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compares very favorably with that o£ 1906 busi- 

 ness. We look forward to a good fall trade, 

 inasmuch as we believe crop conditions through- 

 out the country, with the exception of North 

 and South Dakota, Nebraska, part of Kansas and 

 western Texas are in very good condition and 

 .ire going to result in very large crops, with 

 high prices and a consequent large return to the 

 farmer. 



3rd. Prices at the present time are per- 

 fectly satisfactory, with the exception of No. 1 

 and No. 2 gum and cottonwood. These are the 

 weak sisters. These prices will not be any bet- 

 ter until the general business of the country 

 picks up materially, as the inroad of the fiber 

 package has caused a very large decrease in the 

 use of lumber for shipping packages, 



4th. Our output tor the next six months will 

 be practicallythc same. 



In explaining the item in answer to Xo. 1 we 

 wish to stale that prices on some lines have 

 been so low that we thought it good business to 

 purchase heavily, hence our increase in dry 

 stocks. Yours truly, 



Cn.iS. F. LUEHKMAKN H.tEDWOOD LBR. CO., 



Per T. W. Fry, Sec'y. 



The Views of a Large Manufacturer of 

 Hardwood Flooring 



x-isHviLLE. tenn.. Ang. ;;."). lino. 



IT.iRDWOOD Record, Chicago, 111. 



Gentlemen : Replying to your favor of the 

 24th inst. 



We do a hardwood flooring business only. So 

 f.ar our business for this year has been much 

 bettor than last. This August will be about the 

 same as last, compared in dollars and cents. We 

 are looking for a good fall trade, but nothing 

 rushing, and expect to run our factory through 

 the remainder of the year at its capacity. 



Re.garding stock of lumber, we find plain white 

 oak in all grades rather scarce, but there is a 

 good supply of plain red. 



While quartered oak is a little slow at present 

 will, we feel, be in better demand in the fall. 

 Yours very truly, 



Nashville Hardwood Flg. Co.. 



Per C. Ij. McConnell. 



Conditions With a Well-Known Memphis 

 House 

 JlE.Mniis, Tenx., August 23, lillO. 

 Hardwood Kecord, Chicago, 111. 



Dear Sirs : Yours of the 23rd received and we 

 assure you it gives us pleasure to comply with 

 your request, and in answer will say : 



Our stock of dry lumber remaining in our 

 yard unsold is not any greater in amount, com- 

 pared with the output of our mill for the past 

 year, than it was a year ago. 



Our volume of business at the present time 

 compares well with this time a year ago. and our 

 July sales for 1910 exceeded those of 1900. We 

 are not inclined to be pessimistic as regards the 

 fall trade. We notice that there has been a 

 greater demand lately for 4-4 No. 1 and No. 2 

 common plain oak. This is very gratifying, as 

 this particular grade has been somewhat slow 

 for some time past. 



We are .selling lumber at prices that are per- 

 fectly satisfactory to us, and we see no reason 

 why prices should be cut on any item of grade 

 that is furnished from this locality. 



Our output last year was a trifle over 7.000.- 

 000 feet, and we expect to increase our output 

 10 to 15 per cent during the next six months. 



We apprehend that all you want is a brief 

 statement of the facts as we see them, hence we 

 have not gone into the ethics of the case, and 

 have outlined to you the naked facts as tersely 

 as possible. 



Hoping this will fulfill your requirements, we 

 are. Respectfully yours, 



Memphis Saw Mill Company, 



J. F, McS. 



From a Large Mississippi Producer 



I'jiiLirr. Miss., August 2.j. 1010. 

 Hardwood Record, Chicago, 111. 



Gentlemen : Replying to your esteemed favor 

 of the 23rd inst., our stock of dry lumber is 

 much larger than it was a year ago, owing to 

 I he fact that our mill had burned two years ago 

 and we did not start up until April of this 

 year. 



Our volume of business at this time is small, 

 owing partially to the fact that a great deal of 

 lumber is not yet in shipping condition, but we 

 believe that the fall and winter demand will be 

 very good. 



We do not look for much of an increase in 

 prices this year, but we are confident that the 

 demand will absorb all of the dry stock. 



I'rices are entirely satisfactory on everything 

 except gum, which is about the cost of jjroduc- 

 tion and away below its real value as compared 

 Willi other woods. Yours truly, 



T.iLLAHATCHIE LUMBER CO.. 



W, H. Dick, Yicc-Pres. 



Business Satisfactory Is Report of Arkansas 



Producer 

 JI.iniAXNA, Abk., August 2.), 1910. 

 HviinwooD Record, Chicago, 111. 



Gentlemen: Replying to your favor of the 

 23d inst., asking for our opinion upon the 

 general hardwood situation, beg to advise that 

 our stock of dry lumber at the present time is 

 about the same, both with respect to size and 

 (|uality. as it was a year ago. Up to date our 

 business for the year has been approximately 20 

 per cent more than for the same period last 

 year. We believe indications are for a fairly 

 good demand throughout the fall. Do not look 

 for any rushing business, but think there will 

 be a demand for practically all the dry hardwood 

 in sight at about prevailing prices. Prices at 

 the present time on most everything are satis- 

 factory. Do not look for any material change 

 during the balance of the year. Expect to 

 manufacture about the same quantity of stock 

 during the next six months as usual during the 

 same period and are planning for normal cut in 

 1911. We are operating on the river and we 

 usually plan our year's cut the preceding fall, 

 as we have to get logs out in time to get them 

 in on the spring tides. Taken altogether and in 

 a general way our year's business has been very 

 satisfactory. Yours truly, 



Miller Lumber Co., 



Max D. Miller. Vice-Prcst. 



