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■riiiiii>: That the committre on K'gislalioii ul' this association sliall havi' 

 thc> aiithorily, subject to the approval of the board of trustees, to favor or 

 oppose, as the case may be, legislation affecting the lumber interests, in- 

 cluding the bill to provide an exclusive remedy and compensation for ac- 

 cidental injuries resulting in disability or death to employes of common 



carriers by railroads engaged in interslat ■ loreiiiu ri.nuucn-c or in llie 



District of (.'olumbia and for othi'r purposes. 



Car Stake Allowance 



WiiiMiK.is. The Interstate Comuierce t'oiuinissiou having, several years 

 ago. entered an order that railr-oads engaged in interstate tratiic, shall, in 

 the collection of freiaht charges on lumber shipments. u}ake an allowance 

 of ."iiiu jjounds per car for the weight of car stakes and crossers supiilied lui 

 tbii lu- open cars : and • 



\Viii'Hi:as, Many complaints having reached our railroad and transporta- 

 tion committee from our members, that they are rarely able to ascertain 

 either from the original bills of lading or from the freight bills for such 

 shipments, whether or not such allowance has been made, and many 

 claims having been filed with our transportation bureau for the collection 

 of overcharges in weight based on The neglect of the railroads to make this 

 ."lOti pounds allowance on such shipments : be it 



lvi-:soi,vEO : That this association in annual convention assembled, does 

 through its proper officials petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to 

 issue an order that such railroads shall hereafter show on all freight bills 

 for lumber in carloads, the gross, tare and net weights of each car load 

 shipnu'nt. from which shall he subtracted llie allowance, if any. for c;ir 

 stakes and equipment. 



Code of Ethics 



i;i:stu.\ i:i» : That we indorse the code of ctliics as i-evised by the .\merican 

 Lumber 'I'rades Congress in May, 11)11. 



The eoniniittee also recited the resolution presenteil in the House 

 of Rei>resentati%-es on .lanuary 4. ^9]^2, by Conoressman Jackson. 



Investigation of Fire Insurance Affairs 



l!i;soi.vi:n. That the secretary of Commerce and Labor be directed, act- 

 ing through the Bureau of Corporations, to make a complete investiga- 

 tion of the business of foreign and domestic tire insurance corporations 

 in the T'nited States, and to gather, compile, publish, and snppl.v full, 

 coini)!ete and useful information eoucej-ning the abuorinal losses of life 

 and property by fire in the Tnited States, the proportion such losses of 

 property, insured or uninsured, bear to the whole amount of property 

 insured in the t'nited States, the rates charged for fire insurance and 

 the means and classifications employed in fl.xing the same, the reason- 

 ableness thereof, and their effect, if any, in causing or preventing such 

 losses, and all other facts and information necessary to indicate means 

 of jireventing such losses of life and ju-opert.^' and restricting tire waste 

 in the T'nited States. 



l!j;soi,VEn, That the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' .Association 

 heartily approve Congressman .Jacl»sou's House ISesoluticui .\o. S.'jT and 

 urg'' ils adoption by Congress. 



The following resolution was adopted on the suli.iect of terms 

 of .sale, hut was referred for handliu;; to the board of trustees: 



Terms of Sale 



l!i:s(iLvi:n, That we approve the recommendations nuide by the terms 

 of sale committee and adopt the forms submitted by it to he known here- 

 after as the terms, conditions and forms approved by the National Whole 

 sale Lumber Dealers' Association. 



The following resolutions were also presented by the i-ominittee 

 and had the indorsement of the meeting: 



Indorsement of American Forestry Association 



Resolved. That the National Wholesale Lundjer Dealers' Association 

 heartily indorse the efforts of the American Forestry Association to 

 secure better state and national fire protection of the forests : also the 

 effort to protect the headwaters of streams and to secure a satisfactory 

 s.vstem of time and land taxation and to advocate the use of woods and 

 wood products : and be it further 



KesolveDj That the members of this association liuid their support to 

 the American Forestry Association and encourage subscriptions to its 

 magazine, "American Forestry." whiclt is its medium of publicity and 

 education : and be it further 



Resolved. That this association indorse the l)ill now l)efoi-e the Congress 

 •of the T'nited States, appropriating the sum of .fSU.OUd for the scientitic 

 investigations and eradication of the disease commonly known as the 

 ■chestnut tree blight; and be it further 



Resolved. That any legislation, which seeks to regulati' the cutting of 

 trees by prohibiting the cutting of all trees below certain specitii'd 

 <Uamcters, would be deemed to be adverse to the best interests of the 

 lumberma.i unless such legislation recognizes the time-honored rights of 

 i;oiierty by providing that compensation be made by the state to thi- 

 ,„v;ners of the trees which fall within the provisions of the proposed 

 I gislalfin 



Indorsement of Advertising Campaign 

 .liKSoi^vr.D, ihal we indorse the advertising campaign in favor of lumbti- 

 for various I'lnr-^oses of construction and finish, undertaken by tlie 

 National T.iiraber" Manufacturers' .Association. 



