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HARDWOOD RECORD 



National Rivers & Harbors Congress and 

 stated that its work ought to be second in 

 volume to the country only to the regular 

 Congress. The low water in the Mississipi 

 during the past year emphasized the neces- 

 sity of work being done. 



W. C. Stanton then presented the follow- 

 ing resolution, which was adopted: 



In Memoriam 



William Crawford Bailey, the first president 

 ot tiiis association and always an enthusiastic 

 and efficient worker in the interests of the 

 hardwood lumber trade, has passed to his last 

 reward. A God-fearing man, a conscientious 

 enthusiast for good citizenship, honest and 

 earnest in business, a companionable and true 

 friend, the community in which he lived, the 

 industry which he honored, the friends Who 

 loved him, and the family to which he was 

 devoted have lost a wise counsellor, an hon- 

 ored friend and a devoted husband and father. 

 Therefore be it 



Resolved, That we, the members of the 

 Northwestern Hardwood Lumbermen's Asso- 

 ciation, in convention assembled, express to 

 his family our deep sympathy in their afflic- 

 tion and the hope that in their dark hours 

 of sorrow they will be comforted by the 

 thought that he lias but passed on to the 

 reward awaiting those who live an upright 

 life; and be it further 



Resolved, That copies of tliese resolutions be 

 sent to the family and spread upon the rec- 

 ords of our association. 



W. H. Sill, chairman of the program com- 

 mittee, reported arrangements completed for 

 a dinner to follow the business meeting. 



Under the head of new business, W. C. 

 Stanton spoke of the difficulty of getting 

 members out to meetings, and deplored the 



lack of interest. He suggested that regular 

 meetings, once in three months, be held, and 

 special meetings when wanted. He moved 

 that such regular meetings be held on the 

 first Monday of March, June, September 

 and December, and that members not pres- 

 ent at these meetings be fined $1 for each 

 absence. The motion was seconded, but 

 after some discussion it was withdrawn by 

 Mr. Stanton. 



T. K. Jones suggested that meetings be 

 held less often — say once in three or four 

 months — and that the association do some- 

 thing at each meeting; that meetings of a 

 social character be held monthly and mem- 

 bers come and go as they can. 



A. S. Bliss then moved that regular busi- 

 ness meetings be held the second Monday of 

 March, June and September, the annual meet- 

 ing as prescribed by the by-laws, and that in- 

 formal meetings be held monthly. The 

 motion was seconded and carried. 

 Election of Officers 



President Barnard then appointed as a 

 nominating committee D. F. Clark, A. E. 

 Peterson and F. H. Lewis, who after a short 

 recess reported the following recommenda- 

 tions. The report was adopted and the 

 nominees declared elected: 

 .President— W. H. Sill. 



Vice-President — W. C. Stanton. 



Treasurer — C. F. Osborne. 



Secretary — John F. Hayden. 



Board of Arbitration — P. E. Hamilton, 

 chairman; A. S. Bliss, F. M. Bartelme, F. A. 

 Nolan, A. E. Peterson. 



After appropriate remarks made by Mr. 

 Sill, the new president, A. H. Barnard, re 

 tiring president, C. F. Osborne and P. R. 

 Hamilton, the meeting adjourned. 



Those present were: 



Arthur H. Barnard, A. H. Barnard, Minne- 

 apolis. 



F. M. Bartelme, F. M. Bartelme, Minneapo- 

 lis. 



N. C. Bennett. N. C. Bennett Lumber Com- 

 pany, Minneapolis. 



X\'. C. Stanton, Stanton-DeLong Lumber 

 Company, St. Paul. 



D. F. Clark, Osborne & Clark. Minneapolis. 

 C. F. Osborne, Osborne & Clark, Minneapo- 

 lis. 



P. R. Hamilton, Minneapolis Lumber Com- 

 pany, Minneapolis. 



W. H. Sill, Minneapolis Lumber Company, 

 Minneapolis. 



Charles Oliver, Charles Oliver, Minneapolis. 



