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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



vote, though very close, was in favor of 

 not changing the rules ou cottor.wood. 



The committee's report on walnut was 

 also refused, and the followins- substitu- 

 tion proposed by Mr. Alex Len<lrum was 

 adopted : 



WALNUT. 



Grades— Firsts and seconds, common, 

 culls and mill cuUs. 



Widths— Three inches and over wide. 



Thiclvuesses— Three-eighths, 1/2, %, %. 1, 

 yVi, 1%. 2, 21/2, 3, 3M., 4. 



Firsts and seconds are inches and over 

 wide, 8 feet and over long, not to exceed 

 25 per cent, of S and 9 foot lengths; (I and 



7 inches wide: may have one staudarct 

 knot and :?j-iuch sap on each side. I'ieces 



8 and inches wide may have tn'o stand- 

 ard knots and 1 inch of bright sap on each 

 side; 10 and 11 inches wide may have tliree 

 standard knots, 2 inches of sap on one side, 

 and 1 inch of sap on the other side; 12 

 inches and over wide may have three 

 standard knots and 3 inches of sap on one 

 side and l^A inches on the other side. 



Commons are 4 inches and over wide. 

 Pieces 4 and 5 inches wide may have two 

 standard knots and not more than % inch 

 sap on the other side. Pieces G inches and 

 over wide must work % inches, and no cut- 

 ting to be less than 3 inches wide and 4 

 feet long. Each cutting to have one clear 

 face and not to exceed Y2 inch sap on 

 reversible side. 



Culls to be 3 inches and over wade, and 

 will adxnit of all lumber not up to gi'ade 

 of commcin. that will work V„ inch, and no 

 cutting to be less than 3 inches wide and 

 3 feet iQjig. Each cutting to have one clear 

 side; sap may be on reverse side. 



Mill culls to be 3 inches and wider, 4 

 feet and longer, and must contain at least 

 25 per cent of clear cutting not less than 

 3 jnehes wide and 2 feet long. 



AH of the above grades to be measured 

 in odd and even lengths. 



Lumber ordered for any thicknesses dif- 

 ferent from the foregoing thicknesses, or 

 for molding strips, clear face, squares, 

 chair stock, table top, or other dimensions, 

 shall be subject to contract between buyer 

 and seller, and to, be arbitrated, if neces- 

 sary between buyer and seller, liy regular 

 authorized inspector, who shall be fur- 

 nished with conditions of contract. 



On motion of Mr. .T. W. Thompson the 

 rules as revised will go into effect .luly 1, 

 1902. 



On motion of Mr. J. W. Thompson a vote 

 of thanks was extended to the committee 

 for its faithful, conscientious work. 



President Smith, in behalf of the lum- 

 bermen of St. Louis, invited the visiting 

 members to a banquet to be given at the 

 Southern Hotel, Friday evening. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The convention w'as called to order at 

 the appointed hour by President Smith. 

 The election of offlcers for the ensuing 

 year was the first order of business, and 

 i-esulted in instructing the secretary to cast 

 the ballot of the convention for its present 

 offlcers and directors. They are 



OFFICERS. 



President—'' 



First vice-president— W. II. Unsse, Mem- 

 phi::, Tenn. 



Second vice-president- Wm. H. White, 

 Boyne City, Mich. 



Third vice-president— Max Sonillieimer, 

 Chicago, 111. 



Treasurer— Geo. E. Ohara. Cairo, 111. 

 Secretarj— A. R. Vinncdge, Chicago, 111. 



DIRECTORS. ■ 

 J. W. Thompson, Tennessee. 

 Eugene Shaw, Wisconsin. 

 J. J. Rumbarger, Pennsylvania. 

 Henry Maley, Indiana. 

 W. A. Bonsack, Missouri. 

 C. R. Mengel, Kentucky. 

 W. A. Bennett, Ohio. 

 Frank W. Lawrence. Massachusetts. 



0. O. Agler, Illinois. 



The Record goes to press ';oo early for 

 a report of the proceedings of Friday af- 

 ternoon session. The program is as fol- 

 lows: 



1. Appointment of committees. 



2. Reports of special committees. 

 8. Unfinished business. 



4. New business. 



And ther) the banquet. 



