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THE HARDWOOD K i: C O R D. 



that will esplniii thoi^UKlil.v tlio workliiKx 

 of tills piirtU'tilnr «li-|iiiriiuoiit. 

 Itos|U'vt fully Hul)iiiltti>(l. 



\V. A. IIKNNK'IT. 



ArtliiK I'hiilniinii. 



Mr. T. J. MofTott movt-il that a ooiiiiiilttro 

 of tlinv on n'ports of olllivrs bo iippolulfil 

 to consltlcr the recoimiu'uiliitlons contnlnoil 

 therein. 



Motion cnrrletl and the clinlr iippolntitl 

 tlie coinnilttee ns follows: T. J. .MolTett. 

 CJ. Von riiiten nnJ S. h. luwltre. 



Mr. \V. I>. Ilurlliut, tnitlU' imina^.'vr of 

 the nssoeliition. was then Introduced ami 

 asketl to nildress the iuit>tlnK. explalnlnj; 

 Uie workluK of the TrnllU- Hureau. lie 

 read a report of the business of his depart- 

 ment and after some discussion considera- 

 tion of same was iwstponetl until the after- 

 noon session. 



l>r. Tarlelon 11. Itean of forestry de- 

 partment of the Louisiana rurchase Ex- 

 position was intrtnluceil and delivered an 

 address upon the advisability of the Na- 

 tional association taking some action look- 

 ing to the proper display of hardwoods at 

 the exposition. 



Meeting adjourned to 2:30 p. ni. 



AFTEUNOOX SESSION. MAY 21. 



Secretary Vinuedge read invitations from 

 C. r. Walbridge. president of the Business 

 Men's league of St. Louis, and from L). B. 

 Krancis, president of the exposition, invit- 

 ing the association to hold its next annual 

 meeting in St. Louis. Also road some let- 

 ters of regret from members of the associa- 

 tion unable to be present. 



The committee on reports of olficers. be- 

 ing ready to report, submitted the follow- 

 ing: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON OFFI- 

 CERS' REPORTS. 



To the President and Members of the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association: 



Your coniniittee on the olIietM-?;' reports 

 feel that the thanks of the association are 

 due its oflicers for the comprehensive re- 

 ports submitted, and also for their untiring 

 and efficient efforts on behalf of this asso- 

 ciation. 



After due consideration of these reports 

 and the recommendations contained therein, 

 your committee recommend that the sug- 

 gestion of the secretary that the board of 

 managers appoint an executive committee 

 of live from its nieml>ers. which executive 

 committee shall have full power to act 

 Instead of the board of managers at any 

 time, be adopted and that the board of man- 

 agers be empowered to appoint this execu- 

 tive committee. 



Upon recommendations m.ide by the 

 president your committee report as follows: 



We recommend that the headquarters of 

 the Inspoetinn Bureau of this association 

 remain at Buffalo. We feel that by so do- 

 ing the surveyor-general will bo in better 

 position to secure the benefit of the former 

 surveyor-general's experience. 



Y'our committee makes no report upon 

 the recommendation concerning freight 

 traffic department, as a time has been set 

 for a discussion of this matter in open 

 meeting of the association. 



Y'our committee recommends that the an- 

 nual dvies be made S>2T>, in accordance with 

 the suggestion of the president. 



Yonr committee strongly indorses the ap- 



Itolnlnient of n eoiuuilttei- uf live to < 

 sUler till" mailer of n reprcsi'nlalliin of ihls 

 Ms.soclalion and Its members iil the World'H 

 Fair In St. Louis in I'.Nt), anil n'rnmmi'ndM 

 that the cluilr appoint this inMiniltli-e at 

 onci'. all of whii'h is ri'spectfully submitt(.-d. 



T. J. MOFFETl' (Chairman), 

 S. L. Iionns, 

 (;. V(iN i'LATi:\ 



On niotii>n tlie report was l.iUi'U up In 

 sections and adopletl as roail. 



The Inspection Bureau being callwl upon 

 made the following report: 

 REPORT OF INSPECTION BUREAU. 



Indianapolis, Ind., May 21. 1003. 

 To the President of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber .\ssociatlon. 



We. your connnittee on inspection bu- 

 reau, beg leave to report as follows: 



In till" three years since your inspection 

 Imreau has been In operation there has 

 been inspected by national Inspectors, for 

 which bonded certlUcates have been is- 

 sued, li»r),(KHi,0i)O feet of hardwood lumber. 

 Of this amount, Gl,i500,(XM) feel have been 

 inspected, and certificates issued therefor 

 within the jiast twelve months. 



On the amount inspected this year there 

 have been but few demands for reinspec- 

 tion, and at this time all differences are 

 settled, and there are no relnspectlon cases 

 before the bureau. 