Prominent Easteni Wliolesale House Has 

 Confidence in Situation 



PllILADELI'HIA. AugUSt 25, 191(t. 



Hardwood Record, Chicago, 111. 



Dear Sirs : We have yours of August 23. We 

 have a larger stock of dry lumber on hand to- 

 da.v than we bad a year ago. We have had 

 and do have confidence in the situation and have 

 been faking up quite a little lumber so as to give 

 us a good assortment for the fall trade. 



Business has been in very satisfactory shape 

 with us and the volume we have handled in 

 ,7une. ,7uly and August is fully equal to that of 

 a year ago. 



In i-egard lo prices we would say that w'e are 

 not having any trouble on this score, particularly 

 on the good grades. We do not see anything 

 I ha I is likely to depreciate values on good 

 hardwoods. 



We have not made any definite plans as to our 

 handling in the next six months. We will be 

 guided largely by the situation. We now have 

 a good supply and an excellent assortment and 

 there is no particular reason why we should buy 

 largely. If we find our stock is getting down 

 we will replenish it. and we expect to try to keep 

 it up (o its present fairly complete condition. 

 Respectfully, Wistar, Underhill & Co., 



F. S. U. 



Everything Fine but Prices on Low-Grade 

 Gum and Cottonwood 

 Me.mpuis, Tenn., Aug. 23. 1910. 

 llARDWcioD Record, Chicago, 111. 



Genllemen : Replying to your favor of the 

 2:!d. will say that our stock of dry lumber on 

 hand August 1, 1910, was four million feet short 

 of stock on hand August 1, 1900. Our volume 

 of business from January 1, 1910, to July 1, 

 J 910, was twenty-five to thirty per cent more 

 thau the preceding sis months. The prices 

 obtained at this time are very satisfactory on 

 most ail kinds and grades of lumber ; perhaps 

 with the exception of low grade gum and cot- 

 lonsvood. We have every reason to believe that 

 we will have a good fall trade, that is, if the 

 tiade for Jul.v and August is any iudicntion, as 

 ile'se tw.> months are u.sually the dullest months 

 in the year with us, and we have had a very 

 satisfactory trade in July and August. We ex- 

 pect to increase our output in the next six 

 months, if we can secure the logs. This will 

 depend, however, on the condition of the weather 

 ,'cnd the rivers. We have a very large stock of 

 logs to be floated to our mills, but may fail to 

 get the.^e logs on account of not having water 

 enough to lloat them. Yours truly, 



Anderson-TulCy Company. 



Per F. B. Robertson. 



Sees Prospects for Fall Trade Good 



Me-mphik. Tenx., August 20, 1910, 

 JlAKDWOiiD Record, Chicago, 111. 



Geutlemen : In answer to yours of the 23d, 

 will say : 



Although we had a large stock of lumber on 

 hand, have practically no dry stock left: a year 

 ago we had a large stock in shipping condition. 



The volume .of business is equal to that of any 

 time during the last two years. Fall trade, from 

 ibe inquiiles we receive, and to all appearances, 

 promif-es to be very .good. 



I'rices are entirely satisfactory, and we do not 

 see any reason for a decline, although we do 

 not believe the prices will advance over the 

 present. 



In the next six months we expect to do the 

 same amount of business that we have done in 

 the past. Yours very truly, 



(JOUDLANDER-ROEERTSOX LUMBER COMPANY, 



Per Goodlander. 



Prominent Cleveland Jobber Optimistic 



Clevelaxd, Ohio, August 25, 1910. 

 llAKDwooD Record, Chicago, 111. 



Gentlemen : We are carrying considerable 

 more lumber than we did a year ago. This, 

 however, is accounted for by our manufacturing 

 (onsiderable more stock. The amount of busl- 

 lu'ss is quile satisfactor.v and we are very opti- 

 ndslic regarding the outlook for fall trade. 



Stock of all grades seems to be in good de- 

 mand, and prices are satisfactory. We can see 

 no reason why prices should in any way decline, 

 as the supply of hardwoods is rapidly decreas- 

 ing and so far no substitute has been found for 

 the kinds of lum'oer we are interested in. 



We have recently established a shipping yard 

 at Ironton, Ohio, and expect to have a nice line 

 ot stock at that point to take care of our poplar 

 trade. Y'oiu's very truly. 



The W. a. Cool & Son Litmber Company, 



Per E. L. French. 



The Big Producer of Sardis Is Conservative 



SardiSj Miss., August 23, 1910. 

 Hardwood Record, Chicago, 111. 



Gentlemen : In answer to your inquiry of the 

 23d in regard to the conditions of the hardwood 

 lumber market, our stock of dry lumber com- 

 pared with the present time a year ago in qual- 

 ity is just about the same and we have about 

 the same amount of dry lumber on hand. The 

 volume of business is not large, in fact, we have 

 .lUst passed through a couple of very dull months. 

 I think there is a slight pick-up, but nothing very 



