THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



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The Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the U. S. 



The Permanent Organization Accomplished at Louisville, Ky., June 3rd. Adopt Constitution and By-Laws 

 Enroll Members, Elect Officers, Unite with the Yellow Poplar Manufacturers' 

 Association and Provide Rules of inspection. 



THE MEETING IN DETAIL. 



The meeting for the permanent or- 

 ganization of the Hardwood Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association of the United 

 States convened at the Gait House in 

 Louisville. Ky., on June 3. In the ab- 

 sence of Chairman F. M. Hamilton the 

 morning se.ssion was informal and used 

 to organize by states, and the following 

 were selected to act as chairman for each 

 state delegation: 



Flo.vd Day. Kentucky. 



D. M. Rose, Tennessee. 

 C. Crane, Ohio. 



W. M. Ritter, West Virginia. 

 W. J. Deane, Arkansas. 



E. J. Foster, Wisconsin. 



J. H. Hinimelberger. Missouri. 



Wm. Threlkeld. Indiaua. 



A. G. Wetmore. Illinois. 



Each of those delegations got together 

 at once and made selections for state vice- 

 presidents, directors and committees on 

 * grading rules and valuations, which was 

 to be reported to the meeting later in the 

 day. 



The afternoon session was called to or- 

 der at 1 :30 p. m. by Chairman F. M. Ham- 

 ilton, who said the object of the meeting 

 was to organize the hardwood manufac- 

 turers into an organization patterned 

 after the Southern Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, and called upon Mr. Geo. K. 

 Smith, the secretary of that association, 

 to e.xplain the methods of the organiza- 

 tion. 



Mr. ^mith had with him a large number 

 of blanks, cards, etc., and e.xplaiued their 

 various uses. He stated that the asso- 

 ciation was supported on the basis of an 

 assessment on the amount of lumber 

 shipped each month. He touched upon 

 the inspection bureau department, price 

 list arrangement and the general work- 

 ings of the association in a very compre- 

 hensive statement. 



Mr. Smith -was questioned at length by 

 those present at the conclusion of his talk 

 and successfully met the different points 

 raised and in a manner that convinced 

 one that the yellow pine manufacturers 

 had a most thorough and profitable or- 

 ganization. 



-Vs soon as the members had thoroughly 

 dissected and digested the methods as 

 presented by Mr. Smith, and before it was 

 formally moved to organize, a number of 

 letters were read from various hardwood 

 manufacturing concerns in different sec- 

 tions of the country, each one voiced ap- 

 proval of the objects of the new associa- 

 tion. .4mong those who were unable to 

 be present, but expressing themselves in 

 sympatliy with the movement were: The 



Ward Lumber Company of Chicago; R. 

 M. Richey Lumber Company, Marked 

 Tree, Ark.; W. J. Richardson. Linden, 

 Teun.; C. A: W. Kramer. Richmond. Ind.; 

 Roy Lumber Company, Nicholasville, K.v.; 

 O. S. Gaskill & Son. Burket, I«d.; Curtis 

 & Yale Company, Wausau, Wis.; Boyn- 

 ton Lumber Company. Cape Girardeau, 

 Mo.; R. Connor Company, Marshfleld. 

 Wis.; Whiting Lumber Couiiiany. Eliza- 

 bethtown. Tenn.; Reinhard Lumber Com- 

 pany, Oakdale, Ark.; Chicot Lumber 

 Company, Chicago; Goeppinger & Myers 

 Company, Piggott, Ark.: Daniel Shaw 

 Lumber Company, Eau Claire, Wis.: The 

 Kentucky Lumber & A'eneer Company. 

 Jackson, Ky.: Culver Lumber A: Manu- 

 facturing Company. Sedgewick. Ark. 



W. M. RITTER, President. 



On motion by Mr. Fischer, seconded by 

 Mr. C. Crane, the proposition to organize 

 was received favorably and the constitu- 

 tion and by-laws were presented, adopted 

 and signed as follows: 



COX.STITITIOX AND BY-LAWS. 

 I. NAME. 



The name of this association shall be the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 United States. 



II. ELIGIBILITY. 



Any manufacturer ot hardwood lumber in the 

 United States, subject to the approval of the 

 committee on membership. 



