meu selected to fill the si'vi'r:il ntlii-cs were de- 

 clared elected. 



Retiring President Talks. 



Retiring President Vausaiit tlieu said: 

 "Before I leave the chair I desire to return 

 my sincere thanks for the hearty, loyal and 

 continuous support I have received from the 

 members and oflicers of this association. I 

 bespeak for ilr. Wilms, and I believe you 

 will give him, the same loyal support you 

 have given me and also that you will tincl 

 him better equipped to conduct your busi- 

 ness for you." 



President Wilms Takes Chair. 



Upon assumiug the chair President Wilm.s 

 delivered the following brief address: 



Gentlemen oi' the association ; In liaviug this 

 great lionor thrust upon me I realize the duties 

 that go with the honor, and in being introduced 

 by Mr. Vansant to you as the uew president of 

 this association I wish to say to you that it shall 

 be my aim at all times and uuder all circum 

 stances to preside at both executive and open 

 sessions in justice to every one of its members. 

 Taking the presidency of this association places 

 a man so that he must realize that his personal 

 interests are subservient to the good of its mem- 

 bers. In taking the chair today it shall be my 

 aim to continue along the lines in which this 

 association lias been conducted by our retiring 

 president, Mr. Vansant, and his administration, 

 his methods and his fairness and llie spirit of 

 equit.v which have been demons! i-a led tlu-on^bout 

 the time of his occupancy shall \h> the guiding 

 light and the principles up*tn whicli 1 shall try 

 to serve you to the best of my ability and to 

 the best of the light that is given me. Gentle- 

 men, what is your further pleasure'/ 



For Efficient Service. 



On motion of ,1. K. Williams a vote of ap- 

 preciation was enthusiastically tendered the 

 retiring president. Special stress in the mo- 

 tion was laid upon the very just manner in 

 which he had presided at all meetings and 

 in which he had conducted the affairs of the 

 association and the affection in which he is 

 held by every member of the organization. 



In acknowledgment Mr. Vansant said : "I 

 hardly have words to express my thanks for 

 your kindness and for the assistance you have 

 been to me since I have been your presideut. 

 No one knows who has not been in that posi- 

 tion the amount of labor required. This ap- 

 preciation doubly pays me for all my efforts. ' ' 



On motion the committee on dimension 

 stock was continued to carry on and perfect 

 its work. 



On motion a vote of thanks was given the 

 vice president, secretary and other officers for 

 the splendid work which they have done. 

 Lewis Doster responded for these gentlemen 

 and said that both himself and the other -otS.- 

 cers fully appreciated the compliment that 

 had been tendered them. 



John B. Eansom, in a few well chosen 

 words, thanked the association for again being 

 chosen vice j^resideut. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



On motiou of Simon hicbcrman a commit- 

 tee was authorized to prepare a form cover- 

 ing standard form of sales rules that should 

 be placed on all stationery of members of the 

 association so as to make this rule uniform 

 with all members. The chair appointed as 

 such committee Simon Lieberman, R. il. Car- 

 rier. E. A. Lang. 



E. L. Davis then announced that the time 

 of the informal dinner which tlie lumbermen 

 of Louisville and New Albany luid planned for 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



association members and visitors would bo 



7 : 30 that evening. He extended an invitation 



to the manufacturers of dimension stock 



present to be in attendance at the meeting 



of the Hardwood Dimension Association 



wliich will be held at the Grand Hotel, Cin- 



ciniuiti, Wednesday and Thursday, i'eb. 21 



and L'ii. 



l'\ C. Pischcr then spoke as follows: 



The selection of your vice presidents and di 

 rectors is a matter of a great deal of importance 

 to the work of this association, and I would 

 direct your attention to the necessity of picking 

 out representative meu in each section — those 

 who can influeuce new membership. These men 

 should be able to work in harmony with the 

 president and secretary toward tlie end suggested. 



Further Mr. Fischer .said: 



The National Lumber Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion has talien up this question of terms of sale. 

 1 would urge this committee to support the ac- 

 tion of the national association, which will make 

 the terms of all manufacturers of this country 

 uniform not only in hardwoods but everything 

 else and give us the support we could not secure 

 in any other manner. 



On motion of R. H. Vansant the thanks of 

 the association was tendered to the manage- 

 ment of the Gait House for the kind and lib- 

 eral treatment accorded the association. 



F. C. Fischer presented a resolution legaliz- 

 ing the merging of the^two sessions of 

 Wednesday into one, which was adopted. 



Report of Committee on Terms of Sale. 



Chairman Lieberman of the committee on 

 sales gave the following as a form of sales 

 regulations to be attached to all proffers of 

 sales and invoices by members of the asso- 

 ciation: 



Terms : Two per cent ten days, 1 per cent 

 thirty or sixty days, all on net amount from 

 date of invoice. 



Inspection : Our lumber is inspected according 

 to the rules of the Hardwood ilanufacturers' 

 ..\ssociation of the United States, and all (quota- 

 tions are based thereon. A copy of the rules 

 will be cheerfully furnished on application. In 

 case of dispute on grades it is to be reinspected 

 by the Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association of 

 the T'uiled States, which shall be tinal. 



