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Mr. Wright was also called upon and. while 

 he did not talk much, what he said was very 

 acceptable to his hearers because of the declara- 

 tion on his part that, when his firm learned that 

 an exporter was a member of the National Lum- 

 ber Exporters' Association, it immediately ac- 

 cepted this fact as prima facie evidence that 

 he was a man of integrity, high business stand- 

 ards and perfectly safe to deal with. 



Secretary Trice was called upon, but did not 

 care to talk. Thereupon President Dickson 

 said in behalf of the secretary that, while he 

 was very modest about making speeches, he had 

 no modesty whatever about working, and that 

 the greater part of the success of the associa- 

 tion during the past year had been (fue to his 

 untiring efforts. 



W. H. Russe, George D. Burgess. W. .T. Eck- 

 man. Frank F. Fee. E. T. Bennett, R. .T. Darnell, 

 Edward Barber and John Penrod were also 

 called upon and all of them spoke in a happy 

 vein. In addition to making a brief talk, Mr. 

 Penrod favored those present with the rendition 

 of the famous "Fly" song, while Mr. Munro 

 contributed ver.v much to the pleasure of the 

 evening with his impersonation of Caruso in 



one of his Italian opera roles. 



A luncheon at 1 o'clock on the first day of 

 the convention was another very enjoyable fea- 

 ture of the meeting. A number of traffic men 

 and lumbermen of national prominence were 

 present. 



It was also planned that the members should 

 be shown something of the city on the after- 

 noon of the second day. but the weather was 

 so unsatisfactory that this feature had to be 

 abandoned. 



Those present at tlio convention were: 



Attendance 



Frank F. Fee, Fee-Cravton Hardwood Lumber 

 Co., Little Rock. 



S. M. Nickey, Green River Lumber Co., Mem- 

 phis. 



W. E. Nickey, Green River Lumber Co., Mem- 

 phis. 



Edward Barber. Illingworth, Ingham & Co., 

 Cincinnati and Leeds. 



Fred Am, J. M. Card Lumber Co., Chatta- 

 nooga, Tonn. 



E. F. Hoffman, Hoffm.nn Bros. Co., Ft. Wayne, 

 Ind. 



W. .T. Eckman. M. B. Farrin Lumber Co., Cin- 

 cinnati. 



E. T. Bennett, Bennett Hardwood Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 



R. .T. Darnell, R. .T. Darnell, Inc., Memphis. 



O. M. Krebs. Hugh McLean Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Co., Memphis. 



W. A. Scott, Rees-Scott Co.. New Orleans. 



Ludwig Haymann, Hugo-Forcheimer Co., New 

 Orleans. 



.John W. McClure, Bellgrade Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 

 W. II. Russe, Russe & Burgess, Inc., Memphis. 



F. .1. Foxley, Foxley Stave & Lumber Co., New 

 Orleans. 



B. E. May, Adler May Co., Atlanta and Mobile. 



F. A. Conkling, Farrin-Korn Lumber Co., Cin- 

 cinnati. 



George D. Burgess, Russe & Burgess, Inc., 

 Memphis. 



E. E. Taenzer, Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 



Howard E. Coles, Bliss-Cook Oak Co., Blythe- 

 ville. Ark. 



E. E. Goodlander, Goodlander-Robertson Lum- 

 ber Co., Memphis. 



F. P. Robertson, Anderson-Tully Co., Memphis. 

 Max Sondheimer, E. Sondheiiner Co., Mem- 

 phis. 



W. R. Darnell, Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 



L. W. Ford, Goodlander-Robertson Lumber Co., 

 Memphis. 



William Wright, Wright-Bachman Lumber Co., 

 Portland, Ark. 



H. M. Dickson, Harvev M. Dickson Lumber 

 Co., Norfolk, Va. 



L. Palmer, assistant secretar.v. New Orleans. 



.T. McD. Price, secretary, Baltimore. 



Twelfth Annual Indiana HardWood Lumbermen's 



Association 



The twelfth annual convention of the In- i 

 •liana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association 

 assembled in the Dennison liotel, Indianapolis, 

 Tuesday, January 17. The meeting was 

 notable for its full and enthusiastic attend- 

 ance, which included not only Indiana numu- 

 facturers, but prominent lumbermen from all 

 parts of the country. 



E. A. SWAIN, SHEl.BVVll.LE, RE-ELECTED 

 PRESIDENT. 