.\n.v member who" has paid his dues in full 

 may withdraw from membership by giviuf; 

 thirty days' notice to the secretary ill -writing 

 and surrenderins his membership certificate; 

 but membership shall not be transferable. 



If any member shall neglect to par the 

 monthly membership fee provided in the con- 

 stitution of this as.sociation or assessments 

 made by the hoard of directors within sixty 

 days after due notice by the secretary, the secre- 

 tary is authorized to cancel the na'me of such 



delinquent from membership in this association. 



When an assessment is made it shall be con- 

 sidered due and binding on all who are mem- 

 bers at the time such assessment is levied; pro- 

 vided that nothing in this .section shall be con- 

 strued to exempt new members fiom the semi- 

 annual assessment made tor and in force at 

 the time of the meeting at ^hich said member 

 joined. 



The board of arbitration shall pa.ss upon the 

 eligibility of such applicants, and if in Its 

 opinion the character of the business of such 

 individual. Arm or corporation does not corre- 

 spond to that of members actually manufactur- 

 ing their own lumber and merchandising it in a 

 wholesale way, the application for membershlD 

 may be declined. 



III. OBJECTS. 



The objects ot this association shall be to se- 

 cure a full understanding of the conditions sur- 

 rounding the lumber market in the territory 

 covered by this as.sociatlon ; the establishment 

 of uniform grades for the inspection of lumber 

 as the only legitimate basis for more nearly 

 uniform prices; to establish uniform customs 

 and usages among manufacturers of lumber- to 

 procure and furnish to its members such in- 

 lormation as may tend to protect them against 

 unbusinesslike methods of those with whom 

 they deal, and such other information as may 

 be for the benefit of the meml»ers of the asso- 

 ciation, and to propose and carry out such other 

 measures as may be deemed for' the welfare and 

 in the interests of the manufacturers of lum- 

 ber, who shall be members of this association. 



IV. RESTRICTIONS. 



The officers, board ot directors or any stand- 

 ing or special committee of this association, or 

 the association in regular or special meeting 

 a.ssembled, shall not enter into anv agieemeut. 

 contract, arrangement or understanding with 

 au.v organlz.ation. association or body of whole- 

 sale or retail lumbermen, or any other organiza- 

 tion of any kind, which will in any way obligate 

 the members of this association to the' pavmenf 

 ot any tine, peualty. commission or other ev- 

 jicnse. or which will require them to observe 

 rules, regulations, restrictions, practices or 

 methods of any kind whatsoever unless the 

 consent to the same of each and every member 

 of this association shall have been "expressed 

 ill writing previous lo ihe time it is proposed 

 that this association shall cuter into such agree- 

 ment, contract, arrangement or understanding. 



V. DUES. 



Members .shall pay an initiatory fee ot JIO 

 anil dues of 2 cents for each 1,000 feet for lum- 

 ber sold; reports ot sales for each month to be 

 made by the lOth of the succeeding month, 

 accompanied by a check for the amount due. 



VI. QUESTIONS IN ISSUE. 



Members shall not be privileged to \ ote on 

 questions affecting the grading and classifica- 

 tions of lumber of which thev are not manu- 

 facturers. In case ot disagreement about grad- 

 ing rules members whose product Is largely of 

 the kind of lumber in dispute mav determine 

 such questlcns as are in issue. 



VII. OFFICERS. 



The officers of the association shall consist 

 ot a pre.sident. first vice-president, secretary and 

 treasurer, and one vice-president and one di- 

 rector from each state represented in the asso- 

 ciation In which the output subject to assess- 

 ment is 100.000.000 or less, and states with 

 greater output one additional director for each 

 additional 100,000.000 feet or traction thereof. 



The president, first vice-president, vice-presi- 

 dents, treasurer and last retiring president shall 

 be the ex -officio members ot the board of di- 

 rectors, of which the pre.sident shall b? chair- 

 man. 



VIII. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



The board of directors shall have the power 

 to hold meetings at such times and places as 

 they may think proper; to appoint committees 

 from the membership of the board of directors 

 or of the association, and shall appoint from 

 their number three members, who shall consti- 

 tute a board of arbitration; employ a secre- 

 tary; print and circulate documents; 'raise fnnds 

 and appropriate the same and to devise and 

 carry into effect such measures as they may 

 deem proper and expedient to promote the ob- 



