G. J. POPE, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 



R. H. GILLESPIE, TREASURER 



K. II. KLANN. SECRETARY 



I believe I am correct in the statement ttiat we have in this club 

 the largest social organization of lumbermen in the world and this, 

 in only a lew days over three months from the date of its birth. — a good 

 sized infant for Its age. 



This initial ^success seems to demonstrate that in "The Lumbermen's 

 Club of Chicago" with its object, the promotion of friendl.v and social 

 relations among its members, a long felt want of the lumber trade of 

 Chicago and its allied interests, has been realized. 



Thanks to the excellent arrangements of the entertainment com- 

 mittee and a wealth of local talent of the highest order, the enter- 

 tainment feature of the evening was of unusual merit. The com- 

 mittee provided for a professional pianist, who filled in the vacant 

 moments with a high-class performance. He also acted as accom- 

 panist to those three premier entertainers of the club, Wm. Eager, 

 L. E. Rollo and E. D. Sullivan. 



Mr. Eager, whose office is in the Fisher building, was the fiist 

 performer, and it certainly seems that he need have no concern over 

 the ups and downs of the chestnut market, as his natural abilities 

 would certainly qualify him for a professional stage career. Some- 

 body remarked that "just to look at Bill makes you laugh," and 

 that is certainly. the case. His specialty is comic songs, either orig- 

 inal or so nearly so that no one else knows them. He rendered one 

 parody on a popular song, in which he gave little digs at certain 

 personages and conditions in the limiber trade. Mr. Eager was 

 encored several times. 



R. D. Sullivan of the Kimball-Sullivan Lumber Company, Old 

 Colony building, has a sweet tenor voice which always pleases. He 

 sang a number of songs of a more or less sentimental nature; but 

 then it has to be considered that Bob, as one of the entertainment 

 committee, necessarily had to see that all the guests were not in 

 want of liquid refreshment. 



L. E. Rollo of the Chicago & Eiverdale Lumber Company has a 

 strong tenor voice, and very pleasingly rendered several selections. 

 Mr. Eollo's voice is well adapted to leading a general chorus, which 

 he was called upon to do more than once during the course of the 

 evening. One of the features of the entertainment was his rendition 

 of "Lou Eollo's Doxology, " ^ich has to do with the treatment of 

 the remains of the deceased lumberman. Doubtless the majority of 

 the trade are familiar with the refrain. 



Burdis Anderson, secretary and treasurer of Hardwood Record, 

 who possesses a baritone voice of unusual quality, entertained the 

 members with several songs. Mr. Anderson's performance was of 

 unusual artistic merit in amateur circles. 



The most pleasing performances of the evening, from an artistic 

 point of view, were the violin solos by Harry Gilman of the Pulaski 

 Lumber Company. Mr. Gilman was accompanied by his wife on 

 the piano, and the two showed remarkable skill. They were encored 

 a number of times and are not only to be congratulated upon their 

 ability, but should be earnestly thanked for giving those present an 

 opportunity to listen to such an excellent psrformanee. 



As a special feature, the entertainment committee had arranged as 

 the formal opening of the new' billiard and pool room, an (.i.aibition 

 l)illiard match between two crack local amateurs, C. L. Jackson and 

 B. N. Collins. The match was well contested, and was won by 

 Mr. Collins, who made an average of 12 14 and a high run of 54. 

 The match was heartily enjoyed by those who had an opportunity 

 to witness it. 



The club rooms are located on tlie twelfth or top floor of the 

 fireproof Great Northern Hotel building, on the corner of Dearborn 

 street and Jackson boulevard. The rooms are furnished in a most 

 attractive manner, as the pictures carried in connection with this 

 article will amply demonstrate. 



A large buffet kitchen and serving room open directly into the 

 dining room. The rooms are splendidly lighted, having street 

 exposure to both the west and south, and the dining room is almost 

 equally as well lighted from the spacious court on the north. It is 

 fully expected that lunch time will see gathered here practically all 

 of the downtown lumbermen, a goodly number from the outlying 

 districts, and out-of-town visitors. It is planned that the rooms 

 will be open for the entertainment of ladies from four to eight 

 'clock each day. 



The club starts out in a splendid financial condition, being entirely 

 out of debt, and with an actual cash balance of about three thousand 

 dollars in the hands of the treasurer. 



A Kink in Sawmill Practice 



Even a good many veteran sawmill men have never caught on 

 to the scheme of delivering logs in the right way to the log deck. 

 Logs should be delivered so that the top or small end of the log 

 first reaches the saw, so that both the sawyer and edgerman can 

 properly judge the slab and edge trimming, and not make unneces- 

 sary waste in manufacture. Thin slabbing has become a necessity 

 in money-making in hardwood production, and many hardwood men 

 are still notoriously wasteful in slabbing too heavily. 



Evolution 



As a result of evolution, the hardwood industry has reached that 

 stage where money can not be made out of it by trusting to luek. 

 Today hardwood lumber must be economically and carefully manu- 

 factured, scientifically graded, and intelligently sold. Increased 

 efficiency in every department of the business is a necessity to 

 attain the best results. Undeniably the time has come when com- 

 petition is marked as between different grades of quality rather 

 than between varying degrees of low prices. 



There never was a time in lumber history when intelligent skill, 

 high efficiency and hard work were more demanded than they are 

 at present. 



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