HARDiWOOD RECORD 



:i6a. Page 35, paragraph 4, under caption 

 "Seconds," change to read: "Pieces 10 inches 

 and over wide, H to 14 feet surface measure. 



or two standard defects, or their equivalent, if 

 there is no sap." 



L'6b. Slightly discolored sap is no defect in 

 the grade of No. 1 common poplar. 



27. Page 36, under caption "Poplar," No. 2 

 common to be divided into two grades, as fol- 

 lows : 



No. 2a. Sound, discolored sap is no defect 

 in this grade. 



4 inches and over wide. 4 feet and over long. 



Pieces 4 to 10 feet long must work one- 

 half clear face in not over three pieces. Pieces 

 11 to 16 feet long must work one-half clear 

 face in not over four pieces. No piece of cut- 

 ting considered which Is less than 3 inches wide 

 and 2 feet long. 



No. 2b. To read the same as present rule for 



28. Page 38. under caption "Quarter Sawn 

 Sycamore," in No. 1 commons, change sentence 

 In paragraph 1. which reads: "Pieces 3 and 4 

 inches wide, 4 to 7 feet long, must be clear," to 

 read : "Pieces 3 and 4 inches wide, 6 and 7 feet 

 long, must be clear." 



29. Page 40, under caption "Walnut," in No. 

 1 commons, eliminate paragraph, "There is no 

 restriction as to heart in No. 1 commons." Add : 

 "No. 1 commons must be 4 inches and over 

 wide, 4 feet and over long." 



In paragraph 2, eliminate the word "inch." 

 Correct paragraph 3 to read as follows : 

 "Pieces 6 inches and over wide must work two- 

 thirds clear face," etc. 



No. 2 common walnut. Add : "No. 2 com- 

 mon must be 3 inches and over wide, 4 feet 

 and over long." 



30. White maple. Paragraph 5. Worm 

 holes are no defect in No. 2 common soft maple. 

 Soft maple to be classified with soft elm. 



Paragraoh 30. Add the following rule for 

 grading white maple : 



White maple as contemplated by this rule 

 means the product of the white part of the 



No. 



iple log. Grades shall 

 No. 1. 



No. 1 shall be white two sides and two edges 

 and may contain the same defects as are al- 

 lowed in the regular grade of maple firsts and 

 seconds. 



No. 2. 



No. 2 shall he white one side and two edges. 

 The reverse side to be at least 50 per cent 

 white and may contain the same defects as are 

 allowed in the regular grades of maple firsts 

 and seconds. 



Intermission was then taken. 

 SECOND DAY'S AFTERNOON SESSION. 



M.ljs n|.rnr.l til.- srssi..!! uitll til.- 



GRAND RAPir 



DIRECTOR. 



following resolution, which was tabled after 

 cnnsideralilc discussion : 



I'roposed addition to the last paragraph on page 

 7 of the 1007 Book of Rules for Measurement 



1 National 

 es to bind 

 and post- 



signee of application for an oi 

 inspection, when the consignee 

 the seller thereby, and of the 

 office address of the inspector, 

 able time, acting by return mail, to lay the 

 contract or copy of same before the said in- 

 spector. This clause not to apply on lumber 

 for which the contract or order states that it 

 is for export. 



Kesolution on Freight Matters. 



Geo. D. Burgess presented a resolution, 

 which after being slightly amended, was 

 adopted, as follows: 



Whereas. As the daily press state that the 

 railroads operating east of the Mississippi and 

 north of the Ohio rivers contemplate an arbi- 

 trary advance of 10 per cent in all freight 



Whereas, As a large share of the estimated 

 increase in revenue to the railroads would come 

 out of the pockets of the lumbermen ; and 



Whereas, During the last few years rates 

 on forest products have been advanced ; and 



Whereas, We feel confident that such an ad- 

 vance will injure and disorganize all shippers, 

 especially the lumbermen, who are suffering 

 from business depression probably more than 

 any other lini' of business : and 



Wber.a-, 111.- N.itional Hardwood Lumber 

 Association- ill .i.n\-ntiitn assembled, most de- 

 cidedlv r-i''!- i- ili" railroads putting into 

 effect 'aii> a.li.iiir 111 fi night rates; be it 



Resoh.il. riiiii 111.' .National Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Association rcquosts the railroad companies 

