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HARDWOOD RECORD 



National Hickory Association to hold general 

 meetings not oftener than once a year; the 

 principal work of individual members is to 

 lend their financial aid and the officers and 

 committees do the actual work. It was indi- 

 cated that when a sufficient number of mem- 

 bers had been added the officers would recom- 

 mend the employment of a permanent, paid 

 secretary. As a result of the effort in this 

 direction a number of those present, who 

 were not already members, signed applica- 

 tions for membership. 



President J. W. Herron, Jr., made a report 

 for the officers of the association and touched 

 on points in connection with the work of the 

 government and the possibilities of influenc- 

 ing our lawmakers in framing and passing 

 measures looking to the protection of the 

 remaining standing hickory timber, deploring 

 the failure on the part of Congress at its last 

 session to pass the law making available the 

 forestry reserve in the Appalachian Eange, 

 and indicating the desirability of renewing 



as during the past year, with the exception 

 of J. D. Dort in the place of H. C. Staver, 

 deceased, to represent the Carriage Manu- 

 facturers' Association; J. M. Lack of the 

 Lack Singletree Company, Padueah, to repre- 

 sent the syigletree and neckyoke people, and 

 P. C. Scott of the Keller & Tamm Manu- 

 facturing Company, St. Louis, to represent 

 the handle manufacturers. 



The officers were elected as follows: John 

 W. Herron, president; E. W. McCullough, 

 vice president; W. A. Snyder, treasurer; F. 

 A. Curtis, secretary; O. B. Bannister, chair- 

 man Executive Committee. 



The advisability of having a paid secretary 

 to devote his time to the furtherance of the 

 work of the organization was discussed and 

 it was thought desirable to do so as soon 

 as finances would permit. A motion was 

 made that the matter of having a paid secre- 

 tary be referred to a committee of three, 

 to be appointed by the president; this com- 

 mittee to confer with the officers before mak- 



iienting the manufacturers of carriage and 

 wagon shafts and poles. 



Bemarks were made by Harry J). Harth'v 

 nf Windsor, Ont., formerly connected with 

 the Forest Service and now practically en- 

 ijaged in the production of hickory vehicle 

 stock; also, by M. E. Campbell of Tulla- 

 homa. Tonn., and W. H. Braddon of London, 

 Ont. 



The meeting wa.s tlien thrown open to rc- 

 i-eive suggestions, comments or remarks, and 

 an interesting discussion of points bearing 

 on the subject followed, after which a motion 

 was passed instructing the president to ap- 

 point a committee to nominate officers and 

 committees for the ensuing year. 



The committee appointed consisted of O. 

 B. Bannister, Muncie, Ind.; W. A. Snyder, 

 Piqua, O., and B. F. Von Behren, Evansville, 

 Ind. 



They recommended the following: That 

 the same officers and (•(.mmittees be plected 



ICAGO, SECRETARY. 



agitation that would result in the measure 

 being revived and approved. 



The president then called upon members 

 of the Advisory Committee for comments and 

 suggestions as to possible new and additional 

 measures which could be taken to advance the 

 interests of the association. Those respond- 

 ing were: Geo. Terrell, representing the 

 National Wagon Makers ' Association ; C. D. 

 Fischer of Wapakoneta. O.. rppresoiitinj; tlu- 

 western carriage wheel maniifartiir.'is ; |i. K. 

 Allen, Wilmette, 111., repri'srntiut; tlip castiTu 

 wheel manufacturers; B. F. Vou Bchreu, 

 Evansville, Ind., representing the bent hick- 

 ory felloe manufacturers; D. P. Cooper, 

 Struthers, O., representing the manufacturers 

 of buggy gear woods; F. W. Peters, New 

 Albany, Ind., representing the manufacturers 

 of hammer, axe and pick handles; Peter Lesh 

 of Memphis, Tenn., representing the manu- 

 facturers of hickory carriage and wagon 

 spokes; W. A. Snyder of Piqua, O., repre- 



ing any final selection. The motion was car- 

 ried and the committee appointed consisted 

 of O. B. Bannister, chairman; B. F. Von 

 Behren and W. A. Snyder. 



A resolution was offered by H. H. Gibson, 

 representing the manufacturers of handles, 

 as follows: 



' ' Whereas, it is the sense of the National 

 Hickory Association that a census of the 

 -;tanding timber of the country is not only 

 desirable but essential to the future welfare 

 nf the woodworking industries of the nation, 



"Therefore, be it resolved, that an appeal 

 \'p made to the Senate and House of Eepre- 

 -iiitatives of the United States for an appro- 

 luiatiun to make a census of the standing 

 timber of all varieties in the country to be 

 made in connection with the forthcoming 



The resolution was adopted. 

 The meeting then adjourned to meet at the 

 call of the Executive Committee. 



Among those present were the following: 



