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HARDWOOD RECURD 



aged. In the meantime we are busy with the 

 protection of the lands from theft and fire, try- 

 ing to increase their productiveness and enhance 

 their yaiue to the nation. 



Since practically all of the hardwood timber 

 of the United States is in the hands of indi- 

 viduals and corporations, the actual solution of 

 the problem must come from them. Such solu- 

 tion to be widely accepted must be financially 

 sound. 



A prime essential is economy. This implies 

 complete utilization, intensive methods, preven- 

 tion of waste. It means malting the timber- 

 lands an actual part of the plant and giving 

 them the care and consideration due such an 

 ail-important factor. It means greater care in 

 logging to protect the young trees, the future of 

 the lumber industry. It means providing for 

 second and subsequent cuts. It may mean an 



infer 



speci' 



stimulate the best. It means, most emphatically, 

 protection of timberlands from tire and other de- 

 structive agencies which follow or accompany 

 the lumbering operations of today. It Inay in- 

 volve planting, artificial re-stocking. There is 

 plenty of land to grow all the timber needed, 

 land "unfit for other purposes. Why not convert 

 Jt from waste to timber producing? Why not 

 have merchantable timber growing instead of 

 weeds and culls? Why not tlmberiand instead 

 of woodland? Here is your solution, and the 

 history of other nations shows it to be the only 

 solution. 



To this end there is need for organization and 

 extensive co-operation. 



The problem, gentlemen, is yours. You must 

 worit together to effect a solution. Knowing the 

 resourcefulness of the American peonle in times 

 of emergency, there is probably no need of the 

 rear for the result. 



There was some, disposition to taie issue 

 with Mr. Record by memborc of the associa- 

 tion, as to this last view, but lie explained 

 lii,s position by saying that his suggestion 

 did not exclude the small manufacturer, 

 where he was working with others, but only 

 where he undertook to stem the tide by him- 

 self, often finding that be would have to un- 

 load his product on a market already glutted 

 or depressed in price for some other reason. 

 The general discussion following indicated 



that the hardwood men desired to assimilate 

 as much as possible of the valuable matter 

 in Mr. Record's suggestions in order that the 

 methods of conservation might be put into 

 practice by private owners. 



Before adjournment the following resolu- 

 tions were passed: 



"Whereas, The manufacturers of hardwood in 

 Arliansas today find that ihtir interests can be 

 further protected by mutiiiil oiLMiiization, and 

 that added interest is >h.i«n hy many hardwood 

 manufacturers becoming; uuanlr, is ■ i ilie associa- 



■■'i'herefore. Be it resolved, that future wori; 

 to be outlined for our state development should 

 lie taken up in sections, and that meetings be 

 held in these various sections at stated intervals, 

 attended by our state oiHceis : that railroad sub- 

 jects and tiiriil- i ii ; -.1. in their relation 

 to the hardwi" ! 



"Be it fun In i i statistics be gath- 



ered and diss;,. I ;_ the manufacturing 



interests, relai n. i- i ks i>n hand, those 

 wanted and the values ..f same; 



"And, further, that it is the endeavor of the 

 association to have all hardwood manulacturers 

 in the state join us, and that every meml)er 

 assist in the efforts above mentioned. 



"L. LiPr.MAN, President. 

 "GEOBGE K. U.\VE.s, Secretary." 



Thanks were extended the Board of Trade 

 and the Hotel iiariou for courtesies extend- 

 ed, and a vote of thanks was extended Sec- 

 retary Doster and Supervisor Record. Both 

 of these gentlemen were made honorary mem- 

 bers of the association, as were also repre- 

 sentatives of the Hardwood Record and the 

 Southern Lumberman. 



Great interest was shown in the exhibit 

 of Mr. Doster of the lumber gauge that was 

 named after him. 



