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days at one place and. evon bofnre bocoming familiar witb tho work. maple, aud thirteen per cent oak. The only increase was in 



quits and movis on. thereby causing a tremendous waste of time. I would hir,.l, f„,. „.i,;„i. tu i 4. ■ i.,i 



venture to say that at the present time be is losing at least thirty per *"''''' *<" ""^''^ *''« '^^'^'^ '^ ^^'1 ^"J' ^^^^^^S- 



cent of his rightful wages by lost time, caused by the present unrest, and ^"^ leport states that these figures eoincide very closely with 



the employer is losing a like amount in inefficient work and money. the reports submitted to the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' 



Taking advantage of these conditions, an organization purporting to rep- Association at Detroit. This part of the report closes with the 



resent the laboring men has made a very rapid growth. The employers «totor.io„)- n,„t. 4. » ..• 11 .li. •4.- ^ , , , , 



read of the disturbances in some other portion of the country, some out- f »""<^"t t^at statistically the position of northern hemlock and 



break of lawlessness and crime, some violation of the law, and they say. hardwoods was never stronger. 



•■Something ought to be done" ; but they do not realize that their own The report then reviewed the fibre versus wooden box container 



community, perhaps their own business, may be the victim of the next case to date and then entered into a description of the tests for 



wave of anarchy. This move is practically a new one and has not gained ,,„,.:„„, v,i„„i,„ „* u 1 1 i 41 1 , , , . 



much of a foothold except in isolated places, but wherever it has entered i'^^"]'^ blocks of hemlock and northern hardwoo.ls. It Drought 



into the field it has been followed by serious labor troubles, resulting ^° mind the fact that in 1906 the association supplied a consider- 



alwa.vs in outrageous acts of violence and in bloodshed. No one can close able amount of hemlock and northern hardwoods for experi- 



his e.ves to the real danger in allowing such an organization to gain a mental wood block pavement in Minneapolis. The experiment 



foothold which has teen gained by tbis one. Every employer should give ,„„„ „ , i u j.u tt '^^ t m 1 -n . ^ . „ 



his hearty support to any effort directed against the organization. Every ""^^ ai ranged by the United States Forest Service. The official 



employer should make a special study of labor conditions in his operations inspection Avas made a short time ago and it was found that the 



and in bis immediately vicinity. lie should meet his men half-way and hemlock stood up pretty well and that the white birch presented 



treat them fairly and squarely. I am not so sure but that we employers a splendid appearance. ' There is much reason, accordin.' to the 



are partly to blame for the present conditions. In my own experience I ,„„ ,. .. , ,• it ^ .,, , , " 



have known of instances where men have been forced to strike in order ''^P"'*- '° t,eheye that experiments will develop a considerable 



to get an increase of ten cents a day in wages, causing a monetary loss to opportunity for the utilization of certain grades of northern 



both employer and employe far greater than the amount asked. Had hardwoods for paving blocks. 



demands of this character been met and handled properly we would not The report touched on the work of thf! advertisin<r committee 



be facing present conditions. . , ,,,,... ^ 



reviewed more closely elsewhere in this report. It referred to 



Another problem before us is the employers liability law. These laws ,. , ,. „,, ,t,. ,t ...r 



are an outgrowth of our former method of handling injured employes. t'i«/eeent meetings of the National Lumber Manufacturers' As- 



It is not so many years ago that if any employe lost a finger or a hand sociation at Kansas City and of the National Hardwood Lumber 



at nine o'clock in the morning his pay ceased at that time. The employe. Association at Chicago. Regarding the former association, the 



deeming himself mistreated, and rightfully so. sought redress through the report said that the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood associa- 



lawyer. The lawyer recoyered damages for his client throuun the court. ,. at, .c j. ^ i t i ',. , 



retaining half for his fees. The employer to protect himself took out ^'°" ""^^ ^^^ ^"^^^ *» endorse the plan for holamg a national 



liability insurance. The liability insurance companies to protect them- forest products exposition and that it should immediately begin 



selves and pay dividends to their stockholders paid no claims without making plans for its share of the exhibit. 



contesting. Still the lawyer had to be employed to recover damages for The^report then reviewed the work of the railroad committee 



the injured employe. We now have liability laws — sood, bad. aud in- . *u i * • tit 



ditrerent. The poor ones will eventually be amended and straightened ^'°<^^*' *^<^ .'^^* meeting. It also discussed the plan of issuance of 



out so 'that the employer and employe will get a square deal and eacli f- 0. b. mill prices of lumber by the Forest Service, 

 wii; be sati.sfied. Working conditions will be better, and the employe. The report closed with the resume of general conditions, which 



knowing that he will be protected and taken care of in case of injury. ^.^^ optimistic in tone and Stated that recent reports indicate a 



will be better satisfied and will Ije a more competent workman. „ . , , ,^. _^. . , ,.,.,. 



