HARDWOOD RECORD 



30C 



Annual Indiana HardWood Lumbermen's Convention. 



The scvcntli annual meeting of tlio In- 

 diana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association 

 was held at the Grand Ilotcl, Indianapolis. 

 Thursday, Jan. IS. Well toward a hiuulreil 

 individuals prominently identified with the 

 hardwood producing industry of the state 

 were present, and the meeting was one of 

 the most successful ever held by the asso- 

 ciation. This organization does not attempt 

 to deal largely with legislative matters per- 

 taining to the hardwood industry, but, al- 

 though comparatively small numerically, it 

 has always exercised a vast deal of influ- 

 ence in the work carried on by the two 

 national associations. 



Indiana is particularly noted as the birth- 

 place of the hardwood industry of this coun- 

 try, since it was placed on a basis of satisfac- 

 tory commercial conditions. This result has 



CHAS. H. BARNABY, PKESIDKNI . liREEN- 

 CASTLE, IXD. 



been attained very largely by reason of the 

 sagacity displayed and advice given by the 

 Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen 's Asso- 

 ciation. It was in this association that 

 the basis of logical hardwood inspec- 

 tion was born, and from Indiana have come 

 the inspection rules that now govern the 

 marketing of a large portion of the hard- 

 wood lumber sold throughout -the United 

 States and abroad, as the basis of the rules 

 of both the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association and of the Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association of the United States 

 originated in the brains of Indiana lumber- 

 men. The application of both is now so 

 nearly alike as to make the inspection re- 

 sults very nearly identical, and it will be 

 the crowning effort of the Indiana Hard- 

 wood Lu7nbermen's Association when it 

 achieves the object for which it has diligently 

 labored for many years — the unification of 

 these rules. 



At 2:30 p. m. the meeting was called to 

 order by Ealph May, vice-president of the 

 association, owing to the absence of Presi- 



dent J. (.'. Wood, who was i-onlined to liis 



home by illness. 



Work of Association During 1905. 



The minutes of the last annua! meeting 



were read by Secretary J. M. Pritchard and 



approved, whereupon he submitted a report 



on behalf of President Wood covering the 



work of the association for the year 190.'), 



as follows: 



To the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's As- 

 sociation. Gi'ntlemen : We deeply regret to say 

 to you that on aceount of ill health our presi- 

 dent. J. C. Wood, is unable to be with us at this, 

 our seventh annual meeting. This is the first 

 meeting of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's 

 Association when w& have not been honored by 

 his presence and helped by his conservative, wise 

 counsel. We wish to assure you that no one re- 

 grets his inability to be with us on this occa- 

 sion more than himself. As co-n oikers. smce the 

 beginning of our organization, we have always 

 known that he was deeply interested in and 



EAKL I'ALMEE, GUKST OF HONOK, I'ADU- 

 CAH, KY. 



proud of this association. Our work together 

 during the past year in an otBclal capacity has 

 been a revelation, showing that his interest in 

 the association did not stop with the usual per- 

 formance of duty connected with the office of 

 president, but extended to what was more beau- 

 tiful, a fraternal feeling for each and every 

 member of this organization. The welfare of 

 this association and of each individual con- 

 nected with it has been foremost in his thoughts 

 and his greatest concern. In the younger mem- 

 bers of this association our president feels the 

 same interest that a father feels for his son. 

 His absence today is a great loss to us, and 

 we wish to assure him of our best wishes for 

 his immediate and complete recovery to health. 



We received a letter a few days ago from 

 C. A. Wood, our president's son. stating that 

 his father was too weak to prepare a report 

 of the work of the association during the past 

 .year and requesting the secretary to attend to 

 this matter. In compliance with this request 

 we will endeavor to submit to you a report of 

 the work of the association for the year 190.5. 



At our last annual meeting, after due discus- 

 sion and consideration, our association unani- 

 mously adopted resolutions favoring the enact- 

 ment of what was known as the Newhouse Rail- 

 road Commission Bill, at that time pending in 

 the legislature of the state of Indiana. This 

 bill provided for a State Railroad Commission, 

 which would represent all the interests of the 

 shippers, consumers, manufacturers and pro- 

 ducers in the state of Indiana. A resolution 

 was also passed endorsing House Bill No. 2. in- 

 troduced by Wm. H. Guirl of Clay City, a 

 member of this association, and designed to 

 give desirable mutual fire irisurance companies 

 of Indiana, as well as of other states, a fair 

 chance to do business in Indiana on an equally 

 reciprocal basis. Provision was also made at 

 this meeting for a committee of our association 



to work with Mr. Guirl and others to secure the 

 adoption of both measures mentioned above. We 

 are glad to report that both these measures were 

 passed by the legislature. We believe that every 

 shipper is well pleased and proud of the work 

 accomplished by the State Railroad Commission, 

 of which C. B. Riley of Indianapolis is secre- 

 tary, and who, you will remember, addressed 

 us at our last amuial meeting. Many of our 

 members are also enjoying benefits from the 

 passage of House Bill No. 2, permitting many 

 desirable insurance companies a fair chance to 

 do business in this state. 



On August 16 and 17 the National Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association held a midsummer 

 meeting at Ottawa. Canada, to which it in- 

 vited all other ■ lumber organizations to send 

 representatives to meet with them and discuss 

 what is now known as the Car Stake and Equip- 

 ment Complaint. The president, J. C. Wood, rep- 

 i-esented our association in an official capacity. 

 Other members present from our association 

 were W. W. Knight and .1. V. Stimson. At 

 this meeting it was decided to prosecute this 

 complaint and a Ways and Means Committee 

 was appointed to meet at a later date, same 

 to consist of the president and one other mem- 

 ber from each lumber organization represented. 

 This Ways and Cleans Committee held a meet- 

 ing at the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, October 

 2.5! Onr president's health would not permit 



J. M. I'RirCIIARD. SECRETARY, INDIANAP- 

 OLIS, IND. 



him, at that time, to attend this meeting and 

 he requested the secretary to represent our as- 

 sociation. The secretary was present at this 

 meeting, the object of which was to raise funds 

 10 prosecute the said Car Stake and Equipment 

 Complaint before the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission. This meeting was well attended, rep- 

 resentatives from twenty-five lumber organiza- 

 tions being present. It was decided to raise 

 a fund of .^10.000 to pro.secute this complaint, 

 and we believe the amount was raised in less 

 than twenty minutes. Our association pledged 

 .$50. which has been paid. An attorney was 

 employed, and at the present time progress is 

 being made with this complaint, the latest ad- 

 vices indicating a satisfactory compromise of 

 the case, but if this compromise is not reached 

 the case will be resumed before the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission in March. 



By appointment of the president, your secre- 

 tary also attended the Interstate Commerce Law 

 Convention held at Chicago. October 26 and 27. 

 A full account of this meeting will be given 

 in a separate report. 



For many years our association has been in- 

 terested in* the question of forestry, and three 

 years ago we passed resolutions urging the 

 enactment of a law which would provide that 

 our association be entitled to one member upon 

 the State Board of Forestry. We pushed this 

 matter vigorously and the law was passed. The 

 provision that a member of our association be 

 appointed a member of this board took effect 

 in May. 1905. In accordance with the pleasure 

 of our association, the name of S. Burkholder of 

 Crawfordsville was presented to Governor Han- 

 ly for appointment on this comni'ssion. The 

 governor followed this suggestion and Mr. Burk- 

 holder was duly appointed a member from the 

 Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's .Association and 

 will today make a report to the association of 

 ills work on that commission. 