E. H. Broughton, FuUerton-Krueger Lumber 

 Company, Minneapolis. 



George Bailey, W. C. Bailey, Minneapolis. 

 Paul Carpenter, W. C. Bailey, Minneapolis. 

 A. E. Peterson, Peterson-Moore Lumber 

 Company, St. Paul. 



F. H. Lewis, F. H. Lewis, Minneapolis. 

 R. W. Hasslen, F. H. Lewis, Minneapolis. 

 W. L. Joyce, Foster Lumber Company, Min- 

 neapolis. 



John Burmeister, Nolan Brothers Hardwood 

 Company, Minneapolis. 



A. S. Bliss, Payson Smith Lumber Company, 

 Minneapolis. 



Ed. Borgeson, National Inspector, Minne- 

 apolis. 



F. A. Nolan, F. A. Nolan, St. Paul. 



J. M. Okoneski, Arpin Hardwood Lumber 

 Company. Atlanta, Wis. 



Fred Mihleisen, A. H. Barnard, Minneapolis. 



T. R. Jones, G. W. Jones Lumber Company, 

 Appleton, Wis. 



G. W. Everts, Payson Smith Lumber Com- 

 pany, Minneapolis. 



Grant Osborne, Osborne & Clark, Minne- 

 apolis. 



L. J. Lloyd, F. M. Bartelme, Minneapolis. 



Randall Stanton, Stanton-DeLong Lumber 

 Company, St. Paul. 



J. H. Hiscock, Minneapolis Furniture Com- 

 pan>'. Minneapolis. 



Remarkable Growth of Hermance Machine Company 



The cut accompanying this article illustrates 

 the i)rcsent [)lant of the Hermance Machine 

 Company at Williamsport, Pa. The rapidity 

 with which this company has come to the front 

 ris a manufacturer of high-grade woodworking 

 machinery should prove interesting reading to 

 the many users of its product. 



The Hermance Machine Company was or- 

 ganized and incorporated in 1902 by A. D. 

 Hermance and C. D. Marsh. At that time the 

 jilant consisted of the small two-story buUding 

 shown in the cut, all additions having been 

 made in the last seven j'ears. An idea of the 

 growth can be deduced from the fact that 

 wbUe the concern originally started with a 

 force of but fifteen men, it now employs one 

 hundred and fifty. The concern owes its suc- 

 cess and rapid growth to the high quality of 

 design of its machines and their superior work- 

 manship. The plant is equipped throughout 

 with the most modern machine tools manufac- 

 tured, for which the company has spent much 

 money in the last two years. In connection 

 with the shops is nm a modern electric plant 

 and a fully equipped foundry. The latter con- 

 tains modem electric traveling cranes and 

 moulding machines of the latest type. In the 

 factory itself such labor saving appliances as 

 compressed air hammers, drills and chippcrs 

 are used. 

 The plant is composed of five units, namely. 



the machine shop, which covers an area of 175.\ 

 144 feet; the power house; the foundry, which 

 is 70x95 feet ; the pattern shop and the pat- 

 tern shop storage house. In order to fully 

 protect the valuable patterns they are stored 

 in a two-story brick fireproof building, sepa- 



buildiugs, the company owns ample grounds 

 for expansion, and it is planned, as soon as 

 spring weather sets in, to erect an addition 

 t!) the present plant. It is reported from the 

 offices that in spite of constant enlargement 

 and installation of time saving machinery and 



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l'I..\XT OF HERMANCE .MACHINE COMP.WY. WILLIAMSrOHT. PA. 



rate from the rest of the plant. To still fur- 

 ther reduce the fire risk, only two employees, 

 the foundry foreman and superintendent, are 

 admitted to this building. 



In addition to numerous small outlying 



appliances, the company is never quite caught 

 up with orders. As to the shipping facilities, the 

 location of the company at Williamsport gives 

 it a unique advantage over other similar con- 

 cerns, in that Williamsport, aside from New 



