HARDWOOD RECORD 



34C 



The Membership Committee presented the 

 name of B. S. Van Cleave, president of the 

 Van Cleave Lumber Company, for member- 

 ship and he was admitted by unanimous vote. 



Julius Seidel, chairman of the Arbitration 

 Committee, submitted the report of that com- 

 mittee on the resolution offered a couple of 

 months ago by Thos. C. Whitmarsh, general 

 manager of the W. T. Ferguson Lumber 

 Company. The report had been delayed on 

 account of the absence of one of the commit- 

 tee. It was as follows: 



Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis: Your 

 Committee on Arbitration suggests that to 

 avoid differences between the wholesalers and 

 the retail yards, the following precautions 

 should be considered: 



UNIFORM Acceptance op Orders. 



Orders given and accepted between two par- 

 ties should clearly specify the maximum 

 amount of items wanted, or if preferred, an 

 exact number of pieces or feet can be desig- 

 nated. This I..iiii: dnno W1111M n\.icome the 

 complMini- iii.irl. tlmf (|"i' 1^ ■-' lliii- ilems are 

 underslii|i|.. .1 ,111,1 -l.w -.IIm,^ it.ni- .iveover- 



shippofl If Ni. ,i. null, iin I i-j tii.'rt under 



the tfrni •■miv .mi' IiumI." tli.. mill slnmld have 

 the privilpRP of loading the full capacity or 

 in such ciuantities as their stock warrants. 

 Their orders should be properly drawn and 

 it possible the signature of both parties ob- 

 tained. 



Uniform Order Books. 



The adoption and use of uniform order 

 blanks is recommended, the same to be bound 

 in triplicate book form and of a size con- 

 venient for use of seller and buyer. Every 

 order to be signed in triplicate by the par- 

 ties thereto. 



Definite Time for Shipment. 



All orders for lumber should contain a 

 specific time limit for shipment. 



No order should be cancelled after the 

 same is loaded on cars and delivered to the 

 transportation company, provided, however. 

 that It has been filled in accordance with the 

 contract between buyer and seller. 

 Responsibility for Shipments. 



It should be the duty of the manufacturers 

 and wholesalers to take an active interest in 

 the marketing of their products through legit- 

 imate channels only, and such shippers de- 

 siring to sell their output to the trade should 

 consider themselves responsible for the ob- 

 servance of recognized trade ethics by any 

 middleman through whom sales may be made. 

 settle.ment of disputes on grades of lumber. 



The cu.otnm adopt, d by (ho pine manufac- 

 turers nn.l n.i-.v -I'nu^-' •:■■■■■. illv r.-rognize.d 



by th.-. 1. ..I. ■. ... I. ..til sides, 



and it i i \ i-riually 



lair ,111.1 . '. : . .1 



Wo I., h. \ . r 'I : . I. .!■ ..... ..1 1 !i..sp rules 



will lead to li.tHr ini.toiMaiHti.ifr jii advance, 

 and on the theory that, "The preventive is 

 better than the cure," should be heartily sup- 

 ported. 



Julius Seidel^ Chairman. 

 Capt. L. G. Harris. 

 C. D. Johnson. 



The chairman of the Statistical Committee. 

 James Prendergast, reported that their com- 

 mittee was not ready to make a report, but 

 would do so at the June meeting. 



The matter of inviting the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association to meet in St. 

 Louis in 1909 was brought up. The invita- 

 tion to meet in St. Louis will be extended 

 by a committee composed of W. A. Barnes. 

 Henry Rolfes and Thos. C. Whitmarsh and 

 two hardwood lumbermen to be appointed 

 later. 



The club decided to guarantee the raising 

 of a fund for the entertainment of the mem- 

 bers of the National Hardwood Lumber As- 

 sociation if they come to St. Louis next year. 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



Head of Reliance Oil and Grease Co. Pun- 

 ished. 