Ex-Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks of 

 Indianapolis was the most distinguished 

 speaker at this meeting. He is the founder 

 of the Indiana Forestry Association and an 

 enthusiastic conservationist. His speech, 

 along the lines of conservation, struck the 

 keynote of the sentiment which prevailed 

 throughout the meeting. 



One feature of direct importance to all 

 lumber manufacturers was the recommenda- 

 tion by President Swain of the appointment 

 of a special committee for the purpose of 



urtheriug the introduction of a universal 

 inspection system. The action not only re- 

 ceived the hearty indorsement of Chairman 

 John M. Pritchard of the Grading Bules 

 C'ommittee, but was enthusiastically com- 

 mented upon by the body of the association 

 and visiting lumbermen. 



The meeting was called to order at 2:30 

 p. m. by President E. A. Swain, who delivered 

 his annual address, as follows: 

 President's Address 



As your president it is with pleasure that I 

 call to order this, your twelfth annual meeting. 

 To those charter members who are present it 

 must be with feelings of pride that they look 

 over this representative assemblage of hardwood 

 lumbermen and feel that largely to their ef- 

 forts is due the splendid success of this organi- 

 zation. 



As an association I believe we are unique 

 among such organizations and when you con- 

 sider the good we have accomplished "in ways 

 too numerous to mention, one must wonder how 

 it has been done with such small financial re- 

 sources. I have been requested to recommend 

 for your consideration an increase of directors 

 from nine to fifteen. 



Possibly one of our best achievements haa 

 been in the bringing together of men engaged 

 in all branches of the hardwood trade and ce- 

 menting them with such bonds of good fellow- 

 ship that the misunderstandings of competitors 

 no longer exist and only the broad mantle of 

 true friendship remains. 



I believe the most effective work for the bet- 

 terment of hardwood conditions that has been 

 accomplished by our association has been in 

 assisting in the broader work of our larger 

 organizations. 



.\t the annual meetings of the latter organi- 

 zations we have ever stood for all that was 

 broadest and best in their work and as Indianans 

 all of us should feel proud of the part taken 

 in their deliberations by Indiana men. For 

 instance, of the seven presidents of the largest 

 associations, four of them have been native 

 born Hoosiers and the fifth one may be classified 

 as a near Hoosier, for he is an honored member 

 of our association. 



Of inspection I will sa.v that while satisfac- 

 tory progress has been made in the past dozen 

 years, there still remains much to be done, and 

 I would like to pledge our association to any 

 concerted action which would make universal 

 inspection a realit.y. I believe that, as the in- 

 spection of lumber is the placing of values on 

 your stocks, this matter of universal inspection 

 should be consummated as quickly as possible 

 and then the rules given a good long rest. 



When all concerned are convinced there will 

 be no further changes in the rules, then I be- 

 lieve that the established grades will take care 

 of themselves in the matter of prices. 



\ successful consumer of lumber will experi- 

 ment with, not one, but a number of carloads 

 of such grades as he uses. He will know what 

 a fair average of net cutting results can be 



obtained from them and consequently can figure 

 the approximate lumber cost of such articles as 

 he may be manufacturing with a reasonable de- 

 gree of certainty. Should these grades be per- 

 manent he will know what to expect and a 

 variation of prices will in no way be confusing 

 to him. but should the rules governing these 

 grades be continually subjected to changes, 

 then of necessit.v his cost sheets become more 

 complicated and he is naturally dissatisfied. Har- 

 mony between lumbermen and consumers will 

 materially benefit all concerned. 



Universal inspection is possible and prac- 

 tical and I believe that when once obtained it 



VAN B. PERRINE. FORT WAYNE, VICE- 

 PRESIDENT. 



can be so legalized that as a basis of con- 

 tract anywhere in the United States it would 

 prove both safe and sound. 



I would recommend that our association ap- 

 point a committee of five, with full power to 

 act, in an effort to bring about the result so 

 long delayed and so devoutly wished for. 



The year just closed has not been as satis- 

 factory as we would wish for. Trade conditions 

 have been bard to anticipate and will possibly 

 lemain so until ,at least a few of our larger 

 economic questions are settled. 



The hardwood trade is in a good condition 

 to take care of such business as will be offered 

 and without abandoning any of your well 

 earned reputations for being optimists, it might 

 be well to inject a little more conservatism in 

 voin- affairs and try to take matters easy for the 

 time being, and before letting loose of any of 



