HARDWOOD RECORD 



39 



Publicity Plan Indorsed by the Chicago 

 Hardwood Lumber Exchange 



The Chicago Hardwood Liimlior lOxchange se- 

 lected the Union League Club as its place of 

 meeting for the regular monthly session on 

 I'rlday, December 9, and judging by the at- 

 leudanee and the pleased expression which was 

 evident on the faces of every one of the fifty- 

 three persons present, the change in iieadquar- 

 ters was for the best. A pleasing lunciieon pre- 

 ceded the business session, which was brought 

 to order by Tresident 1'". L. Brown at 1 :30. 



Following the roll cali and the reading of 

 tlie minutes, President Brown read a commu- 

 nication from Harvey S. Hayden, chairman of 

 the publicity committee, in which Mr. Hayden 

 stated that after consultation with bis lawyer 

 lie recommended that the original charter of 

 the Exchange be continued without change. 



The report of T. A. Moore of the baseball 

 committee showed that the baseball team se- 

 cured a subscription from the various members 

 of the Exchange, aggregating $128, of which 

 $91.71 was expended. Mr. Moore stated that 

 indications point to a much better showing for 

 next year's team. 



Chairman J. H. Dion of the membership 

 committee outlined arguments which can bo 

 advanced in soliciting new membership, show- 

 ing that the strength of the organization for 

 good is accelerated to a proportionately greater 

 extent as the membership increases. He not 

 only stated that it is up to the members to do 

 their part toward securing new applicants, but 

 assigned the various prospective members to dif- 

 ferent individuals for their personal solicita- 

 tion. President Brown urgenlly requested the 

 association membership to do its part by per- 

 sonal calls. 



Harvey S. Hayden of the Hayden & West- 

 cott Lumber Company, chairman of the pub- 

 licity committee, reviewed the work of his com- 

 mittee up to date and then submitted to the 

 members a dummy of the proposed pamphlet 

 to be sent to the manufacturing trade through- 

 out the country. The services of an expert 

 copy writer were employed to got the pamphlet 

 up in as eCEective a manner as possible. It 

 will probably be ZV^xG inches in dimensions and 

 contain from sixteen to eighteen pages of mat- 

 ter. The outside front cover will very likely 

 he surfaced with a thin veneer of wood on 

 which will Ix? printed "Chicago, the Greatest 

 Hardwood Lumber Market," and at the bot- 

 tom, "Published by the Chicago Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Exchange, Chicago, 1911." On the back 

 cover outside it is suggested to have the ex- 

 change seal embossed and edged with gilt. 



The first page will contain besides the mat- 

 ter printed on the cover the following : "Com- 

 piled by the Publicity Committee of the Chi- 

 cago Hardn^ood Lumber Exchange, 1308 Kector 

 blinding, Chicago." 



The second page will contain the declara- 

 tion of purposes of the Chicago Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Exchange, in which will be shown that the 

 object of the association is to promote the gen- 

 eral welfare of the Chicago hardwood lumber 

 dealers, and to co-operate with shippers against 

 all injustices and abuses of the trade, as be- 

 iweeu shippers and consumers. It is further 

 purposed to give to the Exchange as far-reach- 

 ing and honorable a name as possible. 



The next page will be devoted to a brief 

 summary of the history of the organization, 

 starting with its conception in 1S9G and con- 

 taining the names of officers at that time and 

 the present incumbents. Then follows a list 

 of the various standing committees with their 

 chairman and membership. 



The main body of the bulletin is given over 

 to statistics and a general discussion tending 

 to prove the greatness of Chicago as a lumber 

 market. The first paragraph makes the declara- 

 lion that Chicago is the greatest hardwood lum- 

 ber market in the United States and further 

 says that the yards in this city distribute an- 



I'.ually 1,.")00, 000,000 feet of hardwood lumber. 