J. M. Bachert of the notorious Reliance Oil 

 & Grease Company, with whom a number of ■ 

 lumbermen have had deals that were unsatis- 

 factory, to say the least, has been sentenced 

 by Federal Judge Tayler. of Cleveland, O., 

 where the company operated, to sixty days 

 imprisonment and a fine of $500, for doing .a 

 fraudulent mail exchange business, Bachert 

 pleaded guilty, but it has asked that he be 



let oft with the fine only. The Judge ruled, 

 however, that it was apparent he obtained 

 property without intending to pay for it. He 

 was accordingly committed and the fine paid. 

 To the American Lumber & Manufacturing 

 Company of Pittsburg and Messrs. McGraw 

 and Mcssick, their attorneys, of Cleveland, 

 is due credit for hunting down this leech 

 on the lumber and other trades, and, by 

 bringing the attention of his affairs to the 

 postotfice authorities, landing him in jail. The 

 only rcmarkalilc feature in the case is that 

 with surli f;laiiiii^ ilishoncsty as Bachert was 

 guilty ..1 I.,- . .1 .. ii..iii,l have been so 

 light. I \: I ■ i.r .t Manufactur- 

 ing (;..ii.,. .. .. i I. . ; .iHiss with the oil 

 compariN .1 ... inn 1 succeeded in get- 

 ting rcimliur.sement through their attorneys. 



Annual Southern Cypress Manufacturers' 

 Association. 



The annual meeting of the Southern Cypress 

 Manufacturers' .\ssociation took place at the 

 New Ci.iii. \\,:|.l ll.il. I, ,\.\v CM-I,.;,iis. May 20 

 and -1. !'. -i.i. 1.1 |.-|. .1. li. 1.. w 111.. 11 of Pla- 

 quemin. I . , ... .•,!.. .1 1 1,. . I, , 1, ,im.1 of the 

 fifty-six III. ml.. 1- iii.ir.. ihin ilii|.t\ wi-rc pres- 

 ent. 



President Wilbert reviewed the work of the 

 association during the little more than three 

 years of its existence, showing the advantages 

 which have resulted from competitors work- 

 ing in harmony with each other along the 

 lines of manufacturing, grading, shipping, etc. 

 He spoke enthusiastically of the merits of 

 cypress and pointed out that manufacturers of 

 this wood had not felt the effect of the re- 

 cent financial depression as much as some 

 others. He commended the work of the vari- 

 ous committees and the loyalty of the asso- 

 ciation members. 



Secretary George E. Watson's report showed 

 that a great deal of conscientious work had 

 been done by his office, and was eminently 

 satisfactory. 



Treasiii,! i;,,.r:;. W. Dodge presented his 

 annual 1. |...il wlii. li sliowed that the finances 

 of til,. ,1:. ..111. .11 ,11,. in excellent shape. 



R. 11. Lhavuukiu, L-hairman of the Transpor- 

 tation Committee, gave the status of the car- 

 stake litigation and urged members to make 

 full use of the Claims Bureau, that their dif- 

 ficulties might obtain prompt sittlemcnt. The 



secretary was instructed to consult with the 

 association counsel relative to taking action 

 toward collecting the interest on freight 

 claims, upon which the railroads had unduly 

 postponed settlement. Mr. Downman also 

 spoke of the growth of mutual lumber insur- 

 ance companies, pointing out their advantage 

 and advocating their encouragement. He an- 

 nounced the organization at New Orleans last 

 week of the Lumbermen's Inter-Insurance As- 

 sociation and explained its purposes. 



The Committee on Legislation was re- 

 quested to draft and secure the introduction 

 of a bill into the Louisiana legislature to pro- 

 tect lumbermen from the depredations of tim- 

 ber thieves. The Committee on Grades sub- 

 mitted a detailed report of the year's work, 

 made a number of recommendations, and was 

 empowered to make such decisions as it deems 

 best in re-inspection matters, which shall be 

 considered final. After considerable discus- 

 sion a number of minor changes in the rules 

 were adopted. The Market Conditions. Terms 

 of Sale, and olhrr committees all offered sat- 

 isfaot.ii \ in.l \,.lii,iMe reports. 



