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and sbows that the lenefits of the bureau are 

 gradually being appreciated by a good percentage 

 of the total membership of the association, yet 

 your board of managers finds that there are on 

 March 1 1S7 members of the association who are 

 riOt subscribers to tlic bureau, and your board 

 of managers cannot reconcile these ligures and 

 again wishes to express its opinion that every 

 member of the association should be a subscriber 

 to the Bureau of Information. The bureau needs 

 the support of every member of the association 

 to bring about the best results, and every mem- 

 ber of the association needs the benefits of the 

 association. 



An ignorance of the benefits is the only ex- 

 planation which your board of managers can 

 offer for the 187 members of the association 

 who are not subscribers to the bureau. 

 BuKEAU Reports. 



The number of reports on hand February 1, 

 190G, was 19,23.j. as compared with 16.95S on 

 February 1, I'Mo. a gain of 2,277 reports for the 

 year. Your Board of Managers believes that 

 these reports are the most valuable assets the 

 association possesses, and while an insurance 

 value of $16,000 is placed on these reports, this 

 fails to represent fully the value of these reports 

 to the members of the association. The informa- 

 tion compiled in these reports has been of great 

 benefit indirectly to the whole lumber trade. The 

 fraudulent dealer has been discovered and ex- 

 posed, the time stealer and unjust complainer has 

 been found out and posted, and every lumberman 

 within and without the association has been 

 saved many dollars in consequence. The Bureau 

 of Information is not a commercial agency. Its 

 duties are much broader and the benefits surpass 

 the benefits which could be obtained from any 

 commercial agency. 



Legal Department. 



The important changes that were inaugurated 

 in the Legal Department a year ago have now 

 been thoroughly tested, and it appears to your 

 Board of Managers that this department is giv- 

 ing more efficient service and better satisfaction 

 under the new plan than before the changes 

 were inaugurated. Superintendent I*erry has re- 

 ceived encouraging letters from parties who have 

 used the Collection Department, expressing great 

 satisfaction with the results. Your Board of 

 Managers feels that while the Legal Department 

 Is not yet perfect, a step in the right direction 

 has been made, and we aslt the support of all 

 subscribers, and would be very thankful for sug- 

 gestions. 



Claims to the amount of a little over .^102. 000 

 have been placed with the Collection Department 

 since the new plans were inaugurated. Of this 

 amount approximately $56,000 has been collected 

 and returned to claimants, $13,000 has been 

 withdrawn, $17,000 is in the hands of local at- 

 torneys and $15,000 is in the course of settle- 

 ment through the office of the superintendent. 



The fees to the Legal Dejjartment from the 

 source of collection of claims from March 1, 

 1905. to February 1, 1306, amounted to 

 $1,221.76. The earning power of the Bureau is 

 not a large source of income to the associa- 

 tion, but your Board of Managers feels that 

 the increased satisfaction which the Collection 

 Department is giving to its members is more 

 important than that a large revenue should be 

 earned. 



Your Board of Managers again wish to record 

 the careful and painstaking work of Superintend- 

 ent Perry in this department, which is so de- 

 pendent on the energy and good judgment of 

 its superintendent. 



F. E. Parker, for the Board of Managers. 



The Banquet. 



At 8 p. m. in the banquet room of the New 

 Willard a dinner was served to the members 

 and numerous invited guests. The menu was 

 as follows : 



Cape Cod Oysters. 



Amontillado passado 

 Consomme Princess 

 Escalope of Potomac Bass, Meuniere 



Sauterne 

 Cucumbers with Cream Dressing 



Potatoes Parisienne 

 Sweetbread Patties, a la reine 

 Mignons of Filet of Beef, Cheron 



Pommery sec 

 Stuffed Hothouse Tomatoes 



Sorbet Creme Yvette 



Squabs, Stuffed and Roasted 



Salad in Season 



Ices in Fancy Forms 



Bouchees Cerisses 



Roquefort and Camembert Cheese 



Toasted Crackers 



Coffee 



Liqueurs Wbite Rock Water 



Cigars and Cigarettes 



President Dill was toastmaster of the occa- 



sion, and presided in a most graceful manner. 

 The chief guests who made after-dinner speeches 

 were Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the 

 house of representatives ; Hon. Thomas H, Car- 

 tn. United States senator from Montana; Hon. 

 .lohu Sharp Williams, minority leader of the 

 house of rei^resentativps. Several other promi- 

 nent and distinguished politicians also spoke. 

 Both Speaker Cannon and Minority Leader Wil- 

 liams were in a very happy mood, and the 

 numerous verbal shots made at the expense of 

 one another were highly entertaining to the visi- 

 tors. The entire affair was most beautifully 

 handled. The galleries were crowded with 

 charmingly gowned and beautiful women, the 

 tables were loaded with flowers, the food was 

 delicious and well served, and the music was 

 excellent. 



The entire convention, including the banquet, 

 was one of the most harmonious and delightful 

 ever given by this great lumber organization 

 and will long be remembered by those present 

 as an important mile-stone in the history of 

 lumber association affairs. 



