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HARDWOOD RECORD 



y. llayden, c-luiirmau of the Xouiinating Com- 

 mittoe, announced the "ticket" decided ujion 

 in conucction with the annual election of 

 officers. He told, amid considerable laugJiter, 

 of his strenuous efforts to keep members of 

 the Nomiiiatiuf,' Committee from putting 

 themselves in nomination for otfice, and then 

 submitted the list of prospective officers. 

 President Brown appointed tellers to dis- 

 tribute liallots among tlie members. As there 

 was only one ticket in the field, it was thought 

 that the election would not be overly excit- 

 ing, but to lielp things along one or two of 

 the older members voted against certain of 

 the candidates. There was some surprise 

 when the ballots were counted, as a result of 

 this trick, but when they had had their joke, 

 the men who had perpetrated it, aniiouneed 

 they would withdraw their ballots and vote 

 with the majority. 



The following new officers were then re- 

 ported as having been elected.: F. B. Mc 



too far in advance of a majority ol; our mombcr.s 

 iind llieii- desin- and readiness for same. A 

 democratic body, sucli as ours has come to be, 

 requires earefiil guidance. Tlie members must 

 luiderstand, realize and want the things which 

 the administration propose in their name. The 

 centriil and basic principle baelc of every en- 

 deavor has been •■equal rights to all and special 

 J'avors to none." By scanning the list of meni- 

 bersbip, it is at onc-o apparent that our organi- 

 zation is of a most homogeneous makeup. There- 

 lore any attempt at profitable work for our 

 members on a less democratic principle is fore- 

 doomed to idtimate failure. 



By haviuK so large a range of the lumber in- 

 dustry represented in our membership, ample 

 opportunity has been given to prove the feasi- 

 lulity of the broadesf policy which we have 

 undertaken to introduce. In this eonueetion 

 reference is made to the proposed union of the 

 three bjcal organizations. Your officers con- 

 sidered this question from every viewpoint with 

 great care before it was suggested in open meet- 

 ing about a year ago. It was not a plan sug- 

 s;ested and proposed on a moment's notice, as its 

 importance would verj* naturally preclude any 

 such procedure. The life of any organization 

 based on principles such as ours, absolutely de- 

 mauds that we keep constantly before us an ever- 

 broadening field of influence to the end that the 

 lienelits derived may continue to enlarge and 

 that our .sympathies may continue to broaden 

 so that we may not lose sight of any individual 

 or class of individual members of the lumber 

 t'rnternity in Ibis <-ity. 



X<>\\ .IS I,, wbetber III.- ubjeeis wbicb we l>av(- 



with our Labor Committee and its alliance with 

 the United Employers' Assoeiatior; of Wood In- 

 dustries. 



If by receiving suggestions concerning values 

 so that we may not fall below the market aver- 

 age and lose profits or soar above it and lose 

 sales, then the practical benefits received from 

 our Market Condition Committee are self-evident, 

 if there has e.^isted in days gone liy any substan- 

 tial or fantastic evidence to support the charge 

 tliat Chicago hardwood lumbermen liarbor among 

 their ranks in unusual numbers professional lum- 

 ber thieves and those lacking the gentlemanly 

 iiualities of ordinary fairness and common sense, 

 ihe lumber fraternity of the country must dis- 

 abuse itself of this conception of the world's 

 greatest hardwood market, for your action in 

 (Ictober, 190U, when the Committee on Com- 

 plaints was authorized, effectively precluded a 

 recurrence of such tendencies, because under the 

 lu'esent system differences may be equitably ad- 

 justed. If any of our members or their shippers 

 are still suffering in this regard it is due to 

 one of three facts, viz., they do not subscribe for 

 :'nd read Chicago lumber publications, they trade 

 with some Chicago lumber men not yet members 

 of our association, or, like some of our national 

 investigating committees, they fear lest the.v 

 themselves may be investigated. This was one 

 "f our greatest steps in advance, for it is not 

 alone one of the greatest incentives for lumber- 

 men to become members and partake of the 

 benefits of this department, but it is the strong- 

 fst argument why lumljer manufacturers should 

 be sure tn deal with ')nr niemliers w-hose fnirnesft 

 we gn:M-anti-c 



C. V. Ulll.l.i:. IIICATH, WITBECK CU.Ml'AXY. 

 Dirt ECTOR 



Mullen, president; .losepli II. Dion, vice-presi- 

 dent; E. S, ITuddleston, treasurer; E. H. 

 Klann, secretary, and George Thamer, W. C. 

 Schreiber, F. J. Heidler, C. F. Holle, J. P. 

