December 10, 191G 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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8,469. 40o. The total quantity of lumber of all kinds inspected was 

 S6, 717,702, which was some 2.000.000 feet less than in the previous ycir, 

 but still is regarded as a good showing in view of all the circumstances. 

 Much of the lumber handled by Baltimore firms and corporations is not 

 inspected under the E.xchange authority at all and consequently does not 

 figure in the statement. 



Secretary L. H. Gwaltney read the minutes of all the meetings held 

 by the exchange and by the managing committee during the year, which 

 gave the members a complete summary of what had been done. 



Mr. Goodenow in his address said that business had been better in 1910 

 than in 1915 and very much better than it was two years ago. He felt 

 hopeful that the improvement noted would continue and that prosperity 

 would come to all in 1917. 



The exchange reaffirmed its subscription of $1,000 to the fund raised 

 by the Mar.vland League for National Defense, and it was also voted to 

 assess the members for a small deficit which remained at the end of the 

 year. 



A resolution offered some time ago by Alexander Campbell of the James 

 Lumber Company on the marking of contents on yellow pine was acted 

 upon by the adoption of a substitute resolution. The secretary was directed 

 to cast the ballot for the ticket put up by the nominating committee, as 

 follows : 



President — ^Parker D. DIx, Surry Lumber Company. 



Vice-President — Pembroke M. Womble. Georgia Pine Company. 



Treasurer — Luther H. Gwaltney, American Lumber Company. 



Managing Committee — Pembroke M. Womble ; Rufus E. Goodenow, 

 Canton Box Company ; John L. Alcock, John L. Alcock & Co. ; William M. 

 Burgan : David M. Wolf, Canton Lumber Company ; Henry D. Dreyer, 

 H. D. Dreyer & Co. : Philip Green. Wm. C. Scherer & Co., Inc. ; John J. 

 Kidd, Kidd & Buckingham Lumber Company : Theodore Mottu, Theo. 

 Mottu & Co. : Frederick A. Ascherfeld, James Lumber Company ; George 

 E. Waters, George E. Waters & Co. 



The secretar.v will be designated later b.v the managing committee, but 

 there is no doubt that Mr. Gwaltney will continue to act in this capacity. 



A change was made in Article 3 of the by-laws, relating to the time 

 when dues must be paid, and the exchange was further reminded that this 

 is the last year in which the organization can continue to do business 

 under the old charter. The managing committee was thereupon directed 

 to arr.inge for a new charter. 



This ended the business in hand, and the members and their guests 

 proceeded to the banquet hall, where business gave way to festivities, with 

 Ilufus K. Goodenow acting as toastmaster. 



Form Cut-Over Land Association 



Jno. W. McClure, secretary of the organization committee, has sent out 

 invitations to 500 owners of cut-over lands in the delta section of the 

 Mississippi valley to meet in Memphis Saturday, December 16, to perfect 

 organization of the Southern Alluvial Land Association. This association 

 proposes to advertise alluvial lands in the valley territory extending from 

 Cape Girardeau. Mo., and Cairo, 111., to the southern extremity of the 

 alluvial land belt, with the view of attracting immigration to this section. 



There was a meeting of a committee of five representative lumbermen in 

 Memphis November 28, who discussed various features connected with the 

 establishment of such an association. A number of features were decided 

 upon at that time, including the organization of an association separate 

 and distinct from the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association, the con- 

 fining of the work of this association to cut-over lands in the delta regions 

 of the valley states, and providing that revenues for running the organiza- 

 tion should come from an assessment on such lands as were represented 

 in this organization. This committee w-as composeil of Jno. W. McClure, 

 Bellgrade Liuuber Company : W. B. Burke, Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, 

 Charleston, Miss. ; W. C. Bonner of J. H. Bonner & Sons. Heth, Ark. : W. 



E. Hyde, Lake Providence, La., and Chas. E. W. Luehrmann of the Chas. 



F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Company, St. Louis. 



Immediately following this meeting of the organization committee and 

 the announcement of what it had done and what it would recommend, de- 

 cided interest in the subject of advertising cut-over lands sprang up. Mr. 

 McClure and other members of the committee are in receipt of numerous 

 letters from owners of such lands in the section to be advertised not only 

 commending the movement, but signifying their intention of becoming 

 identified therewith. 



Indications are that the now association will start with a membership 

 representing at least 2,000,000 acres of cut-over lands and, after the 

 organization is put on a working basis early in the new year, a nation- 

 wide advertising campaign will be begun. 



The call for the organization meeting as issued in the invitation sent 

 out by Mr. McClure is given herewith : 



Are your undeveloped lands an asset or a lialiilit.v under present con- 

 ditions? 



Have you the time and experience to devote to the intelligent handling 

 and disposition of this valuable by-product of the lumber and forest 

 products industry? 



Shall we wait for generations yet unborn to discover the possibilities 

 of these alluvial lands, or shall we conduct an intelligent campaign of 

 publicit.v to draw into this wonderful territory the class of farmers from 

 other sections who are now seeking opportunities in Canada, Alaska and 

 other far off lands while uninformed of the greater opportunities in the 

 fairest and riches^t lands of the South? 



The new federal land hanks will release an enormous volume of capital 

 into farm investments and will open new opportunities to tenant farmers 

 of the entire country to buy and develop their own farms. 



Shall we let this development and this capital go elsewhere when we 

 have the best proposition in the entire country? 



