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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Wisconsin HardWood Lumbermen. 



The spring meeting, the regular semi- 

 annual gathering of the Wisconsin Hard- 

 wood Lumbermen's Association, took place 

 at Marshfield, Wis., on Thursday, April 6, 

 at 2:30 p. m. at the Elks' hall. Presiding 

 over the meeting was H. C. Humphrey, presi- 

 dent, with M. J. Colby, as secretary. There 

 were present: 



Agler, O. O., tJpham & Agler. Chicago. 

 Boyington, J. N., J. N. Boyington & Co.. Stevens 



Point. 

 Bundy, W. H., Rice Laiie Lumber Co.. Rice 



Lalie. 

 Beebe, A. A., B. F. McMillan & Bio.. McMillan. 

 Crosby, C. P., Rhinelander. 

 Carter, Harry N.. Daniel Shaw Lumber Co.. 



Eau Claire. 

 Chapman, George H., Northwestern Lumber Co., 



Stanley. 

 Colby, M. J., Curtis & Yale Co. and Fenwood 



Lumber Co., Wausau. 

 Cone, Albert, American Lumberman. Chicago. 

 Donaldson. C. H., Mason-Donaldson Lumber Co. 



Rhinelander. 

 Davis, B. W., John R. Davis Lumber Co.. Phil 



lips. 

 Davis, J. L., John R. Davis Lumber Co.. Phil 



lips. 

 Ellingson, C. P., Ellingson Lumber Co., Stetson 



ville. 

 Edwards. L. W., Edwards Lumber Co., Antigo, 

 Foster, George E., Foster-Latimer Lumber Co. 



Mellen. 

 Finney, E. E., Marshfield Land & Lumber Co. 



Marshfield. 

 Gamble, W. H., Wausau Lumber Co., Edgar. 

 Gibson, H. H., Editor Hardwood Record, Chi 



cago. 

 Humphrey, H. C, G. W. Jones Lumber Co., Ap- 



pleton. 

 Hughes, J. F., John Owen Lumber Co., Owen. 

 Heineman, W. B., B. Heineman Lumber Co., Wau 



sau. 

 Hayden, H. L., Mississippi Valley Lumberman. 



Minneapolis. 

 Johnson. C. A., G. W. Jones Lumber Co., Ap- 



pleton. 

 Kautsky, E. V., Colby. 

 Krueger, J. H., Chicago Lumber & Coal Co.. 



Bibon. 

 Katz. Moses, E. Sondheimer Company, Wausau. 

 Lusk. Geo. H., Nye, Lusk k Hudson Co., Thorp. 

 I.andeck. G. J., Page-Landeck Lumber Co., Mil- 

 waukee. 

 McMillan, B. F.. B. F. McMillan & Bro.. Mc- 

 Millan. 

 Owen, A. R.. John Owen Lumber Co., Owen. 

 Pollard. F. R.. Marshfield Land & Lumber Co.. 



Marshfield. 

 Quaw, S. M., Quaw Lumber Co., Wausau. 

 Roddis, W. H., Roddis Lumber & Veneer Co.. 



Marshfield. 

 Uingle Gus., Quaw Lumber Co., Edgar. 

 Sanford, J. N., C. M'underlich Lumber & Mtg. 



Co., Antigo. 

 Steven, J. D. R., W. J. Starr, Eau Claire. 

 Sanborn, Dwlght A., Curtis & Yale Co., Wau- 

 sau. 

 Smith, George K., Secretary National Lumber 



Mfrs.' Asso., St. Louis. 

 Thompson, W. G.. Slimmer & Thompson, Wau- 

 sau. 

 Dpham, W. H., Marshfield Land & Lumber Co., 



Marshfield. 

 Van Doren, J. H., Van Doren & Andrews, Bir- 



namwood. 



Wollenberg, H. J., Medford Manufacturing Co., 



Medford. 

 Wall, T. R., Wall-Spalding Lumber Co., Osh- 



kosh. 

 Wagstaff. Wm. J., Oshkosb. 

 I'oung. Edward J., Brittingham & Young Co., 



Madison, Wis. 



The Wisconsin Hardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion was organized by the hardwood manu- 

 facturers of Wisconsin on Sept. 17, 1895, 

 and has gradually grown in numbers and 

 influence. Today it has a membership of 

 fifty-five houses, and therefore the very large 

 representation at the meeting indicates the 

 great interest taken in the organization. 



The present officers, directors and standing 

 committee of the association are as follows: 

 President, H. C. Humphrey, of the G. W. 

