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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Jlnrdock MoLpocI, Oconto Co.. Chicago. 



W. II. Maltliias, Chicago manager. Vansant, 

 Kitchen & Co.. Ashland. Kv. 



J. \V. Mayhcw, W. M. Rittcr Lumber Co.. Co- 

 lumbus. O. 



E. W. Moclser, Hardwood IJEroiiD, Cbicaso. 



T. A. Moore, T. A. Moore Lumber Co.. Chicago. 



George B. Osgood. Lamb-Fish Lumber Co., 

 Charleston, Miss. 



E. L. Page, American Forest Co., St. Louis, Mo. 



F. B. Pryor, W. M. Ritter Lumber Co., Co- 

 lumbus, O. . 



M. I;. Pease, Galloway-Pease Lumber Co., Sagi- 

 naw, Mich. 



Van P.. Perrine, Perrine-Armstrong Co., Fort 

 Wayne, Itid. 



J. T. Phillips, Diamond Lumber Co., Green 

 Bay, Wis. 



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



H. B. Ross, Flanner-Steger Lumber Co., 

 Chicago. 



H. H. Salmon, H. H. Salmon & Co., New York 

 City. 



H. E. Schadt, The Hyde Lumber Co., South 

 Bend, Jnd. 



F. IS. Snrague, Chicago. 



J. A. Strack, Chicago representative Hugh 

 .McLean Lumber Co. of Buffalo. 



A. M. Todd, Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood 

 Lumber Co., St. Louis, Mo. 



J. W. Taylor, The Domestic Lumber Co., Co- 

 lumbus, O. 



G. Von Platen, Boyne City, Mich. 



Wm. Wagstaff, Oshkosh, Wis. 



A. C. Wells, J. W. Wells Lumber Co., Menomi- 

 nee, Slich. 



J. L. Wells, Girard Lumber Co., Dunbar, Wis. 



J. C. West, Midland Lumber Co., Parkersburg. 

 W. Va. 



Charles Westcott, Haydeu & Westcott lAimber 

 Co., Chicago. 



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

 Wausau, Wis. 



.7. N. Woodbury, J. A. Reitz & Sons, Evans- 

 ville, Ind. 



F. N. Worlo.v. East L'nion Lumber & Manufac- 

 turing Co.. ILunmond, La. ^ 



Amalgamation Endorsed by Chicago Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association 



A most qnift lint interesting meeting of 

 the Chicago WTiolesale Lumber Dealers' As- 

 sociation was held at the Union League Club 

 on Tuesday, February 14. The main topic 

 of discussion entered into was that of amal- 

 gamation of the three Chicago lumber asso- 

 ciations, namely: The Chicago Hardwood 

 Lumber Exchange, the Chicago Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association, and the Lum- 

 bermen's Association of Chicago. The usual 

 enjoyable luncheon preceded the meeting. 



President Thornton, chairman of the amal- 

 gamation committee, which was appointed 

 about a year ago to consider the scheme of 

 consolidation, said the consensus of opinion 

 was that great benefits would be gained by 

 the plan; that there would be little question 

 of the extensive possibilities of the com- 

 bined strength of the three organizations in 

 reaching questions of general interest and 

 making itself felt in many lines. Mr. Thorn- 

 ton cited the fact that in other large cities 

 surrounding Cliieago the lumbermen were 

 united in one body of either clubs or associa- 

 tions, but in Chicago alone, the greatest 

 American market and the greatest American 

 city, they were divided into several parts ; 

 that the work of one committee, instead of the 

 joint and cumbersome work of three, would 

 be a great deal more effective in its efforts. 

 Continuing he said: "In the minds of many 

 members, among the greatest benefits of our 

 present organizations are the opportunities 

 offered for good fellowship, and the forming 

 of desirable business acquaintances. Such 

 facilities could be greatly broadened and in- 

 creased under the consolidation plan, as with 

 a large membership adequate club rooms 

 could be provided to which the members 

 would be daily attracted, and if it were de- 

 cided to eventually incorporate some of the 

 allied interests, such as are suggested in the 

 report of the committee, members would have 

 an opportunity to become acquainted with 

 their customers, and so to increase their 

 sales. The effect of this would be to send 

 the manufacturers to us rather tlian to the 

 consumers. Through the employment of a 

 thoroughly competent secretary we would be 

 able to establish a credit excliange or clearing 

 house among members." 



Mr. Thornton also suggested having a large 

 bulletin board similar in style to that of the 

 Board of Trade, where the surplus stock, as 

 well as immediate wants of memliers, could be 



posted. The secretary could also work out a 

 system of credit reports, which, of course, 

 would be within the law. 



The Lumbermen 's Association of Chicago 

 was the name recommended by the committee, 

 under which the three associations would con- 

 solidate. This, if accepted, would enable the 

 association to derive all the benefits named 

 in the charter of the Lumbermen 's Associa- 

 tion of Chicago, which was granted in 1869. 

 By this charter the association would be able 

 to maintain a bureau of inspection, which 

 would be for the convenience of all members 

 of the association. This feature could best 

 be worked out by hiring inspectors to eom- 

 l>lete this matter, and have a salary guaran- 

 teed, if necessary, in part by the association 

 as warrant of their constant employment. 

 On the matter of hardwoods it would be best 

 to employ resident inspectors. 



The proposed by-laws, which were prepared 



with a great deal of thought on the part of 



the joint committees, were then read by Mr. 



Thornton as follows: 



Article I 

 The name of the association shall be "The 

 Lumbermen's Association of Chicago." 

