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THE HARDWOOD R E C O R D. 



niooilnm full of bittorucsii nnci projiullcc, 

 drtprininptl to U-ll tli<> ronvoiillon "wlint'H 

 wlint." but who, when lliey lind ll«ten«Hl 

 to till" tllsi-UKstloii iiiul ilflmto of till' iiii-ol- 

 liiK. iiml to Its fiilriu'S!) ami lilN>nilitv. iiiul 

 lin<l oaii^ht n kHiupho of tlio ciiriu'st niul 

 unscltlsli work lioliiK ilono. bnvp roup 

 nwiiy ii'ilimni'il. 



Tlio only opposUinn tlir> nssociatiou has 

 evor hail lins liot-n from iiu-ii who woulJ 

 not atti<iul the uioetlii^K aiul liavo tho 

 cnusp of tlielr opposition tllsonssptl. Oneo 

 thosp men and IlitMr oausp conid bo Kot 

 on to tlip floor of the oonvpntlon. an aRreo- 

 ntcnt was iiTtain. 



For the National association Is so or- 

 ganizc*! that tlieiv is no element of profit 

 or pain in It to anybody. There are no 

 price lists to lie manipulated or vlolate<l: 

 It furnishes no stock lists to give the deal- 

 ers witliln its ranks an advanta;;e over 

 those on the outside; the use of its insjiec- 

 tion rules and inspection system is in no 

 wise compulsory. It is simply an orpin- 

 iKatlon of hardwood lumlwrmen, desisnetl 

 to bring order out of chaos, to establish 

 uniform and legitimate methods, and to 

 r< mefly the conditions under which the 

 hnrdwoo<l lumber business was a reproach 

 and byword. 



Any lumliermau looking for a ■•graft" 

 will not find it in the National association. 

 It is purely an association for promoting 

 the general welfare. In tliat fact lies its 

 weakness and its strength. 



No lumlH-rnian can afford to devote a 

 great amount of time nor spend a great 

 amount of money in promoting an enter- 

 prise which is merely for the general good 

 and from which he can derive no ilirect 

 or immediate benefit. Dues in such an 

 association cannot be made heavy, and in 

 consequence the revenue is light. The 

 oflBcei-s and committeemen must not only 

 donate their time, but must pay their own 

 e.\penses. and it is only by careful and 

 economical management tli:it the ends can 

 be kept together. 



But. Iteing poor and so organiz<>d that 

 there is no "graft" in it. the National as- 

 sociation is honest, and its position before 

 the trade unassailable. The only way an 

 individual or an association can continue 

 to oppose the National association is to 

 go off in some corner where the National 

 association cannot get at it; and if those 

 who are opposing the National associa- 

 tion to-<lay will come to the Indianapolis 

 meeting and bring out that which is in 

 their hearts and let the trade look at it, 

 we are certain that the opposition will 

 cease. If they can show that they have 

 a real grievance the National association 

 will, if it lies within its power, correct it; 

 if the grievance is only fancied the opposi- 

 tion will come to know it; and in either 

 case the opposition will be withdrawn. 



The National association has nothing to 

 conceal. In fact, it courts pulilicity in all 

 its actions and the motives which prompt 

 them. All it asks is a chance to present 

 Its case. 



When It wns Rlnrt<-<1 there wa» opitoRl- 

 tion everywhere — North. South, Kast and 

 West — and for the inost dlverne reasons. 

 The nnin who had done well by taking ad- 

 vantage of the unscltli'^l iiinditUm to make 

 a liandsonii' profit at IhiIIi the buying and 

 selling cuds of tho business objecloil lo the 

 National association for foar It might spoil 

 I'.is combination; and the very men whom 

 ho had made money from liy keeping them 

 apart also opposeil the National associa- 

 tion because they had a projiidico against 

 some of the men In it. 



Hut that opposition has boon overcome, 

 little by little, until It Is now cornered in 

 tho southeast corner of tho hardwixxl pro- 

 ducing section. Just as rapidly as the 

 various sections and nuirkels could be 

 brought to bring their opposition Into the 

 open It disappeared like morning mist. 



And that is why we say that the com- 

 ing meeting is to be so important. The 

 National association wants tho matter made 

 unanimous: and if fairness, roason.-ibleness 

 and liberality on the part of the National 

 association will accomplish that purpose, 

 that purpose should be accomplished. 



That opposition should be. and with wise 

 management can be. gotten rid of. The 

 llai'dwooil Manufacturers" Association has 

 a thoroughly legitimate field, a large field, 

 and one which can be made fruitful for its 

 memlters. and there is not the slightest 

 reason on earth why there should l)e fric- 

 tion between it and the National associa- 

 tion. It is simply a misundorstanding. 

 which the National association, lieing used 

 to correcting misundorstandlngs. shouUl 

 jirocood to smooth out. 