THOSE PRESENT, 



R. Sondheimer, E. Sondheimer Company, 

 Cairo, 111. 



Dr, Tarleton H. Bean, Forestrv Depart- 

 ment, World's Fair, St. Louis. 



Frank Ackley, Hardwood Record, Chi- 

 cago. 



F. H. Cass, lumber agent, Chiciigo & 

 Eastern Illinois Railroad, Chicago. 



Eugene Shaw, Daniel Shaw Lumber 

 Company. Eau Claire, Wis. 



N. C. Foster, the N. C. Foster Lumber 

 Company, Fairchild, AVis. 



Charles A. Goodman, Sawyer-Goodman 

 Company, Marinette, Wis. 



William Threlkeld. Henry Maley Lum- 

 ber Company. Evansville. Ind. 



Geo. E. Watson, the' House of Hoo-IIoo, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Theo. Fathauer. Theo. FatUauer Com- 

 l>any, Chicago, 111. 



Henry Maley, Henry JIaley Lumljer 

 Company, Edinburg, Ind. 



F. M." Hamilton, Indiana Lnmlier Com- 

 pany, Nashville, Tenn. 



,T." E. Defebaugh, American Luiuberniau, 

 Chicago. 



W. O. King, W. O. King & Co., Chicago. 



Morris A. Hayward. C, H. & D. R. R., 

 Columbus, O. 



.T. Watt Graham. Graham Lumber Com- 

 pany. Cincinnati, O. 



C. Crane, C. Crane & Co., Cincinnati, O. 



H. M. Kramer, C. vt W. Kramer, Rich- 

 mond, Ind. 



W. A. Priddie, Kirby Lumber Company, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



W. A. Bonsack, Bonsack Lumber Com- 

 pany, St. Louis. 



Max Sondheimer, E. Sondheimer »% Co., 

 Chicago. 



John W. Dickson, .1. W. Dicl;son Lun ber 

 Company, Memphis, Tenn. 



William H. Russe, Busse & Burgess, 

 Memphis, Tenn. 



Geo. D. Burgess, Russe & Burgess, Mem- 

 phis, Tenn. 



G. W. Gladding, E. C. Atkins & Co., In- 

 dianapolis. Ind. 



J. M. Pritchard, Long-Knight Lumber 

 Company, Indianapolis, Ind. 



R. H. Vansant, Vausant, Kitchen & Co., 

 Ashland, Ky. 



J. W. Thompson, J. W. Thompson Lum- 

 ber Company, Memphis, Tena 



F. B. Robertson, (ioodlander-Robertson 

 Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn. 



Loyd G. Harris, Loyd G. Harris Lumber 

 Company, St. Louis, Mo. 



Horace A. Reeves, Jr., R. B. Wheeler 

 & Co., Philadelphia. 



John T. Burford, Burford Lumber Com- 

 pany, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



J. M. Card, J. M. Card Lumber Com- 

 pany, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



C. L. Adler, Adler Lumber Company, 

 Lj'Ons, Ky. 



C. L. JlcConnell, Prewitt &; Spurr Manu- 

 facturing Company, Nashville, Tenn. 



A. J. Howard, Chicago. 



B. M. Clerc, A. J. Howard, Newbern. 

 Tenn. 



A. R. Vansickle, A. R. Vansickle & Son, 

 Tannis, 111. 



.T. V. Stimson, Himtingburg, Ind. 



Ang-ust J. Lang, St. Louis, Mo. 



J. H. Friant. tlie Ilimmelberger & Friant 

 Company, Cairo, 111. 



M. E. Stockwell, M. E. Stockwell & Co., 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



W. D. Reeves, Helena, Ark. 



W. W. Whieldon, assistant suveyor-gen- 

 eral, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Geo. IT. Cattrill, American Hardvi^ood 

 Limiber Company. St. Louis. 



Frederick T. Pertch, the Advance Lum- 

 ber Company, Cleveland, O. 



IIE.NKY .MALEY, DIUECTOIl FOR INDIANA. 



