The Hardwood Record 



VOL. XVI. 



CHICAGO, MAY 2S. 1903. 



No. 3 



Tbe Hardwood Record. 



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THE SIXTH ANNTTAL. 



The sixtli annual niL'i,'ting of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association, held In In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., on May 21 and 22, was the 

 greatest and most successful meeting the 

 association has yet held. 



In the number in attendance there was 

 a gain over any previous meeting of at 

 least 50 per cent. By that we mean that 

 at least 50 per cent more people came to 

 Indianapolis from outside points than came 

 from outside points to any other conven- 

 tion. 



The list presented elsewhere is only of 

 those who registered in order to secure 

 seats at the banijuet. There are 274 of 

 these, and it is certain that there were not 

 fewer than 350 in attendance at the meet- 

 ing. At the Chicago meeting two years 

 ago there was probably an equal number 

 in attendance, but at least 150 were Chi- 

 cago lumbermen or lumber consumers, 

 while of the 350 in attendance at Indianap- 

 olis less than 50 were credited that city. 



Another characteristic of the meeting 

 was the abundant good humor of all the 

 delegates. There was a great deal of busi- 

 ness to be crowded into the two days' ses- 

 sion, so much that it was not finished until 

 the banquet on the evening of the 22d, and 

 the members, especially the committeemen, 

 were kept hard at work, but there was an 

 undercurrent of optimisim, almost of joy- 

 ousness, which occasionally bubbled up to 

 the surface. The delegates had the appear- 

 ance and carriage of men who had done 

 well and were abundantly satisfied with 

 themselves. 



That uneasy ghost, the rules question, 

 which had stalked abroad at every former 

 meeting, disturbing the tranquility and 

 peace of mind of every former convention, 

 rested quietly in its abiding place and came 

 not forth to vex the souls of the delegates. 

 The recommendation of the rules commit- 

 tee that the inspection rules of the associa- 

 tion be not disturbed was adopted without 

 opposition or debate, and the delegates 

 heaved a sigh of relief. 



The debate over the final disposition of 

 the traffic department was so earnest at 

 times as to threaten the harmony of the 

 convention, but the tide of good feeling was 

 too strong for it. 



Even the red hot contest over the presi- 

 dency was at no time bitter, nor personal, 

 nor anything but friendly and good 

 humored. It was unfortunate for the in- 

 terests of Mr. Uusse that he could not be 

 present in person. In so close and hotly 



contested an election the absence of Mr. 

 Kusse was a fatal handicap to his candi- 

 dacy. The forces of both Mr. Swain and 

 Mr. Soudheimer were splendidly organized, 

 with a thoroughness and finish which 

 would have made glad the heart of even as 

 thorough a politician as Mark Hanna, and 

 Mr. Russe's absence left him no show in 

 the world. Every vote was thoroughly 

 canvassed and accounted for. So thorough 

 was Mr. Mr. Sondheiraer"s organization that 

 before the first ballot he stated that he 

 would receive 40 votes on that ballot; and 

 when the votes were coimted that was 

 what he had. The final ballot, wh^n Mr. 

 Swain nosed out ahead by one majority, 

 shows how closely contested the election 

 was. But for all that it was an eminently 

 good-humored contest — and a year is not a 

 long time. 



The election of secretary promised for a 

 time to be very interesting, but at the last 

 moment the name of Mr. J. W. Graham of 

 Cincinnati was withdrawn, and Mr. 0. D. 

 Strode was elected by acclamation. 



There was no contest over the other 

 offices. A committee was appointed and 

 reported in favor of the following nomina- 

 tions: First vice-president, Mr. H. White, 

 Boyne City, Mich.; second vice-president, 

 C. S. Curtis, Wausau, Wis.; third vice-presi- 

 dent, J. J. Rumbarger, Philadelphia; treas- 

 urer, W. S. Darnell, Memphis; directors, 

 F. H. Smith, St. Louis; J. T. Burlord, Chat- 

 tanooga; J. Watt Graham, Cincinnati. 



The action of the National association 

 in regard to the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association of the United States was what 

 we had expected, and is in keeping with 

 the past record of the association. It e.x- 

 tended the olive branch; it evinced a dis- 

 position to meet the Slanufacturcrs' asso- 

 ciation half way; or, if that did not remove 

 the difficulty it would go throe-quarters, or, 

 in fact, the whole distance. 



There is nothing small about the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association. 



Another development of the Indianapolis 

 meeting, although one Miiich was given 

 very little consideration at the time, is that 

 through the action of the meeting four of 

 the five officers of the association, other 

 than tlie secretary, are exclusively manu- 

 facturers. The president, first vice-presi- 

 dent, second vice-president and treasurer 

 are strictly manufacturers. The third vice- 

 president, Mr. J. J. Rumbarger of I'hila- 

 delphia, is the only officer of the associa- 

 tion who is In any sense a lumber dealer. 



We would not have you infer that there 