On w .1 1 . . iiing the annual banquet 



was li. I most enjoyable. Among 



the ini. 1 . 1 1111; sj., ilicrs were R. H. Down- 

 man of New Orleans, R. M. Carrier of Sardis, 

 Miss., and Dr. Herman Von Schrenck of St. 

 Louis. At the following day's session a com- 

 mittee was appointed to attend the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association meeting 

 in June; also a nominating committee to select 

 officers for the ensuing year. The report of 

 the latter was adopted unanimously, and the 

 officers elected were as follows: 



President— Frederick Wilbert, Plaquemine, 

 La, 



First vice president— S. M. BIoss, Garyville, 

 La. 



Second vice president — R. H. Knox, Savan- 

 nah. 



Treasurer — George W. Dodge, Napoleon- 

 ville. La. 



Directors — R. H. Downman, New Orleans; 

 F, B. Williams, Patterson; E. G. Swartz, Bur- 

 ton. La.; L. H. Price, Ramos, La.; J. F. Wig- 

 ginton. Bowie. La.; John Dibert, New Orleans; 

 T. L. Ross, Pretoria. Ga.; H. M. Gotten. Mor- 

 gan City. La.; J. M. Jackson, Parkersburg, 

 W. Va.; J. A. Bruce, Strader, La.; R. M, Car- 

 rier, Sardis, Miss. 



After a lengthy discussion of business con- 

 ditions, the meeting adjourned, and was fol- 

 lowed by a short session of the Board of Di- 

 rectors, who re-elected George B. Watson 



Hardwood JVeWs. 



(By HARDWOOD BECOBD Special Correspondents.) 



Geo. E. Foster of tlie Foster-Latimer Com- 

 pany, Meller, Wis., was a Chicago visitor on 

 May 10. Mr. Foster was accompanied by Mr. 

 Latimer of .Ashland, Wis., his business asso- 

 ciate in operations at that point. 



Warren Ross of the newly organized Warren 

 Ross Lumber Company, Jamestown, N, Y., 

 called on friends in this city May 9 to 11. 



J. S. Stearns of Ludiiieton. ilich., was- at 

 the Annex over Sundax , .\I,i\ In 



The Belle Point Lunii.. 1 ' ..iii|.;i nx In, .s moved 

 its offices from Fraiiki.ii 1 . |.-\iimton, Ky., 

 according to recent adxi.j. i i,,,j._iv,jd by the 

 Record. 



The annual report of the last meeting of 

 the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' As- 

 sociation, held at Washington, has been 

 issued. It gives the proceedings of the meet- 

 ing in full, with handsome illustrations of the 

 officers, list of committees, members, and all 

 information pertaining to the association. 



J. W. Dickson of the J. W. Dickson Lumber 

 Company. Memphis, Tenn., was in town sev- 

 eral days ago. 



in rooms 5J5-7-9 American Trust building. 



Wm. P. Powell of W. B. Mershon & Co., 

 Saginaw, was in Chicago May 15 en route 

 home from a trip to the South and South- 

 west. Mr. Powell reports an excellent busi- 

 ness while away. 



B. L. Edwards of Dayton. Ohio, called on 

 friends in this market la = t ivo.-k 



O. M. Krebs of the Ml .". II ...Iwood Lum- 

 ber Company and C. -M k ' -- i ili,> Barks- 

 dale-Kellogg Lumber 1 .iiii.ii,, v>.i,. among 

 the Memphis visitors 01 lliu p,..;.l lui.tnight. 



Gardner I. Jones of the Jones Hardwood 

 Company, Boston, was in Chicago on business 

 May 15. 



Hugh McLean of the Hugh McLean Lumber 

 Company, Buffalo, visited this market week 

 before last. 



The Excelsior Cypress Company has been 

 incorporated at Chicago with a capital of 

 .$350,000. to deal in lumber and lumber prod- 

 ucts. The incorporators are F. P. Leffingwell, 

 J. H. Krebs and W. A. Barnes. 



O. B. Law, the Chicago timber man, has 

 removed his offices to 1010 Hartford building. 

 His new phone number is Central 4624. 



The A. R. Vinnedge Lumber Company an- 

 nounces the removal of its offices from the 



