HARDWOOD RECORD 



Semi'jinnual Meeting Wisconsin HardWood 

 Manufacturers. 



The semiannual meeting of the Hardwood 

 Manufacturers of Wisconsin nas held at Wau- 

 sau. Wis., on Wednesday, September 9. 



The jneeting was held in the pavilion of 

 the street railway park in the suburbs of 

 ^^'au6au. C. A. Goodman, president of the 

 assooiatiou, was in the chair, and George H. 

 Chapman, secretary, presided. 



Mr. Chapman read the minutes of the an- 

 nual mfeting tliat wa.s held in Eau Claire in 

 January, and his report was approved. Ou 

 behalf of him.self and treasurer, B. W. Davis, 

 Mr. (.'liapman reported that the association 

 had $808.52 on hand, with $552 accounts rc- 

 ceival)le. a total of $1,360.52. He estimated 

 the normal expenses of the association for 

 the lemainder of the year at $1,500. He 

 reported that three assessments had been made 

 on the members during the ye;M-, and lie 



C. A. GOODMAN, TRESIDBNT. 



thought tliat flie revenue from this source 

 would cover the expenses for the year. He 

 stated that tlic present membership was sixty- 

 two and that every effort wa.s being made to 

 induce evex-y liardwood manufacturer of the 

 state t« join the association. 



Ho further stated that, based on the figures 

 ■At hand, the hardwood output represented by 

 the present association members was 136.- 

 000,000 feet. However, he thought that this 

 estimate was under rather than over, and that 

 the total output of the members during the 

 year was approximately 1.50,000,000 feet. 



.\greeable to previous notice and on resolu- 

 tion, article 13 of the constitution of the asso- 

 ciation, providing tluit assessment be levied 

 ■ upon the quantity of lumber manufactured, 

 was changed to read "on the quantity of lum- 

 ber ?ohl and shipped. ' ' Paragraph was made 

 to inchide shipments of all character, indud- 

 in;; local sales. 



C. F. Lusk, chief inspector and assistant 

 secretary, made a report on the work of the 

 inspection bureau of the association. He 

 stated that the Bureau of Grades had made 

 25S inspections during the year, of which 

 148 were mill inspections and 110 covering 

 actual shipments. The quantity of lumber 

 involved in the shipments was 630,000 feet. 



The matter of the policy of taking out a 

 membership in the National Association of 

 Lumber Manufacturers was discussed, but was 

 put over until the next annual meeting. 



A brief discussion prevailed over current 

 rate of wages to be paid woodsmen during 

 the coming season, but no definite agreement 

 was made. It was brought out in the discus- 

 sion that labor was reasonably plentiful. 



The matter of the defeat of the National 

 Wliolesale Lumber Dealers' Association and 

 allied association in the car-stake controversy 

 with the railroads was discussed at some 

 lengtii. 



W. A. Holt gave the present status of the 

 suit, and an attemjit was made to get an 

 e.tpression of the members present whether 

 it was to the best interests of the lumber 

 trado to carry the fight against the railroads 

 in this particular to the supreme court. From 

 the fact that the hardwood trade was com- 

 l>aratively little interested in flat car ship- 

 ments, it was dfemed wise that tUe associa- 

 tion should not take any part of this expense 

 <in its own hands, but that individuals inter- 

 isted in the case should contribute whatever 

 tliey thought best to the cause. 



On motion of A. R. Owen the rules of the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association a.s 

 amended at the Milwaukee meeting in June 

 were adopted as the official rules of the Wis- 

 consin Hardwood Manufacturers. 



J. C. Knox, secretary of the Michigan 

 Hardwood Manufacturer's Association, on in- 

 vitation of the Chair made a brief address 

 covering the work of the neighboring associa- 

 tion. Mr. Knox stated that his association 

 was paying particular attention to the matter 

 of freights and was watching with consider- 

 able <oncern the prospect ot the insistence 

 of the railroads on higher freight cliarges. 



George H. Chapman, secretary of the asso- 

 ciation, addressed the members on the sub- 

 ject of increased membership and invited 

 their earnest cooperation to the securing of 

 every available hardwood manufacturer in the 

 state as a member of the organization. He 

 also urged upon the members the immense 

 desirability of prompt response to the secre- 

 tary when information was asked for, espe- 

 cially covering stocks on hand. Ho explained 

 in detail that this was one of the most val- 

 uable features of the association work and 

 that it depended on its individuals whether 

 they would have the benefit of this informa- 



President Goodman spoke earnestly on the 

 subject of conservatism in hardwood produc- 



tion for the next year. He stated that the 

 revival in demand should not make members 

 too optimistic and think that there was going 

 to be a very large volume of trade for the 

 next six months; that a conservative policy 

 should stUl be pursued and that the output 

 be held down to 50 to 60 per cent of normal. 



Chief Inspector Lusk announced that trade 

 and shipments were reasonably active, and 

 particularly so in birch. 



On motion of George A. Holt a vote of 

 thanks was given to the Wausau hosts for 

 their 



Delightful Entertaixment. 



A committee of Waa,=au lumbermen con- 

 sisting of W. C. Landon, chairman, F. 11. 

 Pardee and J. S. Alexander provided a very 

 (jiaborate entertainment for the \-i3itors. The 



SECRKTAKY. 



meeting, as before stated, was lield at the 

 pavilion of the street railway park, and iit 

 one o'clock a delightful luncheon was served 

 in the same building. The guests were taken 

 from the hotel to the park in a dozen auto- 

 mobiles owned by Wausau lumbermen, and 

 after the meeting adjourned they wore con- 

 veyed to the baseball park, where a game 

 was played between the Wausau and Kan 

 Claire teams. It was a lively game and every 

 one thoroughly enjoyed it. After the ball 

 game the party was taken in automobiles :ill 

 about the beautiful city of Wau-sau, and the 

 many fine public and private buildings, homes, 

 etc., were pointed out to the visitors. 



Tliere were present : 



C. F. Lnsk. chief Insprctoi-. Owon. 



Hnrry X. Carter. Dnnlol .ihaw Lumber Co, 

 Eau Claire. 



R. B. Ooodman. Cioodinnn Lbr. Co., Menominee. 



Goo. II. Chapman, North Western Lumber Co. 

 Eau Claire. 