Attendance. 



.\bbott, Wm. F., Scholield Brothers, rhiladeiphia. 

 Amos, H. J., Nellis, Amos & Swift, Utica. 

 Andrews, F. L., C. E. Andrews Lumber Co., New 



Bethlehem. 

 Armstrong, E. A., Camden, X. J. 

 Aszmann. F. W.. Rice & Lockwood Lumber Co., 



Springfield, Mass. 

 Babcock, F. R., E. V. Kabcock & Co., Pittsburg. 

 Baird, J. H., Southern Lumberman, Nashville. 

 Baker, R. D., Empire Lumber Co., Pittsburg. 

 Balsley, J. F., Wlllson Bros. Lumber Co., Pitts- 

 burg. 

 Barnaby, C. IL, (ireencastle. Ind. 

 Barnum, Edwin H., Geo. Ailing's Sons Co., New 



Haven. 

 Barr, G. G.. Tennessee Lumber Mfg. Co., Potts- 



ville, I'a. 

 Earth. L. L., Kdw. Hines Lumber Co., Chicago. 

 Beckiey, E. A., Crosby & Beckley Co., New 



Haven. 

 Bedell, Louis, Goshen, N. Y. 



Lemis, H. C, J. M. Bemis & Son, Bradford. Pa. 

 Bennett, Killam E., Munger & Bennett, Camden, 

 N. J. 

 Bennett, Alfred IC, Munger & Bennett, Camden, 



N. J. 

 Bigelow, A. P., New Y'ork Lumber Trade Asso- 

 ciation, New York. 

 Billmeyer, H. D., Bilimeyer Lumber Co., Cumber- 

 land, Md. 

 Blades, L. S., Blades Lumber Co., Elizabeth Citv. 



N. C. 

 Blauchard, Herbert W., Blanchard Lumber Co., 



Boston. 

 Bloss, S. M., Lyon Cypress Lumber Co., Gary- 



ville. La. 

 Bock, Thos. H., Roanoke R. R. & Lumber Co., 



Norfolk. 

 Bond, St. George, Rumbarger Lumber Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Bond, A. J., A. J. Bond Co., Bradford, Pa. 

 Bond, C. H., E. W. Kathbun & Co., Oswego, 



N. Y. 

 Booth, Edw. H., A. W. Booth & Bro., Bayonne, 



N. J. 

 Boston, W. T.. Illinois Lumber Dealers' Associa- 

 tion, Yorkville, III. 

 Bowman, H. L., R. E. Wood Lumber Co., Balti- 

 more. 

 Brace, W. D., Washington. 

 Brady, A. J., Brady Bros., North Tonawanda, 



N. Y. 

 Brown, E. W., Dibert, Stark & Brown, Bonner, 



La. 

 Brown, F. K., Watson Sands Lumber Co., May- 

 burg, Pa. 

 Bruner, Owen M., Owen M. Bruner Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Bush, J. D., Bush & Rayner, Wilmington, Del. 

 Cadwallader, A. J., Geo. F. Craig &' Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Calder, Hon. Wm. M., Brooklyn. 

 Camp, R. J., Camp Mfg. Co., Franklin, Va. 

 Campbell, Arthur H., Robinson-Edwards Lumber 



Co., New York. 

 Campe, Wm. E., Babcock Bros. Lumber Co., Bab- 

 cock, Ga. 

 Cape, Henry, New York. 



Carr, Arthur R. New York Lumber Trade Jour- 

 nal, New York. 

 Carter, Hon. Thos. H., Washington. 

 Caulldns, Frederick J., Lumbermen's Review, 



New York. 

 Chamberlin, W. E., Lumber Trade Club. Boston. 

 Chapin, Geo. D., Fred S. Morse Lumber Co., 



Springfield, Mass. 

 Cheyne, Jas. A., Penn Sash & Door Co., Pitts- 

 burg. 

 Cohn, R. S., Roanoke R. R. & Lumber Co., Nor- 

 folk. 

 Coin, J. M., Angola Lumber Co., Wilmington, 



N. C. 

 Cole, Frederick W., New York. 



Coleman. John. Williamsport, Pa. 



Collins, Wm. J., Jos. N. Collins & Son, I'iiila- 



dciphia. 

 Coppock, C. J., Wm. R. Gardy, Philadelphia. 

 Cornelius, Wm. R., J. C. Moorhead & .Son, Na.sh- 



ville. 

 Corwlu, Horton, Jr., Branning Mfg. Co., Kden- 



ton, N. C. 

 Cunie. B. C., Jr., R. M. Smith & Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Craig. Geo. F., Geo. F. Craig & Sons, Philadel- 

 phia. 

 Craig, W. P., Wm. Whitmer & Sons, Inc., Pitts- 

 burg. 

 Cramer, Chas. P., A. I!. Cramer Co., Suffolk, Va. 

 Cramer, Alfred B., Alfred B. Cramer Co:, Suffolk, 



Va. 

 Crary, J. D., New York Lumber Trade Associa- 

 tion, New York. 