The above is to appear on all stationery and 

 all quotations. 



S. LIEBEIOHX. 



E. A. Laxo. 

 K. M. C.\i!Kit:i!. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Meeting of Executive Board. 



After the adjournment of the regular con- 

 vention meeting, the executive board of the 

 association held a session. At this meet- 

 ing there were present William Wilms, presi- 

 dent; John B. Ransom, vice-president; F. C. 

 Fischer, treasurer; R. H. Vansant, K. M. 

 Carrier, W. M. Ritter and C. Crane. 



The most important business taken up was 

 the arrangement for the development of as- 

 sociation work for the coming year. It was 

 planned that the details of work heretofore 

 carried on through the secretary's office 

 should be much augmented. Lewis Doster 

 was reelected secretary and J. C. Burchette 

 assistant secretary. It will be remembered 

 that Mr. Doster retired from active partici- 

 pation in the association work last summer, 

 owing to ill health, and has spent the past 

 four months in Europe. He now comes back 

 to take up this work, and in the future will 

 devote his entire time to it. Mr. Burchette, 

 who has been acting secretary during Mr. 

 Doster 's absence, was continued in the posi- 

 tion of assistant secretary and will devote 

 his time largely in the future to field work. 

 The combined work of these two oificers, it 



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is expected, will redound to the material ad- 

 vantage of the association. 



The executive board entered into arrange- 

 ments to increase the office force and ma- 

 chinery of the secretary's office in order to 

 handle expeditiously the large volume of 

 work which it is planned to accomplish dur- 

 ing the coming year. The plans are so 

 comprehensive that memljers and manufac- 

 turers of hardwoods, together with the con- 

 suming trade, will be able to obtain prompt- 

 ly full details on any subject they may in- 

 quire about. The objective work of the as- 

 sociation during the coming year will be 

 centered about conditions surrounding the 

 movement of lumber from the forest to the 

 consumer, and will bo fully developed for 

 the benefit of both members of the associa- 

 tion and the consuming trade. 



List of Officers. 

 Executive Lio.Miu. 

 William Wilms, presideut, Chicago, 111. 

 John B. Ransom, first vice president, Nash- 

 ville, Tenn. 



F. C. Fischer, treasurer, Coal Grove, 0. 

 R. M. Carrier, Sardis, Miss. 



W. M. Ritter, Columbus, 6. 

 R. H. Vansant, Ashland, Ky. 

 C. Crane, Cincinnati, O. 



State Vice riiEsiDE.N'TS. 



G. E. W. Luehrmann, St. Louis, Mo. 

 William Moore, Memphis, Tenn. 



C. Kramer, Richmond, Ind. 

 , Elmer W. Harris, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

 Floyd Day, Clay City, Ky. 

 George E. French, Boston. Mass. 

 H. B. Bacon, Memphis, Tenn. 

 J. H. Himmelberger, Morehouse, Mq. 

 W. T. Nason, Asheville, N. C. 

 Frank F. Fee, Newark, O. 

 W. H. McCormick, rhiladelphia, I'a. 

 N. W. Gennett, Ft. Madison, S. C. 

 S. Lieberman, Nashville, Tenn. 

 A. Deutsch, San Antonio, Tex. 

 A. Johnson, Pennington Gap, Va. 

 C. L. Ritter, Huntington, AV. Va. 

 Directors. 



A. C. Lange, Marked Tree, Ark. 

 H. W. Mosby, Helena, Ark. 



E. A. Lang, Memphis, Tenn. 



Otto Lachmund, Chicago, 111. 



J. V. Stimsou, Huntingburg, Ind. 



Frank May, Evansville, Ind. 



J. H. Northup, Louisa, Ky. 



W. H. Dawkins, Ashland. Ky. 



William E. Litchfield, Boston, Mass. 



B. H. Nolan, Memphis, Tenn. 

 W. B. Morgan, Memphis, Tenn. 

 Thomas W. Fry, St. Louis, Mo. 

 W. W. Wheeler, I'oplar Bluff, Mo. 

 G. N. Hutton, Hickory, N. C. 



C. A. Schenck, Biltmore, N. C. 

 W. H. Nigh, Ironton, O. 

 William I. Barr, Greenfield, O. 

 W. H. Ilerbertson, I'ittsburg, Ta. 

 J. J. Mead, Pittsburg, Pa. 



M. F. Greene, Nashville, Tenn. 



A. J. Gahagan, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



H. Fngate, Richlauds, Va. 



W. J. Newenham, Honaker, Va. 



E. L. Davidson, Parkersburg, W. Va. 



W. L. Watson, Mahan, W. Va. 



Lewis Doster, Secretary. 



J. C. Burchette, Assistant Secretary. 



The Banquet. 



The proverbial and famous hospitality' of 

 Louisville was emphasized by the delightful 

 and informal dinner tendered the visitors 

 on Wednesday evening. About 150 plates ' 

 ■were laid in the large private dining room 



