THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



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secretary's office during the past year. Respect- 

 fully submitted, 



J. M. Peitchard, 



Secretary. 



Directors Increased to Five. 

 Upon motion the reports of the various 

 officers were referred to a committee consist- 

 ing of S. Burkholder, J. C. Wood, C. D. 

 Strode and W. W. Knight, which was also 

 constituted a committee on resolutions, and 

 it reported as follows: 



We. your committee, to whom was referred 

 the reports of the olHcers of this association beg 

 leave to report as follows : 



1. That the president's and secretary's re- 

 ports be received and placed on file. 



2. That the chair appoint a committee to 

 revise the by-laws in accordance with the sec- 

 retary's recommendation. 



3. Action of the board of managers be ap- 

 proved in appropriating $25 to the Indiana 

 Shippers' Association and also $25 to the Na- 

 tional Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association. 



4. That the board of directors be increased 

 from three to five members and that the said 

 board be empowered to set the date of annual 

 meeting some time during the month of January. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



S. BUKKHOLDEEj 



.7. C. Wood, 

 ('. D. Strode. 

 W. W. Knight, 

 Committee. 



The following resolution was introduced by 



J. C. Wood of Muncie. Ind.. afterward elect- 



J. M. TRITCHARD. 

 ed president of the association, which was 

 finally adopted without a dissenting voice: 



Whereas, The Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's 

 Association recognizes the necessity of organiza- 

 tion to further and to protect the interest of 

 all lumbermen, and realizing that the interests of 

 manufacturers ind dealers are so near identi- 

 cal and can best be served by one association. 



Therefore be it Resolved, That the Indiana 

 Hardwood Lumbermen's Association recommends 

 to all hardwood lumbermen, both individually 

 and collectively, to use their best efforts to 

 bring about this state of affairs. 



The introduction of this resolution occa- 

 sioned some little discussion through a misun- 

 derstanding on the part of James Buckley of 

 Brookville, he fearing that the resolution 

 contained an indorsement of some associa- 

 tion. This little discussion, however, only 

 served to bring out the fact that every mem- 

 ber of the trade present was heartily in 

 sympathy with it. 



C. B. Riley Addresses Convention. 



C. D. Kiley, secretary of the Indiana Ship- 

 pers' Association, addressed the association 

 on the subject of traffic legislation, urging 

 the members of this association to take a 

 personal interest in this subject and to use 



all influence possible for the passage of what 

 is known as the Ncwhouse railroad commis- 

 sion bill, now pending in the legislature of 

 the state of Indiana, as senate bill No. 22, 

 and introduced in the house by Representative 

 Branch. 



A general discussion folioweil the address 

 of Mr. Eiley and it was the unanimous opin- 

 ion of all present that some definite action 

 be taken. The following were appointed a 

 committee of three whose especial duty it 

 should be to present the association's ideas 

 to the state legislature: S. Burkholder, J. V, 

 Stimson, J. M. Pritchard, 



Committee Makes Report. 

 The committee on resolutions reported the 

 following resolutions favorably, and they! 

 were all adopted by the association: 



Resolved, That we favor the enactment of 

 what is known as the Newhouse railroad com- 

 missiun bill, now pending in the legislature 

 of this state, as senate bill No, 22 and intro- 

 duced in the house by Representative Branch, 

 and that we urge the representatives and sena- 

 tors to give this measure their attention and 

 vote for it in its present form, without amend- 

 ment, as it has been prepared by the allied 

 shippers of the state, representing and protect- 

 ing all the interests of the shippers, consumers, 

 manufacturers and producers. 



Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions 

 be sent immediately to every member of the 

 general assembly of the state, as the omcial 

 act of this association. 



