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B 574 — Seeks Wliite Oak and Hickory Dimension 

 Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 22. — Editor IlAiaiwucju Uecuud : 1 am anxious 

 to get the names of a number of persons who manufacture dimension 

 stock, all sizes and lengths in white oak and hickory. 



^ Llmber Company. 



The above coneern has been supplied with a list of manufaeturers 

 of the stock asked for. Anyone interested can have the address on 

 applieation. — Editor. 



Clubs and Associations 



National Hardwood Executives Meet 



On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the executive committee of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association met at the association's offices, McCormlck 

 building, Chicago. This was the first meeting since the annual conven- 

 tion in .June and was noted for full attendance of the members. Those 

 attending were: C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle, Ind..» chairman ; E. V. Bab- 

 cock, Pittsburgh, Pa.. C. A. Goodman. Marinette. Wis., Earl Palmer, 

 Paducah, Ky., O. O. Agler, Chicago. The committee took up routine 

 business chiefly. 



Michigan Forestry Association Organizes 



The Michigan Forestry Association was formally organized at Grand 

 Rapids. Mich., on Sept. 1.5. The incorporators are: John W. Blodgett, 

 David Wolf. Wm. II. .\nderson. Charles W. Garfield, Robert D. Graham, 

 E. A. Stowe. W. D. Mershon. Flllbert Roth and John A. Bissell. 



John W. Blodgett was elected temporary chairman and the other 

 Grand Rapids delegates were trustees. The first trustees elected William 

 H. Anderson, chairman, and Charles W. Garfield, secretary-treasurer. 



Handle Manufacturers Organize 



On Sept. 11 and 12, the handle manufacturers convened at the Hotel 

 Planters, Chicago, from all parts of the country, for the purpose of organ- 

 izing. Constitution and by-laws were adopted and the following officers 

 were elected : 



President — H. B. Marsh, Terre Haute Handle Company, Indianapolis. 

 First Vice President — H. P, White, Indiana Wood Products Com- 

 pany, Spencer. Ind. 



Second Vice-President — H. C. Long, H. C. Long Handle Company. 

 Cardington, O. 



Third Vice-President — Victor Grove. Calloa, Mo. 



Secretary-Treaslrer — H. B. Alexander, Columbia Manufacturing 

 Company, New" Philadelphia, O, 



It was decided that a committee with the vice-presidents acting as 

 chairman, should be appointed for ash, maple and hickory handle divisions. 

 In order to separate the representatives of those various sections. H. P. 

 White represents the ash manufacturers, H. C. Long, the maple, and Vic- 

 tor Grove, the hickory. 



The association already has forty members. The next meeting will 

 be held at Indianapolis at a date to be decided later. 



Meeting North Carolina Forestry Association 

 The regular meeting «'if the executive committee and officers of the 

 North Carolina Forestry Association has been called to meet in the 

 Chamber of Commerce rooms at Raleigh, N. C, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 

 10 :30 a. m. The object of the meeting is to plan the work of the asso- 

 ciation for the coming winter season. Several very important matters 

 will be discussed, so that a large and representative gathering is desired. 

 As the special meeting of the Legislature will then be in session, the 

 subject ot forest protectivi' laws will probably be taken up. 



In view of tlie past year's record of over one million dollars damage 

 to property from forest fires, the question of working for laws to pro- 

 tect the forests from fire has become of pressing Importance. The recent 

 collapse ot the cattle industry In Brunswick county through an Infringe- 

 ment of the quarantine regulations has brought once more to the front 

 the question of statewide stock law, a measure which has long been 

 advocated by this association as of first importance in perpetuating east- 

 ern Carolina forests. 



Now that the children of North Carolina schools are guaranteed six 

 months Instruction, some regular means should be employed to instruct 

 them in the importance and value of the forests to the state. The observ- 

 ance of an annual Arbor day and the distribution of leaflets to the school 

 children are measures which art> strongly advocated by this association. 

 Memphis Trade Enjoys Boat Ride 

 The annual boat ride given by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis took 

 place Thursday evening, September 11, and proved an unusually enjoyable 

 occasion. Wheji the Steamer Pattona left the local wharf more than 

 500 persons were aboard, including members of the club and their guests. 

 The entertainment committee, headed by F. E. Stonebraker, had all 

 arrangements in charge and these gentlemen performed their duties so 

 well that everything passed off without a hitch with the exception of the 

 plans made by the board of directors to hold a meeting while the ride 

 was in progiess. This idea was tabooed by the other members of the 



club and by all who were party to the excursion, with the result that 

 the meeting hart to be abandoned until another time. A splendid band 

 was engaged for the occasion and there was excellent music. Dancing 

 was one of the principal diversions of the evening. The boat was big 

 and roomy and had a splendid floor in t'ue salon and the younger mem- 

 bers of the party spent the greater portion of their time in the mazes 

 of the waltz, two-step and the ra^. 