„ „ „ ,, ^, , ,. , , . , ,, fairly healthy condition m general and that there is much reason 



Secretary R. b. Kellogg then delivered his regular address. * t. • 1 *i ,. ■ ,■ . ^ • ., , .. 



•' , „ ^ , . . f , to think that a wise conservation at present in the marketing of 



He stated that the finances or the association are in most excel- , , n 1 • -i , i 4. • ^.i. 



, , . , lumber will bring its reward later in the year, 



lent shape. According to the report, there are eighty-two mem- t,, .c • 1 ^ i- j! ^ ' .. .. 



^ . * , ' , , The financial report was more satisfactory than tor some time, 



bers in good' standing at the present date and a larger propor- -ir ir. ^ 1 ■ i, 1 11 t / i, ^ .,^,.,.^„ 



= " , ,. . o f 1' j£r_ Foster having a balance on hand on Julv 21 of $2,226.09. The 



tion of the membership than ever before consists of up-to-date, 3„„,„3,y „f jl,^ ;^p„rt f^,j„^g^ 



progressive firms and .ilso that the total mauufacturing capacity 3^,^^^^ ^„ ^„^^ ,^^j ^^p^^^ ^p^.j jg ^3^3 13.304.71 



is greater than at such previous times when a larger number of Received from .secretary 4,191.87 



names was carried on the membership roll 



After touching on details as to inspection service and office xotal vouchers paid *5!270 49 



work and also thanking the members for their prompt manner ' 



of handling reports of cut and shipments, the report went into a Balance. July 21 $2,226.09 



detailed resume of statistics for the past six months. The report m. J. Quinlan of Green Bay, in his report as chairman of the 



shows that an average of more than seventy monthly reports bureau of standardization and grades, stated that hemlock is still 



during the last twelve months show twenty-four per cent more selling readdy at .$1 off the February list. The committee reconi- 



hemlock shipped than sawed, aud four per cent more hardwoods. mended that members report quarterly on the quantity of the various 



making a net increase of shipments over cut of fifteen per cent thicknesses in the diflt'erent grades, if possible; if not, the quantities 



since July 1, 1912. For the first six months of 1913 compared of the different thicknesses in log run. To standardize sizes, the com- 



with the first six months of 1912, there was a decrease in hem- mittee recommended that 6-iiich be worked to 5V4 inches; 8-inch to 



lock cut of five per cent and in hemlock shipments of seventeen 71,4 inches; lOinch to 9^4 inches and 12-inch to 11^4 inches, with a 



per cent, an increase in hardwood cut of twelve per cent and a uniform thickness of ig of an inch. It was also recommended that 



decrease of hardwood shipments of seven per cent, making an no change be made in the sizing of hemlock piece stuff, 

 increase of total cut of three per cent and a decrease in total The question of increasing the force of inspectors from two to 



shipments of thirteen per cent. The report states, however, that three men was brought up, but after a lengthy discussion it was 



the decrease in shipments was much less than should have lieen taken as the sense of the. meeting that because of the expense no 



expected when it is remembered that the members began the additions be made at this time. The two inspectors, W: H. McDonald 



year 1013 with thirty-five per cent less stock on hand than in and R. G. Ball, made. 296 calls during the first half of 1913, as com- 



January, 1912. pared with 284 calls in the corresponding period of 1912. 



Reports from the same forty-six firms show a decrease of The bureau of grades will make a full report at the October nieet- 



eighteen per cent in total hemlock stocks and six per cent in ing on standardization of grades, including merchantable hemlock, 



.total hardwood stocks on hand from July 1, 1912, to July 1, concerning which there is some question. 



1913. This is a combined decrease of thirteen per cent. In "Getting the Trade of the Retailer" was the subject of an inter- 

 hardwood stocks on hand unsold, according to the report, there esting discussion by F. C. Ross of Kansas City. Mr. Ross urged 

 are decreases of eighteen per cent in ash, thirty-six per cent in plenty of adveitising, but at the same time suggested that to get 

 basswood, fortj'-one per cent in rock elm, seventy-one per cent the benefit of advertising the "copy" be changed frequently so as 

 in soft elm, twenty per cent in hard maple, seven per cent soft to attract the most attention possible. 