 Article II — Object 



The ob.iects of this association shall be to 

 promote the general welfare of the lumber trade 

 of Chicago ; to foster such trade and commerce ; 

 to reform abuses in such trade or business : to 

 secure freedom from unjust or unlawful exac- 

 tions ; to produce uniformity and certainty in 

 the customs and usages of said trade and those 

 engaged therein ; to acquire, preserve and dis- 

 seminate valuable business information among 

 its meml>ers : to settle differences, by arbitration 

 or otherwise, in which its members may lie in- 

 volved, and to promote a more large and friendly 

 intercourse among them. 



Article HI — Membership 



Section 1. .\ny person, tirm or corporation 



who were on members in good standing 



of either the Lumbermen's Association of Chi- 

 cago. Chicago Hardwood Lumber E.xchanKe or 

 the Chicago Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Associa- 

 tion, of which this association is a consolidation, 

 shall ipso facto be members of this association. 



Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation, 

 domiciled in Cook county, Illinois, engaged in or 

 interested in the lumber trade or its products, 

 who may be passed upon as eligible by a ma- 

 jority vote of the Board of Directors, may be- 

 come general members of this association by sub- 

 scribing to the constitution and by-laws and pay- 

 ing the (membership fee and) annual dues pro- 

 vided for hereinafter. 



Section ."i. Persons, firms or corporations en- 

 gaged in the lumber trade, who have no office 

 or representative in Chicago, may be eligilile for 

 non-resident membership in this association. The 

 procedure of such applicants shall be llie same 

 a.s for resident nieiuoers. Nonresident members 

 shall enjoy all the privileges of the association 

 except the riglit to vote and hold office. 



Section 4. Any member desiring to withdraw 

 from the association shall present his resignation 

 to the board of directors. In no case shall same 

 be acted upon by them until all pending charges 

 have been adjusted and all indebtedness to the 

 association has been paid. 



Article IV — Divisions of Membersiiii' 



Section 1. The membership shall be divided 

 into divisions for the purpose of giving the 

 members whose interests are identical an oppor- 



tunity of handling and controlling all matters 

 which are of peculiar interest to their branch of 

 trade. 



Section 2. The divisions shall be as follows : 

 First — Pine yard dealers having yards in Cook 

 county. Illinois, handling coniferous woods of 

 any or all varieties. 



Second — Hardwood retail .yard dealers having 

 yards in Cook county, Illinois, handling hard- 

 woods of any and all varieties. 



Third — Hardwood wholesalers, car or cargo 

 lot dealers. 



Fourth — Pine wholesalers, those handling any 

 or all varieties of coniferous woods, in car or 

 cargo lots. 



Fifth — Manufacturers of lumber having head- 

 quarters in Chicago. 



Sixth — Commission salesmen. 

 Seventh — General members. 



Section 3. Should any other divisions be nec- 

 essary they shall be provfded for by an amend- 

 ment to the by-laws as hereinafter provided. -\ny 

 member after being duly elected by the Board of 

 Directors may apply to the Executive Committee 

 of one or more of the divi.sions with which he 

 is entitled to affiliate, and become an active 

 member thereof by a majority vote of the said 

 Executive Committee. 



Section 4. Each division shall elect annuallv 

 an Executive Committee of three to five, accord- 

 ing to the membership (one of whom shall be 

 elected chairman) and who shall control the work 

 of the division of which they are a part, and 

 have the power to appoint any committee that 

 may be necessary to carry on the work of tlie 

 division. The chairman of such Executive Com- 

 mittee shall, by virtue of his office, be a director 

 of this association. 



Section .5. Each Executive Committee , shall 

 have complete control over all matters pertain- 

 ing exclusively to its branch of trade so far as 

 the same does not conflict with the interests of 

 any other division, in wliicb case, if the divi- 

 sions affected are unable to agree upon the sub- 

 ject the same shall be referred to the Board of 

 Directors for settlement. 



.\rticle V — Goverxment and Elections 

 Section 1. The affairs of this association shall 

 be manasred by a board of not less than five nor 

 m<n-o than thirteen directors. The chairman of 

 The Executive Committee of each division of the 

 association, by virtue of his office. Is hereb.v 

 constituted a director of the association. A ma- 

 jority of the members of the Board of Directors 

 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 

 of business, notice of the meetings having pre- 

 viously been given by mail or in person to each 

 director. 



Section 2. Tlie officers of the association shall 

 consist of a president, vice-president, secretar.v 

 anri treasurer. Tlie president and vice-president 

 sha'l be elected annually by and selected from 

 said Board of Directors." and the said Board of 

 Directors shall appoint the secretary and treas- 

 urer and may require of each proper bonds and 

 securities for the faithful performance of his 

 duties. 



Section 3. There may be chosen each year by 

 ballot six members of the association, who shall 

 hold their office for one .year and shall consti- 

 tute tlie Committee on Arbitration. 



Section 4. There shall be chosen each year 

 liv I^allot six members of the association, who 

 shall hold their offices for one' year and shall 

 constitute the Committee on Appeals. 



Section 5. Tlie annual election for division 

 Executive Committees. Executive Committee 

 chairman. Committee on .\rbitration and Com- 

 mittee on Appeals, etc., shall be by .Australian 

 ballot, and shall be held on the third Monday in 

 ]\Iarcli of each year, and the term of office shall 

 commence on the fourth Monday in ^larch of 

 each year. 



Section 6. The Board of Directors shall ap- 

 point a Nominating Committee, two months prior 

 to election, whose nomination shall be posted 

 on the bulletin board two weeks Before election. 

 Members' tickets may be voted on if posted 

 one week liefore election and signed b.v ten or 

 more members. 



The nominations for division officers shall be 

 governed in the same way except tliat the Ex- 