That tho misunderstanding exists is just 

 a plain piece of foolishness. 



MEETING OF THE CHICAGO HAKD- 

 WOOD LUMBER EXCHANGE. 



The Chicago Hardwood l.unilior K.\- 

 cliange held its regular monthly meeting 

 at tho (rorman room of the Grand Pacific 

 Hotel, where a luncheon was served at 

 1 p. m.. Saturday afternoon. May li. 



The principal matter discussed at the 

 business session was the coming meeting 

 of the National Hardwood I,unil»or Asso- 

 ciation, to be held at Indianapolis May 

 21 and 22. Because of Chicago having a 

 candidate for president of tho National it 

 was decided to make a spt-cial attempt to 

 secure a large attendance at Indianapolis. 



Upon motion, Messrs. O. O. Agler and 

 Ma.\ Sondheimer were appointed a com- 

 mittee to arrange for suitable railroad ac- 

 commodation for the trip. 



Mr. C. 1). Strode was delogatod to secure 

 hotel accommodations for tlio Chicago dele- 

 gation at the Claypool Ilotol. 



It was moved an^l carried that Mr. Sond- 

 heimer, the candidate of the Exchange for 

 president of the National association, pro- 

 ceed to appoint a committee of five to look 

 after his interests at the coming meeting. 



Mr. Sondheimer appointed the committee 

 as follows: W. O. King. A. R. Vinnedge, 



(>. O. Aglor. F. 8, H IrlckHou. Goo. W. 



Sloneinan. 



Some Important matlont relative to tho 

 lumber and wocMlworkIng M-ollon of the 

 Employers" Protective .\Hsoclatioii were 

 dlscuHset]. This organisation conslstH of 

 the I'Ino association, tlio Hardwood Ex- 

 change and the various organixallonH of 

 lumber consumers of Chicago which have 

 combined In order lo present a solid front 

 to the con8olldate<l labor unions. 



I'pon motion the mooting adJourne<l to 

 tho first Satunlay in .luuo. at which time. 

 If everything goes well. Max Is expected 

 to do the handsome thing. 



The commiltoo ai>pointed by Mr. Sond- 

 heimer has Issued the following letter lo 

 members of the association: 



The undersigned have been appointed a 

 comnilttoo to pr.'sont tlio (-lainis of the 

 Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange to 

 the honor of having one of Its members 

 elected iirosldont of tho National Hard- 

 wood Lumber .Vssooiation at its annual 

 convention, to be hold in Indianapolis, Mav 

 21 and 22. 



The National IlardwofKl Lumber Asso- 

 ciation was organized In Chicago six years 

 ago and this Hxoiiange has done every- 

 thing in its jiowoc to advance tho interests 

 of that association, conceding to others 

 the privilege of making the rules and of 

 holding tho important ollicos. asking onl.v 

 that (lie work of securing uniform Na- 

 tional inspection on hardwood lumber be 

 niado a siici-oss. I'nder the circumstances, 

 we feel that wo are entitled to considera- 

 tion at this time. 



The C"hicago Exchange has selected and 

 endorsed unanimously .Mr. .Max .*<ond- 

 hoimcr. of tho E. Sondheimer Company of 

 this city, as Its candidate for the high and 

 honorable office of president of tho Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber .\ssoclation. and 

 it is the ]ile;isure of this committee to pre- 

 sent his claims, and those of the Exchange 

 for consideration. 



Concerning Mr. Sondheimer personall.v. 

 we will not sjioak. as he is well known to 

 all members of this associ.-ition as an able 

 and honorable gentleman— a business man 

 of ability. 



The one aim of the Chicago Exchange 

 in the affairs of the National association 

 has been to bring tho inspection rides on 

 hardwood lumber to a basis of unlformit.v. 

 That is still mir aim. and wo jiledge for 

 our canilidalo that he will, if elected, do 

 all in his power to attain the end desired. 

 There Is still some friction which should 

 be. and which wo believe can bo. removed. 



Trusting you will give our claims, and 

 the claims of our candidate, favorable con- 

 sideration, we remain, 



W. O. KINt;. Chairman, 

 O. O. AGLEU. 

 (JEO. W. STONEMAN. 

 F.. S. HENDltrCKSON. 



Committee. 



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 and compiled from experience and advice 

 from export sawyers in their own employ. 

 It is dedicated to the "sawyers of the 

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