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HARDWOOD RECORD 



handed down a decision on pulpwood rate case on January 27, reducing 

 the rates on pulpwood as follows: 



For five miles, from 1.5 cents to 1.35 cents; 10 miles, 1.64 cents 

 to 1.45 cents; 100 miles, 3.75 cents to 3.05 cents; 300 miles, 6.75 cents 

 to 5.10 cents. Other rates will probably be proportionate. 



Chairman W. A. Holt of the legislative committee had no formal 

 report to make, but said that the lumber interests should have more 

 attention at Madison, Wis., the state capital. 



The report of the advertising committee as read by Chairman 

 M. P. McCullough outlined the work during the year. 



The advertising campaign began the first of October and replies 

 have been far more profuse and of better character than was antici- 

 pated. Each month has shown an increase over the preceding month, 

 thus indicating the cumulative value of good publicity. Up to the 

 end of January the secretary received approximately 1,000 direct 

 answers to birch and hemlock advertisements, most of which asked 

 for either the hemlock or the birch bulletin, or both. Practically all 

 of the inquiries came from concerns or individuals who were actually 

 interested in purchasing or recommending either birch or hemlock. 

 Approximately 2,000 names of lumber dealers have been furnished 

 by members of the association to whom have been sent copies of the 

 hemlock books, together with proper explanatory letter. Many of 

 these dealers have asked for additional copies of the book for dis- 

 tribution among their customers, and have also asked for a list of 

 the association members. 



The demand for the birch books was so heavy that the original 

 edition of 1,500 copies was exhausted and the committee took the 

 responsibility of ordering another thousand. The amount expended 

 to date of meeting was $3,030.80. The committee estimated that to 

 carry the work to the end of March would cost less than $1,000. 



The report said further that the only case in which the committee 

 had exceeded the limits of its original estimate of the cost of the 

 campaign was caused by a larger number of inquiries than were 

 expected. In other words, this meant that the success was greater 

 than the committee dared anticipate. 



In conclusion, the report stated that, basing estimate upon the 

 experience already gained, it is believed that a succeeding campaign 

 can be made even more effective than the present one, and it recom- 

 mended continuance of well placed association advertising as one of 

 the most important means of maintaining and extending the market 

 for products of the association. 



After the appointment of committees on reports, nominations and 

 grading, J. E. Rhodes, the newly-elected secretary and manager of 

 the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, addressed the meet- 

 ing. He reviewed the hemlock conditions and said that conditions in 

 the hemlock market are better than at any time in the history of the 

 business. He recounted his recent travels and said that everywhere he 

 had encountered the best prices, demand and general tone of trade in 

 his memory. Mr. Rhodes said that the highest point of yellow pine 

 production was passed in 1909, when the production was 16,000,000,000 

 feet, and that with the decrease which is bound to come in the 

 ensuing years hemlock will show a corresponding strengthening. He 

 said that great prosperity in the South will mean a local consumption 

 of pine and hence a broadened market for hemlock in the northern 

 points. 



In speaking of his trip to Washington, D. C, on January 13, in the 

 interest of the lumber trade, in the matter of tariff reduction, Mr. 

 Rhodes said that there is every indication that the coming Congress 

 will start on a onebillion-dollar basis and must retain at least a pro- 

 tective tariff. He said that inasmuch as lumber carries a less ad 

 valorem rate than any other commodity — less than ten per cent — there 

 it little likelihood of this tariff being removed or reduced. He said 

 that he anticipated that with increase in stumpage prices the people 

 will continuously demand a greater voice in the handling of future 

 lumber crops. He said that lumbermen must participate in the for- 

 estry movement and co-operate with the conservation movement, or 

 they will have to take the consequences in the matter of legislation. 

 J. C. Knox, secretary of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association, talked for a few minutes and stated that conditions in 

 Michigan and Wisconsin were very similar. He reviewed the meetings 

 in the interests of the grading rule changes, and read figures of cut 



and shipments for Michigan points. He predicted a smaller input of 

 logs in Michigan during the ensuing winter than occurred last winter. 



