 a l..iig while ami tlii'y .are expected to 

 as soon as they get their bearing a little 

 itry is in excellent condition and there are 

 In .some other lines, with the result that 



feeling rather 



jghout 

 . Th. 



weeks of coniparativly lary.. o 

 they have done this intentional 

 that business is going to be mr 

 when the revival docs come, they 

 thereby to the fullest possible 

 ncc>TTr»d there has Iieen a strik 



ore comfortable and optimistif 



ions are being carried on alraosS 

 ills which are closed down for 

 iiry .,f those at Memphis and 

 r\ are operating on pr./tty full 

 .111- stock during the past tev.- 

 1 only moderate shipments but 

 believe, as already sug-.'sted. 



and they are determined thai. 

 ' the necessary lumber to l)._'nefit 



With what accumulation has 

 'C of weakening on the part of 



Mahogany and 



Circassian 



Lumber & Veneers 



^ The largest assortment of finest figured 

 Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in 

 the country can be found at the Chicago 

 plant of C. L. Willey. 



^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of 

 remarkably superior Circassian Walnut 

 Logs, large size, well-figured and of good 

 color, which are now being cut into 

 Veneers. 



^ A visit or correspondence from discrim- 

 inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im- 

 ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in 

 Lumber and Veneer is solicited. 



^ You will not only find the Willey ware- 

 houses well stocked with a superb collec- 

 tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion, 

 Black Walnut and other fancy foreign 

 and domestic lumber and veneers, but 

 buyers are assured of prompt and pains- 

 taking service, and a quality of product 

 not usually obtainable. 



^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave. 

 car at the postoffice to Robey Street. 



C. L. WILLEY, Chicago 



Largest Fancy Wood Veneer 

 and Lianber producing plant in the world 



