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advertising by eacli member of tliis body to the 

 world at large the claims that we are justly 

 entitled to riiore than any other city in the 

 United States. 



In conclusion, our committee wishes to extend 

 to the officers of this exchange, as well as each 

 and every member, our thanlis for the hearty 

 co-operation not only in the way of suggestions 

 but financial bacli'ng to make it possible for us 

 to obtain this result. 



Respcctfull.v submitted, 



' Harvey S. IIavden', Chairman. 



The report of the Committee on Complaints 

 which was read by F, B. McMuUeu, is as fol- 

 lows : 



Report of Committee on Complaints 



We arc glad to say that we have very little 

 to report on this work since this committee was 

 appointed. There has been but one case referred 

 to the committee and the parties interested 

 abided by the committee's finding. We have had 

 two or three cases brought up for attention, but 

 these were all settled previous to their being 

 laid before our committee. 



We believe the standard of the hardwood lum- 

 ber business is on a high plane, and the facts 

 speak for themselves, as the committee here, 

 ready and willing to take up any question either 

 of violation of lousiness ethics or violation of 

 contract, has been called upon for so little work. 

 We (rust that the very fact of our having such 

 a committee has a great influence, as parties 

 disagreeing get together and patch up their own 

 (Iiflf<'rences rather than ha^-e them passed iipon 

 bv oiii- committee. 



average of two to three inches over last year, 

 which speaks well for the general health of our 

 members and the monthly feed given them. 

 Your committee recommends a continuance of 

 these luncheons, even if we join the large body 

 in one association, making this feature of the 

 Hardwood Lumbermen's Association a monthly 

 event. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. L. Lane, Chairman. 



The following statement was given by J. H. 

 Dion of the Membership Committee : 



Report of the Memljership Committee 



Your committee feels elated ovi-r its success 

 during the year about to close. We received the 

 following applications, all of which were elected 

 to membership : 



■lohn J. Cochran Lumber Company. 



Edmund F. Dodge. 



George D. Griffith & Co. 



John Hansen Lumber Company. 



Starr Lumber Company. 



Christ'ansen Lumber Company. 



Quixley & Bulgrin Lumber Companv. 



H. R. "Foster. 



E. H. Klann. 



Schultz Bros. & Cowan. 



Pike-Dial Lumber Company. 



White Bros. Lumber Company. 



C. G. March & Co. 



Van Cleave Lumber Company. 



Konzen. Stumpf & Schafer Lumber Company. 



Marshall Lumber Company. 



Kiniball-.SuUivan Lumber Company. 



Secretary's Report 



At the beginning of the fiscal year just closed 

 the exchange had fifty-seven members enrolled. 

 Of these, two have resigned during the year : 

 one changed his membership from resident to 

 non-resident member and three were dropped for 

 non-payment of dues. 



During the past year twenty new members 

 have been added, which gives us a total mem- 

 bership at the present time of seventy-two. Of 

 this number four are non-resident members. 



Vour secretary collected from the members 

 for dues $1,736.25, and a balance due the ex- 

 change for stickers delivered last .year, ,$43,70. 

 making a total of ^1,770.95 collected and turned 

 over to the treasurer. 



When the present secretary assumed office, 

 there was owing the exchange ,$43.70 for stick- 

 ers, all of which has been collected, as shown 

 above, and $210 for back dues. t)f this $210, 

 $142.50 has been written off as bad debts, being 

 the amounr that was due the exchange from the 

 three members dropped for non-payment of 

 dues — the balance, $67.50. has been collected 

 an 1 t"i-ned over to the treasurer as part of the 

 $1,736.25 above referred to. There is now out- 

 stan.jing due the exchange for back dues a 

 total of $55. 



The exchange has held during the past year 

 nine regular meetings, at which luncheons have 

 been served — six at the La Salle hotel and three 

 at the Union League Club. In addition to these 

 meetings the exchange joined with the Chicago 

 Hardwood Lumber Association and the Lumber- 

 men's Association of Chicago in the lumbermen's 

 outin.g at Kavinia park, which was a highly suc- 

 cessful and enjoyable affair. 



