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p.iip. These oaks form standards In the beech 

 woods and excel in soundness and quality of 

 liinbor. The lumber is high priced, being fa- 

 mous lor its softness and its evenness of growth. 

 A number of logs just cut were seen which were 

 selling at four hundred dollars per thousand feet 

 In the \\'oods, to be used for veneering. 



On November 14 the students were plcas- 

 iinlly surprised with a visit from Dr. Hermann 

 %on Schrenk, that genial' and versatile expert 

 in timber impregnation, so well known to all 

 .\mericau lumbermen. Dr. von Schrenk favored 

 the men with a most interesting address during 

 Ills stay. 



Thanksgiving night was celebrated by a 

 Sacngerfost. Twenty freshmen were Initiated, 

 nceiving the "Planksgiving" in a belitting style. 

 .Vmerica, England and Germany were well rep- 

 resented and speeches by the represenlatives of 

 the various nations were mucli applaud(!d, not- 

 tably those having for their topic the Joint idcfals 

 of the three great nations. 



Constitution and By-Laws Philadelphia 

 Lumber Dealers' Association 



The I'hiladelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers* 

 A-ssociation has just issued a little booklet 

 containing the constitution and by-laws o( that 

 organization, a list of the officers from the incep- 

 tion of the association to and including the 

 present year. It also gives a short sketch of 

 the history of the organization, which, from 

 the standpoint of the Philadelphia lumbermen, 

 is quite interesting and should be, also, to 

 other readers. A list of the present member- 

 ship is carried as is also a necrology. The 

 I'hiladelphia association expresses itself as will- 

 ing to forward to any other kindred organization 

 copies of the pamphlet. 



It is announced from the office by Owen M. 

 liruner, secretary, that the annual meeting of 

 I he Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' 

 Association will be held on January 12, 1911, 

 at the Union League, Philadelphia. 



Peonage Verdict Vital to Lumliermen 



The action of the United Stall's .■Supreme 

 Court in sentencing W. S. Ilarlaiid, Ilobert 

 Gallagher, C. C. Hilton and S. E. Iluggins of 

 Alabama to fines and prison terms on peonage 

 conspiracy charges marks the beginning of ac- 

 tual results in the recent crusade of the gov- 

 ernment against peonage. The accused were 

 specifically charged in 1906 with having con- 

 spired to arrest and return to the lumber camp 

 of the Jackson Lumber Company, a Hungarian 

 who had left the company owing it a sum of 

 money. The decision was appealed to the Su- 

 preme Court of the United States, with the 

 result that the accused were fined from $1,000 

 to .$5,000 and to a sentence of from thirteen 

 to eighteen months of hard labor. The de- 

 cision has caused a great deal of adverse feel- 

 ing locally and a petition is already in cir- 

 culation calling upon President Taft to pardon 

 them. 



The accused gentlemen may or may not have 

 l)een guilty of the offense of which they were 

 charged, but the outcome of their case will serve 

 to warn the millmen of the North, in which 

 section the difficulty with labor is most ap- 

 parent, that they are denied the possibility of 

 securing justice from their men along the lines 

 attempted by their unfortunate contemporaries 

 of the South. Anyone knowing anything about 

 the northern lumber camp or having been asso- 

 ciated to any extent with northern operations, 

 knows the deplorable condition existing there, 

 particularly in Canada. This condition can un- 

 doubtedly be attributed to some extent to the 

 high regard the officials of the lumber compa- 

 nies have for the w-elfare of their employes 

 in the woods. It has come to a point now 

 where the companies actually vie with each 

 other to secure the services of the best cook 

 and to set the best table and have the clean- 

 est bunk house. This means that there Is a 



universal high character among the lumber 

 camps of the North and that no matter where 

 a lumberjack presents himself for a job he 

 knows he will bo Insured good grub, a good 

 bed and warm clothing. This has undoubtedly 

 militated against the old standard of efliciency 

 which existed among the lumberjacks of the 

 North and North woods. Now any bum walk- 

 ing along the railroad who is hungry and hasn't 

 proper clothing will apply tor a job at a camp 

 whether he knows anything about the woods 

 or not. He will be sure of a good supper 

 and a good bed to rest in that night and 

 before he starts out in the morning the camp 

 foreman will lit him out with enough warm 

 clothing to keep him comfortable in tlie woods. 



Mr. Tramp goes out with the rest of the 

 gang and takes the station assigned him by 

 the foreman, making an attempt at work until 

 that gentleman is out of sight, when he im- 

 mediately digs out on the nearest trail leading 

 away from the camp, travels until he encoun- 

 ters somebody who will buy his outfit, which 

 has cost him nothing, and goes on until he 

 can repeat the performance at the next camp. 



The northern operator is decidedly up against 

 it, and it almost seems as though he would be 

 justified in employing the methods of his south- 

 ern brethren. At any rate, it seems that it 

 would be possible to establish some sort of a 

 check system for blacklisting deserters. But 

 the camps are being flooded so continuously 

 with strangers that it would be almost impos- 

 sible to keep accurate tab on the whole working 

 force. 



whatever funds remain Is to be turned over 

 to the regular distress fund. 