The bureau at this time is self-sustain- 

 ing, and on a prosperous basis, and has 

 no liabilities of any kind or nature. 



During the past year, viz., on December 

 L 1002, .Mr. M. M. Wall, our former sur- 

 veyor-general, resigned and recommended 

 the appointment of Mr. C. 11. Stanton of 

 BulTalo. N. Y'., as his successor. Mr. Stan- 

 ton was duly appointed by your committee, 

 and is giving excellent service and satis- 

 faction. He is devoting practically his 

 entire time to the work, and is proving a 

 most efficient otficial. 



Mr. Wall did not resign his position un- 

 til the success of the bureau was insured, 

 lie carried the work of the lnspectio;i 

 bureau to a point whore it was on a pros- 

 perous and paying basis, and until he 

 found a man whom he could recommend, 

 and in whose hands he felt certain the in- 

 terests of the inspection bureau would not 

 suffer. 



We have at the present time forty-one 

 bonded inspectors, located at different 

 points throughout the country, and we 

 congratulat(> the association uiion the sub- 

 stantial progress being made by this de- 

 partment of the association work. 



Respectfully submitted. 



J. W. THOMPSON, Chairman. 



Report adopted. 



Mr. M. M. Wall was then called upon and 

 addressed the convention. 



The president then called up the ques- 

 tion of the Traffic Bureau, which had been 

 made a special order for the afternoon. 



.\fter an extended discussion, which de- 

 veloped the fact that as the basis upon 

 which the Traffic Bureau had been con- 

 ducted during the past year had proven 

 impracticable and had resulted In a 

 deficit of ?4,300, Mr. Hurlbufs recom- 

 mendation that the bureau be put upon a 

 percentage basis in the future, and that the 

 National association be relieved of any 

 financial responsibility in the future, in con- 

 sideration of its assuming the obligation of 

 $4,.'i(>0. was adopted. 



Mr. C. H. Stanton of Buffalo, N. Y., the 



i\ appiilntiM Hurveyor-Koneral, was 

 talhtl npiiii Mild addri'ssi'd I he convention. 



\V. A. Binni'lt then liitniduced the fol- 

 lowing i-eKoliitlon: 



INDiiRSE.MENT IKM SE OF Hot) IIOO. 



Whereas. The lumberiiien of the coun- 

 try are preparing to ereil iiml malntnin a 

 club on the grounds ol the Loulslniia Pur- 

 chase Ex|iosition to be held III St. LoUls 

 In I'.NM, .same to be for all lumbermen who 

 liecoiiie iiieinbers there(irv.'ind to be known 

 as the House of Hoii-lloo, bo It 



Resolved, That Inasmuch as the mem- 

 bers of tills National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association have been invited to become 

 members and participate In the advan- 

 tag<'S of this club, and :is it Is known that 

 those at its head are of the highest stand- 

 ing in the trade, that the House of IIoo- 

 lloo has the nii(|ualilieil endorsement of 

 this association and that we unhesitat- 

 ingly rei'ouimeiid it to our members. 



Resolutien adopted. 



Meeting adjourned until 10 a. iii. May 22. 



MORNING SESSION, MAY 22. 



The convention was callo<l to order at 

 11 o'clock. 



The committee on reports of officers of- 

 fered a supplemental report as follows: 



SI'PPLE.MENTARY REPORT OF COM- 

 MITTEE ON OFFICEItS' REPORTS. 



May 23, 1903. 

 To the National Hardwood Lumber Asso- 

 ciation: 

 AVe, the committee on officers' reports, 

 in our report yesterday omitted to take 

 up one point in the president's message, 

 and we would recommend that this as.so- 

 ciation appoint a committee of three to 

 meet with a similar committee from the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of 

 the Unitefl States to discuss differences 

 in inspection rules. 



Respectfully submitted. 



T. .L MOFFETT, 

 C. VON PLATEN, 

 S. L. DODDS. 



After an extended discussion it was 

 moved to amend the report so as to refer 

 the matter to the revision committee for 

 consideration, that committee to report 

 back to the convention before adjourninent. 



Amendment carried and report adopted. 



Upon call for further business Mr. C. L. 

 Adler moved that nominations for officers 

 be made by a committee. 



No second. 



Mr. Pritchard moved that all nomina- 

 tions be made from the floor of the con- 

 vention. Motion seconded and carried. 



Upon motion of Mr. Thomas of St. Louis 

 the motion upon which the Traffic Bureau 

 was divorced from tlie National association 

 upon the day previous was reconsidered. 



After a very extended and heated discus- 

 sion, the entire matter was referred to a 

 committee to consider and report to the 

 convention later. 



Meeting adjourned until 2 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, MAY 22. 

 When the convention assembled Secre- 

 tary Vinnedge read a communication from 

 the New York Lumber Trade Association 

 as follows: 



