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HAKUWOOD RECORD 



Annual Meeting National Veneer and Panel J\Ianu'= 



facturers' Association, 



The second iiiitmal nicctiujj of the Na- 

 tional Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation convened at the Auditorium hotel 

 December IS with President T>. K. IClino, of 

 Louisville, in tlie chair and Secretary ]■]. II. 

 Defebaugh, of Chicago, recording. .\m all- 

 day session was held in the dining room ou 

 the ninth floor of the hotel and at 1:30 

 p. m. a delicious luncheon was served. 



The growth of the veneer association has 

 been nothing short of marvelous, as it is 

 only now commencing its third year, and 

 the discussions brought out the fact that 

 great benefit has already been derived from 

 it, not so much in a financial way as in 

 matters of mutual education, and the pro- 

 motion of good fellowship and acquaintance 

 among members. Likewise the number pres- 

 ent showed tlie growth and prosperity of 

 the organization, as from a small handful 

 of men who gathered at the initial meet- 

 ing the attendance on December IS was the 



best in its history, and rcprescnti'd a largo 

 proportion of the veneer ami iiani'l iiii1|iul 

 of the country. 



The meeting was called to order al, 1 I 

 a. m. by President Kline, who after a few- 

 words of w-elcome, delivered the following 

 address: 



Address of President Kline. 



The object of the association, witli a big "O," 

 is tbo betterment of the financial condition o( 

 cacli and every one of its members. As e.Yemp]i- 

 fying this ide.i I think the language of a reso- 

 lution adopted by the Veneer Manufacturers' 

 Club , some months ago expresses the matter 

 crisply and fully. The words are about as fol- 

 lows : 



"The fundamental principle of this organiza- 

 tion is to persuade its members to obtain all 

 the.v can for ail their products. This end can 

 best be attained through the interchange of 

 knowledge at meetings, which should be held 

 as frequently as possible. And the interest 

 ought to be maintained by an active campaign 

 between meetings with those who are not mem- 



bers, in intelligcnl elTorls to bring them iut'i 

 I be fold.- 



The idea of the enipl<»yment of a i)ai(l secre- 

 tai-y or a ]n\Ul assistant to the present secretary 

 luis received some lilth^ attention at our ineel- 

 ings. It is a matter that has been left to the 

 Kxecutive ('ommittee. wliidi, under tlie present 

 constitution, has power delegated to it to em- 

 ploy such persons. As the chairman of that 

 committee I will say that nothing has been 

 done toward that end — first for the lack of 

 money, and, second, an available man with tiie 

 necessary knowledge of the work reqviired has 

 not been found. I am certain that this is a 

 matter that should receive attention at this con- 

 vention, and with that end in view I will call 

 a meeting of the Kxecutive Committee to take 

 place between sessions and report during tlm 

 convention. 



Suggestions will be made to the Committee on 

 Constitution and By-laws as to certain amend- 

 ments and additions to the constitution. 



A committee to be called the Arbitration anct 

 (Jrievance Committee is recommended. The du- 

 ties of this committee would be to consider and 

 adjust disputes of all kinds between sellers. 

 members of the association and buyers. It is 



MEMBERS OF VENEEE & PANEL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AT LUNCH, AUDITORIUM HOTEL. 



