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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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John B. Ransom & Co. 



This iustitution, one of the largest iu 

 Nastviiie, was established by John B. Ean- 

 som in 1S8.1. John B. Eausom is head of 

 the concern and his brother, A. B. Ransom, 

 is the other prominent factor. The Nash- 

 ville plant of this concern Covers about 

 tw^Dty-fiv* acres 'of groiinfl; the West 

 ;VasbYille plant about forty acres. A stock 



red cedar flooring are their specialties. 

 John B. Ransom & Co. enjoy 'a heavy ex- 

 port trade in addition to their extensive do- 

 mestic business. 



Besides the Nashville business the EaiiKom 

 interests control a large operation at Mem- 

 phis under the name of the Gayoso Lumber 

 'Company, of which .lohn B. JRaiisom. is presi- 

 dent and A. B. Ransom vice president. 



Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company. 



A-boiit ten years ago the manufacture of 

 hardwood flooring was taken up by John B. 



detail and reflects great credit upon those 

 responsiBTe for its existence. It is provided 

 with every device for handling the product 

 and is supplied with band saws, surfacers, 

 and matchers and cut-offs. The company's 

 entire output is taken by th'e trade and its 

 shipments now cover the wholfe "of- the 

 t'nited States, parts of Canada and various 

 foreign ports. The .Company turns out en'or- 



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or trom 1.5,(1(10.000 to 25,000,000 feet of wen 

 assorted hardwoods is carried at these plants 

 continually. Three l>and sawmills, a modern 

 planing mill and a liox factory are oper- 

 ated by John B. Ransom & Co. Red cedar, 

 yellow poplar, walnut, ash and oak are the 

 woods manufactured, and oak flooring, red 

 cedar telegraph poles, vineyard stakes and 



OFFICE DAVIDSOX-RENEDICT COMPANY. 



Ransom & Co. Having an up-to-date planing 

 mill this product was incorporated with 

 their other lines, and so successful was the 

 venture and so rapidly did trade increase 

 that in a short time they could not supply 

 the demand. In 1903 Mr. Eansom, seeing 

 the great possibilties in this line, organized 

 the Nashville Hardwood Flooring Company 

 and erected a handsome and commodious 

 plant, consisting of a mill, dry kiln and 

 warehouses. This jdant is complete in every 



J. W. LOVE. 



nious quautitics of oak and beech flooring 

 end matched, bored and hollow backed 

 square edge strips, squares and wood car- 

 pet, its ' ' Acorn Brand ' ' standing on its 

 merits the country over. The concern is 

 now exploiting satin walnut as the ideal 

 flouring for all ordinary uses. 



The numagement of the company is in 



LOG RAFT, LOVE, BOYD & CO. 



SCENE IN YAKD, LOVE. EOYD & CO. 



LOADING CEDAR. LOVE, BOYD & CO. 



