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The Hoo-Hoo Meeting 



The annual meeting of Hoo-Hoo closed at the Hotel Planters, 

 St. Louis, on Sept. 11. The meeting was one of the largest ever 

 held, there being a record attendance of approximately 500. 



The invocation was delivered at the first day's session by Eev. 

 John B. Gonzales. 



Hon. H. W. Kiel, mayor of St. Louis, delivered an address of 

 welcome, which was responded to by Frank W. Tower of San 

 Francisco, snark of the universe. 



Julius Seidel of St. Louis then extended the welcome of the 

 Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis to the visitors. 



Following the talk of Mr. Seide!, W. A. Hadlej', high priest of 

 the Osirian Cloister, responded. 



Frank W. Trower then delivered his annual address which was 

 full of interest. He referred in his talk to the recent dismissal 

 of the action of the government in the anti-trust law against the 

 secretaries of the different lumber associations. Mr. Trower said 

 that when the suit was first brought, several years ago, the lumber- 

 men were at first amused and then indignant over the perversion 

 of the power of the government. He said that every intelligent 

 lumberman recognized that there was no foundation for the suit 

 under the anti-trust law, which was really enacted to save the 

 small business man from ruination at the hands of the monopoly. 

 According to the speaker, all lumbermen knew that the various 

 associations were formed for legitimate purposes of trade better- 

 ment precisely as all other lines of business organizations. The 

 lumber associations also aim to resist the unscrupulous competi- 

 tion and the insidious attack of the mail-order houses. 



The general public evidently did not know of these facts, and 

 the lumbermen demanded that the government show proof. The 

 dismissal of the cases shows that the government never had a case 

 which would justify this surrender to the clamor of the professional 

 politician. 



In speaking of the pending Panama exposition, Mr. Trower said 

 that the Lumbermen 's building and the house of Hoo-Hoo, will be 

 beautiful and hospitable. The committee having charge of this 

 work has already selected a site and plans for the building. It is 

 expected that the various woods of the country will be advantage- 

 ously displayed in this structure, and also that the building will be 

 a welcome haven of comfort and rest to visiting lumbermen. 



Following the snark 's address and the appointment of commit- 

 tees, the scrivenoter delivered his report in which it was shown that 

 941 members were initiated last year as compared with l,0'2-l in 

 1912; 1,176 in 1911; 1,4.55 in 1910; 1,800 in 1908, and 2,460 in 1907. 

 The number of deaths last year were 152, and of resignations, 128. 



In the twenty-one years that the Hoo-Hoo has existed there have 

 been 28,005 initiates, of whom 1,.391 are dead, 1,055 resigned and 

 12,910 suspended; 8,255 have paid dues for 1913. 



The total receipts for the year 1913 were $23,334.80 and dis- 

 bursements $2ti',6fi0.57. This deficit covered obligations incurred 

 prior to Sept. 6, 1912, and paid after that date amounting to 

 .$4,132.23. To this should be added a shortage of $3,199.85 in the 

 imminent distress fund, and $1,768.80 advance dues received. 



Mr. Stephenson said that the deficit of $3,355.77 is covered by 

 notes which he has endorsed personally as an individual. 



Regarding the imminent distress fund the scrivenoter reported 

 that while the statement showed a cash balance of $3,199.85 there 

 was no cash balance to the credit of the fund on Sept. 6, 1912. 



Mr. Stephenson then submitted an additional report showing 

 the work done by the scrivenoter during the past year. He fol- 

 lowed that by a somewhat extended discussion of the various trade 

 publications, in which he was frank in naming two publications 

 that have not given particular attention to Hoo-Hoo during the 

 past year. He also specifically mentioned a list of several trade 

 .iournals that have given considerable space to Hoo-Hoo affairs, 

 but apparently overlooked several publications which allotted Hoo- 

 Hoo questions the necessary space whenever so requested. Hard- 

 wood Becord being one of the latter. 