E. II. KLANN. SECRETARY 



We trust this coming year the Committee on 

 Complaints, whoever they may be, will not have 

 a single case, as nothing could act and reflect 

 more credit on our association than the fact that 

 all of its members adhered strictlj' to business 

 principles and treated everybody fairly. 



Thanking you for your attention, I remain, 

 Edward E. Skeele, Chairman. 



J. L. Lane, chairman of the Entertainment 

 Committee, then gave the following brief re- 

 port of what his committee hati done during 

 Ibe past year: 



Report of Entertainment Committee 



Your Committee on Entertainment begs to re- 

 port for the ensuing year briefly as follows : 



We have had ten 'monthly luncheons, the at- 

 tendance to which has steadily increased, show- 

 ing the popularity of this feature of our associa- 

 tion, and has been the means, through this 

 sociability, to bring the members in close touch 

 and harmon.y with the work. 



The annual summer outing was held at Ra- 

 vinia park and very well attended and all en- 

 joyed, through the excellent efforts of the vari- 

 ous committees assigned to the sports, the best 

 time our association has ever had. 



While the expense of these entertainments may 

 at times have been possibly criticised, at the 

 same time your Entertainment Committee feels 

 that a vote would prove unanimous that every- 

 body has had their money's worth. 



liy a careful measurement of the girths of 

 our membership, we find it has increased an 



W. C. SCHREIl;i:U, II II IIKTTLER LUMBER 

 COMl'ANY. DIRECTOR 



W. B. Crane & Co. 



Frank I. Abbott. 



N. T. Hand & Co. 



Messinger Hardwood Lumber Company. 



While your committee worked energetically to 

 accomplish this work of adding twenty-one new 

 names to the roll — an increase of seventy per 

 cent — we do not claim all the credit. When, a 

 few meetings ago, we appealed to the members 

 in open meeting to put their shoulders to the 

 wheel, they responded nobly. We gave the work 

 impetus by writing every firm whose membership 

 we desired, described the work we are doing 

 here and called attention to what they would 

 get for their thirty dollars per year. 



For the information and guidance of our suc- 

 cessors, will say we found this personal appeal 

 the most effective in results, and we thank our 

 fellow members for the zealous work they have 

 done for us. 



We cannot bring this report to a close with- 

 out calling your attention to the great increa.sc 

 in membership during the last two years. In 

 that short while our membership has increased 

 over 160 per cent. Our task has been made 

 eas.v by the immense amount of work accom- 

 plished" by the officers and committeemen of this 

 exchange. Their incessant labors in promoting 

 a progressive policy, which has been of great 

 benefit to our meiiibers, has been an effective 

 talking point in seeking applications. 



Respectfully sumbitted, 



Joseph H. Dion, Chairman. 



Secretary F. B. MeMullen then delivered 



his annual report as follows : 



F. J. heidler. fi.\k iikiiiler company, 



DIRECTOR 



The secretary will not trespass on the pre- 

 rogatives of the president and the chairmen of 

 the various committees to describe in detail the 

 work done at these nine meetings above referred 

 to. We will simply state that six of the mem- 

 bers answered the roll call at all the meetings. 

 Five missed one meeting ; four missed two meet-- 

 ings ; six missed three meetings ; eight missed 

 four meetings ; eleven missed five meetings : six 

 missed six meetings ; six missed seven meetings ; 

 ten missed eight meetings ; seven attended no 

 meetings at all. 



Owing to the constantly increasing member- 

 ship this may not give a perfectly fair compari- 

 son since we close the year with twenty more 

 memljers than we had at the beginning. The 

 percentage of attendance, therefore, is difficult 

 (o arrive at accurately. We may say, however, 

 that at the last five or six meetings we have had 

 an average atendance of sixty people, and at 

 previous meetings from forty-five to fifty. In 

 man.y cases, of course, there are two or more 

 representatives of one membership. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



F, B, McMnLLEN, Secretary. 



0. L, Cross, Jr,, read the treasurer's re- 

 port, which had been prepared by C. L. Cross, 

 Sr., before he left the city. The report 

 showed total receipts for the year to be 

 $2,630.38; disbursements, $1,915,55, leaving a 

 balance on hand of $714.83. 



Following the reading of reports Harvey 