 that the entire matter of the proposed increas 

 in freight • 



the Interstate 



Commerce Commission as to the reasonableness 

 and justice of the proposed advance, and hold 

 in abeyance such increase in rates until the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission have heard all 

 parlii's interested and have passed judgment on 

 th.' fill ire riiicstlon. Be it further 



Ke^nlvcd. Tliat in the event the railroads de- 



of pro- 

 ' bitter 



ticc by the con- son 



Commerce Commission, tint :i-; m 

 tection we use all hon -i : ; m 

 an association or- join » i 

 in fighting such propoM.I 

 end. 



Provision for Chaiiguig Kules. 



Earl Palmer presented a resolution rela- 

 tive to further changes in the rules, and 

 moved its adoption: 



Whereas, At a meeting of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association held in Milwaukee, 

 .Tune 11 and 12, lOOS. a new set of inspection 

 rules was promulgated, which, in the belief of 

 the members, will serve the interests of the 

 hardwood trade for some time to come : and 



Whereas, We recognize that frequent changes 

 In the inspection rules are not desirable; there- 

 fore, he It 



ResolM,!. Iliiil :iTiy riiMli.r .1i.tiil-i'S in tlu- 

 inspt'(ii"ii Mil.- -l.iill 1... mil. I.' ..iil.v ii|...ii nil 

 afflrmniiv. v..i.' i.. !..■ |...ll..l l.v ilir -..■.■i-..|;irv 



that a mainrily" of all votes cast shall decide 

 the question. 



An amendment to the resolution was pre- 

 tp<l Viy Mr. Agler in the following speech: 



Mr. President : I have not had time to give 

 this very serious consideration, but I think it 

 is one of the most important questions we have 

 had to handle today. We don't want any mis- 

 takes made upon it. You should consider the 

 effect on the attendance at the annual meet- 

 ings of taking up these questions by mail. I 

 believe many members will agree with me that 

 iation 



deal of the benefit of tbii 



iwo-thlrds 



by taking this proposed action, it is 

 make rules for one year. It seems to 

 Qight be a good Idea to have a vote 

 : the annual meetings by the 



permanent so that they cannot be 

 :ept upon a three-fourths vote or a 

 pote, you can do 



folio 



the 



trend of association affairs and are not entirely 

 familiar with the conditions that prevail in 

 the various markets. I would not want to see 

 so high a percentage that would enable 25 

 or 30 per cent to prevent the other 70 or 75 

 per cent of the members doing what, in their 

 best judgment, would be for the interests of 

 the association. I offer this as an amendment. 



A motion covering the resolutidii as 

 amended was carried. 



New By-Law. 



F. S. Underhili — I move that the executive 

 committee be instructed to prepare a by-law 

 covering this section, so that it will become a 

 part of our by-laws. 



A vote was taken and the motion was car- 

 ried. 



Rules Effective August 1. 



D. F. Clark — I move that the secretary of 

 the association prepare these rules, and that 

 they be published and distributed to the trade 

 and the members, and that they go into effect 



1908. 



led. 



Wholesale Dealers' Weights Considered. 



F. A. Diggins — Mr. Chairman. I have been 

 asked to offer for adoption by this convention 

 the estimated weights of hardwood lumber as 

 used by the National Wholesale Lumber Deal- 

 ers' Association. Inasmuch as I know little of 

 them and do not wish to become responsible 

 for them, I submit them and ask that they be 

 referred to the executive committee, with power 

 to act In the matter. 



The motion prevailed, after some discus- 

 sion. 



Inspection Methods. 



J. n. Dion — I offer a resolution to the effect 

 that, when an Inspection is made. If the re- 

 ceiver wants the Inspector to sort out the dif- 

 ferent grades as he comes across them, that be 

 be Instructed to do so, so that we can become 

 familiar with the workings of the rules. 