 Jones Lumber Company, Appleton ; vice 

 president, D. J. Arpin, of the D. J. Arpin 

 Lumber Company, Grand Rapids; secretary 



IIOWKLL C. HCMPHBY. 

 President Wisconsin Hardwood Lumbermen's As- 

 sociation. 



and treasurer, M. J. Colby, of the Curtis & 

 Yale Lumber Coniiiany and the Fenwood 

 Lumber Company, Wausau. The board of 

 directors includes the officers, also B. F. Mc- 

 Millan of McMillan, Eugene Shaw of Eau 

 Claire, T. R. Wall of Oshkosh, F. H. Pardoe 

 of Wausau, B. W. Davis- of Phillips, George 

 E. Foster of Mellen, George H. Chapman of 

 Eau Claire, and a price list committee con- 

 sisting of Ed. .T. Young, chairman, Madison, 

 A. E. Owen and H. C. Humphrey, Appleton. 



The meeting was called to order by Presi- 

 dent Humphrey, who after the reading and 

 approval of the minutes of the last meeting 

 delivered the following address: 



Since our annual meeting at Osbkosh last 

 September, we have passed through a long and 

 trying winter. While the demand for lumber 

 remains normal and prices, in a measure, firm 

 (with the exception of basswood), owing to the 

 complete demoralization of the railways, caused 



by severe cold weather and storms during De- 

 cember. January, and February, there was a 

 large falling off in the movement. This is now 

 causing more or less inconvenience to those who 

 were anxious to turn their lumber into money, 

 enabling them to more easily handle their log- 

 ging operations. Conditions during the past 

 thirty days have greatly improved. Cars are 

 plentiful and shippers are easily taking care of 

 old orders, as well as the new ones coming In. 

 We can see nothing in the future to cause hard- 

 wood lumber interests any uneasiness. Demand 

 is active, and prices are not going down. 



In response to a call issued by J. E. Rhodes, 

 secretary of the Mississippi Valley Lumber- 

 men's Association, the president attended a con- 

 ference of representatives from various lumber 

 associations at Chicago, December 7, to dis- 

 cuss the arbitrary methods of Paul Rainer, 

 chairman joint weighing and inspection bureau, 

 in the disposition of claims. The result of the 

 meeting was that the matter be referred to the 

 committee on transportation of the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association, of which 

 C. L Millard is chairman. He is to call a 

 meeting of the committee and extend invitations 

 to other associations to select representatives 

 to meet with this committee. 



We were requested to appoint five delegates 

 to the forestry congress which met at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, January 2. and did so. So far 

 as notified, only one of the delegates appointed 

 was able to attend, viz., Eugene Shaw of Eau 

 Claire. 



The question of cost of equipping flat and 

 coal cars with stakes to secure safety of lum- 

 ber while in transit should be taken up and in- 

 vestigated by this association. Several of the 

 southern lumber associations have been after 

 this for years, and have induced some of the 

 roads operating in their territory to allow 500 

 pounds per car when same is equipped with 

 stakes by the shipper. This concession, though 

 small, should apply on roads operating in this 

 territory, and it is our business to help bring 

 it about. 



Mutual Insurance should be taken up by this 

 association. We feel that the hardwood lum- 

 ber interests of this state can be benefited 

 greatly by the organization of such a company 

 to carry a part of the lumber risks. Several 

 sufh companies are being successfully operated 

 by kindred associations all over the country, and 

 there is no reason why it cannot be done by 

 us. We call your attention to the Retail Lum- 

 ber Association of this state, which has had an 

 insurance department in successful operation 

 tor several years. It has been the means of 

 saving thousands of dollars in premiums to 

 its members. The National Wholesalers' Asso- 

 ciation has fathered several mutual companies 

 which are a success. I would suggest that a 

 commiltee be appointed to investigate this ques- 

 tion and report at the annual meeting next 

 September. 



Applications for membership were received 

 from E. V. Kautsky of Colby, and C. Wunder- 

 lich Lumber & Manufacturing Company of 

 Antigo. Both applications were favorably 

 acted upon, and the concerns elected to mem- 



The report of the secretary showed that 

 bcrship. 



Uiere was dry hardwood stock on hand, based 

 on accurate reports from ninety per cent of 

 its members, of 56,545,000 feet, being a 

 marked decrease from the estimated stock of 

 a year ago. 



Edw. J. Young, eliairman, reported on be- 

 half of the price list committee suggestions 

 of official values necessary to be established 

 at the present time to represent carload prices 

 of Wisconsin hardwoods, which save in oak 