E. C. Lippman proposed a resolution in- 

 viting the Hoo-Hoo to hold their next annual 

 Mieetiiig at Hot Springs, Ark.; the resolution 



was passed with enthusiasm, and is as fol- 

 lows: 



"To the Honorable Order of Hoo-Hoo, assem- 

 bled at Chicago, September 9, 1908 : Be it 



"Resolved, That as this state, so dear to lum- 

 bermen and so important a factor to the pro- 

 ducer on account of its volume of lumber prod- 

 ucts, both in hard and soft woods, and is, more 

 so, the humble birthplace of your order, which 

 has grown to international greatness : and also, 

 never having been honored with an annual meet- 

 ing ; and, furthermore, geographically represent- 

 ing the direct heart of Brother Hoo-Hoo ; Be it 



"Resolved in session today that we respect- 

 fully invite your consideration for the annual 

 meeting to be held in 190H at Hut Springs, Ark. 

 This dear old -in- .mII v,.| ..n;, ^.u with onen 

 arms in its fill: ■ ■ ! ' :■: > n a meeting 

 place," one ..i a^ well as 



the best adaii i i .,i this size 



and importam . 1 ni i Ilium', • 



"Resolved. Tbat . .>ples ..f this resolution be 

 submitted to the suarit of the universe and to 

 each member of the supreme nine." 



After adjournment a group picture of a 

 part of the association was made and the 

 convention closed with a decided advance 

 ha\ang been made in the cementing of hard- 

 wood interests for mutual benefit in Arkan- 

 sas. 



Among those attending were: E. C. Lipp- 

 man,. Tupelo, Ark.; L. Lippman, Newport; J. 

 W. Ginger, Little Rock; Cass M. Shaw, Dar- 

 danelle; F. D. McCaffey, Weldon; E. D. 

 Byrne, Junction City; A. H. Coueh, Trask- 

 wood; J. A. Bowman, Little Rock; G. M. 

 Thomas, Little Rock; Samuel J. Record, 

 Mena; T. J. Emmerson Eldorado; Lewis Dos- 

 ter, Nashville, Tenn.; John Cooper, Indianap- 

 olis; J. L. Jones, Little Rock; Fred Van 

 Wagener, Kerr; VV. C. Birkmire, Erie, Pa.j 

 George R. Haj'es, Newport; J. H, Fry, At- 

 kins, Ark.; Forrest A. (5arrott, Chicago, and 



Seventeenth Annual of Hoo=Hoo. 



As the Record goes to press tiie big anuuul 

 convention of the Concatenated Order of Hoo- 

 Hoo is in session in this city. The program 

 is being carried out in accordance with the 

 scheme outlined in the last issue of the 

 Record. 



The attendance at this convention is prob- 

 ably the largest gathering that Hoo-Hoo ever 

 had. The weather is faultless and everyone 

 is having the best sort of a time. 



The printing of the details of the proceed- 

 ings of necessity is deferred until nest issue 

 of the Record. 



The following is the annual address of 

 Snark Bonner: 



Address by Snark Bonner. 



and with the people busy and clieerl'ul. undis- 

 turbed by prospects of war, change In politics, 

 debased currency or other terrors — all of a sud- 

 den, out of a clear and smiling sky, burst a 

 financial cyclone which carried destruction to 

 many prominent business Institutions, drove a 

 number of eminent financiers to suicide, crippled 

 numberless small concerns and scared investors 

 Into a swltt paralysis. Out of this condition 

 of "chaos and old night," the (ireat Sacred 

 Black Cat emerged, not a hair turned, not a 

 whisker missing. He came through with all 

 of his nine lives intact, his brow "bludgeoned 

 but unbowed," his tall curled In defiance of fate. 

 He is firmly balanced on the back fence today, 

 and his blessing rests upon this meeting. He 

 has <ausi- for ccingrauilaiimi. His territory has 

 exl.-ii(I.-(I, (li. I mil'.. I >,■• Iii- !'..■•., IN, ■i-.s has in- 

 crra-. ! I ■ ■ ar.' able to 



show I I , a period, a 



bank , ! is that of 



tin 



As I star 

 of the year 

 several fea ' 

 as sources 

 some f sp. 



