HARDWOOD RECORD 



53 



r. STEELE. SARDIS. MISS., COMMITTEE 

 ON SALES CODE 



\V. MAYHEW, COLnMBiIiS, ().. rol'I.AI!. 

 BASSWOOD AND BUCKEYE UBAUI.NU 

 COMMITTEE 



L( IVEMAX, LIEBEKMAN. 

 (JBRIEN. NASHVILLE. 



loXEMAN 



TENN. 



welfare of the box trade than any other organization that wo 

 have. It is conn)Ose<l of nianufactnrers who are of that class 

 and who are decidedly interested in finding a market for their 

 low-grade lumber, and 1 feel that this association or its govern- 

 ing board, if it has the power, shonld authorize a draft being 

 drawn in favor of Mr. Blower's committee in a handsome amount, 

 to enable him to carry on his work. J will say that in speaking 

 along this line I am talking more from the standpoint of a 

 lumber operator than I am as a box in;iiuifactnrer. To come 

 right down to the box luisiiiess, there is no box maker who 

 cannot change over to making substitute packages with very 

 little cost, and unless the wooden box trade improves I am quite 

 certain that vou will see more of the substitute packages put 

 on the market in the next two or three years tlian have been 

 in the past .year or two. 



The work of this committee has been hampering the manufac- 

 turers of substitute packages, for the reason that the,y do not 

 know what action the railroails will take, and the manufacturers 

 of these packages do not feel inclined to put in facilities and 

 spend a lot of money to increase their trade when at any mo- 

 ment the railroad may change the classification or curtail their 

 market; but unless this work is continued there is no doubt in 

 the world that these people will jjut more money into this line 

 of business, and wp as box manufacturers will find competition 

 much stronger in the future than we have found it in the past 

 year or so. I'uder the circumstances I hope that this associa- 

 tion will view the matter in the light that I think it deserves 

 and will give their financial as well as moral support to the 

 work which this committee has done. I thank you. [Applause.] 



Mr. Vansant: I move that the efforts of Mr. Brower and of 

 that committee be approved, and that a committee be appointed 

 for the purpose of collecting funds to assist that organization. 

 At present it will be almost impossible for us to appropriate 

 mone}- for that board out of the treasury, but I believe the mem- 

 bers who are present here will subscribe liberally and bear their 

 part. I make the motion that the efforts of Mr. Brewer's com- 

 mittee be approved and that a committee be appointed for the 

 purpose of taking subscriptions to aid them financiallv to carry 

 on the w^ork. 



Mr. Morgan: Along that line I want to say that our firm has 

 already subscribed as heavily or more heavilv to this committee 

 than any other firm in the hardwood trade. We have sub- 

 scribed something like $6.50. I will say this, that we have so 

 much faith in Mr. Brower and his work that we are willing to 

 subscribe a further sum. T will say that we will start the sub- 

 scriiition list with $10(1 riyht nciw. 



President Carlier: I will duplicate it. Is there a second to 

 Mr. Vansant 's motion J If there are anj- other hundred-dollar 

 subscribers here I will act as a member of that committee ex officio 

 and thev can come to me. How many do yon want on that com- 

 mittee — five ? 



Mr. Vansant: I think a small committee will be able to act 

 more promjitl.y. I will change my motion so as to make the 

 president of our association chairman of it. He has plenty of 

 time. 



President Carrier: I want to have a good t'me, so let me 

 appoint the chairman. 



Mr. Vansant: I didn't understand it thoroughly until today, 

 but we will subscribe. I have now become more convinced of 

 its usefulness than I have been in the past and I think that 

 others present here feel the same w-ay. We will get this com- 

 mittee and I believe the right thing will be done. 



Mr. Vansant 's motion to appoint such a committee was now 

 put and carried. 



President farrier: I expect to be ex officio on that committee. 

 Mr. Morgan will also be on that committee. I will announce 

 the others very shortl.v. Do not be backward; do not force us 

 to come to you and to drag this out of you. It is a good cause. 

 It is something that we should do in order to niijve our low grades. 



Mr. Vansant: I will give ,you a hundred dollars. 



President Carrier: I will announce that committee very shoitl.y. 

 I made an announcement about a gum meeting to be held in room 

 820. I wish also to say that that includes manufacturers of 

 veneers. 



1 will appoint as the committee on nominations Thomas W. 

 Fr.y, C. L. Harrison and J. W. Ma.vhew. 



We have not heard anything about cottonvvooil. We have 

 here with us today one of the largest eottonwood mauufacturers 

 in this country. He is like some of the large poplar manufacturers 

 — large in all ways. We wish to hear from Mr. Gilchrist. [Ap- 

 ]dause.] Mr. Gilchrist, we have been discussing market condi- 

 tions and conditions of stocks in different territories and as to 

 ilifferent woods. Now we would like to hear something in regard 

 to Cottonwood. 



Mr. Gilchrist: As to onr eottonwood condition, we think that 

 it is a very excellent one. because since the first of the vear 

 there has been a considerable movement of .stock. We have had 

 an unusual year that has prevented operations in eottonwood be- 

 cause of the excessive rains. 1 do not think that we are going 

 to have an.y 1907 prices, but I do think we are going to have 

 a fair business, and we should reduce stocks probably, I would 

 say. one-half of the normal iiroiluction in that country. We are 