As further reasons for Chicago's greatness 

 the bulletin (contends tliat it is the industrial 

 hub of America with forty railroad terminals 

 ami excellent water transportation facilities, 

 and also that it is close to all sources of raw 

 material. As proof of the fact that Chicago 

 is the world's greatest hardwood consuming 

 point, it is siiown that this city produces more 

 ruinilure than any other, having 225 furni- 

 lure producing factories, turning out In excess 

 of .$2."), 000.000 worth of this product annually. 

 The city also leads in the pro(iuction of pianos, 

 organs and agricultural machinery. The larg- 

 est telephone plants of the world are found 

 in Cliioago as well as the largest ciir factories. 

 'I'he wagon industry is more strongly seated 

 in this city than at any other point. The aver- 

 age annual gain in building operations exceeds 

 that of any other cily in the country in pro- 

 I)ortion to tile total, tlu; value of all structures 

 erected in 1010 exceeding .$123,000,000. Other 

 industries in which the "Windy City" leads all 

 competitors are manufacture of school, offlce. 

 store and bank furnllure and lixtures, picture 

 frames, interior finish, sasli. doors and blinds. 

 These claims are all backed by indisputable sta- 

 tistics. 



The closing paragraiili urges shippers in view 

 of the foregoing facts In consider the advisa- 

 bility of shipping lumber for distribution, to 

 Chicago. Other features discussed in greater 

 or less detail in the proposed bulletin are fig- 

 ures telling the tale of Chicago's greatness 

 as far as a lumber center is concerned : a resume 

 of the yard trade in Chicago, with maps show- 

 ing the location of all yards on the North, 

 South and West sides ; a list of the Exchange 

 membership in w-hich the jobbers and whole- 

 salers are separated from the yard man and 

 lastly, a table of weights of all liardwood 

 lumber. 



The foregoing resume is not necessarily ex- 

 actly what will appear in the pamphlets as 

 tinaily issued, but the form will undoubtedly 

 be observed, probably with some changes in 

 the wording. Mr. Hayden was warmly com- 

 mended for the excellent work of his commit- 

 tee. His report was formally adopted and 

 his committee given authority to continue all 

 further business according to its own judgment. 



O. O. Agler, chairman of the trade relations 

 committee, was to have made a report on the 

 actions of that body relative to the switching 

 question in Chicago territory, but on account 

 of his absence from the city a brief report 

 was submitted by H. H. McLaughlin, a mem- 

 ber who stated that at a recent conference the 

 three local lumber organizations withdrew their 

 objections to the tentative agreement adopted 

 a short time ago. No formal action was taken. 



There was no other regular business and 

 President Brown called on representatives of 

 outside concerns in attendance. T. M. Morris 

 of St. Louis, vice-president of the Van Cleave 

 l^umber Company of that city, was so well 

 pleased with the local organization that inas- 

 much as his lirm contemplates entering the Chi- 

 lago hardwood field, he asked to be allowed to 

 submit an application for membership. L. E. 

 Cornelius, manager of the cypress department 

 of the Chicago Lumber & Coal Company, St. 

 Louis, was the other visitor. 



A general discussion of routine business of 

 the ICxchange followed, after which the motion 

 to adjourn was duly carried. 



The attendance was as follows: 



Charles B. White, W'hite Bros. Lbr. Co. 



II. It. Foster. 



G. A. Larson, Fink-IIeidler Co. 



1{. 1$. Morris, Van Cleave Lbr. Co., St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



E. II. Klann. 



11. II. McLaughlin, McLaughlin Lbr. Co. 



A. C. tiuixicy, Quixley & Bulgrln. 



C. M. Christiansen, Christiansen Lbr. Co. 



H. D. Welch, E. A. Thornton Lbr. Co. 



L. E. Cornelius, Chicago Lbr. & Coal Co., 

 SI. Louis, Mo. 



Frederick L. Brown, Crandall & Brown. 



