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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



MoLking Ready For the Big Meeting. 



THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. 



Reports from the office of the president 

 indicate that the St. Louis lumbermen will, 

 on the occasion of the coming meetiiis of 

 the National Ilardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion, fully sustain tlieir reputation for hos- 

 pitality. It is probable that St. I^uis is the 

 largest lumber market in the United States, 

 it being the headquarters of nearly all 

 of the big yellow pine concerns, as well 

 as an immen.se hardwood market, and the 

 St. Louis lumbermen have established a 

 reputation for doing things which they 

 undertalve in the best possible manner, 

 and President Smith says that they are 

 preparing a specially warm reception for 

 the Hardwood Lumber Association. 



The Southern Hotel, where the conven- 

 tion will be held, is especially well 

 adapted for taking care of such a meet- 

 ing. It is built on a big, generous plan, 

 with plenty of suitable rooms for commit- 

 tee meetings, banquet rooms and assem- 

 bly rooms. It is to be regretted the time 

 will not permit of a visit to the gi'eat 

 hardwoiid lumber yards of St. Louis, that 

 is. time for the convention to go in a body. 

 Those of the delegates who have the time 

 to make an individual visit will see some- 

 thing well worth their while. Stocks of 

 lumber are, of course, below the normal in 

 St. Louis, as at every otlier point at this 

 time, but for a visitor who has never had 

 the pleasure of going through the St. Louis 

 lumber districts, it will be well worth his 

 time and he will see so much lumber that 

 he will rather doubt the statement of the 

 St. Louis lumbermen that their stocks are 

 only about half what they ordinarily carr.v, 

 which is a fact, nevertheless. 



President Smith is doing a great amount 

 of work for the success of the meeting, 

 sending out personal letters wherever he 

 thinks he can do any good. In fact. Presi- 

 dent Smith has made a most excellent pres- 

 ident, devoting an amount of time and at- 

 tention to the work of the association 

 which is a true indication of the hearty in- 

 terest he takes in its welfare. 



SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 



From the secretary's office we receive 

 very encouraging rei>orts regarding the 

 forthcoming fifth annual convention of the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association. 

 llr. Vinnedge says that up to the present 

 time the increase in membership over that 

 of a year ago amounts to about 100 mem- 

 bers. This is after all withdrawals for 

 different reasons have been deducted. The 

 net gain is about 100, and at the present 

 rate of increase will exceed that number 

 at the time of the St. Louis meeting. 



The secretary's office is turning out an 

 immense amount of work, and if the meet- 

 ing is not a success it will not be the fault 

 of the hard-working secretar3^ The sec- 

 reta'ry's system of building up the Na- 

 tional association has been a simple one 

 and consists in keeping everlastingly at 



work, never allowing the trade to forget 

 that the National association wants their 

 support. He has sent out over 9,000 pieces 

 of mail in the last month and is still at it, 

 but the end is in sight. The formal invi- 

 tation is being issued this week, and with 

 a gentle reminder or two lest the mem- 

 bers should forget the date, he will prob- 

 ably close his campaign. 



One encouraging feature is the class of 

 firms that are coming in the association. 

 Large firms of tlie highest standing are 

 sending in their applications for member- 

 ship and pledging their support to the 

 great work which the association is doing. 



Below we print copy of the invitation 

 and also of the program of the meeting: 



THE NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBKR 

 ASSOCIATION. 



You are invited to attend the fifth an- 

 nual convention of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association, to be held in 

 St. Louis, JIo., May 15 and 10, 1902. 



At this meeting there will be an election 

 of officers, reports of impoi-tant committees 

 and other business properly coming be- 

 fore the annual meeting. Your presence 

 is earnestly re(iuested. 



The headquarters will be at the South- 

 ern Hotel, and, as the attendance prom- 

 ises to be large, members are advisetl to 

 secure hotel accommodations at an early 

 date. Very ti-uly yours, 



F. H. SMITH, President. 



A. R. VINNEDGE, Secretary. 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

 THURSDAY, May 15. 



9 a. m.— Meeting of board of managers. 



10 a. m.— Assembly of delegates in con- 

 vention hall. 



1. Roll call. 



2. Report membership committee. 



3. Address by the president, Mr. F. H. 

 Smitli. 



4. Secretary's rei)ort. 



5. Treasurer's report. 



12:.30 p. m.— Adjourn for liuichcon. 

 2 p. m.— Convention will reassemble. 



6. Report inspection bureau committee, 

 by J. W. Thompson, chairman. 



