HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 23, 1919 



W. I,. SAINMEHS, rAFlILLAC, .MICH., 

 DIKECTOU 



I!. L. JURDKX. MKMrlllS. 

 UIRECXOK 



TENN., 



F. S. UNDERHILL, PHILADELPHIA, PA., 

 DIRECTOR 



members in May. imniodiatoly after the appearance of the first 1919 

 edition of the t'onsumers' Register, which is nearly twice the size of 

 any previous issue and accurately records the annual requirements in 

 detail of over 1000 consumers of hardwoods. No charge is assessed 

 against members for this service, the value of which is now recognized 

 by a large majority, but we still find an occasional member who has failed 

 to make active use of this up-to-date service. To such members we again 

 invite critical inspection of the Consumers' Register, confident in the 

 belief that they will derive benefit from a careful checking of its contents. 

 Definite plans have been made which insure not less than two Issues of 

 the Consumers' Register each year, antl the permanence of this branch 

 of the association work is assured. 



Ixsi'ECTioN Work 



The following figures of the inspection Iiureau indicates careful and 

 eflicient work by the chief insi)ector, and furnish indisputable evidence of 

 furtlier progress in the direction of uniform application of the rules of 

 inspection ; 



Market Feet Earnings Expense 



Grand Rapids, Mich 12,408,143 $10,073.55 $7,129.26 



Chicago, 111 ll,350,45t) 10.2G1.11 ,S,92!).S4 



Cairo and Alton, 111 8,999,28(1 6,009.49 5.122.75 



Memphis, Tenn 7,337,385 5,879.74 5.096.56 



St. Louis. Mo 7,122,843 6,549.44 4,689.21 



Philadelphia. Pa 6,489,355 5,311.05 5,077.30 



New Orleans, La 5.939,770 5,675.74 5,610.97 



Minneapolis, Minn 5,914,191 4,357.52 4,315.42 



Cincinnati, Ohio 5,601,282 4,841.66 5,191.64 



lAmisviile. Ky 5,293,555 4,404.82 4,048.51 



lietroit, Mich 4,446,397 3,032.14 3,067.32 



ISutfalc), N. Y 4,317,470 3,392.58 2,692.90 



New York City, N. Y 4,218,681 2,357.68 2,827.22 



Na.shville. Tenn 3.954,380 3,263.07 2,918.19 



Macon, I ;a 3,710,374 2,623.79 1,089.97 



Roston, .Mass 3,598,273 2,682.05 2,58142 



n.ni. .polls, Ala 3,231,419 2,398.83 1,905.57 



I.l.MiM, .\rk 3,031,374 2,548.95 2,405.03 



I'lttsburgh, Pa 2,980,590 2,989.48 2 066 94 



Alexandria and Colfax, La 2,897,839 2,267.67 1994 50 



.Tellieo ami Knoxville, Tenn... 2,870.329 2,236.08 I'ooO "0 



Oshkosh. Wis. 2,550,537 2,400.80 3.'319.34 



Ashevllle. N. C 2,488,980 1,831.98 1.78S.'J0 



f»r»»V'' .,!'"' 2,335,721 1,733.60 2.099.42 



Bristol, lenn 2,247,005 2,419 38 o 477 •>.> 



Chattanooga. Tenn 1,443.840 1.108 62 'eoo'oo 



Michigan mills 37,207,680 172 24 



Baltimore, Md 1,722,406 172.24 



Of the 105,709.573 feet shown by these figures to have been measured 

 and inspected under the bonded certificate of the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association, official reinsi)ections were requested and applied on 

 994,459 feet. Of that quantity the original inspection was found to dififer 

 more than four per cent in money value ou 258,586 feet, resulting in claims 

 paid by the association of $1397.29. 



The following resolution was adopted at the 1918 convention : 

 ^^^M^i' 'J ''^ ""^ ^''!""' of this m,i-tlng that members will refrain in so far as 

 possible from mak ng sales neeessllating the bonded certificate at point of 

 origin, and only demand inspection service for the adjustment of differ- 

 rep^rte" ^'"^ '■■ '"'^P'^'-"""'' ""•' measurement of shipment has been 



The response of this membership to the spirit of the above resolution is 

 evidenced by a comparison of the total quantity inspected this year with 

 that of the year previous, and shows a reduction in volume of 22 525 839 

 feet. 



In conformity with another resolution adopted at the 1918 convention 

 letters were sent to all members, as well as to every inspector having 



authority to issue the oflJcial certificates, calling attention to the rules 

 which provide that the consent of both buyer and seller is necessary before 

 oflicial inspection becomes binding. The records of the executive office 

 show only four complaints on this score since the attention of our mem- 

 bers was brought to this clause in the inspection service regulations. 

 The Association's Finances 



Notwithstanding the additional expense due to the operation of the 

 war .service bureau and general advances in overhead expense, the finances 

 of the association have been in sound condition and show increased net 

 assets. All bills of every nature have lieen promptly met and on the first 

 of June, 1919, the National Hardwood Lumber Association had no indebt- 

 edness of any nature. 



The following is a detailed statement of all receipts and disbursements, 

 together with figures from the association ledgers, the correctness of which 

 is certified to in the attached report of Harwick, Mitchell, Peat & Co., 

 certified public accountants and auditors. 



Balance reported at convention, June 19, 1918 $37,036.03 



Receipts 



Prom meriibership dues and initiations $52,280.54 



Fr.iiii ins|,(.rtiuii f.M-s 110,366.41 



From i)n.Kram advertising 7,460.00 



From sale of rule books, etc 34'7.7'7 



From bank interest 327.49 



From Liberty bond interest 496.45 



From miscellaneous 273.64 



171,552.30 



$208,588.33 

 Disbursements 

 Salaries and expenses and advances : 



Secretary-treasurer, assistant secretary, chief 



inspector, inspectors and office force $127,465.20 



Convention, committee and program expense 9,293.07 



Postage and printing 8,387.66 



General office expense : Light, telephone, tele- 

 graph, exchange and office supplies 3,503.83 



Miscellaneous expenses : Association dues, legal, 



contributions, traffic, etc 2 842 50 



Kent 2,880.00 



Reiuspectlon claims and settlements 1,397.29 



Office furnit ire 33'j 75 



Refunds : Inspections fee and membership ilues. . ." 279^38 



156,446.68 



Leaving a balance on deposit at the Fort Dearborn 



National Bank. June 14. 1019 $25,091.05 



In the Continental-Commercial Trust & Savings 



, Ba'ik 1,000.00 



In Liberty loan bonds 25,450.00 



Total in general fund, June 14. 1919 $52,141.65 



In addition the books show outstanding accounts for member- 

 ship dues and initiations, $5,187.50 ; for Inspection fees, 

 $0,308.04 ; for program advertising, $4,507.50, and advances 

 to employes, $3,050, a total of $18,653.04 



Bringing resources in cash and good outstanding accounts to. . $70,794.69 

 Cash Deposit Fund 



Balance reported at convention, June 19, 1918 $575.00 



Krfunds "^ 25.00 



Balance in cash deposit fund on June 14, 1919 $550.00 



Some .\ssochtion History 



This membership will recall that at the annual meeting held one year 

 ago. a subject of general interest was presented to that gathering which 

 became known as the "Brown resolution," and that after exhaustive dis- 