.1. H. Dion, Maisey & Dion. 



Charles Westcott, Hayden Jt Westcott Lbr. Co. 



.T. S. Trainer, Trainer Bros. Lbr. Co. 



F. F. Marshall, Marshall Lbr. Co. 



.T. B. Schley. 



.John T. Hansen, .Tohn Hansen Lbr. Co. 



Edward E. Skeele, Estabrook-Skeele Lbr. Co. 



I". A. Hardy, American Lumberman. 



.\. .1. Stumpf, Konzen, Stumpf & Schafer 

 Lbr. Co. 



A. H. Schoen, Columbia Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



Ed. Dodge, E. F. Dodge. 



L. E. Starr, The Starr Lbr. Co. 



.1. G. Marsh, Huddleston-Marsh Lbr. Co. 



C. C. Hubbard, Geo. D. Griffith & Co. 



F. M. Baker, Hardwood Mills Lbr. Co. 



A. .1. Shutts, Jlessinger Hardwood Lbr. Co. 



F. K. Gustorf, Frederick Gustorf & Co. 

 i!eo. D. Griffith, Geo. D. Griffith & Co. 

 S. C. Bennett, Hardwood Mills Lbr. Co. 

 Murdock MacLeod, Oconto Co. 



L. E. Fuller, Lumber World. 

 Fred D. Smith. 



G. K. Thamer, Empire Lbr. Co. 

 Thomas B. Roy, Thco. Fathauer & Co. 



Louis A. Smith, Fuilerton-I'owell Hardwood , 

 I.br. Co. 



F. J. Heidier, Fink-Heidler Co. 

 S. P. C. Hostler. 



Fred J. .Teffris, D. K. Jeffris & Co. 



G. H. Ostrander. D. K. JelTrls & Co. 

 L. A. McHall, Lumber World. 



Paul Schmechel. 



Alfred R. Schmechel, Empire Lbr. Co. 

 Harvey S. Hayden, Hayden & Westcott Lbr. Co. 

 Tom Moore, T. A. Moore Lbr. Co. 



F. B. McMullen, Fullerton-Powell Hardwood 

 l.lir. Co. 



.1. L. Lane, J. L. Lane & Co. 



H. B. Darlington, American Lumberman. 



R. Maisey, Maisey & Dion. 



Wm. A. Eager. 



G. H. Bulgrin, Quixley & Bulgrin. 



L. H. Wheeler, Wheeler-Timlin Lbr. Co. 

 E. W. Meeker, Hardwood Record. 



Display of D'warf Trees 



Some interesting additions have Just been 

 made to the display of dwarf trees at the Japan- 

 British Expositton, says an English lumber 

 newspaper. One of the new trees, a Lager- 

 .tloemia Indica. has been seen hitherto only In 

 .lapan. Another unusual specimen is a dwarf 

 larch, IS inches high, and said to be three cen- 

 turies old. The oldest tree in the group is an 

 oak which is less than 24 inches, in height and 

 which is claimed to be 500 years old. There are 

 also included in the exhibit miniature maples, 

 cedars and pines. 



A Toast to Happiness 



Here's to happiness, the fountain of life, the 

 builder of tissue ; for its the antidote to vapors 

 of melancholia ; it's the sun's rays piercing the 

 cloud of darkness, the message of love of life, 

 health and contentment ; in its absence nothing 

 can thrive ; It's the soulmate, the symbol of a 

 clear conscience. — Henbv C. Hibbe. 



Circular Sa'ws 



It requires less power to drive a saw through 

 the log when the circumference of the saw is 

 just great enough to allow it to cut through 

 tiiau when the saw is considerably larger, the 

 number of teeth, speed and thickness being 

 equal. With equal speed, thickness and feed, a 

 saw with a large number of teeth requires more 

 power than a saw with larger teeth of fewer 

 number. This is only efficient up to a certain 

 point, at which a small number of teeth will 



