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beautiful Des Plaines river, wil! offer other features not available at 

 previous piCDics. Boating, and. we understand, even fishing and bathing, 

 may be indulged in. so those attending will not be limited to field events 

 and the ball game for their amusement. 



The park is a grove of thirt.v-flve acres of attractive woodland, and 

 in itself is a pleasing place to visit. An attractive dancing pavilion will 

 give those with sufficient backbone an opportunity of trying nut the 

 tango. Boston and other latest fancy feats. 



Mr. Eager has arranged with the Northwestern for special train 

 service. The train will leave Chicago in the morning at about ten o'clock 

 — the exact time not yet having been set. The journey will consume only 

 about thirty minutes, so it can be seen that it is no slow, "lumbering" 

 train. 



More complete details as to the program will be given in a subsequent 

 issue. 



Outing of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Cluli 



The annual Juno outing of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club was held 

 Saturday. June 14 at Eyland. Ky. For many years it has been the 

 custom of this organization to set aside some afternoon or evening in 

 June for an outing which, until this year, included wives, sisters and 

 sweethearts. At the last meeting of the club in May it was suggested 

 that this year the picnic to be held in June be a stag affair, and conse- 

 quently the entertainment committee was instructed to make arrange- 

 ments accordingly. A special train was secured and at 1 :30 p. m. the 

 party left for the private grounds of the Kentucky Shooting and Fish- 

 ing Club where upon arrival of the party and the several automobile 

 parties that had preceded, a light noon day luncheon was served. The 

 afternoon was devoted to baseball and other field games, bathing and 

 boating. There were just sixty-nine members of the club present. 



At 6 :00 p. m. the party repaired to the private club house, where 

 a fine chicken dinner was served. After dinner the party indulged in 

 various card games until train time. The outing was declared one of 

 the most enjoyable ever held. 



Philadelphians Successful Golfers 



Those who in their purblind jud.i;ment have dubbed the city of Fhila- 

 delphia slow, what have they to say of its prodigious athletic activity 

 and prowess displayed at the eighth annual tournament of the Lumber 

 Trade Golf Association, which was held in Garden City. L. I., on June 10 

 and 11? Its baseball teams are the champion players. The winning of the 

 great polo match has added its laurels, and the Philadelphia lum- 

 bermen golfers ba\'e set the sporting pace for their rapid sister cities 

 in the East at this much contested tournament. Out of about thirty prizes 

 the Philadelphians won twelve, including the Sawdust Club trophy, 

 which was carried off by the Quaker City team, with a score of 369, 

 Boston standing 381 and New York 3S9. Three Philadelphians were elected 

 officers for 1913. Frank Buck, vice-president ; \V. H. Smedley, treas- 

 urer : Horace A. Reeves, .Tr., secretary. 



Outing of Buffalo Lumber Exchange 



The Lumber Exchange went on its first outing of the season on June 17. 

 best known in American history as Bunker Hill day, but no sort of war- 

 fare was carried on except that several baseballs were severely punished 

 on the diamond attached to the Buffalo Automobile Club, where the 

 lumbermen met in Ibis capacit.v for the second time since the clubhouse 

 was opened. The conflict between the "white-pines" and the "hardwoods" 

 in the national game was some time ago laid aside, and the nines are 

 now made up without reference to branches of the business. 



The first, or hard-ball, game was headed by I. N. Stewart and O. E. 

 Yeager. and Mr. .Stewart rested on former laurels in order to become a 

 pitcher in the second game. Tbe first game was pla.ved chiefly by the 

 younger lumbermen and resulted in the score of 12 to 9 in favor of the 

 St*^wart team. The real sport was nearl.v all developed in the second 

 game, which was headed by F. M. .Sullivan and H. A. Stewart. Nearly 

 all of the older members took pari, though it was observed that Anthony 

 Miller was not given a place iu the game, probahl.v on account of his not 

 being on the anxious list when the choosing was done. Tbe score of the 

 game was practically a tie. and was so declared officially, although the 

 sport was of such a free and easy sort that nobody knew when the game 

 was finished. The supper and the speeches were all that were required 

 for the occasion, the latter being of a semi-political character. 



EvansvUle Lvunbemien in Outing 



The annual outing of the Evansvilb- LumlH-rmen's Club which was 

 held on the Ohio river Monday evening, June 16, was one of the most 

 delightful affairs the lumbermen have ever projected. The steamer John 

 S. Hopkins was chartered for the occasion, leaving Evansville at 2 :30 

 in the afternoon and making a trip up Green river to within a short 

 distance of Spottsville. On returning, it went up the Oliio river as far 

 as Newburg. In all there were about one hundred lumbei-men in attend- 

 ance with tlieir families and friends, and there was an unanimous expres- 

 sion of entire satisfaction with the arrangements made by the entertain- 

 ment committee. There was the usual music, singing, dancing, etc. 



The unique feature of the dinner was the menu cards which were de- 

 signed b.v George Worland, secretary of the club. The covers were 

 made from cedar grown on the island of Cuba, and cut to a thickness 

 of 1/1000 of an inch. On the inside of the covers were found samples 

 of the various woods handled by the various hardwood mills in Evans- 

 ville. such a.> Indiana white oak. figured oak. red gum, African mahogany. 

 Circassian walnut and Tinnessi e cedar. 