Resolution of Esteem to Edward Hines 



WuEi{i:.\s. I'lthvard nines of tlie I0d\\:ird lliues Lumber Company, 

 Chicago, an ai'tive lumberman and for many years a member of this 

 association, lias become involved in liiatters of national import ; and 



WiiEi!E.\s, Mr. nines has for all of these years conducted his business 

 affairs and his relations with this association in such a manner and 

 with such a degree of integrity as to warrant the continuation of our 

 highest esteem : therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we ask the suspension of any adverse opinion on the 

 part of his associated hmibermen in regard to these chai'ges until the 

 evidence as now fully placed before the i)roper authorities shall have 



I n cousideiy'd and acted upon. 



Resolution Expressing Thanks to Hosts 



riiis association desires to express its appreciation and tluinks to the 

 Louisville Hardwood Club, its president, T. M. Brown, and his associates 

 for their cordial invitation and splendid hospitality. We liave enjoyed 

 our stay Willi them and feel that the interests of our association have 

 been materially advanced by the selection of this section and city for 

 the annual meeting. 



Resolution Expressing Thanks to Officers of Seelbach Hotel 



ItEsuJ.VKii. Thai tie' nieiul>ers tender to I'lesident llabeoek and liis as- 

 sociate executive officers appreciation of the faithful services and ethi-ieiit 

 handling of the association interests during the present year. 



I!esoi.\eii, Thai we desire to express to the Seelbach Hotel Company our 

 appreciation ni' ils very generous treatment during this meeting, which 

 has added iu.i lerin ll.\- to the success and pleasure of our convention. 



At the cone lusioii of the report of the committee Mr, Hines 

 briefly eNpressed his heartfelt thanks for the expression of confi- 

 dence reposed in by the organization with which he had been so 

 long identified. 



The report of the coiiuuittee on nominations for the eh'ctiou of 

 directors for a period of five years was then preseuteil as follows: 



F. E. I'arker. Saginaw. Mich. 



I'. W. Cole, New York. 



tlordon (_*. I-^dwards, Ottawa, t.>nt.. Can. 



T. M. Brown, Louisville, Ivy. 



M. .M. Wall. ButTalo. X. Y. 



C. I. Millard. Norfolk. Ya. 



('. A. (Joodinan. Marinette. Wis. 



R. W. Higbie made a motion that the by-laws of the organizatiou 

 be amended to give authority to the board of trustees 'to call the 

 annual meeting of the association in April in place of March. Bj- 

 a two-thirds vote this motion jirevailed. 



The meeting tlien ad.iourned. 



MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



Immediately following adjournment a meeting of the board of 

 trustees was held at which F. E. Parker of Saginaw, Mich., was 

 elected president; Nelson Walcott, Providence, R, I,, first vice- 

 president; Gordon C. Edwards, Ottawa, Out., Can,, second vice- 

 president; F. W. Cole, New York City, treasurer, and Eugene F. 

 Perry, New York City, secretary. 



THE BANQUET 



On Wednesday evening a very elaborate banquet was served in 

 the main dining room of the Seelbach hotel, at which, for the first 

 time in the history of the association, the lady guests sat at the 

 table with the members of the organization. While this function 

 deserves more than the paragraph possible to employ in this issue 

 of Record, in brief it can be stated that it was one of the finest 

 bamjuets ever served to the association. 



After the coffee President Babeoek was really the chief speaker 

 of the occasion, and delivered an address, which will be reproduced 

 in an early number of Habdwood Record, that should make more for 

 commercial integrity and close communion in friendship in the 

 lumber industry than any public utterance of anv' previous speaker 

 on this important sub,iect. Several other distinguished orators 

 entertained the diners, but Mr. Babcock 's address was certainly 

 the effort of the meiiiiig. 



THE SMOKER AND VAUDEVILLE 



On Thursday evening the Louisville Hardwood Club spreail itself 

 in its round of entertainment for the visitors by inviting all to a 

 smoker and vaudeville entertainment in the big auditorium of the 

 Seelbach hotel. The lunch and liquor refreshments were of the 

 usual high-class Louisville order, but the club fairly outdid itself 

 in its unique entertainment with colored actors. Every one pireseut 

 was certainly thoroughly amused and edified. 