The meeting then adjourned jintil two o'clock. 



The afternoon session was opened by a report of the bureau of 

 grades submitted by M. J. Quinlan, chairman. The report stated 

 that Rule 2 of the by-laws says that the grading rules committee has 

 full authority to make any changes or new grading rules and that 

 action by the association is not required. He said that at the meeting 

 of the committee at Green Bay, December 19, the chief question pro- 

 posed was that of cutting hemlock to yellow pine sizes. After a 

 thorough canvass by mail the committee recommended that no change 

 be made in hemlock sizes. 



The No. 4 grade hemlock stock was also discussed. The report went 

 into detail as to this new grade, which was recommended and adopted 

 by the grading rules committee, and will henceforth be part of the 

 hemlock grading riiles of the association. Details of the new rules 

 can be secured by writing to Secretary R. S. Kellogg. 



The nominating committee then reported the recommendations for 

 the following ofiicers for the ensuing year: 



President, B. A. Hamar, C. H. Worcester Lumber Company, Ch.issell, 

 Mich. 



Vice-Pkesident, R. B. Goodman. Goodman Lumber Company, Good- 

 man, Wis. 



Secretary, R. S. Kellogg, Wausau, Wis. 



Tkeasdreb, George Foster, Foster-Latimer Lumber Company, Mellen. 

 Wis. 



Directors to take place of directors retiring ; W. C. Landon, J. J. 

 Lingle, A. R. Week and A. C. Wells. 



The nominating committee reported the following for bureau of 

 grades and information: M. J. Quinlan, M. ,T. Fox, C. A. Goodman, 

 E. M. Harder, A. R. Owen and J. J. Ott. 



Both officers and directors were unanimously elected. 



The recommendations committee recommended, among other things, 

 an assessment for advertising for 1913, of not to exceed one-half cent 

 per thousand feet cut, the aggregate assessment not to be over $4,000 ; 

 any extra assessment to come from the general fund. 



Among the new business, the car stake question as introduced by 

 W. C. Landon caused considerable discussion. Mr. Landon said that 

 two years ago the Chicago & North Western Railroad Company took 

 off bunks and chains from all flat cars and that on new cars it is 

 putting nothing in place of such bunks and cliains for logging 

 service. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company is 

 now following a similar course. 



Mr. Landon said that the question should have come up at the time 

 these changes were started. He further said that rates on log ship- 

 ments were based on specially equipped oars, and that it is not fair 

 to force the shipper of logs to pay for his own equipment for stakes 

 and chains. Mr. Landon said that the companies putting on their own 

 patent stakes will eventually be forced to remove them. 



The Wisconsin Industrial Commission submitted the question to the 

 Wisconsin State Railroad Commission and the two commissions are 

 now working out the question jointly. He said that with proper co- 

 operation on the part of the lumbermen an order will result com- 

 pelling the railroads to equip all logging cars with patent stakes. 



G. H. Chapman said that in the near future all roads handling 

 logs on cars will be forced to equip cars with permanent stakes. He 

 said that patent stakes tipping from the off-side are dangerous and 

 that experience has demonstrated that stakes tipping from the end 

 are the safest. 



W. C. Landon made a motion that a resolution be adopted to the 

 effect that the industrial and railroad commissions be given every 

 degree of support with a view of hastening the decision in behalf of 

 log shippers. 



In speaking of the new Wisconsin workmen's compensation act, 

 E. B. Goodman suggested that the secretary get figures from the State 

 Industrial Commission on the compensation paid out by lumbermen 

 under this act, and that these statistics be sent out in the next bulletin. 



W. C. Landon then made a motion asking for a resolution to be 

 sent to the Wisconsin State Industrial Commission asking that an 

 order be handed down compelling all railroads to equip their own 

 logging cars with some safe device for releasing logs. 



A further discussion of the compensation act showed that the one 