 Criste, J. G., Interior Lumber Co., Pittsburg. 

 Davenport, Geo. H., Davenport, Peters & Co., 



Boston. 

 Davis, Jas. Sherlock, New York Lumber Trade 



Association, Brooklyn. 

 Defebaugh, J. E., American Lumberman, Chicago. 

 Deitz. Julius, Buffalo Maple Flooring Co., Buf- 

 falo. 

 Dempsey, W. W., Johnstown, Pa. 

 Dennison, Geo. A., Massachusetts Retail Lumber 



Dealers' Association, Springfield. 

 Dill, H. H., Baltimore. 

 Dill, Lewis, Lewis Dill & Co., Baltimore. 

 Doster, Lewis, Hardwood iMauufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation of the United States, Chicago. 

 Walker, Stuart Douglas, Gouverneur E. Smith, 



New York. 

 Dowling, S. C. J., Pittsburg. 

 Downman, R. H., Southern Cypress Manufactur- 

 ers' Association, New Orleans. 

 Dresser, J. M., Washington. 

 Dresser, S. R., Bradford, Pa. 



Duker, Henry P., Otto Duker & Co., Baltimore. 

 Dunwoody, Jos. P., Jos. P. Dunwoody & Co., 



Philadelphia. 

 Dwight, Wm. M., Dwight Lumber Co., Detroit. 

 Eaton, Wm. A., Stevens, Eaton Co., New York. 

 Eddy, E. J., trafiic manager N. W. L. D. A., New 



York. 

 Edwards, Gordon C, W. C. Edwards & Co., Ltd., 



Ottawa, Ont. 

 Edwards, C. M., W. C. Edwards & Co., Ltd., Ot- 

 tawa, Ont. 

 Eisenhauer, Geo. W., Eisenhauer, McLea & Co., 



Baltimore. 

 Field, U. S., Justice P. Taylor & Co., Philadel- 

 phia. 

 Field, Henry K., Henry K. Field' & Co., Alexan- 

 dria, Va. 

 Fischer, Chas. F., Chas. F. Fischer Lumber Co., 



New York. 

 Fisher, Geo. E., L. N. Godfrey Co., Boston. 

 Flynn, James, Flynn Lumber Co., Charleston, 



W. Va. 

 France, Howard B., American Car & Foundry 



Co., Wilmington, Del. 

 Furman, Roanoke R. R. & Lumber Co., Norfolk. 

 Fritz, Wm. H., Wm. H. Fritz &. Co., Philadelphia. 

 Fuller, A. T., Geo. D. Emery Co., Chelsea, Mass. 

 Galena, John F., Burrows & Kenyon, Providence. 

 Galliher, W. T., Lumber Exchange District of 



Columbia, Washington. 

 Galliher, W. G., W. T. Galliher & Bro., Washing- 

 ton. 

 Galliher, C. E., W. T. Galliher & Bro., Washing- 

 ton. 

 Galliher, M. P., W. T. Galliher & Bro., Washing- 

 ton. 

 Gardner, Edgar S., Philadelphia. , 



Gaskell, Nathan B., Retail Lumber Dealers' Asso- 

 ciation of Philadelphia. 

 Gaskell, Alfred, Forest Service, Washington. 

 Gibson, Henry H., Hardwood Record, Chicago. 

 Gill, Edw. P., Wm. D. Gill & Son, Baltimore. 

 Gill, Wm. D., Wm. D. Gill & Son, Baltimore. 

 Gillespie, W. M., H. Murphy Mill & Lumber Co., 



Pittsburg. 

 Godfrey, Arthur W., L. N. Godfrey Co., Boston. 

 Grimes, H. R., Edw. Brady & Son, Baltimore. 

 Guy, C. R., Ellington & Guy, Richmond. 

 Hamilton, C. A., Washington. 

 Hardy, E. D.. Toledo Fire & Marine Insurance 



Co., Sandusky. 

 Harker, John, Wiley, Harker & Camp Co., New 



i'ork. 

 Harlow, M. P., Harlow. Todd cS: Co., Hartford. 

 Harrison, Wilbur F., Greenleaf Johnson Lumber 



Co., Baltimore. 

 Hart, Walter T., Price & Hart, New York. 

 Hastings, J. M., J. M. Hastings Lumber Co., 



Pittsburg. 

 Haymaker, Wm. S., Empire Lumber Co., Pitts- 

 burg. 

 Hayman, E. B., Wm. H. Fritz & Co., Philadel- 

 phia. 

 Hazard, Horace G., H. B. Hazard & Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Henderson, J. H., H. C. Huston Lumber Co., 



Pittsburg. 

 Henderson, S. S., Pocahontas Lumber Co., Brook- 



ville. Pa. 

 Herrell. Ilollis L., Lee L. Herrell & Bro., Wash- 

 ington. 

 Herrell, Lee L., Lumber Exchange, Washington. 

 Hershey, C. H.. Stone & Ilershey, Newark. 

 Higble, Robt. W.. New York. 

 Hiles, Oias. W., J. S. H. Clark & Co., Newark. 