, with the record 



the books closed, 



■d come to mind 



nd gratitude. In 



as i,..,Mi the most 



iny similar 



•I oft from 



• pochs and 



tin 



of 



tril.ii \' I.I I. strain of 



commir. lal sii-.ss ami have ninl. ii;c>ne the hard- 

 ships 01 a Unancini situation as puzzling as it 

 was painful. 



When we went home from the last annual 

 meeting, prospects were bright for an unusually 

 good year In the business world and along the 

 line of Industrial development. Everybody was 

 busy and nearly everybody was prosperous. 

 -Many plans for commercial expansion were under 



iry 

 came about In the financial world that 



ed, however. 



has ever been recorded In the history of man- 

 kind. With the countrr fnll of material wealth 

 fi= the result of E"''! ■■■i's ..itn prices high 



iiutry have weath- 

 well. They arc a 

 nin anyway, a fact 

 lit. They catch the 

 of the great out- 



\\ t''-i~ n|M,,i' real 



nil. 1.1 : "1 gold coin in one 



ha I s in the other, you 



«■ nil the real meaning 



ni -iihie." The bag of 



g.il.: I i-..less, for its weight 



niiLl K. imtatoes would for a 



tiiii. . I .: iiinii. and the floating 



w,»..i ...._. .1. Ill tiie sea till rescue 



caniL. -N^.Lhin,; li.ia miMn.sic value except that 

 which will sustain or i.rntect life. Food Is the 

 most pressing need of man. but shelter and 

 protection against wind and weather are scarce- 

 ly less necessary. Dealing, therefore, with a 

 commodity which Is In Itself of actual worth, 

 the lumbermen have kept np their courage In 

 the face of conditions that Drought destruction 

 to the speculators and the manlpuplators of the 

 stock market. This Is a source of gratification 

 to the whole couivtry, to every man connected 



with Hio-Hko. and particularly to me as the 

 oincial head of an order composed of lumber- 

 men and men engaged In allied Industries made 

 possible and profitable by the stability of the 

 lumber business. We are proud of this feature 

 of the past year's record, and we look toward 

 the coming year with confidence and hope. Back 

 of us Is the cohesive power of the legitimate 

 needs of millions of human beings — constituting 

 a permanent "demand" for a commodity that 

 is stable because It has Intrinsic value. Pos- 

 sessed of real wealth, then, we may feel assured 

 of the ultimate result av.d of the final working 

 out of the problems of commercial expediency. 



Another source of satisfaction Is the charac- 

 ter of some of the concatenations that have 

 been held during the year. There have been 

 some very excellent concatenations this year — 

 so good that they mark an epoch In the history 

 of Hoo-Hoo. The matter of concatenations Is 

 the most Important matter in connection with 

 the progress and stability of the order. Uoo- 

 Uoo might survive the afiilctlon of a poor snark. 

 or a defection on part of the other supreme 

 officers, but a few badly conducted concatena- 

 tions would result In a permanent injury to 

 the order's good name, and would go far toward 

 bringing about a loss of Interest and a lack of 

 confidence. Some of the concatenations this 

 year have been models of excellent management. 

 They have been well planned and most admirably 

 executed. In several instances, all the vice- 

 gerents in a state have cooperated in holding 

 a meeting at some convenient point, going at 

 the work in careful and systematic fashion, and 

 giving suflicient time to the preliminaries to in- 

 sure the administration of the ceremonies In 

 satisfactory manner to a good class. In one 

 or two Instances, a large party of members 

 have traveled several hundred miles to attend 

 a concatenation, and have felt well repaid for 

 their journey. A concatenation of that sort 

 constitutes an enjoyable recreation for busy men, 

 and at the same time affords opportunity for 

 making new acquaintance which may, and very 

 frequently docs, redound to the advantage of all 

 concerned. 



Such a meeting brings out a largo attendance 

 of old members and furnishes occasion for a 

 mingling together of men from different parts 

 of Hoo-Hoo territory, thus making possible an 

 exchange of Ideas and furnishing opportunity 



