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throughout the country. He stated that he had 

 not been able to keep in very close touch with 

 the parent organization for some months, owing 

 to his absence in Europe, hut that the work of 

 the organization had devolved upon O. O. Agler, 

 first vice president. He further stated that even 

 against the protest of Mr. Agler, he desired to 

 place that gentleman's name before the Chicago 

 Hardwood Exchange with an earnest recom- 

 mendation that it make him a candidate for the 

 next president of the .nssociation. >, 



Mr. Agler next spoke briefly, stating that he 



O. O. AGLER. THE EXCHANGE S CHOICE 

 FOR PRESIDE.S r Or THE NATIONAL- 

 HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



deprecated his nomination to that important 

 oHlce, and that his business alliances were sijch 

 it should not be forced upon him. and requested 

 the association not to insist upon his acceptance 

 of the high compliment which such action would 

 mean. He stated he had served as first.' vice 

 president to the best of his ability and did not 

 seek first place in the organization. 



Mr. Agler was followed by Earl Palmer, who 

 made a humorous address, reciting that he had 

 made a specific promise to a certain distinguished 

 member of the Chicago Hardwood Exchange that 

 he would not urge his nomination and election 

 as president of the National association. He 

 said he proposed to keep his word, and then de- 

 livered a eulogy on the ability, uprightness and 

 character of said member, in so pointed a man- 

 ner that his Identity was unmistakable. How- 

 ever, he wound up by saying that he had men- 

 tioned no names and therefore had kept his word 

 to the member in question, for which he was 

 really proud of himself. 



Mr. Palmer's remarks were greeted with much 

 laughter and applause. 



D. F. Clark of Minneapolis then spoke, endors- 

 ing most heartily the nomination of Mr. Agler 

 as president of the National association, and as- 

 sured him of the unanimous vote of the Minne- 

 sota Hardwood Lumber Dealers' Association. Mr. 

 Clark also called the attention of the exchange 

 to the unfairness of the railroads of the North- 

 west In not accepting the recognized standard 

 of hardwood weights in the settlement of claims 

 for overcharges, and urged that the Chicago ex- 

 change assist In having this matter presented at 

 the next annual meeting of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association. 



Clarence Boyle then presented a motion that 

 O. O. Agler be selected as the Chicago Hardwood 

 Luml)er Exchange candidate for the office of 

 president of the National Hardwood Lumber As- 

 sociation at its forchcoraing annual meeting in 

 Milwaukee, and that the exchange pledge Itself 



as a unit to earnestly support the nomination ; 

 furthermore, that the president be instructed to 

 appoint a committee of three to present Mr. 

 Aglet's name to the Milwaukee meeting. 



F. A. Diggins of Cadillac, president of the 

 Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, 

 then delivered a very forceful and diplomatic 

 address on the subject of the necessity of main- 

 taining a system of uniformity in inspection of 

 hardwoods. He stated that in his connection 

 with the National Hardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion he had received nothing but absolutely fair 

 t: .mil. nr from every member of the Inspection 

 Hi; ' •mmittce. He averred that it was 



ii -; , to formulate a set of inspection 

 nil- iliai in all particulars would be pleasing 

 to all interests involved, but the committee 

 had made up these rules by dint of mutual con- 

 cession and he believed that the present rules 

 were thoroughly adapted to current needs and 

 fair to all parties in Interest. 



Charles H. Barnaby of Greencastle, Ind., presi- 

 (1,>nt of the Indiana Hardn-ood Lumbermea's As- 

 -Miation, made a short address in which be 

 iiilcirsed on behalf of this organization the nomi- 

 nation of Mr. Agler, and assured him of the 

 united support of Indiana. 



Mr. Russe again spoke and assured Mr. Agler 

 that Memphis would reciprocate the honor done 

 him in electing him president two years ago by 

 now giving Mr. Agler its undivided support. 



J. W. Thompson of Memphis then addressed 

 the meeting and urged mutual concession on iii- 

 spection matters from all sections of the country. 

 -He said that everj^ man who had put himself In 

 the handle of the National association bad re- 

 ceived fair treatment, and while at the time he 

 was opposed to the Atlantic City rule, he had 

 come around to the opinion that it was the best 

 that could have been done under the circum- 

 stances, and while he was now a firm advocate of 

 the new inspection system, he believed in making 

 such concessions to disgruntled localities as 

 •would insure their continuation with and hearty 

 .supijotit of the national body. He especiaUy re- 

 ferred to the necessity of giving any complaint 

 that the Cincinnati contingent might have proper 

 .consideration, and making such concessions as 

 ^v9uld meet their views on inspection matters. 

 He Uated'that he was always for mutual con- 

 cessions and doing business as brother with 

 'brdth^'r, concluding by saying that the nomina- 

 tion of iSlr. 'Agler for president met his approval 

 and 'h'e' could think of no better way to round 

 but a 'ticket that would win at Milwaukee than 

 'to add the name of Gardner I. Jones of Boston as 

 'first vice president. 