Whereas, We believe in the "square deal all 

 around, and 



Whereas. We believe that all men should have 

 equal rights and opportunities to do busmess 

 under our laws, and 



Whereas. We believe that house bill J<o. / 

 introduced by the member from Clay county is 

 designed to" give reliable Mutual Fire Insur- 

 ance companies of Indiana, as well as those 

 of other states a "square deal" and a fair 

 chance to do business in Indiana and other 

 states, on an equal reciprocal basis, therefore 



Resolved, That the Indiana Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen's Association most heartily and unqual- 

 ifledlv indorses the said house bill No, 2, and 

 hereby pledge ourselves severally and collec- 

 tively to do all we can to secure its passage in 

 the house and senate, and secure the governor s 



signature to it. if passed. ,,. .^. „ 



Whereas. The necessity for establishing some 

 body of men to whom all questions affecting 

 the rates and regulations of railroads can be 

 authoritatively referred for proper adjudication 

 becomes more and more apparent, and 



^\Tiereas. President Roosevelt, in his annual 

 message to congress, says. "In my judgment 

 the most important legislative act now needed 

 as regards the regulation of corporations is 

 this act to confer on the interstate commerce 

 -ommission the power to revise rates and regu- 

 lations." therefore . . v . 

 Be it Resolved. That this Association heart- 

 ily seconds the recommendations of our Presi- 

 dent and pledges itself to do all in its power 

 ro help to bring about the legislation as recom- 

 mended bv him. and further be it ■ 



Resolved. That copies of this resolution be 

 sent to the two senators and to all of the rep- 

 resentatives in congress from this state, and 

 that we urge them to do what they can to 

 bring about this desired legislation at the pres- 

 ent session of congress. Respectfully submitted. 

 S Burkholder, 

 J. r. Wood, 

 C. D. Strode, 

 W. W. Kn'ight, 



Committee. 

 Officers Elected. 



The following gentlemen were appointed a 

 committee on nomination of officers for the 

 association for the ensuing year: E. F. 

 Swain, Claude Maley and George Palmer. 

 They retired for consultation and then pre- 

 sented the following report: President, .J. 

 C. Wood, Muncie; vice-president, Kalph May, 

 Evansville; secretary, ' J. M. Pritchard, In- 

 dianapolis; treasurer, Charles Barnaby. 

 Greencastle; directors, Claude Maley, B. F, 

 Swain, James Buckley, J. V. Stimson, S. 

 Burkholder. 



The report was unanimously adopted and 

 the secretary was instructed to cast the en- 

 tire vote of the association for the gentle- 

 men named. Mr. Wood was escorted to the 

 chair and made a short address which was en- 

 thusiastically received, and immediately en- 

 tered upon the duties of his office. 



As it was necessary to give the hotel people 

 an opportunity to prepare for the banquet, 

 the convention, after extending to J. "V. Stim- 

 son, the retiring president, a vote of thanks, 

 adjourned. 



After adjournment a very pleasant time was 

 had in the room provided by the Atlas Engine 

 Worlis. where an enjoyable entertainment had 

 been proyided. The following young gentlemen 

 from the sales department did the honors in a 

 most acceptable manner : O. E. Wilcox, R. D. 

 Anderson and W. E. Sharpe. The universal 

 feeling expressed was that the Atlas Engine 

 Works were all right. 



The Banquet. 



At the banquet over sixty members of the 

 association and their friends were seated at 

 tlie table. J. M. Pritchard took charge of 

 the 'meeting after the banquet. The utmost 



C. H. BARNABY. 



good feeling prevailed and addresses were 

 made by Earl Palmer, president of the Na- 

 tional Hardwood Lumber Association; Lewis 

 Doster, secretary of the Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association; Charles Barnaby, C. D. 

 Strode and others. Mr. Pritchard handled 

 the meeting very acceptably in spite of it 

 being his maiden effort in this direction. 

 Owing to the lack of stenographic service it 

 is impossible to give this week the speeches 

 made, with the exception of C. D. Strode 's. 

 However, the Hardwood Eecord will endeav- 

 or to secure all the speeches it can in time 

 for the next issue. Mr. Strode said: 



Mr Toastmaster. and gentlemen of the In- 

 diana Hardwood Association : I suppose all 

 of vou know me. If there is an.yone here that 

 does not he will not iiud me difficult to get 

 acquainted with, and once you are acquainted 

 with me, the lest is easy. 



"Lives of great men all remind us 

 We can make our lives sublime. 

 And departing leave behind us 

 Footprints on the sands of time. 



When it comes to leaving "footprints" the 

 Indiana men are all there, in the "sands of 

 time" or anywhere else, for length and breadth 

 and general" impressiveness of appearance; and 

 we're leaving footprints by means of this In- 

 diana Association. From the first meeting, 