The scrivenoter was followed by Chief Forester Henry S. Graves 

 of the United States Forest Service. Mr. Graves talked on the 

 present day phases of the conservation movement. 



In the afternoon the visitors investigated the plant of the An- 

 heuser-Busch breweries. Here they were treated to a very sub- 

 stantial luncheon and had a generally good time. 



A concatenation was held in the dining room of the hotel in the 

 evening, at which twenty-three kittens were initiated. The con- 

 catenation was conducted by the higher officers of the order. This 

 was followed by a vaudeville entertainment and smoker for the 

 men and other entertainment for the ladies. 



Winnipeg, Can., was selected as the next meeting place of the 

 order, that city winning out in the face of spirited efforts from 

 the representatives from Waycross, Ga., and Nashville, Tenn. 



The Hoo-Hoo in one of its business sessions determined to take 

 the initiative in taking steps for the organization of bodies of 

 lumbermen in the country for the purpose of organizing the Benev- 

 olent Association for aged lumbermen of the United States, which 

 idea was inaugurated by John C. Spry of Chicago about six months 

 ago. It was decided to appoint a special committee on this sub- 

 ject. To support the movement, George H. Grayson of the Gray- 

 sonia-Nasliville Lumber Company, Nashville, Ark., offered a tract 

 of 100 acres of improved farming lands near his mill plant at that 

 point. He later offered $5,000 in cash in addition, toward the 

 proper equipment of the tract for the purpose intended. 



Following is a list of the Supreme Nine as elected for the fol- 

 lowing year: 



SNAiiK — John H. Kirliy. Houston, Tex. 



Senior — E. D. Tennant, Winnipeg, M.nn. 



.Tu.vioR — J. Harry Ehrnianntraut, Seattle, Wash. 



RiiTtrM — Charles S. Eraee. San Francisco. Cat. 



Scrivenoter — W. M. Stephenson, St Louis, Mo. 



JARBERWOCK — Charles H. Calhoun, Beach, Ga. 



CUSTOCATIAN — P. T. Langan, Cairo, 111. 



Abca.noper — W. ,7. Woorlward. Norfolk, Va. 



GURDON — E. H. Lewis, New York. N. Y. 



Tariff Bill Passes the Senate 



On Sept. 9 the Wilson-Underwood tariff bill after fifty-four days 

 of debate passed the Senate by a vote of 44 to 37. The Democratic 

 vote was practically unanimous in favor of the measure. The final 

 vote was a culmination of an all-day session in which a discussion 

 was indulged in on various features of the bill and in which efforts, 

 in many cases sticcessful, were made to secure certain amendments. 

 The bill as a whole eft'eets a reduction in the tariffs, although in 

 some instances higher rates are provided. 



The members of the House of Eepresentatives seemingly are not 

 inclined to favor all of the Senate amendments, there being the 

 opinion in some quarters that the Senate bill provides in sub- 

 stance for such radical revisions downward as would, effect a 

 serious shortage in the revenue derivable from dutiable goods. 



The bill having passed in the House of Representatives will now 

 go to conference before committees from the two branches of the 

 government, and it is expected that the conference will continue 

 for a week or two before a satisfactory basis has been arrived at. 



The bill in general, when passed, will very likely conform very 

 closely to the wishes of President Wilson, and whether it meets 

 the economic needs of the country specifically or not, will surely 

 demonstrate the power of the Democratic president. 



A leading Memphis hmiberman recently visited a big oak manu- 

 facturing concern in southeastern Ohio, who.se officers solicited criti- 

 cism. After a rigid observation he suggested that in piling oak they 

 should be careful to keep the heart edges on the sides of the piles in, 

 rather than exposed to the weather. By this simple expedient the 

 hearts are much less liable to heart-shake. Furthermore, the heart, 

 being much more apt to warp and check, will thus be kept in much 

 better condition. 



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