7. Report revision committee, by Theo. 

 Fathauer, chairman. 



5 p. m.— Adjournment. 



FRIDAY, MAY IG. 



10 a. m.— Reassembling of convention. 



1. Election of officers: President, first 

 vice-president, second vice-president, third 

 vice-president, secretary, treasurer and 

 three directors. 



12:30 p. m.— Adjonrn for luncheon. 

 2 p. m.— Convention will reassemble. 



2. Appointinent of committees. 



3. Reports of special committees. 



4. Unfinished business. 



5. New business. 



5 p. m. — Adjournment. 

 5:30 p. m.— Meeting of board of manag- 

 ers. 



THE SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE. 

 Mr. Wall informs us that the situation 

 In his department has improved several 

 hundred per cent over that of a year ago. 

 He now has 31 inspectors actively at work 



under his jurisdiction and tlie amount of 

 w( rk they are doing is very pleasing. Bet- 

 ter than that is the satisfaction this work 

 is giving. The first year of the inspection 

 bureau there was some difficulty in get- 

 ting the new machinery to run smoothly, 

 but the rough edges are being rapidly worn 

 off and the duties of his office are not 

 nearly so vexatious as formerly. 



The report which he will have to make 

 at St. Louis will, he thinks, more than 

 satisfj' the members of the association. 

 For the success of this department too 

 mneli cretlit cannot be given Jlr. Wall for 

 his painstaking work. It took ability of 

 no mean order to evolve the inspection bu- 

 reau out of nothing at all, and we are cer- 

 tain that the hardwood, ti'ade appreciates 

 Jlr. Wall's efforts at their true value. 



Things are working much smoother in 

 his department since the employment of 

 Mr. W. W. Whieldon as traveling repre- 

 sentative. Mr. Whieldon is the right man 

 in the right place, a man who wins the 

 confidence of everi'one who comes in con- 

 tact with him. Jlr. Wall reports that Jlr. 

 Whieldon is now in the South and reports 

 that he is establishing a number of new 

 inspectors and getting many new mem- 

 Ijers from the best lumbermen in the 

 South. Following is a list of inspectors 

 now at work for the National Hardwood 

 I^umber Association: 



.lohn Welsh, Buffalo. N. Y., 121 Maurice 

 street. 



James L. Stewart, Buffalo, N. Y., .S90 

 Elk sti-eet. 



.John S. Coman, Jlenominee, Jlich. 



Obenauer & Johnson, Alpena, Jlich., and 

 Bay City, Jlich. 



Chas. Christiauson, JIanistee, Jlich. 



Grund, Gillett & Cunningham, Traverse 

 City and Boyne City. Mich. 



E. T. Jlontague, ."lOl Cass avenue. Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. 



Rath & Collier, Ludington. Jlich. 



Brandberg & Wilson, Ludington, Jlich. 



Grant Harrison, Charlevoix. Jlich. 



L. A. Hoit & Co.. East Jordan, Jlich. 



Walter Tillitson, Harbor Springs, Jlich. 



H. T. Nancarrow, Yankee Dam, W. Va. 

 G. N. Baily, St. Louis, JIo., Security build- 

 ing. 



H. P. Jones, St. Louis, JIo., Security 

 building. 



P. F. Fitzgibbons, Bedford, Ind. 



Jas. W. Hale, Indianapolis, Ind., East 

 Noble street. 



A. L. Jloore, New Orleans, La., care 

 Lumbermen's ExchaJige. 



A. F. Barry, Kansas\'ity, Mo., 502 Whit- 

 ney building. 



R. J. Ryan, Jlemphis, Tenn., Arlingtou 

 Hotel. 



A. E. Snyder, Cincinnati, O., Eighth 

 street and JIcLeod avenue. 



Charles B. Morris, Cincinnati, O., 1324 

 Linn street. 



J. R. Hiller. Harriman. Tenn. 



Chas. R. Roche. Detroit, Jlich.. ST2 Por- 

 ter street. 



Wm. E. Ennis, Detroit, Jlich., 20T Eight- 

 eentli st. 



Jlr. Wm. Brammer, Kansas City, JIo. 



Robt. Willis Ricketts, Jlemphis, Tenn., 

 685 Keel street. 



Edgar Campbell Rogers, Jlemphis, 

 Tenn.. 128 Fifth street. 



Wm. Threlkeld. Evansville, Ind. 

 Albert Olson, Chicago, 111., 24 Union 

 place. 

 G. W. Taylor, Sardis, Jliss. 