Beyond doubt the members of the order will 

 be glad to maintain the death emergency fund, 

 as the cost is inconsequential as compared with 

 the benefits that will ensue. 



A Big Lumber Shed 



The Nichols & Cox Lumber Company of Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., the well-known producer of ma- 

 ple and oak flooring and wholesaler of hard- 

 woods, has in course of construction one of the 

 largest lumber sheds in the state. The build- 

 ing is 82x400 feet in size, and when finished 

 will permit the entrance of a locomotive on 

 the railroad tracks through its entire length, 

 for the handling of freight cars, which may be 

 loaded or unloaded simultaneously. In addi- 

 tion to this track room, wagon tracks are pro- 

 vided, and storage space which will house more 

 than 2,000,000 feet of lumber. 



The building rests on a concrete foundation 

 and is solidly constructed throughout, and in 

 every particular is equipped in the most modern 

 way. 



Hoo-Hoo Death Emergency Fund 



The plan ot the Coucatonated Order of Hoo- 

 Hoo providing tor a death emergency fund of 

 ■1;250 to each Hoo-Hoo subscriber on receipt of 

 two dollars dues from 3,000 members of the order 

 in good standing has become effective by reason 

 of the necessary number having subscribed 

 to it. 



Already three payments have been made 

 against this fund, due to the death of M. P. 

 Turner of Jacksonville, Fla., Lawrence R. Longs- 

 worth of Somerset, Ky., and S. I. Everett of 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



The sum of $2.i0 will not seem very much 

 to the average lumberman, but whether rich 

 or poor, high or low. death conies as a sudden 

 shock and often finds the Immediate relatives 

 financially unprepared to undergo the neces- 

 sary funeral expenses. Therefore It seems that 

 the Hoo-Hoo scheme of promptly remitting by 

 mail or wire the little necessary sum from its 

 death emergency fund is a commendable fea- 

 ture of the order. 



It Is understood by the subscribers of this 

 fund that when, by reason of death payments, 

 the fund shall have been reduced to $2,000, 

 the subscribers shall be advised of this fact 

 and an invitation made to replenish it. If 

 the fund tails below a thousand dollars it shall 

 he understood that the membership wishes the 

 plan no longer maintained and the balance of 



The Hoosier Lumber Poet Again In Evidence 



The innumerable friends of Van B. Perrlne, 

 who lombines the characteristics of bard, lum- 

 berman and prince of good fellows, has not 

 oroken forth in vcrec for the delectation ot 

 Riccor.D readers for more than a year. His 

 irlends have been worrying about him, fearful 

 chat the poetic muse had taken her lyre from 

 his hands, but here we have it. It Is Just a 

 little message of good cheer and optimism that 

 always comes from the pen of this most popu- 

 lar of Indiana lumbermen. He thinks he can 

 see a prospective dollar mark In the curve 

 of the black cat's tall : 



A Dollar Mahk in tiik Cat's Tail 

 'Twas the night before Christmas, remember 



there sat 

 On a half-sawn log a coal black cat ; 

 The lumberman's mascot, who'd figured it out. 

 That times would improve without any doubt. 

 This cat being Uoosler, with a mission to 



serve. 

 Fearing that some might see in the curve 

 Of its tail an omen, while knowing that we 

 Were not superstitious, at times it could see 

 We were keeping close watch, with all of our • 



nerve. 

 At the end of its tail and how it would curve. 

 .\nd being our mascot, most all would opine 

 They needn't feel worried if the figure were 



nine. 

 But should It curve round in a questioning 



way — 

 And it got mighty near to this curve every 



day — 

 As the lumberman's mascot, nine lives to the 



good 

 Wouldn't help it out much with these dealers In 



wood. 

 But then again should the dollar sign show 

 In the curve of its tail indications to grow, 

 'Twould forecast good. And omens we're told 

 On the unsuperstitious have somewhat a hold. 

 So this cat slept days and prowled around 



nights. 

 Like lumbermen do when seeing the sights : 

 Pointers from here and information from there 

 Turned to gray some of the black in his hair. 

 But being most anxious the job still to hold. 

 Kept him working, and at last, I am told, 

 Success crowned his efforts, for all through the 



fight 

 In figuring things out he'd been about right. 

 No more need we worry, as everyone sees, 

 The cost of the lumber depends on the trees ; 

 And as they get scarcer, no cause for surprise. 

 That prices for lumber are bound to arise. 

 So now he comes back, as cats always do. 

 And tells you "Cheer up," because it is true; 

 Prosperity is coming, in fact is right here ; 

 Bringing for all a mighty good year. 

 So when loading your lumber, grade about 



right. 

 Merry Christmas to all, and to all good night. 



Canada's Cut for 1909 

 Tl>e forestry branch of the Department of the 

 Interior of the Dominion of Canada has com- 

 piled statistics for 1900 showing the total cut 

 for that year to have been 3..S1 4,942.000 board 

 feet, an increase of about 400,000,000 board feet 

 over the 190S cut. This report Includes the 

 total cut of 2,0S3 mills. As a basis of compari- 

 son the total for 1909 In Canada was a little 

 less than that for the state of Washington in 

 1907. 



Ontario still maintains its leading position in 

 the point of production. Its groat annual output 

 of white pine Ix^ing responsible in addition to 