 McParland and .1. H. Hansen, directors. 



Following the election of officers, Eetiring 

 President F. L. Brown delivered his annual 

 address as follows: 



President's Address 



The die is cast. 'l'b:it which we have done is 

 done ami is now a piirt of the irrevocable past. 

 However, at the close of an administration, in 

 sucii an (U-ganizatiun as this, it is just and 

 proper that you demand an accounting from all 

 of your elective and ;t])pnintive oflicers. 



In the annual i-i'ports of the secn.'tary, treas- 

 urer and chairmen of the various committees. 

 Just presented, you have heard from every de- 

 partment in a most able and comprehensive 

 manner regarding the active and tangible work 

 undertaken and accomplished. It is my prov- 

 ince, at this time, therefoi-e. only to make some 

 nliservations relative to the broader aspects of 

 our endeavor, which may be summarized bv 

 stilting three ipii'stions : 



I''lrst — \\'hat has been done? 



Second-Was it worth doing? 



Third — Have we done it well? 



A broad progressive policy has been aggres- 

 sively prosecuted in every depart menr and en- 

 deavor has been made to prevent oiir taking any 

 stand under the n.ime of progress that has beeii 



.1. i'. .M<I'Al!LA.\Ii. :MerAl;LA>;D IIAUDWOOI) 

 t.T.MBEIt COMI'ANV, DIRECTOR 



bad in view have been worthy of our attention 

 and have brought us a direct or indirect gain 

 In the vital qiiestion. If it is worth while to 

 foster good fellow-ship and a broader acquaint- 

 ance among our members engaged in similar 

 activities, tlien the w-ork accomplished by our 

 I'Intertainmeat Committee has justified itself 

 most nobly. If there is any truth in the notion 

 that an organization of this character requires 

 a large and constantly growing membership, then 

 we must not overlook the fact that our Member- 

 ship Committee has performed a work that has 

 liecn far re:icbing and important in the life and 

 (ontiniied growth of our Exchange, and the mem- 

 bers, togetlier with their chairman, deserve our 

 bc:»rtiest thanks. 



If it is well to enlarge the scope and possl- 

 I)ilitir's of our pui-chasesand sales and lend our 

 energy toward advertising Chicago as the great- 

 est bardn-ood market, then we have not labored 

 in vain in our Publicity Committee, whose 

 effectlM' work will be felt and understood 

 tbroniihont the entire hardwood lumber manu- 

 facturing section of the country. If it is advan- 

 tageous to know more of our rights and privi- 

 leges, as well as limitations, regarding various 

 corpoi-ations with which we are constantly 

 brought in contact, then our Trade Relations 

 Commiltee has made an indelible impress upon 

 ibe direction of (Uflereut phases of our business 

 liy enlightening ns tlirongh the results of long 

 hours spent in investigating and discussing ques- 

 tions for our l)enefit. If a continuance of 

 frietidly relations and satisfactory agreements 

 betweeii tile emiiloyers and employes have 

 been of such vast importance to every lumber- 

 man, whether yard man. oflice man or commis- 

 sion salesman, we could ill afford to dispense 



,1. 11. IIANSEX. JOHN HANSEN EU.MBER COM- 

 l-ANY, DIRECTOR 



It gives me much pleasure to state that we 

 have been supported continuously by a friendly 

 and generous press. It has seemed wise to have 

 tbem represented at our meetings and on many 

 occasions si,gnal assistance has been rendered 

 mucb to our advantage and appreciation. If 

 there has been any evidence from time to time 

 of indiscretions on their part, we have been 

 equally guilty of sordid selfishness and a pessi- 

 mistic attitude. I desire to express to them my 

 grateful aporeciation of their ceaseless efforts Id 

 behalf of the Exchange. 



As a last word to you gentlemen of the Ex- 

 eliange, at this time, I w-ant you to know how 

 iboi-oughly I have appreciated your constant 

 loyalty, your quick response to every request, 

 ,^'our manifest interest as expressed' by your 

 kindly wttrd and attendance at the meetings and 

 lastly your pardon of my numerous mistakes ant? 

 sbortcomiugs. With such support as this, it 

 your president conscientiously does his work, he 

 need "Not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor 

 for the arrow that flietli by day; nor for the pes- 

 tilence that walketh in darkness: nor for the 

 ilestruction that wasteth at noon-day." 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Those present were as follows: 



Attendance 



I'". M. Raker. Hardwood Mills Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



William Balthis, R. J. Darnell. Inc., Memphis, 

 Tenn. 



S. C. Bennett, Hardwood Mills Lumber Com- 

 liany. 