All those invited were enjoined from eating dinner before coming 

 aboard the boat, with the result, that there were splendid appetites for 

 the box luncheon prepared by the entertainment committee. There was 

 likewise something to drink which added spice and zest to the occasion. 

 The ride lasted for five hours and when the guests were leaving the 

 boat they were profuse in their thanks to the members of the club and 

 to the entertainment committee in particular for the delightful evening 

 afforded {bom. 



Memphis Trade Discusses Important Questions at Monthly Meeting 



The first regular meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis for the 

 fall season was ^eld at the Hotel Gayoso Saturday afternoon, Sept. 20, 

 John M. Prltchard presiding. The attendance was exceptionally large. 

 Manhattan cocktails were served before the luncheon and W. R. Barksdale, 

 a former president of the club, proposed a toast to the success of the club 

 during the new business year. The members responded heartily and the 

 occasion was regarded as a particularly auspicious one. 



Reports were submitted by a number of special committees to whom 

 work had been assigned during the interim. One of the most interesting 

 of these was that of the river and rail committee to which had been 

 referred the question of the attitude ot the lumbermen of Memphis regard- 

 ing the proposed advance In freight rates amounting to five per cent on 

 the part of the railroads north of the Ohio river. The committee reviewed 

 at some length the conditions atfecting rate making and was decidedly of 

 the opinion that there was a great deal of readjustment necessary. With- 

 out going into details regarding this matter. It may be noted that the 

 conclusions of the committee were summed up in the following resolutions, 

 which were adopted by unanimous vote : 



That the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis Is not opposed to the five per 

 cent horizontal advance in freight rates as proposed if the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission in Its wisdom is convinced from the evidence pre- 

 sented liv the carriers that the necessity for such advance In freight rates 

 really exists : and 



Tliat we reserve the right to make protest against any Inequalities in 

 freight rates which now exist or which may arise affecting our interests, 

 and 



That a cop.v of these resolutions be sent to the secretary of the Inter- 

 state Commerce Commission. 



The river and rail committee also reported that while there were numer- 

 ous complaints regarding overweight charges, these were not so plentiful 

 as they were a short time ago. J. W. McClure. chairman of the committee, 

 stated that most of the overweight claims arose in cases of cars thirty- 

 eight feet and shorter and that. In his opinion, this trouble could be 

 largely corrected if the railroads would carry out the instructions of' the 

 Inter.state Commerce Commission In connection with the weighing of these 

 shorter cars uncoupled. The committee was authorized to confer with the 

 carriers to the end that this troublesome problem might be solved. 



Mr. McClure also called to the attention of the members the prospects 

 for reinstating the reshlpplng privileges which were taken away from 

 Memphis some years ago. He said that J. T. Townshend, general manager 

 ot the Southern Hardwood Freight Bureau, was working out a plan by 

 which Memphis would be given the reshlpping privileges which would 

 restore the yarding business which was greatly curtailed when the reshlp- 

 ping facilities were eliminated. This plan calls for the protection of the 

 through rate from point of origin to destination, plus a charge of $5 per 

 car for the privilege of stopping the lumber in transit for rehandling, 

 yarding or other purposes. This information was hailed with delight and 

 Mr. Townshend was instructed to proceed and to work out the plan so 

 that it might be applicable to Memphis to the end that this city might 

 be placed on an equitable basis with Grand Rapids, Cairo and other centers. 



James E. Stark, chairman of the law and insurance committee, reported 

 that the proposed bill in the special session of the legislature of Tennes- 

 see which seeks to prevent the placing of Insurance with companies not 

 authorized to do business in the state without the payment of an added 

 premium of three per cent and which seeks to Impose heavy penalties, in- 

 cluding imprisonment for non compliance, had been the subject of a meet- 

 ing on the part of himself and associates. His report was made In the 

 form of resolutions which provided that the committee was opposed to 

 any legislation along this line without first submitting the bills In ques- 

 tion to the commercial organizations ot the state in order that they might 

 determine whether or not they were good or bad. Copies of these resolu- 

 tions were ordered sent to the special committees of the House and Senate, 

 having these measures In charge. The club unanimously adopted the 

 report. 



George C. Ehemann of the special committee appointed to look into the 

 furnishing of the rooms offered the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis in the 

 building owned by the Business Men's Club, said that the committee had 

 decided that the" interior finish of the room would be made with speci- 

 mens ot lumber furnished by members of the club, so that those who 

 visited these rooms could see just exactly what could be done with these 

 woods in the wav of interior finish and decorative art. He estimated that 

 it would cost approximately $1,000 to fit up the rooms properly and his 

 committee was Instructed to proceed. The rooms will be exceptionally 

 handsome. 