Sub-Committees of Conservation Congress Have Useful Work 



The forestry committee of the National Conservation Congress has 

 appointed subcommittees through its chairman. Henry S. Graves. These 

 subcommittees will report to the congress at its meeting in 'W'ashington 

 next November. The first sub-committee is the committee on publicity. 

 This will give publicity to the forestry work of the National Conservation 

 Congress, tending to instruct the people to a realization of the methods 

 and purposes of forestry and conservation in general. 



The second committee is the federal forest policy committee, which will 

 treat of the needs of the federal government in the matters of forestry 

 legislation : national versus state control of the national forests ; economics 

 of timber supply in relation to production and consumption, and details 

 of national forest administration. 



The state forest policy committee has been established for the purpose 

 of framing, passing and enforcing state forest laws : acquiring and manag- 

 ing state forest reserves, with special reference to cut-over lands ; 

 co-operation between states, between the states and the federal government, 

 and between states and private agencies. 



The forest taxation committee is one of the most important of all, and 

 will have to do with the consideration of existing tax laws, and their 

 influence on forest management. It will get at basic principles of wise 

 forest taxation, with definite suggestions for legislation. 



The forest fires committee will investigate fire prevention by states, 

 federal government and private interests. It will study forest fire asso- 

 ciation work with special reference to the possibility of co-operation. It 

 will also take up the matter of forest fire insurance. 



The lumbering committee has to do with investigation as to the lumber 

 business, its economic importance, and the principles governing methods, 

 markets and prices. It will sponsor the application of scientific manage- 

 ment to lumbering operations, and the submittal of reports on log and 

 lumber measures, with recommendations for standard scales. 



The members of the forest planting committee have to do with condi- 

 tions under which commercial planting is desirable, also nursery methods, 

 field planting methods and natural versus artificial regeneration. 



Tbe main duty of the forest utilization committee is a study of closer 

 utilization in logging, in manufacturing and in marketing and conserva- 

 tive treatment of timber. 



The forest school education committee will investigate the strength and 

 weakness of forest school education, and will make recommendations as to 

 courses or methods of teaching needed to better fit men for practical work 

 in lumbering. It will investigate the need for ranger schools and short 

 courses for woodsmen and farmers. 



The forest investigation committee will select sub.iects demanding 

 investigation, and will place responsibility for investigation. 



Seventh Annual Lumbermen's Golf Association of Chicago 



The Lumbermen's Golf Association of Chicago held its seventh an- 

 nual tournament at tbe Beverly Country Club links on June 24. Clear 

 weather brotight out a large number of players and a good galler.v. The 

 prizes combined beauty and utility. The following is a record of the 

 events with the donators. winners and description of prizes : 



The American Lumberman cup and gold medal to winner and silver 

 medal to runner-up for the longest score of the day : \V. J. Fo.ve, Omaha, 

 Neb., winner : F. M. Baker. Chicago, runner-up. 



The Herman H. Heftier cup to become the property of the player 

 winning it three times, it being tbe trophy of handicap match against 

 bogey : Percy F. Stone. Rockford. 111., winner. 



The Lumbermen's Club cup, a handsome open silver pitcher, for player 

 making best score on all odd holes, C. T. Bailey and James Miksak, both 

 of Chicago, tied. 



The W. L. Sharp cup. for player making best choice score on eighteen 

 holes. B. F, Mashek, Chicago, winner. 



Tbe Hopkins prize, a beautiful sterling silver and glass flower-holder, 

 for best score of afternoon play open event with handicap, J. F. Mingea, 

 Chicago, winner. 



The C. H. 'Worcester trophy, a beautifully engraved silver tray. Frank 

 B. Stone, Chicago, winner. 



The first flight prize, a silver sugar bowl and creamer donated by E. 

 A. Thornton, Robert W. Fullerton, St. Louis. Mo., winner. 



The second flight prize, a silver ice-water pitcher donated by E. S. 

 Gamble. William L. Sharp, Chicago, winner. 



The third flight prize, a silver serving plate donated by the golf asso- 

 ciation, F. J. Burns. Chicago, winner. 



The fourth flight prize, a silver encased casserole also presented by the 

 golf association. J. E. Burns, Chicago, winner. 



Special prize, a handsome punch bowl, L. E. Rollo. Chicago, winner. 



The following officers were elected for the coming .year : E. A. Thorn- 

 ton, Chicago, president ; E. A. Lang. Chicago, secretary ; S. O. Knudsen, 

 Chicago, treasurer ; directors. W. L. Sharp, C. M. Smalley, E. C. Mueller. 

 R. W. Fullerton, L. J. Hopkins. L. E. Rollo. 



Lumbermen Lose Shingle Fight in Birmingham 



The city council of I;irmini:bam. Ala., has pass.'d its anti-shingle 

 ordinance in the face of strenuous and concerted effort covering the past 

 year on the past of the lumber trade. In addition to forbidding the use of 

 wooden shingles within the city limits, the ordinance specifies that where 

 more than 20 per cent of a shingle roof is burned in any fire, the entire 

 roof shall be replaced with so-called "fireproof" roofing. It is understood 

 that the fight will Ix" continued by the lumbermen with a view to prevent- 

 ing the ordinance going into effect Oct. 1, as is provided. 