Hugh McLean, president of the Hugh McLean 

 Lumber Company of Buffalo and Mempbis, made 

 a brief address In which he stated that the Buf- 

 falo contlugont was in full sympathy and wnuM 

 stay with the national organization to a man. 



The meeting, then adjourned. 



The following gentlemen were in attendance : 

 Attendance. 



Agler, Oliver 0., T'pham & Agler. Chicago. 



Altman, H. P., the .\nierlcan Lumber Company, 

 Chicago. 



Barnaby, C. H., Greencastle, Ind. 



Barr. Sam E., New York. 



Black. Fred Vi'., F. W. Black Luml)er Company. 

 Chicago. 



Boyle, Clarence, IIeath-WUI>eck Company, Chi- 

 cago. 



Brown, F. L., Crandall & Brown, Chicago. 



Bryar, J. B. 



Clark, D. F.. Osborne & Clark, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Curtis, Fred A., the Vehicle \\'ood «c uumuci 

 Company. Chicago. 



Dickson. .T. W., J. W. Dickson Company, Mem- 

 phis. Tenn. 



Diggins, F. A., Murphy & Diggins. Cadillac, Mich. 



Dion, J. H.. Maisey & Dion, Chicago. 



Edwards, E. L., Dayton. O. 



Fink, Jacob J.. Fink-IIeldler Company, Chicago. 



Fathauer. Theodore, Theodore Falhauer Compa- 

 ny, Chicago. 



Fish. Frank 1'.. secretary National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association, Chicago. 



Fitzglbtons. HuL;b. .McLean Lumber Company, 

 Chattanooga, 'I'eun. 



Fuller, L. E.'. Lmnber World, Chicago. 



Gibson, II. H.. ll.ii;i)WOoi) Kkoukd, Chicago. 



Jones. Gardner 1., Jones Hardwood Company, 

 Boston, Mass. 



Kellogg, C. M.. Barksdale-Kellogg Lumber Com- 

 pany, Memphis, Tenn. 



Klann. E. H., F. S. Hendrickson Lumber Com- 

 pany, Chicago. 



Knox. J. C, secretary Michigan Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association, Cadillac. Mich. 



Krebs, O. M., McLean Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany. Memphis. Tenn. 



Landeck, G. J., Landeck Lumber Company, Mil- 

 .waukee. 



Lane, J. L., J. L. Lane & Co., Chicago. 



Lesh. G. B., Lesh & Matthews Lumber Company, 

 Chicago. 



McLean, Hugh. Hugh McLean Lumber Company, 

 Buffalo, N. y. 



McMulien, F. B., Fuilerton-Powell Hardwood 

 Lumber Company, South Bend, Ind. 



Miller, Milton, Miller Brothers, Chicago. 



Nelson. E. S., Chicago. 



Palmer, Earl, Ferguson & Palmer Company, 

 Paducah, Ky. 



Pritchard, J. M.. Long-Knight Lumber Company, 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Richardson, F. J., American Lumber Company, 

 Chicago. 



Richmond, Park, Park Richmond 4 Co., Chicago. 



Russe, \T. H., Russe & Burgess, Memphis, Tenn. 



Kuth, A. H., G. W. Jones Lumber Company, Chi- 

 cago. 



Southgate. F. P., surveyor general. National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association, Chicago. 



Strack, J. A.. New Albany, Ind. 



Trainer, J. S.. Trainer Brothers Lumbe> Com- 



pany, Chicago. 

 Thompson. J. W., J. W. Thompson Lumber 



pany, Mempbis, Tenn. 

 Van Norstrand, F. C, Cotton Belt Lumber 



pany, Chicago. 

 Young, Edward J.. Brlttingham & Young Com- 

 pany, Madison, Wis. 



Special Meeting Michigan Association. 



A special meeting of the Michigan Har(l\vOi»l 

 Manufacturers' Association was held at the 

 Ciishman House, I'etoskey, Slich.. the afternoon 

 and evening of May 5. About thirty-five firms 

 were represented, and the meeting was one of 

 the most harmonious and pleasant gatherings 

 ever held by this association. 



President F. A. Diggins .occupied the chair, 

 with Secretary J. C. Knox at the desk. A synop- 

 sis of the minutes of the Saginaw meeting held 

 on Feb. 5 were read and approved. 



The aftornoiin session convened at 4 p. m. 



F. A. DIGGINS. CVDILLAC. PRESIDE.VT 



and concerned itself chiefiy with a discussion of 

 Important and timely matters connected with 

 the northern lumber Industr.v. The questions of 

 present market conditions and inspection rules 

 were thoroughly thrashed out, and after the 

 close of the session the Market Conditions Com- 

 mittee and the Grading Committee went into 

 session. 