What is the solution? Co-operative effort, properly conducted and in- 

 telligently directed. 



This committee, appointed by the directors of the Gum Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association, has decided that a separate and distinct organiza- 

 tion is necessary for the proper handling of this important work. 



We, therefore, extend this invitation to you to attend a meeting of 

 alluvial land owners to be held at Gayoso hotel, Memphis. Tenn., 10 a. m.. 

 Saturday, December 16, 1916, for the purpose of perfecting an organiza- 

 tion. 



The time has arrived for prompt action. The possibilities of this co- 

 operative movement are tremendous. Your own interests demand that you 

 attend this meeting. 



It is generally believed that the attendance will be unusually large, as 

 there are thousands of acres of these lands ready to be marketed, and as 

 peculiar Interest attaches thereto on the part of both owners and pros- 

 pective buyers as a result of the abnormal prices being commanded by 

 cotton, corn and all other crops that can be grown on these lands. The 

 time is regarded as opportune, and if the new association does not begin 

 with a large and wholly representative membership, the five men who have 

 outlined the proposition and sent out the invitations will be very much 

 surprised. They are certainly looking forward to a big meeting and to a 

 day that will long remain auspicious in the annals of the hardwood lum- 

 ber industry. 



St. Louis Lumbermen's Exchange to Hold Annual Election 

 December 12 



Preparations are being made for the annual election of officers and 

 members of committees of the Lumbermen's Exchange, which will take 

 place on December 12. 



The following are the division nominations that have been made : 



Division A — Retailers — Chairman, R. E. Gruner of the Philip Gruner 

 & Bros. Lumber Company ; representative director, Julius Seidel of the 

 Julius Seidel Lumber Company ; first vice-representative, H. A. Boeckeler 

 of the Boeckeler Lumber Company ; second vice-representative, J. A. 

 Reheis. ,St. Louis Lumber Company. 



Division B — Hardwood — Chairman and representative director, C. E. 

 Thomas of the Thomas & Proetz Lumber Company : first vice-representa- 

 tive, Thos. E. Powe of the Thomas E. Powe Lumber Company ; second vice- 

 representative, E. H. Luehrman of the C. F. Luehrman Hardwood Lumber 

 Company. 



DivisictN r — Yellow pine manufcicturers and wholesalers — Chairman 

 and representative director, R. E. McKee of the Long-Bell Lumber Com- 

 pany ; first vice-representative. B. L. Van Cleave of the Van Cleave Saw- 

 mill Company ; second vice-representative, C. K. McClure of the South 

 Arkansas Lumber Company. 



Division E — Tie and Timber Division — Chairman, J. W. Fristoe of the 

 F. J. Moss Tie Company ; representative director, A. .1. Gorg of the A. J. 

 Gorg Tie r_'nmpany ; first vice-representative, E. A. Nixon of the Western 

 Tie & TimbiT Company : second vice-representative, W. W. Watkins of the 

 Joyce-Watkius Company ; treasurer, F. P. Hearne of the Ilearue Timber 

 Company. 



Division D. Commission men, lias asked for longer time to make nom- 

 inations, because of changes in membership. 



Each division will vote for its own ofiicers and within a week from 

 that date the representative directors of the various divisions will meet 

 and elect from their own number a president of the exchange to succeed 

 the present president, G. W. Funck," who is not eligible for reelection. 



The nomination for representative directors indicates a nomination on 

 the part of the division of its candidate for president of the exchange. 

 These are Julius Seidel, C. E. Thomas, R. B. McKee and A. J. Gorg. 



After the president Is elected there will be appointed a treasurer and 

 secretary. The latter will probably be O. A. Pier, who is now secretary 

 and who is the only salaried officer connected with the ctchange. 



In addition to the above there will be members on the arbitration and 

 appeals committee from each of the divisions. 



Memphis Club Nominates New Officers 



The first step in the election of officers of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis for the ensuing year was taken at the semi-monthly meeting held 

 November 25, when President Nickey announced the following nominating 

 committees : 



Number 1 — John M. Pritchard. secretary Gum Lumber Manufacturers' 

 Association, chairman : G. E. Beckendorf and E. L. McLallan. 



Number 2 — F. W. Dugan. F. W. Dugan Lumber Company, chairman : 

 Walter Holgrafe and Bart C. Tully. 



These committees will report at the next regular meeting to be held 

 December 9 at which time the names of the candidates will be made public. 

 The election itself will be held December 16. As soon as the names of 

 the candidates have t)eeu made known an active campaign will be launched 

 by those who have been thus honored. This election campaign will prove 

 the source of a great deal of enthusiasm and interest on the part of the 

 entire membership and will contribute largely to the continued success 

 of this organization. 



J. R. Paine addressed the club on the need of active co-operation in the 

 farm development movement and asked that members of the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Memphis take an active part therein. President Nickey told Mr. 

 Paine that he would call a meeting of the lumbermen's farm development 

 committee within the next few days and that the latter would give all the 

 assistance it could in connection with this matter. 



R. L. Jurden. president of the Business Men's Club Chamber of Com- 

 merce, commended the members of the Lumbermen's Club on their spirit 

 of loyalty and co-operation. He said the membership of the B. M. C. 

 was drawn more largely from among the lumbermen than from among 

 any other line of business. 



J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association, gave a report of his trip to Washington during which he 



