HARDWOOD RECORD 



Possibilities in Saw Dust for Developing Soil 



The editor of Hakdwood Rkcord noticed a recent clipping from a rural 

 newspaper referring tn the value of saw dust for lightening and fertiliz- 

 ing soil. The editor of the publication referred to said that the applica- 

 tion of saw dust doesn't seem to offer any great possibilities. This 

 nromnted ILVRDWOOD RECORD to address the Forest Service and the reply 



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Interesting Stump Found in Indiana 



.Vn interesting find was made a few days ago in ConniTsvilic, Inil., 



when a well digger working flfty-slx feet below the ground came upon a 



well preserved stump. A large section of the root was brought to Cou- 



nersville, but no one has been able to identify the wood. 



The South 's Cotton Crop 



The South's cotton crop is one of the pillars of its prosperity, and 

 the sudden closing of more than half of the foreign market has been 

 and threatens to be a serious setback to business in all parts of the 

 southern states, and, in a measure, in all parts of the United States. 

 Regions which have no cotton to sell, transact business with the cotton- 

 growing states, and any serious disorganiaztion ot business In one region 

 hurts others. 



For that reason the campaign for the relief of the cotton situation 

 appeals to business men in all parts of the country, and satisnulory 

 results will doublloss follow. The campaign's slogan is "buy a lialr." 

 Commercial organizations in all the principal cotton centers of the .South 

 are pushing the work. The usual spectacle has been presented in 

 Chicago, of bales of cotton exposed ou the streets, like fruit on a stand, 

 with the words, "buy a bale." 



The general plan is to purchase at ten cents a pound, store the bale 

 in some cotton warehouse, insure it, take a receipt, and agree to hold 

 tho cotton for one year, unless an opportunity to sell for ten cents or 

 more is presenti'd in tlio meantime. It is not a speculation, though the 

 buyer stands a i.iii ,ii:ni(i "i making a profit, and not much chance ot 

 losing. Tho liin;. I I.. i,.||) tide the cotton growers over, until the 



foreign mark.i^ < , : , n ,, ,ipen. 



Various soiiili.in .,i- ii..iis, tbi- nionibersliip of wliicli includes 



men in all linos ..I l.n^iih -^, \r.<v i.mi.-.I |.iM>|i,., i n,,- ,iii.i .ir,uhn-s .'x- 



plaining the work ami -.iiiMiir^ .i - .i-i;i i^. . i ih.^. « hich will 



doubtless send Its literatnr.' in iii.i-. win. n.|iii-i n i-, ■ 'I !i> l..r rminty. 

 Arkansas Buy-a-Bale I'oUuii CluU. iiiid.'i iln ilii.MiM,, ,,i Hi' -Marianna 

 Commercial Club, Marianna, .Vrk. 



Circulating a Popular Address 



Tiio addro-s made at Chautauqua, N. Y.. Inst .Tunc by E. T. Alien of 

 the Wc^irin inii^ry and Conseryation Association, on tiio subject. 



"ForosK, I. lie I ;iijil the Consumer," has enjoyed a wide ciroulation 



throu'.;li Mm iii.li |m. >s, and it is well worth it. The National Lumber 

 Maniil'.iMiii, I . \--c.ri:ition. Cbicago, is assisting in further circulating 

 the aildn -- \-\ inininm ii In pamphlet form for associations, companies, 

 and indh i.liKil- h In. h isii i,, use it as advertisements of their own business. 

 This is (l.iiM ;ii ..i-i .111,1 ilir lates per 1,000 copies in different styles of 

 cover will be ujad.' kn.iH ij li.i adflrrssintr .1, K. Rhodes, secretary of the 

 association. Some of tli sn.,T!u.st luini'i r rumpanies in the country 

 have printed their advoiiisMip nt- •■:: tli pa miiblet's cover and are using 

 the address as an advevtisoiiii'iii "i ilah- imsiiioss. 

 Selling Fine Seeds 



The utilization of pine coue seeds promises to develop into an Industry 

 oi: some importance in the Northwest. An enterprising timberman in 

 Washington state has for two years been collecting pine and fir cones 

 and extracting tho seeds, which iire said to find a ready market at 

 profitable prieos. Last year a carload of cones was shipped from 

 British Columbia and tho seeds exported to Germany. The cones wore 

 gathered by Indian- in tlh' n.ntbern part of the province and transported 

 in sacks over l.ui- ilispmii- ii. the railway, which carries them to their 

 destination in W ,i -Imi-iiii. Tho experiment proved so profitable that 

 several carloads lia\. lii . n iird.irod this year, and the business promises 

 to afford another outlet for a hitherto unutilized British Columbia 



British Columbia Uses American Furniture 



Thor.i is a demand in P.rilUh Ci.bHnbia for American-made furniture. 

 Stylos in aii liiii'i iiii'ii anil rli*' lihin- and arrangement of homes, especially 

 in tbo niaiiii- i.i lurnltnii, iii iniluinoed largely by the customs pre- 

 vaiiins; In lin rnit. d Stati's ili. luilk of the stocks of furniture car- 

 ried by tbo largo wbolosab- and rot.ail dealers in Vancouver are im^ 



OUR LINE 



WEST VIRGINIA 

 HARDWOODS 



Embraces all the commercial sjjecies in 

 this region. 



Being located right at the mill, we know 

 that every fitick rce mnnufacturc is manufac- 

 tured rif/Jif. 



Wc solicit the opportunity of proving this 

 claim and offer the following list which 



WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE NOW: 



10 cars V'i sound wormy chestnut. 

 10 car.s i/'-i No. 3 common chestnut. 



5 cars 5/4 sound wormy chestnut. 



5 cars 6/i sound wormy chestnut. 



3 cars Yj-inch slack barrel staves, 10 & I'i inches long. 



1 car -14 oak table tops 40 & A2 inches long. 



Alton Lumber Company 



Buckliannon West Virginia 



T^Souf hern California Kardwood 



& Manufacturing Company, 



Los Angeles, California 



''South Sea" Brand 



of Philippine Mahogany 



Directly Imported 



mahogany 



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from a mill cutting the 

 islands. 



We were fortunate in securing a large cargo just 

 after the war was declared and are able to offer 

 this fine figured wood at prices much lower than 

 other mahoganies. 



Our SOUTH SEA MAHOGANY is raiiidly 

 increasing in favor wherever it has Ijecn trie(J. 

 Especially fine for interior trim, show cases, 

 fixtures, and furniture. Carload prices quoted 

 and samples sent upon request. 



Southern California Hardwood & Manufacturing Co. 

 Los Angeles, California 



